.Col. J, MacGregor
Here For Short Visit
Colonel John MacGregor, class
of ’23, former ASUO president and
worthy grand chief of Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity, is a visitor on
the campus this week, following
a holiday visit to Portland from
his present home in New York
City.
Tonight Colonel MacGregor will
be guest of the University Inter
fraternity council at a banquet
given* in his honor at the Osburn
hotel. Byron Mayo, president of
the council, is in charge of arrange
ments for the dinner.
1SUO President
Coming to the University after
being discharged from the Navy in
World War I, Colonel MacGregor
received his A. B. degree in eco
nomics in 1923, after serving a
year as president of the Oregon
student body. He was the first
to advocate a student union build
ing on the campus and conducted
the first successful campaign for
funds.
He received the degree of doctor
of jurisprudence from the New
York university law school in 1927,
followed by a year of graduate
work in international law at Co
lumbia university. He is a mem
ber of the bar of the supreme
court of the United States and
has held the position of professor
of law at New York university for
18 years, serving as acting dean for
the past several year*. He is a
leading New York lawyer, special
izing in maritime affairs.
AXO Chief
His active participation in fra
ternity affairs resulted in his elec
tion as worthy grand chief of Al
pha Tau Omega fraternity last
year. He has also served as chair
man of the National Interfraterni
ty conference since 1941.
He is well-known as an ardent
booster of the University and its
alums and was instrumental in or
ganizing an alumni chapter in
New York City. He has headed
this chapter for the last 20 years.
Colonel MacGregor served with
the army’s chemical warfare serv
ice during World War II, and was
one of the few men trusted with
the secret of Doolittle's first raid
on Tokyo.
Guest of Onthank
During his stay in Eugene, the
colonel is a guest of Karl W. On
thank, dean of personnel adminis
tration. He intends to leave Satur
day for a tour of the Northwest
chapters of his fraternity before
returning to New York.
Guild T ryouts Slated
First try-outs for the winter
term Theater Guild production
“I Remember Mamma” will be
held this afternoon in room 103,
Johnson hall at 3 p. m. Addition
al try-outs are scheduled for
Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m.
and Monday night at 7:30.
Oregon Press Confab
Slated for Feb. 21,22
The University-sponsored an
nual Oregon Press conference will
be held in Eugene February 21 and
22, it was announced recently by
Carl C. Webb, secretary-manager
of the Oregon Newspaper Publish
ers' association and assistant pro
fessor of journalism here. This
year's - conference will mark the
28th annual meeting of the news
papermen.
Arrangements for the meet are
in charge of P. L. Jackson, pub;
lisher of the Oregon Journal and
president of the Oregon Press con
ference, George S. Turnbull, dean
of the journalism school, and Webb.
All editors and publishers In the
state have been invited to attend
the conference.
Seven Get YWCA Posts
Seven Eugene women were chos
en last week to serve three-year
terms on the campus YWCA advis
ory board.
They are Mrs. Curtis E. Avery,
Mrs. James Bush, Mrs. Paul W. El
lis, Mrs. Herbert C. McMurtry, Mrs.
L. Risley, Mrs. A. C. Stockstad, and
Mrs. Stanley Summers.
Mrs. Stockstad was also named
to replace Katherine Douglass as
representative of the YWCA com
munity chest.
Copy Desk Staff:
Brophy
Kahananui
Goetze
Penny
Yates
Smith
Byfield
Snillib
Hollywood Studios
Sent Medical Films
Six major Hollywood studios
have been sent slides and tran
scripts of the University’s project
ed film on human growth and re
production, it was anounced this
week by Dr. Adolph Weinzirl, di
rector of social hygiene education
in the University medical school
in Portland, and director of the
E. C. Brown trust fund. Dr. Wein
zirl said that the studios should
submit production proposals early
this month, which will be received
by Dr. Lester F. Beck, professor of
psychology, and film adviser for
the trust.
Several studios have already in
dicated their interest in the film,
which is an educational picture
for junior high school level. Dr.
Weinzirl expects that the contract
will be let and production under
way by spring.
The slides have been given sev
eral trial showings, and have met
with unanimous approval. The
film will feature discussions be
tween children of the age-group for
which the picture is intended.
Testing of the film is being con
tinued, with instructions given in
classrooms and before community
groups. Included in the testing are
attitude surveys, which are con
ducted to determine if the com
munities are psychologically ready
for sex education. Dr. Beck is di
recting these test showings.
Just $300,000 more is needed for
the student union building.
Hubert Wilkins Cancels
UO Assembly Speech 1'
Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted ex*
plorer, will not appear here Janu
ary 7 as originally scheduled, Dick
Williams, educational activities
manager, disclosed yesterday,
There will be no assembly next
week.
Important business with the
navy, which has called Wilkins
to Washington, was the reason
Williams gave for the postpone
ment. He said that plans were
being made to secure Wilkins later
in the year.
The next speaker to appear here
is Major General George P. Hays,
acting commanding general of the
United States Sixth army. He will
speak January 28 on “The Post
war National Defense Program.’'
Randolph Churchill, son of Eng
land’s wartime Prime Minister,
Winston Churchill, is scheduled to
appear here in February.
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CAMPUS
CALENDAR
Regular weekly Mu Phi Epsilon
recorded concert in library brows
ing room Sunday afternoon at 4
p.m.
All scheduled dates In Gerlinger
hall during Winter term must be
checked with Mrs. Edith P. Siefert,
hosess at Gerlinger. Phone 267,
Especially important for clubs and
honoraries.
Business and advertising staff
meeting Tuesday, January 7 in
room 105, journalism building.
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