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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1944)
ZmeAcdat Woman'i Independence is Realism Everyone talks about realism now. You cannot pick up a newspaper without noticing that someone has made a speech about world realism, political realism, or economic realism. The brief rennaissance of abstract values died again when someone shut off the Four Freedoms propa ganda. There is need for greater candor in our regard of things, we are told by Those-Who-Say-They-Know. So, being busy and wide-awake coeds, we follow the trend of the times and refuse to waste time on the forms of things, the vague ideas. Instead we want to know what it is we are being told and why we should enter the activities that upperclassmen and roommates and People-In-Charge of-Orientating-Freshmen push us towards. Today, for instance, the \ Y\ CA is giving a “coke tail” party especially to acquaint new women with that organization. Most of you have heard about the " Y in your home towns. However, most of you will go to that party because the house activities chairman will put you on bread and water for three days if you don't sign up for an activity soon. That’s being realistic. Maybe there is another view of the picture. Maybe you will go to the party and drink your “coke-tails” and eat your cookies with the idea that you are not only having fun but that you would like to join this friendly group of girls—work with them and play with them. Maybe then you will realize how nice it would be to gather around that big fireplace on rainy afternoons to work on plans for social affairs, community service pro jects, projects for servicemen, etc. The party is this afternoon from 4 to 5 o'clock. Joan Dolph, “Y” president, and Lois Greenwood, executive secretary, have both extended their open invitations to all new girls. Martha Thorsland has arranged an inter esting entertainment program. And everyone on the campus is curious about the just-new booklet, “How to be Red Hot Good” written especially for you by Jo D. At the party you will be told of the actual benefits you and members all over the world are getting through the Young refreshing smartness for every occasion Doris Dodson and Joan Miller for the chick chick crowd. All in all a showing of glamorous and gay fashions in dresses and jacket cos tumes. You will admire the prices. 7.95 to 14.95 “Y" program. The service projects of the organization will he explained. There you will be told how you can help by joining- in the membership drive which starts Friday. That's being realistic. AYhat the upperclassmen and roommates tell you doesn't mean everything. AYhat you find out for yourself does. So be realistic, Miss Freshman of 1944; go to the "A"' party and see what you can discover. Mortar Board President Handles UO Propaganda She’s a small girl with short bronzed hair and when yon see her the first time she doesn’t impress you as being a striking person in any sense of the word. It is only after you have talked to her that you realize the president of Mortar Board and the student director of the Oregon federation is a woman with flavor and poise and a definite sense of awareness. Kappa Kappa Gamma Gerd Han sen was born in Norway not much more than twenty years ago. Life there was pastoral. It was idyllic. She played in the big garden with her little twin" sisters and spent long sunny afternoons chasing butterflies around the haystacks. Until she was eleven she went to the one-roomed white country school in which—when classes were not in session—the neighbors’ chickens pecked around the floor. Evidently Gerd learned her les sons well, however, because when she went to school in Marshfield, Oregon, she turned up at the head of several classes, won innumer able honors, and registered four years ago at the University of Ore gon with a four-year Aaron Frank scholarship in her hands. Terrific Trip But that is ahead of the story. Gerd Hansen came to America with her mother to join Mr. Han sen in Marshfield. The trip across the Atlantic, Gerd remembers, “was terrific; we were all seasick and it lasted nine days.” The liner Bergensfjord docked in New York and the family traveled by train across the continent. “The prairies and coal towns impressed me especially,” Miss Hansen remarked, curling her feet up on the daven port in the third floor room in the Kappa house. Newspapers in her hometown in Norway carried the story of Gerd winning the Aaron Frank scholar ship. She has a large white scrap book filled with photographs, let ters and clippings about her high school and college activities. When she first came to school Gerd lived a term in Hendricks hall, then pledged Kappa, began to work on drives and committees—and from then on the rest of the story is that of any Oregon BWOC. Kwa ma in her sophomore year, Phi Theta Upsilon the next, and now she is a senior and the first lady of Mortar Board. Oregon Federation Most important feature in her record to date is the directorship of the Oregon federation. This is a student organization whose purpose is to acquaint high school students and Oregon townspeople with the University. It is propaganda in the legitimate sense. With Doris Hack, acting alumni secretary, as adviser, Gerd traveled through the state stopping at most DANCING EVERY SAT. NIGHT with Art Holman and his Orchestra EUGENE HOTEL MARTIN, FULJHAM and VAN ALLEN WINDOW CLEANERS Phone 660 of the towns along the route carry ing on an energetic UO “boosting” campaign. Miss Hansen officially terms it an orientation program and considering the large number of freshmen that registered last week, her stumping efforts were successful. Gerd is an English major and reports that she enjoyed her Eng STAFF coeditor marguerite wittwer clothes commentator phyl perkins connoisseur dodie yankovitch iish and history courses all throut a i J r : school very much. Now she also indicates interest in philosophy ; and since this summer, is quite enthusiastic a bout swimming classes. The story behind that ■' well known on the campus. Ge’d and her sister were swimming near Marshfield; they were caught by a current in the tide and swevt out to sea. Both the girls nearly drowned but were rescued by coa11 guardsmen and artificial respiSfa | tion saved the sister, but. we think, , Cord's enthusiasm about the boor t | ing saved her. Flaying Second Fiddle "Well,” is Gerd’s opinion, "liic (Please /urn to pane four) DANCING f:very sat. night with Art Holman and his Orchestra EUGENE HOTEL MONTGOMERY WARD= II BF T©U WANT A SWEATER, Y©H WANT AND MORE THAN THAT . . . FOR YOUR SCHOOL WARDROBE SOFT AS DOWN—ALL WOOL 98 CAROL BRENTS FOR FALL! Ever feel the coziness of a soft, downy quilt? That’s just what these Carol Brent sweaters will remind you of. Carol Brents are made of All Wool—so soft and finely woven, you’ll love wearing the sweat ers for their texture alone. But besides, they look os lovely as they feel! Choose a slipon or cardigan style. Pink, cherry, blue, greeny purple, brown. (Cardigans, i) 34-40. SPORTSWEAR . . . MEZZANINE 1059 Willamette Phone 4200