300 Ducklings
Attend YWCA
'Coketail' Party
Members of the YWCA sopho
more commission cabinet and the
newly-organized group of Duckling
counselors were hostesses to ap
proximately 300 new women stu
dents at a “coketail" party Sunday
evening. The party was held simul
taneously at both the YWCA and
YMCA bungalows.
Bjorg Hansen, “Y" president,
greeted the new coeds and intro
duced the program. Mary Grubbs,
student director at the Congrega
tional church, led group singing,
which was followed by a skit de
picting the adventures of a “duck
ling" and her counselor. Participat
ing in the skit were Donna Master
son, Diane Mecham, Anita Hager,
Mary Stadelman, and Lou Weston.
The party was given as part of
tiie Duckling counseling project
which is sponsored by the sopho
more commission under the leader
ship of Zata Sinclair, president of
the group. Other officers and com
mittee chairmen are Lucretia Pren
tiss, vice-president; Frances Bald
win, secretary: Dorothy Orr, mem
bership chairman; Mary Stadel
wan, social chairman; Lou Weston,
publicity chairman: Joy Miller,
“Winniette” editor; Gavrie Bradley,
associate editor; Carol Becker
flying speech; and Marge Wicken
den, posters.
“Vocational Guidance” will be
t ie project theme for the commis
sion this year and will feature in
formal talks by successful business
w omen in various fields. All mem
bers of the sophomore commission
W ill meet for a picnic supper next
week to lay more specific plans
for the programs.
Guild Members
To Meet Tonight
Theater guild members will dis
cuss their plans for the coming
year at 7:30 p.m. in Guild hall in
Johnson. All students interested in
drama are invited to attend and
meet the staff.
Immediately following the meet
ing, tryouts will be held for the
first University theater production
of the year. Although the name has
not yet been announced the play
v ill be given October 24, 25, 29, 30
and Nov. 1.
Variety of Noted Musical Artists
Scheduled for McArthur Court
Many widely acclaimed artists
are on the tentative program for
the 1947-48 concert series spon
sored by the Eugene Civic Music
association. Having just completed
a successful membership drive, the
association has signed contracts
with eight arts attractions sched
uled to appear in McArthur court
throughout the year.
Starting off the series sometime
in October will be Salvatore Bac
caloni, basso buffo. Following him
Applicants Rife;
Jobs Scarce
Permanent part-time jobs in al
most any category are wanted by
the largest number of student ap
plicants at the employment office,
Mrs. Lucille G. Parsons, director of
the University of Oregon branch of
the Oregon State Employment Ser
vice, disclosed yesterday.
With the beginning of fall term,
a rush of job applications has been
received at the employment bu
reau, with the total applications
topping last year’s total at this
time. The campus total has re
mained about the same.
Mrs. Parsons stated that baby
sitters are needed and any girl may
apply. If under certain circum
stances they are unable to accept
a job when phoned, they will be
taken off the list, Mrs. Parsons
said.
Men are needed for yard jobs
paying from 75 cents to $1, stated
Mrs. Parsons. Any offers from em
ployers are also welcomed at the
employment office.
Wood to Attend Meeting
Dr. Hugh B. Wood, professor of
education, left Monday for Chica
go, where he will attend a meet
ing of the yearbook committee of
the National Education associa
tion.
Dr. Wood, one of the editors of
the yearbook, expects to return to
the campus October 3. His trip will
include a stop in Astoria to add
ress a session of the teachers’
work conference.
The AWS cabinet and council
will hold a meeting at 4 p.m. today
in the dean of women’s office in
Emerald hall. Barbara Johns, presi
dent, has announced. Miss Johns
asks all who possibly can to attend.
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later in the month will be Helen
Traubel, Wagnerian soprano.
Pianist Slated
November’s entertainment will
be the Ballet Variante starring Mia
Slavenska, ballerina, and a com
pany of six to eight dancers. Alex
ander Uninsky, pianist, completes
the 1947 concerts after his per
formance in Eugene in early De
cember.
Scheduled for a Sunday after
noon concert sometime in January
is the young Hungarian tenor
Miklos Gafni. His life story is now
being filmed in Hollywood.
Metropolitan contralto Winifred
Heidt will sing for a Eugene audi
ence in February and Isaac Stern,
violinist, will be on the program in
April.
Concluding the series next spring
will be a concert by the Philadel
phia Symphony orchestra, Eugene
Ormandy conducting.
One of Finest
G. E. Gaylord, president of the
music association, believes that this
group of artists is one of the finest
alignments of talent that the as
sociation has ever presented.
Students will be admitted to the
series free of charge on presenta
tion of their registration cards.
£
Listening Room
Is Completed
The Matthew Hale Douglass re
cord listening room completed
last week at the library is now
ready for use, Dr. R.C. Swank, li
brarian, said yesterday.
Located on the third floor of the
library building, the room is e
quiped with 12 phonographs com
plete with headphone attach
ments. The facilities will be a
vailable to students, faculty, and
townspeople.
An adjacent room, equipped
with a Capehart record machine,
will accomodate 12 to 15 people
for group listening.
The room is now open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with Satur
day and evening hours to be ar
ranged later. It was made possible
through the $10,301 grant from
estate of the late Matthew Hale
Douglass.
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Basketball Meeting
Called For Tuesday
A meeting of men interested in
varsity basketball has been called
by Howard Hobson, basketball
coach. The meeting will be at 4
p.m. today in the reserve section
of McArthur court bacony. All men
intending to turn out for the team
are asked to be there at that time.
Hobson will review plans for the
season at tb^it time.
All freshmen planning to turn
out for the frosh basketball team
are asked to meet with Hobson at
3 p.m. today in the reserve section
of McArthur court balcony.
Advertising Staff:
Day Manager:
Winston Carl
Assistant Day Manager:
Joan Mimnaugh
Layout Staff:
Marilyn Turner
Fred Matthias
Tom McLaughlin
Solicitors:
Jim Ivory
Barbara Twiford
Fifty years ago the University of
Mississippi provided its students
with a dry storage space where
they might leave their guns when
they arrived at school.
Oregana Execs
Will Interview
Job Applicants
Editor Ross Yates, Managing
Editor Trudi Chernis, and associate
editors, Laura Olson and Warren
Miller, will be in the Oregana of
fices in McArthur court Wednes
day and Thursday afternoons to
interview applicants for 1948 Ore
gana positions.
“Previous experience on publica
tions is desirable but not entirely
necessary,” Yates said yesterday.
The greatest number of students
are needed for jobs during winter
term and the editors are primarily
interested now in making upper
staff appointments.
Specifically, editorial assistants
are needed for the school, activity,
and housing sections of the book.
Positions are also open for execu
tive secretary, women’s sports edi
tor, and editorial assistant in
charge of publications.
Kennell-Ellis studio will start
taking pictures of individual house
shots on or about September 30, ac
Emerald Classified
All classified is payable in advance at the
rate of four cents a word the first insertion,
two cents a word thereafter at the Emerald
Business Office. __
LOST: Black zipper wallet. Keep
money. Return wallet to Mary
Bowman, Dept. Phys. Ed. (9).
LOST—Binder and text on Uni
versity or 11th. Frank Quinn,
1235 University. (7)
WANTED: Ride to Tillamook Fri
day. 2592-J-5. (7)
TYPEWRITER for sale: New Uni
versal Underwood portable. Call
Jan Petersen, 5462 after 4 p.m.
(7&7J
TRANSPORTATION—1933 Chev.
4-dr. Motor very good, two new
tires. See at Kliney’s Auto Ser
vice, Springfield Junction.
FOR SALE: 1942, 2 room National
trailer. Sleeps 4; butane plate:
oil heater; good tires; good con
dition inside and out. $1075. Call
Ext. 249, or can be seen at Coral
trailer court, Glenwood, High
( way 99 south.
LOST: Black Shafer pen with gold
band. Bill Harber is engraved on
pen; return at Theta Chi house.
WE SERVE meals to students; 767
East 15th; phone 4324.
cording to Warren Miller, associate
editor in charge of houses. A sched
ule of the living organizations will
be published soon in the Emerald.
Pictures of graduating seniors will
be taken at the same time.
Petition Call Made
Petitions for collection, publici
ty, and prize chairmanships for the
AWS Nickle Hop to be held Octo
ber 20 must be submitted to Trudi
Chernis at Hendricks hall or Beth
Easier at the Delta Delta Delta
house before 5:00 p.m., Monday,
September 29.
Meeting Scheduled
Barbara Johns, president of!
AWS, announced that there will
be a meeting for all AWS leaders
and assistants working on the
“Campus Life” program Thursday
at 4 p.m. at alumni hall.
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