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EMERALD
Fifty-third year of publication
Volume L1V UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAV, JANUARY li, 1953 NI MBEK 51
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■ . . with a few showers Wednes
day and Wednesday night. Little
change in temperature with the
high today 47 degrees and low
40 degrees tonight.
Freshman Ballot
Muddled; Senate
Rules Thursday
Group Reportedly
Urging Petitioners
For additional details see be
low—columns 2, 3, 4 and 5.
With the freshman election
approaching, there was still
confusion Tuesday as to the
method of preparing the ballot
and unconfirmed but re-occur
ring rumors that an organized
group of representatives from dor
mitories and co-operatives would
play an active part in somebody's
campaign.
The voting difficulty — one
which has been plaguing Mrs.
Helen Jackson Frye, ASUO vice
president and chairman of the
election committee came up late
in fall term when the ASUO sen
ate passed a motion to use two
ballots instead of the conven
tional one for the election.
Single Ballot Used
Up to now the single ballot has
been employed, with the voter
marking in 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on
in order of his preference. This
method, the single transferable
vote system, is also used in the
regular spring term ASUO elec
tion.
The motion provided for the
president and vice president can
didates on one slip, the represen
tatives on another. The senate
then referred the matter to the
constiutional committee to rule
on its constitutionality and Mrs.
Frye hopes that body will report
back at the Thursday meeting.
May Back Candidate
She also acknowledged hearing
about an organization of dorm and
co-op representatives which may
be encouraging freshmen to peti
tion for office and perhaps plan
ning to back one or more candi
dates.
She thinks the idea and the in
terest apparently shown by this
is an encouraging sign for cam
pus politics and “perfectly legal"
but hopes that no freshmen get
the wrong idea. Such an organi
zation cannot keep other fresh
men, not selected by it, from pe
titioning, she explained.
Other information to date on
the coming election.
PETITIONS. Using the regular
ASUO form, freshmen may peti
tion either for president or rep
resentative. Petitioning will begin
Thursday and continue through
the following Wednesday, with the
deadline set at midnight Jan. 21.
Petitions can be found on the
third floor of the Student Union
in the ASUO box and must be re
turned to the ASUO president's
office on the third floor. They
will not be accepted unless the
candidate has cleared his (or her)
scholastic eligibility through the
office of student affairs.
Petitioners are not required—
nor is it necessary—to fill in that
portion of the petition marked
“suggestions.”
If the ballot remains a single
one, candidate’s names will be list
ed alphabetically and followed by
office petitioned for.
ASSEMBLY. An "introduction
assembly” is scheduled tentative
ly for Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
in the SU ballroom. Each candi
date will be in introduced by Mrs.
Frye and will be allotted four
minutes to speak.
Candidates are not, however,
required to appear or to use the
full four minute time if they don't
wish to.
CAMPAIGNING. This will be
limited to the five days preceed
ing the vote, from Friday, Jan.
23 through Tuesday, Jan. 27. None
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COPS INVESTIGATE, WE DISCOVER...
Sleeping Porch Old Habit
Police investigating the recent
rash of burglaries In sororities
were surprised to learn that wom
en in most of the houses are re
quired to sleep on the sleeping
porches unless they are excused to
sleep in their rooms.
This practice leaves the study
rooms vacant during the night and
open to prowlers who might enter
the house.
The rule appeared to have stem
med from a long-observed unwrit
ten custom, an Emerald reporter
learned when trying to trace the
origin of the regulation. It possibly
arose as protection in case of fire,
where it would be simpler to check
the safety of all members if they
were all sleeping together rather
than in separate rooms.
One sorority president remarked
that the rule, which was followed
in her house, came as a suggestion
from the Office of Student Affairs,
but it had been in practice before
that.
Protection of members from
housebreakers was possibly an
other reason for the rule. Women
sleeping on the porches together
would be in less danger than alone
in their room.
The Health Service has no regu
lation on the matter. While most
women do sleep on the sleeping
porches, arrangements are made
when a member is ill or the Health
Serivce recommends warmer sleep
ing quarters. The enforcement of
the rule varies with the sororities
and is usually optional.
Distribution of Animals
Through World
Gets Discussion
The history of the geographic distribution of animal species through
out the world was discussed by George Gaylord Simpson, noted author
and paleonthologist, in the first of the annual Condon lectures pre
sented to an audience of 500 in the SU ballroom last night.
Simpson will enlarge on the general topic of discussion, evolution and
geography, and deal in more specific aspects of the subject when he
discusses "Faunal Relationships Between the Old World and the New”
in the second of the series to be presented Thursday evening at 8 p.m.
in the SU ballroom.
Diagrams and humorous interpretative slides highlighted the dis
cussion on the parallel development and migratory movements of the
earth's fauna which has resulted in the present geographical location of
different species today. The purpose of the annual talks are to interpret
scientific subjects in language understood by the non-scientist.
Relationship Obvious
"The relation between evolution and geography is obvious when one
considers the effect of environment on the development of a species,”
Simpson said. “A study of historical geography demonstrates the con
tributing factors in the location of similar animals in different geo
graphic areas of the world and different types of animals living in geo
j graphically similar locations.”
Simpson illustrated the importance of this field of science in drawing
| correct conclusions from the present location of animals with an ex
I ample of the humpless camel found in South America. The camel is tra
ditionally found in Asia and Africa in the present day but geographic
j history shows that this was not always the truth. Most of the history
; of the camel family has been established as having taken place in North
America and the camel is a characteristic fauna of this region although
it is now extinct in North Jfmerica.
Locations Explanied
Adaptive radiation, evolutionary changes in the structure of a species
resulting from varying methods of earning their livelihood, and the
interchange of fauna by migration between different geographic areas
are the two primary explanations of the location of fauna, Simpson
explained.
“Animals have gradually become more diversified by utilizing such
different methods of survival as the aboreal living of the primates and
the pursuit of the ungulents, or vegetarian runners, by the meat eating
carniverous, Simpson said. “When this development occurs in two un
related parts of the world it is known as parallel development.”
The migration of animal groups to different parts of the world was
largely controlled by the existing geographical land blocks which pre
vented migration or the opposing broad corridors of land, such as the
large segment of land across Asia and Africa, which facilitated these
migratory movements, Simpson said.
Gandatt
Jlectute.
j Browsing Room
: Hollis to Discuss
Supreme Court
| And Civil Rights
The nourishment of a democracy
is the belief of. its people in Civil
Rights, according to Orlando J.
Hollis, dean of the law school, who
will lecture on "The Early Experi
ence of the Supreme Court With
Civil Rights" at 7:30 tonight in
the Student Union Browsing
Room.
We have made great progress
J in the understanding and interpre
tations of the Bill of Rights, Hol
lis remarked. For example, free
dom of speech has been enlarged
upon to include the use of sound
trucks, contraptions undreamed of
by Richard Henry Lee and the
other framers of the Bill of Rights.
The volume of litigation has also
grown tremendously, he stated,
since there were few Civil Rights
cases on the ledger in the early
days of the Supreme Court.
In his lecture tonight, Hollis will
trace the early experiences of the
Supreme Court in the horse-and
buggy days of our country. He will
discuss some of the outstanding
cases of the period.
Charles Howard, professor of
law, will be discussion leader for
the session.
Aqua-gals Ready
Wafer Pageant
For 2 Showings
Written, produced and di
rected by members of Amphib
ians, women’s swimming hon
orary, 'Blue Dolphin,” a night
club in a swimming pool, will
be presented to Oregon students
Thursday and Friday nights at 8
in the men's pool.
According to Mary Bennette,
Amphibian president and general
chairman of the water show, the
women have been working on the
show since early fall term. After
the theme was decided upon, in
dividual members wrote the num
bers, the best of which were se
lected for the show.
Disappearing Act
One of this year’s numbers "The
Impossible Struggle” features a
modern dance routine beginning
out of the pool and ending with
cast members disappearing under
the water. Other act titles include
‘Brazilian Samba," “Night Club
Magic" and "Hawaiian Interlude.”
There will be no solo numbers
because of the large membership
of the honorary this year, Miss
Bennette said. She added that
this would be the first water show
that many of the members have
! participated in, necessitating an
extra amount of time and work
on the part of these girls.
Night Club Theme
This year’s night club theme
will be carried out not only by
the numbers, which will be an
amphibious floor show, but also
in the decorations, costumes and
the master of ceremonies who will
greet the audience as guests of
the “Blue Dolphin.”
“This is the first time we have
had women who were not mem
bers of the honorary doing the
decorations for us and we expect
this to be an excellent addition to
our show,” Miss Bennette added.
Tickets for the pageant may be
purchased for 60 cents at the
Student Union, the Co-op or at
the door.
IFC President Says Week Going Well
Formal men’s rushing continues
today with the 170 rushees keeping
their second series of three dates.
According to Dick Morse, Inter
Fraternity Council president, the
week is going “very well’’ and as
of Tuesday night no cases of illegal
rushing had been reported.
Tonight the rushees will be able
to break dates with houses after
10 p.m. in the office of student af
fairs. Fraternity drop lists will be
posted in Student Union 214 by 10
a.m. Wednesday. New dates may
be made from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in
SU 214 Wednesday.
New Freshman Council Screening Candidates
Rumors that an organized group
of freshmen will play an active
part in the forthcoming freshmen
elections were confirmed Tuesday
by representatives from the orga
nization.
Called the “freshman election
council," the group has as its goal
three points: to further direct par
ticipation in student government,
to create an awareness of the re
sponsibilities of the cless officers
sponsibilities of the class officers
the needs of the freshman class.
John Feliz, acting as spokesman
for the group, told the Emerald
Tuesday that the group is trying
to select officers which would be
“truly representative” of the en
tire freshman class.
At present the council is in the
process of screening candidates
which were picked by vote of the
council as possible freshman class
officers, according to Feliz. How
ever, he stressed that anyone who
is interested in running for office
may appear before the group and
seek its support.
The legality of the group has
been questioned by some freshmen
women living in Carson hall, but
Mrs. Helen Jackson Frye, ASUO
vice president and in charge of the
election, has stated that as far as
she is concerned the group is legal
in its operation.
Mrs. Frye said that she was go
ing by the ASUO constitution and
that any student who is scholastic
ally eligible and who turns in a pe
tition to her by Jan. 21, “will have
his or her name on the ballot.” She
continued by saying that if a group
wanted to back a candidate for of
fice, as far as she was concerned
it was “all right.”
However, Mrs. Frye stressed the
fact that any eligible freshman
may petition for office regardless
i of whether he or she might have
| the group's backing. “What the
j group does is not binding on the
j individual,” Mrs. Frye stated,
j Pat Dignan, ASUO president,
I seconded Mrs. Frye's statement
that any eligible freshman may
run for office and have his or her
name placed on the ballot. Dignan
said that he felt that since the elec
tions were set up this way, “there
is really no need for a screening
committee.” The president said
that until he knew more about the
group he would remain “skeptical”
about it.