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Oregon Emerald VOLUME XLV11 --v UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1946 ASUO Political RaceBegins Unofficially; Greeks, ISA Set Pre-Assembly Tickets See Page 8 for Nominations Assemblies Story.. • GIL ROBERTS Independent candidate for ASUO president. Koyl Cup Winner Gil Roberts Enters On ISA Ticket Gil Roberts, named out standing junior on the campus, and recipient of the annually awarded Koyle cup, has been named to head the independent p-asfy ticket as nominee for ASUO president, Ann Van Valzah, president of the Independent Stu dents association announced Tues day. According to Van Valzah, Roberts’ University record, his service as Junior Class representa tive on the Executive council, and member of the Athletic board, and his outline for future changes in ASUO government made him the outstanding Independent candidate for the office. Roberts is a member of Druids and Friars, and a junior in physical education. Elected as the Independent nomi nee for the number two position in the ASUO, that of first vice* president, was Ted Hallock. Hallock, a junior in journalism, has worked for the Emerald as colum nist for three years. Ke is also known for his activities as pro gram director of KOAC, the cam pHS'*l'adio station, and as a local band-leader. His service as admin istrative and combat AAF officer “should stand him in good stead,” Miss Van Valzah said. Other candidates who will be nominated by representatives of the ISA at Thursday's ASUO as sembly, as announced by Miss Van Valzah, are: senior representative on the executive council, Nick Weddle; junior representative, Dorothy Fowler; sophomore repre sentative, Laura Olsen. Bill Setzer will be nominated for the presidency of the senior class at their next regular class meet (Please Turn to Page Eight) NOTICE TO ALL, JUNIOR WOMEN Two three-term scholarships are being offered to any junior woman who will be a senior next year. Petitions for this scholarship, offered by Phi Theta Upsilon, may be obtain ed in the dean of women’s of fice and must be returned there before 5 p.m. Friday, May 17. All junior women needing as sistance in their senior year of college are urged to apply. Junior Class Tops Mothers Day Files: Register 28% For ;State Fair' Festivities \ 'Baseball' Theme Of Variety Show Baseball is the theme of the Campus Headlines variety show on stations KOAC and KEX at 9 to night. The script, written by Ted Loud, will feature the Omega hall and Chi Omega choruses singing their winning songs. Vocalists are Claire Lewis and “Ox” Wilson. Members of the cast include Bob Moran, Paul Marcotte, Duke Dennison, Wilson, and Bob Kirkpatrick. Ted Hallock’s orchestra is playing. DOROTHY RASMUSSEN and GENEVA DAVIS New chairman and assistant chairman, respectively, of the campus Red Cross. After computing figures turned in by her committee, Mother’s Weekend registration chairman Kay Schneider an nounced that the junior class walked off with top honors for the highest percentage of mothers registered. 28% of their mothers, out of a class of 196, were signed up at Johnson hah. The freshmen took second place followed by sophomores and finally the senior class. It is felt by Mother's Weekend committee mem bers that although complete regis tration was not obtained, the num ber was high considering that housing problems prohibited the offering of a prize cup this year. Miss Schneider wishes to thank all those who assisted her during the weekend and also Dean Eai-1 for his help and cooperation. Mothers not only enjoyed them selves but got down to business as well and elected a new state club president, Mrs. John H. Carkin of Salem. They accomplished this at their Saturday meeting which was deftly squeezed in before tea, parade, picnic, open houses and prom. Reports have it that most students are still recuperating from trying to keep up with mother on her annual gay colle giate weekend. She enjoyed the programs pre sented by Amphibian and Orchesis, listened appreciatively to the all campus sing, and even hit the high spots of the Junior Prom from her vantage point on the balcony. She saw various University depart ments on her campus tour of Satur day afternoon, dropped in for tea at Gerlinger, and bounded on to parade and picnic. Sunday noon saw mother feted at dinner in the living organiza tions of her sons and daughters. (Please 7 urn to J'nne Uinht) Free Chest X-Ray Set For May 20-24 X-rays will be given free of charge to all those wishing them Monday, May 20, to Friday, May 24, in the basement of the Health Service, Dr. Fred Miller announced yesterday. The State Department of Health in cooperation with the Oregon State. Tuberculosis Asso ciation will have the X-ray unit here for one week. They are capable of taking one picture a minute and will be operating from 12 noon till 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in the eve ning. This will be entirely volun tary and will be of no expense to the studdht or the University, Dr. Miller added, and includes all staff members, and faculty as well as students. If a positive or questionable X ray is taken, the results are sent, in the case of the student, to the Health Service, and in the case of the staff members, to their own physicians. If a negative report is shown it will be sent to the indi vidual. In order to get an X-ray, a stu dent will have to come to the in firmary this week and make an ap pointment at his earliest con venience. It is to the advantage of all concerned that there be a defi nite time set for each individual, Dr. Miller suggested, if a house president would like to arrange a time for his or her whole group to come in at once, that could be done, but should be attended to as soon as possible. “Over 1400 pictures were taken at Oregon State college a few weeks ago, and we would like to double that,” Dr. Miller commented. He also added that anyone wishing (Please Tuni to Pane Iiiaht) Dorothy Rasmussen Heads Campus Red Cross Unit Dorothy Rasmussen, junior in liberal arts, has been appointed by the University Red Cross board to act as the 1946-47 Red Cross college unit chairman. Geneva Davis, sophomore in liberal arts, will act as assistant chairman. As a member of the college Red Cross board for the past two years Miss Rasmussen has been chair man of the surgical dressing and camp hospital commiVi.ee. Winter term her position was that of as sistant unit chairman. She will re place Mary Landry, junior in liberal arts, who withdrew her posi tion on the board. Geneva Davis, treasurer and finance member of the board, was appointed assistant chairman. Miss Davis was chairman of the suc cessful 1946 Red Cross drive on the campus winter term. Other members of the. board will remain as active chairmen of their committees and new members will be appointed to replace outgoing seniors and other vacancies. The new board leader’s will at tend the first Red Cross College Unit conference sponsored in the Northwest which will be held May 18 and 19 at Lewis and Clark college campus in Portland. Thirteen college units in Wash ington, Idaho and Oregon will be represented at the conference and will be guest of the Lewis and Clark college and St. Helen's Hall junior college Red Cross units. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint the college units and to promote the Red Cross activity on college campuses. TOM KAY Greek candidate for ASUO j president. Greeks Nominate Ex-Infantryman Tom Kay for Prexy Tom Kay, co-chairman of Oregon’s 1946 Junior Week end, has been elected by repre sentatives of all Greek living organizations to head the.it party’s ticket as a nominee for ASUO president, Don Mayno, chairman of the Greek bloc, an nounced Tuesday. According to Mayne, Kay’s Uni versity record, his service as a combat infantryman in Europe, and his outline for future work, made him the outstanding frater nity candidate for the nomination. His selection was by a unanimous vote. Kay is a member of Phi E>elta Theta, and a junior in economics. Elected as the Greek nominee for the number two position in the ASUO was Marge Cowlin, presi dent of the junior class. Miss Cow lin, a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Phi Theta Upsilon, worked as business manager of the Oregana in 1944-45. Other candidates who will be nominated by representatives of the bloc at Thursday's ASUO assembly as announced by Mayne are: senior representative on the executive council, uave rortmiuer, t:eta Theta Pi; junior representative, Pat Webber, Alpha Chi Omega; and sophomore representative, Don Pinkerton, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Tom Hazzard, Alpha Tau Omega, who served as frosh yell leader in 3942, and acted as head yell king after Earl Russell's resignation until leaving for the army, was selected by unanimous vote as Greek nominee for yell king posi tion. Jada Fancher, Gamma Phi Beta, will be nominated for the presidency of the senior class at the senior class meeting Thursday, Mayne revealed. Charlotte Wicke, Alpha Delta Pi, will be nominated for the vice-presidency. Other Greek party members who (ricasc turn to pnije six) OREGANAS WAITING Unclaimed Oreganas will be available to owners at the edu cational activities office in McArthur court from 8-12 and | 1-5 p.ni. today. Students are . urged to get their yearbooks as soon as possible. i