Very Little Theater
Calls Mrs. Sally Allen
To Play'Grandmother*
Veteran Actress to Act 101-Years Old
In Three-Night Local Appearance
Of Eugene Drama Group This Week
Sally Allen, wife of Dean Eric W, Allen of the school of journalism,
and a playwright and short-story writer in her own right, will add
acting to her numerous accomplishments Thursday, Friday, and Sat
urday nights when she appears as Gran in the Very Little Theater’s
production of “Whiteoaks of Jalna,” play by Mazo de la Roche.
One of the Very Little Theater’s most active members, Mrs. Allen
Gulley Asks For
War Substitute
Spanish Conditions
Told to Students
By Pacific Head
By MARY WOLF
Sprinkling his speech liberally
with anecdotes, Professor Em
mett W. Gulley, president of Pa
cific college in Newberg, enlight
ened a faculty lecture series audi
ence on conditions in Spain dur
ing the civil war.
Several conclusions were
reached by Professor Gulley as a
result of his refugee work in
.Spain and Cuba in 1939 and 1940.
“One learns to appreciate the
United States more and to be
come more sympathetic to the
refugee,” the speaker said.
“Isn't it possible,” Professor
Gulley asked, “that we can dis
cover a substitute for war?” He
,3aid that Spain is now merely an
armed camp.
According to Professor Gulley
the Spanish people do not want
to fight the United States. He
.served as a member of the Am
erican Friends Service committee
to feed Republican Loyalists in
.Spain.
Professor Gulley is a graduate
of Pacific college, 1917, and has
since been a missionary in Mex
ico, field secretary of the New
York yearly meeting of Friends,
and on the force of Pacific col
lege as professor of Spanish, so
cial science, and physical educa
tion departments since 1928.
When he attended Pacific col
lege Dr. Gulley was prominent in
many extracurricular activities,
especially in the work of the
YMCA, in oratory, music, and
athletic. He played basketball
and baseball.
Rueful Roomies
Run Ragged
By Pill Routine
"Pills, thermometers, thermom
eters, pills, and a mid-term tomor
row.” Babs "Bunny” Read and
her roommate, Shirley "Smooth”
Sullivan, are disgusted with life,
school, and everything in general
(including the infirmary diet of
"necessary evils”). Both girls are
house r o o m m a tes, infirmary
roommates, and they spent the
weekend together.
Enjoying (?) the same diet
are: Janet Metzelaar, Evelyn
Johnson, Alioe Lucas, Barbara
MacLaren. Frances Baily, James
Crump, Bill Campbell, Howard
Bankus, Marvin Helon, Jerry
O'Callaghan, James Kurtz, Walt
Kaplan, Tom Oxman, Bill Hoyt,
Fred Foster, Jim Green, and
Junes Durkheimer.
has played such roles as the
drunkard’s wife in “Ten Nights
in a Barroom,” the old nurse in
Strindberg’s “The Father,” and
the woman she laughingly refers
to as “an old Washington, D. C.,
war-horse” in presentation of the
Kaufman-Ferber “First Lady.”
The star of “Whiteoaks of Jal
na” has had three of her original
three-act plays, as well as a num
ber of one-acts, produced by the
Eugene VLT. Her “The Unnamed
Mystery” attracted wide atten
tion when a contest was held to
give it a name. “Miss Fanny and
La Marquise” of three yaers ago
won the state drama prize of
fered by the Portland Civic thea
ter.
Since being selected for the
role of Adeline, 101-year-old
grandmother of the Whiteoaks,
Mrs. Allen has devoted much time
to give her voice the "cracked
timbre” of a centenarian, to
walking humped over and shak
ing, to developing gestures like
those of an aged Canadian wo
man. In fact, her hair—which is
prematurely white—will be the
only part of her which won’t de
mand “making over” for the VLT
performance.
Med Students
Must Register
All premed students are re
quested to register immediately
for the American Association of
Medical Schools’ aptitude test if
they plan to apply for admission
to a medical school before fall,
1942.
The test, to be given here May
1 at 2 p.m. is one of the normal
requirements for admission. A
practice sheet showing the types
of problems may be obtained on
payment of a $1.00 registration
fee.
This sheet will also serve as an
admission card to participate in
the examinations. Tests will take
place at 2 p.m. in Room 105 Mc
Clure. Registrations may be made
with H. B. Yocom, head of the
zoology department in room 207
Deady.
The date given in Saturday’s
Emerald was incorrect. Students
interested are urged to remember
the tests will be at 2 p.m. Thurs
day, May 1.
Co-op Has Stationery
Outside independents who wish
to write to their mothers on
Mother’s day stationery may ob
tain it at the Co-op store. Every
one is encouraged to write home
on this stationery to ask their
mothers to attend Junior Week
end and the stationery will re
main in the Co-op store until it
has all been used.
Frosh to Nominate
Class Candidates
Nomination of officers for the
freshman class will take place
Thursday night, Jim Burness,
class president, revealed last
night.
Place of the meeting will be an
nounced in Thursday’s Emerald.
Heads Named
For Frosh Hop
Lee to Syncopate
For Glee Dancers
In May 24 Affair
Frosh Glee plans began to take
definite shape yesterday as Glee
Chairman Oglesby Young an
nounced committee members for
the May 24 affair.
Johnny Lee’s 11-piece orches
tra will play for the "theme
dance,” according to Ted Hallock,
orchestra chairman. The dance
will take place in the Igloo.
Committees are:
Floor: Dick Igl, chairman;
Morry Saloman, A1 Cellars.
Decorations: Mary Bentley,
chairman; Ken Bergstrom, John
ny Gleason.
Programs: Joan G o o d r u m,
chairman; Will Reynolds, Bob
Jester.
Publicity; Frank Lockwood,
chairman; Pat Sutton, Bruce
Taylor.
Tickets: Jim Bennison, chair
man; Roger Dick, Uly Dorais.
Patron and patroness: Betty
Stockwell, chairman; Barbara
Lamb; Adele Say.
Orchestra: Ted Hallock, chair
man; Helen Johnson.
Clean-up: Jerry Vawter, chair
man; Barry Campbell, Vernon
Kelly.
Finance: Morrie Riback, chair
man; Bette Dunivan.
Refreshments: Helen McKeen,
chairman; Betty May Weigand.
Theme: Nadine Padden, chair
man; Rylla Hattan, A1 Foster.
Emerald correspondent: Bob
Frazier.
Oregon Capital
In Model Form
Displayed Here
No trip to Salem is necessary
for those who would see the state
capitol building, for Johnson hall
frequenters can nowr get a good
glimpse at it in the lobby. A scale
model of the new structure now
displayed there shows it to arm
chair travelers.
The capitol in miniature is a
gift of the Oregon state legisla
ture to the University and will
be here permanently. It carries
out a realistic picture even to
tiny cars parked in front of it.
The model is all white in a
modern style with two wings. It
is in a rectangular form with a
Circular central tower.
Two high relief pieces of sculp
ture flank the main walk leading
to the entrance. In the rear an
equestrian statue forms the cen
tral theme.
Spanish Honorary
To Present Movie
A Mexican motion picture
sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi,
Spanish national honorary, will
be presented Friday at 4 p.m. at
the Mayflower theater.
“The Night of The Mayas” is
the name of the picture which is
presented entirely in Spanish.
The author of the story is An
tonio Mediz Bolio, authority on
Mayan lore.
The 96-minute film is based on
an old Mexican legend in which
a young Indian girl falls in love
with a white man but has to be
sacrificed to the gods, because
they are displeased with her ac
tions.
The Aztecca Film compary of
Los Angeles produced the film.
Admission price will be 15 cents.
Frivolities to Fling
Sell-Out Slave Sale
Plans have been nearly com
pleted to hold a giant slave auc
tion Friday at 4 in.front of the
Side if weather permits, accord
ing to Bob Whitely, mock canoe
fete chairman.
The auction is being held under
the auspices of the slave traders
local No. 369, Barker Whitely
said, and will feature such at
tractions as Bill Bishop and Ed
Zelinsky, prestidigitators extra
ordinary; Jack Boone and Ted
Hallock; East Indian rhythm
kings, and, of course, the main at
traction ... a beautiful Persian
maiden reputedly to be auc
tioned off to the highest bidder.
Several slave dancers will be
present if they can be borrowed
from someone’s harem, it is ru
mored.
“The barker will be ably taken
care of,” Whitely added, “as we
have definite word that Charlie
Wiesberg will handle the auction
proper.”
Lumber for houses entering
floats in the mock canoe fete will
be delivered at the mill-race Wed
nesday, and houses are urged to
start work on building the bases
at once. In this way, they will
not conflict with the building of
the larger floats, Whitely ex
plained.
Print Colors Asked
For Weekend Wear
Simple-souled peasant girls will
be reincarnated from sophisticat
ed coeds in an Arabian atmos
phere come Junior Weekend
festivities—in an external aspect
at least. Proposed costume for
girls during the fete is a peasant
skirt in bright colors and prints
in place of the pinafores of last
year.
Full gathered at the waist on a
band, the skirt will possibly be
set off by a sash of contrasting
color. This will add a dashing and
even haremesque atmosphere to
the otherwise Tyrolean garb.
Topping the bright skirt will
be a full sleeve blouse of any col
or and the lasses may possibly
jangle a bit of costume jewelry
to inculcate the Near East influ
ence in the mind’s eye of escorts
and onlookers.
Dapper Mr. Powell
Packs Chapman
A Mickey Mouse with a slight
ly different personality than to
day’s mousey creature, and a
much less debonair William Pow
ell raced across the Chapman
hall theater screen yesterday af
ternoon and evening on the fifth
film revival program. Sponsored
by the educational activities
board, yesterday’s film was free
to all students.
With slightly Satanic qualities.
Mickey starred in his first car
toon “Plane Crazy,” which was
found to be a much more sketchy
creation than his fully developed
counterpart today. Without the
fine detail to be found in Walt
Disney’s present animated ani
mals, Mickey is still recognizable.
William Powell, younger and
rather wicked, plays a feature
role in “The Last Command,”
the main feature of Tues
day’s double bill. Starring
Emil Jannings and Evelyn Brent,
“The Last Command” portrays
the pathos to be found behind
scenes in the Hollywood of a
decade ago.
UO Presents
Rustic Comedy
Homestead Saved;
'Mellerdrammer'
Rules the Day
“Well, sometimes if you write
to Mrs. Roosevelt the darndest
things happen.”
This psychic statement comes
from lovable old Uncle Stanley in
Kaufman and Hart’s new Broad
way comedy “George Washington
Slept Here,” to be presented in
the University theater May 16,
17, and 20.
Messrs. Kaufman and Hart, in
writing this play, have considered
Mrs. Roosevelt a part of the folk
lore of the American people. At
one time in the comedy when
everything seems to be conspir
ing to prevent the Fuller family
from keeping its “little place in
the country,” it is only natural
that the idea of “writing to Mrs.
Roosevelt” should occur to some
one in the play.
There is, however, no chance to
test this brainstorm as the home
is saved in true "mellerdrammer”
fashion. All this and Mrs. Roose
velt too appears in “George
Washington Sept Here.”
Mag Wins Award
In Advertising
Fred May, junior in journalism,
who was recently elected new
business manager of the Emerald,
is this year’s winner of the W. F.
G. Thacher scholarship, awarded
annually to the outstanding jun
ior man in advertising.
The $100 scholarship was
awarded May in Portland Satur
day evening at the northwest
conclave banquet of Alpha Delta
Sigma, advertising honorary.
May has worked three years in
the business office of the Emer
ald, and now holds the position
of advertising manager. He is
treasurer of the Oregon chapter
of Alpha Delta Sigma.
George Luoma was awarded
the scholarship last year.
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