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V<H- I.VII. IMVERS1TY OF OREOON, ElOKNE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 195.5 NO. 43 Two Die in Post-Dance Crash Oregon's Homecoming; celebra tion ended in tragedy for two „.i I.h who met death early Sunday when the automobile In which they were returning from the dance struck a parked truck at Tangent, near Albany. Killed were 17-year-old l’a tricla Roberts of Aurrmvllle and 19-year-old Oay Lealey of Slay ton. Neither were University atu 'Jenla. William Weddle, the 19-year old freahman in liberal aria whom police reported waa driv ing the car, waa severely Injured. He waa taken to the Albany General hospital. Mis condition was described Sunday night as critical. Weddle’s doctor rcpoi ted t he University student suffered head injuries and multiple fractures. Two other youths were serious ly injured in the accident. They are Doris Minden, 18, Sublimity, and Larry Freres, 19, Stayton. [ They were also taken to the Al- ; hany hospital. Freres, a student. | at OSC, was transferred to a Portland hospital Sunday. The accident occurred about ;s; a.m. only two hours after the dance, climaxing the weekend ac tivities, ended. State police reported that Weddle's northbound car struck the rear of a truck which had stopped with other traffic be cause of another accident. The truck driver was rendering aid at the scene of the other acci , dent when the collision occurred. Force of the collision tore the top from the car Weddle was driving, according to the police report on the accident. The tragic mishap was one of two accidents which involved Oregon students this weekend. Three other University stu dents were involved in a three car collision near Albany as they returned to the campus from Portland Saturday noon. They suffered only minor cuts and bruises. Robert Dryman, Tom Hogg and Victor Wandyke, all sopho mores in liberal arts, were in Dryman's ear, Hogg reported. Dryman was driving about 30 miles per hour when the two cars he was following stopped sudden ly, causing his car to smash into them. Hogg crashed into the 'wind shield and Dryman bruised his knee, Hogg said. No one in the other two cars was injured, according to Hogg. Both cars were also on their way to Eugene for the Home coming game, he said. French Minister Conducts Seminar By John Moraau Emerald Still Writer Pierre ,MiJJ.-t. France'* second minister to the United States, conducted a seminar on the "North African Situation” on the campus Friday night. Just two day* after the return of the Sul tan of Morocco to hi* throne in that strife-torn protectorate. Speaking to a group of Uni versity faculty members and wives, graduate students and townspeople in Allen hall. Millet raid he expected peace and har mony In Morocco within six months. The French are now "R> tpiiig for the proper reforms,” ' he continued. Sultan a “Martyr” Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef, who was exiled in 1953, was returned to power by the French on Nov. 16. Never an ex treme nationalist, according to Millet, the sultan is nevertheless a martyr in the eyes of Moroc cans. The situation in Morocco has quieted considerably since the .sultan's return, he added. I Moroccan peace was delivered a. set-back on Saturday, with the assassination of Khalifi Berdadi, 'aliph of Fez, in Youssef's Rabat •inlace. The caliph, a supporter of YmisjoTh uncle, had come un invited to YoussePs palace to make peace with the new sultan. Admittedly I'nwlse Millet admitted that "The French government hasn't al ways been wise in Its dealing with North Africa." He attribut ed this to the multi-party sys tem in France. Each party which has gained control of the government has administered dif ferent North African policies. Pointing to a period of har mony in Tunisia, lasting now six months. Millet said agreements can be reached. (Please turn in fog? sctrnT Life Photographer Takes O' Picture Bert Glenn, photographer of the Seattle bureau of Time, Life, Inc., was the guest of the Uni versity this weekend for Home coming. L.os Anderson, director of pub lic services, said that Glenn came to Eugene primarily to photo graph the painting of the “O" on Skinner's Butte, but that he extended his stay to include taking photographs of the scrub bing of the University seal, the bonfire, and candid audience shots at the football game. Anderson said that he didn’t know whether any of the pictures would eventually appear in L<ife I or not, but he said that if they were to appear, it would be dur 1 trtg the- next three or lour works. Groups Honored In HC Ceremonies Homecoming honors were carried off by -everal other groups beside the Oregon football team this weekend. Two honoraries, Druids, junior men’s honorary, and Friars, senior men's honorary, tapped new members during the dance intermission Saturday nierht. Tapped by Druids were Don Bick, Ken Kesey, Ma) Scott and ’ Chuck Wingard. Fight New Friars Friars tapped Dick Gray, Mar tin Brandenfels. Lon Stiner, Kent Dorwin. Bill Dellinger, John Whitty, Kip Wharton and Bob Maier. Sign contest honors were won ! by Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma 'Km. Second place wu*ncrs-were Ducks Smash OSC at Homecoming By Jack Wilson Enuiild Au'l Sport* Editor Oregon’s Duck-s ignored the press clippings of the Oregon State Beavers as they splashed through mud and rain to present a Homecoming crowd of 22,000 with a 28-0 upset victory Satur day. Jim Shanley ran up 160 yards on the ground and Dick James, playing his last game and one of his greatest in an Oregon uni Dres. Wilson Named Foundation Trustee (). MEREDITH WILSON Carnegie Trustee O. Meredith Wilson, University president, has been elected a trustee of the Carnegie Founda tion for the Advancement of Teaching. Elections were held Wednes day, and Wilson and three other : educators were elected to the 24 momber board of trustees. The Foundation was founded by the late Andrew Carnegie for the purpose of providing a fund for pensions for retiring college j teachers, ft now sponsors a num ; her of objective studies into spe cific educational problems. An other part of the Foundation’s work is a program for the im provement of higher education. Wilson recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he ap peared on the program for the annual meeting of the American Council on Education. He was with the Ford Foundation's Fund i for the Advancement of Educa j tion before his appointment in | 1954 as University president. form, gained 114 as the crashing,! fired-up Oregon line opened up holes in the Beaver forward wall. : Morris Sets Record Fullback Jack Morris kicked all four conversions to set a new school individual season’s .scoring record of 68 points. The Medford ! sophomore also carried the ball 12 times for 36 yards. The Ducks scored early in the j first quarter, twice in the third quarter and again in the final stanza. Shanley and Quarter back Tom Crabtree both tallied twice. It was the most lop-sided loss an Oregon team has tacked on i the Beavers since 1890. when the i score was 38-0. Last year the Ducks made a shambles of Ore gon State's homecoming, trounc- i ing them 33-14. Shanley Scored Twice Shanley raced around left end for the first touchdown, and, after Morris converted, the teams battled to a standoff until halftime. Then in the third quar ter Oregon exploded again, Shan ley again going over left end for one score and Morris converting, and Crabtree diving into the end zone from one yard out as the quarter ended. Crabtree capped a fourth-quar ter drive of 61 yards by going over from the two on an option play. Morris' conversion, straight and true as the three preceding, made it 28-0. Museum Displays Russian Paintings The museum of art is currently displaying several Russian altai» piece paintings, dating from 1050 to 1800, which are a part of the Murray Warner collection of ori ental art which is permanently housed in the museum. The panels, once used in Russian churches of the Greek Orthodox Christian faith, constituted wings of altar pieces. They were used in religious service. The panels, painted in tempera, also include gold and silver to sug gest the presence of the holy spirit within the church interior. Graduating seniors from both j sides were presented after the j game, including Webfoots Lon Stiner. James, Harry Johnson. Art Weber and Jim Potter. Oregon State's dressing room following the game was natural ly quiet, while shouting, laugh ing. and soaking of coaches went on among the victorious Ducks. Announcement was made in the dressing room that James had been selected to play in the an nual East-West Shrine game. Theta Chi and Delta Gamma. Winning third places were Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Delta Pi. Honorable mention went to Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Omicron Pi. Judges for the contest were: Clifford Manemd, Mrs. Donald Slocum, Mrs. John Warren, T. O. Ballinger and James Frost. Sigma Chi received the award at the dance for having the greatest number of alums return to this year's homecoming. Noise Parade Winners Noise parade awards were pre sented at the Variety show. First place in the parade went to Beta Theta Pi and Pi Beta Phi, who used an air raid siren on their float. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Phi Epsilon took second place honors. Third place went to Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Kappa. Delta Gamma and Alpha Tau Omega, and Kappa Sigma and Hendricks hall received honor able mention. Harriman's Presence Tests Student Interest' At a Chicago Democratic rally Saturday night Averell Harri man. governor of New York, said "I am not a candidate'’ for the Democratic nomination for Presi ient. Harriman will speak at the University assembly Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Student Union ball room. If time allows, a coffee hour forum will follow imme iintely after the speech, accord ing to W. C. Jones, dean of ad ministrations. The Lane County Young Demo crats are sponsoring a luncheon for Harriman Tuesday noon at the SU. Open to the public, tick ets are $1.25. Senator Wayne Morse (D-Orel will attend the luncheon with Harriman. Harriman will hold a press con ference at the Eugene airport at 1CU46 a.m. Jones said that the assembly is a test to see if students want to hear political speakers and he hopes that "they will pack the place.” He went on to say that it will I be University policy to bring any j leading political figure to speak on the campus if there is such an ■ opportunity regardless of their ! party. A “much-talked about” presi dential nominee for 1956. Harri ; man was recently described in Time magazine as the most im portant governor in the United States. A backer of Harriman says. "I don't suppose there is anyone around who has had more experience in government than Averell has had. The country needs someone with a thorough grasp of foreign affairs. Averell has it.” As a 1952 presidential nomi nee Harriman, who is 64, re ceived 123'-2 votes at the con vention in Chicago. Arrangements for bringing Harriman to the campus have been handled by state Democ ratic leaders through the office of administration. Although no speech subject has been an nounced, Jones said Harriman is supposed to speak on a non-po litical matter.
