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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1950)
Veteran's Administration Sets Deadline For G.l. Bill Education Veterans’ deadline for starting a course of education and training under the G.I. Bill is July 25, 1951, the Veterans Administration an nounced recently. A majority of veterans will not he permitted to begin G.I. Bill courses after that date. Exception will be made for those discharged after July 25, 1947, and for those who enlisted or re-enlisted between Oct. 6, 1945, and Oct. 5, 1946. Veterans who have started and are actually pursuing G.I. training on the deadline will not be affec ted and may continue their courses even if they are forced to interrupt them temporarily for summer va cations or other reasons. If a veteran completes or dis continues his program for G.I. Bill training after the deadline, he may not start another course. After the deadline, veterans who are enrolled in courses will be ex pected to pursue their training un til completion, the VA said. They may change their educational ob jectives only while in training and then only for reasons satisfactory to the administrator. The VA explained that it is is suing regulations on deadlines at this time in order to give veterans ample opportunity to make their plans for the future. Sigma Delta Pi Holds Initiation Twenty-two new members were initiated into Gamma chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, national Spanish honorary organization, last Sunday in Gerlinger Hall. New members are: Bernardo Gi covate, professor of Romance Lan guages and William R. Myer, in structor in Romance Languages, both honorary members; and ac tives Dolores Benitez, Margaret Blago, Janet Bronson, Frances Brooks, and Clara Jane Browning. Robert Bunnage, Barbara Fisk, Kenneth Ford, Pauline Layne 'in structor at Willamette High School), Irene Long, Mary Frances Lorain, Joan Manning, Robert Mathis, Henrietta Richter, Barbara Rinard, John Snow, Patricia Springer, Roberta Tussing, and '•Charity Williams. The initiation was held jointly with the Oregon State chapter of Sigma Della Pi. Announcement of annual awards was made, including the John Wat son Vogan Spanish Essay Prize, which went to Henrietta Richter, senior in foreign languages. Of the Sigma Delta Pi awards, the first prize of $10 in books went to Nan Humphrey Adams, senior in for eign languages, and the second of $5 in books to Harry Sorenson, senior in foreign languages. Officers presiding at the initia tion were Harry Sorenson, presi dent, Anne Insell, secretary-trea surer; and Leavitt O. Wright, pro fessor of Romance Languages, fac ulty adviser. Oregana Pictures On Sale at Co-op Glossy prints of the 1950 Ore gana will be bn sale Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Co-op. Pages of living organizations will be held until noon for houses who wish to buy entire pages, Bob Schooling, next year’s business manager announced. Page price is $1. After noon all prints will be sold individually. Petitions Asked For Homecoming Petitions for chairman of the 1950 Homecoming celebration were called for by ASUO President Art Johnson Tuesday. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Monday in the ASUO office, Emerald Hall. The chairman will be chosen by the new Executive Council after its members are installed at the ASUO dinner June 1, Johnson ex plained. Neither Barry Mountain, presi dent-elect, nor Herb Nill, first vice president-elect, were available for comment Tuesday on the question of when a Council junior represen tative will be chosen to fill the va cancies caused by the withdrawal of Will Urban and Dick McLaugh lin from the recent election. However, Johnson believes that the representatives will probably be chosen by the new Council early next fall. Mountain and Nill are attending a conference of the Pacific Student Body Presidents’ Association in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A job shortage always changes some lazy loafers into unfortu nate victims. Meeting to Host Three Leaders D. M. Dougherty, head of the Foreign Languages department; Bernardo Gicovate, assistant pro fessor of Romance Languages; and J. F. Weir, assistant professor of history, will represent Oregon at a conference of Latin Americanists to be held at Stanford May 29 and 30. With Brazil as the main topic for the convention, Mauricio Nabuco, Brazilian ambassador to the Uni ted States, will be guest of honor. Division of Latin American stud ies among west coast universities will be the main business of the convention. Brazil and its possibilities will be discussed, including a study of significant areas with regard to the future of the country. Political, economic, and cultural relations with the United States will be studied. Weir will read a paper, and Dougherty will serve on the policy committee, which will set up next year’s conference also. Social Calendar Wednesday, May 24 Dessert Phi Sigma Kappa-Delta Zeta. Thursday, May 25 Dinner University House for fac ulty. Friday, May 26 Mortar Board Ball. 'The Quiet One' Billed for Chapman “The Quiet One” will be shown at 7 and 9 p.m. today as the final selection in the Wednesday-night movie series. The film portrays the story of an unwanted 10-year-old boy who is sent to a correction school in an effort to help solve the problems which caused his delinquency. Students must present their stu dent body cards for admission to the showings, open to students and faculty only. Elizabethan Talk Scheduled Tonight E. C. A. Lesch, professor of Eng lish, will lecture on the Elizabeth an revenge tradition in Shake speare’s “Tempest” tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the library browsing room. Discussion following the talk will be led by R. D. Horn, profes sor of English. Service Trophy Petitions Asked By Honorary Petitions are due Thursday for the Alpha Phi Omega service tro phy, to be awarded to an under classman who has given outstand ing service to the University and the community. Each campus men’s living organ ization—fraternities, co-ops, and dorms—will select an underclass man and submit his petition. Any underclassman enrolled in the Uni versity who has less than 93 hours, minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA, and a minimum winter term 2.00 GPA is eligible. No member of Al pha Phi Omega is eligible for the award. Petitions are to be turned in to Dick Thompson, Pi Kappa Alpha, or Jim Goode, Sigma Chi, by 6 p.m. Thursday. GRADUATION CARDS AND GIFTS PARTY NAPKINS—PLATES—MATCHES ' CANDLES—DECORATIONS VALLEY STATIONERY CO. Tel. 5-6411 76 West Broachvay AHOY... SUN FUN and FASHION Stage their Summer get-together EUGENE'S FASHION CENTEB MATCHED SEPARATES in Pacific Blue denim. Vat-dyed and Sanforized. 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