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 ■ Mm m 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 % : WEEKEND : : SCHEDULE j 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