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Ritter Sues NTSU,
Seeks To Renew
Teaching Contract
A suit was filed Monday against
the university and its officials
charging that Jesse Ritter of the
English faculty was denied eon-
tract renewal because of his al-
leged activities in advising oth-
ers on the furtherance of desegre-
gation in the Denton area.
The complaint asked that a hear-
ing be held and Ritter be al-
lowed to continue (Caching at
North Texas.
The defendants listed are Presi-
dent J. Matthews; the Board
of Regents, as individuals and as
a board; and NTSU.
The Dallas Civil Liberties Union
brought the suit in Dallas federal
court as the first action by the
newly formed group.
The complaint asked in part:
"That the court enter an inter-
locutory and final injunction res-
Government Intern
Hired by Denton
Fred H. Mitchell, a senior gov-
ernment student from Gainesville,
has been hired by Homer Bly, Den-
ton city manager. Mitchell is do-
ing his internship in administra-
tive management, and working to-
ward hi3 master's degree in pub-
lic administration.
He replaced Jim Starr, another
North Texas student who was
hired by the City of Irving upon
receiving his M.Ed, in city man-
agement. He interned with the
City of Denton for two years.
training the defendants . . . for
refusing to employ, or offering to
employ, the plaintiff by reason of
his activities, or alleged activities,
of meeting and advising other in-
dividuals as to the furtherance of
the desegregation of the races."
It claims that Ritter was de-
prived of guarantees under the
First and Fourteenth amendments
to the Constitution.
The suit claims the teacher's
rights of freedom of speech, as-
sembly and freedom to petition
for redress of grievances were
denied.
It charges that the English
teacher, who had been at North
Pexas since September of 19(10,
was denied contract renewals for
l!lti2-(>:t without a hearing. It says
that Ritter was notified by a su-
perior that his contract would not
be renewed "because of the plain-
tiff's alleged activities of meeting
and advising other individuals for
the purpose of advancing desegre-
gation of the races in stores and
theaters in the Denton, Texas,
area.
"None of the stores or theaters
involved in the desegregation ef-
forts were controlled, managed or
supported by the State of Texas
or North Texas State University."
The suit added that prior to
iiis contract denial, Ritter per-
formed his work in a "satisfactory
manner."
The suit asked that a written
list of charges be presented when
the case is heard and that "the
court grant such other or differ-
ent relief, in law or equity, as the
court deems fair and just.
The Campus Chat
45th YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, DENTON, TEXAS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. 1962
NO. 62
Vaccine Available
Till Noon Saturday
A LINE EXTENDS from the front to the back of the Univeriity Hospital at about I p.m. Sunday
as students, faculty members and their families wait to receive their polio inoculation. A tc'al of
1,950 turned out for the vaccine during the five-hour drive.
Theater Schedule Announced
One-Act Play Contest Set
An original one-act play written
by a North Texas student will Ik*
one of four productions for the
1962-68 Supper Theater season,
Dr. Robert Hlack, faculty sponsor,
announced this week.
The speech and drama depart-
ment also released a list of 10
plays from which four productions
will be chosen for presentation by
the University Theater.
Parts Gathered From Europe
For Texas-Designed Organ
By Bob Hietf
The new organ for the Mu-
sic Recital Hall has been de-
signed especially for the Texas
climate.
Yet the pipes are from Ger-
many, the motor for the wind
chest is from Switzerland and
one of the workers is a 25-year-
old Swiss youth who receivejl
his training in Switzerland,
Germany and Austria. And the
two men installing the organ
converse entirely in German.
The $17,500 instrument will
first be used in a program Oct.
1. Dale Peters, who will play the
organ, explained that it has been
designed to play music of the
17th and 18th century compos-
ers, but will not be limited to
music by composers of that
time.
THE ORGAN IIAS several ad-
vantages over the type that is
commonly used in the United
States. For example, it has a
wind box made especially for
the climate.
The changes in temperature
and humidity that often occur
in Texas cause the pipes to get
out of tune. The wind chest is
designed to combat this, organ-
builder Otto Hoftnann of Aus-
tin explained. "It's almost a
trade secret," he said when asked
to explain how the chest worked.
The organ builder, the acous-
tical engineer for the Music Re-
cital Hall and the architect all
wtoeked together in planning
Chutists Plan
Water Jumps
Three members of the Dallas
Skydiving Club will parachute
7,200 feet into the waters of '.ake
Dallas at 5:30 this afternoon.
A North Texas student, Woody
Hassinger of Dallas, will pilot the
Cessna plane which will drop the
skydiving club president, Bob
Crump of Dallas, and two sea-
soned jumpers.
Jumps by other club members
will be made on an air strip ad-
joining the water landing area.
"I will take three up and let them i
jump and then land and pick tip i
three more," Hassinger said.
Winds of over 20 miles per hour |
will automatically cancel the
scheduled jumps. Spectators are
welcome.
Observers may reach the jump
area by turning off at the Lake j
Dallas exit on Lighway 77 and
following the signs to the Lake-
view Marina.
Dallas Skydiving Club members
also have parachute jumps he-
ginning at 2 p.m. every Saturday
and Sunday at the Cedar Hill jump
area six miles south of Red Bird
Airport in Dallas.
the auditorium to get the best
possible results from the instru-
ment.
The organ has been placed
in a corner of the auditorium
in full view of the audience. The
organist, in turn, can see the
entire stage, an advantage when
he is accompanying a perfor-
mance.
THE CASE of the organ has
even been built out of walnut
to match the wood of the audi-
torium.
Pipes for the organ were im-
ported from Germany—all 1,484
of them.
The pipes range in length from
9^ feet to about 7 inches. The
smallest pipes have sounds so
high that they are almost in-
audible.
The bass pipes are of zinc.
Some pipes are of plated zinc,
some of polished tin, and oth-
ers of tin and lead. The metals
used in the pipes contribute par-
tinlly to their tone.
The instrument gets its sound
from the wind going through
the pipes. Hofmann is proud of
the Swiss-made motor which
gives power for the wind box.
"The motor is very excellent
and quiet," he explains.
The only upkeep required on
the organ will be tuning about
once a year. Tuning the entire
organ will take about a day and
a half.
Work was begun on the organ
about three years ago. The in-
strument is about average size,
says the builder, who installs
about five or six per year.
VERY FEW INSTRUMENTS
of this type are built in this
country, Hofmann explains. In
the 19th century almost all of
the organs were built like tfle
new one. Then a trend began to
use the electrically operated
organ. Now, this country is once
more beginning to use the me-
chanically operated organ.
Helping Hofman install the
organ is Sylvio Wolff of Switz-
erland.
The pipes, the motor and some
of the parts for the console are
from Europe, Wolff explains.
These parts are obtained abroad
because of the excellent crafts-
manship, even though the cost
is about the same as those made
in America.
Scripts for the one-act play will
lie accepted now, Dr. Black said,
but the contest will officially open
during the first three weeks of the
fall semester.
"This type of production offers
the actors a chance of self-expres-
sion in a new role and enables the
author to see his work on the
stage," Dr. Black explained.
Noel Coward's "Fumed Oak" is
the first play to be given by the
group Oct. 11-12. A musical re-
view will follow Nov. 15-16. The
second semester will open with
the original one-act play Feb. 21-
22, to be followed by Eugene Ionna-
co's "The Chairs" April 11-12.
The University Players have set
dates and places for the produc-
tions and released a list of plays
from which four selections for the
coming year will be taken.
The dates and places for the
performances are: Oct. 80-31 and
Nov. 1-3, Studio Theater; Dec. 18-
20, Main Auditorium; March 13-
15, Shakespearean production,
Main Auditorium; May 7-11, Stu-
dio Theater.
These plays are being consid-
ered: "The Sea Gull/' by Anton
Chekhov; "The Cocktail Party,"
by T. S. Kliot, "Tiger at the
Gates," by Jean Giraudoux; "Dr.
Bolfry and the Bomb," by James
Bridie, "Intimate Relations," by
Jean Cocteau, "lxmg Day's Jour-
ney Into Night," by Eugene
O'Neill, "Dr. Knock," by Jules Ro-
main; and either "Othello" or
"Macbeth", by Shakespeare.
Brown Appointed
Associate Editor
Dr. James M. Brown of the Eng-
lish department has been appoint-
ed as one of four associate edi-
tors of the Society of Technical
Writers and Publishers Review.
As assistant editor Dr. Brown
will review any articles written
on the basic communication skills
and plan articles for future issues
of the quarterly publication.
Music School To Give
Concert Performances
North Texa;is will whirl through
three days of musical variety as
the School of Music presents three
concerts Aug. 10, 15, and 17.
The Summer Conceit Band, un-
der the direction of Maurice Me-
Adow, will appear in concert Aug.
10. John J. Ilaynie of the music
faculty will be guest soloist. He
will play Burke's "Danza Alegrc,"
a solo for cornet.
On Aug. 15 the Summer Sym-
phony, directed by Noah A.
Knepper, and the Summer Chor-
us, directed by Frank McKinley,
will combine for their second con-
cert of the summer. The program
| will include a hymn of praise to
I Austria by Bruckner which will
be sung in German by the male
chorus. Soloists for this number
will be tenor Norman Whitlock
and baritone Carl Rogers. Ac-
companist will be Eugene Brister.
The chorus and orchestra will
perform a little-known Brahms
composition, "Nanic," an ode to
death written in 1881.
Arias from Verdi's "Aida" will
be presented by the Opera Work-
jshop Aug. 17. One change in the
lead roles was announced this
week. Ted Wilson of Carrollton
will sing the tenor role of Ra-
j dames. Other leads will be Bettye
Morgan, Dallas, as Aida and Ber-
nardina Olivares, Edinburg, as
Amneris. The workshop is under
the direction of Eugene Conley.
Each of the concerts will be at
8:15 p.m. in the Music Recital
Hall.
1,950 Get
Inoculation
On Campus
Nearly 100 doses of thr
Subin oral polio vaecitu'
will In* available until noon
Saturday at tlv University
Hospital, Dr. L. O. Hayes,
university physician, said
Thursday.
This is what remained of the
vaccine after some 1,950 North
Texas students, faculty members
and their families received the
Type I inoculation during a
five-hour period Sunday.
The vaccine available now
was mixed for Sunday's drive
and will be too old to use after
noon Saturday, It only lasts a
week.
Dr. Hayes said that vaccines
for Type II and Type III will
bo given here, but the dates
haven't been set.
GOO!) TURNOUT
"I was very pleased," said
Dr. Hayes of Sunday's cam-
paign. "I think we had a suc-
cessful turnout. In fact, we
had more than expected."
Many students who left cam-
pus for the weekend missed the
vaccine, Dr. Hayes said, hut
the vaccine was also available
in Fort Worth and Dallas. These
places will be open again this
Sunday, he added, and if stu-
dents missed the vaccine here,
they can take advantage of the
stations in Fort Worth and Dal-
las.
"This was the largest crowd
the University Hospital has had
since it opened," Dr. Hayes de-
clared. He said the last crowd
for a polio vaccination was in
1957 when 1,700 students were
given the Salk vaccine in the
Union Building.
Dr Hayes said that there
should be no aftereffects of the
vaccine.
TYPE I PROTECTION
The vaccine given Sunday
offers protection against Type
I polio, which causes 85 per cent
of all paralytic polio cases. I)r.
Hayes explained.
The Sahin vaccine was ap-
proved for public use in this
country only a year ago by the
U.S. Public Health Service, said
Dr. Hayes.
DUBIOUS of the painlosjnoss
of the Sabin vaccine, a small
boy takes his sugar cube.
Coeds Seek
Beauty Title
Four North Texas coeds are
among the .44 state beauties hop-
ing to wear the Miss Texas crown
in Fort Worth Saturday night.
Representing their respective
home towns will be Patricia Di-
anne Tucker of Grand Prairie, Car-
olyn Clement of Burkburnett,
Cindy Thomas of Denton and Bar-
bara Walls of Lufkin. Miss Tho-
mas will lie a junior and the other
three sophomores in the fall.
The 44 talented young women
began their bids in Fort Worth
Wednesday afternoon for the
glamorous title that will make
one of them eligible to compete
for Miss America.
The competition will he climaxed
Saturday night when a successor
to the reigning queen- Fort
Worth's Linda Loftis—is chosen
by a panel of eight judges.
Lott Will Present
Report in England
I)r. James R. Lott of the biology
faculty will present a research
report at a meeting of the Second
International Congress of Radia-
tion Research in Harrogate, Eng-
land, next week.
The congress, which will begin
Sunday and last seven days, will
attract scientists from Russia,
Germany, France, Spain, England
and the United States.
Dr. Lott's report will be based
on research projects he has con
Rental Fees Due
On P.O. Boxes
Students who wish lo keep
I he same Post Office boxes for
the full term must pay their re-
newal fees between Aug. 20
and Sept. I, R. L. Smith, sta-
tion superintendent, said Tues-
day.
Too Many Wear False Teeth,
Dentist Informs Workshoppers
By Bob Dennard
More than :ifi per cent of Ameri-
cans over 50 years old wear den-
tures, Dr. Edwin W. Roberts told
the Health Education Workshop
'•lass Wednesday.
Dr. Roberts, chairman of the
Council on Dental Health in Texas,
explained that such a high per-
centage is unnecessary and that
<i«nt l diseases can be prevented
through dental education.
Teachers have a tremendous op-
portunity to help control dental
disease, he said, because public
education on dental diseases and
TUNING THE PIPES of the organ being installed in the Music
Recital Hall is Sylvio Wolff, an industrial trainee from Switier-
land. He listens to the tcne as Otto Hofmann works at the key-
board.
Swiss Worker Sits
In Cramped Cubicle
Sylvio Wolff has been sitting hunched in a tiny cubicle in the
Music Recital Hall much of the time during the past two weeks,
helping install North Texas' new $17,500 ori/ttn.
But his cramped quarter! here are nothing to compare with
the crowded jail cell in Haiti where he spent the night recently
after a misguided sight-seeing trip got him in hot water with the
Haitian authorities.
In Haiti he decided to take a sight-seeing trip but left hi#
passport behind because he was afraid he would lose it. As it
turned out, he was arrested and thrown in jail for not having his
passport with him.
"Things like that happen in a dictatorship," he says.
The 25-year-old instrument builder is in the United States
on an industrial trainees visa.
At 16 he began a four-year apprenticeship to learn how to
make musical instruments. He later spent two years in Holland
working in an instrument shop. He has also worked in Germany
and Austria.
Wolff has no definite plans for the future. He intends to use
up his 12-month visa studying American organ building. He has a
choice of renewing the visa or returning home,
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for his time, which is precious
since the average dentist must
work on a volume basis.
The cost wouldn't be too high,
Instructor Explains
how to control them should be
biought about through the young-
er generations in the elementary
schools.
"We don't propose that schools
allot more time to dental educa-
tion, but wo want them to take
the time they do have and make
it count," he explained.
GOVERNMENT COST
Another speaker, Dr. Carlos Lo-
jiano, director of the dental divi-
sion of the State Health Depart-
ment, said that out of every 1,000
inductees into the armed forces,
there were 7,040 fillings. 15 full
dentures, and ItiO partial den-
tures. He pointed out that proper
dental care and education would
save the government the expense
of these cases.
"It's up to the individual to cor-
rect his teeth and gum diseases,"
Dr. Lo/.ano stated.
"Brushing your teeth will not
prevent cavities," he said, "but
it cleans your mouth, and a clean
mouth is less susceptible to cavi-
ties."
CHECK NEEDED
Dr. LoMtto stressed that peo-
ple should go to the dentist for
check-ups at least twice a year.
He explained that cavities do not
occur within a day or so, but build
up over a long period.
"The longer a person waits to
see a dentist, the worse a cavity out. Since a child's art is different
becomes and the more money it | he can't be expe.ted to follow an
will cost to have it cared for," he ! adult's line of thinking, he added
ducted here during the last four
years.
The study of irradiation elfects
on the production of stress hor-
mones by the adrenal cortex has
been one of Dr. I.ott'.s primary
projects.
The adrenal cortex is a small
gland located above the kidney.
When the human body is under
stress, messages are sent from the
brain to the adrenal cortex ami
stress hormones are secreted.
Adrenalin is an example of this
type of hormone.
Dr. Lott's studies have shown a
brief delay occurs before the hor-
mone reaches the brain. This may
indicate that hormones travel
through the lymphatic system
rather than the nervous system.
Ability to overcome stress would
probably be faster if the nervous
system was the route taken.
Biologists have discovered that
when the brain is exposed to ra-
dioactive rays, it. causes an un-
usual production of these hormones
from the adrenal cortex.
Dr. Lott said that be does not
know what the hormones are or
how many them are produced. This
is one of the problems he is work-
ing on now.
He hopes that his research paper
will give the assembled scientists
u better insight into the future
understanding of irradiation ef-
fects on the human Itody.
Last summer, Dr. Lott g#>ve a
Dr. Lozano said, if people took report at the International Sym
better care of their teeth, which ! posium on Effects of Irradiation
would reduce the amount of work j on the Nervous System, in Vienna,
a dentist does on them. ! Austria.
Art Helps Youngsters
Interpret Experiences
Art classes in elementary school
help a child express his interpre-
tations of the everyday life he
lives, Richard Idling of the art
faculty said at the meeting of the
Student National Education As-
sociation Thursday night.
Art should be taught so that
the child can learn to use his
imagination and should not lie a
fun period, Laing pointed out. He
classified art as a means of ex-
pression like reading and writing
that helps the child understand
himself and the world around him.
Filling in coloring hooks may
inhibit the child's imagination be-
cause the drawings were made
by an adult, the speaker pointed
slides of Van Gogh, Cesanne,
Rembrandt, Byzantine mosaics
and examples of children's work
to show the progression of art
up to the present day.
■aid.
"Many patients are known to
dentists os shoppers," said Dr.
Loitano. "They come in and ask,
'How much?'" Dr. Lozano ex-
plained that a dentist must he paid
By learning art the child will
lie able to appreciate other courses
such as history in which pictures
in the textbook are of past art,
Laing stressed.
During his speech, Laing showed
Group To Set-
Senate Plans
USN'T President Ray William-
son will be on campus to meet
with the senators and 20 other
students at 2 p.m. Sunday in Mc-
Connell Hall to map out the Stu-
dent Senate program for next
year.
Programs st*h aft the Road Trip,
the insurance program and the
Freshman Beanie program will be
planned. Other students interested
in participating in these programs
are invited to attend, said tlloria
Adams, t'SNT secretary.
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