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Oregon VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY • NUMBER 52 , JAN. 10, 1945 Harry Segall’s Comedy Opens Season’s Plays “Heaven Can Wait,’’ Harry Segall’s hilarious “two-world” comedy, from which the movies patlerned “Here Comes Mr. Jor dan,” will be presented by the University theater, under the direction of Horace Robinson, February 9, 10, 14, 15, 15, and 17. Director Robinson an nounced the new play yester day after several days’ delibera tion over the choice. Starring in the lead role is John Moore, freshman in journalism. He will play Joe Pendleton, the prize fighter with the lucky “sax,” who unluckily gets snatched to heaven, 50 years too soon, by an over playing opposite Moore, in the role of Bette Logan, is Annabelle .Wilkerson Davis, freshman in lib eral arts, graduate from Roosevelt high school, Portland, and winner of the Aaron Frank scholarship for 1944-’45. As Bette Logan, her task in life is to recognize Joe Pendle ton’s soul, regardless of the body in which it may abide. Unlike other University theater plays of this year, “Heaven Can Wait” will be produced in intimate, dr penthouse style, third floor Ger linger hall. some parts are still open, espe cially for men. Anyone interested should contact Mr. Robinson at the drama studio. zealous holy messenger. The 'Deep South’ Comes To Oregon “One of the best technicolor fac tual motion pictures ever made,” according to press comments, will be shown free of charge tonight to students of the University. “18th Century Life in Williamsburg, Vir ginia” and several added features are scheduled for the regular Wed nesday night show at 7:30 in 207 Chapman. This week’s presentation is co sponsored by the educational ac tivities office, directed by Horace Robinson, and the Oregon natural history museum. There is no plot to the feature film, said Robinson, it is simply an undramatized ac count, in color, of the life and peo ple of the times. The first forum issue of the March of Time will be co-featured, and the two addi tional films shown are "Airways of the Future” showing postwar in ternational aviation plans, and "Photography Fights,” depicting the part aerial photography plays in the war. D*. Sullivan to Speak at University Lecture Series “Ethical Limits of State Power” will be discussed by Dr. J. J. Sulli van, Jr., assistant professor of phi losophy, Thursday, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. in 12 Friendly. This is one of the series of University lec tures, sponsored by the University lecture committee of the faculty, under the direction of Dr. Rudolph Ernst. We Only Hope It Lasts The coeds say it’s heaven-sent, Bandanaless they roam; F^r due to Sol’s kind tempera ment, They’ve sent their snowshoes home. —D.F.S. Today's World AMERICAN AMPHIBIOUS forces landed in the Lingayen gulf area of Luzon at 9:30 a.m. Janu ary 9, two years and nine months after Bataan fell. Only slight re sistance has been met so far, and some units have reached points within 107 miles of Manila. * * * IN THE BATTLE of the Bel gian bulge, Yank troops Tuesday drove to a point less than three miles from the St. Vitli-Houffalize road, last lateral supply and escape artery for the Nazis in the salient. * * * THE NATIONAL BUDGET pre sented by President Roosevelt is the lowest in three years but it may go 10 billion dollars either up or down depending on the fortunes of war. SOVIET FORCES have wrested the initiative from the Nazi drive seeking to relieve Germans in en circled Budapest. Pot,Quill Ends Contest Today Tonight at 7 p.m. all contribu tions for the Pot and Quill mem bership contest which have been turned in to Peggy Overland, at the Emerald editorial office will be collected for final judging. Thi£ is the annual fall membership con test which Pot and Quill, women’s national writing honorary, has ex tended into the winter term for additional contribution. All contributors who are inter ested in joining the group should have original work submitted in an envelope bearing the title of the piece and containing the name of the person. This is to insure com plete fairness in the judging. Any type of poetry or prose work, in cluding stories, essays, personal ac counts, or drama will be accepted. First prize is $5 and rights to membership in the organization. Additional awards are available to members. Red Cross Mobile Unit Eugene Bound Blood donors are urged by Sallie Spiess, campus Red Cross chair man, to make appointments with her before January 18 so they may give their blood when the Red Cross mobile unit arrives in Eu gene Monday, January 29. The blood will be taken between 7:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., after a physical examination of each don or. Campus donors between the ages of 18 and 21 years will ob tain permit cards from Mrs. Spiess to be signed by their parents. Ap pointments must be made through the Red Cross chairman at the Gamma Phi Beta house, phone 772. Yeomen Rally At Sight of Debris Flexing their mighty muscles and eager for action the Yeo men arrived at Gerlinger hall early Sunday morning, undis mayed surveyed the wreckage left by the Senior ball, bravely and without hesitation cleaned up the joint. The ball committee wishes to thank them publicly for their cooperation in doing a job that’s absolutely necessary but ain’t no fun. Freshmen Politics Is In the Air Again Freshman elections, held annual ly during winter term, will start off with a nominating assembly Wednesday, January 17, at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Villard. Phyllis Horst man, ASUO vice-president, is in charge of the elections. The constitution, printed in full in this issue of the Emerald (page four), will be passed on by fresh men at the nominating assembly. Nominations for officers will be called for and elections are sched uled for the following Friday, vot ing to be in the YMCA building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Petitions for nominees must be in the office of the ASUO presi dent in McArthur court or be turned in to Audrey Holliday at the Sigma Kappa house at or before the time of the nominating assem bly. No person who has not filed a petition before the deadline will be eligible for nomination. Peti tions must be accompanied by eli gibility slips from the offices of the dean of men or the dean of women, and all requirements for office holders must be fulfilled. Jack Craig Chosen Head Of Dads' Day Festivities j; What the ASUO executive council did Tuesday: , 1. Selected a Dads’ Day chairman. ’ 2. Opened petitions for executive council and rally ■* * ' squad positions. X i. 3. Turned over $50 to help defray the overdraft j on the student handbook. * Jack Craig, sophomore in liberal arts and president of Yeo men, was chosen to head the annual Dads’ Day celebration, at the executive council meeting Tuesday afternoon.. ADELE RIGGS Secretary-treasurer of the ASUO, who graduated at the end of fall term. The executive council is call ing for petitions from applicants to fill this position. Ducks Trample Cougars; Grab Second Spot In Race Roaring back with vengeance after losing the first game with WSC,. the Ducks tore into the Cougars for a 47 to 34 victory. Dominating the backboard at both ends of the court, the Webfeet had little trouble after the first few minutes in hand ing Washington State their first loss of the season. Jim Bartelt Playwrights May Try For $10 Prize Final date for entrance in the Sally Allen one-act play con test recently founded by the Eugene Very Little theater has been set for March 25. It is open to any student enrolled on the University of Oregon cam pus, and also to any inhabitant of Lane county. The winning manuscript, in ad dition to a cash prize of not less than $10, will receive production by the group. No restrictions as to the subject matter of plays are an nounced, but only one manuscript may be entered by each contestant. The contest was named in mem ory of Mrs. Sally Elliot Allen, long an active member of the VLT group. Mrs. Allen, wife of the late Dean Eric W. Allen of the jour nalism school, herself wrote plays, one-act and otherwise, produced by the local group, by the Portland Civic theater, and elsewhere, as well as short stories and novels. Through this memorial, the object is “the encouragement of a healthy interest in original drama.” Further details of the contest will be announced later. Manu scripts may be turned in to any one of the three members of the com mittee in charge: Mrs. Clara Lynch Fitch, secretary of the campus graduate school, L. K. Shumaker, general supervisor of Eugene pub lic schools, or Mrs. Alice Henson Ernst, associate professor of Eng lish, chairman. Last Chance to Register Noon Saturday, January 13, will be the last day for registra tion without special permission. and Dick “Ricket” Wilkins started Oregon on the victory road by dumping in the first 12 points be tween them to hold a commanding 12-6 lead at the five-minute mark. From then on until the final min utes when Oregon eased up, the game was turned into almost a rout. The Ducks held a 26 to 14 lead at halftime and then boosted their margin to 20 points, the score being 38-18 with 13 minutes left in the ball game. Freshman Jim Bartelt — ex-all state from Ashland—led the Web feet in the point department by casting in 6 field goals and two free throws for a total of 14 points. The Ducks return home Thursday to tune up for the first of the “Civil War” series with OSC Satur day at Corvallis. Prize Offered UO Student A gift scholarship is now avail able for all pre-nursing students, Mrs. Golda Wickham, acting dean of women, announced Tuesday. The Oregon Federation of Women’s clubs, Mrs. Edna Jewell, chairman, is sponsoring the scholarship. The conditions require the re cipient, upon completion of her pr^ nursing course, to go mto cadet nurses’ training. She must pass a physical test and an aptitude test, and her scholastic standing must be of the highest. By filling out the applications now available at the dean of wom en's office, any pre-nursing stu dent can receive the benefit of the scholarship for this term’s work. If upon completion of this term’s classes the student has kept her high scholastic standing, the schol arship may be extended for another term, if not in the full amount of $150, at least in a substantial sum. The council called for petition*! for secretary-treasurer of the ASUO, the position left vacant when Adele Riggs graduated at the end of fall term. Also opei* to petition is the sophomore repre sentative spot, chairman of tho rally squad and positions on the rally squad, all open because of present office-holders' ineligibility. Petitions must be turned in U* Jean Taylor by Thursday, January,. IS. Special forms which have been printed for use of applicants, may be secured from Miss Taylor or at the dean of women and dean men’s office. Only these forms plus* a certificate of eligibility will ba accepted. On the recommendation of Au drey Holliday, ASUO president, tho council voted to give the educa tional activities board $50 towards^ this year's ORE-NTER to help pay; for the overdraft of $208.99. The council also turned over $50 to Odeon. Miss Holliday announced that', the OSC-Oregon exchange ' assem blies would be held this term. Oie-» gon students will go to Oregon* State college January 31 and Ore gon State will be entertained hero on February 8. One hundred per cent support of the “Lectureship on Religion aiult World Politics," to be held-Febru.-, ary 1-3 was voted b^.the council* Band Petitions I New Members Unless 10 to 12 new players jcin the University band it will be iii possible for the band to play at. basketball games, said J. H. Stehn, 'band director, Tuesday. Any stu dent who has some band experi ence, either high school or other wise, is urged to contact Mr. Stei.rv this week. Last year, because of the in ability of several band members** to play at games, the band wu.‘li able to furnish music at only two of the tilts at McArthur court. This** season Stehn hopes to sign enough, musicians to have a full band pres ent at all games. The band now has 40 members but many of the-'-o are unavailable for weekend en gagements. This deficiency must bo. made up with substitutes, accord ing to the director. Students who play any band in strument are welcome to join, but' brasses, trumpets, trombones, and, snare drums are especially needed.: Those who sign for basketball: game playing do not necessarily; need to join the band as a. regular course and they will not be ex pected to practice with the band at the regular practice sessions. All musicians on the campus not already connected with the band should see Director Stehn at the band room in the ROTC building, between the physical education building and Hayward field, on. Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. He may also be contact. I in the music school building. Crumbaker Returns Dr. Calvin C. Crumbaker. pro ft t sor of economics, has again be* r» delayed in his return from Easton' Washington. He will reach Eu gene at noon today. His Wednes day classes will be guspended, but he will meet the Thursday and F* i day classes at the scheduled hour,,