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VOL. LV.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1953
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Senate Hears Millrace
Complete Restoration
Two things can be done to the
Millrace in its present state to
improve it, E. G. Ebbighausen, as
sociate professor of physics and
faculty member of the ASUO
senate, reported to the senate
Thursday night.
His observations followed an
Inspection of the Millrace by Dick
Williams, Student Union director
and Ebbighausen this past sum
mer.
The Millrace entrance from the
Willamette river is blocked by
debris, Ebbighausen said, and
cleaning out this site would help
somewhat. This entrance was sup
posed to have been cleaned by the
city, he reported, but the two
found a four-foot tree growing
among the mud and debris which
led them to believe this had not
been done as promised for three
to four years.
Suggests Opening Gate
The second suggestion Ebbig
hausen made in his report was
the opening of the gate at the low
er end to allow as much water as
possible to flow through the 30
inch pipe which channels the Mill
race under the highway and out
to the river again.
No matter what is done to in
crease the flow in the upper end
of the Millrace, Ebbighausen said
that the small size of the outlet
pipe under the highway will not
allow any appreciable increase in
flow in the lower part of the Mill
race, the section running past the
Greek letter houses and residences.
As far aa "restoring" this sec
tion of the Millrace to its once
faster flow, it is hopeless, he said.
The pipe put in when the highway
was built over the end of the Mill
race bed, was 'simply too small
in spite of what engineers thought
at the time. The only solution, that
of tearing up 1500 feet of highway,
would be necessarily impractical,
he pointed out.
Level Could Be Kept
There is hope for the upper end
of the Millrace, however, he said.
Just past the physical plant there
is a gate which leads out to the
river. At present, the water flows
under that gate, but if the gate
could be put down to the bottom,
allowing the water to flow over
IFC Slates Regional
Meeting Discussion
A discussion of the Western
Regional Inter-Fraternity council
convention in Corvallis Oct. 22,
23, and 24 will head the agenda
of the IFC meeting at 6:30 tonight
in the Student Union, according
to Con Sheffer, president.
Also on the schedule are plans
for the Halloween party, reports
Sheffer. There is a possibility that
the annual affairs for Eugene
children will not be held this year
because of conflciting dates with
a Portland football game, Sheffer
said.
it except when the Race was very
low, the Race level could be kept
up.
The University has plans at
present to put in a park in the
area on the Millrace across from
the physical plant. J. O. Lind
strom, University business manag
er, has a $5000 fund for such a
park and grading is being done in
this area now. A sidewalk is also
to be put in above the area on
the highway. Shrubbery will be
planted on both sides of the Mill
race.
Ebbighausen outlined the rea
sons for the disintegration of the
once fast stream into the present
state of flow which allows a com
plete change of water only every
24 hours. The Millrace was first
damaged in 1941 when the diver
sion dam was damaged. But the
real change came with the build
ing of the new highway and slow
ing of the lower end in 1946.
Bonds May Be Sold
A Millrace park development
committee three years ago col-1
lected $20,000 to restore the
stream. This was spent in getting
water back into the Millrace. The
Eugene city council is empowered
to sell bonds equal to the amount
collected and spent, but has not
Workshop Drama
Series To Open
"The Wind and the Wall," first
in the Radio Workshop drama
series produced by the University
of Oregon speech department, will
be broadcast today on the Univer
sity hour over KOAC at 4:30 p.m.
Cast for the drama includes
Doug Stobie as the wall; Mary
Wilson, Sarah; Jay Roper, Eben;
Larry Swanson, Thomas; Russ
Cowell, the doctor; Helene Rob
ertson, Lydia; Ken Olsen, John;
George Wasson, the man; Laura
Harper, the woman, and John
Hickoz, the agent. Directing the
show will be Paul McMullen while
sound effects will be handled by
Pete Wooley, Ken Whittle will be
engineer.
In addition to the drama, the
University hour will also include
a campus interview and the Spen
cer Snow show. A rebroadcast of
the show will be used on KWAX
tonight at 7.
Oct. 19 Deadline
Set for Med Test
All pre-med students who plan
to enter medical school must ap
ply for the medical college admis
sion test by Oct. 19, according to
A. H. Kinz, head of the chemistry
department.
The test, which is required by
all medical schools belonging to
the Association of American Med
ical colleges, will be given only
once this year, on Nov. 2.
WhiskerinoTheme Selection
On Tap for Today's Meeting
Sophomore Whiskerino commit
tee heads will meet this afternoon
at 3 p.m. In Student Union 334,
according to General Co-chairmen
Jim Duncan and Sam Vahey.
Chairmen are asked to bring
ideas for a theme for the dance,
Which will be held Oct. 24. The
theme will be selected at today’s
meeting.
Committee chairmen, chosen
Wednesday, are general secretary,
Geri Porritt; programs, Anne Hill
and Jill Hutchins; chaperones,
Barbara Wilcox; ticket sales, Don
Bonime and Carol Oakley and dec
orations, Jane Flippo and Bob
Kelly.
Publicity, Garry McMurray;
clean-up, Pete Plumridge and
Elaine Smith; entertainment, Lu
cia Knepper and Jo Zehnder; beard
contest, Dick Grey and Phyllis
Pearson; promotion, Jack Lally
and Gwen Zinniger, and Betty Co
ed and Joe College, Bob McCrack
en and Marilyn Parrish.
Report;
Hopeless
done so yet, because of the uncer
tainty as to what could be done.
The Millrace has been cleaned
by students, the last project of
this nature taking place last
spring. The city was to have taken
care of cleaning out the entrance
on the river. When informed that
it had not been done, Mayor V. E.
Johnson was quite surprised.
Recommends Committee
Another inspection trip of the
Millrace was to have been taken
during the past week by Mayor
Johnson, City Manager Robert
Finlayson, University Physical
Plant Supt. I. I. Wright and oth
ers. A report on their findings
will "be forthcoming.
Ebbighausen recommended to
the senate that a committee be ap
pointed to meet with city officials
to continue study of the problem.
Barnett Explains Micronesian
Problem in Evening Lecture
we do have a responsibility to
the Micronesian people, and I per
sonally don't think we’re pulling
it off well,’’ stated Homer Bar
nett, professor of anthropology,
as he lectured last night in the
Browsing room and presented
slides of the work of the United
States in an area in the Pacific
known aa the Trust Territory of
the United Nations.
The duties of those in the ad
ministration, pointed out Barnett,
are to promote economic welfare,
advance education, protect health
and develop political institutions
for the Micronesian peoples. The
difficulties of such undertakings,
due to the diversities in culture
which range from very primitive
societies to those influenced by
Japanese and American ideologies,
were explained by Barnett.
ROTC Revises
Officer Count
This month the ROTC depart
ment will launch new junior and
senior programs which have been
revised to conform with the over
all plans to reduce officer
strength. The revised programs
were made necessary by new
budgetary limits, Sixth Army
headquarters announced.
Although the necessary modifi
cations are not expected to change
the program to any great extent,
the majority of the adjustments
will concern the seniors.
Enrollments in the junior pro
gram are limited by the establish
ed quotas for each military dis
trict. Plans are being set to ac
commodate approximately 90 per
cent of last year’s enrollment.
Prospective enrollees in the class
of 1955 have been warned, how
ever, of the possibility that not
all Army ROTC graduates may be
offered commissions.
In addition to this no definite
assurance can be given a graduate
that he will be commissioned in
the branch of his chosen study.
Members of the 1954 graduating
class have been instructed that
every effort will be made to grant
commissions. If the quota estab
lishment deems this impossible
they will be awarded certificates
of completion upon finishing the
course.
No official word has been re
ceived as yet as to how these re
visions will affect those enrolled
in the advanced Army program on
this campus. Definite information
on quotas will be made available
later this term.
’TWO BITS OR MORE'
UO Drive Enters
Next to Last Dav
The Community Chest drive on
the University of Oregon campus
is now in its next to last day. Fri
day the representatives are asked
to turn in their total collections
to Mrs. Donna Overen, secretary
of public services, in the presi
dent’s office, Johnson hall.
Oregon’s contribution to the
Lane County Chest budget of
$208,000 has been designated as
$500, according to Chairman Janet
Wick. However, if every student
on the campus were to follow this
year’s slogan, "Two Bits or More
for ’54,” the total would come to
$1000 said Miss Wick.
A prize award is being offered
to both the men’s and women’s
organization who contribute the
One of the major problems from
the beginning in working with
these people is the fact that they
are located on thousands of dif
ferent islands where the total dis
tance east and west is 2400 miles
and north and south is 1000 miles,
together with the fact that there
are eight different languages
spoken in the area, Barnett stated.
These physical handicaps make
administration quite difficult, and
it is very costly to supply the is
lands with the necessary equip
ment for maintenance of the
Americans who are there to furth
er the development of the area, ex
plained Barnett.
To eradicate chronic diseases,
such as tuberculosis and leprosy,
has been the aim in the field of
health, continued Barnett, and he
stated that many doctors and
nurses are needed for the work.
This area, as such, is closed to
occupation, or exploitation by any
nation, he said, and the Ameri
cans are obliged to conserve nat
ural resources. To make the area
self-contained and tie in with the
world market is the ultimate hope
along economic and political lines,
Barnett said.
Barnett concluded with the
thought that we are falling off
from our original aspirations—
evidence of this being that the
budget is being decreased each
year and items such as education
al goals are not being fulfilled
in the islands.
No Senate Meeting
There will be no ASUO sen
ate meeting tonight, according
to Tom Wrightson, ASUO pres
ident. The next regular meet
ing will be next Thursday night,
Wrightson said.
most per capita. A representative
has been selected from each Jiving
organization.
Representatives are: Alpha Taa>
Omega, Jerry Hamilton; Beta
Theta Pi, Doyle Higdon; Chi PSi,
Pete Wooley; Delta Tau Delta*
Len Overholser; Delta Upsilon,
Bruce Blackledge; Kappa Sigma,'
Bob Haat; Lambda Chi Alpha,
Jack Lally; Phi Kappa Psi, Eob
Maier; Phi Kappa Sigma, Dave
Karr; Phi Sigma Kappa, A1 Deal;.
Pi Kappa Alpha, Roger Steedsn
Pi Kappa Phi, Gene Murphy.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Earl Cul
bertson; Sigma Alpha Mu, Don
Bonime; Sigma Chi, Andy Nas
burg; Sigma Nu, Navarre Davis;*
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pat Henryk
Tau Kappa Epsilon, Yogi Mfcrasu
shima; Theta Chi, Dean McMul
len; Campbell Club, Sam Vaheylr
Philadelphia House, Don Jacobs.
Alpha Chi Omega, Lucia Knep
per; Alpha Delta Pi, Barbara
^Johnson; Alpha Gamma Delta,
Gail West; Alpha Omicron Pt,
June Browning; Alpha Phi, Patty
Teal; Alpha Xi Delta, Jo Kopp;
Chi Omega, Becky Fortt; Delta
Delta Delta, Marilyn Parrish; Del
ta Gamma, Geri Porritt; Delta
Zeta, Judy Johnson; Gamma Pbb
Beta, Iyn Perkins; Kappa Alpha
Theta, Paula Teal; Kappa Kappa
| Gamma, Jill Hutchins.
Pi Beta Phi, Bev Jones; Sigma
Kappa, Anne Hill; Zeta Tau Al
pha, Mary Sweeney; Carson Hallf
Dorothy Her; Hendricks, Barbara
Wilcox; Ann Judson, Jean San
dine; Highland house, Sonia Ed
wards; Rebec house, Sally Cum
mins; University house, Phyllts*
Pearson; Orides, Germaine La-»
Marche, and Hendricks Annex;
Jo Zenndev.
Those students living off cam
pus and who wish to contribute to
the campus Community Chest
fund will find boxes for contribu
tions in the Co-op and the Stu
dent Union.
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DU Building Begins
With Strikes Ends
Eugene’s two week building
shutdown ended Wednesday with,
only brick masons still off the job.
Work was resumed on the Delta
Upsilon house, 1880 Potter st.„
Tuesday. The DU’s expect to move
in on Oct. 18, barring farther
work stoppage.
Members of 18 other building
trades returned to their jobs at
the invitation of employers, whose
spokesman, Pat Blair, Said public
inconvenience did- not warrant
continuing the stout down.
The shutdown began Sept. 2ft
when masons and employers werh
unable to negotiate differenced
over a new contract.
Press Conference Scheduled
For High School Journalists
Plans for the 27th annual Ore
gon High School Press conference,
sponsored by the Oregon Scholas
tic Press, are now being made by
the school of journalism.
The conference will be held Oct.
23 and 24. Approximately 500 high
school journalists from all over
Oregon are expected to attend.
The tentative program includes
assemblies, roundtables, breakfast,
luncheon, a candlelight banquet
and attendance at a football game.
Featured as speakers for the
conference will be Sister Mary
Gilbert, author of "Springs of Sil
ence;’’ Robert B. Frazier, reporter
for the Eugene Register-Guard;
Anita Holmes, 1951 graduate v»1
the school of journalism; Harry
C. McClain, advertising director of
the Oregon Journal; Gordon A.
I Sabine, dean of the school of
journalism; Victor P. Morris, act
ing president of the University,
and Milton Bell of Portland.
Both the Oregon Daily Emerald
and the Oregana staffs will meet
on Oct. 23 with the high school
journalists to show them how col
lege publications are operated.