'Peer Gpt'
Advertising
Is Underway
Zollie Volchok Will
Handle Extensive
Campaign; Stage
Sets Being Built
A small army of publicity writ
ers, typists, and mailing helpers
will shift into high gear in the edu
cational activities office this morn
ing in a comprehensive promotion
campaign to let the rest of the
,state know about “Peer Gynt,”
jumbo Igloo production now less
than two weeks away.
The emergency promotion corps
will handle mailing contacts and
\vrite script for radio advertising of
the production, functioning continu
ously until the day of presentation,
April 26. Advance publicity work
has been going on for three weeks,
but the organization was not re
cruited to full strength until this
>veek for the beginning of inten
sive promotion.
One of the features of the cam
paign is an educational handbook
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'CO-OP’
Alice Ernst’s New Book
Will Be Released May 1
“Backstage in Xanadu,” a new book of plays l?y Alice Henson
Ernst, instructor in the English department, will be released May 1
according to Binfords and Mort, Portland publishers. This will be
the second book of plays Mrs. Ernst has written.
Her first book, “High Country,” was published in 1935 and received
notices in the Los Angeles Times, Portland Oregonian, Christian Sci
ence Monitor, and was recommended by the American Library asso
DONUT MANAGERS
Intramural softball managers
to meet this afternon at 4:15 in
room 120 of the PE department
to discuss rules. Roland Dickie,
supervisor, asks that every man
ager attend or send a represen
tative.
on “Peer Gynt” and its author,
Hemik Ibsen, which will be dis
tributed in high schools within a 50
mile radius of the campus. Contri
butions to the book came from
each of the three departments of
the production, drama, music and
dancing.
The campaign under the direc
tion of promotion wizard Zollie
Volchok, assistant ASUO educa
tional activities manager, is the
most extensive ever undertaken for
an ASUO event, just as its sub
ject, “Peer Gynt," is the largest
scale indoor production ever to be
3taged on the campus.
Volunteers also took a hand in
the promotion work this week as
the educational activities office re
ported 20 local clubwomen engaged
in a stumping Tour of the vicinity
to disseminate information con
cerning the production
Meanwhile rehearsing of the
reading parts of the production
continues daily, while a scenery
design class under the direction of
Horace W. Robinson, director,
builds sets for the vast amount of
scenery needed for the huge Igloo
stage especially designed and con
structed for the production.
Tickets will go on sale today at
the ASUO ticket offices in McAr
thur court, with prices at $1.25, $1,
and 75 cents. The event is an
ASUO card attraction.
Governor's Day
Committee to Meet
Plans for “Governor’s Day’’
ROTC demonstrations, to be held
this year on May 25 at the Eu
gene fairgrounds, will be discussed
Monday in the special committee
in charge of arrangements.
The committee, recently ap-1
pointed by President Donald M.
Erb, is composed of Chairman j
Carlton E. Spencer, professor of
law, Dean Kail W. Onthank, Earl
M. Pallett, Major William A. Wap
penstein, J. O. Lindstrom, and
George H. Godfrey.
Sheldon Compiling
Life of Ex-Prexy
Dr. H. D. Sheldon, professor of
history and education, is writing a
collection of documents on former
University president, Arnold Ben
nett Hall.
The documents will contain bio
graphical sketches, estimates of
Hall’s works, and copies of his
more prominent speeches and let
ters. The finished documents will
be placed in the library for refer
ence.
ciation as one of the best boons
of the year.
Whereas “High Country” is a
book of purely regional plays of
the Northwest, “Backstage in
Xanadu” is more universal in
theme and gayer in mood, accord
ing to the publishers. Xanadu, it
is said, is that unexplored country
of enchantment just beyond hu
man reach that every man seeks
. . . and no one ever quite finds.
Xanadu was written for plain
people and is not limited as to
time or place. The four one-act
plays contained in the book have
already been staged successfully
by various theater groups. “Clois
tered Calm,” a comedy of Univer
sity life, was first produced at the
University of Washington and lat
er here on the Oregon campus.
“Afternoon of a Nymph,” the sec
ond in the group, was also pro
duced here at Oregon.
“Nightingale,” third in the group
of one-acts, is an Arabian Nights’
fantasy and was first published in
Poet Lore in Boston. “Welcome
Stranger,” a satire on modern
life, completes the group. It was
a prize-winning play in a recent
Portland Civic Theater contest.
Constance Cole, who did illus
trations for Mrs. Ernst’s first
book, has also done sevej.al strik
ing sketches for “Backstage in
Xanadu.” Miss Cole is a former
Oregon student.
Inquiring Reporter
To Interview Artist
Groundwork for an interview
with Dale Mallicoat, artist assist
ing in decorating McArthur court
for the production of Peer Gynt,
over the Emerald news reporter
program tonight was laid last
night, when Zollie Volchok, as
sistant educational activities man
ager, explained some of the high
points of the spectacle over the
KORE program.
STUDENTS
ATTENTION!
We are serving a de
lightful Easter dinner at
Seymour’s Cafe, next Sun
day. Make a date for this
day with a friend and
really enjoy the occasion.
MAIL CANDY?
Sure we do. We have
some beautiful E aster
boxes of candy and clever
novelties, all made by \ an
Duyn. Mail some home to
the family for remem
brance. We pack for mail
ing free.
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The largest supply of
cameras in Eugene.
Don’t forget
That proper development and
printing is just as important as
the proper film . . . Try the . . .
CARL BAKER
FILM SHOP
7th and Willamette
Writing Honorary
Initiates 8 at Home
Of W. F. G. Thacher
Eight men were initiated into
Ye Tabard Inn, local chapter of
Sigma Upsilon, national men’s
writing honorary, at the home of
W. F. G. Thacher Wednesday
night.
Those initiated were Walter
Wood, Morris Carter, Keith Rine
hart, Jack Giesy, Lew Evans, Carl
Newcomb, Gene Edwards, and
George Stephenson. Malcolm
Stone, pltedged this past week,
was unable to be present and will
be initiated later in the term.
Elected to succeed Freed Bales
as president of Ye Tabard Inn for
the coming year was Wen Brooks.
After a short business meeting
Initiates Lew Evans and Gene
Edwards read original manu
scripts.
Phi Beta Chooses
Jean Ramsden Head
Jean Ramsden was elected presi
dent of Phi Beta, women’s musical
honorary, at a meeting Tuesday
night.
Other officers elected were: Sa
ville Riley, vice-president; Evelyn
Erickson, secretary; Elsie Esche
beck, treasurer; and Lorraine Hix
son, historian.
Feminine Authority j
To Speak on Britain j
Miss Ethel M. Foster, late as
sistant principal in the British,
ministry of labor and authority on
British civil service will be on
the campus filling many speaking
engagements Friday, April 22 un
til April 26.
The tentative schedule arranged
for Miss Foster’s visit on the cam
pus includes a supper meeting
with the students of the campus
cooperative groups on Sunday
evening, with a discussion of the
British civil service; a combined
meeting with several classes in
economics and sociology, with a
talk on unemployment compensa
tion in Great Britain; a meeting
Monday night with the Social Sci
ence club of the University facul
ty on the subject, “Notes on Un
employment Compensation Admin
istration;” a luncheon meeting on
Tuesday with the Rotary club,
with a talk on health insurance in
Great Britain.
SMITH PREPARES PAMPHLET
Warren D. Smith, of the geol
ogy and geography department of
the University, is working on a
booklet on the “Geology of Lane
County,” for the state highway
department.
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Jumbo
Pt. 25c
Qt. 45c
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