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.
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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