i
Nearer Heaven
Oregon is not only gaining in
enrollment but in quality fo pro
fessional talent along with a \
chance for improvement in plant
and equipment. Boost for her.
-- - 0 -
VOLUME XXXII_ >
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931
The Weather
Maximum . 38
Minimum . 33
No precipitation.
NUMBER 58
Tax Exemption
Aim of Campus
Living Groups
Bill Will Be Presented for
Consideration of
Legislature
Willamette U. Frat House
Will Be Urged To
Bark Movement
To consider the problem of ex
empting' from state taxation of
fraternity and sorority property, a
& special meeting of the house man
agers association is being called
for this afternoon by Cal Bryan,
president of the organization.
“All of the fraternities in Ore
gon are attempting to get out of
the burden of taxes,” said Bryan
last night. “These taxes cost liv
ing organizations from about $200
to as high as $1,000 a year, which
must be paid by students—many
of whom are working their way
through college.”
In order for the bill to be intro
duced, and then to get it passed,
pressure will have to be brought
to bear on the members of the
legislature, thinks Bryan. He sug
gests that the students of the Uni
versity write prominent members
of their towns, and also the state
legislators from their districts.
Oregon Alums Help
There are many Oregon alums
in the legislature who would help
out, says Bryan. A few fathers
who would do their part for their
sons and daughters, and then there
t are friends not only in the legis
lature itself, but outside, who can
use their influence.
A letter has already been writ
ten to Kappa Gamma Rho to get
Willamette university fraternities
interested. Kappa Gamma Rho
was the fraternity which two years
ago appealed a case to the supreme
court to see if fraternities should
come under the tax exemption. The
court held that they did not.
Copy of Bill
A copy of the bill follows:
“Be it enacted by the people of
the state of Oregon:
“Section 1. That Title LXIX,
chapter L, section 69-104, of the
Oregon code of 1930, relating to
property exempt from taxation, be
and the same hereby is amended
by adding thereto a new subdivis
ion to be known as “Subdivision
10 of section 69-104 of Oregon
Code of 1930,’ which new division
shall follow subdivision 9 of the
said section 69-104, which new sub
division shall read as follows:
“10. All real estate not exceed
ing one (1) acre in extent and the
buildings thereon situate, and
. used exclusively by any univer
' sity or college society as a literary
hall or dormitory, if not leased or
otherwise used with a view of prof
it, and all books, furniture, appa
ratus and instruments belonging
to such society.”
A recent survey shows that
about 25 per cent of the Oregon
student body is affiliated with
some Greek letter organization.
About 95 per cent work for part
or all of their expenses, about 25
per cent being entirely self-sup
porting.
- %—
Lit y Lights
M 7et Chance
A SPIRIJs erary geniuses
will ha\ . vent in the 1931
Oregana if their eontributions,
which are to l>e dropped in the
box in the Oregana office, are
accepted, it was stated yester
day in an announcement by the
literary editor of the yearbook.
The contributions must be in
by January 25 and must be ad
dressed to the literary editor,
the announcement reads.
O.S.C. Wins From
Cougars, 21 to 20;
In Second Place
Lewis Stars for Beavers
Scoring 10 Points;
Even at Half
CORVALLIS, Jan. 19.—Oregon
State’s rapidly-rising hoop contri
bution to the Pacific Coast confer
ence, shot into second place in the
northern division with a close vic
tory of 21-20 over the Cougar
quintet of W. S. C. last night at
Corvallis.
The Orangemen took a lead of
8-2 early in the game before Wash
ington State came to life to final
ly tie the score at the half, 10-10.
Again in the second half, the Bea
vers took the lead of 15-12 but W.
S. C. sank a couple of long shots
and the game see-sawed with one
or two points difference until the
last few minutes when Lewis, Or
ange center, who scored 10 points,
looped a short shot giving Oregon
State a chance to stall.
Washington’s seemingly invin
cible Huskies remained in the lead
for the northern division race with
four victories and no defeats. Un
til last night’s game, Oregon State
and the Cougars were tied, with
Oregon and Idaho in the cellar.
Military Society
Holds Annual Ball
Scabbard and Blade Takes
In Seven Pledges
At an impressive ceremony, sev
en pledges were presented to Scab
bard and Blade, national military
honorary, at the Eugene hotel Sat
urday night.
The occasion was the annual ball
given by Scabbard and Blade for
the military department of the
University and certain guests, con
sisting mainly of cadet and reserve
officers of Eugene.
Two of the pledges, Lieutenant
Prouty and Spencer Raynor, cadet
first lieutenant, were made honor
ary pledges. Cadet pledges were:
Arthur Ireland, Joe Hughs, Treve
Jones, Joe Stoll, and Clifford Beck
ett. Each pledge was presented
with a ribbon and the usual mili
tary decorations.
The dance and ceremony were
carried out with military formal
ity, all wearing uniforms. Decor
ations, which were in charge of
Harold Kinzell, consisted mainly
of colors with one center gun.
Among the honor guests were
Governor Julius L. Meier, Presi
dent Arnold Bennett Hall, Dean
James Gilbert, and Dean Hugh
Biggs.
Oregon Graduate Wins Rank
Of Captain at Aviation School
Promotion to the rank of cadet I
captain and a place in the danger
ous and difficult pursuit squad
ron have been won at Kelly flying
field, San Antonio, by A. E. Mc
Carty, a graduate of the Univer
sity of Oregon last spring, it is
announced here by Major F. A.
Barker, commandant at the local
R. O. T. C. McCarty took up avia
tion last summer, and out of 260
students entering March flying
field at the same time, he is one
of the 56 who successfully com
pleted the work there and were
sent on to Kelly field.
After finishing the first four
months at March field McCarty
was advanced to the rank of cadet
captain, and upon arrival at Kelly
field, received the same appoint
ment there. This speaks well for
his training at the University of
Oregon, since the officers are ap
pointed in competition and grad
uates of nearly every university in
the United States were in the
original class.
“McCarty is making exceptional
ly good,” says Major Barker. “He
has not only won promotion as a
cadet officer at both schools, but
as a member of the pursuit squa
dron he proves his ability to fly.
Only the best fliers are selected
for the technical and dangerous
maneuvers of this group.”
Work at Kelly field is no mere
picnic, McCarty writes in a letter
to Major Barker. “Sergeant Con
yers would sure get a kick out of
drilling cadets here, as a few of
his pet worries about talking and
moving in ranks wouldn’t bother
him for long. I dug ditches for
three days and then filled them up
again for moving my eyes in
ranks, and it isn't any fun doing
it either, with the temperature
(Continued on Page Three)
Annual Press
Meet To Open
With 125 Here
Program for Conference Is
Completed; Contests
Are Feature
Sigma Delta Chi, School
Of Journalism Each
Offer Award
With the program off the press,
and all other plans for entertain
ment ready, the University is
awaiting the arrival of the 125
newspaper delegates who will at
tend the annual Oregon Press con
ference, Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday of this week.
Added to the list of speakers
are Josephine Stofiel, president
of Gamma Alpha Chi, women's
national advertising honorary and
senior in journalism, and Dr. R. B.
Dillehunt, dean of the University
medical school. They will speak
at the annual banquet at the Os
born hotel Friday night, Miss Sto
fiel representing th? students, and
Dean Dillehunt speaking for the
University.
Contests Are Highlight
A highlight of the conference
will be the two contests. The
school of journalism will give an
award of merit to the Oregon
newspaper which reveals the
greatest evidence of public serv
ice during the past year. The
paper will be judged on its activ
ity in aiding farmers, beautifying
homes, arousing community inter
est, and similar activities.
The other award will be made
by Sigma Delta Chi, men’s na
tional journalism honorary to the
best weekly or semi-weekly. The
Hillsboro Argus won the contest
last year.
Several prominent speakers
have been listed to address the
delegates during their three-day
conference. They have chosen top
ics that will interest editors, ad
vertisers, those interested in cir
culation, promotion, and in other
fields.
Speakers Listed
Among the speakers will be Dr.
W. B. Norton, former religious edi
tor of the Chicago Tribune; J. M.
Jones, Portland postmaster; Wil
liam H. Warren, Sunday editor of
the Oregonian; W. Verne McKin
ney, of the Hillsboro Argus; Elmer
P. Byrne, advertising manager of
the Eugene Register-Guard; and
M. C. Moore, newspaper broker of
Beverly Hills, California.
A feature of the speeches will
be the discussions following each.
Several of the “discussion evok
ers,” who are to see that discus
sions are started and kept going,
will be E. A. Brown, advertising
manager of the Salem Capital
Journal; Earle Richardson, of the
Dallas Itemizer-Observer; and C
(Continued on Page Four)
Ask Employment
For Women Here
Part-Time Jobs Sought for
Girls at Y Bureau
“Effects of the present business
depression can be plainly seen in
our campus employment problem,”
says Dorothy Thomas, Y. W. C. A.
secretary, who is in charge of the
campus employment bureau for
girls. “We need part-time jobs for
girls. Twice as many girls are
working for their board and room
now as ever before, many more are
still trying to get positions, and
the same girls who worked last
year seem to be in greater need
than ever before.”
“If the housewives would only
cooperate by getting our girls for
such things as washing dishes,
ironing, staying with children, or
doing odd jobs of housework, it
would certainly help relieve the
situation,” Miss Thomas continued.
“We have six girls who would
be willing to work in exchange
for meals,” she stated: “many who
would like to make from J1 to $5
a week to keep in school; several
who now may not be able to stay
in college at all.”
"The worst part of it is,” con
cluded Miss Thomas, “that only a
; very few of the unfortunates are (
freshmen; only too many are sen- j
. iors, making a last desperate j
• struggle to get through.” 1
Artist and Accompanist
Nathan Mllstein, left, and Myron Jacobsen, right. Milstein, bril
liant young Russian violinist, will appear in concert at McArthur court
Wednesday evening under auspices of the A. S. U. O. Jacobsen will
accompany him on the piano.
Silk Pajamas and Cigarettes
Are Weakness of Milstein
World Famous Violinist
Likes Strawberries ami
Contract Bridge
A little study of the personal
characteristics and traits of Na
than M i 1 s t e i n, internationally
known violinist, who is to appear
in concert at McArthur court to
morrow evening, reveals that this
brilliant young Russian, in addi
tion to being one of the five or
six best violinists in the world, is
a very human person.
Item: He is very fond of con
tract bridge, strawberries with
whipped cream, steaks, Spanish
novels, silk pajamas, cigarettes,
Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
Item: He has definite supersti
tions. When walking he always
circles a lamp post on the right
-feide; on crossing the street he
makes a detour around a car to
make sure he does not pass it on
the left. Before, going to a con
cert he considers H a disastrous
omen if his room is not left in
absolute order.
Item: On first coming to Amer
ica, one of the first questions he
asked was whether he was to give
a concert in Schenectady. He
(Conlimned on Page Four)
Hilton Oratorical
Contest Will Take
Place on April 9
Waiving of Jury Trial by
Defendant Is This
Year’s Topic
Preliminary announcement of
the Hilton prize oratorical contest,
which is to taka place April 9,
was made yesterday by Wayne L.
Morse, professor of law.
The subject for this year’s con
test is “Resolved: That a defend
ant should be permitted, in felony
cases, to waive trial by jury.” The
prizes are $50, first prize, donated
by Frank R. Hilton of Portland;
$25, second prize; $15, third prize.
The second and third prizes are do
nated by the law school.
A written argument discussing
question of law and questions of
policy involved in the proposition
must be submitted to Charles E.
Carpenter, dean of the law school,
by all contestants not later than
Thursday, April 2. The oral argu
ment will be delivered Thursday
evening, April 9, 1931. The speech
es are limited to 20 minutes, but
may be shorter if a thorough and
convincing argument can be given
in a less amount of time.
If more than ten enter the con
test, the faculty of the law school
will eliminate a sufficient number
of manuscripts so that only ten
speakers will enter the oral con
tests.
All students in the law school
are eligible.
Registrar Asks Seniors
To Fill Out Degree Cards
Those students who plan to
graduate in June must file their
appliqations ior degrees in the
registrar's office before the end
of the winter term. If they are un
certain whether the application is
already there, they can find out
easily by phoning the registrar’3
office.
Cards for the purpose may be
obtained there.
Reserve Librarian of Ad
School Resigns position
Mrs. Marjorie Reynolds, who has
been in charge of the business ad
reserve library, has resigned her
position to establish residence in
Portland. Miss Frances Corcoran,
i who for the past two years has
i been a member of the main library
; staff, has been transferred to the
•vacated position.
Bill Calling for
$25,000 Research
Sum Up to House
Representative Class Puts
Measure Before Solons
At Sajeni Monday
Calling for the. appropriation of
$25,000 with which the University
of Oregon could conduct a re
search into the location of hydro
electric sites in relation to mineral
deposits and world markets, a bill
was introduced into the house of
representatives of the state legis
lature yesterday by Representative
Glass of Wasco county, the Eu
gene Register-Guard learned from
its Salem bureau.
While the house bill did not
come under Governor Meier’s
sponsorship, it is known to be in
accord with his program for the
development of hydro- electric
power sites.
Suggestion that the city council
of Portland place in the hands of
the research department here a
proposed $25,000 survey and in
quiry into the expediency and
feasibility of municipal develop
ment of hydro-electric power, was
made editorially yesterday by the
Oregonian. The city of Portland
has appropriated the money for
the survey and City Commissioner
Clyde has proposed that the work
be done by two rate experts em
ployed by the city on other sur
veys.
High Mark for Winter
Reached hy Infirmary
Yesterday, with 11 students con
fined to its care, the University
infirmary reached its high-water
mark for the winter term. Colds
vie re the main cause of the sud
den rise in the number of patients,
and this epidemic, according to
infirmary officials, is probably the
result of the recent change in
weather conditions here. There
are also two cases of mumps con
fined to the care of the University
health officers. They are not se
rious, however, and both patients
are well on the road to recovery.
The wards are now filled almost
to capacity, say the nurses in
charge, and there is room left for
only two more patients. The in
! firmary can accommodate only 13
| patients at a time.
Those students now confined to
1 the care of the health service are:
Thelma Chappell, Edna Mathews,
Mary Daniel, Helen Binford, Pat
Merrick, Clarence Hamilton, How
ard Dietrich, Ellsworth Johnson,
Warren Daniel, Martin Gallagher,
and Kenneth McKenzie.
First Program
Over KORE Is
Disappointing
Initial Broadcast Poor Due
To Lack of Time for
Preparation
Kappa Kappa Gamma ami
Kappa Sigma Out of
Competition
By DAVE EYRE
As far as actual competition for
prizes is concerned the second
Emerald-KORE contest will not
start until next Sunday night, for
only two of the original four liv
ing organizations scheduled to ap
pear on last Sunday's broadcast
presented programs, and these two
groups, Kappa Kappa Gamma and
Kappa Sigma, both announced
that they were not in the race for
the prizes, but had consented to
perform only to aid the radio staff
in offering a broadcast to be given
with only five days’ notice.
Realizing that disappointment is
prevalent on the campus in regard
to the initial broadcast, Art Pot
win, director of the contest, issued
the following statement last night:
“The radio contest was off to a
poor start Sunday night due to
lack of time in preparation for the
first two broadcasts. The two or
ganizations that appeared on the
initial program must not be judged
too harshly, however, for they
were good sports to appear with
only five days' notice.
Notice Is Short
“The future programs of the
contest will be expected to exceed
greatly the portable phonograph
standard, and they should be well
prepared because of the fact that
ample time is available for re
hearsal. But in due respect to
Sunday’s performers, let us re
member that they were limited in
time for preparation, and that fu
ture programs will undoubtedly
reach a high level of entertain
ment.”
The Kappas offered a program
strong in quality but weak in
quantity. A new Kappa trio, Mary
Bohoskey, Jean Downing, and Ja
net Thacher, sang “Nine Little
Miles From Tennessee” and “Roll
in’ Down the River” in low bass
tones. Connie Baker, one of the
best blues singers on the campus,
gave ‘*It Must Be True” and
“You’re Driving Me Crazy” in
splendid manner. Martha Patter
son, accompanied at the piano by
her sister, Doris Helen, offered
“Cashmere Love Song” as a violin
solo. Lois Conover arranged and
announced the Kappa presenta
tion.
House Uses Phonograph
Freeman Young had charge of
the Kappa Sigma program which
consisted almost entirely of the
(Continued on Page Three)
Recital Series Is
To Start Tonight
Edith Grim and Howard
Halbert Will Appear
The series of weekly Tuesday
student recitals will be resumed
tonight at the music auditorium
with the appearance of Edith
Grim, pianist, and Howard Hal
bert, violinist, in joint recital.
Miss Grim, whose home is in
Halfway, is a sophomore student
of George Hopkins. Halbert is a
sophomore student of Rex Under
wood, registered from Corvallis.
He is concert master and first vio
linist for the University Symphony
orchestra and is also the second
violinist with the University String
quartet.
The program for tonight's con
cert, which begins at 8:15 and is
free to students and the public, is
as follows:
Schumann.Allegro
Miss Grim
Schubert-Elman.Serenade
Kreisler.Schon Rosmarin
Dreisler . Caprice Viennois
Mr. Halbert
Grieg . Nocturne
Chopin . Fantasie-Impromptu
Miss Grim
Saint-Saens . Concerto in A-minor
(First movement only)
Mr. Halbert
Rachmaninoff . Romance
Friedman-Garner .
.Viennese Waltz, No. 2
Miss Grimm
Enrollment Tops
Previous Marks
gNROLLMENT at the Univer
sity of Oregon has reached
a new high level of 3206 for the
winter term, it was annonneed
yesterday by Karl M. Pallett,
registrar and executive secre
tary. Registration at this time
last year was 3193, thus show
ing an increase of 73 for this
term.
A few more students may yet
enroll and swell the total during
the next week, it is stated.
Tour of Oriental
Museum Planned
By Cosmopolites
International Relations
Group To Meet Tonight
In Gerlinger
“An Oriental Tour” will be
taken by the members of the Cos
mopolitan club, new campus inter
national relations group, tonight
as the first meeting of the term.
This tour will consist of a visit
to the new art museum, personally
conducted by Mrs. Murray War
ner, curator of the museum. Be
fore going on this tour, the mem
bers will meet in Gerlinger hall.
After the meeting a program will
be given consisting oi a talk by
Mrs. Warner and musical num
bers. This program will be in
charge of Mildred McGee.
Committee Workers Named
Committee appointments for the
club were made yesterday by
Edna Spenker, president. The fol
lowing committees were named:
Social — Elizabeth P lu m m e r,
chairman; Geneva Turner, Jose
Pimentel, Bob Crane, Alice Red- '
etzke, George Robertson, Eliza
beth Gesler, and Thomas Mann.
Program — Mildred McGee,
chairman; Robert Brown, Nellie
Franklin, Vincente Espiritu, Pearl
(Continual on Page Pour)
Oregon Yeomen
Elect Treasurer
President Asks Unaffiliated
Men To Join Club
At a meeting of the Oregon
Yeomen, University independent
men’s club, last night, Howard
Lee, freshman in science and
mathematics, was elected treas
urer to fill the vacancy created
by Charles Davis, who did not re
turn to the University this term.
Bob Walden, who was placed in
charge of the club's radio program
at the previous meeting, was ap
pointed member-at-large on the
executive council, by Merlin Blais,
president of the Yeomen.
Programs for future meetings
are being planned by the social
committee, of which Clifton Culp
is the chairman. Tentative plans
for the next meeting to be held
two weeks from last night include
a rehearsal of part of the program
which the independents will enter
in the Emerald-KOFtE contest.
All University men who are not
affiliated or who do not live in
the dormitories are eligible for the
Oregon Yeomen. According to the
president, all independent men are
asked to attend the meetings with
out further invitation.
ASUO To Be
Represented
On Committee
Student Advisory Croup
Adds Three Students
To Body
Faenlty Accepts Petition
Suhniitted by Student
Executive Council
As a result of a petition, drawn
up and submitted by the student
executive council to the student
advisory committee, the A. S. U.
O. will be represented on the stu
dent advisory committee in the
future, it was learned yesterday.
The petition stating that, “The
A. S. U. O., through its executive
council, petitions the faculty of
the University of Oregon for three
student representatives (graduate
or undergraduate) on the student
advisory committee; appointment
to be made annually by the execu
tive council of the A. S. U. O., by
and with the consent and approval
of the president of the University
of Oregon,” was accepted unani
mously by the faculty at their
meeting Friday.
Policy New
“For years,” Karl W. Onthank,
dean of personnel, said yesterday,
"the question of student repre
sentation has from time to time
arisen but this is the first time
that steps have been taken to se
cure that representation.” The
new policy is a step toward stu
dent government, yet is not to be
confused with the honor system
which places complete power, in
these cases, in the hands of the
students.
“The assumption by the organ
ized students of a share in the gov
ernment of their members is in my
opinion one of the most important
constructive acts of the students
for a long time,” Mr. Onthank
said. "A university is essentially
a great cooperative enterprise
in which students and staff work
together toward a common goal.
Mutual understanding and mutual
sharing of responsibility is essen
tially necessary in the field with
which the student advisory com
mittee is concerned, since most of
the problems it faces are intimate
ly related to student customs and
attitudes of mind which tend to
control individual student action.
"Students have often informally
participated in mattery having to
do with maintaining University
standards of conduct and morale
and student leaders have occasion
ally contributed splendidly in this
direction, but until the petition of
the executive council of the asso
ciated students for student repre
sentation on the student advisory
committee was approved Friday
by the faculty there had been no
official recognition of student in
terest and responsibility in this
field.
"The greatest danger to the suc
cess of the plan lies naturally in
the fact that the average student
is likely to assume that this is a
matter in which he has no inter
est or responsibility. Success de
pends very largely on the ability
of the students appointed to the
committee to assume intelligent
leadership and on the willingness
(Continued on Page Three)
Junior Week-End Oldest of
Oregon Campus Traditions
Editor's Not**: This is the sec
ond of a series of articles oil ex
isting campus traditions.
By UAEI'H DAVID
Certainly the oldest existing
Oregon tradition is that of Junior
Week-End, but it has changed so
rapidly and so often since its in
ception in 1890 that the graduate
of only a few years back would
hardly be able to recognize it in
its present form.
The same exciting history at
taches to this Oregon tradition as
to the wearing of the green lid
by the freshmen. The first Junior
day consisted simply in the pre
sentation of a number of orations
by members of the third year class
in the assembly hall of Villard. It
soon became the added custom for
the class flag to fly from the cam
pus staff on that day.
The attempts of the underclass
men to keep the junior flag off the
staff precipitated many a gory
battle. On one occasion Dr. Strong,
then president of the University,
opened the exercises for the day
by remarking; “So this is Junior
day! At least I have been told
that it is. The smoke of battle
having cleared away I take the oc
casion to congratulate the regents
that the buildings on the campus
are still standing!”
It seems that on that day two
juniors had been hoisted in a dry
goods box halfway up the flag
pole in order to gain a good po
sition for gparding their class flag.
The underclassmen, however,
forced their way into Villard, and
from their vantage point on the
top, proceeded to drench the un
happy juniors by a well directed
stream from the fire hose.
The flag fights caused the fac
fContinued on Page Four)