For
Women
Only
By MARGE FINNEGAN
Generally speaking, women are
generally speaking. This is a well
known fact, and one which has been
commented upon pro and con for
a good many years.
But have you ever stopped to
figure it out? Is there any point to
talking if nothing worth remember
ing comes out of the convention?
Almost everyone has been forced
into a position at one time or an
other, to listen to some chattering
female rave on at great length—and
in the end discovered she said ab
solutely nothing. There is a ques
tion in the minds of many as to the
possible conversational depths of
the feminine sex. (We don't mean
to imply, however, that all males
are eloquent speakers—or even
know what they’re talking about
half of the time!)
What Have You to Say?
Narrow it all down to college
women, and even Oregon coeds.
What do we talk about? What can
we talk about? Arc we qualified to
fit into discussion groups, or able
to adjust ourselves to the conver
sation of our elders? What about
our dates and conversation with
fellows?
Many women realize shortcom
ings—others don't, and live merrily
in their uninformed state believing
their acquaintances to be spell
bound by the personality they re
flect.
As to types, we have the giggling
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Formal Will Honor WAA Pledges Saturday
'Winter Wonderland’
Heralds Opening
Of Formal Season
By Mary Kay Riordan
It will be dress up and dance for Oregon students Saturday night j
as the first all-campus formal of the term brings forth flowers and j
gowns. Gcrlinger hall will be seen as a Winter Wonderland when WAA j
presents its winter formal honoring the newly initiated members. Snow,
fir trees, and a special lighting giving the effect of moonlight in the
mountains will he the setting, with Curt Sykes and his orchestra fur
nishing the music.
Special intermission entertainment will be a winter sports fashion
coed, who isn’t funny, the boy
crazy girl who talks nothing hut
men; the punsters and joke-crack
ers, who set everyone straight with
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
gag, and so on. At the other extreme
we see the all-too-serious coed who
doesn’t catch jokes, never laughs,
hut can discuss any phase of relig
ion, period of history dr economic
crisis known to man.
Half and Half
Of course a happy medium can
be, and should he reached. The ma
jority of our women students are
on a level almost equa-distant from
the extremes. Hut on the other
hand, there are comparatively few
who can readily cope with every
conversational situation. Giggling
Gertie is at a loss to discuss any
thing with her I’hi), professor. Sol
olm Sue misses out on a lot of
fun and the lighter tilings which
tend to brighten our lives, liven
the middle-path group at school,
finds it difficult to converse with
friends in the home town who have
not attended college.
Cultivation of the art of conver
sation is a trait to he admired.
Many strive to attain a goal in thig
line, others don’t care or show
shallowness by saying the wrong
thing at the wrong time always.
College women should feel a certain
joy in making an effort to cultivate
a personality so well rounded that
they can converse intelligently with
everyone they meet.
GET OUT and
PLAY
A complete line of the
w into r sportswear I hat
makes for more fun ami
hotter looks.
• Downhill Trousers
• Specially Priced Parkas
at . $5.00
Sweaters
• New Ski Socks at $1.50
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To Hold Reception
Alpha Chi Omega will honor
Mrs. Charles A. McCarthy, prov
ince president, and Mrs. Blanche
Rorer, house mother, at a reception !
this evening. The event will he at
the chapter house from 8 to 10
o’clock. Mrs. McCarthy arrived on
the campus Wednesday, to visit the
local chapter for a few days.
The receiving line includes Mrs.!
Alice B. Macduff, Mrs. Charles A.
McCarthy, Mrs. Blanche Rorer,
Mrs. F. Hartung, Margaret Van
Matte, house president, and Marion
Christenson. Mrs. F. M. Carter,
Mrs. A. V. Lewis, and Mrs. F. Gra
ham will pour. The Alpha Chi
quartet will sing.
Formals Scheduled
One of the first sorority house
dances of the term will he Saturday
night when Delta Gamma presents
its winter formal. Snowmen and pint
houghs will prevail as the house is
transformed into a winter resort
high in the mountains. A large roly
poly snow man will decorate the
cover of the programs.
Alpha Phi will also hold their
winter formal Saturday night at the
chapter house. Delta Upsilon has
planned an informal radio dance
for Friday evening.
Hotel Scene of Dance
Delta Tau Delta will he hosts
Saturday night at their annual win
ter formal dinner dance. The affair
will he ultra-modern and is to he j
held at the Eugene hotel. Bob Calk
ins’ orchestra will play. The fra- >
ternity plans to serenade sorority |
houses later in the evening.
* * *
Phi Sigma Kappa entertained the
fraternity's Eugene Mothers’ club i
at an annual dinner Wednesday eve
ning. Eugene alumni were also
guests at the event which is special
ly planned to acquaint new pledges
with the local mothers.
* * *
Professor 11. E. Hudson was a
guest at Xda hall for dinner Tues
day night. He spoke to those pres
ent on philosophical subjects and
college careers.
* * *
University house entertained Dr.
and Mrs. Theodore Kratt, dean of
the school of music, at dinner Wed
nesday evening.
PE Students ‘‘Mix’
I’lie annual PE mix was an
event of Wednesday evening as all
physical education majors met in
the AWS rooms at Gerliuger and
played games, danced, and general
ly had fun. A short swim was one
ol the high lights of the entertain
ment; refreshments were served
later in the evening.
% * *
Gamma hall was host at a pref
erence dinner dance Tuesday eve
ning. Omega hall has planned a
similar affair for tonight. Sherry
Ross and Hendricks halls held an
exchange dinner Wednesday night.
(Please turn to paqe four)
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Men Approve
Outdoor Girls
Try Skiing!!!
By Miss Cellaneous
I read somewhere that college
hoys like outdoor girls. It didn't
appeal to me much till I saw
Johnny’s new car (with a ski
rack conspicuously evident on
top). So de(sigh)ded I'd better
break down and get myself a
few of the indispcnsables and
take up skiing.
Buying the indispcnsables was
fun—why do such darling
clothes go with such a horrible
sport?
Finally I was ready to go and
theft Johnny got unreasonable
and nasty just because I had two
suitcases full of my darling new
ski clothes and I’d forgotten to
buy bindings for my skis. Good
ness me! You can't expect a girl
to think of everything, can you?
Well Johnny said we’d rent
some when we got to the moun
tains and so at last we got start
ed.
Have you ever looked down a
hill over the top of a pair of skis?
Well, don’t! It makes your stom
ach feel as though you'd been
eating too much food for a week.
Halfway down the hill some
thing at my left must have made
a liaise like the mating call of a
right ski because suddenly my
right ski started to the left with
disastrous consequences to my
equilibrium. Sure enuf! I was still
in one piece—only casualty was
base wax off the bottom of my
skis, which somehow ended in my
hair.
Guess I’ll quit skiing and train
as a contortionist. I should be a
wow!
Training in
LipMake-up
Suggested
By Adele Canada
A new compulsory course has
been proposed for the curriculum—
a course in the applied science of
putting on lipstick.
At present, lipstick users may be
divided into the following types:
Type A, (the color fiend-). She
may use an atrocious pink color, a
violent purple shade, or the kind
that looks black in the tube and
nauseating on lips.
Half-way Job
Type If, (the amateur artiste).
We divide this type into two clas
sifications: Type B-l; her lips are
big. She only covers half of them
but she tries so hard to disguise
the other part with powder—the
result is terrific! Type If-J; she
wants to give her lips that llcdy
Lamarr look. The gal isn't cut out
for a Hedy Lamarr, however, so
we find her listed here—as an am
ateur artiste.
Type C is usually given several
names; the saleswoman’s night
mare. the "gorp” girl, and that??*??
girl. Her lipstick is as thick on her
teeth as it is on her lips and she
is nothing it not generous about
giving out samples.
And then there is the boy who
went home with . . .
Ever Hungry Type
Type I), (the ever hungry). The
ever hungry type has these classi
fications. Type D-l: the outdoor
girl or wallflower division. They
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Busy Jean Crites
Takes Time Out for
'Coed’ Interview
By Corrine Wignes
A tall brown-haired girl hurried out of the YW building and dashed
across the campus. She paused occasionally, long enough to tell some
one her latest pun, and finally stopped in the Emerald news room for
a very brief interview.
One of the busiest girls on the campus, Jean Crites, attractive junior
coed, smiled and her dark brown eyes sparkled when asked what she
did with her spare time.
“I really don’t have any,” she said, "but I am a Girl Scout and have
spent me last two summers nr
Camp Chaparral in California. I
save all my spare time for sum
mers.” Jean is fond of being out
of-doors, so is quite a camping en
thusiast.
Nineteen years old, five feet,
eight inches tall, Jean is a jour
nalism major at Oregon. She is the
Tuesday advertising manager, and
has worked untiringly on the Em
erald .business staff for two years.
Retail advertising holds the great
est attraction for her, and is the
field in which she intends to work
after graduation.
In Service Honorary
A Eugene girl, Jean graduated
from University high school. She
is affiliated with Alpha Delta Pi
sorority, and is also a member of
Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women’s
service honorary, and religious
chairman of the YWCA. Last year
she served as secretary on the YW
sophomore commission.
Although she has not had much
time to participate in athletics, this
popular and carefree coed likes to
swim and play tennis.
Likes to Joke
With “a joke a day” as her mot
to, Jean says the best way to en
joy life is to take everything with
a smile, throwing a smile over her
shoulder, she hurried from the
news room to another meeting at
the Y.
never smear (God bless ’em) any
lipstick because they don’t use it.
Type D-2 is the gal who eats her
lipstick off. We can usually stand
seeing Type D-2 bite her lips; it’s
the constant replenishing that gets
our goat.
All of them arc bad, but NO lip
stick is worse. That’s why we like
the idea of a new course.
Dress
of the Week
Red is the rage for this win
ter, and ARLEEN THUR
MOND, Tri Deft, starts the„sea
son off right with a new traf
fic red, silk jersey date dress.
A full skirt caught into a bus
tle in back joints with a cowl
necked bodice, military shoul
ders, and elbow length sleeves
to make a youthful dance frock.
For a touch of contrast, Ar
leen wears an antique gold lock
et, and black suede slippers.
Odds Favor
Cosmetics vs.
Winter Sport
With clear cold days, sunshine,
and snow in the mountains, skis
are being waxed in readiness for
weekend trips . . . even if you don't
anticipate spills, your gear should
include besides actual sport equip
ment a good cosmetic skin-protec
tive . . . cold air is notorious for
drying and chapping tender facial
skin, and Kathleen Mary Quinlan
has a made-to-order finishing
cream in six individual shades
which will keep you skin moist, the
primary essential of a beauty
cream ... it is called Liquid Mist
of Dawn and is applied with the fin
ger tips in a light film over which
a little heavier coat of powder than
usual is patted . . . brisk cxhilarat
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Ultra-feminine clothes are out
standingly indicative of the 1940
fashion scene, with its “Gone With
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blue frock with skirt fullness and
emphasized tiny waist is ideal for
dancing. Two panniers drape the
hipline, and the high neck closes in
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ing air and exercise will eliminate
any need for rouge, but your ordin
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both for its color and its soothing
oil . . . Quinlan rich band cream is
excellent for reddened, roughened
hands . . . one of the best ways,
beauticians tell us-, to soften and
whiten such bands is to rub this
cream in well and wear loose gloves
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we are told has been one of the
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followed by tense, aching muscles
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New Trials
Prominent
In Diary
DEAR DIARY:
“Time’s awaisting” seems to be
the motto all my professors have
adopted for their own this term and
I’m wailing to you that my assign
ments are simply tremendous . . .
don't the}r realize that such spring
like weather, even though it comes
in the middle of winter, is just as
likely to produce symptoms of
spring fever? I ask you, dear diary,
would you let such wonderful
weather go to waste? . . . well,
neither have I.
Finally a Date
Incidentally, and with no con
nection at all to the above, that
handsome piece of mankind has
finally, after a few gentle hints,
asked for a date to, well, you won’t
hit it at first so I’ll tell ... to go
with him to inspect the trophies,
or whatever one calls those fossils
and things ... in the museum in
Condon. Ah, well, every inch
counts but I’m not sure it is too
rapid progress.
Pledge Trials
I would love to keep here a rec
ord of the tortures we pledges arc
suffering this week for pre-initia
tion but since that cither episode
I am rather scared that those mem
bers will find this diary again and
although the classical story in jour
nalism is about that editor who said
that threats couldn’t intimidate him
(—get that?) I have no one between
me and you the brutes who would
like to take it out of hie. So I shall
refrain from more than comment
ing that the boys’ houses have noth
ing on us and if it weren’t for the
dean of women's protection, I'll
bet that our members would send
us up to the fraternities for dinner
et al. If I have to say my telephone
ditty a few more times, I'll slay the
inventor of it. It’s so ungrammati
cal!
Dessert again tonight with the
Floogy Flops. I sure hope I can
follow my partner for they have
finite a reputation for dancing in
that house. It’s all for the reputa
tion of our house that I worry, of
course. I must put up my mass of
uncurled hair- and press my dress.
Toodlc doo.
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