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MARJORIE M. GOODWIN
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*7he Jlea(f,ue Qo&i Ahead . .
Announcement that Peggy Magill has been elected president
of tlie Northwest regional council of the International Rela
tions clubs has added one more brick to what the members of
the Total Victory league believe will be a solid wall of postwar
planning on the part of college students at Oregon.
Peggy’s reports of the conference held in Spokane over the
weekend lead this editor to believe that many schools in the
northwest are head and shoulders above our own University
in information and discussion on world problems, present and
future. Certainly, in these times, such competition—that of
earnest thought and enthusiastic study—is a challenge to us.
* * * *
The Total Victory league was, and has remained an organiza
tion which is trying to bring out discussion and information
about world affairs. The League has never indorsed one par
ticular plan—nor does it intend to. The idea has been to get
students talking. Talking about the world their friends and
brothers will come to out of hell and blood.
One sceptic on the campus who had been in service in Alaska
two years once asked Peggy “What kind of a deal is this?
Why all the commotion?” And her answer sums up the whole
attitude and the ideal of the Total Victory league: “You fight
the war, we’ll have a decent peace ready when you come back.”
* * * *
The Carnegie-endowed International Relations clubs possess
a great deal of influence. The work they are doing, in the states
surrounding Oregon and in the nation deserve congratulation.
The influence for intelligent discussion and responsibility tow
ard world events which the Total Victory League has already
demonstrated on this campus deserve congratulations. And
especially, to Peggy Magill, newly-elected president for
the Northwest, goes a pat on the back, and our admiration.
—M.M.C.
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Phi ^UeiaA On 2>ec£
Junior Weekend has found a friend and insurance company
today with the announcement from Audrey Holliday, president
of till- junior women’s honorary, that the Phi Theta Upsilon
organization is giving $50 to the junior class treasury—$50
that can he used to keep up the time-honored tradition of the
juniors' weekend in May.
Miss Holliday has been appointed to a committee by the
educational activities board to help the junior class solve the
financial problems of the weekend. A budget was worked out
that put tlie weekend in the black, but this $50 puts the whole
affair on par with solid stock.
Phi Theta Upsilon has an extra large amount of money in its
treasury this year because of the work the pop-corn sweater
girls have done in ushering at concerts and through the Phi
Theta food sale. This was money made on the campus and
Audrey saw the importance of putting it back into the campus.
Consequently she presented her idea to the Phi Theta members
last night and they agreed.
Junior Weekend, which has been a problem to the Junior
class, is rapidly straightening out as regards the worry over
financing it. The whole school will benefit by this move since
with more moner in its coffers the Junior Weekend committee
can now go forward with much greater confidence in planning
activities for the enjoyment of everyone Mav 5, 6, and 7.
There is still a possibility that the junior class will find
that Junior Weekend will show a real profit wherebv the money
that comes in as profit can be put back into circulation in the
school in the form of a scholarship.
The junior class certainly has reason to be thankful to the
Phi 'Thetas who deserve the thanks of the whole campus.
—M.Y.
The Cutting
Room
By BILL BUELL
Medieval dungeons, unlit castle
halls, thunderstorms, fogs on the
heath, and shadows, shadows, ev
erywhere are all utilized to make
“Jane Eyre” a somber “mood” pre
sentation. Although overdone,
these conventional devices succeed
in maintaining a dark mood of sug
gested evil and suppressed terror
throughout the picture. As for
Charlotte Bronte’s story, it’s ro
manticism undiluted.
When only an abnormally ar
ticulate little girl, Jane Eyre, is
taken to a “charity school” which
more nearly resembles a concen
tration camp than an educational
institution. The sadistic head-mas
ter (Henry Daniell) subjects our
suffering heroine to such cruel
punishments as standing all day
on a stool and walking around in
the rain with a sign reading “Re
bellious” around her neck and a
flat iron in each hand.
Ten Years
Ten years later, now a sweet and
bashful young woman played by
Joan Fontaine, Jane goes to live
in the castle of stormy, eccentric,
Edward Rochester (Orson Wells).
She acts as governess to a little
girl whom Rochester has brought
back from France after a pro
longed visit during which he be
came involved with a chorus girl.
Jane and Rochester fall in love—
of course.
Just as the preacher is about to
pronounce them man and wife
their marriage is halted by a gen
tleman who discloses that Rochest
er already has a wife. The wife
turns out to he a hopeless mental
case with homicidal tendencies
whom Rochester keeps locked up
in his castle tower. Jane, being
equipped with a well-oiled set of
Victorian morals, refuses to be
come involved with him.
But the dilemma is neatly solved
when a very obliging fire burns
down the castle and the insane wife
with it. The same fire leaves
Rochester blind and crippled but
Jane doesn't care because she can
love him without being sinful.
Ham
This is the first picture in which
Orson Welles, the brilliant prodigy
with the efficient press agent, has
condescended to act without also
serving as writer, director, and
producer. As an actor, Welles is
something that should be sliced,
fried, and served with eggs for
breakfast. Rather than making an
honest attempt to portray the
character, he resorts to elaborate
posing and other melodramatic
tricks. He seems to be happiest
when striding through a doorway
with a scowl on his face and a long
black cape flowing behind him.
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A Blip c/ the Jlip
By BETTY SAILOR
With the departure of the AST P troin the haunts ot the W eb
foot, the social life can now be listed in the same category as
gas, sugar, and tires. At present, needless to say, our white
hopes for campus news lie with the pre-meds and the civilians.
Lots of engagements headline this week’s report as well as
two weddings. Thetas flocked to Portland last weekend to
attend the marriage of Janet Dean
to Delt King Martin. Wedding
bells rang in Eugene Sunday for
Gamma Phi Dorothy Giese end
Beta Bob Jackson.
From the realms of the Alpha
Phis comes word of Jean Brice’s
engagement to Lieut. Hal Jackson,
ATO. The wedding is planned for
the summer. Spring brought ro
mances to the campus in a big
way with the announcements of
Nancy Hallock’s engagement to
Bud Jones and that beeyootiful
ring on Mary Humphrey’s third
ger, left hand, from Glen Thomas.
Another surprise was the an
nouncement of Theta Dorothy
Mott’s engagement to Ben Wis
nand.
Monopoly
Puzzle of the week—Is Marilyn
Miller going to let Louie take up
all of her time and interest? Time
will tell! That sparkle in Patti Van
Hoosear’s eye must be love! Well,
we’ve got to admit that Sol is
really a glamour boy'
We’d like to nominate “Red”
Willner as the man who has taken
out the greatest variety of girls
on the campus! By the way, we
know that orchid is the popular
color this spring and we’ve really
got to hand it to Peter Martese
for sporting the prettiest purple
eye of the year? And how did that
happen, Mr. Martese ?
That Fiji pin on Helen Crawford
looks mighty nice, especially since
it’s from Dave Gibson of the Air
Corps who recently left for West
Point preparatory school! What’s
this we hear about a parting of
the ways for Ruthe Forman and
Theta Chi Gordy Cochran ?
Latest news from Birch Lodge
is the announcement of the en
gagement of Yvonne Smith to Bob
Isom! That good-looking pre-med,
Pat West, seems to find his -way
up to the Tri-Delt house quite of
ten these days—what is his new
interest? It couldn’t be Jane Kern,
or could it?
Looks like a group of Camp
Adair lieutenants from South Caro
lina have been keeping the Alpha
Phis occupied lately! Reports
would indicate that Bill Larsen
and Gamma Phi Betty Bennett
have decided to call it quits! Ditto
Bob Meyer and Ginny Schults. And
who was that lieutenant that-Sfc
saw ADiPi Anne Scripter with last
Saturday ?
Dreams
Famous last words of Vern Geb
ert—“You can’t get anything on
me!’’ When will Pat Tague get
down to work and stop dreaming
about Texas and those wedding
bells that might ring in the near
future! Question of the moment—■
Is Jim Campbell going to make up
his mind in favor of California or
Minnesota? It’s got us worried!
Does Betty Sprague have spring
fever or is she dreaming about
that long-awaited furlough of Phi
Delt Don Bjorkland? After four
years, weJre happy to hear that
Wally “Stretch” Borrevik has fin
ally found his Sigma Chi Dream
Girl and we're glad it’s Heidi De
Rose. What is the significance of
George Bray’s ring on Annabel
McArthur’s finger, is what we’re
wondering—?
Fee Dottie Hopping is now the
proud possessor of Chuck Scofield's
Fiji pin! Seen around—“Whitey”
White with one of his favorite
companions, “Chuck” Pelly. And
where does that Sigma Chi pin
come in, Chuck ? Surprise couple of
the week—Peggy Skerry and Bill
Larsen; Mimi Hoover has certainly
had a dreamy look in her eyes
lately—could it be a certain lieu
tenant in the air corps or is it
Camp Cooke ?
And then there is that interest
ing Irish combination—Patsy Ma
loney and Mike Madden — some
thing new! Gayest couple of the
week are Pat Darby and Mose!
Never a dull moment, particularly
when double dating with that con
stant combination, Dotty Koster
and Wiley Renshaw!
Last but certainly not least on
the engaged list are Betty Lee
Peterson, Alpha Gam, and Gil
Deardorff! Then there’s always
that SAE pin that Becky Fish is
sporting — from Jerry Vawter-^
the last term’s ROTC unit. That’s
all for this week, but we’ll be back
next week with more news ’n views
’n stuff!
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