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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1947)
VOLUME XLVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, Number 72 THURSDAY, JANUARY 30. 1947 Military Society Reactivated; Winter Term Ball Cancelled Members of the University of Oregon chapter of Scabbard and Blade, national military honorary society, met last Thurs day to initiate action for chapter reactivation on the campus. Principle activity of Scabbard and Blade is in the military department. Its main function during the year is the promo ^ tion of the all-campus military ball scheduled for winter term. -“nit not being held this year. Along with the letter sent to na tional headquarters in Washington, D. C., requesting reactivation, a list of ten members of the junior ROTC class was submitted for ap proval for initiation at the time the chapter is reactivated. These men were selected on the basis of out standing work in the military de partment during fall term, and their general standing on the campus. The names of these individuals will be announced at a later date. Faculty Adviser Lt. Col. Henry W. Hall of the mil itary department, who will act as I faculty adviser, was a charter mem ber of the Oregon chapter when it I was installed on the campus in May, 11928, with a roll of 19 members. The chapter functioned without inter ruption until spring, 1943, when faculty members of the advanced ROTC department left the campus for active duty. Mr. C. R. Clark of the Oriental Art museum initiated the chapter h<3*'e at the University. He is a member of the original chapter of the national society founded at the University of Wisconsin in 1904. Military Awards During the final review of the ROTC department at the end of the spring term, it has been customary that Scabbard and Blade make awards to outstanding military stu | dents. At that time, awards are also made by certain Eugene civic or ganizations. The letter granting authority for reactivation is expected from na tional headquarters by the end of next week. _ I ! Rehearsals Begin For Chinese Play Rehearsals are now in progress on “The Yellow Jacket,” Chinese costume play by J. Harry Benrimo and George C. Hazelton. The play will open March 6 on the University L «rfage under the direction of Mrs. [ Ottilie T. Seybolt, associate profes sor of speech and drama. Oriental Version Followed “The Yellow Jacket” production will observe stage conventions of the Chinese theater. Two charac ters which share the heaviest re sponsibilities in the play but per forming outside the actual plot are Chorus, the Chinese version of the master of ceremonies, to be played by Keith Cackburn, and property man, who will be played by Ray Dedman. Cast Named Other members of the cast in clude: Warren Dobbin, Roberta Q. Scott, Theo Feikert, Bob Miller, Carol Blakney, A1 Stockstad, Dick Rayburn, Donna Kinney, Jean Johnson, Duff Young, Alan B’oster, Lloyd Domaschofsky, Paul Mar i cotte, Phyllis Henry, Marcia Leslie, j Shirley Peters, Bari Hodes, Louise K Houston, Pat Smith, Ed Lyons, Jackie Tetz, Beverly Ure, Ray Col lins, Harold Larson, Shubert Fen drich, and Bob Cockburn. Several short roles for men have not been cast as yet. YWCA to Stage International Meet Arrangements for the YWCA In ternational festival to be held Feb ruary 8 are. now in progress, Bjorg Hansen, general chairman, an nounced Wednesday. Miss Hansen stressed the fact that the festival is open to all students who are in terested, and that foreign students are particularly urged to attend. Invitations have been sent to ev ery college and university in Ore gon inviting foreign students, pro fessors of languages and political science faculty members, members of the administration, and church laymen. The presidents of living organi zations on the Oregon campus were also invited. Guests Register The day will start at 10 a.m: at the YWCA where guests will be reg istered, and various programs will carry through until 5:30 p.m. Main events of the festival will include a luncheon at the Osburn (Please turn to page seven) Webfooters Slate Sunday Program Varsity talent arranged by the Webfooters, the behind-the-scenes workers of the rally squad, will be presented at 7 p. m. Sunday in McArthur court, Yell King Tom Hazzard said Wednesday. The Webfootei's, backbone of the rally squad, according to Haz zard, includes eight committee heads and representatives from each living organization. Talent will meet Thursday at 4 p. m. with Sis Scott at the Kappa Al pha Theta house. In addition to an all-University talent program, Jim Aiken, new football mentor; Hobby Hobson, basketball coach; and the basket ball team will make an appear ance. A campus snowball rally is be ing planned to circle the campus. Townspeople of Eugene have been invited to attend. “Y” HE \DS . . . (Cut courtesy Register-Guard) Newly elected officers of the campus YMCA are Art mr .Johnson, secretary; David Mortimore, president; W illiam Gardner, vice-president; and Charles Anderson, treasurer. They will lead plans to place the Y back in campus activity groups. Student Show, Dance to Close Dime Campaign Dime Hop Winner To Receive Award A March of Dimes Ball, featuring a student show and the cup presen tation to Pi Beta Phi sorority, win ner of the Dime Hop contest held last Friday, will highlight the final weekend of the March of Dimes drive. The ball, sponsored by the Eu gene committee for the polio drive, will be held at Willamette park Fri day night. Dancing will begin at 8 p.m. and Ted Hallock and his or chestra will furnish music for the evening. Admission—22 dimes per couple—will go entirely to the March of Dimes drive. Program Planned During the intermission at 10 p.m., a program of student talent will be presented under the direc tion of Bob Moran, junior in liberal arts. Entertainers include Bill Bishop, popular magician; Don Ed wards and Norman Lamb, charac ter routines; June Johnson, vocal ist; White studio dancers; and the Mellodeans quartet, which consists of Bob Moran, Norman Lamb, Don Edwards, and Norman Henwood. Hop Winner Announced The Dime Hop winner, Pi Beta Phi, will receive the award present ed for the house turning in the most money collected at the Hop. The Pi Phis led all others with a total of $33.30. The total collected from the Hop amounted to $280.73. Trailing ithe winners were Chi Omega, $31.65; Kappa Kappa Gamma, $31.30; Del ta Gamma, $31.00; Kappa Alpha Theta, $29.85; and Delta Delta Del ta, $22.55. Tickets to the ball may be secured from Marv Rasmussen, chairman of the campus drive. Emerald Takes to Air Josado Added to Staff The Emerald has a new report er—faster, more efficient, and probably more streamlined than any other news gatherer on the staff. Josado, an all-metal Lus combe airplane applied for the position of chief errand runner, and aerial photographer, January 23, and got that job without a dis senting vote. Elvin Davis, freshman in jour nalism, and owner of the plane, promises that Josado is no fly by night, and will handle any air bus iness the Emerald may dream up. MARIAN ANDERSON . . . Students, Eugeneans to Hear World-Renowned Contralto Notes of Another Color Since concerts and lectures are loudly acclaimed, (Adding culture and long-sought refinement), Professor, your student can hardly be blamed For ignoring his Friday assignment. —D.F.S. Oregon Federation Selects Secretary Selection of Ann Woodworth, sophomore in liberal arts, as secre tary for the Oregon Federation was announced Wednesday by Harry Glicltman, federation director. Miss Woodworth will serve part time in this capacity for the remain der of the school year, and fill the position full time next summer. She will be in charge qf correspondence and files. Office manager of Old Oregon, she is a member of Kwama, sophomore women’s honorary, and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Preliminary work has been start ed by the federation, which works with Les Anderson, alumni secre tary, throughout the year in con tacting prospective students for the University. Students interested in serving as federation directors in cities in Ore gon should watch the Emerald for information on submitting petitions, Glickman said. Tonight Marian Anderson sings in McArthur court. Now making her twelfth consecutive tour of this country under Sam Murok’s aegia, the artist will be heard under the local auspices of the Eugene Civic Music association. The concert is open to members of the ASUO anil ECMA. Concert time is 8:15 p.m. A native of Philadelphia, she has traveled more than a quarter of a million miles across America, bring ing "the voice of the century" to, nearly 500 cities and the ears of more than 3,000,000 listeners. Miss Anderson Honored Miss Anderson is the most hon ored musical artist in the United States. During the past season she added a medal from Lincoln univer sity to the Bok award, the Spingarn medal, the honorary doctorates of music from Temple and Howard universities and Smith college, anil other uncounted awards. A mural in the department of in terior in Washington commemor ates the Easter Sunday concert in 1939, when she sang to 75,000 lis teners at the Lincoln memorial, with virtually all the leaders of Amer ica’s national life on the platform behind her. She has sung the “Mar seillaise" for General de Gaulle on his welcome to this country, the “Star Spangled Banner” for Gen eral Eisenhower, and was chosen to sing at the dedication of the Roose velt home to the United States gov ernment last spring. Broke Attendance Records Miss Anderson has broken atten dance records throughout the Unit ed States. Currently she sings be fore average audiences of 4,000, bringing, .in the words of a New York critic, “solace to the ear ami to the spirit, too.” Her program tonight includes): I. Ardent Longing, Vieni, Che poi Sereno, Odio la Pastorella, and Le Violette. II. An die Leier, Abschied, Der Jungling und der Tod and Der Erlkonig. III. Aria: Ne me refuse pas, from “Herodiade.’’ Intermis sion. IV. The Sally Gardens (Irish tune), A Maiden, Yarmouth Fail-, Summer Night, and When Lights Go Rolling Round the Sky. V. Negro Spirituals. O, What a Beautiful City, Let Us Break Bread Together, Cru cifixion, and Honor, Honor. ws~