New V-l Reserve
Opened to Fresh
Freshmen and sophomores( un
der 20 years of age) now have
an opportunity for deferment un
til graduation through a new pro
gram instigated by the U. S. Na
val Reserve. After they have
passed a rigorous physical exam
ination, they will be placed in
class V-l, through which officers’
training is secured after students
have completed their college cur
ricula.
Underclassmen interested in
this plan and also juniors and
seniors who wish to apply for
classes V-5 and V-7 will have a
chance to confer with the navy
examining board, headed by En
sign Frederick J. Whittlesey, Jr.,
who will be on the campus Wed
nesday and Thursday, March 25
and 26. Ensign Whittlesey, ’37,
Oregon graduate and a graduate
of the V-training course will fur
nish all pertinent information to
men who desire to enlist, yet
finish their courses in school.
Three Groups
Class V-l provides for the en
listment of college men aged 17
through 19. These students will
be given comprehensive examina
tions toward the end of their
sophomore year and placed in one
of three groups. The first group
will be sent to flight training as
cadets after being transferred to
V-5 status; the second group,
shifted to V-7, will be allowed to
complete the four-year training
program for deck and engineer
officers; and the third group will
ultimately become a part of the
fleet, after work at naval train
ing stations.
Headquarters
Men who wish to participate in
either the class V-l, V-5, or V-7
programs (unmarried) must be
United States citizens. Other
requirements will be outlined
upon request to the examining
board, which will have as its
campus headquarters room 80 in
the physical education building.
Sophomores especially are
urged to see the examining board
when it is on the campus, since
the qualifying examination will be
given April 15. Persons who en
list in the program may be re
leased if they fail to pass the
physical examination. The exam
ination requirements include 18-20
vision, correctible to 20-20.
Twenty colleges are this year
cooperating on a wide experiment
to improve teacher education in
the United States.
Woman Wins
Story Contest
Mrs. Irvin Lesser (Ida Judith,
’44), sophomore in arts and let
ters, was named winner of first
place honors in the Marshall
Case-Haycox short story contest
for her story, "Dear Nora,” W. F.
G. Thatcher, professor of Eng
lish and advertising, has an
nounced.
Mrs. Lesser’s prize is $50.
Second place winner and re
cipient of $25 is John Williams,
junior in music, for his story,
“Stymie.”
Ralph Kramer, sophomore in
journalism, and Duane Taylor,
sophomore in arts and letters,
received honorable mention.
Judges for the contest were
Mrs. Helen Hedrick, Medford, ’24,
novelist and fiction writer; Fred
Brenne, secretary and manager,
Eugene chamber of commerce;
and H. C. Franchere, instructor
in English.
Draft Board
Sends Notice
To Cavanagh
John Cavanagh, graduate as
sistant in social science and an
individual with one of the most
colorful histories on the campus,
will wave goodbye to the Uni
versitys green lawns today as he
» departs for a consultation with
his local draft board at Oregon
City. Cavanagh, first vice-presi
dent of the student body last
year, expects to be inducted into
military service Friday.
An impressive list of activities
distingushes the dark - haired
graduate as one who will be re
membered in Oregon’s halls long
after he has closed the door to
his office in Oregon building.
Chairman of Dads’ day in 1939,
Cavanagh was president of his
living organization, Canard club,
for two years and was also a
member of Friars, senior men’s
honorary. A tireless worker for
the student union cause, he was
noted as a strong champion of
independent students and an ex
cellent speaker, airing his politi
cal views with gusto and enthu
siasm.
/ Cavanagh, probably more than
any one person, furthered the
co-op movement on the campus,
according to Lyle Nelson, editor
of “Old Oregon.” The graduate
student was chairman of the
men’s cooperative association in
1939-40. His place will be taken
over by Keith Rinehart, gradu
ate student.
Emerald Staff Jobs Open
Wednesday Deadline
Set for Candidates
Several vacaniies were report
ed in the ranks of Emerald busi
ness staff members yesterday by
Fred O. May, business manager.
Open are three day manager
jobs as well as the classified and
promotional managers’ positions.
Any regular student of the
University is eligible to apply for
these jobs including either old
Emerald workers and others. It
is not necessary for the applicant
to have had business staff expe
rience, May said.
Those interested should sub
mit applications to the business
olfice during or before the Em
ei aid busines staff meeting,
which has been scheduled for
Wednesday at 8 p.m., in room 4,
Journalism.
All appointments are to be
made on the basis of applications.
Taken into consideration will be
advertising courses completed, in
terest of the prospective man
ager, and experience of any
kind, said May.
News Reorganization
Scheduled by Schrick
Emerald reporting, copy desk,
and night staff workers will meet
in room 105 journalism at 7:30
p.m. Thursday with the edito
rial staff to organize for the
spring term.
New beat assignments will be
made immediately after the
meeting. Revisions will also be
made in the night staffs and copy
desk staffs.
“This meeting includes not only
those who have been working
on the Emerald,’’ said Ray
Shriek, Emerald managing ed
itor, “but also any students in
terested in the work.’’
Location Set
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Colonel Sampson assumed com
mand after a short period of
duty as assistant professoi Of
military science and tactics. He
was formerly in command at
Oregon State and had recently
been with troops at Camp Rob
erts, California.
Emerald, Oregana _
Top Spots Opened
Candidates for head positions
on the Emerald and Oregana
must submit written applications
to the educational activities of
fice before their specified dead
lines, according to Richard Wil
liams, educational activities di
rector.
Petitions for the position of
Oregana editor are due in this
office Thursday, April 2, at five
o’clock. These candidates are to
appear before the educational ac
tivities board Monday, April 6,
at seven-thirty p.m.
Emerald editor aspirants must
file on or before Friday, April
17, at five and will go before the
board on Thursday, April 23, at
three p.m.
Business managers for both the
Emerald and Oregana should
hand in their applications by
Friday, April 24, at five. They
will be interviewed by the board
at three p.m., Wednesday, 29.
Candidates are requested to
make their written applications
concise and to confine them to
five or six pages. In their ap
pearance before the board they
will be given about twenty min
utes to present their qualifica
tions.
Busterud to Head
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night will be notified and will
participate in the tryouts to be
held Wednesday at 7:30.
Notification of all rehearsal
schedules will be made daily in
the Emerald on the same page
when possible.
Response to the first call for
interviewing -was overwhelming,
according to Mr. Robinson, but
this second call for talent is im
portant since no principal or sing
ing roles have as yet been se
lected, he emphasizes.
Casting will probably be com
pleted by Friday of this week,
rehearsals to begin April 1.
Dr. Smith Says
L. A. Area Calm
Dr. Warren D. Smith, who has
been doing special work at Cali
fornia Institute of Technology,
returned to Eugene recently-*^,
resume his position as head of
the geology and geography de
partments.
Dr. Smith reports that he
slept through the alleged inva
sion. He said that everything is
perfectly normal except that'
there is an effort to get the resi
dent Japanese out of the cities.
The only signs of war are the
aircraft factories with their
guards.
The limitation of rubber has
cut automobile traffic noticeably
with a reduction of accidents. Dr.
Smith states that it was neces-.
sary to walk miles and mile§ and
that he feels much better as a re
sult.
Dr. Smith’s work was in prep
aration for next year’s advanced
programs. He took occasion to
visit oil fields, laboratories and
museums which involve geology
and geography. While in Califor
nia Dr. Smith gave several lec
tures.
Physical Fitness Looms
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army prohibiting the gathering
of groups larger than 5000 will
undoubtedly put a kink in the
schedule and especially with soni|.
of the southern schools who have
large crowds.
All statements are merely
tremors that can be picked up
from Portland but the results,
whatever they may be, will
change the present program
drastically and will have the
new by-word—physical fitness.
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