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NUMBER 14
'TOWN'
TO PLAY
LAST TIME
Prize Production
Closes After
Successful Run
By BETTY JANE BIGGS
Actors and actresses of “Oui
Town” will don their make-up foi
the last time tonight as the Pulit
zer prize winning play of 1938 wit
ring the curtain down after a suc
cessful four-day campus run.
The characters in “Our Town,”
with very little stage settings, car
ry the audience’s attention through
the every-day life of a small New
England town.
The mail man comes, home wrorh
is done, string beans are canned
creating a very home-like back
ground for a high school romance
which ends in marriage.
The third act changes from the
stern reality of the previous two
acts into the author, Thorton Wil
der’s conception of the life here
after.
According to Austin Dunn,
drama division secretary, a few re
serve seats are available for the
performance tonight.
Photographs
Scheduled
Prices Reduced
For All Oregana
Individual Pictures
First organization pictures for
this term’s Oregana will be taken
today according to the dictates of
Clinton McGill, head of the or
ganizations on the Oregana staff.
Reducing the price from 50 cents
per individual, as of last year, to
thirty-five cents this year, the pic
tures will be taken at the Kennell
Ellis portrait studios, 981 Willam
ette street.
McGill advises that all organiza
tions will be notified of their ap
pointment several days in advance,
and they then will select the time
of the day to go down. If they can
not go down at the hour they
specify, they should go down later
the same day, or at least the morn
ing of the following day. This pro
cedure is to eliminate the obvious
confusion which would arise if the
houses would go down at random,
and not be able to fit their time
in with the schedule of the portrait
studio.
Leading the parade of organiza
tions to be photographed is the
Sigma Chi fraternity which vtull
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Women Plan
$1200 Award
Fellowship Will Go
To Outstanding
Woman Graduate
The Oregon division of the Am
erican Association of University
Women again announces the
awarding of a $1200 fellowship to
some woman graduate of an Ore
gon university who wishes to con
tinue her graduate work. This
award is made every three years
by the AAUW fellowship commit
tee consisting of Mrs. Hazel P.
Schwering, University of Oregon;
Mrs. Kate W. Jamison, Oregon
State college; Mrs. Merideth Bail
ey, Reed college; and Miss Helen
Pearce, Willamette university.
The holder of the fellowship
must be a woman who is a resident
of Oregon and a graduate of a
standard college and must have
good health, excellent character,
ability, and initiative. Preference
will be given to candidates whc
show evidence of creative ability ot
who submit definite plans for re
search with some measure of at
tainment their object.
The application blanks obtain
able in the dean of women's offic<
must be turned in by December 1
1939.
As Victorious Webfoots Return From South
(Photos by Charles Kenyon, Emerald staff, photographer;
A large crowd of students and Eugene townspeople were on hand yesterday to welcome Oregon’s re
turning football warriors who Saturday beat the University of California, <» to 0. The lop left picture
shows Cece Walden, Oregon captain, “bringing home the bear.” To the right is the Oregon band led
by the new drum majoress, Mary Anderson, parading down Willamette street. Below is a section of
the crowd which turned out to greet the team.
Zero Hour Approaching
For Freshman Election;
Polls Will Open Tomorrow
By NORM FOSTER
After you, Alphonso! That seems to be the theme of current poli
tical activities as the freshmen prepare to go to the polls tomorrow
and choose their officers for the coming year. Said polls will be located
in the YMCA hut and will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 3 p.in.
That there will be polite throat cutting and gentlemanly under
handed work is indicated by the announcement that the two opposing
wm mp a com lo see wno
gets to have their “vote for us”
parade first this afternoon. One
parade will be at 4 o’clock in the
afternoon, the other at 5 o’clock.
The selection of who will parade
their candidates first will be an
nounced by telephone, so that bloc
members will not make the terrible
mistake of cheering the wrong
people.
Candidates Listed
So that the prospective voter
may not get his X's in the wrong
place and thereby bring the wrath
of the house politician down on
his book-stooped shoulders, the
candidates are listed below in bloc
order.
Bloc number one presents: A1
Silverneil, Chi Psi, for president;
Dotty Lou Crooks, Gamma Phi,
for vice-president; Helene Wilmot,
DG, for secretary; and Pat Riley,
Kappa Sig, for treasurer.
Bloc number two is currently
showing: Les Anderson, DU, for
president; Jeanette Neilson, Susan
Campbell hall, for vice-president;
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Sigma Delta Chi
Shapes Plans
Final plans for the Oregon High
School Press conference will be
whipped into shape by members of
Sigma Delta Chi, men's national
journalism honorary, when they
meet Wednesday afternoon at 4
in room 104 of the Shack, it was
announced Monday night by
George Pasero, president of the
campus chapter.
Other business will include
choosing an adviser to replace
Charles M. Hulten, now on a one
year leave of absence. The group
will also discuss plans for the com
ing year, and selection of fall
pledges, Pasero said.
Reports of other chapters
throughout the nation, recently re
ceived by Pasero, will be read in
part and discussed with the pos
sibility in view of utilizing some
of their service projects.
Color Ceremony
Will Be Feature
Of Ball Games
A new note will be added to
Oregon’s football games next
Saturday in the varsity’s tussle
with Gonzaga.
Just before the game begins, a
detail of the senior ROTO will
march on the field, bearing the
United States flag. When they
reach the flagpole, t he ROTC
band will play the national an
them, and the company will raise
the flag.
This ceremony will be observed
at all future Oregon games at
Eugene, with both the junior and
senior units of the ROTC acting
ns flag escorts.
Professor Hargis
To Speak Over KOAC
D. E. Hargis, president of the
Oregon State Association of Teach
ers of Speech and University
speech instructor, will interview
John L. Casteel, director of tte
speech division in a Wednesday
morning broadcast over station
ICOAC at 11 o’clock. The subject
under discussion is “Speech Train
ing in Schools.”
Questions of the value of speech
education in public schools, whj it
is important, and how students
may benefit from the study v/ill
be discussed.
Home Crowd Welcomes
Victorious Grid Squad
Tibbett
To Start
Season
Baritone to Sing
In McArthur Court;
ASUO Tickets Free
ASUO will swing into its 1939
Greater Artists series Friday
night, when it brings Lawrence
Tibbett, America’s most famous:
baritone, to McArthur court for I
his University of Oregon debut.
Student body ticket owners will
be admitted free to the concert
artist’s program, according to
George Root, educational activities
manager, if they will obtain ex
change tickets ahead of time in
the activities office.
Tickets for convenience
The exchange ticket set-up is not
to collect additional fees, Root
stresses, but is arranged to con
venience those who must keep
track of attendance. Card holders
will also be able to get exchange
tickets Friday night at a booth in
the Igloo if they neglect to obtain
them sooner.
The Tibbett performance will be
feature number three on the ASUO
“campaign promises” list, which
they used to sell their record num
ber of cards this year. Also slated
for later in the term are the Bal
let Caravan, the Gonzaga and Ore
gon State games, several frosh
games, and over 30 editions of the
Emerald.
Concert Starts at 8
Tibbett’s concert will begin at 8
' o’clock on the stage of McArthur
| court, where Fritz Kreisler made
> violin history last year.
Tickets for Tibbett-admirers who
are not student body members are
quoted at $2.00, $1.50, and $1.25.
General admission is $1.00.
School of Business
Broadcasts on KOAC
The school of business began its
series of radio programs for the
year, Friday evening, October }?.,
over station KOAC. Professor Orin
K. Burrell gave the first program
last Friday, and Linn McCrady,
cashier of the First National Bank,
will give an address Friday, Octo
ber 20. O. Robert Anderson, in
structor in the school of business
administration, is in charge of the
programs.
Book Display Slated
About thirty-five books, repre
sentative of western publications,
will be on display in the University
library.
Exhibition of these volumes is
being arranged by the Rounce and
Coffin club of Los Angeles and
they are being shown at various
places on the Pacific coast.
Old Book Shows
Eighteen Years
Complete Disuse
Elbert Hawkins, co-sports edi
tor of the Emerald, probably ex
perienced one of the most em
barrassing moments of his life
yesterday, when, drawing a book
from the library, discovered that
he was the first person to ask
for the book in 18 years.
The volume, “The Railroad
Problem,” by Walter W. Davis
showed on its index sheet, May
12, 1921, as the last date it was
taken out of the University li
brary.
Whatever may be Hawkins
success in the future, he is now
assured of having given a story
to at least one book.
Will Be Topic
Of Address
Speech
Smith Will Stress
Importance of Civil
Rights in Wartime
The importance of freedom of
speech during war time in the
press and on the stage will be dis
cussed tonight at 8:15 p.m. in the
music auditorium when Professor
S. Stephenson Smith, educational
counselor for the American society
of Composers, Authors and Pub
lishers, addresses University of
Oregon students, faculty and resi
dents of Eugene.
On leave of absence from the
University, Professor Smith has
been traveling about the North
west urging students to stage
plays that awayen people to the
meaning of war.
Professor Smith will discuss sev
eral ancient plays and their author
plays and their authors as to their
value as peace organs. One of
these, Aristophanes, who accord
ing to Professor Smith was a stout
fighter himself but hated the
senseless waste and cruelty of war
wrote several comedies that woulc
make splendid shows for a college
dramatic club.
“The ancient writer’s mora
courage in refusing to knuckle un
der to censorship would be a prime
topic of importance today,” Pro
fessor Smith said.
Students interested in creative
work in the theater, music, writing
and radio work are invited to meel
Professor Smith this afternoon ir
room 101 Villard hall for individ
ual conference.
Professor Smith is the author ol
many magazine articles.
Apple Sale Success
11. H. Douglass, librarian of Iht
University library, announces thal
a sum of $6.72 has been taken frorr
the sale of apples in the library
office.
Near Record Crowd
At Station Platform
For Luncheon Rally
Conquering Webfoots Return From South
Lugging Huge Pelt of Defunct Cal Bear;
Hide Presented to Associated Students
By DON GOODAIX
An October sun, 1000 vociferous rooters and a group of “pardon the
yawn” stifler combined yesterday to make the welcoming rally at the
depot the best of the current season. No. 18 bearing the University of
Oregon grid squad pulled into the station at 12:10 and rolled slowly by
the roaring crowd which cheered everyone abroad from the engineer
to the porter.
"Cece" Walden, team captain, staggered off the train with a huge
bearskin under his arm. With the
aid of several students, the pelt,
the skin of a now defunct bear,
was lugged over to the cheerlead
ers platform and formally present
ed to the associated students by
Walden.
“We are going after a bulldog
pelt next Saturday,” the Webfoot
captain said.
The bear pelt attracted a lum
bering St. Bernard in the crowd.
The huge SAE “booze hound”
made several unsuccessful assaults
on the platform in an attempt to
attack the “bear.” The dog’s in
cessant barking kept the cheerlead
ers in a dither throughout the
stage performance.
University students and towns
people were in a cheerful mood
brought about by impromptu pre
train amusements. Several of the
frivolous males in the crowd en
tertained with a tossing contest in
which various members of the
group were thrown high in the air
by “friends.”
Mary Aifderson, new Oregon
band drum-majoress, was intro
duced to the rooters and drew a
rousing cheer. The band played
several pieces both before and af
ter the arrival of the train.
Each member of the squad was
introduced from atop a couple of
baggage trucks serving as a stage.
Mike Mikulak hit the theme of
I the rally in a few words when he
stepped to the microphone and ex
claimed, "We’re proud of the
boys.”
Although Tex Oliver was absent,
several cheers were accorded to
him by the ralliers. Oliver forfeit
ed the return trip with his team
as the result of an agreement with
California officials under which
he had to stay to speak before a
group similar to Eugene’s Monday
Morning Quarterbacks’ club.
The rally at the depot was cli
maxed by a two lane automobile
parade up Willamette street and
then east on Thirteenth to the
campus where the rally parade
broke up.
Miss Phy Travels
Miss Magaret Phy, secretary
to the dean of physical education,
left yesterday to spend two weeks
vacation in San Francisco.
Open House* Voted Great Success by Most
Students, in Spite of Bunions
By fcLUt; liNUDAHL
It may have been the sore-feet
movement to last year'3 partici
pants, but from the echoing rever
brations of the reports heard all
over the campus concerning “open
house” it was, on the whole, every
thing from a “swell deal” to
“simply marvelous.”
A mysterious occupant of the
Chi Psi lodge was contacted and
spoke thusly: “Well, I didn’t get
drunk, nothing interesting happens
unless you’re drunk. But seriously,
j I think it (he meant "open house”)
; should be duplicated in the near
| future — and — a, I prefer to be
; known as Mr. X.”
Sigma N'li Impressed
Ellsworth Maas, a Sigma Nu,
^ believes it is a great opportunity
to meet all the girls in one house,
and mentioned he was impressed
with the number of nice girls in
the dormitories. “Slick” Ehlers, a
fellow Sigma Nu, said he likes the
type that says “Chase me, boys,
and I’ll run slow,” Don Daniels
said, “Open house? Very nice, very
nice. You could tell the freshmen
because they ran around with lit
; tie notebooks in their hands.”
An anonymous Delta Gamma ob
served that, as usual, everyone
had sore feet. “I had a good time
• and think we are fortunate that it
didn't rain. Open house is a good
idea, you see a lot of old friends
that you don’t see otherwise.”
G«*t Acquainted
Virginia Tooze of the Theta
i house thinks it is a wonderful way
for freshmen to get acquainted
with each other. “It’s invaluable
in that way. I think the idea that
“open house" is hard to take is
mainly a lot of talk. Everyone here
had fun.”
“I had fun, but it was sort of
tiring,” spoke Bud Mathe, a Sig
ma Chi. Another voice from the
Sigma Chi house said he thought
the best music was at Hendricks
hall, and it was really a pretty
good deal there.
A Gamma Phi pledge, Connie
Averill, answered, “I thought it
was wonderful. I had lots of fun.
There should be several 'open
houses’ a term.”
Delt Dissatisfied
A Delt who prefererd to keep
* his name a deep, dark, secret real
ly vented his feelings. “It’s a stu
pid ideal! Who can get acquainted
in ten minutes per house? The wo
men get so tired they're unreeep
tive. All ‘open house’ gives you is
sore feet and a headache. The
street lights aren’t bright enough
so you can write down a girl’s
name when you get outside. And
it's poorly arranged—all the fel
lows stay in one house toward the
end of the evening and you not
only have your own dear fraternity
brothers cutting in on you but a
lot of other guys chopping around!”
Elvid Steele of the Kappa Sigs
only partly agreed with Mr. Delt.
“It’s a very good deal, and quite
well organized, but I thought it
broke up too eariv. After 10:30 the
J organization fell apart."
“Toots” Delighted
“It was a big night, somebody
called me ‘Toots,’ ” said Arvilla
Bates, a Chi Omega. "There were
a lot more people than last year.
I think some of the houses
shouldn't have stayed over so
long.”
Sam Knight of the Betas admit
ted he didn’t remember all the
houses, “but they tell me I had a
good time. I didn’t get any dates
as yet, but put some ideas away
for future reference.”
Dawn Corey, Tri Delt, mentioned
that the general concensus of opin
ion at her house was that "open
house” should have been split up
into two nights.
A Kappa, Betty Morfitt, agreed
with the horde who called it a
great success. She said, however,
that as the evening progressed
there seemed to be a tendency to
move for the stairs.
Dogs Bark
“My dogs are still barking! But
I did enjoy it," said Nancy Lewis,
Chi O pledge.
Along the way a new “fratern
ity" was discovered. A body oi
young men, the Alpha Sigmas, fa
vored the girls’ houses with un
expected visits. The membership
numbered around six.
So another "open house" wendec
its way into history. And don’t
let anyone tell you this one wasn’t
I historical!
AWS Fair
Will Offer
Knowledge
Campus Clothing
Acceptable Attire
For Participants
Fellows! Get out those dirty
cords. Coeds! Dust off those wood
en shoes and prepare to get an all
around college education in one
evening. Where? At the ‘‘College
Fair,” the AWS carnival, October
28.
Anything from coonskin coats
to anklesox will be in order, and
the coeds won’t disapprove of
those dirty cords for one evening.
Here’s your chance to wear your
most collegiate attire without re
ceiving any ridicule from either
sex.
Food Booth Planned
A highlight of the evening will
be the AWS food booth, with that
speaker of speakers, Phil Barrett
as the typical Joe College doing
the "Barking.” Phil has promised
to wear the latest thing in the col
lege man’s attire. A jitterbug con
test will also be held with the "hot
test hoofers” on the campus com
peting.
Co-chairmen, Sally Mitchell and
Barbara Stallcup stated today that
the biggest attraction of the car
nival will be kept secret until fur
ther notice. The girls did announce
the decorations of McArthur court.
"It will be decorated in University
of Oregon colors, while in con
trast, the booths will each repre
sent a college,” they said.
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CAMPUS
CALENDAR
Luncheon at Westminster house
at noon. Reserve places before 9
o’clock.
Worship committee meets at
7:30 at. Westminster house.
Heads of houses will meet to
day at 4 in Gerlinger hall.
WAA will hold a tea Wednes
day from 4 to 6 o’clock for all
freshman girls.
AWS assembly scheduled for
Thursday has been postponed until
November 9.
Nominations for the Prosh com
mission of the YWCA will be held
in the “Y” bungalow today at 4.
Soph nominations will be held at 5.
Phi Theta meets at 5 o’clock to
day in the men’s lounge of Ger
linger.