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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1950)
eather.. . Cloudy weather and a few show ers Tuesday are predicted by the Weather bureau. Higher temper atures are expected Wednesday. High temperature will be 49 de grees, low tonight 41 degrees. Daily EMERALD WAA Carnival... Living organizations may obtain proceeds from WAA carnival booths at the Educational Activ ities Office. Funds will be avail able to houses until Mar. 7. VOLUME LI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1950 NUMBERS An example of what may happen if Bed Cross contributionsdon’t come in quick enough is this shot of freshman Gene Harrison being “shaken down” by drive committee chairmen. Standing fromleft are Ann Darby, Donna Mary Brennan, Mike Lally, Jack Landrud, Art Ross, and Helen Gatewood. Scooping “contri butions” from the floor are (from left) Georgle Oberteuffer, Bev Buckley, Kay Kukenber, and Shirley Hillard. (Photo by Deane Bond) Local Red Cross Set Annual Drive Dates The campus Red Cross Drive will start Thursday co-chairmen Donna Mary Brennan and Art Ross an nounced. The drive, which will extend from Feb. 23 through 28, will be unofficially opened tonight at a “Kickoff” banquet for committee chairmen and Red Cross workers from Lane county and Oregon State College. i Red Cross representatives from every living organization should attend a meeting at 4 v|r m. today in 8 Commerce Hall. At that time details of the drive and the system of collection will be explained. Competition between living or ganisations for collections will be held, and the top ten houses on the campus will be published in the Emerald each day of the drive. Speakers will visit all living or ganizations, accompanied by "fly ing speeches” to promote the drive and explain the functions and bene fits of the Red Cross among the students. Committee chairmen are: Collec tions co-chairman, Georgie Ober teuffer and Kay Kuckenberg; Speakers, Beverly Buckley; Off campus Collections, Mike Lally; Co-op Collections, Shirley Hilliard; Posters, Ann Darby; Publicity, Helen Gatewood and Clyde Fahl mann; Promotion, Jack Landrud. • "Few people realize the benefits which the Red Cross offers to Uni versity students,” Mrs. Cora Purtle, Lane County manager of the Red Cross, commented. "Operating as an emergency or ganization, the Red Cross has come to the aid of various Oregon stu dents, making it possible in many cases, for them to continue their education.” Ensemble Plays At Mac Court Five encores were demanded of the Four-Piano Ensemble by an audience Monday night in a Mc Arthur Court concert. Following an entertaining pro gram of varied selections, the en semble played encores of Khocha tourian’s Sabre Dance and an or iginal arrangement, “Broadway and 42nd,” by Stephen Kovacs, a member of the quartet. The ar rangement combined Choo-Choo Boogie, Hay Baba Rebop and sev eral other modern melodies. Other encore numbers played were Largo al Factotum from the Barber of Seville by Rosseni, Ron da a la Turka from Mozart’s Son ata in A Major and the Beer Barrel Polka. Monday night's program con sisted of nine numbers played by the ensemble, all arranged by Stephen Kovacs, a member and organizer of the group. Included in the selections were Concerto Grosso No. 12 in B Minor by Han del, Wagner’s Overture to “Tan hauser,” the Sacramouche Suite by Milhaud, and Peasant Dances by Erno Balogh. Other numbers were “Invitation to the Dance” by Carl Maria von Weber, “The Flight of the Bumble Bee” by Rimsky-Korsakov, "Cafe Society, New York,” by Smith and Hampton, the “Champagne Song of Don Juan,” from “Don Giovan ni,” by Mozart, and the “Maross zek Dances” by Kobaly. The Ensemble left immediately after the performance for Califor nia to continue their tour. Exec Council Deliberates Constitution The ASUO Executive Council Monday night: 1. Heard a report on the prog ress of the constitutional com mittee. 2. Discussed the extent of its supervisory powers of class ac tivities and the sophomore and junior honoraries. 3. Asked for suggestions at next week’s meeting on the ap pointment of a student to or ganize Ore-nter finances. 4. Formulated three questions for determination by the newly appointed Judiciary Committee. 5. Heard reports on the prog ress of the committees investi gating the establishment of box ing as an intercollegiate sport and the renewal of weekly AS UO assemblies. 6. Received an explanation from Director of Student Affairs Donald M. DuShane on the Uni versity’s policy of collecting $5 fees for failure to register dur ing the pre-registration period. The constitutional revision com mittee has formulated a basic phil osophy of criterion on which tc base the details of a new ASUC Constitution, chairman Dick Neely reported. This philosophy states roughly that student life and activities are an integral part of a University education and program, and that the University should be viewed as a community, rather than ae groups of competitors making up students, faculty, and administra tion. The committee is trying to worlt out the embodiment of this idea in such details as continuity on the Executive Council, eventual stu (Please turn to patje seven) University Women To Elect Officers Wed. At Gerlinger Election will lie held Wednesday for 1950-51 officers for the Associated Women Students, Women’s Athletic Association, and YWCA. Candidates for president of AWS are Eva Overbade and Barbara Stevenson; secretary, Sally Stone and Marilyn Thomp son; treasurer, Kay Kuckenberg and Carol Udy; reporter, Betty Moshofsky and Donna Pastrouich; sergeant-at-arms, Elaine Berg's Store To Present Coed Styles All types of fashions for the col lege girl will be shown by the Charles F. Berg store of Portland, Wednesday at 3:45 p. m. in Ger linger Hall's Alumni Lounge. The hour-long style parade is being sponsored by the three main women’s organizations on the campus, Associated Women Stu dents, Women’s Athletic Associa tion, and the YWCA. All womer students are invited. The show, which is divided into six parts, will feature new fashions for spring and summer. Modeling will be done by Berg’s own models. First part of the fashion show is entitled “Spring Term at the U.” Included will be many new fashions in skirts, sweaters, cot ton dresses, cotton blouses and skirts, denims and sail cloth sep arates. “Fashions Directed to Spring Vacation” will highlight new spring 1950 styles which can be worn at home, for Easter, and also for dates during this time. In the third part, “Summer," new playclothes, sunback dresses and summer sportswear will be shown. A new and important fashion, “Checks,” will be seen in coats, suits, dresses, cottons, and in various colors. For “After 5 Fashions” there will be new short formals, separ ate dressy blouses and skirts, and many new evening and date fashions. The last part is entitled “Trousseau” and includes a com plete wardrobe for the bride. A tea will follow the show. Janice Hughes is in charges of the event. Campus clothes will be in order. Classified Mere 984 Cents Brings Lost Fire For a mere 98 cents, a law stu dent Bill Jayne was able to have returned a cigarette lighter he had lost; which was considerably cheaper than buying a new, senti mentally valueless lighter. Jayne was on the match basis for only a few days, and then he got an idea to use an Emerald classified—which brought the de sired result in short order. Hartung and Margaret Powne. WAA candidates for president aro Bonnie Gienger and Phyllis Rich; secretary, Jay Frye and Joan Skor dahl; treasurer, Bernice Bradley and Mary Myers; sergeant-at-arms, Joan Jacobs, and Dolores Parrish; custodian, Barbara Bates and Nan cy Brenneman. YWCA candidates include presi dent, Beverly Buckley and Dolores Jeppesen; second vice president, Nancy Kuhnhausen and Jackie Bar bee Miller; secretary, Florence Han sen and Jo Ann Gillmore; treasurer, Janice Hughes and Eleanor Johns; upperclass commission chairman, Gretchen Grond'ahl and Karla Van Loan. Candidates for YWCA Sopho more Commission chairman are Mary Alice Baker and Dolores Par rish; vice chairman, Janis Evans and Joan Zener; secretary, Bonnie Birk emeier and Frances Gillmore. Candidates will be introduced at a short assembly at 12:30 p.m. in Gerlinger Hall lobby. At that time further nominations may be made from the floor. Voting will continue from 1 to 6 p.m. in the lobby All women pre senting student body cards may vote for AWS officers. Only mem bers are eligible to participate in the WAA and YWCA elections. Women to Discuss Rushing Tonight Representatives from Panhellenic and women's dormitories will meet at 7 tonight in the Sigma Kappa house to discuss and formulate rushing rules under the deferred living plan next fall. Representing Panhellenic will bo Jackie Moore; Dorothy Orr; Fran Robson outgoing president; and Joan White, incoming president. Delegates from the dormitories will be Ruth Bartle, Mary Ann Dels man, Betty Horand, Sue Michel, Jackie Pritzen, and Cherry Taylor. A resolution to be conveyed to the administration favoring rush, week at the same time as freshman orientation week next fall was voted by Panhellenic two weeks ago. The Inter-dormitory council vot ed last term in favor of postponing rush week until the fall of the sopho more year. Civic Officials to Meet A series of 22 regional meetings for officials and civic leaders will begin at 7 p. m. tonight in the Springfield American Legion Club. The meetings are being spon sored by the League of Oregon Cities and the Bureau of Muncipal Research.