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Fifty-first year of Publication
Volume Mil
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, FEB. 5, 1052
NUMBER 73
Wright Will Talk
On Communism's
Impact in Europe
Gordon Wright, acting head of
‘the hialory department who re
turned from Wcatern Europe luat
, September, will apeak Wedncaday
GORDON WRIGHT
. WedUMdiy browning room lec
turer
.-on the “Impact of Communism on
Western Europe."
The lecture will begin at 7:30
I’p.m. in the browsing room of the
Student Union.
In dealing with the subject of
' Communism in weakern Europe,
Wright will concentrate on France
-and Italy, the two free countries
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It's Leop Year, Remember?
Friday Date for Heart Hop
Will Be Coeds' Responsibility
Got your date for the Heart Hop
yet?
Any woman who is dateless Fri
day night will have only herself to
blame, as the women take over
the inviting for the Heart Hop in
true leap year fashion.
"Leap Year Lyrics" is the theme
for the annual dance sponsored
by the YWCA. Announcement of !
the "King of Hearts" will highlight
the evening.
Voting for the "King" will take
place the remainder of the week
in the Co-op. where the candidates'
pictures are on display. Only wom
en holding tickets will be eligible
to vote for the "King."
Tickets, costing 60 cents, are
on sale in the Co-op and in the
Student Union, though voting can
be done onJy in the Co-op.
Five living organizations will be
open for dancing Friday evening
following the game.
Decorations follow the "Leap
j Year Lyrics" theme and each or
ganization will decorate along the
I lines of a different song.
Songs to be followed include
“'My Heart Cries for You,” Delta
Gamma; "My Heart Sings,” Sigma
Kappa; "My Foolish Heart," Al
pha Chi Omega; "How Many
Hearts Have You Broken?” Kap
pa Kappa Gamma; and "Heart
aches," Carson hall.
Refreshments will be served at
each organization where dancing
takes place. Cost will be 10 cents
apiece.
Two Movie Shows
Slated Wednesday
Two educational movies, "Ru
ben” and "Hobbies Across the Sea"
will be shown at 7 and 9 p.m. in 207
Chapman on Wednesday.
A series of winter sports movies
will be shown at 7 p.m. in the
Dad's Lounge of the Student Union
on Thursday. They are "Ski Sa
fari," "Snow Speed," "Hot Ice,"
"Olympic Winter Thrills” and "Ice
Carnival."
No admission will be charged for
the movies.
| Young Democrats to Talk About Truman
A "talk about Truman'’ coffee,
hour will "be held at 7 p.m. Wed- !
liiesday in the Student Union, spon
sored by the Young Democrats.
Monroe Sweetland, Democratic
national committeeman from Ore
| gon, will be at the coffee hour to
take part in the discussion and
answer questions. The discussion
will deal with Truman's- adminis
^ tration policies, both foreign and
■ domestic.
Faculty, students and the pub
lic are invited. Dick Whittaker,
second vice-president of the spon
soring group announced.
At 6:30 p.m., prececding the
coffee hour, the Young Democrats
will meet in the SU, Whittaker
said.
Arlo Giles, graduate student in
sociology, was chosen president of
the organization at the club's reg
ular business meeting last week.
Cabinet Meetings.
Now Considered
Closed Sessions
ASt O 1 rfMflcnt Hill Carey said Monday afternoon that
lu ncf forth AM O cabinet meetings would be considered execu
tive sessions—not open to the press.
He said he "would like to have them executive in nature" at
the first of the cabinet meeting. As the group broke up he
-tated that, from now on, they would be closed. Hut he had not
yet reached a decision he explained, as to whether an FmeraM
reporter mignt nit in on the meet
ings as an observer.
He hart withdrawn partially
whether the information (from the
cabinet) is necessary to students.”
It was pointed out. by both Carey
anrt Donald DuShano. director’ of
student affairs, that cabinet offi
cers might not speak as freely as
they would if their statements
were considered part of the public
record.
Arose from Trior Discussion
The discussion was brought
about, he noted, from cabinet dis
cussions last week in which he had
stated that "a cabinet was not nec
essary to the present functions of
student government.”
He had withdrawn partially
from this point, he remarked. He
thought, that to solve the lack of
interest executive sessions might
be a solution, with “complete free
dom of discussion.” He also sug
gested that the addition of several
hew members would help while
"some (present) positions on the
cabinet were not justified.”
Suggested for positions on the
cabinet were the presidents of IDC
and IFC, president and vice presi
dent of Heads of Houses and chair
man of the student court. No de
cision was reached by cabinet
members on whether the leaders
of the two political parties, United
Students association, and Associ
ated Greek students, would also
! be included.
DuShane, who compared the cx
' feutive session idea with similar
use of it on the national scene,
said he saw no reason why it could
not be accomplished here.
‘Can't Have Complete Publicity’
"If you are going to have effec
tive . . . public policy . . . you can't
have complete publicity at all
stages . . he remarked. The U.S.
cabinet is an advisory body to the
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Drama Conclave
Delegates to See
Four Major Plays
The Northwest. Drama Confer
ence, largest convention of its kin*
| in the United States, will be held
! on the Oregon campus Thursday
HORACE ROBINSON
In charge of drama meeting
through Saturday ©f this week.
The annual convention brings
together some of the most prom
inent teachers and leaders in the
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There s a Master Plan Behind It
Several New Buildings Planned for UO Campus
I —Ftnarald photo by Fred Schnciter
* OREGON HALL is just a shell of its former self. Pictured above is
v. room 107, in the midst of renovation. The old flooring is stacked
against the wall at left, ventilation ducts litter the foreground, and
* the remains of the staircase are visible through the doorway at the
« right. „.
Science Classrooms Should Be Finished by April 1;
Oregon, Commerce Halls Are Being Renovated
By Abbott Paine
Physics, biology, and chemistry
equipment is being installed in the
new science building and should be
ready for use by April 1. I. I.
Wright, superintendent of the
physical plant and head of all Uni
versity construction, said Monday.
Physical plant employees are
building tables and cabinets and
installing laboratory equipment in
the new $1,500,000 structure which
will house research and laboratory
classes now occupying Peady and
McClure halls.
BA School Construction
Across the campus, the $700,000
business administration school
building program is progressing
rapidly with the construction of a
new central classroom building
connecting both Oregon and Com
merce halls, and the renovation of
Oregon and Commerce halls.
The completed business adminis
tration building, to be named Com
monwealth hall, is expected to be
completed and ready for occu
pancy in September. Wright said.
The interior of Oregon hall is
being completely renovated with
new plaster, trim and asphalt tile
and will provide more office space
than before. After the central
building is completed, work will
begin on renovating the interior
of Commerce hall.
Offices of the history, sociology,
i and political science departments
and the Bureau of Municipal re
search, now located in Johnson
hall, will be housed in the Oregon
building.
A new lecture hall seating 240
persons will be provided in the
new central building. It will also
contain 16 classrooms and will be
connected, floor by floor to Ore
gon and Commerce halls.
The new science building will
provide from 50 to 100 per cent
more space for the chemistry de
partment than is now available,
estimated A. H. Kunz, head of the
chemistry department. Extensive
electrical and lab equipment, in
cluding a 15-inch telescope mount
ed on the roof, are among the
facilities available to the physics
department.
Deady hall will be completely re
habilitated and modernized as soon
as the physics and biology depart
ments move to the science build
ing. According to Mr. Wright, the
mathematics' department will oc
cupy Deady after it is re-modeled.
From Chemistry to Journalism
McClure hall, now occupied by
I the chemistry department will be
used temporarily for journalism
classes for Emerald news and ad
vertising offices while the interior
of the present journalism building
I is being renovated. As soon as
I funds permit, McClure hall will be
razed to make room for the pro*
posed new journalism building’,
listed on the University’s long
term building agenda. The Emer
ald shack, a temporary quonset
structure, will also be torn down.
An addition to the architecture
school will be "built between the
former physical plant building and
the present architecture school, a»
soon as the state legislature pro
vides funds. Ceramics- classes now
occupy what was formerly the
boiler room in the physical plant.
Other parts of the building provide
drafting rooms and rooms for
classes in weaving.
Other Bong Term Plans
Other long-term plans for Uni
versity expansion include a new
men's swimming pool, a new ad
ministration building at 11th and
Kincaid, to house the registrar's
and business office now in Em
erald hall, a women's physical edu
cation building located where Em
erald hall now stands and addi
tions to Chapman and Condon
halls and the Infirmary.
The science building consists al
most entirely of laboratory and re
search rooms. Three lecture halls,
seating 200, 100, and 60, respec
tively, and four small classrooms
are provided.
Contractors for the science
building are Ross E. Hammond,
general contractor; Buchanan &
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