MEMLD
VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 94
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 5. 1945
EDITH NEWTON
PETITIONS DUE
Petitions for editor of the
Ore-nter and head of the Ore
gon federation must be turned
in to Audrey Holliday, ASTJO
president, by Thursday, April
12. Both are paid positions.
Printers Begin
On Oregana;
To Finish in May
The 1945 Oregana, U. of O. year
book, has received the finishing
touches and is now at the lith
ographers and printers, Edith
Newton, editor, announced Tues
day.
“Lemon Punch,” the annual's
humor section, has also been com
pleted through the efforts of the
traditional “Order of the Jlalf Shut
Eye” led by Dagmar Shanks and
Margery Skordahl.
Miss Newton said that of the
2150 copies being printed, there
are 40 unsold at present. These
may be purchased at the educa
tional activities office in McArthur
court. Although the distribution
date has not been set, it is expect
ed to be some time in May.
Mardi Gras Seeks Queen
To Reign Over Weekend
With Junior Weekend just one month away, the time is
approaching to select the queen and her court to reign over
the Mardi Gras festivities. Mary Margaret Ellsworth, chair
man of the queen selection committee, announced today that all
girls’ living organizations must turn in the names of their
candidates to Beverly Ayer at the Alpha Chi Omega house, by
10:30 p.m. Monday, April 9.
To be eligible, the candidate
must be a junior and have a 2.00
cumulative GPA. She does not
need to hold a junior certificate.
The contestants will be nar
rowed down to eight by a judging
committee. The student body will
vfric on the eight candidates. The
girl receiving the highest number
of votes will reign as queen of thc
weekend, with the next four run
ners-up serving as princesses.
Members of the queen selection
committee are: Mary Margaret
Ellsworth, chairman; Beverly Ay
er, judging and voting; Annamae
Winship, coronation decorations;
and Ann Graham and Alice Lock
hart, costumes.
d
AMERICAN 3KD ARMY
troops burst through the Ger
man center 130 miles from Ber
lin and the nazis seemed to be
'f falling back toward a death
stand on the Elbe river, 43 miles
from Berlin.
Todays Wor
THE NAVY lias halved its
May draft call and may ask for
still fewer men in June, reduc
ing overall selective service calls
12 per cent from the current rate
of about 132,000 men a month.
ONE-SIXTH OF OKINAWA
island is under U. S. control as
infantrymen closed in on the
capital city and two airfields in
the first big clash with Japanese
troops since in _ .
K. G. PATER a Canadian
jnember of the combined food
board, took a war food adminis
tration official io task for “mis
leading” the American public
into believing Canada had refused
to help relieve this nation’s meat
shortage.
Veterans' Housing
The meeting time for married
veterans attending the Univer
sity under the G1 Kill of Rights
lias been change. iiursday
to Friday at 3:« ; : in the
assembly room of th- Eugene
hotel. The sessh lied by
Bryant He Bar, ’-dr of
H st 293, VFW, 1. ;i:c pnrpo.se
of discussing ho. >i. u problems
faced by veterans.
Registration
Totals Hit
l634 to Date
At the end of the third day of
registration 1631 students had
signed up for classes, Acting' Presi
dent Orlando J. Hollis reported at
a faculty meeting Wednesday on
the basis of figures compiled by
C. L. Constance, assistant regis
trar. Registration materials have
been received by a larger number
of students. Total spring term reg
istration last year was only 1512,
and the present total represents an
increase of 25 per cent over the
same day last year.
Comprising the present healthy
total are 1281 women and 353 men.
Divisions by classes are as fol
lows: freshman, 678; sophomore,
589; junior, 93; senior, 222; gradu
ate, 22; special students and audi
tors, 30.
Editor Anounces
ODE Promotions
Mary Margaret Ellsworth and
Anita Young were appointed Em
erald women’s page co-editors
Wednesday by Anne Craven, edi
tor-in-chief, to fill the vacancy left
by Flora Furrow, winter term
women’s editor, who resigned. The
new co-editors are both sopho
mores la journall
raent brings the numb ,■ c ' r ’
mores on the editorial staff up to
four.
The promotion of Shirley Peters
to chief night editor was also an
nounced by Miss Craven, Miss
Peters, freshman in journalism,
has worked on the night staff for
two terms.
P-eplacing Phyllis Amacher, Jack
Craig was appointed world news
editor. A sophomore in liberal
arts, Craig has been active in Em
erald work and publicity fer the
past two terms.
The positions of sports editor
■and assistant news editor are avail
able to any student with newspaper
experience and a two point cumu
lative grade point average. Stu
dents interested in these positions
should call or see Miss Craven this
week for an interview.
DINNER TONIGHT HONORS
DUCK, EUGENE CHAMPIONS
Courtesy Register-Guard
JOHN WARREN
Under liis expert coaching', John Warren’s underdog hoopsters turned
out to he a star-studded hall club with the Northwest Division cham
pionship and third place in the NCAA playoffs in their thrill-packed
schedule. Tonight tiie team and Warren will climax the season with
the annual banquet.
Sharing- honors with the Eugene
high school district 5-6 and No
Name league titlists, the Wet)loot
basketball squad, Northern divi
sion and far-west NCAA cham
pions head the guest list for a
steak dinner tonight at 6:15 at the
Masonic temple. A few tickets, at
512 per person, are still available
from rally squad members.
Following two-minute talks by
Dr. Henry Gunn, principal of Eu
gene high school, and Orlando J.
Hollis, U. of O. acting president,
Coach Hank Kuchera will intro
duce his Eugene high squad, and
present them with their champion
ship award. The Eugene high bas
ketball captain will also talk.
An introduction of his victorious
team will be made by Coach John
Warren, with Captain Bob Hamil
ton answering with an acknowl
edgment. C. E. McLean will be
toastmaster.
Heading the evening’s entertain
ment list is Holland A. Hamblen,
internationally-known card player
and magician, known as the "Ace
of Cards.” A local musical organ
ization, the Eisenhower band, will
play, and Bob Moran, University
entertainer, will sing and play. An
other feature of the. program is
the Eugene high school male
quartet.
Tea to Feature
Campfire Exec
Appearance of Marge Dibble,
executive secretary for Campfire
girls at Portland, at the AWS tea
this afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m.
in Alumni hall, Gerlinger, will give
University women an opportunity
to ask questions about camp coun
selling and sign up for duty at
Camp Namanu this summer. Miss
Dibble will be available between
10-12 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. in the
men’s lounge of Gerlinger to talk
to interested women individually.
Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, assistant
dean of women, and Mrs. J. B.
Sharpe, also of the dean’s office,
will pour, assisted by members of
Kwama and Phi Theta. There will
be no formal receiving line or talk.
Ardis Jensen is chairman for the
tea.
Few applications for positions
at Camp Namanu, located 30 miles
east of Portland at Bull Run, have
been received, Miss Dibble revealed
when she arrived on the campus
Wednesday night. A staff of about
100 people must be recruited, 50
for the first session, and 50 for
. Lhe second session of Campfire
■dlls at the 375-acre camp. This
is the first effort at recruiting
staff members.
Miss Dibble explained that wom
en with a year of college who are
interested in girls and who have a
few skills will qualify for the work.
A pre-season training course deal
ing with procedures at the camp
is given.
Audrey Holliday, ASUO presi
dent, praised the work Miss Dib
ble has done, both at the Univer
sity and in Campfire work. “Camp
j counselling is wonderful work,’’
Miss Holliday said, “and the Camp
; fire girls need our help.”
THE RED ARMV captured
Bratislava, capital of the Ger
man sponsored Slovak “republic,”
and to the west threw a 50-mile
1 siege are around Vienna.
War Board to Determine
Leaders for Bond Drive
Veteran Petitions Urged
Leaders in the campus seventh war loan drive, set for May
8-12, will be chosen next week after petitions for several posi
tions have been turned in to Carol Wicke, war board chairman,
it was decided at a meeting of the board Wednesday afternoon.
Petitions have been asked for the following chairmanships:
Newspaper Jobs
Open for Students
Emerald workers of Ihe past,
journalism students who want
practical newspaper experience,
and other students who wish to
participate in activities arc
urged to visit the Emerald news
office this week and ask News
Editor Winifred Romtvedt or
Managing Editor Marguerite
Wittwer for reporting beats and
work on the desk.
Few beats have been assigned,
so those who come early will
have a better choice. At a later
date a general Emerald -meeting
will be held.
Business Staff
All students interested in
working on layouts, ads, and in
the business office of the Em
erald will meet at 7:30 tonight
in 105 journalism building Anna
mae Winsliip, business manager
of the Emerald, announced Wed
nesday. She is particularly in
terested in recruiting those who
have worked on the business
staff at some time in the past,
and those who are interested in
the work.
“We have a new system for
doing this interesting and con
structive work,” said Miss Win
i
ship. “There are many oppor
tunities for good jobs on the Em
erald business staff.”
general, puoncity, nuance, auc
tion, and coke day. All positions
arc open to both men and women,
and returned veterans are particu
larly invited to petition. The gen
eral chairman must be a junior or
a senior, but the other chairman
ships are open to sophomores, jun
iors and seniors. Freshmen and
other students interested in having
a part in planning the drive may
petition for committee work. Peti
tions, with eligibility slips, are
due at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 7,
to Miss Wicke at the Alpha Delta
Pi house.
Write Home Now
This war bond drive will be con
ducted only on the campus; there
will be no downtown solicitation.
Students are therefore urged to
write to their parents immediately,
and ask to reserve money for pur
chase of bonds here during the
drive.
Starting with an auction sale
Tuesday, May 8, the drive will gain
momentum with another "coke
day” at the Side and after an
assembly May 10, work will con
tinue within the houses.
House war board representatives
will play an important part in the
drive, and each house president
will be asked soon to appoint a
new person, a freshman who is in
terested in war board activities
such as bond drives, scrap drives,
and paper collections.