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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1942)
'Oregon Trail’ Adopted -As History Prize Topic Competition is now open for the annual Oregon Historical society essay contest, with “The Oregon Trail” the subject of this year's C. C. Beekman contest. Prizes offered in the 23rd annual competition are: first place, $60; second, $50; third, $40; and fourth, $30. Prizes will go to the autnors of the best four original essays on the 1943 subject. Competition Limited Competition is limited to boys and girls over 15 years of age and under 18 years of age at tending any public or private school, academy, seminary, col lege, university or other educa tional institution within the state of Oregon. Each of the four win ners will also receive a bronze medal. The conditions governing the competition are as follows: (1) The essay submitted in competition must not exceed two thousand words in length. One Side Only (21 The essay may be in hand writing or in typewritten form, preferably upon paper of com mercial letter size, either ruled or unruled, the several sheets be ing numbered consecutively and written on one side only, with blank space of about one and one quarter inches at top and left hand margin. (3) The essay shall be accom panied by a separate sheet con taining the name and post office /•ddress of the writer, the date v%f his or her birth, and the name of the school attended. Teacher’s Statement (4) There shall also be deliv ered with the essay a certificate signed by the principal or a teacher of the educational insti tution attended, stating that the writer of the essay is a sudent attending the same. (5) In order to be considered in competition the essay must be delivered, by mail or in person, to the Oregon Historical Society, Public Auditorium, 235 S. W. Market Street, Portland, Oregon, not later than Monday, March 16, 1943. No Tell-Tale Marks (6) All essays submitted in competition will be numbered and submitted, without the names of j\e writers or other identifying marks, to three judges selected by the undersigned committee. (7) All competitive essays will "be judged according to their gen eral merit and excellence; but the judges will also take into con sideration, in passing thereon, neatness of manuscript, accurate orthography, correct grammar and composition, and purity and clarity of diction. Books Obtainable The Oregon State library in Sa lem has a reading list or bibliog raphy upon the above named subject, which will be sent to any student on request. Books per taining to the subject are ob tainable in most Oregon public li braries. Students desiring such books should apply first to the ^ cal library, which, if it does not 4te.ve the books, should secure them from the county and state libraries. Down Front (Continued, from page two) fighters and their heavy tanks roll onward through the snow, forcing the Germans back, ever back. Regaining their villages one by one; cleaning up the car nage and destruction as soon as they are retaken. Then rolling onward through the snow, forc ing the Germans back, ever back. They regain once more their ^ ■ines: the homes of Tolstoy and Tschaikowski. They scan the snow in a search for the original manuscripts of the great Rus sian's immortal works, strewn around the house by Germans Play Finishes Successful Run With two successful perform ances completed, ‘Watch on the Rhine” will open again tonight in the University Guild theater. Tickets may he bought at the theater box office until the close of the play tomorrow evening. Exceptional performances have been turned in by Guild theater players Kay Dougherty Richards, Bob Farrow, Dan Wessler, Louise Rossman, and Jim Bronson. Per formances tonight and tomorrow night are expected to surpass last week’s, said Keith Hoppes, theater business manager. Jap Contests Curfew Rule Minoru Yasui, 26-year-old Jap anese-Amer-ican and Oregon al umnus, won his fight contesting the Japanese curfew, but at the same time was convicted of be f.ing a Japanese agent by Federal Judge James Alger Fee in Port land Monday. Yasui, a graduate of the school of law in 1938, violated the cur few in Hood River and voluntar ily surrendered to the police. He announced that he sought to test the regulation in the light of his American citizenship. Judge Fee held that as long as civil law is in effect, the military command has no power to regu late the life of the citizen. But since Yasui was registered as a Tokio propaganda agent, he, ac cording to Judge Fee, "elected” to become a citizen of the Nip ponese empire. The Japanese was brought to Portland from an internment camp near Twin Falls, Idaho. Upon hearing the decision, he in dicated that he would appeal to a higher court. This “test case” was of wide interest since many citizens of Japanese ancestry are affected by the decision, and other courts have held the military restric tions legal. who knew of no music save mil itary marches. They see in reality what we see on the screen,' and it spurs them forward. Here is the answer to questions about the Russian soldier. Though his personal equipment is better and his arm ament superior to that of the Germans which he faces, there have been times when even these factors could not have won a battle. It is his spirit, his de termination to free the land upon which he fights, that leads him to victories which seem impossi ble. Moscow r ignis dick nas a message for every American: As sure as the enemy was at Rus sia’s throat, so shall he be at ours, and only through courage and Isacrifice can vfe hope to win through to victory. Thirty-one graduates of De troit and other Wayne county high schools have been awarded Detroit board of education un dergraduates at Wayne univer sity for the current school year. Training as volunteer nurses’ aides is open to University of Michigan women students in a new course. “WATCH ON THE RHINE” CAST . . . . . . who present their production for the last times tonight and tomorrow night in the University theater . . . left to right, sitting, are Jim Bronson, Vivian MeXamee, Bobby Joe Quigley, Rob Par low, Maxine McXoil, Gordon Cochran, and Beverly Beals; standing, Preston Phipps, I>nn We-vler^ Kay Richards, Louise Kossman, and Marjory Quigley. Theta Sigs Sell Christmas Cards A Christmas card sale spon sored by Theta Sigma Phi, na tional professional women's jour nalism honorary, got under way Tuesday in campus living organi zations, according to Carol Green ing, chairman of the committee in charge. The greeting cards will be sold in boxes containing 21 different cards for $1.00. The freshman girl in journalism who secures the most orders will receive an invitation to the annual Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Table, to be held winter term. Representatives Representatives in the living organizations are: Peggy McGin nis, Alpha Chi Omega; Elizabeth iJohnson, Alpha Gamma Delta; Altha Paul, Alpha Omicron Pi; ‘Gwen McQuay, Alpha Phi; Dor othy Shepherd, Chi Omega; Jill Ames, Delta Delta Delta; Mary Sherman, Delta Gamma; Peggy Allison, Gamma Phi Beta; Bet ty Lu Siegman, Hendricks hall; Martha Tapp, Highland house. Lila Howe, Hilyard house; Aly sonc Hales, Kappa Kappa Gam ma; Dorothy Linhart, Orides; Phyllis Van Pctten, Kappa Alpha Theta; Anita Young, Pi Beta Phi; Betty Lawrence, Susan Campbell hall; Mary Corrigan, Sigma Kappa; Jeanne Yearous, University house. RAF, Russia Pictured In Film Shown Today Interested students are invited to see a historical film of Russia which will be shown Wednesday to Dr. Gordon Wright's class in recent Russian history in room 207 Chapman hall. This film con sists of newsreel shots taken dur ing the Russian revolution and afterward. At the same time, pictures of the RAF in action will be shown. This film demonstrates how the RAF prepares to bomb a target. The films are released by the offioe. of war information. All persons are invited to attend. UO Grad Wed in CM The marriage of Ensign Dan Elbert Clark Jr., a graduate oi the University school of journal ism, and Mayella van Heeckeren, the daughter of Baron and Bar oness Willem van Heeckeren. took place November 8 in Berkeley., California, according to an an nouncement received by Dean Eric W. Allen of the school oi journalism. Dan Clark Jr., who entered the naval reserve early in 1942, is the son of Professor D. E. Clark, head of the history department. He developed the “Front Page Ballot Box,” a Gallop poll type of feature, soon after his graduation from the University. The feat tire, which was used by the Ore gonian and several U. S. newspa pers, was taken over upon his de parture by his assistant, Gordon Connolly. Mr. Connally majored in journalism at the University and graduated in 1939. No Bother, No Fuss, Leave Your Ad With Us by Phoning Ext. 354 Your classified ad will be read by 5000 eyes. Explain your problem and we will write the ad without further delay. Ext. 354 for Your Classified Ad. Oregon W Emerald