Oregon if Emerald
LOUISE MONTAG
Editor
ANNAMAE WINSHLP
Business Manager
MARGUERITE WITTWER
Managing Editor
BILL SETSER
Advertising Manager
JEANNE SIMMONDS
News Editor
MARILYN SAGE. WINIFRED ROMTVEDT
Associate Editors
Leonard Turnbull, Fred Beckwith
Co-Sports Editors
BYRCJN MAYO
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
Editorial Board
Mary Margaret Ellsworth, Jack Craig, Ed Allen, Beverly Ayer
Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays Sind
tnal exam periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the poatofiice. Eugene, Oregon.
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They’re building a house in the Co-op this week.
It will cost the moderate sum of $1500.
Some downpayment has been made, and if the full purchase
price is not paid by the end of the week, the house will be
lacking a room, a wall, or a chimney, perhaps.
Even though the conditions of the contract be met, this
*■ house will not help the housing shortage. But its completion
will help the Red Cross to complete its missions of mercy
throughout the world.
You see, it’s all a publicity stunt. Building will progress
as contributions are turned in to the treasurer of the campus
Red Cross drive. The goal of $1500, symbolized by a complete
cottage in the Co-op, should be easily reached if at least half
of the student body contributes.
One dollar entitles a person to membership in the Red Cross.
Small contributions are welcome and larger ones encouraged.
The fact that some living organizations have contributed 100
per cent should not discourage others. The Red Cross cup will
be awarded on the basis of per capita contributions.
Let’s not leave that house without a wall. The drive ends
this week.
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By PAT KING
The latest wonder boy to rise in radio since Orson Welles
is Norman Corwin 35-year-old writer-producer, who just re
ceived the Wendell Willkie “One World Award” plaque and a
free trip similar to Willkie’s famous globe-circling plane hop.
Corwin came into prominence through writing and produc
ing "Columbia Workshop,” one of the finer dramatic shows
that has recently returned to b fcsfc>
after a long' absence. In 1945 his
“Word From the People,” written
on the eve of the San Francisco
conference, and “On a Note of
Triumph,” concerning V-E Day,
received recognition as outstand
ing radio productions. The Na
tional Museum of Prague re
quested his script on Czechoslo
vakia, “The Long Name None
Could Spell," two other scripts
now repose in the New York City
Museum and the Library of Con
gress.
Dreadful Mediocrity
In his new book, “While You
Were Gone," Corwin deplores the
“dreadful mediocrity of radio” and
condemns the sponsors and agen
cies who are slaves to program
ratings. He believes that “radio
has a higher destiny than meryly
to sell soup and soap.”
Another gentleman coming out
of the comparative obscurity of a
gag and script writer is Abe
Burrows, satirst. Called a come
dian's comedian, he can make top
funny men like Fred Allen. Danny
Kaye, and Groucho Marx break
into uncontrolled laughter when
he burlesques Tin Pan Alley songs
and libs caustic caricatures of
prominent guests. But he refrains
from kidding “good things, real
things, like the best Cole Porter,
Irving Berlin, Gilbert and Sulli
van.”
Singing Parodies
A few of his singing parodies
of popular songs are “Put Your
Lips Around Me, Honey,” “The
Girl with the Three Blue Eyes,”
and “I Looked Under a Rock and
Found You.”
Before being signed as a writer
for Paramount last year, Burrows
wrote for Ed Gardner’s “This Is
New York” program and intro
duced the character “Archie”
which in turn inspired the forma
tion of “Duffy's Tavern.” He
supervised the writing of that
show for five years.
Now he is producing his own
show “Holliday and Company” on
CBS at 6 p.m. Friday. He is col
laborating with Bennett Cerf of
“Try and Stop Me” fame to put
his satire in book form, and has
signed with Decca to record his
burlesque of the June-moon tunes.
Jimmy Scribner, the 22 voices
of “The Johnson Family,” is hav
ing his show filmed.
Stars on Screen
Bob Hope and William Bendix
are teaming in a celluloid comedy,
“Where There’s Life.” Bing Crosby
and Barry Fitzgerald are set to
resume their successful team in
“Welcome Stranger.” A sequel
"Murder in Duffy's Tavern” is set
to follow the first picture. The
title doesn't promise much.
Hoagy Carmichael has already
received orders for 2,000 copies of
his unfinished book “Stardust
Row,” a history of jazz.
Adele Horton is $200 richer be
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# , Q ESQUIRE. INC.T 1946^
Reprinted from the March issue of Esquire,
Browsing...
With Joe Young
A few more days of this weath
er and 1’m.going to make sick call
with spring fever. . . My winter
lethargy is allergic to pussy-wil
low, daphne, and budding leaves.
. . . But before going out to the
tennis court, golf course, bridle
path, picnic ground, trout stream,
or just driving out a side road with
wahine and me, or whatever would
be a better assignment than any
thing that’s crowding me now. . .
Anyhow, there are a few para
graphs to browse through. . .
— U. O. —
I read that the "ex-airdales” are
getting an opportunity to cash in
on some reserve flight time. . . If
they get to practice navigation in
a piper cub then it’s time for the
deck-pacing watch officers to ma
neuver canoes in the mill race for
some “sea duty” to retain their re
serve status afloat. . .
— U. O. —
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. . .
or perhaps you want to be teacher
or preacher. . . The University
testing bureau has the papers to
prove it wise or otherwise. . . Your
own pencil marks probe the re
mote depths of your own knowl
edge. . . Then a little adding and
subtracting, and they have a scien
tific check for you—to see if your
mentality and interest is more
suitable for a filling station at
tendant or architect. . . You pro
fess to possess a streamlined ver
sion of culture—a sort of mini
mum exposure to art, music, lit
erature ,and the sciences? . . There
is a test that may show you as far
out of date as people were in the
days when atoms were just a the
ory. . . You have a mech-mind?
Check it on that old favorite—
square pegs in round holes—with
a stop watch, and no whittling,
please. . .
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— U. O. —
This testing is teamed up with
the advisement and training sec
tions over at the Veterans Guid
ance center, which, incidentally, is
the filing office for your individ
ual share of the government’s pas
sion for paper work. . . Vets who
aren’t sure, and vets who want to
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cause her love story, “Wait for
Me,” was the second script to win
performance on “The Carrington
Playhouse” which is heard on the
Mutual Don Lee network but is
not released by KORE. Elaine
Carrington, writer of daytime
serials, is producer of the series
which is seeking out unknown and
talented script writers. Those who
arc interested may go over to the
radio studios and talk to Mr. Krenk
or read the information on the
bulletin board.
Program Notes
Wednesday—Story of Radar is
dramatized on March of Science
on CBS at 2 . . . Frank Sinatra
visits Durante and Moore at C,
CBS . . . South of the border theme
on Great Moments in Music at 7,
(Please turn to page six)
make sure can get an interesting
check on their educational endeav
ors at the testing bureau.
— U. O. —
It was under McArthur marquee
to a loggia seat in the bleachers
to hear baritones of Thomas. . .
Intermission was pleasurable too.
. . . Folding-chair patrons wig
wagging greetings to less fortun
ate friends above. . . As they stood
to stretch their rested backs, and
we stood to rest our stretched
backs. . . Those bleacher seats are
almost as comfortable as the co
conut tree trunks were on Efate.
— U. O. —
Those who like a smattering of
history and geography in their
literary adventures. . . Those who
enjoy anecdotal legends. . . Those
who want a narrative that can be
read or skimmed with equal fas
cination. . . Those who would like
to know the evolution of Oregon
from mistakes in the word Ouis
consink. . . Those who did not know
that Portland would have been
called Boston if a coin had fallen
the other way. . . There’s some
good reading ahead in “Names on
the Land’’ by George Stewart. . .
— U. O. —
It has been intimated that this
journalistic fugitive is a plagiar
ized take-off on the sedate and re
spectable browsing room in the
libe. . . Let it be known that this
browsing and any related drows
ing is done elsewhere. . .
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By Rex Gunn
Madame Bambi lashed a froth
of humor through her land. Eyes
dim with blood and immigration
pains felt the freshness of her wit
and clamored: “more.”
Laughter found a fetich.
Reporters felt a magic in the
words. “Madame Bambi,” they
wrote, and India guffawed.
Commentators in the United
States picked it up: “Madame'
Bambi—jester, clown, humoress,
or philosoph? India says clown
—America says philosoph.”
As head of the Emergent Cos
metic Inversionists, the Madame
took no official note, merely un
veiled female Indians, painted lips
on foreheads, cheeks on chins;
mascara-(ed) mouths.
To Be Taken Red
“The essence of my philosophy,”
said the Madame, “is to prove that
the arrangement of human fea
tures is merely a result of accident.
What is considered an attractive
appearance is the same.
“For instance,” continued the
Madame, “take the American wom
an. They are considered attractive
by using their type of make-up
because of publicity and habit;
with my system of inverting make
up procedure, I shall revolutionize
the human face.”
Philosophers screamed protest.
“It’s materialism,” said some.
“It’s epiphenomenalism!” said
some.
“No, it's emergent evolutionism,”
said some more.
“That,” screamed the first ex
asperated some, “all means ma
terialism.”
Or Left Entirely
And so it went. A professor from
Yale caught attention with thi^: —
“The followers of Madame Bambi’s
Emergent Cosmetic Inversionism
have undermined the meaning of
all language. By inverting exist
ing styles in make-up and clothing,
they will subsequently shake faith
in all styles, systems, forms of
government, and meanings of
words.”
The professor then blinked owl
ishly and concluded: “I have al
ways suspected that civilization
would end this way.”
Several months later, Madame
Bambi lipstick, rouge, and powder
went on sale in New York.
NoUi Q4t Record j
!
On the Classical Side
By BETTY BENNETT CRAMER
Reviews which bordered on the hysterical ( ‘This can be
considered one of the greatest recordings of all time,” etc.) have
been written about Wanda Landowska’s recordings of Bach’s
“Goldberg Variations.” Considered by many as a connoisseur’s
: item, this number contains a luxury of tone not usually heard
from the harpsichord.
ureicnanmott Songs
Another album released within
the past two weeks is devoted to
“Gretchaninoff Songs” as sung by
Maria Kurenko, famous Russian
opera, concert and radio soprano,
with the composer himself at the
piano. Haven’t heard this one my
self, but reliable critics have prais
ed it highly.
One of Rachmaninoff's best or
j ehestral works, ‘‘Isle of the Dead,”
symphonic poem after Boecklin’s
painting, has recently been waxed
by Koussevitzky, conducting the
Boston symphony. This symphonic
poem is constructed along broad
lines, and contains music of many
moods and colors. Koussevitzky, of
course, interprets it brilliantly. The
“VocaJine” which Mr. Rachmanin
off orchestrated especially for
Koussevitzky takes up the last
side of this album.
Outstanding Pianist
At last we have a chance to
hear the highly-lauded William
Kapell. Called by many critics
“The outstanding pianist of the
younger generation,” Kapell has
recorded the “Mefisto Waltz”
Episode: The Dance in the Inn,
from Lenau’s “Faust”) by Liszt.
He seems to recapture the sensu
ous abandon and driving passion
of the tone poem without sacri
ficing excellence of technique. On
the final side of the album, Mr.
Kapell plays the provocative “Evo
cacion” by Albeniz.
An album to delight the harp
enthusiast is Victor’s new record
ing of Debussy's “Dances, Sacred
and Profane,” and “Introduction
and Allegro” by Ravel, interpret
ed by the Parisian-born virtuoso
Marcel Grandjany and the Victor
string and chamber orchestra conn*’
ducted by Sylvan Levin. The for
mer work is not quite up to the
performance given here by Salzedo
and enserrlble, but the Ravel is
quite enjoyable.