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.
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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,
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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
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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.”
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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.
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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.