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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1944)
VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY _ NUMBER 29 OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1, 1944 Rev. Tobin to Speak at Series Fireside Talks, Desserts Slated For Conference Featured speaker at the second of the Christian Faith conference series, Thursday, November 2, is the Right Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, pastor of the St. Francis parish, Portland, according to Marty Beard, chairman of the series. me main address by Father Tobin will be given Thursday fol lowing the silver dessert for all students and townspeople at Alum ni hall, 6:45 to 7:45 or longer. The general topic covering the speak e*rs three lectures will be a dis cussion of Christianity and society. All students, including two mem bers to represent each campus liv ing organization, are invited to at tend the evening session. The after noon session will be held at the Alpha Delta Pi house from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Fireside Session At this time Father Tobin will not make a formal speech but will be ready to answer any questions presented by those attending this informal fireside. The meeting is open to everyone. *^.n invitational luncheon, honor ing Father Tobin, is scheduled (Continued from page tzco) Volunteers Called For Field Service A plea for civilian volunteers for overseas duty was recently re ceived from the American field service by Dean Virgil D. Earl, University representative for the group. The work includes driving ambulances and carrying stretch ers, and a minimum of 18 months of service after the date of em barkation is required. "^Special emphasis was placed on the opening for medically dis charged veterans. Other physically able men classified as 4-F, 1-AL, or 1-C, between the ages of 18 and 40 will be accepted. They must be able to pay part of their equip ment expenses. The University has two former students serving in this group. LIFE Discovers Oregon 'Spirit' University of Oregon coeds, laughing and shouting, surround 'ftov. Bricker, Republican vice presidential candidate, in the 6 by 10-inch picture which spreads across the first page of the news section in this week’s Life magazine. Taken by Life photographer Phil Stern, in McArthur court October 12, after Bricker’s speech, the picture shows mem bers of Kwama, sophomore wom en’s honorary, and girls of the rally squad cheering the candi date. Bricker’s appearance in the Igloo followed his speech from the train platform at the depot ■^iiere he was welcomed by 1000 students, the rally being spon sored by the campus Young Re publican club. Final Photo Make-up Thursday at 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Itoom 3, Johnson. All who have not yet had their pictures taken are requested to lio so at this time. Failure to comply with this request may involve personal expense and or disciplinary action. KARL W. ONTHANK, Dean Personnel Administration Junior Honorary Plans Frosh Mixer In Gerlinger Hall A frosh mixer sponsored by Phi Theta Upsilon has been set for No vember 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. in Gerlinger hall, according to an announcement yesterday by Signs Eklund, president of the junior women’s honorary. Music for the dance will be pro vided by a juke box. No admission will be charged, and all students are invited. Freshman representa tives from each house will be an nounced later. Following is a list of the com mittees which have been appointed to work in conjunction with Phi Theta Upsilon: co-chairmen, Bob bie Fulmer and Orin Weir; pub licity, Barbara John and Nancy Bedingfield; entertainment, Mary Ellen Struve, Nadine Foss, and Paul Smith; refreshments, Dean Bond and Lucille Christoferson; patrons and patronesses, Pat Skin ner and Bob Mapier; decorations, Dennis Johnson, Erna Gawain, Hank Kinsell, and Mary Robson; registration, Ann Burgess and Wally McKenzie. Freshman representatives from each house will meet at 4 today at Delta Gamma house. Paper Drive Chairmen Reveal Prize Winners; AD Pi Girls Victorious Five dollars worth of phonograph records were awarded to Alpha Delta Pi, first prize winner in the scrap paper drive. Florence Hintzen and Bibbits Strong, co-chairmen of the drive, announced the winners Tuesday. Alpha Phi was awarded !’,3 worth, and Delta Delta Delta received $2 worth of records. Current Production Repeats Performance By Popular Demand Lauded by town and campus critics as the best University theater production to date, “The Skin of Our Teeth” will be held over until Thursday night, November 2, for a command performance. Box office reports indicate a sell-out for all three nights this week. Glenn Hasselrooth, columnist for the Eugene Register-Guard commented on tne play: L,ast win ter this writer asserted that 'The Great God Brown’ was Horace W. Robinson's best production within memory. Here that gentleman has further displayed his versatility. ‘The Skin of Our Teeth' is his best work so far.” He described Bcv Brunton’s role of Sabina as “the most eloquent performance of a character glori fying in the grossest and the fin est emotions.” He further gave or chids to Lewis Vogler and Dorothy Weygandt as Mr. and Mrs. Antro bus, and to Marilyn Rowling and Schubert Fendrick as their “re doubtable offspring.” A kaleidoscopic view of the his tory of man. this Thornton Wilder comedy represents mankind in its strength and weakness, now hilar iously funny, now prophetic. Spe (ContimiL'd from page two) Emerald Staff Changes Made For Copy Desk Following a recent reorganiza tion of the Emerald copy desk staff, Elizabeth Haugen, managing editor, has announced the follow ing staffs: Monday night: Janie Richardson, copy editor; headwriters, Pat Smith, LaVerno Gunderson, Bjorg Hansen, and Fraynie Watkins. Tuesday: Phyllis Perkins, copy editor; assisted by Jean Jones, Joan Coe, Sally Roberts, and Aileen Koch. (Please turn to page four) Where, Oh, Where?— Pioneers 'Coke Date' Outside, the grey raindrops are slithering among the dank yellow leaves that writhe in the wind. Here, inside, the clock in the hall mutters darkly to itself. It is 1 Former Journalist Returns to Campus Ensign Roy Paul Nelson, U. S. navy, former Emerald col umnist, yesterday returned to his old haunts in the shack to reveal to Emerald satellites his life in the service. Nelson, who illustrated his own column, “Between the Lines,” in the 1942-43 Emerald, left the University in June, 1943, to study under the marine corps V-12 program at the University of Southern California. Unwilling tc let his journalistic tendencies grow cold in the service, Nelson, while at USC, originated “Private Matters,” a column dealing with life in the corps as a lad without chevrons, and also created “Illus trated Short Stories,” a series of tales, about his brainchild, the three-legged moth. Nelson accepted a chance for a commission while at Cal, and re ported to Asbury Park, N. J., in March, 1944, to be assigned to Northwestern university in Chi cago. He received his commission from that school in July, 1944, and was ordered to the amphibian training base at Coronado, Cal. After operations there with small landing craft, Nelson was ordered to his ship, and is passing through Eugene on government orders. This former manager of the “Oregana” was a Sigma Delta Chi major in journalism, although, lie claimed, he would like to be a commercial artist or free lance cartoonist. When asked for information con ROY PAUL NELSON Former shack rat returns corning his postwar plans, Roy said he intends to return to school, either Oregon or USC, and gradu ate with a degree in journalism. a.m. as I sit hero, chipping out the weird details of my story. I was walking quite swiftly through the rain, toward the shack, watching the gaunt, dissipated moon stumble drunkenly through the clouds. It was Hallowe’en night and even my practical, rational soul was shriveled to a frigid, life less lump somewhere between my sodden wooden shoes and my sod den kerchief. The lights in the strectlamps flickered ominously. A long, mournful wail resounded across the campus. That’s only Sue St. Pierre’s dog trying to get into the Theta house, I told myself, but I knew better. I began to run, blindly clutching at the wet turf by the library with my wet feet. Something reached out and stopped me. I looked up. I had run into the base of the Pio neer Mother statue. I looked again. Casually I flipped on my face. The statue was gone. No, I said, no, no, no, and started to run again. My legs, due to P.E. basic, folded under me as I neared Friendly ha'l. I sank to the lawn . . . sobbing . . . What I need is a drink, I thought. I ran to the fountain by the law school. What I saw stopped me dead in my anklets. There beside the drinking foun tain stood the Pioneer Mother and the old Pioneer Father. She was standing in the rain, carefully hold ing her heavy wide skirts up by one hand to keep the hems from dragging in the puddles. He was lounging comfortably against the drinking fountain, the brim of his hat dripping rain down his neck. “Helluva night to go spookin’ around, ain’t it maw?’’ he said companionably. “You said it, paw, let’s forget it (Please turn to page jour) Collections of scrap paper, und r the auspices of the salvage com mittee of the war board, beg; n Friday, October 20, but transpor tation, rainy weather, and lack of help delayed collections. The small amount of paper left at some of the houses will be picked up today. Over six tons of paper for use ta the war effort was collected in too drive. Ultimately it. may go to battle as containers for blood plas ma., waterproof wrappers for weap ons and cartridges, or packing for rations. Miss Hintzen and Miss Strong expressed thanks for “the marve lous job of collecting, and for being so patient about its pickup." Although Miss Strong worked in this drive, she has temporarily ie signed her position as co-chairman of the salvage committee, Carol Wicke, war board chairman, has. announced. She will return to U© board winter term, when her aca demic load is not as heavy. ISA Charter Change Sought A movement for the amendment of the ISA constitution is being circulated to the independent stu dents in the form of a petition. ISA senators feel that the ISA executive council should be given a voice in senate discussion and thus enable many vital matters, that would otherwise be killed, to be introduced. The ISA constitution reads: Amendments must be submitted in a petition signed by at least 100 students. The proposed amendment shall be published in the Emerald on two successive publication days, and he. voted ora by ballot one week from the date of proposal. A two-thirds major ity of the vote cast shall be necessary for the adoption of the assignment. All independent students are urged to aprove this amendment for its adoption means greater ef fectiveness of the ISA. ASUO Meet Stars Marie Rogndahl Singing one of the songs which brought her to the attention of the nation, Marie Rogndahl will key note the ASUO assembly at 11 a.m. Thursday in McArthur court. The. number is entitled “Theme a) cl Variations.’’ “We would like to see everybody! turn out for this assembly to give Marie a big welcome back to Ore gon,” Audrey Holliday, ASUO. president, said. The rally squad will instruct the assembly in a new group of songs and yells in anticipation of the basketball season, which will be gin November 10 and 11. The importance of the war bond drive will be discussed by Ed Allen. Several numbers will be presented by the Theta quartet, and Jof» Grimm has arranged a male act for the assembly. Who's Getting Cheated? The Oregon ghost traversed bis way, With only a peaceful greeting, For a campus rule made the holi day Minus all trick or treating. —D.F.S. ,