Mi 11 race Once a Road
TIIK MILIJtACE HAS BKK.V I>KA' ul many Ilmen In the pant, although it han held water since being
tilled last spring. The above picture slums an automobile driving down the bone-dry mlllrace bottom on
one of those thirsty occasions, this one approximately three years ago. The trees overhang a more arid
scene than those scenes provided during such events as the canoe fetes of the past. In the background
Is one of the bridges passing over .Miilraee streets. See story on Page 1.
Millrace May Flow
With More Speed
(Continued from faye one)
Ins through the town and . ••vend
other obstacles, it wasn't until Sep
tember of 1 949 that water return
much dirt and flowed so ; lowly
that the director of the student
health service immediately warned
students against using the stream,
"(Ihiniing out the water was pol
luted.
Since then, in the words of City
Manager Oren King, “The Millrace
hasn’t been given a fair chance
to prove itself, for it has been con
tinually shut off to allow for vari
ous construction jobs."
Drained One Month I.uter
After resuming its flow, the
Milli ner was drained a month later
to regulate its outfall gates. Then,
after flowing again, it was closed
for an apartment house construc
tion, heating plant construction
and several other jobs which were
hindered by the .stream's seepage.
In September, 1950, the Eugene
Register-Guard carried a procla
mation by King which illustrates
liow often the Millrace had to be
closed: “Wo must be fair to this
contractor, and allow him to finish
his work (with the millrace dryl.
After all, we kept the race empty
for all the other contractors.”
The Millrace has come into 1952,
n dirty, sluggish stream which has
usually disappeared, after being
filled. Its future is In question, and
the answer may depend upon
whether students exert pressure
on the City of Eugene to reclaim
It.
Wednesday: The third ill the ser
ies of articles oil the Millrace.)
The first canal connecting Lake
Superior and Lake Huron was built
In 1797 by the Northwest Fur
Company. It was a nine-foot lock,
only large enough for canoes, 4
Heads Ad Side
BOB GREENLEE, junior in
journalism, is the Emerald's new
business manager. Greenlee was i
selected by the Publications
board to replace Abbott Paine
beginning winter term. Paine re
signed at the end of fall term.
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Frosh Dance Set
For SU Ballroom
Freshman men will sponsor an
all-freshman dancet Saturday from
!) p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Student
Union ballroom.
"Frosh Snowball" has been se
lected as the theme of the semi
formal affair, General Chairman
Bob Summers announced. There
will be no admission charge.
The six-piece band of Johnny
Lusk will provide dancing music,
Summers said, and entertainment
will be presented during the inter
mission.
Sig Eps Charged
With Illegal Rush
(Continued (row. puget ne)
The fraternity halted mailing
operations immediately upon hear
ing of the charges, Kading said.
Originally they had planned to
send the letter to all freshmen.
131 Sign for Kush
McLaughlin reported that 131
freshmen signed up for rushing
Monday. Sign-up will continue to
day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon across
the hall from the ballroom in the
Student Union.
The office of student affairs pre
viously report, d that about two
thirds (approximately 3601 of
freshman men would be scholas
tically eligible for rushing.
McLaughlin urged Monday that
all interested and eligible fresh
man men take advantage of rush
week.
Kush Begins Today
Rushing dates will begin today.
There will bo three dates each day
through Friday a luncheon date
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; a din
ner date from 5 to 7 p.m.; and an
evening date from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
The “hands off" policy in effect
Monday, prohibiting any contact
between freshmen and fraternity
men, will not be in force again un
noon, when freshmen will fill out
preference cards in the Student
Union.
Dress for dates will be campus
clothes. White shirts, wool shirts,
sweaters and slacks will be in or
der.
America’s railroads have ordered
139,014 new freight cars to meet
the nation's defense transport
needs. The new cars would make
up into a train 1,130 miles long,
stretching from Washington, D.C.,
to Miami, Fla.
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fieds.
KWAX News
Announcing Job
Tryouts Today
Oregon’s FM radio station,
KWAX, will open its winter term
broadcasting schedule at 5 p.m. to
day with the 3 5-minute program,
"Piano Moods." Program sched
ules for the student-operated sta
tion will appear Monday through
Friday in the Emerald.
* * *
Auditions for men interested in
announcing jobs with KWAX, Ore
gon's FM radio station, will be
held from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the
radio studios, third floor, Villard.
Ed Ragozzino, chief announcer,
said that no previous announcing
experience is necessary and that
jobs will not be limited to speech
majors. He urged all interested
men to attend the auditions.
KWAX may be heard at 88.1
megacycles on an FM radio in the
Eugene area.
* * *
Tonight at 5:45 p.m. KWAX
will present a “Woman in the
News." This week's guest will
be Joan Skordahl, president of the
Women's Recreation association.
Each week at this time a woman
on the campus will be interviewed
for 15 minutes. The program is
designed to acquaint the campus
with women's activities at the Uni
versity.
Starting Sunday on KWAX you !
can hear the best in music. KWAX
will play such concerts as the ]
"Festival Concert," the “Univer
sity Concert,” which is music play
ed by different universities all over
the United States, and "Music for
the Connoisseur.” Music may be
heard on KWAX on Sundays from
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Former Women's
Dorm Converted
Into Classrooms
By Sue Lichty
Many students seemed bewilder
ed as they looked on their class
schedules to find they had a class
in Susan Campbell hall. This atti
tude did not seem to change as
they attempted to find the rooms
listed as classrooms.
Men students looked dubious as
to their right to enter the building I
which once housed women stu- !
dents. Remarks such as, "I'm not
going in the girls’ dormitory for
any class,” were heard as they!
neared the Susan Campbell.
While Oregon hall is being re
modeled. many history, sociology,
economics enrf political science
classes and offices have been mov- j
ed to Susan Campbell.
The women living there last '
term now live at Carson hall.
Although desks, chairs and
tables take the place of the former
furniture, the rooms still do not
have the appearance of ordinary
classrooms. One has a fireplace in
it. “We’ll have roaring fires here
on the coldest days of the term,’’
one professor remarked to his his
tory class. Another room on the
first floor is curtained off, for
there is no door.
One of the things which adds to
the confusion of the students is
the great amount of doors and
stairways leading to dead end
halls. They seem to be having dif
ficulty in finding rooms. One wom
an student was seen running up >
and down stairs ten minutes after
the bell had rung muttering, “The
third floor, the third floor, but
there are five third floors!”
Signs have been put up in halls
to help students, but many are un
able to find them, in their wander
ings throughout the building.
Some of the classes from Oregon
hall are being held in Gerlinger
hall, as there are not enough large
rooms in Susan Campbell for all of
the classes. This is another change |
as men invade the womens physi-!
cal education building.
Oregon hall is being remodeled
as the new addition to Oregon and
Commerce halls is being built.
Plans are to join these two build
ings and the new one by a series j
of ramps and stairs.
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1952
88.1 Megacycle*
5:00 p.m. Plano Mood*
5:15 UN Story
5:30 World News
5:45 Women in the News
6:00 Living in an Atomic
Age
6:15 Music In the Air
6:30 Pride and Prejudice
7:00 Lecture Series
7 J5 Report from Korea
7 JO - Showtime
8:00 Campos Classics
9:00 Serenade to the Stu
dent
JO.00 Anything Goes
10:45 Emerald News
10:50 World News
10:55 Tune to Say Good
night
• Campus Briefs
• Wesley foundation will spon
sor a potluck supper at 5:30 p.m,
today, Bob Burtner of Trinity
Methodist church will show slides
taken in Europe. All students are
welcome to attend, Sam Saunders,
president, said.
0 Applications for graduate
record examinations must reach
Los Angeles by Jan. 18, according
to J. Spencer Carlson, director of
counseling and admissions. Appli
cations may be obtained from the
counseling center in 213 Emerald,
he said. Carlson added the exam
inations will be held Feb. 1 and 2.
• All freshmen women who
made below a 2.00 GPA fall term
are requested by Mrs. Golda P.
Wickham, director of women’s af
fairs, to meet with her at 4 p.m. to
day in Alumni hall in Gerlinger.
0 Petiions for the World Stu
dent Service fund chairmanships
have been called for by General
Chairman Joanne Sloan. Chair
manships available include general
secretary, publicity, promotion and
treasurer. Deadline for petitioning;
is 4 p.m. Friday and the petitions
may be turned into Miss Sloan at
Delta Gamma. The WSSF drive
will be held spring term.
• Petitions for i two vacaneiest
on the rally board have been call
ed for by board chairman Jack.
Nichols.
The petitions are to be turned in
to ASUO office on the third floor
of the Student Union by next Tues
day. Members of all classes are
eligible to petition, Nicholas said,
and he especially urged freshmen
to petition.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
9:00 a.in. Rushing 213 SU
11:00 Emerald Comm
110 SU
11:45 Univ Theater 111 SU
Chem Dept 113 SU
Noon French Table 113 SU
1:00 p.m. Phi Eta Sigma
315 SU
4:00 Honor Cotie Com
337 SU
6:30 Theta Sigma Phi
110 SU
Pub Affairs Conv
111SU
6:45 Mu Phi Epsilon
113 SU
7:00 Chr Science 113 SU
IVCF 334 SU
9:00 I DC 315 SU
Social Calendar
Social activities for the rest of
the week are as follows:
Thursday:
DINNER:
Campbell Club-Alpha Delta Pi.
Saturday
DANCE:
Freshman men’s dormitory
tlance—Student Union ballroom.
FIRESIDE:
Sigma C’hi—for new pledges.
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fieds.