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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1944)
s merald Meeting | :30 Tonight —See Column 2 1 Duck Tracks : ^ For Sports Fans —See Page 4 VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1944 NUMBER 4 Churches Set Pun Night Friday night, September 29, has been designated as “Church Night” for all University students and others interested. An annual event for the purpose of acquainting stu dents with persons from the church of their preference, this year’s church night will offer “bigger and better” entertainment. Strictly informal and planned for fun and frolic, this fall festival of gaiety and friend-making has become a tradition at U. of O. Church night takes on various aspects at the several churches. Rev. E. S. Bartlam of St. Mary’s Episcopal church, corner of 13th and Pearl, announces Sherwood Forest of Robin Hood’s day as their general theme. A sylvan back ground with bows, arrows and ye olde cold drink keg will be on hand, he emphasized. “If the students re member the “Mexicala Cabaret” of last year, they'll not omit Sher wood forest from their lists this year.” Westminster house at 1414 Kin caid plans a gala evening of games, dancing, refreshments and music for church night. Entertainment is listed as a "Surprise Theme.” On the edge of the campus, the house provides a good starting place for a!*r'evening of fun and enjoyment. News of other churches and their plans is yet to be announced. Wanted— One Delivery Boy All newspapers require a news boy and the Oregon Daily Emerald is no exception. A desperate call has gone out for someone wishing to earn $1.25 a day delivering papers to the houses on the campus so that coeds, and boys too, may read their Emerald' at breakfast and carry it to classes for last-minute scanning. Last year the job was done by bicycle, and lasted about an hour. (Just ask the business manager wife has been forced to take over as newsboy until someone volun teers.) Another vital staff member needed is a mail clerk to handle the extensive mailing list. ASTP Men to Teach ROTC Drill Classes Members of the pre-profes sional army group 0n the cam pus will be in charge of the KOTC drill classes on Thursday, said Major C. C. Woodbury, in structor of the army specialized training unit, yesterday. Before the various reserves were called into active duty, the members of Scabbard and Blade, military honorary, instructed the drill. Emeraldites Meet Tonight George Turnbull, Emerald ad viser and acting dean of the journalism school, will speak on the history and different phases of The Emerald tonight in room 105 Journalism building. All stu dents interested in working in any department of The Emerald are invited. The editorial staff and business manager will be in troduced, and after the meeting, workers will be given the oppor tunity to sign up in the fields of their chief interests. Breakfast in. any living organ ization usually consists of a hurried cuppa, coffee, maybe toast and bacon or an egg, incognito—but always—The Emerald; that is, if the 8 o’clock-class-conscious fresh men are downstairs by 7:55 and wide awake enough to grasp the headlines. And in most of these groups, there is usually one quietly sleep dazed individual who greedily scans the third and fourth pages to find the “story I wrote.’’ He probably stayed up the night be fore, ’way past the witching hour helping to put The Emerald to bed, or else studying some lesson, for gotten in an effort to meet a dead line. His life on the paper—spent in contacting all kinds of people, pecking out copy at all times of the day and night, writing heads, reading copy, setting stories, and his secret anguish when some brainchild turns up in holdover— is little known to those “on the outside,” but almost all their ac tions are known to him. The peculiar makeup of this legendary figure has never been fathomed, but a tingling in the fingertips for the touch of the (Please turn to page two) Coeds Invade Men’s Dormitories As'GI’s Disappear from Campus Campus dormitories, which were filled last year with soldier students, are now accommodating, almost to capacity, civilian students. John Straub hall, Susan Campbell hall, Hendricks hall, Mary Spiller hall, and several fraternity houses are being ue»ed. However except for the present continuation of Laurel lodge, no women are staying in fraternity houses. Tiie Tin uamma ueita nouse accommodates 38 men; Kappa Sig ma, 46; and Sigma Nu, 20. Addi tional men, 9 of them civilians and 27 of them soldier students, are living in Mary Spiller hall. Camp bel club, cooperative organization for men, has 25 members, and ex pects several more. Women students in the respec tive halls of John Straub total as follows: Gamma, 42; Sherry Ross, 31; Sigma, 34; Alpha, 51; Zeta, 40, and Omega, 36. Susan Camp bell club, cooperative organization t^ere are 90 in Hendricks. Sororities have the following memberships: Alpha Chi Omega, 46; Alpha Delta Pi, 42; Alpha Gamma Delta, 36; Alpha Omicron Pi; 31; Alpha Phi, 36; Alpha Xi Delta, 17; Chi Omega, 43; Delta Delta Delta, 38; Delta Gamma, 46; Gamma Phi Beta, 42; Kappa Alpha Theta, 46; Kappa Kappa Gamma, 42; Pi Beta Phi, 43; and Sigma Kappa, 29. Membership in the four women’s cooperative houses is as follows: Highland, 30; Hilyard, 39; Rebec, 20; and University, 38. In addition to students living on the campus, at least fifty have petitioned to live in rooming houses or with householders. Speech Department Expands Three Houses Top Season Tickets Drive First living organization to reach 100 per cent in the drive for the sale of athletic cards for bas ketball games was Alpha Gamma Delta, Gerd Hansen, chairman of the sales, has announced. They will receive $20 in cash for the purchase of phonograph records. Next to participate 100 per cent in the sale were the Delta. Delta Delta and Alpha Chi Omega sor orities. The two houses ranking second in the sale will receive $10 each, and the next three will receive $5. The chairman for the first house wins $10, the next two $5, and the last three will be awarded $3 apiece. Although the basketball season does not begin until winter term, the ticket drive will continue this term. A season ticket costs $4.80, while all games paid for individ ually would cost $12.40. The season tickets may be used for eight pre conference games and eight con ference games. Republicans Plan Wednesday Meet The Young Republican club will met Wednesday evening at 7:30 in the men’s lounge in Ger linger hall. All are invited re gardless of age. A campus chair man will be elected at that time. Clinic Acquires Audiometer; Program Extends Facilities Since many speech impediments are caused by the student’s failure to hear sounds correctly, the speech department bus invested in an audiometer, to test reactions to certain sounds of those with faulty speech, W. A. Dahlberg, head of the speech department, has announced. The machine will be used in connection with the speech and hearing clinic, operated by Flying Squadorn Tells Y News Receiving- special emphasis this year in the annual YWCA mem bership drive is the national aspect. Membership cards, still being sold for one dollar, will serve as letters of introduction for the bearer to any YWCA organization in the United States. Publicizing the drive and the freshman party, a flying speech squadron directed by Pat McCor mack visited all campus living or ganizations yesterday during the noon and dinner hours. Members of the squad were: Roberta Baxter, Wando Lou Payne, Elizabeth House, Joy Willard, Mary De Grace. Miss Lois Greenwood, YWCA secretary, expressed the hope that all freshman girls and any other interested women on the campus would accept the open invitation to the party. “The YW is anxious to meet all you new girls and we welcome you to come Thursday to meet the YW and become acquaint (Please turn to page two) New YWCA Secretary Formerly Oregon BWOC Lois Greenwood, the new YWCA secretary replacing Mrs. Elizabeth DeCou, has already planned a full program of activ ities to start off the current YWCA year. Following the fresh man tea Thursday, the annual membership drive will begin Friday and continue for a week, the climax of which will be a recognition service of the new members. Concerning the Springfield Busses Change Schedule The Springfield bus schedule has been changed. Busses will now leave 5th and Willamette Tor the University 9, 24, 34, and 54 min utes past the hour; from the Uni versity to town on the hour, and 11, 30, and 41 minutes past the hour. The University loop and Fair mount loop schedules are un changed. Vesper Choir Tryouts Set Thursday, Friday Auditions for membership in the University Vesper choir will be held this week, according to an announcement made by Helen Luvaas, director of the choir. All girls who are interested in becoming members of the choir, and all former members of the choir, should appear for a try out on Thursday evening between 7 and 9 or on Friday afternoon between 4 and 5:30. The audi tions will be held in the social room on the third floor of Ger linger hall. drive, miss ureenwooa. said, "we are hoping for as great or greater number of girls this year to join, but most of all we want a larger active membership.” A 21 club for girls who are inter ested in talking over the issues of the coming election, regardless of whether or not they are old enough to vote will be discussed. The Girl Reserves programs, advised by YWCA members, is also underway! The luncheon club for girls who want a place to eat their lunch has just begun and is available for all freshmen and new girls who care to take advantage of it. Miss Greenwood was very active in the University YWCA when she was a senior, acting as vice presi dent of the organization. Before coming to the campus in her pres ent capacity, she worked in Chi cago with the students of four city colleges. Previous to this she traveled about the country visiting the various youth organizations in the churches. The new executive secretary was not only prominent in the YWCA while at Oregon, but served as president of Mortar Board, be longed to Alpha Xi Delta sorority, and was a member of Phi Theta Upsilon and Phi Chi Theta, busi ness administration honorary. the speech department, to give in struction to potential workers ux the field of defective speech ai'cl to aid in the treatment of speech defects. The clinic is one of the lesser* known branches of the University speech and dramatic arts depart ment, which includes also rad-o, stage productions, and sympos iums. This department now fills a vital role for students interested in curricular and extra-curricular ac tivities, whose aspect, because of war conversions, has been changed, Dahlberg pointed out, showing con siderable sympathy toward the si in dents who cannot find sufficient energy outlets in their day-to-day classroom assignments. Dahlberg stressed the advant ages of the Theater guild, organ ized last year under the direction of Horace Robinson, then actio head of the drama division, whie opened the field of stagecraft to all students. Previously, only upper division students were allowed to take part in dramatic productions. “Elements of Acting,” a course offered only since last fall, pro vides university credit for partici pation in a play, and is based on the amount and value of work in volved. V Ji Every radio course is filled to capacity this year. Headed by Ken neth Scott Wood, assistant profes sor of speech, this division pro vides facilities to instruct the be ginner in the mechanics, law ai'd fundamentals of radio work, with a view to presenting short broad casts later. Under the symposium program, students conduct research on topics of statewide interest, develop panel discussion groups, and then, in winter or spring term, tour the state, addressing various interest* d organizations and audiences. Creel it is given for actual time devoted «.o speaking. “Anyone interested in any of these activities should contact the special adviser in that field,” Mr, Dahlberg advised. ASUO Prexy to Speak At Freshmen Meeting All freshmen are invited to at tend the first meeting of an ad campus freshman discussion group at 4 p.m. Thursday at Westminster house. Purpose of the meeting is to form a nucleus for a group whi< h will discuss problems of freshmeP, the various activities open to the" and general questions the stude. c? may desire to take up. Audrey Holliday will preside over the first session, which will be open to all freshmen. The meeting will last only a short time in order to give students an opportunity lo attend other activities. Future meetings will have speak ers requested by the students. Mi-J, Jim Bryant Will act as adviser.