Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 4-8-1964 The aB tes Student - volume 90 number 21 - April 8, 1964 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 90 number 21 - April 8, 1964" (1964). The Bates Student. 1455. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1455 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. » /4J Hates Student Vol. XC, No. 20- a / BATES COLLEGE, LEWISTON, MAINE, APRIL 8, 1964 By Subscription AWARDS GIVEN TO QUIMBY, MUSKIE Committee Calls For Professor Brooks Quimby '18 was chosen as one of the Distinguished Alumni of the Year by Delta Sigma Rho- Educational Overhaul Tau Kappa Alpha at their First Annual Conference in U. S. colleges are failing in their responsibility to prepare Americans for world leader- Indianapolis, Indiana, last ship, according to a committee of ten prominent educators whose final report on a spe- week. Professor Quimby was cial study of "The College and World Affairs" was made public Thursday. selected for his outstanding Chairman of the committee contributions to the field of Burke Lectures To Full House is John W. Nason, president forensics, his leadership in of Carleton College and form- National and International Dr. Albert Burke, noted lec- turer and world traveler, dis- erly president of Swarthmore ments as a scholar and a College and of the Foreign debating, and his achieve- cussed the problems of living in a free society before a Policy Association. The com- teacher. mittee was financed by a His association with Delta packed chapel last Friday night. Citizens of a free so- grant from the Hazen Foun- Sigma Rho began in 1915 dation. with his initiation as a char- ciety, according to Dr. Burke, The report charges that ter member of the Bates have the choice of accepting 'Too few institutions ... in Chapter. He is the only stu- one of two opposite paths, the nineteen years since the dent in the history of Bates which reflect positive or neg- war ended, have taken vigor- to be initiated in his fresh- ative participation in society. Prof. Quimby ous action to educate our man year. He has been in- "Greek Idiots" was the youth to meet the require- strumental in guiding Delta at the University of Kansas, term applied by Dr. Burke to ments of a changing world." Sigma Rho through the years noted author and teacher. Re- the majority of American Many colleges and univer- and has served three terms ceiving the Delta Sigma Rho- people who choose to accept as National Vice-President. Tau Kappa Alpha Speaker of freedom, unquestioningly sities, according to the report, As a debate coach he has the Year award was ex-gov- They arc thus unable to per- have failed the purposes of liberal education "by emas- been one of the most success- ernor Leroy Collins of Flor- ceive other cultures except in ful in the country, and as a ida, President of the Nation terms of the American way of culating or cheapening the curriculum, or by permitting scholar he has written some al Association of Broadcast- life, and cannot fulfill their the course structure and the of the basic references in the ers. responsibilities as citizens. college community itself to field . Professor Quimby in a tel- A personal isolation re- Dr. Burke become weedy with modes of Delta Sigma Rho was egraphed message of accept- sponsbile for the misunder- living and learning antitheti- founded in 1908 as the first ance said in part — "I am standings between cultures tions entirely different from cal to liberality of mind and honorary forensic society. Its deeply honored for I have is the result of such blind long cherished membership our own is also needed. spirit." goal was to become the Phi acceptance of freedom and Articulate, well-informed, Beta Kappa of the speech in both fraternities." Bates is our way of life. The committee states that indeed proud that this honor American citizens are needed "both power and responsibil- field. Tau Kappa Alpha Using his own childhood to explain the American way founded in the following was bestowed upon two of its ity came to the United States graduates. This National experiences as an example of of life, concluded Dr. Burke. before either the government year was also an honorary this ethnocentric attitude, Dr. award represents recognition Positive-minded citizens are or the people were prepared forensics society. Tau Kappa Burke described Gorman boys at the highest level of Profes- needed who show a sincere for it. They had neither the Alpha recognized Professor in the 1930's throwing rocks interest in the affairs of other Quimby's preeminence by sor Quimby's forty years of knowledge, the outlook, the at stakes. The boys would people. awarding him an honorary service and achievement. skills, nor the understanding then fall to the ground. This required. Unfortunately," the membership in 1936. The two Accepting the award for game was naturally inter- Coming organizations existed sepa- Professor Quimby and repre- report continues, "this condi- preted by the young Ameri- tion still persists even after rately until 1963 when they senting Bates at the National can as a rather perverted, Events twenty years. It is this con- united. Conference were John Strass- even inept form of baseball. Upcoming events of import- burger '64 and Max Stein- ance in the arts: concerts, ex tinuing lack of preparation It was at their first annual Actually the German boys heimer, '66. Strassburger and hibitions, and lectures, will be for world leadership that conference that they chose to were being trained to throw Steinheimer participated in listed regularly in this column poses a serious challenge to honor the five outstanding hand-grenades. Dr. Burko The following compilation is the First National Student education." alumni from the last fifty pointed out that this misun- reprinted from the Portland In commenting on the re- eyars. Also selected was an- Congress of Delta Sigmr derstanding of the influences Sunday Herald. Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha port, Mr. Nason said, "Most other Bates graduate, Sena- upon the contemporary Ger- CONCERTS: Strassburger was awarded a Kotzschmar Memorial Orgar criticism of our higher edu- tor Edmund S. Muskie '36. man culture was a cause of National Championship Tro concert, Anthony Newman cation in the last few years Senator Muskie added to the the tragic Second World War. Brighton, Mass., 'City Hall Au honor bestowed upon Profes- phy for Superior Congression followed Russia's sputnik, This misunderstanding on ditorium, 8:15 p.m. April 8. sor Quimby by stating in his al speaking. Steinheimer wa; Bowdoin College Glee Club with its implication of So- acceptance that receiving his elected Minority party leade a national scale has had dras Pickard Theater, Bowdoin Col viet technological superiority. tic consequences. Many award would not have been for the Congress. They co lege Brunswick, 8:15 April 12. Changes then began to be young countries dcs'ring Portland Symphony Orchcs possible without the counsel- authored one of the majo- .nade in our science and en- freedom look to the United tra Pops Concert, City Hall Au ing and teaching of Professor pieces of legislation passei' ditorium, 7:00 p.m. April 12. gineering departments, but Quimby. He said that it was by the Congress in its four States as an example of a William Stevens, pianist Nas these did not reflect a gen- Professor Quimby who taught day session. country which overthrew a son College, Concert Lecture uine concern about the kind powerful overlord to obtain Series, Memorial Student Acti- him that the success of a of people we are turning out INTERNATIONAL DEBATE freedom. The United States vity Center, 8:15 p.m. April 13 Democracy depends upon the Community Concert, Helen in this country, or about the has a responsibility to assist free exchange of ideas. Sen- "Resolved: that censorshir Vanni, mezzo soprano, Lewis- general liberal arts education these young nations in their ator Muskie's speech was re- usually defeats its own pur- ton High School 8:15 p.m. April we are giving college grad- development of their re- 14. ceived with a standing ova- pose." This is the topic of a uates. In this study we are In- sources, which if often tried MUSEUMS tion from the four hundred debate between two Bate; terested in the student as a to fulfill by merely doling out Portland Society of Natural » delegates. debaters, Tom Hall '64 and History, 22 Elm Street, open 9 liberally educated person." Other recipients of the Norman Bowie '64, and twc large sums of money. a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Other members of the Com- award were Clarence Myers, debaters from Ireland, Mich- No attempt to understand Saturday. mittee on the College and President of New York Life ael G. Daly and John J. Roch- culture differences is being Bowdoin College Museum of World Affairs are Hugh Bor- ford. Art, Brunswick ,10 a.m.-noon .Insurance Co.; Kenneth G. made said Dr. Burke, but this and 2.4 p.m. weekdays, 2-4 p.m. ton, president of Haverford Hance, Director of Speech at The event will be held at attempt is a prerequisite in Sunday. American paintings of College; Robert F. Byrnes, Michigan State University 8:00 p.m. next Wednesday, working together to solve the the Colonial and Federal Per- professor of history at Indiana and author of numerous texts April 15, in the chapel.