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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."