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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1941)
Prize-Winning Poetess Casual About Success By BETTY ANN STEVENS An average of about 300 poems a year is the achievement of Barbara Hampson, activity-minded winner of the nation wide college poetry contest sponsored by the National Poetry center at Rockefeller center, New York, Miss Hampson is rather casual about the whole thing, how ever as she doesn’t believe that winning an undergraduate prize in poetry is any indication that you’re a poet. She says, “F^rob abiy Mr. Moll and Mrs. Ernst have done more than anyone to keep me writing in college. They’ve been very encouraging and kind.” Vice-President As vice-president of Phi Theta Upsdon, junior women's service honorary, a member of Pot and Quill, sergeant at arms of Hend ricks hall where she has lived in the same room for three years, and a national representative in the YWCA cabinet, she is a very busy person. She is never too busy to write poetfy though, be cause she feels that the more you do, the more you have to write about. She also tries to find time for horseback riding. Barbara writes most of her poetry late at night. She had a little trouble when she was a freshman in that she couldn’t seem to make the upperclassmen understand how important her poetry was when they tried to make her go to bed. Incidentally, she says she hates people that go to b'-d early. Began at Six Her first literary effoit was produced at the ripe old age of *?iK, when she wrote what she con siders some very silly things about roses blooming around the dooc Barbara would “really and truly” like to write and publish books of poetry, but since she wouldn't like to “starve in a gar ret," she wants to “go to San Francisco and do feature work or advertising on a newspaper” w hen she graduates. Leaning back in a chair, Bar bara remarked, “I like to lean bicl in chairs, but my roommate won't let me because I always fall, over and break the chair.” Her prizewinning poem follows: Song of Myself Half of me is a feather And half of me is a stone. OU, Lord Jehovah, what will I be When I am a woman grown? j For half of me seems fire And half of me seems snow; And What am I going to do. Lord, And where am I going to go? And how are you going to keep me Asleep on my little hill With the stars and the laughing roses When half of me won't lie still? Dean Morse Stresses Economics in Talks Dean Victor P. Morris of the school of business administration wilt speak in Cottage Grove on the economic impacts of the war effort Thursday night at 0:30. and will address the AAUW on international affairs over station KO/vC December 10. Monday night Dean Morris ap peared in his series of KOAC broadcasts on the “World in Re view Student Art Display A water color exhibit of paint ing- by Neil Koch, sophomore pointing major, is being shown in the foyer of the locker room gf the art school. Tue water colors are of Eugene and vicinity done this fall, and are part of a series of one nnui shoo s by the art students. (JO Alumnus Will Head National IFC John M. MacGregor, ’23, who was student body president in his senior year, has just been elected chairman of the National Inter fraternity conference, according to word received by Karl W. On thank, dean of personnel admin istration, from the Associated Press. Mr. MacGregor is now a prac ticing attorney in New York City. In undergraduate days on the campus he wras president of his fraternity, was the organizer of the Masonic group which was instrumental in getting the Ma sonic building on Fourteenth street rjrxt to Westminster house. Heads Alums He has been head of the New York City alumni of the Univer sity, active in the support of the University in many ways. He has been a province chief of his fra ternity, and for a number of years on its national council. More recently the new presi dent has been chairman of the le gal committee of the Interfra ternity conference and active in. its affairs. His latest interest in that connection has been the pro motion of the exchange of stu dents between colleges and uni versities in the United States and those of Latin America. Exchange Students The Interfraternity conference is now encouraging fraternities in this country to cooperate in ar rangements for exchange stu dents by offering living in their houses. He recently arranged a lunch eon for prominent alumni and for Dr. Donald M. Erb, University president, on his recent trip to New York and other eastern cit ies. YW toDiscuss Sea beck Life Every campus coed is invited to take part in the open YVV cab inet meeting1 on “Seabeck Ech oes" this afternoon at 4:30 in the YWCA bungalow, Marge Dibble, chairman, said. Betty riankington, Abbie Jane White, Genevieve Working, and girls who attended the conference last June will be present to give the highlights of camp life. Photographs, games, and songs of the camp will be presented at the meeting. The Seabeck camp is on the coast near Seattle and is attended bv student leaders from colleges in the Northwest. Love, Marriage Committee chairmen for the 1942 love and marriage series were announced last night by Janet Morris, chairman of the series. They will meet at 4 p.m. today in Dean Onthank's office. Committeemen, appointed last night are: Les Anderson, Marge Curtis. Bill Ettleson. Don McKin ney, and Mary Ellen Smith. Nine Men Start ‘Druids’ For Aid Of Freshmen (Continued from page one) Wes Sullivan, managing editor of the Oregana; Pat Cloud, president of the junior class; Ray Packouz, WSSF fund director; John Bust ertid, junior representative on the executive committee; Les Ander son, president of the rally com mittee; and Jeff Kitchen, assist ant educational activities man ager. Ten Members According to its constitution, membership of the organization shall at no time exceed 10. They will have one faculty adviser, ap pointed by the Druid's president at the beginning of each year. New members must be juniors with at least one year’s attend ance at the University before their official membership. Mem bers will be chosen by unanimous vote of the incumbent members on the basis of their service to the University. Membership shall become inactive after one year. There are no regular membership dues. Seven-Point Program Their seven-point program as set down in the petition, signed by the nine organizers, is out lined as follows: (1) To sponsor the freshman activity assembly at the first of the year. (2) To revise the activ ity card file in the educational activities office, and to attempt to eliminate partiality in activity programs because of house affil iations, but instead to promote advancement by merit. (3) To Register al' freshmen according to their activity inter ests. (4) To open an office for one week at the first of fall term to which freshmen could come for personal interviews concern ing their individual activity in terests. (5) To cooperate with The administration and leaders in campus activities. (6) To contact students out side of living organizations and present to them the possible channels of activities which they may enter. (7) To sponsor a plaque whereupon will be en graved the names of those fresh men who have been outstanding in campus activities their first year. Workshop Gives Radio Phantasy “The Pussy Cat find the Ex pert Plumber Who Was a Man,” a phantasy by Arthur Miller, is to be the production of the Uni versity radio workshop Thursday evening from 7:30 to 8:30 over KOAC. According to Marvin Krenk, director of the production, the phantasy concerns a cat who learned to speak English and has political ambitions. Being a cat, this enables him to get informa tion which he would otherwise be unable to get. In the cast are Bill Wood, Pat Stanard, Norma Baker, Jack Brown, Ted Harmon, Owen Gott schald, Frank Watkins, Katherine Hardenbrook, Margery Hoffman, Harold Morgan, and Bob Mundt. Taking care of the musical tran sitions are Elaine Voss and Juliet Glasby, and the sound crew is Bill Bishop and Bob Bryant. The first 45 minutes of the pro duction will be devoted to the play, with the remaining 15 min utes. * Many difficult sound problems such as the sound of a watch be ing wound and a train standing stili in a station have been en countered in this production, Mr. Krenk said. Oregon ^Emerald Tuesday Advertising Staff: Jeanne Routt, manager Harriet Siepel Russell Smelser Harriet Noyes Monday Office Staff: Betty Lee Stuart Lois Clause Mary Allen Yvonne Umphlette Jean Marshall Penny Mullen Night Staff: Ruth Jordan, night editor Veva Peterson Copy Desk Staff: Fritz Timmen, city editor Mudge Brooke Bette Miller Maureen Conklin Jean Borglum Artists Give Talks, Dinner For Visitors A huge black and white sign reading “Next Wednesday Is Vis iting Architects’ Day,” greeted drafting room students Monday. The sign, made by Cy Nims, president of the Drafting Room club, was to remind all architec ture students of the coming visit of three Portland architects. The visitors will be Fred Aandahl, Glenn Stanton, and George Ward ner. The architects will be in the drafting room Wednesday after noon to discuss problems with the individual students. At 6:30 that evening a banquet will be held at the Anchorage for the Architects, members of the fac ulty, and students. Tickets are 75 cents and may be purchased from Mabel A. Houck, librarian of the art school. Later in the evening the group will go to the Little Art gallery for informal discussion. Libe Meet Open to All A University library staff meeting Thursday, December 4, will be open to all students desir ing to come. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the browsing room. Mrs. Ottilie Seyboit will read Alice Duer Miller's “White Cliffs of Dover.” Betrothal Announced Mrs. Alice Macduff, assistant dean of women, announced the engagement of her daughter, Bet ty Ann Macduff to Dr. Ivan F. Duff, BA 1931, University of Oregon and MA 1940, University of Michigan. The marriage will be in Eugene early in February. ISA Voters (Continued from page one) For senior representative: War ren Phelps. For representatives from the* campus at large: Marvin Gorrie, Gerald Huestis, Milton Small, and Erwin Snyder. > ■ ■ ! **——— p CLAY ome\o Phone I 2968 VEEDOL Sa^dif-dtecK LUBRICATION ON THE CAMPUS Gamfutl » Calendar YMCA cabinet meets today at 4:30 at the Seabeck rally in the YWCA bungalow. YMCA frosh commission meet3 today at 4:30 in the YMCA house. Heads of houses meet at 4:30 in the men's lounge of Gerlinger hall. Frosh commission meeting day at 4 p.m. in the YWCA hut. Love and marriage series com mittee members meet at 4 p.m. today in Dean Onthank’s office.' Episcopal students will meet for their regular holy commun ion at 7 o’clock Wednesday morn ing in Gerlinger hall. Immediate ly following, breakfast will be served and will end in time for 8 o’clock classes. “Seabeck Echoes” is the theme of the open YWCA cabinet meeting to be held this afternoon at in the “YW” bungalow. Lost Items In Art Libe Art students who have dis covered some of their valuables missing might well consult with Mabel A. Houck, librarian of the art school. At present Mrs. Houck has the following items in her office which have been found recently in the architecture and allied arts school: One fountain pen, two pen to^ one cigarette case, one pair of gloves, one string of pearl beads, three bracelets, and one ring. These things may be claimed by their owners in Mrs. Houck’s office within the next three days. After that time they will be turned in at the lost and found department at he Universiy de pot. CHOOSE AN 'N r ELGIN DeLuxe 17 JEWELS Christmas morning ... and proudly on her wrist a dainty new Elgin De Luxe! 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