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TODAY'S EDITS: Bruce Baxter; Drowning War Interpreter Wanted u. of ORE. WOMEN'S PAGE: For Women Only; Dress of Week; Freshman's Diary UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 - *_ NUMBER 36 VOLUME XLI Next Attraction in Series, Kirstein’s Ballet Caravan, To Dance Monday Night Modern Numbers, 'Charade/ 'Billy the Kid/ 'Filling Station/ Compose Unique Program Of All-American Dance Group When Lincoln Kirstein and his original American "Ballet Caravan” come to Oregon next Monday night to take over the funnybone tickling of ASUO’s 1939 Greater Artists series he'll present a complete program of ballet take-offs on the American way of life. Number one attraction on his program is “Filling Station,” an unusual number based on the modern hero, the service station mechanic. The common actions of any typical American’s every day life will find expression in the dance formations of the young men who make up the "Ballet Caravan.” Ellsworth Will Speak At Banquet Oregon Newsmen Receive Invitations To SDX Fete A former manager of the Em erald, Harris Ellsworth, will be guest speaker at the Sigma Del ta Chi banquet honoring Profes sor George Turnbull, professor of journalism, at the Anchorage Sat urday, December 2. The journal istic honorary made this an nouncement at yesterday’s meet ing. Mr. Ellsworth, of the class of '22, is publisher of the Roseburg News-Review, and was once a member of the journalism faculty at the University. Prominent northwest newspaper men will receive invitations to the banquet, as will all Oregon pub lishers. Former SDX members, deans of all the schools on the campus, faculty members who have been serving for at least 20 years, President Donald M. Erb, Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter, and other officials will receive in vitations from John Charles Kop pen, committee member. Sigma Delta Chi members de cided to have individual pictures in the Oregana, after Dick Wil liams, Oregana business manager, told them that their opposition to group pictures had received fa vor. The judging committee for the newspaper improvement contest, as appointed yesterday, are El bert Hawkins, George Pasero, and Phil Bladine. Winners will be an nounced at the conference of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers as sociation early in January. SDX president, George Pasero, ap pointed Bill Norene as head of the banquet ticket sales. Hospital Wins as Touch Grid Star Gets 'Touched' Injured in a game of touch football, Bill Cardinal is recov ering in the University infirm ary from a blow on the head. Charity Hart, another patient, was hostess to four unidentified fraternity men whose daily good Seed consisted of a visit to the sick. Miss Hart, nose buried in one of the dozen magazines that be decked her bed, revealed that her real reason for being in the infirmary is to get a thorough sampling of the far?farned hos pital food. Others on yesterday’s sick list include: Robert Green, Nor man Elston, Virginia Michaels, Virginia Regan, Porter Peck Underwood, Erros P e n 1 a n d , Jack Stine, Robert Crawford, Henry Carlson, Morris Carter, Helen Graves, Albert Branson, Earl Schackelford, and Walter Kaplan. To Hear Miss Crane Miss Christiana A. Crane will read a paper before the Physiolog ical Association of the Pacific Coast meeting Nov. 24-25, on the “Role of Soldier in Balzac's Hu man Comedy.” | When Lincoln Kirstein and his original American “Ballet Cara van” come to Oregon next Mon day night to take over the funny j bone tickling of ASUO's 1939 ! Greater Artists series he’ll pre j sent a complete program of bal 1 let take-offs on the American way I of life. i Number one attraction on his ! program is “Pilling Station,” an ■ j unusual number based on the mod : ern hero, the service station me I chanic. The common actions of [ any typical American’s everyday ; life will find expression in the dance formations of the young men who make up the “Ballet Caravan:’’ Composed of fellows whose av erage age is 21, the caravan is en- ^ tirely American-born. Although j there are other ballet troops all over the world, the “Ballet Cara van is generally conceded to be the only one which is completely made up of United States person nel. The other two side-splitting at tractions included on Kirstein’s program are “Charade,” a play on a family whose daughter is , “coming out”; and “Billy the Kid,” i a humorous saga of the western ( plains. ( Although themed around a laugh-getting idea, the ballet still; f shows all the grace and beauty of ( the classical dance, according to _ advance reports on the produc tion. i ASUO cards are good for free ' admission to the ballet perform- ■ ance, and non-card holders may purchase tickets at the educa tional activities dffice up until Monday, according to George Root, activities manager. The ! ticket office is in McArthur ‘ court. ‘ The unusual ballet act is being £ brought to the campus because of ' student demand for something similar to last year’s Trudi Schoop i presentation on the 1939 sl(ate. ‘ Trudi’s ballet troop was entirely ' made up of women, and left stu- ' dent and Eugene audience rolling in the aisles with her hilarious comedy dances. Anderson Speaks Over Station KOAC O. R. Anderson, instructor in business administration, spoke over station KOAC Friday night on “The Investment Program for You” and outlined the various in vestments which the average in dividual should buy. Peterson-will speak over KOAC this Friday evening from 8:15 to 8:30 on the subject of home fi nancing and FHA loans. 'Arms and the Man* , Lorraine Hixson, as Raina, and Fred Waller, as Captain Bluntehli, Jlay a tense scene from Shaw’s comedy, which opens at the University heater tonight. Arms And The Man’ Makes Bow Tonight University Actors Present Shaw Satire; Curtain Goes Up at 8; General Admission Fifty Cents; Mrs. Seyboit Directs Vehicle By BETTY JANE BIGGS Thirteenth street will resemble Broadway tonight as cars are drawn ip, delivering occupants at the door of the University theater, for the -pening of George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” under the [irection of Mrs. Ottilie T. Seyboit. Curtain time will be 8 o’clock with latest box office reports showing . few reserved seats still left for this evening’s performance. A g'ood hoice of seats is also available for the Friday and Saturday shows 3adio Players ro Broadcast The presentation of the Univer ity radio theater group tonight >ver KOAC at 7:30 will be “One Saturday Afternoon,” a character ketch of two»police officers on a msy afternoon. Among the cases that come to heir notice are an auto accident, l robbery, and a kidnaping. The day brings out clearly the differ ence in the philosophy of the two eading characters, a police cap :ain and a sergeant, played by Oolph Janes and Freeman Pat en. The woman’s role is read by Donna Davies. Following the half-hour play, a /iolin solo has been arranged. Charles Stafford in a humorous ?peech, “How to get ’em”, will :onclude the program. Library Supplied A new shelf supply cupboard has just been added to library jquipment. The cupboard was made on the campus and was painted to match the rest of the library fixtures. Tickets sell'for 50 cents. In keeping with the modern, cynical approach to the war prob lems, which is the theme of the show, the Eugene opening will be informal, with short silks and business suits in order for first nighters. Famous for his pacifist views and for his refusal to obey British censorship, George Bernard Shaw in this play portrays the havoc war causes and the ironic situa tion that the non-combatants, the women and children, find them selves in during the time of civil strife. Over-importance of the uniform and the psychological effect of gold buttons and braid on a man is played up in the well-known Shaw satirical style. In a witty, humorous manner the spirited old white--haired play wright also brings to the fore ground the value of having women on the same side be it in a battle of hearts or bullets. On the stage in an 1885 Bulgar ian setting will be Gene Edwards as Major Sergius Saranoff; Lor raine Hixson, Raina; Charlene Jackson, Catherine Petkoff; Fred Waller, Captain Bluntchli; Rose Ann Gibson, Louka; Don Childers, an officer; P. T. Chiolero; and Ed Eurtenshaw, Major Petkoff. Band Trip To Seattle ijjncertain Athletic Board May Make Special Allotment By Helen Angell Whether the University of Ore gon band will go to Seattle for the Thanksgiving game remained unknown last night in campus cir -les, though Director John St( hn and Anse Cornell, athletic 1 ma nager, conferred yesterday on the advisability of the trip. ‘ The first step will be to find out' whether we can get a full band to go north,” Stehn ex plained last night. “If we can, I will tell Mr. Cornell, and the ath letic board will be called into a special meeting.” Stehn suggested that no def inite announcement on whether Webfoot gridiron heroes will have the moral support of the green coated University musicians will be made before Friday at least. The combined announcement of Stehn and Cornell was issued af ter campus rumors had spread that the University budget does not include the traditional Seat tle trip in its 1939 schedule. The rumor was substantiated in the business office, although it was ex plained that should the athletic board agree that the trip should be made, a special allotment may be voted. History of UO To Be Printed Dr. Sheldon's Book Traces School's Growth in Detail Advance orders are being taken for a book by an Oregon profes sor, Henry D. Sheldon, whose1 “History af University of Ore gon” will be released by Finfords & Mort, Portland publishers, with in a few weeks. Dr. Sheldon traces the history of the University from its earliest beginnings, even before the first building was erected, down to the present stage of its development into a school of more than 17 buildings. He tells of the struggle for leg islative support for this most democratic of institutions and how the school once was in danger of its existence because of a sheriff’s sale. The author is well qualified to write on this subject for he came to Oregon in 1900 and uses his special field, the history of Amer ican education as a background for the book. Student life comes in for its share of glory in the new book of those men and women who have made Oregon famous. Such names as Henry Villard, Mathew P. Deady, Judge L. L. McArthur, and Mrs. George Gerlinger, come in for their share of recognition. Major Gene Edwards, who will play the part of Major Sergius Saranoff in George Bernard Shaw’s comedy, has a leading role in the Univer sity theater's seeond production of this season. Eager Public Bewilders New Author Professor George Turnbull, professor of journalism, was more than a little bewildered yesterday afternoon when one member after another of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s journalism hon orary, as well as members of the journalism department, swarmed in to congratulate him on the publishing of his new book. It seems that ttoe first two copies of the book “History of Oregon Journalism’’ came into the hands of Harry Schenk, as sistant journalism professor, and consequently was circulated through the department. Evi dently the author was the last man to see it for someone had forgotten to inform him that the book had been published. City Boosters To Hear Morse Chamber of commerce secre taries from all over the state, now on the campus for a semi-annual meeting, will be at the Osburn ho tel Friday to hear Dean Wayne L. Morse, law school head and Pa cific coast maritime arbitrator, speak to members of the local chamber. Delegates from several Oregon cities and towns have been es pecially invited to be present at the regular chamber of commerce luncheon to hear Dean Morse’s ad dress. He will speak on “The Place of Arbitration in Labor Disputes.” In his capacity as arbitrator, Dean Morse has been active in several labor “wars” that tie up coast shipping while Longshore men attempt to settle their dif ferences with employers. Lomax to Speak Professor A. L. Lomax, profes sor of business administration, will speak in Cottage Grove this eve ning for the Cottage Grove Lions club. He will talk on the year he spent in Hawaii. Baxter Takes Timely Youth-War Topic. For UO Assembly School-Wide Interest Expected to Crowd Gerlinger Hall; Willamette Head Said to Be No Sleeping Potion; ATOs to Serenade By JEFF KITCHEN With tomorrow's headlines perhaps heralding the call to arms for the yodth of Belgium and the Netherlands, the problem of what conditions and events may force the United States into the European, war will be brought into close range today when Dr. Bruce R. Baxter,* president of Willamette university speaks of “Student Responsibility in a War-Torn World" at an assembly in Gerlinger hall at 11 o’clock. Full representation from every campus living organization is ex pected as Oregon moves en masse to the tipper campus building this morning to hear the popular Dr. Baxter discuss the role of students in attempting to restore and main tain peaceful human relations. A new feature for assemblies will be introduced when the mem bers of Alpha Tau Omega present a special musical program. Some of the numbers which the ATOs sing this morning should not be unfamiliar to Dr. Baxter for he is a member of the fraternity. He also hold a Phi Beta Kappa key along with honorary degrees from three American colleges. (Please turn to page two) Morse Mum on Bay City Strike Councilor Denies Authority in Guard Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school, has no jurisdiction over the present labor dispute that has San Francisco shipping bottled up, according to a report In the Register-Guard. In clarifying Dean Morse’s re lationship with the controversy, it was pointed out that shipping clerks and not longshoremen are involved, putting the squabble be yond his sphere of influence. Longshoremen come into the picture, however, because they cannot pass the clerk’s picket lines. The shipping clerks’ agreement with ship owners expired Septem ber 30, the Guard reports, and since there are no provisions for arbitration, the strike is legal. Art Students to Have Dance in Gallery at 3:30 This Afternoon .. Art. school students will have a ‘‘Get-together” this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the art gallery. Purpose of the gathering is to promote a better relationship be tween lower classmen and upper classmen. Dancing will be the chief form of entertainment. According to Tom Potter, president of Art Guild, “a chance to get acquainted 1 is the general idea of the gather ng.i” Stan Davis Recounts Recent Adventures in Shanghai By ELLJE ENGDAHL Memories of a trip to Shanghai aboard a freighter last year were brought sharply to the mind of University student Stan Davis last week, when he received notice that he must appear in a Portland court as a witness in a skull-fracture case which he witnessed in China. China Passenger The tall blond Adonis of the Kappa Sig house, a junior in arts and letters here, was a passenger on a freighter in China when he saw a timber beam fall on the head of Charles Paullen, another Orient visitor last year. Now the steam ship company is defending Paul len's suit for damages, and Davis was called in as a witness. Reminiscing last night on the highlights of his trip to the Far East, Stan spoke cplorfully of the Orient as he lounged in a booth at the Siberrian. Left on Freighter Leaving Portland on the freight er in March, 1937, Stan remembers a burial at sea as the outstanding event of his ocean trip. A man who had died in Portland the preceding Christmas eve had his last request fulfilled, when the crew lowered his body into the ocean in a regular sea burial. Shanghai Stranger "Shanghai was entirely differ ent from what we expected it to be,” Stan said, “for there were beautiful buildings and many na tionalities that we never expected to find there.” The sights of Shang hai were seen via taxis or rick shaws, but Stan regretted that he didn't get into the Forbidden City, where hearsay has it that once you get in, you never come out again unless guided. Visited Store “In Shanghai, too,” he recalled, “we visited a Chinese department store which had a floor show on the top floor. We drank tea while we watched it, and out of the comers of our eyes noticed that although most of the merchandise is Chinese, there are modern Cathay hotel American dress shops and displays on the first floor, just as in many of our hotels.” Red Roofs On up the coast in Manchuria, the ship touched at Tsingtao, a town which Stan compared in size to Eugene, which was built by the Germans. The roofs were all red there, he remembered, and a ship ment of peanuts from the interior was put on board there. After anchoring at Takn Bar, fifteen miles out from Peking, and unloading freight, the ship went on to Dairen where it stayed for a week. Dairen was characterized by the number of bars found there. There were also two beautiful, elaborate cabarets or dance halls in Dairen, built and operated on the same principal as American cabarets. It is a very interesting city, according to Stan, with beau tiful parks and hotels, and modern horse race tracks. Grass Shacks "Continuing then to the Philip pines, we stopped at Cebu; there were grass shacks for miles around, and the city was of old stone, similar to the waterfront in i Portland. The land there tapers | up to big mountains from the sea, and the vegetation is very thick, with coconut trees and palms wav ing in the breeze. Chickens and pigs under the houses and in the roads helped make it very quant. “We went swimming every day, as it was unusually hot,’’ the Port lander remarked, “at a sort of estate about five miles out of town where natural artesian pools were built up above ground of cement. There were several of them, the largest being for the exclusive use of foreigners. At little stands you could buy coconuts and fried ban anas for 10 centavos, equal to five cents.” Stan also told of the cock fights in Cebu, which is a popular sport there. During the week owners carry the cocks about testing their inclination to fight with other cocks, and on Sunday the fights are held under conditions similar to American prize fights. Razor-sharp spears are attached to one leg of each of the chickens fighting. It is a fight to the death, and specta tors bet on the chickens, which are usually of different colors so they can be told apart. Last Stop “The last stop was Bugo, also in the Philippines. There were about 30 grass shacks and a Del Monte pineapple cannery there. The vegetation there is different than in Cebu, large plantations of pineapple being grown on the sur rounding hills.” Highlight of Davis’ trip home was a bad storm at sea, when oil drums broke loose and kept pas sengers below deck. “At all events, we were pretty glad to hit Amer ican soil again,” he declared with a laugh. SX Chooses Sweetheart; 1939 Edition Winner of Title To Be Named Over KORE Tonight Ten-thirty tonight is the be witching hour for some Oregon coed when she will be named by the active members of Sigma Chi to receive the coveted title of “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.” The 1939 winner of the title will be named at that time this evening during a special broadcast to be presented by the Sigs over station KORE. Picked as finalists from the 40 freshman girls originally entered were Lorabelle Wraith, Chi Ome ga; Ellen Ann Evans, Kappa Alpha Theta; Evelyn Nelson, Delta Gam ma; Jean Morrison, Delta Delta Delta; and Pat Nelson, PI Beta Phi. Presidents of the living organ izations which the finalists repre sent will act as an honorary elec tion board when the ballot boxes are opened tonight at the KORE studios. Tomorrow night the girl who re ceives the honor will be feted at a special banquet and pinned with a jewelled white sweetheart cross. She will also be guest of honor for the chapter’s pledge dance on Sat urday evening and will receive a special serenade at her house later in the week. Co-ops to Stage Informal Hop Friday In Gerlinger Hall Approximately 250 members of six Oregon cooperatives will stage ! their second combined men’s and women’s dance in Gerlinger hall Friday night, November 17, Floyd Bowling, social chairman for the Kirkwood group, announced yes terday. i Glenn Still’s orchestra has been j imported from Corvallis for the | occasion, according to Bowling, and the dance will be free to all co-opers. The six organizations that will be represented are Uni versity house, Potter co-op, Hil yard house, Kirkwood co-op, Campbell co-op, and Canard club. CAMPUS CALENDAR Christian Science organization at the University of Oregon will meet at 8 o’clock tonight in the YWCA. The Hawaiian club will meet at Taylor’s at five o’clock today. All students are invited to par* ticipate in Town Hall discussion group tonight at Westminster house. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. Vesper hour this afternoon at 4:45 in the Alumni hall. Mrs. J. D, Bryant will be the leader.