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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1949)
VOLUME L Fiftieth Year of Publication and Service to the University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1049 NUMBER 100 I Erb Union Takes Form, May Finish Next Sorina By George Dorris Amid a forest of concrete forms, manned by a small army of work men, the Erb Memorial Student union is slowly taking shape. With the steel work all in place, the final concrete is expected to be poured by the middle or end of June. Brickwork, already covering the north end of the structure, is being extended as the concrete is finished. The brick will soon cover the west side of the build ing where the soda-bar will be lo cated. Coping stones will be placed on the north end of the building, starting today, and the basement floor and the sub-basement of the south end will soon be underway. The entire exterior will be en closed by the beginning of fall term next year, finishing the ball room walls and terrace on the west side of the edifice, and completing the fourth floor machine rooms, low marked by girders alone. On the interior of the building, the walls of the browsing library .n the north end have been erect ed, and the two fireplaces, one in sach end of the room, are now be ing built. Another fireplace, this me purely ornamental, will be in the leather lounge. R. J. Gibbs, foreman, announced yesterday that the S.U. project, ■vhich is now employing 70 men, vill probably be finished by next spring term, and might be done I sooner if the marble and hardware, I loth of which are still in short sup- j ily, can be obtained sooner. Vote Set on Veterans Military Credit Problem A motion to exempt veterans with one or more years of mili tary science from required work in military science and health and physical education will come up for vote at tomorrow’s fac ulty meeting in room 3, Fenton hall. The motion grew out of faculty action on April 13 to abolish the granting of health, physical education and military science credits to veterans who entered the service after March 31, 1949. veterans now enrolled at the University are not affected. Paul Civin, assistant profes sor of mathematics and author of the present motion, said it would not change the previous ruling. “It will, however, leave vet erans free to take other courses of ~ their choice,” Civin sttated. Col. F. R. Maerdian, head of the . military science department, al though opposed to the motion, for sees little change in the R.O.T.C. set-up if it is passed. The number of veteran students has fallen off in the past year, and their exemption next year would' not seriously cur tail the department’s courses. Commandant Opposed ■ But those who might be excused, - according to Col. Maerdian, would not have had the kind of education al training in the Army that is available in the R.O.T.C. Since the war the University has granted six hours credit in health and physical education, and 6 to 24 hours in military science. Veterans ‘ have been exempt from these cour ses. Ruling Requires Training Under the April ruling, those who entered military service after March 31, 1949, are required to take six hours of military training, one hour of health education, and five hours of physical education cour ses to get their junior certificates. Civin’s motion does not provide for any credit to be given in these courses, but would abolish the re quirement that they be taken. Weather . . . Fair today and Thursday ex cept for some low cloudiness dur ing the morning. High 80. Vodvil Winner Awarded Prize Since the nationwide radio tal ent show to be sponsored by the University of Nevada has been canceled, Elizabeth Nelson, judged the outstanding individual per former in the All-Campus Vodvil, has been awarded a table model cigarette lighter as an award. Art Johnson, Vodvil chairman, • made the presentation yesterday at lunch at Miss Nelson’s living or ganization, Delta Delta Delta. According to Johnson, the Ne vada show was first postponed and then canceled because of bud get difficulties. The University of Ne vala does plan to sponsor a ra dio talen show next year, but all plans for this year have been junked. ASUO Officers Attend Conference The ASUO student body pres ident and president-elect, Boh Allen and Art Johnson, left to day to attend the Pacific Stu dent President’s association con ference in Sun Valley, Idaho. The conference which lasts Thursday through Sunday, will see representatives of between 60 and 65 Pacific coast colleges and universities in attendance. Speakers will include Gover nor C. A. Bobbins of Idaho; Mer rill Gee, judge at German- war tribunals; Edwin Miner, asso ciate commissioner of the U. S. department of education; and representatives of the FBI and treasury department. Retail Group Here Sunday For Conference When the Oregon Retail Dis tributors’ Institute conference is held here staring Sunday evening, businessmen in retailing from all ever the state are scheduled to de liver speeches putting forth the problems of the retaiieer. Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business administra tion, will give the main address at the banquet Sunday evening at the Eugene hotel. His topic will be “Problems in the Business Expan sion of Oregon.” At the Monday morning session, W. L. Swearingen, sales manager of the B. P. John furniture corpor ation in Portland will start the proceedings with an address on “How Manufacturers Can help the Retailer.” His speech will follow a welcome address by ORDI Presi dent Reese Dooley and election of officers in the reception room of Gerlinger hall. * Immediateenly following Swear inngen’s address, Paul Lafferty, of the Lafferty wholesale grocery company in Eugene, will discuss “How Wholesalers Can Help the Retailer.” Following these addresses, a panel committee of four will dis cuss points brought forth. “How Buying Offices Can Help the Retailers,” is the topic of an address by G. Vandenynde, mana (Please turn to page three) World Federalist President to Speak Cord Meyer, Jr., president of the United World Federalists, will arrive here today from Portland on the western leg of his national tour. His main address, "Let’s Put it Up to Russia,” will be given at the Roosevelt Junior High School, 18th and Agate, at 8 p. m. CORD MEYER . . . to speak this evening Campus Burglar Still at Large No lead has been found on the identity of the robber who made off with a $200 wrist watch and $68 in cash from the Kappa Sig ma. fraternity house Sunday morn ing, according to the office of men's affairs. This is the second robbery to hit Oregon fraternity houses within a week. Sigma Alpha Mu and an off campus rooming house were bur glarized eaarly on the morning of May 1, with a total loss of $73.50 reported. Kappa Sig James Wasch lost his $200 watch in Sunday’s robbery, while four other men lost from $8 to $30. The office of men’s affairs issued a warning yesterday to all men’s houses to be on the lookout for similar burglaries. Omission Peter Gong, whose name was omitted from the list, was tapped by Asklepiads during junior week end, according to President Lynn Hamilton . T. Z. Koo Speaks on China Thursday “China in Transition'' will be the topic of a speech by Dr. T. Z. Koo, secretary of the World stu dent Christian Federation, in Mc Arthur court Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Among Dr. Koo’s numerous vis its to the United States was his trip to the April, 1945 United Nations conference in San Fran cisco as adviser to the Chinese del egation. Presently he has been lec turing on religion at the State University of Iowa. Secretary of the World Student Christian Federation since 1934, Dr. Koo represented that organi zation in a speaking tour of the United States, Canada, the Carib bean, and South America in 1945. He has also been a leadingvfigure UN Advisor T. Z. KOO “China in Transition” in Christian gatherings in Oxford, England; Madras, India; and Am sterdam, Holland. After graduating from St.John’s university in Shanghai, Dr. Koo worked for nine years as a Chinese Railways Service official. He joined the staff of the national committee of the Chinese YMCA in 1919 and served in this capacity for 10 years. At the beginning of the past war Dr. Koo and his wife suffered near-starvation in Hong Kong be fore reaching Shanghai. In 1944 he experienced a hazardous jour ney to Chungking disguised as a peddler. Dr. Koo is speaking at the Uni versity under the auspices of the campus YWCA, YMCA, and the ) educational activities department. this evening. He will speak to the Lion’s club luncheon, and all members of other service clubs have been invited. At 1 :45, he will be in terviewed over the University Hour on KOAC. A press conference will be held at 2:45 at the Officer’s Club at the Eugene hotel. Represe n t a t i v c s from the radio stations, the Regis ter-Guard. the Emerald, and the news bureau have been invited. A. banquet will be given in his honor’ in the Bamboo room of the Eugene hotel sponsored by the United World Federalists of Eugene and the Eugene Council on World Af fairs. Meyer believes in a dual foreign policy for the U. S. Explaining this point, he asserts “It would be both foolish and dangerous for the U. S. government to weaken the de fense of the U. S. in any way so long as the present state of inter national anarchy exists, however, the present situation cannot go on indefinitely. We must be willing to accept international law and gov ernment. We must put it up to Rus sia; we cannot know what her an swer will be till this is done.’’ Essay Contest Open to Writers "Academic Freedom and Democ racy.” “Civil Rights in Oregon,” are the subjects for essay entries for this year’s Philo Sherman Ben nett prize, open to Oregon stu dents. Committee Chairman Waldo Schumaker, professor of political science, explained that under the terms of this bequest, a prize is to be offered for "the best essay on the principles of free govern ernment.” This year, he said, a prize of $35 is offered for essays of 6000 words and under on the above sub jects. The contest, with deadline set for May 21, is open to any un dergraduate. Standard practices with re spect to documentation must be observed. Additional information may be obtained from members of the committee, Schumacher, P. I,. Kleinsorge, associate professor of economics, and R. W. Smith, as sistant professor of history. Webb to Meet Weekly Publishers Carl C. Webb, assistant profea-. sor of journalism, will attend a meeting of weekly newspaper pub lishers in Pendleton Sunday. Seven northeastern counties will be represented at the informal meeting. Wbb is secretary-manager of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers as sociation.