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Emerald's Top News Stories Came Early in 795/ (Continued from Pant ont) but Loscutoff admitted to the Em erald that the suspension wua grounded on a "morals” charge. Defending his ex-teammatea, hoopster Bob Peterson charged that the pair had "not been given & fair deal," and the case was fan ned anew; but Peterson dropped his protest as quickly art it had arisen, and the furor gradually died down. 6. A8UO elections and the new constitution. In spite of several last-minute independent candidacies, elections were relatively quiet this year. What made them important wus that mi s student elections mark ed the going into effect of the new A3UO constitution, which replaced the old executive council with the larger senate and smaller cabinet group. Results of the elections saw a majoritiy of offices won by the As aoclat«><l Greek students and the first AGS Htudcnt body president since the United Students Asso ciation wafl founded In 1048. 7. The Debbie Issue. A high-minded Emerald editorial May 17 touched off a nation-wide hornct'fl nest when it charged that an Oregon sorority had "through alumnae pressure" forced a mem ber to move out of the house be cause she was dating a Negro stu dent. Reaction across the nation was almost instanntaneous, with ar ticles in Time magazine and East ern newspapers dramatizing the situation. The end of the story, as far as the newspapers were con cerned, saw the couple, Debbie Burgess and DeNorval Unthank, married in Vancouver this sum mer. 8. The resignation of Oregon's head roaches. News of the resignation of grav el-voiced Jim Aiken, Oregon's head football coach, and his replacement by Lon Caaanorva reached vacation* Ing Webfoota early In the Hummer, when Aiken announced that he wan retiring to go Into business. No »ooncr had Oregon students returned to the hooka in the fall than Hoop Mentor John Warren alao announced his resignation, to enter the hardware bUHlneaa, Later Emerald storie* announced the ap pointment of Bill Borcher to re place Warren. 9. The ln»tallali<in of pay tele phones. Biggest in fact the only hot iaaue at Oregon during the fall of '61 wan the controversy over the installation of pay telephones by the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph Co. in all campus living or ganization* as students returned to school. As a result of the move, students ! for each telephone call. This re Hu]ted In loud student howls and a long-continued Emerald campaign were required to shell out a nickel with attempts to get together with Oregon Htftte and Willamette in fighting the decision. The PT&T proposed ft countermove: a campus exchange for inter-house calls. As 1952 gets under way, the end is not yet in sight. 10. Oregon's 75th anniversary. Outstanding educators and rep resentatives from the nation s campuses gathered in Eugene over the weekend of Nov. 2 to particl- j pate in the University's big 75th anniversary birthday party, which saw sp« echca. processions and ban quets in honor of the event. This event, last of our list for , 1951, will like some others con tinue into 1952; the year's program of outstanding speakers in honor of the birthday is not yet over. i Among the events which should receive honorable mention for top Interest In T>1 Is the celebrated beer controversy, which, however, hit its peak In late 1950. The past year, however, Haw the eventual result of the squabble: order* first forbidding Taylor’* and the Hide to Bell beer before 4 p.m., and then final prohibition of beer sabs in the cam[)UH area, effective now. There they are our selection of the campus's top news events in 1951. The present academic year has started out quietly enough; what will 1952 have in store? The greatest altitude at which men can live without wearing an oxygen mask varies considerably, depending upon one's physical con dition and the length of his stay at the high altitude, but above 15,000-20,000 feet the oxygen in the air is not sufficient to main tain life. if EXPERIENCE YOU have an opportunity NOW to better pre pare yourself for tomorrow's lifetime work. Practical application of college training in ad vertising space-selling, layout, and secre tarial work is available to you through posi tions on your newspaper—the OREGON DAILY EMERALD. But apply TODAY. The importance to you of starting at the beginning of the term is obvi ous. Do yourself a long-range favor. Have fun ... meet new friends . . . gain practical business experience that you will value as one of the most important phases of your college career. • • • • SEE OR CALL BOB GREENLEE AT THE SHACK THIS AFTERNOON, OR NEXT WEEK AT THE LATEST.
