Note, to- fyatliesi . . . Letter Avalanche Rolls UO NOTE TO DADS Winning letter by Nelda Rohr bach, freshman in arts and let ters: Dear Dad, It’s coming again! It’s on the way! I mean that special day when each of us Oregon Univer sity students hopes to have his or her particular pal with him on Valentine’s day. The dates for the annual Dads’ day festivities this year have been set for the 13th, 14th, and 15th of February of 1942. I’ve made many plans for us so I certainly hope that you will accept the webfoot’s in vitation. If you aren’t able to spend all three days, why even one or two of those days would be just wonderful. Let me tell you about the many events we have scheduled in your honor this year. One of the high lights will be the exciting Ore gon-Oregon State basketball game to be played here at Eu gene on Saturday night. If you wanted to, we could go to the Oregon - Washington swimming meet, too. A special luncheon will be held on Saturday at John Straub Memorial hall welcoming all the incoming dads during the weekend, and I know that you would have a good time. Oh yes, Dorothy Walthers, our typical “hearts and lace” girl, will be on hand to meet you at the luncheon, and she really is a beauty. You have heard about the flood from the McKenzie river last fall term and also about the silver thaw which we were sub jected to lately. But now we are holding up everything and wait ing anxiously for a flood of Ore gon Dads. We can promised you that there won’t be any “cold” reception either. So remember the dates and please try to ar range your plans so that you can be with us to make our Dads’ day a complete success. Love, Education Men Attend Principals’ Conference Three faculty members from the school of education leave for Cottage Grove this morning to attend the yearly conference of elementary school principals. Dr. Hugh B. Wood, H. M. Shafer, and H. W. Bernard are making the trip to hear the morning pro gram presented by H a r o 1 d Sprague, principal of the elemen tary school at Cottage Grove, and his faculty. Cottage Grove is one of the schools belonging to the Oregon cooperative curriculum study pro ject. Regional principal confer ences take place approximately a a week apart, in five Oregon schools during the early spring. Initial Bill (Continued from t>age one) the trumpet part to the E-flat clarinet as is often done. This will be the heaviest number of the program. Light Numbers Lightest numbers of the pro gram will be the waltz, “Wine, Women, and Song” by Johann Strauss, and the Hungarian Dances Nos. 5, (>. and 7, by Jo hannes Brahms. The remainder of the concert will consist of Humperdink's overture to his fairy-tale opera, “Hansel and Gretel," built around the famous "Dream Pantomime," and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capric tio Espagnol." An initial bell in the annual Dads’ day celebration will be sounded when Oregon students write their letters to their fath ers. The two letters were chosen best in a contest of which award ed the winners 1942 Oreganas. Last year letters were written by houses and gathered and mailed together. This year, how . ever, letter writing will be en tirely voluntary. A total of 809 letters were sent last year. Judges of the letter contest were members of the Dads’ day committee, Nancy Riesch, letter chairman, announced. They were assisted by Dr. R. D. Horn, asso ciate professor of English. Highlight of thtf celebration, held this year February 13, 14, ■and 15, will be the basketball game between Oregon and Ore gon State. A swimming meet will also be held between Oregon and Washington. Dorothy Walthers, chosen Val entine Girl, will be hostess dur ing the weekend. She will be pre sented at a luncheon at John Straub Memorial hall. Programs Star . Musical Talent Radio programs by student musicians for next week, as an nounced by George Hopkins, pro fessor of piano, will feature two singers, one pianist, and a wood wind ensemble. Monday evening at 8 o’clock, Meryl Corbett, contralto, will sing a group of sacret songs in cluding “The Good Shepherd” by de Water, “Spirit of God” by Neidlinger, and “The Lord Is My Light” by Speaks. Her accom panist will be Margery Pengra. Emery Hobson, pianist, will play “Mazurka” by Hopkins, “Nocturne in C-sharp minor” by Chopin, and “Tango” by Albeniz Hopkins at 8:40 the same eve ning. Members of the ensemble which will play Tuesday evening include Byron Hoyt, flute, Ralph McKen zie, oboe, Margery Williams, bas soon and piano, Wilma Flemming, saxophone, and John Stehn, Nor man Richards, and Dean Forbes, clarinets. Their program includes The First Trio by Hugienin, Trio No. 1 by Mozart, and Quartet by Goepfart. Geraldine Barry, soprano, will sing Wednesday evening at 8:40. Her program has not been an nounced. Victory 'V' Sign Revealed as Old In Co-op Posters V for Victory is usually consid ered an innovation of our present world conflict, but a look at the posters now on display on the Co-op store balcony reveal that V was an expression of the first major conflict of this century. V for Invest is the theme of a poster from the collection of M. F. McClain, manager of the Co-op. He gathered the posters just after the last war. Thirteen other posters concern ing liberty bonds are also on dis play. Some of the most outstand ing American artists of that time made these posters, according to Mr. McClain. The signs were collected from various stores and buildings, Mr. McClain said. None of them were from the Co-op, as it was closed most of the time during the war. DAD TOLD ’COME ON’ Winning letter by Chuck Sul livan, senior in history: Dear Dad: Spring vacation has just been put on the “used to be” list along with such things as washing ma chines, radios, and rubber tires, so I won’t be coming home for the usual springtime visit. That makes this year’s Dads’ day in vitation really mean something. Examinations are being crowd ed together, social affairs are dribbling off a bit, and there’s a generally felt need for a good loosening up with a visit from you. Then, too, there are any number of things to be talked over. Probably the pressure isn’t any easier on you than on us, so the visit will give us both a chance to clear our heads, renew our fel lowship, and relax. That’s what Dads’ day is for anyhow. We’ll go to the basket ball game against Oregon State and take in the Oregon-Washing ton swimming meet, both of which should be crammed full of fun. And, of course, there’s the Dads’ day luncheon with plenty of good food—and no long-winded after-dinner speakers! So come along and help us splash a bit of good cheer on the campus. Remember, one-half of Dads’ day is D-A-D. You’re the one who makes it a success. Love, P.S. It’s February 13, 14, and 15. State Defense Group Meets on UO Campus Members of the state commit tee for national defense met on the campus this week to discuss their- program in the present sit uation. Miss Ava B. Milam, dean of home economics at Oregon State, and Mrs. Eleanor Oehler, direc tor of home management houses at Oregon State, met here with Miss Mabel Wood, head of the home economics department. State to Quiz (Continued from page one) in general fire fighting methods and smoke chasing. • “There’s a real threat of sabo tage in forests this summer,” Mr, Woods said during a visit to the employment office Friday, “and only about 60 per cent of the men who fought fires last summer will be available for work this sum mer. That is why we are lining up men in advance this year.” Pay All prospective fire fighters will have to take the training be fore the fire season starts. The jobs will pay $125 a month, plus room, and will take them to all parts of the state. There is still time for students to sign up for these jobs so that they may be placed in the train ing schedule, Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary, said. Reg istration will be handled in the employment