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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1943)
’Producers Face Rival By BILL LINDLEY Well, here we are writing about Hollywood when we have a great motion picture producer right in our midst. He is none other than columnist John J. Mathews, here after known as president of Mighty Mathews Productions, producer of some of the greatest hits (he says) ever filmed. "Mung, the Monster 'Who Mur dered His Maker," was first in the series. This gigantic, super-coios ^al, thriller-diller, magnificent, remarkable, terrific, unequaled, chill-i,'illed, spine-tingling, terri fic high-budget production is a Frankensteinish picture, with a plot similar to the aforementioned. Scientific Research This opus was quickly followed by a. scientific short subject enti tled "The Inside of a Cow’s Stom ach.” It was not the intention of the producers to make an edu cational picture, but an undevelop ed spot of film provided the op portunity, so the generous men made their contribution to science. A tune-filled musical was next on the production list. The entire cast consisted of three players: G. Duncan Wimpress, G. Dune., and Dune. All beat it out on the drums in a really solid short. The only mistake in the production was jrthat there was no sound tracK, ^.nd consequently there was no music to the musical. The series (all made on one reel) ended with a travelogue of the Sig Ep back yard and a beau tiful shot of a cloudy sky which didn’t develop because of the sun. At present Mighty Mathew's Productions are shooting their greatest epic, a concentration camp drama tentatively titled "The Deluge.” The script is slightly trite, but shows a defin ite start tow'ards the professional. Several lines were written in with the knowledge that this is one film Will Hays wron’t censor. Director Technique Since the players receive no salary they have compensated themselves by writing scenes in to the script which give them all 1 chance to kiss the heroine. Di Vector Mathews seemed to be the only man without a love scene, and, knowing John J., this is un natural. When asked about this point the director stated that he intended to show each actor how each scene should be done . . . “and I’ll show them again and again if necessary,” he said. And so a branch Hollywood springs up on the campus, and we all eagerly await the day when Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner will come to Eugene to act for the Mighty Mathews Productions. Between the Lines (Continued from page two) ny fur mittens for 10 cents— from an ATO auctioneer. Good win is an ATO . . . one girl yiught an old slightly second hand pipe. Leighton Platt, currently pos ing as president of Campbell club, was in a class for over two weeks before he found out the class had been discontinued. . . Vic Huffaker, that little kid from a Eugene high school who hangs around the Emerald all the time, and who, besides acting as copy boy, is a first class wolf, was having a chat with Tri Delt Flora Kibler, an Emerald worker. “If you were a little older, I’d go for you,” she told him. “And if you were a little younger, I’d go for l®>u,” he told her back. About that picture of the Cram twins in yesterday’s Emerald: Their last name is not spelled K-r-a-m. And that was the first time we've seen army men in blue serge with white caps. - 'Mrs. Miniver' Rates (Continued from page six) Joan Fontaine, Bette Davis, Kath arine Hepburn, Teresa Wright. Other awards were: best per formance by juvenile actor, Roddy MacDowell; best performance by a juvenile actress, Diana Lynn; best direction, William Wyler; finds of the year, Teresa Wright, Alan Ladd, Janet Blair, Van Hef lin, and Paul Henreid. Mildred Wilson Spies (Continued from poqe turn) as president of the Los Angeles alumni association in 1931. And while Oregon as a whole can be proud that Belding’s name now stands where Lord and Thomas reigned for so many years — Professor Thacher is proud of a much more personal thing. On his desk is a portrait photo graph of a handsome even-feat ured man—and inscribed below it is this tribute: “One of the 6 men in my life who have made the greatest contribution to what little I know of the science of ad vertising.” And it is signed, “Don Belding.” 'Eve' Begins January 27 “The Eve of St. Mark,” a drama by Maxwell Anderson, will begin its run at the University theater Wednesday, January 27, according to Keith Hoppes, business man ager of the theater. The play is directed by Horace Robinson, as sistant professor of speech and dramatic arts. The play is one of the few cam pus productions which has. been open to the entire student body for try-outs. Twenty-five Univer sity students are included in the cast. Four-Day Run The play will run four days, from January 27 to January 30, announced Mr. Hoppes. The plot is woven around the adventures of a young American soldier in the Philippines. Basic ally the story is tragic, but con tains high comedy relief in each scene. Scenery Changes Nine changes of scenery and lo cale give the play a new and dif ferent atmosphere than has been presented on the campus for the past few terms. Scenes alternate between an island in the south Pacific and a little town some where in the United States. The play is one of the 'atest Maxwell Anderson hits and is still running in New York. Dean Stresses Need For Fire Regulations Dean Hazel P. Schwering stressed the need for practicing fire drills and complying with fire regulations and reminded the students of the large number of fires which have joccurred re cently at Heads of Houses meet ing Monday afternoon. Abbie Jane White, president of YWCA, announced forthcoming plans for Y discussion groups. Clerk Quits Position For Government Job Miss Ruth McCormack, infor mation clerk at the registrar’s office for the past six years, quit her job on the campus last week to go to Portland where she will work for the government. Miss McCormack is a. graduate of the University. Taking hex place is Mrs. Robert Tilson. Examinations Slated For School Employees Examinations for future n ployees of the Vanport city sc.h! 1 system will be held January j, from 9 a.m. to 12 a.nr. at the d ucation building. The examinations ; ve for o ple who live in this section of the state and who are interested in filling" the following positions; assistant superintendent, princi pals, supervisors, director of health activities, director of . e search, and director of child ac counting. Law School Review Ouf; Dean Morse Item Tops The first issue of the On gen Law Review for the current -ear has just been released, Charles G. Howard, professor of law ;;ul editor of the publication, an nounced Friday. Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school, is the author of the leading article, "The National War Labor Board, Its Powers and Duties.” Dean Morse is now on leave of absence working nth the war labor board. IS This Your Home? ♦ DOES EVERYONE in your family know what you, your classmates and the school is doing to day? ♦ THE EASIEST, sur est and most sensi ble way to get the news to them is to send home the daily Emerald. ♦ TODAY CALL the Emerald business office and place your order so that not a day will be lost in getting their subscription started PHONE 3300 Ext 354 Oregon Emerald