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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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)