Grinnell Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Takes Five Seniors Into Ranks Five seniors were announced as new members of the col- lege’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter during an annual program held Wednesday night in Herrick Chapel. They are the first to be named [oaths national hon- No Fast Planned For November 19 Speaker of the Senate Jim Parkison told the 88:13 this Week that Grinnell will not par- ticipate in the national Thanks- giving Fast For Food program, under the direction of Negro leader Martin Luther King, 11‘. when camp'us members in- qull'ed into the possible partic- ipatlon of Griniiell students in this program, they were told that the college food service, SAGA, had already purchased food and had menus planned for the rest of the month, The program, in which a number of colleges thi;oughout the country are forfeiting one meal and sending the money for that meal to Dr, King and his com» mittee for use in the Civil Rights Movement, is scheduled to take place On November 19. Although technical circum- stances have ruled Grinnell out as participants in the official program, Parkison said that the Student Senate would dis- cuss at its meeting next Wednesday the possibility of having a program here on the local level in December. At that time liho Senate will also discuss plans for spending the money, should such a program be carried out. orary society from this year’s senior class which numbers 246. The new members are: William S, Abernathy, mo- joring in philosophy and re- ligion Carol Benton, majoring in music Leslie J. Brusletten, major- ing in psychology Marta J. Nevampaa, major- ing in history Martha L. Preston, major- ing in biology. The students were presented with certificates by local chap- ter secretary James D. Kissane (English) during the program which was presided over by Kenneth A. Christianseli (biol- logy), local chapter president. Miss Evelyn Gardner, pro- fessor of English and‘ former Dean of Women, spoke to die members and guests on “Tonto Kroger‘s Holiday.” Basing hei- remarks on a ”long, short story” by German author Thomas Mann, Miss Gardner traced the life of Tonio Krog- er who worked with such heroic self~discipline to achieve ex- cellence as a poet that he reached a state of weariness and fatigue and proclaimed to a confidant, ”I am Sick of knowledge.” ”Pursuit of knowledge is a crusade today," she said. “It is a form of public service in which we are all enlisted, There is no time for dream- ing, planning, or for personal growih." She went on to relate that Tonic took his holiday, but came back to work feeling that he knew himself batter and that there was something for him to do worth doing. 'lots' to Happen After December 4, When first Party Opens New For For Music, Pool, E presso, ‘fxtras' By Aline Furl-er Trumpets blare. Drums roll. Curious crowds gather. The Forum opens December 4. And then what? Then, according to Forum Committee Chairman Steve Buckles, “lots." The North Lounge of the Forum will boast the typical unionish characteristics: juke box, informal parties, rock ’n roll groups. The South Lounge will be less typical and more cultural and will feature programmed music, informal con- certs, and receptions for visiting VlP’s.,,genei'al facilities will include pool tables in the game rooms (the green onythe carpet matches the felt of the pool tables), ping-pong tables in North Lounge during the day, and listening rooms. Besides catering to various social and musical tastes, the Forum will also provide aid and sustenance to students with busy tapeworms. The grill will handle the hamburger-ice- ci‘eam-cone business, and the coffee house will stave off the more ethnic hunger pangs by means of an espresso-making machine. As far as social organization's goes, the Forum will retain the present committee which plans such events as informal parties, but is also organizing another one! The latter will be composed of students nominated by the faculty from the art, music, and drama departments and will handle the fine arts aspects of the Forum, For example, it will be responsible for the programmed music in South Lounge, ‘ As a preview of what is to come and what it will be like, there will be a“coming out" party for the Forum the night of Friday, December 4. An informal open house affair will precede the party which will feature variously the Rivieras, a rock ’n roll band, aiid Maxine Seller, a folksinger from the Mother Blues in Chicago. So when December 4 rolls around—come one, come all ——lt’s finallv voursl Public Relations Grinnel ceinnen cottage 1 College Oldest College Newspaper West of the Mississippl Vol. LXXll Grinnell,lowa, Friday, November l3, I964 No. 8 Gates lecturer Is Samuel Miller; first lecture to, be This Sunday The annual Gates Memorial Lecture Series will open Sun- day night at 8 with Dr. Samuel H. Mlller, dean of the Harvard University Divinity S C h 0 01, speaking on the topic “The Mystery of the Changing Meta- plior,” Subsequent lectures in the series will be on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 11. At these times Di‘. Miller will dis— cuss “The Fiction of Faith in Faulkner" and ”The Clown with the Capital C,” respective- ly. All lectures Will be held in Herrick Chapel. An ordained Baptist minis- ter, Dr. Miller is a native of Pennsylvania and holds de- grees from Colgate University, Clark University, Kalamazoo College, and Chicago rheology, cal School. In addition to theol< ogy. he has studied literature and the arts. Before teaching he held pastorates in New Jer sey and Massachusetts, Dr. Miller has served as dean of the Harvard Univer sity Divinity School since 1959 Before being named dean, he ’ was a lecturer and professor of ‘ pastoral theology there. He has also taught at Andover Newton : Theological School. Before the lecture opens, Dr, Miller will make an appearance on campus as the speaker in college chapel dur- ing the regular Sunday church services at ll am. in Herrick Chapel. ‘ series Dean Samuel ‘Miller Players Open ‘Oedipus Rex' in Roberts Theatre. 1 Plan Further Performances Tonight and Saturday The Grinnell Players produc- tion of Sophocles. “Oedipus Rex” opened last night, in Rob- erts Theatre for a three night run. The performance starts each night at 8:15. Walter Lowe is cast in the title role. Lowe is a freshman, and heads a cast that is pres dominately freshman. Margaret Weathers, sopho- more English major, plays the role of Jocasta, wife of Oedi- pus, and queen of Thebes Tiresias, the blind prophet, is played by Terry McCoy, jun- ior English major, and Daniel Mason, freshman, plays Creon, brother of J'ocasta, Other principals include Rlc MacDowell, freshman, as a priest of Zeus; Burt McDowell, sophomore, as a messenger from Corinth; Maxwell Helfa gott, freshman, as a shepherd, and Charles Burns, freshman. as a palace official. The chorus of Theban elders is composed of Tanya Hovan- essian, Mary Montgomery, Rob in Kroc, Sue Chausow, Sarah French, Sue Johnson, Nancy Herrera, Sandra Bates, Suzann Bick, Andra Beach, Janet Nic- hol, Ellen Melford, Karen Strasser, and Barbara Shively. The Greek tragedy which is required reading in Humanities classes concerns Oedipus, king of Thebes, who was told by the Combine Classical, Functional Elements Set Stresses Live Aspects of ’Odeipus’ “The technical aspects of the set accord with our attempt to treat Oedipus Rex, not as a historical piece, but as living theater,” states Richard Mey- ers, technical director of the Theater. The play will be we sented this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Robert's Theat- er. The set, combining classical and funclional elements, is composed of large corrugated cardboard pillars and a raised platform, “The decor,” states Meyers, “suggESstthe period, and the size and shapes sug- gest the enormous traffic qual- ity of the play.” “The elements of the classl- cal," continued the technical director, “are the raised and separate acting area for the principle characters and the separation of the chorus in a manner similar to the Greek orchestra." . , “The chorus is stylized in movement and action and straightforward in accordance with the Greek concept." _ “Because of the many short scenes between the principal characters, the arrangement of platforms, entrances and exits is functionally designed to fa- cilitate the actions of the ac- tors.” ”We have tried to limit our utilization of the classical,” concluded Meyers, ”50 the real elements of the play won't be shackled by classical style." Oracle at Delphi as a young man that he was destined to murder his father and marry his mother, Shocked, he tries to avoid his fate. His wander- ings eventually take him to Thebes, but on the way he has a fight with an old man on the road and kills him. In Thebes he answers a rid-l dle and thus dispells a plague caused by a female monster, the Sphinx, and in gratitude the citizens of Thebes make him king. l-le marries Jocasta, their widowed queen. After some years of PX‘OSF perity another plague strikes the city, and the cause of it is found to be that the murderer of the former king has not been found. Oedipus dedicates him< self to the search, He discovers that the oracle of his fate has actually been fulfilled, and that the man he killed at the crossroads was the former king, his father, and thus he had married his moth- er. The tragedy ends in Jocas- ta's suicide and Oedipils's blind- ing and banishing himself. “The play is directed by Rich- ard D. Meyer (speech and. theatre) and Mrs. Betty G. Voertman (speech and theatre). Stage manager and assistant to the director is John Howard, senior. Costumes were designed by Mrs. Voertman and the cos- tumes crew head is Karen Har< dy, senior. Jutly Pcal'son, sen- iOr is in Charge of lights, and IMike Fellinger, freshman, is stage carpenter. John Oesting is sound engineer.