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VOLUME XXXII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1931
NUMBER
> ADMIRAL BYRD WILL TELL INSIDE STORY OF ’LITTLE AMERICA’ AT M’ARTHUR COURT THURSDAY NIGHT
Honor Service
Group Decides
r On Club Name
Coach Hayward Has Group
Of Stars Training
On Indoor Path
R. Hill, Captain; Moeller,
Robinson, Siegmund
Steele Out
After weeks of deliberation and
debate that started long before the
Christmas holidays, the new soph
omore men’s service honorary last
night decided upon the name Scull
and Daggers as the official title
under which the group is to carry
on its work. Many names had
been submitted and rejected and
it was only near the end of this,
their third meeting, that the final
decision was reached.
John Marrs, president of the
honorary, reported that it is the
general consesus of opinion that
traditions are not being looked
after quite enough and especially
the wearing of the green lid among
freshmen is on the decline.
Plan Tradition Revival
Plans were made for the club
to co-operate with the Order of
the “O” in securing the aid of all
living organizations for full en
forcement of all rules in an at
tempt to bring back many of the
old traditions of the campus. A
well worked out plan of enforce
ment is being established.
Ushering at games and all cam
pus functions has been directly
taken over by the honorary. Their
first official work this term was
assisting in the seating at the high
school conference banquet. All
members of the club were present
at that time.
freshmen May Work
The ushering at the Byrd lec
ture tomorrow night will be con
ducted by the club, and, at the
same time, prospective members,
chosen for next year from this
year’s freshman class, will be on
hand to prove their worth in serv
ice. Other freshman men desir
ous of membership may call Ken
neth Lawson and volunteer to as
sist. The rushing program of the
club will be inaugurated at that
time through this method of find
ing desirable members.
“At present,” said Marrs, “our
work will center on enforcement
of the campus traditions. Their
need of backing is most evident.”
The next meeting will be held
on Tuesday, January 17.
Theta Sigma Plii To Give
Luncheon at Press Meet
Plans for a luncheon to be given
in entertainment of the publishers’
wives who are coming to the Ore
gon State Press conference to be
held on the campus January 23-24,
were arranged at a meeting of
Theta Sigma Phi, national wom
en's journalism honorary, yester
day afternoon. The luncheon is to
be in charge of Lois Nelson.
Arrangements for registration of
the delegates will also be taken
care of by this organization. Elean
or Jane Ballantyne is in charge of
^his.
\nfcarctic Hero Here Tomorrow
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The City of New )/brH at the tee Barrier ®**
Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd, only man to fly over both poles,
and leader of the expedition to “Little America,” will visit the campus
tomorrow to lecture at McArthur court on his trip to he Antarctic,
j Admiral Byrd will bring with him motion pictures of the south pole
area hitherto unshown.
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Adventurous Admiral Byrd’s
Life Saved By Missing Train
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That hard luck may sometimes
be a kindness of fate in disguise is
proved by an incident from the ad
venturous life of Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd, the noted aerial
explorer, who is to lecture at Mc
Arthur court Thursday evening un
der the auspices of the associated
students.
Some years ago Great Britain
notified the United States that she
was ready to deliver the giant di
rigible, ZR-2, to our government.
Byrd was assigned by the secretary
of the navy to go to England and
serve as navigating officer on the
voyage over the Atlantic. Byrd
arrived in ample time, but unfortu
nately missed his train out of Lon
don, and the ZR-2 cast off without
him. A few hours later he saw the
great ship crash down from the
sky in flames and plunge into the
Humber river with a great loss of
life.
If he ha’d not missed the train,
Byrd would undoubtedly never have
made the flight over the North Pole
or led the subsequent expedition to
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Short Appointed
Sports Editor of
Oregon Yearbook
Goodnongli and Reymers
Section Assistants
For Oregana
Harold Short, sophomore In jour
nalism, has been appointed sports
editor of the 1931 Oregana, it was
i announced yesterday by Henrietta
Steinke, editor of the annual. Short,
after staying out during fall term,
has just returned to school, and
will take up his Oregana work im
mediately.
As assistants in handling the
work of the department, Short has
appointed Ed Goodnough and Mahr
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London Builds Small, Modern
Cities To Replace Slum Area
"London is doing away with its;
^ slums by building small, munici
pally-owned cities housing about.
40,000 people and situated away
from the metropolitan district.
The old slum areas are being torn
and rebuilt into sanitary, modern
districts.”
This was one of the observa
tions of Miss Margaret Creech,
assistant professor of the social
work division of the school of ap
plied social science in Portland,
who was on leave of absence last
year to travel in Europe and study
at the University of London school
of eoonomics and political science.
She was on the campus yesterday
to confer with students interested
in social work as a vocation.
Miss Creecn observed social wel
fare work in England, conferred
with leaders in the social work
field, and traveled in France, Ger
many, Italy, Holland, England,
and Scotland. Her trip had a
threefold purpose—study, travel,
and observation.
“The social work training in
England is more theoretical, with
less emphasis on the practical and
technical than in America. There
is more public than private wel
fare there, also. The English are
overwhelmed at some of our prob
lems with which they do not have
to contend, such as immigration,
race problems, negro problems,
and prohibition.
“There are many volunteer
workers of the leisure class in
England as well as the profes
sional workers. One child welfare
organization has 5000 volunteer
trained workers. Some especially
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$50 Prize Awaits
Winner of Edison
Marshall Contest
Famous Novelist Offers
Award for Best
Short Story
Student writers on the campus
are asked to sharpen pencils, fill
pens, or get out the old typewriter,
and enter the Edison Marshall
short story contest, which is con
ducted each year. A prize of $50,
given by Mr. Marshall, well-known
author and graduate of the Uni
versity, is awarded to the author
of the best short story, and hon
orable mention is given to two or
three others. The contest will
close February 15.
This year several definite rules
have been made. First, any un
dergraduate student registered in
the University may enter the con
test. Second, the only standards
recognized are those which are
recognized by the contemporary
American magazines. Third, all
stories submitted must be original.
Manuscripts must be presented
in duplicate and should be type
written and double spaced. The
name of the writer should appear
nowhere on the manuscript but
should accompany the story on a
piece of paper in a sealed envelope
with the title on the face of the
envelope. All^hort stories are to
be handed to W. F. G. Thacher,
professor of advertising and short
story writing. Judges of the
stones will be announced later.
Norma Jacobs Directs Play
Norma Jacobs, University stu
dent teacher and dramatic director
at the University high school, is
director of a play, “The Stolen
Prince,” to be presented by the
. University high dramatic club at
I a high school assembly on Friday,
i January 23.
‘Copping Plea’
LowersPenalty
Survey Shows
Practice Used as Way To
Evade Felony Charge,
Officials Aver
Results of Work hy Oregon
Professors Released
In Recent Report
People who do not know what
the term “copping a plea” means,
or who have only a vague idea,
would do well to know more about
it, for some day it may be the
means of keeping out of the peni
tentiary for a term of years, al
though this escape may cost a few
days in jail, or a money fine.
“Copping a plea” means that a
person arrested on a serious
charge such as felony, which in
cludes such things as homicide,
robbery, larceny, forgery, arson
and like crimes, may bargain with
the prosecuting authorities and
agree to plead guilty to a mis
demeanor or lesser charge, and
thus escape the serious conse
quences of being found guilty for
the crime for which he was ar
rested.
Many Charges Reduced
Multnomah county nau iVTI ar
rests for felony during 1928 and
1929, and out of this number, 441
charges, or more than one-fourth,
were reduced to misdemeanors.
Actually, the ratio of those eligi
ble to “cop a plea” who did so is
much higher, as 375 of the original
cases were eliminated through dis
missal, discharge, continued indef
initely, or other cause. This
means that out of 1397 actually
facing trial on serious felon^
charges, one in three only had to
face trial on a charge of misde
meanor, which on conviction only
carries a jail sentence or fine.
These are facts brought out in
a survey on certain phases of the
crime situation in Oregon recently
completed by Wayne L. Morse,
professor of law at the University
of Oregon, and Ronald H. Beattie,
research fellow. The survey, the
first of its kind to be carried on
in the state, dealt only with 1771
actual arrests for felonies in Mult
nomah county during 1928 and
1929. These cases were followed
through to show just how legal
machinery works. No attempt to
"reform” the courts or legal
phases of the government was
made in the study, which dealt
only in facts. It was prepared
as a part of the research program
of the University, at the request
of the last legislature, and is de
signed for use of the legislature
now in session.
May Evade Heavy Charge
“Copping a plea” has long been
popularly known as a device to
evade the danger of conviction on
a charge of felony, and the survey
figures show how extensive the
use of this has become. Actually
what happens in many cases, the
figures tend to show, is that a
“bargain” is struck between the
prosecutors and the accused,
whereby the person charged with
a felony agrees to plead guilty to
a misdemeanor. This rates' as a
“conviction” on the records of the
prosecuting officials. It is an easy
and inexpensive way to dispose of
cases, and when the record comes
up for scrutiny around election
time, a good showing of “convic
tions” can be made.
The above statements are large
ly borne out by the figures in the
survey which show that out of
the 441 charges of felony reduced
to misdemeanors, 408 were con
victed. “The fact that only 8.5
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Back at Work
George Cherry, president of the
A. S. U. O., is back at his desk
again after spending the Christ
mas holidays attending the con
gress of the National Student
Federation in Atlanta, Georgia.
Informal Dress
In Order at Big
Dance of Admen
Many Reservations Already
Listed for Krazy
Kopy Krawl
With large posters announcing
the biggest fun dance of the year
much in evidence around the cam
ipus and a large number of reser
vations already in, plans for the
annual Krazy Kopy Krawl, spon
sored by Alpha Delta Sigma, to
be held at the Osburn hotel Satur
day evening, are going along
smothly, an announcement made
Tuesday by George Weber, general
chairman of the affair, stated.
“Many people on the campus
have asked what sort of apparel
to wear to the Krawl," Weber said.
“We want to make it clear that the
Krawl is the most informal of in
formal dances. Everyone is there
to have a good time.”
Tables Are Reserved
Reservations for tables at the
grille dance will be taken until
Friday by representatives of the
various houses. Only a limited
number of couples can be accom
modated in order to insure ample
dancing room for all who attend.
The pick of campus features
have been signed to appear at the
Krawl and several innovations are
promised. Three charming Dutch
maidens are scheduled to put in a
personal appearance at the affair.
They will distribute chocolate bars
to guests as an advertising feature
for a leading candy manufacturer.
Firms Give Souvenirs
Everything from breakfast food
to toiletries will be given away at
the dance as gifts from leading
concerns specializing in the various
industries, according to Tony Pe
terson, in charge of souvenirs.
The ballroom at the Osburn will
resemble a miniature advertising
convention with every known
means of advertising much in evi
dence, in keeping with the spirit
of the occasion. Nels Nelson has
charge of the decorations and he
has his staff hard at work devis
ing some clever settings.
George Weber’s enlarged dance
orchestra will furnish the music
for the Krawl and, to make the
program complete, delightful re
| freshments will be served.
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30 Houses Sign For
Emerald-KORE Radio
Broadcasting Contest
Western Schools Co-operate
More, Cherry Finds On Trip
That Oregon is not hampered by
the "famed" indifference of many
eastern colleges, and that the Uni
versity ranks well with any other
institution of its kind and size in
the country, were the observations
of George Cherry, president of the
A. S. U. O., who is back on the
campus after attending the sixth
annual congress of the National
Student Federation of America.
Cherry left the Oregon campus
December 24 in company with stu
dent body presidents of the Uni
versity of Washington and Oregon
State college. They traveled south
and picked up other delegates from
the southwestern colleges and uni
versities and then proceeded across
the continent to Atlanta, Georgia,
where the congress was held.
“One thing that was especially
noticeable,” Cherry stated, "was
the fact that the relations between
different schools and student bod
ies on the Pacific coast are much
closer than are the relations be
tween the majority of schools from
any other one section of the coun
try. The western schools show a
much finer sense of cooperation,
both between the students within
the school and between one school
and its neighbor.
The congress might have been
hold in the sunny south, Cherry
said, but it was cold, nevertheless.
Much colder than it is in Eugene.
The congress in itself, occupied
six days, all of which were filled
with meetings, discussions, talks,
and speeches.
The first afternoon of the con
vention, delegates were favored by
an address from Norman Thomas,
economist, on “World Depression
Demands World Cooperation."
This talk, direct to the assembled
representatives, was broadcast
over the Columbia Broadcasting
System. Following this address, in
the evening, the delegates were for
mally welcomed to the congress by
presidents Brittain and McCain of
the Georgia School of Technology,
Atlanta, and of Agnes Scott col
lege, respectively.
“A few of the outstanding pro
grams of the convention,” Cherry
stated, “were a discussion of the
basis of cooperation with other or
ganizations, one on international
relations of the federation being
(doubly interesting, since during
the convention several delegates
from the South asked two negro
representatives to leave and not to
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Alumni of Oberlin
Will Gather Here
For Rally Today
National Council Head Is
Honor Guest for
Annual Session
A “rally” of Oberlin alumni who
live in or near Eugene is planned
as a feature of the annual North
west regional conference of the
American Alumni council, which
will meet both in Corvallis and in
Eugene today, it is announced by
Miss Jeannette Calkins, alumni
secretary of the University and
regional director for the organi
zation.
•The conference will have as
honor guest John G. Olmstead.
alumni secretary of Oberlin, and
president of the American Alumni
council, and the “rally” is being
arranged so that former Oberlin
students may meet him. It wilt
be held at Gerlinger hall after the
banquet that will take place here
at the Eugene hotel.
Four Alumni Here
Prominent Oberlin alumni living
here who are expected to take
part include Mrs. M. H. Douglass,!
wife of M. H. Douglass, University
librarian; H. B. Yocum, professor
of zoology. C. M. Collier of Eu
gene, and Mrs. C. H. Sedgwick of
Creswell. Mr. Collier graduated
with the class of 1879.
The Northwest meeting, which |
is in charge of Miss Calkins, in-1
eludes a number of talks at Cor-1
vallis by Mr. Olmstead, Dean Eric
W. Allen of the University, and
Dean James K. Jewell of the state
college.
Banquet Scheduled
Following the afternoon meeting
there, the group will drive over to
Eugene, where a banquet will be
held at the Eugene hotel. This
will be followed by the meeting
for the Oberlin alumni.
Miss Calkins drove to Portland
Sunday, and Tuesday will be one
of a party that will greet the na
tional alumni head. He will be
taken for a drive up the Columbia
River highway and will be enter
tained by Portland alumni of
Oberlin before coming on to Cor
vallis.
Mrs. Ager Recovers
Mrs. Marion Ager, secretary of
President Hall, returned to work
Tuesday after a two weeks’ ab
sence due to illness.
New Jobs Given
Out in Emerald
Business Office
Kaufman, Busk, Woml and
Branslator Among
Those Advanced
Several promotions and appoint
ments were made yesterday by
Anton Peterson, manager of the
Emerald. Victor Kaufman, who
won the McMorran and Wash
burne advertising contest recently,
was named promotional advertis
ing manager and will promote ad
vertising for the Emerald.
George Branstator, Auten Bush,
and Jack Wood, sophomores, will
be the new assistant advertising
managers. The new circulation
manager will be Larry Bay, soph
omore. Bay has been promoting
new subscriptions and conducting
campus drives in the past, and
has done exceedingly good work,
according to Peterson.
Georgia Clark and Jane Warner
are the new advertising salesmen.
Rosalie Commons, former office
girl, was promoted to tnke charge
of the service department. Helen
Rae, freshman, is the new office
girl.
Kappas To Be
First Before
Microphone
Chi Omega, Alpha Bela Chi,
Kappa Sigma Will Also
Appear Sunday
Competition Among Living
Organizations To Last
Until March 8
Thirty living organizations on
the Oregon campus sent their rep
resentatives to room 104 Journal
ism building yesterday afternoon
to draw for places on the second
Emerald-KORE radio contest, and
results show that Kappa Kappa
Gamma\ will be the first to face
the microphone in the College Side
Inn studios next Sunday night.
Sunday night’s program will also
present Chi Omega, Kappa Sigma,
and Alpha Beta Chi in half-hour
programs.
Controls will be changed to tha
campus studios promptly at 5
o’clock and the four programs will
follow in rapid succession until 7
o’clock.
Drawings for the entire broad
cast series are as follow:
January 18
1. Kappa Kappa Gamma.
2. Chi Omega.
3. Kappa Sigma.
4. Alpha Beta Chi.
January 25
5. Susan Campbell hall.
6. Theta Chi.
7. Pi Beta Phi.
8. Phi Sigma Kappa.
February 1
9. Sigma Kappa.
10. Alpha Xi Delta.
11. Zeta Tau Alpha.
12. Sigma Pi Tau.
February 8
13. Alpha Phi.
14. Friendly hall.
15. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
16. Beta Theta Pi.
February 15
17. Hendricks hall.
18. International house.
19. Gamma Phi Beta.
20. Sigma Nu.
February 22
21. Alpha Gamma Delta.
22. Alpha Upsilon.
23. Delta Tau Delta.
24. Omega hall.
March l
25. Delta Gamma.
26. Alpha hall.
27. Kappa Alpha Theta.
28. Oregon Yeoman’s club.
March 8
29. Delta Zeta.
30. Bachelordon.
Programs Start at 5
Numbers preceding the names
of the organizations indicate the
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Business Depression Has 3
Characteristics, Says Morris
By LOIS NELSON
This is an interview with Dr.
Victor P. Morris, associate profes
sor of economics, on the world's
business depression. But, this is
NOT one more article attempting
to explain it. At this writing, no
statistics have been compiled to
show how many thousand explan
ations have been presented on the
subject in America’s current pub
lications within the last 12 months.
But it would undoubtedly be an
amazing figure. And, if statistics
could show the range of authori
ties responsible for some of the
explanations there would be fur
ther grounds for gasping.
The depression has been defined
by presidents of women’s clubs, by
editors who never saw a Tausig
and by housewives who, confident
ly chatting over clothes lines can
attribute it to something or other.
Some consideration of the situation j
has even been known to invade
sorority house dinner table talk,
along about the first of the month.
But, since the economist is, af
ter all, the man who studies busi
ness depressions outside of one,
we took the most popular problem
of the year to Dr. Morris, and ask
ed him to talk about it a little for
the Emerald. Here’s what he had
to say:
“YVe used to write the stories of
various depressions if they were
altogether separate things, regard
ing each one as a new phenomenon,
instead of seeing them as a part
of a series of cycles.
“We have got away from that
now and we regard business, not
as a static proposition but as a
flow of activity in which we have
a rhythmic motion.
“This depression is not to be re
garded as separate and distinct
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