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.VOLUME XUX_UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28. 1048 " NUMBER T?
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Millrace Future Looks Bright; May Run Aaain
By LARRY LAU
There is every possibility that
Eugene’s historic millrace will be
in operation next fall.
City Attorney John Pennington
was directed by the city council
Monday night to place on the bal
lot a measure which would permit
the city to sell “up to” $20,000
worth of city of Eugene general
obligation bonds for the repair or
reconstruction of all dams, water
ways, and viaducts necessary to re
store water to the millrace.
The measure will contain the
proviso that monies raised from the
bond issue will be equally matched
by the Millrace committee. It was
further stipulated that the city
shall not have the right to purchase ;
millrace rights of way. The meas
ure will appear before the voters in
a special city election, May 21, the
day of the May primaries.
Begin Immediately
If the bond issue receives the ap
proval of the voters, and if the
millrace committee has sufficient
matching funds, it would be possi
ble to start work immediately after
the election. Previous to Monday
night’s decision, the city had set
aside $10,000 for millrace repair
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which may also be used. If neces-,
sary, authorization for a total of!
$50,000 will have been reached if
the voters pass the bond issue. I
University President Harry K. •
Newburn had previously told conn- |
cil members that once the student i
union drive was over, the Univer-1
sity could raise money for millrace ,
repair. Dr. Newburn is reported to,
have told the councilmen that it'
would be easier to raise funds for'
millrace restoration than it was to
raise funds to erect a student union.
Physical Asset
Kieth Fennel, representing the
Millrace committee, appeared be
fore the council and said he didn't,
think any special group of people
should, be asked to match equally
funds put up by the city. It was
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A Brown-Eyed Beauty
Commands Company E
Brunette Ann Carter of Zeta hall, “Little Captain of Company E,” is
one of six finalists in the “Little Colonel” contest. Tyrone Power will
make the final selection to be announced at the annual Military Ball
February 7.
Announcement of 'Little Colonel' Selection
Scheduled for Military Ball on February 7
The “Little Captain of Company
E,” Zeta hall’s Ann Carter is sixty
four and a quarter inches of brun
ette-topped charm. While speaking
in her quiet, poised manner, she
showed Emerald reporters why she
was one of the six finalists in the
Little Colonel contest.
Even in grade school, Ann was
Books Due Within
Two-Week Period
Effective February 1, the check
ing period for all general circula
tion library books will be reduced
from four weeks to two weeks, ac
cording to Miss Bernice Rise, cir
culation librarian.
This step was necessary as the
increase in students has been great
er than the increase of books, and
books in certin fields are much in
demand, Miss Rise said. By cutting
down the checking period, books
will be available to more students.
Renewals may still be made.
always the prettiest girl "around”
and when it came time to choose
the May festival princesses her
senior year at Roseburg high
school, she was one of the select
three. Besides that she wore the
royal purple as honored queen of
Job’s Daughters.
Brown-eyed Ann, a winter-term
transfer from Oregon State, is ma
joring in business administration.
While in Beaverville, the Sigma
Chis voted her into the semi-finals
of their “sweetheart” contest. Her
picture appeared in the February
1947 issue of “Quad,” a campus
magazine.
Asked about the University of
Oregon, she exclaimed that “I've
only been here three weeks, but
they've been grand!”
The captain of company E with
the other five little captains will
be honored at the Military Ball Feb
ruary 7. One of the six will be cho
sen the "Little Colonel” by Screen
land’s Tyrone Power. His selection
will be announced at the Ball.
Another Oldie On
Movie Schedule
Offering another “oldie,” the
audio-visual movie for Wednes
day will be “The Thief of Bag
dad,” starring Douglas Fair
banks, Sr. First showing will be
7:30 p.m., in 207 Chapman hall.
Also starring Julanne Johnston
and Anna May Wong, the pic
ture is directed by Kaoul Walsh.
Miller, Allen
To Represent
At PNCC Meet
Warren Miller and Bob Allen,
senior and junior in political sci
ence, respectively, were chosen
University delegates yesterday to
the third annual Pacific Northwest
3p.ollege congress. This year's con
gress is scheduled March 3 to 6
on the Whitman college campus,
Walla Walla, Washington.
The two were chosen by a facul
ty-student committee on the basis
of their background in national and
international affairs and the Unit
ed Nations. Twelve students had
been recommended for the position
by deans of the schools of journal
ism, business administration, and
liberal arts
A petition system wTas voted for ^
selection of PNCC delegates for
following years by members of the
committee—Dean George Turnbull,
Dean Victor P. Morris, Dr. Paul S.
Dull, Stan Williamson, Howard
Lemons, and Bob Frazier.
Under the system students would
petition to the executive council as
delegates to PNCC. The council
would select a faculty-student
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Freshman Election Won
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By DON SMITH
ASA candidates Steve Button
and Barbara Stevenson were elect
ed president and secretary of the
freshman class in yesterday's elec
tion. A total of 738 ballots were
cast.
Button polled 406 votes to win
the number one position over Wes
Robinson, ISA candidate, Robinson
received 287 votes automatically
giving him the vice-presidency.
Treasurer of the class is Barbara
Richter, who was credited with 170
votes against Miss Stevenson's
256.
Dr. Vergil S. Fogdall, adviser of
the freshman class, supervised the
tabulation. Ballot counters includ
ed Joe Conroy, Sue Fernimen, How
ard Lemons, John Miller and Carl
Reusser,
Button, Sigma Chi. comes from
Hood River high school where he
was boys’ league president, and
fullback on the state-finalist foot
ball teams.
Miss Stevenson, Kappa Alpha
Theta, gained experience as secre
tary of her Grant high senior class.
She was also May Fete Queen and
won both the Diamond and Jour
nal awards for scholarship.
Both candidates pledge their ef
forts toward their election plat
form capable leadership, Univer
sity cooperation, class unity.
54 Hop Slated for Friday
All men on the campus have been
invited to participate in this year
ly event which was revived last
year.
Dancing will be on the slate Fri
day night when seven independent
women’s living*organizations open
their doors for the ISA nickel hop.
Helen Koopman, sophomore in
One World Club to Meet
Members of the University sym
posium team will speak on world
federation before the One World
club at the YMCA at 7:30 tonight.
The symposium has just returned
from a tour throughout the state
speaking on federation.
There will be a short business
meeting for club members before
the speech.
liberal arts, will be the general
chairman of the hop. Assisting her
are. John Day, Dave Cromwell,
Jean Nunn, Virginia Thompson,
and Beverly Deco'to.
Doors at Rebec house, Highland
house, Susan Campbell hall, Hen
dricks hall, Gamma hall, and Zeta
hall will open at 8:30 p.m. and
dancing will continue until mid
night. Alpha hall and Ann Judson.
house will not participate Friday
night.
The women’s house which turns)
in the most money per girl will re
ceive a prize of records.
Men will pay a nickel for each
ten minutes of dancing and are
urged by the committee in charge
to go to as many different houses
as possible.
Leading New York Stage Designer L. Simonson
Slated to Address American Theater Association
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Leading theater architect and,
stage designer Lee Simonson will
make a special trip from New
York to act as the principal speak
er for the Northwest drama con
ference and regional meet of the
American Educational Theater as
sociation to be sponsored by the
University drama ana speech de
partment February 13 and 14. Si
monson will discuss ‘‘The Uni
versity and Community Thea
ter as Leaders in Decentralized
Theater” at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb
ruary 14 at a general session of the
conference delegates.
Active in all fields of art, Simon
son is known as an art critic and
has been editor of an art maga
zine. He is also widely known as
an interior architect and decorator,
in addition to his major occupation
as a stage designer.
Having designed sets for’over 75
Broadway productions, he recently
added to this impressive total by
designing the sets for the Metro
politan opera company this season.
Under the early influence of par
ents who were in theater, music,
and literature, Simonson went to
Ethical Culture high school where
he succeeded Deems Taylor, noted
music critic and composer, as art
editor on the school paper.
By that time he had also sold a
set of 25 illustrations to Good
Housekeeping magazine. As a phil
osophy major at Harvard, where
he helped to found the Harvard
drama club, he graduated cum
laude as a Phi Beta Kappa in three
years.
After studying art in Paris, he
returned to New York and became
one of the original members and
director of the New York Theater
guild. Interestingly enough, one of
the first stage designs he did for
the theater guild was for Elmer
Rice's “The Adding Machine”
which will be presented by the Uni
versity guild theater during the
weekend of the conference.
On the literary side, Simonson
has written many articles and two
books, “The Stage Is Set,” a
starred book in the bibliography of
the theater, and his own autobiog
raphy, “Part of a Lifetime,” in
which he analyzes art and stage
design.
“Scenic art, I would say, is a cre
ation of plastic forms and spaces*
which are an integral part of act
ing of any play and project its
meaning," defined Simonson in hia
autobiography.