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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1940)
Oregon 7.600 VOLUME XLI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1940 NUMBER 94 Ex Comm Votes $300 for Bases Of Race Barges Final Petitions Date Named; Tentative Budget Scanned WHAT THE BOARD DID: 1. Set dates for publications pe titions. 2. Voted $300 for permanent bases for canoe fete floats, the ex pense to be retired over a period of three years. 3. Went through a tentative budget for next year, among other things approving an item for send ing the Emerald to newspapers of the state. The educational activities board finished off some old business and got ready for some new Monday night as it took care of the hold over canoe fete float expense question, got ready to name new publications heads, and worked item by item through a budget for next year. The board called in Walt Miller, interfraternity council president, to furnish details of a plan pro posed by the council to establish permanent bases for canoe fete floats, and after due deliberation decided to finance a $300 three year retirement venture. Miller’s proposition was for the board to advance the money at first, then the houses to pay $50 a year for three years, the board (Please turn to page seven) Spring Varieties Set for Friday Music for Dancers To Be Furnished By Holman's Band Every person, place, and thing, from the wandering blades of grass to President Erb will have its part The ASUO Spring Varieties dance this weekend is scheduled for Friday night in McArthur court instead of Saturday night as was listed in yesterday’s Em erald. in the Spring Varieties program Friday evening in McArthur court, announced Verdi Sederstrom, gen eral chairman. A student written, directed, and acted satire, entitled “The March of Term,’’ will give a resume of Oregon’s winter term’s events such as the "Night Must Fall,” Sally Rand, the King of Hearts, a few words by John Dick, and numerous other memorable events which hap pened in the months preceding Easter vacation. Student body card holders will be admitted free to the Varieties while non-ASUO members may buy their admission ticket for 50 cents. Additional details will be found on page 7. Beth Johnson, psychology sen ior, has been offered a graduate assistantship at the University of Iowa. She will work in the child welfare division and will continue study for a master's degree. Signed, Sealed, and Ready for Delivery Relieving one of Uncle Sam’s postmen, Elizabeth Steed (standing) is shown presenting Donna Ketehum with part of the heavy correspon dence they have received from 11 western colleges in connection with | the Western Sectional AWS conference on the campus April 15, 16, and 17. Donna is the sectional treasurer of the. women students’ group,] and Elizabeth is the newly-elected treasurer for next year. Some Students Unable to Enjoy Spring Weather While the rest of the campus gamboled merrily to classes en joying the hitherto rare sunshine of an early spring term day, 13 less fortunate students stretched their lengths on infirmary beds yesterday. Guests at the University in firmary include Thomas Wil liams, Ted Sievers, Betty Jean Metcalf, Laurence Lew, Benspn Mates, John Devereaux, Arlene Morton, Nancy Allen, Cullen Murphy, Joe Reig, Virginia Wolfe, Jack Bryant, and Tom Atkinson. Coy's Black Aces To Play SDX Dance Gene Coy’s Black Aces will play for the annual, spring term, Sig ma Delta Chi dance, Dick Williams, orchestra chairman, announced last night. The announcement of the selection of the “sweet-swing ing, colored band” ended a long search by the dance heads for an orchestra. Coy’s 13-piece orchestra has played on national hook-ups over NBC, CBS, and Mutual. “Coy will bring several very good novelty features and will give the campus music to which they can dance,” Williams said. Additional details on page 8. Librarian to Speak Miss Ethel M. Sawyer, browsing ! room librarian, will speak on i "Poetry and Dynamite” before the Marshfield City club Friday, April 15. AWS Convention Starts April 15 Extensive Plans Made for Visitors Of Eleven States Girls and faculty advisers of Associated Women Students or ganizations in colleges of 11 west ern states will meet on the Uni versity of Oregon campus for three days, April 15, 16, and 17. An extensive program has been planned for the visitors, Anne Frederiksen, -AWS president, an nounced yesterday. The morning program will be ; highlighted by the address of wel come by University President Don ald M. Erb and Frederick M. Hun ter, chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering and Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, dean and assistant deans of women, will honor the guests at a luncheon. Housemothers from the campus will also entertain. Helen Fisk, of the western personnel bureau, will discuss “Personal Techniques’’ at the luncheon. For further details see page 6. Gabble Gobble Git Gabble Gobble Git, Wesley house open house, is being held this af ternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. Informality reigns for this get together, with tea and various games being on the list for enter tainment. Everyone is welcome to | attend these meetings, which are held for the purpose of helping : students get better acquainted. Art School Anniversary Banquet Held Last Night; Dean Emerson Honored Luncheons; Conferences for Architecture Majors; Speeches; Open House Featured During Two-Day Celebration Last night's anniversary banquet with places laid for 300 highlighted the first day of the twenty-fifth year celebrations of the University art school, with speakers laying stress on the importance of the leaders of the school in achieving its present status. ‘‘A school is significant in just so far as its dean is significant in his* capactes and abilities,'’ said William Emerson, dean emeritus of Mason chusetts Institute of Technology, as ‘he complimented Dean Ellis F. Lawrence of the University art school. He also gave recognition to the work of Professor W. R. B. Willcox particularly. Other speakers included Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett. Chancel lor Hunter, President Erb, Tom Potter, A. Glenn Stanton, and Dean Lawrence. Dean Lawrence was presented a silver punch bowl as a surprise gift. The presentation was made i by President Erb. Dean Emerson, as honored guest of the festivities, spoke on “Why Not Beauty?" at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon emphasizing beauty as a quality too subtle to be defined, and living only in the eye of the beholder. Before Dean Emerson's talk, open house was held at the art school. After the banquet, guests and members of the school went to the Campbell Memorial Art mu seum where they saw the night light in the court, and the Murray Warner collection. Wednesday’s schedule includes luncheons, conferences for archi tecture majors with Dean Emer son, and a Willcox Wednesday open house to be held at the art school rather than the professor's home. Additional details on page 3. Page to Arrive For Conference One of America’s foremost au thors and lecturers, Kirby Page, will arrive on the University cam pus Friday morning to direct a two-day Oregon Peace conference, Karl W. Onthank dean of person nel, announced yesterday. The conclave will open 11 a.m. Thursday morning with an ASUO assembly in Gerlinger hall at which Mr. Page will speak on “What Should American Patriots Do About War?’’ Later that after noon from 4 to 5:30 he will lead a discussion in Chapman hall on “Should American Citizens Take Up Arms Against Hitler and Sta lin?” Friday evening’s program will include a supper meeting from 6 to 7:30 at which "Youth in an Age of Social Convulsion” will be dis cussed. At 7:45 Mr. Page will ad dress a group in Chapman hall on “How to Keep America Out of War.” Dean Morris on Tour Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business administration, will speak at the Tillamook high school senior conference today. Dean Morris is on a two-day speaking tour of Portland and vi cinity. He attended a conference (at Multnomah college yesterday. Here Sunday off x Raymond Koch, Chicago bari tone, who will hing a solo portion of the “Elijah" concert here Sun day night at the Igloo. htars to bing Here in 'Elijah' Chicago Artists Will Take Leading Roles in Oratorio Not only one singing concert star of national prominence, but. two, will arrive in Eugene this* week from Chicago to begin re hearsals for the leading solo rolet* in the University of Oregon pro duction of "Elijah,” scheduled for McArthur court next Sunday night. The two "big- timers” are Helen Bickerton, soprano, and her famed husband and baritone of I the Chicago Opera company, Ray mund Koch, who will sing the title role of the prophet. Also scheduled to arrive tide week are Madeline Dwyer, Port land contralto, and Melvin H. Geist, Willamette university music dean who will sing tenor in the Mendelssohn oratorio. Both are well known for their solo work oft the Pacific coast. Student body members will havo the privilege of having seats re served for them at the concert. Other than these, and places to be set aside for members of the flu gene Symphony association, who | are sponsoring the concert, seate j will be general admission selling ! for 50 cents. Children up through ! high school age will be admitted | for a quarter. j "A Little Night Music” by Ger ] aid Johnson was presented at a meeting of Phi Beta, music hon orary, by Miss Ethel R. Sawyer Tuesday,