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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1929)
Buying Power 0( Webfoots Investigated Interviews With Students Plan for Determination Of Average Expenses Sales Management ('lass Aiding Rolmett Emerald Advertising Value Is Ineluded in Problem A survey including nil interview with every tenth student in the university will he token during the • ' rest of this week f r i) m which .'in analysis of the Vnivarsity of Ore gon Inlying power will lit1 made, :i<» cording to Ronald “Doc” Rnlniclt, assistant, graduate inn linger. figures will tie compiled, and an estimate ^ drawn up of I lie amount of money uoc KODliett annually spent in Eugene b y t li o st.mlrnts, and an idea gained as tn average expense per student. -An estimate, of money (lie student spends in his own home town in comparison with what, he spends in Eugene, will be deduced, and ef fectiveness of Emerald advertising determined. Expenses will be classi fied into groups, and a check made on proportion of items bought, here, including expenditures for clothing and accessories, traveling, laundry, entertainment, books, jewelry, flow ers, candy and tobacco, medical ex penses, etc. I Robnctt, is being assisted by Vern King, graduate assistant in the school of business administration, and John M. Rue’s class in sales management. Members of the class will obtain their information from personal interviews. A cross-section of the student body, including every tenth person by class, sex, and de partment, has been figured' out and names listed. Robnctt says, “I respectfully re quest the cooperation of students whose names are on the list to be interviewed. I assure the student body that no names will be used in the compilation. The survey is be ing made under the auspices of the i associated students for the purpose of obtaining reliable information to be used in furthering the interest of the university and the students.” A survey conducted in a like man ner, was used last year at the Uni versity of Washington and the Uni versity of California. Results of 1he three schools may therefore be compared, and relative costs of edu cation be determined. Dr. Hall Takes Some Reereation at Beach President Goes to Portland _ To Address Lincoln Chib The spring fovor bug bit Presi dent Hall last Friday when lie sought recreation from the routine of business by driving to Gardiner, Oregon. After a few hours at the beaches he returned home and re ports that it was si most enjoyable rido. He left Eugene again this morn ing to go to Portland where he will attend the annual banquet of the Lincoln club. Each year the club, which is a Republican organization, chooses a man of note to speak at its dinner and this time it has chosen President Hall. He expects to be back in Eugene Wednesday. Auto Victim's Body Sent to Parents Lockwood W ill Rocoi'cr From Body Wounds The bodv of Robert \Y. Txolly, who died Saturday evening ns Iho re sult of an auto accident which oc curred that a ft onioon, was so lit to bis parents in Hollywood Sunday night. 'i’lio corpse was accompanied bv Billv Siegfried, a fratomity brother. Sherman hock wood, wiio was also in Iho wreck, is improv ing and is expected to fully recover, although suffering from,severe cuts about the head, an injury to his left eve, concussion of the brain, and severe bruises and sprains. The wreck occurred about. Id:d0 Saturday noon when the ear in which Kelly and Lockwood were riding collided with the city fire truck at the corner of llilyard and (Continued on Taiic. Two) America Needs Journalist Critic, Says S. S. Smith Professor Thinks Humor And Satire Necessary In Newspaper Writing What. American journalism needs is an Aristophanes, a eritic who is fearless and satiric, and yet not bitter, one who is not merely a re corder of passing events, but who interprets those events with refer ence to their roots in the past, and looks forward toward their probable effect in the, future. Such was the theme of an address by S. Stephen son Smith, associate professor of English, before a joint meeting of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Elii, men’s and women’s journalism fraternities, in the Woman’s build ing Sunday afternoon. Mr. Smith took as the subject of his address the activities of Aris tophanes, a youthful fireckon play wright of -42(1 B. C., who in follow ing the profession of “oral journal ism” via the theater, satirized and in a large measure reformed the customs of the day, brought an end to the perpetual warfare between Athens and Sparta, and was twice haled into court and once impris oned by Cleon, the Athenian Big Bill Thompson. Lampooning Needed There are a. number of qualifica tions necessary to the journalist who would follow Aristophanes, Mr. Smith said. He must be fearless, like the Athenian who “at, the mightiest quarry of them all with sword of Hercules flew.” His at tacks upon convention must bo es sentially but not wholly satirbt Through the process of lampooning he is able to hit hardest by arous ing the laughter of the public, ns Aristophanes, who affixed to each and every one of the auspicious be ginning of the poetry of Euripedcs the line “He lost his little oil can.” Above all, Mr. Smith said; the jour nalist should be constructive. He should have in his mind the build ing up again of that which he is tearing down through his satire. Drama, such as conversation, makes for effectiveness when in serted into journalistic writings, gc cording to Mr. Smith. “When jour nalisli contains dramatic qualities,” lie said, “when it interprets as well as records, when it is fearless and satiric where satire is due, it-verges dose on literature. Tt is the pos session of those qualities which has made the journalism of Aristophanes endure for ,2.100 years, whereas most of the journalism of today is dead in three days.” Opportunity for Comedy Offered There ,is an excellent opportunity for the use of such journalism on the Oregon campus, Air. Smith to! 1 the students. “You arc going to (Continued on Tape Two) Joe College Beautifies Himself By Outdressing Modernistic Co-ed CHICAGO, Fob. 0 — (IT.S.R.S.)— He-men collegians wear striped pa jamas in tlic privacy of their houses because Peggy Joyce or somebody wore ’em publicly at the Lido last summer. And Joe College, ’29, will adorn himself in fancy silken velvet vests and lounging robes because Paul Poiret dressed a couple of his models in the same material for a stroll down the Hue de la Paix. Such are at least well justified con clusions if we take at face value the startling statements of Gaston J. Duccrf, European style scout for leading American haberdashers. Says Mr. Dueerf, “When called on to answer the question. Ho men follow womqn in styles?” there is no necessity for using diplomatic language to get around the ques tion. “From a careful survey of not only the best men’s wear shops but also the most fashionable couturiers of flip Hue (Ip la Paix during Hip past few months, the' answer must be in the affirmative.” Mr. Dueerf, probably not thinking of the irritation lie would cause harmlessly masculine minded stu dents of the United States, makes out a very good iase for himself. “The trend,” he continues, “was notice able away last summer at the most fashionable seaside places when men started to use elaborate and fancy bathing suits in bright colors simi lar to those displayed by film and stage stars. This was also true of robes; very little difference being noticeable between the extrtvagant and modernistic patterns gotten out for men’s wear and the slightly more refined articles worn by the women. “During the recent fall and win ter sport season the best dress (Continued on rage Two) Dobbin Sets May 10and 11 For Week-end Vodvil to Be Presented on May ,'{ and 1 al lleilig; Matinee on Saturday Smith, Seyliolt Named To Judge Seenarios Mannseript for Show to Be Chosen on Fehrnary 19 The (Into of Junior Week TCn<l, (ho “hiu’’ event of tlit‘ spring term on the I'niveisiiy of Oregon emu pus, 1ms been set for Friday and | Salnrday, May 10 i and 11, Sid I lob | hill, Konoral oliait' I. Ilian of till’ af 5s fair, nnnoiincod 1:. yostonlay. .1 nnior Vodvil, I ho linisi ral ooniody «ivon annually as a j^tjforo-ninnnr of I ho * jWook End, will ||ho hold Friday ® a n d Saturday, Sid Dobbin Saturday, May 3 and 4, Sid Dobbin announced. Campus Day will bo bold Friday. May 10, and will include the usual events of tbo tug of war between tho sophomores and the i'rosb, the burning of the green lids, the paint ing of tlu> “O” on Skinner's biitte, and the varied events connected with the campus luncheon. James Sharp is in charge of the campus day activities and Eldress Judd of the campus luncheon. There will be no classes Friday. Canoe Fete Friday One of the biggest events of Junior Week Km! is the Canoe Fete, to be held Friday night on the mill race near the Anchorage. Artistic floats will he entered by the var ious houses of the campus in com petition for a cup. Kenton 11am aker is in charge of the Fete. The Junior From will he held Sat urday night, May 11, in McArthur court. Crosby Owens is in charge of this event. The second annual Mother's day will be liebl on the campus at 1 lie time of Junior Week Eud. The mothers of Oregon students will he invited to come to the campus. Be sides the regular Week End events, a tea and possibly a banquet, and a. special vesper service Mothers’ day, Sunday, May 12, is being ar ranged for the entertainment of the visitors. Eleanor Boorman is in charge of this event. Hunt Appoints Scenario Judges Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt, head of llie drama department, and S. Steph enson Smith, associate' professor of English, .have been appointed by Paul Hunt, chairman of Junior Yod vi 1, ns faculty members of a com mittee to judge the scenarios for the Vodvit. Several student mem bers of the committee will be ap pointed wiMiin a few days, accord ing to Dobbin, and the members of tiie Junior Week End directorate will act in an ex-officio capacity. two scenarios Already In Two scenarios for the Junior Yod vil have already been handed in, Dobbin said* AH other students on the campus who have manuscripts to submit should hand them in to Paul Hunt on or before Friday, Feb ruary 15. The judging of the scen arios will take place Tuesday, Feb ruary 11), at 4 o’clock in the men’s room of the Woman’s building. The author of each manuscript will be expected to present his idea to the committee. There is a piano in the building, so that the musical num bers to accompany the manuscripts may be played for the benefit of the committee. It is believed by the members of the Junior Week End directorate that this method will assure the appreciation of the merits of each scenario submitted. Vodvil at Heilig The Junior Vodvil will be held at the Heilig theater on the nights of May .'1 and 4. The contract for the use of the theater at that time has already been drawn up and signed by the Heilig management and Dobbin and Hunt. A matinee performance of the show will be given Saturday afternoon, and it is probable that an additional per formance will be given in Portland following the showing in Eugene. Throe Penalized by Advisory Committee The student advisory committee Saturday fined on student three term hours of credit for having notes with him while writing a quizz, although there was no direct evidence that he actually made usr of them. Another student was expelled foi writing checks on banks with whicl he had no account, and other con duet unsatisfactory in any nniver sity student. Northwestern Swim Stars to lie With Web foots WALLY Colsath Don ?ELTEPSotJ (Dick, j r Au ScHWARTZ. y ss Eddie Lennox ?AOu\ COULOPV ^Mu-uee Northwestern university, herald ed as having one of the most power fill swimming teams in the country, meets Oregon tonight in the Woma n’s building tank at 7:30. The mid westerners arc making a national tour, and swam against Oregon Sta te last night. After tonight’s clash the eastern team Will go south to meet the California colleges. Students Have Not Changed Much In Past Years, Says Father Leipzig By HARRY VAN DINE Father Francis P. Leipzig, newly appointed pastor ■ tif St. Mary’s Catholic church, was seated at a massive desk in the parish house. He rose in greeting and his hand clasp was of the athletic variety, leaving the hand aching for hours. The new priest looked more like a college football player than the or dinary idea of a pastor. He made a striking picture as he stood before his desk, welcoming his visitor. A bright winter sun was shining through one of the many windows of, the room. One instantly felt at home with this genial man. “Well, how’s the political situa tion at Oregon?” asked Father Leipzig. “Do you have fraternity factions here?” Assured that there was little ob vious factionalism, Father Leipzig asked about various student activi ties. It was some time before the conversation reached the point of the interview. Me was asked to compare the student of today with one of 1022. “A comparison of the modern student with the student of seven years ago is difficult and at the same time a. very light task,” re marked Father Leipzig, who lias had seven years of close affiliation with the students at Oregon (State Agri cultural college, as he was recently transferred from Corvallis. As chap lain of the Newman dull there, he was in constant touch with many of tlier students at the college, lie' was in close touch with every stu dent move on the campus. “In an educational way,” said Father Leipzig, “1 see very little difference in the student of today, compared with one several years ago. Tn 1922, at Corvallis, 1 had connections with a large number of ex-service students, who were being sent through college at, government, expense. Naturally these older peo ple studied more than the student, of (Continued on Page Two) President Hall Invited To Attend Inauguration Ceremony for New Head Of Russel Sage College; T>r. Arnold Bennett ITnll, prosi-1 dent, of tlie University ( of Oregon, mid Dr. Norninn F. Coleman, jiresi-1 dent of Reed college, have been in vited to attend the inaugural cere monies of President-elect, -1. Bau renco Mender of Russell Sage col lege at Troy, N. Y., on Washington’s birthday, February 22. Dr. flail, it was learned at his office here, will be unable to at tend the ceremonies, because of the importance of his duties in the state. Dr. Mcader will probably |>o the vouugest college head in office in the United States. Although scarce ly lit), he has for eight years direct ed the Yale summer sessions, which h original!v foaaded, and has been an instructor three- years at Colum bia, university. College presidents from 212 lead ing colleges and universities in the country have been invited to the Russell Sage ceremonies. Y. W. Advisory Board Entertains Cabinet < The Y. W. C. A. advisory hoard entertained t ho members of the Y. W. cabinet at a luncheon yes terday noon at the Bungalow. This was tho second of a series of af fairs to be sponsored by the advis ory board in an effort to get better acquainted with the girls. Those who acted as hostesses for the luncheon included: Mrs. Vern Scobert, Mrs. A. R. Gray, Mrs. Warren D. Smith, Mrs. Percy Brown, Miss Fanny McCamant, Mrs. W. j R. 15. Willcox, Mrs. H. G. Town send, Mrs. W. II. Jewett, Mrs. G. P. Winehell, Mis. William Kuyken ’ dall, Mrs. E. S. Tuttle, Mrs. J. J. Rogers, and Miss Hazel Prutsman. The monthly business meeting of the board followed the luncheon. Life of Cancer Cells To Be Shown in Filin London Biologist’s Pictures To Be Here Friday Night Moving pictures graphically de picting the life of cancer cells will be shown Friday night at 7:110 o’clock in Villa id hall, under the auspices of (lie department of ani mal biology. The pictures were made bv Dr. li. <!. ('anti of St. Bartholomew’s hospital, London, and purchased by the American Society for the Con trol of Cancer. The film shows the cancer cells in process of dividing, moving, and being killed by radia tion of radium. This film was shown at the International Confer ence on Cancer in London last .July, and at the International Congress on Radiology at Stockholm. The public, is welcome. Oregon Aviation Fans Compete for Awards Four students of the University of Oregon, Leonard II. Delano, Ralph Millsap, Max Payne and Ruth Calloway, have written essays in an attempt to win a four-year uni versity scholarship in aeronautics, or Knglerock airplane, offered this spring by tho Alexander Aircraft company to the American under graduate who reveals the deepest insight and practical imagination in aeronautics. A remarkably close understand ing of the new industry character izes papers submitted by students of 1S3 colleges and universities. An added incentive, 17 Eaglerock distributors will award free 10 hour flying courses, worth approximately $300 to the college students in their respective territories who make the best, efforts to win) the awards. Flight instruction manuals will be given other students who place high. The competition will close May 1. Dime Crawl Date Is Scheduled for Wednesday Night Men A«1vise<l lo Visit All ‘Best Girls’; Money for Foreign Scholar Fund Dime Crawl, which was scheduled for tonight, has been changed to Wednesday night, due to the swim ming meet with Northwestern uni versity. The “Crawl,” which be gins at 0:,‘tO, is to last until 7:30, during which time all men are sup posed to visit their “best girls” and pay a dime to dance. Teddy Swaf ford, head of the foreign scholar fund, for the benefit of which this affair is staged, suggests that the more girls a man has in different houses, so much the better. “Visit your best, then your next best, and even third or fourth best if you’ve been able to manage that many,” she said. The Women’s league officers cx jieet an amount equal to last term’s returns, especially since there is no other event tomorrow night lo in terfere. Over $1100 came in fall term, according to Kdith Dodge, president of the league. Exams Over, Library Circulation Declines Completion of mid-term, exams caused circulation at the Condon re serve library to drop last week, Mrs. Dora Ford, reserve librarian said yesterday. Tuesday and Thurs day, usually rush days, were below normal, and the record circulation mark of 2098 set on Tuesday .lanu [ ary 22, still stands. The total for last week was 0900. Daily totals were as follows: Mon day, 1080; Tuesday, 1 120; Wednes day, 941; Thursday, 1111; Friday, 047; Saturday, 090; and Sunday 1000. Northwestern andWebfoots SwimTonight Oregon and Easterners to Clash at 7:30 o’Cloek In Woman’s Building Invaders Bring Trio Of National Chain pious Speeial Medley Relay Rare Billed for Try at Reeord By JOE PIGNEY Oregon ’s (lull 1 .swimming moot nnd w:dor polo game with North western university tonight at the Homan’s lunlil ing, 7:;>0 o'clock, is 1 ho first impor tant intersection nl contest in the history of Web foot swim teams. Oregon has sent fj teams to compete ; in California amt : individual stars to (he national ij i n t e r c o Itegiate ■j meets, but never || before lias a squad ii it Mini i r| m - John Anedrson tation as N mill - western's coma to Kngene. Thrro national champions ami ono former national champion will appear against the Oregonians to night. Oregon, although boasting no intercollegiate champions, has an outstanding group of swimmers which includes two coast title hold ers, John Anderson and Charles Sil verman. World Record Endangered An outstanding event in tonight’s meet will lie an official attempt, toward capturing the world’s record in the dOO-yard mi'll Icy relay. Tin | nice was sanc-i/ tionctl by the Nn-I tionai ArnatourJ Athletic union up-Si* on application of;§! Edward K. Aber crombie, Oregon! coach. The tlireol Oregon swimmersl in this event arc! freshmen, so tliofU result, will have3 mi. benrmg on llm Don Neer outcome of I ho varsity meet. Frank Walton, Tommy Blankcnlmrg, amt McOowau Miller, tin' Webfoot frost., already liavo broken tlu> record in trial swims and expect to do as well under competition. Tl.e record, 9:09.(>, was established by tl.e Unit ed States Naval Academy swim mers in 192(i. Northwestern is recognized as one of the foremost; college aqua tic teams in the country. Should Oregon by any chance win tonight, national fame practically is assured. Northwestern swam against. Oregon State at Corvallis last night, and following the meet with the Web foots, the easterners go to Califor nia. Hold National Title Four years ago Northwestern, al ways famous for its swimming teams, came west. Because of the lack of substantial competition in the north, Oregon was not included on the itinerary. Since )hen, how ever, Oregon has developed its swimming team until it is now on a par with any on the Pacific coast. On this trip in 1925, Northwestern won four meets and appeared in ten exhibitions. Tom Robinson, Northwestern coach, first came to the Illinois school in 1919. Previous to that he was coach at the Kvanston V. M. C. A. where he turned out three I championship teams. His success (Continued on Page Tiro) Parkas, Bed-Socks, Earmuffs Worn To Bed by Co-eds These Cold Nights By M. REID and L. NELSON It' Richard Byrd, sojourning on tho City of Now York, down in tho I chilly regions of the south pole, wonts to know anything of the art of keeping warm nights, he’d hotter hold a little radio cont’lab with a University of Oregon co-ed. Dick may have been about tho more frigid regions of the globe, and hit the cold spots in the ethereal re gions, too—but there’s one icy place in this world that the trans oceanic flier hasn’t braved yet—and that’s a campus sleeping porch in Kugene in February of 1929. T h e commander is probably clothed pretty snugly down there, j tossing about in virgin ice fields— but it’s dollars to doughnuts he’d look ready for a .tea party in the tropics if he were to be compared to an Oregon co-ed, all dressed up for a night of it on a sub-zeroish sleeping porch. Here’s what some of the fair ones wear wlirn they get all dressed up ready to make the heroic dash to the double deck blinks: Two pair of wool pajamas, bed socks, ranging from chiffon dance hose to red woolen hiking stockings; at least one wool sweater, toboggan cap, gloves, scarfs, wool bathrobes. This comprises only part of the equip ment, however. Several hot water bottles, filled with water so hot it would raise blisters on people garbed ill ordinary costumes; rugs on top of some half dozen blankets; and I>r. Denton’s cover-all pajamas, that look like outfits for chubby little two-year olds, are the particular pride of a few co-eds. Some make no bones about wearing parkas that may have been imported from tha wilds of Alaska. One girl admitted wearing her campus coat to bed regularly. A new use for the Emerald has been (Oontinued on Page Two)