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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1943)
The Cutting Room By BILL BUELL By BILL BUELL “One of the ten greatest pic tures of all time,’’ boldly assert ed the Heilig theater's advertise ment in Sunday’s Register Guard. The cinema "epic” re ferred to was “Phantom of the Opera.” The advertisement’s declara tion is a slight overstatement of fact. “Phantom of the Opera” can properly be classified as a good picture, but we don’t have to burn out many brain cells to think of considerably more than ten greater ones. In the 1920’s Lon Chaney played the title role in a "Phan tom of the Opera” that was a veal thriller, guaranteed to pro duce spinal chills in a plaster Statue. But 1943’s is in the hor ror picture tradition, this movie leaves an impression of lavish technicolor and operatic arias, rather than one of the screaks in the night and prowling mon sters. Another Mr. Pruneface The Story centers around Claude Rains, who starts the pic ture as a mild mannered, middle aged violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera. After a series of misfortunes which include be ing frustrated in his secret pas sion for Soprano Susanna Foster, losing his job, and having a pan of acid thrown in his face which leaves him looking like a prune dipped in red ink, this dear little man is converted into a homicidal maniac. He sets up housekeeping in the sewer under the opera house and keeps things lively by such little stunts as strangling a prima donna and sawing down a 10 ton chandelier which crashes into the audience. Who's Afraid, Ele. Before the great metamorpho sis Mr. Rains does a fine job of portraying the gentle musician. Bid as the phantom he is about as terrifying as an angry canary. Although he has nothing to do with the phantom story, Nelson Kddy is the star of the picture. Mr. Eddy has still not learned the rudiments of acting, but, togeth er with Miss Foster, he keeps filings going in an operatic wmy. We lleapiim Congratulations We heap congratulations upon the wa iters of the "Phantom” for not closing the picture with the triio and totally unconvincing embrace which usually ends this lype of cinema. Miss Foster walks off the screen in one di rection, Mr. Eddy in the other ... a truly refreshing innovation. Onthank Cites (Continued from /’./</<’ one) Three general types of train ii ■ are offered at the University, lending to positions as profession al personnel technicians, person nel executives in business and industry, and personnel assist ants. Background and theoretical in truction is supplemented as much as possible, especially in advanced courses, by practical work under supervision. Those members of the faculty who are available for consults i . i by students seeking informa tion on opportunities and require ments in personnel work are: •'■Jesse 11. Bond, professor of busi n. s administration: William C. Jones, professor of political sci ence and public administration; Karl W. Onthank, dean of per se nel administration: Howard K Taylor, professor of psycholo gy Leona K. Tyler, assistant p: lessor of psychology. Oregon If Emerald MARJORIE MAJOR ELIZABETH EDMUNDS EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER MARJORIE YOUNG ARLISS BOONE Managing Editor Advertising Manager ANNE CRAVEN News Editor Charles Politz, Joanne Nichols Associate Editors EDITORIAL BOARD Edith Newton Norris Yates Carol Greening, Betty Ann Stevens, Co-Women’s Editors Bill Lindley, Staff Photographer Carol Cook, Chief Night Editor Norris Yates, Sports Editor Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays and fina; examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice. Eugene, Oregon. Shirley Stearns, Executive Secretary^ Pvt. Bob Stephensen, Warren Miller, Army Co-editors Q Last Friday night an open forum discussion on politics and the relation of people to them was held in Gerlinger hall. Of 1,600 civilian students, the overwhelming number of 40 at tended. There are several reasons for this slight attention paid to a session which was quite adequately played up in advance, and which proved to lie as informative without being chill as anything we have had here this term. One was that the time ivas particularly ill-chosen. Friday night is always a bad night for any but social affairs, and last Friday night happened to be the time selected for several other events. Part of the blame, therefore, lies with whoever picked the date. But even had the forum been held during the middle of the week with nothing conflicting, attendance probably would not have been much higher than it was. Students don't like to gather together purelv to discuss politics. They hash it over a great deal among themselves, and that is good, but the idea of gathering in one place for a formal discussion on the sub ject makes all but a few of the serious minds distrustful for fear they will be bored. The very name “forum” carries with it connotations of weighty discourse and dryness in contro versy, consequently you can hardly blame them. But there is one way in which a person may stifle his natural reluctance toward anything which partakes of depth, and that is to wade right into it. It takes an “extra effort" to get started, but that is true of every attempt ever made. The forum is less dull—and more instructive—than many class lectures which students are forced to attend. As a result, if they once attend a forum, they’ll wonder why they were ever reluctant in the first place. ifc sfc Most students get more out of “bull sessions” than they ever will out of any number of forums for the simple reason that thev pav much closer attention to what is said. That is an obstacle for the forum leader to overcome. 11 is material must be so interesting and his guidance of the course of talk so skill full that the students drink in every word and listen closely for more. ^ These two points have already been achieved for the most part. The faculty has done what it could toward awakening the drowsing intellects of students. It is up to us to pull those sleep ing minds out of bed. ■—N.Y;. tf-iA&t aft Jla4,t? This is a salute to some people who have put first things first—the seniors just elected to Senior Six of the University of Oregon Alpha chapter of I’hi Beta Kappa. Jn theory, students attend universities and colleges for the purpose of obtaining an education. In practice, many students attend for social reasons, or to have a good time, or because their parents make them, or because they haven't anything better to do. Moreover, many of those who enter universities with a serious desire to learn become distracted by other in terests not purely academic. We say of such students that they major in extracurricular activities. Kxtracurricular activities are line and worthwhile, and no student should be without some non-scholastic interest. A social life is important and necessary, and no student should miss the entertainment and recreation social affairs offer. A university education in its fullest sense must include phases of extracurricular activities, social activities, athletic activities, and similar life away from books. Students should not spend all of their time with books and midnight oil. Some of the most valuable opportunities afforded by a university include meet ing people, making friends, having fun, and working hard at such activities as painting drama flats, serving cookies at a YW tea, or setting heads for the Kmerald. Such activities may be called "experience" or "making important contacts" or whatever you wish—they're lots of fun and they're a worth while use of time. Hut they shouldn't come first. That place is reserved for an often-forgotten phase of university life—studies, books, »_________■■ ■» m in mm mt—nr--■—* By PEG HEITSCHMIDT and BOBBI BEALER House dances predominated for weekend entertainment—• and mighty smooth some of them were, too. The Chi Omega Barn Dance (Cow Omega) was nothing but fun—ditto for the Kappas, Gamma Phis and Birch lodge. The barn dance idea is as good this year as it ever was, and the army boys cooper,'^ by wearing their fatigues. Slipping down from Willamette to attend the Gammafi hnuon rl'onnn uroo Qio’mo TN.T i1 Qf on -—-1 Skillicorn—partner was Martha Harrold. Big ?Vent of the evening for Louise Goodwin was when ROTC Ray Farmer planted his Beta pin—on her, natch! What have they got that gets ’em ? Dunno, but the Clii Os seem to be mighty solid with the army—witness Dot Coster who received an Engineer’s ring from Harold Robinson. From our male section of the Gestapo, we hear reports of a secret admirer of ASUO prexy Pi Phi Nancy Ames. Bill Davis is the name, ADPi housebov, but don't tell anyone we told you. Glimpsed at the Persian room Saturday were A1 Hoffman, DU, now with the ski troopers, and last year Tri-Delt steady Betty Thomas, who trekked down from Portland for the occasion. Among those “also present” were Theta Chi Jack Gibson, down from Willamette and squir ing Virginia Glover. Bob Hope, Phi Delt, another V-12er was with Kappa Nanette Holmes, while brother Ralph of the army dated Lois McConkey, Alpha Chi glamour gal. By the way—where is the OSC beaver now? Last reports hinted of its disposal into La Mill race. Revenge has descended upon 'us, however—-just cast your eyes north toward the O on Skinner’s butte- now a gnastly orange: Rumor has it that some visiting ROTC boys from OSC to blame. No,' it isn’t sunstroke that’s af fecting Alpha Chi Chuck Pelly that way. Her main trouble is Lieutenant Len Surles, Sigma Chi, who is due to arrive on the campus any minute. . Wedding bells rang out for last year Fiji Bob Kendall and Chi O Frances McCarthy, who were married Tuesday. Alder lodge’s Bette Tharp and Engineer Warren Miller appear to be a pretty steady couple these days— how about that? Methodist War Time (Continued from page on. i*r the student plenary sessions. Mrs. John Worthington, di rector of student activities in Eugene, Miss Pearl E. Sherlock, executive secretary of the Ore gon conference board of ^-educa tion, and Professor K3fnan Clark of Willamette university, will act as resource counselors. Recreation planned by Betty Walden of Oregon State college will include “Get-Acquainted” Friday night, a “Pet Book Jam Session” Saturday afternoon, and a Saturday evening party. Pennsylvania has more colleges ban any other state in the Union, classes, academic education. Universities were created to train and impart knowledge to student minds. Hut how can it func tion if some of tho.su student minds skip classes and neglect their studies to attend a meeting of some clean-up committee at 'which committee policies are to be formulated? And so we salute the Senior Six, who by putting first ^-jJgs first, have combined curricular and extracurricular acuvuics into a true university education. Their achievements are a dial lenge. • _J.N. The much wanted Round-Neck Blouses ore here! $2.95 to $3.95 Shirts of flattering styles and new; shades are a ‘must" for tlia wardrobe: Charge and Budget Accounts Beauty Shop on mezzanine