Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, October 12, 1948, Page 2, Image 2

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    Dr. McCullough
Opens UO
Religious Week
University students and towns
people gathered in Mac court Sunday
evening to take part in the opening
services of Religious Evaluation
week.
Speaker was Dr J. Renwick Mc
Cullough of the First Presbyterian
church of Tacoma. Dr. McCullough
expressed the view that “most people
find that playing the game of life is
as confusing as playing football
without knowing where the goal
posts are.”
Sharing the program with Dr-. Mc
Cullough were the Eugene Gleemen,
who sang two numbers—“Let Their
Celestial Concerts all Unite,” and
“Hymn to the Madonna”—the lat
ter with James Kays as soloist. Mr.
Kays has one of the widest voice
ranges in the country.
Wesley Presents
The entire program, which was
tied together by a Wesley players
narration, set the stage and spirit for
Religious Evaluation week. Follow
ing the Mac court ceremonies, a re
ception was held in Gerlinger hall
for the eight evaluation week speak
ers.
Yesterday the first formally sched
uled activities of the week were suc
cessfully staged^ The day began
with a talk by Dr. Carl F. Henry at
Gerlinger hall. Dr. Henry, who is
a professor at Fuller Theological
Seminary at Pasadena, spoke on the
week’s theme—“Man’s Predicament
and God’s Answer.” He declared
that “only an audacious Christianity,
which proclaims the judgement, mer
cy, and the power of God, holds the
answer to the predicament of mod
ern man amidst the break-down of
western culture.” -
Tolerance Topic
Topic at the noon forum at John
Straub was “Tolerance, Broadmind
edness of Shallow-mindedness.” The
forum was conducted by Rev. John
R. Schroeder.
Also on the Monday program was
a 3 p.m. discussion at Gerlinger hall
on the World Church, and at 4 p.m.
seminar, also at Gerlinger. Attend
ing the 4 p.m. meeting were Dr. Har
lan Houge, who discussed “The Pre
dicament of Western Man;” Dr.
Carl F. Henry, whose topic was
“God:” and Dr. Frank Williston,
who led a forum on the European
crisis.
Spirit, Rules
(Continued from page one)
Jane Hull, Kuth Mihnos, Nonna
Duffy, and Nancy Chamberlain,
are on display at the Co-op and
the University Men’s shop.
6 Bonfire Set
Immediately after the noise pa
rade, the bonfire will burn, just off
the intramural field.
John Baeklund, head of the bon
fire committee, has asked that all
frosh men collecting material for
the fire, keep it at their organiza
tions until it is asked for. This will
prevent the vandalism and raiding
that occurred last year, Baeklund
said.
Papers, orange crates, and any
thing burnable will be needed. The
bonfire will be, topped by a Cougar
soaked in gasoline, Baeklund add
ed. A short rally will be held dur
ing the bonfire.
Assisting Baeklund are Fred
Moore, Bob Gittner, Elwin Paxson
and Max Angus.
Committee Meets
The decoration committee for
the Homecoming dance will meet
at 4 p.m. today at the Alpha Gam
ma Delta house, Joyce Bailey,
chairman, stated yesterday.
University Theater to Present
'Petrified Forest' October 22
By MARGE SCANDLING
“Frequently strange but always I
likable” was the opinion of a New |
York drama critic when reviewing
the first night production of “The
Petrified Forest” after its success-1
ful Broadway opening in January,
1935. The University theater’s ver
sion of the two-act play begins an
eight-day run on October 22.
When the critic said “strange”
he may have been referring to the
assortment of personalities seen in
the play. A fellow critic described
the main characters as “a defeated
novelist at the end cf his rope, a
frustrated desert-maid, and an in
articulate man-killer, sort of a Dil
linger of the wastelands.”
Gas Station Setting
Or the critic could easily have
been referring to the setting it
self, a lunchroom-gas station lo
cateed near the Arizona desert.
Strange also is the play’s plot as it
sees the varied personalities clash
throughout the full two acts. Even
nature plays the role as the de
pressing effects of the nearhy pet
rified forest with its impossible dry
desolateness are seen on the char
acters.
Varied Characters
But, as the critic said, the play
is a likable one, largely due to
Author Robert Sherwood’s deft
touches at character shaping.
Gramp Maple, the old-timer who
can’t forget a brief encounter with
Billy the Kid he once had; Boze
Hertzlinger, the football player
who can’t seem to put his college
education to work; Duke Man tee,
the burly killer who limits himself
to growling, “I wouldn’t know,
pal,” and others show the Sher
woodian touch.
Horace Robinson is directing the
play. Season tickets for the Uni
versity theater’s full schedule of
six plays are now on sale in the
drama studio in back of Johnson
hall.
Freshmen Retain UO Tradition,
Sport Rooters Lids at Grid Meet
The wearing o’ the green and
yellow rooters lids has long been
a traditional part of Oregon’s
Homecoming. For over 30 years
freshmen men have rigidly adher
ed to the custom, prompted by the
paddles of the Order of the O.
Official lids were first adopted
by the student council in 1918. An
Emerald of that year explains the
necessity for uniformity “in shade,
shape, and size to combat the in
congruity of last year’s caps.”
The article described the lids to
be of “substantial material, with
a two-inch wide lemon yellow band
around a dark green crown. A
small green block “O” is attached
to the band and a lemon yellow
tassel adorns the top.”
Despite tradition, however, in
novations in the custom occas
ionally creep in. Not only have
the men’s caps changed in appear
ance, but this year has seen the
introduction of special women’s
rooters lids.
Another major change occured
Right from the heart of
Paris, sophisticated and
alluring as the city herself
.. .comes Crepe de Chine,
“that silken fragrance
she loves to wear!’
Crepe de Chine
EAU DE COLOGNE
at $6 and $10
Crepe de Chine
PARFUM $12 to $60
PLUS TAX
Tiffany-Davis
Sth and Willamette
Portland Game_
(Continued from page one)
day morning. In the Rose City,
1000 reserved seat pasteboards will
be sold, after which the remainder
of the general admissions will go
on sale at $2.40.
Veterans and their wives may
pick up general admission tickets
at the Eugene office beginning
Monday. „
Saturday’s edition of The Em
erald will be distributed at the
game, according to Editor Bill
Yates, the issue will be designed es
pecially for football fans.
“Since the student rooting sec
tion is not covered,” cracked
Yates, “the papers may serve a
double purpose in the event of
rain.”
in 1918 when, after solemn delib
eration, the student council de
creed that “freshmen will not have
to wear green caps when in full
military uniform.”
But the council further voted to
discourage the wearing of uni
forms other than at the drill hour.
According to an. Emerald story,
the exception was forced by the
“uncooperative attitude of the mil
itary department” toward the root
ers caps.
And 1948, like every past home
coming, will find the Oregon fresh
men clad in their lids . . . except
when they are wearing their ROTC
uniforms.
The men of Troy have scored 366
points in their 14 Oregon games,
while the Webfoots have tallied
only 82 points.
Today s Staff
Evelyn Nlll
City Editor
Copy Editors: Nancy Young-,
blood, Barbara Ebeling, Catherine
Black, Pat Jordan, Joe Meier.
Night Staff: Sue Dimm, Bill Ly
on, Mary Hall.
Ad Staff
Dummy—Jim Ivory
Assistant advertising manager
-—Virginia Mahon
Day Manager—Cal Smith
Layout—Betty Zinn
Soliciting—Pat Finnegan, Emily
West, Jean Bell, Pat Mullins,
Frances Healey, Joan Thomas.
Office—Lila DeJarnette, Louise
Johnson.
Extension Students
Reach Total of 1,025
State-wide registration for ex-,
tension classes in Oregon reached
a total of 1,025 so far, Miss Flor
ence Walta, secretary of state-wide
classes, announced Monday.
These figures are very incom
plete, Miss Walta said, and do not
include the enrollment in the aVn
iport and Portland extension cen
ters.
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