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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1946)
“Members of the press bureau set up in Portland to supply news of the Pacific Northwest College Conference at Reed College April 6 and 7, preview the cup being offered by P. L. Jackson, publisher of the Oregon Journal, for the college news paper doing the best all-round job of covering the Congress. Standing from left: Norman McCormick, editor, Portland Uni versity Beacon; Louise Stubblebine, editorial board, Reed College Quest; Betty Zenger, editor, Multnomah College Chinookian; Marilyn ‘Johnson, editor, Lewis & Clarke College Pioneer Log.” Thirty Pledged To Fraternities .^Capacities Increased For Spring Rushing In a resolution passed by the Student Affairs Committee, it was resolved that in spring term pledg ing, which began April 4, frater nity houses might pledge to 120 per cent of their rating capacity. The pledging period, only two days old, has seen thirty new men tak en into the Greek fold. Alpha Tau Omega leads the list with six new pledges; Paul Mc Cracken, Lebanon, Ore., Cleve W. Bunson, Oakland, Calif., and Jo seph H. Hall, Jerry Monahan, Robert L. Mitchell and Vern E. Mueller, all of Portland. v_-ni psi has live new pledges, Donald P. Sipe, Eugene, Harry L. Hoeffel, Hillsboro, Ore., and Ar nold I. Slenning, Bob Maxwell and Richard F. Dinsdale, all of Port land. Selta Upsilon has four new pledges, Charles H. Scrogin and Joseph B. Driskell, both of Port land, and Arthur A. Anderson and F. Warren Lovell, who are both from Astoria, Ore. The Sigma Chi’s have three new pledges, Robert A. Sederstrom, Portland, Don Dribble, Payette, Idaho, and John R. Barry, Jen nings Lodge, Ore. Phi Gamma Delta also signed three new men, Maxwell W. An gus and Richard Hawes from Portland, and Donald T. McSwee ney from Burlingame, Calif. Phi Kappa Psi has taken in two more pledges, Louis Robinson, Willows, Calif., and Don E. Korn from Eugene. Delta Tau Delta has pledged Charles Braymen, Portland, and Howard Dairs from Gresham, Ore. Sigma Nu pledged Thurston P. - Gilchrist, Albany, Ore. Theta Chi pledged Harold M. Everton, Grants Pass, Ore., and Pi Kappa Alpha pledged Sam t2eta Theta Pi pledged Glen A. Holden, McMinnville, Ore., and Sigma Phi Epsilon pledged Rob ert L. Merz from Ada, Ore. ■amey, Ashland, Ore. i Campus Sing Contest Calls For Applicants Houses desiring to enter the al!-campus sing contest dur ing the “State Fair” Junior Weekend May 10, 11, and 12 should enter their applications at the educational activities office by Saturday, April: 13, Dave Fortmiller, chairman of the sing contest,' announced Friday. Applications should contain the name of the house enter ing the contest, the name of the song leader, and the house phone number. Rules of the contest will be published in a later edition of the Emerald. Science Lecture Given by Pollard Relating that a previously un known type of matter, the mezon, which lies somewhere between the electron and the proton, is now being produced at a few places in America, Dr. Ernest Charles Pol lard, associate professor of phy sics at Yale university, spoke at a lecture sponsored by Sigma Xi, national science honorary. He was introduced by Dr. T. S. Peterson, president of the local chapter, as “one of the brilliant young men of nuclear physics.’’ Dr. Pollard stated that radio activity is the division of neutrons into electrons and protons forming a different substance. This knowl edge has tremendously narrowed the field for research into the cause of cancer, according to the noted physicist. - * He declared that force is of tre mendously more importance than matter in the earth’s structure, illustrating the remark with the fact that, force eliminated, all the earth's matter could be lumped into a space of fifty cubic feet. Dr. Pollard was born forty years ago in Yunnan, in the interior of China, and was educated in Eng land. receiving his Ph.D. from Cambridge university in 1932. He taught at Leeds university at Leeds, England, for a time before being attracted to Yale in 1933. Men Reactivate Junior Honorary On UO Campus Bass Dyer Elected President of Druids The Oregon chapter of the An cient Order of Druids was reor ganized Thursday after a long w$r-time lapse. The Druids, jun ior men's honorary, was first or ganized on the campus in 1941 but became inactive during the war. Election of officers took place at the Druid meeting and a con stitution was adopted. Members of the chapter are: Bass Dyer, president, By Mayo, vice-presi dent, Herb Penny, secretary-treas urer, Bob Davis, Gil Roberts, Ben ny DiBenedetto, Bill McLennan, Wally Johnson, and Tom Kay. G. Duncan Wimpress is faculty ad viser and alumni member. Qualifications for membership in Druids are character, scholar ship, participation in student ac tivities, leadership, and service. The honorary was reorganized with the approval of Virgil D. Earl, dean of men. New members of the honorary will be tapped during Junior Weekend. The float for the Jun ior Weekend queen and her court' will be built by the honor society. Bass Dyer, president, stated at the meeting that Druids would at tempt at all times to improve the leadership and scholarship of. the campus, and they will attempt to guide freshmen in their orienta tion at the University and in their activities. Registration Totals Top /945 s by IIO% Registration total at 5 p.m. Fri day found 3608 men and women registered at Oregon for spring term. This figure surpasses the mark set spring term 1940, which was 3301, and is an increase of one hundred ten per cent over spring term 1945 when 1720 were registered. Clifford L. Constance, assistant registrar, had previously estimat ed that 3500 students would enroll this term. New Webfoots may reg ister up to April 13 without pe titioning for entrance to the Uni versity. - - inuring me tirst tour days of spring term more students regis tered than those listed for all of winter term. A total of 3423 was recorded last term. Monday evening 2789 students had registered, which was an 86 per cent increase over last year’s first day figure of 1497. By 5 o’clock Tuesday 3423 completed enrollment, an increase of 497 over the first day. All records for spring term enrollment were shattered Wednesday when 132 more stu dents registered, bringing the to tal to 3418. According to Mr. Constance, the registrar's office expects many more students to register before the April 13 deadline. It’s Been Nice . . . Friday, no less, and most of the students Are thinking of Taylor’s and foam So why am I here, working for prudence, Composing a brief four-line poem ? —D.F.S. Jean Watson, chairman of the Mother’s Day preparations, who announced general com mittee heads Friday. Sororities Close Formal Rushing Thirteen New Women Pledge Organizations Spring Term Formal rushing concluded Friday, April 5, with eight sororities pledging 13 girls. Panhellenic announced the follow ing pledges: Alpha Chi Omega: Barbara Lew is, Eugene; Vivian Oyala, Port land. Alpha Delta Pi: Patricia King, Portland; Mignon Ruth, Longview, Washington; Beth Dinneen, Port land. Alpha Gamma Delta: Helen Hoyt, Portland. Alpha Omicrom Pi: Norma Berg, Portland. Alpha Xi Delta: Ellen Stilwell, Dayton; Jane Ellen Bunch, Portland. Delta Gamma: Suzanne Carter, Pendleton; Betty Jean McCourrey, McMinnville. Sigma Kappa: Car ley L. Hayden, Estacada. Zeta Tay Alpha: Margaret Nelson, McMinn ville. Open rushing will begin April 22. Anyone who wishes to go out for this open rush period should pay their rushing fee and sign up in the Dean of Women’s office at once. If they have previously been on the rush list and their grades are acceptable, that is, above a 2.00, they are automatically placed on the rush list. During the open rush period the individual houses will contact rushees for lunch, din ner, and coke dates. Erb Scholarship Fund Receives Gift Donation The Donald M. Erb memorial scholarship fund has received a gift of $200 from Gene Vanden eynde, Salem. Mr. Vandeneynde was president of the Oregon Dad’s the past year and he is also man ager of Sears Roebuck company in Salem. It was upon the death of the late president of the univeristy, Donald M. Erb, that the scholarship fund was established in his honor. New Hours in Library Miss Krieg, acting librarian, has announced that the Ore gon Collection Room and the Brooks Memorial Library will be open at new hours. Mon day, Wednesday, Friday 1-5 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Sat urday 9-12 a.m., 1-5 p.m. Mom’s Weekend Committee Head Picks Assistants Jean Watson Appoints Chairmen for Events Plans for honoring Oregon Moth ers at the annual Mothers' Day, an integral part of Junior Weekend, took shape Friday as Jean Watson,' chairman of the affair, announced her committee chairmen. The chairmen will meet at 4 p.m. Tues day in the faculty room of Friend ly hall. Those named to head the various committees are: Bob Matteso*V promotion; Gloria Grenfell, news publicity; Jordis Benke, decora tions and campus preparation ? Kay Schneider, registration; Pat Webber and Dick Atiyeh, hospi tality; and Marilyn Anderson, so cial affairs. Events Saturday The Moms' Day celebration will include much of the regular Jun ior Weekend festivities, the chair man said. The important events for the mothers will be scheduled Saturday, May 11, the day when the majority are expected to be. on the campus. Registration will be in Johnson hall and there will be dinners scheduled in various campus hous es. On May 10 a tea will be given for all the mothers and on Sunday, May 11, a breakfast for the ex ecutive board of the association. Swimming Event The Amphibian pageant, tradi tional swimming event, and the Orchesis dance recital are two of the events scheduled on the pro gram for entertaining the moth ers. Veterans Warned Of Law Violation Veterans who are drawing sub sistence payments while in train ing under the GI Bill of Rights were cautioned today by John. Shunk, branch solicitor of the vet erans’ administration, that it i» illegal to draw unemployment compensation at the same time. A few cases have been discover ed recently where veterans con tinued to draw readjustment al lowances until they received their first subsistence check. This con stituted a violation of the law, since subsistence is paid on the first of each month to cover tb® previous month and the veterans actually were drawing both un employment compensation a n 4 subsistence allowance during oio month. Shunk pointed out that Section 1300 of the GI Bill of Rights pro vides that “any claimant who knowingly accepts an allowance to which he is not entitled shall be ineligible to receive any fur ther allowance under this title.” Readjustment allowances are paid by the State Unemployment [ Commission and subsistence al lowances are paid by the federal government. As a result, several weeks may elapse before the two lists can be checked, but eventu ally any veteran wrho appears on both lists for the same period oi time will be discovered.