Fiftieth Year of Publication and Sendee to the University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY”26 1949 VOLUME L NUMBER 71 Oregon's Dime Fund Drive On More Money Needed; 1948 Polio Epidemic Worst in Decades UO's March of Dimes drive, which began with the “Kick Off” dance last Friday, contin ues this week in an effort to bring increased aid to the vic tims of polio. Under the direction of George Graves, drive chairman, student workers are attempting to acquaint Webfoots with the need for contri butions. Flying speeches will be made this week in men’s houses by Theta freshmen, and in women's houses by frosh men. Drive spokesmen have pointed out that 1948 saw the worst polio epidemic since before World War I. This, coupled with the fact that con tributions melt under inflated prices, makes an increased amount of contributions necessary. Disease Increases A release of the national founda tion for infantile parlysis states that “The 1948 infantile parlysis epidemic marks the sixth consecu tive year of unusually high inci dence of the disease in the United States ... in the five-year period 1943-47 inclusive, more than 80,000 cases were recorded, an increase of 150% over the previous five-year total.” During the first eight months of 1948, the national foundation sent nearly three million dollars worth of aid to its chapters. States which required the greater part of the money were North Carolina, Texas, and California, where record epi demics raged. Preventive Work March of Dimes money goes not only into curative but also preven tative work. Advances in reducing polio cases are being made at medi cal centers throughout the country with the aid of polio foundation money. Alpha Phi Omega, campus ser vice fraternity, is sponsoring the present drive. Directing the cam paign are Virgil Tucker, Alpha Phi Omega president; drive chairman Graves; and Helen Sherman, assist ant chairman. Chapel Service Today Wesley house will have Jive Nite from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Chapel service will be held at Wes ley house this morning from 7:30 to 7:50. Coffee and doughnuts will be served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. Bob Kingsbury will be in charge of the service. Freshmen Choose Officers Today In the first campus political bat tle of the year, freshman election polls will be open today from 8 a.in. to 6 p.m. at the YMCA. Eligible freshmen will have their names checked in the poll book and voting procedure will be watched by representatives of both political parties at all times. With the preferential ballot which is to be used, the voter must place “1” opposite his choice for number one position, “2” for second, “3” for third, and “4” for fourth. Pair Continues Marital Talks Thursday Night The topic, “Marriages Are Not Made in Heaven,” will be discussed from 7 to 8 Thursday night at the YMCA by Mr. and Mrs. William Genne of Pacific university. Sponsored by the sophomore commission of the YWCA, the Gennes are the third in a series of speakers on marriage. Because they have lived on col lege campuses all of their married life, they have been instrumental in helping other young couples pre pare for successful family living. Mr. Genne is a professor of family life education and has been trained for specialized work with the col lege students. Mrs. Genne has hfer master’s degree in student person nel administration. European Tour During the summer of 1939 they traveled together in Europe, visit ing families in England and Swe den in order to understand better some of the backgrounds of Ameri can family customs. Mr. and Mrs. Genne are active in the Northwest. Conference of Fam ily Relations, and serve as co chairmen of the commission on Christian Family Living with the Oregon Council of Churches. They lecture either singly or together for the E. C. Brown Trust. The last of the marriage series speakers will be Mrs. Jack Staf ford of Eugene, who received her child study work at Vassar and has done extensive work in nur series. French Club Gives Show Wednesday Dr. David M. Dougherty, head of the language department, will show slides of “Chateaux of the Loire” at the meeting of “Les Thelemites,” the French club tonight at '8 p.m. at Westminster house. The program will also include French conversation, records, and refreshments. World Federalists Hold Meet Tonight to Settle Future Plans In their opening meeting tonight, the recently organized Eugene group of World Student Federalists will discuss the background, pro gress, and future plants of the or ganization. This evening’s meeting, to be held at the YWCA at 8 p.m., is open to all students and faculty mem bers interested in the organization, which supports the formation of eventual world federal government, according to Herb Weiss, chairman. Formed by University students, the group recently obtained its charter from the United World Federalists, Inc., who list on the national advisory board Justice William O. Douglas of the supreme court, and Dr. Albert Einstein, sci entist. 100% Houses to Get Prizes In Dad's Day Mailing Contest McMullen Takes First Place In Portland Symphony Audition James w. meiviunen, university voice student, captured first place in auditions held by the Port land Symphony orchestra in Port land Sunday for the purpose of se lecting the best student musicians in Oregon and adjacent Washing ton counties. McMullen, a baritone, was named the top male singer participating in the auditions. A female vocal ist, pianist and violinist were also chosen from the group of 39 par ticipating students, seven of which competed in the male singers' di vision. Acclaim was won for McMullen by his rendition of the aria “Vision fugitive” from the opera “Hero diade” by Massenet. As a result of this award he will sing with the Portland Symphony on the tenta tive date of March 25. Wayne Sherwood, McMullen’s room mate, won first place in the symphony auditions last year. Born in Junction City, McMullen has uvocl in tins area most of Ins life. He entered the University in the fall of 1942 and, after two terms, joined the army signal corps where he served for three years. While overseas in Europe with the army he spent some time entertain ing troops. After returning to the Univer sity in 1946, McMullen became president of the University chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, men's national honorary and professional music fraternity. He also served as national councilman in this group. Other University students par ticipating in the auditions were Mary Margaret Dundore, Claire Lewis, Virginia Walker, James Kays and Phillip Green. These auditions are an annual affair, conducted for the purpose of discovering unknown student talent and giving this talent a chance to perform with a large symphony orchestra. Coloradan Scheduled To Address Editors Among headliners invited to take part in the 30th annual Oregon Press Conference in Eugene, February 18 and 19. ac cording to Walter W. R. May, conference president, is Houston Waring, editor of the Littleton (Colo.) Independent. Waring was selected as the third Eric W. Allen Memorial r uiiu lcctuici uy uie uuciiu ui trustees. He plans to address the press conference and spend two days meeting with journal ism classes here. He has been editor of the Inde pendent for 22 years, was chair man, on a part-time basis, of the University of Colorado journalism department from 1933 to 1939, and was chosen as one of the Nieman Fellows for a year's study at Har vard in 1944-45. In the last fourteen years, War ing has been selected eight times as the winner of the state award for greatest community service of Col orado weekly newspapers. Last May he was chosen as the University of Colorado's most outstanding alum nus. He has received national recogni tion for his experiment in an edi torial advisory board which he es tablished to criticize his own news paper and to help others. Other speakers on the program include Worthy Hale, editor and publisher of the Pacific Printer and J Publisher, San Francisco. Adam j Ooms, production editor, Time, Inc., Los Angeles; Robert R. Gros, man ager of publicity and advertising, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Francisco; and possibly F. C. Sam mons, president, United States Na tional Bank, Portland. j __ Festival Committee An International Festival com mittee meeting will be held Wed nesday noon at the Y. Members are asked to bring their own lunches. Commies Out, Inquiry Set WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (AP)— Two education groups said today they will investigate the discharge of three University of Washington professors for alleged communist activity. One is the American Association of University Professors. The other is the National Educa tion association’s department of higher education. Those discharged by the univer sity Saturday night were Herbert J. Phillips, Joseph Butterwor'th and Ralph Gundlach. Dr. Ralph E. Himstead, general secretary of the AAUP, told the Associated Press his organization will take up the case at the request of one of the dismissed professors. He said the matter will be re ferred to the association’s com mittee on academic freedom and tenure, headed by William T. La prade, of Duke university. Himstead said the case will be studied carefully and in detail, with no decision likely for months. The National Education associa tion said Dr. Ralph McDonald, sec retary of its higher education de partment, will seek further infor mation on the discharges in Seat tle this week or next. McDonald is going to the west coast on a rou tine field trip. Himstead noted that the AAUP has no legal power. Tomorrow's Paper to Carry Letter to Pop The annual Dads' Day letter mailing contest will be held Thursday, announced Norm Morrison, Dads’ Day promotion chairman. Prizes of albums of phono graph records will be given to the mens’ and womens’ house which turns in their letters first, he added. Morrison said that the rules for the contest will be basically the same as in past years. Winners will be judged both by speed of letter posting and percentage of house participation. The Rules: 1. Clip the letter that will appear on a page ad in Thursday morning's Emerald. 2. Put. the letter in an addressed, stamped envelope. The envelopes should be addressed directly to Ore gon Dads, at their home addresses. 3). Bring the envelopes (sealed and ready for mailing) to the Em erald shack. Dads' Day workers will be there to take the letters and check the time of entry for each liv ing organization. Morrison emphasized that total participation will be as important as an early entry. He pointed out that, a house with 100 per cent par ticipation would be judged winner over an earlier entry that had or.ly 95 per cent participation. House rolls will be checked against univer sity records. The winning mans’ and womans’ organization will be announced at the Long Island university baski t ball game Friday night. Dads’ Day Luncheon tickets will go on sale later this week, announc ed Beverly Miller, luncheon chair man. Advance notice of the ticket sale will appear in the Emerald. Sophs, Juniors Lack Officers Petitions for class offices are si ill being accepted by sophomore arid junior classes. Vacancies are in the secretary's and vice-president’s positions for the sophomores and in the vice president’s office for the juniors. Petitions for sophomore offices could be turned in to class presi dent, Herb Nill, at the Theta Oifi house, or Don Smith, class treas urer, at Campbell club. Deadl ne for petitions is 5 p.m. Thursday. In order to petition for the soph offices, students must have be tween 6 and 91 term hours and a GPA of at least a 2.00. Eligibility ! slips must accompany petitions, i Petitions for the junior class ! vice president are also due Thu-s day at 4 p.m., according to Presi dent Malcolm MacGregor. Can 1 dates >are to submit petitions to the ASUO office in Emerald h i). International Affairs International affairs commit he will meet at the YWCA at noon to day. t