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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1949)
Oregon H Emerald Fiftieth Year of Publication and Service to the University VOLUME L UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1949 NUMBER 122 Queen Candidate PRETTY MARY MARGARET JONES is one of five finalists in the weekend queen competition. The dark-tyed princess is a gradu ate of Eugene high. Mothers Won't Be Out in Cold, Says Housing Chairman Buckley ■ “Plenty of housing” is the word regarding the forthcoming Moth er's weekend, according to Hous ing Chairman Bev Buckley. She urged that students plan to have their mothers attend the weekend, run this year in conjunc tion with Junior weekend, adding that students who have not yet made arrangements for housing oontact her at the Tri-Delt house. ' Cartons of cigarettes will be '-awarded to the living organiza tions having the highest percen tage of mothers here for the week fend. A view of the end of the float parade will be possible after the Saturday afternoon tea. A special section in the balcony will be made available so mothers may watch the Junior prom; open houses in various campus departments, and other attractions are planned. A special issue of the Emerald will be printed next Tuesday, ex plaining both Mothers’ weekend and Junior weekend. Blank ad dress stickers will be distributed to living organizations, addressed and returned to the Emerald so the edition may be mailed out. Remembers Other Courts... Princess Mary Enjoys New Role “I saw the Junior weekend prin cesses when I was still in high school, but I never realized that I would be one myself,” said Prin cess Mary Margaret Jones. Mary received the news of her selection at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Jones, when a group of her sorority sis ters interrupted a bridge game to bring her the announcement. “Living in Eugene is fine,” Mary stated, “but since we've just moved, my only complaint is that we have no phone.” The dark-eyed princess is a graduate of Eugene high, where, during her senior year, she was both May queen, and war bond queen. She was also selected as a Little Captain in her sophomore year at the University. A biology major, Mary Margaret is a contradiction to the old say ing, “beautiful, but dumb.'' for her cumulative GPA is well over 3 point. One of her favorite pastimes is playing with Dinah, her dog. Dinah is a beagle, which, according to Mary Margaret, is the second most popular dog in the United States. A member of Pi Beta Phi, Mary takes an active part in house ac tivities, and although she doesn’t live at the house, she spends a great deal of her time there. Standing about 5 feet 5 inches, Mary Margaret's other interests include bridge and knitting, both of which she is very adept at doing. After graduation, Mary hopes to go on working for her master’s degree, or go into biological re search work. Faculty Member Dr.John Ganoe Dies in Portland Dr. John Tilson Ganoe, profes sor of history in the University of Oregon since 1930, died Thurs day, at the age of 49 years, in a Portland hospital following an ill ness of several months duration. Memorial services for Profes sor Ganoe will be held at 1:30 Sat urday at the Congregational church in Eugene. Dr. Ganoe was bom in Boone, Iowa, on December 8, 1900. He at Dr. Harry-K. Newburn, Univer sity president, last night pointed out Dr. Ganoe’s long service, and the “high regard in which he was held. “His death is a loss to all the campus and to all of Oregon,” the oresident declared. tended the University as a stu dent, receiving his bachelor of sci ence and master’s degrees in his tory from Oregon in 1923 and 1924, (Please turn to page two) Explanation Revealed for 'Caricatures' The persons, members of the USA party, responsible for the “caricature” posters which ap peared on the campus Wednes day, explained yesterday to the Emerald that the posters were not intended to cast a reflection on the AGS, or to humiliate any USA candidate. The , students responsible said they wished to express their apology to any candidates who may have suffered embarrass ment because of the posters. Millrace Meeting Attention, all mermaids and mermen, lovers of the aquatic sports, canoeing enthusiasts, and sundry others— Warren Davis, chairman of the campus drive for funds to restore the millrace, needs your help. All students, male or female, in terested in making the millrace wet again, are requested by Davis to meet with him at 10 a.m., Sat urday, upstairs at the Side. Junior Week'nd Means Return Of Traditions With Junior weekend comes tra dition week, and Order of O men will be on the watch for violators of campus traditions—especially freshmen, starting Monday. Painting of the O on Skinner’s butte, washing of the Oregon sea), in front of Villard, and the cleaning of the trophies in Mac court Avi.ll be performed by errant freshmen, according to Bob Sanders, presi dent of Order of the O. But there are a number of tra ditions which apply to every stu dent, from freshman to graduate. In short, no student must: Walk on any campus lawn; Fail to say “hello” to everyone he sees on Hello Walk—which runs from 13th past Fenton and Deadly and around Villard; Smoke on the old campus; Sit on the senior bench (unless he’s a senior); Walk on the Oregon seal. (Please turn ta page two) Cigar-Smoking Beauty to Rule Law Weekend By Marjorie Bush - Queen Avery I, she of the full red lips and soft, brown, receding •hair, told last week how it felt to J5e chosen queen of Law School | weekend. “It’s the greatest honor in seven (-years of college and since 1 first i Started to Oregon back in ’33,’’ "she exclaimed. The queen, better -known as Avery (age-before-beau ty) Combs in the Stacks, asserted ’that her platform of Purity and Maturity will be maintained. As for the rest of her family, Queen Avery said her wife thought it i_ was “not too bad” to be related to .royalty and was planning on re cording the event with pictures .(possibly for blackmail). Dual Personality Described by her “friends” as 'the quiet and lurid type, Queen -Avery is said to have a Dr.Jekyll Land Mr. Hyde personality. During | campaigning she was compared to >-a beautiful little schmoo. Five feet bine in height and 160 pounds -(conservative estimate) describe her. . “I’m a perfect 36,” Queen Actery blushingly admitted—“36 bust, 36 waist, 36 hips and 36 shoulders.” 'For her current hair-style, she has chosen an up-sweep from her high forehead, however, last fall the queen was sporting a new feather i Job. Fishing is one of Her Majes :y’s pet diversions. When the annual baseball game between the law school and BA school takes place next Saturday, Queen Avery will throw out the first pitch. “I have lots of experi ence from the American Legion team,” she said. Queen Avery pre dicts an easy victory for the fu ture lawyers, either on runs or technicalities, at least by 10. QUEEN AVERY I (eyeshade and cigar) reflects in this pose her platform of “Purity and Maturity.” Better known as Avery Combs, the law school queen will rule over festivities this weekend. Included in the right photo are Princess Bob Carney and fl jwer girls Jack Jill and Wally Martin. Completing the royal court are Princesses Robert and Richard Carney. Chosen unanimously and making history by being the first twins to achieve this honor, they ran on the platform, “Which twin has the phoni?’’ Because Richard (known as Dickie Boy at Susan Campbell) was unavailable for an interview, Robert spoke for both of them. “We were overwhelmed,” Prin cess Robert gasped, “simply over whelmed!” (She also muttered “I was framed!”) Friends say that one of the luscious red-haired twins is commonly believed to be Edgar Bergen and the other Charlie Mc Carthy. Flower Girls Flower girls for the gala affair will be Jack Hill, Wally Martin, and Bill Rooney. Hill is the prece dent-shattering candidate who was chosen in spite of his third-year standing. Besides his many tal ents, he is also known as the law school's “best-dressed.” Wally Martin, second-year stu dent, was acclaimed as one of the three people in the law school who doesn’t shave—the other two are women. He serves also as assistant director of the Royal Loyal Coro nation band. Petite Bill Roonby was awarded the junior position of first-year flower girl.