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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1949)
Wafer at Premium in Fort Worth tessMmfffx&mxsix Bottles, pans—anything that would hpld water was pressed into service after flood waters polluted the normal water supply of Fort Worth, Texas. Here Forrest Emory issues water to Raymond Webb, Jim ■< my.Jones and Jack Haight. All available tanks and water wagons were utilized. (AP Wirephoto) J '48 Students Honored [ With Scholarship Awards Forty-eight Oregon students will > receive University fee scholarships ! /or the year 1949-50, the regis trar’s office revealed Sunday. ( Scholarship winners were Merle •Bailey, Donna Bernhardt, Cather ine Black, Julia Ann Butler, Don nell Clinch, Robert Cockburn, ‘Richard Dahlberg; Joan DeLap, • Joan Dodson, Shirley Ebbe, Ken ►Edwards. Joyce Everson, Donald Ford, [ joanne Frydenlund, Corinne Gun derson, Wendell Hamilton, Janet [_Hamren, Norman Hanson, Robert Holland, Betty Ruth Hunter, Mary ^ Margaret Jones, Roland McClure, "William Maier, Richard Mase, Rosa IMathes, Sally Moore, Robert JUoore, Ai'lette Morrison. Robert Myers, Mary Nash, Leo . la Odland, John O’Keif, Gerald [ Paine, Henry Panian, George Per [ ry, Phyllis Rich, Henrietta Rich | "mond, Henrietta Richter, Donald -- Alum Leaders Due For Annual Confab Leaders of University alumni jgroups from all parts of the state will meet on the campus May 28 for their second annual confer -ence. A luncheon meeting at the facul ty club, a tour of the campus, a business meeting, and a banquet I at the Eugene hotel will be in cluded on the program. President - and Mrs. Harry K. Newburn will have a reception at their home Friday evening. Saturday visitors will see the an • nual spring football game. Robert S. Miller of Portland, al j umni president and member of the 1 class of 1935 will preside. , Twenty alumni leaders will at I tend. There is one in each county in the state. Chess Club to Hold Business Meeting The University of Oregon Chess club will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 in 207 Commerce, William _ Gruman, president, announced to day. Tom Young, tournament direc tor, will discuss tournament re sults with members of the team. All members of the club are requested to be present between -7:30 and 8 p.m., as there will be a formal business meeting, and dis cussion of plans for the next year. Robison, Kenneth Rosenlof, James Sanders, Helen Sherman. Ann Thompson, Virginia Thomp son, Shirley Williams, Theda Wil son, Johanne Wong, and Virginia Wright. Log-Splitting Farmer 'Father of Year' LOCK HAVEN, Pa., May 23— (AP)—A 78-year-old farmer who splits logs to “blow off steam” to day becomes the “American father of 1949.” William Casper Peter of nearby Beech Creek, who has 18 children and 80 grandchildren, was select ed for that honor by the national father’s day committee. CAREY’S Gifts... Housewares Sewing Machines 865 Willamette Phone 3260 Before you put your woolen clothing away for the summer, bring it in to us to be cleaned and moth proofed. INSTANT PRESSING-/ prj 821 East 13th Phone 740 ————————— After the Movie ... or any time you want really good food... come in to REX CAFE 92 - 8th Ave. West Phone 1782 'Show-Off' Hailed as Realistic Tickets go on sale today for the final University theater produc tion of the year. “The Show-Off” will be presented on May 27, 28, 30, 31, June 1 and 2, under the direc tion of Charles B. Ingram. Reservations may be made at the box office in Johnson hall, which is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., except during the noon hour, or by telephoning 3300, extension 401. “The Show-Off,” by George Kel ly, was first produced at the Play house theater in New York in 1924. It was hailed by critics as being realistic, truthful and very, very humorous. Heywood Broun wrote, “The Show-Off is the best comedy which has yet been written by an American. He added that human personality had never been made more vivid. Aubrey Piper, a main character in the play who lives in a fantastic dream world of his own creation, will be portrayed by Fred Schnei ter. Piper is a liar, an egotist, a, braggart, and he is always him self. Other members of the cast are Marie Di Loreto, Glenna Hurst, Patricia Boyle, Robert Davy, Jack Ribaek, Jack Evans, Gordon Erick sen, and Bob Langley. William E. Schlosser is teechnical adviser for the production, and Joan DeLap is' assistant director. 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NEW YORKERS WELCOME HER WITH OPEN ARMS Released by Superfilm Distributing Corp. Merrimee’s Drama of Turbulent Emotions starring luscious VIVIANE ROMANCE (Background music hv George Bizet( MAYFLOWER THEATRE NOW SHOWING—MAY 24-25