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Oregon® Emerald
Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays and final
examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon.
RAY SCHRICK, Editor; BETTY BIGGS SCHRICK, Business Mgr.
G. Duncan Wimpress, Managing Editor Jack L. Billings, News Editor
John Mathews, Associate Editor
UPPER BUSINESS STAFF
Advertising Managers:
John Jensen, Cecil Sharp, Shirley Davis,
Russ Smelser.
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Connie Fullmer, Circulation Manager.
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ager.
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ing Manager.
CL IsCL ^«2 • • *
OCTOBER 31, 1942: Adults, “kids over 21,” are warned by
police that any grown-up caught in a mask will be arrest
ed on suspicion of sabotage! It's a measure taken by the gen
darmes of Dallas, Texas, against Hallowe’en deviltry.
The Dallas move is a sign of the times. Hallowe'en, the
ageless, has never been changeless; 1942 puts crimps a la
guerre in the old style festivities, but as it has throughout
all time, All Saints eve takes to the new.
In many places throughout the country “trick or treat”
lias been banned this year. In Glencoe, Illinois, however,
children will ring bells as usual. Their treat will be a bit of
scrap, for the war effort, and if the householder has none
they’ll ask him to buy a war stamp.
Letting air out of tires, soaping windows, letting the gaso
line out of automobile tanks, breaking street lamps, most of
the tricks from the old bag will be curtailed to aid the war
effort.
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nPHERE are still well tested customs to spare, however,
enough to keep every house on the campus occupied for
all 24 hours of Hallowe’en without duplication.
Oregon’s Druids men, of the junior service honorary, have
ancient excuse for celebrating Hallowe’en. Most of the mystic
rites and customs of Hallowe’en originated among the Druids
thousands of years before the Christian era.
Here are a few practices from the old book: If a dry crust
be eaten before going to bed on Hallowe’en, any wish the
eater may liaye will be fulfilled. If a young man puts 9 grains
of oats in his mouth, and takes a walk, not stopping until he
hears a girl’s name mentioned, he may rest assured the name
>vill be that of his future wife.
Go-meth the Rain . . .
^^NCK upon a time there was, in the great northwest terri
tory of a large and wealthy nation, a fine, old university.
Many students attended this institute of learning . . . some
traveled long distances to hear the pearls of wisdom and
philosophy which dropped from the lips of the professors
there. Some traveled even from the great southern part of
the country.
When the students arrived at the university to begin a
new year, the sun beamed down upon their eager counten
ances . . . clouds did not mar the beauty of the scene.
For many weeks the students scampered gaily to their
classes amid warmth and under fair skies.
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rjpiIF,N, one day, a cloud rolled threateningly across the blue
above. And then, the next day, another . . . and another
. . . and another . . . until finally, the whole sky was dark and
gray and grim.
The students who attended the universitv from other parts
of the great northwest simply bundled themselves into warmer
clothes and went on about their business . . . but . . .
The students who had traveled from the far southland
knew not what to do. They had not warm clothes nor water
proofs . . . they had not goloshes nor umbrellas . . . many of
them knew not at all of these implements.
They were amazed at the strange phenomenae . . . they
scampered hither and they scampered thither conversing to
on another in hushed tones . . . they were dire afraid.
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r I '11K students who came from other parts of the great north
west spoke to them and they said, “Be not afraid,” . . .
but the students who came from the far southland were afraid
and they knew not what to do.
The students who came from other parts of the great
northwest said, "It will soon be over,” ... so the students
who came from the far southland decided to quell their tears,
decided to wear their clothes made for the climate of the far
Southland . . . decided tu be brave and wait.
And the students who came from the far southland did
wait . . . and wait . . . and wait . . . and they still waiteth . . .
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(Kd's note: Due to overcrowded conditions, only pneumo
nia cases of the most serious condition will be accepted in
jthe infirmary in the future.)
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Mildred £fi i&L . . .
Dr. Miriam Van Waters
“Her attainments have outstripped those of most men.”
This praise concerning Dr. Miriam Van Waters, ’08, carried
double force since it came from a man, Dr. Henry Ton Eyck
Perry, University of Buffalo professor.
He states that Dr. Van Waters is one of the most hon
ored scholars in criminology in the United States and her
AdliL
Pocketful of Notes
By JOHN J. MATHEWS
First note concerns that
George Carey band. Hal Hardin,
bassist supreme, has been signed
to play permanent-like with the
boys, and, take our word for it,
will disappoint no one. Hal’s sex
tet of last year was one of the
neatest and highest-paid aggre
gations in these parts. Happy Hal
himself performed notably on
vibes and trumpet and did ar
rangements as well as book, lead,
and orchestrate for the combo.
Yes, he played bass mostly.
Add retractions: The Eddie
Johnson sextet’s session for the
Phi Delta Theta crew and dates
of last eve was not, as reported
here earlier, their first job on
the campus. My secretary, har
rumph, tells me that the Phi
Sigs have spent $13.85 since my
Tuesday colm appeared, trying
to inform me that the Johnson
boys’ FIRST job was with
THEM. Come to think of it, it
was.
Next note concerns that self
same Phi Delt performance by
Ed and his squad. Every man to
his own taste, but for this kid’s
chips that was a Class A show,
leaving not much to be desired.
The best angle is that talent—
not arrangements or money or
appearance—put the affair over.
Fourth note for this morn fol
lows up our story of the other
day that Spider Dickson was
planning to unveil a quartet in
the near future. Thursday night
Ray confided that three of the
boys are already set. While wav
ing his tentacles for that fourth
man, Old Available is gloating
quietly over having signed A1
Kasmeyer of the immortal brass
backfield of Kasmeyer, Fortmil
ler, and Nelson. Drumming will
be by a knocked-out joe with
whom I bent an elbow at Seaside
this summer. The name is Kurt
Leitner and the talent is un
known. 88 work is slated for
Wayne Strohecker, whom I've
never heard.
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Final note for the morning is a
impressive record of offices in
social commissions and associa
tions bear out his statement.
More Education
After graduating Dr. Van Wa
ters took graduate work here and
was awarded a master’s degree
in 1910. Her pursuit of more in
tense education was not yet
slackened. Transferring to Clark
university she had earned her
Ph.D. early in 1913.
From that date on Dr. Van Wa
ters began to accumulate a mas
sive number of positions and
honors. Now superintendent of
the State Reformatory for Wom
en in Framingham, Mass., she
was particularly outstanding dur
ing her time as referee of the Los
Angeles county juvenile court. A
position which she held for ten
years.
Writes Books
Authorship is also one of this
Oregon graduate’s accomplish
ments. Her first book, “Youth in
Conflict,” proved popular enough
to be followed by a second vol
ume, “Parent on Probation.”
At one time Dr. Van Waters
worked on the national commit
tee on law observance and en
forcement. She has been presi
dent of the American League for
the Abolishment of the Death
Penalty; member of the board of
directors of the National Travel
ers’ Aid association; president of
the National Confederation of
Social Work; and secretary of
the American Youth commission
—to mention only a few of her
offices.
Taught, Too
Crammed into this list of ac
tivities was a period of teaching
at Columbia university. This add
ed to her membership in Phi Beta
Kappa, national scholastic hon
orary, have earned her the repu
tation of being one of the na
tion’s outstanding social work
ers.
Dr. Van Waters now is living
in Massachusetts. She has an
adopted daughter, Sarah Ann.
scribble about the future. Talk
talk has been percolating that
Thanksgiving afternoon may
bring together men from all the
campus bands who like to hear
and play the unwritten note. This
sound's like a good deal to me.
I'd really love to be present at a
Blown-in-the-bottle all - campus
jam session. We have the boys
here this year who can make the
deal a success.
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By BERN1ECE DAVIDSON
Women Engineers
The fact that women are gain
ing a foothold in all fields of
business and industry is becom
ing more apparent every day. For
instance subsidized engineering
training is offered to coeds at
the University of Indiana who
have completed one year of
mathematics.
— Indiana Daily Student.
Campus Camouflage
The laboratory project of stu
dents enrolled in a new two-hour
defense course at the University
of Kansas is to camouflage the
campus.
Each student is given a pic
ture of the campus taken from
the air. From this he will plan
his form of camouflage to fool
the enemy bombadier.
—University Daily Kansan.
Chest Drive
A campaign to fill the S. C.
community chest moved into the
campus limelight at the Univer
sity of Southern California. The
goal set for ’42 is $1,000.
—Daily Trojan.
Strictly OSC
There is no longer any chance
to crash a school dance at Ore
gon State. The campus social
chairmen and house presidents
decided to make school dances
all-student body affairs. In or
der to eliminate outsiders all
those attending the dances must
show their student body cards.
—Oregon Sate Barometer.
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The Lines
By ROY NELSON
JACK BENNY GAVE his Max
well up, which is more than we
can say for Fred “King' Klam’’
Kuhl, It’s more than we can say
for the clam-digger, because he
has no Maxwell to give up. But
he’d like to have a Maxwell to
give up, but he wouldn’t give it
up if he had it to give up, but
he doesn’t have it to give up, so
how could he give it up?
Don’t bother to«answer. Don’t
bother to answer, because there%/
only one of us reading this col
umn. And that one is me. And
I can’t stand to hjear me talk.
Another Maxwell
The Maxwell offtvhich we sing
is considerably more beautiful
than Benny’s Maxwell. Pi Beta
Phi pledged her laSt year.
Joan probably >, doesn’t even
know a Fred Kuhl texists, but the
Klam keeps hoping—hoping that
some day she’ll cai3| him up and
ask him for a da^e. It’s one of
those secret love affairs, so we
won’t say anything. Instead we
turn to cobwebs.
Cobweb Problem
We’ve wondered which reserve
will last the longest' we’ve won
dered what causes the millrace
to be dry one weel$ and wet the
next, but these problems bother
us little compared |o the cobwe^
phenomenon.
We are on our Jway to an 8
o'clock, bump into 4 cobweb, and
are tardy for cladjg. We notice
girls wearing snood? to class only
to find later that t|ey contacted
cobwebs. It’s those Cobwebs float
ing promiscuously fpn 'the wide
open field near the Campbell and
Fiji houses that really cause be
wilderment.
They’re Everywhere
Ted Goodwin says he’s no
ticed it. At first He thought it
was a complex, so: went on an
exclusive carrot diej, but it did
n’t do any good. "Bitter Bob’’
Parsons was askef if he was
aware of the element. “Yeah—
they get all over rrjy books, and
everything.”
Maybe it’s part of the war pro
gram. Maybe the phygfcs depart^
ment can explain it; i doubt it.
Dang that mid-term.
Weaving right through the
cobwebs are the University track
and field classes. One little spurt
takes them around the grave
yard. Some of the bays are so an
xious to get back to the coach
for another assignment that they
cut through the cemetery. So the
coach stations Warren Taylor
thereabouts. Now, when the boys
take a detour, “Tiny” Taylor
pops up from behind a tombstone
and suggests that they go
around.
Impractical Joke
The Emerald got a call from
Henhall’s Serena Piatt asking- for
an item to published .She said
somebody accidentally switched
coats on her, and the one she^
got was inferior to the original*
She said hers was much heavier
and of better material. As proof,
she reported that it wasn’t her
label.
A reliable source tells us that
it is her coat, and that it was
the labels, not the coats, that
were switched, as a practical
joke.
Double Trouble
Another woman from the same
house had a blind date with Pi
Kap Dick Schwan. A coke date
was to precede a Whiskerino en
gagement. There was another fel
low sitting in the parlor when
Inez Potwin came down the
stairs.
By mistake, she introduced
herself to the wrong man, and
the latter, not being an amateur,
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