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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1951)
Wetter Weather Mostly cloudy with a tew show ers today. Occasional rain tonight. Cooler today. Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers Wednesday. High today, 46; low tonight, 40. Athletic Cards Winter Term athletic cards, needed for the Oregon-Idabo basketball series this weekend, are available at the ticket office in McArthur Court. VOLUME LU UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1951 NUMBER 58 Religion Week To Get Preview At Fireside Talks Local ministers and University faculty will present short talks on the importance of religion to the college student at every living organization on the campus in to night’s series of pre-week fireside meetings. These meetings will mainly serve as a preview to the events that will occur during next week’s Religious Evaluation pro ceedings. Tonight’s meeting will be com pletely informal. They will follow jjfbre or less the “Town Meeting of the Air” approach with the reli gious speakers first giving short talks of their own choosing. These speeches, however, will all be com pletely undenominational in their approach. After the talk’s conclu sions, the members of the living groups will join in general discus sion with each member being given an opportunity to openly ex press his religious beliefs and con victions. ■ General Hospitality Chairman A key person in each living or ganization will act as general hos pitality chairman to the minister or faculty member’ and aid in the meetings preparation and formu lation. All of the meetings will be held ■between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Maggie' Powne of Alpha Xi Delta is gene ral chairman for the fireside com mittee and will be in charge of the meeting of all living group fire side chairmen at 4:00 p.m. today in the Student Union. Details will be posted on the main floor bulle tin board. 1 Twelve to Speak The main fireside meetings of Religious Evaluation Week will be held the evenings of January 22, 23, and 24. Only twelve speakers will speak with several of the cam pus living groups pairing off with other living organizations to hear the talks. According to George Yost, chair man for Religious Evaluation Week, all of next week’s fireside speakers will be out-of-town reli gious leaders. They will include: Dr. and Mrs.. Sa.snett of Los Ange Jes,. Calif.; Dr. and Mrs. Harold ft Case of Altadena, Calif.; Rabbi Leo Trepp of Berkeley, Calif.; and Father D. L. 'McGloin of Loyola University in Los Angeles. 'Right You Are' Lead 'to Blue •Jim Blue, junior ’ in speech, has been cast in a lead role in “Right You Are/’ University theater pro duction scheduled for performances Feb. 2. 3, and 5 through 10. Amelia Raysik and Vernon Gates.were al so cast in , the play last week by director Frederick J.. Hunter. The three take over roles which had been vacated after having been cast fall term. Others in the cast include Dorothy Polanski, Harold Long, Martha Stapleton, Eric Mat thews, Helen May, Ben Padrow, Tru Vosberg, Robert Peterson, Pa tricia Matzler, James Wolters, Pa tricia Bellmer, Donna Knoll, and Patricig White Nelson. The play, written by Luigi Pi randello, is part of the Greater Drama Series of the University Theater. It will be shown to dele gates of the Northwest Drama Conference, which will be holding its fourth consecutive meeting on the campus Feb. 8, 9, and 10. UO Executive Council Appoints Hampton, Rodway to Positions Petitions Due For 3 Posts Petitions for three major cam pus positions are due before 5 p.m. Monday, the ASUO Executive Council decided last night. The positions are: General chairman of the first annual Sports Night. General chairman of Duck Pre view Weekend, April 13 and 14. And two positions—junior and sophomore—on the traffic court. Women are especially urged, to petition for the traffic court posi tions, according to ASUO Presi dent Barry Mountain, because the court wants a ‘‘woman's view in handling the cases of women driv ers brought before the court.” Duck Preview Weekend needs skilled leadership to pian a pro gram for visiting high schoolers who are potential University stu dents. The Sports Night chairmanship is a new addition to the campus activity list. Planned for Mar. 10, the night will be devoted to enter tainment by various athletic groups on the campus. Sports Night, it is in the opin ion of Mountain, will be' one of the major attractions of Winter term. All petitions, accompanied by an eligibility slip from the office of student affairs, must be turned in to Mountain’s office in the student union before 5 p.m. Monday. Inter views will be conducted at that night's Council meeting. SU Committee Petitions Due Petition deadline for member ship on 7 of the 10 Student Union standing committees is 1 p.m. to day. The petitions should be left in the office of the program direct or, on the third floor of the SU. The committees — publicity, house, niovie, cultural, concert, dance, and workshop — have open ings for 69 new members. Bill Carey, chairman of the interview and referral committee, said that interviews would be conducted this week. Club Sponsors Legislature Trip Oregon Young Republicans will definitely sponsor the proposed campus trip to Salem to visit the state legislature, Don Collin, pre sident of the organization, report ed Monday. Groundwork for the trip is now being laid, Collin stated, with plans still indefinite. Collin sug gested that the Oregon delegation be limited to approximately 40 students, with the possibility of a luncheon with Gov. Douglas Mc Kay and other state officials and legislators. Details may not be completed (please turn to page eight) Committee to Distribute Cheating Survey Forms Mere Hampton was appointed junior class president, and Dave Rodway was chosen chairman of Dad's Day at Monday night’s executive council meeting. Selection was made from among those who petitioned for the offices. Other offices filled included: Leslie Tooze, senior class secre tary; Bob Gray, junior class vice-president; and Bill Frye, soph-. omore class vice president. , ASUO P r e s i d e it t Barry | Mountain reported that he would have a letter sent to President Newburn outlining plans for new student body cards next fall. He also announced that ques tionnaires from the student dis cipline committee on cheating would be distributed to students in Thursday and Friday classes. Reports from teachers have al ready been received. Ray Hawk, director of men’s affairs, presented the rules that the traffic court has drawn up from the ASUO constitution. He praised the court's chairman, Henry Adams, for the “good job” he is doing on the court. Hawk stated that he has heard many favorable comments on the court’s procedure from students who have appeared before it. The court is also working on a new student parking permit. It would be of the decal type, he said, and would have the school colors. Two more members are needed on the court, Hawk added. Peti tions have been called for and Hawk urged women to apply for the posts. “The court wants to have a fem inine viewpoint represented, since many violators who appear before it are women,” he said. A Sport Night will be held Mar. 10, Mountain said. Petitions for a chairman will be called for soon. Tentative plans call for an indoor track meet, plus other entertain ment. “This could turn into a profit able venture for the ASUO,” Moun- , tain said. “I would like to see the day when the student body can operate on its own financially. April 13 and 14 were set for Duck Preview weekend, he an nounced. It will be a broader pro gram than last year, with more of the educational side of the Uni versity emphasized. Lillian Schott is the chairman for the March of Dimes drive on the campus, Senior representative Tom King reported. Holiday Thief Robs Fraternity Someone broke into the Delta Tau Delta House during Christmas vacation and took a set of golf clubs, $30 in nickels, two typewrit ers, and a box of pennies, the fra ternity reported to the Eugene police department Saturday. Apparently, the robbery was committed the last day of school, fall term. House officers did not report the incident immediately because it was not definitely deter I mined that they had been stolen. Expert Sets Folk Dance Presentation Madelynne Greene, dance expert, will give a presentation of folk dancing at 7:30 p.m. -Wednesday in the Student Union Ballroom. Miss Greene’s presentation will- be sponsored by the School of Health and Physical Education. Miss Greene will be at the SU for two hours teaching the regular folk and square dancers who meet on Wednesday nights. The first hour, starting at 7:30, is for be ginning dancers, and the second hour will be for the benefit of more experienced folk and square dancers. Anyone who is interested can come, according to Rosamond Wentworth, associate professor of physical education. Known throughout California for her concerts in folk and square dance Miss Greene is also noted for her appearances on television, Miss Wentworth said. She is the found er and director of the Festival Workshop, an exhibition group which travels about giving these dance concerts. She is also a teach er of folk dances for several clubs in California and at Stanford, the College of the Pacific, and other schools. Miss Greene is also known for her modern dance exhibitions and for her comic dancing. Student Union Attracts 35,000 About 35,000 persons—students, faculty members, and visitors— have been attracted to the Student Union building- during its first three and one-half months of oper ation. The figure is an estimate based on a survey taken to determine how much the building has been used since it opened in August. The total number included those attending business meetings, so cials, assemblies, and related events. It does not include patrons of the soda bar or recreation area. According to SU Director Dick Williams, the breakdown indicat ed a total of 570 business meetings during fall term. Catering service was used over 150 times, and the ballroom was in use 44 times. Pair to Tell Marriage's Social Side “Social Adequacies" will be the* • topic at the first YW-YMCA spon sored Marriage and Family lecture to be held at 7 p.m. tonight in 207 • Chapman. Dr. and Mrs. O, R. Chambers will be the speakers. The Emerald incorrectly stated ! Monday that the lecture would be gin at 8 p.m. Tickets for the lecture series* will be available at the door for 5<> • cents, and will be good for the four lectures. Tonight's lecture will begin the series of four which will cover marriage relations from the begin ning of social contact up until marriage. The influence of an in dividual’s background in making his social contacts, his religion rju*' family life will be discussed in con nection with social adequacies preceding marriage at tonight'* lecture. Lectures on Tuesdays The remaining three lectures, to be given on successive Tuesdays, will cover dating, engagement, and will conclude with marriage. Tho lectures will be presented Jan. 23, 30, and Feb. 6. The first part of tonight’s pro gram will be devoted to the lec ture and question period. Person al conferences will follow. Dr. Chambers is professor and chairman of psychology at Oregon State College. Mrs. Chambem ! taught psychology at OSC for four years during World War XI. Both lecturers are well known throughout the field of psychology and as marriage counsellors. Chairmen of the lectures ate Mary Alice Baker and Bill Chern enkoff. Bonnie Berkmier and Ros coe Wright are in charge of pub licity. Donna Covalt, Elma Gentle man, and Leland Johnson are handling tickets. Ann Graham made arrangements for securing the speakers. Co-op,SUOpen Booths for UO 'Dimes' Drive Contributions are now being ac cepted for the 1951 March of Dimes campaign. With a national goal of 50 million dollars, Lane County is aiming at contributions totaling $50,000, including collections from the University. Lillian Schott, general chair man, has named Bill Hoey to head the promotion committee. Nanxy L. O’Conner is in charge of booths, which will be located in the Co-op and the Student Union. The'-o booths will be open for contribu tions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the end of the drive, Jan. 31. The National Foundation of In fantile Paralysis reported to the nation that 1950 was the nation's second worst year for the disease with 33.344 persons afflicted. This was topped by 1949 with 42,375 cases. A portion of the contributions to Lane County will remain in the district to help in caring for vic tims of the disease, providing for physical therapy treatment, braces, crutches, wheelchairs—all equip ment necessary for tieatment ex cept respirators which are provid ed by the National Foundation. Miss Schott has asked that March of Dimes representatives in the Veterans’ Dormitories pick tip i contribution containers and post , ers from A. W. Giles, Room EE1I I Stan Ray Hall.