VOLUME XLV NUMBER 68 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1944 Juniors Name Heads Edith Newton, Anne Craven Chosen Weekend Co-Chairmen Edith Newton, Oregana business manager, and Anne Crav on, Emerald news editor, were unanimously elected Junior Week end co-chairmen by the junior class officers Wednesday night. The appointment is subject to the approval of the ASUO execu tive council. The co-chairmen have served on Dad’s day, Mother's day, Ducks Tip Cougars In First Tussle Oregon scored its first road trip victory Monday night as the Ducks defeated Washington State 40 to 36. The Webfoots got off to a shaky j start before they settled down to control the latter part of the half. During this period the lead changed ' eight times. After half-time the Cougars seemed to be a rejuvenated team. They gradually narrowed the mar gin and had two momentary one point leads. Oregon gained a three point margin with but 6 minutes to go and never again relinquished their lead. Borrevik of Oregon led the squad to victory by scoring 19 points. High for Washington State was Rennick with 13. Borrevik at 6-foot 9 is a great contrast to Rennick who is only 5-foot-6. Oregon used a zone defense that slowed the game considerably. Only four free throws were missed out of 18 tried. Summaries: Oregon, 40—’■Bray, F, 2; Humphreys, F, 3; Danner, F, 2; Borrevik, C, 19; Hamilton, G, 9; Phillips, G, 4; Henwood, G, 1. Washington State, 36—Rennick, F, 12; Bray ton, F, 9; Lagers, F, 2; Gregg, C, 0; Waller, C, 0; Joslin, G, 6; Carstein, G, 6; Dickson, G, 0. - Nickel Hop and war board com mittees. Both are members of Theta Sigma Phi, national wom en’s journalism honorary and Miss Newton belongs to Phi Theta Upsi lon, junior women’s honorary. Junior weekend will be on May 6 this year and tentative plans in clude most of the regular pre-war functions. A musical comedy may be presented in place of the canoe fete. According to the co-chairmen the campus luncheon will probably not be held this year due to ration ing problems. Mother’s day will be held as usual on Junior Weekend and the annual sunlight serenade will again be pre sented for their enjoyment. Mr. Bones, End Man, Return Friday Night '“Dina”, black faced darkies and southern fried chicken will feature the ministrel show entitled “Old Man Adam and His Chillun” to be given by the Wesley foundation group Friday night at 8 p. m. at the Methodist church on 4th and Wil lamette streets. Everyone on the campus is in vited to this “drama of the deep south” which is composed of a cast of twenty five Wesleyans under the direction of Mrs. John Worthing ton, leader of Wesley activities at the University. Soldiers to Pick 'Queen ’ As Emerald Cover Girl An all-soldier committee v and the other five finalists at 1 lounge, Gerlinger hall. Twenty-three coeds are vie picture on the front page of the ' published February 18. The edi The candidates should wear short silks at the judging Friday night. Judges include five social chair men—Bob Zimmer, Co. A, Bud Pence, Co. B, Gerald Sharkey, Co. 3, Howard Steers, Co. D, Sy Bern stein, air corps—and Don Dittman, Military Ball master of ceremonies, and Tye Simpson, publicity chair man of the Military Ball. Contestants are as follows: Bar bara Radmore, Alpha Omicron Pi; [Helen Crawford, Alpha Phi; Dor othy Payne, Kappa Alpha Theta; Betty Lee Humphries, Alpha Delta Pi; Norma Davidson, Alpha Chi Omega; Natalie Carier, Delta Gam na; Mary Mercier, Sigma. Kappa; fVnita Fernandez, Gamma Phi 3eta. Virginia Cabe, Birch lodge; Ruth Jgm' Buskirk, Alpha Xi Delta; Au [rey Mathews, Hilyard house; Lois Jiberson, Delta Delta Delta; Mari mne Lynch, Pi Beta Phi; Virginia •chutz, Hawthorne lodge; Jeanette (Please turn to page tzco) ill pick the Emerald cover girl ):30 Friday night in the men’s ing for the honor of a full page Emerald’s annual spring edition, :ion will be 20 pages. Pointless Food Sale Slated by Phi Theta Barbara Pearson, chairman of the Phi Theta food sale has an nounced that the annual Phi Theta food sale will be held February 10 and 11, from 9 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 5 p. m. Alice Buckingham and Betty Towe arc co-chairmen of the affair. Twisties will be offered at the sale. Booths will be placed in front of the Co-op, Side, Friendly, Fen ton, Villard and Beady halls, and the art school for selling the food; and house representatives will take shifts at clerking. Soldiers and civilian students arc encouraged to patronize this food sale as all profits will go toward the. Phi Theta scholarship fund. Liv ing organizations have already re sponded in turning in their orders to house representatives. Student Union Heads Set Meet Tomorrow Newly-elected student union committee members will get together for the finest time Friday at 4 p. m. in the office of Marjorie Goodwin^ Emerald editor, in the journalism building. At that time a chairman fon the committee and several sub-committee chairmen will be chosen. A background and review of student union will be given by Ann Leo, who was chairman last year and was a member of the oommitteo for four years. She was active in putting out the student ur.ion issuo of the Emerald and in organizing the budget. New members of the committee are: Bob Hall, senior; Martha Beard and Jack Cairns, juniors; Mary McCandless and Gene Conklin, sophomores; Florence Hintzen, Martha Thorsland, Gloria Cloud, end Janet Marugg, freshman. 'Dark Victory' Tickets Available at Box Office Reservations should be obtain ed now for the return perforin anee of University theater's “Dark Victory'’ starring Kay Korn and Frank Krasnowsky, this Friday, February 4, Guild hall, Horace Robinson, director, said Wednesday. Tickets may be purchased at the box office in Johnson hall, or reservations may be made by telephoning 330, extension 216. Large CrowdPlanned For Gl Military Ball Ten soldier-students have been coordinating rough drafts, and plans and outlines for the past four weeks so that a record crowd will be able to attend the Army Military Ball, Saturday, March 5, at McArthur court. The men, representing all four companies of. the ASTU, are responsible for the entire program next Saturday night.. Pill StudioRollShows Perhaps it is the return of long absent downpour. At any rate the infirmary patient roll has been increasing during the past few days. Wednesday afternoon there were 20, most of them army trainees, and most of them victims of minor res piratory ailments. The outnumbered civilians a,re: Mary Felles, Ruth Cox, Dorothy McLane, and Jerry Bercovitz. GI patients are: Co. A, Charles Bruneau, Robert Hall, Lawrence Mulvaney, Emanuel Flafkin, Charles Fludcrbaum, and Harold Knight; Co. B, George Rechmter and William McKinley; Co. C, Don Dixon, Helmer Swensen, Saul Katz, and John Cesek; Co. D, William McKcvitt, and James Thayer; and air corps, Lyle Larson and Michael Sipler. Members ol the air corps train ing detachment and civilian men students have also been invited to the. all campus formal. Admission is by identification or registration card. Members of the committee and their duties are: Don Dittman, Co. C, program; Bud Pence, Ob. B, lights and decorations; Don Stet son, Co. A, and Ken Sharkey, Co. C, floor committee; Bob Zimmer and Ben Zinda, Co. A, patrons and patronesses; Howard Steers, Co. D, and Roy Allsop, Co. B, door; Owen Bailey, Co. A, orchestration and Tye Simpson, Co. A, publicity. Men who have not yet obtained dates for the ball are urged to con tact their S-5 committee members. Frustration Let’s postpone the cover contest Though the nominees are cute; If we wait for spring perhaps They will pose in bathing suits. —W. R. L. Library Display Features Books on Italy With Both Classical and Modern Exhibited Italy, past and present, is the theme of the latest exhibit in the circulation room of the library. The exhibit features a showcase of ma terial about Saint Francis of Assisi, one each of classical and modern Italian literature and one of art. In the St. Francis display is the book “The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi,’’ the first English translation, revised by Don Rogers Huddleston. This is the 262nd copy of the only 1500 printed. There is also a reproduction of “The Burial of Saint Francis’’ by Giotto, a painting, the original of which hangs in the Church of Santa Croce, Florence. A line-for-line translation of “Paradise’’ commonly called “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri is one of the boohs in the classical literature section. This translation by Melville Best; Anderson is in the rhyme-form of the original writing. The literature of the twentieth cen tury is represented by ”11 Fuoco” and “Francesca Da Rimini” by Gabriele d’Annunzio; “Breand' and Wine”.. l»y.. Ignazio.. Silonc,.. and Tearo” by Lauro de Bosis. The art display features i-epro ductions of Fra Lippo Lippi's “Ma donna and Child"; Raphaels “The Madonna Del Granduca", and Mi chelangelo’s paintings from the Sistine Chapel in Rome, considered by many to be his masterpiece and the most powerful piece of painting in existence. In addition to the re productions, there is a translated copy of “A Treatise on Painting” by Leonardo da Vinci. Points of interest in Italy, par ticularly in Koine, are shown by pictures in another part of the. ex hibit. Tlic Appian Way, constructed in 312 B. C. by Appius Claudius, is pictured as it looked when first completed and again as it is now. Allied troops are now fighting along this road, which stretches from Rome to Capua. There, are colored photographs of St. Peter's Cathe dral in Rome, one of the most fa mous churches in the world. These exhibits are compiled by committees appointed from the. li brary staff to serve for three months. Matrix Guests To Learn Ropes Potential writers among Univers ity women will leam what will b<> expected of them when Helen. Heel-* rick. Medford authoress, speaks ot# the "Present Challenge to Ameri can Writers”, at the' annual Matrix table, February 11. Given each year by members of Theta Sigma Phi,,, national women's journalism hon orary, this dinner will be held at the Osborn hotel with selected Petit— gene women and coeds active ir. .lib eral arts and journalism as gue - to. A UO alumna, Mrs. Hedrick i<» now working on novels and short stories. Her first novel. "The Remembers”, w h i c h conct aia whites and Indians of the Klamath! region of Oregon and Colorado, v ® published by Alfred Knopf in 1941, Her first short story was public o«t. in the Saturday Evening Post iiv 193$. “I Remember the Rain,” one of her short sto.ries, was used in 'T»> secondary school .literature tout, the "American Scope,” pv.bhshe I n 1942. Foreign Student Open For Interviews Monday A. Randle Elliott, administrate** of the institute of international ucation has announced that he will be on the campus Monday, Febru ary 7. His purpose in visiting; the V at-*, versify of Oregon is to interview the foreign students, especially^ those from other American repub lics, and to confer with them. o%. any problems they may have. Foreign students wishing" an iiv*>. t endow with Mr. Elliott should* make applications, the men throng)*, the dean of men’s office in John— son hall, and the women through,, the dean of women’s office in Gor* ! linger. Dramatists' Meeting Introduces New Play Reports will be made from the* advisory council, and the new p'ayj will be introduced at the Univ. ra» ity theater meeting tonight at 1 in Guild hall. The meeting is of great import*, ance to University' theater roe m* hers, Faculty Adviser Horace Rob-, inson has announced, particular Jyj because new personnel cards vjl*i be filled out in accordance with i/Jb« new point system the theater i#* putting into operation. Interested students who are .iott already members are invited to. at tend this regular winter term meet* ing. Betty French Named Chief Night Editor Betty French, freshman in jouin alism, has been appointed chief night editor on the Emerald, Mar jorie Goodwin, Emerald editor, an-*, nounced Wednesday. She will re*, place Carol Cook who resigned.