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It’s Free The Portland Symphony orches tra concert Sunday will be free to students upon presentation of their A. S. U. O. cards at the door. VOLUME XXXII The Weather Maximum . 53 Minimum . 32 Precipitation .86 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1931 NUMBER 81 Indian Nation World-Minded, Says Dr. Nag Lecturer Speaks on India’s International Place In History Destiny of Humanity Chief Concern of Hindu Philosophy “India is international-minded. Its philosophy, developed before the Christian era, is that man is a component part of the universe, and that the universe is to be found also in man. Strife between na tions thwarts the destiny of hu manity. There is something more to humanity than its political as pects; it has a personality, which dissension degrades.” * Dr. Kalidas Mag, of the Univer sity of Calcutta, spoke last night as a representative of India, his native country. His subject, “In dia's Place Among the Nations,” brought to his audience the Hin du’s conception of world politics, and revealed what India has to contribute to the brotherhood of nations. Lectures Twice Today Dr. Nag, who is making a lec ture tour including visits to a num ber of American universities, will remain on the campus today. He will address Dean Eric W. Allen’s editing class in 105 Journalism at 9 o’clock this morning, and this evening at 7:30 in Villard assembly he will give a lecture on the “Art and Archaeology of India.” All in terested students and faculty mem bers may attend either of the two lectures. “India is glad you do not belong to the League of Nations. As long as the league considers the battle ship and the field gun a measure of importance among nations, In dia can never become a member. ^ The league is nothing more than a world debating society under the influence of a few powerful na tions. We are glad that the Unit ed States has not consented to give the league the sanction of its mil lions adherence to a silly defini tion that is characteristic of the middle ages,” Dr. Nag declared. Favors World League Subsequent remarks showed, however that the eminent speaker is in favor of a world league, but that it must be based on intellect ual and peaceful principles, the rule that humanity is one. He em phasized the necessity of reinstat ing the disenfranchised nations, the adoption of the early Hindu principles of non-violence and fra ternity. “India’s foundation is like that of the United States—a mixture of races, each influencing the other, and developing throughout the whole a feeling of common under standing because of a common ^ destination for all humanity. The thirteenth century the great Khans called a world conference of religious teachers, at which Christianity, Buddhism, Confucian ism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism were represented, for the purpose of comparing their beliefs. How different was this spirit of tolera tion from the religious persecu (Continued on Page Two) Win, Swords, Bright Robes \ *ngle at Dress Rehearsal ‘Twelfth. Night nlayers Are Ready for- Matinee At Guild Thetfre By ISABELLE CRC.VELL The first dress rehearsal of "Twelfth Night” at Guild theatre Wednesday night was a confusion of wigs, swords, and brilliantly colored robes and tights. The char acters were greeted with shouts of admiration or amusement as they emerged from the make-up and costuming rooms for ttieir appear ances on the stage. Chuck Jones looked like the return of Charlie’s Aunt in a frenzied wig and a bon net surmounted with a feather re sembling a young palm tree. He will have to find a remedy for fall ing hair because his wig exhibted a tropism towards the floor. Nancy Thielsen and Addison Brockman appeared as twins in colorful costumes consisting of red shoes, blue tights, and green blouses. Gene Love makes an excellent overstuffed Sir Toby and combines with Donald Confrey as the clown, and Chuck Jones as Sir Andrew to produce most of the humor of the play. They even sing. Eldon Wood in, as the steward, Malvolio, as sists his dignity with a tall staff which he manipulates with evident satisfaction. Even his best friends would hardly recognize him in his curly black wig and flowing robe. Carl Klippel has attached a beard for the part of the Duke Orsino. The stage also shows a great deal of change. Three sets of cur tains are being used to represent the different scenes, Entrances are also being made from the front of the stage through the au dience. The play will be staged at Guild hall Saturday matinee and night, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wed nesday evenings. Extension Center At Portland Sets Enrollment Mark 1720 Register for Term; Each Take Six Hours Of Work The Portland extension center, with 1720 students, has the larg est enrollment ever recorded for the winter term, Dr. Dan E. Clark, assistant director of the extension division announced yesterday. The total number of term hours carried at the present time numbers 6,503 which represents an equiva lent of 420 full-time students on the campus. The extension center offers work in all the liberal art depart ments, and in addition, gives cours es in the schools of architecture and allied arts, business adminis tration, journalism, medicine, mu sic, and physical education. The students at Portland repre sent a wide range of occupations. There are registered at the pres ent time a number of teachers, stenographers, lawyers, bank em ployees, dentists, real estate deal ers, nurses, and housewives. Each student is limited to six term hours a week. The faculty of the Portland cen ter includes full-time members of the extension staff, regular mem bers of the Eugene faculty, in structors from other colleges, and specialists in certain fields. University, Eugene Fives To Meet Tonight at Igloo The University high hoop quin tet, coached by Jean Eberhart, Oregon center, will meet the Eu gene high five tonight at McAr thur court in a battle which will probably decide the leadership of “A” league. The campus outfit dropped Springfield last week and a win tonight would establish them as favorites for the league crown and a trip to Salem for the state tour nament. Eberhart’s squad is one up on the Eugene outfit, having defeated them in their first en counter three weeks ago. Hell Week Less Severe Than In Former Years, Says Biggs Hugh L. Biggs, dean of men, after making a careful research on hell week in the fraternities, has found that physical punish ment has greatly decreased in the last six years, and particularly so i in the last two years. “In 1928,“ said Mr. Biggs yes-1 terday, “the national inter-frater nity council drew up a resolution which was opposed to any pre initiation which resulted in physi cal hazards. This resolution was endorsed by the local inter-frater nity council.” Shortly after this, fraternities in their national conventions adopted regulations for each chap ter on the various campi in re gards to unnecessary hazing for pre-initiation. In its place was in troduced more constructive work, such as cleaning the house, said Dean Biggs. Any possible impairment of health has been absolutely abol ished, and the hazing today is con fined to mental hazards, he pointed out. However, a few fraternities send their neophytes out on jour neys after midnight. These trips are always held on week-ends so as not to interfere with class work. In the last few years there have been no complaints to the dean from parents of students or from townspeople in connection with the results of hazing in the fraterni ties. Dean Biggs requested that any persons w’ho are not satisfied with the pre-initiation as it is handled should report the same to the of fice of the dean of men in order that the matter may be taken up with officials. In the last two years there has been a noted progress for the abol ishment of hell week. In a study of a certain fraternity on this campus since 1900, Dean Biggs found that there was about an average of one accident a year. ! No deaths were reported, however. Junior Colleges Will Remain, Says Dr. George Rebec Dean Thinks Schools Have Definite Position In Education That the junior college idea has come to stay is conceded by every skilled observer, is the belief of Dr. George Rebec, dean of the graduate school. “What is the essence of this jun ior-college idea ? Primarily, it is the recognition that the work of the first two years in college is not genuine university study but mere ly rounding out of the secondary education received in high school. But it is also more than this. “It is confessed on all sides that popular education in America has provided hosts, or shall we say hordes of constituents for our uni versities and advanced colleges, who are incapable of, or are not interested in, anything of the na ture of real university training,” said Dr. Rebec. Two Classes in College He went on to explain that there are two general classes of junior college material. The first is com posed of students who frankly want an extension of their free and irresponsible years of youth, with only a vague “general-out look” interest in mind. The second class want a continuation of “bookish” education, but they are not essentially “bookish” or intel lectual people. Their aim is to ar rive at certain homely or practi cal knowledges and skills, that is to say, semi-professional. Even the first group is not un willing to acquire a certain amount of more or less “learned stuff,” but they respond better to “college life” than college curriculum, if the latter expression be taken to im ply intellectual concentration or even intellectual ability. The sec ond group is faithful, but limited in outlook or capacity. Real Students Held Back “It is no sin for these types of students to desire more knowledge and cultural experience than they derive from their high school course, but they should not be en couraged to go on to higher uni (CnntinnecL on Page Three) Independent Men To Dance Tonight Oregon Yeomen Affair Set For Gerlinger Hall An informal dance, sponsored by the Oregon Yeomen, social or ganization of independent men on the campus, will begin promptly at 9 o'clock tonight in the dance room of Gerlinger hall. A four piece orchestra will furnish the music, and a good floor is prom ised by the committee. Admission will not be confined j to those who have been attending the recent meetings of the organi zation, but is open equally to all I men on the campus who are not members of any organized living group, it was announced by Yeo men officials. The dance tonight, said Merlin Blais, president of the group, is the fiist of a series of social func 'tions which the group hopes to 1 sponsor during the coming terms. 70 Symphonists Will Entertain Students Free ASUO Cards Requirement For Admission, Doe Robnett Says Portland Musieians, led By Van Hoogstraten, Due Here Sunday "Although the concert that th^ Portland Symphony orchestra iS to play at McArthur court Sunday afternoon will be the fourth on this year’s associated student se ries, it still seems to be necessary to impress upon students that A. S. U. O. concerts are free to them,” said Ronald Robnett, as sistant graduate manager, yester day. “The only requirement for the admission of any student in the University Sunday will be the presentation of his student body card. A number of students have made inquiries as to the price of tickets for this concert, in spite of the fact (hat we have been giv ing extensive publicity to the free admission for students for several months.” 70 Musicians Due Present arrangements for the transportation of the big sym phony ensemble of 70 musicians down from Portland are that ar rival in Eugene will be by special train shortly after 12 Sunday. The concert will begin at 3 o'clock, and will be over before 5. The train back will leave at 6. The matinee hour for the sym phony concert is the first time that such an idea has been tried for an A. S. U. O. concert. The change from the usual evening hour was made not only in order to make the trip more convenient for the orcnestra, but also to al low students to attend at a time when they were comparatively free from study and social obliga tions, according to Robnett. Program Specially Planned A program especially arranged by Willem van Hoogstraten, noted conductor of the orchestra, to please a collegiate audience, has been announced for the concert. The “headliner” will be Beet hoven’s Fifth Symphony, one of the greatest and probably the most popular symphonic work of this great composer. Other numbers on the program are selections from the Wagnerian operas, "Meister singer” and “Siegfried,” the over ture to Weber’s “Der Freischutz,” and Tschaikovski’s “Romeo and Juliet” overture. Dolly Horner Is Resting Easily After Operation Miss Dolly Horner, junior in journalism, yesterday underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Pacific Christian hospital. Her attending physicians are Drs. W. H. Dale and Irving R. Fox. Miss Homer, a member of Alpha Xi Delta, was reported as resting easily and will be unable to see visitors for a few days. Obsidians To Ski, Play Ball in Snow fourth annual winter outing of the Eugene Obsidian club to morrow anil Sunday at their lodge, 65 miles up the McKenzie river. A tug-of-war and baseball game on skis is planned, as well as the usual ski races for both men and women. Prizes will l»e awarded to the three winners of each group. Elmer Adams, general chair man of the affair, has extended an invitation to all students to attend the outing, and says that, reservations may be made by calling him at the University Co-op, Oregon Editor on Country Weekly 6 All - American’ Verne McKinney Chosen For Efforts Toward Better Agriculture Placing Oregon country journal ism in the front ranks, Verne Mc Kinney, editor of the Hillsboro Ar gus, has wdn a place on the all American newspaper eleven for 1930, according to word received here by Arne Rae, field manager of the Oregon State Editorial as sociation. The all-American elev en is chosen by John H. Casey, of the University of Oklahoma from the outstanding weekly editors of the nation, and his all-star teams of the last four years have includ ed nearly half a hundred of the most distinguished men of the country press. The latest selection he believes to be one of the strong est aggregations he has picked, he said in making the announcement. Mr. McKinney was chosen by Mr. Casey because of his well-edit ed country correspondence apd his consistent efforts at agricultural development. The Argus was the first weekly in Oregon to take ad vantage of the circulation audit, and last year was the winner of the Sigma Delta Chi cup for being the best weekly in Oregon. An V sports will feature the employment agency conducted at the newspaper office by Mr. Mc Kinney’s mother drew praise from Mr. Casey. Mrs. McKinney has been connected with her son in the Argus office for many years, and received a great deal of credit for its success. Senior Makes Tests With Motor Rhythm Apparatus Albert Campbell, senior in psy chology, is conducting a series of tests with a sensory motor rhythm apparatus to test the relative proficiency of a person through auditory and visual stimuli, and to determine the effects of prac tice. Twelve women will be used as subjects, to be followed by about 50 men. The apparatus is an elaboration of Robert H. Seashore’s motor rhythm unit. From The President’s Pen Thinking Habits Formed by Students at University Bender Increasing Dividends, Says Dr. Hall. By ARNOLD BENNETT HALL At the University of Wisconsin I taught for many years a course in American government. I always used two sets of examination ques tions in order to try out the rela tive efficiency of the different types of examination. One experi ment I tried frequently always gave the same result. I would ask one-half of the class, “How may the constitution of the United States be amended?” The other half of the class I would ask, “How may an amendment to the consti ; tution of the United States be pro posed and how may it be ratified?” II did this five times with the re ; suit that of the first half of the class only 30 per cent answered the question correctly and in the second half ninety per cent an swered the question correctly. Both questions involved the same infor mation for a correct answer, yet there was a difference between 30 and ninety per cent in the two sec tions. What was the cause of this striking difference in results? It was that in the second group I had broken the question into its constituent parts. All the students in the first group could have done the same thing for themselves if they had the habit of thinking. Every student in the first group must have known that the amend ing process involved just two things—the proposal of an amend ment and its ratification, and yet they did not take the time to think, or perhaps, putting it in a better way, they were not in the habit of thinking. When you have a problem to solve the first step is to break the problem into its constituent parts. If the first group in my class had done this they would have attained 90 per cent perfection instead of 30 per cent. Whether or not one attacks a problem this way de pends upon his habits of thinking. What one gets out of his university ; education depends upon thinking habits that have been formed. Long after the information gained has been erased by the hand of | time the thinking habits that have become fixed will tend to deepen and endure and render increasing dividends as the years go by. Persia Strives For World Peace and Civil Reforms Nation Undergoes Change, Miss Martha Root Tells Women A new Persia, differing from the corrupt, backward nation of 50 years ago, was revealed by Miss Martha L. Root, American jour nalist and international lecturer, to members of the International Relations, Mythology, and Woman and Her Spnere groups of Phil omelete at a tea given yesterday afternoon in Alumni hall. In place of a country where an armed guard was once necessary to travel safely from city to city. Miss Root found during her four months’ tour of Persia, a people striving for internationalism and civil reform. “Tourists are astonished to find the peasants of 500 villages so in ternationally minded and so well informed about world peace, a uni versal auxiliary .language and tol erance in religion," Miss Root said. The disappearance of intoler ance and rise of a new culture, she made known, is due to the principles of universal peace advo cated by Baha'u’llah, a Persian man of the last generation who visioned a parliament of men and all countries laying down their arms. His son, Abdul’l-Baha, con tinued the work of his father until it has penetrated to all parts of the world. The present leader of the move ment is Shoghi Effendi, a grand son of Abdul’l-Baha. Developed along with the new universal age are the civil laws which Shahanshah Pahlevi, the ruler of Persia, established three years ago. Previous to this time, Miss Hoot explained, when no law decreed the examination for mul las, the clergymen of Islam, thou sands posed as religious men and proceeded to wear the aba and turban, which gave them the right to commit all types of crime. Now any man who kills another must undergo a trial the same as any other murderer. Taylor Skeptical Of Graphologist’s Writing Theories Class Attempts To Learn Whether Handwriting Shows Character Because individual handwriting can usually be identified with re markable certainty many people think that the writing must give a clue to the personality and char acter of the writer. These beliefs and claims of graphologists need scientific investigation in the opin ion of Howard R. Taylor, professor of psychology. A test of some of these theories I by Mr. Taylor’s class in employ ment psychology is being worked out as a class project to demon strate the way in which psycholo gists would investigate such claims. The experiment, it was pointed out, is not a careful research study but is of value to the students in demonstrating research procedures and the scientific attitude of find ing out the facts rather than dog matically condemning or approv ing such theories. Graphology Theory Explained The principles of graphology, ac cording to an explanation of the basis upon which graphologists work and which appeared in a very reputable magazine, are of this sort—a slant slightly to the right means that the writer is af fectionate, while a slant to the left ignifies a cool and calculating per son. In the same manner, a vertical slant means that the head rules the heart, while a slant sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left means that the person is inconsist ent. If the letters are spaced wide apart, the person is generous; if medium-spaced the person is care ful in money matters, while if the letters are very close the person is said to be miserly. Class Collects Signatures Class members collected signa tures of the two ^persons most af fectionate and the two most cold ly calculating of their acquain tance. Similarly they collected the handwriting of people who were most unlike in the other traits mentioned. The handwriting was then ex amined to see whether the slant, spacing and other specifications, according to the theories of graph ology, corresponded with the per sonalities of the examples chosen. A member of the class is working on the results, which do not seem to support the theories. Prose and Poetry Group To Hear Modern Poems Daphne Hughes and Helen Evans, sponsors of the prose and poetry group of Philomelete, will entertain the group Sunday, Feb ruary 22, at the home of Helen Evans, 1399 Agate street. The meeting will be held immediately following the concert. Daphne Hughes will read poems from the modern poets, and will be in charge of the discussion. Since this will be the last meet ing before Philomelete initiation February 22, all members are urg ed to be present and to bring pages for the group scrap book. Dr. Hall Elected To Membership In Peace Union League Founded To Foster Friendship Between All Nations Notice of the founding in Paris of "The Universal Union for Peace,” and of his election to the organization as an honorary mem ber has just been received here by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, presi dent of the University. To Promote Friendship The purpose of the league is not only to propagate ideas of peace and mutual friendship among all nations, but to encour age travel of members into coun tries other than their own, the president, Prof. C. M. Saint Georges, of Paris, says in his let ter to Dr. Hall. The league pro poses that Americans visit Europe and is also encouraging Europeans to visit this country. Members of the union in Europe are offering every cooperation to American members who wish to travel there this summer, the letter says. The union is now at work or ganizing clubs in all large cities of important countries, and in cap itals and other centers they plan to establish reading centers and information offices. A monthly review, in the languages of the various members, will also be pub lished. Student Exchange Is Aim One of the aims of the group, which particularly interests Doctor Hall, is that of exchange of stu dents between various countries. This is regarded as one of the most important projects of the new organization. It is the hope of the union that its organization work can be com pleted to a large extent this sum mer, and that many members will take advantage of the travel co operation offered, Professor Saint Georges says in his letter. Two Debaters Will Leave on Tour Sunday Bob Miller and Art Potwin To Meet Whitman, U.W., W.S.C, and Idaho Chain Store Question Is Topic for Contests With Four Schools A debate tour which will include three of the foremost schools in Washington and one in Idaho will be taken this coming week by Ar thur Potwin and Robert Miller, varsity debaters for the University of Oregon. The men will leave Eugene early Sunday morning, going by train to Walla Walla, where they will have their first debate with Whitman college on February 24. From Whitman they will go to Pullman, debating Washington State "ollege on the afternoon of February 25. That evening the Oregon men will cross over into Idaho to meet the University of Idaho at Moscow. The tour will close with the debate with the University of Washington at Seat tle on February 27, and the men will return to the campus the fol lowing day. Chain Stores Question Throughout the tour the Oregon debaters will uphold the affirma tive of the question, "Resolved: That the expansion of the chain stores is detrimental to the best interest of the American people.” With the exception of the debate with the University of Washing ton, the debates will be decision I contests, with the decision being rendered in the first case by a critic judge and in the other two by three judges. In the last debate with the Uni versity of Washington, the Oregon system of cross-questioning will be used, the debaters having the privilege of questioning each other. Following the debate there will be an open forum in which the audi ence will be allowed to question both teams. Eager To Go "It’s going to be great seeing the good old Eastern Oregon wheat fields again,” Art Potwin exclaimed in regard to the tour. "Bob lives in that country, and I work in them during the sum mer.” Mr. Miller lives in Pendle ton, and Mr. Potwin in Albany. The question, “Resolved: That the expansion of the chain stores is detrimental to the best interest of the American people,” is one that has been discussed in legis latures and the United States sen ate for the past few years. Greek Secret Society Is Topic of Article by Dunn "Elusinia, Whence and When,” an article by Frederic Dunn, chair man of the Latin department, will appear in the next issue of the Chi Omega quarterly, the “Illusis,” which is coming out soon. The Elusinia was one of the earliest of ritualistic organizations, I formed in classic times. People : came from all the then-civilized ! countries to Greece to share in its I mysteries, said Mr. Dunn. i Racketeers, College Students Employ Similar Slang Terms By T. NEIL. TAYLOR Racketeers and college students have a few things in common when it comes to spilling a line of slang. A considerable number of choice words from the vocabulary of the racketeer will be found to mean just the same thing between col lege students. Other expressions which are common in campus slang take on an entirely new meaning under gangster influence. Here are a few terms and their meaning as the underworld uses | them. AH-AH self important; used as follows; Bill’s broad is an ah-ah dame. ALKY—alcohol, but | not beer. B. A.—business agent. I BIG SHOT—important individual, like Cherry and Julius L. BIG TIME the city, or any metropoli tan district like Willamette. BUM —a pugilist, or at Oregon a college student. CAN—jail or police sta tion. CHECK OUT leave hastily; going to the libe. CHISELER— one who lives by his wits; on the campus the little blonde who la always hungry. EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE —group of sluggers or “strong arm" men appointed to visit and bully, terrorize, or beat someone into yielding to the orders of of ficials of a racket. Just about like our personnel squad. FRAIL—wo man. GO TO COLLEGE—to start serving a sentence in prison. GOR LLA—term for "strong arm men," might do for members of a rush ing committee. GRADUATE—one who has served a sentence in jail. GRAPE BUYER—one who orders costly champagne, or Lime Ric key. GREENER—An immigrant, all same as frosh. HANGOUT—place where crim inals or tough characters congre gate; e. g. the College Side or the Sigma Chi house. HARD RAP PER—Judge who imposes severe sentences; we have a few of these on the faculty. HOSE—to beat A (Continued on Page Four}