"Union Committee
Petitions Due Today
—See Page
Emerald
VOLUME XLV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1944
fntramurals Carried
On Regardless
—See Page 4
NUMBER 73
Martha Switzer Leaves Post
JEAN FRIDEGER . . .
, . . she had dinner with Victor!
Mature.
UO Drive
Praised
Portland heard this week about
Oregon's war bond drive and met
‘‘Bonds Away” Girl Irene Gresham
and War Board Chairman Jean
Frideger. They also heard Victor
JJature. who will appear in Eu
gene Saturday, praise the campus
for buying $260,360 in war bonds
as its share in the fourth war loan
drive.
Miss Gresham and Miss Frideger
arrived Monday noo-n at the Ben
son hotel in Portland, where all
their expenses were paid by the
Oregon war finance committee, in
charge of the state’s war bond
drive.
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Landreth Wins $1000
-Medical Scholarship
Winner of the 1944-45 Kenneth
MacKenzie $1000 memorial schol
arship in the University of Oregon
and the medical school at Portland
is Eugene W. Landreth, sophomore
in liberal arts. Acting President
Orlando J. Hollis announced the
award given on the recommenda
tion of the pre-medical advisory
committee headed by Dr. Harry B.
Yocum, professor of biology.
Landreth has a grade point av
erage of 3.53 which is considered
an exceptonal mark in this field.
As long as he maintains his out
standing scholastic record, the
_award will be continued at $200 a
year covering the student’s last
year in pre-medical work at the
University and for his four aca
demic years at the University of
Oregon medical school in Portland.
Due to the wartime speed-up
progr;un now in effect in both the
University and the medical school,
the four $200 awards will be avail
able in a three-year period. Land
reth will enter the Portland school
In October and will have completed
the course in 1947.
Robert D. Koler was last year's
Winner and entered the medical
ijghool this January.
The scholarship is financed from
the $250,000 bequest by Mildred
Anna Williams of New York City,
as a memorial to the late Dean
MacKenzie of the medical school.
Fourth Exec Position
Open Spring Term
Martha Jane Switzer, secretary-treasurer of the ASUO executive council offered her
resignation from the council at its meeting Wednesday afternoon. Her resignation was accepted
and will be effective spring term, because of her early graduation.
The council passed recommendations and tentative approvals on various questions which
may affect student government in the future.
Announcement was made that petitions for Mother’s Day chairman must be turned in to
Gl Band To Play
For Co-op Mixer
Mixing them up Texas style, at
the Co-op mixer Saturday night,
will be blonde Tye Simpson, Co.
A, as master of ceremonies. Co-op
sponsored, the dance is to be no
date and is for all independents,
ASTUdents, and air corps trainees.
The affair will begin at 8:30 in
Gerlinger, and will feature ex
change and mixed dances.
Playing their final stand' on the
campus will be “Fathah” Bailey and
his crew of swingin', swayin’ sol
diers. Jitterbugs had better polish
up their best steps for the jitter
bug contest which will highlight
the evening, according to Dorothy
Jean Carter, all-Co-op social chair
man.
“All independents are urged to
come stag,” said Miss Carter.
Committee heads are: theme and
decorations, Doris Horton, Bob
Zimmer, Berniece Davedson; pa
trons and patronesses, Doris Hem
my, Bob Zimmer; entertainment,
Tye Simpson, Marion Gage; re
freshments, Nathan Beers; hosts
and hostesses, Dorothy Jean Cart
er; publicity, Dorothy Godknecht,
Doris Horton.
Jean Page, before noon next Thurs
day. An eligibility slip must ac
company petitions. Students from
any class may present petitions.
The council received a repQrt
from the newly-formed Student
Union building committee and
granted Chairman Gene Conklin,
permission to investigate the sit
uation regarding collection of Co
op receipts.
Discussion was Jield on a pro
posal that a booklet containing
the ASUO constitution, description
and information about student
committees—all phases of student
government—be printed under the
auspices of the council'.
The proposal was passed tenta
tively, and will become official if
such a booklet’s publication is
possible. It was explained by Nancy
Ames, president, that this book
would augment the limited “Wel
come Book” issued to incoming
students, and would help commit
tees and the students as a whole to
understand their duties and privil
eges. Not all the details are clear,
but it is probable that the book
let would have to be financed
through the educational activities
board.
The council was also asked for
suggestions on next year's “Wel
come Book”, which will be pub
lished spring term.
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Civil War Wages
Over F. Sinatra
Civil war invaded Hawthorne
lodge Monday, and the struggle,
which at its peak threatened to
destroy all: house unity, was fin
ally brought under control by
house council members who
threatened to call the fire de
partment to quell the near-riot.
The cause of this internal
strife was swoon-crooner Frank
Sinatra.
When the heat of the battle
had died down, it was discover
ed by Margaret Murphy, house
president, that the girls had
aligned themselves into three
groups. The Sinatra Disdainers,
waging the most furious eanr
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W. C. Jones
Chosen Prexy
Of Whittier
William C. Jones, head of the
department of political science,
has been selected as new president
of Whittier college, California, Or
lando J. Hollis, acting president of
the University, revealed Wednes
day. He will begin his duties Juno
1.
I>r. Jones was elected by the
Whittier college board of trustee**
to fill the vacancy left by Presi
dent W. O. Mendenhall, who re
signed several months ago. The
new president, who is only 43 years
old, will be the first alum of Whit
tier to be chosen as its head.
Dr. Jones, who received hi s
bachelor of arts degree from Whit
tier in 1926, also holds masters
degree from the University of
Southern California and a Fh.D.
degree from the University of Min
nesota. He has studied at the Uni
versities of Washington, California,
and Oregon as well as at Columbia
and Willamette universities.
The Oregon educator's work
previous to coming to the Univers
ity in 1941 as head of the depart-*
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Coeds to Mark X’s Today "f!
For'1944 King of Hearts
Today is "King of Hearts’
sure to vote for their favorite c
the Hop serve as ballots.
The ballot box will be place
will be in charge there betweer
should be written on one half of
HEARTS ARE HIGH ...
... in the King of Hearts race. First row, left to right: Nathan Beers, Everett Riley, Jean Villair, Pal Hage
meyer, Carl Marini. Back row: Bob Hanson, Roger Dick, Paul Sutcliff, G. S. Douglas, and John Weisel.
’ voting day so girls should bo
mdidate. Tickets purchased for
d in front of the Side and a girl
10 a. m. and 5 p. m. Choices
the ticket, that portion torn off
and dropped in the box. Results*
will not be announced until Friday.
Chairman June Johnson remind
ed Oregon coeds that they have
only 36 more hours to snag a. date
for the Hop. It is suggested' that it'
girls wish to go and don't wish to
'leap year’ it, they may have the
social chairman of their living or
ganization contact the social chair
man of any of the men's living or
ganizations, military or civilian.
In previous issues one of tho
candidates from the air corps hah
been listed as Gerald Douglas.
That name is incorrect; the proper
name is Stuart Douglas.
The Heart Hop will take places
from 9 to 10:30 Friday at the Al
pha Gamma Delta, Delti Gamma,
Chi Omega, and Pi Beta Phi hous
es. The coronation will u place
at the Delta Gamma hou. ■ at l >
o’clock.
All Heart Hop ticket ; t. .enta
tives are asked to turn a their
remaining tickets and ucy to
Anne Graham at the Ti : : house
by this evening.
i-amk DICKS win i;kt
The Lame Ducks wo:: the final
intramural swimming m of the
term last night, eking cv ' t to 41
lead over their closest t .. . itors,
the ADPis.
Gamma Phi Beta v. : third
place in the meet with :o points
and Highland house fourth with 19,