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VOLUME XXXIII Clay Appoints Committees On Frosh Bonfire Use of Skinner's l3utte Doubtful, Avers Head City Council Said Against Construction of Blaze In Municipal Park Committees for the Homecom ing bonfire were announced last night by Chuck Clay, general chairman. Separate meetings of the committees will be held today and next week on the call of the chairmen. Leaders of the special commit tees are J. D. Welch, materials; Jeff Howard, construction; Bill Wheeler, clean-up; Stanley Klein, hauling; Leo Merle, vigilance; and Helen Nelson, food. George Con don is assistant general chairman. Clay said last, night that it was undecided whether Skinner’s butte would be available for the bonfire. Members of the city council are said to be adverse to permitting use of the city park. The same vigilance committee will be used for all duty during the week-end. Sites to be guarded are the fire, Oregon seal, lemon “O” and the senior bench. Materials Committee Members of the materials com mittee are; Lester Jacobs, Bill Roberts, Dale Fischer, Bill M. Davis, Bill Green, Bob Prescott, Orren Brownson, Jim Dutton, Jim Ringrose, Herman Hendershott, Ben Newman, Bill Lake, Parks Hitchcock, Bill Davis, Hartley Kneeland, Mike Pinkstaff, Dick Shearer, Glenn Bechtold, and Jim Wells. The construction committee is composed of Junior Porter, assist ant; Don Thompson, Malcolm Bower, Bob Zurch, Joe Renner, Bob Emmens, Merle Sleeper, Vic tor Dallaire, Tom McCall, Lee Al len, Hal Holmes, Clyde Kalwell, Warren Graham, Nick Walton, Harold Meier, Bob Riddell, Bob Williams, Harry Ward, Bill Neigh bor, and Roger Early. Clean-up Workers c,iean-up commiuee memners are: Dan Brassel, Jerome Clement, Ellsworth Johnson, Charles Mc Cormack, Bill Gearhart, Jack Mal der, Charles Halloway, Don Stout, Don Schnabel, Dick Moorehouse, Jimmy Newhall, and Hark Lewis. Hauling of materials will bs handled by: Leonard Jones, Bruce Campbell, Gramp Themmell, Bob Fagan, George Massey, Albert Calderwell, Don Evans, Herman Hendershott, Wilson Broms, Clay ton Wentz, and Bob Morris. Food To Be Served Food will be taken to the work ers by the following: Mary Gould Parsons, Louise Thomas, Dorothy Orth, Elenore Barker, Kay San ders, Shirley Hendrix, Jean Mc Donald, Harriett Campbell, Mary tine New, Katherine Hill, Betty Bardwell, Jean Frazier, Eleanor Wharton, Louise Stein, Constance Lewis, Gael MeCready, Elizabeth Dinstrup, Louise Erwin, Betty Kleinsorge, Mary Stewart, Violet Walters, Lucile Stewart, Peggy McKie, Peggy. Gullion, Margaret Weed, Marie Sacccmanno, Lucyann Wendell, Louise Beard, and Alice Gerot. Members of Phi Epsilon Kappa Go on Hike Today Members of Phi Epsilon Kappa, professional physical education fraternity, will leave from the men's gym this afternoon at 12:30 for a hike. They will go by auto to Coburg, from where there is a three-mile hike to Lost lake. A weenie roast and cdffee will be the agents for furnishing re freshment. The hikers will return early this evening. Officials of the honorary announce that any one interested is welcome to go on the walking trip, provided he signs up in the men’s gym. Paul R. Washke of the physical education department will address the group Monday evening at 8 p. m. in Dean Bovard’s office at 1259 E. 14th street on the subject of the development of athletics. FIVE IN INFIRMARY New patients in the infirmary are Rachel Locke, Harriet Hol brook, Helen Binford, and John Farrar. Louise Thomas is still ill. Poets Are Asked To Give Oregana Choicest Verses i^OW is the time for all good poets to come to the aid of their yearbook. There are a number of blank pages to he filled with choice examples of campus verse, and the editor of the yearbook’s literary section urges that all campus scribes prepare their contributions and leave them at the Oregana of fice in McArthur court before December 1. Any type or description of poetry cn any theme will be considered, but some phase of University or marine life is pre ferred. Sunday’s Recital Will Present Two Fine Composers Bach’s, Schubert’s Works To Be Playetl by John Evans Two of the greatest composers of all time will be represented at the twilight organ recital to be given Sunday at 5 p. m. by John Stark Evans, University organist. They are John Sebastian Bach, fa mous for. his intelligent and pre cisely organized compositions, and Franz Schubert, whose works are immortalized because of their beautiful melodies. Bach’s air from the Suite in D is commonly known as the “Air for the G String’’ because it was rearranged by Wilhemj to be played on the G string of the vio lin. This celebrated classic will be first on the program. The second number will be the “Allegro Moderato,” from “Unfin ished Symphony,” by Schubert The main theme of this symphony has been plagiarized in a current light opera, and is probably fa miliar to many students. The ef fects in this composition were never played for Schubert, and they were entirely the result of his imagination. His reasons for not finishing this have never been ascertained. The remainder of the program will consist of three short num bers, “Scherzando—Dragon Flies”; “To the Rising Sun,” from “The Norwegian Tone Poems,” and “Hymn of Glory.” This last num ber is dedicated to the American Legion and is appropriate for Armistice Day. Pietro Yon, the composer, is at present the organ ist of St. Patrick’s cathedral in New York City. Plans To Send Delegates To Convention Discussed Eleventh Meet of Student Group To Be at Buffalo Plans to send a limited number of delegates to the eleventh quad rennial convention of the Student Volunteer Movement at Buffalo, New York, December 30, 1931, to January 3, 1932, were discussed at a round-table meeting of stu dents yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Miss Lucille Day, travel ing secretary of the Student Vol unteer Movement, led the discus sion. A committee headed by R. B. Porter, executive secretary of the Y. M. C. A., will work with the Student Christian council in mak ing arrangements for the Oregon delegates to attend the meeting. Four thousand delegates from colleges and universities of the United States and Canada are ex pected to gather at Buffalo for the convention. S. P. Company Places Low Fare Car on Crack Train Southern Pacific has placed a : coach on the “Cascade" between Portland and Eugene and has re ! moved the extra fare requirement j between these and other Willam ette valley major points, accord ! ing to F. G. Lewis, local agent. The coach will be in service only | between Portland and Eugene and ! the extra fare has been removed i between these and intermediate j points only. Southbound from Eu | gene the train will continue to be an extra-fare, all-Pullman train. The “Cascade" leaves Eugene northbound daily at 11:40 a. m., ar i riving Portland at 3:20 p. m. Choir of Two Hundred Will Sing‘Messiah’ Handel’s Masterpiece To Be Interpreted 2 Sections of Polyphonic Chorus Will Appear December 13 More than 200 singers, the com bined first and second divisions of the University Polyphonic choir, will give Handel’s “Messiah” Sun day afternoon, December 13, was the announcement of George Bar ron, president of the choirs, made late last night. The University sym phony orchestra will accompany the chorus, and Arthur Boardman will direct. The crowded fall term music calendar has necessitated the post ponement of the Homecoming con cert, originally scheduled for Sun day afternoon, November 15. Men delssohn’s “Hymn of Praise” will be sung by the first division with orchestral accompaniment shortly after the first of the year. Here is the roster of the Poly phonic choirs. First division, Polyphonic choir; Arthur Boardman, director. First sopranos: Sara Addleman, San Francisco, Cal.; Christine Bax ter, Fresno, Cal.; Grace Burnett, Eugene; Jane Kanzler, Portland; j Emmelienne Roach, Eugene; Hel en Voelker, Portland; Virginia Hi len, Portland; Ruby George, Eu gene; Lucy Norton, Eugene; Ag nes Petzold, Oregon City. Altos: Louise Marvin, Portland; Lucille Cummings, Salem; Mar garet Simms, Salem; Margaret Hammerbacher, Grants Pass; Nor ma Chinnock, Grants Pass; Mar jorie Hoyt, Long Beach, Cal.; Ro ma Gross, Eugene; Alice Woodson, Eugene; Margaret Williams, El gin; Rose Simons, Eugene; Mar garet Heltzel, Salem. Tenors: Hadley Crawford, Eu gene; Victor Bryant, Eugene; Ken neth Roduner, Portland; Jack Spit tle, Astoria; Charles Lane, Aber deen, Wash.; Martin Geary, Bev erly Hills, Calif.; Dean Beistel, Eugene. Baritones: Ralph Coie, Creswell; Thomas Johnson, Hood River; Gif ford (Buck) Nash, Eugene; Eu gene Pearson, Eugene; William Sievers, Portland. Basses: George Barron, Ashland; Ed Fisher, Salem; Carl Klippel, Eugene; Gene Love, Eugene. Second division, Polyphonic choir; Roy Bryson, assistant direc tor. First Sopranos Christine Balsiger, Eugene; Ber nice Baynard, Newberg; Clarissa Campbell, Portland; Sigrid Christ, Redmond; Thelma Clarke, Eugene; Marian Clarke, Portland; Gretta Cocking, Eugene; Genevieve Crum, Elgin; Elsie Eschbeck, Klamath Falls; Betty Evanson, Medford; Helen Ferris, Long Beach, Cal.; Uldine Gartin, Cottage Grove; Martha Goodrich, Eugene; Ruth Griswold, Eugene; Lindy Hango, Boardman; Oma Johnson, Eugeni; Frances Jordan, Portland; Eliza beth Kaser, Portland; Esther Ka ser, Portland; Mary Lou Kent, Eu gene; Loree Laird, Creswell; Jean Lewis, Eugene; Esther Loffstedt, Astoria; Lucille Lowry, Medford; Eula McMillan, Lexington; Flor enve Nombalais, Eugene: Ida Par sons, Eugene; Norma Pickles, Ore (Continued on Faye Tiuo) Emerald Workers Will Miss Bill Gratke at U.ofO. Press By ELINOR HENRY Thursday night it was Bill to whom the night editor and his as sistants turned when headlines would not fit. It was good-na tured, teasing Bill Gratke who saw that the Emerald was prop erly made up, that all the ads were where they ought to be, and that all the stories were on the front page that should be there. But last night it was Steve who ruled the Press from his imposing stone. Bill Gratke, abdicated mon arch, came to the University press awhile to help Stephen Cady, the new compositor, but year-long, steady work at the Register-Guard has lured him from his place on the Emerald, even as it lured Bob Huston, his predecessor, two years ago. Stephen Cady has worked for the past two years as foreman of the composing room for the Med ford News, with which Arthur Schoeni, editor of the Emerald in 1929-30, has been connected since his graduation. ‘•Mr. Cady comes very well rec ommended,”. Robert C. Hall, super intendent of the University press, saiil last night. "We are fortu nate to have so able a man to fill the place. I very greatly regret Bill Gratlce's leaving. He has been not only a very competent work man, but a very pleasant gentle man to have around. He has made a friend of every student who has been associated with him.” That Bill was a friend to every student was even more definitely stated by Willis Duniway, editor of the Emerald. “It is no use trying to pay trib ute to a man who has so com pletely won the hearts of all with whom he has come in contact,” he said. "In the two years that Bill was with us he had come to be known a^ the 'Grand Old Man of the Emerald,' and he justly de served this title. I shudder to think of the many mistakes and humiliations the Emerald would have suffered if it had not been for Bill's watchful eye and untir ing effort in making the Emerald one of the best-looking college papers in the country.” “I am sure that I speak for the (Continued on I’aye Two) I Decorations for Soph Informal To Be Begun Sunday Cliiiinock Tells of Motifs For Dance Programs Of Affair Sunday morning at 9 o'clock all committee members will report to the Igloo to start construction and decoration for the sophomore informal scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, at McArthur court. Programs for the all-campus function will be carried out in ma roon and silver and the motif will harmonize with the northern idea, it was announced by Norma Chin nock. Members of Skull and Daggers, sophomore men's honorary, will be in charge of tables, serving punch and cookies, according to the re freshments chairman, Virginia Hartje. Patrons and patronesses for the dance will be: Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Bennett Hall; Mr. and Mrs. Burt Brown Barker; Dr. and Mrs. Charles Leslie Schwering; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Earl; Dr. and Mrs. James H. Gilbert; Mr. and Mrs. Karl VV. Onthank, Mrs. Alice Mac duff, Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Ager, Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Pallett, Mr. and Mrs. John Stark Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Robnett; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Morse, and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crumbaker. The sophomore dance this year will be strictly an informal affair, according to Neal Bush, general chairman. In former years there has been some disagreement, but this year formals and tuxes will be taboo. “The sophomore informal is a free dance and everyone on the campus is invited to attend,” Bush stated. REPORTS ON MEETING At the Pan-hellenic meeting yes terday, Barbara ConTy, delegate to the national convention, gave a re port on the conference. Miss Con !y returned Tuesday noon from the convention which was held in St. Louis October 27, 28, and 29. Frosh Will Fall in With Adoption of Rooter Headgear Hope Held for Remainder Of Campus To Join in Movement From all indications thus far in the development of the support of the new rooters’ lid suggestion to be adopted by the freshmen during next week, the revival of the cus tom is going to meet with the full est cooperation of all those con i etHTied. Yesterday at the Order of the “O” meeting with the freshmen on the Libe steps, Kermit Stevens, president, announced that starting Monday all freshmen would don rooters’ lids to get into the spirit of Homecoming on the following week-end. Later in the week, the sophomore class will also put on the lids along with the class of ’35 and the Order of the “O.” By that time it is hoped that the en tire campus will swing into line with the wearing of the lids. Regardless of the lid-donning during the week before, the hats will be essential for admittance to the rooters’ section at the game. A good share of the freshmen in discussing the matter expressed a favoritism toward the lids in preference to the jockey caps now in vogue. The rooters' lids may be ^ purchased at the Co-op. U. of O. Geology Students Get Chance at $30 Prize At the annual meeting of the Oregon branch of the American Institute of Mining Engineers last Saturday, the society extended to the members of the University of Oregon geology department, op portunity to enter the prize essay contest which up to now has been given only to members of the state college mining engineers at Cor vallis. The essays are to be written by students of the geolog/ depart ment and the best is to receive a | prize of approximately $30. I Drive Planned To Tidy City Homecoming S. P. Advertises Game; Plans Special Trains Merchants Making Efforts To Present City in Gala Array Tentative plans to unite with the Eugene Register-Guard and with the merchants of the city in a campaign to have the citizens of the city tidy up the lawns along the principal thoroughfares of the city during the Homecoming week end, November 13, 14, and 15, are now in the process of development, according to an announcement made last night by Wayne Em mott, assistant chairman. Roger Bailey, decoration chair man, announced that the mer chants were making a special ef fort to have the entire business district completely decorated by Tuesday. He also stated that Mc Morran and Washburne would break out in full regalia tomor row. “According to advance in formation from the merchants, the town shows promise of being dec orated as never before in the his tory of Homecoming,” Bailey said. O. S. C. Flans Feature Carson Mathews, rally chair man, revealed the fact that, in ad dition to the two bands parad ing between halves, possibilities loomed for both Oregon State and the University putting on a fea ture each. Full plans for these separate features will be an nounced at an early date. He also announced that plans for policing the field and taking care of the crowd in order to avoid disturb ances which have, in the past, marred these traditional games from time to time, were being formulated. Carolyn Haberlach reported that the housing committee, under the direction of Ed Reames and work ing in cooperation with Mrs. Char lotte Donnelly, housing director of the University, were progressing rapidly and that very little diffi culty was anticipated in securing accommodations for the visitors. S. I*. Advertises Game The local Southern Pacific of fice has announced that more than 8000 broadsides have been mailed by the railway company to alumni members of Oregon and O. S. C., Multnomah club, Portland, and (Continued on rage Two) University Students Will Conduct Church Services Wallace Campbell, Rhodes schol arship candidate, and kolla Reedy, president of the Y. M. C. A., will condudct the morning services at the Harrisburg Methodist church and will talk to a young people’s meeting at the First Methodist church in Salem Sunday evening. The sermon will be preached by Reedy, and Campbell will lead the opening worship services. The minister of the church is ill, and has asked the Deputation team of the Wesley foundation to send rep resentatives to fill the pulpit for the morning service. At Salem the two will talk on the present economic situation, the engagement being arranged through the Deputation team. When Mark Temple Scored the First Touchdown Against N. Y. U. Here’s Temple, Oregon’s star in the Webfoots’ win last Saturday against New York university, crossing the Violet goal line for the first touchdown. Temple is the man indicated by the arrow. This photo came to the Emerald by air mail and special delivery through the courtesy of Harry Grayson, sports writer on the New York World-Telegram. Grayson was formerly sports editor of the Oregonian, and was connected with papers in San Francisco and Los Angeles before going east. Depot Is Molding Varied Collection Of Stray Articles T OST or misplaced articles turned in at the University depot this week include: One zipper purse. Four hooks. Two Eversharp pencils. One lady’s coat belt. These things will be returned to the original owners if called for. Anderson, Horn Are Working on New Daily Paper rwo Journalism Graduates Executives on Eugene Morning News Yesterday morning the initial ssue of the Eugene Morning News, Eugene's new daily, was published under the management of tWo University graduates. John Anderson, managing edi tor, and Dick Horn, business man ager, are both graduates of the school of journalism. Anderson finished in 1923 and worked on the Coos Bay Times until he re ceived a position on the Portland Telegram. He became city editor of the Telegram in 1929, and has held numerous important publicity positions. He is a member of Theta Chi social fraternity, and was elected to Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism professional, and Phi Mu Alpha, national music honorary. Horn, who graduated in '30, has been connected since that time with the Eugene District News, from which the Morning News has grown. While in the University he was affiliated with Sigma Phi Epsilon, social fraternity, and with Alpha Delta Sigma, men’s na tional advertising professional. The new publication was built up from an advertising sheet called the Shopping News, which was started last February. The News found a prosperous field and thrived. It presently decided to become a newspaper, and as a re sult the Eugene District News be gan publication. With the United Press leased wire bringing in world-wide re ports and a large staff of county correspondents already recruited, the Morning News is equipped to keep its readers well informed. Westminster To Present One-Act Play Sunday A one-act play, "Mother Earth and Her Children,” will be pre sented by students of the West minster freshman group Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Central Presbyterian church, it was an nounced yesterday by Charlotte Eldridge. , Mis3 Eldridge, deputation chair man for the freshman group, is directing this fast-moving vehicle, which has world peace for its theme. Members of the cast are Laura Goldsmith, Pauline George, Sage Madden, Bill Gearhart, Har old Myers, Bob Poely, and Tom Ballantyne. Following this initial perform ance, the play will form part of a peace program which the fresh man group is preparing for depu tation work. Dean Philip A. Par sons of the school of applied soci ology plans to use this program in the University’s extension serv ice to the rural communities of Lane, Linn and Douglas counties. The play will be supplemented with music and a talk on the 1932 Dis armament conference. Students who are interested in assisting with the full program are requested to consult Charlotte Eldridge or Charles Martin. Art Majors Will Decorate Architecture Corridors Several advanced students in drawing and painting at the art school have undertaken the work of decorating the halls in the school of architecture building. The actual work of decoration has not as yet been started but a committee under the supervision of Mr. Lance Hart and Mr. Andrew M. Vincent, both of the drawing and painting departments, are making plans for the project. i Burg Helps in Timely Rescue Of Castaways Modern Crusoes Picked Up on Pacific Isle Former Student Journalist Aboard Yacht Camargo On Eventful Cruise When the three modem Robin son Crusoes were found on a lonely Pacific island 12 days ago, few, if Amos Burg <1 liy, ui uic aur dents here real ized that a for I mer member of the Oregon stu dent body took part in the res cue. Amos Burg, who attended the University from 1926 to 1928, was ion board the Ju lius Fleischmann expedition yacht, Camargo, repre senting the National Geographic society, when it first located the castaways on October 24. As he was taking pictures and gathering material for his write ups of the Camargo’s cruisings, Burg was on hand when the yacht put in at Cocos, a tiny island 500 miles from Panama. There signs of habitation and notes prompted the men to notify United States officials by wireless of the unusual discovery. The United States gun boat Sacramento from Balboa, Ca nal Zone, answered the call and raced to the search which termi nated in the rescue of the three men who had existed on the island since their shipwreck in April. At the time of the discovery, Burg was making his fourth ex pedition in the interests of the Geographic Society, for which he has been writing since his student work here in the University. Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, stated last night that Burg was granted permission to work as a special student here in ’26. Burg decided, before com ing to the campus, to become a professional explorer. He majored in journalism to develop his skill in writing. While here he con ceived the idea for an Alaskan trip over the old Gold Rush trail of ’98. He wrote to the National Geographic Society and asked them if they would be interested in a write-up with pictures of the trip. The society wrote to Dean Allen for Burg’s qualifications and received a high recommendation for the young journalist. After the trip, Burg came back to Oregon long enough to write his story in the familiar atmos phere of the shack. The society accepted the article and paid Burg $1000 for it, and at the same time, invited him to come to Washing ton to lecture for them. Follow ing this, he was given a contract for a tour of the United States. His first article appeared in the National Geographic magazine for July, 1930, under the title, “Today on the Yukon Trail of 1898!” A recent article by Burg ap peared in the August Geographic of this year, telling of his trip with Dr. George Rebec, dean of the graduate school, over 3000 miles of northern trails. “Amos is one of the finest fel lows we have ever had in the de partment,” Dean Allen said. “Though he came here without completing his high school work, he made good as rapidly as any one. I think he has a very great future.” Burg had just returned from ac companying Dr. William Beebe of the New York Zoological society on a scientific expedition to the West Indies when he was assigned to the Fleischmann expedition by the society. He is making colored and moving pictures to supplement a series of articles for the soci ety's magazine. TURNBULL IN PORTLAND George Turnbull, professor of journalism, left Thursday evening for Portland, where he will con j tinue his research work on early I journalism in the Pacific North I west. He planned to work and gather data in the libraries in Portland and also from the Ore gon Historical association. He will return to Eugene early Sunday morning.