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Events to Remember
Parade of Events in World at War
And on the Campus During Fail Term
By COURTNEY SWANDER
Those who returned to the University this fall found that
many changes had occurred during the summer months. They
found nearly 1,000 soldiers marching to class singing "Pistol
• Packin’ Mama.” A definite shortage of civilian men and coeds
living in former fraternity houses were among the more obvious
signs pointing out this change. The war-time trend on the cam
pus was matched by the day-to-day march of <:bo United Nations
to victory.
THF. WORLD AT WAR
Sept. 27 Russian army push
es Nazi troops into the Dneiper
river to their death opposite Kiev.
Sept. 29 Foggia airfield cap
tured from its Nazi defenders.
Seven shipyard workers “ma
rooned” cn a raft in the Port
land harbor refuse to go ashore
until state bond quota is reached.
Sept. 30— Battle for Naples
draws to a close as Germans de
molish the harbor.
Oct. 1 -Third loan drive ends
with over .$19,000,000,000 raised.
Oregon shipyard sets world rec
ord with 24 Liberty ships in one
month. Oct. 3 -General Douglas
MacArthur’s forces capture
Finschhaven in New Guinea.
Vatican “Protected”
Oct. 6 German parachute
troops begin “protection” of the
Vatican. Oct. 9—A Jap cruiser
and two destroyers sunk in at
tempt to evacuate Solomons. Oct.
11 Daylight raid over reich nets
102 enemy planes.
Oct. 12 Gas ration on Pacif
ic coast cut to three gallons per
coupon. Oct. 13 Portugal grants
Allies bases in the Atlantic to
combat U-boat menace. Oct. 14—
Italy declares war on the Axis.
1236 repatrioted Americans start
home in exchange with Japan.
Moscow Conference
Oct. 15 Sixty fortresses lost
in attack on Scheinfurt ball bear
ing factory. Yanks pour across
Volturno river in Italy. Oct. 18—
Cordell Hull and Anthony Eden
reach Moscow for the tri-power
conference. Oct. 25- Marshall
Badoglio places war guilt on Mus
solini.
Nov. 1 Coastal dim-out re
laxed. Nov. 2—General MacAr
thur’s forces invade Bougainville
in Solomon chain. Nov. 4—Inves
tigation begins on rioting of dis
loyal Japs interned at Tulelake.
President Roosevelt orc’.eis strik
ing coal miners back to work
Nov. 6—The senate backs Mos
cow pact to enforce world peace.
Reads Near Poland
Nov. 7—Fall of Kiev climax
es the loss of 2,700,000 Nazis
in four months. German hopes
for winter line vanish as Rus
sians near old Polish frontier.
Nov. 13—American bombers
hit 15 Jap war ships at Rabaul.
Nov. 18—Allies surrender Medit
erranean island of Leros to Ger
mans. Nov. 23—House of repre
sentatives votes to kill subsidy
payments.
Yanks Invade Gilberts
Nov. 22—A new offensive in
the central Pacific opens with
United States marines invading
the Gilbert islands.
Berlin Gets the Blitz
Nov. 24—Allied four-engine
bombers drop 2,300 tons of
bombs on Berlin in the great
est raid of the war. Nov. 28—
Flames etch whole blocks of
Berlin, 500,000 Berliners are
homeless.
Nov. 30—A Lisbon report dis
closed that President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Churchill, and
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
have completed a conference in
Cairo and are going on to the
Near East to meet Premier Sta
lin.
ON THE CAMPUS
Sept. 29—Emerald reduced to
four-page sheet. Oct. 1—Sorori
ties pledge 222 women. Oct. 5—
Army reclassifies pre-meteorol
bgy students, allowing them to
complete their work and take
further training.
Oct. 6—Dr. Donald M. Erb and
Nancy Ames preside at initial
G.I.-civilian assembly. Oct. 7—
Men swamped 5-1 by coeds. Fall
term registration totals 1738.
October 13—All campus swing
mixer plan goes on trial.
Army Orchestra
Oct. 16—Owen Bailey’s army
orchestra furnishes music for
“goodwill ball.” Skinner's butte
“O” painted prior to Oregon G.I.
Navycat gridiron opener. Oct. 22
Dime-digging victory dinners to
promote the sale of war stamps
gain in popularity.
Oct. 24 ASTU team wins grid
the MOST
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of all . . . f
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arc War Honds and Stamps!- be
cause they insure happy days far
If
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into the future! They’re gifts
suitable for young and old alike, that’ll give divi
dents in happiness, and hurry our efTorts to Victory !
In democracy's Christmas spirit of good will, C>I\ K
W \ K BO\’i)S AND STAMPS this Christmas!
Johnson Furniture Co.
iron tilt with Marshfield cavalry.
Oct. 26—Medford ministerial as
sociation condemns Sunday games
at the University. Oct. 28—Co-op
mailing service opened.
ROTC Returns
Oct. 29—Bi-weekly scrap drives
begin. Oct. 30—Goal of 1,800
packs of cigarettes set for USO
war board drive. Nov. 2—Dr.
Walter Van Kirk visits the cam
pus, discussing the basis of a
just and durable peace. Junior
ROTC members return from
Camp Roberts, Calif. Bandage
rolling for Red Cross begins. Nov.
3—Jack Cairns, pre-med junior,
elected ISA vice-president.
Nov. 6—Marjorie Lawrence,
Metropolitan opera star, sings to
Oregon students in McArthur
court. Nov. 9—Book drive for
Camp Adair starts. Joint army
navy qualifying test given for stu
dents desiring specialized train
ing in the service.
Benny""' the" Beaver
Nov. 10—Benny, the Beaver,
Oregon State college trophy
brought to UO campus and dis
played in front of the Side. OSC
stages midnight raid on cam
pus, failing to find the Beaver.
Nov. 11—Armistice day ob
served quietly with classes as
usual. Nov. 16—Five boys con
fess mutilation of OSC memorial
building. Benny sent home via
Railway Express. Nov. 18—Ducks
ponder way home for Christmas
amid transportation -difficulties.
Nov. 19—Coed Capers at annual
frolic. Theme: "When Women Re
verse the Universe.” Janet Ma
rugg chosen Oregon dream girl.
Student Union Awakens
Nov. 20—The twentieth an
niversary of the Student Union
movement at the University is
marked by a special Emerald
and a call to build the Union
when the boys come home.
Ncv. 25—Thanksgiving day
marked by morning service and
evening dance. Nov. 27—Second
Liberty ship named for Univer
sity leader—Dean John Straub.
First ship named for former
President Prince L. Campbell.
DATES TO WATCH FOR—
Exam week, December 13-16.
Winter term registration, Decem
ber 28.
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Labels are now coming back
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