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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1954)
1 LAND OF ALOHA i Trips to Hawaii Available A vacation In Hawaii, complete with bench trips and canoe rules, !S what In offe.ed by the Orcgon HaWall tour, being offered this year for the fifth consecutive time through the Ktigene Travel Ser vice. « Mrs. Thomas Grave*, Sigma Kappa housemother, Is the official escort for the tour, which is de signed for a group of approxima tely 20 college girls, including graduates and high-school grad uates who plan to enter college. ► ♦ Howard's Coed Tour The original college girl*’ tour to Hawaii, the j, D. Howard tour, includea students from colleger j throughout the U. H. and Canada, I Travel Service Offers Several European Tours veral European tours which j Will appeal to the college student arc being offered this rummer through the Eugene Travel Serv ice. Three of these totira are the Travelworld's Collegiate tour, the •STOP tours, and the Brownell tours. The Travelworld tour advertises a 53 day trip through the countries I of western and southern Europe Passage will be on the M, V.! Georgic, Cunard Line steamer. I which will sail from New York on j July 29, returning on Aug. 20. Travel on the Continent will be by special chartered motor coach. The price is listed at >095. Fifty-six to sixty-five days of i travel arc featured in the STOP! tours. Members of the.se tours will - travel in new Ford automobiles j which ‘will be at their disposal wlthliLclty limits at certain times Departure times from New York are June 16, June 20, July 1 and July 8. The rate for the tour is *1235. College Age Onlv The Brownell Thrift and College ■ tours, 49 to 67 days, have eleven tour groups reserved for college j age. The first of these leaves New York on April 6 and the last on July 30. Departures also will be made from Quebec. Prices for the Brownell tours start at $1000 for tourist class and run to $1300 for first class accommodations. All these tours are carefully planned to give the traveler a comprehensive survey of Europe, both rural and urban, including the principal attractions of each country visited. Ample leisure time is allowed for individual pur suits. Guides Provided Professional guides, provided by the tour managers, will be avail able to the travelers. Theae leaders will assist the shppper looking for souvenirs, giva. practical lessons In languages «'ind show the points of internet. The tour groups are Strictly limited to assure congenial companionship thr o u g h o u t the tour. England, Holland, France, Ger many, Austria, Italy and Switzer land will be visited in all these tours. The Brownell tours offer the greatest variety of countries with such additions as Ireland, Scotland and the Scandinavian countries. A deposit is required at the time a reservation is requested. The deposit will be refunded in full if cancellations are made before the date of final payment, usually one or two months before departure. Students interested in these tours are urged to make arrange ments as soon as possible for the most satisfactory arrangements. Further information on these and other tours can be obtained at the Eugene Travel Service located in the Eugene hotel lobby. nn<J if« being offered thin summer for the sixth consecutive year. Purpose of the tour is educa tional and social, with an oppor tunity to make up deficiencies in regular school work and to take interesting electives at the Univer sity of Hawaii. Tour members will stay at Wil cox hall of Mid-Pacific Institute, a private school in Manoa Valley, three miles from the center of Honolulu and two miles from Wai kiki. The new two-story residence ia adjacent to the University of Ha waii, and.offers many services, in the way of laundry and maid ac commodations. Escort* l'r<»\ Ided A staff of housemothers from the mainland will stay at Wilcox hall, and Mrs. Antoinette Faa bourg, Alpha Xi tielta house mother will represent the Univer sity of Oregon as official escort Mrs. Faabourg lived in the islands for many years before coming to Oregon, so "can act as a sort of sight-seeing guide, too," she said. Prerequisites of the tour include registration In the University’s six-week summer session, with minimum number of credit hours set at one course of three credits or two of one hour each. Membership Limited Membership in the tour is lim ited to girls eligible for immediate university enrollment or who have Just graduated from college. Per sonal references are required, and each applicant will be judged by the housemother from her campus. Departure from the mainland is scheduled for June 21, with return from Hawaii set for August 7, four days after the University summer session ends. Tour members will be served breakfast at Wilcox lyill. and other meals may be obtained at the Uni versity cafeteria or at Waikiki or Honolulu. Special Events Listed Total price of the 47 day tour is $547.50, which includes 47 days residence at Wilcox hall, round trip airplane tourist travel, sched uled sightseeing tours and social activities exclusive with the How ard tour. The social events include an aloha dance to be held soon after the group arrives, a hostess dance and weekly movies. Inter-city transportation will be by public carrier or a special taxi service by a private company in Honolulu, with fares comparable to those on a bus on the mainland. Studies at the University of Ha waii, which overlooks Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach, are op tional. "Girls usually take such courses an Oriental art, history of Hawaii, swimming and hula,” Mrs. Graves said. Credos Offered Each credit hour taken at the University costs $8, and each is worth one and a half hours at Oregon. The se sion there lasts from June 23 to Aug. 3. The group will leave by North west Airlines tourist flight on June 21 and return by the Lur line, which sails from Honolulu Aug. 7, docking in San Francisco. Total price of the tour is $846, including transportation both ways, plus hotel accommodations and special events. Not included in this figure are meals while not traveling, fees at the University of Hawaii arid transportation be tween San Francisco and the stu dents’ homes. Special Events Planned Special events scheduled in Ha waii include a fashion show at the Halekulani Hotel, a tour of the is land of Oahu, a semi-formal din ner-dance at the Queen’s Surf and optional lunches at the Officer’s club and Pearl Harbor. Hotel accommodations in Hono lulu are at the Waikiki Retreat, approximately a block from the famous beach, located near drug stores and a shopping center. Arrangements for sending 22 lbs. of baggage in advance can be made, in which case members of the tour traveling by tourist class Mights will be able to take 66 lbs. altogether. On first-class flights 66 lbs. may be taken. Wardrobe Listed According to the Eugene Travel Service booklet on the tour, cot tons and sport clothes should be I stressed in planning a wardrobe for the trip. Two swim suits should be Included, it added, as well as ■ formal.? and beach equipment for hours of tanning. A fee deposit of $50 is collected Iwhen a student joins the tour, which is refundable up to April 15. The balance is payable before May 15. Suggestions for travelers in clude obtaining an insurance policy from a home-town agent and pur | chasing travelers cheques and bag gage insurance. Interested women should contact I Mrs. Graves in the near future to | obtain more information and to j make early arrangements for j signing up for the tour. MEXICO SUMMER SESSION WEEKS '§£it$524™ All Inclusive program with first class hotel accommodations and services throughout summer. HOWARD TOO R CONSULT MRS. HENRIETTA YOUNG 1648 Alder Ph. 5-2833 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SUMMER SESSION SEVEN WEEKS $ FOR ONLY 504 Plus $44 Tax Make your plans now to travel with a group that will give you the most benefits possible from a summer in Hawaii. Travel in luxury and live in leisure. For further information call Mrs. Faaborg at 3-2663 Co-eds You'll be ready for a Hawaiian Vacation By The End of Next Term And There Are Still Reservation Available On The The Oregon-Hawiian Tour "Fifth Consecutive Year" Call Mrs. Thomas Graves 5-5501 or Eugene Travel Service 5-8431 "Live in the nicest part of Waikiki Summer School Credit if you wish" 46 Days $646.00 Students Do you know that you can purchase any published European Tour (or any other tour) from the Eugene Travel Service At No Extra Cost We have many brochures available for your inspection Dial 5-6431 Eugene Hotel - Eugene, Ore