Crew Racing Possibility for Webfoots
Ducks' Big Obstacle
No Splashing Ground
Might Be Rubbed Out
Fern Ridge Project on Willamette River
Is Prospective Practice Run; UO Oarsmen
May Vie With OSC in Northwest Regatta
By RIIiTi PIIET.PS
The University of Oregon Duck at last has a chance to reach his -
native habitat, the water. i ,
Ever since the Universities of California and Washington put crews | _
on a big-time basis in the west, students at Oregon had contemplated i
a crew", but they could never overcome one big dr awback there wasn’t |
any place for it to row. When Oregon State blossomed out with a
shell, Oregon’s enforced inactivity became all but unendurable. Now,
ai least, ure^im may nave
chance.
Cargo Cake Available
A part of the Willamette flood :
control project which the United I.
States engineers are now engaged ;
in provides for a dam and reser- :.
voir at Fern Ridge, approximate
ly 12 miles northwest of Eugene. ;
The dam, to be completed by De- ]
cember 31, 1940, will create a lake
approximately five and one-half
miles long, four and one-half miles
wide, and fifty feet, deep, which
will extend to within eight miles
of Eugene.
The lake will have a variable
content, due to its use for flood
control and irrigation, but in the
spring it will be completely full.
Excellent for Competition
■Present plans of the engineers
call for an improved road to the
dam. A paved highway will skirt j
the edge of the lake, and another
will leave the other end and go
straight to Eugene, less than eight
miles away.
Near the Campus
Perfectly protected by the hills
around it, the reservoir will be ab- j
solutely currentless, easily the out- j
standing course on the west coast.
It will not be as rough as Califor- j
nia’s estuary or Lake Washington \
and will not have »ieir tides. It
is wider than Oregon State's or
Sacramento J.C.'s rivers and will
not have their currents. Its loca
tion, within 33 miles of Corvallis,
would be an ideal setting for what
should be the Pacific coast’s crew
natural, a regatta between Oregon
and Oregon State!
Junior Class
(Continued trow ff/ine our)
highly illogical to hold such con
stitution binding on a newly cre
ated entity; nor would such be in
accordance with the principles of
self government.
"This conclusion is given added
finality by the fact that the pre
ceding Junior Class in their pre
amble to the constitution begin
with, ‘we, the students of the Class
of 1910 . . . etc.” indicating
that such constitution was only
intended to be binding on that par
ticular class.
“Such being the decision of the
Judiciary Committee, then the
Junior Class may proceed to fill
their vacancies in accordance with
the constitution adopted by them
as freshmen and need not abide
by the constitution of the preced
ing class."
Youth Hostelers
(Continued from fnue onr't
hostel association that people from
other countries may stay at if they
have a hostel nass," Miss Dunham
stated. "Hardly does one go into
a hostel without finding at least
one person who is a foreigner. Of
ten many different languages will
be spoken by representatives of
vai ions rumum's.
Ski Committees Appointed
The suggestions Miss Dunham
made were put into a real form. |
when President Homer Townsend
appointed two ski committees, one
to work with the faculty commit
tee, already appointed, in connec
tion with the coming of Mr. and
Mrs. Munro Smith, founders of the
national organization, and to work
on the ski hostel details. Mr. and j
Mrs. Smith, who brought the Hos
tel idea with them from England
are touring the country and are
expected to arrive January 20. The
other committee, composed of
Margery Zane, Marilyn Chris* -
lieb, Ralph Severson, and Margar
et Holford, are making plans for
weeks. Cost of ski equipment will
a ski trip to the McKenzie in two
be investigated and a report made
at the next meeting Wednesday
1
Just One Method
Left to Get Into
Hospital: Be Sick
Take the Springfield hills, toss
in the Kappa Sigmas, and stir
vigorously. Sprinkle the [mix
ture generously with poison oak,
continue sloshing the “batter”
around, then jump in. That, *
ladies and gentlemen, is *
Roberta Lemon’s guaranteed-to
work recipe recommended to 1
anyone who’d like to become an
exception to the health service’s )
visitor restriction. i
Roberta is in and out of a lios- *
pita] bed recovering from her 1
tangle with a mess of poison oak. ‘
Ban on visiting infirmary pa- 1
tients is still in effect. Its status 1
is described by a sign in the hos- (
pital's entrance reading as fol- I
lows: I i
“There will be NO VISITING !1
HOURS until further notice.”
Infirmary enrollment, numeri- j'
cally, and over the past 72-hour |
period remained relatively con- ,
slant. Patients included Pauline
Ewan, Florence Schuyler, Bar
bara Stalleup, Helen Wehrley,
Ruth Chambers, Rae Sprague,
Roberta Lemon, Beryl Brunner,
Jack Stinsman, Robert Melvin- i
noy, Archibald Cartmell, George ,
Corey, Truman Carter, and Dean
Warren. '
Campus Poll
( Cnntmiit'ri frnt*t pan? ntu> 1
sums of money to lie spent in
building signs. "The original idea,”
said Cavanagh “was to have each
house prepare some sort of inex- j
pensive display to greet the visit
ing dads.” Cavanagh explained
that the1 displays need be nothing
more than slogans or colorful
caricatures.
Poll Will 15e Taken
The Dad’s Day committee felt
that the opinion of campus women
and independent students should
also be considered, and therefore
announced that they will not ren
der final decision on the house dis
play question until after a poll
has been taken of all living organi
zations next week.
Kwama and Skull and Dagger,
sophomore honoraries, will be in
charge of the poll. Women's living
organizations will be contacted by
Skull and Dagger, headed by
President Jack Lansing. Helen An
gell, president of Kwama, and her
group will visit the men’s living
organizations.
I
MK. an.l MKS. M'.WT
Possible Site of Oregon Crew Course
Artist’s conception of the new hike which will he created when the government dam across the I-ong
rom river is completed. This lake will be 51/2 miles long and 4'/2 miles wide and will he an excellent
ourse for crew racing, army engineers believe.
MA to Sponsor
Winter Formal
Girls to Get Chance
To Wear Formats;
Boys, Dark Suits
A “A Winter Wonderland” will
ie the scene when WAA puts on
he first big formal dance of the
'ear next Saturday, January 22,
ti Gerlinger hall.
This formal will be a boy-ask
;irl affair, and in an endeavor to
nake the boys happy as well as
he girls, who are finally provided
n opportunity to wear formals,
lark suits will be the approved
ttasculine apparel. Tuxedos will
iot be necessary, and neither will
orsages.
Curt Sykes’ Portland orchestra
s to be imported for the affair,
tykes specializes in sweet swing,
rut will probably include a variety
if styles.
Winter sports will be the theme
rmphasized in the decorations.
Styles for winter spofts such as
skiing and skating will be shown
n a style show as a feature of
lie entertainment of the evening.
Committee heads for the dance
ire as follows:
General chairman Lois On
thank.
Adviser Miss Warrine East
burn.
Finance- Betty Emery.
Patrons Janet Morris.
Tickets Barbara Bamford.
— Starts Today —
OUT OF THE BOOK . . .
. . . ONTO THE SCREEN!
Jonathan Swift’s
“Gulliver’s Travels”
A full length
Feature Cartoon
• Second Ace Hit •
“MHAT A LIFE”
Jackie Cooper - Betty Field
LUL=€Z3
“It Could Happen
to You”
with STUART ERWIN
and GLORIA STUART
plus
“Thunder Afloat”
with WALLACE BEERY
CHESTER MORRIS
VIRGINIA GRAY
Roy Rogers, playing a round
up of rippling romance in
WALL STREET COWBOY’
VICTOR McLAGLEN in
“The Big Guy”
BIG with a fist!
with a gun!
with a gal!
The Secret Romance of
History 's Virgin Queen
“Private Lives of
Elizabeth and Essex’’
with
BETTE DAVIS and
ERROL FLVNN
Orchestra— Betty Morfitt.
Decorations Bette Workman.
Style Show Edith Heath.
Programs Margo Van Matre.
Publicity Sleanor Engdahl.
Gal Fledgling, Plane.
Instructor Increase
UO's Civil Air Ranks
A new girl flight student, a new
instructor, and a new training
plane have swelled the ranks of
Oregon's civilian pilots’ training
school, making it one of the largest
in the United States.
The girl—Elizabeth Selly, the in
structor-jerry Andrews, the plane
—a new, fleet, Cub trainer.
Elizabeth is the fourth feminine
fledgling to receive CAA training'
it Oregon. Ground school profes
sors report that she has audited
the course and has caught up with
the older students. Her flying in
structor says she is picking up the
proper flying technique in rapid
style.
W. V. Norris, professor of phys
ics, is in command of the' ground
school training at present, as fifty
flying school members learn theory
of flight. 1
Ceremonial Dances
Seen by Barrett
Through a grant from the re
search council of the state board
:>f higher education, Dr. H. G. Bar
nett, anthropology instructor, was
able to see the winter ceremonial
Jances of the Coast Salish Indians
on Vancouver Island, during the
Christmas holidays.
The purpose of the ceremony is
to initiate young people into the
exclusive group of religious danc
ers. Working themselves into an
ecstatic state as the result of a
supernatural vision the initiates
attempt to “express” their feelings
by singing and dancing and, ac
cording to Dr. Barnett, their be
havior is interesting from a psy
chological point of view. The dance
is a traditional rite but due to the
lack of interest in the younger
generation it is no longer a regu
lar occurrence.
Dr. Barnett has made an exten
sive study of the Coast Salish In
dians but to make it complete it
was necessary for him to observe
this winter 'ceremonial. He ex
pects to complete his monograph
on the entire culture of this tribe
sometime in the near future.
THE BOOK SHELF
“Book Shelf" will l»e a weekly feature, appearing each Satur
day in the Emerald. The staff of writers are students In II. G.
Merriam’s criticism class. Today’s column is
Ordea! «>' RlTA "'RIGHT
By Nevil Shute
With an eye to the future and a reflection on the present, Nevil
Shute has dramatized in Ordeal the effect of modern war on a peaceful
English countryside.
The average American, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, flick a wary eye
over their morning coffee-cup at the daily papers commenting on the
lairsi, well news, u-iiti view «uu
horror the idea of cities being
bombed or battleships being sunk.
In England, the idea is reality.
In England
The story is centered in South
ampton, in the south of England.
Its inhabitants wake abruptly one
night at the sound of concussions
rocking their houses. Into the story
comes Peter Corbett, his wife, and
three small children, typifying an
average English family. The next
morning, although communications
have been cut by the devastating
bombs, they discover that the
, country is in a state of war.
| Overnight they learn the neces
, sity of blackouts, the importance
of gas masks, and the need for air
| raid shelters. A period of several
i days passes and now they can see
, the ruin and chaos that follow war
I . . .no milk for their baby, the
spread of typhoid and plague,
mobilization of all men.
End Commences
Then the termination of civiliza
| tion’s conveniences . . . electricity,
pure water, radio 'and telephones,
adequate food supply, and medical
attention. Peter and Joan, his wife,
pilot themselves through this time
i of trial and stress until Joan and
j the three children are finally safe
' on a boat bound for Canada and
Peter is in the service of the royal
navy.
But the book is more than a fic
tionfzed drama. This English au
thor has given a graphic presenta
tion of a timely and pertinent
question for any nation faced with
war. In showing the New World
something of the Old World’s diffi
culties, he has brought his novel
to the backyard fence of Mr. and
Mrs. John Jones in Middletown,
U.S.A., forcing them to gulp their
morning coffee with a wary eye on
the imaginary trench in the back
yard.
By WINIFRED WILHELM
Tlie Brandons
By Angela Thirkell
To a world ominous with war
and insecurity, this new novel
comes as a delightful reminder that
in a good portion of the world life
flows on with the same foibles and
frills as in the pre-Aryan days.
Pretty and Gay
Mrs. Brandon is the central char
acter of this leisurely tale. She is
fortyish, pretty, and gay, with a
personal humor that helplessly
laughs at confusion. She is adored
by young men and servants.
She is helpless with accounts and
always planning something for
someone’s good. Her two children,
Francis and Delie, a pair of young
moderns, are extremely fond of her
and watch with interest her flights
into the world of love and intrigue.
Would Disinherit
Besides the members of the
household there is in addition, old
Aunt Sissy, of Brandon Abbey, who
continually threatens to disinherit
the Brandons in favor of young
Hilary Grant, a distant cousin;
there is Hilary’s mother, the En
glishwoman in tweeds, stick and
Library Installs
Desks in Stacks
Newest improvement in the Uni
versity library is the installation
desks in the stacks, which fit
?xaetly into their alcoves. There is
me desk for each floor and they
ire placed at the ends of the main
passageway for use in returning
jooks.
nackintosh, who finds Italy the
country of her heart; there is the.
vicar, without whom no English
novel is complete; and there is
Miss Morris, companion to Aunt
Sissy, also a part of the conven- x
tional pattern.
In their own peculiar fashion the
Brandons and their friends are
completely civilized people, who
find life too pleasant to disturb it
by hopes and ambitions unneces
sary to their happiness.
It’s
Leap
So girls bring your
“date” to Seymour’s
before or after the
“Leap Year Limp.”
Make up a party
and come down for
some of our famous
“Chicken in the
Rough.”
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Palpitatin’Pedagogue,That Swingin’ Fool'
With a Studioful of Stars!
MAY ROBSON
LUCILLE BALL
DENNIS O’KEEFE
fEDW. EVERETT HORTON
ROSCOE KARNS
MORONI OLSEN
a &
A
I & KAY KYSER’S BAND;
pj Featuring these prize pupils
Q GINNY SIMMS
HARRY BABBITT
SULLY MASON
ISH KABIBBLE
Produced and Directed by
DAVID BUTLER
Scroon Ploy by William
Consalman and Jamas V. Kara
RKO RADIO PICTURE
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STUDENT HAS BEEN WAITING
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