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. EDITORIALS * FEATURES * HUMOR • LITERARY ♦ University of Oregon, Eugene Vinton Hall, Editor Anton Peterson, Manager Willis Dunlway, Managing Editor Rex Tussinsr—Associate Editor Dave Wilson, Harry Van Dine, Raliih David—Editorial Writers UPPER NEWS STAFF Carol Hurlburt, Society I .rater McDonald. Lfterary Warner Ciuiss, Chief Wight Editor Phil Cogswell, Sport* Barney Miller, features NEWS STAFF Reporters: Merlin Blais, Jack Bellinger, Betty Anne Macduff, Roy Sheedy, Willetta Hartley Carl Thompson, Virginia Wentz, Caroline Card. Kenneth Fitzgerald, ■Madeleine Gilbert. Frances Johnston, ffelen Cherry. Ruth Dupuis, Oscar Munger, Frances Taylor, Duane Frisbie, Jessie Steele, Vincent Mutton, Florence Nombalais, Day ^Editors'? Thornton Gale, I-cnore Ely, Thornton Shaw, Eleanor Jane Ballantync, Sports*1 Staff':UEd Goodnough, Bruce Hamby, Walt Baker, Ervin Laurence, Esther Hayden. Emerald Radio Hour: Ralph David, Merlin Blais. Editor’s Secretary: Mary Helen Corbett Assistant: Lillian Rankin Managing Ed. Soc’y: Katharine 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, John Painton, Office Manager Victor Kaufman, Promotional Adver tising Manager. Harriett© Hofmann, Sea Sue Betty Carpenter, Women’s Specialties Kathryn Laughridge, Asst. Sez Sue , Carol Werschkul, Executive Secretary Wade Ambrose, Ass’t Circulation Mgr. , Bob Goodrich, Service Manager Caroline Hahn,, Checking Department Dorothy Hughes. Classified Advertising Manager 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 Trimble. Production Assistants: Gwendolyn Wheeler, Marjorie Painton, Miriam McCroskey, George Turner, Katherine Frented. Ass’t Adv. Mgrs.: Jack Wood, George Branstator, Anton Bush. Advertising Solicitors—Tuesday: John Hagmeier, Cliff Lord, Jack Wood, Betty Zim merman, Kathryne Koehler. 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 natter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Menager: Office, Local 214; residence, 324. Dropping the Wage Scale T AST week cuts in the wages of employees of several large corporations seemed to indicate that industry might be breaking its faith with President Hoover on the agreement made in 1930 to maintain existing wage scales as the best means of returning to prosperity. Industrial statisticians estimated, how ever, that wages had really fallen only 3 per cent since the de pression, but that total earnings had dropped 20 per cent. Unemployment has been the worst feature of the present de pression. It has been more of a disturbing factor than in other crises, and has left the nation with millions who must depend on charity for sustenance. Census figures show that in 1919 there was a net of 296,410 more workers in the manufacturing industry than in 1929. Still, during this same period the volume of output increased nearly 40 per cent. Only in industries manufacturing producer's goods has employment increased to any noticeable degree. Steps taken by the government to combat the unemployment evil often seem hopelessly inadequate. Artificial maintenance of the wage level may help those who are already employed, but it does not lead to a final solution of the problem. The figures quoted from the census findings show how high speed production has tended to affect employment. Invention of faster and better machinery has thrown more and more men out of work, and at the same time has increased the production of goods. How can we find a solution? Perhaps shorter working hours, or 4 five-day week might force producers to hire more men in order to maintain their output. But more effective would be a system of planned economy—production scaled to meet con sumers’ demand; production regulated in the interest of con sumption. "Now on the Second Page” QILENT CAL, nobody’s pal, is now on the second page. His ^ daily blurb, his thought superb, still earns his daily wage. In accents clear, both far and near, his clarion words roll on. The headlines black no sheet does lack; but from front pages he is gone. In times of old when Cal was bold lie chose to champion truth. The hoary sage, the old of age, hus given way to youth. Once number one, his number's none he’s buried in the sheet. He cares no whit, lie does his bit on whatever, seems most meet. So with his pen, once and again, Cal slays the dragon evil. He writes of floods, he writes of buds, he treats of the boll weevil. Though buried deep, his credos sweep across a blighted nation. Our hopes to raise for days and days he’s-doled his daily ration. Economy his watchword be forever and forever! In life's hard race lie’s lost his place; let no one whisper “Never.” We hope that there is nothing to this report that the Associ ated Women Students recently became "enBaumed.” What the Republican party needs most: a reincarnation of Columbus to prove that the world isn't "flat.” Modern newspapers are a great convenience for some people. Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor Dempsey can argue back and forth about who is going to get the divorce and why without having to bother with letters. ♦ EDITORS HITHER AND YON ♦ THE FEAR OF C OMMI N ISM To pronounce the word "com munism,'' conjures up a frightful picture of a starving, half-clad, and government-ridden Russia to many Americans. Such worry over communism, of course, is entirely without the foundation of intelligent under standing of Russia and her prob lems. The United States does not recognize Russia; that is, we do not have an ambassador and his retinue comfortably established in that country. Vet, paradoxically, this country has done several hun dred million dollars' worth of busi ness with Russia in the past ft*w years. This country cuuld reasonably recognize Russia. Its Suviet loiin of government cannot be termed demagogic if it is making for self satisfaction among the people. All that one reads of Russia, both pro and COO, tends to make one finally weary of it all. and to decide to throw up his eyes and surrender to his own sense of common judg ment, to believe that Russia should be recognized by our government until its theory of the proper man ner of ruling is shuttered by its impracticability. Not only could this country rec ognize Russia politically, as it luis done commercially right along, hut it could develop a much better un derstanding by a policy of not re stricting visitors, or hampering them uncomfortably, in their trav els either in America or Russia And communi-uiIt it succeed. the whole world will eventually adopt it perhaps; so why should there be the reaction of distended eyes and thin-lipped resignation when it is mentioned^ University Daily Kansan. Unified Mathematics Third Volume Printed The third volume of “Unified Mathematics,” a textbook used by University classes, and written by W. E. Milne, professor of mathe matics, and David R. Davis, assist ant professor of mathematics, has just been released from the Uni versity Press. TEACHER MUST KNOW STUDENTS, SAYS WOOD (Continued from Cage One) be learned early enough to mobi 1 i 7, e their emotional attitudes around ambitions feasible for them. The best time to test students for their ability is in the grade schools, Dr. Wood thinks. Two problems confront this plan. In the first place, it is difficult to find out what each individual needs, and in the second place, it is another matter to compel each to accept the verdict. “The University of Chicago plan, going into effect next year, of sub stituting measured achievement for the usual time serving and credit chasing is perhaps the most significant event in several dec ades in American education,” Dr. Wood commented. “The success of the Chicago plan depends ulti mately on the validity of exami nations by which the achievement j of students is estimated.” ’EAR AND ’AIR Should the. University of Ore ion Have Deferred Pledging? “No, because it would put a high premium on freshmen.” Joe Mor gan, sophomore in business admin istration. * * * “I am in favor of it. It has seemingly worked in southern schools and it gives the freshman a better chance to get used to the University life and to make a good decision.” - Chuck Montgomery, junior in business administration. “The present system has plenty of faults. I think it is better to have deferred pledging because it is fairer for both the house and rushee, as it would give them long er time to make their decision.”— Bob McCulloch, sophomore in busi ness administration. * * # “I disapprove of deferred pledg ing because it would change the attitude of the student towards the house and campus.' Harriet Hol brook, sophomore in mathematics. a****:);**:!:#** * "My fete is in your hands,” * * as Chet Knowlton said to Walt * * Evans, and also as the Irish * * football player said when he * * was tackled by his big two * * hundred pound rival. We also * * see by the papers, and we hope * * that we’re not stealing Bill * * Roter’s expression, that sixty * 5 big sisters have been chosen * * for next year’s poor innocents. * * The girls, we expect, will now * * go into rigorous field training * * in order to get in trim for the * * strenuous strain of wielding * * paddles all next term. * ********* as** • ODE Hurrah for Delta Gammas, Sins their praises in every clime, Their tech-nique may show imper fection, But their neck-ique is sublime. A few days ago a traffic officer driving his sparkling white limou sine sped swiftly up to the rear of the Administration building. Hang ing on to t.ie running board was a passenger who had evidently not hgard of Eugene’s new running board edict. Hurrah for the police department! All we students are expected to do is to follow the ex ample set by these guardian^ of the law. Well, after all, we shouldn’t be too hard on the poor cop. May be he already had four in the front seat, and the other fellow HAD to ride on the running board. * :i* * Another way has been discovered by which the light of knowledge Classified Advertisements Rates payable in advance. 20c first three lines; Oc every ad ditional line. Minimum charge 20c. Contracts made by ar rangement. Telephone 3300; local 214. Lost BILLFOLD containing' checks and money, probably near Co-op with the name Howard Brecleen inside. Finder please return to Emerald office. TENNIS RACKET with the name E. Tower on it. Left in room 105 | of Commerce. Finder please re j turn to Emerald office. jRHINESTONE necklace. Saturday night on either University street j or in the Igloo during the Frosh Glee. Reward. Finder call ! 1110-W. j TWEED TOP COAT left in Educa tion building over week-end. Call Lawrence Opednl, 2972. MOTTLED pink, grey and green ; fountain pen between Theta house and the Education build ing. Kinder please notify Emer ald business office. „ JEWELED Phi Beta pin. Finder call Norma Jacob, 1538-M. Re ward. 1C10 Hilyard. WHITE pigskin glove -call the Emerald business office. -1 \\ anted TO 1311V second-hand tuxedo size •12 Write Emerald business of fice. I ' Dressmaking SHOPPE PETITE—Style right Price right. Dressmaking, re modeling hemstitching 573 E loth street. Phone 1733. For Sale PRACTICALLY new Brunswick Panatrepe portable for only $25. Phone 3081. ONE CANOE in fine condition. In quire at 417 15th avenue East. Ejner Nielson. , For Kent THE BARTLE COURT Eugene's high class modern apart ment house. A real home for permanent tenants or short-time guests. 11th at Pearl. Phone 1500. C. I. COLLINS, resident manager. SINGLE* ROOM near campus, phone 922-W. 1158 Hilyard St. Found PARKER fountain pen on 14th near Onyx. Call at 1387 Onyx street. Miscellaneous ANY OREGON MAN looking for a job for the summer that will pay $21 weekly salary and a cash bonus of $250 at the end of the summer see Evan Hughes at the Campus Y any afternoon this week or call 108-M Springfield. Schools Three private lessons in ballroom dancing for $5.50. MERRICK DANCE STUDIO 861 Willamette Phone 3081 l*hj sic tans DALE AND SETHER Surgery, Radium. X-ray Miner Bldg. Phone 43 may be thrown upon unreceptive minds. Of course, it's just another one of those numerous gags in use all over the campus by which cer tain houses desire to climb out of their low place in last term’s grade list, but nevertheless, the Delta Zetas deserve a lot of credit for thinking up this particular racket. A lamp is to be given to the per I son in that house making the highest number of points during the present term. Now this lamp idea is good. They could give the winner a suit of clothes, or a pair of shoes, or a new hat> but then, you know, even the most acquisitive sister can’t wear a lamp. * * * WE MUST CUT THIS SHORT IN ORDER TO HELP STUFF THE BALLOT BOX FOR JUNIOR WEEK-END QUEEN. * * (Latest reports from the Chi O, Craftsmen, SAE sector.) Odds greatly in favor of the male arm ies. Reinforcements have gone forward with amazing rapidity, and a six foot wooden fence, dou ble railed, has been erected,-—some people maliciously say,—to keep the chickens out. Warring bellig erents, concealed partially by win dow curtains, stand on guard at all the windows, and hurl naughty Words at each other. The Crafts man boys have gone to a lot of trouble for de(fence) of their dear old alma pappy, but at least, the result of their labor shows that they were good boys and paid strict attention to their manual training teachers when they were in grammar school. But then, we won't pan the fence because we're not so sure as to whether it IS a fence or not. * * * Little GaGa wants to know whether or not she can .be consid ered a campus headlight because she forgot to powder her nose this morning. APFLIES ELECTRICITY TO STUDY OF VITAMINS (Continued from Page One) made that will be of great benefit in many ways, it is pointed out. Dr. Williams has for several years been making a speciality of the study of the relationship of the anti-neuritic vitamin, or “Vitamin B" as it is commonly known, to yeast growth stimulants. Since he has started his experiments on yeast, however, the number of known vitamins has increased and further study is expected to yield more interesting data in this field. The Fleischman fellowship is granted in the interests of pure science, and holders are not ex LAST BEGINNERS CLASS OF THE SEASON Starts Thursday 8:30 P. M. Ten 2-Hour Lessons $7.50 Ladies $5 This will be your last op portunity this season to join one. of our popular ballroom duneing elasses. Join this class and learn the latest collegiate fox trots and waltzes. Merrick Studios Stif illumette fet. Phone JOS l peeted to make experiments for any commercial purposes. Dr. Williams, who has written textbooks and has had other ma- ] terial published on chemistry, is regarded as an authority in this j field. In a letter informing him of j the continuation of the Fleischman fellowship, Dr. E. E. Lee, who is in charge of the fund, warmly con gratulated Dr. Williams for his work, and especially on the electro lytic method of separation. EVENTS OF ♦ ♦ THE WEEK April Frolic on Saturday night is one of the important social events of the week. Fourteen houses will entertain with tea dances on that date with one breakfast dance scheduled. On Thursday Zeta Tau Alpha is giving a reception honoring Mrs. Clifton L. Hallberg and Mrs. Eliz abeth Scaiefe. The social calendar for the week includes. Wednesday, April 15 Frosh Commission party. Thursday, April 16 Orchestra-Glee club concert. Zeta Tau Alpha reception. Friday, April 17 Dance recital—School of physi cal education. Alpha Xi Delta informal. Delta Zeta spring informal. Saturday, April 18 April Frolic. Gamma Phi Beta breakfast dance. Delta Gamma tea dance. Kappa Alpha Theta tea dance. Delta Delta Delta tea dance. Zeta Tau Alpha tea dance. Kappa Delta tea dance. Phi Mu tea dance. Alpha Gamma Delta tea dance. Alpha Phi tea dance. Beta Phi tea dance. Chi Omega tea dance. Alpha Omicron, Pi tea dance. Alpha Delta Pi tea dance. Pi Beta Phi tea dance. A Decade Ago April, 1921 Dr. E. H. Sawyer, University physician, believes that the infirm ary should have a dentist. April 2f? and 28 are the dates set for the inter-sorority debates. Frank R. Rutter, formerly sta tistical adviser of the U. S. depart ment of commerce, is to be a new school" of commerce faculty mem ber. The senior play will be given on May 21, according to George Hop kins, senior class president. g,-37--53 ! Photograph j | As a Gift > may not be new as ■ a gift but it is al ways a p p r e ciated. They are lasting from time to time • and are always wel comed . . . for a birthday, a gradua tion, or just a gift to a friend. ; i } j kennell CAMPUS ♦ ALENDAR Bandsmen—meet at Gerlinger hall this morning at 10:50 o’clock. Westminster guild meets tonight at 9 o’clock at Westminster house. A. W. S. mass meeting today at 5 o’clock in Alumni hall. Woman in Her Sphere group will meet at Mrs. Macduff’s, Sui:day at 4:30. Junior Vodvil chorus rehearsal will be held in Cocoanut Grove at 4:30 instead of 4 o’clock as an nounced last night. Education 459, in club leader ship will meet today at 4 p. m. at Household Arts lecture room in stead of Education building. I _ Canoeing skills will be given by j Amphibian club in the women’s i pool at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Open to the campus. Pi Lambda Theta call at the school of education bureau of re search today to fill out your bien nial census cards. Rehearsal of “The Stolen Prince” will be held at the Kappa Alpha Theta house at 3:45 Wednesday in stead of Susan Campbell. Circus Is Feature of Last Frosh Meeting A one-ring circus, Wild West shows, side shows, rope swinging, animals and punch will all be fea tured at the last mass meeting of the Frosh commission tonight at 7:40 o'clock in Hendricks hall. The . ten groups of the commis sion will each present a stunt, which will make up the one-ring circus, and Caroline Card, presi dent, will be ring leader. There will also be a Wild West show put on by some of the members. Dec orations, in keeping with the idea, will be used, and as favors, bal loons will be given away. Miss Card has appointed Helen Binford as general chairman, and working with her will be Maxine Reed, group chairman, and Jean Robertson, social chairman. Since this is the last meeting and the commission is closing a very active year, the committee hopes to make it a great success, and all freshman women are in vited. There is no charge. APRIL FROLIC PLANS NEARING COMPLETION (Continued from Vaye One) piece is given the girl wearing the best costume, and second prize for costumes is a two and one-half ^ dollar gold piece. All committee chairmen are ask ed by Miss Cullers to turn in to her a detailed report of their activ ities to date by this evening. Grtieti Paris Square Precision movement $60. Other Ven thins from $50 4 A modern watch for the man of today I Have your watch keep pace with the times—let it be one of the famous Gruen Veri Thin models. These distin guished timepieces are availa ble in a wide choice of case de signs, priced from $50 to $250, Tir III HIGHSATE TAILOR’S '" * 'twin ciothii . u a Highgate Means University Authority it remained for Ilighgate Tailors to interpret the dress desired of University men and to tailor them with that smartness and individuality they so desire. Spring assortments at this store exclusively are here. We invite you to see them Paul D. Green’s HIGHGATE TAILORS—UNIVERSITY TAILORS Big “Jumbo” Ice Cream Sodas Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream Sodas