ASUO Hunts for Local Talent —See page 4 Dance? Webfoots Get a Chance! —See col. 5 VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUQENE, THURSDAY, OCT. 19. 1944 NUMBER If) ‘Barrymore’ Vogler To Star In Guild Play By JEAN LAWRENCE “ ‘Four score and 10,000,000 years ago our fore-fathers brought forth upon this continent a spark of life . . and then comes the flood.” ->-Louis Vogler, who has played a lamebrained cop, inebriated stock broker, great lover, and now Adam, or more specifically Mr. Antrobus in “The Skin of Our Teeth,” slouched at bay wcxiinu cl ali ay rjiueidiu rinu liiuu to go back to sleep. We asked him which of his four above-mentioned parts on the Uni versity theater stage caused the greatest strain on his dramatic prowess. He thought strain was a good word. After straining for some minutes he replied that the drunk stockbroker in “Dark Victory” last winter term took the most work. He liked best the part of Dion Anthony in spring term’s “The Qpeat God Brown.” “I died in the second act!” Disillusioned Louis “Barrymore” Vogler stated the facts of his life in a broken, sorrowful voice. He comes from Klamath Falls and he's a music major. He drove a logging truck at Fort Klamath this summer. We asked him if he'd gone out for dramatics in high school. “I was smarter in high school than in col lege—no,” was the reply. “What I truthfully think about ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ couldn’t be printed, but don’t tell people that we want them to buy tickets,” he leered, in sotto. “The best line in the play ? ‘After experience has taught me . . . ’ because it's the last line I say. Come to the play and find out what I’m supposed to mean!” ;*Y “ Red Cross Room To Open Saturday Soldiers, sailors, and marines are still in need of bandages in the hospitals and on the battlefronts, and every University woman will have the opportunity to help make svlfcgical dressings for the armed forces when the Red Cross room in Gerlinger reopens Saturday. Dorothy Rasmussen, surgical dressings chairman of the campus Red Cross chapter under the aus pices of the war board, announced Wednesday that the room on the third floor of Gerlinger will be cpen from 9 to 12 on Saturday morning. All University women are ex (Please turn to page four) LOUIS VOGLER As Air. Antrobus: “Four score and . . Truman Speech Reassures DEMOS Of 1944 Victory Senator Harry S. Truman. Democratic vice-presidential can didate, addressed Eugene towns people and University students from the platform of his train Wednesday afternoon. Concerning Truman’s appear ance, Elmer Sahlstrom, president of the campus Young Democrats club, said, “I was reassured by see ing Mr. Truman; he is definitely a man of presidential caliber.” “Mr. Truman is not a politician, but a plain, ordinary, down-to earth American citizen; he is a typical farmer and business man. His talk to the crowd which wel comed him today was straightfor ward, from the shoulder, no gen eralities, but plain facts about the coming election.” ! Paper for Salvage Drive Offered by Alum Office Doris Hack, acting alumni secretary, announced Wednesday that 100 pounds of magazines and papers will be given to the first house calling for the sal vage. Houses are asked not to call for waste paper before !) o’clock. I Reception To Honor Faculty Acting President Orlando J. Hollis and Mrs. Hollis will be hosts to members of the faculty recep tion in Alumni hall of Gerlinger at 8:30 tonight. New members of the faculty will be honored. Introducing the guests to the receiving line will be Dr. Earl M. Pallett, registrar. Next in line will be: Mr. and Mrs. Hollis, Chancel lor and Mrs. Frederick M. Hunter, and Dr. and Mrs. Burt Brown Barker of Portland. Dr. Barker is vice-president of the University. Mrs. Murray Warner, Mrs. O. F. Stafford, Mrs. Philip A. Parsons, Mrs. Timothy Cloran, and Mrs. Virgil D. Earl will pour. Heads of houses will assist in serving, and Miss Brownell Frasier will take care of decorations. Miss Mabel A. Wood and Mrs. Genevieve Turnip seed are in charge of the dining room, and Mrs. Earl M. Pallett, the reception room. Assisting Mrs. Earl M. Pallett will be Mrs. W. S. Averill, Mrs. Dan E. Clark, Mrs. Anson B. Cor nell, Mrs. L. S. Cressman, Mrs. R. E. Cushman, Mrs. W. A. Dahl berg, Miss Brownell Frasier, Mrs. James H. Gilbert, Mrs. H. S. Hoy man, Mrs. J. R. Jewell, Miss Gladys Kerlee, Mrs. Theodore Kratt, Miss Clarice Krieg, Mrs. A. H. Kunz, Dr. Edna Landros, Mrs. J. Orville Lindstrom, Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, Mrs. Marion F. McClain, Mrs. Ernest G. Moll, Mrs. E. H. Moore, Mrs. Victor P. Mor ris, Mrs. A. F. Moursund, Mrs. Will V. Norris, Mrs. H. G. Town send. Mrs. George S. Turnbull, Mrs. Harry B. Yocom, Mrs. Karl W. On thank, Mrs. Hazel Schwering, and Mrs. Howard R. Taylor. Kwamas Tap Member Elizabeth Gilmore, Gamma Phi Beta, was tapped for Kwa ma, sophomore women’s honor ary, during the dinner hour yes terday. Men’s Smoker Draws Ratio of200 to 2; BINFSAOMUO Mystery Is Revealed About 200 University men stu dents and faculty members—and two women — witnessed an hour and a half of boxing and musical entertainment at the men’s smoker held last night in McArthur court. The secret of the BINFSAO MUO, the committee which spon sored the affair, was revealed by George Luoma, junior in law, who was chairman of the “mystery1’ committee. The name for which the letters stand was declared to be the “Benevolent, Independent, Nttipolitical, Fraternal, and Social Associated Order of the Manpower of the University of Oregon.’’ Four boxing and two wrestling matches made up the fight pro gram, which was climaxed by the first-round technical knockout vic tory of Bob “Irish" Runyan over Bob Caviness, in a bout that had been scheduled to go ten rounds. Runyan belted Caviness to the canvas no less than three times, and although the latter came back gamely and finished the round, the referee stopped the fight. In the other boxing bouts Ray Morrison and Dick Stonebreaker, went to a fast draw; Hal Ford and Bert Bowman slugged it out for another draw; and Sid Ainsworth took a third match from Bob Davis by forfeit when Davis’ leg, which he had injured previously, forced him to withdraw. In the wrestling Steve Dippel and Harv Humphries pulled and hauled at each other for a three round no-fall draw, and Ken Chap man took the second match from Elliot Hasson by winning the only fall called. Lou Cotten refereed the matches, and Bob Moran officiated as mas ter of ceremonies. Yells and music by a. student swing combination rounded out the program. The two women who crashed '.he event were apprehended and ele vated to a position on the platform from which they fled during the excitement later in the evening. ‘Commando’ Ashton To Hi-light Assemdly The life of a British commando will be described to Univer sity of Oregon students this morning at 11 a.m. in McArthur court by Major Frank Peter Ashton, ’27. His talk is entitled “D-Day and After With the British Forces.’’ The former mem ber of Mountbatten’s staff in Asia, is scheduled to be intro duced by acting President Orlando John Hollis. A vocal solo oy Kose /.cna Latta with Betty Taylor as accompanist will make up the musical portion of the assembly. Major Ashton entered the Royal artillery as a captain at the start of the war, after giving up plans for a medical career, but was transferred to the commandos. With the commandos he saw action in Algiers, a landing in Sicily, and later was appointed to an advisory position to Lord Louis Mountbat ten in Southeast Asia. Major Ashton gained battle ex perience fighting through the Tunisian campaign with the 78th division, after landing in Algiers. A direct bomb hit sank the war ship carrying him to a landing in Sicily. Because of his experience and training, Major Ashton was sent to join the Southeast Asia command staff as a naval bom bardment adviser, after he became a major in 1943. Major Ashton is touring the United States under the auspices of the British government. He is scheduled to speak to the Eugene Chamber of Commerce Friday. First House jin War Drive To Receive $5 Five dollars worth of records will reward the house which con tributes the most paper to the sal vage drive Friday and Saturday, the war board decided Wednesday. To the two houses whose yields rank next, will go phonograph rec ords worth $3 and $2. The war board chairman in each house should see that newspapers and magazines are collected in his house, and tied in bundles. Coeds are encouraged to collect waste paper from private homes in order to swell their contributions. Bundles must be placed on front porches of campus living organ izations so that they may be. picked up after 4 p.m. Friday, October 20, or on Saturday. Bibbits Strong and Florence Hintzen, co-chairmen of the sal vage committee of the war board, will appoint a committee to stafl the trucks. 'Smoke Jumper' to Talk Tonight at Westminster Experiences in combating forest fires will be related tonight by William Walfon, smoke jumper, at 8 in Westminster house. Mr. Walfon explained the term ‘‘smoke jumper” as a man who parachutes from planes to fight forest fires, and he has promised to inform the group of a few of his unique activities in this capacity. Oregana Pix I’hi Gamma Delta house and Gamma hall are scheduled to have their Oregana pictures taken at Kennell-Ellis studies today. I 113 Candidates To Compete In Elections Nine candidates for the freshman position and four for the junior position on the ISA executive cabi net will compete in Friday's elec tion. Aspirants for the freshman post are Gloria Smith, Barba a Wells, Dorothy Fowler, Beverly Main, Geneva Davis, Margaret Griffiths, Betsy West, Gwen Car ter, and Joe Chiaramonte. Tbo junior position is sought by June Fine, Catherine Crombie, Barba a Fossen, and R. Kay Hoover, Jr. Balloting will be in the Co-op from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. Friday with ISA senators acting as poll clerfcu. All independent students are eli gible to vote. The plan to have unaffiliated Independents choose their ISA sen ators in this election has be* n abandoned. Groups of unaffiliates, organized by Irvin Webb, are se lecting their representatives by petition. Carey Orchestra To Play At Dance Webfoots will be given their fir«t tangible opportunity to show their stuff at a dance Saturday night October 21, at Gerlinger had. Kwama, sophomore women’s hon orary, and Skull and Dagger, sophomore men’s honorary, will join forces to present an all-cam pus “Hello” dance with the music of George Carey and his orchestra. Although belated, the “Hello” theme will be carried out by the I decoration committee and "short, silks” will be the rule for women. I During the dance, from 9 to IJ j p.m., Skull and Dagger will top j five new members. I Anyone desiring “date informa tion” may have his or her problem solved by the date committee, com posed of Jean Watson, Barbar a ! Pearson, Russ Monahan, and Bob |Bissett, appointed for this pur ! pose. Admission to the “Hello” dance will be $1.20 per couple, in cluding tax. Mosby Again To Head Campbell Club Co-op Jerry Mosby was re-elect* it president of Campbell club coop by unanimous vote at a meeting of the organization held Monday, October 16. Other officers elected are as fol lows: Robert Rose, vice-president; Lloyd Stutsman, secretary; Brine Market], re-elected social chairman; | James Beyer, house manager; Don I aid White, ISA senator; Dick ! Tretheway and Gordon Croell, board members at large.