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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1949)
Young GOPs Meet Tonight' Campus delegates to the state Young Republican convention in Salem last December will report to the Young Republican meeting at 7 tonight in 101 Oregon. Other business will include the election of a new president, sec retary-treasurer, and board of di rectors. Heading the reports will be a discussion of the 14-point program adopted at the convention. Three of the University GOP club’s reso lutions were incorporated into the program: development of the Co lumbia river, reapportionment of the state legislature, and indorse ment of the legislative highway in terim committee report on proposed highway improvement. Some other points in the plat form include: statewide vice inves tigation, establishment of a junior college in Portland, a state survey of housing and creation of the of fice of lieutenant-governor. Clay Meyers, president of the campus Young Republicans, waa elected as the fourth district rep resentative to the state executive committee. Delegate attending the conven tion from the campus include: Art Wahlers, Clay Meyers, Virginia Woods, Adah Mae Teel, Boyd Pe terson, Barbara Heywood, Beldon Owens, Betty Lagomarsino, Bill Hemphy, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simpson. Infirmary Busy; Staff Doctors III Colds, sore throats and influenza continue to keep the Infirmary un usually busy. In addition, the staff has been handicapped since two of the doctors added their names to the sick list when they contracted in fluenza. Those patients being cared for in the hospital division include: Dol ores Theil, Helen Gold, Richard Ry alls, John S. Ogle, Yen Y. Chan, James Kasparian, Robert Cleary, Jack Sanders, Charles Saeger, Wil liam Privett, Warren Pinner and Lee Perry. You learn little from victory—• much from defeat. Ski Club Plans Trip Jan. 29-30 The Thursday evening meeting of the Ski Club will be the final date to make reservations for transpor tation and lodge accomodations during the first winter outing, Jan uary 29-30, at Hoodoo bowl. Lynn Bucklin said yesterday that a schedule of events during the trip had been completed. He stressed that skiing instruction would be of fered both Saturday and Sunday. A dance Saturday night will provide entertainment for those who have no desire to ski under the lights that night. The lodge at Hoodoo bowl is to be reserved for the Ski club members and their guests. All University stu dents who wish to make this year's winter outing must pay their $1.00 reservation fee at the Ski club meet ing this Thursday in the bandroom of the military building. National Swimming Meet Scheduled For all students interested irr swimming in the annual national telegraphic swimming meet there will be a meeting at Gerlinger pool on Thursday, January 20 at 5 o’clock. Information will be given concerning requirements for enter ing the meet. MARKS THE SPOT ! Yes—Xmarks the spot where_more„than2,000 peopledied and over 70,000 were injured last yearlwheniautomobilejlrivers ^challenged the. iron.horsesofthe rails—and lost. liVhenyyou^approach a railroad crossingfyouSar exentering kthe railroad’s right-of-way. To save you from harm; gates are. lowered or automatic signalling devices, bells land .blinking Rights iwarnj.of approaching ^trains. The engineer blows a" warning blast,^rings.his bell. That’s the most the railroad can do. The rest is up to you. The Stop—Look—and Listen sign meanslwhailit says. Stop look both ways—and always listen. If„a train is jusLl clearing J;h« crossing, iwait—don’t hurry across, there may be a hidden train com* ing from the opposite directioh^And when you do cross, keep going* Don’t.shift gears.on.the.tracks,^you may.stall. Take the fewrextra seconds needed to j assure l a I safe ^crossing* Don’t let X mark the spot .where f/oa failed to be carefuL