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VOL. LVI
56th Year of Publication
UMVKRMITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, .MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 28, 1955
NO. 91
Petitions for Duck Preview
Positions Are Due by Friday
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sitlons are now being called for
by Bob Porter and Lucia Knep
per, co-chairmen of the annual
spring term event.
ASIJO }>etltionn are to be used.
They are due Friday at 4 p.m
on the third floor of the Student
Union.
Four people are wanted as co
ordinators of hospitality, housing,
promotion and program. The po
sition of general secretary fpr
the entire event is also open.
Under hospitality, the commit
tees of registration, transporta
tion and program are included.
Housing committees will in
clude men's and women’s hous
ing. Committees under promotion
are invitations, publicity and
campus promotion.
Under program are the com
mittees Of vodvll, exhibits and
Noted Poet Speaks
At UO Assembly,
Forum on Tuesday
Parle Birney, professor of Eng
lish at the University of Brit
ish Columbia, will speak at a
University assembly in the Stu
dent Union ballroom at l p.m.
Tuesday.
His topic will be "Canadian
Poetry Today -Neglected Step
child." Birney is a well-known
Canadian poet who has had sev
eral volumes of poetry and one
novel published. He has also re- j
reived several writing awards,
including the Stephen Leacock
Award for Humor in 1948 and
first prize in the International
Poetry Awards in 1961.
Birney's poetry is noted for
Its quality of humor and its de
scription of the Northwest.
A coffee hour forum will also
be held for Birney Tuesday at
4 p.m. in the SU Dads' lounge.
Wilson Slams
Salary Report
Th*> Barrington report will not
succeed because it would put.
higher education in a "straight
jacket,” University President O.
Meredith Wilson told the alum
ni Leaders conference which met
on campus last Saturday.
Wilson predicted that the state
legislature will not accept the
report, which is a survey of state
jobs done by a New York firm
to determine a new salary sched
ule.
The report also came under
fire in an address by Slate Sen
ator Gene L. Brown, Grants Pass.
Brown stated that the report "is
not based on a thorough ap
proach to the problem.
"The money that was spent
for the report was wasted,” he
declared. Brown is chairman of
the ways and means committee
on higher education in the legis
lature.
In his address Wilson also
pointed out that the establish
ment of Portland State as a reg
ular college is "not a threat” to
the University. Wilson feels that
the college may ultimately be of
actual help to Oregon.
Alumni leaders also heard John
Richards, chancellor-elect of the
state board of higher education.
lours, excnange dinners, dance
and pre-vodvll entertainment.
Committee chairmen petitions
will be called for at a later date.
This year's Duck Preview has
been scheduled for April 23 and
24.
Producer-Director
To Speak Tonight
Joseph Smith, chairman of the
department of speech at the Uni
versity of Hawaii, will give an
interpretative reading recital at
the Student Union ballroom to
night at 8. The title of the lec
ture will be "Lincoln in Poetry
and Drama.”
Smith is a leading figure in
the theater and has produced and
directed more than 150 plays in
the United States and Canada.
He is coming to the campus as
one of the special guests of the
Festival of Arts program.
Smith is a visiting professor of
speech and drama at the Univer
sity of Southern California and
for many years was head of the
speech department at the Univer
sity of Utah. He was graduated
from Utah and received his sec
ondary education in England
where he studied at Kings and
University colleges.
Rally Board Holds
Final Interviews
Interviews of applicants for
positions on the rally board will
end at noon today, when the final
12 students will face the screen
ing committee.
Students to be interviewed are
Joan Kainville, Gretchen Ellis,
George Simpson, Helen Ruth
Johnson, Lynn Adelsperger, Rae
Bergeron, Cynthia Vincent, Gerri
Tobey, Ann Petterson, Evelyn
Nelson, Verity Kitchen and Mary
Ellen Lally.
Interviews will start at 12
noon and continue through the
lunch hour. Petitioners are asked
to bring their lunches and should
bring their books if they have a
1 p.m. class.
Interviews will be held in the
Student Union. The room num
ber will be posted on the bulletin
board.
AWS Will Use
Preferential Vote
Final decision for preferential
balloting In tomorrow’s election
of president of the Associated
Women Students was made at a
Friday afternoon conference be
tween Donald DuShane, director
of student affairs, and Janet
Wick, present AWS president.
Candidates’ names will be
placed on the ballot in alpha
betical order Jane Bergstrom,
Janet Gustafson and Sally Ryan.
Voters are to mark the three in
order of their preference, 1, 2, 3.
This system of voting is neces
sary so that one of the three
will receive a majority of the
votes cast. Each woman voting
must have her student body card.
The polling booth will be in
the Student Union lobby from 1
to 5 p.m. AWS policy does not
permit campaigning in Univer
sity women's elections.
Junior Weekend
Themes Wanted
Tomorrow at 5
Theme suggestion* for Jun
ior Weekend are duo at 5 p.m.
Tuesday in Studf-nt Union 303,
Junior Weekend headquarter*,
according to Gordon Riee, jun
ior claH viee-pre*ident.
The person who submit* the
winning suggestion will reeeive
a Uekct admitting one couple
to the Junior Prom.
The winning theme will be
used for all of the weekend
event*. Uice reports. Weekend
theme* used In post year* In
clude “College Caper*,” 1954;
“Holida/e,” 1953; “Childhood
Memories,” 1952, and “Far
away Place*,” 1951.
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Professors to Discuss
Red China Question
“Should We Recognize Red
China?” will be the topic of a
discussion to be held Tuesday
at 7:30 p.m., Commonwealth 13S.
Participants in the discussion
will be Paul Dull, associate pro
fessor of political science and
history; Joel Bcrreman. profes
sor of sociology, and E. S. Wcn
gert, head of the political science
department.
The meeting is open to all stu
dents.
ROTC Names
Eight Finalists
Eight finalists have been se
lected in the Little Colonel con
test and will be voted on in both
the army and air force FtOTC
drill periods this week. '
Each branch wtll have four
candidates to vote on. All ROTC
students, who have purchased
tickets to the Military Ball,
scheduled for Saturday night,
will be allowed to vote. The win
ner in each contest will repre
sent her respective sponsoring
branch. The eventual Little Col
onel winner will be determined
by which military unit has the
largest percentage of ticket sales.
The final announcement of the
Little Colonel will not be made
'Govt Ethics Topic
Of Tonight's Forum
“Ethics in Government,’’ will
be the topic discussed tonight at
8:30 on a University radio forum
over station KOAC.
The forum is composed of a
panel of four and a moderator.
Tonight's discussion group will
include T. V. Smith, professor of
philosophy and political science
at Syracuse univeisity; Keith
Skelton. Eugene attorney; Wal
| do Schumacher, professor of po
litical science, and Joel Berre
man,' professor of sociology.
Howard Dean, assistant pro
fessor of political science, will
moderate the panel discussion.
Pre-registration
Conferences Held
Conferences for spring term
pre-registration will be held to
night at 7 p.m. Rooms are as
signed to lower-division students
for meetings with advisers.
Upper-division and graduate
students will go to advisers’ of
fices for their conferences. Time
schedules of classes are available
in Emerald hall, and may be used
for pre-registration.
Advisers’ signatures on the
back of time-schedule books may
be used in official registration
next term( provided there are no
course changes or additions.
WUS Fund Drive Begins Today;
Trophy Award for Highest Gifts
World university Service fund
drive begins today and will con
tinue through Friday, according
to Gail West, general chairman.
Donations should be turned in
to the YMCA office or Alpha
Delta Pi, to Miss West, each aft
ernoon by 5 p.m.
A trophy will be given to the
living organization with the
highest donation per member,
and will be presented at the Vod
vil show during Duck Preview
weekend, next term.
House representatives are:
Joan Kraus, Delta Zeta; Mary
Brennan, Gamma Phi Beta; Fran
Heitkemper, Hendricks hall;
Sally Bangs, Kappa Alpha The
ta; Ann Stearns, Kappa Kappa
Gamma.
Carol Brooks, Highland house;
Georgia Baker, Pi Beta Phi; Mel
va Lester, Sigma Kappa; Shirley
Hardy, Zeta Tau Alpha: Jennie
Eachus, University house; Chuck
Mitchelmore, Philadelphia house.
Tom Bourns, Phi Delta Theta;
Dick Collins, Phi Gamma Delta;
Alan Shleifer, Sigma Alpha Mu;
Jim Gillespie, Sigma Nu; Bill
Swenson, Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Burt Olsen, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Emerson Hamilton, Theta Chi;
John Hoekstra, Alpha hall; Bren
da Blaesing, Alpha Phi; Janet
Filbert, Alpha Omicron Pi; Cathy
Jones, Carson 5; Ruth Hawks
worth, Carson 2; Bob Sailor, Bar
rister Inn.
Sue Benedict, Alpha Xi Delta;
Larry Kromling, Delta Tau Del
ta; Boyd Harris, Beta Theta Pi;
Kathy Holloway, Alpha Delta Pi;
Ron Tyler, Delta Upsilon; A1 j
Keaton, Omega hall, Wayne Med
ford, Nestor.
Luanne McClure, Chi Omega;
Dale Bajema, Campbell club;
Connie Long, Alpha Chi Omega;
Harriet Scroggins, Alpha Gamma
Delta; Donna Nichols, Ann Jud
son house; Willie Naylor, Carson
4; Gwen Ellis, Delta Delta Del
ta.
Bill Wright, Alpha Tau Ome
ga; Ed Snow, Chi Psi; Dave
Burch, Hale Kane; Dean Boyle,
Phi Kappa Psi; Ted Drahn. Phi
Kappa Sigma; Bob Brown, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Greg Ripke, Pi
Kappa Alpha, and Earl Culbert
son, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Additional representatives cho
sen by the house should contact
Miss West, or Kathy Holloway
or Jean Sandine, also at Alpha
Delta Pi.
until the intermission of the
dance.
The four candidates who are
competing for the honor for the
air force are Janet Wick, senior
in history; Joan Hunter, senior
in education; Pat Leonard, sen
ior in speech, and Ruth Joseph,
senior in speech.
For the army the contestants
are Alma Owen, senior in speech;
Marcia Dutcher, senior in jour
nalism; Diane David, senior in
foreign languages, and Charlotte
Britts, senior in music.
The eight finalists were select
ed by a board of judges com
posed of two faculty members
and four members of Scabbard
and Blade, military honorary.
The two faculty members on the
board were Len Casanova, foot
ball coach, and Col. Earl Ralf,
assistant professor of military
science. Neil Dwyer, Bob Arndt,
Larry Takahashi and Ev Stiles
were the judges from Scabbard
and Blade.
Two Bands
The dance, which runs from 9
to 12 Saturday night, will be held
in the Student Union ballroom.
A 20 piece air force band from
McChord field will furnish the
music for the ball. The 'Baker’s
Half-Dozen,” a local band, will
play during the intermission.
Formal dress will be in order
for the dance with uniforms be
ing optional for ROTC students.
There will be 700 tickets sold
priced at $1.65 each. They are
available at the ROTC depart
ment office.
Scholarships Given
To Junior Women
Five $100 scholarships have
been announced for junior wom
en, according to Karl W. On
thank, chairman of the commit
tee on scholarships and financial
aid.
The scholarships are given
each year by the Order of the
Eastern Star of Oregon to jun
ior women to use in their senior
year. Applicants must be mem
bers of the order or daughters
of members and in need of fi
nancial assistance.
Further information may be
obtained from Onthank in the
office of student affairs.
Swimming Team
Gets Duck, Drano
Members of the University’s
swimming team, following &
bad defeat at the hands of the
Huskies, were given a dinner
in Seattle this weekend.
Presented to the Ducks, ac
cording to swimming team
Captain Harry Fuller, was a
small rubber duck and a can
of Drano. A poem attached
read:
“Here’s a duck to bring you
luck.
We think that you can use it
And the brano has a pur
pose too,
To speed you up a little bit...
‘Get the lead out!’ ”
The duck is being kept. Ful
ler said. Team members plan
to name it “Sam” and use it as
a mascot.