* Journalism Majors to Hear Gratke
Second annual Eric W. Allen Me
memorial lecturer to the University
will be Charles E. Gratke, who will
also address the Oregon press con
ference, February 20, 21, and meet
with students of the journalism
school.
Gratke is an alumni of Oregon.
He has been foreign editor of the
Christian Science Monitor since
. 1937. Before joining the staff of the
Christian Science Monitor, Gratke
free-lanced in New York, and pre
! vious to that he 'worked for the De
troit News. He has also been a re
porter on the Oregonian, and
worked on the Oregon City Enter
prise.
In 1946 Gratke received the Sig
ma Delta Chi award for foreign
| correspondence for his series of ar
ticles in the Christian Science Mon
itor on the conditions in occupied
Germany.
Other speakers on the program
will be William O. Thorniley, J.
University Author Makes Good;
Writes Next Theatre Production
By PAT KING
After graduating cum laude
from New York law school and
working for a short time as a $15
a-week law clerk, Elmer Rice, au
thor of the next University Theatre
production, “The Adding Machine,”
suddenly quit his job and announ
ced to the misgivings of his friends
that he was going to write a play.
The young novice wrote his play
and proceeded to blast theatrical
tradition by naively mailing his
script to a producer and having it
accepted at once.
The play, “On Trial,” which used
the flashback technique for the
first time, was a sensation and
landed $100,000 in his lap. The
suddenly acclaimed young man
who was soon to be known as El
mer Rice had gambled wdth his
$15 a wreek job and won.
Original work
Not blinded by his initial suc
cess, Rice went on to study and
experiment with the stage for
nine years and in the course of
time has developed and displayed
his talents as a playwright, a
novelist, a director, and a producer.
His next play of real consequence
was “The Adding Machine” pro
duced in 1923 by the theater guild
in New York. Regarded as one of
the most original plays of thu
American stage, it has grown in'
reputation and number of presen
tations as each year passes.
Modern Satire
The play, which will be pre
sented by the University theater
guild under the direction of Hor
ace W. Robinson Feb. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, and 14, hits hard at the
ugliness and meaningless banality
of life and pleads for beauty, in
dividuality, and romance with re
lentless, satirical blows at modern
life.
Rice’s "Street Scene,” a Pulit
zer prize winner in 1929 which has
recently been reopened on Broad
way, resolved his doubts as to his
place in the theater. He also wron
recognition as director of another
Pulitzer prize winner “Abe Lincoln
in Illinois.”
Justifies Belief
“I have found justification for
my belief that the theater must
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not necessarily be devoted exclu
sively to tap dancing, wisecracks,
gags, knockabout farce, fustian
romance, and polite adultries,”
said Rice.
In 1942 he married Betty Field,
star of stage and screen, and they
have' formed one of the most suc
cessful husband and wife teams
on Broadway.
Low GPA Women
Called By Dean
Women students on scholastic
probation are requested by the
dean of women, Mrs. Golda P.
Wickham, to be present at a meet
ing at 6:45 p.m. Thursday in alum
ni hall of Gerlinger. Those asked
to attend include all women with
a fall term GPA below 2.00, or an
accumulative below 2.00. About 300
should be present, the dean said.
Purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss study methods and to help
students analyze their own situa
tions and make their corrections,
according to Mrs. Wickham.
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journalism, University of Oregon;
and Dr. Harry K. Newburn, presi
dent, University of Oregon.
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Sally Terril
Sam McKinney
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Status of YWCA
Listed for Scrutiny
Past, present and future of the
University YWCA program will be
discussed at a Y cabinet meeting
today at 5:30, Bjorg Hansen, pres-:
ident, has announced.
In place of the annual winter
term retreat, the cabinet has
planned this night meeting which
will include a potluck dinner and
group discussion.
Mrs. Paul Ellis, member of the
advisory board, is scheduled to lead
the discussion. Yolanda Stoll, social
chairman, is in charge of the menu.
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'World' Meeting 7:30
Keith Bacon, graduate in poli
tical science, and Fred Ehelebe,
senior in education, will discus
plans for world federation at p
One World club meeting in the
YMCA tonight at 7:30.
This is the club’s first regular
meeting of the term.
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