VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 92
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1945
JANET SMITH
Death of Janet Smith
Mourned by University
By WINIFRED ROMTVF.DT and
JEAN SIMMONDS
Janet Smith, -U. of O. employ
ment secretary and adviser to the
women’s cooperative houses, died
Saturday morning at a Eugene
hospital. The victim of a prolonged
illness, she had been able to spend
little time at her office for the
past several month. Funeral ser
vices for Miss Smith were held at
the Veatch-Hollingsworth mortu
ary Monday afternoon.
Miss Smith came to the Univer
sity as employment secretary in
1933, and helped many students to
remain in school despite the de
pression. She found jobs for them
and gave them encouragement. In
strumental in organizing the first
women’s cooperative house in 1936,
she was also helpful to the men’s
j coops.
Janet Smith was born at Sten
tenville, Ohio, October 13, 1891.
She attended the Moody Bible in
stitute, Chicago, and the Univer
sity of Chicago, from 1908 to 1910.
Receiving her BA degree from
Beaver college, Jenkintown, Pa., in
1912, she then attended the na
tional training school of the YWCA
in New York. She attended Colum
bia university from 1915 to 1917,
receiving her master’s degree in
1917. From 1912-15 Miss Smith
was an instructor of history and
pipe organ at Abbemarle institute,
a girl's school at Charlotte, N.C.
Was YW Secretary
For three years she was general
secretary for the YWCA at Bell
ingham, Wash.; then for seven
years she worked for the national
board of the YWCA as a travel
ing secretary.
Under the employ for seven
years of an embroidery firms, with
a factory in Manila and its whole
sale house m New York, she was
able to travel extensively. She
went around the world five times
and visited the Orient numerous
times, crossing the Pacific 20
times in her travels.
Miss Smith is survived by her
mother, Mrs. J. M. Smith, Eugene,
and by two sisters, Mrs. Blanche
Beckett, Eugene, and Mrs. E. J.
Keller, Hammond, Ind.
As employment secretary she
has secured odd jobs, work on the
campus, part-time positions down
town, summertime employment,
and jobs upon graduation for stu
dents. Before leaving the Univer
sity, each senior leaves references
and a complete record with the
employment bureau for prospective
employers.
After much difficulty Miss Smith
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Ten Students
114 Make Win!
Grades of 3.5 or better put 1
honor roll. Ten of that number
A’s, according to a list releasee
On the “four point” list are
arts; Vivian Anderson, senior,
jorie Beckett, freshman, libera
liberal arts; Mary Jane Copeland,
junior, business administration;
Helen Deedon, junior, education;
Leola Deffenbacher, sophomore,
liberal arts; Janet E. Fleischauer,
senior, liberal arts; Regina J. Gar
mendia, senior, business adminis
tration; Sarah Jeffcott, sophomore,
liberal arts; Ninon King, sopho
more, liberal arts; Martha Trask,
sophomore, architecture and allied
arts.
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Students May Buy
Ballet Tickets Now
Tickets for the San • Francisco
ballet April 10 are going rapidly
and students who wish to attend
should buy their tickets as soon as
possible, Horace W. Robinson, edu
cational activities director, said
Monday. A limited amount is now
on sale at the educational activ
ities office in McArthur court.
Presentation of spring term stu
dent body cards entitles students
to a special admission price of 60
cents.
Three ballets, “Swan Lake” and
“Nutcracker Suite,” both by Tchai
kowsky, and “In Old Vienna,” by
Johann Strauss will be given.
No seats will be sold on the main
floor, to give ali members of the
audience a good view of the danc
ing. University students will oc
cupy the bleachers, and the gen
eral public will be accommodated
in the west balcony.
^Clark Gable Film Featured
In Wednesday Free Show
“Combat, America,” the film
made by Clark Gable in his bomb
ing missions over Europe will
headline the free movie scheduled
for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chapman
hall. Th'is picture is in technicolor.
“Texas,” a March of Time edi
tion, and “Citrus in Nutrition,”
showing the proper use of citrus
fruits to maintain a balanced diet,
will also be shown.
There will be two continuous
^bowings. This is the first of the
spring term series of movies spon
sored by the educational activities
committee.
Hit 4. GPA;
:er Honor Roll
L4 students on the winter term
made a GPA of 4., or straight
[ by the registrar’s office.
: George Alder, senior, liberal
business administration; Mar
1 arts; William Buell, senior,
KKG Rates High
In War Work
Kappa Kappa Gamma led all
living organizations with 32 y2
hours spent at the ration board.
University women who worked
for the Lane county ration board
winter term have been commended
by the ration board and the Uni
versity war board, according to
Bernice Granquist, chairman of the
ration board committee. Such work
as typing, filing, addressing let
ters and other general office work
was done by University volunteers.
Hours contributed by other living
organizations were: Alpha Chi
Omega, 1-1; Alpha Delta Pi, 9;
Alpha Gamma Delta, IOV2; Alpha
hall, 6; Alpha Omicron Pi, 15; Chi
Omega, 6; Delta Delta Delta, 2;
Delta Gamma, 19; Hendricks hall,
1; Pi Beta Phi, 12; Rebec house,
10; Mary Spiller, 2; Sigma Kappa,
15; Susan Campbell, 7; University
house, 4. This makes a total of
150 hours for the term.
Dorothy Rasmussen is credited
with nine hours, the highest indi
vidual number, while Barbara Dor
ris is second with seven hours.
Miss Granquist and Margaret
Murphy, assistant chairmari, are
planning a more extensive pro
gram for this term. All women in
terested in working are urged to
contact Mary Day at it-. .
Kappa house.
Today's World
BRITISH AND CANADIAN
troops have captured the city of
Enschede, occupied Rheine, and
are racing- northward 25 to 40
miles from the Zuider Zee to
close a giant trap on a German
army group in western Holland.
* * *
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
accepted the resignation of
James F. Byrnes, director of war
mobilization, and picked Fred M.
Vinson to succeed him.
AMERICAN 10th ARMY
forces hacked out gains on Okin
awa and drove to the east coast
to split the 70-mile long island in
two, while the first U. S. planes
began operating from two cap
tured airfields.
THE RED ARMY raptured
the Hungarian transport hub of
Nagykaniza, and flanked Vienna
in a lightning thrust to Seminer
ing, 42 miles southwest of the
Austrian capital.
* * *
GE1V. DOUGLAS MacAR
THUR announced that American
troops killed or captured 308,
180 Japanese in seizing control
of 32 islands in the Philippines
during the last six months.
Thespians Wanted
A few small parts in Guild
theater’s coming production of
“Lilliom” are still available for
men. Students interested should
see Horace Robinson in the dra
ma studio.
DUCKS PLACE THIRD
IN CHAMPIONSHIP TILTS
By JACK CRAIG
While University of Oregon students ground away at their
exams, their casaba team rolled toward Kansas City to win
NCAA third place and to chalk up a record of performance
that st imulated the interest of sports fans all over the country.
Not only did the Duck quintet succeed in establishing an all
time scoring records that made
basketball history for NCAA play
offs but they came through with
a victory over the Utah Indians,
holders of last year’s national bas
ketball crown. Sports writers and
commentators all over the country
said it was the Oregon Ducks who
put on the best performance of all
the teams represented at the Kan
sas City NCAA playoffs.
Seemingly outclassed in the
opening minutes of their first game
with the Razorbacks of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, John War
ren’s 1945 far-western mythical
champs rallied and fought back,
and finally whittled clown the
enormous Arkansas lead to a tie
until the last three minutes of the
game. Although it was disappoint
ing to lose the championship con
test, the disappointment of Ore
gon was offset by what was heard
over the radio from far away Kan
sas City, and the acclamation from
the 7000 spectators indicated that
Oregon was the most popular team
ever to show at the municipal
stadium in Kansas City.
Razors Slash Ducks
Although Oregon had the best
free throw record, the Razorbacks
President Lists No Immediate Changes
By ANNAMAE WINSHIP
“Tell the students I am very fav
orably impressed with the Univer
sity; I like the beautiful campus
and the friendly people. I have
met,” said Dr. Harry K. Newburn,
president-elect of the University
of Oregon, in an interview March
20, while he was on a 10-1 .. visit
to the campus. He also ' 1 the
University owes a great cl ’ ' the
many fine things acconr ' by
the late President Don ;' ; b
and to the commendable in
which Acting President Orlando J.
Hollis has led the University since
Dr. Erb’s death.
Dr. Newburn is friendly, and it
is easy to talk with him. An inter
view is more like an informal visit
than a newspaper assignment. He
gives one the impression of being
interested in everyone down to the
new.est freshman. He appears to
be a man who will handle the re
sponsibility of a university of this
size without too much worry.
Initiated Changes
As dean of the college of liberal
arts at the State University of
Iowa, Dr. Newburn initiated the
new curriculum change put into
effect in the liberal arts college
last fall. The program, which
brought forth much comment from
college educators, was designed to
give each student an organized
schedule of study throughout his
college training, the course to be
planned around the particular sub
ject the student is interested in.
This goal is accomplished
through the interest of individual
advisers, with the assistance of a
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won the game on the gift line.
Oregon outscored the southwestern
conference team for the field, 32
to 30. Besides being off their usual
form, the Ducks were further
handicapped when Jim Bartelt suf
fered an ankle injury during the
pregame warmup.
The feat of tying the score in
the last few minutes of the second
half of the game, after Arkansas
had boomed into a 16-point lead in
the first half, will always win the
acclaim of hoop critics throughout
the countr y. Hec Edmundson,
Washington coach and director of
the playoffs, praised Oregon’s
second half rebound and said the
Webfoots were very definitely a
credit to the Northern division and
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Phi Beta Installation
Set for Thursday
Newly-elected officers of Phi
Beta, music honorary, installed
last term, began their duties Mon
day and set aside Thursday night
for the installation of other offi
cers.
Helen Wohler, newly-elected Phi
Beta president for 1945, replaces
Barbara Bentley. Other officers in
stalled last term were Emily
Rhodes, first vice-president and.
Nancy Kirkpatrick, second vice
president. The following officers
will be installed Thursday: Patricia'
Metcalf, secrtary; Barbara Ward,
treasurer; Mary Lu Welch, assist
ant treasurer; Nancy Carlisle, his
torian; Marilyn Olsen, national
publicity chairman; Joy Howard,
reporter; Shirley Stearns, song’
leader; Janette Williams and Pat
Jordan, program chairmen; Rob
erta Quigley, refreshment chair
man; Florence Hintzen, scrap book
chairman.