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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1948)
... Red Cross Sets Dates For Fund Collection Here Talks by Lane county Red Cross officers and a movie about Red Cross activities will be given at 4 p.m. today in 3 Fenton hall, accord ing to Collections Chairman Mar guerite Johns. Miss Cora Pirtle, Lane county manager, and Ray Sigenthaler, fund chairman, will speak on the Red Cross in Lane County and its relation to students. The movie is about Red Cross disaster aid. Margaret Rauch, campus co-chairman, is scheduled to speak on the campus drive. Dates Set The campus drive is from March 1 to 5. Although competition is not to be a main factor, cups will be awarded to the houses making the largest contributions, Co-chairman Margaret Rauch and Clay Meyers have announced. Red Cross mem bership is $1. Promotion Chairman Steve Church has obtained a sound truck to be used to boost the drive dur ing the week. Between classes, stu dents will be entertaineed with mu sic and announcements. Entertainment Planned Bill Monroe, entertainment com mittee chairman, has arranged for quintets to sing during mealtimes at living organizations. He has also planned a show to be presented in front of the Side on March 3. In previous years Kappa Kappa Gamma won the cup for the larg est donation three times. Hen Hendricks hall is another recent winner. YWCA Officer Bills Interviews With UO Coeds Mrs. Eloise Ewing, of the na tional YWCA staff, will interview women students today for positions with city YWCA’s, Karl Onthank, dean of personnel administration, said yesterday. Positions include di rectors for girls’ work, business girl departments, physical education and recreational departments. Onthank stated that many posi tions for women are becoming available in youth service, welfare, . and recreational directors for pub lic and other agencies that didn’t exist a few years ago. The work is interesting, pay good, and oppor tunities at'tractice, he asserted. Miss Janet McKellar, of the Na tional Campfire Girls, Inc. staff, will be on the campus March 12 looking for executives for Camp fire directors. A girl Scout repre sentative is expected later, On thank said. Sale Slated Today By Episcopal Club Canterbury club's rummage sale starting at 9:30 a.m. today offers the solution. Shoes, sweaters and other articles of apparel will be on sale all day. Proceeds will go to St. Theodore’s hospital in the Philip pine islands. The rummage sale* is '"at-St. Mary’s Episcopal church, 166 East Thirteenth street. Copy Desk: Jeannine Macaulay, desk editor Dick Monnie Walt McKinney George Ezkiall Bill Howlet't Dick Humphrey Don Fair Realism Prevails in Dover Road Several Meals Served on Stage By PAT KING In the interest of realism, a kitchen unit is being set up back stage for the latest production of the University Theater Guild, “The Dover Road.” It will be presented March 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11 under the direction of Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt. The realism concerns the unusual number of meals to be served in the play for each per ormance: one dinner and three breakfasts. “However, let me deny all ru mors that the kitchen will be ut ilized to serve refreshments to the audience at intermission.” Gilbert Williams, technical director for the play, hastened to say. Authentic Period Furniture Used Serving as chefs as well as prop workers will be Mary Ellen Mc Kay, prop manager and her assis tant Beverly Marines. Aside from preparing the meals for the play, the two girls have been busily looting the Alpha Delta Pi house of furniture in order to equip the set which represents a wealthy, remodeled Tudor mansion in Eng land. An earnest attempt is being made to use authentic period fur niture for the set. Williams, who studied tapestry designs hanging in the Metropol itan Museum during his visit to New York at Christmas, has de signed an extremely large armor ial tapestry with an all-over pat tern to help achieve the effect of a luxuriant interior. He and the crew are also trying to stretch Library Contest Slated For May Students interested in entering their libraries in the undergraduate and graduate student library con test, should plan to bring their books back with them after spring vacation, according to Miss Ber nice Rise, circulation librarian and readers consultant of the Univer sity library . Held during Junior Weekend, the contest is open to all students interested in displaying their pri vate libraries. Libraries are in two classifications: General libraries of any books but textbooks, and specialized libraries containing books in a certain field only. Text books may be included in the specialized libraries. Entries are limited to 50 vol umes, and all books must be plainly marked with owner’s name. The three divisions of the con test are sponsored by two differ ent groups. The undergraduate student division is in two sections; the students general libraries and students specialized libraries. Gra duate students libraries may be GILBERT WILLIAMS the small, cramped stage of John son hall into a large manorial hall through set design and illus ion. Stage Crew at Work Unable to put up the set for “The Dover Road’’ until the last production had finished running, the stage crew has been working diligently to mount the whole pro duction in just two weeks. Gerry Hettinger, who played the leading role of Mrs. Zero in the last play, has traded her baggy nightgown and slippers for a pair of hardworking white overalls as stage manager. Pat Welch, who is also assistant director, will aid Miss Hettinger. Another leading lady of Guild productions, Marie DiLoreto, is chief electrician in charge of lighting with Elmarie Wendel as sisting. “About that mummy case,” Wil liams said, still attempting to dis pose of the prop since its use in the first production of the season, "The Man Who Came to Dinner”, “If you can find anybody who wants it I’ll throw in a giant sized pair of stools and a genuine Irish churn.” either specialized or general, and the student will have to specify the group he plans to enter. Student specialized libraries, and graduate students libraries are sponsored by the association of patrons and friends of the Uni versity of Oregon library, and the student general libraries are spon sored by the Co-op. Prizes of $15, $10, and $5 in books are offered. Winners may get their prizes in books at the Co-opt. Andrew Jackson was the first president to invoke the pocket veto. PROTECT THOSE VALUABLE PHOTOGRAPHS! We have a large variety of lovely photograph albums—Preserve those memories of school days NOW. ■ Hen Hallers Join Finals Hendricks hall trounced Rebec house 21 to 10 yesterday in the girls’ intramural basketball semi finals. Hendricks will play the win ner of the Highland-University house tilt next Tuesday to deter mine the intramural championship. The hall grils took an early lead which they never relinquished, and Rebec never seriously threatened. Hendricks had an advantage in height at all positions, which showed up under the baskets. Throughout the game, Rebec was scourged with penalties, pass interceptions, and inability to hit the basket. In the last quarter, both teams exhibited poor playing, as the ball changed hands six times in less than a minute. Diane Hoek, Mary Dulcich, and Bonnie Gienger, Hendricks for wards, displayed excellent team work, with Diane leading the after noon's scoring with ten pointts. Joan Huntington was high for the losers with four. Honoraries to Meet Members of Kwama and Skull and Dagger are asked to attend the Red Cross meeting tomorrow at 4 p.m. in room 3, Fenton. Brotherhood Stressed The observance of World Broth erhood on the campus is being sponsored jointly by the University department of religion, the Univer sity religious council, and the Uni versity lectures committee. AD STAFF: Day Manager: BOB ZELLER Assistant Day Manager: •TIM IVORY Layout Staff: JOAN WAGENBLAST DORIS BROWNLEE Sales Staff: ARGO Wilson's BEST MUSIC and I RECORD STOCK .. and BEST SERVICE IN EUGENE .59 K. 10th Ave. »Tirr MTr,r», .~ ■■w—— Iby LIKE MOTHER'S TINTYPE You’ll be a vision of old fashioned loveliness in this distinctive two-piece dress. A full flared skirt > of black faille is topped by a rayon blouse with ( banded neckline, dainty ruffled yoke and full "puffy” sleeves. Skirt in black only. Your choice of red, green or blue striped blouse. Sizes: 9 to 15. $14.95 * BdCMRSifS