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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1957)
I 1.0 > IIN(i DOW \ TUI-. MII.Lft\f K tjn *1-11 Su- Walcott an.I Ik-;- court gallantly withstand the tli-lugi' which mark i'll I delay night's < ailin' I «•!#*. One* prim chh (cmU ofl tin* storm rills with ail mnhrflla. (Photo by Nathan Bull). - 9 i ■ i »\^0 IIOAIpV < AR.MK liAKI.S get together to watch the 1957 Canoe Fete—held in a downpoir Friday night. Hoagy Jr., is at left with his famous songwriter-entertainer father, Honoraries to Tap At Campus Lunch .Six tappings will highlight one of the oldest feature* of Junior Week, the Ail-Campus Luncheon. The schedule of event* for the luncheon includes the Queen'* processional. 12:00; Aakleplad tapping. 12:15; Friar tapping. 12:25; Mortar Board tapping, 12:35; Skull and Dagger tapping, 12 45; Phi Theta tapping, 12:55; and Kwama tapping, 1:05. The Queen's re< esmonal will end the • vent. Box luncheon will be served by members of Kwama, Phi Theta l.’psilon, and Skull and Dagger from 11:15 to 12. According to Kdith Church, food chairman, ten tables, each capable of serv ing three lines will be used for fast service. Menu for the picnic includes a ham sandwich, coke, potato chips. f«>tato salad, and cupcakes. Louie Blue, junior class presi dent. will act as master of cere monies. Guest of honor at the luncheon will be Governor Robert Holmes. Weather permitting, the lunch eon will be served on the old cam pus in back of Commonwealth. In case of rain the luncheon will be held in McArthur Court. Luncheon Old Event The luncheon dates back to the days when Junior Week was Uni \eisity Day. In 1908, when the first annual Junior Weekend was held, the luncheon was planned mainly to feed men busy on cam- j pus improvement. Monday Deadline Set For Co-op Receipts All members of th<* Co-op must turn in their pink re- j ccipts on or before .Monday, I May 20, in order to partici pate in the patronage refund. The receipts should tie re turned to the Co-op in the en velopes provided for this pur pose. A i i J GOV. HOLMES ... luncheon appearance Upperclassmen Receive Awards Upperclass scholarships for the school year 1957-58 have just been announced by the Associated Dean of Students office. Three students receiving ASTJO scholarships of $213 include Mau rice Comeau, freshman in pre med; Shirley Dunaway, sopho more in liberal arts; and Charles Mitchelmore, junior in journalism. The John J. Rogers Pre-Medical scholarship of $500 was awarded to freshman Dennis Gould. The Mary Spiller scholarship of $250 was given to Virginia Ftae Cur tis, freshman in liberal arts. Rockwell Scholarships Given Recipients of the Rockwell scholarships of $150 each, include Dorothy M. Jenkins, freshman in English; Harold L. Jones, sopho more in education; and Walter Schreck, sophomore in liberal arts. Additional single scholarships include the Jimmy Burleson Jr. (Continued on page three) A!! Campus Sing To End Events Of Junior Week Serenade, the Junior Week All-Campus Sing, is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Saturday evening at McArthur Court. This event •vill conclude the 1957 Junior Week festivities. Singing groups from fourteen living organizations will compete for the first, second, and third place awards in the men's and women's divisions. Trophies will he awarded also to the best song leaders. Judges for the event are Norman Whitney, Bend; Miss Helen McPherson, Coos Bay: and Waldemar Hollensted, Ooquille. According to Co-chairman Ron Hershberger, song leaders from each organization must have all singers seated by 7:45 p.m. The fourteen singing groups will enter thiough the doorway of McAr thur Court that is farthest south on University Street. Organizations competing in the sing are, for the women. Ann Judson House. Alpha Delta Pi. Alpha Phi. Chi Omega. Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, and Pi Beta Phi. The men participat (Continued on fane 3) Weekend Dates Junior Week Schedule Saturday 8:30 a.m,-12 p.m. Open House, Gerlingcr 8:30 a.m. Mother’s Breakfast S a.m.-.12 p.m. Registration 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. All Campus Luncheon 1:30-4:30 p.m.- Reception, Ger linger 1-3 p.m. Registration 8 p.m. All Campus Sing Sunday 11 a.m.—Church 1 p.m.—Dinner at living organi zations 2 p.m.—Philharmonic Concert Canoe Fete Hit By Sudden Rain, But Floats Sail Rain ramp to the Junior Week "anoe Fete Friday night. and not even the combined efforts of ?uecn Sue Wal.tott and her court, fifteen toppingly colorful floats :nd song-vrPer-performer Hoagy Caimirhael could keep the Fete's or.lv uninvited visitor away. The first prize winners of the •loused float parade, announced ■n anti-climax to the few remain ing members of the aunience. The ra>n that fell between 3 and ~ p.m. Friday didn't fall enough. University or.iciaJs had S3000 rain insurance for the Canoe Fete, according to assistant SF director Jim Pond. But for the I niversity to collect, .05 of an inch cf rain would have had to fall at the Millraco between 3 and 7 pm. R. C. Holt of the I’.S. Weather Bureau told The Emerald Fri day night that only .0-1 inches fell during the four hour stretch. were Sigma Chi. Alpha Delta Pi and Lambda Chi Alpha. Their winning presentation followed the theme "Madame Butterfly” with a scene from the operetta set in a Japanese home. 'Calypso' Second “Calypso" of Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Beta Phi and Ann Judson House was awarded se~ond place. Thr ee gigantic bongo drums made up the float with a polo dancer and four others atop the drums. Thitd prize went to the Fete’s highest float the Eiffel Tower of Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Kappa Phi. The • heme. ‘ I Love Faris," was car ried out in scenes on a revolving platform under the tower depict ing park bench lovers, a can-can girl, a waitress and a girl seated by the Seine. Crowd I-eaves An audience estimated at about 2500 to 3000 braved medium downpours at the start of the evening to crowd the grandstands on the Millrace banks. But a heavy deluge near the end of the float parade drove most of the crowd. already draped with soaked blankets and programs, from the stands. Queen Pile and her court stuck through the unscheduled weather along with Hoagy Carmichael, the honored guest of the Fete. Rut the rain just refused to honor the celebrities. The Week court came down the Race on its “Stardust" float without benefit of umbrellas. And Carmichael stepped out into the -ain for a brief greeting at the start of the Fete, then sang a few numbers while the judges were conferring. THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, under the direction of Eu gene Ormuncly will perform here at l p.m. Sunday in McArthur Court. Lniversity of Oregon students will he admitted free. Tick ets for adult visitors are $2; students through high school age $1. Tickets are available at the Student Lnion and Mac court box office.