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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1944)
Lt. Wyatt Dodges 'Bombs in England On his first trip to London, Lt. Kal Wyatt, assistant director of the bureau of municipal research, Portland branch, experienced one of their frequent air raids. He was more concerned with driving in the blackout than with dodging bombs, he told Herman Kehrli, di rector of the bureau, in a recent letter. There was really no cause for alarm, he said, because the girl chauffeur did a marvelous job of driving. A graduate of Reed college, Wy att was with the bureau from 1938 ^.o 1942, when he joined the army. He served as acting director for a few months while Mr. Kehrli was in Washington. The lieutenant is with the civil affairs section /military govern ment.) of the army. Highland Teams Beats Kappas by 27 to 2 Highland house walked all over Kappa Kappa Gamma to run up a score of 27 to 2 in the softball intramurals held Thursday after noon. Other games played were much closer with Rebee-Hilyard beating Alpha Delta Pi 3 to 0 and -^H’ch lodge eking out a win over Alpha Phi 12 to 11. Today Delta Delta Delta will meet Highland house in a re scheduled tennis match. Oregon ^Emerald Thursday Might Staff: Maryan Howard, night editor Welcome Sign Out (Continued from page 1) expected to hang welcome signs in front of the houses signifying their participation in the festivities. ♦According to Joyce Whittle, chairman of transportation, moth ers in Portland and that area who have room in their cars or who desire transportation to Eugene, should contact Mrs. Perrie Dolph, MUrdoek-4890, 6213 N. Haight. Transportation from the Eugene train depot to the campus will be provided by the Mothers’ Weekend committee. Clips and Comments (Continued from page two) arranged sometime here. Why doesn’t someone work a deal ? Oregon State college at Corvallis is for.tunate in having forty-five 17-year-old ASTRP men arriving on the campus. The majority of these boys come from California, have some junior college education, and have passed the regular AS1P qualification tests. The reserve in ductees’ uniforms carry the ASTP insignia and they are under the same general military regulations as the advanced engineers with whom they are housed. After ful filling the requirements these hoys Will be inducted into the regular army and given basic,. ... Be nice to have some here, occasionally— sorta young though. First Place Assured Student Union Building Assuring students that the Stu dent Union building is number one on the University’s building list, Acting President Orlando J. Hollis, at the installation assembly yester day morning in McArthur court, stated that a building committee from the state board of higher edu cation would be on the campus April 30 to make a survey. Mr. Hollis expressed personal thanks to outgoing student body officers and particularly to Nancy Ames, and stated his anticipation of the same attention to duty from the new officers. Speaking of the recent election, Hollis remarked that “I cannot re call any election on this campus which has not involved the judi ciary committee. If we did not have guests today, I might make more of this point.” Mr. Hollis dispelled rumors to the effect that the University will not be open next year, that some of the departments and schools will be discontinued, or that the Uni versity will merge with “another unit of the state system of higher education.” Gene Vandeneynde, president of the Oregon Dad's association and guest on the platform was intro duced by President Hollis. Mr. Vandeneynde brought greetings from the Oergon Dads and assur ance of a 100 per cent backing from that organization. Mr. Hollis then introduced the guest speaker, Judge Arthur Douglas Hay, of the Oregon supreme court who ad ministered the installation oath to the new officers and addressed the assembly on the topic, “The Under graduate and the World at War.” Nancy Ames, outgoing presi dent, reviewed the year's progress, giving special honors to Jean Frideger and the war board, Carol Wicke and the Red Cross, Jean Page and the soldier student co ordination committee, Marty Beard and the Saturday night canteen, and Gene Conklin and the Student Union committee. She then intro duced Marie Rogndahl, winner of the western regional division of the Hour of Charm contest for the “Undiscovered Voice of America.” Miss Rogndahl once again charmed her audience with her beautiful rendition of Strauss’ “Voices of Spring” and, as an encore, sang the popular favorite “The Italian Street Song” from “Naughty Mari etta.” Starting off the assembly, Au drey Holliday, newly-elected ASUO president, acting in the capacity of president of Phi Theta Upsilon, presented the 29 new members. They are: Virginia Wright, Bibbits Strong, Dorothy Godknecht, Es ther Griffiths, Charlotte Calder, Jannette Douglas, Dorothy Man ville, Margaret McGee, Ann Gra ham, Phyllis Evans, Anita Young, Barbara McClung, Mary Bush, Nancy Brownell, Annamae Win ship, Mary Corrigan, Bernice Granquist, Mary Sherman, Gloria Malloy, Alpha Paul, Sidney Eck lund, Sally Twohy, June Johnson, Marilyn Holden, Maureen Conk lin, Dorothy Rogers, Mary Mc Candless, Esther Quier, and Betty Lou Siegman. WANTED Girl Students for Lunch and Dinner Hour Help at The Anchorage Meals and Wages 997 Franklin Phone 30 Flattened Tin Cans— Today's Scrap Demand Tin cans will be collected from all campus living organizations this afternoon at three. According to Bibbitts Strong', co-chairman of the scrap department of the war board, the truck is scheduled to pick up boxes of flattened cans from each house. The amount col lected, plus the houses contribut ing the most, will be announced in tomorrow's Emerald. 'Recruits' Enter Pill Palace Gates A new set of recruits have en tered the gates of the pill palace according to the enrollment for April 21. Gracing the proverbial cement blocks are: Harriet Farr. Gaynor Thompson, Betty Ann Z? mon, Virginia Travis, Elsie Finn, and Mary Winn. Those in olive drab are. Bart Dannenfelser, Rob ert Pollard, and Richard Foss. You can Whistle in the Rain if you're wearing a raincoat from DeNeffe's Girls! we have the soft woolly sweaters you have been waiting for DeNeffe’s McDonald Theater Building’ FOR YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT _ DINNER . . . Come to Newman's Grotto and try our FISH n’ CHIPS Only 45c Newman’s Grotto .. HAVE YOUR TIRES RECAPPED .. NOW! We will loan you tires to run on while yours are being recapped. DON’T DELAY! FIRESTONE STORES ON THE CORNER OF Pearl and 11th Squibb A • B • C • D ■ © CAPSULS 5 FORMER PRICE $4.8? FOR IOC CAP'JUUS 100 CAPSULES ATTENDTHE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE \ While at the S. University CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th Ave. at Pearl Rev. Norman K. Tully, Past<7 Soldiers, Students and Visiters Cordially Welcome at Divine Worship 11 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Broadway and High Dr. Vance H. Webster, Pastor University Group, 0:45 a.rib and 6:30 p.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 7:30 p.m. ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 13th and Pearl Rev. E. S. Bartlam, Rectcr Services at 8 and 11 A.M. Canterbury Club 6 P.M. Service, Wednesday in Gerlinger, 7 A.M. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1166 Oak Street Walter J. Fiscus, Pastor University Classes, 9:45 A.M. Dr. Victor P. Morris, teach*, r l’outh Discussion Groups, 6:15j m. Fireside Meetings 8:45 p.m. Worship Services 11:00 and. 7:30 p.m. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL i CHURCH i 490 13th Ave. East Telephone 4192 Wesley Goodson Nicholson, Minister Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. University Group 7:00 P.M. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH W. llth & Cha melton Sunday Masses—8:00, 9: Hi, 10:30 A.M. Confessions: 4:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. Sat. Rev. Francis P. Leipzig, Paster, Phone 1859 Rev. L. H. Sohler, Director Student Activities CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 6th and Pearl—Phone 461:3 i Harold Aalbue, Pastor Morning Service 11:00 A Jiff. Holy Communion last Sunday each month L.S.A. Sundays, 7:00 FIRST METHODIS.T CHURCH 1165 Willamette St. n Llewellyn O. Griffith, Mims ter University-Trainee Group 9:45 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Wesley House, 1258 Kincaid; Mrs. John Worthington Student Director