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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1948)
Atomic Radiation Speech Slated Dr. H. J. Muller, 1946 Nobel prizewinner in medicine, will be on the Oregon campus Monday to speak on “Radiation Dam age of Genetic Origin". He is sponsored by the Oregon chapter of Sigma Xi, national science honorary. Dr. Muller will discuss the effects of the atomic bomb and X-rays on future generations. The speech is scheduled for 8 p. m. November 27 in room 207, Chapman hall. It is open to the public. Considered by science department officials as perhaps the most important man on the campus in years, Dr. Muller is noted for his experiments with the fruit fly. He was elected president of the Eighth International Congress of Genetics in Stockholm this year. Now a professor of zoology at Indiana University, he was one of the authors of the study, “Mechanics of Mendelian Heredity,” and is now considered the leading authority in that field. Cosmopolitans Gather Tonight Friendly house’s third “Cosmo politan” party will be held to night at 7 p.m. Both “stateside” and foreign students will gather for music, conversation and danc ing. The evening will begin with a symphony hour from 7 to 8. Fol lowing this will be a conversa tion period featuring Warren D. Smith of the geography depart ment, who will discuss Palestine. Chairman of the forum will be John Martin. After 9 p.m. dancing will be in order. Be in Seats Early, Students Warned Director of Athletics Roy S. Keene of Oregon State College has issued a warning to Oregon students that they should occu py their seats in the Corvallis stadium by 12:30 Saturday, in order to insure seating of Web foot rooters. Keene state that crowded conditions may lead to en croachment by occupants of neighboring sections up the seats reserved for students of Oregon. Attempts will be made to hold the seats until 1 p.m. but no seats will be available after that time. 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Make the six air force areas of the United States coincide geo graphically with the six army com mands. This is aimed at better co Rare Opportunity STUDY . . . TRAVEL in SPAIN BARCELONA 65 Days 65 Days GROUP GROUP June 29, 1949 July 2, 1949 Sponsored by: University of Madrid For Information White Spanish Student Tours 500 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 18. N. Y. ordination with the army and navy i in national defense. i 2. Bring training and control of the two civilian forces, the air na- f tional guard and air reserve, under i closer coordination through the ] continental air command and the six air force area commands. i The new command is similar to i the strategic air command, which 1 is set up to direct aid strikes be- i yond the United States. The SAC '1 r s now based here, but is moving ts headquarters to Omaha. 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