VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 91
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945
FIRST FAMILY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Dr?tfarry K. Newburn, dean of the college of liber.il arts at the State University of Iowa, will take
over the desk of the president cf this University July 1. He is shown here with his family, left to
—right: Jackie, Mrs. Wandalee Newburn, Mike, Dr. Newburn, and Bob.
Championship Tilts
To Set NCAA Team
By WALLY ADAMS
Determined to break out of their championship tie with
Washington State, the Webfoots left Thursday for Pullman
where they meet the Cougars in the first game of their playoff
Saturday night.
John Warren did not give the Ducks any chance to sit back
and rest on their laurels this
Championship Tickets
Tickets for the playoff game
between Oregon and Washing
ton State will go on sale Mon
day, March 12, in the educa
tional activities office in Mc
Arthur court. AH reserve tick
ets have been sold but students
with athletic cards will have
first chance at seats in the roof
ing section on the bleachers.
General admission tickets will
sell for $1.20: “5 cents to those
students with athletic cards.
VacationPlans
Remain Intact
Early this term students’ vaca
tion dreams were shattered when
press dispatches said that the of
fice of defense transportation was
asking colleges and universities to
eliminate spring vacations. At the
University of Oregon no such re
quest was received, and Acting
President Orlando John Hollis re
iterated this week his earlier state
ment that no change is contem
plated in the calendar for the year.
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Houses Select
New Officers
Nearly all living organizations
on the campus have elected new
(house officers to take over duties
spring term. They are as follows:
Alpha Chi Omega, Mary Mc
Candless, president; Mary Duffy,
vice-president; Norma Davidson,
social chairman: Alpha Delta Pi,
Charlotte Wicke, president; Car
1 rfl^n Green, vice-president; Joy
Howard, social chairman; Alpha
Gamma Delta, Marjorie Earl, presi
dent; Marian Saltness, vice-presi
dent; Alpha Omicron Pi, Edith Al
len_ president; Esther Quier, vice
president; Barbara Williams, so
cial chairman; Alpha Chi Omega,
Jo Kasmeyer, president; Carolyn
Wells, vice-president; Sue Schoen
feldt, social chairman.
J Chi Omega, Pat Smith, presi
dent; Sarajane Kendricks, vice
president; Phyllis Perkins, social
chairman; Delta Delta Delta, Signe
Eklund, president; Marge Ailing
ham, vice-president; Dorothy Fri
deger, social chairman; Delta Gam
ma, Barbara Lucas, president; Jean
McDonald, vice-president; Cay
SKei, social chairman; Gamma Phi
Beta, Rosalind Terry, president;
Jada Fancher vice-president; Kap
pa Kappa Gamma, Ann Winkler,
president; Barbara Hawkins, vice
president; Betty# Carlson, social
chairman.
Sororities Elect
Kappa Alpha Theta, Phyllis Ev
ans, president; Nancy Kirkpatrick,
vice-president; Rosemary Jones,
social chairman; Pi Beta Phi, Anita
Young-, president; Peggy Skerry,
vice-president; Helen Eickmeyer,
social chairman; Sigma Kappa, Joy
Willard, president; June Rodgers,
vice-president; Georgia Liskey and
Dett^Ditto, social chairmen; Hend
ricks hall, Harriett Farr, president;
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Cover Girl Pictures
All cover girl contestants who
lmvc not already taken their
pictures from the Emerald busi
ness office are requested to get
them some time next week. The
business office is open from 1
to 5 each afternoon.
415 BC, 1944, Compared
In Trojan Women’ Drama
By JEAN LAWRENCE
“Would ye be wise ye cities, fly from war!”
Cassandra’s maddened cry echoes from Troy’s crashed walls
with a ring of today’s world. The 20th century has brought no
more respite from wars than Euripides knew when he
created “The Trojan Women” in 415 B. C.
Iowa Loss, Oregon Gain
Press Says of President
By JOAN OVERHOLSER
Daily Iowan Staff Writer
You are going to like your new president.
The Daily Iowan would like to send that report to readers
of the Daily Emerald.
Your new president—our dean of liberal arts—is a tall,
friendly man with shoulders like a football player. As a matter
of fact, he played football and basketball for Western Illinois
Teacher’s college. His chief athletic interest at present is walk
ing the floor with his son Michael,
born in late December.
Before Michael, he was an en
thusiastic gardener and fisherman.
About his accomplishments in both
those lines he is modest. Especially
so with fishing. “I understand
folks in Oregon really know how to
go at it," he said. "I’m just an
amateur, so I’ll keep quiet about
fishing when I get out there, and
maybe they’ll teach me."
Good Speaker
Dean Newburn is an effective
public speaker of the facts-rather
than-flowers type. He likes people,
confesses he may even spend too
much time on general conversa
tion. He and Mrs. Newburn enjoy
plays and music. He is a member
of Kiwanis and the SUI faculty
club, and has served as Kiwanis
program chairman.
He is a good news source when
he has a story to give out, because
he lays it on the line simply and
logically and answers questions
frankly and with a jovial, reserved
humor. When you interview him
about himself, though, he keeps
veering to the subject of his
family.
The family, in addition to Mrs.
Newburn, are Jackie, Bob and lit
tle Mike.
Mike (born December 21, 1044*
is the most outspoken of the lot.
He expresses himself firmly and
unmistakeaWy on subjects of cur
rent importance to him. That is
why the dean gets his exercise
walking the floor. ^
Wife Drama Enthusiast
Pretty Mrs. Newburn has been
active in University club work, and
served for one year as its presi
dent. Until the baby absorbed a
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The University theater presen
tation of this Greek tragedy, un
der the direction of Ottilie T. Sey
bolt of the drama division, opened
Wednesday night and is continu
ing tonight and tomorrow night on
the Guild hall stage in Johnson
hall.
Hecuba, aged queen of fallen
Troy, is dramatically portrayed by
Marilyn Wherry with a sustained
quality of emotional grief needed to
realize the greatness of the tra
gedy. Striking home to every wom
an, Amdromache's weeping for her
murdered child, as played by Kay
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Chairman, Editor Jobs
Open to Upperclassmen
Two paying positions, head of
the Oregon federation and editor of
the Orc-nter, are open to upper
classmen, it was announced at the
Wednesday noon meeting of the
ASUO executive council.
The federation chairman main
tains headquarters in Eugene,
travels throughout the state pro
moting Oregon to prospective stu
dents, and is in charge of the an
nual summer picnic at Jantzon
Beach, Portland.
The Ore-nter editor will be in
charge of putting out next year's
edition of the freshman handbook
and must have writing and make
up ability. Petitions will be due at
the end of the first week in spring
term.
week, but nas had tJie squad
working out daily until they left.
The team will work out Friday on
the Cougar court to accustom
themselves to the higher altitude.
The winner of the two out of
three playoffs (next Friday and
Saturday, if necessary), will be
tendered the bid to represent the
the. west coast in the NCAA meet
in Kansas City later this month.
* Tall Fir Hays
Ken Hays, sophomore center, is
troubled with an ankle injury, but.
will probably be able to see action
tomorrow night. He is the on!y
man tall enough on the Oregon
squad to stop the high-scoring
WSC center, Vince Hansen.
In the four games played this
season, Oregon and Washington
State split. The Cougars took the
first one 43-36, and the Ducks
stormed back with a 47-34 second
game win. The process was re
peated on McArthur court with the
Cougars again winning the first
game, this time 54-43, and five
Oregon quint rolling back for a
64-48 victory.
Ianeups
The starting lineups for the two
quints will probably be. the same
as they were in their last tilt, with
Cougar Coach Jack Friel using Ins
letterman five: Joslin and Gregg,
forwards; Hausen, center; Hamil
ton and Rennick, guards. There
has been no announced change n
the Oregon starters: Wilkins,
Smith, Hays, Bartelt, and Ham
ilton.
Petitions Due
March 24 for
News Positions
Petitions for the positions of
editor and business manager of
the Emerald and Oregana for
1945-46 must be turned in to the
educational activities office by
March 24, it was decided at the
March 5 meeting of the education
al activities board.
Applicants will be interviewc d.
during the first two weeks of
spring term. The Oregana editoi
will be selected April 3, Emerald
editoi, April 6, and both business
managers, April 13. Selection s
made by the board subject to the
approval of the ASUO executive
council.
In general, petitions should in
clude eligibility slips, record of ex
perience, plans, and policy.
The board voted $40 towards
next year's Ore-nter which will b<
published by the ASUO.
Also discussed was the San.
Francisco ballet troupe to appear
on the campus April 10. Students
will be admitted for a special r -
duced price.
£meraldites Wed
Eliy-aheth Haugen anu Norris
Yates, Emerald editorial staff
members, were married in Flor
ence^ February 24, according to>
reports received by the office ol'
the dean of women. The entire
staff joins in congratulating Un
couple.