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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1943)
Oregon rOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, HERALD NUMBER 117 TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1943 Mothers’ T ransportation Set; Friday Lunch Opens Event All students who have no transportation arranged for their j parents after they reach Eugene on Mothers’ Weekend, should contact Bob Henderson, who is in charge of transportation, according to Clarence Horton, chairman of the weekend. “This contacting should not be done individually but by ; living organizations, stating the number of parents who are arriving, the time of arrival, and whether they are coming by bus or train. Transportation to and from the campus will then be tovided for them,” Horton said. ' Housing Arranged For all students whose parents have no place to stay after they reach the campus, arrangements can be made by contacting Alice B. Macduff, assistant dean of women. The weekend will officially open with the Mothers’ luncheon which is Friday noon, April 30, and not Saturday noon, May 1, as previously stated. The lunch eon will be held on the grounds of the old campus, in front of Friendly hall. No Admission All students are required to bring their own food and drinks, and no admission will be charged for the affair. Registration for all mothers will begin Friday, April 30, from «,o 5 p.m., and will conclude Sat day, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Queen Bongo Waxes Coy Queen Bongo the First, alias Bongo Wayne Williamson, will rule over the annual Law School weekend scheduled for May 8, it was announced today by Carlton Reiter, publicity chairman. Upon announcement of selec tion of the queen, Bongo was quite abashed and bashful, but accepted blushingly. The crown ing committee plans to have the coronation on the steps of the An school with the usual frivol my and soft drinks. During the coronation the queen will give her annual address to the popu lace. “In view of the exigencies of the present situation, and in view of the fact that the law school student body has been greatly depleted due to its con tributions to the war effort and flunks, we will not be able to hold our annual festive parade,” Reiter stated. In previous years the queen has been carried over the campus in a chariot under power of various law students. Reiter stated that the tradi •pnal softball game between the w students and the business ad ministration school will take place after the coronation. “A for mal challenge will be forwarded to the “bush-leaguers” in the very near future,” he promised. A ten (Please turn to page six) JACK McCUMENT . . . . • . winner of the “Wake Up America” nation-wide debate con test. McCliment Hits $1,250 Jackpot First prize in the national in tercollegiate radio prize debates has been awarded to Jack McCli ment, University junior in law. Sponsored by the American Economic foundation and aired by "Wake Up America,” the Blue network's radio fcrum, the contest was entered by 618,464 students representing 250 Amer ican colleges and universities. Two hundred sixty-five semi-fin alists debated in regional elimina tions in March. Prizes given to McCliment were a $1000 war bond, and $250 in cash in addition to his travel ing expenses. "Should American youth sup port the re-establishment after the war of competitive enterprise as our dominant economic sys tem?” was the topic of the de bate for which McCliment ar gued the affirmative side. Judges for the final contest, which was broadcast Sunday, April 18, were over 500 selected listeners who mailed in their bal lots after hearing the broadcast. McCliment’s partner in the de bate was William A. Rusher of Princeton university. The nega tive team opposing McCliment and Rusher were Allan Conwill, Northwestern university, and Hugo Pearson, Augustana col lege, Illinois. NANCY AMES . . . . . . Coalition candidate for ASUO president. Intrigue Lays Batcher Open To Foul Play Norman P. Batcher, well known music student, disap peared Sunday night from the infirmary. Batcher was admitted to the palace after suffering a violent nervous breakdown in the library stacks Friday morning. He had been gathering research data for his Music 430 seminar paper, “Whither with the Zither,” when overwork caused something to snap suddenly. Before his mysterious disappearance Sunday Batcher had been resting well in his solitary confinement cell, happily strumming sonatas on the bars of his bed. Officials, it seems, can offer no explanation. However, foul play is suspected since a voice whispered last night from his phone, “Dere’s been foul play.” What has happened to Norman Batcher? This serious, unassum ming little chap never spoke a harsh word to anyone—even when they poured too large a head on his weekly beer. Batcher was a friend to everyone. The Emerald', therefore, will not rest until Norman P. Batcher is found. Our crime reporter even now is investigating a weak squeak heard issuing from the women’s catarrhal-fever ward at the time of Batcher’s disappear ance. Watch for his report in the Emerald tomorrow. Goods to Go on Block The regular AWS auction will be held today at 4 p.m. in front of the Side, weather con ditions permitting, according to Kathryn Dunn, chairman of the affair. Auctioneers Fred Beckwith and Roy Paul Nel son will bicker over an assort - men of articles including ev erything from overcoats to textbooks. Proceeds of the af fair will go toward the spon soring of the AWS scholarship fund. Polls Open--YMCA House* 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Today; Two Decline Nominations By JACK L. BILLINGS (See Political Story, Page 4) (See By-Laws of ASUO Constitution, Page 7) University students today will have a chance to go alon** with the Coalition, get in line with the Greek bloc, or, though almost unheard of on this campus, to vote for the best man, or woman as the case may be. Polls will open in the YMCA house at 8 a.m. and will close at 6 p.m. OGE YOUNG . . . . . . Greek bloc candidate for ASUO president. Junior-Senior Breakfast Set Senior women will be honored May 9 by their junior sisters at the YWCA sponsored Junior Senior breakfast at the Osburn hotel, Elizabeth Edmunds, chair man of the affair, announced Monday when she named' her 'committee members for the an nual event. Tickets will be distributed in women’s living- organizations for the breakfast Wednesday and will sell for 50 cents each, Miss Edmunds said. It is tradition at the University that all senior women be taken to the breakfast as guests of juniors in their or ganization. Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business adminis tration will be the speaker at the breakfast which wijl be held at 9 a.m. May 9. The Y Co-Edition, annual pub lication of the YWCA, will be distributed at the breakfast, ac cording to present plans. Ardis Jensen is in charge of tickets, Phyllis Gaard will ar range decorations, entertain ment is being arranged by Flora Kibler, and Edith Newton will be in charge of publicity, according to Miss Edmunds. Approximately 200 students arc expected to attend the break fast. Last year more than 250 girls came to the breakfast at which J. L. Casteel, director of the speech division, was the main speaker. Juniors are asked to purchase tickets in advance from house representatives and it is hoped that every senior girl on the cam pus will be a guest at the break fast this year. Elections will be held for ASUO offices and class offices, but not for the. Co-op board, whose elec tions will be held probably on May 0. Students will also vote on tho new ASUO constitution and by laws (see page 71. At a late hour last night Stun Williamson, Greek bloc candi date for sophomore class presi dent, phoned the Emerald to say that he was "not running” for the office, although it was too late to take his name from tho ballot. When asked for his rea sons he said, "I feel that 1 should not, jeopardize the chances of the women candidates, since B am sure that I will not he back in school next year.” At a later hour last night Bil! Maey, Greek Woe candidate for senior class president, phoned the Emerald to say that lie was “not running” for the office, al though his name w ill appear on the ballot. Reason: same. Chief contenders for the throne* of ASUO president are Nancy Ames, Coalition candidate, a.nti Oge Young, Greek bloc candidate. One of these will be first vice president. Whom will depend on the votes of the students. Theie are three candidates for the two remaining offices of sec ond vice-president and secretary treasurer. One of these won't get. an office, mathematically speak ing. If the Greek bloc supporter?1, all vote for Oge Young and Mar tha Jane Switzer, as expected, and if the Coalition supporters alt vote for Nancy Ames and Jean Page, as is necessary, Jean Fride ger, will not get an office, still mathematically speaking. New Party The Coalition organization ha:; rapidly built up in the past two weeks from practically nothing to a fast-moving, systematic propa ganda. group. Fliers and broad sides, even including simulated dance programs, with points and arguments for the party have been widely distributed. Still, tiie Greek bloc is well or ganized, through long experience. Last night Fred Beckwith, Fin er aid co-sports editor, was walk ing between the press and the journalism building. When a lit tle girl who gave the impression of having a vocabulary cor.; isting of not more than “Mamma" and “Papa" stopped him on the side walk with a handful of : ks he asked her if she were going to vote for the Coalition or the C-i celt bloc candidates. W ell Trained Without hesitation the little two footer looked up and s, i«l very clearly, “Bloc!" What an organization! Election action will begin this morning at 7:45 when Carolyn (Please turn to page sir)
