UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1931
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VOLUME X. I
NUMBER 59
Double Debate
With 0. S. C.
Is Scheduled
Women To Meet for First
^ Time Since 1924 in
Dual Contest
Two Co-eds To Go on Tour
Of Northwest Schools
In February
For the first time since 1924
Oregon women will debate Oregon
State, Bernice Conoly, women's
debate manager, announced yes
terday in giving out the season’s
debate schedule. This year a dual
debate has been arranged with
Oregon State on March 13, with
Gertrude Winslow and Jane War
ner debating here, and Isabella
Davis and Mary Caniparoli debat
ing at Corvallis.
^ Other highlights in the schedule
include a tour to be taken by Mary
Caniparoli and Bernice Conoly
during the week of February 13
to 21, taking in the University of
Washington, Washington State
college, University of Idaho, and
Whitman college. Then on March
19 they will take part in a radio
debate here with Whitman col
lege. This is the first time that
the women debaters have ever
given a radio debate.
Ghandi Question Chosen
This year the question being
used for the debates is “Resolved:
That Ghandi has been a benefit
to India.” This question is one of
immediate and world-wide inter
est, said Dr. John R. Mez, associ
ate professor in economics and po
litical science, who has just re
turned from a tour of European
countries. He commented on the
fact that the two main events of
interest before the world today
are the general economic depres
sion and the Asiatic revolutions,
y mainly that of India. At the pres
ent time the British government
is considering making India a do
minion with a responsible self
government in the British Com
monwealth of nations. All this
has been brought about by the
non-violence revolt in India with
Ghandi as the leader.
Schedule Is Given
The debate schedule for this
year is as follows:
February 4—U niversity of
Washington, here.
February 10—Washington State
college, here.
February 17 — University of
Washington, there.
February 20—Washington State
college, there.
February 20—University of Ida
ho, there.
February 21—Whitman college,
there.
March 13—Oregon State college,
here.
^ March 13—Oregon State college,
there.
March 19 — Whitman college,
here.
W. E. Hempstead Jr., faculty
debate adviser, and Eugene Laird,
his assistant, are giving the
women instruction in the Oregon
method of debate, that of cross
questioning the opponents. This
is the first time the women have
been instructed in this method and
they will use it in both of the de
bates with the University of
Washington. Both sides of the
question will be debated. In de
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‘2 X Equals Zero’
New Phone Reply
TN a room at the Phi Psi house
yesterday afternoon two
freshmen bent over a desk work
ing their algebra for the next
day’s class. And as they worked
they argued over the value of
“X,” the sought-for quantity in
all such problems placed before
students of mathematics. One
claimed that in differentiation
in the problem at hand 2 X
equalled one-half, and the other
maintained on his part that 2 X
equalled aero.
The phone in the hall rang
suddenly. Bob Sleeter, one of
the debaters of the question, ran
to answer it. Still thinking of
the mathematical argument, he
grasped the phone receiver hur
riedly.
“Two X equals zero,” he said
calmly into the transmitter.
Passers-by in the hall looked
astonished, and then laughed.
So did Sleeter.
House Managers
Group To Appoint
Special Tax Body
Correspondence With State
Committee Planned for
New Deputation
Decision was made to appoint
a special committee to correspond
with Homer D. An^ell, chairman
of the ways and means committee
in the state legislature, in regard
to the proposed tax-exemption of
fraternity houses, at a meeting of
the house-managers’ association,
called yesterday afternoon.
Calvin Bryan, president of the
organization, reported that Dean
Biggs suggested that the house
managers on this campus should
not take group action on this mat
ter. He feels they should either
appoint a committee to correspond
with Mr. Angell and notify the
organization when anything can
be done to help put the enactment
through the legislature or to write
all their alumni to support the
enactment.
Announcement was also made
that the Willamette Grocery com
pany of Salem will soon have a
branch wholesale house here,
which will enable the house-man
agers to phone in their orders di
rect.
The next meeting of the house
managers’ association will be held
at the Pi Beta Phi house.
Infirmary Almost Filled
As Epidemic Continues
The present epidemic of colds
which has sent so many students
to the infirmary this week contin
ues unabated, and at the present
time that institution is just two
patients short of being filled to its
capacity limit.
The eleven patients now confin
ed to their beds are: Florence
Woughter, Edna ^ Mathews, Helen
Binford, Pat Merrick, Howard
Dietrich, Kenneth McKenzie, Clar
ence Hamilton, Ellsworth Johnson,
Martin Gallagher, Warren Daniel,
and Tom Moore.
Pat Merrick and Howard Diet
rich are both confined as a result
of mumps. They are recovering
rapidly, however, say infirmary of
ficials and nothing is to be feared
from an epidemic of mumps on the
campus.
Familiar Music Finds Place
In First of Tuesday Recitals
^ By Janet Fitch
For the first of the term's week
ly Tuesday evening recitals, Edith
Grim, pianist, and Howard Hal
nert, violinist, presented a program
of familiar music last night at the
music building. The recital, which
was given before an audience of
about two hundred included num
bers by Schumann and Schubert,
Kreisler, Grieg, Chopin, Saint
Saens, Rachmaninoff, and Fried
man.
Miss Grim, who is a student of
George Hopkins, played an allegro
from Schumann's “Fashion Pa
rade at Vienna,” a lively group of
tunes suggesting the promenade,
the ball, and the biergarten.
V Mr. Halbert, a student of Rex
Underwood, played the violinist's
favorites, the Schubert Serenade,
Kreisler’s “Schon Rosmarin” with
its Kreislerian changes from grave
to gay, and his “Caprice Vien
nois,” even more varying in mood;
the little lullaby which forms the
theme was played with a fine
swing.
Miss Grim’s next numbers, a
Grieg “Nocturne,” and a Chopin
“Fantasie-Impromptu” contrasted
the Nordic simplicity of phrase
with the Gallic luxury.
A selection from Saint-Saens’
“Concerto in A-minor” was Mr.
Halbert’s last contribution; it had
Saint-Saens’ typical dramatic qual
ity. Miss Grim played as her clos
ing numbers Rachmaninoff’s “Ro
mance,” and Friedman's second
. Viennese waltz, completed the eve
ning.
Mrs. Warner
Tells of Trips
Taken Abroad
European Viewpoint Found
Useful, Cosmopolitan
Club Is Told
Group Conducted Through
Ari Collection by
Museum Donor
“I think that the students at the
University of Oregon should learn
something of the background of
foreign countries so we can know
how to act when we do go to these
countries. When foreigners come
here I hope you will treat them as
you would want to be treated in
their country,” Mrs. Murray War
ner, director and donor of the Mur
ray Warner art museum, told the
assembled members of the Cosmo
politan club, composed of students
from all the countries represented
on the campus, at a meeting held
in Gerlinger hall last night.”
Got French Viewpoint
Mrs. Warner was able to get the
viewpoint of the European during
her many visits to different parts
of the continent. During her edu
cation in French schools, she was
enabled to get what she termed
“French rhythm,” that is, she
could understand the French view
of life, and looked on things as a
Frenchman did. In this connection
she told several stories to illustrate
the manner in which she had been
helped in her connection with, other
races by her ability to understand
their view of things.
While traveling in Cambodia
Mrs. Warner was able to secure
passage on a river steamer and
reservations in a hotel through
talking to the French captain and
later to the women as a French
woman would. She told of an un
fortunate incident related by her
nephew, John Bass, a war corre
spondent, of a young man of his
acquaintance who accepted an in
vitation to visit the home of an
Italian family. In Italy, when such
an invitation is given after an ac
quaintanceship, the meaning is
simply that the person so honored
is to be considered a friend in the
futurq, but not that he should ac
tually visit the Italian home. In
doing so, this young man commit
ted a great social blunder, Mrs.
Warner said.
Knew Japanese Custom
In a Japanese tea garden in Gol
den Gate park in San Francisco,
Mrs."Warner was honored by being
allowed to photograph the Japan
ese family, who lives there, in their
home. She accomplished this by
simply giving the oldest woman in
the family the respect due her in
Japanese etiquette, she said. She
bowed ceremoniously to her three
times, very low, and’did not rise
until after the Japanese woman
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Jobless Swarm
Employment Head
Student Work Situation Is
Worse Than Past Years
That the employment situation
at the campus Y. M. C. A. is at
the present time in a worse con
dition than it has been in the last
ten years, is the opinion of Mrs.
Charlotte Donnelly, whose work is
the handling of jobs and job-seek
ers at the Hut. A recently com
piled survey of last term’s prog
ress compared with those of other
years bears out the statement.
“Between 60 and 70 men stu
dents still need a few dollars a
month to pay part of their room
and board and are constantly com
ing in to see if their applications
have yielded them any opportuni
ties to help themselves. A great
many are just living in hopes of
tomorrow. A few of them, if
something doesn’t turn up, will be
obliged to leave school. Of these,
some are seniors who were not
able to find work during the sum
mer, or, if they did, the job did
not yield as good returns as be
fore.
“This is an emergency time.
Advertising and personal solicita
tion have done what they could.
Our only hope now is that some
thing will open up and better con
ditions so that the men will be
able to find work."
Artist of the Evening
Nathan Milstein, ranked as one of the most brilliant violinists of
today, who is to appear in concert at McArthur court this evening
under the auspices of the associated students.
Keen Competition *
Foreseen in 1931
Warner Contest
Donor Wants Freslnnen
To Try for Annual
Essay Award
If the deluge of inquiries, des
cending upon officials of the War
ner essay contest since last week
when the 1931 awards were an
nounced, can be a criterion, inter
est in the competition this spring
will far exceed any other year,
members of the committee declar
ed yesterday. •
The essay award this year will
be a trip to Japan where the win
ner will attend the summer session
of the Oriental Culture school at
Tokyo. The contest is sponsored
by Mrs. Gertrude B. Warner ofEu
gene, donor of the Murray Warner
Oriental Art museum, as a means
of promoting friendly relations be
tween the Far East and the United
States.
Mez Heads Committee
The contest committee this year
has Dr. John R. Mez, associate
professor of economics and politi
cal science, as chairman, with
George H. Godfrey, director of the
bureau of public relations, and
John G. Hazam, assistant profes
sor of history, as members.
Reminding students that the
contest rules specify “one phase
of the economic and political situa
tion” and not a survey of the en
tire economic and political life, Dr.
Mez also called attention yesterday
to other regulations that have
caused some confusion.
Freshmen May Compete
“In announcing that no prize for
freshmen would be awarded there
was no implication that freshmen
are excluded,” Dr. Mez said. “The
donor is anxious to have freshmen
enter the competition,” he said,
pointing out that graduate stu
dents may not compete and that
the contest is open to all students,
excluding those in extension work.
The essay is limited to 5,000
words and must be in by April 25.
Previous winners are not excluded.
“A paper simply on Japan or
China would fall short of the ob
ject of this year’s contest to em
phasize one phase of the political
and economical situation,” said the
chairman. Last year the contest
included subjects from artistic,
cultural, geographic, historical and
religious phases, in political arid
economic phases.
Pliilomelete Group Gives
Theatre Party Last Night
The Prose and Poetry group of
Philomelete gave a line party at
the Colonial theatre last night for
members and other students inter
ested in the group.
Mrs. Hazel Prutsman Schwering,
dean of women, Mrs. Alice B. Mac
duff, assistant dean of women, and
Mrs. Clara M. Smertenko, asso
ciate professor of Latin and
Greek, were guests of the club.
After the theatre, refreshments
were served before the fireplace of
the Zeta Tau Alpha house.
! Noted Legal Man
Will Speak Here
Tomorrow Night
Authority on Criminal Law
To Give Free Lecture
On Enforcement
Dr. Raymond C. Moley, profes
sor of Columbia university and the
I Rand School of Social Science, and
, at present guest professor of the
j University of California, will speak
■ tomorrow evening at Guild hall at
1 8 o'clock on "Obstacles to Law
i Enforcement.”
Dr. Moley, who is recognized as
! the outstanding authority in the
! United States on problems con
| nected with criminal law, was
' largely responsible for the initia
tion of the first of the crime sur
veys that have been conducted in
this country for the last ten years.
His visit to the campus is made
especially significant at this time
by the completion of the first
year’s work on the Oregon crime
survey, which has just been pre
sented to the Oregon legislature
by Wayne L. Morse, professor of
law, and Ronald Beattie, research
fellow.
The committee on free intellec
tual activities, of which Dr. H. G.
Townsend is chairman, is sponsor
ing Dr. Moley’s lecture, which is
free to students, faculty members,
and townspeople.
Dr. Moley’s books and articles
have been the subject of much
controversy among men of the le
gal profession. In his latest book
"Our Criminal Courts” (1930), he
says "Party loyalty, racial basis
personal oblig a t i o n, intellectual
j and aesthetic shortcoming —■ one
! cannot subject the influence oi
these to nice analysis, but the>
weigh heavily in the scales of jus
tice, and sometimes they are vis
ible in the stark realities of the
daily business of court life. Haste
carelessness, indifference to hu
man values, impatience and im
propriety, these become matter ol
substance: They mirror them
selves in the- appearance ol
things.”
Tests for Sigma Delta Psi
Will Be Held at 4 Friday
Russ Cutler, who has charge ol
the Sigma Delta Psi gym class
has announced that the tests foi
the 10-yard dash, shot put, baseball
throw, and football punt will bt
held Friday at 4 o’clock, provid
, ing the weather is satisfactory
Special appointments, which will
probably be arranged for Satur
day afternoon, can be made bj
those who are not able to compett
Friday.
In order to pass these tests a;
a qualification to membership-ir
Sigma Delta Psi a time of 11 3-J
seconds must be made in the 100
yard dash, the football punt musl
be 40 yards on the fly, while th<
baseball throw is to be 250 feet or
the fly. The 16-pound shot shoulc
be heaved 30 feet by a man of 16(
pounds or over; the requirernem
- to be scaled down in accordant
with the following proportion: 16(
pounds is to the candidate’s weigh'
>as 30 feet is to the requirement.
Young Violinist
To Appear at
Igloo Tonight
Nathnn Milstoin, Russian
Art is!, on Second
Tour of Country
Concert Open to Students;
Performer Started on
Career When Six
The associated students art
hosts today to one of the most
brilliant violinists in the world
Nathan Milstein, who is to appeal
in concert at McArthur court this
evening.
Unlike most of the great figures
in the world of music, Milsteir
does not have a long career be
hind him, marked by graduallj
! increasing success in the face oi
odds. He had his difficulties at the
start, but he quickly overcame
them, and his rise to a place ol
international recognition has beer
meteoric.
Started When Six
Only 20 years old, this young
Russian has been on the concert
stage for only six years. Yet, as
a Los Angeles critic said last year
“He eclipses most violinists and is
surpassed by none.”
Eorn in Odessa, Russia's roman
tic city on the Black sea, Milsteir
lived and studied in Petrograd all
during the Russian revolution. Ir
1924 he made his first appearance
in Berlin, under the auspices of a
friendly sponsor who recognized
the young man's genius, in spite
of the fact that Milstein had come
to the German capital without
funds, or friends.
Berlin Debut Success
His Berlin debut was an unqual
ified success, and as his fame
spread he became known all over
Europe. Today he has to his credit
several tours over all of Europe
and an extensive trip through
South America. He is now on hie
second tour through the United
States, and will go to South Amer
ica for the second time next spring
Tonight’s concert will be free tc
students who can present theii
student body cards at the gate.
The program follows:
I.
La Folia. Corelli
Grave . Friedemann Bach
Fugue in A-major .Tartin
II.
Concerto in A-minor.Glazounow
III.
Ruralia Hungarica .Dohnany
Dance (Le vida breve) .Defalle
Improvisation . Bloct
Le Vol dil bourdon. .
. . Rimsky-Korsakofi
Caprice, No. 24 .Paganini-Auei
Parsons Leaves
For Eastern Trip
Dean To Attend Conclave
On Unemployment
Dr. Philip A. Parsons, dean o:
the school of applied social science
left early this morning for Wash
ington, D. C., where he goes to at
tend the national conference oi
unemployment, called by the Fed
eral Council of Churches of Chris
in America. Dr. Parsons will rep
resent the Portland Council o
Churches at the convention.
On his way to Washington, Dr
Parsons will stop over at Chicagi
January 24 and 25 to confer witl
national leaders of community or
ganization movements. He will b
in Washington January 26 to 2fi
and will go from there to Nev
York where he plans to remaii
about a week in the interests o
the school of applied social scienc
and the University.
Dr. Parsons plans to return t
Eugene about February 10.
Rosson, Robnctt, Lodell
Will Discuss Problem!
Hugh Hosson, graduate mana
ger of athletics at the Universit;
of Oregon and “Doc" Robnett, hi
assistant, were in Corvallis yes
terday conferring with Carl Lode!
graduate manager at Oregon Stat
college.
The purpose of the visit, said Mi
Robnett, was one of getting to
i jgether and discussing mutual prob
, lems. It is a custom which ha
grown up the last year, and on
i which adds greatly in the handlin;
j of problems common in the tw
offices.
Fees Due Today,
Says U. Cashier
J ABORATORY, syllabus and
class fees with all special
assessments are due today, E.
I’. Lyon, University cashier an
nounced yesterday. These fees
must he-paid at the cashier's of
fice in Johnson hall before Jan ■
nary 31. After that day a late
payment fee of $3 for the first
day and 23 cents for eaeh sub
sequent day will he charged and
added to the amount of the fees.
Mr. Lyon urged that students
pay their fees as early In the
week as possible to avoid being
caught in a last minute jam. It
will avoid long waits in line and
will make it possible to do the
collecting more efficiently. Uni
versity regulations provide that
accounts paid by checks later
returned N. S. F. shall be con
sidered unpaid and subject to
the same penalties as late pay
ments. No checks will be ac
cepted during the rest of the
term from students hnving had
checks returned. It was advised
that students watch their bank
uccounts und avoid embarrass
ment.
Progress Rests
On Use of Sense,
Hall Says in Talk
Face Problems of Day With
Open Mintl, Urges
Oregon Head
Willingness to face problems of
the clay with an open mind and
deal with them sensibly rather
Dr. Hall
than falling Into
the trap of parti
sanship so often
set by dema
gogues will go
far toward fur
thering progress
and aid in bring
ing about better
conditions in the
country today, it
was declared by
Dr. Arnold Ben
nett Hall, presi
dent of the University oi uregon,
who addressed the members of the
Eugene chamber of commerce at
a dinfler held here Tuesday night.
Humor Lightens Burden
Almost as important as these
leading factors is the need of keep
ing a proper sense of humor dur
ing such times as these. Dr. Hall
said. This will tend to lighten the
burden, and give rise to thoughts
that will aid in solving many prob
lems that may seem hopeless.
Dr. Hall was outspoken against
tactics often used by politicians in
influencing public opini9n, point
ing out that it is a fact that many
people prefer fiction to fact, would
i rather have someone moralize than
treat a subject intelligently, and
will often be unduly influenced by
flattery. A reasoning attitude and
an open mind can do much to cor
rect such evils, he pointed out.
Study of Facts Urged
A thorough study of facts,
rather than a mere acceptance of
what Dr. Hall termed the “tyran
1 ny of the established phrase,” was
also urged. Many times a phrase,
even untrue or one that is designed
to actually do harm, will be re
peated so often that people will
automatically accept it for truth,
■ he pointed out. Influence from
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Oregon Press
Conference To
Open Thursday
Delegates From All Parts
Of Slato Expected
To Come
Conference To Be Opened
By Informal Round
Table Meeting
The 125 delegates from all parts
of Oregon will begin arriving on
the campus tomorrow afternoon to
attend the three-day Oregon Press
conference this week-end. Regis
tration will start at 4 tomorrow
and continue Friday morning.
A no-host dinner and informal
round table meeting at the Eu
gene hotel will open the confer
ence tomorrow at 6:15. This gath
ering was one of the outstanding
features last year and should at
tract many. Ben R. Litfin, of the
Dalles Chronicle will open the
meeting.
Banquet Is Feature
An important feature of the con
ference will be the annual banquet
at the Osburn hotel Friday. The
banquet is open to everyone, and
tickets may be purchased from any
member of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s
national journalism honorary.
Because of the* University of
Oregon - Washington basketball
game Friday night, only three or
four speakers will give addresses,
Dean Eric W. Allen, who is in
charge of the program, announced.
Miss Josephine Stofiel, senior in
journalism, and Dr. R. B. Dille
hunt, dean of the school of medi
cine, will speak as will two news
paper men who have not been
scheduled yet.
Speakers Listed
| Other speakers listed to address
I the conference Friday and Satur
day are Charles L. Baum, promo
tion manager of the Oregon Jour
nal; J. A. Bucknall, Portland ac
countant; Joseph R. Gerber, of the
Gerber and Crossley, Inc., Port
land; and Elbert Bede, editor of
the Cottage Grove Sentinel.
Several of the “discussion evok
ers” scheduled to start the discus
sions after the speeches are Ralph
R. Cronise, of the Albany Demo
crat Herald; Joe Thomison, of The
Dalles Optimist; Jack B. Eladine,
of the McMinnville Telephone-Reg
ister; Bernard Mainwaring, of the
Baker Democrat-Herald; Harris
Ellsworth, of the Roseburg News
Review; and Edgar McDaniel, of
the Coos Bay Harbor.
Judges for the two contests giv
ing awards to the newspaper doing
the greatest amount of public ser
vice during the year, sponsored by
the school of journalism, and to
the best weekly or semi-weekly,
sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi,
wiil probably be announced tomor
row.
Museum Library To Hold
Evening Hours for Term
The museum library is to be
open evenings during the rest of
the winter term, according to Miss
Mabel Klockars, museum librarian.
This is being done to accommo
i date the students who have en
tered in the Murray Warner con
test. The library hours will be
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday at 7 to 9 p.
m.
■ Hoover To Blame For State
\ Of Affairs, Says Schumacher
Terming the situation at Wash
> ington, D. C., chaotic, Waldo
Schumacher, professor of political
science, directed blame for the
state of affairs toward President
Hoover yesterday afternoon when
* he was questioned about national
politics.
, The president’s weakness as a
3 leader and his apparent lack of a
- social viewpoint were cited by the
, i Oregon professor as two reasons
»lfor Mr. Hoover’s failure to put
[congress in good working order.
I When he had finished with what
- | he thought about Hoover, Mr.
- Schumacher concluded the discus
3 sion by remarking, “but every time
; I think about the vice-president, I
' I thank the Lord that Hoover’s
) ; health is good.’’
' "Hoover, the president, is not
| an outstanding leader, and con
j sequently at the special session
J called shortly after he was elect
' ed he permitted things to drift un
til today the situation is almost
i impossible.
j “He signed a tariff bill that was
| worse than the one we had before.
“Much of this came because the
president does not, in my judg
ment, have a social viewpoint,
which is eminently desirable and
necessary in a situation where we
i have such questions before the
public as the unemployment prob
lem, high taxes, the tariff, world
court, and relief work.
Continuing with criticism of the
president’s choices in his appoint
ments to public office, Mr. Schu
! macher said, “President Hoover
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