VOLUME XXX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1929 NUMBER 67 Oregon Team Prepares F or Aggie Combat Stale College Jubilant Over Showing Made in First Gaines of Conference Contest Twenty-sixth College Engagement Web foot Lineup Uncertain Ridings in Infirmary Coneh Billy Reinhart is putting his Web foot basketball charges through some long practice sessions in preparation for the first Oregon Aggie game scheduled to be played in Corvallis Saturday night. Rein hart is eminent rating on perfecting the defensive play of the Oregon five, as the team lias shown a noted k weakness in tiiis department, this season. Last night the super-var sity quintet was, used against the regulars and played on the offensive throughout practice. Reinhart eoach ed the first string on their play. The reserves used Hie Aggie style of play and it proved to bo an easy system for the veterans to stop. Aggies Pleased The Aggies ore .iululant over their showing in the race for conference honors. Doomed to lose, they suc rfoiled in breaking oven on their road trip. They lost to Washington mid Washington State hut won from Idaho and Montana. The locals lost to all of these teams so comparative dope favors the Corvallis team over the loeals. Slats C!ill, in his first year as coach at Oregon State, has made a very creditable showing and is confident of taking the Webfoots into camp. The game Saturday will inaugu rate the twenty-sixth year of basket ball rivalry between the two insti tutions and in this time twenty , series have been played. Oregon State had the decided edge in vic tories until recent years and the records show that the Corvallis school has captured 11 of these series while the Webfoots have only man aged to win five. Four years the schools split, each winning# two games. To the actual games played the Aggies won 40 while the locals have been victors in 20. The grand total points scored reads 1001! for Oregon State and 1.103 for Oregon. Perhaps the most bitter fought series of all time was staged in 1925, when the Orangemen won the northwest championship. Both schools won two games during their regular season and Ihe final standings placed them in a tie for the championship. In the play-off, staged on the Willam (tte university floor in Salem, the Aggies nosed out a one point, vic tory. Ridings Sick Coach Reinhart has not selected his men yet and, with Gordon Rid ings in the infirmary, lie is striving to find the right combination in ease the star forward is unable to play. Ridings is leading the conference scoring with 35 points but Frank McMillin, of Idaho, and Rod Bal lard, of Oregon State, are close be hind with 3,3 and 31 respectively. The Oregon State coaeli has shift ed his regular lineup around again and the Aggies will probably start Torson, a guard last year, at a for ward position, and Patterson and Wascher at guards. Whitlock has first call at center with the other forward position in doubt, although Ballard mav start. Old Oregon Plans Stories of Parents Sons and Daughters of Grads to Be Featured Arp you a son or (laughter of ail Oregon grad ? All the Oregon alumni wh" are sending a second generation to the University of Oregon are to he featured in the February issue of Old Oregon, which is being publish ed by members of the school of journalism. Every student whose father or mother attended (he university is to be personally interviewed and to that end they are all ashed to co operate by railing at room lot Journalism building from 1 to Fri day, and from 10 to on Saturday. Eater a group picture of these stu dents will In' taken for publication in the magazine. Those who cannot call during these hours are asked to send word and an interview will lie arranged. If your father or mother attended the University of Oregon,,don’t let them get the next copy of Old Ore gon and find their name missing. Frosli Mermen Set Coast Mark; Record Unofficial Miller, Walton, Beat Times Of Swim Stars; To Seek A. A. A. II. Meet Timing Two Oregon freshman swimmers established their right to const-wide reputations yesterday afternoon by performances at time tryouts in tlie men’s gymnasium pool. McGowan* Miller was timed by three watches at 1-5 of a second better than Johnny Anderson’s Pacific coast record in the 100 yard short course record. The time was 55:4-5. Frank Walton’s time of 24:2-5 in the 50 yard backstroke tops by 1-5 second the long course time set by Harrison of Stanford in 102S. Both time marks are unofficial and will not stand, but reveal something of the potentialities of future varsity ma terial, according to Coach Edward Abercrombie. Both Miller and Walton will swim in the freslnnan-varsity meet. Sat urday afternoon. Students will see them swim tlie events in which they star. In the Woman’s building pool better time is expected, according to Coach Abercrombie. Special aids in making the turns at the end of the pool are to be arranged which should increase facility in turning. Sanction of the National Amateur Athletic association is being sought (Continued on Pape Three) Conklin W'ill Address Psychology Meeting Hr. Edmund S. Conklin, head of the psychology department, will give a review of some books on the psy chology of religion at the regular meeting of the psychology club to night at the homo of Hr. Howard Taylor, associate professor in the de partment. The psychology club was organized at the beginning of last year and its membership includes faculty mem bers in the psychology department, graduate assistants, and major stu dents. Hiscussion of research going on in the department, reviews of re cent books on psychology, and the discussion of current research in the field of psychology elsewhere, is the purpose of the group. The club meets every two weeks, and outside speakers are asked as ofteu as possible. Herbert Jasper, graduate student, will preside at the meet ing. Vasily Kniasiff \ Gentleman, Chemist, Leaves Trials In Russid Behind Him By CAROL HURLBURT Vasily Kniasiff lms seen the flags of two revolutions fly red above him. He has seen the soldiers of the ezar shoot a man down on the streets of Petrograd. He has been a part of a mob beaten with leaded knouts by mounted eossneks. One of his friends was hanged— because he was van officer in the army of the emperor of Russia, and the rest, of his friends have been I scattered to the four corners of the earth. Yet Vasily Kniasiff is a gentle man, little and kindly. He is an earnest chemist and is devoting his ' life to science. The worries and trials of Russia 1 are behind him. Before him is the j field of science. Last June he ob tained his master's degree from the university and is now doing research work, studying the principles of | surface! tension from a biological standpoint. Mr. Kniasiff’s story is pieced to gether front different sources. “I am too bashful to talk about my self,” he said. The reporter has spent Iwo weeks delving and dig ging and prying to get the following facts. Mr. Kniasiff has bribed her with long pink stieks of candy from out of Russia, a plump caramel, tea in the research laboratory, and tips for other items so that she will not tell his story, but the reporter has not kept faith. Mr. Kniasiff’s friends have talked. Orie is a handsome Amer ican with a blond mustache and the other a Russian with Tartar eyes. Then yesterday Mr. Kniasiff talked, but all he told was of the revolu tion. ‘•I remember,” he said, “that one (Continued on Page Three) Student Store | Well Managed Says Herndon _ [ Student Committee Favors Abolishing Rebate Plan Redueing Some Priees i Conditions and Poliey Of Co-op Made Study Similar Business Houses Used for Comparison I _ “The Co-operative store is effi ciently managed. It lias shown a i consistent and healthy growth since jits beginning,” _ th.it in essence wns the report wliich the Co-op committee., consist ing of Hoy Hern don, and Hnlplt Gevor, made at last night's stu dent council meet ing. They pro posed two recom mendations f o r possir>io improve- jssssm mput: tliat, tho present rebate sys- Roy Herndon tem be abolished and a price re duction on goods be installed anil that the management work toward the departmentalization of the store so that it may be, easier to determine .just, where the profits or losses are being made. Rebates Unsatisfactory The committee asserted that, the rebate is not considered to be of any importance by the student body at large. Students do not bother to save tlie tickets from their smaller purchases. The greater percentage of the discount tickets presented are those given on larger sales, such ns those of expensive textbooks, on which no profit can be made by the Co-op because of tho high price lists of publishers, and tho cost of rail transportation. Tho committee, therefore, suggest ed that greater benefit will accrue to the student body if a noticeable reduction is made upon articles such as notebook paper and ink, which every student must. buy. Just what articles ought to lie reduced would bo decided by the Board of Direc tors, consisting of five students and two faculty members, chosen at reg ular election in May of each year. History Studied The report, in part: “In order to secure a more thorough understanding of 1 ho con dition and the policies of the store, a study of its organization and his tory has been made. All tiie quarter ly and annual financial statements, audits and- reports which have been rendered by the management and verified by a certified public ac countant have been examineil and analyzed. To further satisfy our selves as to the financial soundness of the store, we have consulted Mr. Spencer 1?. Collins, certified public accountant, who Ins for a number of years audited tho books of the Co-op store. Other Stores Compared “Information of other similarly operated stores lias been secured and comparisons made; meetings with the Co-op board and tho manager have been held where the policies and methods of the management have hocn fully explained and dis cussed. A study of prices lias been carried on and comparisons made with prices quoted by competing stores. Finally, a largo number of representative students have been questioned to determine the student viewpoint upon matters of Co-op service and policy. By these varied methods we have secured the infor mation which serves as tho basis for our findings and recommendations.” Makes Steady Growth Tho committee found that “the total net earnings since the founda tion of tiie Co-op have been slightly over $.".7,000. Of this $12,700 has hern returned to students in tiie form of refunds. In 1928 the amount of the rebates was $2070. Tiie remain ing $2-1,000 in earnings represents tiie present net worth of the store and takes the form of a more com plete and extensive stock. The growth of the store lias been con tent and is especially commendable considering that the stoic was be gun with borrowed capital only. “It has been the policy of the Co-op to sell at current retail prices, gi\ing the students all possible bene fits in the form of free services, refunds and a uniform standard of quality. The committe chose a rep-, resentativo list of items and com pared the Co-op prices with those of its competitors. It was found that prices were substantially the same on merchandise carried by all, with but few variations and those not unfavorable to the Co-op.” “This committee after its survey (Continued on Page Two) Hubbs Names Staff for Campus Movie Hal Leonard Chosen Aid To Business Manager Naming Hal I.eonnrrt assistant business mantager amf assigning .major ppsts to Avion McCarty, [‘•fluK'k” Rotnl anil Marjorie Ches ter, Ron ITubbs, business manager, yesterday afternoon announoed the business staff of the campus movie. Leonard is a junior in pre law ami is a transfer from Reed college in Port land where he has had managerial experience. McCarty, a junior, will be in charge of the screei.i tests, with Frank Leonard, senior in economics, and Peau Creatli, a sophomore, as as sistants. Reed was named exhibitor with Joshua Alexander, sophomore in pre law, helping him. Reed is a junior in journalism and advertising man ager of the Emerald. As secretary Miss Chester, a jun ior, will handle the correspondence of the production directors; Beatrice (Continued on Page Vivo) North western Swimmers Meet Webfoots Feb. 12 Wildcats Leave Thursday For Pacific Coast; Three National Champs Along EVANSTON, III, .Tan. .10.—(Spe cial) — Northwestern university’s strong swimming team, which will leave here February 7 on a two weeks' trip to California, will en gage in meets with ten universities ami .athletic clubs along the route. The first meet is with the Oregon Aggies at Corvallis, Ore., on Feb ruary 11. The remainder of the itinerary follows: February 12, Uni versity of Oregoil, Eugene, Ore.; February 14, T,eland Stanford uni versity, Palo Alto, Cal; February l.T, Los Angeles Athletic, club. February 1(1, University of Cali fornia, Southern Branch, water polo; February 1(1, Long Reach Ath letic club; February 18, University of. Southern California; February 19, Brigham Young university, Provo, Utah; February 20, Univer sity of Utah, Sail Lake City, Utah; and February 22, Washington uni versity, St. Lon is, Mo. Coach Tom Robinson, veteran swimming mentor at Northwestern, will have charge of the team. Four years ago Coach Robinson conducted a similar jaunt to the west coast in which his team met and defeated a number of the outstanding teams of that section of the country. He will be assisted on the present trip by Max llayford, ticket manager of the university, who during his col lege days was captain and star swimmer at Northwestern. Eight swimmers will comprise the Wildcat team. They are: Captain Wally Colbath, national intercol legiate diving champion; Dick Hindi, national intercollegiate back stroke champion; A1 Schwartz, hold er of the national intercollegiate 100 yard crawl record; Eddie Len nox, former national interscholastic breaststroke champion; Don Peter sen, crawl; Omar Miller, backstroke; Mark Wicks, crawl, and Bill Covodo, crawl. These eight swimmers also comprise the strong Northwestern water polo team which has not been defeated in three years of Big Ten competi tion. The team tied with Leland Stanford university last year for the national intercollegiate cham pionship. Law Bill Dropped By State Congress; Causes Criticism Because of objection from the university law school faculty and officials of the State Bar associa tion, the proposed bill admitting graduates of the Oregon law school to the bar without an examination will not be introduced at the state legislature this year, it was learned by the Emerald yesterday. A. W. Norblad, president of the state senate, was sponsor of a bill recently which would allow gradu ates to join the bar upon production of their diplomas. ^Adverse criti cism from both parties involved by the proposed bill, the law school and the bar associations, has caused him to decide against introducing the bill. It is possible that Senator Nor blad will but a bill before the legis lature which will stiffen the re quirements for admission to the bar, requiring applicants to have at least two years of college before lreing an applicant for the examina tion, it was also learned. Barker Sees Early Start On Building Final $25,000 Is Expected To Be Raised in Town For Campbell Memorial Fine Arts Structure To Be Started Soon Kinenid Field Is Selected By Committee ns Site Confidence that tlip campaign for $21,000 from Eugene to assure im mpiliatp construction of the Camp bell Memorial Fine Arts Imihling on the university campus will lie pushed through to early success was expressed last night bv Burt. Brown Barker, vice-president of the uni versity. At a mooting Into yesterday aftor nnon t ho campaign plana worn shaped and stops taken toward for mation of a largo oommittoo to rush through the drive in as short a time as possible. That it will take only a few days is Mr. Barker’s belief, following the expressions of cooper ation and good will which came as a result of a banquet of 200 Eugene business men Tuesday night. Once Eugene has raised this $25, 000, work can start on the first unit of the memorial building. A local man has agreed to lend the building fund $80,000 without in terest, and this with what cash* is in from the subscription campaign throughout the state will assure im mediate construction of the building. 15 Men Subscribe Announcement yesterday morning that Id Eugene business men had pledged $100,000, closing all obliga tions under last year’s drive, and another 15 had pledged $25,000, to put the campaign on a sound foot ing, came as a surprise to the city in general. It was the first public announcement of the results of Mr. Barker’s work since his coming to the university a year ago. The peo ple of Oregon have subscribed in pledges and cash $175,000 for the building fund. When the people of Eugene raise their pledge of $25,000, the promised $80,000 will be lent, and work on the first unit will begin immediate ly. Mrs. Murray Warner, donor of the Oriental art collection which is to be placed in the new museum, ,?ias promised to bear the expense of housing the exhibits herself, pro vided the building is constructed soon. Court to Be Included The Campbell memorial court will lie between the wings of the museum building, according to the archi tect ’s plans. The court will be en tered through the main entry of the museum building. A pool in the open center of the area will be filled with floating lilies and sur rounded by small architectural pieces. The birds and flowers of Oregon will be represented on the series of collonades which will ex tend about the sides of the court, and figures representing literature, law, and religion will be placed about the court. Lights and shad ows will reflect day and night on the bust of President Campbell to be placed at the end of the court behind a quiet fountain and pool. Lawrence Draws Plans Plan if for the court and for the museum arc flic work of I)can E. E. Lawrence of the university school of architecture and allied arts, and the firm of Lawrence and Ilolfortd of Portland. The building is to be erected in the Kincaid field section of (tie campus on a site selected some time ago by a committee and dedicated upon the arrival of Dr. Arnold Bennelt Hall to accept the presidency of 1 ho university. Lab Equipment Helps Study of Sea Urchins The University of Oregon is tiie only college on the Pacific coast which offers facilities for dissecting and studying the development of sea urchins, according to Dr. A. It. Moore, professor of animal biology. Every year Dr. Moore goes to Newport and at low tide wades out onto the rocks to get them. He us ually brings back two buckets full. The students watch the fertiliza tion of the eggs and the young sea urchins develop. The class in which this work is carried on is the freshman course in biology. The first part of tlie year it was under the instruction of Prof. A. It. Sweetser, professor of plant biology. Next week Dr. Moore takes charge of the class for the rest of the term. Burt Brown Barke*-. vice president of tlie university, is confident that construction on the new Fine Aits Memorial building; on the campus will start soon. Eugene is expected to raise the final $25,000 before the building can be erected on Kincaid field. Assembly Today Features Music; Oreliestra Plays Campus Opinion Favors Change; Majority Tired Of Lectures, Speakers The University of Oregon orelios-1 tea’s concert at the assembly this morning at 11 in the Woman’s building will bo well attended and greatly appreciated if the, opinion of a group of students selected at random represents the feelings of the whole student body. George Weber, dr., who is a jun ior in business administration, when asked what he thought of having the orchestra play at, tho assembly instead of having a. lecture, as is generally done, said: “From my standpoint 1 think that. it. is a very good idea. It, provides more enter- j j tainment for the students and they enjoy it more than they would speeches.” Freshman Likes Idea Ruth Campbell', freshman in sociol ogy, was very enthusiastic a I "out. the idea. “Ilooray!” slur said. “I think flint, it would be good. I think that we’ve had enough speeches. They get,' rather monotonous after a while.” “I think that’s a marvelous idea,” Osborne Holland declared, when asked his opinion. “It will keep I lie boys awake. I think they ought to plav jazz, though.” Ronald ILubbs also voiced his ap proval of having (lie orchestra play instead of asking someone to speak. “If they would have the orchestra, I’d go to the assembly,” he said. “Yon listen to lectures all day long and you like te hear something else for a change.” “I’d rather hear speeches,” Ver non "McGee, sophomore in journalism, declared. “They at least have edu cational value. I can get aesthetic, enjoyment somewhere else—over the radio.” Art Student Favors Plan Ralph Hapner, who is a freshman and is majoring in art, said, “I think it would be a good idea my self. I’d like it because I’m inter ested in music. I think it would pro vide more variation than a speech.” -Miriam Shepard, senior in journal ism, also voiced her approval of the plan. “Oh, fine,” she said. “I think everybody gets tired of hearing speakers. Students around the cam pus, unless they are music majors, hear very little good music, and 1 (Continued on Page Two) Ways-Means Report Shows School Needs Legislative Committeemen Find Several Buildings Materially Inadequate Infirmary-Extension Work Said Hampered Deady Antiquated; Library Too Small, Says Smith SALEM1, On1., .Tan. .'10.—(Special) —That 1 toady hall, I ho oldest build ing on the campus, is antiquated and being used' more than is advis able, that the present library build ing is large enough lo house only one of the departmental libra ies, let alone the 1100,0(10 general books, that the hospital and infirmary fa cilities are inadequate, and the large ly self-supporting extension division is housed in a frame shack, was the report to the ways and means com mit.lee of the state legislature by Hr. \V. (I.arlton Smith of Marion county, chairman of the Eniversity of Oregon suh-onmmittfe. The com mittee visited the campus last Sat urday. Enrollment in the university has increased 85 per cent since 1920, the report pointed out, while resources of the institution in the same period increased only thirteen and one-lialf per cent. A hospital with a bed for every 100 persons would provide the ser vice necessary for the population of the size of the present, university enrollment, the report says. The hospital could be built at. a cost of from $1000 to $1500 a,bed. The re port suggests that contagions cases lie taken care of in university resi dences and that the infirmary give only “first, aid” services. Casey to Help Select Best University Weekly Wisconsin Committee Has Oregon Man for Judge Tito oommittoo of awards of the Wisconsin Press association lias ap pointed Prof. Ralph T). Casey of tlih University of Oregon journalism faculty, who is on leave of absence at Madison, Wis., as a member of the jury to select the best, weekly newspapers in Wisconsin in various classes of competition. The com*' petition, which will include awards for the best, make-up, best, editorial page, and so on, will be held at the annual association convention to bn held in Madison, February 14, 1.1, and 1(1. Professor Casey is at present en rolled in the University of Wiscon sin as a candidate for the Ph. P. degree and has been teaching part time in the school of journalism. Recently, lie was the principal speaker at a meeting of flic Madi son Advertising club. His subject was, “Publicity and Propaganda.” Alpha Phi Hostesses For League Tea Today Women’s league will have its bi weekly tea today' at the Woman’s building, with Alpha Phi in charge, from .'! until 5. Eleanor Flanagan, chairman, of entertainment., promises a varied program with some piano selections by Carolyn Ilaberlaeh, and violin solos by Dorothy Tongue. Marian Camp and Marion Hubbard will give a novelty clog dance with Mary Cray accompanying them at the pia no. Speeches, Stunts, Will Be Featured By Sigma Delta Chi on Lihe Steps Tlio library steps—hooting, flap ping, jeering crowds—five speeches, , with attempts at humor, something really tragic—five neophytes, with knees shaking and hearts in mouth, attempting to give the speeches— such will be the scene of action when the pledges to Sigma Delta Chi, international professional jour nalism fraternity, put on their pre initiation stunt for the benefit of the bewildered public at 11 o’clock this morning. Carrying out a custom long ob served on the campus at Oregon the five pledges, Clarence Craw, Leon ard Delano, Joe Brown, and Cecil Snyder, all juniors in journalism, and Scott Milligan, senior in jour nalism, will tramp a weary day around the campus arrayed in silk top-hats, “soup and fish,” and canes, covering their “beats” and getting their news “a de luxe.” The stunts, which will begin just after the close of the 10 o’clock classes, will lust about 10 minutes and will be finished in plenty of time to allow all of the spectators to attend the assembly. After promptly 10:50 tho five victims will come up the street, in a—how ever, the secret of the affair must still remain a secret. The five students who were elect ed to this fraternity were all elect ed on the basis of their activities on the campus and in their chosen line of work. Clarence Craw is make-up editor of the Emerald and a member of the general assignment staff, Scott Milligan has been a member of the sport staff of tho Emerald for some time, Joe Brown is n member of tho sport staff of tlie Emerald, and is sport editor of the 1929 Oregana. Leonard Delano is Pacific Intercollegiate Press edi tor of the Emerald and photo editor of the Oregana, and Cecil Snyder is active in both tho advertising and ;the uews end of campus journalism.