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VOLUME XXXIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1931 NUMBER 36 Requirements For Graduation Set by Faculty Regulation^ Expressed In Points Now Degree Granted Students Wit'll C Average; 0.75 Essential for J. C. For graduation a cumulative grade point average of 1.0 or bet ter will be required for 140 of the 186 term hours needed for degrees under the new regulation passed by the faculty in session yesterday af ternoon in Johnson hall. All re quirements are expressed in points and not grades as formerly. The new regulation goes into ef fect this term but is not retroact ive and will not affect credits earned under the old grade scale, it was explained by Earl M. Pallett, registrar. Points earned in former terms will be counted on the basis of the old scale of five passing grades and required averages. Grade Points Decided Grade points will be computed on the following basis: three points for each hour of A, two points for each hour of B, one point for each hour of C and minus one point for each hour of F. No points are giv en for D grades. The averages set by the faculty refer to grade points and not to grades. Thus the 1.0 average re quired for graduation is equiva lent to a C grade for 140 hours. The 0.75 needed for junior certifi- ! cate is slightly lower than a C av erage and the 1.5 average for more than 16 hours credit is between a B and a C average. J. C. Requires 0.75 The average needed by students to receive junior certificates is 0.75 under the new ruling. Seventy or more term hours will be required for the upper division standing, as formerly. Students desiring to get credit for more than 16 term hours must make an average of 1.5 or better. This ruling is based on the as sumption that the normal sched ule calls for 15 to 16 hours a week. Mr. Pallett cited the following example in way of illustrating the method of figuring the new points: Examples Cited A student is a third year man now and expects to receive his junior certificate at the end of this term. Credits he received in previous years will be computed and rated on the five grade system. Then the credits earned this term will be computed and rated under the new plan. If the old and new credits are both up to requirements the student will receive his certifi cate. These are the standards required by practically all institutions using the ABCDF grading scale. A few schools have slightly higher or slightly lower requirements. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT Sigma Pi Tau announces the pledging of Dick Hussey, of Hal sey. Leads Orchestra Hex Underwood, conductor of the University Symphony orches tra, which presented its first con cert of the season last night. Burton Talks on Soviet Education, School Systems Well Known Authority on Teaching Work Extols Russian Plan “The schooling system of Rus sia,”'said Dr. William Burton, na tionally known education author ity, before members of Phi Delta Kappa, men’s national education fraternity, at the Green Lantern Wednesday night, “is not confined to the schools but is interwoven with the daily work and play and through all the educating mediums that are known. “The two biggest things in Rus sia today,” continued Dr. Burton, “are the planning organization and the school system.” The planning organization, con sisting of a committee of 22 mem bers and sub-committees with rep resentatives from every province, city, and village, has complete charge of everything in the coun try. It is the most absolute bu reaucracy in the world today. The school system is probably the most completely organized and interrelated system to be found anywhere in the world. It is di vided into three main divisions: establishment of liquidation cen ters of illiteracy everywhere in the country, basing the education on the needs of the country, and adapting the education to the lan guages found in the five different sections of the country. Dr. Burton illustrated his talk with pictures taken on his trip. He stated that since Russia is so huge and has a large population, any story of the country could be true. GRAD HAS DAUGHTER Joseph G. Wilson, M. D., is an interne at St. Luke’s hospital in Spokane, Washington. He is a graduate of 1928, receiving his M. D. degree in 1931. On November 12 he reported the birth of his first daughter. 'Schwimmhautfusse’ Means Webfooters to Herr Fischer By ELINOR HENRY “What is the name of your foot ball team?” Herr M. Fischer asked yesterday at the Interna tional Relations club luncheon at the Anchorage. “I mean like Cou gar, or Bear ...” “Webfoot!” chorused the nine student and faculty members of the club present. Herr Fischer looked slightly puz zled. . “Schwimmhautfusse,” explained Dr. John R. Mez, of the economics department. “It rains so much, you know.” The Hungarian railway man, who is officially designated as a mechanical engineer in the office of the general manager of the Hungarian state railways, smiled broadly and began a lively discus sion of European versus American football. The welfare of European rail way workers may be Herr Fisch er's chief interest, but football (soccer) isn’t far behind. He was elected vice-president of the Fed eration Internationale football as sociation in 1927 in Helsingfors, Finland. He is a member of the legion of honor in France and an officer of the crown of Italy. When he passed through New York this September at the begin ning of his speaking tour, the Unit ed States football association pre sented him with a gold medal which he proudly carries with him wherever he goes. Herr Fischer speaks six lan guages: German, French, Spanish, Italian, English, and, of course, Hungarian. “English,” he declared, “is eas ier to learn than any other lan guage. Incomparably easier gram matically than German and much simpler than French. Pronuncia tion is the only real difficulty.” After the luncheon, Herr Fisch er spent an hour discussing rail roads with Professor Donald M. Erb, economics department. The Hungarian was very much inter ested in the intricacies of holding companies. He agreed with Pro fessor Erb that the busses would eventually displace trains on all | but the longer passenger runs. Statement by Ex-Rally Head Finishes Case Mathews Avers Prexy Is Unaware of Facts Lack of Money Precludes j Registration in School; Work Is Continued Service of Carson Mathews as chairman of the rally committee and on other -student committees when he was not registered as a student, came about through mis understanding on the part of Mathews and Brian Mimnaugh, student body president, interviews with the two yesterday disclosed. Mathews was out of town on Wednesday night, but when he was reached Thursday he made the following statement: Mathews Makes Stand “The rally chairmanship was given to me during rush week. The extenuating circumstances brought about by pre-school games and the necessity for a rally com mittee caused me to appoint sub committees before regular regis tration. “At that time I planned on en tering the University. Financial reverses made it impossible for me to register at the regular time, but I thought it would be possible later. This I intended to do and continue with my committee work. Rally Work Far Along “When it became apparent that my registration would be impos sible, the rally work was so far along that I thought it advisable to carry on until the program would be completed.” Mimnaugh was entirely unaware that Mathews was not enrolled, the rally chairman said. He said that he had not told the president anything one way or the other, as he believed that he would register before the time limit. Dead-Eye Godfrey Pots Fowl Mess In Shotgun Orgy George H. Godfrey, the Oregon faculty’s most intrepid huntsman, celebrated a recent shotgun exploit last night with a dinner party at his home. A flock of wild duck, slain by the fearless journalism professor, and deftly prepared by Mrs. Godfrey, were the piece de re sistance. Prior to the meal, God frey, sometimes known as the Davy Crockett of Lane county, spoke loquaciously in Indian sign talk on how he stalked the ducks to earth. To his hunting dinner, Godfrey invited the following: Glen God frey, his younger brother; Ruth Newton, secretary of the public re lations bureau; Bruce “Westbrook” Hamby, Journal correspondent on the campus; Willis Duniway, edi tor of the Oregon Emerald; Dick Neuberger, Oregonian correspond ent on the campus, and the Crane sisters, Jackie and Arlene. Book Balcony of Co-op To Hold Open House Today New Writings To Be Discussed by S. Stephenson Smith As a part of National Book week, the book balcony of the Co op store, under the supervision of Miss Nancy Roberts, is holding open house Friday from 4 to 5:30 o’clock. S. Stephenson Smith of the department of English will dis cuss some late books. Special displays in the windows of the Co-op and on the book bal cony and rent library have been put up in observance of the thir teenth National Book week, which started originally as Children’s Book week. "There is a great deal of emphasis put on children’s books yet,” Miss Roberts said. She pointed out that this week the Na tional Broadcasting company is giving special programs and re views of books in its radio pro grams. Since the book balcony is rather small and will not be able to ac commodate very many people, in vitations have been sent to faculty and people on the campus although the Co-op wants students to stop any time and look over the dis plays. Symphony Orchestra Plays To Packed House at Concert Landsbury Presents Unique Pieces in Martial Key; Solo Draics Applause By JACK BAUER At the first concert of the year' last night the University Sym-1 phony orchestra and Dean John J. i Landsbury filled the music audi-1 torium. Their work together in the Mozart D minor concerto was accepted with loud acclaim by the audience. Rex Underwood, by keenly discriminating interpreta tions, and mastery over his play ers, achieved telling effects and well-defined attitudes in all four numbers. The concert opened with the overture to “11 Guarany,” in which martial themes and thunderous climaxes were alternated with sev eral distinct love themes. “T h e Sorcerer’s Apprentice” opened with a peaceful theme, yet soon surrendered itself to a swag gering, hesitant dance that was weird, eerie, startling. The work proved to be more than a musical oddity. It was solidly constructed, employing the fullest resources of the orchestra, augmented in tym pani and string bass, and satisfied the audience with its fantastic rhythms, harmonies, and dishar monies. John Stark Evans pro vided an undercurrent with the I bass organ. The Mozart concerto in D minor displayed a high degree of team work between the soloist and the orchestra. Strong emphasis of the melody in the many beautiful pas sages for piano alone, sustained trills, and flawless taste through out gave the dean's work a char acter which could not be resisted. He treated even the simplest phrases with extreme care, and gave brilliance to the allegro and rondo such as the composer wished. The romanza, though brief, established as telling an effect as did either of the other movements. Conductor Underwood and Pianist Landsbury, together with the large orchestra, created temporarily a dreamy atmosphere, a romantic mood, that was convincing, and therefore artistically genuine. Fleeting voices of the various sec tions intruded gracefully through the piano figures of the rondo. The strengthened string bass and French horn sections of the or chestra have added solidity to this year’s organization, and their long hours of rehearsal bore plentiful fruit last night. The concluding number, Haydn’s “Symphony No. 2,” was full blooded, though formal. Its bal anced, symmetrical structure re ceived interesting treatment from Underwood, and the work was played with fine spirit. It was not tame, by any stretch of criti cism. The adagio was carried largely by the first violins, who performed consistently all evening. The min uet, built on several short phases, was dynamic, and the last move ment was bound into a synthetic completeness by the skill and con fidence of the conductor. Irregu lar patterns and varied tempo added greatly to the audience’s in terest in the piece. Health Week Tea Scheduled for 8 At Gerlinger Hall Volleyball Games Ended; Kappa Della, Pi Phi, Independents Lead Every co-ed is invited to attend the Health Week tea, this after noon at 4 o’clock in Gerlinger hall. This culminates the second annual Health week on the Oregon cam pus. The Alden cup will be award ed for the best sorority menu. The winner of the two-weeks pass to the Fox-McDonald theatre will be announced, and the posture con test will be held. The Thespians are serving tea, and Dorothy Mac Lean is in charge of the affair. The last of the volleyball games were held yesterday with Kappa Delta leading, losing only one game and winning three. Both Pi Beta Phi and an Independent team are undefeated but have won only two games. Fourteen organizations entered (Continued on Page Three) Y. W. C. A. Forms Discussion Clubs For Frosh Girls Exchange of Experiences As Freshmen Purpose Of Various Groups Ten freshman discussion groups, each consisting of from 15 to 25 girls under the leadership of an upperclassman, have been organ ized at the Y. W. C. A. The exchange of ideas and ex periences as freshmen is the pur pose of these groups. Many sub jects will be discussed. “Personal ity and How It Grow?,” “College Traditions,” “What Shall I Wear,” "Friendship,” and “Evaluating Ex tra-Curricular Activities.” Group leaders meet every Mon day at the Y. W. C. A. for training in group guidance. These girls are studying Sheffield’s ' Training in Group Leadership.” The groups, upperclass leaders, student representatives and time (Continued on Page Pour) Fischer Talks On Conditions Over Continent Hungarian Railway Man Accents Cooperation Relations Group Sponsors Appearance at Villard; Many Attend Lecture “The United States of Europe is an idea,” Herr M. Fischer, of Budai»cst, Hungary, said last night in Villard hall before a large crowd of students, faculty members, and Eugene people interested in inter national relations, “an idea and an ideal.” “My own experience has proved,” the railway man declared, “that in the field of railways we are better off than we were before the war.” The confidence shown by the var ious countries in the international railways shows that European na tions are reaching a cooperation never before attained, even though that confidence is not so evident in the political situation. Freight Traffic Discussed "More important than the inter national passenger traffic,” he continued, “is the international freight traffic.” While before the war some one would have to go with a shipment to see that it was not lost or destroyed in the many handlings at the various frontiers, now a car leaving Budapest may be sealed and pass through many countries untouched before it reaches its destination. Herr Fischer began his talk with a brief history of Hungary, leading up to the modern contributions of Hungary to civililization in the work of her authors, painters, and composers, as well as in more ma terial benefits. Pictures Are Shown The motion pictures and lantern slides gave the audience glimpses of the life and land of the Hun garian. Views of historical and modern buildings and bridges, pic tures of champions in sports, and many close-ups of the people in market-place, city, viHage, and flield, gave those present a feeling of closer relationship with Hun gary. Margaret Hammerbacher, presi dent of the International Relations club, which sponsored Herr Fisch er’s appearance here, opened the meeting with a short description of the club and its purposes and announced the Northwest Stu dents’ International conference to be held at Reed college in Portland during Thanksgiving vacation. Professor Victor P. Morris, of the economics department, intro duced Herr Fischer. About This Time of the Year Tfrif OMtSr BuT Kffe#T‘08 WXJ mvBUT^p M*P '(ou^^se- poesHj VOOK. ^VJ'T^ r ^ voCR UOVJSIl picrCR^ (' A.f«L0t,(fc5 To K««Meu.- fcv-ni '¥ YOO U^D th's 0^,01/r foHL floiV Hoo &oX 'ioofi^ Mp-fTic-K ON W oPS^‘ -f... t,0'w ~rjr T*»s woulo have A PlP IF \ov>«. COUUA.R hmu't ^»fPeP OUT. ||lvWCOkO fctlrS PERFECT vp ONS OP TAfc fcfcjoTHGft.5 AP<?*T l*W>£ *<on) LAU&W. Q.K- JWT ir, S^OVWEP T*M SfoT Ojr tb^AJo C^’T So Tickets Available For S. F. Game at A. S.U.O. Office gTITDENT tickets for the St. Mary’s-Oregon football game to lie held in San Francisco on Thanksgiving day are now on tale at the Associated Student body office in McArthur court, according to Ronald H. Robnett, graduate manager. Til esc tickets may be ob tained for $1 with the presenta tion of a student body ticket. Reserved tickets are selling for $2, and these may be obtained either from the Co-op or from the Associated Student Body office. New Issue of Law Review of Oregon Ready Next Month Big Publication Will Have Contributions of Many Students The quarterly issue of the Ore gon Law Review will be off the press about December 15, it was stated by Student Editor William Kuykendall, who, with Professor Charles G. Howard, editor, com pleted editorial work yesterday. This issue of the Review, the official publication of the law school and the Oregon State Bai association, is to be unusually large, containing the proceedings of the latter body from its recent Marshfield meeting. Student contributions furnish concrete material, worked over in to recent cases, notes, comment, and reviews under the direction of Kuykendall. Summary Speeches Printed The December issue will contain summary speeches of the follow ing as part of the proceedings: “Lawyer's Changing Responsi bility,” Roy Raley, bar president; "American Law Institute,” Justice George Rossman of Oregon su preme court; "Changing Trends in Legal Education,” Dean Wayne L. Morse of Oregon law school; “Re search and the State,” Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall; and “American and World Problems as Viewed from Europe,” Dr. S. B. Noble, professor of political science at Reed col lege. Professors Contribute An editorial, “Newly Organized Conference of Bar Examiners,” by Faculty Editor Howard, and an other by Dean Morse will be a part of the Review. Book reviews of Professor John H. Mueller and Ronald H. Beattie are also in the table of contents. Recent cases in this issue were accepted from Edward Stubbs, Kenneth Proctor, Charles Shim anek, Sam A. Van Vactor Jr., Howard Green, and Eugene Laird. Dick Neuberger Gives Radio Fans Grid Highlights Dick Neuberger, freshman in pre-law, was given a signal honor last week when he was asked to speak over radio KGW after the Oregon-Oregon State football game. For five minutes Neuberg er discussed the scoreless encoun ter, giving his opinion of the battle and reviewing certain outstanding incidents. He was introduced by Jimmy Richardson, noted sports announcer. Richardson introduced Neuberger as a former sports writ er for The Morning Oregonian and also told that he was studying law at the University. Inquiry by an Emerald reporter brought the news that radio broad casting was old stuff to Neuberg er. His friends from Portland said he had interviewed baseball play ers, football coaches, boxers, polo players, horsemen, crew captains, newspaper men and various oth ers while working for The Oregon ian. Neuberger worked at the Ore gonian under the direction of L. H. Gregory, sports editor. He is the second campus Oregonian corre spondent to have come here after working under Gregory’s guidance. The first was Arden X. Pangborn, who later became editor of the Emerald. At some time in the near future Neuberger will interview Willis Duniway, present Emerald editor, over radio KORE on a special Emerald of the air program. Oregon State Dean Brands Reports False Howe’s Version Untrue, Avers Cordley Webfoot Conference Head Files Omissions on OSC Eligibility Data By BRUCE HAMBY Professor H. C. Howe’s state ment in the Morning Oregonian yesterday calling attention to the fact that Oregon State college of ficials had never completely filled in required eligibility lists, was branded as “absolutely false” by Dean A. B. Cordley, formerly Ore gon State’s representative in the conference. Although both the Emerald and the Oregon State Barometer had decided to let the matter of the alleged ineligibility drop, it begins to look as though minor complications between the schools may yet arise for an en tirely different reason. When questioned by the Ore gonian yesterday on the ineligibil ity rumors. Professor Howe stated that, while he had not the slight est doubt of the good faith in which Oregon State had acted, he had noticed in the past years cer tain omissions in the eligibility data provided by the O. S. C. ath letic department. Data Incomplete At the beginning and end of every athletic season every school in the conference is required to send to all other schools certain information about each player. The omission to which he referred was the recording of the seasons of varsity competition, both by transfer and actual participation. This column on the Oregon State lists has been left blank for the past several years, Professor Howe stated. Dean Cordley’s statement in de nying the charges was as follows: “At the close of every school year a participation list for all sports has been mailed to all con ference schools. All other infor mation on athletes required by conference rules also is furnished. We keep copies of all these reports in the board of control office.” Disputed List Mailed Upon hearing of Dean Cordley’s charges, Professor Howe immedi ately mailed one of the disputed lists to the Portland paper in which the whole affair was started. The list will be photo graphed and facsimilies used, the paper informed the Emerald last night. The matter concerning the eligi bility of the four Oregon State players, Buck Hammer, Ed Engle stad, Reg Rust and Bill Byington, is still at a standstill. Unless some school formally protests the players, nothing will be done about it. According to Howe, the Uni versity of Oregon will make no protest. Emerald Reportorial Staff Enlarged by 4 Members The reportorial staff of the Em erald has been increased by the appointment of four additional members, it was announced by Thornton Shaw, managing editor of the Emerald. Malcolm Bauer, freshman in journalism, was named on the sports staff, by Walt Baker, sports editor. Marion Sheldon, freshman in education, was named as a re porter. Don Caswell, sophomore in jour nalism, and Ed Clements, sopho more in business administration, have been chosen by Shaw as fea ■ ture writers on the Emerald staff. TEAM GOES “DATELESS” BOSTON—(IP)—Boston univer sity co-eds recently informed the members of the varsity football team by letter that they would not speak to or make dates with the gridders until they win a football game. At the time the team had suf fered ten consecutive defeats, and the girls indicated that they were getting tired of it. The letter said the ultimatum would be altered only through a football victory.