Reporters Razz Cinema Newshounds
But Perform Little Better in Showdown
By Aline Mosby
UP Hollywood Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 9, (UP)—
The favorite complaint of news
paper reporters is how actors por
tray them in the movies. But when
one producer gave real reporters a
chance to play reporters, they
didn’t do any better.
This being the year of Bergman
Rossellini realism, producer Jack
Skirball wooed six movie colum
nists, including me, from their
typewriters to be realistic news
hounds in “Blind Spot.”
He should have stuck to actors.
Reporting on movies, we decided,
is easier than reporting in movies.
The press showed up at stage 12
at the crack of dawn. The set was
of a courtroom where Claudette
Colbert was on trial for murder.
Our first job was to merely sit
still in the background of a “long
shot.”
“You look bug-eyed with fright,”
announced director Mel Ferrer.
“We’ll do that over.”
An hour and five takes later,
each reporter retired to a corner
to study his one (1) line of dia
logue for the big press scene. Six
hours later we all were rushed to
the set
There we announced we had re
written our dialogue, complaining
it didn’t sound the way reporters
sound. After a conference with the
tactful assistant director, the lines
were rewritten back again.
We reporters observed it usually
is the custom of journalists to take
notes while on the job. Director
Ferrer okayed the use of note
books and pencils but requested
that all pencils be removed from
behind ears.
“Now in this scene,” he began,
“you hear the verdict has been
changed to ‘not guilty’ and you
see Robert Ryan leap from the
witness chair and hit Paul Kelly.
You look surprised.
“And move your heads only in
a three-inch radius or you'll create
shadows. And take your hands
away from your faces.”
Such court happenings in real
life, we budding geniuses of real
ism pointed out, woud have real
reporters trampling spectators on
their way out to a telephone.
"If you did that you'd- be out
of the frame of the picture,” ex
plained the director kindly. He
compromised. Reporters in the sec
ond row, he ruled, could at least
jump up to see what wp going on.
At last we perspiring and shak
ing reporters played our scene to
an audience of amused extras and
technicians. There was a brief,
pained silence.
“Print it,” said the director and
moved, without retakes, to the
next scene. The assistant director
told us to go home.
“You were fine,” lied Producer
Skirbali. “We might even use it
in the picture.”
Veterans Swell Senior Class;
Graduation Seen as Largest
By Mary Ann Deisman
The Class of 1950 will be the
largest ever to graduate from the
University, Registrar Clifford L.
Constance said yesterday.
Last year’s class had been larg
est, but this year there are 53 per
cent more seniors, he said. This is
because of the large number of
veterans who will graduate this
year.
More non-veterans are enrolled
in the University this year than
at the same time last year, accord
ing to figures in the registrar’s
office.
Non-Vets Increase
Although enrollment of veterans
is down 15 per cent from the same
Lime last year, total enrollment is
down only 4 per cent. This is be
good thing when thought of in
terms of buildings under construc
tion which are paid for in part by
student fees.”
The sophomore class with 1803
enrolled now is the largest in the
University and the junior class is
cause of the increase in the num
ber of non-veterans, Constance
pointed out.
‘‘The University is optimistic
about the over-all picture, though,”
he reported, “because of the con
tinuing growth of the state.
“And the University expects to
take care of its share in educating
the children of the state in the
fields of education we have to
aiter.
Building Worries
“In some ways the slacking off
in enrollment is welcome because
of the crowded conditions, espe
cially in regard to library and dor
mitory facilities. But it is not a
the smallest with 534. This is the
usual situation though, Constance
said.
The reason is that many persons
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have enough hours to be juniors,
but lack some one or more of the
group requirements and hence
must be classified as sophomores,
Normalcy Returns N
This also explains why there are
so many more seniors this year
than there were juniors last year.
There are 1462 seniors enrolled
now and last year at this time
there were only 814 persons classed
as juniors.
The levelling off in total enroll
ment is really just a reversion tc
normalcy, Constance explained
The big boost in enrollment in
1945-46 immediately following the
war more than doubled that of the
year before, and until this year
enrollment continued to rise.
Before that there had never been
as many as 4000 students on the
campus for any year. Lowest en
rollment since 1921 was during
the 1943-44 school year when there
were only 2002 students attending
regular sessions at Eugene.
Today s Staff
Assistant managing editor: Vic
Fryer.
Desk editor: Gretchen Grondahl.
Copy Desk: Helen Jackson, Eliz
abeth Trullinger, Merwyn Gum
pert, Marcille Wallace, Tug
Franks.
Campus Calendar
Thursday
12 noon—Order of “O,” Delta Up
silon.
2-4 p.m.—Extemporaneous speak
ing tryouts, 201 Villard.
4 p.m—Girls’ drill team practice,
Gerlinger Annex.
6:30 p.m.—Phi Chi Theta formal
pledging.
7 p.m.—ISA meeting, 5 Commerce.
7 p.m.—Junior Inter - Fraternity
Council and representatives from
all men’s living organizations,
Sigma Alpha Mu.
8 p.m.—Thomds L. Thomas con
cert, McArthur Court.
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Beard Plans to Space
Noise Parade Judges
Noise parade judges, six of them,
will be spaced along the parade
route this year, rather than gath
ered at one judging point.
Parade information has been re
stated by Chairman Vernon Beard.
Floats will begin assembling at
5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at McArthur
Court and will follow the same
route as last year—up University
to 19th, down 19th to Hilyard, up
Hilyard to 13th, and up 13th to
University, where the parade will
disband.
The bonfire and variety show
will immediately follow the parade.
Three trophies will be available
this year, Beard said, in case the
winning float should be the work
of three groups.
Judging will be based on four
points, including sustained noise,
worth 20 per cent; appearance of
float in relation to theme dis
played, 25 per cent; spirit of float
occupants, 35 per cent; ingenuity
in methods of noise-making, 20 per
cent.
Rules are as follows:
1. Vehicles must be one single
conveyance (semi-trucks are per
missible, but not extra trailers).
2. Floats must assemble at Mc
Arthur Court between 5:30 and
6:30. Parade will start at 6:45.
3. Floats will be placed in line
by numbers assigned at drawing
held Oct. 24.
4. If float is late, notification
must be made to parade officials
and the float will fall in at end
of parade.
5. A large recognition number
(giving float’s position) and sign
designating living organizations
must be placed on both sides of
conveyance.
6. No floats will enter any hos
pital zone, or other quiet zones.
7. Judges decision will be final.
8. Announcement of winner will
be made in McArthur Court at var
iety show.
A late entry from the law school
has been accepted. It is not paired
with any other group, and will be
placed in the center of the parade,
Beard said.
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