11 hat9s Goinif On Here?
Wilson Arrives Successfully;
Phone Problem Causes Stir
by Al Karr
Emerald Columnist
Well, the campus succeeded in
its welcome for the University's
new president, Dr. O. Meredith
Wilson*. It was no easy task,
either. People were scurrying
about, at times a little confused
as to the precise state of affairs
at the time of their scurrying.
Seems like everyone was try
ing to arrange some kind of af
fair. in the hope that at least one
such affair would come off. Real
ly, it wasn’t quite that confused,
but it was hectic for some per
sons. The Student Union's Andy
Berwick and the ASUO's Tom
Wrightson managed to work up
a coffee hour, at which students
had a chance to meet this excep
tionally fine educator and indi
vidual only a few hours after his
arrival in Eugene.
The confusion was understand
able. After all. it isn't every day
that a new University of Oregon
president arrives on campus. The
last time was nearly nine years
ago, when Harry Newburn got
here to take over his duties in
June, 1945.
* * *
Guess everyone had their
troubles when Dr. Wilson arrived
When I. I. Wright, physical plant
head m3n. learned that the tele
phone company had put a four
party line into the president’s
home on McMorran drive, he
wasn’t at all pleased. Wright call
ed the telephone company and
asked what was going on.
The company promised to
make amends, and promptly put
in a single line, or whatever you
call it. and everything looked
fine.,„__
Everything wasn’t fine, how
ever. because Gladys Kerlee. the
president’s secretary over in
Johnson hall, found out the new
phone put into the president’s
home had the number that re
cently belonged to the Alaska
Junk company in Eugene.
Not feeling that the president
should be constantly plagued
with calls from people wishing to
get rid of rusted pipes and the
like. Miss Kerlee put in a call to
the phone company to' ask \vhat
■ was the big idea. Once again Pa
cific Tel. & Tel. complied. They
changed the number.
* * *
On Tuesday. March 30, the
first day of classes spring term,
Dr. Wilson wUl address the stu
dents for the first time. Mae
Court, 1 p.m. Don’t miss it.
* * *
The city zoning measure to
which Acting President Victor
P. Morris, the ASUO senate and
other University officials had ob
jected was passed without a dis
senting vote by the Eugene city
council Monday night. It will
allow light and heavy industrial
development in the area along
the Willamette river. The portion
of this area south of the railroad
tracks as far east as the Miilrace
has been zoned for just light in
dustry.
Not only University represen
j tatives object to the change. The
i council's vote overruled the recr
; ommendation of its own planning
commission made more than a
month ago.
It was interesting to note that
in a letter to the council read
two weeks ago, Julio W. Silva,
of Silva Chevrolet co., who owns
a warehouse on the land, said he
■ had been assured by Newburn
that the University was not in
I terested in the property.
Silva, answering the Univer
sity’s charge that the new zon
j ing would allow “unsightly’’ use
of the area, said that the Uni
J versity’s heating plant sawdust
1 pile was pretty unsightly itself.
* * *
Speaking of this issue and
Silva, it, was somewhat ironic—
although perfectly justifiable—
that Carolyn Silva Nil!, Silva’s
daughter and graduate last year
of the UO, supported the re-zon
ing measure at the council meet
ing a month ago. Ironic because
I her husband. Herb Nill, is assist
j ant alumni .secretary of the Uni
I versity. I
* * *
Two areas of the University;
are concerned with landscaping
at the new Eugene high school. |
Wilbur Weed, head grounds man j
for the UO, submitted plans for i
the landscaping to the district I
school board. ; I
At its meeting two weeks ago,!
the board heard an assertion by
the EHS PTA president that a j
landscape architect rather than
a landscape gardener should be
consulted about plans for land
scaping, although he did not voice
objection to the plans presented.
So the bo^rd decided to confer!
with Sidney Little, dean of the i
art and architecture school, about
wliat to do on the problem.
SELL
Your Old Books!
A Buyer from Long's College
Book Company will be at the
Co-op March 17-18-19 to buy
any old or used textbooks.
On the Balcony
U. of O. Co-op Store
I
1
OLE! OLE!
Studies Offered in Mexico j
This"year, for the first time on
this campus, women may make n
summer visit to Mexico for univer
sity study and credit or just tor a
vacation.
The trip is under the sponsor
ship of the Howard Mexico Tour,
which is divided into a college
■ girls' group, for undergraduates
■ and women who have just gradua
; ted, and a post-college group, for
j all other women who want to visit
and live in Mexico for the sum
I mer.
Universities throughout the
country will participate in the
tour, and one housemother on each
campus is in charge of signing up
members.
Mrs. Henriette H. Young, Alpha
Gamma Delta housemother, is the
tour's representative here. Her
group will be composed of women
from all parts of the country, she
said.
Tourists Attend School
Women who are members of the
tour may attend one of two uni
versities during their stay, or may
participate in the tours and stay
in the same hotels as those at
ending the universities.
The two universities are the Na
tional University of Mexico, a na
tional school with a large enroll
ment comparable to state univer
sities in this country, an 1 Mexico
City college, a private school with
an approximate enrollment of
1000.
Sessions for summer school will
be from Jwne 21 to August 6. ac
cording to Mrs. Young. Registra
tion fee at the National Univer
sity is $75 in U. S. currency, enti
tling students to three courses of
two credits each plus two other
courses which may be audited.
Mexico City college, which oper
ates on a quarter basts, has only
a five-week session, from June 211
to July 30. Students registering
there pay $8 per quarter hour of
credit for less than six quarter
hours.
Acapulco Vacation
Because of convenience of sched
uling, the Howard tour Is designed j
for students who want to enter |
the Mexico City college. According
to the tour's plans, a one-week
“special vacation" is scheduled at
Acapulco following the Mexico
City college session.
Members of the tour will stay
at the Prince hotel in Mexico City,
which is centrally located near
stores and places of entertain
| ment.
The Prince hotel operates on the
Kuropean plan, with meals exclud
ed from room charges. Living ar
rangements specify that two or
three tour members will be assign
ed to each hotel room.
Basic price of the tour is $330,
which does not include transpor
tation since tour members will
come from all over the United
States.
Flrst-C'lass Flights
Air transportation from the
American border to Mexico City
will be via scheduled first-class
flights of the Mexico affiliate of
Pan-American World airways.
Roundtrip fare between Tiajua
na and Mexico City is $124.63, and
between Nuevo Laredo and Mexico
City ft is $r»1.79.
A reception and welcoming din
ner will be held immediately after
the group's arrival, and will be at
a leading Mexico City night spot.
A formal dinner-dance will be held
for the entire group at the end of
summer-session classes before the
tour leaves for Acapulco.
The group will visit one bull
fight as a group, and three over
When you pause...make it count...have a Coke
1
BOTTIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA COLA COMPANY 8Y
COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
'Cok# i» o registered trade mait
OF EUGENE, Eugene, Oregon
vfesl IV53. IHE COCA-COLA COMPANY
night weekend visits will la* made
throughout the stay.
One will bo to Tuxco, which in
world-famous for Its silver mining
and manufacturing. Members will
visit Cuernavaca, the Borda Gar
dens, Cortea' palace and the Ha
cienda Vista Hermosa. They will
stay at the Motel Victoria.
Another weekend trip will lx* to
Hotel San Jose Purua, a health
spa In the Tarascun country west
of Mexico City. The group will
spend a weekend in Tehuacan, via
the cities of Puebla and Cholula.
They will also visit Fortin I>e Pas
Flores and Cordoba before return
ing from the trip.
Four special sightseeing trips
outside Mexico City include trips
to Xochimilco, where the famous
floating gardens are located, the
Desert of the Lions and Tolucao,
the Pyramids of Teotichuaran. and
a four-hour excursion to the Pyra
mid of Tenayuca and TcopzotUin.
All sightseeing trips will be
made in special five-passenger
limousines driven by Kngltsh
speaking drivers who will remain
with the groups throughout the
trips.
Women who desire more Infor
mation about the trip arc asked
to contact Mrs. Young at Alpha,
Gamma Delta, 1018 Alder. i
CONTINENTAL
TRAILWAYS
I
There Are
NO LOWER FARES
Yen, compare rail ami air fare#, ami
figure ihc cost of driving your own
car . . . then nee for yourself bow
mudi you save on Continental
Trailways!
Fresno
$11.10 Ono Way
San Diego
$15.95 On* Way
Roseburg
51 -85 On* Way
All (arcs plus (c<I. Tax
THRU-BUS
SERVICE
Man, \
NO CHANGE OF :
BUS OR BAGGAGE :
rtfar—--—_
For Reservations
Mrs. K. Downing, Agent
959 Poarl St. Ph. 4-4253