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
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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.