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. Eregdn Emerald VOLUME XLVIII Number 101 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1947 Three Campus Naval Reserve Units Formed; Meeting Scheduled Tonight Plans Now Underway to Enable Members To Gain New Rates; Drill Pay Allowed By BOB WALLACE After a year of half-hearted attempts, a naval reserve unit i^has finally been formed on the campus. Credit goes to 1\. E, Kerr Jr., former naval lieutenant com mander, who has succeeded in organizing three groups, one surface unit, a communications unit, and an air unit which is still in the process of organizing. All persons participating in the weekly drills will be put on a drill pay status, receiving a day’s pay for the drills. Plans are underway for a train ing program enabling members to gain new rates. Kerr cited an ex ample of how a former chief in the Seabees was able to switch to a chief aviation machinist by this system. A11 former naval veterans in terested in forming an air group are urged to attend a meeting to night at 8 p.m., 101 P.E. build ing. Plans for the unit will be explained and temporary officers will be elected. Kerr stated that enlisted people, pilots and ground officers, should try and attend the meeting. If the plans can be worked out as hoped, a transport will come down every •three weeks to fly personnel to Sand Point, Seattle, for their regular drill periods. An efficient air group cannot be organized without the support of the enlisted personnel, Kerr said, and the trouble in the past has been the lack of knowledge of advantages given to them in a reserve air group. Emerald Staff Meets Tonight An organizational meeting for all Emerald reporters, and copy desk and night staff workers will be held in room 105 of the journalism build ing tonight at 7:30. Managing Edi tor Bill Stratton, who will be in charge of the meeting, requests that all members of last term’s staff as well as any other aspiring journal ists attend. Bill Yates, news editor, said yes terday that all reporters who held reporting beats last term should contact him at the Emerald news office today if they desire beats again this term. “Otherwise,” Yates said, “I will assume that they no longer wish beats, and will assign all beat open ings to new reporters attending the meeting tonight.” Barbara Twiford Named Ad Boss Barbara Twiford. junior in jour nalism, has been appointed adver tising manager of the Oregon Daily Emerald for spring term, replacing Doug Eden who held the position Winter term. The appointment was made by George Pegg, Emerald business manager, and approved by the educational activities board. Miss Twiford is a member of Al pha Chi Omega sorority and Gam ma Alpha Chi, national women’s advertising honorary. Her home is in Hillsboro. Scholarship Date Extended to April 5 The final date for filing applica tions for state scholarships has been extended to April 5, according to C. E. Avery, University registrar. Appropriations by the state legis lature have made additional oppor tunities for scholarship aid possible and. there are still openings avail able, he said. The scholarships cover tuition and laboratory and course fees (a total of $22.00 a term). Applicants, to be eligible, must have a grade-point average of 2.50 if they have attend ed a state institution of higher learning before, or must rank in the upper third of their high school graduating class if entering for the first time. Need for financial assist ance must be shown. Application blanks may be ob tained at the registrar’s office in Johnson hall. Play Tickets on Sale Mail order reservations are now being accepted by the University theater for the April 19 production of “The Green Pastures.” Reserved seats are $2.40 and $1.80, general admission $1.20, and student tickets 60 cents. I Petitions Due I For Federation This will be the last week for fil j ing petitions for Oregon federation representatives in towns and cities throughout Oregon, Harry Glick man, Oregon federation director, announced yesterday. Towns still without representa tives are Albany, Ashland, Astoria, Baker, Bend, Burns, Cottage Grove, Corvallis, Forest Grove, Lakeview, Roseburg, and The Dalles. These towns will definitely be visited for promotion purposes by the federa tion group this summer and it is imperative that each has a student representative, Glickman empha sized. Towns which arc not on the fed eration itinerary, but are still in need of student representatives are Canyon City, Condon, Dallas, En terprise, Gold Beach, Gresham, Heppner, Independence, Madras, Milton - Freewater, Monmouth, Moro, Myrtle Point, Newberg, New port, Reedsport, Seaside, St. Helens, Sweet Home, Union, Vale, and Woodburn. Petitions may be obtained and handed in at the Oregon federation offices in Friendly hall. Represen tatives will be announced next Mon day, Glickman said. 'Weekend' Committee Chairmen to Meet A meeting of all committee chairmen on Junior Weekend has been scheduled today at 3 to se lect a theme for the affair. Bob Daggett, co-chairman, has re quested that all heads bf commit tees be present at the AWS room of McArthur court to vote on a subject. YWCA Group to Sponsor Tea For Muriel Lester Next Tusday Muriel Lester, member of the In ternational Fellowship of Reconcil iation, is being honored by an in formal tea sponsored by the Inter national Affairs Committee of the YWCA, in Alumni hall at 4 p.m. April 8. According to Co-chairmen Dido Misely and Laura Olson, the tea is open to students and townspeople alike, and campus clothes will be in order. Round-World Tour Miss Lester is in the midst of a round-the-world tour for the pur pose of disscussing conditions in Europe, India, and China. She plans to visit the Middle West in May and travel east in June. This is her first visit to the United States since 1941 In that year she spoke in 22 cities for the National Christ Mission of the Federal Council of Churches. At the age of 19, in partnership with her sister, Miss Lester founded Kingsley Hall, a community center for the underprivileged in London. In 1938 she became the traveling secretary of the International Fel lowship of Reconciliation. During a South American tour in 1941 she was stopped in Trinidad and re turned to her home in England be cause of her public protests against the hunger blockage of Europe and British Imperialism in India. MURIEL LESTER Traveling Resumed With the end of the war she again resumed her traveling for the fel lowship, visiting France, Switzer land, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Miss Lester w'as present at the first postwar council meeting of the fellowship in March with 50 delegates from 12 nations. Her books include, “It Occurred To Me,” “Ways of Praying,” “Why Worship,” “Dare You Face Facts,” I “Entertaining Gandhi.” All-Campus Dance, Preview of UO Set Oregon Spirit Revives As Associated Women Plan Festive Weekend for High School Seniors A revival of pre-war Oregon enthusiasm, incorporating the AWS Nickel Hop with a preview of the University of Oregon for high school seniors, has been scheduled April 18, 19, and 20, Barbara Johns, AWS president and weekend chairman, announced yesterday. The Hop, which will be held April 18, will open all women’s living organizations Fiiday night. The men, who may visit any or all groups, will pay five cents for three dances. The Oregon Preview, being sponsored and presented by the Asso ciated Women students as a publicity and promotion measure “to sell the University to potential students” will be held for about 300 Oregon high school senior women, whose names have been selected at random from lists compiled by the high schools’ girls’ leagues, University living organizations, and the AW’S. The seniors will be housed in campus living organizations, and will participate in a full program now being formulated by the AWS. A Tremendous Weekend Teas, luncheons, dinners, rallies, style and talent shows, and tours of the campus, as well as the Hop and the production, "Green Pastures,” at which the girls will be guests, are being presented the seniors. “A tremendous weekend is anticipated,” Miss Johns declared. In charge of housing for the girls are Dorothy Rasmussen, Pat Spen cer, president of Heads of Houses, Geneva Davis, president of coopera tive living organizations, and Barbara Williams, Panhellenic head. Trudi Chernis will handle arrangements and registration, and Helen Sherman is in charge of invitations and programs. Other workers will include Alice May Robertson, tea; Mary Hibbitt and Roxie Sears, luncheon; Victoria Utz, Sunday dinner; Sally Waller and Mary Stadelman, contacts; Sis Scott and Nancy Bedingfield, rally; and Joan O’Neill, Saturday tour. Barbara Fullmer, Phi Theta Upsilon president, and Joan Williams, Kwarna head, will be in charge of campus guides. Cabinet to Assist All AWS cabinet officers will also assist with the sponsorship of the event, the first of its kind on the campus, with Vice-President Helen Hicks aiding Miss Jphns; Bev Pitman, secretary, recording the weekend; Dean, Manager To Give Talks The second lecture in the “Youth and Marriage” series, co-sponsored by the general extension division and the E, C. Brown trust, will fea ture two prominent speakers from Eugene and the University of Ore gon. The speeches are scheduled for next Tuesday evening at 7:15 p.m. in room 3, Fenton hall. Topics Announced Deane Seeger, Eugene city man ager, will discuss “The Contribu tions and Interests of the Commun ity Regarding the Successful Mar riage.” Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business adminis tration, will speak on the “Econom ic Considerations of Marriage.” Eleven Speakers Meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings from April 1 until June 3, and will include eleven prominent speakers. The first meeting on April 1 featured Mrs. George Moorhead, field secretary of t3ie E. C. Brown trust. The fee for the entire series has been set at $3 per person. Other speakers include Dr. J. V. Berreman, associate professor of sociology, Mrs. Golda P. Wick ham, dean of women, and Dr. Les ter Beck, associate professor of psychology. Officers, Advisors To Meet Saturday The annual meeting of old and new officers and the advisory board of the YWCA for the purpose of out lining plans for the ensuing year will be held this Saturday at their retreat on the McKenzie river, ac cording to the new president, Bjorg Hansen, Miss Hansen has also announced the appointment of Beryl Howard as finance chairman of the regional executive council of the Y. Plans are going forward for the junior-senior luncheon sponsored by the YWCA under the chairmanship ol Nila Desinger. Junior members of women’s living organizations traditionally ask the seniors to at tend this affair, which usually takes place at one of the Eugene hotel din ing rooms about the middle of May. Prudy McCroskey, treasurer, han dling funds; Marie Lombard, re porter, assisting with publicity; and Mildred Chetty, sergeant-at arms, helping with arrangements. Associated Women Student mem bers holding the chairmanship of the Hop are Beth Basler and Lau ra Olson, while Jeannine Macaulay and Carol Becker will handle pos ters for the affair. Jackie Wachhorst and Margie Harrison are in charge of collec tions, and Jane Daggett and Carol Nickerson will plot the prizes. Jordis Benke is in charge of pub licity. Funds from the hop will be used in obtaining scholarships by the AWS. Girls who wish to work on the weekend or the hop are asked to contact any of the committee heads. Art Gallery Shows Oregon Paintings An art exhibit, featuring the paintings of Portland artist Carl Morris, and the sculpture works of his wife, Hilda Morris, are now be ing shown at the little art gallery in the University art school between 2 and 5 p.m. daily.* Exhibiting a great sense of color, Morris has interpreted “the lan guage expressive of the inner ten sions of man relative to his world.” This highly-developed sense of col or is partly attributed to the mois ture-laden climate of the Northwest which intensifies natural colors. The murals in the Eugene post office were painted by Morris in 1941. His wife, the former Hilda Deutseh, worked under Morris when he headed the Spokane art center in 1939 and 1940. Frosh Petitions Due Petitions for committees ami committee chairmen for the Frosh Glee, all campus dance to be held April 26, must be turned in to Jeannine Macaulay at the Alpha Gamma Delta house by A p.m. today. Committees still open for pe tition are: promotion, programs, tickets, chaperones, decorations, and entertainment.