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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1946)
.VOLUME XLVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 8,1946 Number 13 jW5" HOMECOMING COMMITTEE . . . Front row: Wally Johnson, noise parade, Beryl Howard, Luncheon, Benny DiBenedetto general chairman, Gloria Grenfell, publicity, Dorothy Rasmussen, housing, and Tom Hazzard, entertainment. Back row: Sue Schoenfeldt, hostess committee, Don Dole, sign contest, Mary Rasmussen, traditions, Mart Pond, dance, and Bob Matteson, promotion. •Johnson Announces Top Positions For Big 'Homecoming Noise Parade’ Floats Representing Living Organizations Scheduled to Pass in Review on October 18 Partners in the 1946 “Home for Homecoming” noise parade and their positions in the parade were announced Monday by ,Wally Johnson following the meeting last Thursday of all house representatives. All floats should be at 18th street and Potter on or before t>:rfu p.m. on Oct. 18. The parade begins at 7 p.m. and will pass all liv ing organizations, picking up the students as it goes. The order in which the floats will appear in the parade is as follows: Vets dorm, Susan Campbell; Kappa Sigma, Delta, Delta; Sigma Nu, Zeta Tau Alpha; Theta Chi, Alpha hall, Gamma Phi Beta; Yeomen, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Chi Omega; Phi Delta Theta; Delta Gamma; Delta Upsilon, Pi Beta Phi; Sigma Chi, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Orides; Pi Kappa Alpha, Hendricks hall; Phi Kappa Psi, Zeta hall; Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Delta Pi. Delta Tau Delta, Delta Zeta, Alpha Gamma Delta; Sigma Alpha .Mu, Sigma Kappa; Sherry Ross hall, Alpha Omicron Pi; Chi Psi, University house, Gamma hall, . Campbell club; Beta Theta Pi, Ger linger hall, Highland house; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Phi, Villard hall, Chi Omega; Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Xi Delta; Sigma hall, Rebec house. Bonfire Fodder Sought All living organizations or pri vate homes having a large) quan tity of waste paper or other in flammable material that can be used for the Homecoming bonfire are asked to contact George Al exander at the Beta house, and his committee will pick it up. Ac ■*- cumulation of material at the site of the fire will begin next Satur day. Evening Courses Offered To Vets Veterans now pursuing1 a course of education under the GI bill may take additional courses in night classes offered by the Eugene branch of the Oregon general ex tension division. To enroll in fall term classes, which began September 30 and will run through December 13, the vet eran should secure authorization by sending a,, letter of application to the Veterans’ Administration office on the campus, giving the name of the institution (General Extension Division: state-wide classes), title of the course desired, and a state ment that the course is a required part of the student’s objective and is not offered at the institution which he is attending. This letter must be signed by the veteran and a responsible official of the institution he is attending at the present time. After the veteran has been au thorized by the veterans adminis tration and enrolled in the night school, he may purchase books and other supplies required under the provisions of the GI bill. Veterans receiving on-the-job training and those not enrolled in other schools under the GI bill may also enroll for the night courses af ter making proper applications through the Eugene extension of fice. • Dormitory Plans Newest in Design The plans drawn up for the new “Webfoot women’s” dormitory on 14th, between Emerald and Birch, have incorporated the newest in dormitory design, for this campus. The blueprints include a cafete ria for breakfast use only, with a separate dining room in each wing to be used for the other two meals. The addition of the cafeteria is to encourage more girls to eat break fast. Plans include a large living room with a fireplace, a music room for informal gatherings, a library and several small parlors on the main floor. Five or six single rooms will be built on the main floor also, for those who desire single accommo dations. Amazon Flat Mousing May Open Christmas Officials, Tenants Worried by Drainage; 250 Veteran Families Await Move Housing for 250 veterans and their families .is scheduled ttf open about Christmas this year on the Amazon flats, between twenty-first and twenty-fourth streets west of Patterson. The dwellings are all surplus houses, obtained from Bagley Downs of Vancouver, Washington. Some will be one-floor build mgs with four apartments, and others will have two floors, with eight apartments. University officials and city street department men are con cerned about the flood danger how ever, for in the rainy season the Amazon is the first place to flood. Dr. Will V. Norris, University sup ervising engineer, said U. S. Engi neers had been consulted regarding proposed Amazon flood control plans, but is almost certain that nothing will be done this year to alleviate the condition. Columbia Project Topic of Debate The Lane county “Town Meeting of the Air,” will open tonight at 8:15, in the Community center, with a discussion on the proposed Colum bia Valley Authority. Louis Wood, professor of economy at Oregon and Paul Kell, former Bonneville attorney, will speak for CVA, with Harris Ellsworth, congressional representative in Washington, and William Tugman, editor of the Reg ister-Guard speaking against it. Dr. Wood, who is also the demo cratic candidate for congress from this district, has followed the Bon neville project with interest and wants a larger project developed for the good of the entire state. Congressman Ellsworth believes private enterprise can do a better job and stands against any such de velopment. Tonight's program will be the fourth in a series of radio broad casts sponsored by the Eugene chap ter of the American Veterans com mittee and station KUGN. Each broadcast is chosen by the sponsors, on its public interest merit. Alpha Delta Sigma Men To Meet Pledges at Side About 15 men eligible to become pledges of Alpha Delta Sigma, na tional professional advertising fra ternity, will meet at the Side at 4 p.m. today, according to Douglas Eden, president. Former members of the frater nity on the campus who have not yet been contacted by the group are urged to attend today’s meeting. Orators Plan Speech Fest Details of the forthcoming speecli contests in intercollegiate compe tition in oratory, after dinner speaking, and extemporaneous speaking will be discussed at an in formal meeting on Wednesday, Oc tober 9, in room 107 Friendly, at 4:00, under the direction of Mr. Montgomery of the speech depart ment. Any student interested in speech work, whether he has had experi ence or not, is invited to attend. Those who are interested, but can not attend the meeting on Wednes day,are urged to see Mr. Montgom ery in his office at 107 Friendly sometime during the week. The University of Oregon is a member of the Intercollegiate For ensic association which also in cludes Oregon State College, Pa cific university, Pacific college, Willamette university, Universty of Portland and Lewis and Clark college. Each year the I.F.A.O, sponsors the extemporary speaking contest with cash prizes awarded for winners. Hostesses Meet Fate Wednesday Candidates for the Homecomings Hostess contest are scheduled to appear before the judges Wednes day night at 8 p.m. in the Alumni hall at Gerlinger, according to Sue Schoenfeldt, contest chairman. Con testants should wear heels and short silks. Judges are: Les Anderson, alum ni secretary; Tom Kay, ASUO pres* ident; Benny DiBenedetto, Home* coming chairman; Dick Williams, educational activites manager; and Sue Schoenfeldt. A candidate omitted in the orig* inal list is Katie Dobson, Orides. Rally Squad Wants Help According to an announcement by Tom Hazzard, campus yell king, any student interested in working with the behind the scenes forces on the rally squad, should meet at McArthur court at 3 p.m. today. University Players Offer Prizes, Bargains In Promotion Of Season Theater Tickets Six for Price of Five, Latest Feature Promised Drama Lovers by Thespians Six shows for the price of five! So goes the slogan for the sale of season tickets, the latest feature on the agenda of the Uni versity drama department. Heading the sales campaign is Alan Miller, publicity chairman of the Theater Guild. A “night” at the University Theater is promised the first campus living organization to make a 75 percent sale of the tickets among its house members. This privilege will entitle each ticket holder to bring a guest and have choice seats for that one production. A prize will be given the living or ganization making the greatest per centage of sales. Low in price with tax pre-paid, the tickets will be good for six ad missions at any time during the sea son. This enables the ticket-holder to see six different productions or bring five friends to one. Reserved seats will be sold first to those holding season tickets, which will be sold up until the night of the first production. Oregon Grad Gets ROTC Staff Duty Just returned from army ser vice in Europe, Captain E. E. Stickels, newly assigned to cam pus ROTC headquarters, has been j named adjutant by Col. J. E. Me Cannon, head of the department) of military science. Captain Stickels, a University graduate of 1938, will also in struct freshman classes in the de partment. His ROTC training in Eugene earned Stickels a pre-war cony mission in the regular army in fantry.