WSSF Campus Drive Starts Today;
Money to Help Education Abroad
Some 2000 refugees are enrolled in European univer
sities, while the U.N. International Refugee Organization
seeks homes for them. At the left, refugees use a base
ment library in a bombed-out building. At the right, a
student cooks in his tiny bedroom-study-living room.
Oregon’s part in helping such
students as shown above is brought
closer home this week during the
official World Student Fund drive,
which starts today.
Based on the principles of more
fortunate students assisting their
needy contemporaries, WSSF, a
part of World Student Relief, is
the American agency designed pri
marily for the betterment of uni
versity education abroad.
Donations from students and
faculty in the United States are
channelled through World Student
Relief headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland. A noteworthy factor
in WSR is the low cost.of admin
istration, with many donating their
services or doing double duty in
some other capacity as well ais rep
resenting WSR or WSSF.
Distribution of aid is determined
by NEED alone. Contributions
come from 18 nations throughout
the world and go to students in
Europe, Southeast Asia, and China.
Five main fields of help are aid in
food, providing shelter, prividing
medical care, books and equipment,
and aid through study grants.
Total drive goal for the United
States this year is $600,000.
Social Calendar
Following is a calendar of social
events for spring term as released
by the office of student affairs.
April
3-7 WSSF drive.
4 Assembly, Dr. Sigmund Spaeth,
“Musifc for Fun,” McArthur
Court.
7 All Campus Vodvil, McArthur
Court.
8 Beaux Arts Ball, Gerlinger An
nex.
Men’s House Dances: Phi Gam
ma Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha,
Campbell Club, McChesney
Hall, Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi
Kappa Sigma, Theta Chi.
9 Easter Sunrise Services, Mc
Arthur'Court.
14 WAA Co-Recreation Nite, Ger
linger.
14-16 AWS Weekend, “Duck Pre
view.”
15 Concert, Wagner Opera Co.,
“Cavaleria Rusticana” and
‘II Paliacchi,” McArthur Court
17 Concert, Danish Dancers,” Mc
Arthur Court.
21-22-27-28-29 University Theater
production, “Martha.”
22 Frosli Glee.
23 Faculty Party, Gerlinger An
nex.
Concert, Joseph Szigetti, Mc
Arthur Court.
24 Concert, Eugene Gleemen, Me- J
Arthur Court.
29 House Dances: Sigma Alpha
Mu, Delta Tail Delta, Sherry
Ross Hall, Alpha Tau Omega,
Nestor Hall, Pi Kappa Phi,
Stitzer Hall, Chi Psi, Signta
Chi, Kappa Sigma, Tau Kappa
Epsilon.
30 Junior-Senior Women’s Break
fast.
May
6 House Dances: Alpha Chi Om
ega, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha
Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Beta
Phi, Delta Gamma, Chi Om
ega, Rebec House, Delta Zeta,
Alpha Xi Delta, Zeta Tau Al
pha, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
7 American Association of Uni
versity Women coffee hour
12-14 Junior Weekend.
13 Junior Prom.
Oregon Mother’s Tea for visit
ing mothers.
17-18 Orchesis concert.
19 Faculty Party, Gerlinger.
20 House Dances: Phi Delta Theta,
Delta Upsilon, Phi Kappa
Psi, Sigma Nu, Beta Theta
Pi, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
22 Women’s Choral Club concert.
27 Mortar Board Ball, McArthur
Court.
30 Memorial Day, no classes.
31 University Theater production,
“The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
June
2 Closed period.
5-9 Exams.
10 Alumni Day.
11 Baccalaureate.
Commencement.
Your chance to see
NEW BRITISH BOOKS
on Monday, April 3rd.
The lirilish Book Centre’s-Bookmobile will bo parked
at the Library Monday morning between 10:30 and
12:00 o’clock, and at the shipping entrance of the
Co-op during the afternoon, with its display of the
best current books of English publishers. Orders will
be taken if you should care to purchase . . . but at
any rate, come to look !
Panhel to Sell Apples
Apples will be sold today and
Tuesday in the Co-op by Junior
Panhellenic. The apples will cost
five cents each.
This is the second project spon
sored by Junior Panhellenic to add
to the organization’s treasury.
Profits made from the apple sale
will be used by the Junior Pan
hellenic to finance future projects
this term.
First Chinaware in U.5.
Made by Lenox, Inc.
Once American potters looked to
Europe for guidance in the making
of fine chinaware. Now, principally
through the example and work of
Lenox Inc. of New Jersey, the
trend is being reversed. Their ware
is handled exclusively in Eugene
by Hoffman’s Jewelry Company.
The oldest famous name in the
manufacture of fine Chinaware in
the United States, Lenox was the
first American company to break
away from the European monopoly
of the china ware market in Amer
ica.
Under the leadership of the com
pany's founder, Walter Lenox, the
making of fine chinaware began
in 1884. But not until President
Woodrow Wilson placed an order
for chinaware to be used in the
White House did Lenox firmly es
tablish itself as one of the fore
most producers of fine chinaware.
During the San Francisco earth
quake of 1906, Lenox ware demon
strated its durability by surviving
the fire and quake. Then the ac
ceptance by Congress of American
produced dinnerware for the White
House, established Lenox china as
among the best in the world. Con
gress formerly had used only
European products.
Lenox further broke away from
the European tradition of selling
china by sets, when it began plac
ing emphasis on buying place set
tings of five pieces or of buying
individual pieces. The company’s
idea was that only governments
and the wealthy could afford to
buy fine chinaware by the set.
Lenox also devised the system
by which prospective brides or
housewives can select their china
ware pattern and register it by
number at a retail store. Friends
then may order as many pieces
as they desire as wedding or birth
day gifts.
By breaking away completely
from the European style in design,
Lenox was further able to gain a
bigger share of the American mar
ket. One of the company’s design
ers, introduced a new style in china
that was generally called modern.
It was clean and simple of line in
contrast to the elaborate and often
rococo style that had been popular
in Europe for years.
This modern style, particularly
the severe, unencumbered motifs
against a white background, soon
attracted attention and by the late
1930's, the Lenox trademark was
on perhaps one of every four pieces
of chinaware purchased by Amer
icans.
Since the war, when it became
more difficult to get European
ware, Lenox has expanded its en
tire line. Lenox, although retaining
the old principle of the potter’s
wheel, has adapted its Trenton
plant to American productions
methods, enabaling it to produce
several times as many pieces as
European competitors.
Torch Honor Group
To Tour Campus
Visiting on the University cam
pus Friday will be 20 members of
the Torch Honor Society, Wah
kiakium High School, Cathlamet,
Wash.
The students have chosen to visit
the University for their annual
educational trip. While here they
will be taken on a tour of the cam
pus, attend a typical class, and se«
new facilities and buildings.
WSSF meets relief needs and
builds cultural ties among .univer
sity centers of the world.
THE BEST
IN MODERN !
(faipe
BY LENOX
The original and the
loveliest modern shape
in fine china ... created
and made exclusively by
the world-famous ceramic
artists of Lenox.
Exquisite simplicity of
line, perfection of crafts
manship, and rare
translucent beauty form a
service of great distinc
tion. And of course,
the same fine china as
in the official White
House service, the china
created for the Metro
politan Museum ot Art,
and the many other farnous
services made by Lenox.
Dinner, salad, and butter
plates, teacup and saucer, $1225
I
HOFFMAN’S
... Jewelers ...
LENOX m CHINA
AMERICA’S WORLD
Broadway and Willamette
EUGENE. ORE.
FAMOUS FINE CHINA