VOLUME LI i UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1950 NUMBER 7a U.O. Host To Oregon Radiomen Representatives of the state’s radio stations will gather in Eu gene at 9:30 a.m. Friday, as the University plays host for the first time to the Oregon State Broad casters’ Association. Approximately 150 delegates are expected at the program which includes business meetings, a dra ma festival, and the dedication of ^three University buildings. The first event will be a talk ten be given in Studio A of Villard Hall at 3 on Friday by Mitch Mit chell of the Broadcast Advertising Bureau. Saturday morning will be de voted to a student broadcast for um to be held in Studio A at 10 a.m. Under the direction of Wil liam McCready of local station KUGN, a group from the OSBA will speak to and answer questions of the student body and faculty. Governor to Be Guest Luncheon will be held at noon in the Carson Hall dining room. President Harry K. Newburn will address the broadcasters and spe cial guests. These include Gov. Douglas McKay and members of the State Board of Higher Educa tion. The governor will be the chief speaker at the dedication cere monies which will go over KOAC at 1:30 from the Carson lobby. The School of Music will present a program from 2 to 3 p.m. which will include a recital by members of the faculty. “Macbeth” to Be Aired In Villard Hall preparations are being made for the delegates and their guests to view the 3 p.m. broadcast of “Macbeth” from Stu dio A. Seating arrangements are being made for visitors. A buffet supper at 5:45 will con clude the session. Governor McKay will address the group, j On Friday and Saturday nights, performances in the University Theater and basketball games at McArthur Court will be open to the Broadcasters. Guides, who will | conduct tours through the theater i and Villard Hall, are being ar ranged for by the Speech Depart - i ment. Five Non-AGS Greek Houses Reaffirm USA Standing at Meeting Representatives of five Greek houses remaining outside the Associ ated Greek Students political party met Tuesday afternoon at the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house to reaffirm their intention to stay out of AGS. The meeting was held as a result of action taken by Phi Sigma Kap pa fraternity Monday night to return to AGS. Phi Sigma Kappa's peti tion for reinstatement in AGS was received by AGS President Hob Deuel Tuesday afternoon. “AGS will meet sometime next week vote on the petition,’’ Deuel stated. The five non-AGS houses held house meetings or caucuses prior to the meeting of their representative Tuesday afternoon. All five houses indicated an intention to remain outside of AGS. Present were Virginia Wright, representing Alpha Xi Delta; Lou Wes ton, president of Delta Zeta; Dan French, Lambda Chi Alpha represen tative; Tom Young, president of Phi Kappa Sigma; and Bob Bunnage, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon. It was decided that a written agreement, which will provide future unity of action by the five houses, will be drawn up and formally pre sented' at house meetings. Tentative provisions of the agreement are: (1) notification of other non-AGS Greek houses and the USA steering committee of intention to vote to go back to AGS approximately eight days before a formal vote is taken; (2) a meeting of the five houses, to be held after the notifi cation and before the formal vote of any one house. Drama Conference Set to Start Thursday in University Theater Exhibits, stage productions, and a tour of the University The ater will be added attractions at the Northwest Drama Confer ence which opens tomorrow in the University Theater. Centering in Villard Hall, the exhibits will feature displays by various technical theatrical organizations on lighting, cos tume fabrics, stage equipment and books. Samuel French. Inc., through its west coast office in Los Angeles, is showing a display of theatrical material in connec tion with its task of providing plays for organizations throughout the West. In addition, private displays, consisting of programs, photo graphs, blueprints, sketches, and publicity will be shown by various individual colleges and universities, including Oregon, Washington State College, University of Wash ington, UCLA, along with North west high schools and theatrical groups. The University of Oregon will participate in the exhibition with a display in the Oriental Art Museum of Japanese work in the theater, with plays, books and costumes. The University Library also is scheduling an exhibit of theater material. As one of the opening features of the conference, William Schlosser will conduct the delegates on a tour of the new University Theater explaining its facilities and show ing the innovations which make the theater one of the most modern of university theaters. In addition to the two University Theater productions of “Thunder Rock” and “Winterset” and the Portland Civic Theater presenta tion of “Yes, My Darling Daug hter,” the Eugene Very Little The ater and the Portland Civic Theater will join in presenting a one-act drama by Tennessee Williams en titled “Portrait of Madonna.” The Very Little Theater will hold its production in the Laboratory Theater, while the Portland Civic Theater will present its production arena style in the Arena Theater, I 104 Villard. Oregon to Unveil New Buildings; Dedication Planned for Saturday Faculty members, students, and townspeople will witness the Sa turday unveiling of the University of Oregon’s first permanent build ings, constructed under a $6 mil lion postwar building program. The dedication of Carson Hall, new dormitory for women, the Music School administrative addi tion, and remodeled Villard with the University Theater addition will start at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. , The ceremony wTill be held in the lobby of Carson Hall, with Gov. Douglas McKay speaking. Others i participating in the dedication will be President Harry K. Newburn; r“~~ State Board of Higher Education building committee; Theodore Kratt, dean of the School of Mu sic; Roy C. McCall, department of speech; and Mrs. Genevieve Tur nipseed, director of dormitories. Students taking part will be Art Johnson, ASUO president, and Cherry Taylor, Carson Hall presi dent. The public may inspect the new buildings following the dedication. Open House will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., with special activities planned in each unit. A faculty concert will feature the School of Music open house at’ 2 p.m. This will be held in the mu j sic auditorium. At 3 p.m. an all- j student presentation of the radio play, “Macbeth,” will be broadcast from the new studios in Villard Hall. Tea is to be served in the home economics department in Chapman Hall from 4 to 5. Coeds will be on hand during the Open House hours at Carson Hall to show visiters the facilities of the new dormitory. Preceding the dedication cere mony, the Oregon State Broad casters Association will hold a luncheon in Carson Hall. President Newburn will be speaker for this event. The luncheon is an event of the annual conference of the OS BA, being held on the campus Feb. 10 and 11. Parking System Altered Along 'Fraternity Row7 Xo parking signs were posted Monday on the north side oE 11th Avc. between Kincaid and Pearl streets by the Police Traf fic Bureau. The action was a result of recommendations by the Univer sity Civic Club, an organization of businessmen with establish ments near the campus. Parking was changed from the north to the south side of 11th New Book Features Sweetheart Songs A feature of Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, will be the sale of fra ternity and sorority sweetheart song hooks at the Co-op by members of the YWCA fresh man music commission. They have collected and put together a booklet containing one sweetheart song from each fraternity and sorority represen ted on the Oregon campus. Choice of the song to be pub lished was made by the individu al living organizations. Booklet price is 25 cents. Kenton Hits Absence of Jazz In Curriculum Piano-playing bandman Stan Kenton thinks the very universi ties he is visiting on his nationwide concert tour are “making a grave mistake in not offering a course in creative music—or jazz." (Oregon is among those schools which do not offer such a course.) Kenton will bring Singing Star June Christy plus a forty-piece or chestra to McArthur Court Mon day at 8 p.m. when he will present “Innovations in Modern Music for 1950.” Saturday night he performs in Portland and is expected to ar rive in Eugene some time Sunday. It is Kenton’s contention that music departments in today's schools are “lagging behind.” Never one to sidestep an argu ment, Kenton explains that “the attitude of the heads of many of our university music departments toward modern music completely amazes me.” Reprimanding them for their shortsightedness and disregard of the students’ desire to study this type music Kenton says, "Edu cational institutions are, with few exceptions, treating jazz with dis dain and dismissing its value as an art form. “They still think of jazz as a ’honky-tonk' music, when actually it is highly technical.” Kenton refers to jazz as the only art form that can be regarded as truly American. “Yet,” he states, “our instruc tors treat it with disrespect. It's truly a pathetic situation and something should be done about it immediately.” Students may obtain tickets for 80 cents at the Co-op and McAr thur Court. This represents a 40 cent saving when compared to the general admission price of $1.20. The reserve seat price is $1.80. All prices include tax. the installation of parking1 meters was begun after busi nessmen appealed to the city council that patrons were un able to stop near the business houses. I'he meters will be put up for a half block between Alder and Hilyard on 11th and along the north side of 13th in the Alder to Kincaid block. They will also ex tend for half a block on the west side of Alder between llth and 12th. Faster Turnover Needed According to Keith Fennell, a member of the University Civic Club, the request for a revised parking system in this district was made "to facilitate a faster turn over of cars near the shops.” He explained, “Customers have been unable to park near the business es tablishments to shop, especially during rush hours. Parking meters will alleviate this condition and per mit more people yfaM stop in this area.” Capt. Del Cash of the Police Traffic Bureau said an advantage of the system would be "the elim ination of a congested condition on llth.” He stated, "The heaviest traffic on that street is that moving west into Eugene, and by parking cars on the opposite side of the street there would be less chance for accidents to occur." Five Houses Affected Five fraternity houses on llth will be affected by the change. Gene Hogan, president of Phi Sigma Kappa, said, “It will be a kind of a bind and inconvenience, and of course we're against it,” Sigma Nu President Joe Matthews felt that "parking meters on the other side of the street would create a prob lem, considering about 30 cars in each house along the millrace will be fighting it out for parking space.” 'King of Hearts' Crowning Set The King of Hearts will be crowned at halftime of the Oregon Oregon State basketball game Friday, according to Joa,n Skor dahl, head of the coronation com mittee. Lights at McArthur Court will Ke lowered while the yet unre vealed winner is seated on a throne. The band will play “With a Song in My Heart,” theme of this year's Heart Hop, and a spot light will reveal the identity of the King of Hearts. Heart Hop ticket stubs entitle students to vote for their selec tion. Voting will take place at the Co-op through 4 p.m. Friday. Tickets to this girl-ask-boy af fair are available at all women’s living organizations and at the Co-op. The price is 60 cents.