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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1938)
The Backseat Driver liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiHfliiiiiiHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii By MARTHA STEWART Today I propose to set forth an academic treatise. My reader came to me this morning with a worried expres sion on,\her face. “Listen,” she said, if you’re gonna expect me to keep on read ing thatj drivel you turn out week ly you're gonna have to make it a littl^ more high class. You can’t expect me to waste my more or less valuable time poring over a lotta type that I some times think there isn’t even one educational idea in the whole col umn usually.” And so for the sake of my dear reader, bless1; her heart, I shall set forth with', clear, cold logic and sound, unbiased reasoning certain facts with which I shall prove a point. I shall ,raise the tone of my sentences and subject matter to a more scholarly plane, f I dedicate this column to my reader. * * # Cheating is a very Irad thing. “Cheating,” some very intelli gent student (I, can’ti remember just who it was) once said to* me, “is what if you do and get caught your professors will probably have you kicked out of school and peo ple will say, “Why the dishonest creature!” behind your back and jio doubt cut you dead, but if you don't ..get ..caught ..they’ll., come pround after class and say, “I’ll give you a buck to tell me how you do it without getting caught.” Cheating is a very bad thing. It gets lots of people into trouble. Most people are not smart enough to cheat without getting caught and that is why I think that more people should not cheat, because it always comes out in the papers and then everybody thinks the school doesn’t teach the students much or they would be educated enough to keep the professors from finding out about it. That is another reason why I think that cheating isn’t so good. I recently heard (I don’t remem ber exactly where) of a new sys tem of cheating that sound like it would be very good to me. A young lady very carefully writes out everything she doesn’t know on a card (if she can get a card big enough). She then tucks this card under ..her ..sheer ..chiffon stocking just above the knee and below the garter roll, and pro ceeds to the examination. The quiz is on economics, shall we say. The first question is “What is Gresham’s law?” The young lady has a somewhat vague notion about the law. It has some thing to do with economics, she thinks. With a deft flirt of the wrist she hitches up her skirt and takes a quick peek. “Gresham’s law is . . it says in black and white. The matter from here on depends simply upon her ability to copy down what she sees before her. This method has one drawback. It is practically imposible for a man student unless he is willing: to come dressed in a somewhat unusual fashion that might call forth some comment which would arouse suspicion. For women it is very good. Few professors art* such hardy souls that they would dare, though practically sure of what was going on, to step for ward iuul say in a loud, command ing voice to the lady in question: “Pull up your skirt, young wo man!” And so for ladies it is practical ly fool proof. * * * I asked a friend of mine tT can t remember which one) what (Please turn to page th'ee) Gay Dame Fashion Trucks Forth As Sunny Weather Comes Again By MARGE FINNEGAN Spring, spring, oh joyous spring!! We hope you’ve come to stay So we can wear some of our new clothes, For which Pappy has to pay. $ $ $ $ f Yes, the poetry is mighty poor, hut it expresses the sentiment of all the Oregon coeds who are hoping that spring has really stopped springing this time, and has sprung for good. All their finery, in the season’s most beautiful shades and exciting styles, has had to be kept in the closet or worn under the protection of an umbrella, so far this year. It’s mighty disgusting—say all the girls. Pastels Popular The high fashion points of this season make it really fun to dre.ss up. Pastels and bright colors such as powder blue, beige, grey, vio let, aqua blue, dusty pink, rose, cherry, corn, coral, green, royal blue and terra-cotta are lovely alone or combined with navy blue or black. Brown is also an impor tant color note. Materials are new this season, too. Crepes, sheers, taffetas, chiffon, knits, pique, nubby linens, fine woolens and prints are all good. Style is looking back this spring —to the romantic pre-war period ,—to days of Gibson Girls and Sargent portraits. For evening, Paris approves, bare shoulders and a gown with no visible means of support. They're all the rage. Full skirts and slender waists may Coeds Fashion-Conscious be noted, too. Speaking of styles in Paris— did you notice some of the good looking dresses our own coeds wore to the Gamma Alpha Chi dance last week? LOIS HOGAN, blonde Chi Omega, wore a lovely chiffon formal, cream color in front, its shade increasing to a flame in the back. The waist was fitted, and the skirt very full. The bodice was gathered, and it had tiny cap sleeves. A huge cluster of flowers in the same shades as the dress, was fastened at the neck. Her sandals were of the brightest shade noted in the dress. BETTY BURNS, Pi Beta Phi, was wearing an adorable full skirted ^ diess of white, sheer cotton with navy blue dots. Swirling skirts, soft necklines, fitted waist-lines, shirred bodices, pockets, girdle belts, tucks and pleats—tell the w'hole story of spring fashion. Boleros are most important this year, in both suits and afternoon dresses. Silk Scarfs Gay SALLY McGRAW, Gamma Phi Beta, is wearing a date dress this spring deserving of mention. The skirt is of navy blue crepe with | accordian pleats, the blouse is the new Gibson Girl style and of white crepe with short full sleeves. The waist-line is snug with a sash of bright green and1 white stripe, matching a tie at the neck. JOAN HOAK, Kappa Alpha Theta, has a navy blue afternoon bolero suit, with a white blouse. She wears it with a stunning blue felt hat. Embroidery and stripes are popu lar trimmings. Colorful silk scarfs are being worn with tailored suits and coats and often the dressmaker suit is proving one of the most popular fashions. BETTY BUCHANAN, Chi Ome ga, has a good-looking three-piece outfit. The topcoat and skirt are black, in a fine wool, and the dressmjaker suit-jacket is beige. A gay green-striped chiffon scarf is tucked in the neck, and she wears a bright green felt breton hat with the outfit. ALICE STEWART is wearing a new brown tweed coat. Its lines are straight and it has brown buttons all the way down the front and a very small collar. Tailored suits have wide revers and broad shoul ders to emphasize slender waists. Boutonnieres on blouses, suits and coats are still very popular. Soft Wools Popular Cashmere or zepher wool sweat ers with pastel skirts will be a high note in campus style from now on. Soon it will be time for gay cotton dresses, too. Hats, although practically un heard of at Oregon, will be com ing back into their own. Chap eaux with flowers, ribbons, and dotted veils are being worn for dress. Under-chin straps on polk bonnets are a new favorite. BET TY POWNALL, Pi Beta Phi, has a dusty pink off-the-face hat whitch is chic. For campus and all around wear a bright or pastel colored roller will be almost a ne cessity, as usual. So it goes, but first we must spend the next few days praying for lasting spring weather, to give the girls a chance to display their new spring toggery. Easter Gifts Spring and the air is full of the joy of living. A thoughtful remem brance makes your “Happy Easter” mean more to your friends and family. • Easter Cards (large) • Linens • Pictures • Pictorial Maps • Pottery • Hand Wrought Copper • Picture Framing (your orders solicited) • Handkerchiefs • Stationery • Gay Smocks <9 Glass The Oriental Art Shop 122 East Broadway l Sequin Dinner Dress For the more sophisticated coei this glittering golden dinner gowi of sparkling sequins is quite th latest thing in elegance for th “half-way-between” season whei winter clothes are old and it i yet too early to blossom out ii cottons. Pot and Quill Takes Two New Member! Two new members, Marie State and Margaret Burnett, were elect ed to Pot and Quill, local women’ writing honorary at a meetin held at the home of Mrs. Par Smith Tuesday night. Guest at the meeting was Mr; Marjorie Shane Shagnon, a mem her of the organization who ha returned to Eugene after severs year’s absence. The two newly-chosen student will be initiated into the group a a meeting in the near future. Bot girls are sophomores, she thought about cheating. • Club President To Be Honored At A W4S Dinner Mrs. A. C. McIntyre, president of the Oregon State Federation of Women’s clubs, will be in Eugene on Friday, April 8. Townswomen will entertain her dming the day, and Associated' Women Students of the University will honor her at dinner. The dinner will be held at the Anchorage and it will be a joint installation dinner with the old and new AWS cabinet mem bers. AWS is a member of the Nation al Federation of Women’s clubs. Send the Emerald home. Your folks will enjoy reading it. Say “Hello Again” with a “Hello” Jacket on “Hello Walk” These new and popular “hello” jackets will add to your popularity as you walk down Oregon’s tra ditional “hello walk. ’ ’ They will speak for them selves. Of a washable sail cloth they sell for only— $1.75 DR. ELLIOTT Optometrist Optician FREE EXAMINATION SPECIAL STUDENT PRICES Over Kuykendall Drug Store 874 Will. St. Phone 419 SPARKLING SPRINGTIME ENCHANTMENT by Classy Jean Classy Jean has ready a glorious group of late spring and early summer fashions—a line that adds new zest to an already thrilling season. Their designers have chosen the season’s loveliest fabrics—many of them confined exclusively to Classy Jean—and developed into styles that are simply irresistible. prices range from *16.72 to *24.50 Handbags—in all colors—patent leather, suede, calfskins.$1.95 and $2.95 Costume Jewelry—the latest novelties in attractive jewelry.50c to $1.95 Gloves—kid or Xayser fabrics in colors to match your bags . $1.00 - $3.49 Flowers—quaint, colorful and pretty . 35c to 98c * BROADWAY*' Wearing Apparel and Dry Goods 30 East Broadway i ; i . * h i i t ?•