The Weather
Eugene and vicinity: Partly
cloudy this afternoon with light
showers possibly tonight.
VOLUME XLIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1948 NUMBFR90
Ducks, Beavers Square Off at Eight
All Seats
Sold Out
For Battle
Preliminary Features
University Frosh
Against All-Stars
The 84th renewal of Civil War
between the Oregon and Oregon
State basketball quints will take
place at 8 tonight on McArthur
court. In a preliminary contest at
6:15, the Frosh cagers clash with
the Intramural All-Stars.
Tonight’s battle is a complete
sellout, and no general admission
tickets will be sold at the door. Eu
gene station KASH (1600 kc.) will
carry the play-by-play account of
the game.
To Arrive at Six
Scheduled to arrive in Eugene
around 6 tonight, the Oregon Stat
ers currently rest in second place
in the Northern Division race, with
seven victories and four losses. The
Webfoots, with five triumphs and
six setbacks, reside in fourth slot,
two games behind the Beavers.
Following tonight's contest, the
two teams will journey to Cor
vallis Saturday night, in their third
meeting of the season. Oregon cap
tured the first game of the annual
four-game series, when they earlier
edged OSC 42-41 on the Aggies’
court.
Starting lineups and team sta
tistics are given on the sports
page.
Widmer Slated
For Friday Hop
The Herb Widmer combo will
play at the free after-game dance
sponsored by 'the educational ac
tivities board, tonight in Gerlin
ger annex. Members of Sigma Chi
fraternity will present a skit for
intermission entertainment.
The dance will start immediate
ly after the Oregon-Oregon State
game and last until midnight.
Campus clothes are in order.
Widmer’s combo has been play
ing on the campus for the past
three years. They specialize in
group singing and fancy patter
numbers.
In the combo are Widmer, Bob
Allen, drums and guitar, and spe
cialist vocals; Cliff Mallicoat, bass
and piano; and Max Darneille, pi
ano. The group introduced “Set
Up Them Stairs, Mademoiselle”
on the Oregon campus.
This is the second all-campus
after-game dance this term. The
next one is scheduled for Febru
ary 27, after the Oregon-Wash
ington State game, with the mu
sic of Joe Ingram and his band.
Stassen Among Notables Due
For Press Conference Today
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This camera study of “Man of the Hour” Harold Stassen was taken by Emerald photographer Kirk
Braun in Portland last summer. The ex-governor of Minnesota will address the Oregon Press confer
ence banquet tonight and the Oregon student body tomorrow night.
Busy Schedule Faces Presidential Candidate
When He Arrives in Eugerre This Afternoon
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By KERB LAZENBY
Harold E. Stassen, former gov
ernor of Minnesota and now a can
didate for the Republican presi
dential nomination, will be hon
ored at a reception in the assembly
loom of the Eugene hotel from 5
p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Stassen
is scheduled to speak in McAr
thur court Saturday night begin
ning at 7:30.
Jim Thayer, Eugene Stassen-for
President representative, an
nounced that the reception will be
open to all interested students. In
the reception line with the former
governor will be Ralph Cake, Re
publican national committee man
James Rodman, state chairman of
the state central committee; Ed
Ban he, chairman of the Lane coun
try central committee; and Mrs.
Charles Hdntington, representative
Departing Warriors Get Tremendous 'Farewells'
A lonely and empty atmos
phere prevailed in most men’s
houses throughout the campus
yesterday afternodn when the
long arm of the military took its
toll of members.
Those keeping the home fires
burning gave members answering
the call to arms an enthusiastic
sendoff. Kappa Sigs were at hand
en masse, cheering, for the mill
race continugent as they passed.
The loud huzzahs, however, were
T not sufficient to drown out the
spirited military airs played by
the brass band.
Given Salute
Down the street at the Phi Psi
house, a red carpet was rolled
down the stairs out the front
door. Members stood in military
rank at attention on either side
while a phonograph played mili
tary marches. The house presi
dent, a former officer in the army',
gave the departing members a
farewell salute.
Fiji Alley was also the scene
of hustling departure. Shoulder
ing brooms and mops, a company
escorted the departing members
| across the campus. Morale was
kept high by the lively if unme
: Iodic drum and fife corps.
After the “heroes” had gone
for their weekly R.OTC drill, the
patriotic strains of marching
songs soon died away, the brass
bands disbanded, and all was quiet
on fraternal front porches.
of the Lane county Republican
women.
Thayer also announced that
some 700 University students had
signed petitions asking that former
Governor Stassen’s name be placed
on the Oregon primary ballot. It is
anticipated that the name of Stas
sen will be filed in Salem during
his campaign visit to Oregon.
University girls assisting at the
reception will be Amy Lou Ware,
! Marguerite Johns, Sallie Timmons,
! Mary Stadelman and Mrs. Mar
, garet Winslow. Stassen will also be
honored by a reception at the Fac
ulty club following his Saturday
night address in McArthur court.
The former Minnesota governor,
j who figured prominently in the na
tional spotlight because of his re
cent attack on Ed Pauley, was one
J of the first men to declare his can
didacy for the Republican nomina
i t.ion. Stassen starts his tour of
Oregon this morning with an ad
dress to the Willamette university
student body and will then make a
number of stops at small valley
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Record
Delegation
Predicted
Charles E. Gratke
To Highlight Today's
Program Schedule
By STAN TURNBULL,
Charles E. Gratke. Oregon grad
uate and foreign editor of the
Christian Science Monitor, will
highlight today’s schedule of talks
and1 forums on the program of the
29th annual Oregon press confci
ence, opening at 9:15 this morning
in the school of journalism.
Gratke, who is here as the sec
ond annual Eric W. Allen Mem
orial Fund lecturer, will speak on
the subject, “Covering this For
eign World.” He will spend Mon
day and Tuesday with the Uni
versity journalism classes.
Record attendance for the con
ference was predicted by Cail
Webb, assistant professor of jour
nalism and manager of the Oregon
Newspaper Publishers association.
A maximum of 250 persons, in
cluding guests, is expected for this
evening’s banquet at the Eugene
hotel.
Webb said that a number of
state dignitaries are expected to
attend.
Stassen to Speak
Harold E. Stassen, former gov
ernor of Minnesota and a candi
date for the Republican presiden
tial nomination, will be speaker at
the banquet, on the subject, “The
Struggle for Freedom.”
Dr. Harry K. Newburn, presi
dent of the University, due to ifl
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Spring Quarter
Sign-UpToStart
Pre-registration for spring
term will begin Monday morning,
Registrar E. Avery has ax>
nounced. The advance registra
tion period will continue through
March 6 at 12 noon and spring
term advising and course regis
tration must be complete for all
students by that time.
Students registering in the col
lege of liberal arts have been
asked to arrange conferences with
their advisers on March 1, 2, or
3, and to secure departmental ap
proval of their class cards on
March 4, 5, or 6. Otherwise, reg
istration will be carried on the
same as that for winter term, Av
ery said.
Final steps of checking and fee
payment may be concluded from
March 8 to 13, when absolutely
necessary, according to the regis
trar.