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
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“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
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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