^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.