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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1949)
'Miss Bobcat'? Oregana Editors Make Choice for High School Poise . . . personality ... or what are the characteristics of a “Miss Bobcat’’ ? Trudi Chernis and Larry Davidson, editor and managing editor of the 1949 Oregana, were faced with that question this week. They were judges of the first annual “Miss Bobcat” contest spoasored by the yearbook of Union high school. "Miss Oregana” of the Oregon campus inspired the high school title. Union high’s yearbook is called the Bobcat. Miss Chernis and Davidson picked the winner Thursday from pho tographs of three finalists. A freshman girl won over a sophomore and senior. Counselor Jobs Open Upperclass women interested in summer camp counselor positions in the San Juan islands of north ern Washington may contact the office of Golda P. Wickham, direc tor of women’s affairs, for further information. Instructors or assistants for various camp activities are want ed by the Four Winds camp at Deer Harbor, Washington. Houses Solve Mail Problem Vergil S. Fogdall, director of men’s affairs, yesterday commend ed the presidents of men’s and women’s living organizations for their handling of the mail distri bution situation during the spring holidays. After the Christmas vacation, a complaint was received from the post office department about the confusion in mail deliveries re sulting from the closing of living organizations. House presidents were asked by Fogdall to arrange for someone to pick up mail at the house or to have mail delivered at the Eugene home of one of its members. A letter from Eugene postmas ter Ethan L. Newman during the holidays commented on the im proved situation resulting from this cooperation. By Al Pietschman . . . spring time is romance time and if you get the starry-eyed look, remember that for the very finest in diamonds, it is Carl Greve’s, Jeweler, Portland, Ore gon. . . . the vacation saw a lot of Ducks leave the wet state and head for sunny California. The suntans brought back from LA make most pale-faced Oregonians rather envious. If only this spring term will be like the one two years ago when everyone sported wonderful tans by Junnior Week end time. . . . Lau’s information about Dr. Wright and Dr. Dull being rated as “Outstanding” professors comes as no surprise to those students fortunate to get into their classes. Both men should be put on a pedestal for all pro fessors to aim for. They are both conscientious and fair. . . . the newest promotoin by Chesterfields is “Buy ’Em by the Carton” and in line with this we are starting a contest out here (yep, another one.) Each week the other Chesterfield rep. Kit Wilhelm, will put a slip into a carton of Chesterfields at the Co-op, the Side, The Bird, and Lemon "O.” If you buy a carton of Chesterfields and it has the lucky slip inc it, you get a free carton of smokes. So, "Buy ’Em by the Carton.”—(Pd. Adv.) Names Offer Varied Seletion Oregon students are in a favor able geographical position to ex plore some of the fabulous place names that crowd the maps of the great Northwest. Surrounding us are names of rivers, towns, counties, and areas that are fun just to roll off the tongue, even without knowing their meaning. Some of the richest Oregon and Pacific Northwest place names are rooted in the Indian languages. Others are connected with early history or from other languages. French Name Town One of the most interesting of Oregon names is The Dalles. Its origin is the French word meaning “flagstone” and the name was given to the city by the Hudsons Bay company because of the re semblance to flagstones of the deep stone chasms that formed a narrow passage for the river near there. Eugene follows a widespread practice of being named for its first settler, Eugene F. Skinner, but our neighbors in corn valley seem to have picked up a south of-the-border influence. Corvallis is formed from two Spanish words 1 meaning “Heart of the valley.’’ Toss Decides Name The big town, Portland, received its name in sort of a haphazard fashion. Two early settlers, one from Boston, Mass., and the other from Portland, Maine decided the whole thing with the toss of a cop per. Indian names offer some real tongue twisters to say nothing of spelling difficulties. Take the little village of Skookumshuck in Lewis county, Washington. It’s Indian for “strong water.” Indeed the references to water are many in Indian names. Ska mania county in Washington re fers to the Indian word for “swift waters.” The Willamette river, said originally to have been Wala met, has the same roots as Walla Walla and Wallula and means “running water.” One authority insists, however, that Willamette is Indian for "long and beautiful river.” Multnomah county also comes in for a damp name. It means simply “Down river.” Indian Name Still in the water, Wallowa county and river is an Indian name for a tripod which holds fishing traps in the water. The Indian tribes come in for | their share of glory. Wahkiakum county in Washington is a good1 example. Oregon history gives us Astoria j and the John Day country and riv er. The former was named for John Jacob Astor of the Hudsons Bay company and the latter for a mem ber of the Astoria overland expe dition of early days. Admiration must be expressed for anybody who can remember enough of what happened at the cocktail party to testify about it in court. Back to Civilization Movie Actor Robert Mitchum (left) greets that California sunshine after serving 50 days of a 60-day sentence for a narcotics violation. At right, Lila Leeds waved a farewell as she entered the county jail elevator in Los Angeles as she completed her sentence on a like charge. She and Mitchum were arrested together. (AP Wirephoto) Who Would See The Difference? BOSTON—(AP)—The Senator's civic pride was hurt. “I wouldn’t mind,” State Senator Joseph A. Gibney (D-Webster) told the other Massachusetts senators “If legislative documents left out one, or two or even three letters of the name of the lake in my home town. “But they left out 28!” The lake, Gibney, added is named (he drew a deep breath at this point): “Lake Chargoggagoggmanchau ggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. ’ ’ “It means—in Indian: You fish an your side; I’ll fish on my side, and nobody fishes in the middle.” Since nobody else would pro nounce it, the other senators just looted for the bill under discussion, it changes the date of the fishing season. The name in the document remained unchanged. Wesley House An April Fool’s party will be neld tonight at Wesley house at 8 a’clock. Events of the evening will include a weiner roast, games, stunts, and singing. The student council is in charge under the direction of Cathy Dob son. Frank Blenkinsop is in charge af publicity. A1 Gordon will be in charge of decorations and Fran Dunn will be responsible for food. Everyone is welcome and new students are also invited. Nature arranges things so well that the wind blows hardest high up in the sky, where there’s noth ing to be tipped ever. Ganoe Returns For Treatment Professor J. T. Ganoe of the his tory department, stricken just be fore winter term finals, returned to a Portland hospital Wednesday for further treatment. His spring classes have been taken for an in definite time by D. E. Clark, head of the department; E. S. Wengert, political science professor; and L. R. Sorenson, economics instructor. Students in Professor Ganoe’s classes last term will have to wait for grades except Oregon History marks which haVe already been turned in until he is able to compile them. Professors Speak Samuel N. Dicken, head of the geology and geography depart ment, and S. D. Erickson, assist ant professor of geography, spoke to the Oregon Educational asso ciation in Portland Thursday. Dicken discussed techniques of teaching Oregon geography and Ericksen covered the steel indus try of the western United States. YWCA Plans Retreat Campus YWCA cabinet mem bers and junior advisers will re treat to Yachats this weekend to plan a program for the ensuing year. Mrs. Gladys Lawther, regional secretary for student YWCA groups, will confer with the group. I j ! ) I SEE FRANKIE LAINE IN PERSON At The APPLIANCE CENTER’S RECORD BAR FRIDAY, APRIL 1st 4:30 P. M. TICKETS FOR FRANKIE LAINE SHOW AT THE ARMORY, FRIDAY EVE, APRIL 1st AVAILABLE AT THE RECORD BAR. APPLIANCE CENTER 70 WESTTENTH„PHONE 5266 WHATS WRONG WITH YOUR DANCING? Poor Posture? No Confidence? Lack of Grace? Old Style? No Variety? Weak Lead? Let JACKLYN’S solve your problems. Come in for a Free Guest Lesson and Dance Analysis. See how easy it is to learn the New Dances or “Brush Up” your old ones. 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