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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1941)
U. OF 0. LIBRARY CAMPUS <k VOLUME XLII NUMBER 113 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1041 t TO GUIDE THE EMERALD tieien Angeii, junior in journalism, was appointed Emerald editor for 1941-42 Thursday by the student executive committee, upon recommendation of the educational activities board. Miss Angell is the first woman ever appointed to tackle the man-sized job for a whole year. Two women were appointed in the past to fill unexpired terms. Cigars From Angell? New Chief Troubled By BETTY JANE BIGGS “What should a girl editor do? Does she buy cigars?" Helen Angell found this her first perplexing problem as the first full-time woman editor-in-chief of the Oregon Daily Emerald. Just fifteen minutes before, Editor Lyle Nelson had telephoned that he “was moving his stuff out"—the message which told “Angell” that the educational activities board had taken the revolutionary step Law Weekend Schedule Set General Chairman Recken Announces Annual Program Bob Recken, general chairman of the law school weekend, May 2, 3, and 4, announced this week a tentative schedule comprising an inauguration, a parade, a dance, and numerous picnics. Following the coronation of the queen and her court Saturday noon and the inauguration of the new student body president, Charles Phipps, the lawyers will parade through the campus. Three floats, for the faculty, Dean Morse, and the royalty, will be led by a band and the law school student body en masse on a route around sorority house row. After the parade the annual BA-law school softball game will be held followed by inter-team games. A picnic on the mill-race and a dance in the evening will round out the day. The law school will hold open house at Fenton hall on Sunday with mothers as special guests. No Purple Cow I have never seen the boy friend of a member of the Junior Weekend court, I guess no one ever sees one, But I can tell you anyhow I'd rather be than see one. —J.W.S. of placing a woman as editor of the campus daily. Congrats Come In Her usual poise was a trifle shaken a swell-wishers and her staff-to-be crowded her new of fice with words of congratula tions. Nervously the Junior Week end princess twirled her lipstick tube as they plied her with ques tions from "when are you going to put up lace curtains” to "what will be your policy in regard to the editorial board.” As all Emerald editors have traditionally done, Helen parried the interrogations, promising to “tel all” at the annual Emerald banquet May 21. Reorganization planned She admitted that she planned a reorganization of the news staff with the managing editor in com plete control instead of on par with the news editor. “Mom was the one who sur prised me,” the red-haired jour nalist laughed, telling of her phone call home to her parents in Salem. "Always before she has greeted my school activities with a more or less stoic calm. This time s| e said something that sounded very much like 'bless you.’ ” Honors Varied Honors have been many and varying to the Emerald's “An gel!." In the journalism field she received recognition as outstand ing freshman and sophomore wo (Continued on page five) Seniors Notice Seniors who haven’t ordered caps and gowns for graduation must have their orders in to the University Co-op by to day, April 25. Helen Angell to Edit Next Year’s Emerald Ex-Comm Appoints First Woman Editor In Oregon's History to Head Publication Of Student Daily for Full Scholastic Year Helen L. Angell, junior in journalism, yesterday became the first woman appointed to the position of Emerald editor for a full school year. She was appointed by the student executive committee upon the recommendation of the educational activities board. The new editor has worked on the student daily for three years. She started as a reporter and copy desk worker her freshman year. Captain Long Talks Tonight In Igloo at 7:30 Dangerous Ports, Tropical Lands Lure Lecturer Around the world in four and one-half years—that’s the adven ture story that will be told by Captain Dwight Long, tonight at 7:30 when he presents his all color, two-hour motion picture, “Idle Hour — Tropical Adven ture.” Free to all University stu dents on presentation of their activities cards, Captain Long's lecture will be given in McAr thur court. Leaving the University of Washington seven years ago when he was 21, Captain Long set out on a 32,000 mile series of thrills in his 32-foot sailboat, the Idle Hour. Taking in all the ro mantic and historic ports of the world—and exploring some of the less well-known, but more dan gerous spots, he collected excite ment like most tourists collect souvenirs. Penetrating into the primitive Darien Indian country, where na tives still use blow arrows and poison darts, Captain Long photo graphed both native life and tropical vegetation. He also sailed to the Cocos islands where S60, 000,000 in Spanish gold is be lieved to be buried. Views of Polynesian dancers and feasts will also be included in Captain Long’s movies, all of which will be accompanied oy the globe-trotter’s personal narration. Captain Long authored two books “Seven Seas on a Shoestring” and “Sailing All Seas” the first of which reached the best seller class. As a sophomore she handled the position of news editor and was promoted to the position of asso ciate editor this, her junior year. Frosh Editor She was elected editor of the freshman edition at the end of her first year on the campus daily. She also has served as a member of the editorial board this year. Miss Angell and three other candidates, Buck Buchwach, Ken neth Christianson, and Harold Olney, -were interviewed by the educational activities board yes terday afternoon. The board, af ter careful consideration of all the candidates, voted to recom mend the first woman editor in its history. Other Women The Emerald has had only two other woman editors, both ap pointed to fill out the term of an editor who became ineligible be cause of grades. Miss Angell will replace Lyle Nelson, senior, in the editor’s chair. Constitution Change Read to Students The proposed constitutional amendment, providing for the ad dition of six new members to the executive committee, was read to a "mass meeting” of University students in Gerlinger hall yester day morning by ASUO president "Tiger” Payne. The amendment follows: "Two members having an aca demic standing as freshmen, two members having an academic standing as sophomores, and two members having an academic standing as juniors. These per sons are to be elected by the stu dent body at large at the same time and in the same manner as the student body officers.” This amendment would be add ed to the section of the constitu tion which provides for mem bers on the executive committee. Student in Sweden Writes of War Trials By VICTOR ROSS A letter marked "censored” but without a single paragraph deleted was received yesterday by Ted Goodwin, freshman in journalism at the University. The letter was posted in Sweden by a friend of his, and came via Si beria, where it went under the censor’s pen. The conditions of the people of Sweden were revealed in the let ter's reference to "coke vaca lions’’ from school and the short age of other fuels and foodstuffs. Referring to conditions in the sis ter country, Norway, the young Swedish author stated that hun dreds of persons are starving to death in the complete anarchy existing in the German-controlled areas. Censorship Lax The letter, despite the censor ship, stated that German "trav (Continucd on page fii'c) HEADS 17 Jack Saltzman, above, last night received official notification of his appointment as Junior From head anti promptly a an nounced a committee of It! to assist with dance plans. Jack Saltzman To Head Prom Chairman Lists Seventeen Names On Committee Jack Saltzman received official appointment as chairman of the Junior Prom last night and si multaneously released a list of 17 committee members who will assist him with plans for the an nual “big dance.” Saltzman and his committee will direct activities toward se curing programs, orchestra, re freshments, and professional dec oration for McArthur court for Friday night, May 9. Junior Prom workers will be: Bob Lovell, assistant chairman; Helen Mitchell, secretary; Morry Stein, orchestra; Betty Jo Shown, patrons; Pete Lamb and Ei'll Regner, floor. Also, Bill Jones and Jack Cole,’ decorations; Helen Angell and Muriel Feist, publicity; Betty, McNiece and Jo Bullis, guests? Quay Wassam, tickets; Jim Durkheinier and Claire Lyons, programs; and Pauline Pengra and Frank McKinney, refresh ments. Journalists Plan SDX-cursion Sigma Delta Chi, national pro fessional journalistic fraternity, will hold a post-Kyser picnic Sun day afternoon, according tc Lylo Nelson, president. Members of the fraternity will meet at the journalism building at 2 p.m., and will leave from there. Wes Sullivan and Bt rnio Engel have been appointed to plan the outing.