“She Stoops to Conquer” Billed for Tonight
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HONORED SIX who were appointed to positions in the National Cath¬
olic Honorary Society, Delta Epsilon Sigma. They will reeeie awards
at Commencement, June 2. From left, top: John Gloden, John Mc¬
Dermott, William Clancy: bottom: Howard Earp, James Riopelle, Law¬
rence Auspos.
Players Assured
Capacity Crowd
Experienced Cast to Pre¬
sent Goldsmith Comedy ;
Jean Stevens Will Pro¬
vide After-Play Music
Oliver Goldsmith’s five-act- comedy
"She Stoops to Conquer” will be pre¬
sented in Howard Hall tonight by the
Portland Play e r s
under the direction
of Rev. John W.
Scheberle, C. S.
C„ dramatic coach.
Leading roles
v/ill be taken by
Mike Dolan, sen¬
ior from Detroit,
Mich., as Young
Marlow and Jean
Doran, sophomore
from Portland, as
Kate Hardcastle ;
Dick Clemo, junior
from Portland, as
Squire Hardcastle
and Joan Gasser, junior from Lewis¬
ton, Idaho, as Mrs. Hardcastle. John
Groeger, junior from Portland will
play Tony Lumpkin; Mary Virginia
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Vol. XXXVI PORTLAND, OREGON, FR1RDAY MAY 24, 1940 No. 29
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EIGHTY-SIX GRADUATES SET
FOR OPEN-AIR COMMENCEMENT
Bob Soule
Marking the earliest appearance of
a Portland annual on the campus
the 1939-40 edition of the Log was
distributed Monday from the treas¬
urer's office in West Hall.
This year’s copper and gold covered
book has been unanimously pro¬
nounced as the “best yet” by the stu¬
dent body. The fact that it has 139
pages, is printed in three colored ink
and made more use of photographs
than ever before carries out the
popular opinion.
Log head Tony Gerharz, junior
from Billings, Mont., declares that
the success of the issue was assured
by the drawing of artists Aubrey
Chapman, senior from Portland, Em¬
mett Barrett, junior from Sioux City,
Iowa, Art Maloney, junior from
Portland, Ed Sharp, sophomore from
The Dalles, Jack.Cadwell, sophomore
from Portland, and George Harty,
sophomore from Portland.
Nurses Elect
New Leaders
Pilling an entire new panel for the
year 1940-41 at a meeting Monday,
at Portland's college of Nursing, the
Vincentians elected Eileen Grant,
sophomore from Home Valley, Wash.,
president.
Her running mates for the ensuing
year include Alice McCormack, soph¬
omore from Portland, vioe-president;
Mary Kirk, sophomore from St. Paul.
Ore., secretary-treasurer; and Flor¬
ence Doherty, sophomore from Trout
Lake, Wash., Guard of Honor.
Final Quadrant
Dated for May 28
Tire Quadrant, Engineer's Club
quarterly publication, will appear on
the campus on Tuesday, according
to John Sauer, editor, sophomore
from Portland.
Featured article is entitled “Bac¬
teria and Preservation of Canned
Food Products."
Color will be the customary white
with black border motif.
The cover design will feature a pic¬
ture of a Stratoliner landing on
Swan Island Airport.
LAUER NAMED
COUNCILHEAD
FOR 1940-41
Jim Dent and Bob Hooper
Chosen to Aid New Pres¬
ident for Coming Year;
Greiner Made Yell King
Election of three new officers to
head next year’s Student Activity
Council featured the final meeting of
the group Monday night.
Lauer Appointed
Hal Lauer, sophomore from Port¬
land. and recently elected Junior
S. A. C. representative, was named
president. Jim Dent, junior from
Lewiston, Idaho, was elected vice-
president. Bob Hooper, sophomore
from Portland, was chosen secretary-
treasurer. These officers for next
year will all be serving their first
year on the S. A. C.
Present officers are: John Hope,
senior from Astoria, president; and
Bob Cullerton, junior from Butte,
Mont., secretary-treasurer.
Bud Grenier, freshman from Bell¬
ingham, Wash., was elected yell king,
with an active vote in the Council,
and Cullerton and Tony Gerharz.
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CAMPUS RALLY
ATTRACTS 5000
Qlee Club Qives
Program Before
Alumni, Seniors
Portland’s Piloteers, a quartet of
Gleemen, sang two programs this
week before downtown business or¬
ganizations.
The group appeared before the
Chamber of Commerce Monday and
at the Lion’s Club luncheon Friday.
Ray Mills, sophomore from Boise,
Idaho, soloed on the first occasion
and Robert Soule, freshman from
Portland, at the second. Members of
the Piloteers are Francis McDonnell,
freshman from Portland, first tenor;
Don Weissenbom, senior from Port¬
land, second tenor; Jerry Todd,
junior from Scappoose, baritone and
John Inkster, senior from Oswego,
bass. Paul Coates, junior from Port¬
land accompanied the group.
A double quartet directed by Nor¬
man Gaeden sang Thursday night
before the senior-alumni dinner in
Campus Commons. The men sing-
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With a large crowd of five thous¬
and attending, the twelfth annual
Holy Name Rally of the Archdiocese
of Portland in Oregon was held amid
impressive ceremonies on the campus
Sunday.
Celebrities Speak
The rally assembled on Oberlin
Street, paraded up Portsmouth to
Willamette Boulevard, and thence
down Willamette in front of the
waiting station in review before the
official party headed by His Excel¬
lency, The Most Reverend Edward
D. Howard. D. D., Archbishop of
Portland in Oregon, Rev. Michael J.
Early, C. S. C., Portland President,
and The Honorable Joseph K. Car-
son, Jr., mayor of the City of Port¬
land.
The Portland Symphonic Band of
Oregon W. P. A. Music Project led
by Prof. Frederick Goodrich. State
Director, furnished music for the
assembly.
Leo Smith, general chairman,
called the meeting to order at 3:00
P. M. Opening remarks were made
by John A. Albrich, Jr., president of
the Holy Name Society.
Welcome Extended
Welcome was extended to the
society by Father Early, Portland
President. Mayor Carson said that
the surest way to preserve our own
liberties is to respect the liberties of
others. Bert S. Gooding cited the
value of lay action.
Rev. Charles Lee, C. S. C., spoke
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Frosh Nominate
Lowe to SAC Post
STAR-STUDDED SEXTANT SLATED SATURDAY
Joe Maloney and James Creamer Annex Firsts in Essay and Short Story Contests
Herb Lowe, from Portland, was
elected S. A. C. representative for
the 1940-41 term over three other
aspirants at a Freshman clas meet¬
ing Monday, May 13.
Jack O’Brien, from Portland, elect¬
ed Campus Day, resigned the post
recently. Lowe has had previous ex¬
perience on the S. A. C. serving as
Freshman class president during the
1939-40 school year.
Portland’s annual blue ribbon Sex¬
tant, featuring prize winning essays
and short stories of the recent all¬
college contest, is slated to appear
Saturday, according to Hal Lauer,
sophomore from Portland, who is
editing the Summer issue.
Published essays include Joseph
Maloney’s first prize winner, "Willa
Cather — Escapist,” which is a con-
densation of Maloney’s thesis
“Through the Looking Glass with
Willa Cather — Literary Escapist.”
Lyman Gibson’s third place "Abnor¬
malities in ‘Of Mice and Men,’ ” also
appears. Gibson is a senior from
Portland.
Prize winning short stories pub¬
lished are “Blood on the Needle,”
second place winner by Bill Clancy,
senior from Portland, and “The
Breathless Years: a Trilogy,” first
prize winner by James Creamer, sen¬
ior from Portland.
Award winning entries not pub¬
lished include “In a Hurry" by Malo¬
ney, third place in the short story
contest, and "O Henry — Voice of the
City" by Bill Clancy, second place
in the essay contest.
Judges for the contest included
Rev. John W. Scheberle, C. S. C..
Head of the English department.
Rev. John J, Hooyboer, C. S. C..
Professor of English, Frank Larrowe,
retiring editor of The Sextant, and
Lauer.
LARGE CLASS
WILL RECEIVE
JUNE DEGREES
Charles Howard Will De¬
liver Commencement
Address, John Gloden
Valedictory Speech
Before the brown and gray east
side of Science Hall, eighty-six mem¬
bers of the 1940 graduating class will
receive diplomas in impressive open
air ceremonies of the eleventh an¬
nual commencement, Sunday, June 2.
Howard to Speapk
Charles Abner Howard, M. A.,
President of Oregon College of Edu¬
cation, Monmouth, will deliver the
commencement address. The Bacca¬
laureate Sermon will be preached by
the Most Rev. Charles D. White,
Bishop of Spokane. Rev. Michael J.
Early, C. S. C.. Portland President,
will celebrate the Baccalaureate
Mass.
John Gloden. senior from Portland,
will deliver the valedictory address.
Morning exercises will commence
at 11:00 A. M. at the Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception, N. W.
17th and Davis Streets». Solemn
Mass and the Baccalaureate Sermon
follow.
Starting at 3:20 P. M., a reception
for graduates and their guests will
be held on the campus followed by
an Academic Procession at 4:00. The
Conferring of Degrees will take place
at 4:15 o’clock and the exercises will
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Quartet Wins
Debate Keys
Official debate keys will be award¬
ed Portland's four debate men today,
it was announced this week by Rev.
Charles E. Lee, C. S. C„ faculty ad¬
visor and coach.
Bob Hooper, A1 Vognild and
Frank Walsh, sophomores from Port¬
land and Bill Donnelly, freshman
from McMinnville, will be recipients
of the gold keys. The awards carry
a black enamel facing, and bear the
official Portland seal in the center.
The names of the four men with
suitable inscriptions will be engraved
on the back of the keys.
The awards will be presented on
the basis of participation in the past
year’s debating schedules and the
activity of these men on Portland's
first official debate squad.
Exam Schedule
Classes Taught
M. W. F. at 8:25
M. W. F. at
M. W. F. at
M. W. F. at
T. Th. F. at
T. Th. S. at
M. W. F. at 11:10
M. W. F. at 10:15
T. Th. S. at 10:15
T. Th. S. at 11:15
T. Th. at 1:00
M.T.Th.Fuit 10:15
9:20
1:00
1:55
8:25
9:20
Will be examined
May 27 8:30-10:00
May 27 10:30-12:00
May 27 1:00- 2:30
May 27 2:30- 4:00
May 28 8:80-10:00
May 28 10:30-12:00
May 28 1:00- 2:30
May 29 8:30-10:00
May 29 10:30-12:00
May 29 1:00- 2:30
May 28 2:30- 4:00
May 29 8:30-10:00
