Betty Ann Stevens
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Grads in the Service
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VOLUME XLV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1943
NUMBER
Tag Wearers to Raise $1,000
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. . . 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.