VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 118
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1945
CLASSES TODAY
All classes will be
held today, it was an
nounced Monday from
the president’s office.
Seventh War Loan Campaign
Starts Today; Goal $60 Per
By MARILYN SAGE
Today, throughout the
world, official V-E day is being
hailed as the next-to-last step
in the second world war. Today
the University of Oregon be
gins its biggest war loan drive.
Students need no further in
centive to carry out the quota
set for them than the uncondi
tional surrender of Germany.
The war is not over—the demo
lition of Japan has just begun.
Fighting men still need supplies,
transportation, and weapons, which
must be paid for by their country
men at home. The united effort of
the American people in this, the
seventh war loan drive, will play
an important part in the last push
to victory.
As in previous bond campaigns,
the government is depending upon
the colleges and universities of the
United States to help raise the
funds so greatly needed. During
the, first week of the sixth war
loan drive, Oregon campus sales
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Students Disregard Classes,
Pile High on Parade Wagons
By MARGUERITE WITTWER
“The Yanks are coming-, the Yanks are coming . .
“Pile on, kids, this is Y-E day . .
“Hey, get that flag!”
Expressing their joy over the news that Germany had sur
rendered unconditionally to the Allied nations, hundreds of
University students yesterday morning turned all-out to lead
the victory parade through the campus and downtown streets.
Disregarding the protests of some faculty members, all but a
few class-conscientious students, joined the rally which lasted
from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for some of the more enthusiastic
celebrants.
. . the drums, drums, drum
ming everywhere . .
. . we fight our country’s bat
ties on the land as on the sea . .
“Up in the air . .
Headed by a carful of screaming
coeds, several drums and cymbals,
and Rally Squadleader Evans Sax
running from car to car shouting
directions, the parade formed cn
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RETURN FLAGS
Flags taken from the streets
by students for the parade should
be returned to avoid ill feeling,
V. D. Earl, dean of men, urges.
They should be left at the Eu
gene fire station, for the fire
department has offered to see
that they are returned to owners.
Dr. Noble to Speak
At V-E Assembly
Celebrating University students will assemble in McArthur
court at 10 this morning in honor of V-E day in Europe and
the opening of the seventh war loan drive.
Emphasis at the ASUO-sponsored assembly will center on
the Pacific theater of war still to be finished, Audrey Holliday,
student body president announced. In line with this theme
Today's World
GERMANY SURRENDERED
unconditionally to the Allies,
completing’ the victory in the
European phase of the second
world war.
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AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN
armies beat through Czechoslo
vakia and Austria in the final
mop-up of organized German re
sistance and embattled patriots
in Prague.
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FEDERAL MACHINERY will
soon be set in motion to restore
limited supplies ef most goods
within six months and a prewar
volume of production in a year.
THE SENATE confirmed 60-2
the nomination of Democratic
National Chairman Robert E.
Hannegan to be postmaster gen
eral.
Council to Meet
The ASUO executive council
will meet at 4 p.m. today in
Johnson hall.
Dr. Harold J. Noble, associate pro
fessor of history, who returned this
year from overseas service in the
marine corps, will speak on the
war in the Pacific. He will be in
troduced by Karl W. Onthank, dean
of personnel.
Bernice Granquist, chairman of
the campus seventh war loan drive,
will officially open the drive for
$108,000 in bonds and stamps, the
UO quota.
Feature ot the assembly will be
roll cal! of all campus living or
ganizations for the total house
purchases of war stamps during
the assembly. The blue sweatered
Minute Maids will be on hand to
sell stamps and during the roll
call a representative from each
living organization will announce
the house’s total purchases for the
morning. Chairman of the Minute
Maids is Phyl Perkins.
Classes ordinarily held at 10
a.m. will be moved to the 11 o’clock
period, Dean Onthank announced.
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FOOTBALL
All men students who signed
for football for next fall are to
meet in 101 P. E. building at 1
p.m. Wednesday, Oregon athletic
manager announced.