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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,