VOLUME L
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1949
NUMBER 134
Personalities
In the News
Commander E. O. Rigsbee, Jr.,
commanding officers of the air
craft carrier Antietam, was
found shot to death in his cabin
aboard ship at San Francisco.
(AP Wirephoto.
* * •
Carlotta Monti, who was com
panion and nurse to the late W.
C. Fields, tells a Los Angeles
court, hearing the contest over
his $771,000 estate that she loved
the comedian and wants only
what monies he wanted her to
have. Field’s will gives her at
least $50 a week for life. Con
testing the will are Fields’ es
tranged wife and son. (AP
VV'irephoto)
* * *
Francis P. Matthews is shown in
his law office at Omaha, Nebr.,
following announcement of his
appointment as secretary of the
navy to succeed John L. Sulli
van, who resigned recently. (AP
Wirephoto)
University Theater...
Ticket Sales Open for New Season
A new season ticket plan for the new theater is
being put into effect by the University theater for
the 1949-50 season, it was announced recently by
LeJeune Griffith, drama secretary.
Season ticket buyers will receive priority rating
in accord with their purchase of the tickets, under
the new plan. A seating diagram of the new theater
will be sent to each purchaser before the play. He
may then mark the desired seats and return the dia
gram with his ticket stubs.
. Salesmen in each living organization will start
taking orders immediately. The buyer will be billed
for $5, will reserve his season ticket. No money
need me remitted until October 1, 1949. The agree
ment may be canceled any time prior to that date.
The price of the ticket remains the same next
year—$5 for six productions. In addition, bonus at
tractions will be presented to season ticket holders
free of charge in the various new theaters—Univer
sity, laboratory, and arena.
Some houses still lack salesmen, according to
Mrs. Griffith, and persons who desire to sell tickets
maiy sign up in the speech office, second floor of
Villard hall.
Population, Jobs Are
Top Business Puzzles
By Ken Metzler
Oregon’s rapidly increasing population and its resulting em
ployment problems are the main concerns in the business expan
sion of his state, Victor P. Morris, dean of he business school,
told a group of retailers Sunday night.
Morris spoke before a group of approximately 100 members
Businessmen
To Interview
June Graduates
Although slightly less than
previously, the demand for gradu
ates from the University of Ore
gon school of business is large,
Harold Wendel, president and
manager of Lipman, Wolfe and
company in Portland, said in an
interview Sunday night.
Wendel was in Eugene Sunday
and Monday attending the con
ference of the Oregon Retail Dis
tributors’ Institute.
“The 52 or 53 people we had up
there really did an excellent job,”
he said, referring to the Oregon
business students who took over
the management of Lipman, Wolfe
and company for a day last term.
“We’d like to take every one of
them in our organization if we had
the room,” he continued.
Wendel held that Oregon gradu
ates in business had a slight edge
over those from the professional
business colleges because of the
greater scope of their training.
Vets' Leave Time
Cancellations Due
Today is the absolute deadline
wishing to conserve GI eligibil
ity to cancel their leave time at
the end of spring term, accord
ing to Assistant Registrar J. D.
Kline.
May 15 had previously been
announced as the deadline, but
veterans who forgot to cancel
their time may still do so up to
5 p.m. today, Kline stated.
Eligibility may be conserved
by cancelling the 15 days’ leave
time pay offered at the end of
each term. Veterans desiring
summer session eligibility can
still conserve it by canceling the
leave time today, Kline said.
The Weather
Cloudy, with a few possible
scattered showers. Clearing in the
afternoon. Irigh will be 70. i
of the Oregon Retail Distribu
tors’ Institute at their Sunday
night banquet in the Osburn
hotel.
While some areas have the
problem of a population of aged I
people and others the problem of:
dwindling resources, such is not the I
case in Oregon, Morris continued.
“Ours is the fundamental prob
lem of a young area—an expand
ing area. -
“One of our major problems is
seeing that, in the rapidly ex
panding population, we have em
ployment for the large numbers of
people representing that growth.”
Sees Development
Morris saw the economic devel
opment of the Pacific Basin as a
partial solution, but added that ex
isting conditions in the Orient are
showing the pace.
Although Oregon has potentially J
great natural resources, the dean
added this warning to the use of
those resources:
“Care must be taken that we
don’t base the problem on the sim
ple exploitation of our natural re
sources.”
He advocated the processing of
to a greater degree of goods ship
ped out of the state. Morris felt
that too much produce was being
sold virtually as raw material when
much of the manufacturing could
be done within the state.
“There is another problem,” Mor
ris continued, “one which we have
become more aware of during this
last winter, and that is the running
close to the margin on our power
resources.”
Advises CVA Study
He advised careful study of the
proposed Columbia Valley Author
ity as a possible solution. He said
neither Oregon nor Washington
could afford the 500 million to one
billion dollars necessary for the de
velopment of a project of that na
ture.
“The greatest problem here is
how to see to it that our own area
keeps a voice in things” he cau
tioned.
Morris also suggested greater
use of our tourist attraction and
recreational facilities.
Job Producers
“That’s the kind of resource you
can exploit to the limit without re
ducing the resource in any way,” he
commented. “This is one of the best
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Eugene Choral ;
Club Presents
Spring Concert
The Eugene Choral club is pre
senting its annual spring concert
tonight at 8 in Mac court. Appear
ing as guest soloist, James McMul
len, baritone, will sing two groups
of songs. All University students
will be admitted by their student
body cards.
Donald Allton will direct the
chorus again in his second season
and Marjorie Scobert Wilson who
has been the pianist for four years
will accompany the group.
James McMullen will be accom
panied by Miss Helen McFetridge.
During intermission, the Maud
Densmore music, scholarship will
be awarded.
This concert is a benefit for
Three Rivers council of Girl Scouts,
for use at the Lake Cleawox sum
mer camp. Girl Scouts are to usher.
Business Firms'
Representatives
Due on Campus
Representatives of four leading
business concerns will be on the
campus this week and next to in
terview prospective June gradu
ates. For information and appoint
ments, students may contact Mrs.
Marian Sheckler of the graduate
placement office.
Proctor and Gamble manufactur
ing company will have a represen
tative here tomorrow, May 18, to
interview chemists and business
administration graduates.
Sears, Roebuck’s representative,
expected Thursday, will speak to
applicants for the company’s sales
training program.
Returning May 23 will be the
representative of Montgomery
Ward, again to interview students
interested in store management
training.
A representative of the General
Motors parts division is due May
24.
Orchesis
Schedules
Program
Annual Presentation
Booked for Tomorrow
Night in Gerlinger
Students will see dances with
themes ranging from “Puffer
billies” to "Man and His Con
science” tomorrow night when
Orchesis, student modern dance
honorary, will present its an
nual program in the Gerlinger
hall dance room, at 8 p. m.
Tickets are available at 60 cents
each from members of Junior and
Senior Orchesis.
James Bullard, senior in music,
will accompany most dance num
bers. They are his own composi
tions. Remaining numbers will be
accompanied by records, with two
made by the University orchestra.
Solo Numbers
Solo numbers on the program in
clude "Were You There," a Negro
spiritual which was choreographed
by the two girls who will dance it—
Barbara Joslin and Pearl Van
Natta,
Beverley Bennett and Margaret
Logan will dance “Man and His
Conscience.” This depicts the har
mony between man and his con
science, showing a struggle when
a temptation appears. The dancers
also did their own choreography
for the number.
Work Theme
"Strike,” the most extensive un
dertaking, develops a work theme.
Suggestive of hard, laborious, fa
tiguing work, the group shows the
rhythm of fatigue and conflict.
The dancers as workers demand
wages, better hours, or whatever
the audience wishes to interpret,
then go through a period of wait
ing, and return to work. The dance
ends with another note of demand.
Most members of Senior Orchesia
will appear in it.
Senior Orchesis members are:
Beverley Bennett, Casey Chaney,
Sue Dimm, Helen Hillabold, Vir
ginia Huston, Barbara Joslin, Bar
bara Kletzing, Rosa Mathes, Leath
Springer, Pearl Van Natta, Donna
Wells, Patricia Williams, and Don
na Willingham.
University Women
Invited to Banquet
All upper division University wo
men in journalism arc invited to at
tend Theta Sigma Phi’s formal Ma
trix Table to be held Thursday, 6 p.
m., at the Eugene hotel.
Outstanding freshmen and soph
omore women, as well as students
from Eugene high schools will be
honored at the banquet. An out
standing senior from each women’s
living organization is also invited.
Miss Dorothy Carew, former wo
men’s Associated Press financial
writer, will speak to the women
journalists. Tapping of new Theta
Sig members will also be included
in the evening's program.
Mysties, Schmysties— Mystery
Food Saga to End As Sales Start
Tomorrow the mystery of those mysterious “mystics” will be known
to everyone, according to Co-chairmen Betty Simpson and Margaret
Oberteuffer.
Booths will open at 8:45 to enable curious students to purchase one
before their nine o’clocks. Sales of the “mysties” will continue at the
conveniently located booths on campus until 5 o’clock.
After that time hungry students will be able to have an after-hours
snack at home. A representative in each living organizaion will take
orders, which must be paid for in advance of delivery.
The same procedures will be followed on Thursday, the second and
last day of the sale.
All proceeds from the sales will go towards Phi Theta Upsilon
scholarships.