Editorial—Should We
Restrict Immigration?
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'Mama' Wows Campus in West Coast Premiere
By AL ENGLISH
“Iss goot!" as Mama herself
would have said with firm assur
; ance.
The University Theatre players
re-created Mama Friday night at
Guild hall' in the first perform
ance of the John van Druten play,
"I Remember Mama," that the
west coast has seen. Sharing the
stage with Mama were the rest
or her Norwegian immigrant
brood and an assortment of well
etched characters drawn from the
city life of San Francisco not
long after the turn of the cen
tury.
Mama, enacted by LeJeune W.
Griffith, is the focus of the en
tire story, seen through the softly
romantic haze by her idealizing
daughter Katrin (Mary Hoch),
who grows up to be a writer.
The audience watches the drama
unfold as a series of episodes held
together by Katrin herself acting
as narrator.
The play begins with Katrin in
a nostalgic mood, at her desk off
to the left of the stage. She
slips into the action with surpris
ing ease, and the skillfulness of
the many scene changes required
by the action is amazing indeed.
Credit the technical director and
crew with an important share in
the success of the production.
Donald P. McNeil, as Mr. Hyde,
a broken-down English actor of
the old school, is perhaps more
convincing in his portrayal of age
than any other member of the
cast playing an elderly role.
But of course the play largely
belongs to the Hanson family anQ
to Uncle Chris (Clifton James),
the black-mustached man who ter«
rifies Mama’s sisters, a trio of
aunts. Peggy Jene McClure is win
ning as Trina, the most sympa
thetic of the three.
Horace Robinson directed thp
play which he was largely instru
mental in securing for presents/
tion here.
Kappas, ATO’s
Lead University
WSSFCampaign
Contribution Deadline;
Set for 5 p.m. Monday
Leading the campus in the liv
ing organization contest for the
World Student Service Fund drive
are the Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority and the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity, Beverly Pitman, chair
man of the contest, announced
Friday. Among women's organi
zations Pi Beta Phi is in second
place and Kappa Alpha Theta
third. In men’s groups Pi Kappa
Alpha is second and Phi Delta
Theta third.
Monday at 5 p. m. is the dead
line to contribute, money which
will count in the contest, Miss
Pitman said. The winners will
/be announced Tuesday and cups
will be awarded to the two win
ning organizations.
Organizations wishing to con
tribute money toward the drive
should give their contributions to
Dick Savinar, drive treasurer, be
tween 4 and 5 p. m. at the YWCA
bungalow.
Organizations will be able to
follow closely the results of the
contest by watching the graphs
posted over the door of the Co-op.
Contrasting Views
Aired by Odegard
The contrasting views of the
sentimentalist and the cynic on
world problems were demonstrated
by Dr. Peter Odegard Thursday
night in a lecture in 207 Chapman
hall. Dr. Odegard, president of
Jj|eed college, spoke under the
■ auspices of the University lecture
series.
The word “cynic” was originated
in the school of Greek philoso
phers who believed that virtue
was the great value, said Dr. Ode
gard. This soon developed into
self control and independence, and
from this the word has come to
mean selfishness and contempt for
the sincerity of human motives,
he stated.
The cynic has a dark and
gloomy outlook of sneering dis
belief and a distrust of sentiment,
he said. Sentiment, on the other
hand, takes a happy, or affirma
tive view, and looks on the bright
, sjde of life, stated Dr. Odegard.
The difference of outlook can
he found in books, he said. A
(Please turn to payc seven)
i Feather Frustration
I _j^|ampus brain cells sing with shame
To myriad mental muddles,
' Dreaming up another name
For the duck succeeding Puddles.
—D.S.F. |
Students From Cairo to Peking Convene
At YWCA’s International Festival Today
By LAURA OLSON
The second annual International
Festival, sponsored by the YWCA,
will be held today from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Featuring panel discus
sions, a luncheon at the Osburn ho
tel and a festival tea in the alumni
hall of Gerlinger, the festival will
be particularly directed toward pro
moting better relationships be
tween students of all races. Bjorg
Hansen is general chairman.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m.,
and will be held at the “Y” bunga
low. Foreign students and guests
attending the festival will be given
i circular pins resembling the globe
for their lapels; their name and land
will be marked on the pin.
‘‘Peace Through Education” is
the topic chosen for discussion bj
the mornjng student panel which
begins at 10:30, Keith Bacon, mod
erator, said. Panel members art
COMMITTEE HE \DS VIEW . . .
Chinese wedding dress modeled by Marian Fong. From left to right, Miss Fong, Keith Bacon, Dedo Misley
Dorothy,Habe!, Ann Woodworth, Bjorg Hansen, Ben;e Cowell, Colleen Mariott, Beth Easier, Marcia Sum
mers, and Prudy McCrosUey.
Rebounding Ducks Go North
Tonight for Third Bevo Fray
Coach Hobby Hobson’s rebounding University of Oregon
Ducks move north again tonight for the third game of their
1947 series with the Oregon State Beavers. To date the Hob
sonmen are winless against the Orangemen and will be shoot
ing for a revenge victory.
The Staters are at present firmly entrenched in first place
in the northern division hoop race with seven wins and one
loss as against four wins and six ■
defeats for the Webfoots.
A win for the Lemon and Green
tonight would keep the Ducks in
a good position to overtake the
Washington Huskies in the third
place race, and the corresponding
loss for the Beavers would drop
them to but a half-game ahead of
the second-place Washington
State .Cougars.
Coach Hobson has not an
nounced his starting lineup but is
expected to answer the opening
whistle with Ed Dick and Dick
Wilkins at forwards; Ken Hays
at center; and Stan Williamson
and Reedy Berg at guards. Other
possible starters include Jim Bar
telt at forward, Roger Wiley at
center, and A1 Popick and Boh
Lavey at the guards. It is high
ly probable, however, that the
five which started and won
against Washington — Wilkins.
Dick, Hays, Williamson, and Berg
’—will get the opening nod again
tonight. •*.
Expected to open the festivities
for the Beavers are Alex Peterson
and Cliff Crandall, forward; Red
Rocha, center; and Morrie Silver
and Lew Beck, guards.
See story also on page 4.
Theta Sigma Phi
To View Models
Oregon’s Miss Vogue, to be eho
sen from student models in the The
ta Sigma Phi fashion show, will b
named February 27, program com
mittee members have announced.
The fashion show, first to be spon
sored by Theta Sigma Phi, women’
national journalism fraternity, wil
be presented in alumni hall Febru
ary 27, with two women from eacl
campus, living organization model
ing their favorite clothes.
The names of the models are b
be turned in to Barbara Johns, heai
of the contest committee, at th
Delta Gamma house, or to Carolyi
Jacobs, at the Chi Omega house b;
February 13. Eliminations for Mis
Vogue will be held February 18 am
19.
Judges for the contest will in
elude W. A. Dahlberg, director o
speech and drama; R. D. Horn, pro
fessor of English; Miss Rosamum
Wentworth, assistant professor o
i physical education, and L. L. Jer
( main, instructor in jour nalism.
; Jue Stanton, China; Otto Mitusch,
: Norway; Elizabeth De Cou, Univer
■ sity student; Aziz Sidky, Egypt;
j Winston Wright, University stu
dent; and Giovanna Ribet, Italy,
who has come to Eugene to aid in
the WSSF drive. •
Miss Lelia Hinkley will be the
guest speaker at the 12:15 luncheon
to be held at the Osburn hotel. She
is on a leave of absence from the
YWCA in Peking, China.
Discussions concerning the prob
lems of reconstruction in Europe
and Asia will be held at the YWCA
from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
The last event of the festival is
the tea, which will be held in the al
umni hall of Gerlinger from 4 to
5:30 p. m. The tea will feature wed
dings of foreign countries which will
be held at 10 minute intervals. The
weddings in order of their appear
ance, are English, Austrian, Chi
nese, Russian, Norwegian, and
Egyptian.
Radio Stations
.
To Plug Plans
For Dads’ Day
Plans lor Dads' clay will be ex
plained over “Of Interest to You”
on KORE Monday at 10:30 a.r.i.,
Bob Wallace, general chairman, an
nounced Friday.
Interviewed on this pr ogram will
be Dean Karl W. Onthank, faculty
head of Dads’ weekend; Bob Wal
lace; Bob Matteson, housing chair
man; and Dale Harian, promot.on
chairman.
At 1:45 p.m. Monday over KUON
Wallace, Matteson, and Barbara
Borrevik, publicity chairman, will
explain some of the events of in
• terest of the weekend.
Housing Available
! These two programs were ob
• tained through the courtesy of
Laura Nidever of KORE and Ger
- ry Arnold of KUGN.
j Wallace, urging that each stu
1 dent send an invitation to his dad,
- stated that he believed that atter.d
i ance this Dads’ weekend will 1 >p
- even that of the ones held before the
W'ar.
) Matteson also announced that
1 some places for dads to stay are
i still available.
i Included in the entertainment to
’ be given at the luncheon will be
3 speeches from Chancellor Paul C.
1 Packer and Jim Aiken, new foot
ball coach, Bill Barnum announced.
Other plans include a pre-game
f program for Saturday night, which
■ is being planned by Marv Rasmi.s
1 sen. Awards for attendance handled
E by Pat Webber, will be presented
- at this time by Thomas F. Gunn,
president of the Oregon Dads.