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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1940)
Law School Festivities Successful Despite All Obstacles; Game Lost BA Diamondeers Claim 13-3 Triumph, But Lawyers Say Official Contest Ended In Their Favor; Queen 'Kroop' Crowned By DON BUTZIN The law school can’t be stopped. This statement was proved Satur day, when several trying circum stances tried but vainly to bring an end to their annual Junior Weekend activities. With rain driving all but the staunchest of their spectators to cover, the law school student body braved the elements to start its yearly entertainment promptly ly at 1 Saturday afternoon. Queen “Kroop” I was duly in augurated and crowned on the steps of Fenton hall with her at tendant carefully holding a black protective umbrella over her 1892 “formal.” The Parade Starts Then, with Drum Majoress Bet ty Brown being multi-photo graphed out in front of the band, the parade started. Miss Brown’s riding boots, red blouse, roses, and other novel appendages were catching, to say the least. Following her, at varying in tervals, were the members of the “band.” The queen, nodding and grinning at the crowd in a man ner that would rival that of the first lady of this land, was drawn behind it in an ancient wooden carriage. After caricatures of law school profs came the real things, drawn in two leather-upholstered carriages by white-capped stu dents of the law school. Being dragged alternately here and there along the parade route were a goat and the person who was on the other end of the rope which held it. The little white animal, owned by Dean Wayne L. Morse, was brought upon milk fed to it in a bottle by the dean’s children. Give School Yell Before crowds gathered on strategic corners, the “lawyers” gave their school yell, much to the amusement of the listeners, and sang the law school song. Af ter visiting several sororities along Alder street, the group was Remember MOTHER May 12 Send her flowers for the Junior Prom and AT"til er’s Day. Flowers tue in order for both. The ear lier you place your orders the more attention we are able to give you. COLLEGE FLOWER SHOP Across from Sigma Chi Ph. 3018 driven to shelter under porches, trees, and whatever else would offer protection, when a driving rain caught up with them on Fif teenth street. During all this ordeal, Miss Brown was out in front leading the boys, rain or shine. Finally, after a short stay in the Pi Beta Phi shelter during a shower, the mayoress led they en masse, ac celerando, to the College Side, where those who cared to set themselves up for “refreshments.” With the rain gone again, and the sun shining, the group dragged themselves up Thirteenth to Uni versity street, and via Hendricks hall to the intramural ball field for their annual softball game with the BA school boys. Here, too, the law school stu dents showed that hardships don’t phase them According to the of ficial law school communique, the game was called off at the end of the second inning with the law school in the lead, 3 to 2 After that, according to the “legal bea gles,” the second string contin ued in a short practice scrimmage against BA’s best. Several down pours were endured but the game was finally ended with the ac cumulative score for offical game ahd scrimmage at 13 to 3, in fa vor of the BA school. One Shining Light One shining light during the whole day’s activities was the last inning of the “practice” session, when Umpires “Honest John” Hollis and “Candid Kenny” O’Connell made two neat putouts via the rule books on BA players and Tony Harlpw came up with the prize play of the afternoon with a terrific running catch of a line drive between first and sec ond. The day’s efforts were climaxed with a bit of relaxation at the Anchorage when they held their “Juke Joint Jive.” Comments heard during the festivities of the day, especially concerning the parade, went like this: Qeen “Kroop” I: “I’m all wet.” Majoress Brown: “I’m all in.” Denton Burdick: retiring presi dent: “It would have to rain.” Jovial Dean Morse: “It’s all the more fun.” “Honest John” Hollis: “It’s a great life, this law school.” The goat: “B.A.-a-a!” Jameson Attends Seattle Meeting Dr. Samuel H. Jameson, profes sor of sociology, was in Seattle Friday and Saturday attending the second annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest conference on family relations held at the Uni versity of Washington. Dr. Jameson was chairman of •For Sale SACRIFICING for cash — fine diamond ring. Cunningham, 3452. • Shoe Repairing CAMPUS SHOE SHOP. Quality plus service. 843 E. 13th. • Radiator Repair THIS AD good for 50c on Radi ator Work. Coak’s Radiator Service. 940 Pearl. • Musical Instruments ALL. KINDS musical instruments. 760 Willamette. Campus Talent Heard Over Radio Saturday It took only 17 University of Oregon students to change the program schedule of KGW, the Oregonian, Saturday. Campus talent was exported to Portland to advertise over the radio, the Junior Weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Two programs with entirely different scripts was scheduled lor the group, the first at 12:45 over KOIN, the Journal station. A half hour later they were sup posed to appear on the Oregonian. But packing fiddles, cellos, and other instruments, and keeping all 17 members of the cast to gether and moving them several blocks to their next appearance within a half hour was not an easy job. By the time that the 17 stu dents arrived five minutes before their scheduled show at KGW where John Cavanagh, promotion chairman, and Jack Holcomb, chairman of the radio program, were trying to pacify the an nouncers, radio attendants decid ed to postpone the program a half hour until the rushed performers could recover their breaths. Sigma Delta Chi Initiates Seven One professional and six active undergraduate members were for mally initiated into Sigma Delta Chi, men’s professional journal ism fraternity, when the Univer sity of Oregon chapter met at the Anchorage Sunday morning. Arthur W. Priaulx, editor and publisher of the Eugene Daily News, was admitted formally as a professional while Ken Christ ianson, Bill Moxley, Paul Mc Carty, Ridge Cummings, Wilbur Bishop, and Kent Stitzer were ac tive undergrads initiated. the round table on marriage and family research. The purpose of the conference was to facilitate coordination of the activities of those specialists who have de voted their lives to promoting the welfare of the family by research and constructive efforts. Senate Increases NYA Allotment; UO Group Praised Announcement that the United States senate increased the item for student aid and NYA work “some 10 million dollars” over next year's budget estimate was received here yesterday by Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel. Dean Onthank also received a message from Homer Angell, Oregon member of the house of representatives, praising the high scholarship maintained by the University NYA group. Mr. An gell stated that he is making mention of this achievement be fore the house. >'.-i- u-1 1 .=■ Gerlinger Group Will Choose Today Today, when the Gerlinger cup committee meets at 4 o’clock in Dean Hazel P. Schwering's office, it will choose the outstanding junior girl on the campus. The junior girl selected by this committee will be presented with the Gerlinger cup during Junior Prom intermission along with the presentation of the Koyl cup to the outstanding junior boy and the scholarship cup to the house with the highest scholastic rec ord for the past year. The cup, given by Mrs. George Gerlinger of Portland, was first awarded in 1918. - .. -- --- Waltz Into Junior Weekend Now is the right time to step out in the most im portant shoe of the season. Spectators You'll complement your spring and summer ward robe with these shoes and they are just the thing for the big “Springtime in Vienna” Weekend. Your Mother will like them too. In all the new style variations and all color combina tions—blue and white, black and white, brown and white. “Owned and Managed by Oregon Alumni' 828 WILLAMETTE. Phone 3428. 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