Student Tributes
To Dean Schwering
—See col. 5
; VOLUME XLVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY. NOV. 17. 1944
Basketball Tonight;
Ducks vs. Navycats
—See Page 4
NUMBER 41
Assembly
Features
UO Music
Campus musical talent, new UO
basketball stars, and a new yell
by-’the rally squad were featured
at the ASUO assembly Thursday
in McArthur court.
Students will have 12:15 permis
sion Wednesday night before
Thanksgiving, Audrey Holliday,
ASUO president, announced. The
vesper choir will present a musical
program Thursday afternoon, No
vember 23, and classes will be re
sumed Friday, November 24.
Bob Moran, master of cere
monies,, introduced Bob Hamilton,
I captain of the basketball team, and
three other members of the team.
"With an O,” a new yell, was intro
duced by the rally squad.
A preview of the program to be
presented at the Portland victory
center at noon, November 25, was
presented.
Barbara Bentley, Miss Lane
County winner, sang “Siboney.”
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and
Ravel’s “Bolero” were played by
the UO band under the direction
of John Stehn. Sue Welch, Betty
Hanks, and Jean Bauer sang “Ha
waiian War Chant.” Charlotte
Wicke and Doris Trask, Univer
sity students from the islands, did
a Hawaiian hula.
Oregon’s “Betty Hutton,” Shirley
Priestley, sang “And the Rocking
Horse Ray Away.” Evans Cantrell
sang “Time W'aits for No One.”
Pianist Fran Olsson played a swing
medley. An accordian solo, “Lady
of Spain,” was played by Pat
Gentry.
Vaudeville Cast
Calls Rehearsal
A dress rehearsal for the Lane
county Victory Vaudeville troupe
will be held in the auditorium in
Gerlinger hall from 6 to 8 p.m. to
nigm, Del McKay, master of cere
monies and organizer of the group,
announced Thursday.
Under the sponsorship of the
Lane county war finance commit
tee, the all-college show, which fea
tures Miss Lane County Barbara
Bentley, will tour the county be
tween November 20 and Decem
ber 5. They will promote the sixth
war loan drive, starting Monday.
Publicity shots of the troupe
members will be taken at the dress
rehearsal.
Anyone wishing to join the
group should contact Del McKay
at 345 or the theater guild.
‘Bonds Away'
Pix Scheduled
Four more houses have entered
their representatives in the com
ing “Bonds Away Girl” contest.
The new entries are: Mary Ellen
Mehaney, Alpha Gamma Delta;
Mary Stapleton, Omega hall; Mari
lyn Hill, Alpha hall; and Georgia
Liskey, Sigma Kappa!
Evelyn Stephens, chairman of
the “Bonds Away” contest, an
nounced today that all candidates
ai'e to have their pictures taken
at ^ a.m. Saturday on the steps
of Chapman hall. The girls are
asked to wear short silks. If it is
laining, the picture will be taken
at Gerlinger hall.
Dean Hazel Schwering Dead
Hazel Schwering’s Monument Found
In Girls’ Lives Says Orlando Hollis
Those of us who have been associated with Dean Hazel
P. Schwering know how bravely she has carried on her work
through long periods of poor health. There was no word of
complaint, no apparent change in her buoyant spirit.
Dean Schwering loved and understood young people. Al
though she gave unsparingly of her time and energy, she* gave
one the mi pres sion that her ;
one the impression that her work i
was something which she thorough
ly enjoyed doing. Anything that
appeared to be for the best intei
ests of her “girls” commanded the
dean’s immediate interest and at
tention.
She was a person of unusual
abilities and broad interests. Ev
eryone was impressed with her
charm, poise, and gracious man
ners. Thousands of young women
have been influenced by Dean
Schwering’s wise counsel, her
warm personality, and her sterling
character. In the lives of these
young women will be found Hazel
Schwering's true monument.
ORLANDO JOHN HOLLIS
Acting President
University of Oregon
The death of Dean Schwering in
the prime of life and service is a.
real tragedy. She was widely
known and admired as an able and
popular dean of women, as well as
! for her interest and leadership in
others fields, among them AAUW,
Girl Scouts, and her own sorority
in which she was national voca
tional counselor. Her blithe per
sonality and zest for living, her
contagious appreciation of all that
is fine and beautiful, added much
to life on the campus and in the
community. She and Dr. Schwer
ing made their home a gay meet
ing place for their host of friends,
young and old. They both will be
srreatlv missed.
KARL W. ONTHANK
Director of Personnel
* * *
In the passing- of Dean Schwer
ing the state has lost a real sup
porter of University ideals, the
faculty of the University a coop
erative and loyal colleague, and
every student a friend.
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Capers Audition
For Frosh Today
Tryouts for parts in the fresh
man skit are scheduled today at
4 p.m. in 107 Friendly hall. All
freshmen are urged by Chairman
Barbara Johns to participate.
Each women’s living organiza
tion will choose a candidate from
the freshman class for “Oregon’s
Dream Girl,” Phyllis Evans, chair
man of the Coed Capers, an
nounced. The winner will be intro
duced at the Capers and her pic
ture will be sent to all University
of Oregon men in the service.
Freshman committees for Coed
Capers have been chosen, accord
ing to Barbara Jones, chairman of
the freshman skit.
The committees are as follows:
script, Betty Hanks, Ann Burgess,
Martha Berg; typing, Sue Schoen
feldt. Jill Leachman, Virginia
Woods, Joan Preble; costumes,
Helen Steele, Joann Bush, Celeste
Olson, Martha Lance, Vida Everts; |
properties, Victoria Utz, Bobbie j
Fullmer, Nancy Bedingfield, Mar- j
garet Paine; stage crew, Joann
Merwin, Barbara Hawley; make- !
up, Rosalie Killiam, Norma Green.;
Oregon Loses Outstanding Woman;
Dean Succumbs After Long Illness"
Mrs. Hazel P. Schwermg, dean of women of the University
for 13 years, died Thursday morning following a prolonged
illness.
Mrs. Schwering was born in Earl I’ark, Indiana, the daughter:
of Frank and Florence Prutsman. She attended MacMurray
college, Iillinois Normal school, the University of Minnesota.
HAZEL I*. SCHWERING
As (lean of women she has for thirteen years acted as both a miido
and a friend to University women.
Columbia university, and Harvard
| university. She received her bache
! lor of philosophy degree at tl*«
(University of Chicago in 1926. She.
then transferred to the University
of Oregon where she received her
master of arts degree. While ;«»
Oregon student, Mrs. Schwering
was a member of Pi Lambda
Theta, education honorary, Phi
Beta, music honorary. Mortar
Board, senior women's honorary.
Mu Phi Epsilon, music and damn
honorary, and Kappa Kappa Gam
ma sorority.
Mrs. Schwering taught in pub
lic schools in Minnesota before
coming to the University in 19; l
as assistant to the president. She
was president of the Eugene chap
ter of the American Association of
University Women; and president
of the Oregon State deans’ associ
ation in .1932. She was a membt r
of; National Association of the
Deans of Women, 1930; League of
Women voters, Oregon Federation,
of Women’s clubs; Business arid
I Professional Women’s club; chair
man for Women’s Participation for
, the New York World’s Fair for
Oregon, 1938-39; member of Ha
state committee of the Girl Scoutn
of America. Mrs. Schwering be
longed to the Presbyterian church.
She is survived by two brothers,
Amos Prutsman, Peoria, Illinois,
and Wilbur Prutsman, Farmer.
burg, Indiana.
Her husband, Dr. Charles B,
Schwering, prominent Eugene den
tist, died of a heart attack Tues
day afternoon, November 14, whihj
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University Leaders PayTributes to Dean;
Mrs. Schwering WasFriend and Helper
Organist To Give
Recital Tuesday
Donald W. Allton, assistant pro
fessor of organ and theory at the
University school of music, will
make his first formal appearance
before a local audience November
21, when he will be presented in
an organ recital at the music audi
torium.
Mi-. Allton came to the Univer
sity this fall from Virginia, where
he served for two years as.head of
the department of music at Mary
Baldwin college. He received his
undergraduate and graduate train
ing at the Eastman school of mu
sic of the University of Rochester.
New York, and studied organ with
Abel Decaus. He has appeared in
concerts throughout the New Eng
land states and New York.
Congregational Fireside
A fireside is being planned for
the college group of the Congre
gational church at 8 p.m. Sunday,
November 19. The Rev. Wesley
Nicholson, pastor, will speak on
“The Uniqueness of Jesus.” Fran
cis Mettler will preside and all stu
dents are invited to attend.
Today’s World
U. S. Oth army troops, whose
movements have been kept secret
for the past two months, plunged
into action inside Germany four
miles southeast of Aachen. As a
prelude to the attack 1200 Allied
bombers pounded the area.
I* R I M E MINISTER Winston
Churchill has pledged that as soon
as the war with Germany is con
cluded, Britain will exert her full
efforts in the battle against Japan.
TERM OF THE IT. S.-British
agreement on the nature and pow
ers of an international organiza
tion for postwar civil aviation will
he announced shortly.
BO VKE CARTER, Kussion-born
news commentator, died yesterday
at a Hollywood hospital after an
illness of only a few hours.
Receipt Books Due
All W'SSF solicitors must
turn in'their receipt books and
my money collected this week
to l)cug Moore at the YMCA
before 5 p.m. today.
The University has suffered i,
tragic loss in the death of Dean
Schwering. Women students. 11
part, have keenly felt the lack of
her presence; for her dynamic per
sonality provided inspiration ' f< f
all who knew her. A friend to all
and beloved by all, she was a gra
cious, lovely lady who lived a lifo
of service. The memory of Doan
Schwering will guide us still, for rfc
is the idea of such good that i s
everlasting.
AUDREY HOLLIDAY
ASUO President
* * *
Dean Schwering’s death is i,
great loss to the University; si. ;
was doing a great service and w il
be remembered for years to come. •
PHYLLIS HORSTMAN
ASUD Vice-President
Dean Schwering was a wonder -
ful friend and adviser, and her lo: ;
will be irreparable. It will see. i
strange to go into her office ai l
not find her there. She was inter
ested not only in all groups, blit
in each girl.
GERD HANSEN
President of Mortar P aid
I'm sure the Kwamas all feel i
1 do about Dean Schwering s
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