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Morse to Speak
At UO Assembly
One of the most controversial
political figures of our time
Senator Wayne L. Morse will
address a University assembly
Thursday, Oct. 28.
No topic has been announced,
but Morse Is expected to speak
on Issues in Oregon's senatorial
campaign. Morse has lieen cam
paigning for Stute Senator Rich
ard L. Neuberger. Democratic
candidate for United States sen
ator.
As in the case of Douglas Mc
Kay, Morse has been asked by
the University assembly com
mittee to limit his discussion of
UIS to Hold
Open Debate
An open discussion on campus
politics sponsored by the United
Independent Students, campus
political party will be held Mon
day at 4 p.m. In the Carson hall
living room.
The meeting is to be the first,
in a series. Preferential voting
will be one of the main topics of
discussion. At future meetings
UIS policy will be re-examined
and evaluated, according to Len
Calvert, UIS president.
All campus Independents in
terested In the future of UIS
should attend Monday s meeting,
Calvert said.
News Gathering
To Be Discussed
The second "Saturday Special"
meeting of underclassmen inter
ested in Journalism will be Sat
urday at 10 a m. in Allen 306.
“The Gathering and Writing
of News" will be discussed, by
Jerry Harrell, Emerald news
editor. Harrell has emphasized
that all new Emerald reporters
should attend the meeting. How
ever. attendance la not limited
to Journalism majors.
142 Students Register
To Work on Oregana
Bob Southwell, Oregana edi
tor, has announced that 142 stu
dents signed up to work on the
1955 Oregana at Wednesday’s
open house.
Those who signed up will be
contacted in the near future for
personal interviews and explan
atory meetings, Southwell said.
politic* to issues rather than can
didates.
Mom-, who skyrocketed to na
tional fame when he bolted from
the Republican party t-hortly be
fore the 1952 presidential elec
tion, whs dean of Oregon's law
school from 1931 to 1944.
Saying that he will continue to
call himself an Independent Re
publican because he still intends
"to hold fast to the tenets of the
political philosophy of Abraham
Lincoln,” Morse announced the
switch of parties Oct. 25, 1952.
One appraisal of the Kisen
hower administration by Ore
gon's junior senator was, "No
runs, no hits, too many errors."
Morse has held a unique posi
tion in the 83rd Congress. He
war. re-elected in 1950 on the Re
publican ticket, but after his de
nunciation of the COR, th<- sen
ate was leit with 4» Republicans
47 Democrats, and one Indepen
dent.
Morse resigned as dean of the
school of law in 19-14 to run for
the senate. First elected Nov. 7,
1944, he took his senate seat in
1945 and was re-elected in 1950,
His talking feats in the year's
lengthy atomic energy debate
and the tidelands oil debate of
1953 made him the all-time sen
ate talking champion. He set a
senate record in 1953 when hi
held the floor for 22 hours. 20
minutls.
This July, he joined the Demo
crats*to fight the administration
sponsored atomic enei gy bill. De
spite Morse's six. eight, and 12
hour speeches, however, the bilj
was passed on to the house by a
37-2ii vote.
WAYNE L. MORSE
Tulka'.hon Champion
Honorary Fraternities
Hold Reunions Toniaht
Three journalism fraternities
will hold reunions tonight in con
junction with the formal dedi
cation of Eric W. Allen hall, new
home of the University of Ore
gon school of journalism.
Victor Bluedorn, executive di
rector of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s
3 Acts Featured
At Friday at Four
Three acts featuring magic,
ventriloquism and song will
make up today’s Friday at 4
show in the Student Union fish
bowl.
Tom Waldrop, freshman, will
do a magic act. Larry Wood,
freshman, will present a ventril
oquist act and Claire Fry, soph
omore in liberal arts, will sing.
Jack Dugan, junior In econom
ics, will be master of ceremonies.
journalism fraternity, will speafc
at a reunion of that group in the
Eugene hotel at 6 p.m. Blue
dom, whose home and offices are
in Chicago, will visit the Uni
versity campus for his first time
Two new undergraduate mem
bers will be initiated at the re
union. They are Bob Robinson
junior in journalism, and Ed
Beeler, senior in journalism.
Three new members will be
initiated into Alpha Delta Sigma,
men’s advertising fraternity,
prior to a 7 p.m. banquet. Toast
master for the dinner will be
Corland P. Mobley, 1951 Uni
versity graduate, and account
executive with Pacific National
Advertising of Portland.
Members of Theta Sigma Phi,
journalism honorary for women,
will sponsor a dinner at 7 p.m.
for alumni and members of The
ta Sig and wives of Sigma Delta
Chi and Alpha Delta Sigma.
Get Corn Plasters Ready;
Derby Dancing Tonight
Oct out the bandages and
corn plasters! Set the hoj
water kettle on the stove! The
annual AWS-sponsorecI Hun
ion Derby ‘•tarts tonight at 7.
• Mcmbcra of men's living or
ganizations will begin the fiance
at ihe women's living organiza-;
tion with which they are paired.
1 \I IION Yin MK.ASl HKS are taken by Mary Swh^iipv
am! Frits Fraunfelder in anticipation of ihe annual AVVS-spon
*oml Bunion Derby to be held tonight beginning at 7.
Rushing, Drinking
Head IFC Topics
uiscusmon oi rusn:ng, drink
ing, freshmen and school spirit
were among the topics considered
at I PC's first meeting of the
school year Thursday night.
Brad Blaine, new counselor of
men, speaking in the absence of
Hay Hawk, associate director of
student affairs, told IFC that
“the freshman program has been
designed with a constant eye on
the fraternity.” He explained
that dorm meetings would be!
planned for Monday evening,
leaving most other time open
for fraternities.
Although the 15 men arrested
last Saturday for drinking were
all from one house, Blaine said
that in Hawk's opinion the func
tion was not fraternity directed.
On the problem of drinking,
Blaine stressed the penalties: $25
fine, letter to parent, probation
and restriction from advanced
ROTC. He urged the fraternities
to use discretion in drinking.
In an off-the-record hash ses
sion the fraternity presidents
aired their various gripes con
cerning rush week. The possibil
ity of having a second signup
period after the second day of
rushing was referred to com
mittee. It was thought that such
a system would give the fraterni
ties a better idea of who was
coming to their houses in the
latter part of the week.
Pete Williams, IFC president,
criticized the fraternities for not
telling rushees when they had
been dropped. “It happened more
than any year before ... kids
went along sincerely believing
they were in ... put one name
down ... and weren't on the fra
ternity's list.”
Thirty rushees who put down
but one choice didn't make it,
said Williams.
Discussion on an Kmerald
editorial on rush week brought
a variety of remarks from IFC.
Opinions ranged from "I thought
it was perfect (rush week)” to
"why not have rush week the
week before classes.”
Then they will proceed down the
list of women’s houses. When
the end of the list is reached,
men s groups will start at the
top of the list until they have
visited all of the women’s or
ganizations.
Campus Clothes in Order
Pairings were listed in Thurs
day’s Emerald. The pairing list
recorded the women’s houses in
correct order, but changes have
been made in the men’s list. They
are printed elsewhere on the
page.
Campus clothes arc in order
for th*r event which will begin
at 7 p.m. and end at 10:30. Men
will spent seven minutes danc
ing at each of the twenty-two
women's houses. They are al
lowed three minutes travel time
between each house.
Each man pays a nickel at
every women’s house. Proceeds
Corrections Listed
In Derby Pairings
The following corrections
have been made in the house
pairings for the Bunion Derby:
Sederstrom II at Alpha Phi;
Delta Upsilon at Alpha Delta
Id; Tan Kappa Epsilon and
Kappa Sigma at University
house.
go to the AWS scholarship fund.
Last year $489.65 was collected.
Records donated by Graves
Music and Art company will be
awarded to the men's living or
ganization which has the largest
percentage of men participating
in the derby. The women's or
ganization collecting the most
money per capita will also re
ceive records from Graves.
Winners Tol^ Monday
Each men's group will be
marked off on a tally sheet as
they arrive at the women’?
houses. Members of the collec
tion committee will collect this
list with the money Saturday
morning and the winners will be
announced Monday.
Working with general chair
man Margaret Tyler and Karen
Kraft are Nan Pierson and Gloria
Begenich, publicity; Margie Har
mon and Marlene Grassesche,
judging; Glenna Pearl, prizes;
Jean McPherson and Beverly
Haller, contacting; Barbara Bai
ley and Joyce Bearden, collect
ing.
Quiet Politics
McKay's Theme
By Jerry Harrell
Emerald Newt Editor
The off-year political campaign
came quietly onto the campus
Thursday at a University .as
sembly as Secretary of the. In
terior Douglas McKay spoke to
a crowd of about 1000 students
and faculty members on “Op
portunities for You.”
“Private enterprise, if you
please,” said the former Oregon
governor as he outlined the gen
eral power policies of the Eisen
hower administration.
Stating that if the people of
the Northwest wait for Wash
ington to develop power, the wait
may be a long one, McKay com
mented on the Republican ad
ministration’s general power
policy and on the specific issue
of the Bonneville Power Admin
istration.
“If the people approve pubjic
power in an election, I approve,”
McKay said. “But the federal
government will not take over
the development of power,” he
added.
McKay expressed regret that
public power has become a “po
litical football,” and asserted
that a combined public-private
power pool such as that pro
vided by Bonneville is the key
to successful power development
for the Northwest.
On the reorganization of the
Bonneville Power administration,
McKay said that the adminis
tration did not make needless
cuts when the BPA staff was
cut this summer. “There are
still 500 engineers on the job
at Bonneville,” he said.
He said that the power grid
over the Northwest is now com
plete, and that those engineers
who were released were primar
ily construction engineers for
whom there is no longer a need.
Of the critics of the Eisen
hower administration, McKay
said that since the public will
not tolerate the question of the
president’s honesty and integrity,
critics must turn to attacks upon
subordinates, such as cabinet
members.
“When they run out of intel
ligent arguments, they start
calling us crooks,” McKay said.
He stated that he does not care
if his ability is questioned, but
deeply resents attacks upon his
honesty.
William C. Jones, dean of ad
ministration, introduced McKay.
ASUO President Bob Summers
opened the meeting by introduc
ing Chancellor Charles Byrne of
the state system of higher edu
cation.