VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 125
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1943
Women Assume Male Role
So Men Can Relax at Dance;
Kwamas Add New Members
By MILLIE WILSON
It will be “turn about” tonight at 9 o’clock as campus men
reap the rewards of three terms of dating, and coeds shoulder
expenses at the annual Mortar Board formal ball. Co-starring
with the pampered males will be nineteen freshman girls slat
ed for pledging to Kwama, sophomore women’s service hon
orary, at the McArthur Court affair. *
—Photo hy Kemiell-Ellis
JUNE TAYLOR . . .
» . . newly-appointed news editor.
Marines Leave
Campus July I
The marine reserves will be
called to active duty July 1, and
will be sent to school for further
training under the navy depart
ment, Dr. Carl F. Kossack, cam
pus armed forces representative,
told a gathering of marine re
servists Thursday night.
Dr. Kossack read information
just received' from marine corps
headquarters on the status of
Class 3-D, college reserves. Fol
lowing July 1 they will be placed
* active status receiving $50 a
nth, a uniform, college train
ing with all tuition and expenses
paid, and military discipline.
Active Duty
Seniors graduating following
completion. of this term’s work
will be placed directly on active
duty and then sent to officers’
training school. Juniors and sen
iors not graduating this year will
become privates before being sent
to -college.
No marine colleges on the
coast have been yet announced,
but marine training will be set
lip in naval training colleges. Ma
rines studying in these institu
tions will be subject to naval
discipline. Marines will be as
signed to training schools, but
may appeal to be sent to colleges
their own choice.
“ 16 Week Semesters
Up to four 16-week semesters
of work will be given to reserves
who are now freshmen. Sopho
mores and juniors will get from
two to three, provided they are
not called up before due to va
cancies. At these schools the day
will begin at 6 in the morning
and continue until 10:30 at night.
Short periods of time off will be
given at meal times. Leave from
school will be allowed from Sat
urday afternoon until Sunday
night.
Stress will be laid upon com
pulsory physical drills, swimming,
«d sports. Voluntary participa
n will be permitted to the ex
tent that it does not interfere
with military duties. Dr. Kossack
said that marines in training will
be encouraged to take out insur
ance and buy war savings.
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Music will be dished by Art Hol
man and his band at one of their
few all-campus appearances of
the year.
Decorations, according to co
chairman Adele Canada and Elly
Engdahl Jones, will follow the
Mortar Board theme, with a cen
tralized arrangement. A good
floor and excellent lighting are
promised by the Mortar Board
group.
Drinkers Out
Warning came Thursday, from
Nancy Ftiesch, chairman of the
ball, that pre-dance celebration,
in the form of drinking, would
have to be restricted to a sensi
ble minimum. It will be necessary
to oust obnoxiously intoxicated
persons from the dance floor, Miss
Riesch stated.
Marge Dibble, in charge of tick
ets, emphasized that women not
living in organizations may se
cure dance tickets at the Univer
sity Co-op. House representatives
are to turn in surplus tickets to
Miss Dibble at noon.
Speaking as president of Mor
tar Board, Mary Louise Vincent
pointed out that, since this was
the last big event to be sponsor
ed by the group, every effort was
being made to make it a suitable
climax to the year’s activities.
Etiquette Expected
Strict adherence to the correct
etiquette is expected from dating
coeds. Calling at men’s houses on
time, waiting without complaint
for their partners to make their
entrance, and careful considera
tion in the matter of helping with
wraps and opening doors is re
quired, according to Mortar Board
tradition.
Male whims in the matters of
coke and after-dance hamburgers
are to be indulged within the
limits of the feminine budget.
Magician Needed
In 'Circus Swing’
Calling all magicians! “Circus
Swing,” that sensational new
show that's coming to the Uni
versity tennis courts Saturday
afternoon, needs a magician. All
qualified tricksters please see
Sally Spies or Joan Dolph.
“This promises to be a very un
usual circus,” announces chair
man Florence Hamilton. “Huge
animals twelve feet high and
freaks of all kinds and colors will
be running around all afternoon.”
Admission price is 25 cents
per couple. Tickets are on sale
in all men's living organizations
and will also be sold at the main
entrance Saturday.
Radio Dance
Dancing will be from 2 to 4 p.m.,
and in case of rain, the show will
be moved to the Gerlinger out
door gym. Music will be furnished
by records and a public address
system. Campus clothes are in
order.
Billed as one of the top attrac
tions in the side show, is Ted
Loud, “King of Swing,” in one of
his famous acts. Also featured are
the “Strong Man,” the “Sword
Eater,” and the “Bearded Lady.”
Barkers Ray “Spider” Dickson
and Ted Goodwin promise plenty
of action and surprises.
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Service Men’s Issue
Photo by Ted Bush
SWING ANI) SWAY . . .
. . . the Mortar Board way. Mary Ellen Smith, Betty Jane Riggs Schrick, and Adele Canada entire
Dwayne Heathman to their annual ball.
Ernest Haycox Speaks
Before ASUO Assembly
What people are today is the result of the past to which
they are tied, declared Ernest Haycox, Oregon alumni and well
known magazine writer, who spoke to the ASUO at an assem
bly in McArthur court Thursday at 11 a.m. in commemora
tion of Oregon’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the
opening of the Oregon Trail.
Entitled “100 Years Isn't Very
Long,’’ his lecture emphasized the
contrast in the characters of peo
ple today and their ancestors of
1843 as well as the fact that un
derneath they are basically' the
same.
“Our ancestors had little leisure
time, greater capacity for sim
ple enjoyment, greater spiritual
contentment, and greater physi
cal stamina," said Haycox.
“They were more stubborn than
we are, lived closer to the natur
al world, had greater virtue, were
more conservative. ar.d more
skeptical,” he added.
Showing further contrast, he
said, “Now we expect miracles,
are spoiled, impatient, and not
content with our own progress. To
save time we are specialists in
certain fields rather than Jacks
of-all-trades like our ancestors
were forced to be in order to make
a living.”
Motives Don’t Change
Explaining that the motives of
people don't change, he said, “The
people of 1S43, who are noted for
their bravery, came for adventure,
for land, to escape debts, and to
escape the draft.”
As an aid to better insight into
the past, Hr. Haycox said, “If we
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War Board Post Open
The position of chairman of
the Campus War Board is now
open, according to Jean l*agc,
secretary-treasurer of the ex
ecutive council'. Applications
for the job must be handed in
to her at Susan Campbell hall
not later than 4 p.m. Wednes
day, May 12.
Co-op Board Gets
New Members
Folly Gordon and Reed Gurney,
sophomores; and Jack Penning
ton, freshman, were elected
Thursday by ASUO members to
hold junior and sophomore posi
tions on the University Co-op
board during 1943-44. Filling two
of five students posts on the
board, sophomore winners in the
election will serve two years as
junior and serior representatives;
with Pennington, freshman win
ner, serving as sophomore repre
sentative for one year.
Highest among the four candi
dates in a close contest for junior
posts was Miss Gordon, with a
total of 185 votes. Reed Gurney,
sophomore in liberal arts, re
ceived 178 votes, also winning a
board position. Results for the
sophomore post were more decis
ive, with a large margin of votes
favoring Jack Pennington.
Senior members of the board,
elected last year, will be Ogc
Young, now ASUO first vice
president, and Jim Thayer, junior
in journalism.
Duties of the Co-op board, as
explained by Bud Vandeneynde,
senior member this year, consist
of setting the general policy for
the University Co-op store and
voting on any major changes in
actual operations. Outstanding
among activities for 1942-43 was
the purchasing of $5000 in war
bonds with funds which could not
be turned into merchandise, due
to the war emergency.
Classes View
Civilian Care
"Semper Paratus” - ahvayrs
prepared, is not alone the watch
word of the Coast Guard. The
United States army in cooperation
with the Office of Civilian Defense
is teaching (he American citizen
to be prepared for war in any
form it may come to the home
front.
A series of civilian protection
classes dealing with the control
of fire and bombing of the city
and forest has been held for the
Eugene locality on the campus,
climaxed by the showing of "Pre
lude to War,” a history of totali
tarianism since Japan marched
into Manchuria in 1931. Lieuten
ant-Colonel Thomas G. Thompson
and his staff including Capt; in
Kenworthy, Captain Bawram;
Lieutenant Fehlandt, and Lieute n
ant Goodman have with the co
operation of Dr. W. B. Merriam,
local OCD coordinator, given air
raid wardens instruction on what
to do in case an attack should
conic.
Sample Bombs Shown
Samples of demolition bombs,
fire bombs, and other death deal
ing products of this war were
shown to representatives from in
dustrial and utility plants, towns
people. and students attending;
Motion pictures on how to deal
with unexploded bombs, er
"UXBs," as they are termed, we re
shown to the class Wednesday
night.
Tonight the class will be con
cluded by an actual demonstration
open to the public of incendiary
bombs being set off at the coun
ty fairgrounds. The latest meth
ods in combatting them will be
shown.
“Prelude to War”
At McArthur court last night
"Prelude to War," the govt n
ment’s official documentary mo
vie for impressing soldiers, sail
ors, and : nes, with the bru
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