Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1941)
U. OF ORE. EDITS: 'Lap' Dogs Invade Campus, Cause Trouble VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941 NUMBER 85 YUH GOTTA HAVE BRAINS Photo by Bert Shoemaker Invitations to (ho Smarty Party, for all girls with GPA’s of 3.00 or better, go out today. Above, left, Janet Goresky hands Mary Word her “tieket" of admission for next Wednesday night’s dessert in Ger linger hall. CHIEF LUNGWIELDER ... Lester Anderson Will Head Rallies Chairman Succeeds Pat Keller; Payne To Interview Candidates for Remaining Positions on Squad Monday Evening Lester Anderson, sophomore in law, was appointed chairman of the rally committee for the coming' year by the student executive com mittee Thursday. Other applicants for the position were Bob Greer, Pete Lamb, and Art Wiggin. Anderson was chosen after some discussion of the advisability of changing the new rally squad setup in order to allow a junior to TO VIE VOCALLY... All-Campus Sing To Begin atNine All Men's Houses To Vie for Honors Saturday Morning At 9 o’clock Saturday morning the Chi Psis will begin the first round of eliminations of the men's houses participating in the ASUO all-campus sing contest. The event, to be open to the pub lic, will take place in the music school auditorium. All living or ganizations entered are asked by ^ Les Ready, chairman, to be at the music school at least 15 minutes before they are scheduled to ap pear. They will be judged in the fol lowing order: Chi Psi, 9; Kappa Sigma, 9:10; Phi Delta Theta, 9:20; Phi Kappa Psi, 9:30; Phi Gamma Delta, 9:40; Sigma Nu, 9:50; Sig ma Phi Epsilon, 10; Alpha Tau Omega, 10:10; Sigma Chi, 10:20; Theta Chi, 10:30; Delta Tau Delta, 10:40; Delta Upsilon, 10:50; Beta Theta Pi, 11; Sigma Alpha Epsi lon, 11:10; Phi Sigma Kappa, 11:20; Pi Kappa Alpha, 11:30;. Sigma Alpha Mu, 11:40; Camp bell co-op, 11:50; Kirkwood co-op, 12; and Yeomen, 12:10. Coast Conference f Of Delta Tau Delta To Open Here Today The Pacific Coast regional con ference of Delta Tau Delta frater nity will open Friday morning at the University chapter to last throughout that day and Saturday, it was announced last- night. Approximately 30 representatives of eight Delt chapters will attend a series of meetings to discuss problems of each fraternity group on the individual campuses. Highlight of the weekend will come Saturday night at a dinner dance in the Eugene hotel. Friday night the conference will move to Corvallis for a banquet with the Oregon State chapter. Ernst Haycox, Oregon alumnus and writer, will speak at that oc casion. Among national Delt officers I present for the meetings will be T H. J. Jepson, president of the west ern division, and Hugh Shields, comptroller. become a chairman. John uava nagh and Lyle Nelson objected to shifting the by-laws at will, which they claimed was being done. However, after some debate the I.f'S Anderson motion was passed. The new rally committee head served this year as an assistant to Pat Keller, rally committee chairman. He was highly recom mended by Keller. Over a hundred petitions for the remaining positions on the com mittee were turned in to the ASUO office in McArthur court by the 5 o’clock deadline last night, ASUO Prexy Tiger Payne announced last night. The candidates will be inter viewed Monday evening, Payne said. Noble Will Lecture On Tuesday Night Dr. H. J. Noble, associate profes sor of history, will climax the cam pus drive to raise money for the World Student Service fund at a lecture on “War and the Japanese People.” After two postponements the speech will take place in Alum ni room, Gerlinger, Tuesday, Feb ruary 25, at 7:30 p.m. Twenty-five cents general admis sion and 10-cent student ticket proceeds will be added to Oregon’s donation of the WSSF. All living organizations who have not yet turned in their money from the “tag” sale are asked by Les Anderson and Mary Louise Vin I cent, chairmen of the sale, to ledve it with the secretary of the YMCA. Eugene Landlords To Discuss Housing Householders of Eugene who are bousing University students meet Wednesday, February 26, at 2:30 p.m., in Villard hall for a pre spring term registration meeting, Mrs. E. M. Morris, University housing secretary, announced yes I terday. Elizabeth Steed to Head AWS 3. AND UP Smarty Party To Honor 200 Briyht Coeds 'Brains' to Attend Gerlinger Dessert Wednesday Night Over 200 coed "brains” will Re ceive invitations today from Mor tar Board, senior women's honor ary, to its annual "smarty party" scheduled for next Wednesday eve ning-. The senior girls will entertain all women students having a three point or above this year at a des sert from 6 to 7 in the alumni room of Gerlinger hall. Following the refreshments, a musical pro gram has been arranged. Committees for the party are: Grace Irvin and Joanne Riesch, j program: Marge McLean and Jan i et Goresky, invitations: Betty Bu chanan, Donna Ketchum, Aida Brun, eligibility information: and Barbara Warner, refreshments. Contest Revives Old Song Written To Keep UOHere “We Have Heard You, Alma Mater,” Oregon song written in 1932 will receive a revival Sat urday morning at the all-campus sing. Original lyrics by S. H. Jame son, professor of sociology, and music by John Stark Evans, professor of music, were written at the time of the Zorn-Mac Pherson initiative measure which would have moved the University to Corvallis. The song was written to en list support of Oregon sympa (Phase turn tS page four) AMAZONS' ANTICS... Assembly Gives WAA Presidency To Hope Hughes House, Individual Trophies, Plaques, Letter Awards Presented at Banquet; New Council Members Announced By JEAN SPEAROW The shouting is over now and Hope Hughes can settle down to the serious business of being president of WAA to which office she was elected Thursday morning. Results of the “purity election" were kept secret until last night at the WAA banquet when the new officers were announced as fol lows: president, Hope Hughes; vice-president, Ruth Graham; secretary, WAA HEAD (Photo by KenneU-EUia) Hope Hugos became ’40-’41 president of WAA yesterday when she was elected from a field of three candidates. Her election was announced at an annual WAA ban quet last night. TO RULE BUNGALOW ... Lois Nordling Wins YWCA Presidency In 'Reform’ Election Bobsie Roehm Named Vice-President; Abbie White, Secretary; Betty Pratt Takes Treasurer Position Out of a field of four candidates, Lois Nordling', junior in English, outdid her rivals to be named president of YWCA at Thursday’s elections Other women students elected to top positions in the "YW” cabinet are: vice-president, Bobsie Roehm; secretary, Abbie Jane White; and THE LEADER (Photo by KenneU-Ellis) Lois Xordling will guide policies of Oregon’s YWCA group for the coming year, University women de creed yesterday, when they elected her president for the coming year. treasurer, Betty Pratt. A member of Phi Theta Upsi ion, junior women’s honorary and holding a position for three years on the women’s symposium team, Miss Nordling has been very prom inent for her participation in cam pus activities. The new president was also a Kwama, sophomore girls’ honorary, last year. Nominees for the YW offices in cluded: president, Kathleen Brady and Lois Nordling: vice-president, Pauline Pengra, Bobsie Roehm, and Pat Salisbury; secretary, Lis beth Daggett, Helen Mae Hatcher, Abbie Jane White, Donna Ray, and Emily Tyree; treasurer Margaret Brown, Betty Lynds, Betty Pratt, and Anita Simons. Leota Whitelock Wins Ad Staff Appointment Leota Whitelock, sophomore in arts and letters, was appointed as sistant classified advertising man ager in the Emerald business of fice yesterday, working under Anita Backberg, classified mana ger. This term and last term Miss Whitelock has served on the staff, and her ability will help the pro gress of the classified department, Business Manager Jim Frost stat ed. Mary Anderson; treasurer, Vir ginia Bubb; custodian, Marylee Fry; head of sports, Mildred Mc Carthy: sergeant-at-arms, Mary Jane Terry; reporter, Jo Ann Supple. Guests of Honor Guests of honor at the banquet were Miss Pirrko Paasikivi, Miss Josephine Persicano, Miss Janet Woodruff, Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, Joan Shank, president of WAA at University high school, and Mary Alice Lawson, president of WAA at Eugene high school. Trophies were awarded by Miss Woodruff. The baseball trophy (Please turn to fiacie four) NEARER Union Bill Gets New OK 'Unanimous Vote' Predicted bv Erb; May Enter Today Oregon’s ‘‘student union” bill, Senate Bill No. 206, is expected to go to the senate today in final form, C. D. Byrne, secretary to the state board of higher education, said last night. Byrne is working in Salem as a representative of the board. The bill would authorize the University to devise wavs and means to finance a $250,000 stu dent union building on the Oregon campus. It also provides similar authorization for a $250,000 audi torium building at Oregon State college. The state board recalled the bill after it had previously been passed by the joint ways and means com mittee of the legislature and gone to the senate Monday. After some of the legal aspects of the bill were checked, it was re turned to the senate with amend ments by a unanimous vote of the ways and means committee Thurs day. ‘‘The bill in its final form will probably be presented to the sen ate Friday,” Byrne said last night. President Donald M. Erb said, “I don’t think there will be any contest on the bill. It asks for no money, but merely for authoriza tion. It should go through both houses unanimously.” George Rochester To Soeak at Law Association Meeting George W. Rochester, assistant professor of lav', will address the monthly meeting of the Lane County Bar association on "The General Clause of the United States Constitution,” tonight at 6:30. Mr. Rochester will discuss the restoration of the federal system originally provided by the United States constitution through the social regeneration in the masses of old-time American self-reliance. Members of the 1941 law class will be Mr. Rochester’s guests at the meeting, it was announced by Jason Lee, secretary of the Lane County Bar association. CLEANING UP... Military Men Now Finishing Plans for Ball Ehlers Announces Work in 3 Fields Already Completed With the Military ball only one day in the future Fred Ehlers and his staff of efficient committeemen are rapidly perfecting' plans for the all-campus formal. Ehlers stated that plans have been completed concerning the dec orations, orchestra, and invita tions. Pictures of the Little Colonel candidates are now on display In the Co-op. Plans have been made to have a full punch bowl available all dur ing the ball. This will replace the coke machines that have supplied refreshment at previous dances. Lloyd Sullivan, captain of Scab bard and Blade, sponsors of the Military ball, announces that the selections to be made for the in itiates to the military honorary are being decided. Members of the general commit tee are: Ehle Rebel- who is hand ling the Little Colonel contest: Maurice Hunter in charge of pro grams, patrons and patronesses; Jack Hannegan, alumni letters; Joe Rieg\ orchestra; Eugene Mc Gee, decorations; Dan Mahoney, refreshments; and Bob Rogers, publicity. Companatus Haiti Law school army Entertains Campus militia, Gives it pains. ROTCers say “Oh heck, Gosh, we wish It was home ec. —J.W.S. Coeds Elect New Staff Of Officers Maxine Hansen, Marge Dibble, Nancy Riesch, Marge Curtis, Adele Say Receive Positions on New Council By BETTY JANE BIGGS Elizabeth Steed was elected president of the Associated Women students Thursday under the recently adopted "clean politics" amend ment to the AWS constitution. Coed voters named as her officers: Maxine Hansen, vice president; Marge Dibble, secretary; Nancy Riesch. treasurer; Marge Curtis, ser geant-at-arms; and Adele Say, reporter. The meeting was conducted by Betty Buchanan, out-going AWS president, under the changed rules of the constitution. As amended, it states that election of officers shall be made immediately after the nomination and introduction of the candidates. Miss Steed Active Miss Steed, junior in social sci ence, has been active in many cam pus affairs. She is president of Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women’s honorary; and a former member of Kwama, sophomore girls' honor ary. During her sophomore year she served as sergeant-at-arms on the AWS cabinet and tiiis year as treasurer of the organization. Candidates for the AWS offi cers included; president, Billie Christensen, Eleanor Sederstrom, and Elizabeth Steed; vice-presi dent, Rebecca Anderson, Carol Cook, and Maxine Hansen; secre tary, Betty Jane Biggs, Marge Dibble, Helen Moore, and Mary Ellen Smith. More Nominees For treasurer, Nancy Allen, Jan et Farnham, and Nancy Riesch; sergeant-at-arms, Marge Curtis, Barbara Dupuy, Jean Schneider, and Emma Verdurman; reporter, Bettie Norwood, Adele Say, and Corrine Wignes. Jack Bryant, Emerald columnist last year, is enrolled at Ryan aeronautical school, San Diego, California, for'ground school work and flight training. He will be there for 10 weeks’ training. SPRING TERM TREETURE'... ’Best'Dance Team, O'Donnell andLimon, Will AppearApri!2 Free Show Presented by Women PE, Master Dance Honorary, Activity Board; Duo to Feature New, Modern Program Recently united as a dance team, and already acknowledged as one of the best on tour at the present time, May O’Donnell and Jose Limon, with their pianist-composer Ray Green, will appear before University students and Eugene townspeople, April 2, it was announced yesterday from the educational activities office. Jointly presented by the women’s physical education department, master dance honorary, and the educational activities board, the show will be free to all University students on their activities cards. Reserved seat tickets go on sale today and can be obtained either from members of master dance honorary or at the activities office. Original Dances Equally talented the three young artists feature a completely orig inal program both as to dances and music based around the central topic “Dances on American Themes.” Presenting a type of dance which is modern and yet has a generous dash of the theater, Miss O'Donnell and Mr. Limon have been enthusiastically received up and down the coast—both as a team and individually. Handsome, vital and with an extensive background of training in their field, the team was recent ly given the following notice by Alfred Frankenstein of the San Francisco Chronicle, “Jose Limon and May O’Donnell are the most powerful, brutal and sensationally exciting things of their kind. Jose looks like a cross between a cham pion diver and an Aztec prince . . . brings the modern dance lull blooded masculine strength.” The music, especially composed (Please turn to page four) 'MODERN' 1 'HMlik.'mMa May O’Donnell, above, will team with Jose Llmon April 2 for a pro gram of modern dance numbers In McArthur court. The appearance Is sponsored by the educational activ ities board and Master Dance. NUMBER 1 (Photo by Kennell-Ellie) Elizabeth Steed, above, moved into the number one woman’s job on the campus yesterday when she was elected president of AYVS. Last year she was treasurer. CONFIDENTIAL ... NYA Committee Begins Survey Units Organized For Distribution Of Questionnaires The student NYA survey com mitte under the leadership of its chairman, Ken Erickson, met Thursday in Gerlinger hall to or ganize into work units for the conducting of the survey. Questionnaires will be distribut ed to the 350 students who are now on NYA rolls and to the 75 NYA supervisors. Answers will be strictly confidential and of a nature to reveal whether or not NYA is functioning to the best ad vantage. Similar survey^ will take place at other schools using the system, and all reports will be sent to Washington, D. C., where they will be checked for the possible need of reforms. Jewett Contestants To Compete Tuesday Twenty students will compete in the preliminaries of the W. F. Jewett poetry-reading contest at 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, in 10G, 107, and 108 Friendly hall, it wa3 announced yesterday. Seven teen finalists will vie Wednesday, February 26, at 3 o’clock in the i browsing room at the library. First prizes of $10 and second prizes of $5 are offered in three different groups: Biblical selec tions, lyrics and sonnets, and bal j lads and narratives. Contestants may enter more than one group in I the preliminaries, but may com j pete in only one in the finals even i though they qualify for more than one. Five entrants will be selected to appear in the finals of the Biblical selections group at the preliminary | contest Tuesday, while six will be chosen in each of the other groups.