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1940Homecoming Slates Big Game, Display Con tests Friends, Alumni Swarm Over Campus; Weekend Filled With Homecoming Dance, Freshman Football Tilt, Bonfire By JEAN SPEAROW TREK THE OREGON TRAIL . . . covered wagons, 1911 streamline automobiles . . . Indian rifles . . . “I’m a friend of the judge” . . . no matter what they drive or what they use for protection all the friend; and alumni of Oregon will gather here November 8, 9, and 10 to make this Homecoming the largest and best in the history of the school. Tired business men, weary housewives, even kid sisters and brothers, may iurgta uuia auu icjjuu for one glorious weekend and enter into the spirit of Old Oregon. Signs to Be Planned Living organizations will be fur rowing their collective brows in an effort to think of prize winning signs to decorate their houses. Tn the past, these signs have ranged everywhere from very clever and ably done creations to displays which the first gust of breeze blew flat. At the time all highways arc merging into one great Homecom ing trail, University students will be preparing to welcome the larg est crowd ever to gather in Eu gene to celebrate this event. Plans for entertainment include a frosh football game, a noise parade, the Homecoming dance, the big game Saturday witli UCLA, and possibly a bonfire. Speaking of "possibly a bonfire’ . . . that all depends upon the freshmen. The Homecoming com mittee has given its consent, now all that remains is for the fresh men to do something about or ganizing it. Dresse.s That Say The Right Thing! Each of our dresses says nice things about its wearer— So come in and enjoy their flattering lines. See how lovely yon can look in the new Eall silhouettes: No one will ever guess how little you paid for such loveliness— But your smartness will be no secret, at all. $7.95 to $29.95 1004 Will. St. Ph. G33 Mil. and MRS. NKVVT SIDE PATTER By Pat Taylor Charlie Eaton, sponsor of the SX great Dane Zeke, which he fondly calls “Baby," long one of Oregon's more perennial play boys, and one of the College Side’s bigger buyers of bever ages, is now in the Oregon Law school; and, it seems, has estab lished a precedent while he is about it. The new regime of “Honor Bright on Friday Night" seems to have instilled a new spirit of study into the institu tion. But what about Saturday night? Ah, there’s the rub! Chainin’ Charlie takes care of that, too. And even Sunday, for the week-end of the game in the city saw Charles still in the University club, and still in his tux, and still playing "Princess Poopooli” on the juke-box, at 5:00 Sunday aft-noon. To quote Eaton: “How gross.” This is all very well and good for Charlie, who is used to that sort of thing, but can “Baby” stand the gaff? Charlie should have more consideration, the evil old goat. And for those more temper ate, we have the juices: pine ipple, tomato, grape, grapefruit, orange, sauerkraut, car-rot and apple. What more could you ask we ask you? Radio Will Boost UO Homecoming Statewide Hook-up Will Give Publicity To 'Greater' Event Homecoming publicity via tin air waves is the goal of Pat Erick son and her radio committee, win are this week working on tryout.1 and skits for the proposed produc tions. Three weeks from today if Homecoming, and Pat Erickson chairman, and her radio commit tee are working on publicity foi the event. "We are trying to make our pro grams really entertaining tlii.1 year,” she said, “not just, straight script work. To Contact Students Jack Holcomb will act as assist ant committee chairman. He wil aid in contacting students, arrang ing for tryouts, and investigating copyrights, Miss Erickson ex plained. Stan Staiger, chairman of the Homecoming dance committee, lia. appointed members of the commit tee, it was revealed last night. The dance will be held Saturday, No vember 9. Jack Saltzmun and Lyle Nelson will select a band for the event. Joan Hole and Jerry Eastham will be in charge of program arrange ments. SaltHinan, Nelson Select Members of the decoration com mittee will be Betty McNiece, .less Shinn, Dutch Rohwer, Connie Ry als, and Jane Barlow. Betty Plank ington, Marge Clear and Trudi Anderson are on the patron and patronncss committee. Pete Smith, Bruce Stephenson, Clark Weaver, Warren Treece, and Joe Montag are on the floor com mittee. Piggers' Guide Due Sag Co-chairmen Department officials have set the date of publication for the ‘‘Piggers’ Guide" as late this week or early next. Charlotte Schwartz and Edgar Blumenthal have been named co chairmen of the student directory publicity and advertising program, according to Roy Metzler, publicity manager of the educational activ ities staff. Mary Reimers and M aril y n Campbell will assist Miss Schwartz and Blumenthal in distributing di rect mail advertising, painted [rosters, and newspaper publicity I for the directory. Duck Tracks ( Continued from />(lye three) Lacks Scoring' Punch Oregon’s team seems to do pret ty well until they get within scor ing distance and then they fold up. In three conference games thus far this season, the Ducks have had six or eight scoring opportunities slip from their grasp. Outside the 20 yard stripes the offense seems to function well but when they get a close whiff of pay dirt they seem to lack the punch to put it over. In the Southern California game Dyer and Boyd helped the Webfoots place the ball on the eight yard line with first down ! coming up, hut try as they did, j the best they could do in four ! plays was to reach the three ; yard stripe. This lack of scoring punch on I the part of the Oregon team is be ginning to get under the skin of the players and after the Trojan loss the team followed in the steps of UCLA and California, vowing to win the rest of their games. The j fact that the Bruin and Bear j Sanies are still to be played seems to indicate that history-making struggles are in line for coast foot ball bugs. But what worries me now is this — what happen when two vowing teams meet! Perhaps a tie would satisfy everyone. YMCA Membership Drive Terminates The YMCA annual membership drive will end Wednesd^ night. The drive, which started last Tuesday, has been a marked suc cess, according to Milton Small, co-chairman of the drive. Many new facilities have been added, and the "Y” house has been remodeled. A new floor, chess, checkers, and table tennis are among the facili ties listed. The year’s activities will consist of discussion groups, conferences, and retreats. The first program of the year will take place at the "Y” Friday night, when Homer Townsend and his Creative Leisure class commit tee will hold an open house. -L-_ Air Corps Gains Two Two former University of Ore gon students, Kneeland Stone and Lloyd Cummings, were recently ad mitted to Randolph field. Stone and Cummings who had just com pleted the advanced civil pilot training course at Portland, were enrolled in the CPT course here last year. Deans Attend Confab Mrs. Hazel P. Sehwering, dean of women, and Mrs. Alice B. Mac duff, assistant dean of women, at tended a state conference of all high school and college deans Sat urday in Salem. Mrs. Florence Morrison, Mrs. Viola Wilmot, and Miss Dorothy Sherman, deans from local high schools, accompanied them. University of Connecticut has re organized its 80 departments into 35. Fast- Talking Explorer A wes Geology Class By MILDRED WILSON He’s a combination Stanford graduate-geologist-boxer and ex plorer, talks with machine-gun rapidity and really knows Alaska from all angles. Ed Levin (he doesn't like the more formal Ed gar) stopped in at the geology de partment Wednesday afternoon to visit Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the geology and geography de partments, and was persuaded to give an impromptu talk to geology students at 4 o'clock in the after noon. The amused, amazed, and loudly appreciative students listened to Levin talk on everything from Alaskan currents and iceflows to the Eskimos’ treatment of their womenfolk. He has been a member of the party of the famous Dr. Bernard Hubbard for the last 10 years and is on his way to Alaska for his eleventh winter. Participat ing in the expeditions of Father llubbard, Levin has covered on foot or by boat practically every section of Alaska and examined all the large glaciers and volcanoes. Eskimo Boxing Of particular interest to the stu dents was Levin's recital of how he taught the Eskimos of King Island boxing, football, and tum bling. According to the enthu siastic speaker they soon excelled in all these sports and got as much if not more genuine enjoyment out of them as the American athletes. For the football fields they used large ice flows sometimes both teams having to jump from one flow to another in the middle of the game if the flow was caught by a current. As far as passing’ was concerned the Eskimos, well Back Number Magazines * Models * Supplies * < lames ami Not ions * Novelties MAGAZINE EXCHANGE 128 E. 11 tli WATCH REPAIR FIX IT NOW We do the best for reasonable p r i e e s. Have your work done by someone special ized in the work. BRISTOW’S Jewelry Store 620 Willamette Election Issues Up for Debate Campus Willkie-McNary Club Challenges Young Democrats to Public Debate Testing Soundness of Democrat Platform Since the members of the Uni versity of Oregon Young Demo crats whole-heartedly agree with the members of the campus Will kie-McNary club that the present presidential campaign has not re ceived the attention to which it is entitled and sincerely desiring to cooperate with aforementioned club to the extent of remedying said situation, the University of Oregon Young Democrats hereby accept the challenge to participate in a debate on the national issues which will confront the voters on November 5. Refute Statement It is also the desire of the Young Democrats to refute the highly libelous and improper statement which has emanated from the Will kie-McNary club to the effect tiiat "the appeal of the third term can didate has been to emotion rather than to reason." The Young Democrats welcome the opportunity to debate the rela tive merits of the platforms of the two major political parties, con fident that the record of the pres ent administration shall be suffi sient answer to any and all of the charges which have been so hyster ically hurled during the present campaign. (Signed) George Mackin, President, Young Democrats trained by years of spear-throwing', were superb a 50-yard pass was considered just an average toss. Eskimos Not Lazy Levin was very indignant be cause so many people consider the Eskimos a fat, lazy type of people when in reality they are unusually energetic and hard-working. The men even choose their wives, not for their beauty nor figure, but by whether or not they have nice strong teeth for chewing blubber and leather. Tn closing Lev quoted one of Fa ther Hubbard's favorite sayings, “If you want to be seen—stand up; if you want to be heard—shout; and if you want to be loved — shut up.” / r=- — At the meeting last Thursday night of the University of Oregon Willkie-McNary thin, in an en deavor to stimulate campus inter est in the impending national elec tion, the following resolution was passed: “The members of the University of Oregon Willkie-McNary club sincerely believe that the issues confronting the voter in the choice between the New Deal candidates and the Willkie-McNary ticket have not received the attention that they are entitled to from an intelligent electorate. They believe that the appeal of the third term candidate has been to emotion rather than to reason, and that though that appeal is the most at tractive, the least painful, and the sensational, it is the least satis factory from the standpoint of sound government, Supported by a vigilant electorate. “To combat the emotional ap peal of the New Deal's symphonic oratory and catch phrases, the Willkie-McNary club challenges the campus New Deal organiza tion to participate with them in a forum or debate at which the gen eral student body may participate by questions from the floor after the student speakers have finished their arguments. “The choice as to a forum meth od or debate method lies with our antagonists. Our concern is that the issues be presented and that all members of the student body who concern themselves with the free selection of their national of ficers be allowed to participate.” (Signed) Dave Browning, President, Willkie-McNary Club, Yeomen Hold Chili Feed in Gerlinger Members of Yeomen, indepen dent men’s organization, held a chili feed yesterday evening in Gerlinger hall. Miss Janet Smith, employment bureau head, spoke to the group on “Yeomen Traditions." The chili con carne dinner is given every semester by the Yeo men and is prepared from a special recipe made up of a composite of all chili recipes. Ex-Comm to Meet The executive committee will meet today at noon. 2 COLOR BRICKS Black Walnut and Hawaiian Delight Vanilla and Raspberry Vanilla and Orange-Pineapple WE SATISFY ALL ICE CREAM TASTES Sonic like vanilla, some like chocolate we have many de licious t' 1 a v o r s to please every taste. Buy our ice cream in hulk for home en joyment—or delight in it at a fountain. BULK SPECIALS Orange-Pineapple Fresh Peach Pink Peppermint Marshmallow Mint Any Color or Flavor Combination Made to Order Medo-Land CREAMERY Phone 393 Architecture Club Honors Chermayeff Serge Chermayeff, noted English architect, will be the honored guest at the University architecture club meeting in the little art gallery, following his lecture Wednesday evening, on “Why ‘Modern’ Archi tecture?” All students are welcome to both the lecture and to the informal meeting afterwards, according to Jess Shinn, president of the Uni versity Architecture club. Chermayeff, a member of the Royal Institute of British Archi tects, will talk in Room 101, phys ical educational building, at 7:30 p.m. Robeson Will Begin Greater Artist Series The Greater Artist series season ticket drive ends Tuesday with a “substantial increase" in sales over last year, according to Mary Gra ham, secretary of the educational activities department. Single re served seat tickets for Paul Robe son's concert will go on sale Octo ber 25, she said. Robeson, who appeared before University students four years ago, opens the series November 7. Only other to appear this term is Cor nelia Otis Skinner, who will be here November 15. Tufts college medical school has received a five-year Rockefeller grant to support teaching and re search in neurology and psychia try. Campus Calendar Heads of Houses will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in Gerlinger hall. YW cabinet meetings will hence forth be held on Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock instead of Monday nights at 9 o’clock. Phi C'lii Theta will meet Tuesday night at S o’clock in 105 Com merce. All Oregana house agents please turn in their subscription cards at the Oregana office between 1 and 3 today. Jewell Will Speak To Teachers Friday Dean J. R. Jewell, of the school of education, will speak Friday on the Responsibility of Teachers, at the Washington State Teachers as sociation. The other general speak er will be Dr. Vierling Kersey, su perintendent of schools of Los An geles. The annual conference of junior high school principals will be held Thursday in Salem. Dean Jewell will also attend the twelfth conference of high schools of Oregon on Friday and Satur day. Mr. R. V. Moore, chairman of the state committee, will report on the study of curriculum develop ment of high schools. This year special study has been made of mathematics and personal and business relations. 1 ..'I Campus Music Programs Begin Tuesday Broadcasts Feature Student Pianist, Violinist The new and modern sound proof broadcasting rooms in the extension building having been completed, campus music broad casts will get underway starting this week, it was announced Mon day by George Hopkins, professor of piano, who is in charge of ar rangements. All programs are carried over station KOAC, the state-owned station in Corvallis, and broadcast by remote control from the new quarters on the University campus. Starting at 8 o'clock Tuesday night, a program will be offered by Jane Partipilo, pianist. Her selec tions will include “Pastorale Varie” by Mozart, “Liebestraume in E” by Liszt, “Song from the East,” and “Lotus Land" by Cyril Scott. At 8:30 p.m. Jane Young, violin ist, will play the adagio movement from Bruch’s “Concerto in G Mi nor” and Rameau's “Tambourin.” She will be accompanied by Doro thy Gelman. Another program will be heard at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Among other regular programs scheduled for University music school faculty and students are an ensemble program to be heard from 8 to 8:30 on Friday nights; a quarter hour of piano numbers every Monday night at 8 by George Hopkins; and a program of organ music each Monday night at 8:30 by John Stark Evans. SYMPHONY NOTES This year, Dr. Frederick Stock observes his 45th season as a member of the Chicago Symphony and his 36th as conductor of the same orchestra—a record of continuous conduct unequaled in this country and per haps in the world. Last week, the orchestra opened its golden jubilee, for which Dr. Stock composed a symphonic Festival Fanfare, in which, he says, “the orchestra really goes to town. There is everything in the composition out the cash register.” A handful of the world’s ranking composers — including Igor Stra vinsky, Darius Milhaud, and Roy Harris— have written compositions in honor of the jubilee, and from a competition works by two newcomers will be chosen for the first performances by the symphony. Come in and listen to Dr. Stock conduct his orchestra on Columbia Masterwork records. You are welcome to brouse through our fine collection of records. By Jim Douglas 768 E. 11th These Classics Available . . . NOW! Schuber t — Sym phony No. 8 in B Minor “Unfinished" Mozart — Diverti mento No. 17 in D Major (K.334I Beethoven— Leonore Overture No. 3. Rimsky-Korsakov Scheheresade, Op 35. Brahms- Symphony No. 2 in D Major. Debusse y — Noc turnes ( Nuages, Fetes, Sirenes). Tchaikovsky — Nut cracker Suite. The Go-Between Yes, that might be a good title for the OREGON DAILY EMERALD Acting as a Go-Between, or Interpreter, the Emerald keeps its readers well informed on all campus news, athletics, editorial and campus opinion, gossip, criticism and bulletins from officialdom. The advertising department of the Emerald brings the readers of this paper into closer contact with Eugene Mer chants who in turn offer to Emerald readers the oppor tunity to profit by their seasonal reductions in the, cost of merchandise. Take advantage of your Go-Between—the Oregon Daily Emerald. Keep informed on what is happening all around you thru the columns of your three,-time All-American daily. 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