Take Your Choice
There are 19 departments in the
school of literature, science and
arts in which one can get a de
gree, and nine professional le.jor
schools. *
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VOLUME XXXII
_UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930
NUMBER 47
Radio Season
Ends Tonight
In Broadcast
Last ‘Emerald of the Air’
v Presents Artists’ Parade
At 8 o’Cloek
Favorites To Stage Finals
Of Best Numbers Given
During Term
"Better Radio Season” will come
to an end tonight when the final
Oregon Daily Emerald of the Air
program for the year 1930 will be
broadcast from the College Side
Inn over station KORE at 8
o’clock. The entire hour will take
the form of a “radio parade,” and
will bring before the microphone
numerous campus ether stars who
have made successful appearances
on programs for the past term.
y Old favorites predominate. The
girls’ trio—Maxine Glover, Sally
Halloway, and Marvin Jane Haw
kins—will be on hand to do a bit
of harmonizing. lone Anderson,
popular blues singer, and Myste
rious Morose Mose will provide the
program with the solo numbers.
Janet Thacher. Lois Conover, and
Betty Hudson, the Kappa trio, will
make their final appearance on
this season’s presentations.
Harmony Twins To Sing
The Harmony Twins, Kenny
Lord and Waily Telford, will re
turn to the “mike” with new num
bers after several weeks’ absence.
Wilbur Thibault, violin, and Dale
Brown, piano, will offer request
numbers and new tunes as well.
A more recent “find”—“Three
Little Warts”—will juggle the
words of several current croonings
in their “Rhythm Boys” fashion.
Kelsey Slocum, Bob Goodrich, and
Johnny Smedberg are the “warts.”
An interesting interview is pfom- ,
ised by Art Potwin, director of I
the broadcasts, when Vinton Hall,
editor of the Emerald, steps up
to the microphone and tells the
radio public what’s what in Uni
versity newspaper work and of the
part the University publication
plays in campus life.
Emerald Entertainers Feature
The Emerald Entertainers, lively
dance band, sum up the talent for '
the evening. Art Potwin made j
the following statement last night
in regard to this final Emerald
KORE hour:
“The Oregon Daily Emerald of
the Air is prepared for its grand
finale—the radio parade of our
best talent used this term. The
radio directorate thanks those who
have helped with this term's pro
grams. Our talent has been very
prompt and faithful, and deserves
our utmost praise. We hope the
campus will remember our per
formers when dances are needed.”
The radio directorate ror this |
term has included. Art Potwin, di
V rector; Chet Knowlton, assistant;
Dave Eyre, publicity; Barney Mil
ler, continuity, and Willie Johns
ton, assistant.
Smith To Return Soon
Dr. Warren D. Smith, professor
of geology, is expected to return
to Eugene shortly after Christmas
to take over his winter term class
es, it was learned yesterday. The
professor has spent the past few
months in South America, visiting
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru,
and arrived in San Francisco a
few days ago.
Soloists For ’'Messiah" Sunday
Emilienne Roach, soprano, and Roy Bryson, bass, who are to be
soloists in the Christmas production of Handel’s “Messiah,” to be given
in the music auditorium Sunday afternoon by the polyphonic choir
and the University symphony orchestra, directed by Arthur Boardman.
Tickets for the concert may be obtained at the University Co-op or
at the office of the music school.
Choir and Orchestra Hold
Rehearsals for 'Messiah’
1 Boardman Leads Ensemble
In Preparation for
Sunday Concert
Preparation of the polyphonic
choir and the University symphony
orchestra for the performance of
"The Messiah,” to be given in the
music auditorium Sunday after
noon, has reached a final stage and
several rehearsals of the full en
semble have been held to insure
the highest quality of performance.
Arthur Boardman, conductor of
the choir, who will be in charge
Sunday, has been directing the
joint rehearsals of the choir and
.orchestra, the orchestra having
previously been trained for its part
by its conductor, Rex Underwood.
The first joint rehearsal was held
on the evening of December 3,
and showed a surprising unanimity
of performance.
Last Sunday morning the four
soloists, Emilienne Roach, Pauline
Brigham, Roy Bryson, and Hadley
Crawford, went over their parts
with a string and woodwind accom
paniment, and last night the sec
ond rehearsal of the full ensemble
was held.
On Saturday afternoon a dress
rehearsal will occur, arrangements
having been made to avoid any
conflicts with final examinations
which members of the choir or or
chestra may have on that day.
Then everything will be in readi
ness, and at 3 o’clock Sunday af
ternoon the performance will be
gin. Meanwhile tickets are on sale
at McMorran and Washburne’s, at
the University Co-op store, and at
the office of the music school.
Oregon’s Rhodes
Contestant Goes
To Division Finals
Robert Jackson, of Eugene,
Will Know Committee’s
Judgment Today
Robert F. Jackson, of Eugene,
graduate student here in physics,
will compete today in Spokane in
the final Rhodes scholarship exam
inations, in which 12 students, two
each from the states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wy
oming, and North Dakota, are en
tered. The other candidate repre
senting the state of Oregon is
Francis F. Coleman, son of Presi
dent Norman F. Coleman, of Reed
college, Portland.
Jackson and Coleman won out
in the State Rhodes contest held
in Portland last Saturday when
seven students, four from the Uni
versity of Qregon, two from Reed
college, and one from Willamette
university, were examined by the
state committee composed of Dean
M. Ellwood Smith, Oregon State
college . Prof. S. Stephenson Smith,
University of Oregon, and Dr. G.
Bernard Noble, Reed college. The
Oregon students in the state finals
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Annual Sculpture Contest
To Test Ability With Soap
- i
Soap—what a wonderful sub
stance from which to carve models.
The National Soap Sculpture com
mittee is sponsoring their seventh
annual contest for the best sculp
tures made from small, white bars
of soap.
The present contest will close on
May 1 of next year. All entries
must be in at that time. The pur
pose of the competition is to awak
en and sustain the democratic art
impulses throughout the country,
stated the bulletin which is pub
lished by the committee and is
posted in the University library.
Because of the cheapness of soap
all that is really necessary is tal
ent and work.
The competition has been divid
ed into three classes. The first
class is for contestants of 21 or
over. The first prize in this divis
ion is $300, second $150 and the
third $100. The second class is for
students of the age of 15 to 21.
The first prize in this section is
$200, second $100 and $75 for the
last prize. The last section is open
to students of the ages of 15 or
under.
The committee is also offering
a special award of an art scholar
ship in one of the leading art in
stitutions of the country to the i
winner of the senior section. A ;
second special award of a bronze I
model of the best sculpture out of .
the entire contest, will be present- j
ed to the winning artist.
Students who are interested in |
this contest may read the bulletin
regarding it, which is posted in the
library. |
Alpha Kappa Psi
Will Hold Weekly
Seminar Groups
Business and Faculty Men
Will Lead Discussion
Of Current Problems
In an effort to better acquaint
its members with business condi
tions as they will find them upon
leaving colleges, Alpha Kappa Psi,
national professional commerce
fraternity, at a luncheon held yes
terday at College Side Inn, decided
to hold a weekly seminar discus
sion group, with outside business
men and faculty members leading
the discussion. The first seminar
is scheduled to be held on January
12, when Karl Thuneman, advertis
ing manager of McMorran and
Washburne, will be present.
An effort will be made by th»
group to make the seminars so
successful that the school of busi
ness administration will give cred
it to those attending the discus
sions, according to George Rob
bins, professor in. the school, who
was yesterday elected as deputy
counselor of the group. If this is
accomplished the seminar group
will be thrown open to all business
ad and economics students. No
credit at all will be given for the
winter quarter seminars.
Membership in Alpha Kappa Psi
is open to all majors in business or
economics providing the student is
in the upper one-third of his class
es scholastically.
Infirmary Lists Fewer
Patients as Exams Near
With only a few days left to go
till examination week, the infirm
ary yesterday had a slight de
crease in the number of patients
confined to its care.
Wednesday s record showed that
there were only seven students
there at that time, whereas nine
were confined to the care of the
University health service on Tues
day.
The unfortunates confined to
their beds at the present time are:
Jane Warner, Harriet Kibbee, Wil
liam Manning, George Baumann,
Virgil LaClaire, Cecil Buckingham,
and Charles Davis.
All Rumors of
Spears Quitting
Oregon Denied
President Hall States That
‘Doe’ Will Continue
Coaching Duties
W. W. Monahan Says He
Has No Announcement
To Make as Yet
Excited rumors still lingering
about the campus over the proba
bility of Coach C. W. Spears leav- j
ing Oregon to take over the coach-)
ing position at California were
practically spiked yesterday as
definite denials were received from
Robert G. Sproul, president of the
University of California, and W.
W. Monahan, graduate manager
of the associated students at
Berkeley, and a statement from
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, just re
turned from Honolulu and now in
San Francisco, to the effect that
he was pleased to learn that Dr.
Spears would return to Oregon
next year to continue his coaching
duties.
President Sproul, in a communi
cation to the Eugene Register
Guard stated that while the selec
tion of a new coach at California
was entirely in the hands of Mon
ahan, the graduate manager had
not asked him to request Dr. Hall's
permission to open negotions for
the services of Spears.
Monahan, who is attending the
Coast Conference meeting at Los
Angeles, stated yesterday that as
yet he had not approached any
body, and that he would have no
announcement to make regarding
the situation for at least weeks.
Although Spears has twice def
initely denied that he had been ap
proached by California representa
tives and stated emphatically that
he intended to return to the Ore
gon campus the rumors would not
died down. However, the direct
statements from the California of
ficials seem to be all that can be
done at the present and apparent
ly clear up the situation.
This does not mean, however,
that the subject is closed even af
ter Monahan’s definite answer of
“No.” Possibility of a meeting be
tween Sproul and Hall have been
hinted at. Inasmuch as the story
started in California it is most
likely that news from there will
put a definite end to the situation
soon.
Polyphonic Choir
Trophies Arrive
For Song Contest
Silver Loving Cups Herald
Coming Intramural
Singing Tourney
With the arrival of two silver
loving cups, which stand 26 inch
es high on the base, at the school
of music yesterday, the intramural
quartet and sextet contest to be
sponsored on the campus winter
and spring terms by the Polyphon
ic choir assumed a tangible form.
After the final competition in
May, one of the cups, to be known
as the Polyphonic trophies, will be
given to the men’s house or hall
having the best quartet, and the
other to the women’s organization
having the best sextet.
The governors of the contest are
Arthur Boardman, director of the
Polyphonic choir and the head of
the music school voice department;
Mrs. Anne Landsbury Beck, head
of the public school music depart
ment; and Dr. John J. Lafidsbury,
dean of the music school.
These governors will announce
at the beginning of the winter
term the songs which will be used
in the competition, some of which
will be given with accompaniment
and some without.
Sweetser To Give Talk
On Work of Naturalists
"What’s in a name and how do
you get it?” is the subject upon
which Dr. A. R. Sweetser, head of
the department of plant biology,
will lecture before the Audubon
society in Portland Friday evening.
Dr. Sweetser will discuss the
work of the naturalists in the Pa
cific northwest and something of
the work that these men have ac
complished in the scientific field. I
Problems Faced by Houses
Will Be Investigated Here
Sherrill To Conduct Survey
In Conjunction With
Professor Rae
Plans for a complete survey of
the many problems faced by house
managers on the Oregon campus
were announced Wednesday after
noon by Lloyd Sherrill, who is
working in conjunction with John
M. Rae, associate professor of
business administration, and the
school of business administration.
The project is planned to include
a thorough study of the financial
and physical conditions of the liv
ing organizations.
Sherrill, ex - president of the
house managers’ association, start
ed work on the problem at the
request of the various fraternities
and sororities on the campus in
an effort to determine a plan by
which living expenses could be re
duced and physical conditions in
the organizations could be im
proved. Sherrill is acting under
authority of a resolution passed
by the association and with the
support of the individual houses.
While several attempts have
been made in previous years to
ward organizing co-operative buy
ing associations, the plan this year
contemplates no such move, al
though it is primarily interested
in devising a means of improving
the buying methods of the houses
and of the keeping of house ac
counts.
"During the past year in my
position as president of the house
managers’ association, I was im
pressed with the need for accurate
and adequate information concern
ing methods of management em
ployed by the 40 living organiza
tions on the campus,’’ Sherrill
stated last night, “as a basis for
a successful co-operative scheme.
For example, a comparison of ac
counting systems with a view to
ward adopting a standard system,
contract buying on certain items
of food, reduction of taxes, stand
ardized specification for new
buildings, and so forth.
“To gather this information is
a detailed and difficult task, but
I was glad to undertake it at the
request of the house managers.
With the assurance of their co
operation and support, I plan to
make a comprehensive study of
fraternity finances and physical
accommodations. I will, of course,
keep all of the information gath
ered confidential with regard to
the identity of the particular
group.”
The study will be divided into
five major parts. The first is the
relations of the local group to the
national organization as to finan
cial and other reports, bookkeep
ing systems, and so forth. An
other important part is the rela
tion to town members to show
average costs to members of the
fraternity residing in Eugene and
a definite plan by which they will
be able to bear their share of the
fraternity costs.
Control of employees will come
in for a great amount of study
to establish standards of duties,
wages, and hours of work. House
maintenance will also be taken up,
with a thorough survey of the re
pair work and summer upkeep
problems. The current position of
the groups to determine their
progress up to the present time
will also be studied. A study of
costs of overhead items, relation
of tax expense to total expenses,
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Prohibition Essay
Contest Is Offered
College Students
National Group Sponsors
Writing Competition
For Cash Prizes
In order to promote an intelli
gent interest among college stu
dents in the problems of alcoholic
drink in modern society, the Na
tional Intercollegiate Prohibition
association will sponsor a national
college essay contest awarding na
tional and sectional prizes to win
ners, it was announced here yester
day.
The first national prize will be a
trip to Europe. Three cash prizes
in addition will be offered: $300,
$150, and $50. Eight interstate
prizes of $100 each will be made in
prizes amounting to $50, $30 and
$20.
All undergraduate students in
American colleges and universities
are eligible to enter the contest and
must choose some specific aspect
ot the general question of alcoholic
drink in modern society. Suggest
ed topics for essays include: “The
Conflict About Alcoholic Drink:
Why?” “Liquor and Industry To
day,” “Alcoholic Drink and the I
Auto Age,” "Consequences of
Drink in a Community,” “Econom- ]
ic Aspects of Liquor in Society,”
“My Home Town, ‘Before and Af
ter’,” “The Case for Prohibition.”
All the competing manuscripts
must be sent to the national head
quarters in Washington, D. C., by
March 31, 1931, and winners will
be announced by May 1. Contest
ants are asked to limit the length
of manuscripts to 2,000 words.
They will be judged on clearness of
thought, originality, and under
standing of the subject chosen as
well as attractiveness of style.
Further information may be ob
tained from Mozelle Hair, of the
extension division.
Faculty of Law School
To Attend Alumni Meet
The law school faculty will at
tend the second annual convention
of the University of Oregon law
school alumni association, which is
to be held in Portland December
19. Charles E. Carpenter, dean of
the school, will be one of the
speakers.
The alumni association is made
up of a large number of prominent
lawyers of the state who have
graduated from the University
school of law. Carlton E. Spencer,
professor of law, is secretary of
the organization.
Women Named on
Freshman Squad
For This Year
All Debate Teams Are Now
Selected; Ready To
Begin Work
With the naming of the fresh
man women’s debate squad by Eu
gene Laird, freshman debate coach,
the selection of the debating
squads for the University has been
brought to a close. The women
making up the freshman squad are:
Polly Ann Jorgenson, Maxine Rau,
Eleanor Sheeley, Jane Warner,
Lyle Bartcher, Lois Reedy, Ger
trude Winslow, Geraldine Hickson,
Harriette Saeltzer, and Rita Swain.
According to Laird, there are a
number of experienced debaters in
this group, and freshman debate
should have a very successful year.
They will start at once preparing
for debates, which will begin some
time in February.
John King, freshman debate
manager, is arranging a schedule
for the squad. Two of the ques
tions that will probably be debate
are: “Resolved: that Ghandi is a
hindrance to India,” and "Resolved:
that the payment of alimony, ex
cept for the support of dependent
children, should be discontinued.”
There is now a total of 58 men
and women that will handle var
ious phases of speech for the Uni
versity this year. Now that the
squads are chosen, they are get
ting under way preparing for the
debate season, which begins in
February.
Faculty Members
To Give Lectures
Gilbert, Beattie, Howard
Listed for Talks
Problems of current interest will
be discussed by Oregon faculty
members in various parts of the
state.
“Taxation and Public Finance”
will be the subject of Dr. James
H. Gilbert, head of the economics
department, in a discussion before
the Wheeler community meeting
today.
W. G. Beattie, of the extension
division, will lecture on “Pictures
in the Classroom,” before the Co
lumbia County Men’s club.
On December 15 Charles G. !
Howard, state superintendent of.
public instruction, will address the I
Springfield Brotherhood, discussing j
"A New Concept of Poverty."
Home Today
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, presi
dent. of the University, who has
spent about a month in the Ha
waiian Islands on vacation, will
return to the campus today. Dr.
Hall left Eugene November 6 at
the orders of his physicians, to re
gain his health In the islands.
Dr. Hall To Arrive
On Campus Today
From Island Trip
Oregon President Spends
Vacation Resting
In Honolulu
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.—
(Special)—Dr. Arnold Bennett
Hall, president of the University
of Oregon, arrived here today on
board the liner President Pierce
from a three weeks’ vacation spent
in Honolulu. The Oregon educator
planned to leave immediately for
Eugene, where he expects to arrive
Thursday noon on board the Cas
cade of the Southern Pacific line.
Appearing rested after his short
vacation in the islands, Dr. Hall
seemed anxious to get back to his
desk at Eugene, which he left No
vember 6 at the order of his phy
sician. Dr. Hall did not go on a
vacation last summer due to ad
ministrative work in Eugene and
illness in his family which kept
him close to his duties.
Dr. Hall heard rumors while in
Hawaii that Oregon’s coach, Dr.
C. W. Spears, might succeed “Nibs”
Price at California, he said, but
took no stock in the reports.
"Coach Spears made such a won
derful showing this season, he put
Oregon back on the football map,”
Dr. Hall said. “If he could do this
in a few games, imagine what he
should accomplish in two or three
years. It is gratifying to learn
there was nothing to the reports
that he was considering leaving.”
F. S. Dunn Will Speak on
Legends of Christinas
“Origins and Legends of Christ
mas” will be the subject of an ad
dress to be given Friday at 10
o’clock by F. S. Dunn, chairman of
the Latin department, in 107 Ore
gon hall.
For the past ten years, Mr. Dunn
has spoken oh this subject on the
last meeting before the Christmas
vacation of his class in Latin Lit
erature of the Golden Age. The
lecture is open to anyone who may
be interested.
Warner Essay
Contest Plans
To Be Released
Mez and Smith, Both on
Leave, Will Arrange
Details on Return
Nine Awards Will Be Made
For Studies Based on
U. S. and Orient
With the winning of an award
now a national recognition, in ad
dition to the substantial cash priz
es, the Murray Warner essay con
test on international relations is
expected to attract a large num
ber of students on the campus. The
awards, donated by Mrs. Murray
Warner, director of the Murray
Warner Museum of Oriental Art,
will again total $800 for essays in
three classifications, it is an
nounced.
Definite details of the contest,
which is expected to close in March
or April of next year, will be an
nounced upon the arrival of Dr.
John R. Mez, professor of political
science, and Dr. Warren D. Smith,
professor of geology, members of
the committee, who are now away
on leave. They will arrive about
the first of the year and plan the
contest.
Nine awards are made on rela
tions between the United States
and the Orient. Entrants in the
contest are divided into three
groups, with a first prize of $150
for American students, and a sec
ond prize of $100 and a third prize
of $75 in this classification. The
same awards are made to foreign
students, while freshmen receive
a first prize of $75, a second of
$50 and a third of $25. The essays
should be about 3,000 words in
length.
East year Katherine P. Kneeland,
of Eugene, won first prize in the
American division, and Frank Kat
suhara Shimizu won first in the
foreign students classification.
Betty Ann Macduff, of Eugene,
won first place in the freshman
group.
Senator’s Talk Is
In Law Quarterly
Whitman College President
Sends Contribution
“The Oregon Law Review,” is
sued quarterly by the University
of Oregon law school, ha3 just been
released by the University Press.
The address presented before the
Oregon Bar association by Fred
erick Steiwer, U. S. senator from
Oregon, is printed in this number.
Other contributions in the pam
phlet were given by E. O. Immel,
I member of the Lane county bar;
! Alfred E. Clark, member of the
[American Bar association; James
F. Ailshie, ex-justice of the su
preme court of Idaho; Joe G.
Sweet, member of the San Fran
cisco bar; and Dr. Stephen B. L.
Penrose, president of Whitman col
lege.
The rest of the pamphlet con
tains editorial notes, bar associa
tion proceedings, and an article in
memoriam to Justice Thomas Al
len McBride, who died September
27, 1930.
Many Religions Represented
In University Student Body
Church preferences have been
expressed by 2444 out «f a total of
3,095 students at the University,
according to figures released by
the statistical division of the regis
trar’s office. Less than one-third,
or 979 have not yet joined a
church, according to information
put on their registration cards. An
other group of 575 neglected to
state whether or not they were
members.
The Presbyterian faith leads in
both preference and in actual mem
bership. A total of 593 expressed
a preference for this church, while
356 are members. Second on the
list is the Methodist church, with
383 citing it as preference and of
this number 246 members. The
Episcopal church is third, with 306
giving it as preference and 226 cit
ing membership.
Other churches on the list stand
ing high are Christian church, 239
preference, 165 members; Roman
Catholic, 199 preference, 164 mem
bers; Church of Christ Scientist,
183 preference, 38 members; Con
gregational, 135 preference, 79
members; Baptist, 132 members,
Other faiths represented include
Adventist, Evangelical, Jewish,
Latter Day Saints, Lutheran, Prot
estant, Unitarian, and United
Brethren.
Out of a class of 1055 freshmen,
869, or more than 80 per cent, ex
pressed a church preference. Of
the number not included in the
preference classification, 71 failed
to answer this question on their
cards, while only 155 said they had
no preference. In the senior class
of 393, only 55 said they have no
preference, while 42 failed to an
swer the question. These latter
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