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Marcia Maunev
Healthy Rivalry
The true purpose of an intramural program, we assume,
is to stimulate athletic competition, to provide healthv rivalry
between campus living organizations and to give a wider
range of students a chance for sports participation. We enter
tain a serious doubt that the present IM setup at the Univer
sity fulfills these goals.
Intramural competition among men’s living organizations
is divided between A and B teams (in basketball and volleyball,
at least) each of the organizations—dormitories, fraternities
and co-ops—furnishing two teams. The A and B divisions
are further subdivided into leagues.
The manner of selecting membership in these leagues,
we feel, frustrates the competitive spirit in intramural com
petition. The top-ranking teams from the preceding year’s
play are seeded first in each of the individual leagues. The
low standing teams are placed at the bottom of the several
leagues.
L nder this setup, teams from those houses which did the
poorest the preceding year are put in competition from the
outset against the strongest teams. Teams with a poor record
from the previous year are usually eliminated from serious
competition with their very first game, if that game is with
one of the league’s strong teams. The strong teams, on the
other hand, usually have a clear path toward a league cham
pionship, needing only to beat perhaps one other strong team
after easily downing the weaker members of their league.
Who are these perenially weak teams? Who are the re
peating champs? Teams from smaller houses are consistently
eliminated from real competition at the outset of the IM sea
son, while teams from four or five of the larger men’s organiza
tions end up in the winning columns year after year.
Last winter term the Emerald proposed that intramural
competition, at least among the fraternities, be divided into
leagues according to size. The smaller houses, it was sug
gested, would only have to provide one team, if they felt the
fielding of two groups was beyond their capacity. Nothing
came of the proposal.
At its very last meeting of spring term, the Inter-fraternity
council took up the issue. On June 3, IFC passed a resolution
favoring the division of intramural play among fraternities
into four leagues according to size of total active membership.
Only in the league playoffs would teams from the smaller
houses be asked to meet teams from the larger groups. The
IFC resolution affected only the four major intramural sports
—football, volleyball, basketball and softball.
Nothing was done on the IFC resolution during the summer,
and IM competition this fall was once again organized under
the existing plan. A group of interested fraternity house presi
dents recently approached Paul Washke, intramural director,
to ask for a revision of IM leagues in accordance with the IFC
resolution. Washke has turned the matter over to the living
organization athletic managers, who are to meet next Tuesday
for a vote on the issue.
We question the wisdom of Washke’s decision to turn this
matter over to the athletic managers. Since the IFC resolu
tion affects only the 21 fraternities, why should representa
tives from the independent men’s living organizations and
the freshman men’s dorms be asked to vote on this question?
There is a strong possibility that an element of large house
versus small ^house politics will be injected into the voting
Tuesday. Naturally, it is to the best interests of the larger
houses to maintain the status quo, so they can continue to
win IM championships. Since four of the six freshman men’s
•dorm presidents are pledges of large houses, it is to be expected
that pressure will be exerted on their athletic representatives
to vote with the large houses. The small houses are very
likely to be outvoted, and the unequal league organization
will continue as part of the Oregon IM program.
We ask that the athletic managers give serious considera
tion to this matter before the Tuesday voting. The future of
IM competition rests upon their decision. Is intramural play
to enter a new era of healthy rivalry ? Or is it to remain a setup
for a few houses to continue collecting the hardware? Tues
day’s vote will determine the outcome.
UT's Current Production Hannele'
Promises to Be History-Making'
By Lan Calvert
Emerald Columnist
The University Theatre has
; pulled out all stops to make its
I current production of Gearhardt
Hauptmann’s “Hannele” some
thing which we predict will be
come one of its “history making"
shows.
The UT has also added a new
star to its galaxy in Marilyn
Stratford, who plays the title
role. Her performance, under
Horace Robinson’s direction, is
one which we have very rarely
seen equalled on the University
stage.
We were privileged to sit
through dress rehearsal Thurs
day night (a necessity because
of the Emerald's publication
schedule) and saw very fine per
formances against a set designed
by Daniel Krempel. This set, and
the lighting by Howard Ramey,
add a great deal and move the
show out of the “ordinary” class
onto the “spectacle" level.
Religious Theme
Definitely a religious play, the
Aggies Will Wear
Yellow String Ties
CORVALLIS-! AP) - Y el 1 o w
string ties have been adopted as
a campus "trademark” by stu
dents of agriculture at Oregon
State college.
The ties will be worn each
Wednesday beginning winter
term.
Foresters at OSC have worn
red ties on Wednesday for more
than 25 years.
show was originally called “The
Assumption of Hannele.” The
title and some of the dialogue
have been shortened for thin per
formance, the first in this coun
try since 1910.
A fantasy in nature, the play
lends itself very well to the ape
rial effects treatment given it in
this production. Regular UT-go
ers were introduced to some of
these effects in past shows, main
ly "Brigadoon," but never in
the quantity seen in this per
formance.
Angels, Death Rise
Singing angels. Death rising
out of a black-draped orchestra
pit and the appearance of The
Stranger (who strongly resem
bles Christ) are among the added
attractions which combine to
make "Hannele" more than Just
another play.
Miss Stratford, a tiny woman,
plays the part of the child Han
nele almost to perfection. Her
actions while delirious, her ter
ror at Death and her unquestion
I mg faith in God are additional
| qualities which first nighters
should find enjoyable tonight.
Quality Uniform
Other members of the cast al
to give fine performances. In the
rehearsal, all were uniformly
good. Mark Tapscott, as Gott
wald and The Stranger, gives an
] impressive performance, particu
larly in the latter role. His reci
tation of the long religious poem
| in the assumption scene is par
ticularly worthy of note. Verse
! which could easily sound stilted
and unnatural seems quite natur
Real School Spirit
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“WortHal’s girl—Sometimes I almost dread to see him make
a basket."
ill an Mr. Tapacott said It Thurs
day night.
A fine character act re** him
hIho blossomed In this show. .‘'.he
1h Helen Adam* who portray* the
ahrlll-volced Tulpe, u beggares*.
Her constant harping adds aplce
and interest to the opening mo
ments of the show.
Cunt rant Added
Joan Deljtp Pearce, a familiar
face to UT patrons, lends great
contrast to Hannele’* role as
Slater Martha, who only believes
what she can see.
Another fine performance was
given bjf John Jensen as Han
nele's drunken father. He rants
and raves in the best tradition
and Is completely credible.
An audience should make all
the difference In the world to the
cast of "Hannele." Although the
show was good Thursday night,
It will become even better with
a full theatre to respond to the
cast's emoting. lieviewing shows
at dress rehearsal is not to our
liking and we hope it will not
have to be repeated.
Head Knieruld Classifieds
SC Currents
Beau Announced
At Friday-at-Four
The winner of the Beau Brum
mell content will be announced
during the Friday-at-Four pio
gram today.
Performing at the Friday-at
Four are the Mellow-Tone*. Rita
Yuzon. acnior In math: Bruce
' Holt and Joe Malnnge, aenior in
speech. Skip Shearer, freahman
■ in liberal arts, will play the
piano, and Fleur Locate)), frexh
: man in liberal art*, will mng
i fiopular songs. Master of cere
monies ia Bill Swennon, junior
in political science.
Ford, Volli, Rains
Star in SU Film
"White Tower” starring Glen
; Ford. Valll, and Claude Rains.
: will be shown Sunday, Dec. 5. m
I the SU ballroom at 2 30 and 5
j p.m. This Technicolor film, which
is an adventure story of moun
tain climbing, was filmed on the
slopes of Mont Blanc in the
French Alps. Admission is 30
j cents.
• • •
Mixer Follows Game
A Fishbowl mixer will be held
' this Friday, starting immediately
after the game and ending at
12. Records will serve as music
for the no-date mixer. Campus
clothes will be the proper dress,
according to Don Peck, chairman
'of the dance committee.
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Who Will Be BEAU BRUMMELL?
Winner Announced at "Friday-at-Four"
In the Student Union Fishbowl
Awards to the Winner:
Beau Brummell Statuette
Cashmere Sweater from Fennell's
Dinner at the Eugene Hotel's Bib 'n' Tucker
Corsage and Boutonniere by Eugene Flower Home
Airways Limousine Service to the Premier Showing of
"Beau Brummell"
Beau Brummell Leather Billfold from M-G M
Heilig Theater Pass for the Remaining School Year
VOTE FOR ONE
BOB BAKER_
DICK CAMPBELL _
DICK COLEMAN
STAN SAVAGE .
ART WEBER_
SID WOODBURY
. „r rmaiisis on display at Co-op, Courtesy Fehley's.
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