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^jpep Spikin' 1 nose Rumors— See Page 2 U. OF o. LIBRARY1 CAMPUS Frosh-Rooks Ciash Tonight— See Page 4 P<? VOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27, 1943 NUMBER 6S Kossack Spikes Rumors Cupid Victimizes Lead In Tonight s Stageplay By WILMA FOSTER Romance in “The Eve of St. Mark,” opening tonight, is true to life for Norma Baker, portraying Janet Feller, romantic lead. She is to be married in March to Sergeant Don Merrill. Sergeant Merrill was a Sigma Chi while on the campus and is now attending officers’ training school at Fort Benning, Georgia. Post Office One of the similarities between the play and real life is in the let ters Quizz and Don write, accord ing to Norma. There is one dif ference, however, Quizz puts the stamps on right side up, while Don doesn’t. Alan Foster, as Private Quizz West, reveals no Outside romance. He said he finds it hard to portray ;^imple country boy, since he comes from Berkeley. Dramatic Experience During his freshman year, Fos ter played a servant in the pro duction of “The Taming of the Shrew.” The same year he had a part in “George Washington Slept Here.” As a sophomore last year, Fos ter was a sailor in “Wingless Vic tory” and had a part in “Of Thee I Sing.” This year he is on the theater stage crew. He was assistant stage manager for “Watch on the Rhine.” Student Sets Stage designs for “The Eve of (Please turn to page three) Lectures Open; 'Judaism' Topic Explaining trends of Judaism in the world of today, Rabbi Adolph H. Fink, of Temple Eman uel, Spokane, Washington, will open the first of the winter term lecture series, January 27, in the faculty room of Friendly hall at 7:30. The lecture will last until ap proximately 8:45, followed by an open discussion period. The pub lic is invited to attend the ad dress. No admission will be charged. Rabbi Fink is an “interesting and informative speaker,’’ ac cording to Dr. Rudolph H. Ernst, lecture series committee head. He has lectured in colleges and universities throughout the north* west, in addition to holding a weekly broadcast on a Mutual statewide hookup. (Please turn to pane three) Houses Pledge Bonds to Boost Service Funds The coffers of the service men's scholarship fund were consider ably swelled Tuesday night with the pledges of 11 women's organ izations which were contacted Monday. Several organizations had not been able to hold meet ings yet to decide what they would contribute to the fund. According to a report received last night the Alpha Omicron Pis and Sigma Kappas had pledged a bond every month. The Alpha Phis had asked to give a full scholarship instead of bonds. Each scholarship amounts to $120. A bond each term has been promised by the Alpha Chi Ome gas, Alpha Delta Pis, Alpha Xi (Please turn to page three) Allies Promised Ultimate Victory President Franklin D. Roose velt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill promised the world an unconditional victory over the Axis if it costs the last resources of the United Nations, in a secret 10-day conference at Casablanca in North Africa, end (Continued on page eight) Photo by Connie Averill SIGMA DELTA C HI PLEDGES . . . . . . line up for inspection of their new pledge uniforms, to be worn all this week on the campus . . . back row, left to right, are Roy Nelson, Joe Miller, Fred Kuhl and Ted Bush; front row, left to right, are Keith Jandrall, Kelly Snow, Jack Billings, and Charles Politz. NeOfdwte. /Vottakalcutce. . . . While small children hide be hind their mothers' skirts, girls drop books and swoon away in dead faints, and professors who ^kught themselves immune to mlegiantics look, then run screaming from their classrooms, 11 Sigma Delta ChLpledges stroll unperturbed about the campus in pledge uniforms. Chuck Politz, designer of the SDX pledge costumes, defends his creation vehemently, however. Only the Best “Our costumes are put out by the best stores in town. As a mat ter of fact, any place we walk in to puts us right out again,” he stated late Tuesday night. And so it goes. Fred Kuhl, Jack Billings, Joe Miller, Chuck Politz, Bob Pearson, Ralpii Kramer, Kelly Snow, Ted Bush, Fred Beckwith, Roy Paul Nelson, and Keith Jandrall are the eleven pledges whose costumes are currently disrupting the campus. Fashion Note Aloynois Ruschnicnick, author of “What the Well-Dressed Mad Hatter Will Wear,” says, “The coming thing in men’s wear is a (Continued on pane c'njht) ERC Status Again Clarified; All UO Men to Finish Term By TED BUSH Rumors that all men would be called up immediately, that there would be no men in school next term, that the Univer sity of Oregon would be a seminary, are false, Dr. Carl F. Kos sack, armed forces adviser, said Tuesday. I. he latest rumor, that all ERC men would be gone by the end of the week, seemed to spring from a telegram received today by Dr. Ivossack. The telegram said: College students in the enlisted reserve corps will be called to active duty at the end of the first semester, term, or quarter terminating after December 31, 1942, except as follows: All medical and pre-medical students including dental and veterinary; approved engineering course stud ents who are classified as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; advance course ROTC senior unit students; students in the electronic training group; and aviation cadets. Detailed instructions belowv KENYON A. JOYCE, Major General U. S. A. Commanding Fort Douglas, Utah Interpretation In his interpretation of the telegram, Dr. Kossack said that the exception noted as advanced course ROTC students, senior unit, would include both junior and senior college men in that group. The electronic training group would include some physics majors, and the aviation cadets would mean all men who are enlisted in the air corps for training as fivers. The engineering course would affect few, if any, men at the University. 'Pile problem of the few students in this group is being studied, however, to see if any of them fall into the favored class. All pre-medical students, including dental and veterinary, are to remain after the completion of the current term. Dr. Kossack said that few men would be affected by the orders. He estimated that 175 men would be called up under the orders if executed now, but said that many men had trans ferred to, or applied for transfer to, the meteorology units, the ski troops, and aviation cadet training. All of these would be unaffected by the KRC order. Transcripts He further advised all men who are called out to take com plete college transcripts with them when leaving school be I Continued on pane eight) Two Assemblies Scheduled Remington TalkstoYW Bishop William P. Remington of eastern Oregon will be the speaker Thursday afternoon at 4 when the YWCA presents its winter term assembly at the Bun galow with Janet Farnham in charge of the program. A definite subject has not been named for the bishop's talk, but it will be in relation to college life, Abbie Jane White, president of the YW revealed. Marjorie Junor, frdshman in architecture and allied arts, will sing the Lord’s Prayer at the as sembly, accompanied by Maxine Cady, freshman in music. Fran ces Oram, junior in business ad ministration, will read the devo tions. “Lots of people on the campus already know Bishop Remington and believe that he’s one of the most inspirational speakers they’ve ever heard,” Miss White stated. Adviser Tells Of China’s Fight “China’s Fight for Freedom’* will be tlie subject of Rev. George W. Shepherd, friend and advisor of Generalissimo and Madame Chaing Kai - Shek and special ad viser on the Chinese New Life Movement, when he speaks at an all-campus assembly Thursday morning at 11 in McArthur court. Thursday afternoon at 4 Mr. Shepherd will lead a forum dis cussion in room '/04 of Chapman hall. Everyone is invited to this meeting. Rev. Shepherd will tell tho story of China as a country deter mined to fight on, in order to (Please turn tu [’age three) Farewell to Snow Snow is lush, As such, But snow as slush Ain't much. — J.W.S.