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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1946)
Oregon VOLUME XLVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. -o Number 65 THURSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1646 -»:_e_ Freshmen to Nominate Class Officers Today Coeds Reveal Secret Weapon: The Hammer WAA Carnival Construction Due --*■ By DAGMAR SHANKS As a warning to would-be strollers who might happen by Gerlinger hall Saturday after noon, those wofi’t be wood peckers you hear, seemingly pecking away in the lofty rafters, because Gerlinger, un like historic Villard is a fairly recent structure and holds little attraction for the noisy birds. The steady tatto that echoes over, the campus from the women’s gymnasium will be creat ed by nothing more than the busy hammers of carnival booth chairmen, and their beaver-like committees, industriously building their concessions in preparation for the evening’s merrymaking . Construction artists will receive Ul*:c go-ahead signal at approxi mately 1 p.m., according to an an nouncement made Wednesday by the W. A. A. The paint and paper is expected to really fly as the mental sketches of each organi zation’s “idea man” begin to ma terialize. As a stimulus to pro mote “bigger and better” booths, a prize is being awarded to the organization showing the most or iginality in idea and design. Chairs, tables, standards, and curtains to be used in separating (Plcasse turn to page eight) CARNIVAL CHIEFS Baybara Wells, top, and Pearl Peterson, are co-chairmen of this year’s WAA carnival. Administration Approves Proposed Veteran Group Reminding veterans that attempts to organize on this campus have not been successful in the past, Dean of Men *''<ifirgil Earl announced the administration would give its ap proval of the current movement among returning servicemen to consolidate. All male veterans interested in forming a social organiza tion on the campus will meet at 2 p.m. in McArthur court today. a iic nice ting win ut*Lt*i mine whether or not the veterans desire tc form any type of organization and will indicate the general trend of opinion Of the Oregon college veteran. Purely Social The organization, if formed, will not prejudice any member’s stand ing in any other campus organiza tion. It will be purely a social group under whatever set-up the veterans desire to use. A veterans’ group will not constitute a political block and will be under the ad visement of University adminis tration. Assistant Dean of Men George Hall, a veteran of World War II, will address the first meeting and has declared that he will accept the position of advisor if requested to do so by the veterans. Past Attempts A veterans’ group was discussed during the fall term, 1944, when the returning servicemen of the (Please turn to page eight) Nomination of freshman class officers and adoption of the class constitution will take place at a special assembly from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today at McArthur court. , All certificates of eligibility must be submitted to • me by the tirtie of or before the assembly,” Ed Allen, ASUO president, announced. Allen will preside. Freshman class elections are tentatively set for Tues day, January 29, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. at the YWCA !lll!l!!ri|||!!lllillllH||f||!ll!|l||l|||!|||||!|||lli|||||||||||||j,|||j llllllimilllll! 'immiiiimiui! Austria, Russians Hit Assembly Limelight Les Anderson, U O Alumni, On Stage; Will Tell of European Occupation , By DOROTHY THOMPSON Lester Anderson, ex-ASUO president, and principal speaker at the student assembly this morning at 11 o’clock in McArthur court made it clear that he doesn’t “plan to talk about personal war experiences but rather give an account of a few impressions and views of the average man in the army of occupation in Austria.” Anderson pointed out that “better war stories than I could ecu in<xy uc pujjtvcu up uuwii at tilt Side or Taylor’s.” Now on terminal leave from the army awaiting dis charge in March, Anderson spent several years as a lieutenant in the 331st infantry of the 83rd division. His unit fought from Normandy almost to Berlin itself in the last days of the European war. Info on Russians Having spent several months in the occupation of Austria working in close contact with the Russians he will give his impressions of our ally, and the Austrian people, gov erned on the same principal as Germany by a four power council. The Russians, Anderson says, seem friendly although a little suspicious of the Americans. The treatment of the Austrians by the two powers is quite dif ferent, he went on, in that the Russians regard Austria as an occupied country while the Americans look upon her as a liberated nation, which he feels is a mistake. According to the speaker, Austria contributed as much to the war as Germany did. In his description of Austria he said, “Vienna is flat. Some of the buildings are still standing but as in Berlin all of the great land marks are gone.” Strategic Position The country itself is in a strange location in the center of a restless Europe with the different in fluences of the surrounding nations constantly tearing her apart, he continued. However, there seems to be a strong trend toward Ger many even in the language, al (Pleiwc turn to page eight) EES ANDERSON l-■■■■ . --^— March of Dimes Drive Opens Today A March of Dimes drive, sched uled to net a goal of $1800 from University students, is being launched today as dime containers are placed in prominent places throughout the campus. Eileen Kleiner, chairman of the Univer sity infantile paralysis drive, yes terday stated that tne campaign will run the week of January 24 31. The drive, In whicji the men have been pitted against the wom en for the highest contributions, will solicit money from students for the annual March of Dimes week, being held nationally at this time. House presidents of the con j test losers, whether they be the I men or women, have agreed to (Plciisc turn to pin/c eii/ht) Gleemen Slate 38th Concert Under Alton 70 Men to Take Part t In Anniversary Show Under the direction of Donald Allton, assistant pro fessor of music at the Univer sity and accompanied by Stacey Green, the Eugene Glee men will begin their 38th semi annual home concert this, evening at S:15 p.m. in McArthur court. Marking the 20th anniversary of the group's organization, tonight’s concert will be the Gleemen's 9th appearance. Six of the 70 men tak ing part in this evening’s program participated in the group’s first performance in J926. Since’ that, time, the choral organization has made many charitable, and suc cessful appearances, including numerous coast-wide radio per formances. Aids Charities During their twenty years of musical service to this and other communities, one of the outstand ing achievements of this civic non profit organization has been its aid to various charities. The 94th con cert is sponsored by the Boy Scout Oregon Trail Council, with benefits going directly to the Boy Scout. Oregon Trail Council, with bene fits going directly to the Boy Scout camp fund. The Gleemen will open their program with Howard McKinney’s arrangement of Edward Grieg’s “Brothers, Sing On!” “Come to Me in My Dreams,” by Nobel Caio; “Passing By” by Edward Purcell; and the German folksong, “Kath ryn’s Wedding Day,” will follow in the first part of the program. Guest Artist Featured as guest artist of the concert is George Boughton, violinist, also member of the Unj veristy school of music. His num bers on the program wilt include “Perpetum Mobile” By Novaceb; the "Grand Adagio” from the Ballet “Raymonda” by Alevendre (l'Icasc turn to pai/e ci</ht) / THE EUGENE GLEEMEN, unique group of non-professional local businessmen who sing “because we like t«,” shown above, will present their anniversary concert on Ihe campus tonight.