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Attorney to speak
on
South Africa - his homeland
Mozart,
cont.
Ben sten's
economic
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expertise
on the deficit
Sincerely yours,
Jennifer Trost
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Sigma Delta Pi
initiates five members
in the study of the Spanish language.
Dr. Francisco Perez, Chairman of
the Department of Foreign Lang-
uages at SU and Vice-President for
Sigma Delta Pi chapters of the
Southwest, conducted the ceremony.
Special guest speaker for t evening
was Sharon E. Ugalde, a Spanish
instructor from Southwest Texas
State University.
A reception followed at the home of
Mrs. W.K. McClain of Georgetown.
judgment of the policy of President
Reagan toward South Africa and of
the action recently taken by the Securi-
ty Council of the United Nations.
All interested persons are welcome
to attend. Admission is free. Christi
will speak about 30 minutes and then
accept questions from the floor.
Letters,
cont.
To the Editor of the Megaphone:
I was disappointed to learn that Mr.
Mariano Diaz-Miranda will not be return-
ing next year. The administration has done
Southwestern a disservice by not offering a
tenure track position to Mr. Diaz-Miranda.
He is dedicated and takes a personal in-
terest in each of his students. He is a
dynamic professor and has brought energy
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Arts Alliance
seeks
black playwrights
The BLACK ARTS ALLIANCE, an Austin-based umbrella for multi-
disciplinary arts, is currently seeking emerging black playwrights to participate in
its first Black Playwright Competition. Submitted works will be reviewed by a
jury, with three one-act plays selected for reading in their entirety. One play will
be read each evening on May 28, 1985 through May 30, 1985 at the George
Washington Carver Branch Library, 1161 Angelina. Original works must be
received no later than May 3rd to be considered. Interested playwrights should
contact the Black Arts Alliance, 2330 Guadalupe, 78705, or call 477-9660.
The Black Arts Alliance is a non profit, tax-exempt organization. This event is
being funded through the assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts, the
Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Austin.
TALK AFRICA
Brian G. Christi, a local attorney,
who was born in South Africa and liv-
ed there for 19 years, will speak at
Southwestern University on that
troubled country Friday at 11 a.m. in
Room 32 of the Cullen Building.
Christi’s talk will supply background
information useful for a reasoned
Japan.”
“In 1983, for example, while the
U.S. trade deficit with these countries
was over $29 billion, Japan had a trade
surplus with them of more than $13
billion. In fact, Japanese imports from
developing countries have actually
been declining as a percentage of total
imports in recent years while ours have
risen steadily.”
“Japan, which is about half the size
of the U.S., buys less than one-third of
what the United States does from
Brazil, about one-ninth of what the
United States does from Mexico and
about one-tenth of what the United
States does from Hong Kong.”
“Worse than that, though, the
larger developing countries seem to be
following Japan’s example of managed
trade rather than our example of free
trade. More and more, these countries
are blocking our exports into their
markets while expanding their imports
to our market,” Bentsen said,
“Our exports to Brazil grew 3 per-
cent from 1983 to 1984, while our im-
ports from Brazil grew 42 percent. Our
ratio of trade growth with South Korea
during that period was 2 percent ex-
ports to 22 percent imports, with
Taiwan it was 8 to 22,” Senator Bent-
sen said.
Friday, April 12th., four SU
students were formally inducted into
the Iota Delta chapter of Sigma Delta
Pi, the Spanish National Honor
Society. One other student, Mark
Scott, senior, also was selected for
induction but was unable to attend the
ceremony. He will be inducted at a
later date.
Sophomore Debora Diaz, senior
Soren Diaz, senior Brent Farney and
senior Joe Gonzalez were formally
inducted into the society for excelling
Senator Lloyd Bentsen released a
study Wednesday by the Library of
Congress which shows that the U.S.
trade deficit with developing countries
increased by $23.5 billion between 1981
and 1984.
Bentsen, Chairman of the Senate
Democratic Working Group on Trade
Policy, said “the study shows we can-
not afford to continue focusing only
on this country’s trade problems with
the major industrialized nations.”
“According to the study the U.S.
trade deficit with Less Developed
Countries increased from just over $6
billion in 1981 to $29.5 billion in 1984.
Looking for the silver lining, the study
did show that our deficit with these
developing countries last year increas-
ed by only $200 million over 1983 while
our total amount of trade with them
was rising by $20 billion,” Bentsen
said.
The Library of Congress study did
not include oil exporting countries that
are members of OPEC in its computa-
tions of U.S. trade with developing na-
tions.
“The study demonstrates dearly
that the U.S. market is far more open
to the imports of developing nations
than the markets of countries like
and awareness to this campus. I deeply ap-
preciate the patience and help he has given
me in not only my studies, but also my per-
sonal endeavors.
Why can’t a position be created for Mr.
Diaz-Miranda? The goals which
Southwestern hopes to attain are being
thwarted by the lack of flexibility on the
part of the administration. Such talk about
academic excellence and maturity must be
backed up by appropriate action. I hope
that the administration will reconsider its
decision and its priorities.
freshman; Connie Page, College Sta-
tion sophomore; Lisa Shenk,
Oklahoma City freshman, and Nancy
Yerkes, Houston junior.
Altos — Arvella Brannon, Stilwell,
Oklahoma, freshman; Rita Diaz,
Killeen sophomore; Katherine Dunn,
Fayettesville, Arkansas, junior; Susan
Eastland, Hillsboro junior; Janice
Houy, San Antonio senior; Julie
Mayne, Spring freshman; Gayle
Rigsby, Houston senior; Lisa Warren,
Bryan senior; Kathy Weber, Beckville
junior, and Laura Yaple, Houston
junior.
Student members of the symphony
are:
First Violin — Adessa, concert-
master; Kelley Yamka, Georgetown
sophomore; Debbie Diaz, El Paso
sophomore; Betty Brashear, Houston
freshman, and Naoma Ball, Round
Rock sophomore.
Second Violin — Brenda Buchanan,
Houston senior, principal, and Mark
Hsiao, Chicago, Illinois, sophomore.
Cello — Deneece Lawrence, Kilgore
junior.
Bass — Chris Immel, Llano senior,
principal.
Clarinet — Renee Kemper, Llano
junior, and Anne Stolle, Columbus
freshman.
Basssoon — Kirsten Peterson,
Georgetown freshman.
Trumpet — John Villafana, San An-
tonio freshman, and Monroe Walker,
Channelview sophomore.
Trombone — Jim Giroux, Hunt-
sville senior.
Timpani — Jana Johns, Houston
sophomore.
Others playing with the symphony
include faculty members Davis, Elliott
Cheney, cello, and Jack Nowlin, trom-
bone. Also performing with the sym-
phony are Bob Martin, first vicdin; Ed-
ware Sledge, second violin; Doris
Penick, viola, principal; Doug Tabony
and Jim Long, viola; Lois Jean
Forswall, cello, principal, and David
Troutman, bass; and Jeanne Clifford,
trombone.
his contribution to the Requiem has
been the subject of much debate. He
claimed to have composed three entire
sections.
In preparation for the upcoming
performance, Dr. Ellsworth Peterson
of the SU Music Department will give a
public lecture on the work at 3 p.m.
Friday in Recital Hall of the Alma
Thomas Fine Arts Center.
Soloists .for the concert, all alumni
of Southwestern, will be soprano Lynn
Parr,, Georgetown; alto Virginia
Dupuy, Austin; tenor David Hill,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and bass
Henry Holloway, San Antonio.
Anthony T. Adessa, who conducts
the sympiiony at Southwestern, will be
concertmaster for this special perfor-
mance. Another faculty member. Dr.
Winston Davis, violin, will join the
symphony for the concert.
The chorale will be joined by faculty
members Robert Soulen, Norman
Spellmann, T. Walter Herbert and
Robert Horick, basses, and George
Brightwell, tenor, and staff member
Robert Seith, tenor.
Chorale members are:
Tenors — John Ash, Belton senior;
Keith Barber, Houston senior, and
Steve Self, Columbus freshman.
Basses — Jeff Anderson, Austin
freshman; Jerry Anderson,
Whitehouse junior; Scott Carrell,
Round Rock junior; James Gaeta, San
Antonio sophomore; James Kipple III,
Austin sophomore; Charles Ross, San
Antonio freshman; Samuel Smith, San
Antonio senior, and Michael Swar-
ingen, Austin freshman. Carrell is
rehearsal accompanist.
Sopranos — Debra Carmack,
Austin junior; Kimberly Davis,
Houston senior; Alicia Laritz, Austin
freshman; Holli Leggett, McAllen
sophomore; Connie McManus, Dallas
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