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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1950)
Special Exhibition. . . Billiards expert will give two exhibitions in the Student Union. See story on page four VOLUME LI1 The Beer Case... i Editorial comment on liquolt situations. See Page 3—"This Con cerns Us, too.” UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1950 NUMBER 42i Ab-Duck-ted Where Is Puddles? Oregon Mascot Gone Puddles the Duck, Oregon’s perennial mascot, has disappeared. He had been residing in the backyard of Leo Harris, director of athletics. Early Thursday morning the ducke did not report for break fast, and was missing from his pen. Harris suggested three possible reasons for the disappearance, the first having something to do with the food situation for the coming Thanksgiving, but this is the least possible, since Puddles is a pretty tough duck. The obvious reason centers around our rural neighbors to the north. The farmer boys have done it in the past, and they might be up to their same old tricks. As with most unsatisfactory conditions around this campus, the disappearance could be tied in with the living-in program. It is rumored that several of Puddle’s rushing dates had been canceled, and he may have gone home, like several of our freshman athletes. George Taylor, Far East Expert Speaks Today ‘‘Our Policy in Asia” will be the subject of a lecture by George E. Taylor, director of the Far East ern and Russian Institute at the University of Washington, today at 11:15 a.m. in the Student Union ballroom. Morning classes will be shorten ed for the assembly. The schedule will be: first period, 8-8:40; sec ond period, 8:50-9:30; third period, 9:40-10:20; fourth period, 10:30 11:10. Taylor will arrive in Eugene at 10:10 a.m. At noon he will be entertained at a small luncheon in the SU. The student body is in vited to an informal coffee hour with Taylor from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Dad’s Lounge, sponsored by the SU Board and Mortar Board, t He is scheduled as the second iecturer in the assembly series und er the auspices of the University Assembly Committee. Pre-registration Material Ready Registration, material for wint er term may be picked up Mon day, Tuesday, and Wednesday on the second floor lobby of the Stu dent Union. Actual registration, conference with advisers, and enrollment for classes, will not start until the following Monday, Nov. 27. Conferences with advisers and enrollment with department clerks must be completed by Dec. 1, Clif ford L. Constance, registrar, an nounced. The remaining steps, in cluding assessment and payment of fees, may be completed during the following week up to noon on Dec. 9. Studepts must have gone far enough in registration to file their cards with the registrar by Dec. 9 or they will be required to pay a late fee of at least $8 when they resume registration in January, Constance said. Phi Beta Kappa Picks Senior Six The senior six were tapped yesterday afternoon by Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary of lib eral arts and sciences. They are Byron Brenden, physics; Doro thy Christiansen, mathematics, Richard Dahlberg, physics; Rog er Moore, mathematics; Hen rietta Richmond, general arts and letters; and Barbara Stev enson, English. The six have received the top distinction Phi Beta Kappa can bestow upon undergraduates, by being elected as the senior six. Initiation of the six will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in Gerlinger. Oregon Mist Heavy Torrential Rains Flood Streets, Clog Sewers How has the heavy rain affect ed the city of Eugene? "It hurt!” So commented the Eugene Street department which Thursday util ized all available manpower to re move leaves from the streets. The leaves have clogged all the catch basins in the city, causing over flows at many of the intersections. In addition to the catch basins being flooded, the sewers also have backed up because too much water has been coming through manholes which the sewers are un able to handle. One of Heaviest In Wednesday’s heavy rain—the heaviest in one 24-hour period in the history of the local weather bureau—nearly every street in the city was flooded at one point or another. Nineteenth St from Hil yard to Willamette was closed to traffic throughout most of Wed nesday and part of Thursday. The street department estimated that of 75 catch basins still clog ged, the maintanence department will be unable to get more than half cleared by today. The Millrace is full and street department officials said that wat er is being let out slowly to pre vent the Millrace from overflow ing. Millrace Emptied Last week water was let out of the stream so that rocks carried into the Millrace during the flood could be removed. The weather bureau said Thurs day that the 3.61 inches of rain which fell Wednesday was the heaviest ever seen in Eugene since the weather bureau began keep ing records. The previous high was 3.39 inches on January 2, 1939. But no flood is expected. Snow this year? The weather bureau says “may be.” If all this unexpected rain can come, there’s nothing to stop a snowfall by Christmas. “Your guess is as good as ours,” was the final comment. Liquor Commission Investigates Alleged Beer Sales to Minors By Bill Frye An open hearing regarding the sale of beer to minors near the University campus, turned into a lively, two-hour debate Thursday afternoon in the crowded council chamber of the Eugene city hall. Students and townspeople jam med the chamber room to hear statements by University officials and the representatives of various organizations, and then joined in to voice their own opinions dur ing the open discussion. The 'hearing, conducted by the Oregon Liquor Control Commis sion, stemmed from an investiga tion made last weekend of the Col lege Side Inn and Taylor’s, in which minors were reported drink ing beer. Owners of the two estab lishments were also called upon to give statements during the ses sion. Hearing Held The liquor commission decided to hold the hearing before they meet to establish a policy on beer sales near the campus. Evidence gathered Thursday will be present ed at the next meeting of the commission Nov. 24. Arguments concerning the sus pension of beer sales near the cam pus were presented in formal and impromptu speeches from both sides. Strongest supporters of the move to prohibit the sale of beer within a set distance from the campus came from Oregon Moth ers clubs and the University ad ministration. __ Reads Letter Donald M. Du Shane, director of student affairs, and James D. Kline, assistant director of stu dent affairs, attended the hear ing as representatives of the ad ministration. DuShane read a letter from Three Ministers Give Opinions At Hearing on Alcohol Issue Among the many views express ed Wednesday in a public hearing by the Oregon Liquor Control commission were those of three Eugene church officials. The officials were Rev. .Wesley Goodson Nicholson, minister of the First Congretional church; Dr. Carroll Roberts, head of the Eu gene Ministerial association; and Rev. Vance Webster, pastor of the First Baptist church. In questioning the charge that proprieters of Taylor’s coffee Shop and the College Side Inn were not thorough in checking stu dent’s ID, Rev. Nicholson said, “There is no reason to take it out on two establishments who have done a whale of a job in try ing to do away with illegal sale of beer. The problem is not local, but is one for the state and so ciety.’’ When asked if he thought that removing the beer from the area would also remove the problem, Rev. Nicholson replied that he could not foresee any slack in beer sales because students had to go farther for it. Dr. Roberts spoke on behalf of the Eugene Ministerial associa tion. “My group,” he said, “repre sents the moral forces of the com munity. We are interested in law enforcement and favor any cur tailment of beer sales near the campus.” He was joined by Rev. Webster who cited Homecoming weekend as an example of why beer sales near the campus should be dispens ed with. Rev. Webster said he was sur prised by the “open drinking and open filth of some of the Home coming ceremonies.” He added that beer was being given to high school students in front of Tay lor's the night of the noise parade. President H. K. Newburn in which Newburn stated the University’s stand on beer sales near the cam pus in 1946 as compared to this year. According to the letter, tho loss of veterans and the fact that a majority of students in school now are under age has forced tho administration to change its views. Taking note of the present situ ation, DuShane added that be cause there are a large number of under-age students in the Uni versity, “it would be impossible to sell beer near the campus with out violation of state liquor laws.’’ Much Drinking The belief of the administration that more drinking is being car ried on because of the proximity of these establishments to the campus was voiced by Kline. “The fact that these places aro near the campus, is a natural in clination to buy beer,” he said. Ho also cited cases in which dormi tory students were allowed to pur chase beer in Taylor’s or in tho Side “without identification or with falsified or borrowed identifi cation.” Golda P. Wickham, director of women’s affairs, told commission examiners that “there are many instances in which reports have come to our office that girl:# bought beer without proper identi fication.’’ The president of the Associa tion of American University Wom en, Mrs. Cecille Summers, said that her group had started to peti tion some time ago to have estab lishments that sell beer moved farther away from the campus. She added, “We feel that largo groups of students should not be served beer anyplace in town.” Newburn’s Stand Given Approval of President New burn’s stand on the issue was giv en by Mrs. Ella Meisel, president of the Eugene Mothers Club. This was supplemented by a telegram from the president of the Port land Mothers Club which said that group "strongly advises revoking” licenses.” Townspeople and students also displayed an enthusiastic interest* in the issue. Robert Prescott, lo cal businessman, rejected the view point of University administrator:* and Oregon mothers by saying, “We have lost sight of what a univei-sity is supposed to be. It is a place to learn, not a police force.” He compared the University to a cocoon in which students wero being shut off from the mature world by their mothers and school officials. “We face a future,” he said, “in which our university will deteriorate to a point where stu dies will be superfluous to rule t and engaged in only by eccentrics.” Attorney Protests Sid Milligan, Eugene attorney, attributed the present flare-up to “a concept of administrators ami mothers that there is drinking (Tlease turn to page three)
