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THAT’S THE WEATHER REPORT .... Further dampening of the earth below By clouds releasing more rain and snow. The mercury will stop at 38. In the middle of February, spring is too late. » NUMBER 78 VOLUME L UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1949 Weekend Plans Complete for Dads' Day Boyle Sympathies Bypass Extinction of Practical Joker By Hal Boyle NEW YORK — (AP)—There’s a fellow missing from the contem porary scene. But there s some doubt if! very many peo ple miss him much. The fellow I’m talking about is the big "ha-ha’ man of yesterday —t h e Practical Joker. Whatever be came of him ? Down what lost Boyle manhole has time drained him— the fellow who believed in “any thing for a laugh?” Whatever be came of his bag of stale tricks? You remember him ? He was the fellow who called you on the phone and said, “hold the line a minute." Exactly 60 seconds later he'd ask sweetly, "well, did you catch any thing?" Then he'd bang the receiv er in your outraged par. Yes, he was some prankster— die Practical Joker. At the office le’d leave a faked summons from die boss in your typewriter. He’d lave his girl friend write a mash poor fellow was dragged into this letter to your home signed "with all my love, Molly.” He was the fellow who annonymously advised 30 different life insurance sales men you wanted to buy a policy. And he saw that they all called on you at the same hour. In the old days he carried a load ed cigar in his pocket. He also had some kitchen matches to give you the hotfoot. If a bum asked him for a coin to buy a cup of coffee, the Practical Joker always man aged to have a Canadian dime ready to drop into his hand. When somebody on the pan. And a gen lie threw a party, he slipped you a glass with a hole near the top—so the drink dripped all over your new suit. What a card! What a character! There was nothing that was too much trouble for the old-fashioned Practical Joker. He worked harder to win a horse laugh than an or dinary man would to earn a pen sion. One joker went to the trouble of building an upside down hangover in his home. When a guest became intoxicated and passed out, me room and draped around a chande lier sticking up from the floor. Well, somewhere along the way that kind of nonsense went out. There was no widespread rebellion among the victims of the Practical Jokers. But somehow his jokes, by and large, just quit being funney. The loaded cigar and the hotfoot became obsolete. People still like to laugh. But today they want to laugh together more than they want to laugh at each other. The trouble with the Practical .loaer was tnat no usually pm oration Uiat has weathered a ma. jor depression and two world war? probably just got tired ot seeing anybody on the pan. It ceased tc be funny. The world has grown up 'loo much to enjoy the cruel and hurt ful practical jokes of the past. When the last practical joker is buried, it would be pleasant to put him under a nice tombstone bear ing this epitaph: "Having wonderful time. Wish you were here.” U.S.-Russian ConferenceOut; Portland Papers Still Publish Truman Backs Acheson Reply To Stalin's Offer WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — (AP)—President Truman said positively today that this gov ernment won’t spurn the Unit ed Nations for separate talks with Russia or any other coun try. Mr. Truman told a, nows confer ence that Secretary of State Dean Acheson's detailed rejection of Prime. -Minister* Sltsliri’s rnrtirorf Asked if this nation would meet with other powers outside the UN, Mr. Truman replied flatly that it would not. Mr. Truman recalled that he had given the Soviet premier an invita tion to Washington at the Pots dam conference. He said he is will ing to see him here any time. But he made it clear that there would be no ignoring the United Nations in any discussion that might result from such a meeting here. He was asked about Acheson’s analysis of the Stalin interview in which the secretary of state em phasized we would not talk with Russia about matters concerning other nations. Mr. Truman said he thought that the Stalin statements were completely and fairly an swered by Acheson and that no fur ther statement is needed. What if Stalin would be willing to come as far as Alaska? Mr. Truman’s answer was lost in the laughter. “Did you say Nome?” the re - porter asked. Mr. Truman chuck led and said he didn't answer. Other news conference develop ments: 1. rne preicienc said uenerai Lu cius Clay would remain in control or American military government in Germany. This was prompted by a question whether he planned to transfer control of administration in the American zone to the state depart ment. 2. Mr. Truman hopes that no agencies of the government are ex empted from reorganization au thority which he has asked of con gress. A reporter told him there were moves on foot to write a hands-off order into the pending bill to pre vent his dealing with the Interstate Commerce commission, the Feder al Trade commission and other bu reaus. . The farm crisis in the west brought about by repeated winter storms blocking feed for livestock is well on its way to being solved if we don't get any more storms, Mir Truman said. 4. He announced appointment of former Gov. Mon C. Wallgren of Washington as chairman of the National Resources Security board, a $14,000 a year position. Wall gren is a close friend and political crony. 5. Mr. Truman was asked if he favored a national day of prayei for peace and stricken parts of thf world. He said he thinks it ought tc be done every day, not necessarily any one special day. Judges Retain Secret of M/ss Vogue Choice Her identity is a secret, but The ta Sigma Phi’s Miss Vogue of 1949 is one of the six finalists whose names are listed below. The coeds were chosen yester day from 26 women who passed before contest judges. Miss Vogue, will lt« introduced at the women’s journalism fraternity’s annual sil ver tea next Thursday. Her full page picture will be in the 1949 Oregana. Finalists are Joan Carr, Pi Beta *****■»•*<■* '»•»»»“« ! Theta; Elaine Nemerovsky, Alpha Omicron Pi; and Elaine Sherwood, j Gamma IMfit Beta. Schleicher to Lead Conversation Hour Dr. C. P. Sleicher, professor of political science, will lead the con versation hour at Friendly house today at 8 p. m. “Recent Trends in United States Foreign Policy" will be his topic. At „7 o’clock a recorded concert will feature the music of Beethoven. Roy Andrews will furnish the rec ords. A cosmopolitan party will begin at 9 p. m. All students are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and' the entertainment will include games and dancing. King of Hearts Finalists Picked Last night six finalists for the King of Hearts were chosen at Ger linger Alumni hall. A committee composed of three campus queens, four committee chairman, and two faculty members selected the six men on their looks and personality. Finalists include: Bob Chambers, Don Farnum, Bill Gorman, Russ Haehl, Charles Rufner, Ken gee borg, Jerry Smith. Girls who buy tickets to the Heart Hop will be entitled to vote next week in the Co-op for one of these men. The winner of the con test will be crowned at the pro gressive dance on Friday evening, February 11. Assisting Anne Case and Mar garet Edwards, Co-chairmen of the King of Hearts selection, are com mittee heads Carol Udy, contact; Barbara Hamilton, arrangements; Glenna Hurst, voting; Shirley Pot ter, booth; and Beverley Miller, ballots. WAA Play Day Chairman Named Mary Stadelman, Pat Mounts and Janice Neeley have been cho sen general chairmen for Play Day. annual YVAA event, which will be ; held April 2. Girls from high schools through 1 out Oregon will attend. They will | participate in such games as bad minton. tennis, volleyball, softball swimming and squar e dancing. Other chairmen for Playdav com [ mittees will be chosen later. Press Crews On Job Despite Strike Deadline PORTLAND, Feb. 3 (AP)— The presses of the two metro politan newspapers here con tinued rolling today, despite the expiration of a strike deadline at 9 :30 o'clock last night. Press crews, who have dead locked with management over wag(^ demands, reported to work at boil, the Journal and the Orc . irnninw + ,.,1 „ * th, 'C : of the publisher , and the union was set for 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. Ray Summers, vice-president of the AFL Web Pressmen’s union and chairman of the scale commit tee, said the men would continue to work “until further notice." U. S. Conciliator Guy V. Lintner offered mediation in the dispute, but no meeting was held today. An arbitration attempt blew up when management rejected the union’s proposed method of selecting the arbiter. Management said the pressmen seek pay raises of $22.50 a week for day work and $26.25 a week for night work; shortening of the day shift to 7 hours and the night shift to 6 hours; three weeks vacation; and a publisher-financed pension fund. Graves is Prexy Of Alpha Phi O Brian Graves, chairman of the recent March of Dimes drive, was elected president of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, last night. He replaces Virgil Tucker. Tuck er was re-elected as prexy at the beginning of winter term, Alpha Phi Omega is currently selling leather-bound, University of Oregon calendars in conjunc tion with Kwama and Skull and Dagger. Profits will be donated to the Student Union building fund. i 1 “DAD” MURPHY AND HIS ASSISTANTS, Donna Mary Brennan, Carolyn Parker Georgia Ober teuffer, and Barbara Metcalf have gotten out the old "Model-T” and will fight wind, snow and sleet hurrying to Eugene to Register for Dads' Day. All Dads are urged to get in the registration I in early to avoid last minute rush. Tuberculosis Apprehended By U of O Health Service By Bill Clothier The University of Oregon Health service has a medical counterpart of the FBI. This section is maintained for the apprehension of "mycobacteri um tuberculosis,” an onery little critter who belongs to the family of communicable disease, and is one of man’s most hated enemies. Though “Mike” is a skilled fifth columnist in the state of good health, he cannot escape detection if he tries to enter the U. of O. Probably everyone recalls his first visit to the Health Service building last fall, when he stood in front of a weird contraption called an X-ray machine and had his chest photographed. For most students a subsequent negative report stilled their vague uneasiness. But for a few others it confirmed their worst fears. According to Miss Berna Mac Donald, secretary to Dr. Miller, three students had lung lesions of a mild degree. Such spots do not definitely indicate the person has Ex-Weekend Queen To Rule Dad's Day Winner of the Dad’s day hostess contest is Pat Metcalf Chase, graduate of ’47. who will be introduced at tonight’s bas ketball game during half-time. Judges selected the former Junior weekend queen as the vet eran’s wife with the personality and charm most appealing to fathers. Mrs. Chase will be presented to visiting Dads at their special row noon. A mother of eight months, the winning hostess saw mem bership in Kwama, Phi Theta L'psilon and Mortar Board hon oraries during her college days. She was also tapped for Phi Beta, national music and drama honor ary, and her name appeared re peatedly on the honor roll. The 5-foot 2-inch hostess bus ies herself with teaching piano, fix i ing her home in Amazon flats, and caring tor son uavid, who is at present cutting teeth. Music major Pat Metcalf became the wife of music major Lowell Chase two and a half years ago. Chase is a senior in voice. Judges of the contest were Dr. L. F. Beck of the psychology de partment, Golda P. Wickham, di rector of women's affairs, and Mar vin Rasmussen, vice president oi the ASUO. Two years ago Mrs. Ben Hol comb officiated as Dads' day host ess. No contest was held last year tuberculosis, but point toward its possibility. One prospective student had TB in an advanced stage and was not permitted to enter the Uni versity. In such cases the student is advised to seek a climate more suitable to his condition. Operation TB is directed by Dr. Hayes, under the overall supervi sion of Dr. Miller, director of the Health Service. The chest X-rays are sent to the Portland office and carefully examined for lesion spots on the lunfcs. Such spots may mark the TB trail. If they are found the student is notified by the health authorities. When the symptoms are mild, and not specifically identified as tuberculosis, the suspect is advisee to get plenty of rest and to abstair from smoking and drinking. His name is placed on a recall list and he reports to the health service foi frequent examinations. This list is active for one year and at the end of that period, if no improvement is shown, the student’s registration is canceled. It may be canceled at any time if the presence of tubercu losis is definitely established. Miss MacDonald stated that ovei 1500 chest X-rays were taken last fall. She added that there are some new students and transferees this term who have not yet reported foi their X-rays, and she suggests the\ contact the health service at once Radio Broadcast Of Dads' Events Scheduled for 12 Special living organization lunch eons have been arranged for fath ers unable to obtain Dads' day luncheon tickets, announced Sally Waller, hospitality chairman. The plan is for the fathers to eat in their son’s or daughters liv ing organization and then listen to the radio broadcast of the program from John Straub hall. In this way, pointed out Karl W. Onthank, Ore gon Dads’ executive secretary, the fathers will not miss any of the program. Tt will have the added advantage Menagerie Begins Run At 8 Tonite By Barbara Hollands UO’s Guild Theater curtain goes up at 8 tonight on the Broadway-renowned play “The Glass Menagerie.” Described as a non-realistic memory drama the production is remarkable for its unconven tional techniques of presenta tion. Tennessee Williams, author of the play and of the more recant hit, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” has based the drama upon situa tions in his own life. When he was a boy his family faced a dark, dreary alley that Wil liams has never forgotten. He anc lived in a St. Louis tenement, whicl his sister dubbed it “Death Valley,’ because dogs would often capturi cats there, and tear them to pieces His sister had a sad, shadowy j little room that looked out on tht ■. — iJ ' * 1 i o<’ .sis feiass animals and sk> th* title. "The* Glass Mena rie,” ant the character Laura, who is por trayed by Mary Esther Brock. As the curtains open tonight, the audience will see William's St.Louis apartment, its fire-escape entrance, and the alley itself, and will heal him, in the person of Tom, tell the beautiful, fragile story that is "The tllass Menagerie." Tom, a poet who works in a ware house for $65 a month, is played by Lewis Vogler. The leading role of the mother, Amanda, is portrayed by Gerry Hettinger, and Don Dim ick is cast as the “gentleman cal ler." The drama, which will play through February 12, deals with in dividuals trapped by circumstances, and their need for understanding, tenderness, and fortitude. Today's Chuckle... What’re they up to in Grant: Pass dept. “Slumber Parties in Full Swing: Weddings Prevail in January.” —Headline from Grants Pas: high school scroll February 1, 1949 ' of not separating fathers and stu* dents for the luncheon. The complete plan is explained in the following letter postscript drafted by the Dad's day commit tee. This postscript is an addition to the letter sent with luncheon ticket orders that had to be re turned for lack of seating capacity, for lack of seating capacity. The Students Dads’ Day commit tee has arranged for dads unable to get tickets for the luncheon meeting to be entertained at lunch eon in the various students’ living organizations in which sons and daughters live. Luncheon will be served and the luncheon program at Straub hall heard by radio (KOAC), almost as well as by those in the far corners of the Straub dining room. Ar rangements, which sons and daugh ters will learn about from local an nouncements, will be made for those whose sons and daughters are not in living organizations or live in one of the units of Straub hall and so were displaced from that dining room. So by all means come!—as you planned to. You will miss very lit tle of the day's program and we guarantee you a good time. (Next year wc hope to be in the new Stu dent Union and have plenty ot fin ing room space for all.) Program Dads day registration will be Saturday from 9:00 a. m. until noon and from 1 p. m. until 5 p. m. Dads may register at Johnson hall and | in the lobbies of the Eugene and Osburn hotels. Alex Murphy, registration rh*ir man, requests that as many Da JU as possible be registered in the morning to prevent crowding of the ^oiiafynHnn hanth? i" U ! Saturday's Dad’s day program 1 will be as follows: 10 a. m, r Executive copimittee meetin. Office of the President, Johnson hall. * 12 noon. Annual Dads day lunch eon, John Straub hall. Dads club president Ernest Haycox will pre side. Chancellor Paul Packer will address the Dads. 2:15 p. m. Annual business meet ing of Oregon Dads, University the ater, Johnson hall. Election of ex ecutive members. 2:30 Campus open house, tour of new campus construction. 6 p. m. Dinner with sons and daughters at campus living organi zations. 8 p. m. Oregon-Washington bas ketball game, McAithur court. Dads may purchase tickets for game at registration places. At tendance and sign contest awards will be made at halftime. 8 p. m. University theater pro duction of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, University theater. Sunday's program: 11 a. m. Dads day services in Eu gene churches. 1 p. m. Dinner with sons and daughters. Students Find Science Approach Isn't Needed By Dean Pass “From now on we will not go jumping to conclusions," Universi ty of Oregon geology students are promising themselves now. On their field trip to the coast this weekend what looked like a scientific discov ery turned out to be just a case of not using the scientific approach. That's what student Rod K. Wil liams had to say about their find at Bayocean last Saturday. On Bayocean beach some speci mens of rock were found which no one could identify. At first they seemed to be pieces of limestone with large pieces of conglomeiate rock mixed in. It wasn’t until Sun day, said Williams, that they were found to be pieces of cement. At 8 a. m. Saturday, 80 students in general geology laboratory sec tions, directed by Dr. Lloyd W. Staples and Dr. Ewart M. Baldwin, left on two chartered Greyhound buses for a field trip to the coast. Miss Harriet W. Thompson, for merly of the physical education de partment went along as chaperone. Principal stops were at Tilla mook, Bayocean (the little coastal town that is being washed away by the ocean), and Neskowin. Other stops were made along the high way, including a stop at the Devil's Punch Bowl. The highlight of the trip, Dr. Staples said, was the visit Saturday night to the private laboratory of Miss Ruth Coats in Tillamook. Miss Coats is part owner of the Tilla mook Lumber Company, and stud ies geology at a hobby. She is an ex pert in her field, Dr. Staples said, and has one of the best-equipped private geological laboratories on the west coast. Saturday night was spent at the Tillamook hotel and the party was due to start from there at 7:30 Sun day morning. But just as the buses were ready to leave it was found that one man was missing. He was located in his room, still asleep. This trip was different from the ones made in previous years, Dr. Staples said. The weather was good all the way, though snow had to be brushed off some of the formations studied. On the way back to Eu gene, the bus drivers took an inter est in geology, too, and were heard discussing how to tell whether or not an outcrop faced up or down. GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP experts demonstrate what their expectations are all about. From left to right, Tom Fear, Joan Dodson, and Betty Brown. The other fellow could not be identified. i f I