Connecticut Daily Campus H« Serving Storrs Since IS96 I VOL. CXVI. NO. 67 STORRS, CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1963 'Misalliance' Tryouts Famed Botany Head Today And Tomorrow Try-outs will lie held for the De- the underwear business much bet- Succumbs At Home partment of Theatres' fourth ma- ter. Hypatia. the daughter, is in Dr. Wendell H. Camp, head of Botanical Gardens tended Dr. .sored by the Botanical Society of jor production. George Bernard ier early twenties. Completely j the Botany Department of the Camp their Distinguished Service the British Isles. Shaw's Misalliance, on Wednesday bored by life, she seeks adventure I University and world famous na- Dr. Camp also served from and Thursday evenings, February whenever and wherever she can Award for 1962. I tural scientist d'ed Monday morn- Dr. Camp gained1 an interna- 11926-36 on the Botany faculty >f 6 and 7. ifind it. ' ing at his home in Mansfield after Ohio State University. During The readings will be conducted Abetting the above are Lord tional reputation for his work I a long illness. during World War II as one of this period he spent several sum- between 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. ip 'Summcrhays and his son Bentley. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Dr. Room No. 228 of the Fine Arts Lord Summerhays is a British aris- the "quinine hunter'' scientists. ! mers as a special agent for the • Camp joined the University of In 1944-15 he was in Ecuador for United States Department of Ag- Center. Scripts of the play may tocrat who has retired from hi* Connecticut Botany Department be obtained at the Circulation Desk position as governor of a distant the Cinchona Division of the For- riculture. A co-author of "World in 1954, after serving as curator eign Keonomic Administration, and your Garden." I>r. Camp of the Main Library. province. Bentley, who has been of experimental txrtany and hor- 'Delightful Comedy' left to grow up alone, has learned hunting for native sources of qui- wrote more than 70 technical I ticulture at the Academy of N'a- nine. His publications on cin- papers and contributed articles M) The play will be directed by Dr. to get what he wants by crying and , tural Sciences in Philadelphia for Cecil E. Hinkel. head of the De- stamping his feet. In addition, chona, the quinine-yiold'ng tree, •encyclopedia Rrittiinica. He w IIS five years. past presio'ent' of the Torroy Bo- partment of Theatre. One of there is Lina Szczepanowska, a Before taking the position with are considered among the most Shaw's most witty and delightful young female aviatrix, who belongs important on that plant. : tanical Club and the American the Academy in Philadelphia. Dr. Society of Plant Taxonimtets. comedies, the play contains nine to a family whose creed requires , Camp has been a member of the Also during World War II Dr. Characters, each of which is an ex- that they risk their lives once a Camp worked in Haiti as Director Receives Degrees cellent role. New people are en- . graduate i esearch faculty of Col- day. Completing the individualistic . umbia University for 12 years. of an Emergency Rubl>er Planta- Dr. Camp received h's Bachelor couraged to attend the try-outs, for jcast are the Gunner and Percival. tion project. His scientific work of Science degree from < >hio the Department of Theatre is al- jThe Gunner contributes to the ac- , Durnig this period, he also served i as assistant and associate cura- on the genetics of blueberries have State University in 1920 and his ways looking for fresh talent. Ev- tion by threatening to kill to avenge led to commercial applications. doctorate from Ohio State in ery member of the University is the honor of his dead mother. Per- tor for the New York Botanical Gardens. Last May the New York In the fall of 1959. Dr. Camp 1932. He also received an honor- eligible to read for the roles; no cival is an aviator and the hero was a delegate to a conferene of the story. ary Ph.d. from Otterbein in 195L previous acting experience is nec- in Britain which marked the 100th In addition to his trips to Haiti essary. Overwhelming Acclaim anniversary of the publication of The nine members of Hie cast The play received overwhelming Registrar Sees and Ecuador. Professor Camp con- Charles Darwin's "Origin of ducted botanical expeditions into include six men and three women. acclaim when it opened in New- Species." He was the only Amer- Of the men, four are young—in York at City Center on February 'he Pacific Northwest Western ican botanist invited to address Mexico and Canada. their late teens or early twenliies, 18. 1953. Walter Kerr. writing for Improvement In the conference which was apon- and two are middle-aged. One of the Hernld Tribune, said: "the hap- President Homer I). BabbidgO the women is middle-aged, while piest .surprise of the season has -ommentod as follows on th, the other two are in their twenties. been the bubbling, prankish pro- 'Add and Drop' ing of Professor Camp: Each member of the cast plays an duction given .Shaw's .Misalliance . 'Professor Camp's death de- imi>ortant role in the action which the play whirls through space like Franklin O. Fingles, registrar. prives this university of one of its centers around the Tarleton fami- a disembodied merry - go - round late yesterday afternoon stated most beloved and admired fig- ly. The fatlier of the family, Mr. leaving a trail of laughter behind that the Add and Drop procedure ures: and it deprives the academ- Tarleton, a middle-class man in it." Brooks Atkinson of the Times has improved greatly this semes- ic world of a talented, dedicated his fifties, has amassed a fortune called it "sparkling" and declared ter. Over 1000 _students added and humane scientist. We mourn through the manufacture of Tarle- that the "theatregoer leaves it un- and dropped courses last Thurs- his passing, but we will take plea- ton's underwear. Mrs. Tarleton, der the impression of having had day and Friday in the unpre- sure in the recollection of his the sweet and loveable middle- a completely sardonic good time." cedented pre-semester plan. Mr. sparkling manner, and we wiH aged wife, has struggled to raise The University of Connecticut Fingles said that the students often be reminded of his many her children in a fashion that production will be given an eight- ! are to be congratulated for their contributions to the academic life Would be acceptable in an aristo- performance run in the Harriet S. cooperation in this matter. of this community." cratic family. Upsetting the equi- Jorgensen Theatre. It will oi>en on Humanities Problem A memorial service will IK- held librium of the family is the young ' Friday, March 22 and run through "The only place we've had for Dr. Camp Friday at 2 p m. son Johnny Tarleton, who dislikes Saturday. March 30, with no Sun- trouble is in the Humanities.'' at the Storrs Congregational his father and feels he could run day i>erformanee. I Mr. Fingles stated. "Last year, Church. Cremation, with a small at 2:30. we had 75 people wait- family service, will l>e held at | ing in line at the Math Depart- Beach City. Ohio. In lieu of Contributions Still Accepted ment, while this year there were [lowers, contributions are l>eing only 7. In the Fnglish depart- accepted to implement Dr. ment there were only 50 waiting Camp's botanical library which in line as compared with 100 will he turned over to the Univer- For New Fine Arts Magazine last year. The only place where Dr. Wendell < amp The editors of the Fine Arts who were busy with exams more the situation was the reverse was sity. Magazine; John Callahan, Madge time to Work on material. Con- ] in the Department of Foreign Manfred, and David Smalley, tributions will now be accepted | Languages. Last year at 2:30 up until February 12th at the there were 50 people waiting in USA Party Wins 12 of 16 Seats have announced that there is still HUB control desk. | line and this year the number room in t he magazine for ad- Art work, poetry, plays, ai\l had jumped to 70.'' dition contributions. prose including short stories, and Instructor Change In Sweep Of Second Elections The January luih deadline was critical essays covering literary After some quick investigation. USA Candidates swept 12 out was Colette Lucas and general topics will be con- Mr. Fingles found that the crowd- of 16 positions in the class elec- Freshman Clans extended In-fore the semester sidered. , ing in the Foreign Languages break in order to give students liens held January 8th. In the The freshmen officers are Andy Writers llestitate j Department was due to instructor senior class Dan Zucchi beat Dinniman, Tob Tremblay Rod Commenting on the outlook for preference on the part of stu- Mike Julian for the presidency. Ballek, and Merri Cantor D Reading Course this year's magazine Madge Man- dents. Numerous changes in in- Other Officers in the senior man and Miss Cantor both ISO fred stated. "Although the re- structors had bi'on made since class are; James Clabby, vice- candidates beat Mike Dickons Response to the reading im- sponse could not be called poor, the original spring schedule came president, who won over Dale and Judy Bevta respect provement course has prompted the it is far from what can l>e expect- ;out. and the majority of students Drummond; Cathy Hawkins, sec- Tremblay defeated Diane M l ed from a college this size.