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—*{ ., .vf.jv. r.t'irV •• ' NUMBER 129 VOLUME XXX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON- EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929 • * ■' r* Prexies Hit Proselyting Of Athletes Stoddard and McKoown ^ Back From Trip In South Honors Accorded Oregon by Body Adoption of Single Sports Standard for Colleges Brings Discussion Tlip Pacific Student Presidents’ association at its meeting in Her keley last week scored the proselyt ing of athletes l>v colleges, espec irrlly tliose in the east and middle west who come to the const and bid for local athletes, Joe McKeown, president of the student body at Oregon, who with Tom Stoddard, * president-elect, attended the stu dent presidents’ conclave, said. Proselyting athletes tends to com mercialize both the athletes find the sports, the student presidents found. Many other important matters came up for student discussion. Among them was the possibility of all the colleges adopting standard ized requirements for intercollegiate athletic competition. This, how ever, was tabled until next year, ■when it will be discussed again at the national meeting at Stanford. Two honors were aeeorded Ore gon, McKeown said. One was the election of Tom Stoddard as vice president of the Pacific Student Presidents’ association, the other was the proclaiming of the Oregon student handbook as the best pub lished anywhere in the United States. Honors Given Oregon MeKeown and Stoddard arrived last night and liad a world of praise to offer for the hospitality afforded the visitors by the Cali fornians. Ail the visiting delegates, of which there were about 25 in number, were guests at the Univer sity of California and were housed in the new Biowles hall, which is built on a hill overlooking the city. Several banquets and a formal dance were on the program for the Visitors. President Campbell of the Uni versity of California greeted the delegates Wednesday, as the open ing meeting came to order. Later they were taken on an inspection tour of the California campus and on Thursday were invited to Stan ford, where they visited the cam pus and attended a banquet. They held their meeting that afternoon at Palo Alto. Vexing Problems Studied “One of the vexing problems for the presidents was the method of differentiating sports,” said Mc Keown, “As all sports at Oregon gon are major, Oregon does not have that prbblem. “Inasmuch as there are no stan dard major and minor sports, every school except Oregon is flooded with petitions from their own students, asking some sport to be made major (Continued on Page Two) Heads Cruise Karl VV. UntnaiiK, exvcuii.e avow tarv of the University of Oregon, who will direct the summer session tour, next August, when the S. S. Queen will take 185 students along the pic turesque Alaskan shores. Student Officer Defends Purpose of Army Training Landstrom Feels Oregon R.O.T.C. Excellent Organization Looks for Another War Before Long “In niv opinion the Reserve Of ficers Training Corps is an excel lent idea for a university,” stated Karl Landstrom, junior in business administration and cadet officer of the Oregr.n unit, when asked for his views on the student military problem at this school which has been the subject of much contro versy in the columns of the Ore gon Daily Emerald. “Peace lias always been the pol icy of the United States,” he went on to explain, “and while other na tions have always been the aggres sors in the past, military strength is essential for this country in order that conflict may be avoided.” Sees Theoretical Plant As to the Emerald opinion that disarmament is the short cut to world peace, Landstrom says, “Such a proposition is entirely too theo retical.” Going back tcj history to back up his statement, he is quoted, “There has never been a period in the history of the world in which a war has not been fought between some nations, and there is no rea son to believe that the situation should change within the next few years. Take, for example, our own case, we are engaged in some sort of a scrap about every two decades or so. f ■ “With this in mind and at the same time the idea of being a non militant nation, the federal govern ment has adopted the plan of na (Continued on Page Two) i Collegiate Chaff : ; By Ron Huhhs Editorial Comment on This and That The clear (logs, we love ’em. But the dawgawn (or how is it spelled?) dogs—there are simply too many. The Board of Regents failed to take action. So has the city dog catcher who should take care of the unaffiliated variety. Something must be done. It is our suggestion that the once quite famous Campus (top, who so successfully curbed il licit parking on 13th street, ibe pressed into service. Armed with a butterfly net and a shiny star he should be effective ... if not quite interesting. As a last resort some man of action might reorganize the Vigilantes! * * * Now that the Order of the “O” convenes at the library steps, and the drama department on McClure steps,* may we suggest that fall foot ball scrimmage be held at the Ad ministration building and Orchesis practice its dancing on' the thistle clad Skinner’s butte in order that each shall be in its appropriate set ting. • * * The Green Goose hangs high . . . about to mutter its last squawk. The yearly scandal sheet of unsup pressed truth is peeking through the guillotine with a woeful look at the basket. In short, the pub lications committee and executive council are considering giving the unofficial scandal sheet the axe be cause of certain alleged malicious statements prominently printed in last year’s issue. Bather a shame, too. One does so enjoy seeing liis enemies dissected, not to mention the juicy inside information on his friends. If the Green Goose fails to muster a vote for continuation of life, eavesdropping will be at a premium in the College Side. One must know the truth, even if it be a bit garbled . . . and interest ing. If the Fine Arts building commit tee had converted the proposed site into a parking space for collegiate Qwned cars at twenty-five cents per driver, the perplexing problem of finances would have been solved long ago. At the present rate of increase the Ad building and Con don will most probably have to be moved for the answer to the dean of men’s letters . . . more cars. Came the dawn. The buildings were locked . . . locked as only a night watchman can lock them Cartie the noon . . . the turnkey stil kept' everything intact. Came the night . . . and with it no earressing hand to open the door. Perhaps someone invoked a Sunday blue law perhaps the theater magnates had f hand in it; perhaps the night watch men care not to see college stu dents toil. Anyway, the fact re mains that the last few Sundays hai seen a surprising number of locket buildings, and for what reasonj Dean Gilbert To Be Speaker Over KOBE Program Includes Music By Phi Beta on Friday Niglit Dr. Caswell Gives Leeture oil Radio Professor Explains Onuses For Poor Reception Over Sets EMERALD BROADCASTS EXTENSION DIVISION Tonight—Talk by Dean .r. IT. Gilbert, “Changing Concepts of Luxury.” Program of violin nml piano music by Esther and Ethel Wicks. Friday—Complete program of music to be presented by Phi P.i'ta, music honorary. Dean .T. IT. Gilbert, of the college of literature, science, and the arts, will be the speaker on tonight’s Ex Dean Gilbert ll'Jlftnpi lyivinum - Emerald broadcast over station K O R E at 8 o’clock. Dean Gil [ bert’s subject will be “ C li a n ging Concepts of Lux ury.” Two violin num , bers by Miss Es ther Wicks, “Con certo in G minor (Bruch ), and “ II u n g a r i a n Dance” (Drdla) will complete the Broadcast toniglit. Miss Wicks will be accompanied <yn the piano by her sister, Ethel Wicks. Gives Fading Causes “Causes of Fading and Poor Ke ception in Radio,” a fifteen minute talk by Dr. A. E. Caswell, head of the physics department, and an in formal program of piano music by five students of the university school of music, were the features <«f last night’s program. Fading out is caused by “skip distances,” Dr. Caswell said in his talk. These skip distances are a re sult of layers of electrically charged air that are caused by the ultra violet rays sent out by the sun. Explains Problem “There are two waves going out in broadcasting,” Dr. Caswell said. “One wave travels along the ground, the other in the atmosphere. This one is reflected back to the ground at different intervals by these elec tric layers. In some places the two waves help each other, in others they neutralize themselves, so that no sound is heard. “Skip distances depend on the condition of the atmosphere. They are least from noon to 2 o ’clock and greatest at 3 in the morning.” Friday night the regular Exten sion Division-Emerald program will be presented by Phi Beta, music honorary. Peter and Hook Vie in Battle at Amphibian Fete ■ ‘Thar She Blows’ Feature of Swimming Club’s Annual Program The struggle between Peter Pan and Captain Hook, in which Peter, aided by the crocodile, rescues the boys from Never Never Land from the clutches of the pirates, fur nished the theme of “Thar She Blows,” annual demonstration put on by Amphibian, women’s swim ming honorary, last evening at 8 o’clock in the Gerlinger building. The demonstration, which was featured by stunt diving, formation swimming, clogging, and natural dancing, was one of the most diver sified ever yiut on by the club. Stars, wheels, anchors, anenomes, and swatikas were a few of the un usual formations displayed; and a swimming drill by four “boys” was executed with perfect rhythm. Afton Marinelle, as Peter, fea tured in the opening dance in a search for her shadow. Irene Buck ley was the crocodile, and lone Garbe was the ert ’I Captain Hook, Twenty members of the club appear ed in the performance, which will be presented again this evening. Ernestine Troemel, advisor for i the club, directed the exhibition; and Mildred Wharton furnished the musical accompaniment. Cc mmencement Programs Ready Seniors May Mail Thom W ith Announcements Programs containing all tlio events of commencement week can be ob tained Thursday at the registrar’s office, and seniors who wish to in clude them in their invitations are urged to secure them as soon as pos sible. This is the first year that these programs have been available on time to include them in the invi tations. They must be called for early so that mm can be printed if necessary. Campus Movie Wants Men for Tug of War Seene Directorate Names All From Houses to Report Today Staff Desires to Finish Junior Week Part Men pickcil by .Tamos F. Mc Bride, director of tlio Campus Movie, have been cast for close-ups in tug-of-war scenes that will be filmed this afternoon, Jim Raley, Carvel Nelson, and Boa. Milligan, the direc torate, announced yesterday. Those selected are asked to meet at 1:.'50 o’clock this afternoon at the rail road bridge at the foot of Kincaid street where the original freshman sophom/ore tug-of-war was held last Friday morning. The action scenes of the picture were taken Friday but Mr. -Mc Bride was not able in the “heat of the battle” to get close-ups of both sides. It is these final views that will be filmed today. No one will have to be pushed or pulled through the mill race. Chairmen of the groups have been appointed at each living residence and they are asked by Mr-McBride to bo responsible for their repre sentation, and if any men are unable to come they should find a substi tute. “The men are to wear old clothes, with jevseys or sweat shirts. Half of them will appear as frosh and half as sophomores,” explained Mr. McBride. “It’s a chance for prom inent close-ups in the movies and the sequence will be an important one,” he added. The men desired follow: Alpha Tau Omega—-Alien McCarty, chair man; Lawrence “Squeak” Parks, Bud Dunham, Bill Whitely, Elmer Palil, Harold Frandorf. Alpha Beta Chi—Lyle Laughlin, chairman; Bob Miller, Terrence King, Randolph Robe; Alpha Epsi lon—Melvin Parker, chawman; Francis Sturgis, George Anderson, Art Johnson, Jack Durland; Bache lordon — Day Foster, chairman; Keith Maguire, Ken Newport, Dick T’orrey, Morgan Hatford, Addison Brockman. Delta Epsilon—Charles Silverman, chairman; Alex Tamkin, Jack Paige, Isaac Feves; Psi Kappa—Palph Pin ney, chairman; Howard Dirks, Don Neer, Jack Sammons; Sigma Pi Tau —Bob Allen, chairman; Roger Bis well, Kenneth Owen, Wayne Em mott, Jack Dowsett; Friendly hall— Alum B. Williams, chairman; George Cherry; Alpha hall—Wilbur Peter kin, chairman; Clarence Veal, Vaw ter Parker, Gilbert French, Eugene Patton. Gamma hall — Perry Douglass, •hairman; Edwin Crebbs Moil Whis nant; Sherry Ross—Boatner Cham berlin, chairman; Larry Shaw, Wayne Mulquin, Henry Dietz; Sig ma lial!—Dorn Johns, chairman; Raymond Sharp, Jack Cooper; Zeta hall—Harry Tonkon, chairman; Dick McCormick, Rex Tussing; Omega hall—Jack Isaminger, chairman; Stivers Vernon. Beta Theta Pi—Bud Powell, chair man; Ralph Penland, Francis ‘Red’ Hill. Preston Gunther, Francis An drews; Chi Psi—Jim Bezendorf, chairman; Paul Austin, Dick Mar shall, Crosby Owens; Delta Tan Delta—Carl Nelson, chairman; Harry Wolf, Bill East, Pat Beal; Kappa Sigma—Hal Hatton, ehair (Continued on Page Two) Women’s Interclass Tennis Matches Start Interclass matches f^r women’s intramural tennis began jMondpy and will continue for three weeks, ac cording to Ernestine Troemel, who is coaching the teams. The schedule is posted at the entrance of the Ger linger building. Matches will be played at the con venience of the individuals, but they must be played before or during the week for which they are scheduled. 1 Players must get umpires from Miss Troemel qr Naomi Mosliberger, head of tennis. Oregon Grad Is Successful Author Ernest Haycox, a graduate of Oregon in 1923, whose latest book, “Free Grass,” has received favorable mention by eastern critics. It is a fast moving tale of the big cattle drives of the west and the boom days of Deadwood, and lias plenty of action and romance. It will be followed soon by a second novel, with' the same colorful setting. Mr. Haycox received mention in the 1928 O’Brien collection of American best short stories, a. coveted recognition for short story writers. Chemistry Department Discovers New Method There is something “new and dif ferent” now in use up in the chem istry department on the top floor of McClure. It is a new use of an es pecially sensitive thermocouple, con structed by Dr. E. D. McAllister of the physics department. The instru ment looks a great deal like a small electric light. It is an electric ap paratus arranged so as to measure the amount of suspended matter in a suspension. The idea of using this instrument in this manner was work ed out by Dr. McAllister and Dr. R. ,T. Williams of the chemistry depart ment and also Dick Eoehn, a grad uate student in chemistry. The growth of the yeast is now being measured by this new method. Jewett Extempore Speaking Contest To Be Tonight Men Will Talk on Subject ‘Politics anti Business’; Four Prizes Offered Ten men will finger their tux ties nnd look at their polished shoes —all against the orders of J. K. Horner, debeat eoacli—as the Jew ett extemporaneous speaking con test, men ’a division, enters the last rounds in Guild hall tonight. Af 5 o’clock At five o'clock to day the men will begin drawing their eupjects under the general topic of “Politics and Business” at ten minute intervals in order al will begin at 8 o’clock, each last ing ten minutes. The men who will compete^ for the four prizes of $.10, $15, $10, and $5 will speak in the following order: Arthur Potwin, Bertrand Isa niinger, R. B. Sloan, I.eland Fryer, Raymond Woods, W. J. Campbell, John Nelson W. C. Heitkemper, Kugenio Padilla, and Walter Evans. Of the three judges who will se lect the winners but one had been selected last night, Earl Pallett, uni versity registrar. W. F. G. Thacker Judge For Portland Exhibits Professor W. F. G. Thacher will serve as one of the three judges for the advertising exhibits sub mitted for Advertising Achievement Day, which will be celebrated in Portland today. The winners will be entered in the Pacific Coast ad vertising clubs convention at Oak land, June 12 to 19. Mr Thacher is professor of ad vertising in the university, and the local chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma national honorary advertising fra ternity, was named for him. Dunn Article to be Read Professor F. S. Dunn, head of the department of Latin, has prepared a paper on “Virgil’s Evidence foi the Assassination and Deification of Julius Caesar.” This has been sen! to the classical society of Spokane to be read before their Alay meeting i Dr. C. II. Rowell U. C. Faculty Member Is Outstanding In Political Science Speaker is Recommended Highly by Dr. Hall T)r. Chester Harvey Rowell, a member of the University of Cali fornia faculty, will address the stu dent body at the weekly assembly Thursday morning. Dr. Rowell writes regularly for several maga zincs and is an authority on politi cal science aiid educational subjects. President Hall in speaking of Dr. Rowell, said yesterday, “I have known him for many years and have always regarded him as the outstanding political speaker upon the Pacific coast. Ho has that happy combination of profound scholarship and exceptional platform ability that makes him sought after the world over. At the Institute of Pacific Relations in Honolulu two years ago he was easily the most powerful orator among the group of distinguished representatives of all the great nations interested in the Pacific. “Ever since hearing him there it has been my desire to bring him to tjic L'nivorsity of Oregon and this has been the first opportunity to get him here. Ho is a regent at the University of California, a spe cial lecturer at Stanford, a jour nalist of national reputation and a man who never speaks without making a real contribution to the subject lie discusses. I hope to see the assembly crowded to the doors, for those who stay away will be sorry when they learn what they missed.” Dr. Rowell will also address the Phi Beta Kappa initiation banquet tomorrow evening, on the subject, “The Unset.” Will Appear at Assembly Hour Senior in Biology Receives Appointment Llewellyn Ross, senior student as sistant in the biology department, has recently received an appoint meat to Scripts Institution of Ocea nography at LuJolla, California. He will take the position of research assistant for Dr. I'. B. Sumner who is a professor of biology. The ap pointment is for one year. Mr. Ross will receive his B. A. at the Uni versity of Oregon this June. Burt Brown Barker To Speak at Dinner An informal get-together dinner for Oregon alumni, former students of the university and their husbands or wives will be given at 6:.'10, Thursday, May 1(5, at the Chandler hotel in Marshfield, Oregon. Hurt Brown Barker, vice-president of the university will be guest of honor and speaker. Chester Huggins, member of the class of 191-1, will be toastmaster. Classes Name Candidates to Run for Office Freshmen lo Study Type of Trousers They Will Wear Laird and Nelson Want Presidency Elections Will be Tuesday In Villnrd Hall; Many Attend Meetings Eugene Laird and Carl Nelson will vie for the presidency of next voar’s senior class, while Ken 1 ony and Hill Whitely compete for the same office in the .junior class, and John Krdley and .lack Stipe in Mie sophomore class, according to the dominations made last night at meetings of Ihe respective classes. Elections will lie held next 1 uosday in Villar«l hall. The most interesting of the meet ings was that of this year’s fresh men, who, in contrast to the .juniors who filled only a few seats in the hack of Villa rtl assembly, filled Guild hall to overflowing and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Tom Handley, freshman, was appointed a committee of one to investigate if whip cord would he suitable ma terial for sophomore trousers, sug gested at the meeting. The fresh-, man picnic will he held Sunday. Ihe sophomores postponed their picnic, which was to he given Saturday, but no definite date has been set. Laird a Debater Eugene Laird has been a debater for three years, anil was general chairman of Junior Shine day. Carl Nelson, his opponent for the presi dency of the senior class, was a Greater Oregon representative ’in Portland last year. Eleanor Poor man and Beryl Harrah are rivals for the vice-presidency. Eleanor Poor man had charge 'of the banquet last week for Mother's Day and has served on the varsity debating team. Beryl Hurrah was secretary for the campus day and canoe fete director ates. There was only one nomination for secretary of the senior class, Ed wins. Qrebei. Miss Grcbel was sec retary of the Junior Vodvil and sec retary for the 1029-110 Greater Ore gon committee. Orville Bredthauer and Ramsey McDonald were nominated for sen ior class sergennt-nt-aruis. Wilfred Brown and Avis Seines are can didates for ( lass barber. Walt Nor hind was named to run against Brown and Seines, but declined the nomination. Serve on Committees Ken Curry and Bill Whitely, enn lidates for the presidency of the next year’s junior class, served to gether on the sophomore informal committee and sophomore picnic committees. Gracia Haggerty, soph* imnre, was nominated to run against Ueba Brogdon, but stated after the meeting that she had withdrawn. (Continual on Page Three) Course in College Teaching Will Be Given Next Year Dean Sheldon to Offer Study of Problems of Instructing A now course, “Problems of Col lege Teaching,” will lit' offered to graduate students next year l>y the school of education, according to mnouncenient made yesterday by Dean II. D. Sheldon. This course will give two hours credit for all three terms, accord ing to Dean Sheldon, and is being dared on the curricula in an effort to co-operate with an appeal re cen My umrio to American univer sities by the American Association of Colleges, urging their schools of education to devote more attention to preparing students planning to do college teaching for the special problems in that field. During the fall term, Dean Shel don will take up with the class the present situation in the American world of higher education, with spo •ial attention to recent innovations and reforms, such as junior colleges, orientation courses for freshmen, etc. Winter term tiie class will study the field of mental and psychologi cal testing of college students under II. K. Taylor, associate professor of psychology, and Professor Carl It. Iluffaker, statistical expert o? the school of education. Tho spring work will take the form of a seminar. Each student will take up problems ♦onnected with the teaching of his majtor sub ject and will write a thesis on it.