Drama on Saturday’s Docket
Saroyan's Plotless Play
To Climax Homecoming
A reverie in a bar room, without much story and none of the
nervous excitement of the theater, Saroyan s The Time of Your
Life” is one of the highlights of Homecoming weekend. Open
ing in Johnson hall Saturday evening at 8 o’clock, the play is
presented by the University theater guild.
The plotless drama centers its ambling actions in a San
Francisco waterfront saloon. The audience meets both odd and
ordinary specimens of humanity
drifting in and across the stage
throughout the three acts.
The recent action of the
Student Affairs committee re
garding closed weekend was not
intended to prohibit attendance
of students to the speech and
drama division production of
Saroyan’s “Time of Your Life.”
Dean Karl Onthank announced
that individual living organiza
tions may use their own descre
tion in permitting students to at
tend this production. It is hoped
that houses will be lenient in the
case of students with a professed
interest in speech and drama as
the production will be of ac
ademic. interest.
Joe, the warm-hearted senti
mentalist played by Lewis Vogler,
spends most of his stage time at
one of the saloon’s little round
tables. He consumes champagne
and regards life with a philosophi
cal air of helpfulness. From him
the various strays who wander into
the waterfront dive seek every
thing from food to spiritual as
sistance.
Burlesque Mystery
Kitty, the one-time burlesque
queen, is portrayed by Estelle
Shimshak; Nick the bartender, by
Clifton James; and the lovely lady
of mystery, Mary, by Marge
Allingham.
Completing the cast are Willie,
Charles Simpson; Tom, Craig
Beeson; Dudley, Floyd Stack;
Harry, Dale Frederick; Wesley,
Lloyd Damaschofsky; Lorene,
Maxine Knorr; Blick, Bob Miller;
Krupp, Emerson Hoogstraat; Mc
Carthy, John McDonald.
Kit Carson, Jack Miller; Elsie,
Jacqueline Flug; Drunk, Paul Mar
colte; Sailor, Donnel Wingate;
Killer, Pat Kimick; Streetwalker,
Pat Smith; Anna, Muriel Light;
Lady, Lynn Renick; Arab, Lee
Petrasek.
Robinson Directs
The play is under the direction
of Horace W. Robinson, asisted
by Marilyn Wherry.
Crew members are Kenneth
Shores, stage manager; Jeanne
Myers, assistant stage manager;
Dorothy Lee, switchboard opera
tor; Beverly Slaney, property
manager; Jean Norlen, assistant
property manager; Janice Myers,
sound effects; Janette Williams,
box office manager; Betty Tnge
britson, head usher; Jo Schulberg,
make-up.
Miss Rogndahl to Sing
Over Mutual Sunday
Singing Lakme's ‘'Bell Song,"
Marie Rogndahl a former Univer
sity student will perform over the
Mutual broadcasting network Sun
day at 7 p.m.
Miss Rogndahl, who took her
senior year at the University last
year, was chosen the "Undiscov
ered Voice of America” in a na
tionwide contest conducted by the
‘Hour of Charm” radio program.
The former student has been
working in New York City for the
past few months.
The New York, Ontario and
Western Railway Co. was the first
to use diesel engines in all locomo
tives.
Phi Beta Kappa Announce
1945 Senior Six Members
Six outstanding University students, known traditionally as
the Senior Six, were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa
Thursday. Each fall six students, chosen for exceptional scholar
ship, are tapped by the honorary scholastic fraternity. Fall
term, 1945 members are: Louise Montag, journalism; Pauline
L. Sulflow, business administration; Charles F. Cunningham,
english; Shirley A. Rubenstein, mathematics; Mrs. Aleanor
‘Music’ Box Disclosed
Date Set for January 5; Committees
Announced; Decorations Remain Secret
'Idols of Swift’
Topic of Souers
Talk Thursday
Lecture Series7 Speaker
Department Head
“Wisdom is a Nut; or the Idols
of Jonathan Swift,” will be the
topic of the discussion by Dr.
Philip W. Souers, head of the Eng
lish department in the University,
on the University Lecture series
Thursday, December 6, on the
campus.
This topic is especially appro
prite, in that this year marks the
200th anniversary of Swift’s death,
said Dr. Rudolph Ernst, chairman
of the lecture committee. “Gulli
ver's Travels,” “Battle of the
Books,” and “Modest Proposal,”
are among the many books written
by Swift.
Appointed last spring as head of
the English department, Dr.
Souers was previously professor
of English and chairman of the de
partment at Sophie Newcomb col
lege, Tulane University.
He received his bachelor’s de
gree from the University of Iowa
in 1020, his master’s degree from
there in 1922, and was granted his
doctoral degree at Harvard in
1928.
Counselor for the Medieval Aca
demy of America, and advisory
leader for Publications of Modern
Language association, he has had
several articles published on
medieval painting, archaeology,
early Anglo-Saxon art, and philo
logy. Dr. Souers has traveled wide
ly in Europe.
Puzzled Pud:
NoCoat,Mud
If any student .should see one of
his friends strutting around in a
| green jacket several sizes too
small for him, kindly go up and
ask if he borrowed it from Pud
dles. mascot of the Oregon Web
foots. It seems some character,
(friend or foe) deliberately
snatched Puddles’ wearing apparel
while she was going through her
performance at the game in Port
land.
Since Jim McClintock, Puddles’
keeper, isn't exactly handy with a
needle and thread but would like
to have his charge re-decorated
for the Homecoming game, he
recommends that something be
done to relieve this situation. Be
sides, the weather is so cold the
1 duck may catch her death of pneu
| monia if not properly clothed.
"me music box isan win oe
presented by the class of 1946 on
Saturday night, January 5, The
theme of the annual senior ball
was announced at a meeting of the
decorations committee Tuesday
night.
With the decorations to remain
a secret, the ball will be the first
formal dance of winter term and
will be held in McArthur court.
Last year the class of 1945 pre
sented “Club 45”.
Committee heads for the ball
are: Mary Margaret Ellsworth,
chairman; Martha Harrold, decor
ations; Bernice Granquist, pat
rons; Annamae Winship, publicity;
Ted Loud, orchestra; Bob Smith,
entertainment; Shirley Walker,
programs; Ed Allen and Jim Lund,
lighting; and Fred Semain and
Ted Kent, cleanup.
Martha Harrold, chairman of
the decoration committee has an
nounced the following members of
the committee: Lois Twining,
Bobbi Bealer, Rosemary Alber,
Cecile Noreen, Bob Bissett, Bib
bits Strong and Elaine Taylor.
ISA INTRODUCTIONS
Students petitioning for ISA
representative positions will be
introduced at an open ISA
senate meeting Tuesday, Decem
ber 4, 7 p.m. in 105 Commerce
ball.
AH independent students are
invited to the meeting, senate
president Catherine Croml^e an
nounced, in order to meet their
candidates who will be voted on
the following day.
r auLCiouu iYj.ciiii.iciu, ouciuju^ j
Barbara Lucas, biology.
Miss Montag maintains the
highest cumulative grade point
average, 3.79. Editor of the Emer
ald, she is also a member of Mor
tar Board, senior women’s honor
ary and Theta Sigma Phi,, national
women’s journalism honoiary.
The second highest grade point
is that of Miss Sulflow, who has
a cumulative of 3.76.She is a mem
ber of Beta Gamma Sigma, na
tional business honorary and is a
Sigma Kappa.
New officers of the Alpha chap
ter of Phi Beta Kappa were also
chosen at the meeting Thursday.
They are: president, F. M. Combel
lack, assistant professor of
Greek and Latin, succeeding Miss
Mary E. Kent of the general ex
tension division; vice-president,
John Stehn, acting dean of the
school of music; secretary-treasur
er, Mi's. Helen Soehren, instructor
in English. Robert Leeper, asso
ciate professor of psychology was
elected to the executive committee,
and Miss Shirley Anderson to the
membership committee.
I.S.A. to Elect
Representatives
Independent students recently
cast a unanimous ballot in favor
of an ISA constitutional amend
ment which provides for two rep
resentatives, one man and one wo
man, from each class.
The first election this amend
ment will affect is scheduled for
December 5 at which time two
freshman representatives will be
chosen and a man from each of the
three other classes will be elected.
The sophomore, junior, and' senior
classes already have a woman rep
resentative on the ISA executive
council.
Alumni Nominate
Haycox, Cronise
Nominated for the presidency of
the University alumni association
were Ernest Haycox, Portland
author and Ralph Cronise, publish
er of the Albany Democrat-Herald;
at a meeting of the nominating
committee held Monday in Port
land.
Nominated, for vice-president of
the association were: Mrs. Walter
Banks of Eugene and Mrs. Paul
Patterson of Hillsboro. Voting for
the election will be handled by
mail throughout December, and
results will be announced Decem
ber 31. All members of the or
ganization are eligible to vote.
Rally Prevues
Big Weekend
As a prevue of Homecoming
weekend, the traditional rally as
sembly was held Thursday morn
ing at McArthur court with Bob
Campbell as master of ceremonies.
Bill McLennan, general chair
man of the Homecoming commit
tee, urged the cooperation of the
students in carrying out plans that
have been made for the weekend.
June Johnson, accompanied by
Pat Metcalf, sang “Your Eyes
Have Told Me So” and “Ciribiri
bin.”
Through the use of a human
“flivver” which persisted in break
ing down after picking up an Ore
gon State hitch-hiker, the rally
squad demonstrated how Oregon
plans to “knock out” Oregon State
and ride away with “Miss Vic
tory.”
Bob Moran was narrator and
Bill Gross, Sam Benveniste, Bud
Salinardo, Jim McClinto-ck, Jim
Elliison, and Winston Carl took
part in the skit, which was plan
ned by Pattie Beaton.
■ Mickey Davies, yell king, intro
duced a new yell which will be
used for the first time in the Ore
gon State football game Saturday.
He also requested that girls wear
white blouses if they plan on sit
ting in the card section.
Among the card tricks will be
one which will start with a black
DSC printed diagonally across a
field" of orange. In the next trick a
smear of green paint will blot it
out.
The Chi O quartet, including
Betty Jones, Jean Kirkwood, Doro
thy Fleming, and Janice Crabtree,
sang “On the Sunny Side of the
Street” and “Deep in a. Dream.”
The three finalists in the contest
to find the Oregon “Girl You Most
(Please turn to page five)
Oft-Painted ’O’ Has Unique History; „
Brushes Still Out After Thirty-Seven Years
By LAVERNE GUNDERSON
For over 37 years, the giant
cement “O”, prominent in Oregon
tradition and campus life, has
looked down Willamette street
from its perch on Skinner's butte.
It's history, about which many
students have often wondered can
be related thus—
On May 11, 1908, the Oregon
Weekly, the U of O’s first news
paper, long-since replaced by the
Emerald, announced that among
other constructive projects sche
duled for the school's first Junior
Weekend, a huge cement "O"
would be laid on Skinner’s butte.
The monogram, sponsored by the
Eugene Commercial club, would be
in charge of Guy Kennedy, class of
1909. On May 22 the block letter
was built by the University men.
Painting of the "O” was estab
lished in tradition on the fifth
! annual "University Day,” when
men of the junior class under
Clarence Steele, gathered on the
butte to apply the first coat of
lemon yellow. Junior men con
tinued to paint the symbol until
1912, in which year the Class of
1913, considering it too messy a
job for themselves, forced the
freshman men to do the honors.
The freshman class of each suc
ceeding year, painted the “O”
under junior supervision, until
1922, when only those men having
won frosh athletic numerals were
elected for the task. Three years
later, the bossing of the job was
switched from the junior class to
Order of the “O”' members and
has continued until the present.
The Junior Weekend paintings
are unique in that the freshmen do
j not use brushes or brooms, but
smear the emblem with the seats
of their frosh pants. The paint is
poured from the top with the hap
less victims forced to slide down
the ‘O’ in order to cover it in its
j entirety.
Though desecrations of the “O”
by OSC vandals has occurred on
numerous occasions, the last being
less than two months ago, other
schools have also added their bit
to its life story. For instance, in
1910, the visiting California base
ball team, blocked out one side of
the letter thus transforming it
into a “C”. In connection with this
week’s Homecoming, after the
event’s football game of 1937, a
carload of Beavers were caught,
transported to the butte and made
to restore the cement mass to yel
low rather than the OSC orange
that had recently been applied.
In late years it has been a fall
term tradition to see which living
organization would win the race to
bathe the “O” in yellow. This was
normally done by a men's house,
but since the war, it has been
painted numerous times by groups -
of girls. Campbell club gave the
letter its first coat this year, and
several weeks ago, the Zeta Tau
Alphas applied a second to cove?*
the OSC orange the eager Beavers
had put on during the “little civil
war siege.