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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1940)
TODAY'S EDITS: Intramurals, Dads' Day Doings Shadow Bryant STUDENT UNION: Visit the Display From 1 to 5 in Johnson hall VOLUME XLI UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940 NUMBER 58 Webfoots Go to Bat for Student Union Best Letter 'Home to Pop’ Will Win Merchandise From Downtown Stores Houses With Largest Percentage of Dads In Attendance at Weekend Celebration Will Receive Three Silver Award Cups By securing- a sheet of official Dad’s Day stationery and writing a letter to their pops Friday at 4 o’clock, four students will be lucky and win prizes. A carbon copy must be sent to the educational activities office. The original will go home to Dad. The incentive for drawing pops is a little different from that of last year. The idea is to tell fathers that January 26, 27, and 28 is an excellent time to come out and see for themselves why “Little Joe’s” UO Launches Charity Drive For Chinese Goal Set at $300; Skull and Dagger, Kwama in Charge With white and yellow tags read ing, "I have shared with fellow Chi nese students,” leaving booths manned by white-clad' Kwama and Skull and Dagger members and other student volunteers in increas ing numbers yesterday, members of the campus drive for the Far Eastern Student Service fund last night were optimistic over reach ing the $300 goal set earlier in the week. Although definite checks had not been made, several houses re ported nearly 100 per cent contri butions of a dime or more, Tag Day Chairman Janet Morris re ported. Faced at first with a shortage of tags, the committee will go into the second day of the sale contin uing organization sales as well as at the three booths on the campus. Yesterday students passing the booths at the Side, between Ore gon and Commerce, and at the li brary, contributed more than $40 to the fund, Paul Sutley, executive ^ secretary of the YMCA, said. Student solicitors working un der George Luoma and Anne Dean will continue contacting professors and students at the same time, Luoma said. f l CAMPUS CALENDAR Westminster house will be hosl tonight at 6:30 o’clock to those who wish to listen to the “Towr Meeting of the Air.” Discussion oi the topic will be held afterwards Everyone is welcome, according tc Frank McKinney, newly-appointec chairman. International Relations club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the facultj room in Friendly. Robert Norton Far Eastern commentator, will be present. All students are invitee to attend. Phi Beta will meet tonight a1 the home of Mrs. Ingham, 206c University, at 7:30. There will be a program by George Hopkins Also refreshments. Everyone ii expected to be present. Amphibians who are going tc OSC meet at the Side at 6 tonighi with cars if possible and 50 cents for gas and ticket. Nash on Vacation •- Printer John Henry Nash lef the University last week for a twe months' vacation in Phoenix, Ari zona. winter term grades were not up to par. Last year’s theme was to “sell” dads the campus in general. The three living organizations whose freshmen bring the most dads to the campus will each re ceive silver trophies. The O. L. Laurgaard trophy will be given to the house with the largest number of freshman dads. The group hav ing the highest proportion of dads in attendance will receive the the A. W. Norblad cup, and the Paul T. Shaw trophy will go to the sec | ond-high organization. J Four downtown firms are do nating merchandise prizes to win ners in the letter-writing competi tion. Kaufman’s and Lerner’s w'ill reward the two winners in the girls’ division, while Hart Larsen j and Paul D. Green will offer awards to the two boys who win. Three members of the University faculty will act as judges in the contest. They are J. H. Gilbert, dean of the college of social sci | ence; J. D. Barnett, head of the political science department; and E. D. Kittoe, instructor in English, 'Night Must Fall' Cast Announced Third Production Of Year Scheduled For February 9 Ed Burtenshaw as the moderr villain, Dan, heads the cast ot Emelyn Williams’ “Night Must Fall,” which is to be the third pro duction of the University theatei this year. It will be produced Feb ruary 9, and is directed by Mrs Ottilie T. Seybolt. This will be Bur tenshaw’s second role of this type as he has taken a similar part ir the production "Kind Lady,” bj Edward Choderov. Rose Ann Gibson is playing the part of Mrs. Bramson; Charlene Jackson has been cast in the role of Olivia Grayne; and Fred Wallei will handle the part of Huberl Lauri. Jeannette Hoss will portray the character, Nurse Libby; Lorraine Hixson, the part of Mrs. Terence Mary Jane Horton that of Dors Parkoe; and Gene Edwards the , part of Inspector Belsize. Leaves Today “Hobby” Hobson . . . will leave today with his team for a two game series with the University of Washington in Seattle. Enrollment Sets New January Record of 3415 Registrar's Office Announces Totals For Winter Term Setting a new all-time high for winter term enrollment, January registration figures climbed to a i 3415 total Saturday, C. L. Con stance, assistant registrar, an nounced yesterday. The number represents a nine per cent increase over last year when 3147 students registered and, according to Mr. Constance should reach 3500 by the end oi this week. He stated that approx imately 25 or 30 students are ex pected to enroll yet this term. Of the 3415 total, men outnum ! bered women, 2128 to 1287. On< thousand twenty freshmen, in eluding 84 students entirely new to the University, have enrolled This is an increase of 20 per cen1 over 1939, when 932 signed up for first-year work. Business administration, largesl professional school on the campus showed a rise of eight per cent from 873 to 942, the registrar’s re (Please turn to page four) T Religious Group To Hear O'Neill Plag “Lazarus Laughed,” O’Neill play will be reviewed by Ethel R. Saw yer, browsing room librarian Thursday at 4 o'clock for the re ligion group at the YWCA, accord ing to information from Jeai Crites, head of the group. The group meets every Thurs day afternoon at 4 p.m. and ha: had speakers from different de nominations on religion. : 'Sweet Swing'to Be i Featured by Sykes New to Oregon from San Francisco after a successful engagemen • at the Hawaiian Gardens, Curt Sykes and his orchestra will hold theii > Oregon premiere at the WAA formal, Winter Wonderland, this Satur : day night, open to all ASUO students. Sweet music is the Sykes specialty, with some swing mixed in t< '' make a varied program. Nancy Neer is the featured vocalist, supple mented by several male vocals. The first trumpet players, Vin Fischer will head the brass section. ‘Varied Program’ Several prominent students re cently heard the orchestra at an audition in Portland. Concerning it Helen Brugman said, “Curt Sykes is better than anything we’ve had t on the campus this year, I think. > I At the audition he played a varied - program, but specialized in sweet | music.” “It is a mighty good band! : understand the orchestra originat ed at San Jose State college ii California. They have an exclusiv< special arranger who used to b' with a very well-known band but L now with Sykes alone,” responde< Sob Cherney. Margaret Williams said, “Cur (Pleas',e turn to page four) News Speech To Be Given At 11 Today Desmond Speaks Talk Scheduled For Johnson Hall A busy day is slated for Dr. Robert W. Desmond, professor of journalism at Northwestern uni versity. who has been scheduled to talk on “The Impact of the Press on World Affairs” at 11 o’clock | today in Guild theater, Johnson1 hall. i Arriving at 9 o’clock this morn ing, Dr. Desmond is to be met by . members of Sigma Delta Chi, I men’s professional journalism fra- j ternity, who have arranged for his appearance on the campus. | At 11 o’clock he will speak in i 1 the Guild theater room in Johnson i j hall rather than in Chapman hall, I j where the talk was first set. At 12:15 Dr. Desmond will be i the honor guest at a luncheon sponsored by members of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, j women’s professional journalism fraternity. About 35 people are expected to attend including Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of the University; William Tugman, edi tor of the Register-Guard; Art Priaulx, editor of the News; and members of the University jour | nalism staff. After the luncheon to be held at the Anchorage, Dr. Desmond plans to visit classes and call on old ac quaintances on the campus. He leaves Friday morning for the Uni versity of Washington where he ' will talk at the Newspaper insti ! tute. In 1937 Dr. Desmond published a book, “The Press in World Af fairs,” unique in its field of jour j nalism. Dr. Desmond was gradu , ated from the University of Wis consin in 1922, received his M.A. | from the University of Minnesota, and his Ph.D. from the London ; School of Economics and Political i Science in 1936. He taught jour nalism at Michigan, Minnesota, and Stanford before joining the staff of the Christian Science Mon itor. Other papers on which he has served are the Milwaukee Journal, the Paris edition of the New York Tribune, and the Miami Herald. On leave this year, he is professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been on the staff of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern university since 1938. The talk is not confined to jour nalism students, says J. L. C. Ford, Sigma Delta Chi adviser. All stu dents are welcome to attend. Alum Back for Day Alex Trackman, ’24, was a Wed nesday visitor to the campus. Mr. Trackman is now connected with the marketing division of the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture at San Francisco. Files to Be Bound A big job for the bindery devel oped recently when the files, some of them for a year, others for three months, of 139 newspapers were sent over from the library. Aviation Examiners Will Meet Students Interested in Flying i - An aviation officer and a medical officer from the U. S. aviation reserve base at Seattle, Washington, will arrive at the Eugene hotel from Corvallis Thursday evening and will be prepared to consult with and give examinations to young men interested in naval aviation. Those interested should con tact Captain L. B. Stedman, Jr., U. S. Marine corps reserve, at the Eugene hotel Thursday evening or Friday morning. Co-operatives Again Lead Campus in GP A Student cooperatives once again lead campus organizations in grade point averages, C. L. Constance, assistant registrar, revealed yesterday when he announced standings of 46 University living groups for the fall term. Thee women's co-ops rank one-two-three to load all other Oregon houses. Highland house is tops on the list with a 2.S2 average and is followed by University house with 2.768 and Hilyard house with 2.75. Canard club, boys’ co-op, heads male organizations, having a house GPA of 2.53. Second in standing among male groups is Sigma hall dorm with 2.51. Sigma Alpha Mu, 2.4121, and Kappa Kappa Gamma, 2.494, respectively lead in the fraternity and sorority divisions. Average for the entire University is 2.303. House standings are as follows: Men's Organizations Canard Club Sigma Hall . Men’s Clubs . Campbell Co-op . Kirkwood Co-op Sigma Alpha Mu Zeta Hall . Alpha Hall . Men’s Halls . I Theta Chi . Sherry Ross Hall . ALL, UNIVERSITY Omega Hall. GI’A Women’s Organizations 2.82 Highland House 2.769 Women’s Clubs 2.768 University House 2.75 Hilyard House . 2.53 2.52 Non-organization Women . 2.51 2.494 . Kappa Kappa Gamma 2.490 Pi Beta Phi 2.489 . Alpha Phi 2.47 . Kappa Alpha Theta 2.461 .Gamma Phi Beta . 2.457 . 2.43 2.423 All Women . 2.415 . 2.4121 2.4116 . Chi Omega . 2.394 2.389 . Sigma Kappa 2.387 .Alpha Xi Delta . 2.369 2.368 . Susan Campbell Hall 2.366 . Women’s Sororities . 2.34 2.32 Women’s Halls 2.310 .Alpha Omicron PL I 2.308 . Alpha Gamma Delta . 2.306 . 2.305 . 2.303 . ALL UNIVERSITY 2.29254 .Alpha Delta Pi . 2.29253 2.286 .Delta Gamma . 2.280 2.27 Non-Organization Men Hendricks Hall ocuuma xaa.ii . All Men. Men’s Fraternities . Beta Theta Pi . Delta Upsilon . Phi Delta Theta . Sigma Nil. Delta Tau Delta . Sigma Phi Epsilon . Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Phi Sigma Kappa. Alpha Tau Omega . Sigma Chi . Chi Psi . Phi Gamma Delta. Pi Kappa Alpha . Phi Kappa Psi . Kappa Sigma . Additional copies of this women’s or the dean of men’s . Alpha Chi Omega . Delta Delta Delta Zeta Tau Alpha be secured at the dean of 2.226 2.187 2.185 2.179 .... 2.16 2.154 2.151 ... 2.144 2.137 2.128 2.08 2.07 2.034 2.026 2.019 2.016 ... 2.015 2.008 2.004 1.83 list may office. George's Heart Still Belongs To Infirmary “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder . . . For Somebody Else” was squeaking on the na tion’s phonographs back when many frosh and sophs were bouncing around in practical | three-cornered pants. Therefore, may be Sophomore George Schreiber doesn’t remember it. Regardless, he probably doesn’t believe it now. Hospital authorities remember George as the lad who spent the major part of fall term under their care battling flu bugs. If George feels as green as he looked yesterday while bargain ing for relief capsules at the in firmary, his pals over there might dust off a cot and drag out some glad rags, ’cause per haps they’re due for company. It doesn t seem as though George’s heart has grown fond er for somebody or something else, but still belongs to the in firmary. Hospital enrollment fell off slightly over the past 24-hour pe I riod. Those confined include , (Please turn to page jour) Robert Norton Will Discuss Far East Far Eastern affairs will receive another authoritative probing to night when Robert Norton, asso ciate editor of “China Today,” meets with the International Re lations club at 7:30 in the faculty room, Friendly hall. With the abrogation of the 1911 trade treaty with Japan taking ef fect next week, and the almost un noticed change in the complexion of the war in China, affairs in the far Pacific are assuming an in creasing importance to America. Mr. Norton is an authority on the Sino-Japanese situation and in his speaking engagements throughout the country has given understand able interpretations of important Asiatic developments almost over shadowed by the immediacy of the war in Europe. Plans for the northwest regional conference of International Rela tions clubs will also be discussed and committees appointed. The conference is slated for February 23 and 24 on the University cam pus. All interested students are urged to attend tonight’s meeting. Model Display Today Shows Potentialities Of Proposed Building Johnson Hall's Basement Floor Is Scene Of Exhibit From 1-5 p.m.; Glenn Williams Heads All-Frosh Committee on Project Setting up a slogan of “in union there is strength,” the committee whose goal is a student union building for Oregon are prepared to show the student body what to expect of such a structure this afternoon when a union building display in room three, Johnson hall, is opened for exhibition. Glenn Williams, freshman class treasurer, has been appointed chief of an all-freshman committee designed to carry on the work of the JJ1COCIIL glUUp VVUCU enforces their retirement, and has a council of fifteen freshmen ready to start work. Sign Points Way In the basement floor of John son, a sign proclaiming “student union room” points out the loca tion of the display. Williams will lead off in the first hour as offi cial commentator to explain vari ous points of the exhibits, to be relieved by successive committee members. Hours for inspection are from one to five. To the right of the door entering the room hangs a large sized cam pus development study drawn by Professor F. A. Cuthbert, Univer sity landscape architect. The illus tration is a detailed study of pro posed improvements in the univer sity layout and involves several possible locations for the union building. Shows Proposed Mall Professor Cuthbert’s drawing portrays the future Mall with the library as its focal point, and the suggested changes in the millrace tract. His plans outline a location for pn amphitheater along the race for open air performances, such as concerts and the spring term canoe fete. The displays include complete blue prints from the University of Nebraska student union and three pencil studies of proposed property development on the campus. On the bulletin board along the wall is posted a complete report and financial setup of the famous Wisconsin union. Glenn Frank, former president of the University of Wisconsin, said concerning the structure: ‘Houses Into Homes’ “The student union building has turned houses of learning into homes of learning.” The Wisconsin plant has recrea tion rooms, soda fountains, and plenty of available dance floor space. Committee chairman Roy Vern (Flense turn In page four) Betas, Thetas Vie for Sing Monet] Beta Theta Pi and Kappa Alpha Theta glee clubs posted their bid^ for a slice of the $150 cash award going to winners of the interfra ternity sing, when both voice groups appeared on the McDonald theater stage last night singing three songs apiece. Beta's combine sang "Beta Girl," "Loving Cup,” and its chaptei song, while the Thetas offered “Theta Lips,” "When the Moon It Shining Brightly,” and Russ Mor gan’s theme, “Does Your Heart Beat for Me.” With the half-way mark ahead} passed, this school year's sing con test is on the back stretch. Sev enty-five dollars goes to the win ning fraternity club and a similai amount to the top sorority group when prizes are awarded towarc the year’s close. The contest is sponsored by tht McDonald theater-. Kept Up Interest Dean Virgil D. Earl . . . helped students organize a movement fop a student union huilding. SDX Pledges |Td Be Initiated Publishers, Dads Will Be Guests at Formal Breakfast Formal initiation of fall pledges to Sigma Delta Chi will take place at a breakfast Sunday, Jan uary 28, last day of Dads’ day, it was decided at the regular weekly meeting Tuesday. Both publishers, who will be in attendance at the publishers’ con vention, and dads here for the weekend, will be guests at the in itiation. Four initiates have signi fied their intentions of becoming members. Lyle Nelson resigned as co chairman of the SDX dance com mittee, and Ray Foster was ap pointed by President George Pa sero to work with Jimmy Leonard on the annual affair. Leonard re ported on available dates for early spring term, and it was decided that April 6 was a good date. Leonard has corresponded with several big name orchestras, and has promised that a "name” band will play for the dance. A newspa per contest procedure was dis cussed by Phil Bladine and Pasero in connection with the convention January 26 and 27. Westminster to Give Skate Party Friday; Students Welcome A skating party was announced by Westminster house for Friday night. Persons wishing to come should sign up. The group will meet at the house at 6:45 p.m. Anyone with a car is urged to bring it for transportation.