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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1948)
The Weather Basketball Results Eugene and vicinity: Partly .... ... __ Washington State College Con cloudy today with little change ... temperature. , Rars edRed the Ducks ,ast nlffht 62-60. See sports page. \ PLUME XLIX_UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1948 NUMBER 97 Red Cross Drive Gets Underway Special Radio Show Planned for KOAC; Drive to End Friday Donations for the student Red Cross drive are now coming in, col lections chairman Margueritte Johns announced yesterday. She said that by Wednesday she would be able to announce the leading houses. Co-chairmen of the drive, Clay Myers and Margaret Rauch are appearing over station KOAC to day in a 15-minute program pro moting the drive. Student donations will be ac cepted from March 1 to 5. Member ship in the Red Cross costs $1. Cups are being awarded to the houses with the highest percentage of contributions. Members of Kwama and Skull and Dagger are visiting the living organizations this week to tell about the Red Cross, On Wednesday, Bill Monroe, en tertainment chairman has planned a student talent show to be present ed in front of the Side. This week a sound truck has been obtained to play records and give announcements concerning the Red Cross. The truck is parked in front of Chapman hall between classes. Previous house winners in the drive have been Kappa Kappa Gamma, Hendricks hall and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Members of the Red Cross com mittee include speakers, Jeannine McCauley; posters, Joy Miller; pub licity, Nancy Peterson; and promo tion, Steve Church. Lightning Topic Of Next Lecture An address on “Lightning Dis charges” will be given by Dr. Leon ard Loeb, professor of physics in the University of California, on Thursday, March 4, to students and the interested public. Dr. Loeb, a noted scholar in the field of gaseous ions, will speak in room 207, Chap man hall, at 8 p.m. Before going to the University of California, Dr. Loeb received his bachelor and master of science de grees from the University of Chi cago. He is a member of many var ied science societies, including the Optical Society, the Franklin Insti tute, the Philosophers Society, the New York Academy of Science, and the Physical Society, in both the Pacific Coast section and the for eign chapters at Paris and London. Dr. Loeb’s illustrated lecture will be sponsored by the University lec ture committee, and Sigma Xi, na tional science honorary. This ad dress will conclude the lecture se ries for the winter term. French Club to Meet A socal meeting of the French club will be held today in alumni hall, Gerlinger at 7:30 p.m. An in formal program will be the order of the evening, with conversation groups, records, games, poetry Xt'eading, and bridge. New Personnel Director Donald M. DuShane, formerly of Lawrence college and now the new director of student personnel, plans equal consideration of both fra ternities and independent men’s living organizations. DuShane at UO to Study Duties Of New Post - Is 'Here to Listen' A future policy designed to make the student feel that he is an integral part of this University was outlined by Donald M. DuShane, newly-appointed director of student personnel ser vices, in an interview yesterday. He said he would work for the accomplishment within the next two years of a general feeling of cooperation and coordina tion among all campus organizations. DuShane arrived on the campus last Saturday. Since then, he has met with various faculty members, including Dr. Harry K. Newburn, the dean of men, and the dean of women. Tenta tive plans have been made for him to meet with members of the Campus to Up Ticket Prices Higher admission prices to Uni versity athletic and theater events will be the result of a law passed by the Eugene city council Tues day, February 24. The law, which becomes effective March 25, im poses a three per cent tax on all admission for amusement purposes in Eugene. Originally proposed in April, 1946, the regulation met with lit tle success at that time. At recent hearings the law was opposed by Ted R. Gamble, president of Thea ter Owners of America, on the grounds that it was “a gross sales tax aimed at one particular busi ness.” The departments of the Univer sity which will be most effected by the new ruling are athletic and drama. Other departments that present programs and entertain ments for amusement purposes for which admission is charged will also be affected. executive council, the inter-frater nity council, and heads of men's dormitories. He said he, “was here to listen,’’ and find out how every organiza tion and campus function operated. “It is impossible to state a definite policy on any one question a pres ent,” he declared. Although DuShane is noted for Donald M. DuShane, newly ap pointed director of student per sonnel services, will meet with heads of all men’s and Women’s houses, presidents of honoraries, publication editors, and presi dent’s of other campus organiza tions during an informal coffee hour in alumni hall, Gerlinger from 4 to 5:15 p.m. today. The coffee hour is sponsored by Heads of Houses. Campus clothes will be in order. his work with fraternity organiza tions at Lawrence college, he em phasized yesterday that, “all men’s living organizations will receive equal consideration from my of fice.. We are interested in inde pendent houses just as much as we are in fraternities.” Voters to Register At Co-op Next Week Qualified students may regis ter for the May primaries this week at a special booth in the Co-op. The booth will accept reg istrations from 12:45 to 3 p.m. today through Friday, and may open again spring term, if nee •sary. All Oregon registrations must be completed by April 20. A five-man student committee, deputized to register anyone in the county, will be in charge of the booth. They are Art VVahlers, Darrell Thompson, A1 Thomas, Bill Davis, and Jim O’Connor. Weekend Idea Contest Entries Due for Judging Today is the deadline for sub mitting suggestions for a Junior Weekend theme. Entries to be eli gible must be turned in to> Hank Kinsell, general chairman, at the Chi Psi lodge, or to Beth Basler, at the Delta Delta Delta house to day. Kinsell has called a meeting of all Junior Weekend commimttee heads for Wednesday to judge the entries and pick the winning theme on the basis of originality and adaptability to Junior Weekend functions. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Susan Campbell hall. If the final decision is made Wed nesday, the theme will be an nounced in Thursday’s Emerald. Prize for the best suggestion is $10. Second prize consists of $5. Students are asked to accompany their subject with plans for adapta tion to Weekend functions. 'Fingal' Music Led by Janssen Werner Janssen, who will con duct the Portland symphony or chestra on the campus March 10, was present with his wife, cinema actress Ann Harding, at the world premiere of “Fingal’s Cave,” a short subject film, in Portland re cently. Janssen was the conductor of the background music of the techni color film which used scenes of the Oregon coast. The score was com posed by Mendelssohn to describe the coastline of northern Scotland. In his program at McArthur court the conductor will direct the Portland symphany in the over ture to the “Symphony No. 2 in D minor” by Cesar Franck, and Ra vel’s “Bolero.” The Eugene Gleemen will appear with the orchestra and present sev eral vocal selecitons including “Crucifixus in B minor” by Back, “Hallelujah Chorus” from the “Mount of Olives” by Beethoven, and “Hallelujah, Amen” by Handel. The concert is sponsored by the educational activities board. Off to the Game!! There will be no Newman club meeting tonight, according to Cy Laurie, president. The final meet ing of the term will be held March 9 in the Gcrlinger annex, at 6:45. \ Moderator Post Given Paul Dull UO PNCC Delegate ' To Head Discussion Of UN's Little Meet Paul S. Dull, faculty representa tive to the third annual Pacific Northwest College congress to be held this year on the Whitman campus in Walla Walla, Washing ton, March 3 to 6, has accepted an assignment as moderator for dis cussion of the little assembly. Along with Warren Miller and Bob Allen, student delegates from the University, he will hear Olav Paus-Grunt, Norwegian chief of the educational division of NUESCO. Other main speaker at the congress will be Charles Leigh Wheeler, who will give his views as “A Business Man Looks at the Mar shall Plan. ’ Four-Day Meet Thirty-seven colleges of this re gion intend sending delegates to the four-day meet. Resolutions drawn up by the congress will be submitted for discussion to the students of each college. A representative from each of two colleges receiving the greatest volume of student interest and opinion in the discussion and ballot ing on the resolutions will be sent to the United Nations with the ap proved resolutions. (See additional details page 6) Air Force Men To Visit Campus A special Air Force traveling team, under the direction of Ma jor Robert E. Curtis, will visit tbe University on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, to explain to interested young men the bene fits and opportunities available in Aviation Cadet Pilot training. In terested students and area resi dents may contact the team at room 118, P building, from 9 to 4 :30 on the above two days. Eligibility requirements for avia tion cadets are: 20 to 26V2 years of age, unmarried, two or moie years of college or the equivalent, good health, and a sound physique. Men who qualify will receive train ing in Texas, and in Arizona or Louisiana. While in training the cadets are paid $75 per month, in addition to food, clothing, housing, medical and dental care. Upon graduation, qualified cadets will be commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Force reserve, with oppor tunities for a commission in the regular air force. Lusk Scheduled For Free Dance Students may dance to the music of Johnny Lusk and his band Fit day evening from 9 to 12 at the ed ucational activities dance in Ger linger annex. This is the fourth free campus clothes dance sponsored by the board this term. Kwama and Skidl and Dagger, sophomore women and men’s honoraries, will provide intermission entertainment.
