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THE MAINE CAMPUS Published Weekly by the Students of the I niversity of Maine in. 1 Z 265 Orono, Maine, March 17, 1955 Number 20 1:00 WSGA Suggests Early' Elections WSGA has suggested ng the Student Senate mme spring elections to April this year, a month earlier than usual. omit- Suzanne Bogert, speaking for the women's student will ernment gov- group at the Senate meeting, March 10, said WSGA iorial plans to hold its election of officers earlier 5, at this year and sug- gested the Senate might want to move all elections come keep 141tead to the tradition of having all elections in one day. WSGA announces election results at its annual spring assembly. However the latest date the assembly can be held this 28. Miss year is April Bogert said. WSGA is willing to ;,.o it i0one. if the she added, Senate does not want to move all elections to April. in aihlii InSCA office.. mince. Herber.( arrnicha-ci aed Her- St gradua • parts and award- bert Birch r..:•ig,ed from :II: ;.d.si.ory RA. Student Senate. and athletic pproved association officers; and campus to replace lohq %fat:Gregor a. Co- mayor are normally elected in the chairman it entertai-ment. spring. '..far:, arol e in moeir.g up ilyc (laic loud as pz:1-dieit:, A hboit ah the campus Mo•h,T s earned a. (aing for this o;11,:•.: on projeet,. 1.r.d Ktid Horn.:iock was , hei•I in connection added to ..1-t( aehi•or( ;ow ..ttee. : ( (..hich will not be zimil Earle Simp.on. Fiore net' Ray- mood, and Patricia Wade were No tals.:.1 on the rnatter. ' Other Business named as a committee to prepare a In other hu•ine.,. •e\ era! chaes Student Senate-Facuhy Council cof- made on the Maine Coin- fee. Theise three prett, ct,-. tl. .ire ntodeling some of the spring clothe that will be shown at the annual Tri-Delt Fashion Show next Monday evening. Left to right, they are Peggy Daigle. Ann Dingwell and Barbara Craham. In all. twelve models will Employees participate in the .how. a. well a. two housemother.. 1 Ask University will lie escorted 11:4 two men students. Photo by K For Five-Day Work Week BY JOHN Lii ILEFILIL) Over A petition 500 Students Sign Petition for a five-day work week. signed 11 o‘er ⁢ per cent of the non-educational and non-administratix e emplo et of the University was presented to Prescott H. Vose. comptroller. week To Keep Instructor as the result of a meetinil held Monday evening in the HousingHousin On Campus in the New Cafeteria. The BY RON DEVINE purpose. of the special!, Si Laker.it eniploce• •ereing Over 500 students called have signed a petition in protest to what they call "a meeting was to deter • as a sttcring committee for the peti- part of the great injustice- on the 10 %hone th, in tic English Department in refusing to renew the contract ..hou ld h to.! that v,a, siv.:co rt .mhcrs of of Miss Ruth E. White. an instructor • pre.ented o :n the department. r %hot ore' .boold I. i•oth Unieersit labor organizations A student Likult in re-gard 1,1 it. spokesman. who asked not to be named. said.4 op:tir;rt Pr.!••• / ••We feel that a person such as Miss White, who has shown such keen interest in teaching and in her students, as well in her as activities in extracurricular and campus affairs. would he a great loss to the Universi..y.” ym Carnivul Welcomes Spring Dean Joseph M. Murray. of the College of Arts and Sciences An old fashioned said Miss White's contract w-asn't renewed because countrY fair of a University :leen chosen for the ruling that limits the tenure of an instructor to six years. theme If at of the annual Penny. that time the in..tructor is not partment. it is here the student- Carnival, promoted to assistant Frolic,'I—nwill professor he is latirg Inc petition felt there were trc automatically dropped. Dean held in the Murray "personal differences of opinion- be- • 'c Womerfs Gymnasium said. He also , noted that instructors' tween Prof. Albert M. Turner. head March 19. zontracts 'thtlrua evening. are signed on a early ha-is. the Fnglish Department. a.',1 ws, ironi 8:00 to 11:30. Recommendation for promotion for the gala affair include a must corm.. from the head of the de- When aske.1 if this acre true Mk. d.vicc teatming Mel I likey and his hite ',aid she didn't think so. Prof. .ors.hostra. a "inithel,"0 gai: dew- Officials Search Itirner refused to comment on the . booths where carnieal games '.'.hole situation. h.: in pla. and intermission enter- tainment Sickness Cause I he petition stated in part. "It is by co-eds in the Square °tor !Dance Club. Tumbling Club About 125 cases of gastro-intestinal hope that this protest will be ac- anti cepted as a Modern Dance Club. upset were reported ‘Vednesday after- sincere expression of con- cern oil noon and evening from students eating the part of the universit Series Of. Acts students in the Commons dining room in Han- and a ill serve to focus at- Under the direction of I' Peen nibal Hamlin Hall. tention upon a situation ‘shich \se fed ,Cossic4. the members of the Modern to he a great injustice." Dance Club None of these cases '.ere serious. will interpret the midwa) according to Dr. Percy Leddy. director When asked if this student pressure r-A-lormers. while the iumbling tub of the health service. He said only Nkould have any hearing on a decision will entertain clank al-goers with a about 20 needed any medical atten- to keep Miss White. Dean NIurrit series of intricately-worked out acts tion. said he didn't think so. He explained under the superxision of Miss .Alice "There is no cause for alarm among she had alread been notified that Finnegan. the other dining rooms.- Dr. I.edel her contract would not he renewed. Joanne Sturtexant is general chair- 'aid. He and other Universits. officials .1h.: dean also emphasized that the man and she will he assisted by the are now. in the process of ineestigating six-xcur rule V. aS strictly adhered to, following committee heads and their the causes of the attacks. All food and that without the recommendation workers: available that as screed in the past of the head of the department a pro- Florence Riq mond. entertainment: 24 hours is now being investigated as motion was almost impossible. Jane Bacon. decorations. loan Cietlel. a possible cause. The petition will he turned over to posters: Jane Barker. imitations: I oi• Thi- -hunt is part of the tumbling act which will be pruseilied 'The fact that all these cases ap- Pres. Arthur A. Hauck with copies Blanchard. hostess: Jane Wiseman. at the "Ilia..al Frolic- Saturate, csening. This particular (cat, a peared within four hours of each other scnt to Dean Murray and Prof. Turn- tickets: Carol Langlois. concessions: back angel. is being performed le, Jo. %alit . and rules out the possibility of an disease. er, according to one of the students Marx I.itchfield. coat room and :Alice Winolla 14ii.••lirail. The girls ar. ii. picting an airplane ride along rr. Let1(4 said. circulating the petition. Osier. refreshments. the. I Photo /,‘ RI et,1) Oron. Page T%to THE MAINE CAMPUS Orono, Maine, March 17, 1955 &cid-if Accent Is French At Brewer Minister SF Theta Chi's Apache Party Is Guest Speaker By BEVE Fowm Joan Lancaster, Roberta White. Theta Chi held its annual Apache Annie Peer, Lorraine Lander, Joan At Freshman Dinner Al night. French cellar Anderson, Patricia Marilyn Party Friday A Daigle, "Do the best sith what you have." Tyler, scene hung with sheer black netting Tarr, Barbara Martha Mans- was the theme of Rev. Charles E. supplemented by cafe tables lit by field, Nancy Schmidt, and Joan Dartnell's speech at the Freshman next candlelight gave the true "left bank" Whitworth. Banquet last Saturday night in the Menu atmosphere. Punch was served. Chi Omega held its annual schol- Memorial Gymnasium. The Music was by the Magic City Five. arship supper at the home of Mrs. Rev. Dartnell of Brewer, the main Tri D Chaperons were Prof. and Mrs. A. D. Nutting, College Heights. Mon- speaker at the dinner, encouraged the is av.al Brooks W. Hamilton and Mrs. Nora day evening. The supper was pre- Freshman Class to attain good marks dent. Silsby. Pres. and Mrs. Arthur A. pared by the pledges and entertain- airing their four years at Maine. Twelvo Hauck were guests of the fraternity ment was provided by the juniors. Prexy Speaks The at dinner Sunday. Delores Johnston received recogni- The banquet was termed a big suc- student A jam session was held at Alpha tion for achieving four point.