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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1949)
Weather . . . * Increasing cloudiness with little temperature change. High will be 56 degrees. Oregon Red Cross RED CROSS drive starts Monday. Kickoff radio program will be broadcast Monday at 6:30 p. m. over KUGN. Fiftieth Year of Publication and Service to the University VOLUME L UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1049 NUMBER 94 Student Views on Millrace Presented . ASUO President Bob Allen met yesterday with Thomas I. Chap man, partner in Koke-Chapman j,, company, to present the student point-of-view on the Millrace con troversy. - Koke-Chapman, which had been filling the race on Broad way, have at least temporarily * suspended operations after pro , tests had been made by various local groups. According to Chapman, his in terests lie with the restoration of the race. He does not feel that the filling in of the race adjacent to his property would block restor ation. “Stop Koke-Chapman’’ However, Bob Allen stated that “If Koke-Chapman isn’t stopped, then other property owners up and down the Millrace will also be able to fill in. Koke-Chapman must be stopped if the race is to be restored.” Allen explained that students must work through some agency on the controversy, and that the Millrace association, already es tablished, is the logical agent. Living organizations located on the race have long been active in the association, and have repre sented campus opinion in associa tion meetings. Points to Poor Planning “This entire situation stems from poor planning on the part of the city,’’ Allen declared. “The Millrace was originally meant for a civic park; however, no plan ning or stops were taken in this direction. The park blocks down town are not city property, for the most part, but belong to the county.” Allen said that if some definite steps are not taken to guard the future of the Millracc, there will be no city parks whatsoever in Eugene in the future. Key to The Future “While the Koke-Chapman property is only a small portion of the race,” Allen noted, “It is the key to the entire situation. In addition, it is the part of the Millrace which is most accessible to the public, and should be set aside for park purposes." As a result of yesterday’s meeting. Chapman said that he would take the matter "into con sideration,” and confer with Koke. Also attending the meeting were Keith Fennell, Millrace as sociation officer, and D. T. Bayly, association attorney. Move to New Territory... Line, Backfield Coaches Quit ToAcceptNorthDakotaOffer Miller Named As Head Coach; Zazula to Assist By Larry Lau Oregon line coach Dick Mil ler and backfield coach Frank Zazula have accepted positions as head coach and assistant coach at the University of North Dakota. First word of the move came Thursday even ^ jng from an Associated Press story originating in North Da kota. Athletic Director Leo Harris said he knew that Miller was interested in the position and that the Athlet '' Sc Department had released him -r from duties to make the trip. He in r- dicated however that Zazula’s move has come as somewhat of a sur prise. The Associated Press story did not say what salaries the two men will receive at North Dakota Uni versity. Both received approximate ; ly $4500. at Oregon. * Given High Praise “Both men have done a splendid P coaching job while here, and we ! wish them every luck in the world,” I Harris said. “We always have trou •_ hie retaining top flight assistants,” Ihe added. Harris revealed that the Athletic Department has not yet re l ceived their formal resignations. | Informed sources said head coach p Jim Aiken, was aware that Miller was considering the position, but that he too was surprised that Za zula had also accepted. At present, , Aiken is on tour with Alumni di rector Les Anderson. The two men have been meeting with various * alumni groups in southern Califor nia. Replacements Soon Queetioned concerning replace ments, Harris said that the selec ■" tion of new assistant coaches would be made upon Aiken’s recommenda - (Please turn to page seven) Premature Spring Causes Cuts, Convertibles, Golf, and Tennis By Walter Dodd Spring fever is busting cut all over. The roar of convertibles beneath a shining sun, the clicking of golf balls, the swishing of ■ tennis rackets, all show that Oregon is turning her head towards the out of doors. Some 75 students attempted to use the two tennis courts which have nets strung. The tennis cours will not officially open for better than a month from now, March 28. Laurelwood and Oakway golf courses reported tnat they were fairly busy both Thursday and Friday afternoon. Today a rush, busi ness is expected if the weather holds good. Some 100 men were warming up in front of the vets’ dorm in an ticipation of the coming baseball season. The Phi Delts installed a basketball hoop on the street corner. On the other side of the ledger, class attendance has taken a no ticeable drop. Approximately one-third of the students were absent from Assistant Professor Dean’s political theory class yesterday after noon. Dr. R. D. Millican reported a 25 per cent drop in his afternoon classes. Luncheon, Tea Highlight International Festival YWCA International Festival activities will begin at noon to day with a luncheon at the Eugene hotel, featuring a talk by G. Bernhard Fedde, former overseas worker in Germany for the American Friends Service. Slides taken by Fedde, an Oregon graduate, while in Germany will be shown to illustrate his talk on "Harvest and New Seed.” Also included in the luncheon program will be a vocal presenta non Dy Alary Margaret Unn dore, senior in music. Gerlinger’s Alumni hall will be the scene for a silver tea to be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. Foreign students from Oregon colleges, as well as Oregon high school delegates to the IRC conference will be guests. Freshman Y commissions, work ing under the general Festival theme, “Citizens of the World,” will present entertainment depicting four foreign countries, Norway, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippine Islands, at the tea. Two national holidays, Norway’s Midsummer Night Festival and Mexican Independence Day, will be celebrated with song and dance by two of the brightly costumed groups. Russian and Philippine dan ces will also be given. Of special interest will be a Phil ippine number, the “Bamboo Dan ce,” performed by Pelys Corcuera, 12 noon—Luncheon, Eugene hotel 2:30 — Registration of guests— Gerlinger hall. 2:30 to 4:30—Festival program and tea—Alumni hall, Gerlinger. graduate student from the Philip pines. During the last war Felys us ed this dance in espionage work against the Japanese. Former Oregon students Barbara Borrevik, last year's WAA presi dent, will announce the program. Miss Ethel Mitchell, Zeta Tau Al pha housemother, and Mrs. Dull, wife of Assistant Professor P. S. Dull, will pour at the tea. Both are members of the YWCA advisory j board. Student Fee Raise Said 'Misstatement' News that student fees for build ing purposes might be raised was declared a “mis-statement” by Comptroller H. A. Bork. Bork said students now pay $15 yearly for building fees and the measure signed Tuesday by Gover nor Douglas McKay simply pro vided that the same amount would be maintained should the Univer sity or Oregon State College change to the semester system. Faculty Rating Plan Under Consideration Under serious consideration arc plans for a system of faculty rat ing by students, with ASUO offi cials hoping to have the plan ready for operation by this spring term. Student body president Bob Al len stated yesterday that he plans to appoint a committee of seniors to handle the mechanics of the pro gram early next week. The execu tive council has already approved the move. "The committee will be com posed of seniors because they are more familiar with the campus and professors," Allen explained. “Weil try to choose nobody who has an axe to grind, because this thing must be completely objec tive." Advantages of the plan, accord ing to Allen, include aid to the ad ministration and the professors themselves. “Deans and heads of departments seldom hear the good things about the professors under them,” Allen said. “They hear an oecasional gripe, but seldom bouquets for the faculty. “Under the rating system a pro fessor who is doing a good job from the student viewpoint will receive his reward in the acclam ation of his students. “I also think that many profes sors wonder what the students really think of the way they are teaching their courses. Through a rating system these professors may actually be aided by having their weaknesses pointed out, so (Please turn to page three) '49 Colonel Will Reign OverDance Tonight at 9 in McArthur court, the annual all-campus Military Ball will get into full swing, to the strains of Jerry Van Hoomissen and his orchestra. Tickets for the dance may be purchased at the doors this evenings. An added attraction of the ball will be the crowning of the Little Colonel just before intermission, which is around 10:30. The girl re ceiving the award will be chosen by vote, with ballots being cast at the dance. Each ticket, costing $2.50, allows the owner and his date one vote apiece. The nine candidates for Little Colonel are: Georgianne Balaam, Lois Ann Haegel, Pat Husband, Jo Ann Jarvis, Marilec McFarland, Mary Sexton, Roberta Tussing, Gay Williams, and Beverly Zam sky. The dance, sponsored and decor ated by the University military I honorary, Scabbard and Blade, has its theme, centering around the United Nations. Veterans and ROTC students, so desiring, may wear their uniforms to the affair. I Otherwise dress is formal. Flow | ers are not in order. Van Hoomissen's music is keyed to give those attending thorough ly danceable music and entertain ment as well. Composed of 12 musi cians, it is one of the few bands in the West featuring a French horn and bassoon. John Wiatt, of the group, is considered one of the outstanding French horn players in the country. Another comparatively new in strument in the Van Hoomissen set is the Celeste, played by Dale Brown. Similar in appearanc to a small portable organ, the Celeste gives the tonal effect similar to bells or a music box. Originally a French instrument, dance bands, in recent years, have begun to employ its use. But be cause the Celeste is difficult to transport and so highly priced, it is still a rare sight and sound to the dancing public. For the past nine years Van Hoomissen and his orchestra have been appearing at McElroys new ballroom in Portland, and broad casting over NBC.