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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1942)
VOLUME XLIII NUMBER 75 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1942 u. ur UKt• Camp CanceSled For Junior HOTC, Army Order States Aide Reveals Further, News Due to Follow A radio bulletin received by President Donald M. Erb early this week from the ninth corps area army headquarters suspend ed summer training camps for juniors in advanced ROTC courses. Major C. E. Knickerbocker, member of the military science department who accompanied the juniors last year during their six weeks’ training at Fort Lewis, stated that no further orders have been received. The radio giyn said that further instruc tions would follow soon. Business as Usual The military department will proceed according to plan until an official communication from the war department, Major Knickerbocker said. No reasons for the suspensions were given in the information received by Presi dent Erb and no substitute has as yet been proposed. The need for officers with troops on active duty may pos sibly account for the order. Col. (Please turn to page three) THE FIGHTING MEN Above are Col. R. M. Lyon, left, lieiul of the military science depart ment, and Col. Charles L. Sampson, newly arrived instructor in mili tary science. Colonel Lyon received word yesterday of the cancellation of summer camp for present juniors in ROTC. Pre-Med Grads Hit All-Time High As 25 Advance to Portland Post More University of Oregon pre med students will enter medical schools this season than ever be fore in the history of the depart ment, according to Clinton S. Mc Gill, vide-president of the As klepiad society, pre-med honor ary. Twenty-five students will enter the University medical school in Portland, one will enter Wash ington university in St. Louis, Missouri, and one will enter George Washington university in Jft’ashington, D. C. Average number of pre-med students entering medical schools is about 15. The University school is accepting about 75 students this year, of which the University of Oregon will furnish one-third. Honorary 100 l’er Cent The Asklepiad society has again gone 100 per cent in en rollment at medical schools, as it has in several years past. Of the 14 members of the society all but one will attend the University medical school; he will go to Washington university in St. Louis. McGill pointed to the unusually large number of students from the University pre-med depart ment who will be enrolled in the University school as being par ticularly notable because of the large field from which the Uni versity school draws. As the only medical school in the Northwest, he said, the school attracts stu dents from Oregon State, Wash ington, Washington State, Uni versity of Montana, British Co lumbia, and Alaska, besides the University, not counting the doz ens of smaller denominational and private schools such as Lin field and Reed. May do East There are still possibilities that eastern schools will accept peti tions of Oregon students, McGill said, since there enrollment peaks have not all been reached. The following students were listed as “known to have gained admission to medical schools:” (Please turn to peteje three) Data for the Dads... Registration in Johnson hall on Friday from 1:30 to 5 p.in. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Deadline for registra tion for the house cups is 11 a.m. Saturday. Friday, February 13 8 p.m. — Executive commit tee meeting. Office of Presi dent Erb, Johnson hall. Saturday, February 14 10 a.m. — Annual business meeting of Oregon Dads, Guild theater, Johnson hall. (All dads are members). 12:20 p.m.—Oregon Dads' luncheon. John Straub Mem orial hall. 3 p.m. — University of Ore gon-University of Washington swimming meet. Men’s pool. 2:15-5 p.m.—Open house on the campus. 3 p.m. — Program of music JACK LANSING (Courtesy of the Oregonian) by the school of music. Music auditorium. 4 p.m.—Open house at Alumni hall, Gerlihger. 6 p.m.—Dinner with sons and daughters at living organiza tions. 8 p.m.—Oregcn-Oregon State basketball gams. McArthur court. After the game dads will be guests of sdTTs and daughters at living organizations. Filial Ducks Ex Glad Hand to Dads Extending a filial hand, the students of Oregon will welcome today an influx of fathers to the campus for the annual Dads’ day celebration. Jack Lansing, chairman, has been planning for the affair with his committee for the past several weeks and this weekend will see the culmination of his plans. Unusual aspect of the festivity is the faculty-student-dads open house to be hold Saturday at 4 in the Alumni room of Gerling Students wishing to introduce their fathers to any faculty mem bers should make appointments with them beforehand for the open house. Dad’s day signs must be dis played by campus living or ganizations by 11 a.m. today, A1 Hunt, sign chairman, an nounced Thursday. An executive committee meet ing will be the only event sched uled for today. This will be held at 8 this evening. Glamour A note of glamour will be added to this year’s program by the presiding presence of Dorothy Walthers, Valentine girl and of ficial Dads’ day hostess. Miss Walthers will be presented at the luncheon Saturday in John Straub Memorial hall. Speaker at the luncheon will be Edgar Smith, member of the stat*3 board of higher education. Joe Riesch, head of the Oregon Dads, will be toastmaster. Miss Walthers will also be pres ent at the open house in Ger linger and will meet all incom ing trains containing dads. She will be at the Oregon-Oregon State basketball game that even (Please turn to page seven) BOARD MAN VISITS To enliven Saturday’s luncheon for Oregon Dads Edgar Smith of the state heard of higher educa tion will address the gathering in John Straub Meemorial hall. Jos Kieseli, head of tin* Oregon Dads, will he toastmaster for the an nual luncheon. Dads' Day The dads that come tomorrow ♦ Will prove themselves full loyal squires. They’re making quite a sacrifice Considering the price of tires. —J.W^.S.