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U. OF 0. LIBRARY CAMPUS SPORTS: 4 Basketball Opener » Postponed Till Friday Evening EDITS: Rally Committee— Why Not Stay Home in Oregon? VOLUME XLII c*nn UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1940 NUMBER 40 Students Will Revise ASUO Constitution Students Vote on Change in Laws At School Election What thf» Executive Committee Did: 1. Appointed George Luoma and Wendell Wyatt to w ork with Johji Cavanagh in getting together several neces sary changes in the ASUO con stitution to be presented to a student body election. 2. Voted to ask Skull and Dag ger to handle the announcements, etc. of the speaker's committee for such drives as Salvation Army, Red Cross, and Christmas Seals. 3. Appointed Frances Cox and 4 Gloria Difford to organize the student body office force. Two law school students, George Luoma and Wendell Wyatt, were appointed to work with ASUO Vice-President John Cavanagh on proposed revisions in the ASUO constitution, at the regular weekly meeting of the executive committee yesterday. The three students will draw up amendments to the constitution to be presented to the student body at an all school election early next term. Skull and Dagger, sophomore men’s honorary, will be asked to handle all announcements for the speaker's committee, the executive committee decide d. Announce ments concerning the various cam pus drives, etc. will be handled by this group. The committee also appointed Frances Cox and Gloria Difford to begin organization of the new stu dent body office force in McArthur court in the only other business of the day. Oregon Songs On Sale Today Sales of music books containing three comparatively new Oregon songs will begin in living organiza tions today under the direction of the Kwamas, according to Eleanor Sederstrom, chairman of the com mittee. The first song in the book, “Fight on for Oregon,” was com posed by Leslie Irvin who attended ( Oregop last year, and it is hoped that the profit of the sale of the book can be given partly to him so that he may continue school. Pat Keller of the rally committee is asking students to learn these new songs before the game on Sat urday afternoon so that they can be sung during the game and they will be used to serenade Oregon State if Oregon wins. “I think they’re good songs,” said Pat, “and they should help the rooting spirit, if the students will just buy the books and learn the songs before the game.” Wesley House Tea Will Feature Exhibits Of Chinese Goods The initial showing of the “Shop * of China,” a bazaar of Chinese im ported goods, will be the main fea ture of the tea to be given from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Wesley house. There have been 75 invited guests. In keeping with the theme of the tea, Chinese food will be served. Wardeen Hadley is general chairman of the tea. This Chinese display will be at Wesley house each afternoon for a week. Everyone is extended an invitation by Wesley foundation. All articles are for sale. December 5 and 6 a table of Chinese goods will be in the co-op and on the 7th at the public market. / Crossing the Bar So the law school’s got another bench. 1 Well, they didn’t use their head. They should have been more prac tical, And put a- soap box there instead. —J.W.S. IN 'SQUARE' Jerry Lakefish, Oregon actor, who will ap[>ear as Mr. Throstle in the Guild theater’s forthcom ing production of “Berkeley Square.” Guild Theater Stars Lakefish In Production 'Berkeley Square' Opens December 4 At Johnson Hall Jerry Lakefish will appear as Mr. Throstle in the Guild Theater’s forthcoming production, “Berkeley Square,” December 4, 5, 6, and 7, under the direction of Mrs. Ottillie Seybolt, head of the drama divi sion. Lakefish will be remembered for his portrayal of Quillery, the rad ical Frenchman in last season’s production, “Idiot’s Delight,” and his caricature of of a cockney sol dier in “The Terrible Meek.” In addition to numerous support ing parts in University productions, he has had a varied experience off the campus. He has been in Port land Civic Theater plays, and broadcasted with the Baker Play ers on KOIN. “Berkeley Square,” is a costume fantasy set in modern and colonial times. It tells the story of a young American who goes to London to take the title to his ancestor’s man sion at Berkeley Square. While looking through old diaries, and letters belonging to hib deceased ancestors, he is whisked to the past in which he finds himself living among them. He falls in love, and the suspense mounts. To use a well known critic's expression “One is continually dancing on eggs that never break.” The cast includes a new cast of Guild Theater players: Ed Burten shaw, Jeanette Harbert, Helene Parsons, Betty F i k s d a 1, Jerry Lakefish, Betty Jane Quigley, Pat Taylor, Gene Edwards, Parker Mc Neil, Trudy Harland, Ray Dickson, Don Hargis, and Jean Harper. The box office at Johnson hall will open December 27. Tickets are now being sold by Bundles for Britain who are sponsoring the pre miere. bcxmmies, Kirkwood Photos Scheduled Kirkwood co-op and Sigma Al pha Mu fraternity members will be photographed at Kennell-Ellis studio today for the Oregana. The schedule for the remainder of the pictures is as follows: Phi Sigma Kappa, Thursday; Pi Kappa Al pha, Friday; Sigma Kappa, Mon day; Yeomen, Tuesday; all unaf filiated seniors, Wednesday. All students, in houses or other organizations, who have not had their Oregana picture taken, should go to the studio before next Wednesday, which is the deadline. Pauline Pengra Gets Vice-President's Post Pauline Pengra was elected vice president of Orides, organization for independent women, Monday night. She will succeed Carol Bird who resigned last week. A music major, and junior at the University, Miss Pengra is also in charge of the Orides cho rus, organized for the first time this year, and has served as pro gram chairman for the indepen dent group. Filing System Mag Be Used For Activities Board to Consider Committee's Five Recommendations Containing five specific recom mendations for use on the Oregon campus, an activity card file report has been submitted to the educa tional activities board for its con sideration and approval. The activ ity card file system, which is de signed to compile an accurate and complete record of all activities in which each student participates during his University career, will be an' innovation so far as this University is concerned. Busterud Chairman With John Busterud, sophomore in law, as chairman, assisted by Cynthia Canfield and Marian Allen, also sophomores, a committee has been active for the past month in conducting research of the system as practised on other campuses. After an exhaustive analysis the committee has made the following recommendations: 1. A colored card, 5 inches by 8 inches, with a different color for each of the four classes, shall be used in the file system, with a stu dent keeping the same card each year. 2. The ASUO shall sponsor and be nominal head of the system, with the educational activities de partment in direct administration. 8. Freshman girls and boys in terested in activities shall keep files in order with a sophomore student, preferably, in charge of the work. 4. The cards will list all activ ities engaged in by students. At the end of a temporary committee job, or after a permanent activity is well under way, it will be listed on the student’s card. There will be no arbitrary appraisal of the stu dent’s work by the committee chairmen. 5. Questionnaires, Issued at reg istration, must be collected before students will be considered reg istered. According to George Luoma, assistant educational activities manager, the files will be open to all campus organizations for refer ence and will probably be of great aid in future committee appoint ments. Luoma also commended the effi cient and concise work done by Busterud and his committee in their research and recommenda tions. Graduate Students Plan Organization Questionnaires are being dis tributed to graduate students this week to determine if they want an organization of their own and what kind would interest them. Lynn Hutchinson, graduate in education, is temporary chairman of the group sponsoring the move ment. Preliminary meetings have been held since their organization this fall, and Barney Bybee and Frank Larsell, graduates in psy chology and English respectively, prepared the questionnaire. One of the principal purposes is to act as a criticizing group of the present graduate setup. Each department is distributing the questionnaires to all students registered in school with graduate studaning. The sheets may also be obtained at the psychology depart ment in Condon hall between 2 and 4 p.m. They should be returned by November 29. Geologists to Attend Willamette Meeting Thursday Evening Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the geology and geography depart ment, and Dr. Lloyd W. Staples, geology instructor, plan to attend a meeting of the branch chapter of the Geological Society of the Oregon Country, Thursday eve ning. The meeting will feature the installation of officers and is to be held on the Willamette university campus. EASY ON THE DOWN BEAT A new “senior bench” adorned campus grounds In front of the law school yesterday. Pictured above, Bill Robert, left, and Pat Erickson, right, help Bill Decker to a “gentle” seat. Say law school students: “This bench is for law school seniors only!” Position Filled By Ted Harmon Managing Editor, New Oregana Post, Chosen by Bishop Ted Harmon, sophomore in jour nalism, has been appointed to fill the newly created Oregana position of managing editor, according to Wilbur Bishop, Oregana editor. Harmon was organization copy edi tor before receiving his new ap pointment. In reference to the establishment of the new position Bishop stated, “The need for a managing editor was felt by previous Oregana staffs but nothing was done about it. I know that our staffs in the past have been loosely organized and inefficient as a group—it has been too much of a one-man staff. It is my purpose this year, not only to put out a good Oregana, but to establish an efficient organiza tion.’’ Bishop also announced the ap pointment of Eleanor Beck, Port land, as one of the two executive secretaries for the 1941 Oregana. Miss Beck will divide the secre tarial duties with Doris Murphy. Neil Koch, Eugene, was appoint ed subdivision editor last week and will edit the law school section in the Oregana. The Lemon Punch, traditional humor section of the yearbook, will again be put under the charge of co-editors with J. Wesley Sullivan and Pat Erickson in joint control of the features and jokes. Editor Bishop remarked in con clusion, “Laurita Christofferson, dependable secretary on three pre vious Oreganas, is going an ex cellent job in her position as assist ant editor of the 1941 book.” The Oregana staff will be given a final revision the first week in January, according to the editor. Tickets on Sale Tickets for the Oregon-Ore gon State game must be pur chased by presenting student body cards at the ticket office in McArthur court and paying $1.10. As there will be no booth at Corvallis, students are urged to attend to this as soon as pos sible, according to Anse Cornell, graduate athletic manager. The regular price of the game is $2.20 but those holding ASUO cards receive admission, for half price. Voice Majors To Broadcast A new series of programs—one of the many given by University of Oregon music school students each week over station KOAC, Corvallis—will be given each Wed nesday evening by voice students of Sigurd Nilssen, former Metropol itan star and now professor of voice here. Evenson Featured On Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, Oberlin Evenson, baritone from Clatskanie, will sing a pro gram made up entirely of Ameri can songs. Selections will include “Gypsy John” by Clay, “Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair” by Fosters, “Cato’s Advice” by Huhn, and “When I Have Sung My Songs” by Ernest Charles. Tuesday’s Programs There will be two programs on Tuesday night. At 8 o’clock, Hal Young, professor of voice, will sing a program including “One Who Has Yearned Alone” by Tschaifcowski, “The Last Hour” by Kramer, and “Die Lotosblume” by Schumann. At 8:30 p.m., a pro gram of harp music will be given by Doris Helen Calkins, professor of harp. A program of string en semble music will be heard from 8 to 8:30 Friday night. Campus Radio Room One of Best on Coast By BOB WHITF.LY Professor Don E. Hargis is mighty proud of his radio station. Tew Oregonians realize that right here on our campus is one of the finest equipped radio stations in the Pacific Northwest. Of course there are no uniformed pages to take you around and see the numerous studios like they have in Radio City, ’cause there is only one main broadcasting room, but as far as equipment goes, it’s second to none. The broadcasting room is heav ily soundproofed and insulated. Even the most minute of sounds is picked up on the super-sensitive microphones. You can’t even en joy a piece of gum, ’cause over the air it sounds like the waves beat ing against the Prom at Seaside. Broadcast Through KOAC Although the station does not send direct to Eugene, each Thurs day and Friday nights programs are given through the state owned station KOAC, Corvallis, and then they are relayed back to Eugene. The control room is a maze of de tectors, instruments and micro phones. There is even a complete recording system to play records •for sound effects. If one would want a sound effect for a train wreck, just look it up in the cata log, and there you have it—com plete with accompanying moans and groans. Equipment Latest Noted radio technicians have (Please turn to page four) Dads Provide Life Privileges $1 Subscription Asked in Drive Of Parents' Group Approved at the last meeting of the Oregon Dads’ association, set in motion by President J. F. Riesch and Ed F. Averill, secretary of the dads’ society, a movement is in progress among dads of Oregon students to set up a life member ship organization, according to Dean Karl W. Onthank, executive secretary of the group. In the notice sent to every one of the 3,000 or more Oreg6n dads, the fact was emphasized that mem bership in good standing did not require the payment of the asked for $1 contribution, but with the contribution comes a card repre senting life-long organization membership. 350 Contribute Dean Onthank reports that about 350 have sent in their contributions so far, signifying their desire to be on the life membership roll. Through the cooperation of stu dents in contacting their fathers this number may soon be swelled, Dean Onthank believes, and hopes that students will take an interest in helping build this new organiza tion. The purpose of the dads’ group, as set forth in the general notice sent to Oregon dads by their offi cers, is “to cooperate with the Uni versity in its efforts to provide training that will fit our boys and girls for useful citizenship.” Law School to Hear Austrian Judge Talk The second in the series of lec tures sponsored by the Phi Delta Phi law school honorary will fea ture Dr. Walter Konirsch, former Austrian judge, who will speak to the law students at 4 p.m. Wednes day, November 27. Dr. Konirsch, a recognized schol ar in the field of Roman law, will discuss the influence of the Roman law on English common law. Mem bers of the law school student body are invited to attend the lecture in Fenton hall, room 307. Students Get Cuts In Magazine Rates Campus living groups will be con tacted tonight to inform students of a special Saturday Evening Post collegiate campaign which is being conducted by Jay Stott of the University magazine bureau, a senior in business administration. Students will be able to get their Saturday Evening Posts at a spe cial rate for six months If they subscribe by November 30. Sub scribers will receive 26 issues of the Post from December 11 to June 4. Turke y Day Fills Infirmary With Eleven Patients The annual post mortems for Thanksgiving have been steadily rolling into the campus infirm ary since classes have once again started. Ray Packouz, Dick Tgle and company are now "knowed” as the degree boys. They have just invented a new system where they measure each other’s colds by the scientific method. What fun! Thanksgiving vacation proved a boon to infirmary stock this week as Monday closed with a strong 11 patients. They Include a various array of Oregon talent starting with: Corrine Pritchard, Jeanne Lehman, Mary Elizabeth Davidson, Milly Edwards, Sue Piel, Ruth Wilson, Marvin Chris ty, John DeSassise, Dick Igle, Ray (K.O.) Packouz, and Phil Osborne. Bob Keen Calls Senior Meeting Thursday Night Dance or Variety Show Question Will Face Organization Seniors will meet in Villard hall Thursday night to decide whether they will sponsor the annual dance or a variety show this year, accord ing to Bob Keen, senior class presi dent. If the variety show is given, the script, continuity, and music will be written by an outstanding band leader who has written sev eral Oregon songs. His name will be disclosed after the dance-show issue is decided, says Keen. Campus Talent Talent would be gleaned from all over the campus for the show. Including a glee club and a 40 piece orchestra, It would compare to the Masque and Wig shows put on by Princeton, Keen further de clared. The seniors are prepared to spend a large amount of money for either the show or dance, and if they decide on the dance, which has been one of the big affairs of the school in years past, they will try to get a big-name orchestra, Either of the events will be held in McArthur court sometime dur ing winter term. A uniform constitution will also be brought up for adoption at the senior meeting Thursday night. Class cards will not be required for entrance to the meeting. Lecture Series Lists Austrian Ex-Jurist As a preview to the regular ad dress, Walter Konirsch, the former Austrian jurist, will give an ad dress this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in 307 Fenton hall on “The Influ ence of Roman Law on English Common Law.” This speech is for students, faculty, and friends who are interested in law, political sci ence and along the lines of a more technical discussion than his speech to be delivered on Thursday in Friendly hall “Administration of Justice in Germany.” The Thurs day speech will be one that a gen eral audience can enjoy while this afternoon’s spe.ech is especially for those interested in a technical dis cussion on law. This is the second of the series of lectures presented by the Uni versity lecture series. Mr. Rudoll Ernst of the English department is chairman of the University se ries here on the campus. Radio Group Slates Professor's Play “The House That W?s Nevei Built,” a play written by Associat* Professor D. D. Gage of the B.A school and adapted for radio bj Don Hargis, will be presented to night by a group from Tau Delts Chi, men’s business administratioi honorary, from 7:30 to 8 over th< regular Wednesday night B.A school program. Student Rally Will Arouse UQ Thursday ASOSC President, Payne Will Speak; Houses to Perform Gerlinger hall rafters will shake as the Webfoots get on the rally boat in a pep assembly in the wo men's building assembly-gymna sium Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. Plans formulated now for the program by Les Anderson and Bette Morfitt, assembly chair men, include appearances by Ore gon State College’s Student Body President Doug Chambers, Earle Russell, yell king, and Tiger Payne, ASUO president. The yell king's contribution to the program will be three new yells which he will lead in prepara tion for the Oregon State game Saturday. Assembly leaders plan again to call on six houses to perform in formally in the program. These six houses will be called on from the assembly floor and asked to do one of three things in response. The six houses are Theta Chi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Sigma, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Pi Kappa Alpha. The three things which they may be called on to do will be to sing either their sweetheart song, the Oregon Pledge song, or ‘“As I Sit and Dream at Evening.” Other numbers on the program are being arranged for but are not definite as yet, Miss Morfitt and Anderson report. But they urge students to be in their seats in Gerlinger early to avoid having to stand for the program. W.H.B. Willcox Repeats Talk W. R. B. Willcox, professor emeritus of architecture, will give a talk on “Louis Sullivan, prophet of modern architecture,” Wednes day evening in 207 Chapman hall. Starting at 7:30 p.m., the lecture will be illustrated with slides. This is the same speech that Pro fessor Willcox gave to a large group in the Portland art museum, a week and a half ago. According to faculty members of the University architecture school, the talk in Portland received wide publicity and Professor Willcox is repeating his lecture at the insist ent requests of many Oregon stu dents and Eugene townspeople. Sullivan was the first prominent architect to break away from the conventional methods of copying old European architecture styles. He was censored severely for this, but his work, done near the turn of the century, still stands as a model for modern architectural trends. Bible Study Group Will Meet at the YW With Dr. Branton Dr. J. R. Branton’s Bible discus sion group will meet this af ternoon at 4 o'clock in the YW Bungalow. Although the Bible study group did not meet the Wednesday pre ceding Thanksgiving because of conflicting events, students will continue to meet regularly every Wednesday afternoon for instruc tion from now on. Mrs. E. E. DeCou, executive sec retary of the YW, stated, “This group is becoming one of the most popular of all the many activities. We wish to impress on the minds of the students that everyone is always welcome — boys and girl3 alike.” Loans Due Friday Loans taken at registration for two months are due this week. They may be repaid at windows 1 and 2 on the second floor of John . son hall. All loans issued this term must ! be paid back before registration material for next term will be is sued.