Stan Kenton to Perform Here
£3utn ^enton, wnose name is ma
gic to campus music-lovers, will
play a full evening’s concert on
the University campus in mid
February, the Student Union
Board has announced.
Kenton will play in McArthur
Court on a Monday night—Feb.
13. His music will start at 8 p.m.,
and will continue “until the last
possible moment before closing
time,” according to Les Jones,
board president.
Christy Featured
The new Kenton orchestra—40
men and a girl—is just starting a
nationwide tour, and the Oregon
engagement will be the third of a
long series of concerts. The girl is
the well-known June Christy.
His current tour marks a re
entry into the music field for Ken
ton, who “retired” temporarily
more than a year ago. He’s coming
back now with a program called
“Innovations in Modern Music for
1950,” based almost entirely on
currently popular tunes.
The Kenton name in music has
held just about all the top honors
given to bands over the country.
Band of Year
In 1946, Look magazine predic
ted the Kenton group would be
the “Band of the Year.” The good
looking bandman didn't disappoint
his flock of followers, either he
won every popularity poll of the
year.
Kenton in 1947 organized a tour
called "Progressive Jazz.” Audi
ences found it so much to theif
liking that they preferred to crowd
around the bandstand rather than
dance. This led to Kenton's de*
cision to foresake the ballroom
for the concert stage.
Tickets Now on Sale
Miss Christy joined the Kenton
troupe four years ago and was so
successful that she has been able
to go on her own as a single. How
ever, she is rejoining Kenton foi*
the duration of the tour.
Tickets for the Kenton show go
on sale today at McArthur Court
and downtown at the Appliance
Center. Students get a special
price of SO cents, tax included.
Other prices are $1.20 for general
admission, and $1.80 for reserved
seats.
U.O. March of Dimes Campaign
To Conclude on Tuesday Night;
Many Present at Benefit Dance
The University March of Dimes
Tuesday night, Betty Wright, drive
noon.
campaign will end officially at 5 p.m.
co-chairman, reported Sunday after
No tabulation of money collected has been made as yet. A count will
be made Tuesday night after house representatives turn in money from
their respective campus living organizations.
300 Attend
Various campaign activities have been staged' during the two-week
ni?ht an estiraated 300 Persons attended a benefit dance
heM a n Illamette Park following the Oregon-Washington basketball
game. All proceeds were contributed to the Eugene March of Dimes fund
Due to a lack of electricity, students and Eugene townspeople danced
to the music of Johnny Lusk and his band by candlelight. Entertainment
for the dance was provided by University students.
Web foots Top Huskies
In Double-Upset Here
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basketball followers finally have
something big to smile about to
day, after Webfoot hoop teams
turned in a long-awaited "clean
sweep” weekend.
An underdog Duck varsity came
out of nowhere to deal double-des
truction to the Washington Hus
kies, knocking the Seattle team
from top spot in the Northern Di
vision, and boosting local basket
ball stock to the sky.
After watching Oregon measure
the Huskies 57-49 Friday night,
| McArthur Court fans were as
tounded to see the Ducks follow
with a thrilling 63-60 victory
Saturday night.
Frosh Also Win
To make the basketball weekend
icomplete, the Oregon freshmen
also won a pair of games. Don
Kirsch’s Ducklings swamped Red
mond high 81-19 Friday, and came
from behind Saturday to win over
Vanport College, 54-52.
Guard Jack Keller was a double
'hero in the Oregon sweep over
‘ Washington. The little speedster
was high-point man for the Ducks
both nights, scoring 16 and 18
points to pace his team. Paul Sow
ers returned to scoring form to
sink 28 points in the two-game
series.
WSC Mow on Top
Washington State defeated Ida
ho Saturday to take over first
place in the Division race. Oregon
remains in fourth place, but with
an improved win-loss record. The
Ducks have now won three games
and lost four in conference play.
Customers who braved icy roads
to see the second ball game were
treated to a spectacular indoor
pole-vaulting exhibition by three
Oregon vaulters.
George Rasmussen, who holds
the Northern Division vaulting
crown, pleased the fans by clear
ing 14 feet with room to spare.
Rasmussen tried 14 feet, six inches
three times, but tipped the bar on
each attempt. Don Pickens and
Lloyd Hickok also performed in
the exhibitions.
(See the sports page for furth
er details of Oregon’s double win
over the University of Washing
ton.)
AWS Week
Program
Expanded
AWS Weekend—renamed Duck
Preview—will be expanded this
year to give high school boys as
well as high school girls a glimpse
of life at Oregon.
All seniors in Oregon high
schools who plan to attend college
will be mailed invitations about
two months ahead of the April
14-16 date set for the event. Simi
lar weekends will be held at the
same time by Oregon State Col
lege and four other Oregon col
leges.
Given Preference
The high school students who at
tend the Oregon weekend will be
given their preference of housing
in dormitories, co-ops, or fraten
nities and sororities. A housing
committee will assign them -to
specific living organizations.
Petitions for eight committee
chairmanships have been called
for by Marie Lombard and Steve
Church, who will head the week
end. Petitions should be turned in
by Friday at 4 p.m., to Miss Lom
bard at Delta Delta Delta, or to
Church at Theta Chi.
Eight Committees -
Committees will include hous
ing, registration, welcome booklet,
invitations, exchange dinners, lun
cheon program, dance, and cam
pus tours. The committees will ar
range the following events for the
visiting high schoolers:
A Saturday luncheon, with a
program featuring student body
"wheels/’ faculty members, and
members of the coaching staff;
campus tours; a Saturday night
dance; and exchange dinners Sun
day. In addition, the visitors will
be able to see the All-Campus Vod
vil Friday night and a varsity
baseball game Saturday afternoon.
Formerly, AWS Weekend had
been held each year for senior girls
only.
AGS vs USA
Four Candidates for Freshman Class Offices
Backed by Heavy Record of Past Activities
By JACKIE PRITZEN
Four candidates for freshman
class officers, named Thursday by
Associated Greek Students and the
United Students Association, will
be nominated for first and second
posts in the freshman class at a
■ class assembly Wednesday at 4
p.m.
Candidates for the number one
j position are Don Denning, AGS,
and Don Paillette, USA. Helen
Jackson, USA, and Jackie Wilkes,
AGS, will vie for second position.
r*
Here’s a rundown on their back
grounds :
Don Denning
Denning, member of Beta Theta
Pi, came to the campus from Bend
high school, where.he was student
body president. Active in student
government, he was elected presi
dent of the State Student council
representing schools throughout
Oregon.
Before his senior year, he was
elected representative to the Na
tional student council in Washing
ton, D. C. Complementing: his ac
tivities in student government, he
became a three-year letterman in
school sports and Master Counsel
or, Bend chapter of DeMolay.
Denning, registered in liberal
arts, plans to study medicine.
Don Paillette
Paillette, liberal arts student,
entered University activities as as
sistant chairman of the Home
coming Barbecue. Also serving on
committees for Community Chest
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Annual Dads' Day
Draws 300 to U.O.
Bobbie Chambers Selected Hostess for Event;
Owen Bentley Made President of Oregon Dads
Some 300 dads cut through ice, snow and slush to be with
their sons and daughters in Eugene for the annual Dads’ Day
Saturday.
Major happenings of the day were the election of Bobbie
Bagley Chambers as Dads’ Day Hostess and Owen Bentley,
Portland, as president of the Oregon Dads. •
Scratched from the agenda were the campus cleanup contest
Newburn Says
Quality Vital
In Noon Talk
Quality in education is the pri
mary goal of the University of
Oregon, President Harry K. New
burn told assembled Oregon Dads
and their sons and daughters at
the annual Dads’ Day luncheon
Saturday.
Newburn was the principal
speaker on the program. Weather
conditions prevented Oregon Gov
ernor Douglas McKay, scheduled
to speak at the luncheon, from
coming to Eugene.
“Our whole job is to develop the
qualitative aspects of humanity,
so that our graduates may do their
living on a higher level than if they
hadn't come to the University,”
Newburn explained.
Quality Emphasized
The quality of students enter
ing the University affects both the
institution and its product, the
educator asserted.
“The individual with average in
tellectual talent, a good back
ground, and a sincere interest in
learning can graduate from col
lege. You don't have to be a gen
ius.”
The basic reason that many of
these individuals do not enter col
lege is economic, New burn stated.
Economic Aid
“There is evidence that one of
the best things in this country to
encourage students to come to col
lege would be to give economic
aid. The days are past when many
students could put their way
through schools by part-time
work.”
Newburn cited the Oregon Dads’
part-time work programs in Eu
gene as progress in the right di
rection.
Quality in the students’ home
life is also being considered, the
president continued.
New Group Living
“As part of our program, we
are setting up a new type of group
living. All freshmen will live to
gether in University dormitories.
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and the welcoming; ceremonies for'
the Shasta Daylight, which never
arrived; but registration, luncheon,
sign contests, and business meet
ing continued in spite of the ele
ments.
Pi Beta Phi came through with
first place in the total registra
tion contest, demoting- the Tri
.Delts to second place for the first
time in five years. A record al
bum salvaged from the prizes sla
ted for the cleanup contest went
to Delta Gamma for third place.
Hunter Hall recruited the high
est percentage of freshman dads,
with Alpha Omicron Pi coming in.
second.
Alpha Chi Omega's sign won.
them the trophy for first place in
the sign contest.
Mrs. Chambers was elected hos
tess by the vote- of the Dads them
selves at registration booths. The
wife of business sophomore Dick
Chambers, she attended Oregon
State College before transferring
to Oregon last spring. She is af
filiated with Delta Delta Delta
sorority.
Other new officers elected by
Oregon Dads at their annual busi
ness meeting include Paul Patter
son, Hillsboro, vice-president; the
Rev. Wesley Goodson Nicholson,
Eugene, secretary; and Karl W.
Onthank, University graduate
placement director, re-elected exe
cutive secretary.
Additions to the executive com
mittee were Richard Jones, Port
land; Jack Foster, Eugene; E. R.
Mobley, Coos Bay; and George
Alexander and John Caughell, Sa
lem. Ernest Haycox, Portland, be
came, as former president, an ex
officio member of the board.
Snowfall for Month
Sets Eugene Record
Eugene's record snowfall to
taled an even 34 inches for this
month as of Sunday evening, the
Weather Bureau reported.
That's more snow for a sin
gle month than at any other
time since the Weather Bureau
records were started in 1890.
Furthermore, it comes close to
being a record for an entire
season. Only two winter sea
sons surpass January, 1950.