University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Who can iindersttind it? is a common question which tirises when the subject of opera is men- tioned. BORIS GOLDOVSKY, founder, director and producer of the Goldovsky Opera Theatre, is the man who changed all that. He has translated some of the greatest works of European com- posers for the enjoyment of Amer- ican au€liences. His adaptation of Mozart s Don GiovannV was staged in Ritchie Coliseum with a company of fifty, full orchestra and specially designed sets and costumes. A fine, balanced program of pi- ano duet characterized Cultural Committee ' ' s Spectrum Series pre- sentation of FERRAISTE AISD TEICHER. The program was a col- lection of motion picture themes and popultir ballads. Ferrante and Teicher were representative of the quality of program ivhich the S.Cr.A. Cultural Committee worked hard to obtain during the year. Students were treated to an out- standing series of lectures which were sponsoreel by the History De- partment. DR. GALBR.4ITH, a Regius Professor from Oxford, spoke on anglo-saxon history, about which he is consideretl to be a leading authority. 26

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Diverse Forces Prod Our Minds Maryland ' s Senator JOSEPH A. TYDI1 GS addressed the incoming freshman class during orientation, and presented to the students a challenge for rehabilitating state and local governments. Tydings cited several needs for changes, among them the need for secretar- ies, minimal office space prob- lems, and larger staffs for branches like the Ways and Means Commit- tee, In addition, he mentioned the possibility of a rapid trtinsit system, and he finally stressed the need for the students to take an active part in this improvement. Known as the father of the atomic bomb, DR. EDWARD TEL- LER stressed at the annual honors convocation that todeiy ' s intellect- uals can best fulfill their responsi- bilities by demanding that we be intellectual in a thoroughly demo- cratic society. Teller was one of the major developers of the first atomic bomb and later helped in the design of the hydrogen bomb. He is currently a professor-at-large from the University of California. 25 Social satirist DICK GREGORY entertainecl his packed-house aud- ience at Ritchie Coliseum as he re- marked on national security, hu- man foibles, and the doubtful brotherhood of whites and Ne- groes. After a very refreshing per- iod of jokes and comments, Gregory turned the spotlight upon the aud- ience and asked for questions. Civil Rights, his political (tspirations, and the U.S. defense policy were among the topics discussed. Gre- gory engendered laughter through- out the evening and left his audi- ence with a profound impression of his ability as a comedian.

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The Inter-Fraternity Council ' s Rush Forum was addressed by Su- preme Court Justice TOM CLARK as the opening of Fall rush took place at Ritchie Coliseum. Mr. Justice Chirk is national vice president of Delta Tau Delta fra- ternity and an alumnus of that fraternity ' s University of Texas chapter. A campus controversy arose last Fall when an invitation to civil rights leader BA YARD RVSTIN was challenged by a John Birch Society member. This began as a result of Rustin ' s refusal to sign the Mary- land Loyalty Pledge. Rustin spoke before the Law Enforcement Insti- tute on October 12, after it was decided by the state legislature that it would not be necessary to sign the pledge for one appearance. The genius of ARTHUR FIED- LER has fused into the repertory of the Boston Pops Tour Orchestra the best of two musical worlds — the classical and the popular. The old maestro led his unique musical or- ganization in one of its character- istic smorgasbord concerts Uist spring. The program, sponsored by the Panhellenic-Inter fraternity Council, included selections rang- ing Rachmaninoff s first piano concerto and passages from Swan Lake to music from ' ' ' ' Mondo Cane and ' ' Hello Dolly. 27