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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1946)
VOLUME XLVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, Number 9 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1946 Independent; Groups Determine Leaders First alignments on the Webfoot political front were revealed Tuesday when independent organizations announced their elected choices for the senate of the Independent Students’ Asso ciation. Not all ISA senatorial posts have been filled, Dale Har lan, president of the ISA senate, declared. The senators who have been elected thus far are: Gamma hall, Barbara Brose and Nancj Goeller; Gerlinger hall, Betty Jc Hansen and Laura Lee Moore; Hen dricks hall, Sylvia Brandon and Charleen Thurston; Highland house, Sue Fernimen and Bettj Jane Roberts. Omega hall, Sidney Seymour and William Pickens; Sherry Ross hall, Joe Conroy and Leonard De lure ; Sigma hall, Andrew Iskra and John Grossman; Susan Campbell hall, Joyce Niedermeyer, Gloria Mountjoy, and Kathleen Leonard; University house, Mavis Knorr and Betty Ann Watkins; Zeta hall, Hal lie Lyons and Barbara Buddenha gen. The following independent or ganization senators have not as yet been announced, Harlan said: Al pha hall, Rebec house, Campbell Co-op, Hilyard house, Judson house, Yeomen, Orides, Thatcher, and the f;ve veterans’ halls in Hudson house. * any of these organizations have elected their senators they should notify Harlan immediately.. All independent organizations who have not held their elections should do so at the earliest possible date, Harlan said. Photo Deadline Moved “Homecoming Hostess” pic ture deadline has been extended to Friday, October 4 at noon. At this time all pictures must be turned in (o Sue Schoenfeldt at the Alpha Phi house. Those that are late will automatically be dis qualified. Parade Heads to Meet Wally Johnson, Homecoming “noise-parade” chairman, has an nounced that the meeting of all house representatives for the noise parade scheduled upstairs in Ger linger hall at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 3. Guests to See Staff at Work An opportunity for all students and faculty members to watch the Emerald staff publish an edition of the paper will be extended this afternoon when the Emerald holds open house in recognition of na tional newspaper week. Visitors will be guided through the news and editorial offices and the press room by upper staff mem bers who will explain the functions of each worker. The j journalism building will be open to visitors from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. During the afternoon session visitors will see the first editorial copy being set on linotype machines at the Press, will watch reporters hurrying into the newsroom from their campus beats to turn in their stories to News Editor Herb Penny. In the evening the copydesk, where headlines are written, will be staffed by headwriters and Copy desk Editor Tommy Wright. Man aging Editor Jack L. Billings will be seen planning Thursday’s front page and assigning headlines. In the sports room, Bernie Hammerbeck’s staff will be busy, but his assistants will take time to answer questions. At the Press visitors may watch night staff workers set headlines by hand, and proofreaders carrying galleys of fresh hot lead from the linotype machines. Guides for the tours include the editor, Ted Hallock and Marilyn Sage, associate editors; Jeanne Simmonds, women’s editor, Suds Chaney, Larry Lau, Tommy Wright, and other staff members. Gay White Way Lures Weston; UO Man Cast in Hecht Show By SHIRLEY A. MACK Smack on Broadway and in Life . . . that’s our boy Bob Weston! In the current issue of the above-mentioned magazine, his picture appears on page 87 as a member of the "A Flag Is Born” cast. Clad in an army uniform, he is standing behind Paul Muni on the first page of the article. A junior in drama at the University last year. Bob won the Organizer Lack Halts 'Derby* Plans Oregon’s famed Bunion Derby scheduled for October 5 probably will not be held this year, accord ing to word received from Educa tional Activities Chairman Dick Williams Tuesday. The Bunon Derby has been an an nual all-campus dance where the men's organizations are guests of Oie women’s organizations for 15 minutes of dancing and refresh ment. According to Mr. Williams, no one as yet has offered to organize the event this year. Theater Guild’s award for the best supporting role of the year in “Out Flew the Web.” He accompanied Horace Robin son, assistant professor of speech and dramatic arts now on leave from the University, back East on a tour of investigation of various drama departments. Weston remained in the East to participate in summer theater pro ductions at the Riverside theater in Bridgeton, Maine. After holding down six different roles through the season, he moved to New York around the first of September and three days after his arrival landed a walk-on in Ben Hecht’s pageant, “A Flag Is Born.” Emerald Opens House (See story column 2) Social Calendar Plan Announced The social calendar will be divided into two parts for the coming year in a new plan announced by the dean of women’s office yesterday. The first section of the year will ex tend until February 8, and the second portion will complete the ;year until the end of spring term. Each living organization is in structed to choose a preferred and an alternate date for house dances in both sections of the year as each living group is entitled to two house dances this year. The social chair men’s committee will then assign dates for the dances. All formerly announced house dance dates are now void, as of October 1. Men’s and women’s living organi zations will alternate weekends in order to avoid conflict. Dates open for men’s houses are: October 26, December 7, January 18, Febru ary 8, April 5, April 26, and May 17. Dates for womens’ house dances are: November 2, January 11, Feb ruary 1, March 8, April 12, May 3, and May 31. , The deadline for handing in the preferred and alternate dates at the dean of women’s office is 5 p.m. Friday. Legion Post to Elect First fall meeting of the Univer sity post of the American Legion will be held tonight at 7 in 107 Chapman hall, George Dullanty, post commander, said Tuesday. At the meeting plans for the coming yaer will be laid and the executive committee will be elected. The Legion issues a special invi tation to all women who served in any branch of the service to attend this meeting, the commander said. THE SHADOW OF SHAW ... Members of the Guild theater are shown at work in preliminary tryouts for casting in the forthcoming play, “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw.—Emerald Photo by Don Jones. Wherry, Jensen Take Top ’Pygmalion’ Leads Top spots for the first Guild play of fall term, George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” were announced Tuesday by the drama division. Lead players will be: Marilyn Wherry as Eliza Doo little, John Jensen as Professor Henry Higgins, Don Moss as Sigma Chi's Revive Sweetheart Contest Names of this year’s candidates for the Sigma Chi Sweetheart con test, in which a freshman girl is an nually selected by the fraternity as their sweetheart for the year, will be released today, Augie Johnson, Sigma Chi, social chairman, said Tuesday. The names will appear in Thursday’s Emerald. The contest will get under way Tuesday, October 8, and will run throughout most of the month, cul minating in a radio broadcast over station KORE on Otcober 23. At that time the winning girl will be determined from among five final ists. She will receive the Sigma Chi jeweled Sweetheart pin at a final banquet and will reign throughout the year at social functions of the fraternity. Johnson also intimated that Life magazine may cover this year’s event.. Initial entries will be made of two freshman girls, chosen for charm, grace, and beauty, from each living house on the campus. Colonel Ficenng and Bill Wood as Alfred Doolittle. The play will be* given in late October. Eliza, a Cockney flower girl who is taught to speak as a lady and passes as royalty, is a role that has been filled by many well-known actresses. In the first English pro duction, presented in London in April, 1914, she was portrayed by Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Others who have filled the role include Lynn Fontanne, Gertrude Lawrence and Wendy Hiller. - Henry Higgins, the verbally-un inhibited professor of phonetics, has been portrayed by equally outi standing stage and screen perform ers including Reginald Mason, Leslie Howard and Raymond Massey. The remainder of the cast will bo announced shortly. Sign Chairmen to Meet Those representatives from each living organization who are to ob tain information on the "Home for Homecoming" sign contest should be present at the Pi Phi house to morrow, October 3, 4 p.m. to attend the scheduled meeting. Any house without a representative at this meeting will be disqualified.