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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1941)
EDIT PAGE: Election Draws Largest Vote In U of O History Record Vote Sees End To Hot Battle VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941 NUMBER 126 / rVj £ FOUR SCORE VICTORY Number I Number II Number III Number IV Quiet settled on the University political front late last night with the announcement of Oregon's 1941-42 student body officers. From left are Lou Torgeson, student body president; Bob Calkins, first vice-president; Jim Frost, second vice-president; and Bette Morfitt, secretary-treasurer. G. W. Drowses in Comedy Hit Show Is First Amateur Run Kaufman-Hart Play Starts May 16; Also May 17, 20 By JOANNE NICHOLS “George Washington Slept Here,” newest Kaufman-Hart comedy hit, will open in the Uni versity theater Friday, May 16, in the play's first amateur pre sentation. It will also appear Sat urday, May 17, and Tuesday, May 20. The gay comedy, which just finished a long Broadway run, is not a costume play but the up to-date story of a modern family and its friends, its cares, and its joys. Newton Fuller, the “head of the house,” has “back-to-the farm" yearnings for a "little place in the country to call his own.” The play is concerned with the amazing and amusing inci dents which arise when he ouys a house in which George Wash ington is supposed to have slept. “George Washington Slept Here” ignores current world prob lems and laughs at the trials of all of us. Its characters are young moderns; its situations are gay and youthful. George Kaufman and Moss Hart, collaborators on such plays as “The Man Who Came to Din ner,” still running on Broadway, shine again in “George Washing ton Slept Here.” Hart’s recent play, “Lady in the Dark,” in which Gertrude Lawrence starred, was recently sold to a Hollywood studio for a quarter of a million dollars. (Please turn to page eight) There 'll Be Change As Gals Take Over By SALLY MITCHELL It’s papa who pays 364 days out of the year, but there'll be some changes made this Saturday night when girls play escort for the Mortar Board ball. Campus men are for it 100 per cent, and oddly enough, the girls are, too. “I like Mortar Board,” one lad volunteered, “because I get so much personal attention. After the dance last year my girl took me down Local Poll Proves 2000 Hear Forum Results of the campus forum of the air radio poll showed that an estimated 2000 people lis ten to the University-sponsored program, Lillian Davis and Les Endicott, poll directors, revealed recently. The telephone poll, carried on by members of Marvin Krenk's argumentation and persuasion classes, showed that 40 per cent of the radio listeners know the program by name. During this week’s program, over radio station KORE this evening at 9:15 o’clock, a simi lar telephone poll will be carried on by Mary Beltz and Bob Brod erick. Thesis Deadline Deadline for handing in graduate theses has been ex tended to Monday, May 19. The former deadline was to day. This extension has been made because of the scarcity of thesis typists. Theses should be turned in at the graduate office in John son hall. town and had my shoes shined. But,” he added, “it was all her fault they got stepped on.” Does ’Em Good “I think once a year it does a girl a lot of good to dig down in her purse,” another boy said. "I have to do it every weekend.” “What I like about Mortar Board,” was a third comment, “is the wonderful effect it has on my budget. It helps tide me over.” “Last year my girl bought me a dollar dinner before the dance, and she even left a tip for the waitress,” another remarked. “And that’s more than I can ever afford to do.” The Expose “What amazes me,” one fellow exclaimed, “is how a girl can be so independent the night of Mor tar Board and so darned helpless the rest of the year. It’s amazin'!” “I remember last year we ate before and after the dance,” one boy recalled, “and my girl had a sandwich and shake sent to my house. That’s what I call due consideration.” “I didn’t get to go to the dance last year,” another replied, “but (Continued from page four) In Memoriam Farewell to the election. This is all I have to say. They should have known that July 4th Was Independents’ day. —J.W.S. Glee to Crown 'King of Dogs' Dancers to Select Most Popular Mut On UO Campus An addition to the already im pressive list of campus nobility will come Saturday, May 24 when the "King- of Dogs” is crowned at the annual Frosh Glee with Johnny Lee. Details of the "Dog Days” theme of the frosh dance were revealed last night by Oge Young, general chairman. The laziness of summer in spired the theme, Young re vealed, and the dance will try to bring this "languorousness'’ out. (Phase turn to page eight) Calkins, Frost, Morfitt Also Gain Executive Posts Leu Torgescn, president Bob Calkins, first vice-presl dent Jim Frost, second vice-presi dent Bette Morfitt, secretary-treas urer These persons will herd tho reins of student government at Oregon next year, University students decided yesterday irt one of the heaviest elections in re cent years. They were elected to "big four” positions on the ASlfO executive committee. Class representatives to tho committee are: Senior: Becky Anderson, Bob* Lovell Junior: John Busterud, S'ievo Worth Sophomore: Chuck Woodruff, „ Oglesby Young Actual first place votes cast for winners were: Torgeson, 759 Calkins, 577 Frost, 532 It was imnecessary to compute second and third place votes to count ballots for Miss Morfitt. A total of 1903 votes were cast in this election, which, election officials said, was "one of tho heaviest” ASUO votes ever cast. They attributed some of tho heavy vote to the fact that alV students could vote in ASUO elections this year. Hilyard, Sigma Hal) Get Barker Cups Hilyard house and Sigma hall were awarded the Vice-Presiden tial cups at the Junior Prom Fri day, May 9. The cups are given by the University vice-president, Dr. Burt Brown Barker. Dr. Bar ker awarded the cups personally. Awarded annually, the cups am given to the men's and women’s living organizations achieving the highest average for scholarship among their lespective groups during the academic year. Last year the cups were given to the» 'combined women's cooperatives and Campbell co-op. Feel the Lighter Vein By Eugene Gleemen Presenting songs in various moods and from many lands, the Eugene Gleemen will present their annual spring concert to night at S o’clock in McArthur court. All University students will be admitted free of charge to the concert on presentation of their educational activities card. The Gleemen are turning over all the net proceeds from to night’s program to the local YMCA for the community house building fund. Three University students will sing solo parts this evening. Bob Carmichael. Laurence Celsi, and Lester Ready are featured in in dividual roles and C. L. Con stance, assistant registrar, is a member of the quartet which will sing *'Q Fihi et Filiae.” Opening with the traditional "Prayer of Thanksgiving” tho first section of the program also includes "Ah, Fill the Cup,” "Creation Hymn” by Rachmanin off, and "Hallelujah,” from tho “Mount of Olives.” In a lighter vein will be the old fashioned Turkey in the Straw” and "Ol MAn River.” "Flow Gent ly Sweet Afton” and “Last Might the Nightingale Woke Me” are also old favorites. Concluding in a patriotic mood the entire chorus will offer "There'll Always Be an England” and "America.'’