Oregon VOLUME XLVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, MERALD NUMBER 90 SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 19-15 Religion Groups Will be Queried As to Purposes Questionnaires designed to find the general and specific aims of student religious organizations, in cluding the Student Religious coun cil, on the campus have been pre pared by the executive committee of the council and the Religious .Workers fellowship. When filled out, the question naires will be turned in to Dr. R. E. Cushman" University religious di rector, 214 Oregon building. First question on the blank asks for a statement of the purpose of a -Student religious council. The next question deals with the prob lem of religious activity in which ail religious groups take part as against activities -by single re ligious groups such as the YMCA, Westminster house, etc. Correlation of Activities Should a student religious coun cil discuss problems which are also the concern of individual groups, is another problem set forth in the questionnaire. The questionnaire suggests, for the purpose of or ganization of a campus-wide relig ious council, either monthly meet ir,«4u- special committees and asks for other suggestions. The questionnaire asks for opin ions concerning the significance of vesper services, and then asks who should sponsor them and how could they best be promoted. After set ting forth the pros and cons of an all-campus religious organization, the questionnaire concludes by ask ing if each individual group would actively support the organization if a majoriy of campus groups did so. Play Contest End Will Be March 25 The March 25 deadline for en tries in the Sally Allen one-act play contest sponsored by the Eu gene Very Little theater signifies that students desiring to enter manuscripts should set about pre paring them soon, members of the sponsoring committee have de clared. It is emphasized that work sub mitted should be typewritten, dou ble spaced, and typed one one side of the paper only. The name of the author should not be entered oiTt the manuscript proper but should be submitted on a slip of paper in a sealed envelope with the title of the play on the outside. Entries should be submitted on or before the deadline date to any one of the three members of the committee, which includes Mrs. Clara Lynch Fitch, secretary of the campus graduate school, L. K. Shumaker, general supervisor of Eugene public schools, or Mrs. A. H. Ernst, associate professor of English and committee chairman. The winning manuscript will be produced by the VLT group. In addition the author will receive a cash prize of §10. Df Jameson to Talk Informally at His Home Students will have another op portunity to become personally acquainted with professors in their home atmosphere when Dr. Sam uel H. Jameson, professor of soci ol°gy, holds open house Sunday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Town and Gown group of the YWCA, this is the second in a series of open house evenings at the homes of faculty members. Dr. Jameson’s residence is at 1039 East 21st street. All students interested in attending should noti fy Diz DeCou at Kappa Alpha Theta or at the “Y” bungalow. MARY CORRIGAN SIGNE EKLl'M) 3V«'\v he:id of the YWCA will be Mary Corrigan, junior in An over-all AWS president for 1945-46 will be Signe KkUind liberal arts, and present president of Phi Theta Upsilon, junioi honorary. sociology , junior in [• women's Jap Troops' Driven Out An enemy reconnaissance patrol occupied the KOTO barracks with out opposition early Thursday, March 1, but a successful counter attack by four Omega hall stal warts forced the Japanese sym pathizers to withdraw from their objective. A Japanese flag flow over the post while members of the gen eral staff were off duty but the Omega quartet saved Major Wil liam S. Averill the embarassment »of removing the enemy flag at sunrise by their quick action. If Major Averill is interested in apprehending the culprits it might be worthwhile if he would check on the whereabouts of all cadets from 12 to 1 a.m. Thursday morn ing. The four who caught the vandals are: Del McKay, Joe Chiaramonte, Harry W a g g o n e r, and Louis Hlapcich. Cigarette Sale Nets Surn in War Stamps Six packages of cigarets were auctioned at the Side Friday at 4 p.m. for war stamps. The person bidding the largest amount of stamps received a package for his stamps plus the regular price of the cigarets. $9.50 in stamps was sold, Phyllis Perkins, chairman of the auction, said. In all war stamp sales this term, $102.70 has been sold at assem blies, basketball games, concerts, and the WAA carnival. The cam pus goal to purchase a Red Cross field ambulance is $1950. The basketball attention of the Northwest turns to Eugene and McArthur court tonight, as an esti A snowball rally will start at 4:30 pan. today, beginning at Gamma Phi, and the Tri-Dell houses, and ending at the S.\E house, where an open-air dance will follow in the tennis courts. mated capacity crowd of between 6,000 and 7,000 expectant fans e.wait the “civil war” battle be tween Oregon and Oregon State. Both teams go into the final round of their annual four-game series, deadlocked with ten wins and five losses. The winner will cinch at least a co-tie with Wash ington State, providing that the Cougars beat Idaho. Oregon won the first tilt over the Beavers 51-44, but the Orange men came back to squeeze through the last two games with 55-51, and 45-43 victories. The Ducks had a seemingly safe Northern division lead until their defeats at the hands of the Beavers. W inner ‘Set’ The winner will either have a clear championship, or else the aforesaid co-tie, which will necessi tate a playoff. The championship team, or the winner of the playoff, will be tendered a bid to the NCAA national playoffs in Kansas City the latter part of the month. (l’lcasc turn lo page three) University Theater Begins New Production Series In offering The Trojan ^fl/omen,” opening Wednesday, March 7, at Guild hall, the University theater begins its long announced “four year plan’’ to acquaint University audiences with the great dramas of the past.' The box office in Johnson hall will be open Monday and iuesday, March o and 6, from 10 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. On per formance days the box office will remain open until 9 p.m., accord ing to Marjory Allingham, theater business manager. “The Trojan Women,” was writ ten by Euripedes, ancient Greek tragedian. The scene is laid be tween the citadel of Troy and the water’s edge where the Grecian ships are being made ready for the victorious return to Greece. In the four major roles are Mari lyn Wherry, Hecuba; Kay Korn, Andromache; Marjory Allingham, Cassandra; and Phyllis Kiste, Helen. Figuring in the distribution of captives is Talthybius, a Greek herald who will be portrayed by Earl Thompson, sophomore in busi ness administration. Cast as the infant Astyanax, is Gerry Williams, two and a half year old son of Lt. (jgj and Mrs. Dick Williams. Menelaus will be played alter nately by Don White, freshman in liberal arts, and Edward Lyons. A prologue, depicting the atti tude of the gods toward the child pen of the earth, will be played by (Continued from paeje three) Mayflower to Show Latin Film Monday “Tierra de las Pasiones,” a Mex ican-produced film combining ac tion and music with the color of a rural community “south of the border” will be shown for students and townspeople Monday, March 5, at the Mayflower, as announced by Dr. L. O. Wright, head of the Spanish department. The film, sponsored by the cam pus chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, na tional Spanish honorary, and by the Eugene high school Spanish club, will be shown twice, Dr. Wright said. Presentation will be at 7 and at 9 Monday evening, with tickets priced at 50 cents. HUBBA HUBBA A hike to Old Homestead is being planned by the Outing club this afternoon and all students are invited to join the parade. The group will meet at 12 poon today in front of Gerlinger hall. All hikers must bring a sack lunch. Orchestra to Play Sunday Modern and classical music will be combined in the annual winter concert program of the University symphony orchestra Sunday at -1 p.m. in the music building. The orchestra is under the direction of Hex Underwood, professor of violin and symphony conductor. "Leonore Overture No. 3" by Beethoven, considered the greatest overture in musical literature, symphony in B minor (unfinished) by Schubert, and "Concerto Gros so," Op. 6, No. 10, by Handel will open the program. Prokofieff's “Overture on Jew ish Themes” will feature a double string quartet with the addition of piano and clarinet. Concluding the performance will be two dances, “Dance of the Clowns" from “Snegourotchka,” by Rimsky-Korsakow, and “Dance c<f the Cammorrists” from "Jewels of the Madonna," by Wolf-Ferrari. The program is free to the public. A piano recital by Mrs. Aurora Underwood, associate professor of music, will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday; and I’hi Beta will present their musical program under the direction of Dr. Arnold Elston, associate professor of music, at 8 p.m., Tuesday. YWCA activators will hold nom ination of officers at 4 p.m. Thurs day, March 8. All freshmen and sophomores are urged to attend. Post-Game Hop Planned by ISA For Gerlinger With a special welcome extern if, to visiting students from Oieg >t\ State, members of the ISA dan r* committee have planned an ev< fl ing of fun. dancing, and entertain-' ment for everyone at the annual j ISA “Winter Mix" in Gprlingerf I hall tonight after the game ftc- nf i9:30 to curfew time. According to dance co-chairn.- i>.. | Doris Spearow and Harriet Far r, "the winter mix will be the Vwt | chance for everyone to get to I gether under normal social concU ! tions before finals." The general theme and atmos phere at the mix will be highly in-» formal with decorations,' music . . <1 lighting combining to provide timr elements of two hours of escapo from March, 1945 war and final's. Tickets for the mix will be soft at the door of Gerlinger direct!^ | after the game. Admission pi ■.§ i will be 40 cents per person. Girls to Add “Presidents of independent girls’ organizations are urged to appo nfc activity chairmen to encourage, j participation in campus activities," j Signe Ecklund, president of Phi I Theta Upsilon, junior women's honorary, announced Thursday. The chairmen will cooperate with: the Phi Theta activity committ 'o in promoting a better understa: d ing of the activity setup. The Phi Theta committee, i posed of Signe Eklund, Jn i r. j Douglas, D. L. U. Simonson. Cnar ! lotte Calder, and Dorothy .h d knecht, has visited all independent houses this term explaining 1 I i tions, honoraries, openings, ..nil tlie qualifications for activity p> . i tions. Activity chairmen are asked to contact one of the committe<y> for additional information on ac tivities. Phi Theta is asking also tor petitions for chairmanship of th- 1 r annual twisty sale, schedul d April 11 and 12. Only freshman women are eligible. Petitions must, be handed in by Saturday no n, March 10, to either Signe Eklund or Janet Douglas. Activities Today1’s World FIELD MARSHAL Yoii Rund stedt’s western front is near col lapse along: the Rhine as L7. H. ninth army shock troops fought, tip to the west bank of the river. U. S. MARINES broke through the enemy’s main defense belt on Iwo Jima to advance within 1200 yards of the north coast. . * * * THE GERMAN high command announced that Marshal Kon stantin Rokossovsky’s 2nd Whifo Rusisan army has reached the Stettin-Danzig highway only seven miles from the Baltic coast. AMERICAN TROOPS h a v o seized Lillian island commanding the southwestern passage t«> Manila bay. GEN. DOUGLAS Mae AR THUR returned to Corregidoir and ordered the Stars and Stripes raised to the peak of tho flagstaff from which they were torn down by Japanese three years ago. * sje ;je ALLIED AIR A R M A DAS blasted Cologne and Eastern front targets with more than 3500 heavy bombers in support of American and Keil armies. i