Fiftieth Year of Publication and Sendee to the University
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VOLUME L
NUMBER 34
Soph Chins
Downy for
Whiskerino
Those men running for Joe
College can shave Thursday,
but otherwise all sophomore
men stop shaving as of yester
day, in preparation for the Soph
omore Whiskerino, November
13.
“If you aren’t showing defi
nite traces of a beard today,.you
are a violator unless you have
an excuse signed by a doctor,”
says Eddie Artzt, Whiskerino high
sheriff. Skull and Dagger members
and last year’s frosh numeral win
ners will be on the prowl for vio
lators today, violators will be re
ported tomorrow in the Emer
ald, and the first tubbings of non
bear-growers will be held tomor
row at 12:30 in front of the side.
Artzt promised that violators
who do not show up for beard
growing treatment tomorrow will
be rounded up by the posse and
dealt with severely later in the
week. He asked the cooperation of
house presidents to insure that all
sophs grow bears.
An important meeting of all
frosh numeral winners will be
held tonight at the Theta Chi
house at 7:15.
The high sheriff added that
beards may be trimmed, and asked
that names of violators be turned
in by 1 o’clock today by Skull and
Dagger and Frosh numeral win
ners. Men students with between
36 and 93 hours, and those with
more hours having no junior cer
tificates must grow bears.
One ray of hope still exists for
violators: No tub has been round
ed up for punishment purposes,
but Artzt has promised that one
will be found in time to make any
beardless sophs repent their mis
take.
English Critic to Speak
On Three Modern Poets
Stephen Spenders, poet and critic, will speak tonight at 8 in
207 Chapman hall. He will discuss “Three Modern Poets:
Eliot, Yeats and Lawrence.”
A visiting English poet. Spender is in this country to lec
ture on the new school of English poetry in which he is a leader.
In a re.cent interview he expressed regret that poetry no
Halloween
Takes Toll
On Campus
By GRETCHEN GRONDAHE
Halloween pranks Sunday night
resulted in damage or inconven
ience to several Oregon sorority
houses, as gangs of prowlers
roamed the UO campus.
In addition to the regulation
soaping of windows, articles were
stolen and property injured in
many instances. The Emerald yes
terday contacted officers of all
women’s living organizations to de
termine the extent of the damage.
Alpha Omicron Pi: A nameplate
was stolen and the light switch
thrown. Said Norma Stearns, vice
president: “We were especially dis
tubed about the nameplate, since
it is the second one we’ve had this
year.” The first plate, a glass one,
was broken by previous pranksters.
Delta Delta Delta: Three tro
phies were stolen and a screen re
moved; the fire escapes were run
down several times, according to
Sara Bjorset, vice president.
Delta Gamma: A davenport is
now minus one leg since a gang
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lungci is a. great miiuence in me
lives of the people. Modern poetry,
he declared, "is the desire to ex
press a modern experience at all
costs even if it means a revolution
in form.” One cannot write of the
modern world in the style of the
sonnets of Keats, he said.
Spender was graduated from
University college, Oxford after
takihg time out for an extended
tour of the European continent dur
ing which he gathered material
that later formed the basis of his
political philosophies. While at Ox
ford, he joined forces with a group
of student writers including Chris
topher Isherwood, C. Day Lewis
and W. H. Auden that started this
new movement in writing.
He has written several volumes
since his first published work,
“Poems” came out in 1933. The
book was accepted enthusiastically
by critics for its "lyrical” verse and
radical ideals. “Still Centre” is
perhaps his best known poetic ef
fort in the United States.
His prose works include: “The
Destructive Element,” a critical
volume; “The Burning Cactus”; Vi
enna”; “The Burning Cactus”, a
book of short stories; “Trial of a
Judge,” a verse tragedy on Euro
pean mis-rule; and other books.
The youthful poet’s most recent
book, “European Witness”, is the
result of a trip to Germany in 1945
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CAROL BRICE
Contralto Plans
Campus Show
For Thursday
Contralto Carol Brice, who will
sing this Thursday at 8:15 p.m. in
McArthur court, “will become one
of the outstanding singers of our
generation,” predicted Fritz Rein
er, conductor of the Pittsburgh
symphony, in 1942.
Still in her twenties, Miss Brice
will be presented by the Eugene
and University Civic Music asso
ciation, in their second concert this
season. Her performance is open to
all students upon presentation of
their registration cards.
Winner of the famed Naumburg
foundation award in 1942, the
singer has appeared on 10 occa
sions as soloist with the Boston
symphony under Serge Kossevit
sky, who claims that “Her voice is
like a cello.”
The National Council of Negro
Women, a group of 800,000 mem
bers has honored her as the “out
standing Negro woman musician.”
She has also appeared with the
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Elections
Draw UO
Attention
By CLARA BELLE ROTH
and
BOB FUNK
Ivugene voters will jam desig
nated polling- plaees today to
vote on national, state, and local
issues and candidates.
Among- the issues which Mr.
and Mrs. \ oter will decide to
day include the much-debated
liquor dispensing act- “liquor by
the drink”—; the veteran's bomi3
amendment, which particularly
concerns UO’s large vet population;
and the election of a mayor.
Three Eugene men are vying foe
the office of mayor. A. L. “Vern”
Hawn, Edwin Johnson, and Ralph
Newman have campaigned hot and
hard during the past weeks, using
such issues as the millrace and
traffic problems as campaign fod
der.
Campus living organizations
have been swamped for several
days with pamphlets and other lit
erature urging voters to vote for or
against the controversial liquor bill.
There has also been heated discus
sion on the pros and cons of the
veterans’ bonus bill. The bill pro
vides for a maximum bonus of $500
to those who have served since
Pearl Harbor, depending on type
and length of service.
Civic measures to be considered
include Ordinance 9125, which
would rezone property on Franklin
boulevard for commercial use.
A charter amendment proposed
by the City of Eugene would pro
vide for the construction of a city
jail separate from city hall out of
funds available in the city hall and
city jail fund.
Polling places throughout the
city will remain open from 8 a. m.
to 8 p. m. Records show that there
are 52,427 voters registered in Lane
county, 694,635 in the state of Ore
gon.
Vote Today—Polls Open at 8 a.m.
Flashy Pi Phi Pledges Drub
Handicapped Kappas, 12-0
By JIM HARBER
and DIZ TURNBULL
Showing- as much class and a lot
more fire than the Oregon team of
last Saturday, a spirited gang of
Pi Phi pledges passed and ran an
injury-riddled Kappa squad into the
ground, 12-0, Sunday afternoon.
The “Game of the Weak,” played
before a wildly partisan crowd of
500 in the Gerlinger field “Lip
stick Bowl,” saw possibly the play
of the century upfurled when the
Kappas attempted a 90-yard field
goal, which fell slightly short. Af
ter the Kappa coaches wpre re
vived, the game continued.
Arrows Hit the Mark
The Pi Phi squad, the Sigma
Nils of Sorority Row, piled up sev
en first downs to one for the Kap
pas, and 120 yards to 30 for the
losers. Guided by Captain Aileen
Betschart, the Pi Phi Arrows
scored once in the second quartet
and again in the final stanzas. The
first TD came at the end of a re
lentless, bone-crushing, spine- ting
ling 60-yard march down the field;
the second on a 20-yard pass from
Pat “Straight-as-an-Arrowsmith”
to Virginia Bond, who made a tre
mendous Wilkins style running
catch in the end zone.
The Double “K” team stood up
valiantly to the Pi Phi juggernaut
until the opening of the second
half when Kelly “Spaghetti-arm”
Farrel, the backbone of the team,
was injured on the kickoff return.
Ker powerhouse runs and always
dangerous passes had kept the
Kappas in the game up to that
point. Two plays later, Betty Hill
man was injured in a pileup and
the steam v. ent completely out of
the “Kappa Krunchers’ ” attack.
“Too Big and Heavy”
At the after-game festivities at
the Pi Phi house, a few statements
were gathered. The word from the
Kappa camp was “Wait till next
year.” Bullet Bill Gregg, Kappa
coach, said “It was overconfidence
on our part—they turned out to be
just to big and heavy for us.”
Pi Phi mentor, bull-voiced El
win Paxson, growled, “I knew us
cleancut kids could win. Due to a
rigorous training schedule, we was
good for 12 points.” Paxson was
persuaded to reveal his training
schedule, a five-point program. 1)
Bed check 10:29 p.m. (by coaches).
2) Only dates okayed by coaches.
(Only dates with coaches okayed.)
3) No smoking in the huddle. 4)
Two pounds of raw beefsteak be
fore every game. 5) No pads . . .
for scrimmaging.
Hal Schick, head coach, when
asked to name the outstanding
players, told the press, “They were
all outstanding.” He added, “The
combination of Arrowsmith to
Bond was especially effective, but
it was the brainwork behind our
five basic plays that did it.”
Spirit Strong
No story of the game would be
complete without mention of the
strong and loyal rooting sections.
The colorful, pompom-waving
Kappa fans, led by Eya Moore and
Joan Fitzmaurice gave voice to
their fight song (a free adaptation
from the Funeral March) “Kappa
Spirit Will Not Die,” a terrific “Six
for the team,” which went "Team,
one, two, three, four, five, six,
team!”
Egged on by Joan Carr and
Jackie Newburn the victory-hun
gry Pi Phi rooters screamed “Hit
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Campus Precincts
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618 East 11th Street
Beta Theta Pi
Chi Psi
Gamma Phi Beta
Alpha Phi
Phi Kappa Psi
Sigma Nu
Kappa Sigma
Pi Kappa Phi
Sigma Phi Epsilon
N.W. Christian College
Precinct 28
942 East 18th street
Sigma Kappa
Phi Kappa Sigma
Theta Chi
Delta Tau Delta
French hall
McChesney hall
Merrick hall
Minturn hall
Nestor hall
Sederstrom hall
Stan Ray hall
Stitzer hall
Precinct 24
University High
Sigma Chi
Alpha Xi Delta
Deltt Upsilon
Campbell club
Phi Gamma Delta
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Chi Omega
Pi Kappa Alpha
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Delta Theta
Westminster house
Pi Beta Phi
Alpha Chi Omega
Zeta Tan Alpha
Delta Gamma
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Ann Judson house
Rebec house
Gerlinger hall
Susan Campbell hall
Hendricks hall
Precinct 25
1550 Moss street
Sigma Alpha Mu
Wesley house
Omega hall
Sherry Ross hall
Zeta hall
Gamma hall
Alpha hall
Sigma hall
Highland 'house
University house
Precinct 27
1790 Alder
Veterans Amazon housing
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Precinct 29
Edison school
Delta Zeta
Alpha Tau Omega
Delta Delta Delta
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