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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1947)
The Weather Our Phones Following are; the Emerald phone Eugene and vicinity, cloudy to- numbers: editor’s Office, 851; day with scattered showers prob- news off,pp> 353; bllsjness office, able; little temperature change. 354_ VOLUME XLIX ~ ‘ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1947 NUMBER 26 Emphasis On Religion Oct. 27- 31 Dr. George Hedley Scheduled Speaker For Religious Week Guest speakers have been con tacted and complete arrangements made for every part of Religious Evaluation Week, October 27 to 31, according to Barbara Borrevik, student chairman of the yearly event. Dr. George Hedley will be the main speaker of the week, Miss Borrevik has announced. The purpose of the week is to bring students closer to the relig ious aspect of our day and present to them in concrete form, problems and questions of the present day world concerning religion. One of the outstanding parts of the week’s program is the class room talks by the visiting speak ers. Besides Dr. Hedley, Robert Dann, Dr. Warren Tomlinson and Rabbi Aaron Levey will appear in various classes for talks. Classroom Lectures Talks in class will be included in schedules such as Dr. Hedley’s speech in Dr. Ballaine’s 10 a.m. economics class. Dr. Hedley will stress religion as related to eco nomic labor jproblems. Besides tlie classroom lectures there will be individual conferences (Please turn to page three) Students Offered Outlet for Drawing Art students interested in de signing Christmas cards now have an outlet for their talent, John E Witteveen of the Eugene Picture Press announced Monday. Stu dents capable of hand painting cards in practical quantities are offered a commercial outlet for their work. Samples on 3% by 5% inch stock can be submitted to the Pic ture Press and they will be in cluded in their regular sample book. I.. .... Co-ed 'Fratority' “Take the sting out of penicil lin!” is the rallying cry of the Shoota Thighs, new all-infirm ary “fratority.” Founded last Friday evening in ward 3, the organization’s by laws set five penicillin shots as the requirement for pledging. The initiate must have received 20 shots. President of the group is Mary Ann Lynch, with 72 shots to her credit. Other members include Gloria Harrington and Edith Mays. Two pledges, Beverly Rohrer and Gloria Grenfell, will have completed requirements by Tuesday, an official spokesman announced. Although Shoota Thigh is classified as a “fratority,” no male candidates have applied for membership yet. Accident Injures Two Students Eugene Bound Two University of Oregon stu dents were injured, one man killed and another man injured in an au tomobile accident on highway 99W near Amity Sunday, according to state police. Dead is Ernest F. Waterhouse, Portland. Injured are Tom Burbee, junior in architecture; Laurence Christian, junior in journalism; and Patrick Sullivan, Portland, a pas senger with Waterhouse. Sullivan is injured critically Burbee is reported to have incurred head and hand lacerations, and Christian face injuries, but furthei information on their condi tior could not be obtained at this time State police said that thd car driven by Waterhouse apparently attempted to pass another car, and was unable to return to the correct lane before striking the auto be lieved to be driven by Burbee. Bur bee and Christian were returning to the University from Portland UO Students Facing Difficult Selection in Vote at Co-op * * * , __ After all eliminations had- taken place, five charming coeds were remaining in the Homecoming Hostess race. Left to right, they are Sally Watson, Carol Bartel, Gladys Hale, Joan Larue and Zeta Sinclair. (Emerald photo by Kirk Braun) Noel Coward Act by Freshman To Highlight First Guild Play By PAT KING Freshman Don Smith has taken time out from being a jour nalism major to obey the call of his second love—acting, and will satiriae Noel Coward in the forthcoming University Guild play “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Although he refers to his interest in dramatics as “dabbling,” past records prove that he has done considerably more than dabble. Active in plays at Franklin high school in Portland, Grads Meet Tonight Graduate students from all de partments will meet in alumni hall of Gerlinger at 7 p.m. today. The forming of a graduate student or ganization will be discussed at this time. SIGN CHAIRMEN TO MEET Homecoming sign chairman from all living organizations will meet in alumni hall of Gerlinger at 4 p.m. today, according to Chairman Wally Turnidge.. he also played leading roles in the Portland junior civic theater and appeared on KBPS, student radio station. In the summer of 1946 he was the only Oregon student awarded a scholarship to the national high school institute pf speech pt Northwestern where he studied in the radio division. Don was also editor of the All American Franklin Post, which substantiates his claim to journal ism. On campus he is affiliated (Please turn to page three) Five Beauties Vie in Hostess Balloting Today University students will face a difficult decision today as they trek to the polls to select the 1947 Homecoming hostess from a field of five lovely finalists—survivors of an elimination judging last week. Polling tables will be set up in the Co-op and will be open from 9 a.m. until noon, and from 1 until 5 p.m. Students must present their student body cards to vote in to day’s election. The five candidates are: Zeta Sinclair, sophomore io liberal arts and a member of Delta Gamma. Carol Bartel, freshman in art from Gerlinger hall. Sally Watson, junior in liberal arts from Hendricks hall. Gladys Hale, junior in sociol ogy and a member of Pi Beta Phi. Joan Larue, junior in art and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. * The winner today will be the of ficial hostess throughout Home coming weekend, November 21 and 22. She will be present at all functions, including the Oregon Oregon State football game Satur day afternoon. Last year’s hostess was Dawn Carson, a junior this year in liberal arts. To aid students in voting today, pictures of each of the candidates will be placed near the polls in the Co-op, according to Jackie Wach horst, chairman of the hostess con test. Fellowship to Meet A student-participation program will feature the regular weekly meeting of the Inter-Varsity Chris tian fellowship in the dining room of John Straub hall tonight at 7. Warren Webster, junior in gen eral social science, will be the prin cipal speaker of the evening. Stubble Contest to Follow Betty-Joe Selection - Betty Coed finalists are pictured, left to right; front row: Jackie Waehhorst, and Caro! Handeline; back row: Marilyn Anderson, Ann Hoch, Phyllis Morgan, and Annie Bennett. (Emerald photo by Kirk Braun) The typical Joe College and Bet ty Coed will be voted upon in the traditional way, according to soph omore Whiskerino committee chair men, who announced voting meth ods yesterday. With the purchase of tickets, each couple attending the dance will be provided with ballots. These ballots, which are on the stubs of the tickets, properly marked for the dancer's choice for the ail-college couple, must be placed in the boxes provided at McArthur court before the first intermission, and the winners will be announced and presided later !u the evening. Tickets went on sale this week through representatives in all men’s living organizations. Price of the tickets is $2.40 per couple. Beards will be judged and shaved during the first intermission, and the sophomore mar. with the bush iest, longest and heaviest beard will receive a cup, according to Jim V’allace, class vice-president and co-chairman of the dance. The six finalists in the Joe Coliege contest are, left right: front row; Carl Bugge, Bob Rasmussen, and Joe Miller. Back row; Perry Hollo man, Harry Nyiand, and Jim Bartelt. Voting will take place at tho dance. (Photo by Itlrk Braun)