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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1947)
VOLUME XLVIIJ Number 103 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1947 (Cut courtesy Register-Guard) BISHOP BRUCE R. BAXTER . . . Will deliver the sermon at the seventh annual Easter sunrise service Sunday in McArthur court. All-Campus Mixer Hop Tonight To Feature Ted Hallock Band Featuring the music of Ted Hallock’s orchestra, the first all-campus mixer dance of spring term will be held tonight in Gerlinger gym. Open to either couples or stags, the dance will last from 9 to 12 p.m. Admission price is 60 cents per couple, and campus clothes are in order. A series of such dances are planned for this term, Joan Williams, Kwama president, stated. One purpose of the dance is to give students a chance to become acquainted. Another is to provide Saturday night Confab Planned For Art School A conference on city planning, to include speeches, exhibits, and dis cussion periods, will be held April 15 and 16 at the school of architec ture and allied arts, Karl J. Belser, _ planning consultant of the bureau of municipal research, announced yesterday. Charles B. Bennett, director of planning for the Los Angeles city planning commission ,will be pres ent and will act as discussion leader and principal speaker. It is planned to hold two regular Sessions of the discussion type. The first, on Tuesday afternoon, is to deal with the appr oach to physical planning for city development. The second, on Wednesday morning, will deal with the legal basis of plan ning. If time permits, other subjects will be discussed. An illustrated talk by Bennett on Some of the phases of city planning will be given on April 15, in room 3 Fenton hall. The public is invited to attend this lecture. The master plan studies for the city of Coos Bay will be on exhibit. These were prepared by Robert W. Pierson, planning consultant of the League of Oregon Cities, to demon strate what can be done for rela tively small cities. relaxation for off-campus students who are not members of any cam pus living organization. SU Dances Planned Miss Williams added that such dances will be given frequently when the Student Union building is constructed. The various dances given throughout the term will be spon sored by other honoraries. Chaperones for the dance are Dr. and Mrs. Eldon Johnson and Profes sor and Mrs. E. G. Ebbighausen. Assisting Miss Williams, gener al chairman for the affair, are Jor dis Benke, Beverly Pittman and Mary Jane Harrison. Candidate Names Due Candidates for Junior Weekend queen and princesses are to be submitted to Joyce Niedermey er, coronation committee chair man, by Monday noon at Susan Campbell hall. The candidate must be a junior according to University standards, and is to be chosen for qualities of appear ance, personality, and poise. Oregonian City Editor To Visit UO Campus Malcolm C. Bauer, city editor of the Oregonian, is scheduled to visit the University of Oregon and the school of journalism Monday. A graduate of the University, Bauer was one time managing editor of the Emerald. Bauer will be the guest of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, at a luncheon Monday. Bishop Baxter to Address Easter Service in Mac Court s ; ~ s Dr. Glasstone o To Open Spring Lecture Series A colorful array of speakers who will cover a variety of subjects ranging from foreign police to music trends in the * United States is promised for this term by Dr. Rudolph Ernst, chairman of the Uni versity lecture series. The first of the five speakers will spotlight science. Sponsored jointly by the University and Sig ma Xi, national science honorary, Dr. Samuel Glasstone, chemistry research associate at the Univer sity of California, Berkeley, will speak on “Science in Our Modern World" Monday at 8 p. m. in 207 Chapman hall. Arriving in this country in 1939 after teaching for 18 years in England at the University Col lege of Southwest and the Uni versity of Sheffield, Dr. Glasstone acted as a research associate at Princeton university until 1941 and as scientific editor at Prince ton university press in 1941 and 1942. In 1943 he served as profes sor of chemistry at the Univer sity of Oklahoma. In 1944 Dr. Glasstone decided to make his stay ir> the United States a permanent one and became a naturalized citizen. The author of many books and papers in scientific magazines and journals, he completed his most important work with Hugh S. Taylor as editor of the five-volume “Treatise on Physical Chemistry.” His other works include “Introduc tion to Electro-Chemistry,” and “General Physical Chemistry.” (Please turn to [>age eight) Beryl Howard Heads Seventh Annual Sunrise Service to Start at 6:45 a.m. By HERB PENNY (See Church News Page 1) Well-known for his work with college groups, Bishop Bruce R. Baxter of the Oregon Conference of the Methodist church will deliver a sermon on “The Heart of Easter” at the seventh annual Easter sunrise service in McArthur court, Bervl How ard, chairman of arrangements, said Friday. Bishop Baxter is former dean of the school of religion at the University of Southern California and former president of Willamette uni Spring Poetry Prizes Offered Two spring term poetry contests, which will award prizes equalling $40, have been announced by Dr. Philip W. Souers, head of the Eng lish department, and original work is being called for by the sponsors. The Julia Burgess prize of $25 is being offered the winner of the up per division contest, and a $15 prize will be given the winner of the Wal ter Evans Kidd contest for lower division students. Judges Include The 1947 judges for the annual contest will include Dr. Frank Gees Black, associate professor of Eng lish; Mrs. Alice H. Ernst, associate j professor of English, and Carlisle Moore, associate professor of Eng lish. Any type of poetry is acceptable, it was stated, but if short lyrics are submitted, at least three and not more than five must be turned in as a unit. All entries are to be double spaced, and submitted in triplicate. Closing date for the contest is May 3 at noon, and students are urged to submit their original material. Name Out The name of the author must not appear on the manuscript, Dr. Souers specified, but it is to be sealed in an envelope on the outside (Continued from page seven) Barristers Line Up Candidates For Law's Traditional Weekend By BOB WHITELY Hallowed Fenton hall is buzzing from the stacks to the sacred Law Review Article inner sanctum! Nickel cigar chewing politicians are ljning up the candidates for the greatest honor the law school can be stow . . . that of reigning as queen for their law school weekend. The law school^queen as you know, must possess dazzling beauty, at least three teeth, an abundance of charm and must be able to walk gracefully with a tub of beer on her head without spilling a drop. She will preside in the coach and four ... the titanic law school-BA softball game, and will bestow favors to the court. In fine print at the bottom of the page it says, “she must at least shave once a week to qualify.’’ Many Bulging Beauties Bloc leaders are excited about this year’s crop of bulging beauties to choose from. There is strong backing for the jolly, rotund, “Senator” Carmichael, who would undoubtedly cut a gay swish in queenly robes. His figure (though misplaced) is devastating, and his manner is that of a southern colonel who was raised in a julep bed. Law school president emeritus Rex Kooler cannot be overlooked. Jacques, as he is known to his colleagues, emoted, “you miserable wretch” ... as he was notified of definite backing. “Kooler for Kween” buttons are appearing on freshman girls' blouses. Granquist Qualifies Alva Granquist . . . who is the poor man’s Jane Russell of the law school, is well qualified for the honor. She has quite a few advantages over the other contestants. Norm “Ersats” Weener, who has seen the last 15 coronations while trying to complete his course, states that this year’s crop of contestants is superb. However, he added the freshman and sophomore-juniors can’t overlook nominating such personalities as “Coach Curley” Walker, “In i' Please turn to page eight) versity. His home is in Pasadena, California. The service will begin at 6:45 a. m. with an organ prelude by Don ald W. Allton, assistant professor of organ. The offertory and post lude will also be played by Mr. Allton. KUGN to Broadcast Given for both students and townspeople, the service is spon sored by the Eugene Ministerial association and the University re ligious council. Radio station KUGN will broadcast the entire service. Kelly Hamilton, student chair man of the religious council, will preside over the service. The First Christian church choir under- the direction of Hal Young will sing the call to worship, an anthem, and Easter hymns. The congre gation will sing two hymns, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today,” and “Fairest Lord Jesus.” Committee Members The committee members assist ing Miss Howard are: Kathryn Dobson, Virginia Dryden, Marie Peery, Dick Saviffar, David Morti mer, Donald Dole, Geneva Davis, Nina Fernimen, and Herb Penny. The invocation will be given by Dr. Paul B. Means, head of the re ligious department, and the prayer by Rev. John L. Saw'yer, pastor of the United Lutheran church. Wilfred Stroud will give the scripture lesson, and a benedic tion by Rev. Hugh N. McCallum, pastor of the First Christian church, will close the services. Military Group Elects Conroy Joe Conroy, sophomore in busi ness administration, was elected president of Scabbard and Blade in their recent reactivation meeting. Other officers elected by tlfle new membres are Stan Marshall, vice president; Dunbar Norton, secre tary; and Bob Lenneville, treasurer. Lt. Col. Henry W. Hall, assistant professor of military science, is act ing as adviser for the group and was instrumental in the reactivation of the honorary which was suspended on the campus during the war. Ten men, all veterans, were se lected from advanced classes in ROTC as pledges to the reactivat ing chapter and were initiated March 5. Other new members of the hon orary are Melvin Bandle, William Green .Francis Mahula, Fergus Pe ters, Richard Rinde, and James Snell,