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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1945)
Sinnott Discusses 'Our Foreign Policy1 . . . See page 2 Over 60 Players Cast in 'Trojan Women' . .. See cof. 3 VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 1945 NUMBER «4* Skits Foretell Fun in Store At Frosh Glee Giving a boost to the Frosh Glee in all University living organiza tiajts, Dedo Misley has prepared a series of short skits which will be presented at noon today. These skits, the theme of which is “Holi day Inn,” were played before some organizations yesterday. Banners urging the men to “get that date now” and to “buy a tick et for the Frosh Glee” have been placed at conspicuous places on the campus—a reminder that the date is February 24 and the time 9 to 12. Tickets are on sale with social chairmen for $1.80 per cou ple. “Although the price is higher than usual,” claim Publicity Chair mgfi Barabra Borrevik and Doro thy Habel, “the entertainment and dancing with Johnny Ingram’s or chestra will make up for any extra cost.” The entertainment, unrevealed as yet, promises to be exciting and interesting, according to Ann Bur gess, chairman of the entertain ment committee. Kerensky, Exiled Russian, to Speak Alexander Kerensky, one of the outstanding leaders of the 20th century and president of the Rus sian provisional government after the collapse of the Romanoff dyn asty in 1917, will appear in Eu gene February 27 and 28 as the fourth speaker on the annual Uni versity lecture series. From head of a nation to out law with a price on his head is the story of Kerensky's life. A promi nent lawyer, and a leader in the democratic movement which pre ceded the revolution, Kerensky was elected to the state Duma in 1912. He took an active part in political affairs, becoming well known throughout Russia as an orator ana popular leader. In 1917, after the overthrow of the monarchy, Mr. Kerensky embarked upon the brief but brilliant career for which he is so well known. Introduced Reforms As vice-president and minister of justice of the newly formed revolutionary provisional govern ment, Kerensky introduced many important democratic reforms. In May, 1917, he took over the duties (Continued from page three) Student Errors Irk Professor ^Students don’t know how to write!” emphatically stated War ren C. Price, associate professor of journalism, when he was inter rupted by an Emerald newshound while correcting papers. ‘‘The stuff is garbled and the words are misspelled!” he roared as he discovered that some stu dent was taking a coarse, defined in the dictionary as common, harsh, rough, and rude. Mr. Price, thoroughly irked, heartily advises that every stu dent invest in a Webster’s un abridged dictionary ‘‘even if they hav^ to save for it, as my little daughter does for war stamps, by dropping pennies into a piggy bank!” Books for Ships Propeller Club Drive To End Saturday A metal memorial plaque bearing the name of the University and bookplates in .each of the 120 to 140 books which will be placed on board a merchant ship will be provided by the $300 set as the campus goal in the current drive sponsored by the Propeller club. Under the direction of Bryce Thalman, tags signifying a contribution of 25 cents or more have been distributed to all Odeon Heads Ready to Judge Art Material At a recent meeting of Odeon, student creative-art show, appoint ments of students to committees were announced by Peggy Over land. Those students who have been named to head committees are: Ruth Kay Collins, ushering and serving; Pat Smith, guest critics; Sally Luke, refreshments; Dorothy Fowler, readers; Gordon Bennett, art; Betty Jane Bennett, music; Pearl Peterson, Master Dance; Claudine Biggs, English. Other students who have signed up to work on the various com mittees are LaVerne Erickson, Maxine Mugg, and Carol Ridenour. Students interested in Odeon should submit their material to any of the committee chairmen. Judg ing will not be in the nature of a contest, Miss Overland declared, but its purpose is to insure a rea sonable high quality among the exhibits. Submit Creative Arts Among the examples of creative art expected to be submitted are original short stories, essays, poems, and plays; songs, and in strumental musical compositions; examples of painting, sculpture, (Please turn to page four) TwoGetA WS Scholarships Scholarships amounting to $75 each have been awarded Bettie Mae Hall, junior in Romance lan guages, and Dorothy Davies, sopho more in Romance languages, by the associated women students, it was announced Thursday by Mary Riley, AWS president. These scholarships were made possible by the proceeds taken in at the Coed Capers held in Janu ary. The AWS customarily give only one scholarship, amounting to $35 or $50, but an unusually suc cessful capers this year made it possible to award two larger schol arships. Miss Hall and Miss Davis were chosen from a list of applicants, by the AWS council. Proceeds from this year’s capers, which was presented early in Janu ary under the theme “A woman’s a women the world around” totaled $450, approximately twice as much as has been made in previous years. Phyl Evans was general chairman of the exent. The AWS is planning to make other contributions with the bal ance of the proceeds at a later date. living organizations ami students are asked to respond generously to the urgent need for books. The drive ends Saturday. A book list containing 75 titles of the type most appreciated and read by merchant seamen has been sent to the Propeller club, Port of University of Oregon, to illustrate the kind of literature which will be placed on cargo ships. In a letter to A. L. Lomax, pro fessor of business administration, the district manager of Pope and Talbot, Ins., enclosed a file of inter office correspondence concerning the book project. The McCormick Steamship company, thro u g h whose librarian the books will be purchased and distributed, is a (Please turn to page Jour) Cast Revealed For Greek Play More than 60 players are cast in “The Trojan Women,” next Uni versity Theater production sched uled to open March 8. The four star roles are women who repre sent the favorite legends of the Greeks. Cast in the role of Hecuba is Marilyn Wherry, freshman in lib eral arts. Cassandra and Andro mache will be played by Marjory Allingham, sophomore in liberal arts, and Katherine Korn, senior in French. Phyllis Kiste, freshman in liberal arts, will portray Helen of Troy. i_>uu vviulu, iiesiimaii in noerai arts, and Edward Lyons, senior in psychology, are duly cast in the leading male role Menlaus. In the prologue Jack Cummings and Dorothea Thomas will appear as Poseidon, god of the sea, and Athena, goddes of wisdom. Greek soldiers are Earl Thompson, as Talthybius, and Stuart Mercereau, Irvin Webb, Raymond Beeson, and Farrell Rust. Chorus leader is Bet ty Miller, freshman in liberal arts. Betty Ditto, Patty Eckberg, Ger aldine Tett, Nina Ferniman, Betty Hoxie, Dorothy J. Kienholz, Geor gia Liskey, Jerry Seawell, Ann Stevenson, Marian Walstrom, Ann Winkler. Dorie Lee Baldwin, Joan Far mer, Mildred Cedargreen, Verley Florie, Isabelle Green, Dorothy Habel, Laura Hoss, Barbara Johns, Yv*nne Umphlette, Doreen Rad ford, Betty Simons. Beverly Bennett, Audrey Ber dene, Doris Christopherson, Eliza beth Johnson, Jeanne Long, Mar garet Metcalf, Marcia Mills, Es telle Shimshak, Nancy Woltman, Virginia Beattie, Adele Bostick, Caroline Brockway, Leola Deffen bacher, Virginia Gaggs, Signs Grunstad, Dorothy Larson, Betty Miller, Nina Tuttle. The singing chorus under Lie direction of Miss Garnett of the music school, and a wind ensemble (Please turn to page three) Holliday Talks T o Legislature Audrey Holliday, ASUO president; Gene Conklin, initiate^ of the campus movement urging more adequate legislative ap-* propriations for the building program of the state system cf|f higher education, and Sally Bernhardt, member of the student^ committee, reported Thursday that they had been well re-* ceived by legislators whom they met at conferences in 'ihup state capital this week. ine three university students went to Salem to meet with George Dewey, president of the Oregon State college student body, and with officials of the Oregon Dads organization which is plugging' Senate Bill No. 148 providing for an increase in state funds devoted to the construction of higher edu cation facilities. At the Salem luncheon attended by the presi dents of the Oregon and Oregon State Dads associations it was de cided that the million dollars pro vided for building funds in the state budget will be insufficient in view of the expected greatly in ci eased postwar registration at alt schools of higher education in Oregon. Several senators and rep resentatives were contacted by the U. of O. students and their opin ions on the subject sounded. Pleased With Letters “The. letters received in Salem by the senators and representatives were well received by those mem bers of the legislature whom we contacted,” said Conklin. “Our legislators were pleased that the students of the state schools arc taking an interest in the legisla tion that so vitally concerns them. Those with whom we talked said that the students’ letters were well (Please turn to page four) Dr. Townsend Will Present Lectures Dr. H. G. Townsend, professor of philosophy, has been invited to de liver this year's Howison memorial lectureship at the University of California at Berkeley, March 29. Established about 20 years ago in memory of George Holmes Howison, an early professor of phi losophy at the University of Cali fornia, the lecture is held each year to present a series of discus sions of philosophical subjects. Of interest to those profession ally engaged in the study of phi losophy and all others interested, lectures have been delivered in the past by: S. P. Lampreeht of Am hurst college; Heinrich Perz. Vi enna; Frederick Woodbridge, Co lumbia; G. Watts Cunningham, Cornell; F. C. S. Schiller, Oxford; W. G. Everett, Brown; John Dew ey, Columbia; James Tufts, Chi cago; and G. J. Ducasse. Yale. Shrubs on Campus Reminders of Spring Like the seductive invitation of the pipes of Pan, or the rever berate summons of a bugle, in voking the campus to an aware ness of spring, a scarlet rhodo dendron, the first of 1945, is in bloom near the heating plant. Other heralds of Helios are the budding bushes of Japanese quince near the journalism build ing and the flippant forsythia glowing in the shadows near the art school. Ideals Needed ' For Success, Says Writer By JOAN KUCK "We’ve got to stand for some* thing if we are to get any ••voile done,” said Err^st,Haycox, noted author and scenarist, in his ad dress to students at the all-mm pus* assembly Thursday in hone r of Washington's birthday. Although George Washington' was an able statesman and an ex cellent general, he was excelled in many fields. He differed from eliieit men of his time by being the most experienced military man and hyr j having a character that created :in impression on those around him. , He had only an "average collec t ion of human qualities,” but he uti lized these to make himself t.ht» "Father of our Country,” accord ing' to Haycox. Victims of Propaganda, "From the moment we ris< till we go to bed, we are victim' of propaganda, which can change. t;tu> national habit, whip up emotion or alter a human being.” It is neces sary to have a critical mind and never listen to or read the words of any man yhthout remembering* that the writer has his own opin ions and is trying to sell them to others by using all instrument s at his command, Haycox believes. Direct advertising, the out-and out argument, and the newspaper editorial are the old forms of changing public opinion. The new force in the field of propaganda isv j the newscommentator who handle'* j the news, not on a strict, fair, im ! partial basis, said Mr. Haycox. I By the use of this same propa ;'^¥inda the ordinary man make* (Please turn to page four) Today’s World THE INDUSTRIAL Saar’ basin has been entered by Cie.rt eral Patton’s 3rd army a- it forced the Saar river at two j points and reaeheil heights ab<-Vo ! the river four miles from Trier. * :3s :jt AT THE NORTHERN end .of ! the western front British anil ! Canadian forces pushed to wltluin one mile of Calcar, important; transportation center. THE SENATE’S version -i f work-or-else bill passed the sen ate military affairs committee Thursday but practically’ e\ cry committee member reserved too right to oppose all or any part of the bill when it reaches ?\o senate floor next week. * * * A THIRD MARINE division has been thrown into the bloody battle for Iwo Jima and soroo progress has been made agair * t the fanatical Jap defense.