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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1947)
Chess Students Meet at ’Side’ For a picture of intense con centration drop by the meeting room of the "Side” some Tuesday fit ? p. m. when the University chess club is in session. Recently organized to 'promote interest in the game and to offer an oppor tunity for those smitten by the "bug” to get together with fel low sufferers, the club now has 20 members. The club officers are: Hugh No Ir.nd, president: Bill Tassock, sec retary-treasurer; George Swift, tournament director; Ted Odland, social chairman; and John E. Lax son, publicity manager. A. round-robin tournament is now in progress to establish a rat ing system whereby handicap tournaments can be held. Chess is played at Oregon State and Washington State, and it is the hope of the local club that competition with the other clubs or the coast may be arranged. All students who are interested in the game are invited to attend the meetings. They are requested to bring their own set of chess men since there may not be enough to go around. < Peddle a Corpuscle To Up That Income At $20 a pint,, blood can af ford to be thicker than water. That is the opinion of many Uni versity students who have decided to supplement their government and/or home income by a little blood, or, pin money on the side. These enterprising students, male and female, have discov ered that one of the downtown doctor’s offices will list them, type them, and occasionally call them to donate the precious fluid, provided they are over 18 years of age and weigh more than 120 pounds. And, provided the student is not a victim of malaria or tu berculosis, $20 a pint is a lot of cash for U corpuscle. Pastor to Talk Monday Dr. Vance H. Webster, pastor of the First Baptist church, will speak on the “Importance of Prayer in the Life of the Victorious Chris :ian” Monday at 7 p.m. in the YMCA hut. He will be presented under the sponsorship of the University fel owship. In 1915, California and Stanford lad only Rugby football teams. Basketball appeared at the U. of I. in 1912. Vets Forum By DALE HARLAN and JOHN JENSEN The Vets’ Forum pointed out last Saturday that a conference was be ing held in Washington in an at tempt to agree upon legislation to be submitted to congress to increase subsistence allowances paid to vet erans attending school under the GI bill. Present at that meeting were education officials, leaders of vets’ organizations, and represen tatives of government, industry, and labor. All hope of a combined and united demand on congress by vet organi zations and educators for a boost in the $15 and $90 monthly subsist ence allowances went glimmering with that conference. Nevertheless, there is still reason to believe that some upward adjustments will be made. As a result of the conference the American Legion came up with ab solutely no stand—publicly, that is. It seems to be operating true to its usual chameleon-like characteris tics. Of the other veterans’ organiza tions the American Veterans Com mittee (AVC) is holding out for a flat $35 a month increase; the VFW has taken no stand, and Amvets was not represented at the conference. Even with all the talk about la bor legislation and so on, the burn ing question on Capital hill still is. To what extent will congress go along with President Truman’s rec ommendations on vet legislation ? In his “State of the Union” mes sage the president said that “ex cept for minor adjustments, our program of benefits for veterans is now complete.” Senator Robert A. Taft (R., Ohio) is certainly one of the biggest men in Washington today as far as vet erans’ affairs are concerned. He is chairman of the labor and welfare committee which will certainly han dle the biggest share of vet legisla tion in the senate. Taft is not sympathetic to pres ent agitation to boost the subsist ence allowance payable to vets. He feels that it is “debatable” whether intent of Congress was to provide full support for the veterans in training. He insists that the gov ernment already is providing vets with “free education.” Stormy Weather Robs Skiers' Sunday Trip The University Ski club canceled its scheduled bus trip to Santiam Pass Sunday because of poor road conditions. Tickets wity be refunded by contacting Maxine Jamieson at the Alpha Chi Omega house. Among the University’s more ac tive honoraries ’ are Sigma Delta Chi, Alpha Delta Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi and Phi Delta Kappa. Dad s Worried There's been no mail from Betty and Joe at the University .... how's a father supposed to know what's going on? OREGON DAILY Dad's satisfied now. EMERALD ARRIVES! Here's news of the campus that fills in the gaps between let ters. 'I TELL YOU, THOSE KIDS OF MINE ARE THOUGHTFUL! 'They've realized how much it means to parents to know about college activities .... news that keeps us informed daily.' You too can please your parents with an Oregon H Emerald Only $2.00 a term subscription. Deutsche Gesellschaft Plans Reorganization The Deusche Gesellschaft will hold its annual reorganization meeting at 7 p. m. on the sun porch of Gerlinger hall on Febru ary 11. An election Will be held at this meeting which will include a short program. Officers elect ed will serve until spring term. 1948. Committees will also be organized. Those interested in helping the membership committee should meet with Owen Rhoads in room 102 Friendly hall at 7 p. m. Tues day. All persons having any pictures concerning Germany during the last ten years are asked to send their names, addresses, and a brief description of the type of their pictures on a postcard tqjj Mr. O. R. Rhoads, c-o German department, Friendly hall, Uni versity of Oregon. with ANN SHERIDAN "WILD BILL < HICKOK" ROBERT CUMMINGS LiUULd "CRIME DOCTOR'S MANHUNT" WARNER BAXTER and "OUT CALIFORNIA WAY" MONTE HALE XMcKENZIE IN SPRINGFIELD ELLA RAINES in 'THE RUNAROUND' and 'RENDEZVOUS with ANNIE' EDDIE ALBERT FAYE MARLOWE GAIL PATRICK