VOLUME XLV NUMBER 2
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1943
Yearbook Wins
Highest Rating
All-American, highest award
which can be awarded to a year
book, has again been given to
the Oregana it was revealed here
this week when word was re
ceived from the National Scho
lastic Press association of the
final scoring of the 1943 edition
of the book.
The 1943 Oregana, edited by
J. Wesley Sullivan, is the eighth
University year book to receive
the All-American award. In 1943
the book received the highest
number of points in this press
association scoring of any book
in the United States.
The 1944 Oregana promises to
be just as attractive a record of
the school year as any of the
past books, despite the problems
otf priorities and shortages, Miss
TTelen Johnson, 1944 editor, stat
ed. All phases of campus life
Will be covered by the book, par
ticularly including military life
here.
It is more important than ever
before that everyone who wants
an Oregana order it at registra
tion because the number of books
to be printed this year will be
determined chiefly by the num
ber subscribed to them, according
to Edith Newton, business man
ager of the book.
Returning Student Hits
Log Truck; In Hospital
A light Ford coupe driven by
a returning University student
and a log truck collided at 13th
and Alder with a crash that
quickly drew a crowd away from
the dinner tables Tuesday eve
ning.
The car, driven by Robert A.
Bissett, sophomore from Tigard,
was damaged—its front wheels
and radiator being crushed. Bis
sett’s head struck the windshield
causing the glass to shatter. He
was taken to Sacred Heart hos
pital, unable at the time to re
call his name.
The cars met head-on at the
intersection. It was necessary to
tow the log truck away after
ward. Traffic was blocked on
13th street for some time while
wreckage was being cleared. The
coupe was turned around by the
impact and lost one of its fender
"pants,” which came to rest on
a sidewalk several yards away.
Fraternities Renamed As
University Takes Over *
l-B^'fervin Vater ” has * been” ap
pointed assistant dormitory di
rector to handle fraternity hous
es taken over-by the University
as dormitories.
Seven fraternities have been
turned into girls’ dormitories
and given new names to save
mix-ups. The Chi Psi house has
now become Mill lodge; Delta
Tau Delta, Birch lodge; Delta
Upsilon, Hawthorne lodge; Theta
Chi, Hillcrest lodge; Alpha Tau
Omega, Casa Blanca lodge; Sig
ma Phi Epsilon, Laurel lodge;
w£>d Beta Theta Pi, Lombard
!3age.
The men’s dormitories are Phi
Gamma Delta, now called Bailey
hall; Phi Kappa Alpha, now
Spencer hall; and Sigma Nu, now
Steiwer hall.
Photo by Will Lindley
COME RIGHT IN . . .
. . . says the sorority sister to the pledgee as the houses vie for new
members. Despite rumors that there would be less women on the cam
pus, more rushees registered this year than last year, and by registra
tion time they will have moved into the houses of their choice.
Rushing Registration
Hits New High at UO
With the largest number of
girls signing up for rushing in
history, administration officials,
house mothers, house members,
and rushees went through a pro
cedure totally different from any
in the past, Dean Hazel P.
Schwering revealed today.
Most of the 375 prospective
pledges were housed in sorori
ties, with the overflow staying
with chaperones at the Eugene
hotel. Members and rushees
alike ate at sorority houses and
no dates featured meals, because
of the ration point system.
Bids will be given to rushees
Wednesday morning at 10, and
girls must be moved into the
houses pledging them by noon
Wednesday. Formal pledge ban
quets will be featured by most
Dean W. L. Morse
Revisits Campus
Amid rumors and counter-ru
mors that he is being sponsored
to replace the late Judge Bert
Emory Haney as judge for the
ninth district court of appeals at
San Francisco, Dean Wayne
Lyman Morse of the University
law school revisited the campus
this week.
Morse said that his friends
have started a movement to place
him in this important judiciary
position but at the present time
his main interests lie with the
WLB of which he is a public
member.
The dean, who is on leave from
his campus post, intends to es
tablish an office of the govern
ment agency in Eugene while he
is here to deal with WLB viola
tions of wage policies.
After hearing cases in Port
land, Seattle, and San Francisco,
Morse said he was glad to return
to Eugene, where he could spend
some time on his ranch at one
of his favorite pastimes, break
ing hoi’ses.
sororities Wednesday night be
fore the President’s reception.
Rushing this year took only
three days instead of the usual
week, starting on Sunday and
ending Wednesday.
Soldiers, Civilians Mix
At Traditional Hello
Dance Saturday Night
The first official opportunity
for University coeds and uni
formed men on the campus to
meet will take place Saturday
night at the traditional Hello
dance in McArthur court at 8
o’clock. Combined with the pres
ident’s reception, the dance will
give all students an opportunity
to get acquainted with each other
as well as to meet members of
the faculty in the reception line.
Because there are so many new
people on the campus this year,
a dating system has been set up
under the direction of the mili
tary and civilian students’ coor
dinating program. Jean Page,
Bob Allsop, Bud Pense, and Rog
White are working on this.
All men are signing for dates
with information as to their
height and age furnished.
These lists will be distributed to
the social chairmen of the vari
ous women’s organizations. The
men will call for their dates at
the women’s living organizations
and bring them home after the
dance. The civilian men on the
campus are being included in this
plan.
Kwama and Phi Theta Upsilon
members will assist with the re
ception line where students will
meet President and Mrs. Donald
M. Erb, as well as Mrs. Hazel
Schwering, dean of women; Mrs.
Alice Macduff, assistant dean of
women; Nancy Ames, ASUO
president; Virgil Earl, dean of
ment; and other faculty and staff.
1500 Civilian Students Expected
For Fall Term Registration
Athletic Cards
To Go on Sale
Athletic cards will be sold this
year despite the withdrawal of
Oregon from the coastal football
schedule, Gerd Hansen, chair
man of the card sale drive, an
nounced today.
Cards will be sold for $4.40
this year, including the tax, and
will be good for admittance to
basketball games and to base
ball games, if any are scheduled.
A $1 reduction will be offered
on Oregana prices if athletic
cards are purchased by the stu
dent.
The tickets selling for $4.40
will be good for events costing
an estiated $10 without the tick
ets, Miss Hansen revealed.
Two Assemblies
Greet Freshmen
In Music Hall
Freshmen will be officially
welcomed to the campus with
the traditional president's assem
bly tonight at 8 o’clock in the
music hall and an ASUO assem
bly for new students Thursday
at 7:30 p.m. in the music hall.
Donald M. Erb, president of
the University, will welcome the
freshmen to the campus with a
short and serious talk. Karl W.
Onthank, dean of personnel, will
preside.
Thursday evening Nancy
Ames, ASUO president, will pre
side at the assembly for new stu
dents which will introduce stu
dent leaders and some of the ac
tivities for the year.
Leaders to be introduced are:
AWS President Marilyn Camp
bell, YWCA ■ President Beverly
Padgham, Emerald Editor Mar
jorie Major, Emerald Business
Manager Elizabeth Edmunds,
Oregana Editor Helen Johnson,
Oregana Business Manager Edith
Newton, WAA President Janet
Ross, Phi Theta President Aud
rey Holliday, Kwama President
Phyllis Evans, Athletic Card
Drive Chairman Gerd Hansen,
Educational Activities Director
Horace Robinson, and the class
presidents, Barbara Lamb, senior
class, Marian Gage, junior class,
and Barbara Blair, 'sophomore
class.
Joan Dolph, junior in journal
ism, will be master of ceremonies
and is in charge of the program.
Liberty Ship Named
After Former Prexy
The Prince L. Campbell, a lib
erty ship named after a former
president of the University, was
launched at the Oregon shipyard
September 25th.
Carlton Spencer .gave a three
minute tribute to President
Campbell but in accordance with
a policy of the yard the Ship was
sponsored at the launching by
one of the yard’s departments.
Over 50 guests, former faculty
members, old friends of President
Campbell, and members of the
family were present.
Petitions Due at
Activities Office
Petitions for the positions of
the student ticket manager and
the manager of the check room
concession are due by noon Fri
day of this week, Horace Robin
son, educational activities mana
ger, said today.
These positions are for the en
tire school year, and offer good
training possibilities, he said
With approximately 1500 civil
ian students expected to register
for classes fall term, registration
will be conducted practically the
same as in former years, Clifford
L. Constance, assistant registrar,
said Tuesday. Mr. Constance
predicted that about 200 of the
students would be men who were
not in military service.
Placement examinations for
new students will be held Wed
nesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday
at 8 a.m. Physical examinations
for both men and women will be
gin Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and
will last through Friday and Sat
urday for the girls. Those for
the men will be held only on
Thursday. The women’s examina
tions will be held in Gerlinger
hall and the men’s in the physi
cal education building.
Students who were at the Uni
versity spring term last year may
get registration material Thurs
day at McArthur court. Those
who are old students but who
didn’t atteend the University
spring term must go to Johnson
hall to get their material.
New students can get registrar
tion material when registration
begins Friday morning at McAr
thur court. Assignment of advis
ers and registration will continue
Friday from 8 to 12 a.m. and 1
to 5 p.m. and Saturday from S
to 12 a.m.
If the old students will get
their material and see their ad
visers on Thursday, it will relieve
much of the usual congestion
at registration, Mr. Constance
said.
Routine to be followed in reg
istering will be found on the
fro'rt of the schedule book. These
books will not be given out ex
cept when the student receives
Ins registration material.
Ten New Instructors
Take Posts to Replace
Former Faculty Members
Changes made in the teaching
staff at the University are as
follows:
Dr. Robert Cushman will suc
ceed Dr. Paul B. Means as pro
fessor of religion and head of the
department. •
Carl C. Webb will replace Har
ry Schenk as assistant professor
of journalism.
Robert Donald Clark will re
place Kirt Montgomery as as
sistant professor of speech and
dramatic arts.
Jean Sutherland will replace
Mr. Barrett as instructor in Eng
lish.
Alla Peterson Junker replaces
Emmajean Peterson as instruc
tor in home economics.
Pauline Conradt is being re
placed by Jean Kendall as in
structor in art education.
W. R. Baker replaces Loye Mc
Gee as assistant professor of
physical education.
Leaves of absence have been
granted F. L. Stetson, professor
of education, and Percy P.
Adams, professor of graphics^
for fall term*
Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, associate*
professor of speech and dramatic
arts, and Anna M. Thompson, as
sistant professor of Romance lan
guages, have been granted a
year’s leave of absence.
Other new members of the fac
ulty include: Charles A. Ranous,
instructor in English, Dr. Derrol
Elwood Pennington, assistant
professor of chemistry, and Don
ald K. McEachem, instructor in
military science.
Further changes will be an
nounced later.