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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1948)
Scholarship Blanks Due October 20 Application blanks for the Rhodes scholarship can be ob tained from Dr. Paul Means in the religion department and must be returned by October 20. The Rhodes scholarship is tenable at the University of Oxford and is a two-year appointment. The local faculty committee on International affairs and scholar ships will choose candidates for the state elimination which will be held later in the month. To be eligible, a candidate must be a male citizen of the United States, with at least five year’s domicile, and unmarried, must be between the ages of 19 and 25, and must have at least a junior stand ing. Selections Planned Final selections will be made on the basis of four groups of qualities which Mr. Rhodes mentioned. They are (1) literary and scholastic ability and attainments, (2) quali ties of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy, kindli ness, unselfishness, and fellow ship, (3) exhibition of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolmates, and (4) physical vigour, as shown by interest in out door sports or in other ways. Thirty-two scholarships are as signed to the United States annu ally. Campus Buzzes (Continued from page one) field, according to Johnny Back lund of the bonfire committee. Further instructions will appear in Thursday’s Emerald. Sign Committee Meets The Homecoming sign commit tee will meet in the alumni office today at 4 p.m. “Houses should get their home coming signs up as soon as pos sible," said Tom McLaughlin, chairman of the sign committee, yesterday. Judging will be between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Friday. A complete and revised list of judges will appear tomorrow. Signs will be rated on original ity and appropriateness to this year’s theme, “A New Look at Oregon.” ljaaies laas rusneu. Women’s rooters' lids will be on sale for the rest of this week so that every coed may have one for the Oregon-WSC clash Saturday at 2 p.m. "We want each house to go 100 per cent for rooters’ lids,” says chairman Alex Murphy of the rally board. “All women are requested to wear their lids green side out. The mass effect of having every member of the women's rooting section wearing a green lid would be colorful and help to promote spirit." Lids may be purchased from representatives in each house or by contacting Anne Case at the Pi Beta Phi house, phone 947. HASH Offers Dance Sample "For the benefit of those of you who are anxious to give a listen to the bands you will hear at the Homecoming dance, and for you who cfti'e anxious to learn all about this year's celebration, tune in on station KASIl at 10 tonight,” an nounces Bob Don, Homecoming general chairman. Records of the Dick Day and Benny Carter orks who will per form Saturday night will be played and Don himself will be inter viewed on the program. Coed Promising Pianist, But Normal Teen-ager by GRETCHEN GRONDAHL “I feel like an old-timer even though I am just a freshman,” laughs, Madeleine Adler, Oregon pianist, who will appear as guest soloist with the Portland Junior Symphony November 20. Miss Adler elaborated upon this sentiment, unusual in a 17-year-old, by explaining that she has been on the University campus for three years already as a special music University Ski Club Meeting Thursday Rumors that a “ big cold front” is moving in have aroused the Uni versity ski club to schedule its first meeting for 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the band room of the military build ing, Lynn Bucklin, new president of the group, announced. “The ski club’s activities will be greatly expanded this year,” Buck lin promised, "and special emphasis will be given to a program for novice skiers.” Talks and movies will supplement the organizational business of the meeting. Old members, new fresh men, and all students interested in skiing are invited to attend. The ski club was reactivated last winter term, ofter going off campus during the war. Letha Peterson is treasurer of the organization. Just a Bear Story: Huskies Worry Cal BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 19— The University of California foot ball team, top Rose Bowl contend er, studied motion pictures of the Oregon State game last night in preparation for Saturday’s clash with Washington at Seattle. Coach Lynn Waldorf said the Bears played better football in knocking off Oregon State last Saturday than they had in dump ing Wisconsin the previous week. He professed to be worried about Washington, telling his play ers the Seattle team is “always tough.” The first team worked in sweat suits today, while the third team scrimmaged against the fourth, and reserves against the Frosh. The fish that escaped is the big one. student. While she was complet ing a regular high school course in University high, she studied music under George Hopkins of the UO school of music. By special ar rangement she has been housed at Zeta hall. Won Competition The blonde, blue-eyed young ar tist won the guest appearance by coming out on top in the 19th an nual Portland Junior Symphony competition last spring. Compet ing against seven other -outstand ing Oregon pianists, she earned first place with her performance of the first movement of Edward Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. She will play the complete work in her November concert, which will be presented in Portland’s Civic Auditorium. Obviously devoted to her music, Miss Adler tries to practice “at least three hours a day—some times more, sometimes less.” In addition, she must now journey to Portland every week to rehearse with Jacques Gershkovitch, con ductor of the symphony. Her first actual rehearsal with the symphony, which this year cel ebrates its twenty-fifth anniver sary, will be November 3. Intensi fied practice in the week preced ing the concert will call her to the Rose City nearly every day. Likes Portland “I’m crazy about tail buildings— want to go to New York some time. Maybe that’s why I like Portland so much. It has the tallest build ings I've ever seen.” Although she spends most of her summer enrolled in University music courses, Miss Adler man ages to find time to spend three weeks each summer with her fam ily at Lake Woods near her home town, Klamath Falls. Her favorite recreation there is speedboating, she claims; her pet all-year pas times are reading and dancing—in cluding jitterbugging. Concert. Pianist Her driving ambition is to be a concert pianist. She plans to earn her bachelor’s degree at Oregon and then study in the East. “Few people realize that the Uni vversity of Oregon music school is one of the up and coming schools in the country,” Miss Adler said. Perhaps by her performance next month she may help to convince others of her earnest belief. SatanxStcui, Oct. 33 Last day to issue Books and Supplies on G.I. Bill "U of O Co-op1' British Labor Party Member Speaks Oct. 28 Reginald Sorenson, who at 57 ha: nineteen years’ experience as a La bor Party member of the British par liament, will speak in the Oregor campus October 28. Under the sponsorship of the edu cational activities board, the speed will be given in room 3, Fenton hall at 4 p.m. The speacker has long been an ac tive member of his country's legis lative body. He had an importan part in work done on the India crisis and is the auhtor of several book: on India and international recoil ciliation. Sent on tour by the Americar Friends Service committee, Mr. Sor enson will talk on a subject relating to the present international crisis anc a Christian ethical solution. Frosh IFC Meets Freshman Intrafraternity counci will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Ch Psi lodge. All pledge class presi dents are urged to attend this meet ing announced Russ Haeal, counci president. Y Service Group To Meet Thursday All members of the YWCA ser vice committee will meet Thursday at 4p.m. at the YMCA, announced Dorothy Collier and Margie Scand ling. Each will meet with their com mittees and all girls who signed up when joining the Y and all others interested are asked to attend. Activities of the service committee include work in the spastic hospital, the YWCA nursery, tot-tenders, girl scout and Y-Teen counciling, and miscellaneous short-time service ' projects. ADVISORY BOARD TO MEET The regular monthly meeting of the advisory board and cabinet of i the YWCA will be held Thursday noon at the Y bungalow .with the ad visory board being hostesses for the luncheon. Mrs. Curtis Avery, chairman of • the advisory board, will preside over the meeting, and Nancy Moran, jun ior in political science, will report on her summer work in Washington, D. C. .with the Washington Students in Government project of the YWCA. The best advertisement for a re ducing course is, naturally, a girl who doesn’t need to lose an ounce. ' Distinctively Styled W PnxuyiamA. for your fall House Dance VJleu PRIHTMG COfllPflnY i/ Edward V. Duke - Harry F. Garrett Telephone 470 - 169 Harry F. Garrett 76 West Broadway Versatile Oxford i TS» ARROW "DOUBLER" $395 Fine Gordon oxford cloth in a two-pocket, convertible collar shirt makes Doubler a peren nial campus favorite. ARROW SHIRTS and TIES UNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS • SPORTS SHIRTS ^____