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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1942)
Mathews Reviews Charge Carey Band— See Page 2 Women Look Over 'Man of the Month'— See Page 7 VOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942 NUMBER 2(> Slate Board Adds Five Days to Vacation; Action Cuts Thanksgiving Pause in Half AlumServiceContestOpens; Phi Psis Take Early Lead The Phi Kappa Psis have start ed the alum service contest ‘‘off with a bang,” having uncovered 78 alums in the first preliminary returns, according to the an nouncement today by Uly Dorais, chairman. Hot on their trail with a close second of 77, the Beta Theta Pis are proving to be stiff com petition, although the Phi Delta Thetas are holding up the ‘‘good old Oregon spirit” with 70 men so far. ^ Other houses have turned in Doughnut Sale Begins Today Dunking will be the order of the day, but the Mill Race won’t be the scene this time. Instead, the traditional cup of coffee with a doughnut will be the dunking the campus indulges in today as the annual YWCA doughnut sale starts at six booths with girls from all the living organizations serving the five-cent sinkers. Peggy Wright, chairman of the sales girls, announced Wednesday night the groups that will be in the various booths today. At the ;^>-op, Delta Delta Delta and Al pna Omega Pi girls will sell. Oth er booths will be staffed with girls from Pi Beta Phi and Chi Omega at the left entrance of the library; Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Kappa at Friendly hall; Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Gam ma Delta at the right entrance of the library; Delta Gamma and Kappa Kappa Gamma at the com merce building; and Kappa Al pha Theta at the art building. Tickets on Sale For Dorsey Hop Tickets for the Tommy Dor sey Homecoming dance went on sale today at 8:15 a.m. in McArthur court, according to Dick Williams, educational ac tivities manager. Contrary to the original plan that all tickets would be sold to house blocks, individual stu dents may buy their own; but it is preferred that each or ganization purchase tickets for all its members, it was an nounced by the activities man ager. Admission for the annual af fair is $2.20 per couple. All-Out Neared In Coed Capers All women's living organiza tions except three have gone 100 per cent in ticket sales for Coed Capers, according to co-ticket chairmen, Betty Bevil and Jene lyn Gaston. Funds from the male-boycotted event of November 12 will go toward a soldiers’ scholarship fund, to help ex-University of Oregon students who had to leave school for the service return to their studies after the war, and AWS scholarships, awarded to deserving girls to aid them in staying at school. Two special • radio programs advertising the Capers will be presented over KORE on the two Thursdays before the event, at (Please turn to page eight) V-5 Intrigues University Men; Army Air Corps Close Second Two hundred and nine men were interviewed by members of the joint procurement board of the army, navy, and marine corps Tues (t'j-y afternoon following the assembly, according to members of the ooard. Navy’s V-5 “hit the jackpot” with 55 inquiries, second was the army air corps with 45, and right on their heels was the combined V-l, V-7 with 44. In last place was the enlisted reserve corps with 21 prospects. Response Gratifying Capt. R. C. Torrance, U.S.M.C., in charge of the group, said: “The response is very gratifying and the men are the type we need.” Other members of the board are Ensign Sidney Anderson, in charge of V-l, V-7; Lieut. William Warren, in charge of V-5; Lieut. Kenneth Sarasan, army air corps; and Capt. Thomas Prunty, enlisted reserve corps. The board will remain here until Thursday noon to make prelim inary enlistments. They will return November 4 with a medical board to make final enlistments in all classes except V-5, which will be sent to Seattle for final enlistment after a preliminary physical examination here. Of those who are sent to Seattle, according to jt.ieutenanc vv'arren, 98 per cent pass. Investigate Men are urged to investigate the possibilities of the deferment classes now because no enlistments will be made when the board returns unless the enlistee has all his papers in order. Failure to enlist with the board necessitates a trip to Portland and the inconveniences of an already overworked recruiting station. Noon Rally Spurs Team A send-off rally today at 11:50 will start the University football squad on its way to Berkeley, California, where on Saturday it will meet the University of Cali fornia team. The rally will take place on the north steps of Vii lard hall facing Eleventh street. Coach John Warren and vari ous members of the team are ex pected at the rally to express their opinions concerning the coming clash with the California Bears. Immediately following the rally the team is scheduled to eat dinner at the Anchorage, and will leave for the station at 12:55. The rally marks a new policy on the campus. Train rallies, com mon in other years, will give place to this new type. The chaftge has been made in connec tion with the war effort program to save tires and gas by curtail ing unnecessary use of automo biles. Living organizations on the campus' are expected to postpone lunch until 12:15 in order that members might attend the rally. For those who plan to attend the game at Berkeley, there will be reserved seats for Oregon rooters at the 50-yard line. Classes Meet Armistice; UO, OSC Stagger Holidays Revised fall schedule: 1. Fall term will close Saturday, December 12. 2. Classes will meet November 11, Armistice day. 3. Classes will meet November 27, the day following Thanksgiving. 4. Winter term will open Monday, December 28. To meet requests of transportation companies asking tho Movie Depicts Blood Bank Use Use of blood banks in the Span ish civil war will be demonstrat ed in "The Heart of Spain,’’ a movie which will be shown at 4 p.m. and at S p.m. today. ‘‘The Story of Appendicitis" and "They Choose to Live" will also be on the program. The lat ter tells of recent developments in the treatment of cancer. Asklepiads, who direct the blood bank section of the campus defense effort, sponsor these movies for public information. They will last approximately an hour and a half. Admission is 20 cents, and tickets will be on sale at the door. Shack Shuffle’ Brings Writers into Social Light It’s one day away. Friday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 the journalism building throws open its doors to its inmates for the “Shack Shuffle.” < Work-weary writers will tear their news noses from the grindstone and the clattering of typewriters and the groans of copy boys will be hushed while two hours of dancing, en mtmsm RUSS HUDSON . . . . . . president of SDX, national men’s journalism honorary, who will co-sponsor the “Shack Rat Shuffle” at the journalism build ing tomorrow afternoon. Armistice Day Classes are scheduled for Armis tice day In the regular, normal, curricular way. We agree after viewing the state of the nation That there isn’t much use for en thused celebration. —J.W.S. iLctiiiiixciic, cliiu uiu liuiu iui La, Record Music Music will be by RCA and Co lumbia rhythm waxes and the gay way will be bright with mu rals by Clell Crane. Freshmen who have never dared to enter the sanctum of the newsroom, much less accost a city editor for a job will find themselves at home in the "back rooms” of the journalism edifice. Hoppes and Mundt, ace come dians, have been signed for this one-night stand and Master of Ceremonies Earle Russell prom ises to fetch some fetching num bers. Assurance General Chairman Janet Wag staff, Margie Robinson and Ted Goodwin gave comforting assur ance that all committees are working according to schedule and have arranged for restoring the shack to its normal insane pace as soon as the spangles are cleared away Friday. The drys took over at the last minute and state that the hole things, doughnuts, will be washed down with cider. No announcement has been "been made concerning who will put out the paper for Saturday morning. school to close before December 15 to relieve the congested holi day travel, these changes have, been made in the term schedule, Dr. Earl M. Pallett, executive secretary of the University, said Wednesday when he returned to the campus' from the state board of higher education meeting in Portland. Five Days Given Fall term will close five days earlier than originally planned, December 12, instead of Decem ber IS, according to the revised plan. Winter term will open one day, earlier than was planned, De cember 28, instead of December1 29, thus making the vacation five days longer than had been, scheduled. Aid Companies To further aid, transportation companies by cutting down the amount of travel, which is al ready at capacity, classes will meet on Armistice day, and also on the Friday after Thansgiving’. These days will also make up! two days of the extended Christ mas vacation. At Corvallis, fall term will ter minate Tuesday, December 3 5, with winter term opening Decem ber 29. Opening and closing date* of the schools have been stag gered to cut down the number of students traveling on the same day when going home on vaca tion, or returning to the campus. Traffic Trouble Transportation systems are crowded to capacity to meet the' normal traffic at this time, and by requesting students to stay on the campus permanently until Christmas vacation, companies will be able to serve the country more efficiently. If the institution doesn't co operate on the transportation problem, national regulations might be made restricting tbo travel privileges we now have, Dr. Pallett said. The question of classes on Ne w Year’s day will be decided at a later conference, Dr. Pallett said. Joan Dolph Heads YWCA Musical Tea The YWCA tea this afternoon at 4 is being planned by Joan Dolph, newly selected tea chair man, who is working with Steph anie Peterson on today’s pro gram that will feature special music. Marjorie Pengra and Betty Ann Stevens, submembership committee members, will give a short talk on the work they hsva bgen doing in the associate mem-* bership drive.