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♦ Debate Tonight Varsity debaters representing Oregon and Oregon State college will meet tonight at 7:30 in Vil* lard hall on the chain store ques tion, and also at Corvallis. VOLUME XXXII The Weather Cool and cloudy. Maximum . 60 Minimum . 39 No precipitation. NUMBER 89 Oregon, O.S.C. Debaters Will Clash Tonight Men M ill Hold Forensic Contest on Question w Of Chain Stores King and Evans To Speak Here; Miller, Potwin To Visit Corvallis Oregon will compete tonight with Oregon State college for forensic honors in a dual debate on the question, “Resolved, That the expansion of the chain store is a detriment to the best interests of the American people.” John King and Walter Evans will uphold the negative of the question against Burton Wood and Rex Robinson, visiting debaters k. from Oregon State, at the contest, to be held at 7:30 o’clock in Vil lard hall. Arthur Potwin and Rob ert Miller will maintain the affirm ative at Corvallis against George Harley and Gordon Winks. Presentation Manner Changed “There will be absolutely no ‘canned’ speeches,” Dr. R. C. Hoe ber, debate coach, said yesterday in discussing tonight's debate. “The men are familiar with their material and will be able to adapt their arguments to whatever need arises.” Doctor Hoeber has been coaching the debaters in the use of a more literary, informal man ner in preference to the strictly factual manner which is so often used in debates. King and Evans, who will up hold the negative on this campus, contested the same question with Willamette university last week. Evans is a junior and King a soph omore, both majoring in pre-law. Both have had previous debating experience. Men Active In Debate Potwin and Miller, varsity de baters who will go to Corvallis, | recently returned from a tour on which they upheld the negative side of the same question. Both of the men debated Oregon State last year. They are both juniors and have been active in forensics and on the campus during all three years. Potwin is a major in busi ness administration. He was the winner of the state extempore con test and the state peace contest last year. Miller is a major in pre-law. For two years he was junior foren sic manager, was assistant chair man of the Greater Oregon com mittee, and is circulation manager for tl^e Oregana. D. A. Emerson, superintendent of the Cottage Grove city schools; Sheldon Sackett, managing editor of the Salem Statesman, and ft. B. Swenson, editor of the Monmouth T Herald, will act as judges for the contest at Eugene. Hugh Biggs, dean of men, will serve as chair man. Edgar McDaniel, publisher of the Coos Bay Harbor, North Bend; H. L. Toney, of the First National bank, McMinnville, and Judge Percy Kelly, associate justice of the state supreme court, Salem, will judge the contest at Corvallis. A O.S.C. Debater Rex Robinson, now in his second year of varsity debate forensics for Oregon State college, will be one of the debaters who will come to the campus tonight to meet John King and Walter Evans, Oregon speakers. Burton Wood will be the other O. S. C. debater here. Local Plays Will Be Portrayed by Guild Dramatists Work of Elaine Henderson And Marjorie Shane To Be Enacted Two original one-act plays will be presented in the program of studio plays scheduled at Guild theatre for tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock. “In the Sunroom” is a modern play written last year by Elaine Henderson, senior in Eng lish. Marjorie Shane, junior in English, is the author of “The Household Dragon,” a satirical fantasy. This is the first time in several years that original student plays have been produced by the drama department, said Mrs. Seybolt, di rector of the drama division. The first play, "In the Sun room,” is directed by Marian Keep, with the following cast: Clair Thorndyke, lone Jordan; Gwendo lyn Thorndyke, Kathryn Liston; and Ted Thorndyke, Russel Cooke. “The Household Dragon” is be ing directed by Katherine Quit meyer. It will be presented in two scenes with a larger cast than has been used in any of the one acts produced so far this term. The cast is as follows: The Boy, Harry Eide; The Girl, Dorothy Hughes; Benny, the household dragon, Miles Shaw; Mrs. Cush pillow, Elizabeth Scruggs; first neighbor, Lois Greenwood; second neighbor, Mary Jane Burdick; third neighbor, Helen Shingle. The performance is free. KGW Manager To Speak To Class in Advertising Charles Chatterton, manager of KGW, Oregonian broadcasting sta tion, has been scheduled to speak before the class in general adver tising today at 11 o’clock, it was announced by W. F. G. Thacher, professor of advertising. Mr. Chatterton will be assisted by the sales manager and the pro duction manager, two members of the KGW staff. The meeting is open to everyone, and anybody in terested in radio is invited to at tend. From The President’s Pen Examinations and Grades Worth While in Showing Student His Achievements, Believes Dr. Hall. By ARNOLD BENNETT HALL j This is about the time of year when one hears a denunciation of an educational system that uses grades and examinations. We are informed by some members of the r faculty and by many students that “men shall not live by grades alone.” He shall not work for grades. His impetus should be the love of perfection and the desire to know the truth. About the only time, however, that anyone really preaches this is examination time. Let's try the application of this same theory in one or two other fields. One hires a professional golf teacher. The golf teacher, believing that the pu pil should work just for the love of work and practice for the love of practice, does not grade him, he does not tell him he is doing better or worse, he does not sub ject him to examinations in seeing f how well he can swing and how far he can drive—those are mere examinations and grades which in terfere with the flight of one’s soul and that inherent love of work which seems to be characteristic of our students at examination time. As a matter of fact, if a profes sional taught golf or if a pianist trained students in that art or a football coach developed his play ers without ever examining them on how well they are applying the techniques that have been taught them and making some assessment of the quality of their ath'ie^e-> ment by which they could^gauge the progress of their efforts, no one would employ them. It is hu man nature to want to know whether or not one is improving. Examinations and grades are simply methods by which it is pos sible to test the achievement of students working toward certain | ends. Plans for Radio Contest Finals Being Finished Winner Remains in Doubt; Directorate Completes Arrangements Favorable Comment Heard From Business Men And Students By DAVE EYRE With the announcing of the fin alists in the second annual Emer ald-KORE contest Tuesday morn ing, the radio directorate is busy completing plans for the final broadcast next Sunday night when winners of the contest will be chosen by the judges Campus comment was notice able Tuesday on the general suc cess of the contest up to this time. Both students and faculty agreed that the quality of this year’s pro grams far excelled that of last year's. Representatives of Eugene concerns which are presenting prizes in the contest also compli mented the Emerald on the man ner in which the contest has been carried out. Contest Wins Praise Karl Thuneman, advertising manager of McMorran & Wash burne, was loud in his praise of the contest. Said Mr. Thuneman: “The University organizations are to be congratulated on the class of programs that they have present ed. They have been outstanding in their variety and snap. Some have been near to the work of pro fessionals. Every group is to be commended upon the enthusiasm with which they have entered the contest, and McMorran & Wash burne compliment the radio direc torate for the fine way in which the contest has been conducted. We are very glad to offer this prize and we sincerely hope that the winners will get much enjoy ment out of it.” McMorran & Washburne is of fering a nine-tube* super-hetero dyne Majestic radio as grand prize in the contest. The radio com bines all of the latest innovations in mechanical and cabinet con struction, and, according to Thune man, is proving to be one of the outstanding performers' yet offer ed on the market. National Recognition Won In speaking of the Emerald KORE contest, Mr. Thuneman con tinued: “Last year the Emerald contest received national recogni tion by the Grigsby-Grunow com pany, manufacturers of Majestic, and they thought so well of the contest idea that they referred it to other dealers in university and college towns all over the United States as an excellent means of furthering interest in radio.” White-Marlatt company, elec tric store located at S78 Willam ette street, also complimented the (Continued on Page Two) Dr. Goldenweiser Talks on Culture Sociology Honorary Hears Noted Anthropologist “The primary requisite for all intelligence is a small number of instincts and an increased freedom of the intellect,” said Dr. Alex ander Goldenweiser, professor of thought and culture at the school of applied social science in Port land, last night. Dr. Goldenweiser spoke on “Con cepts of Culture” at a meeting of Alpha Kappa Delta, national so ciology honorary, in the women’s lounge at Gerlinger hall, Monday evening. The central idea of the talk was that culture is a thoroughly hu man thing. Language has made possible accumulation of human knowledge and as such is the basis of culture, he said. On the one hand man makes culture, and on the other hand, culture makes man, he added. i Dr! ^Goldenweiser, who is a na tive of>Russia, -is»nationally known r* l • •Jvvj.v-u as an anthropologist, a',:subject concerning which he has written several books and articles. Before coming to Oregon, he taught an thropology at various eastern schools, including Columbia uni versity, the Rand School of Social Science, and the New York School of Social Work. Intimate Stories of Famous Architect Told by R. W. Bock Friendly Associations With Frank Lloyd Wright Are Vividly Recalled By JACK BAUER Glowing, intimate pictures of Frank Lloyd Wright, foremost modernist architect in the world today, were drawn by Richard W. Bock, professor of sculpture in the University art school, during an interview with the Emerald yes terday. “Do I know him personally? Why, I’ve known him for nearly forty years. We worked together in Chicago in 1894, during the World's fair. He was still with Louis Sullivan at the time, and was designing the Schiller theater building. I had several commis sions, and maintained studios at Wright’s office, at the fairgrounds, and in Indianapolis, where I was doing the sculptures for the public library. “We became very good friends, and, as his individuality grew and developed and he found expression for it in many notable achieve ments, I worked with him, and created the accompanying sculp tures. We have weathered many storms and quarrels, but remain fast friends still. “I remember the time when he was doing the Larkin building in Buffalo, New York, for which I did the sculptures. That was about ten years after the World fair and the Schiller theater job. "We had worked hard, and, be ing near New York City, he thought it would be a fine lark to go there for a few days. So he drew a check for fifteen hundred dollars, and invited me to come as his guest. He was going to show me the town. “We arrived in New York, put lip at the best hotel and had the best of everything. We saw the shows, the galleries, the town. "But our undoing was a visit to a dealer in Japanese prints. Frank never could resist a Japanese print. He bought several, among them one fine print which com pleted a certain set—all the works of one man. It cost him seven hundred dollars. Several others caught his eye, and the bill com pletely depleted his funds. I had to pay our way back to work in Buffalo. “Incidentally, he has one of the finest collections of Japanese prints in the country, valued at various times at well over one hundred thousand dollars.’’ As Mr. Bock scraped and sand papered plaster from his various tools, he told of many hours spent with Wright in the studio. “He took great joy in having his friends drop in at his studio. He was always in high glee when he had his friends about him, and there were many gay parties in his studio, where, seated about his drawing boards for tables, whole barrels of oysters, baked in the big fireplace, were consumed by a congenial crowd of artists and architects.” Mr. Bock has not seen his friend Frank Lloyd Wright for several years, and one of the rea sons why the famous architect chose to display his exhibit at Oregon was because of his friend ship for the sculptor, and for W. R. B. Willcox, professor of archi tecture. 19 New Members Are Initiated by Cosmopolitans Group’s Creed Centers on Humanity, Tolerance, Public Service Nineteen students pledged them selves to the furtherance of the spirit of human justice on the campus last night at their initia tion into the Cosmopolitan club, an organization of guest and American students, at the Inter national house. Mr. and Mrs. Juan Rael were initiated into the club as patron and patroness. Mr. Rael is an in structor of romance languages. The initiates were pledged to do their best to assist in the develop ment of the campus spirit of hu man justice, tolerance for all hu man beings, cooperation and broth ( Continued on Page Four) Managed of KGW To Give Address Chatterton To Speak to Advertising Honoraries Charles Owen Chatterton, man ager of KGW, Oregonian broad casting station, will be the main speaker at the first joint meeting of Alpha Delta Sigma and Gamma Alpha Chi, national advertising honoraries, to be held today noon at the Anchorage, it was an nounced by Harry Tonkon, presi dent of Alpha Delta Sigma, yes terday. Mr. Chatterton, who is a gradu ate of the University in the class of ’15, will discuss “The Oppor tunities for the Advertising Stu dent in Radio.” Josephine Stofiel, president of Gamma Alpha Chi; Prof. W. F. G. Thacher, adviser of Alpha Delta Sigma; and Tonkon are also to be on the program. This is the first joint meeting ever to be held with the two hon oraries, and it is hoped by the members that it will establish a new tradition on the campus. It is planned that these meetings will enable the two groups to ben efit by the discussion of mutual problems. They will be held once a month. The rest of the meeting will be devoted to a discussion of the State Advertising meet held in Corvallis last week, at which time delegates of the two honoraries went to Oregon State college for the conference. They will also make plans for future meetings. Many Girls Seek Places in Vodvil Dancing Chorus Second Tryout To Be Held In College Side Inn This Afternoon Over 100 girls, mostly freshmen, went through a series of simple steps in the preliminary tryouts for the Junior Vodvil dancing chorus, held yesterday afternoon at Cocoanut Grove, according to Marian Camp, who is in charge of the selection of the Vodvil chorus. ‘‘A second tryout will be held in the back room of the College Side Inn today from 4 until 5:30 for those who failed to turn out yes terday,” Miss Camp said. "Upper classmen, as well as freshmen, are urged to be there. Only judges and those who are competing for a place in the chorus will be ad mitted.” Vinton Hall, director of last year’s vodvil, acting in capacity of judge, assisted Miss Camp in choosing those girls who will com pete in the final tryouts. The tryouts yesterday were for the purpose of testing the girls’ sense of rhythm and their poten tialities as participants in the fin ished dancing chorus. Each girl was given a number and sent out on the floor to “do her stuff.” Those chosen for the finals will be announced in Thursday morn ing’s Emerald. "Tryouts for all specialty acts (Continued on Page Three) Marian Chapman Heads Tonqueds Eugene Girls in University Elect Four Officers Marian Chapman, sophomore, was elected president of Tonqueds, an organization of all Eugene girls attending the University, at a meeting held yesterday after noon. Other officers elected at the same time were: Dorothy Dupuis, vice-president; May Masterton, secretary; and Ellen Endicott, treasurer. Plans for a dance to be held during spring vacation were dis cussed. The dance, which will be a date affair, is to be open to all students remaining in town for the week. A committee was appointed to make arrangements. Dorothy Du puis is in charge, with Alice Gris wold, Phyllis Meisel, and Ruth Dupuis assisting her, Beta Phi Alpha Installation To Begin Tonight Formal Pledging To Start Change of Chi Delta to National Chapter Initiation To Be Thursday Last Ceremony Is Set For Saturday Installation of the local sorority, Chi Delta, as Alpha Gamma chap ter of Beta Phi Alpha, women’s national social sorority, will begin tonight when 18 women will be formally pledged. Initiation will come Thursday evening at the chapter house. Saturday the installation will be held. It will be followed by a ban quet for which Georgina Gildez, sophomore, is making arrange ments. Reception on Sunday Sunday the newly installed chap ter will be at home from 6 until 8:30 o’clock. Ruth C. Clark, sen ior, is in charge of plans for the reception at the chapter house. Mrs. Dorothy O. Riebe, exten sion secretary, Alpha chapter, Berkeley, California, will be the chief installing officer. Assisting her will be Mrs. Angelina H. West, Seattle, and Miss Ethel Armitage, Rho chapter. Both alumnae and active members from the chapters at Seattle and Corvallis will be present. Although unable to attend the installation, Miss Marjorie Tuft, province president, will visit the house in April. /uumnae in iiminuHi Besides the active members of Chi Delta, 12 alumnae will be initi ated. They are: Marian Paddock, Mercedes Boyd, Margaret Knapp, Ruth Gough, Bethel Eidson, Ethel Mackey, Ruth Kingman, Wanda Lesley Culbertson, Mary Edith Winter, Albertina Hankey, Grace Ash, and Harriet Duer. Chi Delta was organized as a local sorority at the University of Oregon in December, 1927, work ing with Margaret Daigh van Aalst, member of Beta Phi Alpha grand council. The sorority was officially recognized in June, 1928. The group is now located at 15th and Alder, where they have been for two years. Y. W. To Choose Officers Today Seven Nominees in Race; 600 Co-eds May Vote Four campus Y. W. C. A. offi cers for the coming year will be elected today when balloting will be in progress at the Y. W. bunga low from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Nominees for the various offices are: President, Helen Chaney; vice-president, Alexis Lyle and Janet Osburne; secretary, Joan Cox and Marjorie Swafford; and treasurer, Barbara Tucker and Amy Stehn. Women students on the campus who have signed Y. W. member ship cards will be allowed to vote, Daphne Hughes, president, said yesterday. Approximately 6 0 0 women in the University are mem bers. Rushing Rules Up For Remodeling Inter-Fraternity Council To Consider Changes A change in the present rushing rules will be submitted by the rushing committee of the Inter Fraternity Council to this body when it meets at 4 o’clock Thurs day afternoon in 110 Johnson. The committee composed of Jim Dezendorf, Lloyd Sherrill, Arnold Toiven, and Fred Rtid presented their suggestions to Dean Hugh Biggs yesterday afternoon for his approval before presenting it to the council, i"’ \'y ’•* t j. '.♦•’.*** ’ According to Jim Dezendorf, chairman of the group, there will be no drastic changes in the new j set drawn up by the committee, j but the old rules will be brought up to date. A recent survey of the different houses was made by the committee. With Orchestra Aurora l'ottcr Underwood, meni >er of the music faculty, who will :»e pianist soloist with tho Univer dty Symphony orchestra in the ■oncert to lie given at the music iuditorium next Monday evening, March 9. She will play Liszt’s ‘Hungarian Fantusic” with or chestral accompaniment. Lower Admission Will Be Charged At Next Concert \urora Potter Underwood Will Be Pianist at Performance The nominal admission price of 15 cents will be charged students A-ho attend the concert of the Uni versity Symphony orchestra at the nusic auditorium Monday evening, March 9, announced Ronald Rob nett, assistant graduate manager. Thi3 reduction is a "term-end” special from the usual charge of 50 cents. This latter price will be maintained for townspeople, al though students of the public schools will also be admitted at the special student price. Aurora Potter Underwood, mem ber of the music faculty and well known throughout the Northwest as a concert pianist, is to be the soloist on the program, playing Liszt's “Hungarian Fantasie,” a virtuoso for piano and orchestra accompaniment. The success of this feature was demonstrated last fall when John Landsbury ap peared with the orchestra playing a piano concerto. Rex Underwood, director of the orchestra, stated yesterday that receipts of concerts were used to buy the less common and more expensive instruments which few students own, but which are essen tial to a complete orchestra. In the last few years more than $800 worth of instruments, chiefly bass viols, bassoons, and French horns, have been obtained in this manner, according to Mr. Underwood. University of New York Offers 50 Scholarships More than 50 scholarships and fellowships are being offered by the school of retailing at New Ifork university, word was received by David E. Faville, dean of the school of business administration. Two research fellowships worth $650 each have been offered for the year 1931-32 by Franklin Si mon for college graduates. UofOTo Build BiologyStation Near Coos Bay 50 Acres Given University By Congressional Legislation Marine Life To Be Studied By Science Students At Seashore Establishment of a marine bio logical station, with natural facili ties unexcelled on the Pacific coast, to be completed on Coos bay by the University of Oregon in time for use of summer school students, is announced here, fol lowing news from Washington, D. C., that congress has passed a bill conferring title of approxi mately fifty acres of land in the Coos region to the institution here. The land, formerly held by the war department, is declared to be ideal in every way for a marine experiment and research station, and has been sought by the Uni versity for some time. Marine life of a type highly desirable for bio logical work abounds at this point, and in addition, nearby is one of the finest tide marshes for tide specimens known. This is at the point known as South Slough. Practical Experiments Made At the station experiments on fisheries of a practical nature can be carried out, and, in addition, work of other kinds that requires an abundance of specimens can be done. This type of research is re placing to a large extent many other biological types, since ma rine life is both simpler and more plentiful. The land also is adjacent to an excellent area for botanical speci mens, University officials say, and in the future the station will be come known as one of the out standing places in the United States for study of both types of life. Buildings Are Temporary Some furyis are already avail able from private gifts for con struction of permanent labora tories on the site, but temporary buildings will be used for some time, it is stated. From 30 to 40 students are expected to take ad vantage of the opportunity for summer study here this year, and the use of the station throughout the year is expected to be exten sive. It will be under the direc tion of the department of animal biology of the University. The grant of the land to the University was made possible through the cooperation of the cities of Marshfield and North Bend, to whom the land had pre viously been offered as a park. The cities had already constructed a road at considerable cost to the area. Passage of the bill granting the University title to the area came as a surprise to University offi cials, who did not expect action to be taken during the present crowded session. It has passed both houses and has been sent to the president for his signature. President Hoover is expected to approve it. Clicking Heels and Swirling Skirts Feature Vodvil Tryout Skirts! Long skirts, short skirts, tight skirts, loose skirts. Skirts of serge, print, crepe, flannel, jersey, in fact, every kind of skirt imag inable! One, two, three, kick. One, two, three, kick. To the tune of "Walking My Baby Back Home.” High kicks, low kicks, short kicks, and long kicks. Long legs, short legs; thick legs, thin legs; in fact, some very good looking legs. Marian Camp: “No! no! Like this; one, two, three, kick! One, two, three, kick!” “Slug” Palmer: “Any more girls ? Come on up and give your name. How tall? What’s the weight? Next!” Vinton Hall: “O. K. Not so good. Fair. What’s her name, the one on the right?” A by-stander: “Boy-o-boy, look at that girl kick." And so on through the afternoon. The crowd gathered; they became very inter ested. (I heard one important committee meeting which went un attended by one of our most re liable fellow students). Heels clicked to the pounded piano. High French heels, Cuban heels, flat heels, even crepe rub ber heels clicked yesterday after noon when Oregon co-eds compet ed for places on the dancing chor us of this year’s Junior Vodvil. Seldom has Cocoanut Grove, or any other place seen such collec tion of skirts, kicks, legs, or heels. We doubt if any such collection has ever before gone on record. Of this we are certain, a study of history reveals nothing of its kind. However, be it noted, that dur ing the entire afternoon, not one girl fell down. Oh, well, better luck tomorrow.