Summer Session

Friday, August 7, 1964
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KniseleyNamed
WAC Director
Of Information

No. 7

Parents Often
Aid Censorship

Appointment of Harry B.
“Doc” Kniseley, veteran sports
By M A R Y DUM OND
The following may sound
official and well known Den­
Wèêî
How does a book get pres­ funny, but it’s for real. And
ver civic worker, as director of
sured out of a school library? it could happen here.
information for the Western
“Various ways,” says Mrs.
“Dictionary of A m e r ic a n
Athletic Conference was an­
Callie Becker, who’s conduct­ Slang” — banned in many Cali­
nounced Monday by Paul W.
ing a workshop on “Censorship fornia schools — “obscene.” Of
Brechler, WAC commissioner.
and Controversial Books” here. course, it’s used as an inval­
A journalism graduate, for­
Mrs. Becker, assistant librar­ uable reference by psycholo­
mer coach, sports writer, maga­
ian at Long Beach State Col gists, penologists, philogists,
zine editor,' college dean, and
lege, has watched the censor1 language students, Englishpublic relations director, Knise
ship cycle swing between rigid anguage researchers—but_
ley brings a varied background
to liberal poles through the
“Robin Hood”—Nasty man
of experience to the confer
years, studying first for the ASU robs from the rich and gives to
ence. He has been a football
workshops now for her master’s the poor. Horrors! Com m u n isofficial in the Rocky Mountain
degree.
tic!
and Western athletic confer
‘Often this pressure starts
All Quiet on the Western
ences for the last 16 years.
with a single parents inquiry Front.” Anti-war, therefore,
After receiving an MA. de
about a certain book,” Mrs. for peace, therefore, Commu­
gree from the University of
Becker says. “Then the parent nistic.
Oklahoma in 1929, where he
influences a group. And the
This list — which could go
was editor of the student maga­
group may agitate and bring on, hits about every reading in­
zine for three years, Kniseley
pressure on the superintendent, terest possible except Westerns
was in newspaper work and
the principal, or the teacher of (and there probably are a few
the class involved.”
coaching for a short time before
banned in this category) — is
becoming director of publicity
Most pressure comes in socio­ the reason Mrs. Becker thinirg
and assistant professor of jour­
logy and literature areas, in sec­ the public should be concerned
ondary schools, she says.
nalism at Kansas State Teach­
about censorship.
C A LIFO R N IA ’S MRS. Ç A L L IE B EC K ER "‘ “1
ers College, Emporia. During
Which leaves the school’s li­
It’s A- -Mess”
the war he was director of pub­
brarian, trained to encourage
students to read classics of the
lic information and publications
at Spartan School of Aeronau­
ages, right out on a lonely limb.
Dr. Weldon Shofstall, ASU’s
tics, air force training base in
“And it’s the librarian, al­ dean of students, speaks on
Tulsa, Okla.
though she doesn’t have a ‘S tudent Leadership for Free­
chance to say much,” contends dom” August 21 at the first gen­
After the w ar Kniseley joined
Mrs. Becker, “who have to mop eral session of the Sigma Tau
the public relations staff of the
up afterwards. It’s a mess, be­ Gamma convention at Washing­
Humble Oil and Refining Com­
Two booklets, designed for and their presidents, and of lieve me.”
pany in Tulsa and edited the
ton University in St. Louis.
This can’t happen to “good”
company magazine, which won women university students, are women’s residence halls.
The convention rims from
Also the rules of privileges of literature, you say? Ho, ho, ho! August 21 through 23.
a national award and numerous being mailed to all new coeds
regional awards. He was trans­ (freshman and transfer stu resident hall living and the
standards of university women;
ferred to Denver in 1948 as dents) by ASU.
^ cues oonn clothes and what
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public relations director for the mts) by a s u .
Coed Cnesr tlI6-*ASSoWaTeT “wear wïïën; the AWS constitu- J T l O L W È l / S t f y .
company’s northwest division
and later became division per­ Students handbook, appears in tion; a diagram of AWS gov
sonnel manager. For the last new dress this year. A pale pink ernment organization; a n d
three years he has been promi­ cover features cartoon charac songs.
nent in work with Denver civic ter and the caption “Éloise and
The Panhellenic Handbook,
You at ASU.”
organizations.
sporting a deep rose cover, and
Baritone Charles Lampkin_ house. As a teacher, Lampkin
Effective immediately Knise­
The booklet is designed to contrasting white print, has
composer,
lecturer, celebrated was director of radio produc­
ley, 57, will be in charge of give students a sound idea of been expanded this year to in­
the WAC press information and the organization of AWS, its clude a number of photographs. pianist and authority on the tion for the Federal Adult
This book is published by the folk-lore and music of the Ne­ Schools,‘’music director for a
statistics bureau and will assist role on campus, and the role
Brechler in other administra­ each coed has as a university Panhellenic Council. It includes gro, will present “Sounds and USO hospital unit, music di­
the Panhellenic creed, a glimpse Wonders of My America” rector for the drama depart­
tive work. He will transfer to woman and AWS member.
Tuesday night at 8 in the MU ment of Western Reserve Uni­
Phoenix when the commission­
It includes a ' description of of sorority life, a list of ques­ ballroom.
versity and a teacher in the
er’s office is moved here later AWS and its officers, of other" tions and answers concerning
Lampkin attended John Carthis month.
women’s campus organizations rush procedures, rules for for­ roll University, Virginia Theo­ Cleveland Public Schools.
mal rush, and names of Pan
With piano^m d^oice in his
hellenic officers and sorority logical Seminary, and the Uni­ lecture-recitm, Lampkin un­
versity
of
California
at
Berke­
presidents.
ley. He studied piano with Vic­ folds the moving saga of his
Two pages are devoted to tor Seroff and composition with people and their contribution
each of the 11 national sorori­ Bernard Wagenaar.
to American folk-lore.
ties on campus, describing each
He makes known the pathos
An ardent student of the
group in both words and pic­ drama, he has appeared at of the spiritual, the pure joy
tures.
Karamu House, Woodland Cen­ and conviction of the shoutI.n both books, a welcome to ter, and the Cleveland Play- song, the frustration of the
ASU is extended by Dr. Cath­
blues, and the infinite weari­
erine G. Nichols, ASU associ­
ness of the work-sopg.
ate dean of students, and by Jo
In the “Creationy’ a sermon
Freida Dorris, assistant dean,
done with original music, he
i AWS President Sarah Burns,
portrays religious fervor and
patient faith.
of Phoenix, welcomes students
in . Coed Cues, Sally Davis,
During his program Lampkin
‘Scottsdale, Panhellenic presi­
Presents a section on Paul
dent, extends her greeting ¡n the
Lawr^peeDunbar, first recog­
Panhellenic Handbook.
nized modern negro protest
Various packets, containing
poet
these books and a variety of
I Lampkin was recently elect­
POMP8 — New colored tissue square« called "Pomps!* sire
°toer helpful information for
ed to thevboard of directors of
now being manufactured by The Crystal Tissue Company ‘of
new freshman and transfer
the Family Service of Pasa­
Middletown, Ohio. Pomps were designed to simplify, speed
students, are being mailed from
dena, which serves nine
up, and eliminate waste in the decoration o f homecoming
the offices of the associate dean
and communities.
floats.
of students.
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STATE PRESS

Friday, August 7, 1964

ASU’s Taylor And Lorick In All-Star Game
Play In Football
TV Tilt Tonight
Tonight the two-touchdown
favored Chicago Bears meet the
College All-Stars at Soldiers
Field in Chicago.
Running backs in All-Star
coach Otto Graham’s pro type
offense will be speedster
Charley Taylor and Tony Lor­
ick of ASU, Willis Crenshaw of
Kansas State, Joe Don Looney
of Oklahoma, Bob Smith of
North Texas State and Matt
Snell of Ohio State.
The champion Bears, coached
by 69-year-old George Halas,
already have pledged the 1964
season to teammates Willie Galimore and John Farrington,
killed in a July 26 auto crash
near the Bears’ Rensselaer, Ind.,
training camp.
“With the initial shock over,
it is only natural that they will
play their hearts out. I know I
would. I think it will make the
Bears just that much harder
to defeat,” said Graham.
The All-Star game, sponsored
by the Chicago Tribune Chari­
ties, Inc., will be televised and
broadcast nationally by the
American Broadcasting Com- ;
pany, starting at 7 p.m. MST.

C H A R L E Y T A Y LO R

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DEFENSE OF EXPRESSION
L E T T E R TO EDITOR

I Psychology
I Faculty Boost
President G. Homer Durham
has announced the appointment
of six new faculty members to
the department of psychology
at Arizona State University.
They are: Dr. Fred S. Keller,
full professor, and J. Gilmour
Sherman, associate professor,
both of Columbia University;
Aaron Brownstein, associate
professor, of Florida State; as­
sistant professor Charles Gersten, Bucknell University, and
Eugene Taylor, University of
Washington, and instructor Pa­
tricia Perry Corke, University
of Houston.

applied the proper stimulus to
After reading your editoral of the starter and elicited no re­
July 24 and subsequent retrac­ sponse. With a sudden flash of
tion of July 31, it appears as if
the State Press has been made insight I realized that I had
left my lights on all morning.
to “eat crow.”
If the State Press is an organ Fortunately, a gracious fellowrepresentative of s t u d e n t student gave me a push.
As I drove home I thought
thought and opinion at Arizona
State University, then it must it certainly would have given
be allowed to express the same, me a warm feeling and made
however divergent such views me feel a part of the universi­
ty had I found a note left by
may be.
Certainly, this is Goldwater the Security Police on my
country; the press and people windshield saying, “Y'sq left
can be expected to be partisan. your lights on.”
But “let’s always rememeber
My reaction would have been
that the other man has a right that the Security Police were
^ The
The Luke
Luke Band
Band will
will per­
perto be heard.”
really interested in the safety
form Tuesday night at 7:30
Politics is a controversial ar­ and welfare of the students and
in the MU Ballroom.
ea, and let us remind you that were not devoted exclusively
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it is far more interesting and to ferreting out minor parking
“Military Band Concert” us­
vital to us than stunted report­ infractions to collect fines.
ing which does not extend be­
Mrs. Ann K. Dennis ually means only one thing to
the public — an hour or so of
yond the periphery of campus
“Poet and Peasant Overture,”
or the state of Arizona.
marches, perhaps a gay Vien­
Are we to revert to the State
nese waltz, and more marches.
Press of regular semesters
This conception at a band con­
characterized by shallow and
safe editorials, incomplete (if
“Western Business Roundup,” cert is as outmoded to the 541st
not inaccurate) reporting, and produced by the broadcast bur-» Air Force Band as the World
inconsequentials such as frater­ eau, has been called (among War I planes are in comparison
nity-sorority pinnings and en­ other things) the most “un-sexy to the modem supersonic jet
fighters.
gagements?
show” in Arizona.
The 541st Air Force Band,
We welcome a candid and
Each week nearly 100,000
contemporary editorial policy people, with the aid of 29 ra­ stationed at Luke Air Force
in the State Press in place of dio stations, listen to such top­ Base, presents a program that
the bland shortsightedness of ics as “Dilemma of Advertis­ is geared to the tempo and
tastes of today’s discriminating
the past.
ing,” “Water for Arizona,” audiences. The' unusual Versa­
Paul Hutsick
“Role of the Blind in Business tility and professional ability
Frederic J. Gesjen
and Industry.”
of these 35 Air Force musicians
Robert G. Pfaadt
The show’s moderator, Dr. have made this group one of
Paul H. Gerlach
Robert James Butler Ralph Hook, said: “I think, the finest in the Southwest. This
from the standpoint of pro­ band’s wonderful music has
gramming excellence, ‘Water elicited equally enthusiastic re­
LETTER TO EDITOR
for Arizona’ was our best ven­ sponse from such varied age
The other day after my psy­ ture. A tremendously successful groups and locations as Sun Ci­
chology class I got into my car, show.”
ty, Arizona State University,

TONY 4-ORICK

Ignorance And Gvil Disobedience
The racial stru ggle .that places citizen against citi­
zen, th e law against th e law less—has no boundary sees
no end.
In an era w hen parents, teachers, opinion m olders,
and public leaders too o fte n do not attem pt, or correctly
define; discrim ination from segregation, righ ts from ob­
ligation s, governm ental grants from governm ental tyr­
anny, d ecency from indecency, and lo v e from in d iffereflc.?~:yvh,at e lse can w e exp ect excep t ignorance and
c iv il disobedience?
The sound from th e trum pet of freedom is fading
am id th e tim e, and w aitin g im p atien tly on th e w ing is
th e gh ostly hand o f dictatorship.
Bob R eilly

Luke Band Gives ‘New ’Concert

Un-Sexy Show
Popular Here

Mary vale High School and
Maryvale
Phoenix Indian School.
In addition to television/ra­
dio, fairground, parade, and
school concert performances in
the Valley of the Sun, the Luke
Band has thrilled audiences in
civilian communities and oth­
er Air Force bases from New
Mexico to Southern California.
The Bandleader, Senior Mas­
ter Sergeant Donald M. Kraft,
has been a professional musi­
cian since 1936. Before decid-

ing to
to make
make the
the Air
Air Force a*
ing
career, he was featured on sax­
ophone and clarinet with such
notables as Jack Teogarden,
Charlie Spivak, and Meredith
Wilson.
“Music for Everyone” is the
keynot for thé success of the
541st Air Force Band. No mat­
ter what your musical prefer­
ence, you are sure to be pleased
by the performance of this out­
standing Tactical Air Command
Band.

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