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EMERALD
Vol. LIV,
I'ifty-fourth year of Publication
UNIVERSITY QK OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1953 NUMBER81
Gal Officers' Election Today
IRL Program Features
UO Foreign Students
leu l Diversity foreign students will participate in the pro
gram of the International Relations League conference which
'V|H ll(,|<1 on campus Thursday through Saturday.
Delegates from high school International Relations classes,
",',t'h forni the league, will attend the annual event to discuss
the topic “The Development of the Undedeveloped Areas.”
'I he conference is sponsored by the University and the Oregon
J .ducat ion Association.
Seven countries will he discussed by the deleagtes—Philip
Robbery Attempt
Halted Sunday
An attempted robbery in Vet
erans' dormitory was thwarted late
Sunday night by Ted Overton,
freshman in physical education.
Overton, a resident of Stitzer
ha!!, awoke to find a man in his
.loom going through his pants
pockets. He told Eugene police
that he had been asleep for about
'half an hour when a noise awak
ened him.
When Overton shouted at the
man, lie fled from the room
and out of the dormitory. Pursu
ing the intruder, the student
caught up with him just as he
was getting in a car outside.
Overton said the man dropped
the wallet, turned and pointed a
■gun at him. As he backed away,
the man drove off in the car. Over
ton was unable to identify the
vehicle when questioned later.
Police reports did not indicate
■ how much the wallet contained at
the time.
Skull and Dagger Meet
[Alex Byler of the Skull & Dag
er has announced there will be
n important meeting this after
oon at 4:30 in the SU.
Pines, Thailand, Iran, Iraq, India,
Venezuela and Brazil, University
foreign students will participate
in these roundtable discussions
and will also tell the delegates
about "Secondary Education in
My Couhtry."
Foreign students who will par
ticipate include Theodore Nau
mann, Germany; Ahmed Jalalud
din, Pakistan; Grace Ho, Indno
nesia; Vishnu Wassiamal, Gold
Coast, Africa; Qain Alhadi, Iraq;
Maria Beringuel, Philippines;
Surname Chaisittiyudhaparn, Thai
land; Manohar Pandharpurkar, In
dia; David Tang, Trinidad, and
Heza Hezai, Iran.
Guest Syeakers
Attending the conference as
special speakers will be Niharran
jan Kay, chairman of the depart
ment of culture and art in the Uni
versity of Calcutta, India, and E.
J. Bell, a member of the board of
consultants to thq State depart
ment.
Recorded Concert
To Be Held in SU
A recorded concert of contem
porary music will be held in the
Peter Benson Howard memorial
listening room of the Student Un
ion, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.
George Hopkins, professor of pi
ano, will present the concert en
titled "The Changing Tonal Spec
trum." Works from early and late
modern composers will be included.
3 Groups Ballot;
Polls Close at 6
Candidates for offices in the three campus women’s organizations
will be voted upon today following an introduction assembly at 12-30
p.m. in Gerlinger hall. The polls will remain open until 6 p.m follow
ing the assembly.
Judy McLoughlin and Jean Mauro
are the nominees for pres
Judy McLoughlin, left, and Jean Mauro have been
dates for AWS president. Personal interviews of
are on page 3.
selected eandi
the candidates
Chairmanships Open
For Junior Weekend
Special petitions are available
on the third floor of the Student
Union and are to be turned in by
5 p.m. Friday to Bob Britain at
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the ASUO
box on the SU third floor or SU
303.
A special kick-off dinner will be
given for all committee chairmen.
Miss Miller said. The date has not
yet been set.
Program Today
On 'She Stoops'
Scenes from the 18th century
comedy, “She Stoops to Conquer,”
will be presented along with a lec
ture by R. D. Horn, professor of
English, on 18th century drama in
the Student Union Browsing Room,
Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Scenes from the forthcoming
University production will be done
in full costume.
MEET THE DEANS
Little a Paper Money Fan
PBy Joe Gardner
Emerald Assistant News Editor
Sidney W. Little, dean of the
.school of architecture and allied
arts, has been in the field of edu
cation since 1930 when lie taught
-at Clemson college in South Caro
lina. In addition to teaching, Little
has maintained his own private ar
chitecture practice for many years.
Born in Buffalo, N. Y., he re
ceived his education at Cornell
'university and the University of
Pennsylvania. Following study in
-Paris, he returned to the United
States and received his graduate
degree at Tulane university. Little
‘practiced architecture in both Ni
agra Falls, N. Y., and Buffalo be
.forc going to Clemson.
Served in Ceylon
From 1936 to 1942, he was as
sistant dean and professor of de
sign at the Alabama Polytechnic
institute. As a lieutenant colonel
with the Office of Strategic Ser
Sidney W. Little
vices during World War II Little
served in both Ceylon and China.
Following the war, he returned
briefly to Alabama before coming
to the University of Oregon as
dean and professor of architecture.
Little recently returned from a
six months tour of Europe doing
research on a grant from the
American Institute of Architec
ture. He spent most of this time
examining the collaboration of art
ists and architects abro.ad.
Collects Paper Money
His chief hobby is a collection
of paper money covering the post
war years of inflation in Europe
from 1919 to 1923. Numbering in
the hundreds of thousands, his col
lection is one of the largest of its
kind in the country. Some of this
currency represents the artistic
work of Europe’s finest artists of
this period.
Friday is the deadline for peti
tioning for Junior Weekend com
mittee chairmanships, Joan Marie
Miller, junior class representative
has announced.
Chairmanships open include the
all-campus sing, luncheon, float
parade, traditions, queen contest
and coronation, terrace dance,
junior prom, promotion, publicity,
sunlight serenade, clean-up and
general secretary.
The chairmanships are open to
petitioners from all classes, Miss
Miller said. Petitions are needed
urgently, she emphasized.
Each petition is to have a theme
suggestion for the weekend, Miss
Miller stated. The student submit
ting the winning theme will be
awarded a free dinner and free
tickets to the junior prom.
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Dental School Reps
Discuss Dental Ed
Representatives of the Univer
sity of Oregon dental school will
discuss dental education with
prospective applicants to the
school and their wives, Thursday
at 7:30 p.m. in Science 30.
Speakers for the occasion are
George Batterson, educational ad
viser; Ernest A. Hurley, instruc
tor, and Ellis B. Jump, head of the
department of anatomy.
Applicants for the 1953 class will
have interviews with the admis
sions committee Friday. Appoint
ments for the interviews should be
made as soon as possible in Sci
ence 121.
Dance Club Holds
Newcomers Night
A beginners and newcomers
night will be held by the Univer
sity Square Dance club from 7:30
to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting
will be held in Gerlinger annex.
Miss Shirley Cox, instructor in
physical education, will teach the
students basic calls and funda
mental steps and demonstrate ba
sic steps. Advanced couples will
perform more intricate steps.
ident of the Associated Women
Students. One will become presi
dent, the other vice president.
Jackie Steuart and Janet Wick
are the AWS candidates for sec
retary. Rosemary Hampton and
Dorothy Kopp are the treasurer
nominees. Running for AWS re
porter are Sally Cummins and
Sally Ryan. Paula Curry and Don
na Hill are the sergeant-at-arms
candidates.
Mary Jordan and Mary Wilson
are running for the presidency of
the Women’s Recreation associa
tion.
WRA secretary candidates are
Janet Bell and Doris Liljeberg^
Betty Waters and Beverly Wild
are candidates for the WRA treas
urer post. Nina Edwards and
Jackie Saylor are the WRA cus
todian nominees and Judy Counts
and Jeannette Kimball are candi
dates for sergeant-at-arms.
Barbara Keelen and Cathy Tribe
are running for the YWCA presi
dent post. Second vice-president
candidates are Sally Hayden and
Kay Moore.
YW secretary candidates are
Jane Patterson and Martha Van
Camp. Kathryn Holloway and
Yvonne Holmes are the treasurer
nominees.
Candidates for the upperclass
commission chairman are Ann
Blackwell and Sue Fuller.
Sophomore commission office
candidates include Gerri Porritt
and Gail West, chairman, and Ger
maine LaMarche and Marilyn Par
rish, secretary.
All women students are eligible
to vote for the AWS officers upon,
presentation of their student body
cards. Only members of the YWCA
and WRA will vote for their offi
cers.
The AWS slate will be introduc
ed at 12:30 p.m. in Gerlinger and
at that time nominations may be
Pre-Registration
Slated All Week
With nearly one-third of the stu
dents still to pick up their pre
registration material at the reg
istrar's office in. Emerald hall,,
registration proceeded at a steady
pace Monday. The material may be
picked up all of this week.
Advisers are to be in their of-,
fices every day this week for con
sultations with advisees. The sig
nature of the adviser is necessary
to validate the student's program,
and to enable him to register for
classes.
Third step in the pre-registra- ’
tion procedure is enrollment in
courses through the school and de
partmental offices. This may be -
done all of this week. Once these- _
steps are completed, the registra
tion cards must be checked by the
offic of student affairs and a fee
assessment obtained at the regis
trar's office.
Those students who do not de
sire to pay fees now and students
who hold scholarships may leave
their cards at the registrar’s office
to be picked up for payment be
tween Mar. 30 and Apr. 4. Veter
ans on P.L. 16 or 346 will also
leave their cards at the registrar's
office of student affairs and a fee
their fees at any time during the
week.