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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1948)
WEATHER, Eugene and vicinity: Considerable cloudiness and con tinued warm weather reaching a high of about 74. Oregon LISTEN (o today’s football game between Oregon and Michigan at II a. m. over KOAC, Corvallis, 5b0 kilocycles. Fiftieth Year of Publication and Sendee to the University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1948 NUMBER IS VOLUME L Cups to Go For Most Alumni Cups will be awarded to the men’s and women’s living organi zation registering the most home coming alumni during the “New Look” weekend, Beverly Buckley, Homecoming registration chair man, said yesterday. Part of Oregon’s homecoming tradition, the trophies were won last year by Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Tau Omega. Miss Buckley urges all houses to enter the race. “We all want to welcome as many of our graduates home as possible,” she stressed. Homecoming was originated in 1914 as “Alumni Day” when stu dent body president Tom Boyland sent letters to 400 graduates ask ing them home for the game with Whitman college. One hundred alumni arrived for the first homecoming. After the game an informal dance honored the alumni . . . the origin of our present homecoming dance. 55 OUO Voices To Present 'Messiah' Dec. 5 A chorus of approximately 550 voices and the University orchestra will present Handel’s "Messiah” in Mac court at 8 p. m. the evening of Decmeber 5. This production, sponsored joint ly by the University religious coun cil and the School of Music, has been a year in planning. Coordin ating the arrangements were Jack Merner of the YMCA and Dean Kratt of the music school. An immense undertaking in it self, the direction of the chorus and orchestra will be in the hands of Dean Kratt. Members of the chorus were recruited from a large cross section of the campus. Members of the religious council are in charge of final arrange ments, such as seating and setting up the bleachers on which the chor us will stand. The evening of the performance Will fall appropriately near the Yuletide season, and will be an opener for seasonal festivities. The “Messiah” is deemed by many a classic, and includes in its course the famed “Hallelujah Chorus,” during which the audience tradi tionally stands. More detailed information will be forthcoming as the rehearsals pro gress,' according to statements of the music school and religious council. 6100 Enrollment Expected Today University Registrar Clifford Constance anticipates that this year’s total enrollment will reach 6100 today. Enrollment yesterday afternoon stood at 6087. Constance emphasized the fact that this noon is the deadline for adding classes or completing regis tration. All registration material, not merely fee payments, must he turned in to the registrar's office hy that time. Set for Ann Arbor Action A large part of Oregon’s hopes for victory over Michigan’s Wolver ines at Ann Arbor today rests on the passing arm of Norm Van Brocklin. Game time is 11 a.m., Pacific standard time. Oregon Claims Services Of Middle East Newsman By GRETCHEN GRONDAHR “I left Palestine on the next-to last ship,” said Leslie John Mar tin, now a graduate assistant in journalism here, when interviewed yesterday. Martin arrived in Eugene Sep tember 12, after traveling 7500 miles in three months. A pause of a month on a New Jersey poultry farm, and a stopover in New York City broke the long journey which began in Palestine the week before the end of the British mandate. Budapest-born Martin has lived in Vienna for a time. He speaks English with a noticeable British accent, which is accompanied by an infectious grin. His father, a Petitions Due For Whiskerino Sophomore Class President Herb Nill has asked that any sophomore wishing to serve on a committee for the the Sopho more Whiskerino, November 13, secure a petition and submit it by the 4 p.m. deadline next Tuesday. Boxes have been placed in the Co-op store for the peti tions. Committees to be named in clude those for ticket sales, pub licity, dance, and the Betty Co-ed and Joe College contest. No committees will be selected until after all petitions have been submitted Tuesday. ASA Meet Set A meeting of the ASA is sched uled for 4 p. m! Monday at the Chi Omega house, according to Moe Thomas, president. All rep resentatives ha\e been asked to attend. statistician for a London contract ing firm, was transferred to Pal estine when young Martin was twelve. His parents are now living in London, Martin said. Works in Middle East The former newsman can claim considerable experience in differ ent fields of middle eastern journal ism, beginning in 1941 with his post as proofreader on a small weekly, the Palestine Illustrated News. , i After he had worked for two months in this position, he applied for the then vacant post of news editor. The publisher had already chosen another man for the job. However, “fortunately for me,” says Martin, the new editor be came ill during the first week. Martin took over the job and was asked to remain in that position. In nine months he became assist ant editor. Then he left the weekly for a job as news editor of the Iraq Times in Baghdad. “I arrived on the hottest day in Baghdad in fifty years,” he laughed. Baghdad is hot enough normally, he said, adding that he prefers the climate of Oregon, which closely resembles that of England. Seldom Rains Speaking of weather conditions, the new Webfoot tells the story of Egypt's sunny climate. It seems that during the year of 1946-47 in Cairo it rained exactly twice—for half an hour each time. After leaving the Baghdad pa per, Martin returned to the Pales tine Illustrated News, which had by now become a daily, as a fea5 ture editor. His next destination was a po sition on the Palestine Post, which, he stated, is considered by jour (Please turn to page three) Win Skeins Staked In Michigan Game When Oregon's two-touchdown underdogs and the Michi gan gridders clash today at Ann Arbor, 11 a. m. Pacific standard time, a sure bet is that one of the two team’s lengthy unbeaten streaks will come to an end. Benny Oosterbaan’s Wol verines will be shooting for their sixteenth consecutive vic tory, their last loss being at the hands of Illinois in 1946. The Ducks have their sights set on capturing their ninth in a row. Not since UCLA turned the trick early last season, has Jim Aiken’s eleven been on the short end of the ledger. nu\c will carry Eugene Listeners will be able to hear the broadcast over KOAC, Corvallis (550 kc.) through the courtesy of CBS and KOIN in Port land. Originally KOIN was going to carry only the final portion of the game. In order to accommo date students and alumni in this j area, the Fortland station leased j a special wire through Oklahoma City and donated the expense of the wire. The veteran baseball-football announcer Red Barber will handle the play-by-play action of the game. The “Old Redhead” is na tionally known for his coverage of the World Series and the Cottori Bowl game each year. Tip-off sheets have placed Mich igan as 14 point favorites for the contest, to be played in the Wol verines 80,000 capacity stadium. This is the first time an Oregon team has traveled to an intersec tional game since the 71-7 disaster at the hands of Texas in 1941. Michigan Pressed Both teams fell below predicted performances in last Saturday’s contest, with the Wolverines being sorely pressed before rallying over Michigan State 13-7. In the Spar tan battle, the Michigan line failed to match that of the opponents be ing outrushed 158 yards to 106. In the overhead game, the Wolverines picked up 117 yards against Mich igan State. Oregon’s passing threat Norm Van Brocklin will be facing a po tentially strong aerial defense, the Wolverines holding Michigan State to a net of 28 yards. Oosterbaan in First Season Under new coach Oosterbaan, who succeeded Fritz Crisler, now athletic director at Ann Arbor, the Wolverines generate their offense from the conventional single wing formation as against the Webfoots T. Much deception is added to the Michigan attack by the fullback or halfback taking the ball, spinning, and either faking, handing the ball off, or passing. Another important factor at stake in today’s game is the pres tige of West Coast football, which for the past three years rated be low the average of the nation. Ore gon will be the third PCC team this season to face a Big Nine oppon ent. In unsuccessful attempts last weekend by Coast elevens, North western blanked UCLA 19-0 and Minnesota whitewashed Washing ton 20-0. See sports page for line ups, additional details. Hundreds Take Part In 'Night' By BUB MINK Hundreds of UO students crowd ed eight brightly decorated halls last night to take part in Univer sity religious council’s annual Church night festivities. Celebrants at Canterbury plub were met at the door, by an uni dentified female brandishing a cor sage. Dancing and ping-pong were offered in a room decorated by flowers donated by a local florist. Refreshments were served by can dlelight. Newman club members and guests gathered in Chapman hall to hear a talk by Rev. Harold C. Gardiner, noted literary critic. Later a dance was held in Gerlin ger annex. Plymouth Spelling Atrocious Tacked to the wall above the guest book at Plymouth house: “Pleze sine our guess book.” In spite of this lapse of spelling, guests enjoyed dancing, ping pong, pool, and refreshments. The lounge was decorated in keeping with the season, with autumn leaves and colored hangings. Christian Scientists found their entertainment centered around a king-sized punch bowl, the con tents of which diminished notice ably during the evening. Their meeting was held on the sun porch, of Gcrlinger hall. Dinner at Coliseum “Olympic Games” was the theme at the Baptist “coliseum,” where many students gathered to demon strate their athletic prowess. In attendance were several well known campus personalities. Most Hilarious event was a marathon race. A full course dinner was served to guests. Guests sat enraptured at the Lutheran party in the YW houup as one girl revealed that her namo (Please turn to page three) Tigers Take Indians, 5-3 CLEVELAND, Oct. ]_(AP) —-Jimmy Outlaw’s single with two out and the bases loaded drove in two of the three runs the Detroit Tigers scored in tho ninth to come from behind and defeat the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, yesterday. The 10s , cut Cleve land’s first place margin ovr Boston and New York to / a game, with two to go for all tt reo chibs. Outlaw’s single came off Russ Christopher, who had replaced starter Bob Lemon in the ninth with the bases loaded, one out, and Cleveland still leading, 3-2, (Please turn to page three}