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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1954)
Clear Weather ... . .. reports the weather bureau for I'K^ty, 'tomorrow anil prob ttlily the weekend. High today tiH; low tonight 37. n daily EMERALD 56th Year of PubHcoiiott I NIVKK.HITY OF OKKOOV, Kl GKN'K, WKDN'KMDAV, MKPTKMBKK 2tt, i!tr,4 Water Hazards ... ... and the tradition of the University sprinklers get a Kirin* over on today’s editorial page. VOL. LVI .VO. 5 Revamped Staff Due ROTC Class Military students at the Uni versity of Oregon will b«- facing a revamped teaching ataff in their KOTC classes this fall. There are seven new additions in the military department staff. Of these seven, three came to Oregon late last spring term. The other four greeted their first class of Oregon ROTC students last Monday. Five of the newcomers are U8 air force officers and the other two are officers of the US army. Heading the list in rank is Lt. Col. Robert E. Forbes of the air force. Lieutenant Colonel Forbes was here briefly last spring. However, this will be his first full year of duty at the Univer sity. Lieutenant Colonel Forbes ,re ceived his commission in 1940 and has served 14 years on active duty for the air force. He is a graduate of Baylor university where he received his BA degree. Lieutenant Colonel Forbes' last assignment before coming to the University was with a headquar ters division in Korea. He will serve as an assistant professor. Another outstanding new of ficer with the AFROTC is Major Laurence K. Fischer. Major Fischer received his commission from KOTC at Oregon in 1933 in the Army air corps. He has served 11 years on active duty with the air force. While at Ore gon he earned a BA degree in romance languages. Major Fisch er's last big assignment before his transfer to Oregon was with the Civil Air Patrol in Wash ington, D.C. The other three changes on the air force side of the military de E mploy merit Office Offers Openings The student employment of fice announced Tuesday that part-time openings are available for an experienced key-punch operator, window decorator, and waitresses, according to Shirley Sylvester, manager. Students interested in obtain ing work during the school year should file an application at the student employment office, Em erald 258C. partmcnt are all non-commls Htoned officers. They are Vlaster Sergeants Wilbur K. Busch, Jour nal J. Palmer and Joe D. Perry. Perry was here for a short time last year. The main addition to the army department has been Capt. Thomas W. Thorps who will serve as an assistant professor. Captain Thorpe received his commission in 1641 and has just completed his ninth year of ac tive duty with the army. Captain Thorpe is a graduate of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania where he received a BS degree In econom ics. His last assignment before; coming to Oregon was with the ! Eighth Army in Korea. The other new man is M.Sgt. Lawrence M. O'Donnell, who will serve as an instructor for basic KOTC students. The appointment of a new in structor in the philosophy de partment has been announced by the department office. Virgil Dykstra, formerly an instructor ; at the University of Cincinnati. . received the appointment. Dykstra was graduated from Hope college in Michigan. He re- : reived his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Bertram Jessup, professor of philosophy, is expected to return to campus this month. He has been studying on a Eulbright scholarship at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, where he was working on a translation of Part II of Faust by Goethe. Oregano Open House Postponed One Week The Oreganu open house, originally scheduled for to night, has been postponed un til next Wednesday evening. During the open house, which will last from 6:30 to 8 p.m., all tipper staff members will lx* present to greet Interested guests. Refreshments will lie served in the Oreganu offlee, 308 SU. Dykstra Appointed Philosophy T eacher 75 ARRESTED Go to Court' Advice To Detour Runners "Go to court," is the advice of Eugene Police Chief Ted Brown to students who have received traffic citations in the recent en forcement drive on East 13th be tween Kincaid and University streets. Brown explained that it is the “citizen’s right” to go to court, Clement Awarded Big Scholarship Doug Clement, senior in pre dentistry, was awarded the first annual $600 scholarship given by the Town club of Eugene. The award was announced during the summer, according to Karl On than, associate director of stu dent affairs. This scholarship will be award ed annually on the basis of scholastic excellence, citizenship, leadership, and some athletic ability. he encourages such action, espe cially when doubt exists. Eugene police issued 75 cita tions Monday and Tuesday in a concerted effort to eliminate the practice of driving through the detour signs which are turned on during class breaks to allow pedestrian traffic across 13th. Three police vehicles and four officers were busy at the 3:50 to 4 ,p.m. break Tuesday. Cars which drove past the detour signs were stopped and the driv ers cited on the spot. At least one ticket recipient, a University freshman, explained that he was just following the line of 4 p.m. traffic. He said that he did not know about the stop light and that the sun shining on the light made it im possible to see at that time of the afternoon. Ordinarily the ban for not stop ping at a stop light is $5, accord ing to Chief Brown. UO Band to Play At Football Game The University marching hand will make its first 1954-55 ap pearance Saturday at the Ore gon-Utah football game, accord ing to Robert Vagner, director. Under the direction of Vagner and Ira Lee, his assistant, the band has been practicing on Howe field in preparation for its fall appearances. The band will play at all home games and at the Oregon-Southern California game in Multnomah stadiupi Oct. 16. The band will use topical for mations similar to those used during the past four years, ac-1 cording to Vagner. The forma tions tell a story or express an idea. "Circus” and "Salute to the Armed Forces” are among the themes which have been used in the past. The formations are ac companied by tunes and move ments appropriate to the theme. The marching band actually consists of two separate bands; an all-men's band and an all women’s band. The bands work together as one large unit. Vagner reports that the band has a large enrollment this year, and both he and Lee expressed satisfiction with the group's progress. Forensics Group To Meet Today The University forensics squad will hold its initial meeting of the 1954-55 school year Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Herman Cohen, di rector of forensics, has an nounced that there are several vacancies to be filled on the squad. Cohen said that plans will be made to attempt to surpass the record of last year's squad. Ore gon's forensic group was one of two from the Northwest invited to compete in the national debate championships at West Point last year. Last year’s competitive season included victories at College of Puget Sound and Pacific Forensic league tournaments. Forum meetings were held in Portland, Medford, Bend and other cities throughout the state, according to Cohen. Returning veterans from last year's forensics group include Don Micklewait, senior in eco nomics; Lee Nee, senior in art; Pat Peterson, sophomore in lib eral arts: Liz Collins, senior in speech; Donna DeVries, sopho more in liberal arts, and Loretta Mason, junior in speech. In addi tion, a number of new students who distinguished themselves in high school competition will be added to the squad, Cohen report ed. Cohen announced that this year’s forensics activities will in clude engagements before civic and club audiences as well as the usual competitive speech activi ties such as oratory, extem poraneous speaking and debate. Persons interested in forensics may contact Cohen in Villard hall, and are welcome to attend the group’s first meeting in Vil lard 206. Castell's Textbook To Be Reprinted A new textbook, written by Aubrey Castell, head of the phi losophy department, will go into its second printing in October. The book, “Elementary Eth ics,’’ was published last month by Prentice-Hall, Inc. IN THIRD DAY 4/7 Men Rush; Few Girls Drop Both men’s and women's rushing enter the third day today with records for recent years in the making, according to Interfraternity and Panhellenic council officials. A total of 417 men are going through rush week, a record for recent years, according to Kay Hawk, director of men’s Derby Petitions Due by Friday Petitions for Bunion Derby chairmanships are due Friday in the ASUO box at the Student Union, Edna Humiston, treasurer of Associated Women Students, announced Tuesday. Needed for the event are a general chairman, collection chairman, publicity chairman, in cluding posters and flying speeches, prizes and judging chairman and contact chairman. The annual “get-acquainted” dance, sponsored by AWS, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6. Men’s living organizations, ro tating for 10 minutes of dancing at each women's house, will com pete for a prize awarded the men’s group with the largest per centage taking part in the tour. A charge of five cents apiece is charged the men at each house, the money collected going in the AWS scholarship fund. A prize is also awarded the women’s group collecting the most money per capita. Friday Noon Rally To Precede Game A pre-Utah game rally will be held at 12:25 p.m. Friday on the steps in front of Johnson hall. The rally was changed from a night date so that it would not interfere with men's and wom en's rushing. In order to avoid missing their 1 p.m. classes, students are urged to bring their books to the rally, according to Sally Stadelnian, rally board chairman. Coach Lon Casanova will speak briefly and will introduce two players who will also address the rally. There is still no word on Puddles III, the missing mascot who disappeared Sunday morning in Portland. . Board Favors 8-Page Paper The Student Publications board went on record Wednseday night as unanimously favoring an eight page daily edition of the Oregon Daily Emerald. The action was taken at the first pub board meeting of the current year. The group also voted to re quest that an additional alloca tion be made from the education al activities fund to make an eight page daily Emerald pos sible. Until the additional alloca tion is made available, the Emer ald will continue on its present four page publication schedule, Monday through Thursday, with one eight page paper each Fri day. The pub board did approve publication of an eight page Em erald on any day when the addi tional cost could be supported by advertising income. affairs. Caro] Wenner, Panhellenic chairman, reported Tuesday night that her office had a lower per centage of girls dropping rushing than in any recent year. Number of Men High The number of men rushing is by far the highest since the fresh man living plan went into effect in 1950, according to Pete Wil liams, IFC president. A total of 378 men signed up Monday, but late registrants brought the fig ure to +17 Tuesday. In 1953, 3m men went through rushing, 332 of whom pledged. Williams announced that lushees will begin their second day of rushing with noon dates today. They will keep two other rush dates during the day—one at din ner and the other in the evening. Tuesday was the first full day of rushing. Rushees may break dates to night after 10 in the office of stu dent affairs in Emerald hall. How ever, dates may be broken only after the rushee has kept one date with the fraternity, according to IFC rules. New dates may be made Thursday morning at the IFC of fice in the Student Union. Women will enter their day of rushing today with dates sched uled for 4:15 to 4:45 p. m., 5 to 5:30 p. m.. 6:45 to 7:15 p. m., 7:30 to 8 p. m. and 8:15 to 8:45 p. m. Four dates are scheduled for Thursday, three for Friday, and two for Saturday evening. Campus Clothes In Order • Campus clothes are in order for all dates except preference night on Saturday. No dates, with the exception of the Friday evening and Saturday periods, show pref erence. Today is the second period of rushing, with the third on Thursday and the fourth Friday. No freshman may accept more than one date per period from a house. A pledging limit of 21 women for each sorority has been set, ac cording to National Panhellenic procedure. The 386 women who started rush week Monday represent the largest group of rushees in recent years. In 1953, 236 of approxi mately 300 rushees pledged and in 1952, 219 pledged. Under the limit set up by Na tional Panhellenic procedure, 19 women could pledge each house last year. The number was 17 in 1952. Women may pick up their invi tations at the Panhellenic office today. Miss Wenner stressed the fact that the girls must be prompt. Rushees must bring their rushing schedules and hand books with them, Miss Wenner said. RE Week Needs Committee Heads Petitions for committee chair man for Religious Evaluation week, Jan. 30 through Feb. 3, are being called for by Dick Allen, promotion director for the week. The committees are as follows: classroom, fireside, hospital, pro motion, special event, personal conference and book display, dis play, secretary, and workshop.