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.