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.Volume xlvii UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY. MAY 3, 1946 Webfoots Register P.N.C.C. Approval Oregon Nigh School Musicians Compete Today, Tomorrow in Regional Contest University Students to Present Concert For Groups in Music School Auditorium Musicians from more than 40 Oregon high schools will gather on the campus today and tomorrow to compete in the regional music contest. Approximately 1700 students are ex pected to participate, according to John H. Stehn, University professor in charge of the meet. Contests scheduled for today, which will include all soloists and small instrumental and singing groups, will* begin at 9 a.m. and will' be held in the music school auditorium, Gerlinger hall, Univer sity High auditorium and the lec ture room of the music school. All contests today will be open to the public. Schedule Listed The schedule for today’s contests is as follows: Music school auditorium; 9 a.m. -—piano solos; 10 a.m. — string solos; 11:30 a.m. — string en sembles; 1 p.m.—girl’s vocal en sembles; 2:30 p.m.—boy’s vocal ensembles; 4 p.m.—chorus contest. Lecture room, 104 music build ing: 9 a. m.—saxophone solos; 9:30 —flute, oboe, bassoon solos; 10 a.m.—clarinet solos; 10:30 a.m. •—woodwind ensembles; 11:30 a.m. ■—marimba solos.. University High auditorium: 9 a.m.—drum solos; 9:15 a.m.—tuba solos: 10 a.m.—trombone solos; 10:30 a.m.—baritone, euphonium solos; 11 a.m.—French horn solos; 1 p.m.—cornet solos; 1:45 p.m.— brass ensembles. Gerlinger hall: 9 a.m.—girl’s vocal solos; 11 a.m.—boy’s vocal solos. Superior Ratings Received All students participating here have earned the right by winning “superior” ratings in various dis trict contests held recently. This meet is one of four being held in region one, which comprises the five states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. These contests are staged in con nection with the National School "Mi&fc Competitions festivals. Judges for the two-day meet are Donald M. Allton, Stacey Green, Univeristy professors; Dr. Theo dore Kratt, dean of the University school of music; Frank Anarde, supervisor of music from Tacoma, (Please 7 urn to Pace Eicjht) Committee of 100 Extends Deadline The deadline for contribu tions to The Committee of 100 fund has been extended until Tuesday, May 7, Harriet To zier, chairman of the campus committee of the national movement, announced Thurs day. The Committee of 100 is so liciting funds for bail and legal defense for persons involved in a riot in Columbus, Tennessee. The goal of the campus drive would be reached by May 4. -—Students and faculty members are now invited to turn in fur ther contributions to Miss To zier or Herb Penny. Student Union Head Appointed ASUO Exec Council Selects Wally Johnson Wally Johnson, junior in busi ness administration, was named student union chairman for the forthcoming school year at Thurs day’s meeting of the executive council. Johnson, who has held the position in the 1945-46 school year, was chosen from three appiicants. He is a member of Druids, junior men’s honorary. Federation Petitions Petitions for presidency of the Oregon Federation, an organiza tion to publicize Oregon activities over the state, were called for, but the election of the Federation head was postponed pending more pe titions submitted to the council. A notice to appear in the Emerald will set the date the petitions are due. Moved and passed was a sug gesion that the equipment for dances, as paint, paint brushes, and decoration materials, be kept in a separate store room for ASUO dances, and that this closet be ac cessible to decoration committees of future ASUO functions. A $25 spray gun to be used in painting (Please turn to page six) WALLY JOHNSON Reappointed Student Union com mittee chairman. SHIRLEY PETERS I PAUL MARCOTTE Alumna, Author of ’Address Unknown’ Expresses Attitude to Liberalism By Marguerite Wittwer ' What happened to the lost generation they talked about in the Twenties? Where are they now? What happened to the post war youth of World War I who wore their disillusionment with such intensity; of whom T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Archi bald MacLeish wrote; of whom Hemingway and Thomas Wolfe wrote ? Kathrine * Kressmann was a student at the University of Ore gon in the Gay Twenties. She had hazel eyes and beautiful fine blonde hair. She read H. L. Mencken pas sionately. Being an intelligent girl tvho didn’t want to miss anything that was going on, she saw great things in realism and naturalism. For W. F. G. Thacher’s short story -lass she wrote what she thought about. She was a day editor on the Emerald. Bohemian Being Bohemian was quite the thing to do. So she used to spend long evenings with other students, drinking strong black coffee and talking about things people were just beginning to discover at the time—sex, socialism, the new out look on life. Kathrine Kressmann had big ideas. She realized that the world was a mess; she realized the war had solved no problems; she was aware of starvation throughout the world, internal strife, labor trouble, unemployment in the United States. And she wanted to do something about it all. She wanted to change the world. She though socialism was an immediate necessity. She thought reform on a wide scale was the only solution. She was a wide-eyed, idealistic, confident lib eral. . . Post Graduation When she was graduated, Miss Kressmann went to San Francisco to write advertising copy for the Emporium. She met a man who was also in advertising, also a po litical liberal- he was one of the doughboys who came back. She married him, and her career be came of secondary importance. However, Mrs. Kathrine Taylor continued to be interested in cur rent events, and in the reactions of her acquaintances to the trends in the Inirties. And it was this curiosity which prompted Mrs. Taylor to write “Address Unknown,” the story which sold like UDL throughout the country, was translated and sent around the world, published in pamphlet form and distributed in mimeographed copies, and made into a motion picture. It is the story of an intelligent educated (Please turn to page six) All-Campus Poll Shows 182 Plurality Favoring Student Congress Resolutions A total of 1,356 ballots were cast in the recent vote conducted among University students to determine their opinion on the resolutions reached at the Pacific Northwest College congress, according to Lois McConkey, University representative at the congress. The acceptance of the resolutions totaled 769, while 587 rejections were recorded. uauuia txieic were no marks of either acceptance or re jection and these were counted as negative votes. Miss McConkey said. The ballots included many comments and criticisms. The chief I student objections were to the dis-1 armament program and the trus teeship plan as outlined in the! resolution. There was also a great' deal of disagreement concerning" the atomic bomb, according to Mi-;a McConkey. The general opinion concerning this problem was that the secret should be left in the hands of the scientists of the va rious nations. Suggestions were also made concerning the United Nations police force. A majority (Please Turn to Paijc Eight) Curtain Time: 8 Tonight For Barrie’s‘DearBrutus’ Shirley Peters, Paul Marcotte Highlights As Delightful Fantasy Opens In Johnson By DOROTHY THOMSON “Dear Brutus,’’ James M. Barrie’s delightful creation, pre sented by the University Guild and under the direction cf Ottilie Seybolt, associate professor of speech and dramatic arts, opens tonight at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Hall theater. The little genius, Lob, who is responsible for most of the fantasy in “Dear Brutus’’ is played by Paul Marcotte. He described himself as “tbo little character who arranges to invite his numerous house guests on Midsummer's. Eve. On this my s terious date, the woods near his country home are enchanted m such a way that those who ven ture into them are caught in a spell.” Second Chance The spell, as Paul explained it, is that of a second chance, a wish common to all human beings. This transformation creates varied ef fects and realizations for the people involved. A junior majoring in English with a radio option, Paul went to Jefferson high school in Portland and finished up at Belmont high in Los Angeles. His first years of college were spent at the Los Angeles City college and after several years in the service he en tered the University. Experienced Player He has appeared in several Uni versity productions, “Ladies of the Jury,” “The Time of Your Life,” and “School for Husbands.” Paul feels that his drama work will be helpful for radio, in learning how to adapt stage dramatics to radio. His ambition is radio work in the fields of production, directing, writ ing and acting. Sports Hobby Paul is interested in all sports but especially golf, swimming, tennis, and softball. He plays left field for the Omega hall softball i team. When asked for his opinion of “Dear Brutus,” Paul said, “It’s a fine fantasy and all the cast seem to fit their roles remarkably well. Mrs. Seybolt has the right feeling for the mood of the play and has a way of instilling it in the cast. I hope everybody will get a chance to come and see “Dear Brutus.” Miss Peters Shines The unusual role of Margaret, the dream child of the University theater guild production of “Dear Bruntus,” is played by Shirley I Peters. | “I’ve always loved this play of Barrie’s,” she said, “and when I was chosen for the part of Mnr (FIcc.se turn to page three)