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VOLUME XLIV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1942
NUMBER 49
Community Sing, Open Houses,
Radio Dances, Provide Fun
For UO at Quiet New Year’sEve
By EDITH NEWTON
^ With classes as usual on Friday, University students will
\„.ebrate until 1 a.m. and see the New Year properly greeted
tonight with a variety of entertainment planned for the evening.
Informal dancing with radio music will be allowed in living
organizations, Nelda Christensen, president of heads of houses,
announced Wednesday. Women may go to men’s houses for
dancing if chaperones are present, and punch may be served at
all houses, according to the de
cision of the heads of houses. Rugs
may be rolled back for dancing,
but no special preparation is to
be made for theNew Year’s eve
celebrations.
Open House
Open house has been planned at
Westminster house, Wesley house,
and by the Canterbury club. All
students are invited to these plac
es. The program planned at Wes
ley house, 1274 Patterson street,
5^11 end with a Watch Night ser
iffe.
The YW-YMCA are planning
programs for students. Open
house at the YWCA will start at
8:30 and last until 10:30. The
YMCA house will be open until
after midnight and students are
invited to come in and dance or
use the recreation facilities such
as the billiard table and table ten
nis equipment.
City Sing
A city-wide community sing
sponsored by the University and
city YMCA will start at 10:45 at
West Tenth avenue just off Wil
lamette. Mr. Hal Young will be
master of ceremonies and leader
of the singing. In case of rain
the sing will be postponed.
The sing will end in time for
students to see all of the midnight
i^pw, Mr. A. F. Horner, executive
secretary of the YMCA said Wed
nesday.
Gerlinger hall will also be open
for student use until after mid
night, Mrs. Edith Siefert, hostess
of Gerlinger hall, announced this
week.
RationCauses
Tighter Belts
Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, di
rector of dormitories, is busy this
week figuring out how much food
dorm students eat. The reason for
all Mrs. Turnipseed's figuring is
the food rationing beginning
February 1, 1943.
The director has been asked to
give full information concerning
the number of students eating
at the dorm, the pounds of food
consumed, the pounds of food the
dorm has stored for future use,
and the amount of board' money
received by the dormitories.
Mrs. Turnipseed is now busy
figuring the weight of individual
cans of various foods in order to
derive the total weight of the
food used in the dorms.
Mrs. Turnipseed is not at pres
ent certain of what procedure
will be used in the dorms in re
lation to the new food rationing
plan.
Max Brown Resigns
Junior Executive Post
Petitions of juniors wishing
to fill the position of junior
representative on the executive
council will be accepted by Car
olyn Holmes, second vice-presi
dent of the ASUO, at the edu
cational activities office in Mc
Arthur coui't until Monday,
January 4. The position was
left vacant when Max Brown,
elected to the office last spring,
joined the air corps.
Annual Dad’s Day Continues
Despite War and Rationing
Dad's Day at the University will be held as usual in 1943
despite war and rationing it was announced this week by Les
Anderson, ASUO president. Chairman of the annual event
will be chosen by the executive committee at its next meeting,
Tanuarv 7.
I^February 13 has been set as
the date to honor dads, and all
fathers are being invited to at
tend the annual celebration in
their honor.
Students petitioning for the
position of chairman should
either give their petitions to Car
olyn Holmes, ASUO second vice
president, or leave them at the
educational activities office be
fore 5 p.m. Wednesday, January
6, Anderson said Wednesday
night.
Petitions for the position should
contain the student's name,
grade point, previous experience,
and any suggestions he might
fllve for the weekend program.
Members of any class may peti
tion.
Other members of the Dad's
Weekend committee will be ap
pointed by the chairman chosen
by the executive council.
Man-Shy Dorms
Face Closed Units
The unexpected number of men
moving into the dormitories this
term has rather surprised Mrs.
Genevieve Turnipseed, dormitory
director, she said Wednesday.
Until the end of the week she will
not be certain about the number
of dorm units to be left open this
term.
Late registration has already
increased the original number in
the dorms, Mrs. Turnipseed said,
but if a sufficient number of men
do not move in, there is a possi
bility that one unit may be closed.
Mrs. Turnipseed has not de
cided which unit will be closed in
case of a decrease.
CoatHangerDriveRolls;
Army Asks for150,000
Alum Secretary
Gets Navy Post
tinier jc anseu, aiumm
secretary for the University of
Oregon since December 1936, will
leave New Year’s day for a na
val training station, location un
announced, where he will enter
service as a lieutenant junior
grade.
The announcement came Wed
nesday, following his return from
Portland, where he received his
orders. Immediate plans to fill the
alumni office are being worked
out, to be effective until a suc
cessor can be named.
Concerning his departure, Mr.
Fansett said, “It is with a mixed
feeling of pleasure and sadness
that I am leaving what has been
the most pleasant association I
have ever had, that with the Uni
versity, its alumni, and its stu
dents. Since Pearl Harbor I have
wanted to get into the service and
to help. The sooner it is over the
sooner I hope to return again to
this association.”
Mrs. Fansett will remain in Eu
gene and continue to teach at Eu
gene Business college.
Record Concert
Features Dvorak
Symphony “From the New
World,” the third movement, by
Anton Dvorak, will open the
first of the recorded concerts in
the library Sunday. The work is
played by the Rochester sym
phony orchestra, Jose Nturbi
conducting. The concert will be
gin at 4 p.m. in the browsing
room.
Also on the program are the
E-flat major by Beethoven,
played by the London Philhar
monic orchestra conducted by
George Szell, with Benno Moisei
vitich as soloist, and Mendels
sohn's “Scherzo” from his octet,
opus 20, played by the Minneapo
lis symphony orchestra conduct
ed by Dmitri Mitropoulous.
This is the first concert in the
new series of recorded concerts.
The series is being sponsored by
the patroness group of the Mu
Phi Epsilon, music honorary.
'Calling Dr. Miller’
Baffles Infirmary
Drs. Fred N. and Marian G.
Miller returned to the health
service for winter term after a
six-day wedding trip to Wald
port and the Oregon coast. ■
The former Marian G. Hayes,
M.D., became the bride of Stu
dent Health Service Director
Fred N. Miller, M.D., in a morn
ing ceremony December 13. The
couple were married at 9 o’clock
in Dr. Hayes’ apartment at the
infirmary. The wedding break
fast was served at the groom's
apartment.
Dr. Fred, as his patients and
staff call him to avoid confusion,
has been head of the health serv
ice since 1925. Dr. Marian ac
cepted her position there upon
completing internship in 1931.
ArmyChaplainTells of Need;
UOWarBoardHelpsinHunt
By BETTY LOU SIEGMAN
A plan for the campus to collaborate with several organiza
tions of the city of Eugene in the collection of 150,000 coat,
hangers for soldiers at Camp Adair is scheduled for the opening'
defense drive of winter term, Len Barde, chairman of the stud
ent defense council, announced Wednesday.
Heads War Board
LEN BAKDE . . .
. . . Heads campus War Board,
outlines term’s work.
Late Arrivals
Decrease Drop
Winter term registration is
now 19 per cent below the figure
reached at the same time last
winter term, Clifford L. Con
stance, assistant registrar, said
Wednesday.
The second day of late regis
tration added 166 more students
to the enrollment to bring the
total to 2189 students. Last win
ter term 39 students enrolled on
the second day of late registra
tion.
A charge of $1 for each day of
lateness is charged for late reg
istration. The maximum late reg
istration fee is $5.
The student drive is sponsored
by the campus USO under the di
rection of Betty Bcvil, University
USO chairman.
Inadequate Materials
The idea was presented to the
war council by Chaplain Vohe
from Camp Adair, who expressed
how important the project is—
since the government cannot ob
tain the necessary materials to
supply the camp with an adequate
amount.
According to Miss Bevil, the ex
act time for the drive has not been
set; but it is expected to take place
during next week.
Student Cooperation
“Students should give full co
operation toward such a drive ev
en though the article collected
seems relatively unimportant; and
with the combined help of local
high schools, clubs, USO, and
other city organizations, should
be able to supply the quota,'’ said
Barde.
An outline of several scheduled
drives for winter term of different
departments of the board was pre
sented Monday by the following
council heads.
lied Cross Work Resumed
Carolyn Holmes, campus Red
Cross chairman, announced that
Red Cross work in sewing and
surgical dressing will begin Sat
urday in Chapman hall.
There is an important meeting
for all Red Cross house represen
tatives at f p.m. today at the Side,
according to Miss Holmes.
Eligible for Veils
She also announced the follow
ing names of eight girls who com
pleted 12 hours of bandage wrap
ping and are thus eligible for Red
Cross veils: Bonnie Uhl, Florence
Cooley, Esther Griffith, Dori'i
Hoiland, Barbara Barlow, Carline
Felly, Caroline Wicke, Rhodn.
Harkson, and Carolyn Holmes.
Bill Lilly, co-chairman of the
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Celebrate New Year’s?
Half of UO Says Sure!’
By JUNE TAYLOR
Classes or no classes, an exact half of the students inter
viewed in a symposium Wednesday declared they would spend
Thursday evening celebrating the second new year of the war,
regardless of the draft boogie staring at all eligible males.
As one sophomore woman phrased it, “I really should study,
but—; well there’s a good show tomorrow night.” Thus 50 per
cent of the students surveyed,
guiltily shelved their texts to.at
tend shows, dances, parties, or
other sources of entertainment.
Travelers
Three students intend to travel
for their celebration, one attracted
to Portland, and some unpatriotic
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New Year's Note
Now is the time when all good
men
Change the pads on their desks,
and then
Hope then- insurance men ara
sure
To send Ahe latest calendar.
—J.W.S,