Oregon daily emerald., April 24, 1946, Page 3, Image 3

Little ‘Beaver’ Takes Over
Big Job— Emerald Editor
By LYNN ROMTVEDT
^ Casual acquaintances are always surprised to discover that
t ere is a serious side to usually light-hearted-and laughing
Marguerite “Beaver” Wittwer. Named editor of the Emerald
Monday, Miss Wittwer has taken her job as this year’s manag
ing editor seriously and plans to continue her work for a better
campus daily through next year.
AS me only institution on this
campus which has direct contact
with every University student
every day, the Emerald occupies
a unique and responsible position,”
she stated. “Its responsibility must
be, not just its regular function of
disseminating campus news, but to
provide material which will ac
tively influence the student to
think of the University and him
self as a functioning element in
international living.”
Born In Switzerland
This energetic Coed of the Week
was born in Berne, Switzerland,
came to America at the age of
four, and lived with her family
in Morristown, New Jersey, until
—4®41. “My childhood was idyllic.
Except for school, my three
younger brothers and I didn’t as
sociate much with other kids and
were consequently not exposed to
much reality until we came to
Oregon ... I used to read books
desperately, as if I were afraid I
would never have time to yead
enough,” Beaver reminisced.
Trip Highlight
A highlight in her life was going
to Switzerland with her mother
in 1935 and spending the winter
there. She especially remembers
being impressed with the children’s
intelligence and their ability to
ski. New York is Beaver’s favorite
city and she can’t forget the condi
tions there during the depression
with breadlines and hungry chil
dren searching garbage cans.
^Her junior and senior years were
spent at Eugene high school and
developed her interest in journa
lism by working for the Eugene
Register-Guard.
Emerald Activities
In September ’43 she was a
freshman on the campus, living in
Laurel Lodge (the Sig Ep house).
She started working for the Emer
ald as exchange editor, wrote the
Clips and Comments column, got
into all the activities she had time
for, and was eager to learn every
thing there was to know in the
books. Small brown-haired “Beav
er” pledged Sigma Kappa her
sophomore year and filled the posi
tion of women’s page editor of
the Emerald .Later that year she
was promoted to news editor and
spring term of 1945 she served as
managing editor.
Literally getting away from the
books, Miss Wittwer worked in
the shipyards two summers. One
summer as a sheetmetal worker.
“I liked it very much although
my hands still look like a boy’s. I
liked the noise and activity, and I
liked the characters a person in
variably meets,” she admitted.
Society Editor
Last summer she worked as
society editor of the Lebanon Ex
press, Lebanon, Oregon. Besides
the social and church news, she
wrote the service news, followed
the fire trucks, the police cars,
and the ambulances, wrote edi
torials on subjects ranging from
the treatment of Mexican laborers
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Pick Your Type
You’ve all seen many features
which invite you to classify your
self as to type, personality, etc.,
so not to be outdo'iie by the big
time magazines, we humbly submit
the following:
We have divided college women
into six distinct types. There are
no questions to answer. Just read
on and we think you will recognize
your characteristics in one or all
six. It’s all in fun.
Type No. 1—is the girl who
majors in boyology. She can be
found at the libe during week
nights “compiling references.”
When not doing this, she slaves
over her "make-up” work. Charac
teristics of this type are a low
GPA and a high SA.
Type No. 2—the “out of state”
brand. She’s long on play, short
on stay. She can name every band
that’s played at the Palladium
since ’36. For identification, look
for a vigorous application of
fuschia lipstick.
Type No. 3—is the introvert with
affected accentricities. She is “just
mad about” records and swoons
over obscure poets. You can usually
find her curled up in the brows
ing room sans shoes.
ine hometown folks are proud
of me” coed is type 4. Abounding
with energy, she’s the original all
round girl. During her senior year,
she hits the hometown paper’s
front page plus picture for making
mortor board.
Type No. 5—is the deep, intellec
tual female. She comes home from
honors class sweeping her long
hair out of her dewy eyes. She
knows Shakespeare, Schopenhauer,
and Aristotle by heart, but can’t
identify H. James, B. G. Cox, or
J. J. Mathews. All that people can
say about her is that she’ll prob
ably get a scholarship one of these
days.
Last and least found is type 6—
the high school cutie who should
have stayed in high school. Her
“Oh, Baby” and “Sweetsie” can
be heard echoing through the Side
and other campus spots. She just
loves to reminisce about the “good
old high school days.”
to the organization of a fire dis
trict, and wrote a weekly recipe
column for homemakers.
During Christmas vacation she
worked for United Press in Port
land.
Recalling the last part of the
summer this active coed said, “My
boy Ralph cabled from France
that the 11th armored division was
breaking up and I should meet him
in New York. I did. He is now
taking journalism at Syracuse
university in New York and is a
Phi Kappa Psi there. I met him
when he was an ASTP here on
the campus in 1943.”
Likes-Dislikes
She is a member of Phi Theta
Upsilon, Theta Sigma Phi, and Pot
and Quill. She likes to ice skate,
ski, swim, ride horses, dance, loaf
in the sun, ride in anything that is
fast—cars, motorcycles, planes.
She loves good music, either classi
cal or jive; good food well served
with good wine; anything that is
well-balanced and carefully de
signed ; intelligent cosmopolitan
men with definite ideas. To balance
these, she has an intense dislike
for pseudo-sophisticated women,
small-mindedness, racial intoler
ance, sloppy illogical thinking.
Yes, 22 sailors and a marine
were drowned.
Poor fellow.
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’Catching’ Ball Game Outfits
Chalk Up High .Fashion Score
By JEAN SWIFT and MARY HIBBITT
Batty as a baseball game and twice as catching are some of
the outfits which the big league players of this campus have
been wearing.
It® Take Me Out to the Ball Game” for Karolyn Strong in
a white waffle pique with large purple flowers around the hem
and outlining the neck. Cap sleeves add spring flavor to this
gay dress. ,___
What a “Catch" is Gay Edwards
in her white linen shirtwaist dress.
Its navy blue belt and buttons are
a sure cinch for a winning score.
Attractive Spectators
Warm weather and Mexican
peasant blouses just seem to go
together. Robbi Bowman made
quite a hit in her white low-necked
blouse with its deep inserts of old
Mexican lace. She wears it with
bright colored skirts. June John
son has gone Latin-American too,
in her black and white combina
tion. The peasant blouse is set off
by a full black skirt trimmed in
eyelet.
Home Run Outfit
Carol Jo Parker was seen head
ing for home plate in a smooth
straight-lined black skirt. It was
topped off by a clover green blazer
which was a guarantee for a home
run. Kay Becker stole two bases
with her watermelon sport suit. Its
tailored lines were complimented by
the generous cuffs on the sleeves.
Coming in from the outfield we
see Margie Lundahl in her short
sleeve purple sweater that she knit
herself. It is a beauty when worn
with her sleek pearl-grey skirt.
At the Fashion Plate
Up to bat are the sensational
playsuits worn by Dorothy Kien
holz and Ailsa Bynon. Dorothy is
wearing a sea green dress and
short combination which is trim
med in a tiny row of eyelet. Ailsa
has found her summer delight in
a red and navy blue plaid sun
dress. Its low round neck and wide
collar enhance the style.
The Opposing' Team
The ball game wouldn’t be com
plete without the opposing team.
While looking over the lineup we
discovered these outstanding'
leaguers.
Playing it safe is Lou Gilbert
in his subtle light brown suit
which is tailored just “that way.”"
Looking handsome as ever is Fred
Beckwith in his sand-beige gaber
dine suit.
Red Sox Score
We’re chalking one up for the
casual specials of Bob Wallace.
His red shirt and sox to match
are a femme fatal. In the sweater
and slacks department we’ll lay
odds on Mike Schiewe, Jim Popps,
and Ren Taylor. Mike has a sunny
yellow cashmere blue tweed slacks
and a light blue shirt. As the eve
ning grows colder he’ll put on his
light blue sweater to complete the
combination.
Ren brought a sweater back
from California that’s the envy of
all the fellows. It’s a beige, part
cashmere sweater which he wears
with brown slacks.
Relaxing after a hard game,
which he won, are the local white
shirt brigade, composed of Hank
Kavanaugh, Dick Sawyer, and Jim
Kroder, and all the other up and
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