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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1945)
VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 83 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 1945 ERNEST HAYCOX A sponsor of the Marshall-Case-Haycov scholarship for writers, Air Haycox will speak on “Joe Doalses, Esq.” at the 11 o’clock assembly this morning in McArthur court. Author Who Will Give Talk At Assembly Praised by Professor G/ s Hunt Woman But It's Official Attention all Oregon coeds! Are you an American girl who likes the doughboys ? Are you single ? Can you cook ? If the answer is yes to all these questions, you are what the 175th infantry regiment has been looking for. This organ ization, "an old and historical one," is looking for its queen, accord ing to a letter received by the Em erald. The requirements are sim ple; in fact you just read ’em, and Jack Blair, in charge of the con test, merely urges you “to strike a pose and send the results” to: Sgt. J. E. Blair, Artist and Historian, 175th Regt. Hq. U. P. A. P. O. 29, U. S. Army c o Postmaster, N. Y., N. Y. Students May Dance Both 'At' And 'With'Glee "No student can afford to miss this year’s Frosh Glee because it should be one of the best in Ore gon’s history,” stated Estelle Shimshak, co-chairman of the dance Wednesday. "The committees have spent a lot of time and effort in perfecting their decorations and program, and a large crowd is an ticipated.” The dance is scheduled for Satur day night, February 24, from 9 to 12 at Gerlinger hall. Working around the theme "Holiday Inn,” Janet Hicks has planned large murals, depicting holidays, to line the walls of Ger linger. The frames will be in relief create the third dimensional ef fect, and an enlarged calendar is planned for the center. Entertainment will be presented under the direction of Ann Burgess and as yet her plans are to re main "strictly hush hush.” Tickets are being sold by social chairmen of all living organiza tions and will be available during the noon hour on Thursday and Friday in the Co-op. Social chair men should phone Dorothy Habel or Barbara Borrevik at Hendricks hall for additional tickets. Clavichord Music @iven on Program Sixteenth and seventeenth cen tury music was played by George Hopkins, professor of piano, on an authentic clavichord, Wednesday afternoon at the lecture room at the music building. The unusual concert was played on an instru ment belonging to Miss Maude Garnett of the music school fac ulty. She purchased the clavichord in 1935 from the Neupert museum, Nuremberg, Germany. Music played by Hopkins in cluded: “Estorale” by Scarlatti, “The Cuocuo" by Daquin, “Prelude in^ugue” by Bach, “Toccata” by Paradisi, “Sonata in D Major” by (Please turn to page four) Trojan Women’ Features Modern Choral Group Intensifying some of the great dramatic moments of “The Trojan Women” now in rehearsal by the University theater, will be four musical compositions by Dr. Arnold Elston, assistant professor of the University department of music. “The pieces were written specifically as theater music and 'Coke Day’ Yields $100 to UO Drive Oregon’s blue-sweatered coeds sold war stamps at the College Side totaling $100 Wednesday to be added to the campus war board stamp and bond drive. From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. students and faculty members bought stamps with each purchase at the Side. Bob Stiles, sophomore, paid $4 in war stamps for a banana split and other students paid $1 and up in stamps for one package of cigarets. The feature attraction of the program was the singing of Orin Weir, Bob Moran, and Leon Williams who gave out with “Old Mill Stream” and “The Devil Sat Down and Cried.” Emcee Evans Sax wound up the 4 o’clock program throwing cigarets over the balcony to those fortunate enough to be within reach. On behalf of the chairman of “Coke Day,” Martha Thorsland, he reminded everyone of the fact that war stamps will bring the day of victory closer. Phyl Perkins was in charge of the stamp sales and was assited by Dedo Misley. Moursund Picked As Faculty Group Head Dr. Andrew F. Moursund, head of the mathematics department, was elected president of the Uni versity men’s faculty club at a recent meeting of the board of di rectors. Other officers elected are: vice-president, W. A. Dahlberg, di rector of speech and dramatic arts; secretary, Dr. Waldo Schu macher, professor of political sci ence; and treasurer, J. O. Lind strom, University business man ager. are rainy modern in character, Dr. Elston remarked, adding that in treating the music in a modern, rather than atmospheric, manner he has tried to make it “as much a part of us, as a part -of the Greeks.” Two of the compositions, a pre lude serving for the prologue, and a sarabande which accompanies the funeral rites of the murdered Trojan prince, are entirely instru mental and will be played by a wind ensemble from members of the band. Those included in the ensemble, as announced by Band Director J. H. Stehn, are: Bernice Gray, flute; Jean Girts, oboe; Julia Wunn, Carl Gutmann, and Betty Jo Miller, clarinets; Lewis Vogler, French horn; Darle West, bassoon; Parks Wightman and Mary Bea Hall, trumpet. (Please turn to page Jour) Ernest Haycox Will Speak on 'Little Fellow’ “As a general rule, profes sional writers are not good speakers, but Ernest Haycox is a definite exception to that rule,” commented W. F. G. Thacher, instructor in short story writing. Mr. Thacher had "Ernie” in his classes when the now well-known writer was a student at the University some years ago. “Joe Doakes, Esq.’' a humorous discussion of the life and problems of the common man, will be dis cussed by Mr. Haycox at the all campus assembly today at 11 a.m. in McArthur court. “He has appeared on numerous occasions and has established him self as one of the best public speak ers in the northwest. I urge all students to attend the assembly,” Mr. Thacher added. The writer has appeared on the campus a number of times in the past, in connection with Dad's day celebrations and the Oregon Trail Centennial celebrations. A member of Delta Tan Delta fraternity and Sigma Delta Chi, national men's journalism honorary, he is the au thor of more than 20 western nov els and 250 short stories. He has had a number of stories printed in Collier’s magazine and the Satur day Evening Post. Mr. Haycox is one of the spon sors of the Marshall-Case-Hayeox short story writing contest. Two Girls Tapped For Theta Sigma Jeanne Sirnmonds, freshman, and Marguerite Wittwer, sophomore, have been chosen by the members of Theta Sigma Phi, national pro fessional honorary for women in journalism, as the most outstand ing members of the freshman and sophomore classes in the school of journalism, Anne Craven, president of the honorary, announced Wed nesday. They will be guests of Theta Sig at the annual Matrix Table formal banquet to be given March 2 at the Osburn hotel. Now assistant managing editor (Please turn to pane jour) 'Cover Girl’ Winner Held Secret Until Spring Edition Seventeen candidates in the an nual Emerald Cover Girl contest were announced Wednesday by Annamae Winship, business man ager. The winner, to be chosen by three faculty judges, Bud Jermain, J. W. Teter, anu L. S. Bee, will have her photograph published on the front page of the campus daily as the “most photogenic coed” on the campus. The winner of the con test will not be revealed until the Emerald spring edition hits front porch steps of campus living or ganizations. The list released by Miss Win ship includes: Suzanne Cook, Al pha Delta Pi; Virginia Bratfisch, Alpha Phi; Evelyn Belgrano, Al pha Xi Delta; Mary Dixon, Delta Gamma; Pat Smith, Chi Omega; Betty Ditto, Sigma Kappa; Ema Gawehn, Pi Beta Phi; Phyllis Van Petten, Kappa Alpha Theta; Jayne, Kerns, Delta Delta Delta. Sallie Timmens, Gamma Phi Beta; Greta Lindstedt, University house; Ida Pajari, Hendricks hall; Betty Lou Melby, Mary Spiller; Phyllis Kiste, Hilyard house; Bon ita Hesse, Zeta hall; Mary Lou Helmer, Gamma hall; Bobbie Ton cray, Alpha Gamma Delta. All contestants must submit photographs to the Emerald busi ness office before 5 p.m. today. “This isn’t a popularity or per sonality contest; the idea is to find the most beautiful and photogenic coed on' the campus,’’ said the manager. Five runners-up will be named and their photographs ad vertising new spring fashions at downtown stores will be published in the spring edition of the paper. Ducks Blast Idaho,67-47 The Ducks boosted the ii^ Northern division lead to a full game last night in McArthur court, as they rode over a scrappy, but hapless, Idaho Vandal team 67-47. Oregon now has ten win& and five losses, against Oregon State's eight wins and five loss es. The Idaho team moves on to Corvallis now, with games against the Beavers Friday ami, Saturday. Dick Wilkins regained his seer * ing eye. after two low scoring games in succession, and provid- if the Webfoots with plenty of s.rr ing punch as he carted away high point honors with 1G points. Elev< n. of Wilkins' points came during i! p first half. Southpaw Bill Carbaugh, who garnered only six in the first game, came back strong to lead the Van dals with 16 counters. Webfoots on the Ball '* Idaho took an early lead on fs o throws by Overholser and Pync, but the Webfoots quickly came back with a free throw by Han d, ton and a basket by Wilkmrj. (Continued from {•age tico) Today’s World THREE DAYS of fighting; anuit capture of more than one-third of Iwo Jima has cost 3,650 cas ualties according to a report by Fleet Admiral Nimitz, So far the losses have been higher than those of the entire campaign at Tarawa, or the Marshalls and Tinian invasions. U. S. marines have reached the borders of tho second and last airfield on tho island. * * * * FURTHER GAINS have been chalked lip in the Moselle valley sector by Patton’s 3rd army leading some western front ob servers to predict a break through such as Patton’s troop*} accomplished at St. Lo. * * * THE INTER-AMERICAN con ference on war and postwar problems opened Wednesday In Mexico City to adjust hemi spheric needs and international cooperation. # * * ADOLF HITLER S mountain retreat of Berchtesgaden ha been hit for the first time by Italian-based bombers. No newm of damage done has yet been re ported. 4 Greririlins? Or Just a Too Zealous Janitor? The ROTC isn't exclusive in j! *, possession of gremlins, membus of classes which meet in the baric drafting room of the architecture*^ and allied ai ts building discover. <% yesterday morning. They foundfc that their 5 by 7-foot drafting, tables, affectionately known ,rt "baby grands,” had been shift. t| around. Travel was detoured and life, sidetracked as the "artists" stnit gled past the once symmetrically) arranged tables. But life was made* interesting by the riddle of what Oregon man was brawny enough to toss them around like that . . . especially to get three stacked oa top of each other in the corner.