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VOLUME XLV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1944
NUMBER 111
1944-45 STUDENT BODY OFFICERS . . .
• . . chosen by students at an all-campus election last week. Front row from left: Phyllis Horstnian,
Judge Arthur D. Hay of the Oregon supreme court, Adele Riggs, Jean Taylor, and Audrey Holliday. Sec
ond row from left: Phyllis Evans, Anne Craven, Alysone Hales, Florence Hintzen, Gene Conklin, and
Acting President Orlando John Hollis. At the back is Nancy Ames, outgoing president.
Spacious Soundproofed Rooms,
Sturdy Bunks Intrique UO Girls
Next year will see the Univer
sity coeds invading- another male
^domain. John Straub hall may
house independent girls.
Plans indicate that present liv
ing groups will move into separate
units of Straub hall so they can
mantain their present identity and
personnel. The house with the high
est grade point will go into the
best unit.
To discover the advantages of
the men’s dormitory, three gills
from Birch lodge were conducted
through Gamma hall by Mrs. Gene
vieve Turnipseed, director of dor
mitories.
The paneled entrance hall con
tains a mail closet, and a coat
Trojans Ban
All Sororities
Inciting considerable discussion
on this campus yesterday was the
announcement issued by President
Donald B. Tresidder, of Stanford
university, that all sororities at
Stanford have been banned. The
decision culminated a long-stand
ing conflict and affected 270 of
the university’s 1200 women living
on the campus.
According to Dean Hazel P.
Schwering, the action probably
would have little effect at Oregon
as far as enrollment is con
cerned. “Since the Stanford ad
ministration was so opposed to the
existence of sororities, it is doubt
ful if that dissolution reflects any
opinion of the nation as a whole,”
She said. “The dissatisfaction with
the sorority system has existed so
long at Stanford that probably the
decision was a wholesome one.”
Dean Karl W. Onthank also
Shared Dean Schwering's view
point, stating that it was a situa
tion pertinent to Stanford and
probably would have little effect
on Oregon's system.
Housing at the University will
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closet, two-person rooms on the sec
ond, third, and fourth floors are
large, well-lighted, soundproof, and
have two roomy closets.
In every room there is a wash
basin (as one of the visitors com
mented, "excellent for keeping
cokes cold”) with hot and cold run
ning water. Above it is a medicine
cabinet with a mirror and light
over it. There are two built-in
dressers with mirror and light, and
five deep, wide drawers. (“Now
Former ASTU
Men Welcome
Oregon Visitor
“It was a regular Oregon Home
coming!” that is the way Mrs.
Geneveive Turnipseed, director of
dormitories, describes her recent
visit to Camp Cooke, California, to
see the former ASTU men who are
stationed there. Arriving at Camp
Cooke on a Friday evening, Mrs.
Turnipseed just flicked off the ig
nition switch when the car door
was opened by two of the men who
met her with “Hello, mom!”
Convoyed to the service club,
Camp Cooke’s meeting place for
the Oregon men, Mrs. Turnipseed
said, “I was immediately surround
ed by laughing, yelling soldiers,
shaking my hand and pelting me
with ‘Oh, how we miss your chow!’
and ’Gee, why didn’t you bring my
girl along?’ To them I represent
ed the military personnel, the fac
ulty, their associates, and girl
friends of the University of Ore
gon.
“Women aren’t supposed to go
into the post exchanges but I re
ceived special permission. I was
standing at one of the counters
when I heard a. man behind me
say, ‘If I didn’t know this wes
April Fool’s day, I’l think that was
Mrs. Turnipseed.’ I turned around
and said ‘hello’ and was he floored.
“It thrilled me to see their loyal
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we won't squash our sweaters try
ing to get them in one drawer.”)
Each room has space for two study
tables, two study chairs, and an
easy chair.
The girls found on every floor a
room equipped with two ironing
boards and a laundry tray. The
sleeping porches are built to ac
commodate four people each, have
sturdy bunks with coil springs and
thick mattresses.
Every unit has two back doors,
storage space, and a telephone
with a buzzer. A terrace connects
all units to the seven dining rooms
and in the building there are coke,
candy, and gum machines. Behind
the hall are two grassy courts,
which would be good for sun bath
ing.
The six units are basically the
same as Gamma, although they
vary somewhat in the number of
rooms. Alpha Gamma, and Sherry
Ross arc built to accommodate DO
people, 40 in Zeta, 38 in Omega,
and 33 in Sigma.
Four Seniors Enter
Oratorical Contest
Edith Onthank and Helen John
ston are among the four seniors
who have definitely declared their
intentions to enter the Failing
Beekman oratorical contest May 2,
W. A. Dahlberg, director of speech
and dramatic arts, said Thursday
afternoon. He expressed the doubt
that there will be enough entrants
to hold the contest, as Monday is
is last day on which to file notice |
of entrance intentions with Mr.
Dahlberg at 107 Friendly hall.
All graduating seniors are eli
gible for the annual contest. The '
final manuscript is to be submit- ;
ted not later than May 15, and ora
tions must be at least 15 minutes
in length.
The first prize, or Failing award,
will be $150; the second, or Beek
man award, is for 5100; while the
third prize, the Jewett award, is
for ?50,
Air Corps, Pre-Meds,
Coeds Rally Tonight
Excitement, fun, and plenty of laughs are promised to all par-*
ticipants in tonight's Junior Weekend snowball rally, according to tb#
Junior Weekend co-chairmen. The rally will start at S:3G at tbo
Gamma Phi house and Casablanca lodge, pick up the air corps at tho
library at 9:15, and wind up at Gerlinger. The pre-meds, whose study;
hall is not out until 9:30, will not be able to participate in the rally,
Dut are expected at tne meeting".
The rally squad under the direction
of Charline Pelly and Gloria Mal
loy, will lead the groups.
The mystery which has shrouded
the entertainment was partially
lifted today, when it was divulged
that skits are planned. Beverly
Carroll and Carolyn Wells are giv
ing a satire on radio programs,
while the brain child of Marjorie
Priest has been kept a deep dark
secret.
The presentation of Queen Anita
and her court, musical numbers by
the air corps, yells, judging of the
signs, and the surprise drawing of
the name of the house that must
sing, will top the all-star perform
ance of the pre-Junior Weekend
rally. Gloria Malloy and Charline
Pelly, co-chairmen, and Jean Tay
; lor, publicity chairman, have been
j in charge of the assembly which
is the first all-campus function of
its kind this term.
“All events planned for May 5,
6, and 7 will be annouftced at. this
rally which is being held to build
campus-wide enthusiasm for Jun
ior Weekend,” stated Edith New
ton. "The time between study hall
and bedcheck was chosen so that
all of the soldier students on the
campus will be able to attend.”
An innovation to this year’s ral
ly is the sign contest in which all
houses wall participate, Blanche
Svoboda, chairman of the sign con
test, announced. The signs, which
will be carried in the rally, must
carry out the Junior Weekend
theme of “Mother Goose Goes to
War.” Judges in the contest will
be: Hoyt Franchere, assistant pro
fessor of English: Marian Gage,
president of the junior class; Bet
ty Ann Keup, chairman of the rally
squad, and Blanche Svoboda, chair
man of the sign contest.
Infirmary Claims
Royal Patient
Eating candy bars, drinking
milk, and reading mystery stories,
Anita Fernandez, blue-eyed Junior
Weekend queen, vacationing in (he
infirmary, explained that, due to
circumstances beyond her control,
she won't Ik* able to attend the
Friday ail-campus rally which will
start the Junior Weekend ball roll
ing.
Poison oak, caught on a picnic
at Hendrick’s park, has kept “Fer
die” scratching in sick bed sin< e
Saturday, but if reports arc reli
able, Sunday night might see her
up, strolling around the campus
again.
Pledging Announced
Bernice Ann Setcre of Vancou
ver, Washington, a liberal arts'
major, was pledged Wednesday to
Sigma Kappa, announced the dean
of women’s office.
What would a queen be with
out a prime minister? It worried
the Junior Weekend committee
considerably but the problem has
been solved. Each flight of the
air corps reserves, the pre-med
soldier-students, Campbell club,
and Steiwer hall will elect one
representative member to go to
the Men's lounge in Gerlinger
hall at 5:10 tonight. There the
court of the weekend queen will
choose the five finalists who will
be introduced at the rally later.
Customs Fill
Weekend Bill
The program for visiting Ore
gon mothers who will make their
annual trek to the campus May
5, 6. and 7 will include many cT
the traditional activities observe#
during pre-war years Mother '»
weekends, according to Gloria Mal
loy, chairman.
All members of the Oregon Mo
thers’ board will meet Friday at
2:30 in the Men’s lounge in. Ger
linger for the annual get-together.
The business meeting to which n'J#
mothers are invited will be he I#
Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Gui'J#
theater in .Johnson hall.
Alumni hall in Gerlinger will bo
the scene of the tea for all mo
thers and daughters Saturday froia
3 to 5 p.m. The past presidents*
of the Oregon Mothers will pour at
the tea, among them will be: Mrs.
O. F. Stafford, Mrs. Dan E. Clark,
Mrs. Howard Taylor, Mrs. Virg#
Parker, Mrs. F. T. Findtner, Mrs.
R. R. Huestis, all of Eugene, an#
Mrs. Raymond Walsh, Salem.
Phi Theta Upsilon girls will servo
at the tea which is under the chair
manship of Mrs. Wellington T.
Switzer of Eugene. The following'
women will be in line: Mrs. M. T,
Warlick, Eugene; Mrs. H. A.
Busterud, president, Marshfield;.
Mrs. Ferric Dolph, incoming presi
dent, Portland; Mrs. Orlando Job*
Hollis, Mrs. Frederick M. Hunter,
Mrs. Burt Brown Barker, Dean
Hazel P. Schwering. The following
University girls will also be i*
line: Mary Riley, president of
AWS; Audrey Holliday, ASUO
president; and Joan Dolph, presi
dent of YWCA.
Saturday night a special sectio*
on the balcony of McArthur court
will be reserved for all Oregc*
mothers who wish to watch tl*
dancers at the Junior Prom. Pune In
will be served to them there.
The board of directors will nice#
at a no-host breakfast Sunday
morning at 8:30 in the Eugeni*
hotel. .