Oregon Emerald VOLUME XLIX NUMBER 68 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 21. 1948 Military Ball ^Colonel' Elimination Set Tonight Twenty-five formal clad Little Colonel candidates will meet Scab bard and Blade members tonight at 7:30 in Alumni hall,, Gerlinger. Col. and Mrs. F. R. Maerdian, Capt. and Mrs. Richard Roche and members of the military staff will be on hand to greet the aspirants ror the first lady of the Military Ball. Col. Maerdian and Capt. Roche are professors of military science and training, and sponsor of Scabbard and Blade, respec tively. After the hour-long reception, a group of Scabbard and Blade men vill go into conference to select six finalists, to be known thereaf ter as Little Captains. Names and pictures of these finalists, each of vhom will take honorary com mand of a company in the ROTC regiment, will appear in the Em erald. All candidates will receive com nlimentary tickets to the Military Ball, February 7. A well known motion picture otar has agreed to assist Scabbard and Blade in the selection of the Little Colonel. Although his choice will not be known until the Little Colonel is introduced in an “elab orate” ceremony during the Mili tary ball, the actor will send a con gratulatory telegram to the Little Colonel elect, announcing her se lection. The Little Colonel will also re ceive a full page color portrait in the 1948 Oregana. Said promotion chairman Bill Tassock concerning tonights judg ing, “Scabbard and Blade judges will face a dilema” six finalists from so many attractive candid ates.” (see candidates, page 6) Dr. Weidenrich Slated to Talk Human evolution will be the gen eral subject of the Condon theater series to be held this year on Feb ruary IS and 19 in 300 Fenton hall at 8 p.m. Dr. Franz Weidenrich from the staff of the American museum of natural history and formerly with "he Genonic research laboratory at Peking union medical school, will be speaker. The lectures will deal with re cent discoveries of man in south east Asia and are divided into two groups: “General Problems” and “Evolution of the Brain.” Dr. L. S. Cressman, chairman of the lecture series, announced that the purpose of the lectures is to interpret science to the layman and stressed that they would be non echnical in nature. Slides will be shown at both meetings. There will be no charge and the public is in vited to attend. Accordionist Needed Roger Tetlow, co-chairman of special events in the March of Dimes campaign, is making special call for an accordion player for the nrograms. Any student playing the instrument is asked to contact Tet low immediately. Music Lovers Orchestra To Present First Concert Tonight under the baton of Dr. Edmund A. Cykler the 65-piece University symphony orchestra will present its first concert of the school year at 8:15 p.m. in the mu sic school auditorium. Playing Mozart’s violin concerto in D major with the orchestra will be Janet Shafer, senior in music. Haydn's London symphony in D major is also on the program. This work written in 1795, was the last of the English symphonies which Haydn wrote specifically for Eng lish audiences. Bizet’s “L’Arlesienne Suite,” to be played by the group, originally was part of the incidental music to a play, “Girl from Arles,” by Dau det, French playwright. The music includes typical folk and popular tunes from southern France, and is one of the first pieces of music to use the saxophone, invented in 1840 and not too popular at the time, as a solo instrument. Bee thoven’s “Prometheus Overture,” from the only ballet the composer ever wrote, is also listed on the program. Dr. Cykler, associate professor of musicology, came to the Univer sity last fall from the staff of Oc» cidental college of Caliornia. He earned his doctor’s degree in musi cology at Charles university in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Tonight’s perormance will mark his first pub lic appearance with 'the University orchestra. Dean Theodore Kratt,. of the school of music, will direct the or chestra in its next appearance in April, when it will play the inci dental music for “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” The group will present another concert on May 5, under the direction of Dr. Cykler. WAA Amendment Up for Girls' Votes All women’s living organizations have been requested to vote on an amentment to the WAA constitu tion. This amendment would place the head of sports on the WAA council. The result of the vote should be submitted to WAA President Bar bara Borrevik at the Delta Gam ma house. If there are any transfers from other schools who are members of WAA and would like to affiliate with the local group, they should contact Miss Borrevik. Heart Hop Petition Deadline Today Zata Sinclair, chairman of the sophomore commission of the YWCA, announced that today is the last day to turn in petitions for the annual Heart Hop. Sophomore women are eligible for general chairmanship, while both sopho more and freshman women may pe tition for subcommittee heads. These committees are King of Hearts selection, tickets, decora tions, refreshments, and others. I Conductor | Dr. Edmund A. Cykler, who leads the University Symphony tonight in its first school year concert. (See column 2) UO Enrollment Down This Term Enrollees for winter term total 5,636, Associate Registrar Clifford L. Constance announced yesterday. This is a drop of 269 from the num ber registered fall term. The total, which was a one per cent rise over winter term regis tration last year, included 3,821 men and 1,815 women. It was a four per cent increase in male en rollment over the same time a year ago. The number of women stu dents dropped three per cent. Fewer students than usual have dropped school since fall term, Constance said, but the number of new students is down 15 per cent. Greatest change was in the jun ior class, which now has 593 mem bers. The junior class last year numbered only 397. The number of graduate students has gone up 25 per cent from 318 to 401 in the past year. The freshman class has de creased 24 per cent from last year’s total of 1985 to 1512. Special stu dents and auditors have also de creased from 133 to 114. Sopho mores and seniors have increased 12 and 7 per cent, respectively. The number of veterans current ly attending the University is 3998, of whom 80 are women. They con stitute 63 per cent of the total en rollment. Of this total 304 men and 1 woman are attending under pub lic law 16; 2365 men and 79 women under public law 346; 49 men un der the Oregon state aid law; and 200 others. Ladies' Day Conference Open to All UO Women I The women’s business conference to be held Thursday is open to all women of the University regard less of their major, emphasized Elizabeth Wright, president of Phi Chi Theta, the sponsoring organi zation. The luncheon speaker, Mrs. Irene Taylor, will talk on the coming op portunities for women in business. Mrs. Taylor, who was president of the Portland Business and Profes sional Women's club last year, is particularly interested in the role which women are playing in busi ness today, and the nature of change in women’s employment as it has been affected by the war. Vice-president of the state con ference of social work, she was cit ed in 1946 as citizen of the week during National Business Women's week and was a delegate to the bi ennial convention of the National Federation of Business and Profes sional Women. Mrs. Taylor is a graduate of the University of Ore gon and is now public relations di rector of the Goodwill Industries in Portland. Anyone interested in attending the luncheon and hearing Mrs. Tay lor may make reservations in the office of the dean of the school of business administration, room 108, Commerce. Luncheon tickets arc 60 cents. In an advisory capacity, assisting with the conference will be Miss Hilda Fries, national project chair man of Phi Chi Theta, Miss Fries is a graduate of the University of Oregon and a past president of the Portland alumni chapter of Phi Chi Theta, The president of Oregon Federa tion of Business Women’s clubs, Mrs. Leone Jensen, will be chair man of the discussion group on “Problems Women Face in Busi ness’’ to be held in alumni hall Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Jensen is a graduate of the Oregon State College School of Pharmacy, hold ing a bachelor of science degree. Since her graduation, she has gained a valuable fund of experi ence working in Eugene stores. Skiing Enthusiasts To View Movies Showing tonight at 7:30 in 207 Chapman are two ski movies, “Classic of Skiing Norway” and “Ski in the Valley of the Saints.” “Classic of Skiing Norway” is narrated by Lowell Thomas, and “Ski in the Valley of the Saints” is a natural color picture of skiing in the Laurentian hills in Canada. No Holes Bricklayers Delayed By Strike By STAN TURNBULL!, Masons laying chimneys at Am azon Flats housing project well have to stop work when they reach the ceilings, as there are no car penters to cut holes for them, I. T. Wright told the Emerald Tuesday. Wright, superintendent of the physical plant, said that unless car penters now on strike for a 25-cent increase return to work by the end of the week, plumbers, and paint ers still working there will have to lay off. No tangible accomplishments had been made late Tuesday afternoon toward settling the strike which has halted most work on nine two story units at the project. Negotiations were still continu ing, according to Roy Stein, presi dent of the General Contractors association, but no progress was reported. Other contracting and union officials were unavailable for comment. Two more-or-less conflicting views were given: The carpenters, through A. R. Major, business agent for the local, stated that 75 per cent of the con tractors in the area either are pay ing or are willing to pay the 25 cent raise, which will bring hourly wages to $2. Stein, General Contractors’ pres ident, stated that no men working for the 24 or 25 contractors in his association were paying $2, nor $1.60 for common labor. The University, according to So-' perintendent Wright, has signified its willingness to pay the new rate, but is holding back because the contractors are fighting the move. Cabaret Life At Artists' Bali Joie de Vivre (Joy of Life to the uninitiated) is the theme of the an nual Beaux Arts ball, which will be presented February 28 in the Ger linger hall annex. Decorations will convey a caba ret atmosphere. Spot entertain ment, refreshments and music w.Jl complete the program. Prizes will be given for the most original cos tumes. Ralph Bonadurer, chairman, has selected Pat Patrick as emcee, and Kempton Russell and Newton Crossfield in charge of tickets. Tickets will go on sale around Feb ruary 1 in the art school co-op. Sponsors in the Allied Art league expect this year’s event to be a big ger-than-ever success. As usual, this costume affair will be limited to art students and their dates only. Infirmary Busy As Flu Hits Campus Twenty students have been hos pitalized in the infirmary this week as the result of the most wide spread flu epidemic to sweep the Oregon campus since 1944. Many more influenza victims have been reported to the health service, Dr. Fred Miller, head of the infirmary said, but with the build ing’s 26 beds full. Facilities are lacking to care for them. Two of the health service nurses, Miss lone Wasem and Mrs. Irma Fitts, are among the patients hit by the disease. Another nurse, Mrs. Margery Chedester, has just re turned to duty. The outburst of flu cases, Dr. Miller continued, has probably spread to Eugene from San Fran cisco and Los Angeles, where epi demics have been raging. The peak in Los Angeles was passed last week, he added, but the number of victims in the bay area is steadily growing. A long distance call to Seattle was made by the health service to obtain an immunizing vaccine, ef fective against a certain virus of influenza. The vaccine is expected today. Supply Increase Possible Dr. Miller has issued a plea that students report to the infirmary for preventative shots. Although enough serum for only 300 patients has been ordered, the health service is prepared to meet a larger de mand by rushing more vaccine . from Seattle. We can’t promise a sure thing with the shots,” Dr. Miller warned. He pointed out that the serum not only takes two weeks to take ef fect, but that it is only effective against one of the influenza virus. Two Viruses Main Cause At a meeting of the Pacific coa.-it section of the American student health association in Los Angeh 9 this weekend, Dr. Miller said, Stan ford and University of California (Please hu ll to page six)