VOLUME XLVII
UNIVERSITY OE OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1945
Number 45
GAY EDWARDS
MARY LOU HILL
LILA NEVIN
These three Oregon coeds, ex
emplifying the University’s best
in beauty, poise and personal
charm, are the final candidates
for the “Girl You Want Most to
Come Home To,” who will wel
come alumni to Oregon’s first
postwar Homecoming Decem
ber 1.
Dorms WilljRemain
Open Over Holidays
Although the dormitories will
remain open during the Thanksgiv
ing vacation, no meals will be
served during the holidays.
Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, di
rector of dormitories, pointed out
that it would be impractical to
move those students who are stay
ing into any one dormitory, so all
will stay open.
The library will be open today
until six and will be closed all
day tomorrow. Friday and Satur
day it will be open from 9 a. m. un
til 5 p. m. It will be closed all day
Sunday.
The art museum will be on regu
lar schedule, remaining open on
Thursday evening.
As nearly as can be determined,
all sororities and co-ops will be
closed completely during the
Thanksgiving vacation.
Sign Contest Open to Houses
First Postwar Press Meet
To Study Prep Prospects
Campus Welcomes High School Journalists
To Annual 'Shop Talk' Sessions with Profs
The 19th annual meeting of the Oregon high school press
association will be held on the University campus Saturday,
Nov. 24. Approximately 130 students are expected to attend the
conference which will represent most of the Oregon high
schools.
Morning Schedule
9:00—Registration in room 10,
Journalism building.
10:00—General session, 105
Jorunalism. Miss Doris Spearow,
vice president of the press confer
ence, presiding. (Moshe Lenske,
Lincoln high school, Portland,
president, in military service).
Welcome to Oregon high school
students by W._ A. Dahlberg, head
of the University division of speech
and dramatic art.
“The High School Paper in the
Future,’” George S. Turnbull, act
ing dean of the school of journal
ism.
“Some Practical Tricks and Ad
vice in this Reporting Business,”
Roch Bradshaw, editorial staff of
the Eugene Register-Guard. Open
discussion after Bradshaw’s ad
dress.
11:15—Introduction of high
school delegates and election of
officers of the Oregon high school
press association. Each delegate,
upon introduction will rise, give
his name, school and position on
paper.
Noon—luncheon in John Straub
hall.
Afternoon Schedule
1:30—Editorial forum in 105
Journalism, “Adding Polish to the
High School Paper,” L. L. Jer
min, instructor in journalism.Mary
Margaret Ellsworth, senior in jour
nalism, in charge of the question
box and discussion.
1:30—Business forum in 104
Journalism, “Effective High School
Newspaper Advertising,” R. D.
Millican, assistant professor of
journalism and advertising; Miss
Spearow presiding.
1:30—Business staff forum in
103 McClure, “Problems in Manag
ing a Business Staff,” Carl C.
Webb, secretary-manager of the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers As
sociation. Marguerite W i 11 w e r,
junior in journalism presiding.
Question box and discussion.
2:30—Editorial forum in 105
Journalism, “Watch Your Words,
or Some Hints on Libel,” Warren
C. Price, asociate professor of
journalism. Miss Wittwer, manag
ing editor of the Oregon Daily
Emerald, presiding.
2:30—Printing forum in 104
Journalism, “Your Printing Job in
the High School Paper,” Robert C.
Hall, superintendent of the Uni
versity of Oregon Press. Jeanne
Simmonds, news editor of the
Oregon Daily Emerald, presiding.
2:30—Mimeographing forum in
103 McClure, “Production Prob
lems of the Mimeographed Paper,”
William J. Mishler, of the J. K.
Gill company, Eugene, Miss Spea
row presiding.
3:30—Film, “Trees to Tribune”
in room 207, Chapman hall.
4:30—Adjournment.
Go-op Boasts $1600
Victory Bond Sale
Victory bonds totaling $1,600
have been sold in the Co-op to date
as the eighth Victory Loan Drive
rolls into its second week on the
campus. With a goal of one $25
bond for every student, drive offi
cials urge the individual purchases
which entitle buyers to vote for
their favorite Victory Queen can
didates.
Latest University girl to be
sponsored by an outsi.de group is
Kay Baird, University house can
didate, who is being backed by
Montgomery Ward Co.
Other contestants in the race
are:
Jean Grashorn. Alpha Chi Ome
ga; Kathy Robbins, Alpha Delta
Pi; Marjory Earl, Alpha Gamma
Delta, Mary Lou Shafton, Alpha
Hall; Barbara Radmore, Alpha
Omicron Pi; Virginia Bratfisch,
Alpha Phi; Ardelle Kerrigan, Chi
Omega; Joan Williams, Delta
Gamma; Jerry Dostalik, Delta
Zeta; Lynne Lewis, Gamma hall;
Sally Timmens, Gamma Phi Beta;
Claire Lewis, Hendricks hall; Kar
ren Martin, Highland house; Nan
Chalmers, Hilyard House; Ellen
Stilwell, Rebec House; Betty Dit
to, Sigma Kappa; Donna Huesser,
Susan Campbell; Kay Baird, Uni
versity house; and Marilyn Jones,
Zeta Tau Alpha.
Kwamas to Market
Homecoming Mums
Carrying on an old campus pre
war tradition, Kwamas will again
sell mums for the Homecoming
game.
Large chrysanthemums with
green cellophane ribbons and the
regular green O in the center are
to be sold by Kwamas at all
Wiemn’s campus living organiza
tions. Monday night Kwama repre
sentatives for each house will meet
with the girls to take their orders
and on Saturday morning before
11 a.m. will deliver to each house
the number ordered.
Bjorg Hansen, chairman of the
drive, requested those students in
terested in ordering mums and not
connected with a campus living
organization to please phone their
orders to her at the Kappa Kappa
Gamma house before 4 o'clock
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NO FREE MOVIES
“Movie Night” program for
this week has been cancelled
du.e to the Thanksgiving vaca
tion, according to the Education
al Activities Office.
Originality to Keynote
Judging; Cup Offered
BOB MORAN
Chairman of the Homecoming
Sign contest.
Homecoming Tickets
Ail students who plan to
attend the Oregon-Oregon State
game December 1 must go to
the University ticket office at
McArthur court before Novem
ber 29 to get a special ticket.
These tickets will be given upon
presentation of the student body
card, and are free. They are
being issued to determine how
many students will attend the
game.
All living organizations will
compete in the traditional
Homecoming sign contest this
year, Contest Chairman Bob
Moran announced Tuesday. A
silver cup will go to the group
whose sign is judged the most
original, clever, and in the
spirit of this year’s slogan
“Ducks Revive in Forty-Five.”
As in past years the large out
door signs will be displayed m
front of tire building, and may be
equipped with lighting and moving
parts. Some of the winning pre
war signs were neon-lighted.
Anxious to get in the race for
first place honors, a few houses
have already started work on their
signs. True to tradition, the
themes of these signs are closely
guarded secrets. The “unveiling”
will be at 6 p. m. Friday, Nov.
30, when all signs must be 'ready
for judging. Judging will be done
sometime Friday night or Satur
day morning, Moran said.
Popular themes in the past have
been about the Homecoming foot
ball game with Oregon State, but
Homecoming is primarily in honor
of the alums, Moran reminded
contestants.
Defending champions of the con
test are Hendricks hall and Sigma
Chi. Because there are only ten
men’s living organizations this
year, the men’s and women’s signs
will be judged together, instead of
separately as in the past.
Because most students have nev
er seen a Homecoming sign, Moran
advised them to look at Old Ore
ganas to get an idea of what re
turning alums will expect to see,
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Old Grad Dean Earl Recalls
Former Homecoming Contests
By DOROTHY THOMSON
With homecoming just around
the corner, some of the events of
the past were investigated to see
what goes on at these annual
affairs. Dean of Men Virgil D.
iSarl, by virtue of his long resi
dence at the University was ques
tioned on the subject. Dean Earl
assured us that he is an “old
timer” around the campus, stating
that he has been connected with
the University for nearly half a
century.
He entered the campus prep
school in 1901 and graduated from
the University with the class of
1906. While in college he played
football and after several years of
teaching throughout the state, re
turned to Oregon to take over the
job of director of athletics. This
was in 1923, and seven years later
he was elevated to the position of
dean of men—a position he has
handled for some 15 years.
But back to the homecoming
Dean Earl doesn’t recall any of the
yearly events as particularly out
standing, although they fall into a
rather fixed pattern of procedures,
each one is memorable to contem
porary students.
Cup Awarded
True to tradition, a silver cup
will go to the organization show
ing the most originality, clever
ness, and best interpretation of
the theme. In pre-war days organi
zations planned tlreir displays
weeks ahead of time and some <;f
the results had moving parts ami
neon lighting. The emphasis this
year because homecoming is pri
marily for alums, should be placed
on their return, rather than the
game.
The dean added that the noise
parade serves a double purpose as
a pre-game rally. "Saturday’s
game is always an event, doubly so
when Oregon wins the contest,’’ be
continued.
Dance Saturday Night
The homecoming dance Satur
day night winds up the weekend
and the winner of the sign contest
will be announced at this time. The
defending champions this year are
Hendricks hall and Sigma Chi.
Although the 1945 celebrations
are not expected to surpass pre
war standards, it is hoped that this
return will be rapid. According to
Dean Earl, there is a conflicting
effort on the part of the students
to make the homecomings bigger
and better, injecting new ideas,
and at the same time to preserve
tradition. However, through the
years, the weekend follows the
conventional accepted plan of
events.