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LOS ANGEtES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1958
NO. 9
Author's Probing Chancellor
Of Psyche Cited
Qp^yge cu Maurier’s eager probing of ti>e unconscious mind is the most conspicuous element ir. his three books, said Dr. Lionel Stevenson, visiting professor of English literature from Duke University, vesterday.
“The author has inherited from his lather an insatiable curiosity about scientific discoveries and a desire to penetrate the boundaries of human knovvl-
Airs Views
*Puii«h* Drawings
Dr. Stevenson feels that these ompted du Maurier’s swings. The writer i illustrator long bene a novelist.
started to write Hears later, he moved :h mechanical devices &ntalizing mysteries.
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“In fact, he may not have been aware that in the very years w hen he w as writing, some of the most advanced philoso-
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phers and scientists were inquii -ing into the seme mental phenomena that formed the core of his stories."
Five phenomena — memory, dreams, hypotism. free association and automatic writing constitute the lange of psychological data in du Maurier’s novels, he said.
Split Persona lity
“In modern psychiatric terms his who e theme can be stated as split personality, or schizophrenia.” Dr. Stevenson said. “Peter Ibbetson and the Duchess of Towers conduct tiieir lives for many years on two separate levels, that of everyday consciousness and that of dreams. Trilby develops a totally different personality while under Svenga-li’s mesmeric power.”
Current Ideas
He pointed out that the popular appeal of du Maurier’s novels is due to their many strands of interest.
Official
Notice
Students w ho expect to complete requirements for degrees in either Summer Session should cheek with the Senior Department in the Registrar's Office.
H. W. Patmore
Registrar
“Writing in the transitional decade of the 90’s du Maurier derived ingredients from the accumulated fiction of the w hole I9th century, and instinctively combined them with current
ideas that w'ere to develop into (he major innovations of the 20th,” he said.
“But for a full comprehension of w'hat rendered his novels sig- j nificant it is necessary to look1 at them against the background of the critical controversy that was then raging over the respec- j live merits of realism and romance.”
Tribute Paid Former Dean
Tribute to the late Dr. Harry J. Deuel Jr., dean of the SC Graduate School and for many y_ars head of the department of biochemistry and nutrition in the SC School of Medicine, is paid in the latest issue of The Journal of Nutrition. A biography of Dr. Deuel, who died April 17, 1956, was written for the magazine by Dr. John W. Mehl, professor and head of the biochemistry department at SC.
Dean Deuel w^as an authority ! on the metabolism and nutritional importance of fats, and was the author of a three-vol- j ume work, “The Lipids.’’ Early in his career he subjected himself to an essentially protein-free diet for 63 days, a study of the nitrogen minimum which is still a classic in this field.
Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid will be the featured speaker on Visiting Professor, a program airing on KUSC-FM Monday night at 6:00.
Dr. von KleinSmid will compare and contrast state and privately operated institutions of learning with those existing in Europe today.
The various aspects of differing natures and methods of the learning process will be presented. The significant value of the visiting professor exchange program will be outlined and Dr. von KleinSmid will answer questions from hosts Balbir Singh from India and Swedish graduate Gerd Overgard concerning the founding of SC and the future goals and hopes he has in mind for the university.
This program constitutes the last in the Visiting Professor seri-s for the year.
Monday’s Afternoon Concert will feature the works of Peter Hitch Tchaikovvsky. The fourth and the sixth symphonies will be performed along with the “Piano Concerto No. 2.”
First Came the Word, airtime 7:00. wall present 12 well-known American speeches, including Patrick Henry’s immortal “Liberty or Death,” Thomas Jefferson and George Washington’s First Inaugural Addresses and Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address will be presented in their original contexts.
Personalities such as Mel-vyn Douglas. Vincent Price, Ed Bagley and Carl Sandburg will be heard interpreting the works as they were originally given. ____________________________
Picnic' Captivates Bovard Audience
By GERRY REEVES
A lively, humorous, and thoroughly entertaining version of William Inge’s Broadway success “Picnic” crossed the stage of Bovard Auditorium last night to completely delight the nearly packed house.
When a play features such an accomplished actress Gretchen Kanne, how ever.	“
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the results can be but one thing: great. And that sums up the SC drama production.
The p ay. deals with a small group of menless women wiiose lives are disrupted by the sud-
Downer Talk Held Today
Alan S. Downer, the man who considers “Look Homeward Angel’’ a “hog-like play,” will be gracing 133 FH with another appearance today at 2:15 p.m. wiien he discusses “The Dramatic Works of William Inge.”
Dr. Downer, a visiting professor of English from Princeton University, spoke last wreek on "Current Broadway Trends.”
While struggling to l>e humorous, Dr. Downer managed to criticise several aspects of the American theater.
Besides teaching, he has written several books and has lectured throughout Europe and the United States. Among his books are “The Act of the “Play.” “Fifty Years of American Drama” and “The British Drama.” He has also edited a collection of 25 modern plays and three volumes of Shakespeare.
Dr. Downer is a Harvard graduate who began his teach-in«: career at Wells College.
U. N. Expert Writes of Mideast Crisis; Says U. N. Holds Answer
EDITOR S NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles on the current Middle East crisis. Today’s article, contributed by Dr. J. Eugene Harley, professor of political science and authority on international law and the United Nations, looks at the controversy from the United Nations angle.
By DR. J. EUGENE HARLEY
It is obvious that the recent developments in the Middle East have shaken the foundation of w'orld politics and have resulted in a sudden and soul searching re-evaluation of the interest of the United States and the other big powers as w;ell as many other states of Europe and the world in the Middle East picture. The revolution in Iraq seems to have spark-plugged these events, and fears of further revolution particularly in Lebanon and Jordan have unleashed forces as well as fears that led to the landing of the U.S Marines in Lebanon.
This drastic measure by the U.S. immediately brought to the j forefront the role of the United Nations in the Middle East and the world. The UN had already j present in Lebanon a team of j observers who were supposed to . watch and report on infiltration j from outside which w^as designed to interfere with the independence of Lebanon. The fact that President Chamoun requested aid from the U.S. indicated his
fear and concern that the UN observers plan was not fully succeeding. The landing of U.S. troops in Lebanon unleashed a series of events at UN headquarters in New York where the Security Council took jurisdiction over this grave threat to world peace.
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Four major resolutions w7ere presented and voted on in the Security Council. The Russian proposal branding the U.S. as the aggressor was overwhelmingly defeated. The Swedish resolution requiring that the work of the UN observer team be suspended was also defeated.
The U.S. resolution calling for immediate setting up of an international police force so that U.S. forces be withdrawn received a strong vote of confidence but was vetoed by the Russians. The Japanese proposal recommending a substantial increase in the size and the effectiveness of the UN observer team did secure a favorable majority but was also vetoed by the Russians.
The next steps contemplated were by the U.S., represented by ! Senator Lodge, who favored reference of the whole dispute to an emergency session of the General Assembly. Russia also advocated the special session.
In the meantime, with the de- ! velopment of momentum for a conference at the summit, the plan to call the special General Assembly session was tabled for the time being.
Thus the way has been cleared for a conference at the summit within the framew'ork of the UN which means more particularly within the framework of the Security Council.
At the present time, the stumbling blocks seem to be in the precise questions to be discussed and wito should be invited to participate at the summit con- . ference.
There ill be an extraordi-narv risk with such probable leaders as Kliruschev and i>os-sibly Nasser attending.
den appearance or a wandering man possessing an almost animal make-up. His crude manners, large physique, and masculine face, arouse all the women and destroy the composure of sex-hungry group. Mike Shan-nahan plays the part of the virile Hal Carter and confidently barges through the three-act play.
And Miss Kanne, as the old-maid school teacher, Rosemary Sydney, turns in one of the most convincing performances of her career. She literally flows through the high y transitional role with complete authority. From her initial entrance on stage, she takes strong command with her overwhelming warmth, vitality, and sensitivity.
Kathy Coombs as the engenue, Madge, gives a vibrant performance combining her obvious beauty with a true emotional bal-
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Miss Tewksbury, as Millie, is the intelligent tomboy who is jealous of her sisters looks and association with men.
Jewel Bridges portrayal of Mrs. Potts had admirable vitality, and Carl Zellers, as Madge’s teenage admirer Bomber, was also well cast.
The only criticism of the show is its large but imaginative dull brown set which is only saved by the effective lighting.
The play itself, however, from the opening scene on, moves at a progressive rate toward the tension-filled scenes which highlight the final act. Sometimes, comical, othertimes tragic, the play offers a tremendous emotional range found in few pro-ductions.
Official
Notice
Applications for the Ph.D. language test are due this week in the Graduate School Office, Administration 204.
Th« tests will be given next week. The French test will he held on July 30 at 2:15, the German test July 31 at 7 p.m., the Spanish test August 1 at 2:11. All tests will be held in 229 FH.
John D. Cook Dean, Graduate School