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EDITS: Clean Streams And Backing Student Union VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY G, 1941 SPORTS: Spartans Cancel Mitt Meet; Ducks Ogling OSC NUMBER 74 Voice Asked On Unlimited Sufferage Law ___l!l__ 1, 1 OAA*' » y. OF ORE Morse to Give Opinion on ASUO Voting r A WS Votes on‘Reforms’ Today Women to Meet For Vote Change Constitutional Amendment Would Shove Voting Date Up Into Nomination Week; Meeting Set for 4 o'clock in Villard FULL STEAM... Student Union's 'New Era' Will Start Tomorrow Committees Will Meet at Possible Building Locations The beginning of a “new era” in student union activities will be sounded Friday at 4 when all three building committees meet at one of the proposed building sites. “What have been just vague pos sibilities are rapidly becoming prob abilities,’’ John Cavanagh, chair man of the main student union com mittee, declared yesterday in re vealing plans for the tri-group meeting. Plans are under way for all cam pus groups, which would ordinarily ^ ^hold meetings in the College Side next Wednesday, to meet on pro posed student union sites. Groups which will meet Friday are: the varsity committee, chair maned by Cavanagh; the sophomore committee under Glenn Williams; and the new frosh group under Chairman Oglesby Young. Seven UO Students Entertain Medford Elks Club Tonight Seven students have been selected to take part in a program this even ing in Medford by Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women. The stu dents will provide entertainment for the annual Elk’s banquet. Billie Bishop will act as master of ceremonies. Others taking part in the program will be: Leone LaDuke, piano accompanist; Pat Taylor, im personater; Lulu Pali, dancer; Fred Beardsley, singer; Zenas Butler, musiican; and Dick Clark, imper sonator. Campus Calendar Amphibian initiation will be held tonight at 7:15. All members, pledges, and mascot pledges please be there tonight in white dresses. The meet will be held at the same time in the WAA women’s social room. The Ski club is to meet tonight at 7:30 in room 101 PE. Motion pic i tures of skiing at Timberline lodge will be shown. “What Issues Are at Stake in This War?" will be the topic for to night’s regular Thursday “Town Hall Meeting of the Air,” radio pro gram discussion from 6:30 to 7:30, Mrs. J. D. Bryant, Westminster di rector, announced yesterday. Stu dent discussion in Westminster house will follow the program. Phi Beta will meet at 7:10 Thurs day in the AWS room of Gerlinger. Attendance is required. Westminster Dramatics club will meet today at 4 p.m. World student service fund com mittee chairmen will not meet: Thursday. They will meet Friday at 3 o'clock, in the YWCA bungalow. Catholic University of America has added 31 new members to its teaching staff. Following the general trend to ward political reform on the cam pus, the Associated Women Stu dents will meet today at 4- o’clock in Villard to vote on a proposed amendment which would shove the actual election of AWS officers up to the same week that they are nominated. In the past, officers have been elected a week after they were nominated, and this change would make it harder for living organi zations to group themselves into political forces, according to Betty Buchanan, president of AWS. A member of Mortar Board, senior women’s honorary, will be introduced at the beginning of the meeting to explain the underlying principle and purpose of this re form after which the vote will be taken. Granted that the amendment passes, both AW’S nominations and elections will take place some time next week. This politics-smashing meeting was to be held Wednesday, but due to the AWS silver tea in Gerlin ger it was postponed. COUNSELLORS... —--SR* Ballard tb Discuss Marital Problems Boys', Girls' Talks By Doctors Brodie, Ballard Scheduled Dr. J. Hudson Ballard will speak to students today as the opening speaker of the love and marriage series at 11 o’clock in Gerlinger. Dr. Ballard, recently resigned pastor of the Frist Presbyterian church in Portland to become a member of the teaching staff of the San Anselmo seminary in Cali fornia. One lecture will be held in the morning for girls and another in the evening for boys. The series w:.:i culminate in discussion groups to be held in living organizations, Febru ary 14. His lecture will concern the psy chological aspects of love and marriage, problems of personality adjustment, and the in-law prob lem. Dean Karl W. Onthank is ad viser for the love and marriage series, and Billie Christensen is student chairman. SOUP'S ON Dads' Banquet Will Feature Gate Theme Tickets Go on Sale Today; Advance Plans Completed Even Oregon’s banquet for ap pproximately 650 visiting fathers wil carry out the Dads’ weekend gate theme, Eleanor Sederstrom, banquet chairman, revealed last night, as she announced that ad vance plans are now completed and tickets are on sale in the personnel office. The slogan, "The Gates Are Open, Dad,” will be exempliifed in small gates, similar to the large ones which will be dedicated Saturday afternoon, placed on tables through out Gerlinger hall when the dinner starts at 5:30 o’clock. 22 Tables Held Twenty-two tables have been re served in Gerlinger hall for the Sat urday banquet. Kwama, Phi Theta, and Skull and Dagger, campus or ganizations, will serve. “Our program will be short—our onyl speaker being President Don ald M. Erb,” Miss Sederstrom re vealed. “In addition to the meal there will be a short broadcast and then the banquet wil adjourn in time for everyone to make it to the Oregon State game.” Steaming hot plates were the promise this year, she stated, with dressing, pork and applesauce, scalloped potatoes, salad and des serts included on the menu. Co-ops Decorate Saturday afternoon members of University, Hilyard, Highland, Campbell, and Kirkwood co-ops will decorate and set the tabels, Miss Sederstrom said. Members of the banquet committee who worked with her in forming plans are Betty Plankinton, Corine Lamon, Conne Averill, Margaret Stark, and Florence Kinney. i Students as well as dads are urged to reserve places early as it will avoid a last-minute rush and at the same time aid in preparations for the program. Tickets cost $1. Fashion Show, Tea Scheduled by YWCA A fashion show and tea will be held at the YWCA bungalow to day at 4:15 p.m. Spring clothes for campus coeds will be modeled by June Chesney, Betsy Hiller, Elaine McFarlane, Betty Christianson, Miki Campbell, and Helen Holden. The clothes are being furnished by Kaufman’s. BARITONE 'AT TACKED'... Singer Lets Svrarthout Down—theHardWay Life—especially operatic life— is full of strange experiences for Gladys Swarthout, mezzo-soprano, who will appear before University students at McArthur court next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. One of the most unusual of these events occurred while she was singing the title role of “Mignon” for the Chi cago Civic Opera company. Tito to the Rescue It seems that in the second act of “Mignon” the tenor part, sung in this performance by Tito Schi pa, calls for him to dash into a burning castle and rescue the so prano. Schipa, afraid the muscular exertion might deprive him of suf ficient breath to take his final two B flats, said to Desire Defrere, company baritone, “Dee, you take her out.” Nothing loathe, Defrere dashed through the artificial flames and emerged with the unconscious Mignon in his arms. The first ac cident came when Defrere, inex perienced at heroism and also as to the exact layout of the stage, backed into a jet of very hot steam. Swarthout Grunts His composure shaken consider ably, Defrere knelt hastily to lay the beautiful heroine on the stage grass—and in the process jammed a stray tack in his knee cap. With a flourish of legs and a poorly muffled grunt, Miss Swarthout dropped to the floor. She has finally, so the story runs, decided that she blames Schi pa for the whole affair—accusing him of shirking a menial task. “After all,” she said pouting prettily, “I only weigh 125 pounds.” Glamour Gals Brighten Plight Of Infirmaryites The wreck of the Hesperus still floats . .. Phyl Dube is in bed once more, pouring out the glarhmer from ward three of the campus infirm ary. She not only pours it, but throws it as well. Ann Hawkins who looks amazingly smooth in her oversize pj’s is in the midst of a budding flower shoppe. Total Wednesday—18 patients and Dube. They include: Ann (rose bud) Hawkins, Billie Wade, Lois Fish er, Elizabeth MacKall, Frances Clingan, Jim Doern, Dube, Sherm Wetmore, Maynard McKinley, Carl Kelly, Warren McKibben, Baxter Pond, John O’Brien, Jass Tallman, Don Holst, Ted Geb hardt, Dick Bennett, Bob Long, and Harold Kaschko. BOOS TABOO ... '0'Men Sponsor Sportsmanship Better Conduct To Be Maintained At Hoop Contests Action to prevent booing- and to stop the throwing of miscellaneous missiles on the floor at basketball games was taken by members of the Order of the O at their regu lar meeting yesterday. It was the first time that the athletic group has voted to take any definie stand on such a matter, according to Jim Rathbun, president. Unless the students refrain from such actions as were witnessed at the game Tuesday night, Order of the O men will station themselves throughout the audience. Any stu dent caught throwing anything on the floor will be forced to go out and pick up the article by two husky athletic men. Those starting any booing will be led out in front of the stands at the halftime and will be "hacked,” Rathbun said last night. The Order of the O’s action fol lowed close upon the heels of Tues day night’s basketball game in which, many observers said, the student delegation showed poor sportsmanship. 'Sinbad, Sailor' 'Perfumed' Air Will Go "Perfume, spices . . . incense floating soft and light. It is the spell of the Orient—a spirit of brilliant color that mounts a magic horse and rides to the land of the Arabian Nights for the story of "Sinbad the Sailor.” “Sinbad the Sailor," first of a series of radio dramatizations, will be presented this evening over radio station KOAC at 7:30, Don E. Hargis, in charge of pro duction, announced today. “Without any doubt ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ is one of the most ambitious productions of the year,” Hargis declared. "Inter esting effects are created by Rimski - Korsakov’s “Schehera zade” suite and numerous Per sian folk songs and dances.” Don Merrill is cast in the role of Sinbad, assisted by Jean Mor rison as Hudar and Don Swink in the part of Sarandib, Sinbad's father-in-law. Radio production class members will play the sup porting roles. Aimed at Cavanagh If he makes more committees To put this Union deal through There won’t be any students left For Johnnie to appeal to. -J-! THE NOMINEES Frosh Name Candidates For Council Burness Included In Nominee List For 'Majority' Job Thirteen freshmen, including- Jim Burness, president of the official frosh class, were nominated to the Six-man council which will govern activities of the majority class of 1944, at a meeting of the group last night in Villard. Nominees will be required to pass an eligibility test over parliamen tary law and campus government before their names will appear on the ballots at elections which will be held sometime next week. Eligilibity tests will be given from 3 to 5 today in 107 Friendly, office of Speech Instructor Marvin Krenk, class adviser. Before a per son will be given the test, however, he must file a certificate of scho lastic eligibility with Mr. Krenk. These certificates may be obtained either from the dean of men or the dean of women. Nominees were: Grace Babbitt, Betty Lou Allegre, Mary Robinson, Beverly Padgham, Jim Burness, Elaine Quinn, Ted Goodwin, Charles Woodruff, Bill Moshofsky, Uly Dorais, Chuck Woodfield, Dick Shelton, and Tom Burbee. PHI BETES!... Fiji Frosh to Get Onthank Trophy Dr. Erb to Speak At Banquet Feting Scholarship Class The Karl W. Onthank trophy will be awarded to the pledge class of Phi Gamma Delta frater nity this evening at a banquet given in its honor at 6:30 at Sey mour’s by the Interfraternity council, it was revealed today by W. A. Dahlberg, secretary of the council. Dr. Donald M. Erb, University president, will deliver the main ad dress of the evening. Dahlberg will act as master of ceremonies. Dean Onthank will present the award to Bill Farrell, pledge 'class presi dent. Fiji pledges rated the highest of all pledge classes in scholastic standing for fall term. The fra ternity also ranked high, placing fourth among men's Greek-letter organizations. Those expected to attend besides meimbers of the council and house representatives include: Virgil D. Earl, dean of men; Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women; and Mrs. Alice Macduff, assistant dean of women. Girls' Symposium to Address Eugene High School Students Women’s symposium, represent ed by Marian Thielmann, Lois Nordling, and Jane Hooker, will address Eugene high school social science students on the subject of “The Place of Women in Society’’ this morning at 10:20, Marvin Krenk, symposium director, re vealed last night. “Problems arising with the fast: developing independent attitude of women of the country will be dis cussed,” Krenk said. “Present dif ficulties and specific corrective ac tion will be suggested by the speakers,” he added. The Petition To tlio University of Oregon Judiciary Committee: As chairman of a subcommittee appointed bv the ASUO executive committee, 1 am requesting an opinion on the consti tutionality of action taken by the executive committee last spring. At that time the executive committee voted to grant mem bership in the AKUO to all undergraduate students registered in the University. My questions are: (1) Was this action in accordance with the requirements for membership in Sec. 1, Article II of the ASUO constitution and in Sec. 1, Article II of the by-laws? Is the executive committee granted the power, in those sections, of declaring that no fee, other than regular University fees, is necessary for ASUO membership ? (2) Is the term “all registered undergraduate students” sufficiently definite as to allow for no misinterpretation, and for the inclusion of none but those undergraduates who pay full University fees ? (3) In the absence of any official record, is the decision of the executive committee now in force? The minutes in which the aforementioned action of the executive committee was recorded were apparently not filed in the educational activities office, consequently there is no record of the action, other than an account in the Hmerald of the following day. Please refer your decisions to me at the executive committee office in McArthur court. (Signed) .TOIIN CAVAN AG II, First Vice-President, ASUO McNeil Tames Shrews Guild Comedy Opens CAMPUS QUEERS Tabards Honor Portland Author Special Initiation For lohn Hawkins To Be Held Tonight An honorary membership in Ta bard Inn, University chapter of Sigma Upsilon writing fraternity, will be conferred upon John Haw kins, Portland novelist and short story writer, at special initiation ceremonies and a banquet to be held tonight at 6 o’clock. Mr. Hawkins, who will give a talk on the writing of fiction, will thus become a member of a frater nity which already boasts the names of three other well-known alumni—Edison Marshall, Ernest Haycox, and Robert Ormond Case. Also initiated and honored at the affair will be eight undergrad uate pledges. This group includes Robert B. “Deacon” Smith and Neil Koch, co-winners of Tabard Inn’s recent talent hunt; George Hart, Hugh McMenamin, Jerry O'Callaghan, Jonathan Kahananui, Ep Hoyt Jr., and Tom Judd. The eight undergrads will be “available” to students and facul ty for various writing purposes at the library, Co-op, and other parts of the campus throughout Thurs day. Pledges may be identified by green and tan tabards they are wearing, and explanatory signs they are bearing—both as part of the initiatory rites. Shakespeare's comedy, “The Taming of the Shrew” was brought to riotous life last night by the Guild Theater Players in their performance in Alumni hall, Ger linger. A delighted first-night audience watched Parker McNeil, an engag ing and proficient Petruchio, tame two formidable Kates, one after another, in masterful style. The play, which could have moved faster, was saved by the vigorous acting of its characters. Trudy Harland, the hard-boiled Katharina, was in direct contrast to Helene Parson’s sweeter inter pretation of the role. Trudy's grimaces and posturing were more convincing than the less aggres sive characterization given by Helene. The audience seemed particular ly delighted with Jerry Lakefish, whuse querulous voice and idiotic antics as the fool, Grumio, were the delight of the onlookers. Bettie Jane Quigley, who has starred in other performances of the Guild theater gave a startling ly realistic portrayal of Curtis, the snaggle-toothed old dame in the household of Petruchio. Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt’s idea of Shakespeare seems to call for a troupe of tumblers. The strenuous acting of last night’s performance called for just that and added con siderably to the enjoyment of the evening. Shakespeare is much more fun when it’s trimmed down to an hour. Rensselaer Polytechnic institute is planning to build an astronom ical observatory. REFUSES TO GIVE UP Bed-Ridden Graduate Publishes Magazine This is a story of courage. It concerns Milton Stoddard, journalism T7, who, upon gradua tion, enlisted in the army and fought in the war. He was severely wounded. Following his return to the United States and partial re covery, he suffered a relapse, and was forced to give up his job with a New York advertising firm. It soon became apparent that he was destined to spend the rest of his life on his back. In a letter to Dean Eric W. Allen of the jour nalism school he tells the rest of his story—of his determination not to let his predicament get the bet ter of him, and of his decision to | put hia education to work. The re sult is, "Jim Dard’s Magazine,” which he publishes from his bed in San Fernando Veterans’ hospi tal. He writes in a letter to Dean Allen: “Later I’ll have a very fascinat ing story to write you about this crazy venture . . . but at least no one can say that Milton Stoddard landed in a hospital bed, gave up, and rusted. I’ve got another and bigger career ahead of me, and I’m going to make it!” Already Stoddard has received advance subscriptions from all parts of the country. He has prom ised to mail Dean Allen a copy of the magazine upon publication. wuiiaiiiuuuuumy Of Last Spring's Action Uncertain To make sure of the legality of action taken by the ASUO execu tive committee lust spring in granting associated students mem bership to all undergraduates reg istered at the University, a peti tion has been filed with Dean Wayne L. Morse, asking a decision on the action. John Cavanagh, ASUO first vice-president, intro duced the petition. Dean Morse, head of the law school and chairman of the ASUO judiciary committee, will meet executive committee members and others interested in his office Fri day at 3 p.m. He will hear argu ments in support of or in opposi tion to the committee's decision of last spring. Only record of the committee's action is a story that appeared in the Emerald the following day. The minutes of the meeting in which the provision was passed were apparently not filed in the educational activities office. The petition asks for hearing on this and other questions in connec tion with the new voting situation. 400,000,000... Activities Film To Begin Today Four Showings Set For Chinese Picture In Chapman Hall All University students will be given four chances to see the first full-length educational film of win ter term, today in the movie room of Chapman hall when the educa tional activities board presents, "The 400,000,000.” Accompanying the main film will be a March of Time news feature on "Japan’s War in China.” The program, which will be shown at 3:15, 4:30, 7:15, and 8:30, has been planned to give students a comprehensive picture of the situation in the Orient as it is at present, with a brief historical background to throw some light on conditions today. Activities cards should be dis played for student admission but faculty members and townspeople will be charged 20 cents. Narrated by Frederick March, and filmed in China it is consid ered by most critics to be the most brilliant documentary movie ever made on the Chinese subject. Ad Men to Offer 'Gifts' at Dance Ticket sales are progressing fast for the Krazy Kopy Krawl, to be held in Gerlinger, February 7, ac cording to Emerson Page, ticket chairman. The dance will feature free sam ples of various products says Fred May, dance chairman. Cigarette samples have been added to the list of free “favors” that will be given out. Fifteen gallons of fruit juice will be given out. Tickets are on sale in all men’s living organizations for the Alpha Delta Sigma-sponsored Krawl. Art Holman’s band will play, and short silks will be appropriate apparel, according to the Krawl committee. Lawyers Initiated Eight law students will become members of Phi Delta Phi, profes sional legal fraternity, in the cir cuit courtroom of the Lane county courthouse February 8, it was an nounced yesterday. Kenneth J. O’Connell, assistant professor of law, will be made an honorary member. Those to be initiated are Brock Miller, James Buell, Tom Stacer, Bob Payne, Norman Wiener, George Luoma, Phil Lowry, and Cecil Wright. Tonight at 6, 90 girls will be host esses to approximately 70 faculty members at the annual Hendricks hall faculty dinner.