Holliday Explains
Activities to Freshmen
—See col. 2
Halfowe'en Party
For You Today
See col. 1
VOLUME XLVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, OCT. 31, 1944
NUMBER . »
BARBARA BENTLEY
Chosen Miss Lane County in final eliminations at the McDonald theater
last Friday night, this comely University miss will go to Portland
this weekend to compete for Miss Oregon honors.
*-v
Foreign Students Aid
WSSF Annual Drive
To Begin on Campus
HERE IT IS
The annual drive for the World
Student Service fund, which pro
vides direct relief for students and
professors who are victims of war,
will swing into motion on this cam
pus next week, announced Mar
guerite Wittwer, chairman, yester
day.
Miss Wittwer, formerly publicity
(ffkurman, -%iU replace Virginia
Beattie and. Russell Monahan, for
mer chairmen. Miss Beattie will
contribute her help on the advisory
council. The drive is sponsored by
the war board, the Student Re
ligious Council, and affiliated or
ganizations.
The following committee chair
men have been announced: Jo Ann
Whitson and Rene Hodson, posters;
Pat McFadden,, solicitor’s dinner;
Suzanne Hamilton, telephone;
Charlene Davidson, equipment; Vir
ginia Tomkins, exhibits; YMCA,
treasury. Miss Lois Greenwood of
the YWCA is adviser.
The positions of solicitor chair
man and publicity chairman arc
s#ll open to petitioning. The only
requirements are an eligibility slip
from either of the dean's offices.
(Please turn to page four)
Hallowe'en Party Given
In Browsing Room Today
A Hallowe’en party, given by
the House Librarians, wilt be
held in the library browsing
room at 4 p.m. today. Everyone
is invited to come. Entertain
ment and refreshments will be
provided. The reading of ghost
stories is planned for a part of
the entertainment by the enter
tainment committee. Members of
the entertainment committee are
Janet Tugraan, Phyllis Perkins,
and Eva Hedrick.
WHAT IS IT?
The World Student Service Fund
is organized under the War Relief
Activities of the European Student
Relief Fund, but it does not confine
its influence to Europe alone.
Students and professors in every
part of the world where war has
hindered the prograss of education
and scientific research, are given
aid and protection by the WSSF.
The WSSF provides help on an in
ternational, interracial, non-sectar
ian, non-political basis.
WSSF means “reconstruction
now,’’ in that through its efforts
students who would otherwise be
forced to terminate their studies
due to lack of funds, books, pro
fessors, and study space, are en
abled to continue work.
Leaders Saved
In many foreign countries the
present younger generation of po
tential academic and scientific
leaders would be lost to the world
unless help from outside sources
(Please turn to page four)
Holliday Speaks Today
On Freshmen Activities
Audrey Holliday, ASUO presi
dent, will discuss activities open
to freshmen at the Freshman Ac
tivities association meeting today,
4 to 5 p.m., at Westminster house.
Entertainment and refreshments
are planned to complete the pro
gram, according to Chairman
Deane Bond. All freshmen are in
vited to attend.
Bond announces that several
new committee appointments will
be revealed at the meting. Bob
Naper is vice president of the asso
ciation and Laura May Hoss is
secretary.
Dime Dinners Revived;
War Stamps on Menu
Webb Reports
On NEA Plans s
Set in Chicago
One of the most "forward-look
ing” steps in the history of the Na
tional Editorial association was
taken at the meeting of the ad
visory council when the decision
to create a weekly newspaper re
search and promotion bureau was
passed, reported Carl C. Webb,
professor of journalism, who re
turned to the campus Friday after
attending the conferences last
week in Chicago.
Mr. Webb, manager of the Ore
gon Newspaper Publishers’ asso
ciation, was elected to the board of
directors of the Newspaper Asso
ciation Managers.
In his trip east Mr. Webb was
accompanied by W. Verne McKin
ney, president of the National Edi
torial association and editor of the
Hillsboro (Oregon) Argue. ‘‘Con
siderable credit for the adoption of
the NEA plan,” said Webb, ‘‘should
be given to Mr. McKinney.”
The American Newspaper Pub
lishers association has for 15 years
had a bureau established to do re
search work and promote the daily
newspapers, explained Mr. Webb,
but there has been no coordinated
national program to serve the
weeklies, until the adoption of this
new NEA plan.
Kent Cooper, general manager of
the Associated Press, was one of
the main speakers at the confer
ences. He is the man responsible
for the resolution permitting world
(Please turn to page four)
Harry James?
By WILL LINDLEY
Having been besieged lately with
queries from local citizens who fre
quent the Saturday night dances
at the armory about the possibility
of Harry James bringing his band
to Eugene, we did a little checking,
with the following result.
The rumor was founded on fact.
James was booked to play here
late this month, but the agreement
was verbal, with no papers signed.
In the meantime James signed an
other deal with Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer, for whom he has already
made numerous films, to appear in
another picture, and thus was
forced to cancel his Pacific coast
tour.
Promoter of the dances, who also
handles such deals in Salem and
Corvallis, says he hopes James can
be brought here sometime in the
spring, but since he is greatly in
demand, even this is not a cer
tainty.
We have penned a note to H.
James himself, and expect to have
an answer soon, from which we
can get a more definite idea of his
plans for the West coast.
We shall also have a talk with
the promoter of these dances the
next time he’s in town, and see
what he’s lined up for the coming
month.
UO to Stage
Bond Show
In Portland
A Victory Center program, to be
■ given in Portland soon, will need
the help and talent of all the stu
dents on the campus, announced
Ed Allen and Bob Moran, co-chair
men of the War Bond drive.
Try-outs for all entertainment
will be held in the Gerlingcr gym
nasium on November 1 at 7:30.
Ideas for skits, songs, and other
numbers should be presented then,
and all persons with talent are
urged to attend.
The trip to Portland will be free
for those participating, and it is
hoped that this show of Oregon
talent will create a greater interest
in the coming Oregon vs. Oregon
State war bond contest.
Bureau Offers
Speaking Tour
Students who would like” to
speak about their particular talents
or experiences have been urged to
join the speakers bureau in a call
issued by W. A. Dahlberg, director
of speech and dramatic arts.
“The bureau is not to be con
fused with the symposium," Dahl
berg said. “It is composed of stu
dents who function individually,
rather than in a group.” The bu
reau, which was active last year,
sends speakers to different towns
in Oregon, and pays their traveling
expenses, he explained.
Dahlberg is especially anxious to
have veterans speak on the “G. I.
Bill of Rights,” or of their experi
ences abroad. He also suggested,
as possible speakers, students from
different countries, or any stu
dents who feel they have some
thing about which people would be
interested.
Dahlberg may be contacted at
Room 107, Friendly.
Magazine Board
Seeks Members
Mademoiselle magazine is re
cruiting representatives from col
leges for the College hoard, accord -
ing to a letter received by the dean
of women.
Mademoiselle’s College board is
set up on practically every major
campus in the country. Members
are chosen on a competitive basis,
by means of a definite application
procedure. Students who major in
English and journalism and have
creative ability slanted toward
publication work are wanted. The
(board prefers students who not
only maintain high scholastic
standing, but who also participate
in extracurricular activities.
Once a member of the College
board is chosen she must complete
approximately five assignments
: throughout the year (with prizes
of war bonds and stamps awarded
for the bestj. Campus activities
(Please turn to page jour)
Thetas Sell
Most Monday;
More Coming
Kappa Alpha Theta sold the
most war stamps last night at th'*
year’s revival of the “dime din
ners,’’ reported Martha Thorsland
and Jean Watson, co-chairmen, of
the project.
The dinners are sponsored by the
war board and are being held ea> iv
week in all of the living organiza
tions. War stamps are sold to each
member of the house at the dinner
table.
Totals turned in last night were:
Kappa Alpha Theta, $6.60; CM
Omega, $4.40; Kappa Kappa Gam
ma, $4.60; Alpha Omicron Pi.
$4.00; Alpha Phi, $3.70; Hilya:tl
house, $3.60; Gamma hall, $3.20,
Sigma Kappa, $3.20; Sherry Ro -j
hall, $3.20; Sigma hall, $2.60.
“We are very pleased with tho
results of this first ‘dime dinner.’
Many of the houses which phonM
in their totals went 100 per cent,
but still, our objective is that eai h
student on the campus purchase a
war stamp every Monday night,”
commented the co-chairmen.
All houses which did not report,
should do so immediately.
Red Cross Record
Set Saturday by
Bandage-Rollers
A record output of surgical
dressings was made Saturday at
the Red Cross center, Dorothy
Rasmussen, bandage rolling chair
man, announced yesterday.
A total of 1,315 surgical dress
ings were made, which is moio
than has been produced in any one
month previously. A large increase
in quality was also noted by th»
instructors, whose job it is to in
spect each bandage and to correct
i any errors found.
! Seventy-seven girls came, and
several more were turned away be
cause of lack of room. More table?*
are being put up this week so that,
the center can take care of all girlo
who want to participate, Miss Ras
mussen said.
Alpha Omicron Pi girls total- <1
30 hours of wprk. Second were Al
pha Delta Pi members, 25 houi:<,
and third place with 17 hours went
to Delta Gamma.
The center has a new instructor,
Dorothy Conrad of Sherry Ra-ja
hall, but the need for more is stj't,
great, according to Miss Rasmufj
sen.
Final Photo Make-up
Thursday at 2:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., Room 3, Johnson.
All who have not yet had their
pictures taken are requested to
:lo so at this time. Failure, to
comply with this request may
inv olve personal expense and or
disciplinary action.
Personnel Administration
KARL W. ONTHANK, Dean