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House Selection For Men's Sing Due on Friday All-Campus Sing chairmen for living organizations must submit the name of the selection they in tend to sing by Friday, according to Jordis Benke and Jerry O’Leary, chairman of the Junior Weekend event. Men’s houses are asked to report to O’Leary at the Beta Theta Pi house, and women’s groups may contact Miss Benke at the Pi Beta Phi house. A minimum of 16 voices is re quired in each group, and no pro fessional musician or faculty in structor may be chosen for leader. Houses may sing any type of song except fraternal selections. Preliminary judging will be held April 28 and 29 in McArthur court. The winners of this contest will be featured in the All-Campus Sing during Junior Weekend and the final winners selected from this group. The large number of living or ganizations now on campus neces sitated holding the first prelimin ary judging last year. Previously all living groups had sung in the finals on Junior Weekend. Any student wishing to work on sub-committees for the All-Cam pus sing may turn in petitions to Miss Benke or O’Leary until Fri day. Sub-committees open to pub licity, decorations, tickets, and in vitations: Interviews Slated By Goodrich Men Representatives of the B. F. Goodrich co., Seattle, will be on the campus today to interview men who desire to enter the dis tribution field as a career, accor ing to Karl Onthank, dean of per sonnel administration. A general meeting will be held' at 9 this mor ning in Room 6, Friendly hall at which appointments may be made for interviews later. Representatives will be C. A. Klumb, wholesale supervisor, and P. R. Win email, district manager of industrial products sales divi sion. They will interview appli cants for sales engineers also. Those qualifying will be given an initial training period of six months duration. A fixed salary will be received during training and an assignment will be biven after completion of training. For food that's the 'Life of every party' try — University Grocery 790 E. 11th Phone 1597 Leap Year Baby to Play Lead In Romance Play, 'Dover Road By PAT KING Although you’d never guess it to look at her, Grace Hoffman is only five years old! Born on Feb ruary 29, she celebrates her birth day only every four years. This year she had the added dis tinction of celebrating her birth day on Sunday the twenty-ninth which occurs only three times a century. Second Year A sophomore in drama, Grace has her first major role in the Uni versity theater as Anne in "The Dover Road,” to be presented March 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11 under the direction of Ottilie T. Seybolt. As Anne, she is a likeable, but sheltered, young woman who is swept off her feet by Leonard (Dick Rayburn) and then realizes her mistake under the tutelage of Mr. Latimer (Bob Over). It is in Mr. Latimer’s country home off the Dover road that she and Leonard are subtley held to al low them to reconsider their rash elopement. Good to Relax “Being a light comedy, the play will be a good means of relaxation from exam studies,” offered the at tractive dark-haired Grace. “It also has some good philosophy for would-be rash elopers from col lege,” she added. A Portland girl, Grace attended Grant high school, where she par ticipated in many plays. She has also played in Civic Theater pro ductions including “Little Wom en,” “Pride and Prejudice," and Booth Tarkington’s “The Fightinj Littles.” She first became familia to campus audiences in a small roll in “I Remember Mama.” Walls Tumbled Under the heading of embarrass ing moments, Grace submitted i worthy entry by relating the timi she slammed a door too hard in i play and the one side of the se came crashing down over her. Other members of the cast in elude Don Smith as Dominic, Lou ise Clous'ton and Sue Fernimen a: Eustacia, Gerald Lundy as Nico las and Doreen Pitcher as the firs' maid. Box office in Johnson hall is now open from 10 a.m. to noon anc from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will re main open till curtain time on day: of performance. Purcell to Address Fellowship Group Walter Purcell will speak at th< Inter-Varsity Christian fellowshij: meeting in the dining room of Johi Straub hall tonight at 7. Formerly from Minneapolis where he was engaged in Bibl( teaching, his work now consist: mainly of speaking tours through out Oregon. Purcell has taken part in several IVCF conferences. Night Staff: Roger Moore Betty French Dean Blankenburg. Executive Positions in Retailing AWAITING TRAINED MEN AND WOMEN Attractive, responsible positions in stores or in teach ing await the graduates of foremost School of Retailing. Careers in buying, advertising, personnel, management, fashion and other specialized fields beckon to college trained men and women of varied talents. The unique one-year program offered by New York University for men and women college graduates, leading to a master’s degree, combines practical instruction, planned market contacts, and invaluable “New York experience” (planned, supervised work experience-with pay) in well-known New York stores. Write for full details. Request Bulletin C-2 NEY YORK UNIVERSITY School of Retailing 100 Washington Square, New York 3, N. Y. EASTER GREETING CARDS We are proud to offer our customers, one of the widest selection of Easter cards in Eugene. In our selection you will find bright and gay colors, comical and somber cards that will fill any desire. Come in and select your Easter Cards now. University 4*Co-op” CAMPUS ' CALENDAR , Noon: YWCA cabinet meeting in 1 the YMCA. , Noon: Westminster house lunch eon. 4 p.m.: Heads of Houses and presidents of campus organizations will honor Donald DuShane at a ’ coffee hour in alumni hall, Gerlin ger. 4:30 p.m.: International Festical committee meeting at YWCA. Bring reports. 6:30 p.m.: Wesley “Drama Work 1 shop” meeting. 7:45 p.m.: Testimonial meeting of the Christian Science organiza tion at YWCA. 8:30 p.m.: Christian Science Monitor group meeting in room 204 library. Topic will be compulsory military training. Copy Desk: Scarge Mandling Malt K. Cwinney Schob Bade Lerb Habenby Will Ballace Steve Bobbinsen, edduter Trial Scheduled For Press Cases . The annual moot trial of the sem inar students in law of the press will be staged Wednesday evening * at 7:30 p.m. before “Judge” W. C. Price in 105 journalism building. The trial is open to the public. Using an actual case of a gener ation ago, Snyder vs. the New York __ Press, the re-trial will be conducted on the basis of facts in which a woman sued a newspaper for libel . after publication of a report about being served a subpoena when in the bathtub. Only differences in the trial will be in the modernization of the cir cumstances and in the name of the newspaper being sued, the Eugene Republican-Grist. A six-man jury _ of lower-division journalism stu dents will hear the case. Attorneys for the plaintiff are Les Schlangen, George Skorney, Hsu Kai Yu and Susan McCarrel. Counsel for the defense are Jack L. - Billings, Gene Bird, Eugene Kille brew and Lis Gilmore. Cricket fights are a favorite sport in China. Two things every college man should know! 7 w mXm 0 This is a poet. Is naturally granted poetic license. But not in passing exams, where it would help. Would have fared better in 18th century. Today horrible fate awaits as radio jingle writer. These are "Manhattan’’ pajamas. 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