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Page 6 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, September 22, 1960 ?fp§ ^ AT UN ASSEMBLY US, Soviets Polish Peace Declarations By The Associated Press The United States and the Soviet Union polished up declarations on the preservation of world peace, while fledading new member na tions bee'sred the U. N. General As^emblv for relief from the cold war’s nerils. As the historic 15th session, in the presence of many chiefs of state and srovernment. headed to ward consideration of the most dangerous world issues, attention centered uoon the appearance of President Eisenhower on the ros trum Thursday. He is expected to unveil new or revised proposals in a challenge to Moscow to ease in ternational tensions. But Soviet Premier Nikita Khru shchev, his mood seemingly chang ing from bubbling effusion to grimness, was reported carrying another of his bombshells. Com munist bloc sources said when he makes his appearance Friday, he will present “dramatic new pro posals” on outstanding world prob lems. The informants wmidd say no more than that. Khrushchev, sitting in for an Letters Console Family After Tragic Losses By The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa.—No words, however tender, can take away the pain that comes from losing a child. But if they come from the heart, words can do the next best thing. They let those who grieve know that others grieve with them, and that they hope for something, in time, akin to healing. So it is with Almeta and Albert Kunkle, who live in the town of Ephrata, Lancaster County. The Kunkles lost their son, Paul, 10, in an automobile accident on Labor Day. The Kunkles are well-liked. It was to be expected that they should get. many letters of con dolence. One Surprise But one letter came which was indeed a surprise. It is a letter Mrs. Kunkle reads over and over. She draws comfort from it. Her heart warms to the busy, high- placed couple who sent it. She is especially grateful to the woman tvho wrought into the letter her own sorrow over a similar loss. It was Mrs. David Lawrence, wife of Pennsylvania’s governor, who wrote it. “The governor and I were great ly distressed to read of the tragedy that has come to you, and we want you to know you have our deepest sympathy,” the letter says. Lost Two “Because we lost two of our boys in an auto accident, we real ize how very difficult it will be for you to accept the fact that Paul was taken from you at' such an early age. Mere words are most inadequate- to express our feeling for you at this time. “However, you are in our thoughts and we pray God may give you the strength and courage you need to endure these dark days.” To the Kunkles, the Lawrences are no longer remote figures in a remote mansion. They are all good neighbors together now, for they have sorrowed as one. Ever since a shattering night in April 1942 when the Lawrences learned that two of their softs— one 13, the other 16—had been killed, Mrs. Lawrence has been writing letters of sympathy to par ents who have lost children in any kind of accident. hour of the forenoon session Wednesday, appeared unimpressed by a report of the Soviet trade agency Amtorg that he would be the target of an assassination plot involving a gun concealed in a camera. New York police were in clined to doubt it, too, even specu- ’ating that it mie-ht be a piece of Communist propaganda. Seemed Dour As the Soviet leader left at noon for his Park Avenue headquarters he seemed dour and out of sort— so much so that some speculated that the pace might be telling upon him. Khrushchev indicated he was chafing all the more at being fenced in and restricted to Man hattan. In an impromptu appear ance on the balcony of the Soviet headquarters on upper Park Ave nue, Khrushchev claimed he was under house arrest. He insisted he believed the American people “more than ever” welcomed his visit. The shirt-sleever Khrushchev, shouting answers down to ques tions shouted up by reporters, said he would be on hand for, but did not commit himself to stay through President Eisenhower’s speech. He just said he’d be at the U.N. Passions Aroused Red-hot passions aroused by the descent of so many controversial figures—Krushchev, satellite Com munist bosses, Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Yugoslavia’s President Tito— seemed to be cooling. Overwhelm ing force by police and security personnel seemed to discourage outbursts of the sort which had brought formal protests overnight from the targets of demonstrators. Spectators were kept at a safe distance from the U.N. building, guarded now by more than 600 uniformed police alert for symp toms which had caused near riots as the assembly session opened Tuesday. Police even segregated “pros” and “antis” beyond a no man’s land neutral area to pre vent new brawls. Inside the glass building on the East River, world leaders heard representatives of 13 new African nations, their pride of achievement evident in their words, plead with the giants to keep the cold war out of Africa’s back yard. — 111 % Ip I Wj 4 Birds, Camera Pictures In Science Story By The Associated Press A small bird that lays a big egg, a camera that takes tiny pictures are among this week’ stories of science at work: Puny Portraits A new camera takes pictures so small it could reproduce the entire Bible, page by page, on an area smaller than Lincoln’s head on the penny. Individual letters are al most as small as bacteria. The camera was developed by the National Bureau of Standards, not for microcopying but to test for the fineness of detail that various films can record. Megapode Deep in the dry scrublands of Australia lives a bird called the megapode. The female weighs only three pounds, yet about every four days she lays an egg the size of a grapefruit which she abandons, never seeing her offspring. The male megapode builds a mound as big as a compact car to act as incubator. Somehow he keeps the temperature at exactly 92 degrees. The chick hatches fully feathered, ready to fly. Papa de serts the chick too, so he can build other mounds. _ fiL ■Lmli : ■ - H The Aggie Players ... street scene from “Winterset” AGGIE PLA YERS BEGIN 64 Winterset” Preps Continue: Casting Almost Complete By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Feature Editor The great American tragedy, “Winterset,” by Maxwell Ander son, is the production selected by the Aggie Players, campus drama organization, for performance this fall. Casting for the show began Tuesday night, and will be com pleted tomorrow night, according to C. K. Esten, director for the production. Assisting Esten will be Vic Weining, professor of speech and English. Great American Tragedy “The show is a three-act play taking place on a riverbank in New York City under a large bridge,” said Esten. “The set work and designing of props will involve extensive work, with scenes being changed by lighting effects on the stage. “The play is written in a free- verse type of poetry, and has a magnitude similar to Shake speare’s greater tragedies as well as those of Greek drama,” he added. “Winterset” opened at the Mar tin-Beck theater on Broadway in 1935, and was acclaimed the great play of that year. Since that time, it has been picked by many critics as the great. American tragedy, dealing with a victim of society as a main theme, said Esten. Playing during the week of Nov. 15-21 in Guion Hall, the produc tion will feature a cast of from 20 to 25 people, with a large crew of individuals working on sets, lighting, makeup and publicity be sides acting. Roles To Be Assigned A total of 27 persons were on hand for the initial tryouts Tues day night, and readings for parts continued last night; Esten said all roles will be assigned by to- morrew, some of which have al ready been determined. Following “Winterset,” the “Fourposters,” which will be di rected by Vic Weining, will open in the Lower Level of the Me morial Student Center on Dec. 7. Last spring, Weining directed two plays simultaneously, includ ing “The Man of Destiny” and “How He Lied To Her Husband” which were performed in the Lower Level, in the round. When a production is played “in the round,’ the audience generally sur rounds the stage and actors on three sides, giving a different type of theater than normal “front audience” plays. Other Plays Two other plays done by the Aggie Players last year were “The Tender Trap,” a spicy comedy concerning a New York bachelor, and “Dirty Work At The Cross roads,” a genuine melodrama com plete with villain and “Little Nell” heroine. The Players in years past have been noted for their professional touch given all their productions, including the acting and stage pro duction. This was especially no ticeable in the original costumes used for the melodrama last spring. Many of the dresses worn in the show were original fashions over 100 years old, found in attics and other storage places, and con tributed for use during the show. The heirlooms, passed down for generations, were touched up a bit and used very effectively in the production. The Players have done a large variety of plays in the past few years, all of real quality which has built the reputation they have as an outstanding drama organiza tion. Big Year Ahead As in years past, the Aggie Players are preparing for a big year ahead, reaching for higher goals and readying themselves for a season of hard work in the field of drama. Many of the Players have re turned from last year, and many others are “first-timers” for the organization who have shown en thusiasm for working in the vari ous phases of drama. The Players work under a rigid discipline of meeting rehearsals and working on perfection in their Varied parts, whether they be acting, or any of the other phases. Drama has had a hard time making a place for itself at A&M, but in the past few years, with emphasis on liberal arts as well as technical subjects, the Aggie Players have had an integral part in helping stimulate interest and appreciation in drama and the fine arts. 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