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NUMBER 105 Comedy Stunt Will Feature KORE Series ‘Guilfin and Ilis Gal’ To Open ‘Emerald of the * Air’ Tonight STODDARD TO SPEAK Kwama To Present Musical Program for First of Weekly Broadcasts By THORNTON GALE An unusual feature for a col lege broadcast, introducing the “Oregon Daily Emerald of the Air,” radio hour broadcasting over KORE at 8 o'clock tonight, is a continuity stunt called “Guilfin and His Gal,’- written by Bob Guild and Mike Griffin. It is a college romance depict ing two lovers and the difficulties into which they get while attend ing college. It will be presented by Bob Guild as Guilfin and Je.wel Ellis as the “gal.” According to Art Potwin, general director, this' promises to be one of the cleverest comedy stunts in radio. It will occupy the first 15 minutes of each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night program. Sophomores in Charge In line with a series of broad casts being presented by honor aries and clubs of the campus, Kwama, sophomore women’s hon orary, will go on the air tonight with an all-musical program that will hold the attention of the radio audience for 25 minutes. Carolyn Haber lach and Erma Logan, who are representing Kwama, will play the piano, and sing solos and duets. Tom Stoddard, student body ' president, will speak on “Student Franchise” in the first'of a series of talks by prominent people on the campus. Paul Hunt will also speak on “The University of Ore gon, Past, Present and Future.” Hunt will be followed by 10 min utes of news and comment from the Oregon Daily Emerald. Chair men of dances and other campus functions who desire radio pub licity are invited to get in touch with Potwin. Politicians to Speak A political night is being sched uled for the near future. Every politician or his manager will be allowed a short speech to give his views and platform over the “mike.” If politics get too dirty Potwin has promised a weekly broadcast of the latest dirt. Arrangements for the broadcast are in the hands of Art Potwin, chairman; Slug Palmer, assistant chairman, and Thornton Gale, news director. 1 Siveetser Will Give Talk on Nature Lore An illustrated talk on “Nature Lore for High School Clubs" will be given by A. R. Sweetser, pro fessor in biology, this afternoon at 4 o’clock in 103 Deady. All those interested are invited to attend this lecture, which is be ing sponsored by the leadership training course taught by Prof. Harold S. Tuttle. ft ! — i # ; Rush or Fine> Is Registrar's Call to Students HCOME early and avoid a I fine," says E. P. Lyon, cashier. Today is the first day I for payment of fees! Students | have until April 26, afier which j date a fine of $3 for the first 1 day late with an additional 23c | for each subsequent day will | be added to the amount of the unpaid fees. The place: Cashier's office in Johnson hall. The time: April 16 to 26. The fine: Three hard-earned shekals or more. Moral—Eventually, why not now? Annual Mother’s Day Plans Made; To Be May 10-11 Mrs. Cook Will Preside At Open Meeting On Saturday Big Banquet Is Scheduled For Visitors Plans for meetings, banquets, and various other junior week-end entertainments are being made for the annual Mother’s day to be held on the campus May 10 and 11 when mothers from all over the state will be guests of sons and daughters. The week-end will be opened with a meeting of the executive committee Saturday noon, May 10, which will be conducted by Mrs. Walter M. Cook, Portland, presi dent of the Oregon Mothers. Mem bers of the committee are: Mrs. C. D. Bodine, Mrs. W. B. Crane, Mrs. F. A. Heitkemper, Mrs. J. F. Hill, Mrs. Treve Jones, Mrs. Phil Metschan. Mrs. George Peters, Mrs. Herman Schade, and Mrs. Wallace Schearer, all of Portland; Mrs. Colon Eberhard, La Grande; Mrs. Charles Hall, Marshfield; Mrs. Emil E. Judd, Roseburg; Mrs. Ray Logan, Seaside; and Mrs. W. J. Seufert, The Dalles. After this meeting the mothers will be entertained with a tea at Alumni hall by the Associated Women Students. The purpose of the affair is to give the mothers and students a chance to become acquainted. At 4 in Guild hall the mothers will attend a mass meet ing and various problems concern ing parents and students will be taken up. Probably the highlight of the week-end will- be the banquet Sat urday evening in Gerlinger hall for mothers and their sons and daughters. President Hall, as well as a number of other prominent people, will then address the moth ers. The exact program is to be announced later. A special vesper service for the mothers is being arranged for Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Music building. Seven Patients Now On Infirmary List With two additions, Thelma Kem and George Sprague, the infirm ary now has seven patients. Oth ers are: Elsie Burke, Ruth Van Schoonbaven, Rachael Pederson, Floris Sorenson, Raymond Force. Has Radio Power To Distract? Lester Beck To Conduct Experiment Can students study and listen to the radio at the same time? ^ Assuming that students do study, can they get their lessons better with or without music? It is a common belief that distractions de stroy concentration, but some psychologists have decided that individuals in some instances at least, can do better work when there is some distraction such as music to overcome. There is an other question to ask, Is music a distraction—good music, at least? These problems are now being attacked by Lester Beck, senior in psychology, who is conducting an experiment with six psychology lab sections. Under his experiment, which will cover a period of several weeks, the sections will be divided into groups, half of which will be given the Iowa state reading test while listening to phonograph mu sic and the other half will read without the music; then the stu dents in each group will be quizzed over what they have read. When this is completed, the groups | will be reversed and the experi ment conducted. The results thus obtained will contribute to the solving of the problem of the effect of sound on visual learning. Political Pot Hot as Tickets Boil to Close Laird Announces Gregg as Candidate for Junior Man Position 14 HOUSES UNCERTAIN Paper Support of Groups Chief Source of Worry To Each Line-up M £ By DAVE WILSON * i political meeting held last ; - g at the Sigma Chi house, % % - Laird, candidate for the 'i 2 t body presidency, an t) 3 d Jack Gregg, Theta Chi : J2 -2 tore, as the candidate on ; c 2 :et for junior man. . H this step Laird and his p ^ uanagers have definitely q rumors current on the campus during the past week that they would let the candidacy of Slug Palmer for junior man pass unchallenged. Both parties now have complete tickets, and in that respect, at least, will continue the battle on equal terms. Both for Paper Support The most interesting feature of the political picture at present is the struggle between the two tick ets to see which will gain the paper support of the majority of , the living organizations. Each party is bending every effort and using every form of persuasion and argument to secure the back ing of the individual houses. The writer attended a meeting of the Johnson party held at the Pi Phi house Sunday evening, and also the one held for Laird sup porters at the Sigma Chi house last night. At both of these ses sions, representatives of houses were called upon for statements regarding the stand of their or ganizations. Houses Apportioned Accepting definite promises of . full support at their face value, it , appears that just now the 40 fra- ( ternities and sororities on the cam- ^ pus are split equally three ways: | each party claims 13 unclaimed ( by the other side, and the remain- j ing 14 are either claimed by both j parties or acknowledged by both ( parties to be uncertain. ] This is an indication of the ] closeness of the race for support. With election day only two weeks away, the undecided 14 cannot re- ■ main on the metaphorical “fence” j for long, and the side to which i the majority of them fall will, on i paper, be the stronger as far as - the fraternity vote is concerned. 1 However, if the present trend 1 of affairs continues, it is probable i that the remaining prizes will be i equally divided, thus giving each 1 party a supporting block of ap proximately 20 organizations. ] Interest in Independent Vote In this event, the major interest will naturally shift to the inde pendent vote contained in the halls of residence. Realizing that the measure of defeat or victory may lie with the independents, each , party is campaigning in the halls with herculean zeal. The battle for the independent vote is at its fiercest stage, but each party rashly claims a premature victory. Each party is to hold at least one large meeting before the end of the week. Another ten days should bring more of less definite settlement regarding which way the houses are to go, and the last frenzied struggle for the votes of individuals will begin. Graduate Assistant Receives Appointment Herschel Landru, who was re cently offered a fellowship in his tory from Duke university, an nounced yesterday that he had re ceived a graduate teaching as sistanceship at George Washing ton university, which he has de cided to accept. Landru, who is a graduate as sistant in the history department, will receive instruction at George Washington from Samuel F. Be mis, one of the outstanding au thorities on diplomatic history in the United States. Landru ex i pects to specialize in this line of | work. Harmony Found Among World’s Representatives Living together in an organized body, many students attending the University from foreign coun tries find the world a much smaller sphere when h ome stories can he interchanged across the hearth stones of International house. They are, first row left to right, Henry Kaahea, Art Markewltz, Charles Voshii, Sam VVhong, Leonard Jee, Alson Bristol; second row, Eugenio l’adilln, Frank Shimizu, Francis Jones, Fred Wade, Addison Smith, and Tunney Lee. Other members not in the picture are Ueun Tut tle, Leland Fryer, Art Fryer, King Chau, Seiei Inamine, and Maximo I’ll lido. Mistakes in Pledging, Poor Grades May Be■ Averted by Deferred Plan - -- Possible for Freshmen To Orient Themselves To College Conditions (Editor's note: This is the seeond of a series of articles setting forth the merits of the deferred pledging system with the objections that have arisen from its use at various univer sities and colleges.) By RALPH DAVID When the interfraternity coun- | cil of the University of Oregon completed its investigation of de ferred pledging systems in use in the United States last year, it summarized the advantages of de ferred pledging as follows: 1. It prevents mistakes in pledging, both on the part of the pledge and the fraternity, which is probably its greatest advantage. 2. It probably enables freshmen better to orient themselves in University life. 3. It may improve the scho lastic standing of the freshmen. Arguments Based on First It is on the first enumerated ad vantage that most of the argu ments for deferred pledging are based. If the fraternity has a term, two terms, or a year in which to look over the prospec tive pledge it is going to be able to pick out the desired men much more easily than when rushing is condensed into a single week at the beginning of the school year. The same holds true for the pledge. In his leisure he can ex Highest Mark Is Reached in Term Enrollment CEVENTY-TWO new students ° have entered the University this term, according to Earl M. Pallett, registrar, making a total enrollment of 3,275 for the year. This is 33 more than 1929, the enrollment for which was 3,242. This is the largest number of students that have ever regis tered in tile University. Enroll ment for regular students closed last Saturday, hut the graduate students have been given a longer time and it is expected that the number will lie even greater. amine the fraternity and see it in its true light. As an editorial in the Carnegie Tech student pa per says, “no fraternity or rushee can maintain a misguiding exter ior for an entire year, and, stripped as they will be, of all su perficiality, a mutual choice can be made with open eyes; nor can a fraternity maintain an elabor ate social program for an entire year because of the prohibitive fl nancial drain. Those plebes with poor grades will have left, and the freshman political luminaries will have passed into sophomoric (Continued on Page Three) April Frolic Plans Well Under Way Joan Patterson Tells of Affair’s Patronesses Committees have been appoint ed, features organized, and the plans for April Frolic are well un der way to make this event one of the best in the history of wo men's social affairs on the cam pus. Joan Patterson, chairman of April Frolic, has announced the list of patronesses for the party to be given this Saturday night in the Gerlinger building. They are: Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly, Mrs. Arnold Bennett Hall, Mrs. Rudolf Ernst, Mrs. Eric W. Allen, Dr. Wil moth Osborne, Miss Fannie Mc Camant, Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, Miss Maude Kerns. Business Staff Adds Another Office Girl The Emerald business office has another new office girl, Marjorie Dana, sophomore in art. She was appointed yesterday by Bill Ham mond, business manager. Hammond still has one position open for a girl who can type and do general office work. Applicants may see him at his office on after noons. French Honorary Elects Members Initiation of 10 Pledges Will Be Held May I Pi Delta Phi, national French honorary, elected the following members to membership at their meeting held last Thursday eve ning: Willmadene Richolson, Kathryn Landenberg, Katherine Karpen stein, Margaret Brooks, Donald Smith, Eula Harrington, Ida Mark usen, Patricia Hatch Howell, and Marjorie McDougal. One special member was also elected, Jacques LaForge. The initiation for these new members will be held May 2, ac cording to Dorris Hardy, presi dent of the honorary. Means Will Teach At Cheney Normal Among the members of the Uni versity faculty who plan to teach at other institutions next summer is Edgar R. Means, instructor in science at University high school. Mr. Means will spend 11 weeks at the summer session of the normal school in Cheney, Washington, where he is to conduct a course on statistics and tests in measure ments. Conference Is Slated for June By Max Adams University Male Quartet To Be Main Feature At Conference Seaheck Will Be Scene Of Annual Meet Full details of the Pacific North west Student conference, to Vie held June 13 to 21 at Seabeck, Washington, were announced yes terday by Max Adams, executive secretary of the student Y. M. C. A. Two men who are connected with the University are listed among the leaders of this year's conference. These are Nelson L. Bossing, of the education faculty, and Mr. Adams. The Independent male quartet of the University, which was the main feature of the program tak ing second place in the recent Em erald-KORE contest, will sing dur ing the conference. A number of recreational facili ties will be available for confer ence delegates, the grounds being equipped with tennis courts, a golf course, a swimming lagoon, sev eral rowboats, and grounds for horseshoe pitching. "The eight-day period will be one of great inspiration for those attending the conference. It will give the men an opportunity to gain many fine pointers for the coming year,” said Mr. Adams. Among those from the state of Oregon who will be leaders at the conference are: Norman F. Cole man, president of Reed college, Portland; Col. H. R. Richmond, commanding officer of the R. O. T. C. at Oregon State college; Marshall N. Dana, associate editor of the Oregon Journal, Portland. Leslie Manker, chairman of the conference, is at present a senior at Willamette university. Nine men from the University of Oregon attended the conference last year, and a goal of 20 is be ing set for this year’s conference. Rates and further details of the conference may be obtained from Max Adams at the Y hut or at Westminster house. Summer School Gets Spokane Instructor One of the 30 leading educators who will come from various parts of the country to teach at the University of Oregon summer ses sion is Miss E. M. Ellis, dean of girls at North Central high school in Spokane. Miss Ellis is to conduct a course for deans of girls in high schools in connection with a course given ; by Fred L. Stetson, which con cerns educational and vocational ' guidance. This class will be de voted largely to the study of per ' sonality and the social situation ; in high schools. City F athers Submit Ordinance Banning Downtown Rallies —— — To Play Tonight wb arc-:--: ————— Aurora Potter Underwood, pian ist and member of the school of music faculty, who will play an In teresting program of romantic and modern music at the auditorium tonight ut 8:15 o’clock. Concert Tonight To IncludeTwo Cator Preludes Mrs. Underwood To Play Selections Written By Californian ‘Blue Danube Waltz’ Will Be on Program Two preludes by Walter Vincent Cator, of California, which have not been played here before are part of the interesting program lo be given tonight at 8:15 o’clock it the music auditorium by Aurora Potter Underwood. j Mrs. Underwood was entertain ed at the home of the composer it Carmel last summer, along with other University faculty members, and heard the compo sitions, which are written on the iura-modal scale developed by Mr. Cator. His preludes have just oeen published. The University pianist has on her program some of the most interesting of Chopin music. She will play the C-major and F-major studes, the F-minor fantasie and the A-flat major waltz and the E-flat minor polonaise. The pre ludes she has chosen are Nos. 1, 3, and 16. Debussy, of whom she has a particularly good appreciation be cause of a summer’s study in Fon tainbleau with Philippe, and Blan ket are among the moderns on her program. Concert Arabesque m “The Beautiful Blue Danube," by Johann Strauss, arranged by Schulz-Evler, will be Mrs. Under wood’s final number. Mrs. Underwood is a University graduate who has been a piano instructor at the school of music (Continued on Page ThreeJ Students’ Ire Aroused Over Proposed Bill Permit for Noise-making Parades Would Have To Be Obtained Passage of Act Will Be Considered Next Week I The spirit of spontaneity of stu dent rallies and other manifesta tions of joy on the part of the students of the University was threatened Monday evening when the city fathers of Eugene con sidered an ordinance relating to the regulation of all loud-speakers, noise makers, musical instruments, broadcasting devices, and so forth, in the down-town area, technically known as fire zone number one. This ordinance, which was laid over till the next meeting of the city council, would require obtain ing of licenses by all persons wish ing to place a program before the public, if that program is to in volve noise of any character, in cluding music. Students were aroused Tuesday over the proposed ordinance. Heavy Fine Suggested Should the ordinance pass, stu dents desiring to make announce ments to the down-town Eugene public—if they wish to attract at tention to themselves by means of musical instruments or other noise-making devices — would be required to obtain a permit or be subject to a fine of not less than $5 or more than $50 or spend the time in jail at the going rate of $2 per day and found, according to City Attorney S. M. Calkins. Permission Necessary All student rallies, noise pa rades and similar demonstrations would come under this head, and should the city recorder, whose duty it will be to issue the per mits, frown upon the suggestion by the students that it is for the public weal and welfare, theirs is but to incur the enmity of the police force and the good and law abiding element of Eugene, if they would pursue their plans without permission. Advertising Students Will Enter Contest Members of the class in Adver tising of W. F. G. Thacher will compete in the annual Ham-Jack son agency’s contest in direct-mail advertising. Prizes totalling $50 are being offered. The students have their choice of two problems. They may write about a direct mail advertising campaign for chain drug stores, or on a similar campaign for a finan cial house which sells securities of various kinds. The contest is open until May 2. Organ Combats Spring Fever * ~ * * * * * * * Scovell Recital Said Artistic Success By BOB GUILD . A more celebrated critic than myself once said that the most impolite audiences he had ever seen were to be found in Oregon. This would seem to have been borne out last night at the Music auditorium. Shortly after Allen Scovell had artistically waved his brow clear of the artist’s hair that surmounted it, in response to the perfunctory applause that was his due from the scattered audience, and commenced his first number, the auditorium began to fill. It was spring, and for the first time in several days not raining, and as a result his listeners seemed woefully unimpressed by the seriousness of the occasion. Some held hands, and billed and cooed to the accompanying strains of Borowski’s Third Sonata. Oth ers wrote notes and drew pictures on the reverse sides of their pro grams, while Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor filled the hall with its majesty. The pity of it is that Mr. Scovell did remarkably well with a diffi cult program, playing with a fine control and a certain aplomb in his stage presence. His opening number, Rogers’ Concert Overture, was extremely well done, and would have been very Impressive (Continued on Page Two) -—-I 4 Why Women Golf Players Remain Bashful About Entering Spring Tournament—Unsolved Mystery -• a : 1