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Monday’s temperature: Maximum ..83 1 Minimum ..23 | River .0.8 | Precipitation .0 .^iiiiiminiuimiuuiiuuuiuiiauuinnmirimiminmiiniimiiiiiinnmmiiiiimiiiiiiiiuiminmiimiRoiimi.i VOLUME XXXJ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1930 NUMBER 64 Constitution Revisers Hold First Meeting Subcommittees Formed To Insure Completion of Original Plans WILL SUBMIT DRAFTS Approval or Rejection of Students Slated as Following Step By DAVE WILSON Preliminary plans for the her culean task of rewriting the con stitution of the Associated Stu dents were laid yesterday at the first meeting of the newly-ap pointed constitutional rewriting committee. It was decided that in order to insure the completion of the re vision within a Reasonable lenthg of time, the work would have to be split up among the ten members of the committee, and Dick Horn, chairman, announced subcommit tees whose task it will be to make a special study of particular phases of student government and rewrite the articles in the consti tution pertaining to them. Drafts To Be Submitted The sub- committee, upon completion of their work, will sub mit drafts to a central supervis ing committee for approval. Tom Stoddard, president of the A. S. U. O., Dick Horn and Ron Hubbs will form the central committee. Drafts submitted by the subcom mittees will then be submitted to members of the law scchool facul ty f5r approval of phraseology and wording. The next step wni oe tne suo mission of the new document to the students at large for approv al or rejection by ballot, the vot ing to be held sometime during the spring term. Recommendations from any member of the student body re garding changes to be made in the constitution will be welcomed by the rewriting committee, Horn stated yesterday. Suggestions May Be Sent “Any student who has a serious suggestion to make,” he explained, "should put it in writing and ad dress it to me at the Associated Students’ office in Friendly hall. We assure the student body that all suggestions made seriously will receive serious consideration. The work of the revision has been divided among the members of the committee as follows: Regulations concerning student body officers—their qualifications, duties, nominations and elections will be rewritten by a committee composed of Chuck Laird, chair man, Cal Bryan and Stan Brooks. Other Groups Organized The articles governing campus publications, the selection of edi tors and managers, their duties and salaries, etc., will be the prov ince of a committee including Rex Tussing, chairman, Harriet Kibbee, and Chuck Laird. The problem of the regulation of athletics, requirements for the giving of letters, managerial sys <Continued on Page Three) Offers Cup Here’s Carl Gregory, preside* of Sigma Delta Chi, national joui nalism honorary, with the hug loving cup which the organizatioi is offering to the editor of the bes country newspaper In Oregon Judging will be made during thi Press conference, February 6 an* 7. The MOVING FINGER * * * * DIVIDING COMMITTEE AIMS OF COLUMN * * * By OMAR KHAYYAM Editor’s Note: Starting today, a new column, “The Moving Finger,” will appear in the Em erald in response to the need for publicity for the A. S. U. O. constitutional revision now un der way. The committee meet ings will be closed to all but interested students, and the Em erald is offering a critical col umn and forum by Omar Khay yam. Division of the constitutional revision committee into six parts, necessary as it is to completion of the task in time for student ap proval or disapproval spring term, leaves possibilities for lack of co ordination of writing, or lack of coordination intent. * * * The first lack will be easily cleared by approval required by a higher committee of three, Stoddard, Horn, and Hubbs, but lack of co-ordination of intent will no doubt, bring to light many conflicting opinidns of the duty of the associated student government. If there is con flict, and it is unlikely that there will not be, even so the general opinion is that the cam pus pass anything presented to it. * * * Committee meetings will be closed, under present plans, to those not directly interested. Any students who have interests at stake will, of course, be welcomed, but an interfering public is not desired. Student opinion, in cen tralization alone, runs from the suggestion of one junior (not on the committee) that all power be placed in the hands of the Univer (Continued on Page Two) Jungle Explorations Told While Hodge Has Breakfast TT WAS indeed Dr. Edwin T. Hodge who walked across the dining room with energetic stride. The geology professor has just re turned to the campus after a trip of exploration in Africa, but what a different man from the one I had interviewed last year. That tired-looking man had slumped in a chair behind his desk and barked, “Come in. What do you want?” displaying the hospitality of a caged lion. The lines that had seamed his face on that occasion are gone now, and the harassed look that his eyes had held, replaced by a look of calm. Dr. Hodge’s short heavy-set person is more ener getic than ever; his dark blue eyes have a steady far-away look, his face is Smooth and slightly tanned, and the corners of his mouth turn upward with a tendency to smile. “I'm glad to be back,” were his first words. “Interviewed? Well, I’ve been interviewed so many times in the last few hours that I think I am talked out. You see, it was such a big trip that I don’t know where to begin. It is much too big to talk about just yet, wait a few weeks.” The Oregon geologist returned from the cafeteria line with a modest breakfast: a piece of toast, a fried egg, canned pear, and a glass of milk. "How’s the Emerald?” he asked. “What big things have happened since I left ? Ah, yes, the new coach. Say, just what was the trouble, anyway ? How did the i public take it and—just a minute —I’m hungry.” He returned with two pieces of toast, two eggs, and another glass of milk. “Well, as I was saying, how did (Continued on Page Two) Pacific Coast Region Group Is Established Social Science Research Council Division Said Progressive Step A. B. HALL, CHAIRMAN President Will Leave For San Francisco Soon To Attend Meetings Establishment of a Pacific Coast regional committee of the Social Science Research council of Amer ica, regarded as one of the most important and progressive steps recent years for this phase of k in this section of the coun is announced here by Dr. Arn Bennett Hall, president of the § versity of Oregon. £ le Social Science Research ® tcil is the leading organization g. the promotion of research in £ social sciences in America, and ® nthusiastically supported by 2 Rockefeller and other wealthy dations. Establishment of sommittee for the special at tention of Pacific coast problems and policies followed a recent visit here by W. R. Sharp, field execu tive of the organization, who saw in this part of the country a great opportunity for research, especial ly in connection with problems arising from relations with the Orient. Hall To Be Chairman President Hall will be chairman of the newly created group, and will go to San Francisco in a few days to attend an organization meeting of his committee. On the committee are Professor Roderick D. McKenzie, University of Wash ington; Professor Lewis M. Ter man, Stanford university; Profes sor T. H. Boggs, University of British Columbia; Professor Carl S. Alsberg, Stanford university; Dr. Max Ferrand, of the Henry E. Huntington library, and Profes sor Robert H. Lowie, University of California. All are nationally known for their work in the social sciences. Southern Group Formed The council has also established a Southern Region committee with Professor Howard W. Odum, of the University of North Carolina, as chairman. Through these two committees work of the organiza tion is expected to be greatly ex panded and its research projects increased. Dr. Hall was one of the organi zers of the national group, and for several years as chairman of the committee on problems and poli cies was in charge of the yearly meeting held at Hanover, N. H. U. of O. Orchestra Expects To Play In Portland Soon ‘Doc’ Robnett Completing Plans for Appearance In City Theatre Ronald Robnett, assistant grad uate manager, spent yesterday in Portland, negotiating with theat rical managers for a Portland en gagement of the University or chestra during the spring vaca tion. Last year the orchestra filled a week’s engagement at the Port land theatre, and it is expected that if another trip to the me tropolis is taken this year, the ap pearance will either be at the Portland or Broadway theatres. As Robnett had not returned last evening, the outcome of his trip could not be learned. DR. MULLER HAS ARTICLES PRINTED Dr. Gustav Muller, assistant professor of philosophy, has just had two articles published. One, written in German, is the first of three different studies on the American philosopher, Josiah Royce, and was printed in Bern, Switzerland. The second was on Descartes, ‘‘Cogito Ergo Sum,” and was published by The Person alist in Los Angeles. A Man for All Campus Eyes Upper row, left to right: Clarence W. Spears, head football eoach at the University; Prof. C. W. Spears, of the University physical education department; Dr. C. W. Spears, of the University health service. Lower row, left to right: Coach Spears, formerly head football mentor at the University of Minnesota; “Doc” Spears, who recently signed five-year contract to coach football at the University of Ore gon; and C. VVilce Spears, himself in person, happy as can be!— Register-McDonald Newsreel Photo. Famous Organist To Give Concert Before Students Lynwood Farnam Program Tonight Unusual, Says John Stark Evans Musician Is Well Received In Portland Recently Fresh from an auspicious ap pearance in Portland Sunday when he was hailed as “the outstand ing organist in America,” Lyn wood Farnam, of New York, will arrive here at noon to appear in concert this evening at the school of music auditorium at 8 o’clock. With the assurance from John Stark Evans, associate dean of the school of music, who was instru mental in bringing the New York organist to Eugene, that Mr. Far nam is a fine musician, and an organist with true art in select ing interesting and truly enter taining programs, student interest in the concert has been wide. Made Many Appearances Nearly 700 concert appearances have been made by Mr. Farnam in tours through France, Eng land, Canada and the United States. He has frequently been ranked as one of the leading or ganists of the day. “University students will have an unusual opportunity tonight to hear a particularly fine artist. We hope a large number of them will take advantage of it,” commented Dean John J. Landsbury, yester day afternoon. Program Announced Two Sketches—(a) In C major, (b) In D flat, Robert Schumann. Dorian Prelude on “Dies Irae” (MS), Bruce Simorids. Reverie on the hymn-tune "Uni versity,” Harvey Grace. Allegro from Fifth Trio sonata, J. S. Bach. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, J. S. Bach. Carillon, Eric de Lamarter. Finale from “Symphonie Goth ique,” C. M. Widor. “The Mirrored Moon” from Sev en Pastels, from Lake Constance, Sigfrid Karg-Elert. “Vintage” from Les Heures bourguignonnes,” Georges Jacob. Carillon-Sortie in D, Henry Mu le!. FOREIGN PAPERS STUDIED BY CLASS For the next few weeks the class In editing will hear a series of lectures by Dean Eric W. Allen on the journalism of various coun tries throughout the world, the differences existing among the newspapers of the respective na tions, and the historical, economic, and social causes for these differ ences. This week the newspapers of France and the United States are being compared; and before the end of the term the publications of England, Germany, Italy, Swit zerland, Holland, and Belgium will come in for discussion. Dean Allen first delivered this lecture series in Europe two years ago, when he was giving instruc tion in a traveling university. Weather Forces Women’s Hockey To Indoor Floor Game of All-Americans With Oregon Co-eds Is 'Hampered by Snow Demonstration Will Be Held in McArthur Court There will be no real hockey game between the United States ! field hockey team and the Uni versity of Oregon team, according to reports from Miss Janet Wood ruff. who is in charge of the ar rangements for the game. Instead there will be a demonstration in McArthur court at 3 o’clock to day. Admission will be free, and money for tickets will be refunded by Lucille Murphy, at the Alpha Phi house. This announcement of change of plans was made necessary be cause of the condition of Hayward field, and that McArthur court is not large enough to play the reg ulation hockey game on it. The 13 players arrived yester day at noon and were taken to the Anchorage for a luncheon given by the physical education faculty members. At 3 o’clock the players were honored with a tea by the members of Hermian, physical education honorary for worpen. The banquet given by W. A. A. in honor of the visiting team will be given at 6:30 this evening in the new men's dormitory. Tick ets for W. A. A. members will be $1. Mary Wilburn and ClaTe Maertens have charge of the ban quet. TELEPHONE MEN TO VISIT CAMPUS With the object of picking out prospective personnel material for the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company, three representa tives of that company will visit the campus Thursday, January 30. The representatives will meet with all business administration, economics, and physics students at a general meeting to be held in 107 Commerce at 10 a. m. Fol lowing this meeting they will hold individual interviews with stu- j dents. L. V. Ross of the American Tel ephone and Telegraph company heads the group. A laboratory ex- j pert of the Eell Telephone com- i pany will confer with interested j physics students during the day. j REFERENCE SHELF GETS NEW BOOKS “The Pageant of America,’’ a pictorial history of the United States, of especial interest to stu dents of history and research, has just been, received by the main li brary. Fifteen volumes in length, the work deals with the history of American art, the state, idealism, letters, architecture, adventures, the wilderness, the frontier, the j march of commerce, and sport. The book is illustrated with old wood cuts, etchings and old and new photographs. Day Foster Declared To Be Ineligible Senior Ball Chairman Is Junior in Scholastic Credits SOPHOMORE IN BOOKS Lack of Junior Certificate Is Cause of Further Complications I Sensational facts which pointed to the ineligibility of Day Foster, general chairman of the Senior Ball, to hold that office were brought out yesterday following investigation by the Emerald of declarations made in a letter to the editor. Official records at the regis trar’s office indicate that Foster | has to his credit 122 University hours and lacks four hours of having enough to be rated as a senior in hours. Three more hours are still hanging fire, but the ad dition of those would still leave him below the lowest number of hours a student may have to be classed as a senior, according to information received from the reg istrar. Further complications into the situation were developed when it was also revealed that Foster had not yet received his junior certifi cate and as a result was officially a sophomore in the University's eyes. Bringing the Senior Ball chair man into the limelight was a new development of the Udall eligibil ity case, in which considerable in terest was shown over the fact that Fletcher Udall, appointed by Foster as ticket sales chairman, was ostensibly a junior. This ac tion was broughout last week in the Emerald and resulted in the statement from Tom Stoddard, student body president, and Dr. James H. Gilbert, that the num ber of years a person attended the University, regardless of the terms of each year, governed the stu dent’s class rating. University rulfngs used by the registrar’s office are based on the number of hours earned in the University and on the completion of certain under-division require ments before a junior certificate is awarded. Last Discussions For Fraternities To Be Held Tonite Adams Announces Men Who Will Speak At Groups The final of the series of fra ternity discussions will be held tonight in 22 men’s organizations on the campus, it was announced yesterday by Max Adams, execu tive secretary of the campus Y. M. C. A., which is sponsoring the discussions. Following is a list of the organ izations and those who will lead their discussions: Alpha Beta Chi, Dean Eric W. Allen; Alpha hall, Rev. Clay E. Palmer; Alpha Tau Omega, Prof. E. R. Knollin; Alpha Upsilon, Prof. Verne G. Blue; Del ta Epsilon, Prof. G. W. Robbins; Delta Tau Delta, Wm. J. Rein hart. Friendly hall, Prof. Victor P. Morris; Gamma hall, Father Leip zig; International house, Prof. Chas. G. Howard; Kappa Sigma, Dr. Ralph R. Huestis; Omega hall, Dean Hugh L. Biggs; Phi Gamma Delta, Prof. S. Stephenson Smith; Phi Kappa Psi, Dr. Nelson L. Boss ing; Phi Sigma Kappa, Dr. War ren D. Smith. Psi Kappa, Roy Smith; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Dean John J. Landsbury; Sigma Chi, Prof. L. Kenneth Shumaker; Sigma hall, Capt. George F. Herbert; Sigma Nu, Prof. Harold S. Tuttle; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Dean David E. Fa ville; Theta Chi, Rev. John Max well Adams; Zeta hall, Prof. Wal ter Barnes. The science department of the University of Washington will float to Hawaii this summer for a session of study in the islands. Student Broadcasts Enter Second Week; Two Slated Tonight Plans Concert Hailed as “the outstanding or ganist In America,” Lynwood Far nam, of New York, will appear In a program this evening at the school of music auditorium at 8 o’clock. Francis McKenna, Former Student, Passes Suddenly Funeral Services Will Be Held This Afternoon In Portland News of Death Comes as Shock to Friends Francis W. McKenna, 22 years old, a graduate of the University of Oregon in June, 1929, died sud denly at hi3 home in Portland Sunday. News of his death came as a shock to the whole campus. McKenna had been suffering from a breakdown for the past few weeks, but his condition was not known to be serious. Funeral services will be held this afternoon in Portland at the east side funeral home of Holman and Lutz. More than half of the active membership of Phi Kappa Psi, with which McKenna was af filiated, went to Portland yester day for the services. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McKenna, two broth ers, Laird, an Oregon alumnus, and Everett, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Thomas of Portland, and Mrs. Pearl Jones of Pendleton, survive him. Harriett Kibbee, a junior on the campus now, is a cousin. Active on Campus Throughout his four years at Oregon, McKenna was active in campus affairs and was accorded many scholastic and student hon ors. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honor ary fraternity, last May and at the end of his college career he was the winner of the Albert prize, awarded each year by the senior class to the member who has shown the greatest develop ment through his four years of college life. McKenna was president of the senior class of 1929, and was a member of the executive council of the A. S. U. O. In military he was the honor graduate last year, having the rank of lieutenant colonel of cadets, R. O. T. C., the highest commission that can be given a student officer. He was also president of the local chapter of Scabbard and Blade. un itmeruiu aum On the business staff of the Ore gon Daily Emerald, McKenna served as assistant circulation manager in 1925 and 1926 and later became head circulation manager. He was a member of the W. F. G. Thacher chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma, national hon orary advertising fraternity, and on the basis of his journalism work he won an Emerald "O." In fraternity affairs, McKenna was equally active. He served as president of the Oregon Alpha chapter of Phi Kappa Psl last year, and held minor offices be fore that time. [ Gamma Phis, Tri-Delts at Microphone Sororities Give Programs In Emerald-KORE Contest First Group To Go on Air At 8 o’Clock The second week of broadcast ing in the Emerald-KORE radio contest starts tonight at 8 o’clock, with "Harmonies of 1929-30,” pre sented by Gamma Phi Beta. At 8:30 the Tri Delta will take the KORE microphone with their "Hay-Hay” idea, featuring a rural atmosphere. Maxine Glover has planned and directed the Gamma Phi program, while Alberta Rives is directing the Tri Delt presentation. Programs for the remainder of the week follow: Wednesday, January 29, 8 pm. Alpha Xi Delta. 8:30 p. m.—Alpha Delta Pi. Thursday, January 30, 8 p. m.— Chi Psi. 8:30 p. m.—Phi Sigma Kappa. Fred Norton, contest director, requests living groups not to bring with them any persons who are not to take part in the pro gram, because of the crowded condition of the broadcasting stu dio which is likely to result. Girls Learning Waffle - Making For Big Dance A. W. S. Affair Set for Thursday Afternoon From 2 to 5:30 "Al” Wingate is flipping waffles in her sleep these days. So are Anne Baum, Barbara Mann, Mar garet Luse, Betty Jones, and Har riette Hoffman. With “Al” as the "big chef,” these six co-eds are lining up ar rangements for the Associated Women Students’ waffle-dance, set tot Thursday, January 30, at the Craftsmen’s club from 2 to 5:30 o’clock. Waffles will be turned out on wholesale scale—and what’s more they will be good ones, declared the general chairman and her staff. A large staff, including mem bers of Kwama, has been recruit ed for the "kitchen gang” and are mastering the culinary art, un der instruction of experts, this week. George Weber’s music has been engaged for the dancing. Money from the waffle-dance will go to the Foreign Scholarship fund. Women Trade Mortar Boards For Gym Bloomers From a new corner of the sports world comes a challenge! The austere group of college women known as Mortar Board challenges the equally austere group of wo men designated as Heads of Hous es to a basketball game In the Women’s gym at 2 o’clock Satur day. With the acceptance of this challenge the formal black gowns of Mortar Board will be exchang ed for black gym bloomers, and the presidential gavel will be traded in for a referee’s whistle. • Through a preliminary investi gation is has been discovered that only one or two of the prospective players have a notion of basket ball theory or practice. Lack of experience will have nothing to do with eligibility, however. The challenging team will await the formal acceptance of Heads of Houses before making arrange ments for basketball coaching, line-ups, and referees.