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Organizations To Decide Fate Of Open House Campus-wide Poll Under Way Today, Thursday Student Arbitration Board Leaves Participation Up To All Affected Open House will be voted on to day and tomorrow by ail sorori ties, fraternities, men's and wom en's dormitories, in a campus-wide poll of student sentiment. Only those houses voting in fa vor of the annual social event will be scheduled to participate in it. Houses will be left to judge for themselves whether the affair will be compulsory for all their mem bers. The votes of all houses are to be taken by classes and the tabu lations turned in to the dean of women’s office by 5 o’clock Thurs day afternoon. Board Deliberates Dong These were the decisions of the student committee of eight mem bers which met yesterday after noon with the deans of men and women in an attempt to settle di vided campus opinion on the sub ject. After deliberating an hour and a half and finding itself no nearer a decision than at the start, the committee decided to let all living organizations on the cam pus decide the issue for them selves. Three possible plans of action were open for the arbitration board yesterday. These were: re tention of Open House as it has been held in past years; abolition of the custom; substitution of some revised plan. It was the opinion of the campus leaders gathered at the meeting that their —decision would not be a fair enough cross-section to determine the feelings of some 3000 students on the issue, so the vote method was suggested. Presidents Lead Vote House presidents of all living organizations are to conduct the voting either at lunch or dinner (Continued on Page Three) Senior Class Considers New Upper Class Dance Kcrinit Stevens to be Head Of Treasury Discussions of the proposal of a new upper class dance was the chief business before-a meeting of the senior class last night. A committee composed of F e r d Fletcher, Jack Gregg, and Neil Sheedy was appointed by Hobart Wilson, president of the class, as the result of motions made, to dis cuss further plans. As a result of the resignation of Amos Lawrence, class treas urer, who is not in school this term, Kermit Stevens was auto matically elected to fill his place, being the only one nominated last night. A finance committee report showed that $344 was in the class treasury, $100 more than the books showed last year. Mystery Program Broadcast Today On Emerald Hour unexpected feature will be added to the usual Emerald radio broadcast this afternoon at 4:15 when a mystery pro gram will l>e presented over radio station KORE. The program, which will be under the direction of Merlin Blais, will be an innovation, and all sororities and fraterni ties are urged to dial their ra dios to KORE and keep them there during the 15 - minute University broadcast. --- Painton to Launch Annual Campaign For Advertisers Everyone Interested Must Attend Important Meet To be Held Today Ready to launch the determined campaign for advertising that will largely spell the success of this year’s Oregana, John Painton, ad vertising manager, issues a call for a meeting of all advertising solicitors in the Oregana office to day at 3 o’clock. All solicitors who were appoint ed last spring will attend the meeting, and all persons interest ed in securing places as advertis ing salesmen are urged by Pain ton to be present. In addition to outlining the en tire work of the year, Painton will name the successful candidates for the positions of assistant adver tising manager, copy manager, correspondence manager, and the other principal jobs on the year book staff. Salesmen will be given a list of prospects and will be given all information which may help them in securing busi ness. Advertising solicitors so far ap pointed are Cliff Lord, Myrtle Kerns, Dick Henry, Clifford Greg gor, Otto Vonderheit, Ray Martin, Lucile Chapin, Virginia Frost, Marian Moorehose, John Adams, and Tom Tongue. A. W. S. Council Creates Two New Departments Establish Correspondence Body And Activity Records As a result of the executive council meeting last Thursday, two new departments of A. W. S. acti vities were created. A correspondence committee consisting of Janice Hedges, Ellen Sersanous, and Louise Ansley, will communicate with other colleges and universities with a view to ex amining the organization and breadth of women’s activities in ! these institutions, j A personal activity record will I be kept in the A. W. S. office by ! Nancy Suomela. The purpose of j the systematic check on extra-cur i ricular work is to enable student j offices and committee places to be j distributed to a large group of ; women. The A. W. S. also intends I to check up on the efficiency of j the student in fulfilling the posi I tion. * Pacific Basin Debaters Win Praise of Australian Press From the Australian press, sev eral thousand miles out across the Pacific, come reports on the Paci fic Basin debate tour that seem to hint at the great success of the venture and the goodwill which the three Oregon students are try ing to promote. As debaters, Robert Miller, Roger Pfaff and David Wilson are winning “convincing victories” by "overwhelming majorities,” and “flooring Australian representa tives by popping questions like machine guns," say two Sydney newspapers, the account in one having been written by Frank Rus sell, world noted journalist and one of the few men to ever inter f view the Pope. From the light of the Russell pen comes a column of praise and nu.merous impressions and accomp lishments that the Americans are making. “The boys dislike questions from interviewers,” said this Australian, “designed to draw replies as to whether Australians are like Eng lishmen or Americans. They can not understand this attitude. “ ‘Australia is a nation,’ said Wilson. ‘Why should you want to be like anyone but yourselves—or care what strangers think of you?' “It was an acute remark. Pro vincialism shows its cloven hoof by too great a pre-occupation about what other people think,” commented P-ussell on the adroit way in which the visitors had brought out an important inter national idea. The writer praised the spirit in which the Oregon students were “lecturing, debating and inquiring, all in the interests of good-w'ill and fellowship.” “Splendid samples of Young America, these; sincere, eager, bright youngsters, likeable and admirable, restless to learn and spreading the goodwill they came | to promote.” The Sydney Labor Daily told (Continued on Page Three) Hall Delivers Life Message To Freshmen Success Depends Upon Foundation Work Future Lectures Based on President's Views of College Problems “As the architect makes the blueprints of the house he is build ing, so should the student draw up a blueprint of the foundation of his life, his character and person ality.” This was the theme of the discourse on “Intellectual Prob lems and the Student,” delivered by President Arnold Bennett Hall before the freshman assembly yes terday in the School of Music audi torium. “There isn’t a person here,” con tinued Dr. Hall, “who doesn’t look down the corridors of life at times and vision what he will be like in five, ten, or fifteen years; what will be his success; his wealth; his standing in his community. . . . But above all, if you picture your self as a success five or ten years from now, remember, you must lay the foundations now.” This is the first of a series of two assemblies to be given to en able the freshman to become bet ter acquainted with the president and his views on college problems. The second will be held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock also in the Music building. The progrhm was opened by an organ solo by John Stark Evans, of the music school, followed by an introduction to the president and his aims by Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel. President Hall then took the platform for the remain der of the hour. Dr. Hall also stressed the value of preparedness, attaching especial value to that thrill of mastery that comes when one understands a complicated problem and is con scious of the knowledge. | He illustrated this point with 1 several humorous anecdotes from his experience that often sent the gathering off in bursts of laughter. As to the perpetual bluffer, President Hall dismissed him sum marily. “If you take a poker player’s chance without a poker player’s nerve, you must expect the reward of a poor poker player.” The purpose of these two talks is to bring the president in closer contact with the incoming students in order that he may share their problems and aid them in their troubles. First Formal Discussed By Journalistic Society Discussion of a date for the Matrix Table banquet, a formal affair sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism honorary for women, was the subject of the first meeting of the honorary held yesterday afternoon in room 104 of the Journalism building. Lenore Ely was appointed chair man for the banquet. A detailed account of the busi ness and social activities in which she participated at the national convention at Columbia, Missouri, during June last summer was given by Eleanor Jane Ballan tyne, president of the local chap ter. October 14 was set as the initi ation date for the six girls pledged to the honorary last spring. The girls to be initiated are Thelma Nelson, Betty Ann Macduff, Alice Cook, Virginia Wentz, Esther Hayden, and Jessie Steele. Mrs. Eric W. Allen and Mrs. George Turnbull, alumnae mem bers of Theta Sigma Phi, were present at the meeting. Nominations of Frosh Class Are Postponed Nominations of freshman class officers will not take place today, as was announced in the Emerald yesterday. According to Brian Mimnaugh, student body president, ; the meeting has been indefinitely ; postponed until Thursday. The - selection of a suitable time and place will be made today by Dean Earl and Mimnaugh, and an nouncements placed in Thursday’s 1 Emerald. Guild Players To Give Clever Satire On Metropolitan Life University Dramatists Will Present ‘Daley’ Under Lead of Seybolt A deft and diverting comedy of character—a gsy play written by and for the sophisticated is the way Alexander Wolcott, New York Times critic, characterized “Dulcy,” which has been an nounced as the opening play of the season for the Guild Hall play ers. Records show that the play tickled New York arid Chicago in to delighted laughter. “Dulcy” is a comedy about Americans by Americans. Two of America’s most popular drama tists, the much-acclaimed Messrs. Kaufman and Connelly, are its authors. Whether writing alone or in collaboration these two men stand first among the nation's provokers of laughter, according to critics. Their recent individual successes, “Once in a Lifetime” and "Green Pastures,” are prob ably the most talked-of plays of the last two seasons. ‘•Dulcy” was their first out standing success on Eroadvvay. Its leading character, Dulcinea Smith, was admittedly inspired by F. P. A.'s Dulcinea of the comic strip. The well-known queen of platitude is said to be just as real, and ar msing, and exasperating today as on her early appearances. Duleineas are typical charac te :s. They exist in every commu nity ■ sweet, pretty, fluffy-heads; interested in helping everybody; ardent matchmakers; sure, oh, so e, of being always right, and really so inevitably wrong; al ys getting everyone into a ter rific tangle, and often bringing about neur disaster. Marian Camp, with her keen feeling for comedy, is cast in the leading role and will be supported by| the Guild Hall players with several recruits from the Class in technique of acting. The cast, (Continual on l’agc Tiro) Staff Makes Plans For Big Oregana Circulation Drive Campaign Will Start Next Week With Prizes of Lamps Offered Final plans were made last night when the upper staff of the Ore gana met to start the circulation drive, which will take place Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week, October 14, 15, and 16. Early next week there will be a mass meeting of all circulation workers and representatives for the yearbook. This will be the largest drive ever made for the Oregana and the prizes of lamps are worth working for, said Roger*' Bailey, business manager. The upper staff includes besides Bailey: assistant manager, Gordon Day and Frances Johnston; adver tising manager, John Painton; of fice manager, Roberta Mills; or ganization managers, Jay Wilson I and Florence Nombalais; district j manager, Charles Webber; circula- ■ tion manager, Ed Wells and Max ine Reed; publicity, Zora Beaman and Edith Petgpson. Assistant circulation manager is James Hartley; assistant advertis ing manager, Betty Zimmerman; assistant office manager, Evange line Miller; assistant organization manager, Mary Elizabeth Snider. Grading System Will be Changed Here This Term Complete Revision Needed To Install New Marks Of A, B, C, D University of Oregon students as well as those in all other insti tutions of learning in the state, will receive grades of “A, B, C, D, and F” henceforth, in place of the system of numbers, “I” to “V” and “F” as has been in use here for several years. A commtitee of the faculty is now working out details of changing over from the old sys tem to that of the new letter plan. A complete revision will be necessary, since there was one ; more grade in the number plan, and students will now be eligible to but four grades instead of five. A survey of grades made by Ore gon students will be made so that the committee can decide whether the grades of I and II will be com i bined to make the now highest grade of “A”; whether the grade of III and IV will be combined to make “B"; whether IV and V will become “D”, or whether other combinations will be necessary. Registration books issued to stu dents this fall carry the new grade designations, which were adopted for all schools by the state boaru of higher education last spring. Gamer Made Secretary Of YMCA for This Term The cabinet of the campus Y. M. C. A. appointed Robert Gamer act ing secretary at a meeting in the “Y” hut yesterday. Gamer takes the place of Amos Lawrence, elected last year, who did not re jturn to school this term. Juniors, Seniors May Have Novel Combined Dance Possibility of Originating New Tradition Discussed By Two Classes The possibility of the creation of a now campus tradition was aired last night. Junior and senior classes, meeting in Villard hall, dis cussed a proposed junior-senior dafl'ee, with the purpose of making a traditional, first-of-the-season celebration out of it. If plans are completed, the dance would be held either October 174 or October 30. The expenses wctld be divided between both classes, and the dance would be limited to either a formal or infor mal upper class affair. Both presi dents, Bob Hall of the junior class and Hobart Wilson of the senior class, declared that faculty ap proval had already been expressed. Committees were appointed by both class presidents, as a result of the discussions, to meet in joint session for more detailed planning. Members of these committees namefl were, Junior committee: Virgil Langtry, Cecil Espy, and Sandford Platt. Senior committee: Ferd Fletcher, Jack Gregg, and Neil Sheeley. Sports to be Featured Over Radio by Baker Sports will be featured in this afternoon’s Emerald - of - the - Air program when Walt Baker, sports editor of the Emerald, steps be fore the “mike” at 4:15, it was announced by Merlin Blais, radio director. A careful analysis will be made of the sporting world with particu lar reference to the respective powers of Oregon and Washington. An appraisal of the material, morale, and training efficiency of the two teams will be made in an effort to furnish the listener with a little pre-game “dope.” Friday’s program will be a musi cal one. Wally and Kenny, popular campus entertainers, will sing re quest numbers. All requests for popular numbers should be sent to the radio director of the Emerald. Extension Work Proves Benefit; Story Accepted 'J’HOSE who \ jew with cynical eyes the work of the corre spondence school are asked to consider the case of Mrs. Nolle von der Ilcllen of Eagle I'oint. Mrs. Nelle von der Hellen, be sides being a good wife and the mother of several children, had a desire to write. So she took two courses in written English and one course in the short story by correspondence. Miss Mozelle Hair, of the extension division, recently received a let ter from her in which she stated that the Eadics Home Journal had accepted an article by her, and had not only published it, but had enthusiastically sug gested her writing more and longer ones. She has also writ ten several radio plays. Competition In Rhodes Contest To Start Soon New Method in Naming Awards Inaugurated Applicants to Prepare Oral To be Given Before Scholarship Group Opening- of the annual Rhodes Scholarship competition for men was announced yesterday after noon by Clara L. Fitch, secretary of the graduate school. Applicants are to apply at the graduate school office for infor [ mation, and to prepare for an oral [examination before the Foreign Scholarship committee on October 11 or 12. The Rhodes Scholarship, tenable at the University of Oxford, is for two to three years, depending upon the ability of the student. The stipend is fixed at 400 pounds or approximately $2,000.00 a year. Thirty-two Awarded Thirty-two scholarships are as signed annually to the United I States. To facilitate the choosing of these scholars, the states have been divided into eight sections. Oregon’s section includes: Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. The first step for the Oregon applicant is appearance before the University Foreign Scholarship committee for the elimination ex amination. Four people will be chosen by the committee to go to Portland, December 6, i'or the state examin ation. The state Committee of Selec tion choose two for entrance in the district competition, to be held two weeks later. Four to Represent Oregon From the applicants before the district committee, not more than four will be selected to represent their states at Oxford as Rhodes scholars. Last year marked the first use of this system of electing Rhodes scholars. To be eligible, all applicants must meet certain requirements: Be a male citizen of the United States, unmarried; have passed his 19th and not yet reached his 25th birth day; have completed his sophomore requirements by October 1. Upperclassmen Eligible The University elimination exam is open to all junior and senior men, regardless of major. The examination, given by the Foreign Scholarship committee, is oral. Applicants are admitted one at a time and questioned from a half to a full hour. The questions (Continued on Pope Three) ! Aviation Class to | Hear Lecture on Army Training Talks to be Included as Part of Regular Assignments The commercial aviation class in the school of business adminis tration will have as a regular part of the class work speeches by prominent aviation workers. The first of the series of talks will be October 14. The speaker is to be Lieut. Carlton F. Bond of Pear son field, Vancouver, who will speak on army air training. Capt. E. V. Petiss will speak during the same period on the department of commerce in relation to commer cial aviatipn. Captain Petiss is an aviation inspector for the depart ment of commerce. Other speakers will appear at the succeeding class periods. On October 19 James MacManiman, chief pilot at the Springfield school of flying, will speak. On October 21 Homer J. Merchant, a traffic director for United Air ways, will speak on transport avi ation. Motion pictures are to be shown in connection with Mr. Merchant’s talk. The subject of the pictures will be a trip from Oakland to New York via the United Airways. James H. Polhanus, manager of the Port of Portland, and E. L. Weils, Portland meteorologist, will also speak to the class sometime in the near future. Visitors will be welcome during the class pe riods when these men talk. Elected \v. F. G. Thacher, professor of advertising' and English, who was elected national vice-president of Alpha Delta Sigma, professional advertising fraternity, at the con vention in Seattle last week. Thacher Is Again National Officer Of Ad Fraternity Alpha Delta Sigma Elects Journalism Professor Vice-president Professor W. F. G. Thacher, of the school of journalism faculty, was reelected national vice-presi dent of Alpha Delta Sigma, na tional professional fraternity, at the national convention held Octo ber 1-4 in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Thacher is sponsor of the local chapter of the honorary. Harry Schenk, president of the local chapter of Alpha Delta Sig ma; Bob Holmes, vice-president,; and John Painton, advertising manager of the Oregana and a member of the fraternity, attended the meeting as delegates. The revised ritual for use in the fraternity initiations presented by Professor Thacher to the conven tion, was accepted, and will be used from now on, according to Schenk. During the convention the Ore gon and Oregon State chapters were hosts for a fraternity dinner and a formal initiation demonstra tion held on Thursday night. Roy Hunter, of Vancouver, Canada, president of the Pacific Advertis (Continued on Page Three) Emerald in Need of New Advertising Solicitors The business office of the Ore gon Daily Emerald is still in need of advertising solicitors to fill the vacancies left open from last year, according to Larry Jackson, busi ness manager. “It seems that many students have overlooked the wide oppor tunities and experience offered in the newspaper field by this type of work,” Jackson said. “These positions offer the opportunity to work into the jobs of advertising or business manager of the Emer ald, as well as give good business experience.” Anyone interested in this field of work is urged to get in touch with Larry Jackson at McArthur court as soon as possible. Board Reveals Large Sum In O.S.C. Balances College’s hidden Funds Total $199,000 Sum to be Divided Among Five Institutions of Higher Learning SALEM, Oct. 6. —(Special) — The uncovering of approximately $199,000 of unexpended balances in the account of Oregon State college is expected to greatly ease the problem of financing the five institutions of higher education in the state for the coming bien nium. This amount is in addition to that reported by the college when budgets were made out in July. The disclosure of the “hidden” funds was made at a meeting here today of the state board of higher education. The finance commit tee, on motion of Albert Burch, Medford, was asked to draft a plan for the redistribution of the funds among the five institutions on the basis of present enroll ments and requirements. All Funds Asked At its meeting during the sum mer the board had asked all insti tutions to turn over unexpended funds, to partially offset the $1,180,000 which was cut from the board’s budget. The University turned over approximately $181, 000 and the college $143,000. It was believed at that time that additional balances might ex ist at the college, but it was im possible to determine the amounts because of the condition of the college’s accounts. During the summer, however, auditors have been at work combining the books of all the state institutions, and have found that the cash on hand from former years at the college actually totals $312,000, including the balance found in June. Diversion Exposed In addition, the auditors have found that $30,000 of tax monies has been used in dormitory funds, which are supposed to be supplied | entirely from student rentals. This added to the balance makes up the sum of $342,000 which is due the state. The board denied a request from President W. J. Kerr, of the col lege, to have all of the funds turned back to his institution. The sentiment of the board seemed to be that it should be used in all the schools where needed. Accounting Antiquated Asked how such a large balance could be carried for years without : being noticed or without appear ! ing in annual reports, E. C. Sam j mons, chairman of the board’s finance committee, replied that it was due to the college’s anti quated method of keeping ac j counts, and also to the manage | ment of President Kerr. I Kerr, he said, knew that there was cash on hand at all times, and in that way saved money to build big buildings. Furthermore, he said, it has been Kerr’s policy al ! ways to minimize statements of (Continued on l'age Two) British Gold Decision Blocks Financial Panic, Says Morris "The action of the government of England in suspending the gold standard is timely and was the only means of saving the country from what would have been inevit able financial disaster as a result of the considerable depreciation of the English pound sterling," de clared Dr. Victor P. Morris, pro fessor of economics, when inter viewed yesterday afternoon. The immediate cause of the in stability of the monetary system of Great Britain, according to Dr. Morris, was the heavy withdrawal of gold from the nation by other countries, the most important of which was France. He pointed out that it was a most natural thing to do because people who had invested money in England have observed the econ omic disorganization in that coun try; and, as a result of this, they have become uneasy about the sit uation and begun withdrawing their investments and bank bal ances. This resulted in a drain on the resources of the Bank of Eng land. "The disorganization of the econ omic world which "is an outcome of the World war has caused a con siderable weakening of the Brit ish foreign trade. Imports in creased while exports decreased. Competition offered by other coun tries i3 responsible for this. British shipping also was dealt a j telling blow. The problem of un | employment reached its height in the country, and there was even a mutiny in the navy. Then there was the difficulty in balancing the budget. All of these were the ear marks of the economic instability in England which led to the aban donment of the gold standard—a recourse intended to solve the big problem. As probable effects of the action of Great Britain, Dr. Morris gave the following: 1,. It is likely that other coun tries also will abandon the gold (Continued on Page Three)