Wright Plan
Considered

Arizona State University may soon erect a monu­
ment to the world’s late master architect, Frank Lloyd
Wright, in the form of an auditorium mid cultural cen­
ter which he designed for the campus just bèfore he
died.
Designs for the $7,500,000 de­
velopment were revealed by Dr.
Grady Gammage, ASU presi­
• FRONT VIEW . . . of the auditorium as sçen across th<> lake from the high- dent, at the meeting of th
way is pictured here.
state board of regents at Tucjj
son last Saturday. Authori:
tion was given for prelimjriary
planning to be carried-atft.
'As envisaged by Wright, the
plan would include an audi­
torium to seat 3,300 people, a
recit,al hall.i art gallery, music
and art department buildings,
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together
with adequate parking
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and dramatic landscaping

Russia
Is Topic
A top expert on Russia, who
has just returned from an ex­
tended tour of that country,
will open the program series
for the second summer session.
Maurice Hindus, author of a
dozen books on Russia, will
speak in the Memorial Union
Ballroom Wednesday, July 15
at 8:00 p.m.
On his most recent trip to
Europe, Mr. Hindus spent con­
siderable time in Western Ger­
many, evaluating conditions in
this highly controversial coun­
try. He also visited England,
France, and Italy, and as part
of his trip to Russia went into
Siberia.
“It is not a vast industrial
empire,” he reports. “We at
home do not begin to under­
stand its gigantic development,
we think of it as a big, dark
wilderness only for exiles and
prisoners. Siberia is Russia’s
Great Wild West, far richer
than our own ever was.”
Born in Russia, Maurice Hin­
dus lost his father at an early
age, and arrived in America
when he was 14. Through hard

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MASTER PLAN . . . by the late master architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for
a proposed ASU fine arts center, is shown above. The auditorium is in the
center. Starting in the upper righthand comer, clockwise, are the art depart­
m ent and gallery, parking dome, reflecting pool and fountain, lake, another re­
flecting pool, music department, parking Dome, and recital hall.

Regents Hear ASU Insurance Plan,
Approve Other Educational Programs

Maurice Hindus
study he learned English rap­
idly, and was eventually able
to attend Colgate University
and later Harvard.

Book Review
Mr. Louis Taylor, assistant
professor of English, will re­
view poetry by A. E. Housman
at a luncheon on Thursday in
MU 218, from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Mr. Taylor will rèad and talk
about “The man who went to
Ludlow Fair and left his neck­
tie” in honor of the Centennial
Edition of Housman’s. complete
poems.
'
Tickets for the luncheon must
be purchased at the MU in­
formation desk by noon Wed­
nesday.

In presenting the, plan to the
regents, Dr. Gammage describ­
ed them as the culmination of
a dream which he had cherish­
ed for ten years, 'to see a maj­
or design by “the world’s lead­
ing' architect of our age” take
form'lin Arizona.
Wright icreated: the design,
unknown to Dr. Gammage, at
the behest of Lewis J. Ruskin
of Scottsdale and Walter R.
Binmson of Phoenix. The de­
signs, commissioned j early last
spring, were completed just be­
fore Wright entered the hos­
pital during his fatal illness.
Arizona State University is
believed to be the largest in­
stitution of. higher learning in
the United' States which does
not possess an auditorium of
any kind. Since January, 1955,
when the roof of the old assem­
bly hall fell in, dramatic, musi­
cal and lecture events have
been very restricted.
Plans for the cultural center
call for it to be erected at the
southwest corner of the cam­
pus, on the 15-acre area facing
the curve of the Tempe-Mesa
highway. At present this space
is occupied by playing fields
arid temporary residence struc­
tures.
The auditorium, basic struc­
ture of the plan, is in the shape
of a horseshoe, with the open
end facing a revolving stage.
The facade of the building pre­
sents a series of arches fronting
on a reflecting pool.
Two parking domes, to pro­
tect. Automobiles from the sun,
flank the main edifice, and ex­
tensive outdoor parking is also
provided. A gigantic a r c h
spreads like a flying buttress
from one dome, across the audi­
torium to the other, carrying
out the curve formed by the
road in front of it.
Near, but slightly separated
from the auditorium, is a recit­
al hall, with a smaller revolving
stage, dressing, practice, and
workshop areas. This, together
with a separate music depart­
ment building to the north,
would provide facilities for
music and drama students.
An oval art gallery to the
east, providing for both per­
manent and traveling exhibits
and an educational gallery,
would adjoin the art depart­
ment building. Each of these
structures is distinctive, but all
blend into an artistic — what
Wright would have called an
“organic” — whole.

Arizona State University will
establish a student group health
and accident insurance pro­
gram next fall, it was reported
to the Board of Regents Satur­
day.
A joint faculty-student com­
mittee had previously select­
ed a program developed by the
American Casualty Company
from a group of more than 60
plans based on ASU specifica­
tions.
The ACC plan, entirely optionaL^o students, provides 12
monur coverage at annual rates
of $23.55, for student only;
$47.10, for student and spouse;
$67.10, for student and spouse
with maternity benefits; $59.50,
for student, spouse and chil­
dren (any numbery; and $79.50,
for student spouse and children,
with maternity benefits.
The insurance c o m p a n y ,
which will administer the pro­
gram, has been authorized to
offer the plan to ASU students
during registration in Septem­
ber.
In other action, the regents

approved:
A contract between ASU and
the State Board of Vocational
Education for the establishment
of a distributive education pro­
gram, the preparation of coord­
inators ' for cooperative sales
training in public schools.
An agreement between ASU
and the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, Wash­
ington, D. C., providing for the
training of 24 teachers from
other countries this fall under
the International Teacher - de-

velopment program.
The acceptance of a federal
allocation of $35,464 to the Na­
tional Defense Student L o a n
Fund, increasing the amount of
money available for lo'ans to
superior and specialized stu­
dents from $8,331 to $43,795.
Authorized t h e following
leaves of absence: the academ­
ic year 1959-60 for Dr. Robert
Coonrod, chairman of the his­
tory department, to accept a
University of Michigan fellow­
ship in college administration;
for Mrs. Ruth Keenan, assist­
Students still wishing to ant professor of English, and
Mrs. Ajary Jacks, assistant pro­
register for the Sedona art
course July 13 through Aug. fessor of Office Administration,
15, may do so, according to to pursue graduate studies; and
Dr. Roy C. Rice, director of for Dr. Kent Pillsbury, assist­
summer session. Check with ant professor of Education, to
accept a Kappa Delta Pi award
Dr. Harry Wood of the art
to study (in Paris; a year’s ex­
department.
tension of leave to Robert
Dr. Rice urges students
who have paid deposits on Kerston, assistant professor of
the trip to complete registra­ Engineering; and a Sabbatical
leave for Dr. Wendell Rider,
tion in the Administration
Building July 6 through 10 chairman of the Music depart­
ment, for th e ,first semester of
all day.
1959-60.

A display of the work
of Frank Lloyd Wright,
world - renowned archi­
tect whose plans for an
Arizona State University
cultural center were re­
leased last week^ will oc­
cupy the trophy cases in
the Mémorial Union next
week.
Sponsored by the State
Press, the exhibit will
include books by and
about Wright, photo­
graphs and designs of
buildings both in Arizo­
na and elsewhere, and
other recognitions and
tributes to his ability.

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SUMMER SESSION

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July 3,1959

S ta ttg rtes
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Jerome Exhibit
Open Till July 12
A guest exhibition, featur­
ing the work of Arizona State
University art department fac­
ulty members, will be on dis­
play at the Verde Valley A rt­
ists Gallery in Jerome until
July 12.
Tom Harter, ASU professor
of Art, was guest speaker at
the opening reception. His
speech was , entitled “Under­
standing a n d Appreciating
Contemporary Art.”
Faculty members represent­
ed in the exhibit are Frances
Failing, assistant professor,

watercolors; Ben Goo, assistant
professor, sculpture; Dr. Doug­
las Hale, assistant professor,
oil and watercolor; Mr. Harter,
lacquer, casein and watercolor;
Mrs. Jean Hopkins, lecturer,
jewelry.
Also, Art Jacobson, assistant
professor, oil and encaustic;
D on Schaumburg, associate
professor, ceramics; John Wad­
dell, associate professor, char­
coal drawings; Dr. Harry Wood,
chairman of the art depart­
ment, oil; and Roosevelt Woods
Jr., teaching assistant, oil.

OFF THE RECORD . . . chat is held by Louis Untermeyer, who spoke here
Wednesday evening, and Mrs. Jerry Cannon (1), wife of an ASU student, and
Miss Diana Gale, coed.

Tempe Asks Money A id Of Regents
To Improve Fire Protection For ASU

The board of regents discus­ in which Regent O. D. Milder, pointing out that there was no
sed a City of Tempe request for of Phoenix, a member of the cost involved and that students
aid in purchasing fire-fighting regents’ committee to study the who had previously enrolled in
equipment and maintenance of problem, reported no recom­ the program established by the
a paid fire department at its mendations.
regents had a "right to expect
meeting here Saturday, but was
Miller reported that the rates to, be able to take needed cours­
unable to arrive at any solu­ for the regents would go up if es. Regent Lynn M. Laney
tion.
the city does not conform to backed up the ASU president’s
The City of Tempe had re­ conditions set by the B o a r d position with a vigorous argu­
quested $40,000 to $50,00.0 cash of Fire Underwriters and that ment.
by July 1 for purchase of a the committee was investing the
Dr. Gammage re-introduced
ladder truck which it says is establishment of an ASU fire the rriatter Saturday , saying
needed only for, protection of department, “which seems re­ he still felt the request “rea­
Arizona State University prop­ mote.”
sonable and just.”
erty and an annual allotment
Mathews countered, “when
Regent John G. Babbitt, of
of $10,000 toward the fire de­ the Arizona Rating Bureau in­ Flagstaff, chairman of the re­
partment. The city claims that’ creases the insurance rate, then gents’ curriculm committee,
fire insurance rates will be in­ we must negotiate with them,” said he and the committee had
creased at least one-third for to which it was pointed out discussed the matter at length
the city and university unless that the Fire Underwriters, not
with Dr. Gammage and Dr. Lee
improvements are made in the the rating bureau, determines P. Thompson/ dean of the ASU
fire-fighting system.
the rate.
College of Applied Arts and
After Grady G a m m a g e,
“If the City of Tempe refus­ Sciences and director of the
ASU president, had introduced es to bear its just burden of School of Engineering, and that
the subject at the meeting, it fire protection, this will be­ the committee decided to leave
met volleys of protest from come a legislative matter,” things just as they are.
William R. Mathews, Tucson Mathews asserted.
“I went into this with more
regent, and the matter was
In other action, the regents
postponed until a later session, refused a prior ASU request to vigor than perhaps I should
restore five graduate engineer­ have at the last meeting,” Lan­
ing courses which had been ey said, “but I still hold my
proposed for the ASU curri- views. I still think the mem­
culm at a closed, March 9, bers (of the board) are mak­
ing a mistake, but they think
meeting of the'regents.
I’m wrong. But they are hon­
The courses, four of them in
High school graduates who chemical engineering, w h i c h orable men.”
would like to save time for the would implement a master of
activity-packed freshman ori­ science in engineering degree
entation week at Arizona State program already in operation
University, Sept. 8-13, may for a full year, were deleted
take advantage of early-test­ from the ASU request at the
ing days here this summer.
Registration materials for
same time the University of
Orientation tests will be of­ Arizona, which had had no the second Summer Term will
fered July 18, and Aug. 22. chemical engineering program, be distributed in the lobby of
P r o s p e c t i v e students may was granted bachelors, R a s t ­ the Administration Building
take them on either day J
ers and a doctorate degrees in Monday through Friday from
They will be given in Room chemical engineering.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On registra­
203 of the Business Administra­
At an April 14 meeting in tion day, July 13, materials
tion building, beginning at 8:30 Tucson, Dr. Gammage asked will be distributed in the Moeur
a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. The that the matter be reconsidered, Activity Building.
students will have an hour for
lunch in the ASU cafeteria and
should bring lunch money.

Freshman Tests
Available Early

UNUSUAL . . . sight at a reception is provided
by Mrs. Robert Roessel. Dean Irving W. Stout (1),
of the Graduate College, who hosted the reception
Sunday in the MU, watches with Mr. Roessel. The
Roessels, with Dean Stout are co-directing the Nava­
jo Indian orientation program currently at ASU.

Final Exam Schedule
Classes will meet as usual on Friday July 10, with
final examinations beginning at 2:00 p.m., according to
the following schedule:
Classes meeting
regularly from

7:00- 8:00
7:40- 9:10
8:10- 9:10
9:20-10:20
9:20-10:50

Hours for
Examinations

Friday ï-July 10

2:00- 4:00 p.m.
• 2:00- 4:00 p.m.
4:00- 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 11
7:30- 9:30 a.m.
7:30- 9:30 a.m.
11 : 00- 12:00
9:45-11:45- a.m.
11:00-12:30
9:45-11:45 a.m.
12 : 10- 1:10
12:30- 2:30 -p.m.
Evening,Classes
Last scheduled
meeting ofclass
No examinations are given in advance of schedule*.
A student leaving or failing to take the examination is
given an incomplete or an “E” according to the judg­
ment of the instructor.

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Registration
Material Ready

Dance Tonight
Another summer dance, for
ASU students,' faculty, staff and
guests will be held this even­
ing in the Memorial Union Ball­
room.
Dancing from 8 p.m. until 11
p.m. will be on the terrace and
in,the ballroom, to the orches­
tra of Tom Warnken.

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We will reopen after Labor Day

Western and Indian Curios and'Sifts