library u. OF ORE. Junior Weekend Men’s Edition VOLUME XL l UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1939 NUMBER 123 They Won Cups Roy Vernstrom (left) was awarded the Koyl eup and Rita W'rljfht the Gerlinger eup last night. ‘ Roy Vernstrom Wins Koyl Cup; Rita Wright Gerlinger Cup Winner Awards Made to Outstanding Juniors At Junior Prom; Both Active in Campus Affairs During Three Years at Oregon Rita C. Wright is the outstanding junior woman of the year, and Roy N. Vernstrom the outstanding junior man. These selections, announced at the Junior Prom last night, were made by subcommittees on awards, headed by Dean Hazel P. Schwer j ing and Dean Virgil D. Earl. Vernstrom is the 25th winner of the * Koyl cup, awarded annually to a man, and Miss Wright the 21st winner of the Gerlinger cup, which goes yearly to a woman. Miss Wright, whose home is in Condon, is a journalism Co-ops Win Burt Brown Barker Cups Girls' Co-op Club Gains Permanent Trophy Posession ? The Burt Brown Barker cups for outstanding scholastic achievement on the University campus were yesterday awarded to the girls’ co-op club and Campbell Co-op No. 1. The girls’ co-op club gained per manent possession of the women’s trophy, for this marks the third consecutive time the organization has won it. , The Canard club won the men’s cup last year. Dr. Burt Brown Barker, vice president of the University began offering this award for scholastic excellency several years ago and it has been a feature of spring term since. Susan Campbell Has 'Open House' Today Susan Campbell hall will throw open its doors this afternoon to members of the Orides, Yeomen, Hendricks hall and the six men’s dorms, and their mothers in an open house celebration. Spring flowers will decorate the rooms. Special features have been arranged for the mothers and the entire dorm will be open for in spection. Oreganas Wait For 333 Buyers; Office Open Oreganas are still waiting for 333 students at the educational activities office at McArthur court, it was announced last night by Dick Williams, business manager of the yearbook. The office will be open from 8 a.m. until noon today, and the 333 are urged to call for their copies. major wno nas Deen active m cam pus life throughout her three years on the campus. She has been a member of the staff of the Oregon Daily Emerald, was chosen the “Little Colonel” of the Military Ball, was nominated this year for president of Associated Women students, and is president of her chapter of Alpha Phi, national sorority. Her scholarship has been well above average in her three years in the University and, in the judgment of the committee, she maintains with high credit the standard of general efficiency set by the 20 preceding winners of the cup. Vernstrom, like Miss Wright, is ' a major in journalism and is head | of his house, the Delta Tau Delta i fraternity. His scholarship has | been consistently close to three point (B), and he is recognized as one of the most efficient activity men on the campus. He is just completing his third year of activ ity on the Oregana, the student yearbook, and was associate editor under Don Root on this year’s can i didate for all-American rating. i Vernstrom is the author of what many are saying are the cleverest written descriptions of campus men, women, and events they have (Please turn to puge tnree) Wonderland’ of '39 Junior Weekend To Be Climaxed by Today’s Events I Tonight’s Fete Tops Program 'Race Spectacle Will Show Before Huge Audience By JIMMIE LEONARD The stage is dark. The water curtain is brilliantly lighted. The audience seating lights go out and the stage lights on. There we see Art Holman’s or chestra dressed as a garden of wild flowers. Music from the hand of Deems Taylor starts the biggest canoe fete spectacle ever held on the campus of the University of Oregon. We say the biggest be cause all but five single general ad mission seats have been sold. Few er reserved and more general ad mission seats were available this year. The fete begins at 8:30 tonight and is the climax event of the entire weekend. Rabbit Unrolls Scroll The white rabbit (played by Freeman Patton) unrolls his scroll with an orchestral fanfare. He reads: “Thus grew the tale of Wonder land: Thus slowly one by one Its quaint events were hammered out— And now the tale is done. So now we show her dream to you Beneath the setting sun.” Ten floats, representing 20 men’s, and women’s living organizations, will pass before Queen Maxine I and her royal court. One float will be lucky because it will receive a prize for the excellence of its con struction. And don’t be surprised— and don’t change your brand of liquor—if you should see some sort of apparition finding its way down the race during the lull between the last float and the judging. Float Order Listed The floats will come through the water curtain in this order: “Jabberwocky,” Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Phi Epsilon. “Walrus and the Carpenter,” Hendricks hall and Sigma Nu. “The Mad Teaparty,” Delta Gam ma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. “The Caterpillar Scene,” Susan I Campbell hall and Chi Psi. “The Duchess and the Pig,” Zeta Tau Alpha and Fiji. “The House of Cards,” Alpha Gamma Delta and Theta Chi. “The Croquet Game,” Chi Omega and Sigma Chi. “The Lion and the Unicorn,” Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Sigma. “Tweedledum and Tweedledee,” Kappa Kappa Gamma and ATO. [ “Humpty Dumpty,” Pi Beta Phi : and Omega hall. (Please turn to page three) Mother Is Best Friend* UO Males Tell Reporter “A man's best friend is his moth er" in the opinion of Oregon males, an intensive survey revealed last night. Good cooking, sense of humor, and understanding were but a few of the qualities the "stronger” sex listed as the things they like best about their mothers. A typical man-about-the-campus appreciates the independence his mother gives him and the confi dence she has in his doings— "She's tops,” he affirmed. Frosh Speaks Mind "I don't think fellows take their mothers for granted as much as girls do,” a freshman remarked. “His mother is a man's best pal,” said another. "She is always willing to help you with your prob lems and give you advice when you need it.” "My mother is the only person i in the world who thinks I am the only person in the world,” con fessed a rather confused individual. “Maybe I have an inferiority com plex.” A social science student asks ‘What about stepmothers?”, then goes on to say that his is always there to lend a helping hand. Tak ing a philosophical attitude, he says the little differences they sometimes have "just go to make life interesting, I gtiess.” Sense of Humor “I admire my mother’s sense of humor most of all,” an Emerald staff worker revealed. “When I’m feeling low I can always count on Mom for a little encouragement and a brighter outlook on life.” An ex-student-body presidential candidate observed: “Most of all, I admire my mother’s understand ing. It’s beyond me how she can keep on loving me, but she does, and it’s kind of nice!” This Queen and Her Court Rule Campus Wonderland Queen Maxine I (Maxine Glad) sits here amid her court alter the crowning ceremony which officially opened Junior Weekend at the campus luncheon yesterday. From left to right are Princess Helen [ Gillum, Princess Patsy Taylor, Queen Maxine I, Princess Alyce Rogers, and Princess Margaret Williams.— (Photograph by George Godfrey, engraving by Blil Pengra.) ATOs'Take Fraternity Song Title Sigma Chi Loses In Final Round Of House Singing By HAL OLNEY The finest group of male singers on the campus are the boys from Alpha Tau Omega, according to the decision of the judges in the annual men's living organization song contest. Finals in the song contest, spon sored by Phi Mu Alpha, men’s mu sic honorary, were held at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon in the music auditorium. The ATOs won out in a close contest over the groups from the SAE house and Sigma Chi. These three won out in the semifinals held this week. Each Sings Three Each house sang three songs. All three sang the Oregon pledge song and each house picked one of their fraternity songs for their second number. For the third selec tion each house was to pick one from a list submitted to them by the sponsors. This list of possible choices was, “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes,’’ “Dedication,” “Sylvia,” and “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny.” Strangely enough, all three houses picked “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes.” The ATOs, by virtue of the vic tory, will hold for one year the song contest cup, donated by the Bristow Jewelry store. The cup was won in 1937 by Alpha hall and in 1938 by Delta Tau Delta. Sweetheart of ATO The ATOs sang for their fratern ity song choice “Sweetheart of ATO.” The SAEs sang “Violets” and the Sigma Chis sang “Sweet heart of Sigma Chi.” Judges in the contest were: Louis Artau, assistant professor of music, Munroe Richardson, gradu ate assistant in vocal music, and Glenn Griffith, director of the Eu gene Junior Gleemen and music teacher at Eugene high school.* Junior Weekend Program SATURDAY, MAY 13. 8:30 Painting the “O” by the Frosh at Skinner’s Butte. 9:00 Frosh-Soph “Tug o’ War.” 9:45 Mothers’ club meeting in Johnson Hall. 12:30 Lunch in living organizations. 2:00 Football game. 2:00 to 3:00 Dedication of new Browsing Room. 5:30 Mothers' banquet in John Straub Memorial Building. 8:30 Canoe Fete "Alice’in Wonderland.” SUNDAY, MAY 14. 11:00 Special services for mothers in all Eugene churches. 1:00 Dinner in all living organizations. Campus Swings to Rythms Of Holman at Junior Prom By WEN BROOKS Junior Prom, annual spring fashion show on the campus, was just that last night when several hundred couples danced to the smooth rhythms of Art Holman and his boys. The multi-colored canopy and wonderland decorations, including the art work on the walls, blended into a perfect background for the annual prom. And what gowns were worn! Everything from rainbows to flower gardens. There were even flower gardens in some of the coeds’ heads! Fete Ruler To Enter on Own Float Queen Maxine Will Open Fete On Race Tonight Queen Maxine I, ruler of the canoe fete, the prom, the campus luncheon, athletic contests, and the realms that be, will make her dramatic entrance tonight on her own private float. The Queen’s float will part the beautifully illuminated water cur tain stratched across the millrace in a spectacular opening of the 1939 Junior Weekend canoe fete. Queen Maxine’s aquatic carriage will carry her gracefully up to the stage, and everyone will prepare (Please turn to page three) Ralph Cathey courted a beauti ful rainbow in Sue Peil. And there were several “ladies in red.” Clau dett Colbert was there in the per son of one Sally Mitchell. Ed Av erill’s steady from the DG house copped the honors of wearing the "dress of the week,” a cream-col ored brocade if my eyes didn't de ceive me with dark velvet bodice. Eleanor Swift, courted by Bill Ros son, came in a proverbial football affair, showing the full back! June (Please turn to fiaae three) Tug-o'-War Foes Will Restrain Selves Until 9:30 The annual frosh-sophomore tug-o’-war will be held this morning at 9:30 instead of at 9 as originally planned, it was an nounced last night. Hurried conferences between Junior Weekend authorities and officials of the Southern Pacific railroad brought out the fact that a through train will be passing through about 9 o’clock. Since the "war” will be held where the tracks and highway cross the millrace, both frosh and sophomore class presidents agreed to restrain themselves until 9:30. Fete Floats in Preparation Discussed by 'Rover’ Scribe By CHARLES GREEN Beauty and individuality are to reign supreme tonight at the canoe fete but last night when the the Emerald’s newly-installed rov ing reporter chanced to do some roving down by the millrace, all that could be seen were 10 flat bottomed barges that will stand the weather and paint. Wet paint. Wanta prove it ? This reporter went down to get a few facts on the themes, etc., of the floats, and all I could get was sh-sh-sh-sh- it’s a secret. Well, what about all this stuff that has been appearing in the Emerald, I asked, yhe Theta Chis, Kappa Sigs, and Sigma Chis would talk, but everyone had his secret. Frosh Take Beating The freshmen sure do take a beating on Junior Weekend’s Sat urday. Beside painting the ‘'O", suffering at the hands of the soph omores in the tug-oo’-war they are the ones who have to do all the pulling and steering of the floats downstream tonight in that 1 d—m cold millrace, and if you don’t think it’s cold just jump in some time. At 7:30 last night, about 4f> The ta Chis came down University street with their float on their shoulders. The float with aces, (Please turn to page three) Usually It's Dry Pool-But Not Yesterday That poor dry little pool, dry every day except when Junior Weekend comes around, did a rushing business yesterday. Heads were ducked by the hundreds by the Order of the “O” men at the campus lunch eon yesterday. Jonathan Ziady, John Henry Nash’s chief assist ant, was the first to suffer the fate, via the talking-to-women But they didn’t stop there, for ■ many Oregon men and Oregon women who suffered the same fate, after Mr. Ziady cheerfully took his beating. Crowning Feature of Luncheon Maxine I Starts Reign; Pledging Highlights Day It didn’t take any dinner bell to let an acre or more people know it was campus luncheon time yes terday at noon. If there had been a bell, whether for dinner or lunch, it would have been the nearest thing: possible to an official signal for the transformation of the cam pus into Alice’s Wonderland. With the first serving of cam pus luncheon, the 1939 Junior Weekend was under way, to main tain its "Wonderland” atmosphere for two and a half days. The transformation was made official when Maxine Glad was crowned Queen Maxine I by Junior Class President Scott Corbett, in augurating a rule which held over ,the luncheon, which continued at the prom last night, and which will have its climax tonight in the strikingly original “Alice Tn Won derland” canoe fete. Holding court on the platform with the queen were the four princesses of the royal family, Patsy Taylor, Mar garet Williams, Helen Gillam, and Alyce Rogers. Weather Man Kind Favored by ideal weather, very warm for this time of spring, the leadoff event attracted the usual solid mass of lunch-inclined Junior Weekenders, the green between Friendly and Fenton being hidden by the picnickers. Pledging by Friars, men’s senior service honorary, and Mortar Board, the equivalent for senior women, saw eight men and five women receive bids into the two groups. Friars tapped John Dick, Roy Vernstrom, Scott Corbett, Lloyd Hoffman, Bud Jermain, El mer Fansett, Bill Van Dusen, and Bob Anet< while Mortar Board pledged Anne Frederiksen, Jean nette Hafner, Patsy Taylor, Blanche Brown, and Joan Murphy. All the usual color characteris tic of campus luncheons was pres ent at this one. Asklepiad pledges wound about the crowd in their ghostly operating room garments with their stretcher. Lettermen were kept busy wearing a trail to the dunking fountain where tie and white shoe wearers and boys talking to girls paid the price for their violation of the rules. Moves to Millrace There was a short program pre sided over by “White Rabbit” Freeman Patton, official announc er for the weekend. The Rabbit, true to character, appeared in a greeen satin suit with long flap ping rabbitty ears. Frosh and soph class presidents challenged each other for tomorrow’s tug-of-war. After the luncheon the crowd (Please turn to page three) Silver Queen Of Mock Fete “Davy” Silver, errant knight of the law school, rode down the mill race on the queen's float yesterday to the cheers and boos of some 1000 students, mothers and visi tors gathered for the annual mock canoe fete. The queen’s float was beautiful as it gracefully floated down the race. The design and materials were highly praised by all who saw it. Some even said that it was made of the best grade of rough lumber ! available in Eugene. Across the make-believe looking glass from “Queen Davy” rode a beautiful gill clad in formal dress of the latest style. Others events on the program included several exhibitions of clown diving, log rolling, unusual swimming formations by members of the Amphibians, women’s swim ming team.