COMRADE...
Russia to Rule
In 'Tovarich'
Parsons, Harland,
McNeil to Appear
In Comedy Roles
The Russian comedy, “Tovar
ich,” will he presented locally toy
the Guild hall players April 10
to 12 and 17 to 19. Mikail and Ta
tiana, the masculine and feminine
leads will be played by Parker
McNeil and Helene Parsons in
the first three performances, and
toy James Parsons and Trudy
Harland in the final three.
Parker McNeil plays Mikail,
and Jim Parsons, Gorotchenko, a
Russian commissar who seeks to
take four billion francs from Mi
kail and Titania. In the final per
formances the actors will be re
versed and Parker McNeil will
play Gorotchenko.
Male leads have been practic
ing the art of dueling for some
time, and the public may expect
some interesting exhibitions.
There will also be musical enter
tainment as both the girls play
ing the lead will sing “Dark
Eyes” in Russian.
Jerry Lakefish will play a part
which follows the old adage, “in
spring a young man’s fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love.”
As George, the youthful! scion of
a wealthy French family who
have engaged Mikail and Tatiana,
former Russian royalty, as serv
ants, Mr. Lakefish is enamored
with the feminine leads.
Booth to Address
Luncheon Group
At Noon Today
G. Raymond Booth, new repre
sentative of the American
Friends service in the North
west, will speak at an open lunch
eon meeting in McCrady’s cafe
at 12 o'clock today. His speech
will probably be concerned with
the Friends’ relief activity in
Europe, Paul Sutley, YMCA ex
ecutive secretary, declared yes
terday.
Sutley also announced a meet
ing of the frosh executive com
mittee today at 4 p.m. in the “Y.”
Scheduled at 3 p.m. is a meeting
of the YMCA’s spring assembly
committee, composed of Homer
Townsend, chairman, Bob Lovell,
and Dan Bacot. The purpose of
the assembly is to extend the in
terests of the “Y” and to install
new officers.
Pi Lambda Theta
Inducts Eight Girls
Pi Lambda Theta, education
honorary, initiation took place in
the Alumni room of Gerlinger at
5:45 Saturday. At a banquet at
6:30 p.m. at the Osburn hotel
Miss Ida Mae Smith of the Ore
gon College of Education at Mon
mouth spoke to old members and
initiates on “Intelligence for Our
Times.”
New members of the honorary
are Orva Aebi, Helen Lewis,
Grace Burleigh, Wallace Wesley,
Mary Nelson, Janet Metzelaar,
Lolita Pierson, and Alyce Milne.
French Club Asks
Students to Attend
All students interested in
French are invited to attend a
Pi Delta Phi meeting at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, a t Westminster
house.
Donald K. Eva, graduate stu
dent in music, will sing several
selections in French, and tea will
be sold for 10 cents. The Wed
nesday meeting takes the place
of the regular Friday meeting for
this week.
Men Register 507
More Than Coeds
A breakdown of registration
figures released Saturday re
vealed that the total number of
men now registered lead the wo
men by a wide margin. There are
a total of 1838 men registered
compared with 1231 women. The
men, however, have decreased
two per cent from the 1884 reg
istrants for the same time last
year, while the women have in
creased three per cent over last
year’s 1195.
Saturday’s figures list 41 new
students this term and 3028 old
students. This compares with 38
new students for last year and
3041 old students.
A breakdown of Saturday’s
registration figures compared
with those for a year ago fol
low.
% in
Now 1939-40 crease
Auditors . 15 7 114
Special . 7 11 —36
Freshman .... 874 986 —11
Sophomores ..1235 1146 8
Juniors . 291 253 15
Seniors . 515 456 13
Graduates .... 132 120 10
Total .3069 3079 —0.3
GONE TO BED...
New Oregana
Goes to Press
Junior Weekend
Date for Release;
New Pages Added
“The Oregana’s all done as far
as we’re concerned,” Wilbur Bish
op, editor, announced triumphant
ly Monday afternoon. “It’s all up
to the lithographer now,” he de
clared.
The new Oregana, according tO(
the editor, will have 408 pages,
forty-eight more pages in the
activities section and 20 addi
tional of sports with a reduction
in the school and senior sections.
The year book is scheduled to
appear on, or shortly before, Jun
ior Weekend this year, Bishop
stated.
From the business side of the
Oregana, Dick Williams, business
manager, announced that orders
for the book could be placed any
time with Mary Graham, activ
ities secretary, in McArthur court
or at the Oregana business office.
The entire amount of $5.50 may
be paid or a $3.50 deposit made
with the balance deducted from
the general deposit.
Williams emphasized that put
ting in an order now will rot
guarantee securing a book due to
the large number sold. Names of
those wanting a 1940-41 yearbook
will, however, be put on a waiting
list.
Spring Reporters
For Emerald Staff
Named Thursday
Emerald reporters for spring
term were announced last night
by Kent Stitzer, news editor. Sev
eral additions and changes have
been made in the staff.
Those named were: Ardys Al
exander, Elsie Brownell, Don
Butzin, Ann Carr, Dorothea Cath
cart, Jean Eckley, Bob Frazier,
Ted Goodwin, Neva Haight, Glenn
Hasselrooth, Rylla Hattan, and
Bill Hilton.
Others included: Russ Hudson,
Peggy Kline, Marjorie Major,
Byron Mqyo, Joanne Nichols,
Herb Penriy, Adele Say, Jean
Spearow, Jo Ann Supple, Fred
Timmen, Bob Whitely, Mildred
Wilson, Mery Wolf, and Chuck
Woodruff.«
LIKE A GEYSER...
Kay Kyser Spouts
Flood, o f Opinion
By ADELE SAY
“How long do you want to
come in for—a man’s minute or
a woman’s minute ?” Kay Kyser
hollered through the door Friday
night while his orchestra turned
McArthur court into a red-hot
popcorn mixer.
“How do you keep that slim
waistline ? Where’s the mill-race ?
I think Oregon is terrific, stu
pendous, colossal! The weather’s
wonderful; is Hood River in Ore
gon or Washington? I was sure
it was in Oregon—that’s where
the apples grow, isn’t it?
This is a swell state, ought to
play it up. Those fellows in the
magazines who put Crater lake,
Hood River, and Timberline
lodge in other states have got
lead in their—. Are you sure ev
erybody’s having a good time?
I like everything to eat but on
ions.
Those boys at Fort Lewis sure
had a swell time. It was fun
playin’ for ’em. I come from a
long line of professors. Started
out as a professor myself, then
came into music. Tried law, too.
How do you keep that complex
ion? I was born in Rocky Mount,
North Carolina. You got all you
want? 'Bye!!.'”
Juniors and seniors at Purdue
university elect prom committee
members by voting machine.
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Bob Calkins Blasts
School Politicians
Political organization at the
University of Oregon was con
demned Saturday by Bob Calkins,
ex-president of the sophomore
class, in a speech before inde
pendent representatives of five
Northwest college, convening in
Corvallis.
Calkins spoke on “Democracy
and Student Government,” and
led a general discussion-among all
representatives Saturday morn
ing.
Describing the “democratic
ideal” in student government,
Calkins defined student democ
racy as: “A preservation of the
general government in its whole
constitutional vigor; a jealous
care of the right of election by
the people; absolute acquiescence
in the discussions of the majority,
and sacred preservation of the
students’ faith.”
Oregon independents who at
tended the two-day conference
were: Calkins, Jean Spearow,
Glenn Williams, Phyllis Shafer,
Chuck Woodruff, John Cavanagh,
Frances Nelson, Beverly Padg
ham, Elaine Quinn, and Jane
Huston.
Frosh to Hold
Dance May 23
The Frosh Glee will burst upon
Oregon students on May 23, in
stead of this weekend, according
to Og Young, chairman of the
big freshman dance.
“Mortar Board has consented
to let the frosh have the last
dance of the year,” said Og, “al
though it has been a tradition in
the past that Mortar Board have
the last dance.”
The freshman class is said to
be dickering for one of the top
bands of the land. The education
al activities office has approved
the student body’s request for
two big bands this year, and it
remains to be seen if the Frosh
Glee gets one of them.
Committees have been appoint
ed for the big dance and will be
announced as soon as the edu
cational activities office ap
proves them.
“The class of ’44 should have
plenty of energy and pep—to put
the Frosh Glee over,” said Og.
“We’re hoping for one o’clock
permission, too.”
Holders of freshman class cards
are entitled to a 50-cent reduc
tion on the Frosh Glee.
Forty-two geologists at the
University of Oklahoma recently
shaved off a six-weeks growth of
beards as their initiation period
into the geology honorary came
to an end.
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