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.
|