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# Volume I.Ill UNIVERSITY OK OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, FEB. 2, J9.V2 NUMBER 71 600 Dads Expected for Weekend First Dad's Day Used As Excuse to Get Money By Harriet Walrath Many of the Dads coming to the campus this weekend are probubly reminiscing about that firm Dad'* Day in 1928. Dad (Grandpa to youj arrived on the train and was taken immediately to the administration biding to register. If his arrival was on Friday evening, he went to McArthur court where the top in tramural athletes were holding u track meet. Nource of Tradition The Idea of this first week-end to honor Dad wasn't started so that students could get him close enough to enable them to get their hand in his pocket. It was started because the students in 1928 thought, in that year before the stock market crash, that "ignor ance breeds contempt." They decided, according to a let ter written in 1928 by President Arnold Bennett Hall, to get their Dads down here and show them Just where their money was going and what their offspring were do ing. This spirit has carried down through the years to our present c» lebration. “Open House'' First Theme "Open House" was the theme of the event nnd all day Saturday the departments and sections of the University held conferences and exhibits for the parents. Living groups, too. held their doors open In honor of the man with the check book, and sight seeing tours were conducted around the campus. About 5:45 pin. they thought their Dads would be getting hun gry, so the first Annual Dad's Day banquet was held In the "Women's building.” This gave the Dads a chance to get acquainted with each other and President Hall, who spoke at the banquet. The Len Casanova of our Dads’ time, Cap tion John L. McEwan, added com ments. Everyone on campus went all out for their honored guests; the Emerald even published a special edition during the day, so Dad could watch. This they distributed at the basketball game in the eve Busy Weekend Faces Hostess Mra. LaNelle Gay Newman, Dad's Day hostess, and two other hostess finalists will attend the Dad's luncheon in the Student Union ballroom today and Mrs. Newman will be presented during , halftime activities at tonight's; Oregon- Washington basketball game. Mrs. Newman, Oregon student , until this term, will welcome Dads j to the campus today and Sunday. Other finalists were Mrs. Jane Carlisle Moshofsky and Mrs. Isbel Leighty Ingham. Candidates for hostess must be wives of Oregon 1 students. This year's hostess is originally | from Balboa Island, Calif. She was j a junior in liberal arts when she quit school at the end of fall term. Her husband is Cy Newman, senior in psychology and yell leader fall term. Students selected the hostess this year for the first time. She 1 has been voted upon by the dads previously. , nlng, between Washington and i Oregon. Dads were given special neat* for the event. The Huskies ! then were on the top of the con fcrnecc as they are now, but this yaer’s students hope the parallel ends there. Oregon lost that game. The Eugene Chamber of Com merce, early .Sunday morning, took I he Dadd on an auto tour of Eu gene. Then church, and back to the house for dinner. Vesper ser vices, in the afternoon topped off the weekend. Dads' Awards To Be Presented Tonight at Game Four awards for Dad's Day weekend contest winners will be presented at half-time at the Ore gon-Washinglon game tonight. The awards to be given are: J F.C. Merrifield cup originated in 1950. given to the organization with the largest percent of dads registered; now held by Alpha Phi. The Paul T. Shaw award, a sil ver tea set. originated in 1929. giv en to the living organization with the second highest percent; held by Pi Beta Phi. The O. L. Laurgaard cup, origr inated in 1930, given to the living organization with the highest per cent of freshmen dads registered; held by Gamma hall. A cup to the winner of the sign contest, now held by Sigma hall. As this is the first year fresh men lived in separate dorms, frosh halls will have a chance to win a trophy. Rules for the awards contest are as follows: 1. Dads must be registered by 5 p.m. today to be counted toward the contest. 2. The awards shall be based on a list compiled in the office of stu dent affairs of an accurate count of the number of students in each living organization with fathers present. This list will be compared with the registration list and fig ured on a percentage basis .so the size of the living organizations will not be influential. 3. Only dads of living organiza tions members will be counted. Dads of fraternity men and women who live in the halls of residence are to be counted to such halls for the contest. 4. Only freshman dorms will compete for the freshman cup, but all living organizations will com pete for the other two. 5. Carson hall will be counted as a whole, rather than by floors. 6. Dads of fraternity men and women who live with parents in Eugene are included. 7. Dads of mariied students who have fraternity affiliations will be counted. 8. Legal g u a r d i a n s will be counted as dads for this contest. 9. Prizes are awarded annually. If a group wins a trophy three times in succession, they may keep the trophy. In case of a tie, both are considered winners. They shall share the award, each keep ing it for one-half of the school year. 10. Winners pay for their own lettering on the cups. ' Dad's Day Schedule Dad's Registration: Today from 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Student Union and from 9 to II a.m. in the lobby of the Eugeni- and On burn hotels. TODAY 9:30 a.m.—Executive commit tee meeting. Board room, Stu dent Union. 11:50 a.m.—Annual Dad's Day j luncheon for dads, sons and ! daughters: Grand Ballroom, ! Student Union. i 6 p.m.—Dinner with sons and j daughter* at Using organiza | tiomt and elsewhere. 8 p.m.—V amity basketball | game. University of Oregon va. | University of Washington, Mc I Arthur court. 8 p.m.—"All the King's Men,” University Theater production in University Theater, price $1.00. 10 p.m.—Mixer in SU ball room. SUNDAY 11 a.m.—Dad’s Day service in Eugene churches. 1 p.m.—Dinner with sons and daughters. j Scientist May Miss Speech Date Here It is extremely doubtful that Ar thur Compton, president of Wash ington university, St. Louis, will speak to Oregon students as plan ned. Ogla Yevtich. secretary of the University assembly committee, I has announced. Compton, who was scheduled to ; talk at 1 p.m. Wednesday on ! "What Faith Does the Scientist Use?", has such a tight schedule, between San Francisco and Port land that it is doubtful that he j would have time to speak to the students, Miss Yevtich said. The committee expects to know ; by Monday whether or not Comp- j ton will speak Wednesday, she I said. Students Arrange Activity-packed Program for 'Pop' J"r 2Sth annual Dari’s Day, baser! this year on the theme My Heart Belongs to Dari,” will be celebrated today with om i t* KUCSt ° honor at numerous campus-wide events. Over //Vi , , ■ .. AX) dads arc expected to be on campus during the weekend, according to Dad’s Day officials. Welcoming dads of Oregon students to the campu- this >ear as hostess is Mrs. La Nellc Gay Ne wman. She and her runners up in me Hostess contest, Mrs. Ger ry Moshofsky and Mrs. Arthur Ingham, will be present at the luncheon today and the hostess will be presented at the game dur ing half-time activities. Committee to Meet The Executive Committee of the Oregon Dad’s club will meet at 9:30 am. in the Student Union. President Owen Bentley will pre side. The annual luncheon will be held at 11:50 in the Student Union ball room. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and all attending are asked by the committee to be seated promptly. Seven hundred fifty! tickets have been sold. No more j are available due to the limited fa-! cilities. For those dads unable to ! attend the luncheon because of the j limited seating capacity of the* ballroom, lunch will be served in ! the cafeteria and chairs will be ■ placed in the ballroom so they can hear/ the program. The program will be carried over station KOAC i at 12:30 p.m. Business Meeting at 2 p.m. Following the luncheon there j will be a business meeting of the ' Oregon Dad's chib at 2 p.m. in the Dad's Lounge of the SU. At this time a new president of the club will be elected to succeed Eentley, 1951 president. j Nothing has been scheduled for ! the afternoon in order to give dads more time with their sons and daughters and to look over the campus, according to Pat Dignan, general chairman of the weekend. The new science building, the Uni versity library. Oriental Art Mu seum, the Museum of Natural His tory in Condon hall, the Physical Education buildings, the Student Health service and various other j departments will be open for in- j spection. Dads are invited to visit Univer- i sity classes in session Saturday I (Please Turn to Page 16) Dignan, Onfhank Predict Success For Dad's Day The two "head men’’ cf the 25tlv> annual Dad’s Day—Pat Dignan, geenral chairman, and Karl On thank, executive secretary of the Oregon Dad’s club- have predicted* a highly successful weekend. "Attendance for Dad’s Day thi»» year is way above expectations,” Dignan said. "Credit for this can be placed directly upon those stu dents who personally invited their dads for the weekend. Indirectly, credit can be placed upon the Dad’s Day committee who, througla their promotion and planning, made this an extra-special week end for every Ore-gon dad." A junior in economics, Dignan has been active ir. campus activi ties. These include president of Druids, junior men’s honorary; ASUO senator-at-large; and col umnist for the Oregon Daily Em erald. Onthank. who has been execu tive secretary of Oregon Dads for 25 years, is associate director of student affairs at the university. He became secretary cf Oregon Dads before his daughter entered. Oregon. Onthank often quips by saying "Once a dad, always a dad.' He is a graduate of the class of 1913. Comparing this Dads Day to those in the past Onthank stated, ’’Fundamentally it is always the same. The understanding and sup poit of the University in cocperat- • ing with the Dad’s club has not changed.” 'A Good Idea/ Say Freshmen Living-in Plan Works Favorable Attitude Found in Vets' Dorms By Phil Johnson A favorable attitude toward the counseling sys tem, deferred rushing and pledging and the orienta tion program was evident among Vets’ dorm fresh men interviewed by the Emerald. The majority also favored the system of separate living quarters for freshmen with upperclassmen located in other halls. They indicated approval of separate intramural sports for freshmen, but many stated that they preferred social functions which include upperclassmen. Proponents of the counseling system argued that freshmen away from home for the first time need guidance and that the counselors helped studies "by keeping other guys quiet." One enthusiastic yearling, when asked if the counseling system has aided him at the University, replied frankly, "Yah. I think so, quite a bit, I really do." Another student stated that his counselor "hasn't inteifered any.” Of those interviewed, he was the only one who had no praise for the counseling sys tem. The interviewed students who participated in rushing unanimously favored deferred rushing and pledging. One freshman asserted that the present (Please Turn to Page 16) Counseling System Approved by Womerv By Kilty Fraser Almost unanimous approval of the counseling sys tem was expressed by freshman women interviewed^ by the Emerald during a recent survey on their feelings on the system of deferred living and handl ing of freshmen programs. The counselors seem to show an interest ;n them and are always eager to help, the freshmen reported, although some of those interviewed said it appeared the counselors have a lot. if not too much, to do. 'it's the best way to meet people," was the com ment of one freshman woman on the deferred living system which requires all freshmen, pledges or not, to live in the dorm during their first year. That seemed to be the general concensus of opin ion. several pointing out that living in the dormi tory enabled them to make friends with those who pledged other houses and those who remained un pledged. This will create better feeling between houses next year, one freshman said. Some expressed concern over grades, fethng that they would have more personal help living in houses and others disagreed over the deferred living lasting for a year. They thought one or two terms would be enough time for dorm living. But most seemed to think that living in a dorm was good experience. The freshman orientation program carried out during the first week of fall term before classes (Please Turn to Page 16)
