-RAGE 2:
Oregon Feels
King Shortage
Oregon
VOLUME XLIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
U. OF ORE.
Military Ball
Permits Late
DateDeadline
By TED GOODWIN
One o’clock permission was
granted by the dean of women’s
office last night for the Military
ball, Scabbard and Blade’s elab
orate winter formal set for Sat
urday night in McArthur court.
The dance, featuring the Little
Colonel contest, elaborate decora
tions, Scabbard and Blade initia
tion, and grand march, will be
formal but flowers or corsages
will be out of order.
This request, outlawing the
traditional corsage that every
coed anticipates for affairs of
this kind, was based on a decision
that there are more urgent de
mands on financial resources than
flowers.
It was felt that defense needs
and the already adequate cost of
the dance made the additional
drain required for corsages im
practical.
Far from detracting from the
dance, however, the elaborately
decoraSed floor, military pomp
and the grand march under the
arch of sabers will pack the eve
ning with memories, dance com
mitteemen said.
The first dance to be broadcast,
the Military ball will be on the
air for an hour while Ed Wheeler,
dance chairman, announces Little
Colonel winners and describes the
military honorary's initiation.
Votes are still coming in to the
ballot box in the Co-op, Ken
Bowes, contest chairman, an
nounced. The box will be opened
and votes turned in at the dance
will be counted during the affair,
Bowes said, q*
Decorations will be by Allied
Artists, commercial deecorators
from Portland and music will be
jtt(_Art Holman and his orchestra.
Admission is 51.50.
Military Bali No. 4
How I’ve wanted to cut, at a
dance or a ball,
The ropes on a canopy—then
watch it fall.
Saturday night will be a tempta
tion,
There 11 be no more chances
throughout the duration.
—J.W.S.
MILITARY BALL . . .
. . . small talk between Ed Wheeler and Major Read while Bill Fugit
looks on..
fUJe.tllSea,i£ . . .
Dr. Erb Vetoes Plan
Of Abbreviated Rest
After Winter Term
An attempt by the executive committee to enable Oregon
students to wear off a little tire rubber and fill up train space
was nipped in the bud Thursday as Dr. Donald M. Erb, Uni
versity president, decided against a suggestion allowing Ducks
to roll home and see mama and papa after exams.
Committee Plan
The plan, as drawn up by the executive committee Tuesday,
would have pushed spring term registration up to Wednesday'
Junior ROTO Commissions
Dalayed 15 Months, Army Says
Read Reveals
Cancellation
Of Training
A statement in the Army and
Navy Review, semi-official organ
of the armed forces, declared that
persons construed to be juniors in
military science will dispense
with the usual six-weeks summer
training camp and continue in
school to take their field' work
after graduation, thus getting
their commissions as second lieu
tenants nearly 15 months later
than it was previously believed.
Major W. E. Read informed the
first year advanced class yester
day of this semi-official report.
A telegram from the war depart
ment recently received by Colonel
R. M. Lyon, head of the depart
ment had ordered the suspension
of summer training camps be
tween the two years of advanced
course ROTC training. Many stu
dents had expected to be placed
in some soil of military training
school at the end of their junior
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Kodiak Islander Tells
' Of War Time in Alaska
Information Bulletin No. 1 from Fort Greely, Kodiak island.
Alaska, reached Virgil D. Earl, dean of men, this week bearing
the signature of Lt. George L. Hall, morale officer at the fort,
who was graduated from the University in 1939.
The bulletin, which takes the form of a letter, opens with
‘My Darling, Dear Loved One, Dear Relative, Dear Friend.”
ana cioues witn sincerely, wrtn
Love, Cordially Yours,” and an
asterisked hint “strike out words
not applicable.”
“You are all interested in
knowing how the war has affect
ed us in Kodiak,” it says. “Since
all of this information is cen
sored, we can skip this and pass
on to the other enlightening de
tails of army life.”
Lt. Kail’s bulletin continues
"■with a description of life on
Kodiak.
“Kodiak is cold, but we are well
clothed. Among the many items
of issue are fur-lined parkas,
wool-lined field jackets, fur caps,
boot packs, leather boots, rubber
suits, and “tin” suits. Every
week's menu includes steak,
chicken, turkey, celery, milk, but
ler, strawberries, lettuce, fresh
vegetables, pies, and. cake.
“We have a couple of well
stocked department stores; com
mercial air travel is more com
mon than it is in the states; ele
mentary school teachers have
master’s degrees.”
According to his mimeographed
letter, the soldiers’ attitude tow
ard this war is entirely healthful.
“Our men have gone so far as to
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Symphony Will Honor
Mozart Anniversary
By MARJORIE MAJOR
From podium and piano will come a significant performance
of Mozart and the moderns when Sir Thomas Beecham, famed
English conductor and Betty Humby, pianist, appear in concert
here Monday evening in McArthur court.
Since this season is the 150th anniversary# of the great
Mozart’s death, Sir Thomas has dedicated the first half of the
'Victory' Flies
Minus Wings
. “Wingless Victory,” currently
under production at the Guild
theater, was a tremendous Broad
way hit several years ago.
Speaking of Katherine Cornell,
the play’s first star, Atkinson of
the New York Times said,
“Dressed in a splendid sarong,
with many clinking bracelets at
her wrists and shining ornaments
in her hair, Miss Cornell cut a
splendid figure on the stage and
plays with the exquisite grace of
Celebes royalty.”
“For the climax,” he continues,
“which is a furious one, Miss Cor
nell dominates by drawing an
guish out of the night. She has
loosed the furies with a sweep
and storm in the center of Mr.
Anderson’s play.”
Broadway Run
“The Wingless Victory” had a
100-night Broadway run. Its com
pelling story is one of a sailing
captain and the royal Malay
bride which he brings to the
tight-lipped, Puritan town of Sa
lem.
Dorothy Durkee will play the
role of the bride, Oparra, and
Dick Turner will be Nathaniel
MeQuestion, the sea captain. The
play has a definite oriental back
ground. “
Lorane Long, who plays Toala,
wins a test of endurance when in
rehearsal she assumes a crouched
posture with knees slightly bent
and head bowed over a period of
four consecutive minutes. A Ma
layan servant in the presence of
royalty, she is expected to sustain
this obeisance without quivering
an eyelash or trembiina a knee.
program to his works. He will
conduct the Seattle Symphony
orchestra in the overture from
the “Magic Flute” and the
Prague symphony No. 38 in D
major.
Miss Betty Humby will appear
as guest soloist with the orches
tra in the concerto No. 17 in G
major for piano and orchestra,
also by Mozart.
After the intermission, Sir
Thomas will conduct the “Chasse
Royale et Orage” by Bcrliox.
"The Royal Hunt and Storm” is
an orchestral intermezzo from the
grand opera “The Trojans” which
was built by the composer on the
tragic story of Dido and Aeneas.
One cf the six operas written
by Delius, “A Village Romeo and
Juliet,” contains a symphonic
interlude called “A Walk in the
Paradise Garden.” It describes
the country lovers, Sali and Vren
chen, walking in the twilight.
The final, melodic climax to the
program will be an orchestral
rhapsody, “Espana,” by Alexis
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VENTURE Mcqi ESTION
. . . aiius, Pat Lawson
.Lviciiv.il xo, dim wouia leave a gap
in the calendar between Thurs
day and the following Monday.
To make up for this lost day,
classes would have been held the
following Saturday making a six
day week.
Dr. Erb gave four reasons for
not sanctioning' the executiv e
committee's brain child.
Reasons
He pointed out that the issue
had already been settled by the
state board at its last meeting,
at which they adopted a. policy
effecting all the institutions of
the state system. He emphasized
the point that if he okayed the
idea it was almost an even bet
that another group o'f students
would present a petition moving
against Saturday classes - be
cause of work and other reasons.
“And in the third filace,” de
clared Dr. Erb, '‘all of this talk
of ‘hardships’ to be suffered by
students and faculty by merely
missing' a few days of vacation
is a 1 ejection on the stamina of
the American people.”
Safety, Conservation
As hts fourth reason, Dr. Erb
revealed that one of the reasons
the original measure against a
spring vacation was passed was
to eliminate as much as possible
unnecessary movements of large
numbers of people and the con
servation of automobile tires and
train space.
'Cover Girl’
Climax Near
Deadline for the pictures of all
entries in the Emerald Cover
girl contest is set for 6 p.m. Fri
day. Photographs will be accept
ed at the business office, room 5
journalism building.
The first ar. ial cover girl will
pose on page one of the March
5 issue, biggest of the school
year’. .
The spring issue, displaying
roods in latest spring fashions
'i'om Eugene stores, coincides
■vith the downtown opening.
J. E. Hayward, retail merchant,
jhairman of the chamber of com
merce, is in charge of arrange
ments made to date.
On the spring opening commit
tee are Rex Hamaker, Skeie’s;
William Lush, Woolworth's; Wil
iam C. Martin, Montgomery
Ward’s, and W. O. Spies, Kauf
man brothers. Runnersup will he
pictured throughout the paper
n fashion shots. The winner will
lave a full-page reproduction.
The issue itself is to be illus
trated with prominent campus
:oeds.