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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1949)
SU Building Progresses Rapidly Construction on the new student union building is divided into the areas—A and B. Work on the B area, which includes mainly the li brary, leather lounge, and table tennis facilities, is progressing ahead of that on the A section since it was possible to excavate there earlier. Concrete has been poured for the first floor and for the second floor where the library will be located. Forms for the library roof are in plcae for the concrete, but pouring has been held up by the cold wea ther and is expected to be done by the middle of February. In section A, which includes the largest part of the building, the footings are just being poured and the structural steel which will ex tend to the fourth floor, is in place up to the second floor. Concrete will be poured in the building proper as soon as the weather breaks. It is hoped that brick work, which will constitute the whole exterior of B, may be started by March. The work schedule calls for com pletion of all the concrete pouring, by June, according to Ralph J. Gibbs, superintendent of the build ing. The same schedule calla for completion of the student union by spring, 1950, since 18 months were allowed for the project and work was begun in October, 1948. Eliot Discussed ByMoore In Lecture Forum The poetry of T. S. Eliot, Nobel prize winner of 1948, will be dis cussed at tonight’s Lecture-Forum by Dr. Carlisle Moore, associate professor of English. The lecture, followed by a question period, will be in the library browsing room at 7:30 p. m. The discussion leader is Mrs. Chandler Beall. “It is impossible to name the best contemporary poet,” said Dr. Moore, “but Mr. Eliot is probably as well-thought of as most poets be cause of his work as poet, critic, and dramatist. He could certainly qualify for being one of the most controversial.” Eliot was born in the United States, and later moved to England, where he settled near the home of some of his English ancestors. His fondness of tradition probably had much to do with his choice of Eng land for a home, said Dr. Moore. Tonight’s Lecture-Forum, spon sored by the Friends of the Univer sity of Oregon Library, will be the fourth lecture on noted authors. Members of the association and university students are admitted free of charge, said Miss Bernice Rise, head of circulation and read ers' consultant. Physics Seminar Today Craig Hudson will speak on “A New Multi-Element Amplifier Tube ' at the physics seminar today at 4 p. m. in room 105, Deady hall Co-educational Fencing Class Makes Points By Ken Metzler Rumor has it that if you want to make points with the gals or guys, if you happen to be a girl, you sign up for the fencing class—it’s co-ed ucational. Due apparently to the fact that not enough interest existed to form two classes, the men’s and women’s fencing classes were combined into one. Thus the school of physical ed ucation has provided a seemingly excellent social opportunity for all concerned. At 1 p. m., three days weekly, some 15 co-eds file into class from the south end of the west activity court in the physical education Dressed in gym clothes, they be come the general center of attrac tion in the traditionally masculine court. It seems likely that any group of girls in gym clothes would attract attention, but doubly so when all of the wield a long, slim, deadly-look ing weapon known as a foil. It is questionable wether the girls or th£ foils attract more attention, but when the two are combined the re sult is terrific. There are also a number of men in the class. Besides the foil, everyone is equipped with a chest protector and a mask. When the coeds put these on, attention naturally shifts to. the art of fencing itself. Unfortunately, this equipment modifies feminine charm a great deal. The first activity at the begin ning of the class hour is a series of warm-up exercises. These are evi dently designed to twist all muscles into knots and are guaranteed to take at least ten pounds off the right places. The exercises consist mainly of reaching. First everyone stands on his toes and extends his arms as high as he can. Then everyone bends down and reaches for the floor. From a sitting position everybody stretches as far forward as pos sible. Evidently the best reachers make the best fencers. Eventually the art of fencing it self is taken up. “Choose a partner,” says Instructor J. W. Borchardt, (In this case, of course, choosing a partner gives each man a choice be tween the handsome fellow on his left or the personable guy on his right, feach co-ed can choose be tween the cute little blonde on her right or the petite brunette on her left.) Grasping the foil between the thumb and forefinder, you assume the starting position. At the call “salute your opponent,” everyone lifts his foil and swings it down whip fashion. You must be sure only to salute your opponent, not slap him across the noggin. Then the position “on guard” is taken. The object now is to hit the other fellow without getting hit. Best way to get hit is to keep your eye on the blonde on the other side of the court. First you advance in one of four positions, disengage, and retreat in another position. Finally you see an opening in your opponent’s defense and lunge at him. Unfortunately he has expecting this and he gets you instead. You are foiled again. PRINTING OF DISTINCTION Dance Programs 4 Announcements 4 Expert 4 Lithography 4 House Papers Crested Stationery Valley PRinTMG COfflPHIlY Telephone 470 - 169 76 West Broadway ROTC Riflemen Axe Springfield Oregon’s ROTC rifle team de feated the Springfield rifle club ,by a score of 920 to 873, in a match held at the ROTC rifle range last week. Charles E. Hallin, Eugene, was higfh point man for the winners with a score of 188, closely fol lowed by his teammate Dean W. Forbes with 186. Other scorers for the victors were John C. Barnett, 184, Gordon P. Swan, 182, and Rob ert L. Thomas and Irvin B. Holz man, 180. Other University riflemen who competed but whose scores were not included in the winning total were Arthur Bayly, William Hall, Richard Jacobson, Stanley Krikak, and Don Jacobsen. Clouston Takes Road Play Lead Louise Clouston, junior in speech, stepped in with three hours notice to play the young female lead in “School for Scandal’’ when the play was presented last week in Junc tion City. The part of Maria was originally played by Pat Boyle, who was unable to make the Junction City trip. “School for Scandal” will resume its road tour with a February 7 en gagement in Lebanon and with per formances scheduled in Alsea on February 9, Lakeview on Febru ary 17, and Burns on February 19. Members of the cast making the trips will include Cliff James, Pat Laxton, Diane Barnhart, Sally Nic ol, Allan West, Bob Cockburn, Bob Hinz, Don Smith, Dick Rayburn, and Earl Taylor. The play is under the direction of Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt, and will be repeated on the campus during the Northwest Drama conference, on February 10, 11, and 12. Dinner Tonight Westminster will have the regu lar Thursday potluck dinner to night at 6 p. m. Beginning tonight Westminster will donate the pro ceeds of the first pot luck of each month to the World Students Ser vice Fund. Admission is either forty cents or food. Additional offerings for the WSSF will be accepted. Free Game Slots Taken at Molalla OREGON CITY, Feb. 2—(AP) — Sheriff Fred Reaksecker carried his war on slot machines Into Mo lalla today and raided an establish ment which was using free-play machines. Reaksecker said the machines had been ruled illegal by the state attorney general, even if they pay off with free games rather than with cash. J. C. Brucker, manager at the Molalla bus depot, was arrested. Lonnie Logsdon, owner of the ma chine, said he would fight the case. Logsdon declared that he pays city, state, and federal taxes on the machines, and that the state has no right to forbid use of a device which it licenses. Building Goes On Full Scale Construction of the new girls’ dorm went into full scale opera tions yesterday after a month of frequent delays. Mr. I. I. Wright, head of the University physical plant, attribut ed the delay to the recent cold snap. Full time work is dependent upon a continuing break in the weather. Renovation of Villard hall, chiefly an interior job, has gone on continuously despite wea ther changes. Interior painting has been finished, and floors for the studios are now being tiled. Broadcasters Will Confer The Oregon State Broadcasters association will hold a one-day conference at Corvallis, February 14. Glenn Starlin, associate profes sor of speech will represent Ore gon. The association composed of representatives from 35" Oregon member stations, will discuss mu tual problems in their various ra dio activities. FINE SELECTION FOR SALE AT 698 Willamette Phone 535 Stable Majority Is French Hope Hope for French democracy lies in the “Third Force” and its fu ture ability to “muddle through the middle,” Gordon Wright, pro fessor of history, told the Inter national Relations club Tuesday. Wright termed the Third Force a “diverse hodgepodge"—made up of all those factions between the extremes of DeGaulle’s RPF and the French Communists. They agree on western democracy but split on economics and other ques tions, he said. France’s problem is to find in this middle a coherent and stable majority, he continued, pointing out that a moral reform of the people’s attitude is needed more than institutional changes in the government. Government in France, he said, has been a procession of limping coalitions. Although there are only one million Communists and two million RPF supporters, Wright es timated, any middle move must win the aid of one of the extreme minorities ... at a sacrifice. DeGaulle’s movement Wright termed “Almost certainly a trend toward authoritative regime and monolethic government.” Many of the general’s ideas, he said, could only be effected by undemocratic methods. Much of the RPF support hs called “lukewarm.” “The party’ strength grows out of the weak ness of the Third Force,” he said. “Recognition of DeGaulle as the “saviour” of France would be dis astrous,” he said. By replacing extreme French in dividualism with "civic spirit” and. “compromise for the good of the whole,” Wright believes that a tem perate "middle” majority could arise. The ultimate "swing” of French politics, he concluded, depends largely upon the outcome of in ternational relations. Wright was third secretary to the United States embassy in Par is during 1944. He is the author o£ “Reshaping French Democracy.’' Heilig THE SAXON CHARMER Thurs-Sat., Feb. 3-5 Rob’t Montgomery, Susan Hayward plus: CARSON CITY RAIDERS Sun-Tues., Feb. 6-8 KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster Wed-Sat., Feb. 9-12 SAN FRANCISCO Clark Gable, J. McDonald Mayflower Theatre Through Sat-Thurs. MAN FROM COLORADO Glenn Ford, Wm. Holden Ellen Drew Sun-Wed., Feb. 6-9 SLIGHTLY FRENCH Don Ameche, Dorothy Lamour Lane Theatre Thurs-Sat., Feb. 3-5 PUDDIN’ HEAD Judy Canova plus: VILLAGE BARN DANCE Sun-Mon'., Feb. 6-7 VALLEY OF THE GIANTS plus: FIGHTING 69th James Cagney Tues-W'ed., Feb. 8-9 NIGHT AND DAY Cary Grant, Alexis Smith Thurs-Sat., Feb. 10-12 DUEL IN THE SUN J. Jones, J. Cotton, G. Peck
