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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1947)
VOLUME XLVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 29. 1947 Number 71 A UNION FOR THE STUDENTS . . . Above is the architect’s picture of Oregon’s long-anticipated Student U nion building, whose plans were approved Monday by the state board of higher education. No actual building plans have been announced as yet, although the site at the corner of Thirteenth and University streets has been set. Building Committee Okays Plans for UO Student Union ■ ■ ■ - ■ v I Approval of preliminary plans of the Krb Memorial Union by the building committee of the state board of higher .edu cation Monday culminated a lengthy drive by University of ficials and students to obtain such a building for this campus. Dr. Harry K. Newburn, president of the University, in announcing the plans, stressed the amount of preparation and work that had pone into them, lie said that consultations had been held with leading campus planning agencies throughout the nation and that many union buildings now in use were studied to determine the best and most practical plan applicable to the University of Oregon. Features Included Features of the new, modern building will include administra tive office space for student gov ernment and organizations, alum ni offices, a ballroom, lounge for guests, a cafeteria and dining room, music rooms, various recre ation rooms, and several residence rooms for use by visiting speak ^ers and by members of the Uni versity family. The corner of Thirteenth and University streets has been desig nated as the site for the building. It will face the present campus and will cover 150,000 square feet. Stratton Appointed Managing Editor Bill Stratton, sophomore in jour nalism, today replaces Jack Bill ings, senior in journalism, as Emer ald managing editor. Stratton’s ap pointment was announced Monday by Editor Marguerite Wright. The new managing editor has served as assistant sports editor and wrorked on the sports staff before the war. He is an army veteran. Don Fair, freshman in business adminis tration, will replace Stratton on the sports staff. ^ Stratton will retain his assistants, but has appointed Bob Frazier, Emerald associate editor, to replace Gloria Smith as editor of the world news section. Petticoat Pedantry The stronger sex? Must be a lie; For now the grades are read, It seems the charm does not apply To regions of the head. D. F. S. 'Letter to Dad’ Contest Open A contest for the best letter, to send to every Oregon dad ‘inviting him to attend the February 15 Dads' Day celebration, will be held this week, Ann Burgess, chairman of the invitations committee, has announced. All letters are to be turned in to Miss Burgess at the Kappa Alpha Theta house or to Dale Harlan at Sherry Ross hall by 5 p.m. Friday, January 31. Letters are not to be over 200 words in length and may be in the form of an informal letter including cartoons, or be in selec tive postcard style inviting dad to Dads’ weekend on the University campus. A prize will be awarded and in addition the winning letter v/ill be published in the Emerald in order that it may be sent home by all stu dents. In addition to the contest, stu dents who are not affiliated with some living organization on the campus are urged to write their dads this week, and also to phone Bob Matteson at the ATO house if they cannot find a place for their dads to stay. Since all hotel reser vations have been taken for that weekend, any student who needs a place for his father to say is urged to phone immediately. Beaux Arts Ball Has Venice Motif "Carnival of Venice” is the theme as announced by the general chair man, Don Stetson, for the annual Beaux Arts ball which is scheduled for March 8. Stetson has promised this to be one of the biggest and best ever sponsored by the Allied Art league on this campus with the ticket sales being limited to 300. The committee heads to assist in 1 this affair have been appointed as i follows: Bev Slaney, decorations; Betty Donaldson and Ann Hite, tickets; Lura Givnan, patrons and patronesses; Dee Parker, proper ties; Barbara Borrevik, publicity; Jean Young, refreshments; George Mengelkoch, cleanup; Phyllis Han rahan, costume contest; and Phyl lis Moore, finance. This is a costume affair limited to art students only, or at least one of the couple must be an art stu dent. Momenfous Change Rocks University Disclosure was made Tuesday of an important change which may ultimately affect the lives of many University students. The momentous decision was made in Portland by the state board of higher education when they approved a special recom mendation submitted to them by President Harry K. Newburn. This campus-shaking change ? The school of physical education will henceforth be known as the school of physical education and health! Junior Petitions Open Petitions are now being accept ed for the position of junior class vice-president. The petitions must be accompanied by an eligibility certificate obtained from the dean of men’s office and should be turned in to Bob Daggett at the Sigma Chi house or to Joyce Niedermeyer at Susan Campbell by Friday. Johnson Named To No. I Position By 16 Vote Edge Independent candidate Art Johnson, freshman in business ad ministration, was elected presi dent of his class in yesterday's election. Johnson received 493 votes for first position, and Jim Bocchi, nominated by the Affiliated Stu dents association, polled 477. A total of 1030 ballots were cast, 24 of them being disquali fied for being marked incorrectly and the remainder named the num ber two candidates as first choice. Gericke ,\». 3 Donna Gericke, Independent. Students association candidate, received 59 more votes than Jean nine Macaulay to win the secre tarial position. Miss Macaulay was automatically given the No. 4 post. The polls were open from S a. m. to 6 p. m. and 501 votes had! been cast by noon. Schumacher ('ailed To clarify the constitutional provisions for preferential voting procedure, Professor Waldo Schu macher, who drew up the ASUO constitution, was called. The committee in charge of bal lot tabulation, headed by Assistant Dean of Men George. Hall, includ ed Gil Roberts. Howard Lemons, Joan Preble, Bob Aiken, Dick Savinar, Hal Brevig, Joe Conroy, and Larry Lau. According to the constitution, the ballots will be held in deposit until February 5, when they will be destroyed. Any official of either party has ten days in which, to file a petition for contesting the election. •—EMERALD photo by Don Jones. FETE PLANNERS . . . Barbara Fullmer and Barbara Borrevib, CO chairmen of the Women’s Athletic Association carnival are pictured talking over final plans. j Carnival Plans Near End; Prizes Slated for Best Booth The annual carnival sponsored by the Women's Athletic association, complete with pic throws, dancing girls, fortune telling, and dancing, will be held Friday night at 8:30 in the outdoor gym at Gerlinger. Co-chairmen Bobbie Fullmer and Barbara Borrevik have announced that the outstanding booth spon sored by living organizations will bt» awarded a prize. General admission to the carnival will be ten cents in scrip, and all concessions will take their receipts in scrip, the co-chairmen said. 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