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By PEGGY UOKKPI.EK
Emerald Women’* Editor
Alpha Delta Pi
Lavender iris decorated the silver candle that was passed
January 12th to announce the pinning of junior elementary
education major Judy Kurtz to Uary Wills, a junior major
mg in radio and television. W ills is a member of Kappa
Simula.
Delta Delta Delta
A fire alarm runafter hours on January 7th carried out
the theme of "The Perfect Time,” which was used to an
nounce the engagement of junior sociology major Terry
Kuhn to Jim Wilson, a -ophomore majoring in accounting.
I he Perfect I ime ' signified the actual time of their engage
ment, 12:01 on New Year’s Kve. I.itttc clock favors and other
decoration* centering on the theme were also used. The
coti|de plan to be married in the summer of 1961.
Hendricks Hall
The pre-Christmas announcement of the pinning of Judv
Peterson, a freshman majoring in pre-nursing, to Jan Cum
mings. a graduate student in geology at OSC, was made
after the reading of a poem and putting together of a puzzle
in the shape of the Delta ’fail Delta pin. Cummings, who
graduated in 1957 from the University, is a member of the
local Delt chapter. Miss Peterson's candle was gold, decor
ated with blue carnations.
Pi Beta Phi
A telegram rea<l at dinner on January 4tli told of the en
gagement of senior speech therapy major Sharon Burdctt
to Don Denasci, a -enior architecture major affiliated with
Sigma Xu. hollowing the announcement, Miss Burdett was
presented with roses from her fiance.
,\ centerpiece of red and pink carnations with silver wire
lettering decorated the table at the after hours engagement
party given for Marilyn Reanev, a junior majoring in ele
mentary education, and Rod Adams, a senior in the law
school at \\ illamette I niversity. Adams, a graduate of the
I niversity, is affiliated w ith Beta Theta Pi. The theme of the
party, given January 10th, was "The Bells Are Ringing."!
I’he wedding is set tor August 21.
Sigma Kappa
A \ alentine theme, carried out w ith the passing of a white
candle w ith a red ribbon, was used to announce the pinning
of junior Kngli'h major Kathie Marshall to Bill Wirt/., a
senior science major who i- a member of Sigma Alpha l\psi
lon. The announcement was made January 19th, following
dinner.
Sweetser Hall
(.ardenias and silver ribbons decorated the candle which
was used to tell the engagement of Julie Myers, a senior in
music education, to Howell Dyson, a Los Angeles engineer.
The couple, who made the announcement January 4th, plan
to be married in July.
Advisory board to install members
Newly elected officers of the
student YWCA advisory board
will be formally installed at a
meeting thia morning at the home
of Mrs. Lynn Buley.
Mrs. John Northway will be in
stalled as the new president.
Other officers are Mrs. E. W.
Dils, vice-president; Mrs. Grace
Marquam, secretary; and Mrs.
Roland Bartel, treasurer.
NEW BOARD members are
Mrs. Delbert Hill, Mrs. Douglas
Orme, Mrs. S. C. Faaborg, Mrs.
Clayton Treadwell, Mrs. J. F.
Rummel, and Mis. M. D. Risinger.
Other new members are Mrs. S.
T. Ford, Mrs. Paul Kambly. Mrs.
C. T. Duncan and Mrs. W. T.
Martin.
Eugene chess team
sets meet with Salem
A six-board chess meet be
tween the Eugene chess team and
the Salem chess team is sched
uled for this Sunday from 1 to
6 p.m. in the SU.
Memoers of the Eugene team
are: Ervin Antons. Charles Geary,
Joe Bricher, Vince Bricher, Philip
Gilbertson and George Chrones.
Salem team members included
Roy Pinsen, Gary Singer, Dan
Turner, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Reay.
Not all members have been
chosen. Spectators are invited and
anyone interested may serve as
an alternate.
Cn February 13 and 14 the
Salem team is sponsoring a chess
meet at the Salem YMCA.
Mrs. Gladys Lawther, regional
secretary of student groups and
World University Service, will
show pictures of YWCA groups
around the world and will tell
something of their work.
MRS. LAWTHER, who is visit
ing the campus for two days, will
show the same pictures at a
senior cabinet meeting Friday
noon. The meeting will be open
to all YWCA members.
The purpose of the advisory
board is to consult and work with
cabinet members and officers in
the management and operation of
the student YWCA. The board
represents the student YWCA in
work with Oregon United Appeal.
UO Republicans
schedule meeting
Tonight's meeting of the Young
Republicans will have as its main
speaker Foster Anderson, chair
man of the Lane County Repub
lican Central Committee.
Also scheduled for the meeting
will be discussion and organiza
tion of the club's plan to place
Vice-President Nixon's name on
the Oregon primary ballot. The;
club plans to place the vice-presi- j
dent’s name on the ballot by popu-'
lar petition. This will require that j
the club obtain signatures of 1,000 j
registered voters.
Final action of the evening will
be the taking of pictures for the
Oregana.
Meet to study
lobs and proiects
By GATE DAVlfWON
Emerald Awf. Women's Editor
Now is the time to begin think
ing about plans for the summer.
There are ample opportunities for
women to travel, study, and work
with summer campus and service
groups. Inquiries about various ’
opportunities should be made now
so that applications may be sub
mitted at an early date.
THE YWCA upperclass com
mission, led by chairman Kath
erine "Kitsie” Diack, will discuss
such opportunities at a meeting
tonight at 6:45 at t h e YWCA
lounge at Gerlinger Hail. The
meeting will be open to women in
terested in gaining new and dif
ferent experiences during the
summer.
Mary Jo Augustine, Diana
Scott and Carolyn Bonebrake will
tell the group about their recent
experiences with summer jobs
and projects.
Miss Scott worked for a social
agency in New York for two
and one half months last summer.
Her work dealt with a Jewish
community in a Brooklyn area
that is rapidly becoming a slum
district.
A MAJOR in sociology. Miss
Scott said that such projects con
tribute actual experience to
various fields of major study. She
acquired the job through the Na
tional Student YWCA, and lived
at a YWCA with about 30 other
women who were participating in
similar projects.
Carolyn Bonebrake worked on
the island of Oahu (one of the
Hawaiian islands! as a Girl Scout
counselor for 12 weeks last sum
mer. Miss Bonebrake was one of
15 counselors at a camp of 120
girls.
Miss Bonebrake, who acquired
the job by writing the Girl Scout
center at. Oahu, said that many
such counseling jobs in the United
States and abroad are available.
Information may be acquired by
writing any Girl Scout office.
Mary Jo Augustine was em
ployed lor the summer at Crater
Bake National Park. She said
that information about park jobs
Directors meeting
set by UO mothers
State board of directors of the
University Mothers will meet in
Eugene January 28 at the home
of Chancellor and Mrs. John R.
Richards.
Mrs. Harold Phillips, Portland,
state president of the Mothers,
will preside. A discussion of plans
for the Mothers’ Weekend May
13-15, and the naming of a nomi
nation committee for the 1960-61
officers of the Oregon Mothers is
on the agenda.
Mrs. Howard Lyons, Eugene
unit president, is chairman of the
hostess for the Jan. 28 luncheon.
Money raised at the luncheon will
go to a scholarship fund.
may be obtained by writing the
National Park Service. Miss
Augustine worked for a conces
sion company recommended by
the par k service.
OPPORTUNITIES for travel
and work, both in the United
States and overseas, are made
available by such organizations
as the YWCA, YMCA and Amer
ican Friends Service Committee.
One YWCA-YMCA sponsored
project is a USA-USSR student
exchange program. Traveling in
groups of 12, each with a trained
leader, the group will spend over
a month in the Soviet Union. The
trip will include a tour of a Soviet
sports camp and visits to East
ern European countries.
Another overseas project offers
women the opportunity of work
ing in Turkey, Mexico or Belgium
v/ith YWCA summer prgrams.
Summer projects in the states
include social work in slum areas
of New York, service in com
munity programs in Seattle, and
an industrial seminar in Minne
apolis and St. Paul. Students par
ticipating in the Seattle project
would study and work with the
social effects of urbanization and
serve as staff members with small
welfare agencies. The industrial
seminar offers participants the
chance to study effects of in
dustry and mechanized labor on
society while they are holding
regular factory jobs.
A WASHINGTON' student
citizenship seminar maker, jobs
available to typists and stenog
raphers in government, agencies.
Participating students live co
operatively end study government
problems. Civil service examina
tions are required.
European seminars are spon
sored by such groups as the Lisle
Fellowship foundation. Students
participating in such projects
study political, economic, social
and religious patterns and prob
lems of various foreign countries.
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you’re old enough to go out with girls. When
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