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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1949)
beauty Queens Honor Vyvyan Donner ‘MISS AMERICAS’ MEET Donner for her film, “Talented Beauties,’’ Cartel, 1943; Beebe Shopp, 1948; Miss Donner . . - “Miss Americas” gather in New York to honor Vyvyan based on the Atlantic City contest. Left to right: .lean ; Martha Ingraham, 1948 runner-up; Bess Mcyerson, 1945. Young Stuff By Fred Young Seems the ear that moved Marv Rasmussen about the campus these last few terms is for sale. Marv now recuperating from his recent unfortunate accident decided he wouldn't be needing wheels for awhile, so the Phi Delt brethren are circulating about the campus button-holing prospective buyers. We understand it doesn’t take much to talk business with the boys. And - considering their offer and whose car it is, it seems like a very reasonable buy. Lots of pub licity, too, for the lucky one getting Marv’s campus runabout. Look what a new Olds is selling for. Anyone not contacted by a Phi Delt may call them at their bu colic home. Phone 318. Do some thing! The good news already well cir culated about the campus well ahead of our copy. Kathy Dobson, University townie and of Vodvil stage fame, very recently an nounced her engagement to Sigma Chi John Neely of the '49 Oregon basketball team. Another Eugene girl engaged is Ky Strong, Alpha Phi, to Beta Bob Don of San Francisco. Bob was the ’48 Homecoming head and more recently of the ’49 hoop team. Chi Omega Audrey Larson an nounced her engagement to Chuck Boice, also of the University. Hap pens they met in a play writing class and seem to be having a great time now writing their own plot. Other Chi Omega’s hitting the big-time are Janet Morrison with Bill Lake’s PhiGam pin, and Bev Ostrum with big Bill Young’s White Cross. Good suggestion for these kids who are enjoying steady bliss and appreciate varied entertainment is 'for them to get their tickets at 50 cents apiece for the “Sound Ex periment’’ to be held this Sunday at 2:30 in the University theater at Johnson hall. A program that has received much planning and hard work—that will offer the greatest in musical entertainment this Sunday. The concert program will be found on page. The Alpha Phis report more cro quet balls in the shrubbery and two new pinnings. Nancy Hodeck er finally got the idea over to Dick Cooksey and now proudly sports his Chi Psi badge. Keeping it (Please turn to page eight) English Teacher AnnouncesPlans For Wedding Miss Florence Sheehan, instruc tor in the English department, an nounced her engagement to Jerry O’Callaghan at a tea April 16. Plans are made for a wedding in the East this summer, after which the couple will make their home in Palto Alto, California. Miss Sheehan's home is in Hart ford, Connecticut. Before starting her teaching career, she graduated from Smith college, where she re ceived her BA degree in history and MA degree in English. Three years ago Miss Sheehan came west for the first time to join the Univer sity of Oregon faculty. She has worked with the Red Cross for two years, and her travel experience includes a trip to Europe last sum mer. She is also very interested in music. Callaghan, a University of Ore gon graduate, is working for his Ph.D. degree at Stanford univer sity, where he is affiliated with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. His home is in Klamath Falls. WAC, WAFs to Start Recruiting Here April 28 States air force and the WAC WAF recruiting officer in Port land, will be in Eugene for a re cruiting drive April 28. Captain Ingle will tak to all graduating senior women who are interested in enlisting. Captain Ingle has been in the army six years and returned to the United States in 1947 after serving one year in Japan. Many women can be used in the Japanese occu pation, Captain Ingle says, par ticularly in assisting “Japanese women to assume the same level or standard of living as have democ racies and teaching them how to vote, what voting means and the advantages of voting.’’ Captain Ingle was also in Eu gene last week to speak to the graduating class at Roosevelt jun ior high school and to show arti cles which she brought back from Japan. Further plans for the campus re cruiting drive will be announced later. Summer Camps Will Be Discussed Summer camps and conferences will be me subject of a talk by Bernhard Fedde, American Friends Service committtee, on Tuesday, April 26,’from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA bungalow. Slides depicting scenes from var ious camps will be shown. Several speakers rrom me campus will will also participate. Women’s Page Music, Speech Group Very Active on Campus By Ann Morton ONE OF the most flourishing1 of departmental honoraries on tile campus is 1 hi Beta, national women’s professional society »or music and speech. I i Chapter has about thirty active mem bers, and was installed in 1929. Membership in Phi Beta requires a three point in the girl’s major subject and a 2.5 average in all courses, performance be toie the active chapter, and a faculty recommendation. This Tri Delt Pansy Tea to Fete Engaged Seniors Oregon’s engaged senior wom en will be invited to walk through the traditional pansy ring during the Tri De lta aPnsy tea, Sunday afternoon, May 22. All engaged senior girls are asked to contact the Delta Delta Delta house by April 27 and give their names and those of tlieir fiances. Episcopalians Go To Salem Sunday Canterbury club will go to Sa lem Sunday afternoon for a barn dance and party sponsored by the Willamette Canterbury group. They will leave the Episcopal church at 4:00 p.m. Let’s go Shopping By Alicia Peters NOW THAT Junior Weekend will be here in another two weeks, some of you ladies are undoubtedly wondering what you'll wear to the Prom. Floats may call for a motley assortment of costumes intend ed for laughs, but for the Prom you'll want something intended for admiration. Fortunately, the stores downtown have a good selection of formals in prints, stripes, plaids, pique, gingham, dotted Swiss, taf feta, lace, net, in white, pastels and all the gamut of colors, averaging around the attractive price of $25.00. * * * Two particularly memorable formals that I saw in one of the de partment stores, featured the ankle length. One was orchid pique with a sheer yoke, trimmed with open-work flowers and only the barest suggestion of sleeves, and set off by a narrow black velvet belt, flared skirt. The other formal was white-eyelet pique with a wide blue taffeta sash and a full, gathered skirt. The dress had cap sleeves and a square neck from which a wide collar rolled back. Both formals were $25.00. ANOTHER FORMAL I saw at this same store was an India paisley print—aqua figures on a black background—a type of formal that is very stylish for spring and summer. It had a border of wide aqua' stripes around the bottom and narrower border around the top of the bodice. It was a bare shoulder formal with a strap going around the neck and tying with a little bow in front, the straps forming a V. With ths formal was a stole of the same material with the aqua-striped border on either end. Also $25.00. * * :{f Stoles along with the ankle-length are the prevalent styles. One outstanding formal that I saw in a ladies’ apparel shop farther down the street was made of French gingham in a brown, blue and green plaid. It had a wide flounce on the bottom and a crinoline petticoat. The bodice, cut low in the back, was edged with a tiny ruffle of the same material with thin straps over the shoulder which could be tucked in to make a strapless. A matching stole went with the dress. Price $25.00. IN THIS same shop, which has a wide selection of formal and dinner dresses, was a striking and different-looking formal made of Georgette crepe. Its color was called flamingo, which is a kind of rose orange. It had a taffeta slip and crinoline under skirt, and a shirred bodice with sequins on the skirt and stole. It also could be worn as a strapless or off-the-shoulder dress. Price $35.00. Another attractive formal in this store was one made of aqua taffeta with an extremely full skirt and a crinoline-lined peplum. A fold-over cawl made it an off-the-shoulder dress. Price $25.00, and a good formal to be worn the year around. STILL ANOTHER dress shop I visited featured a pink pique formal with the bodice trimmed in white embroidery, thin straps. With this dress was a short-sleeved bolero, which would make it useful for many occasions. (Sorry, I forgot to get the price on that one.) At any rate, if you are looking for that special dress to wear to the Prom, have no qualms about not finding one. There is a wide selection available in the downtown stores of seasonable formals or those adapt able for any time of year. There are always new touches, too, which can be added to old formals, and, of course, there is always the cleaner! chapter operates in conjunc tion with the music school, and most of its members are in the field of music, since the drama department has its own honor ary. * * * THE GROUP is at present working on the three operas which it is sponsoring jointly with Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha, the other two music honoraries on the campus. "The Telephone" by Me notti, "Back and Forth" by Hinde mith, and “The Maid as Mistress” by Tergolcfi will be presented on May 3, 4. and 5 entirely by mem bers of the music school. Treva Rice, president of Phi Be ta, will sing the soprano lead m "The Maid as Mistress," while Dor othy Gangnath, another Phi Beta, has the lead in “Back and Forth.” A Phi Beta placque is given each year to the outstanding member. This year's award was made to Vir ginia Walker at the annual candle light ceremony Thursday night. Other winners have been Marie Rogndahl, winner of the Hour of Charm Golden Voice contest, 1944; Marilyn Olson, concert violinist, with the Boston Pops Orchestra, 1945; Lucille Olson, 1946; and Syl via Killman, 1947. W ADDITION to the active chapter, Eugene has an alumnae chapter, a patron and patronesses chapter, and a group of associate members, who may be any adult in terested in music. The active and alumnae chapter s sponsor jointly a library of raro manuscripts in the music schocl. The roster of Thi Beta's honorary members includes such names as Jeannette MacDonald, Ethel Bar rymore, May Hobson, Gertrude Lawrence, and Helen Hayes. The national organization spon sors a studio at McDowell Colony, New Hampshire, a rest camp for artists. It also maintains a practice studio at the National Music Camp in Interlocken, Michigan. Now It's Official; Nominations Made Formal nominations for all campus elections were made yester day at the constitutional-requir ed ASUO nominating assembly. An all-campus campaign rally, at which the candidates will speak, will be held Tuesday night in Mc Arthur court. First Tryouts for Season's Last Play First tryouts for “The Show Off,” last production of the Univer sity theater 1948-49 season, will be held Monday and Tuesday eve nings at 7:30 in Guild theater, Johnson hall. The play directed by Charles Ingram, will be presented May 27, 28, 30, 31 and June 1 and 2.