VOLUME XLV -''UMBER 70'
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1944
-Student Union Plans Started
By Newly Formed Committee
Members of the newly organized Student Union committee held
their first meeting Friday afternoon and elected Gene Conklin, sophomore
in liberal arts, as president of the group, and Marty Beard, junior in lib
eral arts, as secretary of the permanent committee.
Members of class committees will be appointed in the near future
and those who handed in petitions for the all-campus committee will au
tomatically be considered for membership on the class committees.
Other petitions should be turned in to Marty Beard at the Alpha Delta
Pi house before next Thursday at 5 p. m.
Ann Leo, senior in journalism, gave the committee a report on stu
dent Union actiivties in the form of a review of recent developments, a
budget statement, and plans for the future.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the movement to erect a
-Stttdent Union building on the University campus.
Such a building would include offices for activities such as the Em
erald, Oregana, and ASUO. There would also be much-needed meeting
rooms for the organizations on the canlpus. Other possibilities include
a ballroom, banquet room, commissary and various other student serv
ices.
Brain-Busters
Out For Win
Out for their second win against
the Tillamook naval training sta
tion team, the ASTU Brainbusters
will travel to Tillamook Saturday
might for a return match. The GI
Webfoot five whipped the navy five
39 to 31 in a rugged and hard
fought contest here last Saturday
night in McArthur court.
Coach “Honest” John Warren
has, as usual, been working his
charges into shape with intensive
workouts. The “big guns” of the
Army-Duck offensive, Bob Nal,
Jack Moylan, and Bill Kulesh, have
been primed for tonight’s tilt. The
Warren system of fast breaks and
“cripples” is bringing “mighty
fine” results in that the GI five
are bucking for their sixth straight
win.
The starting lineup tonight will
-probably be Kulesh and Moylan at
forwards, Bob Nail at center,
Brandiger and Kramme at guards.
Bob Cuthbert, first string guard on
the ASTU five, is in the hospital
and will miss the Tillamook tilt.
There are expected to be other cas
ualties now that the seven weeks
exams are finished and the grades
are in.
All Girl Choir
Sings Sunday
"^Norwegian folk melodies will be
featured this Sunday at the reg
ular vesper services at 5:00 p. m.
in the music auditorium. The all
girl choir, under the direction of
Helen Luvaas, will sing two Nor
wegian folk melodies arranged by
Oscar R. Overby, "How Oft, O
Father, My Heart Is Burning”, and
"God Would Have The Blossoms
Bloom.”
An arrangement of “Den store
hvide Flok”, “The Great White
Host,” by Edvard Grieg will fea
ture Rollin Callin as soloist with
the choir. This song is the favorite
of all Scandinavians.
Rev. L. O. Griffith, Methodist
ffunister, will deliver the sermon
ette.
MEMORANDUM
To those men who are unac
customed to program dances, the
committee suggests that the
members of each section ar
range to exchange dances with
their friends, so that the guests
can become better acquainted
with and more appreciative of
the group as a whole.
We may never pass this way
again; and at this, our one form
ant military function, we want to
strengthen our friendship so that
when we must leave, we can feel
that we have truly contributed
to, and have been a part of, Ore
gon’s traditions.
The S-5 Committee
Seeing Eye Dog
Climaxes End Of
Three Year Wait
This Sunday, Harry Lipsit,
senior in journalism, will take
the trip he has waited three
years tor. His destination is Mor
ristown, New Jersey, where he
will be trained to handle and un
derstand the seeing; eye dog' he
will bring back with him some
time next term.
Packed and ready to go, Lipsit
isn’t excited, “You see, I've plan
red it so long,” he explained.
“It’s quite complicated—you
have to take almost as rugged a
physical as the army exams. I
understand that they try to fit
the blind person temperamental
ly to the seeing eye dog. Seems
they have definite personalities.”
Lipsit is hoping that he’ll get
a real German police dog, but
he may be given a boxer or a
cross-breed.
“I won’t be able to name the
dog, the trainers do that,” he
said. “But he’ll go right into my
classes with me. He’ll be so well
trained that he’ll sit still.”
About one day after Lipsit
gets back from New Jersey, his
dog will arrive via express—to
get an education at Oregon along
with his master.
Ball-Goers To Meet 9
Cover Girl Finalists
Although the six finalists for
the Emerald cover-girl contest will
be introduced at the Military Ball
tonight no one except the judges
and Connie Fulmer, promotion
chairman, will know which one is
the winner.
This fact will not be divulged
until the 20-page spring edition of
the Emerald is published on Feb
ruary 18. At that time a picture of
the campus queen chosen as Em
erald cover-girl will cover the en
tire front page of the edition.
Webfoot ASTU Men Rated
Tops In Physical Examinations
ASTI' students at the Univers
ity of Oregon have been desig
nated as tops in the entire na
tion in tests given the trainees
at the end of both the September
and December periods.
Dean Ralph W. Leighton, dean
of the school of physical education,
and director of the army's physical
fitness program announced this
week that the results of tests giv
en the. arnjj’ trainees showed the
advancement and physical effici
ency at the University was su
perior to any of the nearly 50 units
tested. This information was re
leased by Lt. Gen. Somervell
through Maj.-Gen. W. D. Styer,
general staff corps, chief of staff,
Washington, D. C.
The release showed that fhe
Oregon unit had an average rating
of 54 in June of Vast year as com- j
j pared to 4ti for the next best unit I
record, 75 in September compared
to 65 and 82 in December as com
pared to 7i) for the second ranking
institution.
The trainees showed gains in all
but one event over the September
tests. This was the 300-yard run
where testing conditions outdoors
were not conducive to‘good per
formance because of wet runways
as compared to dry fields in Sep
tember.
The army physical fitness pro
gram includes standard calisthen
ics, ladders, rope-climbing, cargo
nets, and heavy gymnastics to de
velop much-neglected muscles vital
to men on the fighting front.
Swimming, an obstacle course
outdoors, and competitive sports
such as basketball, volleyball,
handball, boxing, wrestling and
fencing are also a part of the pro
gram.
The standard army tests include;
push-ups. squat jumps, sit-ups,
pull-ups, 10-yard pick-a-back (car-*
vying men of own weight), 300
yard run, and the burpee test.
This is not the first time the Uni
versity has received recommenda
tions for its physical fitness puo
gram, however. By command oU*
3faj-Gen. Styer, the fodcwntg
communication was received by,
the commandant of the AST17 uirdb
here last fait: "Dr. Leighton a,nil#
his staff are to be congratulated#
on the excellent work they have
done with the ASTT training unit
3920, University of Oregon. The
outline of the physical trainung
program as conducted at the Uni
versity of Oregon indicates intelli
gent planning and efficient admin
istration, and the improvement in.
physical condition as reflected by
the physical fitness test results is*
most gratifying.”
DEAN RALPH K. LEIGHTON . . . ]
. . . whose ASTPs rate tops in j
physical condition.
Dean Announced
Three New Pledges
Three new pledges have been an
nounced by the dean of women's
office. They are Aralee Waite,
Marguerite Schappaugh, Alpha
Gamma Delta; and Dorothy Keen
holtz, Gamma Phi Beta. •
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Philo Sherman Bennet Contest
Now Open To Undergraduates
The Philo Sherman Bennett es
say prize of $50 will be offered this
year for the best essay on the sub
ject “Is Bureaucracy a. Threat to
Free Government in the United
States?” Waldo Schumacher, pro
fessor of political science and
chairman of the Philo Bennett
committee announced this week.
The contest is open to any un
dergraduate in the University. Ac
cording to the terms of the bequest
made by Philo Sherman Bennett
of New Haven, Connecticut, the
prize is to be awarded for “the
best essay on the principles of free
i government.”
Alay 10 has been set as the dead
line, and essays should be turned
in to Mr. Schumacher, 103 Oregon,
before that date.
Two double-spaced typewritten
copies should be submitted to Air.
Schumacher and the author’s name
should not be on the essay. Judges
will consider documentation in
evaluating the essays.
Students competing must reg
ister with Mr. Schumacher. Addi
tional information may be secured
from him or from K. J. O'Connell,
associate professor of law, and W.
P. Riddlesbarger, associate pro
fessor of business administration,
members of the committee.
March At Gl Ball Tonight
To Feature 'Fathah' Bailey
Men in uniform are getting ready to line up for a march to
night, sans packs and rifles, but with their dates. At 9 p. m., Mc
Arthur court will witness one of its most festive moments of t he
year when the Grand March, of the Military Ball gets under way
to strains of “Fathah” Bailey's all-army orchestra.
The occasion has heen nlanrted for mamr wpptc ,•«.
Houses Split Up
Heart Hop Reward
Five dollars worth of records will
be divided between Laurel lodge
lodge and Alpha Delta Pi for first
hiting 100 per cent in the purchase
of tickets for the Heart Hop. Sev
eral house are nearing the 100 per
cent mark, showing that the girls
seem to be going all out for the
Heart Hop, according to Chairman
June Johnson.
“Now that you have the ticket,
all yon need is the man, so get
him tied down now before your lat
est competition trips him first,”
she added.
The pictures of all the "glamour
boy” candidates for the King of
Hearts will be posted in the Co-op
next Monday, where they will re
main through the week.
Thursday from 10 to 5 there will
be a ballot box in front of the
Side where all girls may write their
choice on one half of their ticket,
drop it into the box and keep the
other half for entrance to the
dance Friday night.
A very short but important
meeting will be held at the Side at
11:30 this morning for all commit
tee members and house represent
atives of the Heart Hop.
Canteen Open Tonight
The ASUO Canteen in Ger
linger hall will be open tonight
from 7:30 to 12. Hostesses will
he Pat Clark and Amy Brownell,
Alpha Gamma Delta; Jean Mellis
and Amy Krueger, Alpha Onai
cron Pi; and Penny Nichols and
Carol Greening.
of the military on the campus, and
all arrangements have been matte
in keeping with the success and
popularity of these annual dances
in the past.
Highlighting the program will
be the music of Owen aJBilcy’s
crew, which is well known for ta*
performances at the campus sere
nades ,rallies anti other school'
functions.
Since Bailey has: been accepted*
for aviation cadet training ...udf
may leave for trailing at the end of -'
this term, this may bo his last alt
campus appearance at the head of y
the orchestra.
To accommodate the large num
ber of guests at the ball, throo*
check rooms will be in operation.
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Love, Marriage Talks
To Conclude Sunday
Seiving as a round-up assembly,
a question and answer discussion
< n love and marriage will be b< Id
Sunday at 2:30 in Guild hall. Con
ducting the discussion will to thev
three men who spoke at the op
ening assembly last Sunday. They
are: Dr. R. R. Huestis, professor
of zoology; Dr. L. S. Bee, assistant;
professor of sociology;, and Dr.
Wesley G. Nicholson from tbo
First Congregational church.
Individual meetings were held at
the houses during this week and
house representatives should turn
in a report of their success to*
Westminster house or the dean of
personnel's office, Charlotte Col
der. chairman, announced. The ::i>i
reports should include any sug
gestions that the students xnayjt
have.