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library CAMPUS c Final Edition of The We.ek—No Emerald Tomorrow VOLUME XLI w Starting Lineups for Oregon-Stanford Game on Sports Page UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1939 NUMBER 8 Ducks to Swarm on Portland for Stanford Game ASUO Card Sale Hits Highest Peak Meter Continues To Register Climb Membership Reaches All-Time Record Of 2100 as Oregon-Stanford Game Nears; Nine House 100% Records fell, the mark on the "ASUO-meter” climbed, ASUO booths on the campus did a rushing business, and student body membership totals reached the 2100 figure yesterday in the best day the campaign has had this week, most successful campaign in history. With the Stanford game, first four-star attraction on the card, only a day ahead, the drive staff will increase its efforts today to give everyone an opportunity to take advantage of this, the only Portland game of the year. Today’s sales are expected to break even yesterday’s Heads Drive Glenn Eaton . . . announced last night that 2100 ASUO cards had been sold. This mark sets a new all-time high. University Inaugurates Vesper Hour Mental Orientation Object of Services Held in Alumni Hall With the formal simplicity of the cross and the altar, fundament al symbols of the church, as the focal point, the weekly Thursday afternoon vesper hour was inaug urated yesterday in candle-lit Alum ni hall. Intended for a time in which stu dents can stop for a few minutes at the end of a day of constant going and coming to think over the day, to ask the question “where are we go ing,” to “gather our wits together,” the vesper hour was spent in medi tation with a musical background of classical works as well as hymns. Readings from Woodsworth, Mil ton,, John Oxenham, and Omar Khayyam’s “Rubaiyat,” and the thirteenth chapter of Second Corin thians were used as meditation guides. Climax of the hour is a period of two or three minutes, which will be increased in the future, of absolute silence in which each person is left with his own thoughts. Under the direction of Dr. James R. Branton, department of religion head, the vesper hour will be a weekly feature from 4:45-5:30 dur ing this term. Student and faculty response and suggestions will de termine the course of action the rest of the year, Dr. Branton said. Ed Robbins, graduate assistant in economics, acted as leader. Ger aldine Walker played the piano portion of the musical background, and Lorene Mitchell, accompanied by Dorothy Davis, played several violin solos. high figure as game day approach es. Last-minute buyers will be taken care of at the very gates of Mult nomah stadium, Glenn Eaton, chairman of the drive, said last will be able to purchase ASUO cards and thus get into the rooting sections. Nine Houses 100 Per Cent. Nine houses were announced over the 100 per cent mark last night by John Dick, ASUO prexy. They are ADPi, AOPi, Alpha Xi Delta, Tri Delt, Pi Phi, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Pi Kap, and Sigma Alpha Mu. Winners of scrip books for high sales yesterday were Emerson Page, fraternities; Barbara Pierce, sororities; Fowler Wood, men’s halls, dorms, and co-ops; and Ken Erickson, captain of the leading di vision. The davenport-chair first-place situation was as unsettled as ever last night. An ASUO judiciary committee meeting had been This unique ASUO meter has “ been depicting the rise of caf3 sales day by day. Last night it reached an all time high of 2100. Last min ute sales before the Oregon-Stan ford game are ex pected to bring the figure to a yet „ higher mark. Tic kets will even be on sale at the sta dium. \oo% -75% §-50% xz. \ -25% k planned, but it was called off when it was found all the members could not be present, Prexy Dick said. The meeting will now be either to day or the first of the week. 2100 Is “Tops” Yesterday’s high mark of 2100 or more beats anything in the history of optional student body fees, it! was learned last night. Last year at the same time the figure was two [ to three hundred behind the present mark. Three possibilities were offered by observers late yesterday as to the cause of the sudden spurt in ASUO sales including the strong lineup offered on the card, the prox imity of the Stanford game, and the possibility that this will be a great football year. Sales will go on all day today, but house representatives must check in their tickets and money by 3 o’clock this afternoon at the activi ties office in McArthur court, Chairman Eaton said. Hockey Club Meets; Sets Practice Days A short business meeting of the Hockey club was held in the social room of Gerlinger hall yesterday afternoon at four o’clock. The meet ing was called to order by “Rusty” Tcmilson, acting president. After a short discussion it was decided to have hockey practice every Tues day, Wednesday, and Thursday af ternoon at 4 o’clock. All girls are encouraged to come out even if the game is new to them. I Instruction is free, and so is the | equipment. Chief Attraction on Concert Bill i i«11 m Lawrence Tibfcett . . . One of the main reasons why over 2100 stu dents have purchased ASITO cards this term. He will appear here on October 20. I Dr. Kratt Will Direct New Chorus Opportunity for Enrollment Open To All Students The seldom-practiced principle of “music for all” will really be in ef fect at the University of Oregon during the coming year, when Dr. Theodore Kratt, dean of the school of music, directs the newly-formed University Choral Union. The new group, which will have a much greater scope than the Poly phonic choir organized in past years, will be open not only to stu dents and faculty of the University, but to residents of Eugene as well who are interested in music. No try outs will be held for the members. Over 200 have already registered. The first major performance of the Union will be Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” which will be presented in McArthur court some time dur ing winter term. The 70-piece Uni versity symphony orchestra under the direction of Rex Underwood w'ill accompany. Special singers will ap pear in the solo roles, the oratorio director reported. Dr. Kratt last conducted a per formance of “Elijah” at the world’s ; fair in Chicago, where the 700 voices 1 in his special chorus were accom- * panied by members of the Chicago Sympony orchestra. He was also director of the largest choral group in the country, the choral union at Miami university, where he served as dean of the school of fine arts and head of the department of mu sic. Students who wish to get credit for their w'ork in the Union may do so by enrolling in either introduc tion to choral literature, or choral literature, Dean Kratt said Thurs day. FACULTY IS GREETED Four hundred faculty and staff members of the University of Ore gon attended the annual presiden tial reception Wednesday night in Gerlinger hall from 9 to 11 o’clock. Guests passed the receiving line and were greeted by President and Mrs. Donald M. Erb, Dr. Earl M. Pallett, Dr. and Mrs. Burt Brown Barker, Mrs. F. M. Hunter, and Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Kratt. Refreshments were served during I the evening. Applications for ASUO Positions Due Within Three Days Independent students who are interested in and are eligible for ASUO appointments should turn in their applications to ASUO prexy, John Dick, within the next three days, for immediate and future use. Applicants must be ASUO members and must be able to meet the regular scholastic re- * quirements. This will be the only notifica tion for independents. Greek letter houses are being notified also. The call is for the purpose of making a list from which to se lect ASUO members when com mittee appointments are needed. Homecoming, only a month away, will probably be the date of first large-scale appointments. ROTC List Hits All-Time Peak Oregon has broken another rec Drd! ROTC reports the largest en rollment the campus has ever seen. Increased by 604 freshmen, the to tal men under training now approx imates 1,000. Sophomores number 292, with the upperclassmen now at the new quota of 100. Col. Robert M. Lyon was enthu siastic over the new men. ‘ In all my experience,” said the military de partment head, “I have never seen puch vim and enthusiasm displayed. The drills are progressing in a man ner most satisfactory. I believe we will have even a better year than last in the competitions and cham pionships.” Wednesday the various compan ies will be organized and rated, and :he honor company for the week will be judged. Considerable competi tion is expected, and the judges an ticipate a difficult task. All students who have not se cured their uniforms must do so at once, as they must be worn to the next drill on Wednesday. MODEL HOUSE SHOWN A model of a house pictured in Life magazine is on display in the University library. This house is being built for Professor D. D. Gage, of the BA school. The University of Illinois is con structing new campus buildings at a cost of $3,400,000. Webfoot Coach Packs ’Em in at Assembly Tex Oliver Warns ASUO "An Underdog Can Be a Tough Customer;" Praises Spirit of Oregon Rooting Section By RAY SCHRICK Tex Oliver was the man of the hour at Oregon's first fall student body assembly in Gerlinger hall Thursday morning. The popular Duck coach was largely responsible for his team’s surprise showing against USC last week. He received a standing ovation from the near capacity audience which crowded into Gerlinger hall. Tex’s talk, however, was in terms of future not past victories. He Wilder Hit On Drama Calendar "Our Town" Slated For Opening Spot; Ticket Sale Begins By BETTY JANE BIGGS The University theater box of fice will open Monday meaning to start ticket sales on Thorton Wil der's “Out- Town,” which will be produced October 12, 13, and 14. Student ticket owners will receive a 25-cent reduction if they get ex change tickets now. The box office will open at 10 o’clock in Johnson hall. All reserva tions for seats must be made there: ASUO card holders will receive a substantial reduction in price to see this Pulitzer prize play of 1938. Casting of Lee Everett as Joe Crowell and Lester McDonald as Howie Newsome leaves only the part of Professor Willard undecid ed. Several openings in the summer production cast were made neces sary because of the absence of the actors in school this term. Helene Parsons has been named assistant director to replace Kay McAlear who resigned to attend the University of Iowa to study for her master’s degree. The same eastern school also took Eddie Hearn who has been replaced by Ed Larson in his role as George Gibbs. Parts in ‘‘Our Town” are played by various dramatic groups on the campus: the drama department, faculty, Very Little Theater mem bers, and drama departmental grad uates. The Very Little Theater is a non campus club but with active Uni versity members. In this new pro duction of ‘‘Our Town,” five of this group are taking part. They are Robert Horn, associate professor of English; Florence Shumaker, Dor othy Parks, Gerda Brown, and Hen ry Korn. Co-op Orders More Textbooks to Meet Demand of Students Every effort is being made by the University of Oregon Co-op store to secure enough textbooks to meet the student demand. Or ders have been mailed and tele graphed out every evening to fill the rapidly diminishing stock. It is hoped that most of the books ordered will be received to day or Monday. Before school started, enough books were in stock to meet the registration in the various classes, as estimated by the instructors of those classes. However, enrollment in some classes was so much above ex pectation that the supply of texts soon ran out. An example of which was found in the physics class which had an enrollment twice as large as was expected. Military and English were other depart ments that ran over the estimate. referred to next Saturday’s contest with Stanford and compared it with the set-up last year when Oregon took an unexpected loss, 27-16. “An underdog, beaten Stanford squad' of one weekend can be a very tough customer the following Sat urday.” That was the essence of the genial mentor’s speech. Oliver also commented on the perennial sportsmanship of Oregon rooters and expressed hope that it would always remain that way. Further spirit was added to the occasion by the University band and Bob Elliott, yell king. Elliott, who was assisted by Woody Slater and Art Wiggins, his partners, described both new and old yells for the bene fit of those present. Theodore Kratt, nevf music, head, was introduced and led several songs for Oregon. An unexpected speaker at the gathering was Dr. Burt Brown Barker, vice-president of the Uni versity. Dr. Barker gave some friendly advice and warning to the freshman class. John Dick, student body presi dent, also spoke, thanking students for their support of the ASUO drive. He stated that 300 more cards had been sold this semester than ever before in Oregon’s history. Donald M. Erb, U. of O. president, presided over the assemblage and closed with his program for all new .students this year—“Know your University.” AWS Carnival Plans Getting Under Way Sally Mitchell, Barbara Stallcup Head Committees Arrangements for the annual AWS carnival to be given October 28 are getting underway with var ious committee appointments. Due to the Northwest convention of AWS which is to be held here in the spring, the carnival is expected to make history this term. The carnival theme is to be kept secret until further notice. Co chairmen Sally Mitchell and Bar bara Stallcup, together with their committee members have promised to reveal their plans in the near future. Committee chairmen are: Donna Ketchum, finance; Martha Mc Clung, promotion; Jerry Tripp, raffle; Betty McNiece, clean-up; Trudi Anderson, booths; Betty Buchanan, orchestra; Eleanor Sederstrom, tickets; Billie Christ enson, AWS booth; Margaret Young, food; Elizabeth Steed, fea ture; Jane Hochuli, prizes; Betty Hamilton, publicity. Lois Nordling will act as secre tary of the carnival with Helen Mitchell and Eileen Washbume as corresponding secretaries. NOTICE Students who have applied for; positions on the Emerald business staff, but have not yet been notified of their staff positions will be placed , during next week. All interested students will be given an opportun | ity to participate in the business ac tivity. 'Webfoots' Will Quack All Around Rose City In Big Pre-Game Rally University Band to Lead Eugene Crowd, Oregon Backers in March Down Broadway; After-Game Festivities Also Planned By HELEN ANGELL Echoing their “Rally! Rally!” call along the way, an esti mated 1500 football-minded Webfoots tonight will invade Port land to put the game city in a “Beat Stanford” mood. A down town rally and parade at 9 o’clock will head the pre-game pro gram. Climaxed by a mass rally at the Broadway theater, the parade of Oregonians will move down Broadway led by the University band. Oregon yell king, Bob Elliott, will be there to keep things in motion. Mayor Joseph P. Carson; Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the Oregonian; and Webfoot Coach Tex Oliver will head the list of special guests slated to speak on the special rally broadcast at 9:30. No Charge Tonight's rally will be the first Portland fun-fest in recent years that has had no admission charge attached to the "night-before” fes tivities. A brightly lighted outdoor platform is to be set up as the rally center, and nearby streets will be roped off. Last year Port land rallies were held mostly in theaters. The tilt with the Stanford In dians tomorrow afternoon will be the highlight of the Portland week end. Elliott has arranged special cheering arrangements for the Oregon section, where green and yellow rooters “lids” will be in evidence. Following the game, Oregon will move enmasse to Jantzen Beach, where Maurie Binford and his or chestra, popular campus swing sters last year, will play for the rally committee's week-end finale. Binford to Play Binford’s orchestra, entirely made up of University students, is a 10-piece arrangement featuring a girl vocalist. Tommy Cauthers fronts the band with his Artie Shaw clarinet arrangements. Novelty songs by Glenn Pownder and selections by a vocal quartet will round out the real "College Night” program. Featured will be popular college songs and the lat est "big ten” hit tunes. Over 300 students last night had signified their intention to leave for Portland this afternoon on the 4:45 special, or on the 12:25 train this noon. Both groups will ride for the special game rate of $2.75 round trip. Student ticket sales indicated that more than a thousand other Webfoot followers will leave by private car this evening or tomor row morning, according to Bob Hochuli, rally chief. A special course in the Russian language and literature has been added to the Cornell university cur riculum. Students Without Personnel Photos Must Register Soon New Oregon students who have not had identification pictures taken must register in room 112, Johnson hall, either Monday or Tuesday and make an appoint ment to have these pictures made. All students who do not make an appointment by Tuesday night will have their registra tion cancelled, according to an announcement made last night from the office of Karl W. On thank, dean of personnel. Identification pictures are necessary for the permanent records held in the personnel of fice, and for coordinating the work of this office with the va rious schools and departments registering students. Dads’ Club To Install Iron Gate Artistic Structure Will Cost $25,000; Location Unknown March of the University of Ore gon towards a more beautiful and artistic campus will pass another milestone some time during the cur rent school year with the installa tion of the $25,000 Oregon Dads’ gate on the University grounds. Location of the gate has not yet been announced because expected changes in the highway system bor dering the campus may offer better placement of the project than is now possible on present school properties. Plan Creators Plans of the Oregon Dads’ gate were created jointly by Ellis F. Lawrence, dean of the school of architecture, Abbott Lawrence of the firm of Lawrence, Holfard and Allyn and F. A. Cuthbert, associate professor of landscape architecture. O. B. Dawson, federal employee, is in charge of the construction of the gates at the WPA shops in Port land. Construction of the gate was ap proved by the Dads’ club in 1938 and each member of the club signi fied his intention to help finance the work. The federal government through the Works Progress Ad ministration is supplying the skilled workmen to build the gate v/hile the Dads’ club supplies the materials. Burt Brown Barker, vice-presi dent of the University of Oregon, has been instrumental in raising the required funds for the project and has contributed a substantial amount personally. Iron to Be Used Wrought iron is being used throughout the entire structure of the gate and every attempt has been made to secure the maximum of beauty and utility from this me dium. The working of iron for or (Please turn to page four) Signed ASUO Card Must Be Shown at Game Tomorrow All students attending the Stan ford game in Portland Sat urday must present their ASUO cards, signed in ink, at the gate, E. R. Walker, ticket clerk, said yester day. Oregon rooters will enter through the usual gate on S. W. 18th street, and sit in the bleachers on the east side of the field. All Webfoot back ers are asked to be in their seats by 1:30 to take part in pre-game ac tivities and to allow adjustment of the general admission sections which will take over unfilled stu dent seats just before game time.