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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1938)
Listen to Your Emerald News Reporter Tonight, KORE10:30 p.m. VOLUME XXXIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1938 NUMBER 10$ Radio Group HitsProblem Of Extension Investigate Facilities, Angles of Future Broadcasts Over Network Hammering at problems inciden tal to the extension of KOAC fa cilities here next year, the general radio committee of the University met Tuesday to investigate new angles and consider further some of the aspects of the new arrange ment. Naming a curriculum committee to plan the courses which will add nine new hours to the University course list next year, W. A. Dahl berg, chairman of the general com mittee, also announced another committee to plan the building of the programs which will be pro duced from the campus next year. Curriculum Group Named The curriculum committee will be headed by John L. Casteel of the speech department, and lists as other members Mrs. Ottilie Turn bull Seybolt, drama; Louis P. Ar tau, music; Charles M. Hulten, i journalism; A. L. Lomax, business | administration, and D. E. Hargis, speech. Chairman of the program build-! ing committee will be Paul Kiepe, instructor in speech and drama, j (Please turn to page tu'o) Cal Coed Baton Twirler Obtains j Movie Contract By ALYCE ROGERS Ability to simultaneously twirl I two batons has won a movie con- j tract for Ruth Gifford, drum ma- J jor of the Pasadena Junior College band. . . Northwestern university students have formed a Better Government League to fight ma chine politics in Chicago. . . The University of Wisconsin summer session curriculum will include 1,000 courses of study. . . . An Oklahoma professor has figured out that only 10 per cent of his students “crib” at exams. . . . Av erage annual cost for each se rious student illness at Yale Uni versity is $23. * * f Collegiana . . . Book review of the month from the Duquesne Dike: Webster’s dictionary: A splendid vocabulary, but a little plotless. Woo ... In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of baseball—and other forms of pitch ing.—Silver and Gold. Co-ed Fan ... By the time I knew A line drive from a bunt, The fellows on the field Were ready to punt. And now that I grasp “Third down—two to go!” The player is getting What?—A free throw! —Norene. His Day Clyde Carroll . . . chairman in charge of today’s opening-day cere monies. Contest Opens for Queen'Snow White' Saturday Is Last Day For Registration of Contestants All candidates for “Snow White,” queen of the freshman class, must be registered with Eddie Adams, Kappa Sigma, or Buzz Renick, Sig ma Nu, co-chairmen of the popu larity contest, not later than Satur day night, Dick Williams, co-chair man of the dance announced last night. Each sorority and the two wo men’s dorms are to pick one fresh man girl from their organization and send or phone the name to Rennick or Adams, he said. A group picture of all the queen candidates will be taken Monday by George Godfrey of the Univer sity news bureau. All contestants are requested to meet in his office in Friendly hall at 4 o’clock. The candidates will be presented to the dancers at the Frosh Glee on April 29 and the one receiving the most votes will be chosen as “Snow (Please turn to page tzvo) Ducks Open Against OSC Today; Official Ceremonies Planned Queen Virginia Will Pitch the First Ball In Ducks' Opening Defense of Crown Howard Hobson’s boys are ready; so are Ralph Coleman’s Staters. The chancellor, President Peavy of Oregon State college, Mayor Large of Eugene, Queen Virginia Regan of Junior weekend and her princesses—in fact, just about everyone in Eugene who can get away is lined up and wait ing for the zero hour to begin the 1938 conference season on Howe field this afternoon. All the usual colorful opening day ceremonies have been ar ranged for the opening of the an nual gonfalon quest, with a pa rade through town, Order of the O initiation, and pitching of the first ball with an all-star battery. Parade to Be Held Parading through town in a 1 caravan of cars will be both yearns, Chancellor Frederick M. 'Hunter, President Peavy of Ore i gon State, Mayor Large, and Queen Virginia with her royal court. The procession will be head ,ed by the marching University (band, and will begin at the depot down town, go up Willamette, and wind up at Howe field. The pa rade begins at 2 o’clock and will ,be directed by Skull and Dagger. Queen Virginia Opens Game , At Howe field a program of pre-game activities will lead up to the game, with the dedication of the memorial gates to the field in a brief speech by Chancellor Hunter holding honor position. The Order of the O will initiate before the game in a baseball question naire. I (Please turn to page fzvo) Chucks Today Queen Virginia . . . follows in Roosevelt’s footsteps, throws the first bull in today’s game at Howe field. SCAVENGER HUNT TONIGHT A scavenger'hunt will be held by Westminster club tonight at 8. Qommittee for the hunt includes Hazel Lewis, chairman, Edna Carlsen, and Laura. Bryant. Five cents will be charged for refreshments. Belles of Eldorado The twenty “best dates on the campus” ... to be auctioned off at the AWS caftiiva! tomorrow night. Strong Beaver Outfit To Face Creighton; UO Men Ready for. Title Defense By GEORGE PASERO Game time is 3:30. Followmg' pre-game hullabaloo and opening" day festivities, University of Ore gon's northern division baseball champions will open the defense of their title today against the Ore gon State Beavers on Howe field. On the broad shoulders of burly Bob1 Creighton, husky transfer from Marin junior college, will fall the task of subduing what is* termed as the best Orange club .la years. In pre-season games this* year, the Staters, under their new coach, Ralph Coleman, have beent. undefeated. Beavers Start Takami Ralph Takami, Japanese eur/e ball expert, will walk out to the mound for Oregon State as the Ducks and the Beavers steal a. five-day march on other northern division clubs. Spoiling new red and gray uni forms, the Ducks will be a favoi' ite to break into the win column mainly because of the “million dol lar’’ infield which Coach Hobby Hobson will field. Infield Named Gale “Bush” Smith will be on the initial sacl^ with Jack Cole man holding down second bare;) Jack Gordon at short; and Wel lington “Wimpy” Quinn (he of the home run fame) at the hot cor ner. Ford Mullen, versatile infielder* will take over his new duties be hind the plate. The outfield will be decidedly strengthened by the addition of three outfielders — John Yerby, Jimmy Nicholson, and Bob Smith —who will probably open in the outer gardens. Second Moot Court Frees Sid Milligan : A verdict for the defendant, Sid Milligan, was found by the jury of the University court last night in the second case of the law school's series of moot court trials. The jury had voted nine to threo in favor of exoneration. Milligan was defendant in a suit for damages to the extent of $bOO brought by John Thomas, third year law student. Thomas claimed that he had suffered mental and physical injury as the result of a | bat slipping from Milligan’s hands | during a softball game and strik j ing him, Thomas, in the head. Thomas was represented by nco>« i phyte attorneys, Alton McCuJty and Tallant. Greenough; Robert! Mulvey and Harrisom Winston w.tief cousellors for Milligan;