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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1949)
Oregon ffi Emerald Mondav^i^S*100* ?*‘iLYiEMER*u’’ PubIlshed daily during the college year except Sundays Or.Jnr,' t h.0,'d?>y and fina' examination periods by the Associated Students, University oi ,M^sStUte“ernt Ortgon. tC™ ^ $4 °° P" E”*ered aS "«"-d-“aaa ™a‘‘« BILL YATES, Editor VIRGIL TUCKER, Business Manager Associate Editors: June Goetze, Boblee Brophy, Diana Dye, Barbara Hey wood Advertising Manager: Cork Mobley . BOB REED, Managing Editor Assistant Managing Editors: Stan Turnbull, Don Smith BOB TWEEDELL, City Editor Assistant City Editors: Ken Metzler, Ann Goodman ^ „ TT , NEWS EDITORS Chuck Greil, Hal Coleman, Steve Loy, YTic Fryer, Diane Mecham « c DEPARTMENT EDITORS wEdlt°r tt r. Walter Dodd, Feature Editor Connie Jackson. Women s Editor_ W'arren Collier, Chief Night Editot As the Rose Is Given When the black-garbed Mortar Boards wind their way through the picnic this afternoon to tap new members, they • be performing one of their last official functions of the year. - Behind this simple process of presenting outstanding jun ior women with the rose, the token of inviting them to mem bership, is a long and thorough process. For each member must have the qualities of scholarship, leadership, and service to the University. When the Mortar Boards begin to scan the lists of outstand ing women, they consider not only what they know about each - girl but also what deans and leaders of activities have to rec commend. Thus they do their best to overlook no deservine . girl When the lists are complete, the affirmative plan of voting . g°es into operation. By this, no one is “black-balled.” The whole,process is a positive one. The course of each girl’s college career is carefully taken into consideration. One of he first points is the scholastic rec ord, for scholarship is one of the three prime requisites. The minimum requirements are .3 above the campus average for ' the past five terms. In this instance, each girl considered had - to have at least 2.72. Those who had cumulatives of at least that figure would pass the first qualification of scholarship. The second point is leadership. To qualify each girl had to • show definite signs of capable leadership, ability to handle re - sponsibility by herself. In many instances this was shown by . election to a position of president, although being president of , some organization is not in itself a qualification for the senior women’s honorary. It is not a collection of presidents. The third necessity is service to the University. This should - not be merely keeping busy doing things on the campus. The activities of the girls should add up to some definite accom plishment that is a credit to the school. Thus, through some errors might be made from time to . time, the wearers of the gold tassel have taken their responsi bilities seriously. They have tried to overlook no girl really qualified; they have tried to extend membership to only those really deserving. They’re proud of each girl to whom they will present the rose this afternoon. J.G. BENDIX AUTOMATIC WASHERS— TRAINED ASSISTANTS THE LAUNDERETTE COPYRIGHTED SANITARY—ECONOMICAL 716 6th Ave. West Tel. 4095-J SPECIAL RATES TO STUDENTS Eugene Auto Rental Co. (Opposite Eugene Hotel) Broadway and Pearl Texaco Station AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT ☆ By the Mile Hour, or Day 'The Show-off' Cast Selecteb Nine persons were selected this week as cast members for the Uni versity Theater production, “The Show-off.” The play, final production fo rthis season, will run from May 27 to June 2 in the Guild theater on the campus. Included in the cast are Patricia Boyle, Marie Diloreto, Jack Riback, Earle A. Taylor, Glenna Hurst, Fred Schneiter, John W. Evans, Robert Langley, and Robert Davy. C. B. Ingram, instructor in speech, will direct “The Show-off.” Jupe Pluvius Answers Pleas If the Eugene weather bureau’s prediction is correct, the Junior weekend committee can cease to worry. Forecast for today’s all-cam pus luncheon and float parade is “Fair weather with perhaps some high cloudiness, but NO RAIN.” A high of 80 is predicted today. Five days earlier, the forecast was for showers throughout the weekend of the 59th traditional event, but somewhere between Eugene and the International Date Line, a cold air mass was halted, making possible a rain less Junior weekend. Professionals to Join SDX Group The University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism fra ternity will initiate seven profes sional members on May 14. The initiates will attend a “grid iron” banquet planned for that date. The initiates will be William Ty ree, assistant manager of the Unit ed Press bureau in Portland; Rich ard Hubbard, Northwest editor of the Oregon Journal; Eric Allen Jr., city editor of the Medford Mail Tribune; Giles French, publisher of the Sherman County Journal; Rob ert Chessman, publisher of the As toria-Budget; Robert Thomas, news editor of radio station KEX, Portland; and Charles Stanton, ed itor of the Roseburg News-Review. Sigma Phi Epsilon (Continued from page seven) service honorary. A new award this year and one to be given annually to a sopho more man was the William Frager Memorial scholarship. It was pre sented to Stephen Church by Sam uel Frager, father of the late Wil liam Frager, graduate of the Uni versity who died during the war. Juniors to Cop (Continued from page one) Dagger, sophomore men’s honor ary, will be included in the inter mission activities. Intermission Program The intermission will begin with the processional of the queen and her court, and end with the reces sional. Tickets for the dance may be ob tained until noon at the education al activities office or in the Co-op, and may be purchased tonight at the door. They sell for $2, a new low in recent junior prom ticket prices. LOST—Parker 51 Blue—In vicinity of library. Call Shyun Daw Shaw Ph. 481. 128 LOST—Glasses, west of campus. Call John Anderson, 5471. 129 ♦ When a Westerner Goes East \ .\\WUI//. / PACIFIC J|g He chooses Union Pacific—the westerner's railroad— for pleasant, comfortable, luxurious travel... choice of sleeping car accommodations, restful sleep-easy coach seats, dining and lounge car service. 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