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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1950)
State Board to Decide OSC PE School Request By MARJORY BUSH The issue of whether to give Oregon State College a major in physical education will be debated by the State Board of Higher Education at its meeting today in Portland. The college has repeatedly asked for a PE major, claiming that the courses leading to a degree in physical education are already offered and all that is needed is the formal recognition pf tbeir graduates. I -* It is claimed that this lack of recognition results in' a disad vantage to OSC graduates in ob taining jobs in the coaching field. Oregon State further asserts r that the inability to give a formal degree in PE turns away potential athletes who might otherwise go to school in Corvallis. OSC now offers a minor in phy sical education. The University of Oregon gives both graduates and post-graduate degrees. University spokesmen claim that the granting of degrees at OSC would result in “ruinous duplica tion,’’ and would take away money from other schools at Oregon State. Action was taken by the building committee of the board Monday by approving construction of three buildings on three Oregon college campuses at a total cost of nearly $2 million. . The U. O. $1,500,000 science building plans were passed; and ap proval was granted for a $250,000 library at Oregon College of Edu cation at Monmouth, and a $200, 000 library-museum at Eastern Oregon College of Education at La’ Grande. The committee authorized the University to get enginering advice for a proposed permanent athletic stadium. Tentative location for a 350-bed teaching hospital near the U. O. Medical School was approved by the committee. Dr. R. E. Klein sorge, committee chairman, said the board had about $2 million on hand for the hospital and hoped to acquire additional funds. Plans for ^ the proposed six-story building have not been drawn. Water Sneaks Out of Millrace; Emerald Miffed By BOB FUNK A very alarming thing occurred at the Emerald quonset yesterday afternoon. It t was reported that there was little, if any water in the millrace. The Emerald was very unhappy about this. “The millrace, long famed in song and story” had been one of its best news sources for months and months. In fact, the Emerald had done a lot for the millrace. Steps were taken. First of all, someone went down and looked in the millrace. Sure enough, there was little, if any, water. Some where in the background someone yelled “stop the presses!” The city engineer was called. He, however, did not seem at all alarmed. In fact, he was very ca sual about the whole situation. His statement follows: “There is no water in the mill race because of work being done on steam pipes at the University. A crossing had to be made at the millrace directly across from the University, so no water is being let into the race bed. This has been going on since early this winter.” There will be water in the mill race again when the crossing of the steam pipes is completed. De ferred living, freshman elections, and the weather do not, as pre viously rumored, have anything to do with the present emptiness of the millrace. Vets' Dorm To Get Polls For Election rolling booths in the Vets' Dorm Commons for freshman elections were recommended last night by the ASUO Execu tive Council. It was also suggested that booths be placed in the lobby of Gerlinger Hall and in the cam pus YMCA, if permission could be obtained from the Y director. The Council recommendation was made in answer to a petition request signed by 303 men from the Vets' Dorm. The Council hopes to place voting booths in spots convenient to all campus groups. Freshman elections are sche duled for Monday, Feb. 6. The Council also: Accepted an invitation to have a banquet meeting with represen tatives of the athletic department. Discussed the Faculty Follies, tentatively set for Mar. 10. Discussed the possibility of ob taining more student awareness of the activities of the athletic de partment. Went on record in agreement with the principle of closer coop eration between faculty and stu dents in matters of institutional policies. Heard reports concerning the Ore-n-ter, freshman welcome book; and the possibility of ob taining student representatives on the millrace area planning com mittee. Any profits earned from the Faculty Follies the Council rec ommended be given to the Foreign Student Fund. The Follies must first be approved by the Student Affairs Committee. The Council expressed favorable reaction to the Student Publica tions Board decision to act in an advisory capacity in relation to the Ore-n-ter. The board had previous ly refused any action on the wel come book, but reconsidered upon the Council's request. Building Dedication Slated; Expansion Project Continues By LORNA LARSON The three new campus buildings to he officially dedicated in ceremonies I'eb. 11. Carson Hall. Villard Hall and the University Theater, and the Music school addition, are the first completed in the University’s postwar building program. The five story concrete and brick Carson Hall houses 333 women students in 20-woman units. Each unit contains study rooms, kitchenettes, trunk rooms, washing and drying facilities, and lockers for seasonal clothing. Started in May. 1948, the $1,600,000 structure is essentially complete, with only a few cxcep tions. Residents are still eating m John Straub dining room, but are expected to be eating in Carson within a few days. Contained in the hail, In addi tion to living units, are all the dor mitory offices, a lobby, “beau par lors,” music room, library, and a large dining room. Named After Dean The new dormitory is named in honor of Louella Clay Carson, for mer dean of women in the Univer sity. Villard Hall, considered to house the best equipped college speech department in the West, was fin ished at a cost of $456,000. Where there were formerly one and one half floors, there are now four, containing speech department ad ministrative offices, classrooms, experimental and intimate theat ers, theater workshops, a speech and hearing clinic, dressing rooms, and radio studios and classrooms. Adjoining Villard Hall is the new University Theater. With a seating capacity of about 400 and completely up-to-date equipment, the building is one of the best in U. S. colleges. Remodeling and construction work was started on Villard shortly after the approval of contracts in June, 1948. Addition Cost $195,000 The new music school addition, built adjacent to the main music building', holds the school’s faculty offices and classrooms. Built at a cost of $195,000, the sound and fire proof structure contains two sto ries and a basement. Construction began on the mu sic addition in April, 1948. Four additional structures will be completed in the future under the present building program. (Please hint to page three) Hungarian Pianist To Play Tomorrow As Concert Soloist Hungarian-born pianist Antlor Foldcs will l>c guest soloist at the Eugene Symphony Orchestra concert at 8:o0 p.m. tomorrow in the Music School auditorium. * 1'oldes will present a lecture-recital on contemporary music in the same auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Thursday. The recital, open to the public, is jointly sponsored by the Student Union Board and the School of Music. Considered an authority on contemporary music, the 34-vear old pianist debuted at the age of seven, playing a Mozart con certo with the Hungarian Phil-1 —-—— harmonic Orchestra. In 1933, Foldes won a top prize in the International Liszt Piano Competition in Buda pest. He made concert appear ances throughout Europe. Debut in United States Foldes came to America in 1939. The American Broadcasting Com pany carried his debut across the nation. The young pianist has since performed in 42 states, and has given annual recitals in Carnegie Hall and New York City Town Hall. A woman correspondent from a Hungarian newspaper made an ap pointment to interview the pianist in 1940. The reporter got the story, but Foldes got the reporter they were married a few months after their first meeting. Foldes Studies Slang Foldes, who became a U. S. citi zen in 1948, makes a hobby of studying American slang. He be lieves that slang is the “native lan guage" of a people, and far more expressive of them than the lan guage in their books. Foldes tries to listen to one con cert a day. He rises at 6 a.m. Be fore every recital he eats a cheese sandwich. Tomorrow's Program On the program for tomorrow night’s concert are: Beethoven's “Lenore Overture no. 3" and “Pi ano Concerto no. 4"; Lalande’s “Sinfonies for the Suppers of the King”; Bartok’s “Rhapsody for Pi ano and Orchestra." Snow Shatters 34-year Record A record dating back to 1916 was shattered this month as the Eugene Weather Bureau reported total snowfall for the period as 36 inches. The forecast for today calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 32 degrees. Sunday night’s low was 9. Reports kept since 1890 indi cate January’s snowfall tops by 10 inches the previous record for any one month. The greatest amount of snow to fall in any one winter is the 44.9 inches that showered over Eugene during the 1915-16 season. Precipitation thus far this month is 12.91 inches. According to forecasters no more is expected. The record amount of precipitation is 13.38 inches which fell in De cember, 1929. At the same time, the weather bureau said average' precipitation for January is 5.31 inches and av erage snowfall ib a mere 2.4. One mark that has not been ap proached this winter is the 4 deg rees below zero recorded in De cember, 1924. Campus Forum Set Wednesday At 7 in 3 Fenton Separate decisions on deferred rushing for men and wftmen have been made, but Campus Meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday night in 3 Fenton will give students a chance to ask questions and hear reasons behind the decisions. (Interfraternity Council and In terdorm Council have agreed upon men's rushing the sixth week of winter term next year; Panhellen ic is on record for immediate fall rushing for women.) Panel members for the first ses sion ol the recently originated stu dent forum-type group include Vic Fryer, president of Interdorm Council; Sue Michel, past dormi tory president representing wo men's dorms; Stan Pierson, past fraternity president representing Interfraternity Council; Frances Robson, president of Panhellenic; and Donald DuShanc, director of student affairs. The four students will give five minute talks and then be joined by DuShane in answering ques tions from the floor for the re mainder of an hour. Ed Peterson, member of the organization group for Campus Meeting, will serve as mediator. Campus Meeting will be trans cribed for later presentation over radio station KOAC, Corvallis. 1 Dorothy Orr, chairman of the organization group, has explained that Campus Meeting is designed as a "sounding board for student opinion.” Other members of the organiza tion group, named with the ap proval of the ASUO Executive Council, are Ruth Landry and Stan Turnbull. Furnaces, Pipes BalkatWeather It must, be. the weather. Why else would hot water pipes ex plode and furnaces flood? Carson Hall was the first vic tim Saturday when a hot water pipe exploded on the fifth floor. It not only flooded that floor but leaked to other floors, the result being immediate evacuation of two girls and some furniture. The second victim was the Delta /eta sorority. Its water tank exploded yesterday, fiood ! ing the. furnace. Being without heat facilities, the girls moved to Carson Hall, where conditions are better. They will remain there for two days, repairs per mitting. /Duck Preview' Weekend Petitions Due Friday at 4 Petitions for AYVS weekend committee chairmanships are due Friday at 4 p.m. They may be turned in to Marie Lombard at Delta Delta Delta, or to Steve | Church at Theta Chi, chairmen of the “Duck Preview” weekend. Committee positions open are housing, registration, welcome booklet, invitations, exchange din ners, luncheon program, dance, and campus tours.