Jam Reappears
For Breakfast
—See page 2
Painting Exhibit
Described
See col. 3
VOLUME XLVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCT. 20, 1944
NUMBER ::i
Religious Council, ASUO to Sponsor
Series of Conferences; All Students
Invited to Luncheon Next Week
A series of conferences on “The
Meaning of the Christian Faith,”
Recommended by the ASUO execu
tive council and sponsored by the
Student Religious council, will be
gin with a luncheon for all stu
dents in Alumni hall Thursday
October 26.
According to Dr. R. E. Cushman,
faculty adviser, and Marty Beard,
general chairman, the purpose of
the conference is not to inspire,
evangelize, or to obtain commit
ments. It is to present the specific
State Board
Will Discuss
UO Problems
Continuation of the canvass for
a president for the University of
Oregon, plans for the purchase of
foreign printed books, and land
purchases for the new building
program are among the topics
which probably will be considered
at the next meeting of the state
board of higher education Tues
day, October 24, Chancellor Fred
erick M. Hunter said this week.
Another nominee for the presi
dency will meet with consultant
groups of the state system. He is
the dean of the college of liberal
arts of a large university in the
midwest, Dr. Hunter said.
As the war in Europe draws to
a close, more books printed in for
eign countries will be available.
The University is particularly in
terested in securing these books,
according to the chancellor, and
the library committee, headed by
Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett, is
expected to report on the possibil
ities of such purchases.
Because of an increase of 6 per
cent in enrollment in institutions
higher learning in the state and
recent vacancies, several instruc
tors ,will probably be appointed.
Included in this year’s enrollment
are 4,809 students.
Other committees that Dr.
Hunter expects to report are the
unified administration committee
on the unified program, and the
experimental station committee,
with the finance committee, on
plans for improving the quality of
livestock and for the further ex
pansion of the stations.
Reports on the progress in pur
chasing land for the new building
program for both the University
of Oregon and Oregon State college
may be given by the building,
founds, and capital outlay com
mittee. R. E. Kleinsorge heads this
group.
Committee meetings are sched
uled for Monday in Portland.
UP War Correspondent
Caswell to Give Talk
United Press War Correspondent
Don Caswell will speak to the sen
ior editing class at the regular
class period at 9 a.m. today.
Caswell, a graduate of the Uni
versity, is covering the war in the
Southwest Pacific.
All other students or faculty
$&i-mbers wishing to sit in on the
class are invited, George Turnbull,
acting dean of the journalism
school, announced.
content of the Christian religion in
an orderly and formal fashion, and
to let Christianity express itself
through prominent representatives
of it.
Two weeks ago the campus re
ligious council gave a dinner at the
Eugene hotel to which represen
tative students were invited to help
organize and promote the confer
ence.
Invitations were sent to: Audrey
Holliday, Edith Newton, Phyllis
Horstman, Leslie Brocklebank,
George Luoma, Harry Skerry, Joan
Dolph, Marty Beard, Lois Clause,
president of the council, Charles
Politz, and Dr. Cushman.
It was decided that the confer
ence would take place October 26,
! November 2, and November 9. The
program for each day includes a
luncheon meeting, afternoon for
um, and an evening dessert session.
At the luncheons all students
will meet in Alumni hall in Ger
linger. The noon session will be
over in time to allow students to
attend their 1 o'clock classes.
The evening dessert session,
starting at 6:30, will conclude be
Men Selected
To Sell Bonds
Versus OSC
Ed Allen, junior in liberal arts,
and Bob Moran, freshman in lib
eral arts, have been appointed co
chairmen of the campus 6tli war
loan drive, Carol Wicke, chairman
of the war board, announced Thurs
day.
Featuring competition with Ore
gon State college, the drive is
tentatively set for November 6 to
11. An ASUO exchange assembly
with the U. of O.’s Corvallis rivals
is being planned.
Last year the University was
able to contribute $230,360 to the
war bond drive, but “we’ll beat
that record this year,” said Miss
Wicke.
fore 7:45 in order to enable those
attending to hear the concert given
by the Eugene Civic Music associa
tion at McArthur court at 8:15
p.m. Thursday.
The chairmen for the series an
nounced yesterday are: Joan Dolph,
promotion; Charlotte Calder,
luncheon, Betty Lou Cramer, after
noon sessions; Leslie Brockelbank,
and Sally Spies, evening sessions;
and Marguerite Wittwer, publicity.
Most Effort
In Red Cross
To Merit Cup
Living organizations are to com
pete against each other in lied
Cross activities, it was announced
Thursday by Sally Spiess, chair
man of the University chapter.
A point system, by which the
winner of the cup will be deter
mined, is being used this year.
“It is tlie responsibility of every
house on the campus to see that
it has a large turnout at the re
opening of the center in Gerlinger,
on Saturday morning from 9 to 12.
This is not just a local problem,
but one of world consequence,”
Mrs. Spiess said.
A plea lias been made to the
houses that they make this not
just a freshman “requirement,” but
a 100 per cent house activity.
Inexperienced girls will be
trained in surgical dressings by
qualified instructors. More instruc
tors are needed.
Scrap Paper Collection
Slated This Afternoon
Making the rounds of all cam
pus living organizations this after
noon, a. truck will pick up bundles
of scrap paper.
Each house should have its con
tribution ready by 3 p.m., to com
pete for prizes of phonograph rec
ords, and help in this vital war
drive.
Works of Presen t Day
Painters Represented
In Art School Display
By M. BROWNLEE
The exhibit of contemporary American painters now on
display at the art school is not a survey of American painting,
but is, rather, a partial reply to the common question, “What
are American painters doing today?’’ The exhibit consists of
representative works of 12 young American artists who are
still in the stage of development.
In studying these paintings, ob-.
servers must understand that the
works are the products of the
20th century and that most of the
pictures were painted within the
last decade. Thus, they are the off
spring of turbulent, emotional
times—times which would natur
ally make an impression on the
artist. Also, most of these painters
are of the abstract school, which
places them under no obligation to
the representation dogma, nor to
literal reality.
Perhaps the most easily under
stood would be the six works of
Sidney Lampman. Greens and
browns predominate, with trees
end buildings in these simple land
scape paintings. But next to Lamp
man’s works' is a picture by Arshile
Gorky, done in color crayon and
pencil. Another of Gorky’s is done
in crayon, pencil, and ink the ink
adding extra body.
Morris Graves, an Oregon native
son, is represented by his ‘‘Bird
and Mist” and the ‘‘Unnamed
Bird.” "Bird and Mist”—a white
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WAA Offers Fun, Food
For UO Women Tonight
Fun night, sponsored by the
WAA, will be held at 7:30 tonight
in Gerlinger. Girls may take part
in a bridge volleyball tournament,
swimming, shuffleboard, and ping
pong. Cokes will be on sale.
Mary Alice Lawson, president of
the athletic association, will be
assisted by several hostesses to
make sure it is an evening of fun.
Miss Oregon
Contestants
Vie Monday
Final competition among Uni
versity women for the title of Miss
Lane county will begin Monday,
October 23, at the McDonald thea
ter, it was announced yesterday by
Harold Wyatt, manager of the
theater. The McDonald theater and
the Eugene junior chamber of com
merce are co-sponsoring the Lane
county contest.
Ralph Newman, Eugene business
man, will be master of ceremonies
at the nightly contests, which will
feature five coeds each evening
from Monday through Friday. The
final winner will be chosen Friday
evening from winners of the pre
ceding nights. The five girls sched
uled to appear on Monday night
are: Betty Johnson, Alpha Orai
cron Pi; Yvonne Prather, Delta
Gamma; Sallic Carter Timmons,
Gamma Phi Beta; Maxine Cady,
Gamma Phi Beta; and Sue Welch,
Alpha Phi.
KORE, Eugene radio station, has
promised that any girl entered in
the contest, may have a recording
made at the studio of her par
ticular number. The studio has also
announced that they will make an
entire recording of the finalists on
Friday night.
Miss Lane County will be the
guest of the Congress hotel in
Portland during the statewide
finals. She will be sent to Portland
by the Eugene junior chamber of
commerce. She will be entertained
while there by Jack Matlack, ad
vising director and manager of the
Broadway theater, Portland.
Independent Students
Elections Today, Co-op
ISA elections will be held in
the Co-op today from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Candidates for freshman
representative on the executive
cabinet are: Gloria Smith, Bar
bara Wells, Dorothy Fowler,
Beverly Main, Geneva Davis,
Margaret Griffiths, Betsy West,
Gwen Carter, and Joe Chiara
monte; for junior representative,
June Fine, Catherine Crombie,
Barbara Fossen, and R. Kay
Hoover, Jr.
Food, Kappas
Bai t Bri tish Major
Into Dinner Date
Kappas were there first with an
invitation to dinner and food being
food and the Kappas being Kap
pas, Major Peter Ashton lifted one
straight dark eyebrow and grac
iously accepted.
The Kappas receded into the mob
and the mob pressed forward to
engulf the tall and oh-so-handsome
British officer who lounged on the
steps of the platform in McArthur
court with an easy hands-in-the
pockets - leaning - on - the - mantlc
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"Hello” Ball
Scheduled
For Ducks
Students with an eye to the 1 i
ture and social tendencies are in-*
vited to attend the annual “Hello’’
dance at Gerlinger hall from 9 pan.
to 12, October 21. Plans for tb«
dance are being formulated 'ly
Kwarna and Skull and Dagger,
sophomore women’s and men's
honoraries, under the direction of
“Butch” Leckie and Nick Wedd-o,
respective presidents.
The executive council has re
marked that they “are very
pleased that Kwarna and Skull ai «*
Dagger are taking the initiative :n
presenting the first all-camp.
dance of the term. The result of
this affair will more or less deter
mine the future course in present
ing dances on the campus through
out the year.” Considering this
fact, Webfeet are urged to attend
enmasse.
Music will be provided by George
Carey and his five-piece orches
tra, and the “Hello” theme will be
carried out by the decorating com
mittee. Students with date prob
lems may bring them to the date
committee, composed of Jean Wat
son, Barbara ^Pearson, Russ Mona
han, and Bob Bissett. Tickets for
the dance are available at the
men’s living organizations for $1.0
a couple, including tax.
With five remaining members on.
the campus this year. Skull amt
Dagger will “tap” five more men
at the dance.
Mines, Weather
Hinder Invasion
Relates Major
By MARGUERITE WITTYYER
With the casual, tweedy ease of
a British man-who-rides-to-houndu
and the a-little-bit-shy boyish
frankness that appealed to his pre
dominantly feminine audience, INI a-,
jor Peter Ashton described his ad
ventures on D-Day and after at the
ASUO assembly Thursday.
Traveling in the United States
under the auspices of the British
information service, Major Ashton
gave what Acting President Or
lando John Hollis later defined ;.0
“a graphic account” of his expedi
ences as a British commando in a
series of anecdotes.
The major joined the planning
staff for D-Day last March. Ti e
invasion itself, he said, was “ratio r
unpleasant” with bad weather, ai
the men keyed to a high pitch >!’
tensity after months of extensive
training.
“At one place,” he related, “v.e
came across a section covered with
signs in German, indicating that
the area was mined. Our enginee r,
were unable to discover the mine •,
and later we learned that a high
German officer was making an in
spection tour of that area; the
local commandant had been behind,
time in completing his defenses
and had ordered the signs put up
to deceive the higher officer.”
“One day I was sitting in a mud
puddle (it’s a habit) having a
smoke when a German sergeant
came up and offered to show 1 t
something. We didn’t trust the
bloke but a couple of chaps and I
followed him with our revolve s
and he led us to the place wheo
he had just shot his superior ofi i
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