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High School Journalists To Meet in SU Friday The first large-scale meeting in the Student Union will be the Ore gon High School Press Confer ence, opening Friday, conference '.secretary Gordon Greb, professor 'of journalism, announced. * This gathering of students and .advisers, sponsored by the Oregon ’Scholastic Press, marks the 24th fyear for the newspaper clinic and the second for the yearbook forum. Delegates will begin arriving Friday for registration. Each ad viser and representative will sign up in the SU upon arrival, with registration continuing from 1 to 10 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. through noon Saturday. To Discuss Problems Purpose of the conference is to discuss various problems of high school publications. There will be separate meetings for yearbooks and for duplicated and letter press ^ papers. 4 Walter W. R. May, co-publisher of the Oregon City Enterprise Courier and president of the Ore gon Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation, will speak on “What Journalism Means to You,” at the opening session of the conference Saturday. Star Reporters to Meet Each school will select a star reporter, who will attend the noon .luncheon in the Ballroom of the SU. Reporters will interview Dick .Williams, manager of the Student .Union and member of the publica tions board. The interviews will be considered for publication as the 1950 “Big Story” selection in the OSP Bulletin. * Paul S. Dull, professor of poli tical science and history, will con clude the general session, speak ing on the subject, “What Korea Means to You.” New officers for the Oregon Association of Journalism Advis ers will be nominated and elected during the convention. The award for the 1950 Newspaper Improve ment Program will be presented. Seattle Plane Seats Available Nineteen seats are available on the plane taking the team to Seat tle on Nov. 10 for the game with Washington, according to Leo ‘Harris, athletic director. Students [rijj|ty get reservations by contact ing Mrs. Glos at the athletic of fice this week. Cost of the round trip is $20, which must be paid in advance. The plane will leave Friday, Nov. 10, at noon and return Saturday ■night after the game. If all the tickets are not sold to students they will be made available to the ublic next week. In addition, special trips to the ame are being offered by the reyhound bus line according to P. Wescott, agent for Eugene, 'or $17.71 students can get a round trip ticket from Eugene, a $3 reserved seat ticket for the tgame, and hotel accommodations •in Seattle. The hotel accommoda 'tions, which are reserved, are on >a per person rate, a double room, with bath. Reservations for this trip may be made by phoning Greyhound. Arrangements also may be made for groups wishing to charter special buses for the trip, Wescott said. ^[sn’t there some less dangerous way state legislatures can prove they’re earning their money than by enacting so many laws. Annual Barbecue Scheduled in SU Barbara Clerin, chairman for the Homecoming barbecue, has announced that the annual “feed” will be held in the* Student Union this year. In past years the barbecue was held in McArthur court. The time for this year’s event has been set at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 in the Ballroom. As tradi tion goes, the barbecue will be “self-service” style and special en tertainment will be featured. Members of the barbecue com mittee are: Sunny Allen, Robert Briggs, Dorothy Lee Carr, Norm DeLashmett, Anne Dielschneider, Rosamond Fraser, Fred Gullette, Sally Lyman, Ann McLaughlin, and Betty Miller. Baton Twirier Shines at Game A major attraction at Satur day’s game with St. Mary’s was Gloria Ellexson, former national champion baton twirler. Miss El lexson was visiting friends at Zetq. Tau Alpha of which she is a mem ber at the University of Washing ton. This was not her first appear ance before Oregon students. She twirled at a basketball game last year and at the Oregon-Washing ton game in Portland last fall. She travels with the Washington band and has made several trips back east for appearances alone. Several week ago Miss Ellexson appeared in Berkeley during the national^ football queen contest sponsored by the University of California. Miss Ellexson oegan working on her routines about four years ago when she entered the Univer sity of Washington for her fresh man year. She transfered to the College of Puget Sound for two years and is now back at Wash ington for her senior year, major ing in physical education. Zeta Tau Alpha held an open house in honor of Miss Ellexson Saturday afternoon. Her home is Sumner, Washing ton. Social Chairmen To Change Desserts Rescheduling of desserts in ac cordance with the new ASUO pol icy will be done at a meeting of all house social chairmen at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Union. Miss Dana Lind, campus social standards chairman, asked that all social chairmen from the various living organizations be present and bring their dessert schedules. Gerald TODAY'S STAFF. Desk Editor: Jim Knight Copy Desk: A1 Karr, Stan Turn bull, Jackie Pritzen, Kathlean Fraser. NIGHT STAFF Night Editor: Dick Thompson Night Staff: Kathleen Stryker, Sella Wineberg, Betty Lou Rus sell, Lillian Schott, A1 Karr. Friday Opening Set For'Born Yesterday' By Don Smith “She’s just a dumb broad,” in the words of Brock, lead male, but even at that she wasn’t born yesterday, as Billie, lead charact er, proves in the Garson Kanin comedy, “Born Yesterday,” open ing Friday night as the first pro duction of the University Theater 1950-51 season. The smash hit of a recent Broadway season will also be pre sented Saturday, and Nov. 1, 2, 3, and 4, with Joyce Sommerlade and Faber DeChaine in lead roles. Brock takes his woman, Billie, with him to Washington, D. C., where he “buys” a senator to help him push legislation through Congress favorable to Brock’s business. Billie is a legal partner in all Brock’s firms—but a silent partner since all she does is sign her name to contracts without ever bothering to read them. And even if she did read them she couldn’t understand them. Worries About Billie But Brock gets worried about Billie’s ignorance—he wants her spruced up in her social graces, so she'll fit into Washington society. He hires a reporter, Paul, to do the job; and Paul takes the job because he likes Billie, and isn’t unwilling to beat Brock's time. Billie listens to Paul because she thinks he might “cross the line.” At any rate, despite their original motives, Billie proves she’s not so dumb, and Paul educates her in what’s* going on in the world, what’s right and what’s not right in a democracy, and what kind of guy Brock really is. Billie rebels against Brock, wises up, and uses her position as legal partner to throw a monkey wrench into his plans. Comedy Situation The comedy of the play develops from Billie's “rebirth” and her struggle with being educated; the conflicts she meets in Brock’s reaction; and the change she makes from a dumb blonde to a clever woman. The play had a long run on Broadway, and was just recently released for non-professional pro duction. Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas starred in the Broadway show, and Miss Holliday is now working in the film version of the play. Because of the relationship between Brock and Billie in the play, several changes have had to be made for the film production. Columbia Valley Administration Mulled at Symposium Meeting Pro and con arguments on the Columbia Valley Administration issue were presented to the speech department symposium group re cently, by 'State Senator Richard L. Neuberger and Calvin Crumbak er, retired professor of economics. “Preservation of Oregon’s na tural resources would be greatly aided by CVA,” Neuberger said, adding, “We have no coal or oil in the Northwest; wood is our only fuel.” Neuberger quoted Senator Wayne Morse as saying, “Six mil lion dollars for the CVA would be insignificant in considering the wealth it would develop. The suc cess of the Tennessee Valley Au thority could be indicative of simi lar results on the Columbia River.” Good for Manufacturing “A favorable point is that there is only one way to make us be come a manufacturing center. That is to build up power to take care of our many raw materials instead of sending it east where, factories finish it,” he said. Crumbaker, president of the Eu gene Business College, and mem ber of the City Council, declared' that CVA is socialistic. “CVA is Marxian in that it pro vides for use of power for a fam-» ily-size farm. To provide ample irrigation, this provision would lead to dividing the county into such size farms.” Development Unnecessary CVA is unnecessary to develop water power, Crumbaker said. The average person, upon studying the law, would be unable to under stand it because of its phrasing. The result would be that the ad ministration could interpret it ac cording to their own interests, he said. As to profit, Crumbaker com mented, “Three-quarters to one bil lion dollars are invested in the Grand Coulee Dam, which won’t be regained for five years or more.” WAA Volleyball To Open Today “WAA will open its season of ac tivities with three volley ball games today, October 23, at 5 p.m. in Ger linger,” states Bonnie Gienger, WAA President. Participating teams have been divided into four leagues, four teams to a league. League I con sists of Highland House, Carson Hall, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Delta Gamma; League 2 of Alpha Omicron Pi, Rebec House, Susan Campbell Hall, and Alpha Phi ; Lea gue 3 of University House, Hend ricks Hall, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Gamma Phi Beta; League 1 of Ann Judson House, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, and Orides. Each team plays within their own league, thus eliminating all but one team. The four top teams will then have a play off for the champion ship. All teams are allowed two losses before being eliminated. All games scheduled will be play ed at 5 p.m. in either the main or outdoor gym at Gerlinger, unless otherwise published Games sche duled for today are Alpha Phi vs. Alpha Omicron Pi and University House vs. Hendricks Hall, both in the main gym; and Zeta Tau Alpha vs. Gamma Phi Beta in the outdoor; gym. Tomorrow’s schedule will be Re bec House vs. Susan Campbell Hall and Kappa Kappa Gamma vs. Delta Gamma, both in the main gym; and Ann Judson House vs. Alpha Delta Pi in the outdoor gym. UO Faculty Dance Set for Friday The first in a series of seven semi-formal dances, sponsored by the faculty dancing club, will be held from 9 to 12 midnight Fri day, at Gerlinger Annex. Faculty members wno are new to the University this academic year will be honored as guests at this affair. Music will be furnish ed by John Lusk’s orchestra. Those wishing information on membership and other details may contact Mrs. George Hopkins, chairman, at 5-1470, or Mrs. J. C. Lillie, -secretary-treasurer, at 4-3105. CLASSIFIED LOST—Brown jacket on campus. Call Elmer Gentleman, Ext. 321. Reward. 23 LOST—Black zipper nQtcbook Sat urday. Call Harold Neufeld, Ext. 3S1. 23 German lessons & conversation. German Business correspond ence. Room 72, Barrister Inn, Ext. 445. 24 LOST—Black Parker 51 between Friendly and MacArthur Court Thur. a.m. Call 55916. 23 Hostess Voting Due Tuesday Voting for the Homecoming hostess will begin Tuesday in the Co-op, Jeanne Hoffman, hostess selection chairman, has announced. The Co-op voting booths will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Hoffman plans that the winner will be announced at a send-off football rally this week before the Southern California football game. The six candidates for the Homecoming hostess who were in troduced at the Sophomore Whis kerino are: Jessie Bennett, Lee DeJarnette, Helen Jackson, Joyce Sommerlade, Martha Stapleton, and Carol Udy. Members of the hostess selec tion committee are Maureen Cot ta, Carol Coulter, Ruth Dexter, Ashle Dixon, Martha Feenaughty, Mary Gilham, Suzanne Huggins, Georgie Oberteuffer, Connie Ohl sen, Joan Walker, and Ken Hodge. 'Sweetheart' Contest Begins Twenty-four candidates for the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi will at tend their second dessert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, social chairman Mike Moran has announced. The girls attended their first Sigma Chi dessert last Wednesday. The candidates and their liv ing organizations are: Shirley Van Derford, Alpha Chi Omega; Elizabeth Johnson, Pi Beta Phi; Mary Fowler, Kappa Kappa Gam ma; Barbara Keelan, Kappa Alpha Theta; Gwen Fry, Gamma Phi Beta; Lyn Hartley, Delta Gamma. Kristin Sickier, Delta Delta' Delta; Gayle Pattee, Chi Omega; Norma Jean Anderson, Hendricks Hall; Shirley Boner, Alpha Phi;i Hazel Erikson, University House; Mary Bennette, Rebec House; Shirley Olson, Orides. Peggy Dahlman, Highland1 House; Mary Ann Moore, Alpha1 Xi Delta; Rosemary Barton, Al-' pha Gamma Delta; Barbara Cal lender, Alpha Delta Pi; Dorothy Anderle and Audrey Campbell, Carson Hall. Nita Noll, Susan Campbell^' Joyce Winn, Zeta Tau AJpha; Col leen Bruce, Sigma Kappa; Lillian Hunter, Alpha Omicron Pi; and Donna Seagren, Delta Zeta. Portland Post Office Jobs Open to Men The student employment bureau has announced that they are ac- ' cepting applications for jobs in the Portland post office during Christmas vacation. All men students interested in this vacation work should see Miss Shirley Sylvester, manager of the bureau.