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VOLUME XLI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940
NUMBER 9t5
He Makes It Pay
Glenn Hasselrooth, this year’s winner of the Marshall, Case, Haycox
short story contest, has found the way to make his writing pay divi
dends. He received a $75 prize for his work.
Peace Boost Due
In Page Speech
Duties of Patriots
May Be Recounted
During Assembly
With problems of war and inter
national ill-feeling facing students
on many sides at the present time,
the University of Oregon will cele
brate an army day of peace today
when Kirby Page, author and lec
turer, speaks at an 11 o’clock
ASUO assembly in Gerlinger hall
on “W^hat Should American Pa
triots Do About War?”
The talk will open a two-day
peace conference on the Oregon
campus and will attempt to point
out possible foreign policies open
to the United States. Karl W. On
thank, dean of personnel, an
nounced yesterday that the confer
ence will include four lectures to
day, all of which are open to Uni
versity students.
Mr. Page is scheduled to speak
in Chapman hall at 4 p.m. on
"Should American Citizens Take
Up Arms Against Hitler and Stal
in?” At 6 o’clock he will address
a supper meeting at the Anchor
age and at 7:45 will return to
Chapman for a discussion on “How
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Apple Polishers
Enjoy Heyday
Via Telephone
“This is the apple-polishing
class of Eugene,” bellowed some
Western Union troubador over
the phone yesterday morning
during a class period with Dean
of Journalism Eric W. Allen on
the intake end. Then the former
burst forth with “Happy Birth
day to You.”
Dean Allen had a birthday yes
terday, but his seniors buried the
traditional apple somewhere be
tween here and tomorrow, and
instead, plunked a huge, candle
bedecked cake in front of him
during editing class, having al
ready conspired for the Western
Union calipso.
Not even given a chance to
speak, the dean heard an edi
torial sanctioning merry-making
for the day, read by John Kop
pen. Glenn Hasselrooth brought
out verse on how tough the dean
was, but that, too, he was a
“Good Joe,” and a book, “History
of the University of Oregon” by
Dr. Harry Sheldon, was present
ed to him by Emerald Editor Bud
Jermain on behalf of the class.
Dean Allen proceeded to do
some geometric figuring, and
shaved the cake for his 40-odd
students and himself.
Harlem Hop, Theme
Of Sigma Delta Chi
Spring Term Dance
A Harlem Hop, where darktown
strutters really strut, will be feat
ured at the annual, spring- term,
Sigma Delta Chi dance, April 13.
The Harlem Hop theme will key
note everything, including the dec
orations. according to Dale Malli
coat, who has charge of decora
tions for the dance.
Mallicoat said the Harlem Hop
theme would yield itself readily to
something decidedly unusual in the
way of decorations. Mallicoat has
had charge of the decorations for
many campus dances.
The traveler to Harlem will
dance to the “sweet swing” of Gene
Coy and his 13 Black Aces. Coy
will also bring several top novelty
features for his intermission pro
gram.
“Sigma Delta Chi has always
put on distinctive dances in past
years,” said George Pasero, presi
dent of the local chapter. "Last
year it was the Dance of Champs,
a few years ago it was Paul Pen
darvis, but this year's Harlem
Hop will really top them all.”
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'Aim to Please'
Motto Adopted
By Hop Heads
Varieties Feature
Floor, Stage Acts
In Igloo Tonight
With a touch of romanticism
and a touch of reality, the Spring
Varieties' committee has worked
on the “aim to please-’ motto for
the 1940 show tonight in McAr
thur court.
For the “pigger-’ who wants the
hour-length floor show for just
his "queen” and himself, individual
tables will surround the dance
floor. For those who are more in
terested in the stage acts (and less
in the inner man), bleachers will
be arranged to accommodate the
audience.
Student body cards will admit
the holders to the varieties, the
first ASUO dance of spring term.
Non-members will be charged 50
cents admission.
Flying Groups Will
Meet ieffianquet
All University and city flying
groups will be represented at an
aviation banquet tonight at 6 in
the Eugene Hotel, sponsored by
the Eugene chamber of commerce,
Carlton E. Spencer, head of Ore
gon’s civil pilot's training program,
announced.
Mr. Spencer will act as toast
master introducing Arthur Whit
aker, chairman of the Oregon
state board of aeronautics, for a
10-minute talk. Other officials will
also speak.
Dean Morse to Talk
At Union Convention
Dean Wayne L. Morse, dean of
the law school, leaves the campus
this afternoon to address a con
vention of the International Long
shoremen and Warehousemen union
in North Bend, Oregon, tomorrow
morning.
After the speech he will go to
San Francisco to continue a trial
Monday of a clerks’ union strike in
the bay city. His agreement con
cerning the arbitrations provides
that he should not be away from
his work on the University of Ore
gon more than three days. Conse
quently, he leaves San Francisco
Wednesday to resume classes here
next Thursday.
Compensation
Laying ’round in the sun
Is plenty of fun
When the sunshine is warm and
prolific.
But the sun has been lazy.
The days have been hazy,
^.nd rainfall is simply terrifit
It did make me mad
That the weather was bad,
But I’ve decided it isn't a men
ace.
For it does compensate
Me to stay in bed late
And forget about 8 o'clock ten
nis. J. W. S.
Communist?
Jerry Lakefish, who plays the
role of communist in the drama
production “Idiot’s Delight."
Theater Stars
Receive Honor
'Idiot's Delight'
To Present Miss
Parsons and Smith
The star, the symbol that the
actor or actress has reached the
highest spot in theatrical work,
has been nailed on the dressing
rooms of Gerry Smith? and Helene
j Parsons who have been selected to
carry the lead in “Idiot's Delight,”
the University theater’s forthcom
ing production April 12, 13, and 10.
Other members of the cast are:
James Parsons. Achille Weber:
Jerry Lakefish. Quillery; Jim
Davidson. Dumptsy: Ray Dickson.
Captain Locicero: David Manning.
Donald Navadel; Adrian Martin,
Pittaluga; Dick Clark, Mr. Cherry;
Betty Jane Quigley, his wife; Ital
ian officers. Ed Row and Kenneth
Boyle; Louise Thuneman, Signora
Rossi; and Jim Bronson, orchestra
leader.
The group of travelling chorines
include: Jeannette Harbert, Bebe:
Trudy Harland. Shirley; Donna
Row, _ Beulah: Betty Fiksdal,
[Elaine; and Pat Taylor, Edna.
April 30 Set
As Date for
Nominations
Cavanagh Presents
Idea for UO Float
In Rose Parade
WHAT THE C OMMITTEE Dll):
1. Set the date of the AS DO
nominating' convention for April
SO.
2. Turned thumbs down on lh«
Idaho trip for the student union
committee.
3. Listened to a proposal to havo
a University of Oregon float i:»
the Portland Hose festival.
4. Listened to Verdi Sederstrom'n
report compiling to date by-lawn
from committee minutes.
5. Studied question of qualifica
tions for ASUO membership for
next year.
The ASUO executive committee
yesterday left less than a month
for political campaigning', setting
April 30 as the date for the nom
inating assembly, or convention.
....In a noon meeting which
stretched out to more than two
hours, the group disposed of t he
nominating date in short order.
Elections will constitutionally fol
low one week after nomination;'.
The proposition to send mem
bers of the student union commit
tee on an inspection trip to Poca
tello. Idaho, died ir. the face of the
argument that the lateness of the
date would lessen the effective
ness of the trip. The Pocatello
trip is to be reconsidered next fall,
when the student union group will
be needing a fresh start, the com
mittee decided. The budget pro
posed for this year's trip was kept
with the minutes.
A proposal to have the Univer
sity enter a float in the Rose Fes
tival parade June 7, advanced by
the Portland group and presented
to the committee by John Cavan
agh in the interests of Junior
Weekend, was taken under advise
ment, pending investigation as to
costs and regulations. According
to the report presented, most of
the colleges in the state will enter
floats.
I Verdi Sederstrom's by-law com
I pilation report mostly centered
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Lively Performance
Predicted Tonight
For Spring Varieties
By HELEN ANG'ELL
Last night’s dress rehearsal of
the 1940 Spring Varieties was
what might be called inspiring. . .
It's the sort of think we think
of in connection with a live cam
pus . . . and take it from one
whose eyes poped out at each suc
ceeding number, it makes evident
that there's a good base here to
build something big . . . Oregon
has some talented students that
manage to keep themselves fairly
well hidden as a rule. .. .
A completely dark Igloo with a
small spot playing on Sue Falkell
adds to an already smooth acro
batic number that is a high spot
in Verdi's show. . . . Sue is the
blond Californian who used to be
• with Fanchon and Marco in S F\
' • . . and she does a really profes
sional job. . . .
Two campus-written songs got
their preview Betty Anderson
sings her own swingy little "Pre
tending'’ . . . It's a catchy number
with cute lyrics . . . another in
that of Doris Ann Neely, calh.it
"I’m So in Love With You” . . .
sweet swing and plenty danceahlc.
Jean Morrison sings it for the Va
rieties.
Unusual, at least in these party,
is Dan Martin’s interpretation of
"Tuxedo Junction” ... he doci»
it with his mouth and calls it a
bottle number ... we call it per
colating . . . and good.
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