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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1952)
Volume Mil UNIVERSITY OF OKEOO.V, KCOKNF, MONDAY, FEB. 4, 10.52 NUMBER 72 Dads Select Priaulx; Byrne Lauds Schools Mudents, Faculty Of Highest Quality More thun 600 persons attend ing Oregon Dad* luncheon Satur day heard Charles D. Byrne, chan cellor of the Oregon state system of higher education, say that the faculties and students in the state schools are of the highest quality in their history. Byrne, who was Introduced by Owen Bentley, president of the Triads Club, said that although stu dcn enrollment was down, the stu dent quality was high. He said that the three Pacific coast states ranked considerably above the na tional average in the percentage of students passing the selective ser vice tests, according to a report from the Kducationat Testing ser vice at Princeton. As a result of an average 15 per cent increase In faculty salaries, the state schools now have the best faculties in their history, Byrne stated. He went on to say that the "very dangerous exodus of some of our best staff members has practically disappeared" and that the wage increase enabled Oregon to compete with such schools as the Universities of Washington and California in hir ing new professors. Also because of the wage ln ( Please turn to Page tight) Dad's Day Awards Given by Hostess Winners of the four annual Dads Day awards were announced Saturday during half-time inter mission at the Washington-Oregon game and trophies were presented by Dad’s Day hostess Mrs. LnNclle Gay Newman. Pi Beta Phi won the J.F.C. Mer rifield cup for the living organi zation with the greatest percent age of dads present. The sorority had 55 per cent of its4dads registered. Last year the Pi Phi’s placed second. The Paul T. Shaw award for the second greatest percentage of duds down for the weekend went to Sigma Alpha Mu. Carson hall was named winner of the O. L. Laurgaurd cup for the greatest percentage of fresh man dads registered. Sign contest winner was Alpha Delta Pi. The sorority’s red and white production based on a mu sical background and centered around the weekend theme "My Heart Belongs to Dad" took the cup away from Sigma hull, last year’s winner. Wilson, Barber Take Other Top Positions Arthur W. Priaulx, Portland, wan elected president of the Ore gon Dad's club at a business meet ing of 150 members Saturday aft ernoon. Priaulx, whose daughter, Jo Ann, Is a junior in speech, replaces Owen Bentley, also from Portland. Other officers elected were Gor idon Wilson. Portland, vice-presi I dent; and Manning Barber, Eu ; gene, secretary. Named to two year terms on the executive committee were Horace Byler, Coos Bay; George McIntyre, 'Klamath Falls; Dr. Vem Miller, i Salem; Lawrence McCormick, ■ Medford, and Richard Jones, Port land. Franck Shaw, Coos Bay, was j named to replace Paul Landry, , Klamath Falls, for a one year term | on the executive committee. Lan ! dry resigned recently. Karl Onthank, associate director jof student affairs, will remain as j j executive secretary of the group, a position he has held for the last 25 years. Administration Praises Students The Oregon fathers heard Mrs. Golda P. Wicham, director of wom en's affairs, and Ray Hawk, direc tor of men's affaira, describe stu dent leadership and cooperation as at an all-time high. Mrs. Wickham told the dads de ferred living is "most successful.” The plan has worked extremely well for freshman women, she said, but has been a blow to sororities. The average Oregon sorority has a capacity of 42 women, she stated. At the present.average number of women living in sororities is 27 per house. A need for more financial aid for students was also indicated by Mrs. Wickham. She stated that j more students are now looking for I part-time jobs and loans than ever j before. Carson in Demand Mrs. Wickham also informed | dads that due to the popular de mand among freshman women for living quarters in Carson hall, a priority system on applications has been set up. The system is based on a first come-first-served plan in respect to submitted dormitory applica 1 tions. Every effort is being mad. 1 lo place freshman women in the dormitory in which they wish to live, she said. Ray Hawk, director of men's af fairs, complimenting student lead ership, said that the current aca demic year is "one of the most successful the University has ever (Please turn to page eight) Furry Friend Holed Up, Says Reliable IGS Special — IGS (International Groundhog Service)—It’s going to be a long winter. Saturday was Groundhog Day. It was cloudy and rainy all day. Although no groundhog activi ties were reported to the Emer ald, the animal couldn't have seen his shadow. No shadow—no early spring. Tickets on Sale For Heart Hop Tickets for Friday night's an nual Heart Hop will be on sale to day through Friday in the Student Union and the Co-op. Price is 60 cents. Votes for the "King of Hearts" will be taken in the Co-op today through Friday. Women who hold tickets to the dance, a girl-ask-boy iffair, are eligible to vote for the 'King.” Five living organizations wall be apen for dancing during the eve ning -Carson hall, Pella Gamma. Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Kappa »nd Kappa Kappa Gamma. Theme for the YWCA-sponsored event is 'Leap-year Lyrics " and each house will be decorated using a different ^ong for a theme. Candidates for "King of Hearts” ue Hal Dunham, Bob Chambers. Paul Lasker, Bob Brittain, Jim Harding and Arne Borgnes. Committee Cancels Compton Assembly The University assembly com mittee has voted to cancel the Ar thur Compton assembly which was to have been held Feb. 20. Compton, president of Washing ton University, St. Louis, was scheduled to speak on "What Does the Scientist Use for Faith?" The assembly may be held if Compton will cancel another speaking engagement to appear it Oregon, but this is extremely ioubtful, Lyle Nelson, director of public relations, said Sunday. The committee voted to cancel the assembly when it was learned that Compton could not arrive in Eugene until after 2 p.m. when he was scheduled to speak at 3 p.m., Nelson said. Proposed Nine-member Student-faculty Council Would Decide Fate of Honor Code Violators Seven students and two faculty members will hold the fate of Uni versity honor code violators in their hands if an honor system is adopted here and if the ASUO sen ate honor code committee's pro pocal is accepted. This proposal was included in a report on the composition and or ganizations of an honor council submitted to the senate committee Saturday afternoon by committee members Marilyn Thompson and Arlo Giles. The honor council would decide whether or not reported violators .pre guilty and then mete out . /'tnishment. All classes, except freshman/ would be represented on the pro posed council. Sitting on the group would be one sophomore, two jun iors, three seniors and one gradu ate student. Members would serve for the duration of their under graduate work, to maintain cont inuity. Therefore, a sophomore member would continue on the council until graduation. Non-voting Faculty In addition to students, two fac ulty members would serve on the council, as would representatives of the office of student affairs. The latter would have no vote. , Student council members would be appointed—through petitions*— spring term by another group, a proposed honor code committee. This committee would be ap pointed (also spring term) by the outgoing ASUO president with the approval of a senate majority, and would represent both student and faculty opinion. The committee would also be responsible for orienting students and faculty to the idea and work ings of an honor system. Standards High Standards for membership on the honor council would be high. A 2.75 minimum cumulative GPA would be required at time of ap pointment. Council members could not hold any^rASUO elective office (Please turn to [•age eightJ At Last—A 'Name Band' DICK JCRGENS, announced Sunday as bandleader for the ann ia& Senior Ball, Feb. 23. Dick Jurgens' Band Signed for Senior Bail Dick Jurgens and his orchestra will play for the annual Senior ! Bail Feb. 23. That's the announcement made by Class President Dave Rodway j and his committee chairman Sun- | day. Jurgens' group is the first j "name” band to come to the Ore gon campus since Les Brown's ap pearance at the Sophomore Whis kerino (sponsored by the same ! class of ’52 i in 1949. Leader-composer Jurgens intro- j duced to the nation such tunes as ; "One Dozen Roses, " "Cecilia.” "Elmer's Tune " and "Careless.’ Commenting on his style of mu- , sic, Jurgens asserts. "I try to give them thoroughly danceable music j —moderately tempoed. with not 1 too many fast tunes o rdrags - just something in between." The Senior Ball, which will be held in the Student Union ball room, this year reverts to its tra ditional formal attire, after a one year attempt at an informal dance last year. Committee chairmen named by ; Rodway are now getting the orga nizational wheels in motion and I are at present considering a mim- j ber of suggested themes for the ! dance. Named as chairman of decora- i tions was Carol Lee Tate, sopho more in art. JoAnne Hewitt, senior in English, and Lillian Schott, senior in sociology, will handle programs—Miss Hewitt having I performed that job for last year's J Junior Prom and Miss Schott for i the '49 Whiskerino. Promotion chairman is John ; Grant, senior in economics; ticket chairman. Kathryn Moore, sopho- ’ more in business: chaperones, Bar- j bara Keelen. sophomore in liberal arts, and publicity. Gretchen Gron- i dahl, senior in journalism. Tickets will go on sale Feb. 13. Jurgens’ band, featured on the Coca-Cola Spotlight Review for 13 weeks, has appeared at New ; York's Statler hotel, Astor Roof j and Capitol theater; the Claremont , hotel in Berkeley; Aragon-Trianon ballrooms in Chicago, and the Hol lywood Palladium. Among his current fetordingi are "Side by Side." "Mississippi Mud" and "When You Were Sweet Sixteen.' Reviewing Jurgens' recent east ern appearances. Variety maga zine reported: “. . . a gcod musicat band with a personality. And that personality starts with Jurgena himself and spreads throughout the remainder . . . from the smart appearance it makes to the usually imaginative, sometimes downright screwy arrangements it employs." Committee chairmen, comment ing on the engagement of Jurgens, were enthusiastic, asserting that good reception of the Eall will show that . Oregon can support name bands. Luckies Leading Pack in Campus Cigarette Survey ‘ Be happy, go Lucky'1 seems to be the theme song of Oregon ‘S' smokers. A survey of the kind of cigar ettes most popular at the Co-op, the Side. Taylor's, and the Student Union shows Lucky Strike ahenit<k» and followed closely by Camels, Chesterfields and Phillip Morris. Kools scorn to be preferred by those who have colds or those who don t smoke but “when I do f usually smoke Kools." Herbert Tareyton has a certain following among coeds and one smoker ot Airline cigarettes was found. (They're only 13 cents a pack.) The Co-op sells 50 cartons i50O packs or 10.000 cigarettes) a day. This is an average of over two cig arettes a day for each Oregon stu dent. Taylor's, which has a cigarett© machine, sells about 40 packs a day while, across the street, iho Sidc sells around 50 packs each day. The total number of cigarettes— sold at the Student Union was not obtainable as officials there felt that such information was pnvata and the statistics were not for re lease. The student smoker has any where froYn one to three cigarettes, to a pack and a half a day, th© survey showed.