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By Lester McDonald ♦
OUTSTANDING FALL NON
FICTION
"The Donne Tradition,” hy
George Williamson.
"This Land of Liberty,” by Er
nest Sutherland Bates.
"The Adams Family,” by James
Truslow Adams.
“Man and His Universe,” by'
John Langdon-Davies.
"Saint Augustine,” by Giovanni
Papini.
"Old Civilizations of the New j
World.”
In receipt of the "smallest book
ever published in America.” It
lives up to the name. A postage
stamp effectively hides the oddity
which contains the complete ad
dresses (not a date-book) of Abra
ham Lincoln. One hundred and
fifty pages are needed, and the
type is so small that for most
eyes a magnifying glass is neces- j
sary. Published by the Kingsport
Press, in Tennessee, it was the
work of a student in that com-!
pany's class in typography.
Dilly Tante, colyumist in the'
Wilson Bulletin for Librarians for
October, says:
“J. Stoddard of Detroit thinks
my attitude towards books is
‘snobbish,’ and he deplores ‘critical
dogma in disdain of popular taste.’
‘The great Greek dramatists,’ he
states, ‘were content to have their
plays judged by the populace, and
Shakespeare himself never thought
his work above the heads of the
rabble in the pit. I think you are
wrong to imply that popular taste
has deteriorated to such an extent
that the mere fact that an author
is a best-seller is taken as proof
of his mediocrity.’ ”
For those talented young men
who subscribe to the futility creed,
Bertrand Russell advises in his
new book, "The Conquest of Hap
piness,” just published by Horace
Liveright, and the October choice
of the Book League of America,
that they should give up trying
to write and instead try not to
write. They should go out in the
world and give themselves an ex
istence in which’ elementary phys
ical needs occupy all their ener
gies. After some years of such
an existence, Mr. Russell firmly
believes, the ex-intellectual will
discover that he can no longer re
frain from writing, and, in addi
tion, his writing will no longer
seem futile to him.
One of the choicest morsels in
the American Mercury’s section on
“Americana”: The Honorable W.
B. Townsend, editor of the cele
brated Dahlonega Nugget (Geor
gia), on a point of English prose
style:
“We notice that the other day
where some highly educated per
son who has nothing to do but
nurse their hands, was criticizing
those with less money and fewer
cultivated brains for using ‘don't’
and ‘won’t’ instead of ‘do not’ and
‘will not.’ We use whatever conies
the handiest and the shortest.
When out and come to a mudhole
we jump it instead of going
round.”
"To show how far college re
moved me from my natural in
clinations, I have only to cite
three instances,” confesses Dor
othy Speare in the November Col
lege Humor, outlining her career
as a "Sweet Girl Graduate.”
"I was not invited to join the
staff of the student monthly mag
azine, composed of the leading
college literary lights. Since then,
four novels of mine have been
published, together with a number
of short stories and articles.
”1 was omitted from the college
glee club by almost unanimous
vote. Later I sang in opera.
"The college dramatic societies
would have none of me. Two years
ufter graduation, David Belasco
offered me a contract to become
a star under nis management.
"With perfectly unwarrantable
resentment, I still remember the
morning that the glee club en
masse walked into our breakfast
room and. singing gayly, passed
me by to pin the shield of mem
bership upon the laughter-quaking
sweater of my best friend, who
did not sing at all and had tried
out the club merely as a joke.
Later my friend, rather irked by
tlie way the joke had turned upon
her, demanded of her new fellow
members the reason for my exclu
sion. The answer was prompt ami
explicit: 'She hasn't got the right
get-together spirit.'
“When my first book, ‘the novel
of the prom girl by one of them,’
went out to seek its fortune in the
great world, and by virtue of its
novelty became a best seller, my
college contemporaries found it
Pageant Planned
By Frosh Group
Commission To Show YW
Activities to Girls
Plans for a pageant for all
freshmen women showing Y. W.
C. A. activities were laid at the
meeting of the Frosh Commission
cabinet Tuesday afternoon at the
Y hut.
Members of the cabinet consti
tute a committee which is work
ing on the pageant, which will be
presented October 15. Extensive
decorations and carefully worked
out plans will feature the pageant.
Those working on it include IjU
cille Kraus, Jean Lennard, Betty
Jones, Claire Maertens, and the
advisor, Edna Spenker.
very hard to forgive. Those who
had been there with me, together
with those who were still there
and remembered me, received all
comment anent my maiden effort
wiLh strained looks and nobly re
fraining faces. If directly asked
for a literary criticism the mild
est response was something like
this:
“ ‘Well, of course, you know, she
really has a good voice. She's gone
abroad to study for opera, you
know, on the proceeds of her book,
r mean, even if we can't stand
reading that book, we’ll all come
and hear her American debut!’ ”
Instructor Urges
Many To Turn Out
Women’s Program Slated
To Start Soon
Every girl who can float or keep
her head up in deep water is
urgently requested by Miss Ernes
tine Troemcl to turn out for intra
mural swimming. Girls who stay
av/ay from the practices because
of lack of confidence in their own
strokes are the very ones who
should turn out, for coaching in
swimming technique is given every
night.
The practice hour has been
changed from 5 o’clock to 4. This
was done for the convenience of
the swimmers and at the incon
venience of the faculty, so nata
tors should take advantage of the
improved periods. However, those
having 4 o’clock classes may turn
out at 5 o'clock on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday for the
open swims and receive the same
practice and a great deal of the
instruction that is given at 4.
It is necessary to turn out for
at least two practices a week.
However, the night may be any
one that is convenient except Sat
urday and Sunday. Every girl
who turns out will be placed into
a team, and girls who are working
for W. A. A. will be interested in
learning that the teams count: 100
points for first team, 75 for sec
ond, and 50 for places on remain
ing teams. Intramural swimming
also counts as a campils activity.
FALL CALENDAR SOCIAL
EVENTS NOW COMPLETE
(Continued from Voile One)
November 12, Wednesday
A. W. S. Dime Crawl.
November 14, Friday
O. S. C. Frosh and Oregon Froah
— Night game.
November 15, Saturday
Oregon-O. S. C. game at O. S. C.
Homecoming.
November 21, Friday
Alpha Gamma Delta informal
pledge dance.
Alpha Tail Omega pledge dance.
Friendly hall barn dance.
Bachelordon pledge dance.
Kappa Alpha Theta pledge
dance.
Alpha Phi pledge dance.
November 22, Saturday
Phi Kappa P.si pledge dance.
Sigma Kappa pledge dance.
S. A. E. circus dance.
Chi Delta informal.
Kappa Sigma fall dance.
Alpha hall Hobo dance.
Phi Delta Theta pledge dance.
Theta Omega informal.
Sigma Alpha Nu pledge dance.
November 27 to 80
Thanksgiving vacation.
December 5, Friday
Closed to dances.
December ti, Saturday
Closed to dances.
December 0, Tuesday
Maier and Patterson piano re
cital.
December 12 and 13
Closed to dances.
December 15 to It)
Fall term examinations.
December 20
Christmas vacation begins.
PI.i:DOING \NNOl NCEMENT
Gamma Phi Beta announces the
pledging of Marian Jameson, of
Portland.
WHAT SHOW TONIGHT?
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Ilcillg—Norma Shearer in “Let
Us Be Gay.”
State—Norma Shearer in “Their
Own Ilesire.”
Colonial—Jack Oakie in “The
Social Lion.”
McDonald—“Monte Carlo,” with
Jeanette MacDonald and Jack
Buchanan.
Norma Shearer monopolizes the
amusement places of Eugene dur
ing the midweek. The Heilig is
presenting “Let Us Be Gay,”
adapted from the stage play of the
same name, and at the State thea
tre she appears in “Their Own De
sire.”
Jack Oakie is staying on for to
day at the Colonial in his comedy
on the problems of the “climber,”
and the proper' clutch to use on
that steep staircase. At the top,
through his prowess as a polo
player, he finds a strange empti
ness and plunges to the bottom
again. That latter is represented
by wistful-faced Mary Brian.
One of the best comedies this
reviewer has seen this year is
“Monte Carlo,” which introduces
willow-like Jeanette MacDonald
as a comedienne of rare talent. It
is one of those silly pictures that
have no plot worth mentioning,
but are such delightful takeoffs
on serious musical comedy, so imp
ish in mood, that one is extremely
f
Jeanette MacDonald, featured
player in the Ernst Lubitsch pro
duction, “MONTE CARLO.” A
Paramount picture.
intrigued. It is "naughty but
nice.’’ It plays today and Thurs
day at the McDonald.
The Rex theatre is dark, but will
probably be reopened at the end
of the week.
New talking equipment at the
State has been installed and im
mensely improves enjoyment at
that theatre.
“Journey’s End,” R. C. Sheriff’s
really great dramatic play on the
World war, is coming to the State
Sunday.
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♦ SOCIETY ♦
By CAROL HURLBURT
A. A. U. W. Meet
May Be Held Here—
As a big feather in its cap, Eu
gene is expected to get the 1931
state convention of the American
Association of University of Ore
gon Women, say delegates who re
turned this week-end from the
convention held in Portland Fri
day and Saturday.
The delegates who went to the
convention were: Mrs. Virgil D.
i Earl, Mrs. Edwin L. Knapp, Mrs. ;
I John Bell Sr.,^Mrs. George W. Da
| vis, Mrs. Nelson F. Macduff, Mrs.
George Rebec, Miss Mozelle Hair,
Mrs. M. S. Power, and Mrs. Wil
liam M. Tugman.
* * *
Caviar,
Strawberries, Etc.—
Caviar headed the list. Straw
berries and cream followed, then
sweet potatoes, chicken a la king,
mushrooms, artichokes, apple pie,
casaba mellon and angel food cake.
Such was the menu of a no-host
dinner given Sunday evening by
six members of the faculty, each
one of whom brought his favorite
dish. The order of serving was de
termined by lot.
The dinner was held at the home
of Mrs. Clara Smertenko, associate
professor of Latin and Greek.
Those present were Reginald
Coggeshall, Mrs. Fred Harris, Mrs.
Clara Fitch, Dean David Faville,
and Miss Consuello McMillan.
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Kappa Delta had as its guest
last week Miss Florence Nicolai,
t a national officer.
* * *
Vacation Trips—
Vacationing students found life
adventuresome this summer by
taking trips, cruises, excursions,
or else by staying home and doing
something particularly hectic.
Gene Tarbell, Phi Delt, went to
Mexico and then with Raymond
| Ford, also a Phi Delt, went on a
yachting cruise from San Fran
cisco up through British Columbia.
Marguerite Spath, Alpha Gamma
Delta, spent six weeks visiting in
Panama.
* * *
Wilma Enke, Alpha Phi, who has
j been visiting in Washington, D. C.,
! returned to the campus last Wed
nesday.
• * *
An especially interesting trip
was taken by Mildred McGee, Al
i pha Xi Delta, who was the only
j girl from the University of Oregon
i and one of 14 from the United
States, who went on a Student Pil
grimage to Europe. The itinerary
of the pilgrimage included France,
Germany, England, and Belgium,
amt was sponsored by the Y. W.
C. A.
* • *
Among the students who went
on the University cruise to Ha
waii this summer are Georgine
Gildee, Wanda Lesley, Chi Deltas,
and Anita Mohr, Chi Omega.
Miss Gildee returned to school
with Hawaiian jewelry and grass
skirts; but Miss Mohr was so cap
tivated that she stayed in Hono
lulu, where she is attending the
University of Hawaii.
* » *
A touch of Oregon spirit was
carried into the California strong- !
hold when Bernice Congleton, Bar
bara Mann, and Elizabeth Blew, all j
juniors and members of Delta Del-.'
ta Delta, motored through Cali
fornia, the Yosemite valley, and
San Francisco this summer.
* * *
Students Return—
Two co-eds who are back this
fall after having been out of school
are Dorothy Lane Russell, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, who was gone last
spring term, and Beth Ann John
son, Kappa Alpha Theta.
Miss Johnson lived in New York
City last year, attending Barnard
college. Miss Russell enters her
second year and Miss Johnson her
third.
* * *
Miss Barbara Barker and Miss
Ann Kistner, both affiliated with
Kappa Alpha Theta, returned the
early part of the week from a
summer spent in Europe traveling
with Miss Barker's parents, Vice
president and Mrs. Burt Brown
Barker.
Their itinerary included Scot
land, London, Antwerp, Germany,
and France.
Miss Kistner’s brother, Frank,
with Ben Walling, has also just re
turned from a trip on the conti
nent. Both men are members of
Phi Kappa Psi.
Charles Montgomery and Bill
McLaren, both affiliated with Sig
ma Nu, spent over a month on bus
iness in Alaska.
Art Babson, Chi Psi, has just
returned from a summer spent
“seeing America first.” Babson
first went to Texas, sailed from
New Orleans to New York, and af
ter some time in the metropolis
motored back.
* * *
Dick Wagner, also a Chi Psi,
spent a week on business in New
York.
* * *
Another man to spend the sum
mer in Alaska was Meredith Land
aker, senior and a member of Al
pha Upsilon.
* * *
Tough Summers—
Two A. T. O.'s who had a tough
"he-man’s” summer were George
Vaughan and Bill W h i t e 1 y .
Vaughan shipped out of Portland
for Hawaii as an able-bodied sea
man. and Whitely punched cattle
in eastern Oregon.
Tribute Is Given
II. G. Townsend
Paper Attracts Interest at
Oxford
High recognition of the philos
ophy department of the University
of Oregon was accorded Dr. H. G.
Townsend, former secretary of the
American Philosophical associa
tion, when he read a paper before
the philosophical congress which
met at Oxford university the first
week in September. Dr. Town
send’s paper was titled “An Alog
ical Element in the Philosophy of
Jonathan Edwards and Its Rela
tion to His Metaphysics.”
The paper attracted favorable
interest of the congress, which
numbered COO scholars from all
parts of the world. The paper
stressed that Edwards anticipated
Kant in certain respects and that
he developed the unique theory of
a method by which the gulf be
tween knowledge and reality is to
be spanned.
Dr. Townsend spent the entire
summer visiting France, Scotland,
Ireland, and the British Isles. Ire
land especially appealed to Town
send, because of its rugged scenic
beauty and the unspoiled appear
ance of the people.
Another tour which covered the
United States was made by Sid
Dobbin and Ruben Ross, both
members of Theta Chi, who went
as far south as Florida, and as far
east as New York, working and
driving at weekly intervals.
* * *
A new house mother on the cam
pus is Mrs. A. L. Wall, of Port
land, who will live at the Alpha Phi
sorority. Mrs. Wall is the mother
of Howard Wall, who was a Phi
Psi here last year.
Women’s Volleyball Has
Unusual Early Turnout
Ruth Johnson, head of volley
ball, reports that between 70 and
75 girls have turned out for the
sport. This constitutes an enor
mous turnout for a woman’s ac
tivity and predicts an interesting
and competitive season.
A new system in choosing man
aging heads of the various classes
will be installed this year. Instead
of receiving their places by ap
pointment, they will be elected by
popular vote of the players. The
ddte chosen for this election is
Thursday evening, at the regular
practice hour, 5 o’clock. Everyone
is urged to turn out for practice
on that night in order to help in
selecting the most capable head
for her class.
Colleges Claim M.A.’s
In History From Oregon
“Many M. A.’s from Oregon in
history have good positions this
year,’’ stated R. C. Clark, head of
the history department.
Among these are Ralph Martig,
who is an instructor at the Univer
sity of Arizona; Herschel Landru,
who is a graduate assistant in the
history department at George
Washington university, Washing
ton, D. C.; Lewis Beeson, who is
a graduate assistant at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and Wayne
Woodmansen who is an assistant
in history at Reed college.
Program of Sports for
Faculty Women Is Given
The program of sports for wo
men members of the faculty and
administration at the women's
gymnasium was announced yester
What’s the definition
Of always playing fair?
I'd say, "Buster's sandwiches,”
Because they're on the square!
BUSTER LOVE AT
THE LEMON O
East Thirteenth and Alder
Kennell-Ellis
Present a
Photograph
Of Yourself
As You Are
Today. .
Studios
Band Leader
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader of
the United States Marine band, is
pictured here demonstrating the
intricate technique of the clarinet
to members of the National Capi
tal Boys’ hand of Washington,
j Captain Brunson will appear with
his band in two concerts at Mc
Arthur court next Tuesday.
day by Miss Florence Alden, of the
physical education department. In
terpretive dancing will be at 7:30
p. m. on Monday. On Thursday at
7:30 will be swimming for town
, and faculty. The fee for the town
people is $3 for 10 lessons. It is
free for the faculty. •
Donut Committee
Names Leaders
Faculty Members Display
Sport Interest
The intramural sports commit
tee named the faculty heads of in
tramural sports for the coming
year at a meeting held Tuesday af
ternoon.
Those appointed were: volleyball,
Professors Roger R. Williams and
C. L. Kelly; handball, Professors
Ralph R. Huestis and L. O. Wright;
tennis, Professors S. Stephenson
Smith and Mary Perkins; golf,
Professor R. H. Seashore; hiking,
Dean John F. Bovard and Dean
Charles E. Carpenter; horseback
riding, Professor Wayne Y. Morse;
and moderate sports including
deck tennis, paddle tennis, ping
pong, and badminton, Miss Flor
ence Alden.
Professor Paul R. Washke, a
new member of the physical edu
cation faculty, said the faculty at
Oregon showed a greater interest
in sports than any other univer
sity.
Dr. Seashore announced a plan
to have golf intramural for the
Tall Officer From Georgia
To Train Men at JR. O. T. C.
One thing that the army teaches
its soldiers is respect of officers.
Lieutenant Everett S. Prouty, who
succeeds Captain Herbert on the
R. O. T. C. staff, commands re
spect unconsciously. Tall, erect,
with just a bit of gray around his
temples, he has the qualities of the
ideal army officer.
Lieutenant Prouty comes to
Oregon from the infantry school
at Fort Benning, Georgia, where
he graduated in June. Also, he
attended one year at Oxford uni
versity, England, in 1919, and was
a student at the University of Wis
consin from 1914 to 1916.
The lieutenant was overseas with
the 8th division during the war,
serving in England, France, and
Germany. He was an officer of
the army of occupation for three
months.
Also, Lieutenant Prouty has had
four years service in Hawaii, as
well as service with the Second
division in Texas. He has served
on the Pacific coast, first in Cali
fornia, where he was stationed
during the war just after receiv
ing his commission in 1917 and be
fore sailing for Europe.
Lieutenant Prouty says that he
is very fond of the Northwest and
very glad to be here at the Uni
versity. He is married and has a
small daughter, Mary Lee. His
wife, Ruth C. Prouty, is a grad
uate of Stanford, and a member of
Delta Delta Delta. They make
their home at 1668 Moss street.
men on the faculty in the near fu
ture, as the faculty showed an in
terest in golf this summer.
The intramural sports commit
tee has for a number of years giv
j en strong support to all kinds of
sports for men and women of the
faculty. The school of physical
education under Dean Bovard had
given support and best facilities
for the faculty sports.
Members of the intramural
sports committee are Professor
Edgar E. DeCou, Professor Wash
ke, Miss Alden, and Professors
Huestis, Williams, Andrew Fish,
and Kelly.
Colonel Edward O’Hern
Inspects R.O.T.C. Unit
Colonel Edward P. O'Hern, Ninth
Corps Area ordnance officer, made
an ordnance inspection of the lo
cal R. O. T. C. unit yesterday. He
was accompanied by Armament
Foreman Theodore McPhail.
The University of Oregon R. O.
T. C. was the first examined in a
series of inspections which will
take in practically every school in
the area. Colonel O’Hern inspects
the Oregon State College R. O. T.
C. today.
Clarence Wick Elected
Architectural President
Clarence Wick, senior in struc
tural design, was elected president
of the architectural club yesterday,
and Georgia Miller, sophomore in
interior design, was elected sec
retary.
The architectural club is com
posed of majors in architecture,
interior design, and structural de
sign, who are above the freshman
year.
Pi Lambda Theta Meets
Pi Lambda Theta, education
honorary for women, held its first
meeting of the year at the An
chorage yesterday noon. Talks
were made by Dean Schwering,
Mrs. Turnipseed, Katherine Lang
denburg, Mildred Wharton, and
Mrs. Golda Wickham. Plans for
the year were discussed.
Old Cap Bluenose
This salty old sea-serpent, or
some others like him, were
responsible for our business
being started in 1836. The
Cap and his friends were
fishermen and whalemen of
New England. They were
tough. And they needed rough,
tough slickers. So Tower
started making them, and has
been at it ever since.
Not all our slickers are cut
on seafaring lines, though.
From the “Varsity,” long,
full-lined; through the
“Topper,” smartly tailored;
to the “Kitcoat,” a linen-thin
featherweight, Fish Brand
Slickers are outstanding in
appearance, unequaled in en
durance. Sold everywhere.
Look for the fish on the label.
A. J. Tower Company, 24
Simmons Street, Boston,
Massachusetts.
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