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4 Let’s Cooperate In the financial crisis facing the University, student cooperation will go a long way to help relieve the condition. VOLUME XXXII FACUL VY PLEDGES HALL SUPPORT ♦ . ■ . . » ■ « » ■» » » -— -*>-*■ Spring Social T Calendar Lists Many Dances Thirteen Affairs Slated For April Frolic Memorial Day Closed to All House Functions by Dean of Women Breaks in the spring term caused by Easter, the Frosh Glee, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day create a concentration of dances and other social events on a very few days. April Frolic with 13 tea ^ and breakfast dances on Saturday, April 18, heads the list as the day having the most events. On this week-end most of the women’s houses will entertain rush guests. "Memorial Day is absolutely closed to dances, banquets, and so cial events,” said Hazel P. Schwer ing, dean of women, from whose office the schedule was released yesterday. The dean of women’s office is preparing a list of chaperons for social events, and the list will be available to the various living or ganizations. Two faculty mem bers and one outside or town guest are required to attend all social functions aside from the regular guests. The social calendar is as follows: Wednesday, April 8 Frosh Commission donut drive. A. W. S. election. Thursday, April 9 Y. W. C. A. formal banquet. Friday, April 10 Philomelete dance. * Saturday, April 11 Frosh Glee. Tuesday, April 14 Pan-American Day. Wednesday, April 15 Frosh Commission party. Thursday, April 16 Orchestra—Glee club concert. Friday, April 17 Dance Recital—School of Physi cal Education. Alpha Xi Delta informal. Delta Zeta spring: formal. Saturday, April 18 April Frolic. Gamma Phi Beta breakfast dance. Delta Gamma tea dance. Delta Delta Delta tea dance. Kappa Alpha Theta tea dance. Zeta Tau Alpha tea dance. Kappa Delta tea dance. Phi Mu tea dance. Alpha Gamma Delta tea dance. Alpha Phi tea dance. Alpha Chi Omega tea dance. T" Beta Phi Alpha tea dance. Chi Omega tea dance. Alpha Omicron Pi tea dance. Thursday, April 23 Senior Leap Week. Kappa Koffee. Co'ed’s Revenge. Phi Beta recital. Friday, April 24 Senior Leap Week. Mortar Board ball. (Continued on Page Three) Dr. Mall Dt ...nes To Speak in East invitation to address the annual session of the Coun try Life Association at Ithaca, New York, next August has been received here by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University. The invitation comes from Dwight Sanderson, B. Y. Landis, and H. C. Taylor, three men prominently identified with the work this group is doing. President Hall does not intend to be in the East at this time in the summer, however, and has ♦telegraphed that he will be un able to accept the engagement. The subject he was asked to speak on was “American Tradi tions in Local Government,” a subject in which he is regarded as a national authority. Biggs Comments On Law Banning Reckless Riding Increase in Students Who Ride on Running Board Noted by Dean “During the past year I have no ticed a very great tendency, more so it seems to me than in previous years, for students, both men and women, to drape themselves on and about every part of an auto mobile except the actual running gear,” comments Hugh L. Biggs, dean of men, in referring to a re cent ordinance passed by the Eu gene city council. The ordinance makes it unlaw ful for the driver of any car to carry passengers or for passengers to ride any place upon an automo bile other than inside the car in seats provided for such purpose, or in such number as provided by the motor vehicle law. The campus policeman will make note of any violations of the ordi nance and such cases will be turned over to the police department. Stu dents will be held accountable to University authorities for the of fense. As penalty for violation of the ordinance a fine of not more than $100 or one day in jail for each $2 of the fine imposed is to be given the offender. First Faculty Recital To Be Given Tonight Aurora Potter Underwood, pian ist, and Emilienne Roach, soprano, will appear jointly in the first fac ulty recital of the year at the mu sic auditorium this evening. The program, which begins at 8:15, will be without an admission charge. W. F. G. Thacher Attends Banquet W. F. G. Thacher, professor of English and advertising, was a guest of Dean Elwood Smith, pres ident of the league of western authors, last Saturday night at a banquet in Corvallis. The banquet was given to honor the secretary and treasurer of the league in Van couver, B. C. Summer Cruise Students To See Two of World’s Scenic Spots Two of the most scenic spots in the world will be visited by Oregon cruise students this summer. Jun eau, the capital city of the terri tory of Alaska, and the famous y Waikiki beach in Hawaii where surfboarding, swimming, and out rigger canoes attract thousands of tourists annually, are two high lights of the summer session excur sions. The Admiral Rogers is scheduled to arrive in the harbor of Juneau Monday morning, August 17. In this historic city students will have the opportunity of visiting the quaint territorial museum contain ing a splendid collection of arti cles illustrating the primitive Alas kan life. The Oregon party will see a large gold mine and mill in op eration, and by taking a three hour side trip may view the ma jestic Mendenhall glacier. f Waikiki beach has a unique his torical significance to Hawaiians. In 1795 King Kamehameha landed with a vast fleet of outrigger can oes and a following of 15,000 men and conquered the island of Oahu. Visitors are charmed by the mild atmosphere which averages 78 de grees the year round, and a surf with a temperature which seldom falls below 74 degrees. Inter-island aquatic sports contests draw large crowds, and under ideal conditions numerous yachting and rowing or ganizations exist. The beach is only three and one half miles from the center of Hono lulu and is easily accessible from the University of Hawaii campus where students will make their headquarters while in the islands. A night spent on Waikiki beach under a tropical moon where Ha waiians congregate to sing to the accompaniment of guitars or uke leles is a memorable experience. Hawaii offers a variety of inter (Continued on Page Fourl Queen To Rule At Canoe Fete, Junior Prom Brian Mimnaugh Chosen Dance Chairman Ann Baum To Lead Choice Of Most Popular Co-ed Of Class in School The outstanding innovation in this year’s junior week-end, it was announced last night will be a cam r Mimnaugh pus queen. The school’s most popular junior co ed will reign over two of the im portant events of the week-end, the canoe fete and the junior prom, Chet Knowlton, general chairman, said in making public the decis ion of the week end directorate. A p p ointments to the directorate were completed last night with the naming of Brian Mimnaugh, as junior prom chairman, and Ann Baum as queen chairman. Mimnaugh Is Active Mimnaugh, who will have charge of the year’s most colorful formal dance, has been an active partici pant in campus affairs, particular ly in his class. During his fresh man year he was president of the class. Miss Baum was recently elected president of the Oregon Intercol legiate A. W. S., and she has been prominent in a number of student activities. It will be her duty to make the arrangements for the first week-end queen in Oregon history. “The queen and the prom will be two of the leading events of the week-end, and these two jun iors have proved in previous work tjiat they are capable of handling the positions,” Knowlton said. New Plan Up A better plan for the selection of the queen than that used last year in the choosing of the prom queen is at present being worked out by the directorate, the general chairman pointed out. The complete directorate is list ed as follows: Bob O’Melveny, assistant gen eral chairman; Alexis Lyle, secre tary; Walt Evans, canoe fete; Bri an Mimnaugh, junior prom; Ann Baum, campus queen; Helen Cha ney, Mother’s day; Bill Barendrick, campus day; Carolyn Haberlach, campus luncheon; Jack Rollwage, water carnival; Joe Hughes, fi nance manager; Merlin Blais, pub licity; Larry Jackson, advertising. May 8 Opening Day The completed publicity commit tee as announced by the chairman will include Jack Bauer, Thornton Shaw, Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, Lenore Ely, Zora Beaman, and Roy Sheedy. The junior week-end will be held May 8, 9, and 10, with the campus day and the canoe fete coming on (Continued on Page Three) Canoeing Exhibition To Be Held by Amphibians A course in canoeing is being presented to the women of the campus by Amphibian club wom en’s local swimming honorary, with the first exhibition being held in the women’s pool at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, according to Miss Ernestine Troemel, group ad viser. Lessons and exhibitions will be given after that on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4 o’clock, with members of Amphib ian demonstrating. The exhibition tomorrow will be presented in three divisions under Agnes Stew art, Dorothy Lou MacMillan, and Hellen Dunshee. They will be assisted by Mary Wilburn, Juanita Young, and Ella Redkey. Canoe safety, paddling, and other phases of canoeing will be presented. The campus is cor dially invited to attend the first exhibition. 'Just as Young as the Rest Of You J Says Dean Straub - » Oregon's ‘Grand Old Man* Celebrates His 78th Birthday Monday “I feel just as young today as I did when I first came to the Uni versity 53 years ago,” said Dean John Straub yesterday afternoon. Carrying his burden of 78 years lightly, he greeted the Emerald correspondent heartily. “Except on these gloomy days, I feel as young as any of you stu dents. But this past year has been the most lonely year of my life, be cause I have not been able to stand on the steps of Johnson hall to shake hands with the students ev ery day. “Just think of it—a whole fresh man class going through the Uni versity, and I have not yet wel comed them! But I hope to be able to meet them all while they are still freshmen. And I certainly hope to be able to attend the com mencement exercises this year. “I feel quite well enough, but my heart is laying down on the job. It won’t let me do many of the things I would like to do. “ I want all the students to know that I think constantly of them, and I’ll be up to talk with them soon.” In the name of the associated students, George Cherry and Har riett Kibbee, president and secre tary of the associated students, Reba Brogdon, senior woman, and John Kendall, freshman class pres ident, congratulated Dean Straub, and presented a basket of iris, hya cinth, daffodils, and roses. Dean Straub instructed them to convey his most sincere gratitude to the student body, regretting his inability to thank the students per sonally. Milwaukie Wins Cup for Best Play Of Drama Contest Performance of ‘He’ Voted First; Medford Receives Honorable Mention With the completion of the pro grams given in the fifth annual high school drama tournament, Milwaukie Union high school was awarded the Guild theatre cup for its performance of Eugene O’Neill’s “He” last Friday evening under the direction of Margaret Morgan. Honorable mention went to Med ford whose cast of three students presented "The Mirror,” directed by Maurine M. Johnson. Gardiner high school was also given honorable mention, for the fine spirit they showed in entering a play from a high school with an enrollment of 14 students, six of whom were in the play, “Two Crooks and a Lady.” Collins Cup Awarded The Dean Collins cup which is awarded to the girl whose acting is judged the best during the tourn ament was given to Maxine Bohn ert of Medford. Honorable men tion for this cup went to Peggy Matheison of Milwaukie, Althea Peterson, of University high, and Evelyn Martin, of Lincoln high school. The Portland Telegram cup for the best man’s acting went to El wood Davis of Baker for his inter pretation of the part of the coward in “Submerged.” Honorable men tion was given Virgil Elwall of Mil waukie, Kenneth Johnson of Lin coln high school, and John Milli gan of University high school. Judges Are Listed The tounament judges were Mrs. Kathleen M. Clarke, Grants Pass; Mary C. Blaisdell, division of drama, University of Washington, and Dean Collins, dramatic critic, The Telegram, Portland. Mrs. Ot tilie Seybolt, director of the Uni versity drama department present ed the awards. The third and last program in the tournament was presented Sat urday evening. At this time Ba ker high school entered "Sub merged” under the direction of Al ice May Oliver, Medford high school gave “The Mirror,” and Lin coln high school, the winner of the Portland contest, presented “The Drums of Oude” under the direc tion of Constance Roth. The set tings were very different. The first was the story of men trapped in a compartment of a wrecked and submerged submarine with no way of communication to rescue ships. The second was oriental in theme and setting, and the action of the third took place in Northern India during a native uprising. Faculty Advisers Approve Details Of Junior Vodvil Casting for Skits To Begin At Once; Heilig Theatre Is Engaged After three and a half hours of discussion and revision, complete details of manuscripts and pro cedure for the Junior Vodvil were worked out and approved by the faculty advisers of the event and members of the committee, in a meeting of the vodvil directorate and advisers, held Saturday morn ing in the Administration building. Manuscript Finished The finished manuscript, com plete details of procedure, and workable plans for the presenta tion of the vodvil were presented to advisers, who discussed their suitability and offered suggestions for bettering the program. In the end a complete manuscript was approved and accepted by both ad visers and directorate. Working with the advisory com mittee, McGowan Miller and Bar ney Miller, co-directors of plays and skits, have agreed to submit the final manuscript, with casting, next Saturday. Contract Signed A contract with the Heilig was signed Saturday evening after the approval of the advisers had as sured the production of the vodvil. The Heilig was selected from among the other theaters because of its stage settings and size, “Slug” Palmer, chairman-director of the event, said. According to an announcement from the Millers last night, the casting of plays and skits will be gin at once. Rehearsal of the acts will start as soon as suitable casts have been secured, they said. Marion Camp, director of the girls’ danctng chorus, announced that the girls would continue with daily rehearsals throughout the week. Doran Is Third In Oratory Meet TTERBERT DORAN, Univer sity of Oregon entrant in the oratorical contest at the Pa cific Forensic league at Seattle last night, won third place in the competition, a wire to the Emerald said. U. S. C. took first and Whit man second in the contest. Doran’s oration was “Eyes That See Not,” the speech which won him first place in the State Old Line contest recently held at Forest Grove. Campus Sale of Doughnuts Set For Tomorrow 44 Co-eds Will Man the Campus Sales Booths Frosli Commission Reports Three Hundred Dozen Already Sold Doughnuts at 2 for a nickel, will be the order of the day tomorrow, when the Frosh commission, under the chairmanship of Nancy Suo mela, will sponsor a city-wide sale. Three hundred dozen have already been sold, and it is expected that 50 more dozen will be sold on the campus. Helping Miss Suomela are: Bet sy Steiwer, assistant chairman; Joan Cox, secretary; Jean Failing, halls; Margaret Pollitt, delivery; May Masterton, town soliciting; and Joyce Busenbark, campus booths. Assistants Named Working with Miss Pollitt will be Theresa Gauntlett, Helen Shin gle, Dorothy Edlefsen, Geraldine Hickson, Mildred Carson, Ellen Endicott, Lucille Skeie, Kathleen Shepard, and Roselie Commons. This evening a group of fresh man women will make a dinner tour of the living organizations. Those scheduled to speak are: Louise Barclay, Dorothy Morgan, Caroline Card, Alice Wedemeyer, Madeline Gilbert, Ruth Irvin, Mary Jane Mills, Eleanor Sheely, Mary Bohoskey, Geraldine Hickson, Eve lyn Kennedy, Mary Frances Lowry, Janey Cox, and Hary Helen Cor bett. Saleswomen Listed Forty-four women will sell at various booths throughout the campus. Those selling are: Lois Floyd, Caroline Card, Helen Hughes, lone Jordan, Madeline Gilbert, Evangeline Miller, Mary Margaret Hunt, Edith Peterson, Katherine Liston, Vivian Williams, Frances Wood, Faye Rogers, Lou ise Barclay, Betty Carkeet, Bar bara Gabriel, Charline Purcell, Molly Lou Thompson, Maxine Reed, Dorothy Morgan, Betsy Steiwer, Lora Drury, Maryellen McCormick, Grace Lynch, Helen Binford, Dorothy Hughes, Dorothy Haberlach, Frances Johnston, Billy Eastman, Helen Burns, Anita Knott, May Masterton, Mildred Carson, Gloria Hertog, Geraldine Hickson, Eileen Hickson, Helen Steiwer, Lora Drury, Mary Ellen Mulchay, Genevieve Smith, Mary Bohoskey, Marjorie Bass, Ida May Nickels, Gertrude Winslow, and Virginia Hartje. “This is the best planned drive I have ever seen,” said Miss Dorothy Thomas, V. W. C. A. secretary, when commenting on the cam paign. W.A.A. Officials To Be Installed This Evening At 5 o'clock this evening, the newly elected officers of the Wo men’s Athletic association, will be installed and the members eligible for initiation will be initiated when a meeting of the organization will be held at the women’s lounge in Gerlinger hall The officers to be installed are Frances Haberlach, president; Caryl Hollingsworth, vice-presi dent; Ella Redkey, secretary; and Dorothy MacLean, treasurer. Miss Jessie Puckett, retiring president, will install the new officers. In ad dition to this installation, all girls receiving a notice of eligibility to W. A. A., either this term or last term, will be initiated at the meet ing. Theta Sigma Phi Will Have Joint Meeting A joint meeting of the active and alumni chapters of Theta Sigma Phi, national women’s journalism honorary, will be held this noon at the Anchorage, it was announced by Dorothy Kirk, president. Adelaide Lake, church editor of the Oregonian and speaker at the Associated Women Students mass meeting this week, will be the guest speaker at the luncheon. University Band Will Give Concert fJ'HF, University concert bund, directed by John Stehn, will, give its formal spring concert at the music auditorium next Sun day afternoon. The concert will be free to students, faculty mem ln>rs and the public. At the close of the football season last fall, the history-mak ing baud of 80 pieces was cut to 25 picked players for concert purposes. This ensemble gave a concert early in the winter term which set a new standard for the bands of the future. Sunday’s performance will be the only formal concert of the term for the bund, but plans are now being made for a repe- , tition of the series of open-air concerts which were given on the campus tennis courts Sun day evenings of May and June last year, and which proved to be very popular with campus folk. Editorial Staffs To Nominate Next Year’s Leaders Emerald, Oregano Forces Meet in Journalism Shack Today Both the editorial staffs of the Oregana and the Emerald will hold meetings this afternoon for the purpose of nominating candidates ] The Oregana staff will meet at 4:30 sharp in Journalism building for next year’s editor the Oregana staff will meet at 4 ;30 sharp in 105 Journalism building, and the Emer ald staff will assemble at 5 In the same room. Henrietta Steinke, editor of the Oregana, pointed out the import ance of this meeting, and urged that everyone on the editorial staff of the 1931 Oregana be present. She also stressed that the members come on time because of the Emer ald meeting following. Vinton Hall, editor of the Em erald, announced that short speech es of not more than two minutes may be made. “The value of the speeches will be none in the annual selection, but the stuff in general may become better informed of the respective qualifications," he stat ed. Following the system instigated two years ago, the editorial staff of both publications will nominate three or four candidates whom they consider capable of the position. From these the publications com mittee will choose one, who will then in turn be approved by the executive council. A name may be added to the list after today’s meeting only by the presentation of a petition with 100 names attached to it. Action will be taken by the publications in the immediate future. There will also be a meeting of the Oregana business staff this af ternoon at 4:30 in 104 Journalism for the purpose of nominating a business manager for next year, j President Says Officials Face Triple Problem Revised Budget Is Due By April 20 Optimistic Attitude Urged; Attempt Planned To Keep Sciences A vote of confidence, enthusias tically given, was accorded Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of Dr. Hall the University, ;by the faculty at a session held on the campus yes terday afternoon. Dr. Hall out lined briefly the sit u a t i o n con fronting the Uni versity and other institu t i o n s of higher 1 e a rning as a result of the orders of the board or higher education to re duce the budget and to readjust curriculum to conform with the federal survey. Meeting Is Dramatic The meeting was the most dra matic held here since Dr. Hall took charge five years ago. Stating briefly the problems that confront the presidents of the University and the state college, Dr. Hall called upon members of the staff and faculty to keep in mind that the first obligation of the institu tion is to the students and to the state. Next to this is the admin istration’s obligation to the faculty and staff, Dr. Hall declared, and every effort will be made to read just affairs so that a minimum of personal sacrifice will be neces sary. Although confronted with the triple problem of submitting by April 20 the revised budget, a plan of operation to conform with the federal survey, and a plan which he must work out with President W. J. Kerr of Oregon State col lege outlining a single administra tion of the two schools, President Hall declared the situation still was hopeful and called on faculty members to maintain an attitude of optimism rather than one of uneasiness, during the next two weeks. Sciences Needed Here Touching on the survey only as it referred to transferring the sci ences from the University to the state college, Dr. Hall declared that every effort would be made to readjust courses to meet with the wishes of the board of higher education, but that the University should by all means retain sciences here. “We must preserve the frame work of the University, and sci ences are a basic part of all insti tutions of this type,” he said. “The University should be maintained as a place for a well-rounded and (Continued on rage Two) Reporting Persian Rebellion Experience of Adelaide Lake If you were to ask Miss Adelaide V. Lake, staff reporter of the Morning Oregonian, what some of her most interesting experiences had been, she would probably tell you that helping to send reports of a rebellion in Persia to the rest of the world, was one of them. Miss Lake will speak today on "Women in Journalism” at Alumni hall at 4 o’clock. Her talk is the first this term of the vocational guidance series, being sponsored by the Associated Women Students as one of its major projects for the year. Graduate of Oregon in 1920 Last year Miss Lake, a graduate of Oregon in 1920, took a six months’ trip to Europe, and after touring several countries, she end ed in Constantinople. Here she visited Mrs. Lucille Saunders Mc Donald, another Oregon alumni, who is engaged in correspondence work for one of the New York pa pers and also for a large news ser vice. A rebellion broke out in Persia during Miss Lake’s stay in Turkey. All the news of the rebellion came through Constantinople who got the news out to the rest of the world. All women who are interested in journalism and newspaper work are invited to see Miss Lake today. She will not be able to stay over tomorrow, but she will be here all morning and this afternoon until she talks at Alumni hall. She will be at the office of the dean of wo men. Miss Lake while in the Univer sity was extremely active in jour nalistic work. She was a member of Theta Sigma Phi, journalism honorary for women, and during her senior year was editor of the Oregana. She has been on the staff of the Oregonian for most of (Continued on Page Four)