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VOLUME aLIX_ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1947 NUMBER
WORLD
HEADLINES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. De
fense Secretary James Forrestal
today disclosed appointment of
an inter-service committee to i
study merging the reserves, na
tional guard and KOTC units of
the three armed forces. The
move would remove control of
the guard from the 48 state gov
ernors. The committee has been
at work for several weeks but
because of the nature of its
study it was kept secret.
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov. 7.
Aregntina charged today that Rus
sia’s veto of United Nations mem
bership applications was illegal,
and warned that little nations are
not pledged to “perpetual slavery
to the veto.” Meanwhile the United
States, charging Russia with
“abuse of the veto” in barring ma
jority-approved nations from Uni
ted Nations membership, sugges
ted tonight that the veto be banned
in membership cases.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. The
president’s food conservation
committee today abandoned
poultryless Thursdays in
favor Of a new grain saving
program, but it appealed to con
sumers to keep Thursdays “egg
less.”
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Film
producer Cecil B.- Demille today
readily admitted the presence of
some Communists in Hollywood but
DeMille told members of the Com
monwealth club that “not one ma
jor producer . . . would tolerate
outright communist propaganda on
the screen.” The producer denied
that Communists control motion
pictures and said their influence in
films was “subtle and indirect.”
Speakers Head
For Tournament
The University Symposium team
will travel to Portland today to
enter in the Willamette Valley Fo
rensic Institute practice tourna
ment.
This contest, to be held at Port
land university, is the .first Ore
gon forensic meeting of the year.
All colleges in the area are Expec
ted to attend.
The debate topic this year is:
“Resolved: That a Federal World
Government Should B e Estab
lished.”
The team has been divided into
upper and lower division students.
Warren Miller and Ralph Teters,
and Nancy Petersen and Boyd
Fetersen make up the two upper
division sections and Dorothy Orr
and Jim Danielson, and Bruce
Nelson and Gordon Cook will be
the lower division participants.
In addition to the debate con
test, other members of the team
will enter in the extemporaneous
and impromptu speaking tourna
ments. Those entered include Viola
Dunckley, Elizabeth Misner, and
Don Tykeson.
Advisors for the group this year
are speech professors E.R. Nichols,
John Baird and Kirt Montgomery.
Pictures Scheduled
Webfooters and rally squad pic
tures for the Oregana will be tak
en at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in front
of the library, Yell King Johnny
Backlund has announced.
Modeling new ROTC uniforms are, from left to right, William E.
Putnam and Stanley P. Marshall, displaying the senior cadet officer
uniforms; and David E. Mortimore, Harold F. Weeks, and Phil L.
Green modeling the uniforms of a junior cadet non-commissioned
Officer, freshman private, and bandsman, respectively.
Maerdian Announces Arrival
Of 750 New ROTC Uniforms
By HENRY KAMIN
Over 750 students now enrolled in the reserve officers’ train
ing corps at the University are now receiving their new' officer
type dress uniforms, Colonel Frank R. Maerdian, professor of
military science and tactics has announced.
Typical of the many postwar department of the army im
provements designed to increase the scope, effectiveness, and
Band to Travel
To San Francisco
The University 60-piece band,
under the direction of John Stehn,
will travel to California for the
Stanford-Oregon football game
next week.
Leaving the campus at 8 a.m.
Thursday, the band will make five
stops enroute to hold combination
parades and street concerts in
Roseburg, Grants Pass, Central
Point, Ashland and Medford. These
street performances were made
possible through the cooperation
of the local alumni associations in
each town.
The troupe will arrive in San
Francisco at 4 p.m. Friday in time
to participate in an alumni rally
that night.
Six minutes of the half at the
Saturday game will be allotted the
Oregon band, when they will per
form as thy do at home games,
Stehn said.
In charge of the performances
along the way is Les Anderson,
alumni secretary. Dick Williams,
educational activities manager,
made arrangements for the trip.
The band has never traveled far
ther than Portland and Seattle pre
viously.
Robbins to Tell
Of British Plight
Edwin C. Robbins, instructor of
economics, will be the featured j
speaker at Westminster house
Sunday evening.
The regular coffee hour will start
at 6 p.m., followed by Robbins’
speech on “Britain’s Economic
Crisis" at 6:30. The public is in
vited.
prestige oi the reserve officers’
training corps, the new dress uni
form replaces the traditional olive
drab woolen uniform with its dis
tinguishing blue blouse lapels.
The complete uniform consists
of service or garrison cap, blouse,
shirt, tie, trousers, shoes, socks,
and raincoat. Regimental insignia,
ROTC shoulder patches, and lemon
yellow and green chevrons for ca
det non-commissioned officers will
be furnished.
Wear Flaming Torch
All basics and advanced cadets
preparing for their infantry re
serve commissions will wear the
new ROTC shoulder patch, which
represents a flaming yellow torch
of knowledge on a red, white, and
blue army ground forces back
ground. Air force cadets will wear
the air ROTC patch.
Cadet officers and NCO’s are
encouraged to wear all their deco
rations, old unit shoulder patch,
and overseas bars. I
Bus Space Offered
Palo Alto Tourists
Space on a chartered Trail
ways bus is available for stu
dents planning to make the trek
to I’alo Alto for the November
15 football game with Stanford,
Marilyn Turner announced yes
terday.
Reservations for seats on the
bus may be made by contacting
Miss Turner at the Pi Beta Phi
house. Fare will be $14.68 for
the round trip to Palo Alto, via
Oakland.
The bus will leave the campus
at 6 a.m. November 14 and re
turn November 16.
Dull Analyzes
U.S. Attitude
In Far East
By june McConnell,
Democracy, properly instituted
and practiced, is a means of solv
ing some of the dilemmas of the
world, Dr. Paul S. Dull," assistant
professor of political science, said
in a discussion of American Far
Eastern policies at the One World
club meeting Wednesday evening.
“If civilization is to survive, we
must start solving some of the di
lemmas that now confront us,”
Dull emphasized. “We pursue a
policy of blocking Russia in Japan,
Korea, China, the,. Philippines, and
the dependencies of southeast
Asia.”
In the short-range maneuvering
in these countries, he explained,
“we more often than not throw our
support to internal policies and
factions that result in alienating
the mass of people from belief in
democracy, and throw, them on the
side of the Russians.”
Thus to block Russia now we
are endangering, if we have not al
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Language Majors
To Meet Monday
Freshmen and sophomores in the
college of liberal arts planning to
major in foreign languages will
meet briefly at 7 p.m. Monday, Da
vid M. Dougherty, head of the de
partment of foreign languages, an
nounced yesterday.
A similar meeting for juniors and
seniors majoring in foreign lan
guages is scheduled for November
17 at 7 p.m. instead of November
6 as previously announced, he said.,
'Vogue' Coeds to Strut
“Miss Vogue” candidates will
meet the judges at 6:30 p.m. Mon
day in alumni hall, Maryann Thei
len, president of the local chapter
of Theta Sigma Phi, announced
yesterday.
Name of this year’s “Miss
Vogue will be revealed at the wo
men’s national professional jour
nalism fraternity's silver tea
Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5:45
p.m.
Qualifications for the selection
include general appearance, poise,
grooming, good taste, and attrac
tiveness, Miss Thielen said.
At the Monday judging the can
didates are to wear heels and short
silks according to Nancy Peterson
and Trudi Chernis, contest chair
men. The contestants will model
their own clothes, which will be
representative of the various
phases of campus life, at the silver
tea.
‘‘Miss Vogue” will receive a full
page picture in the 1948 Oregana,
Ross Yates, Oregana editor has
promised. Winner of last year’s
contest was Harriet Vanatta of
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Proceeds from the silver tea will
be used to promote closer rela
tions between University women in
journalism and the professional
field of women journalists.
All University women, wives of
students and faculty members, and
high school seniors have been in
vited to attend. Campus clothes
will be in order for the guests,
Mis Thielan said.
University
Students
Rank High
College Who's Who
Lists Top Scholars
On Oregon Campus
Twenty-five University of Ore
gon students are listed in the 1947
4S edition of Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities
and Colleges, according to infor
mation received by the university
this week.
Included in the publication are:
Maryann Thielen who is president
of the interdorm council, president
of Theta Sigma Phi, and associate
editor of the Emerald; Ross Yates
currently serving as president of
Sigma Delta Chi and editor of the
Oregana; Howard Lemons former
ISA president first vice-president
of the ASUO, and member of the
Friars.
Bar bara Johns member of Mor
tar Board and now AWS presi
dent; Marty Pond who is now
heading the campus WSSF drive;
Harry Glickman member of Friars,
past editor of Old Oregon and' past
president of Sigma Delta Chi; Bob
Chapman present business mana
ger of the Emerald and former
sports editor of the Emerald.
Many More
Nancy Bedingfield now serving
as president of the heads of houses
organization and former campus
uncial chairman; Nila Desingerr
member of Mortar Board and pres
ent campus social chairman.
Helen Hicks last year’s Junior
Prom chairman and president of
Mortar Board'; Bob Frazier editor
of the Emerald and member of
Friars; Bert Moore current editor
of Old Oregon; Laura Olson presi
dent or Phi Theta Upsilon and last
yeai sophomore representative on
the executive council ;Barbara Wil
liams the president of Pan
hellenic.
Still TJiey Come
Stan Williamson this year’s
ASUO president, varsity basket
ball guard, and member of Friars;
Bobbie Fulmer the former presi
dent of Phi Theta Upsilon, second
vice president of ASUO and mem
ber of Mortar Board; Tom Hazzard
last year’s yell king, president of
the religious council and past
chairman of WSSF.
Jeanne Simmonds current sec
retary-treasurer of the ASUO,
Mortar Board member and asso
ciate editor of the Emerald; Jake
Leicht track star and All-Ameri
can football player in 1945; Bjorg
Hansen now president of YWCA
and Mortar Board member; Bar
bara Borrevik member of Mortar
Board and president of WAA.
Ed Dick current Order of “O”
president and forward on the bas
ketball team; Bill Yates managing
editor of the Emerald; Bob Wal
lace this year’s senior class presi
dent, member of Friars, and for
mer Dad's Day chairman; and
Geneva Davis, former head of the
campus Red Cross.
Swimming Films Due
Swimmers’ and Amphibians’ at
tention is called to three movies to
be shown Monday night at 7:30 in
room 207 Chapman hall.
The three films are entitled
“Swimming and Diving Aces,”
“Springboard,” and “Learn to
Swim.” ■ •