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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1949)
Correspondence With Foreigners Possible Through 'Letters Abroad' Students wishing to hear from other countries, to trade informa tion or to practice languages, are urged to write to Letters Abroad, iWorld Affairs Council of Philadel phia, 1411 Walnut street, Philadel phia 2, Pennsylvania. According to Miss Alison Ray mond, director of Letters Abroad, students in foreign countries want to exchange ideas and points of views with those in America. A student wishing to do this should tell his age and chief inter ests. A foreign letter will be sent to him. Thereafter the student can Write directly to the foreign stu dent. The World Affairs Council will provide a free translation service if necessary. The only requirement is a sincere desire to maintain the correspondence once it is started, said Miss Raymond. A young German worked out the following from his English diction ary: “Too improvement my English language knowledge I wish with an young lady at the olds of twenty in letter discount too step.” An Italian boy of twenty writes, "It is already more than four years since the guns were silenced. Those same weapons that did so much damage to friends and foe alike. I 'CLASSIFIED s SWAP-2V4 x 3% Speed Graphic, f4.5 Ektar, Supermatic shutter, rangefinder, cut film magazine, Sunray enlarger, 3V2 in. Ilex f4.5, easel, footswitch, 125 sheets en larging papers—for an automatic Rolliflex. 1423 E. 21st. Phone 5-5647 evenings. 10 LOST — Gold Hampden Ladies watch. Reward. Bernice Rosen field, Hendricks Hall. (11) LOST—Monday, Sept. 26, in co-op. Black cord6 purse containing wallet with desperately needed identification cards. Finder may keep money. Call Theda Elbra der, Carson Hall. (10) LOST—Hamilton wrist watch with leather hand, with engravings on back. If found return to Sig ma Nu house, 741 East 11th St. Reward. (11) FOR RENT Bedroom in sub. view home College Crest, to single vet., Grad, student, or faculty. Opt. breakfast. Linen furnished. Washing facilities, must have car. Reasonable. Ph. 5-7621. (11) FOR SALE—Drafting outfit— Consists of 22 x 29 board, Char vos instruments. T-square, cur ves, scale angles and protractor. $17. Phone 4-5594. Harry Wrang ham. (11) FOR SALE Man’s Bike—28 in. wheel, light, tail reflector, bas ket carrier, kick stand. First class condition. $22. Ph. 4-5594. Harry Wrangham. (11) FOR RENT Clean modern room. Near campus and bus. Breakfast privileges. Ph. 4-8687. (12) FOR SALE 1935 Chev. Cp. $175. See M. B. Christoffersen, 112 Sederstrom Hall. (12) FOR SALE—1947 Buick converti ble. Phono 4-1872. (12) FOR SALE—Girl’s Bicycle $15. 141 W. 19tli. Evenings. (10) FOR SALE—Small Radio and phono. Ph. 4-6533, betw. 6-8. (13) FOR SALE Mexican Silver fila gree jewelry. Ph. 4-6533. betw. 6-8, or Jessie’s Gifts, Public Market. (13) would like it it you will unu me a. partner in the ranks of youth. May be you will be able to take two for mer enemies, both of whom had to risk their life and health for their respective countries, and make them friends with each other. This would add another little stone in the attempt to make a better under standing in the world.” Theatre Asks Trials Tonight in Vi Hard The tryouts for the University Theater productions originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon will be held tonight in room 102 Villard. AH students who have not attended either of the previous tryouts or filled out a tryout card are asked to attend. Newburn Names S U Board Heads Names of the Student Union Board will be announced sometime this month by President H. K. Newburn’s office, Dick Williams, director of the Student Union, said yesterday. Recommendations by the deans and department heads have been submitted to a committee consist ing of Art Johnson, ASUO presi dent; Ed Anderson, ASUO vice president; and Williams. By the process of elimination they will select, with the approval of the deans and department heads, a list of names to be submitted to New burn. This method of selecting the board is being used in order to have an equal representation throughout the student body. Deadline Today For Art Sketches Students wishing to apply for the position of art editor on the Pigger’s Guide must turn sketches in to Editor Dorothy Orr at the Alpha Xi Delta house by 4 p.m. today. The art editor will draw the cover for the handbook. Past cov ers may be consulted as to the type of drawing suitable. Any changes or errors as to names and information in last year’s guide should also be phoned in to Miss Orr. German Reading Class Sfarts Today A General Extension Division class in “Elementary Reading German” will meet for the first time, today from 7 to 10 p.m. in 14 Friendly Hall. Previously it was announced that the class was scheduled for last week. Rudolph Ottenbacher, instructor in Germanic languages, will teach the class. The course will begin with a study of basic grammar and advance through German folk lore into Twentieth Century German literature. Registration may be made at the class meeting, or at its meeting the following Wednesday. Lid Petitions Due Petitions for positions on the rooters’ lid sales committee are due tomorrow at 5 p.m. to Beverly Buckley at the Delta Delta Delta house. More rooters' lids are available for women students at the Co-op now. Miss Buckley stated yester day. Book Lamin' Yields To Modern Methods Evidence that the book is yield ing to other methods of recordec knowledge is shown in a reporl made by William H. Carlson, dir ector of libraries of the State Sys tern of Higher Education, t< Chancellor Paul C. Packer. For example, Carlson calls at tention to the rapidly growing Audio-Visual Department at the University, the biggest item oi which is some 34,107 slides, valuec at $23,917.88, and all acquired within the last year. “Such items as sound recordings slides, film strips and motion pic ture films would have been for eign to the libraries of only a few years ago,” Carlson observes. Chairmen of AWS Auction Named Kathy Littlefield, junior in art was yesterday named chairman oi the annual AWS auction at £ meeting of cabinet members. The auction is scheduled for Oct. 19. Assisting Miss Littlefield will be Diane Ford, posters chairman Gretchen Grondahl, publicity; Rut! Dexter, decorations; Mary Hall program; Ann Darby, collections and Virginia Kellogg, clean-up. Items to be auctioned off are obtainable from the lost-and-found department and living organiza tions. Proceeds go for AWS schol arships. Committee members for the auc tion will be announced yater. Men's Group Photos Set For This Week Oregana pictures of members of men’s living organizations are now being taken at the Kennell-Ellis studios in downtown Eugene. This week’s schedule includes the fol lowing : Pictures of Phi Delta Theta and Pi Kappa Phi will be taken today. On Thursday, members of Sig ma Chi and Sigma Phi Epsilon will have their pictures taken. The schedule for the week con cludes with Theta Chi and Lambda Chi Alpha on Friday. Wickham Scheduled As 8.P.W. Speaker Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, Uni versity director of women's af fairs, will speak at a Business and Professional Women’s banquet in Sweethome tonight. Topic of her speech will be “The Orientation between High School and College.” Teachers from the Sweethome area will be guests at the banquet. U.O. Library Claims State Loan Record The University library loaned more books to other libraries in 1948-49 than did any other library in the State System of Higher Ed ucation, William H. Carlson, Dir ector of Libraries, reported re cently. All seven libraries in the System loaned more books last year than they borrowed, loaning 3,609 vol umes and borrowing 3,172, Carlson said. Ad Students Invited To Honorary Meet All advertising students above freshman standing may attend an open meeting of Gamma Alpha Chi Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Dale Cooley, of the Cooley Ad vertising Agency in Eugene, will be guest speaker. Foreign Students Reception Slated Tonight at 8p.m. Thirty foreign students now at tending the University are expected to attend an informal reception from 8 to 10 p. m. today at the Al pha Tau Omega fraternity house, 1306 18th Street East. Faculty members, heads of camp us living organizations, and other interested persons will be present at the reception. “We hope it will give interested people an opportunity to meet for eign students, and vice-versa,” commented Bud Lancer, co-chair man of the event with Sherman Holmes. Lancer emphasized that the re ception will be on an informal basis. Refreshments will be served from a buffet table at 8:30 p.m. The University Religious Council | and Alpha Tau Omega are co-spon sors of the reception. YMCA to Hold Open House Friday Open house for all University students and faculty will be held Friday night at the YMCA from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. The program for the evening will include dancing, games, and refreshments. The open house will be strictly informal and it is primarily a no date affair although you may bring your date if you have one. Campus clothes are in order. CAMPUS CALENDAR.. Wednesday 12:00—Cabinet meeting at the YMCA. 4:00—Gamma Alpha Chi, nation al business women’s advertising honorary—Theta house. 7:15—Sigma Xi business meet ing, 105 Deady. New Degree Plan'* Gets Vote Today Changes in requirements for master’s degrees and Ph. D.s will be voted upon in today’s faculty meeting. Under the proposed plan, mas ter’s degrees would be granted either with or without thesis, sub ject to approval by the school or department. Students omitting the thesis would be required to take a final oral examination and a final written examination. Under the plan proprosed for Ph.D.s, a student would be able to start work on his Ph.D. after re ceiving his bachelor’s degree, om« mitting the master’s. Paris police are working on a subway murder mystery and likely hope to solve it with underground information. 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