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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1946)
Pigger’s Guidebooks To Be Issued Today Kwamas, Phi Thetas to Aid Distribution Of Copies to Students i n Alphabet Order Distribution to the students of the 1946-47 Pigger’s Guides will begin at 9 a. m. today and continue Wednesday in the ' Co-op, Business Manager Virginia Harris announced. Kwamas and Phi Thetas will give out the publications. Only those students who placed their orders at the time of registration will be able to obtain copies. Four alphabetical lines will facilitate the distribution. The Guides include the name, school address, telephone, and home address of all members of the University student body and faculty. An asterisk beside the name will identify married ^tudents. Olga Yevtich, sophomore in liberal arts, editor of this year’s Guide. Members of her staff are: “Scotty” Mindolovich, art editor; Laura Olson, feature editor; Jean Johnson, associate editor; and Virginia Harris, business manager. Contemporary Music Fest To Present Finer Works A-Bomb Scientist To Describe Test Mr. Jack DeMent, the youngest scientist to attend the atomic bomb test at Bikini atoll', will speak in room 207, Chapman hall, tonight at 8 p.m. He will appear under the auspices of the Condon club and the Eugene Mineral so ciety. Mr. DeMent will illustrate his speech on the experiment with of fijfcal color motion pictures of the atomic explosions taken in the Pa cific this summer. This marks his second speaking appearance in Oregon. He has previously given his illustrated lecture in Portland. Admission to the lecture will be free. Love Subject of Talks Love and marriage will be the topic of a series of talks to the New man dug, Joe Conroy, club presi dent has announced. Rev. John J. Reedy, pastor of St. Mary's church, Corvallis, and ex-army chaplain will open the group tonight at 6j:45 in the YMCA speaking on “Quali ties of a Partner.” Open discussion will follow. There will be informal dancing in the club room after the [meeting. The University of Oregon Festi val of Contemporary Music, planned as a major event of spring term, will bring to the campus works of some of the outstanding composers and performers of contemporary pieces, Dr. Arnold Elston, assistant profes sor of music and chairman of the festival, announced Friday. The program for the three-day event, April 30, May 1 and 2, in cludes three evening concerts, two other concerts and a number of lec tures. As Oregon’s recognition of lesser-known but brilliant compos ers of the day, the observance will feature the American composer, both native and naturalized. Policy Explained In explaining the policy of the committee in selecting the music, Dr. Elston said that selections were chosen which had proven their worth but which as yet have not been performed in this locality. In addition there will be presented a number of works in first perform ance composers. “There is a desire to do some pio neer work here on behalf of com posers whose quality is indisputa ble,” continued Dr. 'Elston, “but who, in the vast commercial sys tem in which our music flourishes, have not had the opportunity to have their works appear before the public.” Participants in the festival will (Please turn to page eight) ! ‘Dark of the Moon’ Fantasy To Be Presented /As Second University Guild Offering of Season 1 “Dark of the Moon,” a verse-fan i taff- drama, will be presented for the first time by any amateur group since its appearance on Broadway, ' when the play opens at the Univer sity guild theater on December 4. The drama, directed by Horace W. Robinson, head of the theater, was written by Howard Richardson and William Berney, students at the State University of Iowa, and won the Maxwell Anderson prize at Stanford in 1942. Still in the height of a successful run on Broadway, the all-student presentation will make the play’s first appearance on the Pacific coast. The folk-song upon which the play is based is one of the countless versions of “The Ballad of Barbara Allen.” It is written i two acts and eight scenes and will be the first production of the modern verse fantasy style at the University. The story deals with a witch boy - wW-falls in love with a mortal girl, and his attempts to lose his immor tality. The scene is laid in the Great Srnokie mountains. The theme for the play was discovered by Richard son when he was doing research work in American balladry for his master’s thesis. The play will be presented Decem ber 4 and 6, with matinees on De cember 7, 10, 11, and 12. It will be iiOKACJS \V. KOBlNSON Directs new guild production. the second production in the 1946-7 University theater season. The first was George Bernard Shaw’s drama, “Pygmalion,” which was produced late in Octobei. Last Call Issued ToOregana Buyers A final opportunity to order the 1946-47 Oregana will be afforded students today, November 12, Rob bieburr Courtney, business mana ger, announced Monday. Those students wishing copies of the Oregana should contact the Ed ucational Activities office by 5:00 p.m. Anyone neglecting to do so has no assurance of getting a copy until the end of May, 1947, if at all. The number of Oreganas to be printed will be determined at a meeting of the Educational Activ ities Board today. Hazzard Wants Lists Tom Hazzard, Druid president, requests that lists of all unior men compiled by the living organ izations be turned in to him or to Marty Pond as soon as possible. IS IT REAL . . . Members of the Sophomore Whiskerino committee skeptically test the fur on Bob Ringo’s chin as they look forward to their annual dance this Saturday night. Left to right, back row: Bib Miller, Joe Conroy, Cliff James, Glenn Wilson; middle row: Renne Cowell, Laura Olson, Kay Bcker, Marge Weeks, Larry Lati; front: Collen Mariot, “The Beard,” Jordis Bcnke, and Anita Hager. Oregano Deadline Set; Copy, Pix Due Deadlines for pictures and copy to go into the 1947 Oregana were announced today >>y Warren Mil ler, associate editor of the Ore gana. Miller warned house presidents that Wednesday will’ be the dead line lor living organizations to turn in house writeups to the an nual. If any living groups fail to submit copy, Miller declared, staff members who are not thoroughly acquainted with the personalities or Activities of the organizations will have to write the material'. Today will be the last day for honorary members and seniors who hav not yet had pictures tak en for the yearbook to have them done, he said. Iinnell-Ellis will be open until 5:30 p.m. for this pur pose. Whiskerino Judges to Pick Joe College FinalistsToday Whisker Climax to Co me at Soph Dance, Student Body Will Select Winning Beard Contestants for the Betty Co-ed—Joe College contest, whose appearance will climax the Whiskerino dance on Saturday, No vember 16, will face elimination today by judges of the contest at 3 p. m. in Gerlinger hall. Five finalists will be picked for both the Betty Co-ed and the Joe College personality and all ten sophomores will then be introduced to the Oregon student body. Voting will take place at the dance for the winning couple who will then be introduced during the intermission entertainment. Campus clothes are in order at the judging and contestants will ap pear before the judges individu ally. Tickets on Sale Tickets for the dance will go on sale at the co-op today at 10 a. m., Joe Conroy, chairman of ticket sales, announced yesterday. They may be purchased at the co-op to day froih 10 a. m. until 5 p. mi and from 8:45 a. m. until 5 p. m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and until noon on Saturday. Ticket price including tax is $2.40. On each ticket are four stubs which will enable every person at tending the dance to cast a vote each for Betty Co-ed and Joe Col lege. The stubs may be deposited in a box located conveniently in Mac Court. The votes will be counted and the ‘winning sopho more contestants who represent the Betty Co-ed and Joe College of 1946 will be introduced as the highlight of the intermission. Salesmen Issued Individual ticket salesmen for the living organizations are Carl Rfesser, ATO; Bub Scoggin, Delta Upsilon; Bob Perron, Phi Delta Theta; John Lewis, Phi Gamma Alpha; Alden Sundlie, Pi Kappa Alpha; Bill Fyock, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Dave Silver, Sigma Chi; Mervin Spaulding, Theta Chi; Ed Hoffmaster, Campbell Co-op. Omega hall, Bob Van Vactor; Sherry Ross hall, Anthony Conroy; Sigma hall, Ben Tooze; Villard (Please turn to page seven) Pre-Fab Residents Boast Clean Shirts The washing situation at the Agate and Columbia street veterans housing projects became less criti cal last ween. The brand new Mont gomery-Ward washing machines that arrived at the pre-fabs called forth cheers of delight from the washing-persecuted families. Due to lack of machines 110 col lege families have been washing ev erything from diapers to white shirts in two washers since the start of the fall term. J. O. Lindstrom, business mana ger for the University, had been having a difficult time securing the machines, but promised Wednesday that the University would pay for them if they could be obtained. Friday the machines were se cured, the bill was paid by the Uni versity, and the washing situation was partially relieved. Tentative plans call for installing the washers in a central building and making them availabl on a time basis to veterans’ wives. Petitions Due Friday Petitions for positions on the student union committee must be turned in to Wally Johnson, com mittee chairman, by 6 p.m. Fri day. There are five posts open on the committee, Johnson said. Pe titions should include past activi - ties, class, and past promotion work. ;