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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1942)
VOLUME XLIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE NUMBER 94 , TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1942 Time Grows Old Purchased when the University opened its doors in 1876 is the oldest clock at Oregon, being checked by Sue Lewis. The clock is now in the office of Miss Mary Kent, office manager at the ex tension building. Photo by Don Jones 'Qointj,, Qaintf, . . / AWS Auctions Stray Articles By BETTY ANN STEVENS “Sold—to the gentleman in the green bow-tie’’ is an ex ample of what to expect from auctioneers Joe Montag and Bunny Potts in front of the Side today at 4 p.m. as the AWS auction of lost and found articles rolls into action. According to Janet Ross, in charge of the auction, ‘It’s going to be a riot, ’ ’ for of the many items offered to a predom Cagey Clams Emerge Under WPA Shovels “In the spring- young man’s fancy . . “A man is never too old to love” and similar expres sions which indicates the ambi tions of men during this season apply even to invertebrate ani mals born millions of years ago. Yesterday afternoon some mol lusk fossils were found in solid rock by WPA crews digging (an other sign of spring) sewers on the western fringe of the cam pus. The geology department re ports that the specimens are the •same ones found when excavat ing for the library. Apparently the place is infested with the crit ters. Professor Sick Dr. Gordon Wright, assistant professor of history, has been ill with influenza for the past few days. He is expected to return to his classes today. inantly male audience are such feminine items as bracelets, purs es, a duck pin, and about 60 ban danas. Also offered up on the block for their estwhile owners to gape at are glasses, pins, one sweater, about 20 umbrellas, three over coats, one reversible, two pairs of tennis shoes, about ten rain hats, one slicker, pens, pencils, looseleaf notebooks, leather bind ers, and about 15 pairs of gloves. For the students are offered the following texts: “English Composition,’’ "Advertising,” “In troduction to Physical Educa tion,” “Nations of the World,” German, French, and Spanish books, speech books, economics books, “Index to English,” "Short Stories,” “Problems in Prose,” marketing books, “British Prose and Poetry” books, “Background of Social Science,” “Accounting Principles,” and “Plane Trigo nometry.” Plays ? ... Page 7 National Collegiate Players run through drama tonight. For details see page 7. '£Uujr Abpinantl Called Reading rehearsals for “Of Thee I Sing” begin Wednesday, April 1. This rehearsal is at 8 p.m. for Act 1, Scene IV7. There will be no rehearsal for Tuesday. Tryouts will be held Wednesday, April 1, at ” in Guild hall' Of Johnson hall. Those asked to be present are Aldine Gates, Norma Trovarrow, Marjorie Quigley, Pat Howard, Maxine Mc Neil, Joe Montag, Steve Worth. Frank Quinn, Ed Prock, Jim Prior, Dana Lance, Earl Holnier, Charles Haener, Boh Dudrey, George Arbuckle, Francis Doram, Elbert Wilson, Elaine McCliment, Allene Meek. ASUO Sets Nominations For April 7 The annual ASUO nominating assembly has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, at 11 a.m. in McArthur court, according to word received late last night from Jim Frost, first vice-presi dent of the student body. Those students planning to run for an office must, according to the ASUO constitution, present their declaration of intention to run and certificates of scholas tic ability, signed by the dean of men or the dean of women, to Frost, who is in charge of elec tions, before midnight, Sunday, April 5. Class officers for next year will be nominated April 7 at 7 p.m. Places of nomination are: class of ’43, 207 Chapman; class of ’44, 105 Commerce; class of ’45, 203 Villard. Class cards for all classes will be on sale March 31, April 1 and 2 at the booth between Commerce and Oregon between the hours of 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. ASUO Offices ASUO offices open are student body president, first vice-presi dent, second vice-president, sec retary-treasurer, two senior com missioners, two junior commis sioners, and two sophomore com missioners. “I would like to urge the pros pective candidates to turn in their (Please turn to page eight) Min Yasui Protests Law Information received by long distance telephone from Port land late last night revealed that Minoru Yasui had been re leased upon the payment of a $500 bond. Minoru “Min” Yasui, a grad date of the University of Oregon in 1939, rebelled Saturday against the alien curfew regulations passed by congress, and traveled 50 miles from Hood River to Portland, submitting to arrest on a charge of violating the rule that Japanese aliens and citizens must stay within five miles of their homes at all times. Until the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mr. Yasui was secretary and public relations man for the Japanese consul at Chicago. He is a graduate of the University law school and a mem ber of the Oregon bar association. While at the University Mr. Ya (Please turn to page eight) Politics No. 1 In the spring a young man's fancy Lightly turns to thoughts of love, And they say the world in gen eral Centers 'round the turtledove. At U of O this is not so; The situation’s in a mix, For in the spring a young man's fancy Lightly turns to politics. —J.W.S, Juniors Feature Cash Sign Game A childish game played by all American vagabonds will net cash rewards for long practicers at Oregon in the ne?;H weeks until Junior Weekend. The game: reading of successive signs along the highway advertising a well-known sharing cream. John Busterud, chairman of Junior Weekend, announced Monday a series of six contests with cash awards. The contest* will consist of verses which will be arranged on eight sicndl wmcn win be placed between Oregon and Friendly next to the street. The signs will be changed weekly with prizes for each win ner whose verse is used. It is permissible to enter more than one verse and win more than one prize. First signs will be raised next Monday. The entire contest will close Saturday, April 4. Entries should be submitted to Betty Jane Biggs, promotion chairman for the Weekend, at the business office of the Em erald. The judges will be the main heads of Weekend committees. Measles Step Out As Diphtheria Enters Because two cases of dipth theria were reported at the in firmary, isolation of infirmary wards will be more strictly en forced, according to Dr. Fred N. Miller, director of the health service. “The charices of an epidemic, however, are very re mote,” he said. The measles “epidemic” is down to one patient, as is the mumps. Infirmary sufferers are Wreatha Johnson, Don Brinton, Beggy Smith, Juno Chesney, Charles Gleeson, H a s 1 o 11 Haight, Nuvere Cartozian, and Patricia Cossitt. Coeds Reject Merger Plans By MARJORIE YOUNG Plans for the amalgamation, ct the two student cooperative as sociations were rejected last night by the Coed Cooperative association by a vote of 58 to ?0* An overwhelming majority of the members of men's houses vote*;# for the plan,.there being ISO vote* for, and 2 against. The plan, formulated by Wif* bur Osterloch, former genera# manager of the men's co-ops, now in the army, and iLeonar<%. Farr, present general manager, had been presented to the group# at a tea Sunday, where it waN decided to postpone the actual voting until Monday evening at the regular meetings of the in-* dividual hpuses. Board *ojC Directors The constitution proposed to the two associations provided fee incorporation un4er a board c4 directors composed of the hous<f presidents and managers. A gen eral manager to be in charge c# the purchase of all supplies for; the units, of making employees*! contracts, and of making dailyj menus was to be appointed by the* board. Individual house govern-* ment was to remain the same. (Please turn to page eight) finesjo+t SuujUuf . . Friday Deadline Fixed On 'Sing* Applications By JOANNE DOLPH Applications for the all-campus sing1, which will be helirfr April 29, must be turned in to the educational activities office in McArthur court by Friday, according to Bob McKinney* general chairman of the song-contest. Applications must state the living group represented', it* song leader and the number of persons in the chorus, whichi has been limited to 24. Dress will not be judged. Only one song may be sung. The sing will be on a concert basis with a grand piano in a setting of potted palms. A big finale will be featured, during which the audience will rise and sing in unison. "This is the first time in the history of the University that every living, organization will be represented in one group, all do ing the same thing,’’ stated Chairman McKinney. Theodore Kratt, dean of the school music, will be instrument al in choosing the song for the finale and will aid in organizing the groups. UO Band Slates Guest At Monday’s Concert Henri Arcane!, Portland pian ist, will be guest soloist with tho banel in its conceit April 13 in the music auditorium. Well known as an exponent and performer of the music of modern composers, Mr. Arcanrk has appeared in many concerts in Portland. His numbers will in clude Poulenc’s Concerto in D. Minor, and David Bennett’s “Rep-, artec.” Others on the program are "Tolle Gesellscbaft,” by Ernst Von Dohnanyi, and "Hi3' Respects to Samuel Pickwick, Esq.’ P. P. M. P. C.” by Debussy,