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VOLUME XLVIII Number 30
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 1946
(Emerald photo by Don Jones)
DEAN OF MEN SETS EXAMPLE . . .
Virgil D. Earl, dean of men casts his vote at Precinct 28 (near Theta Chi house).' Students and faculty
turned out en masse Tuesday to mark their ballots at several polling places on and near the campus.
Balloting Results Unknown
As Emerald Goes To Press
'Best Voting Weather for Some Time/
Officials Say; Low Turnout Predicted
Oregon students and faculty went to the polls yesterday to
cast votes for their political choices, in what precinct officials
called the “best voting weather for some time.” Registered stu
dents and faculty were expected to turn out almost to a man,
but late reports had not yet come in when the Emerald went to
press.’
Webfooters who registered in the Co-op did not all cast
Rhodes Candidates
4*0 Face Oral Quiz
Rhodes scholarship candidates
still have two more hurdles to clear
before they can start packing, Mrs.
Clara Fitch of the graduate school
announced Monday. The first of
these is an oral committee examina
tion to be held in Portland some
time during the early part of De
cember, at which all the Oregon in
stitutions will be represented.
Three will be chosen on the ba
sis of this examination to repre
sent the state of Oregon in the
final test, which will be held prob
ably in either Seattle or Spokane.
This examination will include all
finalists from the northwestern
district, which is made up of Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana, Wyoming, and North Da
kota, and will be held within a
week of the Portland test. Rhodes
scholarship will be awarded to six
of the district examinees.
^ The four University of Oregon
representatives at the Portland
meet will be Hugh R. King, gradu
ate student in classics; Donald W.
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their votes on the campus, the vot
ing being regulated as to their place
of residence. Most students voted in
the polling places located at the
Congregational church, Thirteenth
and Ferry; University high school
assembly room, Sixteenth and Al
der; and the Condon school, north
basement, at 1550 Moss.
One polling place was located in
the news room of the Journalism
building, giving the Emerald staff
an opportunity to see the voting
procedure first hand.
Snell Opposition
Governor Earl Snell was opposed
for reelection by Carl C. Donaugh,
Democratic nominee and Republi
can congressman, Harris Ellsworth,
was opposed by Dr. Louis A. Wood,
Democratic nominee for the fourth
district, and professor of economics
at the University.
Angus Gibson, Republican incum
bent for the fourth senatorial dis
trict was opposed by Linn county’s
Fred E. Harrison and the third dis
trict offered a choice between Tru
man A. Chase, Republican and
Ralph P. Laird, Democrat.
Low Turnout Predicted
Oregon papers predicted a low
turnout in spite of the fact that sev
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Traffic Problems
Subject of Movies
Traffic problems, especially the
drunken driver, will be illustrated
in three of the movies to be shown
in 207 Chapman at 7:30 tonight, the
educational activities office an
nounced yesterday.
The movies, “Guilty,” "Drunk
Driving,” and “ 'X' Marks the Spot,”
will be shown with “What Ho, Ro
meo” featuring Jack Benny.
The election campaigns of the
frosh candidates has been quieter
than the national political races.
Exec Council Dumps
Plurality Voting Plan
Approval Gained for Miller's Succession
To Vice Presidency of Sophomore Class
By GLORIA TALARICO
Repeal of preferential voting in favor of plurality voting was
rejected by the ASUO executive council Tuesday. If passed
by a three-fourths vote of the council this motion, recommended
by Ted Hallock, ASUO secretary-treasurer, would have been
placed before the students for their decision at the next election.
For placement on the ballot the recommendation must now
come before the councilan the form of a petition signed by 100
U of 0 Housing
Availalbe in *47
A gradual leveling off of registra
tion, combined with careful utiliza
tion of available facilities, has now
made it possible to offer University
housing winter term to many stu
dents who were forced to live off
the campus this term, University
officials have announced.
With completion of the second
veterans’ dorm nearing, the Uni
versity will soon be in a position to
provide quarters to many men who
have been living in private homes.
More space for women is also be
coming available.
380-Man Capacity
With the opening of the other
unit, the overflow of men in the one
operating this term will be moved
to the new one. Each will hold a
capacity of 380 men.
Under the set-up winter term, it
will be possible to give men the
choice of living in three, two, or one
man rooms.
Men living in the veterans’ dorms
next term will not have to eat at
John Straub as they did this term. A
clean, modern cafeteria, located
centrally between the two dorms,
will open in January. Covered side
walks will lead from each unit to
the dining room.
The University is also studying a
plan to provide a parking lot next
to the dorms for the exclusive use
of veterans. Applications for dor
mitory space should be made at the
dorm office in John Straub.
Vet Situation
When veterans began flocking
back to college a year ago, Univer
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students. A recent Emerald poll
showed that only 23 per cent of
Oregon students completely under
stand the preferential voting sys
tem.
Only five members of the council
approved the motion: Hallock, Nick
Weddle, Dorothy Fowler, Laura
Olson, and Marguerite Wittwer
Wright.
Those who did not vote were:
Tom Kay, Marge Cowlin, Dave
Fortmiller, Don Pinkerton, and
Bea King. Gil Roberts and Pat Web
ber were not present.
At the same meeting, Bob Miller
was approved as vice-president of
the sophomore class to replace
Reed Grasle. Miller, a Theta Chi, is
a former ISA senator and writer of
the Emerald's “Vanity Fare” col
umn, and is a committee head for
the Sophomore Whiskerino.
Approved was the suggested pol
icy of stating the party of candi
dates on all ASUO and class elec
tion ballots beginning with the
freshman elections winter term.
A note of thanks to the city coun
cil of Eugene for its purchase of the
millrace was suggested by Mrs,
Wright and approved by the coun
cil.
ISA Council to Add
Two Frosh Members
Election of two freshmen, one
man and one woman, to the Inde
pendent Students association execu
tive council will be held at the Co-op
today from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1
p.m. to 5 p.m.
The election will complete this
year’s council by giving the class of
1950 equal representation with the
other classes already represented.
The four aspirants for the posi
tions are Donna Gehrke, Bob Lewis,
Dick Nealy, and Mary Jane Wag
goner.
Limited Number of Pigger’s Guides Out
(Emerald photo by Don Jones)
DIGGER’S GUIDERS . . .
Shown critically examining proofs of the new Pigger’s Guide are: (from
left to right around the press) Jean Johnson, associate editor; Olga
Yevtich, editor; Laura Olson, feature editor; Virginia Harris, business
manager; Mark Daniel Mindolovich, art editor.
Bulk Due Next Week;
Williams Announces
Advance copies of the 1947 Pig
ger’s Guide were distributed to
campus administrative offices Tues
day when the first limited number
of the student directory came off
the press. Olga Yevtich, sophomore
in liberal arts, is editor of this yearis
Guide.
The bulk of the directories have
not as yet been bound, Dick Wil
liams, educational activities mana
ger, said Tuesday. They will be
ready for distribution to the student
body the first part of next week,
Williams announced.
Members of the Pigger’s Guido
staff are: Miss Yevtich, Scotty;
Mindolovich, art editor; Laure Ol
son, feature editor; Jean Johnson,
associate editors; and Virginia
Harris, business manager.
Several of the Emerald staff were
among the lucky ones to receive ad
vance copies of the old pigger, but
they are definitely not for outside
use, according to the proud owners*