Year Previewed;
Activities Begin
Second 75 Span
"Those days at Oregon, they are
the best of all;
"Those days at Oregon are past
but oft’ recalled.”
The University of Oregon began
its second 75 years the third week
.in September. The usual confusion
of registration was climaxed with
an ail-campus "Hello” dance for
•the freshmen on Saturday night.
It was a presidential election
year and the entire campus was
soon wrapped up in politics. The
Emerald made state-wide news
when it came out in support of
Stevenson in traditionally Repub
lican Oregon. Biggest local elec
•tion news were the speeches of
President Eisenhower and Vice
President Nixon at the SP depot.
Men Invade
- Oregon men invaded women’s
living organizations the first Fri
day in October for the annual Bun
-ion Derby. Purpose of the dance is
to see which women's group can
collect the most nickels from vls
'iting men.
Student government got off to
.a start the same week with the
first meeting of the ASUO senate
under the leadership of Student
-Body President Pat Dignan. Work
of the group this year has included
study of a proposed campus united
‘drive, the honor code and a mill
race park. .
„ The first week in November was
Homecoming at Oregon. Bob Metz
acted as general chairman of the
.week-long festivities which includ
ed a noise parade, a bonfire rally,
campus variety show and an all
' campus barbecue luncheon. Skin
nay Ennis played for the Home
coming dance which saw Punky
Eoncr crowned as Homecoming
Queen.
I’un Offered
Football games in Portland and
the Thanksgiving holiday offered
weekends of fun away from the
campus.
All was not play at Oregon
though for outstanding visitors ap
peared on campus speaking on
educational topics. Among the
speakers were: Edward Weeks, At
lantic Monthly editor; Tsung-lien
Shen, Chinese high commissioner
to Tibet; Ftoscoe Drummond,
Washington correspondent for the
Christian Science Monitor; Morti
mer Adler, professor at the Uni
versity of Chicago, and Henry R.
Luce, editor-in-chief of Time, Inc.
Cultural events staged at Mc
Arthur court during the year in
cluded appearances of the Don
Cossack chorus, the Ballet Russe
de Monto Carlo, Isaac Stern,
James Melton and the dePaur In
fantry chorus.
Whiskerino Roundup
Roundup social event of fall
term was the Sophomore Whisker
ino. All sophomore men were re
quired to grow beards for the an
nual dance, and Joe College and
Betty Coed were selected at the
dance.
Following final week, Oregon
was abandoned by University stu
dents for a two-week Christmas
holiday.
Among the events of winter
term were a water pageant spon
sored by the Amphibians, women's
swimming club, the girl-ask-boy
“Heart Hop" and a religious evalu
ation week featuring outstanding
speakers of all denominations. Big
event of the term was the annual
Dads' Day attended by over 700
Oregon dads.
Topping winter term activities
was the annual Senior Ball “Heart
Attack”. Johnny Reitz and his or
chestra provided music for the
dance.
Geodesic Dome Is Campus Feature
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By MARCIA MAL'NEY
Visiting high school seniors ex
ploring the campus and wandering
toward the northeast comer near
the Science building have viewed a
dome-like structure glistening in
the sun. Its futuramic, Planet X
appearance has either frightened
them away or fascinated them to
take a closer look.
Project of the architecture
school, the 18-foot high dome
weighs only 100 pounds and en
closes 18,300 cubic feet. It is one
Preview Visitors
Total Over 1000
By EFFIE PICKENS
Everywhere you look you are
able to see the new faces of the
aproximately 1000 high school
I seniors on campus this weekend.
They are here to enjoy a preview
j of the campus.
l Found watching the WSSF auc
tion, Friday afternoon, were Pat
White and Gayle Bronson of Park
i dale, Oregon. Coming up the steps
1 to the Student Union to enjoy a
coke were Teresa Knowles and
Marilyn Owsley of Walla Walla,
Washington.
Last but not least we have the
out of state visitors. Traveling
from the sunny south we have Ann
Hammersley of Pasadena, Cali
fornia .From the north are Joan
Butler and Shirley Starkenberg.
Many more of the seniors will
be seen at the dance tonight.
While this afternoon they will have
a chance to see the campus and
living organizations, along with a
variety of other events.
Scholarship Begun
For Marshfield
A scholarship for freshmen from
Marshfield high school, Coos Bay,
has been established by George C.
Huggins of Coos Bay.
Announced this week by the
scholarship committee of the Uni
versity, the scholarship will pro
vide $165 annually for a University
freshman from Marshfield high
school. To be known as the Hug
gins Insurance Agency scholarship,
the award will be given, prefer
ably, to a student who plans to ma
jor in business administration. If
no such student is entering the
University in any given year, then
the scholarship may go to a stu
dent in another field of study.
The first Huggins Insurance
Agency scholarship will be award
ed a student entering the Univer
sity in the fall of 1953.
Huggins, donor of the award
fund, is an alumnus of the Univer
sity. He was graduated in 1916.
At left, Buckminster Fuller (in suit) inside the Dome. The complete* Dome is shown at right
of a series of prototyping experi
ments of a gentleman named Ful
ler, who was here on the campus
for its erection last Tuesday.
“Enclosing the most space with
the least material" explains the
Dymaxion principle realized in this
geodesic dome. Another of its ad
vantages is that it is quickly and
f
easily assembled, with the fewest
possible standardized sections in
terlocking and supporting each
other in its complete construction.
Interesting fact about Mr. Ful
ler's energetic geometry is that it
is based on spherical geometry
used in navigation. His experiences
as a Navy captain during World
War I prompted his recent experi
ments.
Most elusive fact about the dome
is its possible use, as much a mys
tery to Oregon students as to their
viistors. Could it be that there is
such a tremendous number of
guests on the campus that addi
tional housing was needed?
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A well-balanced sports program is half the fun
of college life. Athlete or spectator, you'll find
Oregon offers an interesting variety of athletic
attractions.
Every University of Oregon student will be ad
mitted to:
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
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The greatest home football season in years—
October 3-UCLA
October 24—San Jose
November 7—Idaho
November 21—OSC
—and in Portland
October 1 —Washington
October 31—Southern California
A full basketball schedule—
Eight Northern Division contests
Five non-conference games
Plus regularly scheduled swimming meets
An exciting variety of spring sports—
Baseball, Northern Division and exhibition
Track, both Conference and exhibition
Tennis and Golf
Conje to Oregon
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"Follow the Ducks"
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