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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1945)
Coed of tlte Qi/eeJz OteXfOna Ke&pA. /Cap^ia ~&uUf. 34 eMaute. a 2>om By CAROLYN JACOBS "My job? Oh, it’s fine, just fine!” Marge Cowlin dashed down the hall, muttering under her breath, “Poor Edie, poor me.” Asked to explain, she said that Edith Newton, editor of the Oregana, is in the infirmary. “Work is piling up, but I’m sure everything will turn out all right,” she added. “At least I hope so, sne said as an aitertnougnt. Business manager of the Ore gana, Marge doesn’t have to be a philosopher to understand the meaning of “the full life.’’ Collect ing advertising money, money from living organizations, registration money, distributing Oreganas to to every high school in the state, and several other jobs keep her busy most of the 24 hours in a day. Marge has held her job since Oc tober. Too Much Work “The life of a business manager is never dull, but it can be a strain on the nerves at times. This term if my busiest one on the Oregana,” she continued, “but every term there’s lots to do on the book.” A sophomore, this brown-haired Kappa is 18. A Portland girl, iferge graduated from Catlin. “My major?” she said. “Well that’s a problem. I’m majoring in science and I’d like to take a minor in advertising, but my plans are still rather indefinite. I haven’t any plans for what I’ll do after I gradu ate,” she stated. “They’ll come later, but I would like to go to summer school at Cal. It all de pends on how long the war lasts.” Helps Others Be Active Marge is a member of Kwama and very active in the honorary. Activities chairman for the Kap pas, she helps freshmen get into SWivities, shows them how to write petitions, and sees that they are interested in campus events. “Skiing is my favorite sport,” she exclaimed. “In fact, I'm prac tically a skiing fiend. I'd rather ski than do anything else — well, almost anything else. I don’t have much time for hobbies, but I do like sports in the summer.” .Asked whether she had a favor ite popular record, Marge grimaced and said, “I guess you might say that ‘Accentuate the Positive’ is my favorite record. I’ve heard it played so often my resistance is breaking down. I used to despise Bright Flashes OnaCloudgDag Bobbie Pearson’s gay red ker chief . . . Virginia Harris’ lavender sweater with kerchief to match . . . Mary McCandless’ white cable knit sweater (more elaborate than most cable-knits) with fancy topped anklets . . . Georgia Liskey’s multicolored parrot on the back of her white kerchief . . . Dorothy “Frenchie” Herman’s blinding but beautiful fuchsia sweater . . . Mary Landry’s soft salmon-colored sweater . . . Hos pitality Girl Mary Margaret Ells worth’s light red coat and her pret ty blond braids across the top of her head . . . Pearl Peterson’s red sweater with the white thread running through it, looks like sparkles . . . Myrl Sykes’ many-pleated plaid skirt with gray, maroon, and blue colors . . . Lois Evan’s light blue and white plaid skirt . . . Jewelry . . . Jean Miller’s dia mond and sapphire ring . . . Dag mar Shanks’ unusually-mounted ring with one diamond and one ruby . . . Betty Lou Siegman’s two large opals . . . The unusual color of Margie Mc Neel’s rose-colored sweater , . . the bright green sweaters worn by Marguerite Wittwer, Jane Corkran, and Betty Lou Reynolds . . . Al berta Upton’s shaggy red fur mit tens . . . -—Florence Falk. it, but it’s kind of growing on me now.” Typifying the busy life many a student leads, Marge has earned the title of “Coed of the Week.” UO song: “I wisn l naa a paper dollar I could call my own.” DAGGETT & RAMSDELVS PINE BATH OIL &*!* 15H os. JUMBO size Regularly $2.25 Fragrant refreshment for today’ “busy-bodies”! Exclusively at Miller’s MAIN FLOOR Ml l FR’i “IT’S OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU’ Should Coeds Don Jeans on Campus? By LOIS EVANS A must in every girl's college wardrobe is that smart pair of grey woolen slacks—anyway that’s what the fashion com mentators insist upon telling us every year. This proves con fusing to the freshman who arrives on the campus with a collection of slacks, jeans, and peddle pushers prepared for mat casual living max someone , also told them about. “No, no, University regulations ! stipulate that women are not to j | wear such unfeminine apparel on ; j the campus.” “O. K.,” says the ever-ready-to ! please-can-I- clean -your- spaldings for-you frosh, "just around the I house then.” “That's the spirit, you can wear them anyplace in the house that you want,” the helpful junior con cedes, “except the living room, din ing room, kitchen, hall, front and back yards. I’ll be back to give you a few more tips later. Right now I have to go to class,” the upper classman adds as she dashes out wearing plaid shirt and jeans. Hail, Upperclassmen After an adequate period of ob servation, say 36 hours, the “inquir ing” freshman comes to the con clusion that there are two sides to every controversial question. Con sidering the problem even further, our “I’m for the casual life” prin cipal character also formulates an other opinion. Mainly, there are two distinct types of persons in relation to rules and regulations — those who read the complete edition and don’t believe in such limitations, and those who can’t read. Briefly, the situation is simple. Everyone does as she pleases. But just for the sake of public opinion and Gallup a survey has been made among Oregon coeds with the fol lowing results: What Do They Say? Edith Newton, editor of the Ore gana—I don’t believe it is a good idea; doesn’t look well. A lot of the girls who favor wearing slacks and jeans on the campus say that they’re doing it to keep warm. If that’s the case, why didn’t the fad' for knee-length stockings take? Kathie Dunn, president of the heads of houses—I don't believe it is necessary to have a regulation stipulating that women are not to wear slacks or jeans on the cam pus. I believe it should be up to the good taste of the individual. Marguerite Wittwer, news editor of tne Emerald — I think women should be allowed to wear anything they like depending upon their own tastes and their figures. Betty Lu Siegman—I don't think they should wear them to classes or in the libe, but anyplace else seems all right. Pat Spencer—I agree with the present regulations that coeds shouldn't wear slacks or jeans dur ing the week, but I think they are a lot more comfortable to wear on Saturdays. Romeo: "Juliet, dearest. I’m burning with love for you.” Juliet: "Come, now, Romeo, don't make a fuel of yourself.” It’s yellower than a Beaver! It’s greener than a Fresh man ! ? ? ? ? ? Stamp Sales Hit New Total War stamps totaling S60.70 we:o sold to persons attending tlie bas ketball games in McArthur cou: t Friday and Saturday nights last week, announced Piiyl Perkin: , stamp promotion chairman. Mon day. Saturday night a group of IS blue-sweatered freshman women sold S3S.15 worth of stamps whic all goes toward the $1900 goal to purchase an ambulance, which will bear the name of the University. Miss Perkins revealed the ap pointment of Carol Wicke as assist - ant stamp promotion manager and listed Pat Smith as chairman of the. posters and booths committee and Dido Misley chairman of the telephone committee. She an nounced that stamps will be sold a* the Don Cossack concert in Mc Arthur court Wednesday night, and urged all concert-goers to buy from the girls in blue sweaters. Clips and Comments ■ (Continued from page tuv) a dry night club are just a few ■; C the varied jobs filled last term by the University of Minnesota em Iployment bureau. I ” * * King for a Day UCLA's favorite professor wdl tiade his traditional briefcase and. lecture notes for a sceptre and crown to rule over their MidwinU ■■■ Mardi Gras. On the day before vot ing the students expect short as signments. easy quizzes, and few exams since all professors will have an eye toward gathering votes. i ■ ■ ■ ■ '-=^1 ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINES FOR RENT Now available — Electric ! cabinets and portables by the month. SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO. 640 Willamette Phone 1358 HEAR YE! HEAR YE! P^UiclamatiaH The Honorable Members of Phi Theta Upsilon Junior Women's Service Honorary Herewith Challenge The Honorable Members of KWAMA Sophomore Women's Honorary to a Basket Ball Game in the near future Signed, SIGNE EKLUND, President