Orchestra
University symphony and five
soloists—8:15 tonight in music au
ditorium. Admission to pay for
instruments.
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NUMBER 137
School Heads
Turn In Joint
Plan to Board
Hall and Kerr Agree on
4 Points at Issue
State Education Body May
Make Decision Soon
Or Await July 1
PORTLAND, May 27.—(Special)
—Agreeing on only four out of the
eleven points at issue in the edu
cation situation, Dr. Arnold Ben
nett Hall, president of the Univer
sity of Oregon, and Dr. W. J. Kerr,
president of Oregon State college,
today submitted their joint find
ings to the state board of higher
education, in session here.
The four points on which the
presidents were in agreement are:
research, extension, lower division
work, and publicity - recruiting.
This action left the state board
with the problem of working out a
solution to the other seven points:
commerce, journalism, pure sci
ence,, education, fine arts, music,
and physical education.
Decision on these seven issues
relating to the division of func
tions between the University and
the state college may come soon
from the state board if it follows
the feelings of some members. Al
bert Burch, Medford, spoke in fa
vor of action without delay. “I
think the time is at hand and com
ing so on when this board will have
to take action,” he said. “I have
to travel a long way to get to these
meetings and I’m tired of merely
listening to preparatory discus
sions.”
Those who have followed the
meetings of the board feel that de
liberation will still rule its policy,
and that action cannot be expect
ed until July 1, the date when the
board officially assumes control of
the of five institutions of higher
learning in the state.
That the board may decide which
school will have thb disputed
courses and then leave the work
ing out of the details to the school
heads jointly is considered as a
possibility of speeding up action of
the group.
Theta Sigma Phi Takes
Two Members Sunday
Two pledges, Zora Beaman and
Willetta Hartley, were initiated
into Theta Sigma Phi, national
journalism honorary for women, on
Sunday morning.
After the initiation ceremonies,
a breakfast was held at the An
chorage in honor of the new mem
bers. Dorothy Kirk, president,
acted as toastmistress, and Mrs.
Sally Allen spoke to the group.
I Six British Students
To Attend U. California
BERKELEY, May 26.—Six stu
dents from the British empire, in
cluding government engineers from
India and New Zealand, will study
at the University of California next
fall as Commonwealth Fund Fel
lows.
The fellowships were establish
ed in 1925 to further the develop
ment of understanding and good
will between Great Britain and the
United States.
University Orchestra Closes
Successful Season Tonight
a
Five Student Soloists Will
Appear on Final
Program
Tonight at 8:15 sharp the Uni
versity orchestra, assisted by five
student soloists, will close the Uni
versity orchestra concert season
in the school of music auditorium.
“It is seldom that the Univer
sity students and the Eugene
townspeople have the opportunity
to hear such a splendid display of
University musical talent,?’ isaid
Dean John J. Landsbury yesterday.
Harold Ayres, Nancy Thielsen,
Esther Wicks, Gladys Foster, and
Agnes Petzold will be the soloists
tonight. Hex Underwood will di
rect the concert.
“The diversity of the selections
lends great interest to the pro
gram,” he stated last night.
Harold Ayres, pianist, will plaj
the Concerto Grosso of Hadyn
opus 21. It is characteristic of th<
18th century, and is in the form oi
a dialogue between the soloist anc
the orchestra. Ayres will play th«
allegro vivace, supported by th<
first and second violins, the viola
cello, bass, first and second obo<
and first and second horns.
Ayres played the entire concertc
in his freshman concert thre«
years ago.
Nancy Thielsen will sing th<
“Casta Diva” from the opera “Nor
ma,” by Bellini, and Agnes Pezolc
will sing the familiar “Ritorno Vin
citor”,from Verdi’s opera, “Aida.'
The first movement of the Schu
mann concerto in A minor, writ
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Seniors To Vote
On Albert Cup at
Meeting Tonight
Disposal of Funds, Plans
For Graduation on Bill
For Final Session
•The final meeting of the senior
class will be held at 7 o’clock to
night in room 105 Oregon, Bill
Pittman, presi
dent of the class,
terday. f
A vote will be |
taken at the I
meeting upon the
Albert cup award |
which is given|
annually to the |
senior who has |
shown the great-1
cat uc veiupmeuL
along scholastic, Pittman
social and other general lines of
activity. Three students have been
selected by the faculty committee
of awards as candidates for the
award and the senior class will de
cide by secret ballot to whom the
award should be given, according
to Pittman.
The disposal of the $317.44 sur
plus in the treasury will also be
decided at the meeting. Sugges
tion has been made that half of
the money be donated to the band
for the purchase of uniforms and
the other half be given to a crea
tive emergency loan fund to be
under the control of the class of
1931.
Another matter which will come
up for discussion at the meeting
is the plan for a free-will system
for those who wish to make dona
tions to the University, instead of
asking certain individuals to pledge
a certain amount. A committee
has been appointed to study the
matter and will make a report at
the meeting.
Plans for graduation will also be
discussed, and Pittman urges that
every senior turn out for the meet
ing.
June 10 Deadline for
Seniors’ Incompletes
June 10 has been set as the last
day on which graduating seniors
may turn in removals of incom
pletes, and special forms or peti
tions, according to Earl M. Pal
lett, registrar. These must be
turned in at the registrar’s office
in the Administration building.
University Religious Council
Formed by Oregon Students
(Editor’s note: This is the
concluding article of a series
that have been running in the
Emerald regarding united stu
dent religious work and its re
lation to the Oregon campus.)
X
By JACK BELLINGER
Forgetting denominational dif
ferences, student representatives
of seven major Eugene churches
and leaders of every student re
ligious organization on the cam
pus have this week united them
selves in a University religious
council, a most significant step
that has been made towards inter
denominationalism on the Oregon
campus since the recent movement
for united work began.
The religious faiths represented
at the meeting were Episcopalian
Christian, Baptist, Catholic, Luth
eran, Methodist, and Presbyterian.
The council, according to present
plans, will consist of the presidents
of the student religious group of'
each of these churches, as well as
representatives from the Y. M. C.
A., the Y. W. C. A., the A. W. S„
the faculty, and each of the full
time religious workers on the cam
pus.
Similar religious councils have
existed with much success at many
other universities and colleges. One
of the most successful is the Uni
versity Religious council of Ohio
State university, composed of stu
dent workers in neighborhood
churches, together with the secre
! taries of the Y. M. C. A. and the
I Y. W. C. A.
Cornell university has a United
i council of seven members. Under
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Ba'rker Praises
ROTC Parade as
Best Exhibition
Improvement Shown in All
Respects Over Former
Ceremonies
“The best parade yet,” was th£
opinion voiced by Major F. A.
Barker, R. O. T. C. officer, aftei
the battalion ceremonies of the
military department yesterday af
ternoon. All the maneuvers were
exactly timed and were executed
with clock-like precision, he said
This was the third and last of a
series of parades which is a regu
lar feature of spring term military
training.
The battalion formed on the
south end of the R. O. T. C. drill
field by formation and roll call and
then the companies marched tc
their respective positions on the
east side of the field. The sound
off march in which the baad, led
by Wilbur Peterkin, drum major
marched before the reviewing
stand was executed in perfect for
mation.
The review of the commanding
officers of the companies and the
pass in review march in which the
entire battalion and the band
marched before the reviewing
stand was especially impressive
and was a tribute to the command
ing officers.
Adjutant Donald Guild received
commendation for the manner in
which he executed the commands
and carried out his duties, from
the reviewing stand, as command
ing officer. In all the performances
he displayed a full knowledge and
appreciation of his duties in this
position.
Oregana Advertising
Staff To Meet Today
For the purpose of organizing
the advertising staff for the 1932
Oregana a meeting will be held at
4 o’clock today in 105 Journalism
according to John Painton, adver
tising manager of the yearbook.
All those interested in working
on the advertising staff are urged
to attend the meeting.
I --—
dckson Lists
New Heads of
Business Staff
Kaufman Is Chosen as
Ad Manager
Bush Named Advertising
Assistant; Short To
Handle National
Twelve major appointments and
three assistantships on the busi
ness staff of the Emerald were an
;d yester
by Larry
' t
1
Jackson, newly
appointed busi
ness manager.
Victor Kaufman,
junior in journal
ism, was named
advertising man
ager for the com
ing year.
Kaufman has
■MMfX Deen very ucuve
Tony Peterson, in advertis ing,
Retiring Man- having been pro
ager motional adver
tising man, a salesman, reporter,
and night editor; member of Al
pha Delta Sigma, national adver
tising honorary; Sigma Delta Chi,
national journalism honorary, and
Ye Tabard Inn, writers’ honorary;
and was recently awarded the Ad
vertising Club of Portland schol
arship for the year 1931-1932.
Bush Named
Auten Bush, sophomore in busi
ness administration, will be the as
sistant advertising manager under
Kaufman. For the past year he
has worked as an advertising so
licitor on the Emerald.
Harold Short, sophomore in jour
nalism, will be the new national
i advertising manager. He has been
'active in advertising and is a mem
ber of Alpha Delta Sigma. Dick
'Goebel, freshman in business ad
ministration, was named merchan
dising manager, and promotional
manager. Goebel has had much
practical experience in newspaper
and advertising work and for the
i past year and has been an adver
tising solicitor.
Lord Heads Circulation
Cliff Lord, freshman in journal
ism, was appointed the new circu
lation manager. Lord was also an
advertising solicitor. Harriette
Hofmann, sophomore in journal
ism, for the past year manager of
the Sez Sue column, and member
of Gamma Alpha Chi, national ad
vertising honorary, is the new
women’s specialty advertising
manager. Betty Zimmerman, fresh
man in journalism, will be an as
sistant to Miss Hoffman.
The Sez Sue column will be tak
en over by Katherine Laughridge,
sophomore in English, who for the
ipast year has been Miss Hofmann’s
| assistant. George Branstator, soph
I omore in business administration,
j and an advertising solicitor, will
I be the new manager of the classi
! fied ad department. Marjorie
Painton, freshman in education,
will be his assistant.
Wood Office Manager
Jack Wood, assistant advertis
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’There’s Where We’re Going/’ Say Debaters
>•»'. I I
W" SR
Robert T. Miller (left), manager of the Pacific Basin debate tour, to be taken by three Oregon
juniors from June till December, points out on th > globe the route that the Oregon team will take
through India. The Interested spectators are, from left, Roger Pfaff, member of the team; Mildred
Collins, secretary and home agent for the debaters; David YVlIson, third member of the team; and
Dr. Ralph C. Hoeber, head of the speech division of the English department.
school Children
Give Concert at
McArthur Court
1000 Take Part in Singing
Old-Time Songs on
Tuesday
An audience of 4,000 parents,
friends, and students listened to
the largest chorus ever to sing in
McArthur Court last Tuesday eve
ning when 1,000 Eugene school
children sang from memory a one
hour program of old time songs.
The chorus sat in a group 120
feet wide and 23 feet deep, with
the orchestra instruments scat
tered through the singing body.
The children sang perfectly on
pitch, and followed the minutest
directions of Mrs. Anne Landsbury
Beck, director of public school mu
sic and supervisor of music in the
Eugene public schools, who con
ducted the concert.
The entire program was sung
from memory, and the children
rose as one body at each signal
from their director. Instructions
were given from the platform by
means of cards.
The concert was a significant
achievement which thrilled both
the audience and the singers. A
similar chorus will be an annual
feature in Eugene, Mrs. Beck said
at the conclusion of the concert.
Biology Camp Plans
Given Up for Summer
Because of the lack of enroll
ment it has been necessary to give
up the summer session of the ma
rine biology camp at Coos Bay,
which had been planned.
Instead of this camp Dr. Ethel
I. Sanborn and Dr. Harry B. Yo
kum will give elementary and ad
vanced work here on the campus
this summer.
Junior Picnic off
On Account of
Decoration Day
rpHE Junior picnic, which was
to have been held at Swim
mer’s Delight this coming Sat
urday, has been called off, ac
cording to Helen Kaufman, gen
eral chairman for the event.
The reason, according to the
chairman, is that too many of
the students are planning to go
home this week-end, and that
not enough students will he left
on the campus to make the af
fair feusible. It is impossible
to hold it on any other date lie
cause of an administration deci
sion which discouraged the hold
ing of the event on a week day.
Plans Made for Next
Murray Warner Contest
Plans have been made by Mrs.
Gertrude B. Warner, sponsor of
the Murray Warner contest and
donor of the Murray Warner
Oriental Art museum, for next
year’s contest, and they include a
longer time allowance for contest
ants. Only 14 weeks were permit
ted entrants in this year’s contest
and the time was found to be too
short by many. Next year it is
planned to announce the contest
early enough to allow six months
in which to complete manuscripts.
Another change from previous
years is the plan to limit entrants
to students who are taking or have
taken at least one course in prob
lems affecting the Far East.
One of the greatest problems en
countered, stated Dr. John R. Mez,
director of the contest, is to induce
students to enter the contest to
select specific problems for the
subject of their essays. Such sub
jects as “China, Land of Hope’’ or
“Problems of Japan” are too gen
eral to be valuable.
Here’s Business Staff for 1931-32 Emerald Year
Business
Manager
Larry
Jackson
Advertising
Manager
Victor
Kaufman
Assistant
Adv. Mgr.
Auten
Bush
National
Advertising
Harold
Short
Promotional
Advertising
Jtichard
Goebel
Women’s
Specialties
Iiarrletto
Hoffman
Sez
Sue
Katherine
Laughrige
Circulation
Manager
Cliff
Lord
Statistical
Manager
I wk i
Carol
Werechkul
Financial
Adminintrator
Mkxwmm
Edith
Peterson
Office
Manager
Jack
Wood
Classified
Advertising
Gcopffp
IiransU-.tar
Wage Cutting Is
Subject Discussed
By Congress Club
Professor D. Erb Presents
Both Sides of Topie;
Fflvprs Reduction
The present economic depres
sion, striking as it does at the very
foundations of our industrial sys
tem and the welfare of the work
ers of the world, was the subject
for discussion by D. M. Erb, pro
fessor of economics, who spoke at
the last conclave of the Congress
club this year, which was held last
night at the College Side.
Professor Erb's primary presen
tation was not biased in any way
and he produced equally powerful
arguments for and against wage
reduction. However, being pressed
by members of the club to express
his own personal views, he com
mitted himself to a firm belief in
the practice. If a large amount
of money is spread over a larger
territory, he believes, more people
will benefit from the use of the
money.
Stephen Kahn, freshman in jour
nalism, objected to Professor Erb’s
belief that the present situation is
the one which should be adhered to
for the purpose of argument. “We
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Class Presents Scene
From Play Wednesday
An informal presentation of the
opening scene of “Street Scene”
will be given next Wednesday af
ternoon at 2:30 in Guild hall by
the members of the class in tech
nique of acting, Mrs. Ottilie Sey
bolt, head of the drama depart
ment announced yesterday. Any
one interested in attending this
open class meeting will be wel
come, Mrs. Seybolt said.
“This is not a regular perform
ance,” Mrs. Seybolt said, “but 1
thought that some students migfit
be interested in seeing the result
of the work which the acting class
has done this term on ‘Street
Scene.' ” This play was Pulitzer
prize winner two seasons ago.
Debaters Will
Leave Tonight
OnPacificTour
Miller, Pfaff, Wilson To
Begin Summer Trip
Itinerary of Oregon Team
Will Cover More Than
35,000 Miles
Immediately after a banquet to
be given at the Anchorage this
evening by members of the local
chapter of Sigma Delta Rho, na
tional forensic fraternity, the three
members of the Pacific Basin De
bate team will leave the campus
on the first jump of their 35,000
mile debate tour.
Robert T. Miller, Roger Pfaff
and Dave Wilson, the globe-trot
ting Oregon debate team, will re
turn to the campus at the opening
of winter term next January, after
filling 60 speaking engagements
I in New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon,
India, Siam, the Philippines, China,
Korea, Japan, and the Hawaiian
Islands.
Go To Portland
Their first hop is by car to Port
land, where they will spend five
days before sailing for San Fran
cisco on the afternoon of June 2.
They will speak at the Realty
Board luncheon on Friday, and at
the Chamber of Commerce Forum
Monday noon. Sunday afternoon
between 3 and 3:30 Wilson and
Pfaff will debate an Oregon State
college team consisting of Gordon
Winks and Rex Robinson over
KGW, the Oregonian station.
Pfaff addressed the Lions club
members at the Eugene hotel
Wednesday noon. The team mem
bers were entertained at dinner at
the Sigma Phi Epsilon house
Wednesday evening as a farewell
gesture. Wednesday afternoon Wil
son spoke before a joint meeting
of the Benson Polytechnic high
school student body and the East
Side Commercial club in Portland.
Itinerary Is Given
A brief itinerary of the trip fol
lows, including addresses at which
mail will reach members of the
team, and the dates they will ar
rive at each place:
NEW ZEALAND
(Mail address: Care of New Zea
land University Union, Well
ington.)
Wellington—To meet New Zealand
University Union and Welling
ton Rotary club. Arrive June 29.
Christchurch — To meet Christ
church Rotary club.
Gore—-To meet Gore Rotary club.
Dunedin—To meet Dunedin Rotary
club.
Nelson—To meet Nelson Rotary
club.
Hustings—To meet Hastings Ro
tary club.
(Sail from Auckland July 13 on
the SS Aorangi.)
AUSTRALIA
(Mail address: Care of Sydney
University Union, Sydney.)
Sydney—To meet the Sydney Uni
versity Union and the Rotary
club of Sydney. Arrive July 18.
Brisbunc—To meet Brisbane Ro
tary club. Arrive July 23. Leave
July 25.
(Time is here allowed for the
filling of additional Australian en
gagements, negotiations for which
were not completed by May 20.)
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Landsbury Is Enthused Over
Students’ Program Thursday
“I am extremely gratified that
such a brilliant assemblage of our
students has been given the op
portunity to appear together on
such a splendid program as that
to be given Thursday night by the
University orchestra,” said Dean
John J. Landsbury yesterday. Then
he drew a long breath.
“Pretty fine speech,” comment
ed the interviewer.
The dean sank back into an
overstuffed chair, recovering from |
the exhaustion his impromptu ora-1
turn had occasioned.
'We’re still carrying on with j
those music tests, if you'd like to
hear the latest,” he whispered. The
reporter glared rudely. “Evidently
not.”
"Decidedly not. But I would
like to hear something about this
orchestra concert tomorrow night,
but please—please—put it in words
of less than a dozen syllables.”
‘‘Very well. You can quote me
as saying that the accompaniment
of a soloist requires a high degree
of flexibility, such as is not usually
found in any musical group except
a professional organization.
“Our student orchestra has un
dertaken a mighty task, and they
are going to do it well.
“To conduct such an ensemble is
a task which few conductors
could negotiate without the assist
ance of trained, professional musi
cians.
"Thursday night’s all-accompa
niment program is an innovation
in Eugene of which everyone
should be proud. It indicates that
we have musicians here who are
the equal of any student orchestra
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