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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1941)
At SecotuH By TED HARMON SATURDAYAWNINGS — Al though today marks the end on one-fifth of the term, we wan dered over to Hayward field, cold and desolate in the early morning chill and sat down on a disap pointed trackman. “Anything” for inspiration we told ourselves. Then we looked at the would have-been track star. He remind ed us of the young chap who, sleepy-eyed, staggered into our 10 o’clock fifteen minutes after the last echo of the bell had dripped away into the Oregon mist. “Aren’t you in the wrong class ?” the instructor glared. “So sorry,” was the answer. “I thought that this was my 8 o’clock,” replied the straggler as he took an emp ty seat. Or like the freshmen in the Co-op: “How much is this pa per?” The coed sales clerk twit tered, "Seventy-five cents a ream!” “It sure is!” was the an swer. And even like the blond Gam maphi who asked “Do you think that I’m stuck up?” The answer was definite. ,"No; why do you ask?” “Well, people as good look ing as I am usually are.” Which all brings us back to the fact that it’s still Saturday morning and that the main beef of all freshmen with the 11 o’clock restrictions is “early to bed, early to rise, while your gal goes out with seniors.’’ WE THOUGHT YOU’D LIKE TO KNO'40DEPARTMENT: That Deegee Amy Thyng had the op portunity to become a photogra pher’s living model of the Petty girl, but decided that it’d be best to return to Oregon to finish her > schooling, for which we give her, with our best compliments, an Oregorchid! That “Three Cornered Moon” will be the first presentation by the University Guild players this fall . . . that for sheer reading pleasure “I Was a Nazi Flyer” by Gottfried Leake ranks among those “must-read” books . . . that on Hallowe’en night the entire Willamette valley will be a trial blackout, even to having army planes make mock attacks on several vicinities . . . that Regi nald A. Rainbow and Herbert S. Amos, 18-year-old youths of the British battleship Warspite were royally entertained in the best Oregon manner at the Delt house Thursday night. On a two-weeks’ leave, the youthful sailors were impressed with college fraterni ties, expressed a desire to attend an American college upon the conclusion of the present war . . . that it’s time for campus males to start thinking about ways and means of crashing the annual AWS Coed Capers, from which all males are barred, unless they manage to sneak in under dis guise. SRO was the best way to describe yesterday’s assembly with Jay Allen. Sparing no punch es, forceful in presentation, Allen was greeted by the largest turn out for a Webfoot assembly in years. Last night he again spoke to campus journalists at a ban quet held in his honor by Sigma Delta Chi. And, of course, Grace Moore, whose audience was large mainly because it was the first concert of the year. There’s no denying that Miss Moore, affected as she is, can sing, and sing well, but the best indication of how stu dents react to artists is by watch ing most of them disappear out of McArthur court during intermis sion. And though we don't and can’t profess to be musical crUs ^J^IIAT looked at week’s beginning like one of the “fightingest” Homecoming cele brations in Oregon history had by yester day assumed a relatively placid appearance of cooperative endeavor. The battle clouds had settled in the IFC controversy, and the interfraternity council decided it had been “misunderstood” in its request for financial aid in Homecoming plans. Seventeen Greek presidents backed down on the $25 payment plan and indicated cooperation in whatever ventures the heads of all living organizations might devise for alumni entertainment. # # 'JHIE executive committee of the Associated Students convened in a three-hour session in Lou Torgeson’s office and in utter dark ness (for the lights were out of order) studied carefully the capabilities of six candidates, named their choice for Homecoming chairman on the basis of merit. Kuss Hudson is only a junior, yet he seemed to show the council a cooperative, sure-footed, conscientious attitude. They ignored the fact that he wTas the second appointment from a single fraternity to be made by the council in two days, gave him one of the biggest organizational jobs of the year because they were convinced he could handle the job. The campus, thoroughly awakened to the fact that there is to be a Homecoming cele bration November 29, seemed about ready to settle down to work again, to save the rest of its fighting spirit for the Beavers from up north. Oregon Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Subscription rates: $1.26 per term and $3.00 per year. Entered as second class matter at the postffice, Eugene, Oregon. HELEN ANGELL, Editor FRED MAY, Business Manager Associate Editors: Betty Jane Biggs, Hal Olney Ray Schrick, Manaprintc Editor Bob Frazier, News Editor Jim Thayer, Advertising Manager Warren Roper, National Advertising Manager UPPER NEWS STAFF Jonathan Kahananui, Lee Flatberg, Co-Sports Editors Corrine Nelson, Mildred Wilson, Co-Women’s Editors Herb Penny, Bill Hilton, Assistant Managing Editors Joanne Nichols, Assistant News Editor Mary Wolf, Exchange Editor UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Helen ltayDurn, layout .Manager Dave Holmes, Circulation Manager Maryellen Smith, Special Issue Manager Rivera *nacuer, ucuia itjwicwvr, Classified Managers Jean Gallo, Office Manager Peggy Magill, Promotional Director Editorial and Business Offices located on prround floor of Journalism building:. Phones 3300 Extension : 382 Editor; 353 News Office ; 359 Sports Office ; and 354 Business Office. Long Live... *headlong plunge of the opening of school—rush week, registration, freshman orientation—is over. Freshmen are finding the groove and the main responsibilities of the sopho mores and upperclassmen to their younger brothers has faded. In the middle of the second week of school, it is time for the older members of the student body to take up unfinished business of last year. One of the most whole-hearted projects that was of interest to every group of students was seeing the dream of 21 years, a student union building, realized. Yard after yard was chalked up during the last two years, the goal line Avas almost in sight when the state legislature appropriated $250,000 for the union with the stipulation that the University must raise the sum. & * # <_ T^ONATIONS, pennies from Co-op receipts to $800 from Sigma Delta Chi, went toward raising this ante. The cam pus was almost dreaming of the 1941 Homecoming dance under a new roof, when Hitler’s war hit markets here. Sadly the students realized that the building they had planned could not be constructed on the budgeted amount with high prices, on one hand to contend with, and priorities on the other. & # # TPIIE additional red ink is bad news. Postponement of the building is worse . . . but this is not the time for the stu dent union committee and the campus to stop their drive for a student union. We might borrow the wisdom of the thirsty crow who could not reach the shallow water in a high neck pitcher. He finally hit upon the plan of dropping pebbles into the vessel until water reached the brim. Each plan the committee sponsors, each drive for money, will raise our approximate sum of $15,000 nearer to the brim. —B.J.B. ics. Miss Moore has an infinite amount of personality when on the stage; you know, the kind that makes “low brow” college students wonder why they're there, especially after that state ment that South American stu dents are so veddy, veddy more cultured at their age than we kids are. But don't get us wrong; we liked her, too. And perhaps just a bit too jealous ... of Gladys Swarthout. . -SHORT. STORIETTE: It.was during rush week and the Gam ma Gamma Gammas were doing their best to show' the rushees wrhat the 3-G's had to offer, out side- of a $47.50 house bill. One rushee, the prize, smiled as the salad dressing was passed to her. Without a murmur, she stuck her hand into the dish and wuped the dressing on her face. The table suddenly became quiet, alarmed. Before the dinner w7as over, by fate, the salad dressing again - . . {Pk'KSi'.tiiKIU tt) f'tCHC 40£ iliu) * - . . ^bade. • 0 By MARY WOLF Willamette university — Law school has received fully approved status by the American Bar as sociation, Dean George McLeod announced this week. The school was inspected la^,t May by Law rence W. DeMuth of University of Colorado law department. Michigan university—Girl robs two coeds on the campus. We wonder for whom the belle stole. * * * Louisiana State university— Second annual All-American Ro deo will take place on the cam pus November 11 through 16. The rodeo was started last year to go with the only state-wide livestock show. It proved success ful enough to be made an annual event with bronc riders brought from all over the country. * * * Northwestern university—Free national defense courses in tech nical fields will be offered to be tween 600 and 1,000 high school graduates in the Chicago area by the Northwestern university tech nological institute this fall. ❖ * ❖ The Oregon College of Educa tion has approximately 300 wo men and 25 men students* Our first thought is “What do those men think they’re doing, attend ing a girls’ school like that?’’ Remember all you freshmen, Who are entering school this fall The first four years of college Are the hardest years of all. —Barometer. Monday Clash - Makes Evident G.O.P. Split By DON TREADGOLD As he introduced the British ambassador to the national Re publican club Monday evening, Wendell Willkie spoke these words: “I recommend that the Republican party, through its membership in congress, fortilm with and forthrightly, candidly and courageously, take the lead ership in the repeal of the neu trality law.” He must have known that Republican congress men would do no such thing. Hardly had he spoken when his former running mate, our Senator McNary, replied, “At the present time I can see no justification for its modification,” speaking of the neutrality act. It is no secret that the Republican membership in congress is split right down the middle on foreign policy and is powerless to act as a unit. Down and Out * The plight of the party as "if result is pitiful. After the tre mendous lickings of 1032 and 1936, last year the Republicans just missed victory and seemed definitely on the road back to greatness. Willkie, acclaimed by millions as their choice for lead er in a great emergency, contin ued to exert statesmanlike lead ership with a call for national unity. But the Old Guard was busy howling in the wilderness. Some seemed oblivious to the vi tal issues, like Joe Martin, who remarked sonorously the other day that the national debt was getting simply awful. S o m e^ dragged out exploded catchwords, fanned old hatreds back to life, forgot all history, and plunged into battle against the “warmon gers,” waving the magic banner of free speech. Still Willkie-Backers There can be little doubt that the Republican rank and file is with Willkie now as in 1940. But when these people try to point out to their Republican represen tatives how they feel, the word “fifth column” is heard. Our junior senator talks darkly of “international bankers” and our representative declares he wants no truck with “the blood bath” of Europe. The opportunity for statesmanlike, intelligent opposi tion is being thrown away by the Republican congressmen. Most of them seem to prefer to run along with the pack of their fel low Democrat obstructionists, yipping at the heels of the presi dent, hampering every move, par alyzing every effort of the nation to adjust itself to reality. flam fyosi /^^CuhfcuU By TED HALLOCK Attention Glenn Miller fans and those students who like mu sic! Stan Kenton and ork, strictly from fine, have been signed to play Oregon’s rally dance on the 18th of this month. Said affair will take place at Jantzen Beach and there might be twelve California students present. Repeat item: Don’t forget Ted Fio Rito at the Park this Sunday which doesn't mean that I don’t think he stinks, but it’s local and keeps the money in town or something like that there. Barry Campbell reports that the soph class is shopping like mad for a fine band to make for a fine soph-weekend, October 31 and November 1. We have a strange feeling that the Whisker ino.is going to. be but -good, This is a not so subtle plug for same. Waxes Good Most terrific wax of the week is Ellington’s Victor of “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good.” Mar velous Johnny Hodges alto cho rus and knocked out Ivie Anders on vocal. What I’m striving to say is that the record is good. There are other records of Tschaikovsky’s piano concerto than Freddy Martin’s though I just know you can’t believe it. Yes, it’s true, a comer named Leo Stowkoski and a fifty-piece jam band called the Philly sym phony have just put on wax for Victor Red Seal. Seriously, though, it’s a killer. Features a brilliant young Brazilian discov ery of Eugene Ormandy and George Gershwin, Jesus Maria (Please turn to page seven) r