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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1948)
Two Brownings Viewed at Talk In Book Series Selections from the writings of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning will be presented at 7 tonight in the browsing room of the library, replacing the Greater Books series. “This program of the Brownings will be the first contribution from the dramatic department for the regular Tuesday evening program,” said Miss Bernice M. Rise, head of the circulation department. Other presentations by drama students are now being prepared for the weekly programs. Participants Pat King, Jo Bjel land, Harold Larson, and Emelie Jackull are members of Mrs. Ot i tilie T. Seybolt’s oral interpretation classes. The program will be made up of Robert Browning's monologues and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's son nets. Tiie monologues will be “A • Light Woman," from the dramatic personae group, “Youth and Art" from the dramatic romance group, and “The Laboratory,” “Evelyn Hope,” and “Up at a Villa, Down in the City,” from the dramatic lyric group. : The life of an automobile tire 3,500 to 25.000 miles in 'the last 40 . has been increased from about : years. f i j ■ Little Things Count in the World,; Portland Writer Tells Festival By DIANA DYE “Our ability to put the world to gether does not depend on great intentions but on the little stubborn facts we run into,’’ said Ernest Haycox, Portland author, when he spoke to an International Festival luncheon audience at the Eugene hotel Saturday afternoon on “Good Intentions Are Never Enough.” Haycox, who returned from a special mission to Greece in De cember declared that “Greece is a test tube.” The situation found there is similar in every European country today. Investigators Visit Dwight Griswold, President Tru man's special emissary to Greece, led a 250-man mission to that coun try. The purposes of the mission are (1) to restore the economy of Greece and (2) to resist the spread of communism, Haycox said. The author cited reasons for the Greek post-war difficulties. They have not recovered from their post war difficulties as most of the Eur opean states have, he continued. Everything in Greece has collapsed and the present status is not as good as it was in June , 1947. Sixty per cent of Greece is in a fear zone, he added. The Greeks are influenced by an underlying fear of invasion and are uncertain of the future, he emphasized. Cash Inflated Adding to the troubles of the na tion is the currency inflation. As yet, no way has been found to sta bilize the currency and the drach ma is worth practically nothing in foreign exchange, Haycox contin ued. The Greeks have learned to stay alive. All the average citizen is assured from his wages is one fourth of a loaf of bread, the au thor said. It is not uncommon to see a person drop dead on the streets of Athens, the author added. The Greek bureaucracy presents a third post war difficulty, Hay cox asserted. Leadership is badly needed, he said. The bureaucracy is quite inefficient and “The problem is not what kind of ideals a person has, but who can make the govern ment function,” the speaker de clared. I'neertuinty ' Another major difficulty facing those who are helping to restore Greece is the uncertainty that is present all over the nation. The na tional will to fight is weak, Hay cox said. "The Greek has become a !H!LI Want to make an— IMPRESSION ».JL035L -fnreina For food that's good and for seeing friends Bring your date to — solitary animal because ot ms bat tle of survival,” he continued. In Greece is an ancient civiliza tion and the Greeks are among the world's best people, he declared. They are natively intelligent and thoroughly democratic, he said. “But everything has happened to the Greeks. Having seen his house burned and his country pillaged, the Greek citizen is not sure about the future.” Lose Spirit The course of events in the last few years has put out the fiery spirit of the Greeks to band to gether for the common good, the author said. The Russians, Haycox believes, think that the Americans will not support the present foreign policy in Europe and that in the long run, will get discouraged and pull out. Russia, Haycox said, has put ten cents into the contest in Europe and has come out with short run advantages; the Americans are put ting $10 bills into the scrimmage and will benefit with long-run re sults. Quint Folds (Continued from page four) at it again -at 8 p. m., with a Frosh-Marshfield prelim at 6:15. BOX SCORE WSC (62) FG FT PF TP Gayda, f .6 3 4 15 Lowery, f .1 14 3 Hanson, c .3 4 1 10 Hamilton, g.4 0 5 8 Elliott, g .4 2 1 10 Heatheoate, f .2 2 16 Gaston, f.2 0 14 Arndt, c.0 0 3 0 Prehm, c .0 0 2 0 Scodeller, g.1 2 3 4 Dahl, g.1 0 2 2 Total .24 14 27 62 Oregon (60) FG FT)PF TP Wilkins, f .3 2 5 8 Amacher, f .0 0 4 0 Wiley, c .7 3 1 17 Popick, g.2 2 2 6 Wifliamson, g.2 13 5 Hamilton, f.1 2 2 4 Don, c.3 2 18 Cooper, f .0 0 0 0 Berg, g.3 0 16 Lavey, g .1 2 0 4 Bar'telt, f.1 0 3 2 Total .23 14 22 60 Missed free throws: WSC 7 — Gavda 2, Lowery, Hanson 2, Prehm, Elliott; Oregon 16—Hamil ton, Amacher 2, Don 2, Bartelt 4, Berg 2, Williamson 5. Shots attempted by WSC 73; Oregon 91. Halftime score: Oregon 35, WSC 31. Officials: Tim McCullough and and Hal Lee. ' "Major Leaquers Whip SC Nine LOS ANGELES. Feb. 27—(UP) A major league all-star nine-bor rowed a pair of University of Sothern California players today and used them to good advantage in downing the college baseball squad 9 to 7. Trojans Chuck Pryor and Jay Roundy led the attack for the majors, Pryor getting a home run and a double and Roundy a triple and a double. A1 Trieschel hurled the first four inings for the victors allowing only one hit. Sports Staff: Fred Taylor Elwin Paxson Glenn Gillespie Don Fair John Barton Dave Taylor Landscape Display I Now ct Art School Landscape designs, consisting of plans, photographs, and drawings of small garden units, will be ex hibited for two weeks, beginning March 6, in the school of architec ture and allied arts. The exhibition, which will be open to the public daily from 1 to 5 p.m., will be the third and final display on schedule for the current winter term. The landscape designs will rep resent the firm of Eckbo, Yoston, and Williams, one of the most prominent design companies in northern and southern California. They have been doing extensive work with private garden design, coupled with work on community developments. Some of their work is to be found in several community apartment units in the vicinity of San Francisco. YW Nursery to Close Velma Snellstrom, YWCA ser vice committee chairman, has an nounced that the YWCA nursery will be closed during spring va cation. The nursery is for the children of students and faculty. It is con ducted every week day morning at the Fairmount Presbyterian church Students and mothers as sist in caring for the children. College Basketball Alabama 37, Louisiana Stated. Kansas State 61, Kansas 60. Manhattan College 80, Brooklyn College 69. Illinois 52, Indiana 51. Creighton 40, Tulsa 32. Wheaton 69, Lake Forest 49. George Washington 55, Mary land 39. Davis Elkins 74, Salem 51. Minnesota 46, Wisconsin 41. Washington (Mo.) 33, Univer-^ sity of Chicago 24. Band Sets Conceit Featuring Duets The University band will present a season concert at 8 p.m. tomor row in the music school auditorium. - John Stehn conducts the 51 piece ^ group. Claire Lewis, soprano, and Wil liam Putnam, baritone, will be^ featured in a Mozart selection of duets and arias from the “Magic i Flute.” Among the numbers on the pro gram for the band are: Bach’s "Prelude” and “Fugue in G minor,”' Wagner’s “Invocation of Alberich” . and Kha'tchaturian’s “Dances from ^ Gayne,” including “Dance of the P.ose Maidens,” “Lullaby” and "Sa- * bre Dance.” The band played recently at Ash land, Grants Pass, and Medford. REMEMBER MOTHER'S DAY mt.• ~. Make your appointment now so that you many give her something she will enjoy always. i \ Studio Bldg. 13 and Willamette NOW IS THE TIME — to buy your new spring suit! \ / A slim-waisted, full skirted suit with a soft turned collar — Just right for ^ Easter Sunday at HERMANEK '