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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1942)
RAGE 8: Dads' Day Plans Near Final Stage library u. OF ORE. PQ PAGE 2: 'Let's Accelerate/ New Campus Cry VOLUME XLIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1942 NUMBER 72 MedalWinner V Presents First 0f Lectures Dr. Franklin D. Walker, profes sor of English, is slated to pre sent the first winter term lecture in the current University lecture series. An authority on western literature, he will talk on “The Far West 'in American Litera ture.” The lecture, concerning such early writers as Bret Harte, Joa quin Miller,* Ambrose Bierce and others, will be presented in the faculty room of Friendly hall at 7:30 tonight. Dr^ Walker has written “San -Francisco’s Literary Frontier,” “Ambrose Bierce: the Wickedest Man in San Francisco,” and “Frank Morris Biography.” The latter book received in 1923 the gold medal of the Commonwealth club of California as the outstand ing nonfiction work of the year. Before coming to the Univer sity in 1940, Dr. Walker had been on the faculty of San Diego State from 1926 to 1928, and from 1930 to 1940. He was a Rhodes schol ar at Oxford where he earned his bachelor of arts degree. He was awarded his doctor of philosophy degree at the University of Cali fornia in 1932. SDX Names Dance Heads Jeff Kitchen and Ted Harmon will be chairman of this spring’s Sigma Delta Chi dance, it was announced last night by Buck Buchwach, president of the cam pus chapter of the national pro fessional journalism fraternity. ■^ vaudeville show with enter tainers of professional skill picked from campus undergradu ates will be a feature attraction. Jerry Lakefish, Ed Zelinsky, and Jim Bronson are directors of the talent group. Auditions to recruit capable campus talent are set for Thurs day, February 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. on the third floor of Gerlin ger. All campus organizations have been invited to participate and students having experience as en tertainers are urged to apply by filling out the blank printed in this morning’s Emerald. ^Kitchen announced that pro ceeds will go to a defense project. The proceeds from last year’s dance, some $800, went to the student union fund. MINUS ONE Pat Cloud, junior class presi dent, wjll receive petitions until 5 p.m. Friday for the position of treasurer of the class. The vacan cy was created when Spencer Weills was declared scholastically ineligible. Class Office Petitions Due Petitions of persons desiring to be treasurer of the junior class will be received until 5 p.m. Fri day by Pat Cloud, class president. The vacancy was created when Spencer Weills, named treasurer in spring elections, was declared scholastically ineligible. Petitions should include the GPA of the applicant and other pertinent data. Petitions will be judged by Cloud, Frances Cox, vice-president; Mary Ellen Smith, secretary; Virgil D. Earl, dean of men, and the class adviser when he is decided upon. Two similar situations have oc curred this year. In the senior class Vice-President Pat Lawson was named president and Frank McKinney and Earl Holmer were named vice-president and trea surer after Bob Cherney and Mack Hand were declared ineli gible. In the sophomore class President Barry Campbell ap pointed Dot Routt secretary when Pat Sutton did not return to school winter term. Daylight Saving When they set back all the clocks, And dispensed with moonlight walks, Along with the other time-saving distractions, I guess that someone must Have forgotten to readjust All of my preconditioned reac tions. —J.W.S. Heart King Rules Today; Voting to Close at Noon The King of Hearts election will be reopened this morning in front of the College Side from 9 to 12 so that girls buying tickets late will have a chance to cast their ballots for the King and his two Knaves. Election results will be announced during the Heart Hop today at 4:15 in the Kappa Alpha Theta house. The three can didates with the highest scores wiJJ be escorted to the scene of the coronation ceremonies in the campus car, “Hannah.” No Substitute The dance committee, headed by Betty Kincaid, has been unable to find an adequate substitute for the traditional “dunking” in the mill-race accorded George Olson, last year’s King of Hearts, as well as his predeces sors. (Please turn to page eight) Dorm Finances Aired To Student Committee Pigger Problems ... Popenoe Talks At Love Forum Students interested in love and marriage problems in a world of turmoil will gather at an 11 o’clock, assembly Thursday to hear author, lecturer, and biologist, Dr. Paul Popenoe. Leading sneaker for the love and marriage lecture series, Dr. Popenoe has given much time to the promotion of educa tion for marriage and family life in the high schools and colleges in the United States. MARRIAGE MAN Dr. Paul Popenoe, author, lec turer, and biologist, will be the leading speaker Thursday for the love and marriage series. He has written eight books on various aspects of the problems of mar riage and family life. HolmanSigned For Military Ball Holders of Military ball tickets, now on sale, may vote for their choice for Little Colonel, honor ary queen of the Scabbard and Blade annual frmal dance sched uled for February 21. Sponsored jointly by the mili tary department and Scabbard and Blade, military honorary fra ternity, the dance will feature the music of Art Holman’s 11 piece orchestra, the decorating of the Little Colonel and her staff, and the grand march of Scab bard and Blade pledges through the traditional march of sabers. The only campus dance ‘‘pick a queen” contest, decided by pop ular vote, when the Little Colonel is decorated along with two ma jors and two captains, is selected by runner-up balloting. Decorations for the dance will be draperies of patriotic motif and the dress will be traditional ly formal with advanced military students wearing their dress uni forms. it was announced. Tickets selling for $1.25 will be on sale from now till Tuesday, February 17, at the Side. His eight books on various aspects of these problems have made him a recognized authority. Dr. Popenoe last appeared here four years ago to address a simi lar series, with great success. He is a lecturer in biology at the University of California. He has been guest professor for love and marriage classes at various universities. After the general assembly, sponsored by AWS and Panhel lenic, he will speak to a women’s forum at 4 o’clock and a men's forum at 7:30. Army Lauds Air Post Men Appreciation for the seivicc being given by the six fraterni ties manning the air observation post on the library was expressed by President Donald M. Erb in letters written to those organiza tions last week. The fraternities, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Tau Omega. Sigma Chi, and Phi Delta Theta work under direction of Dr. L. S. Cressman. “The value of the work that you men have performed was particularly called to my atten tion the other day when I dis cussed the operation of the post with the army officers in charge of the Eugene Filter Center,” Dr. Erb said. “The officers were deeply appreciative of the fine service that you have rendered.” The Three o’Clock club will meet Friday night for the week ly banquet and business session. Living Costs Broken Down By Lindstrom By EDITH NEWTON To make a study of the fi nances of their living organiza tions, the dormitory financial committee, a subcommittee of the d o r mito r y food investigation group, met yesterday with Or ville Lindstrom, University busi ness manager, and were given answers to many questions dorm members have submitted. The study revealed that stu dents are paying approximately 17 cents a day for meals, and than the average meal cost is 25.3 cents. Of this amount, 6.5 cents is paid to > cooks and waiters, 15.3 cents for food, 2.7 cents for laun dry and such expenses, and .4. cent for administrative costs. The profit on each individual meal in approximately .4 cent. Last year dorm residents paid $25,762.4-1 toward the retirement, of the bonds that were floated at the time the dorms were built to raise money for the project. $2,660.06 was allotted by tho board of higher education to be applied on bond retirement also. Of the amount paid last year, $6,422.50 was used as interest payment. All bonds are in the hands of the public. Cost $344,000 The original cost of the build ing was $344,135.81. At present $189,000 is outstanding in bonds; which will be completely retired in eight years at the present rate. A total of $10,750 was paid by dormitory residents for room and board during the month of No vember, the period studied by the committee. Please turn to pn/e eii/ht) Pigging Gives Way ToNational Defense Oregon tradition suffered an other setback last night as City Councilmen ordered a barrier set up on the Skinner’s butte road. The department of justice des ignated the campus-famed “pig ging” spot as an “alien prohibited zone” because of the municipal water reservoir on the summit. JioUywaod CtuMuj, . . . Scout Visits Dramatists Miss Sophie Rosenstein, talent scout for Warner Brothers pictures, visited the drama division yesterday on her way to the National Theater convention in Seattle. Drama students and their directors, Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt and Horace W. Robinson, conferred with her and presented various play selections as examples of their work. The Guild hall has “accomplished a great, deal,’’ Miss* Rosenstein said. Her visit to the drama division was made so that she might keep in touch with their work and can remember and place them later on. (Please turn to page eight)