VOLUME L
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 194«)
NUMBER 11S
/Sound Experiment'
To Be Given Sunday
. “Sound experiment,” the presentation of small ensemble mu
sic, will have its inaugural concert tomorrow, Sunday at 2:30 in
the University theater. Tickets will be on sale when the doors
open at 2 p. m. or at the Educational Activities office this morn
\ ing.
Explaining the theme of the concert, Bob Hays, concert
master, stated, “We don’t intend to “jazz-up” the classics. Nor,
do we plan to depict any evolu
tion processes of music, or show
an approaching fusion between
jazz and classical music. We’re
playing to please the good taste
of our listeners, and to give the
best representation po s s i b 1 e
ol small group orchestrations.”
The serious music on the pro
gram will be contrasted by the jazz
productions which are offered as an
accurate cross-section of contem
porary popular music: Altogether,
the program should interest and
satisfy those who appreciate the
finest in music.
James McMullen, baritone, of the
University music school will sing
an “Art Song” by Poulenc. McMul
len recently was featured with the
Portland Symphony orchestra.
With a good response to the first
“Sound Experiment” concert, the
Educational Activities office will
be encouraged to slate similar pro
grams especially after the comple
tion of the Student Union which
will offer ideal concert facilities.
Tickets to the concert are 50c a
person (tax included). A complete
“Sound Experiment” program will
be found on page 3.
Moms Invited
To UO Campus
“ Mother’s Weekend is just two
weeks away.
• This was the basic fact stressed
by Ruth Landry, Mothers’ Week
end chairman, in urging that stu
f dents plan to have their mothers
attend the annual affair, held in
conjunction with Junior Weekend.
The dates are May 6, 7, 8.
Students needing housing for
• their mothers have been asked to
» contact Beverly Buckley, housing
J chairman, at the Tri Delt house,
‘ 2900.
Sidetracked?
ScienceBuilding
Said Possible
In Near Future
That science building that “died
in the blueprint stage’’ according to
Thursday’s Emerald, may be com
ing back to life soon.
Irwin I. Wright, superintendent
of the physical plant admitted yes
terday that plans for the building
had been sidetracked several years
ago, but that there is a possibility
that a revised plan will be submit
ted for approval at an early date.
Buildings such as the student un
ion and the girl’s dorm now going
up, are being constructed with
funds that are independent of the
allotment granted the university by
the state. It was the apparent pri
ority given these buildings over the
proposed home for the biology,
and chemistry department, that
caused the Emerald to ask Thurs
day, “What has happened to the
science building.’’
The union and the dorm,being self
supporting, can be financed by bond
issues and student fees. It was only
after the legislature passed a mea
sure at this last session approving
the science building, that the uni
versity was able to think of reviv
ing plans to make such construc
tion a reality. The library extension
and the University Theater, now
under construction, were approved
two years abo by the legislature,
which voted funds insufficient to
include the science building in the
yearly program.
Weather . . .
Mostly cloudy Saturday morning
with some light showers. Partly
cloudy in the afternoon.
Twenty Houses Survive First
Round in All-Campus Sing
Dark Horse Cops Presidency
In Midst of Peasant Revolution
“Ah! Comes the revolution!” is the battle cry at our northern out
post as the underground report comes in that the "Peasants” have
taken control of that institution with a pledge to “do nothing” within an
“ungodly range” of activities.
In the secret report to the Emerald, obtained from a very authori
tative source, (namely, the Barometer), it was learned that dark horse
candidate, “Kissin’ Jim” Hanker was elected OSC student body presi
dent over the candidate of the powerful Free Stater party which has
virtually controlled the elections for the past two years.
Although the newly-organized Peasant party won only seven posts
out of nearly thirty in the election, they are well satisfied with their
winning top position, where, they believe, they will best be able to
follow their “do nothing” policy to the fullest extent of its “ungodly
range” of activities.
Undersecretary to Speak
At Young Demo Conclave
More than 50 delegates to the Oregon Young Democrats 1949
convention will arrive on campus today for first sessions of the
two-day conclave.
Featured speaker for the convention will be C. Girard David
son, undersecretary of the interior. In his first public adress since
the bill was introduced in congress, Davidson will discuss CVA
legislation at the banquet meeting tonight..
Heads of Houses
Plan Tea Monday
Heads of Houses will meet for a
tea Monday at the Chi Omega
house, 4 p. m. New officers will be
elected, and both old and new house
presidents are invited.
All committee chairmen for AWS
Weekend are also asked to be pres
ent, as a feature of the program
will be an evaluation of the Week
end.
Basie Terms Style as 'Just Swina'
By Bob Funk
America's “sepia swing king”—
’ Count Basie sat at the record bar
. of a local store yesterday after
noon, spending a leisurely hour or
. two signing autographs before his
evening concert at the Eugene ar
mory.
Basie, large, brown, and obvious
ly uncomfortable in the afternoon
heat, gave long-considered “yesrs,”
“no’s,” and an occasional roll of the
eye in answer to questions put by
an Emerald interviewer.
He talked about audiences while
' he signed “Hi There Jim” on a piece
. of wrinkled notebook paper.
“It’s hard to say just what the
young people think of my music,”
he contemplated (Basie played last
night before an audience which in
cluded a large number of Oregon
students). “But in any case, we
' get a kick out of performing for
them.”
It’s Just Swing
Basie was not exactly loquacious.
He refused to throw out any adjec
tives describing his style—“It's just
.swing, I suppose.” This, obviously,
.as in his estimation a rather com
p.ete definition.
Five high school girls came up
with autograph books. Basie pa
tiently took pen in hand and pro
ceeded to write “Hi there Judy,”
COUNT BASIE
"Best wishes, Anne,” and “To Lee,
from Count Basie.”
Visited Eugene Last Year
“Weve been in Eugene once be
fore,” he offered, coming back to
the interview. "Last year—out in
the country someplace. When I get
through here I’m going back into
Portland, up to Seattle, Salt Lake
City—clee-ear back East this trip.”
Count Basie avoided discussion
of his early career, which be
gan in the thirties with piano solos
in Benny Moten’s orchestra. Moten
died in 1936, and Count Basie start
ed an orchestra of his own which
was subsequently plugged by Ben
ny Goodman.
Since then, he has dished out
boogie, blues, and “jump" to audi
ences ranging from Carnegie hall to
the' Eugene Armory.
The undersecretary is known
in Oregon for his part in the
sustained yield hearings last
year.
Registration at 9
Registration will begin at 9
a. m. today at the YWCA. Fol
lowing the state executive
board meeting at 10, the convention
will begin at 10:30 a. m., in the YW
CA.
Keynote speaker Howard Mor
gan, Democratic representative
from Clackamas-Multnomah dis
trict, will discuss the 45th Oregon
legislative assembly and the pro
gress of the Democratic party in
Oregon today at the 1 p. m. session.
Morgan, who was first state pres
ident of the Young Democrats in
1932, is a graduate and former stu
dent body president of Reed col
lege. He is a state officer of the
American Veterans Committee.
Outline Plans
Business on the agenda for Sat
urday includes amending the state
Young Democrat constitution and
outlining plans for the coming year.
The banquet will be at 6:30 p. m. at
the Osburn hotel, and a free dance
will be held from 9 to 12 in Gerlin
ger annex.
Sunday afternoon the convention
will elect new state officers. Bob
Davis, chairman of the convention
and state president of the Young
Democrats, announced the sessions
and dance are open to all Univer
sity students.
individual Tickets
Needed for Operas
Holders of Chamber Concert
series tickets intending to attend
one of the music school’s three
opera productions on May 3, 4,
or 5, must pick up a ticket for a
particular night sometime today.
Exchange may be made today
at the Co-op from 9 to 12 and at
Miller’s from 11 to 2.
Groups Will
Compete in
Finals May 6
Twenty finalists among the
men’s and women's living organi
zations which will appear in the
all-campus sing on May 6 were
chosen yesterday from 36 vocal
groups.
The ten male groups were cho
sen by Mr. D. W. Allton, MJss Flo
rence Vanderwieken, and Miss
Maude Garnett, while Milton Die
terich, Oscar Bjorlie, and Miss Iva.
Weir judged the women’s groups.
Criteria on which the houses
were judged included diction, qual
ity of the song, stage appearance,
and ability of the group to follow
its leader.
The following houses survived
the eliminations.
Women’s organizations:
Alpha Chi Omega, “Falling in
Love with Love,” directed by Joan.
Bennett; Alpha Delta Pi, “Without
a Song,” Alma Dopson; Alpha
Phi, "Waltz of the Flowers,” Jean
Lichty; Ann Judson, “Sometimes
I feel Like a Motherless Child,”
Faye Schick; Chi Omega, '^now
White Medley,” Sally Terri]; Delta
Gamma, “I Love Little Willy,”
Gay Williams; Hendricks hall,
“Brazilian Slumber Song,” Doro
thea Schaer; Kappa Alpha Theta,
“Come Back to Sorrento,” Jackie
Austin; Pi Beta Phi, “Lass from the
Low Countree,” Virgina Walker;
and University house, “Dream
Boats,” Margaret Reeve.
Men's organizations:
Alpha Tau Omega, “Serenade in
the Night,” Owen Bentley; Beta
Theta Pi, “A Capital Ship,” Paul.
Edlund; Delta Tau Delta, “Nobody
Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,”
Phillip Green; Lambda Chi Alpha,
“By the Light of the Silvery
Moon,” Ed Peterson; Phi Kappa
Psi, “The Rangers’ Song,” Don
Renwick; Phi Kappa Sigma, “Ok
lahoma,” Lynn Sjolund; Sigma Al
(Plcasc turn tn I'cuje eight)
Class of '51
Awaits Picnic
The sophomore picnic, big event
of the class of '51 this spring term,
is set for one week from today at
Swimmers’ Delight. Tickets, at 50
cents a person, will go on sale in
living organizations Monday, and
in the co-op Wednesday.
Picnic games and entertainment
by sophomore talent are being ar
ranged by Jean Armstrong. Two
softball diamonds, dance hall with
juke box, swimming area and
floats, picnic grounds, and a shuf
fleboard will be open, to students at
the picnic.
Men’s and Women's houses might
pair off and make arrangements to
go to the picnic together, accord
ing to transportation chairman Joe
Richards. A truck, secured through
the Military science department,
will also make frequent trips be
tween the campus and Swimmeis'
Delight.