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R. O. T. C. Officials Expect Change in Close-Order Drill! Infantry Movement May Soon Be Obsolete, Says Prouty Officers of the local R. O. T. C. headquarters, cadet officers, and underclassmen taking the basic military coure at the .University are waiting for the latest develop ments in the contest between the old and new era of close-order drill, which army officials admit must be decided soon. Adoption of the new regulation ! would mean practical abandon ment of the movement known as “close-order” drill. Lieutenant Prouty of the Oregon R. O. T. C., yesterday said that a change of some kind from the old i methods of “squads right” and “squads left” is sure to be con summated in a year or two, and that such a change would be wel comed by officers and men in the ranks alike. However, what the new order would be and if it would be the suggested change or not, he could not say. Prouty Discusses Plans When asked to eplain the dif ference between the exisiting movements of close-order drill and the proposed movements, Lieuten ant Prouty said: “The present squad is made up of eight men, marching in two rows of four each. A command of “squads right” necessitates a com plicated wheeling movement of the men, which, though pretty to look at, is very difficult and means weeks of intensive practice to do right. In the new proposal, three squads are lined up in three lines, eight abreast. At the command “squads right,” every hian executes a "right face” and “shoulder arms” at the same time and be gins marching. Thus the column marches three abreast instead of the former four abreast. "The column is narrower and does not take up the whole road as was usually so before. Also, in deploy ing for open order attack or in such emergency as an enemy air plane’s attack, the three squads making the column can easily de loy to the right left, and straight ahead, as the case may be. Thus the column is less combersome to handle.” Major Barker of the Oregon R. O. T. C., emphasized the time sav ing element of the new proposal for maneuvers. New Drill Easier “Where it now takes months for close order drill perfection,” he said, "with this new easier move ment the array could devote much more time to the other elements of training, such as skirmishing and bayonet work.” The new movements are being worked upon at Fort Penning, Georgia, where the 20th Infantry We Specialize In PORTRAITS Of I hal soft diffused quality which so effectively inter prets personality. Reasonable Prices McKUNE’S STUDIO 917 Willamette—Phone 1046 Over the Western Union i TALKIE TOPICS ► McDonald The Four Marx Broth ers in “Monkey Business.” Last day. tleilig—“Children of Dream s,” with musical comedy stars. Last day. Colonial Richard Arlen in “Light j of Western Stars.” Last day. State Double bill. “Bachelor Apartments” and “Arizona.” Last day. By HOY SHEEDY Marx Brothers at McDonald The Four Merry Mad Marx Brothers are cutting up again, this ime in "Monkey Business,” which concludes its showing at the Mc Donald tonight. This new effort is about on a par with their first two pictures so far as dizzy com edy goes, and you will probably enjoy it. No use trying to tell the story of the film because your reviewer hasn't been able to figure it out yet. Highlights of the film are Harpo’s harp numbe;, the fight in the barn, and Groueho’s custom ary wisecracking. And then there is the scene in which all four ma niacs try to get past the United States customs on Maurice Che valier’s passport. A shorter comedy and a news reel complete the bill. * * * Musical Film at Ilcilig Music written by Sigmund Rom berg and the baritone voice of Paul Gregory make "Children of Dreams,” showing at the Heilig tonight for the last time, worth seeing, providing you enjoy musi cal operetta. The public is not very well acquainted with this type of picture as yet and finds certain improbabilities hard to swallow. Five musical comedy stars came out from Broadway to appear in this story of a girl who rises from being a California fruit picker to a grand opera star. Margaret Schilling, as the girl, has more beauty and personality than the average singing; actress, and her voice is musical though light. Gregory, playing her boy friend, has a voice which should carry him some place in the talkies. It is unnecessary to say that Rom berg’s music is excellent. owwrr (Jroucho Marx in wisecracking again, this time in “Monkey Busi ness” at the McDonald. A slow motion football short is the feature of a group of short subjects on the program. * * * Dime Night at Colonial “Light of the Western Stars,” featuring Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Harry Green, will show at the Colonial Tuesday only. Everybody will be admitted for a dime. "The Viking,” a first-run pic ture of the arctic, opens for a four day run at the Colonial Wednes day. This picture is not a Holly wood drama. Double Bill at State Lowell Sherman in “Bachelor Apartment” and "Arizona,” fea turing Laura La Plante and John Wayne, constitute the double bill attraction at the State theatre for Tuesday and Wednesday. “The Flood,” starring Monte Blue, will show Thursday and Fri day. “Hell’s Angels” is coming Sunday. TODAY’S BROADCAST Wally and Kenny, the Harmony Twins, will present 15 minutes of popular song numbers during to day's Emerald-of-the-Air broad cast at 4:15. Wally Telford and I Kenny Lord are well known in Portland, where they broadcast from the Jack and Jill tavern dur ing the recent summer months. army test outfit is trying them out under severest drill conditions. These tactics have already been used for three years by the Frencl). regular army, according to Lieu tenant Prouty. They were inaugur ated when the French term of ar my service was cut from three years to one year. ALL BIG SISTERS TO MEET FRIDAY ON PLANS (Continued from Page One) elated Women Students’ president, explained I lie function of the Big Sister committee and the organi zation of A. W. S. on this campus Representative leaders in wom en's honoraries and activities were introduced by the A. W. S. presi dent. The mass meeting was fol lowed by personal conferences of Big and Little Sisters in tlie bal cony of McArthur court. Each Big Sister has since interviewed, her new students and filed in the dean of women's office such infor mation as the girl's study pro gram, her adviser, her home ad dress, and special interests. "This year the Big Sister com mittee is emphasising the impor tance of a proper balance between scholarship and extra-curricular activities," Miss Macduff reported We Carry These Famous Lines Of Quality Cosmetics J Helena Rubinstein s modern cosmetics p Marie Earle -— Harriet Hubbard Ayer — Max Factor — Barbara Gould — Armand. | Hudnuts Du Barry—a complete show ing of this famous line of toiletries. Gemey, Hudnut s newest perfume and cosmetic creations in complete variety. j Kuykendall Drug Co. 870 WILLAMETTE ST. PHONE 23 Sociology Majors Hpar Secretary of Red Cross Majors in sociology and applied social science heard R. E. Arne, secretary of the Pacific branch of the American Red Cross associa tion, talk last night at the home of Dean Parsons. Mr. Arno spent the entire day in Eugene, speaking to the local chap ter of the Red Cross at 8 in the morning, holding conference with students and faculty of sociology from i) until 11, and being enter tained at noon with a luncheon at the Osborne hotel. The secretaries of the Salem, Albany, and Corval lis chapters were here to confer witli him during the day. FOREIGN STUDENT TO EE HONORED AT TEA (Continual from Fttt/c One) will be Dean Schwering, Mrs. Arn old Bennett Hall, Mrs. P. L. Camp bell, Nella Roster, and Ann Baum. Pledge trainers in the various liv ing organizations will bring the house mothers. Heads of houses will be at the end of the receiving line to meet the freshmen and in troduce them to the faculty mem bers and activity leaders. The Y. VV. C. A. will be represented by Helen Chaney; \V. A. A., by Fran ces llaberlach; Oregana by Fran ces Johnston; Westminster Guild by Alice Redetzke; Phi Theta Up silon, by Helen Evans. Members of Kwaraa, sophomore service honorary and Phi Theta l psilon, upperclass honorary, will serve, and members of Mortar Board will assist about the room. The committee woiTiing under Miss Groan are: llenriette Seltzer, Gretchen Kagel, Violet Walters, Elizabeth Strain. Miriam Stafford, and Alice Harvey. Gandhi Philosophy Unknown To Masses Debators Believe The possibility of India’s unedu- : cated millions understanding Ma- \ hatma Gandhi’s philosophy is very slight, according to information re- I ceived'from the University of Ore gon’s good-will debators, Robert T. Miller, David Wilson, and Roger Pfaff, who are now in India. The Mahatma’s secret power is due to the fact that the masses of India are under a blind submission to his slightest command due to a belief in his divinity, a belief that he is God Incarnate. Many people are led to believe through reports that Gandhi has the support of all India. Nothing could be farther from the truth, say the Oregon debators. Admit tedly he claims the respect of mil lions and the adoration of countless people in his own country and else where, but that does not infer their implicit faith or sanction for his actions. There are many who are strongly antagonistic to his pacifist program for gaining Indian inde pendence. The Pacific Basin debators came into contact with many of the lead ers of India. All of them pro nounce their respect for Mr. Gand hi but many of them disagree vio lently with the means he uses. India is divided into four groups, politically speaking. The follow ers of Gandhi say that “shimsa” or soul force coupled with non-vio lent non-cooperation is the means of salvation. On the opposite side there is a large group who vehe mently declare that India has wait ed long enough. The conservative group is for the evolution of free dom through constitutional meth ods. Finally, there are the native princes who control one-third of all India and who want a continuation of British rule for they fear for the loss of their vast possessions under a new regime. Concerning' the literal dictator ship of Gandhi in India the debat ors said, “One night we entered in to friendly conversation with an influential Hindu we had met dur ing the day. Could and would he talk about Gandhi? “Could Gand hi secure what he wanted in Lon idon?” we asked. "How did he se cure his power in India?" Sudden ly in the midst of a sentence he stopped, leaned over and said, “I will tell you something I would never repeat in public.” We leaned forward in expectation. « “ 'I was with Gandhi in South Africa,’ he stated simply. 'You know his success there in securing justice for the natives. When he returned to India he stayed at my home for a time. Even then he was talking about a liberated India. But how was it to be accom plished? The country was split into dissenting groups. Mohamme dan hated Hindu. The population was composed of many racial stocks speaking 251 distinct lan guages. There were three thous and casts and sub-castes. Members of one caste could not eat with those of another. One Indian school had to provide 37 kitchens for only 100 students. “How could Gandhi weld these heterogeneous groups into one co hesive body? There was only one way, according to the Mahatma and that was the common alle giance of all the peoples to one ideal. And Gandhi was to became that ideal! To gain power he must have a plan. He drew up a plan and that plan worked!’ "Our friend smiled with satis faction as he continued. ‘You won der how he could secure the sup j port of all. Well, the process was [quite simple. Simplicity is the j great ideal of all Indians and so | Gandhi commenced wearing the i loin cloth. For this lie was deep ly revered. “A person loses caste in India if he accepts cooked food from an I outcaste. However, you can ac cept uncooked food from anyone and Gandhi accepted a diet of fruit, nuts and milk which he could ac cept from anyone. In this manner J he destroyed the antagonism of [any particular caste. He adopted la little untouchable girl and se j cured the support of sixty million \ IB Ful-vuc The Most Becoming Glasses You ever wore. hose now, sensible ".streamlines” add muoli to the finer appearance of the glasses, and to the wearer. DR. ELLA C. MEADE OPTOMETRIST 14 West 8th Ave. Phone 330 untouchables. He fasted for days and had communion with God.—He became a saint. Finally to culmin ate his saintliness he announced he had become a celebate. To many people he then became a deity.’ “Doesn’t Gandhi realize the ex tent of the people’s worship for him ?” we asked. Our informer im mediately asserted, ‘Of course he does, but he likewise knows that it is only through this blind wor ship that he will be able to control the masses and accomplish his ob ject,—India’s freedom.’ “Suppose Gandhi should die to morrow?” we questioned suddenly. The answer came as quickly as the question. ‘If Gandhi should die now he would be deified in less than fifty years. He would be an other Buddha. Even today people have his picture on the walls of their homes where they worship him as a god. At present they are carving small statues of Gandhi in marble that people can buy for a small amount. He is already being worshipped as a supernatural be ing.’ “Suppose India gets her free dom,” we asked. “Would Gandhi be strong enough to hold in leash the pent-up passions of her people and the machinations of unscrupu lous politicians.” “The answer came more slowly to this enquiry. “ThS people are held in check by their obedience to Gandhi and the political leaders dare not defy him for he controls the votes of the masses.’ ” Professor Is Eyewitness in the Ypsilanti Murder Excitement By EDGAR GOODNOUGH An interested eyewitness of the excitement prevailing before and after the capture of the Ypsilanti murderers this summer was Paul K. Washke, physical education di rector at the University of Oregon. Mr. Washke had charge of intra mural sports at the University of Michigan summer session and con sequently was in the heart of the excited area, since the university is located at Ann Arbor, eight miles from Ypsilanti. “From the time a farmer report ed his finding of the burnt car and the charred bodies of the four young people,” Mr. Washke relat ed, “the countryside was up in arms and demanded immediate action on the part of the police. Here a rather petty technical dis pute arose. As the car had been found on the county line road, the sheriffs of Wayne and Washtenaw counties each claimed the right to handle the case. Considerable wrangling ensued and little was accomplished until the state attor-, ney came down from Lansing and begged the sheriffs to waive the question until the murderers had been apprehended. “At least seven different groups of officials were on the lookout for the perpetrators of the crime,” Mr. Washke continued. “Local po lice from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, sheriffs' posses from the two coun ties, Detroit city officers, Michi gan state police, and Henry Ford’s secret service operatives were all on the job. A representative of Ford's, Harry Bennett, discovered the wristwatch clue that fastened the guilt on the negro involved. The latter, in turn, implicated the two white men, one of whom was taken into custody immediately. “Only an hour or two had elapsed since the two had been placed in the Ypsilanti jail, but already a crowd of several thou sand had gathered. When it was announced that the other suspect. Smith, was being sought, one of the crowd yelled, ‘Why, there’s Smith over there!’ The police im mediately seized the man and just ; in time to save him from the wrath of the crowd. Badly mauled, he was finally dragged through the mob into the jail.” The slayers were taken to Ann Arbor for trial that night, accord ing to Mr. Washke. Here only a small portion of the people gained the coveted courtroom benches, and they in turn were disappoint ed because the testimony was giv en in the judge's private chamber. At 0:30 the judge passed the max imum sentence Michigan law al lows—four times their natural length of life at hard labor- in Marquette penitentiary. • I'll never forget the scene out side the courthouse," Mr. Washke said. “Ten thousand people milling about, some carrying ropes and others cans of gasoline. The lat ter probably was to be used in making torches of the killers. Feel ing was running higher every mim lute, and by the time the decision I was announced the muttering of1 the mob had risen to cries for the slayers’ death. “To add to the dramatic tense ness of the scene, flashlight pic tures were constantly being taken illuminating the sea of angry faces from time to time. Every fifteen minutes or so the local newspapers would send out extras, carrying pictures of the murderers that fur ther aroused the crowd's enmity “By 10:30 the news flashed from lip to lip that the officials were go ing to “make a break” with then charges. Despite the presence 01 two companies of national guards men the authorities were forcec to adopt trickery in order to sue ceed. Four cars were driven up t< the four entrances of the court house. Three were decoys anc served to split the crowd. Sudden ly a squad of police rushed frorr one entrance with the killers handcuffed and cowering, in then midst. As the mob charged tea: gas was used and they were forcec to fall back. Although I was or the outskirts my eyes smarted from the effects of the gas severa hours afterward. “That night the killers were lodged in Jackson penitentiary foi temporary keeping,” Mr. Washkc concluded, “and the danger of mol violence was over. I don't believe however, that the authorities conic have saved them if the crowd hac known the nature of the secrel testimony at that time.” Big Turnout Marks Call For Athletic Managers Jack Edlefsen’s call for sopho more athletic managers met witi a large turnout last week. Verj much interest is being shown ii the work by the sophomore class and although the lists are almosl full, there is still room for a lim ited number in most of the sports The following men will turr out: Bud Meyer, Bill Barker, Lloyc Brough, John Cattrell, Phil Fields Jim Ferguson, Ben Blair, Wade Ambrose, Glen Hieber, Kandal Lollidge, Thomas Tongue, Leslie Dunton, John Smedburg, Stan Ha berlach, Joe Franz, Max Kaffe sieder, Bob Dowsett, Phil Corri gan, Eldon Woodin, Sunny Peters Robert Hess, Willis Ekblad, Harrj Eide, Reynolds Allen, Harold Ber kinshaw, Awton Jones. Ed Field Ross Bates, and Pista and Dagget Sigma Delta Chi Names Hoy Sheedy Treasurer Rov Sheedy was elected treasur er, of the Sigma Delta Chi, nation al honorary journalism fraternity at the first meeting of the year which was held at the Green Lan tern Inn Sunday morning, Octobei 10. Many of the organization's prob lems were discussed, including the fraternity's annual Journalism Jamboree. The other officers ol Sigma Delta Chi are: Ralph David president; Phil Cogswell, vice president: Merlin Blais, secretary: find Ted Montgomery, scribe. Personnel Rating May Be Obtained By Students Now Educational and Vocational Interest Tests Are Available Personnel measures accumulated from the University testing pro gram are on record for each stu dent in the Univer: I y, stated Dr Howard R. Taylor of the personnel research bureau, and may be ob tained by the student desiring his own rating, together with an ex planation of the educational and vocational significance of the rat ings. These measures, obtained by calling at the bureau in room 116, Johnson hall, for a conference, in clude percentile ratings on the psychological examination, prepar atory school work, and ratings segregated to show particular ap titudes and abilities. They also in clude a general rating and a grade average for the student, both term by term and cumulatively. These ratings are confidential and are explained only to the in dividual making them. As used in the University they serve both as an educational guidance of the individual student and as data for research to be a basis for admin istrative policies of the University. Other educational tests as well i as vocational interest tests are available in the bureau. Students in difficult educational situations i or of uncertain vocational plans I can confer with the bureau about ! the possible guidance value for | them in further tests. Robert Oliver Delegate From Oregon to I. F. A. Q. Robert Oliver, graduate student in speech, represented the Univer sity of Oregon at the I. F. A. O. meeting held at Newberg, Satur day, under the auspices of the Pa cific university, for the purpose of organizing forensic work for the year. They voted to hold the second t annual after-dinner speaking con test at Eugene the first Friday in December. The general topic will be '‘American Rackets.” Each speaker will be allowed ten min utes in which to speak. Representatives for each insti- j tution will be chosen by contests WJium must ui; uciu 13^ —— fore Thanksgiving. The members also elected Car lyle YVigner as executive secretary of the assosciation. Meeting of Sophomores Slated for Tomorrow The first meeting of the sopho more class will take place Wednes day, October 14, it was announced by A1 McKelligon, president of the class. The time and place have not yet been definitely decided, he said, but will be announced in to morrow morning's Emerald. All members are urged to be prepared to attend this initial turnout. McMorran feWashburne - PHONE 2700 Oreo Shen—tlie Maiden Form C brassieres fasliioned of fine net —no back—finished with satin ribbon. Sizes 82. 84 and 36. 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