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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1947)
The Weather . . ' Eugene and vicinity, fair today JQUrnallStS with moderate north winds in af- Time and place of the Emeralit - tennoon, and rising temperatures. staff meeting Tuesday night will appear in Tuesday’s Emerald. VOLUME XLIX Eugene, Oregon — Saturday, September 20, 1947 No. 6 Football Grabs Spotlight His Thump to Start Grid Fireworks Should Oregon lose the toss today, husky Bob Sanders will probably be named to kickoff at the 1947 gridiron season gets underway at 2:30 p.m. on Hayward field. Head coach Jim Aiken (in sert) will field his first Oregon football machine when the Ducks open the current season with the Montana State college Bobcats. 'Coketai!' Party Sunday Begins Y.W.C.A. Activities for the Year “Miss Webfoot,” and all her duck lings will be opening the YWCA activity program in true Oregon spirit as they meet for the Duck Harris Reports Theft ot Tickets i Theft of 25 University football tickets was reported by Athletic Director Leo Harris. He warned football fans that the tickets should not be purchased. Those stolen were: Montana State, Sept. 20—section B, row 13, seats 29, 30, and 31; and section B, row 23, seat 37; University of Tex as, Sept. 27—section 7, row JJ,; seats 1 and 2; University of Ne-1 vada, Oct. 4—section B, row 13,1 seats 29, 30, 31; University of Washington, Oct. 18—section 7, row JJ, seats 1, 2, 3, and 4; Univer sity of San Francisco, Oct. 25— section B. row 13, seats 29, 30, and 31; University of Idaho, Nov. 1— section B, row 13, seats 29, 30, 31;! and Oregon State, Nov 22—Section B, row 13, seats 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34. ling Counselor “coketail” party at1 7 p.m. Sunday. The party will be held jointly in the YWCA and YMCA bungalows. The duckling party is the first social event in the newly initiated program of freshman counseling. Women students new to the Uni versity of Oregon will be meeting old and new students as they gath er for an informal evening of games, entertainment and refresh ments. To Distribute Copies of the “Y” newspaper, the “Winiette,” will be distributed dur ing the evening and will serve as an introduction to the term’s YWCA program. The Duckling program was offi cially opened during the summer months when upperclass women wrote letters of welcome to the in coming students offering assist tance and guidance for the scho lastic, activity and social life of their “Ducklings.” The program ■ was designed to provide a personal contact between new and old stu dents which will make the stu dent’s first term at Oregon an es pecially enjoyable one. Gjys With Wives Get Ail the Breaks Married veterans and their wives will be able to sit together during the home football games, according to Anse Cornell, grad uate athletic manager. Wives should have general admission tickets and enter the field through gate 17, located near the north-side ticket booths. Af ter meeting inside, the couples may sit together in either the east grandstaand or the rooters’ sections. Wesley Foundation Slates First Forum Wesley foundation’s first forum meeting of the year will be held Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wesley house. A special musical program featuring old members of the foundation will replace the usual discussion group. The evening will include a wel coming address by the Rev. Dave Seaman, director of the foundation. A snack supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by a fellowship sing led by Jim Rays. Freshmen and new students, as well as' old members, are invited. Ducks Battle Bobcats As Aiken Fields First Oregon Team at 2:30 By FRED TAYLOR University of Oregon’s football team and Coach Jim Aiken make their debut in the 1947 grid campaign today at 2:20 p.m., when the Webfoots meet the Montana State college Bobcats on Hayward field. I hree weeks of preparation for the opener terminated Fri day afternoon with a light practice session. After an hour of kicking and passing the Duck gridders relinquished the field to the Bobcats, who loosened thra vel-weary muscles with a brief work period. Jake Leicht, Oregon’s All-Amer ican hope, will lead his mates on the field as captain for the game. A battle is expected between the speedster, Leicht, and the Bob BOOKS STILL AVAILABLE Students who have not yet se cured their athletic activities books may pick them np until 11:30 this morning at the booths in McArthur court, according to Art Litchman, director bf the athletic news bureau. Beginning at 12:30 p.m. and continuing until half-time in the Oregon-Montana State game, the hooks will be distributed at the information and tax booths on the Fifteenth street side of Hay ward field. cats’ quarterback, Gene Bourdet, who has been rated as.on of the finest passers west of the Rockies, besides being shifty and fast on his feet. Both men specialise in break-away runs, and are a contin ual scoring threat while in the lineup. Heavier Line The Webfoots will go into the game with a forward wall that has a slight edge in weight over the visitors. The seven linemen for Oregon will average about 208 pounds, while the Montana squad will field a line weighing about 203. •The Montana squad will have a slight advantage in expervned, however, as all the men starting in the- line are lettermen back from last season. Only four Web foots expected to start the game in the line have lettered' previous ly at Oregon. (Additional details on page four) Lights Installed On Thirteenth Neon traffic lights have been in stalled at each end of the campus on Thirteenth avenue to control auto traffic during class changes. The lights, which have flashing red stop warnings and detour arrows, will be controlled by a switch sys- j tem. The lights will be in opera-! tion from ten minutes to the hour until the hour during class time. During this period there will be no vehicle traffic on Thirteenth. For the first few weeks that the lights are in operation there will be a barricade and a patrolman at each intersection to supplement the signs. First Dance Scheduled For Court Set to the music of John Lusk and his orchestra, Oregon Web foots will dance tonight at the an nual Hello dance in McArthur court from 9 to 12 p.m. with new and old students ushering in the 1947 school year. The president's reception will precede the dance from 8 to 9:30 in the alumni room of Gerlinger hall with President and Mrs. Harry K. Newburn, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. J. Al len Wickham, dean of women, Mr. and Mrs. Verg’al Fogdall, as sistant dean of men, and Miss Bar bara Johns, AWS president, greet ing freshmen and new students. The president of each living or ganization will also attend to aid with the welcoming. Special lighting will provide the main decorations along with a Hel lo sign, Ann Woodworth, dance chairman, disclosed. Also a foot ball theme, celebrating the first game cf the season with Montana State Saturday afternoon, will bo used. The dance will be free to all students and although there will be dates, it is a stag dance. Short silks should be worn. Meeting Called To Discuss Plans Theater guild's plans for the coming year will be discussed at the organization’s first meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Guild hall in Johnson. Those interested in drama productions are invited to attend and meet the staff. Immediately following the meet ing, tryouts for the first produc tion will be held. No information has been released on the name of the play, but it is scheduled to be given October 24, 25, 29, 30 and Nov. 1. One World Club Schedules Meeting The One World club’s first regu lar business meeting of the year will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA. All old mem bers are asked to attend.