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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1950)
European Summer Tour Open to U.O. Students Students from here and else where interested in gaining an in timate knowledge of French life and civilization will have an oppor tunity to do so through a summer tour planned for July and August under the leadership of Edouard Bourbousson, associate professor of modern languages at Oregon State College. The trip, scheduled to begin be tween June 23 and July 12, will include visits to France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, and Italy. In France, students will visit Paris, He de France, Normandy, Alsace and Lorraine, the Riviera and Provence, the Rhone Valley, the Chateaux region, and Berry. They will have a chance to become acquainted with France, not only through the custom of the side walk cafes, but through the cul ture of museums, chateaux, and universities, Bourbousson points out. This summer tour will especially benefit students who are interested in political, economic, and social problems of Western Europe, he said. Interviews are being arranged in Paris with some members of the French government and in Geneva with some leaders of the “Academie Diplomatique Inter nationale.” Geneva, which was the home of the League of Nations for 20 years, is still the center of sev eral committees of the United Na tions. There will also be visits to Brussels, Namur and Ardennes in Belgium; Luxemburg; Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Bern, Thun, Brienz, and Interlaken in Switzer Bill Kirkpatrick Named to Court (Continued from page one) After discussion the Council went on record that the Ore-nter is properly a student function building up good public relations for the University. The proposal will be submitted to the Publica tions Board for reconsideration to day. The Council formulated a policy on campus drives to substitute for the idea of having one unified drive, which was found impracti cable. The four major drives now on tlie campus—March of Dimes, Red Cross, Community Chest, and World Student Service Fund, will be allowed to continue, with this distinction: The WSSF is the only officially ASUO-sponsored drive, | but the other three may utilize student participation in promotion. Any other drives may solicit on the campus but must use their own personnel. Lou Weston, second vice presi dent, reported that she and War ren Davis, appointed to study Mill race development, are awaiting a reply from the University Plan ning Committee. ASUO President Art Johnson appointed Miss Wes ton to investigate the possibility of having student representation on the committee, which is now composed entirely of faculty mem bers. The feasibility of having a four stndent advisory board to sit with Athletic Director Leo Harris in formulating policies on seating ar rangements, tickets for student wives, and related matters, will be investigated by Herb Nill, new junior representative. Virginia Wright, new sophomore member, was named to continue the work started last term by Bill Lance, ex-junior representative, on the proposed Faculty Follies. land; Como, Milan, Italian lakes, Verona, Padua, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Rome, Leghorn, Pisa, La Spezia, Genoa, and San Remo in Italy. The cost of the trip is $1,400, minimum first class rate from New York to New York. Places may be reserved with the party by making a deposit of $200. Dr. Bourbousson, author of sev eral books and many articles, is a graduate of the University of France. He has also lived in the countries in which the tour is or ganized. More information may be ob tained from Dr. Bourbousson, Ore gon State College, Corvallis, Ore gon. Pledges Annouced By Law Fraternity John R. Gilbertson, president, Friday announced the pledging of the following men for Delta Theta Phi, law fraternity. Robert Abrams, Arthur Ander son, Frederick Corbett, Donald Dimick,' Don Harbick, Richard Hickok, Robert Hurtig, David Lentz, Francis Linklater, Lester Pederson, and Warren Woodruff. These men were formally pledged in a ceremony Jan. 20, and no initi ation date has yet been set. Shirer Lecture Set Tomorrow William L. Shirer, noted author, radio commentator and news ana lyst, will speak before students and townspeople Wednesday eve ning at 7:30 in McArthur Court. Shirer will discuss America’s role in international leadership. His speech topic will be “Where Are We Going?” Shirer is the author of the fam ous Berlin Diaries, compiled when he was in Berlin during World War II, and published later in the Uni ted .States. His lecture, open to the public, is one of a regular series spon sored by the University Assembly Committee. Marriage Lectures Continue Tonight Lester A. Kirkendall, assistant professor of family life education at Oregon State College, will con tinue the Marriage and the Family Series in his second lecture at 7 p.m. tonight in 3 Fenton. "Making Courtship and Engage ment Count” will be the lecture topic, which will be followed by a discussion period. Ticket holders only are admitted to the lectures, sponsored by the YWCA sophomore commission and the YMCA campus affairs com mittee. Thursday Meeting Set by Math Group Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematics hon orary, will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. in 256 Emerald. Gene Maier, senior in mathe matics and member of the Phi Beta Kappa senior six, will be Sliest speaker. His subject will be, “The Five-Color Mapping Prob lem.” „ The five-color mapping problem is a mathematical problem con cerning the coloring of a map of the world using only five colors, having no two countries of the same color adjacent. Thompson, Boner To Chairman Hop Marilyn Thompson, sophomore in liberal arts, and Betty Jean Boner, junior in art, have been named co chairmen of the annual Heart Hop. The Hop, a Valentine’s Day pro gressive dance scheduled for Feb. 10, is sponsored by the YWCA sophomore commission. Committee chairmen include Pat Mullin and Barbara Clerin, King of Hearts selection; Jeanette Houf and Marian Galla, decorations; Lois Williams, tickets; Carol Udy, refreshments; Bonnie Birkemeier, posters; Virginia Kellogg, publi city; Frances Gillmore and Jeanne Hoffman, promotion; and Joan Skordahl, coronation, i— i Parsons to Speak In Eugene Forum Jack R. Parsons, assistant pro fessor of sociology, will toe one of four speakers participating in the Eugene YMCA Little Town Hall Forum, Thursday. The forum topic is “Should Parents Be Responsible for the Delinquencies of Their Children?” Parsons will speak on the sub ject “Social Worker's Evaluation of the Eugene Ordinance.” Other speakers include Lewis Sherman, chief juvenile officer for Lane County, Stanley R. Darling,, at torney, and Keith Jones, Eugene chief of police. Forum moderator will be Robert D. Clark, member of the YMCA Little Town Hall committee. Transportation Group To Hear Railroad Man Delta Nu Alpha, national trans portation fraternity, will hear F. T. Westmeyer, district manager of the Association of American Rail roads, Seattle, speak at 7 p.m. today in 105, Commerce. The program has been arranged by the railroad committee. A movie, “You and Your Railroads,” will also be shown. Pledge Deadline Sat. Saturday is the deadline for men to pledge fraternities if theiy wish to be initiated spring term, the Office of Men's Affairs announced Tuesday. 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