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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1943)
VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 120 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943 * {P PRiCFAKATIONS . . . . . . are made for the ali-eainpus luncheon at noon by Anita Young', Leone Spaulding, Marjorie McClimg, and Rosemary Sloan. While everything from dill pickles to ice cream are being consumed and everyone is talking at once, Oregon mothers will get at least a taste of college life at the all-campus luncheon at noon today. Mothers, as well as fathers, will also have opportunity to become acquainted with several Oregon traditions regarding the actions of freshmen and upperclassmen while on the old Failure to comply with these «|es, as they will see, results in e paying of a penalty. Rain Might Cancel A previous announcement by Frances Johnston, chairman of the luncheon, indicated that the event would be cancelled if it rained Thursday night, causing the ground to be too wet for pic nicking, or if there were rain to day. The lunch will be held under the firs on the grounds of the old campus, in front of Friendly hall, and will officially open 1943 Mothers’ Weekend. Crowning Queen Mary Highlighting the lunch is the crowning of Queen Mary Bentley, ruler of the Latin Junior Week end, South American Way: She All be accompanied by her royal court including Mary Wright, Susan Sawyer, Kay Jenkins, and Frances Johnston. Friars, senior men’s honorary, Mortar Board, senior women's honorary, and Asklepiads, medi cal honorary, will tap new mem bers during the lunch also. Helping to round out the lunch es which all living organizations are preparing for their guests and members, the YWCA and the freshman class are selling ice cream during the lunch. Deadline for Ordering Seniors are reminded that to day is the last day to order caps, gowns, and commence ment announcements at the Co-op. Phi Beta Kappa Elects Pledges The Oregon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary of lib eral arts and sciences, announced the names of 28 University seniors who have been chosen for mem bership in the organization. They are to be initiated at a special ceremony May 15. The program for the initiation will be an nounced later. At the top of the Phi Beta Kap pa list stands Francis King, soci ology. Other students selected were Mary Earl, English; Paul Callahan, classics; Eathel Berger, business administration; Clara Hering, general science; Armin Gropp, chemistry; Abbie Jane White, Romance languages; Jeanne Parker, Romance lan guages; William Maltman, busi ness administration; Anita Sim ons, economics, Mildred Wilson, journalism; Leona LaDuke, mu sic; Frances Mon tag, business ad ministration. Mary Alaerson, physical edu cation; Lila Furchner, English; Dorothy Oshanic, business ad ministration; Dora Jane Huston, English; John Busterud, econom ics; Merlin Nelson, political sci ence: Kathryn Yount, psychology; Helen Moore, business adminis tration; Hugh Muir, and Tyra Hutchins. The annual $25 book prize going to the outstanding sophomore was Voted to Shirley Kathryn Ander son, sophomore in education. Houses Vie At 8 p.m* in Sing Tiii This year the all-campus sing will rival the Junior prom as main attraction on the full week end program. Students and moth ers who formerly witnessed the canoe fete will gather in McAr thur court tonight at S for the contest. Admission will be 40 cents. Judges are Melvin IT. Geist, dean of the school of music at Willam ette; Miss Eelyn Gibson, head of the voice department at Linfield; and Emery Hobson, dean of the Pacific university music school. Oge Young, sing chairman, an nounced the contestants as fol lows, in the order of their ap pearance. Living organizations drew for order on the program. The organizations and song lead ers are listed; Alpha Xi Delta, Ruth Van Buskirk, Alpha Tan Omega, Eugene Cecchini, Hen dricks hall; Barbara Crisp; Del ta Tan Delta, Charles Laarson; Kappa Alpha Theta, Charlotte Gething; Pi Beta Phi, Mary Gene Bohnenkamp; Campbell-Kirkwood co-ops, Lee Ghormley. Alpha Omicron Pi, June Marie Wilson; Phi Gamma Delta, Bill Frank; Gamma Phi Beta, Maxine Cady; Phi Delta Theta, Press Phipps; Alpha Phi, Toni Sutton; Alpha Gamma Delta, Jane Par t.ipilo; Theta Chi, Jim Ricksecker; Delta Delta Delta, Zoe Little field. Delta TJpsilon, Ray Leonard; Chi Omega, Betty McKall; Beta Theta Pi, Bruce Boyd; Alpha Delta Pi, Barbara Bentley; Sig ma Kappa, Corinne Swan; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Jerry Vawter; Kappa Kappa Gamma. Barbara Hawkins; Sigma Nu, Stan Skilli corn; Sigma Chi, Bill Johnson; Kappa Sigma, Malcolm McEwan; and Hilyard house, Virginia Locke. Queen Mary Bentley Begins Royal JuniorWeekend Reign After Crowning at Luncheon By TED GOODWIN The rain soggy and politics-ridden campus is due to burst forth into full Latin color and gaiety today when the noon luncheon officially opens the annual Junior weekend fiesta. Classes will he held in the morning only. As in the past for “Springtime in Vienna,” “Arabian Nights,” “Of Thee We Sing,” so for “The South American Way” the University w il give over to song and dance, weather or no. Co-op Board Votes Rebate Declaring a 5 per cent rebate on Co-op receipts, and nominat ing- students to fill the positions on the board of the University cooperative store was the busi ness handled by the board at its meeting in Chapman hall Thurs day. Rebate on the Co-op receipts will be given only to registered students, for receipts which arc turned in to the Co-op by Friday, May 7, said M. F. McClain, man ager of the Co-op. Junior Vacancies To fill the two junior vacan cies Yvonne Umphlette, sopho more in business administration; Reed Gurney, sophomore in lib eral arts; Adele Riggs, sopho more in business administration; and Polly Gordon, sophomore in architecture and allied arts were nominated. Running for the single sopho more position are June Johnson, freshman in music; Roger Han cock. freshman in liberal arts; Jack Pennington, freshman in liberal artsj Forrest Simmons, freshman in liberal arts; and Marvin Brown, freshman in lib eral arts. Election Thursday Elections for Co-op board mem bers will be held Thursday, May 6. Any student enrolled in the University may vote between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on that day. Duties of the Co-op board in clude directing rebates to be made to students at the close of the year, and deciding other is sues of student policy. Rodney (Bud) Vandeneynde, (Please turn to page six) featured at the luncheon will be tapping of the senior honor aries, Friars, Mortar Board arid Asklepiads. Living- organizations will bring their own lunches to avoid restrictions from rationing. Men who talk to women id women who talk back will he dunked in the fount of many drinkings. The wearing of white shoes will also indicate a de.~ re for dunking'. Blond, blue-eyed Mary Benth-y will be the dusky senorita of honor, probably from northern South America. Prime Minister Bob Cook will read the proclam ation; the queen and her court will mount their thrones. Pi in cesses are Frances Johnson, Kay Jenkins, Sue Sawyer, and Mary Wright, all more or less brun. ltc in tlie Latin Mode. The afternoon holds much tor busy revellers and mothers. The, Terrace dance with Ray Dick son's music will be from 1:30 lo 3; due to Dickson’s absence, Fred Beckwith will front < he band. At 3 Oregon plays Camp Adair in their second baseball battle here. A Master Dance re cital is set for 4 :30 in Gerlinger. The all-campus sing with moie than 25 choruses competing for two cups will be in McArthur court at S. See sing story in to day's Emerald. Wage increase Effective in May The recent salary and wage in crease plan adapted by the State Board of Higher Education at its April 27 meeting will n>. t bo reflected in the April pay checks, because of the short space of time between the meeting and the time the checks are due. The increase for April will also be included in the May theck. . THE ARM . . . . . . leading the singing Betas belongs to Bruce Boy d. The Betas and the rest of the campus will s mg tonight at 8 p.m.