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Trophies will be awarded to the
men's and women's living organi
sation with the highest scores in
today's all-campus bridge tour
nament to be held from 7 to 10
p. m. In the Student Union.
Straight contract bridge will be
played in the tournament which
is being held under the sponsor
ship of the SU board. Last year's
Novelty Pairings
Slated tor Rally
Something new in the way of
pairings will be tried in the pre
OSC game rally, scheduled for
0:30 p. in., February 24, in the
Student Union ballroom.
The Rally Board has decided
to pair the campus organisations
according to their geograj>hic lo
cations. The "Milirace,” "Hilltop."
"Campus." "Lower Alder" and
"Upper Alder" houses Will be pit
ted against each oth«-r in hopes of
getting more enthusiasm.
A> a further incentive to yell,
the board is planning a perpetual
trophy, which will be held Jointly
by the houses in the winning scc
on of the University. Unlike any
ordinary gold or silver trophy, this
one will be made of paper mar he,
■with room on it for the names of
all winners.
Bill Bowerman, assistant ath
letic director, has been picked by
the board as its first adviser. "We
will be able to w'ork closer with
the athletic department, now' that
ve have a coach as an adviser,"
it:ally board chairman Sally Stadcl
nsan said.
In a meeting Tuesday afternoon,
the group also decided to plan
skits for rallies In the future, and
also to sing more songs at athletic
events.
winners were Alpha Delta Pi and
Sigma Phi Kpsilon.
The University will be one of
172 colleges and universities in the
United States participating in the
National Intercollegiate Bridge
Tournament to be held Thursday
in the SU. The tournament will
l>e played in official tournament
style with pre-determined dupli
cated hands.
Trophies will be awarded to the
school winning the national title.
A plaque bearing the names of the
four individual campus champions
will also be awarded, and certifi
cates will be given the individual 1
winners.
More than 4000 men and women
undergraduates across the coun
try are expected to participate in
the tournament, playing on their
own campuses. Hands which have
'-‘■en prepared in advance are mail
ed to the participating schools.
The tournament is now in its i
eighth year. National titles last i
Vear were won by Princeton and
Purdue universities.
Cressmon to Speak
On Indian Cultures
In Browsing Room
"Pre-Colombian Mexico" is the
subject of tonight's browsing
-oom lecture, which will be held
'rom 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. in the
Student Union.
L. S. Cressman, anthropology
lepartment head, will speak on
he Indian cultures in Colombia
>nd Mexico before the Spanish
onquest.
Special emphasis in the pro
gram will be given to the Toltec,
Mayan and Aztec cultures found
n Mexico. A feature of Cressman's
:alk will be ,colored slides show
ng archeological ruins of the
:ouotries. The slides will also ill
jstrate various art forms.
Following Cressman's speech
here will be a discussion session
ed by Chandler Beall, profes
sor of Romance languages.
Next in the lecture-forum series
vill be a lecture by M. R. Sponen
mrgh, assistant professor of art,
m the "Architectural Sculpture of
he 19th Egyptian Dynasty,” Feb.
24. Discussions will be led by
3. VV. Little, dean of the art school.
SPECIAL ACTS
Water Show Set
“Popcorn and Lemonade” will
open the water pageant, “Under
the Big Top," to be staged Thurs
day and Friday by Amphibians, ,
women's swimming honorary. The i
production is scheduled both:
: nights for 8 p. m. at the men's
! pool. ,
Tickets for the event cost 80
! cents and will be sold today from
I 1 to 4 p. m. in the Student Union
They may also be purchased at
the booth outside the pool on the
evenings of the performance, or
from any Amphibian member who
is in the pageant.
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LWUS Asks for People
■ To Help in Experiment
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by Sally Jo Greig
Emerald Reporter
Workers are needed to partici
pate in an “experiment for inter
national understanding’’ conduct
ed by the World University Ser
vice, according to Sue Shreeve
and F. E. Dart, assistant profes
sor of physics, chairmen of the
experiment on this campus.
The University has accepted an
invitation from WUS to partici
pate in this experiment, which is
.separate from the fund raising
drive which will be held in the
spring.
SCfVnyone interested in working on
ihis project should turn in their
petitions by Feb. 22 at the Stu
dent Union. “This project otfers
the students of Oregon a rare op
portunity to participate in a pro
gram of this type. It will give
students a deeper insight of the
problems of international rela
tions,” commented Miss Shreeve.
The purpose of the program is
*io arouse students to an aware
ness of international affairs and
needs. The objective is to deter
mine the significant factors in
fluencing student and faculty
thinking on world affairs.
The program will have three
parts. The first will consist of a
questionnaire to be circulated
among students to find out what
has most influenced their thinking
cn international problems. Chair- i
men for this committee will be ,
Norm Webb, senior in psychology,
and Leona E. Tyler, associate pro
fessor of psychology.
Agnes Weitz, student from
Germany, and K. S. Ghent, as
sociate professor of mathematics,
will be the chairmen for the sec
ond group.
This group will organize dis
cussion groups to talk about rela
tions of foreign students to the
University. The purpose will be to
find what influence foreign stu
dents make on the community in
which they live.
The third group will center
around American students who
have either traveled or studied
abroad. The purpose of this group
will be to determine how much
the Individual gained from his ex
perience and how much he helps
the understanding of international
affairs after his return.
Chairmen of this discussion
group will be Richard Biown,
freshman in liberal arts, and R. E.
Dodge, associate professor of
business administration.
ihibian members, the water show
vill consist of ten main acts, in
ermission entertainment and the
Hand finale, all portraying phases
)f a real circus. Clowns will be
eatured at the intermission. They
vill also do exhibition diving, ac
cording to Sally Stadelman, Am
phibian president and general
hairraan for the £vent.
Scott Lehner, sophomore in
speech, will be master of cere
monies as a side show barker, and
vill •'call" the audience to each
ict.
‘ The Greatest Show on Earth,”
vill be the title of one of the main
numbers in which the swimmers
vill perform to the music from the
Decide B. DeMille movie of the
■ame name. Helium-filled colored
nalloons will be incorporated into
-he act. They will be released out
nto the audience at the end of
.he number.
An unusual feature of the pro
iuction will be the use of “body
ights” by the swimmers in one
>f the number.^. Small lights are
ittached to the performers’ arms
ind legs. All other lights are
aimed out. As the performers
wim, only the lights can be seen
’lickring around the darkened
nool, creating a fire fly effect,
Miss Stadelman said.
“Three Ring Circus” is the title
nf the grand finale, in which the
entire cast of the pageant will
Participate. Other features are a
merry-go-round, the use of “black
ights” in some of the numbers,
md special solo numbers.
SU Gallery Shows
Children's Works
An art exhibit featuring the
work of children in Eugene cle
nentary schools is now being held
n the Student Union art gallery,
:o continue through March 6.
The exhibit w a s arranged
through the co-operation of Miss
Freda Harshbarger, art supervis
or of the Eugene public schools.
Art work done by children at St.
Mary's Academy is also displayed,
recording to Barbara Johnson, SU
art gallery chairman.
Women's Slate
Set for Election
'vrBuviiiiea Women Students and
the Women's Recreation Asso
ciation have released their com
plete slate of officers for Thurs
day a elections. Voting for the
officers of these organizations
th» vwoAeId in conJunction with
thf? YWCA elections.
Rosemary Hampton, junior in
speech, and Janet Wick, Junior in
history, have been appointed for
the A WS presidency. Nominees for
secretary of the organization in
cMeJanc BerZ»trom. sophomore
Ball Ticket
Money Due
| Ticket salesmen for the Senior
| hall must turn in their money
and additional tickets today by 7
|P m., according to Bob Berry and
' ^ack McClenahan, ticket co-chair
j men.
Tickets may be returned to Bcr
iy at Delta Jau Delta or to Mc
Clenahan at Nestor hall. Addition
al tickets will remain on sale at
the Student Union main desk, for
$2 per couple.
j The dance, which is the first
aj]-campus formal of the year will
! be held in the SU ballroom Feb.
20 from 9 p. m. to 12:30 a. m.
' "winter Wonderland'’ is the
theme, and Bill Becker’s Jantzen
: beach band will pjay.
Corsages for the dance arc op
i Uonal- and dark suits or tuxes are
in order for men. Official chaper
ones for the evening will be How
i ard L- Ramey, instructor in speech
j and bis wife.
| All ticket salesmen who have
sold 20 or pnore tickets to the
dance will have their names plac
ed on a pass list at the door of the
idande, as will all committee chair
! men.
This Russian Joke
Not Funny to Reds
By Associated Press
This joke was recently smug
gled out from behind the Iron
| curtain:
A Soviet officer was explain
ing to a Czech peasant how Rus
sia could deal with the United
States. He said 20 atom bombs
could be packed into 20 leather
suitcases and distributed all over
America.
The peasant looked doubtful,
and the Soviet officer asked him
if he didn't believe Russia had
20 atom bombs. The peasant
replied, ' Oh, I wasn't thinking.
of that. I was just wondering
where you'd ever find 20 leath
er suitcases in Russia.’
in architecture and allied arts an*
Sally Ryan, sophomore in journal
ism.
Olivia Tharaldson and Margaret:
Tyler, both freshmen in liberal
arts, have been nominated for ser
geant-at-arms. Two other freatt
man liberal arts students, Valerio
Uersh and Marcia Mauney, were
nominated for reporter.
"RA Slrfte Listed
The Women's Recreation Asso
ciation has nominated Sally Sta
delman, sophomore in sociology,,
and Nikki Trump, junior in busi
ness administration, for the pres
idency of that group.
Judy Counts, sophomore in liber
al arts, and Doris Liljeberg, jun
ior in physical education, are ir»
the race for the secretary's po
sition, and Prudence Duciclt,
sophomore in architecture and al
lied arts, and Charlotte Martin,
sophomore in physical education,
have been nominated for treasur
er.
Others Named
Also on the slate are Darien*
Hammer, sophomore in physical
education, and Delores Schleicher*;
sophomore in liberal arts, for the. -
office of custodian; and Carol Har
rison, junior in physical education
and Kathleen Morrison, freshma*
in liberal arts, for sergeant-at
arms.
Voting for officers in the thre#
organizations will take place at
the voting booth in the lobby Ot
Gerlingcr hall from 12:30 to fr
p. m.
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Billiards Meei
Here Soon
The Intercollegiate Billiards
Tournament will be held Feb. 1 i
. through March 10, according to
| Jack Socolofsky, campus chair
1 man for the event.
National college team champ
ions will be chosen from team*
making the highest scores ,r»
each of four tournaments, poc
kets, straight rail, three-cushion
and co-ed pockets.
Highlighting this year's compe
tition will be a national ' Face-to
face" tournament, with the three
highest scoring persons in each
event receiving an expense pau.1-.
trip to the East, where the na
tional college individual champ
ions will be determined.
The University of Oregon placed
third in the nation last year behind
the University of Wyoming and
the University of Washington.
Frank Tilly, a member of Oregon *
team last year, was second in the
nation in the 1953 telephcniu
tournament.
Moroccan Authority
Speaks Here Friday
Rom Landau, internationally
recognized as the world's leading
authority on Morocco, will lec
ture in the Dad's Lounge of the
Student Union Feb. 19 at 8 p. m.
Landau will lecture on Morocco,
which he revisits each year and
knows intimately. He has also tra
veled extensively in the Middle
Last, and has written books about
that area as well as about Mor
occo.
Many of Landau’s articles on the
country have appeared in Ameri
can and British papers, including
the London Times, New York
Times, the Christian Century,
America and the Middle East
Journal.
During the second world war,
Landau was a gunner in the Royal
Air Force and later became a
member of the Arab Committee
of the Intelligence department in
London's Foreign Office.
Recently he has concentrated
exclusively on Morocco, having
published five books about the
country. He holds the title of of
V, the current Sultan of Morocco.
On a nationwide tour of lead
ing American universities in 1952
53 Landau visited Columbia*
Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Calif or
I nia, Colorado, Illinois, Chicago
and Cornell.
Return Label
Sales Continue
Coeds can buy personal retu; n
address labels at booths set up .
Gerlinger hall Thursday drain
women's elections. Members oi
Phi Theta Upsilon, junior wonier. 3
honorary, have charge of the sales.
The labels, which cost $1.25 for
300, include name and address.
Phi Theta members will take qi
ders for the labels, which are la
ter sent to each student making
an order.
The gummed labels can be used
on envelopes, books, records,
checks and athletic equipment, ac
cording to members of the honor
ary.
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