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LIBRARY U. OF ORE. Oregon Emerald iGOO VOLUME XLI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1940 NUMBER 93 Daily Emerald Modernizes With Tabloid Form. New Nameplate II M* 1 C..m, Go ii)0* ASUO ***** *♦»«•>.***, m <**n~*** *»>«« NoftKwttUffi —.—? Winter Term GPAs Mount to High Peak With 2.415 Average Winter term house grades climbed to one of the highest points in Oregon history, C. L. Constance, assistant registrar, stated yesterday in announcing the standings for 47 campus living organizations. Three girls’ co-ops once again led the school list and Highland house is tops with a house average of 3.046. Hilyard and University houses are next. They have GPAs of 2.900 and 2.855 respectively. Canard club, with 2.670, leads all Oregon men and is followed by Campbell co-op, 2.647, and Kirk wood co-op, 2.631. The all-Univer sity average climbed .112 last term and is now 2.415, Mr. Con stance stated. Kappa Kappa Gamma with 2.639 and Sigma Alpha Mu with 2.456 lead in the sorority and fraternity divisions. A list of house standings appears on page six. Ninth Corps Head To Inspect ROTC Oregon’s ROTC unit will be in spected today by Col. D. B. Craf ton, officer in charge of reserve officers' training activities in the ninth corps area. Colonel Crafton is up from the corps area headquarters, Presidio of San Francisco, on an inspection tour of the entire ninth corps area. He is accompanied by Warrant Officer A. J. Mack. “Idiot's Delight,” newest produc tion of the drama department, is coming April 12, 13, and 16. Page Coming For Conference Kirby Page, author and lecturer, who has crossed the ocean 20 times and has visited 35 different foreign countries, will discuss problems affecting the framework of American foreign policy at 11 o’clock Friday morning when he addresses University students in Gerlinger hall on “What Should !■ American Patriots Do About War?” Mr. Page has written 18 volumes on international economic, social, and religious questions, and his works have been translated into 10 languages. He will come to Oregon for a special two-day peace conference during which he will address five campus groups. Karl Onthank, dean of person nel, announced yesterday that to ; allow for the Friday lecture Thurs day 11 o’clock classes will be ! moved ahead to the assembly day. | (Please turn to page seven) A few scenes in the Emerald’s change to a more modern newspaper. Top left Betty Jane Biggs, re porter, holds the old eight column paper while Alyee Rogers, columnist, holds the new five column one. In the center are a group of outstanding college dailies also using the tabloid form. On the right is Bob Swan, artist, who designed the new name plate. Below at left Editor Bud Jermain (third from left) shakes hands with Manager George Luoma after the decision to stay tabloid form all term, while Advertis ing Manager Jim Frost (first on left) and Managing Editor Lyle Nelson look on. Emerald Adopts New Tabloid Form Today Nameplate of Campus Paper Now Modern Logotype Changed For First Time In Four Years A completely new and modern ized nameplate takes its place at the head of the front and editorial pages of the Emerald with this issue. The addition of the new name plate, the “Oregon Daily Emerald" log, gives the Emerald as distinc tive and advanced styling as can be found anywhere in the United States. The new heading shows a com plete abandonment of the old text letter, simplification of the lines and banners around the University of Oregon seal, and a modem script-letter "Daily” in contrast to the former oldstyle, formal capi tals. Designed by Swan The nameplate which appears at the top of the page today was de signed and drafted by Bob Swan, art school senior. Swan, working with Emerald Editor Bud Jermain, made a study of nameplates of most of the other college news (Please turn to pane six) Oregana Positions Petitions for the position of Oregana editor will be due April 8, the educational activities board ruled last night. Petitions for Emerald editor will be due April 22, and for Emerald and Oregana business managers April 25, Can ard Cl ubm en Observe Annual Founder's Day Founder’s day or all fools’ day—it’s all the same to mem bers of Canard club who yes terday celebrated the 200th an niversary of the organization of the club by Joseph P. Canard. At least that's the story told by President John Cavanagh at the club's annual founder’s day banquet. Cavanagh admitted that the records of the founding of the organization “are slightly veiled, but our historian claims that they are true.” Very much in prominence was the spirit of the founder whose skeleton occupied the honored spot at the feast. Also present were Professor Gordon Wright of the history department and several old members of the house. Size Revision Gets Approval Even the business staff of the Emerald sounded its approval yesterday of the all-term tabloid, declaring that a better newspaper means a better business enter prise. "We welcome the change to a tabloid paper this spring,” de clared George Luoma, business manager. “We expect to do a bet ter job for Emerald readers, the University of Oregon, and for our advertisers.” The Eugene chamber of com-1 merce extended heartiest congrat ulations to the Emerald through Fred Brenne, secretary. "The Em erald is reaching new heights of effectiveness and service. The (Please turn to pays eight) New Page Size Selected for Spring Term Today Marks Star! Of New Makeup For Regular Issues This morning's Emerald differ*) from the last previous issues in a1. least two respects: 1. New status. With this, tho first regular issue, appears the an nouncement that the Emerald will remain tabloid in size throughout spring term. 2. The new streamlined “Qte gon Daily Emerald” nameplate makes its first public appearajr.u today. Although the Emerald has been tabloid for the last five issues, in cluding two last term, these havn been in the nature of special edi tions. Today marks the first assur ance that the tabloid size, popular among the leading college newu I Please turn la page six) Westminster Has Luncheon Today Westminster house T u e s d a / luncheons again become a regular feature at noon today. Reservations should be mado early for the 25-eent luncheon:), Mrs. J. D. Bryant, hostess of West minster house, announced yester day. Today's discussion will center around the topic, "Why I came to the University, what I am get ting.” The north division of tho ladies' aid of the central church la attending the luncheon.