VOLUME XLV NUMBER 109
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1944
Picnic Slated
for Weekend
Replacement
Announcement was made Tues
day by Anne Craven and Edith
Newton, co-chairmen of Junior
_Vi eekend, that the campus picnic
Will be held Saturday, May 6, be
tween 5 and 7 p.m. on the old cam
pus. The picnic replaces the lunch
eon of past Junior Weekends, which
was usually held Friday noon. The
Change in time and day was made
Sc that soldier students would be
to attend.
Co-chairmen of the picnic will
be Flora Kibler, junior in liberal
arts, and Sally Spiess, also a junior
in liberal arts.
The picnic will be held as usual
on the lower campus. Tickets for
the event will be sold through the
living organizations, and will be
made available to the army stu
dents.
Arrangements will be made to
have lunches delivered from each
living organization, and Mrs. Tur
nipseed has arranged to prepare
bag lunches for the army students.
Ice cream and coffee will be served
by the Junior Weekend committee.
-4*As in the past, the coronation of
Queen Anita will be held at this
time. Another important part of
the traditonal happenings of Junior
.Weekend has been the tapping of
new members for Mortar Board,
senior women’s honorary; Askle
piads, medical fraternity, and
Friars, senior men’s honorary. Of
the three, only Friars will not tan,
as they have already done so.
The picnic and all its events will
be over in plenty of time for coeds
to get home and dressed before
the Prom in the evening.
Handbook Bids Due
"•"“Boday is the deadline to petition
for position of editor of the stu
dent handbook. All petitions
should be handed in at the edu
cational activities office in Mc
Arthur court by 5.
This paid position is open to
any student of the University
who is scholastically eligible.
The work is to be done the rest
of this term and some this sum
mer.
VICTOR P. MORRIS . . .
. . . outlined strength of discussion
at Total Victory league assembly.
Speakers Asked
To See Dahlberg
Before May First
All graduating seniors wishing
to enter the annual Failing-Beek
man-Jewett oratorical contest to
he held May 27, must inform Mr.
W. A. Dahlberg, director of the
speech and dramatic arts division,
in 107 Friendly'hall, before May 1.
The final manuscript is to be sub
mitted not later than May 15, and
orations must be at least 15 min
utes in length. Any student wish
ing help in the preparation or pre
sentation may consult some mem
ber of the speech department.
Prizes in the contest amount to
$300. The first prize, or Failing
award, will be $150, the second, or
Beekman award, is for $100, and
the third, or Jewett award, is for
$50. Few seniors have as yet
entered the race, and Mr. Dahlberg
states that if less than six declare
their intention of participating, the
contest may not be held this year.
'Rally Program Held Secret
Until Friday’s Presentation
Secrecy surrounds the program of the big Junior Weekend
rally which is coming up this Friday night.
Edith Newton and Anne Craven, co-chairmen of the week
end, do not want to let out any unqualified rumors, but they
say that there is a possibility of several excellent skits, and
there will certainly be lots of yells, and plenty of excitement.
ROTC Undergoes
Annual Inspection
Lt. Col. William F. Gent of the
ijintli service command reviewed
the campus ROTC at the annual
Inspection drill Tuesday afternoon.
After a short talk in PE 101 the
ROTC formed on Howe field and
each of the three platoons was
inspected by the lieutenant colonel
and student officers. Following this
appearance inspection, the platoons
formed for company drill and later
displayed progress in tactical man
euvers.
This inspection is an annual af
fair and each year a different offi
is sent by the army to inspect
OTC organizations. In the past
the University of Oregon ROTC
units have rated with those of the
nation.
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direction of Charline Pelly and the
rally squad, will form at the Gam
ma Phi house and Casablanca
lodge. The two sections will meet
near the library and continue.
About 9:20, it will reach Gerlinger
hall, where the assembly will be
held.
Alice Buckingham will be mis
tress of ceremonies, and while the
person or persons appearing in the
skits—or skit, are not known, it
is promised that the rally will be
exciting, and will get Junior Week
end off to a fine start.
Living organizations should
come prepared to sing, for a draw
| ing will be held to determine which
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i Potluck Supper Tonight
The Student Religious council
will have a potluck supper at West
minster house today at 5:30. Lois
Clause, junior in English, is chair
man of the supper.
Mat Vn^xatsUatic . . .
Moms Invited
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“It will not be unpatriotic to travel to the campus for j
Mother’s Weekend.” Gloria Malloy, chairman, pointed out to
students, "because most mothers have planned to visit their
sons and daughters in school and instead of having them come
down in scattered groups throughout the year without any
special planning to accommodate them, we are arranging this I
British Movies
Go on Screen
“World of Plenty,” an original
documentary movie using modern
film technique to explain to the
public the world-wide problem of
food, its production, uneven distri
bution, waste in peacetime, control
during war time, will be shown to
night at S in 207 Chapman hall.
Experts in the fields of food pro
duction and distribution are inter
viewed by the narrators, English
and American, who carry the argu
ment across the two continents.
“World of Plenty,” a five-reel
picture lasting approximately 15
minutes, is one of the series of
films of Brain at War sent by the
British information service.
Two other shorter films, "Cam
eramen at War” and "South Af
rica” will also be shown. “Camera
men at War” is the story of the
heroes of the British service units
who work in the front line to film
the war as it really is.
"South Africa” is the first of a
series of films dealing with British
dominions. It describes in detail
the natural resources of the coun
try and the life of the people, in
cluding the modern advances
achieved in South Africa in edu
cation and industry.
The films are being shown by
the educational activities board.
Girl Woos, Wins
New SDX-ers
Charles Politz, president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer, and
sole remaining member of the Ore
gon chapter of Sigma Delta Chi,
men's national professional journ
alism fraternity, began a campaign
to obtain new members for the or
ganization tlie middle of winter
term. He failed, however, in his
efforts to obtain pledges.
As a last resort, Politz hired last
week a blonde cowgirl, a seductive
siren from Texas, to aid him in his
membership drive. This sombreroed
glamour girl spread her nets in
the Emerald shack and by methods
as yet undisclosed enticed Norris
Yates, Eill Lindlcy, and Bill Buell
into pledging SEX.
The three pledges are so com
pletely enamoured of the curva
ceous cowgirl that they are rum
ored to be wearing her photograph
around their necks. They are also
reported to be wearing 10-gallon
Stetsons as a symbol of their con
version to the Western way of life,
Yates, a junior in journalism, is
associate editor of the Emerald.
Lindley, also a junior in journal
ism, and Buell, junior in English,
won their journalistic fame as Em
erald feature writers.
weekend's program in conjunction
with Junior Weekend so that the
parents may all come at once and i
see the University at its best.”
Every coed and man on the cam
pus is urged to write to his par
ents immediately, this week at the
[latest, and invite them to visit
Oregon during Junior and Mothers’
weekend.
Mothers’ Weekends of pre-war
years have always been well at
tended and enjoyed by the parents.
This year despite the necessary re
striction of many former Weekend
traditions, the committee in charge
will provide an equally varied and
interesting program for the visit
ing parents, both mothers and dads
being invited, Miss Malloy said.
Already the maintenance depart
ment is at work repairing walks
and clipping lawns and borders in
the April clean-up campaign. And
as always before, mothers will
have the opportunity to visit the
buildings and places about which
their sons and daughters have
written, listen to the "Sing,” and
meet other parents.
Last year almost -100 mothers
and 100 dads came to Oregon. The
theme was "The campus is yours,
Mom” and one of the featured
events on the program was the
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Going, Going,
GonetoSouncI
At AWS Sale
Among other things, a genuine*
Bulova watch will be auctioned off
today at the annual AWS auction,
to be held at 4 p.m. in front of
the Side. Wielding the gavel over
the collection of lost and founik
articles will be Bob Smith, Joe Col
lege of the sophomore informal
Signe Eklund, new Phi Theta Up
silon president, is in charge of ar
rangements.
The long list of articles to be*
auctioned off to students are an.
accumulation of lost and found ob
jects turned in during the past
year to the lost and found office
in the physical plant. It is under
the sponsorship of the associate <4
women students.
Of special interest should be two,
pairs of tennis shoes, something
absolutely unobtainable in the
stores today, even with priority
rating. If anyone is interested m
cramming, a number of school
books are on the list, not to men
tion novels and notebooks.
No guarantee is made on wheth
er they are the right prescription,
but a number of pairs of glasses*,
will go out under the auctioneer'»
gavel.
Anyone with a tendency to get
lost might do well to bid on the*
compasses. For Californians who
don't like Oregon weather, there*
are raincoats, one large overcoat,
and three slickers. Also wool, bun
ny fur, and leather mittens, and nn
umbrella..
For the sentimental, there is ore
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Union Committees
To Meet Tonight
All Student Union committee
chairmen and members will meet
tonight at 7 in 104 Journalism,
Gene Conklin, chairman of tho
all-campus committee, anounced.
Anyone else interested is invited
to attend.
Reports on the progress oi the
various committees will be made
at this time.
Money, Jewelry Stolen
From Houses on Campus
Four women's houses were entered and robbed sometime
Monday night with a total loss of $284. Sigma Kappa reported
the loss of $75 from billfolds and pockets. No jewelry or small!
change was taken, however. Alpha Chi Omega members dis-n
covered a total of $46 and a cigaret lighter missing Tuesday
morning. Eighty-five dollars was taken from Hillcrest house,
All Lights Out by 12
Decreed by Dean
All lights in women’s living or
ganizations must be turned out by
12 o'clock during weekdays and by
2 a.m. on the weekends, according
to an announcement by Hazel P.
Schwering, dean of women. The
2 a.m. privilege will not be extend
ed for any reason, she said, but
students who need a longer time
for a special paper or some like
reason may get an extension of
time by special permission from
' the housemother and house presi
■ dent.
In giving her reason for the an
nouncement, Mrs. Schwering said
that upper classmen had been
abusing the privilege of staying up
until a “reasonable hour,” and that
therefore it was felt definite action
should be taken.
Freshmen still have to be in bed
by 11 p.m., however, she said.
The 12 o'clock hour ayill hold on
Sunday night throu^i Thursday
night and the 2 a.m. on Friday and
Saturday nights.
ana Kappa Alpha Theta misse*
$78.
Dues amounting to $115, whi> h
had been paid at the Phi Theta
Upsilon meeting Tuesday night at
the. Sigma Kappa house and were*
in Audrey Holliday's room were,
untouched. Perhaps, because she
was sleeping in the room.
Everyone was asleep in all four
houses at the time of the crime,
but it was supposed to, have oc
curred between 3 and 5 a.m. Tho
losses were first discovered by
girls getting up for 8 o'clock.*;. At
the Alpha Chi Omega house omi
girl got up at 5:30 a.m. and notice*
hall lights burning, which was un
usual.
Only traces of the burglar to bo
found were at the Alpha Chi
Omega house. A window to tho
second floor sunroom was wide
open, and footprints were found on
the ground beneath a cedar tr< e,
just outside the window.
Rooms and drawers in the four
houses showed general signs off
disorder, but little was taken from,
third floors. Clothes were disturbs*
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