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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1942)
Sigma Nus Capture P4 Football Title— See Page 4 ISA President — Al Larsen Writes . . .— See Page 2 VOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1942 NUMBER 27 Deferment Programs Sign UO Applicants Oregon men are definitely interested in deferment pro offered by the army, navy, and marine corps, if the re sponse to the visit of the joint procurement board, which con cluded its three-dav stay Thursday, is to be taken as a criterion. Members of the board interviewed 688 students. Of this number. 473 took application forms to fill ont before the re turn cf the medical board next Thursday, November 5. Navy Interviews Lead Navy's combined V-l, V-7 proved of the most interest, with 220 interviews, and 162 applica tions. Next in line was the army air corps with 155 interviews and 74 applications. Third on the list was navy’s V-5 with 110 men “talking flying,” and 87 “planning flying.” Close on the heels of the naval air corps was the marine corps.. The “Devil-Dogs” attracted an even 100 prospects, 75 of whom took away application forms. ERC Draws 75 '^ast in line was the enlisted reserve corps with 90 interviews and 75 applications. A recapitulation of the men previously enlisted in the reserve classes shows that advanced ROTC leads with 161 men, tying for second are the enlisted re serve corps and navy’s V-l with 125 each. Navy 75—Army 66 In the fourth spot is navy V-7 with 75, close in the midship men's wake is the army air corps with 66, and the marines act as rear guard with 50. These figures were approximated by Dr. Earl F. Kossack, armed forces repre sentative on the campus, from figures of his office. (Please turn to page three) (^eshman Punished For Copied Theme The student discipline commit tee, at its meeting Thursday, placed a freshman on disciplinary probation for turning in as his own an English composition writ ten by another student, it was an nounced by W. Dahlberg, chair man of the committee. House officers and others con cerned have been asked to see to it that all students know what is and what is not proper con duct in respect to examinations and papers. Shack Shuffle Set for Today By TED GOODWIN This afternoon at 3:30, the year’s only exchange with des sert will take place in the jour nalism building when Theta Sig ma Phi, women’s national jour nalism honorary and co-sponsor Sigma Delta Chi, men’s ditto bring their friends for dancing and entertainment. *The "Shack Shuffle” will feat ure the rural murals of Sopho more Clell Crane whose influence makes it possible for all other freshmen and sophomores in jour nalism to mix with the bigs. In cidentally, SDX decided Thurs day that journalists whose friends are not journalists may still bring their friends. Russell MC' Non-journalistic Earle Russell is master of ceremonies and the Hoppes and Mundt comedy team promises fun for faculty, Emerald workers, and non-Emer ald workers. The Pi Phi trio will sing. In other words, if you are in terested in newspaper theory, practice, or early childhood train ing, you’re in. Music and dancing will be followed by cider and doughnuts. SDX and Theta Sig are bringing this event to the campus in an endeavor to get ev eryone in the journalism school acquainted with everyone else. Music will be by seme of the country’s hottest bands and the admission is strictly free. Part of the program will be a farewell ceremony for Erling Erlandson who is going into the merchant marine. So come one, come all to the SDX-Theta Sig “Shack Shuffle” at 3:30 in the journalism building. Squad Slates Rally Dance The rally squad will hold open house at Gerlinger hall this Sat urday for all students wishing to hear the broadcast of the football game between the University of Oregon Ducks and the California Bears. The broadcast will come from Berkeley via KOIN in Port land. The game will be broadcast be tween 1:30 and 4:30. During this time an informal dance will be held in the gymnasium of Ger linger hall. This dance is free and open to all University students. It is a no-date affair, “The rally squad is sponsoring this broadcast-dance in order to provide a place for those stu dents not able to attend the game to join in the spirit of the game itself,” declared Clint Paine, ral ly committee chairman. In charge of the dance for the rally squad are Donald Stephens and Brimina Vrang. Kossack Clarifies Reserve Requisites A portion of Oregon's male citizenry has been rather dis turbed lately by the grade, hours, requirement set up by Dr. Carl F. Kossack, armed forces representative on the campus. To clarify the situation, Dr. Kossack made the following statement: “Men who were reg istered in less than the mini mum hours required for reten tion in the reserve classes at the time of my announcement, need not worry about their de ferment being cancelled. They will be retained provided they take the full load next term. Others should check through my office before dropping courses which would bring their load below the prescribed minimum.” Dear Jawn: If things look bad at the Home coming game, And we should start to lose, Dispense with the varsity football team And send in the Sigma Nus. —J.W.S. Homecoming Plans Near Completion; Choice of Clothes Allowed for Dance By ROBERTA BOYD Campus clothes, short silks, or formals are all in order for the Homecoming dance Saturday, November 7, acording to an an inouncement by Dick Williams, educational activities director. It has been left entirely up to the students as to whether they Will swing to Tommy Dorsey in campus casuals, suits and silks or sophisticated evening dress. No Students Needed Because of false rumors, Pat Cloud, Homecoming chairman, )ms found it advisagle to repeat early statements that this dance will require the services of no students. It is being han dled entirely by a booking agent from Salem. Latest returns on the alum service contest were also an nounced today by Uly Dorais, chairman. “The contest has sur passed our greatest expecta tions, and we have had to order more stars for the service flag already. It will be quite a flag with all those stars," said Do rais. Kappa Sigs Lead The Kappa Sigmas have gone way out in front with a total to date of 125. Taking second place after leading only 24 hours ago are the Phi Kappa Psis with 80. The other houses who have turned in lists are Beta The ta. Pi 77, Phi Delta Theta 70, Phi Sigma Kappa 74, Alpha Tau Omega 72, Delta Tau Delta 60, Theta Chi 60, Phi Gamma Delta 57, Alpha hall 40, Chi Psi 45, Sigma Nu 27, Pi Kappa Alpha 17, Omega hall 13, Yeomen 12, and Sherry Ross hall 5. The alumni office is very pleased with the above returns, according to Elmer Fansett, al umni secretary. Large Response Because of the tremendous re sponse of the houses no cards will be accepted unless they are absolutely in the proper form. Besides the sign which has been erected in the Side, daily returns will be posted in the Em erald. Bill Lilly, sign contest chair man, has advised all houses to start making plans for their wel coming signs. They must all be completed by 6 o’clock Friday, November 6. Student Union Drive Will March Again The problem of carrying on Oregon’s Student Union move fell to a committee of five Thursday afternoon when the ex ecutive council approved recommendations of Ann Reynolds, Student Union chairman. Assisting Miss Reynolds will be Mary E. Earl and Betty Perry, seniors; Uly Dorais, junior; and Hal Brevig and Harry House Dance Date Given A petition was granted Wed nesday by the student affairs committee to a house for a fall term dance for which arrangc ments had already been made, al though petition to hold the dance had not been filed in the dean of women’s office at the proper time. Student regulations call for pe titions to be filed not less than the Monday preceding the dance. In lieu of the dance, which under the rules would have been forfeit ed, the group was denied one of its winter dances. DICK WILLIAMS . . . . . . Educational activities man ager, who today decreed that sport, short silk, and formal clothes would all be in order for the Homecoming dance, Novem ber 7. Soldiers' Fag Drive Opens Next Tuesday “Buy a pack for a buddy,” is the slogan that will be seen, over the campus in a three-day drive for cigarettes to be sent to the boys at Camp Adair, according to Rohda Harkson, in charge of all USO activities on the campus. Next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, she said, will be devot ed to collecting 3.000 packages of cigarettes. Miss Harkson had appointed one USO representa tive in each living organization on the campus who will be in charge of boxes set up in the or ganization. For students living out or who have homes in Eugene boxes will be set at the College Side, the Co-op, Taylor’s, YMCA, YWCA, and in Geilinger hall. One Per Student Each student is asked to buy one package of cigarettes, ac cording to Miss Harkson, so that the 3,000 mark goal may be reached in the limited three days, which means 1,000 per day. During Homecoming dance a big box will be placed in the foy (Please turn to page seven) Glickman, sophomores. Fresh man workers possibly will be added later in the year. Oregon's drive for a Student. Union building, center of campus activities, started in 1921, ha* made spasmodic progress sineo that time. Though the war and financial shortages have fore stalled any immediate attempts toward’ construction, the move will be kept alive for more pros perous days following the peace. The council also approved It committee heads appointed by, Lon Barde, chairman of the cam pus war board. They included Jack Robinson, finance; Jean Frl deger, secretary; Norma Trevor row, publicity. Oge Young, soldiers’ scholar ships; Marge Curtis and Bill Lilly, salvage; Carolyn Holmes, Red Cross; Rohda Harkson, USO;i Rog Dick, living organization d’e fense; Don Brinton, blood bank, and Mary Jane Terry, air raid accommodations. Sinker Season Remains Open Doughnuts will be available all clay today for munching between classes, and consuming with cokes or coffee, according to Bonnie Umphlette, chairman of the an-, nual YWCA doughnut sale that started yesterday on the campus. Both moeho and plain dough nuts will continue to sell today at five cents each, with a new group of girls taking over the six booths. At the Co-op store Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta, girls will sell; left entrance of the library, Hendricks hall ;s Friendly hall, Zeta Tau Alpha and Highland house; light en trance of the library, Susan Campbell; commerce building, Hilyard house and the Dill Pickle, club; and the art shack, Orides. Service Entrants' Forms Prepared Students from the University entering any military force havo an opportunity to take with them a full statement of both their scholastic and activity record's, Karl Onthank, dean of personnel, announced this week. Special forms have been pre pared by the University to bo filled in by the personnel office in regard to the student’s grades, psychological test, and interview .records, activity records, and re ports from college authorities. Students who know they aid to enter the army or navy in the near future should apply for ono of these forms from the dean cf personel’s office as soon as pos sible both as an aid to themselve ’> and to the government in un derstanding the individual’s spe cial abilities, skills and other per sonal characteristics.