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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1930)
.Oregon Students Requested by Freek To Invite Mothers To Attend Week-End In Their Honor Program Now Being Planned DeclaresHead Will Be Held Jointly With Junior Week-end Fest May 9 and 10 Speakers To Visit Living Groups Listed A request that every Oregon % student write to his mother at once to invite her to come to Eu gene for the Mother’s Day week end planned in connection with Junior Week-end came yesterday from Joe Freck, assistant chair man of the committee in charge of the mothers’ program. According to Freck, a. program of activities for the week-end which should prove of interest to all visiting mothers is being work ed out under the direction of Kath ryn Langenberg, chairman of the committee. Water Carnival Scheduled If possible, mothers should try to arrive in Eugene Friday after noon, May 9, in order to attend the canoe fete that evening. The water carnival is scheduled for y Saturday morning. Saturday af ternoon a tea will be given for vis iting mothers and their sons and daughters at Gerlinger hall. Co ed medals will present a fashion show. A special section of balcony seats will be reserved for mothers during the Junior Prom to be held at McArthur court Saturday eve ning. Mothers’ Day church ser vices will be held ail over town Sunday morning. Invitations Issued The University office has sent out letters of invitation to all or ganizations of the mothers of Oregon students in the state, and is arranging to have the fraterni ties and sororities write similar letters to their mothers’ clubs. A corps of speakers will visit living organizations during the dinner hour tonight to discuss plans for the special week-end. Those who will speak are: Clar ence Barton, Bill East, Bill White ^ ly, Bill Pittman, Tony Peterson, Ken Curry, Vinton Hall, Elmer Pahl, Harold Fraundorf, Wilma Enke, Joe Freck, Alberta Rives, Phyllis van Kimmell, Dorothy Eberhard, Elisc Sundbaum, Jane Cullers, Reba Brogdon, Gracia Haggerty. PLEDGING PROBLEM IS PUZZLE TO MOST CAMPI (Continued from Page One) ing is deferred until spring term but there is rushing of the fresh men for the entire year. Stan ford requires no fixed grade aver age for the freshmen to reach be fore they are eligible for rushing, but several of the plans in use require the freshman to obtain a certain grade average before he may even be rushed. Dartmouth is the principal ex ponent of pledging deferred until the sophomore year. Sophomores are rushed and pledged in the early fall term. Harvard extends 4 the period still farther and pro hibits the pledging of any under graduate before the Friday follow ing the fourth Monday after the opening of school in his sophomore year. Yale college, a branch of Yale university, does still more by prohibiting pledging until Decem ber of the sophomore year. At the University of Minnesota the third plan of pledging deferred until the ‘second quarter of the freshman year has been in use by lhe fraternities for the past six years. This year the sororities adopted the plan but added the restriction that all freshmen girls 4 4 BRIGHT COLORS in Paints Enamels Kalsomine Waldorf’s ! PAINT STORE 56 W. 10TH AVE. i Remember: We Sell Floor Wax, Too. Interested Orators Asked To Enter Contest (^EN'IOK students who are in terested in competing in the Failing Beckman Oratory con l test, should get in touch with j the speech division in Friendly | hall, according to Walter E. Hempstead Jr., instructor in English. “It is a very fine contest in itself," said Mr. Hempstead, “and constitutes an important part of commencement week. Prizes for first and second place are $150 and $100. This is the most lucrative oratory contest on the campus and is worth every effort on the part of seniors.” Only seniors are eligible and contestants must file a 1,500 word typewritten copy of their oration before the day of the contest. have a “C” average before they may be rushed. In rushing at Minnesota the fra ternities are required to fill out blanks giving the names of the freshmen they wish to rush and the dates desired. When the rush ing blanks have been filled out, they are given to the office of the dean of student affairs where they are sorted and sent out to the rushees. The rushees indicate the dates they are accepting on ac ceptance slips, which a.re given (.o the dean of student affairs before they can be handed out to the fra ternities. A survey of deferred pledging made by the University last year, in which questionnaires were sent to universities and colleges all over the United States, revealed the multiplicity of plans in use and also brought out several new sug gestions for regulation of frater nity pledging. Perhaps the most unusual was the suggestion of the assistant dean of men at the Uni versity of Texas. Under his plan no student could be initiated into pledging before eligibility for ini tiation was established would be a a fraternity before he had made the required grades, and any violation of the university regula tions by that fraternity. DUBS AND SLICKERS ENTER EMERALD MEET (Continued from Page One) ' Entrants whose names do not appear in the following list of contests should mail in another coupon. Several blanks have been misplaced and names unintention ally omitted. The following men have entered in the handicap tourney: Dean Creath, Harry Schenk, Dick Harper, Vernon Arnett, Frank Young, Ellis K. Short, Paul A. Walgren, Ivan Kafoury, Steadman Shaw, Leonard Hag strom, Bob Robinson, Jack Koe gel, Phil Cogswell, Art Schoeni. Milo Marlatt, William Graeper, Don Gordon, Charles Gruenig, Jerry Lillie, Fletcher Pyle, Roy Craft, Lee Brown, George Beech ler, A1 Schmidt, Don McCormick, Joe Freck, Howard Dirks, Wally Giles, W. P. Boyle, Charles Wil liams, Keith Hall, Wilston John ston, Howard Hughes, Andy Brown, Nelson McCook, Robert James, Bob Holmes, Bob Keeney, and Maurice Kinney. Co-eds entered in the tourna ment thus far are: Anne Kistner, Marion Andrews, Betsy Rice, Emeline F. Moore, Betty Bowden, and Doris Hudson. Sigma Delta Chi Pledges To Edit Emerald April 24 Top Hats and Full Dress To Be Garb During Nominating Day Orations Will Be Given From Libe Steps The eight men recently pledged to Sigma Delta Chi, men's jour nalism fraternity, will be given an opportunity to prove themselves worthy of the honor as a new feature of their initiation this year, it was announced yesterday by Wilfred Brown, president of the I organization. The pledges will edit the Emerald which appears on April 24, the day of their pub lic initiation. The plan to be followed is simi lar to that at the University of Washington. Arthur Schoeni and the rest of the Emerald editorial force will quit work for the day and let the men hold full sway at the copy desk. They will select some nationally known newspaper as a model and follow it as closely as possible in make-up and style. As the Sigma Delta Chi Emerald will appear on the day of the nom inating assembly, there should be plenty of opportunity for typo graphical expression. On the day of the nominations the pledges will follow the ancient custom of the fraternity by ap pearing on the campus attired in full dress suits and top hats, and will each speak from the library steps just before assembly time. Only qualifying round play will take place this week. Next week will see the start of flight play, Manager Short announces. Males Given Warning ••{■*** April Frolic Banned Any member of the male sex who attempts to invade the pre cincts of the Gerlidger building next Saturday night will meet with decided disfavor and not* a little force. This includes all col lege men, University professors, and C. P.’s (campus prowlers). Eleven senior women have been appointed to guard the main en trances of the Women’s building on the night of April Frolic. Some of them are gym majors—so be ware ! Those women appointed as sen ior cops are: Mally Kurtz, Helen Peters, Eldress Judd, Betty Sum mers, Naomi Moshberger, Pauline Kidwell, Marjorie Kelly, Leone Swengel, Marjorie .Goff, Dorothy Dundorc, Ruth Dundore. By DOROTHY THOMAS Bales of hay, old buggies, and rustic costumes lent atmosphere to the Barnyard Bust held Satur day night in McArthur court by the Order of the O. Dancers made their entrance by sliding down a chute from the balcony to the dance floor. Brad Harrison had charge of the dance. * i * Jacqueline Pringle and John Rae Engaged Tiny corsages of wild orchids bearing the'names of Miss Jac queline Pringle, of Portland, and Mr. John Rae, of Eugene, told the news of their engagement at a dinner held Saturday night at the Alpha Delta Pi house. A center piece of tulips decorated the ta ble. Miss Kay Miller sang ‘At Dawning.” Miss Pringle was a member of the class of 1931 at the Univer sity. Mr. Rae, who is an associa te professor of business adminis tration at the University, is a graduate of the University of Washington. He is affiliated with Pi Kappa Alpha. The date for the wedding has not been set. Roberta . Wilcox and Ronald Robnett To Wed Announcement of the engage ment of Miss Roberta Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Wilcox, of Portland, to Ronald H. Robnett, son of Mrs. Myra E. Robnett, of Albany, was made at the Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Sigma Kappa houses Saturday night. Tiny Indian tepees appeared at each place, and miniature canoes, whose paddles bore the names of the engaged couple, floated on glass lakes at the centers of the tables. Miss Wilcox was graduated from the University in 1929. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and Mu Phi Epsilon. Mr. Robnett was graduated from the University in 1928, and is a member of Phi Sig ma Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa. The wedding will probably take place this summer. * * * Theta Chi Celebrates Founders’ Day Members of Alpha Sigma of Theta Chi celebrated the 74th an niversary of the founding of their fraternity Sunday at a banquet held in conjunction with Sigma chapter at Corvallis. The affair was held in the Memorial Union building. * * * Women Delegates Go To Convention Miss Margaret Cummings, new ly elected president of the Asso ciated Women Students, and Mrs. C. L. Schwering, freshman dean of women, left Saturday for Lara mie, Wyoming, to attend a con ference for University women. The conference will be held April 16, 17, and 18. ^IZHlGiJCiJCdlHJDiJCUCHJIHJDiJDillHJCill^CiJDyiHJDiJDiJtHJCiJCHiDiJCiltHJCiJQUCiJIHJCiJKJCiJQiJDiJCilCilCUCiJDilQLilHJDiiDilDiJlHilHJDiJi Welcome Danger was funnie for the audience, but poor Harold was the victual of circumstances, and so it is when one uses raw gasoline or cleaning fluids, and not only that one is in danger of the materials but bodily injuries caused from explosions and fire. SAFE GlIARD YOUR CLOTHES BY SENDING THEM TO ONE OF OUR TIME-PROVED CLEANING ESTABLISHMENTS. Eugene Cleaners Association “Most Popular With Co - eds” 1 opulakitv ') the fairer and gentler gc _ .lends upon personality and hat calls for vibrant health and a quick mind. The “senior most pop ular with the co-eds” will he the one who keeps a wary eye on the vitamins and pro teins. Shredded Wheat gives you the magnetism that comes from glowing health and good spirits—the fatal charm that lies in a brain that can work overtime without feeling the strain. It supplies you with all the essentials of a well* balanced diet and at the same time it aids digestion. Try a biscuit or two for breakfast served with whole milk and fruit and see how it feels to start the day right. M oDi e s Evelyn Shtner, Editor A WEEK WITH THE MOVIES McDonald Tuesday and Wed nesday. "Happy Days"; Thursday to Saturday, "Montana Moon." Rex Tuesday, "Second Wife”; Wednesday and Thursday, “Ven geance"; Friday and Saturday, “Hell's Heroes.” State — Tuesday, "Footlights and Fools"; Wednesday and Thurs day, “Love, Live, and Laugh”; Friday and Saturday, "The Wag on Master.” Colonial Tuesday to Thursday, “The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu”; Friday and Saturday, "The Great Divide.” H e i 1 i g Tu esday, "Honky Tonk”; Wednesday to Saturday, “The Hottentot.” Once upon a time Shakespeare made a remark about infinite var iety. This is a good term. Al though Shakespeare was talking about woman he could have eas ily said the same thing about Eu gene theatre attractions this week had he, of course, been in a posi tion to do so. For we have with us this week a musical comedy of unusual lavishness in “I-Iappy Days,” a racy show called ‘‘The Hottentot,” a mystery, dire ar.d sinister, a domestic struggle about a second wife, several good wes terns and a night club presenta tion, sizzling with song hits, sung by the last of the “RED HOT” mammas. Now run along and spend your money. Congress Club Plans Contest The Congress club, which is sponsoring the Vice-president pub lic speaking contest, will meet but once more before the date of the contest, according to Merlin Blais, club president. The contest is to be held Wednesday evening, April 23, and the final club meeting be fore that time will be tomorrow evening, at 7:30 at the College Side. The Vice-president meet will be an extempore contest open to freshman only, with the subjects to be drawn two or three hours before the speakers begin, from the list of topics discussed this year at the club's weekly sess!ons. The only requirement asked of contenders is attendance at one of the club’s meetings, and since this April Frolic Of course, demands something a lit tle bit out of the ordinary. New dresses new hats new shoes and the costume jewelry that completes the ensemble. Here you will find just the right pieces, at prices which afford you variety. The Shop tor People Who Know An AS.! TAMiltlG PICTUIlb I I _ COLONIAL TUES.f* WED. B THURS. & WARNER, OLAND\ JEAN ARTHUR . /VEIL HAM/ETON O H HEOO/E C /f S&tt’/O-.of Lova i’s HypnbJfMm & r SCOTLAND YVfcBO Kf .fu Manchu ” SAX ROHMER S GREAT CHARACTER LIVES ON THE TALKING SCREEN The most thrilling mystery ever filmed—a world famous story in dialog and aetion— ^ ^ I with east of Hollywood’s peerless stars. Other Selected Features jySi, Matinee Daily 2 and 4—20c & 25c ____ week’s meeting is the last before the contest, those wishing to en ter must attend this meeting. The awards will consist of nine prizes totaling $25, which was do nated by Burt Brown Barker, vice-president of the University. DR. J. R. WETHERBEE Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office Phone 1601 Residence 1230-M 801-2-3 .Vliner Bldg. Eugene, Oregon f*ipes save no midnight oil IF PIPES made the man, anybody at all could rise in the world just by smoking a few pounds of Edge worth. But pipes do not make the man. Men make the pipe—most men do. Somewhat depends on the individual, more on the pipe, and the tobacco ia most important of all. Things must be congenial. Edgeworth is a congenial tobacco, cool, slow-burning, fully flavored. Edgeworth has poise, kindly good nature, real tobacco personality — Edgeworth welcomes new friends. Many a good man has been pledged to pipes by Edgeworth alone. Like to meet Edgeworth? Just ask with the coupon—and the postman will bring your first few pipefuls of the genuine, three yearn seasoned if it’s a day. Our treat, if you please. Others have found Edgeworth and quit their discontent. So may it be with youl EDGEWORTH Edgeworth ia a careful blend of good tobaccos — selected especially for pipe-smoking. Its quality and flavor never change. Buy it anywhere — “Ready Rubbed’* or “Plug Slice”—lSjd pocket package to pound humi dor tin. Larus 8» Bro. Co., Richmond, Va. I’ll try your Edgeworth. And I’ll try it in a good pipe. (Witness my seal) (and my seat of learning) (anti my postoflice and state) Now let the Edgev/orth comt 1 V THE CHARGE CE THE LAUGH BRIGADE &<? STARTS WEDNESDAY Continuous Show Every Day 1:00 Till 11:00 CRAZY OVER HORSES! Paul Revere, Lady Codiva and Earl Sande had nothing on Eduard Everett Horton on The Hottentot! Here’s tho fastest, funniest, most furious ride in history! You’ll gasp for breath, but ask for more! Even the horses laugh! i 1 II 13 til The Better Shows Are Here Now LAST TIMES TUESDAY The Last of the Red Hot Mammas SOPHIE TUCKER IN “HONKY TONK’