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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1949)
Busy Coed Fills Her Spare Time 'Just Talking' By Aileen Betschart When Billijean Riethmiller came to the University she was a journalism major. She had a good beat and worked on the night staff of the Emerald, and enjoyed her work because of the people she met. She decided that activities were the best way to meet people, and she has been active since then. Billijean is a Phi Theta, secre tary of Gamma Alpha Chi, custo dian of the WAA, a YWCA cabinet member, and second vice-president of her house, Alpha Chi Omega. She has also served on several cam pus committees this year, including the WSSF drive. Born in eastern Oregon, Billijean has lived in Portland since she was five years old. She was graduated from Grant high but wasn’t inter ested in activities there. “When I was a freshman, I petitioned for everything,” says Billie. Seme of her petitions paid dividends. Be sides the Emerald she worked on the Oregana, YWCA, and was chairman of committees for the Heart Hop and Phi Theta twistie sale. Last year she was president of Kwama, circulation manager of the Emerald, an executive editor of the Oregana, chairman of housing for Homecoming, chairman of pub licity for the Heart Hop, and chair man of invitations for the Interna tional Festival. Billijean recently changed her major from journalism to educa tion. Last summer she worked for an industrial company in Chicago and saw how advertising promotion worked. She became fed up with the business world and turned to teaching. Billie says, “I believe that teaching has two rewards. Besides the money there’s the sat isfaction of helping others. Being secretary of the YWCA takes up much of Billijean’s time.’ When asked what she does in her spare time, she answered, “Just plain talk to people—even in time that shouldn’t be spare.” Billie also enjoys playing tennis, and is look ing forward to learning how to play golf this year ..“despite the expected floods.” Students Aided InStudyAbroad United States students are now being offered scholarships to study in nine foreign countries, with ar rangements nearing completion with two nations and negotiations under way with six more. Under the Fulbright act, these countries may lessen their debt of American dollars by paying trans portation. tuition or stipend, and maintenance for U. S. students in institutions of their own nations. These students may now pursue study, teaching, or research in Chi na, Burma, the Philippines, Greece, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Italy and the Netherlands are expected to complete similar ne gotiations soon; and arrangements are beeing discussed with Norway, Australia, Austria, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey. Students interested in this pro gram may -write for further infor mation to the Institute of Inter national Education, 2 West 45th street, New York 19, N. Y. Business Women's Conference Set For February 24 The annual Business Women's conference is schedule for Thurs day, February 24, announced Miss Catherine Jones, instructor in busi ness administration. Purpose of the affair, sponsored jointly by Phi Chi Theta and the business school, said Miss Jones, “is to acquaint women students with their opportunities in the bus iness world.” Three speakers will appear at the conference, the first of which is Alene Philips, secretary to the gov ernor. Miss Phillips will speak at 2 p.m. on opportunities for girls in secretarial work. Mrs. Lance Hart of Eugene will speak on opportunities in buying at the 10 a.m. session. Mrs. Hart is at the present time manager and decorating consultant of Russell's decorating department, Eugene. Another speaker, Mrs. Carlyle Croissant of Seaside, will talk at luncheon at the faculty club. Mrs. Croissant is to speak on business and industry. A 75-cent charge has been placed on the luncheon. A tea will be given for the speak ers at 3 p.m. in Gerlinger hall. Any interested girls may attend the tea, as well as other meetings of the conference. Overall oject of this, the second annual conference,-is, according to Miss Jones, “to give an idea of vari ous fields of business and what girls can expect to achieve in these fields.” Senior Recital Set fcr Tuesday Mary Margaret Dundore and Virginia Walker, seniors in music, will present a joint vocal recital Tuesday, February 15, 8 a.m., in the school of music auditorium. Mary, a lyric soprano, and Vir ginia, a dramatic soprano, will sing two operatic duets, the “Letter” duet frorS “The Marriage of Figa ro” by Mozart and the “Flower” duet from “Madame Butterfly” by Puccini. Each will also sing an op eratic aria: Mary, “Depuis le jour” from “Louise” by Charpentier, and Virginia, “Wie nathe mir der Schummer” from “Der Freischutz” by von Weber. The singers, both from Portland, have been active in campus appear ances. Virginia sang solo parts in the recent production of “The Mes siah” and played the part of “Lucy” in “The Beggar's Opera” last spring.. Mary took the role of “Polly” in the same production. Virginia is vice:president of Phi Beta, women’s music and drama honorary, and Mary serves as pres ident of Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s music honorary. Both are vocal students of Her man Gelhausen, associate profes sor of music. Women’s Page Fashion Foibles What is new in '49 ? What are people buying ? What arc they wear- ! ing ? It's a great year for blondes—blonde shoes, flaxen colors. It’s the best year, to date, for above-navy blues. It's a new year for dark cot tons. A new year for prints—huge bouquets tossed across chiffon, for the first time in years; tiny field flowers sprinkler carefully on voile; checks graph-papered against wool; burning reds, persimmon, clay, with curling prints etched in black against them. Designers Do Things With Fabrics It’s a year, above all, for being intelligent about fabrics. Everywhere i we look, cloth works a magic on fashion. It may be a gabardine grown tweedy. A cotton turned moire. A wool for a coat-dress that rustles as silkily as a ball dress. It may be a straight linen dress you can sit in all day long, and not sit out. A woolen suiting that can be shirred as softly as chiffon. A newly silky serge. It may be a length of cotton worth the art of a great courturier. It may be a taffeta made entirely of nylon, wrought with a matelasse weave, made into the slate-gray afternoon dress you wear for years, and wash, and need not press after washing. Tall, slender Kappa Harriet Yannatta—Miss Vogue of '47,-would be a fashion designer’s dream model. Epecially this year with the new flaxen shades that are so very becoming to dark-blonde coloring. Wearing her hair simply and naturally, Harriet accents the contrast between her Monde hair and darker complexion. Neatly dressed, her smart clothes effectively emphasize her grace and dignity. Beth Basler, Tri Delt house president, is always up on the latest styles. Her hair is cut short in accordance with the most recent dic tates of the fashion experts. Beth is paricularly smart looking in her new cream dress—showing that co-eds really favor the new neutral shade that is being shown. Accenting the dress with led shoos and scatter pins, beth is the height of fashion. Something New in Suits One of the newest things being shown this year in the suit line is the exceptionally good-looking “stop-short” jackets. The jacket which just reaches the waist, may be fitted or box, dressy or sport. The shoulders follow the natural shoulder line, show that the narrow pinched shoul ders of last year’s suits are definitely out. Sue Mercer, small vivacious Pi Phi, wears her dark hair short about her face. Pier clothes, always noteworthy for their different line and styles are predominately in bright colors that accent her dark eyes and hair—flatter her natural coloring. Sue wears a chartreuse-yellow suit with a “stop-short” jacket that is particularly new-looking and very becoming to her. This type of suit seems destined to be worn by many Oregon coeds this spring. Camp Consellor Positions Available Camp counseling opportunities are available for Oregon women students this summer, according to Golda Parker Wickham, director of women’s affairs. Application blanks for Camp Robbinswold, a Girl Scout camp for girls in the 10-16 age group, locat ; ed on Hoods Canal at the foot of the Olympic mountains, may be obtain ed in Mrs. Wickham’s office. MILL MCE See Page 4 l/Uitt ‘Ijaub Qini'l Jieant with a Corsage for that house dance and Tbaa'i tyosujet Flowers are the Perfect Valentine WAYNE’S S49 E 13th Phone 7172 A ilttle more prosperity such as we are having and we’ll all be broke. He kissed her in the garden. The moon was big and bright. She was a marble statute, fie was a little tight. Committees For Carnival Named Committee members for the an nual WAA Carnival to be held February IS in the unfinished gym in the men's PE building have been announced, according to the co chairmen. Maggie Johns and Bon nie Gienger. The heads of the booth commit tee, Jeannine Macaulay and Joan L'Neill Foulon have announced that Jean Duyck will be in charge of regulations and Janice Hughes will direct contact. Glenna Hurst, general chairman of the publicity and promotion committee, has appointed Ann Mor ton to head publications, and Cath erine Fletcher and Barbara Hol lands to assist her. Nancy Cham berlain is in charge of flying speeches, and Jessie Bennett and Jean St. Onge are also on 'the com mittee. Elizabeth Erlandson and Jean Hilton are in charge of distribut tion of posters, Alicia Peters heads poster design, and Gen Thompson, Helen Simpson, Mary Hill, and Margaret Annabil are handling pro duction. Katheryn Littlefield and Ruth Landry, co-chairmen of the proper ties committee, are being assisted by Barbara Murphy. Mary Myers is heading finances. Ticket sales are being handled by Barbara Ness, who has an nounced that members of her com mittee are Joanne Skordahl, Ellio Johns, Flo Hanson, Carol Lipman, Jean Hoffman, Kathleen Seekatz* Mary Wickham, and Shirley Hil lard. Betty Wright, chairman of dec orations. is being assisted by Bar bara Williams, Nancy Gribbin, Mary Fran Lorain, Elaine Sher wood, Crystal Huntington, Bert Tussing, Marian Christianson, Jo Burkett, and Joan Wilson. I Co-heads of the food committee, Jean Swift and Barbara Schultz, have announced that Betty Jo Brannon, Pat Devers, Alice Viol kowski, and Elizabeth Waddell art) assisting them. WELCOME Drama Conferees ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER AT SEYMOURS CAFE IN DOWNTOWN EUGENE LARGEST VALENTINE Candy Selection in Eugene is at Seymours Cafe. Here you'll find bulk and box candy to please everyone * 1 WE WRAP FOR MAILING FREE