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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1941)
Fire Sounds Warning To Other Organizations By DOROTHY KREIS A fire prevention survey of campus living organizations dis closed Tuesday that a majority of living organizations have become definitely fire conscious since the Sigma Alpha Mu house burned. This is especially so in the men’s houses, many of ^yhich have taken immediate action to prevent any possibil ity of fire. The houses and their precautions are: Alpha Chi Omega sorority had a new fire escape put up last spring. A discussion was held recently at the Alpha Gamma Delta house in regard to fire protection. No smoking is allowed in the rooms and all cigarette ashes are put directly into a garbage can. Other waste paper is sent through a chute. The Alpha Xi Delta members had their house checked about a week ago and soon plan to have an authority give each of the girls instructions as to the use of the fire equipment in the house. Chi Omega girls pay much at tention to small items such as having too many lights on one —‘"socket, defective wiring, etc. The Delta Delta Delta house has complied with all fire speci fications. Recently a day drill was held and twice when the alarm went off accidentally the girls responded quickly. Other girls’ houses which are safety minded are the Delta Gam ma house which was inspected fall term, and Hilyard house which is going to have everyone in the house actually practice climbing down the fire escape. Pi Beta Phi had all the wiring in their house checked. At Monday’s house meeting the occupants of Susan Campbell hall were reminded that no elec trical appliances were to be used in any of the rooms, that there Xvas to be no smoking on the sleeping porches, and that they were to report all faulty connec tions and keep waste baskets empty. The Alpha Tau Omega house is considering replacing its fire hose and getting new extinguish ers. Last spring members had doors built to the fire escapes on the sleeping porch. The Beta Theta Pi house used direct action. Yesterday they had -»c._a new water heater installed with a separate thermostat. The kitch en stove has also been looked over for escaping gas. The Kappa Sigma house at its Monday meeting discussed a plan which included a surprise fire drill, the addition of large and small fire extinguishers, and new hose outlets. The Monday house meeting of the Kirkwood co-op was also the scene for a discussion which re sulted in the plan to put ropes on the windows without a fire escape, have the wiring checked, and to watch heaters in the rooms. The Phi Delta Theta house made some definite moves as to precautions in their house. The trunks in the attic were rear ranged to make aisles between the rows. Sleeping porch beds were placed so that the aisles would be wider. Canard club also instituted a general clean-up session, which started Monday, with emphasis on the basement. The importance of fire drills was stressed. The Delta Tau Delta house had their scare two years ago when they had a small fire in their own house so they keep their base ment and attic clean at all times. The Chi Psls cleaned their house last week and the Delta Upsilons intend to do so this week before an inspection. Their fire equipment was checked be fore school opened this fall. The Theta Chi house which has four sleeping porches, but only two with fire escapes, will have ropes fastened to the other two. The Sigma Alpha Epsilons in tend to wait until the inspection to see what new equipment they need. However, Monday saw them cleaning out the basement and having their fire alarms checked. The Sigma Phi Epsilon house has undergone a thorough clean ing. Two weeks ago a fire inspec tor suggested necessary precau tions which have since been tak en. The Phi Gamma Delta frater nity had a general clean up of everything from furnace to clos ets when its members were awakened to the danger of fires. The new Phi Kappa Psi house is practically fireproof with its automatic fire doors which cut off each section of the house. There are fire escapes on each wing with 24-hour exit lights, and alarms scattered all over the house. The Fhi Sigma Kappa house has also seen changes in the last several days. Ropes have been placed on the third floor sleeping porches, additional alarms have been installed, baggage rooms have been cleaned, and new fire hose has been purchased. Amherst, Williams and Whea ton colleges have forbidden stu dents to bring their cars to school this year. juMnvcd h ******* Jteiu jUiiUted. * SJTjE*/■*“’• «&**?* v ° wm demuth & co > i"c N V / 18 DISTINCTIVE MODELS SUITING EVERY PREFERENCE. FILTER .MAKES PIPE FUNCTION. SUPERBLY Prospective members of the men's skiing team will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 212 of the phys ical education buildings today. Russ Cutler, president, will speak and applicants will be inter viewed. * * * Panhellenic council will meet in Alumni hall at 4 o’clock, Wed nesday. $ $ Master Dance will meet at 7:30 p m. in the dance room at Ger linger hall. ❖ * * WAA executive council meets today at 4:45 in the women’s PE social room. Honorary and club representatives will give reports. The Wednesday Night Bunch will meet tonight at 8:30 in the YMCA. This will be a very in formal gathering where any and everything may be discussed, ac cording to Cyrus Nims, president of the drafting room club. * * * Order of the “O” will meet to day noon at the DU house. * * * Pi Lambda Theta, women’s education society, will meet to night in the YWCA bungalow at 7:30. * * * The University theater box of fice opens at 10 this morning for the sale of general admission and season tickets. * * * Panhellenic will meet at 4 to day in the AWS room in Ger linger hall. * * * Members of the student relig ious council will meet this after noon at 3:30 in the YMCA hut to make plans for the vesper service they are sponsoring November 12. * * * Westminster fireside sing will be open to everyone this evening from 9:30 to 10:10 in the West minster campus house. All University students who have been Girl Reserves are asked to meet Thursday after noon at 3:30 in the YWCA bunga low. * * * Monthly YWCA assembly will be held this Thursday at 4 in the YWCA bungalo. Dr. Paul B. Means will speak to the group; Shirley Holcomb will lead group singing; and Gerd Hansen will lead the worship service. Patty Pearson is in charge of the pro gram. * * * Everyone is welcome to take part in the discussion of the “YW” Seabeck conference this afternoon at 4 under the leader ship of Genevieve Working, co chairman of the Seabeck confer ence. Pictures of the camp will be shown and many who have at tended the conference in past years will be present. * * * Wesley foundation is giving a tea, open to all, this afternoon from 3 to 5 in the campus Wesley house. Doris Craig of Drain will provide piano music. More Emory university stu dents come from Florida than any other state outside Georgia. r rt DON’T WAIT! Have a complete motor checkup BEFORE .some thin'? goes wrong. TRY US for unexcelled ser vice. CLARK BATTERY & ELECTRIC CO. 1042 Oak Signs Checked For Alum Fete Homecoming signs will be re viewed today by the sign com mittee for the alumni fete to co ordinate the sign activity. Bob Whitely, sign committee chair man, announced Tuesday. Any similarity in signs will be checked and attempts will be made to smooth out other diffi culties. “Practically all proposed signs have movable parts,’’ said White ly, “and the signs this year prom ise to be of a high quality.” Houses should make arrange ments to get their motors for the signs early as there is always a last-minute rush for them.” “The signs will be judged at 6 p.m. November 28,” Whitely de clared, “which will give oppor tunities for night lighting. Un usual effects may be brought out by this method.” Whitely expressed his thanks for the cooperation which all houses have given in this first preliminary work. Assisting Whitely on the sign committee are Bruce Chrichten, Beverly Padgham, Nancy Dut ton, Len Barde, Jim Wilson, and Babs DuPuy. Jewell Visits Dean J. R. Jewell, dean of the school of education, traveled to eastern Oregon last week to visit the high schools at Ontario, Nys sa, Vale, and Adrian. While there he made notes on the system of individualized instruction being employed by the instructors in those schools. Knowledge of the different teaching systems in the state aid in preparing students in educa tion for teaching jobs, the dean said. Idaho College Grants Dean Science Degree Dean Ft. W. Leighton, dean of the school of physical education, will receive an honorary science degree from the College of Idaho at Caldwell, when he and Mrs. Leighton arrive there this week. A program has been planned at Caldwell which will also in clude the dedication exercises of the new gym recently completed there. 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