Preppers to Vie
In Speech Fray
This Weekend
Representatives of 31 high
schools will attend the first an
nual convention of the Oregon
high school state speech league
when it meets on the University of
Oregon campus Friday and Satur
day, April 16 and 17, according to
Kirt E. Montgomery, assistant pro
fessor of speech and drama, tour
nament director.
Approximately 142 students, win
ners who represent 11 of 13 state
districts, will compete.
Eight events are scheduled, in
cluding oratory, extemporaneous
3peaking, discussion, humorous
speaking, poetry, radio speaking,
debate, and after-dinner speaking.
Events will be held before speech
and drama classes as far as possi
ble, to provide audiences for the
contestants.
Banquets are slated for both Fri
day and Saturday nights, with the
final winners to be presented in an
hour-long program over State-sta
tion KOAC Saturday night.
Speaker Friday night will be Roy
C. McCall, head of the department
of speech and drama. After-dinner
speaking will take place Saturday
night, also.
Montgomery will be assisted by
Professor Paul Knoll, of Oregon
State college, and Warren Miller,
forensic manager. Chairmen have
been chosen from speech and drama
classes.
Housing for the contestants, who
will be accompanied by faculty ad
visers, has been arranged with
campus living organizations. The
full program for both days will be
posted on the bulletin board inside
the south entrance to Friendly hall.
All those interested are welcome to
attend.
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'Dream's' Magic-Maker Oberon
Finds Difficulty in Dual Demand
As the stately Oberon, king ot
the fairies and instigator of much
mortal difficulty in Shakespeare’s
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,”
Norman Weekly, sophomore in
drama, finds some difficulty him
self in trying to be kingly and yet
convincing.
"Oberon is a very powerful be
ing who is able to create magic
and, to his vast amusement, even
control mortals who come into the
woods,” explained Weekly.
The play, which is to be pre
sented in MacArthur court April
24 by the University theater under
the direction of Horace W. Rob
inson, throws the added problems
of timing and central staging on
the cast. Since the University
symphony orchestra is to play
Mendelsohn’s full score of “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the
cast also must synchronize its
cues with the music. The entire
action of the play will take place
in the center of the floor on a
series of elevated platforms of dif
ferent levels fitted together.
“We’ve been rehearsing in much
more compact positions than we
shall have in MacArthur court,
which will require some adjust
ment when we begin to have re
hearsals there,” he said.
As for his own particular role,
Norman said thoughtfully, “A
particular pleasure for me in play
ing Oberon is the beautiful poetry
in his lines. For that matter, the
whole play is such poetry that it
is much more than just a fan
tasy.”
University theater audiences
will remember the young actor for
his most recent outstanding per
formance as Lt. Charles in “The
Adding Machine.”
After graduation, he plans to
continue his drama work in sum
mer theater and do graduate work '
in directing all phases of the
theater before attempting to go
into drama professionally.
Rushing Meeting Held
All girls interested in spring
term rushing are asked to attend a
meeting in the conference room,
Emerald hall, today at 4 p.m. Those
girls who have not yet registered
for rushing may do so following'
the meeting.
Children don’t like to take their
noise out of doors because the j
acoustics are better inside.
Muhula Fills Post
As Newman Prexy
Fran Muhula, junior in music,
was elected president of Newman
club for the coming year at the
election meeting of the organiza
tion Tuesday evening. Vice-presi
dent is Tom Sandmeyer, sophomore
in architecture. Larry Crushing,
French Group to Meet
- ii
Pi Delta Phi, French honorary,
will meet Monday, April 19, at 4.
p.m. in room 211, Friendly hall.
sophomore in business administra
tion, was named treasurer.
Amelia Diamont, junior in for-*
eign languages, was elected secre-'
tary and Barbara Heywood, sopho
more in journalism, was named cor
responding secretary.
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