Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1943)
-Norway’s Gerd Recollects Village Life in Homeland By BETTY ANN STEVENS I can t even talk, ’ Gerd Hansen, Coed Capers chairman, croaked from the pillows. “How are you ever going to inter view me?” Propped up on the couch in her room at the Kappa house, amid hot-water bottles and scrap-books, Gerd announced stur dily, rubbing her hand across flushed cheeks, “Gosh, but it's fun to be sick for a while and have everyone come and see you. its wonaeriur. me cook says she's going to make me an onion pack.” 4 She's “very enthusiastic”, about the forthcoming Capers, with the belief that November 19 should “mean something” to any coed. A question concerning her Nor wegian background brought forth —“Do you want to know things like we 'came over here nine years ago ? Well, we were sea sick all the way over . . . mother, the twins and I.” When they finally arrived for a four-day visit in New York,' relatives tried to discourage them from going west, because of the bears and Indians. “It was so funny,” Gerd gig gled. “We didn’t know any Eng "Ifeh, but by the time we got to Marshfield we could say ‘what time is it?’.” On the way across the country she had her illusions shattered about America being a country of palm trees, hula girls, and mansions. ',Ji’Learning English with the help of a Norwegian-English dic tionary was difficult, Gerd found, especially when shopping at a Marshfield market. She carefully looked up “lok,” the Norwegian equivalent of onions, and found them defined as “bulbs.” A puz Wil'd West Onions Ludwig- Donath Gale Sondergaard in “STRANGE DEATH OF ADOLF HITER” also “DANGEROUS £ BLONDES’’ with Allvn Josh*n Evelyn Keyes and Edmund Lowe zled proprietor was able to ful fill her request only after she hac. explained that they “smell awful and you get tears in your eyes.” “I just can't say 'railroad',” Gerd laughed. "Mr. Casteel tried to help me for a while by hav ing me speak with matches in my mouth.” An old-fashioned scrap-book next drew attention, and we were looking at a picture of small, tow headed Gerd in a cart drawn by a St. Bernard dog near her home in Norway. “Mmmm-hmmm, my hair used to be blonde. You know, there’s another girl in the house, Gail Nelson, who talks Norwe gian, and we talk it a lot,” About her relatives in Norway, Gerd exclaimed with earnest pre cision, “Oh, mother heard from them through the Red Cross last Saturday. They're all well and have enough to eat, so she’s hap py about it.” German Occupation Gerd believes that conditions are better in Norway now be cause “the Germans are busy on their own home front, but of course I feel this way ... it would just kill me if they do any thing . . . but they can’t really change it.” “The Moon Is Down,” wasn’t very much like Norway, and Nazi tyranny is exaggerated, in Gerd’s opinion. “There was a drunkard in our village who said some things he shouldn’t to a Nazi, and they killed him.” She feels that the Nazis aren't above tak ing hostages, but they don't go in for wholesale murder. “Go back to Norway? I want to,” she said quietly. An honor roll student, blue eyed Gerd came to the Univer sity on an Aaron Frank schol arship, was tapped for Kwama and elected AWS sergeant-at » FOR THOSE LIESURE HOURS .. or as a gift.. One of our Beautiful House Robes >- will bring a thrill all its own . . . for they ' are so very attractive and appealing. CORDUROYS CHENILLE SATINS BRUSHED RAYON QUILTED TAFFETA CREPES Quilted jacquand reversibles Wraparounds and double breasted Priced from $5.95 to $22.95 WOMAN’S PAGE STAFF Co-editors: Betty Ann Stevens Carol Greening Staff: Betty Lu Siegman Mary Margaret Ellsworth Martha Thorsland AWS Note*. With little Janet “Pewee” Ross dressed in diapers and a zoot suit, Coed Capers will have novelty as well as being just "absolutely ab solutely.” (Pewee, you remem ber, is the stooge of “Squirrel” Huntington, the two of them be ing co-mistresses of ceremony.) —And, with the members of one of the houses on the campus coming as expectant mothers— what more can be said ? Speaking of this last little item is a reminder of the contest which goes on between all the coed living organizations for the "best" costumes worn to the Ca pers. Miki Campbell adds that other houses should be deciding what they will wear—remember ing that all the members of a house dress alike. The main “brush-up” rehear sal for this “coed only” program is Wednesday night, with the event itself “coming off” the fol lowing Friday. Activity for the present is centered in practicing and looking for costumes, say the committee heads. Besides the class skits Barbara Me Clung tells us that there is an activity skit entitled "Art Mas terpiece Revolt.” Kwamas, Phi Thetas, and Mortar Boards are responsible for this. Some of the main parts will be. played by Kathryn Dunn, Joan Dolph, Bev erly Padgham, Betsy Wootton Howard (as Whistler’s Mother), Phyllis Evans, and "Mimi” Staub. What sounds especially prom ising is the faculty skit called “Pistol Packin’ Momma,” at least this is the first report we have heard about that group of "actresses.” If you can't come to the Capers why not buy a ticket anyway? Because, remember, all the pro ceeds go toward buying a bomb er except for a certain amount going to the service scholarship fund. —By Betty Lu Siegman arms last year, and is a member of Phi Theta Upsilon. “Bill? I called him up last night, and the funny part about it is that he called me at exact ly the same time,” she admitted smilingly. Gerd wears the SAE pin of Bill Tugman, who is now stationed at Camp Adair. “Ev erybody’s coming back,” she ob served. “Alysone’s Bob Gray . . . Pres Phipps . . . and Tessie (Kap pa housemother) was so glad to see him that she walked up and kissed him.” Gerd would like to “just travel and not worry, and just see peo ple. I think after the war’s over we will, don’t you? Fly oyr air planes to Europe . . . flit around the world.” EUGENE HOTEL Presents ART HOLMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA in the Persian Room 75s Per Person Dancing 9 ’til -12 Every Sat. Nite (lintel, ftind.. . . KomoMce McJzed hJcuf, *1 hsiaucjJt MidUeSund By MARTHA THORSLAND and MARY M. ELLSWORTH Don't you sometimes have the feeling that just once it would be fun to see your name in print in something other than an infirmary "ad"? Well, it's a cinch to make this column. ALL you have to do is get married or engaged or pinned. Nothing to it. When the big event happens just drop a feather and we'll be around to find out about it. But to Get to the point . . . Bobbie Rundell, Alpha Gam, and nnsign i.yle Nelson, Dclt. are celebrating their second week's wedding anniversary. It happened in Chicago. The Tri Delts are relinquish ing Barbara Lesher to Lt. Tur ner Byrd. They're to be married the middle of this month. From Alder lodge comes the news that Dot Kapps is wearing the Kappa Sig pin of Don Beards ley. Also, Valerie St raid is en gaged to Howard Krebs, a Uni versity of Portland man. Barbara Brice, Dee Gee, passed through town the other night on her way south to meet and mar ry Jack Converse and happily end a long story. Helen Wilhelm, another Dee Gee, came back to the campus after a few days in Portland, the proud and happy possessor of Stan Prather's Sword-and-Shield. He's an OSC man. For advice on how to get your man just contact Birch lodge. From the above mentioned house Margaret Thompson is engaged to Pvt. Bud Smith; Ardyce 3Iasl ditto to Lyle McGuire; and Vir ginia Glover is wearing a Theta Chi pin. News of the summer is still trickling in. Latest is that of the marriage of Dodie Schwarz, Al pha Phi, to Lt. Jim Oft borne, an Alpha Delta from Cal. Both Parks, KAT, last week, announced her engagement t< Timmy Maize, Delt, correctly ti tled ensign. He was here on leave for the big occasion. We are informed that ITorisler Riley, Pi Phi, and Peter Howard are a little hurt. It seems they announced their engagement some time ago and it's never been in tile Emerald so here's prac tically a whole paragraph t make lip for it. Pi Phis The Pi Phi freshmen have been at work and last Monday an nounced "their'’ first engage ment. Marian Church Is being drafted into the army under the command of Major Jim Rogers, Jr. of Mobile, Alabama. By this time (or shortly after) Elise Older, Sigma Kappa, and Verne Ward should be bride and groom. Verne is.with the ROTC, At the ADPi house Betty Da vis announced her engagement. Lo Lt. Jimmy McGuire. Both arc from Grants Tass. Incidentally, Jon't be alarmed if you see the ADPis wearing wings. Betty gave a pair to each of her sister at the gala dinner. Just Opened A Brand New Gift Shop \ j Tiffin Glassware Greeting Cards Pictures and Figurines Leather Goods J WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT US Ethern’s Gift Center 1 1032 Willamette j .
