How Many Students ?
Summer School
Survey Taken
University officials and the high school relationships committee
of the state system of higher education are surveying possible summer
students to ascertain enrollment for the streamlined summer sessions.
Under the supervision of Dr. Dan E. Clark, director of summer
sessions, polls have been taken in several freshman and upper di
vision classes. “On the basis of such sampling we feel we have
enough of an idea as to how many of the present students plan to
'Sadie' Spirit
To Highlight
GAX Dance
Girls will have their opportun
ity to show the men who’s who
when the first girl-date boy cam
pus formal begins in Gerlinger
hall at 8 p.m. February 27.
This “Champagne Waltz” has
big things in store for everyone,
Barbarajean Tuttle, promotion
chairman, declared. It is being
carried out under the leadership
of Mary Ellen Smith and other
members of Gamma Alpha Chi,
women's advertising honorary.
Champagne goblets, dim blue
lights, and the soft strains of Art
Holman’s orchestra will blend to
make this formal one to be re
membered of winter term dances.
Girls have been selected from
each women's living organization
to show the latest fashions as a
highlight of the evening. Dresses
have been donated by the Eu
gene stores for the occasion.
Tickets will go on sale imme
diately at all women’s living or
ganizations and will be $1 a cou
ple.
Prongasto Lead
Defense Drive
Harry Prongas, head of the
athletic card drive last fall, has
been appointed by Lou Torgeson,
ASUO president, to lead students
in individual pledging for defense
stamps and bonds.
Representatives will be selected
in all living organizations. Every
house that goes 100 per cent will
be given recognition, according
to Prongas. Details about this
will be stated in Thursday’s Em
erald.
For those independents who live
off the campus there will be de
fense pledge blanks at the UO
cooperative store.
There is a possibility of a con
test with Oregon state college in
this drive, said Prongas.
stay through the summer,” said
Dr. Clark. “It will probably not
be necessary to take a general
survey.”
By means of bulletins and re
turn postcards the high school
relationships committee is sur
veying interest in the summer
classes among the high school
seniors.
Catalog
The summer session catalog
will be ready for publication soon,
according to Dr. Clark. Courses
will be offered in practically ev
ery department.
Efforts will be made" to offer
satisfactory beginning programs
for entering freshmen, as well as
courses necessary for filling
group and major requirements.
Special aviation and military
courses will be among those of
fered.
May Named
Contest Head
Fred O. May, senior in journal
ism, was appointed by Jim Frost,
president of Alpha Delta Sigma,
to take charge of preparations for
the national contest between
chapters of the national adver
tising honorary, at a meeting last
week at the Side.
This contest is held annually
and the winner is awarded by the
president's trophy.
Other Business
Other business acted on at the
meeting, included discussion of
the Krazy Kopy Krawl to be held
April 10, appointment of Bob
Lovell, senior in business admin
istration, to take charge of the
national conference to be held
this year at Tacoma, Washing
ton, June 19, 20, and 21.
Also appointed were Dave
Stone, sophomore in business ad
ministration, and Earl Holmer
senior in history, to work with
Jim Thayer, publicity manager.
Warren Roper, sophomore in
business administration, and Wil
bur Linde, sophomore in science,
were appointed to assist Doug
David, secretary. Pat Cloud, jun
ior in business administration,
was assigned to help Howard
Veiling, treasurer.
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Let a Flash Light the Way
Armed with flashlights, students can brave the dark
corners of the campus with much less trepidation in the
future. Since the “lights out in 60 seconds” decree ban
ished friendly illumination on most campus walks, many
persons have complained (?) that poor lighting has re
sulted in stumbling, twisted ankles, and all of the dangers
which accompany pitch-black darkness.
Dr. Pallette, registrar, speaking to housemothers last
week on civilian defense measures, admitted the serious
ness of the problem and suggested that students form the
habit of carrying flashlights at night to throw a bright
circle of illumination before their wary feet. Especially
potent “black spots” are to be found near Johnson hall,
the library, and on walks leading to Hendricks and Susan
Campbell halls.
MRS OTi'ILIE T. SEYBOLT . . .
. . . is directing the production of the University theater’s next
offering, “Wingless Victory.” (See story, page one.)
Dean's Daughter Sees
Nazi Subs Shell Island
By DUNCAN WIMPRESS
The University of Oregon once again was directly affected
by enemy action last Sunday when German submarines shelled
the island of Aruba in the Caribbean sea.
Mrs. R. P. Christensen, daughter of Dr. James H. Gilbert,
dean of the college of social science, has been a resident of
Aruba for several months. Mrs. Christensen is the wife of
Dr. R. P. Christensen, stationed
at a large hospital next to the
Standard Oil refinery which was
the object of the attack.
According to reports issued by
the International News service,
there were no casualties on the
island itself and Dr. Gilbert is
confident he will hear from his
daughter within a few days. Mrs.
Gilbert waa a recent visitor to
the island spending almost a
month and a half in the company
of her daughter. She is now liv
ing in Eugene.
Dr. Gilbert yesterday expressed
the opinion that the island is ex
tremely vulnerable to attack and
is liable to a repetition of Sun
day’s action.
Largest Refinery
“The largest oil refinery in the
world is located on Aruba,” he
remarked. "It can produce as
much aviation gasoline as any
two other refineries there are.”
He went on to say that an im
mense area in the middle of the
island is covered with huge stor
age tanks all of which have been
painted aluminum and are ex
tremely easy to see, even at
night.
“There was some talk of evacu
ating women and children last
year when my wife was down
there,” said' Dr. Gilbert, “but the
plan was never carried through.
Perhaps now they will actually
enforce it.” Dr. and Mrs. Chris
tensen have a four-months-old
daughter who is with them on
the island.
No Water
Dr. Gilbert stressed the point
that there is no natural water
supply on Aruba. “All their wa
ter has to be brought in on
tankers,” he said, “if that sup
ply was cut off, the island would
be helpless.”
Despite the large amount of oil
storage and refinery, no oil is
actually produced on the island.
Years ago the Standard Oil com
pany established a storage base
there for the oil produced in their
Venezuelan fields because of the
DEAN JAMES H. GILBERT . . .
. . . thankful for daughter’s safe
ty.
precarious political state of the
South American country. All the
oil is brought to Aruba by shal
low-draft tankers from the main
land 60 miles away.
Little Defense
“Aruba has practically no de
fenses,” said Dr. Gilbert. “A
handful of Dutch and British sol
diers were all the defense on the
island up until a few years ago
when the British moved out and
American troops took over. The
island is still a possession of the
Dutch government despite its
present defunct condition and is
one of the Dutch West Indies.”
Aruba is located about 700
miles from the Panama canal.
While the refinery was de
stroyed in the shelling from the
German submarines lying off
shore, the hospital was not.
Three tankers were torpedoed in
the harbor. Two of them, both
Dutch, sank while the third, an
American ship managed to stay
afloat.
Dr. William A. Nielander, Uni
versity of Texas marketing ex
pert, has been summoned to
Washington to assume an execu
tive-research post in the office of
price administration.
Classes Open.
For Summer
Fire Fighters
First in the series of classes
for students who registered for
summer jobs fighting forest fires
will be held Thursday evening
from 7:30 to 8:30 in 101 (London
hall, according to Miss Janet
Smith, employment secretary.
Thursday night’s class wilier
held for the potential fire figh'P
ers whose last names begin with
the letters from “M” to “Z”, in
clusive. Monday night at 8:30 in
Condon hall those whose last
names begin with the letters from
“A” to “L”, inclusive, will meet
for class.
Assistant Professor George H.
Schroeder of the Oregon State
forestry school will teach the
groups. More than 100 University
students registered for the forest
defense program.
Students in the “A” to “L”
group will meet regularly for
class on Monday nights, and ^.hose
in the “M” to “Z” group will mee£
Thursday nights.
March 20 Marks End
Of Extension Classes
Despite the fact that the Uni
versity winter term closes March
18, extension classes will ciShtinue
until March 20. Spring term ex
tension classes are scheduled to
begin March 23 and will run for
ten weeks.
After the spring term schedule
is out, persons interested in ex
tension classes may register at
the general extension office “on
the campus. Registrants may also
sign up at the first meetings of
spring classes.
Cover-Queen
(Continued from page one)
paper in fashion shots. The win
ner will have a full-page repro
duction in the latest spring crea
tion.
The issue itself is to be illus
trated with prominent and beau
tiful campus coeds wearing the
new spring clothes. Most of the
new styles are to be shown in
this way, said May.
Besides these photos and the
cover girl shot there will be many
special articles on spring styles
written by the Emerald’s best
feature writers Staffs in charge
of parts of the spring opening
issue will be announced later
by May.
Deadline Set
(Continued from page one)
creating an arrangement so that
student representation on the edu
cational activities and athletic
board could have a year-to-year
continuity.
Rally committee applicants
will be interviewed' by the coni^’
mittee following acceptance of
petitions, and appointments of
next year’s squad will be made
by the executive committee, in
collaboration with 1941-42 Rally
Chairman Les Anderson and the
newly-chosen yell king.
Elections
Yell king elections, an all
school balloting process, are
scheduled for 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 3. Arrange
ments are under the direction of
First Vice-President Jim Frost.
The far-reaching provision for
freshman abstinence from activ
ties was one clause of a seven
point program for enforcement
of the 2-point GPA requirement
legislation passed earlier t{ys
term by the committee. No ac^
tion will be taken until .a thor
ough study of the possible effect
on the activity setup of with
drawing fall term freshman sup
port is made.