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,
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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.