VOLUME LI Fifty-First Year of Publication and Service to the University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY, SEITEMBER23, 1949 NUMBER 3 Grid Opener Saturday Local Fans To See UO Face Idaho Oregon's football Webfoots, carrying the championship hopes of the State, make their first home appearance of the 1949 season tomorrow, when the Ducks meet the University of Idaho Vandals on Hayward Field. Game time is 2 p. m. Nearly 15,000 fans are expected to be on hand to see the first con ference game for both teams. Ore gon will be gunning for its thir teenth consecutive conference vic tory. Pressed into use for the first time will be the new south end zone bleachers, installed recently, and the new electrically operated score board. UCLA NEXT After the Idaho game, the Web foots won’t play before a home crowd again until their fifth con test, against Colorado, Oct. 15. The Ducks go south next week to meet UCLA, and then travel to Pullman to play Washington State College. Coach Jim Aiken will unveil to the home fans his third Oregon team. Last week, as a result of the fine Oregon performance against St. Mary’s, the Ducks won many supporters, some of whom predict ed a Rose Bowl finish for the ’49 vehicle of Aiken’s gridiron wizard ry AJiKlAlj Vjf.AVlE. lADUiU Local supporters will see an Ore gon team without the glamour of a highly heralded passing attack. The Ducks’ two most glamourous stars, passer Norm Van Brocklin, and Pass Receiver Dick Wilkins, artists at the aerial game, have graduated to professional ranks. But the Ducks, although not fun ctioning so spectacularly, exhibted a well balanced team last week, one which may again carry the Yellow and Green colors to prominence. A hard-hitting set of running backfield men, combined with an aerial game which is still a threat, although perhaps not so potent a one, has been fashioned by Aiken and his staff of experts, and will display its prowess tomorrow. DUCK RATING RISES Preseason rating by the so-called experts generally placed Oregon third or fourth among the coast teams. However, after the St. Mary’s contest, many sports writ ers revised their estimates, to move the Ducks sharply upward. But the Webfoots will have to prove them selves tomorrow afternoon. The Idaho game, usually consid ered a breather on the Oregon schedule, looms as a first class bat tle this year. Last fall the Ducks, plagued by fumbles, were hard pressed to score two touchdowns, winning 15 to 8. Idaho added fuel to its fire last week by whomping little Willamette, 79 to 0. Oregon will still go into the game as the favorite. Dopesters are spot ting the Vandals anywhere from eight to 21 points, and sticking with the Ducks. Packin' 'em In OVER THE THRESHOLD of Carson Hall, new women's dorm, g;oes Dolly Within gton, one of the first to register for a room in the unfinished building. Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, director of dorm itories, was happy to supply the motive power, after shooing overalled workmen from the doorway. (Photo by Dean Bond.) Off-Campus Housing Situation Still Gloomy Oregon’s tight housing situa tion looks generally good for single students, with most difficulties arising in finding accommodations for married couples, a check with University officials revealed Thurs day. Space is lacking for couples try ing to find off-campus housing, reported Mrs. Velma Mullaley, housing secretary. An average of ten couples daily have come to her for housing, with little available. Only 375 veteran’s families are on the waiting list for University housing, reported D. H. Williams, veteran’s family housing director. This number sounds large right now, but is small in comparison to the 1947 waiting list of 900, he said. The situation is slowly but stead ily growing better, assured Wil liams. The 30 additional apart ments provided for married coup les in Susan Campbell Hall have helped to ease the housing short age. A few single women were not housed by 3 p. m. Thursday, while no men were on the waiting lsit. Within the next 10 days the fourth floor of Carson Hall should be completed, increasing the hall’s capacity an additional* 80 women, according to Mrs. Genevieve Tur nipseed, director of dormitories. Another 80 should be able to move into Carson in about a month, after completion of the top floor. This will relieve congestion in Hend ricks and John Straub Halls. The University lias been forced to relax it’s rules concerning lower division men living off-campus. Some are being temporarily housed in homes off the campus, but will move on campus as soon as space is available in dorms. When women move from John Straub to Carson, crowded condi tions in the veterans’ dormitories will be relieved, and only four in stead of the present five girls will be assigned to a room in Hendricks Hall. New Staff to Meet Students who filled out Emerald application cards, and others who are interested in doing Emerald work this term have been asked to meet Monday at 8 p.m. in room 105 Journalism. Staff members will explain work schedules and duties. Combination Rally To Feature Three Snowball Parades To avoid congestion and get as many students to the rally site as quickly as possible, plans for tonight’s millrace-Idaho game rally have been altered to include three snowball rallies, all meet ing at the street dance site where Aider crosses the millrace. Motorcycle escorts will accompany the three parades, each le*l by a member of the temporary rally squad including Yell King jim Crismon and Dukes Bob Stageburg and A1 Barzman. Atter the football rally and millrace reopening ceremonies, the first street dance in many years will be held on the blocked-off area over the mill race. WATCH LAWNS “We can't overemphasize the importance of keeping off resi dence lawns surrounding the dance and on the parade routes,” presi dent Art Johnson pointed out yes terday. “If any complaints are received from Eugene residents, we will be allowed no more street dances or snowball rallies.” Registration Totals 3776 Eight hundred six students completed registration Thurs day, bringing the four-day to tal to 3776, according to late figures released last night by Registrar Clifford L. Constance. Special Game Slips Available Saturday Students unable to obtain stu dent athletic cards in time for Sat urday's game with Idaho will still be able to gain admission, Howard Lemons, athletic business mana ger, said yesterday. Lemons said that mimeograph slips good for admission will be issued Saturday from 8 a.m. to gametime at the registrar's office. These slips will be available only to students who were unable to complete registration due to some technical difficulty. “All men and women are encour aged to wear rooters’ lids,” John son continued. “However, the lat est shipment is still in the mail and all students will not be able to purchase them. The ruling will bo enforced at the next game.” QUEENS TO APPEAR Junior Weekend co-queens Mary Margaret Jones and Phyllis Mor gan will float down the race in canoes and cut a ribbon across the street just above the bridge in commemoration of the reopening. With Gay Baldwin as master of ceremonies, approximately 15 minutes of entertainment will be presented. On the program are Bob Chamber and Key Keller in a song and dance routine, the Kappa Sig ma quartet and Pi Beta Phi trio, and Gay Norton and Fred Schnei tcr entertaining with their ukuleles. E. Z. Zarones’ orchestra, sta tioned on a^ flat bed truck, will furnish music. Each house is expected to carry a banner slanted toward the mill race reopening or the Oregon Idaho game, according to Bill Lance, rally board member. PARADE ROUTES Following are the parade routes: The first group meets at 7 p.m. at 19th and University: down 19th to Alder; down Alder to the mill race. Rally two forms at 16th and Agate; down Agate to 15th; down 15th to University; down Univer sity to 13th; down 13th to Alder; down Alder to the millrace. The third parade meets at 7:15 p.m. at 10th and Patterson; down Patter son to 11th; down 11th to Alder and to the millrace. 'You're Breaking My Heart' Named Campus Hit Tune An impromptu Emerald poll of 75 UO students yesterday found “You’re Breaking My Heart” to be Oregon’s most popular song. Results of the poll were for warded to KECA-TV, Los Angeles, the Hollywood television outlet of the American Broadcasting Com pany. On Friday, Sept. 30, KECA TV will salute Oregon with a special arrangement of “You’re Breaking My Heart” on its pro gram “Campus-to-Campus.” SONG POLLS A different American university is recognized each week on the program, the feaured song chosen by a survey similar to the one made by the Emerald. The Uni versity of Oregon will be featured again on a “Campus-to-Campus” telecast Oct. 22. Mel Torme’s version of “Again” drew particular favor from the fair sex, placing second. Third was “Maggie,” which also drew unfav orable comment from one co-ed who said she liked anything but “that horrible song about Maggie.” OTHEK HITS Other favorites ranged from “Blue Moon” to Woody Herman's mad-cap masterpiece, “The Crick ets.” There were votes for “Huckle Buck,” “Til Then,” “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Room Full of Roses,” "Galloping Comedians,” “In the Still of the Night,” “Who,” “Forever and Ever,” and approxi mately one dozen other songs which drew only one vote apiece. One girl voted for "Because” since she is going to have it sung at her wedding. A number of stu- j dents claimed registration week ^ confusion kept them from voting for their favorites. “I haven’t heard a popular song for two weeks,” admitted one stu dent. “What are they playing, any way? I sort of like “Tangerine,” but wasn’t that a long time ago?”1