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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1947)
'Papa' Tries Backstage Art, Broadens Respect for Crew Bill Countryman, sophomore in drama who will play Papa in the next University theater production, “I Remember Mama,” has consid erable respect now for the back stage crew. Taking theater work shop class and learning the ins and outs of corner blocks, mortise and ten joints, and the formula for scenic glue has given Countryman a new slant on stage productions. Before theater workshop entered his life, Countryman saw only the acting side of the theater. He ap peared in ‘‘Call It a Day” and “The Eve of St. Mark” before entering the army in 1943, and since his re turn he has appeared at the Very Little theater in “Three Men on a Horse” and “Village Green.” Countryman has found his cur rent role interesting in that Papa is restrained in displaying his emo tions, while still retaining an active interest in family affairs. His favorite scenes of the play in clude the one in which Katrin, the dramatic daughter, earns the right to drink coffee and the scene con cerned with Mama’s circumvention DANCING Saturday Nights to Art Holman’s Orchestra Willamette Park Ph. — Springfield 326 BILL COUNTRYMAN of hospital rules to get to see the younger sister, Dagmar. Countryman, who was born in Washington and moved to Eugene six years ago, served as a medical administrative corps second lieuten ant on hospital train duty. “I Remember Mama” opens Feb ruary 7, and is under the direction of Horace W. Robinson, director of the University theater. YWCA Announces Cabinet Openings All women interested in a po sition on the YWCA cabinet are to see Miss Lois Greenwood, ex ecutive director of the YWCA. The slate for next year is now be ing prepared, according to Presi dent Marge Skordahl. There are openings in the of fices of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. Cabinet positions include flying speech, publicity, membership, 'posters, public affairs, international af fairs, luncheon club, worship, con ference, town and gown, social, house council, younger girls, and community service. This year’s officers are Martha Thorsland, vice-president; Beryl Howard, secretary; and Nila Des inger, treasurer. Mrs. Johnson Honored Mrs. Rachel V. Johnson, secre tary of the University physical plant, was feted Tuesday by fellow workers when she was presented with a gold watch. Mrs. Johnson, who has been with the physical plant 12 years, has been transferred to Dr. E. M. Pallett’s office. low 41 EELS Your Favorite Shoe at Your Favorite Prices 1060 Willamette Phone 968 Act of Oregano Staff Needed for Spelling It took an act of the Oregana upper staff, with the approval of all publication underlings, to es tablish the spelling of two last names, but at last Barbara Johns and Wilma (Billie) John can re lax. Their similar surnames had the staff running around in cir cles until Warren Miller, Oregana associate editor, created an artis tic sign, which hangs in a conspic uous place in the Me Arthur court office. The sign is: Barbara Johns Wilma John Above decided at policy confer ence. BUSINESS STAFF Barbara Twiford—Day Mgr. Vivian Ogala—Layout Mgr. Selling & Layout Jim Ivory B. J. Riethmiller Marge Neer MaryAnn Miller Sally Waller Gordon Allbright Kit Wilhelm. "Duggsy Wuggsy” Marjorie Chandler Copy Desk— Donna Kletzing Keith Baird Cathy Keizer Symposium Set with California Arrangements have been com pleted for a debate between the symposium teams of Oregon and the University of California. The debate will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Chapman hall with Dean J. H. Gilbert, dean of the college of liberal arts, presiding. The debate will be in the tradi tional six-man style, with construc tive speeches lasting ten minutes and refutations limited to five min utes. California Negative California will support the nega tive side of the proposition, “Re solved: That federal control of la bor unions should be increased.” Oregon will support the affirma tive. Those who will participate for Oregon will be Harry Nordwick. third-year pre-law student; Walter Mead, sophomore in liberal arts; and Warren Miller, sophomore in journalism. Three-Man Team The three men representing Cal ifornia will be Don Bell, Bill Shar on, and Bill Rogers. A practice debate will be held this Friday night. Miller and Hugh Cook, freshman pre-law student, will sup port the negative while Mead and Nordwick will uphold the affirma tive. LOST: Silver rhinestone bracelet between AOPi and Kappa house Saturday evening. Reward Ph. Tri Delta. WIN A $10.00 ORCHID Free chance with a 25c or over purchase Six drawings 4:15 p. m. each Friday aoo t-ngst Gene | Tierney starring in "THE RAZOR'S % EDGE" Says: % "I've switched to the new RALEIGH'903"' .offers Mm. 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