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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1943)
Whole Town ’ Comedy Scores With Smash Hit By WILMA FOSTER Presentation of “The Whole Town’s Talking” by the Guild Hall players at Johnson hall last night has the whole campus talking this morning. This hilarious and ever-popular farce, written by Anita Loos and John Emerson and capably directed by Mrs. Ottilie Sey Dads Spotlight Cupid Weekend (Continued from page one) tiie dads elected officers for the coming' year. Named to the ex ecutive body were James H. Mc Menamin, Judge F. L. Phipps, Andrew Collier, J. B. Bedingfield, and Eugene McClung. Present of ficers of the association who will service until next year, the con clusion of their two-year term, are Ed Averill, president; Wil liam Tugman, vice-president; Manley Treece, secretary; and Karl W. Onthank, executive sec retary. At the annual luncheon Satur day dads met Smile’s a Million girl June-Marie Wilson; heard Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of the University, give a short re port of war training; and were -ed by the guest speaker James Abbe, Portland radio com mentator. Marie Rcgndahl and Ray Leonard entertained the au dience with several musical num bers. Plans Discussed At their business meeting the dads discussed a program to en courage students to finish their education. The following state ment was issuerl by President Erb following the meeting: Continue Sjtudies “At the business meeting of the Oregon Dads and at the ex ecutive meeting of the dads on Saturday and Sunday mornings there was extended discussion of the desirability of students, both men and women, continuing their University work until actually called into military service or into some other war occupation. The executive committee of the dads passed a resolution which expressed their conviction that the best contribution to the war effort which students could make would be for them to remain in the University and continue their academic preparation to the very best of their ability. “The dads emphasized that ev ery student should make the best possible use of his or her time while here and realizes that while they were here they were en gaged just as truly in preparing themselves for the service of their nation at war as if they were in the army, or the navy, or an airplane plant, or a ship yard. The dads wished their views to be impressed upon the students at the University, and their final admonitions to be (11 stay in school until called; (21 make mastery of your studies your first and only considers-, tion. Jim Thayer, chairman of the Dads’ Day committee, expressed hearty thanks to all the mem bers of his committee who worked to make Dads' Day a suc cess. Spencer's Butte Climb Planned by Girl Hikers A group of girls will leave Gerlinger hall Saturday at 12:30 to climb Spencer's butte. All girls interested in hiking are invited and anyone planning to go should sign the list in Gerlinger. Everyone interested should bring change for car fare and any incidentals. bolt, moves rapidly and smooth ly from the first curtain to its final encore. Good Work The play’s initial performance was marked by the sparkling per formance of Bob Farrow, as Hen ry Simmons, Sandusky paint mer chant, who manages to get into one dilemma after, another in an effort to promote ,the marriage of his daughter, Ethel, to Ches ter Binney, his business partner. Jim Bronson, playing the lead ing male role as Binney, gives an excellent performance to portray a small town bookkeeper who has never made a success of anything except keeping his employer's books. Paint Business The story centers around Sim mons’ efforts to hide his own noc turnal philandering and an avid desire to keep his paint business in the family. The first scene opens with Bill Neder, a taxi driver, returning an evening purse to Mrs. Simmons with the startling information that it had been left in his cab early that morning by Mr. Sim mons’ “niece.” Plot Thickens The daughter, played by petite Maxine McNeil, returns from Chi cago about this time with Roger Shields, a hand-kissing dandy, who affects the mannerisms of a worldly-wise man - about - town with a flare for the Parisian flour ish. Merlin Dow carries the part superbly and with excellent fi nesse. Mrs. Simmons, piqued by the matter of the evening purse and desirous of slanting a few well aimed thrusts at her amorous spouse, brings up the subject of her daughter’s matrimonial pros pects with a few sharp verbal punches at the solar plexus. A dif ference of opinion arises when it develops that Mrs. Simmons, much impressed by the Chicago dandy, insists that Ethel marry a man who has, as she expresses it, "sown his wild oats.” second murrain uoou The daughter has similar feel ings, and as a result Simmons and Binney plan a fictitious affair be tween Binney and Letty Lythe, a glamorous moving picture actress with a Katharine Hepburn voice. Letty is portrayed effectively by Louise Rossman. The second act ends in a rising tempo of mirth, with Binney and Simmons struggling vainly to ex tricate themselves from their mounting predicament and feeling that death would be merciful. Acting Good The women, especially the mo ther, are adequate, but the men undoubtedly carry the show. Over acting is obvious in some of the women’s gestures but, the play being a farce, it is not too notice able. The men exhibit excellent stage presence and co-ordination. Performances are set for Wed nesday and Thursday of this week. Tickets are on sale in the box of fice at 55 cents each. All seats are reserved. Clogs Escape (Continued front t'ai/e one) Dirty saddles have long been a local tradition, and since it looks like a contest to see whose shoes last the longest, “the dirt ier the shoes the more patriotic the student” may become a local maxim. Univ. of Boston summer session offered more than 250 courses. CAMPUS CALENDAR Important Amphibian meeting Wednesday night at 9:15, Gerlin ger hall—all members and pledg es to be there. Mr. Elliot, assistant supervisor of the Willamette national forest, will speak to women tonight in the auditorium of Condon hall about work for women in the for est service. Also on the program, which starts at 7:30 is a motion picture describing forest work. Faculty members and students are both invited to attend. At the chemistry seminar meet ing today, Mr. Warren D. Smith, head of geology and geography departments, will speak on “The Chilean Nitrate Deposits and Ob servations on the Saline Deposits of Eastern Oregon.” The meeting will be held at 4:15 p.m. in 103 McClure hall. Episcopal communion services will be held Wednesday morning at 7:00 in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall. Delta Phi Alpha, German lan guage honorary will meet at 7 tonight in the German seminar room. All members are asked to be present. Oregon'©"Emerald Night Staff: John Gurley, night editor Altha Paul Louise Uhls Betsy Wootton Copy Desk Staff: Fred Weber, city editor Betty Lu Siegman, assistant r King of 'Cardiac Crawl’ « Soon to Become Hubby By BETTY LU SIEGMAN Sorry girls, but King of Hearts Keith Claycomb, has already pawned his heart, and plans to be married between now and spring term. Campbel's club’s_ candidate, who was elected by campus women to rule over the annual “Cardiac Crawl,” offi cially known as the Heart Hop, will marry Tri Delt Betty Gregg, senior in liberal arts. Referring to his election, “It was a surprise and a little em barrasing, but I enjoyed every bit of it,” said the new king amid a suitable setting of hearts and other Valentine decorations which were ready for Campbell club’s house dance Friday night. King Mill-Raced “It was the second time I had ever been mill-raced. The first time was two years ago when I planted' my pin," he said. “The boys in Campbell club were really all behind me, and I guess they figured I needed my annual bath, too. It rather hurt their pride, though, to think that some others beat them to dunk ing me in front of the Gamma Phi house.” The annual “heart-throbber,” Extension Lists New Correspondence Work The winter edition of the quar terly General Extension Journal, published at the University Press, has been sent out to extension students throughout the state. The new issue describes pro grams over the state station KOAC, extension courses given in Portland, Eugene, and other towns, and special correspond ence courses. Miss Mozelle Hair of Eugene, head of the correspondence de partment, contributed an article describing two new engineering courses now available to corre spondence students. who said that he “wouldn’t mind having something like this hap pen to me every week,’’ contin ued, “I never had so many girls around me before but would much rather have had a shower insteiA' of a dunking afterward. “Stul?" by,” the DU’s dog, also helped with the process; and after I went in, he jumped in with me,” The crowning of the red-head ed king with a red crown took place at the Gamma Phi house, after which he said his one thought was some dry clothes. Tri-Class Man Claycomb, a chemistry major, continued, when asked what year he was in at the University, “That’s hard to say; because I’m a sophomore academically, a jun ior socially (I’ve been here for three years), and a senior accord ing to my military status. I'm also taking a service course for frosh credit.” An advanced ROTC student, he continued, “This spring I will go to officers’ training school, so,. I won’t be able to finish school But I’m coming back to gradu ate aftetf the war.” Glancing at one of the large hearts on the wall which had big letters feting the new “king,” which reminded him that it was only a short time until the dance, he concluded, “I’m afraid this is all rather embarrassing to my father who is here for Dads’ Day. Well, I guess I’d better call for Betty now.” 1 Have You Heard? '7k WHOLE TOWN’S At 8:00 WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY NIGHTS Ottilie Seybolt, Director presented by University Theatre JOHNSON HALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE Admission 55c (including tax) Reserve your seats now ! Third Season Ticket Play