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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.
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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
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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
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—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.