VOLUME XLVIII- Number 106
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1947
^ THE FROSH TAKE OVER. . .
tonight in McArthur court when they stage an assembly for the, class bf ’50. Handling the program are,
left to right, Bill Duhaime, Jim Lackey, Peggy Dougherty, Ralph Haley, Annie Bennett, and Chairman Dick
Neely,
Music, Skits to Highlight Frosh Meet
Tonight at 7 in McArthur Court
Speech by Art Johnson to Open up Show
Of Variety; Entertainment by Class of '50
The Class of '50 will present the first freshman entertain
ment assembly ever to be given at the University at 7 p. m.
tonight in McArthur court.
The entertainment program will be opened with a short
speech of greeting by Art Johnson, freshman class president.
He will introduce Jim Luckey, who will take over as master
of ceremonies.
Trio to Perforin
Included in the entertainment
will be songs by John Tennant,
Phil Green, and the Pi Beta Phi
trio. Mark Beach and Denny
■Sfefvin will also present a novelty
number.
Bill Duhaine has planned a short
skit, and' Bob Moran and his
quartet will sing a few songs.
Dick Neely, chairman of the as
sembly committee, urges that all
freshmen attending the assembly
which is planned for their enter
tainment. He pointed out, how
ever, that other University stu
dents are also invited.
End Year With Bang
“We’ve had a good year as
freshmen, and we'd like to wind
it up with a big bang at this as
sembly,” Neely said.
” Gloria Albertson and Harriet
Vannatta, the Emerald cover girl
and Miss Vogue, respectively, will
take part in the program.
Other members of the commit
tee arranging the program are
P’eggy Dougherty, Ralph Haley,
Jim Luckey, Bill Duhaine, and
Annie Bennett.
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Amphibs to Kickoff
'Weekend' Festival
Prelude to Junior Weekend fes
tivities this year will be the annual
water pageant presented by the
members of Amphibians, women's
swimming honorary. A fantasy
theme, “Evening in Paris,” under
the direction of Betsy Moffit, vice
president of the organization, will
form the background for the swim
ming numbers.
Formerly, the group gave two
performances of its pageant, one
for students on the Thursday night
before Junior Weekend and one for
the parents on Friday afternoon.
This year only the Thursday night
performance will be given and the
group is attempting to secure the
use of the men’s pool for the affair
in order to accommodate more peo
ple.
Water Ballet Slated
The water show is divided into
four sections: the water ballet, Fol
lies Bergere, night club, and the
finale. Included in these divisions
will be solos, duets, chorus numbers,
diving, and comedy acts. Respon
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New ADS President
Junior in Journalism
Jim Prior, junior in journalism,
was elected president of Alpha Del
ta. Sigma, national advertising fra
ternity, at a meeting held Monday
afternoon. He succeeeds Doug Eden.
Other officers elected at the meet
ing were Bob Chapman, vice-presi
dent, and Rodney Nelson, secretary
treasurer.
The national Alpha. Delta Sigma
convention to be held this June in
Chicago was also discussed
'Weekend' Beauty
Finalists Chosen
Six Blondes, Two Brunettes Are Tapped
To Enter Final Contest for Queenship
Gentlemen—and ladies too—still seem to prefer blondes, for that
old adage was upheld yesterday when six of the eight Junior Weekend
finalists for queen and court ranged from honey-colored to dark blondes.
Chosen from two dozen women who were entered by their living
organizations, the eight juniors include: Jean Barringer, interior design;
Pat Davi«, interior design; Nina Sue Fernimen, psychology; Norma
Figone, business administration; Bobbie Fullmer, anthropology; Janis
Petersen, art; Sallie Timmens, journalism, and Joanne Utz, advertising.
For Jean Barringer, who hails from Washington high in Portland,
the honor is still a thrill, but not a new experience, for Miss Barringer
was a Rose Festival princess when in high school. The tall, sophisticated
Pi Beta Phi is a blue-eyed blonde—and house manager of her sorority.
Tigard's Pat Davis can also boast another royal position, for she
ruled as junior prom queen and as DeMolay Sweetheart Princess for the
Portland chapters during her high school days. One of the two brunettes
named, this Chi Omega is nearly five feet seven inches, and has brown
eyes.
Klamath Falls will be proud of Nina Sue Fernimen, for the five foot
four inch blonde hails from that country. Sue, president of Highland
house, is interested in flying and dramatics, in addition to her psychology
major.
A brown-eyed blonde is Norma Figone, a candidate who attended
Commerce high in Portland, her home city. Working part-time in the
comptroller’s office, Norma still found time to participate in colleg
and Alpha Gamma. Delta activities, and was a Kwama when a sophomore.
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New Dean Arrives,
Looks Over School
Dr. Paul E. Jacobson arrived on
the campus Tuesday to consult
with professors of the school of
education preparatory to taking
over the deanship of that school on
July 1.
Dr. J. R. Jewel will continue in
his capacity as dean of the school
until that date.
Dr. Jacobson will have an op
portunity to meet University
deans and department heads at a
_luncheon to be given in his honor
by President Harry K. New burn
at the Eugene hotel at noon today.
World News Dept.
Gets New Editors
Jim Banks and Bert Moore, sen
iors in journalism, were appointed
| co-editors of the Emerald world
news section by Editor Marguerite
Wright Wednesday.
The position was vacated by Bob
Frazier, Emerald associate editor,
who held the job during the winter
term. This term he is employed by
the University news bureau.
The new co-editors will be glad
to interview any applicants for the
world news staff. The work in
cludes editing wire copy from the
Associated Press and writing head
lines.
Oregon Erudites Have Queries,
No Answer To Atomic Riddle
By AL ENGLISH
The blind are leading the blind these days at Oregon.
Three of the University’s list of high school commencement
speakers, drawn from the faculty, admit their own atomic
age confusion in the topic they have selected for their ad
dresses.
The May 1 number of the Oregon state system of higher
education leaflet series will reveal that our pedagogic think
ers, borne down with the weight
of post-war problems, are asking
“Where Do We Go from Here?”
The departments of architecture,
personnel administration, and
physical education all show this
bafflement.
Meanwhile, over at Eastern Ore
gon college in La Grande there
is less self-searching instrospec
tion in the registrar’s query
“Where Do You Go From Here?”
At Corvallis the worried sa
vants seem to be hearing already
the ominous rumble of The Bomb's
explosion. Oregon State’s dean of
women even now queries in alarm:
“What’s under Your Feet?” and
“How Alive Are You?”
Not one to twiddle his thumbs,
the president of Southern Oregon
college at Ashland wants to know
“What Shall We Do Now?”
In the commencement halls the
modern era has clearly replaced a
former age, an old-timer points
out. Not one of the speakers will
stirringly declaim that “Beyond
the Alps Lies Italy.” Perhaps the
American Fifth Army has shat
tered all the rhetorical charms of
the peninsula.
Contest Offers
Cash Prizes
For Libraries
Plans are now being made for
the Library Day contest, to ire
held May 10. An annual contest, it
is sponsored by the Association,
of Patrons and Friends of the
University library to develop an
enthusiasm and interest in books
and reading.
Any University student may en
ter his personal library. The ob
jective is to show a collection of
books which have a particular
meaning for their owner, rather
than to emphasize numbers or
money value.
The general rules for the con
test state, that entries must be
limited to less than 50 volumes,
and each book must bear a defi
nite mark of ownership.
Entries must be made by 6 p.
m. May 9, at the circulation desk
and must be arranged in the spa^-e
allotted by 10 a. m., May 10. They
will remain on display until 6 p.
m., May 1 1. Prize winners of
former years are invited to ex
hibit, but they are ineligible for
another prize award.
Two Contests
There are two contest sections
this year. The first part is for
the students’ general cultural li
brary. Required textbooks may
not be included in this exhibit.
The judging of this section will
be by a committee of five, ap
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Court Presentation
Due at 'Foul Ball1
The eight finalists for the Ju
nior Weekend queen and court will
be presented during the 'Foul.
Ball’ Saturday night, Dick Savi
nar, promotion chairman of Ju
nior Weekend, announced Wed
nesday.
The finalists, which were chosen
from the women's living organi
zations, will be introduced by
Savinar.
Dugon and Puddles, Oregon
mascots, will attend the dance,
according to Yell King Tom Haz
zard.
Price of admission has been set
at 60 cents per couple and 50
cents for stags. The informal
dance is scheduled to take place
from 9 to 12 p. m.