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NUMBER 37
French Author
To Be Discussed
Tonight in SU
Foskett to Interpret
Rousseau's Theories
J. M. Foskett, associate profes
sor of sociology, will give his in
terpretation of the philosophy of
"Roussea'j,” French political theo
rist and author, at 7:30 p.m. to
night in the Student Union brows
ing room.
He will analyze the theories ex
pressed by Rousseau in two of his
early “Discourses" and in the "So
eial Contract," a book on political
philosophy.
Jean Jacques Rousseau in the
eighteenth century was instru
mental in changing polit i c a 1
thought from the traditional theo
ries rooted in the Middle Ages to
the modern philosophy of the slate.
His works have bad considerable
effect on the political thought of
today. He is also considered the
father of the romantic movement
in art and letters.
Howard E. Dean, assistant pro
fessor of political science, will lead
discussion following the lecture.
BROWN-OUT IN EUGENE
University Power Plant Aids
Electricity-shy Northwest
The University power plant is
helping the acute regional power
shortage by supplying an average
O' 15,000 kilowatt hours per day
to the Northwest power pool, ac
cording to I. I. Wright, physical
plant superintendent. Supplying of
the power began Oct. 23.
This helps reduce the amount of
power Eugene takes from Eonne
ville, Wright said.
Meanwhile, Eugene store owners
have been requested by the Re- !
tail Merchants division of the Eu- j
gene Chamber of Commerce to "go
easy" on the use of electric sign, j
Reduce Display
Store owners are being asked to
reduce "as much as possible" the
number of hours their display signs
are on to help a voluntary power
curtailment effort.
Earlier in the term, Oregon fac
ulty members were asked to keep
classroom lights off when not in
use to help the shortage and aid
Debate Team to Attend
Pullman Tournament
The University debate squad will attend its first tournament of the
season at Washington State college at Pullman Friday and Saturday,
Herman Cohen, forensics director, announced today. Two men's teams
and one women’s team will make the trip accompanied by Cohen and
graduate assistant. Robert Kully.
The University squad will compete with teams from four states, Ore
the University plant in producing
its power supply.
A voluntary power conservation
campaign was begun last week by
public and private power com
panies to encourage voluntary po
wer cuts from commercial and re
sidence customers.
Fred Brenne, Chamber of Com
merce manager, said the Retail
Merchants decided Eugene should
Brogan, Ex-editor,
To Receive Degree
After Thirty Years
Thirty years are a long time
to wait for a degree, but Phil F.
Brogan, Bend, who completed his
journalism course requirements
in 1923, will finally get his bach
elor of science this June.
Brogan did not receive his de
gree because of technical diffi
culties. Ho has been working for
almost 30 years on the news
staff of the Bend Bulletin and
has a weekly column in the Ore
gonian. His special field is Ore
gon geology and his column is
used as an assignment in a
course of geology which is
taught here.
He was news editor of the
Emerald in 1922 and managing
editor in 1923.
delay the turn on of Christmas tree
lights, originally scheduled for the
day after Thanksgiving. The lights
will also be turned on fewer hours
during early December in coopera
tion with the voluntary program,
Brenne said.
Capitol Lights Off
The lights on the Oregon Capitol
building in Salem have also been
turned off to help in the shortage.
The Defense Electric Power ad
ministration Monday ordered all
Northwest power customers who
normally use more than 8000 kilo
watt hours per week to cut their
consumption back 10 per cent.
Between 50 and 60 Lane county
businesses are affected by the or
der and 1100 Pacific Northwest
industries.
Several of the local industries
were submitting pleas that the cut
back would affect employment and
profit. The Eugene Fruit Growers
association claimed its members'
margin profit might be cut and the
canning of a defense order of car
rots reduced. The association vol
unteered a program of power cur
tailment whether or not exempt
from the order. At least one lumber
mill owner also complained.
Aluminum Plants Curtailed
Elsewhere in the Northwest, the
aluminum industry, already hit
hard by the loss of power early
this fall, was experiencing more
setbacks. The Alcoa plant at Van
couver, Wash., planned to lay off
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Theater to Show
Sarte's Play
This Weekend
Only Season Ticket
Holders Admitted
University theater's first bonus
attraction for season ticket hold
ers, "No Exit" by Jean-Paul Sar
te, will be given Friday and Sat
urday nights. It is for season ticket
holders only. No tickets will be
sold.
The play will be presented in the
style made famous recently by the
Drama Quartette who toured the
country presenting "Don Juan in
Hell." No sets or costumes arc
used for this type of presentation.
Instead the players will read their
parts on a bare stage.
Four dramatists will read the
play. They are Horace Robinson,
director of the University theater;
Frederick J. Hunter, assistant di
rector; Beverly Brunton, senior hi
speech; and Mrs. Mary Krenk,
Oregon graduate who is active in
the Eugene Very Little theater.
Filmed Operas Shown
Tonight in Chapman
Excerpts from the operas, "Car
men," "William Tell," and "Lucia
de Lammermoor,” filmed on the
stage of the Rome Opera house,
will be shown tonight in Chapman
hall at 7 and 9 p.m.
The film showings are parts of
the regular weekly educational
progiams and are presented under
the auspices of the Student Union
movie committee.
gon, Washington, Idaho, and Mon
tana at the annual Northwest re
gional debate tournament. The
Washington State college chapter
of Pi Kappa Delta is sponsoring
the meet.
One of the three teams will leave
from Pullman for the annual West
ern speech association tournament
sponsored by the University of
Denver, Col., Cohen said. Kully and
the remainder of the squad will re
turn to Eugene Sunday.
The national collegiate debate
question on a national fair employ
ment practices law on a compul
sory basis will be the topic of dis
cussion at both tournaments. The
Pullman tournament is limited to
debate activities but tentative en
tries have been made in extempor
aneous speaking at Denver, Cohen
said.
An earlier trip to Lewis and
Clark college in Portland was can
celled when the tournament was
postponed.
The University forensic squad
will meet Wednesday evening at 7
p.m. in Villard 206. All students
going to Pullman must attend,
Robert Kully, graduate assistant
in speech, said.
Petition Deadline Nears
For AWS Xmas Tea
Petitions for chairmanships of
the AWS Christmas tea, Dec. 6,
are due Friday noon. They should
be turned in to Jean Mauro, at the
Alpha Chi Omega house.
Chairmanships include food, dec
orations, invitations, publicity, pro
motion, collections, distribution
and program.
TODAY IT'S TAFT .
Ike, Harry Mull Changeover Problems
(.Pi President-elect Dwight Eis
enhower returned to New York
Tuesday from his White House
conference with Pres. Harry Tru
man and prepared to meet with
Republican leaders in Congress to
day.
In Washington, Ike and Truman
talked for an hour and ten minutes
on world and domestic problems—
and the problem of an orderly
transfer of administration.
In a joint statement, the two re
vealed they had agreed on a plan
for the period before Eisenhower's
inauguration Jan. 20.
It read:
“We have worked out a frame
work for liaison and exchange of
information between the present
administration and the incoming
administration.”
Truman Still President
It went on to note that under the
Constitution, the president must
exercise the functions of his office
until he vacates it. It emphasized
that Eisenhower was not asked to
assume, and is not assuming, any
responsibility for decisions made
by the Truman administration in
its last weeks in power.
Within that limitation, Eisen
hower and Truman added:
“We believe that the arrange
ments we have made for coopera
tion will be of great value to the
stability of our country and to the
favorable progress of international
affairs." The meeting:, it said, fur
nished "additional proof of the
ability of the people of this coun
try to manage their affairs with a
sense of continuity and with re
sponsibility.”
Grim and Serious
Both men were described as
grim and serious as they met. Eis
enhower said later the sessions
were all business and he called
them “very informative and in
structive." Foreign affairs appear
ed to be the main subject.
After leaving Truman’s office,
Ike went to the Pentagon where he
talked with Secretary of Defense
Robert Lovett and the Joint Chiefs
of Staff a discussion the presi
dent-elect described as "of a dis
tinctly military flavor.”
On his way to the White House.
Eisenluhver was given a gigantic
reception by an estimated half
million residents of the capital city.
It was a. dark, chilly day but the
crowds responded warmly, roaring
as the next chief executive flashed
his famous grin from the back of
a big convertible.
Mamie Cheeked by Doctors
During the Eisenhower auto pro
cession to the White House, Mrs.
Eisenhower's limousine cut out of
the parade and speeded to the Wal
ter Reed hospital. She was there
for more than an hour while doc
tors looked her over. Later, she
explained to reporters that she
wanted her weight and other mat
ters checked.
Eisenhower will meet today with
Sen. Robert Taft and Rep. Joseph
Martin, two key Republican lead
ers. They will propose that he tell
them what legislation he wants to
have taken up—and in what order.
Taft broached this subject at a
news conference Tuesday—then
conferred with Martin, the pros
pective Speaker of the House.
In the conference, Taft disclosed
School Sculpture Exhibit Billed
A sculpture exhibit billed as a
"survey of 30 years of sculpture j
at the University” opens today in !
room 303, Architecture.
The exhibit, which will be open [
1 to 5 p.m. daily, will consist of i
works by present and past profes
sors of sculpture in the University, j
Work by Roswell Dosch, Abard!
Fairbanks, Oliver Barret, Jean
Sutherland, Mark Sponcnburgh
and Wayne Taysom will be dis
played.
This is the first sculpture exhibit
in the art school this year accord
ing to Taysom, instructor in art
and in charge of the exhibit.
that Eisenhower has asked him fcr
suggestions on top-level govern
ment appointments, including cab
inet posts. Taft said he had made
several suggestions, but declined
to name those he supported.
Conferences Suggested
The Ohio Republican thin! j
there should be weekly Whke>
House conferences —- Ike meeting
with top Senate leaders. And he
doesn't think there will be any
need for Eisenhower to take a
hand in deciding on the makeup of
the Senate leadership — because,
Taft said, the major pests will be
filled without a fight.
There was much attention focus
ed on Truman and Eisenhower—
the men who were slugging it out
against each other politically st (h
a short time ago. But it was diffi
cult to find out how they behaved
when they met again, prima: ly
because newsmen were not at the
meeting.
However, one photographer,
Harvey Georges of the Associated
Press, got into the president’s of
fice to make shots of the two men.
Photographer Sees
He reported the affair this way:
"Mr. Truman was seated behind
his desk and Ike was seated about
five feet to his left. The two woo
talking in low, serious tones when
I walked in. Immediately tht y
shifted their chairs closer together,
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