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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1944)
Oregon |f Emerald VOLUME XLV NUMBER 122 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, SATURDAY. MAY 13, 1944 Past Term Reviewed For Fighting Alums By ELIZABETH HAUGEN Hi, fellows: Well, the U of O this year of war, 1944, has finally settled down to brass tacks. It’s not the “good old Oregon” as you knew it, but you'd like it just the same. Spring term the soldier and civ ilian students more or less get together on a common basis. The death of Eric W. Allen, dean of the journalism school, on March 5, was a blow to his hundreds of friends and acquaintances, both on and off the campus. George Turnbull was appointed acting dean in Allen’s place. Spring term classes opened once again to the sound of marching feet fading into the distance, as ASTP students left for Camp Cooke, California. The 800 men were replaced, in part, by 50 pre-meds. It wasn't long after that coeds turned the tables on fellows for the annual Mortar Board dance. Prize flowers of the evening were two calla lilies on foot-long stems, presented to Bill Mayther and Ted Kent by their dates, Shirley Mimick and Dorothy Williams, and worn as boutonnieres. Marie Rogndahl went to New York, as finalist from Oregon, to sing on the Hour of Charm program, in a search for “The Undiscov ered Voice of America.” W hen Wayne L. Morse, former dean of the law school, announced his candidacy for senator, a club was formed on the campus to back him. Politics—campus variety—held sway most of the first of the term •—the usual aboveboard and undercover deals were climaxed this year by the publication of a “pink sheet,” filled with yellow journalism, It was decided that soldier-students were eligible to vote, and the final tally of votes put Audrey Holliday, merit candidate, into first position, with Greek Phyllis Horstman taking second honors. ^ After the heat of elections had died down, the Total Victory League came to the fore. Under the guidance of Victor P. Morris, dean of the business administration school, and Peggy Magill, presi dent, the group meets weekly to discuss urgent postwar problems Which will affect everyone. As Miss Magill puts it, “We're not trying to form solutions, but if we can make just one more person think about the problems facing us, we will have accomplished something.” in an impressionistic STage setting-, the university theater, under the direction of Horace Robinson, presented “The Great God Brown,” with Frank Krasnowsky as Brown and Lewis Vogler as Dion An thony, hero of the play. War board, Red Cross, and other campus committees continued their activities, with bandage-rolling-, nurses’ aids classes, Red Cross funds drive, and a junk jewelry dinner. Mrs. Lise Lindback, Norwegian foreign correspondent, who had covered international events in Europe for nearly 20 years, caused something of a stir when she arrived on the campus to lecture to the ASTP. Marjorie Young and Edith Newton were appointed to edit the Emerald and the Oregana, respectively, during 1944-45, and the an nual Emerald banquet was set for May 19. Since that date is still in the future, there can be no report of it here, but from all indications, the number attending will nearly equal that of past years. What’s this? . . . Civilian men meeting secretly, conspiring, talk drifting out, of wild animals, Hitler’s beer garden, unveiling of “Stella” . . . Not to be outdone by the women, the men emerged fjrom their apparent anonymity to produce a smoker, about which the fellows are still talking and the girls still wondering. Hoping to inject a hypo into school spirit, Edie Newton and Anne Craven, junior weekend chairmen, started festivities with a snowball rally and an all-campus cleanup day. Mothers were enter tained over the weekend and the program consisted of an all-campus sing, terrace dance, canoe fete-in-miniature—hacking and dunking of tradition breakers at the picnic, the Junior Prom, coronation of Anita Fernandez, and a sunlight serenade. The long-awaited Oreganas 4^c?re distributed just before Junior Weekend. And Friars, Asklepiads, and new Mortar Board members were tapped. The Gerlinger cup for outstanding junior girl was awarded to Phyllis Horstman, and Jack Edwards received the Koyle cup. Audrey Holliday was acclaimed the state’s outstanding coed by the Portland branch of the Altrusa club, national women’s business club. And the Emerald came through with All-American honors for the seventh time. As the end of the year draws near, students are once again be ginning to burn the midnight oil in studying for finals . . . while daytime leisure hours are spent sun bathing, canoeing on the mill race, or trying to escape the inevitable showers. Servicemen’s Booklet Contains 1200 Names ' Containing the names and addresses of over 1200 Oregon ser vicemen and women, a serviceman’s address booklet has been compiled by the University of Oregon and is now ready for dis tribution, according to Jenelyn Gaston, unior in architecture and allied arts, who edited the booklet. The address booklet may be obtained merely by addressing a request for it to the Alumni office in care of Jenelyn Gaston. Ad dresses contained are those of ser vicemen and women who attended the University in the past five years. Reuests may be made even after the term is ended as the Al umni office stays open throughout the year. . “This booklet has been compiled Solely for the service men and wo men and we will very gladly send ft to them,” said Miss Gaston, “so We are urging them to write in [heir request right away.” The icoklet is approximately 25 mim eographed pages in length. Changes in address will be made next fall and will then be sent to these who received the booklet so they may keep their addresses up to date. Money for the book was ob tained through the campus war (Please turn to page three) Rally Squad Picks Heads Gloria Malloy, sophomore in lib eral arts, has been named head leader of next year’s rally squad, according to Jean Taylor, second vice-president of ASUO in charge of petitions. The new members of the rally squad, according to their classes are: Junior: Anita Fernandez and Ruth Foreman. Sophomore: Joanne Holstead, Lois McConkey and Glo ria Malloy. Freshman: Sue Welch, Dorothy Davis, Gay Edwards, Mar ilyn Rakow, and Virginia Harris. The ten members were chosen yesterday from among 42 appli cations, all but seven of whom were freshmen. Yell kings will probably be chosen later. WAA Fun Nights Close Year With Softball Workout “A rip-roaring, old-fashioned game of sand-lot workup softball" was the report of the twilight game played at the WAA fun night last night at Gerlinger. Af ter the girls had sufficiently tired themselves they went inside, where cokes were served and a few square danced. The swimming pool was open for those who wished to take a dip, and others started a badminton game. Because, it was late in the term, and the air corps dance had claimed a large number of girls, attendance at the last fun night of the year was smaller than previous ly. Honor Groups Will Initiate The initiation of new members of Sigma Xi, science honorary, will be held tonight at 5:30 in Gerlin ger hall. Those persons who are eligible for membership in the or ganization must show marked ex-1 cellence in one or more depart- j ments of pure or applied science J and show an aptitude in research in some field of science. Although the majority of mem bers are graduate students and faculty members, undergraduates and distinguished scientists not connected with the University may also join. Sigma Xi meets monthly. One j of its greatest services is that of ; grants with which to buy equip ment so that an individual or in dividuals may carry on scientific research. After the initiation this evening, a dinner will be served to the mem bers, beginning at 6:15 and fol lowed by a lecture by Dr. Herman Augustus Spoehr, chairman of the division of plant biology and bio logical research of the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D. C. Also at the dinner and lecture will be the members of Phi Beta Kappa, who are holding their in itiation in Gerlinger hall an hour earlier. The qualifications for mem bership in this honorary are a cu mulative grade point of 3.5 or morg, and a curriculum in which 50 per cent of the courses are in lib eral art subjects which show se quence and continuity. THE EMERALD SERVICEMAN’S EDITION ... . . . Takes pleasure in printing, in obedience to a long-deferred premia-*' ise, the picture, of Janet Marugg, the University of Oregon’s "Drea.im Girl” to add a touch of cheer to the lives of the Alums far from home. Air Corps Men to End UO Course Saturday Members of the 3710th Army Air Forces Base unit at the Uni versity will be graduated Saturday afternoon, May 20, at 2 p.ro., in the music auditorium, Dr. Will V. Norris, acting head of bio chemistry department and academic coordinator of the air forco program at the University announced yesterday. Orlando John Hollis, acting president of the University wilt give the commencement address and greetings from the air corn* will be presented by Lieutenant Colonel John H. Brewer, command ing officer of the 3711th Army Air Forces Base unit, Seattle. Captain Charles D. Cable, commanding of ficer of the University unit, will preside and will present the speak ers. The Rev. Louis F. Schler, as sistant pastor of St. Mary’s Cath olic church, Eugene, will give the invocation and the Rev. Kenneth Tobias, assistant pastor of the First Baptist church, Eugene, will give the benediction. Graduation certificates will be presented to those of the unit out of a total of 193 who successfully pass both the national examina tions which were given last week and the University examinations scheduled for May 17, 18, and 19, hy I>r. James II. Gilbert, dean of the college of liberal arts. The men will leave Eugene May 21 or later and the majority will be assigned to other schools to take further training. Dr. Norris said. Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chan cellor of the state system of high er education; Major W. S. Averill, University commandant; Lieuten ant Max G. Punches, in charge of the air corps physical education program, and Dr. Norris have been invited to sit on the platform along with the speakers. A retreat parade will be held following the exercises at Hayward field, with Captain Cable as the reviewing officer. Students, towns people and faculty are invited to attcend both exercises. Shack Rats to Receive Bait Thirty-two shack rats have al ready signed up on the new list'* posted in the journalism building for the free Emerald banquet, May 19, at the Eugene hotel. Emerald Business Manager Eliz abeth Edmunds warns that ar rangements must be made thiit* weekend, so anyone desiring to at tend must sign up immediately. The banquet will start at t> in, the evening and short silks will bo worn. News and editorial writers will find their names posted on the bid detin board in the news room and' the acl staff workers’ names are on a list on the advertising office bulletin board. If a name has been, left off, contact Anne Craven, Marjorie Young or Elizabeth Ed munds. Business staff menders are also* to sign up. This includes solicitors,, layout workers, office girls, etc. . Summer Term Catalog Available at 3 Oregon The summer sessions catalog has been made available to ail * who wish it since Thursday, May .* 1 r, according to lJr. Dan 15. Clark, director of summer ses sions. It may be obtained! at hio office, room 3, in the basement of Oregon building.
