UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY APRIL 25, 1952
BIGGEST IN HISTORY?
Preview Schedule Heavy
3>kc& PteoiewL EDITION
HIS BOYHOOD DREAM
Prexy's Post a Busy Place
By ELIZABETH WOODARD
Pat Duane Dignan has no time
for hobbles - being president of the
U. of O. student body is enough
of a Job.
He comes
from Gold Beach
Oregon, a 1 -
though he grad
uated from the
Newport high
school. In high
school he went
out for football,
basketball, base
ball, and track.
From the age
of five his one
dream and ulti
mate goal has
been to be presi
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PAT
DIGNAN
uent of the U. of O. student body.
I wonder, if his youthful dreams
included the responsibility of be
ing the president of the senate and
cabinet, member of the Student
Union Board, and member of the
Students Affairs Committee. He
has an office in the Student Union
which is open from .two to five, four
days a week. He has the job of
making welcoming speeches, for
instance the one for senior week
end. He also meets visiting digni
taries and visits other campuses.
Pat is (oh there is more) an
economics major and one day plans
to be a lawyer. There will be a
slight interruption of schedule af
ter this year when he goes into
the Air Force. He is now a member
of the Air Force ROTC.
One thing about Pat is that he
certainly has the driving ambition
that will take him places (presi
dency of the United States in ten
years, according to him). He walk
ed five miles through all kinds of
weather to get hia high school ed
ucation, all the time keeping the
vision of president of the U. of O.
student body in front of him. Now,
poor Pat, although he has finally
reached his goal, still walks five
miles to school? He says.
Concerning school, Pat stated,
"college has several purposes as
far as the individual student is con
cerned, both academic and social
education is to be gained. One of
the biggest factors of a social edu
cation is the part we play in stu
dent government. Here you have
the opportunity to develop a de
gree of leadership which will be
valuable regardless of what the
indivdiual goes into.”
He also urges anyone interested
in a complete education to partici
pate in student government.
Weekend Chairmen Say 'Thanks'
University students Sunny Allen and Bob Summers, co-chairmen of Duck Preview, explain some of
today’s activities to Eugene high school student body president Don Smith (center) as the annual Duck
Preview weekend gets under way.
Appreciation for the “excellent
cooperation” they have had in
planning this year’s Duck Preview
weekend was expressed Friday by
Sunny Allen and Bob Summers, co
chairmen of the event.
According to Miss Allen, who
came to Oregon from Lincoln high
school in Portland, the biggest
problem of the event was housing
because of the "marvelous turnout
and wonderful interest shown by
the high school students."
Summers agreed with Miss Al
len when she said that planning
the weekend has been "worth
while.” Summers, who comes from
Halfway, also expressed satisfac
tion with the number of University
students who have worked on ar
rangements for the event.
Summers, who received the Al
pha Phi Omega cup as last year’s
outstanding underclassman, is also
sophomore class president and a
member of Phi Eta Sigma, national
men’s scholastic honorary. Miss
Allen is also active in campus ac
tivities as a member of Phi Theta
Upsilon, junior women’s service
honorary, and the student publica
tions board.
Dance Tonight
Ends Festivities
By PAT AYERS
I he 19o3 Duck Preview is expected to be the largest in its
hjstory. It promises to be a very interesting and exciting week
end for the visiting high school seniors.
Registration will be in the Student Union from noon to If*
p.m. I-nday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The All-Campus Yodvil last night started off the event
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8 a.m.-12 noon—Registration in
the Student Union
10 a.m.—Orientation assembly in
the Student Union
10:30-12 noon—-Educational tours
and exhibits on the campus
12:30 p.m.—Lunch in living or
ganizations
2:00-4:00 p.m.—Panhelienic tea
in Gerlinger hall
2:00-3:00 p.m«—Amphibian water
pageant, Men’s Pool
3:00 p.m. — Oregon-Washington
base boil game, Howe field
5:30-7:00 p.m.—Exchange din
ners in living organizations
9:00-12 p.m.—Duck Preview
dance, Student Union baljrapm
Seniors Publish
Today's Paper
High school journalists from all
over Oregon put today’s issue of
the Oregon Daily Emerald to press.
Composed mainly of the editors
of high school papers, the substi
tute staff covered the stories, copy
read them, and did most of the
work that goes along with putting
out a newspaper. They were guided
by the regular Emerald staff mem
bers.
The visting newspaper people in
cluded Sandra Sue Carlson, Cot
tage Grove; Marcia Mauney, Co
quille; Effie Pickins, Springfield;
Pat Johnston, Canby; Pat Ayers,
Canby; Elizabeth Woodard, Cot
tage Grove; Frank Flori, Portland,
and Jim Signor, Portland.
Others are Dick Allen, Portland;
Eva Jo Kundson, Portland; Grace
Ann Peterson, Hermiston; Norman
Matheny, Tillamook; Joyce Soagis,
North Bend, and Judith Carlson,
Salem.
hlled weekend. Parties in the
living organizations took place
after the show.
Saturday’s events will start
off with the orientation assembly
at 10 a.m. in the Student Unioa
ballroom. Following this assembler
the students will be taken on a
conducted tour of the c&mpua
Some of the highlights of thty
tour will be the performance of
experiments in the Science build
ing and the viewing of the new
geodesic
Departments Open
After the tour is completed, stu*
dents may visit any departments
they wish and departmental per
sonnel will be on hand to answep
any questions the visitors have.
The lunch for the seniors has
been set for 12:30 in the living or
ganizations. The Amphibian waten
show, the Oregon-Unlversity of
Washington baseball game at
Howe field and a Panhellenic tea
for senior girls at the Gerlingec
Alumni hall will wind up the after
noon’s events.
Dance Follows Dinners
From 5:30 to 7 p.m. exchange
dinners will be held in the living
organizations. Following these din
ners the Annual Duck Preview!
dance will be held in the Student
Union ballroom starting at 9. The
dance, carrying out the theme “The
Trail Leads to Oregon,’’ will en<i
the Duck Preview for another year.
Advertising Students \
Design Issue's Ads t
The three ads in today’s issue of!
the Emerald were prepared bjs
members of the advertising copy!
and layout class of the journalism
school, according to W. L. Thomp
son, assistant professor of journal
ism.
Winners of the competition con
ducted in the class were Dick Car
ter, the Co-op ad; Warren Mack,
athletic department ad, and Rob
ert Heoppner, Student Union ad.
Campus Beauties and Beasts
Sold at WSSF Auction Friday
The sale of campus beauties and
beasts netted the WSSF fund $178.
25 at the WSSF auction Friday af
ternoon on the SU terrace. Going
for the highest price, the five
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi finalists
were bought by Phi Delta Theta
for $47.
Auctioneer Spencer Snow, fresh
man in liberal arts, started the
sale off with five Kwama’s on the
platform. Beta Theta Pi took the
group for $6.25 despite the at
tempts by the Kwama’s to buy
themselves off the block.
Ugly Men Rate $85
Carson hall led the crowd by
taking the six Ugly Man finalists
(with Waldo absent from the
group) for $35. Helping Auctioneer
Snow out, finalist Wes Ball took
over the microphone to bid up their
sale.
A pair of culinary professors also
was purchased by Carson for $23..
Clad in chef’s aprons and butterfly
ties, E. R. Bingham, assistant pro*
fessor of history, and H. T. Koplin„
instructor in economics, offered.:
themselves as waiters for the eve'*
ning.
Quartet Sings
After presenting several samples *
of their talent, the Susan Campbell? ■
Uncalled For Quartet was won bjr
Alpha Chi Omega for $23.50.
The masculine charm of the six,
Joe College finalists brought a top*
bid of $25.50 from Delta rtamma,,
Four members present from th«
Homecoming court went to Alpha,
Tau Omega for a low $8.
Winding up the auction, Snoa?
put him3elf and his guitar up for
sale. Kappa Alpha Theta won hia
musical services for $10.