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
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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.
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