VOLUME XLVII
*45 Oregana Ranks All American
Yell King Davies Leads Squad
InOpening AssemblyAppearance
By Shirley Peters
Leaping into action for their first assembly appearance of the
year, the new rally squad under the direction of yell king Mickey
Davies and his two yell dukes Jim McClintock and Bill Gross,
will be the main feature of today's assembly in McArthur court
at the usual time, 11 a. m. Lois McConkev, rally squad chairman,
promises a lively time with all
new songs and yells practiced
at least once in preparation
for Saturday’s game, and a
talent show featuring the Chi
Omega trio, Norma Green, Kay
Sauve and Tat Hanley. A skit
prepared and presented by Al
pha Chi Omega with the help
of three well-known “men-about
town,” will be another feature.
Tex Oliver, Oregon’s recently re
turned football coach, will give a
short talk on an unannounced sub
ject, and will introduce the mem
bers of this year’s team.
Announcements
Several walk-on announcements
are in the offing, Miss McConkey
"reports, and the Kwamas and Skull
and Daggers will spread a little
more light on the subject of the
dance they are sponsoring Satur
day evening.
ASUO President Ed Allen will
introduce the program and the
University band under the direction
of John Stehn will provide music
for the occassion.
Songs and Yells
For the benefit of those who do
not know the words to the various
Oregon songs and yells, sheets con
taining them wiil be distributed by
the rally squad during the assembly
and will be collected at the door
by members of Kwama after the
assembly.
Speaking on behalf of the rally
squad, Miss McConkey reports that
the best all-around rally assembly
of the term will be presented today
with new stunts and yells given for
the first time, and urges all stu
dents, new and old, to attend.
New members of the rally squad
are: Helen Hicks, Janet Hicks,
Steve Gann, JoAnne Bush, Winston
Carl, Bernie Layton, Hazel R.oake,
Adline McNott and Pattie Newton.
Lois McConkey, Bob Moran and
Sally Mann return from last year's
squad.
’Kick-off’ Dance
Plans Continue
Preparation still goes on for the
Kwama-Skull and Dagger “Kick
off” dance which is to be given
Saturday night in the Igloo from
9 to 12.
Decoration chairman, Janet
Hicks, announced that all posters
and pictures are to be turned in to
' the Pi Phi house by Friday after
noon. She also suggested that any
girls with additional ideas for
“•posters or pictures go ahead' and
work on them.
A final meeting of the decora
tion committee will be at 8 a.m.
Saturday. Everyone able to help
(Please turn to (age eight)
Courtesy Kcgister-Guard :
H. M. DOUGLAS, a man who
for 34 years was head Univer
sity librarian, died Wednesday
in Santa Barbara, where he had
lived for the past few months.
He retired in 1943.
Former Librarian
Dies in California
Matthew Hale Douglas, Univer- ;
sity head librarian for 34 years, 1
died Wednesday morning in Santa
Barbara, California, where he had
been living since his retirement in :
1042, 1
Mr. Douglas came to the Univer- 1
sity in 1908 and served as librarian ^
until 1942, since that time he was
librarian-ementus. He built the li- (
brary up from 15,531 books in 1908
to 333,961 books in 1942. Mr.
Douglas was instrumental in the
designing of the new library and ,
many of his ideas were incorporat
ed into the building.
Another accomplishment of Mr.
Douglas was the bringing of the
Philip Brooks collection of rare
books to the library and the or
ganizing of the Friends of the Li- '
brary association.
Mr. Douglas was born in Osage, 1
Iowa, on September 16, 1874. He 1
received his B. A. from Grinnel
College in 1895 and his M. A. in 1
1898. Pie was a member of the >
Phi Beta Kappa, a scholastic I
honor society. s
Mr. Douglas married Minnie 1
Griswold in 1905. Mrs. Doug- f
las died in 1943. (
The former librarian served as
librarian for Grinnel college from j
1898 until 1908. He was also pres- i
ident of the Iowa Library associa- c
tion in 1909. Since 1909 he has t
been a member of the Northwest '
Library association. The Ameri- 1
can Library 'association presented t
him with a life membership in i
1943. He served as president of the 1
Pacific Northwest Library associa- t
tion from 1924 until 1926. 1
YW Drive For
New Members
To End Friday
Today and Friday mark the end
if the fall YWCA drive carried
.hroughout the past week and suc
cessfully marked with parties and
rosters telling students of their
dace in the “Y”. Successful, too,
lave been the returns on 100 per
cent house memberships. Names
if houses to go 100 per cent will be.
lublished at a later date.
It will be possible for girls who
mvc not yet gained “Y” member
ship to sign up at the Y Bunga
ow with Miss Lois Greenwood,
executive secretary. She will be at
rer office tomorrow and Friday,
it which time it will be possible
or girls to indicate their prefer
ence of “Y” activities. Among the
nany committees on which new
nembers may work is public
if fairs which works jointly with
he YMCA in planing forums, dis
eussions and programs. Enter
ainment, publicity, social service
md' many others are open to new
vorkers. Town and Gown, another
rctivc committee is beginning its
'ears program with an open house
it the home of Dean and Mrs.
/irgil Earl Sunday, October 7.
Handling membership for un
ifiliated girls is Deloris Klipfel,
Irides and member of the “Y”
uncheon club. In the words of
■Tary Corrigan, YWCA prexie,
Join the ‘Y’ and become an active
o-ed.”
Alum Magazine
Issued Today
October's Old Oregon magazine
vill be distributed to all living or
ganizations today. Several copies
vill be left at Taylors and the Side
or between class reading during
he month.
October’s issue is almost twice
he size of former issues and car
ies more inches of news and pic
ures than before, as well as a
izeable increase in advertising
nessages for University students
md the other “big four’’ Old
Oregon readers.
Plans are now underway for a
peat increase in number of “big
our" names, as they make news
m and off the campus. This fea
ure will expand *he popular
News of the Classes” section,
i’eature articles are also designed
o discuss major topics that make
p the ingredients of a greater
Jniversity; student body, faculty
nd staff, and buildings and
ilant.
ANOTHER ALL-AMERICAN
Edith Newton, class of ’45,
edited the 1944-45 Oregano, stu
dent yearbook, which has just
received the all- A in e r i c a n
award, the highest in its class.
BUSINESS MANAGER
Marjorie Cowiin, junior in
liberal arts, was business man
ager for the ninth Oregana to
win the All-American award.
AFTER GAME HIKE
All coeds are invited on an
a i'ter-t lie-game hike to Hen
dricks Park sponsored by the
WAA Outing Club. They are to
sign up in Gerlinger before 5
p.m. Friday. Those attending
are asked to bring a sack lunch
and 10 cents for hot dogs and
to meet in front of Gerlinger
at 5 p.m. Saturday.
UO Alumnus One
Of First in Japan
Major W. R. Gosser of Eugene, a
University of Oregon alumnus, was
one cf the first Americans to enter
Japan before V-J Day.
A member of the civil affairs sec
tion and specialist on military gov
ernment with Lieut. Gen. Robert L.
Eichelberger’s eighth army, he
landed cn Atsugi airdrome, near
Tokyo, before the articles of sur
render had been signed. He v/as
with a small detachment from the
eighth to set up occupation head
quarters in Yokohama.
Major Gosser was commissioned
in June, 194 3, and before joining
Eichelberger’s eighth army, he was
with General MacArthur's Jiead
quarters in charge of military
government planning.
Nation Wide
Contest Rates
Annual Tops
l'or tin; ninth time in ten
years, the Oregana, student
Yearbook, has been given tbc
All-American rating, the high
est award granted to college
animals by the National Scho
lastic Press association. '1 be
association, which has its head
quarters at the I'niversity of
Minnesota school of journalism,
granted the same honors to only
three other publications in the
same class.
Edith Newton, class of ’45 anti
now employed by the Astorian
Budget, edited the yoarboo Ir.
Marge Cowlin, now a junior in jour
nalism was business manager. The
upper staff included Betty Lu Sieg
man, editor in charge of copy, Jean
Lawrence Yoder, editor in charge
of photograph, and Lois Evans, as
sociate editor in charge of layouts.
While last year the Oregana was
judged with yearbooks having un
der 2500 students, it will return to
a larger school clasific.ation this
year. This will mean that competi
tion will be greater.
Color Shots
Jean Yoder, editor of the 1945-46
Oregana, has announced plans for
color shots in the book this year,
and for an increased number of
books. While last year there were
2100 copies, a run of 2700 is plan
ned for the issue which is to be dis
tributed next May.
More duo-tone pictures and pages
will be used, according to Mrs. Yo
der, and there will be approxi
mately 360 pages. The cover will
be a duo-tone of some campus shot.
The theme is to be on “A New
World,” possibly in honor of ser
vicemen.
Newly-appointed to the staff is
Jim McCIintock, freshman in art,
who will be art editor. His previous
experience includes display and ad
vertising work with Lipman-Wolfe
and Co. in Portland, building models
for the Portland Planning com
mission, and display work for Olds,
Wortman and King’s.
Guild Chooses
New Play Cast
“Ladies of the Jury,” the Thea
ter Guild’s first dramatic presen
tation this season, will go before
the public October 26, 27, 30 and
31. The curtain will raise for the
sparkling comedy at 8:00 p.m. in
Johnson hall.
Called a “gay frolic, hilariously
entertaining” by the Philadelphia
Inquirer, the play will center much
of its action around six lady
jurors, Pat King will portray Lily
Pratt, a narrow-minded spinster.
A rich society woman, Mrs. Crane,
will be played by Marilyn Wherry,
rhc other four jurywomen are:
Cynthia Tate, a young college
graduate.Virginia Avery,
Mrs. Dace, a Southern girl. *
. Jo Schulberg
Mayme Mixtei', a former chorus
girl . Estelle Shimshaek
Mrs. Maguire, an Irishwoman. ..
. Ilia Sanders
The complete cast for the drama
will be announced later in the
week. A sufficient number of men
nave participated in the turnout
but difficulty in selecting proper
.'oles has caused the delay.