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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1942)
Heads of Houses Prexy Urges Defence Work By BETTY ANN STEVENS heading the way into a corner room gay with wine-flowered drapes and couch cover, on the third floor, Kappa Alpha Theta, small, blood Nelda Christenson, coed of the week, sat down in a wine-colored chair and motioned toward the couch, “Won’t you sit down?" she smiangly invited. Poised for the first question, Nelda nodded toward two rather t'normal prints on the wall, and quietly remarked, “Please note my Gauguin prints. I’m very proud of them. They’re slightly tipsy, though." She added that she "got them out of a Gauguin book," then, bought some five and dime store pictures for the frames, and framed them. Dressed in a brown tweed shirt and a light green tweed jacket, the heads of houses prexy confided that the jacket was "my sister's, and it’s about ten years old." Youngest of Five It followed naturally that she lias- two older brothers and two older sisters. "Yes, youngest in n family of five,’’ she calmly ad mitted, » With a soft smile she added, "Three of us went to Oregon State, and two of us and my brother-in-law went to school here.” ‘ Gregon-Oregon State rivalry? iW'etl, the only trouble I had was when Oregon State won the Rose Bo;/:. My brother from OSC and I listened to it together. I took ci beating on that.” Art School Student "About my activities?” She frowned slightly, then shrugged se toady, "I don’t know what xaiue have been exactly. I started out in the art school, a drawing mil’ painting major, did posters, which graduated to the more dig nified title of ‘publicity,’ then T’t'.i Theta, and now president of beads of houses.” From .Poitland, "Yes, Grant,” Net'la tranquilly admitted that "I ve been going steady ever since my second year of high /school. . . . No, he’s not here this year," She denied. “He!s trans ferred to Portland . . . one of the ‘O.P.* boys.” She's had Bing Os r borne’s Beta pin ever since she was a freshman. “He’s sort of a six-foot version of Harpo Marx.” she commented with a placid smile. “He's in the Marine re serve.” Switching' abruptly again to ac tivities, Nelda thinks that “every freshman should be encouraged to do something, but I don’t ap prove of this activity girl busi ness at all.” She continued, soft ly, serious, “I don’t think one freshman should be picked to carry the load for four years. It should be divided evenly between everyone.” Heads of Houses About heads of houses, she said, “You know, I’ve found out one thing . . . that presidents of houses are wonderful people. They’re not afraid to speak their own minds, and they’re so unselfish. They don't think of themselves or their own houses at all.” She believes that “heads of houses should get every girl on the campus in some sort of de fense work . . . not compulsory, but with all our brothers and boy friends overseas we need some insurance that they'll come back." Twinklingly she remarked, “I know one part of activities I don’t like is all of this ‘queen’ business.” Pausing, she nodded and said, “One or two is all right, though, like the Junior Weekend queen, and Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.” Of rather quiet, conservative tastes, Nelda likes to read, and likes music of “every kind and variety that you can imagine . . . from drum solos to Beethoven.” (Plensr turn to pane cic/ht) . .... Rgmom, These lovely sheer rav ens are and look perfect 1) wonderful. '1'liev cling to your legs and stretch —your budget! We also have these flatterers in a practical yet light weight service weight. $1.00 a Pair For Rainy Days Wr'i rain in every passing clout! these loveh pure u"o; .-.cart's will protect those fragile curls. In Kelly green, red, hrovvu, and white. J INC. Good Taste Misplaced yilll!lllllll!ll!ll!ll!llinllllll!lllllllllll]l>!!!!IUII!lll!ll!llllini!IIIU!lllllllllllllll|]|l!inillinr By MARY ANN CAMPBELL, It's really too bad about the fog', aside from what happens to your hair if you are reckless enough to trot out sans the pro tective bandanna, it prevents you from enjoying- the really gor geous colorings and the dramatic effect of the leaves being torn from the trees by a whirl of wind, in the manner of Keats’ "pestilence-stricken multitude." The best autumnal effect is pro vided by the Chinese trees, one between Fenton and Deady and the other on the north side of Villard. When they turn yellow, as you may have noticed, they look like concentrated sunshine, all golden at once, seeming to cast a small gleam through even the bleakest fog. Don't dash over to look at them now, though. They haven’t turned yellow yet. While we’re discussing botany, we might observe that there is a small tulip tree by the back door of Chapman which will ac quire a gorgeous yellow eventu ally. (Yes, it is a tulip tree, and the two trees on Hello walk (Please turn to page eight) The sophs may lack beards but the women of the campus certain ly don't lack good-looking date dresses. She's a lucky gal if she lias a man. but it practically rates her a queen of the campus if her man has more than the average whiskers . . . Here are a few smoothies you’ll be noticing at the Soph Whiskerino come Sat urday night . . . Pat Goss will wear a black silk crepe trimmed with lace. Lace touches on sleeves and hips give it somethin’. Rhinestone bracelets will add a note . . . Billie Mar shall will dance in a red silk suit plus red shoes . . . Micki Mit chell and Phyllis Dyer are plan ning to wear that new purple . . . Deborah Tumy’s light blue wool will be in the spotlight . . . Beth Ann Walker will dance to George Carey’s 14-piece orchestra while wearing a black velveteen prin cess dress . . . Billie Lawrence will step out in a black sequin peg-top—Gene McPherson will shine in a purple peg-top - notice it . . . Norma Trevorrow plans to wear a dashing outfit—red, white, green print. Originality in net touch . . . Winnie Scroggie will look tiny, and cute in her new white wool coat . . . Peggy Alli son's black suit will come in for rightful acclaim . . . Mary Mer rier, Jean Schneider, and Pat Howard are keeping it a .dark se cret . . . Fran Johnston appear in a black and red wool jersey—long toi'so and good looking . . . Zoa Quisenberrj shirtwaist dress of Kelly green wool has bracelet length sleeves and a gathered shirt—notice it . . . Jenelyn Gas ton will don a draped model of light blue silk crepe . . . Lorraine Davidson has a smooth one that should be shown off-gold em broidery cn collar and pockets . . . Marguerite Rissman will be glamorous as usual, in a bright kelly green wool . . . Virginia Wright and Martha Harold prom ise dress surprises . . . Jackie Kscnmcn will swing to music wearing a black, red. and white plaid taffeta. . , . —By Jean Frideger Vogue Calls Senior Girls Seniors—Vogue wants you!! Would you like a job as a grad uation present? Again, Vogue is sponsoring the Prix de Paris, for college seniors with interest in fashion and writing. The first prize winner will be placed on the staff of Vogue for a year, with promise of a perma nent position. Second prize will be a $500 war bond. Other cash awards will be offered and hon orable mentions lead to jobs in (Please turn to page eight) ..miai'iif WOMEN'S PAGE I MARJORIE MAJOR, Edit|^ Staff this issue: Stoff this issue: Inez Potwin Mary Ann Campbell Jean Frideger Gerry Stowell Carole Greening Lois Hulser Marty Tapp The University of Wisconsin Alumni association was organized 80 years ago. This is a lipstik and appiicaior com bined for precise lip lines. Creamy rouge is automatically ap plied to the tip when the case is closed. Your choice of five HOLLYWOOD ^ (close-up) REDS. Tipstik complete with rouge-25c Tiffany-Davis Drug Co. 8th—Willamette WINTER PASTELS RETURN TO FALL SOCIALS confident in being the Darling of the Campus in our Winter-Pastel Date Dresses—in fabric of Im ported Rabbit Hair. Spun Rayon and Virgin Wool. Softly muted colors-such as Champagne. Winter White and Powder-Blue—so romantic and exciting to wear! 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