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MARILYN SAGE, WINIFRED ROMTVEDT
Associate Editors
Leonard Turnbull, Fred Beckwith
Co-Sports Editors
MARYAN HOWARD
Assistant Managing Editor
MARYANN THIELEN
Assistant News Editor
BERNARD ENGEL
Chief Copy Editor
TED BUSH
Chief Night Editor
ANITA YOUNG
Women’s Page Editor
JACK CRAIG
World News Editor
BETTY BENNETT CRAMER
Music Editor
Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays tind
fnal exam periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon.
'Welcome., jbad. . .
Oregon dads are the toast of the campus this weekend, and
the prom queens and BMOCs gladly relinquish their places
in the spotlight to them.
While the weekend includes some special events, such as
the luncheon, the dads will see Oregon as it usually is—Oregon
at its best. They can tour the campus and visit the museum, the
library, and other buildings. At the game, they can sit with
their sons and daughters and help cheer a Webfoot team to
victory. In the living organizations, they’ll meet the Ducks in
their home-away-from-home environment and other dads who
are interested in the college life of their sons and daughters.
They'll have to use a little imagination now to see any
romance in a shady place by a dried-up millrace, but they won't
need to imagine a genuine welcome from Oregon students.
“Dear old dad" is a full-fledged member of the Webfoot
family. This is his weekend.
Welcome, Dad! Glad to see you!
StiU Need jpJi Student Ituiau
The need and desirability of a student union building be
comes more apparent every time an all-campus social affair
takes place. *
Today the Dads' luncheon reminds the students of the lack
of a campus hall large enough and with the proper facilities for
such an affair. Some of the guests will be separated from the
main luncheon in sub-committee rooms.
At times such as this students realize the specific benefits
of a student union building. They want the dream of the Erb
Memorial Union building to become a reality in the very near
future.
That building will be the students’ building more than any
campus structure is. It will provide a hall for dining and
dancing, meeting and recreation rooms where students can
conduct their smaller group activities, room for services, such
as student banking.
The last and most important phase of the 23-year drive for
the Erb Memorial Union building will come soon. In Dads’
jjl'^kend activities and in other special functions, those who
are interested in Oregon see more examples of why that build
ing is necessary and why the dream has kept growing for so
many years.
WluU'l in a Shadow?. . .
If you sue any shadows lurking about the campus, kick them
quick. There may be a groundhog- with them.
If any groundhogs see any shadows, spring is supposed to
get mad and play hard to arrive.
That means your consumption is here to stav a little longer,
and your sunken cheeks will sink a little sunker e'er the sun
shoots the vigor to the pigger (yak-yak—twenty three skidoo—
and oh, you hubba-hubba).
Groundhog day originated in a sports column when Leonard
Turnbull went through three cat-fits and six convulsions in
pursuit of original expression for a 100-vard dash man.
biologists condemned the term as absurd, but Turnbull,
undismayed, proceeded to prove his point by devouring several
tons of earth in defense of his theorv.
\ young groundhog' which is a woodchuck, an acquaintance
of Turnbull's, noticed that his friend had become a shadow of
his former self, became grief stricken at his friend's fate and
rushed back into his cloister, which was a cool, underground
pit beneath a barnyard.
1 he several tons of earth consumed bv Turnbull caused
cosmic agitation in the earth's RPM’s around the sun. and
spring arrived late that year.
Lvcr since then, pigs come out and look for shadows, and
Spring awaits the cue.
Telling the Editor
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About Pencil Sharpeners
How many times nave you been
writing note's or taking a written
quiz when you could not make out
your own handwriting because the
point of your pencil was so blunt?
If you will take the trouble to
glance about the room you will
find that, nine times out of ten,
there isn’t a pencil sharpener in
the room. Where are they? That’s
what I want to know! To our
knowledge (which I’ll admit isn’t
thoroughly complete) there are
only two pencil sharpeners on the
entire campus. One is “convenient
ly” located in the Co-op; that is,
it’s convenient if you happen to be
in the Co-op at the time. The other
one is located in the library. It is
equally conveniently placed, but if
you happen to be in Villard hall or
McClure hall it somehow doesn’t
seem very convenient.
The reason for this letter is, of
course, to bring this matter to the
attention of the physical plant. We
imagine that the faculty’s answer
to this will be that the noise of a
pencil sharpener is disturbing;
well, it has been our experience
that most professors are not the
least bit disturbed by the noises
that originate in the street and in
the class. As a matter of fact, we
know of a geography class that,
were it not for the occasional snort
by the “modern” air conditioning
system and the professor’s humor
ous remarks in relation to it, the
entire class would be quite bored.
For these reasons we say that
what this campus needs is a pen
cil sharpener in every room.
C. H.
(There are more than two pen
cil sharpeners on the campus, but
more of them are needed. Ed.)
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By Carley L. Hayden
A survey taken recently at Los
Angeles City college revealed that
servicemen (or any men) like fem
inine charm. They prefer the hair
dos that are not extreme, hard', or
stylized. Slick hair is all right,
even fine, but slick is definitely*
not.
They liked shiny medium-long
hair, curled softly. The page boy
bob received not enthusiastic ac
claim. Braids high on the head,
bangs, and flat topknots were def
initely disliked.
ABOUT MAKE-UP: They voted
for lipstick in light, bright colors.
Change at YVSC
Congratulations are in order at
Washington State college. WSC
has just recently become the proud
parent of a brand new addition to
its family- they are going to make
a small change in the curriculum
come next fall. No longer will it
be necessary for 17 and 18 year
old freshmen to state definitely
what they wish to work at for the
rest of their lives; for the senate
passed the ruling that majors are
not to be. chosen except in specifi
cally designated departments until
the end of the sophomore year.
What we call Big Time Operat
ors and Big Men or Big Women on
the Campus are religiously refer
red to as Big Dealers on the North
western campus.
Kampus King
Northwestern cceds don't have
to wait for Sadie Hawkins day.
They have the opportunity of a
lifetime at the Shi-Ai-Bat, all
school dance. Formal procedures
are reversed, for all girls are in
viting their favorite dates, and
instead of rewarding glamour, Shi
Ai members will crown the Kam
pus King, the man with the bat
tiest hat. Hats will be judged on
originality and complete battiness,
which is the general theme of the
party.
At Notre Dame a young man,
perhaps regretting hours whiled
away at the neighboring village
A jbuck at the Tbiat
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By PAT KING
In the wake of Tom Breneman’s “Breakfast in Hollywood”
program, prototypes catering to women listeners have sprung
up like mushrooms on the morning air waves. Although, he
doesn’t throw elaborate gifts around with abandon like Jack
Bailey in “Queen for a Day,” Breneman and his show remain
on top because of his ability to retain a smalltown, neighborly
wholesomeness despite the locale of the program. This ability
has prompted an article by Jerome
Beatty in February American mag
azine analyzing Breneman’s tech
nique. The program will tour the
middle west in February in con
nection with the opening of the
picture “Breakfast in Hollywood.”
Arturo Toscanini’s long quest for
a “Musetta” in his 50th anniver
sary presentation of “La Boheme”
ended when he chose a Juilliard
student from among many name
artists. A complete unknown, Anne
McKnight will be the only non
Metropolitan Opera member of the
star-studded cast. The opera will
be broadcast in two parts, Febru
ary 3 and 10, on KGW at 2 p.m.
Young Norma Nelson, CBS script
girl and faithful attender of all
Nelson Eddy rehearsals and pro
grams, has been rewarded for her
loyalty. After hearing her sing,
Eddy offered her the opportunity
to study with his vocal coach, the
noted Dr. Edouard Lippe. She is
scheduled to sing for him again in
the near future, which may mean
that the young lady will be launch
ing upon a new career.
Musical Week End
This weekend is chock-full of
good music beginning this morning
at 11 a.m. on KEX with Lauritz
Melchior and Helen Traubel sing
ing the title roles in “Tristan and
remarked, “What they need around
South Bend is a detour.” -
Faculty Statement
A movement to join educators
and scientists throughout the na
tion in formulating a statement
that would advocate giving un-i*
■ versify faculty members a greater
part in determining educational
policies has been launched by a
portion of the Berkeley campus of
the University of California and
Stanford university teaching staffs.
The statement, which awaits re
plies from some 100 educators,
holds that universities should re
main truth-seeking institutions and
should be kept free from pressures,
propaganda, and administrative
domination for ulterior or selfish
purposes. If such a doctrine were
subscribed to generally, the facul
ty would have a greater say in
determining the academic curricu
lum as well as what colleges shall
be created within the university
framework.
Isolde.” . . From 2 to 3 on KNX
the Philadelphia orchestra will
present Debussy’s Prelude to “The
Afternoon of a Fawn,” Suit Dia
bolique bj Prokofieff, and Stra
vinsky’s “The Fire-Bird” Suite. . .
The Cleveland orchestra will broad
cast from 3 to 4 on KORE playing
Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”
and Interludes from Debussy’s
“Pelleas and Melisande.”. . Boston
symphony will air Host’s suite,
“The Planets” at 6:30 with Sir
Adrian Boult concluding his series
of appearances as guest conductor.
On the popular side — “Teen
Town” featuring teen age vocalists,
orchestra director, m.c., and guests
will debut on HEX at 4:30. .
Dick Haymes will bring back
“Black Magic” on his show with
Helen Forrest at 8 on KNX.
Sunday Suggestions
It will pay for the early birds
to listen to Piano Playhouse from
9:30 to 10 on KEX on which com
positions of Lecuona, Gershwin,
and Moskowski will vie with the
traditional “Chopsticks” and the
popular “Johnny One Note.” The
piano threesome of Cy Walter,
William Clifton, and Lester Cros
ley will have Earl Wilde as soloist
with Milton Cross announcing.
Laurence Tibbett, having created
chaos in the popular music field
with his rendition of “Sentimental
Journey,” is now turning to dram
ar. He will appear on “Reader’s
Digest-Radio Edition” on KNX at
11 a.m. in a sketch depicting th&e
chain of events that led up to the
composition of “Dixie.” Wonder if
he’ll use dialect.
The air premiere of “Shock,” sen
sational 20th Century film to be
released starring Vincent Price and
Lynn Bari, will be held on CBS’
Hollywood Star Time at 11:30.
George Szell conducts the New
York Philharmonic in a program
which will include Brahm.’s Sym
phony No. 3 in F Major and Con
certo for Orchestra by Bartok at
12 noon on KOIN.
Sir Thomas Beecham continues
his Beecham Festival on the Ford
Hour from 5 to 6 on KEX.
Monday Notes
Hoagy Carmichael at 6 on KGW.
. . . Supper Club with Perry Como
at 8:15. . . Telephone Hour at 9
on KGW.
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