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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1947)
Deadline Set For Veterans' Book Purchases The deadline for veteran students / ito pick up books and materials ipthrough G. I. bill requisitions has -been set by the University for the •'J fifth week of the 'term. After this ' date the Co-op will discontinue the issuance of school supplies by G.I. ■ requisition for the remainder of If the term. The new five week limitation is I made necessary by the increasing * number of veterans whose school ing eligibility under the G.I. bill j is running out. According to Assistant Registrar f James B. Kline, notification of a veteran’s ineligibility is often slow in reaching the University, and ; consequently neither the school nor the student affected can be sure of the exact date when the G.I. aid expires. The five-weeks’ deadline pro vides the Co-op with an opportun ity to check on the eligibility of all the University veterans, and to ob tain a list of those who will be in eligible to receive books and sup plies under G.I. requisitions next term. The Co-op also uses the breath ing spell afforded by the new time limitation to prepare the term’s backlog of G. I. requisition bills for presentation to the University. These bills must be turned in by the Co-op before the end of the term. If a veteran’s eligibility runs out in the last half of a term the vet erans administration will pay tui tion, subsistence and materials ex penses for the full term. Veterans whose eligibility ex pires before the first half of a term will receive subsistence and tuition on a per diem basis until the date on which their eligibility expires. ■ ..- ...a*-..- - Spanish Teachers Sponsor Luncheon The four-hundredth birthday of Saavedra Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote,” will be celebrated at the University October 11 with a special luncheon program, the language department announced today. Spanish teachers from all of Oregon plan to attend the lunch eon, which will be held at the fac ulty club. Talks and papers read in Spanish will highlight the pro gram. The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portu guese is sponsoring the nation wide commemoration of the Spa nish master's anniversary. Anibal Vargas-Baron, president of the Oregon chapter of the organiza tion, is in charge of plans here. Fellowship Slates Bible Discussions Informal Bible stud’es under the auspices of the Inter-Varsity Christian fellowship, will be con ducted from 8 to 8:50 a.m. today in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall and from 11 to 11:50 a.m., in the conference room of the Uni versity YMCA. The first chapter of the Gos pel according to St. John will be under consideration. Bring your Bibles. Everyone is welcome. “Study to show thyself ap proved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”—II Tim.2:15, will be the theme. House to Serve Coffee The regular weekly Wesley house coffee hour will be held on Thurs day from 4 to 5 p.m. An informal discussion will be held with re freshments served afterward. All students are invited to attend. Versatile campus coeds should appreciate this versatile coat of white whalebone coruroy. On the left Rosina Pagan, Brazilian singer-actress lets the flared back swing out and adds a touch of color with the scarf about he neck. On the right Miss' Pagan adapts the coat to evening wear with a gold-braid belt. Pacific Coast Women Tallest; Pounds Spread Across Nation WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UP) —The Army said today that the nation’s tallest women come from the Pacific coast. But— It was also found that women’s weight was fairly evenly distrib uted throughout the nation, but it didn’t know yet which region pro duces the shapeliest ones. Eventu ally, the “figures” will be shown. Furthermore, the army said its studies showed a “significant vari ation of stature” by regions. The findings were based on measurements of 8,259 white wom en who served in the WAC and nurses’ corps during the war. The quartermaster corps took measure ments at separation centers in hope of putting clothing procurement on a scientific basis. It wanted to know, for example, how many nurses’ uniforms per thousand should be patterned for women who were five feet tall and weigh 120 pounds. Also, it wanted to know how many per thousand weigh 175 pounds. Data thus far indicates that clothing sent to induction centers in the future may have to take re gional variations of height into ac count. The survey showed medium height of army nurses from the Pa cific coast was one inch greater than those from any other area and that Pacific coast Wacs also were taller than the average. Wpmen born in New England or the middle Atlantic region of New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl vania were on the average shorter. The regional breakdown was made on the basis of where the women were bom, rather than where they were inducted. Army statisticians discovered that when the total tonnage, age and height of the 8,259 women was added up and divided by 8,259 the answer was a “mean average” woman who was 26 years and sev en months old, five feet four inches tall, and weighed 133 pounds. Appointments Set For House Photos The following living organiza tions are scheduled at Kennell-El lis studio for 1948 Oregana pic tures : October 2: Delta Tau Delta, Del ta Upsilon. October 3: Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta. October 4: Villard. October 6: Phi Kappa Alpha, Sherry Ross. October 7: Sederstrom hall, Sig ma hall. Coop Requests Unused Textbooks Saturday, October 4, will be the final day for returning new, un Co-op book department for full Wils n's Where you find the largest and best stock of band instruments, pianos, sheet music and records in Eugene. 39 E. 10th Ave. Phone 727 credit, according to Miss Ada Zin ser, head of the department. After that date only those books which will be in demand for the winter term will be accepted by the Co-op. Taft Denounces Truman System BOISE, Ida., Sept. 30 (UP) — Sen. Robert A. Taft (R„ O.t, un declared candidate for the presi dential nomination, charged to night in a speech to Idaho party members that the Truman admin istration was moving gradually to ward a totalitarian economy. Taft, striking vigorously against the Democrats in the waning phases of his Western speaking tour, asserted the administration was ignoring th voice of the “hicks from the sticks." "The trend toward tota’^^an ism in the government, Taft said, “is being hastened with more taxes, more spending and more regulation.” Taft and his party left late to night for Casper and Cheyenne, Wyo., the last scheduled stops on his stumping swing through west ern United State. Earlier Taft said there was “no foundation” to a rumor that he planned to form a coalition with Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota to gain the Republican presiden tial and vice-presidential nomina tions in a stop-Dewey movement. YWCA Meets Today All those who desire work on the YWCA service committee arc asked to meet Thursday at 4 at the YMCA. DRIFT INN V WATERFRONT CAFE CHURCH NIGHT St. Mary's Epsicopal Church 13th and Pearl Streets Friday - October. 3, 19d7 8:00 p.m. Come as you are — All students welcome Corner 13th and Patterson Phone 654