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VOLUME XXXI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930
NUMBER 98
Plays in High
School Drama
Meet Praised
*
Lincoln H. S. Production
Directed by Ex-Guild
Hall Assistant
DALLES ACTORS LIKED
Ability Shown by Preppers
During Second Night
Of Tournament
By CAROL HURLBURT
What was perhaps the most fin
ished of the six plays so far pre
sented in the high school drama
tournament was given last night
with “Aye, Aye, Sir” by Lincoln
high school of Portland, under the
direction of Hiss Constance L.
Roth, assistant last year in the
University drama department.
The play was intensely mascu
line. The actors not only acted
their parts, but lived them. Espe
cially notable was the sincere and
fine work of Warren Gram as the
Navigator. We also liked the way
William Forestel as the Helmsman
chewed his tobacco and so accu
rately hit the spitoon every time.
Benston Human
Bill Benston as the Captain also
was human as the selfish officer,
following not only the line of duty
but that of self-advancement.
The scenery for the play was
startling: the stark grey walls of
the battleship, the nails, the blue
windows, and the semblance of fog
passing out in the blue night as
vague lights passed and repassed
the window.
“Thank You, Doctor,” presented
by The Dalles high school, was a
clever and amusing skit, well cast.
Even the nurse, Verla Kortge, was
convincing.
Bennett Is Good
Boyd Bennett as the Patient
seemed truly insane and gave a
tew moments of lively excitement.
"Finders-Keepers,” presented by
St. Helens high school, held the
attention of the audience but was
perhaps the least outstanding of
the three. The two girls seemed
self-conscious. They were good,
but in order to be more than
“good,” an actor must give the
audience the feeling, not only of
what is going on in the play at
the present, but of what happened
before he came on the stage, and
what must probably happen after
he leaves the stage. This they
failed to do.
Eugene Aldrid as Jerome Jer
maine, the husband, took his part
with a slow assurance that we
liked.
Casts Listed
The casts for the three plays
included:
“Finders-Keepers,” by George
Kelly, and directed by Esther M.
Strieker: Eugene Aldrid, Jerome
Jermaine; Mrs. Aldrid, his wife,
Margaret Cates; Mrs. Hampton, a
neighbor, Eula Dodson.
“Thank You, Doctor,” by Gilbert
Emery, and directed by Lois Crary
Dahl: Doctor Gurney, Gail Holza
phel; Nurse, Verla Kortge; Mrs.
Lester, Geneva Barr; Cort, George
Wright; Patient, Boyd Bennett.
“Aye, Aye, Sir!” by John Morris
Ellicott, and directed by Constance
L. Roth: The Navigator, Warren
Gram; the Helmsman, William
Forestel; the captain, Bill Benston;
the Radio Man, George Hopps;
the Steward, Harold Myers; the
quartermaster, Ted Karafotias;
the Executive Officer, Harry
Hoard; the Officer-on-Deck, Ros
coe Nelson.
These three plays gave a direct
contrast to the deep tragedies
given Thursday night in that two
of them were comedies and the
third had a more humane touch.
Judges Named
The judges for the contest are:
Mrs. Bess Whitcomb, Bess Whit
comb Players and Portland Civic
Theatre, Portland; Dean Collins,
dramatic critic, The Telegram;
Mrs. Kathleen M. Clarke, author,
of Grants Pass.
A silver loving cup will be
awarded to the best play and a
second one to that individual
whose acting is the finest.
The director of the tournament
is Mrs. Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt,
head of the drama division of the
University.
This afternoon at 2:15 the Uni
versity high of Eugene will pre
sent “Bumblepuppy,” by John Wil
(Continued on Page Two).
Oregon Highest
In Use of Books
Library Survey Sho tv s
School at Top
That the University of Oregon
library circulates more books per
student than do other college li
braries of its size, is revealed from
figures published in the College
and Reference Library Yearbook
in 1929. This book contains only
about half the libraries with en
rollments over 2,000, some of the
others not having figures avail
able, M. H. Douglass, librarian
pointed out.
Two hundred books is the av
erage number used by each stu
dent on this campus during the
school year. The University of
Kansas which is the nearest to
Oregon on the list circulates only
71 books per student.
Fifteen colleges with enrollment
of over 2000 students were used
in this comparison.
Figures on home use alone in
dicate that only the University of
North Carolina and Princeton ex
ceed the University of Oregon in
this phase of circulation.
The University of Oregon li
rary staff also circulates more
books according to the number of
persons employed than do any of
the other fifteen colleges for
which figures have been compiled.
Co-ed Frolickers
Launch Plans for
Big Yearly Affair
A.W.S. April Show To Be
April 19; Virginia
Moore Gets Post
At the first meeting of the gen
eral committee for April Frolic,
held yesterday afternoon, Asso
ciated Women students’ spring en
tertainment intended for the wom
en of the campus and their guests,
Joan Patterson, general chairman
in charge of the event, outlined
the plans for this year’s frolic and
told the duties that would devolve
upon each of the committee chair
men.
Members of the committee will
be appointed immediately, and ac
tive work on the class stunts is
expected to start by the middle of
next week. Admission to the event,
which is scheduled for April 19,
will be fifteen cents, as usual, and
tickets will be sold at the door, it
was announced by Ann Baum,
chairman in charge of tickets.
Popcorn balls will be sold be
tween the performances.
In addition to the four stunts
put on by the four classes, it is
planned to have two curtain acts
in between each stunt, Joan Pat
terson announced. Virginia Moore
is in charge of these.
Infirmary Attracts
Four More Patients
Since Wednesday four new
names have been added to the list
of inmates of the infirmary: Mary
Collins, George Thompson, Ralph
Millsap, and Elizabeth Hall.
Previous patients who are still
there are Ruth Smith, Margaret
Erickson, Courtney Wheat, and
Forrest Paxton.
Improvements Are Made
Complete renovation of the of
fices of the graduate manager and
of the Associated students in the
north wing of Friendly hall was
Vigun yesterday. Painters and pa
perhangers will be busy several
days.
B. Templeton,
Cummings on
A.W.S. Ballot
Nominations for Offices
In Women's Group
Are Drawn up
POLLS ON THURSDAY
Haggerty, Brogdon Run for
Vice-president of
Association
First steps toward choice of
campus leaders for the University
of Oregon in 1930-31 were taken
last night when the selection of
Bess Templeton, Portland, and
Margaret Cummings, Klamath
Falls, as presidential candidates
for Assort'd Women students
was annc *d. Elections will
take place t Thursday.
The two les were put for
ward by th & minating commit
tee, made u 5 >f Helen Peters,
chairman, Ji ^ Patterson, Bea
trice Milligai ’lorence McNer
ney, and Eldrt udd.
Junioi ® elected
Bess Temple ^ is a junior in
sociology and M ret Cummings
is a third year it. student. Both
are members of the present A. W.
S. council, Miss Templeton as
treasurer and Miss Cummings as
head of the Big Sister committee.
The two juniors selected to run
for vice-president are Gracia Hag
gerty, Union, and Reba Brogdon,
Eugene.
Lucile Catlin, Kelso, and Ann
Baum, Portland, both sophomores,
were named candidates for secre
tary and Juanita Kilborn, Eugene,
and Helen Chaney, Eugene, were
suggested for treasurer.
Four freshmen will run for the
office of sergeant-at-arms, accord
ing to the report of the nominat
ing committee. They are Jean
Whitney, Roseburg; Eileen McIn
tyre, Portland; Margaret Luce,
Marshfield, and Virginia Patter
son, Klamath Agency.
Betty Ann Macduff, Eugene,
and Louise Smith, Portland, were
chosen nominees for reporter.
Elections are to be held in front
of the old library all day Thursday
with Bernice Woodard, retiring
sergeant-at-arms, in charge.
Stetson To Take
Prominent Role
In Conventions
Oregon Professor Heads
Important Committees
At Spokane Meet
Fred L. Stetson, professor in
education, will assume a promi
nent role when educators from
four northwestern states gather
in Spokane on April 10 for the
Inland Empire meeting and for
the gathering of the Northwest
Association of Higher Schools.
As chairman of the annual meet
ing of the Northwest association
of Phi Delta Kappa, national edu
cation honorary for men, Profes
sor Stetson is in charge of ar
rangements for the breakfast
which will take place on Thursday,
April 10.
Professor Stetson is also chair
man of the committee on the
measurement of personality traits
and is to make a report before the
division of psychology and educa
tion.
Professor Stetson also serves
as a member of the commission on
accrediting higher schools for the
Northwest association.
Speeches by Candidates ?
Students Voice Opinions
After all, spring is here which
means, among other things, elec
tions. This fact was brought to
the attention of the students by
the editorial which appeared in
yesterday’s Emerald on election
speeches. To have or not to have
the speeches is the question of the
day. Opinions advanced on the
subject differ.
Merlyn Mayger, junior in jour
: nalism: No, I do not think that it
is necessary to have speeches. It
is usually not the flashy type that
really has the ability. It is the
' one who plods along and has won
a standing that is really worth
while. After all, do we want a man
with executive ability rather than
one who is an oratorical cham
pion?
Kathryn Plummer, freshman in
English: It would be much better
for the candidates to make speech
es. They know more what they
would do for the students than
anyone else does.
Marjorie Chester, senior in Eng
lish: “The making of speeches
may prove very embarrassing to
some candidates who are not able
(Continued on Page Two)
Brooks9 Dropping Out Sets
Political Pot 411 A-Boil
Bryan To Throw Hat Into Ring for Presidential
Job; Laird Rides High, Looking Over
Muddle; Parties Jumbled up
By DAVJp WILSON
Stan Brooks, the promising
young candidate of Astoria and
Phi Gamma Delta for 1930-31
president of the
University of Or
egon student
body, heaved a
boulder into the
c o m p a r atively
quiet pool of
campus p o 1 i tics
when he did not^
return to school
at the opening of
• the spring term.
The spray flew
¥;:--*s>s3Si- •* high—big ripples
Stan Brooks ran out in every
direction, and a good bit of mud
was stirred up from the bottom.
It will be a week or more before
the water is clear enough for real
political divination.
Two Candidates Loom
However, two candidates for stu
dent body president seem to have
survived the shock. Neither Hal
Johnson, Phi Kappa Psi, nor Cal
Bryan, Alpha Beta Chi, appears
to be heartbroken over Mr. Brooks’
failure to re-register this term.
During February, Bryan was
signed up to run for vice-president
on Johnson’s ticket. However, the
patron saint of politicians must
have revealed to him that Brooks
would not be back this term, for
he raised his sights during the last
days of winter term, and became
a candidate for the presidency on
his own hook.
Now both Bryan and Johnson
are busy trying to complete their
tickets in time to make the or
ganizations strong before election
day, which has been set for the
first of May.
First Mates Few
There seems to be a paucity of
material for vice-presidency candi
dates, for both Johnson and Bryan
have been trying to get Chuck
Laird, Sigma Chi, to run with
them for vice-president. Laird
has not accepted either offer and
speaks of being “too busy to enter
a campaign.” However, it appears
that Charlie is perhaps being can
(Continued on Page Three)
Page Mr. Ripley!
Editorials Read
By Many Studes
Survey of Eugene Papers
Shows Interest of
Public Wide
Women Like Death, Birth,
Or Wedding News Items
That editorials are read as much
if not more than general news is
one of the startling discoveries
brought out by a survey of read
ing of the Eugene newspapers be
ing made by the editing class of
Eric W. Allen, dean of the school
of journalism. Although the sur
vey is yet in its infancy, and the
results cannot be accepted too
seriously, they have proved to be
of high interest so far.
"A new technique in finding
reader interest of newspapers is
being used by house to house vis
iting,” said Dean Allen. “The
method was developed by George
Gallup, of Drake university, and
has been thoroughly tested on oth
er newspapers. Its scientific value
lies in the fact that it is objective,
and is susceptible to statistical
treatment. It will take several
weeks to get the data, and then
an attempt at an analysis will be
made.”
Hard To Find Interest
There are seemingly not rules
by which reader interest is to be
governed. For example, little stor
ies of from one to three inches on
inside pages often attract more
readers than some of the big top
head stories. There is strong evi
dence, however, that the whole pa
per is looked over pretty thor
oughly, for practically all readers
seem to find all the news that has
special application to their own
interests.
Pictures Interesting
A large proportion of readers
are much interested in pictures,
cartoons, and comic strips. Wom
en seem to be avid readers of ev
erything that has to do with
births, marriages, deaths, and fu
nerals. The society news is evi
dently read by women only.
The sport page, commonly
thought to be such a drawing card,
proved to be of much less interest
than was expected. International
news also had a weak reader in
terest. The theatrical advertise
ments seemed to be read very
much more than the reviews of
the theater.
French Books for
Braille Libe Donated
Approximately 100 volumes of
French books for the Braille col
lection for the blind have been
promised to the University by the
Portland city library. Officials of
the Portland library believe that
more use can be made of these
volumes by those on the campus
than is being made by blind per
sons in Portland.
College Flivvers
To Participate in
Campus Day Race
Slowest Entry in Event
To Be Awarded Prize;
Age Limited
Two Tennis Court Dances
Slated for Week-end
Among the innovations which
I will be made in Campus day this
year, will be a “flivver” race, ac
cording to T. Neil Taylor, general
chairman for the event.
Speed is not a desirable quality
in any car entered in this event,
for the award will go to the flivver
which can keep going at the slow
est rate and which takes the great
est length of time to cover the
course. An age limit will be set
for entries, and further rules, priz
es, and judges will be announced
later. Bill Donaldson will have
charge of the race.
Tennis Court Dances
The tennis court dance, which
proved so popular last year, will
again follow the campus luncheon,
i A second dance will be held on the
tennis courts during the hour or
so after the Canoe Fete Friday
evening. Dave Totten will make
arrangements for both dances, as
sisted by Beatrice Bennett and
Dena Lieuallen.
Bunion Derby Planned
In view of the success of walk
ing races elsewhere, one may be
scheduled for Campus day, Taylor
said. The proposed bunion derby
would probably cover a course
from the campus to Spencer’s
Butte and back again. Definite
plans will be announced later.
Taylor has called a meeting of
the directorate for Monday after
noon at 5 o’clock in 104 Journal
ism.
Club Leadership
Course Is Started
Young Peoples’ Club Work
To Be Subject
To meet the growing demand
for trained leaders in boys’ and
girls’ club work a new course in
club leadership has been installed
in the University for spring term.
The course, a two-hour seminar
for upper division students only,
is an outgrowth of a class given
last year on the campus for those
interested in this type of work.
Professors from various depart
ments gave lectures to those en
rolled in the group life of adoles
| cents and the psychology of club
leadership.
However, club leadership has
taken on all the aspects of a reg
ular University course with Harold
IS. Tuttle, associate professor in
education, as the regular instruc
tor.
Twenty students have enrolled
for the class, which meets every
1 Wednesday from 4 to 6.
Sophomore on
'Ex’Council
New Proposal
Stoddard Explains Move
To Strengthen Vote
Of Students
MAY ‘HASH’ POLITICS
New Plan To Be Included
In Constitution for
Vote on April 17
If the Oregon student body votes
to accept the new constitution at
the special election to be held on
April 17, student power in student
government will be increased by
the addition of a sophomore man
to the executive council.
Provision for the creation of this
new office under the proposed
constitution was determined upon
late yesterday by Dick Horn, Tom
Stoddard and Ron Hubbs, who
compose the executive committee
of the constitutional revision com
mission.
The new arrangement will also
provide for the reduction of fac
ulty members on the executive
council from three to two, and is
designed to give student members
of the council more votes than fac
ulty and alumni members.
Council Unbalanced
Under the present system, stu
dent members on the council are
the president, the vice-president,
the secretary, the senior woman,
the senior man and the junior
man. There are three alumni mem
bers, three faculty members, and
one administration representative.
The latter have seven votes to the
students’ six, and since the stu
dent president does -not vote ex
cept in a tie, the real ratio is
seven to five.
The new arrangement would put
students on an equal footing with
the faculty and alumni by giving
each group six voting members,
and since the student president
would vote in case of tie, the bal
ance of power would be with the
students.
The change was suggested as a
result, of widespread criticism of
the Oregon student body govern
ment on the grounds that it was
dominated by a majority of fac
ulty and alumni members on the
executive council. A survey made
by Tom Stoddard, student presi
dent, during his attendance at the
convention of the National Student
Federation last December, brought
out the fact that Oregon was the
only university on the Pacific
coast where student members of
the executive council were out
numbered by faculty and alumni
members.
Explains Move
In commenting on the proposed
change, Stoddard said, "The ad
ministration has adopted a fine at
titude toward our suggested rear
rangement of executive council
membership, and Dean Gilbert,
who is the administration repre
sentative on the council, has told
us that he approves of the meas
ure.
"Leaving considerations of
change in voting power aside, I
feel that a sophomore man should
be added to the council in order
to give the underclassmen some
representation in the student gov
ernment. This is only fair, since
much of the business of the coun
cil concerns the underclassmen. It
would also create greater interest
among first and second year stu
dents in the student government
and help to give us a student ad
ministration which will be more
(Continued on Page Two)
Oregon Turns Back
Pacific In Opener
By Score of 3 to 0
Visitor Here
Mrs. Induk Kim, of Seoul, Ko
rea, traveling secretary for the
Student Volunteer Movement for
Foreign Missions who will give
two lectures on the campus Mon
day.
National Visitor To
Be Welcomed By
University Y. W.
1 ——
I
Mrs. Imliik Kim, Korean
Native, Will Arrive
Here Monday
Foreign Missionary Work
To Be Discussed
The Y. W. C. A. will be host to
a woman of nation-wide promi
nence in the youth movement next
week.
Mrs. Induk Kim, of Seoul, Ko
rea, who is traveling secretary of
the Student Volunteer Movement
for Foreign Missions, will arrive
on the campus Monday, and at
that time, will give two lectures
interpreting the missionary work
now being done in the orient.
Educated in Korea
Mrs. Kim, a native of Korea,
has been studying for several
years in the United States, but she
expects to return to the Orient
early in the autumn. Her early
education was secured in Korea
in spite of the many difficulties op
posing the education of girls.
Since that time, she has been a
student at Georgia Wesleyan, re
(Continned on Page Three)
Dean at Illinois
Will Visit Oregon
Bus Ad Classes Will Hear
Talk on Education
Charles M. Thompson, dean of
the school of business at the Uni
versity of Illinois, will speak on
April 14 before students of busi
ness administration and economics
on the subject, “Education for
Business,” it was announced yes
terday by Dean David E. Faville,
of the school of business adminis
tration. The lecture will be given
in room 105, Commerce building.
Dean Thompson will visit Eu
gene in the course of a lecture
tour financed by cooperation with
several colleges of the Pacific
coast. He will speak before the
Eugene Merchants’ association at.
the Osburn hotel Monday evening
on modern phases of merchandis
ing.
Women’s Dorm Heads Rap
Smokers; Abstainers Few
Miss Fanny McCamant, head of |
Susan Campbell hall, is not in fa
vor of allowing girls to smoke in
the dormitories.
"I’m against it,” she stated Fri
day afternoon when questioned, j
"principally from the health stand- j
point. Sooner or later the habit
gets the girls who smoke. Those i
who do smoke cannot study so
well, because their brain becomes
foggy. I am not in favor of en
couraging girls to smoke by al
lowing them to do so in the dor
mitories.”
Miss Consuelo McMillan, head of
Hendricks hall, believes that it is
not her place to answer the ques
tion.
‘‘It is entirely up to the admin
istration as to whether a group of
girls should be allowed to smoke
in the dormitories. Many of the
girls smoke anyhow. A few weeks
ago one of the girls took a poll on
smoking in the hall, and it was
found that only the girls in about
four or five suites did not smoke.”
I -i
Badgers Gain
Two Hits Off
Of'Big Train’
Gabriel Socks Home Run
Over Fence, Scoring
Two For Home Team
Webfools Play Visiting
Nine Again Today
Reynold MacDonald, Oregon’s
speed king pitcher, opened his
third baseball season for the Web
foots yesterday in fine form and
turned back the Badgers from Pa
cific, runless, and with but two
hits. His mates gathered three
markers and won by that margin.
MacDonald was invincible on
mound and 13 of Pacific’s team of
veterans took three strikes and
retired, one at least in every inn
ing. The Webfoot pitcher went the
whole route, and besides having
plenty of speed on the ball he had
a good eye at the plate, getting a
double, a single, and two walks.
Gabriel Socks Homer
Cecil Gabriel, Oregon’s stocky
catcher, scored two of the Web
foots three runs, and one of them
was a homer in the third frame
over the right field fence.
Pacific only got four men as
far as first, and none farther,
during the game. Nelson, the
Badger pitcher, got the first hit,
a clean single, off MacDonald, in
the seventh inning, after two were
out. Boyles, following him, struck
out.
Oregon’s first run came in the
second. Barnes and Olinger flied
out, and then Londahl and Ste
vens drew walks. Franny An
drews knocked a slow roller down
third and beat it out. However,
Miller, Pacific’s third sacker, in
trying to nail him at first, threw
low and Boyles let the ball go
through him. Londahl dashed for
home and got there in lots of
time. Mimnaugh popped out to
end the inning after MacDonald
walked.
Barnes Lays Down Bunt
Gabriel’s homer came in the
third with no one on. In the fifth
he led off with a single, Barnes
laid down a fine bunt, sending him
to second, and he went to third
on Olinger's out. Londahl singled
to score him.
Both teams played very good
ball for an opening game. Nelson,
the Badger hurler, did not have
control at times when he needed
it, and walked eight men, but he
held the Webfoots to seven scat
tered hits.
Pacific stays over to tackle the
Webfoots again this afternoon.
The game starts at 2:30 on Rein
hart field, and student body tickets
are checked.
The summary:
Oregon—
Mimnaugh, r
Robie, 3b .
Gabriel, c .
Barnes, If.
Olinger, lb .
Londahl, 2b.
Stevens, ss.
Andrews, cf...
MacDonald, p.
Jackson, rf.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
.4 0 0 0 3 0
...4 0 0 0 1 0
.4 2 2 13 1 O
...3 0 0 1 0 0
...3 0 0
.3 1 2
0 0
0 1
0 2
0 0
0
0
0
7 1
2 3
2 2
0 0 0
13 0
10 1
R. H. PO. A. E.
Totals .28 3 7 27 14 1
Jacific—
AB.
diller, 3b.4
Valker, ss.
Cing, cf.
kelson, p .
Joyles, lb.3
'our, 2b.3
rrost, rf.3
Ihellenburg, If—2
dcGinn, c.3
'ohen, If.1
.4
.3
.4
0 10
0 0 4
0 0 1
0 10
0 0 10
0 0 4
0 0 2
0 0 1
0 0 2
0 0 0 0
Totals
30 0 2 24 10 2
Struck out by MacDonald, 13;
by Nelson, 2. Bases on balls, Mac
Donald, 1; Nelson, 8. Sacrifices,
Barnes, Stevens, Home run, Ga
briel. Two base hit, MacDonald.
Passed ball, McGinn. Umpire, T.
Christian. Time, 2 hours.