•# VOLUME LI Fifty-First Year of Publication and Service to the University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1949 NUMBER 5 Studenfs Aid Firefighters In McKenzie Bridge Area Approximately 60 University men students are among firefight ers battling two fires in the Mc Kenzie Bridge area covering around 1500 acres. The fires have been burning since Monday. “There are miles with no line around,” Arnold Porter, senior in journalism, reported by long dis tance from Vida last night. “Everything depends on the wea ther,” according to a ranger at McKenzie Bridge. Most of the fire fighters are bat tling the blaze along Foley Ridge which runs parallel to the South Side of the McKenzie Highway above McKenzie Bridge. An estimated total of 300 men ^tt'rom Portland, Corvallis, and Bend, as well as from the Eugene— Springfield area are working on the fire lines now, with the last group leaving by bus yesterday afternoon at 2 p.m. One unidentified University stu dent injured his hand and was re turned to Eugene, but no other injuries have occurred, the ranger station reported. Fire weather conditions have improved considerably and the sit uation is not nearly as serious as it was Monday night and early Tuesday morning reported the Willamette National Forest Office late yesterday afternoon. Rain is reported An. the Cascades, but not in the immediate fire area. Weather officials announced an increase in humidity from 20 per cent Monday to 58 per cent Wed nesday. Also, aiding the fire fight ers was a decrease in the intensity of Monday’s strong east wind. Recruiting of fire-fighters is be 24 Rally Girl Finalists Picked Twenty-four girls were picked as finalists for the 1949-50 rally*squad last night. Over 90 aspiring cheer leaders turned out for the tryouts at Gerlinger annex. # Final tryouts are scheduled for this afternoon at 4:30 in the annex. Six rally girls will be picked for the permanent squad. Entering this afternoon’s tryouts will be Jessie Bennett, Adelene Er lich, Carol Irvine, Maxine Kirsch, Elaine Nemerovsky, Georgene Nis sen, Sally Pitman, Joyce Rathbun, Delores Rich, Jan Shaw, Starly Sparks, Lois Taylor and Marcille Wallace. Margie Wells, Mary Ellen Ever ton, Joyce Sommerlade, Ann Brown hill, Tita Vincent, Barbara Cox, Pat Husband, Wilma Hamilton, Kay Keller, Muriel Craig , and Carla Cunha. mg handled by the U.S. Employ ment service and, at last reports, no more men were needed. The last group left by bus yesterday after noon at 2 p.m. The fires are called the North and South Santiam burns, with the former burning from Frissell creek to the old Sims burn and the latter along Roley ridge. Burning of slashings started the fires Monday. Largest gains were made by the flames between 6 p.m. Monday and 3 a.m. Tuesday. Team Welcome Rally Planned For UCLA Tilt Women’s and men’s living orga nizations will pair off on a snowball rally to welcome the Webfoots back from the UCLA game Saturday af ternoon, chairman Art Ross of the rally board announced last night. Men will pick up women at their houses and join in a police-escorted parade to the Eugene airport at 1 p.m. The route of the snowball will be announced in a later Emerald edition this week. i Mrs. Golda Wickham, director of women’s affairs, paired the houses yesterday afternoon with the help of two members of the dis ciplinary committee. Pairings follow: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Tau Omega; Alpha Delta Pi and Beta Theta Pi; Alpha Gamma Delta and Campbell club; Alpha hall and Cherney hall. Alpha Omricon Pi and Chi Psi; Alpha Phi and Delta Tau Delta; Al pha Xi Delta and Delta Upsilon. Ann Judson House and French hall; Carson hall and Hunter hall, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Kappa Psi ; Chi Omega and McChesney and Merrick halls. Delta Delta Delta and Phi Gam ma Delta; Delta Gamma and Phi Delta Theta; Delta Zeta and Min turn and Phi Kappa Sigma. Gamma hall and Nestor hall and Pi Kappa Alpha; Gamma Phi Beta and Omega hall and Phi Sigma Kappa. Hendricks hall, Sigma Alpha Ep silon, Sederstrom hall, and Pi Kap pa Phi; Highland house and Sigma Alpha Mu; Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma hall, and Sigma Chi. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sig ma Nu; Orides and Sherry Ross hall; Pi Beta Phi, Stan Ray hall and Sigma Phi Epsilon; Rebec house and Stitzer hall. Sigma Kappa and Tau Kappa Eu silon; University house and Theta Chi; Zeta Tau Alpha and Yoemen. Campus Chest Quota Set at $4000 Today marks the beginning of the campus Community Chest drive which is distinguished by the fa miliar Red Feather. This year’s goal has been set at $4000. Personal solicitation will keynote the drive, with plans to contact all faculty members and student living organizations. Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, will lead the student appeal, while Paul R. Washke, professor of physical edu cation, heads the faculty drive. House representatives and a facul ty committee of 50 members will be working under them. Brian Graves, president of Al pha Phi Omega, requests that all house representatives for the Community Chest drive pick up campaign material at the Emer ald business office this afternoon. The Community Chest is not a single organization, but is ccynpos ed of 28 agencies in Lane county. Benefiting from the Chest are such groups as the Girl and Boy Scouts, YWCA, YMCA, including the camp us branches, youth funds, and the American Cancer Association. “You do not give to the Communi ty Chest, but through the Chest to many organizations,” Frank E. Wheeler, assistant director of the Lane county campaign emphasizes. The campus campaign, beginning a week later than the city drive, will last one week. Donors will receive metal red feathers and are asked to wear them. Culture Arrives; Bacteria, That Is Micrococus lysodeikticus arriv ed on the campus Monday. Hous ing has been provided in the physics department of Deady. These bacteria sent from the National Type Culture Associa tion will be used in scientific experiments by students. The “bugs” must be magnified at least one thousand times before they can be seen under a micro scope . YWCA Solicitors Begin Drive for New Members Striving to make the Oregon campus YWCA again one of the nations's larger associations, so licitors tonight begin an intensive drive for new members. Mary Stadelman, membership chairman, last night announced the names of the solicitors. Under a new system this year, these work ers will act as year-round YWCA representatives in their living or ganizations. WOMEN ACTIVE “Last year over 50% of all Uni versity women were members of the Y,” executive secretary Lois Greenwood stated yesterday. “At least two-thirds of this num ber took an active part in the pro gram of the association. This is an outstanding record for any campus group.’’ Flying speech chairman Marilyn Thompson is sending out groups to publicize the drive. Solicitors will speak at firesides in women’s liv ing organizations, the majority to be held tonight and tomorrow. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES House representatives are Alpha Chi Omega, Nancy Wright; Alpha Delta Pi, Barbara Williams; Alpha Gamma Delta, Barbara Eveling; Alpha hall, Sue Mitchel; Alpha Omicron Pi, Marian Christensen. Alpha Phi, Karla Van Loan; Al pha Xi Delta, Donna Anderson; Ann Judson, Betty Jane Sutton; Carson hall, Eileen Lemley; Chi Omega, Bev Ostrum. Delta Delta Delta, JoAnne Hew itt; Delta Zeta, Joan Cavey; Delta Gamma, Lois Williams; Gamma hall, Betty Nachter; Gamma Phi Beta, Pat Devers. Hendricks hall, Roberta Child ers; Highland house, Bev Newsted; Kappa Alpha Theta, Georgie Ober teuffer; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Virginia Kellogg. Pi Beta Phi, Larilyn Thompson; Sigma Kappa, Bernice Gartrell; Rebec house, Betty Wyckoff; Uni versity house, Ann Thompson; Zeta Tau Alpha, Ann Houghton; and Orides, Dorothy Christenson. Mil I race Dunking Said Disastrous; Water Polluted Oregon’s newly opened millrace, usually a focal point for campus traditions and recreation, now looms a large menace to student health, according to Dr. F. N. Miller, director of the stu dent health service. A number of cases of illness stemming directly from the sew age-contaminated millrace waters have been reported since the re-opening of the race last week. This includes a case of a very severe type of sinus infection,” stated Dr. Miller. “Only one such case has been reported so far, but there will probably be more.” The contaminated race waters are also a source of ear trouble and pneu monia. SEWAGE BLAMED Contamination of the water is caused by sewage dumped in the Willamette River,” explained Dr. Miller. ‘‘Springfield dumps all of its sewage into the river above the point at which the water is divert ed into the millrace. “If the students realized that they are swimming in what amounts to practically an open sew er, I am sure they would think twice before going in.” Dr. Miller also expressed concern over the practice of some millrace living organizations of forcibly throwing their members into the water. “This is no joke. It isn’t just a case of someone getting wet and cold. It’s a very definite health haz ard.” POLLUTION UNLAWFUL The student health service con tacted Dr. Triolo, County Health Officer, yesterday afternoon con cerning the sewage situation. It was learned that such pollution of rivers and streams is against the state law. However, many communities have not yet had time to change their system of sewage disposal. “This will take a period of two to four years,” stated Dr. Miller. “Plans have already been submitted to the state from most communi ties concerning new sewage plants, so we can look forward to a cleaner river and millrace in the future. However, at the present there is al ways sewage in the river.” BATHING FORBIDDEN Contamination trouble was also experienced in previous years when the race was running. At times dur ing the past the country has forbid den bathing—voluntary or other wise—in the historic Oregon land mark. For the present, Dr. Miller ad vises an “out of bounds” policy on millrace swimming and dunking. In addition to the various diseases present, there is also a danger of in jury from debris on the race bed. A number of cases have already been reported. Wickham Plans Schplarship Meet All scholarship chairmen from women’s houses have been request ed by Mrs. Golda Wickham, direc tor of womens’ affairs, to attend a scholarship meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday in Gerlinger Alumni hall. The chairmen will meet with women students who have speci fied GPAs or whose cumulative or spring term GPAs are below a 2.00. Student Traffic Court to Judge UO Violators Student traffic violations on University of Oregon property will be cited to the Student Traffic Court beginning today, Steve Church, court member, announces. The court will meet each Tues daj evening at 7 in room 6, Friend ly Hall. Bail, .$1 for most first violations, may be posted with the Office of Student Affairs. If this is done, students need not appeal* in court. If they wish the court to decide the case they need not post bail. Bail will be forfeited if no ap pearance is made. If a student fails to obey the decision of the court, the case will be fully investigated, and the find ings and student's argument will be sent to the Office of Student Affairs for disposition of the case. The court will have jurisdiction, over campus property, primarily student and faculty parking lots, but including drives. Vehicles parked in or blocking University driveways or cross walks or blocking fire hydrants will be towed away and a com plaint will be filed in District Court. Cars towed away may be located by owners through campus police or Eugene City Police. Stu dent traffic violations on city streets will be cited to Eugene Municipal Court. Cars parked in student parking lets not bearing the yellow and green student registration stickers will be liable to fine. Registration, of student cars will continue in the Office of Student Affairs, Room 201, Emerald hall. Students who have lost stickers should check with Student Affairs for another. Faculty violations will be cited to the faculty. injured Student Improving Rapidly Bob Kingsbury, who was hit by two steel tent poles protruding from a rear window of the car in which he was riding Monday, is reported to be "coming right along.’’ Kingsbury, president of Wesley Foundation, suffered a very slight concussion and other minor head injuries in the freak accident. He will probably be released from the hospital this morning, and may be able to return to classes Monday, said doctors at the Eugene hospital where the senior is confined.