DIARY
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Jan 15 1 just can't seem to
remember to write in this
thing, yesterday however
was quite uneventful,
all i can say is it looks
more than ever
like a long hard winter,
it is times like these diary
that i wonder about the
fiend who invented
sleeping porches,
what torture what agony
to brave those icy blasts,
i am sitting here writing this
to stave off the zero hour
when i must out to bed.
and i mean zero,
well here goes.
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jan. 16 ah, dear diary,
what a beautiful world
it is. and how happy i am.
but to start at the beginning,
it all began this noon us i
sat sunk in deepest melancholy
with the prospect of a dateless
and gloomy Saturday night
before me.
just then came the joyous
ring of a phone bell and who
should it be, diary,
but bill smith, to think
that after all this time he
should really call, of
course he said he would
but a girl never knows.
anyway he wanted me to go
to the park tonight.
diary i was so overcome with
joy i could hardly speak
but i managed to burble yes.
he is so wonderful, so tall
and so handsome.
and what*a beautiful car he has.
i was in a daze all evening, i
floated on air. he is positively
fascinating, he said
he has wanted a date with me
ever since he met me but i
was so popular he hardly dared
to hope i would go out with him.
he said he watches me in the
libe studying
so little and lovely and serious,
it is just like in a book,
diary, i think love has come
to me. i am floating on pink
clouds, i am going to bed.
jan. 17 it is peculiar diary
how life can be such a wonderful
thing one day and the next
resemble something the cat
brought in
in a weak moment.
here i sit overcome with the
immensity of my sorrow i
who but yesterday was full
of joy. this morning still
radiant with happiness i
sat in my room and in walked
jane with a bright ecstatic
look on her face, i
feeling akin to all the
joyous world said jane you look
positively uplifted whatever
has happened, dear she breathed
i am in love, i am in love
with bill.
• bill and i were out last night
and oh he is so wonderful,
and the things he said it is
just like reading a book
he snid he had watched
me in the library so little
and lovely and serious, he said
he had wanted a date with me since
he first met me but he had not
dared to ask me because i was
so popular.
Dorothy L, Johnson Thralled
About Prospect of Playing on
Coast-tO"Coast Radio Hookup
Dorothy Louise Johnson, who will bo soloist for the University
I symphony concert to be broadcast over a coast-to-coast network next
Wednesday, sat curled up on a davenport in the lounge of the music
building. Little and blonde, she wore a bright red knit dress, and held
I a highly-polished violin in her lap.
Asked if she were excited about the concert she replied that she
had been working so hard over her number that she had not had much
time to become excited.
"When you are getting ready for a concert,” she explained, "Mr.
Underwood maxes you prepare
you! number so perfectly that you
are sure of yourself, and therefore
there is no reason to he nervous or
i frightened.”
i Mr. Underwood is Rex Under
! wood, professor of violin and con
I doctor of the University symphony
orchestra. He has been Miss John,
i son’s teacher since she came to the
I University in 193,r».
Studied With Shuff
‘‘In Portland I studied with Al
! bert Shuff. who studied under the
same teacher as Mr. Underwood
had in Leipzig. So I heard about
Mr. Underwood for many years be
fore I came to the University, and
looked forward to studying with
him,” Dorothy remarked.
She said that she had been study
ing violin since she was nine years
old, and had wanted to before that.
Her parents, however, thought she
was much too young to be serious
about it, and refused to let her
take lessons. She convinced them,
I however, in a most amusing way.
It seems that in some magazine
Dorothy found an advertisement
I that offered the tempting promise
, of a choice of one of several out
standing premium values, all free—
if the subscriber would sell 24
packages of bluing at the ultra
reasonable price of 10 cents per
package. Among the premiums
was a "rare old violin," and it was
this that took Dorothy's youthful
;eye.
Going Hard
Selling bluing industriously, and
in the face of much difficulty, on
Saturdays and after school, she
persevered until her parents, be
coming convinced that she really
wanted the violin, took pity on her,
bought the rest of the bluing, and
sent for it.
When the treasured violin came,
it turned out to be a crushing dis
appointment, for it was strung with
twine, nnd the hair on the bow
failed to draw even the thinnest
tone from the strings. "Rare” in
deed.
However, the affair turned out
well, for Dorothy’s parents saw her
determination to learn to play the
violin, and bought her one for a
Christmas present shortly after.
Would Study in East
After her graduation here, Dor
othy’s ambition is to go cast to
study, ultimately taking lessons
j from Zimbalist or Enesco.
"Of course," she sighed, “that’s
i in the future. However, it’s some
thing to look forward to, and work
toward. Frances Rrockman, who
was a student here recently, is
i said ominously you do
not mean bill smith by any
chance and she said yes do
you know him.
slightly i said, i was
utterly crushed diary but
i said that is just lovely
1 she sighed happily and walked
off in a trance,
ah well e’est la vie.
But how bitter
it sometimes is. i
planning to study with Enesco
soon. She always wanted to, when
•she was here. It’s encouraging to
see someone else achieving some of
her ambitions.”
In Dorothy’s opinion, Zimbalist
and Enesco are undoubtedly the
foremost violin teachers of today.
Dorothy believes that character
and personality are as important
parts of a musician’s equipment as
1 technical skill.
1 "If you should hear two musi
i cians, say Kreisler and Heifitz, for
instance, from behind a screen, you
(could immediately detect the dif
ference in their playing. That dif
ference is the difference in their
personalities. An artist must have
a feeling of the connection of his
art with life to be really great,”
she explained.
Will Use Old Violin
Dorothy laughingly explained
that the reason she was holding a
violin in her lap was that it is Mr.
Underwood's $2,000 Joseph Guad
agnini, made in Cremona in 1176.
She is thrilled because she is the
first poison to use it since Frances
Brockman in her last concert here.
So, she adds, she doesn’t want to
let it out of her hands. •
Besides the violin, Dorothy’s in
terests are tennis and swimming,
which she ruefully admits she
never got a chance to do any more j
and the study of philosophy. She
is a member of Phi Beta, women’s
music honorary, and has played
with the University symphony or
chestra for two years. Aside from
nil this, she finds time to make ex
cellent grades, and has been on the :
honor roll consistently since she
entered school.
YW Brownie Stale
Put a nickel in your pocket as !
the YWCA brownie sale is January
27 with Aurelia Wolcott appointed
as general chairman.
The other appointments are: I
publicity. Rita Wright, with Myra j
Hulser, Lillian Scott. Marilyn Dud.
ley; booths, Patsy Warren with
Catharine Collins, Pat Carson, Jo
line Woodruff, Jean Lagheed, and
Juanita Ball; poster, Veloris Fu
rer with Margaret Carleton, Esther
Horscottie, Jean Kendall, and Al
ice Hope; sales, Virginia Brown
with Peggy Smith, Barbara Need
ham, Jean Billings, Alice Coggins, j
and Pearl Paddock; phones, Anna
Dean with Arleen Thurmond.
Announcements will be made at
lunch at all fraternities and so
rorities January 26.
More Pledges Announced
Three pledges were announced
today by the office of dean of men.
They are: Charles Schannep, Sa
lem, Phi Delta Theta; Charles Skin,
ner, Eugene, Delta Upsilon; and
George McGill, Jr., Eugene, Chi
Psi.
Plait I IS'ct Hits Light Noto
V charming evening gown of plaid net in color(ul tones of yellow, green, and red for those first c
spring formats. The neckline Is square and low across the front. The bodice molds the figure. Exag- t
gerated fullness below the knees makes the dress billow about your fis t us you dance.
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Taffeta for Evening
Thrilling for winter formats, ami lovely for spring is this gown ol
black taffeta. Its square, rather low decolietage is outlined with char
treuse taffeta to match the pert how. The full pleated flounce around
the bottom has a stiffened heading, faced with matching chartreuse
De-fancij, De-Iorelg Costumes
Suggested for Beaux Arts Boll
When the creaky, rusted doors of Davy Jones' locker are opened
January 29 in Gerlinger hall, Neptune’s mermaids, seaweeds of con
fetti, and serpents of the deep will be released to form the elaborate
decorations of the annual Beaux Arts ball.
Costume shops of cities near and far will exhaust their stores,
trying to equip campus dance lovers with suitable outfits. Because
the dance is all of a week away, few about the University have beer)
steeped in deep thought about their attire for that evening.
Pretty indeed would be Reva Hems, the law school’s darling, in
a Spanish outfit sweeping- with
black lace, plenty of red and the
customary mantilla.
Kid Outfit Suggested
Although she has cut her hair,
Alpha Phi's blonde Marionbeth
Wolfenden could slip off the silk
stockings for cuffies, don a circu
lar blue gingham polka dot dress,
curl the blonde tresses and use a
gold hair clasp to securely hold a
big pink taffeta bow.
Helen Jones, Tri Delta, because
she talks and acts that way would
be an easy contestant for the prize
in a Grecian outfit with the appro
priate sandals and head cap. A sea
blue or woods-green chiffon gown,
tied at the waist with gold rope, |
would complete the get-up.
Dutch Girl Appropriate
Omitting the age-old wooden
shoes for something more comfort- )
able but with still the starched !
lead dress and splc and span ap- |
ron, Frances Johnson, a petite !
Jamma Phi, dressed as a Dutch i
Madchen would do honor to the old ,
country.
Costumes for affairs like these
ilways center around different
lountries, if they are at all spec
ncular. For the French, a cos- j
lime of varied colors with a semi- )
ong, full skirt covered with laced- |
■dsre netticoats is the tvnical out- :
fit for Lois Strong, Chi Omega. '
A stiff white blouse topped with a j.'
tight laced bodice of black would
top the costume to perfection.
Men More Difficult
For the men's outfits, which will ;
be comical, interpretive, or pic
turesque, the matter is more diffi- !
cult. Nevertheless, the Mexican's!
tight fitting trousers with the 1
smart colored flare at the ankle;. 1
the sombrero, a gay kerchief over .'
i loud silk blouse and a long satin 1
sash would settle Tony Yturri’s *
costume question.
Delta Tau Delta's Adonis, Ken
:ieth Larsen, is the life-saver type
■ i
tind, along with a white bathing
suit, white ducks and a towel
thrown around his neck, he needs
cither a golden brown tau or a
,-ivid sunburn.
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Dill Jones, Delta Upsilon’s jour- j v
lalism major, needs only a pow- j r
lered wig, a George Washington
costume and a date that will wear
the Martha part of it, for his ball _
costume. i
Sack cloth, without the ashes, j
sloppy shoes minus the soles, and
knapsack slung over his left shoul
der would fix Stan Hobson, one of ■
the Phi Sig's master minds, up
right.
Blind Date Merits
Donibtfiil, Taken
As Part of College
By RITA WRIGHT
"Much ado about nothing-,” but
we whipped down to the Side and
decided that the lowdown was
needed on what the women of this
campus really thought about blind
dates.
Taking them as a matter of
precedence we approached those
austere seniors and timidly asked
our question. With a note of bore
dom that comes from practice, “It
is a necessary evil and a part of
campus life. Newcomers would Ire
unable to make acquaintances
without the necessary start. For
us, however, in the land of the
blind a one eyed man is king.”
Juniors Skeptical
Juniors aghast that only one
more year of their college educa
tion is left added a note of thought,
‘They're fun, but I like to be sure
of the source.” This attitude is
the result of a recent experience
of one of those keen alums that
ras just come down for the week
end and after a salestalk by one
if the brothers of the bond, p
late is secured but alas and alack
vhen the blind date arrives he i
to less than 35 and possesses nc
-edeeming features.
Soph* Cautious i
Coming to the sophomores we
ind a coed not yet disillusioned
>y college but giving us the swift
omeback, "With the Whiskerino
leering around the corner, I would
>e definitely wary of all blind
Intes. Cheek to cheek dancing at
he park does nothing for the
ieart if you’re face to face with a
lird's nest.”
Approaching a freshman who is
io longer the timid sprite that
ntered last term we received the
razen answer, “Sure I like them
ven if they aren't what they’re
racked up to be because after be
lg here for four months I’m al
ways on the lookout for something
ew and different.”
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Coeds Crown
King of Hearts
At Hop Feb. 12
71eart Hop, the annual YWCA
! Valentine’s dance for which the
women do the dating-, will be held
Friday, February 12, from 3:30 to
,5:30 o’clock at the Alpha Chi
Omega, Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega,
and Kappa Alpha Theta houses,
according to Marionbeth Wolfen
den, general chairman.
The “King of Hearts," assisted
by two “knaves," will rule the
court. The “king’’ will be elected
from a group of eight campus
men, whose names will be an-*
nounced in a few days. The
| “knaves” will be the two receiving
, the next highest number of votes.
All campus co-eds will be allowed
to vote for the “Royal Court of
Hearts.” Men who are not chosen
for the ballot can get in the con
test by submitting to the dance
committee a petition signed by 25
coeds..
Coronation Slated
Coronation of the "King” will
take place at the Alpha Chi house
| on the afternoon of the dance. An
! elaborate ceremony has been plan
ned for this occasion. At this time,
a prize will be awarded to the sor
' ority which was first to have 100
! per cent ticket sales.
Cosgrove La Barre was “King”
of last year's celebration, and Tom
McCall and Bill Hall were the roy
al “knaves."
Tickets for the dance are 25
cents a couple for YW members
and 35 cents for non-YW mem
bers. The music for the dancing
will be either piano or radio.
Committees Named
Members of the committee are:
Marionbeth Wolfenden, chairman:
Charlotte Olitt, contact; Genevieve
McNiece, song and dance; Toni
Lucas, tickets; Thelma Garretson,
place of dance; Barry Baker, cor
onation; Helen Ferguson, public
ity; Frances Olson, finance; Jean
Stevenson, election; Frederica
Merrell, posters; and Elizabeth
Stetson, prizes.
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By BARRY BAKER
When a couple attends a show,
which one leads down the aisle ?
This depends on where the usher
is. If the usher takes the tickets
at the head of the aisle, the girl
follows the usher. If the usher is
not at the head of the aisle, the
i man with the tickets goes first,
until, after giving the tickets to
the usher, he lets the girl precede
him the rest of the way. Anyway,
he stands at the aisle by their
seats and lets her take her place
first and then takes the seat on—
> or nearest to—the aisle.
* *
What is the proper thing to say
j when crossing in front of someone
I in the theater?
If you are obliged to cross in
! (front of someone who gets up to
let you pass, say “Thank you,” or
“Thank you very much,” or “I am
I very sorry.” But do not say “Par
don me!” or “Beg pardon!” You
j may say “I beg your pardon.”
, That, however, would be more
i properly the expression to use if
1 you had brushed against their hair
I or something of that sort in pass
j 'ng.
* * *
What is the proper procedure in
leaving the theater?
The man on the aisle naturally
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stands in the aisle a minute so
that the girl who necessarily fol
lows him can walk with, or, if the
crowd makes two abreast impos
sible, precede him. Under nearly
all circumstances the girl goes
j first. In a theater party of more
j than four, the first man should let
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ahead of him, but usually he does
not wait to follow the remaining
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Of Theta Sigs
Editor's wives left to their own
devices when their husbands
asesmble for the Oregon Press
conference this weekend, will be
entertained by Theta Sigma Phi.
women's journalism fraternity.
Friday afternoon from 3 until
5, wives of newspapermen, and
newspaperwomen attending the
conference will be honored at a tea
at the home of Gladys Eattelson,
1828 Mill street. Miss Battleson
will be assisted by members of the
group. Transportation to her home
will be provided by members, who
will pick up guests at the journal
ism building and downtown hotels.
Newspaperwomen Asked
Special invited guests to the tea
are Mrs. Eric W. Allen, Mrs.
George Turnbull, Mrs. J. L. Hesse,
Mrs. Roger Bailey, Mrs. Rose Os
burn, Mrs. Charles M. Hultcn, Mrs.
Arne G. Rae, Mrs. Marian Lowry
Fischer, and Laura Margaret
Smith.
Theta Sigs will be present at
conference sessions and will have
charge of registration. They will
also work with Sigma Delta Chi,
men’s journalism honorary, in a
skit at the banquet, highlight of
the conference, Friday evening.
Delegates to the conference will
be shown the new’ buildings on the
carious, and possibilities of a tout
tin ough the Oriental Art museum
are being investigated. Robert
Hall, journalism professor, is in
charge of these arrangements.
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well, members of University
radio class, took part in a 15-min
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lis, at 8:45 Tuesday night.
Jim Shepard and Louise Sand
strom will write the continuity and
take part in the weekly student
forum to be presented next Tues
day under the direction of D. E.
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