University of California Riverside - Tartan Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Housing Moy Be Problem Next Year' An estimated 10,000 people walked through the UCR campus Sunday, April 25th. Faculty members and student guides were asked numerous questions. One of the questions most frequently asked concerned housing for the forthcoming year. Many parents were concerned with the complete lack of housing facilities on the campus itself. Many others were simply concerned that their kids are a little up in the air over housing next year. It was a fairly simple problem to house this semester's student body of 126. However, if next year's enrollment is as high as is anticipated the problem will become increasingly acute. There is little or no possibility that the University will have student dormitories available next year. Further, there is very little possibility that even should the University acquire the Can- yon Crest Housing area it will be available for occupancy next year. As a result, it will be necessary to find housing in the commu- nity for next year's students. Housing a potential 600 students in a community the size of Riverside is going to be difficult. The University has established rather stringent minimum re- quirements for approved student housing particularly for women students. These requirements must be met by the householder. Many potential quarters were rejected last year for not meeting these requirements. No complete solution to the problem can be presented here. Part of the solution may be cooperative housing such as has been established on the Berkeley campus. Certainly the cooperation of tl1e community, the fullest cooperation, is necessary. Again the attitudes of the students will be an important factor. Dean Loda Mae Davis has been and is working on the prob- lem. She is hopeful that the situation will not be too serious. In regard to the whole problem there will be a meeting of all students interestted in housing for the fall semester 1954. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m. in SS 1203. Interested students are urged to attend. -Jim St. Clair Haste Makes Waste Wednesday, May 12, the ASUCR will go to the polls to cast their ballots either in favor of or in opposition to the present mas- cot selections. Those selections are Corsairs, Condors, Bearcats, Bobcats, Golden Falcons, Panthers, and Rebels. I am sure that the committee charged with the selection of a final slate of mascots to be presented to the .student body have done the best possible job in the selection. However, it is my opinion that none of the above listed names are sufficiently worth- while to adopt as the mascot for UCB. None of them have any particular appeal to most of us. They are not too catchy, not too meaningful, and do not particularly well lend themselves to songs, cheers, etc. Is it absolutely necessary that we should select our mascot this semester? I should say no. After all what is the hurry? There are other universities and colleges that have taken several years before they have finally selected their mascot. San Diego State College, for instance, took two years before they finally selected Aztecs as their mascot name. Others have taken as long. I would recommend that rather than rushing into this selec- tion of a mascot we take our time. Let's wait until such a time as a name is presented that will have a more or less universal appeal to all of us. It would be far better to wait a while rather than rushing to select a name that we will all dislike, a name that has no particular significance where UCB is concerned. It is my recommendation, therefore, that on May 12 we cast our ballots favoring waiting until such a time as a name is pre- sented that will have an appeal to all of us or at least most of us. -by Marilyn Merchant ' 0 6786 . , By VAUGHN BLANKENSHIP The time draws near when UCB students shall select a mascot. If we lived down in Window Rock, Arizona the process of selecting a name would be quite simple. The Navajo Indians have simplified the tedious job of selecting names by an ingenious and -I feel-a meretorious process. In- stead 'of naming the kid John or james or Valadimir-or some other simple name-they merely take the prodigy in their arms, stroll casually to the door, cast their eyes around and the first thing that they see- junior gets the name. It may be 'Crazy Horse,' 'Sitting Bull,' or 'Little-Half-Moon-House-On-Hill,' no matter, junior is christened. I hate to think what results this might have if the same process were applied to UCB. Two weeks ago I sat on a com- mittee that narrowed the names down to the present number. I didn't feel satisfied then. I feel even less satis- fied now'-especially after talking to a few other dissatisfied people. I am still in favor of 'Arabs'l Out of all of the people I have talked too- most of them agree with me. We must select a name. Trying to tell an incoming student that this place is a college without having a mascot is like trying to convince Pedro that he hates chile sauce in his 'Chiwawa'. Half of the unifying force of a stu- dent body comes when they can proudly boast, We're the UCR 'Cottonpickers'. There have been two objections raised against using 'Arabs'- or leav- ing it on the list to be voted on. The first of these is that Coachella Valley High School is known as the 'Arabsf I am certain that this willnot harm the standing of UCR-considering the fact that Coachella Valley High School houses a mere two or three hundred member student body. As far as harming the high school, this I doubt. Many, many high schools are known as the 'Bears' and 'Bruins' and I doubt if it has hurt them, as a matter of fact half of them not only use the name, but the fight song of UCLA. The second reason is simple. The local businessmen and various civic groups are concerned lest the name 'Arabsi convey the meaning of desert and thus cast the stigma of Sahara, dates, camels, harems, and sand upon the city of Riverside. To this I say what is more appro- priate? Riverside may not be a sand dune-but it misses being an Oasis by a long shot-especially come the middle of July. I also ask what other college has the same name? None. I also reminded them of the colorful pagents we could have, pagents that could not be equaled anywhere in the United States simply because we have originality-and a name that every other college doesn't have. Lets keep all of these things in mind. The Stu- dent Affairs Committee may take some action to restore 'Arabs' to the list. I hope so. In Los Angeles people are e: rattlesnake meat. In Winnipeg are eating whale meat, and in F11 lmuch to the disgust of Pogo 6 teesj they are eating possum. French West Africa, they have a good deal further. They are ez politicians. A dispatch from Paris tells story. M. Victor Biakaboda, Se member from the Ivory Coast, fa to take his seat after the june re- Officials there are convinced all unwillingly, he has achieve supreme objective of every seeker. He has gotten right i his constituents. Other politicians be their poison, but he is-or x their meat. There is a clear warning her UCR politicians who don't wa put 'Arabs' on the list. The r snake meat supply is limited. meat is not available. Possum 1 soon palls. The student body eventually cast an eye on the St Affairs Committee. They may c the galleries not to appraise the ty of the speech, but the quanti the speaker, and in line with French West African prece- abolish the Student Affairs Con tee lg the simple process of demc ing e members. IN VINO VERITAS. In wine is truth-and a lot of other tfl namely one hell of a headache, heck of a good time, and one roaring Spring Vacation. Thou venture on safe ground when i that for many, Spring Vacation far from roaring. At least it good thing to keep the roaring until the Bromo Seltzer took You can't very well say what t fuel cars are run on during Spring Vacation Week, but five miles someone had to ge and blow the foam off the carb tor. Actually though, it wasn't a as all of that. As a matter of f was really great-if you discoun sand in the bed, the tar on the and the guy who misplaced 'Church Key'. All you have to is fifteen dollars, a fake I.D., pair of dark glasses. We spent part of the time o beach getting brown fI got bu and so did everyone elsel, part time sleeping, part of the time ing cards, part of the time a Long Beach Pike, part of the dancing, and the rest of the tim ing things that would make m hair do a fast tango to the F March, papa take a quick trip t hospital where the prodigy was to make certain that he had re the right junior, and grandma happily as she thought of gr and the day he asked her up t his 'Com Huskings' fModern Ve Etchingsl. You think up a lot of crazy too, when you're at the beac Saint Wino, Mama, Latin Mickey Mouse, Eighteen and Half Hole Pete-they all go do history, each with a red face, u' And you learn a lot of things li guy who said: I think that I shall never see, A girl refuse a meal that's fre A girl who doesn't like to w A mess of junk to match her h CContinued on Page Sl

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hief Metalsmith Robert A. Stuck is shown here shaking hands with UCP1's own Provost Wat- lns when he and Chief Aviation pilot Ira Shellhart landed their Hillercopter on the campus st Monday morning in an effort to seek additional pilots for the Navy's Air Cadet program. '-Laws Meet th Approval 1 Committee By Mary Howard me UCB Student Affairs Commit- lat its May fifth meeting, dis- d, amended, and finally ap- fffd a set of UCR by-laws drawn ly Vaughn Blankenship's by-laws mittee. e by-laws, which were approved limously, will be presented to the nt body to be voted upon at lday 12 election. e by-laws include listing of the nt body offices and committees qualifications for these jobs. An ritive Council, comparable to the nt Student Affairs Committee, is Eed and would consist of the R president, vice-president, sec- I, and treasurer, representatives- ge from each class, the presi- of the AWS and AMS, and the of Students lex-officiol. Er standing committees were set social affairs, appropriations, mt guidance, and student ath- . The possibility of an organiza- Joard was discussed, but not de- upon. e-President Bill Kassel reported ie Social Affairs Committee's , ss' toward the semi-formal l dance to be held May 2.2. He that his committee would make ' tContinued on Page 41 Vol. 1 Riverside, California, May 7, 1954 No. 11 There will be a meeting of all students interested in housing for the fall semester 1954. The meeting will be held Wednes- day, May 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 1203 of the Social Sci- ences and Humanities Building. Award-Winning Rubens Film To Be Shown May 20 The University Committee on Drama, Lectures, and Music in co- operation with the Division of Humanities will present a motion picture entitled Rubens May 20th, at 10:30 a.m. in the lecture room, room 1000 of the Social Sciences and Humanities Buildings. This motion picture will be shown during the regularly scheduled Hu- manities 1B lecture session. All stu- dents are invited to attend. ' Filmed in Paris, Madrid, London, Antwerp, Brussels, Munich, and Vien- na, the picture received first award tC0ntinued on Page 41 Frosh To Sponsor Swimming Party, Informal Dance The Freshman class is sponsoring a swim party to be held May 8, Satur- day, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the swimming pool. All members of the ASUCR are cordially invited to attend the party according to Frosh President, Al Bielskis. The affair will be stag or drag. However, it is not possible to bring outside guests due to the re- stricted funds available for the party. Refreshments will be served during the course of the party. They will include hot dogs, potato chips, and soft drinks. , The committee in charge hopes to have infomial dancing on the gym floor during or after the party. Music will be provided by records. The committee has also planned some entertainment for the event. Vaughn Blankenship will play the piano and others will also attempt to entertain. However, it was pointed out that there is still a need for more entertainers. If you would like to par- ticipate contact A1 Bielskis. First ,Dramatic Production To Be Staged May 12-14 H1480 And All That, UCR's first dramatic production is scheduled to be presented May 12, 13, and 14 at 8:00 p.m. in the large lecture hall SS 1000. The program, a dramatic dialogue on art, music, architecture, and paint- ing in the Middle Ages, points up the controversy that existed during that t11ne period as to whether art should be purely religious or purely secular. By way of illustrating the prefer- ence for the secular art the play Pierre Patelanu has been woven into thc over-all production. The cast of Pierre Patelann stars Dave Miller as Master Pierre, Pamela Payton as Gill, Bill Nelsen as Draper, Francis Mason as Shep, and Dr. jack Beatty as the judge. Drs. Eugene Purpus, William Sharp, Edwin Simon, and Francis Carney will take part in the dramatic dialogue while Dr. Jerome Rothen- berg, students Corann McNair, and Martha Beckley will sing. Drs. Andre Mulecot, Adelaide Brokaw, and George Knox will ac- company them with music. These musicians will perform sacred and secular music of the Middle Ages composed by two medie- val musicians, Okeghem and Dufy. These two composers worked in Bur- gundy and in Paris. They are con- sidered two of the outstanding com- posers of the late 15th century. Active participants in the dramatic dialogue, singing, and play will be garbed in costumes appropriate to thc time period. Dr. William Sharp has had over-all direction of the program assisted by Drs. Purpus and Sharp. Hal Telford is acting as assistant director and Dick Moretti as production manager. Students may pick up tickets for anyone of the three nights in the office of the Dean of Students. Dr. Sharp has previously urged that stu- dents take only that number of tickets that they can use. A mailbox for Letters to the Editors has been established in the foyer outside the Coffee Shop immediately under the student bulletin board. Students who have any gripes about the newspaper or any other facet of campus activities or has any opinion whatsoever they may wish to express are urged to use the box. Letters must be signed with your name. However, if you do not wish your name to be pub- lished please state so. In such a case the editors will use a pseu- donyin to replace it. The CUB staff urges all stu- dents to use this as a means of communication with all other students and faculty members.

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tudents or Faculty members o have been invited to give s describing the Riverside npus are encouraged to use ored slide films. These slides available in the Office of lic Information. rge Number Of isitors Creates eed For Guides unday, April 25, the residents of rside and other surrounding com- iities displayed their vital interest CR by coming to the open house ast numbers. .his interest is nothing new to personnel of the University. Every numerous visitors from Riverside other areas come here to take a at the campus. oward Cook, Public Information cer has the task of showing these rested people the campus. It is e a chore especially when one has iany other things to do. ' a result, Mr. Cook would like ave student guides available dur- the day to show these visitors the pusl : V ,is -not necessary that students volunteer for this job should stay 'e Public .Information Office at imes. All that is desired is that ents who are willing to guide rs should make their names and dules known to Mr. Cook so that ould contact them when guides needed. you have a free hour or two wouold like to help out a bit, e give your name and schedule ie Public Information Office. Out fContinued from Page 2D girl with hungry eyes not fixed, a drink that's being mixed. ch girls are loved by guys like me,- 'e who the hell would kiss a tree? iESH-MAN CLASS. They are g a party'tomorrow night. It celebrate the opening of the new ming pool. It starts at eight ck. Everyone is invited. Yours is going to bbe part of the en- xinment. I don't know how it ens, but some fool always makes mistake of asking me to do thing. Anyway, everyone is in- RLON BRAN DO. I promised to mow this guy got into the acting t is interesting to me, and you t find it likewise. During tryouts Streetcarf some guy whowwas g in the back of the auditorium making remarks. They were little things about how said ctcr could do much betterf' y, in a fit of anger, the casting ' asked this guy to put his where his mouth was. He did. he got the part of Stanley. This ow Mr. Brando broke into big That is Why' I am in favor of ninating all casting directors. Harper Said To Be Offering Bop Lessons Free If you are interested in bop, George Harper is the one to see. He said in an interview this week land I quotel I will give tfree?l bop lessons to any one who wants them. unquote. How does one find this bop master? Well, you can't miss him. He is six feet five, has brown hair and brown eyes, fseems he has long eye- lashes tool and can be seen driving about in a little green foreign car. This car can be distinguished from other little gieen foreign cars be- cause it has three Texas Aggie stick- ers on the windows and has a tank that carries six gallons of gas. George is a graduate of Riverside Poly High where he achieved fame as a varsity basketball star. He spent his last semester at Texas A 6: M. He is majoring in pre-med and hopes to complete his education at Cal. His hobbies include basketball and hunting. I-Ie likes dogs but not cats. He likes girls that have short hair, preferrably blends it seems. What are his future plans? He's going to remain a bachelor. Well, George despite what your future holds in store, I know UCB will always remember you as the one who gave us the tradition of a friend- ly campus. Barbara Is Busy Being Freshman Class Secretary She might not know how to open a can of peaches, but Barbara Crack- nell makes up for it with her winning smile and personality. A native daughter of the Golden State, Miss Cracknell comes to us from Narbome High in Lomita, Cali- fomia. Barbara was student body secretary at Narborne and received the Ephebian award for her academic and leadership ability. As an elemen- try teaching major, she spent last semester at Santa Barbara University. Other than swimming it seems a favorite pastime of this popular co-ed is trying to keep a certain car fill in one piece and in running condition. She calls this monstrosity Tuddy. At present, Barbara is secretary of I wish to take this opportunity of thanking all University per- sonnel-academic, non-academic and students-who gave so gen- erously fo their time and effort in assisting at the Open House on Sunday. From numerous per- sons have come expressions of appreciation and gratitude for the courteous attention received on the campus. In expressing to you my own gratitude I know I am also reflecting the apprecia- tion of the President and the Board of Regents. Cordon S. Watkins Provost P. E. Department Schedules Intra- Mural Tourneys The Physical Education Depart- mcnt has announced that there will be a single and doubles badminton and table tennis tournament held for all interested UCB students. Inter- ested students may sign up for the tournament in the locker rooms bulle- tin boards. The deadline for signups will be Friday, May 14. The tourna- ment will start the following Monday. Dr. Wayne Crawford has also an- nounced that if sufficient interest is shown by the ASUCR plans will be made for a swim meet to be held late in May. Students who are interested should contact Dr. Crawford at their earliest convenience. At present members of the CES and College of Letters and Science faculties are well into the faculty in- tra-mural badminton tournament. The doubles and singles, double elimina- tion tournament has produced the following winners from the faculty: Drs. Frank Lindeburg, Wayne Craw- ford of the Physical Education De- partment, lack Clark, University Con- troller, Pat Murphy and J. G. Wilson of the Business Office, F. T. Bingham and Dan Aldrich of Soils, I. O. Or- tega and J. O. Complin, Entomology and Dr. Zentmyer of Plant Pathology. In the menis doubles toumament j. C. Ortega and Dr. Vincent of Plant Pathology, I. A. Brusca and Bob Burns, Frank Lindeburg and Wayne Crawford, Jack Clark and Dr. Zent- myer won their contests. . Dr. Eugene Purpus Meet Your Masters By Mary Howard One of the most well-known pro- fessors on the UCR campus is Dr. Eugene R. Purpus, assistant professor of English in the division of Humani- ties. Dr. Purpus attended the University of California at Los Angeles and has taught at UCLA, Louisiana State University, and Pomona College. He belongs to the American Asso- ciation of University Professors and the Modem Language Association. Dr. Purpus is very much interested in dramatic production, direction, and acting. He may be seen in the forth- coming production, l48O and All That, which will be presented on May 12, 13, and 14. Fire Damaged Note Books Sale 51.99 Values to 57.95 Hillmetfs fuggage 84 Men's Wear 6566 Magnolia Ave., Riverside the freshman class and is working ' SHOP AT GABRIEI-S hard on plans for the freshman swim- K ming party, to which she invites each and every one of you. 9 Styles FOI' Young MEXICAN Foon f Men Ralph DeMafeo' of g 1 Riverside an Misses' . g 3 ,L , o ,N f 8 S Y' 1- '. ' ' M 9122? A 'l ' ' nh 1 el 1 . WOMEN S - MENS Wfazf.-5 'L-.Lipid Lccnnw . R 1 v E. P su., ,D E-lsr.. Q 'Iii-I by Ff7f5gLgp1r- Fashion ' . if ilkrif-it Ciofhes 3827 Main Street 90S9.NtAN6NO'lIAAVE. 930315 1, 3855 MAIN