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Oregon Emerald VOLUME XLIX ~ vi-wpin, r?i UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY. APRIL 27. 1948 ’ ' ■* yr-. jMisslMary Joy Hamm— phe May Be the One I , . 'SvSCK"- X ss*XS * •. Petite, blonde, and cute is the best way to describe Mary Joy Hamm, one of the five finalists in this year’s Junior Weekend queen com petition. i . i Chi Omega Blonde From British Columbia Is 'Surprised' at Wednesday Night Selection By ANITA HOLMES To the Chi Omegas, she is Joy, house president, but Piggers guide calls her Mary Joy Hamm, junior in business adminis tration. Alphabetical leader of the Junior Weekend princesses, Miss Hamm may be the queen selected last week by the student body to rule the three-day celebration. Right now, she is an ticipating May 7, but “guess I won’t be too nervous until the time comes.” The small blonde remembers last year’s Junior Weekend as "'really wonderful. I hope it’s as good this year.” She was chosen as a princess from ten finalists who were elec ted by th|3 students. The com mittee phoned Joy about 11 Wed nesday night, got her out of bed, provoking the usual comment, “1 was so surprised.” However, this isn’t the first time the five foot, three inch princess has been surprised at being a con test finalist. Last year she moved to the last round for Homecoming ' Queen. As a high school girl, she ■was May Queen in her hometown, ■Silverton, British Columbia. Because she Is Canadian-born. Miss Hamm must decide whether she wants to be a citizen of the United States or Canada next year when she is 21. She explained this dual citizenship with ‘‘My father is an American.” He: gave his green-eyed daughter her choice of colleges in Canada or Oregon and she chose the Un iversity with help from friends in McMinnville. With a slightly Eng (Please turn to taae eight) Blood! Perin Gives Needed Transfusion Blood! A rare type, at that, was the cause of the hasty exit ■ of Dick Perin, sophomore in law, from his literature class yester day. Perin, the possessor of an un usual blood type, was called from class to give an emergency transfusion. At last reports r; -Perin was doing well. Business Meet Set May 4, 5,6 The seventh annual business con ference will be held May 4, 5, and 6, the school of business adminis tration announced yesterday. Purpose of the meet is to give in terested students contact with men who have had successful careers in the fields of business and industry. The conference is designed pri marily for graduating seniors in terestein securing jobs.' However, in the past it has drawn many un derclass men who desired guidance and aid. Although the meeting will be sponsored by the business admin istration department all students ; who are interested are invited to attend. • The speakers selected are men active in their fields and several of them are Oregon alumni. Sessions will be held each after noon from 2 to 4:45. All regularly scheduled business administration classes during that time will be cancelled to allow students to at tend. Speakers will cover the following topics: public accounting, real es tate, foreign trade and shipping, traffic and transportation, adver tising, personnel management, pri vate accounting, lumber and pulp and paper, secretarial science, pro duction management, retailing, wholesaling and sales management, and insurance. Dr. Wieman Initial Religious Lecturer Dr. Henry N. Wieman, visiting professor of religion, will deliver the first of a series of three lec tures Thursday night at 8 p. m. in room 207, Chapman hall. Dr. Wieman’s lecture title is “The Predicament of Religious In quiry.” This series of lectures is being sponsored by the University Lec ture Series in cooperation with the department of religion. “The Source of Human Good” and “The Moral Directive in His tory” will be the subjects of Dr. Wieman’s subsequent lectures. Dr. Wieman, professor of rel igion at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, received his\ undergraduate training at Park college. An ordained Pres byterian minister, he received his Ph. D. from Harvard and also holds the degrees of D.D. from.. Park college and Litt. D. Occi dental. He has also studied at the Universities of Jena and Heidel berg. Twedt Piano j Recital Tonight Joanne Twedt, pianist, will pre sent a varied musical program at her senior recital tonight at 8 p.m. in the musical school auditorium. Miss Twedt, who has taken les sons since she was 7 years old, also has plans for a concert in Salem in two weeks. Recently she performed over the air on KOAC's University hour program. Tonight she will play Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach Busoni, the Chorale, “Sheep May Safely Graze” by Bach-Petri, and Sonata in E flat major by Haydn. Three numbers by Chopin will be Waltz in A flat major Op. 34, the Etude in E major Op. 10, and Scherzo in B minor. Debussy’s Submerged Cathedral and Dohnanyi’s Rhapsody in F sharp minor will close the recital. Last summer Miss Twedt enter tained at Lake Tahoe vacation re sort. Women's Luncheon Tickets Go on Sale Tickets for the junior-senior lunchfeon are now on sale in all wo men’s living organizations for 90 cents. The luncheon is scheduled for Saturday at 12:15 p.m. at the Eu gene hotel. The luncheon is sponsored annu ally by the YWCA in honor of sen ior women. Christianne Beylier, French stu dent at the University, will give her views on Oregon. She will be inter viewed by Mrs. Paul B. Means, in structor in English. Bjorg Hansen, outgoing presi dent of the Y, and Laura Olson, in coming president, will speak. Mus sical entertainment under the di rection of Jean Lichty will include a vocal solo, a trio, and piano se lections by Ann Hoper. Song Leaders to Meet A meeting of song leaders from each living organization will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the Pi Beta Phi house, announced Jordis Benke, co-chairman of the All campus sing. TKEs, Pi Phis Capture Winter Grade Laurels; Women Outpoint Men See Complete List Page 3 The men of Tail Kappa Epsilon fraternity led the campus scholastic honors list for winter term with a resounding 2.90 GPA, according to the house grade averages released yesterday by Curtis Avery, University registrar. Ranking second in the all-campus listing and topping women s grades was Pi Beta Phi sorority, with house grade point average of 2.75. Third and fourth places in the University competition were also taken by women’s houses, Alpha Phi sorority with a grade level of 2.69 and Ann Judson house with 2.68. Second in the men’s organization grades was Omega hall. wnusc <5.o3o nouse ur^A ranked them eighth on the campus. University Average The all-University grade average was set at 2.451 by Registrar Avery’s office. University women again topped University men scholastically; women’s marks were placed at 2.534, while men averaged' only a 2.409. Non-organization women main tained traditions by heading Un iversity women’s grades. The un afilliated women’s grade average was 2.5959, women’s clubs scors scored an average 2.574, and sor orities cleared the all-women’s grade level with a 2.548 average GPA. Men’s clubs lead non-organiza tion, dormitory, and fraternity grades with a grade level of 2.535. Non-organization men scored a 2.435 GPA, dormitory men averag ed 2.413, and fraternities trailed with an average of 2.355, the lowest GPA of all university groups. Omega Tops Competing for the top five places in independent men’s groups were Omega hall, Campbell club, Mc Chesney hall, Sederstrom hall, and Sherry Ross hall. First five among the fraternities were Tau Kappa Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Theta Chi, Delta Upsilon, and Beta Theta Pi, in that order. Behind the leading Pi Phi women, the top four sorority grade averages were won by Alpha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma! and Alpha Chi Omega. The lead ing five independent women's groups were Ann Judson house, University house, Rebec house, Or ides, and Hendricks hall, in order. Job Conference Set for Seniors Today at 2 p.m. See schedule page 7. Of special interest to senior stu dents will be an informal confer ence on public service employment at the university level, slated for this afternoon. The program, an nounced jointly by Dean E. L. John son, Dean V. P. Morris, and Dean K. W. Onthank, will feature repre sentatives of various federal and state agencies, who will explain, job opportunities in their respective groups. The program, according to On thank, dean of personnel adminis tration, is designed primarily to acquaint students with all levels of opportunity for employment in public service agencies, and to fa cilitate contacts with prospective graduates and agencies looking for University people. A general meeting at 2 p.m, in 105 Commerce will open the con ference. Following each of the sec tion meetings students may inter view agency representatives, either immediately or on appointment later. They will remain available until 5 p.m. or later, to discuss op portunities for employment. Missing Something? Two watches and a diamond ring have been found in the men's gym. These can be claimed at the basket room by proper identification. Production Termed Success Audience Views Rich Costumes, Good Acting in 'Night's Dream' uivirriin Eugene theatergoers were treat ed to a huge portion pageantry, beautiful music and dancing, and capable acting Saturday night inj the McArthur court production of “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Horace W. Robinson’s beautiful ly integrated production left little to be desired by the audience, and provided something new in theater for Eugene. The play was presented arena or circus style, with the audience on all four sides of the stage. The set ting consisted of a nonrealistic mass of different levels in the cen ter of the arena, decorated only with a lone silver tree in the center of the stage and several silver bushes which cleverly concealed the necessary microphones. The University symphony or chestra under the direction of Dr. E. A. Cykler, the women’s chorus directed by Donald W. Allton, and the dance group under the co-direc tion of Rosamond Wentworth and Margaret Moran, contributed a great share to making the fantasy successful. Mendelssohn's complete musical score was used, which in itself set the production apart, as the complete score is rarely used on the American stage. Robinson Stars The star of the show was un doubtedly its guiding genius, Hor ace W. Robinson, whose keen imag ination conceived the show’s spec (Please turn to page seven)
