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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1949)
This Week DANCES: Saturday, Oct. 22 Kappa Alpha Theta Alpha Gamma Delta Delta Gamma Alpha Hall Alpha Xi Delta Alpha Chi Omega Chi Omega Delta Zeta FIRESIDES: Friday, Oct. 21 Sigma Kappa-Chi Psi, exchange Kappa Sigma Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon—Kappa Alpha Theta Pledge Party, Friday Oct. 21 Delta Delta Delta Pledge Class open house for New Pledges, Sat., Oct. 22, 3 to 5 p.m. DESSERTS: Wednesday, Oct. 19 Rebec—Y eomen Pi Kappa Alpha—Alpha Xi Delta Chi Omega—Kappa Sigma Hendricks Hall—Sherry Ross Delta Delta Delta—Alpha Tau Omega Lambda Chi Alpha—Delta Gamma Sigma Nu—Alpha Chi Omega Phi Gamma Delta—Sigma Kappa Alpha Delta Pi—Sigma Alpha Mu Sigma Phi Epsilon—Gamma Phi Beta Delta Upsilon—Pi Beta Phi Alpha Phi—Delta Tau Delta McChesney Hall—Delta Zeta Alpha Gamma Delta—Phi Sigma Kappa a Phi Delta Theta—Kappa Kappa Gamma r Theta Chi—Alpha Omicron Pi Sigma Hall—Alpha Hall Campbell Club—Zeta Tau Alpha Cherney Hall—University House Carson (2)-^-French Hall Carson (3)—Pi Kappa Phi Carson (4)—Stan Ray Hall TEA: Oct. 18 Faculty Newcomers tea, Gerlinger Hall. Addition to Radio Time Brings Program Shift tntteen minutes of radio time will be addgd to the University KOAC schedule beginning next week. The added time will mean the shifting of one Thursday night pro gram to Wednesday night, and the lengthening of the Radio Work shop series to a half hour perform ance. The first thirty-minute drama will be presented this Thursday night from 4:30 till 5. Titled “The Ghost of Memorial Park," the dra ma concerns a little man, disap pointed with his role in the world, who becomes convinced, by the aid of “Christmas Carol” like appari tions, that in their own way the little people are important. Dick Rayburn will play the role of Merbert Perkins (the little man), while Jim Blue and Terry Roseen will do the ghosting. The play, written by an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, will be directed by R. L. Montgomery, as sociate professor of speech. “Friends Around the World,” the interview with foreign students usually heard on Thursday, will not be broadcast this week. In stead it will be presented next Wednesday at 6:30 following the piano program of Mrs. Zonda Montgomery. The interview will be followed by the “Invitation to Read” series featuring Dr. Alburey Castell of the philosophy depart ment. Huts Linger On Campus Two Years Quonset huts will remain on the campus for at least two more years, said I. I. Wright, physical plant superintendent, today. By then the new Science building, to be built between the physical plant and the men's pool, should be com pleted. All science and laboratory class es now in other buildings will be moved into it, leaving space in Deady hall for the Math, English, Sociology and other classes now in quonsets. Nine quonsets are on the campus now. Almost half are located be tween Oregon and Commerce halls. Three are situated on the old cam pus and are being used for labora tory work; one houses the Emer —aid; and the most recent one, built in 1948, is used for ROTC equip ment. Work on the Science building •was begun last April and is expec ted to be complted by fall of 1951. Peterson Appointed To Testing Board T. S. Peterson, associate profes sor of mathematics, has been ap pointed to the College Entrance Examination Board. With repre sentatives from Haverford, Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, and Phoenix Junior College, Peterson will com pile mathematics tests to be given by major colleges and universities throughout the country. Grade School Students Twenty-two sixth graders from Whiteaker Grade School visited the geology museum in Condon Hall last week. The students viewed the fossils and geological exhibits as a part of their social living study pro gram. Similar groups of grade school students usually visit the Condon museum at a rate of about one group per week. Off-Campus Seniors Seniors living off campus, both married and single, are requested to take their cap and gown pic tures for the Oregana on Satur dajrs between now and Nov. 23 at the Kennel-Ellis studios. Annual Libe Series Opens With Piquet Tonight at 7:30 the first of the 1949 Browsing Room series of lec tures, concerts, and plays will be presented in the Adelaide Church Memorial Room of the library. Dr. Howard S. Piquet, visiting professor of economics, will open the lecture series with a talk en titled “Washington Sidelights.” EX-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE Piquet will describe his impres sions and observations of the na tion’s capital, formed while he was a government employee there. Piquet served as special consult ant to the White House staff, the House and Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee, and as a Senior Specialist in international econ? omics for the Library of Congress. He is listed in the 1948-49 edition of “Who’s Who in America.” Mu Phi Epsilon, women's pro fessional music fraternity, pre sented the first recorded concert this afternoon. On Nov. 1, Phi Beta, women’s speech and music jfrqternity, will play recordings. LECTURES, CONCERTS Faculty lectures and concerts presented by the University music societies will be given on alternate weeks throughout the year. Following an annual custom, the drama department will present one-act plays during the last week of the series. No admission is charged for the Browsing Room series. It’s a shaky reputation that is built on things you are going to do. Civil Service Applications Must be Filed by Nov. 8~ Civil Service examinations for Junior Professional Assistant and Junior Managerial Assistant, both Federal administrative positions will be open for application until Nov. S. Applications should be sent to the district Civil Service office. The exam is in written form and will be given early in December. Sample questions are posted on the second floor bulletin board in Ore gon Hall. JOBS IN SPUING Applicants who pass the written test will be interviewed during January and February, and placed in jobs late in the spring. Applications for Translator po sitions must be received in the Commission's Washington office not later than Nov. 15. Competitors must first pass a written general test in English, then a written test in French, German, Italian, Por tugese, or Spanish to qualify. EXPERIENCE NEEDED In addition they must have ex perience in non-t.echnical and tech nical translation. No formal examination will be given for the position of Boiler Fireman, but applicants who have had IS months of steam boiler ex perience must apply before Nov. 8 to qualify for the openings now available. Further information and applica tion forms may be acquired from the district Civil Service office. Campus Calendar TODAY 4:00 — Homecoming committee chairmen—Alumni office, Friend ly Hall. THURSDAY 3 p.m.—Russian movie — 20 Friendly. 6:30—Phi Beta—Alpha Delta PI house. Dean Attends Meeting Karl W. Onthank, director of graduate placement, will attend a meeting of the Portland chapter of the Northwest Personnel Manage ment Association at 6 p.m. today in the Mallory Hotel, Portland. Onthank writes book reviews for the association’s publication, Per sonnel Panorama. ANNOUNCEMENT CLIFFORD R. CLARKE, D. D. S. Announces the opening of his office for the practice of General Dentistry Office 1274 Kincaid Street Eugene, Oregon Telephone 4-1117 Strictly pixie business! 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