Vol. LIV University of Oregon, Eugene, Frl., Dec. 5, io.>3 No. 43 USA Greeks Ponder Switch *v? -i* 1 t-f to 82 in favor of requiring one term of fun damentals of speech of all .stu dents beginning with next fail's freshmen. Principal objection to the speech requirement was that addition to the list of required subjects is not desirable. Donald Allton, assistant profes sor of music, argued for repeal of the speech requirement. He stated that: il> there should be no addition to the number of re quired hours; (2i an additional requirement would jeopardize the music school nationally and local ly as a professional school; (3i ad dition of more required subjects is rot compatible with the acquiring of a liberal education suited to the individual. Allton recommended a plan whereby speech might be worked into the existing framework of credit requirements. De Paur Chorus Coming Monday The 35-voice de Paur Infantry chorus, which performed on the University campus two years ago, will be presented again Monday night at McArthur court under the auspices of the Kugene Civic Music association. Students will be admitted on their student body * ards to the 8 p.m. performance. Doors will open at 7:15. Leonard de Paur, conductor of the chorus, has become a familiar figure in motion pictures, opera, concerts and radio. Before he en listed in the army he served as associate conductor for the Hall Johnson choir, directed the Negro theatre in New York and was mu sical director for the Eroadway production of the Roark Biadford Jacques Wolfe play “John Henry.” Henri Stresses Irish Vividness Thomas K. Henn, senior tutor in St. Catharine’s College in Cam bridge university, told a browsing room audience of about 150 people Wednesday night that Irish drama is a "strange movement which no body understands.” Speaking on “Irish Drama," Henn, who was born in Ireland gave the "strange sociological background of the race to which I belong . . . .” He stated that the Irish drama contains a balance of the Irish sense of “vivid sensation of both the comic and the serious ness of life.” Pre-registration to End Saturday is the last day for stu dents to complete all steps in pre registration. Students must check with the office of student affairs and the registrar’s office by then. Fees need not be paid until Jan. 5. Penalty for Returnees May be Cut by AGS Reports that four Greek houses, currently allied with independent * “f™'S ia '’le P°Iltical wars> are hoping to join the Greek bloc were pa tially confirmed Tuesday. Presidents of two of the four houses in! v°lved admitted all four were "thinking about it." Whiskerino Features Beards, King Perry, Informal Dress Pictures of .Joe College-Bctty Coed candidates appear on page* 6 and 7. Informal dress will characterize ' this year's Sophomore Whiskerino, the last big social event of fall term, whic/i will foiiow the Ore j gon-Stanford baSkelbalfgame Sat-" nr day night. Levis and lumberjack shirts for ■ men and skirts and blouses for women will be proper attire for the dance according to Kob Summers | and Milan Foster, general co-chair | men of tne Whiskerino. The Stu dent Union ballroom will be deco rated as a western street scene for j tile “W hisker YVhing-Ding.” King Terry and his band from Hollywood will make a return en gagement on the campus at the j Saturday dance. Previous appear- ' affees here have been at the ’51 ' Senior Ball and the '52 Military; Ball. Perry has lately devoted him- 1 self to engagements at Pacific | coast colleges. Tickets for the dance at $2 per couple will be on sale today and Saturday in the SU and in the Co op and at the door Saturday night. Betty Coed and Joe College will he selected by ballot at the en trance to the dance, and the win ners will be announced during in tei mission. Prizes for the winners are being donated by Fennell's. Hart Larsen, Westgatc Shoppe, and Baxter and Henning. Sophomore men are to wear the beards they have been growing-for two weeks to tire dance. Violators will be punished at 4 p.m. today on the SU steps. The winner of the beard growth contest will be ward ed a free shave at the dance. Secret Senate Vote Rejects Washke For Constitutional Committee Job rhf> ASUO .senate in closed ses sion Wednesday night refused by a vote of 14 to nothing, with 5 ab staining, to approve the appoint ment of Paul Washke, professor of physical education, for a position on the ASUO constitution commit tee. Announcement of the vote fol lowed a secret executive session in which a roll-call vote was taken on the question of placing Washke on the committee. Only the numerical Houses Will Ready Boxes Living organizations have been requested to start their Christmas boxes now, by Norma Hamilton l and Bobbette Gilmore, co-chairman of the program. The boxes will be on display at the annual Associated Women Stu dents Christmas tea which will be held at Kappa Kappa Gamma Sat urday. Christmas boxes are an annual project and are distributed by the Red Cross to needy families in the Eugene area. Boxes made up by women's houses will contain food and candy plus appropriate gifts for the members of the family. The family’s name and the ages of the children will be given the houses. Men's organizations are expected to furnish food only. The boxes will be picked up Sat urday morning by committee mem bers. Each participating house is to appoint a chairman for the Christmas drive and to give the name of the person selected to one of the co-chairmen, said Miss Ham ilton. vote was announced publicly. The senate unanimously approv ed the appointment of C. W. Macy. head of the department of econ omics; Jim Crittenden, senior in political science; and Jim Rippey. senior in business. The vote for the executive ses sion was S to 7 in favor of closing the meeting to the public. A previous vote to go into execu tive session to discuss all appoint ments failed with ASUO President Pat Dignan breaking a tie vote. The student body president of Oregon State college, Don Van Allsbury, and three other represen tatives of OSC and Oregon College of Education and two members of the Oregon ski team who were present at the meeting were re quested to leave while the senate held its deliberation. 'Henry IV' Opens At UO Theater “King Henry IV, Part I,” will open tonight for a six production run at the University theater. This Shakespearean historical drama is the second production of the cur rent University theater season. Tickets arc available for every night except Saturday, which is completely sold out. The set, designed for the play by technical director Howard Ra mey, consists mainly of levels and a stairway which features a bal cony at the rear of the stage. One More Emerald The next Emerald will appear Thursday, Dee. 11. It will be the last paper for fall term. Ailton to Direct Christmas Event A “Christmas Prelude,” a pro gram of seasonal music, will be presented Dec. 7 in the school of music auditorium under the direc tion of Donald Allton, assistant professor of music. The “Prelude” will feature a mixed chorus under the direction of Robert Luoma, graduate stu dent in music; a brass choir di rected by Richard Ramsdell, grad uate student in music, and a string ensemble under the direction of Dorothy Govig. senior in music. me nouses are Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Upsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Alpha Mu. Their mem bers are affiliated with the United Students association. Three of the four were once in the Greek party and broke to join with the inde pendents. Eob Metz, DU president, said that “its been under considera tion" and that all four house* "have talked it over." Dick Kremmel, president of Lambda Chi, first said he wasn't going to say "anything either way ’ but later amended his stand to "just thinking about it now.” Ann Gentle, Alpha Xi president, wouldn't say anything “right now, ’ and Dick Davis, president of SAM stated that “as far as our house i-i concerned, I know nothing about it." Meanwhile Jack Faust, president of the Associated Greek students, ; which includes most of the Greek | letter organizations, said that Monday AGS will consider a reso lution reducing the penalty period for returning houses to one year. -ut present, a house desiring to be reinstated in AGS faces a two year "disciplinary period” in which it can vote in the party but is ret allowed to have candidates up for AGS or ASUO office. Faust added that "we haven t received an official petition for re instatement yet." Helen Jackson Frye, USA chair man, thought the shift of the four houses away from her party, if it happens, would hurt the organiza tion. "If they go out," she added, "it will become virtually an inde pendent versus Greek split," she said, adding that it was “exactly what a great many people includ ing myself have hoped to get away from." Senator Morse Address Scheduled for Ballroom The University’s assembly committee and Student Union Director Dick \\ jlliams met today and worked out arrangements to hold the Senator Wayne Morse address in the main ballroom of the Student Union. The assembly will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Morse's topic will be "Eyes Ahead,” a discussion of problems facing the new Congress. Shifting the address from McArthur court to the SU, where facilities are superior, will mean limiting at tendance to 1100 persons, the maximum permissible under state fire regulations. Under this ar rangement the committee assured Williams would be held to that number and agreed to take meas ures to see that such restrictions will be carried out. Use of the SU was requested by the committee because of a pref erence expressed by the speaker and also because there will be no Emerald publicity next week as well as the nearness to final exam inations. The address will be re broadcast over three local radio stations for those who are unable to attend. Orchestra Concert Set Wednesday The University of Oregon or chestra, under the direction of Ed mund Cvklcr, professor of music, will present a concert in the music* school auditorium Wednesday at S:lo p.m. The program will consist of “Concerto Grosso" by Handel, "Pi ano Concerto” by Bach, and "Scotch Symphony” by Mendel ssohn. William Woods, instru ' re in piano, will be the piano soloivt for the concert.