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Chamber
Concert
Set for 8
Viennese-born harpsichordist
Madame Alice Ehlers will be heard
in concert tonight at 8:15 p.m. in
the School of Music auditorium.
This is the first concert of the
1949-50 Chamber Concert Series.
Madame Ehlers, now a member
of the music faculty at the Univer
sity of Southern California, has
appeared as soloist with all of the
«• leading orchestras and conductors
and has devoted considerable time
to broadcasting. In one season
alone, she played more than 30
broadcasts for the BBC in London.
COLLEAGUE OF HINDEMITH
Among the famous musicians
with whom she has has played and
been associated is the celebrated
composer and violinist, Paul Hinde
mith.
Alice Ehlers has been honored
by the films, too, having been sel
ected to play the harpsichord dur
ing the ballroom scene in the
Twentieth-Century Fox produc
tion, “Wuthering Heights."
Critics everywhere have praised
her performances. Olin Downes of
the New York Times wrote; “ . . .
Madame Ehlers’ performance was
a focal point of the occasion. She
has, as a harpsichord player, every
desirable quality, including amaz
ing virtuosity, precision, capacity
to sing a phrase, which is as con
spicuous as her clean articulation,
taste, and a temperament which
carries everything before it.”
TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for tonight’s concert and
for the rest of the series are on
sale now at the Appliance Center,
Wilson’s Music Store, or from any
member of Phi Mu Alpha, Phi
Beta, or Mu Phi Epsilon, men’s and
women’s music organizations. Tick
ets will also be available at the
door.
The program for Madame Ehl
er’s concert is listed on page seven.
Bids Accepted
For Heat Plant
Bids totaling slightly less than
$1,000,000 were accepted by the
building committee of the State
Board of Higher Education in Port
land yesterday for construction of
a new University heating plant,
i The committee also accepted
bids for a generating power plant
to work in connection with the
heating plant. The latter totaled
approximately $150,000.
No formal action was taken by
the committee, pending complete
study of the bids. Recommenda
tions will be made at a meeting of
the State Board of Education Sat
urday.
The heating plant will be fi
nanced by the Oregon Legislature.
It is the first major project to
come under the $6,000,000 appro
priation for the State System of
Higher Education granted by the
last legislature.
The new plant will be located
across Franklin Boulevard near the
f University Warehouse.
Viennese Harpsichordist
MADAME ALICE EHLERS, praised by critics for her virtuosity on
the harpsicord, will appear tonight in the first Chamber Concert for
this year. Complete program is given on page 7.
Music Association Artist
Gained Fame 'Hard Way'
By Bob Funk
Baritone Thomas L. Thomas, the Eugene and University Civic
Music Association’s Thursday-night artist, has come into top musical
circles the hard way.
As a child, Thomas lived in the town of Maesteg, Wales. As the son
of a coal miner, he deeply felt the class discrimination practiced, in
his case, by the more patrician children of the fish-monger and the
tailor.
To add to his social distress, singer-to-be Thomas found school life
completely unmanageable. He was completely at a loss when it came
to mixing ink, a definite necessity, and differentiating between Welsh
and American spellings of English words, a problem which arose when
his family moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
When Thomas turned to a musical career, he found life no easier
than in school. It required ninety-six auditions for him to obtain his
first independent job as a singer.
Reflecting his background, Thomas will sing a group of Welsh folk
songs during his Thursday concert. The group will include the well
known “All Through the Night.”
Scholarships Open for Graduate
Study in 11 Foreign Countries
xjie rcgisuai s oiuce nas re
ceived full and final information
and applications for individuals de
siring to study abroad on Fulbright
foreign scholarships, James D.
Kline, assistant registrar, reported
Tuesday.
Awards will be open to all grad
uating seniors and graduate stu
dents. Applicants must have their
bachelor’s degree at the time they
take up the scholarship.
Scholarships are available for
study in 11 foreign countries for
the academic year 1950-51. These
are the United Kingdom, Belgium,
Burma, The Netherlands, Philip
pines, Greece, New Zealand, Italy,
r ranee, iran, and Norway.
This is the second year in which
American students will have the
opportunity of competing for the
awards, which provide travel, tui
tion, and maintenance for one year
abroad. The awards are made
available as a result of Public Law
584, 78th Congress (the Fulbright
Act).
Information and application
blanks may be obtained from
Kline’s office.
Kline urges interested individ
uals to make application soon, as
the deadline is Nov. 30. Informa
tion and application blanks may be
(Please turn to page eight)
VA Demands Return
Of All Books, Supplies
For Dropped Courses
'I'he Veterans Administration demands return of all books
and supplies secured by veterans this fall who have dropped
classes or withdrawn from school, stated James D. Kline, as
sistant registrar, Monday.
'Phis ruling may affect from one-third to one-half of the stu
dent body, as 2109 veterans are enrolled at the present time. To
tal University enrollment is 5817.
An auditor from the \ eterans Administration told the Uni
ui;n mey must adhere
strictly to a ruling contained in
the University's contract with
the Administration. This ruling
states that all books and sup
plies issued to veterans for a
given term will he returned in
cases where:
(1) Veterans drop courses during
the term, (2) withdraw completely
from school before completing
courses, or (3) desire to return
books and supplies because they
are no longer needed.
Formerly, an informal arrange
ment existed whereby veterans
dropping courses within the first
two weeks of classes were request
ed to return books and supplies to
the Co-op.
NEW HI EING IN EFFECT
It was assumed, stated Kline,
that the former plan, approved by
the Administration last year, would
be followed this year. Consequent
ly, the University was not aware of
the return ruling earlier. Also, in
the past it was possible for vet
erans to keep supplies on basis of
further need.
Previous to this year all educa
tional institutions were allowed
their choice of several plans in re
gard to this matter, but now, as far
as Kline knows, the same procedure
will be followed throughout the
United States.
EJO IS GOVERNMENT AGENOV
Kline emphasized the fact that
the University acts as an agency of
the government in this matter and
has no control over government
rulings. Books and supplies issued
by the government do not legally
become property of the veterans
until after the course is finished at
the end of the term.
Books and supplies returned will
not become property of the Co-op.
They will be considered United
States government property and
placed in a separate section of the
Co-op. Only veterans will use re
turned material.
DROP CARDS PROCESSED
Registration workers in Emerald
Hall are now in the process of go
ing through drop cards and deter
mining which veterans will be re
quired to return materials. These
will be personally notified as to the
situation.
"It will greatly facilitate the
whole procedure if veterans are
aware that they have dropped
classes or withdrawn from school
will go immediately to the Co-op
with the items to be returned.” said
Kline. The Co-op will have a list of
the books and supplies.
All unused material must be re
turned, Kline emphasized. There
will be no distinction made as to ex
pendable or non-expendable mater
ials.
Details Released
On Sign Contest
For Homecoming
Contest rules, judging points,
and judges for the Homecoming'
Sign Contest have been announced
by Chairman Steve Church.
Deadline for completion of signs
is 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18. Judging1
will begin shortly after this.
Itemized lists of expenditures
must be ready for presentation to
judges when thdy make their
rounds. The $30 limit on sign ex
penses will be rigidly followed,
Church said.
Four points will form basis for
judging. Of equal value, they in
clude originality; effort (amount
of work); adherence to central
theme (Oregon Then, Now, and
Tomorrow); and impressiveness.
New cups for winners in men’3
and women’s divisions will go on
display Monday in the Co-op. Local
merchants will contribute merch
andise for second and third prizes
in each division.
Judges will be Loy W. Rowling,
vice-president of the First Nation
al Bank and vice-president of the
Oregon Dads’ Club; C. A. Swarts,
Lane County Sheriff; Sidney W.
Little, dean of the school of archi
tecture and allied arts; S. T. Ford,
assistant professor of business ad
ministration; and Donald Boyd,
graduate assistant i n the art
school.
Judges will make two judging
rounds this year, taking a second
look at the signs that impress
them most on the first trip.
House sign chairmen are now be
ing contacted to make sure there
will be no duplication in the signs,
Church said.
Alumni Party
Planned at Cal
A pre-game party for Oregon
alumns and their guests is planned
for Friday night, in San Francisco.
The affair ,to be held in the
Scottish Rite club at 1270 Sutter
street, near Van Ness avenue, will
begin at 5:30. Fifty cents admis
sion will be charged. The Univer
sity band will be on hand to help
with the festivities
Walter Hempy, president of the
San Francisco Alumni Club of the
University of Oregon Alumni As
sociation, will be in charge of tho
party.