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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1938)
Fraternities' Song Contest Plans Ready Group Singing Meets Start Next Monday; Will Be Sponsored By Phi Mu Alpha The annual contest sponsored by Pi Mu Alpha, men’s musical hon orary among men’s living organi zations on the campus for the best group singing will begin Monday, Harold Faunt, chairman of the group arranging for the contest, said last night. < Judges of the contest, chosen re cently, are as follows: Donald E. Hargis, instructor in speech; Bill McGinnis; Bert Chamberlin, jun ior and president of Phi Mu Al pha, the sponsoring organization; #nd Robert G. Vosper, graduate student. The contest will begin Monday evening about 6:00, with the Sig ma Nu boys meeting the fellows from Gamma hall. Coaches and accompanists must come from within the group. The houses must participate as a whole, and small groups will not be permitted to represent large houses. Oregon Song Compulsory Each house will sing three songs, one of which is to be an Oregon song, and the other two are to be selected by the house. Advance notice of at least three days will be given each house so that they will have time to report whether ,they intend to participate. The winning organization will be selected from the four best cho sen at a student assembly or other meeting arranged for the selec tion. First Contest Monday After the Sigma Nu-Gamma hall contest Monday evening, the following contests will be arranged on week nights, one contest each night until the complete house groups have participated. Sigma Alpha Mu will meet the Chi Psi group Tuesday evening; Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Tau Delta Wednesday evening; Ethel M. Foster, English Unemployment Authority Arriveson CampusToday By ROD ORANGE Miss Ethel M. Foster, one of the most accomplished women in the British civil service, will arrive on the campus this noon for a four-day Visit during which she will speak to several University organizations. Miss Foster, former assistant principal in the English ministry of labor, stands high in the British civil service. She entered it as one of the first inspectors appointed to enforce the national health insurance Rain in Igloo? No, Just Props For 'Peer Gynt' It’s raining in the Igloo! At least that would have been the impression of anyone walking through there yesterday. Water was pouring from the ceiling in front of the coaches’ offices. Everything was wet and it was even reported that John Warren, frosh coach, had dragged out his fishing boots in order to get to his office. Upstairs where the decora tions for “Peer Gynt” were tak ing place, the answer could be found. The electricians had fixed up two large barrels of salt water to be used in the light dimming for the play and the barrels had sprung leaks. Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Canard club, Thursday evening; Phi Kap pa Psi and Alpha hall, Friday eve ning. Following the contests men tioned above, the following houses | will meet in the order indicated:! Alpha Tau Omega and Pi Kappa J Alpha; Sigma Chi and Beta Theta j Pi; Sherry Ross hall and Delta; Upsilon; Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma hall; Phi Delta Theta and Theta Chi; the 13th St extension of the Campbell Co-op and Phi Sigma Kappa; Campbell Co-op No. 1 and Kappa Sigma; and Omega and Zeta halls. Faunt, appointed recently by Don Johnson, president of the in terfraternity council, has named j a committee consisting of Maur- j ice Manning and Frederick H. Hei del to assist him in managing the contest. 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 iinii ■iiiiniiiiMiiiHiiimiimiiimiiimiiiimiii ! FRESHEN UP tnat Summer Wardrobe Get your white suit cleaned and l-eady for the spring formals Eugene Laundry Phone 123, I 78 W. 8th act or j.yiz, ana was iransierreu lu the ministry of labor in 1919 to assist in setting up the national un employment insurance plan. Helped Social Legislation During her 16 years’ service in the ministry of labor, Miss Foster took a prominent part in the ad ministration of the unemployment insurance act, the minimum wage act, the international labor work, and the training of unemployed women and girls. In 1935-36 Miss Foster undertook an extended tour in the United Stated to study the inauguration of the social security act. Her official duties and outside contacts have brought her into touch with members of most of the government departments, and she has thus a wide knowledge of the personnel and organization of the British civil service. To Speak Sunday Sunday evening Miss Foster will speak at a buffet supper of the combined co-ops to be held in the sun porch of Gerlinger hall. She will speak on the British civil ser vice. At 11 o’clock Monday she will speak to several economic and soci ology classes in 107 Villard on the unemployment service in England. This meeting will be thrown open to all persons interested. Monday evening she will address th efaculty social science club on “Notes on Unemployment Com pensation Administration.” At a luncheon meeting Tuesday with the Notary club she will talk on health insurance in Great Britain. Queen Virginia (Continued from page one) Pitching the first new white baseball in from the stands will be Queen Virginia, who will throw the ball to L. H. Gregory, sports editor of The Oregonian, in pitch er’s box for the first pitch. “Greg” will heave a “dark one” to Chan cellor Hunter at the plate, with ; Mayor Large behind the bat. , The only shadow over the open I ing day proceedings was the spirit of J. Pluvius hovering over the campus last night in the shape of a gathering of inky clouds. How ever, the prospect of rainfall failed to deter the planners of opening day ceremonies, who de clared that nothing short of a cloudburst could spoil the affair. Game time is 3 o’clock. Radio Group (Continued from page one) with Dahlberg sitting in as ex offi cio member. Others on the com mittee are Horace W. Robinson, drama; Herman Kehrli, municipal research; L. F. Beck, psychology; and Luke L. Roberts, KOAC man ager. The general committee, a defi nitely established group, is to or ganize and promote the radio pro grams which will emanate from the University campus. The com mittee will cooperate with Luke L. Roberts, manager of KOAC, in adapting the programs to the state at large, Chairman Dahlberg said. Working with Dahlberg on the general committee are Dr. Dan E. Clark, assistant director of gen ! eral extension, and Deans Onthank, 1 Allen, Landsbury, and Morris, rep ! resenting personnel, journalism, i music, and business administration l respectively. ? * i f ' * • * » ■ t ■ * * r • j j • ■ i Captain and Fan Ford Muiiea auu uuauueut<r r reaerick M. Hunter . . . take part in the opening-day ceremonies today. Contest Opens for (Continued from page one) White.” The glee, annual frosh frolic, this year will feature the music of Dick Jurgens and his or chestra. The band will come to the cam pus directly from the Rainbow cafe in San Francisco where they have been playing. DR. JAMESON TO SPEAK Dr. S. H. Jameson, professor of sociology, will address the Week end forum Sunday night at 8 o’clock in the AWS room in Ger linger on “Minority Prosecutions.” Last meeting was featured by a talk on “Proletarian Literature” by Assistant Prof. Bertrand Jes sup of the English department. FRESHMAN CLASS in its FROSH GLEE presents AND HIS Orchestra featured On Network Radio Nightly Broadcasts HIT OF St Francis Hotel, San Francisco. Palomar, Los Angeles. Olympic Hotel, Seattle •*) If DANCING 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (12:30 a.m. permission) 50c Reduction per couple on Frosh class cards; general admission, $1.25.