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Show October 29, 1965 The PARSON Page $ Scientific Comet Watcher Astronomical Failure Have You Noticed? t Dr. Woodford hadnt really come right out and assigned us to watch the comet, but I knew that I could earn a little experience,, if nothing else, in doing so. So. at 9:07, and (well, doesnt your nose run when it gets cold?) I wandered out into my front yard and looked in the direction 1 considered to of west. It appeared to me that there were too many houses,, and I walked out into the street to get a clearer perspective when one of my neighbors came over and bemoaned, Im afraid well never see it. Itll be too close horizon. valiantly at their studies. The cost of keeping the library open for week-end- s cant be so outNonsense, I thought. Anything rageous that something couldnt worth coming out in this cold be worked out. I have heard one for will show itself. volunteer to work for nothing just to be able to use the faciliI wandered a little further ties, and Im sure there are othdown the street. An elderly ers who feel the same way. white-headelady came out of With all these new changes a yard. Are you looking for the there are some things we just same think I am? she shouted. dont want to change: i.e., the Music Building, again. However, I nooded and we moved toin the case of Homecoming we gether. She wiped her mouth could stand to change a few of with a handkerchief, introduced the old traditions and get away me to her German shepherd dog from old apathetic attitudes that and began: have developed toward them. Things like having our HomeI saw Halleys Comet when L coming on the same day as the was a child, back in 1910. University of Utahs shows our typical lack of foresight. Maybe I explained my Astronomy-claswe dont let anyone push us to her and she offered her idea to but the isnt backwards, condolences and said: move ahead, too? t'. I s be-scarf- .' V- be-sout- - r i f.V By Marilyn Pierson We are, in general, a mild- - During the last two weeks the door has been again returned to its original color. The first coat mannered group. Have you noticed? We dont wear dirty sweatshirts or grow long Beatle hair-do(and when we see those who do we question their validity: Is it for real?) and we dont picket much. This is not to say that we ridicule the right to do so, or that we dont rebel when we see the need; this merely states the fact that we arent violent in our actions. We talk to the administration or we gripe amongst ourselves Music Department people are happy. In quiet, unassuming ways we or we keep quiet. Example of action can now the keeping-quie- t be viewed on the front door of the Music Building. The Music Building has traditionally had an orange door. During the past summer the entire building was painted green. s was a rather hastily applied, sloppy, apricot, but the second coat is the famous Halloween orange that the building had worn previously. The tradition has been reinstated and the rebel; we let our wants be known. We ride motor scooters on the sidewalk, we park in the upperclassmen spaces (Freshmen, arise!) and we sluff reWe write quired assemblies. letters to the editor and we boo at basketball games. All in all we are a group, but we dont want to be pushed around either. Have you noticed? In view of this fact I would like to make a few modest and quietly-phrasesuggestions: The Student Lounge is open on week-end- s now, although there are rumors that it may mild-mannere- - d d to-ou- r not last long because the numbers are not through-varietbut a dwindle. Its merely steady opening is a step in the right direction though. Our campus should not fold up the sidewalks on Friday afternoons and remain dormant until Monday morning. The Lounge can help facilitate a little action, but more importantly, we should have the liy brary open on week-end- s more than just a few hours on Sunday afternoons. This particular plea is equally important to dorm students and town students, while the operation of the Lounge is not. Dorm students realize that the living conditions in the dorm are not that condusive to study because everyone doesnt agree that it is a necessity. Town students need to get away from all the things that divert their attention at home, too, if they are to stab y, d cen-tainl- s Hansel Gretel And Revisited or treating an fact that there was when of the Ameriis Trick no can institution. We would be fire. Miss Wiladere motioned us hard pressed, however, to find to a stool and then tiredly said, someone who knows how it beAll this trick or treat mess can state of This gan. ignorance get very wearing after a few about something as important as centuries. trick or treating must be done Oh, thats what we came to away with, so we decided to ask you about. That is, we tackle the problem. thought you might be able to Finding a reputable authority tell us exactly how it started. to interview was a difficult task. Why of course I can. Do you But finally, after a good deal of remember the story of Hansel searching, we found one. Her and Gretel? Yes? Well, when name was Miss Wiladere Witch. those two got lost and found Winalda Witchs gingerbread She was very busy with Halloween preparations, but when we house they started eating it. She called and asked for an interthought they were her two pigs view, she graciously told us that that she was planning to cook we could call at eight that for the large party she was planing to give that evening. evening. We arrived a few minutes But anyone should be able to a pig from a child. were a and into ushered tell early kitchen Not in furnished large early necessarily, the besides, hut. In the center was a huge Winalda had misplaced her caldron filled with a green liquid glasses and was quite blind withthat was boiling merrily in spite out theiri. , By Margaret Brady I see, she tried to cook thank you very much. I must be the children, she never dreamed going now. By the way, whats that they were human. in the caldron? Exactly. When she realized a wonderful new drink what she was doing, she was I Its invented. Would you like just horrified. By then, the children a taste? drink There, up. It has were so confused and frightened one side effect, anyone who only that when she released them, drinks it turns into a stove. they went rushing, off immedNow, stop fidgeting. Ill iately. Winalda tried to run after them and apologize but they hid change you back as soon as I and she couldnt ever find catch those two infernal brats! them. The story they told when they got home was largely a product of their fright and imaTwe To gination?' Right, After that, trick or treating was established by all the witches of the world. We reasoned that sometime or other, Hansel and Gretel would meet a witch on Halloween. (Every witch has been authorized to apologize on behalf of Winalda.) Thats very ingenious. Well, , Culture Corner Streetcar Named Desire At USU by Sanzi tickets for the Utah Civic Ballet are now on sale at 15th East 1st South. For the evening performance, $12, $9, and Season and for the matinee, $9, $6.75, and $4.50, The season includes Nutcracker, and two programs of Spring Gala which feature classic and modern repertoire. $6, featuring works of students or bonus on the season tickets will be tickets for the Choreographers Showcase. which opA ened October 22. The Showcase will be presentt ed again on October 29 and 8 p.m. The tickets are $2.00 There are no reserved seats. The Utah Civic Ballet and University Dance Department are former students. This Showcase is made up of works of Gary Horton, Susan Wheeler, Shirley White Nelson and Phillip Keeler. Uniquely, The Stagedoor will be the entrance and following the production, there is an onstage reception for the audience. Saturday, October 30, 12:30 p.m., The Terrace Ballroom will be the setting for the March of Dimes Fashion Show. The Broadway musical star, Jack Cassidy, will take over the runway following the fashion show. All of the proceeds will go to the March of Dimes. Kennith A. Kerkslake, assistant professor of art at the University of Florida, and associated with the Atellier Chapman Kelley Gallery in Dallas, Texas, print exhibit opened a one-ma- n on October 3 which will run Continued on Page 4 30-a- Exclusively on EPIC RECORDS -- Ir Vi u.errcice. ioDDroonm IMIov. p.m. h You go write this up. We saw street lamps and car lights and city smoke. I want to see the report you give to your teach- er. We both sniffed and went into our separate homes. We saw street lamps and car lights and city smoke. We did not see, a comet. Im sorry Dr. Woodford. Im afraid Ill never " be a scientist. Fat 4 ni&eT |