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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1939)
Seven Drama Students Form ‘Arms’ Comedy Cast Famous Shaw Play, ‘Arms and the Man’. Opens November l6 Story Tells of 'Chocolate Cream Soldier/ Who Inadvertently Visits Amazing Petkoffs; Says Bulgarian Satire 'Pleasant' George Bernard Shaw once said he wrote “pleasant and unpleasant plays.” Mr. Shaw classifies “Arms and the Man," which will be given I November 16, 17, and IS in the University theater as one of his “pleas ant” plays. “Arms and the Man” is an amusing comedy with an underlying romantic plot concerning a young Swiss soldier, Captain Bluntschli, who takes refuge in the Petkoff house. Because he was tired and hun gry when he stumbled into the Petkoff's Bulgarian house and was fed chocolate creams by the mis tress of the house and her daugh ter, he is referred to throughout the play as the “Chocolate Cream soldier.’’ The fact that daughter Raina falls in love although they are in Dance 1 With Confidence! Don't just beat time when they play the latest swing tune. Get up and give vent to your enthusiasm by dancing. It's good for you! Helen Thranert School of Dancing Ph. 29213-W 817 Will. opposite army camps does not keep the production from having “and they lived happily ever after” end ing. Captain Bluntschli is played by Fred Waller with Lorraine Hixson taking the part of Raina. Charlene Jackson is cast in the role of Cath erine, Raina’s mother. Ruth Ann Gibson takes the part of Louka, who with Major Sara noff, played by Gene Edwards, adds another romantic interest in this witty satire. Ed Burtenshaw as Petkoff plays a blustering old army soldier with many of the qualities of the comic strip Major Hoople. P. T. Chiolero portrays a faithful old family servant. Freshmen Ready (Continued from page one1 of the year. Ail man-power that can be mustered will work on shifts to foil vandalism, its watch ers to defend it to the last man. I The weatherman has come through brilliantly, promising clear, cloud-free skies for the fes tivities. If subversive “un-Oregon” activities can be suppressed, the flaming focal point of Friday night’s rally will bear out the prospect of an unexcelled Home coming. TLvmijfim /V-J enlargementj/t om/S PRINTS ImtP SEND COIN all developed and printed from your 8 exposure roll. Better pictures be cause carefully developed and print ed. Satisfaction assured. QUALITY PICTURE CO. PORTLAND Box 3573 OREGON SHOPPING SHORTS STUDENT SHOPPING SERVICE _( B )_ Ph. 3787 Hrs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. DR. S. R. BEATTIE, D. S. C. Chiropodist ‘‘Foot Specialist ’’ Evenings by l.O.O.F. Bldg. Appointment Eugene, Ore. ~~ <lTj SHORTHAND — TYPING SPECIAL Eugene Business College Miner Bldg. Day and Night Classes U. S. and Foreign Stamps for Stamp Collectors EUGENE STAMP CO. 730 Willamette Money to Loan on anything of value EUGENE EXCHANGE & LOAN CO. (Eugene’s Only Pawnbroker) 09j Willamette Let Mom and Dad in on the campus activities that you participate in. Send them The Line raid: (F) For a Treat at Ball Games and Parties, Try Our— CRISPY TASTY CRUNCHY KARMELKORN FREEMAN’S 1S-S Ave. W. Eugene _(£) CLEANING & PRESSING IRVIN & IRVIN 64B K. 33th Phone 317 (JK) McCully Realtor says, “Whip Oregon State Homecoming” (0) Immediate Service on Serpentine Confetti Noisemakcrs Hats Party Novelties Oregonier Press phone In24 nil Blair Hospital Smells, Say Friends of Harrassed' 111 From the visitor's-eye view, the infirmary should have per fume-scented air instead of the present mentholated fumes that waft down the stairs on enter ing said institution. “We would also like to see our sick friends supplied with dining table-sized bed stands,” offered Barbara Cain, a guest. Miss Cain also suggested passing around samples of the much-publicized hospital food during visiting hours. “I, too, would like to sample the infirmary food—but from a distance,” Adele Canada, anoth er visitor, reservedly agreed. Those confined to the campus hospital, minus above suggested improvements, yesterday includ ed: Nancy Hilton, Dorothy Bur ger, Kay Babcock, John Mc Gown, Marjory Hastings, Betty Plankington, Dorothy Reese, Josephine Lumm, Helen Graves, George Schreiber, Doris Mc Mindes, and Sunny Stanke. Phi Beta Honorary Will Hold Reception For Dr. E. S. Kelley It is a stopover to enjoy Ore gon’s music and winter sunshine for Dr. Edgar Stillman-Kelley, dean of American composers, who is visiting today at the home of Dean Theodore Kratt of the Uni versity of Oregon school of music. Phi Beta, women's music and drama honorary, is honoring Dr. and Mrs. Kelley, and Dean and Mrs. Kratt, at a reception to be held Tuesday evening in Geilinger hall. Possibility that Dr. Kelley’s mu sical miracle play, “Pilgrim's Pro gress,’’ will be presented by the newly organized University Choral union, was expressed by Dean Kratt, who has not yet completed the chorus’ program for the year. Oregon Fraternities Pledge Five Men Virgil D. Earl, dean of men, yesterday announced the pledging of five men by Oregon fraternities. Those pinned were Maurice Kelly and John Linde, Sigma Alpha Ep silon: Walter Downey, Kappa Sig ma; Walter Kaplan, Sigma Alpha Mu; and Bob Cougiil, Phi Sigma Women Rebel (Continued from page one) an elaborate bouquet of flowers to a gowned date and that now is no time to attempt the destruction of customs and traditions. Second, the men pointed out that the dance was, after all, for the benefit of returning alums and since few if any of the alumni plan bringing formal dresses for the weekend festivities, they would feel rather out of place at a for mal dance. Third, with only 48 shopping days left until Christmas, their al lowance is taking a financial beat ing and sending mums for the football game plus the price of ad mission to the dance plus flowers, plus the cost of transportation would all sum up in a terrific wal lop in papa's allotment of money. The campus women contemplate a petition to enforce their desires for a formal dance and the men retaliate that they will date high school girls for the occasion. Zeta Nine Tips (Continued From Paqe Two) ever, and had the ball on their own 30 when the horn blew. Lineups: Fijis (0) (61 Zeta Smith.LE. (6; Rennc Schultz. LG. Sandstrom Bladine.C. G. Landeen McGill.RG. Pace Bucknell RE .. F. Landeen Lonigan Q. Greene Stinebaugh LH. Stafford Range.RH. Hughs Farrell F Apa Substitutions: for Zeta Kent, Martindals, Keller, Reynolds. Send the Emerald home to Mom and L>ad for the whole year for the special price of $2.25 per year. UO Mothers Open Houses Groups Schedule Parties to Benefit Scholarship Fund “Oregon on Parade'’ should be the slogan for the University of Oregon Mothers' parties beginning today when the mothers in almost every section of the state will open their homes for the benefit of the scholarship and revolving loan funds. According to word received here chains of parties are being planned from November 6 to 11, inclusive, by groups from the following cities in Oregon: Pendleton, Bend, Salem, Redmond, Eugene, Dallas. Klam ath Falls, Astoria, Enterprise, Medford, Hood River, Grants Pass, Ontario, The Dalles, and Long view, Washington. Portland hostesses who are plan ning to open their homes include the Mesdames J. H. Buell, R. H. Corey, J. H. Mackie, Mark P. Mil ler, L. R. Centro, William H. Ehr man, Nat Lakefish, J. W. McCrea, Harry B. Moore, C. C. Wintermute, C. H. Weston, W. R. Wilhelm, C. H. McGirr, C. C. Clarkson, Carl M. Little, Burt Brown Barker, Robert C. Bradshaw, Scott S. Corbett, E. L. Ashley, P. L. Tawney, Walter L. Coleman, Paul E. Thyng, and A. C. Kendall. Mothers clubs that are giving large parties are the mothers of Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Theta Chi, Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Nu, Chi Psi, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Gam ma Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Gam ma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Chi Omega, and Phi Gamma Delta. Arrange Freshmen Appointed To YMCA Committee For This Year Stan Robinson, Dwight Caswell, Leighton Platt, and David Camp bell were last week appointed to the freshman administrative com mittee of the Oregon YMCA, Paul Sutley, executive secretary, an nounced Saturday. Duties of this committee include planning freshman council meet ings, promoting general activities of the freshman cabinet, and ap-1 pointing a commission for the freshman council. These students will serve for the year 1939. Tri-Delts Entertain District President At Luncheon Today Oregon’s chapter of Delta Delta Delta this week is entertaining its district president, Mrs. Jesse Jack son Jr. of Seattle, Washington. This noon she will be honored at a luncheon at the chapter house, when prominent women leaders on the campus will be guests. Tonight she will be guest at a fireside. Wednesday night she will be honored at a formal faculty dinner at the house, according to Aurelie Wolcott, chapter president. WINS Popularity Contest America's favorite oxford shirt is Arrow's hand some GORDON—and we have a swell collection of Gordons — including some just your size! Gordon’s a great shirt for sports and business both. Get it to day. Only $2. Paul D. Green bo7 W illamette Budding Artists Feast Eyes in Econ Kitchen Maybe they arc trying to boil them in oils or mayTbe they arc trying to learn the culinary ar tist's technique but in any case the art school is taking over the home economics class' kitchen. The sophomore drawing class hasn't a permanent place to meet as yet so the kitchen had to pinch Maybe next week's project will be a life study of an egg. In Gerlinger Future Activities Of Recreational Committee Named The varied recreational facilities of Gerlinger halt last night served as the playgrounds of the school faculty, as member met in the first of a series of weekly programs which will be held throughout the remaining weeks of the term. Activities of the group were de termined as the result of a poll taken by the faculty recreational committee under the chairmanship of Miss Warrine Eastburne, in structor in physical education. Featured events chosen included a body conditioning class for women, and mixed classes in swimming, badminton, volleyball, ping pong, and shuffle board. Dancing also figures in making up the major portion of the closing hour of each gathering. Faculty members will be charged a fee of $1 for the remainder of the term which entitles them to use the facilities and equipment. Gymnasium costumes, with the ex ception of tennis shoes, bathing suits, and towels, and all bad minton rackets and necessary play ing equipment will be furnished for this nominal fee. The recreational committee tnis year by the introducing of a more varied group of events hopes to bring together the largest group of faculty members, as well as their wives or husbands, which have as yet participated in past undertakings of this sort. hit, Every Grad Remembers Old Scenes All Living Groups To Unveil Works Of Art for Alumni Familiar scenes and locations that are a part of Oregon and make her dear in memory of every grad, will be emphasized in minia ture when campus living organiza tions unveil their works of art de signed to inspire recollection in honor of alumni. Ideas turned into Bob Corby, Homecoming sign chairman, show I that Skinner’s butte, Hendricks’ park, the mill race, and other landmarks will be in for publicity, and if the finished product even partially resembles the proposed plans, alums coming “Home to Honor Oregon" will be greeted by the cleverest displays ever pre sented for their benefit, Corby pointed out. The committee would remind all living organizations that time is growing short and construction should be well under way. Plans should be submitted to Corby in the educational activities office by now, and all displays are to be finished by Friday. Judging will be based on adher ence to theme, originality, and ap pearance, the persons who will de cide which house will win this year's contest to be announced lat er. Activity is reaching a feverish pitch as Homecoming gets nearer and nearer with each passing day. All resources at hand are being launched into the final drive with plans in all departments of the festive weekend assuming reality. Game attendance will reach a rec ord mark, according to the num ber of tickets sent out for seats at Hayward field and to all houses will outdo themselves in an at tempt to make this Homecoming the biggest in history. Associate Professor Prepares Paper on Children's Vision Dr. L. F. Beck, associate profes sor in the psychology department, and Beth Johnson, honor student, recently prepared a paper which Why Gordon was Elected 1,499,673 to 8 %\s f/f \ V TTT In every campus poll the Arrow Gordon wins in a walk. Six reasons why: 1. Its basketweave fabric Is sturdy and a bear for long wear. In white, colors, and fancy patterns. 2. Its Arrow collar is packed with tailoring perfection and authentically styled for college men. 3. Being Sanforized-Shrunk (its fabric shrinkage is less than 1%). A new shirt free if one ever shrinks. 4 5 .The Miioqa cut is shaped to fit the torso (broad shoulders — nar row waist). . Its anchored buttons—• take a 40 lb. pull. . Its birthright is Arrow— and that means in sim ple language, smarter style, better fit, and longer wear. Join the Arrow landslide for as little as $2. ARROW SHIRTS COLLARS . . . TIES . . . HANDKERCHIEFS . . . UNDERWEAR Your Arrow Shirt at THE MAN H SHOl' Byrom & Kneelancl U2 JLaal lUtk mmammaMmmmmmmm Coed Volleyball Tuesday, November 7, 5 p.m, Tri Delt vs. ADPi Actives. Alpha Chi vs. Uni Co-op ETA vs. ADPi Pledges Wednesday, November 8, 5 p.m. AOPi vs. Kappa DG vs. Sigma Kappa Alpha Phi vs. Hendricks Gamma Phi vs. Orides ADPi Pledges vs. Chi Omega Thursday, November 9, 5 p.m. Chi Omega vs. Uni Co-op Alpha Gam vs. Sigma Kappa DG vs. Theta Gathering to Start Off Homecoming Weekend Program Oregon students will sound off in the first action of Homecoming weekend when they gather Thurs day at 11 o’clock in Gerlinger for a pep assembly. According to ASUO President John Dick the assembly will set the tempo for the whole “Home to Honor Oregon" program, with the University band, rally squad, and yell leaders getting in gear to show the drive that Oregon can produce in backing the football team. “Suspension of all 11 o’clocks will allow everyone to attend the opening feature of Homecoming,” Dick said. “Final plans for a week end full of events will be an nounced and Webfoot backers will set their sights for Oregon’s shot at the Beavers.” was accepted by the Journal of Genetic Psychology. The paper is the result of con trolled experiments with children between the ages of 2 and 6 years and deals with the problem of na tive versus empirical origin of stereoscopic vision. The results show that children as young as 2 years have well de veloped stereoscopic vision. Assembly Thursday | Your Davenports I 1 Rebuilt to is r? •. |a Fit I * v fa rlj You i | O’Brien 1 Furniture Co. |j 613 Will. I’hojie 399 j| i^jjgjaSJSEIHISJSinjaEMjaicUBMSISISMfilS® “Dust Be My Destiny” wit It John Garlic Id and Priscilla Lane O U.S.C. vs. Oregon State Football Game Pictures ‘FIFTH AVE NUE GIRL’ Deadline Lifted On All-Campus Seven second round games re mained unplayed in the all-campus tournament at the close of yester day's matches. The contestants have been given a little more time in the hope that they will take advantage of the fair weather and complete their games. The following contests must be played soon or the top man in the bracket will be put into the next round play via the forfeiture route: Tennis singles—Lewis vs. Newton, Gorsage vs. Mullin, and Patton vs. Slater. Tennis doubles—Mullin and Live say vs. Lewis and Trask; Sherman and McFaddin vs. Fouchek and Baker. Ping pong singles—Anderson vs. Stafford and Mullin vs. Coffey. By HOY METZLER The Real Glory Starring Gary Cooper, and with Andrea Leeds and David Niven heading the cast, Sam Goldwyn’s new adventure dra ma, "The Real Glory,” opens at the McDonald Saturday. It re lates a thrilling and exciting story of Philippine scouts and their heroic bravery when the Philippines were overrun by in surrectionists and religious fan atics. The story revolves around the exploits of the scouts who be came a constabulary on the is land and rallied to their support the loyal natives and peaceful Moros. The Moros, a tribe of un orthodox Mohammedans, had retreated to the hills and jungles to wage a fierce war with the remaining American troops sta tioned there. Henry Hathaway who directed “Lives of a Bengal Lancer” handled the megaphone for the film. Supporting play ers are well cast with Reginald Owen, Kay Johnson, Vladimir Sokoloff, Russell Hicks, and Henry Kolker. “Babes in Arms” and a Bulldog Drummond flick er are currently playing at the Mac. “U-Boat 29“ “U-Boat 29” opens at the Mayflower Thursday for a first run showing in Eugene. A Brit ish produced film “U-Boat 29” stars Conrad Veidt and unfolds a World War story of submar ine warfare and espionage. An ambulance will be parked out in front of the Rex during the run of “The Return of the Frog” and “Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” two mystery thrillers which are guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seats. Boris Karlotf sheds his hor ror make-up ana turns detective in "Mr. Wong in Chinatown." Karloff joins Chan and Mcto as an oriental sleuth in tins hill appearing with “Fighting Grin go" starring Geoige O'Brien. Both pictures otart at the Heilig Thursday. Hollywood Pot Shots One junk heap, consisting of about 10,000 tin cans, not worth a penny intrinsically, cost 20th Century-Fox a neat sum. The junk heap was needed for the shanty town in "The Grapes of Wrath.” Eight truck crews worked for two weeks in raiding Los Angeles dump piles and | sorting cans out of the refuse. | The cans were put through a chemical dip, to guard against any disease that flies or mos quitoes might carry, and stacked until a heap 25 feet high marked the edge of the shanty town set. Alice FaJ-e is one star who can t walk far without someone | telling her when she has a run in her stocking . . . Joan Davi3 did a vaudeville act when she was only seven ... An adver tisement in a Hollywood paper i lor old-timers, tat players, and I character actors, saying: I “Wealthy visitors will pay to meet, talk to, and entertain *ou." 7