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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1944)
VOLUME XLV NUMBER 102 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1944 WEEKEND FINALISTS . . . . . . for the royal court were front row, Pat Farrell, Princess Pegge Klepper, Princess Frances Colton, Lorraine Davidson. Back row, Princess Phyllis Horstman, Princess Elaine Wilson, Queen Anita Fernan dez, and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Queen Anita t© Rule On Campus At Fair? Tale Junior Ftfeeltetid Hail Queen Anita! Anita Fernandez will reign as queen of the 54th annual Junior Weekend festivities, it was announced Friday when the ballots were all counted. W ith her will be the royal court composed of Princesses Frances Colton, Phyllis Horstnian, Pegge Klepper, and Elaine Wilson. The queen and her court will reign over all affairs during Junior Weekend, May 5, 6, and 7. She will be crowned at the campus picnic Saturday afternoon during the celebration. When told by telephone of her selection as the ruler of the Mother Goose world of this year’s Week end, Miss Fernandez said she told the caller “Thank you,” hung up the receiver, ran into the living room and broke up choral practice. “Then everyone screamed so much they couldn't sing any more be cause they were all hoarse." ^ The election for the royal court and queen took place in the Co-op store Friday and all civilian and soldier students were allowed to vote. The election was by the preferential ballot method. The queen and her court will all be fitted for their gowns this afternoon, by Dorothy Duree, according to Carol Wicke, chairman of the queen selection committee. The colors have not yet Been decided but the dresses are expected to follow the “Mother Goose” theme which is being modernized to fit a 1944 Junior Weekend. Although the exact time, and place of the pre sentation has not yet been revealed, Junior Weekend Promotion Chairman Marjorie Young hinted that the court will be presented to the campus sometime during the week of April 24. Members of Phi Theta Upsilon were in charge of the voting and ballots were counted by Connie Full mer, Alysone Hales, Edith Newton, and Carol Wicke. Last year’s court was ruled by Mary Bentley and was composed of Princesses Kay Jenkins, Mary Wright, Frances Johnson, and Sue Sawyer. Critic Tells Art Approaches; Dr. Miles to Discuss Flying Dr. John Curt Ducasse, aesthetic critic, last night told a campus audience that the two approaches to criticism are the aesthetic and intellectual. He expressed a belief that everyone should decide about aft for themselves, letting no technical knowledge influence their ideas or reactions. Following his talk was a stimulating discussion participated in by a large proportion oi tne crowu of approximately 150 people at the lecture. ^•vTonight the campus will hear Dr. Walter M. Miles, professor of psychology at Vale university. He Will speak on wartime flying and various phases of military aviation in Room 207 Chapman hall at 8 o’clock. Dr. Ducasse, head of the phi losophy department at Brown uni versity, was introduced by Dr. Rudolph Ernst who was a class mate of the speaker. A critic should judge a cigar, Wine, art, or anything else only by the actual presentation, and with »no knowledge of the background 'of the object, Dr. Ducasse said. For this reason he believes that art appreciation courses have no value in the aesthetic approach. Apprc.ciat.ion should not be in I fluenced by what the greatest \ number believe about anything, but j only by personal reaction, accord ! ing to Dr. Ducasse. The intellectual approach should j be discounted in the appreciation , of art, Mr. Ducasse said. Appre ciation is emotional reaction to sensitivity to subtle differences, he told the group. A critic knows the specific reason why he does or doesn’t like an object, but the amateur consumer does not know what specific things offerid his taste, Dr. Ducasse believes. ---- Curtain Cali j The choice of a queen We applaud without fear, She’s the only junior On the campus this year. —W.R.L Beer (Maybe Root) Promised Smokers A rumor h:is been spread to the effect that the men's smoker to be held April 21 will take place in the barrel-lined pre cinct!) of a Germ:;n beer hall of the type, of 1933 F>-1 (Before Hitler). A reasonably reliable source has announced that cop ious quantities <■! the life-giving; beverage will be available in or der to maintain the illusion. It is suspected, however, that it will be entirely of the root va riety. Announced at Mr' meeting of the men’s committee, beaded by Charles Polity, ; ip. journal ism, w as the I act that permis sion to smoke in McArthur i court, the actu >1 seine of the performance, has been granted by Dean Earl. Four bouts have already Ih'cii guaranteed by .Jim I.und, sopho more in business administration, who is in charge of lining up the card. The rest of the program, some of which will be provided by certain enterprising faculty members, will be announced later. Dancers to Hear Favorite Tunes Tonight University of Oregon students will know the thred most popular songs on the campus, when they are played by Leonard Ray and his band at the annual Frosh Glee in Ger-» linger hall at 8 p.m. The poll was taken Friday afternoon, but the results will not be announced until the dance, Russ Mona han and Nadyne Neet, chairman of the affair, said. Politics Near Final Stretch Quetion of air corps and army pre-medical student voting has been referred to the judiciary com mittee, according to ASFO Fresi dent Nancy Ames. Whether or not i tliese students wilt lie allowed to ! vote will be settled on a basis of the legality of such voting, she re ported. The matter was referred to the committee Friday afternoon, to be decided upon at the next meet ing of the group. Oregon politics have rounded the bend and started down the home stretch now that ASUO, senior, and junior class nominations have been made. Only this year’s fresh man class has not met and form ally nominated officers for 1044-45. The class of ’47 will meet Monday afternoon at 4 in Room 207 Chapman hall to nominate class officers, according to Leon Williams, president. Tuesday morning, April IS, the ! polls in the YMCA house will be. open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting ] for both ASUO and class officers j will be by preferential ballot. The j voter indicates on . the ballot his preference for the different candi dates by marking one, two, three, or four beside their names. After the polls are closed, a quota consisting of the least num ber of votes through which a can didate can be elected is set up by the tabulators. In order to do this they divide the total number of votes cast by the number of offices to be filled plus one and add one to tlie resulting quotient. For ex ample, if 1500 votes are cast with four offices to fill, the quota will be obtained by dividing 1500 by five and adding one, giving 301. When the ballots are counted, if a candidate receives enough first choices to equal or exceed the quota he will be declared elected. The number of his votes over the [quota will be given to the second choices indicated on these ballots. Thus, the candidate for number one position on one ticket will get the presidency and the candidate for the same position on the other ticket will get the first vice-presi dency. And on down the line. How ever, since there are five candi dates and only four offices, one contestant will be out of a job. 45 Students to Receive Fee Scholar Awards Because of the decrease in cum ulative enrollment, only 45 fee scholarships will be awarded by the Oregon state board of higher education this year, in contrast to the 72 scholarships awarded last year, Mis. Frances DeFreest, soc | rctary in charge of scholarships, has announced. Approximately the same number of applications were turned in this year as last, 104 applications from the high schools and 68 from col lege students. The decision as to the recipients of scholarships will be made the first part of May and information (Please turn to page four) entertainment, will be provides* by Gloria Cartozian playing 3. piano medley of "Rhapsody i:> Bine," "Stardust,” "Manhattan Serenade," and "The Man I Love.' Skull and Dagger, sophomore men's service honorary, will tap its members during the first intermis sion. Tapping at the freshman dance is traditional for this honor ary, and it will be carried on thi-> year in spite of wartime difficul ties. Tickets will be on sale at the door tonight at SI.20 per couple, including tax. General chairmen for the affair are Russ Monahan and N a dyne Neet, assisted by publicity chair man, Nancy Sampson; patrons an ! patronesses chairman, Martha Thorsland; entertainment, Pat Per cival; tickets, Robert Pettingcr, and coke chairman, Raynar M01 - rison. 'Battle of Britain’ To Appear Monday "The Battle of Britain” main film showing Monday night. Api I 17, at 7,:30 in Chapman hall, is or." of the series of "Why We Fight ’ films made by the United Stater army special services division, and is part of the United States army, orientation training scheme. The film, which is being- shown by the educational activities de partment, describes the importance, of the British stand during- the Battle of Britain and covers the whole strategy of that period of the war. A six-reel film, the pic ture will run about an hour. The companion picture will be a short two-reeler entitled ‘‘Como Again.” The story of this picture concerns three men who return to England after several years of be ing away, to find that England has. changed greatly since the war. Some of the changes are more stressing of labor’s rights, children evacuated to the country, women in uniform, and schools turned into houses for defense work instruc tions and training. ‘‘Come Again” is released by the. British Information Service. The pictures are secured through the Screen-Addettes agency in Port-* land. Bidu Sayao To Sing Here In spite of the common assump tion that all grand opera prim a, donnas are buxom r r.d middle aged, and are unsu't d for ffc-> young romantic sir.ping role.* which they portray, Eidu Sayao, di minutive coloratura sopumo who will appear in concert at McArthur court Wednesday, April 10, is the exception to all rules. With her* slim figure, sleek red-tm.wn hair, large brown eyes framed in thick black lashes, and impel- hie chic, she is acknowledged ■ of to > most attractive and b(. t-IressceV women in the Americas. Range of voice and quality are hers; difficult roles appear easy; when viewed through the voice oil Bidu Sayao. The petite Brazilian's* lyric and coloratura performance* are among the most popular given at the Metropolitan Opera house i:\ New* York City.