MERALD
NUMBER 80
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1943
—Photo by Betty Biggs Schrick
LOCKED UP FOR THE DURATION . . .
. . . go extra pairs of shoes to be taken out only on special occasions
since the new shoe rationing decree. Barbara McClung, left, and
Yvonne Torgler show how the average coeds are coping with the
situation.
Clogs Escape
War Ration
Of Footwear
First it was patriotic to walk
and save tires. Now it’s patriotic
either to ride or stay home and
save shoes. Such is life and ra
tioning.
The sudden emphasis cn foot
wear appeared in a hurry when
on February 7 the nation awoke
to learn that three pairs of shoes
per year is the amount each ra
tion book holder will receive. Af
ter that the campus took a quick
inventory of the shoe situation,
and Lucky is the guy or gal with
new shoes.
Ration stamp 17 is the one that
will bring home the bacon—or
rather, the first pair of shoes,
and they have to be purchased
before June 21. Anyone who can
inveigle his roommate, mother,
father, or anyone else out of
stamp 17 is lucky since it is per
fectly permissible to use some
one else’s shoe stamp.
Boon to the college girl’s ward
robe are the faithful wooden
shoes—everlasting, and not ra
tioned, according to local sales
men. Slippers, the bedroom va
riety, not dancing, are not being
rationed either. These two excep
tions are because the shortage is
only of sole leather, and wooden
shoes and slippers don’t have any
of the precious material in their
construction.
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Hitlerina Hep-Cat Jests
For UO Females Today
Today at 4 o’clock Kwamas and a WAAC, Mrs. Betty Her
ring, parade in the mock-epic of campus defense, “Paging Hit
lerina Hep-Cat.”
Mary Riley, chairman of the sophomore honorary assem
bly, announces that “Hitlerina, in the person of Joan Dolph,
will bring all bored seniors out of their lethargic state.”
Dads Spotlight
Cupid Weekend
By EDITH NEWTON
Dads held the spotlight last
weekend on the campus as sons
and daughters played host to
more than 270 visiting fathers
who were entertained with a
luncheon, basketball game, play,
and various meetings.
Pi Beta Phi won the A. W.
Nortalad trophy for having the
highest number of dads regis
tered. Second place, and the Paul
T. Shaw trophy, went to Phi
Gamma Delta. The C. O. Laur
gaard trophy was given to Al
pha Xi Delta for the highest pro
«tion of freshman dads attend
. The cups were awarded at
half time during the basketball
game.
Officers Elected
During their business meeting
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xne cast includes: master ox
ceremonies, Phyllis Horstman;
Hitlerina Hep-Cat, Joan Dclph;
Daisical Lacka, Jean Taylor;
Dean Hazel P. Schwering, Betty
Anne Stevens; stage manager,
Audrey Holliday; music, Mar
jorie Pengra; songleader, Flora
Kibler. In the “mob” scenes are
Marian Schaefer, Jenelyn Gaston, '
Gerd Hansen, Sue Stater, and
Betty Bevil.
Mrs. Herring, a recruiting rep
resentative, was formerly a mem
ber of the Oregon Journal display
advertising staff. She lived in Vi
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Dad's Day
Short Story
Poppa brings the car down.
Kids have lots of brass.
Put poppa in the corner.
Run auto cut of gas.
Awful sorry youngsters.
Gives ’em lotsa pain
To take poor patient Poppa down
And send him home by train.
-J.W.S.
Journalists Pose Today
For Oregana Pictures
Group pictures of the fol
lowing; will be taken today on
the steps of Chapman hall:
3:30—Oregana business staff
3:45—Oregana upper editor
ial staff (including division
editors)
4:00—Oregana general edi
torial' staff (all workers)
4:15—Emerald editorial staff
(all workers)
4:30—Emerald business staff
4:45—Emerald sports staff
Odeon Dates
Talent Show
February 22
By TED GOODWIN
Oregon’s talent-strewn music
school distinguished itself again
Monday when Odeon, pronounced
“odayon,” selected three of its
composers whose original works
will be featured in the creative
arts show February 22.
Odeon talent scouts listened
while musical hopefuls demon
strated w’hat they could do wTith
12 notes, melody, rhythm, har
mony, and tone color. The re
sults, announced last night by a
source close to Promoter Barbara
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WMC Names University
As One of 51 New Bases
By ROSS YATES
Army men for basic training in an army specialized train
ing program will come to the University of Oregon campus at
an unspecified future date, according to a telegram receive*,?
Saturday by Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of the University.
This is in accordance with the war department’s program to
establish specialized training centers for men in the armed!
forces.
i he L niversity is one of 51 schools to be appointed as sucli
this week by the war manpower commission, '['his is in addi
tion to the original list of 2S3 schools, announced a week ago.
Telegram Received by Dr. Erb
I he telegram which Dr. Erb received came from Congress
man Harris Ellsworth. It read: "University today (Saturday)
named to receive quota of men from armv for basic training iti
army specialized program.”
Dr. Erb expressed satisfaction at the University’s being’
accepted by the WMC and promised acceptance and coopera
tion in the army’s plan to train its soldiers for more capable
service.
Nature of Program Not Announced
I he nature of the University of Oregon's facilities which
will be used by the army has not yet been announced. Such
questions as: When will this take effect? How will men sent
here be situated as to uniform, pay, and living organizations?
W ill students at present attending the University be allow
ed to continue uninterrupted in their present line of study?
cannot be answered until such information is released by tin;
W'MC.
It has been announced by Herman Beukema, director of the
program to turn colleges and universities into war training cen
lers, that students attending schools under this new army spec
ialized training program .will not be permitted to participate in
inter-collegiate sports.
Specialized Traiing Planned
The original program of the WWICuvas to release contracts
for training of specialists in technical fields- th schools with the
equipment for such teaching. This has recently been put into
effect in schools of higher education throughout the nation_
Also in the list of schools announced bv. the war depart
ment this week was the Eastern Oregon college of education,
which will train army aviation cadets. Oregon State college’s
appointment to receive army men for engineering instruction
was announced last week.
Greater Artists Series'
Streamlined’ Figaro
Delights Student Body
This, the streamlined version of Mozart’s “Marriage of Fi
garo,” is opera for young America.
At its production last night in McArthur court by the Nine
o'clock Opera company, students at the University and Eugene
townspeople learned that opera is what we make it—enjoyable
and human or flashy and stilted. ..The streamlined version of
Marriage of Figaro has life,
modern dress, harmonious music,
and a plot which is ever moving.
The singers are young people;
their brisk interpretation changes
the century-old romance of Figa
ro the barber to a dramatic show
equalling the finest Broadway
production.
Music Students Sing
'Tarts were taken by a narrator
and seven young singers from the
Juilliard Graduate school of mu
sic. Parts included Hugh Thomp
son as Figaro, Helen Van Loon
as Susanna, Vera Weikel as Che
rubino, George Britton as the
Count Almaviva; Allen Stewart
as Basilio, Lura Stover as Count
ess Almaviva, and Gean Green
well as Antonio the gardener.
Gean Greenwell as the narrator
introduced all scenes by explain
ing the situation and setting. The
audience did the rest in providing
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Coeds Elect
Top Officers
New officers of AWS, WAA,
and YWCA will be elected Thurs
day at 11 o’clock, announced
Marge Dibble, present AWS pres
ident.
At the assembly a WAAC, Mrs.
Betty Herring, will make an an
nouncement. Candidates for of
fices will be announced at the
assembly, with no one, not even
the office-seekers • knowing who
has been nominated beforehand.
Nominations from the floor are
permissible.
Phi Thetas and Kwamas will
check, by way of piggers’ guide,
each ballot case as voters leave
Gerlinger. No one will be allowed
to leave and return.
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