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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1931)
Journalist Hop Scheduled For November 13 Blais Has Charge of All Campus Affair Annual Jamboree Follows Homecoming Para<le; To Be Informal Plans for the New 1931 Edition of the Journalism Jam began to smoulder yesterday when the com mittees for the big dance were innounced by (Merlin B 1 a is, general chair man. Friday, No vember 13, is the late, so that with just two weeks to prepare for swhat is probably [the biggest hop • : m ? ®*4«':'of the year out Merlin Blais side of the class dances, the various working groups will have to swing into action immediately. The jam is being sponsored jointly by Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, journalism honoraries. The following appointments have been made by Blais to assist him with preparations for the annual event. Ted Montgomery was named as sistant general chairman, and Alice Cook secretary. Chairman of programs committee will be Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, while decorations and floor will be han dled by Jay Sehorn. Betty Anne Macduff will manage the features of the evening. The concessions committee will be headed by Willetta Hartley, cleanup by Carl Webb, and pub licity by Roy Sheedy. Blais, aside from being general chairman, will also have eharge of music, and Montgomery will han dle finances. To Be Informal “The dance is to be an all-cam pus, no-date affair and will not be a costume dance as in previous years,’’ Blais said. “It will be in formal, with rally clothes in or der.” The place at which the dance is to be held will be announced at a later date, he stated. A meeting of all committee heads has been called by Blais for 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in room 104, Journalism. Thespians To Give Party At Gerlinger Saturday Thespians, freshman women’s service honorary, will give a Hal lowe’en party Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock in the sun room of Gerlinger hall. All freshman women are invited to attend. The committee in charge of the arrangements for the party is com posed of Charlotte Eldridge, chair man; Jean Starr and Marie Sac comanno, in charge of all publicity. Decorations will carry out the Hallowe’en idea with orange and black candy, confetti, and other similar schemes. The program will consist of several songs by Miss Soccomanno and Lucille Cum mings. Lucy Wendell will give a tap dance. Eugene Has Also Had Whale Visitors In Past, Hodge Says People of Portland have been stirred up over presence of a whale in the mud flats opposite the mouth of the Willamette river. Ac cording to Dr. Edwin T. Hodge, professor of geology, this is not the first time a whale has made such a long journey from his nat ural playground to visit the fair state of Oregon. “About 20 years ago,” said Pro fessor Hodge, “a prominent citizen of Florence, finding a large whale about 30 feet long, decided that it would be a patriotic move to pre ! sent the whale to the University of Oregon. This he did; whale, blub ber, and all. Awhile th.e usual cli mate prevailed at Eugene, it was not at that time as moist as the ocean. The effects of Eugene cli mate were not beneficial to the whale, in fact he rapidly deterior ated. Neither the University nor the city of Eugene would accept the gift and yet the donor refused to take him back. The whale ex perienced his feelings mainly in the odors he produced.” Getting down to more recent times Dr. Hodge continued, “about 10 years ago Dr. Packard discov ered in the seacliffs near Florence, the bones of a whale. Since these bones were unlike those of modem whales he dug them out and brought them to the University of ; Oregon. Here they have been fit ted together and have proved to be the bones of a whale that swam in the ocean off the coast of Ore gon at least a million years ago. In fact it is so old that it has in cited the interest of scientists the I world over and may in time, pro viding that the newspaper boys do their duty, be as famous as the whale who visited the city of Port land.” Last Chance For Upperclass Hop Tickets Offered ^ LAST reminder to unaffili ated students to secure tickets for the first annual .Junior-Senior dance from John Painton, at the Theta Chi house, or Ned Kinney at the Sigma Chi house, was issued last night by Ferd Fletcher and Gordon Day, general chairmen for the upperclass informal. The dance will be held Saturday night at Cocoanut Grove. Houses may make table res ervations for the dance through Cecil Espy at the Sigma Chi house, it is announced. Large Collection Oregon Birds on Display in Deady An ornithological collection on display on the upper floor of Deady hall includes representatives of nearly all types of birds found in this section of the Northwest. This collection is the result of the work of University of Oregon bird collectors of past years and the gifts of outside individuals to the school. Several groups have been donated in past years by Dr. A. G. Prill of Scio, Oregon. The collection includes speci mens of the Raptores birds of prey, various species of hawks and owls, as well as two golden eagles. Water fowl and shore birds are also well represented in the group, there being many species of ducks, a swan, geese, and numerous plov er and snipe. Several mountings of gulls are also included in the col lection. Upland game birds are also in cluded, there being specimens of grouse, doves, quail, pheasants and songbirds and non-song birds. The nests and eggs of many spe cies of birds are also a part of the collection. Y. W. C. A. Upperclass Commission Named Announcement of the cabinet members of the newly-formed Y. W. C. A. Upperclass commission was made Wednesday by Virginia Hartje, president. They are: pro gram chairman, Dorothy Morgan; social chairman, Evangeline Mil ler; project chairman, Emma Belle Stadden; and personnel chairman, Gwen Elsemore. About 50 active members attend ed the first meeting of this com mission held last Tuesday, at which time the new,officers were intro duced. Helen Binford entertained the group with an account of her experiences abroad this summer. Wesley Foundation Will Give Hallowe’en Party A Hallowe’en barn party will be sponsored by the Wesley Founda tion Friday evening for all stu dents who desire to attend, it 'is announced by Thelma Shuey, so cial chairman. Lloyd Brown is assisting with arrangements. Those attending are asked to meet at the First Methodist church, 12th and Willamette streets, at 8 o’clock in the eve \ ning, and to wear campus clothes. Queen of the Dunkers Brian Mimnaugh (right), president of the student body, crowns Nancy Suomeia, head of the Y. W. C. A. doughnut sale, as “Queen Donut.” Joyce Busenhark (left) is holding some of the sinkers as she watches the ceremony. Sigma Delta Chi Names 9 Pledges For Coming Year Prominent Students Bid National Journalism Honorary Group The Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, international journal i s m fraternity, yesterday an nounced the pledging of nine men. Those wearing the linotype slugs which designate them as pledges of the fraternity are: Walter Baker, Edgar Goodnough, Sterling Green, Oscar Munger, Jack Bel linger, Estill Phipps, Jay Sehorn, Carl Webb, and William Puusti nen. Walt Baker, Portland, is a sen ior in business administration and is sports editor on the Emerald this year. Bellinger, Lebanon, junior in journalism, was an Em erald reporter in 1929-30 and in ’30-31. He is at present news editor of the Emerald, editor of the Wesley Pioneer and editor of the R. O. T. C. section in this year’s Oregana. Last year he was editor of the Law section of the yearbook. ‘ Edgar Goodnough is a third-year man in the school of journalism and in 1929-30 and ’30-31 he was on the sports staff of the Em erald. He is sports editor of the Oregana this year. Sterling Green, Portland, is list ed as a sophomore in journalism. In 1929-30 he was a reporter on the Emerald and is this year day editor on that paper. He is also editor of the Law section of the Oregana. Oscar Munger, Fossil, has been in the school of journalism three years. He spent two years re porting on the Emerald, and is at present a day editor. William Puustinen, Astoria, is a senior in the school but has not been con nected with the Emerald. He writes regularly for a number of trade publications. Jay Sehorn, Willows, California, is a transfer from Sacramento Junior college. (Continued on Cage Three) Philomelete Group Will Discuss Indian Poetess The life and work of Sarojini Naidu, poetess of India, will be discussed at the meeting of Prose and Poetry group of Philomelete tonight at the Kappa Delta house from 9 to 10. Of Mrs. Naidu, Edmund Gosse says, “She springs from the very soil of India; her spirit, although it employs the English language as its vehicle, has no other tie with the West.’’ Miss Margaret Pollitt, president of the group, will read selections from “The Bird of Time’’ and “The broken Wing,” as well as giving a brief sketcn of the life of the Indian poetess. All women interested are invit |ed. Penland Predicts Sucess of Plans For Homecoming Lyle Tells of Progress oil Campus Luncheon; Interest Large Plans for the 1931 Homecoming are going forward with incredible speed and a check up with Jean nette Calkins, Alumni secretary, has revealed the largest number of letters asking for particulars on the week-end from grads, John Penland, directorate chairman, an nounced last night. Also the grad uate manager’s office has reported an unusually heavy advance sale on tickets for the game. All rooms in the Eugene hotel have been reserved in advance for six weeks and those in the Osburn for two weeks, the managers an nounced yesterday. Carolyn Ha berlach, in charge of welcoming and accommodations, is directing the securing of extra rooms in pri vate homes and boarding houses and has announced that all stu dents who have friends or parents coming to the game and have not as yet secured a place for them to stay can do so by getting in touch with her. Luncheon Planned Alexis Lyle, in charge of the Homecoming luncheon, has an nounced that several food vending concerns are bidding for the job of supplying the food for the lunch eon and that the name of the com pany selected will be announced in the near future. “We are ar ranging the tables differently and are organizing the help so that we can serve the people with even greater efficiency and speed than has been done in the past,” she said. “We are also planning on having a superior brand of food this year.” Plans among the Eugene mer chants and civic organizations for the decoration of the business sec tion are taking definite form and promise to be the most elaborate and lavish in years, Roger Bailey, (Continued on Pape Two) Library Steps The following men are or dered to report to the library steps at 2:45 this morning: Smoking on campus: Stanley YViekum. Cockiness: Jack Mulder, Low ell Brown, Clay Sherman, Del Aldrich, Virgil Larson, Boh Prescott, Jimmie N e w h a 11, George Schenk. . ...No Lids: Paul Fox, Bert Schatz, Dick Neuberger, Harold Peterson, Dicky Hussey, Karl Thompson, Larkin Williams, Earl Tichenor, Charles Hallo way, Dick Carter, Joe Kenner, Bus Legget, Howard Steib, Chuck Clay. Signed, Kermit Stevens, President of “O.” Wires To Cheer Ducks Must Go To Astor Friday y,I, those wishing to wire Oregon’s wornls-ring football team messages of cheer, should send these telegrams in eare of Hugh Kosson, at the Astor ho tel, New York City. On account of the change in time between here and the At lantic coast, all messages should be sent Friday night before 1 o'clock in order to reach the team on the field. Doughnuts Flood Oregon Campus As Selling Starts Sinker Sale Hits Stride As Seeontl Day of Drive Opens “Buy a doughnut? Just think, you get two for only a nickel. They're really awfully good. Thanks.V This was the general war-cry heard over the campus yesterday when the Y. W. C. A. put on its Oregon Doughnut Day, under the chairmanship of Nancy Suomela. Eating and dunking doughnuts was the rage, and more than one face was covered with powdered sugar as its owner devoured a sinker. The reports last night showed that 275 dozen were sold on the campus yesterday, bringing the total up to 570 dozen for campus sales and living organizations. The sale will continue among the townspeople today and Friday, and it is expected to reach the goal of 1000 dozen by Friday night. “Thanks to the weather and the apparent fondness of the students to dunk doughnuts, the sale yes terday was a big success,” Miss Suomela said. “I wish to express my thanks to everyone that is working in conjunction with us. They have all worked hard and cooperated wonderfully.” Tom Denton, sales publicity manager for the Doughnut Ma chine Corporation of America, who (Continued on Payc Two) Gilbert Discusses Single Tax Before Local Lions’ Club Address Is Second on Pro And Con of System; Both Sides Cited As the second discussion on the single tax, Dean James H. Gilbert spoke yesterday before the Eugene Lions’ club at their regular week ly luncheon meeting. His talk last week presented the advantages of [the single tax system. This week ! he explained its disadvantages. “Contrary to the benefit claimed j by supporters of the single tax, it ! will not solve the labor problem,” Dean Gilbert stated. "The taxer exaggerates the extent to which the demand for labor will be stim ulated by this change in the form of taxation.” “Furthermore,” the speaker stated, “the revenue, intended to meet local, state, and national ex penses, would be decidedly insuf ficient even to cover the needs of Deal government alone.” “The single tax program would be hard to apply in practice, be cause of the difficulty of distin guishing between the bounty of na ture and the industry of man as factors determining the value and income from real estate,” Dean Gil bert said. 1-Ie then explained the chief ob jection to the single tax as ethical. “It would confiscate the value of property and land honestly acquir ed by some persons and entirely relieve from taxation others who ought to share the burden.” -- Suspension Is Penalty For Unpaid Course Fees ! j Suspension from the University is the penalty to be imposed upon any students who have not paid their course fees by noon on Sat urday, October 31, the registrar’s office announced Wednesday. Late payment fees are being demanded this week from over 100 students jwho failed to pay their fees be tween October 14-24. I Cut In Budget Makes Closed Library Fact Few Use Reserve Books Friday or Saturday Opinions of Students To Bel Presented by Onthank, Says Mimnaiigh Drastic Reductions in the bud gets of all departments of the Uni versity necessitated the closing of the libraries at 6 o'clock on Friday and Saturday nights, it was ex plained yesterday by Matthew H. Douglass, University librarian. Preparations were being made yesterday by Brian Mimnaugh, president of the associated stu dents, to place before the adminis tration through Dean Karl On thank, statements of the opinion of students on the matter. Budget Cut Large Mr. Douglass pointed out that $25,000 had been cut from the li brary budget for the year and that nearly one-third of this had to come out of operating expenses. Payroll reductions amounted to $4500 in the regular staff and $3000 in the student staff for the whole year. Operating expenses such as light and heat are handled under the building and grounds ac count. “We cut as much as possible from the book, periodical, and sup ply budget items before we touched the operating expenses,” he ex plained. “As a last item, we short ened the number of hours the li brary would be open, in cutting the operating expenses." Friday Load Light In making the selection as to whether to close on Friday, Satur day or Sunday nights, it was found, from figures of last year, that the load on Friday night was the light ; est. The number of students using the library on Sunday afternoon j and night was considerably heavier I than on Friday or Saturday nights. ; At this point, Mr. Douglass pointed out that while only a few students ] used the library on Friday night, ' they were exceptionally earnest , students and should be given every consideration possible. The cost of operating the three reserve libraries, business adminis tration, Condon and English, for •the remaining Friday nights of the school year would be $96 for help. This does not include the Friday j nights of two closed week-ends just before final examinations, as | it was planned to keep the librar \ ies open on these nights. ‘Industrial Democracy’ Topic of Congress Club “Prohibition” Will Be Discussed at Next Meeting "Maladjustment between the fac tors of production would be par tially removed by closer contact between the worker and the own ership of industries,” said Ted Pursley in his introductory speech to the Congress club last night on 1 "Industrial Democracy.” The modern laborer has practi I cally no realization of hi3 relation to the consumer of the products he makes. If he had a part in governing the production of these articles and shared in the profits of the industry, the unemployment and great inequalities of wealth that characterize the present sys tem would tend to be reduced, it was pointed out. That apparent democracy is not real democracy in industry or pol itics, was an opposing argument offered by George Bennett, sopho | more in economics, in the general discussion which followed the in troductory speech. Pursley, who is a freshman in law, was admitted to the club as a member, having fulfilled the re quirements by presence at three meetings and presenting a topic | for discussion. "Prohibition” will be debated at the club’s next meeting, Wednes day. John Pennington and Ed Reames, both sophomores in law, will present opposite sides of the question. THREE NEW PATIENTS There are three new patients in the infirmary, Litton Bivans, Rob ert Dodge, and Alfred Wolfe. Thomas Tongue, Harry Eide, Cath erine McEntee, and Katherine Dun | kar are also ill. Stop, Look, Buy! Auction Offers Good Investment A ITCTION! Auction! Auction! Don’t let the depression de press you. Name your price and pick the article on the Li brary steps Friday. “Step right, up, folks—Who’s the highest bidder for the hanc^.ome leather hound notebook, never been opened. And now we’re offering only slightly used text books, jewelry that will make you as glamorous as any movie star, and gloves especially adapted to handshaking. Don't lie all wet this season. Invest in our long line of slickers built for the Oregon mist. Positively every thing must go—drastic reduc tions! Going, Going, Gone! The little lady on my left wins the kewple doll.” Disappearance of Kitten Blamed On Zoology Students She came to Friendly hall one dark night, did this kitten, in the prime of adolescent cathood, with a full and promising life of mid night serenades before her. And her plaintive mew, and coat of vel vety blackness so affected the (kindly?) lads of the hall that she was granted welcome admittance. For two days her abode was Friendly hall and during the time she was well fed. (Later it was rumored that this feeding was simply a fattening process prepar atory for the slaughter.) And then on the third day she disappeared, vanished. Her disappearance to many of the boys was not the disquieting fact, but instead was their knowl edge of the demand that exists among certain zoology students for prime, well-fed cats, or may hap even a choice kitten, for aad is the lot of the feline that falls into the hands of said students. In all likelihood the cat will give up its life in the interest of science. Haberlach Announces WAA Membership Drive The Women’s Athletic associa tion will conduct a membership drive during the remainder of this week until next Tuesday, accord ing to an announcement by Fran ces Haberlach, president of the or ganization. W. A. A. representatives have been appointed in all houses. Girls possessing 75 points or over earned in intramural sports and who are eligible for membership, may sign up with them. Independent women desiring tc join W. A. A. may do so by get ting in touch with Caryl Hollings worth, 2127-W, chairman of the drive, or Frances Haberlach, 1780. Night Watchman Conkey Passes Away Tuesday H. H. Conkey, relief night watch man on the Oregon campus, passed away Tuesday night, according to George E. M. York, superintend ent of buildings and grounds. Mr. Conkey was employed as a grounds man for several years and was just recently transferred to re lief night watch. r BonfireStillln, Say Frosh At Mass Meeting Oregon,s Grand Old Man Favors Compromise Mimnaugli, Penland Tell Views on Result of Yearling Vote The Homecoming bonfire is still one of Oregon’s traditions! At a meeting of the freshman class last night a unanimous vote was cast in favor of the bonfire. Dean John Straub, the “grand old man of Oregon,” made his first appearance of the year before stu dents of the University, and was given a rousing ovation. “I do not want you to discon tinue the bonfire,” said Dean Straub. “I realize that for sixteen years this has been symbolic of Oregon spirit. However, I do want to see some move taken by the freshman class to aid the poor in our city.” Dean Straub suggested that the freshman class sponsor a series of informal dances during the later part of this term, the proceeds of which would be turned over to the Salvation Army in order that the strained conditions which exist in certain sections of the city may be relieved. The suggestion was accepted whole-heartedly by the class. How ard Steib, president of the class, expressed appreciation to Dean Straub for his never-failing inter est in the students of the Univer sity and the freshman class in par ticular. Brian Mimnaugh, president of the associated students, when ap prised of the outcome of the meet ing, said: “I am very much interested in the freshmen’s decision to maintain this tradition. It is the only chance which is given the freshman class to prove its worth to the Univer sity. Undoubtedly a function of this kind tends to unite the class into a smoothly working body.” John Penland, chairman of the Homecoming directorate, was very enthusiastic upon learning that the tradition was to continue. "I know that the homecoming alumni will be glad to see that the traditions which they have estab lished are to be carried on. The bonfire is one of Oregon’s best tra ditions and I am exceedingly glad that it is to be continued,” he said. Discussions Sponsored By Wesley Foundation A series of discussions on “The Meaning of Worship” are being sponsored by the Wesley Founda tion this term under the leadership of Rev. Cecil F. Ristow, new pas tor of the First Methodist church, it is announced by Donald Saun ders, devotions chairman of the or ganization. The series is being held at the apartment of Miss Dorothy A. Ny land, director of the Wesley Foun dation, 613 E. 11th avenue. The meetings are open to' all students interested. Mr. Ristow, who is a graduate of Northwestern univer sity, came to be pastor of the lo cal church at the beginning of fall term, succeeding Dr. Roy Leslie Smith. Pigger’s Guide Calls Forth Annual Play on Queer Names By ELINOR HENRY The Emerald has a Failing for a yearly Story from the Pages of the student directory of the Uni versity of Oregon students, the Pigger’s Guide. There Will be a Law Sohm Day to Back up the Layman's asser tion that all Kidders should be Nocked in the Head. If we had the Jack, we Wood flee to our Lodge in Ireland with our Setters, or maybe Dart aCross to England with our English Neighbor. But since the King of Spain's had to move to a Newhall, we're Staten that we Barr going Near these Dukes, Earls, and Knights. Without Cash, we’ll probably have to Hyde from the Gale of Fury on your Tongue in a Steeple or the Groves in Hendrix Park. That Sly Trick, Lillie, Ayres her Winter Grone that Rivers o£ Campbell’s soup haven’t a Bush in Bloom to Hango-n to when she Wades in the Snow. Summers, her Strain is Freer—a Gram of Wine stone and Stout Beer. You Otto see Mohr of the Moon and Morningstar. The Roots in the Marsh where the Reed Swayze have a Tang like Pickles or that pleasant Weed we Cook in Pipes and Stubbs. Any Sleeper Lyon on Short Sheets who Crabbs should Hunt a Cool Lane or Street and Dodge the Foote of Mann. Now spell Zephnthauer, Camp your Emerald under the Daven port, and ask our Keepers where we Park.