Blackout Cancels Dudes’ Saturday Evening Shaves rsy bui Yates A number of living organizations on the campus were plunged into "pandemonium last Saturday night by a dire stroke that suddenly cut off their electricity and sent them into a total blackout. The blow fell a few minutes after six, catch ing many Ducks, some on their second pieces of pie, others rush ing through- preparations for im portant Saturday evening engage ments. The Emerald has undertaken an intensive quest to ascertain the underlying cause of this catastro phic misfortune, which resulted in numerous Oregon men going to meet their women with slashed faces, five o’clock shadows, and worse. The beardless gals seemed to have fared slightly better than Watch for BELL STUDIO'S U OF O "Miss Photogenic" Contest Cash Prize! A Large Selection of the best in SEA FOODS \ Order Thursday to insure Friday Delivery NEWMAN'S FISH MARKET Ph. 2309 39 E. Bdwy the men on this scor,e but they too had their little inconveniences. Dudes Skip It The chaos, which reigned for about 45 minutes, was only partly alleviated by a few candles, and some men even resorted to shaving by the light of a match. Such nice ties as shined shoes, brushed teeth, and cleaned fingernails were aban dones altogether. The possibility of this devilish trick being perpetrated by Aggie vandals, infuriated at the. Beaver defeat Friday night, has not been overlooked. Efforts are being made by the Emerald to track down all possible clues, but as yet no defi nite evidence has been found. Mechanical Villain The local light company believes that the trouble may have been caused by a crane, working on the campus housing project, which crashed into a power line Saturday. But the Emerald sleuths have dis counted this theory. A more fiend ish motive appears to underlie the calamity. Among the houses blanketed by darkness were John Straub, Beta Theta Pi, Chi Psi, Delta Delta Del ta, Gamma Phi Beta, University House, and McArthur court. Apple-Polish Gets Official Y Okay The first of a series of faculty student teas to be sponsored by the campus YWCA will be held Fri day afternoon from 4 to 5 at the YWCA bungalow, Dedo Misley, general chairman for the affair, announced today. All housemothers, faculty mem bers, and students are invited to drop in for tea and coffee, and members of the “Y” are urged to invite the teachers of their 3 o’ clock classes. Apple polishing, according to committee chairmen, will be not only condoned, but encouraged, and plans for bigger and better get togethers of this kind in the fu ture will depend upon the amount of interest shown in the first tea by both faculty and students. Hostess Chariman Jean Camp bell will be assisted by Shirley Minea, Lynne Renick, and Jeanne Hirschbuhl. Marge Fisher, assisted by Carolyn Jenks, is in charge of clean-up, and background music for the tea will be provided by Mary Joy Ham. Mary Carnes, Mardelle Nelson, Mary Louise Sex ton, and Beverly James comprise the refreshment committee. EUGENE TAXI SERVICE 2>e jHutce i Phone Eugene 3232 Phone Springfield 584 HOORY! A CARNIVAL WE'RE COMING TOO COURTEOUS, DEPENDABLE DRIVERS ... GIVING YOU QUICK SERVICE Literary Club Holds Contest Pot and Quill, the only campus writing club for women, is offer ing a prize of five dollars for the best short story, poem, essay, feature story, or other literary effort submitted in their annual contest by any woman student en rolled in the University. In addition to the prize, the contestants are eligible for ac ceptance into the organization. Contestants are asked to sub mit a minimum of two manuscripts, but the number of articles sub mitted is not limited. The entrants name should not appear on the body of the manuscript but should be enclosed inside a sealed en velope with the name of tile manu script written on the outside. This envelope should be clipped to the manuscript. Typewritten manu scripts are preferred, but a legibly written one is equally acceptable. Any woman student interested in writing or enrolled in a versifi cation or essay writing class is urged to try out. The last day for submitting ma terial is Tuesday, January 29, at 7 p.m. Judging will be completed that evening. Material should be turned in to the Emerald editor's office or to Valerie Overland at Rebec house. Instead of that coke, contribute your dime to the “March of Dimes” campaign for infantile' paralysis victims. Personalized Pub'ic Add ress Service HOUSE DANCES ASSEMBLIES INDOORS OR OUT G. H. SMEED Ph. I213-W PROTECT YOUR ROOF! 'Don't put it off—when a roofing job now means a saving of time, j money, and materials later. ACME ROOFING CO. i 733 Olive Phone 713 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WORKING ON YOUR EMERALD? COME TO THE MEETING TONIGHT AT 7:30 IN 105 JOURNALISM ♦ LAYOUT ♦ SOLICITORS ♦ OFFICE STAFF Oregon Emerald