Oregon daily emerald., February 07, 1931, Image 1

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VOLUME XXXII
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1931
NUMBER 72
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Julia Creech
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Dies Suddenly;
111 for Week
Death Following Operation
End of Active Career
Of Oregon Co-ed
Convalescence of Former
Student Stormy, Says
Attending Doctor
Julia Elizabeth Creech, 18, soph
omore in the University, died sud
denly at 0:15 o’clock last night at
Julia Creech
me r a c 1 i i c
Christian hospi
!:al, where she un
derwent a major
operation last
Monday for in
testinal obstruc
tion.
Her condition
remained serious
during fhe week,
»although hopes
were held for her
jw-uvcij. iici i_uiivaii:aL.cm,c was
stormy, Dr. W. H. Chapman, at
tending physician, said last night.
Miss Creech is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Creech, and a brother, John, a stu
dent in the University last term.
Ail are of Salem.
In Many Activities
On the campus Miss Creech was
well-known in activities. She was
a member of Kwama, sophomore
women’s honorary, and a member
of Amphibians, swimming group.
In her freshman year she was sec
retary of her class and a member
of Thespians, honor service organ
ization for freshman women.
Miss Creech visited the Univer
sity campus in the winter term of
1929 as a delegate to the annual
high school conference from Salem
high school, where she was a sen
ior and editor of the Clarion, the
school paper. The Clarion that
year won first prize in the state as
the best paper published in schools j
with an enrollment over 500 stu
dents. At the press section of the
conference, Miss Creech was elect
ed secretary of the Oregon High
School Press association.
Miss Creech was affiliated with
Kappa Kappa Gamma, national so
cial sorority. She held the house
office of corresponding secretary.
Well Liked as Student
As a prominent member in her
class and house, Miss Creech held
a place dear in the mind of every
Oregon student who knew her.
Those who were officers of the or
ganizations to which she belonged
knew her best.
Larry Bay, who, as president of
the freshman class of last year,
worked with her, said: “I know I
am expressing the sentiments of
the entire class of 1933 «in saying
that we have lost one of our most
prominent and lovable members.”
Dean Biggs Praises Talent
As class adviser, Dean Hugh
Biggs said, “I considered her one
of the most outstanding young wo
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Oregon’s Talkative Women
These 11 eo-eds, members of this year’s women’s debate squad, have embarked on a hard sehedule
of forensie contests with colleges and universities in the Northwest which will last until spring term.
Back row. from left, are Gwendolyn Caverhili, Eugene; Alice Kedetzke, Forest Grove; Jane Warner,
Hermiston; Catherine McGowan, McGowan, \Vashington; Eleanor Sheeiey, Portland. Front row, Maxine
Ken, St. Helens; Bernice Conoly, Eugene; Mary Caniparoli, St. Helens; Louise Smith, Portland; Betty
Jones, Portland; and Kita Swain, Burns. .
Models Chosen
To Wear Outfits
At Fashion Dance
Girls To Show Four Stylos;
Men To Exhibit Tweeds
And New Tuxedos
Models for the Gamma Alpha
Chi Fashion dance to be given at
Cocoanut Grove, Friday, the thir
teenth of February, have been an
nounced by Harriette Hofmann,
chairman of the dance. They are:
Dorothy Cunningham, Dorothy
Drescher, Dorothy Harbaugh, Ber
nice Wainscott, Elizabeth Wright,
Leighton Gee, Larry Jackson, and
Tony Peterson.
The girls will each wear four
different outfits: sports, ptreet,
evening and formal. New spring
flannel jackets and several styles
of tweed suits have just arrived
for the men to wear, and they will
also show new tuxedos.
Kennell-Ellis took photographs
of the models yesterday which will
appear in the Emerald next week.
Dorothy Cunningham said she
found the new dresses very at
tractive. "I wish this weather
would keep up so that we could all
wear things like the darling ones
I’ve been trying on for the Fash
ion dance,” she said; “But perhaps
I’d better not describe them and
give too much away.
“I think the dance wiil be very
unusual, and so many Eugene peo
ple seem to be interested in it,”
she added.
Tickets for the dance will be sold
through house representatives, and
Betty Carpenter is in charge of
the sale.
Gandhi Proves Pen Mightier
Than Sword, States Dr. Mez
“The British Empire, with all its
wealth, men, guns, and battleships,
the greatest empire the world has
known, is actually being humili
ated, held as naught, by a naked
figure who looks like a distorted
baby, and known to millions as
Mahatma Gandhi,” said John R.
Mez, associate professor in eco
nomics, in an interview yesterday.
In his fight to liberate the 247
millions in British India, Gandhi
has proved that the pen is far
mightier than the sword, Mez be
lieves. He has forced the calling
of the Round Table conference
which resulted in Britain’s grant
ing of-wider autonomy to India.
For many years the British have
ruled India by disseminating prop
aganda very cleverly and keeping
a tight hand on finances, the army
and foreign relations of the coun
try, Mez stated.
It is a fact, the speaker con
tinued, that although the British
claim not to have collected a cent
in taxation for her own use, India
bears a burden of $200,000,000 for
military purposes alone, a large
sum of which goes to paying Brit
ish officers and troops.
The points for which Gandhi is
fighting were outlined as follows:
The unrestricted right to complete
secession if so desired; a national
government responsible to the peo
ple; the right to arbitrate all dis
putes concerning Indian debts, fi
nancing, and trade; release of all
political prisoners; abolition of the
salt tax and import of alcohol, and
the right to protect the Indian
cotton industry.
Although the speaker believes
the British have grievously ex
ploited India, he admitted the im
possibility of the British retiring
from a country in which they have
two and a half billion dollars in
railroads, telegraph lines, power
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Dick Horns Into
Newspaper Field
\ DEBUT was made in Eugene
! last night that was a rather
| quiet one compared to Washing
| ton and New York debutantes’
I parties of the last season.
I Last evening housewives and
freshmen answering the doors of
; various Eugene domiciles picked
up a strange paper. Students
on the campus last year noticed
a familiar name on the more un
familiar paper, none other than
that of Dick Horn, journalism
graduate of last year, vice-presi
dent of the A. S. U. O., Friar,
and prominent in campus activi
ties.
The paper, Eugene Shopping
News, is a four-page paper, of
seven columns, and will be pub
lished every Friday. Richard C.
Horn is the publisher and man
ager of the new-born Eugene
paper.
Classic Numbers
On Next Concert
Instrumental Trio To Play
Sunday Afternoon
Two compositions, one by
Brahms and the other by Tschai
1 kowski will be the program to be
! played by the Portland Trio for
their concert at the music auditor
ium Sunday afternoon.
Brahms trio, op. 101, will open the
program. It includes four move
ments: allegro energico, presto
non assai, andante grazioso, and
allegro molto.
Tschaikowski’s trio, op. 50, is
dedicated by the trio “to the mem
I ory of a great artist.” It consists
of two movements, the first a pez
zo elegiaco, and the second in two
parts, theme and variations, and
final variation and coda.
The members of the Portland
Trio, which has a wide reputation
; throughout the Northwest as a
musical ensemble of sound artistry
and capable interpretation, are
Sylvia Weinstein Margulis, violin
ist; Lora Teshner, formerly of the
j music faculty here, ’cellist; and
• Ruth Bradley Reiser, pianist.
Their appearance in Eugene is
sponsored by the University music
school. The program will begin at
4 o’clock. Admission will be
|charged.
Professor Zune Will Give
Open Leeture Weekly
N. Z. Zane, associate professor
t of architecture and allied arts,
will speak at 3 o’clock every
Wednesday afternoon during Feb
ruary in room 10 of the Architec
I ture building. His lectures will be
given under the auspices of the
art study group of the American
Association of University Women.
All persons interested are invited
| to attend.
Hempstead Raps
Private Control
Of Water Power
New Feature Is Introduced
In Emerald Afternoon
R^dio Broadcast
_ 4
Only five per cent of the power
available in the state of Oregon is
being utilized at the present time.
This power is in the hands of pri
vate interests which are making
no attempts to make use of the re
sources at their command. The
people of Oregon realizing -this
fact are defnanding a new state of
affairs.
Such is the opinion of Walter E. \
Hempstead, instructor in public
speaking, who spoke over station
KORE yesterday afternoon on the
subject of the hydroelectric power
bill which is at the present time
pending in the legislature. Mr.
Hempstead’s address introduced a
new feature into the regular Em
erald editorial broadcasts which go
on the air at 4:45 each afternoon.
Other University of Oregon profes
sors are scheduled to speak on var
ious subjects in the near future.
Talk.Js Outline
Hempstead's talk was not an
; analysis of the power bill, but was
j an outline Of the significance of
[ the power situation. He lauded
i the ideals of Governor Meier, and
l outlined the history of the power
fight in Oregon, which came to
such a dramatic climax during the
last state election.
In speaking of the power trusts
Hempstead says, ‘‘The people fur
nish the capital to build these
! enormous outlays, the big power
combines issue the controlling
1 common stock to themselves, ap
parently in payment for their in
telligent promotion, and th<^ seek
rates sufficiently high to pay divi
dents to themselves and interest
upon “stock” that represents wa
ter and air.”
The Oregon public speaking in
structor has strong faith in the
hydro-electric power bill. The pres
ent system of a public service com
mission, with such limited powers |
as it has, does not satisfy his idea
of capable management. The pend
i ing bill would create a public pow
er commission, headed by one man,
j called the public power commis
sioner. The new body would have
the power to regulate all the pow
I er rates in the state, and would
have many executive powers now
denied the public service commis
sion, he said.
Trend Toward Regulation
■ "Oregon’s policy now seems to
be definitely trending towards'
regulation and ownership more
advantageous to the masses of the
power consumers through lowered
rates and fairer evaluations upon
which rates are guaranteed to the !
power monopolies," Hempstead
added. “State ownership and de
velopment may result. Just where .
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Men’s Houses
Go on Air Two
Hours Sunday
Four Groups Will Present
Campus Programs iu
Radio Contest
Potwin Requests Silence
Iii College Side Inn
Visible Studio
Two full hours of campus en
.ertninment are scheduled to take
elace in the College Side Inn stu
Jios tomorrow night when the
fourth program in the Emerald
KORE radio contest will be given
over the air. Alpha Beta Chi.
Friendly hall, Phi Gamma Oelta.
and Beta Theta Pi will be the
four organizations to offer the ar
ray of all-male talent. Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, originally slated
for tomorrow night’s radio hour,
withdrew from the contest, and
the Fijis will take their place.
The subject of oysters will be
brought into the limelight by Al
oha Beta Chi when they offer their
“Oyster Idea." Ralph David and
Thornton Gale will read the con
tinuity of the program which has
been supervised by Nels Nelson.
A carnival idea has been pre
pared by Friendly hall under the
tutelage of Steven Coleman. Doc
Kelliher will serve as announcer
on the Friendly hall hour and a
variety of trios, quartets, and so
los is promised by the committee
in charge.
Graham West announced lost
night that Phi Gamma Delta will
some before the microphone with
a half-hour of burlesque to offer
to the radio audience. Mac Miller
will act as master of ceremonies
for the program. Skits, take-offs,
and modern music will constitute
the Fiji broadcast.
Beta Theta Pi will be on the air
from 6 to 6:30. The contents of
their program is being kept si
ent by Willie Johnston, director
af the broadcast. Johnston and
George Pratt will handle the an
nouncing, and Con Hammond and
Johnny Smedberg, double piano
team' of last year's KORE presen
tations, will probably be featured.
•Art Potwin, director of the con
test, again requested last night
that all students visiting the vis
ible studios of College Side Inn
do so with the understanding that
absolute silence must be main
tained during the broadcasting of
the contest program. Numerous
eomplaints have come to Potwin
relating to the amount of back
ground noise that accompanies the
broadcasts over the microphone,
and all steps are being taken to
eliminate these undesirable dis
turbances. However, students are
eordially invited to come to the
studios to witness the mechanism
)f a radio broadcast.
Bill Says Ain’t
Aiming To Hurt
Folks’ Feelings
CAMPUS CENTER, Eugene,
Feb. 6.- Someone said I was
hurting people’s feelings by
writing things that I wasn’t
supposed to know anything
about, so today I’m going to
tell you about my gym basket.
I got to thinking about the good
carrots and spinach we were
going to have for dinner and I
ambled home leaving my gym
basket sitting on a bench. Well,
somebody took all that valuable
stuff, probably to sell to the
ragman, and now it’s going to
cost me $11.30 before I can
claim I've graduated from this
institution. It’s a shame to let
a few hunks of cloth come be
tween me and my diploma.
Anyway, if this state police
business goes through, I hope
they don’t fire my Cousin Wil
bur or change the official traf
fic color to black.
Yours,
BILL ROTERS.
Dr. Boyer Will Read Humor
Selections From Jane Austen
Fourth in Series of English
Readings Tit Be Given
Sunday Evening
Humor selections from the works
of Jane Austen will feature this
week's English reading which will
be held in the' women's lounge of
the Gerlinger building. The read
ing, which will be rendered by Dr.
C. V. Boyer, head of the English
department, is to be given from 7
to 8 o’clock this coming Sunday
evening.
This will be the fourth of a se
ries of English readings which is
being given this term by the Eng
lish department. Each week a
reading on some influential author
is given by one of the professors
in the University. The English
department thus hopes to create n
greater intellectual feeling on the
campus, and satisfy as much as
possible the craving which many
people have for a cultural back
ground to their education. This
series of readings will continue
throughout the whole winter term
and will cover a large variety oi
i subjects that may appeal to lit
] erary people. Included in the
scheduled readings are works in
plays, short story, poetry, and
many other phases of the field of
literature.
This is the third year that the
English department has held the
series of readings on the campus.
It was started several years ago
by the committee on intellectual
activities. The plan was devised
in an effort to meet the demands
of cultured students at Oregon
who wanted something more than
the regular English courses em
bodied in the University curricula
| to satisfy their desire for good lit
| erature.
H. C. Howe, professor of Eng
j lish, delivered the first reading of
I the series on January 18. His
subject was "Modern Travels and
Adventure." On Sunday, January
2r>, E. A. Lesch, assistant profes
sor of English, discussed some of
the lyric poetry of A. E. Hous
man. The subject last Sunday
was a reading by W. F. G.
Thacher, professor of advertising
and English, of Katherine Mans
field’s short story, "The Daughters
of the Late Colonel.”
David Is Named
Editorial Writer
Of Daily Emerald
New Member of Board To
lake Place Vacated
By Lois Nelson
Ralph David, who has recently
been put in charge of the Emerald
editorial radio hour, was officially ,
named editorial writer for the pa- ;
per yesterday when Vinton Hall, j
editor, announced that Lois Nel- I
son had resigned her position on
the editorial board on account of ,
other duties.
David will hold the position
along with Harry Van Dine and |
Dave Wilson. His work, according
to the announcement, has exem- j
plified his qualifications to be a
member of the editorial board. He (
is a senior in the school of journal- 1
ism and has held down positions
as reporter, special reporter, and
chief night editor, on the Emerald
staff.
"We were sorry to lose Miss Nel
son,” Hall said yesterday, "as her
work was always well done and
timely. Sometime in the future we
hope that she may again assume
her editorial duties.
"David has been doing wonder
ful work on the Emerald,” the edi
tor continued, “and we have con
sidered him the logical successor
to anyone who might be forced to
drop out.”
Honoluluan Visits
Oregon Campus
Piinaliou College Manager
Discusses Cruise
L. C. Hollanci, business manager
at Punahou college in Honolulu,
stopping place of the Oregon sum
mer cruise last year, was on the
campus yesterday conferring with
Karl W. Onthank, dean of person
nel, who was with the cruise, and
Dean James H. Gilbert, of the col
lege of literature, science, and the
arts, who will accompany the
cruise this year.
While on the campus, Mr. Hol
land visited Dorothy Davidson,
sophomore in sociology; Isabelle
Jenkins, freshman in physical edu
cation, and Marshall Wright,
freshman in business administra
tion, all former students of Puna
hou.
Punahou college is the oldest
preparatory college west of the
Mississippi river. In the old days
of the gold rush, the wealthy fam
ilies of the West sent their chil
dren across to Punahou for their
schooling.
Mr. Holland expressed a liking
for the Oregon campus, and stated
that the weather compared favor
ably with that of the islands.
While at Oregon, Mr. Holland
met with Dr. A. B. Hall, president
of the University, and discussed
educational problems of various
u^tures.
Sale of Tickets
For Senior Ball
Begins at Co-op
—
Formal Dance Plans Near
Completion; Stark
Gets Contract
Tickets for the Senior Ball,
scheduled for February 14, will go
on sale at the Co-op this after
noon, it was announced last night
by Art Rolander, finance manager.
During the first part of next week
tickets will be distributed to the
fraternities and halls.
Plans for the annual formal
dance have neared completion, and
details are being handled to give
the campus one of the best dances
of the year, Bob Bishop, general
chairman, declared in commenting
on the ticket sale.
Decorations, which have been
placed in the hands of Wilbur
Sohm, member of last year’s Jun
ior Prom directorate, have been
contracted to the John L. Stark
Decorating company, of Portland.
The Stark company provided the
decorations for last year’s Prom,
and has had charge of work for
previous Senior Balls,
A motif different than any used
in several years has been planned
for the event; and, although it
falls on that date, the ball will
not feature a Valentine idea in the
decorative scheme, Sohm pointed
out. Keith Maguire will be in
charge of construction.
The list of patrons and patron
esses has not been revealed, but
a number of people of state-wide
prominence, together with mem
bers of the administration, will be
counted among those serving on
the patron list, according to
Oneita Jantzen, chairman of pa
trons.
Webfoots Win
Close Contest
From Vandals
Keenan, Stevens Star in
Team’s First Vietory;
Crowd Thrilled
Park, Eberhart, Centers,
Are Put Out on Fouls;
Wieks High Man
BULLETIN
Tlic Washington Huskies de
feated Oregon State at Seattle
last night, 39 to 30. The Staters
took the lead, hut Washington
tied the score at half at 14, and
were not headed in the last po
riod.
(From the Idaho Argonaut)
MOSCOW’, Idaho, Feb. 6.—(Spe
cial)-—The University of Oregon
varsity hoopsters played smart,
heads-up basketball to trim the
Idaho Vandals 33 to 30 in a close
and exciting battle here tonight.
The battle had the fans on their
feet from start to finish.
The Webfoots, led by little Bill
Keenan, forward, grabbed the lead
after five minutes of play and
never lost it. Although the Red
Shirts crept to within one point
of a tie several times, the Oregftn
men, sensing their first conference
win, played inspired ball.
Pete Wicks, Vandal forward,
was high point man with 12 count
ers, while Hale, at guard, was out
standing with his brilliant floor
work. Keenan led the Webfoots
with eight tallies and shared chief
honors for his quintet’s win with
Kerm Stevens, guard, who chalked
up seven points.
Park, Idaho center, and Eber
hart, Oregon pivot man, both had
to leave the game for committing
Tour personal fouls. The score at
half was 18 to 11, in favor of Ore
gon. The teams play again to
morrow night.
Summary:
Oregon (33)
Keenan, f .
Dolp, f .
Calkins, f .
Eberhart, c ...
Roberts, c .
Stevens, g .
Horner, g .
Levoff, g .
Totals .
Idaho (30)
Lacy, f .
Barrett, f .
Parks, c .
Smith, c .
Drummond, g
Hale, g .
Wicks, g .
Hall, g .
Totals .
FG FT PF
... 4
... 2
... 1
... 1
... 1
... 3
... 1
0
.. 13 6 12
FG FT VF
.. 0
... 2
... 0
0
.. 2
... 3
... 4
.. 0
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
4
1
2
2
0
0
11 8
Free throws Oregon, six out of
12; Idaho, eight out of 17.
Referee Mulligan, Spokane.
Umpire Mix, Moscow
What’s Our Alma Mater Song?
Rules and Traditions Conflict
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth
of u series of articles on Oregon
campus truditons.
By RALPH DAVID
What is Oregon’s alma mater
song? Tradition says that only
"Mighty Oregon" can answer that
name. But regulations of the A.
S. U. O. say that Oregon students
stand uncovered whenever and
wherever the "Oregon Pledge
Song” is sung.
This seems to be one case where
tradition has won out. "Mighty
Oregon” was written in the year
1917 by Albert Perfect, and words
added to the music by DeWitt Gil
bert in the same year. The song
was copyrighted in 1918. Since
that year "Mighty Oregon” became
the alma mater song, not by de
cision of any student body, but
through the natural growth of us
age and custom as tradi' ions al
ways arise.
About the year 1926 the “Ore
gon Pledge Song,” written by
John Stark Evans, began to en
joy great popularity. So great was
the popularity of the song that it'
was decided to start a new tradi
tion. In due course of time a tra
ditions committee recommended
to the student council that “the
pledge teong (not ‘Mighty Ore
gon’) is the official alma mater
song. Oregon students stand un
covered whenever and wherever
the ‘Pledge Song’ is sung.” The
student council adopted this report
of the committee and Oregon had
a new tradition and a new alma
mater song.
But not for long. The pledge
song failed to meet the needs of
students at games, and the tradi
tional glamor and sentiment at
tached to the “Mighty Oregon” of
old days made it the more popular
song in the end.
Although officially the newer
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