VOLUME XLVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE,
Emerald
Number 52
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1946
Seniors to Unlock 'Music Box’ Tonight
Novel Intermission Entertainment Promised;
Ticket Sales Continue at Co-op, Igloo
Shrouded in mystery, the decorations for the Music Box
ball, will be withheld until the dance begins at 9 p.m. tonight.
Despite the secrecy, enthusiastic reports have come through
that the decorations for. the annual senior dance are without
doubt, the best yet.
Mary Margaret Ellsworth, general chairman for the ball,
announced Friday that despite numerous rumors, tuxedos are
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Mob scenes like this one in Johnson hall showing new students paying matriculation fees were daily occurences this week, and many
more students are expected to register during the coming two weeks.
Latest approximate figures show that over 2700 persons have registered—a 60 percent increase ever the same period last year.
Jnfirmary Gives
influenza Shots
Virus Vaccine Protects
For Three Month Period
Influenza vaccinations are now
being given at the infirmary for
all students who wish to take ad
vantage of them, Dr. Fred N.
Miller, head' of the health service,
has announced.
The vaccine being used, which
is of the virus type, is entirely new
to the civilian market, Dr. Miller
said. However it has been used in
the armed forces with great suc
cess. One injection will serve as
protection for three months.
At present, material for 500
vaccinations is on hand at the in
fh’mary, and more will be obtained
if the demand for it exceeds this
number. The price for the shot is
^ 80 cents.
In view of the rising number of
influenza cases both on the cam
pus and throughout the state, Dr.
Miller urges all students to get
their vaccinations and lower the
possibilities of becoming flu vic
tims.
Dr. Miller pointed out that if
an epidemic should strike, the Uni
versity facilities would not be able
to handle all cases. Thus the
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Oregano Editor Extends
Deadline for House Pics
Concelling a previous an
nouncement that all new stu
dents, fraternity men, and fra
ternity peldges must have their
Oregana pictures taken before
January 8, Jean Yoder, Oregana
editor, revealed today that
arrangements are being made to
extend the deadline.
This new time limit, to be an
nounced later, will give frater
nities time to complete rushing.
Ted Bush, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
is requested to contact Mrs.
Yoder Monday morning or
between 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Women, Weather Impress
Returning Phi Delt Veteran
By MARYANN THIELEN
“It looks wet and wonderful,’’ exclaimed LeRoy (Tramp)
Erickson, upon his return to the campus after 31 months in the
navy. Erickson, one of the 17 Phi Delta Theta veterans to
return winter term, has already taken a quick inventory of the
women on the campus since his arrival January 1 and com
mented, “I’ve never seen so many beautiful girls, and there are
even more of them than when I was here before,” which remark
will undoubtedly endear him to
every girl on the campus.
PE Major
“Tramp” was at the University
from 1941 until 1943 in P. E. In
July, 1943, the navy beckoned to
him to join their happy group and
he was off for San Diego. “I dis
liked the place five minutes after
' I arrived,” he remarked, “as there
were too many people.” Ignoring
this fact, the navy stationed him
in San Diego for the full 31 months
of his service. Asked what his
duties had been, “Tramp” replied,
“I was a company officer and
trained the recruits until they went
into the fleet.” For three seasons
he played tailback position for the
San Diego Navy team, which was
the first team to beat U.S.C. this
fall.
Asked if he had any difficulty
Sorority Rushees to File
Preference Cards Tonight
All sorority rushees will meet
tonight at 6:45 in the Panhellenic
office, near the dean of women’s
office in Gerlinger, to file their
preference cards*
The office will be open this Sun
day from 9 a.m. until noon, at
which time rushees may pick up
their bids.
Short silks will be in order for
Saturday night dinner dates.
Mid-term rushing will begin
January 21, Wilma John, Pan
hellenic vice-president, has an
nounced.
registering, Erickson grinned, “I
thought I was through with stand
ing in lines when I left the navy,
but then I saw the mob at John
son hall; however, I’m registered
now and attending classes.” He
plans on doing coaching work
when he finishes his P.E. course.
More than glad to be back,
"Tramp” commented, "It doesn’t
seem as though I’ve ever been
away now, and it’s good to see
so many familiar faces around.”
Former Football Player
When he was on the campus
before he played football on the
freshmen and sophomore teams. In
1943 he scored the highest number
gf points in the all-campus athletic
contest sponsored annually by
Sigma. Delta Psi, national athletic
fraternity. As sports manager for
the Phi Delt house this term, the
24-year old Portlander commented,
“It looks like a good year for intra
mural sports now that so many
men are back.”
Insistent probing finally made
Erickson divulge the origin of his
nickname "Tramp." “There ate
two reasons;” he grinned, “one,
I have to keep moving; and two,
because of the loud ties I wear.”
Step Right Up, Girls
As his parting remark, Tramp
expressed the hope that it wouldn’t
be too long before he gets ac
quainted with some of the campus
beauties, which is an invitation for
girls who like six-foot, curly
haired blondes to make a further
investigation.
Editing Class
Airs Program
First Program
Scheduled Tuesday;
Resuming their weekly broad
casts, the senior editing class will
present a program of campus news
Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. over station
KOAC.
Subjects to be discussed include
the sudden increase in enrollment,
the resulting housing shortage,
and the return of extra-curricular
activities.
Members of this term’s broad
cast team include Beverly Ayer,
Roseann Hill, Ted Loud, Margaret
McGee, Margie McNeel, and Anna
mae Winship. Four of the group
will appear on each program.
On succeeding broadcasts the
group will review news gleaned
from small Oregon daily and
weekly publications. In previous
programs, some news which never
appeared in the regular press was
broadcast.
Daily papers and Time magazine
later printed stories based on
items which had been used on the
broadcast, according to George
Turnbull, acting dean of the jour
nalism school.
Marvin Krenk, recently-returned
instructor in radio, coaches the
class in technicalities of radio
delivery.
Fraternity Rushees
All men who signetf ior rush
ing by fraternities are to meet
in Johnson hail Monday Janu
ary 7 at 4 p.m. to have the pro
cess of preference explained to
them.
All men who have signed the
rush'lists must attend because
it will be the only time that this
process will be explained.
Men who have not signed the
rush lists will not be permitted
to do so until one week after
preference day.
not required attire and that dark
suits will be in order.
Novel Entertainment
Intermission ente rtainmen t,
stated Bob Smith, chairman of the
entertainment, will be an out
standing feature of the dance.
Expect something- new and en
lightening in the way of a pro
gram, for it is destined to be some
thing unusual to mark the first
formal event of winter term.
Dancers should expect to find
their center of attention focused
on Art Holman and his band since
“something new has been added”
to their position and' couples may
expect to be dancing in circles.
Ticket Sales
Ticket sales indicate a large
attendance and they may still be
purchased at the Co-op and at Mc
Arthur court from 9 to 12 today.
They will sell for $1.20 a couple
and students are advised to buy
them before tonight to avoid the
last minute rush.
It has been announced that
flowers will be in order for the
girls who wear formals.
Committee heads, in addition to
Miss Ellsworth are as follower
Martha II a r r o 1 d, decorations;
Bernice Granquist, patrons; Tod
Loud, orchestra; Bob Smith, enter
tainment; Shirley Walker, pro
grams; Ed Allen and Jiim Lund,
lighting; Fred Samain and Ted
Kent, clean-up; and Annamae
Winship publicity.
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Ducks Eager;
Texts Meager
First it was tires, then it was
sugar, then butter, but now a
shortage even more serious has
struck the campus. What, you
ask? Math books!
Reports from the mathematics
department show that approxi
mately 650 students are regis
tered to brush up on their trig,
calculus, and find out just what
X equals, as compared with the
scant 300 student mathemati
cians of the last several years.
The biggest cause by far for
the tearing of hair in the de
partment is Mathematics 100,
intermediate algebra. There are
plenty of eager, figure-finding
pupils, but we ask you -what
good can they do without text
books ? The mathematics profes
sors are wondering too. The
books have been ordered, cer
tainly, but are scheduled to
arrive at the somewhat late date
of January 28.
Although it has been sug
gested by many happy-go-lucky
individuals that Math 100 be
adjourned until the volumes
arrive, a supposedly more level
headed plan has been formu
lated.
The idea, which assumes that
there must be some of these
books on the campus owned by
students formerly taking the
course, is for the students to sell,
their beloved keepsakes to GI’3
at the prevailing secondhand
book rates or if the strain in.
parting with them is too great,
to merely loan them to the de
partment until the 28th. Those
choosing to do the latter should
turn them in at Deady 203 whero
they will be registered to assure
return.
The name of the book is “In
termediate Algebra” by Thur
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