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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1936)
Kappa Sigma, Chi Omega Get Loving Cups — Guard Estimates Visitors j At 5,000; Alpha, and Sigma Hall Float Get First Prize By MYRA HULSER Students on the University cam pus were hosts to an estimated ] crowd of 5,000 grads, visitors, par- i ents and students from surround ing schools during homecoming weekend. This figure, taken from the Eugene Register-Guard is an estimated calculation of the crowds that helped fill McArthur court during the dance Saturday evening and the rooting section, at the Washington State-Oregon game. According to actual registration of alumni of the University, only 300 grads came “hack to honor Oregon.’’ Many alumni who ar rived late, however, failed to regis ter, according to those in charge. Chi O, Kappa Sigma Win Chi Omega with 20 alumni and Kappa Sigma with 25 won the two loving cups offered the sorority and fraternity house having the great est number on hand for the home coming weekend. In the race for the most appro priate and well-built parade floats, Alpha hall and Sigma hall, with their caricatures of Dr. Boyer and Chancellor Hunter took first place. Alpha Delta Pi and Theta Chi, another team, won second place. Their float theme was that of the traditional duck pounding the last nail in the coffin of the Cougar. GOP Boosters Organize Drive For Supporters The "Landon for President” boosters committee will open a membership drive at a meeting to night at 7:30 in the "Y” hut with the naming of Dick Litfin, A1 Dickhart, and a girl, as yet un chosen, as captain of three teams which will compete for prizes in the drive. A prize will be given to the in dividual signing up the most mem bers, as well as to the winning team. C. A. Huntington, graduate of this University and chairman of the Lane county central commit tee, will assist in outlining the campaign wind-up work Main activities of the organiza tion will be passing out sunflowers and literature and the completion of plans for an informal dance to be held just before the election. Taylor Chosen Member Of Psyeli Corporation Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of the psychology department, has just received notice that he was approved as a representative of the psychology corporation, and will be eligible to cooperate in research studies which are carried on by that organization. The psychology corporation is a nation-wide organ ization which acts as council on the psychological aspects of public relations policies, and makes stud ies of selection, training, and pro ductivity of sales office and fac tory personnel. Wright Attends Meeting Of Spanish Teaehers Leavitt O. Wright, professor of romance languages, returned from Portland Friday after a self termed "very successful'’ conven tion of the Oregon chapter, Ameri can Association of Teachers 01 Spanish. The purpose of the meeting was to improve methods of teaching Spanish. Professor Wright in structed association members in the teaching technique for begin ning classes. The lecture was fol lowed by criticism and suggestion from the attending teachers. Prof. Dunn's Condition Continues Very Serious Reports received yesterday state that Frederic S. Dunn, head of the classics department, continues in a very serious condition. Professor Dunn has been seriously ill for sev- j eral weeks. The report stated that there was no decided change from his condition of the past few days. Webfoots Futile Efforts I - .. The 60-yard punt ot Dale Lasselle anil the star Oregon halfback’s yard gain proved futile Saturday when the Ducks bowed down to \ WSO tackle, barely failed to block Lasselle’s kick in the picture stretched high in the air in t lie foreground but could not’reach the hall. In the lower picture, Jones, No. (iti, is coming over to tackle Lusselle, lint except for Jones and Smith, No. 72, coming in to back up the line, the Cougars seemed to he pretty well out of the pluy. Campus Calendar Infirmary patients today ate: Elenore Pitts, Emill O'Campo, Robert Mangold, Clarence Elle, (\ndy Newhou.se, John Daly, Rob ert Chilton, and Patricia Neat. John Breckenridge, Hugh .Collins, and Clifford Gruning are at the Sacred Heart hospital. A cabinet meeting of the YMCA will be held at 10 o'clock tonight. The Socialist party will -meet Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Y hut. The “I.andon for President” club will meet at the Y hut at 7:30 to night. The Toastmaster’s club wilt hold n meeting at 0 o'clock Wednesday and will continue the discussion started last week on the orienta tion of independent students to ac tivities. Tan Delta Delta members and pledges will meet at Mrs. W. E. G. Thatcher's home at 7:30 tonight. Tsl fnl m fnl Ini frD frD 173 (73 fr3 (73 fr\3 ITU fKl fn] In3 fnUrD170 fnl (TO 173 fnl 1 Beta Alpha Psi meets Thursday, October 29 in room 101 Commerce at 4 p.m. Freshman YWCA members will meet today at 4 o’clock in the bungalow to elect officers and dis cuss program for the year. All freshmen women are urged to at tend. There will be a Phi Beta dessert for all active and pledge members in the women's lounge of Gerlinger hall at 6:45 o’clock today. All women interested in riflery are asked t omeet at 4 o’clock this afternoon at KOTC headquarters. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. Mail the Emerald to friends. iiifliininuiHiiiiiBiiiiiaiiiiBii! B See the new . . . m low-priced Chrysler and a Plymouth SI at ! BROWN MOTOR Company 195 E. Brdwv Phone 1757 B a ra ra ra fpi 1 Is Handwriting a Lost Art? I Some of tin1 profs probably wish it was . . . Better type your papers it will improve your priules. Kent a typewriter . . . put it to work. a Office Machinery & Supply Co. I 1047 Willamette St. Phone 148 Parana numnarararfaraiFiiL? UNIVERSITY THEATRE presents the Northwest Premiere of ‘BuryDead’ Irwin Shaw’s Burning Anti-War Play TONIGHT and WEDNESDAY at 8 o’clock Admission : 3'e - o()e For res. rail 33tX) Loo. ‘JU 7: » drive over right tackle for a nine Vashington State, 3 to 0. Hubert, above, while Captain Stan Smith I-— Psychology of Marksmanship Told by Taylor Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of the psychology department, has just received the proof of an ar ticle on the “Steadiness in1 Rifle Marksmanship,” which will be pub lished in the Journal of Applied Psychology in the near future. The article is the report of some ex periments completed in the Uni versity by Lloyd Humphreys, and C. E. Buxton, under the direction of Dr. Taylor. The report shows the results of measuring steadiness of 16 mem bers of the 1934 rifle team of the University of Oregon, and 27 stu dents untrained in shooting. Ap paratus for measuring steadiness was developed in the psychology laboratory here. Experiments indicated that training in rifle shooting improves steadiness very markedly, and steadiness is one of the underlying psychological factors in marks manship. Course in Income Tax Added to UO Extension A course in income tax is the newest addition to the Portland ex tension center of the University. This course, established at the re quest of Portland business men, is being conducted by Professor P. W. Janney, formerly of the business school on the campus. This instruction, for persons in finance offices, and accountants, will be held each Wednesday eve ning at Lincoln high school and will last for 15 weeks. The class opened with its full quota of 25 students. Thick shakes at TAYLOR’S.—adv. 1 The Firing Line (Continued from page three) “The above list is a mere sample There were more gigantics of the i same type. Every commentator in J: the stands seemed to like the do ings. They liked the reckless abandon with which the yearling squads tossed the precious leather around and back again. * * * Short shorts .... The Webfoot passing attack didn’t look so awful in that second half Saturday, even if the lads did complete only two heaves in 13 attempts .... Some of 'em were close .... 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