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SPORTS PAGE: < Duck Tracks, Intramurals, Frosh-Rook Clash LIBRARY u. of ore:. EDIT PAGE: Concernin gthe Proposed lourney By the Rally Squad VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1940 NUMBER 32 Homecoming to Start at 1 p.m. Today Earle Russell Elected New Yell King Art Wiggin; 'Nets' Hodges Chosen Dukes Students Entertain With Impromptu Musical Program By DON BCTTZIN ^ Earle Russell, Oregon’s new yell king, was elected by a 47-vote margin over his nearest opponent by students who attended yester day’s rally assembly. Furnishing strong competition on the ballot were six other yell leading aspirants. Second was Nel son Hodges, who won 151 votes; Bill Osterloh, 133 votes; Bud Steele, 118 votes; Bud Salinardo, 117 votes; Art Wiggin, 83; Bob Roberts, 12; and Cecil Wright, 7. Yell Dukes Appointed The new yell king immediately appointed Nelson Hodges and Art Wiggin as his yell dukes. “I think there’s a lot of spirit here at Ore gon and when we get together we’ll get some ‘oomph’ out of the Oregon student body,” stated Rus sell as he met with his new assist ants. From the recorded playing of ‘‘Pennsylvania Six — Five-Thou sand” to the unison singing of the Oregon pledge song, Oregon’s spirited rallyers were treated to one novelty number after another at the rally program arranged by Jim-Carney. Students Give Program Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Theta were drawn to sing for the assembly. Their impromptu num bers were the pledge song and “Phi Delta Theta, We Love You,” the Phi Delt sweetheart song. A Pi Beta Phi trio, Jo Builis, Joanne Riesch, and Grace Irvin sang "Memories” and “Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair.” Another pair of trio numbers were sung by an Alpha Chi Omega threesome, Peggy Rakestraw, Lil lian Davis, and Jane Meek. They sang “I See Your Face Before Me” and “Winter Wonderland.” { Larry Celsi, Bob Anderson, Leri Ballif, and Bill White sang '“Ta Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai,” a Hawaiian war chant, and “East of the Sun.” More novelty on assembly pro grams was the tap dancing of Helen Holden and the sleight-of hand tricks performed by Bill Bishop, who got loose from a “tie up” in less than five seconds. Gurley Outlines Program Joe Gurley, outlining the Home coming schedule of events termed the coming weekend “the biggest and best Homecoming in the school’s history, we hope.” Gurley emphasized the fact that the^school is out to show “them,” the returning alumni, not only a good time, but the University and its campus, too. —Trek the Oregon Trail— 4 Dr. J. Hudson Ballard To Speak in Forum Sunday Evening Dr. J. Hudson Ballard, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Portland and chairman of the Ore gon Westminster foundation, will speak at the 6:30 forum in West minster house Sunday. Dr. Ballard has been on the cam pus several times before in con nection with the religious series and the love and marriage course. His topic Sunday is "The Steady ing Power of Religion,” which will be presented from a psychological standpoint. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Jean Hayes Elected Jean Hayes was elected Orides sergeant-at-arms at the regular meeting of the University of Ore ^ gon association for independent women Monday evening. She will replace Florence Anderson, who is not a member this year. U. . giacmt % &*£$ 0 tittmmm its. a ■Am (Courtesy the Register-Guard) HOMECOMING CARD TRICK The large postcard in this picture serves as a symbol for the number of invitations mailed to mem bers of the Oregon alumni, asking them to visit their alma mater this—the Homecoming—weekend. The students surrounding the card are members of the Homecoming committee. They are, front row left to right: Bob Frazier, Byron Mayo, Bill Fendall, Ernie Short, and Jack Holcomb. Back row, from left: Frank Calhoun, Jane Hocliuli, Annette Turn, Jane Frideg3r, Frantzel Korman, and Jean Harper. Buell, Dr. Lesch On Hit Parade 'Cy Men to Paddle Tradition Violators On Fenton Steps Main attractions for today’s hack ing bee to be held at 12:45 on the steps of Fenton hall will be Dr. Edward Lesch and Jim Buell who will both receive three hacks, ac cording to Jim Rathbun, Order of “O” prexy. Other offenders to receive pun ishment today are: Dick Williams, Phil Loury, Ellsworth Maas, Frank Meek, Bill Herman, Don Walker, Bob Berghan, Frank Baker, Don Winters, Fletcher Skillern, Bion Osborne, Cliff Sexsmith, Dave At kinson, Harry Haroldson, Bill Loud, Ricky Grabenhorst, Robert “Schoolboy” Dent, Bob Reckon, Bud Vandenynde, Deraid Harbert, Bob Uurkhardt, Ed Wheeler, Max Miller, Bob Heath, Charley Tripp, Charles “Buzz” Baker, Matt Kelly, and Bob Bush. Today’s hacking will be followed by the scrubbing of the seal in front of Villard hall by the fresh men. This will start at 1:15 and Rathbun urged that all freshmen make an effort to attend. Rathbun further stated that the Oder of the "O” vigilante commit tee will police the campus Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. “All offenders will be caught and punished on the spot. Furthermore any violators not showing today will be tracked down and receive an extra hack.” Friday's Schedule For Homecoming 1 p.m.—Registration of alum ni in lobby of Johnson hall. 6 p.m.—Noise parade in for mation at Thirteenth and Kin caid. 6 p.m.—Sign judging. 6 p.m.—Beginning o f “O” guarding. 7:30 p.m.—Homecoming rally at entrance to Eugene civic stadium. 8 p.m.—Frosh-Rook game in Eugene civic stadium. Orchestra Head Expected Early Staiger to Present Band Leader at Half Of UCLA-Duck Tilt Jackie Souders, whose Seattle band is playing for the Homecom ing dance at the Igloo tomorrow night, will arrive in Eugene early Saturday to take part in Home coming activities. Stan Staiger, dance chairman, said he hoped to introduce the band leader to stu dents and alums at half-time of the UCLA game. The dance, set for 9 o’clock to morrow night, will be informal. Ad mission will be $1 a couple. “Souders has a great outfit,” Staiger exclaimed, “Fourteen weeks in Seattle, and they are re turning right after the concert.” Artist Dra ws Music From Novel Black Box By MARY WOLF Despite her formidable title of America’s foremost thereminist, Clara Rockmore, who appeared with Paul Robeson last night is a vivacious and charming young wo man. Born in Leningrad, Russia, the small attractive artist revealed that the theremin is a compara tively new instrument invented by a Russian scientist, Leon There min about sixteen years ago, and has been in this country for ten years. Theremin Made Simple Explaining the intricacies of the black box she said that electric currents which radiate from the human body come in contact with the currents of the theremin and produce what seem to be magic sounds resembling either the high tones of the violin, the low notes of the cello or the human voice. For eight years Miss Rockmore has been playing the theremin throughout the United States. She has given her own recitals, and j has played with the Philadelphia ( symphony orchestra, the Roches ter symphony orchestra, and oth ers. Glad to Play Here Now a naturalized citizen of the United States and a resident of New- York where her husband is a lawyer, Miss Rockmore said that she is very happy to have the chance to perform for an audience made up of young people, because they are more willing to accept things that are new, than are older people. “Notables in the field of music are enthusiastic about this new art,” she remarked. “Leopold Sto kowski admires my playing and foresees a great future in it. Sign Judging To Start at 5:30 Living Groups Vie For Cups; Awards Slated for Dance The deadline for Homecoming signs to be ready is 5:30 this af ternoon as judging will start al most immediately, A1 Gray, chair man of the sign committee, an nounced yesterday. Trophies for the winning signs will be on display tonight and to morrow in the Co-op and will be awarded at the dance Saturday night. Laraway's jewelry store is donating the cup to the men's liv ing organization, and H. Gordon, merchant, the cup to the women’s group. Judges for the contest are: Mrs. Fred Stickles, wife of the presi dent of the Eugene chamber of commerce; Mrs. Carlton Spencer, wife of Professor Spencer of the law school; Mr. P. J. MacAuley, prominent Portland advertiser; Mr. Eyler Brown, associate pro fessor of architecture. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Rally Slated Tonight For UO-UCLA. Game Oregon students will rally at 7:30 tonight at the entrance of the Eugene civic stadium, according to Pat Keller, rally committee head. Tiger Payne, ASUO president; Baz Williams, Oregon alum; and Clarence Codding, president of the Duck club will speak. Keller hopes that Babe Horrell, UCLA coach, and Tex Oliver will be there too. Jim Davidson, master of cere monies, will introduce the speak ers. Plans to have Jim DeVere, UCLA student body president, up for the game and rally fell through yesterday when a telegram saying he couldn’t come, was received, Keller reported. The rooting section at the UCLA game will go through a series of card stunts, Keller announced. He urged all men students to wear white shirts and rooters’ lids and encouraged women to bring pom poms. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Kirkpatrick to Fly Donald Kirkpatrick, sophomore in social science, has received word that he has been accepted for ser-: vice in the army air corps. He plans to be in Glendale, where his train ing will be given, by November 27. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Oldest agricultural college in the United States is Michigan State, established in 1853. Senior Bench Pain ted; Sabotage PlotHin ted Noise Parade To Commence On Kincaid Victory Bell to Head Procession; Floats To Meet at 6 o'clock The first noticeable outbreak of Homecoming activity tonight will be the traditional noise parade heralding the football contest be tween Oregon and UCLA Satur day afternoon. The din march starts from 13th and Kincaid streets promptly at 0:15, with all floats urged to be in their correct position and ready to go at 6 o’clock. The final an nouncement was issued by George Mackin, chairman, and Bill Edlef son, chairman of the torch parade, which will utilize nearly 2000 torches in lighting the way for the noisemakers. Line of March Starting at 13th and Kincaid the march will travel south to Four teenth street, west to High street, north to Fifth street, west to Wil lamette street, south to Tenth street, east to Pearl street, west to Willamette street, and south to the Eugene civic stadium. The minor changes in the line were made at the advice of Campus Officer Rhinesmith and Chief Bergman of the Eugene city police when the former route traveled di rectly by one of the city’s hospitals. Victory Bell Leading the gala parade will be the University of Oregon victory bell, now in the possession of the Kappa Sigma house, with signs an nouncing “this bell will ring to morrow.” The University band and rally committee also will head the parade, Mackin stated. All torches will be collected from the living organizations this after noon at 3 o’clock. Provision will be made for the dipping of the burlap flares just before the parade starts, Edlefson asserted. Judges for the event will make their decision from the E. O. Im mel offices in the First National bank building on Willamette street. Winners will be announced during the halftime period of the Frosh Rook game. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Guards to Watch'0' On Butte Tonight Since a vigilante group from the Oregon State sophomore class may try to paint the “O” on Skin ner’s butte, Vernon Kelly issued a warning last night reminding freshmen to be at their posts to day at the designated times for the annual guard. The schedule follows: 6-8 p.m.—Kappa Sigma, Kirk wood co-op; Phi Kappa Psi. 8-10 p.m.—Chi Psi, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha hall, Yeomen, Phi Gamma Delta. 10-12 p.m. Beta Theta Pi, Del ta Upsilon, Campbell cp-op, Can ard club, Sherry Ross hall. 12p.m.-2 a.m. -Sigma Alpha Ep silon, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsi lon, Theta Chi, Sigma hall. 2-4 a.m.—Sigma Chi, Sigma Al pha Mu, Phi Sigma Kappa, Omega hall. 4-6 a.m.—Gamma hall, Zeta hall, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Ireland Pledges Burson Ireland, Salem, pledged Sigma Phi Epsilon yesterday. He was the thirteenth student to sign up with a fraternity since pledg ing was reopened November 1. A large yellow ’44, freshly paint ed, glistened on the senior bench this morning. The “sabotage" was discovered late last night, and members of the Order of the O notified. “Freshmen and their president, Jim Burness, will meet today at the bench immediately after the daily hacking session on the steps of Fenton hall,” Jim Rathbun, Or der of the O president, announced. “They will bring gasoline and oth er cleaning fluids to erase the nu meral." The bench, moved to Susan Campbell from its traditional lo cation at Fenton Thursday by workmen, is traditionally “contra band” for freshmen, who are not allowed to sit there. --Trek the Oregon Trail— First Educational Film Scheduled 'Plow That Broke The Plains' Free On Activities Card As the first in a series of edu cational films which the educa tional activities board will feature during: the year, "The Plow That Broke the Plains” will be shown, free of charge to University stu dents next Wednesday. Accompanied by two short feat ures, the main film, of three reels, will deal with the habilitatlon of the great plains. There will be four showings of the pictures to enable every student to attend and all students are urged to take advantage of this added feature on their educational activities card. "The Plow That Broke the Plains” is notable for its excep tional photography and was given a review in one of the issues of Life magazine earlier this year. A ten-minute short on, "Televi sion” explains the modern work that is being done in the television field and another short feature, running 11 minutes, presents a symphony orchestra in two Wag nerian compositions. The three films will be shown in the large second-floor room of Villard hall at 3:15, 4:30, 7:15, and 8:30, Wednesday afternoon and evening. —Trek the Oregon Trail— Houses Pay Heed If you would capture the Noise Parade, And the trophy that goes to your section, Hire some of the boys That made all the noise Before the recent election. —J.W.S. Alums to Register In Johnson Hall Noise Parade, Rally, Frosh-Rook Game, Sign Contest Set for Today; UCLA Game, Dance, Meetings Scheduled Saturday By BOB FRAZIER Homecoming week-end will open officially at 1 o’clock this afternoon when alumni begin registering in Johnson hall, according to Joe Gurley, general chairman of the event. Six o'clock will see the noise parade in formation on Kincaid street at Thirteenth. Signs will be judged and organization committee will begin the guarding on the “O" at this time also. Rally at 7:30 A Homocoming' rally will bo hold at 7:30, and the Oregon frosh-Ore gon State rook game will begin in tlio Eugene Civic stadium at 8. Hayward field may not be used for the frosh game, athletic depart ment officials ruled, because the game would render the turf unfit for the UCLA game Saturday afternoon. It was this decision that caused the change in the proposed line of march for the noise parade. The board of directors of the Alumni association will meet at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in John son hall. At this time, too, regis tration will re-open for returning alums. Departmental exhibits will go on display in Johnson hall and the library. The Murray Warner Oriental Art museum will open at 10 o’clock. Alumni Meeting The Alumni association will hold its annual meeting at 10:30 in Johnson hall, and the Order of the “O” alumni banquet will be held at. noon in the Anchorage. A procession of returning letter men will be held at 1:50 in Hay ward field, immediately preceding the UCLA game. The game kickoff is scheduled for 2 o’clock. House Dinners There will be house dinners in honor of alums in most campus liv ing organizations at 6. The Mur ray Warner museum will be open again at 8. The big Homecoming dance will begin at 9. Whether the dance will be formal or informal is still un determined. Jackie Souders’ or chestra will play. Special Homecoming services will be held in Bugene churches Sunday morning, and house din ners will follow at 12. Depart mental exhibits reopen at 1, and the Murray Warner museum will be open from 3 until 5. There will be a music concert at 2:30 in the music auditorium. There is no program planned for Monday, which is a legal holiday. Many alums, however, are ex pected to take advantage of the extra day and remain in Eugene. Open Houses Set Both Westminster and Wesley foundation will hold open house Friday evening beginning at 8 o’clock. Students are invited by these houses to drop in and make themselves “at home.” Singing, playing games, and dancing will be the order of the evening. Election Causes Queer Doings, NotPledging By LADELLE MOBLEY Perhaps the Oregon coeds are conservative, then again the Joe Colleges may be overly rash in their wagers. At any rate while the girls were “cleaning up" finan cially on the election, the boys were rolling peanuts, and being millraced for their political beliefs. We phoned the various living organizations to check up on their political unfortunates. We give you the uncensored results. At the ATO house Dave Brown ing, president of the Young Re publicans, will forego the pleasure of visiting "The Trees” from this time forward . . . well, for this year anyway. Dick Allen, also ATO, has to buy his own gas from now on . . . even for the California game! More Desserts Over at Gamma hall John Wink ler, and Clayton Pond will eat just two more desserts this year; while Tom Hogg and Jack Brown will surrender all their desserts each meal from now until June to their Democratic friends. If you are down town Saturday morning you will undoubtedly see Don McCormick, Sigma Nu, rolling an egg (boiled or otherwise, we don’t know which) down Willam ette street. At the same time on the campus a fraternity brother of his, Pete Lingle, will of his own volition jump in the millrace five times . . . with his clothes on, too. Sleeping on Porch Following the night of election poor Ray Packouz, SAM, slept on the front porch for eight hours; while Nate Ail walked around the campus with a coat hanger in his coat. Tom Atkinson, Delt prexy, plans to visit the Betas very soon with (Please turn to patje Jour) Negro Baritone Gives Concert To Full House Great Enthusiasm Shown for Songs Of Paul Robeson By GLENN HASSELROOTH McArthur court was “full” last night— full of people, full of ap plause and enthusiasm and appre ciation for musical art—and most of all full of the good American heartiness and humanness that, for the past decade, have associated the song of “Or Man River” with the voice of Paul Robeson. The famed negro baritone's con cert was the opener in the 1940-41 greater artists series planned for the Igloo. It proved to be a bonan za as far as merit and ticket sales are concerned, and Mr. Robeson and his troupe of three assisting performers proved themselves worthy of the applause they were cheerfully given. Eight Encores The reason for this may be that Mr. Robeson sang the songs his audience wanted and expected to hear. He sang “Nobody Konws the Trouble I've Seen,” he sang “Josh ua Fit de Battle of Jericho," ho sang “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” And he sang eight encores, every one a house-bringer-downer. There isn't much use trying to criticize Mr. Robeson’s singing. As one of his brethren below the Ma son-Dixon line might phrase it, “Dat was elegant.” What “got” the crowd, more than anything, was the man’s responsive platform manner — which was sometimes “mugging,” mostimes more boyish than sophisticated — but always charming, persuasive, ingratiating. Thereminlst Plays A somewhat less personable, but highly competent, assistant on Mr. Robeson’s program was Miss Clara Rockmore, thereminist. (You pio nounce it.) The theremin looks like a small black box with an aerial and a couple of loud speakers. Ac cording to the program notes, it was invented by a Russian scien tist, and the tone is produced when the performer enters an electro magnetic field that is developed about the instrument. Tones emanating from the in strument sounded, alternately, like a violin, a 'cello, a bumblebee, and a coloratura with a tremolo. The playing of five numbers and an encore appealed to the crowd for the novelty of the theremin, for the remarkable tonalities produced by the theremin, and for Miss Rockmore’s indusputable musician (I'lcasc turn to page four) —Trek the Oregon Trail— ROTC Enrollment Shows Increase Over 1939 Figure ROTC enrollment at Oregon has increased 10.5 per cent over the 1939 figure, with 49.6 per cent of the male students enrolled in basic and advanced courses, a survey leveals. The total figure is 1,104 men. Figures for the state system as a whole show a rise of 4 per cent. Classes in military are compul sory at the University and at Ore gon State college, and advanced courses are offered at the medi cal school. The colleges of educa tion do not offer ROTC work.