Oregon
VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 36
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1944
^buuheAA. Summon Victim*.
In keeping with traditions concerning the “Whiskerino,” and the
punishment meted out by Skull and Dagger to the non-conformists
to the no-shave rule, the folowing beardless men are “requested"
to appear in front of the Side today at 4 p.m. to receive their
dunking:
-W Harold Bailey, Lloyd Johnson, Bryce Thalnian, Ken Chapman,
Ed Murphy, Elliot Hassan, Bill O’Hearn, Bob Moran, Winston Carl,
Dick Dalstrom, Steve Gann, Keith Anderson, James “Bones” Windus.
'Gay Nineties’ Theme
Revealed for Mixer
Wante
Fats, Cans
Add to ways of helping the war
effort on the campus, smashing tin
cans and saving waste fats. Right
now is the time for all living or
ganizations to get busy on these
projects, Florence Hintzen, drive
chairman, announced Thursday.
The salvage committee will pick
up Thursday, November 16, all the
scrap that living organizations
Mn collect.
Prizes of records to the value of
55 and $3 will be awarded the win
ning houses.
After securing the tins, collec
tors are asked to wash them, re
move the labels and lids, and flat
ten them. The lids are inserted in
the flattened can. Then, gathered
in a box, they're ready for collec
tion.
Cooks can cooperate by saving
fats.
Coordinating the “scrapping” in
the houses will be representatives
of the war board. Miss Hintzen ex
pressed hopes for as large a show
ing as in the recent paper drive.
Six tons of paper were collected
bringing the war board $36.
Former Students
Appear In Boston
Phyllis Gray Knox, Ruth Baker,
and Elizabeth Walker, former stu
dents of the University school of
music, performed October 30 in an
advanced recital at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music in
Boston, Massachusetts.
Mrs. Knox, a senior at the con
servatory, was a student of Au
j^ra Potter Underwood, associate
professor of piano at the Univer
sity. Before going east this sum
mer Mrs. Knox was presented in
concert in Portland.
Miss Baker and Miss Walker are
both graduate students at the con
servatory. Miss Baker was also a
student of Mrs. Underwood’s while
studying here, and Miss Walker
studied under Rex Underwood, pro
fessor of violin.
Cyclists Plan
Trip Saturday
“Webfoot Wanderers" of the
dtating club are planning a bicycle
trip Saturday afternoon. The girls
will meet in front of Gerlinger at
noon and bring lunches. They will
return in time for dinner, accord
ing to Nayda Ramp, chairman.
In case of rain, lunches will be
eaten indoors at Gerlinger, Girls
must bring their own bicycles, or
they may rent them from the bi
cycle shop near Eleventh and Hil
yard street.
By participating in the activities
of the Outing club, each girl re
ceives WAA points as follows:
hiking, one point a mile; bicycling,
one point every two miles; cook
eftts, 10 points; overnight trips,
25 points. Fifty points is required
for membership in WAA.
Today's World
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s 3rd
army stormed the outer defenses
of 'let/, in a powerful pincers drive
aimed to cut off the fortress city
from reinforcement and supplies.
Southeast of Aachen, American
1st army troops continued to inch
ahead in the Hurt gen forest area
against very heavy enemy resist
ance.
The Leyte offensive continued,
despite slow-downs caused by a
raging 100-miie-an-hour typhoon
sweeping the island. Fresh Jap
troops have been poured into the
battle against the water-drenched
Yanks.
In a 15-mile advance in Burma,
British and Indian troops have
captured Fort White.
Berlin and Moscow both reported
last night that a gigantic winter
offensive by the Bed army is immi
nent.
Legion to Fete
War Veterans
The American Legion, Eugene
Post No. 3, wishes to invite all war
veterans to a meeting in the
Knights of Pythias hall, Friday
night at 9. The veterans are also
invited to bring their wives to an
auxiliary meeting the same even
ing. Refreshments will be served,
and the purpose of the meeting is
to create a feeling of friendship
and hospitality.
All veterans interested in attend
ing this meeting should contact
the dean of men’s office and state
whether or not their wives will at
tend.
Frosh Display
Musical Skill
Elida DeBortoli, vocalist, and
Fran Olsson, pianist, took first and
second places in the amateur show
at the freshman activities associa
tion meeting last Tuesday. Miss
DeBortoli was accompanied on the
piano by Doris Craig,
The other contestants, all vocal
ists, were: Nikki Johns, Jerine
Newhouse, Shirley Priestley, and
Dorothy Schuler. Wilma Wilson
and Sylvia Killman were accom
panists.
Volunteers to work on the script
for the Thursday morning assem
bly program were: Dick Tretha
way, Lois Herrington, Bernice
Schroeder, Claire Webster, Del
Jones, and Betty Watkins.
Donna Mullarky and Barbara
Wells were appointed to the re
freshment committee, and Thelma
Chaney, Elida DeBortoli, Joyce
Davis, and Del Jones were chosen
for clean-up duty.
Horn Sold
At Top Bid
As a result of the auction held
at the assembly Thursday, $291
was raised for the World Student
Service fund. Bob Horn, professor
of English, promising to divulge a
foolproof recipe for “getting a
man” and to serve as singing
houscboy for one meal, brought top
price of $91 from Delta Gamma.
Eighty dollars was bid by Alpha
Chi’ Omega for an orchestra, di
rected by Hoyt Franchere, to play
for a house dance.
Pi Beta Phi bid $S5 to have
W. A. Dahlberg, director of speech,
escort them to the Side for cokes.
Soda jerk for an hour at the
Side will be Horace Robinson, pro
fessor of speech and dramatic arts.
He will .serve free Cokes to mem
bers of Alpha Delta Pi, who pur
chased his services for $35.
Audrey Holliday, ASUO presi
dent, warned coeds against walk
ing on the campus alone at night.
Girls are to report any suspicious
looking persons to the dean of men
or the dean of women. A campus
guard, stationed permanently at
the art museum, can be reached by
calling University extension 322.
J. Paul Snyder, who lived in
China for IS years told of the ef
forts of Chinese students to con
tinue their education.
An appeal for books for service
men was made by Bishop Benjamin
D. Dagwell, of the Oregon Episco
palien diocese.
Phyllis Perkins sang “Tess’s
Torch Song”; Evans Cantrell sang
“Without A Song,” and Jim Mon
tagne presented trumpet fanfares.
Alpha Xis Honor
National Officers
An informal dinner in honor of
Mrs. Hannah Schcllenbach was giv
en by Alpha Xi Delta Thursday.
Mrs. Schellenback, of San Fran
cisco, is the national secretary of
the sorority. Mrs. Alice Macduff,
assistant clean of women, and Au
drey Holliday, ASUO president,
were among the guests.
Delta Gamma plans a bridge
party Friday from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
Short silks will be worn and re
freshments served. Prizes will be
awarded the winners of the rub
bers.
Frosh Turn Back Time;
Can-Can Heads Program
Webfeet will return to the "Gay Nineties'" tonight at the
Frosh Mix in Gerlinger hall. A can-can number will be pre
sented by "dazzling beauties” Peter Walsh, Keith Anderson,
Dean Bond, Paul Smith, Wally Johnson, and Bob Runyan.
A female barbershop quartet is also on the program.
In cooperation with the sophomores, who are sponsoring a
\\ niskenno Saturday night, all
unshaven men will be admitted
without question.
The mixer, a no-date affair spon
sored for the freshmen by Phi
Theta Upsilon, is from 7:30 to
10:30, and campus clothes will be
worn. Swing' music, refreshments,
and a novel atmosphere will be of
fered.
Students who attend the pre
season basketball game are urged
to drop in after the game.
Phi Theta, Co-chairmen Bobbie
Fullmer and Chin Weir, and the
freshman committee look forward !
to seeing the social calendar of the
class of '48 start off with a bang!
“All committees who arc work- '
ing on the dance deserve a vote of j
thanks,” said Signe Eklund, presi
dent of Phi Theta Upsilon.
Art Show
Forecast
A meeting of those'interested in
working on Odeon. student creative
arts show, is scheduled today at
4 p.m., Room 107, Friendly hall.
W. A. Dahlberg, adviser, is very
anxious to see a large turn-out and
urges all students interested in en
tering original work or in helping
with plans to attend.
Odeon was first presented to the
University in 1943 by a group of
students who wished to give recog
nition to students in creative arts.
It received a large turn-out and
was acclaimed a huge success. The
1944 show lived up to the first
year’s standards and scored an
other hit.
Vesper Choir
To Sing Sunday
Donald D. Dodd, pastor of the
Fairmount Presbyterian church,
will lead the meditations at the
vesper service, at 5 p.m. Sunday in
the music building.
Mr. Dodd, assistant 4n chemistry,
received his bachelor of arts de
gree at the University of Califor
nia, and graduated from the San
Francisco Theological seminary at
San Anselmo, California.
The vesper choir, under the di
rection of Helen Luvaas, will sing:
“Let Thy Holy Presence” by
Tschesnokeft; “Bless the Uord, O
My Soul" by Ippolitof-Ivanof, and
“Nunc Dimittis” by A. Gretchan
enoff.
Barbara Tripp will be at the
organ.
Maple Men
Open Season
Tonight At 8
Tonight marks the opening' '
the 39-14-45 basketball season fur
tlie University, when the coast
guard five from Seattle step out
on McArthur court at 8 p.m. to
try their luck against the Webfoot
hoopsters.
John Warren, Oregon mentor,
declined to comment on the chanc
es of the Lemon and Green team,
saying that it is too early in the
season to tell about his squad.
The local casaba players will
play the northerners again on S;
urday night.
The Ducks have had several
scrimmages this fall in which, ac
cording to Warren, it has be n
difficult to predict their abilities.
This will not be the first time < a
McArthur court for some of the
visiting players, as the “sailor U
have several men, including Ted
Sarpola, who played on Oregon's
1939 national championship tear i.
It should be like old times to these
boys when the yells of Oregon st i
dents echo through the Igloo.
The probable starting lineup, ac
cording to Coach Warren, will be:
center, Ken Hayes; forwards, Ji n
Bartelt and Del Smith; guards, B <>
Hamilton and Charles Butler.
W.R.B.WillcoxTelk
OfSullivan’s Life
W. R. B. Willcox, profess >v
emeritus of architecture, in a If -
ture Wednesday night on the life
of Louis Sullivan, said:
“Imitation is a trait of human,
nature, and the urge for it is so
natural that people cannot avoid it.
This is true especially of architec
ture, where the continued copying1
of a man’s original and free ideas
results in the formation of anoth r
style.
It was in this newly stimulated
era following the Civil war that
Louis Sullivan grew up. His own
philosophy, that living architectuv >
cannot be produced without a sense
of freedom of the soul, influence <1
and helped in the freeing of Euro
pean architecture, although not
recognized in America. Eventually,
lesser men copied, and a style
evolved that is erroneously called
“modern,’’ the lecturer comment d.
Concert Series Schedule Pianist;
Schmitz to Appear at McArthur
E. Robert Schmitz, one of the
most outstanding pianists in the
United States, will be presented to
University music lovers in a con
cert series at 8:15 p.m., November
14, in McArthur court.
The story of Mr. Schmitz’s life
reads like a fairy tale. At 10 he
was a choir boy soprano. While
still in his ’teens he made a con
cert tour of Europe. In Paris he
gained a fine reputation as a music
teacher and accompanist.
Later Schmitz led his own choir
and chamber music organization,
and he was acclaimed in Europe
as an interpreter of Bach, Mozart,
Debussy, and the Moderns.
The pianist first came to Amer
ica in 1919 and was an immediate
success. Since his debut here, he
has toured the country annual y,
and has been heard over coast-t i
coast networks of all the major
broadcasting systems. He is now
a resident of the United States.
Admission to Mr. Schmitz’s re
cital on the campus will be free to
holders of ASUO cards, and to Eu
gene residents who have purchased
a membership in the concert series.