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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1929)
THE WEATHER Fair today: no change in tem perature. Gentle easterly winda on the coast. Maximum .60 Minimum .34 River .—1.7 NUMBER 22 This 'n That By Ron Hubbs Homecoming Dances . . , Library Steps . . , Pennant Drive . . , Parisian Fashions . . ■ yy fu nave an earnest petition to present to the Homecoming committee. In scheduling the tra ditional dances held every year during Homecoming, former com mittees have found it necessary to give them at the Gerlinger build ing. Anyone who has attempted to trip the light fantastic on that floor realizes what an impossible task it is. Dances that were ex cellent in their planning and ar tistic conception have been miser able failures because the floor in the Gerlinger building just ISN’T • built for dancing. Every year it has been earnestly promised that everything would be slick and dandy for dancing, and consistent ly the effort has resulted in the same fatiguing struggle. There hasn’t been a single instance to our knowledge in which the floor hasn’t put up the most remarka ble resistance to collegiate danc ing. Let’s be done with this fal lacious idea that an enjoyable dance can be held in the Gerling er building, and seek a new. place. It would be preferable to over crowd McArthur court than to force our visitors and students to plod around on that sticky, gummy floor. * * * yWHETHER freshmen who are L ' guilty of violating Oregon traditions should be subjected to corporal punishment is an ar guable question. However, since it has been decided that the Library steps should play an important part in the educa tion of negligent underclassmen, we are pleased to see a distinct revision in the plan of naming the culprits. Heretofore the traditional paddling lost consid erable of its effectiveness and prestige because of the farcical charges brought against sus pected offenders. The tradi tions to be observed are few an quite well received by the student body. It appears that the game is going to be on the square, and if as competently handled as promised, traditions and their enforcement will be on fair trial. This new plan should succeed, but if it doesn’t, we had better hang up the pad dle in the heirlbom closet. We watch for the outcome with in terest. rpHERE is probably no movement inaugurated by the friends of the university which is more en titled to support than the new in firmary. We need it, and should have it. However, we question the wisdom of asking the student body to contribute to any ‘sort of a building project with other than moral support. This statement makes us inquire: is yesterday’s pennant drive directly connected with the new infirmary building fund? We certainly have no de sire to quibble about the few cents so expended, or to severely criti cize any organization for sponsor ing in good faith a drive whose proceeds go to such a worthy cause. But where is the line to be drawn? We were faithfully promised that our personal re sources would not be called on in building additional universily buildings. Is this recent drive outside of the promise? We firm ly -believe that the precedent should be set in one direction or the other and maintained. either the students contribute to the university building funds or they don’t. • * • rpHE Parisian dictators of A fashion have decreed live monkeys and concrete dolls for milady’s boudoir. Our contem porary’s bizarre fad will cer (Continued on Tage Two) Contest to Secure New Oregon Song to Start Friday, Flanagan Says Cash Prizes, Loving Cups To be Offered Evans, Veal, Kirk, Wilson, Cummings Named on Committee Competition Will Be Open To All Students A contest for a new Oregon song will start tomorrow, with two cash prizes and two loving cups to be offered as prizes. The committee to make arrangements was appointed yesterday. Eleanor Flanagan will act as chairman; other members of the committee are Walt Evans, assistant chair man; Clarence Veal, awards; Dor othy Kirk and Dave Wilson, pub licity; and Margaret Cummings, judges. Students to Judge Competition will be open to all students, and the contributions for words and music will be judged separately, so it is neces sary that they be handfed in sep arately. Six or eight sets of words will be chosen by the judges, these will be printed in the Emerald, and those wishing to write the musical scores to them will write them to suit the words, any group that a student may wish to choose. The three best complete songs will then be chosen by the judges, and copies of these sent around to all living organizations. It is planned to then take a vote from the students as to which song they prefer. The three which are chosen will be awarded equal prizes, the amounts of which will be announced tomor row. Prizes Awarded The cash prizes will be donated by the Co-Op board, and the lov ing cups will be presented by the student body. Originality will be considered the most important, said Eleanor Flanagan, and the choices will be based on this and the adaptability of tile songs to group singing. Tlje closing date of the contest has been set for November 22. Any student wishing to enter both the words and the music is asked to turn them in separately. Pod Sten After M. A.; . Is Now at Stanford Pod Sten, who graduated from the school of journalism here last June, is now at Stanford working for her master’s degree. After graduating last year, Pod return ed to work in the publicity depart ment of the university throughout the summer. Miss Sten is taking her master’s work in the journalism school at Stanford. At present she is in vestigating the feasibility of writ ing a history of journalism on the Pacific coast and if she can get enough material that will be her thesis subject. Besides this work, she is taking a literature course and a narrative writing course. HUGE LOUD SPEAKER TO TELL GRID DOPE DURING UCLA TILT ^/TSE cracks thrown in the gen eral direction of the huge loud speakers of the public address sys tem used at the Idaho game in Portland to tell the crowd about what was happening will undoubt edly be repeated Saturday. For the audience at the Ucla game is to be informed of the march of events in the same fashion. A tower has been in process of construction for a week or so. Tuesday it was finished and the system was tried out on a couple of empty grandstands. It is re ported that everything was a great success. The idea has been used in Cali fomia for some time, but the Ida ho game was the first opportunity Oregon students have had to see the system in action. It is ex pected that the system will be much better liked than at the first game, for many of the spectators at the Idaho game who knew very little about football liked the idea. Bob Mautz, stellar end on the Oregon team a few years ago, will tell the audience about the Ucla game from a seat in the tower at the south end of Hayward field. Ron Hubbs will follow the ball along the sidelines, and will tele phone information to Mautz in the tower, information such as types of plays, names of placers, etc. Thanksgiving Vacation Dates Will Be As Usual P^RANTIC phone calls to the various offices in the Admin istration building have caused the announcement to be made by Mr. Karl Onthank saying that Thanksgiving vacation will be from November 28 to December 1, as announced in the Catalogue. ' owever, regular classes will y Armistice Day, but 11 s k classes will be excused 5> assembly meeting. L S ____ t % Vty Quota of (_ uunity Chest N V* Completion Contr ^uiion of Absent Members May Fill, Says Faville “The University of Oregon divi sion of the Community Chest cam paign was the first one to turn in money to the Community Chest in Eugene this morning,” so states Dean David E. Faville, chairman of this end of the drive. At 9 o’clock yesterday morning Dean Faville turned in more than $2,400 and at 5 o’clock last night the returns had increased to $2,746.10 towards its $3,000 quota. Faville states that several mem. I bers of the faculty that have or dinarily contributed to the chest are absent, and when they return the quota will probably be reached. First Tryout for Cast of New Play Is Monday Night ‘The Last of Mrs. Cheney’ Open to Aspiring Actors Leads and Numerous Other Parts Open The National Collegiate Players have placed copies of “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney” on the English reserve upstairs in the Main library. Any students who are interested in trying out for the play may read it and choose the character that they are most interested in. There are eight parts for men and eight parts for women, including the leading characters which are still open.. “This is a good chance for those with secret dramatic ambitions to start on their ca reers. Why not give yourself a chance to get your name in the hall of fame?” Cecil Matson, drama assistant, urges. This offer is not open to only those in the drama department. Anyone on the campus has as good a chance as those directly con nected with the drama work. « The first tryout is scheduled for next Monday night at 7:30 at Guild hall, 103 Johnson. Tryouts will also be held the next Tuesday afternoon at'3 o’clock at the same place. Sign up for the tryouts beforehand on the bulletin board at 105 Johnson. Psychology Club To Hold Meeting The Psychology club will hold its first meeting of the year to morrow evening at 7:15 at the res idence of Dr. Robert H. Seashore, associate professor of psychology, 1911 Moss street. Chronaxie, which deals with a phase of nerve conduction, is the general subject which will be discussed by the members. Several papers on the subject taken from current journals will be read by members. Malcolm Campbell, Eda Priest, and Rob ert Walker, graduate assistants, and Dr. H. R. Taylor, associate 1 professor of psychology, will pre sent papers, . . . . New Site for Rally Chosen Bv Committee •I 12lh and Alder Streets Will Be Seene of Pep Fest For Ucla Game TO BROADCAST NOISE Balcony of Campa Shoppf To Serve as Stage For Speakers Something new in the way oi rally-sites has been chosen for the TJ. C. L. A. game pep-rally, accord ing to Chairman Joe Freck, whe announced yesterday that the all campus get-together will be held at 12th and Alder street at six thirty Friday evening. The balcony over the entrance to the Campa Shoppe is to be used as a directing point for the lead ers of the rally, which will be broadcast over radio station KORE by remote control. The micro phone will be stationed on the bal cony, where it can catch the speeches of Tom Stoddard anc Coach McEwan, the yell-leading of Chuck Reed, and the music oi the pep band, which will be sta tioned immediately below the bal cony. Arrangements with city police have been made to rope off Alder street between 12th and, 13th for the time of the rally, and there will be plenty of room for the crowd along Alder and in the grammar school play-ground across the street from the Campa Shoppe. The small cannon which contrib uted so much to the send-off rally held last week, will again be on the scene with Vawter Parker in charge. Jim Raley, chairman of the rally committee will do the announcing from the KORE studio during the broadcast of the pep program. Scout Leaders To Meet Here November 8, 9 Seminar Sponsored by Extension Division; Speakers Listed Program Drawn up by Professor Beattie The extension division of the university is sponsoring a seminar for scout executives of southwest Washington, western Oregon, and the Columbia basin to be aeld here November 18 and 19, it was an nounced Tuesday by W. G. Beattie, assistant director of the extension division, and C. R. Clark, Lane county scout executive. The seminar will probably not be a large oSe, according to Prof. Beattie, but it will be extremely representative, including scout leaders from The Dalles, Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Port land, and Eugene, as well as other cities. The program, as drawn up by Prof. Beattie and approved by Mr. Clark, includes as speakers a num ber of the university faculty. It is as follows: Monday, November 18 11:00 a. m.—“A Man and Nec essary Economic Knowledge”— Prof. Victor P. Morris. 1:30 p. m.—‘‘Habits and Atti tudes”—Prof. Harold S. Tuttle. 2:30 p. m.—“What a Scout Ex ecutive Should Know About Geol ogy”—Dr. Warren D. Smith. Tuesday, November 19 10:00 a. m.—“Nature Plays the Game"—Prof. O. F. Stafford. 11:00 a. m.—“Astronomy” — Prof. E. H. McAlister. 1:30 p. m.—“Creative Person ality”—Prof. Harold S. Tuttle. 2:30 p. m.—“Problems of Pros perity"—Prof. Victor P. Morris. DAVID E. FAVILLE SPEAKS AT ALBANY Dean David E. Faville, of the school of business administration, gave a speech yesterday in Albany before the Albany Chamber of Commerce on the subject, “Mod ern Trends in Business.” Faville was introduced by F. E. Callister, a member of the state board of higher education, and vice-presi dent of the First National bank of Albany, Leads Ed’s Co-Ed Verne Elliott, who has the lead ing role in the campus movie playing opposite Dorothy Burke. Prizes Offered For Posters To Advertise Movie ‘Etl’s Co-ed’ Reserve Seal Sale in Designing Contest A prize contest for posters tc advertise the reserve seat sale foi the campus movie, “Ed’s Co-ed,’ was announced yesterday by Ron ald Hubbs, business manager foi the production. Emmajane Rorer is to be Ir charge of the contest, which is tc close at noon Saturday, Novembei 2. The shortness of the time al lowed is necessitated by the fact that the posters must be ready foi the opening of the ticket sale nexl Tuesday, says Hubbs. First prize will be two reservec seats for the premiere of “Ed’s Co-ed,” which will be held at the McDonald theatre on Homecoming evening, November 15. One re served ticket will be the seconc prize. 1A11 contestants should get h touch with Miss Rorer at 2164-W She will furnish full informatior regarding subject matter for the posters, and will supply the com petitors with free poster board. Finished posters should be turn ed in to Jack Benefiel’s office it the north end of Friendly hall bj noon on Saturday, says Mis; Rorer. All posters entered will be dis played on the campus next Mon day, and will then be judged foi the prizes. School of Music Violin Students In Joint Recital Esther Wicks and Juanita Oskins To Perform Before Public Solos and Duets Listed on Evening Program Juanita Oskins, Eugene and Esther Wicks, Astoria, Juillard scholarship students, are being presented tonight in a joint vio lin recital, it was announced from the school of music yesterday. The program is part of the regular ser ies of student recitals. Both Miss Oskins and Miss Wicks are ex tremely talented, teachers say, and their work is being watched with interest by those interested in music and music pupils. Both are members of Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary music fraternity for women. The program includes a duet and solos by both girls. Compos ers represented range from Bach to Handel. Accompanists will be Aurora Potter Underwood, Helene Robin son, and Geraldine Gardner. FORMER STUDENT RECEIVES DECREE Elizabeth Karpenstein, present instructor in German and French at Albany college, received her M. A degree here Saturday, when she passed her examination before a committee composed of Dr. F. G G. Schmidt, chairman, Dr. Edmund P. Kremer, Dr. K. Reinhardt, anc Henry Sheldon. Miss Karpenstein was very ac tive in college affairs and holds an excellent record as a graduate students. She is a member of Ph Beta Kappa, and acted as an as sistant in the German department Two Dances Arranged for Homecoming Reception for Alumni Is New Feature Offered For November 16 WORKERS ANNOUNCED Bill East Tells of Plans Made by Committees For Affairs Two Homecoming dances, one for the alumni and upperclassmen ’ in the Gerlinger building and the other for the freshmen and soph omores at McArthur court, will be given Saturday evening, Novem ber 16, starting promptly at 9 o'clock, according to Bill East, general chairman of the dances. A special reception for alumni will be held in Alumni hall at 8:30 at which a number of promi nent faculty members will receive. Dean John Straub will be first in line. Betty Schmeer is in charge , of the affair and will be assisted by Wilma Enke and Florence Mc Nerney. This is the first time that such a reception has been given on the Oregon campus and the committee in charge hopes by this means to make it easier for formgr students to renew ac. quaintanceships. More than 2,000 programs have been ordered by Jane Cullers, who has as her assistants Marjorie Clark and Marian Andrews. The programs will be new in design and there will be plenty of them this year so that every couple may ' have one. A clever act, composed princi pally of campus talent, has been arranged by George Webber, who is in charge of the features. As sisted by Harry Wood and Boone Hendricks, he has worked out a skit that he guarantees will please. Both the Igloo and Women’s gym will be decorated this year. Bill Pittman has been chosen by East to have charge of the deco rations for both dances. Chuck Laird will act as assistant chair man. Lighting will be taken care of by Micky Schmeer, materials by Hal Johnson, and furnishings by Gladys Clausen. Bob Van Nice is the fifth member of the commit tee. The thirstiest of students will have plenty of punch to drink, Jack Sammons, chairman of re freshments, has promised. More than twice the amount used last year has been ordered. Sammons has chosen Denzil Page and Le nore Peterson for his assistants. Bill Hedlund has been placed in charge of the dance floors and expects to begin work on them immediately so that they will be in the best of shape by Homecom ing. Patrons and patronesses will be selected by Erathusa Champlain, chairman, Elizabeth Fletcher and Bob Everts. Bob Holmes, assist ed by Barney Miller, Amos Law rence and Harry Schenck, is in charge of the men’s vigilance committee, and Eleanor Schroeder is in charge of the women's vigi lance. Howard Page has been named chairman of the music committee by East. Tickets for the dances will be on sale soon at the Co-op and the men’s living organizations. NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS PRESIDE Officers of Westminster Forum were chosen and assumed their of ficial duties at the first meeting of the year, which was held Mon day evening. This group is com posed of students interested in re ligious work on the campus, and is non-denominational. Those who were elected and those who will act as committee chairmen are as follows: Carl Moore, president; John Galey, vice president; Dorothy Kirk, secre tary; John Dodds, financial chair man; Helen Jean Holt, social chairman; Thornton Shaw, public ity chairman; Evelyn Hollis, mu sic chairman; Dorothy Hallin, president of Westminster Guild. Meetings will be held once a month, Monday evenings, from 9:30 to 10:30. Reception for Fathers, Students and Faculty Planned for Dad’s Day r Vesper Time Moved Up Half Hour This Week JNSTEAD of the regular time from 4:30 to 5 p. m., vespers will be held Sunday, November 3, in the Music building from 4 to 4:30 p. m. Rev. Edgar M. Rogers, from Everett, Washington, and fa ther of one of our students, will read. George Hopkins will play, and John Stark Evans will be at the organ. Lane Nominating Group Announces List of Committees Ballots Mailed Yesterday From Which Alumni Select Four Old Grads Will Meet to Elect Officers The local nominating committee for Lane county has announced the list of nominees for delegates to the Alumnae Convention to be held at Homecoming. The ballots were mailed yesterday, and the alumnae will elect four from the following to represent this coun ty: Edward F. Baiiey, ’13; Mrs. Camille Carroll Bovard, '06; Mrs. Carrie Hovey Burden, ’92; Thomas I. Chapman, ’21; Percy M. Collier, ’ll; Malcolm Epley, ’29; Mrs. Myra Norris Johnson, ’93; Marion F. McClain, ’06; A. R. Tiffany, ’051 and Mrs. Leah Perkins Wy att, '17. Multnomah county nominees to the state board of alumni dele gates are; Judge Robert S. Bean, ’78; Mrs. Sybil Kuykendall Smith, ’03; Dr. Earl Abbott, ’06; Charles E. Wag ner, ’01; Vernon C. Tomlinson, '05; Oscar T. Beck, ’07; Charles Fowler, ’14; Alexander Brown, Jr., '22; Donald L. Woodward, '25; Rollin Woodruff, '21; Mrs. Mary Skinner Howard, ’25; Randall Jones, '24; W. B. Adams, ’27; Henryetta Lawrence, ’24; Mrs. Hazelmary Price Eisman, '27; Ru pert Bullivant, '26. Oregon is divided up into’ 22 districts, and each district is given a number of delegates in propor tion to the alumnae population of each one. During the meeting at Home coming, the delegates will discuss alumnae association problems, and nominate officers for the coming Alumnae Association election. Y.M.C.A. FROSH CHOOSE LEADERS Harold Short of Astoria was elected by the Frosh commission to head its activities for the year, at the meeting of the group Wed nesday at the Y hut. Kenneth Tormoehien, Portland, was chosen as vice-president; Roy Craft, Portland, is secretary; and Rolla Reedy, Pendleton, treasurer. Sixteen men were present at the meeting and will form the charter membership. Definite plans for the year’s program will be formu lated at the next regular meeting. 16 Sections To Have Line Of Reception Parents Urged To Visit All Parts of Campus at Any Time Acquaintance of Dads with School Desired Drawing plans for Dad’s day features to near completion the committee lias announced a re ception is to be held from 5 to 6:30 p. m. Saturday after the football game in McArthur court for the students, their fathers and all faculty members. The university will be divided into 16 sections, each represented by a standard. Each school will rally around its own standard and will have its own reception line. Chart to Be Posted A master chart or map will be posted in a conspicuous place, in dicating where each group will be congregated. After the reception the regular third annual Dad’s day banquet will be held in the downstairs section, presided over by Bruce Dennis, of Klamath Falls, who is president of the Ore gon Dad’s association. Dean David E. Faville, who is in charge of the reception, states that all faculty members are urged to be present at the gath ering to meet the Dads. Parents are urged to visit around the campus at the most advantageous time, when all de partments will be open for the Dads to visit. No Itinerary Planned No regular itinerary has been arranged in order that Dads, guided by students, may be free to go where they may be most interested. It is desired that every Dad become as intimately acquainted with the university, the members of the staff, and its phys ical plant, as is possible in the time available. Registration will start at 2 o’clock, Friday afternoon, and will close at 2 o’clock Saturday after noon, at which time a check will be made on the registration books in order to determine the living organizations having the largest proportionate number of fathers attending Dad's day. The prizes which are offered are now on display at the Co-Op. ECONOMICS WILL GIVE NEW COURSE With the opening of a new field of the history of American eco nomic thought, in the general field of economics, that depart I ment at the University of Ore gon will offer an entirely differ ent course from any that has pre viously been given here or in any school. ‘‘American Economic Thought” is the course. It will be given spring term by Vernon G. Sorrell, a new-comer to the U. of O. eco i nomics department, and is open to graduates and advanced undei graduate students. ERA OF ECONOMIC DEPRESSION PREDICTED B Y VERNON G. BLUE The recent phenomenal break in the stock market foreshadows the beginning of a period of economic depression, thinks Vernon G. Sor rell, of the economics department of the University of Oregon. “One can’t tell, of course, a great deal what the future will bring,” he explained. "There are the psychological and economic elements to be considered and we are too close to it to get the true perspective of the crash.” Mr. Sorrell said that the major ity of people have been too opti mistic the past four or five years and have thought that American prosperity would increase and con tinue to last indefinitely. Conse quently there was a sharp increase in installment buying, which in turn increased production of cer tain commodities. Now with wholesale sweeping away of val ues caused by the break in the market, there is a grave likelihood of a severe depression for the next few years. “The break was bound to come and once it is started nothing can stop it,” he continued. “Econom ists the country over have been I predicting it for a good many | years. Some of the factors which j contributed to the rapid fall are, ] the fact that we have had easy money conditions, and low inter (Continued on Page Two)_