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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1943)
^ory in Pictures As ERC Men Go —See Page 8 Frosh and Juniors Choose Themes —See Cols. 1 and 2 VOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1943 NUMBER 104 Photo by Connie Averill THE KOVAL KISSOFF . . . . . . comes to three ERC boys as they stop by their favorite sorority house before leaving town. WAVES Ensign Speaks h o Campus Coeds Today By EDITH NEWTON University women will have an opportunity to learn about the WAVES, how to enlist, and what life is like during basic training' courses today when Ensign Mary Elizabeth Harper speaks at an all girl assembly at 11 a.m. in alumni hall of Gerlinger hall. Ensign Harper was one of the first Oregon WAVES to finish her basic training and obtain an appointment to her home state. She gave up a professional posi tion to enlist in the WAVE. Ensign Harper will speak in ed are invited to the assembly, alumni hall and all girls interest Afterwards she will interview in dividual girls interested in enlist ednesday the WAVE recruit officer spoke at the Alpha Chi Omega house at noon and spent the rest of the day inter viewing girls wanting to know more about enlisting. In Eugene with Ensign Harper is Yeoman Dorothy Duncan who is giving interviews and accepting applications at the navy recruit ing office downtown. Yeoman Duncan is also from Oregon. Ensign Harper explained that the WAVE'S day starts at 6:30 in the morning and ends at 10 at night. From noon Saturday until 7:30 Sunday evening is the regular liberty time of a WAVE. Women in the navy auxiliary must wear their uniforms at all times except when they are at home and in the presence of not more than three |^sts. WAVES drill two hours Srch day and march to and from classes. Girls who are in school now and want to enlist will not be taken for their training course until three weeks after school is out in the summer. To enlist in the WAVE women must be at least 20 years old. Weekend Stymie The juniors are certainly stymied By priorities, rations, and such, And their week will be hopeless ly periled If they don’t get a theme that shows much. w I may be an amateur poet, But consider this one I implore: "Come down and enjoy yourself mother, And bring that 4-F from next door.” —B. L. Dads to Enjoy Mother’s Day It’s Mothers' day, hut Dads are definitely invited to come too, was the decision reached this week when the Mothers’ day committee met for the first time to discuss plans for entertaining parents who will be on the cam pus May 1 and 2. Mothers were included in the invitations that went out for Dads’ day this year, and the plan of asking both parents worked so well at that time that the Mothers’ day committee decided that it would be advisable to in clude dads in the general invita tion to attend Mothers’ day. The Dads’ club noted in the official minutes of one of their meetings that they were happy that moth ers had been invited with dads for the celebration in February. Trying to maintain as many of the Mothers’ day traditions of the University as possible, the committee hopes to present a full program for the weekend without interfering with defense work, and still leaving plenty of time for parents to visit with their sons and daughters. The complete program for Mothers' day has not yet been revealed, but mothers will also be welcomed at the various af fairs being planned for Junior Weekend, also April 30, and May 1 and 2. Faculty members working with the committee include Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel; George Turnbull, professor of journalism; Mrs. Hazel Sehwer ing, dean of women; Mrs. Alice Macduff, assistant dean of wom en; G. N. Belknap, University ed itor; and Virgil D. Earl, dean of Men. Additions to the committee may be announced later. Members of the Mothers’ day committee will meet this after (Please turn to page three) Francescatti By BETTY LE SIEGMAN Zino Francescatti, French vio linist, arrives in Eugene today to present the University’s conclud ing 1942-43 Greater Artist series program in McArthur court at S p.m. tonight. Francescatti, who before he was 30 was recognized throughout Europe as one of the really great violinists of our time, is one of the most “hobby-minded” of men. He is a distinguished chess player, having won prizes for his softitions to chess problems; is an amateur archaeologist; an enthu siastic mountain climber; and an amateur zoologist. He has a valuable stamp col lection of over 20,000 stamps. If book learning qualified him, he would be one of the world’s cham pion big game hunters; since he constantly reads books on that sport. In his own words, “I hate to travel, but I love to read about it —and I never hunt, but I adore books on hunting.” Francescatti thinks his passion for hobbies is hereditary. His father was fond of so many things that he just barely had time to look after his career which was (Please turn to page three) Matrix to Hear Vagabond Alumna Lucile Saunders McDonald, vagabond journalist alumna of the University of Oregon, will bring a vast store of personal travel tales and praptical expe riences to the 1943 Matrix Table. The dinner sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism honorary for women, set for the Osburn hotel, April 16, will honor prominent women in literature and the arts. Asked to name her subject, Mrs. McDonald said, “I’m much better at headlining a city news item than thinking up a suitable title for my expose of my past venture. In general, I’d like to show how vagabonding finally 'Please turn to page three) Weekend Glee Theme-: c» Fresh Pick ' "emes Set ,ac«Maglc Wins JtsiacK Magic was selected by the committees as the most ap propriate and off-the-war theme for the Frosh Glee which is to be held April 17, at McArthur court as the first large all-campus dance of spring term. Committees in charge of the dance are as follows: Dolores Hewitt, chairman, and John Mil ler, in charge of decorations; Sig ne Eklund, chairman of patrons and refreshments; Kurt Olson, chairman, and June Johnson in charge of tickets and programs; Buzz Beaudoin, chairman of enter tainment; Rollie Gabel, chairman, and Doris Chapler, in charge of publicity." Miller Takes Over Bill Reed's place on the decor ations committee has been taken over by John Miller as Bill left with the ERC contingent Wed nesday morning. Buzz Beaudoin, chairman of the entertainment committee has ideas concerning a conga line, during the course of the evening's dancing as well as some inter mission entertainment. Also, ad hering to the-school's tradition, Skull and Dagger, sophomore honorary, will tap new members. Dickson To Play Ra.y Dickson and his band, fea turing the “Four Knights and a Dream,” a close harmony quin tet, will supply the music for the affair. Girls will have 1 a.m. per mission for the Glee, which will last from 9 to 12. The dance will be semi-formal with short silks in order. Mart Pond, general chairman has asked all committee mem bers to meet at the College Side at 7:30 this evening to discuss plans. Details of the dance are ten tative because of the obstacle of electing a new treasurer to take the place of John Helmer, who left with the ERC men Wednes day morning. However, the bud get has been decided upon and plans for the dance are progress ing. "South American Way" has come out on top in the Junior Weekend theme contest as mo^t suitable for the 1043 Weekend theme because of the stress on inter-American relations, accord ing' to Jean Frideger, in charge of the contest. Nancy Hallock, junior in archi tecture and allied arts, won tlio contest with this timely idea and was awarded the $5 prize. Themes were judged by several members of the faculty. Latin Costumes Costumes of the Junior Week end queen and her court of prin cesses will also help carry out the theme. Their dresses will be full ■ skirted, colorful, and will include lace mantillas, it was announced by Miss Frideger. Names of the five finalists who were selected from a field of It) candidates will not be revealed until Friday, when voting for the Weekend Queen will begin at the Co-op. Roger Dick, junior class presi dent, will be master of eeremon ioss for the weekend and will also wear a South American costume. Decorations will be carried out with flags from Latin and South American countries to add to the patriotic atmosphere. Conga Khythm Of equal importance is the mu sic which will be either conga or rhumba, according to the theme chairman. Miss Hallock’s idea is distinctly original as far as preceding Jun ior Weekend themes are con cerned. In 1942 the Arabian Nights was selected, in 194.1 Springtime in Vienna, and in 1940 Alice in Wonderland was the theme. A main rule of the contest in cluded that ideas should be of popular appeal and avoid too much stress on the war as well as be simple but complete out lines rather than elaborate and involved plans. The fact that this year’s war time weekend would be held in McArthur court rather than along the mill race was another consideration. ZIXO FRANCESCATTI . . . . . . French violinist, who will present a concert tonight at eight p.rau in .McArthur court.