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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1961)
iz. . .% ,s MRS. STANLEY (CAROLE) STEWART, a well-known singer and a student of the University, is pictured at home with her three sons. Left to right are John, Carole, David, and Paul. Carole Stewart, U of O Singer, Student, Mother By JEAN COCHRAN' Assistant Women's Editor Appropriately fitting into the Mother's Weekend theme is one of the University's music educa tion students. Mrs. Stanley Stew art. otherwise known as Carole. Honors have been bestowed this personable young student-moth er during the past year — and anyone who can manage a Uni versity course, home, three chil dren. and a husband, is certain ly deserving of some honor. C'AKOLE, who won the Ore gon division of the Metropolitan Opera auditions in “lyric sopra no,’’ is a 29-year-old mother of three boys: David, 10; John, 8: Paul, 5. All of the children are taking piano lessons, and Paul is also taking tap dancing lessons. Carole also started her musi cal career when she was quite young. She had been taking piano lessons for several years when, at the age of 12, she asked her father if she could take voice les ions, too. He wasn't quite as ea ger as she was. but grudgingly conceded that she could take les sons if she proved to him that she had vocal ability by getting a singing job. “I PROCEEDED to march down to a Portland radio sta tion and to audition for the ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ program. I got a job and Dad had to say okay from the FABRIC it's just one step to the % 9 FASHION OSCAR STRAUSS HEATHS WONDER FABRICS 878 Willamette BETTER Selection BETTER Values , BETTER Service » ■yf then,” said Carole. “I was really an independent little girl.” “After graduation, my first paid job as a soloist was sing ing in a church in Portland. Later on I became a soloist for wed dings and funerals.” Carole still sings as a soloist for Central Lu thern Church in Eugene. ASKED when she was mar ried. Carole replied hesitantly. "Well. t%vo weeks after gradua tion.” At the time, neither she nor her husband planned to at tend college. After the war, her husband, Stan, attended night 3chco! under the GI bill. He is currently employed by Lew Wil liams selling Chevrolets. After the stork began delivering pres ents. Carole decided to go back to school when her youngest child was old enough to go to kinder garten. Last year she began her school ing in music education. She has been taking about 14 or 15 hours each term and has about a 3.00 accume. Recognition of her out standing achievement was re cently made when she was ini tiated into Mu Phi Epsilon, the women’s music honorary. CAROLE’S day begins at 6:30 i.m., when she and the family, with the exception of David, pitch in to do all the household chores. David practices his piano lessons for an hour in the morn big. "By 8:30 the housework is done, and all of us students are off to school,” commented Ca Mortar Board Taps 14 Women By BARBARA CHANTRY F.mcruld Women’s Editor It is 3 a.m. Tuesday and still ness reigns throughout the cam pus living organizations, save for the soft pitter-patter of rain drops on the roof. Suddenly, the early morning quiet is pervaded role. "I have classes in the morning, study in the afternoon, and spend the evening with the family. If I need extra study time. I get up about 4 o'clock in the morning. I'm just too tired to study in the evening." “The weekend before finals, my parents (Mr. and Mrs. Sheeley of Portland! take the children home with them. Mother also helps me out if I get behind in housework," noted Carole. "I couldn't do it without the help of mother and the family." Carol doesn't plan to attend summer school because “I just have too much fun with the boys in the summer!" However, begin ning on Sept. 1, she will spend two weeks of concentrated opera study with Richard Bonilli of the Metropolitan Opera. This honor can e us a result of her opera au dition. . Carole plans to teach music, but she doesn't know whether she will give private lessons or be a public school or college uistructor. At any rate, she says hat she will have to take many lifferent languages — especially Latin, Suanish, Italian, German, and French so she will be able to sing opera scores. "I’ll prob ably be here for years to come," she explained. Her smallest son, Paul, was with her during the interview.! When he was asked if he thought his mommy's singing was pretty | good, he replied with a long, diawn-out “Ye-eh!" I-—--— by soft, subdued voices and light foot falls. First candles, then black robes, mortar boards, and illuminated faces are seen, as one by one the girls are roused from their slumbers. "What Is it?" "Where am I?" "What's going on?” are heard among the whlsjcrs of the half-awakened girls. Ami then are heard the words. "Mortar Board taps . . ." and the girls realize that they are not dreaming or in heaven, but that they are witnessing the traditional tapping of Mortar Board, national senior women's honorary The purpose of Mortar Board is to honor those senior women who have shown outstanding con tributions to the University in the fields of scholarship, leadership, and service. Oregon's quill and scroll chapter's new members and their contributions to the Univer sity are: Louise Bolingbroke, Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women's honorary, and AWS Reference Board; Barbara Chantry. Wom en's Kditor of the Emerald. Phi Theta Upsilon, homecoming dance chairman, and Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism honorary; Judy Drais. YWCA president, and YWCA sophomore cabinet, Chi Omega treasurer; Judy Kosdlck, Phi Theta Upsilon president, Jr. class cabinet, Della Gamma house president, dorm president. Great er Oregon secretary; Carol Gra dy. Alpha Phi president. Spanish honorary, and duck preview luncheon chairman; Rae Hinchey, Canoe Fete finance chairman, Phi Theta Upsilon. Phi Chi Theta, business ad honorary. ASUO sen ate sorority representative, and YWCA house council. Others tapped were: Karen Kreuder, Jr. Week subchairman. Phi Theta Upsilon, SU publicity committee, Oregana housing edi tor, Junior weekend all campus luncheon chairman; Judith Monit or, A KUO upper-class dorm repre sentative, president Sweetsor hall, AWK r< fernnee board; Janice Nu kata, Phi Theta Upallon, AWK president, YWCA house council; Jo Karetto, junior class repre sentative, Phi Theta Upallon, Greater Oregon Area chairman. Canoe Fete general secretary; Kay Neilson, honors college or ganization of seminars and hon ors, college board; Gayle Osburn, Canoe Fot" publicity chairman, phi Theta tJpsllon. SU publicity, Fmcruld editorial board. Barbara Reed, Panhellcnlc president, Phi Theta 'Upallon, Phi Chi Theta, business honorary: and Fllcn West, AWK reference board, and Phi Theta Upallon. Those present members of Mor tnr board who will graduate this spring are: Betsy Woods, Nina Sackett, Judy Martin. Nancy Hall. Margaret Reedy. Mary Jo Stewart Hall, Karmen Darnm rose, Mary Grlnnell, Patty Clag-' gelt Drapella, Donna Lawrence, Betty Lush. Phyllis Culbertson, Jennifer Bain, Carlcne Kelker, and Janice Phillips. The newly tapjard members of the organization will be presented formally today at the all campus luncheon. 1 . MOTHERS! discover what real ice cream tastes like .. . Del Hoffs 1605 19th Ave. Dl 5-9516 REMEMBER MOTHER MAY 14 SELECT FROM OUR WIDE ASSORTMENT MADE-TO-ORDER BRACELETS d University Jewelers — 849 13th Ave. Your PRIDE OF OREGON Service Station Says, Welcome, Moms!7 Have fun on YOUR weekend. And before you return home— fill the tank at... PRIDE OF OREGON 782 E. Broadway Dl 5-902?