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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1946)
Graphic Picture of Hell Given at Food Assembly Clyde Walker Describes Dachau, Explains Reasons for Famine By LAURA OLSON Emphasizing that the purpose of the University’s food con servation drive would be to show “how we may be of assistance in feeding the world,” Bass Dyer, president of Druids, men’s junior honorary, officially launched the campaign at Thursday’s all-campus assembly at 11. Speaking on behalf of the drive were Clyde L. Walker and Kex Gunn. Walker is the executive Vice-chairman for the Jobs for Veterans organization in Oregon and Gunn is a freshman in journa lism and Emerald columnist. Walker, former captain in the 4th infantry division who spent 18 months overseas, told from per sonal experience why the people of Europe are near starvation. Famine Reasons According to Walker the reasons for the famine in Europe are: 1. drought in America and Europe. 2. The wheat and rice crop of the United States, Canada, and Aus -tealia is not what people hoped to produce. Among Walker’s experiences was the personal investigation of six concentration camps: Dachau, Laudsburg, Buchenwald, Rotenfels, Gagganua and Neustadt. “Dachau had been in operation 10 years be fore it was liberated by American forces of which I was a part’’ he said, “and I felt a great relief as I turned off the ovens at Dachau.” X UUI JL/ICl “The diet of the prisoners in Dachau was insufficient,” Walker declared, “In fact, it was so meager that most of the inmates died a month or 6 weeks after they en tered the concentration camp,” he added. Always Hungry Walker’s research unearthed _J2l«se details concerning the diet of the men and women. In the morn ing they were given one piece of moldy bread and a bowl of potato soup. “The soup was made by drawing a piece of potato peel through the water,” the Oregon alum declared. The noon meal was the same. “In the evening there was a slighfimprovement,” Walker stated, “at that time they were given a piece of bread and some margarine.” Stating that the men and women were always hungry, Walker cited the example whereby two men would hold one of their dead fel low-prisoners between them at mealtime in order to receive the dead man’s rations. “The filth and squalor of Dachau was beyond de scription,” Walker declared, “and it was only one of 80 such camps.” f Due to such conditions many types of illnesses occurred in Europe. Walker said that among them were typhus, dysentary and the Bubonic plaque. “There are diseases in Europe now that have not been known since the Dark Ages,” he stated. Walker concluded by stating that Oregon’s goal in the food conser vation drive is to save 20,000 tons of wheat and 5,000 tons of oil. Gunn gave his speech, “Our Hour of Sunshine,” which won second prize at the Pacific forensic speech contest held recently at Stockton, California. Assisting Druids in the drive is Charles Howard, professor of law. Howard has recently returned from military government work in Europe. CURTAIN TIME (Continued f ront Page one) garet, I was thrilled. Helen Hays got her big start in this very role many years ago,” she added. A sophomore majoring in jour nalism, Shirley is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and Kwama. This is her first University play and although she participated in high school dramatics they seem rather unimportant to her in com parison to “Dear Brutus.” “The cast is swell to work with,” she continued, “and Cliff James is a grand father to me in the play.” Dream Child Margaret is the child that Dearth (Cliff James) has always wanted and she appears in the second act when the magic woods begin their enchantment on Midsummer’s Eve. Shirley has had quite a bit of radio script writing experience. Her 15 minute dramatic show was presented over KORE and she has collaborated on several other scripts for the University Variety Hour broadcast over KOAC and KEX. Other members of the cast of “Dear Brutus” include Marjorie Allingham, Jack Miller, Cliff James, Paul Marcotte, Mary Hoch, Marilyn Wherry, Roberta Quigley, and Pat Kimmick. Remember Mother with Flowers ie s nowers 50 13th West Phone 255 Upper-Class Coeds To Honor Seniors All upper-class women are in vited to the annual Junior-Senior luncheon sponsored by the YWCA in the Eugene hotel, Saturday, May 4, at 12:15 p.m. in honor of all graduating seniors on the campus. Ann Scripter, past YWCA cabinet member, is in charge of the affair. Visiting the campus this week and attending this luncheon as a special guest will be Dr. Kathleen MacArthur, staff member of the YWCA national board, having special responsibility for religion. In connection with this meeting will be a cabinet training session conducted by Dr. MacArthur to which have been invited the Ore gon State college round table, and the Student Christian associations of Oregon College of Education at Monmouth and Southern College of Education at Ashland. Dr. MacArthur received her doctor’s degree* from the Univer sity of Chicago and was student secretary in metropolitan Chicago during her period of graduate work. A Canadian by birth, Miss Mac Arthur’s varied experiences have included a teaching position at Hollins college, Virginia, where she instructed coeds in religion, a period as “Prairie Preacher’’ in Canada and service in Japan. Other prominent guests include: Dean Golda Wickham, Mrs. Grace Glang, Mrs. W. G. Beattie, Mrs. Frederick Hunter, Mrs. A. F. Hol mer, Mrs. E. F. DeCou, the YWCA advisory board and members of the student cabinet. . Eugene guests will be Mrs. Helene Hoffman, executive director of the Eugene group, and Mrs. Harold Jensen, president of the Eugene Com munity “Y.” Short silks are in fashion for the luncheon announced Miss Scrip ter. Other committees include: tickets, Marian Fong; decorations, Laurel Armstrong; publicity, Mary Anne Hansen; music, Helen Tims; guests, Beryl Howabd. Luncheon price is set at 80 cents per person. Formerly called the Junior Senior breakfast, it was attended by 200 students last year. BUSINESS STAFF Mary Anne Hansen, Day Mgr. Solicitors: Nancy Peterson Ann McGeorge French Honorary To Initaite Thirteen Pi Delta Phi, national French honorary, will initiate thirteen new members on Saturday, May 4. The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. in Gerlinger hall and dessert will be served. Paul Van de Velde will be the main speaker, Yolande Pouteau, president of the society, has an nounced. The list of those to be initiated includes: Hollis Hackley, Betty Hermann, Phyllis Kiste, Jessie Murphy, Colette Pouteau, Mary F. Ross, Margaret Thompson, Bar bara Ward, Janet Watts, and Vir ginia Woodward. Three honorary members are also to be initiated: Dr. B. C. Friedl and Dr. D. Q. Samuels of the Romance Language depart ment, and Mrs. Corinne Pouteau, professor of French at Reed col lege in Portland. A short summary of the life and education of the three honorary members will be presented. MONTGOMERY WARD’ A(Sr* f One that she'll carry now .;. and then right through the Summer! And for just the handbag .. come to Wards! Pick from pretty plastic patents . . gleaming plas tic grains . . smart plastic blocks . . love ly cordettes! They’re all beautifully de signed, exquisitely detailed, handsomely lined! Pouches, envelopes, underarms, handletops! Whites, colors, darks!