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VOLUME XXXT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929 NUMBER 35 One Thousand Grads Registered for ’29 Homeeoming THE WEATHER JFair toilsy; no change in tem perature; 0wind from nortli. (Sen tie north to r;v>£ winds on the coast. Maximum.„.£9 Minimum ■ .?. ». . so Stage of'river .—1.8 fset Kitzmiller’s Ankle To Heal Completely,Says Medical School Dean Doctors Put Foot in Cast In Fast Time Dr. Hall Pays Compliment To ‘Flying Dutchman,’ Now in Hospital Banks of Flowers Flood Grid Star’s Room Johnny Kitzmiller, Oregon's “Flying Dutchman” and star quar terback, who was injured in Sat J. Kit/,miller urday’s encoun ter with O. S. C., probably will be able to do active work on his an kle in nine or ten weeks, ac cording to Dr. Richard B. Dille hunt, dean of the medical s c h o ol, who was in Eu g e n e yesterday morning consult ing with attend ing physicians. It was at first reported that Kitzmiller had suffered a perma nent injury, making it impossible for him ever to play again, but this has been discredited by mem bers of the university medical staff. It was also stated in a local paper that Kitzmiller would be taken to New York when the team goes to Florida early in December, to have the attention of special ists, but this will not be neces sary, it was declared today by Dr. F. M. Miller, university physician. Fractures Leg Kitzmiller received a fracture of the smaller bone of the leg, and a dislocation of the ankle. He was injured in the last play of the first half of the game. He was imme diately taken to the Eugene hos pital, where the bone was set by Dr. R. C. Romig, of the university medical service, and Dr. G. A. Ross. So speedy were the two physicians that the bone was set and the cast on by the time the game was over. After consultation with Dr. Ro mig, Dr. Miller, and Dr. Ross at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, Dean Dillehunt wrote the following to President Hall: Examines Foot “After examining the foot, now in a plaster cast, and the X-ray pictures made after the applica tion of the plaster, I am glad to report to you that there is com plete and adequate reduction and re-position of the dislocation and fracture. It would appear to me that with sufficient time he should recover without any disability, but I suspect that it will be nine or ten weeks before he will be able to do any very active work on the ankle.” “Kitzmilltr is the kind of foot ball player I like to see,” Dr. Hall said Monday. “He plays because he loves the game, loves sports manship, and loves to fight. He doesn’t have one ear cocked to see if the multitude is applauding. He gives his whole attention, en ergy, and heart to fighting for his team. It is because of his single (Continued on Page Two) * Verse Magazine To Devote Issue To U. of O. Poets San Diego Publication Picks Campus Staff for Spring Edition Margaret Ormandy To Be Guest Editor “Troubador,” a magazine of verse, published at San Diego, California, will have an issue con taining only poetry written by University of Oregon students and faculty. This magazine is permit ting the university in each state to publish the "Troubador,” and the University of Oregon has been asked first. Miss Margaret Or mandy has been chosen guest edi tor of the University of Oregon edition by the editor of “Trouba dor.” Miss Ormandy requests that every student who wishes to have poetry published in this issue turn in his material to her before Feb ruary 1. Also she urges that in stead of handing in only one poem, that each submit as many as possible to her so she can make the choice of the best. Miss Ormandy has chosen as her assistants, Rebecca Morgan and Ralph Millsap, associate edi tors, the advisory board, Mrs. Alice Henson Ernst, professor in the English department, and in structor of the class in versifica tion; John Scheffer, graduate as sistant in English and well-known poet; and Maude Kerns, assistant professor in the art department. Harold Kelly is business man ager, and Bobby Reid and Walt Coover have been chosen as pub licity directors. In addition to poetry, Miss Or mandy requests that art work be submitted, as an illustrated cover is needed, and other bits. Those interested are asked to see her for further information. This University of Oregon issue will be published March 15. Last year, the different states were represented with special edi tions of “Troubador,” and Oregon had an issue then. Many campus folks contributed, along with poets the state over. This uni versity issue is for students and faculty of the University of Ore gon only. MEETING TO BE IN MUSIC AUDITORIUM The Mu3ic building has been chosen as the place for the Round Table religious discussions which will start at 8:15 on Thursday and 7:30 on Friday and Saturday. The school of music has made special arrangements to have the audito rium clear for the event. President Hall and many other university and student officials have expressed deep interest in the representations of the three religions. Dr. Hall’s statement follows: “I am very much inter ested in seeing the development of anything on the campus that will promote a clear understand ing of the different denomina tions. I think this discussion plan is a fine thing for accomplishing that purpose." Big Scoop ! $142.50 Goes Begging In Bank; Liberty Bond Unclaimed Unclaimed! $142.50. This should certainly be classi fied among the seven wonders of the university, for who ever heard of college students letting any thing get by them like that ? Unfortunately, as with all get rich-easy, learn in ten lessons schemes, there is a catch in this apparently lovely affair. ’Way back in April, 1918, forty members of a student club in Friendly hall raised $100, with which they purchased a Liberty bond. This was deposited with L. H. Johnson, comptroller of the university, to be held in trust by him. At the time the bond was pur chased, the members of the club agreed that the proceeds of the bond should be used to give a banquet to the subscribers of the bond on New Year’s eve of 1930— this coming New Year’s eve. When the bond was called in March, 1928, Johnson sold it, net ting $142.50. This amount was then deposited in a Eugene bank, where it has been accruing inter est ever since. The point is, who’s to get the money? No one seems to know. The alumni office is now attempt ing to locate the members of the club and find out what they wish to do about it, but so far nothing definite has been settled. In the meantime, we’re thinking of what a wonderful party we could throw with *142.50, , Homecoming Fancies of Freshmen arlingg Express Their )pinion Over Events S If Celebration Days 3 — a prl masquerading as a boy fo many co-ed hearts at the S ilism Jam. Cheer up, girls, _ ’ doesn’t come for that date, i 3 you're lucky. ♦ ♦ ♦ Benefiel’s heart was hap py as he glanced over Hayward field Saturday afternoon. * * * And then there was the bright reporter who tried to count the cars parked near the field. * * * Dates over the week-end were numerous and many apologies followed the next day. * * * Picture, if you can, the trials and difficulties of the hilarious spectator at the Homecoming game, who had somewhere ob tained a frosh lid and was trying to keep it on his bald head in or der to give the home folks a treat. * * * ‘‘Looks like the welcome is wearing out,” remarked an ob servant alumnus, as he noticed the flimsily constructed Welcome arch being torn to pieces by the November wind. * * * Dr. W. D. Smith found a new way at the game to keep people in -front from standing up and cutting off his view. Whenever this threatened he would shout “Hey, you fellow there in the three dollar suit, sit down!” His was the only section of the grand stand where people were afraid to stand up. * * * “I drove 400 miles and paid two fifty for this seat,” an alumnus was heard to proudly remark to an usher at the game. We noticed several ’06ers wait ing sheepishly outside a sorority house for their wives to finish talking over old times with their colleagues inside. * * * The frosh viewing the bonfire must have felt somewhat like a miser seeing a lifetime effort con verted to smoke in half an hour. * * * Janet Young, of the Moroni Olsen Players and a grad of the class of ’14, drove a total dis tance of 400 miles Saturday to at tend the Homecoming game. * * * In order to promote class spirit and put Medford still further on the map, a group of Medford boys attended Oregon’s Homecom ing expressly to get ideas on how to conduct a real noise parade themselves. * * * “The biggest and best Home coming ever held” was again the battle cry this year after all the celebration was over. We believe it. * * * “My sister Susan’s here from home” . . . half the undergrads frantically prospecting for dates, and the other half too tired to step out with the house cat. * * * Quite a few toreadors among the alums. The good old annual "bullfests” held sway far into the night. Thanksgiving, Theme Of Dr. Dunn's Talk The origins and customs of Thanksgiving and harvest festi vals in general was the subject of a talk yesterday by Dr. F. S. Dunn of the Latin department. Dr. Dunn spoke before the Mystic Art club at the home of Mrs. H. R. Crosland. PI DELTA PHI WILL MEET THURSDAY Pi Delta Phi, French honorary, will meet at 8 o’clock Thursday evening at the Alpha Phi house, at 1050 Hilyard, instead of at the Faculty club, as was previously announced. The meeting will be a “soiree ! de bridge” for the purpose of get ting acquainted, but the following meetings will be conducted as a forum, with papers read by ad vanced students and faculty mem bers, and discussed by the mem bers, , .. Constitution Found Defective, Confusing Poorly Edited BookContaius Big Blunders Publication Heads Elected, Not Appointed, Says Faulty Document Last Year’s Amendments Ill-Advised By BEX TUSSING Editor’s Note: The Emerald Is herewith presenting a survey pointing out the myriads of errors existing in the A. S. U. O. constitution and by-laws. This article is written as a primary step which, it is hoped, will lead to constructive revision. “These dues shall also entitle students to dissipate in Associat ed Student body activities,’’ says the A. S. U. O. constitution a s published in the 1929-1930 “Hello” booklet, among the score or more of errors found in that document distributed among students ;on the campus, .in telling of the I 'payment of dues. Others, more Rex Tussing serious, are not attributable to proof-readers’ errors, but are the fault of the drafters. According to the constitution, the editors of the Emerald and the Oregana are elected by the student body, and are not appointed by the executive council. In practice, and agreeing with the intent of an amendment passed last spring, they are ap pointed by that body. Conditions Confusing Further, the treasurer will col lect dues according to the time of regular meetings as provided in the constitution. That is, he is ordered to receive money because the students will meet twice a year. Again, the music and for ensic committees are defined and limited according to a non-existent section and clause. Listing the errors in order of occurrence, and omitting the proof-readers’ slips, Article II, section 5, is found to be the first offender. ‘‘The duties of the treasurer shall be laid down in Article V of this constitution.” Article V deals entirely with elec tions—giving the who, when, and how, of procedure. Further, in Article III, sections 10 and 11, the music and forensic committees are given by a title and are explained by the words: ‘‘Same as clause 1. section 6.” But section 6 deals only with vacan cies, and has no clauses listed sub ordinate to it. Omission Detected The student affairs committee, dealt with in section 13 of Article III under “duties,” is to assume charge of all other items of im portance in which students may be directly interested and which are specifically delegated to it by the executive council.” "This consti tution, April 11, 1929, was pre scribed to the Student Coun cil.” The amendment last year said, “This committee shall take over all other duties which in the present constitution, April 11,( 1929, are prescribed to the stu dent council.” . The treasurer, if he follows the program provided in Article VII, will find himself in a quandary as to procedure, for Article IV, sec tion 3, clause 5 and 8, definitely provide that he must conform with Article VII. It is more like ly that He will abide by Article VI, which contains the permission to students to dissipate, and is en titled “Dues.” Article VII is entitled “Regular Meetings” and ignores the treas urer. Student Edict Ignored One of the amendments passed last year provided for a change in Article VI, section 4, clause 2, so that it would read in an entire ly new manner. Article VII, same section and clause, was changed and numbered VI. The old provis ions were left intact and the. amendment ignored. No changes were made other than in the sys (Continued on Page Three) Stmients Guide Placed on S(d(> At Co-op, Today HPHE long-awaited student di rectory, that indispensable aid to the perfect pigger, is finally oui. Its much delayed debut was announced last night by Doc Robnett, assistant graduate manager. I The price is the usual two bits. Copies are on sale begin ning today at the Co-op and at the office of the graduate manager at the north end of Friendly hall. Mez To Speak at International Relations Meet Oregon Professor Listed To Address Institute on Freedom of Seas Authorities To Gather for Week’s Session Dr. John K. Mez, associate pro fessor of economics and political science, has been invited by Chan cellor Rufus von Klein SmiJ, chief of ceremonies of the Fifth Insti tute of International Relations, to represent the University of Ore gon at the conference which takes place at the famous Mission of Riverside, California, during the week of December 9-13. One of the leading addresses of the meeting will be presented by Dr. Mez, on the subject, “Freedom of the Seas and the Limitation of Naval Armament.’’ The institute is an annual af fair and is held under the aus pices of the University of Inter national Relations, which is a part of the University of Southern Cal ifornia. Leading economic, sociological, and political authorities of the Pa cific coast and parts of the East will attend the conference. The program will consist of a number of lectures and round table discussions upon some of the' outstanding modern problems of world-wide importance; such as the world’s food anil population puzzle, the League of Nations, problems of the Pacific ocean, and the “United States of Europe.” i--——---■— By Today’s HEADLINES we see. JAMES W. GOOD, secretary of war, is in a serious condition following a recent operation for gangrenous infection in a Wash ington, D. C., hospital. Little hope is held for his recovery. TVTNETEEN killings were re ^ ported in Mexico during presi dential voting Sunday. By prob ably the largest vote ever cast in the southern country, Paschal Oriyz Rubio was chosen to head the Mexican government. * * * A SEATTLE aviator landed on the roof of a large department store when his engine froze while flying over the business district. He and his two passengers escaped with only minor injuries. AS THE initial step in preparing a survey of business condi tions, President Hoover will con fer this week with financial lead ers and business men of the na tion, as a preparatory move to wards later meetings and discus sions. Two ('allege (Hubs Hold Joint Meeting Readings, games, and musical selections furnished entertainment for the annual get-acquainted meeting of the O. S. C. and U. of O. Cosmopolitan Clubs Saturday evening in the Y hut. Impromptu solos by individual members and vocal apd instru mental numbers by the Reye brothers constituted the musical part of the program. About fifty members were present. Port I(iml To Dross For Hawaiian Tilt j •Y* 't- *Y* •?* Student Managers Lav tied fty Head of Chain > -- Portland will be well decorated in lemon and green for the Ha waiian game, according to M. F. McClain, Co-op manager, who has loaned $350 worth of Oregon col ors to the retail bureau of the Portland chamber of commerce. The bureau plans to distribute them to merchants for use in win dow and street decorations. The loan consists of 100 pen nants, 15 pillows, 12 banners, 40 rooters hats, ami 3 “O" blankets. This is the largest consignment of Oregon colors ever to be sent to the state metropolis for a univer sity game, says Mr. McLain. Franris Taylor, IInils, Here for Hoitieeoniing Ahoul a Thousand Grads Spend Week-end Here; Officers Nominated Class of "Oft Represented; Is Oldest To Return From Port au Prince, Haiti, where he is a member of the legal staff of the financial adviser to the Republic of Haiti, came Fran cis Taylor, ex-’25, to Eugene to attend the Homecoming game be tween the University of Oregon and the Oregon Aggies. Mr. Tay lor traveled a greater distance than any other of the returning alumni. Second from the point of dis tance traveled were Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gardner of Juneau, Alaska. Mr. Gardner is a member of the class of 1903 and is a general con tractor in the Alaska capital. Mrs. Gardner, formerly Hattie Hyde, graduated from Oregon in 1911. Jeannette Calkins, alumni sec retary, has not yet compiled the complete number of those who registered during the week-end, but she estimates it at not less than 1,000. This is probably the greatest Homecoming crowd in the history of the university. The returning graduates registered from almost every town in Ore gon, and from California, Wash ington and Idaho. The class of 1929 won the pennant for having the greatest number of members present, anti the class of 1896 for being the oldest class having members here. Homer Angell of Portland, and Edward Bailey of Junction City were nominated for president of the Alumni association at the con vention in Guild hall Saturday morning. Jeanette Calkins was re-elected secretary-treasurer. One of the two nominees will be elected to the presidencyHatcr in the year The alumni expressed themselves as being very much pleased with the 1929 Homecoming, according to Miss Calkins, and a resolution of thanks was passed for the ben efit of the Homecoming directo rate. One innovation which proved very popular this year and w ill nrobably become an annual event was the alumni and senior recep tion held in Alumni iiail preceding the Homecoming dances Saturday night. The reception was at tended by large numbers of alumni who did not have dates for the dances, or who did not care to attend. ALL CHARGES MUST HAVE REQUISITIONS No charges other than those made by proper requisition from the graduate manager's office will be accepted in any activities connected with the associated stu-i dent body, it was announced yes I J Y v y . * 4* f '*« I,* i terday by the" finance ^committee through Jack tJenef.icl, gfa’duate manager. " 0 ° This ruling includes all class ac | t ivities and necessarily covers all special dance committees, Junior week-end committees and a full list of the special committees for the various events. The associated student body has I legally advised all business houses in Eugene and Portland not to al low any charges except whew cov ered by requisition, which must be secured before the purchase is | made, or the individual will be held responsible. Student Mobs Demand Holiday After Victory Over Traditional Foe Belief iel Denies Plans To Change Place for Games Rumors of Oregon-O.S.C. Radio Field Transfer Declared False Rally Cry Said Source of Mistaken Stories Persistent rumors to the effect, that the annual “big game” be tween Oregon and O. S. C. might .1. Ui'nefiol be transferred to Portia n d are without founda tion, it was es tablished Mon day, after local newspapers pub lished s t o r i es concerning: the alleged possibil ity of change. Jack Benefiel, graduate m a ri nger of the uni vcrsity, asserts that neither the university administration nor the students have ever taken an offi cial action concerning the pro posed change. Vigorous protests from Eugene business men at the possibility that this city might lose its bi ennial gold mine were indicative if intense interest in the affair. Investigation disclosed that ru mors had started from informa tion a student, who was bally hooing in the noise-parade, had given. Th 3 student is quoted as saying that Friday's parade “might be the last to be held in Eugene.” Agitation for removal of the game at least once in three years to Portland seems to come only from the latter city, according to Doc Robnett, assistant graduate manager. Robnett also supported the published contention of Eu gene business men that a larger seating capacity could be provided in order to quash Portland claims that the game in Portland would make more money for the schools concerned. BANK EXECUTIVE TALKS TO SLIDES “A bank is trustee for its funds and must take certain precautions in granting credit,” said C. C. Colt, vice-president of the First National Bank of Portland, in his speech on “Extension of Bank Credit" delivered to the classes in finance management and elements of finance and bank management yesterday in the Commerce build ing at 4 p. m. Mr. Colt is a member of the state board of regents, and has been in the banking business for many years. Dr. Ilall To Speak in Cortland Wednesday To speak to the members of the Portland Advertising club, Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the university will drive to Port land Wednesday, returning that evening. Dr. Hall’s subject will be “The University and Research.” Pep Rally on Campus rails To Get Okay j Last Slaml on Slops of Ad liuilriiii" Fulilo; IJall Unyielding Horde, Mostly Freshmen* Gels Short Layoff An unsuccessful attempt to ob tain a holiday in celebration of Oregon':: Homecoming victory over O. S. C. Saturday was staged yesterday morning by a howling mob of students, most of whom were freshmen. The insurgents were granted leave from S and 0 o’clock classes by the authorities, however. At. about 8 o'clock a group of students formed a serpentine and started going through the various buildings of the university, break ing into classrooms and gathering adherents to the ranks as they went, whole classes leaving their studies to join them. After clean ing out the buildings pretty thor oughly, the students marched over to iho Ad building, where they howled for a holiday. Hugh Biggs, assistant dean of men, came out and told them that they would ba excused from their 8 o’clock classes. Full Holiday Demanded Not satisfied with but one hour’3 vacation, the would-be rioters then went over to the president's resi dence, and continued to yell for a holiday. From the steps of the Administration building Dr. Ar nold B. Hall excused the students from their 9 o'clock classes, it be ing then about 8 minutes to 9. The mob spirit seemed to prevail, hov/ever, for the students still voiced their desire to have the whole day off. This the university officials would not consider. Besides Dr. Hall and Dean Biggs, John Straub, dean emeri tus of men, and Tom Stoddard, president of the associated stu dents, spoke to the crowd, at tempting ' to dissuade them and pointing out that as well as being excused from the first two morn ing classes, a rally dance was to be held at McArthur court at 5 o'clock yesterday evening, which was .being arranged by the rally committee with the sanction and financial responsibility of the stu dent body. Storm Armory Yelling “We want a holiday.” and “We won’t go to class,” the students continued to mill around the front of the Ad building until about 9:30, when they formed a serpentine and marched down .town to the Armory. They at tempted to force the door to the building, and failing to do this, someone entered a window and opened the door from the inside. Having picked up an impromptu orchestra, they spenl the time un til almost noon in dancing. Double cuts were given ail ab sentees from 10 anti It o’clock classes, university officials stated. Absent Minded Housemaid Creates Possibility of New Play by Wilde JP it hadn’t been for an absent ^ minded nursemaid, Oscar Wilde ! could never have written “The Ira- ; j ,p‘ortance of Being Ernest.” You see this nursemaid, Miss Prism, was out walking’ with the baby one day and absent mindedly put the book she was reading in the baby buggy and put the baby in tier handbag and checked him in a baggage room. The baby, John Worthing grown up, is played by Cecil Matson and the nursemaid who is the cause of all the mis chief is played by Lenore Casford. To go on with the story, a re spectable and charitable gentle man by the name of Thomas Car dew was given the bag containing , the baby instead of liis own. Hal adopted it and gave it the name of Worthing. About twenty-nine years from this memorable handbag episode, John Worthing asks a certain Lady Bracknell played by Ottilie T. Seybolt, for the hand of her daughter. Gwendolyn (Helen Al len). Poor John is told that “to be born or at any rate bred in a handbag seems to display a con tempt for the ordinary decencies of family life that remind one of the worst excesses of the French revolution. I cannot permit any daughter of mine to marry into a baggage room and form an al liance with a parcel.” To be brief, poor John is forced to supply at least one parent be-* (Continued on Page Two