‘ Count Basie to Fetzer Rehearsals Are in Full Swing As Men's and Women's Halls Prepare for Tomorrow's Production in ,Darby The annual Fetzer Sing will be presented Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Darby Gym. Five pairs of men’s and women’s halls will compete, singing groups of songs based on central themes. They are: Mears-West, “Moods of Night"; Cieveland-Cowles, “Children's Day at PS 47”; Younkers-Haines, “interpreta- tions on Love"; RawsonJames, “Spectrum of Song"; and Read- North Younker, singing ”Set Down, Servant," and ”Christ in His Garden,” French House will sing a group of French songs while the five judges are yoting. Refreshments will be served after the program, by French House and the Infor- mal Social Committee. The judges will decide on the halls’ performance in five cate- gories: appearance, including stage presence, posture, uni- formity: arrangements, includ- ing difficulty, audience appeal and originality; interpretation; tone; and overall impression, Planning for FetZer began at the end of last semester and halls began practicing after spring vacation. The co‘chair- men of Fetzer are Ellen Thomp- son and George Moose. Fetzer chairmen of individual halls are: Cary Hartshorne, Mears; Phil Handy, West; William D. Morain, Cowies: Anne Hogan- son, Cleveland; Don Reimer, South Younker; Holly Hoebel, Haines; John Emery, Rawson; Fran Weber and Jennette Woodward, James; Orv Tei- sing and Keith King, North Younker; and Jean Reff, Read. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Good» brod will be permanent spon- sors of the event, Judges will be Mr. Elbert Smith, Mr. John Kleinschmidt, Mrs. Norman Goodbrod, Mr, Roger Eldridge, and Mrs. Howard Bowen. Theologian and Business Executive Set for Commencement Speeches Plans for Grinnell‘s 1964 Com- mencement and Alumni Reun- ion Days programs were an- nounced this week. The fivevday series of events will begin with a senior dinner party Wednesday night. June 3, and will end at noon on the fol- lowing Sunday. Highlighting tho heavy activ- lty schedule will be major speaking appearances by Theo- dore A. Gill, president of San Francisco Theological Semi- nary, and Eugene J. McNeely. president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany. The Rev. Mr. Gill will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 8 phi. Thursday, June 4, and Mr. McNeely will present the commencement address at 2:30 pm. Friday, June 5. Both events will be in Darby Gym- nasium. A class of 281 seniors, the Eleven Women Tapped ForHonorary society Eleven junior women were tapped as new members of Mortar Board, senior women’s honorary, during dinner in the Quad on Sunday. The new members are: Carol Benton, Camie Bloom, Leslie Brusletten, Judy Edquist, Susan Gilmour, Bunny Hunt, Linda Klepinger, Marta Nevampaa, Adena Peterson, Ellie Smith, and Gail Zivin. Mortar Board members are chosen from eligible women stu~ dents who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3. The organization selects members according to scholarship, lead- ership. and seryice largest in Grinneli’s history, will be candidates for bachelor of arts degrees at the tradition- al commencement ceremonies. Earlier, the seniors and their parents will be involved in such activities as a panel discussion with seniors“ and faculty on Thursday, a president's recep- tion—hosted by President and Mrs. Howard R. Bowen, direct- ly following the baccalaureate service Thursday night, and a faculty-senior coffee hour and COMMENCEMENT— Continued on Page 3 [arm it The annual Spring Formal Dance will be held tonight from 9-12 in Darby Gym. Sponsored by the Gadabouts Com- mittee and the AFROTC, the event will feature a spring floral theme. Count Basie, internationally known Jazzman, has flown with his band for the one- event of the do wee/(end Activities night Iowa stand. Lauded by music cri tics everywhere for his adept rhythm creation Basie will continue the big-band sound of the year that also featured Louis Armstrong at the Christmas For- mal. This will be the last formal dance current semester. Women’s hours have been extended until 1 am. Grinnell College cantor; iBLACK Oldest College Newspaper West of the Missirrippl Vol. LXX] Grinnell, Iowa, Friday. April 24, I964 Murray Krieger to Give lectures At Annual Writer's Conference The 19th Annual Writers' Con- ference will feature two lec- tures by Murray Krieger, Car- penter Professor of Literary Criticism at the State Univer- sity of Iowa, iowa City. Krieger will deliver two lectures: “Newer and Older Criticisms," scheduled for 4 p.m. today in Younker Lounge, The Republican slate of Henry Cabot Lodge a n d Mark Hatfield was chosen over the Democratic one of President Johnson and flu- bert Humphrey during an all- campus, mock election here Tuesday. with 877 students voting, Lodge received a to- tal of 439, while Johnson gar- nered 353 votes. Men voters totaled 831/2 percent, and the women, Bl percent, for a to- tal at 82.3 percent voting. and Criticism and History: The Poetic Context and the Exist- ential Context.” scheduled for 1:30 pm. tomorrow in Younv ker Lounge. The Writers‘ Conference is held at Grinnell each year “To encourage an interest in crea- ative writing on campus" and to give encouragement to those students desiring to develop a talent in the creative writing area, according to Dr. Seymour Katz, Assistant Professor of English and chairman of the conference committee. Other members of the faculty com< mittee planning the event are M yr on Liberman (English) and Constance S. Wright (Eng- lish). In conjunction with the con- ference the winners of the Whitcomb Poetry contest for the best piece of poetry sub- mitted by a Grinnell student and of the Steiner Short Story contest for the best short story submitted by a Grinnell student, will be announced. Krieger was named to his honorary professorship at Iowa last fall. He is the author of ”The New Apologists for Poet- ry,” ”The Tragic Vision," and “A Window to Criticismzl Shakespeare's Sonnets and Modern Poetics.” Katz said the conference will consist of only the two leo< tures. There will be no panel discussions or special session] with students; however, stu- dents desiring to talk with‘ Krieger could probably do so after his lecture presentations. Yearbook Position Applications are now open for the positions of editor and business manager of the Mini Cyclone. The application deadline is Monday, April 27, at noon. Applicants are asked to submit a statement of qualifications and ideas for a yearbook format. State ments should be submitted to Laird Barber, chairman of the Faculty Committee on Student Publications. A sure 5 n of spring on campus is the progress on [he new student union. the Forum. Workrnen, who laboured of! and on during the Iowa winter months. are now working stead- Grinnell Gets Fast Time Grinnell 'College will begin operating on daylight saving time effective Sunday, April 26, Vice President Merritt C. Lud- wig has announced. Ludwig said the College will conform with the Grinnell City, council’s decision to place the community on daylight time Sunday. ily to meet the lone (all construction deadline. The newest addition to the building was the l wall of gluse windows completed on the north side last week.