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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1941)
Theater to Give Play's Premiere i - Kaufman-Hart Drama Scheduled For May 16,17,20 By JOANNE NICHOLS Just as Sinclair Lewis put “Babbitt” into the English lan guage, so Kaufman and Hart have made the Newton Fullers famous in their latest masterpiece, “George Washington Slept Here,” to have its amateur premiere in the University theater May 16, 17, and 20. “George Washington Slept Here” throws the comedy spot light on city dwellers who de cide to buy “a little place in the country.” Newton Fuller gets his place where he can hear the birds and bees and smell the air and feel like a country squire. Unimportant He even attempts to recite “I think that I shall never see . . Such details as no water, no clothes closets, livestock wander ing into the house, and even no bathrooms, are to him “insignifi cant trivialities.” His whole method of getting on through life is the kill-or-cure plan, consisting, for example, in opening a barrel of delicate china with a mighty, almost superman, blow of hammer on chisel. Chic Sale Newton’s wife, Annabelle, is of the cautious, or look-before-you leap school. When her husband shows her the remains of the house in which George Washing ton is supposed to have spent the night and tells her that it is their new home, she exclaims, “You have bought this outhouse?” Typical of the uproarious sit nations in which the play abounds are a fireplace that burns beau tifully except that all the smoke comes into the room, a collapsi ble rocking chair, an imposter, a Dead-End Kid nephew, a l’oof that leaks bucketfulls in a vio lent cloudburst. Six BA Students Get Scholarships To N.Y. University All six marketing students of the University who applied for retailing scholarships at the New York university have been award ed them, Dr. N. H. Cornish, busi ness administration professor, an nounce dyesterday. Students honored were Sarah Ray, Marcia Judkins, Marvin Elle, Leonard Ruecker, Laurita Christofferson, and Allyn Shaw. They will graduate from the BA school this June and begin their work at NYU next fall. Their studies will lead to master’s de grees. Dean Norris A. Brisco of New York university selected the Ore gon winners on the first slate of scholars awarded. The retail course will include field training in New York department stores. Mom's Day Tickets Go on Sale Today Tickets for the Mothers’ day banquet are now on sale in the office of the housing secretary in Johnson hall. The banquet, to be held Saturday evening at 5:30 o’ clock in Gerlinger hall, will be the highlight of the mothers’ part of Junior Weekend. Students who wish to take their mothers to the abnquet should buy tickets right away as the number availaolo is limited and when these are gone there will be no more sold. Tickets are one dollar apiece. Already 189 reservations have been made. SPITFIRE VS. 'FLYING PENCIL' This picture, released by Nazi censors, shows a German “flying pencil” in combat with a British Spitfire over England. The Spitfire is making a turn, maybe to attack again; the Germans say it is “returning to its base.” Loco Boys Make Good Law Weekend Nears By FRITZ TIMMEN The annual law school jam boree scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, with a Sat urday afternoon parade as the main attraction, is falling rapid ly into form, according to Bob Recken, general chairman. “After we have crowned our queen, inaugurated our president and duly placed Dean Morse and the faculty on their floats, we will parade through sorority house alley,” stated “Uncle George” Recken. “We will have drum majorettes, a band, and a crack marching unit as royal guard,” added Wil liam “Goat Ball” Robert, direc tor of athletic relations. Parade Theme The main theme of the parade will be “Arabian Siesta, or Love in the Afternoon, or Blackstone Rides Again,” in keeping with the Junior Weekend theme of the next week. All sorority houses on the route Dr. MacKinley Helm Writes of Artists In Modern Mexico “Modern Mexican Painters," written by MacKinley Helm, ex ’17, was recently published by Harpers Brothers. The book tells of contemporary Mexican art and the Mexican renaissance. Dr. Helm is an art connoisseur and trustee of the Boston Mu seum of Modern Art. He is owner of the largest and most important private collection of Mexican art in the United States. Included in the 100,000-word book’s many illustrations is a re production of “Portrait of Cathie," an oil painting by Maria Izquierdo. The picture portrays Catherine Schermerhorn, fresh man in art at the University and Dr. Helm’s niece. Colonel to Review Oregon ROTC Units There will be another regi mental inspection of University ROTC units here May 7 and 8 when Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Sawkins of the second military area from Portland will conduct a tactical inspection. This inspection will include all four classes in a dress review and demonstration of tactical train ing. Colonel D. B. Crafton, com mander of the ninth corps area, cnoducted a similar inspection here two weeks ago. will receive special attention from the accompanying lawyers, who will march in a body with the floats. “After the parade and softball game,” said Recken, “we will re pair to the millrace where (plug) Mr. “Hoke” Smith, entrepeneur of a local business house will do nate refreshments, (unplug)” Outstanding jurists from this and other states, as well as sev eral federal judges and alumni of the school have been invited to the Saturday evening dance at the Anchorage. Like Day to Feature Dr. Skiff's Medals The collected medals of Dr. Frederick W. Skiff, noted Port land collector, will be featured when the University library cele brates its annual Library day May 3. Dr. Skiff, who collects articles of all types, including furniture, books, prints, etchings, guns, glass, copper, and silver, has been a frequent donor to the Univer sity library. His medal collection is representative of the World war. Mrs. Walter Church of Port land will loan the library about a dozen of her fine bindings. They will also be on display May 3. .... ■ Comfy Clothes Win Approval For Exchanges Campus clothes and outdoor picnics receive the Webfoot vote for spring term exchange des serts, an unrepresentative, inac curate, an unauthentic, hut very interesting campus poll revealed recently. Most of the students inter viewed favored the continuance of the exchange dessert tradition throughout spring term, though some voted to dispense with them. Picnics, Saturday lunches, out door games, and terrace and ten nis dances appealed to many. Formals, which were worn sev eral years ago to all dessert dances, received the unanimous “no!” of all interviewees. Short silks were more popular, hut campus clothes for spring term desserts were preferred by most of those questioned. Some cynical students shared the opinion of a disillusioned freshman who wearily declared that fall term desserts are enjoy able, winter term they are pas sable, and spring term they are horrible. Candidates to Take Interviews Today Interviews will be given the four candidates for Emerald and Oregana business managers in the faculty room of Friendly hall at 3 p.m. today, George Root, educational activities manager, announced Monday. Jim Thayer and Fred May turned in petitions for the Em erald post and Emerson Page and Doug David will be interviewed pertaining to the Oregana. “If you Want That Prize Fly Rod You’d Better Get Started!” The 1941 Emerald-Hendershott Trout Fishing Contest Closes May 19,1941 A new $5.00 Fly Fishing liod from Hendershott’s will be awarded to the contestant entering the biggest rainbow trout. Watch the Oregon ^Emerald for more details RULES J Any person that is registered as a student or member of the faculty or staff of the University of Oregon may enter the 1941 EMERALD-HENDER SHOTT TROUT FISHING CONTEST. 2 The contest officially opens April 18, 1941 and closes at 6 p.m., May 19, 1941. 3 This trout fishing contest is limited to RAIN BO \V TROUT only. As many entries as desired may be entered by the contestant. 4 All entries must be delivered, regis tered, and weighed at HENDER SHOTT’S, 770 Willamette Street, Eu gene, Oregon. ^ The prize of a $5.00 (five dollar) fly fishing rod will be awarded on May 21, 1941 to the individual registering the largest and heaviest RAINBOW TROUT. Decision of the judges will be final. Duplicate prizes will be awarded in case of a tie. |