VOLUME XLIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1943 NUMBER 128 This is the Campus, Pvt. A GROUP . . . Photo • • • of about 20 newly arrived students from Kern Field, Utah, line up for their comm; near their new quarters. Each of them carry gas-masks and a tired look, but by now they cleaned up, and ready to go. by Ted Bush unding officer are rested up, Seniors Walk Last Mile By ROGER TETLOW Six hundred students will end their University careers Sunday, May 30, when they march through McArthur Court to receive their degrees as graduates of the class «43. Among these the outstand j seniors will receive advanced degrees. A feature of this com mencement will be the granting of five honorary degrees to men and women distinguished in sci ence, journalism and civic affairs. Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of the University, will deliver the commencement address, “Wars Also Teach.” Edgar W. Smith, official representative of the state board of higher education, Will carry a message from the governing body to the graduating class, and Chancellor Fred erick M. Hunter will give his part ing message to the outgoing class of 1943. Baccaleaureate services will be held at 11 Sunday morning in McArthur court. A patriotic note A will run through all the events of Commencement day. The mu sic, which will be under the di rection of Dean Kratt, will strike a patriotic chord, and the address will be given by Dr. Williston Wirt, chaplain in the army En force, stationed at Mather field. He will talk on “The Church, the Chaplain, and the Soldier.” Commencement weekend will begin on Friday, May 28, with the annual tea given in the brows ing room of the library. The event is for the benefit of the Pauline Potter Homer Memorial Book collection. Saturday, May 29, will be crowded with alumni events be ginning with the annual meeting of the State Association of Uni versity Alumnae. Following the semi-annual meeting of the Alum ni association in Guild hall at 11, will be the University luncheon at 12 in John Straub hall. Sen iors will be admitted free, but all others planning to attend must get tickets at the alumni office. Admission will be 65 cents. The classes of 1913, 1918, and 1933 will reunite at the luncheon, and each of the reunion classes as well as the class of 1913 will have a spokesman. Saturday evening, the reunion classes will meet for reunion din ners. Event of the evening will be the Failing-Beekman-Jewelt contest for oratory. Seniors to Meet Seniors will gather Tuesday, May 18, in 105 Commerce hall at 7:30 p.m. fop Ihe last offi cial function of the senior class before graduation, Kay Pack opz, senior class president, an nounced this week. All seniors are urged to be at this short meeting since several impor tant matters will be discussed. Business before the meeting will' include determination of the use of class funds and elec tion cf permanent class officers. Doris Jones Fills ISA Presidency Independent students elected officers $nd cabinet members of the Independent Students asso ciation Friday, the presidency go ing to Doris Jones, junior in psy chology. Charles Politz, sophomore in journalism, was elected vice pres ident and will preside over the ISA senate composed of students from each house. SElected to the cabinet were: irianne Blenkinsop, senior rep resentative; Betty McFayden, junior representative; and Esther Griffith, sophomore representa tive. The freshman member of the cabinet will be chosen fall (Please turn to page eight) Drive for Weeds’ Still Going Strong The campus cigarette drive has passed the $80 mark, and the money is still coming in. Barbara Younger and Charline Pelley, co chairman of the campaign, ex pressed themselves as being well pleased with its results. The first $75 will be used to purchase 1500 packs of cigarettes for soldiers in Australia. All money over $75 is to be used for cigarettes for the meteorology trainees on the campus. Leading women’s house was Kappa Kappa Gamma with $5.55, and top men’s house was Theta Chi, which col lected $4.25. Under campus war board di rection, the drive was sponsored by Gamma Alpha Chi. Emerald Chiefs Announce Staffs Announcing the new 1943-14 Emerald staff before the annual Emerald banquet at the Eugene hotel Wednesday night, Marjorie Major, next year's editor, dis closed that the new sheet would be practically a woman's world. The new staff is headed by Marjorie Major as editor, assist ant editors, Joanne Nichols and Charles Pclitz; managing editor, Marjorie Young; news editor, June Taylor; co-women's editors, Betty Ann Stevens and Caro! Greening; co-sports editors, Phyl lis Lloyd and Marty Beard; army page editors, Dorothy Rodgers and Betty Lu Siegman; literary (Please turn to fage eight) UO to Greet Army Trainees In McArthur Assembly at si; Soldiersto Swing With Coeds By ANNE CRAVEN "This is Oregon," an all-campus assembly summarizing tho events at the University during the past year, will welcome the new pre-meteorology students to the campus this morn ing at 11 in McArthur court, it was decided at the executive council Thursday. Nancy Ames, president of the ASUO, will open the assem bly, followed by a welcoming speech by Dr. Donald M. Erb, WarTempo BringsNew Social Life By BETTY MT SIEGMAN Changes effected by wartime conditions in next year's program for dormitory students, fraterni ties, and dates of rush week and registration were announced yes terday by campus officials. "The University will provide housing next year for all stu dents who live in dorms,” said Hazel P. Schwering, dean of wo men, in view of the fact that it is unlikely that the dorms will be operated* for students next year. It is a University plan to ar range operations of several fra ternity buildings to house both men and women who would nor mally live in dorms and frater nities. No Fraternities "It is unlikely that fraternities will be able to operate next year, and it is probable that many will be taken over by building corpor ations, that is, alumni groups of each chapter,” said Virgil D. Earl, dean of men. "It is also possible that the dorms might be taken over by the armed forc es.” Women's co-ops and sororities will operate as usual next year, and it is expected tha.t one men's co-op will be in existence. "The rumor that California and other out-of-state students will not be able to come back to Ore gon should be stopped at once, because it is not true,” said the dean of women. Frosh Week Next fall freshman week will begin Wednesday, September 29, with registration October 1 and 2 and classes beginning October 4, announced Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel administration. Rushing periods of Greek letter organizations for next year be ginning Monday will be more or less combined with Freshman Week, it was announced from President Erb’s office, following action by the Freshman Week committee. Regular placement and phys ical examinations will be given on Wednesday and Thursday, Sep (Plcasc turn to page eight) Oreganos Out May 21 Oreganas will bo distributed from the Co-op store starting at 8 a.in., Friday, Slay 21. The 1!)43 edit ion will be mailed to the home of EKC men and men who have gone into the sendee if they have paid for the book. Distribution from the Co-op will continue on Saturday until noon. president of the University. First Lieutenant Charles D. Cable, com manding officer of the training detachment stationed here, will also speak. F.red Beckwith, sophomore in journalism, will be master of cere monies for the program depicting1 University activities during- the year. Alpha Gamma Delta soror ity, winners in the women’s divis ion of the all-campus sing-, will sing "Blue Skies.” Marie Rogn dahl, sophomore in music, will sing a solo and the "Four Knights and a. Dream” Charlotte Getb ing, Eugene Ccechini, Don Brwl enstine, Frank Sardam, and Paul Beard -— will sing, tentatively, "Time Goes By,” “Daybreak,” "My Buddy,” and "I'll Never Smile Again.” Yells will be led by Ted Loud, yell king, and Jack Olin, freshman in business administration, will provide special piano effects. Leci Ghormley, director of the win ners of the men's division in the all-campus sing-, will lead the as sembly in community singing. Edna Fisher and Phyllis Tay lor, sophomores in music, will play a piano duet, "Scaramouch^,”’ by Milhaud. "USO,” a play written by Mary Louise Vincent, senior in English, will be presented by Mrs. Ottilio Scybolt's drama group. Members of Phi Theta, Kwama, and Skull and Dagger will usher. The program was arranged and written by Beckwith and Don Shanahan, freshman in liberal arts. Marion Harris, hospitality chair man of the campus war board, hr (Please turn to t'age three) ROTC Parades For Governor In its final parade for the du ration, the University reserve of ficer's training- unit will present a drill and inspection before Ear I Snell, governor of the state, on. Thursday, May 20. on Howe field* according to Colonel Charles 7.,. Sampson, local commandant. Cadets and officers will ass cm- • blc at 1:20 p.m. to begin drill ; ;1M> inspection. Following inspection, students of outstanding accom plishment in military science wjU be decorated and introduced be fore the governor. Graduating seniors will receive orders to report for active duty? to the infantry officer's candidate school at Fort Benning, Georgia. In the past the annual review was marked1 by the graduation of seniors and their presentation with second lieutenant’s commis sions, but this year they depart! directly for school. Colonel Sampson has announced that the review will be open to the public. The University band, John Stehn directing, will lead the review and furnish music.