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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1943)
Oregon U* 0F o. LI3RARY CAMPUS Emerald VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 68 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1943 ALAN FOSTER . . . — . private who defends his “hot rock” despite the chance to save his ^—in the play, “Eve of St. Mark.” ’Eve’ Shows Laughter, Tragedy Of Wartime Living Problems By MAR; OKIE MAJOR An audience last night saw the heights of laughter and tragedy as war dictates each emotion in the Guild theater pre sentation of “The Eve of Saint Mark”. Certainly in sincerity of presentation this production com pares with last year’s “Of Mice and Men.” Faced with produc tion difficulties in dealing with the supernatural, and with cer Loed Crew Sets Stages An all-girl stage crew for “The Eve of St. Mark,” continues at the University theater tonight and Saturday, have prepared some of the “most difficult jobs the Theater Workshop has ever attenmpted,” according to Hor ace Robinson, professor of speech and drama. Lighting, sound, and scene changing are all handled by the girls. There are 11 scene changes which are accomplished between < Please turn to pai/e three) tain weakness in the play itself, the effort is more than commend able. The story of one man. his girl, his mother and father, and the “hot, lonely rock'’ on which he died, is of importance to Univer sity audiences. When this story is combined with the lusty brav ado of soldier life, with simplic ity and courage, the play holds the beginning answer to the prob lem of war and separation. Credit is due Horace Robinson, whose direction was restrained, and kept out, at least to a great extent, anything merely senti mental. First, the play is entertaining— as boisterous humor is entertain ing. Second, the play is absorb (Please turn to page three) Last Stage of Plans Reached As Military Dance Nears By ROBERTA BOYD With only one more day to go, plans for the Military Ball, January 30, are in the final stages, according to Clint Childs, general chairman. The gala affair will not only be patriotic in its decorations and dedications, but will be another step in helping national defense. The dance will be dedicated to the commander-in-chief of the U. S. army and navy, President Roosevelt, as it is his birthday. I hope all students will come, as this may be the last big formal dance of the year because of the «ssibility that reserves might be lied at the end of this term. War Bonds “Scabbard and Blade plans to put part of the fund from tickets into war bonds, and for this rea ( Please turn to page three) All-Day Meeting Set Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of the University, will preside at the noon luncheon of the Oregon State conference on Social Hy giene to be held February 5 at the Portland hotel in Portland. The program will last all day, beginning at 9:30 in the morn ing with Dr. Adolph Weinzirl pre siding' ,**.*■* a.* Salvage Pickup Slated Today Speak Ye Not Scuttlebutt; Vis III Omen Ed. note: This article was writ ten by Jules Maitland, yeoman third class, USNR, who is now stationed at the local recruiting office. He is attending classes in journalism part-time at the Uni versity. “Well, mates, we're going for a picnic—so all hands and the ship's cook get topside and schoon-rig so we'll be ship-shape before we weigh anchor. And if one of you men utter one word of scuttlebutt, it’ll mean the brig.” Such might be the words of a navy commander to his crew be fore they prepare their ship to leave home base for enemy wat eers. The order was given in typi cal navy slang, which to navy men would mean that they were going into battle and that the crew on ship-board should go to their appointed stations with firm confidence and prepare with ship for sailing. But one word he said, the word “scuttlebutt,” was made for a precise reason. Scuttlebutt Scuttlebutt aboard ship is dis couraged because it is seldom true and its use can only mean undue worry and pessimism, which men preparing for battle should not possess. It is a word (Please turn to page, eight) Tin Cans, Records,Stockings Earmarked for Wartime Use Tin cans, old and new records, and silk and nylon stock ings will be picked up in today's scrap drive, Marge Curtis, co chairman of the salvage committee, announced this week. From these items tin, shellac, silk, and nylon are obtained. The United States has a verv limited suddIv of these nrodncts Novel Handbill Invites UO Dads When dads receive invitations from sons and daughters at the University to the 1943 edition of Dads' Day, they’ll receive a spec ially prepared handbill graphic ally illustrating the major events and purposes of the February 13 and 14 celebration. Students are urged to postpone writing their fathers until Mon day so they can include the invi tation handbill. Members of the Dads' Day committee will appear at all living organizations during lunch Monday to explain the pur pose of the circulars and Urge all students to send one, if not more, to their dads. Mothers Invited Jim Thayer, Dads’ Day chair man, emphasized Thursday that mothers are also invited to attend the Dads’ Day weekend this year, and they will be welcome at the (Please turn to page eight) Pants Make the Man; Shortage Grieves Cadets There will be only about 25 junior cadets in ROTC uni forms at the military ball Saturday night to strut and salute with pardonable pride as they meet classmates in tuxes and other civilian garb. Roughly 75 per cent of the class will have to appear out of uniform, that is in a tux or other appropriate dress due to a war-time shortage of pants. Gallery Offers Latin Art Prints Special hours will be observed at the Little Art Gallery Sun day when it will remain open from 2 to 6 p.m. to enable the public to see the exhibit of 75 prints by Latin-American artists. According to David McCosh, assistant professor of drawing and painting, many of the prints not only have artistic merit, but express graphically the spirit of the countries they represent. The display was assembled by the American national committee of engraving and acquired by the International Business Machines corporation, which circulates it. It presents a survey of contempo rary printmaking in 18 countries of Central and South America. February 2 is the last day of the exhibition. It js open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 m. McCoch comments, “The tech niques used and the artistic points of view expressed cover a wide (Please turn to page three) Punts Make the Man These men have their brown sox, shoes, shirts, ties, ca.ps, belts and blouses, all in a color scheme that will go with any complex ion. Some even have garters and suspenders, but no pants. In spite of tlie reat shape of the coat or other fine tailoring, when faced with cold realities, it seems the pants still make the man. These officers’ pants, “Pinks” in army parlance, are no bargain counter product. They are cut from the finest fabrics available for their particular purpose, mak ing the officer look like one when in full dress. Material Unavailable Apparently this material is no (Please turn to page three) Military Ball No. 2 12:30 Is dirty. Ya. have much more fun 'Twixt 12:30 and one. They'll be no extra dancin'. No time for romancin’. There's just one justification For such an alteration. When the dance is o’er, perhaps We’ll have time to get her wraps. — J. W. S. which are now vitally needed to carry on the war. Make War Items Planes, tools, and machinery are made from tin. Shellac is usctl in bullets for waterproofing. The new records are needed in army camps for entertainment. Silk and nylon are used in parachutes. The tin cans should be flat tened and the labels removed. They should then be placed in a covered box with the namei of the living organization on the outside, because the amount of scrap material that each organ ization contributes will be re corded in the Oregon Daily Emer ald. Pickup Stations Houses should have their scra.}» on the following corners before 2 this afternoon. (Please turn to ftige six) MAGGIE ROBINSON . . . . . . “notable for an authentic voice and appearance.” Many Russian Songs Featured in Concert Several Russian numbers will be loaned by the University school of music for the fifth re corded concert in the browsing room of the library, Sunday from 4 to 4:15 p.m. They will include Borodin’s Symphony number 2. in B minor, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, and Prokoffief's Piano Concerto number 3. The program will be arranged by the library committee, repre sented by Miss True Morris and Miss Doris Hack, members of Mn Phi Epsilon. Assisting at the Jan uary 31 concert will be Mrs. Theodore Kratt, of the patroness group; Mrs. Samuel Haig Jame son, Mu Phi Epsilon alumnus; Miss Dorothy Stevens, Univer sity active group; and Miss Doris Hack, library committee member. Request numbers will be played at the end of the program for those who care to remain.