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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1950)
Orientation Plan Continues Through Second Day The new University counseling and dormitory orientation program moves into its second day today, as freshmen and transfer students be gin registration week activities on the campus. The program began Saturday When University dormitories wel comed hundreds of freshmen and sponsored dormitory orientation meetings to acquaint new students with, the campus and registration week activities. Similar dormitory meetings will follow the official opening assem bly at McArthur Court tonight at 7:30. University traditions, regula tions, and academic standards will be meeting topics. Arising out of the controversial “living in” plan, the counseling pro gram is a measure to help fresh men through the first-year “ad justment period” on the campus. Student counselors, selected from senior and graduate students with experience and training, will advise new students on campus procedures, help formulate study programs, and check academic progress throughout the students’ first year at Oregon. Counselors returned to the cam pus early for a period of in-service training consisting of lectures, workshops, and discussions of the problems arising under the new plan. James D. Kline, counselor for veteran and foreign students for the past three years, heads the program for men. Sixteen head counselors, one for each dormi tory unit, will carry out the pro gram in University men’s dormi tories. Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, di rector of dormitories, is carrying out the program for women, with the assistance of Golda P. Wick ham, director of women’s affairs. Counseling plan for women pro vides for one Resident counselor for approximately each 80 girls. As sisting counselors are “student staff” members, comprised of up perclass women, who will each have charge of one 20-girl unit of freshmen, YW Leaders Plan Monday Retreat Members of the YWCA senior cabinet, junior advisers, and sopho more cabinet will gather for their fall term retreat at 1:30 p. m. Mon day in front of Gerlinger Hall. The retreat will continue through the afternoon up the McKenzie River. Plans for the year will be dis cussed. Membership chairman Bar bara Ebeling will present her pro gram for the fall term member ship drive. Some people find an advantage in enemies through blaming them for trouble they brought on them selves. U. O. Band Plans Welcoming Meeting A get-acquainted band social meeting is the first activity plan ned for this year for the band at the SU Building at 5 p. m. Sunday, September 24. The School of Music invites all interested stu dents to attend. Two band activities this year are the football trip to Seattle and the annual spring tour. Students in all schools and de partments are eligible to join. For additional information, con sult Robert Vagner, director of band, at 111 Music Building, or Ira Lee, assistant band director, at 104 Music Annex. » 12,200 pedestrians were killed by automobiles last year—1,340 more than the year before. Two out of every three violated traffic laws or committed unsafe; acts which contributed to their deaths^ And believe it or not—many of these fatal accidents actually happ&ed less than six feet from the curb—only.a step or two from safety! Between intersection accidents accounted for more than one-third of all pedestrian fatalities last year. These victims carelessly rushed out from be hind parked cars, or simply jaywalked themselves into traffic—and death. Others even ignored the safety of lights and traffic officers at intersections to save a few seconds—and lost their lives. Never take safety for granted. Cross at intersections within the cross walks. Wait for the light or the policeman’s whistle. Be alert for the incon siderate driver making a right turn, or the reckless one beating a light. On open highways, allow for the speed of approaching cars. Walk to the left. facing traffic. Whenever you cross, look both ways. One step can be fatalI