Behind the Footlights Soon
Delta Phi Alpha
Has Initiation
Portland German
Consul Speaks
Following Rites
Delta Phi Alpha, national Ger
man honorary, initiated 13 stu
dents recently with a banquet at
the Anehorage^cafe.
Those students initiated were
Eugene Didak, Betty Jane Thomp
son, Martin Hoffman, Charles Hill
way, Edyth Williams, Nannelte
Schumki, Aida Brun, Maurice
Goldberg, Ruth Zimmerman, Rob
ert Pettee, Wilbur Larson, Joe
Amato, and Lorraine Gjording.
Preceding the dinner, George
P.odner, president of the honorary,
read the initiation ritual.
German Consul Speaks
The guest speaker of the eve
ning was Mr. Robert G. Gloster
mann, German consul from Port
land.
Mrs. Astrid Murk Williams, Dr.
George Lussky, and Mr. Walter
Kraft, of the German department,
were also there. Dr. Lussky and
Mr. Kraft were among the after
dinner speakers.
Succeeding the after dinner
speeches, members of the group
sang numerous German songs
while Mr. Kraft, accompanied them
on the piano.
Browsers Get
Latest Books
A variety of new books has been
placed on the new book shelf in
the browsing room where students
may look them over but not with
draw them.
A few of the books, published
within the last two months, are
“Breakneck Brook” by Flint; “If
We Only Had Money" by Shippey,
“Ararat" by Elgin Groseclo.se,
“Uncle Fred in the Springtime" by
P. G. Wodehouse, "The Brandons"
by Angela Thirkell, and "Here
Come the Clowns” by Barry.
On the more serious side are "Do
You Want to Become a Doctor?”
by Morris Fishbein, M.D., and "The
Doctor Prescribes Music” by Ed
ward Podolsky, M.D.
“Seven Against the Years" by
North is the story of seven college
friends and what happens to them
after they graduate.
Also included in the new books
are “Toward an Understanding of
the U.S.S.R.” by Florinsky, “Mr.
Hein's Kamf” by J. Allen Smith,
and H. G. Wells’ "Fate of Man.”
Cast of 'Arms and Man’
No Amateurs, Scribe Says
You can't call them profession
als but they certainly aren’t ama
teurs, these students who will pre
sent to campus and town audi
ences “Arms and the Man” No
vember 16, 17, and 18 in the Uni
versity theater.
Each of the actors in George
Bernard Shaw’s play has had some
past experience in campus produc
tions.
Gene Edwards who takes the
part of Major Saranoff in the new
drama, played Ronald in “As Hus
bands Go” and also appeared in
“With Fear and Trembling,” “Two
Gentlemen from Verona” and was
in the Very Little Theater show,
"Susan and God.”
As Catherine Petkoff, Charlene
Jackson has had experience in
"Emperor Jones” and the musi
cale “With Fear and Trembling”
to back her new role.
Lorraine Hixson, vete-an of
“Stage Door,” "With Fear and
Trembling,” “Gina Kirsten” and
“Peer Gynt” will handle the in
genue part of Raina in the new
play.
University theater fans will re
member Ed Burtenshaw as Smith
ers in "Emperor Jones” and as
Teeter in "With Fear and Trem
bling.” In "Arms and the Man”
he will portray Petkoff, an old
army officer whose "bark is worse
than his bite.”
Making her debut to Eugene au
diences as Louka will be Rose Ann
Gibson, although Willamette
university from where she trans
ferred this term, saw her in many
roles on its stage.
Captain Bluntchli, the hand
some fugitive Swiss ‘officer who
marries an enemy maid in “Arms
and the Man” is played by Fred
Waller, who has been under fire
before in such plays as "Emperor
Jones,” “With Fear and Trem
bling” and "Noah.”
Appearing as Truman Meeker
in “Noah” and also in “With Fear
and Trembling” has given P. T.
C h i o 1 e r o the confidence and
knowledge to play the character
part of Nicola, the family butler.
’Flying Forty* Coeds
Thrilled With Flight
Aviatrixes to See City When
Pushed From Navigation Nest; Three
Girls Are Optimistic Concerning Safety
By JIM BANKS
Three of Oregon’s most sought-after co-eds, and if you don't believe
they are just try to get an interview with any one of them, can hardly
wait to try their wings when the “flying forty” takes to the air.
ltita Wright, Maxine Glad, and Blanche McClellan, the feminine
counterpart of the predominantly masculine flying class, are thrilled
with the prospect of soaring high over the city at the controls of a
Queer Noise
Annoys Social
Science Class
Scrunch, Screeee!
The IS members of the social
science quiz class turned ques
tioning; eyes to the window.
What appeared to be two men
on a board rose noisily into view.
Even if it wits just 8, this was
no dream. On the other hand it
wasn’t possible either and who
ever heard of mirages in Chap
man hall. The best thing to do
was ignore it. Any way topo
graphical maps are much more
interesting.
There was a sweet silence of
about five minutes, broken only
by the low murmur of the
teacher's voice. Then scrueh,
; scree. A few brave souls darted
j a quick glance toward the win
j dows.
What a disappointment, just
two men industriously washing
windows. The class sighed a col
lective sigh of relief. Back to
maps.
Honorary Considers
New Members
Suggestions for new members
to l’i Lambda Theta were pre
sented at a meeting of the educa
tion honorary last night at the
home of Marie Tinker, 1346 Alder.
Marcia Steinhauser was co-hostess.
Freshman Bites - Hook,
Line and Sinker - Oh Boy!
Another story about another
freshman!
More than one of the class of '13
has fallen the victim of the practi
cal jokes of upper classmen. The
crown for the most gullible of all
new freshmen might well be placed
upon the head of Bob Fronk,
freshman from Portland.
Seeking assistance in registra
tion from some of his fraternity
brothers Bob was told the name of
“the most popular professor.” In
checking the courses he wished to
take he found that he could not
only get his favorite for one course
but for almost everjj course in his
curriculum. Being n versatile sort
of boy, Bob thought that he should
take at least one class from a dif
ferent instructor. With some diffi
culty he finally completed his sched
ule. It checked very favorably with
his "white book" and he returned
to his house to tell his brothers
how lucky he was to get the cam
pus favorite as his instructor in all
but one class.
It was then that he was enlight
ened. Really, it proved very em
barrassing. It seems the name of
the favorite instructor of which
Bob was told was "Staff.” Amid
embarrassment he quickly rear-;
ranged his schedule,
(raining plane when the promised
‘‘some time in the near future” ar
rives and the fledglings get off the
ground for the first time,
j “Ground school is tough,” wailed
] all three when questioned about
the 72 hours of training in various
ground courses that they must
complete. “What girl knows any
thing about meteorology and aero
dynamics and all that stuff?” Rita,
■ who last year was Oregon’s “Lit
tle Colonel” at the military ball,
wanted to know. A very apt ques
tion, all males must agree. The
girls must learn theory of flight,
how to interpret weather, naviga
tion, and all of the essential knowl
edge men pilots are expected to
possess.
Uncle Sam, the brute, doesn't
take kindly to women flyers, lim
iting the number of girls allowed
to take the course to about 10 per
cent of the total enrollment. While
it is generally conceded that the
girls’ external appearance is ex
cellent. they had to measure up to
rigorous specifications physically.
Regulation decrees that 115 pounds
be the minimum weight allowance,
and 78 inches the absolute top for
height.
Maxine Glad is the only one who
has done any flying in an appre
ciable amount before, and then
only as a passenger, but they all
feel quite capable of handling a
plane in flight. “It will be fun, but
I don t think it will bo so difficult,”
was Blanche McClellan's opinion.
All of them signed up for the
course for the fun of flying as a
sport, with plans for a career in
aviation indefinite. “It all depends,”
was the way one of them put it.
Maxine, 1939 Junior Weekend
queen, reminded the reporter that
some 300 hours of flying' is neces
sary to get a commercial license,
Putting that angle out of the pic
ture, temporarily at least.
Sororities Announce
More Recent Pledges
In spite of the rush of homecom
ing weekend, several sororities on
the campus had time to pledge
more members into their groups.
Additions to wearers of pledge
pins are: Doris Jean Taylor and
Allean Beehill, Alpha Omicron Pi;
Alice M. Clark, Sigma Kappa;
Mary Elizabeth Thorndyke and
Jean McMorran, Zeta Tau Alpha;
Geraldine Counts and Florence
Cooley, Alpha Xi Delta: and Doro
thy Jean Johnson, Alpha Gamma
Delta.
YWCA Cabinet
Meeting Held
Nineteen girls of the YWCA
cabinet held their weekly meeting
last night with Mrs. John Stark
Evans as adviser at the “Y” bun
galow to discuss group activities
and hear committee reports.
A program for the Red Cross
drive and plans to have guest
speakers at various committee
meetings were the two most im
portant topics of discussion.
In conjunction with the Red
Cross drive, there will be an im
portant meeting of the Commun
ity Service group at the “Y” bun
galow today at 4 o’clock.
Mrs. Elsie Miller, house mother
at Hendricks hall, will speak on
“Table-Setting and Its History,”
at a meeting of the China, Cup
board, and Chest group tonight
at 7 o'clock in Hendricks hall.
Mrs. Charles Funk, a second
guest speaker, will speak to the
religious discussion group on
"Methodism” at their meeting
Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock
at the “Y” bungalow.
Future events were outlined by
Bettylou Swart, YWCA president.
Russian Consul
Serves Country
In Novel Manner
The Russian consul in the
Berkeley area called up the city
editor of the Daily Californian to
discuss a headline in said journal
which ran as follows: “Germans
take U. S. Ship to Soviet Port,
Steamship reported near
Omsk,”
“Inside dope!” speculated the
journalist as he picked up the
phone.
“If this statement is true,”
the consul explained, enunciat
ing carefully, “it is varrry in
terrrresting. From my acquain
tance with Russia, Omsk is three
thousand miles inland.”
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UCLA Profs Say:
“I like reading. The library
steps are so interesting.”
"Button your lip!”
“I don’t know why God gave
me these teeth instead of to a
horse.”
— Daily Bruin.
a * *
Pome
Birdie with a yellow bill
Hopped upon my window sill
Cocked his shinging beak and
said,
“Get up, you dope, you'll be
late for your eight o’clock."
—Silver and Gold.
Ed Burkitt, graduate of the Uni
versity of Oregon, now on a schol
arship at the New York univer
sity, has been elected president of
the graduate class, according to
word received by Dr. N. H. Cornish,
professor of business administra
tion.
Notable Guests
Throng DU Hutf
Says Freshman
Some enterprising freshman
in the Delta Upsilon house, upon
being questioned by a reporter
concerning prominent weekend
guests volunteered the informa
tion that Edgar Bergen (and
Charlie McCarthy, or course),
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
of Michigan, and Charles Evans
Hughes of the supreme court
are weekend guests of the DUs.
Charlie must have been a dirty
boy, for Edgar was giving him a
bath, or it would have been pos
sible for Mr. Bergen to come to
the phone, said the wi3e DU
dopester. For some reason, Chief
Justice Hughes was absent at
the time and Senator Vanden
berg had just gone out for an
airing.
Could it be that the freshman
was absent-mindedly rehearsing
his pledge lesson for the week
gleaned from his manual to any
willing ears? It could be, all
right, and considerable stress
laid on the “absent-minded" part
of the explanation.
Background
Book in Libe
A new book which gives the
background for an understanding
of John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of
Wrath” has just been received by
the circulation department of the
library. The book is called “Fac
tories in the Field” and was writ
ten by Carey McWilliam.
McWilliam was appointed by
Governor Olson as commissioner
of immigration and housing and
had an opportunity to gain first
hand information about the sub
ject of the California migratory
workers.
The book tells about fascism in
California where, it is claimed,
brown-shirted vigilantes ride herd
on 145,000 unfortunates in 3500
labor camps. McWilliam explains
how the huge feudal empires of
the Mexicans were transferred in
tact to American owners which
brought on a condition whereby
Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, and
Mexicans were exploited in their
turn before the poor farmers from
the dust bowl were forced west
and were utilized by the landown
ers.
The book has been well received
by critics everywhere. Charles A.
Beard says “Here is the economic
setting for understanding ‘The
Grapes of Wrath’.” The New York
Times Book Review states that
the story is “Masterfully told,
chronologically and factually. It is
the David to Mr. Steinbeck’s Jon
athan.”
Miss Bernice Rise of the circu
lation department says that “The
Grapes of Wrath” is still the
most popular book in the library
and suggests that those who want
a fuller understanding of the sit
uation brought forth in that book
lead “Factories in the Field.”
Just received from the Peter
Pauper press at Mount Vernon,
New York, are three new books
for the Pauline Potter Homer
memorial collection of beautiful
books in the University library
browsing room.
One is an edition of “Odes of
Keats and Shelley” and is printed
in Baskerville types on ivory Vic- \
torian paper.
Another is an edition of Lewis
Carroll's “The Hunting of the
Shark—Being a Poem in Eight.
Fits," cleverly decorated by Cob
bledick and also printed in Basker- *
ville type.
The last addition is a copy of
"Persian Fairy Tales,” printed in
Estienne types on a Strathmore
paper.
The books will be on display in
a few days.
Duckbilled Platypus Sets
Style for School Merger
The duckbilled platypus can do
it; why can't Oregon? Mother Na
ture is a wonderful woman and
she is, no doubt, very weary of
hearing Oregon and Oregon State
students complain that it is im
possible for them to get together
in the same town for a homecom
ing celebration without display
ing distinct allergies for each
other.
So Mother Nature went to work
to prove that peace louid be es
tablished and lo and behold a mir
acle emerged in the form of the
duckbilled platypus.
This weird little creature with
the body of a beaver and the head I
of a duck is a living example of !
what University authorities havej
been trying to promote for years
—a happy combination of duck
and beaver.
After all, Mother Nature is wise
as well as wonderful and she dem
onstrated her wisdom by placing j
the duck half in front, .
This Beaver Could Swim
(Courtesy the Kegister-i.uara;
The Kappas had the idea all right when they put up the sign shown
above. The only trouble was that the Beaver is an amphibian.
"Ah Choos” Rack Campus;
Dr. Hayes Suggests Rest
By ELLIE ENGDAHL
Snuffle, snuffle, hear the little
cold. It seems the whole cold fam
ily is distributed about the cam
pus, gleefully harrassing many of
us. “Oh why, oh why, hasn’t my
little cold gone!?” would be a fit
ting theme for those on the honk,
toot, and sneezey list.
Perhaps we d better take a look
into the why and wherefore of the
prevalence of colds at this partic
ular time, according to Dr. Marian
Hayes, head of the infirmary there
is nearly always a deluge of the
common cold right after home
coming.
The congested living conditions
and close association of students
!Arms and Man'
Crew Needs Pipe
Called "Hooka'
They don’t know how to spoil
it, bnt members of the stage
crew for “Arms and the Man’'
know how to pronounce it. And
above all, they know that they;
want it.
“It” is a hooka (correctly
spelled). It is a water-pipe used
by smokers in Tndia and Persia.
The play just can't go on with
out a “hooka,” and they can’t
find one in town or anywhere,
the crew declared.
Anyone who can produce a
“hooka” will be the rescuer of
the play. A lot of over-wrought,
desperate people will be greatly
calmed, too, the crew’s spokes
man added.
The possessor of a “hooka”
who is willing to loan it will find
a cordial welcome awaiting him
if he will take it to the drama
department, it was declared.
are quite a help to Mr., Mrs., and
Junior Cold, of course, but isola
tion would be a near impossibility
for the ordinary cold. Dr. Hayes
states that if a student is running
a temperature he should go to bed.
If the cold seems to be more than
the sniffle variety, go to the in
firmary, pronto!
There are four types
of tobaccos found in the more popidar
cigarettes, namely... Bright, Maryland,
Burley and Turkish.
ALL THESE TOBACCOS except Turkish (which is
bought direct from the planters in Turkey and Greece)
and Maryland (which is bought through sealed bids
under government supervision) are bought at public
auction, just like any other auction where you might
have bought in a table or a chair.
At THE AUCTION SALE the tobacco is piled in
baskets weighing from about 100 to 500 pounds and
each purchaser buys all of his tobaccos by competitive
bidding for the particular piles he wants.
The CHESTERFIELD BUYERS buy the best of
these mild ripe tobaccos for the Chesterfield blend.
And it is Chesterfield's Combination... the right amounts
of Burley and Bright. . . just enough Maryland . . . and
just enough Turkish—that makes the big difference
between Chesterfield and other cigarettes.
It IS BECAUSE of this combination
that Chesterfields are COOLER, have
a BETTER TASTE and are DEFINITELY
MILDER. They are made of the world’s
best cigarette tobaccos. You can’t buy
a better cigarette. \ ?