Vice Admiral
Named Envoy
To Russia
WASHINGTON, (AP) — Vice
Admiral Alan G. Kirk, poker-faced
sailor-diplomat, was named am*
bassador to Russia Wednesday as
the United States held the door
open for any real peace move by
Moscow.
The assignment came in the
midst of unconfirmed reports that
the Russians are considering a
deal which might lift the Berlin
Blockade.
Secretary Acheson declined to
comment at his news conference
an the rumors of such Russian
feelers. He called attention, how
ever, to his comment of a week
ago that ail official avenues of
communication are open to Rus
sia for any appropriate discus
sions.
Kirk, 60-year-old retired naval
officer, has been ambassador to
Belgium and minister to Luxem
bourg. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Wal
ter Bedell Smith, who asked to be
relieved from the Moscow post and
who now commands the First
army in New York.
Kirk commanded naval units in
the invasion of Sicily and helped
map out the cross-channel invasion
of Normandy.
Correction Made;
Interviews Today
Mr. Carslake, representative of
Firestone Tire and Rubber corpora
tion, will be on the campus today as
stated in the Emerald.
Mr. Carslake will interview stu
dents who are interested in work
ing for Firestone, particularly in
the field of sales.
A general meeting is scheduled
for this morning at 9 in the gradu
ate placement office. Individual in
terviews will follow.
Appointments are not necessary
for the general meeting, but should
be made at the placement office if
interviews are desired.
Eye-Catcher
‘STEADY PLEASE’
—Gini Owen operates a wrist
camera which contains six-milli
meter film for 8 exposures, at the
exhibition of products of western
Germany in New York.
Professors Win
Research Gifts
Two University of Oregon pro
fessors have been awarded re
search grants from the Pacific
Coast Committee for Humanities,
a branch of the American Council
of Learned Societies.
A grant of $500 was given to
Wallace Baldinger, assistant pro
fessor of art, for research leading
to the publication of a book, “In
troduction to the Arts of Sight.”
Hoyt Trowbridge, professor of
English, received $200. His work
will result in the publication of a
book, "John Dryden as Literary
Critic.”
Lutheran Students to Hold
Convention in Eugene
A regional convention of Gamma
Delta, national organization of
Lutheran students, will be held in
Eugene, April 22 to April 24, with
headquarters at the Grace Luther
an church.
The conference will begin Friday
evening at 8 with registration, a
mixer and a convention commit
tee meeting.
Business sessions start Saturday
morning at 9:30 and last until 3
p.m. A luncheon will be held at
noon and the guests will be taken
on a tour of the University Cam
pus during the afternoon.
Rev. Thomas E. Coates, presi
dent of Concordia academy in
Portland, will address a banquet
which will be held Saturday eve
ning at 7 p.m. in the church par
lor. Other speakers for the ban
quet include Rev. Harold G. Schulz,
pastor of St. Michael’s Lutheran
church in Portland and Rev. R. W.
Hahn, executive secretary of the
Lutheran students’ service com
mission of the Lutheran church
Missouri Synod.
On Sunday, April 24, the con
vention will have a Bible class at
10 a.m., a convention service at
11 and a luncheon at 12:15. Follow-'
ing the luncheon officers will be in
stalled and a devotion will close
the convention.
Theta Sigma Phi
To Sponsor Sale
Committee workers for a “sub
versive beverage” sale are needed
this week, according to Trudi Cher
nis, chairman. The sale will be
sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi, wo
men’s journalism honorary, tenta
tively on May 4, 5, and 6.
Underclass women majoring in
pre-journalism will be eligible for
the committees. Miss Chernis said
they should sign up in the office of
the journalism school before Fri
day at 5 p. m.
FFM
Drive Petitions
Deadline Near
Petitions for chairmanships of
the YMCA-YWCA clothing drive,
to be held April 27 through 30, must
be turned in at the YWCA or YM
CA by 5 p. m. today.
Chairmanships of promotion, col
lection, and packing and mailing
committees are open to both men
and women students.
The drive will provide clothes for
students in French, German, and
Japanese schools.
Music Graduate
To Present Recital
Thad Elvigion, graduate music
student, will present a piano recital
tonight. The program, which in
cludes selections from Bach, Mo
zart, Schumann, Bartok, and De
bussy ,will be presented at the mu
sic school auditorium at 8 p. rft.
This recital is a partial fulfill- .
ment of the requirements for a
masters degree in music for which
Elvigion is working under the di
rection of Robert Hord, piano in
structor.
"THE TELEPHONE"
"THERE AND BACK"
"THE MAID AS MISTRESS
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SHORT
COMIC OPERAS
• WHERE—Muisc School Auditorium
• WHEN—May 3,4,5; Performances begin at 8:15 p. m.
• WHO—Presented by University Music Students.
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