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VOLUME XLII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1', 1941
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NUMBER 57
QUEEN'S GALLERY
Valentine Girl Contest
Winner Chosen From
Seven Coed Finalists
Tomorrow's Emerald Will Announce
Queen; Life Magazine to Print Pictures
Ol Girl From Each Mcdo? School in IT. S.
VOTING . . .
President Raps
Bale of Cards;
Called 'Poll Tax'
Majority of Class
Constitutes Official
Voice, Esb Says
By JEFF KITCHEN .
I do rot favor the use of class
cards when they represent a paid
right to voting privileges,” Uni
versitv President Donald M. Erb
told Skull and Dagger members at
their regular meeting Thursday
evening. The statement was made
by the genial Oregon head man as
part of his contribution to a “bull
session” conducted by the sopho
more service honorary in their pro
gram of acting as a sounding
board of campus opinion.
President Erb came through with
his opinion on another “hot” cam
pus question when he stated that
he would recognize any class or
ganization as official if he was
convinced the organization was ac
tually representing the desires of
the majority of the class.
Needs Strength
Built around the current cam
pus upheaval which came as a re
sult of the formation of a second
freshman “class” by independent
students, the question brought
forth clearly an indication from
the administration that it must be
shown that the present movement
is the wish of a majority of first
year students before any official
okoh will be issued.
In answer to a query on finan
cing class activitv if cards were
abandoned. Dr. Erb stated that,
though he had no formalized plan
in mind, he believed a program of
financing class projects could be
evolved.
No Toll Tax
Regardless of whatever method
it might he necessary to use to ob
tain funds, he said he did not
think that the membership cards
should continue to be used “as in
dications of a prepaid poll tax.”
President Erb was the second
speaker on the “sounding board”
program of Skull and Dagger
which will bring outstanding stu
dent and administration leaders
before the honorary for discus
sion of current campus problems
and misunderstandings. The pro
gram will be continued at next
Thursday night's meeting when a
member of the athletic department
will be invited to join the club
discussion.
PM Theta Planning
Thursdav Proaram
For Frosh Women
Phi Theta Upsilon will hold an
assembly for freshmen girls on
^ Thursday from 4 to 5 o’clock in
Gerlinyer hall. Skvll and Dagger,
sophomore honorary, is in charge
of the entertainment and Elizabeth
Steed will conduct the program.
Lyle Nelson, editor of the Em
erald, and presidents of the class
es will speak. After the meeting
refreshments will be served.
Sinking Shin Holds
Rev., Mrs. Gebauer
Among the passengers aboard
the reportedly sinking American
freighter West Kebar in the North
Atlantic Saturday* were the Rev.
and Mrs. Paul Gebauer. Mrs. Geb
auer is the sister of Dean Theo
dore Kratt of the University mus
ic school.
Previous to the couple's marri
age in 1935 in Portland. Rev. Geb
auer had been a missionary in Af
rica for three years. The couple
had gone back together to the
Cameroons.
Rushing’ hack to the editors of
Life Magazine in a special deliv
ery air mail letter are the names
and photographs of all seven
following girls, chosen finalists in
the Valentine girl contest: Emma
Verdurmen, Edie Bush, Jean Hoov
er, Dorothy Havens. Jean Morris
on, Eleanor Sederstrom and Caro
lyn Chapman.
Life to Print
The picture of Oregon’s Valen
tine girl will appear in the Feb
ruary 14 issue of Life magazine
along with photographs of girls
from maior colleges and universi
ties all over the LTnited States.
With the committee deadlocked
at 2 a. m. today, its members vot
ed to let Life's photo-conscious
editors make the final choice. Thi3
action, they intimated, would re
duce the cries of partisanship al
ready heard from student groups.
As to the difficulty of choosing
the most attractive from the large
number photographed, George God
frey, a member of the judging
committee and director of the Ore
gon news bureau commented, "It
was extremely hard to eliminate
anyone—I nenver before realized
there were so many pretty girls
on the campus.”
Hard Work!
According' to Godfrey the mem
bers of the committee worked far
into the night, approving dis
carding, admiring and conferring
over the first photographs.
Pictures of seven finalists dress
ed in formats were taken at the
news bureau last night to make
the judging more complete and
just.
Members of the committee who
were faced with the task of sing
ling out a Valentine co-ed were:
Harry Shenk, assistant professor
of journalism; Charles M. Hulton,
assistant professor of jornalism:
Elmer Fansett, alumni secretary:
George Godfrey, director of the
Oregon news bureau; Roy Vern
strom, editor of Old Oregon; Lyle
Nelson, Emerald editor; and Jim
my Leonard, managing editor of
the Emerald.
TTO JUumnus Earns
High Labor Position
Spencer Carlson '35, is now in
charge of the Federal labor re
search department of Ohio, In
diana, and Michigan. His office is
in Detroit.
According to his mother, Mrs.
Fred Carlson of Eugene, Mr. Carl
son received his master’s degree
in 1937 at the University of Min
nesota.
From there he went into gov
ernment work in the labor re
search department, and just re
cently received his new position.
AND YOU SHALL HAVE MUSIC . . .
The Don Cossacks Chorus, long-time favorites at Oregon, will return 1 > ?.! • ’ . tlmr court tor - kt, at
8 o'clock, for the third time. The Cossacks are noted for their stirring Russian melodies and their fren
zied dancing, and are voted among the finest choruses in the world.
BANDSMAN
John Stour, (lirooted the Univer
sity band at a concert in the audi
torium cf the school of music Sun
day afternoon, in the first of a
series of free concerts. Because
there were not enough scats to
'accomodate fhe crowd, many stood
in the rear of the hall to listen to
| the 50 student musicians.
Employment Office
Reports Placements
Two senior students finishing at
end of fall term have received per
I manent positions through the Uni
versity office, Miss Janet Smith,
, emplyoment secretary, reported
Monday.
Lloyd Robbins, who was grad
uated from the school of business
administration, is now working
for the Montgomery Ward and
company store in Portland. Paul
Srr.ouse, also a graduate in busi
ness administration, was employ
ed this week by the Western Stop
per Company, Incorporated, of
San Francisco.
The experience of these two
boys, Miss Smith declared, should
prompt other senior students to
fii) out permanent position appli
cations at her office immediately.
The placement service for gradu
ating seniors and graduates is
one of the newest employment ser
vices offered by Miss Smith.
IN A QUANDRY
With pictures of 54 of the most beautiful coeds ori the Oregon
campus before them, Lyle Nelson (left) and Jimmie Leonard, Emerald
editor and managing editor, respectively, membe-s of the committee
to select an Oregon “Valentine Girl,” help select the seven finalists
named in today’s Emerald. The name and picture of the winning
candidate will be announced officially in tomorrow’s publication.
RUSSIAN CHORUS .
Don Cossack Singers
Bring Fire, Romance
ToMc Arthur Tonight
Colorful Group of 34 Former* Soldiers,
ted by Diminutive Tcrroff, to Parade
Glory of Imperial Russia on Stage
Patient's 'Weed/
Thermometer
Make Mouthful
Best, news picture of the week:
Mary Anne Campbell sitting' up in
bed at the campus infirmary hold
ing a thermometer in her mouth
; and smoking a cigarette at the
same time. Pretty smooth—no ?
Things have quieted down con
siderably in the past few days, and
most of the patients in the 13th
street ward wigwam are in a state
of lethargy. Patients registered,
include: Jean Eckley, Jean Tay
lor, Margaret Betts, Anette. Turn,
Ann Voderburg, Margaret Ruven
sky, Jacqueline Burdick, Ruth Re
vel!. Mary Anne Campbell, Gerald
Bowerly, Don Selby, Sam Riehnrd
son, Glen Westfall, Bob Roberts,
Fori Holmer, Gabriel Bouret, Don
Wav, Nick Begleries and Bert Gi
I r.nelli.
Explosive Bombers
To Serve Shooters
Something new in the way of
target shooting will be inaugur
ated here on January 24 when the
boys’ and girls’ rifle teams vie
for honors at shooting down ‘‘dive
bombers” on the National Guard
rifle range.
Mr. Emery of the Universal
news reel company was here re
cently making plans for testing
out. his invention. It consists of
miniature dive bombers loaded
with explosives. They will slide
down a wire from a high pole.
Whenever they are hit, they ex
plode in a realistic manner simu
lating the explosion of a regular
plane when hit by shell-fire.
Oregon was chosen by Mr. Era
erv because of its fine record in
riflery. If the stunt proves suc
cessful, a news reel will be made.
Other schools may . then use this
device for advanced target shoot
ing.
Sergeant Blvthe of the ROTC
department will instruct the teams
on the correct methods of shoot
ing of this kind.
TCoV>r]j t0 Address
^olice Convention
Herman Kehrli, director of the
bureau of municipal research and
service and assistant professor of
political science, will explain the
proposals of Governor Sprague's
‘committee on retirement of pub
lic employees to the annual con
vention of the Oregon association
of city police officers in Hood Riv
er Wednesday.
The retirement committee, for
which the municipal research bu
reau has made investigations,
suggests a pension system for
state and local employees.
Henry F. Beistel, staff mem
ber of the bureau of municipal re
search, will also attend the con
! vention.
By MILDRED WILSON
Bringing back memories of the
fire, fight and romance that was
the spirit of Imperial Russia, 34,
ringing Don Cossacks will appear
tonight at 8 o’clock on the stage !
of McArthur court as the third J
presentation on the Greater Ar
tists series, sponsored by the odu-1
cstional activities hoard. This is j
the third time Serge Jaroff, di
minutive leader of tlio Cossacks,
has presented his gigantic cx-sol
diers to a Eugene audience.
The program of the Cossacks!
unique in that it is tri-depart- i
r ntal and includes fol'< tunes,
Cossack soldier songs and liturgies;
dating hack 1,000 years. This con- I
ccrt marks a point well over the
4,000 mark in the number of shows
presented by the group since their I
formation over two decades ago
in a Russian prison camp.
« Music vs. Muscovites
The singing reputation of the
Don Cossack ancestors dates well
hack into history. Napoleon, who
failed to subdue the Russians,
wrote bitterly of his ill-fated cam-j
reign, saying—“The weird, bar
baric tunes of those beastly Cos-!
rack regiments simply infuriated
the half-starved Muscovites. It
was their music that whipped out j
the verv cream of our army!”
Give Russian Dances
Tonight, however, their aim is
to entertain as they have enter
tained audiences all over the world,
having appeared on every contin
ent at some time. As an added I
attraction they will again perform
a series of their typical frenzied |
dances—brought straight down !
from their soldier days.
All University students will he
admitted free to t.he concert upon |
presentation of their educational
activities card—but it must be
shown for admittance. Prices for j
faculty and townspeople are: re
served seats SI.25, $1.10 and $1.
General admission is 75c.
>-?<»nrh Honorary
To Meet Tomorrow
Pi Delta Phi Frencli honorary
will hold a. meeting' to elect new
members tomorrow night at 7 :30,
according to Perry John Powers, i
president.
The members are selected on a |
basis of scholarship and ar" rc- i
commended bv professors. Those
selectqjj must mave at least a ;
three point average in French!
and an accumulative average of a
two point in other subjects.
Pi Delta Phi usually takes in
members twice a year; at the be
ginning of winter term and during
spring term.
Plans for the initiation banquet'
will also be formed at the; meet
ing this Wednesday night.
PROOFS DTK TODAY
Students who still have their |
Oregana proofs out, must re
turn them to the Kennell-Ellis {
studio today, according to Wil- 1
bur Bishop, Oregana editor.
If the proofs are not returned
Mr. Ellis will use his own judg
ment in picking out {.he proof.s
to be printed.
r’VrrriTVic; T <"r' ->~r>
Demand Velo
Ci CM Plan
The “new fresh class" will hold
its first meeting at S Wednes
day night in Vi'lrml assembly to
col e upon a proposed constitution
sn:l to hear student leaders speak
on the class card question.
Announcing the meeting’, Chuck
Woodruff, independent leader, said
that the constitution which will ho
read was prepared by Uly Dora is.
chairman of the constitution com
mitteo. Tt !s patterned after the
"model" constitution drawn up last
year by Phil Lowry, law student,
and Roy Vernstrom, editor of Old
Oregon. t
Frosli A’eto
The “model” constitution was
voted down by the official frosh
class early fall term after an
amendment had been added abol
ishing class cards as a requisite
for voting privileges.
Old Oregon Editor Roy Vcrn
strom. Lyle Nelson, editor of the
Emerald, Dick Williams, business
manager of the Gregana. and John
Cavanagli, first vice-president of
the student body will speak on the
class card situation and “the pre
servation and promotion of stu
dent activities,” Woodruff said.
Discussing it from four view
points, these men will tell why
they have taken a stand against
class cards, he added.
Council Rule
It was understood that the con
stitution which will be presented
provides for a sir: man-council as
the governing group of the class.
This plan has been used in Calif
ornia, mid-western, and eastern
universities, Woodruff explained,
and it has been used with “par
ticular success" in the University
of Minnesota.
Speakers Tour
Representatives spoke to all six
men’s dorms last night and will
address women’s dorms at dinner
tonight Woodruff and Arm Rey
nolds, secretary of tire newly form
ed Independent Students’ council,
spoke to Orides and Yocmen, in
lependcnt groups, at Mond :y meet
ings.
Under the present plan, leaders
explained, any person recognized
as a freshmen by the University
is eligible for membership in the
new group. They emphasized that
no fees or dues would be charged
for voting privileges.
G. F. Smith Returns
George F. Smith, active in dram
atics several years ago, has re
turned to the campus and is a
member of the Guild Theater
players. He appeared in "Dinner
at Eight,” “Bury the Dead,” and
“Goodbye Again” while on the
campus.
Staiger Appoints
Dads' Committees
Eight Groups to Handle Weekend* Gray,
Buchwach, Famharn, Shirley, Whitely,
Sed-srstrom, Bustenid, Ready Selected
r.Y RAY RCHRTC'K
Dads' weekend preparations l ink another step ahead yesterday
when Flan Staiger, general chairman, announced the names of 40 stu
dents who will handle promotion on eight major committees.
Dire'in:; Urn i r -up will 1 Buck Buchwach, promotion; Janet
Famhnm, registration; Don Shirley, decorations; Ai Gray and B-b
Whitely. hospitality: Tl .nor fvdcrslrom. Irir/u'.rt; John 1: terr.d,
spec; ill ceremonies; and Les
Ready, banquet, entertainment. A
general managerial staff will I
nerve under Stan Staiger.
Scribbling Hue
Work bas already started on a I
letter-writing contest to interest,
all dads in this year’s weekend,
and winners will be rewarded by
two 1941 Oreganas autographed
by President Donald M. Erb.
Further information for contest
ants will be released this after
noon when committee heads meet
at 3 p. m. in Dean Karl W On
thank’s office, the promotion com
mittee revealed yesterday.
Other committee members
working on groups include Cyn
thia Canfield, Maxine Hansen,
and Frances Cox, managerial
staff: Wes Sullivan, co-ordinato •
of newspaper publicity, and Bill
Fendall, co-ordinator of radio and
campus publicity, for the promo
tion staff with Johnny Kahananui,
Ray Schrick, Carolyn Williams,
Betty McNiece, and Nelda Chris
tianson assisting.
Peterson
Lorraine Peterson and Cather
ine Jenkins on registration; Elea
1 nor Beck, Lorcne Hopkins, Bob
Long, and Holly Peak on decora
tions; Carolyn Holmes, Russ Hud
| son, and Pat Cloud on hospitality;
| Corine Lamon, Connie Averiil,
Betty Plankington, and La Verne
Littleton on the banquet; Betty
Morfitt, Earl Maynard, Nancy
Riesch, and Connie Ryals on spe
cial ceremonies; and Ken Erick
son, Jim Davidson, Barbara Ward,
Elizabeth RtoPd, and Jean Burt on
the banqu< t.
High School Debate
iLeanue Slates Meat
Members of the Oregon High
School Debating league will con
vene on the University campus
March 28 and 29, it was announced
yesterday by Executive Secretary
Marvin A. Krenk.
Schools from all parts of the
state will be represented by stu
dent participants and coaches. An
experimental discussion will be
launched during the two-day ses
sion in an effort to broaden the
purposes of the league.
The University symposium group
will appear before the convention
in a demonstration symposium
discussion.
Buch wach Will'Boss'
His Family--He Hones
By JOHNNY KAHANANUI
Fifty-one gills all giggled when
they meandered into their house
hold management class one morn
ing and spied a solitary male
perc-ied in one of the seats. But
when he didn’t leave- he actually
was going to take the c ourse.
they began to wonder.
However, imperturable Buck
3uehwach waS going to take house
hold management against ALL
odds ... 51 to 1, pretty good odds.
“I’m the Boss”
“Yep,” roared Buck,” 5-f*cet‘ 2
Inch&s of him bristling (he says
he’s 5-feet 4-inches, but the Sing
sr midgets DID tender him a con
tract), “when I ggt married, I’M
going to be the boss in MY fami
ly. When my wife purrs, ‘Darling,
t saw Mrs. Lowizie with the most
BEAUtiful fur coat on today, can
t have one?’, gently nudging me,
[’ll put my foot down and reply
forcefully YES! . . . nothing like
aeing forceful.”
Yessir, when Mrs. Buchwach
:oos, “Buck, dearest, will you
I please prepare dinner?” Buck will
j know precisely which end of the
j can-opener was delegated for the
i tin can.
Coincidence ?
Of course, its just coincidence
that Buchwach was appointed pro- !
: motion chairman of Dads’ day, i
j "February 7, 8, and 9, the greatest |
| Dads’ day in the history of Oregon, j
I with its slogan, ‘The Gates Are
Open, Dad,’ ” if you don't believe
it, just ask Buchwach.
However, perhaps when he gets j
1 through promoting Dads’ day, he’ll
realize the utter futility of strug
gling through something like j
household management. He’ll dis-;
cover and listen sympathetically
to gobs of dads once disillusioned
with the quaint idea that THEY
were going to be BOSS in their
families, but later woke up to the
fact that their “loving” wives
“wore the pants.”
Still, Buck is having a “lot of
fun” in the class. The girls all
like him (so he says), and he has ;
a five-dollar bet he’ll be in there
when finals roll around.
Extra Half-Hour
Given Dancers
For Senior Ball
Bob Crosbv Offers
To Play Requested
Numbers a! Affair
Loose or Op. of preparation for
the traditional Senior hall Friday
night at McArthur court are rap
idly coming' together as George
Mackin, ball chairman, announc
ed one o’clock permission will be
extended dancers that evening.
Dancing will be from 8:30 to 12:30
as a result of the time extension,
Mackin stated.
Sales Lively
Ticket sales have been progress
ing satisfactorily, according to
Bob Rogejs, ticket head, who re
quested that all tickets now in the
hands of salesmen be turned in at
the A. S. U. O. ticket office by
Friday noon. The student office
also is selling tickets and all sen
ior class card holders must pur
chase their passes there, Rogers
reminded.
As a result of the "sticky floor”
during several former dances,
Khle Rebcr, floor chairman, has
worked out a plan with the court
caretaker that "promises a smooth
floor for the ball.”
Request Box
Because of the widespread pop
ularity of Bob Crosby’s band a re
quest bo-.- is to be placed in the
College Side Wednesday. Orches
tra Chairman Joe Ring will be in
charge and will turn the list of
request d numbers over to Crosby.
Although the dance is scheduled
as strictly formal, dark suits will
be in order with tuxedos, the ball
committee decided at a meeting
Monday.
Tickets will sell for $1.75 until
dance time v/hen the admission is
boosted to $2 a couple. Single
seats are available upstairs only,
Mackin stated, and will be sold for
SI each.
Housemothers Sew
Bundles for Britain
University housemothers and
head residents met Monday in the
men’s lounge in Gerlinger where
they held their regular meeting
end sewed for the Bundles for
Britain.
The housemothers, hearing that
children's clothes are in great de
mand, are constructing warm gar
ments for the British children.
They plan to continue sewing on
the articles at each weekly meet
ing.
Contest Note
While writing your note about
about Dads’ day
K >p this one thought out of your
dome.
It might bo well to refrain from
A request for some money from
home.
—J. W. S.
— COED BALL —
House representatives for
girls’ intramural basketball will
meet today in the social room of
r.erlinger to discuss rules and
check lists of players for the
basketball tournament which
will get under way next Tues
day.
Miss Josephine Persieano of
the BE staff will talk to the
group. It is very important
that all house representatives
turn out.