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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1948)
WEATHER: Eugene and vicin ity, fair and clear with a high of 67, some fog in the morning. Oregon Fiftieth Year of Publication and Service to the University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1948 FOR biographical sketch of vice presidential candidate Earl War ren, see story page 2. VOLUME L NUMBER 20 Gate Open For Public At 12:30 Athletic Director Leo Harris an nounced that student gate B at Multnomah stadium for the Ore gon-USC football game will open at 12:30 p. m., Saturday. Harris emphasized that Oregon rooters will have priority on en trance to their rooting section un til 1:15. After that, the general public will be admitted, and late students will have to take their chance on obtaining seats. “The student gate will be plain ly marked”, Harris said, “and is located on the east side of the play ing field.” Veterans, who have purchased general admission tickets for their wives, may go to the business of fice at McArthur court any time this week and pick up student vet erap wife identification tickets. These are necessary to permit the veterans’ wives to sit in the Ore gon rooting section at the game. Order of the O will do the polic ing and ushering of the student gate at the game. The organiza tion is also reserving a section for the band and the faculty. Order of the O president Roger Wiley announced that members will meet at gate 19 at 12 p. m., Saturday, in sweaters or jackets. Ray Heidenrich is in charge of the seating arrangements that after noon, and members are requested to contact him at the Phi Gamma Delta house for further informa tion. Oregana^to Take House Pictures Wed Kennell-Ellis photographer will take pictures of Merrick and Omega hall members today. The pictures will be used in the living organization section of the 1949 Oregana. Other houses scheduled are: Hunter hall, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa—October 14.. Nestor hall—October 15. October 18-—McChesney hall. Hostess Voting Closes Today Voting for Oregon’s annual Homecoming Hostess will close to day, according to Leslie Tooze, chairman of the hostess selection. Students may vote for one of six girls: Jane Hull, Ruth Mihnos, Semi-Trucks Okay An error in yesterday’s Emerald stateed that no semi-trucks will be allowed in this year’s Homecoming noise parade. It has been learned that semi-trucks are permissible. However, no extra trailers may be used. Norma Duffy, Nancy Chamber lin, Barbara Link or Virginia Walker. Pictures of the six candidates may be seen in the Co-op or in the window of the University Man’s Shop. Students must show their stu dent body card and have it punched in order to participate in the voting. The counting of ballots will be done tonight by an unnamed com mittee and the results will not be known to the student body until halftime of the game Saturday. At this time the general announce ment will be made and the Home coming Hostess will be introduced to the jam-packed fans at Mult nomah stadium. Dr. Staples Author Of October Article Dr. Lloyd W. Staples, associate professor of geology, is the author of an article, “Oregon’s New Min erals and Discredited Species,” appearing in the October 1948 is sue of The Mineralogist. In this paper Dr. Staples points out that only five new minerals have been discovered in Oregon, compared to 54 which have been described from California. The five Oregon minerals are priceite, josephinite, arionite, jo hannsenite, and mansfieldite. More intensive study of Oregon’s miner al resources is recommended and some of the most favorable fields for yielding new minerals are dis cussed. On His Way EARL WARREN See story page 2 Baldwin Ends Coast Range GeologySurvey Geological studies made by a University of Oregon scientist of two areas in the coast range coun try of Oregon have recently ap peared in print. One appears as an article in the Bulletin of the Amer ican Association of Petroleum Geologists, largest professional magazine in the field, and the sec ond is published in' a state of Ore gon governmental bulletin. Dr. E. M. Baldwin, assistant pro fessor of geology in the university, is co-author with P. D. Snavely, Jr., of the A.A.P.G. Bulletin article, which is a summary of their work in the Siletz River area. Geology Studies Dr. Baldwin made the study while working for the Oregon State Department of geology and min eral industries. Snavely’s work was with the U. S. Geological Sur vey. The study, published under “Siletz Rivjer Volcanic Series of Northwestern Oregon”, is a recon naissance of the coast range phase of the general survey of the state. It has an indirect bearing on the potential development of oil re sources, according to Dr. Baldwin. This particular survey covers the area of the range between the Sal (Please turn to paqe eioht) Russian-Born Professor Fled Revolution of 1918; Taught in China, England; Saw Service in War By BOB FUNK “Russian is really not so diffi cult to learn as most people think,” opines V. C. Strash, newly ap pointed assistant professor of Rus sian and French. Mr. Strash, recently of the Uni versity of Washington, teaches Russian with the “modified direct” method. “We use choral recitation of un familiar sounds to cancel self consciousness on the part of the student,” said the professor. Strash also believes that Russian verb conjugations are no more difficult than French and German. Served in Imperial Army Born in Russia, Strash was edu cated for the foreign service at the University of Moscow. Upon grad uation, however, he was drafted into the Imperial Army. After be ing discharged in 1918, he fled to China in order to escape the revo lution in his homeland. For a period of four years, Strash taught Russian in the Manchurian foreign colony. Then in 1922 he came to the United States. “I joined the U. S. Army immedi ately upon arriving. In that way I became a citizen in three years.” ' By 1927 he had received his commission as 2d Lieut. Received MA From UYV Meanwhile, he had taken work for his Master’s degree at the Uni versity of Washington, and upon leaving the army entered the Uni versity’s far eastern department. He also taught Russian, his native language. A man of evident versatility, Strash served as a welfare worker overseas during the last war. In 1943 and 1945 he was stationed in eastern Sicily and Berlin, respec tively, and in 1944 he taught lan guage at the American university at Shrivenham, England. Understanding Through Language Strash is well informed on the part the Russian language can play in world affairs. “Language is the best means of international, and' at the present time it is particularly important that we understand the Russian people. For this reason it is encour aging to note the rising enrollment in Russian classes.’’ The University has at present 35 students of Russian. “There are seemingly endless vo cational opportunities for those who can speak Russian,” stated Mr. Strash. “There are perhaps 50, 000 persons in this country who can speak Russian, and within a pe riod of five years, all of these per (Please turn to page two) Four Yell Dukes Raise Squad to 12 By JOAN MANNING I'our yell dukes were selected yesterday by the rally board to assist Marve Hornstein, yell king. They are George Watkins, Don I honias, Mike Mikelson, and Buddy Leonard. 1 he board planned to take only three from the ten who tried out, according to Alex Murphy, chairman, but upon further consideration decided that a bigger rally squad would give more attention to the different rooting' sections during the veils. Williston States Eastern Attitude 'Significant' By BETTY LAGOMARSINO The new-born nationalistic spirit in Far Eastern states is one of the most “significant” and “sinister” developments in the entire world picture, Frank G. Williston, pro fessor of Far Eastern affairs at the University of Washington, told a class in World Politics here yes terday. Atomic warfare has forced us to strive for the abandonment of the old concept of state sovereignty at the same time that one half the world’s population is emerging from colonial serfdom into free states based on nationalistic ideas, he said. India, China, Burma, and Korea are storm centers of a “roar of un disciplined, naive nationalism tak ing full leash at a time when we realize that national independence I is not enough,” Williston warned. The problem confronting the rest of the world, he believes, is one of helping the East make the transi ti®n from nationalism to interna (Please turn to page seven) Motion Pictures Tonite At Seven Three educational movies, under the sponsorship of the educational activities board, will be shown to night at 7 in room 207, Chapman hall. Two complete runs will be presented with the second show be ginning at 8:30. The first picture, “Crossroads for America,” puts forth the labor management situation from the management viewpoint. It will be presented under the auspices of the National Association of Manu facturers. Second on the program is “Dead line for Action,” which will be sponsored by the CIO United Elec trical Workers, and which defends the labor standpoint. The third picture follows a some what different line of thought. En titled “Where Will You Hide?”, it concerns the citizens of the world and the atomic age. The three movies, part of a se ries of regular Wednesday night showings, are to be presented free of charge. The public is invited. Pre-Nurses Meet The second pre-nursing meeting of the year will be held at 7:45 Wednesday night at Wesley house. Freshmen are urged to attend, ac cording to the groups secretary. Leonard and Steve Gann have been leading temporarily, Murphy continued, because the football season opened before school start ed and tryouts could take place. Largest UO Rally Squad The rally squad this year is the biggest ever, Murphy said, with twelve members. The rally girls in clude- Betty Arnold, Katherine Carter, Betty and Marilyn Hill man, Nadine Routtu, Gen Thomp son, and Jackie Wren. Advance plans for the Portland rally for next Friday night include a parade at 9:45 starting at Park and Main and continuing to the old Victory center on Sixth street be tween Morrison and Yamhill. The rally will begin there at 10 and will include speakers representing both Oregon and USC, student en tertainment, and Oregon songs led by the new rally squad. Bergs to Give Pom Poms “Oregon State had a really mar ! velous rally in Portland,” Horen stein emphasized, “so we should try to have a big turn out to show them up.” More festivities are scheduled for Saturday morning when the band will parade in front of several stores and entertainment will be put on in Charles F. Berg’s at 10. Kwamas will distribute free pom poms and megaphones there, through the courtesy of Berg’s. New rally squad uniforms and new yells will be features at the game, Horenstein announced, and the- “squad will be functioning at its best.” Sophs Tops In Enrollment by CLARA BELLE ROTH Total enrollment, which climbed to a new record this fall, reached 6125, 242 more than last year’s record-breaking number. This year’s ration of 2.3 men to every woman also exceeds last year’s ratio of 2.05. However, rec ords show that there is an increase of 371 in the male population and a decrease of 129 in the female en rollment from last year. The sophomore class, largest of the four classes, with an enroll ment of 2160, shows a net de crease of 276 from last year’s sophomore class. Freshman en rollment totals 1525, 64 less thfwn a year ago—974 of these being’ men students and 551 women stu dents. Juniors, Seniors Increase ■ Both the junior and senior class es have increased from last year’s numbers. The junior enrollment is 814 compared to last year’s 567, and the senior class has 954 en- , rolled compared to the 774 number of 1947. Special students and graduates total 672. The college of liberal arts leada (Please turn to page tivo)