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Rally Squad
"Chairman
Wanted
VOLUME XLIII
Oregon
U. OF O. LIBRARY
CAMPUS
Emerald
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1942
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Student Defense
Wheel Is Thrown
Into Gear
NUMBER 88
Co!. Sampson
Takes Charge
OfUOROTC
Col. C. L. Sampson was ap
pointed new head of the Univer
sity ROTC unit by a war depart
ment order received here early
this week. The order also grant
ed Col. R. M. Lyon, present head
of the ROTC, a four-month leave
prior to his retirement June 30.
Having reached the army re
tirement age by June 30, Colonel
Lyon, veteran of World War I
and the Philippine campaign of
the Spanish-American war, was
given the customary leave al
lowed retiring officers.
While at the University, he su
pervised the training of over 200
men who are now officers with
V. S. troops.
“I don’t know exactly how I’ll
spend my vacation but I’ll miss
the work at the ROTC barracks,”
he said.
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Measles in Bloom
Again at Pill Palace
After a record of two weeks
minus measles, the campus ail
ment castle blossomed forth
again with three measly Betas
and one measly Canard Club
^ier. Health authorities an
nounce that there is no trace as
yet of the bane of a spring
term pigger's life, poison oak,
however.
Those now gracing the wards
of the infirmary are: Wreatha
Johnson, June Chesney, Sarah
Whitton, Peggy Smith, Eliza
beth Steed, Chester Sergeant,
Steve Bristol, Quentin Side
singer, David Fortmiller, Bruce
Stephenson, and Elaine Quinn.
—Photo by Don Jones
COL. K. >1. LYON . . .
. . . after long- service, retirement.
Student Body Chooses
New Yell King Soon
A new UO yell king will be de
termined at the special student
body election on Thursday from
12 to 5 p.m., according to Jim
Frost, ASUO vice-president.
Candidates must present their
statements of intention to run
and scholastic eligibility in sealed
envelopes to Mary Graham, edu
cational activities office by 5
o’clock, March 25.
Frost will contact all candi
dates who are to tryout before a
special assembly on Thursday at
11 a.m.
Major Agule Goes East
To Attend Army School
Major Frank I. Agule, member of the faculty of the mili
tary science department since the founding of the ROTC in
1919, left Eugene last week to report for training at the Adju
tant General’s school in Fort Washington, Maryland.
After completing the eight wpp'" ”"h‘>bly
be sent on active duty with
troops.
Promotions
Major Agule came to the cam
pus as a sergeant and served in
that capacity until he was placed
on active duty in his reserve
-^'ank as captain with the in
crease in the Army in 1941. Last
November he was promoted to
the rank of Major.
Until he left, he was faculty
adviser for Scabbard and Blade,
national military honorary. He
had attended some 14 summer
camps with ROTC students.
Major Agule plans to return to
Eugene to make his home on
completion of his 30 years in the
army, if the war is over.
Emerald Ad Heads
To Hold Meetings
Present or prospective journal
ists may try out for the Emerald
^business staff at meetings in the
business office Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, Fred May an
nounced last night. Time is 8
o'clock.
—Luu,
in ews
MAJ. F. I. AGULE . . .
. . . Adjutant General School
beckons.
Busterud to Head
Junior Weekend
Registration
Drops 22%
Spring Term
Monday’s registration brought
enrollment up to 2,363, a 22 per
cent decrease from that of last
year at this time, C. L. Constance,
assistant registrar, disclosed late
Monday.
The junior class marked itself
as black sheep among the classes,
for it chalked up an increase of
15 per cent. Seniors presented a
decreased enrollment of 39 per
cent and sophomores one of 33
per cent.
The physical education and
law schools show greatest losses,
51 per cent for the former and
45 per cent for the latter.
Constance said the change in
registration schedule from that
of last year might be partial
cause for the drop, and ex
pressed hope that final figures
may show a smaller decrease.
Location Set
For CPT School
Applications for summer civil
.ion pilot training primary and
secondary courses may be ob
tained now at the CPT office in
107 Condon hall basement, J. C.
Stovall, coordinator, announced.
Summer classes will begin July
1,
Tentative place set for both
ground' school and flight opera
tions is Klamath Falls. Under
present plans food and shelter ex
penses of trainees will be taken
care of by the CPT oper-ator.
A list of students now engaged
in secondary ground school study
here was released for publication
by Mr. Stovall. These students
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—Photos Courtesy Kennell-Ellis
PAT CLOUD,
JOHN BUSTERUD . . .
. . . class president names junior
weekend chief.
R. Van Winkle Jr.
Last Wednesday morn a wish
came true.
I did what always have wanted
to do.
It's been my one determination
To sleep through half of my
spring term vacation.
—J.W.S.
Cast Tryouts
Of Sing’Play
Will Continue
John Busterud, junior in eco
nomics, will hold the reins as gen
eral chairman of Junior Week
end, it was announced by Pat
Cloud, president of the junior
class.
Busterud, who is from Marsh-*
field, Oregon, is president of
Druids, junior men's honorary,
and is president of Chi Psi frater
nity. He is junior representative
on the- ASUO executive commit
tee and a member of the athletic*
board.
Casting
Casting for “Of Thee I Sing,’*
Junior Weekend dramatic fea
ture, will continue until the end,
of this week, according to Hor
ace Robinson, director. A cast
ing committee has been appoint
ed by Pat Cloud to round up ap
plicants and to judge the try oust
Members are: 'Loren e Long,
Elaine Lee, John Williams and,
Earl Russell, who is general
chairman.
Members of the casting com
mittee have been conducting a
phone poll to impress the cast
drive upon house members and
to make sure that all available
talent is contacted. Because of
conflicting- dates and inopportune
announcements, renewed efforts*,
are being made to give inter-*
views to all students interested.
Horace Robinson is issuing
the iast call for applications in
solo singing, men's and wo
men's singing choruses and
men and women's dancing cho
rus divisions. Dramatic roles
have been filled.
Auditions will be hold tonight;
at 7:30 in Guild hail. Students
are asked to see Mr. Robinson*
during the day to make appli
cation. The group selected to
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SDX will Honor General MacArthur
At Spring Varieties'Dance in Igloo
Complete with ^ two blackouts
and the Hawaiian war chant, the
Spring Varieties will appear on
the stage in McArthur court Fri
day night bet\yeen halves of Sig
ma Delta Chi's informal Douglas
MacArthur dance, first all-cam
pus dance of spring term.
SDX, national professional
journalistic fraternity, will use
the proceeds for civilian defense
purchases.
Program
Jim Bronson is writing the dia
logue and arranging the program,
with Jerry Lakefish directing the
show. Art Holman and his or
chestra will play for the com
bined dance and show.
Bronson and Lakefish are
molding the show to honor Gen
era! MacArthur and to provide
45 minutes of fast-moving enter
tainment. Cast members selected
so far include Aldine Gates, Ora
Mae Watson, Robin Nelson, the
Pi Eeta Phi and Alpha Omicron
Pi trios, Bob Mundt, Keith
Hoppes, Ray Leonard, and Earl
Holmer.
Comic Patter
Miss Nelson will present a
comic patter. Holmer is develop
ing a south Russian accent and
wants to be “very, very” sad.
Additional cast members are be
ing worked in, and the complete
program will be “a unified whole
in honor of General MacArthur,”
according to Bronson and Lake
fish.
Mayor Elisha Large of Eugene
has proclaimed Friday "MacAr-*
thur Day" for the city. All con-*
mercial concerns and citizens arev
being asked to display flags bv,
honor of the doughty general.
Tickets
_Tickets, $1.10 if purchased by,
Wednesday evening and $1.25 at
the door, are on sale in ail living
organizations and may also 'be
purchased from SDX pledgee,
who are attending classes gather^,
in mock soldier-hats and wearing
wooden swords.
Jeff Kitchen and T -d Harnicn
are co-chairmen cf t.re dance.
Ken Christianson is in charge of
patrons; Russ Huds , ticket' X
Lee Flatberg, cleanup; Wes Sul-,
livan, programs; and Bernard.
Engel, publicity.