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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1959)
'Meet McGraw' By EVERETT CUTTER Emerald Entertainment Editor ‘'I tiling theatre hero at the University of Oregon has a very big future," says young, bespec tacled William McGraw, t h i a year's new addition to the speech department's play-directing trio, ''That's one reason I like it here - the University Theatre has the potential to become one of the best educational theatres in the nation." McGraw has an Impressive background in the field of edu cational theatre. He acted both while earning his BA in speech at Wooster, Ohio, and his mas ter's degree in speech, with theatre emphasis, at Ohio State University. Through these years, and later while working for his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. Mc Graw turned more and more from his acting Interests to directing. This new InteresL inibsequently led him to professional work in radio and television; he directed and did some writing for K8TP in Minneapolis. Home to teach But, having directed theatre since his undergraduate days. Me draw's major interest will lay in the stage. He relumed to the College of Wooster, where he taught two years, and then to the University of Minnesota for three more. He comes to Oregon this year from a one-year teaching post at Grove City College in Pennsyl vania. where he was the director of theatre and chairman of the speech department. "The people are friendlier here in the West," says McGraw, flash, ing a boyish grin. "You can notice the difference right away. That's good." Beside* directing plays ("View from the Bridge" In In rehearsal; 'The Matchmaker" is scheduled .or spring term), McGraw teaches two courses In acting, one In itage direction, and a drama ap preciation sequence. "I like the people of the Uni versity of Oregon," he says, "and the school certainly seems to be healthy, because It’s growing, seemingly In the right directions. ’ Likes teaching Although having worked In * radio and TV, McGraw has no particular aspirations for profes sional theutre: "I like the com , lunation of teaching and educa tional theatre. McGraw and his wife, who ■ teaches In the Kugene public | school system, spent a profitable summer in Europe, "seeing all we could In a short time." Some I of Director McGraw’s other In- i 1 tercets when he has time—In lude fishing, photography and numerous sports. Concerning his forthcoming production, “A View From the Bridge," which held Its first cast meeting this week, McGraw says, The play will be exciting. Any ; thing Arthur Miller writes is ! top-drawer now. He doesn't write enough, but when he docs It’s well worth watching." Mtory message simple "It's r.ot a tragedy of a class of people or New York City or anything,” explains McGraw, "but j 'sscntially it is the tragedy of a man. The story is fairly simple in its message " January 29 has been set for the production's opening date at the L’T, and McGraw is looking for ward to his first experience work ing with Oregon students. "T'rr perfectly happy here," he 'wiles. And Oregon and the UT are happy to lie growing "in the right directions" with his help. AL1TD REPAIRS "WE WERE LOSING MONEY ON OUR FREE ESTIMATES... THEY NOW COST FIVE DOLLARS." We're only kidding, of course. Estimates on brake jobs and other auto ailments won't cost you a cent. We don't lose money on them either. Our full time mechanic says that free estimates are his biggest business-builder. His reasoning is that this gives him an opportunity to prove to you how rea sonable the rates around here really are. Our workmanship will speak for itself. 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As he was trudging in the snow toward his little red and white rabbit the largest, most ferocious, bear in the world leaped from behind the rock and started toward the Russian! In a fit of frenzy he staggered backwards in the snow trying frantically to reload his gun. He put the powder in the barrel, but being excited he fumbled his little balls of shot and lost them in the snow! The bear was advancing, but being a quick thinker, Egore scooped some little balls of sweat from his forehead that were now frozen, (it was a chilly day), and thrust them into his gun. Pointing the weapon at the on-’Russian greedy bear he fired! But to his dismay the heat in the gun from the previous shot at the red, white and blue rabbit melted the ice and only a squirt of water came out. 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