Vol. • A II I nlviTnUy of Oregon, ICngcne, Won., Oct. 3. 1955 .No. 8
Oregon Schools
Show 15% Rise
In Enrollment
Enrollment at all Oregon col
lege* thl* year Jumped from an
estimated 8 percent to 15 per
cent, the Stale Board of Higher
Education announced Friday. The
percent increase haa not been
completed.
Eastern Oregon College of
Education claim* the blgge*t
boo*t with an enrollment of 569
on the fourth day of reglatration.
Thi* 1* a 22.9 percent Increase
over last year’* corre*ponding
figures.
The University of Oregon ha*
the loweat rate of increase no far,
with an approximate 11.3 per
cent on the seventh registration
day.
. However, thi* 1* expected to
climb when the medical and den
tal schools in Portland register.
The expected enrollment in the
medical school Is 581. and the
dental, 324. The total registered
on the Eugene campus is an esti
mated 4,721 students, compared
with 4.242 in 1954.
Second to Eastern Oregon in
percent increase is Oregon State
college with an enrollment of
5,916 on the fifth registration
day. This Is a 17.9 percent jump
over last year's enrollment.
Students heeding the pica for
more teachers Increased registra
tion at Oregon College of Educa
tion by 16 percent. This Is a total
of 53 students over the estimated
budget of 650 on the third day
of registration, with several days
left to r<* ter.
Mouth** Up 13.1 Percent
Last year's total enrollment
for Southern Oregon College of
Education was 703. On the fourth
day of registration this year, the
enrollment was 741, an Increase
of 15.1 percent.
Registrar of Portland State
College, Dr. Howard Impecoven,
said he expected the total en
rollment to reach 2,700 by the
end of registration; however, the
total enrollment on the fifth reg
istration day was 2,498, com
pared with 2,180 on the same day
in 1954. This is a 14,6 percent
increase over last year.
If the present rate of enroll
ment increase continue, the State
Board of Higher Education will
have to revise its budget to meet
the demands of the 15 percent
increase.
Attendance Rises
At U of Portland
Attendance at the University
of Portland will show a small rise
this year, according to an an
nouncement by the Uev. Joseph
S. McGrath, dean of the facul
ties.
Full time student registration
is now 1,105, compared with
1954 registration of 1,144, Still
expected arc some 70 late regis
trants. The faculty has been in
creased this year by 17 to a total
of 141.
Collegiate Anthology
To Appear This Week
The first collection of writing
by students of 20 American col
leges and universities will be
published this week, in pocket
size, by Bantam books.
The book entitled “New Cam
pus Writing’’ contains work from
students throughout the United
States and was edited by Nolan
Miller, professor of English at
Antioch college.
The selection of 18 short stories
and 26 poems was chosen from
hundreds of manuscripts submit
ted by outstanding teachers and
critics.
Bunion Derby
To Be Friday
By donating to the AWS schol
arship fund, University men will
be able to dance with any co-ed
this week-end. Friday la the date
net for the annual Bunion Derby,
with all women's living organiza
tion* participating.
Present plans call for dancing
to begin at 7 p.m„ with men’*
groups spending short periods at
each women's organization be
fore proceeding to the next.
After 10:30 p.m. shifting will
cease but dancing will continue
until midnight.
Admission of a nickel will be
charged at the door of each house
or dorrrf.
Much competition for the two
trophies is expected by the co
chairmen, Joan Kainville and
Joan Kraus. Trophies will be
awarded to the men's living or
ganization with the largest per
cent of members participating,
and to the women's group which
takes in the most money per
capita.
Winners of the trophies last
year were Phi Kappa Psi and
Alpha Gamma Delta.
Oregana Reminds
About Open House
Sue French, Oregana editor,
remiii'V all interested students
of tiie annual Oregana upon
house to be held Wednesday eve
ning in the Oregana office.
Those who attend will meet
stuff members and will be served
refreshments.
Many openings remain on the
staff. Interested freshmen are
encouraged to petition for po
sitions.
Dessert to Be Tuesday
For Foreign Students
A foreign student dessert will
he held Tuesday from 7:30 to
10 p.m. in the upstairs lounge at
Gerlinger Hall. All foreign stu
dents, University officials and
YWCA and YMCA members are
invited.
The affais is informal and its
purpose is to help the foreign
students become better acquaint
ed with the campus.
United Fund
To Open Drive
On Campus
The University faculty ami
staff are Joining forces in the
United appeal organization drive
which is being launched today
with a kick-off meeting at 4 p.rn.
in the Student Union, according
to co-chairmen of the drive, W.
A. Ylahlberg, associate professor
of speech, and Si Kllingson, SU
director.
A goal of $6,.r»00 has been set
for this annual campaign, a com
bination of the Red Cross and
| Community Chest drives.
Kach department or area has a
captain in charge of several lieu
tenants who are given a list of
prospective donators to contact.
A new system has been author
1 ized this year which enables the
business office to collect dona
j lions on the payroll deduction
basis. The faculty drive will con
tinue through Friday, Oct. 7.
The student United appeal
drive will fx-gin Monday, Oct. 10,
c ontinuing throughout the week.
Margaret Tyler is general
chairman of the all-campus cam
paign. Kwama and Skull and
Dagger will assist in the various
money-making activities sched
uled for the week.
Auction Petitions
Due Friday Night
Petitions for the Associated
Women Students' annual auction
chairmanships and committees
are due at 5 p.m. Friday and
may be turned in either to Jean
McPherson at Alpha Phi, or at
the petition box on the third floor
| of the Student Union.
In addition to the general
\ chairman persons are needed for
the judging committee, arrange
ments committee and committee
to contact the pledge classes.
Freshman women who signed
at the Dean's tea to help with
the auction are reminded that
they should also petition for Ihe
chairmanships which they wish.
The auction will be held at 4
p.m., Nov. 4 in the fishbowl of
the SU.
416 Men Pledge
UO Fraternities
(Jregon s 21 fraternities closed rush week hriday night with
the pledging of 416 men.
A record total, this figure compares with .356 pledged in
1654; .3.32 in 195.3; 170 in 1952, and 1.31 in 1951. The pledges
came from a record group of 517 registered rushecs.
Largest pledge cla--, this year is that of Sigma Chi, with .36,
followed closely by Sigma Xu with .35. Phi Oamma Delta has
.31 pledges. Last year’s largest class was Beta Theta Pi’s 29.
IFC President Ken Dorwin,
who missed most of the week be
cause of the death of his father,
expressed great satisfaction at
the results.
Following is the list of pledges
of each fraternity:
Alpha Tan Omega
Cedric Aichele, Portland; Hol
man (Jim) Barnes, Portland;
Carl (Buzz) Constans, Portland;
Richard Curtis, Portland; Robert
Dickson, Oswego; Joseph Dye,
Portland; Donald Ehrlich, Port
land; Jack Gault, Medford;
James Gilbaugh. Portland; Ron
ald Goode, Portland; James
Grelle, Portland; Gary Hval,
Portland; Herbert Juran, Salem;
Bud Kastner, Medford; Donavon
Laudenslager, Gresham; Arthur
L<utz, Portland; John McKay,
Red Bluff, Cal.; John Peterson,
Portland; Vernon Ryles, Port
land; A. Schmeck, Klamath
Falls; Gene Schutzler, Oswego;
Dan Segcl, Portland; Jeffrey Ser
combc, Salem; Robert Snyder,
Eureka Cal.; Milton Steiner,
Portland, and James Southwell
of Klamath Falls.
Beta Theta PI
Gary Allen, Menlo Park, Cal.;
Morris Arnston, Portland; Rob
ert Arrigoni, Fairfax, Calif.; Jay
Bashor, Portland; Gary Comp
ton, Hillsboro; Charles Cota, Cor
nelius; Dirk Davidson, Beaver
ton; Richard Davis,* Beverly
Hills, Calif; Harold Duncan.
Grass Valley; Gene Estes,
Springfield; Peter Feldenheimer,
Portland; Richard Grant, Beav
erton; Robert Grant, Beaverton;
Mike Hagen, Pendleton; Eugene
Helm, Tigard; Gilbert McKelvey,
Portland; Russ Mason, Portland;
Paul Messer, Hillsboro; Henry
Neel, Condon; Roger Rode,
Baker; John Sackett, Piedmont,
Calif.; Larry Sellers, Banks; Wil
liam Shields, Vancouver, Wash.;
Leroy Todd, Vancouver, Wash.;
Nicholas Utt, , San Francisco.
Calif.; and Robert Yolland of
Portland.
Chi Psi
Robert Belanger, Portland;
Vance Bowen, Roseburg; Craig
Cheshire, Beaverton; Ted Davis,
Eugene; Tim Erickson, Yakima,
Wash.; Arthur Frease, Coquille;
Browsing Room Announces
Program Schedule for Fall
Programs for the year’s brows
ing room lectures, to be held in
the Student Union on Wednesday
nights throughout the term, have
been announced by Bernice Rice,
browsing room librarian.
“Modern Dutch New Guinea”
is topic of the first lecture. It
is to be illustrated with colored
slides. Lecturer will be Homer
Barnett, professor of anthro
pology. Discussion leader will be
E. S. Wengert, head of the po
litical science department.
Oct. 12 will be “Trouble Spots
in Latin America,” by Ramon
Eduardo Ruiz, instructor in his
tory. Gordon Wright, head of the
1'duto.ry department, will lead
discussion.
Theodore Stern, assistant pro
fessor of anthropology, will lec
ture on “Golden Chersomese To
day: People of Burma,” for the
Oct. 19 lecture. Paul S. Dull, pro- ]
fessor of political science and his
tory, will lead this discussion.
Heading on I’iays
Planned for Oct. 26 is a read-1
ing and interpretation of the
“Modern Play" with Frederick
Hunter, assistant professor of
speech, as lecturer. The discus
sion will be lead by Sylvan N.
Karchmer, assistant professor of
English.
"La Fontaine: The Man and
the Fabulist” will be the lecture
given by D. M Dougherty, head
of the foreign language depart
ment. on Nov. 2. Discussion lead
er will be Herbert Nelson, head
of the English department at
Oregon State college.
Nov. 9 will be “Thomas Hobbs’
Leviathan,” by L. R. Sorenson,
associate professor of history.
Quirinus Breen, professor of his
tory, will lead the discussion.
Nov. 16 lecture will be the
“Raven and the Phoenix: Mem
ory and Palingenesis in Litera
ture," by P. W. Souers, English
department head. The discussion
will be led by Charlton Laird,
visiting professor in English from
Nevada.
Slides on India
Hugh Wood, professor of Edu
cation, will lead the discussion
following a lecture by Charles
Schleicher, professor of political
science, on Nov. 30. The subject
will be “India; Illustrations and
Impressions,” which will be illus
trated with colored slides.
The final lecture of the term
will be on Dec. 7. F. M. Cora
bellack, professor of classic lan
guages, will speak on “A. E.
Hausman: Lord High Execution
er." The discussion will be lead
by R. C. Gordon, assistant pro
fessor of English.
Peter Gault, Portland; Richard
I jams, Eugene; Dale Lindley,
Coos Bay; Neil Martin, Portland;
Bradley Morris, Medford; James
Neideigh, Coos Bay; Peter Sar
gent, Portland; Jon Shaw, Beav
erton; Richard Shaw, Beaverton;
John Shurnway, McMinnville;
John Titus, Portland; Charles
Walker, Eugene; George Wilbur,
Grants Pass; and James Wilkin
son of Portland.
Delta Tau Delta
Curtis Adams, Tillamook; Jon
Alward, Redding, Calif; Phillip
Bell, s. Pasadena, Calif; William
Boyer, Eugene; David Connoly,
Bates; Jan Cummings, Salem;
Robert Curtis, Eugene; Frcdric
Davis, Tacoma, Wash.; Gary
Dingman, Eugene; Roy Dwyer,
Fairbanks, Alaska; Jerry Fitz
maurice, Fresno, Calif.; Philip
Gartner, Portland; Paul Linne
bur, Portland; Douglas McKay,
Eugene; John Richardson, Bur
lingame, Calif.; Robert Richard
son, Portland; Stanley Rodgers,
Santa Barbara, Calif; William
Sharkey, Portland; Alan Smith,
Eugene; Peter Ward, Portland;
and Donald Wiihelmson of Red
ding, Calif.
Delta I'psilon
Burton Anderson, Berkeley,
Calif.; Harry Burridge, Hills
f Pltase turn to pot/e eu/ht)
Debate Squad Sets
Meeting Tuesday
Opening meeting of the Uni
versity’s debate and symposium
squad will be held Tuesday at
7:30 p.m. in Villard 205.
All students interested in pub
lic address and competitive
speaking, regardless of experi
ence, are invited.
The question for debate this
year is guaranteed annual wage.
Competition will be with the ma
jor universities west of the Mis
sissippi.
75 .Members Returning
Erik Hansen. David Cass, Don
na DeVries, Betty Herrman and
Leland Nee are all returning
members of last year's sweep
stakes team, which won the
Northwest championship at Ta
coma last year.
The other parts of the forensics
program involves speaking be
fore seifvice groups, parent
teacher meetings and high school
audiences. It has a double pur
pose, according to Herman
Cohen, director of forensics.
The first purpose is to give the
student actual experience before
public audiences, and second to
create a better-informed public.
University speakers have ad
dressed nearly 100,000 thousand
persons in the state in the past
several years. One of the ques
tions used in this aspect of for
ensics will be the problems raised
by the Supreme Court’s decision
on segregation.
Program to Be Explained
At this first meeting students
who have been involved in for
ensics in the past year will ex
plain the program.
W. Scott Nobles, assistant pro
fessor of speech, and Donald
Micklewait, graduate assistant in
speech, will assist Cohen with
this program of the speech de
partment.