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VOLUME XLIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE TUESDAY. APRIL 20. 1948 ~ ~~ “-XILMHUR 116~
Reds Trail in Italian Election Returns
Chemistry
Research
Advanced
Special $2,000
Award Designated
For Grad Student
A $2,000 grant for research in
colloid chemistry has been awarded
to the University by the Research
Corporation, it was announced yes
terday by Dr. Robert B. Dean, as
sistant professor of chemistry.
The work will be done by a grad
uate student for his doctor’s thesis.
Dr. Dean expects to announce the
name of the graduate student in
the near future.
The research project is entitled
“forces erf attraction between mole
cules of vapors and molecules of
water.” It is the study of extreme
ly thin films on the surface of wa
ter and their behavior when ex
posed to benzine and other organic
vapors. The results may have a
bearing in the choice of solvents
for industrial and other purposes.
The Research Corporation is a
non-profit organization which util
izes the proceeds from applied re
search for further advancement of
science. Assistance is provided by
scientists by providing them with
funds to pursue desired research.
Friday to See
Nickel Hop
High school senior girls will
meet the Oregon Piggers this Fri
day at the annual AWS Nickel
Hop as a part of the AWS Pre
view Weekend. The dance is sched
uled for 9 to 12, with free refresh
ments being served at 10:30.
At the sound of the bell each
15 minutes, each Pigger will do
nate a nickel to the AWS. The
Women’s living organization col
lecting the most money and the
men’s living organization visiting
the most houses will each be
awarded cartons of Chesterfield
cigarettes. All prizes will be based
on a percentage basis.
The high schoolers will wear
name tags and all men are urged
to participate in the “get acquaint
ed” dance.
Committees planning the event
are co-chairmen Joan O’Neill and
Sally Mueller; awards, Marjorie
Petersen; co-chairmen of contact,
Faith Landry and Eleanor Johns;
publicity, Donna Kletzing; collec
tion, Joan Mimnaugh; co-chairmen
of refreshments, Katherine Little
field and Joan Wagonblast; flying
speech, Ann Gillenwaters; posters,
Shirley Potter.
Two Showings Set
For Chapman Films
“God of the Atom” and “Nur
emburg Trials” are the movies
slated to be shown Wednesday
night in 207 Chapman hall. Spon
sored by the educational activities
board, the films will have two
Showings, the first beginning at
7 p. m., and the second following
' immediately.
Remote Control
Mike Destroys Loves' Virtues
For 'Midsummer Night's' Hero
DON SMITH
You may think that making love
to a beautiful girl is the easiest
thing in the world, but have you
ever done it with a microphone sep
arating you for three feet, not to
mention trying to control an ac
tive cold in the head?
According to Don Smith, who
plays one of the leading romantic
roles as Lysander in the University
theater production of “A Midsum
mer Night’s Dream” to be present
ed April 24, it is anything but won
derful. Carolyn Lively who plays
Hermia, his lady love, is compli
cating matters even further with
a respectable cold of her own.
‘‘We’ll both probably be lugging
kleenex around with us Saturday
night,” Smith offered dismally.
As the gay, impulsive Lysander,
Smith will play the first role of
his acting career which nearly ap
proximates his own age. His last
appearance in the Guild theater
was in “The Dover Road” as Dom
(Plcasc turn to page seven)
Co-op Nominations, .Revisions
To Come Up at Thursday Meet
Nominations ror tnree positions
for next year's Co-op board, voting
on revisions to the by-laws of the
Co-op association and an explana
tion of the patronage refund sys
tem will be the main business when
the Student Cooperative associa
tion meets Thursday at 4 p.m. in
room 207 Chapman.
Anyone who is a member of the
Co-op association may attend, ac
cording to Co-op board President
Gloria Grenfell.
Nominations to be made will be
for the one sophomore representa
tive on the board next year and
for the two junior members next
year. This year’s junior members
IRC To Discuss
Military Plan
The political dynamics involved
in Universal Military Training will
be aired by the International Re
lations Club in cooperation with
radio station KORE at 7:30 to
night, 207 Chapman hall.
Speakers, as announced by Vicki
Utz and Bob Miller, co-program
chairmen, will include Wally Hun
ter, senior in journalism, and Earl
Bushey, director of the University
guidance center, on the affirma
tive. Presenting the negative ar
gument will be Richard Smurth
waite, veterans’ employment re
presentative, and Dr. Waldo Shu
ra aker, professor of political
science. Moderating the discussion
will be Dr. Kenneth S. Wood, as
sociate professor of speech and
drama.
Audience participation in the
broadcast will be a feature of the
program, during the question per
iod to follow, it was announced by
Bob Allen, president of the Inter
national Relations Club. The club
is advised by Dr. C. P. Schleicher,
professor of political science.
win mi tne senior members posts
next fall.
Nominees for the positions are to
be members of this year’s fresh
man or sophomore class and only
stipulation is that the candidate
must have a 2:00 GPA or better,
Miss Grenfell said. Several people
should be nominated for each post,
she said. Elections will be held at
the same time as the student body
election later this spring.
Other business of the meeting will
be an explanation of the patronage
refund system by the old and new
manager of the Co-op and the
board members.
Previously the refund has been
made before the end of spring term,
but the refund will not be made
this year until after a complete
audit has been made early this
summer. The board will meet after
the audit to determine the amount
to be refunded.
Since the Co-op institution was
drawn up in 1920, Miss Grenfell
explained, many of the by-laws
have become out-dated. This year
the board has revised the by-laws
in an effort to make them more
func'tonal and these revised by
laws will be presented and voted
upon at the meeting, Miss Frenfell
said.
Festival Committee
Heads Announced
Committee heads of the Junior
Weekend song festival, announced
by Jordis Benke, general chair
man, are:
Alex Murphy, assistant chair
man; Marcia Summers, prelimin
ary elimination chairman; Ann
Woodworth, program; Ann Gillin
water and Barbara Stevenson,
decorations; Margaret Harrison,
seating arrangement; and Barry
Mountain and Frank Rauch, pub
licity.
Early 2 to 1 Margin
Being Piled Up
Bv Anti-Commimictc
ROME, Tuesday, April 20—(UP)—Anti-Communist parties
took a two-to-one lead today in partial returns for the senate
and in the first fragmentary returns for the chamber of deputies.
Unofficial returns were in for about 10 per cent of the
country s 41,468 election districts in the voting for senate seats
under a system of proportional representation.
At 4 a. m. (9 p. m. EST) the unofficial standings were:
Anti-Communist: Christian Democrats 1,980,546, Indepen
dent socialist 389,427, National bloc 116,685; Communist front:
1,212,150.
The first official returns given by the ministry of interior
for the 574 seats in the national assembly were for 122 out of
530 precincts in the Como district of far northern Italy. They
were a drop in an ocean ot national
votes. But they, too, gave a big
lead ot the parties which want to
keep Italy on the side of the west
ern democracies.
People Eager
Returns poured into the Inter
ior Ministry throughout the night
and until early hours crowds of
eager townspeople massed around
loud speakers.
Newspapers started to proclaim
an anti-communist victory in this
momentous election.
. The independent II Messaggero,
Rome’s most reliable newspaper,
said:
“Almost everywhere the Com
munist front is beaten, and in a
degree exceeding every forecast.
And everywhere the Christian
Democrats have obtained an un
foreseen success. The reason ? The
Italian people wished' to register
its total, decisive, radical opposi
tion to communism.”
Experts Warn
Conservative political experts
warned against over-optimism on
the basis of partial figures. They
said also that senate returns did
not necessarily mean that nat
ional assembly figures would be
the same.
At least, on this morning after
two days of voting in an election
which will be felt around the
world, the anti-communists were
running far ahead. In the senate
vote, even in the communist
strongholds of the north, the anti
communists were leading.
First official complete returns
for 600 Rome precincts in senate
voting gave the anti-communists
265,206 votes. The communist
front got 75,311. This was beter
than a three to one lead.
The first official tabulation for
Rome's assembly seats gave the
figures for 100 of 1,473 precincts.
They gave the anti-communists a
lead of more than three to one.
Law Fraternity
Initiates 22
Here Saturday
Twenty one students and one
faculty member of the University
law school were initiated into
Delta Theta Phi, national law frat
ernity, at a special ceremony here
Saturday.
The initiation was followed by a
reception and banquet at the Os
burn hotel. Present tyt the banquet
were Justice Hall S. Lusk, of the
Oregon supreme court, James W.
Crawford, dean of Northwestern.
College of Law, Robert W. Gilley,
marshall of Delta Theta Phi, and
Paul Blivon, district chancellor of
the fraternity.
Nineteen students and members
of Delta Theta Phi attended the
initiation from Willamette Uni
versity and Northwestern College
of Law. Also atending were 50
lawyers from throughout the state.
Dr. Charles E. Howard repre
sented the University of Oregon
law school.
The local chapter, which is call
ed Deady Senate was first estab
lished at the University law school
in 1913 when the school was locat
ed in Fbrtland.
Thdse initiated Saturday were
Bruce R. Avrit, Jarrell J. Bet),
William H. Belt, Ernest R. Blair,
Thomas E. Brownhill, Curtis Cuts
forth, Charles H. Foster, Jr., John
R. Gilbertson, Robert L. Kincart,
Donald Gunter Drause, Robert L.
Krause, Jong A. Lauc, Earl W.
McFarlan, John R. Miller, John
C. O'Kicf, Clifford D. Oullete,
Robert W. Owens, Myron D. Spady,
George C. Staples, Robert B. Tay
lor, and Jerry E. Vawter. Also in
itiated as an honorary member
v/as Allan Hugh Smith, member
of the University law school fac
ulty.
Is It Hot Down There Adolph?
If one Adolph Hitler had stuck to paperhanging instead of dab
bling in German politics he would be celebrating his fifty-ninth birth
day today.
According to World Almanac, the former German Fuehrer met
death in his command post in Berlin on May 1, 1945.
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