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VOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, Emerald NUMBER 99 THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1943 FAMED NEGRO SOPRANO . . . . . Dorothy Maynor will appear in McArthur court at 8 p.111. Friday tor the next to the last of the 1942-43 Greater Artist Series. What England and America don’t know about each other was brought out in the remarks of Eric Underwood, British publicist and student of world affairs, who talked to several groups on the campus and downtown Wednesday. Mr. Under wood is concerned over the calm way in which some Americans consider the prospect of the liquidation of the British “empire.” Of Isle ’ Shown He made a “hands across the sea ^&lk in Dean Eric W. Allen's edit class. There is no British empire, the speaker insisted. It is the British commonwealth of nations. Other bits of information and opinion gleaned from his talks: Churchill No Tory Winston Churchill is no Tory; he is really and always has been a great radical; with Lloyd George he led the movement more than 30 years ago to de stroy the power of the house of lords. The “rich” in England are taxed up to 97 per cent of their income. Churchill has no tremendous power; he can be and is voted down in his own cabinet, over which he has no particular con trol. He votes only to break ^ies. Best Press American America has the best press in the world; England the next best. The American hotels are the best in the world, and the Eng lish the worst. The real leaders in England don't take titles of nobility; ex amples, Churchill, Lloyd George, Kipling, Galsworthy, Shaw. London’s yellow fogs practic ally have disappeared since the subway was electrified. The people of Eugene, as in dicated in newspaper accounts ^)f the Rotary forum this week, have a better grasp than most others of the situation in India. Points Weak Education and agriculture, said to be weak points in the administration of India, are en ERiC 1 NDEKWOOD tirely within the control of In dia’s own people. Britain tries hard to get the Indians to study agriculture m other lands and to go out of In dia for educational ideas. England has protected the “untouchables” of India, who formerly had no assurance of personal safety. Irrigation Promoted England has promoted irriga tion in India, as a r esult of which famines have been wiped out and the population has increased 113.000,000 in the last 40 years. Mr. Underwood, who is person ally acquainted with a great many (Please turn to [>ayc eiyht) Frosh Glee—No. 1 “No ideas for a theme,” Says Glee chairman, Mart. If they should ask me, I’d say, “Try 'Noah’s Ark'.” —K.S. Win Or Lose Russell Rules Sigma Delta Chi has a queen without a throne. Jane Russell, Howard Hughes’ curviffic gift to censor boards, and star of the much-discussed “Outlaw” was chosen "Kayo Kween” of SDX’s projected Gol den Gloves tournament by the boys of the journalism honorary. Miss Russell accepted with en thusiasm. Now the journalists find that it will not be possible to hold this amateur boxing show. But the boys of SDX today vot ed unanimously to retain sultry, eye-provoking Miss Russell as their queen, Golden Gloves or no Golden Gloves. “You just don’t throw away a carload of radium you know,” Russ Hudson, SDX president, ex plained. Weekend Idea To Gain Award Before there can be a Junior weekeend there has to be a theme, and before there can be a theme there has to be a brain behind it—which is a reminder of the chance open to all students to win the $5 prize for the most acceptable contribution in the contest. Closing date of the contest is Wednesday, April 7 with all all themes to be turned in either to Dick Williams at the educa tional activities office or to Jean Frideger, in charge of the Junior weekeend theme. Popularity Plus “Themes should be of popular appeal and avoid' too much stress on war,” said Miss Frideger. University facilities should be considered for adaption of the theme, such as the fact that the affair will be held in McArthur court rather than along the mill race. Because of this, the traditional campus luncheon and Canoe Fete will not be included in the theme plan, it was announced by the theme chairman. Theme Considers This plan or idea of the theme should take into consideration the Junior Prom and All-campus (Please turn to page eight) Kittoe Accepts Army Air Corps Commission Professor Edward Kittoe, in structor in English, has informed Dean Victor P. Morris of the school of business administration, that he is resigning his campus professorship for a commission as second lieutenant in the army air forces. John C. McCloskey, assistant professor of English, will assist in handling certain English classes relinquished by Kittoe. Professor Kittoe will leave for the army air corps officers train ing school at Miami Beach, Flor ida on April 11. Upon completion of his basic training, Kittoe will leave for Santa Ana, California, where he will accept further in struction in the air corps. Kittoe, who held a BA and MA\ degree from the University of Oregon, accepted a teaching post at the University in 1936. Garcia-Prada Talks Today; 'Hemispheric Friendship’ AII-CampusAssembly Topic By EDITH NEWTON "Vital Inter-Americanism’’ is the subject Dr. Carlos Gar cia-Prada will speak on today at an all-campus assembly in McArthur court at 11 o’clock as the first meeting of the Inter American relations institute opens on the campus. The as sembly is the event of the institute which is expected to be of the most interest to students. LX. ROBERT C. BOYD . . . . . . former Oregon grid star who has been graduated from officers’ training school and commissioned a second lieutenant in the marine corps. Alumnus Boyd Quantico Grad Second Lieutenant Robert C. Boyd, former University of Ore gon football player was recently graduated from the United States marine corps reserve officers’ school at Quantico, Virginia. He is now ready for assign ment to duty with a combat or ganization, or to a specialist school for his final training. Lt. Boyd earned his commis sion last December after complet ing' the course at officer candi dates’ class. During the course he qualified as a sharpshooter with the rifle and expert with the pistol. The Eugene marine officer was graduated last June after three successful years on the gridiron for the Ducks. Russell Quits Yells For Announcing A position as announcer on the Pacific coast's third largest radio station will go to Earle Russell, yell king for each of his three years on the campusv and organ izer of numerous other Univer sity activities. Russell left Eugene late Wed nesday evening on a train for Sacramento, where he will work as a general announcer on station KFKD, third largest station on the coast, and affiliated with the National Broadcasting company. As to who will replace him as yell king for the rest of the year, (Please turn to page three) ERC Test Hour Set; Session Nine Sharp All students planning to take the classification test on April 2, are urged to be there on time, as proctors have orders to close the doors at 9 a.m. The test, which will be given in the assembly room in Villard, is for men as yet enrolled in no re serve, and for ERC men who want a chance to continue col lege training. special music for the assembly will be furnished by Edna Fisher, sophomore in music, and Phyllia Taylor, sophomore in music, who will play a piano duet, "Brazil iera." This special South Amer-. ican music has been selected by George Hopkins, professor of pi ano, as being- especially appro priate for the occasion. Dr. Erl> Introduces Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of the University, will introduce Dr. Garcia-Prada, a native born Co lombian and a member of the Colombia congress. He directed the reorganization of the Colom bian universities. Another featured speaker at. the two day institute is Dr. Ken neth Duncan, professor of eco nomics at Pomona college. Ho will be th«' speaker and discussion leader at several, of the forums being held in connection with the institute. Public Invited The public is invited to all meet ings of the institute and there are no registration requirements. Dr. Duncan has been asked to speak Friday noon to the cham ber of commerce forum at the Osburn hotel and the local junior chamber of commerce has also been invited to the meeting. Latin Councils Attend Luis Santillana, the Brazilian council in Portland, and A. C. Neves, Peruvian council in Port land, have been invited by the (I'lcasc turn to [-age eight) Sing Deadline Set For Tuesday The deadline for entering tho all-campus sing- jqontest to bo held Junior weekend is Tuesday, April 6, according to Oge Young, sing- chairman. Each living organization, men and women, should turn in a no tice to the Emerald bearing the, following information: the name of the organization, the number in the chorus, song leader ami name of the song. Sample entry slip: Omicron Omicron Omicron; Chorus, 16; Leader, Nelson Eddy: Song, "Lit tle Brown Jug.” These slips arc to be in the Emerald news room by Tuesday. Ted Goodwin will accept entries any time before Tuesday or they may be left in his mail box at the Emerald, Young announced. It will be necessary to meet this deadline in order to be sure that the printed programs for the event will include the names of contesting organizations and their numbers. At a meeting of song leaders March 26, it was decided that men’s choruses will be limited to 18, due to the manpower short age, and will have a minimum of 10. Women's groups will be from 16 to 25. These figures are not including song leaders. The sing will follow the coro nation of the Junior weekend queen and court at 8, Friday, April 30. The songs will be in tho form of serenades to the queen. Singers will be in rows set aside on the lower floor of McArthur court.