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Hit the Books
Thirty-eight students made 80 ;
points or more last term. With a
balanced study program and reg
ular work, you oo, can find your
name on the ext term.
VOLUME XXXII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1931 ~___NUMBER 70
Modern Evils
Shown in Talk
By Blanshard
Distribution of Wealth,
Leaving Millions To
Starve, Decried •
Speaker Raps Collegian
For Indifference to
Social Problems
Pointing to evils in a society
that allows 511 people to be mil
lionaires and millions to go hungry,
Paul Blanshard, lecturer of the
League for Industrial Democracy,
urged educated groups not to leave
labor problems to the untrained
soap box reformer, when he spoke
last night before faculty members
and students at Alumni hall.
University students were sharp
ly rapped by the New York labor
leader when he said, “I believe
there is a rising tide of discontent
against the present system, de
spite the fact that most students,
when they look at the labor prob
lem at all, do so in a feeble, de
tached way.”
Most students, he declared, go
through college utterly indifferent
to social evils and continue their
lives by spending 99 per cent of
their energy struggling for wealth.
Students must oe dreaming more,
he said, if they are to feel that
dynamic interest that will send
them out to better conditions.
“We got rid of one kind of aris
tocracy when we founded the re
public. Now let’s rid ourselves of
another. If the difference between
the rich and poor were based on
merit I wouldn’t be so concerned
about it.”
In fighting for a redistribution
of wealth, minimum wage legisla
tion, income taxes and inheritance
taxes must be sought, he pointed
out.
The individualistic policy of
America in handling charities he
described with the term “ragged
individualism” and he condemned
the present administration for its
policy of branding as un-American
any move to force the rich to con
tribute on a basis of taxation to
social insurance, and at the same
time encouraging a system where
in the poor are forced to beg of
♦ the rich.
“We in America haven’t nearly
the social conscience that the
greater countries of Europe have,”
he declared, saying that the Eng
lish unemployment system is in
correctly interpreted in America
and that in reality it is far super
ior to the American individualistic
policy of handling relief work.
“But unemployment relief is on
ly a temporary phase of the situa
tion. The fundamental problem is
concerned with the distribution of
work.”
“Production must be for use and
y not for profit,” he insisted, citing
the present ridiculous situation
wherein wheat in the West cannot
even be sold while bread lines ex
ist in the East.
A wider expression of opinion,
that will represent the interests of
all sides of industry will be nec
essary if men are to become mas
ters of machines and to realize
such conditions as the four-hour
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Faculty Members
Listed for Talks
Speeches To Be Given in
Various Parts of State
Several University faculty mem
bers will speak in various parts of
the state this month.
J. D. Bryant, of the school of
applied social science will address
the Cottage Grove chamber of
commerce on the subject of “Lin
coln” February 5.
On February 6, W. G. Beattie,
of the extension division will talk
to members of the parent-teacher
association of the Riverroad school.
“Effects of the Present Depres
sion on Retail Merchandising” will
be discussed by George Robbins,
professor of business administra
tion before the Albany advertis
ing club, February 10, and Victor
P. Morris, of the economics de
partment will address the Tilla
mook Lions and Kiwanis clubs dis
cussing “Lincoln.” On February
11, Mr. Morris will speak to the
school and community at Wheeler.
Speaker Today
Mary Annin, executive secretary
of the Lane county chapter of the
American Red Cross, who will
speak at the A. W. S. mass meet
ing today.
Gandhi Defended
By U. of O.Women
%!
' In Varsity ' Clash
Freshman Debaters Meet
Idaho Men on Free
Trade Question
That Gandhi has helped India
materially as well as spiritually
and politically was pointed out last
night by Alice Redetzke and Betty
Jones, Oregon varsity debaters,
who upheld the affirmative of the
question, “Resolved, that Gandhi
has been a benefit to India,” in
the debate with the University of
Washington here.
Alda Martell and Gertrude Pin
ney, representing Washington, re
taliated with an equally effective
argument, showing that Gandhi
has not done India any benefit, but
really has been a harm to it eco
nomically as well as politically.
Miss Jones and Miss Redetzke,
Showed what a benefit Gandhi’s
program of nationalism had been
to the country, that he had intro
duced education into India, and
that he had obtained a lessening of
the taxes. They also pointed out
how effective Gandhi had been a3
a leader, spiritually even more
than physically.
Non-Decision Contest
As the debate was non-decision,
no winner was chosen, but the au
dience in general felt that the
teams were very well matched.
Miss Martell and Miss Pinney ask
ed that their argument not be
printed owing to the fact that they
will debate the same question with
Oregon State tonight, and the de
bate will be a decision debate with
three judges. Although the two
Washington girls have debated in
varsity contests for the last two
years, this is the first time either
has traveled for the University of
Washington. They drove down
from Portland yesterday after
noon with Mr. Karl Windesheim,
their debate coach, and Miss Mur
iel Kelly. Their debate tour will
last five days and will include
Monmouth Normal college in ad
dition to Oregon and Oregon
State.
Mrs. Hazel Prutsman Schwer
ing, dean of women, acted as chair
man for the debate, introducing
the speakers.
Freshmen Meet Nazarenes
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock
the freshmen, Emery Hude and
Roy McMullen debated a non-de
cision contest with Mr. Price and
Mr. Taylor of the Northwest Naz
arene college, Nampa, Idaho, on
the question, “Resolved, that the
nations should adopt a policy of
free trade.”
The Idahoans in upholding the
affirmative of the question showed
how the protective tariff at pres
ent lowers the real wage of the
laboring man, by raising the price
of commodities, and not raising
the working man’s wages. Free
trade is a. practical step, they
maintained, because it would not
only promote international pros
perity, but would also improve
world social conditions.
Mr. Hyde and Mr. McMullen
claimed that protective tariff is
an outgrowth of international com
merce. Protective tariff, they
maintained, is a wise domestic pol
icy and free trade would prove
disastrous.
Bishop Sumner
To Fay Campus
Visit Next Week
Conference With Students
Will Be Feature of
Annual Stay
Many Special Functions
And Vesper Service
Are Planned
The Rt Rev. Walter Taylor
Sumner, Episcopal bishop of Ore
gon, will make his seventeenth an
nual visit to the Oregon campus
next week. Bishop Sumner will
arrive Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 11, and will remain on the
campus until the following Wed
nesday.
Each year, for the past 17,
Bishop Sumner has visited the
campus for the duration of a week
at the invitation of the University
of Oregon, and his visit has grown
to be a tradition on the campus.
Will Read Vespers
During his visit this year Bishop
Sumner will read the vespers with
Arthur Boardman, head of the de
partment of voice in the school of
music, on Sunday afternoon, Feb
ruary 15. A large attendance is
expected.
Among social functions which
have been planned for Bishop
Sumner is a breakfast Sunday
morning given by the Young Peo
ple’s Fellowship of the Episcopal
church.
Although there are more than
three hundred Episcopal students
on the campus, Bishop Sumner
will not confine his personal con
ferences to his parishioners, but
any student wishing to talk with
him should make appointments in
the office of the dean of women.
Social Functions Planned
Several dinners and luncheons
have been planned for him, and
since there are always many more
bids than there is time, all houses
and organizations desiring to en
tertain the bishop are urged to
make their appointments by call
ing the dean of women’s office.
Bishop Sumner, who is a great
sport fan, will undoubtedly be seen
at the basketball game when the
University of Idaho will be here
on the campus. He has been in
terested in football for many years
and in the past has often been
seen at rallies in Portland.
Bishop and Mrs. Sumner have
been asked to be a% patron and
patroness for the senior ball.
Campfire Group
Postpones Meet
May Masterton Announces
Next Meeting
Due to the fact that the Y hut
will not be available for use to
night, the campus Campfire group
will not meet this evening as
scheduled. According to May Mas
terton, chairman of the organiza
tion, the meeting has been post
poned till next Tuesday evening.
The campus Campfire club has
been recently organized, and
hopes to provide a means by which
ex-Campfire girls may keep in
touch with the work with which
they were formerly associated. The
group plans to conduct its meet
ings under the direction of the
members themselves, although
several speakers are scheduled' to
address the club on various sub
jects.
The group was organized last
week and, acording to Miss Mas
terton, the members are showing
a strong interest in the work.
Wesley Students To Hike
In Coburg Caves District
The Wesley club, organization of |
Methodist "University students, is
planning a hike up Old Baldy
mountain near Coburg caves, Sat
urday, Grace Fennell, social chair
man of the group, announced last
night.
The hikers will assenfble at the
Methodist church at 10:30 Satur
day morning, and will proceed
from there in cars to Old Baldy.
Refreshments will be furnished by
the club, but all who have cars are
asked to bring them. All students
interested are asked to go with
the group on their excursion.
Appears Here Tonight
Pronounced the outstanding soprano of this generation, Florence
Austral will give a concert in McArthur court tonight on the A. S. U.
O. concert series.
Florence Austral To Sing at
McArthur Court This Evening
Dramatic Soprano Hailed
As One of Greatest
Of Generation
Tonight hundreds of students
will turn from the pleasures of
the library and the study tables
to hear one of the greatest sing
ers of this generation in concert at
McArthur court.
Their student body cards will be
the only requisite for admission to
the joint recital of Florence Aus
tral, dramatic soprano, and her
husband, John Amadio, concert
flutist. The concert will begin at
8 o’clock, and will last about an
hour and a half.
Miss Austral and Mr. Amadio
are beginning a new American
tour after finishing a six months’
tour which took them around the
world, centering in their home
countries of Australia and New
Zealand. Miss Austral was born
in New South Wales, Australia,
and when she first went on the
concert stage adopted the first
two syllables of her country’s
name for her own, preferring Aus
tral to her real name, Florence
Mary Wilson, for artistic purposes.
Miss Austral first attracted the
attention of rrtusic critics in 1923,
when she had her operatic debut
in London, after studying for four
years under the famous Tetraz
zini. She had grown up in a rural
district of Australia, and had no
professional training until she was
20, when she won a prize in a mu
sic festival and then finished the
course at the Melbourne conserva
tory in 18 months.
She had her London debut as
Brunhilde in a Wagnerian opera,
and in the same season sang sev
eral other of the famous operatic
roles for sopranos. In the spring
of 1925 she was invited to come to
the United States to sing at the
Cincinnati music festival. Her
American popularity was assured
by this first appearance, and since
that time she has appeared in all
the leading cities of the country.
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Ten Days Remain
To Enter Stories
In Prize Contest
Fifty Dollars Is Offpred
By Edison Marshall
For Best Tale
Only ten days remain for any
student writer to hand in his man
uscript for the Edison Marshall
short story contest which closes
February 15. A $50 prize awaits
the winner of the contest, and
honorable mention will be given
to the next two best stories.
The rules this year are different
from those in past years, and all
students should read them care
fully before submitting any sto
ries.
First, all manuscripts must be
presented in a duplicate form, a
carbon copy being permissible if it
is good. Second, the name of the
writer should appear nowhere on
the story, but should accompany
the manuscript on a piece of paper
sealed in an envelope with the
title on the face of the envelope.
The story must be original,
typewritten on one side of the pa
per, and double spaced. Any un
dergraduate student registered in
the University may enter the con
test. All manuscripts should be
handed in to W. F. G. Thacher,
professor of English and advertis
ing. ',
The prize is offered-by Edison
Marshall, graduate of the’ Univer
sity and a well-known fiction
writer.
UCLA Students Work
Employment has been furnished
to a total of 1099 students of the
University of California at Los
Angeles during the last four
months. Of this total 401 were
women and 698 were men students.
Princess, Beau
And Dog Themes
Of Today’s Plays
Students Will Give Studio
Program at Guild Hall
* This Afternoon
A princess, a dog, and a beau
are the themes of today’s program
of studio plays. This bill is to be
presented at Guild theatre at 4:15
this afternoon, and is one of the
series of plays put on by the play
production class every Thursday.
Three one-acts are to be given,
“The Vanishing Princess,” by John
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It’s All Hoover’s
Fault, Claims Bill
Jesting at Others
CAMPUS CENTER, Eugene,
Feb. 4.—There is so much of
this "blaming Hoover” business
going on that I want to get in
my share of it by saying, “Mr.
Hoover, why did you let Eng
land and India get into such a
tangle?” It's Hoover’s fault
that the Oregon legislature is
not increasing its appropria
tion to the University as the
school grows. He’s to blame for
the New Zealand earthquake.
Why doesn’t Mr. Hoover clean
out the Chicago underworld ?
He's so rigid that he won't even
compromise with the democrats
and let $15,000,000 go for poor
relief. He’s not much force as
a president or he would have
had a new infirmary on the
campus by now. I’m saying
this because a person has a
right in this country to speak
as he wishes.
—BILL ROTERS.
38 Students in i
80-Point Group
For Fall Term
Sister Mary Xaverine, With ]
94 Points Tops All
Grade Lists
Madeleine Gilbert Is Only
Freshman; Two Blind
Students High
Thirty-eight students made 80
or more scholastic points during
the fall term, it was announced by
Earl M. Pallett, w
registrar, yester-B
day. Sister Marjl
Xaverine toppec 4
the list with 94
points and Jack
Bauer was second
with 91 points
The third rating
of 90 points war
won by Rut h
Severance. Sister
Xaverine, senior
i n * rencn, ,1 - '
from Marylhurst Eftr, Pallett
college, Oswego,
Oregon. The other two winners
are juniors. Bauer, a major in
journalism is from Portland, and
Miss Severance from Jacksonville,
Oregon, is a business ad major.
One Freshman Scores
Madeleine Gilbert claims the
distinction of being the only fresh
man on the honor roll. Miss Gil
bert, a social science major of
Eugene, made 85 points.
Two of the students on the
honor roll are blind and thus won
their distinctions under handicaps;
they are Elizabeth Hall, junior in
English from Clatskanie, Oregon,
and Donald Smith, senior in ro
mance languages from Beaverton,
Oregon. Miss Hall made 80 points
and Mr. Smith 81.
The predominating number are
seniors, numbering 14 in all. The
sophomores came next with 12
and the juniors with 10. Fourteen
pf the total number were boys
and 24 girls.
' Others Bate High
Next to the three top students
was David Williams, sophomore ih
math and physical science from
Portland with 88 points. The four
people getting 87 points were Jesse
Douglas, senior in history, Mrs.
Francis H. Peters, a special stu
dent in applied social science, both
from Portland, Juanita Demmer,
junior in romance languages from
Medford, Oregon, and Alice Olm
stead, sophomore in language and
literature from Eugene.
Four Receive 86 Points
Four people also received 86
points each. They were: Ralph
Black, junior in education from
Parkdale, Oregon; George Harring
ton, junior in history from Long
Beach, California; Helen Raitanen,
sophomore in language and litera
ture from Astoria, Oregon; and
Ida V. Markusen, senior in history,
Junction City, Oregon.
Those making 85 points were:
Janet Fitch, sophomore in journ
alism, Madeleine Gilbert, freshman
in social science, both of Eugene;
James Whitman, senior in Latin
from Portland; and Elmadoris
Havemann, sophomore in language
and literature from Woodburn,
Oregon.
Others Listed
Others on the honor roll were:
Raymond Bell, 82; Paul Branin,
80; John Finley, 84; Evelyn Gal
lagher, 81; Gladys Haskin, 80;
Barbara Leiter, 80; and Harriet
Meyer, 80; of Portland; Robert
Hall, 81; Felix Legrand, 81; Al
fred Taylor, 80; Grace Farris, 82;
Doris Patterson, 81; Edna Spen
ker, 80 1-2; and Lucy Norton, 81,
all of Eugene; Stanley Darling, 80,
Bend, Oregon; Dorothy Eads, 80,
Medford, Oregon; Frances Mar
guerite Harland, 83, Juneau, Alas
ka; Alice Holmback, 81, Medford,
Oregon; Marguerite Williams, 84,
Elgin, Oregdn; and Beatrice Ben
nett, 83, Oakland, Oregon.
The grade ratings for the hous
es will be issued the last part of
the week, according to the regis
trar’s office.
Tuttle Speaks to Kotary
Prof. H. S. Tuttle, of the school
of education, addressed the Eu
gene Rotary club Tuesday on the
“Adolescent Girl.” This was the
regular meeting of the Rotary club
delegated to the study of some
phase of educational work.
Alpha Phis First
In Crawl Receipts
r|X) the tune of $135 the foreign
scholarship fund of the Asso
ciated Women Students went up
following the winter term Dime
Crawl last night.
Alpha Phi rang the bell for
$12.15 to be at the top of the
list of women's living organiza
tions. The Thetas turned in
$11.30 to headquarters, rating
second. The Alpha (Jams ex
tracted $11 flat from the males
und landed a good third.
While the total profit realized
on the Crawl this term is about
$10 less than that given fall
term, the fact that one house
did not entertain lust night is
thought to account for this dif
ference partially.
Student Advisory
Committee Fixes
Penalties for Two
\
One Student Suspended;
One Forced To Write
Term Paper
One sophomore is suspended
from the University and another
is compelled to write a term paper
under controlled conditions as a
result of penalties imposed upon
them by the student advisory com
mittee, following its meeting yes
terday aftefnoon.
The penalties imposed were: on
a sophomore for second offense in
cheating in quizzes; suspension
from the University. On a sopho
more for negligence bordering on
plagiarism in the use of quotations
in a term paper: to write a new
paper under controlled conditions.
This meeting of the advisory
committee is the first at which the
three student representatives to
that committee have set with the
faculty on any decision. The
three students representing the as
sociated students are Koy Hern
don, first year law student; Bill
Whitely, vice-president of the as
sociated students; and Dorothy
Eberhard, senior in history. They
were appointed by the executive
council after a petition from the
students to the advisory commit
tee was accepted a few weeks ago.
Nominees Picked
By Congressmen
Robert Jackson Is Chosen
Club Treasurer
Candidates for offices of the
Congress club were nominated last
night in the regular meeting in
the College Side. Robert Jackson
was unanimously chosen for treas
urer.
Other nominations were: presi
dent, Wallace Campbell, Ralph
Burrough; vice-president, John
King, Emery Hyde, Robert
O'Leary; secretary, Otto Vonder
heit, Jack Bellinger, Robert Gam
er; sergeant-at-arms, Claude Con
der, Merlin Blais. Ethan Newman,
president, appointed Willard Ar
ant as publicity man for the club.
Elections will take place at the
next meeting, Wednesday, Febru
ary 11.
“Industrial Democracy” was the
topic for discussion last night, and
was introduced by Willard Arant.
The subject for the next session
is "The Present System of Grading
Student Papers at Oregon.” Rob
ert O’Leary has been appointed
as the introductory speaker.
Sigma Delta Chi To Hear
Spann at Meeting Today
“The German Press” will be the
opic for a talk by Dr. Meno Spann,
assistant professor of German, at
a luncheon meeting today of Sig
ma Delta Chi, international pro
fessional journalism fraternity, at
the College Side Inn this noon,
Neil Taylor, president, announced
yesterday.
Dr. Spann is a native of Ger
many, and is qualified to speak on
the newspaper in that country. He
attended the University of Berlin,
and later came to the United
States, teaching at Cornell univer
sity for two years before coming
to the University of Oregon this
year.
The luncheon will be open to
the campus, and all students and
faculty members interested may
attend.
Social Worker
Will Speak to
Women Today
Mary Annin Chooses Social
Science Field as Topic
For Discussion
Hopes To Aiil Co-eds Select
Possible Vocations for
Future Careers
By BETTY ANNE MACDUFF
Today.
Four o'clock.
Alumni hall.
Miss Mary Annin, executive sec
retary of the Lane county chapter
of the American Red Cross,
speaker.
For all women on the campus
who are interested, have been In
terested, or might be interested in
applied social science, otherwise
known as social work.
Third of the talks sponsored by
the Associated Women Students
on vocations women may enter.
Anything else you’d like to
know?
Red Cross Topic
If so, come around today to the
meeting, and be assured that Miss
Annin can tell you anything, and
(probably) everything you can
think of to ask her about the job
of a social worker or a Red Cross
executive. Miss Annin is very
well equipped for her talk here,
having done social work and Red
Cross relief work in many parts
of the country. She has worked
in juvenile courts, at Ellis Island,
in a Japanese settlement house,
St. Francis dam disaster, and in
rural Red Cross in Lane county.
On University Faculty
Today’s speaker is an assistant
professor in applied social science
for the University, in addition to
her position with the Red Cross
office in Eugene. She teaches two
classes in rural social work, meth
ods and field work.
The University’s school of ap
plied social science is considered
very good for preparation for this
kind of work. After taking three
or four years of study on the cam
pus, the intending social worker
spends a year at the Portland
school of applied social science.
This year may be taken as senior
year for a B.A. or B.S., or as grad
uate work for a master’s degree.
Oregon Offers Courses
Courses offered by the Univer
sity prepare one for work in char
ity and relief organizations, such
as the Red Cross, church organi
zations, civic charities, and others.
The person who takes up this kind
of work finds that she must make
many personal contacts. Much of
her time is spent visiting families
which are in difficult or straitened
circumstances, whom she attempts
to right. She analyzes the par
ticular problem and tries not only
to give relief but to rehabilitate
the family. Sometimes this re
quires contact with legal authori
ties, with employment bureaus, or
other agencies.
Applied social science is divided
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I--—
Infirmary Filled
To Capacity Now
Lack of Room Prevents
Two From Entering
Yesterday again saw the infirm
ary filled to capacity and two or
three students turned away be
cause of lack of room. According
to the nurses in charge, there was
a heavy influx of patients ail day,
and the wards were all occupied
early in the day.
Confinements are caused by va
rious ailments, although there are
no serious cases recorded. Charles
Marshall was brought to the in
firmary suffering with a badly
sprained ankle. He received the
injury on the floor of the men’s
gym. Norman Cool is confined as
a result of mumps. According to
officials, this is the third case of
mumps cared for by health offi
cers at the infirmary this term.
Those students confined to the
care of the University health serv
ice at the present time, besides
Marshall and Cool, are:
Jeanette Shultz, Amy Hughes,
Olive Ritan, Irene Pangborn, Clif
ford Potter, Bill Berg, Herbert
Graham, Ed Siegmund, Robert
Loomis. Myrtle Kerns, and Orpha
Ager.