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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1941)
Visiting Architects Hold AAA Student Discussions Three architects from Portland, Glenn Stanton, George Wardner, and C. H. Wicks, visited the architectural school yes terday to talk with students and discuss problems of interest to architects. Mr. Stanton, chairman of the educational activities commit tee of the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Archi tecture for the last ten years, is a frequent visitor in the Phi Beta Kappa initiation Held Six outstanding senior men and women were given the right to wear the coveted gold key of Phi Beta Kappa Wednesday, when inition into the scholastic hon orary was held in the Osburn hotel. The senior six are Avis Klemme, Walter Krause, Robert S. Lovell, Alice Luvaas, Milton M. Small, and Nicholas V. Rias anovsky. Miss Julia Burgess, re tired professor of English, was made an honorary member of the President Welcomes Dr. A. R. Moore, president of the Oregon Alpha chapter wel comed the initiates into the chap ter, and Nicholas Riasanovsky gave the response. More seniors will be pledged to Phi Beta Kappa during spring term of 1942. After the initiation and dinner, the group attended the address of Dr. Bela Bartok, Hungarian pianist-composer-lecturer, who spoke on “Some Problems of Eastern Folk Music” in the music auditorium. South American's Talk (Continued from page two) is sure South Americans as a whole want none of Hitler and will fight if he reaches for them. It also wants to be sure they are able to fight, and fight with a will. We don’t know how many Nazis there are in Latin Amer ica. But we assume that if Hitler has a grain of sense there are thousands of Nazis doing all they can to paralyze resistance and spread disunity in the Western ‘ Hemisphere. Dussaq was, of course, right wli?n he said the South Ameri can and the North American were poles apart. His assertion that one is theoretical and the other practical is probably close to the truth. We can sympathize with the perennial Latin-Ameri can complaint that Hollywood doesn’t do right by them. But un der the watchful eye of Nelson Rockefeller and Sumner Welles, official America is leaning over backwards, treading on tiptoe, and holding its breath now for fear of offending our brothers south of the border. That is as it should be. In the past we have exploited them, financed the men who shot them in their revolutions, landed the marines on top of them, made fun of them, and ignored them. It is our turn to learn to respect the Latin American and to under stand how he thinks and acts. It is the United States’ business to lead off in this business of estab lishing a “common faith and trust,” as Dussaq said, with its southern neighbors. drafting room. He said it is be coming a tradition for him and several other architects to visit here soon after Thanksgiving every year. Early Grad Mr. Stanton graduated with the first class to finish the five-year course presented by the archi tecture school. He commented that the school has grown con siderable in the years since then, as when he finished there were only 20 students in the class. He later studied at Boston Tech and in Europe. Mr. Warner and Mr. Wicks are also graduates of U. of O., finish ing in ’29 and '31 respectively. Mr. Stanton says the school has changed in many ways since he was a student here. He remem bered times when he and his classmates would study in the drafting room all night. At 6:30 about 35 members of the faculty and students went to the Anchorage where a banquet was held to honor the Portland visitors. Following the banquet the group went to the Little Art gal lery for informal discussion. Program Planned For YWCA Christmas Tea Every senior, junior, and soph omore girl on the Oregon cam pus is especially invited to at tend the Christmas tea which will be given in the YWCA bungalow this afternoon at 4, Patty Pear son, chairman of teas, announced. Freshman girls will meet Fri day at 4 in Gerlinger for their annual Christmas tree program and fellowship meeting, Gerd Hansen declared. Christmas carols led by Fran ces Fleetwood and Christmas sto ries told by Mrs. Burnett will be special features of the program. Phyllis Gray will give a piano solo, and' tea and cookies will be served by the hospitality com mittee. The program has been planned so that coeds may come and go any time from 4 to 5, Miss Pear son declared. Moving Petitions Due From Dorm Students Students who wish to move from the dorms next term to other residences must obtain peti tions from Mrs. Genevieve Tur nipseed, director of dormitories, and file them in her office by Friday, December 5. Petitions are available at Mrs. Turnipseed’s office in John Straub Memorial hall, and must be filed there when filled out. The housing committee will pass on each petition, and notify the stu dent by mail of its acceptance. Mrs. Turnipseed has warned that students who file no petition will not be allowed to move from he dorm. FILTERED j SMOKING I GENUINE FILTERS FOR MEDICO PIPES PACKED ONLY IN INIS RED & BLACK BOX -I 66 Baffle Filter whirl-cools smoke; traps juices, flakes and nicotine in pipes, cigarette and cigar holders. FINEST BRIAR MONEY CAN BUY Oregon ^Emerald Night Staff: Jack Billings, night editor 1 Marjorie Young, assistant Ted Bush Margaret Brooke Betty Ann Stevens Copy Desk: Duncan Wimpress, city editor Yvonne Umphlette Barbara Younger Peggy Wright Marilyn Wiley Bill Hilton Wednesday Office Staff: Betty Stuart Lorraine Long Yvonne Umphlette Lorraine Davidson Carolyn McKinley Penny Mullen Thursday Advertising Staff: Lieth Brown and Marilyn Marshall, managers Marilyn Wiley Maxine Cunning Margaret Deane Dorothy Manely Means to Talk On Malayans Ten years spent in the Dutch East Indies and jungles of Ma laya form the background for the lecture which Dr. Paul B. Means, head of the religion de partment, will give to members of Condon club Thursday night. Scheduled for 8 p.m. in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall, the lec ture is open to anyone interested. Dr. Means will discuss people of the Indies and Malaya, and their habits and customs. He spent the ten years until May, 1939, as an educational mission ary there, and during that time made frequent trips into the Ma lay jungle. He often spent a week or ten days at a time in the jun gle living with natives in their own homes. Timid Natives Dr. Means reports that he found most of the jungle natives timid and afraid of strangers rather than hostile. For this rea son, it is extremely difficult to get good pictures of their life. Pictures which Dr. Means will show with his lecture will depict native life and problems of food supply, disease, and contact with outside civilizations. During his lecture, Dr. Means will discuss the problem of adapt ing the primitive cultures of jun gle tribes so that they may be able to survive and resist these outside civilizations. Trade Last (Continued from page tivo) recreation and health. “College authorities have been concerned,” a statement said, “with the dis rupting effects of the world situ ation, not only on enrollments but also cn the morale of the students pursuing their normal courses. “The signs of restlessness and un certainty, as well as the loss of interest of some students in main taining high academic perform ance, made their appearance last year.” A counselor of men has been appointed to direct a clear ing house of their problems. He is expected to give advice on finan cial aid, personal and vocational problems, social adjustment, and student employment. Announcer: “The band will play while they are trying for the extra point.” Versatile, eh? —Varsity News. Spring has sprung Fall has fell Winter is here And it’s colder than— it was was last year. —McMinnvillan Miss Lucia Wiley, ’28, has been commissioned to do a mural for the new Tillamook postoffice. Political Cat Talks Tonight Tonight the University of Ore gon radio workshop is presenting “The Pussy Cat and the Expert Plumber Who Was a Man," a phantasy by Arthur Miller about a cat with political ambitions which learns to speak English. The workshop presentation will be from 7:30 to 8:30 over KOAC from the University extension studios. An informal quiz, being under taken for the first time, will also be a feature of the program, an nounced Marvin Krenk, director of the production. Cast Named In the cast are Bill Wood, Pat Stanard, Norma Baker, Jack Brown, Ted Harmon, Owen Gott schald, Frank Watkins, Kather ine Hardenbrook, Margery Hoff man, Harold Morgan, and Bob Mundt, with Elaine Voss and Juliet Glasby taking charge of musical transitions, and Bill Bishop and Bob Bryant the sound crew. The program offers many un usual sound problems to be solved, said Mr. Krenk. At Second Glance (Continued from page tzco) Baldermann, DU’s Les Anderson, Gamma hall’s A1 Wong, Kappa Sig’s Foster, Fiji’s Bill Lonigan, Phi Delt'3 Doc Hayes, Phi Psi’s Henry Camp, Phi Sig’s Bob Chris tenson, Pi Kap's Bob Cherney, Sherry Ross’ Johnny Kahananui, SAE’s Bob Beckner, Sigma Chi’s Art Wiggins, SAM’s Morrie Stein, Sigma Nu’s Paul McCarty, Sig Ep’s Duncan Wimpress, Bob Fra zier, Theta Chi’s Jim Frost, and Casanova Co-op’s Steve Worth, Marvin Gorrie and Harry Pron gas. As the counterpart for “Mole” comes the smooth “Oily” with such nominations as ATO’s Hank Cavanaugh, Beta’s Bill Regner, Chi Psi’s Chan Clarkson, Camp bell Co-op’s Dean Forbes, Canard Club’s John Cavanagh, Delt’s Norman Foster, DU’s Ed Moshof sky, Gamma hall’s John Emer son, Kappa Sig’s Jack Lansing, Fiji’s Bill McKevitt, Phi Delt’s Dick Turner, Phi Psi’s Pat Kel ler, Phi Sig’s Jack Josse, Pi Kap’s Tommy Roblin, Sherry Ross’ Joe Miller or Bette Christenson, SAE’s Ralph Tarola, SAM’s Jack Saltzman, Sigma Chi’s Jeff Kitchen, Sigma hall’s “dark horse,” Sigma Nu’s Greg Decker, Sig Ep’s Morry Solomon, Theta Chi’s Dick Schultz, and Casan ova co-op’s three inhabitants. BY THE DORM’S EARLY LIGHT and idle patter about the campus green . . . that if the state didn’t pay their three-to one ratio in supporting the school, tuition would cost about $100 a term; $210 a term for Cal ifornians, but mebbe it’s worth it . . . Sig Ep pledges Keith Hop pes and Bob Mundt could shake the rafters of any assembly with their version of “Rhumboogie” . . . Kappa's Dorothy Havens skipping through the rain with a cheery “hello” . . . rumor has it that the WPA intends to leave the campus grass alone until at least spring term, before they start to tear it up and put it down ... in the same place . . . Saturday will be the last day for campus mascots to drop the three. hour course, “Arts and Litters.” SHORT STORIETTE: At the Oregon-OSC game last week, the couple sat apart from the stu dent body section. As they held hands, he leaned to her ear, at the same time pointing to a cer tain place on the field. “See him?” he asked. “Another week and he’ll be our best man.” She turned quickly and smiled. “Bill, dear, this is so sudden!” MIDNIGHT FLASH! At 12 o’clock last night, over 700 votes Senior, junior, and sophomore coeds are invited to the Christ mas tea this afternoon at 4 in the “YW” bungalow. A special pro gram has been planned so that students may come and go any time between 4 and 5. Westminster students meet this evening at 6 for their regular potluck in Westminster house. They will hold a business meeting and discuss the Christmas pro gram of December 14. All coeds who are going to take part in the “YW” speech squad rons meet this afternoon at 4 o’clock in the YWCA office. Routes for the different groups will be announced. There will be an Amphibian meeting at 7:30 tonight. All members and pledges must at tend. All house athletic managers are to be in the WAA social meeting group in Gerlinger at 4 p.m. Thursday. Those who can not be present should send a sub stitute with correct information about teams. This includes mana gers of modern dance, badminton, fencing, archery, swimming, and all others. The PropeHer club, foreign trade organization, will meet to night at 7:30 in room 203, Chap man building. A movie will be shown and all students interest ed in foreign trada are invited to attend. University badminton club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, De cember 5. had been cast in the ideal “mole” contest . . . the leaders were: Bob Christianson 176, Marcus Wink lev 105, Doc Hayes 102, Morrie Stein 91, Paul Bocci 72. Voting is till 5 tomorrow in front of the Side. CLASSIFIED ADS READER ADS Ten words minimum accepted. First insertion 2c per word. Subsequent insertions Ic per word. DISPLAY ADS Flat rate 37c column inch Frequency rate (entire term) : 35c per column inch one time a week, 34c per column inch twice or more a week. Ads will be taken over the telephone on a char ye basis if the advertiser is a subscriber to the phone. Mailed advertisements must ha ve suffi cient remittance enclosed to oover definite number of insertions. Ads must be in Emerald business office no later than 6 p.m. prior to the day of insertion. • Transportation ROUND TRIP to Los Angeles and San Diego for holidays on December 20. 1941 car. Room for 2 passengers. Phone 1080W. • For Sale WILL SACRIFICE EQUITY in ’34 Chev. roadster. Motor, tires, good shape. 944 E. 19th.