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Besf Foot Forward
We’d like to add our word of praise to the many that must
t>e coming from the University administration for the enthusi
astic approach to Duck Preview this year. \\ e only hope such
enthusiasm and responsibility will he catching from the cap
able co-chairmen, Don Bonime and Jerry Farrow.
We think Duck Preview is an excellent opportunity to
“sell Oregon” to the high school students around the state.
And for a school with a dropping enrollment, a lot of such
“selling” certainly wouldn’t hurt our campus. Students, fac
ulty and administration all should be aware of the tremen
dous effect 100 enrollment boost could have on this institu
tion next fall.
We like the sane and sensible approach the Duck Preview
people are taking and, again, we hope that other students will
adopt this attitude.
High school students, after all. do not have, the “sophistica
tion” of the college world, or wfiaf we collegians would like to
term sophistication.
In that light, moving the time of the Vodvil up Friday
evening, to eliminate house parties and drinking, is an ex
cellent idea. We hope it works.
Many high school students, considering the number of col
leges available for their higher education, are seriously inter
ested in the academic reputation of a college and aren’t too
impressed with the “best party foot forward” attitude. Neither
•are their parents.
The same idea was reflected in the “cool” reception of the
Oregon exchange assembly received at many high schools. Oh,
it was probably exaggerated but the basic criticism is still there.
And the funny thing about that assembly was that we heard
the similar cool comments expressed by a number oi “sophis
ticated” college students.
We admired Donald DuShane’s comment that “Oregon
doesn’t believe m censorship.” But we think a word of cau
tion might be thrown in, as it has been from other sources.
When students, or adults as far as that goes, accept responsi
bility for a program such as this, the necessary prior “censor
ship” should come from the individuals responsible for the
planning and organization.
We hope “selling” Oregon becomes a campus byword for
Duck Preview weekend and that the entire student body ac
cepts their share of responsibility to really put the best foot
forward, show off the better things for which Oregon is famous,
and give our young guests a truly memorable weekend — al
ways remembering that they are young.
Smellevision Or What?
We received a very impressive looking news release the
other day. It concerned television commercials. We started to
file it with the rest of .the day’s bills, ads, etc. when the head
line caught our eye.
It said “Bar and tavern keepers, barbers, beauticians and
butchers condemn TV commercials.” So we read it. Seems
everybody dislikes said commercial — from the intellectuals
to the “common man.”
They are, the release said, criticized for being “nerve
wrecking, cheap, unutterably silly, unscrupulous” and, it said,
“they have the air of limburger.”
((The last criticism especially fascinates us — we can't smell
a thing from our TV set, maybe it’s a new invention, smelle
vision or something.)
Television is coming to Eugene today. We have our own
station now, and our very own commercials. We spent most of
last summer watching television — not much else to do in our
home town—and we’d like to issue a warning.
If your nerves are weak, don’t watch western shows. Be
cause the commercials have to compete with the sound of
gunfire that has come before and some of the effects they
get are enough to wake you out of a sound sleep:
The cigarette commercials are fun, too. They dance—no girls,
cigarettes. And then they jump out of the screen, right at you.
Terrifying.
But the best of all are the commercials for handy gadgets.
They have all kinds of handy gadgets. These gadgets cut glass,
peel potatoes, polish shoes, wash the family dog or car, cut
hair, polish furniture and on into the next program.
And all you have to do to get your handy gadget is send
your money. Really very silly, everybody knows they don’t
work and of course, we wouldn’t fall for such a thing, we’re
educated.
Anybody want a glass cutter that also peels potatoes ?-(JAV.)
It's Expediency
“I used to have the darndest time getting those front row seat*
filled up.”
Social Work Topic
Of YWCA Meeting
A meeting of the YWCA service
committee will feature Eileen
Lindblad, YWCA director, in a
lecture on social service work, to
day at 4 p. m. in the “Y” rooms
in Gerlinger hall.
Also at the meeting to discuss
social agencies will be Mr. William
Barber, co-director, Skipworth
home; Mrs. Pearl Waechter, di
rector, Pearl S. Buck school; C.
T. Price, Children's Hospital
school for cerebral palsy, and Mrs
J. H. Wilson from Sacred Heart
hospital.
All students are invited to at- J
tend, especially sociology and pre- j
nursing majors. Miss Lindblad I
said.
UO Music Students
Present Broadcast
A group of music education ma
jors will be heard over radio sta
tion KOAC in "Let's Sing, Ameri
ca!" at 1:15 p. m. next Thursday.
The program is a part of the
Oregon School of the Air series
which is broadcast to the rural
schools of the state.
The program, which was tape
recorded on campus Wednesday,
will last 45 minutes. Douglas Sto
bie, senior in music, will be the
announcer.
Chairmen Selected
For Junior Prom
Selection of committee chairmen
; for the Junior Prom was an
nounced Wednesday by Janet
Wick, general chairman.
Bud Hinkson, publicity and pro
motion chairman, has requested
that students submit suggestions
for the dance theme. The theme
should be consistent with that of
the Junior Weekend, “College Ca
pers,” Hinkson said.
Committee chairmen are: Doug
Basham and Monte Johnson, dec
orations; Julie Miller, programs;
Margaret Tyler, tickets; Dorothy
Kopp, chaperones and Hinkson.
Alpha Phi Omega, men’s service
honorary, will be in charge of
cleanup.
Extemp First Prize
Won by Mickelwait
Don Mickelwait, junior in eco
nomics, won first place in extem
poraneous speaking at the Pi Kap
pa Delta Speech tournament last
weekend, according to Herman Co
hen, director of forensics.
The tournament was held at the
College of Pacific, Stockton, Calif.,
last Thursday, Friday and Satur
day. Karl Harshbarger, senior in
speech, accompanied Micklewait
on the trip.
Last Lenten Talk
By Rev. Peterson
The last in a scries of Lenten i
services will feature Rev. Ken- j
neth Peterson. Methodist pastor
for students, tonight at 7 p. m.
The subject of Rev. Peterson s1
talk will be "The Last Days." The
service will be held in the lounge
between Vets I and II and is spon
sored by the YMCA and Vets I
dorms.
WUS Car Wash
Set for Tuesday
The World University Service!
car wash will take place Tuesday
from 1 to 4 p. m. when all car
owners may take their cars to
living organizations to be washed
for $1. The living organizations
will supply rags and cloths for the
car wash, according to Claudia
Zorn, chairman.
Pairings for the car wash are
as follows: Alpha Omicron PI at
Alpha Delta Pi; Alpha Gamma
Delta at Delta Gamma; Kappa Al
pha Theta at Chi Omega; Pi Beta
Phi at Sigma Kappa; Carson hall;
Alpha Xi Delta at Zeta Tau Al
pha; Gamma Phi Beta at Alpha
Phi; University house at Delta
Delta Delta; Rebec house at Ann
Judson and Hendricks hall.
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Choice of The Champions
Group to Study
Problems ot SU
A study of the position and re
sponsibilities of the Student Union
director Is being carried on by e
spociul faculty-student committee
appointed by University President
O. Meredith Wilson.
The committee is making a de
tailed study of the duties of the
SU director, will re-evaluate tin
present distribution set-up of the
educational - activity fee and will
consider applications for the di
rector's vacancy, according to
Donald DuShane, chairman.
They will mukc recommenda
tions to the president but will not
be responsible for any final decis
ion, he added. Necessity for the
presidential committee arose fol
lowing the resignation of Dick
Williams as SU director on Jan.
31. Williams had held the post
since the building opened in 1950.
Members of the committee |n.
elude DuShane, director of student
affairs; George Hopkins, senior
faculty member of the SU board;
C. G. Howard, chairman of the
publications board. J O. Llnd
strom, University business mana
ger; Gordon Sabine, dean of the
journalism school; Tom Wrigbt
son, ASUO president; Sandra
Price, SU directorate chairman;
Elsie Schiller. Kmerald editor;
Janet Wick. AWS president, and
Andy Berwick. SU board chair
man.
Fraternity Council
To Elect Officers
Inter-fraternity Council officer*
for next year will be elected at
tonight’s IFC meeting. Andy Ber
wick. Beta Theta Pi. and Pete
Williams. Phi Delta Theta, hav.
both been nominated for president
of the organisation.
Included on the ballot are Ward
Cook, Sigma Nu, and Don Koten
berg. Sigma Alpha Mu. running
for vice-president and Wes Nash,
Tau Kappa Epsilon and Bob Pol
lack. secretary-treasurer.
Tonight's meeting will be held
at the home of Hay Hawk, asso
ciate director of student affair*,
and will start at 8:30 p m.
The problem of when to schedule
fall rushing will bo considered by
the group. At the last IKC meet
ing, Hau-k voiced dissatisfaction
in the timing of last fall s rush
week, and said that he hoped that
it could be scheduled somewhat
earlier In the term next fall.
There’s
no limit
A
to the way
the Easter Spirit multiplies
whan you send Easter Greetings
uic musi special way weic is.,,
EASTER... APRIL 18
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