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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1941)
VOLUME XLII NUMBER 122 _ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1941 * u- OF 0. LIBRARY * CAMPUS UO Picks Political Heads Today OPENING DAY (.Courtesy the Oregon Journal) It will be quite a “coming; out” party today for Wilbur Bishop and his staff of Oregana workers. The yearbooks will be distributed throughout the day at the educational activities office. Previewers of the annual maintain that Editor Bishop’s story in words and pictures is told better than ever before. Fresh fiom the Press Oregana Out Today Music Will Fill 'Arabian Night' Weather Changes All-Campus Sing To Igloo Tonight , Oregon will officially move into the realm of Junior Week end tonight when men and wo men in every living organization turn out for an “All-Campus Sing” in McArthur court. The event was originally sched uled for the women’s quadrangle but Bob Deverell, assistant gen eral chairman, announced the change of location last night af ter looking at another day of rainy skies. “Wet weather will not dampen the spirit of the occasion,” Dev erell declared. “Les Anderson will direct a snowball rally start ing at 7:30. If it rains we will send cars to pick up students at their houses.” All organizations will partici pate in this opening event, Dev erell revealed. Songs will be led by the University band and' a se ries of acts will provide variety for the evening program. A change in the program was announced last night. The Pi Phi trio will sing in place of the Gamma Phi Beta trio. Joe Gurley .will be master of ceremonies. NOTICE All girls who are able to make sandwiches for the cam pus luncheon please report to Gerlinger hall at 7:30 tonight. The brand-new Oregana is out today. Edited by Wilbur Bishop, with Dick Williams at the post of busi ness manager, this Oregana will be ready for students in the main court of McArthur court any time after 8 o’clock this morning. In regards to the physical make-up of this edition of the yearbook Williams announced, "This is the first time in the his tory of the Oregana that the dust jacket will bear exactly the same four-color photograph which ap pears on the cover of the book.” Although the dust jackets ar rived from the printer too late to be put on the books, they will be ready for distribution tomor row. Williams remarked that sev eral students who had seen the jackets were planning to frame them. "It will facilitate greatly the distribution of the books if stu dents will come for them either today or Friday morning, since we have enough books here from the printers to fill all orders,” Williams requested. There will be absolutely no distribution after Friday noon until next Monday, Williams de clared. All house presidents are asked to pick up their complimentary house copy Thursday so they will not have to be held over the week end. IX THE EMERALD TODAY News .*. 1, 3, 8 Editorials .-. 2 Women’s page.6, 7 Sports .. 4, 5 Calendar . 2 Duck Tracks . 4 Side Show.*-.2 Patter ....—7 Registered Men Will Hear Plan At Meet Tonight Defense Assembly To Begin at 7:30 In Music Building A plan by which many students may serve national defense while continuing their educational work will be explained to Oregon men registered under the draft at an assembly at 7:30 tonight in the music auditorium. The special meeting was an nounced Tuesday by Dr. Earl Pallett, registrar, and will give definite answer to the question, “What University students should do when confronted with a draft call.” The American Council on Edu cation and national draft leaders have worked out a plan which would help college students who have a definite goal in their edu cational work. According to Dr. Pallett, bulle (Please I uni to page eight) Women to Install AWS, YWCA Heads Installation of new AWS and YWCA officers will take place at 4 p.m. today in Gerlinger hall, ac - cording to Betty Buchanan, out going president of AWS. Following the installation there will be a banquet given by the old officers at the Chi Omega house honoring ingoing officers of both the Associated Women Students and the Young Women's Christian association. AWS officers to be feted are Elizabeth Steed, president; Max ine Hansen, vice - president; Marge Dibble, secretary; Nancy Riesch, treasurer; and Marge Curtis, sergeant at arms. Leaders of the YWYCA who will be honored as next year’s of ficers are: Lois Nordling, presi dent; Bobsie Roehm, vice-presi dent; Abbie Jane White, secre tary; and Betty Pratt, treasurer. Guests will be Mrs. Frederick M. Hunter, Mrs. Donald M. Erb, Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, Mrs. Alice B. Masduff, and Mrs. Eliza beth DeCou. Caustic Comment (Reprinted by request.) All the campus is a’twitter With the thoughts of this election, But I think the politicians Could stand a little close inspec tion. The system has me muddled. The present setup can't be true. Where scholars must perform The way a bloc head tells them to. Draftee's Notice The music auditorium and lot Gerlinger hall will be scene of a meeting at 7:30 tonight for men students interested in serving national defense while still continuing their schooling at the University. Polls Open at 8 In fYM’ Building Educational Activities Cards Necessary For Voting; Students Will Name Ten To Executive Committee Positions By BOB FRAZIER University students vote today in all-campus elections to elimajfc what, old-timers have called "the most hectic campaign in rece».% years.’’ Political factions were pulling themselves together again last n ght{ after realignment toy last-minute changes in candidacies. Bets were laid on the outcome of the elections; some bets worn called off by sharp changes in the political picture. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the YMCA hut. Educational activities cards will be punched for identification purposes, it was understood last night. This year for the first time, ten persons will be elected to seats on the executive committee, as a re sult of a constitutional amend ment passed overwhelmingly last Thursday by popular vote. Besides the "big four’’ on the committee, two members will be elected from next, year's sopho more, junior, and senior classes. Candidates for "big four” posi tions are Bob Calkins, Jim Frost, Bette Morfitt, Janet Morris, Jean Spearow, and Lou Torgeson. Candidates for senior positions on the committee are Becky An derson, Buck Buchwach, Bob Lovell, and Mary Kay Riordan. Candidates for junior positions are John Busterud, Janet Farn ham. Johnny Kahananui, Jake Risley, a.nd Steven Worth. Candidates for sophomore posi tions are Roger Dick. Chuck Woodruff, and Oglesby Young. Helen McKeen, previously nom inated for a sophomore position, has withdrawn her petition. All candidates will be voted for under a preferential voting system. Preferential Rules Given Mark your choices with num bers only. (Do not use X marks). Put the figure (1) in the square opposite the name of your first candidate. Put the figure (2) opposite the name of your second choice, the figure (3) opposite the name of your third choice, the figure (4) opposite the name of your fourth choice, and so on until the whole number ">f names have been marked in the order of your pref erence. You may express as many choices as you please. Do not put the same number opposite more than one name. If you tear or deface or wrong ly mark the ballot, return it and obtain another one. You cannot injure the chances of those you prefer by marking lower choices for others. The more choices you express, the surer you are to make your bal lot count for one of them, but do not feel obliged to express more choices than you really have. [~] Joe Soap □ Ivory Soap □ Soft Soap P] Shampoo □ Killer Diller □ A1 K. Hall □ Green Goose F] Ward Heeler For further instructions see page 8. . Marie Nelson has been pledged to Zeta Tau Alpha, the dean of women’s office announced yes terday. Classes to Hold Elections Today Freshmen to Vote On Constitution To Cut Out Cards Besides voting for class officers at elections today, two of thp four classes voting will be con-* fronted with other measures. Members of the “official" class of 1944 will vote on a new con-* stitution which would eliminate* class cards as voting requisites. This year's junior classmen will vote to determine “who is a sophomore and who is a junior." Present regulations provide that members of the junior class b« holders of junior certificates. Tha new ruling would open class* membership to persons who havO been in school six terms. Juniors will also vote on thtt 10-cent class card question. Only one set of nominees limning for office in the "official" class of 1944. They are: president Barry Campbell; vice-president. Marge Curtis; secretary, Pat Sut* ton; treasurer, Len Barde. Members of the Class of 1943 also nominated only one set of candidates^ They are: president. Pat Cloud; vice-president, Fran* ces Cox; secretary, Mary Eliott Smith; treasurer. Spencer Weiilff# There is only one set of nonv* inees for office in the Class of 1942. They are: president, Fob* Cherney; vice-president, Pah Lawson; secretary, Dorothy dear* Johnson; treasurer, Mack HancRr Only holders of class cards mayj vote in these elections. Persons whose names will ba on the ballot for positions on the* council of the Majority Class ojf 1944 were not revealed la-t night Popular Demand Returns “All Quiet" After turning away more than 100 person?, officials of the cdu cational activities board last) night announced that two addi tional showings of "All Quiet on the Western Frcnt” will be sched uled today in Chapman hall. First showing will be at 3 p.m., and if necessary to handle tho overflow’, another will be given at* 5 p.m. The program includes At Jolson's "Mammy," the iirst Mickey Mouse cartoon released, and the stark "All Quiet oil the Western Front." This is the last of the current series of educational activities movies. Tickets Available There will be a limited num ber of 51 Junior Prom tickets available for juniors today. Today is absolutely the la t day for jupiors to get tickets, at the 25-cent reduction.