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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1940)
The Women’s Page P/tfflE 2 MARGE FINNEGAN, Editor FEBRUARY 22, 1940 For Women Only By MARGE- FINNEGAN V'l-tl, here it is. Spring: term at tiic tr. Its the last one for some of us, ana the first for many oth er bat incour.iging for everyon . The whole campus atmosphere is changing with a much brighter outlook on everything'. The social calendar is packed Hits term with big dances every v/ •ekend, picnics at. i all the activi li*s which make spring such fun. A., for classes and studying, well, y »< • 'It just have to schedule your tor. • arid work. then-, it: some place. r April Fooi: ■ H.ve heard of several clever ■ lAj»t it Fool tricks pulled Monday, toil B A. school bit eu masse on to • “Class will meet today in 101 Coi dor.'' sign Which was posted on every Commerce board before 1 O'clock Monday The Condon room! . literally bulged with students from finance, accounting, person nel management, ar. 1 various other 1 o’clocks until “the dawn came" and they ill filed back to Com merce—late to class. Another good stunt was the' ringing of the fire alarm in -one , Of. the sororities. When the girls, fathered in the living room at 1.30 luvt. sleepy-eyed a|nd .somewhat alarmed, they faced a huge sign fastened across the door—“April, Fdol Poole’s Func.il Home finally! ' gave up aul started Answering. ■ tVu.r phone with the "April Fool" ; phrase, in accord with the r.umer : on. calls they deceived from peo-: fil • who had found notes on their desks. 'Call 7-3 Immediately—-imp i portant message." ‘Talent by Talent From all reports the .Spring Va ! >i-»lies show scheduled by the A.TCO for Friday light is going • to I ■ quite w event. Everyone is' (ri,-Tfs 'ii.'r f.iii:’ riqht) Nan Wood Honeyman To Speak on Public Life At Matrix Table, April 25 Nan Wood' Honeyman, former nent in public life, has been annom national journalism honorary, as g table banquet. April 25. Mrs. Honeyman. noted throu knowledge on public affairs, will Life,” depicting the possibilities, ad" will find in the professions. It is ever before, woman will find abi profit by experience in the profes sional world. 300 Invitations Sent The traditional matrix table banquet is to be held in the parish hall of St. Mary's Episcopal church. Approximately 300 invita tions will be sent to women throughout the state who have be come prominent in journalism, arts, and letters. Outstanding wo men attending the University of Oregon, will also be invited to at tend. As an invitational feature, the outstanding freshman and sopho more woman in journalism will be chosen as honored guests at the affair. Girls outstanding in Eu gene and University high school journalism are to be included on the list. Program Pla lined Plans for the affair are well; under way, it was announced, with all committees appointed to com plete arrangements. A string quar tet will present musical selections before the banquet. Mrs. Eric W. Allen, adviser to Theta Sigma Phi. is to be toastmistress. Committees for the affair fol low: Invitations, Harriet Whalley, Kay Taylor, Sally Mitchell, and Sylvia Sarlat; publicity, Betty Jane Thompson; decorations and tables, Blanche Browne, Betty Hamilton. Barbara Stallcup, Relta Lea Powell; service, Doris Lind-' gren; banquet, Margaret Dick. Betty Fiksdal; properties, Helen1 Sawyer, Edith Oglesby, Eva Er tandson; reception, Alyce Rogers, Peggy Robbins, Doris Murphy. I Notes You: spring wardrobe starts with a coat- and we've the trimly fitted, self-trimmed coats that are this ,-eason's favorites from coast to coast. If you've an eye for fine fabrics, you'll get an extra fashion thrill from our coats: because the:. ‘ materia! interest" is great! Navy's first and plenty of color. Note the price range— $9.85 - $12.30 - $19.50 $21.50 - $25.00 ** BROADWAY 20 '.’0 Ka>t Broadway Oregon congresswoman and promi sed by Theta Sigma Phi-, women's ;est speaker for the annual matrix ghout the nation for her expert speak on “The Woman in Public ■antages, and disadvantages women her opinion that now, more than aidant opportunities to serve and Competition Between Names By PAT ERICKSON' What’s in a name? Curious chance—combined with mothers’ notions—fixed a name on most University coeds during or soon after the decade of World War I. “Mary" and "Betty," and com binations using these two, seem to have enjoyed the greatest preva lence of the day. While it's practically impossible to pick one name as the most pop ular on the campus today what with the close competition among conjunctions such as Mary Ann, Mary Jane, Mary Jean. Betty Jane, and Betty Lou, it's safe to say that Mary and Betty are Tops. Bette also enjoys some prominence. Runners-Up Hardly to be outclassed by these bits of nomenclature are runners up Barbara, Dorothy, Virginia, Helen, Jane, Marjorie (Marjory), Ruth, and Jean (Jeanne, Jeane). Enjoying frequency of use are Ann (Anne), Margaret, Alice, Doris, and Eleanor. The biblical trio is represented by Hope and Charity, while Pa tience may have had some Puritan forbears. A bit of Irish peeps forth in an occasional Kathleen, and Kather ine (Catherine) is often called Kay. There are Sarah’s and Sally's, and Spanish-sounding Dolores’s. Patricia's number several, as do Marian, Marilyn, Blanche. Fran ces, and Florence. A variety of other names too numerous to mention are among those present. Perhaps none of them is more striking than "Braun da." Say, is it Irish, too? I: I A “Perfect” Initiation Gift Why not one of our cun nintr little figures such as h'reddy, the faun: Stinky, tiu* >kunk: Tom and Jer ry, the lambs; (’y and Sadie, the pins : Xutsy and Chesty, the squirrels; and many other types of gifts. The GIFT SHOP 96-J Willamette St. Net door to Hex Theater Sweet Simplicity Naive with its rows of shirring and minute collar, this model promises to be chosen by a multi tude of style-conscious coeds. A nipped-in- waist and full, full skirt are indicative of the approved spring mode and make it ideal for dates and dancing. Convention Delegates Housed Women at the University of Oregon will have a chance to dem onstrate the “hello" spirit when they greet their sister AWS mem bers at the Associated Women Students convention April 15. 16, and 17. To give Oregon coeds a chance to become individually acquainted with the visitors, the housing com mittee, under the chairmanship of Barbara Pierce and Margaret Young are arranging for each coed living organization on the cam pus to have a quota of 10 girls stay at the various houses during the three-day conference. Arrangements are being mads so that the delegates who are af filiated with sororities may be given first preference to those chapters which are on this cam pus. Houses have agreed to furnish transportation for their guests to the formal banquet on Tuesday night and to the dinner Monday night which will be held at the Osborn hotel. Representatives from the 11 western states will be guests at sororities and halls for Wednesday luncheon only. “Double Duty’’ Pull a fast one on Jupiter Pluvius . . . turn a pastel reversible inside out for the "Ore gon mist" . . . tweeds, slietlands, and plaids with matching hoods and hats. 7.95 ■ “In-between” Now and later for every occasion . . . crash, silk, and novelty crepes in shirt niaker styles. Every one is different with its big pockets, buttoned trim or skirt. 5.95