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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1940)
[}j. OF 0. LIBRARY / CAMPUS z6P0 VOLUME XLI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940 NUMBER 94 19 Coeds Entered in Queen Contest New Concert Attractions Added to List ASUO Card Holders Go Free to 'Elijah', Eugene Gleemen Two spring concert attractions were added last night to the list of eight offered as “bait” to pros pective buyers of ASUO cards, as Chairman Bob Keen moved the con test into its home stretch. Admittance to the University chorus presentation of “Elijah” in McArthur court May 7, featuring 350 voices and the 65-piece Univer sity symphony orchestra, is the number one feature just added. Students will also go free to the Eugene Gleemen’s concert sched uled for May 21 in the Igloo. ASUO cards are required of students who vote for the Junior Weekend queen. The new attractions were added to replace the opera “Madame But terfly” which was cancelled Tues day night. Additional details on page 6. Student Roll Tops All Spring Records -- Enrollment figures continued their climb toward a new spring term record yesterday afternoon and C. L. Constance, assistant registrar, announced last night that in three days 2916 students have registered for work at the Uni versity this semester. Rolls are now nine per cent above last spring when 2674 men and women signed up. Totals are expected to reach approximately 3200 by the end of this week. “Each term of the 1939-40 school year has surpassed all previous records for enrollment,” Mr. Con stance declared. “Registration for the year should almost reach a to tal of 4000 different students.” The school of architecture and allied arts has shown the largest per cent of increase, 25, to date with 278 men and women enrolled. Business administration is the largest school on the campus with 822 students. Business Staff Members to Meet Staff members of the Emerald business department will meet this afternoon at four o'clock in room 105 of the journalism build ing .according to Business Man ager George Luoma. Spring term publication plans Will be explained and announce ment of staff promotions will be made. In Today's Paper Page | Campus Calendar .— News . 6, *, Sports . 4, Editorials . Salesman Bob Keen, who heads this week’s spring: term drive for sale of ASUO cards to Oregon students. He brings his contest to a close Saturday noon. Kirby Page Set For Assembly Spot Guns boom along fronts strewn across the big and little “ponds” swirling about the Americas. Wary U. S. citizens ponder strict iso lationism; more eager ones drum for material aid short of man power to favorites in the strug gles. With these conditions in evi dence, Kirby Page, author and world lecturer, addresses students and faculty in a Gerlinger hall as (Plcasc turn to page seven) Social Season To Open Tonight With ADS Dance Krazy Kopy Krawl Will 'Swing Out' In McArthur Court A smooth floor will greet cam pus swing fiends tonight as the doors of McArthur Court swing wide for the first dance* of spring term when Alpha Delta Sigma, na tional advertising fraternity, pre sents its annual Krazy Kopy Krawl. Radios were tuned to Kay Ky ser’s program Wednesday night as students sought ideas for musical questions which may win them cash at tonight’s mix. The ad group is sponsoring a musical quiz similar to the Kay; Kyser Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Questions, which are to be in groups of three, are to be turned in at the gate. Contestants will be chosen from the dancers on the floor and they will receive a dol lar for every question they answer correctly with the dollar going to the author of the question in case it is missed. Additional details on page 6. To Visit California Professor L. O. Wright, head of the Spanish department, left Mon day for Mexico, where he will spend his leave of absence. He planned to stop in Berkeley, Los Angeles, and other California cities on his way. He is scheduled to return to the University next October. Anything Worse Than No Line? Yes, Wrong One About 10 o'clock Monday morning (registration day) we discovered that the line we'd been standing in for over an hour led to the coke machine. Then we were forced to wait interminably in the A-X's, and later we were shifted inex plicably to a shorter D-G file. Registration eventually com pleted, we stood and idly passed the time of day with a passing classmate. “May I get in line behind you?" a voice insisted at our elbow. “Sure,” we said, “but we’re not in line.” “Oh,” he sighed, and moved off to hunt another group to join. They say the line joining pho bia is sure to get you by the time you’re a senior. Jewell and Stetson Go to Meetings James R. Jewell, dean of the school of education, will leave to morrow for Boise, Idaho, where he will speak to the Boise high school on a phase of vocational guidance. La.ter in the week'Dean Jewell will attend the Inland Empire Education association meeting at Spokane, Washington. Fred L. Stetson, professor of education, will attend the same meeting, and also the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Institutions, as a creditor of the higher institutions. Well What Do You Know? Tom C’authers, master of ceremonies for Mauric Einford’s band demonstrates how he will quiz Univer gUlj,students on their musical knowledge at the Krazy Kopy Kruwl, tonight. Here Evelyn Nelson is under Sj5fc a “grilling”, while Wally Rossman, Ralph Allen, Hal Ellicott, and Jack Sallzman look on, Five Will Be Chosen as Royal Court Virtually All Houses Submit Candidates For Honor By JIMMIE LEONARD University of Oregon women se lected 19 candidates who aspire to sit on the queen's throne—or in the royal court—during Junior Weekend, May 10, 11, and 12, ac cording to information released from the dean of women's office last night. From the list of 19 candidates five girls will be selected to reign over Junior Weekencf. These girls* were chosen by the living organi zations and independent women: Aida Brun, Hilyard house; Flor ence Kinney, Susan Campbell; | Donna Ketchum, Alpha Omicron ' Pi; Marcia Judkins, Grides: Mary Lois Harvey, Alpha Delta Pi; Roberta Lemen, Alpha Chi Omega; Betty Fiksdal, Alpha Gamma Del ta; Suzanne Cunningham, Alpha Phi; Blanche Gustavson. Alpha .'<» Delta; ■ and Betty Buchanan, Chi Omega. Majeane Glover, Delta, Gamma; Jean Kneass. Gamma Phi Beta; Helen Mitchell, Hendricks hall; Jean Ann. Semling, Highland co op; Janet Foster, Kappa Alpha Theta; Laura Jean Maurice, Kap pa Kappa Gamma; Eleanor Col lier, Pi Beta Phi; Karolyn Kortge, Sigma Kappa; and Maxine Rectz, University house. Educational Board To Consider Budget The educational activities board will open its spring schedule Mon day night in a meeting to consider the budget for next year. Notices* of the meeting were in the hand;* of board members Wednesday. While the budget for 1940 4J will be the main purpose, the state ment adds that "various other mat ters that will come up for con sideration’’ will also be discussed, which means the board will clean up its slate. The meeting is set for 7:30 p ro , in the faculty room of Friendly hall. Spring term will keep the board busy, with first the budget for next year, then the selection of new Emerald and Oregana chiefs, and all the business attendant to fin ishing up a school year. The pre paration for next year is the* spiing’s task for the board. Casteel Is Judge J. L. Casteel, director of the speech division, will go to Port land Saturday to act as a judge in the American Legion high school oratorical contest to be held at Reed college, ,
