Phones, Weekends, Buildings
JUNIOR WEEKEND QUEEN was Jo Martin (center), and her court Included (left to
right) Barburu Booth, Nannette Sllverthorne, I’at Johnson and Joan Renner. The week
end Included the traditional events—terrace dance, campus cleanup, float parade, pun
ishment of tradition violators, tug-o-war, luncheon, tappings, all-campus sing, and the
annual Junior Prom. Mothers were honored guests for Junior Weekend. Chairman for
the weekend was Mike Lally, junior class president last year. The Junior Prom featured
the music of Johnny Reitz. At other dances, King Perry played for the military ball,
Dick Jurgens (first “name” band since 1949) for the senior ball, and Dick Schwary
for the Mortar Board ball.
NKW BUILDINGS in 1952 included Science, which opened “for business” spring term, and Common
wealth (above, which was ready fall term of the 1952-53 year. Actual dedication of the new science
building, which houses physics, chemistry and biology, was held April 25 and 26. Commonwealth, which
includes remodeled Oregon and Commerce halls and the new wing joining them, houses business admin
istration, political science, economics, history and sociology. Other building accomplishments in ’52 in
cluded remodeling on Johnson hall and Deady hall (not yet completed), remodeling on architecture and
allied arts, and new showers in men’s physical education.
OREGON’S FOOTBALL TEAM started the season with an outstanding performance against favored
UCLA, losing 13-7, then slumped during much of the season. They rose to play a great first half against
California, and later upset Stanford 21-14 at Palo Alto; the season ended with a 22-19 loss to OSC. Monte
Brethauer, shown snagging a pass against UCLA, was the Emerald's (unsuccessful) candidate for All
Coast end honors, after playing another outstanding season. Brethauer received the Hoffman award as
the top senior. One player did make first team All-Coast, however. He was Guard Emmett Williams, on
the United Press All-Coast eleven.
PAT DI6NAN WAS
ELECTED ASUO presi
dent in student body elec
tions, the third Associated
Greek student candidate
in a row to be prexy. AGS
also got all olass presi
dents, and six of nine sen
ators-at-large.
COACH DON IURSCH'S base
ball squad finished third in the
Northern Division, after leading
the league for the major portion
of the season. Kirsch saw his
brother battery, Pitcher Bill
Bottler and Catcher Ron Bottl
er, lost to the team for future
seasons when they both signed
pro contracts.
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HOMECOMING QUEEN for 1952, faU term, was Shirley "Punky”
| Boner, foreground. Her court consisted of (top to bottom) Virginia
I Schmidt, Pat Finnegan, JoAnn Sloan, Ann Kelly and Ann Hopkins.
■ Skinnay Ennis and his band provided the music for the Homecoming
’ dance, and the Washington State Cougars handed Oregon a 19-6 de
feat in the annual Homecoming game.
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JOE-COLLEGE and BETTY-COED for 1052 were Alex Byler and
Gloria Lee in the annual Sophomore Whiskerino event. The last big
event of the year saw King Perry stranded by the weather and unable
to appear for the Whiskerino dance. Jack Loughary and his band
filled in for Perry, Byler and Miss Lee were announced as the con
test winners and the year 1952, with talk of political switches on
campus in the air, drew to a close.