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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1940)
library U. OF ORE. EDITORIALS: Sleeves Up, Ex Comm Digs Into Record Slate SPORTS: Ducks Recover From Hoodoo; Huskies Beware VOLUME XLII IBOO UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1940 NUMBER 11 Gurley to Head UO Homecoming Chairman Will Choose Committee For Ducks' Alumni Program; < Will Give Prize For Best Slogan By EP HOYT The executive council which met yesterday afternoon, announced the appointmen tof Joe Gurley as general chairman of the 1940 University of Oregon Homecoming. Gurley was chairman of the promotion committee last year and has jeen active in various student affairs. He will chose the committees and chairmen within the next few < Rally Parade Will Precede Husky Game Invasion of City Streets Scheduled For Friday Night “En masse,” student body lead ers on the campus cry out, still hoping for an evacuation of stu dents from the University this weekend to attend the Oregon Washington game activities in Portland. Rally committee members, get ting wind of the threatened mass movement of student population, are frantically arranging a down town Portland rally for Webfoot rooters Friday night to start the University’s weekend blitzkrieg of the town with a bang. Fifth Column As their fifth column, the rally committee members will organize a serpentine parade starting from the Benson hotel on Broadway at 8:30 p.m. They have hopes of get ting an escort from the Portland police on their march through the heart of Portland. Pat Keller, committee leader, says the column will permit no cars to be a part of it. The column ist must walk, he says. The Oregon band will march at the head of the serpentine. In order to divert the sixth col umn, which is Portland’s Friday night traffic, efforts are being made to have the police block off the portion of Broadway through which the ralliers will march. Slater to Lead Special Operative Keller and Woody Slater, yell king, are to be (Please turn to page four) Saturday Last Day Seniors May Ask Advanced Credit i Seniors who are carrying more hours than are required for their bachelor’s degree have until noon Saturday to petition the office of the graduate division to reserve their excess hours for graduate credit. Although still considered under graduates, seniors who need six hours or less of regular credit for graduation may take adavantage of this newly-adopted provision to get a start on advanced degrees. This regulation is expected to prove particularly useful to pros pective teachers, according to Miss Clara L. Fitch, in charge of gradu ate registration. Present regula tions require high school teachers to have credit for at least 15 hours beyond their bachelor’s degree, but the minimum will be moved up to 30 hours after February, 1941. Bankers Institute To Hear J. R. Jewell At Portland Meet James R. Jewell, dean of the school of education, will speak to day in Portland at the 40th anni versary of the American Institute of Banking School for Adult Edu cation. The organization is the largest of its kind in the world, having 60,000 people, studying the banking business. The celebration is to be held at the Mayfair theater and will be 1 host to at least 1,200 people. Dean Jewell, wrho will be the speaker for education, will speak on the impli cations of adult education. ! days and work will begin on the program as soon as possible. “I aip highly honored at this opptinment,” he stated, “and promise the students and alumni one of the best Homecomings they have witnessed in many years.” The committees this year will be the same as in previous Homecom ing programs, with several new additions. This year Gurley has de cided to add a personnel commit tee which will be in direct contact with the students. This committee, according to the chairman, will promote interest and participation of the students and will speed up preparations for the event. An executive secretary will also be chosen this year to handle the correspondence of the various com mittees. This year we will be forced to eliminate the freshman bonfire from the calendar, as the growth of Eugene has taken it away from the campus. Although this is an old tradition it has been outmoded and in recent years has lacked student interest. A slogan is needed for this year’s program and Gurley stated that the student handing in the most appropriate one will receive a prize, the award as yet has not been announced. This year an attempt will be made to get away from the old stereotyped Homecoming and to introduce new events into the calendar. One of the proposed events is a meeting and luncheon of all the Order of O men on the campus with grads belonging to the organization. Gurley will work in conjunction with Elmer Fansett, secretary of the alumni association and with the student body. “One of the main aims of this year’s program will be the intro duction of new events onto the campus,” stated the chairman, “and one of these proposed events is a rally at Hayward field fol lowed by the frojh game with Oregon State. This rally will be preceded by the noise parade which, it is hoped, will end at the field. We would like to see this become a tradition to take the place of the bonfire.” Culturist Tells Orides Of Posture, Manners Miss Marguerite Wagner, phys ical culturist and traveler, spoke to about sixty members of Orides, independent women’s organization, at their first meeting of the year Monday evening in Gerlinger hall. Miss Wagner, giving practical illustrations, told of important factors in good posture, cultured manners, and proper quality and tone of the voice which college coeds should acquire. Infirmary Busy; Students Suffer Codes id Heads Colds to the right of them, colds to the left of them. The doctors and nurses over at the student re pair-shop are going batty taking care of the eight patients, all of whom have colds. There just does n't seem to be a good broken leg in the lot. Favorite trick: Walk down the hall before visiting hours and the patients all think the doctor is coming. It’s fun trying to catalog all the different types of sniffling, coughing, and sneezing. Those who repose in the infirm ary with colds scattered over va rious parts of their anatomy in clude : Roberta Laing, Maxine Har ris, Betty Crabill, Dorothy Greer, Jean Adams, Alex Kindig, Morton Meyers, and Donald Wilson. Luoma Appoints Directory Head Helen Angell Given Supervision Work On Piggers' Guide Helen Angell, associate editor of the Emerald, has been appointed copyeditor of the ‘‘Piggers’ Guide,” George Luoma, assistant activities manager, announced Monday. She will have charge of copyediting, proofreading, and compilation of material. Working under the new system, recently devised by George Root, activities manager, Miss Angell, a junior in journalism, will work in conjunction with George JJackin, advertising manager, Luoma, and Kwama and Skull and Dagger, sophomore service honoraries. Mackin plans to go Portland this weekend to solicit advertising for the directory. He has contacted many Eugene merchants this week, Luoma said. Out in Three Weeks When completed in about three weeks the guide will sell for 25 cents. Kwama and Skull and Dag ger, sophopiore service honoraries, will handle distribution. Luoma cautioned students whose addresses have been changed since registration to file new addresses at the registrar’s office, second floor of Johnson hall, immediately, if they are to appear correctly in the guide. Young Democrats To Choose Officers The Young Democrats of the University of Oregon will meet to night at 7:30 in room 105 journal ism to organize and elect officers, according to Hale Thompson, pres-" ident of the Lane county Young Democrats, who will preside at to night’s meeting. Judge N. E. Glass, chairman of the Lane county Central Demo cratic committee, will give a short talk. A constitution for the group will be considered and officers will be elected. Actor-Alum Vacations In Eugene, Sans Beard Edgar "Buck" Buchanan, Eugene’s contribution to Hollywood, left Saturday for the film city after a three-weeks’ visit at the home of his father, Dr. W. E. Buchanan, 1158 High street. He was here on a three-week vacation granted to him as a reward for quick work in finishing “Passage West,” his latest picture which stars Constance Bennett and Pat O’Brien. When he arrives in Hollywood, he will have to hop a plane for rucson lor a personal appearance there at the preview of “Arizona,” in which he plays the part of an old drunken judge—with a beard. It is the same beard which he wore when he played the garrulous blacksmith in “When The Daltons Rode,” which recently played here. “I feel naked without it,” he re marked, “It’s a lot easier to act behind a disguise of whiskers." Drama Praised Buck had high praise for the guidance and inspiration in dra matics which he received here. As he tells the story it all began by accident. Back in 1921 he was taking a pre-medical course, and he needed a “pipe” course to raise his grade point average. Someone recom mended a course in play reading under Fergus Reddie, who is now at the Pasadena Playhouse. The course was a pipe, admitted Buck, but it was also "right down | (Please turn to (age four) Hellzapoppin Declared for Rally Theme All Student Talent Will Be Featured In ASUO Assembly ‘‘Hellzapoppin” will be the theme of the short pep assembly to be held at Gerlinger hall Thursday. This assembly, the second by the ASUO this year, will feature stu dent talent and Is mainly to pep up students for the Oregon-Wash ington game. Stan Staiger, chairman of the assembly, announced that the script for the program will be written by Bob Whitely and will contain such things as interviews with Washington students and newsreels of the Fred Allen type. This idea, a new one to the cam pus, has been chosen by Staiger because of its originality and spirit. He hopes to get all the stu dents out to the assembly and to imbue them with a winning spirit for the game this Saturday. Staiger’s committee for the pro gram includes: Betty McNiece, Vir ginia Tooze, Hal Ellicot, and Eg gert ‘‘Dutch” Royer. They are working with the rally committee and Skull and Dagger on this assembly. The musical entertainment will be given by the University band and Eddie Gibson's swing band. Tiger Payne, ASUO prexy, will introduce Coach Tex Oliver who will speak on Oregon’s prospects of winning the game. He will be followed by Woody Slater who will announce the 940 yell king. Pat Keller, rally committee head, stated, “Oregon needs lots of school spirit to win this game, so let’s' all be at the assembly and work up a lot of enthusiasm.” $1,000 Bequest Ups Loan Fund Local 'Y# Branch Turns Sum Over To University The University of Oregon stu dent loan fund was swelled $1,000 early this week when the YMCA advisory board voted to turn that amount of the $10,000 bequest, re cently received by the Y, over to the school for loan purposes, ac cording to Paul D. Sutley, execu tive secretary of the University Y. At its recent meeting the board voted to put the remaining $9,000 into various savings and loan com panies. A $1,200 goal was set for the Eugene community-U. of O. fi nance campaign, which will be held from October 27 to November 9. Three five-man teams will work on the University campus and five five-man teams will work in Eu gene, Mr. Sutley said. Students Desiring ASUO Jobs Asked To Attend Meeting All students who turned out for ASUO activity department jobs will meet with George Luoina, assistant activities manager, at 4 o’clock today in the activities office in McArthur court. Janet Rieg, educational activ ities office manager, and Jeanette Christensen, production manager, will preside at the meeting. Luoma says that there has been a sur prisingly good turn-out, consider ing that this is the first year the present organization plan has been used. Meeting Canceled The regular October faculty meeting will be omitted as the result of a vote taken at a recent meeting. The meeting scheduled for the first Wednesday of Novem ber will be held Wednesday, Octo ber 30. Exec Comm Acts on 10 Laws r Football Fans All Webfoot students with athletie cards and in Portland for Saturday's Oregon-Wash ington game are requested to be at the Multnomah stadiurr* on or before 1 p.m. that day. Rally Trains Available for Oregon Rooters Webfoot's Special Leaving Eugene 12:20 Friday Oregon’s special rally train will leave Eugene at 12:20 p.m. Friday to haul the vanguard of Webfoot rooters into Portland for pre-game festivities that night and the Ore gon-Washingt.on game Saturday. Trailing the 12:20 into Portland will be a train leaving Eugene at 4 :20 p.m. the same day to accom modate all those unable to make the “big toot.” Saturday, 8:20 a.m., the team special leaves Eugene and will be carrying, besides the players, the last of those who hope to be on hand for the opening boot. Round trips on both Friday trains will cost $2.75, while those boarding the team special Satur day will be paying $2.50. Tickets for the return ride will be good on any train out of Port land and coming through Eugene Sunday, with the back-to-school special leaving at 6:30 p.m. that day. These rally trains are being sponsored by the University rally committee. Tickets are V>n sale at a booth on Thirteenth street be tween Oregon and Commerce buildings. Mauling the Mall All hail the future campus In the pictures we have seen Of the stately, handsome setting Full fitting for a queen. Admire the pretty pictures Of the buildings and, oh shucks, Forget the fact they’re going to cost - Hundred thousand bucks. Dream of the beauteous landscape They’re planning without stint, But to keep up all the payments, They will have to rob a mint. All hail the regal “spend-or” And as one contemplates, Be thankful, dearest reader At least we’ve got the gates. —J.W.S. Hunter, Jewell Soon To Leave Campus On Speech Tour Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter and Dean James R. Jewell of the school of education, will spend Monday and Tuesday at the east ern convention of the Washington Education association in Walla Walla, Wash. The theme for the convention will be “The Utilization of Human and Natural Resources.” Chancel lor Hunter will speak Monday af ternoon on education and economic welfare. Tuesday Dean Jewell will speak on the teacher’s part in the utilization of human and natural resources. Dean Jewell will stop Monday in Pullman, Wash., where he will talk to Washington State college, look ing into plans of supervising teach ers in connection with Spokane schools. Condon Club Holds First Term Meeting The home of Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the geology and geography departments, was the scene of the first meeting of the Condon club Monday evening. In the annual tradition of the club the first meeting was devoted to the members, each one relating his experiences, geological and amusing, of the summer. Elizabeth Gullion also showed some large mounted photographs which were taken on a trip into Canada this summer, Campus to Go Lemon, Green Tomorrow Skull and Dagger Aids Committee on 'Boost Oregon' Day As the rally committee’s number 1 supporter in “Boost Oregon clay" set for Thursday, Skull and Dag ger, sophomore men’s honorary, will take over the sale of rooters' lids and assist in arousing stu dents to “wear the colors” tomor row. Re-pledging their support to the Lemon and Green is the main rea son behind the “boost Oregon day," Pat Keller, rally chairman stated. "Thursday’s girls are to wear Oregon’s colors on the campus in any shape, form, or fashion,” Kel ler explained, “while boys will show their loyalty by resuming the dying custom of rooters’ lids. “The green rooters lid, once a “must” in every incoming fresh man’s wardrobe and remaining there until they left with their di ploma has become an almost obso lete thing,” Keller declared. “The rally committee has under taken to bring back the tradition of every seat in the rooting sec tion with a 'lid'," he continued. The sophomore men’s service honorary and the white-uniformed pepster squad will have the green caps on sale at the rally Thursday at 11 o’clock and will also sell them from booths at the Side and Co-op. Price is 75 cents. Rally committees will also take advantage of the “boost Oregon” day to appear at the different liv ing organizations at noon Thursday to explain personally the weekend program in Portland. YWCA Drive Makes Successful Start It was reported by Pat Salsbury, chairman of the YW drive commit tee, at a chapter meeting Monday night in the Bungalow, that with the beginning of the second day of the drive already many of the houses had gone YWCA 100 per cent. “The enthusiasm and cooperation shown by the girls is most encour aging, and I am confident that this year's membership will be one of the biggest and best in the his tory of the Eugene chapter of the YWCA.” The drive will continue up to and including Saturday. Membership cards are obtainable from YW house representatives who are in charge of the sale of YW mem berships, and from the booths which have been placed on the cam pus between the Oregon and Com merce buildings and in front of the College Side. “All girls are urged to join as soon as possible in order that they may start the year out actively,” stated President Jean Crites. Notice! Faculty Faculty members are urged to report any changes in infor mation submitted for the 1940 41 Faculty Directory to the edi tor’s office (Campus 319) not later than Wednesday, Octo ber 9. Freshman Class To Meet Tonight In Villard Hall Frosh to Inspect Model Constitution At 7:30 Meeting Members of the freshman class will meet at 7:30 tonight in Villard assembly, John Cavanagh, vice president of the associated stu dents, announced yesterday. Cava nagh will read a proposed consti tution to the class and submit it for their action, and “Tiger" Payne, student body president, will speak. Urging freshmen to be present, Cavanagh said, "All freshmen should attend, for it is their first step in student government. It is a step that will guide their stu dent government for the next four years.” The constitution to be read is the one printed in Monday’s Em erald, Cavanagh explained. It was drawn up last spring by a com mittee headed by Phil Lowry and passed upon by the executive com mittee with the recommendation that the class adopt it. After the freshmen take action on the constitution it will be sub mitted to sophomores and upper classmen with the idea of their adopting it for themselves. Republican Group Discusses Campaign Meeting at the College Side last night, the Oregon Wilkie-McNary Non-Partisan club laid final plans for setting up a campus organiza tion to help put Wilkie in the White House in November. Joe Gurley, temporary chairman of the club, set Thursday night> for the meeting for election of officers which will be held in Villard hall at 7:30. The club so far has concentrated on registration of students eligible to vote this November and reports indicate approximately one-fifth of the student body, including gradu ate students, will be eligible for voting either on the campus or by absentee ballot. Westminster House To Sponsor Dinner Organization of the freshman sophomore group of Westminster house will take place Wednesday, October 16 instead of today, as previously announced, says Mrs. J. D. Bryant, director. Ohio Grad Impressed By Campus, Blondes John Leiman, new psychology graduate assistant, who before this fall had never been farther west than St. Louis, admits that he's very impressed by the west in general and the University of Oregon in particular. He was graduated last March from Ohio State and is studying for his master's degree here, this year. Giving his opinions on the customary interview topics of weath er, scenery and girls, Leiman re vealed that he didn’t mind the Ore gon rain, which was light compared to that of his native Ohio, also that Oregon scenery was beautiful and j the number of blonde girls sur prising. Hastily he reassured, "I think the girls out here are much more beautiful than back east.” On the - subject of wooden shoes he re marked tactfully that he thought ; they were very appropriate. Hating to get away from his | favorite topic, the beauty of the Oregon campus, Leiman volun teered, “You have a lovely campus here. I am struck particularly by the exceptional green of the grass and trees. The buildings are also impressive, especially the art mu seum, the men’s gym ,and the li brary — which has incomparable service.” All in all Leiman is very pleased with the Oregon atmosphere, his department associates and his work and feels that he will get a lot out of his year in Oregon, ASUO Group - Calls for Rally Applications Scholastic Rule Okayed; Assembly Plan Told What the Executive Committee Did 1. Appointed Joe Gurley as Homecoming chairman. 2. Asked for applications for the rally committee to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Jack McCliment. 3. Voted to make the eligibil ity requirement for participation in educational activities uniform for men and women, at a 2.00 starting with winter term. i. Appointed members Marge McLean and Lyle Nelson to the new educational features com mittee of the educational activi ties board. 5. Voted to investigate and ask for minimum wages of 35 cents an hour for students work ing in campus living organiza tions. 6. Appointed John Cavanagh, Lyle Nelson and President Payne to examine campus concessions and to report to the committee. 7. Voted to cooperate with the interfraternity council in bring ing the interfraternity sing con test back to the campus. 8. Discussed and made several changes in the student assembly setup. 9. Discussed the apportion ment of educational activity funds to student union and au thorized John CaVanagh to inves tigate and report to the commit tee. 10. Voted to back the rally committee and have the Oregon Washington pre-game rally In Portland in the streets. In two busy hours of law-making members of the ASUO executive committee yesterday discussed and passed legislation on over ten phases of student activities. Joe Gurley, head of the athletic card sales drive, was named to head Oregon’s 1940 homecoming after a brief discussion. Gurley was picked ,rom a field of Some seven candidates who had turned in applications for the position. The committee based their selec tion on past record, and a consid (Please turn to page four) Janet Rieg Named New Office Manager Janet Rieg was appointed office manager of the newly reorganized educational activities department yesterday by George Luoma, as sistant activities manager. She will be in charge of corre spondence and office routine, work ing in connection with Roy Metz ler, publicity manager, and Jean ette Christensen, production man ager. Files of printed material concern ing the activity office will be kept this year, Luoma said. In describ ing the system he explained that all programs, publicity, promotion material and clippings on the Greater Artist series, Emerald, Oregana, forensics, and so forth would be kept in this new file. Phi Chi Theta Fetes Business Majors At Traditional Affair Thursday evening the BA hon orory, Phi Chi Theta, will break a long standing tradition by holding | a coffee instead of their annual | tea in alumni hall at Gerlinger. Lauretta Christofferson, presi dent of Phi Chi Theta, has an nounced that invitations will be is sued to all BA majors. Arline Lewis and Jean Semling are in charge of invitations. Music will be furnished by Phi Beta, national music honorary. Peggy Ferris is head of the food committee.
