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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1959)
'Hello GirT 1941 host The history of Homecoming queens at Oregon is not a long one. In 1941, for the first time, a girl was chosen to welcome the visiting alumni. Hope Hughes was selected by the football team to act as “Hello Girl." Hope was a member of Pi Beta Phi, secre tary of Mortar Board, president of Amphibians, secretary at Phi Theta Upsilon, president and vice president of W.A.A., and a Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated with honors in 1942 in History. In 1944, she married Elmer C. Pressman, a 1943 Oregon graduate. They are now living at 1644 El 27th FAMILY FUN at the Very Little Theatre Beginning NOW with the family comedy "The Loud Red Patrick" Directed by Jean Poull BOX OFFICE OPEN NOW And will be open Daily except Sunday 2 to 5 P.M. - Dl 4-7751 street in Eugene. Mr. Pressman is associated with Zelka, Smith er, and Co. Because of the war, Homecom ing was not celebrated in 1943 and 1944. With the revival of Homecoming in 1945, Mary Lou Hill was elected "The girl you’d most like to come home to” to act as official hostess to the alumni. Mary Lou belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma and was a member of the class of 1949. She is married to William Russel Van Dyke, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, who graduated from Ore gon in 1950 in business adminis tration. They are now living in Fresno, California. Muntzel reigns A “Homecoming Hostess” was chosen each year until 1951 when the first real Homecoming Queen was elected. Molly Muntzell served as queen to the student body as well as hostess to the alumni. Molly was a Kappa Al pha Theta and graduated in 1952 in art. In October, 1955, Molly married Walker Smith Jr. Since graduation, Molly has served as publicity chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have a daughter, Kim, and are now living in Red lands, California. Sally Jo Greig, 1955 Homecom ing Queen, is now living in San Francisco, California. Sally was a member of Pi Beta Phi, Mortar Board, and Phi Beta Kappa. Af ter graduating in English in 1957, she married Ronald J. Lowell, an Oregon Alpha Tau Omega, who is presently at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. Sally is teaching at Tigard High School. Last year’s Homecoming Queen, Carlyn Compton, is now a senior at the University. DUCKS TRACK BACK Presents JAZZ FESTIVAL KUGN-FM 99.1 meg. ON YOUR DIAL EVERY WEDNESDAY 6:00 'till 8:00 p.m. Beginning November 25, 1959 MRS. LAURIS NORSTAD Is shown here entering u Frenrh mlll tary hospital where she spoke to hundreds of patients. The occa sion was the dedication of a theater, recently renovated and mod ernized by SHAPE personnel with the proceeds of a benefit ball. She is accompanied by a French official. Commander's wife finds Paris life busy By ARLENE SAUNDERS Emerald Women’ll Editor “We live about five kilometer* from the center of Paris in a beautiful French villa with five acres of porch and gardens.” Sound like a paradise? It prob ably is, but the couple who lives there, Lauris Norstad, comman der of SHAPE, and his wife lead such a busy life it is doubtful that they have time to enjoy the kind of life that would seem ap propriate to this setting. “I am getting to be an expert in organizing a time schedule,** said Mrs. Norstad in an inter view by letter. Mrs. Norstad, the former Is abelle Jenkins, attended the Uni versity of Oregon as a freshman in 1930, and was affiliated with Delta Gamma. During the de pression, she returned to her home in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a year later met Norstad at a wedding. He was then a second lieutenant recently out of West Point Flying School. They be came engaged soon afterwards, and were married a year later. Go to Europe The couple went to Europe in 1951, and have lived there since. In the past eight years, Norstad has served as Commander of the i Allied Air Force in Central Eur opc, and Air Deputy to the Al lied Commander. He became Su preme Allied Commander and Commander of the U.S. Forces in Europe in 1956. As head of the i Supreme Headquarter* of the Al ; lied Powers in Europe (SHAPEi, Norstad's command extends from the northern tip of Norway to the eastern shore of Turkey. The first supreme commander was Gen eral of the Army, Dwight D. Ei senhower. "Besides a huge job and re sponsibility, we have constant conferences and visitors from all NATO countries. We enter- i tain hundreds in a year's time at lunches, receptions, and din ners," said Mrs. Norstad. Enjoys European life “In the nine years since I left America, the longest time I have been home is two weeks. I love life in Europe, and like visiting and knowing well the people of ' many nations.” Mrs. Norstad cites meeting the heads of gov ernments of the NATO countries (including kings, queens, and other high-ranking government (Continued on page 5) Dayton breaks the $13.85 • ■70-11 StiS. Plat Taa TUBE TYPE Black White 670 13.85 21.65 710 19.65 24.65 760 21.65 27.95 TUBELESS Black White 670 19.95 25.95 710 22.45 28.95 760 23.95 31.95 750 * 14 20.95 26.65 800 22.95 29.95 II you hay* no tin In ontlionoo, odd 13.00 pot <•>*■ 15 month written service guarantee* ogainst failure* caused by chuck holes, glass, nails, spikes, elc. •Adjustment mode on a pro rata basis at manufacturer'• current list prices. 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