Oregon VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 85 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1945 U 0 Classes To Hear Talks By Kerensky Students and faculty will have several opportunities to hear one of^he world's outstanding leaders, Alexander Kerensky, who will speak on the campus Tuesday and Wednesday, February 27 and 28, in his only appearance in Oregon. Kerensky, president of the Rus sian provisional government fol lowing the involution in 1917, will be fourth speaker on the Univer sity lecture series. He is making a tour of the United States under the auspices of the Association of American colleges. A public lecture on “Russia and the International Situation” will be given by Kerensky Tuesday at 7 :30 p.m. at the music school audi torium. In addition, Tuesday at 11 he will speak to classes in war and peace, international relations, and editing, in room 207, Chapman, on the origin of democratic and totalitarian ideologies. Wednesday Kerensky will give two lectures to history classes, both in room 207, Chapman. The first, on the Russian revolution of 1917, will be at 11 a.m. and the second, on Russia and the Far East, at 2 p.m. Although only the Tuesday even speech is open to the public, students may also attend the other lectures. Next lecture on the lecture series sponsored by the University will be Thursday, March 1, when Jus tice George Rossman will speak on “Interesting Personalities in the Law,” at 7:30 in room 12, Friendly. Today's World A TREMENDOUS ARTIL LERY barrage Friday blazed the way for the beginning of the western front push, reported to be the showdown battle for Ger many. The U. S. first and ninth armies have smashed across the Roer river at many points with ninth army forces capturing Jue lich, fortress on the east bank of tlie river only 22 miles from Cologne. First army troops have pierced to within 19 miles of that industrial center. TO THE SOUTH the third army ripped new holes in the northern edge of the Saar, while the ramparts of Saarbruecken were being battered by Patch’s seventh army forces. THE SUMMIT of Mount Suri bachi, the heavily fortified vol cano which commands the island of Iwo Jima, was captured Fri day bj* U. S. marines against stubborn resistance. TURKEY HAS DECLARED war against Germany and Japan, admittedly to qualify for a voice in the peace settlement. Deadline Extended On Story Contest The deadline for short stories tc be submitted for consideration ir the annual Marshall-Case-Haycoj short story contest has been ex tended to Wednesday, February 28 announced W. F. G. Thacher, pro fessor of journalism, Friday. He urged all students planning to en (Please turn to page four) Professors Hold Open House; Sponsored by "Town and Gown” Students will have the opportunity to visit the homes oi their favorite professors in a series of open houses scheduled by the “Town and Gown” group of the YWCA every Sunday 4 p.m. for the remainder of the term. This Sunday members of the group and other students wil meet at the home of Karl W. On thank, dean of personnel, at 1653 Fairmount boulevard (University loop bus). Students should sign up by calling Elizabeth DeCou, chair man, at 2340, or the YWCA. The schedule for the remainder of the term is: March 4, Dr. S. H. Jameson, professor of sociology, 1039 Twenty-first avenue east (Fairmount loop bus); March 11, H. C. Franchere, assistant profes Stamp Purchases lied by Sorority Leaders in the purchase of war stamps at the Monday, February 19. “Dime Dinners” were Alpha Gamma Delta, $23.55; Hilyard house, $23.50; Delta Gamma, $17; Gamma Phi Beta, $15.75. Other houses contributed the following amounts: Chi Omega, $12.10; Pi Beta Phi, $8; Kappa Al pha Theta, $8; Alpha Phi, $7.20; Alpha Xi Delta, $6.65; Alpha Chi Omega, $5.70; University house, $5.55; Alpha Delta, $5.50; Kappa Kappa Gamma, $5.35; Delta Delta Delta, $5.25; Alpha hall, $3.10; Sig mS“^Kappa, $2.55; Alpha Omicron Pi, $2.15; Susan Campbell hall, $1.50. sor of English, 891 Twenty-seconc avenue east. “The purpose of these oper houses,” says Miss DeCou, “is tc give the college student an oppor tunity to see the inside of the towr he lives in the larger part of the year. He can argue with his favor ite professor while being served b> his wife, or he can browse arounc looking at some town person’s li brary, collection of Oriental jewel ry, or travel movies. And don'i forget that the “Missus" is ofter even more interesting than the “Mr.” Mrs. L. O. Wright is adviser tc the group. More Protection Given For Students on Campus Increased patrolling and protec tion for women students on the campus has been possible this week, Acting President Orlande John Hollis said Friday. He coulc give no details of what is beinj done, but said he thought the trou ble with prowlers on the campus probably would be cleared in E week or so. Women students should continue to avoid walking alone on the campus at night. According to at unnamed source, the petition seni (Please turn to page two) 'PrinceCampbeir To Receive UO Marine Library What could be more appropriate than to place a marine library fi nanced by the University on the merchant ship “Prince Campbell," named after one of the most fam ous presidents of this institution, asked Bryce Thalman, chairman of the current drive to collect funds for books to be given freighters. Correspondence from the Port of University of Oregon Propeller club, the organization sponsoring the campaign, to the shipbuilders of the "Prince Campbell" is under way, asking that the library to be purchased with the $300 goal set for the campus drive be placed on this particular ship which already has a specific relation to the Uni versity. A plaque mentioning the school will be placed on shipboard and bookplates bearing the name of the University will be in each of the volumes. Robert Schott, president of the Propeller club organized under the school of business administration, Friday reminded students and fac ulty members that today is the final day for collections of contri butions to the drive. Tags for gifts of 25 cents or more are being sold by representatives in all campus living organizations. The books will be purchased through the librarian of the Me* Cormick Steamship company and placed on board cargo ships. Most of the library will consist of tech nical books like the Bowditeh, dealing with nautical subjects, navigation, trigonometry, and as tronomy. These will not only help the morale of the seamen who are ferrying vital war materials to sol diers and marines overseas, but will also enable the merchantmen to advance their ratings. The Unthinkable:’ Topic For Mathematics Club “The Unthinkable’’ or "Some thing larger than the number of rain drops that fall on Eugene in a year’’ will be the subject of Shirley K. Anderson, senior in mathemat ics, at the second meeting of the mathematics club, 205 Deady hall, Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. The talk will deal with the mathe matical concepts of infinity. Miss Anderson is assistant di rector of Pi Mu Epsilon, mathe matics honorary. Class of '48 Invites All Campus Couples To Visit 'Holiday Inn’ Tonight is the freshman class’ "big night,” for their firsts major undertaking, the Frosh Glee informal, will get underway* at 9 p.m. in Gerlinger hall. The sophomores had their informal, and the seniors, their ball; the juniors look forward to a prom* this spring, but tonight is the freshmen's chance to provide time place, atmosphere, and music for campus couples who like 1<> aance. With a year-round “Holiday Inn" theme, elaborate murals, prepared by Helen Hicks, will decorate the walls. Spotlights will play on John ny Ingram’s 12-piece orchestra and the central feature. The dance com mittee from the class of '4S has decreed short silks and heels for coeds, and asks men to dress ac cordingly. Ann Burgess, chairman of the entertainment committee, Friday promised a surprise in the way of entertainment. Nila Desinger, in charge of pa trons, announced that among the guests attending as patrons and patronesses will be: Dean and Mrs. Karl W. Onthank, Acting Presi dent and Mrs. Orlando John Hollis, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Shumaker, Dean and Mrs. V. D. Earl, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wickham, Mrs. J. B. Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Trow bridge, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rob inson, Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, and Mrs. Alice B. Macduff. At a meeting of the social chair men, held February 21, Dean V. D. Earl urged the students to observe the social niceties such as intro ducing themselves to the patrons and patronesses. Advance ticket sales for the Glee will close this evening at 5. but tickets may be purchased at the main entrance of Gerlinger, for $1.S0 per couple. Women to Learn Of Radio Careers Vere Kneeland, Portland radio woman, will speak-on “The Future of Women in Radio” at the annual Matrix Table banquet to be given March 2 by Theta Sigma Phi, wom en’s journalism honorary, Louise Montag, chairman, announced Fri day. Miss Kneeland, who has been in radio work since 1929, writes and produces her own program on a Portland radio station. Previously she was commentator tor for several women's programs specializing in interviews of visit ing personalities, and food and household hints. All alumna of Theta Sigma Phi are invited to attend the banquet. Music Student. Plans Concert Robert C. Gilmore, sophomore iu music, will present the reeo. Jeti music concert this Sunday, Fetm-, ary 25, at 4- p.m. in the brows, room of the library. He has ,iri ranged the program from his per sonal record library. William W.d ton's “Concerto for Violin and Or chestra," featuring Jascha Heifetz, violinist, and the Cincinnati sym | phony orchestra, and E r n e $ t jBloch's “Suite for Viola and Piano,'* featuring William Primrose, v.ot ist, will be played. Hostesses for the afternoon :.<c Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mu Phi Eps ion, patronesses; Miss Wanda East wood, Mu Phi Epsilon alumnae | Corwin Seitz, library staff: Loif* Roeder, sophomore in architecturo and allied arts, Mu Phi Epsilon ac tive; and Marilyn Stratton, fresh man in architecture and allied art:;,, house librarians. Colorful Picture Of Steel Offered “Steel, Man’s Servant," will bo shown in a moving picture Monday, at 7:30 p.m. in 207 Chapman hall. This film is offered free to the* public by the school of business administration. Produced at U. S. Steel corpora tion plants, no professional actors* are used in this first complete inn dustrial film in full technicolor. This drama of steel making tain s raw ore from the mine and car ries it through the mills until it becomes the finished product. Technical cameramen took spe cial equipment into the depths of ore mines, furnaces, and through mills to capture the brilliant colon found in each of the principal slop:* in steel making. The film brings out the natural hues of the open (Please turn to page jour) ! Flash! Oregon State college defeated the University of Idaho 59-2 9 Friday night at Corvallis. Campus StillPerking’, Says Hay cox By MARGUERITE WITTWER “You’ll never be able to say tbai this school is provincial. I thin! the University is still perking de spite the enrollment decreas( caused by the war,” Ernest Hay cox, nationally known writer o: short stories and novels, said in at interview Thursday after his ad dress to students at the all-campu: assembly. Described by Acting Presiden Orlando John Hollis as “not a guesi of the campus, but one of the Uni versity family,” Haycox graduates in 1923 with the class which initi ated the plans for building a stu dent union. The author, a native o: Portland, returns occasionally t( the campus to visit his former pro lessors and to renew his own activ< participation in University affairs “This campus is the most peace ful spot in the country," H aye o' . remarked somewhat wistfully ‘‘Perhaps these are just the senti ments of an old grad, but I’ll al 1 ways come back here. You can'' destroy the spirit of this schoo : and after the war, with its inevit i able harvest of disillusionment, th< University will be right back ; booming. We've all learned throng! the war that we can't live isolatec by ourselves and we'll never drav . back into our shells again.” Backs Building Program "I'm all for it!" Haycox declarec emphatically when asked his opin ions on the campaign for increasec state appropriations for a mori i adequate building program for in stitutions of higher education ■ “This state has made the student; , build their own buildings and tha! is not very generous. After all, th* ; kids come to school to be educated, , not to put up buildings. The pres ent requests of the board of hig'r t e. education seems very reasonabk ( . they have done enough trimming* ! on the budget. The time has corn© when they can t do any more trim ming if they expect to have dec* fc educational facilities.” Unless the state maintains first I class institutions, no one is go g to attend them, he said. If tm» schools are allowed to fall into H rating, the state is cheating I * ! young people. Education is tho vital thing and, by expecting the* 1 students to finance their own bu id-. ing programs, the state has mi ■ right to cause higher education ten , be so expensive that the average ; person is not able to attend. Col lege should be as accessible as h . (Please turn to page tmo)