Winter Term
toan Figure
ower in ‘42
There were 161 less student
loans made by the University on
registration day of this winter
term than last year at the same
time, according to figures com
piled by C. K. Stalsberg, cashier,
?#Tcl released by J. O. Lindstrom,
business manager.
A total of $8,411.69 was passed
over the cashier's counter the
first day of this term while last
year’s first day total was $13,
066.80. No figures are now avail
able on the long-term loans made
since registration day of this
term. However, the total for last
fall term was $19,574.45. This is
$10,061.30 less than the total for
the 1940 fall term of $29,635.75.
Three Points
Virgil D. Earl, dean of men,
attributed this difference to three
things: (1) the drop in enroll
this year and especially this
term; (2) the increase in employ
ment in students’ home towns, re
sulting in more support from
home; (3) the fact that many
men of 'military age have been
called to service or taken defense
jobs in Eugene, leaving many
good part-time positions open to
University students.
Mr. Stalsberg showed that this
is a comparatively recent devel
opment since the 1939-40 school
year loan total was $88,080.32,
while the total for the year 1940
41 was $98,774.33, an increase of
$10,694.01.
flr Increase Expected
He pointed out that an in
crease could safely be expected
for the spring term. This was in
dicated by the fact that each year
an increase occurs. Last spring
term $39,101.26 was borrowed,
compared to the winter term to
tal of $13,066.80.
“It would be a good idea,” said
Mr. Stalsberg, “if students would
look ahead and plan their fi
nances for this spring term. If
they find they will come out
short they should apply at least
a month ahead for a long-term
loan, payable during the sum
mefc’L
Dance Group Will Hold
Medford High Concert
The Master Dance group is go
ing to give a lecture demonstra
tion and evening concert at the
Medford high school auditorium
next Monday evening, according
|to Thomas Hardy, president of
■the group.
, About twenty members will
■nake the trip. Several students
»re planning to leave here Satur
day and the others will go Sun
<my in order to have time for a
dress and light rehearsal at the
ajuditorium before their Monday
performance.
Mrs. Pirkko Roecker, instruc
tor in physical education, and
Mrs. Art Holman will accompany
the students. Mrs. Holman is the
accompanist. She has composed
•nusic for the dances to be pre
iented.
Miss Sue Moshberger, physical
ducation teacher at Medford
ligh school, has made arrange
nents for the program.
The group will return to the
ampus Tuesday morning.
tahlberg to Speak
W. A. Dahlberg, assistant pro
gor of speech, will speak Fri
fay afternoon, January 23, be
3re the junior and senior high
Ichool assembly at Cottage
trove. His subject will be “The
trandeur of Silence.”
faculty In jb&l&nAe . . .
UO Defense Committee
Declares Objectives
By TED GOODWIN
Dr. Howard R. Taylor, chairman of the University faculty
committee on cooperation for national defense, declared the
committee’s aims Wednesday, stating-, “We want to work out
a sound program of continual education to the best interests
of national defense.’’
The committee was appointed by President Donald M. Erb
when President Roosevelt de
clared a national emergency.
Since last fall the committee has
been working toward coordina
tion between civilian defense or
ganizations and the campus.
Working in cooperation with
the Lane county defense council
which in turn works under the
state and nationwide organiza
tions, the University committee
has arranged to carry out a full
program of cooperation with ev
ery phase of defense activity.
Dean Is Go-Between
Dean Karl W. Onthank will
act as go-between for the facul
ty and student committees in
training students for lookouts,
wardens, guards, and emergen
cy patrolmen.
Earl M. Pallett, registrar, is
the coordinator to contact How
ard Merriam, Lane county de
fense chairman, Dr. Taylor said.
Present plans call for a can
vass of the campus to contact
each person and have him fill out
a questionnaire covering person
al information and experience or
a desire to serve in any one of
the many volunteer defense ca
pacities.
"An attempt will be made,"
Dr. Taylor said, "to find an as
signment for everyone that is
willing to work.”
Some of the questions consid
ered by the committee are the
possibility of a complete campus
blackout in 60 seconds, promot
ing sales of defense bonds and
stamps, and making the faculty
and students aware of their part
in defense, Dr. Taylor said.
“We must get behind the sale
of bonds and stamps,” he said,
"establish the bond buying habit
and divert surplus money into
helping to win the war.”
Birth Documents Needed
Students not yet having- pos
session of their birth certificates
are urged to obtain them as soon
as possible. Dr. Taylor told how
it is becoming more and more
necessary that a person have his
birth certificate with him. In or
der to travel, hold a defense, job,
join the armed forces, or volun
teer for civilian defense work, it
is required that citizenship be
established. This can best be done
with a birth certificate.
Students born in Oregon may
obtain their certificates by send
ing 50 cents to the state health
officer in Salem. Out-of-state
students may obtain them from
the office of the city comptrol
ler, county clerk, city recorder,
or by writing to their state’s in
formation bureau.
“Most of our work is not very
dramatic,” Dr. Taylor smiled,
"but it is vital, and we try to
sift the policies suggested and
obtain the highest degree of per
fection and cooperation.”
School Speed-up
Regarding the question of school
the year around, Dr. Taylor said
that the committee was “wrorking
on it.” He said that the army and
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navy are very much in favor of
a four-quarter year. There are,
however, several strong points
against stepping up education, he
said.
It is impractical to shorten the
courses so that students may go
through the motions of getting
educated, he declared. It may be
possible to carry a full year of
school for students who are able
to continue through the summer.
The medical school has already
gone on a four-quarter year, he
said.
The present curriculum meets
naval reserve requirements, and
a marked growth in the mathe
matics classes seems to indicate
that students a^e taking advan
tage of the opportunity to get
into the navy through the Uni
versity.
Members of the committee are:
Dr. Taylor, C. B. Beall, A. E. Cas
well, C. M. Hulten, R. M. Lyon,
W. B. Riddlesbarger, Warren D.
Smith, Miss Mabel Wood, Karl
W. Onthank, and Earl M. Pallett.
Thacher Announces
Student Story Contest
Announcement, of the annual
Marshall - Case - Haycox short
story contest, open to all regu
larly enrolled undergraduate stu
dents at the University, was made
by W. F. G. Thacher, professor
of English and advertising.
There are no restrictions as to
length or subject of the manu
scripts, which should be submit
ted to Mr. Thacher on or be
fore February 15. Manuscripts,
however, must be typed and in
duplicate. One may be a carbon
if legible. The name of the con
testant may not appear on the
manuscript, but is to be written
on a piece of paper and enclosed
in an envelope, on the face of
which will appear the name of
the story submitted.
Prizes are $50, first prize: and
$25 second prize.
Libe Display Stresses
Nutrition for Defense
An exhibition on nutrition for
national defense is on display in
the library this week through the
efforts of the campus committee
on nutrition for national defense
and the home economics depart
ment.
Government material on nutri
tion, posters, and general reading
on food in books and pamphlets
are included. American, British,
Danish, Swedish, Hawaiian, and
Chinese cook books are shown in
the case at the east end of the
room.
Miss Mabel A. Wood, head of
the home economics department,
and Miss Bernice Rise, circulation
librarian, arranged the display.
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Before
The
Skiing
Trip
Fill Up
VEEDOL
Lubrication
DANNER’S associated
ROTC Seniors
Recommended
Col. R. M. Lyon, head of the
University military science de
partment announced that applica
tions from 56 advanced ROTC
students have been received by
the department and that they
have been recommended for com
missions as second lieutenants in
the U. S. army reserve.
Webster Tyler and William
Kirkpatrick, on completion of
their fall term's work, received
their appointments on December
19, to the signal and air corps,
respectively.
Five Await Certificates
Five students, not yet 21 years
old, will receive certificates of
eligibility on graduation in June
and will be appointed on reaching
their majority. They are Thomas
Hardy, Ernest Murphy, Gene
Brown, and Frank Row’e.
William Knight and Raymond
Conroy will be eligible for ap
pointment to the quartermaster
corps on completion of their six
weeks camp training. Loyal Lang
will be eligible for an infantry
appointment also after fulfilling
this requirement.
The remainder of the students,
who, on June 11, will have suc
cessfully completed their military
training course, are qualified and
eligible for appointments to the
officers’ reserve.
The following students are
qualified to enter the air corps:
Richard Draper, Emerson Page.
Don Swink, March Bowers, Ted
Lindley, Duane Carlson, and
Robert Currin.
Infantrymen
Those assigned to infantry regi
ments are: Paul Bocci, Kenneth
Bowes, Robert Cherney,- James
Creighton, James Curry, Eugene
Didak, William Regner, Jerome
Shank, Walker Treece, Ernest
^Williams, Richard Blickenstaff,
Kenneth Boyle, Kenneth Christ
ianson, David Knox, Warren
Phillips, and Fred Stickles.
Also assigned to infantry are:
Frank Albrecht, Ralph Currin,
James Frost, William Fugit, Al
vin Gray, Julian Ellsworth, David
Scoggin, W’illis McCarthy, Frank
McKinney, John Raffetto, Morry
Stein, Dick Warren, and Stephen
Bush.
Those scheduled to enter the
quartermaster corps are: Allen
Adams, James Dmkheimer, Carl
Little, James Russell, Edwin
Wheeler, William Browne, Albert
Carney, Raymond Hovee, and
Glenn Smith.
Robert Oleson will receive his
commission in the signal corps.
Sigma Kappa Pledge
Sigma Kappa sorority pledged
Barbara Gunning, Portland, Tues
day.
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Midnight Snacks
or
Weekend Jaunts
Take Along and
Enjoy . . .
• Salad
•Sandwiches
• Salted Nuts
• Cold Meats
• Pastries
• Cheese
• Candies
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Miss Ruth Stephenson
Starts Scout Training
Miss Ruth Stephenson from fho
regional office of the National
Board of Girl Scouts will gn;e a
short, intensive Girl Scout train
ing course on the campus i'lom
January 19 to 30. Classes •'■■ill
meet in room 121. Gerlinger rail
Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to
3 p.m. and Friday from 3 t*» 5
p.m.
"This is open to ail students
and faculty. Everyone interode 1
should meet promptly Tuesoay,
January 20 in room 121, Gt; n
ger," Miss Florence D. Alder) di
rector of physical education for
women announced Friday.
Miss Stephenson is in eh. rge
of all training courses in this part
of the country.
Defense Calls
Campos Men
Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonnel administration, in coop
eration with the student def< nse
committee, will begin making'
assignments of student persormel
to the various campus defense
groups by next week, he an
nounced Wednesday.
Firefighters, experienced police
workers, truck drivers, and other
technicians are need to supple
ment the faculty skeleton crews <
now organized for defense work.
Men students with any of these
qualifications should register at .
the dean of men’s office any time
during the day as soon as possi
ble, said Dean Onthank.
Women students who wish to
help should fill out their offe ial
form at the dean cf women's of
fice in Gerlinger.
A COMEDY HIT!
Edgar Bergen and
Charlie McCarthy in
'Look Who's
Laughing'
with
Fibber McGee and Molly
A THREE-STAR CAST!
Fred McMurray, Errol!
Flymi, Ralph Bellamy i t
'Dive Bomber'
— also —
Pittsburgh Kid'
with Billy Conn and
Jean Parker
HEILIG
A WESTERN EPIC
'Outlaws of
Cherokee Trail'
with The Three Musket eery
— also —
Weaver Brothers
and Elviry in
'Arkansas fudge
A BEST SELLER
'How Green Was
My Valley'
with Walter Pidgeon
and Maureen 0 Hara
— also —
Zasu Pitts and
Slim Summerville in
'Miss Polly'