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I^tchen Expleins Proposal To Increase Browsinq Hours (Continued from page one) run the library, bu will meet once a month with W. C. Warren, act ing librarian, to discuss admin istration problems. The decisions will be taken back to the respec tive groups who are expected to set a “high tone of student con duct in the library in general and in the browsing room in particu lar.” There will be no^ set of rules or pleading, Kitchen said, mere ly suggestions for the betterment oSBjbrary conditions through co o™-ation. Till the present the browsing room has been closed due to lack of help for supervising the room and misusing the room by stu dents. Three main objections made by the library officials in connection with student conduct in the browsing room were sleep ing, use for study, and general misuses'. Phi Theta Upsilon, jun ior women's service honorary, and Mortar Board, senior women's honorary, have taken over and are aiding the supervision of the browsing room when the library cannot provide an attendant. The ISA will handle the cloak room, thus eliminating the problem of wrops scattered over the brows ing room. The room was open for the first time in the evening Mon day night. smoking will be allowed in the browsing room because if it were allowed the room would be come the smoking room for the whole library. Student opinion will be used for such problems as to when students want the library open during examination periods. Phi Theta Upsilon, the inter fraternity council, Mortar Board, and the Independent Students as sociation are the four University organizations who have support ed this program. Phi Theta Up silo and Mortar Board will help in supervising the browsing room which is under the direction of Miss Bernice Rise, circulation librarian. The interfraternity council has started a fund to pur chase books for the loan library. Fresh sea food is to day’s meat substitute. You will enjoy our delicious oysters, and other fine quality foods. PHONE 2309 NEWMAN'S Fish Market 39 East Broadway k n Now Playing! "TALES OF MANHATTAN" RITA HAYWORTH CHARLES BOYER also (('Stardust on the Sage" with GENE AUTRY Mortar Board is going to buy a number of books for the brows ing room as a memorial for each girl in the organization. The Independent Students as sociation will run the check room. This will be in charge of Virginia Locke. Those working in the check room will be freshman girls who volunteered from those Who indicated an interest in activities on the ISA card file. The check* room will be open four nights a week, Monday through Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Members of the council are: Peter Howard, YMCA president; Abbie Jane White, YWCA presi dent; A1 Larson, ISA president; Lee Schmidt, interdorm council president; Leighton Platt, inter co-op president; Nelda Christen son, heads of houses president; Bill Bradshaw, interfraternity president; Margaret Ann Jack son, Panhellenic president; Bill Huggins, Skull and Dagfer presi dent; Bill Farrell, Druids presi dent; Marge Curtis, Phi Theta Upsilon president; Gertrude Puz iss, WAA president; Marge Dib ble, AWS president; Corrine Nel son, Mortar Board president; and Phyllis Hortman, Kwama presi dent. Dean Onthank will serve as faculty adviser. Dr. Kratt Home From Conclave Dr. Theodore Kratt, dean of the University school of music, recently returned from the an nual convention of the National Association of Schools of Music. The convention was held in Chi cago at the Hotel Sherman. Dr. Howard Hanson, president of the association, presided. Dr. Kratt is a member of the commission on curricula and the commission on publicity for the association. At the 'convention he presented a report on schools in the Northwest which are ap plying for admission to the Na tional Association of Schools of Music. Three Apply Schools applying for admission were Willamette university, Mon tana State college, and the Col lege of the Holy Names. Dr. Kratt examined these colleges personally last term. The place of music in the so cial order of today was also dis cussed by the organization. “We gave a lot of consideration to what music can do in the war effort,” remarked Dr. Kratt. Commissions which met at the convention were the commission on curricula, on ethics, on public ity, on graduate degrees, and on library. The convention was held December 27, 28, and 29, 1942. OFFICIAL TIRE Inspection Station POMEROY'S “On the Campus” ELiBEUlD Double Feature! "The Silver Queen" GEORGE BRENT PRISCILLA LANE and "TISH" MARJORIE MAIN ZASU PITTS Oregon ^Emehald NIGHT STAFF: Marian Schaefer, Night Editor Shirlee Dillard Jeanne Briggs Pat Ward Fred Beckwith Vic Huffaker June Taylor Ted Goodwin COPY DESK STAFF: Ted Goodwin, City Editor June Taylor Fred Weber Vic Huffaker Margaret McGee Malcia Allen Louise Montag Betty Lu Siegman Dads Cancel (Continued from page one) that may be the last for the dura tion, it was felt that a day too packed with planned functions might detract from the purpose of the visit. Committees are working on the annual Dads’ luncheon in the men’s dorm, and on other events to be announced later. Arrange ments have been made for the newspapers of the state to print advance notices and each stu dent will personally invite his father for the day. The University of Detroit is preparing to send its second na val aviation squadron to the wars. University of Minnesota will ask the state legislature for an increase of 5357,000 in its annual maintenance appropriation. Choral Union Slates “King Arthur,” choral opera by Purcell, is the feature work to be presented March 1, when the choral union, directed by Theodore Kratt, dean of the school of music, gives its annual recital. Several other works will be presented on the same program, according to Dr. Kratt. Dr. Kratt mentioned that the choral union will also try to obtain some mod ern operatic numbers and a work by an American composer to com plete their program. SDX to Pledge (Continued from page one) these men must be either profes sional journalists engaged in newspaper work or engaged in a definite course of study to pre pare for such work. Prospective pledges were con tacted last night and today and their names will be released in Friday’s Emerald. There will be a short pledge period to be fol lowed by formal initiation within a few weeks. Hudson stated that the reason pledging has been moved up from spring to winter term is that it is desirable to take these men into the chapter beforte they enter service. While it is uncertain as to whether these men will be on the campus next term, it was felt that they should be given amplo opportunity to join the honorary. Participation in women's' in tramural sports at the Univer sity of Texas has jumped 42 per cent above 1941 levels. CAMPUS CALENDAR " Sigma Xi, science honorary, will present a lecture by Dr. W. J. Van Wagtendonk, this evening at 8 p.m. in room 207 Chapman hall. The public is invited. Phi Beta will meet this evening at 7:15 in the Music building. At tendance is required. Membership committee and now members of the YWCA will be entertained at a supper scheduled this evening at 5:30 in the “Y” hut. Westminster will hold open house Friday nights from 8 to 12, with refreshments, dancing, and games included in the program. Everyone interested is invited to attend. Campus clothes will be in order. BADMINTON FANS MEET Election of the officers of the University of Oregon badminton club is scheduled at the club's weekly meeting tonight from 7:30-9:00 p.m. in Gerlinger gym nasium. The club is composed of both men and women plus inter ested faculty members. All old members are urged to be present at the election tonight. The feature event on this term’s program finds the Oregon club entertaining badminton en thusiasts from Oregon State col lege. Lost Something,Hiih? WELL, MEET THE CAMPUS SLEUTH Sherlock Holmes would be aghast at the quick re sults that Emerald classified ad brings. Through its 3400 readers the Emerald is the quick est and surest mediu mfor reaching the entire Oregon student body and faculty. Utilize its classified columns for finding your lost article. Only 2c a Word Phone 3300 Local 354 Oregon Emerald
