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L I ori AK Y U. OF ORE. RAGE 2: 'Oregon Takes A Hand .. / in Forums Oregon pa PAGE 5: Axe Deletes Boxing, Wrestling VOLUME XLIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1942 NUMBER 52 Forum Series Organized 26 Pledged, Winter Rush Week Ends Twenty-six girls were pledged Monday by 12 of the campus sor orities, as the winter term pledge period opened. Neophytes are: —-ASpha Delta Pi: Mary Stanley. Alpha Gamma Delta: Fenna Van Gelder, Enna Van Gelder, Betty Jean Hoblick, and Jean Thomson. Alpha Omicron Pi: Maxine Martin. Alpha Phi: Clover Jean Cox, and Barbara Morrison. Chi Omega: Irma Unden. Delta Delta Delta: Margaret Deane. Delta Gamma: Grace Henry. Gamma Phi Beta: Majalaine LeBeck, Betty Jane Reymers, Charlotte Cummins, Carolyn Vaughn, Sue Lewis. Kappa Alpha Theta: Dorothy l^ayden, Mary Riley, and Donna Jones. Kappa Kappa Gamma: Gerd Hansen. Sigma Kappa: Miriam Hoff man, Dorothy Mattis, Elaine Voss, Corrine Croft. Zeta Tau Alpha: Helen Kresh, and Louanne Best. Jobs Opened On Emerald Persons interested in working on the Emerald will meet tonight at 7:30 in 105 Journalism for ap pointment to working posts on the daily, according to Helen Angell, editor. Appointments to upper news staff positions will be announced by Miss Angell and Ray Schrick, managing editor. Plans will be discussed for a luncheon for Em erald workers, similar to lunch eons held at the beginning of win ter and spring terms last year. Several vacancies remain open for reporters, Bob Frazier, news editor, said last night. Sopho mores and upperclassmen, and persons having previous Emerald experience will be given prefer ence for these positions, he said. Air Raid? Student Observers Man Library Listening Post An aircraft observation post has been established atop the University library as a part of the Lane county defense plan, it was announced yesterday by Luther S. Cressman, head of the anthropology department, who is chief observer for the post. Six fraternity houses have been signed up for observation duty and members of the houses will man the post 24 hours a day for seven days a week. The fraternities cooperating with Dr. Cressman in this vital matter of civilian defense are Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa PLANS READY Janet Morris, chairman of the love and marriage series, an nounced that the first lecture of the series will be given February 12. Probable speaker will be Dr. Paul Popenoe, heart of the Los Angeles family relations clinic. Apologies The ninth corps area bawled us out For the Emerald’s recent endeav or To picture a graphic description Of Oregon’s recent weather. To mislead the Nipponese And also to play safe; to many Who ask about the clime, we say “Today we are not having any.” —J.W.S. German Invasions Fail Reports War Worker By JANET WAGSTAFF Mrs. A. R. Crum, former housemother of Alpha Chi Omega, who has been in England since the outbreak of the war, told University housemothers yesterday that although it was not widely publicized, an invasion of England by Germans in flatboats had been attempted twice. The first time they were fought off by the RAF; the next time the English were better prepared: oil was poured on the water and ignited, Burning some in vaders and making passage for ^he rest impossible. Hurt in Raid Mrs. Crum has experienced many air raids, and one bomb hit was scored near the hospital in which she was working. The concussion of this bomb threw her backwards and broke the medicine bottle in her hand, seriously cutting her face. “These bombings have not af fected British morale;’’ Mrs. (Please turn to page eight) Sigma, and Phi Delta Theta. The observation time has been set up in three reliefs of 24 hours each. An assistant chief observer, acting for Dr. Crcssman, will be in charge of each relief. They are Bruce Hamby, 1st relief; John Warren, 2nd relief; and Lou Tor geson, 3rd relief. Alternate Shifts Two fraternity houses will be responsible for having observers at the post for each relief. One house will' provide observers for the 12 hours from noon to mid night and the other from mid night until noon, alternating shifts each wreek. The observation post has direct telephone connection with the Eugene filter center in the ar mory. At a meeting last week members of the six fraternities were given elementary instruc tion in aircraft observation by of ficials of the filter center. Two at Post Each fraternity house is re sponsible for its relief and the president of the houses have (Please turn to page eight) Activities Board Names Ad Head What the educational activities board did: 1. Approved the appointment of Betty Jane Biggs as advertis ing manager of the Oregon Daily Emerald. 2. Passed the winter term bud get of the educational activities board. 3. Reduced the number of Em eralds to be printed for campus distribution by 200 copies. Betty Jane Biggs, former asso ciate editor of the Emerald, was officially approved by the execu tive council last night to replace Warren Roper as advertising manager of the Emerald. Roper, who is still in school, resigned from the position. The 200-copy reduction in the number of Emeralds to be pi inted for campus distribution was oc casioned by the lowered enroll ment this term. Oregana The Oregana, student-published annual, will have the same size page next year, a vote of the council decided. A special meeting of the activ ities board will take place Friday, January 24. POST OPEN Bette Morfitt, who was gradu ated at the end of fall term, leaves the position of ASUO sec retary-treasurer vacant. Appli cants will be interviewed Thurs day. UO Vacancy Petition Due Petitions of persons desiring the position of secretary-treasur er* of the ASUO must be filed in the educational activities office before 5 p.m. Wednesday, ASUO President Lou Torgeson an nounced last night. Applicants will be interviewed by members of the exedutive committee at 4 p.m. Thursday, Torgeson said. The position is the one left open when Bette Morfitt, elected last spring, was graduat ed from the University at the end of fall term. Miss Morfitt’s failure to return to school leaves Torgeson the only member of the “upper” com mittee occupying the post to which he was elected in spring elections. Jim Frost, elected as second vice-president, was made ( Please turn to pat/c i'i<lht) Faculty Joins UO Students In Discussion To stimulate student interest in current affairs, the first in a series of “forums” will come to Oregon Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in 207 Chapman. Five facility members will lead the discussions, after which a group of eight students of “above average scholastic abil ity” will ask questions and at tempt to start discussion from the audience. Informal Discussions will be informal and will deal with subjects of a “national, local, and campus na ture,” Lou Torgeson, ASUO pres ident, said last night. Faculty and student personnel will change from week to week, if the forums* are continued. al forum is Dr. C. G. Howard, professor of law. General topic id “The World We Want After the Leader of the first experiment War.” Other faculty members an * their topics are: Topics Dr. Calvin Crumbaker, profes sor of economics, “Inside the USA;’’ Dr. Waldo Schumaker, professor of political science, “Basic Causes Leading to the Present Crisis,’’ Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of bus iness administration, “Across Our Borders’’; Rev. E. S. Bart lam, rector of St. Mary’s Episco pal church, “Values to Live By.’’ < Please turn to pa</e eiijht) Identification Photos Photographs for new students will be taken this afternoon from t to 5 in room 3 Johnson hall. These identification photo graphs are required of all new undergraduate students enter ing the University this term. * Director Dedicates Play The University theater’s production of “Mice and Men,” which plays January 16, 17, and 20, has been dedicated to a. former student, Alice Hult, by its director, Horace W. Robin son, assistant of drama. Miss Hult attended the University from 1934 to 1936, appear ing in many campus shows. Later, as a member of a group of San F rancisco players, she was the first to play Curley’s wife in a stage production of “Of Mice and Men.” Author’s Permission The author, John Steinbeck, who is remembered also for "Graces of Wrath” and “Tortil la Flat,” saw the stage play as done by this group and he grant ed permission for stage perform ance. Chief among Miss Hult’s cam pus successes were “Street Scene,” “Small Miracle” and “The Queen’s Husband.” “Of Mice and Men” will bring to student audiences a number of veteran Guild players. Jerry Lakefish will play George, ranch hand who travels with the men tally child-like Lonnie, played by Robert Steedman. One Woman Parker McNeil portrays Candy, the pitiful old' man who cleans the stabe. Dave Zilka is the vic ious Curley. Curley’s wife will be done by Ramona Roberts who is the only woman in the cast. Slim and Carlson will be played, by Robert Farrow and James Bronson. For reservations phone 3300, local 216, box office, John son hall.