Oregon
Men, Take Heed!
All men are warned not to
shave between today and the
sophomore “Whiskerino" Satur
day night. All clean-shaven vio
lators of this rule will he dunked
in the water barrel in front id
the College Side Inn. The com
mittee in charge of enforcement:
is headed by Ituss iflonahan and
Leon Williams.
VOLUME XLVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 194-1
NUMBER .'4
President Roosevelt Captures Majority
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‘F. D. R.’
Wins Again
Faculty Set
For Auction
Introduced by Jim Montagne’s
trumpet fanfare, services of four
and possibly more faculty mem
bers will be auctioned to the stu
dent body at the World Student
Service fund assembly Thursday in
McArthur court, at 11 a.m.
~Hoyt Francnere, professor of:
English; Bob Horn, professor of
English; Horace Robinson, educa
tional activities manager; and
W. A. Dahlberg, director of speech
and dramatic arts, are scheduled
to appear to “raise cain, and raise
money for the WSSF,’’ according
to Marguerite Wittwer, chairman.
With Bob Moran acting as auc
tioneer, bids will be called from
the floor. Anyone may bid any
amount he is willing to donate to
the WSSF. Most campus living or
ganizations will bid as organized
groups.
Mr. Franchere will organize an
orchestra to play at a house dance
o^ fireside for the house which
bids highest for him.
Mr. Horn and Mr. Dahlberg have
plans which will be kept secret
until the assembly
Mr. Robinson will “jerk sodas”
at the College Side Inn for an hour
one evening. Ten per cent of his
sales will be donated by the man
agers of the Side to the WSSF,
and the house which bids highest
will be treated to free cokes.
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Portland, and Mr. J. Paul Snyder,
recently returned from a Japanese
prison camp, will speak.
The four finalists who competed
for the title of Miss Lane County
are on the musical program: Bar
bara Bentley, winner of the con
test; Betty Ditto, Nancy Kirkpat
rick, and Sue Welch.
Evans Cantrell, and two new
stars appearing for the first time
in McArthur court, Floyd Stapp
and Phyllis Perkins are scheduled
to sing. The University band and
the rally squad will provide addi
tional pep.
Veterans., Attention—
Dean Earl has just received
information that Mr. Busier from
the veterans administration will
be in Eugene Wednesday, No
vember 8, and Thursday, No
-<fcmber 9. Any veterans who
wishes to make contact with Mr.
Easier may call the dean of
men’s office for an appointment.
Dewey Draws Big Vote;
Wayne L. Morse Wins
Six-Year Senate Term
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assured a fourth term
last night at 2 a.m. eastern war time with 21,620,359 votes
already counted. Of these Roosevelt polled 11,596,346 votes or
53.6 per cent of the popular vote, and Dewey had 10,024,013 or
36.4 per cent of the popular vote.
This gave Roosevelt a lead in 31 states and 329 electoral
votes. Dewcl led in 17 states and
had 202 electoral votes.
Oregon was the only Pacific
coast state to give more votes to
Dewey, with 42 per cent of the
state reporting 61,400 votes for
Dewey and $60,000 for Roosevelt.
California and Washington both
gave more votes to the president.
Major states in which Dewey
held a lead were Iowa, Michigan,
New Jersey, and Ohio. Roosevelt
led in Illinois, Massachusetts, Min
nesota, Mississippi, and Maryland.
New York state continually shifted
from one candidate to the other.
Former Oregon law school dean,
Wayne L. Morse, Republican can
didate for the six-year Oregon
term to the United States senate,
defeated his Democratic opponent,
Edgar W. Smith, by a count of
69,666 to 21,900 at 11:15 p.m. Pa
cific war time.
Dagwell to Speak
To Four Groups
The Right Reverend Benjamin D.
Dagwell, Episcopalian bishop of
Portland, will be the guest of the
campus November 9, when he ap
pears at the WSSF assembly
Thursday morning and closes the
final session of the Christian Faith
conference series in three meetings
Thursday afternoon.
Born in Susquahanna, Pennsyl
vania, Bishop Dagwell was educat
ed in the University of Cincinnati,
Seaburg Divinity school, and did
post-graduate work at the General
Theological seminary. In 1916 he
was ordained.
The Rev. Dagwell has served
with parishes in Keyport, New
York; Pueblo, Colorado; Denver,
Colorado, in St. John’s cathedral;
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Mixer Planned
For Freshman
Theme Secret
The original theme of this Fri
day’s Frosh Mixer has been let out
of the bag, but the decoration com
mittee has thought of a “new and
better” one. This will be carefully
kept secret until the freshmen see
for themselves at 7:30 till 10:30
p.m. in Gerlinger hall.
“If you haven’t a date, come to
the Frosh Mixer anyway,” empha
sized Signe Eklund, president of
Phi Theta Upsilon, who is arrang
ing the event.
The mixer, in honor of all fresh
men, is for upperclassmen as well
as freshmen.
An all-freshmen committee has
been appointed by Phi Theta to ar
range the dance, Miss Eklund an
nounced. “We are proud of this
committee, for they have worked
hard to make the mixer a suc
cess. They are using a novel theme
and have provided clever entertain
ment,” she added.
Committee members are: Bobbie
Fulmer and Orin Weir, co-chair
men; Barbara Johns and Nancy
Bedingfield, publicity; Mary Ellen
Topic of Chem Seminar
To Be Wood Conversion
The “Possibilities of Wood Con
version at Springfield” will be dis
cussed by Clark C. Van Fleet, man
ager of the Willamette Valley
Wood Chemical company Tuesday,
November 14, at 4:15 p.m., 103
McClure hall. This is the weekly
chemistry seminar. .
Today’s World
In a now attack on Luzon, U. S.
l'orcos sank or damaged 30 ships in
Manila harbor. Jap aircraft losses
totaled 440.
American troops continued to
hammer at Ormoc, prinicpal city in
the battle for Leyte.
Japanese reports indicate that
General MacArthur’s former adver
sary, General Yamashita, has been
returned to command of Jap forces
in the Philippines. Yamashita was
responsible for the capture of
Singapore and Corrigedor.
Strong German counterattacks
were repelled southeast of Aachen,
while the Yank first army recap
tured Schmidt in the same area.
Poor weather was blamed by the
Russians for the slow-down of the
two-pronged drive seeking to en
circle Budapest.
For the sixth straight day Vien
na was pounded by allied bombers
based in Italy.
Film Features
Paris Freedom
A travelogue of Mexico, depict
ing Mexican scenery and life, a
comic sketch featuring- Robert
Benchley, and a film showing- the
liberation of Paris will highlight
the first in a series of free movies,
to be held tonight in 207 Chapman
hall.
Two shows are scheduled for this
evening, according to Horace Rob
inson, acting educational activities
director, the first from 7:30 to 9
p.m., and the second from 9 to
10:30 p.m. Students and faculty are
invited to attend, and they may
come in any time from 7:30 on, as
the show will be continuous.
Unto This, We Pray
A law against all eight o’clock.-!
Is something they should pass,
For those who sleep like snoring
rocks
In every morning class,
—D.F.S.
TRAINING PROGRAM COMMENDED
Acting President Hollis is shown receiving the Cer ifieate of Service award presented to the t nivgrsity
for meritorious service in the training of army air force meteorology students. Left to right: Captain
LeGrande Anderson, army air corps; Major Laybourn, President Hollis, and .Major W. S. Averill, head
of the University military science department.
Fun Calls;
Girls Date
En Masse
Tonight the women’s living' o" -
ganizations will open their doors
to guests of the weekly exchan f. •
dinners under the sponsorship •. f
the AWS.
"Most of the houses like the idea,
of having exchange dinners," Lois
MeConkey, scheduling chairman,
announced. "The idea is that an
equal number of girls go to eat a
house so there won't be any mixi ,»
on ration points.”
Those who will exchange dinners
this evening are: Alpha Omicron
Pi, Alpha Delta Pi; Rebec house,
Sigma Kappa; Sherry Ross, Pi
Beta Phi; Sigma hall, Alpha Gam
ma Delta; Omega hall, Chi Omega;
and Zeta hall, Gamma Phi Beta.
The larger halls, Susan Camp
bell and Hendricks, will exchange
with Delta Delta Delta, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega.,
Delta Gamma, and Kappa Alpl a
Theta.
Because Alpha Xi Delta had a
national officer visiting the house,
their exchange with Highland
■ house was called off. Hendricks:
| hall will hold its exchange dinner,
even though the meal is served
cafeteria style and eaten with the
soldiers.
Thetas Again Set
Stamp Sale Lead
The second "dime dinner” of tl o
term was held Monday night in.
the living organizations, announced
Jean Watson and Martha Thors
land, chairmen of the project.
Again Thetas topped the list by
selling the most stamps. The r
sale totaled $6.70.
“There is no limit to the amom t.
of stamps that each person may
purchase, as the main purpose of
these dinners is to promote tho
sale of war stamps among the stu
dents on the campus,” comment <1
the chairmen of the drive.
Totals from the other house st
were: Hendricks hall, $6.60; Gam
ma Phi Beta, $5.10; Delta Delta
Delta, $5.00; Alpha Delta Pi, $4.80;
Delta Gamma, $4.60; Susan Camp
bell hall, $4.45; Zeta hall, $4.40; 1 i
Beta Phi, $4.20; Kappa Kappa
Gamma, $4.10; Alpha hall, $3.70;
Alpha Phi, $3.60; Alpha Gamma,
Delta, $3.60; Alpha Chi Omega,
$3.60; Chi Omega, $3.30; Sherry
Ross hall, $3.30; Alpha Omicion.
Pi, $3.20; Alpha Xi Delta, $3.20;
Sigma Kappa, $3.00; University
house, $2.80; Hilyard house, $2.60;
Sigma hall, $2.60; and Highland
house, $2.50.
Art League Schedules
Willcox Talk Tonight
W. Ft. B. Willcox, professor
emeritus of architecture, will lec
ture tonight at 7:45 on the life of
Louis Sullivan in 107 Architecture
building. Sullivan was the fore
runner of modern architecture, and
a friend of Mr. Willcox. The Allied
Art league, sponsors of the lectur. ,
invites all art and architecture stu
dents, and promise an interesting
lecture.