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VOLUME XL
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY MAY 6, 1939
NUMBER 118
'First Citizen’ of the University of Oregon
Harold Weston, president of the Associated Student Body of the University, who was chosen Ore
gon's “first citizen’’ in a surprise poll taken Tuesday night by the staff of the Emerald women’s edition.
Weston Wins Title
Of 'First Citizen' With
93 Out of982 Votes
y
Polling' 93 of a total of 982 votes
cast in the election of the Univer
sity of Oregon’s “first citizen,”
Harry Weston, ASUO prexy won
the title in the least “election
eered” contest of the year at din
ner time on Tuesday night.
Weston’s closest competitor was
Zane Kemler, who poled 80 votes
in the shoe-box election engineered
by the staff of the Emerald wo
men’s edition and a corps of 50
outstanding coeds.
Voters were surprised at dinner
in the various living organizations
on the campus with instructions
to cast their ballots for the “first
citizen of Oregon.”
Current political activity on the
^ campus showed up in the three
nearest selections, Roy Vernstrom
with 69 votes; John Dick with 59
and Verdi Sederstrom with 58.
Other high-ups were Boyd
Brown, polling 46 votes; Harrison
Bergtholdt, 41; and Charles Eaton,
39.
Rather amazing were some of
the nominees . . . with Dean Hazel
Scliwering, Joe Soap and Joe
Blow batting a surprisingly high
average.
Weston was president of his
sophomore class, member of Skull
and Dagger, and president of the
Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta
Psi, national athletic Honorary and
a member of Scabbard and Blade,
military honorary. He has been
president of Alpha Tau Omega
since 1937.
Weston won his numerals in
golf and track. He will repre
sent the University in the hign
hurdles at the Northwest track
conference on Junior weekend.
Women's Edition Is
Old Oregon Tradition
The idea of having: a women’s
edition of the Emerald is not a
new one. It is a custom established
29 years ago by the forerunner of
the present coed paper, and has
sir) e been somewhat associated
with Junior weekend.
From 1910 to 1915 the women’s
edition was a very special paper
with a fancy cover and many
sketches and cartoons. Approach
ing the magazine type of publica
f tion, it was printed on exquisite
paper and contained from 14 to
16 pages, including an alumni sec
tion.
] Earlier Papers by Theta Sigs
In 1916 a Theta Sigma Phi chap
| ter was organized at the Univer
| sity, and from then until about
1925 the special paper was called
the Theta Sigma Phi edition.
The coed staff in 1919 was not
a great deviation from the usual
one, since, out of 41 regular staff
members, only 17 were men.
With the change of the Emerald
from a weekly to a daily in 1920,
the coed journalists’ sheet degen
I erated slightly until around 1930
when the competition betw’een th<
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Browsing Room
To Be Dedicated
Junior Weekend
Ceremony Planned
As Memorial
Dedication of the Adelaide
Church memorial reading1 room,
better known as the “browsing
room” of the University library, is
scheduled for Saturday, May 13,
at 2 p.m.
The event, which is to be a part
of the Junior weekend program,
has been set for that date for the
special benefit of visiting mothers.
Presiding at the dedication will
be Donald M. Erb, president of
the University. M. H. Douglass,
University librarian, will give the
“greetings and acknowledgements
of the library”; Brownell Frasier,
chairman of the art school com
mittee in charge of furnishings for
the browsing room, will speak of
“the objectives of the committee.”
Mrs. E. C. Peets, past president
of the Oregon Mothers will bring
“greetings from the Oregon Mo
thers"; “a tribute to Adelaide
Church” will be given by Mrs.
Irene H. Gerlinger, chairman of
the committee on raising funds for
the furnishing of the browsing
room.
“Recreational reading in a uni
versity” will be discussed by Dr.
George Rebec, professor of philos
ophy and counsellor of graduate
' division of state system of higher
education.
Last event on the program is
the unveiling of the memorial tab
let honoring Adelaide Marie Proc
tor Church.
No University money was used
in buying the furnishings; much
credit goes to Mrs. Gerlinger for
efficiently filling her position as
head of the committee to raise
■ money. Funds have come from 370
sources.
Governor to Install ASUO Officers
Youth Hostlers
To Take Bicycle
Jaunt Sunday
Go back to nature Via the
bicycle—that's the invitation the
local youth hostel group extends
to University students for their
Sunday morning bicycle jaunt
this weekend.
The group will meet in front
of Johnson hall at 8 o’clock in
the morning, and all comers
should be equipped with a picnic
lunch and a wheel.
Women interested in the trip
should sign up in Gerlinger this
week, and men may register in
the men’s gymnasium.
The excursion is being spon
sored by the Eugene branch of
the American Youth Hostel, with
Beverly Steele as student chair
man. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bou
shey will act as chaperons.
Fraternity Sing
Preliminaries
Start Monday
Music Faculty to
Designate Winner
Of Contest '
First installment of the carefree
attitude of Junior weekend will
come to attention Monday when
the preliminaries of the all-campus
fraternity sing- will be held. Five
days of battle for Webfoot singing
honors will ensue, during which
some men’s living organization will
be dubbed Oregon’s champion.
Houses were paired off yester
day for the sing, and will compete
until Thursday in individual meets.
Friday the finals will be held at
the Music building at three o’clock,
it was announced last night by
Donald Rees, president of Phi Mu
Alpha, men’s music honorary,
which is sponsoring the contest.
The schedule of preliminaries are
as follows: Monday noon, Beta
Theta Pi will compete with Phi
Delta Theta; Monday evening, Del
ta Tau Delta and Sigma Chi; Tues
day noon, Alpha Tau Omega and
Phi Gamma Delta; Tuesday even
ing, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
Theta Chi; Wednesday noon, Sig- I
ma Nu and Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Wednesday evening, Kappa Sigma
and Pi Kappa Alpha; and Thurs
day noon, Phi Sigma Kappa and
an unnamed opponent.
Members of the music school
faculty will judge the contest. A
large silver loving cup will be the
champions’ award.
Dolph Janes Sole
Announcer Entrant
Dolph Janes, commentator for
last year’s Junior weekend canoe
fete, is at present the only en
trant in the contest to select a
commentator for this year's fete.
The annual contest for selection
of a commentator will be held this
morning at 10 o’clock in room 107,
Friendly hall. All those interested
in an audition are asked to appear
before the judging committee at
that time. The committee consists
of Lloyd Hoffman and Bob
Schultze, canoe fete co-chairmen,
Donald Hargis and Walt Esche
beck of the speech department, and
Walt Miller, assistant weekend
chairman.
Contestants will be asked to
read selections from canoe fete
script, following a short period of
study in which they will familiar-'
ize themselves with the material.
Final Fee Payment
Due Wednesday,
Students Warned
be due May 10, University cash
ier Clifford Stalsberg announced
yesterday. This will be the final
installment of all payments, and i
no extension of time will be j
made.
AWS Cracks
Down on Too
Many Queens
Council Expresses
Fears for Sanctity
Of UO Traditions;
Controls Sought
“Daisy Macs," “Snow Whites,”
"Canine Queens," and “Best Date
Girls" took a slap in the face yes
terday when the AWS council sent
formal complaint to the student
affairs committee against “cheap
ening" of University womanhood
by the present multiplicity of
queen contests.
The letter came to the office of
Dean of Personnel Karl W. On
thank, chairman of the affairs
committee, following a council
meeting Wednesday, when vigor
ous argument pro and con on the
queen question brought the final
decision for regulation of the prob
lem.
Reason Cited
Reason for sudden action from
the women's governing body came
when they realized that the Junior
weekend queen this year had been
shifted to a position on par with
trivial rulers elected only to boost
advance publicity on campus
dances, AWS heads said yesterday.
“The weekend queen and Little
Colonel are really campus tradi
tions," declared Anne Frederiksen,
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Women braduates
Juniors' Guests
Sunday Schedule
Will Feature
Ancient Custom
The long-awaited, annual junior
senior breakfast will be held to
morrow morning at 9:30 o’clock at
the Osborn hotel when Mrs. Eric
Allen, wife of the dean of journal
ism, will speak on “What Is So
phistication ?”
Ticket sales officially closed
Thursday but a limited supply can
still be purchased at the YWCA
bungalow for 40 cents each. Junior
women invite seniors, paying for
both tickets.
Ever since the University began,
this breakfast has been given ev
ery spring, in the beginning on the
president’s lawn where strawber
ries and cream were served to the
assembled guests who were dressed '
in their very best clothes in order
(hat they might attend church lat
er.
In 1929 it was turned over to the
YWCA as their project and it has 1
been handled by this organization
ever since.
The honored guests tomorrow! 1
morning will include: Mrs. Donald
Erb, Mrs. F. M. Hunter, Mrs. V.
D. Earl, Mrs. Eyler Brown, Mrs.
Hazel P. Schwering, Mrs. Alice1 I
Macduff, an'd Mrs. John Stark I
Evans.
Wedding Bells Ring
For Igoe, Mattingly
Miss Clare Igoe and LeRoy
Mattingly, University graduates of
1938, will be married in Salt Lake
City Saturday, according to an
announcement made by relatives.
Miss Igoe, known on the campus
by her Emerald column, “From
Where I Sit,” was winner of the
Gerlinger cup in 1937. She is a
resident of Eugene.
Mattingly, who is now an em
ployee of the United Press in Sait
Lake City, was editor of the Em
erald in 1938 when it was judged
“Pacemaker.” He was also pitcher
on the varsity baseball team and
member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is
formerly of Elko, Nevada.
Dartmouth college’s seven-year
old wood track is considered the
fastest indoor foot-race track
course in the world.
Friday Night
Dances Cause
Walk-Out
Rebellion swept the infirmary
yesterday when five convalesc
ents staged a walk-out in favor
of the Friday night dances.
Discontented with the quiet in
firmary list, the five socialites
deserted the five other patients
late yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday's infirmary list was:
Barbara Williams, Marguerite
Snow, Marguerite Spliid, Nick
Matich, Bob Chappel, Paul Da
vis, Larry Watson, David Knox,
William Cardinal, and Harry
Lowe.
Holman Signed
As Swing Master
Of Junior Prom
Igloo to Become
'Wonderland' for
'Alice's' Reign
Hundreds of students and visit
ors slated to take their first peek
into Oregon’s replica of Alice's
famous looking glass at the Lewis
Caroll-themed junior prom next
Friday night, will do their peeking
to the strains of Art Holman’s
band, according to announcements
from Junior weekend heads last
night.
"We chose the Holman band
from a list of possibilities,” Scott
Corbett, junior class prexy, said
last night, "because we felt that
since a big name leader with his
complete band is not obtainable
that weekend, we would be over
looking a big opportunity if we
didn’t get the Eugene band that
is really headed for the top rung in
the swing business."
Hired by MCA ►
Holman’s swingsters were re
cently signed by the Music Corpor
ation of America, chief contract
holders for America’s big name
bands, and will go on an MCA con
tract tour immediately after school
is over in June. Holman, as well as
the majority of his musicians, is
a University music school enrollee.
Taking the place in the budget
of the cost of a name band, Cor
bett said, will be an increase in
the elaborateness of prom decora
tions, which will transform Mc
Arthur court into a Webfoot-vis
ioned personification of the abode
of a modern "Alice in Wonder
and.” Queen Alice (Maxine Glad)
vill rule in state at the dance, and
vill lead, with her royal court, a
»rand march, the tentative Prom
orogram showed last night.
rolin Warren Called Home
John Warren, freshman coach,
eft for Walla Walla yesterday to
>e with his mother who is serious
y ill.
3G-SAE Start Work
]n Teaparty Float
The float being built by Delta
Jamma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon
for Junior weekend’s canoe fete
will be the third of ten floats to
pass through the brilliant sheen
of curtains stretched across the
millrace.
The themes of all floats have
been selected from Lewis Carroll’s
story and the weekend theme, “Al
ice in Wonderland.” The DG-SAE
float is in keeping with “The Mad
Teaparty” theme. Characters on
the float will act the scene in pan
tomime as the dialogue is read by
White Rabbit. The float will re
ceive a touch of satire, as its char
acters burlesque European nations.
Alice comes upon the forest
home of the March Hare, with its
ear-shaped chimneys and fur- J
thatched roof. In front of the house j
is a table, seated at which are the;
Hatter, the March Hare, and the
Dormouse. The Dormouse is asleep
between the other two, and they
are resting their elbows on his
head. After a great deal of mean
ingless and vain conversation, Al-1
ice leaves angrily.
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Sprague to Participate
In Post-Poll Rites at
Wednesday Assembly
'Second'
Zone Ketnler . . . polled 80 votes.
Susie Coed
Eats Her Hat
As Bet Loser
“Well, I’ll eat my hat!"
This was the rash statement,
made a year ago by Michi Ya
sui, which prompted the arrival
of a mysterious package to Su
san Campbell hall the other day.
As assistant editor of the Hood
River high school paper last
year, Miss Yasui had made the
wager that if the paper won na
tional distinction under its new
editor this year she would make
a meal of her chapeau.
Never dreaming that anything
would come of it, Michi had al
most forgotten the incident, and
was very surprised and just a
little bit worried when a pack
age and instructions arrived
along with the announcement of
the avi^ard being granted to her
school.
Came the day for the opening.
Before requested witnesses Dick
Duckwall, Roy Galloway, and
Jim Lill, all former editors of
the paper, Michi gingerly began
unwrapping, certain that she was
to join the ranks of students who
have been eating goldfish and
phonograph records and wonder
ing how felt-hat soup would
taste.
Finally she saw it. There, bur
ied in championship Hood Riv
er Guide, was a life size pink
peppermint top hat decorated
with a brown taffy ribbon.
Election Winners
To Assume Duties
As Last Campaign
Cries Die Out
Formal installation into their
new exec committee jobs by Gov
ernor Charles A. Sprague will be
the administration’s send-off for
the four ASUO politicians who
best withstand the mud-slinging of
campus bigwigs through Tuesday’s
election. An all-school Gerlinger
assembly Wednesday will provide
the setting.
The Wednesday student mass
meeting was placed on next week’s
social slate yesterday by President
Donald M. Erb, who will be Gover
nor Sprague’s host while he is here.
Dr. Erb will also act as master of
ceremonies at the installation
assembly.
The four men and women, select
ed by poll-bent ASUO members
Tuesday as the president, first and
second vice-presidents, and secre
tary-treasurer of the Webfoot gov
erning body for next year from the
list of nine prospecst, will form
ally take over the reins at that
time.
Although Oregon’s chief execu
tive has not yet announced the
topic on which he will speak in.
connection with the installation, it
will probably deal with student
government, assembly heads said
yesterday.
Governor Sprague will spend the
whole day on the Eugene campus,
with a campus tour on his program
Jior the day. Wednesday night he
will be honor guest at a faculty
club dinner.
Dr. Erb to Address
Round Table May 9
Donald M. Erb, president of the
University, wll address the Eu
gene Round Table next Tuesday
night, May 9. The subject for his
address is to be “A Plea for Eco
nomic Literacy.”
This will be the final meeting of
the 1938-1939 season for the Round
Table, an organization of Eugene
business and professional men and
University professors.
“Ladies’ night” will be observed,
each knight being expected to
bring a guest to the dinner which
will precede the speech.
Placement Bureau
Finds Most Jobs for
Girls on Coast
Education School Places More Than 300
Graduates a year in State; Women
Teachers Cheaper, Says Dean lewell
By MARY RIORDAN
The University of Oregon's school of education placement bureau
places more girls annually than any other bureau on the coast, Dean
J. R. Jewell stated.
Although the bureau places more than 300 girls a year in teaching
positions around the country, particularly in Oregon (although 75 to
100 requests for teachers come from other states), there are three
times as many vacancies they know of but cannot fill. There are
numerous reasons for this, but the
biggest one is that the combination
of studies requested are not com
mon ones.
The reason for such a large ma
jority of women teachers is, as
Dean Jewell said, ‘'A woman can
get a maximum salary sooner in
teaching than in anything else.”
It is also true that a school board
with a limited grant can get a
good woman teacher cheaper than
they can a good man.
rroniotion System Used
The system of promotion used
by the Oregon placement bureau
helps make it one of the most sue
cessful. Girls are kept in line of
promotion and thus as one moves
up another is able to take her
place.
About 80 girls a year do their
supervised teaching at University
high school and Roosevelt junior
high school. This has been the
practice for a number of years, and
gives the porspective teachers ac
tual experience. English, the social
sciences, art, music, and physical
education are the most popular
subjects taught, the dean ex
plained.
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