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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1939)
Changes in Music World Of Modern Europe Seen By Pianist Jane Thacher By GLENN HASSELROOTH A continent that has changed musically as well as politically dur ing the last two decades is contemporary Europe, Jane Thacher, pro fessor of piano in the University of Oregon school of music, told mem bers of the Happy Evening club Thursday night in Springfield. Mrs. Thacher, who studied music in Vienna during pre-war days, toured Europe during the summer of 1938 with her husband, W. F. G. Thacher. In the Austrian city, once the music center of the world, they saw what the march of Hit ler and naziism have done to the spirits of the “waltzing Viennese.” The Vienna opera has felt this toll greatly, Mrs. Thacher said, be cause of the banning of all Jewish conductors. This has taken away the best of the lot, as well as much of the color, she said. Opera-goers in Vienna are very different from those in America, where a singer must be a “name” of proven worth before she is given any attention. In the Austrian cap ital the public watches the im provement of their tenors arid so pranos and encourages their work. In northern Italy in what was formerly the Austrian Tyrol, the Thachers visited at the estate of Mrs. Thacher’s former teacher, Dr. Ignaz Friedmann, one of the world’s greatest pianists. Because of the recent ban on Jews in Italy, Dr. Friedmann fears he will short ly be forced to evacuate his villa and flee w'ith his wife, a niece of Count Leo Tolstoi, to some other country. Friedmann is a Pole of Jewish descent. The Salzburg opera, the Thach ers found, has suffered along with other musical activities which have banned Jewish artists. In France, they saw an evening of ballet at the Paris opera. The Brit ish Isles they found especially gay with music festivals. A perform ance of “Macbeth” was witnessed by the Thachers in the town of Shakespeare’s birth, Stratford-on Avon. Coed Intramural (Continued From Page Tzuo) teammates, and adding pep when it was needed. Mildred Snyder makes the third Co-op selection. (It was hard to keep the other Co-opers out of this lineup). Although she is small for a guard, Espa is fast and sure. Any play that is precipitated with in her half of the floor is sure to find her a participant. ■inura FRIDAY and SATURDAY “GANG BULLETS” with Robert Kent Anne Nagel -plus “WESTERN JAMBOREE” with Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Continuous Shows Daily from 13:45 ’til 12:00 Held Over “GUNGA DIN” DOORS OPEN 6:30 faifnifnirni. fnirnirnirniffilrrnrinrnirnifnifniinifnirnirniritiiftjfnHnir I Insurance Contest ! Winners Announced | Duncan, Carter, Heilig Present Best Sales Talks — George Heilig, Robert S. Carter, and Robert Duncan were an nounced winners of the annual life insurance contest held Tuesday and Wednesday in the Commerce building, according to Mr. C. L. Kelly of the B.A. school. Hgilig presented his sales talk representing the Northwest Na tional Life Insurance company, Carter represented the New York Mutual Life company, and Dun can represented the National Life Insurance company of Vermont. Judges of the contest were Perry Wallbridge, Eugene representative of the Oregon Mutual Life Insur ance company, Austin Dodge of the New York Equitable, and Ira C. Stewart of the New York Life. The three contest winners will go to Portland for a final contest to determine the winner, some time in April according to Mr. Kelly. The contest will be held at a luncheon of the Life Underwrit ers’ association. The Winner will have his name engraved on the life insurance plaque in the Com merce building. A cash prize of $35 will be divided among the three contestants. Winner of the final contest last year, which was held in the Im perial hotel, was Jack Enders. Dr. Noble Begins Faculty Lectures Dr.. Harold J. Noble, associate professor of history, opened the annual faculty lecture series, be fore a capacity crowd in Friendly hall last night. His talk concerned “Modern Methods of Propaganda.” He used examples of material from current wars in illustrating its use in present times. It was Noble's last public ap pearance before he leaves for Ja pan March 15. The professor, who is a leading authority on the Far East, is on a leave of absence from the University to teach Eng lish literature in the government school, in Kyoto. The speaker was introduced by Dr. Rudolph Ernst, who is chari man of the series. Noble answered questions from the audience, after his lecture. You (.-1111 get complete Radio, Electrical and Schick Shaver service at— . ■ DOTSON’S RADIO SERVICE Ph. 202 11th and Oak 3 fiS fn] fnl IrD fT3173 frO fril fnl fnl ffO frG IrD fnl frD fnl fr3 fnl fnl fr3 fnJ InJ TnJ 1 BASKETBALL FANS!! Before the. game . . . The Come here for dinner. We have the kind of food you'll like, at prices you'll like! Big Apple Cafeteria Margaret Van Matre New WAA President Individuals, Houses Given Awards at Annual Banquet The election of Margaret Van Matre over Jean Kendall as WAA president was announced last night at the annual WAA awards ban quet at the Anchorage. Lois Onthank was elected vice president of the WAA, winning over Jane Montgomery. Joanne Reisch defeated Helen Howell for the position of custodian. Pat Taylor was successful over Aime Thyng and Margaret Young for WAA secretary and Betty Gid dings defeated Peggy Lou Smith for treasurer. Martha McClung was elected sergeant-at-arms over Frances Tomlinson. The newly-elected candidates go into office spring term following their installation with AWS and VWCA officers on March 28. Miss Warrine Eastburn, instruc tor in physical education and WAA adviser, awarded blazers to four outstanding girls who had earned 10 WAA participation checks: Lillian Schaffer, Beverly Young, Grace Martin, and Frances Tom linson. Five girls who have earned five of these checks received let ters: Betty Lou Kurtz, Dorothy Hutchins, Mildred Snyder, Anne Frederiksen, and Molly Cunning ham. A participation plaque, for the house who has accumulated the greatest number of points through participation, and victories, be came the property of Pi Beta Phi for the next year when Miss Janet Woodruff awarded that trophy. Victory awards were presented to the Kappas for their volleyball championship by Dorothy Hutch ins, volleyball manager. Beverly Young awarded the Women’s Co op the basketball trophy, and the Pi Phis were given the silver tro phy for their victory in the swim ming meet by Margaret Van Matre. MRS. NED JOHNS FILES JOB Mrs. Ned Johns is temporarily filling the vacancy created by the illness of Mrs. Mabel Park, school of physical education secretary. Duck Tracks (Continued from Page Two) very seriously considering the in novation. Of course, pressure from the public will be needed to really get those glass backboards, at least to get them for next winter, but Athletic Manager Anse Cor nell says there’s a possibility. * i * Reserved seats for’ tonight’s Oregon-Oregon State fracas wore completely sold out yesterday morning . . . and applications for play-off tickets are still coming in despite the loss Oregon suffered at Corvallis Saturday night . . . Hon est John Warren, the frosh coach, thinks Oregon will win tonight ... so do we . . . this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, University of Ore gon’s swimming team meets the traveling Idaho Vandals in a dual meet . . . the Webfoots end their northern division 16-game sched ule at Seattle next weekend with two games against Washington’s second-place—and awfully close— Huskies who have been hitting on all five for Hec Edmundson since they dropped three out of four games to Oregon and Oregon State on their road trip. Rivals Tangle (Continued from page two) Breast stroke: Jensen and Hun ter. Divers: Jack LaFavour and Irv ing Raum. The Oregon swimmers will be: Free-style: Jim Marnie, AI Sand ncr, Tom Starbuck, Pierce Mallory, and Jack Levy. Backstroke: Sherman Wctmorc and Jack Levy. Breast stroke: Jack Dallas and Ralph Laffcrty. Divers: Elmer Mallory, Leo Gaffney, and Ralph Cathey. 1 Blood Tests Give New Life to Science Studies Yesterday afternoon at precisely 2:30. Robert Albi and Jack Freund, junior pre-medical students, proceeded to the infirmary and had exactly eight milliliters of blood extracted from a blood vein in their arms. Purely for Science Then then struggled back to McClure hall, purely in the interest of science, to conduct an experiment of great importance to them selves. It seems that in order to live, a human being must have a hydrogen ion concentration of approximately 7.37 pH. If It Fluctuates—Blooey Impossible as it may sound, if the concentration should fluctuate to perhaps 7.58 pH or 7.24 pH, you are a dead pigeon! Using the Beckman pH meter apparatus, which is priced at $195, they deter mined that their own specimens of blood contained the proper con centration. Now they will sleep easier. Senior Ball Special Guests Announced The names of those who will be special guests of the senior class at the "Oregon Premier” in the stimulatingly different new ball room which is to appear in Mc Arthur court on Saturday night when Ran Wilde will bring his “sweet swing” orchestra to the campus were announced yesterday. Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Willard Marks, Chancellor and Mrs. F. M. Hunter, Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Erb, Mayor and Mrs. Elisha Large, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Baker, Dean and Mrs. James Gil bert, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. W’alter W. H. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. T. Howard Groves, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Magnuson, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Sackett, and Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Pittman. Arrow Shirts on the Campus Campus Shop Clay Pomeroy Vern Pomeroy TRUE or FALSE? (A Style Questionnaire for College Men) Stickpins are out of date. TRUE □ FALSE □ False. Ail sorts of jewelry, including stickpins, tie clasps, cuff links and (for formal wear) watch fobs, are now being worn by well-dressed men. Quiet shirts are passe; loud shirts, high style. TRUE □ FALSE □ False. The swing is all toward shirts in subdued colors and simple patterns. Choice exam ples of this trend will be found in the new Arrow shirts . $2 up. Cluett, Tetbody A Co., Inc., Troy, N. T. Buckskin shoes should never be worn in the winter. TRUE □ FALSE □ False. Buckskin shoes, al though introduced as summer sports shoes, arc now okay summer, winter, fall, and spring. And brown is the smart color to choose. ' \ W 'K/ You can get a good tie for a dollar, TRUE □ FALSE □ True. Arrow ties at one dollar (and one-fifty) receive the finest tailoring a tie can get. And, being styled by Amer ica's foremost authority on men’s fashions, their patterns are faultless. Qrrow^) If it linin't an Arrow labrl, it im'l Arrow Your Arrow Shirt Headquarters in Eugene “THE MAN’S SHOP” BYROM & KNEELAND 32 E. Tenth Phone 364 “flan MUde DON’T FORGET Tomorrow Night is the Rifle Team to Meet Seventh Infantry UO Marksmen To Fire Against Army Crew The University of Oregon men's rifle team will be Vancouver bound today when they leave the cam pus to compete with the seventh infantry at Vancouver barracks. On hand to greet the Oregon team will be Lieutenant Joseph Sallee, Oregon graduate and mem ber of last year's rifle team. He is expected to be on the firing line for the seventh infantry. The boys' team suffered its first j defeat of the season in the postal matches fired last week. When Sergeant Blythe received the scores from Washington State college and Montana State college this j week, he found they had both bet tered the scores of the Oregon team. Washington State scored 37.29 and Montana State scored 36.97 to the Oregon team's 36.88. However, five other teams went clown before the Oregon marks men last w;eek. They were: State You will enjoy shopping at Elliott’s with its large assortment of fine foods. GROCERIES We have high class, de pendable groceries at ex ceptionally reasonable pri ces. COFFEE Manning’s Coffee, freshly roasted, freshly ground. PUNCHES We specialize in punches— any amount. COME IN TODAY plenty of room to park near our store. ELLIOTT’S GROCERY Cor. 13th and Patterson St. We give S&H Green Stamps Mozart, Chopin Feature in Recital “Typically Mozart” was ,the opening number of the recital pre sented by Evelyn Erickson, senior music major, at the school of mu I sic auditorium, last night. All the lightness which so often ; characterizes Mozart’s composi tions was expressed in Miss Erick son's interpretation of “Sonata in A Major, First Movement," the j initial selection on the program. | Outstanding were two composi tions by Chopin, the first, “Fan tasie Impromptu" with its brilliant beginning and end. “Ballade,” probably the heaviest number in . the concert, was also well ap I plauded. university of Iowa, 36.83; Univer sity of California, 36.46; Univer sity of Kansas, 34.87; Rose Poly | technic Institute, 35.07; UCLA, forfeit. These were all 10-man matches. Oregon also defeated Stanford university in a five-man match ; last week by a score of 18.87 to i 17.49. Why write ? Send the Emerald i home to the folks. | ._ __ . Three Pianists Will Play Saturday Mary Kay Crumbaker, Helen Luvaas, and Ralph DeCoursey, will be presented in piano recital Sat urday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at her home, by Jane Thacher, pro fessor of piano in the University of Oregon school of music. Another feature of the after noon's entertainment will be a demonstration of the teachers’ training class in piano classwork under the supervision of Mrs. Thacher and Mrs. A. E. Roberts. Mrs. Roberts has charge of the work of practice teachers from the University when they are at work in the grade schools, while Mrs. Thacher has the class and instruc tion work in the music school. Virgene Lindsay, Everett Ful ton, Virginia Rhinesmith, Louella Prescott, and Betsy Jean Taylor, all grade school pupils, will be on hand for demonstration of the. teaching method. Anyone interested may attend if they will first call Mrs. Thacher at 1667-J. Why write? Send the Emerald home to the folks. -ENDS FRIDAY! “ZAZA” • “INSIDE STORY” TttsDonaM STARTS SAT. • 4 DAYS! . ■ - ■ ^ SHEARER' GABLE In Robert L SHERWOOD'S Pulitzer Prize Sensation! SJSMSJSMSJSJSMSJSMSISISJSJSJSMSJSJSiS13ISfSMfiJS/Sli pi I 1 i pj 1 s Better Light— Better Sight This is Better Vision Week, February 19th to 25th, and an excellent time to check on the illumination in your home, office or place of business. Ample illumination and freedom from a direct or reflected glare are the two main items which prevent eyestrain from artifi t cial light. g In Eugene, with the new low electric rates everyone can afford correct illumination. We will be glad to have you come in and talk over your lighting problems with us. We'll be more than glad to help you.