The Muse, vol. 11, no. 05 (01 November 1960)

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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
A man of tastt.
Who read with vast applause the daily news,
And kept a close acquaintance with  The Muse.
-JOHN WOLCOTT   The f.ousiad,
Canto L
Vol 11, No. 5
Price 5c
ST. JOHN'S,  NEWFOUNDLAND
November 1,  1960
HE OS  CAN SPEAK
AT  "WAYNE STATE
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No Ban At
Memorial
DETROIT  (UPS)—A   10-year  ban   on   communist   speakers   at
Wayne State University met with opposition recently when aroused
Michiganites initiated a petition protesting the ban's removal.
"Responsible" Person
The ban was lifted by the Board of Governors, acting on recommendation of faculty groups. A student organization still needs the
sponsorship of a "responsible" person such as a dean or a department head.
taring that students
nitted   to   speak   for
Rockefeller Signs is no
The petition, dialled by adults, has here
received   little   student   support.     But Communism.
the   petitioners   hope   to   have   25,000 There    is    an    unwritten    policy   ai
signatures.     Among   the   signatures   so Memorial   thai   no   person   ma\   speak
far is that of Governor Nelson Rocke- to the student  body to propoxate an\
feller who signed   when  he  was  cam- views of a particular party.    The lead
paigningin the Detriot area. er of  thc   Liberal   Partv.   P.C.s, CCF
The   movement   to   re-establish   the or am  other partv would not be per
ban is being led by Anne Byerlein and mined     on     the    campus    to    solicil
Donald   Lobsinger,   neither   connected votes,
with  Wayne.      	
"It  is not  necessary  to  taste  poison
i„ order for ii   to kill  you" Commun- _           ^
ism   should    b,    treated    like   bubonic £ I*      laWUS      Wl
plague, for the more contact you have
with   it,   the  more   your  immunity
worn   down.-   slated   Miss   Byerlein,
Their   Way
"^n^reTh "cart what .be Itude'n!
LORNE   WHEELER,   President   of
there  believe."  added   Lobsinger,  "bul
Monday    that   the   student   identifica
Board  is responsible  to  us."
Freedom   At   Memorial
A  check   with     the    administration
here  at   Memorial   discloses   thai   there
the delay are: (1) the photographers
w re out of town until this week, ami
CI) all the students' pictures had not
been taken until a week ago. Fhe
necessary  material has now been  taken
Student
soon  siari   rolling.
Directory
LAURIE   CVSHIN   of   I psi Ion   Nu
si.nrd yesterday thai   the long-awaited
Student Directory  will be issued in approximate!)   three weeks.    \li. Cashin
said   that   the   reasons    lo.    the   elelav
were  abs.me  of  a   complete   student
list and  the manner in  which   Upsilon
\u raises funds, as ii receives no grant
from the CSU.
New Frat.
A new Fraternity, Delta Beta Sigma,
lias been formed on the campus. Its
constitution was accepted by the (SI
and an executive will presently be
elected.     Membership,   lor   which   ap-
all male studenis who meet the specifications.
1 Ik   new   fraternity   will  commence
JERRY COLBOURNE, "the blond bullet" from Queen's College
wrote a dramatic last page in the Road Race record book with a run
of 15 min. 30 sec. over the three mile course. The unfortunate aspect
of me race was that the record set by JOHN DEARDON several
years ago could easily have been broken if there was anyone to push
Jerry, who finished approximately a quarter of a mile ahead of the
second place finisher, FRANK BUCKLE.
Arts Triumph
For   i he  second   year in  a  row  the
boys  from   Queen's   made   a   shambles
il the Interfaculty aspect of the race,
l>\ taking 110 of the 1.50 points award
id this vear. Five of the six Arts
men who started finished the race.
while both F.ducation entries dropped
qui before the finish of the race. The
biggest blow to the Engineering pres-
lige in several years was evidenced, as
Ihey, the one-time leaders in MUN
"•pons couldn't even send a runner to
ihe starting line. So this, the first of
the   Interfaculty competitions, goes to.
\rts & Science with 150 points, with
Education and  Engineering drawing a
For the third year i
BUCKLE, a   Queen's
FRANK
IPrama  Head
Appointetl
The
appoi
MR.
Labrador was the bridesmaid as he
ran his usual steady race but once
again came in second. EUGENE
SI ONE ran a very good race for his
first attempt while two other Freshmen. CHARLIE HISC(X:K and WAL-
LV NOEL, finished fourth and fifth
respectively.
All Colbourne
Rut this fine, sunny Thursday belonged i<» COLBOURNE as he was in
a class b\ himself. Jerry . took an
early lead and bv the time the pack
had leached Elizabeth Avenue he was
already fifteen yards ahead. Just past
our New Campus Colbourne had built
up a lead of 150 yards, with Buckle
:um\ Hiscock trailing. As Merrymeeting road was reached, Jerry was out
of sight of the rest of the field, but
he si ill had enough reserve to start
a slow sprint from Mayor Avenue.
With the crowd c herring him on he
virtual Iv flew from Parade Street to
the   finish   line.
The   Runners
Jerry Colbourne 15.30.0
Frank   Buckle 16.35.6
Eugene   Stone 17.09.8
Charlie   Hiscock
Walk Noel
GEORGE L. PALMER as.Specialist
Drama  in  the  Extension  Service.
Mr.   Palmer,  a   native of  Montr
has   bad    wide   experience,   produc
and directing plavs j„  Montreal. Banff      Three oilier students started   the race
and Ottawa.     \ Canada  Council grant       but   didn't   manage   to  finish.
in    1958-60   enabled    him    lo   make   a '	
study of the  English  theatre,    He arrives this week.
Ballet
Recital
JAZZ
Concert
VIP Visits
University
MR. R. V. GORHAM of the Department of External Affairs Ottawa,
visited the University on October 17th
and IHth. Fhe purpose of the trip
was to interview students interested in
careers   as   Foreign   Service   Officers.
Any   student,   particularly   those   in \   committee   has   been   formed  and
their final year, who would like to headed by Winston Baker for the pur-
have further information about these pose of proposing amendments to the
career opportunities, should write to Constitution of the Council of thc
the Department of External Affairs ai Studenis' Union. Suggestions for
Ottawa. amendments may be submitted to this
Graduation  is a  prerequisite lor en-      commit lee   bv   any   individual   student
its activities with a dance lo be held
in ihe Old Colony Club on Nov. 7th.
1 his new fraternity will be in competition with Memorial's only other
Fraternity, (Mu) Upsilon Nu. Mean
bership it. this society is also open
lo all male students upon application
and subsequent approval by a selection
committee.
Formation  of
Student  Committee
'Jazz ai M.U.N.,'' a concert in the
round, will be presented in the University Annex at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday,
Ihe    Roval    Winnipeg    Ballet   Com-       \()Vember   (ith.      Addmission   will   be
pany   will   be   visiting   St.   John's  on      -,,, cents and   li(kclN luay be obtained
Monday, Oct. 31.  and   Tuesday,  Nov.      from any executive member of Upsikm
I.      Ihe   conccrls   will   lake   place   in       \u    wno ;m,   Sp0soring the concert.
Fills  Memorial   Hall  beginning at  8:30
p.m.       Posters   advertising   this   event
and   stating   where   tickets   are   to    be
obtaned   may   be seen  on   the  student
Al ihe Freshette Social on Monday
night, Oct. 24, MISS JOAN LESTER
was proclaimed Miss Freshette for
1960-61 by a unanimous vote of the
juc ges: DR. W. GUSHUE, MRS. J.
I). EATON, and FRANK CRAMM,
Mr. Memorial for 1959-60. She was
crowned bv MISS CHRISTINA ASFf-
BOURNE, the Freshette Queen for
1959-60.
Miss Lester is barely 18 years old.
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Credits
From
Queens
Inder the Extension Department's
new arrangements. Memorial students
may  lake not  more than  two Queen's
bv
for credit towards M.U.N, degrees.
109 students all over the province have
registered for these courses. All students who successfully complete the
winter's work will sit for Queen's University   examinations   next   April.