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* Packed House Hears Star Of Met Sing Monday Night A capacity audience filled MacArthur Court Monday night, Nov. 4, to hear Jarmila Novotna, soprano of the Metropolitan opera, in the first Civic Music concert here this season. Miss Novotna’s first groyp of songs was German, with Men delssohn s “On Wings of S®ng” opening the program: it was not an impressive number. “Vergebliches Staendchen” by Brahms received adequate interpretation; the beautiful "Mor | gen by fticnam Strauss was ! marred by Miss Novotna’s being oc casionally off pitch. Strauss’ “Ce cilia,” sung with dramatic effec tiveness, concluded this group, which was not at all satisfactory. “Were My Songs with Wings Provided,” by Hahri, was the first of the French group. Debussy’s “Beau Soir” followed, and in the ^ opinion of this reviewer, it was the outstanding number of the first three groups, receiving from Miss Novotna a rendition that displayed distinct beauty of tone quality and interpretation. “Toujours” by Faure was sung. Particularly notable through the program was the excellence of Miss Novotna’s dic tion. But her high notes were weak and disappointing. An en core, Mignone’s “El Clavelitos,” was sung with spirit. The group of Russian works be gan with “None But the Lonely Heart”; the singer's excessive pathos unnecessarily padded the familiar Tchaikovsky melody. In Gretehaninoff’s “Lullaby,” Miss Novotna flatted badly, but finished the song with the last held note sustained and clear. Rachmaninoff’s “Floods of Spring” concluded this group. An encore, Puccini’s “Un bel di,” was sung well and expres sively. Miss Novotna's accompanist was Robert Turner. Whether, when Miss Novotna ap peared in a peasant costume for her group of Czech folksongs, she was finally warmed up, or whether her talents are better adapted to this type of song, this group and the last excelled the first three, displaying the warmth, simplicity, and sincerity that had been lack ing. These songs, accompanied on the accordion by John Molinari, were enjoyable. Another Czech tune was an encore. Mr. Molinari then provided an unusual but pleasing group of ac cordian solos. Smetana's “Dance of the Comedians,” “Hungarian Fantasy” by Liszt, and Dinicu’s “Hora Stacatto” were given spirited playing. An enthusiastic audience brought the accordionist back to play Rimsky-Korsakov's “Flight of the Bumblebee,” and the Russian “Dark Eyes.” Slovakian folksongs comprised the last group, which was much like the Czech group. Four songs were sung; these displayed truer high tones than before; and the final number was interpreted with a pleasing sparkle. As her last en core, Miss Novotna chose the me lodious “Poeme” by Fibich. This program had its few good moments, but the singer’s choice of selections and her performance of those selections, not being of the calibre expected, left much to be desired. CAMPUS CALENDAR Wesley house “Jive Night”—9 to 9:30 p.m. Westminster house council meet ing at 4:00. Potluck supper for all married couples at Westminster at 6:00. Meeting at campus “Y,” of girl reserve committee of YWCA at 7:30 p.m. Jayvees Drill (Continued from page four) the Jayvee’s and will be more or less a grudge game after the 48-6 beating they received in the pre vious meeting. If statistics prove anything, the Ducklings should give the Little Beavers more than a rough time. SOCE outplayed Oregon State and beat them 9-7, but on the other hand, Oregon outplayed the south ern school but was beaten in the passing game. Steppm High At the Portland Game Dressy Heels Comfortable Enough to Wear All Day Long PHONE 968 One World Club Gets Coup D'Etot Dr. D. L. Adler, professor of phy sics, will give an address to the One World club tonight at 7:30, in the YMCA during their regular weekly meeting. The topic will be “Coup D'Etat,’’ and Keith Bacon, president of the group says they are all very curious to hear what the implica tions of the talk will be. Last week the club met with Dr. Buell Gallagher, president of the Pacific School of Religion to dis cuss the best way to bring about racial understanding and tolerance in the nation as well as the Univer sity. Gallagher taught at Talladega, Alabama, in a school for Negroes. He gve the group some potent sug gestions for improving racial con ditions on the Oregon campus. The group also joined with the YWCA in sponsoring a panel by Dr. Gabrial Naahas, one of the organiz ers of the Fiencli underground din - ing the Nazi occupation. Touch Footbaa (Continued from page five) and the Sigma machine relentlessly started again. The tireless Wright passed to Gibson who made it up to the 35 for a first down. Speedster Andy Swan raced over left end to the 47, and Maxie circled right to get down to the Phi Psi 33 for- an other first down. Maxie tossed the pigskin to Gibson on the 17, and just at the beginning of the last stanza Wright applied the clincher, again passing to Gibson for the TD. Another passer came into the pic ture on the extra point, when Cliff James, heretofore a linesman, com pleted to Wright, to boost the count to 21-0. The last counter came after Evans Cantrell, right end, grabbed a ball intended for a Phi Psi on the latter’s 15-yard line. Wright came through again, as he faded back to the 30 and then let fly with one to Gibson in the end zone. Sigma hall missed their first conversion, as the play Was called back because of three men in the backfield, so the final score was 27-0. Nyah, Nyah, and Nyah (Continued from page two) couldn’t, female tobacco fiends sur rounded me, blowing smoke at me, making circles at me, inhaling, ex haling ’til I thought I would go mad. Can’t they build one large corral for them ? Signed, SATURATED. Editor’s note: It’s against our policy to print unsigned letters but for a letter of such weight we make an excep tion. Well, why don’t you buy a foun tain pen ? Nyah, nyah, nyah. * * * Dear Editor: Last Saturday I was saving 60 seats at the game for my room mates. People kept sitting in the row and I couldn’t do a thing about it. Then I tried to buy a hot dog dur ing the half for my girl and people shouted “Pigger” at me. My girl works in the library so long that I never get to see her. I go to the li brary but there are no seats, I look for my book but there were 20 ahead of me. Signed, FRUSTRATED Editor’s note: It is against our policy to print unsigned letters but for a letter of such gravity we make an excep tion. 1. How disappointed your room mates must have been. 2. Yeah, and sometimes you even get a hot dog that Is dog« 3. Why don’t you marry the girl? You could sit with her then. 4. Some people study better standing up, ever try it? 5. Major in art, all you need is an easel. Nyah, nyah, nyah. ■r * - Leahy Praises Luiack SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 5.— (•'!’)—Johnny Lujack, the boy they fitted with Angelo Bertelli’s man-size shoes, is a better foot hall player than the matchelcss ff"y he succeeded, in the judg ment of the man who coached ’em both. That may sound like or dering the pie-a-Ia-mode instead of the special pineapple frappe, but Frank Leahy, giving his Notre Dame team a last carbon and valve job in preparation for Saturday’s four star scramble with Army, made that flat state ment without reservation today. 'Y' Talk Given Tonight The Girl Reserve and Girl Scout leadership committees, headed by Gerry Fraiser, will hear Miss Lois Greenwood, executive director of of the YWCA, discuss “What Is the YWCA,” this evening at 7:30 at the Y bungalow. eight Staff: Cliff Walton, night editor Bette Twedt Marge Griffeth Gay Baldwin Martylou Coffey Silence for Armistice A two-minute period of silence,, in memory of men and women who gave their lives in World War I and II, will be observed by the Univer sity on Armistice day, Monday, No vember 11. Classes will be held as scheduled. The physical plant whis tle will be blown at 11 a,m„ the be ginning- of the period of silence, and again at its close at 11:02 a.m. Copy Desk Staff: Donna Kletzing, asst, copy editor Joan Millard Gay Baldwin Martylou Coffey Mary Louise Curry Gloria Smith Jack Billings Glenn Gillespie Bruce Bishop 'War of the Gods' f Continued from f>acic four) eleven in Milwaukee, Wis. . . . For tlie second successive week end, Oregon State's Bell field will be the scene of a pigskin melee when the winless Idaho Vandals meat the once-beaten Beavers. . , < “He’s been from kindergarten through college twice, but re~ fuses to graduate'til his Reynolds Rocket pen needs refillingV* Help your folks know what is going on on the Oregon campus. Let them know what you are doing. Send them the Emerald and you won’t have to write as many letters! Send in the subscription blank below now, so your folks won’t miss a single issue. EMERALD BUSINESS OFFICE 105 JOURNALISM COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE $4.00 a school year.. $2.00 a term Oregon Daily Emerald University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Enclosed find $.tor my subscription to The EMERALD: Name... Street . City . State .