EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD ©regmt ^ntBraUi University of Oregon, Eugene Arthur L. Schoeni . Editor William H. Hammond . Business Manager Vinton H. Hall . Managing Editor EDITORIAL WRITERS Ron Hubbfl, Ruth Newman, Rex 'fussing, Wilfred Brown Nancy Taylor . Secretary UPPER NEWS STAFF Mary Klemm . Assistant Managing Editor Harry Van Dine . Sports Editor Dorothy Thomas . Society Editor Victor Kaufman . P. I. P. Editor Ralph David . Chief Night Editor Carl Monroe . Makeup Editor Evelyn Shaner . Theater Editor GENERAL NEWS STAFF: Dave Wilson. Lenore Ely, .Jessie Steele, Hetty Anne Macduff. Henrietta Steinke, Rufus Kim ball. Sterling Green, Merlin Hlais, Hobby Reid, Helen Chaney, Roy Craft, Carol Werschkul, Jack Bellinger, Thorn ton Shaw, Carol Hurlburt, Roy Sheedy, Eleanor Jane Bal lantyne, Anne Hricknell, Thelma Nelson, Lois Nelson, Betty Harcombe, Thornton dale. GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTERS: Helen Raitanen, Esther Hayden. Phyllis Caklerwood, Elaine Wheeler, Helen Chapin. Dorothy Morrison, Barbara Conly, Virginia Went/, Adele Hitchmnn. SPORTS STAFF: Jack Burke, assistant editor; Phil Cogswell, Brad Harrison, Ed Goodnaugh, Spec Stevenson, and Beth __ Sal way.___ Day Editor .T. Neil Taylor Night Editor .Stanley Wickham Assistant Night Editors Helen Jones and William White George Weber, Jr. Tony Peterson . Jack Gregg. Addison Brockman .. Jean Patrick . Larry Jackson . Betty Hagen . Ina Tremblay . Betty Carpenter . Edwin Pubols . Eller. Mills Katherine Laughrige Betty Hagen, Nan Cr BUSINESS STAFF . Associate Manager . Advertising Manager . Assistant Advertising Manager . Foreign Advertising Manager . Manager, Copy Department .. Circulation Manager . Women’s Specialty Advertising . Assistant Advertising Manager . Assistant Copy Manager . Statistical Department . Executive Secretary . Professional Division ary . . Shopping Column ADVERTISING SOLICITORS: Jack Gregg. Jack Wood, George Branstator, John Pain ton, Katherine Frentzel._ Production Assistant . Edith Sennatt Office Girls: Beth Thomas, Marjorie Dana, Ruth Covington, Nancy Taylor, Frances Drake, Nora Jean Stewart, Elaine Wheeler, Carol Werschkul. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Asso ciated Students of the University of Oregon. Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. Member of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Man ager: Office, 1895; residence, 127. _ Tricks of the Trade HISTORY and politics run in cycles and circles. The past political campaign was a good ex ample of 1910 political tactics renovated and put to use in a 1930 election. This does not say that these practices are not colorful and probably fruit ful. Back in the old days torchlight parades and mass meetings on the streets used mob psychology to win over the dubious voter. This year the cam pus saw its first real “mass” meetings in some time when fraternity houses overflowed with every avail able Greek and independent allied with the party. Whereas old Sal was hitched to the tasseled hack and used to collect voters in the mauve decade the modern campus politician sends around cars to transport votes to his ticket. Old Crow over the saloon bar has changed to cider and doughnuts, with dancing thrown in after ward. Campaign cigars which were passed out by candidates have disappeared but few mourned their passing. Fraternity and sorority dating for the purpose of lining up votes rather than for the ac tual social contact has stepped in the breach left by the candidate who kissed babies. Marching clubs with their flickering torches and brilliant capes have metamorphosed into sidewalk exliorters and eating-house booth ballyhoo artists. But down through the ages the handshake and the newly born smile have lived. Nothing sup plants personal contacting and it is done today as it was done in the late 1800's and early 1900’s. To a Republican a Democrat was a snake, a dog, and several other lows forms of life and vice versa. Political issues as vital as free silver, suffrage, single tax, or capital punishment are found on the party platforms today and the horde of interested parties, corporations, and political rings is just as big. Some of these political tricks have lived down through the ages, others have died out and have been revived again, but always the general pro cedure remains the same and people vote as much with their hearts as with their heads. Personali ties battle with intellectualities and abilities com pete with prominence in the great contest to get the public’s vote, whether on campus or haymarket square. Outdoor Commencement WHETHER or not commencement exercises— those final rites for ushering the collegian out of the shelter of deans onto their own initiative — should be held indoors or out is a burning ques tion on several eastern campi. Ohio State sent questionnaires around the At lantic seaboard and found that about half of the universities held them out of doors when possible ami when weather threatens they move inside to an auditorium. Seven colleges reported that they always hold them indoors. The respective merits of the two systems almost balance each other off. Acoustics and seating ar rangements are harder to handle outside, but the colorful parade of graduates is more impressive and effectively staged out of doors under a canopy of green trees on the campus. Whether Oregon could successfully put on its commencement exercises on the campus is an open point. What with loud-speakers and folding chairs such a thing might be possible but only possible. Certain it is that with a beautiful campus, Oregon has at least the potentialities of an outdoor cere monial. The River of Salt THIS editorial is addressed primarily to those nine Oregon students who suffered defeat in yesterday’s election, and who are now, perchance, weeping bitter tears along the shores of the pro verbial river whose name is Salt. To you the Emerald offers sympathy and con solation. Your budding hopes have been crushed to death beneath the votes of the electorate, and beneath the bludgeonings of Fate your head, though bloodied, is possibly unbowed. It is an uncongenial place, this river of Salt. It is far from the cries of victory and the sound of congratulatory expostulations that are heard on the campus today. It is a desolate place, hut many there are who have been there before you. But in spite of that., you pilgrims to the river of Salt, there are certain trials to which you will not be subjected. You will not be obliged to fulfill campaign promises which were "sowed in corrup tion.” You will not be called upon next year to distribute political patronage irrespective of indi vidual merit. You will not be hailed as a friend by the ambitious. What friends you will have on the campus next year will be those who value you for your own sake. | So perhaps, after all, the river of Salt is not | such a bitter place as is commonly supposed. You have fought a good fight, you have finished your course, you have run your race. Now you can go back to studying. Sunday Morning Tennis SPRING has arrived, bringing with it sunshine and showers. The weather is invigorating and inspires us all with the desire to get out in the open during those moments we have available be tween hours of classes and study. Many like to play tennis, too many most of the time, and the courts are signed for hours in advance. There is always a cue waiting for a court to open. Many of us have little time to devote to recrea tion, but when we have we would like to make the most of it. All of us have freer hours over the week-end than at any other time, yet from dusk on Saturday till 2 o’clock Sunday the tennis courts remain closed to us, closed by the powers that be. Considering that there are but a few weeks re maining of this quarter, that much of the daylight time is taken up by rains, that a comparatively small number of us can choose our own time for playing tennis and that the freest time that we have is probably Sunday morning, would it be too much to ask these powers who have the right of sanction to consider broad-mindedly the subject of opening the courts all day Sunday, better yet— leave the courts unlocked Saturday night so that the very early risers can benefit by a game in the cool of the morning? Playing on the courts can hardly be said to in fringe upon others in their hours of worship. There are no churches near and few homes. If any feel offended by seeing the players at play, upon looking out of their windows, they had better go to church where they would send the players.—G. R. T. Bronco busting and bull-dogging are all the rage on the U. of Texas campus as the students prepare for a campus rodeo contest. In line with this we might expect Oregon to have a tree-felling contest between the library and Friendly hall, or a snipe hunt down where the lawyers abide. Illinois fraternities are encouraging their men to go to church. Men who aren’t in any campus activities might be made to go out for church just to be doing something and to help alleviate crowded conditions on the fairways on Sunday mornings. Dr. Morris tells us that the merger movement is strong in American business. If it continues much further it won’t be long before colleges will be merging to get stronger football teams. A fire department school may be the latest ad dition to the University of Missouri. Fraternity men who sleep through their 7 o’clock reveille gongs will probably flunk out of the school. Now that elections are over we’ll expect a lot of people who have been speaking to us the past few weeks to lapse back into their old stale of in difference. California schools will be out soon. That means a lot of Oregon students who live in California but pay Oregon fees are going to have a harder time finding jobs this summer. Now that Junior Prom queens are going to be selected the campus males will be favored with a lot of sweet smiles from women they never saw before. A couple of Stanford students were hurt in a car wreck when hurrying home so that the girl wouldn’t get locked out that night. Moral: Carry your own keys or ladders. Wonder if the foreign scholar goes to the dime crawls that are given each year to pay her expenses to attend the Universityf “Coffee Has Heir”- headline. Ours is mostly water. I ffl. - ------. -——tfr ! ZhiCollegiatePulse I a. . - .. ...■—■’£ BASHFUL CANDIDATES (Washington Dally) University of Oregon students recently held their nominating assembly as per custom. Custom meant I that much flowery oratory was to be expended in ] behalf of a candidate whom many of the students j did not even know by sight or otherwise. In commenting on the so-called evil of “blind candidates,” t he Oregon Daily Emerald expresses itself as longing for the day when a candidate will be so gracious as at least to stand up and allow the caustic gaze of the multitude to descend upon him. A counterpart to this situation has held sway on the Washington campus until the nominating affair just past. Here, for the first time, candi 1 dates were introduced to the voters so they might at least know why these persons suddenly took i the trouble to notice them in passing on the cam j pus. The time may come when candidates even are required to “sell themselves" to the voters by mak ing their own nominating speeches. Such a requirement might eliminate a consid erable element of office-seekers who depend solely on "machines” to hoist them into office. But—the loss wouldn't be so very great. Dear Seers: There once was a man who went to the doctor. The doctor told him he had 'athlete’s foot. So the man went out for track. Yrs. 3. D. P. S.—This is original and funny. * * * CO-ED’S THEME SONG “I don’t want your kisses if I can’t have your pin.” * * * j Leaps from the week-end. Time: The wee fcours. Sweet feminine voices: You stole my heart away, you! Sleepy Phi Psi: If any more serenades come around, heave that firewood out, will ya ? * * * Dear Seers, We were just wondering if something couldn’t be done to re lieve the situation in Villard hall, where we saw Michael Angelo by himself.—Cue: look at the art gallery there. —Jak& and Jeeves. YES, INDEED, THE CAM PUS HUMOR SITUATION IS IMPROVING. THE ABOVE STARTLING EXHIBITS OF WHAT HAS BEEN TURNED IN BY THE FAMOUS 3,000 of our brothers and sisters is con clusive evidence of that, and then; is plenty of room left for more humor—yes, plenty. . Ur* Lot’s see now, which one of these presidential candidates was it that promised to enforce smoking regulations on the campus? * * * TODAY’S PETRIFIED ANALOGY “Gosh, yes,” said Philosofical Pete, "I know all about petrified analogies. The fine arts building is like a red-headed girl because it hasn’t got any windows. Now wait a minute. Who ever saw a red-headed girl with windows?” “He’ll recover some day,” said the doctor. * * * BIO PRIZE OFFERED—One year’s subscription to the Em erald is waiting with arms out- j spread to the guy who can prove beyond doubt that he j read the A. S. U. O. constitu- j tion published in yesterday’s paper. - FAMOUS LAST WORDS 1 forgot to vote yesterday. After Elections Doubtless, after all the running around solicit ing votes that you have been doing, your gas tank is in drastic need of replenishing. Come in at the Oregon Service Station a n d get all fixed up again for week-end outings. OREGON Service Station Sum Up Arguments For and Against Deferred Pledging Big Problem la To Decide Whether Advantages Outweighq Detriments Editor’s Note: This is the eighth of a series of articles giv ing arguments hoth for and against deferred pledging in or der to determine the advisabil ity of adopting such a system at the University of Oregon. By RALPH DAVID Several arguments advanced in favor of deferred pledging are dis claimed by opponents of the sys tem, as has been shown in the preceding articles of this series. The problem is to decide whether the advantages claimed for de ferred pledging outweigh the dis advantages. Arguments for deferred pledg ing: 1. It gives the student an op portunity to know the frater nity. 2. It gives the fraternity a chance to know the student. 8. It enables the freshman to orient himself in university life more easily. 4. It improves the scholastic standing of the freshman. Arguments against deferred pledging: 1. It results in financial strain to fraternities. 2. It is difficult to make the change from the promiscuous to the deferred pledging system. 3. There is continuous secret rushing with loss to both rushees and fraternity members. 4. There is a loss to freshmen of help, guidance, and training by the fraternities. 5. The longer pledging is de ferred, the more “chesty” the freshman becomes. The first two arguments for de ferred pledging are reasonably good ones. They seem substanti ated by facts of experience at schools where the system has been tried. But even these two argu ments fail if there are elaborate rules laid down for non-intercourse between fraternity men and fresh men. If the student is to know the fraternity, or the fraternity the student, there must be free inter course during the deferred period. On the third point for deferred pledging there seems to be a pre ponderance of opinion that the freshman can become orientated much more easily in a fraternity than outside of one. This argu ment then may be discounted. On the fourth point there is not much reason to believe that the argument is borne out by actual ! facts. In a fraternity the fresh- j man’s study is under the supervi- j sion of an upperclassman. The guidance received by this contact is invaluable. When the freshman is outside the fraternity the busi-: ness of rushing takes up so much i time both for the freshman and j the fraternity that scholastic standing is likely to suffer. If, however, the freshman is un der the care of a capable and in terested upperclassman in the dormitory, and there is also a rule that a certain grade average must' be reached before he is eligible to be pledged, then in that case it might be that deferred pledging would help the scholastic standing of the man. The first two arguments against deferred pledging do not appear to be as weighty as the last three. With a gradual change from one system to the other the financial strain on the fraternity would be lessened considerably. The real strain would be on the smaller and younger fraternities because of the inequality in rushing with the I larger groups that have already established a reputation. There is considerable evidence to bear out the truth of the last three arguments. In every school where deferred pledging has been tried, that has always been a great amount of trouble with rushing. Rules adopted to meet the require ments of the new situation have often failed completely. In the last analysis, then, the arguments for deferred pledging are reduced to two: First, it gives the student an opportunity to know the fraternity; second, it gives the fraternity a chance to know the student. The arguments against deferred pledging may, likewise, be reduced to three: First, there is continu ous secret rushing with loss to both rushees and fraternity mem bers; second, there is a loss to freshmen of help, guidance, and training by the fraternities; third, there is an intensified ill-feeling because of the rivalry between fraternities. I' EMERALD OF THE AIR - By THORNTON GALE - Continuing the remote control broadcasts over KORE, Johnny Robinson's “Varsity Vagabonds’’ will again be featured tonight, Friday and Saturday at 8 o’clock, according to Art Potwin, director of the broadcasts. The Vagabonds, 10-piece band, have been engaged to play this summer at Jantzen beach. “Guilfin and His Gal” featured Emerald continuity stunt written by Bob Guild and presented by hi mand Jewel Ellis, will go into its seventh episode tonight. The two college lovers and their trou bles have been drawing a lot of attention from the radio audience. Last night’s program featured the "Varsity Vagabonds” anu the Cherry Laird election returns. Vin ton Hall, managing editor of the Emerald did the announcing. A trio composed of Vinton Hall, Os car Wagner, and Jack Morrison, sang two numbers. Five varsity vagabonds sang, “It Ain’t No Sin To Take Off Your Skin.” Dr. Clarence W. Spears, varsity football coach, will speak some time next week, according to Slug Palmer, assistant director of the broadcasts. Carolyn Haberlach, director of women's musical numbers is ar ranging for more April Frolic tal ent, for what Potwin terms, “the biggest radio program of all. DAPHNE HUGHES NEW CHIEF NATIONAL Y. W. (Continued From Page One) and this September will serve as head of the executive group of the national student council which will meet in Chicago. She left for the East about two weeks ago, and will return the first part of next week, after making several stops en route. CLASSIFIED AB3 PIANO JAZZ—Popular songs Im mediately; beginners or ad vanced; twelve-lesson course Waterman System. Leonard J Edgerton, manager. Call Stu dio 1672-W over Laraway’s Mu sic Store. 972 Willamette St. tf BLUE BELL PRODUCTS BUTTER—ICE CREAM PASTEURIZED MILK We Appreciate Your Patronage Eugene Farmer* Creamery 568 Olive Phone 638 Mother On Sunday, May 11th. the people of the United States will observe Mother’s Day. It is truly befitting that once each year at least we should offer our best tribute to that greatest and best friend man ever had or can have. A box of Walora Candies or Salted Nuts will be a fitting tribute of love—in hand painted boxes—and Mother’s Day cards. Place your order early. We Wrap for Mailing Walora Candies Phi Beta—regular meeting at 4:15 today at Susan Campbell hall. Chorus for Canoe Fete—will meet today at 7:30 in big gym of Ger linger hall. -o Christian Scienee Organization— meets tonight in the Y. W. C. A. bungalow at 7:30. -o Language association — second meeting set for Faculty club at 6 p. m. Thursday, May 8. Pro fessor Dunn will speak. -o Campus day directorate—will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in 104 Jour nalism. Committee chairmen must have reports ready. -o National Collegiate Players—meet today at 5 o’clock in the office of the Drama department. Members and pledges bd there. -o Dean of baseball school—requests that all members appear in milk ing caps at the game Friday after noon. Woman and Her Sphere—hobby group will meet Sunday evening between 5 and 6 o'clock in the women’s room of Gerlinger hall. -o Gamma Alpha Chi—meeting today in 104 Journalism, at 5 o’clock. Very important. Every member must attend. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENTS Hermian, physical e d u c ation honorary, elected to membership Ruth Johnson, Lucille Hill, Jessie EYES EXAMINED! Ten years’ successful prac tice in Eugene. LENSES GROUND! In our own modern lens grinding laboratory. GLASSES FITTED! By us personally. A com plete service in one establishment. Dr*So^alQUk OPTOMETRIST 921 lPillamette St., Eugene Puckett, Juanita Young, Lucille Murphy, Katherine Osborne, Paul ine Kidwell, lone Gartae, Leone Swengel, Maude Moore, and Orpha Ager. -o Theta Omega announces the pledging of Helene Graham of Eugene. PROM QUEEN TO BE NAMED BY BALLOTING (Continued from Page One) Taylor, Harry Tonkon, Bertram Isaminger, and Francis Jones. Sorority and hall representa tives who will handle the vote in their respective houses are Lu cille Bowman, Miriam Swafford, Gladys Haberlach, Beth Crocker, Edith Thompson, Orpha Ager, Mildred Wilcox, Mary Louise Bo dine, Luella Thwaite, Micky Hart, Erma Wiggin, Naomi Cobb, Jane Cobb, Jane Cullers, Juanita Kil born, Louise Rickert, Bella Reid, Phyllis VanKimmell, Beatrice Tabke, Mary Agnes Hunt, Hen rietta Sfeinke, Dorothy Eads, and Mildred Wharton. Making Good... Gtvtrnor A. W. NORBLAD Keep him on the job! NORBLAD for GOVERNOR COMMITTEE KENNETH D. HAUSER. Gen’l Chairman SAMUEL POWELL, Secretary Women’s Division Mrs. G. J. Frankel, Chairman Mrs. M. H. LamoQt, Secretary Headquarters: 208*11 Multnomah Hotel AT water 9471 : PORTLAND, OREGON (Paid Advertisement) • • • Spring Term Joys “When a young man’s fancy turns lightly to thoughts of love’’ *. . . come in to Bristow’s and pick out a pin for that girl of your choice. “The Shop for People Who Know” A statement from HARRY L. CORBETT Republican Candidate for Governor “1 aspire to the office of governor because 1 should like to be of serv ice to the state in which 1 was born, which my ancestors helped to de velop and in which my children will live after me.” “I will enforce the laws with sincerity and justice and will appoint no man to enforce a law who does not observe the law.” ‘‘1 will use ceaseless vigilance to prevent waste in state expenditures. 1 will be ready to spend a tax dollar for progress if convinced that the state will receive full value for it.” "I believe in the steady completion of our highway sys tem. 1 shall continue to oppose interfering with the duties of the State Highway Commission for the purpose of log rolling. The state will pass the peak of its road bond retire ment in 1932, and I hope that greater aid may then be given our program of market roads.” “If elected, 1 will not be obligated to make any appoint ment in return for political support. "I will make every appointment on the basis of merit. “I will work for the greater development and welfare of Oregon. "These things 1 shall take upon myself as a serious duty and a solemn pledge to the people of the State.” Vote for Harry L. Corbett I\»;d Adv , Corbett for Governor Com., Floyd J. Cook, Field Mgr. 5o8 Corbett Bldg., Portland, Ore.