\ OLt ME XL\ IT1 Number 78
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, FRIDAY, EEHRUARY 7. 1947
Spring Registration
Plan Announced
By LEONARD BERGSTROM
A new registration plan, incorporating; the best features
of plans used by leading universities .throughout the nation,
■was announced by C. K. Avery. University registrar, Thurs
day. ['lie new plan is effective sirring term, registration for
which will be during the period February 24 to March 8.
Registration material for returning students enrolled this
term will be issued on an appointment basis February 24, 25,
Coeds to Vote
King of Hearts
Tickets for the Heart Hop, Feb
ruary 1, will go on sale at the Co-op
next week from Wednesday to Fri
day at 50 cents a couple, Diane
-Mead and Margaret Rauch, co
chairmen of the ticket committee,
announced Thursday. Coeds buying
tickets to the hop may vote at the
same time for their choice of King
of Hearts, since each ticket ifc pro
vided with a ballot. Tickets will also
be sold in women’s houses Monday
night through Thursday by ap
pointed representatives.
The coronation of the king will
take place during half-time of Fri
day’s basketball game between
Oregon and Idaho at Mac court.
Mai'ge Skordahl, president of
YWCA, will crowm the King of
Hearts aided by the coronation
committee which includes Beverly
Pitman, Mary Margaret Jones,
Marguerite Johns, Mildred Chetty
and Donna Mae Lyons.
After the coronation, the king and
his two knaves will be tjirned over
to Marv Rasmussen, last year’s
king, who will have charge of the
dunking after the game.
Couples attending the various
open houses after the game should
progress in the order of the decora
tion themes, Mary McQueen, chair
man of the decorations committee
said. The theme is “The Story of
Two Silhouettes’’ which begins at
Susan Campbell hall and is carried
out by the houses in the following
order: Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Chi Ome
ga, Chi Omega and Delta Gamma.
Couples may circulate from house
to house presenting their tickets at
each door.
Refreshments are under the di
rection of Shirley Lukins, sopho
more in liberal arts. At two houses
heart-shaped cookies will be served
and at two others refreshments will
consist of sandwiches and ice-cream
slices.
'OFCL Delegates
Meet in Portland
Oregon Federation of Collegiate
Leaders opened their 1947 two-day
convention at Portland university
today with 20 schools of higher
education participating in the at
tempt to gain solutions to com
mon campus problems.
Mayor Earl Riley of Portland
and John Delauney, dean of men
at Portland university, are two
of the prominent men who are
scheduled to address the OFCL
delegates.
Oregon Delegate Tom Kay,
ASUO president, has been asked
to lead a discussion of the stu
dent council’s relations with the
administration.
Other delegates from the Uni
versity of Oregon are Dave Fort
-^miller, ASUO secretary-treasurer;
Harry Glickman, Old Oregon edi
tor; and Beverly Carroll, campus
social chairman.
and Zo. Appointments will be
in alphabetical order, definite
schedule to be announced later.
All material needed by the stu
dent for registration, i. e., official
study program card, class cards,
and time schedule will be given
him in an envelope already pre
pared. This will be done in John
son hall at the scheduled time.
The student is to fill out all
cards and confer with his adviser
for approval of courses. The ad
viser will sign the study card. No
further departmental approval is
required.
Check with Dean
Following this the student is
scheduled to visit the office of
the dean of men or dean of
women for clearance of housing
of the dean’s information cards.
In the case of veterans it will be
necessary that identification cards
be. validated. Those students re
quiring emergency loans may
make application at this time.
Fees then are paid at the cash
ier’s windows, second floor, John
son hall, where the student will
also receive his student body card.
Next, the registration material
is to be turned in to the regis
trar’s office, also on -the second
floor, Johnson hall, for checking
and filing. The clerks will re
tain the completed official study
program card and will check the
class cards for correctness. The
cards will be stamped and re
turned to the student who will
deliver them to department clerks
when called for sometime prior to
the beginning of spring term.
Present Cards
If, on March 31, the cards have
not been called for, students will
go to the appropriate department
offices and present their class
cards. They will then be officially
enrolled and assigned to sections.
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Man of the World
A versatile man is our Tommy Kay!
Politically shrewd, yet rational;
Up the ladder lie’s jumping, they
say—
From campus to international.
—D.F.S.
West Coast Premiere of vanDruten's
'/ Remember Mama" Set for Tonight
LeJEUNE GRIFFITH . .
Y Plans Call
For Welcoming
Festival Guests
With final arrangements being
completed for the YWCA Interna
tional festival to be held Saturday,
preparations are now being made
tc greet the guests who will arrive.
Foreign students in colleges
throughout the state have been in
vited and a large number are ex
pected to come from Oregon State
college, Bjorg Hansen, general
chairman, said Thursday.
Scheduled Filled
Starting at 10 a.m. with registra
tion which will be held at the
YWCA bungalow, the festival will
last all day. Final event of the day
will be the tea held in the alumni
hall at Gerlinger which begins at
4 p.m.
The 10 o’clock registration will
be followed by a student panel dis
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New Vice-Prexy Fills
Junior Class Vacancy
Jeanne Simmonds, junior in jour
nalism, was yesterday named vice
president of the class of 1948, it was
announced by Bob Daggett, class
president. Miss Simmonds replaces
Cliff Brooks, who resigned from the
position because of ineligibility.
Seven petitions were submitted for
consideration to junior class offi
cers, which include Daggett, Bobbie
Fullmer, secretary, and Joyce Nie
dermeyer, treasurer.
The appointment was made at a
regular meeting of the junior class
officers, held Thursday in Susan
Campbell hall. Daggett announced
that plans for Junior Weekend are
already being discussed.
Miss Simmonds served as sopho
more class secretary and is feature
editor of the Emerald. She is also
affiliated with Theta Sigma Phi,1
rational journalism fraternity for j
women. 1
JEANNE SIMMONDS
Few Tickets Remain for Tonight's
Show; Griffith Has Leading Role
The University theater curtain will rise at <S p. m. tonight
on the West coast premier of John van Druten’s "I Remem
ber Mama," the story of a Norwegian family in San b'ranciseo
near the turn of the century. A small number of tickets for
this opening performance are still available and may be se
cured at the ticket office in Johnson ball.
Lejeune Griffith, senior in journalism, will plav the lead
Daggett Issues
Singing Rules
Latest rules for the All-Campus
Sing, to be held in conjunction
with Junior Weekend, and the
elimination process for the Sing
have been issued by Bob Daggett,
junior class president.
The elimination for women’s
living organizations will be held
in the music school auditorium on
April 20 from 3 to 5 p. m. The
men’s semi-finals are scheduled
for April 25 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.
m. in the auditorium.
Names Known February 15
The names of the song to be
sung by each living organiza
tion along with the name of the
song leader, should lie turned in
to Bobbie Fulmer at Ihe Alpha
Omicroii Pi house by noon on
February 15.
The judges for the women’s
eliminations will be Maude Gar
nett, associate professor of public
school music, and Mme. Rose E.
McGrew, professor of voice. Don
ald Allton, assistant professor of
music, and Herman Gelhausen, as
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Baillee to Address
Press Conference
Hugh Baillee, president of the
United Press news syndicate, will
be one of the speakers of the 28th
annual Oregon press conference
to be held in Eugene February 21
and 22. Bailee will address dele
gates at the Friday night ban
quet to be held at the Eugene
hotel.
The journalist has been presi
dent and general manager of the
United Press association since
1935. This position was preceded
by five years experience as a re
porter on Los Angeles papers and
20 years as a UP staff member
and executive.
In addition to his UP office,
Baillee is president of the United
Feature syndicate, the United Ra
dio Shows, and Ocean Press, inc.,
and is director of the British
United Press. He is a member
of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism
fraternity*and was national hono
rary president in 1937.
The convention's luncheon
speaker for Friday will be Dr.
Paul C. Packer, chancellor of the
state system, of higher education.
Dr. Harold J. Noble, professor of
history, who has just returned
from Japan where he was a
special correspondent for the
Saturday Evening Post, will dis
cuss reporting in Tokyo at the
I Saturday luncheon meeting.
mg role of Mama in the Univer
sity production. Horace W. Rob
inson. director of the University
theater, directs the play, assisted
by James Bronson, senior in
drama. The two-act presentation
will be given in the University
theater in Johnson hall tonight,
Saturday night, and once each
night next week beginning Tues
day and ending Saturday night.
The cast of “I Rememer Mama”
will include besides Mrs. Griffith,
Mary Hoch, Bill Countryman,
Florence Hawkesworth, Marilyn
Rowling, Donald P. McNeil, Rob
ert Over, Peggie Jene McClure,
Mary Nelson, Marilyn Wherry,
Clifton James, Janet Tugman,
Ken Neal, Ken Lomax, Rolfe
Cuthbert, Pat Lane, Marian Mac-y,
John Jensen, Mildred Chetty,
Grace Hoffman, Emelie Jackull,
and Purrl (Horace W. Robinson's
cat).
See story, page 3.
Sigma Chi Wins
Discs for Letters
Prizes to the winners of the vari
ous contests held thus far for Dads’
Day were announced yesterday by
Dale Harlan, chairman of promo
tion for the Dads’ Day event. Har
lan announced Sigma Chi as top
participants in the “letters home”
contest. They will receive an album
of popular dance records contrib
uted by the Wilson music house. The
Delts were a close second in the con
test and they will receive four rec
ords contributed by the Jaquith mu
sic company.
Pat Maloney, sophomore in jour
nalism, was winner of the editorial
contest on Dad. Her prize includes
a $5 shopping certificate at Rus
sell's and a family group dinner at
the Eugene hotel. Richard Byfield,
senior in journalism, was runner-up
in the editorial contest and will re
ceive a $5 gift certificate from Mil
ler’s.
Fred Zollezzi, freshman in busi
ness administration, wrote the win
ning invitational letter to Dad. He
will receive a dinner for two at the
Osburn hotel and a $5 gift certifi
cate from Hart-Larsen’s.
As was announced yesterday,
winners may pick up their prises
fiom Ralph Haley at Sigma hall.
It was also announced that stu
dents should make housing arrange
ments now for Dads’ day.
Newburn to Chicago
President Harry K. Newburn left
by plane Thursday for Chicago
where he will attend a meeting of
the subcommittee on finance of
President Truman’s advisory com
mission on higher education. Dr.
Newburn is expected back on the
campus Monday.