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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1947)
VOLUME XLVIII Number 102 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1947 Juniors Pick ‘Gay Nineties' as Theme E.H.S. Choir 'Pasture's' a The Eugene high school 1 Section of Glenn Griffith has be in the University of Oregon 1 April 19 of “The Green Pastr story of the Old Testament, dii nounced Thursday. Seventy-five students will 'Fly Boy' Vets Plan Local Unit Former members of the air force Will meet in the Eugene armory at S o’clock tonight to consider plans for organizing a local chapter of the Air Forces association. Gen. Willis H. Hale, commanding general of the Fourth Air Force, will talk to the assembly on the fu ture developments of the air force Many Eligible The Air Force association is open to all former members of the air corps, including officers, enlisted men, and air WACs. Active mem fclbers of the air corps may also join in an associate capacity. The organization is planned to hold together present and former members of the army air forces. Its objectives include the education of its membership and the public at large in the development of air power and the promotion of youth interest in aviation. Unit Not Competitive The association is not competi tive with other veterans' organiza tions and has no political affilia tions. Colonel Wa tson, head of the cam pus branch of the air ROTC, is in charge of arrangements for to night’s meeting. Faculty Members Dabble in Pottery Fifteen members of the Univer sity staff from different schools on the campus are spending their evenings Wednesday in the cer amic studios in the art school tak ing a beginner’s class in pottery thowing, glazing and casting. Miss Victoria Avakian, head of the pottery work, is instructing the class. According to Dean Sydney Lit tle, of the art and architectural school, members of the class in clude personnel from the English end home economics depart ments, the editor’s office, the registrar’s office and others. The new equipment received recently for use in the pottery depart ment, is being used by this group, too, the dean said. * Phi Theta Petitions Due Petitions for the Phi Theta Twis tie sale are being called for, Bobbie Fullmer, Phi Theta Upsilon presi dent, announced Wednesday. Fresh man girls are asked to submit their petitions for the following posts: *. general chairman, publicity, fi nance, food, house orders, booth, find decoration. The petitions are due at the Alpha Omicron Pi house by April 14. to Present Spirituals l Capella choir under the (li en' slated to sing the spirituals .IcArthur court production on res,” Marc Connelly’s moving ector Horace W. Robinson an sing the 25 Negro spirituals, which will include such well-known songs as “De Ol’ Ark’s a-Moverin’,” “Go Down Moses,” “Oh, Mary, Doncher Weep,” "I Want to Be Ready,” “Dere’s No Hidin’ Place Down Dere,” and “Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho.” Griffith arranged the entire score for the production for his choir. He announced that the following solo ists will sing: Rose Young, soprano; Jeanne Gibson, alto; Bob Mention, tenor; and Don Springfield, bass. Formed in 1938 by Griffith as a regular class at Eugene high school, the choir now has a dual activity, being a part of the school and the community. The choir is constantly busy preparing for appearances. April 7 the choir will sing at the Oregon Educational association convention in Portland, April 11 is the date of the Eugene high school music department concert at Mc Arthur court, and an appearance is planned for the state music contest in Albany on April 25. Griffith, who also directs the Eu gene Women’s chorus, said that the students are looking forward with pleasure to participating in “The Green Pastures.” He find the play itself a “grand conception” of the Old Testament, and speaks of the thrill it is to merely read the play. (See story page 7) Rush Roster Due AH women who want to he put on the spring term rush list should contact the dean Of wom en’s office immediately. HORAfcE ROBINSON . . . “Green Pastures” Director Fearless Fasdicks Hunt Menacing Mice Big game hunting season is on in Mary Spiller hall. The capture and death of two frolicsome mice has been reports!Jay two fearless coeds who are still waiting with bated breath - and traps-^the ap prehension of other victims. Although scurrying gray bod ies had been noticed before, it was not until one of the creatures hopped out of a soda cracker box in the general direction of La Verne Gunderson, a frightened junior, that real action was tak en. An investment in cheese and mouse traps followed bringing the happy results. Trudi Chernis, who cannot stand the sight of blood, is in charge of setting traps (Chief Mouse-baiter. The other coed whose fingers are continually snapped by the vicious mechan isms, has taken over the job of carting away the germ-ridden carcasses and holds the title of Chief Mouse-disposer. Campus Lost, Found Office Accumulates Variety of Junk By VIRGINIA FLETCHER and PHYLLIS KOHLMEIER The lost and found department has lost faith in the slogan, “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” Molding in a cluttered drawer of sundry lost items is an aging pack of Camel cigarettes in a leather cigarette case. Apparently the owner never did be lieve in the slogan. For some reason students neglect to walk even the few blocks to the lost and found office, located in the physical plant budding between I2tn and idtn streets on University, for their lost articles. In addition to the smokes, the lost and found office’s collection includes four necklaces, (two of them pearl), three rings, three single ear rings, a ruptured duck, 12 bracelets, a locket, and Gay lord R. Vaughn’s library card. Registration Trouble * Alex Bowne and Ralph L. Wood probably had a hard time regis tering because their registration materials are among the deserted possessions in the dusty drawer. Some students have a good ex cuse for not visiting the lost and found office as they probably ! can't find their way there. Forty I four pairs of glasses and 46 glass cases are seen by the more for tunate who have not lost their means of vision. While the Camels did not folr low their slogan, a jar of vanish ing cream lived up to its name by disappearing from its owner and retiring to a secluded corner of the shelf. Books Found During the recent spring weath er texts and notebooks were dis carded by students caught in the epidemic of spring fever. With the advent of a new spring (Please turn to paeje three) Five Students Submit Winning Title; Committee Heads Report on Action The nostalgic reminiscings of another century will live again May 9, 10, and 11, when Junior Weekend committees cany out their Gay Nineties theme, chosen vesterdav at a meeting of all committee chairmen. 1 he theme, which can he successfully worked * into all phases of the Weekend in the opinions of the chairmen, was submitted by five students, two working as a team, and there KUGN to Air Easter Rites Rad^o station KUGN will broad cast the seventh annual Easter sun rise service at Oregon, Beryl How ard, chairman of the arrangements, announced Thursday. The broad cast will be aired from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. from McArthur court. Sponsored by the University re ligious council and the Eugene Min isterial association, the service will hear Bruce R. Baxter of the Oregon conference of the Methodist church. Kelly Hamilton, student chairman of the religious council, will preside over the service. Organ Prelude An organ prelude by Donald W. Allton, assistant professor of or gan, will open the service at 6:45 a.m. The First Christian church choir under the direction of Hal Young will sing the call to worship an anthem, and Easter hymns. Decorations for the service will feature a flower cross and Easter lilies, Miss Howard said. Kwama, sophomore women’s honorary, and Phi Theta, junior women’s honor ary, will act as ushers. Dr. Paul B. Means, head of the department of religion, will give the invocation; Rev. John L. Saw yer, pastor of the United Lutheran church, will offer the prayer; and Rev. Hugh N. McCallum, pastor of the First Christian church, will give the benediction. Si Ellingson Heads 'One World' Club Si Ellingson, junior in business administration, was elected presi dent of the One World club for the coming year at a meeting held Wed nesday night in the YMCA. Other officers elected included Charlene Thurston, vice president (membership); Fred Eleby, vice president (programs); Lee Lewis, secretary; Bob Gibson, treasurer; and LaVerne Gunderson, historian. The executive council chose the standing committee heads and the names will be announced later. Wesley House Players To Give Easter Drama “Half of My Goods,” a play com memorating Easter, will be given by the Wesley house players this evening at 8 p.m. at the Methodist church. The student class will include Ol ive Lewis, Barbara Stransky, Ken neth Neal, Virgil Fetters, Gordon Means, Dorothy Orr, and Paul Thompson. Honorary Petitions Due Petitions from sophomore wom en interested in becoming members of Phi Theta Upsilon, senior wom en’s service honorary, are to be sub mitted to Bobbie Fullmer, president of the organization, at the Alpha Omicron Pi house by April 1. The girls are asked to list all activities, cumulative GPA’s, and the grades of the past term. Commission to Elect The YWCA freshman commis sion will hold its election at the Y bungalow at 12:30 noon today. fore the first prize money of $10, and the second of $5 have been combined, and an additional $5 add ed, so the winners may receive $5 each for their theme. Winners in clude Doris Spearow, senior in English; Virginia Harris, senior in journalism; Bob Kehrli, sophomore in business administration; and Laura Olson and Kit Wilhelm, both sophomores in journalism. Weekend Round-Up Reports from various committee chairmen constituted a round-up of weekend news. John Gilbertson, All-Campus Sing chairman, an nounced that tickets for the event will sell at 60 cents each, and stu dents, townspeople, and faculty will be invited, he added. A change in the preliminary Sing schedule was also an nounced, and the times for the men’s and women’s living organi zations will be switched. “This is necessary,” Gilbertson said, “be cause of the AWS weekend which is being held April 18, 19, and 20.” if would be difficult for members of fhe women’s houses to practice while ^entertaining the high high school visitors, and there fore the men’s Sing eliminations will be held April 20 from 3 to 5 p.m., and the women’s on April 25 from 7:30 to 9:30. Sing Broadcast Gloria Grenfell, reporting on the promotion activities, expressed a possibility of the Sing being broad cast over a Portland radio station. Joyce Niedermeyer, chairman of tlie coronation committee, urged each house to select a jun ior woman as candidate lor Jun ior Weekend queen or princes*. The name Of the girl, who must be a junior according to TJniver osity eligibility, is to be turned in to Miss Niedermeyer at Susan Campbell hall by Monday noon. The students will vote on the can didates April 17, and the queen and her court will be listed in the Em erald of the eighteenth. Dale Harlan, sunlight serenade chairman, declared that the two winners of the All-Campus Sing will be invited to participate in tho Sunday afternoon program, and Warren Smith, chairman of tho float parade, completed the Week end arrangements to date by re porting that it is possible that the route of the annual parade may be changed to a more direct campus route, coming straight up Willam ette street and all the way to the campus on Thirteenth avenue East instead of Eleventh. _ _ Term Registration Figures Hit 5162 Registration figures for spring term reached 5162 Thursday after noon, according to an announce ment by C. E. Avery, University registrar. This is 1504 more than had registered at the same time last year when registration reached what was then an all-time high of 3658. Graduate students are still reg-. istering and have until the end of the week to complete the process. Other late registrations, including undergraduates and special stu dents, are expected to swell enroll-, ment figures still higher.