Oregon
VOLUME XLIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
NUMBER 113
, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1942
Council Begins
War Program
The University’s faculty de
fense committee swung into ac
tion last weekend. This time then
moves were designed to aid the
students and the nation at the
same time.
Keynoting the committee's lat
est move is the window display
in the Co-op store. The win
dow, designed by Dr. C. F. Kos
sack, campus adviser for defer
ment classifications, Dr. Warren
D. Smith, member of the faculty
defense- committee, and E. K.
True, instructor in architecture,
graphically illustrates the oppor
tunities offered by the various
branches of the service, together
with the qualifications demanded
for enlistment in the various pro
grams.
Committee Members
Members of the committee are
Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of
the University defense council,
-JDr. Smith, Wilbur P. Riddlesbar
ger, Col. Robert M. Lyon, Dean
Karl W. Onthank, Dr. C. B. Beall,
C. M. Hulten, Dr. Kossack, and
James C. Stovall. These men will
visit the various living organiza
tions during the noon and dinner
hours today, Wednesday and
Thursday to interpret the charts
and answer any questions that the
students may have. Any further
information may be obtained by
making appointments with the
individual members of the group.
Changes considered
Dr. Taylor warned that even
though the graph was based on
the latest information available,
it is possible that subsequent or
ders may make it out of date,
however, the councilors will be
informed of any changes.
Referring to last night's meet
ing, Dr. Taylor said, "The coun
cil's main purpose in this action
is to (1) show the student where
the best opportunities lie, and (2)
place the student where he can
serve his country best.”
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Town Trips Banned
By MARJORIE YOUNG
Warning of a last chance for
the traditional mortar board ball
on the UO campus was sounded
yesterday at the heads of houses
meeting by Hazel P. Schwering,
dean of women. A new rule
will prohibit individual girls
from taking the boy friend down
town for dinner, according to Al
ice Macduff, assistant dean of
women.
Houses may schedule group din
ncrs at restaurants only if there
is proper chaperonage, according
to the new rule.
Decorations for the women's
ball, will of necessity be sim
ple, said Billie Christensen, pres
ident of Mortar board, since a
high school music festival will
occupy the Igloo until 6 p.m., May
16, date set for the dance.
“We ll probably have a couple
of potted palms for decorations,”
Miss Christensen said, ‘‘but we
feel that people will enjoy tho
dance more at the Igloo evert
without elaborate^' decorations,
than they would in Gerlinger."
Committees announced by Mis*
Christensen and Elizabeth Stee 1
were: tickets, programs and pub
licity, Helen Angel!; patrons, pa
tronesses and orchestra, Billie
Christensen and Elizabeth Steed ,•
Decorations and refreshments;
Hope Hughes.
Playing- for the ball will be A: fe
Holman’s band.
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CHARLES HISAO YO
SHII . . former Webfcot,
plays mouthpiece for the
Sen of Heaven in propa
ganda broadcasts from
Nippon as the “Yokel of
Yokohama.”
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courtesy oi tne uregon journal;
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‘Hee Hee’ Flunks, Flaunts
By BARBARA YOUNGER
* Back in ’31 there was a little Japanese boy running around
the campus, not studying very hard, and flunking psych and
German. Charles Hisao Yoshii wasn’t a very good student and
not many of his professors remember much about him today,
but they’re hearing a lot about him and from him, too.
Out of Japan, crossing the Pacific, passing by the valiant
Military Moms
Get UO Reply
By BOB EDWARDS
Shu Yasu'j freshman in science, of Japanese ancestry,
has prepared a letter in reply to the resolution submitted by
the Military Service Mothers club to President Roosevelt and
General DeWitt, of the Ninth Corps Area Defense Council.
The first point of the resolution retold the long-disproved
rumor that Japanese pilots at Pearl Harbor wore University
of Oregon rings.
IVo Japanese students
Yasui brought out the point
that there are no Japanese stu
dents at the University at the
present time since the only Japa
nese national on the campus at
the outbreak of the war has long
since been in the custody of the
F.BJ. Students of Japanese an
cestry are American citizens and
could not carry out sabotage and
other subversive activities as the
resolution stated, for their gov
ernment, since they are Amer
icans.
He protested the condemnation
of all persons of Japanese ances
try for, “if people did that, they
could condemn all Catholics for
being pro-axis because of men
like Father Coughlin.’’
Yasui Recalls
Yasui recalled moments of his
life in his home town, Hood River,
Oregon, and many experiences
there that showed that he was an
American, not a foreigner. Yasui
was president of his junior high
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Making Changes
Promotions for the Weekend's
Cornin’ just fine.
They’ve finally changed a poem
On the Weekend sign.
—J.W.S.
Larry celsi and
chuck
BOICE
Vhot.1 T.y
Uay Scliricfc
. . . Wintcrgreen votes for himself white Chuck keeps an eye on tho
ballot box.
.. ....
Weekend Musts
MUSTS FOR JUNIOR WEEK
END. SEE COMPLETE DE
TAILS BELOW.
1. General admission tickets
for “Of Thee I Sing” go on sale
today.
2. Wintergreen rally is post
poned until Wednesday.
3. Junior Weekend program
goes over KOAC this afternoon.
4. Traditions offenders meet at
Fenton today at 12:15.
5. Glenn Miller serenades Jun
ior Weekend tonight at 8:15.
6. Details of frosh-sophomore
competitions are released.
7. Governor Sprague sends his
men of MacArthur, whistling by
fateful Wake island, and going
through well-remembered Pearl
Harbor, come ether waves car
rying the voice of Hisao Yoshii.
(He's dropped the English
Charles.)
Earning the name of Lord Hee
Hee, Yoshii is telling his birth
land to go to the Japanese ver
sion of the “hot place” from 8:30
to 11 p.m. daily.
Born in Oregon
Yoshii was born in Banks, Ore
gon, and was educated at Glen
coe grade school and Franklin
high school in Portland. His moth
er and father were still living in
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Co-op Members Elect Board Today
Every student on the campus will be eligible
to vote in the election of Co-op board members
today on the terrace in front of the student store
n 13th street.
Three students will be elected. One sophomore
will be chosen to serve for one year, and two
juniors will take their offices for two years.
Office Nominees
Nominated for the sophomore office are Roy
Seeborg, Harry Glickman, Glenn Macy, and Don
Stephens. Candidates for the junior position are
Merritt Kufferman, Dorothy Routt, Uly Dorais,
Leonard Barde, Jim Thayer, Og Young, and
Yvonne Torgler.
The three officers elected today will serve on
the board with two experienced members who were
elected last year, Bud Vandeneynde and Les An
derson. Faculty members on the board are Orlando
Hollis, professor of law, and Dean J. H. Gilbert
of the college of science.
Poll Hours
The polls will open at 9 in the morning and
close at 5 tonight. Students should bring some
form of identification, such as their activity cards,
when they come to vote. Tn case of bad weather
the election will be moved inside of the Co-op
store.
regrets at being unable to attend
the Weekend.
S. Sabotage is feared in Winter*
green campaign}
‘Sing* Ticket Sate
General admission tickets fee
“Of Thee I Sing’’ go on sale at
1 p.m. today in the educational
activities office. One thousand I
tickets on the floor are available*
at S5 cents. Another thousand in
the balcony will sell for 55 cents.
The floor tickets include sonic
of the best vantage points in Mc
Arthur court, according to Dick
Williams, educational acttivitie ■«
director. All reserve tickets have
been sold.
RaSly Postponed
Ralliers preparing to raise tho
standard for Wintergreen today*
were put off again when Junict?
Weekend head John Busterud an
nounced that new plans called fe e
appearance of Queen Elinor Eng
dahl in Portland today.
The rally will be held instead
on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the
ATO house. There will be fc.ue
halts along the route during
which a program will be given.
See Junior Weekend
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