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Oregon Daily EMERALD Vol. I.VIII I MVKKSITY OF OKKGON, KUGKNK. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1956 NO. Millrace Olympics Set Tomorrow Major Millraee activities for fall term will begin Saturday at 1 ;30 p.m. with the Millraee Olym plca, sponsored by the Student Union recreation committee. Participants in the games have been announced by Dick Blue, committee chairmen. The games will be held at the 'Race lagoon, in front of the physical plant by the bridge. Men's war canoe race teams will include Sigma Phi Kpsilon, Theta Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, French Hall and Cherney Hall. Eight men will be on each team. The race will start at 1:30 p.m. Eight person teams will com pete in the women's war canoe competition. Presently signed up are Omega and Hendricks Halls. A mixed race, with four wom en and four men in each canoe, will begin at 2:15. Paired for this event are Sigma Phi Epsilon and Chi Omega, Omega and Cherney Halls, Hendricks and French Halls and Delta Upsilon and Kap pa Kappa Gamma. CANOE KACfNti ON THE MIIJ.RACK will bo a foaturo event of the Millraee Olympics, which is scheduled for Saturday at 1:3© p.m. on the lagoon near the t'niversity Physical Plant Many events have been planned for the afternoon of entertainment by the Student I nion Recreation committee. Already five teams have signed up for the male War Canoe race. Other events scheduled lor the Millraee Olympics are a girls War Canoe Race, mixed canoe lace, and a jousting contest. There are two openings in the Women's War Canoe event. Interested dorms contact Dick Itlue. I Jousting contests, similar to those presented as an exhibition at the Duckling picnic during Orientation Week, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Two man teams have entered by Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta and Delta Upsilon. Trophies will be presented to the first place winners. This is the first in a series of Millrace ?ame activities, with a major series scheduled for spring term. Increased Millrace activity is oart of the long-range restoration project for the historic Oregon landmark. Students are currently being asked to donate the re mainder of their breakage fund deposits to the restoration fund. Long range plans for the land mark include recreational facili ties resembling the traditional Anchorage. First in the restora tion program was the construc tion of the Millrace boathouse which was dedicated last spring. Canoes are rented during fair weather to students and towns <Continued on pat/e three) Convo, Scheduled at Mac Court To Highlight Third Charter Day The University’ll 80th birth<lay will be celebrated next week at the third annual Charter Day ob servance. Highlight of the observance will be the convocation Wednesday afternoon at McArthur Court. Featured speaker will be Lee Du Bridge, president of the Califor- j nia Institute of Technology. "Sci ence. The Servant of Mankind" will be his subject. Concert Tickets Free The Eger Players, a group of four musicians, will open Char ter Day activities on Tuesday eve-, ning in the Student Union Ball room. The ensemble, headed by'1 Joseph Eger, combines piano, violin, cello and French horn in solos, sonatas, trios and quar tets. Free tickets for the concert may be picked up at the Student Union main desk. Kedfleld to Lecture Concluding the 80th birthday observance will be a lecture" Wed nesday night by Robert Redfield. Redfield is one ^>f the nation's most prominent anthropologists and social scientists and is a pro fessor at Chicago University. Taking part in the convocation, for which 2 and 3 p.m. Wednes day classes will be dismissed, will be the University Singers and the University band. Citations to Become Annual Distinguished Service Citations Oregana Photos to Be Placed on Sale Photographs from the 1955 56 Oregana will be sold in the Student Union lobby for three days next week. Ten cents will be charged for photos under 8x 10", and 25 cents for those larg er. Sale dates are Mon., Oct. 15, and Tues., Oct. 16: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wed., Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Purpose of the sale is to raise additional publication funds. will he presented to three Oregon men whom a faculty committee recognizes for their contributions to mankind. These will be the first awards of this type, which will become an annual presenta tion. Charter Day has been planned by a student-faculty committee headed by William C. Jones, dean of administration. Skull and Dagger Petitions Now Due Interested sophomore men should submit their petitions for Skull and Dagger membership by Friday at 4:30 p.m. according to Walt Shreck, president. There are two vacancies to be filled by the petitioners who must have a 2.0 GPA and a 2.0 last term. A picture of the petitioner is required. State High School Press Conclave To Open Today Approximately 800 yearbook and newspaper staff members from state press institutions are arriving on the University cam pus this morning for the opening of the 30th annual Oregon High School Press Conference. The two-day conclave officially gets underway at 2 p.m. this aft ernoon with addresses by Willard L. Thompson, director of public services at the University, and Paul Jacobson, dean of the school of education. An hour and a half registration period from 12 to 1:30 p.m. will precede the initial session. Various seminars in reporting, editorial, sports and feature writ ing, makeup and photography will be included in the newspaper program. At the same time there are scheduled sessions for those interested in yearbook activities, namely copy writing and editing, photography, art and layout, (Continued on page three) Car-Avan to be Split Into Two Groups Because many cars arc leaving “arly for the Oregon-Washington | game, it has been decided by the Rally Board that the “Car-avan” rwill be broken into two groups • one to leave at 2 p.m. and one to leave at 4 p.m. The rally in Port land, police escorts and the street 1 dance in Reattl" have been sched i nled for the 4 p.m. group, how ! ever. Early arrivees in Seattle are ■ asked to check with the student ! body office to find out where the j rally dance for both Washington [ and Oregon students will be held. I If no arrangements have been made, the Oregon contingent will meet in front of the Washington chapter of the SAE house on the arrival of the second “car-avan” about 10 p.m. to make further plans. The 4 p.m. caravan should take SU to Close For Charter Day The University of Oregon li brary and the soda bar and recreation areas of the Erb .Memorial Student Union will be closed 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. "Wed nesday. This will provide staff mem- | hers the opportunity to attend the Charter Day activities in McArthur Court. 12 Finalists Chosen in UO Joe, Betty Competition Six men and six women were named as finalists by a panel of local judges in the annual Betty Co-ed and Joe College contest held in conjunction with the Sophomore Whiskerino. Winners will be announced at the dunce Oct. 20. Betty Co-ed finalists are Sue Sandoz, nominated by Susan Campbell hall; Karen Moke, Car son 4; Sharon Meyer, Delta Gam ma; Mary Schulze, Alpha Phi, Larrilyn Carr, Kappa Alpha Theta and Sherry Ross Hall; and Judy Ecklund, Barrister Hall. Competing in the Joe College contest are Pete Lamoureaux, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Harvey McKelvey, Beta Theta Pi; George Brandt, Phi Psi; Terry Williams, I Sigma Chi; Mike DcVore, Sigma I Phi Epsilon; and Steve Anderson, l Theta Chi. Students will vote for the can didate of their choice at the Whis kerino. Crowning of the winners will be the highlight of the Sopho more Whiskerino intermission. The dance will feature the music of Baker’s Half Dozen. Tickets will be on sale next week for $1.65 a couple. ' ••Hillbilly” Theme Students of all classes may at- j tend the dance, but beard-grow ing for the event will be required only of sophomore men. The dance has a “hillbilly” theme. Cottons and flats for women anti jeans attd shirts for the men will be the recommended dress. In addition to the naming of the sophomore royalty, a special feature will be presented by the committee chairmen. Men to Grow Beards Beard-growing contest winners will be presented. Winners in the two classifications, the best beard and the best novelty beard, will receive free shaves by Charlie Elliot, local barbe-. Last year's winners in the various contests included Joan Rainville and Gordon Summers, Betty Co-ed and Joe College; Ron Crops, champion beard-grower; and Tail Kappa Epsilon and Sig ma Phi Epsilon, the houses with the highest percentage of men with beards. sack lunches or line up pizza-to go for on-the-road eating to cut rest stop time to a minimum. A gas stop will be made at Portland and a change of drivers should be made at that time. Everyone making the trip should remember to take beanies, ribbons, pom-poms, and noise makers. All men will meet Saturday noon in front of the SAE house, Washington chapter, for a pre game special rally, lasting till about 1 p.m. 'Lemon Punch' Foundation Set Groundwork was laid Thursday afternoon for the independent literary-humor magazine, Lemon Punch, as Dave Rankin and Dar rel Daniels met with interested personnel at the College Side inn. Approximately 30 students at tended the organizational meet ing. Although no definite staff positions were appointed, prefer ences were indicated and per manent assignments will be made later. Particular emphasis was stressed for art and photography personnel as illustrations and ads ate needed. The off-campus magazine is scheduled for publication Dec. 1 and will be a monthly publica tion thereafter. The first edition calls for a 1500 circulation of about 30 pages, selling for 25 cents. “We want them fighting in the streets for it,’’ says .Darrell Dan iels, and adds, "We think it’ll really go over great and develop into something big.” He further emphasized it is strictly an in dependent project, the office even located off-campus in the old Prouty’s bookstore shop. Students interested in working on the magazine may still con tact Daniels or Rankin at DI 5-9428. Frosh Yell Dukes Still Can Petition Deadline for frosh yell duke petitions has been postponed to 5 p.m. Monday. AH active fresh man men are encoutaged to pe tition. Petitions may be obtained in the SU office.