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EMERALD
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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.