THETA SIGMA PHI EDITION
OREGON DAILY EMERALD
VOLUME XLV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1944
NUMBER 114
Junior Misses
Seek Publicity
Harried Junior Weekend chairmen did everything but turn
handsprings down 13th this week in their campaign to publicize
the May 5, 6, 7 festivities. Events seemed to be going as sched
uled except for a last-minute change which moved the Terrace
dance time to 4 p.m.
NEWTON, CRAVEN DECIDE
Tall, sleek Edith Newton and
pert, curly-haired Anne Craven
met for the first time Tuesday at
the "Hobart Sanafrans for Dog
catcher” headquarters and decided:
Friday p.m. classes, according to
tradition, would not be held.
Alder lodge would be allowed to
drop from the Sing list.
CABLE ANNOUNCES FINALS
Since Boyer-like Captain Charles
Dick Cable, the air corps’ god
father, had announced that air
-*tK>rps final tests will last until 4
p.m. Saturday and some of them
will be given in the library, the
3 to 5 Terrace dance should now
be 4 to 5:30.
Picnic time should now be set
from 5:30 to 7:15.«
CANOE FETE RENEWED
A canoe fete was a necessary
part of Junior Weekend and need
ed to be included in the events and
put Barbara McClung in charge of
arrangements.
Not to change tradition and
therefore to keep the Junior Prom
formal and use an orchestra, Bill
Fisher from Portland.
:'f Flora Kibler and Sally Spiess
announced late Tuesday that each
house would be responsible for get
ting the house lunches to the pic
nic. Ice cream and coffee will be
sold. Tickets will go on sale Wed
nesday. Don’t forget the Theta
Sigma Phi ice cream sale Thurs
day!
Concrete Jive
Grey-streaked concrete . . . just
another tennis court ... a fac- 1
simile of thousands of tennis courts
^fetpughout the United States and
the world, perhaps even the uni
verse. Yet this tennis court, this
moonlight-shining expanse flanked
by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra
ternity and Chi Omega sorority,
has a singular significance. On its :
rough, night-dappled surface the :
first outdoor dance of the year will
be staged.
Blonde, cinnamon-freckled Bar
bara Pearson and Bob Smith, Side
sitter and Co-op bystander extra
ordinary, chairmanning the sopho- <
more debacle, are rumored to be
inviting soldier-students especially
to attend the May 10 all-campus '
event between 8 and 10:15 p.m.
•ik4.ncluded in the torrent of or
ganizing effort are Jim Lund, deco
rations chairman; Russ Monahan, 1
John Weisel, Dorothy Rasmussen,
Nadyne Neet, and Jada Fancher.
Publicity chairman, but not right :
now, Marilyn Sage, blondest Pi 1
Beta Phier, assisted by Jean Wat
son, Milton Sparks, and Ed Allen.
Tickets: Alice Buckingham, Flor
ence Hintzen, Bob Mueller, and
Jack Howell.
A secretive, get - on - the - boat
meeting of all committee members
will be held at the Kappa house
Thursday at 4 p.m.
W | NOTICE!
Before you turn this page make :
a note about the Theta Sig ice i
cream sale Thursday afternoon.
Auctioneers
Prepare
Golden opportunity, w h i c h
knocks so loudly but one a year,
pffers itself to the wise and fore
seeing Oregon student at 4 p.m.
Loday in the form of the annual
A.WS auction. Absolutely unprece
dented are the number and value
}f articles to be garnered by the
person who is actively interested in
forwarding her own best interests.
A Bulova . . . actually tells cor
~ect time all the time, two pairs of
:ennis shoes, unobtainable and irre
placeable, numerous pairs of
’lasses with rims in style and color
:o fit a variety of Oregon lovelies,
school books crammed chuckful of
tnowledge ... in some cases, a
:ew helpful ponies . . . and novels
t'ou could (or would) pick up no
place but at as festive an occa
sion as this reward-promising auc
:ion.
WHERE OR WHEN
Having purchased said watch
snd knowing when you are, if de
siring also to know where you
purchaser) are, simply bid on and
>btain one of the compasses of
fered and become oriented with
;he campus . . . and outlying spots.
It may seem like spring but ap
pearances may be deceptive. Buy
me of the raincoats or slickers,
ind a pair of gloves. There’s an
unbrella for the individualist and
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‘O’ Men To
Whack, Dunk
Order of the “O” men have been
Dusy this weekend as they kept
trained eyes on the old campus
’or offenders and watched for
'reshmen who failed to observe the
golden rules of traditions.
Result of their work was a list
)f 16 men and six women who
nust pay for the carefree attitudes
ry being whacked or dunked, ac
:ording to sex.
Those unfortunate men who
nust receive their punishment to
iay at 4 p.m. in front of cool grey
Benton hall are A1 Halteman, Dick
3orrksbank, Robert E. Clark, Jack
I’ennington, Gordon Gellatly, Doug
31ark, Bill Patterson, Jack Clark,
«Valt Holman, Paul McBride, Cliff
Hallicoat, Bill Sinnott, Don Jepp
>on, Dick Peter, Hal Wilson, and
3ryon Conley.
Offenders who fail to arrive at
;he scene of action will pay by
reing punished with twice the
nalice the following day.
Young women who have failed
:o follow traditions will be dunked
Saturday afternoon at the picnic
vhen the» husky Order of the “O”
nen will function at their best,
rhose who are already numbered
imong the offenders are Gale Nel
son, Pat Farrell, Mary Ann Fletch
sr, Janet Tucker, Jayne Kern, and
vtarilyn Rakow.
TRUE
STORIES
Muriel’s Masterpiece
Long-awaited, avidly perused.
The Oregana-1944
On time this year, the Oregana, many-time winner of na
tional yearbook competitions, will come forth today in its 1944
dress complete with “that can’t be me’’ pictures and Lemon
Punch.
Rumors of threatened libel actions have already been denied
by Helen Muriel “I Had a Bird Once” Johnson, regarding the
Library
Celebrates
Special attraction at the Univer
sity library Saturday and Sunday,
May 6 and 7, will be the displays
exhibited in connection with the
annual library celebration. During
open house, to be held Saturday
from 1 to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday
from 2 to 5 p.m., visitors will ad
mire selections from the libraries
of Bessie M. Thompson Teal and
Joseph N. Teal, books on the dance
and drama which arc gifts of Phi
Beta associate and alumnae, books
on music given by friends in honor
of the late Mrs. if. H. Douglass,
and displays entered in the student
best-library contest.
Climax of the weekend will be
the dinner given by the Association
of Patrons and Friends of the Uni
versity library on Saturday night
it 6:30 at the Osburn hotel at
which reports will be made on the
library development during the
year. Dr. John C. Merriam, presi
dent emeritus, Carnegie Institu
tion, Washington, D.C., will ad
dress tho group on “Science and
Revelation.’’
A concert of recorded music will
be given by Mrs. John Stehn in
the browsing room at 4 on Sunday.
Mermaids Swim
Amphibians, those water-born
Oregon mermaids, are inviting all
mothers and other interested pub
lic to their swimming meet being
held in Gerlingcr pool, Friday at 3.
The true story of a lifeguardess
will be told, with action; any other
particulars of the program are
being held in deep secrecy so be
prepared for surprises. Amphibian
members who have actively par
ticipated in the preparation of the
program are Betty Bush, Janice
Thompson, June Spor, Beverly
Goetz, Doris Trask, Milo Wood
ward, and Miriam Lackey. No ad
mission fee will be charged.
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the tanned, bouncing editor, “Who
do I know named Ug?'“
rm THETAS DISTRIBUTE
Despite such minor ripples of
threatened violence and the disap
pointment concerning- the change
in the Oregana theme which last
fall term was to have been “A
Year at Oregon Between Two . .
Phi Thetas grinned cheerfully and
prepared to break fingernails while
opening the buff-colored wrappings
which until now have shrouded the
yearbooks. One Phi Theta was seen
this morning with a large monkey
wrench, fully prepared to discour
age “I have a 2 o’clock and con
sequently cannot wait in line’’
Oregana-wishers.
COPIES WILL BE MAILED
Any time between 10 and 5 o’
clock, between Wednesday and
Thursday, students who have suc
ceeded in paying up their five dol
lars are advised that they may ob
tain their Oreganas in the south
end of McArthur court.
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Voting Again
Five eligible prime ministers*
were selected by a Tuesday caucus,
composed of the Junior Weekend
queen and her court, to compete
tor the honor of crowning the
quecn.
Promising a. fair election and
warning ballot box staffers and
ward heelers to stay away, tall,
gracious Carol Wicke announced
that the polls will be open for elec
tions Friday from 9 to 1 and 4 to 5
in the Co-op. A poll tax in the form
nf Prom tickets will be required
from all voters. Each ticket will
be punched as the person votes.
Special duties of the elected
prime minister will include crown
ing the queen and serving as her
escort at the picnic.
* George Wilson, Harlowc Bohn,
Dick Foss, William O'Bicrne, Bob
Kirby.
Campus
Cleanup
Theta Sigma Phi, University
honorary composed of the follow-*"
ers of Hearst and Colonel Mc-Cc
mick, promises to sell smooth,
tongue-tantalizing- ice cream at.
tomorrow’s campus clean-up as a
public service.
The ice cream will be packed vv,*
full-sized, compact dixie cups w:1'.*t
removable lids. The cups may 'to
utilized for other purposes after*
the ice-cream is eaten. Vanilla,
variegated with varieties of sun * •
•dae topping, will probably be the
best-seller, members predict.
Mot promised but probable is tbo*
type of lid bearing a war picture.
With a. number of these lids (spe* i
fied on the rim) one can otto a
a. large picture for framing-.
Despite war-scaring- prices a: offc
shortages, the group will sell t
'ice-cream at 10 cents a threw.
Good humour girls will canvas-**
each section of the campus with
the confection.
THE WORKING CLASSES
Sections at which the Theta Sit?
dixies can be purchased and the*
diouses working at those distri* I ■>
iare as follows:
Fiji lot: Kappa Kappa Gam
ma, Mary Bush; Kappa Alpha The
ta, "Chub” Watson; Alpha Xi De l
ta, Dorothy Manville.
Gerlinger and the library: Ft
Beta Phi, Gloria Cloud; Alpha Ob
Omega, Mary McCandless; Sigina
Kappa, Alva Granquist.
Museum, Susan Campbell, an Oil
Hendricks hall; Delta Gamma, Dow
is Weinberg; Alder lodge, Nancy;
Seals; Alpha Delta Pi, Dorothy;
-Rogers.
Coop, Johnson, and Condon,
Gamma Phi Beta, Louise Good
win; Lombardy lodge, Barbara Mil- ■
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Dr. Herring
In two appearances slated at t'ho
University this afternoon and even
ing’, Dr. Hubert Clinton Herring,
.noted educator and writer, will at
tempt with supporting faeultyj,
speakers to broaden campus**
knowledge of inter-American af- •
fairs, aiming at development of anr»
increased state-wide interest in tbc»*
important problem of hemisphev i>*>
relations.
Fifty-four-year-old, U. S.-bom.
Dr. Herring, well-fitted for tho*
position of conference leader, cat^
base his discussion on more than,
twenty years first-hand observa- •
tion of Latin American peoples s.
culture. Admired in southern re-*
publics for candid but expert crit.i •
cism of their political ana otl.n:-*■*
institutions, he was named direc
tor of the committee on cultui.dfct
relations in 1928, since then h, r*
become increasingly active in- dis
cussions of inter-American affaire.
Three meetings, of which tv/ij*
are set on the University campmr,
will constitute the 1944 Institute*'
of Inter-American Affairs, o*.
scheduled today in Eugene. Follov/
ing closely the recent University
lecture by impressive, brilliaut
eyed Dr. Luis Alberto Sanchez,
foremost Latin-American literalyf;
critic, the conference is the seccrn|(|
educational event within tight da\*«
to center on an inter-American**
theme. Opening discussions will i d*
conducted, beginning this noon, hyft
members of the University inter- •
national affairs faculty committee* „
to be joined by Dr. Herring at t. cm
afternoon forum.
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