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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1941)
Hilltop Observers See Eagle s View of Blackout (Emerald Reporters A1 Larsen and Herb Penny viewed the blackout last night from Skinner’s butte and College crest. Thre following article describes what they saw—on the hills and in town.) “Well, it isn’t a bad place,” he said, and so they started to dance atop the College Crest reservoir to Hogy Carmichael’s “Rockin’ Chair” while lights all over Eugene and Lane county blacked out.. Onlookers huddled in their raincoats to escape from the heavy mist and headed to their cars, saying, “Why don’t we listen to someone describe it on the radio.’’ The lights went out first on the west side, then the east side, and then the city center. When the si l ens sounded at 8:58 p.m., street lights blinked out and al most no lights could be seen. People counted and whispered. Last lights to go were the red, green, and yellow stop lights on Willamette street. Draws Crowd Earlier at the other end of town on Skinner’s butte cars had streamed up the hill to unofficial estimates of from one to two thousand. Although most were greatly disappointed to have their air raid “called on account of rain’’ they showed a keen inter est in the blackout proceedings. Men, women, children, and ba bies were all drawn to the edge of the two buttes when the first long blast was given. Anticipa tion brought almost complete quiet. Successful From the wide picture that could be had from the buttes it was obvious that the blackout had been successful. During the last 10 minutes the only lights visible in Eugene proper were a few blue lights, those of officials, and one white light from the Off With the Fuzz (Continued from page one) Ken Baker and his orchestra will swing out at 9 p.m. At 11 Thayer and Barry Campbell, mas ters of ceremonies, will announce the whisker winner and the new “Joe College’’ and “Betty Coed.’’ A prize will be awarded the whis ker winner. r ■ ■ Five boys and five girls were chosen Thursday night as final ists in the Betty and Joe contest. Their names will remain a se cret, however, until the dance, when they will be announced on ballots passed to each person who enters. Winners will be an nounced after the ballots are counted. Carolyn Holmes, campus social chairman, has announced that “collegiate” clothing, the louder the better, will help carry out the schoolhouse theme. Class pants, skirts and sweaters, and saddles and socks will complete the "typical costume.” Special Permission The dean of women has grant ed special 1 o'clock permission for University women tonight. A second public dunking took place yesterday afternoon in front of the Side, under the su pervision of Sheriff Jim Burness and his posse. Twelve beardless sophomores “ran the gauntlet.” Ex-Football Star Turns Cartoonist Len Isberg, star halfback on the Oregon football team last year, will make his debut as a cartoonist in the Eugene Regis ter-Guard Sunday. Isberg, who graduated last year, is now work ing in advertising. The series of cartoons will be run under the head of “Ever Had the Urge," and will treat “candid” shots from life. The Register Guard will be the only paper to carry the cartoons. railroad directly below. The sudden end of the black out period, as announced over the radio, brought shots of light from the parked cars. Willamette street popped back into the fore ground and soon grew into a noisy and full lighted city. Tires sang and a small sized commun ity moved down to see what it had missed below. LastOreganas To Sell Soon Twenty-five students have not yet obtained their 1941 Oreganas, Emerson Page, business mana ger of this year’s yearbook, an nounced yesterday. The books will be held for a short time only, Page declared, and will then be sold to those on the waiting list. Those who have failed to get their Oreganas are Clarence Car ter, Robert Christensen, Marjory Clear, Eileen Cooper, Arthur L. Dentler Jr., June Doyle, Adri enne Flurry, Armin Gropp, Bur son Ireland, Harold Johnson, Bet ty Ann Lemon, Fred Lloyd, Bet ty McNiece, Molly Maison. John Meany, Warren Moe, Ken neth Nehl, Jacob Risley Jr., Ro mona Roberts, Roland Rodman, Barbara Schmiedling, William Snell, Barbara Taylor, Homer Thomas, Robert Van Orden. Bronze Plaque Gives Oregon Hall Real Name ' By FRITZ GIESECKE After 20 years of pretesting, the college of social science has at least succeeded in geeting the correct name placed on its building. This week a bronze plaque bearing the name Oregon hall was placed over the building door to cover the old school of educa tion carving in the stone. Education School The school of education prior to 1921 was housed in what is now Oregon hall. In 1921, a new edu cation building was erected on the south campus and the old building was named Oregon hall. But, for some unknown reason, a sign was never placed on the new college of social science structure. Sign Asked For For many years Dean James Gilbert and his staff asked for a sign. People looking for the school of education came to the Oregon building and were forced to trek the extra distance to the new building. This caused con siderable confusion, yet it was not until 20 years later that the new building received its nam«^ where everyone could see it. Watch, Specs Held A wrist watch and a pair of glasses have been turned in to the men’s PE offices in the physical education building. Owner may have them by calling the^e. ADRIENNE AMES (star of stage, screen and radio) visits many training camps in her job as Chairman of the Entertainment Com mittee of the Home Legion. A carton of Chesterfields is a mighty welcome gift for the men in camp. Follow the lead of Adrienne Ames and send the men in the camps the cigarette that's Definitely MILDER and BETTER-TASTING Everything about Chesterfield is made for your pleasure and conve nience ... from their fine, rightly blended tobaccos to their easy-to-open cello phane jacket that keeps Chesterfield always Fresher and Cooler-Smoking. Buy a pack and try them. 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