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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1949)
.VOLUME LI NUMBER 9 Overall Enrollment Down From Last Year Fewer students are enrolled at the University this year than in 1948-49, with the senior class the only one to show an increase in enrollment. A fifty per cent increase over last year in the number of seniors is explained by Registrar Clifford L. Constance as caused by the last of the large wave of veterans. Total enrollment is down nearly ten per cent, with the School of Education the only school to have an increase in enrollment, where 126 students represent a 20 per cent increase. ^ Figures for total registration stood at 5392 Saturday, men lead U. O. Student Veterans Told Checks Late Veterans attending college this fall under the G. I. Bill should be prepared to finance themselves for a period of at least thirty days before they receive their first sub sistence checks, the Veterans Ad ministration announced yesterday. The VA explained that heavy fall enrollments and the large vol ume of work in setting up necess ary records will cause some delay in the issuance of first subsist ence checks to student-veterans. In most cases, the VA said, vet erans will get their first subsist ence checks the first of November, although in a few instances checks may be delayed a little longer. Initial checks will include all payments due, retroactive to the date of enrollment. Widmer's Trio Sets Audition for Today Herb Widmer will audition his * instrumental trio at the Alpha Phi house today at 4:30. All social chairmen interested in orchestras for house dances are urged to at tend. ing women by 3745 to 1647. The ratio is slightly closer this year, but there are still more than two men students to each woman stu dent. Another record graduating class this year was forecast by Con stance, but he predicted slightly smaller enrollments during the next few years, as the veterans become scarcer. Veteran enroll ment hit a high of 4000 in 1946-47, and now stands at 2200. Snowball Rally Draws 500Cars In Big Welcome Eugene and state police Satur day estimated that 500 cars parti cipated in the snowball rally to welcome the Webfoots, returning from the UCLA game in Los An geles. Estimating that five persons rode in each car, this would mean a total of 2500 students, or nearly 50 per cent of the student body, turned out for the afternoon rally. “We were amazed—and proud— to see the huge turnout at the air port,” Art Ross, rally board chair man declared yesterday. “A big vote of thanks goes to the entire student body for participat ing so wholeheartedly.” This was the first rally planned by the new board since Ross was chosen chairman. Team members expressed sur prise at the large turnout in view of the game score. Even Jim Aiken took time while hustling from McArthur Court to President Newburn’s office yester day to growl: “That was good. Made every body feel good.” Pairing of men’s and women’s living organizations seems to have been partially responsible for the attendance. Many groups made a full-scale social affair of the rally. Community Chest Collections Slow On U.O. Campus Campus Community Chest re sults are lagging with only 24 per cent of the goal reached by yester day afternoon, according to Paul R. Washke, chairman of the drive. Of the $4000 goal, $981 has been turned in from various depart ments. The chemistry department, under A. H. Kunz, is third to re port a completed campaign. “To date the results are disap pointing,’’ Washke stated, “How ever, we are urging all solicitors to attempt to wind up the cam paign by Wednesday noon so that a complete report can be made at the faculty meeting then.’’ Students will be contacted by house representatives through Thursday, according to Brian Graves, president of Alpha Phi Omega, which is directing this phase of the campus drive. Four-Car Wreck Mars Game Rally A minor pile-up of cars involv ing three University drivers and a fourth, unknown driver occured in the rally parade to the airport Saturday. Wafter V. McKinney, Jack E. Schnaidt, and William M. Addison were the three students involved. The accident happened when Mc Kinney stopped suddenly to avoid striking the car in front of him. Schnaidt and Addison were not able to stop in time and crashed. The fourth car, unknown, rammed into if-he rear of Allison’s car and pushed it hard into Schnaidt’s car. Damage to Allison’s car is esti mated at $100 while the cars of McKinney and Schnaidt were not damaged. Extent of the damage to the fourth car is unknown. Addison’s car, a maroon Plym outh, is covered by insurance, but he cannot collect until he knows the name of the mystery driver. The unknown driver left the scene of the accident before his name or a description of his car could be obtained. Panama Girl Baffles Telegraph Clerk With Spanish Messaae Sent to Parents By Mray Ann Delsman An obviously bewildered Eugene telegraph clerk was trying to get the message straight. An equally bewildered foreign student on the other end of the line, was trying to send a message in Spanish to her parents in Panama. It was all part of the problem of living in a foreign country. But Ada Ferrari was not discouraged, and the message got through. After a five-week orientation period at Mills College and a total of two months in the United States Ada (pronounced Ah-thah) was beginning to get used to her new environment. FOOTBALL IS INTERESTING Asked what she thinks about football, Ada laughed and said, “It is interesting—and sometimes ex citing,” but she was a bit hazy on the finer points of the game. “We don’t have football in Panama,” she added. Oregon rains won’t bother Ada, for in Panama, she pointed out that it rains nearly every day dur ing the May-to-December wet season. Although it didn’t appeal to her at first, she has become used to the food here and said she likes it now. “Our food differs mainly in the way of cooking it,” she said. “We never mix fruits and vegetables, as lettuce with apples and peaches.” TYPICAL DISHES NAMED Typical dishes in Panama are sanchocho de gallina (chicken soup), tamales, arroz con polio (rice with chicken), frijoles (beans), and platano (accent on the first “a”). Platano looks very similar to a banana, she explained, and when ripe it is baked with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. The green platano is often sliced, fried and served salted for breakfast. Every day the Panamanian diet includes rice in some form, meat, soup, vegeta bles, beans, and platano. A graduate of the University of Panama, Ada is now working for a master’s degree in preparation for teaching business and commer cial subjects in Panama. She pre viously taught in Panama City and Colon. Ada is one of the 27 foreign stu dents now on the campus. She lives in Mary Spiller dormitory. She is sponsored by the Oregon Federa tion of Women’s Clubs and re ceived her scholarship through the Institute of International Educa tion. Dorms to Choose Five Prexies Each 1 he plan to divide Hendricks Hall into four units for the pur pose of better representation was announced last night at a Hen drick's house meeting. Mrs. Colda Wickham, director of women’s affairs, proposed this plan which would enable both Hendricks and Carson halls to have better organization. I he plan includes having a complete set of officers for each unit. A 70 to Receive Bunion Derby Cup Saturday Alpha Tau Omega will receive the Bunion Derby attendance tro phy, Flo Hansen, Derby chairman, announced yesterday. The award, which will be pre sented at half time during the Colorado game Saturday, is a cup given by the Associated Women Students, sponsors of the dance. The ATO’s had the largest per centage of men visiting the largest number of women's houses last Saturday night. Delta Tau Delta and Delta Upsilon were second and third, respectively. The Bunion Derby, a former Uni versity tradition, was revived by the A.W.S., Miss Hansen explained, in order to increase their treasury and help to defray A.W.S. Week end expenses. A nickel was col lected from each visitor at the door of the houses. This paid for a fif teen minute dance. Tweedell New SDX President Bob Tweedell was elected presi dent of Sigma Delta Chi, profes sional journalism fraternity, at a meeting last week. He will finish the term of Dan Sellard who is now city editor on the Eugene Register Guard and who will not return to school this year. Kirk Braun, former vice presi dent was unanimously elected president earlier in the meeting. He resigned immediately after wards as he has accepted a posi tion as photographer on the Port land Oregonian. Other officers elected at the meeting were Mac Epley, vice president, Vic Fryer, secretary; and Steve Loy, executive council member at large. Hal Coleman, treasurer; Chuck Grell, historian, and Fred Taylor, executive council member at large will retain their present offices. Student Affairs Needs Folders Any new or old students who have not yet filled out student af fairs personnel folders are urged to do so immediately by the stu dent affairs office in Emerald Hall. Blank folders are available in Room 201, Emerald Hall. Complete information on every University student during his stay at school is kept in these folders. They are often referred to for in formation requested by employers after a student has graduated. DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP “This will tc'nd to make more campus leaders,” said Mrs. Wickham, “and give more girls a chance to have a voice in theif government.” There will be a president, two vice presidents and a secretary treasurer, for each unit. The first vice president will be in charge of standards and the second for social activities. In Carson where there are 80 girls to each floor, divided into units of 20 each, there will be a president for each unit and one chosen to rep resent the floor on the Heads of Houses council. One president will be chosen for the dormitory as a whole and will also be on the coun cil. REPRESENTED IN COUNCILS Approximately the same system will be put into effect at Hendricks. There will be a council for each of the three units of 36 girls and one for Mary Spiller hall which has 26 girls. The present officers will be in charge of the unit representatives. Betty Horand, president, will con tinue to represent the dorm on ' Heads of Houses council, along with, the four presidents, soon to be elect ed. “By having a vice president in charge of such scholarship in each unit, there will be opportunity for better individual attention,” added Mrs. Wickham. The first floor of Carson will house the president and X2 honor seniors, according to Mrs. Turnip seed. Night Films To Resume Wednesday night movies in Chapman hall, a weekly feature last year, will be resumed this week, under the sponsorship of the Student Union. Historical and documentary films will be shown each Wednes day night in room 207, Chapman Hall. Films classed as immortals in the movie world, no longer gen erally available to the public, will be sought by the committee. No admission will be charged. ‘‘Les Miserables,” film adaption of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, will lead off the year’s presentations Oct. 5, accompanied by at least one short subject. Frederic March and Charles Laughton are starred. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. Included on the schedule for the rest of the fall will be “13 Rue Madeline,’’ and “Tillie’s Punctured Romance,” with Marie Dressier, known for her portrayal of Tug Boat Annie. The series will run from Oct. 5 to Dec. 7, excepting Nov. 23, just before Thanksgiving Weekend.