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The RETORT Vol. 12—No. 5. Billings, Montana May 1, 1959. CAMPUS CLEAN-UP DAY Thursday, May 7 3:00 p. m. Free Picnic in SUB Low Attendance Plagues Assembg \Dynamite comes in small packages,\ stated Charles McCartney, freshman from Lewistown, in his closing campaign remarks to an iron- ically minute student body representation at the Tuesday morning Student Legislature convocation. McCartney was one of six candidates vying for the four representative-at-large positions on the Student Legislature ballot. Bus Stop . . . Spring Play This spring Eastern students will have the opportunity to witness an intriguing three-act romance involving several of their col- leagues. This amusing episode will constitute the action in the spring quarter play production, Bus Stop. Members of the cast are: Elma Duckworth, waitress, Nancy En- gelhardt; Grace Haylord, owner of restaurant, Donna Helzer; Will Masters, sheriff, Jim Meeks; Cherie, a chanteuse, Rose Berlin- Board Rejects Plan The Student Union Board re- cently received an estimate con- cerning the cost of excavating the SUB basement and decided that it would be too expensive, Jim Wrightson, a member of the board, revealed today. Wrightson said that the mini- mum cost of excavating would be $18 thousand. The board decided to wait and, at some later date, to explore the possibility of ex- panding horizontally. The plans of the SUB concern- ing the purchase of new furni- ture for the two conference rooms in the SUB are now waiting for Dr. Steele's approval, Wrightson concluded. One of the four representa- tives from Eastern who will en- ter the Miss Billings contest is dazzling Margaret Kravisin. May 21 - 23 sky; Dr. Gerald Lyman, former college professor, Neal Linninger; Carl, a bus driver, Jerry Schmitz; Virgil Blessing, a ranch hand, Jim Kramer; and Bo Decker, a young rancher and cowboy, Dick West- well. Bus Stop, an amusing comedy, was written by William Inge and published by the Dramatists Play Service. The production will be presented May 21, 22 and 23 in the Administration building audi- torium. Shades of beauty! Four Eastern oeds have been selected as can- didates in the \Miss Billings\ contest! Glenda Wagner, Martha Behrent, Susan Klindt and Mar- garet Kravisin are busily prepar- ing for the contest—polishing nails, restyling hair, and brushing up on heir talents to put their best foot forward at the \Miss Billings\ competition to be held at the Fox Theatre tomorrow evening at 8:00 p. m. Other candidates in the contest are Mildred Porter of Rocky Mountain College and Judy Cald- well of Billings High School. Two contestants for the \Miss Mon- tana\ contest have already been selected. They are Frances Forney and Irene Johnson, both of Mon- tana State College, and Karen Groshelle of Laurel High School. When the prospective \Miss Eastern's 45-member band plans to kick-off Mother Day activities with the presentation of its sec- ond annual President's concert, Bud Ridenour, vice-president of the Band Board, reported Tues- day. The concert, partially di- rected by students, will be pre- sented May 9 at 8 p. m. in the Student Union Building. Other activities planned by the band for May include two con- certs to be played by the combined bands of Rocky Mountain and Eastern to Get IBM Scheuled June 15 Eastern's present system of reg- istration will soon be revised with the installation of the new IBM machines, Bill Zintheo, operator of the machines, said recently. Zintheo and his employees plan to install machines in the busi- ness office, where mechanized op- erations will start about June 15. The machines will be in operation for registration fall quarter, Zin- theo added. The new process will speed up registration and will simplify the bookkeeping in the business offices. Montana\ candidates appear un- der the spotlight tomorrow eve- ning, Billings people attending the event will receive as magnanimous a display of feminine charm as ever hit the Billings area. Con- testants will be judged on the basis of character, personality, poise, intelligence, and beauty. Tickets for the event are now available at the desk of the SUB for one dollar. One-third of this charge goes towards defraying the expense of sending Miss Billings to the Great Falls contest. There- fore, all students are encouraged to purchase their tickets at East- ern. In all likelihood, with East- ern having four lovely candidates, an Eastern co-ed should win. Much recognition is due to Mrs. Mike Dimich, local contest chair- man, as she has earnestly given her full support in the staging of Eastern. This combined band will play two concerts, one at Rocky and one that will be announced at a later date. On May 10 the A Cappella Choir will feature a rehearsal, which will be open to the public, as an added attraction to Mother Day activi- ties. The following day the choir will leave for their statewide tour. Students are urged to bring their parents to the Mother Day festivities and hear the band and choir in two fine performances. Apologies to M.A.S. To correct an article which ap- peared in the Retort last week on the new officers of the Montana Academy of Science, the Retort reports that Dr. E. W. Anacker of MSC was elected president and that Mr. G. H. Gloege of Eastern is now past president. Other officers of the Montana Academy of Science include John H. Rumley, MSC, vice president; Dr. LeRoy Harvey, MSU, execu- tive secretary; Jack Schmautz, U. S. Forest Service, treasurer; Dr. Eugene Elliott, recording sec- retary; and Dr. Dale Daugherty, chairman of the Social Science section. Original Mural By Poor Process James D. Poor, see left, a senior art major, is combining talent and tools to produce a four-by-eight- foot tile mural, the first project of this type to be tried at East- ern. Poor made the tile, bisque fired and glazed it, and is now in the process of adherring the tile ,o the background, which he also prepared himself. He has chosen the Holy Family as the subject of his mural. Poor has accepted a contract to teach art in a Great Falls ju- nior high school next year. the local contest. These four coeds have been faithful supporters of Eastern in most of its important events. The Retort hopes that Eastern students will join with its staff in giving full support and best wishes to these candidates by attending their \big show\ tomorrow night. Seven Eastern speech students left yesterday morning for the Northwest Intercollegiate T a u Kappa Alpha speech tournament in Missoula. More than 46 col- leges and universities are expect- ed to participate in this year's tourney. The theme of the tourna- ment will be Tau Kappa Alpha's motto: Intelligent, responsible, and effective speech in a free society. Richard C. Grover, forensics di- rector for Eastern, and E. Kent Marler, campus radio and TV di- rector, will accompany the stu- dents. Mr. Marler will participate as a judge and Mr. Grover is team coach. Students participating are: Vic- tor Cetrone, debate and oratory; LeRoy Lantz, extemporaneous; Neil Linninger, extemporaneous; Barbara Matelich, oral interpre- tation; Dwane Pettersen, debate; Jim Rowlan, oral interpretation; I This Week at Eastern I May 1-8, 1959 Friday, May 1 (Midquarter Grades Due) 9:00 p.m.—Mixer Dance—SUB The Dons Saturday, May 2 Sunday, May 3 2:00 p.m.—U.C.C.F.—W.R.H. Monday, May 4 7:30 p.m.—S.E.A.—Ed. 8:00 p.m.—Kappa Delta Epsilon—SUB 9:00 p.m.—Women's Residence Hall Coun- cil—W.R.H. Tuesday, May 5 (Exhibit—May 5-15—Se- nior Art Students Commencement Show) 11:00 a.m.—Pen & Rule Club—SUB 11:00 a.m.—Radio-TV Club—Radio-TV Studio 11:00 3:45 p.m.—Faculty Meeting—Ed. 4:00 p.m.—Spurs—SUB 7:00 p.m.—Spurs Study Table—SUB Wednesday, May 6 Legislature Elections of Representatives 7:00 p.m.—Katoya Players—Green Room 7:00 p.m.—Spurs Study Table—SUB 7:15 p.m.—Movie—\Murder on Monday\— SUB 7:30 p.m.—Circle K—Ad. 7:30 p.m.—Rifle Club—Sci. Thursday, May '7 4:00 p.m.—Pep Club—SUB Friday, May 8 2:30 p.m.—Baseball—Powell at Eastern 9:00 p.m.—Dance—Spinster's Spree—SUB Teddy Doll His opponents were Lowell But- ler, Billings; Audreysue Hageness, Lewistown; Charles Haines, Libby; Janice LaValley, Fairfield; and Sharon Parker, Bridger. Bill Hil- ton, junior from St. Ignatius, ran unopposed for president of Stu- dent Legislature for the 1959-60 school year, as did Freddie Wil- son, sophomore from Worland, Wyoming, for the '59-60 vice-pres- ident position. Of Eastern's 856 students enroll- ed for spring quarter, by actual count, some 80 people attended the convocation scheduled during the regular Tuesday morning ac- tivity period. Of these 80 in at- tendance, seven were either fac- ulty or staff members, leaving 783 students not in attendance. The Student Union lounge and snack bar were closed from 11 to 11:50 Tuesday morning so as not to conflict with the convocation. This led to an influx of students to the library and an exodus of students from the parking lot. Some campus leaders blamed the low attendance at the campaign convocation on the various other club meetings and activities sched- uled on campus simultaneously Tuesday morning. and Dick Westl.vell, oral interpre- tation. This year's debate topic is \Re- solved: that the further develop- ment of Nuclear Weapons should be prohibited by International agreement.\ The extemporaneous topic is \American International Relations for 1958-59.\ The debat- ers will use the parliamentary style instead of the more informal \Montana open\ style. New Teacher? Check Placement Mr. Soulsby, Director of Place- ment, advises registrants seeking teaching positions for the coming school year to be on the alert for all vacancies listed in the Place- ment Office. Registrants should also closely observe the notices of visitations posted on the bulletin board opposite the Registrar's window. Often the notice given this office by superintendents is shortly before their arrival on campus. It is therefore to the can- didate's advantage to view the bulletin board once or twice a day. All teaching candidates should check with the Placement Office annex to determine the complete- ness of their Confidential Papers. Humphreys . Reveals Choir Itinerary Dr. A. Humphreys revealed that the A Cappella Choir tour sched- uled for May 11-15 will visit 18 Montana high schools and will end its tour with a concert in the SUB, May 17, at 3:00 p. m. The 25 - member choir will be accompanied on their tour by Dr. Humphreys, Mr. Williams, and Mrs. Bjorgum, Humphreys con- cluded. President's Concert May 9 Coeds On Stage Tomorrow Nite Speakers Go To MSU For TKA Tourney
