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SPORTS: I ► OSC 49, WSC 39; Frosh Get Set For First Hoop Test u. OF 0. LIBRARY VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1941 NUMBER 53 CHAIRMAN Stan Staiger, Named Head For Dad's Dag Committee Heads Plan to Fete Dads On February 8 The Oregon campus will be pre pared for the annual pilgrimage of the Dads for their weekend, February 8, under the direction of IStan Staiger. Staiger was appoint ed general chairman of the two day festivities honoring Webfgot fathers by the executive commit tee. A senior in business administra tion, Staiger guided his class as president when they were in the moleskin stage. Coeds on the cam pus also paid homage to Staiger ^ in his sophomore years when he 1 reigned as King of Hearts. This year the Dads’ day chair man handled the Homecoming I dance committee. He is also a member of Scabbard and Blade, military honorary. Buck Buchwach, sophomore in journalism, was appointed by the executive council to serve as pub licity head for the weekend. CHANGES Moll Will Speak ! At Press Meeting Oregon Journalists To Visit Campus January 10, 11, 12 Changes have been made in the Press Conference program to be held here on January 10, 11, and . 12, due to the inability of Chester H. Rowell, of the editorial depart ment of the San Francisco Chron- ( icle, to speak at the conference. Ernest G. Moll, associate pro- . fessor of English, who has just re- . turned after a year spent in Aus- . tralia, will speak at the Saturday luncheon and Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school and arbi trator of Pacific Coast Water front Disputes will talk on “The . Administrative Features of the Fair Labor Standards Act” at the annual banquet Friday evening. Many other newspaper authori ties are scheduled to speak1. throughout the three-day session of the conference. Advance reser vations have been coming in large numbers to Dean Allen of the journalism school, promising a good attendance. Conference ses sions will be published Thursday. Classes Will Hear Speech Recordings Student recordings will be heard in speech classes as soon as the speech division’s new portable amplifier arrives, according to Jack L. Bangs, instructor in speech. FIVE CENTS MoreNickels to Hop To Sorority Coffers As Time Limit Set 'DADS' HEAD Stan Staigcr, business adminis tration senior, was yesterday ap pointed ehairman of Dads' Week end, February 7 and 8, by the VSTTO executive committee. RECORDS fl.SU0 Committee Will Tabulate All Student Activitie New Department's Eligibility File To List UO Grades A new department of the ASUO )ffiees in McArthur court, hand ing the permanent records of all students participating in student ictivities, will be opened in the lear future, it was announced last light. The committee, under the co :hairmanship of Gloria Difford and Frances Cox, will keep permanent •ecords of all students of the Uni versity who participate in activi ;ies. To Tabulate Activities They will tabulate the activities if the ASUO, educational activi ;ies board, athletic board, student inion, executive board, special committees, and all persons en gaged in student affairs. An exchange file of newspapers of other schools will be kept as veil as an Emerald file, to keep cab on student activities at Oregon ind elsewhere. Eligibility File This committee will keep an eli gibility file on all participants in ictivities which will contain all the , grades and activities in which the student has taken part. Activity cards will be sent to ;ach living organization on the oampus, and all students wishing :o take part in activities may state cheir preference on them. This record will be permanent, ind candidates for high student offices will be checked on their participation in other affairs. By ADEllE SAY Tonight at 6:00 Oregon men will be prepared to call at practically all the houses on the campus. In stead of staying for half-hour pe riods, the chairmen of the dance decided that the boys would stay for 15-minute periods. The boys will clink down a nickel for each period that they stay. If they stay overtime, it will cost them another nickel. Short silks and dressy wools and heels will be the correct dress for coeds at the Hop, Betty Mor fitt, social chairman, announced. Cup for Winners H. L. Hoffman's Jewelers have announced that they will again do nate a cup to the house bringing in the most nickels. The name of the house, the occasion, and the year will be engraved upon the sil ver cup. Pi Phi now has two of these cups in its possession and Kappa Alpha Theta won the silver cup last year. The profit from the dance will go into a scholarship fund, and the students to receive scholarships from it will be announced later. Break for Smoothies Lillian Zidell, in charge of the Hop at Hendricks hall said Tues day that Hendricks will have five girl judges at the dance who will pick out the five best boy dancers of each fifteen-minute period, and each boy will be invited to dance the next fifteen minutes free. All the money from the Hop will be collected at eight o’clock to morrow night, so that the winner of this year’s cup may be deter mined soon. REPORTING Hulten Speaker At Staff Meeting Editors Present Term Policy Plans; Turnbull Comments Stressing the importance of ac curate reporting for the campus daily as well as in their future newspaper work, Charles M. Hulten, assistant professor of jour nalism, was the main speaker at the winter term staff meeting of the Oregon Daily Emerald last night. “Reporting,” Professor Hulten said, “takes plain ordinary hard work. A reporter can’t be stuck to the chair. He must not be afraid to use reference books in checking for accuracy.” Policy Outlined Several members of the upper news staff outlined the policy which would be adopted on the paper for the coming year and an nounced changes to be made in the copy desk and night staffs. Ad (Please turn to page four) PENNSYLVANIA 6500. PLEASE? i Photo by Jimmie Leonard Singing a new version of an oUl song, “I’ve Got A Line on You," Mrs. Affie McCauley, above, sits at her desk before the University of Oregon telephone switchboard in Johnson hall. Mrs. McCauley has been on the University “board” since its installation in 11)30, and specializes in getting the RIGHT number. The student pictured with her is Shirley Seoggin. APPOINTMENTS Shelton C. Ingle Chosen Colonel 01ROTC Cadets Officers Appointed For Coming Year By Military Staff Shelton C. Ingle, senior in busi ness administration, was chosen cadet colonel of the University ROTC early this week, according to a military letter from the of fice of Colonel Robert M. Lyon, commander of the corps. Lloyd W. Beggs, Bruce B. Ham mond, and Stanley A. Staiger were chosen lieutenant colonels. Appointments Made The appointments are made by the University military staff upon the basis of general ability, schol arship, and soldierly qualities, Col onel Lyon said. The appointments are effective until graduation. Captains for the rest of the school year will be: Fred B. Eh lers, John J. Hannegan, Marvin E. Helon, Maurice H. Hunter, Floyd C. Kirkpatrick, Daniel C. Mahoney, Eugene L. McGee, Robert M. Mit chell, Ralph D. Peters, Ehle H. Reber, John M. Rice, Lloyd S. Sullivan, and Charles N. Tripp. The following also will be cap (Please turn to paqe four) Absent Cossacks Assessed Fines All thirty-four of the gigantic singing Cossacks, led by Serge ^ Jaroff, are pretty sure to be on the McArthur court stage next Tuesday evening—if a tradition of over twenty years hold good. In over 4,000 concerts, given all over the world, no Cossack has ever missed a show. The fact that a fine of $20 would be levied against any absentee may account in part for the good record, but it is credited more generally to their devotion and interest in their work. Almost as clear a slate is found for the group in the matter of absence from rehearsals—except for the over-indulgence of a basso profundo a number of years ago. Too much of “the night before” left him with a hangover and he couldn't quite make the theater— but he was there for the evening concert. Fined for Tardiness The directors dream of the well- j ( disciplined- group, the Cossacks are seldom late for rehearsals — and : calmly pay a $5 fine if they are. Direct from the Steppes of Rus- i sia and all descendants of the race of Stenka Razin, celebrated as the greatest hero of the centuries old Cossacks, they still speak their native language—except for a few who have mastered the elements of English. Stenka Razin lived and died in the Don river valley (thus the name Don Cossacks) and much of the romance of his name and exploits lingers in the native songs sung by the group. 1,000,000 Miles In the two decades since the World war, when they were first organized, the Cossacks have traveled a million miles, developed a repertory of over 200 selections, and practiced and practiced and performed their wild Russian sol dier dances regu'.arly. The Cossacks are the third on the greater artist series and a pre sentation of the educational activ ities board. All University students will be admitted free on their edu cational activities card. The con cert is scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock. Serge Jaroff, pictured above, will lead a chorus of 34 Don Cossack singers when they appear in McArthur court Tuesday night, January 14, as (he first winter term attraction of the Greater Artists concert series. This will be the Cossack’s third appearance on the Oregon I campus. * WHAT NUMBER? UO 'Number Please?' Voice Personified By JEAN SPEAROW Seated at a desk eight hours a day, confronted by 30 flashing lights of assorted colors, 15 pairs of plugs and over 150 holes in which to plug them, and someone always patiently waiting to be con nected . . . confusing, isn’t it? But it’s all just so much Duck soup for Mrs. Affie McCauley, the smiling University telephone operator whose quick hands have been on the job for ten and a half years, since the University switchboard was first installed in June, 1930. UO Graduate Mrs. McCauley was graduated from the University’s English de partment one week after she went to work as the switch board oper ator. After watching the array of plugs, wires, lights, holes, and switches which Mrs. McCauley manages with such ease and or derliness, and after speculating on the gruesome possibilities which might occur, one breathes a sigh of relief to realize that telephone connections rest in such capable hands. After all, imagine calling Hendricks hall, University exten sion 283, only to find yourself breathing sweet somethings into the astonished ear of Professor Branton, University extension 273. No Slipups But rest assured. Things like that just don’t happen. And Mrs. McCauley hasn’t one grey hair in her blonde head . . . her eyes aren't- even bloodshot . . . it’s amazing! “At first we said ‘University of Oregon’,” she said, “but that got to be too much of a mouthful, so we cut it down to ‘University’.” Mrs. McCauley and her two fel-j low operators, Mrs. June Bowie1 and Miss Ruth Shearer, also do | bookkeeping on telephone and j Western Union bills. Looking forward to this next summer’s two weeks vacation, j Mrs. McCauley hopes to attend the j national archery tournament in Portland. “My husband makes bows and arrows and I shoot a little,” she admitted, “but I’m afraid I won’t have much time to practice enough to compete in the tournament. But I would like very much to attend it. I’ll just have to wait and see how it turns out.” Pome No. 85 So Mrs. Roosevelt makes a tour. Gee, but isn’t that one queer. I’d a sworn that ’41 Wasn’t an election year. —J.W.S. SWINGSTERS Campus Awaits Dixie Swing Band Bob Crosby Will Feature Specialty Numbers for Ball The senior ball, slated for Friday night, January 17, will bring to the Oregon campus the biggest name band since Goodman’s suc cessful stand last spring. Crosby’s the name—and he hits the campus 20 strong after just completing an 8-month engagement at the Black hawk in Chicago. With Crosby will, be his featured songstress, Marion Mann, Nappy LaMare, guitarist and comedian; Ray Bauduc, world-famed drum mer, and Eddie Miller, comedian. On Third Year The Dixieland outfit, now 2 years old, is considered one of the top-ranking bands in the country and chalked up on the record are performances at the Congress hotel in Chicago, the Ritz-Carlton in Boston, Roosevelt hotel in New Orleans, Rice hotel in Houston, and the Palomar in Los Angeles. Like his old brother, Bing Cros by, Bob attended a Northwest col lege, Gonzaga. After leaving col lege he joined Anson Week’s or chestra as a featured vocalist. From there he moved to the Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey band; six months later he organized his own band. Admission Prices Admission to the formal is in three brackets, according to an an nouncement made by George Mackin, chairman, starting at $1,50 a couple for class card holders, $1.75 for predance purchases, and $2.00 for those buying tickets at the gate. Decorations for the affair will be the most elaborate of any dance held in McArthur court in several years, according to Stan Staiger, decoration chairman, who has placed the job in the hands of the Allied Art studios of Portland. The budget allotted for this phase of the dance is the heaviest the class of 1941 has ever granted. Cracked ice will emit glows and flashes of light if cold enough, ac cording to Frances G. Wick of Vassar college. CHANGE FOR PATERS Winter Schedule Of Dances Shifted Military Ball Advanced to February 22; Sophomore Informal May Be February 1; New Date of Senior Ball Cause of Change Tlie date of the Military hall was changed from January 25 to Fel» ruary 22 and the Sophomore Informal was tentatively scheduled for February 1 according to action taken by the student affairs committee yesterday. Reason given for changing the dates of the winter term, all-campus dances was the fact that the senior class could secure Bing Crosby's uary 17, thus disrupting all other dates. Changes Irregular All large dances are regularly scheduled by the student affairs committee in the spring of the pre ceding year, and changes are made only when the committee finds it advisable after considering the groups plans. “The main factor in selecting the new dates was the preference of the different groups and the avail able days and weekend," Dean Kail W. Onthank declared. The fact that the Military ball, as now set, comes on Washington’s birthday had little or no weight in the committee’s considerations al though this is a particularly appro priate time for a military affair, Dean Hazel P. Schwering said. Balanced spacing of formal and informal dances was considered more at the time. Complete schedule for the term of all-campus dances is as follows: WAA Winter Wonderland informal dance, January 11; Senior Ball, January 17; Sophomore informal (still tentative), February 1; Al pha Delta Sigma dance, February 7; Order of “O,” February 14; and the Military Ball, February 22. WINTER Ski-bowl Scene Will Transform Gerlinger Hall Gipson's Band To Play Saturday At WAA Hop Skiis, Christmas trees, and snow balls will transform Gerlinger hall into a “Winter Wonderland” Sat urday night when Eddie Gipson's men Will play fast music for the "slallom racers” and slow pieces for those who prefer “straight ski ing.” The occasion is the WAA an nual winter term dance, which this year will be informal. The floors will be waxed (but not with ski wax) and ready for use at 9, at which time the walls and roof of Gerlinger will begin to tremble to the "boogie beats” of Gipson’s band. Following are the names of tick et representatives in each house: Bruce Taylor, Alpha hall; Carl Lit tle, ATO; Warren Finke, Beta; Hay Cook, Campbell Co-op; Glenn Williams, Canard club; Bill Wald en, Chi Psi; Earl Maize, Delta Tau Delta; Les Anderson, DU; Jack Brown, Gamma hall; Tommy Cor bett, Kappa Sig; Don Chamberlain, Kirkwood Co-op; Don Lewis, Ome ga hall; Bud Wimberly, Phi Delt! Held Ferrall, Fiji. Archie Zarewski, Phi Psi; Jack Rice, Phi Sigma Kappa; Bob Yan cey, Pi Kap; Clyde Everton, Sherry Ross hall; Ed Burtenshaw, SAE; Jerry Lakefish, Sigma Alpha Mu; Jeff Kitchen, Sigma Chi; William J. Brown, Sigma hall; Cliff Sex smith, Sigma Nu; Dick Walker, Sigma Ep; Emerson Page, Theta Chi; Bill Cox, Yeomen; and Don Shirley, Zeta hall. LAST CHANCE Final Valentine Nominations Due By 5 p.m. Today Judges to Choose Girl Winner of Life Contest Thursday Oregon’s candidate for the valen tine girl, whose picture is to ap pear in Life magazine, will be chos en Thursday noon. All nominations must be in by five o'clock today. Anyone wishing to nominate someone may do so by calling the news bureau, extension 252, or the alumni office, extension 270, and giving the name of the candidate. Entries are not restrict ed to one from a house, thus any one is eligible. The i seven on the campus com mittee who will pick the lovely and charming candidate are: George Godfrey, head of the Uni versity news bureau; Elmer Fan sett, alumni secretary; Harry Schenk, manager of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers’ association; Jimmie Leonard, managing editor of the Emerald and head of the photo department; Charles Hulten, assistant professor of journalism; Roy Vernstrom, editor of Old Ore gon, and Lyle Nelson, Emerald editor. The girl will be chosen for her photogenic qualities and beauty. George Godfrey will make several portrait pictures of the winner and send them to the magazine in time for the Valentine’s day issue. SCHEDULE YW Announces January Plans Assembly Today Will Open Winter Calendar of Events The YW calendar of events for January 1941 was formulated and passed on yesterday afternoon at 5 p.m. The YWCA cabinet met in the bungalow. The program planned will be as follows: Wednesday, January 8, at 4 p.m. a YWCA assembly, and at 7 p.m. an American Youth Hostel group meeting. Thursday, January 9, at 3:30 p.m.—Community Service commit tee meeting; at 4 p.m.—Tea and Hospitality committee meeting; at 7 p.m,—Book Review group meet ing, Susan Campbell hall. Sunday, January 12—Lutheran students; Monday, January 13, at 4 p.m.—China, Cupboard and Chest committee meeting. Tuesday, January 14, at 4 p.m, —Freshman Commission meeting; at 5 p.m.—Cabinet meeting. Wednesday, January 15, at 4 (Please turn to page four) HISTORY Breen Gets Chicago Post; Reveals Record “I think I can say that I know more about the university years of John Calvin than I do about any thing else,” Dr. Quirinus Breen, assistant professor of social science and history, modestly admitted yesterday. Citing these years as his special ty, he revealed that he recently was appointed a visiting professor at the University of Chicago, where he will teach courses in "The i Continental Reformation” and “The Humanistic Background of the Re formation.” Former Minister He earned his doctorate at Chi [ cago after writing a thesis which he centered around Calvin. He also i spent several years as a Presby terian minister in that city. The editor of the textbook which students use in his backgrounds of social science course, he declared that he believed he taught the longest span of history in the Uni versity. “I begin with the Egyp tians,” he said referring to his an cient history courses, ‘‘and teach up through the age of Louis XIV." Translation Too At present he is collaborating with T. F. Mundle, instructor in English, on a translation from the Latin of John Calvin’s commen taries on Sececa, the Roman au thor. These commentaries have never before been translated, he explained. Before coming to the University he was head of the history depart ment at Albany college.