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VOLUME XLIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1947 ' NUMBER 55
Girls Slate
Exchange
For Funds
Annual Scholarship
For Junior Woman
Financed by Dinner
See exchange list page 7
. Exchange dinners will be held
tonight among all women’s living
organizations to raise funds for
- the annual Hazel Schwering schol
arship under the sponsorship of
Heads of Houses, Nancy Beding
“ field, president, disclosed.
Each girl will donate ten cents
„ at the dinners to go toward the
$300 scholarship which is presented
each spring to a junior woman who
- would not be able to complete her
senior year without financial aid.
The scholarship is in memory of
Mrs. Hazel Schwering, who served
as dean of women at the Univer
, sity for 13 years before her death
on November 17, 1944.
The first scholarship fund on the
*• campus was collected by Heads of
Houses in the spring of 1945 and
the scholarship was presented dur
* ing a Junior Weekend ceremony.
The plan was sponsored by the
_ Oregon Mothers association, then
under the leadership of Mrs. Perrie
Dolph, state president.
The recipient of the scholarship
is to be representative of the per
sonal standards set by Mrs.
Schwering, and she must be a jun
ior woman, reaching senior status
by next fall term. Her records must j
show scholastic ability, an interest
in campus activities, high moral
- standards, and she must indicate a
definite need for financial aid.
-1947 Seal Drive
To Roll Monday
A Christmas seal drive will be
held on the campus from December
8 to 12, Janice Hughes, general
chairman of the drive, announced
yesterday.
_ The campaign will be conducted
in living organizations on a com
petitive basis. Each men’s house
- will be teamed with a women’s liv
ing organization. The winner will
«. be the team selling the greatest
number of seals.
From December 10 to 12 a
Christmas seal booth will be set up
- in the Co-op. In addition to Janice
Hughes, the committee includes
Katherine Littlefield, Barbara
' Ness, Ann Case, and Myrleen Lar
son.
The Christmas seal drive is an
annual campaign in the United
States for the purpose of fighting
tuberculosis. In Eugene it is spon
_ sored by the Lane County Public
Health association.
Five 'Ducks' Write
Poems for Book
Five University students have
had poems accepted by the Annual
- Anthology of College Poetry. They
are Vern Randall, Marshall Alright,
‘ Elva Rankin, Phillip Noee, and Le
land Huff.
This anthology contains the fin
est poetry written by the college
, students of America. The poems
were selected from the thousands
’that were submitted.
Left-Over Turkey
Subs for Hot Ham
As Stove Smokes
Thanksgiving is over, but not for
the DGs as far as the turkey is
concerned.
Three pans of ham loaf and scap
loped potatoes intended for Tues
day night’s dinner went up in
smoke, when grease in the bottom
of the kitchen stove caught fire. It
filled the Delta Gamma house with
“lots of smoke and excitement.”
Instead of the ham and potatoes,
the Delta Gammas dined on left
over Thanksgiving turkey that
night.
Not only was the turkey seen and
eaten but the Thanksgiving spirit
also prevailed. Firemen disclosed
that, if the fire had not been ex
tinguished, the blistering linoleum
would have ignited.
Phi Sigs Reveal
Nineteen Enter
M-Girl Contest
Nineteen contestants have en
tered the Phi Sigma Kappa Moon
light Girl contest, according to
Doug Fetsch, contest chairman.
The winner will be announced in
the Emerald Saturday morning.
Representing most of the wom
en’s living organizations, contest
ants will be voted on by all mem
bers of the fraternity. The winner's
picture will then be entered in the
national contest, and the winner
will be crowned national Phi Sig
ma Kappa Moonlight Girl.
Following is the complete list
of entries in the contest: Corlista
Vonderahe, Zeta hall; Ruth Cook,
Gamma hall; Norma Parpala, Al
pha Omicron Pi; Joyce Findlater,
Alpha Phi; Kathryn Dobson, Ori
des;
Carolyn Eagleson, Delta Gamma;
Yolanda Stoll, Alpha Xi Delta;
Joan Edwards, Kappa Alpha The
ta; Ruth Laurene, Rebec house;
Beth Shoulderbrand, Delta Delta
Delta; Dorothy Wonderly, Alpha
Chi Omega;
Myrlene Larson, Alpha Delta Pi;
Fran Budow, Delta Zeta; Lucy Hol
lomon, Susan Campbell hall; Car
men Jones, Alpha hall; Phyllis
Henry, Sigma Kappa; Joan Bush,
Pi Beta Phi; Donna Meyer, Zeta
Tau Alpha; and Ann Phetteplace,
Gamma Phi Beta.
News Leter to Appear
The first regional YWCA and
YMCA news leter edited by Lou
Weston, sophomore in journalism,
is being published this week.
Schmitz Performance Marks
His Second Concert at UO
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E. Robert Schmitz, concert pianist, will make his second appearance |
in Eugene tonight. The concert in McArthur court will begin at 8:15. [
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Sparkling Irish Wit Enhances
First Perfomance of 'Playboy'
By LE JEUNE GRIFFITH
University theatergoers got their
first taste of Irish drama with the
Greater Drama Series presentation
Wednesday night of J. M. Synge’s
“Playboy of the Western World.”
Under the direction of Mrs. Ottilie
T. Seybolt, the play was a pleasant
and interesting addition to the
theater season.
Sparked with Irish wit and dia
logue, the play concerns the at
tempts of a young Irishman, Chris
ty (Bob Over), to gain notoriety
and get attention from the women
by boasting of having killed his
father with a single blow. Over’s
i bravado and skillful makeup made
him an excellent Christy.
Glenna Hurst as Pegeen turned
in a consistently good performance
as the fiery Irish lass with the j
sharp tongue.
Allen West as Shawn gave a con
vincing portrayal as the frightened,
God-fearing boy. Ted Schultz as
Old Mahon, Christy’s father, and
Emily Jackull as the Widow Quin
deserve mention for their charac
terizations.
i
The play started slowly, and was
bogged down through a good share
of the first act. It began to pick
up with the entrance of the village
girls and the first long scene be
tween Christy and Pegeen.
At times, much of the sense of
the play was lost because the per
formers were not understandable
through their Irish accents. Con
siderable humor in the play was
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Flu-Bitten Author Shocked by PJs
By LARRY LAX’
A few days ago I picked up my
annual (always near finals) dose
of flu and spent a few dozen hours
in the University infirmary. Every
thing was fine . . except for the
pajamas.
Where the sam hill do they get
those pajamas anyhow? The tops
were bad enough but the bottoms
were impossible. They had neither
buttons, zippers nor drawstrings.
Bottoms Unstable
It was nerve-wracking. A ter
rifying sensation . . . you never
knew when the bottom was going
to drop out of things.
On my way out after being re
leased I dropped in to say hello
to two other flued-in victims, Phyl
lis Potter and Janet Hicks—they
were having trouble too.
Only Two Sizes
Miss Potter is artfully spread
out over 5’9". Her pj's wouldn’t
have fit Little Orphan Anne . . .
She stuck one foot out from under
the covers to show me where the
legs hit her at the knees.
Miss Hicks, who is a petite 5’2”,
had on a pair she could have com
fortably shared with her sister,
Helen. She and Miss Potter should
have switched right from the start.
There was so much pajama left
over it was hard to tell where
Janet began.
New, New Look
The legs were so low it looked
as if she were wearing sleepers.
She donned one of the infirmary’s
beautiful maroon (US Medical
Department., USN) robes and it
dragged a foot lower than a “new
look” skirt.
How women can manage to look
cute in such outfits beats me. On
the other hand, what is to ludi
crous as a pair of hairy male legs
sticking out of knee length pajama
trousers?
As far is I could see they have
at least four doctors now. The gen
tleman that looked after me and
assured me (after a frightening
delay) that I was going to live,
was a soft-spoken Southerner who
told me all sorts of fascinating
things about my blood. He told me
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Pianist Recalled
By Enthusiastic
Music Lovers
Classical Numbers
Plus Contemporary
Playing Acclaimed
See program page 8
E. Robert Schmitz, pianist, will
appear tonight at McArthur couit.
beginning at 8:15 p.m. His conceit,
is being sponsored by the Eugene
civic music association and is the
fourth, in the 1947-4S concert se
ries.
The pianist was enthusiastically
received in Eugene in 1944 and will
be giving his second concert for a
Eugene audience tonight, G. E.
Gaylord, president of the associa
tion said.
Although Schmitz is especially
well-known for his interpretations
of modern music, he has received
acclaim in his studies of Bach and
Chopin.
Recorded Debussy
Long association with Debussy
has given Schmitz's performance
of his music a beauty and authen
ticity. A close friend of the com
poser, he is now making 90 rec
ords of Debussy’s works for Vic
tor. He possesses two books of
Freludes corrected personally by
Debussy. He also has manuscripts
by Ravel, Milhaud, and other mod
ern composers.
Interested in contemporary music
Schmitz founded Pro-Musica Inc.,
an organization devoted to promot
ing the works of living composers.
He also has held master sessions
for teachers of music in this coun
try for a number of years.
Formed Council
The Schmitz council of teacher-!,
formed for teachers trained by tbo
pianist, has stressed the progres
sive method of teaching. He em
phasizes science in his teaching
methods and has written several
books on the subject.
Schmitz did experimental work
in sound production with the in
ventor Thomas A. Edison. He called
on Edison one day while the in
ventor was listening to a. young gi tl
play in connection with his experi
ments. At tiie end of each piece,
the inventor would nod his head in,
dissatisfaction until Schmitz quiet
ly replaced her and began playing
selections of Debussy.
Worked With Edison
So pleased by his perfromanee,
Edison invited Schmitz to his house
where the pianist played over and
over again to help the inventor
with his sound production experi
ments.
Tonight's concert is open to all
students and members of the Eu
gene Civic Music association. Doors
will open at 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study Planned
The Intervarsity Christian fel
lowship will conduct its regular
weekly Bible studies from 8 to 8:50
a.m. in the men’s lounge of Ger
linger hall and in the committee
room of the University YMOA.
from 11 to 11:50 today.