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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1947)
VOLUME XLVIII - , Number 53 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947 bucks Meet Cougars Tonight VeteranslLead New Student » Registration Fall Term Grades Ready Next Week Veterans in quest of education still fill' the ranks of new students registering at the University, an unofficial survey of Thursday’s one-day registration showed. At 3 p.m. 168 new and former students had picked up registration mate rial in Johnson hall, Registrar C. E. Avery disclosed. A large majority of these were war veterans. Avery said “Indications are that the University enrollment will reach approximately 5000 stu dents by the end of the week. Late registration next week and the number of old returning students will determine the exact registra tion for the term.’’ In the University’s first advance registration 4759 students complet ed the prcoess by the end of last terrifr Avery said. January 18 has been set as the last day for student registration. The registrar also announced that grades for fall term would be ready for distribution next week. No grades will be mailed. All students will pick up their in dividual grade cards under a sys tem to be announced later in the Emerald. Avery named the large number (Please turn to page eight) “HOBBY” . . . Oregon’s veteran basketball coach, Howard Hobson, starts his eleventh Northern Division schedule as head basketball coach at Oregon when he sends his undefeated squad against the “darkhorse” Cougars from the Palouse country in McArthur court at 8 tonight in the conference opener. Rally Dance Scheduled for Gerlinger Saturday nonoraries sponsor First Winter Affair The winter term social whirl starts Saturday night with a rally dance in Gerlinger after the Ore gon-Washington State baskietball game. The affair is sponsored by Kwama and Skull and Dagger, a>phomore men’s and women’s hon waries. f Given in honor of the varsity bas fket&all, swimming, and skiing teams, the dance will begin at 9:45 p.m. and end at midnight. Herb Widmer’s orchestra is scheduled to provide music for the evening. Tickets, to be priced at 60 cents a couple, will be sold at the door— no advanced sale has been planned. Joan Williams, president of Kwama, and Bill Bamum, president of Skull and Dagger, are in charge of the event. 'Ted Goodwin Appointed To Editorial Position Ted Goodwin, senior in journal sm, has been appointed Emerald as sociate editor to replace Marilyn Sage, who resigned last term, Editor Marguarite W. Wright announced Thursday. Goodwill, an army veteran, was assistant managing editor of the ErolFald in 1942. He ins a member of Sigma Delta Chi, national profes sional journalism fraternity, and Alpha Tau Omega. His wife, the former Marjorie Ma jor, was Emerald editor in 1943-44. TIME CHANGE FOR ROOTERS Beginning tonight all students must enter the basketball games at McArthur court before 7:30 p.m. or after 8 p.m. Only general admission tickets will be honored from 7:30 to 8. All students will enter the stu dent gates at the north end of the building, and will first fill the bleachers on the main floor. Any overflow of students will then be seated in the north and south ends of the balcony. Student veterans may secure general admission tickets for their wives not later than 4 p.m. on the day of a game by applying at the ticket office in McArthur court. The student gates will open at 6:30 p.m., instead of 7:30 p.m. as previously scheduled. New Ad Man Chosen !> Doug Eden, senior in advertising, has been appointed advertising manager of the Emerald for the winter term. He will replace Bob bie Fullmer, fall term manager. Betty Merriam, journalism freshman, will hold the position of national advei-tising manager. George Pegg, Emerald business manager, made the announcements Thursday. The appointments be come effective immediately, Pegg said. Sic Transit GJoria Friday Gee—ain’t it swell they let us cum Back to dear old Ore-gun— Back so soon to webfoot camperus. Aren’t they swell—don’t they pam perus ? Classes Fridy, ain’t it dandy? We don't have to wait till Mundy. —G.M.S. Game Opens Division Basketball Competion By BILL’ STRATTON Assistant Sports Editor 1947 Northern Division basketball competition gets undetf way tonight when Howard Hobson’s high flying Ducks risk their undefeated pre-season record of 11 straight wins against the "darkhorse” Cougars from Washington State in McArthur court. Game time is 8 p. m. The second game of the series is slated for Saturday night. Although the Webfoots have breezed through their pre season schedule with no setbacks, the courtmen from the Pa louse country are expected to give them a tough battle all the way. Coach Jack Friel’s squad has played an 18 game warm up schedule dnd is expected to be in top-shape for the con ference opener. Cougars Big '46 Threat Last season it was the Cougars who wrecked Oregon's title hopes by dumping them in three out of four games played in the conference. Oregon’s 1946-47 squad tied a record this year by winning 11 straight in their pre-conference schedule. Not since the 1937-38 season has an Oregon team won their first 11 and en tered the conference with an unblemished record. The 1937 38 team went on to win 14 and drop 6 to win the Northern Di vision crown. \ Coach Hobson is expected to start the same five that has set the pace for the Ducks thus far. At the forwards will be high scoring Ed Dick and lanky Ken Hays. Adding mote height under the back board will be 6-foot 8-inch Roger Wiley at center. A pair of midgets, Stan Williamson and A1 Popick, will probably be chosen as starting guards. Tall Cougars Start At forwards, Friel will start a pair of 6-foot 3-inch lads, Bob Sheridan and Bob Svendsen. ..Sheridan was a letter winner on the 1942 squad. Svendsen was a pre-war Cougar frosh player who played with the strong Farragut Navy five last winter. WSC’s starting center will be 6Toot 4-inch Gene Sivertson who was transferred from forward to fill in the vacancy left by Vince Hanson. At one guard will be George Hamilton who rated many all northern division honors last season and Bing Dahl, a pre war University of Washington player. New Vet Dorm Not Ready For Scheduled Occupancy Cafeteria Opens ForTerm onTime The new veterans’ dormitory, or iginally scheduled for completion last month, is not ready for occu pancy at present, Dr. E. M. Pallett, assistant to the president, has an nounced. A carpenter’s strike, which has now been settled, was given as the cause for the delay. “The new building should be fin ished shortly,” Dr. Pallett stated. In the meantime, temporary hom ing arrangements have been made for all men assigned to the new unit. All men concerned have been noti fied of these special arrangements, Dr. Pallett said. The new cafeteria, located be tween the two veterans’ dorms, has been completeed and will be opened for winter term as scheduled, the president’s assistant said. Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, director cf dormitories, announced that the (Please turn to page eight) University Girl Victim in Holiday Accident JEAN MERRIFIELD , t, Jean Merrifield Dies in Portland Jean Anne Merrifield, 19, sopho more in liberal arts, was killed al most instantly in an automobile ac cident in Portland, December 21. Fall term Miss Merrifield was chosen as the first subject of Beau ty on the Spot, weekly Women’s page feature ip the Emerald. She was a member of Alpha Phi soror ity and Kwama, sophomore wom en's honorary. Miss Merrifield, whose home was in Portland, was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She came to Portland with her parents in 1937, and was graduated from Washington high school in 1945. Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. John Merrifield, 6337 S.E. Heed College place, Portland, Miss Merrifield is survived by two sis ters, Mary Carol and Elizabeth. Gayle, and by her grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Garry Merrrifield, Bloom ingdale, Michigan. Funeral services were held De cember 24 at the Portland Mauso leum. One Twin Finishing, Other Just Begins Ray Francis, Salem, decided twin-brother Roy was getting a little too far ahead of him down, there at the University, so he too has enrolled for winter term. Roy is a graduate student in so ciology, while brother Ray enters* as a first-term freshman. Yes, Ray will also major in sociology. The twins were born on Christ mas day, 1919, and both served in the army during World war II. 1