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r VOLUME XLTX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1947 NUMBER 50
Bluebeard Ball Set Tonight
Freshman
Enrollment
To Diminish
Possible Solution
Lies in Lowering
Out-cf-State Bars
Enrollment trends at the Uni
versity indicate a marked drop in
student population next fall, ac
cording to Associate Registrar C.
L. Constance.
Constance predicted that Ore
gon ‘‘might have as much as 10
per cent decrease in total enroll
ment next year.”
The associate registrar’s esti
mate is in contrast to an earlier
report issued by the Pacific Coast
Committee of the American Coun
cil on Education which indicated
probable new record enrollments
for Pacific Coast colleges in 1948
49.
Factor Overlooked
Curtis E. Avery, University reg
istrar, pointed out that the com
mittee’s report was based on prob
able total college-age populations;
but did not indicate the percentage
of these prospective students who
would actually enter schools.
“During 1946-47 we may have
reached the crest of the post-war
return to college,” Constance as
serted.
Gradual Growth
The trend of college population
throughout the nation, excluding
veteran enrollment, has been one
of gradual increase, the associate
registrar averred. The fact that we
do have a crest in nation-wide col
lege enrollment is due to the influx
of veteran students, he asserted.
Otherwise the trend would have
followed the pre-war pattern of
r gradual growth, he said.
Constance based his University
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Rope Barriers
Confront Pigger
The Oregon tradition of men sit
ting on one side of the rooting sec
tion and women on the other will
be enforced at today’s game, ac
cording to Ed Dick, president of
Order of “O.”
“Too many students have vio
■■ lated the tradition this year,” Dick
stated, “and we are putting a rope
to divide the men from the women.”
Men will enter their section via
the north gates and women by the
* south gate on the east side of the
field.
•" A special crew of husky “O” men
will police the stands and deal with
violators.
Veterans and their wives will be
allowed to sit at the north end of
the rooting section.
“In past years living organiza
tions have sat together as at bas
ketball games. If each house would
do this at the football game, we
would not have to set up the rope
barrier,” Dick said.
Rog Wiley, letterman basketball
player, will head the posse checking
the violators.
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'The Man' Proves Riotous Comedy
Newburn Backs
Student Petition
President Harry K. Newburn will
recommend a $5 raise a term on
the University’s tuition fees at a
meeting of the state board of high
er education in Portland Monday
and Tuesday.
The proposed raise would be lev
ied for ten terms and the extra
funds would go into the building
fund for Oregon’s much talked-of
Student Union building.
The president’s recommendation
will be made as a result of the ex
pression of student sentiment in
favor of the move in a recent opin
ion poll of campus living organiza
tions.
The proposal will go to the fi
nance committee of the state board
first, and they will bring their rec
ommendations concerning the raise
before the entire board for action.
ISA Elects Officers
Two students were elected to
office in the Independent Students
association in the Thursday night
meeting. They are Jeanne Nunn,
treasurer, and Bob Davis, sopho
more representative to the organi
zation committee.
By LE JEUNE OR I KEITH
The years haven’t dimmed the "surefire hit" quality of the riotous
Kaufman and Hart comedy, "The Man Who Came to Dinner ’.
Opening night of the play on die University campus Friday confirmed
this belief.
Clifton James as the self-centered wit, Sheridan Whiteside, turned
in his best performance of the past two seasons. Marie DiLoreto
(Maggie Cutler) was a success in her first non-vamp role.on the
campus. Diana Barnhart made her debut on the University stage as
the glamorous and seductive Lorraine Sheldon. Her first role shows
her as an actress of promise.
Monday Broadcast!
To Feature Quartet!
The University string quartet un- |
der the direction of Gerald Thomas,
will appear on the Oregon radio
workshop broadcast over station j
KOAC Monday at 8 p.m. Featured
in this quartet will be George
Boughton and Mary Kapp Allton
on the violins, Edmund Cykler
playing viola, and Milton Dieterich
playing violoncello. The group will
play Schubert’s “Quartet in A
Minor.”
Oliver Larson, Paul Thompson,
and Nancy Bedingfield from the
University school of journalism wifi
present a quarter-hour discussion.
The program will be produced by
Bert Moore.
Concluding the program will *oej
Dean Victor P. Morris’ discussion, I
“The World in Review.” i
Many smaller roles were excep
tionally well played. Robert Over
as Banjo (Harpo Marx) was a
panic from his curly yellow hair,
and lighted tie to his cap-toed
shoes. Don A. Smith as Beverly
Carlton (Noel Coward) was enjoy
able, but it was disappointing to
find him sans British accent after
being hailed as “England's little
Rover boy” and the “Piccadilly pen
pusher.”
LaVorn Taylor as Maggie Cut
ler’s love interest, Bert Jefferson,
scored in his first role with the
players. His drunk scene was es
pecially well played.
Elton Allen as Dr. Bradley,
Charles Boice as Mr. Stanley, and
Geraldine Hettinger as Miss Preen
were excellent in supporting roles.
Emelie Jackull as the cook turned
in a consistent, competent perfor
mance.
Settings for the play were de
signed by the new technical dir
ector, Gilbert M. Williams, who
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Summers
Orchestra
Featured
Betty-Joe Voting,
Stubble Judging
Among Highlights
Bluebeard’s Castle will provide
the setting for tonight’s Sopho
more Whiskerino at McArthur
court from 9 to 12 p.m. Music for
the Castle event will feature Bob
Summers and his orchestra.
Special features of the dance will
include the judging of sophomore
beards by Chuck Elliott, campus
barber, and balloting to choose this
year's Joe College and Betty Coed.
Voting for the typical college
Joe and Betty will be done witb
ballots printed on the ticket stubs.
Contest chairmen emphasized that
balloting will end at 10:30 p.m. and
urged everyone to plan to be at the
dance by that time.
The ballots will be counted- by
sophomore class officers imme
diately after the polls are closed,
and Joe and Betty will be an
nounced and awarded cups by Mike
Mitchell and Jim Wallace at the
special late intermission.
Whee—Free Shave
The most be-whiskered sopho
more will be presented with a cup
and a free shave during the first
intermission. Also at this time the
AWS will announce the winners of
the Nickel Hop and present awards
to winning houses.
Barbara Vowels and Mac Epley,
decorations chairmen, have re
vealed that the traditional Whis
kerino theme is being carried out
this year by using Bluebeard’s
Castle as the central motif for dec
orations.
This idea is also being followed
in the dance programs.
Campus Service
To Open Week
Religious Evaluation week will
open at 6:30 p.m. with an all-cam
pus community union service in
the music school auditorium.
The Sunday evening program
will start four days’ activity on the
campus during which eleven guest
speakers will appear in forums,
firesides, dinners, and skeptic hour
discussions.
Rev. Wesley G. Nicholson will
offer invocation Sunday evening,
followed by a vocal solo by Phillip
Green.
President Harry K. Newburn
will then introduce the guest speak
er of the evening, Dr. George Hed
ley, of Mills college, California.
Dr. Hedley’s topic will be "Religion:
What It Isn’t and Is.”
Benediction will be given by Dr.
Joseph R. Harris, pastor of the
Fairmount Presbyterian church.
Student committee members will
meet for breakfast at the West
minster house Monday morning to
talk with the guest speakers.