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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1950)
Fred Mueller, Varsity Gospel Team Bring Message, Musical Program to Eugeneans “Keep your knees down and your eyes up,’’ advised Billy Graham, famed evangelist, to Fred Mueller, organizer of the Varsity Gospel Team, which appeared Sat urday night at the Wilson Audi torium, 12th and Jefferson. The Varsity Gospel Team, con sisting of Fred Mueller; Bob Wheeless, trumpeter; Shirley An derson, contralto; and the Carl son sisters, cello and piano artists, has a story of inspiration and de termination behind it. “I have been a Christian since I was 10 years old,” Mueller stat ed, “but just a luke-warm Chris tian.” Fred Mueller learned from Billy Graham that you can not be a Christian until you have accepted God with your complete heart. The heart of a man consists of per sonality, character, and ego, he explained. Fred Mueller met Billy Graham and Cliff Barrows in Portland and spoke on their program. Since then he has spoken throughout the state. Mueller spent two days at Mt. Hood with Billy Graham, learn ing how to put over the gospel, and the technique of organizing a team. “Where Will You Spend Eter nity?” was the message of Fred Mueller at the meeting. A sophomore on the University cam pus, Mueller is affiliated with Phi Gamma Delta, Bast year he was on the freshman basketball team and number one man on the fresh man golf team. He also appeared in the stage play, “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” Shirley Anderson, vocalist, was graduated last June from the Uni versity. The Carlson sisters, Mar jorie and Dorothy, are both Ore gon coeds. Marjorie, a junior, is a member of Ann Judson House. Dorothy is now pledging Delta Gamma. Bob Wheeless, trumpeter, is also affiliated with Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. “I favor the ideals professed by this group,” Barry Mountain, ASUO president, said Thursday, “and consider this a worthy move ment. I know that students will respect the group, regardless of their personal beliefs.” V. Edwin Johnson, Mayor of Eugene, was on hand at the meeting to urge all sororities and fraternities on the campus to in vite the gospel team to their houses for an evening of inspira tional music and a message from the word of God. “This team has not been organ ized for the glory of Fred Muel ler or anyone else,” Mueller stat ed. “We aren’t preaching any reli gion. We will only preach what the scriptures say.” "Let’s remember,” ’ ? said, "that religion is man’s effort to try to communicate with God.” Sale of Books Starts at Co-op Approximately 1,300 books will go on sale in the Co-op today with both fiction and non-fiction selec tions offered. Prices on these books, all of them new, will be 39 cents each or three books for $1. This semi-annual sale is made possible by special rates from the publishers, G. L. Henson, manager said. Of the books, 20 to 30 per cent wil loffer well-known titles, he stated. The sale will continue through this week. 'VA' Magazine Men Impostors Reports that a group of maga zine solicitors operating in Wash ington and Oregon are falsely re presenting themselves as VA em ployees have been received by the Veterans Administration. The VA announced they do not solicit magazine subscriptions, nor do they sponsor magazine sub scription drives by any other or ganization. Veterans benefits are adminis tered by the VA without charge, the report continued, and it is not necessary for a veteran to pay for outside information or assistance when seeking aid from the VA. Audience Enjoys... (Continued from page one) were quite satisfactory in their small roles. Miss Wendel and Van Boskirk kept the show movng at a nice pace. Miss Wendel brought a love ly freshness to ner role, and a nice dramatic touch that heightened the comedy. The setting was designed by Howard Ramey. Van Boskirk and Winterringer both returned to the campus for the special showing of the produc tion. Van Boskirk is now attend ing Vanport College in Portland. Winterringer is working in Wenat chee, Wash. Miss Saunders is in her first term at the University. She form erly attended Pacific University in Forest Grove. Sheet Stylist Visits Home Ec Students Miss Carol Harter, sheet stylist from the Utica Sheet Company of Utica, N. Y., was a recent visitor in the University home economics department. Miss Harter lectured to textile classes on the quality, construc tion, and finishes of Utica sheets. Alpha Phi Omega Initiates 11 Pledges Eleven spring term pledges to Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, were initiated into the organization following a banquet Wednesday night at the Osburn hotel. New members are Clyde Jones, Bob Manning, Jack Stonehoelcer, Buster Kosai, George Boehnke, Gene Early, Billy Wise, Phil Hep pner, Ken Olsen, Dick Coenenberg and Phil Johnson. Thetas Top Womeflr (Continued frontpage one) apparently representing the Uni versity version of the Sad Sack, provided plenty of laughs for both men and women. The Delta Upsilon house, pre pared for any weather, appeared with hats of every description, ranging from summer straws down through sombreros and painter’s caps. Sigma Chis made their pre sence known by blasts from a trumpet, while the dormitory men marched from house to house shouting out cadence like a bunch of top sergeants. The Thetas enjoyed a real song fest with lots of songs and ukule le music. At Carson Hall, an im promptu shimmy dance entertain ed the crowd in the lobby. The raspa—an unusual dance step— caught the fancy of guests at Chi Omega, resulting in a small amount of bruises but a large amount of fun. Any harm in a nap after Dinner? To most of us a nap after Thanksgiving din ner is as much a part of Thanksgiving as the turkey itself. 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