ISA, Greeks
Accept New
Bloc Plans
By WITTWER
An unprecedented action to
“keep politics clean” on the Ore
gon campus, according to political
observers, was launched Thursday
wlien both the Independent and
Greek political blocs agreed to
ASUO President Audrey Holliday’s
plan which provides that upper
classmen will observe the “hands
off” policy in the coming freshman
elections.
Robert Schott, Greek bloc-leader,
and Alice Harter, ISA president,
practised Thursday to permit fresh
man representatives and ISA sen
ators to conduct open nominating
assemblies in order to allow the
University’s first-year students
freedom in selecting their candi
dates and an opportunity to prac
tice democratic government on the
campus. It was agreed that as far
as possible the candidates would
be chosen without bloc pressure.
Although the ISA senators had
already suggested their candidate
for number one position at an in
dependent assembly earlier this
week, Miss Harter agreed to hold
another assembly Friday, January
12, at 4 p.m. in the ISA office at
which renominations would be
called for.
At a Greek bloc meeting Thurs
day it was decided to hold a nom
inating meeting Monday evening,
8:30 at the Pi Beta Phi house, to
which freshman representatives
from all sororities would be in
vited and given an opportunity to
name candidates.
Miss Holliday’s original plan,
outlined to both campus parties
Thursday, provided that all fresh
men who wished to run for office
nfltf submit petitions to the ASUO
president, and that voting would
be for these candidates without
bloc or upperclassman, influence.
This, according to Miss Holliday,
would have meant a freshman
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^ WOMAN
THE VKlORLD AROUHO’*'
cot J) - C AKM
“GET AWAY, OLD MAN, GET AWAY”
Such sights as this will be seen tonight in Gerlinger hall at the Coeds’ annual frolic.
Ducks Give Hollywood
Touch to ASUO Meet
Potential Hollywood talent invaded the campus and enter
tained enthusiastic students at the ASUO assembly yesterday
in McArthur court.
.^Introduced by emcee Bob Davis, Shirley Priestly, a probable
Betty Hutton, sang “Corns for My Country” and “Patty Cake
Man accompanied Dy Margie F ol
som. Lloyd Stapp, Oregon’s own
■'Frankie," rendered in the best
swoon croon fashion, “The Very
Thought of You” and the nation’s
number one tune, “Don’t Fence
Me In.”
Making a debut, Cliff Mallicoat
and his “Cliff Dwellers” gave out
with “Tea for Two” and a medley
of three numbers. Costumed in or
chid and black ruffled skirts, five
brawny men, Keith Murphy, Ken
Chapman, Ed Evans, Dean Bond,
and Wallace Johnson, danced a
“cancan.”
The famous “sweater, sarong,
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Alice Harter Talks,
Wins $10 Prize
Alice A. Harter, senior in speech
and dramatic arts, took first place
in an intercollegiate extemporan
eous speaking contest at Willam
ette university, Salem, Thursday,
January 11. Five others partici
pated.
Her subject, for the presentation
of which she received $10, was
"Education in Connection with
Kafte Discrimination.”
W. A. Dahlberg, director of
speech and drama, accompanied
her to Salem.
Ration Board Gets
New Chairman
Bernice Grandquist, junior in
music, was recently appointed
chairman of the ration board, an
nounced Carol Wicke, war board
chairman, Wednesday. The vacan
cy occurred when Ann Scripter,
former chairman, was declared in
eligible. Margaret Murphy, assist
ant chairman of the ration board,
will continue in that position.
A field ambulance bearing the
name of the University of Oregon
will be bought with money from
war stamp sales this year if the
goal of $2000 is reached, said Miss
Wicke. Last term $573 in war
stamps alor.e was bought by stu
dents through tiie weekly “dime
dinners." It is planned to add stamp
and bond receipts from the Co-op
to the dinner stamp totals this
term and reach the goal in this
matter.
Announcement of a scrap drive
during the end of this month and
a paper drive in February has been
made.
Awarding of the Red Cross cup
to the campus living organization
which earned the most point}
through Red Cross work is scheci
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And theBand
Played on . . .
Basketball players will drib
ble across the McArthur maple
to the tune of marches by the
University band this season, said
Band Director J. J. Stehn Thurs
day. Stehn reported that, in addi
tion to the two players who
signed up Wednesday, 11 other
musicians have volunteered to
appear with the group for the
games scheduled in Eugene.
The casaba-inspired musicians
who signed Thursday are: Dick
Larsen, french horn or baritone;
Wally Reed, trombone; Bill Ad
ams, trombone; Betty Lou Mel
by, snare drums; Lois Crosier,
saxophone; J. L. Earls, trom
bone; . D. L. Helseth, trumpet;
Bonnie Besse, saxophone or cor
net; Jeanne Sim month:, piccolo.
“We can use any number of
any instrument,” said Director
Stehn and ail students who have
had some experience may sign up
at the music school or at Un
hand room in the KOTC building.
Volunteers to play at the games
are not asked to practice with
the hand or to join the regular
band course.
Stehn plans to complete the !
books of marches to be played
during the weekend and scores
will be available to band mem- j
hers at the beginning of next
week.
Aspirin, Please!
Laughter- will be abundant
In the Capers’ one night stand -
Except for the chairmen incum
bent,
Who keep aspirins quite close at
hand.
—D.F.S.
John Craig Tells
Of PlansforDacfs
John J. Craig, newly appoint
ed Dads Day chairman, has
just announced the names of
students to head special com
mittees for the February 11 and
12 weekend. His plans for the
forthcoming annual event in
clude an all-campus contest to
choose a “Miss Hospitality”
who will represent “the girl
any dad would be glad to
meet,” and a Dad-Daughter
ball.
The committee chairmen are as
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10-25 Cent Stamps
To Sell at Dinners
Beginning next Monday, "dime
dinner” purchases will be expanded
for those who wish to make larger
purchases. House representative -•
henceforth will sell 10 and 25 cent
stamps for those persons who wish
to start war stamp books, an
nounced Jean Watson and Martha
Thorsland, co-chairmen of the
plan. However, the original idea of
Lhe "dime dinner” will remain in
tact, and representatives will sell
10 cent stamps for those who wish
to continue the previous method.
This new plan is to encourage
students to purchase stamps of a
higher bracket. House representa
tives will add into their house to
tals, all stamps, whether 10 or 2,0
cent, which are sold on Monday
night. As usual, this total will be
reported to Miss Thorsland or Miss
Watson.
UO Dream Girl
Will Reign, as
Femmes Frolic
By DOROTHY
GODKNECHT
Tonight at 8 o’clock, cam
pus women will go, sans male
escorts, to Coed Capers for the
traditional frolic, barred to all
men. The main program of the
Capers will begin in Gerlinger
at 8 p.m., but the doors will be
opened at 7:30, to enable those
attending to cast their votes
for the Oregon Dream Giil.
and to see the costumes worn,
by members of the various Jiv
ing organizations.
Members of Mortar Board, din
guised as “cops” in KOTO uni
forms, will police Gerlinger tc Ibo
\ date with, not one, hut five
men is promised the girl w ho is
selected “Dream Girl” from the,
five candidates tonights at Coed
Capers. Five basketball stars
Boh Hamilton, Jim Bartelt, John
Wilkins, Ken Hays, and D« 1
Smith, were reported “all for’
the chance to take the lucky girl
out to dinner on Sunday, Jan
uary 21.
sure no men are allowed into C n
strictly feminine show, and any
crashers will he expelled by tPm
feminine “flatfoots.”
Two Emcees
Anita Fernandez and Lois Mc
Conkey, as mistresses of coo
monies, will keep the program
packed full of laughs. Skits put t n
by the classes, the women of t o
faculty, and a group of activity
girls will constitute the main po
tion of the program.
Oregon's Dream Girl will be in
troduced sometime during tiio
evening after the votes have been
counted. The living organization
carrying out the cleverest them* in
costume will be awarded a prize.
Mary Corrigan, chairman of tic
ket sales, reports sales of tickets
indicate the majority of women t.n
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Today's World
WHILE \ ANIi forces plunged
‘•JO miles inland on Luzon, cap
turing' numerous towns ami an
airdrome, Japanese broadcasts
declared \merican troops had
attempted a new landing at
I •alum, hut were beaten off. This
report is unconfirmed.
* * *
GREEK EL\S leaders and the
Brit is 1 army Thursday signed a
truce ending the 40-day-oM
Greek civil war.
* * *
WITH THE CAPTURE of La,
Koch, northern anchor of the
fast-shrinking Ardennes salient
and other road junctions along
Nazi escape routes, the German
position in the Kelgian fudge is
greatly endangered and there is
indication that the area is rapid
ly being evacuated.
* * *
SECRETARY OF WAR Henry
L. Stimson urges that all able
bodied men between 18 and 30
must be drafted. The “work or
j fight.'’ hill is scheduled to come
I before the house next week.