daily EMERALD VOU’MK Ml I NIVKItSITV OK OKKUON, Kl'dKNK, TIKNOAY, FKBKl ARY 27, 1051 M MBF-H fcft Exec Council Chooses Thompson as Member; Discusses Dorm Ways LaVerne Thompson, senior in business, was selected to fill the position of senior class representa tive at a meeting of the Executive Council Monday evening. Thompson, who is president of Stan ltay Hall ami vice-president of the Inter-Dormitory Council, replaces Don Smith on the council. Both men are affiliated with the United Students Association. In discussing t,ho appointment to the senior representative vac ancy the council agreed that hence forth no party recommendations will be sought in connection with the filling of positions on the coun cil. Dorm Study Okayed Approval was given by the exe cutive group for the establishment of a student committee to study procedure of dormitories. The com mittee’s work will be similar to fho Stan Pearson dormitory committee study made last year, ASUO pre sident Barry Mountain said. Re pHt^entatives of all living organi zations will serve on the committee. "The committee will investigate dormitory procedure keeping in mind improvements that will bet ter living conditions on campus,” Mountain stated. “It is my hope that this group will supercede all student groups who are striving along the same lines, for this committee will be composed of representatives of all associated students." Bids Postponed The council approved an exten sion of time on the submitting of bids for handling of publicity for Sports Night set for Mar. 30. Mon day was named as the deadline for petitions which may be turned in to the ASUO office In the SIT. Hally Board plans for a snowball rally to be held Thursday were an nounced by Joanne Fltzmaurlce. The evening rally, which will end at the Student Union, will feature the University pep band and yells conducted by the rally squad. Acts Under Fire The appearance of bad taste In student entertainment at public campus functions was commented upon by Donald DuShane, director of student affairs. DuShane told the council that complaints have been registered by alumni and called for student co-operation In the suppression of entertainment which violates good taste. Hally entertainment for the lf».r>0 Homecoming Weekend was deemed off-eolor by the University admin istration and one participant was banned from public appearances on the campus. A screening of all campus enter tainment by the University enter tainment chairman and a faculty member was suggested as a pos sible solution to the problem. The council will discuss the issue furth er at their Monday meeting. Beard to Speak Fred A. Beard, superintendent of the University Press, will speak to the Inter-Varsity Christian Fel lowship at 7 p.m. today in the Stu dent Union. •'Gift Packages in Romans XII will be the subject of Beard's talk. The meeting is open to all inter ested students. Student Panel to Discuss Fate Of World Student Fund Drive Students will have the oppor tunity to decide where the funds collected from Oregon's WSSF drive will be distributed at 4 p.m. today in 207 Chapman. Besides the forum of four speak ers, Dave Levering, traveling sec retary of the WSSF, will summar ize the pros and cons of each pos sible choice for the distribution of the moneys Jim Haycox. sophomore who traveled in Europe last summer, wil speak in behalf of Greece. Speaking for the Asian part of the world will be Nicky Haralu, India student, who will speak on the con ditions in Assam, India. To Students -^Oirk Shepers, Belgium foreign student, will advocate the dispatch ing of funds to displaced persons who are students. If the money were distributed here, it would go to countries where students arc located at the time of providiNg the relief rather than designating any particular country prior to the drive. Another possibility would be to send the funds to the WSSF emer gency relief fund. Here the funds would be held until some critical period such as the tuberculosis epidemic which struck Japanese students after the World War. An other example is the earthquake which shook Assam, India, destroy ing- completely the University of Assam. After the panel, all present will vote to decide where Oregon funds will go. Proceeds from the all-cam pus Vodvil also go toward WSSK. Jane Simpson is in charge of to day’s panel discussion. Extensive Changes Scheduled In New Liberal Arts Curriculum SU to Show Short Movie On Bowling "America Bowls," a 22-mlnutc educational movie on the art of bowling, will hr ahown at -I;30 anii 7 p.m. today through Friday inj room 11, adjacent to the recrea tional area m the Student Union. The movie, which Mara Ned Pay, was made hy the National Bowling Council, and had Its pre miere at the Paramount Theater in Syracuse, New York. The film on bowling is being loaned by the Hninswick-Dalkc Collender Company, The movie has excellent instruc tional value, and can is' used in connection with teaching students the art of bowling, according to Louie Bdhst.no, manager of the SU recreational department. Men's Housing Reports Sought Less than half of the men's liv ing organizations which have been queried regarding the effects of mobilization have returned their re ports, according to the Office of Student Affairs. The questionnaires were sent out earlier this month by a special committee appointed by President H. K. Newborn to look into the economic status of fraternities and the effect the prqpcnt national emergency has hail and will have on them, P. L. Kleinsorge, professor of economics who heads the commit i tee, said that no action can be. taken toward relieving hardships imposed on men's living organiza tions until all reports are returned. Bennett Cerf, Noted Author, to Speak On 'Changing Styles in American Humor' By Adeline Garharino “Changing Styles in American Humor" will be the topic of Ben nett Cerf, publisher, columnist, humorist, author, and anthologist, when he speaks at 7:30 p.m. Wed nesday in McArthur Court. The author of five best-selling collections of humorous stories, Cerf must also be recognized for his outstanding contributions as a publisher, editor and lecturer. Columbia Graduate Upon his graduation from Col umbia in 1920, Cerf was a lifetime member in Phi Beta Kappa and possessor of a degree from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 1925 he entered the publishing field with the purchase of the Modern Library Series. He transformed tWis series into a set of modestly priced classics available to the public. His career as a publisher did hot end here. In 1927 he founded Ran dom House, a publishing company which has had from its very begin ning an impressive list of authors. As president of Random House, Cerf has been the sponsor of many newcomers in the field of writing. Interest in Students This interest in stimulating the creative efforts of young people is one of the reasons for his popu larity as a college and university lecturer throughout the country. During the war Cerf went on the air with a weekly radio program, “Books are Bullets.” His column “Try and Stop Me" is widely syn dicated. At 51 Bennett Cerf is still a vigorous, tali, well-tailored man. One columnist explains that "he is a storage battery that continual ly recharges itself.” "I am a book publisher by choice,” says the busy man who has little time on his hands to just | sit around thinking up funny stories. "I would rather be remeni- i bered as the publisher of Eugene O'Neil, Sinelair Lewis, William Faulkner, and James Joyce's 'Ulysses’ than a facile raconteur or anthologist of other people's bon mots," he continues. Part of his popularity as a lec turer might be explained by say ing that Ccrf likes people, lie likes contacts, he likes to feel the na tion whose humor he so ably chronicles. Bennett Cerf's appearance Wed nesday is one of the regular as sembly scries sponsored by the University Assembly Committee. It is open to students, faculty, and the townspeople of Eugene with out admission charge'. He will be introduced by R. C. McCall, head of the speech depart ment. By Larry Hobart I lie College of Liberal Arts of the Cniversitv of Oregon ni I >iibnut its curriculum to extrusive changes (luring the next t. academic \ears nn entire evening was under the direc tion of Thyllis Keller.