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University of Oregon, Eugene
Vinton Hall, Editor Anton Feterson, Manager
Willis Dunlway, Managing Editor
Rex Tussinpr—Associate Editor
Dave Wilson, Harry Van Dine, Ralph David—Editorial Writers
UPPER NEWS STAFF
Carol Hurlburt, Society
Lester McDonald. Lfterary
Warner uuiss, nixui
Phil Cogswell, Sports
Barney Miner, reaiures
NEWS STAFF
Reporters (listed in order for number of stories turned in last week) : Kenneth I* itz
gerald, Virginia Weentz, Jack Bellinger, Merlin Blais, M^Joleine Gilbert, F« ranees
Johnston, Caroline Card, Helen Cherry, James Brooke, Ruth Dupuis, Oscar Munger,
Frances Taylor, Isabelle Crowell, Joan Cox, Georgo Root. Roy Sheedy, Duane
Frisbie, Billie Gardiner, Willctta Hartley, Betty Anne Macduff, Ted Montgomery,
Jessie Steele, Carl Thompson.
Night Staff: Wednesday George Blodgett, Carolyn Trimble, Mary Margarot
Day ^Editors: Thornton Gale, Lenore Ely, Thornton Shaw, Eleanor Jane BalJantyne.
Sports Staff: Ed Goodnough, Bruce Hamby, Walt Baker, Ervin Laurence, Esther
Hayden. ^ _
Radio Staff: Art Potwin, director; Carol Hurlburt, secretary; Dave Eyre, reporter.
Editor’s Secretary: Mary Helen Corbett Assistant: Lillian Rankin
Managing Ed. Sec’y: Katherine Manerud _
BUSINESS STAFF
Harry Tonkon, Associate Manager
Jack Gregg, Advertising Manager
Larry Jackson, Foreign Advertising
Larry Bay, Circulation Manager
Ned Mars, Copy Manager
Martin Allen, Ass’t Copy Manager
Mae Mulchay, Ass't Foreign Adv. Mgr.
Edith Peterson. Financial Adm.
Victor nauiman, rromouuiiw ^vivc*
tising Manager.
Harriette Hofmann, Sex Sue
Betty Carpenter, Women's Specialties
Kathryn Laughridge, Asat. Sea Sue
Carol Werachkul, Executive Secretary
Wade Ambrose, Ass’t Circulation Mgr.
Bob Goodrich, Service Manager
Caroline Hahn,, Checking Department
John Painton, Office Manager
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Copy Department: Beth Salway, Mirtle Kerns, George Sanford.
Copy Assistant: Rosalie Commons. Office Records: Louise Barclay.
Office Assistants: Marjorie Bass, Evangeline Miller, Gene McCroskey, Jane Cook, Vir
ginia Frost, Virginia Smith, Helen Ray, Mary Lou Patrick, Carolyn lrimble.
Production Assistants: Gwendolyn Wheeler, Marjorie Painton, Miriam McCroskey,
George Turner, Katherine Frentzel.
Ass’t Adv. Mgrs.: Jack Wood, George Branstator, Anton Bush.
Advertising Solicitors—Wednesday: Lucille Chapin, Ellsworth Johnson, Cliff Lord,
George Brandstetor, Velma Hamilton.
The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the
University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the
college year. Member of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice at
Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Advertising
rates upon application. Phone, Manager: Office, Local 214; residence, 324.
Referendum on Prerequisites
fjOME Oregon citizens are demanding a referendum of house
bill 408, originally appropriating $1,181,376 for support of
state schools of higher learning and later cut $500,000 by Gov
ernor Meier.
What is the reason for the referendum, with its purpose of
completely cutting off the appropriation? Naturally there are
a few people who are perpetual enemies of the University, col
lege, and normal schools. The majority, however, of those who
would favor reducing the budgets do have a sound reason. Dur
ing the economic depression expenditures MUST be reduced.
The cry of "too high taxes" has especial significance now.
These people who would invoke the referendum believe that
educational institutions, as well as other governmental bureaus,
must reduce their appropriations. They are sincere in that be
lief.
But if the appropriations are reduced, it is almost certain
that greater financial demands must be made on the individual
students in order to receive the same high grade of instruction.
Fees may be raised—even, as Governor Meier has implied, stu
dnt body ticket receipts may be diverted from the payment of
the more than $100,000 A. S. U. O. debt, in order to aid crime
research commissions or extension lecturers.
Enrollment in the state schools is increasing. To limit ap
propriations would be to limit the number of students regis
tered. The citizens invoking the referendum, by raising the indi
vidual costs, would limit higher education to "the rich man’s
son.” There is another method of limitation of student enroll
ment. Its purpose usually has not been to reduce expenses, but
that result could be gained. That other method is limitation by
high personal and scholastic requirements.
The taxpayers who will be asked to sign the referendum
ought to make sure that they are keeping their prided free
schools for the most deserving; not creating "rich men's schools."
Honor Roll Under Fire
^T'lIE weakness of the present system of selecting students for
places on the honor roll of the University is clearly shown
by the large number of students . . . 140 in all . . . who were
named to places on the list for the winter term. Each term
the number of names on the honor roll has grown while the
general University grade average has remained very near con
stant.
This large gain in the number of students who are eligible
to be given honor rating tends to show that more and more
students are taking lighter loads with the purpose of making
no grades below a II in order to be named on the honor roll.
If this is the actual condition some new plan should be devised
for selecting honor students.
There seems to be little justification for such a great chasm
between the grades of II and III except that a II should entitle
the student to more grade points.
Take a hypothetical case for example . . . there are many
students in the University who carry 18 or more hours and
make ull grades above a II except for an hour or so of III.
Many of these students make 70 or more points each term.
On the other hand, there are many who carry only 12 or
13 hours and manage to make the honor roll as it is now chosen.
These students can make as few as 48 points a term und still
be named on the honor roll.
If there is any justice in this system, we fall to see it. Why
not a new method whereby all students who make 05 points or
over will be named on the honor roll?
April showers bring May flowers.
A state bridge tournament to begin soon in Portland may
give us the lowdown on the quality of bridge played on the
campus if any Oregon students participate. The students would
be under a distinct handicap, however, as tournament rules for
bid partners from kicking each other under the table, or making
other such biddiug “hints.”
An ordinance just passed by the Eugene city council prohibits
anyone from riding on the running board of an automobile Within
the city limits. Wonder who is responsible for the ordinance—
the bus companies or the abused campus car owners?
“Dig up a dime and dunk a doughnut" is the new motto of
the Y. W. C. A. Frosh commission in their campaign for funds
for their annual tea. A better idea would be to conduct a dunk
ing marathon, charging admission to students wanting to see
their favorite clunkers at work.
purists will find much fault with "Dig up a dune and dunk
a doughnut " Correct English tuuE no placi for "dunk ' Prop
erly, it tc geduuk. 1
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* Well, we see that spring *
* term has at last arrived in all *
* its splendor of sunshine and *
* balmy zephyrs. Judging from *
* the climate that has been *
* prevalent lately, we no longer *
* wonder that a certain year is *
* referred to as ‘the reign of *
* Tom Stoddard’ or ‘the reign *
* of Geo. Cherry.” *
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EPITAPH
For Dr. Alonzo Slugg,
We hope no one'll pine:
When consulted he brightly
chirped,
"What you need is sunshine.”
♦ ♦ *
Little Matilda just timidly came
in and asked us why it is that at
the end of every vacution the Phi
Psi gateposts are in ruin.
* * *
We might answer that this has
been a much discussed mystery for
some time. However with their
usual diligence, the agents of this
column have finally unravelled the
mystery. Naturally at every func
tion where a new edifice arises, it
is customary to plant a bottle of
refreshing beverage in the corner
stone. Not being able, like many
other fraternities, to get a me
mento with any considerable age,
immature liquid is employed. But
then what a whale of difference
three months can make.
* * *
Ah, yes, Mr. Stadicman, we
have some excellent gateposts at
reduced prices, just three aisles to
the left.
• * *
And now what’s this we hear
about Cocoanut grove opening up
anew. It seems that the manage
ment has torn out nine holes of
golf so that there will be more
room to dance or what have you?
* * *
Which leads us to remark that
its certainly getting to be the
rocks, what with all these im
provements taking place. Pretty
soon they’ll remove the fees and
then all we’ll have left to kick
about will be the weather and
prof. Burnett’s ‘Modern Govern
ments.’
• * *
And now we have another edict.
It seems that the administration
has taken the stand of discourag
ing campus dances which are held
in the downtown hotels. This is
done with the purpose of discour
aging the use of the hotel rooms
• as cloak rooms and as havens to
1 run to in order to inhale a cig
arette.
* * *
I This is a wise and just move and
just plenty beneficial to poverty
stricken boys who have spoken to
us about it. Now with the dances
being held at the houses there will
be no needless expense for extra
rooms.
* * *
AND THEN THERE WAS THE
SUPER SAGACIOUS STUDENT
, WHO TIED A PIECE OF GAR
i LIC TO THE ELECTRIC LIGHT
| SO HE COULD FIND IT IN THE
DARK.
* * *
I
PHIL COGSWELL. WHO IS
SITTING OVER HERE TRYING
TO GRIND OUT HIS OLD HO
KUM ABOUT THE SPORT SIT
UATION SAYS IN DESPERA
l TION THAT IF HE HAD A PIS
TOL HE’D BLOW HIS BRAINS
OUT, IF ONLY HE HAD SOME
BRAINS.
* * *
We deeply suspicion that Mr.
Cogswell pulled that one just for
the purpose of getting a little pub
licity.
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By the by mr. Sports editor, if
you run short of material for your
column, we might suggest that you
print directions for all the known
effective wrestling holds. We're
positive all the boys would be in
terested.
’EAR AND 'AIR
Is a General Cultural or Spe
cialized Education Best?
“A general cultural education is
better than specialization because
it gives you something in common
with everyone." Jean Failing,
freshman in history.
* * *
"I think a general education is
better because specialization is too
narrow. I don't think the special
ization you get in college is com
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Eugene's high class modern apart
ment house. A real home for
permanent tenants or short-time
guests, ltth at Pearl. Phone
1560. C. I. COLLINS, resident
manager.
SINGLE ROOM near campus,
phone 922-W. 1158 Hilyard St.
Miscellaneous
SHOPPE PETITE—Style right.
Price right. Dressmaking, re
modeling, hemstitching. 573 E.
13th street. Phone 1733.
Schools
Three private lessons in ballroom
dancing for $5.50.
MERRICK DANCE STUDIO
SCI Willamette Phone 3081
Physicians
DALE AND SETHER
Surgery, Radium, X-ray
Miner Bldg. Phone 43
wmmmmmammmmmmmammmmt
DANCE
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND
SUNDAY NITES
-with
Wally—Bus—Rudy—Leo and Chuck
WATCH FOR THE NEW NAME OF THIS BAND
TOMORROW!
MIDWAY
plete enough. College is more use
ful as a means of helping you find
what you are actually best suited
for. Education should not end with
college but you should do your
specializing later. I believe this in
spite of the fact that I am now
specializing.”- Myrl Lindly, sopho
more in business administration.
* * *
‘‘I think that specialization is
the only thing because a man must
plan to make a living and must
specialize in order to accomplish
this end. This is also a time and
an age of specialization.”—Ken
neth Moore, senior in business ad
ministration.
U of O and OSC Costs
In Taxes Compared
Costs in tax money, not includ
ing fees, for operating schools and
departments at the University and
at Oregon State college, as pre
pared by the Register-Guard, fol
low. With the release of the re
port of the federal survey of
higher education expected tomor
row, it will probably be proposed
that various of the schools and de
partments, as well as sums for
operating them, be combined.
The costs:
Lib'l arts col...
Basic arts .$
Medical school
Agricult. sch.
Engineering ..
Business ad.
Commerce ....
Phys. Ed.
Phys. Ed.
Home econ.
Vocational Ed.
Music .
Architecture ..
Education .
Univer. H. S...
Forestry .
Law .
Mines .
Pharmacy .
Jour'lism (U.)
Ind. Jour'lism
Chem. Eng.
Mil’y Science..
Ap. Soc. Sci...
Graduate sch.
O. S. C. Oregon
$ 506,824
487,203
287,793
236,239
202,439
62,576
167,799
75,038
95,878
98,752
110,553
10,396
65,183
70,319
2,537
43,903
36,523
38,277
31,855
32,166
37,434
17,810
3,406 4,106
4,432
4,206
Totals .51,572,548 $1,162,099
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beta Theta Pi: Norman Dan
iels.
Kappa Sigma: Maurice O’Brien,
Emil Peters, and James Weed.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Ernest
Rae, Mason McCoy, and Charles
Swanson.
Latest Shades
$9450
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STORE FOR MEN i]
957 Willamette
CAMPUS ♦
ALENDAR !
Frosh Commission cabinet will
meet at the Y. W. C. A. today at
3 o’clock.
Junior Vodvil dancing chorus
will rehearse tonight at the Col
lege Side at 7:30.
Eagle Scout club meets at the
Anchorage tonight at 6 o'clock.
This meeting i3 important; com
mittee chairmen will have reports
ready on rally.
Yeomen To Get Theatre
Tickets Today, Friday
Tickets admitting independent
men to the Oregon Yeomen thea
ter party to be given next Mon
day night by the McDonald thea
ter will be distributed this after
noon and Friday by Merlin Blais,
Ted Montgomery, Evan Hughes,
and Jack Bauer. They may be ob
tained by independent men who
call at the news room of the Em
erald, in the Journalism building,
this afternoon and Friday.
The Fox McDonald theater party
was offered as a prize in the Em
erald-KORE radio contest held
last term, and was won by the
Yeomen entry. All independent
men are invited to attend, Presi
dent Blais stated last night.
THREE PLAYS TO OPEN
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST
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her great-great aunt, Jeane Hol
den; Richard Townsend, Eleanor’s
lover, John Milligan; Robert Trow
bridge, the great-great aunt’s
lover, John Milligan; Nettie, Claire
Bryson; Lucy, Katherine Cole
man; Milord Devereaux, Robert
Lowery. The director is Helen F.
Allen.
Tomorrow night Gardiner, Mil
waukie, and Eugene high schools
will present their plays, and Sat
urday night Baker, Medford, and
Lincoln high schools will be seen.
The box-office will open one
hour before the performance each
night, and those desiring good
seats are advised to come early, as
there will be no reserved seats.
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It’s Easter Time
Till' sweet fragrance of the lily returns to mark the
festival of Easter, and again, in keeping with the
eustout, this stately flower goes forth to homes
throughout the land as a messenger of eternal faith. ‘We
take especial care to select only the best of our own
grown stock, so that you who entrust us with your
Easter orders will have your confidence richly repaid.
CORSAGES
Orchids—Gardenias—Valley Roses—Sweet Peas—Violets
Cut Flowers and Potted Plants in Variety
Phone 1281
Oregon Flower Shop
629 13th AVENUE
“Your Campus Florist”