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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1941)
Newsmen Hit Eugene Friday Registration for the annual high school press conference at the University October 24 and 25 will begin at 9 a.m. Friday morning, October 24, in room 10 of the journalism building. General sessions will be given Friday morning in room 12 of Friendly hall, at which Dr. Erb will make a welcoming address. The afternoon session will be di •«Wed into Tour separate sections, the business manager’s round table, the section for editors and managers of annuals, the mimeo graphed paper section and the j news and editorial department. I The annual banquet of the press conference will take place at 5:45 Friday evening at the Os burn hotel where election results of new officers for the coming year will be announced. At the close of the banquet the conference will adjourn to Hay ward field to witness the game between the Washington babes and the Oregon frosh. The final general session will tie held Saturday morning at which the awards for papers will be announced by Robert C. Hall, associate professor of journalism. The session will be adjourned at noon Saturday. For That Spic and Span Appearance IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL and you will always look neat if the Domestic Laundry .is responsible for c 1 e a n i n g v o u r clothes. Try us next time and let us prove this statement! DOMESTIC LAUNDRY 121 W. 7th Phone 252 Guild Show Broadway Hit The first play in the University Guild series, ‘‘Three Cornered Moon,” will introduce to Eugene audiences the Rimplegars of Brooklyn. This is the eccentric and whim sical family which rates with the Vanderhoffs in ‘‘You Can’t Take It With You" as the most amaz ing group of characters to ap pear the last few years. Elizabeth Rimplegar, with her mother, brothers, and two suit ors captured the hearts of Broad way play-goers and made its au thor famous. Now the University theater will present Jean Person, Dorothy Durkee, Robert Weston, Dave Zilka, Alan Foster, Chuck Boice, and Dick Turner in their inter pretation of these mad-cap roles. One change in the original cast arrangement is to be made in the Guild version. What formerly took two women to do will be at tempted by Pat Howard single handed. She will play Jenny, the Rimplegar’s foreign and none too articulate maid, and also broth er Kenneth’s touch and go fian cee, Kitty. Special privilege tickets are still available at the drama divi sion in Johnson hall for the per formances which are scheduled to follow Armistice day. Choral Union Begins Work on ‘New Earth' The largest choral union in the history of the University met for the first time for rehearsal Thurs day afternoon in the music audi torium. Although official figures are not available, Dean Theodore Kratt, conductor of the choral union, estimated the attendance at over 500. The chorus began on an Amer ican work, “The New Earth,” by Henry Hadley, former conductor of the Los Angeles and New York symphony orchestras. The work was written shortly after the world war and is scored for full orchestra, soli, and chorus. University Dads Meet Executive committee of the University Dads’ club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, October IS, in the old Heathman hotel in Portland for an hour and a half of business and discussion. A date for Dads’ day will be set and plans will be made for the newly - proposed “face lifting” along the millrace. This will in clude completion of the Dads’ Gates project. Catholic university, Washing ton, D. C., possesses the largest collegiate campus in the District of Columbia—more than 150 acres. 1 i for Your Cosmetic and Drug Needs I Come to WESTERN THRIFT 804 VV lllamette illamctte Shinn Retires From Faculty Frederick L. Shinn, professor of chemistry for 34 years, was retired this fall because of ill health, according to Dr. Donald Erb, president of the University. Dr. Shinn came to the Univer sity of Oregon from Indiana uni versity in 1907 and was made a professor in 1913. He was closely associated with Dean O. L. Staf ford, who died recently, and act ed as head of the science depart ment during Dean Stafford's leave of absence. Dr. Shinn collaborated with Dean Stafford on his work on wood distillation, although his primary interest was in the field of physical chemistry of solution. In connection with this interest he wrote many articles for scien tific journals. Professor Shinn is a member of the Electrochemical society, American Association for Ad vancement of Science, and the American Chemical society. He was one of the first professors on the faculty to obtain a pilot's license and own his own airplane. Non-Game Goers Party At Westminster Club Open house will be held from 8 to 12 Friday evening at West minster house for students who do not go to the Portland game. The evening program will be made up of games, dancing, and refreshments. The regular Sunday morning program at Westminster will not be held this weekend, but the Sunday evening group will meet at 6:30. The discussion will be led by Jim Bryant. Dr. Starr Replaced The physics department an nounces the addition of Dr. E. Hobart Collins as instructor to replace Dr. Merle A. Starr, who is on leave of absence. Dr. Starr is carrying on research work in physics under the national de fense program at the Massachu setts Institute of Technology. Dr. Collins is recently from Al bany college, where he was pro fessor of physics. 17 University Alumna] Writes from NYU A letter on the desk of Dr. N. H. Cornish, professor of business administration, from Alumna Sally Ray tells a tale of three former University students who won scholarships to New York university. Attending classes in the morn ing and working in retail estab lishments in the afternoon, are Miss Ray. Laurita Christoffer son, and Marvin Elle. Three other 1941 graduates, awarded the same scholarships but unable to accept them, are Allyn Shaw, Leonard Ruecker. and Marcia Judkins. Contest Offers Women Positions A position on the fashion staff of Vogue, widely read women's style magazine, is offered the winner of the seventh annual Prix de Paris contest, open only to graduating senior girls attend ing a United States college. Cash prizes are offered to other winners, as well as publication of winning articles in “Vogue.” Sec ond prize is a six months’ posi tion as feature writer on Vogue’s staff. The contest consists of two parts. First, a series of four quizzes to be answered by all en trants and second, an article to be written only by those receiv ing passing marks on the quizzes. The quizzes will be published in the November, December, Jan uary and March issues of Vogue. Judges are editors of Vogue. Winners of minor prizes will receive help from the staff of the magazine in finding jobs in fash ion work. An entrance blank must be filled out by each entrant and mailed not later than November 20, with answers to the first quiz. Movie Script Signed Research notes and a script book autographed by famous stars of the picture, “Union Pa cific,” were received as a gift to the library from Paramount Pic tures, Inc. Stars that signed the script book are: Joel McCrca, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Pres ton, Lynne Overman, Akim Tami roff, and J. Carrol Walsh. 1 GOOD LUCK WEBFOOTS EUGENE BRANCH UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND Member of FDIC I Oregon'^Emerald Copy Desk Stuff: Bill Hilton, city editor Kay Davis Virginia Wells Marianne Wells Mona MacAuley Edith Newton Carol Cook Duncan Wimpress John Mathews Dorothy Routt Pat Cossitt Night Staff: Duncan Wimpress, night editor Dick Shelton, assistant Ralph Willoughby Eston Way Janet Wagstaff Virginia Steele Anne Craven Doris Craig } Carrol Pageler Bob Edwards Pat Cossitt Dot Routt Carol Cook Phyllis Collier Edith Newton Max-ge Curt'S MOVED OVER! 'Bad Lands of Dakota' with Robert Stack anr'l Richard Dix — also — 'Mercy Island' Two Splendid Feature?) Betty Grable and Don Ameche in 'Moon Over Miami'* — also — 'The Office and the Lady' Rochelle Hudson and Roger Pryor *#l>ONALI» Two Exciting Shows 'A Yank in the R.A.F.' with Tyrone Power and Betty Grable Sidney Toler and Marybeth Hughes in Charlie Chan in Riio CLASSIFIED ADS READER ADS Ten words minimum accepted. First insertion 2c per word. Subsequent insertions 1c per wont. DISPLAY ADS Flat rate 37e column inch Frequency rate (entire term) : 35c per column inch one time a week, 34c per column inch twice or mere a week. Ads will be taken over the telephone ..n a charge basis if the advertiser is a subscriber to the phone. Mailed advertisements must have nuft'i cient remittance enclosed to cover definite number of insertions. Ads must be in Emerald business office no later than 6 p.m. prior te* the d.iy of insertion. • Wanted WILL. TAKE passenger to Port land Saturday morning. Call Francis Doran. Westminster House. Don’t Throw Used CloLifts Away ! We Will Give You CASH For Them J. BLATT 740 Willamette • Shoe Shine “Quality and Service” Across from Sigma ! hi CAMPUS Shoe Shop