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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1941)
Whiskerino Date Moved to April 18 Sophomore Whiskerino Upped A Dag Shift Necessitated By Russ Morgan's Orchestra Conflict Soph Whiskerino dance plans stepped ahead one full day last night when Co-chairmen Bill Edlefsen and Ray Packouz an nounced that date of the annual second year affair had been moved to Friday night, April 18, instead of the original April 19 date. The shift in plans became nec cessary when Russ Morgan, con tracted dance maestro, wired a conflict with other dance ar rangements. The dance will now take place in Gerlinger hall, Packouz and Edlefsen revealed. As plans for the Whiskerino sped ahead yesterday the two co chairmen issued a call for sopho more art students who know something of interior decoration. Anyono interested in applying was asked to call Bea Schum. Revisions in committee chair men as announced yesterday in clude Jeff Kitchen, new contest manager; Clinton Paine, orches tra; Jean Mihalcik, advertising; Bob Mclnley, clean up; Joe Wicks, finance; and Mary Word, guests. Parley on Policies Set by Shack Gang For Tuesday Lunch At a special all-editorial staff meeting of the Oregon Daily Em erald and get-together luncheon Tuesday, the upper news offices for the five special editions will be filled by a general election, the editorial board of the campus daily decided yesterday. A new precedent was estab lished at the board meeting when it was decided to give the sopho more class the privilege of edit ing one issue of the paper. Schedule of the special editions as listed by the board reads: Sigma Delta Chi-Theta Sigma Phi, April 39; women, April 26; sophomore, May 3; men, May 10; and frosh, May 17. Sororities Pledge Panhellenic office announced the names of two more women pledges. They are Elaine McFar lane of Portland, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Evelyn O’Brien of San Francisco, Alpha Chi Omega. Law Heads Named Phi Delta Phi, law school fra ternity, elected officers for its new year at a meeting last week. Those selected include: magister, Herman H a h ner; exchequer, James K. Buell; clerk, Cecil Wright; historian, Phil Lowry. Dr. Frank M. Andrews’ collec tion of portraits of noted plant psysiologists had been presented to the department of botany at Indiana university. UO Students (Continued from page one) student body as having the best sweetheart song, Payne declared. Ballots will be distributed at the door so the audience may mark their preference before leaving the hall. !Mike,' Tatiana Bring Tovarich 'Romance Helene Parsons “It’s wonderful to break things,” declared Helen Parsons, who plays the Grand Duchess Ta tiana, feminine lead in this v/eek’s performances of "Tovar ich,” University Guild hall pro duction appearing tomorrow, Fri day and Saturday of this week and Thursday, Friday and Satur day of next week. Thursday per formances are sponsored by Pi Delta Phi, French honorary. Miss Parsons thinks the role of the Grand Duchess Tatiana a splendid opportunity for an ac tress since it has both tragedy and comedy. “Tatiana is delight ful,” she bubbled. “I’ve liked the part since I was a little girl,” she said. "But I’m having trouble with my Russian accent. I have to sing ‘Dark Eyes’ in Russian and play the guitar, which I’ve never done before, at the same time. And in Act III I wash dishes without any water. Try that sometime. Committee to Plan Food for Fete 5000 How to feed 5000 hungry guests will be the problem dis cussed by the Junior Weekend all-campus luncheon committee when it meets today for the first time since its organization at the Kappa house at 4 o’clock. Preparation and administration of the luncheon will follow much the same order as former years, but plans are being formulated to serve peopfc faster, Bette Mor fitt, chief hostess of noon meal, declared. Other members of the commit tee are: Bruce Chrichton, ticket distribution; Bob Hancock, con struction and set-up; Billie Christensen, decoration of queen’s stand; Betty Workman, sand wich making; Pat Lawson and Janet Morris, food. Parker McNeil Parker McNeil, who plays the romantic lead in this week’s per formances of “Tovarich,” Univer sity hall play opening tomorrow, doesn’t like romantic leads. He is interested primarily in character roles. “Whiskers, mustaches, clever makeup—that’s what I like,’’ McNeil declared. “And dialects and queer characters.” Next to drama, McNeil likes fishing. “In fact, it’s an even big ger sensation,” he stated, “al though it’s so different that it’s hard to compare them. But there’s no greater thrill than pulling in a steelhead.” Blind Musician Will Play Here Pianist Templeton To Exhibit Memory Tuesday at 8 p.m. By MILDRED WILSON Credited by critics with the most remarkable musical mem <ory of any living artist, Alec Templeton, blind piano genius, will appear before University stu dents next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Templeton is the last per former on the 1940-41 Greater Artists series. Free to all students on their educational activities cards, Templeton will present a concert in his usual inimitable way — playing both the standard com positions of the old masters and his parodies of their works. One of the largest audiences ever to gather to hear a single performer recently listened to Templeton as he played at the Chicagoland Music festival. Eigh ty thousand persons cheered for several minutes each number played by the blind virtuoso. Alec Templeton is an outstand ing radio performer, having been featured in many of the largest national programs. He has been a guest artist on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, Real Silk, Kraft Music Hall, Chase and Sandborn, and Johnson Wax programs. More than half the 2,200 stu dents at the University of Ar kansas are working to help pay their way through school. YMCA's Members To Elect Officers YMCA members will know to night who their officers will be for next year. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today voting will take place in the “Y” hut. Nominated so far for prefer ential voting between the two top offices, president and vice-presi dent, are Dan Bacot, Bob Carl son, and Carl Peetz. The person receiving most votes will get the presidency and the second best, the vice-presidency. Secretarial nominations include Charles Roffe and Beauford Clem ens. Up for treasurer of the “Y” are Leonard Farr and Bob Sabin. Further persons may be nominat ed by petition signed by 15 per cent of the “Y” membership and presented at the “Y” office by 9 o'clock. 'Lemon' Sing (Continued from page one) group are: Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta, aud Sigma Nu. Wo men’s chorus who will sing in clude: Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, and Pi Beta Phi. As a comedy feature of the evening’s musical concert, the Letternren will introduce their glee club under the direction of "Butch” Nelson in a specialty n u m b e r, "Little Joe the Wrangler.” New Stock! U. S. HOWLAND Bathing Caps 59c - 79c - 98c LENTHER1C CONFETTI Newest Fragrance Cologne - Bath Powder Bath Oil - Salts - Talc MAX FACTOR PANCAKE MAKEUP New Glamorous Shades Ask to see them RITE PRICE DRUGS INC. Phone 2 — We Deliver Next to McDonald Theatre YWCA to Sponsor All-Coed Assembly In Their Bungalow Senior women of the YWCA will take the lead at the first all-woman assembly of the year today at 4 o’clock in the YW bun galow. Pauline Pengra, chairman of assemblies in general, will be in charge, and short talks on “My college life and the values of the YW in it,” will be presented by Carol Bird, Ellen T o r rte n c e , Blanche Gustafson, and Karolyn Kortge. Helen Lettow will take charge of the worship. Although senior women are especially urged to attend this initial assembly, all University women are welcome, Miss Pengra stated. Six Phi Delts Meet Six members of the Oregon Al pha chapter of Phi Delta The ta attended a Seattle founders’ day banquet in Seattle Friday. Those attending were: A1 Hunt, president of the campus chapter, Dan Mahoney, George Mackin, Dean Vincent, Dan Galbresith, and Ed Wheeler. Irwin to Address Gerlinger Assembly Tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 o’clock Will Irwin, well-known American authority on war re lief, will address students and faculty in the alumni hall of Ger linger in connection with the campus drive for “Aid to the Small Democracies.’' Through work directly with ’ex President Herbert Hoover during the last war, Irwin became inti mately connected with Belgian relief. Today he is one of the chief authorities on the subject in the United States, as well as a leader of the campaign in America. Already the move to aid the small oppressed countries of Eur ope through German-sanctioned methods has come into wide use on eastern American campuses, Irwin writes to campus leaders. His efforts here will be to culti vate a desire to help among western collegians. Named on the campus commit tee to head the Oregon drive are Dean of Men Virgil D. Earl, Lyle Nelson, Harold Olney, Elizabeth Steed, and Helen Angell. IN STYLE Casual... 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