\ OL. IA I'N'IV. OF OltE., EUGENE, MON., KEB. 15, 1954 NO. 87
Speakers' Win Tournament
Second Condon
Lecture Tonight
Hfilph Buchsbaum, professor of
zoology iit the University of Pitts
burgh, will deliver the second
Condon lecture on "The Sea and
the Life Within” tonight at h
P. ni. in the Student Union ball
room.
This second illustrated lecture,
"Man Studies and Understands
the Sea,” was originally sched
uled for Thursday, Feb. 11 but was
postponed because of illness of the
speaker.
Buchabaum's second tulk, In
tended for the non-specialist as
was his first, will cover the newer
techniques of oceanography, and
will tell the story of its develop
ment.
The Condon lecturer's first talk
was entitled "Man Fears and Kx
plores the Sea.” In it he related
the early ideas and myths about
the sea and explained the begin
nings of exploration and the
growth of knowledge about the
sea.
The Condon lectures were es
tablished in 1944 In honor of
Thomas Condon, first professor of
geology at Oregon, by the Oregon
state Board of Higher Education.
Karh year since then, a series of
two non-technical lectures have
been presented at the University,
at Oregon State college and in
Portland.
Buchsbaum, formerly a profes
sor at the University of Chicago,
is the author of the book, "Ani
mals Without Backbones" and re
ceived the Chicago prize for ex
cellence in teaching in 1940.
Badeau to Talk
On Near East
John Badcau, president of the
Near East foundation in New
York, will tell ‘'What la at Stake
in the Near East" at a Univer
sity assembly Thursday at 1 p. m.
in the Student Union ballroom.
Badeau’s connection with the
Near East dates from 1928, when
he took up residence in Iraq as a
member of the United Mission in
Army HOTC drill will lx- held
Tuesday at 1 p. m. instead of
Thursday because of the Univer
sity assembly speaker schedul
ed for Thursday at 1 p. m.
All other classes which regu
larly meet Thursday at I will
meet Tuesday at the same hour,
so that students may attend the
assembly featuring John Ba
deau, president of the Near East
foundation.
Mesopotamia. He served as a
builder for the Mission, having
been trained as a civil and sani
tary engineer. During his stay in
Iraq, he began studying the Ara
YWCA Announces
Office Candidates
>
Mary Wilson, junior in speech,
anti Camille Wold, junior in Eng
lilh, will be candidates for the
YWCA presidency in Thursday’s
election, Barbara Swanson, YW
vice-president has announced.
Running for the position of
second vice-president are Carol
Cross, junior in business, and Joan
Havland, junior in sociology.
Nominees for secretary on the
YWCA slate are Hope Holgerson,
Junior in business, and Rose War
ner, junior in physics.
Clail West and Meta Jean Frink,
sophomores in business, are can
didates for treasurer of the cab
inet.
Sophomore commission chair
man candidates are Nan Hage
dorn und Betty Anderson, fresh
men in liberal arts. Running for
sophomore commission secretary
are Annie Laurie Quackenbush
and Jean Fay, freshmen in liberal
arts.
YWCA elections, as well as As
sociated Women Students and Wo
men’s Recreation association vot
ing, will be held Thursday. An
nouncement of the candidates for
AWS and WRA offices is tradi
tionally made the day of elections.
All women students are eligible
to vote in th'e AWS elections, but
only members of the YW and WR
A may vote in their organization
elections.
Appointive positions in the YW
Sororities Pledge
Ten During Rush
Sororities have pledged ten wo
men during the winter term for
,mal rush period, according to Ihe
office of student affairs.
Pledges include Kay Hyatt, Al
pha Chi Omega; Karen Kraft, De
loris Metzger, Glenna Pearl and
Carole Adams, Alpha Phi; Mau
reen Hurley and Mary Egan, Gam
ma Phi Beta;
Mary Carr, Kappa Kappa Gam
ma; Beverly Lemmon, Sigma Kap
pa and Patricia Freeburger, Zeta
Tau Alpha.
CA cabinet are assistant treasur
er, junior and sophomore advis
er. and chairmanships lor pro
gram, worship, religious growth,
public affairs, international af
fairs, membership, facutly - at
homes, conference, promotion,
publicity and service.
Wc language, culture and history,'
being particularly interested in
the problem of the Arab worlds
adjustment to Western civiliza
tion.
Close Contact wfth Aralm
In 1938, while he was a mem- i
ber of the staff of the American
University of Cairo, he was ap
pointed dean of the college of
arts and sciences. This post
brought him into close contact!
with many Arab countries from
which the University's students
came.
On leave of absence from the
university during the war, the
speaker served with the United
States Office of War Information ;
as chief regional specialist for the
Middle East. His work entailed
a close knowledge of Eastern af
fairs, with control of the news
and information program present
ing America's war aims and ef
fort to the Arab world.
President of University
After the war, Badeau return
ed to Cairo to become president of
the America university, a position
he held until joining the Near
East foundation in 1953.
Badeau's latest trip through
the Near East was in the summer
of 1953, when he traveled from
Egypt to Iran, Syria, Lebanon
and Greece.
When he left Egypt to become
president of the Near East foun
dation, one of the oldest and
best-kown philanthropic service
organizations in the United States,
the new Egyptian government of
General Mohammed Naguib dec
orated Badeau with the Order of
the Nile in appreciation of his
services to Egypt.
First Sweepstake
Trophy Since '51
The University forensic team piled up 57^ points at tit#*
annua tyro tournament at the College of Puget Sound in Ta
;;;:na last -clcend to take their fir, swcepsta.es Trophy sin.
in !h»ntfS lo tf ams on the basis of place winnings
-a ' and individual speaking events. Seattle Pacific college
was in second place with 38^ points and Pacific university and
anno Lutheran college tied for third with 38 points Teams
irom colleges all over the Pacific Northwest competed in the
annual tournament.
The Oregon team dominated debate competition by taking
•SCCO,ul place 111 both men’s and women’s divisions and gar
mmm _ _ _ nering third place in wnmpn’e
I raveling Actors
Slate First Show
“Show Business, U of O”, this
year s University exchange as- \
sembly, will travel to Pleasant
Hill school Tuesday for its first
show. The production will play to
the University audience Wednes
day, March 3 in McArthur court.
Various phases of show business,
night club, theater, television and
movies are represented by songs.'
dances, monologues and magic
acts.
The purpose of the assembly
ifi to promote good will between
the University and the colleges
and high schools it visits, accord
ing to Gloria Lee, co-chairman of
the show. This is the third year
such an assembly has ^>een given.
-Co-directed by Miss Lee and
Pat Henry, the cast includes: Don
na Aaris. Donna Brewer, Keith
Cameron, Earle Culbertson, Gary
Donnell, Joanne Edstrom, Ann
Erickson. Don Finlay, Sue French.
Mary Doe Fulp. Barbara Johnson,
Jim Jones, Scott Lehner, Donna i
Maulding, Patricia McCann. Bob
McClain, Don Mickelwait, Rodger
Middleton. Ann Moyes, Lyn Roh
lffs, Howard Schureman, Larry
Smith, Diana Starr, Doug Stobie.
Mark Tapscott, Verla Thompson.
Rod Vlasak, Carl Winans, and
Marv Young.
Tickets for Senior Ball
On Sale in Oraanizations
an
"Winter Wonderland,”
ntial Senior ball sponsored bv
tbe senior class and open to
everyone on campus, will be
held Feb. 20 in the Student
Union ballroom.
l'ickets are now on sale in
each of the men’s living organ
izations. They are also avail
able at the SU main desk.
Price is $2 per couple.
The dance is formal, with either
tuxes or dark suits in order for
men and formals for women. Cor
sages are optional, according to
Paul Lasker, general chairman.
Bill Becker and his “Jantzen
beach band” will play for the
dance, to be held from 9 to 12:30
p. m. Featured vocalist with the
band is Pauline Pauls, one of
Portland's top song stylists.
A contest for ticket selling is be
ing held among the house repre
sentatives. The contest was devis
ed by ticket co-chairmen Bob
Berry and Jack McClenahan.
All representatives selling 20 or
more tickets will have their names
placed on a pass list kept at the
door, and will be able to attend
the dance free. Also on the pass
list will be names of all commit
tee chairmen for the dance, ac
cording to Berry and McClenahan.
World Wide Publicity
SURROUNDED by piles of teletype copy are Jack Dally, Senior bail
promotion chairman; Paul Lasker, general chairman, and Anne
Rftehey, publicity chairman. The three are planning world-wide
publicity for the dance, scheduled for Feb. 20.
bate. Bruce Holt and Donna De
Vries took second place in men’s
debate as a mixed team; Sue
Shreeve and Pat Peterson took a
second in women’s debate, and
Loretta Mason and JoAnn Hutch
inson placed third.
Hr«ft in Impromptu
Miss Peterson also ranked first
in women s extemporaneous speak
ing and impromptu.
In varsity competition, which
does not go towards awarding of
the sweepstakes trophy, Bill Cheek
took first place in discussion andt
Don Mickelwait took first place
in extemporaneous speaking.
Cheek also made the finals ia
‘ xtempore. Trophies are awarded
for each first place win, which
makes a total of five trophic*
brought home by the University
team. *
Other place winnings includ
ed Leiand Xee, second place in
men’s extempore and Loretta
Mason, second place in women’#
interpretative reading.
Miss DeVries, only Oregon en
try in lower division oratory,
made the finals in women s ora
tory but failed to place. Holt aNo
made the finals in impromptu
speaking.
Other Oregon entries included:
lower division, women’s extem
pore, Miss DeVries and Misg
Shreeve; women’s impromptu,
Miss Shreeve; women's interpie
tative reading, Miss Hutchinson
and Miss Sheeve; varsity, debate,
Karl Harshbarger and Cheek,
Mickelwait and Nee; oratory,
Harshbarger; and discussion, Mis*
Mason, Miss Hutchinson and He It.
•Proud of Them,’
“I'm very proud of them. For a
group of beginners in college com
petitive speech, with little experi
ence, the team certainly cams
through,’’ Herman Cohen, assis
tant professor of speech in charga
of forensics, said Sunday evening.
Cohen and James Wood, graduate
assistant in speech, accompanied
the team to Tacoma. They return
ed to Eugene late Saturday night.
Several members of the squad
are in Portland today and Tues
day to compete in the annual Poi t
land Town Meeting. The meeting
is on a competitive basis, with
speakers participating in foruaii
discussions before audiences of
high school and college students
and Portland civic groups.
Griffiths Voted
'King of Hearts'
Ron Griffiths, junior in business
was named “King of Hearts” Sat
urday night at the YWCA-spcn
sored Heart Hop, and was crown
ed by YWCA president Cathy
Siegmund, at Chi Omega.
Griffiths, candidate of Chi
Omega and Sigma Chi, was dunk
ed on the Chi Omega front law: a
in a small tub, immediately fol
lowing the crowning ceremony.
Performing the dunking ceremony
were the other finalists, Bob Ber
ry, Bruce Purvine, Dick Bruce,
Wes Ball and Milan Foster.
Following the crowning, dancing*
was held at Kappa Alpha Theta,
Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega and Zeta.
Tau Alpha.