Cloudy Today . . .
. . . with scattered Khowers have
heen forecaat for today and the
rent of the weekend. High for to
day will lie 58 and the low 42 de
gree*.
Vol. LIV.
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EMERALD
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Fifty-fourth year of Publication
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 19.73
NO. 100
IFC Challenges Alum Living Report
UP AT 7:30 A.M.?
300 Expected to Participate
In Millrace Clean-up Drive
Saturday is clean-up day. Near
ly 300 students are expected to
meet at 7:30 a.m. to begin clean
ing the Millrace.
Dave Todd, junior In pre-med
and organizer of the clean-up, has
urged all students "to meet, at the
University parking lot, located on
the corner of 11th and Kincaid
(across from the University the
ater) at 7:30 a.m. Everyone will
be assigned to a crew and work
will begin at 8 a.m.
Picture Planned
Before work begins, a picture
for publication will be taken of
all those present, Todd added.
Possibly one-fourth of the stu
dents will accompany the city and
physical plant employees up above
the Franklin boulevard culvert to
work with winch trucks and boats
while the remainder will work in
the drained portion of the Millrace
below the Franklin boulevard cul
vert, according to Oren King, Eu
gene city manager.
Nine City Tracks
King has promised nine city
trucks with crews for hauling
away the trash and debris from
the Millrace. The University phys
'Even the Gods' Opens
To Run Five Evenings
“Even the Gods,” play by Mildred Kuner and under the direc
tion of Eredericlc J. Hunter, instructor of speech, will open to
night as the fifth production of the University theater's current
season.
The producton, playing tonight and Saturday, will also be
staged April dd to do next week.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tickets
may be purchased at the the
ater box office between 1 and
5 any afternoon.
The modern play, based on
Greek legend of Alcestis, stairs
Sandra Price and Jerry Smith as
Alcestis and Apollo. The story
evolves around Alcestis’ willing
ness to die in place of her husband,
Admetus, played by John Bree,
In order that he may remain on
earth to govern the people of his
kingdom. Thessaly. The god Apollo
persuades Lord Death, played by
John Jensen, to release his hold
on Alcestis so that she can come
back to earth.
White on Black
White sketches against black
velour will distingush the setting
for this production. According to
Howard L. Ramey, who designed
the set, no attempt has been made
to create scenery with historical
accuracy. Massive pillared door
ways for a main entrance domi
nate the set. Special lighting ef
fects will also play a main part
in the production.
Jerry Smith sees the character
Apollo as an egotistical god who
doesn’t let much bother him. “He
knows what he wants and goes
after it,” says Smith.
Alcestis, according to Sandra
Price, likes the idea of Apollo fall
ing in love with her although she
really loves her husband. While
she does love Admetus, Miss Price
says, “Alcestis is not above a little
side flirtation.”
“Death is a Shawvian character
who has little care for mortals,”
remarked John Jensen who plays
the role of Death. “He is a great
showman and would do anything
to make himself the way people
think of him.”
JOHN JENSEN
Plays ‘Death’
Organizations Look
For Ugliest Male
Who is the ugliest man on the
campus ?
As a part of WSSF week on
campus next week, Alpha Phi
Omega, national service honor*
ary, is sponsoring its annual
contest to find out the answer
to that question.
Eaeh living organization has
been asked to choose their can
didate for the dubious award.
To the winner of the contest
each year is awarded a trophy
and the organization sponsoring
the winner receives the “prized”
possession of Herman the Moose.
The names of all candidates
must be turned into Marvin
Young at Merrick hall, 3-1913,
by Saturday noon.
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ical plant is supplying a winch
truck and other material for the
clean-up.
Crews working with the winch
truck will remove trees and other
heavy objects while most of the
student crews will be using wheel
barrows, buckets and shovels to
clean up the bottom of the 'Race.
“Everyone should wear old
clothes, gloves and heavy shoes
(preferably hip boots),’’ Todd
stated. “The 'Race will be as dry
as possible but students should
keep their feet protected from
glass, water, and mud,” he added.
Fish Season Open?
While draining the Millrace in
the last few days, Dave Todd,
organizer of the Saturday clean
up of the Millrace, has captured
the following marine animals:
a ten-inch goldfish, two fresh
water clams, a grayling, a crop
py, three catfish, a minnow and
“enough polliwogs to re-popu
late the Millrace with frogs.”
These animals are residing
temporarily in the laundry tubs
of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house
until the Millrace is again filled.
After the clean-up Saturday,
the Millrace will be filled and as
rapid a flow as possible will be
maintained. King has urged stu
dents to help keep the Millrace
clean and report anyone to the
police department who is seen
throwing trash or debris in the
Millrace.
Concert Violinist
To Appear Tonight
Violinist Isaac Stem will ap
pear in the last concert of this
year’s Civic music series to
night at 8 in McArthur court.
Admission will be granted Ore
gon stndents on their student
body cards.
Stem, who has played the
violin since the age of 8, per
forms on a 250-year-old Guar
nerius. It is claimed that he had
enough music scores in his head
to play for 26 hours without re
peating a composition.
Coed Breakfast
Set For Sunday
Donald C. Sloan of Portland will
be the featured speaker at the an
nual Junior-Senior Breakfast, to be
held Sunday morning at 9 in the
SU ballroom.
Master of ceremonies during the
breakfast will be Jo Sloan, with
new Y president Barbara Keelen
making the presentations. Miss
Laura Olson, counselor for women,
will comment in YWCA week,
slated April 19 to 25.
Sloan has traveled in Europe and
Central and South America. He has
met King Gustaf of Sweden and
Winston Churchill.
Junior women customarily es
cort seniors to the breakfast. Short
Silks are in order.
"Let a ticket to far and wide
be your guide” is the theme. Tick
ets, priced at 95 cents, are on sale
in women’s houses.
Class Election Change
Set for Spring Ballot
By Joe Gardner
Emerald Assistant Newt Editor
An amendment to the ASUO
constitution which would change
the election procedure for class
officers will be placed on the
spring term election ballot, May
13.
The proposed amendment, sub
mitted by Mrs. Helen Jackson
Frye, ASUO vice-president, was
approved by the ASUO senate at
its regular meeting Thursday
night. Mrs. Frye was speaking for
the constitution committee which
she heads.
Under the new amendment the
clause dealing with elections to
class positions would read: “The
same election procedure will be
followed for each class except that
after the election a president and
a vice-president all other candi
dates for president will be declared
defeated and their ballots trans
ferred as marked to the candidates
for representatives.”
Positions Specified
The amendment proposal is an
outgrowth of the recent addition to
constitution by-laws which re-1
quires candidates for class office
to specify the position they seek,
either president or representative.
At the present, defeated candi
dates for the class presidencies can
be elected representative by a
transfer of votes.
Senators voting against the pro
posal expressed the opinion that
it would eliminate the possibility
of a third party electing its candi
date to a class office.
Paul Lasker, junior in Education
was elected by the senate to fill
the vacancy in the junior class
vice-presidency. The office became
vacant when ASUO Pres. Pat Dig
nan, under advice from the consti
tution committee, named the pre
vious vice-president, Tom Shep
herd, to the class presidency when
Bob Brittain was declared in
eligible.
Bob Maier, freshman representa
tive, gave an informal report of
the tally board investigation com
mittee. A written report will be
submitted at a later senate meet
ing by Committee Head Bob Mc
Cracken, freshman president, who
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IRRITATED
'Not Truthful'
Charge Hurled
By Fraternities
By Len Calvert
Emerald Assistant News Editor
Charges that the alumnr
“living in” report presented in
March is “not truthful in ev
ery respect’’ were hurled
W ednesday by members of the
Inter-Fraternity council in a
two-hour discussion of the ef
fects on fraternities of the de
ferred living program.
Cause of the discussion was
the report by a special I F C
committee appointed to study the
alumni report. The committee pre
sented a 14-page report entitled
"Spotlight on the Report of the
Alumni Committee to Study De
ferred Living.”
Defending the administration’s
stand, Ray- Hawk, director of
men’s affairs and advisor to the
group, admitted that things were
not as "rosy” in the freshmen dor
mitories as the administration
would like. He added that condi
tions in fraternities did not mea
sure up to the administration’s
standards either.
Opposition Costly
Hawk stated the “living plan’'
was now in its fourth year and
that he believed fraternity opposi
tion to it was costing both the Uni
versity and the houses a lot of
men. He felt that the greatest
problem area of the plan was in
the area of rushing and pledging,
Admitting “there are two sides
to every argument,” Hawk said
the mechanics for fall term rush
ing were now available, but added
that such a move had not been
possible before.
Members of the council pointed
out that the houses’ problems do
not all lie in the economic field.
One member, who was in school
before the plan went into effect,
said he felt one of the greatest
problems was spirit. Another
member claimed the freshmen
were "not oriented to fraternity
life” after living in the dorms. An
other felt that, in the dorms, there
are very few restrictions placed on
men and that some cannot adjust
to the "regimentation of fraternity
life.”
Defends Program
Defending the program, Hawk
said the University feels that the
program gives students a more
democratic approach to life and
that it has reduced the rate of stu
dents dropping from school. He
pointed out that men’s grades are
higher their freshman year than,
in their sophomore year when they
are living in fraternities.
Hawk also felt that the admin
istration had never had the whole
hearted support of the fraternities
and alumni in making the program
work.
The council will meet with H,
K. Newburn, University president;
Donald DuShane, director of stu
dent affairs, and Hawk to hear the
administration's views in the near
future.
Pierce Hurls Sox i
To Narrow Win
Chicago UP)—Stylish Southpaw
Billy Pierce hurled the Chicago
White Sox to a narrow, 1-0 vic
tory over the St. Louis Browns
Thursday afternoon. Pierce limit
ed the Brownies to a solitary hit
while his opponent, the ancient ex
Card Hairy Brecheen, gave up
but two blows.