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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1951)
A Year at the University in Review (Kdltors Not®: Thin article wan written for high school seniors visiting here thin weekend to give them ail Idea of what college life is like at the University of Oregon.) BY BOII I'OKI) A University Freshman You, the potential ducks of the University, will soon be testing your wings on the campus . . . come next fall. There will be times when you will be cramming for finals, work ing on a committee for some special event, and when you will be attend ing a much looked forward to event, such as the Junior Prom. Social and academic aspects of college life are In rich abundance on the University campus. The freshman who takes advantage of both of these aspects will be a hap pier and better rounded individual. You will never stop marveling at the wonder of the new Student Union, almost a small city within Itself. Here will lx; found the heart of student government. The third 4fc*or committee rooms arc always teaming with excitement, prepar ing for an event such as Junior Weekend. The offices of the ASUO President Barry Mountain and the Program Director Olga Yevtlch are ulso located on the third floor. A pleasant evening can be spent at the new University Theater, ad jacent to Villard Hall, which has been tlie scene for such productions as "Born Yesterday" during the IIIK OLD MILLKAC'E, north of the campus, once used to be the scene of the Junior Weekend Sporadic dry spells in recent years cancelled this out, but Webfoots still take easily to canoes warm afternoons of spring term. canoe fete, during the siiy library, Carson Hall, which is the ultra-modern women’s dormi tory, and the new science building, located on University street north U.NIVKKNITY THEATER productions are frequent attractions during the school year and drama enthuHiastN are seldom without their favorite fonn of entertainment. Pictured here In a scene from “Right You Are,” which played winter term. >past school year. The building is one of the country’s most modern and well equipped theaters, con taining three experimental stages and complete equipment besides tho nihln stage. The new uddition to the Univer of 13th street, arc a few of the new developments which make life at Oregon attractive. Such faces as those of Harry K. Newburn, University president; Golda Wickam, director of Wom en's Affairs; Dick Williams, direc A FRESHMAN GAL who thought traditions were just a myth found out differently when Order of the “O” men caught her in violation of a Home coming regulation and gave her a well-deserved dunking in a convenient poUl. tor of the Student Union; and Don ald DuShane, director of Student Affairs, will be friendly and famil iar faces to the confused freshman. They have the answers to your questions. Whenever in need of help, steer yourself in the direction of Emerald Hall or drop in on yodr advisor. There will be someone ready and willing to answer your questions and "smooth your feath ers." The freshman duck who is in terested in activities can petition to work on committees, work on such publications as the Oregana and Emerald, or even take a swim in the pool of campus politics. Hayward Field, home of the foot ball and track events, and Howe Field, Oregon’s baseball diamond south of Mac Court, draw the at tention of students during the sport seasons. The Millrace, running north of the campus, is sometimes full of water and sometimes not. Canoeing is a popular pastime during the time when there is a gush of water in the campus stream. The tennis courts behind John Straub, the men’s dormitory, are the scene of much activity spring term, a pleasant relief from 'hitting the books.” The campus abounds with tra ditions. The Oregon seal is a bronze replica of the official University seal, and is located in a spot in front of the SU. You’re supposed to walk on it. It is scrubbed twice annually by the freshmen. The large bronze victory bell is guarded by Order of the O members. It is rung whenever Oregon makes a touchdown and it tolls out the number of points,. at the end of games. The two major events of the year are Homecoming in the fall, and Weekend theme, “Melody Magic,” saw the Delta Tau Delta fraternity take first place honors with their crepe-paper masterpiece, ‘‘The Good Ship Lollipop.” The color of the parade and the suspense and beauty of the queen coronation are two of the week’s highligths. The freshmen-sophomore tug-o war is an annual event in connec tion with Junior Weekend. Frosh are normally required to wear root er’s lids during Junior Weekend, but if they can win the tug-o-war by pulling the sophomores into the Millrace, they do not have to wear them the rest of the year. Homecoming is the time when the alumni come back, and this year the theme, “New Union and Re union,” was especially effective. The selection of a Homecoming queen, the noise parade, and the football game are the high points of the annual event. Oregon is the center of liberal arts for the State System of Higher Education. You can specialize in any field of endeavor and still have a liberal education. Under the Col lege of Liberal Arts are the depart ments of anthropology, biology, chemistry, economics, English, for eign languages, geology and geog raphy, history, home economics, mathematics, philosophy, political science, physics, religion, sociology, and speech and drama. The professional schools are Architecture and Allied Arts, Health and Physical Education, Law, Medicine, Music, Education, and Journalism. JUNIOR WEEKEND QUEENS and their princesses read about “1,001 Nights,” a weekend theme of a year gone by. Co-queens have come up Only once in history of the event. Votes cast by students showed a tie between two of the candidates. Junior Weekend, just a month from now. Many things go to make up Junior Weekend, such as the Junior Prom, All-campus Sing, and the float parade. Last year’s Junior This should give you, the poten tial Oregon duck, an idea of what the University will have to offer. Start testing your wings now. There’s a long flight ahead! AN OLD TRADITION is the annual sophomore-freshman tug-o-war held annually during Junion Week end. When the mlllrace Is dry, the event is held in a man-made water hole, but wherever it is, the spirit is just as great.