White Stuff
Nets Pupils
Chills, Thrills
‘‘Hey, look . . my friend said.
Gazing curiously up into grey
skies Friday, we were rewarded
toy something white and chilling
blinding cur right eye.
“Y’know, I heard it was on ac
count of the sun spots shifting,”
the learned one continued, un
moved.
We got out a purple kleenex
and dabhed at our eyes violently.
There wasn’t any sun, so we
couldn’t argue, but it definitely
was . . . yes, it was snowing,
again.
‘‘Highly out of the ordinary
from the usually soggy mist,
prevalent during the winter
months in the Oregon country”
(we unquote) last week’s snow
caused $8,000 to $10,000 damage
to Eugene light and power lines.
Street clearances, expected to be
finished by February, will cost
$1,000. The silver thaw last year,
although a gorgeous winter holi
day, cost $25,000 in damage to
trees and crops.
Among unusual theories ad
vanced concerning the reason for
the unusual snowfall, was one by
a coed who whispered earnestly,
‘‘I heard that battles in the Pa
cific disturb the atmosphere . . .
you know . . . the violent ex
plosions and such . . . and that’s
what causes aldverse weather
conditions.”
Whether sunspots, battle-sag
as of the Pacific, or sabotage of
the weather bureau, snow has a
strangely unsettling effect on
University or Oregon students.
Witness the Side transformed
into a temporary ski lodge . . .
the disastrous effects on snow
washed Max Factor complexions
. . . classes minus people . . .
snowballs . . . every house with
a David Stone . . . snowballs . . .
excessive waterproofing of ski
boots . . . snowballs . . . girls
running from men . . . hot water
bottles and shivering radiators
. . . snowballs. Oh, slush.
Kendall Case
Cleared Up
When a man is dead he can’t
become ill.
That was what the Emerald
learned when informed of an ei -
ror in a recent story. The story
said that the father of Miss Lois
Kendall, instructor at University
high school, was ill.
The Emerald received the fol
lowing letter from Miss Kendall:
To the Editor of the Emerald:
I read your article in Thurs
day's Emerald concerning iny
resignation.
I was deeply grieved to hear
of the illness of my father.
Since his death last April, I had
believed lit' was resting peace
fully.
Yours truly,
LOIS KENDALL
Owners May Claim
Articles at AAA Libe
A collection, of lost but new
found 'items await” t|u§r Owners
at the AAA school, ft consists
of three mittens,’a pair of pig
skin gloves, a watch chain
knife, a cigarette lighter, a ring,
a fob ornament, a pen, and three
lipsticks.
Owners can claim the justifies
at the AAA school librai'y.
The American-endowed Yench
ing university, which the Japs be
lieved destroyed at Peiping, has
reopened thousands of miles from
the old campus, at Chengu.
3 o'dockers
Shine> Dine
Withi Frazier
The governor of the state is al
so going to the military ball, or
at least he was invited, but the
jaundiced green light of the Em
erald copy desk flashed last night
on Pvt. Robert B. Frazier who
drew a three-day pass from an
un-named army post to attend a
meeting of the Three O'clock club.
Pvt. Frazier and wife Ruby also
plan to attend other social func
tions on the campus but the for
mer news editor of the campus
daily and city editor of the late
Eugene Daily News first saw to
the welfare of the club he helped
bring to its present place in the
world of journalissimos.
The Payoff
The Three O’clock club, 18
karat honorary of Emerald work
ers who grind out copy, head
lines, and bags under the eyes, is
one of the few rewards to those
who, snow or high water, put the
sheet out daily with no monetary
compensation.
Pvt. Frazier is a member of the
Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta
Chi, national professional journal
ism honorary. The wee-hour-in
the-morning club, however, is
purely local. When with the Em
erald, Pvt. Frazier helped edit the
style book now recognized as law
to all Oregon writers except the
bunch over in Villard.
Fra.iah Honored
While still a civilian, an Ore
gon student, Pvt. Frazier accept
ed a position with Uncle Sam with
in a few weeks after his fellow
Emerald worker, Herb Penny, was
notified that his similar applica
tion for a position had been ac
cepted by local draft board num
ber one. Pvt. Penny works with
Pvt. Frazier now in a neat office
where the two check records of
incoming job seekers.
Pvt. Penny would have been
managing editor of the Emerald
this year had he not been offered
the $50 a month job with the arm
ed forces. It is rumored by a
source held to be authoritative
that when Pvt. Penny draws a
pass, he goes to Canada to call on
a very special friend. Pvt. Frazier
is already married.
Newman Club Holds
Monthly Breakfast
The Newman club’s monthly
communion breakfast for all
Catholic students will be held
Sunday after the 9:30 mass in the
St. Mary’s cafeteria.
Father V. F. Christoph, S. J.,
has been chosen to present again
another of his discussion's He has
recently arrived from Gonzaga
and Seattle colleges to inaugur
ate psychology and sociology
classes for the nurses’ training
cotwse at Sacred Heart hospital.
Camouflage is being taught at
Queens college and Columbia uni
versity in New York.
Controversy
(Continued from page one)
seven minutes length on a con
traversial subject are required.
"The subject might be from
one of many fields such as ju
venile delinquency, politics, prob
lems of the city of Eugene, law,
sociology, psychology, the arts,
international relations, problems
of the peace, minorities, perse
cutions, or the anticipated post
war depression, but the subject,
must be controversial in nature,"
says Mr. Montgomery.
Board Quiz
After the seven minute speech
es have been given, a board of
five faculty members may ask
question of the speaker, which
he is to answer to the best of his
ability.
All persons entering must reg
ister their names with Mr. Mont
HELEN HOLUEN , . .
. . . Character “on the loose” in “Eve of St. Mark,” as she plays
one of the Bird twins.
gcmery by February 3, by seeing
him personally, leaving their
names in his mail box, or calling
his home at 490M.
Deadlines
Titles of all speeches must be
submitted to him by February 8.
Date for the preliminary contest,
which will be held if necessary,
is February 10, and the final con
test will be held in the evening
on February 11.
“In the past, this contest has
proved to be most stimulating',
and the kind of a contest which
provides an opportunity for
speaking in a “true-to-life'’ situa
tion. Those who enter will find it
excellent experience,’’ Mr. Mont
gomery said.
ROTC Men
Wear G. I.
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officers’ candidate school for
three months training, at the end
of which they will be commis
sioned as officers in the reserve
corps.
ROTC instruction in colleges
and universities is being modified
to fit into the specialized training
program the students will be plac
ed in after leaving school.
It is required that seniors take
a final type physical examination .
within ninety days prior to entei I
ing officers candidate school. ERC
members will be given this exam
free of charge at the University
Health Service between April 5th
and 20th. Those who report for
voluntary induction will be able
to take their physical exam at
Barnes General Hospital at Van
couver Barracks, Washington, so
as to avoid the necessity of two
trips to Portland. Students who
decline voluntary induction may
take the examination at the
Health Service between April 5th
and 20th. The cost of the exam
is approximately five dollars.
The game of basketball was in
vented in 1891 by James Nai
smith.
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ve of St. Mark'
Directed by Horace W. Robinson
Tonight at 8:00
"... fire the few shells, sink .
the invasion barges, never
let them in till they've paid the
last death. And when they
come in be then the thresh
old ..."
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