VOLUME XLV NUMBER
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1944
Mortar Board Coeds
Date Men for Dance
Embodying practically everything for which Leap Year, in
which category 1944 falls, is notorious, the annual Mortar
Board ball will be held Saturday in McArthur court. Besides
asking the boys, the girls’ duties will include opening doors
and walking on the outer side of the sidewalk.
Tickets, the price of which has been raised to $1.20 a couple,
may De purchased at their houses
or at the door Saturday night. It
has been suggested that houses
hold dinners to which the girls
may bring their dates before the
ball.
•V artime has brought changes to
the senior women honorary’s an
nual ball. Usually it was the last
big dance of spring term, but the
date was moved up because of the
indefinite amount of male element
to be on the campus later in the
term. It was also thought best that
short silks, rather than formals,
be worn.
Attempts are being made to se
cure an orchestra. Results of ar
rangements for music will be an
nounced in Thursday’s Emerald.
Decorations will consist of the us
ual mortar boards placed above the
bandstand.
War Hits Many Things;
Not Weekend Customs
In keeping with Junior Weekend
celebrations of the past, announce
ment was made Tuesday that tra
ditions such as those famous dur
ing Junior Weekend will be in
force this year as in any other.
Sally Spiess, junior in sociology,
has been appointed chairman of
traditions, announced Anne Craven
and Edith Newton, co-chairmen of
Junior Weekend.
Members of Skull and Dagger,
sophomore men’s service honorary,
tall take over the duties formerly
handled by the Order of the O,
added Miss Craven. Dunking and
paddling at the campus luncheon
Will come within their province.
Such time-honored traditions as
the wearing of green ribbons by
all freshman girls, no walking on
the grass of the old campus, no
smoking on the old campus, the
wearing of rooter’s lids by all
freshman boys, Hello walk—all of
these will be carried out.
Carol Wicke, chairman of the
Junior Weekend queen committee,
advised that houses should be
thinking of their possible candi
dates for the Junior Weekend
court. A call for house candidates
will be made within the next week.
Typing Exhibition Slated
Hortense Stallnitz, a repre
sentative of the Remington
Rand company, will be here to
day to give a speed typing exhi
bition at 11 a.m. in 105 Com
merce. Anyone interested is in
vited to come.
Speech Contest
Draws About 60
Dormitory reservations for about
60 students, participating in the
Oregon High School Speech league
contest, have been received by
Robert D. Clark, secretary of the
league and assistant professor of
speech. Siletz, Chiloquin, Hills
boro, and Oakridge are the latest
schools to enter the contest which
starts Thursday on the University
campus. A few late entries are
still expected, Clark said.
Judges for the various divisions
will be Kenneth S. Wood, W. A.
Dalilberg, Mrs. Kathryn S. Bar
rett, Horace Robinson, and R. D.
Clark of the University of Oregon
speech department; Dr. Earl W.
Wells and Paul X. Knolls of the
Oregon State college speech di
vision, and the following Univer
sity faculty members: L. K. Shu
maker, T. E. Moore, H. C. Fran
chere, J. C. McCloskey, A. B. Still
man, E. C. A. Lesch, C. S. Ranous,
K. J. O’Connell, R, D. Horn, Mrs.
L. K. Shumaker, and others to be
named later.
A number of speech students
will serve as chairmen of the con
tests, presiding at meetings, intro
ducing the speakers, and as time
keepers. Alice Harter, Florence
Hintzen, Margery Skordahl, Susan
Stater, Louise Fletcher, and Jean
McClanathan have been chosen to
act in this capacity. Other students
will be announced later.
Nine Awards
The trophies for excellence in-de
bate, radio, extemporaneous speak
ing, oratory, poetry reading, hum
orous reading, panel discussion,
and after-dinner speaking are to
be presented at the banquet Friday
night at the Osburn hotel.
The Edgar E. DeCou cup, given
by Elizabeth Fox DeCou and Ed
gar E. DeCou, professor emeritus
of mathematics and founder of the
debate league over 30 years ago,
goes to the first place debate team.
The Barker cup, also awarded to
the winning debate team, is do
nated by Burt Brown Barker, vice
president of the University of Ore
gon.
Robert W. Prescott is giving me
Robert Prescott trophy for ex
temporaneous speaking. Prescott,
a former secretary of the Oregon
High School Debating league and
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BATTLING . . .
. . . for number one position on the executive council are Phyllis Horst
man, supported by the Greek bloc, and Audrey Holliday, supported
by the ISA.
Independents Pick Candidates
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RAF Film Set for Tonight
‘‘Target for Tonight" is the
dramatic, RAF-produeed film
showing actual battle scones and
preparations, to be presented at
207 Chapman at 8 p.m. tonight.
Lasting 48 minutes, this movie
won the Academy award for the
best documentary film of 1941.
Its companion feature is a
story of “Britain's Paratroops,"
showing parachutists learning
and in rehearsal for dangerous
1 and important combat duties.
Admission is l>y registration
| card.
Houses Gain
In Red Cross
Campbell club, with $11, the only
' men's living organization on the
campus to reach the 100 per cent.
| membership goal in the 1941 Red
Cross drive; Laurel lodge, $37; and
J Alpha Gamma Delta, $44, have
brought the list of 100 per cent
houses up to twelve.
Returns reported last night in
cluded: Hillcrest lodge, $25; Uni
versity house, $18; Chi Omega,
$18; Highland house, $10.85; and
Rebec house, $S. According to Co
chairmen Dorothy Rasmussen and
Mary K. Minor there are fifteen
houses on the campus who have
not gone 100 per cent and one
house has not made any contribu
tions as yet.
Awarding of the cup by the war
board to the winning house will be
announced Friday. The drive will
continue today, and, in order to
give all houses a chance to get
into the competitions, money will
be collected by the representatives
until Thursday afternoon when the
total amounts accumulated during
the week's campaign will be col
lected from each house. All repre
sentatives should report their re
sults Wednesday evening.
The chairmen of the drive and
Carol Wicke, head of the Red
Cross, urge every student to make
a real effort to contribute as much
as possible to reach the $1000 cam
pus goal.
Group to Back Miss Holliday
For Number One Position
With the announcement of Independent candidates to ba
nominated at the assembly April 13, the Greek and Independent!
lineups were completed for the coming political clash. Petitions
and certificates of eligibility for the ASUO and class offices
must be turned in to Harry Skerry, first vice-president of tba
ASUO, at least two days before the nomination assemblv.
Yocom Granted
Term Respite
Another University professor,
Dr. Harry B. Yocom, professor of
zoology and head of the depart
ment of biology, has been granted
leave of absence on full pay for
the spring term. This action, an
nounced Tuesday by Acting Presi
dent Orlando J. Hollis, was taken
for the benefit of Dr. Yocom's
health. Subject to the approval of
the state board of higher educa
tion, Dr. Ralph R. Huestis will be
acting head of the department.
Other members of the department
will handle Dr. Yocom’s classes.
Coming to the University from
the College of the City of Xcw
York in 1920 as assistant profes
sor of zoology, Dr. Yocom became
full professor in 1926. In 1934 he
was named head of the. depart
ment of biology. He is curator of
the invertebrate collections and
associate director of the institute
of marine biology with a station on
Coos bay.
Dr. Yocom suffered a heart at
tack last summer, but continued
his work fall and winter terms.
The “loyal and faithful service of
Dr. Yocom’’ to the University was
praised by Mr. Hollis in his recom
mendation letter to Chancellor
F. M. Hunter. The hope that rest
during the spring term and the
summer vacation will restore Dr.
Yocom’s health was expressed by
the acting president.
Dr. Huestis left a position as rc
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Mask-Makers Reveal
New Torture Process
By JEAN LAWRENCE
Over in the University drama shack the other day, two of
the stage design crew for University theater’s “The Great
God Biowm opening March 31 at Guild hall, were talking
about the masks being used in the play. Nancy Scott and Brian
Connelly, senior and freshman respectively and both art majors,
willingly related the entire mask-making process. Tovce Scott
sophomore in art, other member of
the design crew, was not present.
The molds for the masks are
made directly on the person for
whom the mask is being made,
Nancy explained. After the vic
tim’s face is greased, his eyes cov
ered and straws placed in his nos
trils through which to breathe, an
oil-cloth frame is placed around the
head to keep the plaster from get
ting into the hair and then the
plaster of the dentaj variety which
sets in about 20 minutes, is poured
over the victim’s face.
Victim is, according to Nancy,
the correct word. Quoting her, “The
whole sensation is very hard on
the victim. It’s dark and very
warm inside the mold and you’re
sure you, are going to suffocate,-'
and she was speaking from experi
ence. Brian remarked that it took
longer for "The Great God Brown’’
Frank Krasnowsky’s mask to set
than the other three principals’
masks and Nancy added that Kras
nowsky got "quite a sensation’’
from it.
“The only way we can Ire sure
the victims are all right is from the
gurgling noise which comes from
the straws,” Nancy continued.
“One girl didn't make any noise at,
all and we told her to make some
noises if she were alive. She nearly
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The number one ASUO position
on the executive council, presi
dent, will be left open on the inr
dependent ticket, but the ISA in
endorsing- Audrey Holliday’s can
didacy, according to an announce-,
ment by ISA President Dorr*
Jones and Marianne Blenkinsop,
Independent campaign mar.ag-er.
No one was selected to compete
against Phyllis Horstman for th»;*
post. The ISA had previously askc-nf
Audrey Holliday to run in that;
position and she refused. A meet
ing was then catted of represen
tatives from the various indepen
dent groups and the decision wan*,
made to endorse her merit can
didacy.
Adele Riggs, junior in business
administration, was elected by the
caucus to run for the vice-presi
dency. She will compete against.
Jean Taylor, Greek candidate for
the position.
Craven Picked
Only one candidate each wa»
picked to run for the senior, junior,
and sophomore representative posi
tions on the A SCO council. Anno
Craven, Emerald news editor, will
run for the senior post, Gene Coni;
lin, chairman of the Student Union
committee, for junior representa
tive, and I.eon Williams, freshman
class president, for the sophomore
spot. The Greek candidates for
these positions are Alysone Haler,
Phyllis Evans, and Florence Himt
z.en.
For the class officers, only nom
inations for president and viec
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April Fool Funfest
To Highlight WAA
Evening of Hilarity
Coeds will celebrate the eve of
April Fool's day at the first WAA.
fun night of the term sponsored
by the WAA cabinet. Sports of all
kinds may be participated in from,
7:30 to 9:30 in the -Ge’linger gyrr*.
Margaret Wake, chairman of the
event, promises badminton, volley
ball, table tennis, swimming, and
possibly a few other sports. Those
wishing to swim may bring their
own suits.
Food will be served to pacify the
hunger of sports enthusiasts but.
whether it will be hamburgers, hot
dogs, or both has not been an
nounced yet.
Open House Stated
Tonight from 9:30 to 10:115,
Alpha I’hi, Alpha Xi Delta, Birch
lodge, Casablanca lodge, and!
Chi Omega will hold the second
open house of the term for any
men on the campus desiring to
attend. Taken alphabetically,
each week five houses will spon
sor the gatherings so that all
the men will have a chance to
visit as many women’s houses »a
they wish.