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EDIT PAGE: Prejudice Grows In Dispute Over Class Card Issue VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1941 NUMBER 62 BUCK PROMOTES Chairman Lists Points To Develop in Letters For Dads’ Day Contest r Buchwach Urges Writers to Highlight Dedication of Gates, Play, Dinner, Game; Suggests Liveliness, General Suitability By RAY SHRICK Letters and more letters were the plea of Buck Buchwach, promo tion chairman, last night, as he issued a list of general and particular suggestions for students who plan to enter the Dads’ day letter writ ing contest. Included on the list of the “helpful hints" were: 1. Play up the highlights of the three-day program of celebration. TAMING New Production . Of Guild Theater Due Next Month Taming of Shrew' Showing Planned For February 5-B The Guild Theater players’ pro duction of William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” is slated to make its campus how February 5, G, 7, and 8. Wednesday, February 5, there will be two shows, at 7:15 p.m„ and 8:40. One nightly performance is scheduled for Thursday, and Friday. Saturday, Dads’ day, there' will be two shows, one at 2:30 p.m. the other at 9:45 after the basket ball game. All shows will be pre sented at Gerlinger hall in the AWS room. The cast under the direction of y Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt includes: Walker Treece as Lucentio, Adrian Martin as Baptists, Parker Mc Neil as Petruchio, George F. Smith as Gremio, Jim W. Parsons as Hortensio, Ray Dickson as Vincen- j tio, Dick Turner as Tranio, Jean B. Harper as Biondello, Jerry Lakefish as Grumio. Bettie Jane Quigley as Curtis, and the widow; George F. Smith, Ray Dickson, Frank Loomis, Alan Foster, and Harley Davis, as the servants; Howard Speer as the tailor, Helene Parsons, and Trudy Harland alternating as Katharina; Betty Fiksdal and Jeanette Har bert alternating as Bianca. Rhinesmith Urges < Auto Registration There have been 241 cars reg istered at the University this term compared to the 640 cars regis tered fall term, according to the office of O. L. Rhinesmith, campus policeman. Any cars driven on the campus by students should be registered regardless of whether the car di rectly belongs to him or not, said Mr. Rhinesmith. “The University requires that any change of license should be registered at my office immediate ly,” he further explained. All students bringing down cars fall and winter terms are asked to register at Mr. Rhinesmith’s office ir. back of Friendly hall, although this is not necessary spring term. His office hours are from 1 to 3 o’clock. In giving out the number of cars registered this term, Mrs. Maude Rhinesmith, secretary of i the office, attributed the small number of cars this term to the fact that some students only have temporary licenses and are waiting for permanent ones before they register. U.O. Has B.O. Every doggone term or two They fertilize the ground On the UO campus And the stench lies all around. At times like these I feel inspired (By what I wish I knowed) (To use this subtle subject As the reason for an ode. I'd write of this again today, But I know your remarks too well. ; “W hy write a poem such as this -And contribute to the smell.” —J.W.S. This includes dedication of the dads' gates, the Oregon-OSC bas ketball game, presentation of Shakespeare's “Taming of the Shrew," and the dads' banquet. 2. Make letters general—that is so that they may be applied to all dads coming down for the week end and not merely to particular fathers and situations. Be Lively 3. Write letters in a lively inter esting style and convince dad that this is the time for him to come to the campus and see what his son, or daughter, is doing here. In addition to these suggestions letters are supposed to be under 250 words long and will be judged according to standards of concise ness, originality, style and interest. All letters are due by January 24. Entries Low "While letters are rolling in ev ery day, the entry list is still small enough that students have an ex cellent chance of winning if they turn in their entries soon,” Buch wach revealed. He stated that prizes will be two 1941 Oreganas autographed by President Donald M. Erb. One will go to the best letter from a man student and the other to the best entry submitted by a coed. Barnett to Address Sigma Xi Assembly The strange reoccurrence of primitive messiahs among the na tive populations of the world will be discussed by Dr. Homer G. Bar nett, acting head of the anthro pology department, when he speaks before a meeting of Sigma Xi, tomorrow evening. The meet ing will be held in 207 Chapman at 8 o’clock and is open to the general public, according to Dr. Barnett. In explaining 'the significance of his topic the speaker stated, "Behind many conflicts between the white men and American In dians have been religious move ments instigated by prophets and messiahs who thought they had revelations from God.” Dr. Barnett will lecture on dif ferent instances when messiahs have appeared in society, and the developments following their ap pearance. All members of Sigma Xi are requested to remember the short business meeting at 7:30, preced- ! ing the speech. Poll Planned Of New Class Sympathizers Frosh Enrollment Vital for Majority Class Recognition Members of the "majority class of 1944" will be registered in the near future to get an accurate count of active membership in the new group, class leaders decided at a meeting last night. According to Chuck Woodruff, spokesman for the new class, this means is the only feasible way of determining the active member ship of the class, since class cards are not required for membership. By this means the new class hopes to “prove its majority,” Woodruff said. House Canvass Membership rosters will be cir culated through campus living or ganizations and freshman con scripts of the new constitution will be asked to sign. A nominating assembly for class officers is tentatively scheduled for the week after mid-term. Woodruff declared, with eligibility tests planned for earlier in the same week. Speech Instructor Marvin Krenk, class adviser, will have tests ready soon. Cards Out Under the constitution adopted by the class last week office aspi rants are required to pass eligibil ity tests before they may be nom inated to the six-man council which will govern class activities. After nominations all students registered as freshmen in the Uni versity will be eligible to vote for members of the council under a preferential voting system. No class cards will be necessary. Burness Quiet Jim Burness, president of the organized official freshman class, seemed reluctant to comment on “majority class” activities, declar ing that he has been “so busy I haven’t been able to find out what most of them (class members) think.” He further stated that he was awaiting developments in the com mittee appointed early this term by AUSO President “Tiger” Payne to investigate the class card situa tion. Vogue Announces Annual Competition Miss Mary Moon, winner of last year's Vogue-sponsored Prix de Paris, has announced in a letter to Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary on the campus, that she will be here January 28-29 to in terview students concerning the magazine's 1941-42 contest. Girls interested in journalism, advertising, fashion, and magazine work may leave their names with Bety Jane Thompson who is ar ranging a schedule for Miss Moon, Miss Smith said. PHILHARMONIC DRAWS Gifted UO Professor To Sing at Portland Sigurd Nilssen, professor of mu sic, will sing as guest soloist with the Portland Philharmonic orches tra, under the baton of Charles Lautrup, January 28, at the Public Auditorium in Portland . A bass-baritone of opera, concert and radio fame, Nilssen returned to his native Oregon last year to teach at the university. He has, won wide recognition on both sides of the Atlantic Big Debut His debut at Monte Carlo was ac claimed as a brilliant success, top ped with an invitation from Tos canini to sing in'Milan opera. Com mand performances followed be fore royal families of England, Spain, Roumania, Norway and Sweden. One of Nilssen's mo3t prized possessions is a gift given him by the Prince of Wales, the present Duke of ..Windsor, after his appearance at St. James Pal ace, London. After making his American de but in Washington, D. C., where he was hailed a “find” by critics, Nilssen was engaged by the Phil adelphia opera company, in which he and Nelson Eddy were leads. Through his friendship with Eddy, Nilssen was called to Hollywood to sing the Sultan’s role in the mo tion picture, “Balalaika.” Major Jobs Nilssen’s major radio work in cludes four years as soloist on the American Radiator company’s “Fireside Recital," and as soloist on the General Motors and the Montreal symphony series in Cana da. A paramount event was his top billing with the famous Metz enauser and Althouse on the pre miere broadcast from the stage of the Metropolitan opera house with Stokowski conducting. UNION NOW? A campus student union building is the goal of the Oregon students pictured above. They are mem bers of a sophomore committee, which was appointed last school year, to devote its group effort for four years to the ways and means of acquiring the new University structure. FLU GONE... Moleskin-Men Re-Bill Informal Dancers to Select Typical Boy, Girl; Candidates Named After taking the count because of flu germs on their original dance date last term, the sophomore class has received official okay to schedule its informal on February 1, according to Pat Cloud and Len Baliff, co-chairmen. As was planned for the Decem ber affair, the dance will center around the Joe College theme with a popularity contest run to choose the typical sophomore boy and girl. Nominees Unchanged The same students who were nominated by their respective liv ing organizations will remain in the race unless the house phones the change to Nancy Reisch, chair man, by 5 o’clock Wednesday. Judging of the contest and nar rowing down the competition to five girls and five boys will take place during the week of January 22 to 29 by a faculty-student com mittee. Won’t Talk Names of the typical Betty Coed and Joe College which the judges picked will be kept a secret until they are given out on ballots at the door of the informal. Nominees for the campus Betty Coed are: Peggy Rakestraw, Alpha Chi; Ruth Hartley, ADPi; Pat Clark, Alpha Gam; Betty Jane Biggs, AOPi; Clair McCormick, Alpha Xi Delta; Adele Canada, Alpha Phi; Lorabelle Wraith, Chi O; Jean Morrison, Tri-Delt; Hel ene Wilmot, DG. More Girls Ellie Engdahl, Gamma Phi; June Chesney, Hendricks; Jean ette Neilson, Highland; Betty Gregg, Hilyard; Nelda Christen sen, Theta; Mary Word, Kappa; Jean Wilcox, Pi Phi; Marie Gabel, Sigma Kappa; Dorothy Lou Si monson, Susan Campbell; Margery Williams, University; Betty Thorn dyke, Zeta Tan; and Corrine Wig nes, Orides. In the running as the character istic Joe College are: Tony Nickachos, Alpha; Russ Hudson, ATO; Warren Finke, Be ta; Gordon Stanley, Campbell co-op; Jim McCraw, Canard club; Harris Taylor, Chi Psi; Ray Schrick, Delt; Paul Newman, DU; John Coursey, Gamma hall; War ner Charleston, Kappa Sig; Bill Skinner, Kirkwood co-op. Don Lewis, Omega hall; Jim Greene, Phi Delt; Bob Marland, Fiji; Don Barker, Phi Psi; Bob Bellows, Phi Sig; Vic Brown, Pi Kap; John Chambers, Sherry Ross; Norman Johnson, SAE; Harry Wil liams, Sigma Chi; Bill Packouz, Sammie; Robert Schrivner, Sigma hall; Pete Lingle, Sigma Nu; Les Theyer, Sig Ep; Monroe Karter man, Theta Chi; Doug FabTan, Yeoman; and Don Shirley, Zeta hall. UO Men Haunting Depot Girls’ School to Visit By BERNIE ENGEL COLUMBUS, MISS.—(SPECIAL)- It was reliably reported today that Stephens College will have its annual spring vacation during March. S. P. RAILWAY—(SPECIAL)—Virtual confirmation was given today that our trains will carry 600 Stephens coeds on their annual spring saunter to various corners of the country. JOHNSON HALL, UO (SPECIAL) Almost unquestioned verifica Third- Warders Cram Domicile On Blue Monday Just why ward three of the campus infirmary is known as the “house of zanies” is no mys tery at all. The best that one can do is to peek in the door and see what's in the room. Bal loons, stuffed animals, bottles of lotions (and we do mean lo tions) ; radios going full blast— coupled with Fanny Oliver, Car olyn Collier, Adele Canada, and now Cynthia—what a combina tion! Things haven’t changed much over the weekend. They’re still coming in and going out with regularity. The “Blue Monday” roster includes: Ralph Shirley, Luella Millch, Ruth (the shrimp) Hartley, Adele Canada, Fannie Oliver, Carolyn Collier, Ann Carr, Bessie Kamard, Priscilla Gilmore, Helen Lattrow, Betty Nims, Maxine Miller, Don Selby, Bill Simmons, Chuck Wilson, Ja son Nervin, Jim Smith, and the Erickson’s—Fred and John. i Air Line to Award Four Scholarships To Essay Winners Four United Air Lines transport scholarships are available to stu dents who have completed two years of college. The grants vary in value from $3130 to $810. Candidates must be male regular students, white, in good physical condition, and not over 20 years of age. They must submit a treatise of not more than 3500 words on some forward-looking aeronauti cal subject, either technical or non-technical. Papers must be typewritten on one side of 8V2 x 11 sheets, dou ble-spaced, and mailed with a ques tionnaire to the Boeing School of Aeronautics, Oakland, California, not later than midnight, March 7, 1941. Further information may be ob tained in the NYA office in John son hall. Huffaker to Speak Dr. C. L. Huffaker, professor of education, will meet with the Florence school board and PTA to day. They will discuss the problems connected with the erection of a new Florence elementary school. non was given reporters today tnat Stephens college will visit the Uni versity of Oregon campus March 21 for a 3-hour stopover. Plans are hazy but the visitors will prob ably tour the campus and may have a sip or so of tea during their stay. Very Tentative With the whole deal still In the oh-so-tentative stage, IT WAS RUMORED on the campus Tues day that 600 gals from Stephens College will drop off for tea and crumpets during mid-March. “Curses!” cried the male ele ment. “Why do our spring vaca tions have to collide?” Subtle questioning of some of Oregon’s coeds brought naught but a sly smile to their cunning fea tures—the mean things are prob ably gloating. THEY don’t care if 600 girls do come—during spring vacation Adds Polish Stephens, a renowned college with a finishing school atmosphere specializes in dramatics, music, and liberal arts. Sororities, of which there are 17 locals, limit their expenses to $20 (twenty dol lars) a year. N. B.: Stephens sor ority pins are unjeweled. Oregon uraws Each year, the college closes its doors and sends its student body off on a sort of "see-America-dur ing-vacation” tour. Last year the girls went to Florida, with a de tour to Panama for the more rest less ones. This year they are evi dently planning to succumb to the lure that draws all beautiful wo men the University of Oregon. (If that doesn’t get me a date I’d better travel 40 miles up the valley, where anything GOES). Each girl at Stephens has an hour siesta until two o’clock every afternoon. Maybe it’s to cure headaches — their expenses are $985 for tuition, board, and room. Films to Illustrate Coast Guard's Life Moving pictures illustrating life at the Coast Guard academy will be shown next Tuesday, January 28, at 4 p. m. in room 101 of the physical education building. The academy, located at New London, Conn., corresponds to An napolis and West Point, the gov ernment’s naval and army officer schools. Admission is by appoint ment and examination. Ensign Robert H. Prause, U.S. coast guard, will show the films. FROSH FUTURE... Freshman Class To Fill Positions o Student Union Committee Seeks Twenty First Year Members to Push Project; To Choose Appointees Friday Afternoon By BOB FRAZIER With possibilities that funds might be available in 1943 for a student union building on the University campus, a committee of 20 fresh men will be appointed to advance building plans, according to John Cavanagli, chairman of the main student union committee. Primary function of the new committee will be to arouse interest among other students in plans tor the building. Committee members will hold office throughout their four years of college if they main- < tain interest in the project, Cav anagh said. “Please Apply” Urging all freshman students to apply for positions on the commit tee. he explained that since the graduation date of the frosh class is 1944. and with possibilities for funds being available in 1943, the position of the committee would be extremely important. He emphasized that every stu dent applying would receive “se rious consideration” by the main student union committee which will make the appointments at a meeting Friday afternoon. Deadline Applications for committee po sitions must be written and depos ited in a box in the Co-op store before Thursday noon. They should include the GPA of the applicant and any particular qualifications for a position of this sort he might wish to mention. Grades of applicants will be important. Efforts will be made to get as representative a group as possible on the committee. Besides the main committee there is already a sophomore com mittee which was appointed from freshman class members last year. MORE WORK ... New Jobs Open In Civil Service Application Blanks Suggest Possible Student Positions Students with professional ex perience in recreation or thera peutic work may now sign up as Civil Service Recreational Aides at $1800 a year, according to ap plication blanks on file in the em ployment office. The principal requirements are a college degree, including two two-semester courses in recrea tion, and a year of professional therapeutic or teaching work. Stu dents who have served at least four years as recreation supervis ors in parks, camps, etc., may also sign up. Appointment is based on the re sults of a competitive examina tion. Salaries increase with ad vancement. Students who know Spanish or Portuguese may compete for po sitions as bilingual stenographers at $1800 a year. Positions are also available as translators for stu dents who speak one of the mod ern European languages. Begin ners’ salaries run from $1800 to $2300 per year. Most applications are due in mid-February. Civil service jobs are conducted on the merit sys tem and allow long vacations, sick leave with pay, and reasonable op portunity for advancement. Local YMCAs Plan Elections, Dinner. Executive Meeting Frosh “Y” commission annual elections, the Eugene YMCA’s an nual dinner, and the weekly "Y” executive cabinet meeting all take place Wednesday night. Bob Lovell and Leonard Farr will probably be official represen tatives of the campus YMCA at the dinner at the Baptist church starting at 6:30. Director and Mrs. Paul Sutley and Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Fedde will represent the leadership of city and campus “Y” organizations at the occasion. Freshman members will elect their year’s officers at 8 o’clock. The president becomes a member of the YMCA executive cabinet, which meets at 9 o’clock Wednes day night. Bob Lovell will explain, in his position as co-chairman of the cam pus world student service fund drive, the status of the project. Each cabinet member will be ex pected to give a detailed report of his year’s plans at this meeting, Director Sutley said yesterday. FREE SHOW Nilssen Solos To Highlight Vocal Concert Next Appearance Of Gleemen Free To Webfoots By MILDRED WILSON Appearing as guest soloist, Sig urd Nilssen, professor of vo&e, will represent the University at the annual mid-winter concert of the Eugene Gleemen to be pre sented in McArthur court Thurs day evening. Through a special arrangement by the educational activities board this year, all University students will be admitted to the concert upon presentation of their activ ities cards. ~v With a good background oV V training and musical experience all over the world, Mr. Nilssen is considered a solist of unusual abil ity and charm. Native of Oregon Although he is a native of Ore gon, most of Mr. Nilssen’s life has been spent out of the state fol lowing his musical career. Study in New York City and with Jean de Reszke in France, where he later joined the famous de Deszke quartet, was only the beginning of Mr. Nilssen’s achievements. Sings Before Royalty Since then he has appeared in command performances before most of the royalty of Europe, toured the Riviera with an opera company, made his American op eratic debut in Washington, D. C., in "Romeo and Juliet” and ap peared as a singer in Hollywood, besides considerable radio work. The Gleemen, directed by John Stark Evans, will sing many num bers new to Eugene audiences, among them a special arrangement of Thomas Moore’s Irish poem "She Is Far From the Land.” The concert will begin at 8:15. Mothers Announce Cash Scholarships Three cash scholarships to en tering freshmen will be available from the Oregon Mothers club for the next school year. There is one grant of $200 and two of $150 for educational ex penses. They are awarded on the basis of outstanding promise as a University student and need for assistance. Information may be had from Mrs. Herbert M. Clark, 2205 S.E. 53rd avenue, Portland, president of the Oregon Mothers, or from members of the scholarship com mittee. The committee includes Dr. Astrid M. Williams, Rudolf H. Ernst, and Karl W. Onthank. Dean Onthank has application blanks. Applications must be filed not later than April l and it is desired that they be filed by March 1. Final selection will be made after personal interviews with the schol arship committee. Kwamas to Award Coed Scholarships; Plan to Visit OSC Two coeds will receive scholar ships of $35 each from Kwama, sophomore women service honor ary, the organization decided re cently. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of wo men, will be the judge and will award the scholarships to the girls v/hom she deems worthy, the Kwa mas voted. Names of winners will be released later. Kwamas voted unanimously to accept the invitation of Talon, Oregon State sophomore women’s honorary, to the Beaver Whisker ino dance February 5.