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VOL. LXIII, NO. 40 TUFTS UNIVERSITY, MEDFORD, MASS., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959 SIX PAGES

Jackson Dorm Placement Altered By JUNE TOW

As the new Jackson dormitory is expected to be constructed by the new school year in Septem¬ ber, there will be numerous changes in the present appor¬ tionment of students in the dor¬ mitories.

The Jackson dorms, besides the :w one, that will be in use next

year include Hodgdon, Metcalf West, Metcalf East, Richardson, Sawyer and Capen. Davies House will be the French dorm, while 98 Packard will service the commuters.

Residence by Classes There is a limit to the number of

girls from each class who will reside in Hodgdon and the new dorm. Hodgdon Hall will house 45 seniors, 41 juniors, 36 sophomores, and 35 freshmen. There will be 26 seniors, 26 juniors, 30 sophomores and 25 freshmen in the new dormitory.

A letter has to be sent to those students wishing to reside in the French dorm. A room deposit will be due by March 14th for accept¬ ance. On March 20th a letter will be sent to students who wish to keep their rooms.

A room deposit of $10 is re¬ quired for acceptance. After spring vacation the students who do not yet have a room for next year may apply for the remaining rooms stating three choices in their return form.

Room Preference Seniors will get first choice, fol¬

lowed by juniors and then the soph¬ omores, with those who lived at 152 Curtis, 98 Packard, or 21 Fairmount in their freshmen year gaining the first choice of the sophomore class.

There will be only 88 single rooms in all the dorms as there will be just 5 singles in the new dorm. There are 25 triple rooms, while the remaining ones are double rooms. ■However, not all of these will be available as they represent a total figure, and some students will keep their rooms.

Debating Society Places Second In Hofstra Meet

The Tufts University Debating Society placed number two out

Greek Weekend Offers Cozy Cole, Annual Ball

As a combined group, the Interfraternity Council and the of twenty-six colleges and universities in the Eleventh Annual In-! Pan Hellenic Council are sponsoring Greek Weekend on March 20th vitational Debate Tournament at Hofstra College in Hempstead,! and 21st.

York on March New 7. Peters and gained victories over

The team, represented by Barry Bates, Fordharn North Carolina and Witham and Ronald Suny on the Princeton. negative and Joyce Shushan and Inez Smith on the affirmative was unde¬ feated in the tournament in six rounds of debate and was awarded a plaque for its record. The team was edged out of first place by St. John’s Uni¬ versity College which was the only other undefeated team but which had a higher point score than Tufts.

Seventh at B. U. The previous weekend the team

Travel to Georgetown This weekend the Society will par¬

ticipate in the Georgetown Univer¬ sity Cherry Blossom Tournament in Washington, D./C. from March 12- 14. The debaters attending will be Wayne Starr and Arnold Bornstein on the affirmative and William Sch¬ neider and Inez Smith on the nega¬ tive.

Following Georgetown the team held a seventh place tie on the basis will take part in the Regional Debate of win-loss records—out of 34 Tournament to be held at the New schools at the Boston University Yorker Hotel in New York City. 13th Annual Invitational Debate Tufts is sending William Schneider Tournament. and Inez Smith to this event on

William Schneider and Inez Smith March 19-21 which involves eight participated in this tournament and rounds of debate—four on the af- won four debates and lost two. They firmative and four on the negative were defeated by Dartmouth and St. side of the national debate topic.

Cozy Cole, noted percussionist, who will lead his troupe in Jazz Con¬ cert on March 20th at Cohen.

Hervey Named Editor-In-Chief Of Jumbo Book

John Hervey and Alan Flanigan have* been named Editor-in-Chief, and Business Manager of the 1960 Jumbo Book respectively.

After being nominated by the edi¬ tor and business manager of the 1959 Jumbo Book staff, they were recently approved by the Student Council.

Work having begun, the junior pictures started Monday in Car¬ michael Lounge. Mr. Hervey’s staff includes Robert Jefferies, a junior mechanical engineer, as Managing Editor. The Senior Editor will be Thomas Watkins, with Gail Segartel as Jackson Editor. John deSilva and Betty Ryan will serve as Fraternity and Sorority Editors. The Organi¬ zation Editors are Frank Smith and Mary Conlin. Paul Rothaug will act as Faculty Editor with Jane McKin¬ ney as Jackson Sports Editor. Rachel Spangler will be Copy Editor.

Yule Tree Alumni Fund By JOHN McLEAN

John Halliwell, Executive Director of Development at Tufts, announced recently that contributions to the Christmas Tree Alum¬ ni Fund have totaled more than $6,000.

The tree which was installed in back of Goddard Chapel this year, served as a focus for the year-end alumni and parent appeal. Each light on the tree represented a gift to the alumni fund.

Parents' Donations One unexpected result of

Christmas campaign was the

Christmas Drive were very pleas¬ ing.”

“But to me,” he added, “the spirit that the tree fostered on campus was worth more than the purely monetary angle.”

Mr. Halliwell stated that during the informal group caroling which took place around the tree after the

un- annual Christmas Sing, 500 cups of the

Council Committee Plans Yearly Audit Of Organizations7 Ledgers

By EDWARD LAREAU The ledgers of all student organizations having accounts with

the Bursar’s Office will be audited by the Financial Committee of the Student Council, beginning on the 6th of April and continuing for two weeks. :—: 7—:

discrepancies between their accounts and the Bursar’s records.

The treasurer or a qualified rep¬ resentative from each organization is required to be present on the day and at the time assigned his organi¬ zation. He must have with him the financial report of his group, brought up to date as of March 9, 1959.

Organizatians having no account phing a standardized method of with the Bursar’s office must never- bookkeeping among the various theless register and will be provided groups on campus; to help and ad- with a ledger for opening such an vise these gybups and to correct any account, if one is necessary.

All business will be conducted in the Student Council room of the Kursaal by members of the Finan¬ cial Committee, headed by Paul Heneghan and Barry Rosenbaum.

This auditing, an annual proced¬ ure called for in the Student Coun¬ cil’s constitution, is intended to ob¬ tain information pertinent to estab-

usually large response made by the coffee atjd 900 cookies were served, parents of Tufts students. Mr. Halli- ‘Future Possibilities well pointed out that there were “If this year’s response by Tufts about 200 gifts from parents alone, students is any indication,” Mr. Halli- and that by the end of December, “the" 1 bf eve that the get . 1 ™ together around the tree will be-

there were about 50 more parent come an even bigger thing next year and in succeeding years. It might get

Friday night at 8, Cozy Cole will give a jazz concert in Cohen Auditorium.

Tickets to the jazz concert cost $2 per person and are available to anyone on the Hill.%

Dance at Commander The Greek Ball will be held Sat¬

urday night at the Commander Hotel in Harvard Square at 8:30.

Tickets may be obtained from any fraternity house or sorority. Be¬ cause of limited hotel facilities each house is limited to 20 tickets priced at $3 per couple.

A king and queen will be selected from the various fraternity queens and sorority kings. A combination ticket for the whole weekend may be purchased for $6 per couple from any fraternity representative.

Cole’s Background Cozy Cole, born ;in East Orange,

New Jersey, after studying at the Juilliard Conservatory and with pri¬ vate teachers, first appeared with Cab Calloway. Since playing with Cab Calloway he has been featured with such musical greats as Raymond Scott, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Louis Armstrong. He is one of the favored accompanists for such stars as Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holi¬ day and scores of others too nu¬ merous to mention.

Cozy has been in the limelight for many years and his crowning achieve¬ ment prior to Topsy Part Two, was his work in the pit of Carmen Jones and of course, his stellar perform¬ ance on stage of that same great show. He is recognized as a truly great percussionist.

were donations than had been made dur¬ ing the entire previous campaign.

“For a first year venture,” Mr. Halliwell stated, “the results of the

Wilson Study !

GrantsAwarded

To Four Seniors Four Tufts Seniors are among the

Woodrow Wilson Fellows selected for the academic year 1959-60.

Patricia Brehaut will study Eng¬ lish Literature at Yale University; William H. Connolly will pursue a program of East Asia Area studies at Harvard; John Moore will study Classics at Princeton; Deborah Wil¬ liams is undecided as to where she will study Biochemistry.

The announcement of the 1,200 grants climaxed an intensive nation¬ wide talent hunt for future college teachers conducted by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foun dation.

to be as big an occasion as the Mayoralty Campaigns in the Spring.”

AFROTC Drill Teams Perform

Amidst the pageantry in the huge State Armory at Hartford, Conn., Tufts University Air Force Armed and Unarmed Drill Teams each won a cup recently in the New England Area 7th Annual Drill Meet.

Competing with teams from Boston University, Colby College, Rensse¬ laer Polytechnic Institute, St. Mich¬ ael’s College, Union College, Uni¬ versity of Vermont, University of New Hampshire, University of Mass¬ achusetts, Trinity College, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Insti¬ tute of Technology, the Tufts team won second place in the unarmed competition and third place in the armed.

This is the fourth year that Tufts Air Force ROTC unit has placed in the meet. Although a relatively small unit, Tufts was the only school that entered both armed and unarmed teams.

Psychiatrist At Ford Hall This Sunday Night Fredric Wertham, M.D., noted

psychiatrist and critic of comic book influences on American youth, will discuss “Psychological Danger Sig¬ nals in Modern Youth” at Boston’s Ford Hall Forum Sunday evening.

Judge Reuben L. Lurie will be the Moderator of the program beginning at 8 p.m. in Jordan Hall.

Consulting psychiatrist, Queens Hospital Center, New York, and Di¬ rector of the Lefargue Clinic, New York, he has written and lectured extensively on the corrupting influence exerted on American youth by seg¬ ments of the comic book publishing field. His “Seduction of the Inno¬ cent” and “The Circle of Guilt” are studies of the influence exerted on youth by the mass media.

He is also formerly an associate in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School and formerly senior psychiatrist, New York City De¬ partment of Hospitals.

Dr. Wertham will answer ques¬ tions from the audience. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. and the public is cor¬ dially invited.

PAGE TWO THE TUFTS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959

Entertainment:

Repertory Does Wilde By JUDY MELLECKER

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical, frolicsome dig at the manners and morals of Victorian England.

Repertory Boston’s presentation of the play, which opened Friday night at the Wilbur Theater, is pleasing and well executed.

Concerned with the romantic ca- perings of several young men and women who are all somewhat con¬ fused, bscar Wilde’s plot is a perfect vehicle for his special brand of para¬ doxical humor.

The dialogue is biting and buoy¬ ant, requiring a persistently attentive listener to follow the madcap train of thought. As the plot unfolds, and the characters entangle them¬ selves in a delightful mess, Wilde’s play reaches many moments of high, spontaneous humor.

Wendell Clark is dapper and amusing as Algernon Moncrieff, an advocate of “Bunburying,” a form of living madly, usually involving the courtship of young ladies. John Lasell, as John Worthing, Mon- erieff’s colleague, has just the right amount of quizzical self-importance.

Lady Bracknel, portrayed by Johanna Linch, is a typical dowager who clogs up the matrimonial works by refusing to let her charge, Gwen¬ dolyn Fairfax, marry John Worth¬ ing. Gretchen Kanne shows a good sense of understatement in her inter¬ pretation of Gwendolyn.

Cecily Cardew. is the object of Moncrieff’s “Bunburying” and as performed by Frances West, is charmingly pale ,and petulant. Be¬ cause Miss West broke her leg the previous evening, she was in a wheel chair, which proved not to detract, but rather provided an interesting contrast.

Minor roles are of the same cali¬ ber, performance wise, as major ones. Richard Mathews and Susan Miley are whimsical as two older participants in the romantic episode. The walk of Ray Reinhardt, as the butler, is reminiscent of a furtive buffalo.

Under Stephen Aaron’s direction, “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a brightly colored, bantering pro¬ duction, which seems to be as much fun for the actors as the audience.

Irish Players At Arena By MICHAEL C. WOLF

l ast Thursday aftebnoon, the members of the cast of The Playboy of the Western World, who have just ended a two- week engagement in Boston, were the guests of the Depart¬ ment of Drama and Speech at a reception held in the Tufts Arena Theater.

The reception was attended by members of Pen, Paint, and Pretzels and a few other invited students. Dr. and Mrs. Batch and Dr. and Mrs. Hanson acted as hosts. The visit¬ ing players, who will open in Chica¬ go next week, performing Playboy and three one-act plays in repertory, were shown through the Arena. They

noted that it was a better theater than many off-Broadway theaters they were familiar with and complimented the 3 P’s on possessing such excellent facilities.

Both students and faculty mem¬ bers greatly enjoyed the opportunity of exchanging information and views on theater in this country and in Eu¬ rope. Later in the afternoon, the gathering was treated to a trio of Irish folk songs performed im¬ promptu by several of the visitors.

WTCR covered the event, and re¬ corded interviews with the Irish ac¬ tors, as well as comments by Dr. Balch and Mr. Alfred Sugg, director of the forthcoming Richard II. The three folk songs were also recorded. The half-hour program will be broadcast over WTCR tomorrow evening at 7:30.

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priced tickets, the J. B. manage-1 ment has instituted a Student | Discount Plan for a certain num-1 ber of orchestra seats.

The student discount seats are be¬ ing offered to students and teachers at $3.45. They are orchestra seats, normally costing $6.90.

“J. B.,” starring Christopher Plum¬ mer, Raymond Massey and James Daly, has won extraordinary praise from the New York and national press. In the N. Y. Times, Brooks Atkinson referred to it as “one of the memorable works of the cen¬ tury.” At this writing it has just been nominated for five “Tonys” by the American Theater Wing. In fact, “J. B.” has received interna¬ tional critical acclaim.

Special Student Discount Plan blanks, for use either by mail or at the ANTA Theater box office, have been sent to the head of the English Department and the Director of Public Relations here at Tufts. Ad¬ ditional supplies of these student dis count forms may be had by writing Alfred de Liagre, Jr., 52 West 42nd Street, New York 36, New York.

For Repertory Students can I now take ad¬

vantage of approximately 25 per cent savings on tickets at all price ranges for Repertory Bos¬ ton’s attractions at the Wilbur Theater.

Currently sharing the bill each week are “Six Characters in Search of an Author” and “The Importance of Being Earnest.”

From Monday through Thursday evenings, student tickets are priced from $1.10 to $2.50. On Wednesday and Saturday matinees, seats are available from 90c to $2.25.

Notices TUFTS YACHT CLUB

Election of officers on Thursday, March 12, at 4:45 in Braker 10. All members are urged to attend.

SAILING TEAM Important meeting of all those in¬

terested in racing in the Kursaal at 7:30 on Thursday, March 12.

PRE-DENTAL SOCIETY There will be a meeting of the Pre-

Dental Society this evening in Barnum 28. The business meeting will start at 7:15. At 8 p.m.. Dr Charles L. Boyers, Professor of Den tistry at Harvard, will speak on “How Harvard Differs from the Contemporary Dental Schools.”

WTCR WTCR has made available sev¬

eral tape recordings of recent cam¬ pus events. Those which can be borrowed are: the Christmas Sing, Richard Wilbur, and Henri Peyre. If interested, contact Ronald Lind¬ quist, 263 Carmichael Hall. There will be a service charge of 50c per tape.

John Garland, playing a lead role in Richard II which will be presented at the Arena Theater on March 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21. Admission free to Tufts students.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959 THE TUFTS WEEKLY PAGE THREE

Viewing The Council

Council’s Relationship To Subsidiary Organizations Discussed By PAUL L. PERITO

President, Tufts Student Council

Last week I discussed the pro¬ posed amendment which was in¬ troduced on the Council floor on Feb. 25 by Mr. Heneghan (a motion was made to add Sec¬ tion 6 to Article 3 of the Stu¬ dent Council Constitution stating that only members of the Col¬ lege of Liberal Arts and Engin¬ eering be allowed to vote on matters pertaining to these re¬ spective student bodies.)

This amendment if passed in my opinion, would have eventually

ruined Council unity and thus the Council would have failed to fulfill one of its primary pur¬ poses: “to repre¬ sent the opinions and interests of the undergradu¬ ates of the Uni¬ versity in all

Paul Perito matters concern¬ ing them.”

Analagous to Federal Government It is my contention that we may

easily understand the relationship of the Tufts University Student Council to the other subsidiary governing bodies (IDC, IFC, Jackson Student Council, etc.) by comparing our gov¬ ernmental organization at Tufts to

that of our United States govern¬ ment.

If we were to draw an organiza¬ tional chart we would place all clubs, social and academic, and all other minor student organizations on the bottom level. Our next step up is to the more specific governing bodies (analagous to the States of our Union), who exercise considerable power within their jurisdictional sphere. The authority of these bodies (Jackson Student Council, IDC, IFC, Off-Hill Cuncil, etc.) is highly respected by the top level, the All-University, or Tufts Univer¬ sity Student Council.

Council’s Powers However, respect does not neces¬

sarily connote a Laissez-faire policy

on the part of the national, or high¬ est form of student authority. At the last Council meeting we discussed at length the issue of procedure and method by which the Interdormitory Council operated in processing the problem concerning the wearing of ties and coats at the evening meals. I stated at the outset that the Coun¬ cil would not at the present time ac¬ cept a motion to censure or condone the IDC for their present course of action. However, I have never and will never state that the Council has not the power to do so. Article V, Section 1—“The Council shall have general supervision over all organ¬ ized student activities with power to interfere in case such activities are working detrimental to the campus community itself.”

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Contrary to student opinion, I do not walk around campus with a copy of Machiavelli’s The Prince in one pocket and Hitler’s Mein Kampf in the other. I am not attempting to establish a dictatorial student gov¬ ernment, or a “small in-group” which rules with an iron fist. I am only asserting the powers as stated explicitly in our constitution.

Unfortunate Situation It is rather unfortunate that Mr.

Blum feels that I have usurped the IDC’s jurisdiction, and I sympathize wholeheartedly with his hurt feel¬ ings; however, our job is not to play nursemaid to any subsidiary organi¬ zation who may have taken a stand or used a certain procedure which is contrary to the precepts of our entire governmental system as it is organized at Tufts University.

I am not implying that the IDC has in the line of its functional realm taken a stand contrary to the best interests of the i student body. No such statement shall be issued by the Student Council Executive Committee until it has completed its extensive investigation into the pro¬ blem. If however, the Executive Committee concludes that the IDC has violated the Constitution of the Student Council, it will not hesitate to issue such a statement.

A President’s Responsibility Mr. Blum publicly proclaimed

that he would refuse to confer with the Council Executive Committee; this of course is his prerogative. However, I should assume any or¬ ganization president would want hiS constituents to feel that their best in¬ terests were being represented and properly considered.

It is my contention that Mr. Blum’s present attitude to our in¬ vestigation is immature, and reflects a resentment I would like to term a “guilt complex.”

If the IDC has not violated any basic procedural policies, our Com¬ mittee shall be the first to remove them from public censure. However, if there is some “house cleaning” to be done, we shall immediately move to get the chore started. I should hope that if there is a need for such impetus, that its origin would be in that specific body, rather than from the top level of authority.

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PAGE FOUR THE TUFTS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959

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The Student Council Events of recent weeks have served to prove how active and

important a student organization the Tufts University Student Council can be. But these events we refer to have only been the most exciting and dramatic as it were, in a long year. The Student Council functions seven days a week through its 30 committees, most of its work going unnoticed and unheralded. It is for this reason that we pause now to consider and evaluate several of the accomplishments to date, of the 1958-59 Student Council.

The Council has jurisdiction over approximately 110 student organizations and draws its members from many of these, making it the only all-University student group. As such it must of neces¬ sity function constantly and it must function well; indeed it must do so in exemplary fashion. We have few reservations about say¬ ing that this year’s Council has done exactly this.

Two of the most notable achievements of the Council have been the work of the Traffic Commission and the Financial Com¬ mittee. This year the, Traffic Commission emerged as an efficient, hard-working group. It has functioned not only as an appeals group but has made comprehensive and valuable studies of the campus parking situation e.g. the possibility of providing more car space by adjusting the campus fence. It has instituted streamlined and proper meeting procedure. It has ended ticket-fixing. The Financial Committee has done a necessary and monumental task. It has examined the records of all student groups and has enforced standard accounting procedures and has maintained up-to-date books for the Council. A financially disorganized student govern¬ ment is useless.

* The Organizations Committee of the Council which works directly with one hundred student groups has made a concerted ef¬ fort to straighten out the mess created by the multiplicity of chibs. It has formulated and put into operation a centralized system to obtain meeting rooms, and has made possible long-range planning which will cut down the number of meeting conflicts. Soon to be released is the Faculty Pictorial Directory, a publication that would have remained an idea were it not for the Council’s Publicity Committee.

As I See It

% ROD MacKILLOP

“Any Ideas for Outraged Letters to the ‘Weekly’?”

Letters To The Editor References Reproached

[The writer of this letter was for many ifvars Chairman of the Department of Government at Tufts, and is now Dean Emeritus of the Administration—Ed.]

To the Editor: I have been a reader of the Tufts

Weekly for many years and, al¬ though I have not always agreed with what I have read, I have sel-

It is our opinion, however, that the most significant Council achievement has been the intelligent discussion and careful consid¬ eration given to each issue brought before it on Wednesday eve¬ nings, for this makes good government. And we cannot exclude the courage the Council has displayed in backing something it be¬ lieved in, no matter how controversial its decision, and in withstand¬ ing challenges to its authority. If tonight the Council is challenged, as we are led to believe it will be, as to its jurisdiction over the Jackson Student Council, we are confident that it will stand by its constitution. There can be no question but that the Jackson Coun¬ cil is a subsidiary group.

Sophomore Cars Tufts has always prided itself on the freedom, both academic

and social, which it has offered to the men of the University. “Freedom of choice,” “Liberalism,” and other high-sounding phrases have resounded for many years throughout the institution and have been basic elements of the foundation Upon which Tufts is built.

dom felt sufficiently irritated to write to the editor. I am greatly dis¬ turbed at references made to the Board of Trustees in the article on page 1 of the issue of Feb. 27, 1959.

I do not propose to enter into the merits of the argument in regard to fraternity “clauses” but I do object to having the members of the Board of Trustees characterized as “coward¬ ly” and “thirty old soldiers sitting in the Coolidge Room” who are to be put on the spot.

As a former member of the Ad¬ ministration and as an interested alumnus I know how much the mem¬ bers of the Board of Trustees con¬ tribute to the welfare of Tufts by giving generously of, their time and money. If the present undergraduates have the same loyalty the future of Tufts is secure.

In my opinion a letter addressed to the Board of Trustees by a body that shows as little respect for them as is indicated by the quotations in the Tufts Weekly does not deserve an answer.

j George S. Miller

A Trustee Comments To the Editor:

In September of 1958, a decision regarding the freshman pos¬ session of automobiles was made public. Freshmen were to be without cars, and many valid reasons were set forth which justi¬ fied this action. Congestion, academic betterment, class unity,

EDITORIALS • (Continued on Page 5)

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This will acknowledge the receipt of an undated (and hot personally signed) communication purporting to come from The Tufts Weekly, com¬ prising in large part a mimeographed copy of an editorial which it is stated will appear in the Tufts Weekly of Friday, February 27, dealing with the general subject of so-called fraternity discriminatory practices.. Before com¬ menting directly on the communica¬ tion the following facts should be noted:

1. The proper channel for com¬ munication with the trustees is through the office of the President of the Uni¬ versity and, if I may suggest, in tones somewhat more suitable for adult dis¬ cussion than the vituperative ones em¬ ployed in this “editorial.” I am sure that no formal action will be taken by the trustees in response to so irregular and inflammatory a communication as I have before me.

2. The trustees, as a body, have at no time taken any action in connec\ tion with the subject matter of your letter. In this area, as in many oth¬ ers, they have heretofore left the formulation of policy to the college

administration,- in which they have full confidence, I am sure. This letter, therefore, is my individual letter and is not to be construed as a statement of trustee policy.

3. However, the trustees had long ago designated a committee of the board to consider matters which might be brought to it by the admin¬ istration with respect to fraternities and sororities at Tufts. That com¬ mittee comprises Mr. Arthur Ander¬ son, the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Joel Reynolds, and myself as Chair¬ man, and its sole authority would be to make recommendations to the full board.

4. The college’s own attitude to¬ ward discrimination on racial or reli¬ gious grounds was clearly spelled out long before the laws of Massachusetts made such policy mandatory in all educational institutions. Admissions to Tufts University have never been put on any discriminatory basis and no inquiry is made of prospective stu¬ dents as to religious affiliation or ra¬ cial extraction. The charter of the University itself provides that no in¬ structor in the University shall ever be required to profess the tenets of any particular religious faith. That provision has been at all times strictly observed by the University, as you are undoubtedly well aware.

Subject to the foregoing observa¬ tions, it has been my understanding that the policy of the University has been to treat members of the student body as if they were adults capable of making choices between good and evil and capable of determining for themselves the associations which they wish to make and continue while members of the college community.

Clubs of students representing va¬ rious religious denominations have been given full opportunity to utilize campus facilities. This fact does not indicate any attitude on the part of the trustees that a student should be¬ long to one of these clubs or should profess the tenets of any particular religion. While it is assumed that membership in these clubs may be available to any one, it is also recog¬ nized as a practical matter that they will be officered and comprised pri¬ marily, if not exclusively, of persons who are active members of the par¬ ticular religious faith sponsoring the organization.

Fraternities and sororities are sub¬ ject to certain regulations by the college authorities to assure, so far as is possible, that no violation of the laws cf the Commonwealth of Massachusetts occurs, and also to as¬ sure that the existence and function¬ ing of these organizations does not interfere unduly with the primary educational objective of , their at¬ tendance. Beyond this, it would

LETTERS ' (Continued on Pago 5)

1 have noticed, since the signs requiring men to wear coats and ties at evening meals at Car¬ michael were put up at the be¬ ginning of the semester, that va¬ rious students are dissatisfiec with this new rule or, rather the present enforcement of an old one. To understand the Administration’s reasons for this move, I have decided to review each of their grievances in an objective fashion.

First, many students resent the rule on the grounds that some boys do not own a presentable sports jacket or have only one ot two dress shirts. They feel that to comply with the rule, these boys will be put to undue expense in procuring said articles of clothing.

Admissions Requirements I should like to point out, how¬

ever, that according to the admis- sionf standards set up by the univer¬ sity, each incoming freshman is re¬ quired to have at least one sports jacket, tie, and dress shirt. In addi¬ tion, each freshman is expected (but not required) to have a cream-col¬ ored cotton raincoat, white buck shoes, and a minimum of four pairs of polished cotton chinos with a buckle in the back.

The second complaint most fre¬ quently heard is that although a great percentage of students do not really mind wearing the prescribed clothing during cold weather, they believe it would be a serious discom¬ fort to do so during the warmer weather to come.

Fathers Uncomfortable I believe, on the other hand, that

students are old enough to bear up under any slight inconvenience oc¬ casioned by hot weather. After all, the fathers of these students are re¬ quired to wear a coat and tie, hot weather notwithstanding. If fathers are uncomfortable, there is no rea¬ son why their sons shouldn’t be,

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also. In recent letters to the Weekly

and from various spontaneous cam¬ pus discussion’ groups have come angry mutterings that this rule dic¬ tates procedures to be followed in the leisure time or ‘private life’ of the individual student and therefore should be outside the jurisdiction of the University.

Individuality Hampered Those who follow this line of

thought claim that the student’s po¬ tential for growth as an individual is hampered by these ‘edicts’ handed down by the administration. They are quick to point out, however, that they object not so much to the rule itself but to the principle of be¬ ing ordered to do something for ap- ■ parently insufficient cause.

I am sure that the members of the administration have always be¬ lieved strongly in the idea of in¬ dividualism in general and the rights t of the individual in particular.

Controlled Non-Conformity In a tightly-knit college com¬

munity like ours, however, deviants and potential trouble-makers, claim¬ ing to be ‘individualists,’ can disrupt social patterns and the degree of conformity necessary to transmit learning to students effectively. Ih- dividuality properly controlled can be a vital and energetic force in the : intellectual atmosphere of any uni¬ versity; but an over-emphasis of in¬ dividuality at Tufts (encouraged in part by Viceroy thinking-man ad¬ vertisements) must be curtailed or students are in serious danger of losinp sipht nf thv t losing sight of the values of har-

AS I SEE IT / (Continued on Page 5)

6

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959 THE TUFTS WEEKLY PAGE FIVE

Editorials (Continued from Page 4)

support of college functions and other reasons were offered as jus¬ tification for the action taken. In addition, there was another

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agreement perpetrated at the same time which was not made public •—Sophomores, beginning 1958-1959 were also not be allowed to possess automobiles. Now, with the publicizing of this “under¬ cover agreement,” the same reasons are again put forth in regard to the prohibition of automobiles for the Sophomores.

The Weekly questions the validity of two elements:

1. Was the inclusion of a secret clause in the original agree¬ ment a justified action? and

2. Are the reasons which have been proposed, as valid for ! sophomores as they were for freshmen?

The answer to both of these queries is an emphatic no! There can never be justification for secretive action concerning the sub-

. ject of privileges. If it was decided that Sophomores were not to be allowed to possess cars, then this prohibition should have been made public at the time of its inception, regardless, of the fact that

ial the entire decree might have created a great deal more opposition. A policy of “suffocation by degree” should not have been pursued.

* As to the reasons which have been offered in behalf of the pro¬ hibition, whatever validity applies to the freshmen is dispelled in the case of the sophomores. Congestion, placed first, did not appear

; as an overly serious problem when all four classes possessed auto- mobiles, and certainly does not seem such when only three classes

* have cars. The parking lots, particularly at the Oval, do not appear sit to be filled to any crushing degree, and, due to efficient enforce- -- ment of traffic and parking rules, a relatively safe and uncongested

: condition exists on-campus. Academic proficiency, if not at a reasonable degree by one’s

« sophomore year, probably will not attain such a degree due to a “ prohibition of automobiles. If anything, automobiles may improve

the situation, providing the means to get to a better library. Regard- ,, ing class unity and support of college functions, it is perhaps ad- esi visable to force such conditions on Freshmen, but Sophomores a should be given some measure of freedom of choice to which they ; are certainly entitled. Sophomores should not be prohibited from . , possessing automobiles.

Mr. Meserve Replies To 'Weekly' (Continued from Page 4)

seem to me, and I emphasize again that I speak as an individual and not for the Board of Trustees that each student can, and should, determine for himself whether or not he agrees with the policy of any particular so¬ cial organization with which he is asked to become affiliated, or to re¬ main affiliated.

If the campus attitude toward these discriminatory clauses is as unanimous as your editorial would make it appear, I assume that the “superior” students will not become or remain members of so-called fra¬ ternal organizations which profess to exclude persons from their mem¬ bership on religious or racial grounds. To the extent that such organizations do adhere to such clauses, it would seem to me that it would be grossly improper for the college to tell these organizations (which after all are not under the direct jurisdiction of the University and have obligations both to their national bodies and their alumni) that they must depart from the campus unless they are willing to abandon these discriminatory clauses.

I would hope that with the pas¬ sage of years and with continuing activity on the part of the local chap¬ ters, such clauses would become a thing of the past. I would also hope that they would become such through the voluntary action of the people concerned and not through any fiat issued by the trustees of the college.

Dealing with the morals and so¬ cial customs of others by command has had extremely unfortunate re¬ percussions in this country—witness the rise and fall of the 18th Amend¬

ment. I can imagine nothing that would be more disruptive either to the student body as it now exists, or to the alumni body, which continues to demonstrate its interest in the col¬ lege, than an attempt to do by trustee command what you suggest.

Finally, I think that you are in your letter-editorial guilty of an ob¬ vious non sequitur when you say that the trustees’ silence “can only be interpreted as supporting and condoning fraternity discriminatory practices. No other conclusion can be drawn.” Possibly the conclusion can be drawn that the trustees (a) have confidence in the administra¬ tion, and (b) have confidence in the ability of Tufts’ students to work out problems for themselves as adults rather than to be compelled to take a particular course in their actions. The same academic freedom which permits members of the Weekly staff to use the editorial columns of the college newspaper as a platform from which to promulgate their ideas of what fraternities ought to do should permit an equal freedom of choice to each member of the col¬ lege community.

Tq the extent that local chapters disagree with national policies, there are, I suppose, extreme remedies which they can voluntarily adopt if they see fit to do so. This is not to say that I advocate such extreme action.

May I add, on a personal note, that, as an old Navy hand, I rather resent the reported references of your editor at the Student Council meeting to the “thirty old soldiers.” I assume he was not misquoted in his own newspaper. I cannot venture to

predict what the reaction of the three lady members of the board will be to this characterization.

Very truly yours, Robert W. Meserve

As I See It (Continued from Page 4)

monious group life. Freedom of the individual, if carried to an extreme, as some people are wont to do, is a dangerous,even un-American quality. In short, give an individualist an inch and he will take a mile.

Actually, the administration (has been very tolerant in requiring stu¬ dents to wear a coat and tie at eve¬ ning meals only. They would have been justified in requiring men to dress properly all day, every day, since they will have to do so as businessmen in the future.

A simple system could be set up to make sure that all Tufts students wear a coat and tie to classes and other activities on the hill. Proctors would check up on their charges during the day and in the evening; campus policemen could be provided with a special type of ticket to be handed out to offenders.

The administration would also be justified in setting up certain stand¬ ards for good grooming. This es¬ pecially applies to first-semester freshmen, who often retain their sideburns and long hair carefully cultivated in high school. Basic cri¬ teria might limit length of hair to a two-inch maximum or require all males without crew-cuts to part their hair on the right side only. These suggestions are only tentative, of course, and need much sober thought before any definite conclu¬ sions can be reached.

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PAGE SIX THE TUFTS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959

Fisher, Williams Take Thirds

Matmen End Sixth In New Englands

Meeting Held On Whether To Abolish Intercollegiate Swimming At Tufts

By KEN FISHER A meeting was held on Wednesday, March 4th, to decide whether the Tufts Swmming team

should continue in intercollegiate competition.

The Tufts wrestling team, scoring 20 points, finished sixth in

the New England meet, last weekend.

In the meet held at Springfield, only Ray Fisher, who gained a third place in the unlimited class and John Williams, also a third place finisher, in the 157 pound division tallied for the matmen.

Hatcher Downs Fisher Fisher, was surprisingly thrown

into the same bracket as Wil¬ liams’ champion, Bob Hatcher. Despite their apparent position as the number one and two wrestlers in the unlimited division, Hatcher and Fisher met in the semi-final round, with Hatcher defeating his perennial adversary.

Six Scoreless Jumbos Other Jumbos who wrestled, with¬

out scoring are: Dave Gillespie, Skip

Tennis

Meyer, Loren Weinstein, Jim Cor¬ rigan, Myron Allukian, and Armen Barooshian. ./

Phi Ep Plays In All-College Hoop Finale

Two teams are now remaining

in the All-College basketball

championships. Phi Ep Triumphs

Phi Epsilon Pi, the fraternity league champion, has reached the finals by defeating East Hall, and, last night, the Tufts Dental School seniors.

AEPi, the runner-up in the Fra¬ ternity League had reached the semi¬ finals by beating the AFROTC but was dropped by the Dental School Freshmen.

This year the team has had an ex¬ tremely poor season, sporting a 1-8 record to date. It finished its sea¬ son at the New Englands last week¬ end.

Meeting Arranged Harry Arlanson, concerned about

the situation, arranged a meeting with the members of the team, to get their opinions on if and why there should be a swimming team next year, and what can be done to im¬ prove its record.

Spirit Lacking The team, having such a dismal

season, lacked the necessary drive. The swimmers have a limited amount of time in which to use the pool, with Tufts, Jackson, Bouve, and

Eliot-Pearson taking up a great deal of the pool’s time.

The team is not recognized on campus and receives little or no support at meets, or in the Weekly.

Remedies Suggested The remedies suggested were: First, to arrange a better schedule;

one in which the team can win, thus building spirit.

Second, to encourage more good swimmers to come to Tufts.

More Practice Time Third, to give the swimmers a

chance to practice at other times of day, as well as from 4 to 6.

Weekly Publicity Urged Fourth, to have the Athletic Office

exert their influence on the Weekly to publicize the team and stimulate campus interest in the team.

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