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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1944)
m§k Use IJndbaek reads one of the important Norwegian newspapers, pub lished in New York City, for which she is a correspondent. I Miss Mars f * f 4. 4* By MARY JO GEISER Quietly, among the books, among the stacks of the University library Lise Lindbaek, the Norwegian patriot-writer, clever war correspondent and resourceful woman, carries on her many activities in her quiet and unassuming way. Though far away from her mother, daughter, and brother in Norway, she works constantly by, with, and for Norway and Norwegians, both native and American-Norwegians. Quietly, she is dynamic, terrific. Casually, seeming almost embar rassed, she admits the minor achievement of mastering six lan guages: Spanish, Italian, German, French, Norwegian, and English. Concerning American young women, their part and interest in the war, this Norwegian woman, who has seen European wars in action, who even now has all her relatives and many friends living under the pressure of nazism in Norway, has this comment to make: “So far, America and American young women don’t know very much about total war. I hope you’ll never get to understand it. It is true that you have your brothers and sweethearts in the camps and overseas. But your lives haven't been fundamentally changed. Your lathers are not in the trenches, your homes haven’t been bombed; you haven't spent restless nights in ice-cold shelters. “You can go on reading and writ ing and listening to the tilings you are fond of. You can choose a ca reer. You haven’t got to tell a lie, or teach your children to tell lies— just to escape from the hateful eyes and ears <xf the oppressors. Your are young, and your youth lias not been spoilt. “But please, if you want to help your brothers and your sweet hearts—and 1 know you do—and I ___ - - ____ ___ Until the temperature soars! even though spring is in the air, there is still mam a eool dav of rain and frosty nights ahead. So refuel your supply of coal, w ood, or fuel oil now. MANERUD HUNTINGTON 997 Oak Call 651 if you want to keep your lovely homes, and have happy children, as happy as yourselves, and without the shadow of a war—then do your utmost now, in this war, to help. Join the armed forces, or make a good degree, if that’s what you are fitted for. Make beautiful homes to come hack to. Learn to under stand, not so much 11s, we who are foreigners, but your own brothers and fiances when they come back, and have seen things. “Don't complain about the very small things which you have to go without. Be thankful to be young, and alive; learn to wait. Do what you possibly can, to help the war effort for the duration, and to re store the war wounds, later on. So that it may he worth while for your brother an<J your friend to come back home, in spite of his terrible experiences and his scat tered nerves. Your health, your faith, and your unbroken will to create a happy life w ill be main factors in the reconstruction of this country and the world.” Besides teaching Norwegian cul ture to the soldiers on the campus, she has been connected with the American government in work for the OWI, doing translations and other government work. She has written some pamphlets and done special assignmentts for the Nor wegian embassy and other Nor wegian offices. Most of her efforts have been free lance. Bidu Sayao's (Continued from page one) horseback riding. She also likes to swim, cycle, and sew. Something of a linguist, she speaks Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and her “Amer ican'’ is progressing. She thinks that North Americans should learn the languages of South Americans as a beginning step in good will. Her name is pronounced Bee-doo Eigh-yow, according to her agents. &JL Gloria Jean in "Moonilght in Vermont" — and — "Chance of a Lifetime" with Chester Morris Oregon if Emerald MARJORIE M. GOODWIN EDITOR ELIZABETH EDMUNDS BUSINESS MANAGER MARJORIE YOUNG Managing Editor GLORIA MALLOY Advertising Manager ANNE CRAVEN News Editor Norris Yates, Joanne Nichols Associate Editors Betty Ann Stevens Edith Newton_ Mary Jo Geiser Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holiday* and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. __ lAJa/im-up, Anemhhj, * . . Today at four o’clock students meet candidates and vice versa. If ever a cut-and-dried nominating assembly' was held at Oregon, this is the one. The assembly promises absolutely no element of surprise, since the ASUO constitution has been interpreted against dark horse candidates. All the petitions came in on schedule and the nominees are known, in fact they were known several weeks ago. Despite the usual thrill of finding out “who’s up,” this assem bly has a lot to recommend it. For one thing, neither of the top candidates have been heard at an alhcampus meeting. Most of the other candidates will also have their first chance to speak at today^’s assembly. Political activities have simmered gently with very few out bursts during the past week. However, the rallies of both parties, scheduled for Monday evening, are already in the final stages of preparation (heard there was some trouble over loud | speakers, and that the Gr^ek bloc has coined the slogan ‘'Let's Give Audrey a Holliday”). ' * * * * Last night’s junior class meeting and the ASUO meeting today are warm-ups. 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