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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1927)
Forgerv Wavs C? J J Discussed by H. R. Crosland Handwriting Cannot be Disguised, Law Class Is Told Flourishes and Slopes Characterize Style “Handwriting,'as a rule, is anal yzed for one of three purposes,” said Dr. Harold R. Crosland, associate professor of psychology, before Dean Hale’s law class Wednesday at 10 o’clock. “The first purpose, that of determining a man’s character, has led to negative and ‘quack’ re sults; the second, that of measuring intelligence, has not proved useful. It is the third use, that of deter mining the genuineness of a signa ture, and in case of fraud discover ing the guilty person, that interests me.” There are several ways of detect ing forgery, says Dr. Crosland, who now has students working to test the coneeptional bases on which handwriting analysis rests to ascer tain if such bases are acceptable and reliable. He possesses live small micromctric plates which aid in measuring the constancy of the concluded. “We use the same ster eoscopic microscope, and our plates are just as finely graduated. The main difficulty is that it involves the human vision which varies so between individuals. Of course, it is necessary that the material an alyzed not be fraudulent. There is always possibility for fraud in the transplanting of signatures, chang ing of documents, and the develop ing of the wrong negatives.1’ Delinquents to Appear Before Oregon Knights The sophomore vigilance commit tee is ready with its second “sum mons for appearance” to be in ses sion with all sophomore Oregon Knights tonight at 7:00 sharp in room 1, Administration building. “Owing to tile large number of offenders,” Roy Herndon, chairman of the committee, reports, “some are being held over until next time. But it is anticipated that there will be fewer from now on as second of fenders will be dealt with much more severely. ’1 Those who do not appear will be looked up by the committee. The committee is working under the Oregon Knights, who are respon sible for the turning in of names of the offenders and by way of explanation, it may be added that the purpose to to inspire the will to live up to the traditions. It is not carried on in such a solemn manner as was the case with the first freshman courts, but rather in. a spirit ,of good will. Fred West is in charge of to night’s session. height ancl the width of letters. The constancy in relation between height and width is considered very important since it is so difficult to vary, in Dr. Crosland’s opinion. The general slope on the base line, and the angularity of the letters are significant. Still further clues may relate to certain characteristic flour ishes or embellishments, to the age of paper, to the time of signing the name in comparison with the writ ing of the rest of the document, and to the pressure of the pen. The value of the pressure of the pen can be seen in cases of traced signatures. Ink is likely to be the heaviest at the bottom of letters in the original. In traced copies the ink tends to collect at the top or to be more un evenly distributed, and is apt to show uncertainty in outline. Constant repetition from child hood gives handwriting certain char acteristics of which a person is not conscious and which arc beyond voluntary control, continued the speaker. Even if a criminal were conscious of his penmanship he would find it almost impossible to supervise all points at once; some characteristic would be more than apt to be overlooked. These psy chological facts explain the difficul ties of disguising handwriting. The second problem, that of deter mining the person guilty of the forgery, is much more difficult and often requires long investigations. “These methods appear to be as accurate as many of those used in chemistry or biology,” Dr. Crosland The following please report: Bill Shafers, no lid; Marshall Shields, no lid; Day Foster, no lid; Otto Cahill, no lid; Warren Linker, no lid; Alen Kashuba, no lid; Wesley Brandhorst, no lid; Chuck Williams, no lid; Walt Clancey, no lid; George Buttke, no lid; Fred Eismann, no lid; Don Gengern, no lid; William Johnson, cocky to upperclassmen; Jennings Mather, vjjry cocky; Jack Coolidge, no lid; John Ed wards, no lid; Bill Barry, no lid; Richard Schroeder, no lid; Oliver Hill, no lid. Order of the “ 0 ” men to as sist: Frank Riggs, John Warren. Dinner for College Students Friday 6-8 ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 18th and Agate 4-course dinner 50c per plate iGnmmnnffni Don’t Borrow— Your Neighbor’s Silverware When you can buy your own at Hoffman’s so cheaply and on the Budget Plan. HOFFMAN’S 790 Willamette DUNLAP’S DOLLAR STORE Shirts $1.00 each Men! When you see these fine quality shirts with the popular soft collar you will agree with us. that ONE DALLAR is enough to pay. Fine quality Madras, Per cales. See these new pat terns. Genuine English Broadcloth White only $1.00 each Dunlap’s Dollar Store LAST DAY Columbia Pictures Presents BertLytefl [Billie Dove fcnr. the ftpuiar fiwi tr. IOCS1 JOSEPH VANCc Thrills/ Mystery/ Excitement) AnAmazins Samuel to 'THE LONE WOLF* Cornedy — Fables (olonjflj Tomorrow Colleen Moore in ‘ ‘ Twinkletoes ’ ’ Basketball (Continued from page one) took time out, and spent an exeit ing minute threshing out a defense. Westergren tallied a sensational basket with one hand while going away from the net, and Oregon pressed baek into the lead, 5 to 4. The teams were fighting furiously and the crowd was howling mad. Webfoots Run Up Lead Ridings dribbled the length of the floor, passed to Gunther, and then' received Jerry’s return for an other sensational score. The play . was terrifically fast. Ridings re peated the expipit but his goal was nullified when he ivas called for ! too many steps. Savory grabbed Okerberg’s arm, but Okey missed the foul try. Milligan converted two fouls after being fouled by ilartung. Okerberg dribbled through two Aggies, and ran the count to 11 to 4, but then blocked Burr who was given a free try which he con verted. Westergren scored on an out-of-bounds play, taking the spher oid from Gunther. Gunther took a short pass from Okerberg and scored from under the hemp. Okerberg picked up a digit when Savory pushed him, but Graap tossed from the free line when Gunther sinned. Okerberg failed to convert Patterson’s foul. Jack Savory, Ag gie center, netted from mid-floor just as the half ended, leaving the score 16 to 8 for the Webfoots. Orangemen Rally Savory pushed Okerberg to start the second half, and Okey convert ed for a. point. Ridings aimed care fully and scored from outside the foul line. Okerberg tallied, making the count 21 to 8, and then the fire works began. Savory counted twice when Okerberg held him, and Graap bumped in Savory’s missed try from the free line on another foul by Okerberg. Burr slipped under Ridings’ guard ing and goaled. Burr snared a one- ' hander while going away from the net. Burr made another sensation al backhander while going out of ! bounds at the side line. The Aggie ' star was performing his one-handed I shots with ease, being practically unguardable. Bon Hartung, Aggie forward, made yet another one lianded push shot and the Orange men crept to within a point of the bewildered sons of Oregon, who took time out and talked things over. Oregon Loses Lead Bill Burr again twinkled after the respite and armed another one hander through the hoop to send the Aggies bouncing ahead. The play was dynamic, both teams fight ing desperately. Westergren caged a short shot, after Okerberg and Gunther each had missed, to put the Webfoots back in the lead. Oregon’s doughty Swede was be ginning to scintillate, and to offset Burr’s shining. Hartung missed a cripple, and Graap missed three long tries before Savory goaled the ball, and wiped away the Oregon lead. Referee Mulligan took time out ns the teams were almost exhausted, especially the Aggies, who had tal lied 16 points in their upward rush ! while the Webfoots were making two. Westergren again leaped into the limelight with a long shot from the side court. O. A. C. seemed to wilt j at this juncture, and the Webfoots | went on a scoring rampage which ! erased the Orange hope for victory | and gave them their fifth defeat in the last six starts. Westergren’s goal had put Oregon back in the lead, but Ridings added to the tu mult by cashing in a follow-in on | his own shot. The Aggies took time out, Savory and Graap lying inert on the floor. The Aggies had made their bid for glory but couldn’t stand the terrific pace | they had set, which was a wide de ! parture from their usual slow and ! painstaking tactics which evolve J around their percentage basketball. Milligan scored after a scuffle i Classified Ads LOST—A part of a silver trombone lyre between Sigma Xu house and McArthur court. Return to Emer ald office. f24 COACHING in French. Phone 2437R • for further information. Mrs. R. Vadnais. f22-2i-25-2G Of What Do They Talk? “There are more things in Heaven and earth than are dreamed of in thy philosophy.” As you advance through col lege you discover some of these new things every day. And one place where you find them is at the Anchorage. * If you drop in there with a group of friends you will find *■ that the homey atmosphere brings a soothing feel ing and a desire to talk. There will be many a tale to tell, many a comment to make and each story will draw out another. You will be surprised to find how many things Uni versity people have done and how far they have travelled. And you hear of all these experiences if you are a frequent visitor at the Anchorage. ANCHORAGE A “Shocking” Discovery Does your motor miss and spit once in a while with out any apparent reason? If it does the quicker you discover that your ignition system needs adjusting the less you will be out for repair bills. Drive in today. 9th and Olive Phone 1619 Spring Social Functions It is now time to start planning the spring dances your house is going to give. You will want to hold them in the best surroundings possible- It is none too early to book your reservations. EUGENE HOTEL P/1 fi Phone 2000 under the Oregon basket, and drib bled in a few moments later to run the count to 31 to 24. Hub Math ews substituted for Prank Patter son for O. A. C. Okerberg caught a low pass from Westergren, and tallied, and followed with a conver sion of Hartung’s foul for too close guarding to give the Webfoots a ten-point, lead. Mathews converted a foul by Ridings just as the game ended, leaving the score 34 to 25, and the crowd shaking from the in tense excitement. When the plutarchs start plutarching AT THE night sessions, when class philosophers vie with class Merry Andrews in deciding the heavy problems of the world—or burlesquing them — notice the royal guest, Prince Albert. Chiming in with the spirit of the occasion. Fill ing the air with the finest tobacco-aroma ever. Do you smoke Prince Albert? It will bring you more pleasure and satisfaction than you ever thought a pipe could give. The instant you throw back the hinged lid and release that wonderful P. A. fragrance, you suspect you are in for some grand smoke-sessions. The very first pipe-load confirms your sus picions. Cool as a gate-tender. Sweet as the week-end reprieve. Mild as the coffee in Com mons—mild, yet with a full body that satisfies your smoke-taste completely. Get yourself a tidy red tin this very day, Fringe albert —no other tobacco is like it! © 1927, R. J. Refolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C. P. A. is sold everywhere in tidy red tins, pound and half pound tin humidors, and pound crystal-glass humidors with sponge-ntoistencr top. And always with every bit of bite and parch removed by the Prince Albert process. 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