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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1946)
Annual Coed-Capers Near As Costumes are Reviewed By TRUDI CHERNIS Have you got those costumes made yet? Coed Capers is less than two weeks away, and all participants are urged to prepare their costumes before the last minute. Originating in 1908, the capers was then called April Frolic, which continued until 1931, when both the name and time were changed. Purpose then as now was to bring women of the University into closer contact with one another. Old Emeralds are enlightening as to previous capjers with their costumes, dancing, stunts, and re freshments. In 1909 the girls began to plan early for the frolic. Stunts in cluded the appearance of Lady Teasel, Lochinvar, and a Darkey Town Wedding, and ice cream cones were a fitting finale. "To see little Miss Japanesy prominading on the arm of Happy Hooligan and Lady Teasel hob nobbing with Snookums Newly wed would convince the most en thusiastic of the effectiveness of an April Frolic as an acquaintance party." The 1910 Frolic was more elaborate than any previous one, with more stunts given by groups and less by individuals. “The Ore gon Glee club, particularly the Jail Bird quartet, received several cur tain calls, and Blue Beard’s wives * were so realistic as to cause even the Habi-Habi man to shudder.” Stunts also included a circus of trained animals and a package of human fire crackers. When the stunts were ended, the Ruggles family danced with the chorus from the Burgonmaster, and Lady Jane with a Bowery tough, until a grab bag diverted the crowd and refreshments were served. Attempts by the men to crash the party were noted in those days, too, but it wasn’t until 1910 that it proved successful. Several boys concealed themselves with a camera and film in Gerlinger and took pictures of the proceedings until they were discovered by the senior cops, who took the film and disposed of the men. This year the cops will be at work again to eliminate all of fenders. Stunts will be varied and a large crowd of coeds is expected. Mechanical Lung Aids Dimes Drive The invention that has saved the lives of many persons afflicted with infantile paralysis, the iron lung, was demonstrated Friday at the Co-op by Miss Margaret Itchner, nurse at Sacred Heart hospital. Four people crawled inside and took the place of a victim. Among them were an unidentified girl, James Chan, Alan Whipple, and Vernon Allen. Allen was a victim of infantile paralysis himself when he was four years old, but only his leg was affected, making the use of an iron lung unnecessary. Not A Cure Miss Itchner explained that the respirator is only an emergency measure in combating the disease, not a cure. When someone is put in the lung, it is necessary to teach them how to eat, she said, since they can swallow only when ex haling. Otherwise some of the food might enter their windpipe. The voice of the person inside the respirator fades out when pres sure is applied, necessitating a change in talking habits. Miss Itchner said that many small chil dren form the habit of pausing in their speech while they inhale, and even after they are taken out of the lung, they retain the habit. Hand Pump Tf the electricity operating the machine should go off, the dia phragm can be pumped by hand, as Miss Itchner and Eileen Riemer, who is in charge of the University March of Dimes campaign, demon strated. Those who had volunteered for the demonstration reported that they could breathe against the rhythm of the respirator if the pressure was not too high. The type of respirator which was shown allows the head of the vic tim to be outside the machine it TASTE TEMPTING BYRON’S MARKET Phone 983 304 E. 13th Oregon ^Emerald NIGHT STAFF Chuck Herring Austin Matteson Scotty Jordis Benke Fred Beckwith BUSINESS STAFF Day Manager: Phil Dana Solicitors: Barbara Twiford Earl Ritter Rene Cowell Office Staff: Betty Lou Cochran Marybeth Stranahan . Layout Staff: Virginia Avery, Layout Mgr. Margaret Rauch John MacDougal Barbara Hawkins George Pegg Omega Hall Booth Wins First; Thetas Second Melody ana merriment moved in on Gerlinger hall Saturday night, when a crowd of approximately 2000 spent a colorful evening toss ing .baseballs, squirting water, and watching the wheel of fortune spin. Students and townspeople alike munched on hotdogs and caramel apples and entered into the general carefree mood as the second annual W.A.A. carnival took over the main gymnasium. Highlight of the evening’s acti vities was the announcement of the booth contest winners. Omega hall received a three dollar record re quisition for their “Ring a Live Duck” booth, which was considered the most original. Kappa Alpha Theta received a similar award for their “Pie Throw” which was judg ed the best as a drawing card and from the standpoint of decora tions. The judges for the contest were Dean Golda Wickham, Vir ginia Scholl, and Dean Onthank. An interlude in the festivities was filled by a mystery-shrouded program written by Re' iunn. In a royal court setting, subjects per formed before a mock king and queen. The cast of the production was as follows: Barbara Borrevik, queen; Ralph Riggs, king; Rex Gunn, jester; Bob Kirkpatrick, vo cal solo; B^t Kimmick, monologue; Shirley Cox, Pearl Peterson, and Dorothy DeRoss, dance group; and Helen McFetridge, piano solo. Throughout the evening the blue lighted sunporch was crowded with dancing to popular records played on a nickelodion and aired over a loudspeaker. self. Around the neck is a collar of sponge rubber preventing the air from escaping from inside and lowering the pressure. Per those cases in which a blood transfusion is necessary, a small hole is put in the top of the “lung” so that the tubing can be put in. The respirator, which cost $1500, will be on display at the Co-op until this noon. Worth Walking Down Town for ... VALENTINES That Express that Certain Something! Valley Printing 8 Stationery Co 76 West Broadway *100 In Prizes Offered Orators Students Urged to Vie In Linfield Speech Meet Prizes totaling $100 are being of fered in the State Peace contest to be held at Linfield -college Febru ary 8. Sponsored by the Intercol legiate Forensic association, the contest is open to any Oregon ora tors who can meet the eligibility requirements. Schools participating in the con test include Oregon State college, Linfield college, Pacific college, Pacific University, Willamette Uni versity, and the University of Ore gon. Prizes will be awarded to the three best orations: first prize, $50; second prize, $30; and third prize, $20. The winning orations in this state contest will be submitted to the Intercollegiate Peace associa tion where they will vie with other state winners for a grand national prize of $60, and a second prize of $40. Any undergraduate student car rying a minimum of 12 hours may participate. The speech should be on the topic of ."Peace, how it may be achieved and maintained in the world,’ and should be limited to 1700 words. Quoted material is restricted to 170 words. As there is ample time to write an oration before the contest, and the use of notes is being allowed, E. K. Montgomery, who is in charge of the University participants, urges all students interested to see him immediately. Montgomery may be contacted in 107F Friendly hall. Joyce Utz Chosen National Delegate A special meeting of Phi Chi Theta, women’s business honorary, was held last Wednesday for the purpose of choosing a delegate to the national convention, the first to be held since pre-war days. Joyce Utz, a junior in business administration and president of the women’s honorary, was unanimous ly chosen representative to the na tional convention to be held this year from June 27 to 30 at French Licks Springs in Indiana. All of her expenses will be paid by the campus group. i Independent Candidates (Continued from page one) Register-Guard. Last term she also worked on the Emerald city desk. Last night Colleen was formally initiated into Orides, an organiza tion of University women living off campus. During the Home coming weekend, she was chair man of the committee to paint Orides signs. She was a member of Paletteers, an art club, at high school. Colleen is on the executive com mittee of the current University ! March of Dimes campaign. Town and Campus, an organization of the young people of the Christian church, has elected her publicity chairman. Having lived in Eugene for the past ten years, Colleen “naturally” decided to attend - the University of Oregon after being graduated from high school. She is now ma joring in liberal arts. N YU ^ {tax extra) High-fashion colors you’ve never seen the like of! Light reds ,.. dark reds ... potent pinks—a collection as versatile as famous Chen Yu nail lacquer—and each with the reputation of i lasting oh-so-long! TOILETRIES SECTION MAIN FLOOR It s Our Pleasure to Serve You’