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The Pioneer Log: Lewis & Clark College’s Student-Run Newspaper
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Volume 2, Number 4. 6 p.
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1944-01-14
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Vol.· II Lewis and Clark College, January 14, l944 No. 4·
lURQ QOR RD
FUOlGTIOOS
A college war ~
was established du~irig
a recent student body
meeting. Harold Smith
pres~dent of the stud
ent body, appointed
the following students
to serve; Virginia
Benner, Jean Crosley,
Evelyn_Sparlin, Warren
Niete, and Doris Renz•
ema·,
The board will or
ganize various constructive activities
related to the war, in
which the entire stud•
ont body will partici
pate. The general
plaR is to conduct a
rotating chairmanship
in which each member
of "t1he board will have
charge of at least one
driv,e during the year,
conttd.on page 6
l
l COMING EVENTS
I
! 'JQ.Il, 14-··Sigma
Sigma
Jan• 18·-•·•Baskotbal
Game-Forest Grove ~
·jJan. 19-----sigma Rh
;Jan, 20-·•Student Bod
I_ Meeting in Chapel
~an. 27·Am1oans chapel
1Jan, 21-29· --··Close
· week--po partie a
.Jun 26·28 ••••EXAMS
Fob,. ;;.. • .,Alpha Pi M
'Feb, 14-~0pcn _for Val-l
1 ont1nos party. ( Se~
t , Edna Halo) • • J DR. OD~ :L.L
GOES EAST Dr. Odell left Jan•
u~ry 6 for Cincinnati,
Ohio to attend a con
ference of· Presbyter
ian Colleges, ,and also
to tuke part in dis•
eussion meetings 1n
the field of post-war
education, Some of
the problems which the
college and university
adminstrators will
fuco at the conference
are those dealing with
the emphases of cd~
ucation in a post-war
world, how best to be
ready for tho post-war
days which will bring
un influx of students
as well us new social
problems and a constant · re-interpr etat
tion.of the responsibility . ~of o4uont1on
for u better world.
Dr. Odell will return
to the campus Jan, 20.
JONES.RUBESH WEDDING
The wedding of Miss
Doris Jonos to Mr.
Leland Rubosh, took
place in tho Ardenwald
Community Church, Dec
ember 16, 19431 ct
4:30 P, M •. 1 with Dr.
Morgan Ode 1 Officio.t
ing, The best man wns
Don Pieroc; matron of
honor, Beverly Jones;
nnd the attendant,
Nolmn Ruth Smith.
cont'd on page 3 ALPHA PI Mu··
IN,TJATION ~ .. ·::
On the evening .of·_
January 41 in the Soc~ ... : ial Hall, Alpha P'-Mu ··
the Music Honorary initiated seven new
members. They ar£:
Wilma Jane Chaney, Ed ..
nu Hale, Nancy Mort,
Jean Brose, Doris Ren
zema, Dorothy Kirkwood
~md Vyvynn Freeman,
After the ceremony,
nn informul meeting
was hold and as a re• sult some very inter
esting plans wore made
for futuro meetings,
Tho plun is to discuss .
one composer nt ench
meeti~ --.. .. and· to li·stcn to his·music either on
records or o.s porform.- ..
ed by the members. '*' ·
next meeting is to b()·
devoted to Beethoven•
cont'd on page 6
C"R t ~Tl 00 ffli.oiD- ·,
SI\\PSfRRlS A ntW~ .
The old y0ur gone
tho Christian FcllowJ
ship stnrts the new
year with n new pro~~
1dent and tho hopes ot
o. succc ssful your. '~o
pust-president, cn~t
Lnfo, left school su4r
donly, so Joan C~OQ 01 tho v1co;.pros1de 'nt,
stopped into tne ~os•
1tion .• oonttd on pogo & Pngo 2 PIONEER LOG
"' .. '· . • I I 0 .,,, .•
THE PIONEER LOG
Portl~ . .nd, Oregon .)
Publish~d Bi-weekly ny the Associ~tod Sttidunts
of Lewis and Clark College
Subscription Price: 25 cents u ,somostcr,
EDITORS - - -.. -~ - - -• --· ~Luta Gchroitz
~ ~ • ~ " • ~ -Virginia Eddy
·-- - "-!. --·· -· Vyvy:_i.n Frecnun
Ii'cnturo Editor -... -.. - - - -N~dinc PL.I.lnorton
Ausisto.nts- - - - - - - - -Bettie Hopkins
- - ~ • -.. - ---Beverly Lynn
Exchungo Editor ~ - -.. -.... -.. Doris Rcnzcmu
Sports Editor --.. -~ - - - Hurr~ot Banbury
AsBist~t - - - - - - -· - - -Bill Hurrison 'rypi st - -.. - - - - .. .. ... -Dorothy Kirkwood
Rcuortcrs .. - - - - - - - - ~ • Doria Ronzonn
·' Evolyn Sparlir.l Bettie Hopkins, Luey McAfee
Ruth Hill, Wilma June Chancy,· formic Bu:rlroy
I-L~rrict Houston, Edna· H~~lo, P~t Gruhc.:m, John
Bcrno~u, Curl Hnssold, J.
E·DjllORlAL S
Rtt£mAnon G\\'en
With concontr ~\ted effort our c~dministrativc
heads hG.vo brought to us, tho students, und to
~11 interostod in our college ~ho end so long
cl"!I:Jri nhod --Accreditation. We cun feel now
t.h:;..t the; first J;'ound hus successfully bocn won,
we l:now now tho groundo, litcro.l c..nd fig\l,ra.tivc,
upon which wo otund. We have o.ssuro.nco of tho
confidence of others in the cha.rnctor o.nd ·work
of the tru8tocs, tho faculty, and tho students.
To those who work0d.so diligently, lot us
show our gratitude by bringing ns many onthusi
nstic people into our.sphore us wo students can.
DO YOU 00 TO CAAPEL Y
Students around tho campus shouldn't got
raixud up in thoir directions anymore und ucci
dontly go thu wrong wo.y just o.s chapel is
about to start. Those chapels arc mo8.nt for
ull of us, und so all of us should attend.
Ch~pol offors ono of tho very few opportun
i tic• for tho whole student body to cor.1o to
gether, Tuesday, we us~ully hu~o brought to
us, o-very good spea.kor fror.1 Portland or· vic
inity, und Thursday tho time is devoted to our
student body ncotings, Those chapels arc in•
toro3ting und sor.1ctimos lots of fun --so loti a ,ull ntton~t
. ·~ Jj,nuo.ry 14, •• 1941
To tho Editors:
Tho basketball .torun
of L, o.nd C, stc~tcd
off with n bung, plen
ty of enthusiasm and A little school spi~it~
(Vfuut's wrong with you
~tudonts?) Our f1irst
month or so consi'stod .
of regular workd~ts, .
o.nd tho gang looked
not too bud, ·
Our first . gill'ilo·. wa;s ·
pl ayod with Ronson> ·
Church, and we co.n1c
out on the short end
of o. 50 to 26 dofoat.·
That was tho first
tir:10 tho five of. us ·
had over worked ~o
gctnor • ( Our prciptieo ' ·. ·~·
consistod of'· 2 8-guins.r :·:_:
3) .. ; '·.;
Shortugo of muripowoi' ~'-···,
was our first obstacl~ ~~
to overcome, but wo. ~: didn't . overcome it so· . ·.
we picked on n .high,
school torun for our.::, '
n0xt gnmo. This wc..s. ·a_'
rai :1tn.kc--~~our 5 moh
a.gn.inst thoir. · 4 .. :. ·~
strings of· fresh, jub-
ilant, H. s. luds.
Well, wo lost thQt
gc..mo, Hovtovor 1 wo
were handicapped bo·-·'· ..
cuuse Hal ( Sinatr.o) ·. ~
Sr.li th broke his uriklo ,. ;
a.nd 4 of us stood -1 t · ',
•• I out the lc.st thr·co ~ ;.
quc..rtcr s, . . ... , :.:~
Now tha.t Xm4s vuc·b.· =·:·I·
tion is ovor we ox•:! ·· j
poet coning v!otori{}n; ··.' ;.
but we would l~l{o to· · .J.
so u turn-out .rto .
bt:skotbull prp.ctle ·b : o.s I'
Y/C nood Q. fifth mp.n·•: I
How about it fellow~? ·~.·
Rospoctf~~ly, ·: . . ,
Harrisop · ·.·.
(high point .. ~.1'?-Il) .· '. :
pd, udvvrt~somon~ ·
..
I
. t -:l . ,
. ~ . . . J
~· 11'r1day 1 Januari 14, 1944 .._ .. _ F;I;ONEER I.QG_. -... -·
THE SENIOR BENCH
Complaints have. been
heard about the campus
that the Seniors have
not beon occupying the
Senior Bench very con
spicuously this fall,
but during the last
three Wednesday noons,
the class, twenty
strong, has been mak
ing plans for bringing itself to the fore,
Under the leadership
of the president, Mar
tha Finger, tho class
of '44 is not likely
to fall into oblivion
again until the last
diploma has begun to
gnthor dust in the
family attic. The
other officers nro
Edna Hale, Vice Pres
ident; Virginia Benner
Secretary; and Lucy
McAfee, Treasurer, ·
The class now meets
in~A-11 every Wednes
day at 12:10 cmd
invites ull students
who will graduate by
the end of tho summer
~ssion to meet with it, whether or not thcy
arc seniors this semester, A budg0t has
bc0n approved and with
this machinery set up,
the elnss is reudy to
plari ~·further projects,
Virginia Benner and
Jo~~tte Krist.are on
the committ~e to inve
sti-gutO. the taking of
seilior. pictures · 1n
J uriun.z>Y,.
Another proJoct
bei"tig ~· planned by the
oluse ·1~ · t~e enliven
tn~ ~br, tha .Alumni As
socintlont
'<I ; ' i"\ 1 .
'. I ~-I., 'J -CHAPEL BELLS ALUMNI NOTES ""
Did you mako any New Murgur-ct Aloxi}nd0r ,
Ycurt s resolutions, A a. gro.duut'c of 1~431 is
foVT gou.ls for tho N0w now teaching ·.in the
Yea.r wore given by Dr. Portlnnd Weekly
Odoll on Jtmuory 4, Schools of·' Religion
He said, · "Let us given under tho uus
strivo to ho.vo nn idoo. piccs or the Portland
worthy nnd noble Council of Churche~.
enough to be assocint- Hurry Hampton, now
ed with Him, L0t us un ordained minister,
have in our hearts und ho.s the Happy Vulloy
minds some worthwhile Evangelical Church,
purpose, some idon Margaret Curol Boodz
with God, n currently Socreto.ry to
St~awberrios and tho Girls' Rcsorvo or-
cherries in · Docembor gunization in tho Y.
doesn't sound pluus- w. c, A., has orgnn
iblo to us, docs it? ized n girls' onscmblQ
In Now Zealand the Qn hoT own time which
Christmas rush is fur- ·-i.J. gnining rocogni tio~
thor complica.tod · by ;Holen Mucphorson is
tho harvesting or ··tcclchlng in the high
strawberries nnd cher- school ~t Glide, O~o
rios, according to gon.
Mrs, Moore's guest, Winifred Jones wns
Miss Ra.o Vernon, who forced to give up is touring this sto.te touching because of
to secure mo.torinl for illnoss nnd now is em
her thesis, "Homcmuk- ploycd by a Portland
ing is a. business in jew0ler,
Now Zonla.nd", sa.1d Cpl, Wult Benson,
Miss Vernon, a Home former Biology 1ub us
Economics student o.t si·stunt before gro.dua
Orugon Sto.to College, tion, is now with the
The Sonier Class ia· 501 Medical Dotnchmcn; ·
sponsoring u Book--Drew Fioldt Florida,
Drive in ·chapel on JoNEs-nu~~sH WEnDING
.Jununry 18. Please cont'd from page I
bring your books for Those who assisted nt
udmitta.nco. Tho pur-the reception wero,
pose of this drive is Mary Ellen Nash, Rutt
to gc·t good bot>ks for HG.ssold, Ruth Hill,
tho Service Men, nnd Wilma Jane ChnnDy.
The Public Speaking The newly-w uds w!l:
Clnss will present o. ma.ke their homo 11
set of plays · ut this Hustings, Ncbr~sku.
srune Chapel ,Period. Mrs • Rube sh vrn.s th' first president of th
Son: "Dadd:v 1 who.'t 18 Women' s Hall, und l"I'
an ungcl?lt Rubesh wus an nctiv
Dud: "A pedestrian who member of the studon
~umped too late._" body last year. Pa~e 4
GARLIC AND GARDENIAS
' ' GardeniS,s to the ple~-
ges .~t Alpha Rho agd
si'gma Aipha Sigma
Who.w~re so bra~e a~
to brihg fortij their
""talents•• in chapel·•
Gardenias to Evelyn
Sparlin-- it isn't
ev~fy day that a
~~~ . oart 'go. · butter~ .
~y · 'catching with a
Stanford man.
Garlic 'for those whb
haven't the ,spirit
to ~urn out fo~
s~hool functions.
•:ardenias . to ·the fac-;''
ulty for entertain
ing us with their
v-a ·~Fition experiences
J·a.rdenias ,' to the
Freshman class ~or
tnrqwing such a
"batig•up" Tyrolian
.partY•
Garlic to tha·t germ
whO is causing so
much ab~enteeism,
becatise .of flu.
Gardenias to the studenti who are keeping
up the high attend
ance in.chapel.
••Books ere gates to
fields of pleasure,
Books are keys to
stores of treasure,
Books are paths that
upward lead.
Books aro friends,
oo~e let us road."
VICTORY SONG
After· exams are over
AftQr· tho .battle's
won ...
Thon·wo do rolax again
And catch up on our
fun. PI OI'»"EEB LOG
If a girl speaks to
o"'oryone,
she • ·s forward. If she doesn't she's bashful. If she talks to boysi
she's a flirt. If she doesn't
she's high hat-. If sho's smart in
schOolj .
sho 's e high.;..;brow _..
I :t' s~e i-sti '"ti .: ~ · . : ·~ ;
shoTs a d'llffi~e +,1~ · :·.· · ... · If she talks •'about others -.· i: ·i··~ ·.· · · •· , ... . she's ca t'ty~· ··
If she doesn't.,
sh_o 's prudo. If sho· goes out with
many,
she's a pick-up. If sho d·oesn' t·,
she's a wallflower. If she's popular• sho's talked about. If Ghe i sn ' t , .
sho 's ignored. . If she goes steady,
she has to• If she doesn't
' ' sho couldn't ·• If she· wears e boy's
ring,
she took i·t. · If sho doesntt,
~ couldn 't•
CONFUSING, IS~'T ITJ??
To miss a kiss is
simply awful ·
Tp .kiss a miss is
: awfully s'implo
K~sses spro~d disease,
·it's stated;
B~t kiss ~c, b.abc, I'm
vacoinatcd iJ 1·:
Senior: •ttt~vc you
ever taken chloro
form?"
·· Freshman: "No~ Who
teaches it?" DORM DO!NGS
Laden •ith bags of
different sizes j ·
shapes, _ and colors,
the do~ girls gaily
tripped baek to their
I . sooondary homos.
After e holiday of fun
and excitement, it
took them some time to settle down to their
everyday routine·• Th0
dorm really buzzed
with different ones
rsturn~ng and relating their vacation experiences,
At tho first house
meeting, the dorm as a
whole . set down some
Now Yea~'s resolutions
In the second week of
January wo lost one of
our girls, Ruth Walker
who is going to work
for the government at
the airport in Bnker,
Oregon.
-DAFFYNITIONS:
Oonquor---hit her on
tho head.
Guest~·-What is done
. during an examin. ation.
Accompnny--reg1ment of soldiers.
Mosh---conmon way to fix pototpos.
Intonse--what drafteos sloop in·.
Bronchial tubes---sub
ways to the Bronx.
ArrGst--what you tako in study.
Donial---a river in
Egypt. 1 t 4 PaSf\ 5
i. ·S~ ·Nl-O~ ... PERSONALITIES IN T~ WASH 01'F THE RECORD
........
'
Among t):le ~.:.:lnflt-css As .wlnt.or ·drnws nigh Slender, Tender, and
whc . wl'll ~omplete we start looking down Tall--
their work in mid-year our noses at the Varga Beverly Lynn
·is ~ .. Jeanette Krist, girls, and produce our People Will Say We 1re
:Engli.sh Leterature and good old red flannels. In Love--·
Language major. She Ski sweaters for Pat Crisp,Warren Neite
is a . :member of Sigma. both girls and boys Paper Doll-·
ltho, ·:Cpri stian fellow- are both practical and Barbara Byrne
shi.P, · · and the Chorus. fashionable. · Boys Shining Hour-·
1During: her four years will find knit vests Last .Class On Friday
·J.eane.tte has t:e1.:a. the and slip-on sweaters Georgia. On My Mind-·
fo~lowing ·6ffioes: very comfortable and Melba Everson
Tre·asurer of A. W. S~, also attractive ·on In The Mood--
~Iistorian of Sigma Rho, cold wintry days.· A • Rex Thompson
.Junior:: Representative noticeable thing on Miss You--
on the -'House Council, the campus is the var- Ruth Walker
~oetry i'Edi tor of the ious colors and the Who Wouldn •t Love You
Glil.ls Galley 1 Reporter good looks of the wool Mar jean Silva
un ths Pioneer Log,and anklets the girls are The Dreamer-~
she· w&s ,·elected House now sporting. George Cole
P.i>esidentt ·~ for· 1943. Small, medium, and Star Eyes--
Ma.rtht:t> .. Finger1 Sen• large fuzzy mittens . Connie Berkey
ior. Cl.ass President 1 are now keeping tho Just A Kid Named Joe--
will also finish her girls hands warm. Al- Ruth Hill
work .h¢r~ -in mid-year. so Barbara Byrne has Anchors Aweigh--
She · spa:nt her first a cute -finger-tip Bill Hnrrison
twq yea:.~s at Wilson length coat which
Teachers' ·· ·College in really luoks chic· on
Washington, D. c. the campus. The girls
During 'h~ ·r two years are still producing
here, :Ma.~tha has been new ideas in large
Vice~President of' the scarfs to bop ··the
Student ·~:Body and a head and shoulders
member ,of the Execu- warm and the boys have
tive Couacil, Crown found great comfort in
Princess !' of May Day their blues, bro*De,
1943, ~ice-President · grays, and other ool~
of, the .' Junior Class, ored overcoats.
and. a member of Sigma If your new zoot has
Rho •. · She ia a History not received recogni
and;: . Government major tion, maybe next time
and has 'minored in we can suit you.
English. Her profes-
sion and hobby is
being a gpod housew1f~ She doesn 1 t truolti she doosn 't swing;
He:~-:. "May I hold your
Palmolive?"
She:· "Not on
Lj,febuoy."
He: "I ·guess I'm out
of' Lux.''
She: "Yes.
formed. " your Sho doesn't pout;
Sho doesn't cling;
She doesn't flirt;
She doesn't tease;
Bbr modest skirts,
Show not h~r knee~
SHe doesn't date,
She tioesn •t pet,
S-he 'a fitty-eight Ivory
And single yetll Bettie: "What's the
difference between
marching and danc
ing?"
Rex: "I don1t know."
Bettie: "I thought
so; let's sit down."
All the best jokes
no.en't been written,
they are sitting in
th• Freshmen seatsl
Judge: "Have you ap
peared as a witness
before?"
Edn~: "Yes, your hon
or."
Judge: "In what suit?•
Ednn: "My blue wool. "
First Moron: .
shoving?"
Second Moron:
whnt 'e your "Who you
"Dunno,
name?" ·.
TYROLIAN PARTY GIVEN
Decked out in ski
togs and other gay ap
parel. many Lewis and
Clark · ·students let their·hair down Friday
night, January 7, Ice
skates and skis placed
-· ·t-hroughout the room-
including the chande~
liers--were the main
decorations. which
•aent with the freshman
classes winter sports'
theme.
llo\?ard Fowler, master ·. of ceremonies,
kept the croTid contin
uously entertained
Tiith games and folk
dnnces. . Also on the
er.tertainment was-
George Cole's and Gono
Westburg's vety origin
al ver.sion of "Cheri",
"Slender, Tender, and
Tall", and "Babe, Your
sox <b n '.t mE.t tch,"
From the social hall
the party adjourned in
chain-gang .fashion to
the dining-room where
huge bowls of steaming
chili woro waiting.
Tho romainder of_ the
ovoning was .spent in
social dancing and put
ting doTin the rug! ·
Alpha Pi Mu-~ cont'd
from pg 1
Doris Renzema and Dor
othy Kirkwood have
charge of arranging
tho program.
The officers of Al
pha Pi Mu for this
year are: prosid0nt,
Harriet Houston; Vice
president, Harold
Smith; secretery, Lucy
Mc'lfoo; troesuror, ~1-
anot' Ormsby. PIONEER LOG
SIGMA RHO
Members of Sigma Rho-
Sorority wore enter
tained at the Christ
mas dinner given by
the pledges. After a
general exchange of
pr~scnts, a gift was
proscntod to Miss Dor
ic Jones uhosb mar
rlege to Mr. LelEnd
Rubcsh, e former Ler~is
end Clsrk student, now
of St. P~ul. Nebraska,
was anno-unce.d for Dc.c
cmbor 26. After tho
dinner hour tho soror-ity members and
pledges donned suit
able attire for the
Dccc.mbor winds and
travclod throu~~ Dun
thorpe nnd other arces
noer the CollcgG ccmp
us singing Christmes
cerols. -------
Carl: u-;: en t me to dig
up a girl?"
Bill H.: "No, thsnksI'd rather have a livu one."
----- ~--- ·-~---~ 1War Boord Functions
· cont'd from pg 1
. !
The first project, rolling bcndogGs for
the Red Gross, bcgon
Jan,6, 1944. Several girls «or~od from the
hour·s of' . 2 to 5 on-this pro'.ject. The
· students of the Coll
, ege ore be .~ng taught
by Mrs. Rob&rtson from . . · the Red Cross Center-
in Portlnnd .
~ech Thuradoy a pro
ject, sponsored bY tho
war boord, will be
ccrried on in the din
ing room in tho cdministretion building, . .
Denominntions Repr~ . ;. ·':
sented on Ccmpus ~-L~
Three major faiths~
cre represented on ouri
ccmpus-· pctholi~i !ew~ ish, e.nd Protest~nt· Ad9·
nominctions ere in-~~
eluded in our c·orre·g·e ~:..· ... -·-
46,8 % of our · student . ·
body stc.t6 Presbytc:r;--·- ·.· ·
ir.n c.s their church-- ·
proferonce Tii th ?.7 ,.?::f-.:··.
of this number. in-.:
diccting membership ~~
the Presbyterian~ .:,.; ..
Church. Bcbtist1-.. · ..... ··
Lutheran, end Metho- · ·
.' ... dist occh hav~ seven ._
students rcprvsE.nting · . ·.
them, Eight st.udcnt~ , · .·.
vi cro non-dommi t t('.l up-_ · , . ·
on this query, .. : :.· l · · · ··
Chris ticn .t.:..llow sh~p ~ ;~~-" :::
Stcrts c Now Yce.r ., .. ,· .
con t 'd from. . .1~ ... : ·:.
Tho m~etings includ_. ·
od sovcrol oduon tioncl ·: ....
tc lks c.nd slides. cove-.· , ..
ring missionary work in
v0rious pcrts of tlic
;;::orld.
The m~etings begin
ot 12:30 every ~ondry
noon end lr.st until
1:00. Th~y are ~~eld -in
tho socicl holl end
everyone, no ·mottcr
~hnt donomincttorr, is
cordially invited.
" . '.. . ' .. Fn thor: Did you ha.ve~ · the c.-rn out .:ltt st. : ' ' ..... ~. #..!• .,. ~ . night?" . . .. · •· .
Son: "Yos Dr.d I · ··' · · . I .1~ ! ... f" toolC som..e of.·tho a:,):.:.· • ' •• • . I. fc.l:L OTIS for r: .ride, ••. ·'r
Fr.thci'· "¥ioll .tEJll t'• ,.:.
thoni. r 'vc ro~v.'a t\7o <: ,.,. ·
• I of thGir lips~icks. "· ·. !.
.,
r-,
• 1 .•
lURQ QOR RD
FUOlGTIOOS
A college war ~
was established du~irig
a recent student body
meeting. Harold Smith
pres~dent of the stud
ent body, appointed
the following students
to serve; Virginia
Benner, Jean Crosley,
Evelyn_Sparlin, Warren
Niete, and Doris Renz•
ema·,
The board will or
ganize various constructive activities
related to the war, in
which the entire stud•
ont body will partici
pate. The general
plaR is to conduct a
rotating chairmanship
in which each member
of "t1he board will have
charge of at least one
driv,e during the year,
conttd.on page 6
l
l COMING EVENTS
I
! 'JQ.Il, 14-··Sigma
Sigma
Jan• 18·-•·•Baskotbal
Game-Forest Grove ~
·jJan. 19-----sigma Rh
;Jan, 20-·•Student Bod
I_ Meeting in Chapel
~an. 27·Am1oans chapel
1Jan, 21-29· --··Close
· week--po partie a
.Jun 26·28 ••••EXAMS
Fob,. ;;.. • .,Alpha Pi M
'Feb, 14-~0pcn _for Val-l
1 ont1nos party. ( Se~
t , Edna Halo) • • J DR. OD~ :L.L
GOES EAST Dr. Odell left Jan•
u~ry 6 for Cincinnati,
Ohio to attend a con
ference of· Presbyter
ian Colleges, ,and also
to tuke part in dis•
eussion meetings 1n
the field of post-war
education, Some of
the problems which the
college and university
adminstrators will
fuco at the conference
are those dealing with
the emphases of cd~
ucation in a post-war
world, how best to be
ready for tho post-war
days which will bring
un influx of students
as well us new social
problems and a constant · re-interpr etat
tion.of the responsibility . ~of o4uont1on
for u better world.
Dr. Odell will return
to the campus Jan, 20.
JONES.RUBESH WEDDING
The wedding of Miss
Doris Jonos to Mr.
Leland Rubosh, took
place in tho Ardenwald
Community Church, Dec
ember 16, 19431 ct
4:30 P, M •. 1 with Dr.
Morgan Ode 1 Officio.t
ing, The best man wns
Don Pieroc; matron of
honor, Beverly Jones;
nnd the attendant,
Nolmn Ruth Smith.
cont'd on page 3 ALPHA PI Mu··
IN,TJATION ~ .. ·::
On the evening .of·_
January 41 in the Soc~ ... : ial Hall, Alpha P'-Mu ··
the Music Honorary initiated seven new
members. They ar£:
Wilma Jane Chaney, Ed ..
nu Hale, Nancy Mort,
Jean Brose, Doris Ren
zema, Dorothy Kirkwood
~md Vyvynn Freeman,
After the ceremony,
nn informul meeting
was hold and as a re• sult some very inter
esting plans wore made
for futuro meetings,
Tho plun is to discuss .
one composer nt ench
meeti~ --.. .. and· to li·stcn to his·music either on
records or o.s porform.- ..
ed by the members. '*' ·
next meeting is to b()·
devoted to Beethoven•
cont'd on page 6
C"R t ~Tl 00 ffli.oiD- ·,
SI\\PSfRRlS A ntW~ .
The old y0ur gone
tho Christian FcllowJ
ship stnrts the new
year with n new pro~~
1dent and tho hopes ot
o. succc ssful your. '~o
pust-president, cn~t
Lnfo, left school su4r
donly, so Joan C~OQ 01 tho v1co;.pros1de 'nt,
stopped into tne ~os•
1tion .• oonttd on pogo & Pngo 2 PIONEER LOG
"' .. '· . • I I 0 .,,, .•
THE PIONEER LOG
Portl~ . .nd, Oregon .)
Publish~d Bi-weekly ny the Associ~tod Sttidunts
of Lewis and Clark College
Subscription Price: 25 cents u ,somostcr,
EDITORS - - -.. -~ - - -• --· ~Luta Gchroitz
~ ~ • ~ " • ~ -Virginia Eddy
·-- - "-!. --·· -· Vyvy:_i.n Frecnun
Ii'cnturo Editor -... -.. - - - -N~dinc PL.I.lnorton
Ausisto.nts- - - - - - - - -Bettie Hopkins
- - ~ • -.. - ---Beverly Lynn
Exchungo Editor ~ - -.. -.... -.. Doris Rcnzcmu
Sports Editor --.. -~ - - - Hurr~ot Banbury
AsBist~t - - - - - - -· - - -Bill Hurrison 'rypi st - -.. - - - - .. .. ... -Dorothy Kirkwood
Rcuortcrs .. - - - - - - - - ~ • Doria Ronzonn
·' Evolyn Sparlir.l Bettie Hopkins, Luey McAfee
Ruth Hill, Wilma June Chancy,· formic Bu:rlroy
I-L~rrict Houston, Edna· H~~lo, P~t Gruhc.:m, John
Bcrno~u, Curl Hnssold, J.
E·DjllORlAL S
Rtt£mAnon G\\'en
With concontr ~\ted effort our c~dministrativc
heads hG.vo brought to us, tho students, und to
~11 interostod in our college ~ho end so long
cl"!I:Jri nhod --Accreditation. We cun feel now
t.h:;..t the; first J;'ound hus successfully bocn won,
we l:now now tho groundo, litcro.l c..nd fig\l,ra.tivc,
upon which wo otund. We have o.ssuro.nco of tho
confidence of others in the cha.rnctor o.nd ·work
of the tru8tocs, tho faculty, and tho students.
To those who work0d.so diligently, lot us
show our gratitude by bringing ns many onthusi
nstic people into our.sphore us wo students can.
DO YOU 00 TO CAAPEL Y
Students around tho campus shouldn't got
raixud up in thoir directions anymore und ucci
dontly go thu wrong wo.y just o.s chapel is
about to start. Those chapels arc mo8.nt for
ull of us, und so all of us should attend.
Ch~pol offors ono of tho very few opportun
i tic• for tho whole student body to cor.1o to
gether, Tuesday, we us~ully hu~o brought to
us, o-very good spea.kor fror.1 Portland or· vic
inity, und Thursday tho time is devoted to our
student body ncotings, Those chapels arc in•
toro3ting und sor.1ctimos lots of fun --so loti a ,ull ntton~t
. ·~ Jj,nuo.ry 14, •• 1941
To tho Editors:
Tho basketball .torun
of L, o.nd C, stc~tcd
off with n bung, plen
ty of enthusiasm and A little school spi~it~
(Vfuut's wrong with you
~tudonts?) Our f1irst
month or so consi'stod .
of regular workd~ts, .
o.nd tho gang looked
not too bud, ·
Our first . gill'ilo·. wa;s ·
pl ayod with Ronson> ·
Church, and we co.n1c
out on the short end
of o. 50 to 26 dofoat.·
That was tho first
tir:10 tho five of. us ·
had over worked ~o
gctnor • ( Our prciptieo ' ·. ·~·
consistod of'· 2 8-guins.r :·:_:
3) .. ; '·.;
Shortugo of muripowoi' ~'-···,
was our first obstacl~ ~~
to overcome, but wo. ~: didn't . overcome it so· . ·.
we picked on n .high,
school torun for our.::, '
n0xt gnmo. This wc..s. ·a_'
rai :1tn.kc--~~our 5 moh
a.gn.inst thoir. · 4 .. :. ·~
strings of· fresh, jub-
ilant, H. s. luds.
Well, wo lost thQt
gc..mo, Hovtovor 1 wo
were handicapped bo·-·'· ..
cuuse Hal ( Sinatr.o) ·. ~
Sr.li th broke his uriklo ,. ;
a.nd 4 of us stood -1 t · ',
•• I out the lc.st thr·co ~ ;.
quc..rtcr s, . . ... , :.:~
Now tha.t Xm4s vuc·b.· =·:·I·
tion is ovor we ox•:! ·· j
poet coning v!otori{}n; ··.' ;.
but we would l~l{o to· · .J.
so u turn-out .rto .
bt:skotbull prp.ctle ·b : o.s I'
Y/C nood Q. fifth mp.n·•: I
How about it fellow~? ·~.·
Rospoctf~~ly, ·: . . ,
Harrisop · ·.·.
(high point .. ~.1'?-Il) .· '. :
pd, udvvrt~somon~ ·
..
I
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~· 11'r1day 1 Januari 14, 1944 .._ .. _ F;I;ONEER I.QG_. -... -·
THE SENIOR BENCH
Complaints have. been
heard about the campus
that the Seniors have
not beon occupying the
Senior Bench very con
spicuously this fall,
but during the last
three Wednesday noons,
the class, twenty
strong, has been mak
ing plans for bringing itself to the fore,
Under the leadership
of the president, Mar
tha Finger, tho class
of '44 is not likely
to fall into oblivion
again until the last
diploma has begun to
gnthor dust in the
family attic. The
other officers nro
Edna Hale, Vice Pres
ident; Virginia Benner
Secretary; and Lucy
McAfee, Treasurer, ·
The class now meets
in~A-11 every Wednes
day at 12:10 cmd
invites ull students
who will graduate by
the end of tho summer
~ssion to meet with it, whether or not thcy
arc seniors this semester, A budg0t has
bc0n approved and with
this machinery set up,
the elnss is reudy to
plari ~·further projects,
Virginia Benner and
Jo~~tte Krist.are on
the committ~e to inve
sti-gutO. the taking of
seilior. pictures · 1n
J uriun.z>Y,.
Another proJoct
bei"tig ~· planned by the
oluse ·1~ · t~e enliven
tn~ ~br, tha .Alumni As
socintlont
'<I ; ' i"\ 1 .
'. I ~-I., 'J -CHAPEL BELLS ALUMNI NOTES ""
Did you mako any New Murgur-ct Aloxi}nd0r ,
Ycurt s resolutions, A a. gro.duut'c of 1~431 is
foVT gou.ls for tho N0w now teaching ·.in the
Yea.r wore given by Dr. Portlnnd Weekly
Odoll on Jtmuory 4, Schools of·' Religion
He said, · "Let us given under tho uus
strivo to ho.vo nn idoo. piccs or the Portland
worthy nnd noble Council of Churche~.
enough to be assocint- Hurry Hampton, now
ed with Him, L0t us un ordained minister,
have in our hearts und ho.s the Happy Vulloy
minds some worthwhile Evangelical Church,
purpose, some idon Margaret Curol Boodz
with God, n currently Socreto.ry to
St~awberrios and tho Girls' Rcsorvo or-
cherries in · Docembor gunization in tho Y.
doesn't sound pluus- w. c, A., has orgnn
iblo to us, docs it? ized n girls' onscmblQ
In Now Zealand the Qn hoT own time which
Christmas rush is fur- ·-i.J. gnining rocogni tio~
thor complica.tod · by ;Holen Mucphorson is
tho harvesting or ··tcclchlng in the high
strawberries nnd cher- school ~t Glide, O~o
rios, according to gon.
Mrs, Moore's guest, Winifred Jones wns
Miss Ra.o Vernon, who forced to give up is touring this sto.te touching because of
to secure mo.torinl for illnoss nnd now is em
her thesis, "Homcmuk- ploycd by a Portland
ing is a. business in jew0ler,
Now Zonla.nd", sa.1d Cpl, Wult Benson,
Miss Vernon, a Home former Biology 1ub us
Economics student o.t si·stunt before gro.dua
Orugon Sto.to College, tion, is now with the
The Sonier Class ia· 501 Medical Dotnchmcn; ·
sponsoring u Book--Drew Fioldt Florida,
Drive in ·chapel on JoNEs-nu~~sH WEnDING
.Jununry 18. Please cont'd from page I
bring your books for Those who assisted nt
udmitta.nco. Tho pur-the reception wero,
pose of this drive is Mary Ellen Nash, Rutt
to gc·t good bot>ks for HG.ssold, Ruth Hill,
tho Service Men, nnd Wilma Jane ChnnDy.
The Public Speaking The newly-w uds w!l:
Clnss will present o. ma.ke their homo 11
set of plays · ut this Hustings, Ncbr~sku.
srune Chapel ,Period. Mrs • Rube sh vrn.s th' first president of th
Son: "Dadd:v 1 who.'t 18 Women' s Hall, und l"I'
an ungcl?lt Rubesh wus an nctiv
Dud: "A pedestrian who member of the studon
~umped too late._" body last year. Pa~e 4
GARLIC AND GARDENIAS
' ' GardeniS,s to the ple~-
ges .~t Alpha Rho agd
si'gma Aipha Sigma
Who.w~re so bra~e a~
to brihg fortij their
""talents•• in chapel·•
Gardenias to Evelyn
Sparlin-- it isn't
ev~fy day that a
~~~ . oart 'go. · butter~ .
~y · 'catching with a
Stanford man.
Garlic 'for those whb
haven't the ,spirit
to ~urn out fo~
s~hool functions.
•:ardenias . to ·the fac-;''
ulty for entertain
ing us with their
v-a ·~Fition experiences
J·a.rdenias ,' to the
Freshman class ~or
tnrqwing such a
"batig•up" Tyrolian
.partY•
Garlic to tha·t germ
whO is causing so
much ab~enteeism,
becatise .of flu.
Gardenias to the studenti who are keeping
up the high attend
ance in.chapel.
••Books ere gates to
fields of pleasure,
Books are keys to
stores of treasure,
Books are paths that
upward lead.
Books aro friends,
oo~e let us road."
VICTORY SONG
After· exams are over
AftQr· tho .battle's
won ...
Thon·wo do rolax again
And catch up on our
fun. PI OI'»"EEB LOG
If a girl speaks to
o"'oryone,
she • ·s forward. If she doesn't she's bashful. If she talks to boysi
she's a flirt. If she doesn't
she's high hat-. If sho's smart in
schOolj .
sho 's e high.;..;brow _..
I :t' s~e i-sti '"ti .: ~ · . : ·~ ;
shoTs a d'llffi~e +,1~ · :·.· · ... · If she talks •'about others -.· i: ·i··~ ·.· · · •· , ... . she's ca t'ty~· ··
If she doesn't.,
sh_o 's prudo. If sho· goes out with
many,
she's a pick-up. If sho d·oesn' t·,
she's a wallflower. If she's popular• sho's talked about. If Ghe i sn ' t , .
sho 's ignored. . If she goes steady,
she has to• If she doesn't
' ' sho couldn't ·• If she· wears e boy's
ring,
she took i·t. · If sho doesntt,
~ couldn 't•
CONFUSING, IS~'T ITJ??
To miss a kiss is
simply awful ·
Tp .kiss a miss is
: awfully s'implo
K~sses spro~d disease,
·it's stated;
B~t kiss ~c, b.abc, I'm
vacoinatcd iJ 1·:
Senior: •ttt~vc you
ever taken chloro
form?"
·· Freshman: "No~ Who
teaches it?" DORM DO!NGS
Laden •ith bags of
different sizes j ·
shapes, _ and colors,
the do~ girls gaily
tripped baek to their
I . sooondary homos.
After e holiday of fun
and excitement, it
took them some time to settle down to their
everyday routine·• Th0
dorm really buzzed
with different ones
rsturn~ng and relating their vacation experiences,
At tho first house
meeting, the dorm as a
whole . set down some
Now Yea~'s resolutions
In the second week of
January wo lost one of
our girls, Ruth Walker
who is going to work
for the government at
the airport in Bnker,
Oregon.
-DAFFYNITIONS:
Oonquor---hit her on
tho head.
Guest~·-What is done
. during an examin. ation.
Accompnny--reg1ment of soldiers.
Mosh---conmon way to fix pototpos.
Intonse--what drafteos sloop in·.
Bronchial tubes---sub
ways to the Bronx.
ArrGst--what you tako in study.
Donial---a river in
Egypt. 1 t 4 PaSf\ 5
i. ·S~ ·Nl-O~ ... PERSONALITIES IN T~ WASH 01'F THE RECORD
........
'
Among t):le ~.:.:lnflt-css As .wlnt.or ·drnws nigh Slender, Tender, and
whc . wl'll ~omplete we start looking down Tall--
their work in mid-year our noses at the Varga Beverly Lynn
·is ~ .. Jeanette Krist, girls, and produce our People Will Say We 1re
:Engli.sh Leterature and good old red flannels. In Love--·
Language major. She Ski sweaters for Pat Crisp,Warren Neite
is a . :member of Sigma. both girls and boys Paper Doll-·
ltho, ·:Cpri stian fellow- are both practical and Barbara Byrne
shi.P, · · and the Chorus. fashionable. · Boys Shining Hour-·
1During: her four years will find knit vests Last .Class On Friday
·J.eane.tte has t:e1.:a. the and slip-on sweaters Georgia. On My Mind-·
fo~lowing ·6ffioes: very comfortable and Melba Everson
Tre·asurer of A. W. S~, also attractive ·on In The Mood--
~Iistorian of Sigma Rho, cold wintry days.· A • Rex Thompson
.Junior:: Representative noticeable thing on Miss You--
on the -'House Council, the campus is the var- Ruth Walker
~oetry i'Edi tor of the ious colors and the Who Wouldn •t Love You
Glil.ls Galley 1 Reporter good looks of the wool Mar jean Silva
un ths Pioneer Log,and anklets the girls are The Dreamer-~
she· w&s ,·elected House now sporting. George Cole
P.i>esidentt ·~ for· 1943. Small, medium, and Star Eyes--
Ma.rtht:t> .. Finger1 Sen• large fuzzy mittens . Connie Berkey
ior. Cl.ass President 1 are now keeping tho Just A Kid Named Joe--
will also finish her girls hands warm. Al- Ruth Hill
work .h¢r~ -in mid-year. so Barbara Byrne has Anchors Aweigh--
She · spa:nt her first a cute -finger-tip Bill Hnrrison
twq yea:.~s at Wilson length coat which
Teachers' ·· ·College in really luoks chic· on
Washington, D. c. the campus. The girls
During 'h~ ·r two years are still producing
here, :Ma.~tha has been new ideas in large
Vice~President of' the scarfs to bop ··the
Student ·~:Body and a head and shoulders
member ,of the Execu- warm and the boys have
tive Couacil, Crown found great comfort in
Princess !' of May Day their blues, bro*De,
1943, ~ice-President · grays, and other ool~
of, the .' Junior Class, ored overcoats.
and. a member of Sigma If your new zoot has
Rho •. · She ia a History not received recogni
and;: . Government major tion, maybe next time
and has 'minored in we can suit you.
English. Her profes-
sion and hobby is
being a gpod housew1f~ She doesn 1 t truolti she doosn 't swing;
He:~-:. "May I hold your
Palmolive?"
She:· "Not on
Lj,febuoy."
He: "I ·guess I'm out
of' Lux.''
She: "Yes.
formed. " your Sho doesn't pout;
Sho doesn't cling;
She doesn't flirt;
She doesn't tease;
Bbr modest skirts,
Show not h~r knee~
SHe doesn't date,
She tioesn •t pet,
S-he 'a fitty-eight Ivory
And single yetll Bettie: "What's the
difference between
marching and danc
ing?"
Rex: "I don1t know."
Bettie: "I thought
so; let's sit down."
All the best jokes
no.en't been written,
they are sitting in
th• Freshmen seatsl
Judge: "Have you ap
peared as a witness
before?"
Edn~: "Yes, your hon
or."
Judge: "In what suit?•
Ednn: "My blue wool. "
First Moron: .
shoving?"
Second Moron:
whnt 'e your "Who you
"Dunno,
name?" ·.
TYROLIAN PARTY GIVEN
Decked out in ski
togs and other gay ap
parel. many Lewis and
Clark · ·students let their·hair down Friday
night, January 7, Ice
skates and skis placed
-· ·t-hroughout the room-
including the chande~
liers--were the main
decorations. which
•aent with the freshman
classes winter sports'
theme.
llo\?ard Fowler, master ·. of ceremonies,
kept the croTid contin
uously entertained
Tiith games and folk
dnnces. . Also on the
er.tertainment was-
George Cole's and Gono
Westburg's vety origin
al ver.sion of "Cheri",
"Slender, Tender, and
Tall", and "Babe, Your
sox <b n '.t mE.t tch,"
From the social hall
the party adjourned in
chain-gang .fashion to
the dining-room where
huge bowls of steaming
chili woro waiting.
Tho romainder of_ the
ovoning was .spent in
social dancing and put
ting doTin the rug! ·
Alpha Pi Mu-~ cont'd
from pg 1
Doris Renzema and Dor
othy Kirkwood have
charge of arranging
tho program.
The officers of Al
pha Pi Mu for this
year are: prosid0nt,
Harriet Houston; Vice
president, Harold
Smith; secretery, Lucy
Mc'lfoo; troesuror, ~1-
anot' Ormsby. PIONEER LOG
SIGMA RHO
Members of Sigma Rho-
Sorority wore enter
tained at the Christ
mas dinner given by
the pledges. After a
general exchange of
pr~scnts, a gift was
proscntod to Miss Dor
ic Jones uhosb mar
rlege to Mr. LelEnd
Rubcsh, e former Ler~is
end Clsrk student, now
of St. P~ul. Nebraska,
was anno-unce.d for Dc.c
cmbor 26. After tho
dinner hour tho soror-ity members and
pledges donned suit
able attire for the
Dccc.mbor winds and
travclod throu~~ Dun
thorpe nnd other arces
noer the CollcgG ccmp
us singing Christmes
cerols. -------
Carl: u-;: en t me to dig
up a girl?"
Bill H.: "No, thsnksI'd rather have a livu one."
----- ~--- ·-~---~ 1War Boord Functions
· cont'd from pg 1
. !
The first project, rolling bcndogGs for
the Red Gross, bcgon
Jan,6, 1944. Several girls «or~od from the
hour·s of' . 2 to 5 on-this pro'.ject. The
· students of the Coll
, ege ore be .~ng taught
by Mrs. Rob&rtson from . . · the Red Cross Center-
in Portlnnd .
~ech Thuradoy a pro
ject, sponsored bY tho
war boord, will be
ccrried on in the din
ing room in tho cdministretion building, . .
Denominntions Repr~ . ;. ·':
sented on Ccmpus ~-L~
Three major faiths~
cre represented on ouri
ccmpus-· pctholi~i !ew~ ish, e.nd Protest~nt· Ad9·
nominctions ere in-~~
eluded in our c·orre·g·e ~:..· ... -·-
46,8 % of our · student . ·
body stc.t6 Presbytc:r;--·- ·.· ·
ir.n c.s their church-- ·
proferonce Tii th ?.7 ,.?::f-.:··.
of this number. in-.:
diccting membership ~~
the Presbyterian~ .:,.; ..
Church. Bcbtist1-.. · ..... ··
Lutheran, end Metho- · ·
.' ... dist occh hav~ seven ._
students rcprvsE.nting · . ·.
them, Eight st.udcnt~ , · .·.
vi cro non-dommi t t('.l up-_ · , . ·
on this query, .. : :.· l · · · ··
Chris ticn .t.:..llow sh~p ~ ;~~-" :::
Stcrts c Now Yce.r ., .. ,· .
con t 'd from. . .1~ ... : ·:.
Tho m~etings includ_. ·
od sovcrol oduon tioncl ·: ....
tc lks c.nd slides. cove-.· , ..
ring missionary work in
v0rious pcrts of tlic
;;::orld.
The m~etings begin
ot 12:30 every ~ondry
noon end lr.st until
1:00. Th~y are ~~eld -in
tho socicl holl end
everyone, no ·mottcr
~hnt donomincttorr, is
cordially invited.
" . '.. . ' .. Fn thor: Did you ha.ve~ · the c.-rn out .:ltt st. : ' ' ..... ~. #..!• .,. ~ . night?" . . .. · •· .
Son: "Yos Dr.d I · ··' · · . I .1~ ! ... f" toolC som..e of.·tho a:,):.:.· • ' •• • . I. fc.l:L OTIS for r: .ride, ••. ·'r
Fr.thci'· "¥ioll .tEJll t'• ,.:.
thoni. r 'vc ro~v.'a t\7o <: ,.,. ·
• I of thGir lips~icks. "· ·. !.
.,
r-,
• 1 .•