VOLUME XLV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1943
NUMBER 7
Annual ChurchSocialMix
For Soldiers, Civilians
Scheduled for Saturday
By PEGGY OVERLAND
Another school tradition is going to shake itself out of a
year’s retirement this Saturday night and hit the campus in
full force. Church night, an annual fall custom, will be the sec
ond big affair held on the campus with the purpose of giving
the soldiers a chance to get acquainted with the students and
vice versa. Sponsored by the student religious council and in
cluding practically every church in town, the event is designed
to offer an evening or variety
anfe fun, with accent on the fun.
“Mexicali Cabaret,” newest
night-spot just off the campus
will open for the first time this
Saturday, to all students and sol
diers, campus-clothed, uniformed,
date or dateless. Complete with
floor show, em-ceed by a soldier
student, with an old-world atmos
phere (the candles burning in
T es variety) and cigarette
g, . ' the Cabaret will be St.
Mary’s Episcopal students’ con
tribution to church night.
The program for the evening
will include the campus song
stresses, June Johnson, recently
of^ the Albina Hellcats of Port
land and Margie Knowles, vocal
ist with Art Holman’s orchestra.
Yvonne Umphlette will dance.
Dancing will predominate at the
Cabaret and the upstairs lounge
will be opened for games. Campus
clothes are in order and signs on
the campus will point the way
down Thirteenth street to the
Cabaret.
Westminster House Plans
V; spectacular but just as
t . fun will be provided by
W ’&tminster house where games
are scheduled to be held both out
side in the yard and in the house.
Tftlfe will be a musical program,
with refreshments and dancing
in order. It is designed for those
who want to spend an informal
and friendly evening playing
games, eating and dancing.
Wesley house, now moved to
1258 Kincaid street, will be open
to students from 7:30 to 12
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Widow of Officer
Awarded Air Medal
Won by Husband
Mrs. Wallace R. Johnson, wid
ow of Lieutenant Johnson, former
student at the University, has
been presented an air medal,
awarded posthumously to her
husband, the public relations of
fice announced Wednesday.
The award was made to Lieu
tenant Johnson for “meritorious
service while participating in
aerial flight.” On December 28,
1942, Lieutenant Johnson volun
teered to participate in an aerial
photography mission over Mid
way and Wake islands which in
volved a hazardous flight over
open water dominated by the ene
my. The bomber on which Lieu
tenant Johnson was navigator
failed to return.
Lieutenant Johnson entered
the service in November, 1941,
before completing his fourth
year at the University. The pre
sentation was made by Colonel
Ernest S. Moon, field command
ing officer.
Pass the Tortillas
The good neighbor policy’s OK
with us,
We approve of the idea en masse,
But the thing that’s going a bit
too far
Is that eight o’clock Spanish
class. —W.R.L.
Dean Schwering Names Nine
New Housemothers To Staff.
j/u'i announcement was recently
made by Mrs. Hazel P. Schwer
ing, dean of women, of the addi
tion of nine new house mothers to
the University staff. An increased
number of chaperons has been
necessitated due to the smaller
dormitory units now in operation.
New housemothers, are: Mrs.
K. P. Robinson, Cranford, New
Jersey, Alpha Xi Delta; Miss Ed
na Luttrell, Portland, Highland
house; Miss Harrison Devareaux,
Seattle, Pi Beta Phi; Mrs. Nancy
Tandy, Roseburg, Lombard lodge;
MRS; E. O. Hagedorn, Portland,
Casa Blanca lodge; Mrs. Lillian
Day, San Francisco, Laurel lodge;
Mrs. Louise Johns, San Francis
co, Mill lodge; Mrs. Thomas
Wells, Eugene, Alder lodge, and
Mrs. Mabel Potts, Eugene, Haw
thorne lodge.
Housemothers transferred in
clude: Mrs. Elsie Miller, Eugene,
from Hendricks hall to Birch
lodge; Mrs. F. E. Smith, Eugene,
from Highland house to Hill
crest lodge.
Returning housemothers: Mrs.
Lela Haynes, Alpha Chi Omega;
Mrs. Floyd Westerfield, Alpha
Delta Pi; Mrs. N. H. Anderson,
Alpha Phi; Mrs. Clara Van Tas
sel, Chi Omega; Miss Pearl Boni
steel, Delta Delta Delta; Mrs. Ar
thur Miner, Delta Gamma; Mrs.
Harth Wilson, Gamma Phi Beta;
Mrs. Charles Wilson, Hilyard
house; Mrs. Agnes Hanson, Kap
pa Alpha Theta; Mrs. Elizabeth
Talbert, Kappa Kappa Gamma;
Mrs. Ruby Marks, Sigma Kappa,
and Mrs. Lela Fenton, University
house.
Theater Group
Forms Council
Over 100 students, including
eight freshman men, turned out
for the first meeting of the Uni
versity theater group, Thursday
evening. The main issue was the
formation of an advisory council
to assist Horace Robinson, as
sistant professor of speech and
dramatic arts, in planning the
group’s program for the year.
The council will be composed of
two seniors, two juniors, two
sophomores, and four freshmen—
two men and two women—be
cause of the predominance of
freshmen at the meeting. The
names will be announced in Sat
urday’s Emerald.
Mr. Robinson stressed that for
the first time in approximately
20 years, participation in dramat
ic activity will not be limited to
those enrolled in acting classes
but will be open to everyone on
the campus.
The theater group, which may
be renamed lated, headed by its
advisory council will help in
choosing the productions, in cast
ing, and with the business end
of the shows. An expected activ
ity will be the printing of a news
sheet to keep former University
theater participants in touch
with the latest developments.
Mr. Robinson expressed the
hope that the theater group
would extend to at least 200
members. .Any student interested
should see him at the educational
activities office in McArthur
court.
Engineers Rule
Hospital Roost
Outnumbering the army air
corps seven to one, the ASTU
students claim a decided priority
on the infirmary these days.
Those seven engineers are: Jo
seph Biango, John Barclay, Eu
gene Bialek, Ellery Pimentel,
Richard Ulrich, Frank Washburn,
and Archibald Watson.
Harlow Bohen represents the
lone air corps man and celebrates
a month’s sojourn there today.
Two sophomores, Mary Jane
Reese and Robert Mueller, and
one freshman, Jean Redmond,
complete the list of "internees”
at the present.
AWS Appoints
New Officers
Appointment of Kay Jenkins
and Mary Wright to the positions
of AWS vice-president and cam
pus social chairman, respectively,
was announced Thursday by Mar
ilyn Campbell, AWS president.
Miss Jenkins will take the
place of Nancy Ames, ASUO
president, who was elected to the
AWS position last spring; while
Miss Wright will act as campus
hostess and will name what type
of dress will be worn to different
campus social events.
Dr.Erb, Nancy Ames Preside;
Army Duck Show Featured
Held in the evening instead of the usual morning hour to ac
commodate Uncle Sam’s Webfoots, tonight’s all-campus as
sembly will be unique in recent University history, because of
the many students in army uniform.
The program will be a double feature with Dr. Donald M.
Erb, president of the University, presiding over the first por
tion of the program and Nancy Ames, ASUO president, wield
ing the gavel for the second half.
Would-be
Chairmen s
Bids Asked
Petitions for chairman of Coed
Capers should he turned in to
Marilyn Campbell not later than
Tuesday noon, Miss Campbell,
AWS president, announced Thurs
day.
To qualify for the chairman
ship a girl must be either a soph
omore, junior, or senior; must
have a GPA of at least 2.00; and
must have a signed eligibility slip
from the dean of women.
The annual capers, which is for
campus women only, will be held
sometime in November, accord
ing to the AWS president.
Board To Hear
Job Aspirants
Students wishing to apply for
one of the seven positions open
on the campus war board, will be
interviewed today from 3 to 5
p.m. in the ASUO president’s of
fice in McArthur court.
Jobs open are: chairman of the
agricultural aid committee, blood
bank committee, USO commit
tee, finance committee, and air
raid shelter committee; co-chair
man of the publicity committee;
and secretary for Jean Frideger,
head of the campus war board.
The position of chairman of the
agriculture aid committee be
came vacant Thursday when Ruth
Collins, former chairman, re
signed.
Alum Added
To Faculty List
A new name has been add
ed to the faculty roster of the
schools of architecture and allied
arts. Miss Jean Kendall replaces
Miss Pauline Conradt as assist
ant to Miss Maude I. Kerns, head
of art education. Miss Kendall is
a graduate of University of Ore
gon, class of 1941. Prior to her
eemployment in' the art school,
Miss Kendall was teaching in the
Salem senior high school.
Military Music Makers
Slated to Take Stand
One of tlfe features iof the
ASUO assembly tonight will he
the 51st army air forces techni
cal training detachment band
under the leadership of Professor
John Stehn. The band is com
posed of 40 men and will also be
directed by Private Orlyn Lewis,
their drum major, Private Irwin
Cherniss, and Private Earl Tru
ax.
ixit; aoiaier stuuenLS are uemg
excused from their regular Fri
day night study hall to attend
the assembly. This will be one of
the few assemblies that they will
be able to participate in or attend.
Dittman Em-cees
Included in the first half of
the program will be speeches by
President Erb, Miss Ames, and
Major W. S. Averill, professor of
military science and tactics and
commandant of the soldier stu
dents. The 40-piece AAFTC band
under the direction of John Stehn
will play several numbers and
close the program with “Mighty
Oregon.”
Don Dittman will be master of
ceremonies for the second half of
the assembly. Skits will be pre
sented by both soldier and civil
ian students and the new soldier
orchestra will play. This will
mark the first appearance of this
orchestra made up of pre-meteor
ology and engineering students
and led by Owen Bailey. Many of
£he members formerly played in
prominent bands. They will play:
“Johnson Rag,” “Kansas City
Moods,” “It Can’t Be Wrong,”
and “I Heard You Cried Last
Nihgt.” The last number will
feature Sue Welch as vocalist.
Houses Get Awards
It was necessary to hold the
assembly in the evening because
classes are being held this year
at 11 on Thursday morning, the
time previously designated for
assemblies.
Prizes awarded to houses going
over the top in the athletic card
drive will be awarded at the as
sembly.
Junior Honorary
taps Six Pledges
Six new members were tapped
Thursday evening for Phi Theta
Upsilon, junior women’s service
honorary. New members were
tapped during dinner by members
of the honorary remaining on the
campus.
Velita Estey, junior in architec
ture and allied arts; Polly Gor
don, junior in architecture and
allied arts; Betsy Wooton How
ard, junior in liberal arts; Flora
Kibler, junior in liberal arts;
Margery Pengra, junior in music;
and Betty Ann Stevens, junior in
journalism, were those tapped.
Is Willy In ?
There was 10 minutes left in
the class period of Dr. Rudolf
Ernst’s course in English drama,
room 119, architecture.
The door opened, a student
(girl) stuck her head through it,
inquired, “Is this Shakespeare?”
Dr. Ernst turned, gazed at the
intruder, turned, gazed at stu
dent Bill Buell in the front row,
then turned his eyes back to the
girl at the door.
“Do you mean Mr. Buell or
me?” he asked.
Thus occurred the acme of ev
ery English professor’s ambition
—to be mistaken for Shake
speare.