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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1940)
Spring Driven Back On University Front Taking advantage of fair weather, spring fever forces swept down upon the campus yesterday, but according to latest reports were being driven back, although the collegians suffered heavy losses. Scores of casualties were reported along the western front, where the mill race, first line of defense, was the scene of early success by the balmy weather, but college forces, backed by the news that reinforcements and coeds were on the way, were holding their own. At the library, Joe College re tired behind a barricade of books, to repulse ail attacks by the weather, and later was helped by reinforcements who retreated to the library after being routed by the threat of term finals. Bulletins from.the Side stated that students, aided by gallons of cokes were successfully withstand ing all attempts of the enemy to get them into open air, where a winning battle could be waged by spring fever. However, here, as on other fronts, casualties were huge, with more than one student laying inert upon an opened book and a half-finished coke. Sororities Fight Hard Eattles raged fiercely along so rority row, with the enemy captur ing one stronghold after another, successfully routing Kappas, The tas and AOPis from study tables. At the Alpha Chi house, according to war correspondent Jack Bry ant, spring fever won an easy vic tory. Hardest hit of the student Navy blue crepe, with white crepe blouse, girdled with violet and white polka dot. Modeled by JEAN KOLSTAD y. Gc^£<hv & Co-. EUGENE OWNED. WITH NEW YORK BUYING CONNECTION strongholds were the classrooms, where little groups gathered to fight off the threat of empty halls. Led by political commissars, called professors, student forces still held these strongholds, although their forces were greatly dilapidated. Epidemic Strikes Today, two new dangers threat ened the depleted band of defend ers. The first came when student 1 health heads announced that an1 epidemic of sleeping-sickness, the1 aftermath of the battle was sweep ing the campus. Of far more serious consequence was the report that a huge army ' of political bugs was attacking the campus, sweeping everything in its path. Faced with attack on both sides, students voiced great fears as to their ability to i hold out. The Political Bug group is al ready engaged in a series of minor skirmishes upon the outskirts, with the main part of the army expect-; ed spring term. Romance Lacking in Oregon Men By SALLY MITCHELL College men may have their ro mantic moments but such mo ments don’t come often enough to suit Oregon coeds, a survey re vealed yesterday. "Boys just aren’t interested in going for a romantic canoe ride down the millrace," one coed point ed out, "unless maybe their girl friends promise to shoot the rap ids with them. I find the fellows much prefer a wild ride in a rum bleseat.” Science vs. Romance Another girl explained that boys are not even interested in old man moon any more. "Why, just the * 1 1 1 .'-i other night." she said. "I was walk ing' with my boy friend, and when I called his attention to the beau tiful rnocn, he said, ‘Yah. but just look at those cumulus clouds, and say. get a load of that cirrus’.’’ "I think college men are unro mantic during the week when they go without shaving and wear blue' jeans to classes," was another com ment, "but I’ve heard tell thee I snap out of it on Saturday nights." Several coeds pointed out that boys.are just as romantic now as they were in the “bicycle built for two" days, “but it's unfeminino women who put a monkey wrench, in their romantic ideas,” they agreed. Girls Don't Agree Chivalry may be dead but ro mance is still going strong, ac cording to a few girls who have re cently accepted fraternity pins. “I think boys are very romantic (Please turn to paoc tnvkv) the gay time . . . the right time to step out in our New Shoes! © Hero are perfect comple ments to your newest Spring clothes. Shades to exactly match or blend harmoniously w i t h their colors. Come in today and see tiie many styles and colors . . . featuring blues, blacks and beige . . . try on a pair . . . you’ll love the way they feel and look. "Eugene’s Own Store1* Russell’s 64 East Broadway Phono MM You Talked and We Listened! Since the opening of our store a. few months ago we have been having calls for many things that we were unable to carry because of lack of room. However, we were able to secure more room, ami Saturday we open our new sports shop. Come and see this shop as you will see things out of Mademoiselle, Harper s Ba zaar and Vogue. Daily Doubles Shirt n’ Skirt Classic It's a ready-for-anything costume for morn ings, lectures in the classroom, or meeting the 6:19 in the suburbs. A shirt, skirt and slack in wool gabardine in mixed or matching colors. $3.93 each. Dress sketched KEN classic wool flannel spectator sports — as seen in Mademoiselle— $14.95, sizes 12 to 20.