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Seniors Advised
To Abolish Ball'
The A8UO Senate last night
recommended that the Senior
Ball, an annual winter term all
campua formal dance, be discon
tinued.
The action waa taken after
Don Ito ten berg, senior elana pres
ident, said that the "time for
serious consideration" has come
concerning the dance which for
the last three years ha* been los
ing money. This year the senior
class treasury wa* depleted by
the $800 dance for which only
174 tickets were sold. This netted
the class $278, necessitating that
the class treasury of $500 made
on last year's Junior Weekend be
used to make up the deficit.
Rotenberg said that the apathy
of the student body towards the
dance (only four people petitioned
for dance committees) and the
small attendance indicated that
the senior money could be spent
for other purposes that would
"benefit a majority of the sen
iors" or else provide a "gift of
lasting benefit to the Univer
sity."
The request of the Associated
Women Students for $180 from
the Student Union and Educa
tional Activities fund to make up
an anticipated deficit in their
operating expenditures was de
nied by the senate.
The petition for funds was re
fused because the Senate said
that there are several areas of
AW8 activity that can be cut to
make up the expected loss. The
Senate questioned specifically
the necessity of the AWS send
ing a delegate to national con
ventions at a coat of $235 and
whether It is necessary for the
group to give the total $175
'No Visitors' Rule
Mode by Infirmary
Again posted on the infirm
ary doors is the sign, “No Visit
ors." Because of the sudden re
turn of the highly contageous in
fluenza which claimed so .many
illnesses last week, the infirm
ary has closed its doors to visit
ors with the hope of trapping the
bug once and for all.
Infirmary patients Thursday,
according to hospital records,
were: Nancy Johnson, Carole Sue
Mattson, Audrey Lathrom, Bar
bara Wilcox, Jane Fisher, Carole
Mohr, Donna McQueen, Kay
Partch, Diane Dalziel, Edward
Jackson, Charlsie Parker, Eileen
DeWilde, Camille Wold, George’
Wasson, Howard Paul Keefe, Phil
Richter, Dean Highlander, Doug
Basham and Milford Schierboltz.
scholarships as they have in past
years.
The AWS request came this
year because past AWS deficits
have been paid for out of a sur
plus in their treasury. Now the
treasury Ih depleted and AWS
President Janet Wick can not
forsee any relief from the finan
cial situation.
The Senate, however, indicat
ed that the AWS was perhaps
"over-ambitious" in Its under
takings and these could be cut'
down rather than have the Sen- j
ate approve a request that might
set a precedent for other groups
that were not representative of
the total student body.
The Senate also interviewed '
five pairs of petitioners for the
co-chairmanship of Duck Pre- -
view Weekend and selected Lucia
Knepper, junior in English, and
Robert Porter, junior in political
science, to head the annual j
spring term event.
ASUO President Bob Summers
Senate Attendance
Present: 25.
Absent: 4 (Mary Sweeney, Jim
Light, Doug Basham, Mai
Scott).
Late: 4 (Don Rotrnberg and
Stan Savage, 7 minutes; |L
D. Horn and Marcia Cook, !
9 minutes).
Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes.
read a report of a Senate com
mittee concerning the Senate
sponsored panel on the “Hole of
Student Government” which will
be held spring term.
Summers noted that the panel
is in part designed for education
of the student, attempting to
dispel some of the "apathy which
is a result of misinformation or
just plain not knowing.” A sec
ond purpose of the panel would
be to help the Senate in evalua
tion of its work.
The Senate decided to hold the
forum a week prior to the prim
ary elections spring term so it
could "contribute to the formula
tion of issues." After some dis
cussion on the role of the Senate
in this panel discussion, the
group decided to include one of
its members on the six member
panel who is qualified to discuss
student government.
Other panel members will in
clude two faculty members and
three students, with no specifica
tion as to party affiliation.
The Senate also:
Heard a report from Patty
Fagan and Nan Hagedorn, Dad’s
Day chairmen on how they man
aged to finance the weekend on
only $46.
Registration to Begin
At Monday Meetings
Pre-registration conferences
for spring term will begin Mon
day at 7 p.m. Lower division stu
dents will meet with their ad
visers in rooms assigned in the
time schedule. Upper division
and graduate students will go to
their adviser's office at that
time.
Time schedules will be avail
able in Emerald hall after 1 p.m.
today. In the time schedule is a
reproduction of the official regis
tration card. Students who have
no course changes or only minor
changes from their winter term
schedule should obtain their ad
viser’s signature on the schedule
at the adviser-advisee meeting.
Advisers will make appoint
ments at the meeting to see those
students who have major changes
or scheduling problems, before
the end of the term.
No Differences
Found in Races
Forum Agrees
DifferenceH among races are
no more significant than diffcr
encea among individuals, said
William Laughlin, aasociate pro
fessor of anthropology, last
night, during a NAACP forum
on "Race — A Social-Cultural
Concept.”
Speaking as a physical anthro
pologist, Laughlin defined a race
as "a short episode in the bio
logical history of a population.”
To the common mind, Laughlin ;
said, cultural differences seem
due to racial differences, but ac
tually it may be the opposite.
"For instance, he said, "racial
differences are developing be
tween the Christian and non
Christian Japanese.”
Richard Littman, associate
professor of psychology, discuss
ed racial differences ‘in intelli
gence. Littman pointed out that
"although scores on" intelligence
tests are higher for people of
northern European background,
cultural differences are an im
poi-tAnt factor in any intelligence
test. It would be possible to de
vise a test which would make
any group seem the most intelli
gent,” he said.
Joel Berreman. professor of
sociology, discussed the prob
lems in separating racial and
cultural differences in public
opinion.
AWSSchedules
Run-off Election
I he race for president of the
Associated Women Students end
ed in a three-way deadlock
Thursday night, and AWS offi
cers have scheduled a run-off
election Tuesday, possibly on a
preferential basis.
Janet Gustafson, Sally Ryan
and write-in candidate Jane
Bergstrom all failed to poll a
majority of t)» 370 ballots cant
in the election. The three women
finished only a few votes apait
in the final tally.
Miss Bergstrom was nominat
ed from the floor at a general
meeting of women students at
12:13 p.m. Tuesday in Gerlinger
hall. Her nomination was the
only one at the meeting designed
to permit such nominations. The
other two women were placed on
the slate earlier by an AWS nom
inating committee.
The run-off election will be
Delegates Attend
Regional T Meet
Bob Biggs, junior in pre-law,
will head a group of University
YMCA members at the YWCA
YMCA regional business meeting
to be held at the Menucha es
tate today and Saturday.
Biggs will be the only voting
delegate among the six Y mem
bers attending. Visiting dele
gates will be Dave Roberts, Y
president; Grant McCormack,
Harmon Abarogast, Elliot Carl
son and Russ Walker, executive
secretary of the YMCA.
YM and YWCA members from
Washington, Montana and Idaho
colleges will also be present. Ob
ject of the meeting is to affirm
and set policies w'hich the en
tire region will conform to dur
ing the following year. During
the conference delegates learn
problems of other Y's and com
pare business methods and pro
cedures.
Alum Officers Meeting
To Feature Speakers
Ten outstanding speakers will
share the spotlight at the seventh
annual Alumni Leaders confer
ence to be held Saturday in the
Student Union ballroom.
The conference, which will be
attended by county directors,
club presidents, executive com
mittee members and other lead
ers of thp Oregon Alumni associ
ation, will get underway with
opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m.
Vice-president Orval Thompson
will preside over the morning
session.
Alumni Secretary Lea Ander
son will give the first speech of
the day at 10:00 after association
president Ray Vester gives some
opening comments on the confer
ence.
Anderson will speak on "The
Year Behind and the Year
Ahead." Bill Bowerman, assistant
athletic director, will follow An
derson with a talk entitled, "A
Frank Appraisal of Oregon's
Athletic Program."
One of the main features of
the morning session will be a
panel discussion led by ASUO
President Bob Summers on the
topic, "The Students Speak.”
Kenneth Ghent, associate profes
sor of mathematics, will give the
final morning speech when he
explains the "Foreign Student
Program.”
A conference luncheon will im
mediately follow the morning
program. President O. Meredith
Wilson" will be the featured
speaker at the luncheon.
“Our Growing Campus” win
be the title of a speech to be
given by Dean S. W. Little of the
school of architecture and allied
arts which will open the after
noon session.
John R. Richards, chancellor
elect, who will replace Chancellor
Charles D. Byrne in June, will
speak next on the topic, "The
Curve is Upward.”
The afternoon schedule will be
highlighted when State Senator
Gene L. Brown from Grants Pass
speaks on "The Legislature
Looks at Education.”
Len Casanova. Oregon football
coach, will give the group a look
into the grid sport at the Uni
versity when he speaks on "Fit
ting Football into the Picture.”
held from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday
at a polling booth in the lobby of
the Student Union.
AWS President Janet Wick
has issued a statement remind
| ing the candidates that the or
ganization does not allow cam
paigning prior to elections.
Germaine LaMarche was elect
ed president of the YWCA and
Robbie Mulkey, president of the
Women’s Recreation association.
Miss LaMarche’s opponent, Jean
Sandinc, will become the Y’s first
vice-president and Prudy Ehicich,
runner-up in the WRA race, will
be vice-president of that organ
ization.
Other winners on the AWS
ballot were Helen Ruth Johnson,
secretary; Mary Gerlinger, treas
urer; Jean McPherson, sergeant
at-arms, and Ann Petterson, re
porter.
Barbara Bailey is the new sec
ond vice-president of the YWCA.
Other officers include Barbara
Williams, secretary; Karen
Kraft, treasurer; Joanne Jolley,
assistant treasurer; Nan Bor
ouist, chairman of the sopho
more cabinet; Georgia Hemmila,
vice-chairman, and Sue Jewett,
sophomore cabinet secretary.
Besides Miss Mulkey, the WRA
cabinet for the coming year will
consist of Olivia Tharaldson, sec
letary; Pamela Rabens, treas
urer; Eleanore Whitsett, cus
todian, and Lois Olson, sergeant
at-arms.
The revised AWS constitution
was approved in the election.
IRL Conference
In Second Day
A roundtable discussion at 8:30
a.m. today began the second day
; of the eighth annual conference
of the Oregon High School In
ternational Relations league held
on the Oregon campus.
The theme of this 'year’s con
ference is "The UN—Problems
and Prospects.” The second
roundtable discussion on this
theme is scheduled for Friday
j afternoon, and will be followed
i by a banquet at 6:30 pun. Guests
i at the banquet will be University
I foreign students who will also
j provide entertainment for the
1 banquet.
A panel discussion and election
of the new IRL officers will be
held Saturday morning. Included
on the panel will be Surindar
Suri, Indian journalist; E. S.
Wengert, head of the political
science department; Rev. Wesley
Nicholson of the Congregational
church, and Ruth Widmayer, as
sistant professor of political sci
i ence, who will act as moderator.
Approximately 300 high school
i students are expected to attend
1 this conference.
Rally Board Applicant
Interviews Scheduled
Interviews for rally board ap
plicants will be held today at
noon in the Student Union. Addi
I tional interviews will be held
Monday noon, according to Betty
Anderson, rally board chairman.
Students to be interviewed to
day are Valerie Hersh, Julia
Astrup, Sue Anderson, Leola An
' derson, Mary Lee Derrah, Joyce
Bearden, Carolyn Heckman,
| Agnes Thompson. Bill Miller,
Marilyn Lurson, Judith Carlson,
I Carole Mattson and Mary Jo
Fourier-.
Monday noon interviews will
bo held for Joan Rainville,
Gretchen Ellis, George Simpson,
Helen Ruth Johnson, Lynn Adel
sperger, Rae Bergeron, Cynthia
Vincent, Gerri Tobey, Ann Pet
terson, Evelyn Nelson, Verity
Kitchen and Mary Ellen Lally.
Students being interviewed are
asked to bring their lunches to
the interviews, and should also
bring their books if they have a
1 p.m. class.
If the applicants cannot be
screened at their scheduled times,
they are asked to contact Miss
Anderson and arrange for the
alternative date. •