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Lyle Nelson, Managing Editor Jim Frost, Advertising Manager
Helen Angel], News Editor
George Parero, Co-sports Editor
Elbert Hawkins, Co-sports Editor
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Betty Jane Thompson, Chief Night Editor
Jimmie Leonard. Assistant Managing Editor
Hal Olney, Assistant Managing Editor
Ralph Woodall, Cartoonist
Marj?o Finnegan, Women’s Editor
Ken Christianson, Assistant Sports Editor
UPPER BUSINESS STAFF
Mary EUen Smith, National Adversiting Manager
Ted Kenyon, Classified Manager
Rhea Anderson, Special Accounts Manager
Kay Cook, Merchandising Manager
Herb Anderson, Circulation Manager
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New Fields for Talent
p'VER since Verdi Sederstrom put on a
“cabaret”1 variety show last spring as
an ASUO bonus attraction lie and everyone
else even remotely involved have wanted to
do it again. The thing was well-received, Verdi
had more talent offerings than he could ever
use, and in final analysis the project seemed
like an unexplored and justifiable outlet for
student participation.
With the obvious success of the first all
ASUO assembly of the year, occasioned a
couple of weeks ago in conjunction with the
election of a new yell leader, the field was
opened wide for a repeat on the spring variety
show, along bigger and better lines. It was
student talent exclusively which made t he
assembly the success it was, and that experi
ence demonstrated that there was definitely
room for more of the same.
Definite announcement that llie spring
term show would live again came yesterday
in the shape of the reappointment of Seder
strom, ASUO first vice president, to chairman
the affair again. Simultaneously the general
plan for the show was outlined. Verdi and
the educational activities office have been
working out details tentatively since the
assembly, and they plan little change.
# # •/}
JT is not in the actual staging of the show
that the significance lies, however, but ra
ther in the implications behind. The fact that
the planners of the recent assembly were
swamped with good material from their own
ranks, that the same happened when the show
•was put on last spring, that there is a definite
eagerness among students for participation
in this type of thing—these factors indicate
new fields to conquer in the way of student
activity.
There would be little support for such a
program were it to consist oL’ features so
amateurish and unpolished as to be neither
pleasing nor beneficial. If the acts were so
bad that they reflected unfavorably botli on
the performers and on tbe sponsors they would
die a speedy and natural death. But the indica
tions are that it would lean rather the other
way. The stuff brought out by the assembly
was good enough for any college, and more
than that it pleased a highly critical audience.
It is likely that Ihe up-trend would continue
through development, rather than degenerate
once the present talent in sight was used lip.
« * *
'ymiKN jt comes right dqwn to it, the col
lege student manages to include very
little active and personal direct participation
during the four years of undergraduate resi
dence. -Just as in sports the trend has been all
in the direction of spectatorship rather than
taking part. There are many fields of endeavor
but not enough.
With this condition in effect il is apparent
that any move to bring about more participa
tion would be of benefit to a considerable
number. The audience reaction itself makes
little permanent mark, but the morale-building
factor, though the development of the idea
that students were being encouraged to do
things themselves for themselves, would be
invaluable.
Last spring’s variety show was the first
step of this type. It was a long wait from then
until the recent ASUO assembly, the next
step. Now the third step is in sight, in the
shape of the spring term varieties. When the
next step will come is anybody’s guess, but
if the spring show is a success next year’s
program should aim for real development of
this needed feature of student life and morale.
Red Figures Which Are Not Red
JN most eases the making of news implies the
extraordinary, the characterization of
change from the status quo. The regular,
everyday, steady accomplishments are taken
matter of factlv, and meet with little fanfare.
Apparently it is only when something goes
wrong that at ten I ion is called ; ot her wise what
is regular draws down no credit.
In the ease of the University athletics
hoard, however, it seems that it is about time
steady plugging achieved some recognition,
for the hoard at the end of the year will find
itself only $11,000 in the red.
At first glance, when the redness ot the
$11,000 colors the imagination, it would seem
that here is no cause for rejoicing, for $11,000
is not exactly chicken feed. There are few
departments in either the University or the
state which would not regard such a figure
us definitely sizeable.
11K $11,000 take on an entirely different
aspect, however, when it is pointed out
that a year ago it was twice as much, ami two
years ago it was more than that. In this light
the $11,000 looks like a figure within hailing
distance of complete solvency.
And more than that, the figure would not
even he $11,000 had not such a sizeable sum
been sunk into the remodeling of the grand
stands during the summer. The remodeling
was an investment and as such will pay off,
iso I lie board finds itself in better shape than
figures show for this reason also.
How long the athletic board has been in
the red is not apparent without intensive
investigation. The building of the Igloo may
have been the main factor. It, is probable that
such a debt, is a healthy feature of any such
board. At any rate the reduction to the present
deficit is indicative of the steady progress
the board and its sound policy. Mach year if,
plans a better, more far-sighted budget, and
with charnelcristio thoroughness grimly clings
to it throughout the year. Methods like these
are sound insurance against wildcat ventures
and against any radical departure from
budgetary policy. All in all, the board is pretty
careful about, what if does with the money
at its disposal.
* * «
rJ>lll'l board ilsell is perhaps the happiest
balance in existence among l uiversilv
boards. Well rounded through the inclusion of
balanced numbers of students, alumni, and
faculty, the morale of this board gives it an
ease of association which makes it capable
oI interchange ol ideas, something not alwavs
found in boards.
As lor the 1 ullire, the red figures will
probably continue to decrease, providing the
new coni erence rules exercise no serious
blight upon conference revenue.
A Year in a Day
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liy \U;S SLLUYAN
1917
January S — The Gamma t'bl
house has a pledge pin on (he
Kappa .Siga’ deg Ccasar. The
Kappa Sigs claim the Gamma
I’his used the third degree.
January 17 Freshmen will he
allowed to doll' their green lids
during military drill hour ac
cording to a sophomore ruling.
Colonel John Leader had asked
this privilege in order to im
prove the general appearance of
the Oregon battalion One <>f the
main reasons for the change is
that on a wimly day Ihe hats
blow off the heads of the fresh
men. They are not. allowed to
hold their lids on white drilling.
Billie Burke will appear at the
Jtea soon in "The Land of
I'roniise.”
“Hooverkiiig,‘ ! twul
January 26- How to make po
Ialoes save wheat flour has been
ii t- i'ic. cf the ir .■ • o* :
clasaea tor the ld^t week. fins
is one step iu “fioovet iaing" the
diet:.
February 2 A $00,000 drive
lor the University Women's
building (Gerlinger hall) will tie
held in Oregon during the “Uni
versity week" in September.
\\ atvli for Spies
March 20 General Pershing
has issued an order to he on the
watch for spies. “Never forget
we arc at war and that the
enemy in on the watch," he aid.
April 6 Three thou: and seven
hundred seventy books have
been donated to soldiers by Uni
versity Uudcuts and towns
people.
“Pioneer" .Statue
April 13 A spot on the cam
pus between the library and
Friendly hall, near the senior
bench was chosen Thursday as
the. best location for A Phira
i- ter Proctor's statue, the “Pio
neer' |o he presented to the
Uni'-eisity by Ur. Joseph M.
leal.
The
BAND
BOX
By BILL MO.VLLY
Bilging Mr. Lllingtnn
That brass ensemble which
gave forth on yesterilay’s as
sembly program produced a
couple of clever arrangements
on the two pieces they played.
I'he trombone background was
especially effective in their ren
dition of "Solitude.'* Very dis
t'active effort,' can be achieved
with small combo., of tins kind
if properly handled.
A year or so ago a prominent
radio network featured an en
tire orchestra made up of only
brasses; this orchestra was able
to produce the most amazing
rhythms and harmonies that
simulated all of the iinpre..-. ions
created by n standard group ot
instrument.;.
Coach John JtcUn should bo
‘ v i*- i id ntuii.-ai esters.
meats of this Uuid. Yesterday b$
Curb
Cruising
By ALYCE ROGERS
Spring's in the air and Vern
strom’s in love! Friday night,
the I)e|ts decorated Roy up with
perfume, tape, odds and ends
of clothing, cosmetics, etc., and
escorted him over to the Alpha
Phi house. Bets are about 00-50
as to whether Rita Wright still
has Bill Cumming’s Phi Delt
pin but regardless, faint heart
never won fair lady.
$ # *
Pins are a’plenty this week:
Betty Lois Crabill, DG, has Roy
Elliott's Phi Psi pin, culminat
ing a high school romance. . . .
Charlotte Strickler, AOPi, has
Bob Christenson’s Phi Sig pin.
. . . jeannine Withers, cute Al
pha Xi Delta, has Galen Mor
ey’s Theta Chi emblem. . . .
Geraldine Barry, another Alpha
Xi, received Bob Griffin’s SAE
pin from University of Montana
on Valentine’s day. . . . Jane
Meek, Alpha Chi, took Bert
Thierol’s Sig Ep pin. . . . And
Betty Barr, Hilyard house has a
diamond from Harvey Jones,
Beta.
* * ■*
Tonight, if you can get out, go
down to the Beta house at mid
night and you will see all their
new men file out and swim the
race with a celebration follow
ing. It is their annual Washing
ton's birthday celebration. They
say the Alpha Phis arc generally
on hand with their spotlights
and glasses.
■* * *
Cliff Scxsmith couldn’t get
the busy Pi Phi house via phone
last week so he sent Martha Me
Clung a telegram inviting her
to the Sigma Nu house dance.
She retaliated by also wiring—
a "yes.” . . . Speaking of house
dances, the numerous ones last
weekend were all swell. That
includes the Thetas, though few
were in sight during the even
ing. . . . This rapidly advancing
custom of couples going to all
the house dances is certainly
popular. . . . Bob “Lola” Winter
mute, Beta, is the new phone
gitl at the Kappa house.
BITS: Nancy Lewis, Chi Ome
ga, is carrying on a flirtation
with the pioneer statue. From
reports, more is there than
meets the eye. . . . Scoop of the
week: Chi Psi out for spring
football practice. . . . Barbara,
Triinni, Gamma Phi, and Jack
Winslow, Chi Psi, arc a dcvclop
ing-steady couple. . . . Anne
Waha, Kappa, was down Satur
day to see Ken Shipley, Phi
Deli. Anne has her own dancing
school in Portland. . . . Lamar
Tooze has eyes only for little
blonde Adele Canada, Alpha Phi
pledge. . . . And of course Phil
Bladine, Fiji, would say he got
that black eye from skiing.
Norman Foster has a ring
(not a. diamond) on Barbara
Neu, Kappa, they say. . . . The
three speech profs, Krenk,
liana, and Hargis, had their
three girls, Staton, llixson, and
((iiiglcy, respectively, at the
Theta Chi dance Friday. . . .
That alumni-sponsored barn
dance, also last Friday, will
never be equalled. . . . What
red-head does Beverly Burns
prefer? . . . And Ellic Kent,
Kappa, even has her boy friend,
dreaming about her and one
must be careful about sleep
talking.
* * *
After two millracings, Bob
Petty, DU, admitted he had his
pin oil “Edwins.” . . . Walker
Trecce, Phi licit, sent Vicky
Sander, Kappa, a keg of ICK
for Valentine’s day. . . . Talka
tive Joe Gurley, Kappa Sig, ex
ports his pin back any day now
from Washington. . , Connie
AverlU was hunting for her
Mol her after making the mis
take yesterday in the Emerald.
Apparently Bryant doesn't
know that Ga,\ Jones has been
contracted by the Senior Ball
directorate for over THREE
weeks. The hold-up on the pub
licity was due to necessary wait
ing for the decision on McAr
thur couid.
was sitting in the rear of Ger
lmget with a very rapt expres
sion uu his face. \s the hoys on
the (age played through their
numbers Mr. Stehn's counte
nance changed alternately from
pained agony to pleased pride.
Two New Ones
Two of the best and no t
v eil.known .-'"'g writers ot the
day have gotten together on a
couple ot swell tunes which are.
0 rtaiu to boom the record mar
1 ct •*»' l »• 1 ^ * l^i e. fa £ ♦ c- ■ v
Licit a star m his own right,
1939 Member 1940
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One-Act Dramas
(Continual from patjc one)
the pharoahs’ tombs while it is
being explored by two women ar
cheologists and the mysterious
happenings which take place is
the plot for “Two Against the
Gods.” It is directed by Rose Ann
Gibson and the characters are:
Mary Staton, Mary; Mary Jane
Richards, Dr. Prince; Adrienne
Flurry, Huthor-Amen.
Eugene O’Neil's “Where the
Cross Is Made” is a psychological
study of the effect of shipwrecked
sailors finding a hidden treasure.
The parts are taken by Jack Elle,
Nat Bartlett; Tony Nichachos,
Doctor Higgins; Betty Jane
Steeres, Sue Barlett; Charles
Boice, Captain Barlett.
In contrast to the O’Neil drama,
the fourth group of actors, under
the direction of Jeanette Hoss,
will present an amusing comedy,
“The Forks of the Dilemma.” The
players will be: Frank Calhoun,
Lord Chamberlain; Bob Hone,
Chief Steward; Maxine Klinge,
Anne Hathaway; Marguerite Sap
pington, boy; Dortliy Durkce; and
Byron Adams, Earl of Piesccster.
All the actors in the plays are
students who are doing this kind
of work as extracurricular activ
ity and are not registered in the
regular drama courses.
Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Car
michael have produced two sure
fire hits in “Ooh! What You
Said" and “The Rumba Jumps.”
In the former, the writers
reach a new high in Classical
revelation as one of the lines
like this: “Ooh! What you said
when you said what you said.”
Aw, come on, tell us more!
Husing ‘Helped’ Fenske
Chuck Fenske, the great miler
who has been defeating Glen
Cunningham lately, might nev
er have run a step if it hadn't
been for Ted Husing and radio.
Chuck was a high school boy
out in Wisconsin who had never
thought of running when he
happened to tunc in on Ted's
CBS broadcast of the Millrose
Mile, back in 1933. The race was
won by a little known Kansas
collegian named Cunningham,
and Ted Husing did such an ex
citing job of describing it that
Chuck decided it must be a
good sport. He started running
the next day, and two weeks
ago, seven years later, Cunning
ham rail in another Millrose
Mile and was defeated by one
Chuck Fenske.
bongs Need ‘Plugging’
Phil Harris has a new tune tie
is plugging with the hope that
it will be a novelty successor to
the "Three Little Fishies." It
is called “I Wanna Be a Brat,”
and with backing it should be
come popular because it has that
one essential ingredient of a
novelty song, baby talk. Of
course, the phrase “with back
ing" is the all important ele
ment in successful song writ
ing.
You don't just write a good !
song which becomes popular be- j
cause of its musical merit. Ob,
no; you have your song j
•'plugged" by at least two big
name bands fnr at least a mouth ;
before you stand a chance of
having a bit on your hands. This
takes money and influence, and
it you had money and influence
you wouldn't be writing sougi
anyway—so where does it all :
: eg Don t bacouw
a so eg writer,
B. B. Shots
by
Buchwach
Men are awful suckers! You
don't have to take my word for
it, just ask Marian Miller, heart
counsellor for the Oregonian. She
says in her column last Sunday,
that if a group of lonely widows
were to band together and have a
little party, inviting all the eligible
bachelors in the vicinity, the men
wouldn’t even guess what the pur
pose of the gathering was. No,
ma’am!
However, just to make sure you
get your man, if he isn’t quite that
gullible, this column will suggest
what to wear to catch his eye, and
what not to wear, to calm that
stupified look.
Wooden shoes are definitely o.k.
A man likes to hear when a woman
is coming, so he can dress up to
meet her. (In other words, change
his sox.) The sandals with low
heels now being worn on the cam
pus are also on the approved list.
The less heels, ‘the better. (The
sandals, not the females.)
High Socks? No!
Don’t wear those knee-high
stockings, cause all the boy friend
will keep wondering is why you
didn’t wear your high top boots
to go with them.
Hood jackets, the latest fad, are
definitely Emily Postish with the
University lads, especially during
the football season. If the boy
friend happens to be a footballer, let
him wear it to the games, so he
can keep his ears warm—on the
bench.
However, those sloppy-Joe sweat
ers, which are catching on most
everywhere, do not help much with
the big moment. In the first place,
there should be only one sloppy-Joe
in the family, and that’s undoubtedly
him. In the second place, the sweat
ers reach down to your hips, and
he can’t see what a lovely waist
line you have. (From starving all
summer so you can rate the boys
in the winter, so they could take
you to dinner—what a vicious cir
cle!)
Fur Jackets If . . .
Now for fur coats. The jacket
type made of fox, skunk, rabbit, or
mink is hotsy totsy, IF the big
moment can borrow a fairly decent
suit to go out; if he wears his own
clothes, better take off the chubby
—if that’s what they call them—
and settle for a raincoat that either
a male or female can wear. It's
much more practical, especially for
him.
Hats? I pass! Use your own
judgment (which probably isn’t so
hot judging by the latest crazes!
and wear what you want. With one
exception however: don’t wear
those crazy snoods, which look like
fish nets under a hat. They’re bad
enough on the street, much less at
formals!
Hair Styles Discussed
I understand that the hair styles
for this year are leaning to the
pompadour, so combat the bustle
effect of modern style. For my
part, you can skip both the bustle
and the boyish pomp; I rather go
for the hairdress style of Ricardo’s
Reverie, which leans toward a
cameo effect—yum yum, it sound
ed good in the fashion magazine
anyhow.
By the way girls, if you happen
to be cute, intelligent, and shape
ly, dance divinely and have a good
car, that might help just a little
too.
Sweet Swing
(Continued from page one)
300 pounds of a fiddle-slapping
comedienne, and Roy Brownson,
male crooner.
The ticket drive was started last
night under the direction of Clar
ence Zurcher, chairman. Admission
will be $1 with seniors having
class cards receiving a 25-cent re
duction. If the purchase of a tick
et is delayed until the night of the
ball, the price will be SI.25.
General Director Skinner has
called a general committee meet
ing for today at 4 o’clock at the
College Side.
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RONALD COLEMAN in
“The Light That
Failed”
— pins —
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“In Panama”
They’re Here Again!
BETTE DAVIS
LESLIE HOWARD in
“Petrified Forest”
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JOHNNY DOWNS
Eugene’s Gala
Opens February 29
Keep up with the Emerald advertisers who know and ap
preciate student needs. Already many new spring style
features are being announced in the Emerald. Watch for
this spring opening in advance of spring vacation to meet
student conveniences.
New clues lor spring smartness and your summer ward
robe w'ill be disclosed in this year’s portfolio of fashion.