ome/vald WosH&n'l Pane Matof, GavUaatt Seed Niched lo-d &uedu Coed By MARGUERITE WITTWER “There’s a niche in the ‘Y’ for every girl on the campus; just the place she’s always been looking for,” Mary Corrigan, newly-elected YWCA president said emphatically. “The pro gram we are planning for next year will provide for the in terests of every coed, acquainting all students with the friendly spirit and good-fellowship always to be found at the ‘Y’ bungalow.” Mary Corrigan is the dark haired, bright-eyed woman with the wide grin who is usually only seen for a short time in any one place because she covers so many places in so few hours. “Hi!” she'll say, and suddenly she'll be off again with a quick, “Be seein’ you, chick!” thrown over her shoulder. And Meri, as she is known to most of the campus, is also the woman who will always be there when she is needed, ready and able to help almost anyone with anything. ■^(“What’s your trouble, chum,” she'll ask, “Anything I can do?” Mary Corrigan is always start ing something. On a fine Saturday morning when the women in the house want to sleep she’ll climb into a pair of jeans and a much too-big plaid shirt and yell, “Come on, you kids, let’s hitch hike up to Seymour’s ranch!” Passion for Poetry “I’ve got a passion for picnics and long hikes in the woods,” she admits, “and for T. Dorsey rec ords—swoon—and (blushing) for "^poetry, would you think it?” Watching mile-a-minute Meri run ning around to committee meetings and rolling up a neat honor roll GPA, one wouldn’t suspect the pas sion for poetry, but it is obvious that she thrives on action and “in teresting people to work with and plav with.” “Pseudo-sophisticates” are Meri’s pet peeve j.nd she proves her own well-rounded personality by her list of hobbies: photography, riding, ice-skating and souvenir collecting. Twenty-year-old Miss Corrigan graduated from Sacred Heart academy in 1942. She was student body president in her senior year, yell queen for two years and active on the school paper and yearbook, f Activity List In her freshman year at the Uni versity Mary was co-chairman of the YWCA Nickel Hop, campus fund collector for Red Cross, and worked on the advertising staffs of the Emerald and Oregana. As a sophomore she became secretary of Kwama, sophomore women’s honorary, Gamma Alpha Chi, advertising honorary, was sophomore representative on the student-army coordinating board, campus dater for the Hello dance, worked on the Whiskerino and the Oregana. Continuing her activity list as a junior she has been secretary of Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women’s ■honorary, membership chairman of YWCA, and ticket chairman for Coed Capers. A member of Sigma Kappa sor ority, Miss Corrigan majors in sociology and plans to enter per sonnel work in industry after graduating next year. Oregon ^Emerald Kight Staff: Robbieburr Warrens, night editor Wednesday Ad Staff: Marjorie Fay, day manager Roseann Leckie - - ** — Sergeant: “Stop worrying, Me senjouskiwitzburgerhofer, there's no bullet-with-your name on it.’’ &atltubiabtic Qeuf £<&wgSu!U JieadU 'll/A A “The constitution formulated by the outgoing WAA cabinet gives us a definite pattern to work with,” said Gay Edwards, newly elected president of the women’s athletic association, “but several amendments will probably be made.” Miss Edwards, who went on the WAA cabinet last spring as volley ball manager, js perking with ideas. All the plans, for the com ing year will be made at a retreat early in spring term. Rather than charge $1 a year for membership, Miss Edwards said, the organiza tion may raise the initiatory fee and thereby give life membership. More Eager “We hope to make the house managers more a part of our or ganizations,” the new president re marked. “We want them to attend meetings and carry home more en thusiasm and spirit. The represen tative won’t necessarily have to be active in sports herself.” Intramurals and fun nights will be carried on as usual, and a play day is tentatively scheduled for this spring. Slim and fair, with long, dark hair, Miss Edwards was program chairman for the WAA carnival in February, and is a member of the rally squad. She is a sophomore in liberal arts, and attended St. Mary’s academy in Portland. Her favorite sports are swimming, ten nis, and skiing; and her main dis like is cards. Small boy, seeing an Indian squaw and papoose for the first time; “Hey maw, look at the pistol packin’ mama with a rear gunner.” MARY CORRIGAN SIGNE EKLUND GAY EDWARDS ne-ux Pb&XM Outlined, fyutu/ie /l 'WS Pland, By WINIFRED ROMTVEDT Signe Eklund, new president of AWS, is enthusiastic over the organizations plans for the coming year. They are going to have more assemblies so that women students will understand AWS, and feel that they belong to a definite organization. They want women to become better acquainted with each other, and learn now to get into activities. AWS will encourage an all-campus committee on scholarship, continue with Coed Capers and exchange dinners, and seek more publicity for the University through worth while accomplishments. And Miss Eklund, a 20-year-old junior in liberal arts, has been in enough activities on the campus to know what she is talking about. She is president of Phi Theta Up silon, junior women’s honorary, former secretary of AWS, former secretary of Phi Beta, member of the symposium team, chairman of the junior skit at this year’s Coed Capers, and chapter marshal for Delta Delta Delta. A graduate of Grant high school in Portland, she has been active on the campus since she was a freshman. More Assemblies Planned Assemblies will be utilized to introduce campus “big shots” to freshmen, and later to tell them how to get into activities. A meet ing for the latter purpose prob ably will be held a month after school begins in the fall when stu dents will be settled, and inter ested in activities, Miss Eklund said. Kwama and Phi Theta have AMERICAN HEROES | BY LEFF i Major Lyle J. Defenbaugh, Infantry, of Omaha, earned bis Silver Star j for gallantry in action in Tunisia. Under heavy machine gun fire aimed i directly at his position, which silenced the radio, lie disregarded all per | sonal safety, and remained in full view of the enemy within close range to ! siiout directions and orders to two of his companies. Our praise for his ' heroism is not enough, tve must buy War Bonds and hold ’em. U. S. Treasury Departirea'. worked in freshman counciling this year, and through the knowl edge of problems gained thereby the AWS may be able to advise and coordinate other groups in ac tivity education. The AWS lecture program used last year probably will be carried out to a greater extent, according to Miss Eklund. Outstanding wom en and authorities such as hair stylists and fashion designers will give talks sponsored by the AWS, who will seek greater attendance. Such lectures should create more interest in the AWS and at the same time be helpful to UO women. Coed Capers Set for Fall Coed Capers will swing back to fall term again, the new president reported, to get freshmen ac quainted with AWS, and provide funds to operate the organization, sponsor scholarships, and support war funds. Last year proceeds went to buy a bomber; this year, in addition to a war cause, two $75 scholarships were given. Because few students know how to apply for scholarships and be cause so many organizations have money available to grant, the AWS will encourage the organization of an all-campus committee on schol arships. Such a body, Miss Eklund said, would coordinate all scholar ship funds, make all grants, and acquaint students with scholarship opportunities. Mess cook: ‘‘The pork I get now makes better chicken salad than any veal I ever tasted.” Spo-UiCflititUf. Rwoe'i... Definitely BIG WOMEN ON CAMPUS, the three coeds pic tured here were elected to their offices last term and are now being broken in for work next year. These are the coeds whose organizations will occupy promi nent places in the spotlight of campus activities, and all Uni versity women are looking to them for leadership. Replacing Joan Dolph, Mary Corrigan will head the YWCA; Gay Edwards, stepping into the saddles of Mary Alice Lawson, will lead Oregon's svelte WAA sportsters, and Signe Eklund takes over the dig nified position and respected gavel of the president of AWS, replacing Mary Riley. Campus Oldtimer Knows Science Looking forward to the fiftieth anniversary and reunion of his graduation class next May, H. L. Robe, natural history museum at tendant and a member of the class of 1895, recalls the days when Vil lard and Deady halls were the only buildings on the campus. Mr. Robe, museum attendant since it was first established, is interested mainly in science. Al though it has been over fifty years since he attended classes, Mr. Robe keeps well-informed on new scien tific discoveries, reads the Smith sonian institute reports and knows all the information available on the articles displayed in the mu seum. It is his hope to see a new and larger museum established lifter the war. One of the boys in Cliff Malli coat’s band tried to write a drink ing song, but he couldn’t get past the first two bars. OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT Witv not put some of your money into a savings account? What you save to day can be spent tomorrow on the many new appliances which will he available in the postwar world. Your Checking Account is Invited, Too EUGENE BRANCH of the UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Head Office — Portland Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation