Review of 44-45 Events Shows
Changes of Transitional Year
By MARGUERITE WITTWER
Distinguished as one of the transitional years between total
war and the postwar period, 1944-45 on the University of
Oregon campus has been a year of much activity, much change,
much conflict, and no little accomplishment. Many administra
tive offices, that of the University president and several dean
ships, were held by acting officers in some cases perhaps
hampered by the instability cl
their position. The death of P"an
of Women Hazel Schwering and
the advent of a new acting dean
.helped to create an atmosphere of
change.
The return of veterans to the
campus helped somewhat to relieve
the shortage of men but it also up
set some of the provincialism of
some students who were forced to
realize the existence of a world at
war beyond campus boundaries.
The return of men who had for
merly held responsible campus po
sitions or who felt capable of
handling these positions forced the
women in power to review their
own shortcomings and buckle down
to the jobs they held.
The national elections, the visits
of returning alumni, the lectures
of visiting assembly speakers who
tried to get across to students their
responsibility to the future of the
world, and the final strangled end
of the war in Europe all contribut
ed to the awakening of a more
dynamic spirit on the campus.
FAI.L TERM
September and the Rush . . .
With the total registration 12
per cent higher than 1943 fall
term, this school year was launched
officially as the yellow leaves be
gan to collect on green lawns. . . .
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a glimpse of army life when they
were allowed to drill ROTC classes,
j The YWCA started off with a
slight explosion and gave a coke
tail party for frosh, shocking some
old-timers by the interesting name
and a redhot pamphlet by Jo Dolph
with instructions on attaining
BWOC-ship.
The GI Ducks, a handful of
would-be medics barracked in Mary
Spiller, wrote a column in the Em
erald called Biopsy and were not
much in the limelight except when
occasionally one of them married
an Oregon coed.
George Luoma, one of the back
on-campus boys, wrote long, legal
istic letters to the editor about
how - it - feels-to-be-a-returned-vet
eran. Veterans became a big issue
when they met to decide on pro
posed' organization and turned
thumbs down.
October and Football . . .
Intramural football season
opened and made a two-bit splash
in campus athletic life. Coeds-of
the-Week included: Helen Luvaas,
director of the vesper choir; Butch
Leckie, Emerald business manager;
Edith Newton, Oregana editor;
Lorraine Davidson, Panhelienie
president.
Men on the campus demanded
recognition and first murmurings
were heard when they gathered at
an all-male smoker. Young Repub
licans and Young Democrats or
ganized under Harry Skerry and
Elmer Sahlstrom, respectively, law
students.
A letter to the editor this month
was one of the first voices rising
out of the masses to heap tribute
or wrath on ASUO President Holli
day. Said the voice crying in tiie
wilderness: “If we are old enough,
anil capable enough to come to col
lege, surely we should be adult
enough to take Holliday’s blunt
(assembly) speech in our stride.”
Miss Holliday’s speeches contin
ued to be blunt.
The University Guild theater
presented “The Skin of Our Teeth”
complete with dinosaur. . . . Jack
Craig appeared on the scene writ
ing book reviews for the Emerald.
... A highly successful rally,
reminiscent of pre-war football
rallies, welcomed Vice-presidential
Candidate John Bricker, led by the
Young Reps.
Marie Rogndahl was co-starred
with the new rally squad at one
of the first ASUO assemblies. . . .
The revived Bunion Derby showed
the lack of manpower. ... A Brit
ish commando speaking at an
assembly made a big hit with
nearly-swooning women—showing
same as above. . . . Orin Weir’s
notorious gossip column appeared,
breaking hearts occasionally to the
great delight of readers.
Harry S. Truman, vice-presiden
tial candidate opposing Bricker,
also appeared in Eugene and talked
to a handful of loyalists at the
train depot.
The Hello dance was held, rather
belatedly. . . . Raoul Jobin, Metro
politan tenor, sang at the Igloo.
A Christian Faith conference
brought nationally known religious
leaders to the campus. . . . Dime
dinners were revived' to sell war
stamps. . . . The ASUO exec coun
cil set up a $75 scholarship for the
freshman with the highest grades.
Ed Allen came into the" lime
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