Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, October 17, 1931, Page 4, Image 4

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    ♦ SOCIETY
A. W. S. Holds Tea
For Foreign Scholar
Miss Nella Roster, A. W. S. for
eign scholar from Florence, Italy,
•was presented to the women stu
dents and faculty of the campus
yesterday at a tea held from 3 to
5 in Alumni hall, Geriinger build
ing. Miss Virginia Grone was
chairman of the affair.
The receiving line included Mrs.
Hazel Prutsman Schwering, dean
of women; Mrs. Arnold Bennett
Hall, Miss Nella Roster, Miss Vir
ginia Grone, Miss Alexis Lyle,
Miss Louise Weber, and Miss Eliz
abeth Strain.
Music during the afternoon was
furnished by Margaret Simms,
who sang several vocal solos, ac
companied by Lois Johnson;
Maude Stehn, who played piano
selections, and a trio composed of
Beulah Wynd, violin, Helene Rob
inson, piano, and Miriam Stafford,
cello.
Members of Kwama, sophomore
service honorary for women, and
Phi Theta Upsilon, upperclass hon
orary, served tea and calces in the
sun porch, and Mortar Board
women assisted about the room.
Miss McMillan la
Guest at Formal Dinner
The girls of Hendricks hall gave
a formal dinner in honor of Miss
Consuelo McMillan, housemother,
Wednesday evening at the hall.
Miss McMillan left Thursday
morning, and about the first of
November will marry Dr. Edward
Larrabee of Oxford, England. The
couple plan to make their home in
Oxford.
Miss Christine Baxter, accompa
nied by Miss Alice Holmbach at
the piano, sang "O Mio Babbino
Caro,” by Puccini, and ‘‘Rain,
Rain, Rain,” by Gay, between the
courses. After dinner, Miss Mc
Millan and the girls were enter
tained in the reception room by
Miss Agnes Petzold singing a few
selections.
Hendricks hall presented Miss
McMillan with a pair of silver can
dlesticks.
* # *
Cosmopolitan Club
Will Have Reception
Invitations have been sent out
for the annual formal reception of
the Cosmopolitan club to be held
next Tuesday evening from 8 until
10, o'clock at the International
House. Invitations have been is
sued to faculty and students on
the campus who have expressed
an interest in the club.
In the receiving line will be
Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, president
of the club; Bob Robinson, vice
president; Max Pulido, treasurer;
Dorothy Foote, secretary; King
Chow, custodian, and Prof, and
Mrs. H. S. Tuttle, patron and pa
troness.
Members of the club will assist
about the rooms and musical se
lections will form the entertain
ment during the evening. Ruth
Griffin is in charge of entertain
ment, and Lois Greenwood of re
freshments.
Sigma Kappa Sorority
To Give Alumnae Dinner
Sigma Kappa will entertain 15
alumnae at an informal dinner at
their chapter house Sunday. A
musical program will be given by
the active members of the organi
zation. Miss Geraldine Adkins is
planning the affair.
Former Student Visits
Zeta. Tau Alpha House
Miss Dorothy Thomsen of Oak
Ilidge spent the week-end in Eu
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I affiliated. Miss Thomsen is a for
mer University student.
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Miss Dorothy Dupuis
Marries Lyle Wynd
[ Miss Dorothy Dupuis, former
University student, was married
to Lyle Wynd at the First Con
gregational church in Eugene last
Tuesday evening, at a quiet family
wedding. The Reverend Clay Pal
mer performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Wynd is a member of Phi
Theta Upsilon, upperclass service
honorary on the campus. Mr.
Wynd received his master’s degree I
from the University in 1929, and
is at present working for his doc
tor of philosophy degree at the
Shaw school of botany in Wash
ington university at St. Louis,
Missouri. The couple will make
their home in St. Louis after the
Christmas holidays.
* * *
Houses Entertain
Frosh Women at Tea
Among the various affairs given
on the campus for freshmen are |
the "get-acquainted” teas held by j
several of the women’s organiza
tions. Delta Zeta entertained on
Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5
at the chapter house, with Miss
Dorothy Anderson in charge.
Mrs. Lettie Mowry, housemother,
poured. Alpha Xi Delta also held
a tea on Wednesday from 3:30 to
5:30. Miss Lucille Stewart headed
the event, and Mrs. Lillian R. Gray
presided at the tea table. Gamma
Phi Beta has scheduled an affair
for the new women for Tuesday,
with Miss Helen Stinger arrang
ing plans. Mrs. Josephine Stewart
will pour.
* * *
Merrlll-Travis
Wedding Takes Place
Announcement has just been re
ceived of the marriage of Miss
Ruth Merrill, secretary to Hugh
Rosson, graduate manager of the
University, to Lee Travis, on Oc
tober 1.
The couple are both former Uni
versity students. Mrs. Travis was
affiliated with Alpha Gamma Del- •
ta, and Mr. Travis with Bachelor
don. They are making their home
in Eugene.
Hungarian Official Will
Talk Here November 19
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International Relations Club To
Be Sponsors
Hungary’s contributions to the
world are expected to be enumer
ated by Herr M. Fischer, who will
speak at the meeting of the Inter
national Relations club November
19. Herr Fischer will come here
under the auspices of the Carnegie
Foundation.
Herr Fischer has been connect
ed with the Hungarian state rail
ways for some time and has given |
especial attention to the welfare of
railway workers. He is touring
the United States, studying condi
tions among the workers of this
class and is making special visits
to international relations clubs at
colleges and universities along his
itinerary.
The meeting of the local group
when Herr Fischer is here will be
open to the public, it was said by
Dr. Victor P. Morris, faculty spon
sor of the club. An invitation to i
take advantage of the visit of an
official of the Hungarian railway
system was extended to faculty
members and students not connect
ed with the club. The meeting will
be held in Gerlinger hall.
Correspondence Student
Receives Rook Contract
Miss Mozelle Hair of the exten
sion division, recently received a
letter from Mrs. Cobie^de Lespin
asse of Hubbard, Oregon, in which
she states that she has just sold
her first novel and contracted for
two more book length stories. Mrs.
do Lespinasse took creative and
English work by University cor
respondence and especially thanked
Mrs. Allen for her helpful criticism.
Besides being a successful writer
and homemaker, she is state press
correspondent for the Pythian Sis
ters.
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Scenes in Russian Interior Depicted
I,<‘H—Russian orthodox cathedral in Leningrad, typical of Russian church architecture.
Peasants riding third class on a Volga river steamer. Below—Dr. John H. Mueller, professor
ogy, who toured Russia during the past summer.
Right—
of sociol
College Students Paid Wage
In Russia, Says Dr. Mueller
Only Soviet Sympathizers
Allowed in Institutions;
Education Sought
How would you like to be paid
for attending the University in
stead of being charged tuition?
Such is the case in Russia, reports
Dr. John H. Mueller, professor of
sociology, who spent one month of
his summer abroad in the interior
of that country.
“Only those in sympathy with
the present government are per
mitted to enter the Russian col
leges, and they are paid a wage,”
Dr. Mueller said. “Among young
people competition to enter the
universities is very keen. Univer
sity education is closed to the sons
and daughters and members of the
old czarist aristocracy, independ
ent merchants and priests, all of
whom are disfranchised by the
government, inasmuch as they are
looked upon as a potential source
of counter-revolution to the Soviet
government."
There is a strong reaction
against the czarist form of educa
tion for display only, although cul
tural education is not entirely neg
lected, Mr. Mueller pointed out. It
is the present Russian belief that
each individual must prepare him
self for contribution to society,
and so the students spend one-half
of their time in college and the
other half in travel, farm work,
and practical labor.
A university professor is highly
respected in Russia, and is highly
paid, but he must interpret all
knowledge in terms of Marxian
philosophy, Dr. Mueller stated. The
university pedagogy is one of in
doctrination; no time is given for
open discussion, he added.
“Churches are closed by vote of
the district and may be converted
into a club house, storage plant, or
even torn down. Churches are,
however, closed by the government
itself, when the church is suspected
of counter-revolution. Free religion
does not exist in Russia; priests
are disfranchised and neither Sun
days nor church holidays are rec
ognized," he said.
While the tendency of the Unit
ed States is to display wealth, the
tendency in Russia is to hide it,
Mr. Mueller noted. An example of
this which seemed especially strik
ing' was the fact that the Russian
people attend grand opera in shirt
sleeves. This economic necessity is
rationalized into a virtue which
recognizes fine raiment as evi
dence of bourgeois sympathy and
therefore something to be con
demned. he explained.
"Peasants bring bags, baggage,
babies and teakettles to the rail
road waiting rooms and'there they
wait, and while waiting often sleep
on the floor in the third class wait
ing rooms because the railroad fa
cilities are not enough to satisfy
the demand for tickets which are
given out in order. They usually
carry with them hard-boiled eggs,
dried fish, cucumbers, and tea, and
cook their own meal.
“The laborers work four days
and rest one throughout the year,
with the exception of five national
holidays and a two weeks vacation
with pay. Under this system one
t'ifth of the population is resting all
the time. The old aristocratic man
sions have been taken over by the
soviet government to be turned
into rest homes where the workers
spend their vacations. The work
ers’ clothing, manners and demean
or so intimately associated with
the inlaid floors, hand-carved ta
bles and luxurious paintings in the
dismantled mansions give a very
strange atmosphere to the place,”
Dr. Mueller said.
Journalism Quarterly
Publishes Allen Article
History of Fourth Estate Told;
Divided in Four Periods
“Economic Changes and Editor
ial Influences” is the title of an
article by Eric W. Allen, dean of
the school of journalism, in the
September issue of the Journalism
Qjjarterly, a magazine published
by the Associated Schools and De
partments of Journalism and the
American Teachers of Journalism.
His article is devoted to investi
gative studies in the field of jour
nalism in the United States and
gives a historical sketch of this
field and the steps of advancement
it has taken in relation to economic
changes.
He divides the history of jour
nalism into lour major groups
which are: Party Press, 1801-1833;
Golden Age of Personal Journal
ism, 1833-1872; Period of Material
ism, 1872-1900; and New Condi
tions, 1900-1931.
“It is revealing no secret,” writes
Dean Allen, "to say that editorial
writers and schools of journalism
are disappointed, because both
have been developing their proced
ures on the theory that there is
such a thing as a social science
and that there is such a thing as
an expert, whose conclusion it may
become the main function of jour
nalism to study and broadcast.”
Westminster Guild Elects
Ne wOf fleers at Meeting
Westminster Guild, an organiza
tion devoted to the study of the
various religions of mankind, or
ganized Wednesday evening at
Westminster house and elected the
following officers: p r e s i d en t,
George Bennett; vice-president,
Harold Meyers; secretary-treasur
er, Carroll Pawson.
A committee consisting of
George Bennett, Harold Meyers,
Carroll Pawson, and Theodore
Pursley was chosen to decide upon
and prepare the program of study
to be followed by the group.
The Guild will hold a meeting at
Westminster house each Wednes
day evening at 9 o’clock under the
guidance of Max Adams, Univer
sity pastor.
EMERALD
The Oregon-U. S. C. football j
game at Los Angeles this after
noon will be broadcast over station ;
KORE. commencing at 2 o'clock.
Merlin Blais, Emerald radio direc- !
tor, announced. The usual 15 min- '
ute program held at 4:15 will not
be put on today, but will be re
sumed Monday.
The
STUDENT
CHURCH
Plans for circulating a petition
in Eugene, to be sent to President
Hoover, showing him the feelings
of the citizens of this town in the
matter of the coming disarmament
conference, will be laid before the
Student Christian council and a
group of students interested in the
proposition, Margaret Atwood,
president of the council announced
1 today.
Election of a chairman from the
group, who will make all necessary
arrangements, will come before the
meeting, which will be at 3 o’clock
Sunday at the Westminster house.
* * *
A skit, a breakfast, socials,- and
devotional and business meetings
have been scheduled by the differ
ent student religious groups for '
this Sunday.
* * *
Methodist
“Joe College Sees His Oppor- !
tunities” is the skit to be present- i
ed at the devotional meeting of j
the Wesley Foundation at 6:30.
Members of the executive council
are the actors. Preceding this, the
members will be entertained at a
social hour commencing at 5:30.
Frederick K. Davis will continue
his interpretations of Biblical
characters with “The Word Was
Flesh,” the story of the desciple, 1
John. The University class meets
at 9:45.
* * *
Catholic
The Newman club is having a
breakfast at 9:00 at the Newman
hall. A short business meeting will
follow the breakfast.
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Baptist
“How Wet Is Dry” is the topic
for the 6:15 meeting of the Baptist
Young People's union. Shailer Pe
terson is the leader. A social hour
is planned for 5:30.
The morning service for the
University class is at 9:45.
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Presbyterian
“What Shall We Choose?” and1
“The Difference Between Home
and Campus Life" are the topics
for the 9:45 meetings of the study
groups composed of sophomore,
junior and senior, and the fresh
man groups respectively.
A social meeting at 6 at West
minster house will be followed at
6:30 with the meeting of the West
minster f o r u m. A discussion,
'Finding Adventure in the Modern
World" will be led by Eva Burk
halter and Dick Henry.
Community Liberal (Unitarian)
Completing plans for the year’s
work will be the business before
the meeting of the Young People’s
group at 7:30.
Christian
Dr. F. D. Read will conduct the
Loyal Berean class at 9:45, the les
son being. “Paul in Thessalonica
and Berea.”
Prohibition will be discussed at
the meeting of the University
Christian Endeavor beginning at
6:15. with Helen Thompson in
charge.
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Congregational
The Student Forum will consider
three questions at the meeting at
6. They are: 1. Ought we to be
making a Bible ? 2. What are the
inherent principles of evolution?
3. What is the crisis in the British
Labor government ? The church
will entertain the members at a
social at which refreshments will
be served.
* * *
Lutheran
The Lutheran Student associa
tion will hold its first meeting of
the year at 6 at the “Y” bungalow.
The Rev. William Schoeler, general
secretary of the Lutheran student
organization, will be present at the
meeting. Ernest Aine, president
of the association, is making the
arrangements.
Editing Class To Make
Readers Survey Soon
Habits of Daily Perusal Are Being
Studied in Work
A survey of the Eugene Regis
ter-Guard readers’ habits will be
the undertaking of Dean Allen's
editing class, and will extend over
a week period starting Monday. A
similar survey of the old Register
readers was attempted two years
ago and proved to be an interesting
experiment.
Merlin Blais and Ted Montgom
ery, seniors in journalism will man
age the project. Students of the
class to make scientific survey will
go into the homes of some of the
readers and find out what they
read, not just what they like to
read.
Various facts. such as classes,
occupation, nature of work, wheth
er reader is man, woman, or child,
and if from the country or city
are to be listed in the survey.
At the end of the week the re
sults will be tabulated in statistical
form to show the trend of reader
interest.
DISCOVERED ELEMENT
ACTIVE ALKALI METAL
(Continued from Fape One)
yet. The discovery of this ele
ment 87 by the Cornell man may
be only a verification of the dis
covery of the Alabama scientists.
If the discovery of the Alabama
man was valid, this is true. It
may be, however, that he did not
make the discovery—only thought
he did. In this event, the Cornell
man is the discoverer.
“Concerning its properties,” Dr.
Caswell continued, “its position in
the periodic chart tells us that it
should be the most active of the
alkali metals—the group including
sodium caesium, and potassium.
Likewise, it should be the heaviest.
The metal itself has, according to
reports, not been isolated, but we
have every reason to believe that
it will be a silvery white metal.”
“Just how was the discovery
made?” he was asked. “How did
the scientist know when he had a
new metal?”
“The periodic chart of the ele
ments,” he went on, “tells us what
the spectrum of the missing ele
ment should be, and when the
lines supposedly characteristic of
element 87 were seen in refined
slag, the scientist had every rea
son to conclude that he had dis
covered a new element.”
The periodic chart of elements
is the arrangement of all the
known and as yet undiscovered
elements in a scheme according to
their electronic and interatomic
construction. The spectrum of an
element is the peculiar pattern of
lines produced by passing light
from a volatalized element through
a prism which breaks the light up
and reveals the characteristic pat
tern.
The research being carried on
by the physics department of the
University of Oregon plans to
make use of the spectrum in chem
ical analysis. Dr. Norris and his
associates are endeavoring to find
a .method of analyzing substances
by use of a spectrum technique
whereby the characteristic ele
mental spectrum patterns will re
veal the composition of the sub
stance.
"This element 87 should have
great scientific value, since it
should be more powerful in photo
electric work than any of the ele
ments used for that work now,”
Dr. Caswell and Dr. Norris agreed.
"Photo-electric cells,” Dr. Cas
tvell explained, “have given to the
ivorld television, telephotography,
rnd the measurement of very faint
stars. Anything which would in
tense the power of photo-elec
tricity may be regarded as espe
:ially valuable.”
The Sign of a Good
Haircut
Across from Sigma Chi
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McDonald — “Dirigible,” starring
Jack Holt and Fay Wray, show
ing for the last time today.
Heilig — “Shotgun Path,” with
Tim McCoy, today only.
Colonial — “The Viking,” featur
ing Charles Starrett, for the last
time today.
State — “The Holy Terror,” with
, George O'Brien and Sally Eilers,
showing for the last time today.
By RALPH MASON
Jack Holt at Fox McDonald
“Dirigible,” starring Jack Holt,
Fay Wray and Ralph Graves, is
filled with a variety of scenes and
circumstances. The theme is the
same old triangle affair—minus
the shooting. Fay Wray feels that
she has married a “headline,” and
is on the point of giving Ralph up
when the news of his crash at the
pole reaches her. She begs Holt
to rescue him, which he does in
the Los Angeles.
The scenes at the Lakehurst air
dock are interesting and impres
! sive. Shots of the ship in the grip
I of an Antarctic storm are dimly
I recorded but quite hair raising.
“Dirigible” is a “conglom” of
“snowstorms” on Broadway, New
York, blizzards in the Antarctic,
airplane crashes, and lonely wives.
We hate to mention it, but those
clouds in the snow scenes did look
very much like the Hollywood var
iety. “Dirigible” is showing for
the last time today.
“The Sidewalks of New York,”
starring Buster Keaton, is coming
to the McDonald Sunday,
“The Viking,” at Colonial
“The Viking,” showing for the
last time today, has Charles Star
rett and Louise Huntington in the
leading roles. “The Viking” is a
picture depicting one of the few
places where men are still men—
an Arctic sealing expedition.
“Night Angel” is coming to the
Colonial Sunday.
Tim McCoy at Heilig
“Shotgun Path,” starring Tim
McCoy is showing at the Heilig
theatre for today only. “The Bar
gain,” featuring Lew Stone is com
ing Sunday. .
Sally Eilers at State
“The Holy Terror,” starring Sal
“EVES HAVE IT”
Evelyn Brent and Charles Bick
ford in “Pagan Lady,” at the Hei
Hg.
ly Eilers and George O’Brien, is
showing for the last time today at
the State. “Hell’s Angels,” with
Jean Harlow and Ben Lamb is
coming to the State Sunday.
International House
Fosters Better Contacts
Inaugurating a new way of fos
tering better fellowship and con
tacts, the International house is
going to give a weekly “Sunday
supper” begnning Sunday, October
18. Dr. John R. Wetherbee, who
recently returned fronj an extend
ed trip to Vienna and other cities
of Europe will speak on his obser
vations abroad at the first meeting1!
A short musical program and in
formal discussions will precede the
talk.
Those who desire to avail them
selves of the opportunity to meet
students of different nationalities
on the campus and get first-hand
nformation about the countries
they represent, are urged by the
management of the house to at
tend these suppers. The charge
for the supper is 25 cents and it
is desired that reservation be made
not later than Friday evening of
each week.
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