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Go To Game Oregon will open its home bas ketball season at the Igloo tonight whetf Reinhart's men will tangle with the W. S. C. Cougars. Be there to boost the Webfoots. VOLUME XXXII The Weather Maximum . 52 Minimum . 37 Precipitation .15 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 16, 1931 NUMBER 56 Byrd Enthral Listeners With Antarctic Talk y ‘Little America’ Brought To Campus in Story Ami Pictures Crowd Likes Animal Shots Best in Movies; Pole Flight Thrilling Oregon students lived the lives of Antarctic explorers last night, felt their hardships and shared the thrills of hard-earned achievement. • About a thousand members of the student body crowded into McAr thur court with an equal number of townspeople to hear Rear-Ad miral Richard E. Byrd lecture on the Byrd Antarctic expedition and ^ to watch the showing of 9000 feet of motion pictures which were tak en during the sojourn on the south ern tip of the globe. • t Pole Regions Differ Byrd prefaced the showing of the pictures with a short talk about the nature of the Antarctic region, emphasizing the contrast between it and the Arctic regions. He also gave a verbal description of Little America and discussed equipment and clothing which the members of the expedition found to be most practical. The motion picture projection, although it was the first ever at tempted in McArthur court, was all that could be desired. There were no breakdowns or waits, and the magnascopic screen proved satisfactory. The pictures contained a mini mum of duplication with those shown in motion picture houses re cently under the title of “With Byrd at the South Pole.” The crowd seemed to enjoy most the » numerous shots of animals,—lum b bering seals, seasick dogs, playful pups, 40-ton wholes, and the pomp ous, self-esteemed penguins, those rare birds of the Antarctic who temper insatiable curiosity with all the dignity of middle-aged head waiters. Flight Description Thrills There were no sub-titles in the pictures. Byrd stood by the screen and gave a running explanatory account as the various scenes were shown. The use of numerous maps made the achievements in explora tion of the pp.rty very clear. The picture of the struggle to reach the pole by plane, height ened by Byrid's side-remarks, had all the intensity of a melodrama, and held the audience still with suspense, even though they were sure of the success of the flight. Durgan New Assistant Coach of Varsity Debate ^ Walter Durgan, senior in the school of law, has been appointed assistant coach of varsity men’s debate. He will aid Dr. Ralph C. Hoeber, who is the regular varsity debate coach. Durgan has former ly been very active in debate work. Prior to Eugene Laird he was gen eral forensic manager, and is a member of Delta Sigma Rho, na tional debating honorary. Durgan also won the honorary plaque given by the A. S. U. O. for three consecutive years of debat ing. He will start work immediate ly assisting Dr. Hoeber in training the men’s varsity debate squad. Byrd Uses Auto, Defeats Weather EAR-ADMIRAL, RICHARD E. BYRD, who fought 70 below-zero weather and blizzards in the Antarctic, found some of the worst weather he lias ever experienced right here in the Willamette valley. Byrd, who delivered a lecture and presented motion pictures of liis south polar expedition at Mc Arthur court last night, left Portland at 2:30 o’clock yester day afternoon in a plane piloted by Tex Rankin, Portland flier, to come to Eugene. When they got within 30 miles of Eugene they had to turn back because of fog, heavy rain and hail. Starting from Portland again, this time at 4:30 o'clock in Ran kin’s Hudson 8, the pair drove to Eugene, arriving here at 8 o’clock, having stopped in Salem for dinner. In a dressing room in the basement of the Igloo Byrd shaved and dressed hur riedly, and mounted the platform for the lecture at 8:20 p. m. Following the lecture, Byrd autographed a dozen or so books and then went to the (Eugene hotel to get some needed sleep, at 1:10 this morning the admir al boarded a train for Portland, where he will fulfil a lecture en gagement tonight. Oratory Contest Receives Support Of President Hall University To Participate Actively in Annual National Event The National Oratorical contest, sponsored in this state by the Ore gonian, should have the attention ind enthusiastic support of all high school students and of everyone interested in the welfare of youth ind of the promotion of things that make for greater patriotism, it is declared here by Dr. Arnold Ben nett Hall, who announces that he will be glad to support the move ment, as he has in the past. The University of Oregon is par ticipating actively in the contest, since all manuscripts of entries are to be sent to Dr. Dan E. Clark, of the extension division, at Eugene, and the winners will be selected for each district by a board of judges here. “Not only will this contest give students a better grasp on aspects if our government, through their study of the constitution, but it will give them invaluable training in the art of public speaking, one if the finest assets that a young man or woman can have,’’ Dr. Hall points out. “The hope for the suc cess, of our form of government^ rests upon the boys and girls who will be citizens tomorrow, and those who aid in developing their sense of respectability and feeling af high regard for the constitution ire greatly aiding the country, as well as the individuals concerned.” Jeannette Calkins Returns Jeannette Calkins returned to the alumni offices after presiding it the divisional council of the American Alumni council. The iffiee was closed one day so that ill the secretaries of Old Oregon could attend the meeting. Admiral Byrd Grants Students Interview Early In Morning * By MERLIN BLAIS and TED MONTGOMERY Imagine riding through deserted, rain-swept streets at 1:30 in the morning with the world’s outstand ing explorer. This morning at that i hour two Emerald reporters accom . panied Rear-Admiral Richard E. j Byrd in a taxi from his hotel to his waiting train. “I’m very sorry I didn't arrive as early as I had planned,” the admiral apologized in his southern drawl. He did not tell the story of his late arrival, but Trow, his bag-' gage-manager did. “We left Portland for Eugene at : 2:30 in the afternoon, in a plane piloted by Tex Rankin. From the first the air was rough, but after V nearly .an hour of flying, high winds that rocked the plane like a ship made it almost impossible to j go on. Rankin said he would try to land at Albany, and he changed l\is course in that direction. Im mediately such heavy banks of clouds and fog loomed up, that a half-hour’s circling failed to find the town. “We tried to find the airports at Silverton and Salem, but the same low cloud-banks blotted out the land. Tex turned the plane back to Portland as a last resort, and after two hours of flying we land ed back where we started. Tex said: 'Gentlemen, this is the worst flying weather I've ever seen.’ And Rankin has about a thousand flying days to his credit.” But Admiral Byrd showed no effects this morning from the har rowing experience of the after noon. To the contrary, he was ex (Continucd on Page Three) Decide Now on Life Work, AWS Speaker Urges Florence Ruby, Personnel Director of Portland Store, Talks Here Girls Told To Take Courses In Chosen Field and Cultural Subjects “Have your mind set on what you want to do and then go out and get after it,” advised Miss Florence Ruby, personnel director of. Olds, Wortman and King, Port land department store, yesterday afternoon to 200 women who scorned the sudden rainstorm to attend the winter term mass meet ing of the Associated Women Stu dents. "And while you are here in the University make up your mind on what you want to do.” Take Many Courses Girls were advised to take as many courses in the particular field in which they were inter ested, and “then crowd in as many cultural courses as you can. A cultured girl can talk down to anyone, but if you are not cul tured you can not talk up to a person,” Miss Ruby declared. Different kinds of work which women may enter now and for which they may prepare them selves in college were outlined by the speaker, who pointed out that these were only a few of many. “One of the most splendid jobs which a woman can have is that of private secretary, but she must be a college graduate,” the girls were told. “I have friends who are practically running the busi nesses of their employers right now, and receiving a man’s wage for it.” Professions Are Popular The professions of medicine and law were described by the speaker as two of the biggest professions for women at the present time. Women lawyers are wielding a great deal of influence in legisla tures and in their own cities,” she declared. “Journalism is a most hectic profession,” was the description given that work By Miss Ruby. “You must have a flair for writ ing and a flair for getting the information you want and putting it over. You have a job today and not tomorrow. “Advertising is another very hard profession. It is the hardest job in any store. The advertising woman is being jumped on con tinually,” the women were told. Art Is Recommended Commercial art was recom mended highly by the speaker for those who have sufficient talent. “It is a wonderful profession be cause there are so few women who are really good at it. Women in that work are among the high est paid, and they work under quiet, pleasant circumstances,” the director explained. A new kind of work which has developed since women's skirts were lengthened two years ago is that of stylist in large stores. This position is considered quite desirable, since the holder is ex pected to be able to give the latest points of style to the clientele of the particular store. She makes several trips to the East during the year, is well paid, and studies the fashion magazines. Banking New Vocation “Another new vocation is that of head of the women’s depart ment in banks,” Miss Ruby said. “You have to work, and have to be good in economics. You ad vise women on savings and invest ments, and must be able to budget anyone’s income.” Schools to teach hotel work, such as superintendent of a floor, hostess, or assistant manager, have been established recently, the speaker said. Such jobs command good salaries, and if a woman makes good, she goes from one big hotel to a bigger one. Practi cally all women who hold such po sitions are college women, Miss Ruby added. Miss Ruby will be on the cam pus Friday to confer with any girls who wish to ask her for de tails on any of the vocations which she outlined in her talk. Appoint ments may be made through the dean of women’s office for the hours of 10 to 12 a. m., and 1 to j 4 p. m. 1 Out to Tree Cougars srZvms '&<//&£> - jPatr •'/vszw/r&o Coach Reinhart has bpen grooming these two star Oregon hoop players along with three other veterans this week. He hopes that they will be able to sweep the Northern invaders off their feet with speed at the Igloo tonight. Hurlburt Named On Directorate Of Radio Contest Houses Can Still Sign for Emerald-.KORE Hours, Says Art Potwin Carol Hurlburt, junior in jour nalism, was appointed secretary of the Emerald-KORE radio contest directorate yesterday by Art Pot win, chief of the radio staff. Miss Hurlburt will be in charge of pro grams which the 30 living organi zations entered in the contest will present over the local broadcast ing station, and will keep in touch with all house program directors before each broadcast. Houses which have not yet sign ed up for the second radio contest may still do so, Potwin said yes terday. “Programs are coming along well,’’ Potwin said, “and there seems to be plenty of inter est in the contest on the campus. Many program directors have come to me with plans for their broad casts and they are really novel.” The contest will open Sunday with four houses, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Chi Omega, Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Beta Chi, presenting their radio skits by remote control from the College Side Inn studios starting at 5 o’clock. Each pro gram will last half an hour. Dr. Arnold To Be Guest on Friday Notable Scientist To Speak At Coast Meetings An opportunity to become ac quainted with the various depart ments of the Bell Telephone com pany, with view toward seeking work in one of the company’s de partments, will be offered to stu dents of chemistry and physics, when Dr. Harold DeForest Arnold, director of the research for the Bell Telephone laboratories, will come to the University campus on Friday, January 23. Dr. Arnold is considered one of America’s foremost scientists in the field of chemistry and physics. The visitor’s notable work with vacuum tubes is responsible for new developments in the whole telephone art, both wire and ra dio, according to Dr. A. E. Cas well, of the University department of physics. Dr. Arnold will confer with stu dents and faculty members of the chemistry and physics depart ments during his visit in Eugene. He comes to the Pacific coast re gion primarily to speak at coast section meetings of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Dr. Caswell states, “There are many departments in which stu dents may prepare themselves for work with the Bell Telephone company. In fact, the student has his choice of four departments in the company laboratories the re search and development, the man ufacturing, the company opera tion, and the Western Union.” There have been students chosen (Continued on Page Four) Russian Violinist To Give Concert Next Wednesday Second Associated Student Concert Will Feature Nathan Milstein Old Man Study suffered a se vere relapse last night with Byrd lecturing at McArthur court, and he is due for another one next Wed nesday evening when Nathan Mil stein, brilliant young Russian vio linist, will appear at the court in the second concert on the Asso ciated Students’ series. There will be no admission charge to Univer sity students for this concert, since it is one of the regular series which is underwritten by the A. S. U. O. concert fund. This will be Milstein’s first Eu gene concert, but he became well known in the larger Pacific coast cities last winter, when he appear ed as guest soloist with the Port land Symphony orohestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. So well re eived was he at these engagements and at several other cities in the eastern part of the country, that he was engaged to extend his tour to the west coast again this winter. Artist’s Career Meteoric, Milstein’s artistic career has been as rapid and startling as the course of a meteor, but, unlike a meteor, he shows no signs of fad ing as fast as he came. He was born in Odessa, the Russian port on the Black Sea, on December 31, 1904. From the very first his vio lin instructors predicted a brilliant future for the boy. A11 during the storm of the great revolution he managed to continue his playing, and finally, at the age of 19, he started on a series of tours. In the six or seven years that he has been on the concert stage his success has been phenom enal. He has toured all over Eur ope and South America, praised unreservedly wherever he ha/play ed, until today he is ranked by leading critics as one of the half dozen really great violinists of the world. As the critic for the Los Angeles Examiner said after his concert there last year: ‘‘Milstein eclipses all violinists save a very few, and he is surpassed by none.” Soprano Is To Be Third Artist Milstein came to America for his first tour in October, 1929. Last spring he made another tour through Europe, and then returned to the United States in the fall. Florence Austral, soprano, will be the third artist on the A. S. U. O. series. She comes on February 5, and will be followed on Febru ary 22 by the Portland Symphony orchestra. Chemists Have Party Not to be outdone by the biology department, the chemistry seminar under Dr. A. H. Kuntz gave a de lightful party Thursday afternoon somewhere in the depths of Mc Clure. Chocolate, made in a huge beaker, and dainty cookies were served. Dr. Kuntz was assisted in serving during the afternoon by Harold Hughes, graduate student in chemistry. Ducks, Cougars Ready; Opening Game to Start At 8 o’Clock in Igloo _... -- -.- ■■ ; — 1*. _ Oregon Will Send Extension Data to Prison Inmates Correspondence Co u r s e s To Be Offered for McNeil Island The University of Oregon ex tension division has been invited to assist in an educational project sponsored by the United States penitentiary at McNeil Island, Washington, which will provide corespondence courses for inmates of the prison not interested in the regular courses given. In a letter to Miss Mozelle Hair, director of extension administra tion, H. M. Stiles, director of edu cation and welfare of the McNeil * prison writes: Tests Given Prisoners “I have been giving each man entering the prison since I took | hold of the work, the following tests: New Stanford language us age, New Stanford word meaning, Otis arithmetic reasoning tests. To date I have tested about 700 men and am able to indicate those who have sufficient ability to pur sue other than elementary courses. We have 205 men enrolled for edu cational work. Most of these men attend our night school where we teach vocational or pre-vocational courses. Last week the average daily attendance at night school was 203 men.” Corespondence Course List Sent The University of Oregon cor espondence catalogue containing a complete list of corespondence courses offered has been sent to the prison, and Miss Hair has sig nified her willingness to cooperate in the prison education enterpise. This movement is in line with new developments in eastern prisons such as Auburn and Sing Sing. In the past the University furn ished correspondence courses to in mates of the state penitentiary at Salem in the fields of English and mathematics, and at one time sent a study course in geology to a pris oner in the San Quentin prison, California. Comedy Chosen As Opening Play ‘The Single Man’ Will Start The Dramatic Season “The Single Man,” a domestic comedy by Hubert Henry Davies, will be the major production to open the dramatic season at Guild hall this quarter. The play will be produced February 11 and 12, and will be acted by the members of the class in technique of acting under the direction of Cecil E. Matson, assistant in the drama de partment. Hobart Wilson plays the male lead of Robin Worthington, the "single man” of the drama. Oppo ite him is Inez Simons. Jack Stipe, Marian Camp, Gwendolyn Foss, Eleanor Wood, Harvey Welch, Eleanor Lewis, Zora Beaman, Grace Burnett and Neva Lois Thompson all have parts in this play, which is a four-act comedy. These players will be remember ed for their participation in the group of one-act plays given last quarter, “The Breaking of the Calm,” “The Devil Comes to Al caraz,” and “The Dear Departed.” The scene of the play is laid in the country home of a very pros perous English writer and promises tO be typically English in atmos phere. 0 This play, several years ago, was a starring vehicle for the eminent English actor, Cyril Maude, and was played extensively in England and America. “The Single Man” will be the only modern costume play given this quarter, as the Guild Theatre players are now working on Shake speare’s "Twelfth Night." One oth er costume play which will be giv en near the end of the term will be announced later. Order of 'O' Men To Give Pep Talks rpO start the home basketball season otf with a bang. Or der of the O men will visit cam pus living organizations at din ner tonight to arouse pep for the Oregon-W. S. C. game. Jerry Lillie, president of the let termen's organization, will be in charge of the speakers. Getting student spirit off to a flying start before mid-season is the aim of the talks. In 1926, lettermen recalled yesterday, the Oregon basketeers got off to a slow start and in mid-season the student body realized that if the men won all the remaining games, they would bring home a championship. Enthusiasm flared at once and the champion ship was won. YWCA President Tells Gathering Of National Meet Student - Faculty Conclave At Detroit Attended by Oregon Delegate Results of the national student faculty conference, held at Detroit, December 27-31, were told at a joint meeting of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet and advisory board, Wed nesday night, by President Daphne Hughes, who was the only Oregon woman student to attend the con ference. “You can readily see how so many varied interests, factions, and viewpoints, represented by a convention of 700 people, half stu dents and half faculty members," said Miss Hughes, ".would make our committees and discussion groups exceptionally lively ones.” Seven Discussion Groups Formed “We divided into seven different commissions,” she continued, “con sisting of (1) administrative poli cies, (21 the educational system, (3) the social and organized life of the campus, (4) morals in a day of relativity, (5) social attitudes and responsibilities, (6) student counseling, and (7) religion and its relation to campus life. I was a member of the third of these, which included such topics as ex tra-curricular activities, grades, dormitory life, honoraries, and fra ternities.” “Attempts were made to sum marize the results of the confer ence, and the conclusions arrived at by the individual discussion groups. Although the exchange of opinion was valuable to the work ers, we all felt that the real bene fit would be in stimulation of the local campus. It was essentially a study of, and an attempt to fur ther student-faculty relations.” The only other Oregonian to at tend the convention was Irving William Warrington, Y. M. C. A. secretary at Corvallis. Webfoots Not Worried Over W. S. C. Edge Reinhart Says Quintet Will Play Game for Points; Height Discounted Sophomores on State Team Will Face Veterans of Oregon Five By VINCENT OATES The Oregon basketball team is in readiness for the first game against W. S. C. tonight at 8 o’clock in McArthur court. It is the first conference game at home for Reinhart’s quintet, which will play a second game tomorrow night against the Cougars. Height! One would think accord ing to the rumors and reports fly ing about that basketball games can’t be won without five men Who each stand six and one-half feet in their stocking feet. Because Washington has a center taller than Primo Camera and be cause Washington State has a cen ter who makes the first two look like midgets, the dopesters have offered only sympathy for Oregon. But Billy Reinhart has indicated that it is merely an excuse. The veteran Oregon mentor said—and ery emphatically, too—that games are not won by height but by points! Issue Seems True Pondering over the issue, one will find that it is only too true, that no matter how tall or how many tall members a team has, they cannot win if the other side gets more points. This is exactly what the Webfoot quint is intent on doing and thereby quashing all pre-game alibis. Accordingly, the Ducks have been plenty busy at the Igloo get ting acquainted with the inside of the basket. Oregon’s hoop coach is not concerned with height, or any other advantage of his oppon ents, but with getting the baskets. Lineup Is Picked The same lineup that looked so good against Washington in the second game of the twin series at Seattle will face the Washington State Cougars tonight. Jean Eber hart, scoring threat, in spite of a disadvantage in altitude, will start at the tip-off position; Vince Dolp and Windy Calkins, basket-shoot ing experts, will hold down the for ward berths, and Kerm Stevens and Hank Levoff, veteran guards, will play the back-court. This combination has proved the most effective and Reinhart feels sure that it will function against invading Cougars. However, the reserve strength of the Webfoots has not been overlooked. Reinhart has been keeping a watchful eye on the diminutive Billy Keenan, blonde basket wizard, Cap Roberts, titian haired substitute center, who inci f Continued on 1'age Three) Most Criminals Are Young, Recent Crime Survey Shows ! Felony, in common with other crimes, is a "young man’s game,” and daring youth plays a promi nent part in these serious offenses against society. In a„ study ^involv ing 1771 arrests for felony in Mult nomah county during 1928 and 1929, a total of 544, or 40 per cent of the 1358 whose ages were known involved persons under 25 years of age. This is one of the facts brought out in a survey of crime just com pleted by Wayne L. Morse, profes sor of law at the University of Oregon and Ronald H. Beattie, re search fellow. The study covered the years of 1928 and 1929 in Mult nomah county only, and dealt only with felonies. No account was tak en of amount of crime committed, .1 nor of arrests on charges other than felonies. The age record was lacking in many cases, and all figures are based on the number whose'ages were known, a total 'of 1358. Per centages‘are a eld t'o be fairly ac curate, however, since the ages of the ethers would no doubt vary as did those known. Seven of those charged were be tween the ages of 15 and 17, while 177 were still in their teens. The period of 20 to 24 inclusive had 367, or 27 per cent of the total known. That the field of felony is no place for an old man is shown by the fact that only 15 per cent, or 222, were over the age of 40, while another 10 per cent were between (Continued on rage Three)