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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1941)
Girls Bike Open Road From N.Y. to Oregon By RUBY JACKSON They were just eating supper when we found them—two pretty, sunburned young ladies with vibrant personalities and new ideas about how to travel. Their names are Sarah Moskowitz, 21, and Eu genie Charpentier, 20. For 15 weeks they have been touring the country on bicycles. “We talked three years before our parents would let us take the trip,” Sarah said. “We worked for three years to get the money, too.” Five Sororities Send Students To Conclave Province Meetings In Washington, Oregon, Canada The Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Delta Delta Delta sorority houses are holding northwest province meetings this weekend, and the Pi Beta Phi sorority house held one last weekend. Maxine Hansen left by airplane Thursday accompanied by Made line Giusnna. a mugeen alumnus, to attend the Delta Gamma northwestern province meeting which is being held in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Saturday, and Sun day. Northwest Gathers All of the Eugene, Corvallis, and Idaho members of Gamma Phi Beta are attending their northwestern meeting being held in the Mallory hotel in -Portland Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Representatives from the Wash ington and British Columbia chapters are also expected. Four delegates of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are at tending their meeting on the Oregon State campus this Friday and Saturday. They are Bette Morfitt, Virginia Garbin, Barbara Crain, and Barbara Johnson. All of the delegates will eat “brunch” at the Oregon chapter at 10:30 Sunday. 15 to Portland The Delta Delta Delta sorority is sending approximately 15 girls to attend its province meeting at the Benson hotel in Portland Sat urday. Last weekend, April 25 and 26, Betty Anderson, Elizabeth Dag gett, June Tyler, Mary Louise Vincent, and Margaret DeBault represented the Pi Beta Phi house at its meeting in Spokane. All of the northwest chapters in cluding those from Alberta, Can ada, sent delegates. Pitt college has a coed band major and when asked how she liked her job she bubbled, “It’s marvelous ... I look over my shoulder and there are 120 men . . . following me!” —Utah Chronicle. The girls live in New York city, and work as bookkeepers. Before the trip is over the young travellers will have visited over 20 states, and 3 nations. “We went into Mexico,” Eugenie laughed. “It cost us two cents to get in, and a penny to get out. Canada? Oh yes, we’ll go up to Vancouver at least.” “This is the first youth hostel we’ve found in any state,” the girls said. “It’s certainly grand. We have a round trip train tick et for six months time. We stop where we please, take our bi cycles, and just go everywhere.” Clothes are no problem to the enterprising pair. “We carry four seasons of clothes,” they ex plained. “When we stop some where we take out what we need and send the rest ahead to our next stop.” . They liked Washington, D.C., thought Florida was lovely enough to cover entirely, and en joyed the Mardi Gras in New Or leans. In the next two months they will take in the McKenzie pass and the coast highway up to Seattle. “About 56 miles a day is what we make on good roads,” Sarah said. “And it isn’t expensive. It costs us under $10 each a week. Sometimes we can get a good room for $3 a week. If we stay somewhere just one night it costs more.” Both girls were of the opinion that a youth hostel sys tem throughout the country would cut travel expenses in half. “We’ll be back,” they said, “just as soon as we can save some money and do this all over again.” Sigma Xi Names Ghent President Kenneth S. Ghent, assistant professor of mathematics, was elected president of Sigma Xi, national science honorary, at a 'meeting Thursday. Other 'offi cers for the year are: Fred Miller, secretary; C. F. Kossack, treas urer; and R. E. Huestis and L. F. Beck, electors. New active members elected to the science honorary were: Julia Joski, Andres Karstens, Vinton D. Sneeden, Frank K. Thompson, and Clarence Clancy. Those elected to associate membership were: Mary Kuy laars, Robert Landis, Kate Rog ers, Willis Smick, Phyllis Swan son, Jean Taylor, John F. Uchi yama, Gordon Link, and Peter Matulaitis. FOR THE FINEST IN FLOWERS We are taking orders now for beautiful Moth er's day plants and flowers. Help to make her weekend complete by remembering her on this important daw RAUP’S FLOWER SHOP PUBLIC MARKET A-BICYCLING THEY GO Photo by Jimmie Leonard Cross-country travelers Sarah Moskowitz and Eugenie Charpentier have spent the past 15 weeks touring the United States on their bi cycles. Yesterday they visited the campus and stayed at the local Youth Hostel. University Co-op Store Celebrates 'Coming of Age' Twenty-one years ago the Uni versity Co-op began business in the same building as the College Side at 13th and Kincaid; at pres ent, in its new location in Chap man hall the Co-op is celebrat ing its twenty-first year in busi ness. The first year of business the total sales amounted to $16,000. This past year the sales have amounted to more than six times that much. "'“The Co-op has become of age, we’re old enough to vote,” de clared M. F. McClain, store man ager, as he made preparations for the celebration sale. Frosh to Compete In Jewett Contest Preliminaries of the two-divi sional W. F. Jewett speech con test for freshman speech stu dents will take place Tuesday, May 6, at 4 p.m. Entrants will speak for seven minutes on any subject they wish. The women’s division will be judged in 107 Friendly hall, while the men will speak in room 108. Finals will take place Wednes For that JUNIOR WEEKEND FLOAT or HOUSE DANCE Buy your Hardware Needs at Quackenbush’s 160 E. Brdy. Ph. 1057 day. Prizes of $10 and $5 are of fered in each of the two divi sions. House Choruses Present Program Of Songs on KOAC Presented over KOAC Thurs day evening’ were the choruses of Delta Gamma and Sigma Nu. Numbers given by the DG group were “Dream Girl,’’ "All the Things You Are,” and "Now I Am Anchored in Thee.” The Sigma Nus sang “Gypsy Love Song,” “Stouthearted Men,” and “The Banjo Song.” Managers of these programs, which were presented every Thursday at 8:15, are Lois Gel ler and Charlotte Schwartz. An nouncer for the program was Miss Schwartz. Spring Dance You always want to look [ your best on ? those spring dance dates. Drop in today ^for a look at our informal dresses that are ideal for spring dances. 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