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Art Bazaar Sale December 7 —See col. 5 VOLUME XLVI Emerald UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15, 1944 ] --------- Athletic Cards, ' See Editorial —Page 2 NUMBER 39 Film Study Portrays War On Tarawa The free movie scheduled for 7:30 tonight in Chapman hail will foSfcure "I Was There- Tarawa,” a film portraying the marine en gagement on that island, and “The Negro in Wartime,” a study of Negroes in the army which was brought to the campus at the re quest of students interested in ra cial problems, Horace Robinson, ; acting director of educational ac tivities announced. The free movies will be shown in 207 Chapman hall in two continu ous shows; the first starting at 7:30 p.m., and the second at 9. Selected short subjects include ‘7?)uth Power,” and “Donald Duck Goes to War,” This is the second in the weekly Wednesday night series of educa tional motion pictures sponsored and financed by the educational activities board and free to all stu ; dents, faculty members and towns ^ people. Homer Rainey Leaves Texas A former University of Oregon faculty member, Dr. Homer P. , Rainey, has been dismissed as ] president of the University of Texas, according to a news ac count in Time magazine. George Turnbull, acting dean of . the University school of journal ism, recalled listening to Dr. Rain i ey, who was here from 1924 to | 1927, sing several Negro spirituals to the delight of an assembly in old Villard hall. One of the songs was, “It’s me, it’s me, it’s me, O Lawd, standin' in the need of | prayer ...” The published accounts of the Texas trouble indicate that it is . noU'the deposed president but the I bereaved institution that needs the I prayers at present, comments Mr. I Turnbull. Today's World The Holland front flamed into action Tuesday with massed artil lery bombardment from the Brit ish lines as a prelude to penetra tion of Germany from that sector. Yank troops gained four miles in their encircling drive on the fort , ress city of Metz. « :S « Military installations around Manila bay were left in blazing ruin from an attack by Rear Adm. Frederick C. Sherman’s forces. Tn addition to many planes damaged on the ground, 28 Jap aircraft were shot from the skies. None of the American surface craft suffered damage. * * * Heavy fighting continues on Leyte as Jap reenforcements are reportedly being annihilated. * * * Russian troops wiped out the last enemy bridgehead south of Budapest on the east bank of the Danube, while violent street fight ing has again broken out in the Pity’s southern suburbs. Pi Phis Lead Campus In War Stamp Sales I Mu Phis Seek Record Mu Plii Epsilon has made a call for the record, “American in Paris,” by George Gershwin, which is needed for the record concert Sunday, November If), in the browsing room of the li brary. Any student in posses sion of the record and willing- to lend it for the concert should contact Miss Bernice Rise, head of the circulation department at the library, immediately. By purchasing 90 war stamps Monday night, girls of the Pi Beta Phi house ranked first in “dime dinner’’ participation, Jean Watson and Martha Thorsland, chairmen, announced. Kapp* Alpha Theta came next by spending $6.40, and Gamma hall was close behind with $6.30. As yet, men’s houses have not participated in the weekly | ciime dinner plan, and the chair : men urge presidents of men’s or | ganizations to appoint students to | handle this project. Results should be telephoned by house chairmen immediately after j each dinner to Miss Watson, 2340, or Miss Thorsland, 947. Dr. Schwering Dead; Result of Heart Attack Dr. Charles Leslie Schwering, Eugene dentist and husband of Hazel P. Schwering, University dean of women, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, of a heart attack, while driving north on Alder street. Dr. Schwering was driving from his home at 1096 East 20th street to the Sacred Heart hospital to see Mrs. Schwering, who is seriousjy ill. He lost control of route, J. R. Flater, driver, re the car and swerved into a sign post at the intersection of 17th and Alder streets. Witnesses Bonnie Umphletto, Gail Edinger, Mrs. Westerfield, Mrs. Rapp. Esther Quire, and sev eral other unidentified persons, re ported that he slumped over the wheel as if from- a heart attack, immediately before losing control of the car. The Arrow ambulance company was called immediately. Dv. Schwering was removed to the Sa cred Heart hospital, but died en ported. Funeral arrangements will be made from the Veatch-Hollings worth funeral home, where the body was taken. Dr. Schwering took his pre dental training at the University of Oregon from 1917 to 1921 and then transferred to the North Pa cific College of Dentistry in Port land where he received his degree. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. Dr. Schwering is survived by his wife, Dean Schwering, and his mo ther, Mrs. D. E. Yoran, of 511 East 12th street. Robert Schmitz Praised By Emerald Reviewer By BETTY JANE BENNETT Impressing students and townspeople alike with the variety and sparkle of his program, E. Robert Schmitz, pianist, played to a large and enthusiastic audience Tuesday evening in Mc Arthur court. His program was unusual in its arrangement, with French music predominating. Mr. Schmitz’ opening group of Bach numbers was played witn tne sharpness ot detail and the clai'ity of theme necessary for a clear understanding of the con trapuntal style. The two “Pre ludes” and “Fugues,” in G minor and A minor, proved a contrast to the simple chorale “I Call on Thee, Lord,” which Mr. Schmitz played with strength and unbroken legato line. He interpreted the “A minor Fugue" in grandiose and cathedral Scrap Drive Starts Soon; Prizes Offered Tin cans and waste fats will be picked up from the porches of campus living organizations tomorrow by the Lane county salvage committee. Cooperating with the commit tee in the drive, the campus war hoard will award $5 worth of records to the house turning in the most scrap. Second prize is $3 worth of records. Last year tin cans were col lected on alternate weeks, but efforts will be concentrated in several big drives this year. like tones and yet with great agil j ity. Chopin’s B minor sonata with its great wealth of material was j played with brilliance. Especially moving was the “Lento” move ment, although the faster moving “Scherzo” and “Finale” exhibited strength and power and held the listener breathless to the end as the sharply-etched runs and oc taves built up to the great climax. The audience responded especial ly well to the French group as Mr. ! Schmitz conveyed to them his per ! feet understanding of the French j style. Warmth and pathos were contained in the “Pavane,” by Ravel, while his “Jeux d’ eau” sparkled with water-clear bril liance. Also contrasting were the exquisite “Clare de Lune,” and forceful tocatto. Mr. Schmitz' own transcription of the de Falla First Spanish dance from “Le Vida Breve” presented a variety of rhythms. Though popular and fam iliar to the audience, Gershwin’s three preludes were played none too accurately. A strong climax to j the program was the toccato by (Please turn to page three) Other houses netted the follow ing returns: Alpha Chi Omega, S3.70; Alpha Delta Pi, $5.00; Alpha Gamma Delta, S4.00; Alpha Omi eron Pi, $3.20; Alpha Phi, $2.00; Alpha Xi Delta, $2.40; Delta Delta Delta, $4.00; Delta Gamma, $4.90: Gamma Phi Beta, $5.00; Kappa Kappa Gamma, $3.70; Sigma Kap pa, $3.70; Sherry Ross hall, $4.10; Sigma hall, $2.70; Alpha hall, $3.05; Zeta hall, $2.30; Hendricks hall, $4.30; Susan Campbell hall, $4.35; Hilyard house, $2.00; High land house, $2.45; and University | house, $2.90. Mexican Movie Coming Thursday A “pistol packin' mama,” who is | also a voodoo enchantress from the j Venezuelan plains, heads the list of characters in “Dona Barbara,” Mexican produced, Spanish-dia logue movie scheduled Thursday evening at the Mayflower. The film is sponsored for campus and towns people by the University chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, national Span ish honorary, by the Eugene high school Spanish club and the theater management. The novel, of man-hating Dona Barbara, was written by Romulo Gallegos, known in Venezuela as an outstanding writer and a former candidate for the presidency of that country. The book, Gallegos’ third, became a “best seller” in Latin America, and was filmed by I Clasa Mexican picture corporation, j in 1943. “Dona Barbara” was again I proclaimed a hit and in Mexico the picture received the title of “most outstanding" for 1943. The prize-winner is the first Mexican-produced film to be shown this year for University students, and two showings are promised “if the audience warrants.” Tickets are on sale for 50 cents in Spanish department offices or may be pur chased at the theater. Odor to Attract Oregon Appetites For those who miss breakfast today, the YWCA Activators have the answer with fresh, warm doughnuts. Booths will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the pas tries will sell for five cents. The aroma of bakery goods will be traceable to the library, the Co-op, Friendly hall, and Oregon hall. Proceeds will go to the. Acti vators committee, headed by Sally Bosch. Last year Phi Theta spon sored a similar sale. Two Positions Open Petitions for Junior Weekend co-chairmen should be turned in to Marilyn Holden, president of the junior class, by Tuesday noon, November 21. One junior hoy and one junior girl will be chosen. Coke Date With Profs Ends Drive Dressed in a white apron and wearing a chef’s hat, Horace Robinson, manager of the edu cational activities board and professor of speech and drama, will scoop sundaes, jerk sodas, and serve cokes to all students who visit the College Side Inn. tonight between 9:30 and 10:30. To climax the world student sc - vice fund drive, W. A. Dahlbe?. , director of speech and dramatic arts, will be at the Side to buy drinks for all the Pi Beta Phis ■» his mass-coke date with sorority members who paid $S5 for the privilege at the WSSF auction No vember 9. ion per cent of all profits made l»y the food sold at the fountain by Mr. Robinson will be donated by Roy M hytall, proprietor of the campus restaurant, to the World Student Service fund. All students are urged by Mar guerite Wittwer, WSSF chairman, to be at the Side between 9:30 and 10:30 tonight to buy cokes from Mr. Robinson in order to boost the WSSF total beyond the present $1,131 mark. “This occasion ought to provide fun for everyone, and we hope th.- t everyone supports the drive 1 y attending. Alpha Delta Pi mem bers who “bought" Mr. Robinson at the auction are entitled to one free coke each,” said Miss Wittwi. . Drive Ends Today The World Student Service fund drive ends today with the incom plete returns totalling $1,131. \ lew living organizations still hai « contributions to (urn in, according1 to Douglas Moore, treasurer fur the campaign. Delta Gamma heads the list of contributing organizations with. $121.75. Ranking next, are Alpha Chi Omega, $106.25; Gamma P i Beta, $87; Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Alpha Theta, $85. As the students’ part in the war effort, the WSSF is a telief agency for students and professors who are victims of war all over the world. In China, Russia, and India, as well as the rest of Europ., (Please turn to page three) Annua! Art Bazaar Set For December Drusilla Johnson, general chai - man of the art bazaar, requests that art students begin working r.i their products for the annual sale on December 7, The bazaar will open at 4 p.m. Thursday in the court of the art school. It will ! n a good place to do Christmas shop ping, Miss Johnson said. Plans in clude music, a food booth where coffee, donuts, and hot dogs will be on sale, and a special featur , “Art in Action.” Also for the fir.-; time this year, faculty members have been asked to contribute. Art work on sale and the people in charge are: ceramics, Mary Woodhurst; metal jewelry and weaving, Katherine Fonker; park ing, LaVerne Erickson; drawing and lithographs, Margaret Jo rot - son. Other articles are water col ors, gay boxes, and Christina cards. Jean Villaire is in charge rf decorating the Christmas tre*. Dorothy Hansen and Drusilla Join son will run the food booth, and Bob Hiatt will be pushier.