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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1944)
Trucks to Collect Waste Fats, Cans —See col. 7 VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1944 Phi Beta Kappas To Choose, Monday —See col 5 NUMBER -0 Assembly Will Feature UO Talent Rehearsals Begin on New Play Bond Contest Starts Monday 'Victory Clicks With War Loan 6’ Chosen As 'Bonds Away’ Slogan “Victory Clicks with War Loan Six” is the title chosen for this year’s “Bonds Away Girl” drive. Bob Moran and Ed Allen, co-chairmen of the project, announced Wednesday. Since no name was attached to the entry, it is requested that the author contact Carol Wicke, 1309. The $5 prize will be withheld Dona Barbara', Mexican Movie, To Show Twice “The only man who could stand up to Dona Barbara,” Santos Lu zardo, is portrayed by Julian Soler, youngest in a family of outstand ing Mexican actors, in the Spanish dialogue movie, “Dona Barbara.” 10 be shown in the Mayflower thea ter this evening. The Mexican prize-winning film, named “most outstanding for 1943,” is the first to be presented in Eugene this term. It is sponsored by the Uni versity chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, national Spanish honorary, by the Spanish club of Eugene high school, and the theater management. Dr. L. O. Wright, Spanish de partment head, Wednesday asked all persons who can to attend chc second showing of the film, set for 9 p.m. Tickets predicting a full house for the first performance at 7 have already been sold, he an nounced. University students had sold nearly 500 tickets to the movie in Eugene and on the campus, as re ported Wednesday evening. This will be the largest crowd to attend any Mexican production so far shown here. A mystery thriller “El Medico de las Loeas,” also Mexican-produced, is expected in December, Dr. Wright announced. Law School Elects Skerry, Luoma Harry Skerry, third year law student, was elected president of the student body of the law school Wednesday. The new vice-president is George Luoma, graduate. The office of secretary-treasurer was hotly contested before the vote was taken. Katherine Crombie, first year law student, was-unanimously elected, however. Social events for the coming year, including the law school weekend, scheduled for spring term, were planned. Scrap Pick-up Today Today is salvage pick-up day. If houses do not have their cans and waste fats on their front porches now, they should place the boxes there immediately. material sometime during the collect the salvage ‘lay. unui me winner is rouncl. Posters to illustrate the new theme will be made by Evelyn Ste phens, chairman, Marquerite Hirslr buhl, Virginia Georgeson, Mary L. Booth, Jerry Hyde, Lorraine Bat tey, and Judy Graham. The pictures of the “Bonds Away Girl” candidates will appear in the Co-op window on Novem ber 20. They are: Barbara Paulson. Sigma hall; Nina Sue Fernimcn, Highland house; Janet Roberts, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Selby Frame, Pi Beta Phi; Beverly Pala dini, Alpha Chi Omega; Nancy Rivenburgh, Kappa Alpha Theta; Jackie Kenfield, Delta Gamma; Carmen Green, Alpha Delta Pi; Su san Sadler, Susan Campbell; Pat Smith, Chi Omega; Marilyn Hill, Alpha hall. Lola. Nevin, Hendricks hall; Lois Giberson, Delta Delta Delta; Don na Wilbanks, Gamma hall; Chris tiana Lamoreux, Gamma Phi Beta; Elaine Konesky, Alpha Phi; Shirley Cox, University .house; Bobbie Fullmer, Alpha Omicron Pi; Mar ion Fong, Sherry Ross hall; Nan Chalmers, Hilyard house; Doris Hemmy, Rebec house. “Any house wishing to sell bonds in a downtown booth, may credit the sales to their organization,” commented Bob Moran at a war board representatives meeting Wednesday. Any house interested in this plan, should contact Mr. Moran at Phi Gamma Delta house. Mrs. Schwering Seriously! Ill Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women, is seriously ill at the Sa cred Heart hospital. The doctors report that she has critical com plications, and her condition is un predictable. She was admitted to the hospital early this term. Dr. Schwering was driving to the hospital to visit her when he suf fered a heart attack and died Tuesday. They were married July 1, 1929. Interdorm Council To Meet Tonight at 7 Final organization of the inter dorm council is on the agenda for the meeting tonight at 7 at Gamma hall of John Straub. Representatives from each dormitory group will be needed for the election of a permanent chairman and to begin the plans for an interdorm formal to be held winter term, and an inter dormitory bulletin. Genevieve Turnipseed will meet with the council. Victory Center Show Includes UO Band, Rally Squad; Moran, MC Previewing the show they will stage before Portland’s victory center audiences November 25, the lally squad will present at 11 a.m. today, a pep assembly featuring campus vocalists, musicians, the University band, and Bob Hamil ton, captain of the University of Oregon basketball squad introduc ing 1944-45 hoopsters to the stu dent body. Evans Cantrell, tenor, is sched uled to sing “Time Waits for No One.” The UO band will play “Bo lero” and “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.” Other vocalists signed for the program are Miss Lane County Barbara Bentley singing “Sibon ey,” and Shirley Priestly in the manner of Betty Hutton doing “And the Rocking Horse Ran Away." Sue Welch, Jean Bauer and Betty Hanks are to sing in ! trio, and Doris Trask and Char lotte Wicke will dance a Hawaiian hula. Other numbers are “Lady of j Spain” played by Pat Gentry on the accordian and a Boogie Woogie medley by Fran Olsson, pianist. Master of ceremonies and rally squad member Bob Moran has an nounced that a new yell will also be introduced for the first time. The assembly’s entertainers will reproduce their show at the Port land Victory center November 25 when all sales at the center for that day will be credited to the University of Oregon. _ Second Guild Production To Star Dorothea Thomas In a role played by Ethel Barrymore on Broadway, Dorothea Thomas, senior in liberal arts, will portray the English school mistress, Miss Moffatt, in the coming University Theater pro duction, The Corn Is Green. Ottilie T. Seybolt, of the drama division, is directing the production. Those who followed University Theater shows last year w 1 THIIU) ARMY forces liove hot tied over the crest of the Fouilly ridge overlooking the city of Metz. ALONG 200 miles of the Holland front British troops have broken , through outer German defences ' before the Maas river. GEN. C HARLES DE GAULLEj and Foreign Minister Diduult. will leave shortly for Moscow in re sponse to Premier Stalin’s invita tion to confer on vital matters. IN A TWO-MILE advance up j the west coast of Leyte Yank : forces have pushed to within 10 ; miles of Ormoc, the last enemy stronghold on the island. * * * MOSCOW ANNOUNCES that the final stage of tin' battle for Budapest is underway as fighting increases in the southern suburbs.! FROM TIN CANS TO SYRETT William Dunlop, University special student and veteran of the South Pacific, demonstrates the use of the syrett—(a hypodermic needle made from two tin cans). Syretts are filled with morphine which kills pain for 14 hours, and are a part of the kits issued to men fighting in the Pacific. rememoer Miss Thomas as the sa - castic and cynical novelist in “Dark Victory.” David T. Shay, sophomore in lit eral arts, has been cast in tha leading- male role of Morgan Ev ans, who strives for knowledge ami recognition beyond the miner’s pit. Other characters in this story ,f a Welsh coal-mining town arc: Jones, Richard Dahlstrom, fresh man; Ronoerry, Roberta Quigley, sophomore; Sarah Pugh, Valerie Overland, freshman; Mrs. Watty, Marilyn Wherry, freshman; Bessie Watly, Estellb Shimshack, fresh man; Robbart, Raymond Beeson, freshman; Glyn Thomas, Lee Pet rasek, freshman; Will Hughes, Farrell Rush, freshman, and OJ<t Tom, William Morrison, freshman; all in the liberal arts school. Idwal, Bobbie Joe Quigley, Roosevelt junior high school; tho squire, John Moore, freshman m journalism; John Owen, Kenneth Roberts, freshman in law. Farrell Rust will assist Mts. Seybolt in the direction and Jean Ballentine, freshman in liberal art', is in charge of costumes. "Tiie Cora Is Green” is sched uled for production December 3, 2, 6, and 7. It is the second Univer sity theater production this fall. Phi Beta Kappa To Select Senior 6 Phi Beta Kappa, national schol arship honorary, will choose sK new members Monday, Novem ber 20. The honor is determined by high, grades and the following require ments: Applicants must attend the University now, with the possibil ities of graduation in June; must, have earned 135 hours at the be ginning of fall term with no in completed courses; must have com pleted five terms at the UO; must have at least a grade point of 3.f» for the last five terms; not have earned more than one-third of the r hours in any one department or school; and at least 50 per cent < 5 their credit hours must be in the liberal arts school. Overseas Mail Prompta Former Student Says In a letter to George Turn bull, acting dean of the school of journalism, Lt. James W. Frost, , journalism graduate,, closes with this bit of information on tin state of communications: “Inci dentally, your Christmas card of 1943 finally reached me early in September.” i