f
f
How Many?
Fair weather when winter dawns
often drives a student from his
studies. How many, we ask, la
bored conscientiously over his text
books all day yesterday.
V _ _ ____
VOLUME xxim ° UNIVEB8ITY OF OREGON, BP GENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1930 " " NUMFF.rTk
linger Makes
Scientific Find
In Spectrums
Boynton Thinks Discovery
Very Wonderful Piece
Of Research
Invisible Rays Subject of
Study Covering Over
Year’s Time
Research carried on for over a
year by H. J. Unger, teaching fel
low in the department of physics,
has just resulted in- a discovery
in the field of spectroscopy which
is regarded as one of the most
significant ever made here.
Working in the infra-red, or in
visible portion of the spectrum,
Mr. Unger has discovered that the
wave-length of the longer waves
of the benzene spectrum shift to
ward the visible wave-lengths
when the benzene is in a vapor
state instead of a liquid.
It has been suspected that this
might be true, but this is the first
definite proof of its validity ever
advanced.
Dr. W. P. Boynton, head of the
department of physics, considers
the research to be of a very high
calibre and points out that it leads
to further knowledge as to the
difference between the liquid and
vaporous states.
Special Apparatus Used
The apparatus used for this dis
covery was designed by Dr. E. D.
McAlister, former professor of
physics, and, now doing research
work at the Smithsonian Institu
tion in Washington, D. C., but has
been much improved and modified
by Mr. Unger. So far as is known,
there are only two other of these
machines in existence—one in the
Smithsonian Institution with Dr.
McAlister, and one at the Univer- i
sity of Michigan. The one at the
University of Michigan requires
several weeks to do the work that
can be accomplished by Mr. Un
ger’s machine in two hours.
In the construction of his ma
chine, Mr. Unger was obliged to
manufacture a thermo-.couple, an
instrument for the production of
minute currents. So minute were
the pieces of metal from which it
was built that a microscope had
to be used to see them. These
were welded together by the cur
rent from a six-volt dry battery,
while the process was observed
through the microscope.
Palter Disc Records
In the operation of the machine,
a revolving disc of photographic
paper records the variations of the
vapor spectrum from the liquid.
The recording is thus automatic
and tends to be more accurate
than the University of Michigan
apparatus, which has no automatic
recording device.
The final proofs of the discovery
were obtained after several re
cordings of the drum. The first
pictures were mailed to Dr. Mc
Alister but were deemed by him
not graphic enough for undisputed
acceptance, so a second set was
made and is believed to be suffi
cient evidence.
"The actual results of this dis
covery,” said Dr. Boynton, in com
menting on the investigation, “can
not be immediately determined.
So far as is known, there is no
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'Find Your Name9
Contest Begins in
Today 9s Emerald
The “find-your-name” contest
begins today in the Emerald under
the auspices of the recently devel
oped classified department, of
which Dorothy Hughes is mana
ger.
The name of some student ap
pears in the midst of the classified
advertisements today. If the lucky
person brings a copy of the Emer
ald to the Emerald business office
today, that individual will receive
« free ticket to the Colonial thea
ter. This novel contest will be con
ducted regularly from now on, the
name of a certain student being
printed in the want-ad section each
day.
In line with the “find-your
name” contest of the Emerald, the
Oregon paper has announced new
reduced rates for classified adver
tising, effective today. For the
first, three lines. ther» is a charge
of 20 cents; for every additional
line, 5 cents. The minimum charge
is 20 cents. Contract rates may be
had by arrangement with Miss
Hughes or any officials of the busi
ness staff of the Emerald.
Pan Xenia, Trade
Honorary, Pledges
Eleven Members
Greatest Number Chosen at
Once Since Group’s
Installation 1925
Eleven men, seven juniors and
four seniors, were pledged to mem
bership in Pan Xenia, international
foreign trade fraternity, Wednes
day evening. This group was the
largest ever pledged at one time by
the local chapter since its installa
tion at Oregon in 1925.
All of the men pledged are en
rolled in the school of business ad
ministration and are either special
izing in foreign trade or have
shown an aptitude in that field.
Those pledged are: Frank Beistel,
senior, of Eugene; Wayne Em
mott, junior, from Hillsboro; Or
ville Garrett, junior, Grants Pass;
Fred Kerr, junioK,Eugene; Lionel
Lane, junior, Portland;" Francis
Moon, junior, Eugene; Richard
Stevenson, senior, San Mateo, Cal
ifornia; Carey Thomson, Senior,
Vida; Carrol Watson, junior, Trail;
Hal Johnson, senior; and Fred
Norton, junior.
Increased interest in the field of
foreign trade was the reason given
by Spencer Raynor, president of
the local chapter, for the large
number of men taken in at this
time. The return to the campus
this year of Professor Hawkins, he
said, has been a decided factor in
the greater interest shown by the
students in this branch of learning.
Professor Hawkins has specialized
in this study for a number of years
and has returned only this fall
from Washington where, he has
been connected with the depart
ment of state in the treaty division.
The class in foreign trade has more
than doubled over last year.
Rae Goes South
Arne G. Rae, professor of jour
nalism, left the campus Thursday
afternoon for Roseburg, where he
will visit the Roseburg News-Re
view print shop. He is at present
reading proof on the rate book.
Old Packing Around Books
Reveals 1845 London News
Rare indeed is the man who
stops to notice the usual crum
pled sheets of newspaper used for
packing, in a box of books, and
the rarer the books, the rarer the
man who pauses. Luckily, how
ever, while unpacking a shipment
from England of the rare volumes
now on exhibition in the Co-op
window, some fragment of the
packing caught the worker's eye.
The papers, when properly un
folded, smoothed and read, proved
to be: (1) portions of the London
Illustrated News for August, 1845;
(2) Record of Proceedings of the
House of Commons, 1650 ; and (3)
a brief but tantalizing section of
"The Young Crofters,” Chapter
XII, entitled 'Teachers and Tele
grams."
Editorial opinion in headlines
apparently meant nothing in 1845.
In the London Illustrated News,
just below a steel engraving mod
estly depicting the success of the
new invention, Cox’s Patent Swim
ming Stocking, ran the head:
"Daring Garotte Robbery in Liver
pool,” just above the distressing
news: “Frightf ul Accident in
Cork,” and the column ends with
the simple but eloquent remark:
“A Horrible Railway Accident.”
A letter to the editor, , from
South Wales, occupies a full page
lauding the glories of “the many
American drinks, for which the
Yankees are famed, and which
may be considered amusing as well
as acceptable to some of your
! readers."
Here the novelties of ice, soda
i water, and straws are explained
! in detail, and the correspondent
1 closes with the observation: “To
! a stranger,, on first witnessing
! their operations, it appears, by the
i extension and undulating motion
1 (Continued on Page Two)
Better Radio
Season Finds
Talent Change
New Emerald Entertainers
Make Ether Debut
Over KOBE •
Sunday Night's Broadcast
To Be Next Program
In This Series
First of the “Better Radio Sea
son” programs, last night’s broad
cast of the "Oregon Daily Emer
ald of the Air” promised to live
up to its name. An almost com
plete change of campus talent was
made in the studio at the College
Side Inn, in the first of the special
season oroadcasts. Outstanding
among the array of performers
were the “Emerald Entertainers,”
new staff orchestra, who present
ed the latest dance tunes In orig
inal arrangements. Dale Brown,
Wilbur Thibault, Bruce Higby, and
Sheldon Dunning are the members
of the band.
Maurice Kinney, a deep-voiced
crooner, sang “Year From Today”
for the pleasure of all. Another
man, who did some splendid solo
ing, was Bob Holmes who paid his
first visit to the studios this year.
Give Bedtime Story
lone Anderson, absent from the
air the past few weeks, was back
again with “What’s the Use” and
“Three Little Words.”
Art Potwin, director of the
broadcasts, and his assistant, Chet
Knowlton, interviewed “Slug” Pal
mer on things in general about
campus life.
Barney Miller, continuity editor,
and Vinton Hall, editor of the Em
erald, presented another one of
their popular bedtime stories. This
time it was “The Three Bears”
done in modern style. Miller and
his assistant, Willie Johnston, had
their usual parlor propaganda to
offer.
Old favorites on the program in
cluded the girls’ trio and Johnny
Smedberg. Maxine Glover, Sally
Halloway, and Marvin Jane Hawk
ins harmonized bn "Japanese Sand
man” and "I'm Yours.” Smedberg
sang “My Mad Moment” in pleas
ing fashion.
Next Sunday night the second
program in “Better*Radio Season”
will be broadcast from the radio
parlors of College Side Inn. Spe
cial features are slated for this tea
hour broadcast. Outst a n d i n g
among these will be an interview.
with Hugh Biggs, dean of men.
Crusade Leaves
Infirmary With 7
Health Campaign Fails To
Check Illness
With such a i;igid campaign go
ing on as is being waged on the
campus at the present time by the
health week committee, University
health officials are expecting a
gradual decrease in sickness at
Oregon. Nevertheless there were
seven students confined to the in
firmary yesterday. Though this
number is a slight increase over
that of last week, according to in
firmary records, the majority of
patients are at the infirmary as a
result of ailments beyond the pre
ventive power of health officials.
These ailments are chiefly nervous
break-downs, broken limbs, appen
dicitis, etc.
The students confined to the care
of the health service over yester
day were Betty Prindle, Ruth Van
Schoonhoven, Zelpha Houston,
Phyllis Wold, Virgil LaClaire, Gra
ham West, and Marion Hall.
Hall, who is a member of the
football team is confined as the
result of an attack of appendicitis.
His condition is not serious, how
ever, and he expects to be able to
make the trip to San Francisco
for the Thanksgiving game with
St. Mary’s.
Dr. Spann Gives Lecture
On Germanic Civilization
“Early Germanic Civilization
and Medieval Civilization’’ was the
subject of an address given yes
terday evening by Dr. Meno Spann.
Although the lecture was open to
anyone interested, it was mainly
for the purpose of giving members
of his classes a better understand
ing of early and medieval German
'life.
Oregon To Meet These Gaels Thursday
BROVELLI
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BOYLE
PEEBLES
AUD1GAN
STENWETT
Running from right to loft ready to stiff-arm an Imaginary opponent in the lay-out above is Dick
Boyle, St. -Mary’s quarterback, who helped defeat the Fordham eleven. At Boyle’s toe is Peebles, center,
said to be the coast’s best defensive'player. Slip Madlgun, coach, is next, and Stennett, halfback, fol
lows Madigan. Angel Brovelii, fullback, didn’t play Oregon last year. The whole St. Mary’s team Is
pointing toward the Oregon battle this year on Thanksgiving day.
Filipino Students ■
Come to America
For Socialization
Desire To See U. S. Causes
Many To Leave Home; 1
33 On Campus
“The Filipino students come over
to an American college because
they desire to get the best sociali
zation. Sometimes they get the
worst, but their ideals are all
right nevertheless,” says Mrs.
Charlotte Donnelly, who for the
past ten years has handled,
through the Y. M. C. A., the place
ments of foreign students coming
to the campus. “In the Philippines,
the high schools and the universi
ties are of the finest type, but the
desire of the students to see this
country and to learn under Ameri
can professors causes them to
break away from their families
and take their chances here in
America.”
"There are 33 Filipino students
here at the present time. They are
about 21 years old when they come
and are eager for general educa
tion courses. Biology, political sci
ence, sociology, and business ad
ministration are some of the favor
ite courses. If the student is plan
ning on going back to his country
to teach he usually works toward
a degree in education.”
Mrs. Donnelly pointed out the
interesting fact that the Filipino
students must wait nearly two
months before they receive an
swers to the letters mailed back
home. The time taken for a letter
going one way is 28 days.
“These students are plucky,
steadfast little persons,” added
Mrs. Donnelly, "and are determ
ined fo m ike good. I enjoy watch
ing their progress in the Univer
sity."
Biographies Are Received
By University Library
“Rutherford B. Hayes" and “Life
Story of Brigham Young" are two
new biographies which have been
leceived by the library.
The biography of Mr. Hayes was
written by H. J. Eckenrode, who
throughout the book recalls the
problems of President Hayes both
in his campaign and during his ad
ministration as president. It also
gives a detailed explanation of how
they were attacked and solved by
the president.
The “Life Story of Brigham
Young” was written by one of his
own daughters, Susa Young Gates.
In the book the author gives a
vivid and romantic picture of the
career of Brigham Young, and also
the reflection of the lives of the
multitudes who with him hoped
and toiled to conquer the desert.
Caswell Makes Own Survey
Finds Saturday Classes Fail
Classroom Congestion Is
Not Relieved Through
Adding Sixth Day
Saturday classes. Do they ac
complish their object of relieving
the congestion in classrooms? To
discover if they do, Dr. A. E. Cas
well, professor of physics, con
ducted a survey of 110 students,
and the results obtained, he thinks,
indicate that they fall far short
of their object.
In a group of 77 students the
number of classes taken on Sat
urday is 3.005 per cent of all the
classes. The percentage of all
classes, excluding laboratories,
which are held on Saturday is
2.86. The average number of
classes per student on Saturday is
only .506 or slightly more than one
for every other person.
More classes are held on Wednes
day than on any other day of the
week. Monday is next, then Fri
day, Thursday, and Saturday, the |
survey shows.
For a representative group of
freshmen taking a survey of phys
ical science course, 22 per cent of
ail classes are held on Wednesday,
then Monday with 20 per cent,
Friday with 18, Tuesday with 16,
Thursday with 15, and Saturday
way down in the list with only
9 per cent.
Saturday, in this group, had an
average of 1.67 classes for each
student. Wednesday again was
favored with the highest, with 4.3
classes per student. After that
the number per day is distributed
fairly closely until it reaches the
3.08 average on Thursday. Then
it takes a big drop to the Satur
day figure.
“The results of this inquiry
would show, I think,” said Dr.
Caswell, “that Saturday classes
fall short of their objective. I
would account for the evident
failure of Saturday classes on the
basis that there is a natural re
sistance of the students against
them.”
Sigma Delta Chi
Awarded Honors
Fraternity Places Fourth in
Professional Work
After placing second in the ef
ficiency contest, the University of
Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta
Chi, journalistic honorary, won
fourth place with 70 per cent in
professional achievement, at the
national convention at Columbus,
Ohio, it was revealed in a night
letter yesterday from Neil Taylor,
president of the Oregon chapter
and a delegate to the convention.
The activity of the Oregon chap
ter was highly commended upon
by the officers of the convention.
Earlier it was announced that Ore
gon was second in the efficiency
contest, losing out to Illinois only
because the secretary and treasur
er sent in their reports too late.
North Dakota was first in profes
sional achievement with 76 per
cent, only 4 per cent more than
Oregon.
Four northwestern schools in
vited the convention to Seattle for
the meeting in 1832. Next year
the convention will be held at Min
nesota.
Taylor left last week to attend
the convention which was held on
November 17, 18, and 19. He will
not return to the campus until af
ter Thanksgiving, as he plans to
I come back by way of Canada.
Total Registered
In Extension 4458
Oregon Student* Number
7000 Altogether
According to a report issued No
vember 1, by the University of
Oregon extension division, 4,458
students are enrolled in extension
classes and correspondence courses
throughout the state.
Of these, 2,040 students are stu
dying in the Portland center class
es. The University sponsors ex
tension classes in Astoria, Bend,
Eugene, Roseburg, Salem, and Sil
verton, and correspondence stu
dents numbering 2,079 people rep
resent every county in the state of
Oregon.
Portland students alone are car
rying 7,617 term hours of work,
while the correspondence students
are taking a total of 9,527 term
hours. Extension and correspond
ence students together represent a
total of 18,283 term hours which
mean that 1,218 extension stu
dents are carrying, work equal to
that of the average student on the
Oregon campus.
From one-third to one-half as
many men are enrolled in the
courses as women.
If the total number of extension
students was added to the number
of students studying on the cam
pus, it would mean that the Uni
versity of Oregon offers instruc
tion to approximately 7,000 people.
'Holiday' Will Be
Given Tomorrow
A SPECIAL performance of
“Holiday” will be given on
Saturday night to provide for
those who could not get seats
earlier in the week. The popu
larity of the play has filled the
house to capacity twice and a
large advance reservation has
already been made for tonight.
There are still a few seats to
be had for tonight and reserva
tions may be made by phone for
both evenings. Call 3S00 and
ask for Guild theatre box office.
Seats reserved by phone will be
held until 7:45 o'clock. If not
claimed by then they will be put
hack Into the rack to he sold
at the window.
The curtain will rise at 8:15
sharp.
Men Will Try Out
For Debate Squad
On November 25
Entrees Will Speak for Six
AJinuteg on Free Trade
Policy of America
The debate season Is getting un
der way with all the tryouts com
ing within the next few weeks. The
way with all the tryouts coming
off within the next few weeks. The
men’s varsity tryouts will be held
on Tuesday, November 25, In Vil*
lard at 4 o'clock. The entrees will
speak for six minutes on either
side of the question: Resolved, that
the United States should adopt a
policy of free trade.
Following the varsity .' tryouts,
comes the oratory and extempore
speaking tryouts on December 2,
at 7 o'clock in Villard. The ora
tions will be 15 minutes long, and
on optional subjects. The extem
pore speakers will be assigned
some phase of free trade to speak
on for 10 minutes. The assign
ments will not be made until about
two hours before the participants
are to speak.
The freshmen will vie for places
or the team, December 4, in Vil
la rd at 4 o’clock. They will speak
on the same question used at the
varsity debate tryouts: Resolved,
that the United States should
adopt a policy of free trade. Those
v/ho make the freshman team will
have a good chance for varsity
next year. •
There will be no tryouts for wo
men debaters this year. Instead,
'all freshman women and women
interested in varsity debate are
asked to report to the speech di
vision office in room 4, Friendly
hall by November 25.
Wife of Frosh Halfback
To Arrive Here Monday
Mrs. Joe Lillard, wife of Ore
gon’s sure-fire, frosh halfback, is
on her way to Eugene from Min
neapolis, Minnesota, to join her
husband who came here this fall
following "Doc” Spears’ accept
ance of the position of football
coach.
Lillard is awaiting a wire from
his wife stating the definite time
of her arrival which he sets as
Monday noon. Mrs. Lillard is
aboard the Northern Pacific train
coming by way of Portland. She
will establish a permanent resi
dence with her husband here.
HealthWeekon
CampustoEnd
This Afternoon
Program at Gerlinger Hall
For All Women To Start
At 4 o’Clock
Winners in Back and Legs
Contest To Be Chosen
After Stage Review
A social afternoon with a pro
gram of musical numbers, model
ing of sports clothes, and selection
of prize winners in the week’s
contests, will take place today
from 4 to 5:30 o’clock in the gym
nasium of the Gerlinger building,
as a conclusion to “Health Week,”
the first period of its kind to be
held on the University campus.
“A. cordial invitation is extended
to all women on the campus to
attend this event." Miss Ethel Ma
son, general chairman, announced.
After the program there will be
dancing and refreshments will be
served.
All the sororities are represent
ed in the menu contest. Selection
of the winning menu will take
place at 1 o’clock today.
Beauties In Review
Winners in the beauty contest
which emphasizes posture as a
good health measure, will be cho
sen after a review of them, on the
stage which has been arranged in
a southern scene.
“Any effort towards bettering
cur health is desirable,” Dr. Nel
son L. Bossing of the school of
education observed yesterday in
reference to Health week, and con
tinued, "However, I haven’t very
much faith in the educational sig
nificance of the program, health
is something that isn’t developed
in a week.”
Health a Habit
“The whole problem of health is
not a problem of a moment, but a
problem of habit, but you do not
develop habits in a week,” he ex
plained, mentioning' that people are
prone to keep health rules for a
while, and then let down, like some
athletes who train vigorously for
a season and then be glad it is
over.”
“The aspects of health should be
the daily problems of every per
son, and are not going to be solved
by devoting a special week alone
to them," Dr. Bossing declared. “I
think most of these week fads we
have rest a lot on the expenditure
of energy that doesn’t bring much
return from an educational point
of view,” he remarked. “In Amer
ica we have a great tendency to
move into a weekly fad—a week
of this, a week of that with no
great educational significance”
Mrs. Edison Speaks
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison was a
guest cf honor at the meeting of
the Women’s Intercollegiate asso
ciation for Student Government
November 13 to 15, held at New
Brunswick, New Jersey.
Mrs. Edison believes that a co
ed should take both practical and
cultural subjects, including in her
curriculum economics, sociology,
psychology, chemistry, philosophy,
biology, genetics, literature, his
tory, art and music. She does not
consider higher mathematics nec
essary.
Howe’s Beach Home Makes
Secluded Summer Retreat
A rare bit of primitive forest
land, still habited by bears and
other wild creatures, is the sum
mer home of Professor H. C. Howe,
professor of English. The place is
located about a mile from Wald
port, Oregon, and is accessible only
by ferry. It is so secluded that it
cannot even be seen from the
beach, being hidden by bluffs and
dunes.
"In this day of autos, when you
can just step on the gas a little
harder to avoid an incoming wave,”
stated Mr, Howe, "it isn't so hard
tc reach my place. But in the days
when horses and wagons were the
chief means of transportation,
there were difficulties.”
Mr. Howe says that he himself
was never in any danger, but that
his son was caught there one win
ter and had to wade through flood
waist deep for several miles before
he could get out.
When a stage was coming along
by a bluff at the same time that a
wave was rolling in, Mr. Howe said
that the drivers would turn the
horses’ heads toward the bluff and
the wave would pick them up and
deposit them safely on the sand
some twenty yards further on.
Mr. Howe complains that the
Roosevelt highway, which will cut
through a portion of his place, will
destroy his privacy. His house has
already been broken into two or
three times but, he says, cork
screws seemed to be the only ar
ticle in demand on these occasions.
This area of 300 acres requires
a good deal of work for its culti
vation. Besides a hill 250 feet in
height, which divides the two cul
tivated parts of the farm, the
south side of the place, facing the
bay, is filled with lakes made by
sand blowing across the beach into
the ocean.