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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1930)
‘GREEK’ MEN INDEPENDENTS! Vote on Emerald Deferred Pledging Poll! 8 iraiiiiiiimii!iiii;i!;!iiiiiii!!i!iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!i»!ii!iiii!ii!iiiiii!!iiiii!mnniiiiiiiii!iii]iiiiiiiininFiinmi:l WEATHER REPORT Oregon: Wind, southwest. Maximum temperature . 56 Minimum temperature . 37 Stage of river .7 1 Preeipitation .24 fi;iiii!iiiiiniiniiiiiiiii!iiiinmiiiiii!iiiii!!iiniiiiiinifii!mniinn!Hiiiii]i!iiiuiiiuinitiiiiiiiiiiii!ii«iiiiiiiiiii VOLUME XXXI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1930 NUMBER 120 'Talkies’ to Record Canoe Fete Friday; ContractW itliPathe Films Taken of Mill Race Will Be Shown Over Entire United States; Life Guard Stationed Prizes Will Be Awarded The Winners at Dance On Saturday Evening Sound pictures of the annual Canoe Fete, to be an event of Fri day, will be featured in the lead ing theaters of the country, Bill East, fete director, stated last night. Arrangements have been completed with William Hudson of the Pathe company granting the moving picture concern exclusive rights to film the colorful event. A cameraman will be sent here from Seattle to film the event. Construction on the huge stage, being built to accommodate the vodvil features of the fete, is well under way, East stated, and the choruses and feature acts to be used are in rehearsal. Music will be furnished by Johnny Robinson and his Varsity Vagabonds, and Julia Creech is directing the choruses. The contract for the lighting ef fects has been let to the White Electric company and trained tech nicians will have complete charge oU illuminating features. Watchman to Guard Floats Construction on most floats has already been started and a special place will "be assigned each float on the lot, East declared. A night watchman will be stationed on the lot for the remainder of the </eek to guard the floats. Houses en tered are urged by East to do as much construction as possible to day and tomorrow to avoid last minute difficulties. Canoes may be obtained from the Anchorage early Friday morning. Trophies to be awarded the win ning floats will be on display in the Co-op for the remainder of the week and will be awarded at the Junior Prom Saturday night. Novel Arch Designed Novel decoration features call for the use of natural settings for both the archway and the big stage, Ken Newport, who is in charge of decorations, has an nounced. The floats will come down the race without being an nounced as in previous years and they will be better illuminated as there will be no lights on the arch way this year. Attractive pro grams containing the names of the floats and the houses entering them will be distributed to the spectators. The reserve seat sale for the fete has been unusually heavy this year, Doc Robnett, assistant grad uate manager, announced last night, and a capacity crowd is ex pected with favorable weather con ditions. Jerry Lillie New President-elect Of Order of 40* Athletes To Give .Pienic Later This Term, Brad Harrison Announces Jerry Lillie, two-year football letterman, was elected president of the Order of the O for 1929-30, at a meeting of- the organization held last night at the Phi Gamma Delta house. Other officers chos en were Austin Colbert, vice-pres ident; Ralph Hill, secretary; and Jean Eberhart, treasurer. Activities of the group for the remainder of the year were dis cussed, including plans for a pic nic to be held soon. The time and place for this event are not yet known, but they will be announced next Tuesday, at the regular weekly meeting of the group. Plans for handling the painting of the "O” on Skinner’s butte, part of the traditional Junior Week-end ceremonies, were discussed. The lettermen will personally supervise the job, which is to be done by freshmen selected by Larry Bay frosh prexy. F Nominations Of Offic „s s Tomor i w w ior, Sopliomorf Classes To Hold Assemblies Kelsey Slocum Ap led Head Sophomore Board Following closely on the an nouncement by Jack Stipe, sopho more president, that the nominat ing meeting of the second-year class would be held at 7:30 tomor row evening in 107 Villard hall, have come similar announcements by the presidents of the first and third-year classes. Bill Whitely, junior president, has set the date and place of the nominating meeting for candidates to the senior class offices as to morrow evening at 7:30 in 105 Oregon hail. Candidates for sophomore offi cers for next year will be nomi nated tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in Villard assembly room, accord ing to Larry Bay, freshman presi dent. Prexies Ask Attendance All three presidents have urged that the members of their classes respond to the requests that they attend the meetings as there are many items of particular interest to be discussed by the respective classes at this time. At the junior class meeting, re ports will be made by Bill Pitt man, chairman of Junior Shine day, and after his report the ques tion of the disbursement of the funds made on this day will be discussed. Hal Johnson, general chairman of Junior Week-end, is also scheduled to make a report and a junior picnic which, if held, will be the last affair the class will sponsor, will also be brought up. Picnic Plans Up Kelsey Slocum has been placed in charge of the sophomore elec tion by Jack Stipe, class presi dent, and he expects to have his judges and clerks selected before long. At the sophomore meeting a pic nic will also be discussed in ad dition to the nominations which will be made for the positions of junior president, vice - president, secretary, treasurer, and sergeant at-arms. Chairman Will Report At the first-year class assembly it is planned to have a discussion of the annual Frosh picnic which will be held May 16, and Kenneth Tormoehlen, chairman of the af fair, will give a report on the progress that has been made on arrangements so far. Judges and clerks for this elec tion will be announced in the near future and the election date has been set for Tuesday, May 13. It is the plan of the freshman presi dent to discuss the part the fresh men will play in the Junior Week end festivities as well, this class being included in the tug-of-war and many other events. Former Oregon Prof Robbed at Nebraska Prof. Edwin H. Ford, who j taught journalism at the Univer | sity of Nebraska, was robbed of ; almost everything he owned re [ cently. A moving van must have j been moved up to his house, for , he was left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing. Bibliography by Casey j To Appear in Magazine Dr. Ralph p. Casey, professor of i journalism, is compiling a bibliog raphy of articles on journalism ' which have appeared in recent magazines, to be published in the June issue of the Journalism Quar terly, an education magazine pub lished in Iowa City, Iowa. The ar , tides will cover all the various fields of journalism. Flivver Race Big Event of Campus Day Prizes Will Be Awarded Last Wreek To Cross Line FROSH NEED DIMES Tug of War and Burning Of Green Lids Comes Saturday First call for entrants in the big Campus day classic, the slow fliv ver race, was issued yesterday by Bill Donaldson, chairman. Donald son asks that flivver owners call him at 129. A prize of 10 gallons of gaso line, donated by the Oregon Serv ice station at Eleventh and Hil yard, goes to the last car to pass the finish line in front of the old library. The second last car to finish will receive five gallons of gasoline. Run in High The race is scheduled to start at 2 o’clock Friday from in front of Hendricks hall. All flivvers must travel in high gear, and no car later than a 1925 model is eligible. Any car coming to a dead stop during the race must when started take the lead. Six-cylinder cars are barred, Donaldson stated. Harry Tonkon is official starter, and Vinton Hall will hold the tape at the finish. Teams To Be Picked Neil Taylor, general chairman of Campus day events, states that plans are complete for the tennis court dance, the tug of war and burning of the green lids on Kin- j caid field. Ted Park, in charge of the soph frosh mill race event, announced that the list of freshmen and soph omores who are to compose the competing tug of war teams will be issued tomorrow. Freshmen and sophomores must meet at the railroad bridge Satur day morning at 9 o’clock sharp to take part in the mix. Order of the O men will be on hand to take charge of the annual battle, Park said. Urges Attendance After the tug of war the frosh will be marched up to Kincaid field where the ceremony of burn ing the green lids will take place. At the beginning of the gauntlet will be a husky Order of the O man to collect a dime from each freshman, and to bestow a friendly pat to each departing frosh. This money is to pay for the rope, paint and other expenses of entertaining the frosh, Park said. “I sincerely hope that each house will co-operate with me in this matter and see that all fresh men and sophomores are out for the tug of war and burning of the lids,” Park said. Burke Will Handle Publicity for Chest Jackson Burke, sophomore in journalism, has been appointed to handle the campus publicity for the Eugene Community Chest. The principal feature of the drive is the football game to be played by Doc Spears’ men next Satur day on Hayward field. Student Body Inaugurations To Come May 14 OTl'DENT body inaugurations k will take place Thursday, May 15, instead of tomorrow, as was announced. The change was made so that there would he no conflict with Junior Week-end activities. As previ ously planned, skits from the defunct Junior V'odvii will be given at the assembly in addi tion to the regular business. Honorary Invites CampnsW omen To Matrix Table Theta Sigma Phi Includes Two Front Earh Living Organization Theodore Harper, Writer, Will Be Speaker Two women in each living or ganization are considered out standing in scholarly as well as creative work will be extended in vitations to the Matrix Table, a formal banquet to be given by Theta Sigma Phi, women’s na tional journalistic honorary, at the Eugene hotel, May 20. Girls and women professors and instructors on the campus who are interested in literary work are to be invited, as well as such promi nent Oregon women writers as Mary Carolyn Davies, Sheba Har greaves, and others. Harper Will Speak Theodore Acland Harper, adven turer and writer, has been chosen to speak at this banquet. Harper was in Siberia for a number of years, travelling away from the main arteries of trade and tourist routes, exploring the inland, and living under the primitive condi tions. Since he came to America he has lived in Portland and has practically devoted his life, aided by his wife, to the writing of books, using his Siberian experi ences as background. Among his best known books is “Siberian Gold” and he and his wife, Wini fred Harper, have a new publica tion being printed at the present time. Committees Named Committees named in charge of the banquet are: Invitations, Mrs. Eric W. Allen, Mrs. George S. Turnbull, Margaret Clark, Elise Schroeder, Ruth Newman, Marian Lowry; publicity, Ruth Newton, Bess Duke; arrangements, Marga ret Reid, Mrs. J. L. Hesse; table decorations, Mary Frances Dilday, Ruth Hansen, Phyllis Van Kim mell; sending of invitations, Dor othy Thomas, Beatrice Bennett; music', Lavina Hicks and Edith Dodge; cashier, Mary Klemm; transportation, Serona Scheffer. Congress Club Meets Tonight for Discussion “Is a United States of Europe Practicable?” will be the subject discussed at tonight’s meeting of the Congress club, Merlin Blais, president, announced yesterday. Robert Gamer, freshman in business ad, will open the discus sion. Vandals Seek Oregon Scalp Today at 3:30 Men From Moscow Have Conference Victory Yet To Take HUSKY GAME IS CLOSE Pitcher for Reinhart’s Team Between Bloom And MacDonald By PHII. COGSWELL The five-times vanquished Van dals from Moscow open a two game series with the Webfoots on Reinhart baseball field this after noon. Today's game starts at 3:30 and the second contest will be played tomorrow. Idaho has lost games by big scores and small scores, but so far has won no conference frays. Against the last-year champion Huskies, the Vandals fought for 15 innings before losing, 5 to 4. After this effort they let Wash ington take the other game, 21 to 2. At Corvallis yesterday and the day before, Idaho dropped two games to the Orangemen. The first game was onesided, 13 to 2. The second was close and ended 4 to 2. In this struggle Idaho put in a pinch hitter in the ninth who knocked a triple to score both their runs. Either Reynold MacDonald or Dave Bloom will pitch for Oregon today. MacDonald has one vic tory to his credit, but Bloom has not seen any service this year. Idaho worked all their pitchers in the O. S. C. series, hence it is a question who will start for them. Several of the Webfoots have been improving their batting aver ages. Kermit Stevens and Carl Nelson socked out the ball in the Washington State games to rank as the team’s leading hitters. Kramer Barnes has been hitting consistently also, while Chuck Hoag shows promise of developing into a slugger. Cece Gabriel, al though starring behind the plate, hasn’t found his batting eye as yet. Oregon’s lineup will be the same as started the Cougar games. The Vandals have two stars in Price, catcher, and McMillian, first baseman. Jacobs is their leading pitcher. The northern team, coached by Rich Fox, has been just inconsistent enough to be dangerous. New Course Will Be Taught This Summer Second year chemistry is to be given in the summer session of the University for the first time, it was recently announced by Dr. Leo Friedman, professor of chem istry, who will teach the course. One year of college chemistry is the only prerequisite for the course. Other chemistry courses to be given this summer are general chemistry, which Prof. O. F. Staf ford will teach, and organic chem istry, taught by Dr. F. L. Shinn. By attending the summer ses sion and the post session, a total of ten weeks, a person may earn 12 term credits in any of these courses. Prises for Yell Contest Are Told Passes Arc Offered for McDonald Theater Prizes to be awarded the win ners in the "new-yell” contest have been announced by Hal Kel ley, yell king, who is conducting the all campus campaign to se cure new, spirit-inspiring yells. First prize will be a one month pass to the McDonald theater good for two persons. Winners of second and third prizes will re ceive passes good for one month and three weeks, respectively, and good for one person. Contributions should be placed in the box in the College Side Inn. The contest closes Wednesday, May 14. Five Men Enter Water Carnival Swimming Rare Campus Swimmers Must Turn in Names Soon, Says Fraumlorf Women Aspirants To Sign With Elsie Sumlhom Five men have entered the swimming race to be held as one of the main events of the Junior Week-end water carnival, Satur day morning, April 10, Hal Fraun dorf, carnival chairman, announc ed yesterday. The entries are: Bill Anater, Ralph Hatfield, Harold Nock, Maurice Pease, and Francis Stur gis. The list is still open to the men on the campus, and entries may be made to Jim Gilbaugh, who is in charge of the race. However, Fraundorf announced, the list will be closed within a day or two, in order that the names of the entrants may be included in the printed programs. Entries are still being taken for the women’s swimming race also, and they may be made to Elise Sundbom. The two races will be held on the mill race between the port age and the Anchorage. All men, except swimming lettermen and numeralmen, are eligible. A cup is being offered the winner, and second and third prizes have also been planned. All women are eli | gible for their swimming event, and similar prizes are being of fered the winners. Lifeguards will follow the swim mers along the course to take care of any entrants who become fa tigued. The health rating of each entrant is also being checked with University health officials, by the carnival directorate, in order that any person physically unable to take part in the contests may be notified. Eight Patients Listed On New Infirmary Roll A sudden influx of patients has increased the infirmary roll to eight in number. The new cases are Jean Adix, Adrienne Isham, Louise Candeaux, and Dan Shee hey. Their chief complaint is the grip or sore throat. Frances Rupert, Edna Peper, Leah Harrington, and Paul Biggs are all in their second week of I stay. Stoddard Favors DeferredJPledging Plan; Thinks System Would Be Successful Here Many Mistakes Would Be Eliminated, Is Belief Of Prexy Ed. Note: This is the first of a series of interviews on the subject of deferred pledging which the Emerald will run in connection with its delayed pledging poll. “I am emphatically for deferred pledging; and I think that with increased dormitory facilities the system would work successfully at the University of Oregon,” said Tom Stoddard, president of the student body, in an interview to ! day. “There are several reasons why [i am in favor of the plan. First, it would start every freshman out on the same democratic basis, giv ing to each the same opportuni ties; second, fraternities would benefit by the plan, as would the freshman. The cr.ance given iui - student and fraternity to study each other would eliminate, to a great extent, mistakes in pledg ing; third, for freshmen to live in EMERALD POLL Deferred Pledging for Men Class year.Greek or Independent.;. Are you in favor of deferred pledging for the University of Oregon ? . Main reason for your stand . (Drop ballot in Seven Seers box in library or box at Co-op, or mail to Emerald.) Freshmen, Fraternities; Would Both Benefit, He Says a dormitory their first year would mean that class spirit would be stronger than in the present sit uation. After the freshman year, this strong union would be shown in better student body spirit. "As I see it in the present situa tion, the freshman, when he pledges during rush week, can make only a very hasty choice. Many men go to the first frater nity they get a chance to pledge for fear they won't be asked by another. With deferred pledging the fraternity would be seen in its true light, and mistakes would be few. Therein lies the true value of deferred pledging.” Publisher, Traveller To Arrive on Campus Today for Brief Stay Bishop Names Junior Prom Ticket Sellers Thursday Is Last Chance To Purchase From House Appoinlees Number of Couples To Be Limited, Says Bryan Tickets for the annual Junior Prom to be held Saturday eve ning, May l(j, will be on sale to day commencing at noon, Bob Bishop, business manager for the event, announced yesterday. The tickets will be distributed at the men’s houses by specially appoint ed salesmen. They will also be on hand at the Co-op and also at the graduate manager’s office. The ticket sale at the houses will close at 4 o’clock Thursday, but if there are any yet unsold they will be available at the Co-op. The number of couples will be limited because of the size of the floor, in order that the people at tending the dancte will enjoy it to the utmost, Cal Bryan, prom chairman, said. Patrons Chosen The list of patrons and patron esses, as completed by Virginia Sterling, who is in charge of pro grams and patrons, includes the following: Governor and Mrs. A. W. Norblad, President and Mrs. Arnold Bennett Hall, Vice-presi dent and Mrs. Burt Brown Barker, Dean and Mrs. J. H. Gilbert, Dean and Mrs. John Straub, Dean Vir ginia Judy Esterly, Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Schwering, Dean Hugh L. Biggs, Dean and Mrs. Earl M. Pallett, Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Boyer, Mrs. Murray Warner, Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Church, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Turn bull, Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Shaw, Mr. Edward Lesch, Mr. Louis Ar tau, and Mr. John M. Rae. Representatives Listed Those appointed by Bob Bishop to handle the ticket sale in the various houses are: Alpha Beta Chi, Mike Hogan; Alpha hall, Dave Totten; Alpha Tau Omega, Harry Van Dine; Alpha Upsilon, George Anderson; Beta Theta Pi, Bob Bishop; Bachelordon, Ken Newport; Chi Psi, Jim Dezendorf; Delta Tau Delta, Mark Gill: Gam ma hall, Art Woods; Friendly hall, Hal Roberts; International house, Francis Jones; Kappa Sigma, Frank O'Bryant; Omega hall, Bertram Isaminger; Phi Gamma Delta, Tom Dunham; Phi Delta Theta, Ken Siegrist; Phi Kappa Psi, Bob Miller; Phi Sigma Kappa, Gaither Everett; Psi Kappa, How ard Peterson; Sherry Ross hall, Tom Johns; Sigma hall, Neil Tay lor; Sigma Alpha Upsilon, Tyrrel Lowry; Sigma Alpha Mu, Sol Di rector; Sigma Chi, Stan Almquist; Sigma Nu, Fremont Smith; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Joe Freck; Sigma Pi Tau, Delmar Mitchelson; Theta Chi, Mike Griffin; Zeta hall, Harry Tonkon. Orchestra Will Leave For Lebanon Tonight Around 40 students will drive to Lebanon this afternoon for the University of Oregon orchestra concert to be given there tonight at the Methodist church. Rex Un derwood, conductor, Doris Helen Patterson, harpist, who will be the soloist, Clarence Veal, student manager, and Jasper Reynolds, orchestra manager, will be includ ed in the group of musicians. Kirk Elected Head of Journalism Honorary Five officers were elected yes terday by Theta Sigma Phi. They are: Dorothy Kirk, president; Margaret Reid, vice-pfesident; Ruth Newman, secretary; Dorothy Thomas, treasurer; Lavina Hicks, keeper of the archives. All of the women are juniors in journalism. Beatrice Bennett, junior in jour nalism, will be initiated into the honorary on Sunday, May 18. at the men’s lounge of Gerlinger ha'l. C. H. Rowell Scheduled To Lecture Tonight In Villard Hall on Foreign Relal* s - S Speaker Nationally K. ® i And Leading Auth | On Topic, Says Gil § Chester Harvey Rowell, fi publisher, teacher, lecturer, ® traveler, will speak in Villard at 8 o'clock tonight on some pt of international relations, accc ing to a wire of acceptance j received by the president's office. The address is sponsored by the International Relations club, and will be open to students, faculty, and townspeople. The University is very fortu nate to be able to secure Dr. Row ell, who happens to be going through Eugene at this time and consented to stop at the Univer sity, it was stated by Karl W. Onthank, executive secretary. Is Former Editor Dr. Rowell has had a disting uished career as a student, a trav eler, publisher, and lecturer, and has devoted years of study to in ternational relations. He was for several years editor of the Fresno, California, Republican, and has also been an active writer for the Oakland Tribune. "Chester Rowell is regarded throughout the country as one of the ablest speakers on foreign af fairs that is availbale in Ameri ca,” declared Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University. “He combines the exact knowl edge of the scholar, the vision and imagination of the Statesman, and the rare power of forceful and eloquent expression. He is the most sought-after speaker on foreign affairs to be found in the entire country.” Speaker la Regent The noted speaker is a regent of the University of California, and also lecturer at Stanford Uni versity. He has. studied many years abroad and has a wide knowledge of public affairs. Since 1923 he has devoted almost his entire time to traveling, studying conditions in various countries, especially in the Pacific areas, and in syndicate and magazine writ ing. “Rowell is a very distinguished public servant of California,” sa>d Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of literature, science, and the arts. “He is a journalistic man of wide reputation, very interest ed in international relations, pub lic utilities, and civic reform—a real progressive.” Dr. Mez Praises “Rowell is very widely trav eled and a very good authority on the Far East,” commented Dr. John P. Mez, associate professor of political science, who will pre side at tonight’s lecture. The speaker will be remember ed here as having given the main address at the joint meeting of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi last spring. He spoke yesterday at a special assembly called at Reed college, and also to members of the City Club in Portland. Hall Promises No Immediate Soph Pledging ^PIKING current rumors to k the effect that the Univer sity would put into force in the near future a rule forbidding freshman pledging, without first giving sufficient warning to the fraternities, Mrs. Vir ginia Judy Esterly, dean of women, last night gave out the following statement, signed by President Arnold Bennett Hall: “The administration has given its word that sophomore pledg ing will not be inaugurated without a long-time notice of at least a year and a half or two years. (Signed) “ARNOLD BENNETT HALL, “President of the University."