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VOLUME XLII
NUMBER 113
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1041
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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
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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
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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.