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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1945)
Oregon If Emerald ANNE CRAVEN Editor ANNAMAE WIN Stilt Business Manager MARGUERITE WITTWER Managing Editor PATSY MALONEY Advertising Manager WINIFRED ROMTVEDT News Editor LOUISE MONTAG, PEGGY OVERLAND Associate Editors Jane Richardson, Phyllis Perkins, Viriginia Scholl, Mary Margaret Ellsworth, Norns Yates, City Desk Editors Bjorg Hansen, Executive Secretary Mary Margaret Ellsworth, Anita Young, Co-Women’s Page Editors Joanne Simtr.or.ds, Assistant Managing Editor Darrell Boone. Photographer Shirley Peters. Chief Night Editor Betty Bennett, Music Editor Gloria Campbell, Mary K. Minor Maryan Howard, Assistant News Editor Librarians Jack Craig. World News Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Norris Yates, Edith Newton Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays and fhaal examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon, Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice. Eugene, Oregon._ Student Produced- - Odeon... Although students have made a name for themselves on the campus for various extracurricular activities, there has never |>eeu any attempt on their part to present a show, concerned -entirelv with student material and student organization. 1 hree years ago a few students got together and with the help of some facultv advice managed to put together the first Odeon which Jia.' since .managed to keep itself alive purely hy student effort. Odeon ,js_in the first stages of becoming permanent upon the campus, which means that students are still in the process of accustoming theUTSt'lves to pronouncing the name. (O-day-ont) and to appreciating the exact purposes behind the organization. Odeon was begun because a group of exceptionally talented men were leaving the campus in a few months and someone thought it would be a good idea to let the campus in on the nature of their creative abilities. The results were so astoupding that it was decided to make Odeon a tradition upon the campus, and this Monday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the music building, will see the third performance of the show. Students and townspeople are invited to attend the display of .-Audent creative work. Stories, poems, and essays will be read b\ specially trained readers from the drama and speech departments; musical numbers featuring the original com positions of music students will be presented; an interesting collection of modern dance numbers, worked out and executed b\ Orchesis, the new dance group on the campus will high light the evening, along with an original one-act play written 1>\ an undergraduate student and presented by students. After the program at the music building the audience will then trek over in t'.erjing'er where they will view the art exhibit on the third floor "while being served refreshments by Phi Theta Upsilcm. There are few things so original, refreshing, and popular among undergraduate students as Odeon is and promises to remain. It has managed to survive war years and odlv enough, m.in call it.'df a war product. A fyUtuu}. .. When someone close to the hearts of a large group, such a < the University community, dies, the problem of a fitting memorial alwavs comes up. There is talk of plagues or publi cation.- in memoriutfv—and sometimes even dedication or nam ing of buildings. The group of students and friends of the late dean of women. II ize! I’. Schwering. have selected, we believe, the best possible tiihute—a scholarship. Mrs. Sehwering was a firm believer in scholarships and served on many of the scholarship commit tee- on the campus. What better way to perpetuate her name than through helping deserving girls finish their college edu cation? ( >uito often it takes all a person can scrimp together to i etna in in school. Tuition, lee-, clothes, living expenses, and what have vou. have a way of mounting up to a most dis couraging total. Scholarships often supply the margin between dropping out or continuing one's education. \\ e wholeheartedly hope thi- new scholarship in Dean Sclnvering's name will be come a tradition of long standing—that down through the years it will become a target for outstanding, deserving girls to shoot for. The work of this group might well be remembered by future groups looking for memorials. "When the war is over, wages go down and summer jobs become scarce again, a large number of student- will once more have a hard time financially to struggle through four years of college. A scholarship often keeps deserving students on the campus when they would other wise be forced to stop in the middle of their education. There Can never be too many of them. a buddy MEET A BUDDY By JEANNE WILTSHIRE Here’s a bit of news direct from the lads, according to a letter received by this column from Lieut. Robert Sabin, class of ’44. “This is an ex-duck sending greetings to all at the U. of O. and far places from Second Lieuts. Bob Sabin and Chuck Roffe, both of the class of ’44. . . . Though our ROTC class graduated JlatteAA. 7a the CdUtosi Dear Editor: Probably it’s the astronomical figures in connection with war costs, size of armies, etc. that’s making us careless of the ciphers on the end of any figure aside from our income tax bill. The latest ex ample is the published figure of “58,000,000” tons of Allied ship ping sunk by the picturesque Count von Luckner, old sea-raider of World War I. That colossal fig ure has confronted me in two of my favorite .Oregon dailies in the news about recent activities of the rather lovable count, who appar ently has managed to survive in Germany though anti-Nazi. A bit of figuring and a look at the probabilities leaves me puzzled. With all my admiration for the tough old count I can't believe that in the four years or so of the first World War he averaged close to 40,000 tons of shipping sunk every day—or the equivalent of four 10,000-ton vessels. With what little help he got from the under sea-boats, Luckner thus could have won Kaiser Wilhelm’s war by him self. The real figures are not of much interest now; but those used were surely fantastic.—G.T. rrom aates in August lu ictte m January and Fberuary of this year, Roffe and I finished our course at Benning together in class 349 and were both assigned to the 10th mtn. division and in my battalion is Tom Temy of the class of ’43 and former footballer. “Chuck” Elliot of the same class was with the outfit at Camp Hale but went overseas and is now in France . . . “Formerly a ski outfit, the divi sion has been ‘diluted’ some but still has the core of ‘skiers.’ Roffe and I trained with the unit in Texas and separately shipped out and were gone from the States soon after the first of the year. “We have been abroad about two months and still find a lot of new things to see, experience, and learn.” Sabin Wounded Lieutenant Sabin is recovering from flesh wounds caused by gren ades during recent action and both boys are anxious to hear from their friends at the U. of O. Lieut. Sabin and Lieut. Roffe have been together since high school days— a period of over five years. Their addresses may be secured by call ing the Emerald. Other Oregon men are also tak ing an active part in this war. For instance, Second Lieut. Stanley Dyer, former student here, has re cently been awarded the air medal (Please turn to page three) Meet P*i&f... Welcome Book Stems From Office of Busy Dean By DOROTHY HABEL Once you have met Karl W. Onthank it is not hard to under stand why he was appointed dean of personnel at Oregon. His likeable and friendly nature, along with a desire to help the students, has guided him to his present position. When the dean was a senior in high school he had intentions of being an engineer, but through the persuasion of his prin cipal he turned to educational work. This was a fortunate change, for after reviewing Dean On thank’s many achievements at the University you will find that he was the instigator of several pres ent-day student aids. In answer to the inquiry con cerning the personnel department. Dean Onthank replied, “The de partment was concretely estab lished in 1930 when various persons connected >vith housing, student advisory, and general welfare were drawn together into one division. It was their aim to look out for the students, and acquaint them with the benefits of the University, such as jobs, health service, stu dent affairs, and the like. Looking Ahead “This was not to be done for close supervision but to assist the students in making the best use of classroom ^knowledge and to prepare them for further fields af ter graduation. Not only the per sonnel department is concerned with this program, but the faculty itself is beneficial as advisers to their pupils. “We are interested in helping the students receive scholarships and find less expensive living condi tions, as in the cooperative organ izations. The Welcome Book, which furnishes valuable information to bewildered newcomers, is also a production of our division." Among other things Dean On thank arranges the University cal endar in order to shape up a con tinuous schedule of stimulating and interesting programs. At pres ent he is arranging for a member of the San Francisco conference to speak at an assembly in the near future. Promoted Trips Thanks to the efforts of the dean, many summer sessions at the University have been made more interesting. In the summer of 1929 a trip, was conducted to Alaska where the students studied "hs they traveled. In the following year a boat was chartered to Hawaii for a similar plan. The dean added to this, with a sparkle in his eye, “The expedition to Hawaii proved to be well worth while as the islands held many romantic interests, and two of the girls were married at the close of the tour.” Looking into the future of the personnel department, Dean On thank sees two or three thousand veterans attending the University at one time and though he is con cerned with the resulting housing difficulties he is also considering the problem of the new high school graduates who come in as fresh men, for, as he says, “They will necessarily be younger and will find the older members dominating the campus. Looking at the situ ation in this light will demonstrate to you the various readjustments that will have to be made.” Correspondence Heavy Not satisfied with his personnel Air Alert By SHUBERT FENDRSCK The Emerald shack just Re ceived 12 packages of cigarets from Don McNeill, via KEX, Portland. But these are not ordinary cigar ets—they are a special brand called NO cigarets. They have NO blend ing, NO nicotine, NO harsh irri tants, and No taste. Furthermore, I STARS ON ‘CAVALCADE’ Sercen star Vir ginia Weidler will appear on NBO's “Cavalcade of America” Mon., I April 23, 1 Ifi “Come Greeny | Time.” | i ‘v a VIRGINIA WEIBLBB they are guaranteed uncondition ally to contain NO tobacco and NO apple butter. Dick Powell, now starring in “Murder, My Sweet” at the May flower, has done so well playing a tough guy that he has been cast in “Cornered,” another hardboiled role. Powell stars on/ the Fitch Bandwagon over NBC Sundaj^it 4:30. Comedians have to work hard for laughs, and here’s what Bob Hope said about Bing Crosby: “AH he has to do is open his mouth and let the frog jump out!” Remember, it was Bob Hope who said it. A1 Blake, counter-spy for the United States, will tell his story on “I Was There” over the Colum bia network from 3:30 to 4 Sunday afternoon. Blake was approached by members of the Japanese secret service, before Pearl Harbor, and they attempted to enlist him spy for their government. He re ported to the FBI, and was signed as a counter spy. Chet Huntley is the narrator for the program. “Cavalcade of America” will pre sent another epic drama Sunday evening from 8:30 to 9 over NBC. Virginia Weidler will star this Sunday. Three statesmen and three com mentators, all world famous, will discuss the question, “Can We Build a Lasting Peace Now” over “America’s Town Meeting” Thurs day, April 26, at 8:30 over the Blue. This symposium will be broad cast from San Francisco on the second day of the United Nations Security conference. duties and teaching classes, Dean Onthank has taken on another pro ject which now runs into his lunch hours. It started out with a corres pondence to all the members of the Friars of a certain year who want ed to keep in touch with one an other while in the service, and has now developed into a newsletter which is published for all the men in the service from senior classes dating back to 1930. While attending the University he edited both the Oregana and the Emerald. "Shoemaker . . . .^ Stick to Your Last'~ We follow the old adage and specialize in repair ing of excellence. Come in and see for yourself. Penney's Shoe Repair ^ 914 Willamette