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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1943)
Betty Ann Stevens Spies on Jean Page —See Page 3 Grads in the Service fn "If a Buddy" —See Page 2 VOLUME XLV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1943 NUMBER Tag Wearers to Raise $1,000 mm:n. 'tmmammmsmm mmmmsmmsmmmmi msmumm***. * LIKE Sl’PERMAN ... . . . Coed Caper committee women really go to work to show how women will reverse the universe. Gerd Hansen, general chairman; Mary McCandless, co-ticket chairman; and Shirley Huntington and Janet Ross, mistresses of ceremony, are working on the job. Oregon Hen Form Mew Science Society Either the juvenile delinquency problem in Oregon or the problem of post-war collaboration with Russia will be the topic for discussion by the University symposium this year, Robert D. Clark, director of the group, announced recently. Members of the discussion group will decide on the subject at a meeting next Tuesday when a definite statement of the problems will be formulated. — Durable Peace Subject of/ Talk “How to Secure a Just and Durable Peace” will be the topic of Dr. W. W. Van Kirk’s address to the University students at an assembly Monday at 4 p.m. in the music building. Dr. Van Kirk is on tour of the United States and Eugene is one of the four stops he will make in Oregon. His tour is being g^bnsored by the Federal Coun cil of Churches of Christ. A year ago the Federal Coun cil instituted a commission to study the^ases of a just and dur able peace. Dr. Van Kirk directed the organization of the commis sion and is now acting as its secretary. Toured England He has made many lecture tours to England and this sum mer was there at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. .While in England Dr. Van Kirk Conferred with leaders of the British churches, Angelican and Free Church; he attended a two day conference at Oxford, chaired by the Archbishop of Canter bury, at which time there was an exchange of views regarding the position of the churches of the (Please turn to page four) Can Still Sign L p Three of this year’s speakers, Alice Harter, James Hooker, and Esther Quier, participated in the discussions last year. Others at tending a meeting of the group were Lowell Burr, Beverly Car roll, Gloria Cartozian, Jack Ed wards, Dan Givan, Don Hager, Betty Haynes, Hugh King, Pat McCormick, Ethelyn Pettis, Art Rice, Sue Stater, Bob Stiles, Dor othea Thomas, and Dorris Wein berg. Several other students have in dicated an interest in this type of speech activity and Clark stat ed that it is not too late to sign up for the group, which travels about the state speaking before service clubs, churches, high schools, and other audiences. Speakers at Request Another activity sponsored by the speech department is the speakers’ bureau, under the su pervision of W. A. Dahlberg, di rector of speech and dramatic arts. Under this program stu dents may speak about any spe (Phase turn to page four) Dirty Ditty No ball game will be played this weekend, Honest John must be in a quan dary, But we hear that the real delay is because The suits aren’t back yet from the laundry. —W.R.L. Coed Capers Forge Ahead With Practice Holding a general rehearsal of class skits next Monday evening, Coed Capers committee women are getting- things in line for the traditional all-women frolic on November 19, Gerd Hansen, chairman, said Thursday. The remaining freshman candi dates for Oregon’s Dream Girl were listed by Mary Bush, co chairman in charge. Candidates are June Rodgers, Sigma Kappa; Janet Marugg, Alpha Chi Ome ga; Dorothy Koster. Chi Omega, Marilyn Rakow, Delta Delta Del ta; Norma Ryder, Mill lodge; Al ice Buckingham, University house; Beverly Listman, Hilyard house; and Yvonne Edwards, Al pha Delta Pi. Representatives are being- se lected to take charge of ticket sales in living organizations, and their names will be announced later. Joe Louis Interrupts Camp White, ASTU's Saturday Football By LOREN SHANK Joe Louis knocked out hopes for a Saturday football game when his scheduled appearance at Camp White caused the can cellation of permission for their football team to play here. The possibility of two more games for the ASTUs on the next two Saturdays was revealed by Lt. R. G. Davis yesterday. The (Please turn to page four) University Must Hit Quota by Tuesday Oregon must reach her $1000 quota for the World Student Service-Fund by next Tuesday, it was announced today by Dor othy Rogers, chairman. Representatives have been appointed for each living organi zation and donations will be collected by them. Each person contributing more than ten cents to the drive will be given a tag to wear on his coat. Scrap Drive Commences Today marks the beginning of the year around scrap drives to be held on the campus, according to Marge Curtis and Bibbitts Strong, co-chairman of the drive. The cans washed, smashed and with the labels removed, should be placed on the front porches of the living organizations by 1 p.m. A University truck, Miss Curtis said, will collect the cans and they will be sent to Portland later. The results of the drive including the totals of each house will be published in the Emerald. The metals taken from these cans will be used in making weapons for the armed forces. Every living organization is ex pected to contribute its tin cans for the drive, Miss Curtis said. Last year scrap collections were held often during winter and spring term. During fall term a general scrap drive and parade were combined for an all campus activity. Annual Press Confab Listed As War Casualty By JEAN LAWRENCE War conditions have forced abandonment for this year of the annual University of Oregon high school press conference, Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, announced Thursday. Difficult traveling conditions, crowded housing resulting from army students’ use of dormitories and some fraternity buildings, and food rationing have made this action necessary. contests continue In answer to inquiries from va rious parts of the state Dean Al len has suggested continuance of the regular annual high school newspaper contests which have been an integral part of the con ference. If his suggestion is act ed upon the contest would be held later in the year in order to get judgments on papers and staffs of this school year. Last year’s conference held October 24 and 25, was attended by approximately 260 represen tatives from 49 state high schools. Franklin Post Won The Franklin High Post, Franklin high school in Port land, won the Arnold Bennett Hall sweepstakes cup for the best paper in the state. Other winners were the High-O Scope, Corvallis high school, the Guard cup for the best paper in schools of over 500 students; The Lantern, Pendleton high school, Register cup for schools under 500; Yamhill ina Drops, Yamhill high school, Association cup for the best mimeographed weekly and bi-weekly; Carlton Hi-Life, Carlton high school, the Eric W. Allen cup for best mimeographed monthly; and The Viking Log, Forest Grove high school, the Harris Ellsworth cup for the best notes in a local paper. Moshe Lenske, a Lincoln high school representative, was elect ed president of the conference. Doris Spearow, Washington high school, Portland, was elected vice president, and Dorothy Smith, Roosevelt high school, Portland, was chosen secretary. A booth will bo. set up in front of the Side to collect additional contributions. The. booth will bo open from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday. Last year Oregon contributed $350 to the drive which was one of the lowest amounts raised on any campus in the Northwest. The. money is being raised to help students all over the world who are prisoners of war in terned, refugees or dispossessed. Heads Named Committee heads are as fol lows: chairman, Dorothy Rog ers; secretary, Anil Graham; treasurer, Nancy Boles; assem bly chairman, Connie Fullmer; publicity, Elizabeth Haugen; fac ulty solicitation, Sue Sawyer; Eugene school solicitation, Marie Morgan; and church solicitation, Leslie Brockelbank. House representatives arc an follows: Alpha Chi Omega. Arlisr) Boone; Alpha Gamma Delta, Louise Fletcher; Alpha Delta Pi, Doris Chapler; Alpha Omieron Pi, Arleen Williams; Alpha Phi, Helen Dirsh; Alpha Xi Delta, Margaret McGee; Delta Delta Delta, Peggy Heidschmidt; Gam ma Phi Beta, Betty Butler; Delta Gamma, Mary Sheimen; Birch lodge, Mary Landry; Hawthorne lodge, Jean Rogers; Alder lodge, Valerie Strahl; Chi Omega, Vi; ginia. Beattife; Highland house, Lucille Youngen; Hilyard house’, Lome Knight; Kappa Alpha The ta, Jo Holstad; Ofides, Betty Jean Walker; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Nancy Boles; Pi Beta Phi, Mar tha Thorsland; Sigma Kappa, Laureen Maughn; University house, Alice Buckingham; Casa Blanca, Pat Lilly; Lombardy lodge, Louis Pining; Mill lodge, Beth Lawrence; Laurel lodge, Maureen Conklin; Hillcrest lodge, Betty Lombard. Exec Comm Post Open for Senior A vacancy on the executive council resulting: from the with drawal of a senior representative will be filled for the first time by campus-wide nominations in stead of the usual selection by the council, Nancy Ames, ASUO president, announced Thursday. The position of senior repre sentative is open as Kay Jenkins was ruled ineligible. Any senior may be suggested for the office. A record of activities along with an eligibility statement from the dean of men or women’s office is required. Suggestions should bo turned in to Jean Page by Tues day, November 2. The only name submitted so far is that of Charline Pcily. Final selection from nominations received will be made by the ex ecutive council on Thursday.