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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1942)
GamfLul 3)e^e*tde . . . BousheyWants Fire Wardens Men who have not yet found their spot in the organized campus defense setup are needed to volunteer as fire watchers. From 75 to 80 persons will be required to supplement the few students who have already offered their services in this capac ity, announced Earl E. Boushey, assistant professor of educa tion, last night. Mr. Boushey and Dr. Wayne W. Massey, as UA LUV/ ill t U1 V1Q1UU LI 11 der the campus defense council, are supervisors of the group. Fire watchers have as their purpose to watch campus build ings for incendiary bombs during air raids, and to extinguish the burning missiles. They are also to keep immediate fires which might be started by, bombs from spreading. ■ dm rani . Divisions Made A specified number of men will be assigned to every major build ing in each section of the campus, as it has been divided by the de fense board. Eight divisions, classified by letters, have been established, making the campus a veritable “city within a city”; and fire watchers’ jobs are es pecially important so that con flagrations, in the event of a raid, wilt'' heft endanger other parts of Eugene. Watchers’arte to be stationed at strategic pfiiiits for each build ing -usually one man on the roof and Ontev' oft thte ' tftp floor. The number anti positions' of the men depend tipta’n 'feftilding structure. The following tabulation lists a section of the* campus, the ser geant in charge of fire watchers there,' and tlite number of men each sergeftnt-Cvill rieed: Section A" fctfpg Decker, 9 men. Section fe,‘John MacKenzie, 14 men. Section C; Lawrence Thompson, 6 men. Section D, Dan Dotter, 8 men. Section Wask, 15 men. Section 'D, Russeti Smelser, 13 men. Section G, Jake Fisler, 7 men. Section H, John Williams, 10 men. l'oiice Reserve Procedure which fire watchers will probably go through in the event of a bombing attack is as follows: The man on the roof either sees or hears the bomb, which may fall off the roof. If, however, it goes through the roof, he signals a police reserve stationed outside the building, who will know where the indoor fire watcher is located. The re serve then notifies this person, who will have apparatus with which to extinguish the fire. Fire fighters stationed in Fen ton hall will be notified by tele phone or messenger if the blaze spreads. Almost 50Q gallon cans for sand have already been con tributed by campus living organ izations, and 1,000 more are needed, Mr. Boushey said. Incendiary Bombs The two supervisors hope to enable those preparing to become fire watchers to actually see in cendiary b o m b s extinguished, through cooperation with the lo cal police department. Practical experience will thus be a feature o -a STOP Gasoline Waste l-i*1 us check vour carbu ret or and ignition system "'it’ll our modern equip ment. LARK BATTERY ELECTRIC CO. H)42 Oak Phone 80 of the men’s instruction. Watch ers meet Tuesday nights at 7 o’clock in room 101 physical edu cation for organization and in formation under Dr. Massey and Mr. Bushey. Persons interested in this type of defense work are urged to see one of the sergeants, Mr. Boush ey, or Dr. Massey for assign ments. Temporary cards will be given the men so they can pass through police lines if a raid should occur. Mr. B o u s h e y stressed that persons who apply must attempt to be consistent in attendance at meetings. The postoffice department this winter issued a special one-cent stamp honoring Harvard’s fa mous president, Charles Eliot. Frosh Dance Date Moved Date of the annual Frosh Glee has been moved up one night to Friday, April 24, it was an nounced yesterday by Glen Ma cy, G'ee co-chairman, as prep arations got under way for the dance. The dance wil be a fea ture of rush weekend which will be held on the campus at that time. Ba^s Dyer, chairman of the en tertainment committee, an nounced plans for the selection of the Little Admiral, whose coro nation will be one of the high lights of the evening. The Frosh Glee will have a naval theme. Each girls’ living organization will submit the picture of one freshman. These will be judged by a committee and narrowed to five candidates.. It is hoped that the San Diego naval base will make final selection. Dyer said it might be possible to have a rep resentative of the navy at the dance to take part in the corona tion ceremonies. No Name Band Nor orchestra has been selected as yet, according to Harry Glickman, publicity chairman. All big name bands have defi nitely been eliminated from the selection. Glickman said that Woody Hite, whose band proved Deadline Friday at 5 ■ ■ ■ Anyone interested in becoming chairman of the rally squad or of Mother’s Weekend must submit written applications to the educational activities office by 5 o’clock on Friday, March 27. The applications must set down the candidate’s demre for an interview before the executive council. Also, the aD very popular at the Homecoming dance, is being considered. Other committee chairmen for the dance, which is headed by Co-chairmen Glen Macy and Lor raine Davidson, include Bob Hen derson, promotion; Betty Ann Stevens, advertising; Joyce Wright, program; Bill O’Malley, tickets; Hobart Bird and Peggy Wright, decorations; Hal Locke, orchestra; Stan Hager, floor; John Todds, cleanup; Bonnie Range, patrons; and Louis Fel sheim, finance. Famed cartoonist "Ding” Dar ling will address the national con vention of the Associated Colle giate Press in Des Moines, Octo ber 27. plicants must submit a certificate of scholastic eligibility from the dean of men’s office. The rally squad chairman must be a member of the junior class. Applications for Mother’s week end chairman might also contain reference to past experience and ideas or plans as to how to con duct the weekend. Amphibians Elect The Amphibians have elected the following officers for thqj coming year: Jeanette Nei’son, president; Helen Gilson, vice-president; Florence Sheridan, secretary; Marnie Foster, treasurer; and Pat Carson, master of events. i nere s satisfaction in Knowing that the 6Vi$! revenue tax you pay on every J pack of twenty cigarettes is doing its bit for Uncle Sam „ Every time you buy Chesterfields you get the satisfaction of a smoke that’s definitely MILDER, far COOLER and BETTER-TASTING. Chesterfield’s superior blend of the world's best cigarette tobaccos will give you more smoking pleasure than you ever had before. Try a pack of Chesterfields today. r°*e 4ft* c for a»er,ca . $2'0O0nn°re "•'oiAeC/sr00 A nec^ fo70Z':y^forti y'*** Here's ae tense u . w°u!d t>t out^tofcTarnps Uy esferfiP/, CHESTERFIELDS are mighty important in this man’s army. New recruit or old-timer... they all like the ciga rette that satisfies. ON tHJaTion's Front WILLIAM TRACY and ELYSE KNOX (a Chesterfield girl),star ring in Hal Roach’s comedy hit HAY FOOT. Our movie stars are doing a grand job selling defense bonds and entertaining our soldiers. Many of them choose Chester field to send to men in uniform. Col. VIVIAN J. OLSEN, Cadet MARIE HOFFMAN of the Wo men’s Defense Cadets of America.Thisand simi lar organizations send millions of Milder, Betfer Tasting Chesterfields to the men in uniform. _