VOLUME XXXIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1931
NUMBER 42
Triple Welcome
Scheduled For'
Debating Team
Committee in Charge Is
Named by Beckett
—
Pacific Basin Trio Will Be
Greeted by Student
Body Jan. 8
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Oregon’s reception for the Pa
cific Basin debaters, Roger Pfaff,
Robert Miller, and David Wilson,
when they return to the Univer
sity campus Friday, January 8,
will rival any homecoming, accord
ing to Clifford Beckett, chairman
of the committee in charge of the
program. Welcoming crowds will
also meet the trio when they dock
in San Francisco and again in
Portland.
The appointments of the com
mittee which will work with Beck
ett were completed yesterday.
They are: assistant chairman, Ken
Jette; secretary, Phyllis Meisel;
assembly, Brian Mimnaugh; ban
quet, Wayne Emmott; dance, Dick
Givens; Emerald edition, Willis
Duniway; speaking to civic groups,
Roger Bailey; show and theatre
appearances, Hal Short; rally, the
rally committee in charge of Ferd
Fletcher, acting rally chairman;
and publicity, Thornton Shaw.
Advisory Group Named
Working with this committee
will be an advisory committee
composed of Burt Brown Bar
ker, vice-president of the Univer
sity; Walter E. Hempstead, fac
ulty advisor for the Pacific Basin
tour; Brian Mimnaugh, president
of the Associated Students; Willis
Duniway, editor of the Emerald;
and Charles Jones, forensic man
ager.
Arrangements are now proceed
ing in San Francisco to meet the
debaters when they dock there De
cember 30. Governor James Roth
Jr. of California, Mayor Rossi of
San Francisco, and prominent
members of the chamber of com
merce of that city, photographers,
newsreel men, and Oregon alumni
are being invited.
Portland Plans Reception
In Portland a reception of state
wide interest is being planned. The
University of Oregon advisory
committee, under Burt Brown
Barker, will cooperate with the
Portland chamber of commerce,
T the East side chamber of com
merce, the junior chamber of com
merce, and Pendleton chamber of
commerce committees. They will
meet the goodwill debaters at the
boat Sunday morning, December 3.
“It is the desire of the commit
tee,’’ said Beckett, “that the stu
dents and townspeople recognize
the Pacific Basin tour as a part
of the policy and program of in
_. ternational debating, in which
field the University has obtained j
world-wide pre-eminence.
Goodwill Stressed
“It is becoming a well-estab- j
lished phase of A. S. U. O. activity !
which is peculiarly symbolical of
those high academic aims and ed- '
ucational endeavors for which our ;
institution stands. Oregon is tak- 1
ing a leading part in developing j
goodwill between the Occident and i
Oregon.
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Getting Ready
These four students, candidates
from the University for the Rhodes
scholarship, are preparing for the
state examination to be held in
Portland Saturday. From the top
they are: George Harrington,
Frank Lombard, David Williams,
and Wallace Campbell.
Football Squad Promises
Beating to College Editor
NEW YORK.—(IP)—A “beat
ing up” has been promised Reed
Harris, editor of the Columbia
Spectator, by members of the Co
lumbia university football team, if
he persists in writing editorials to
the effect that the alumni of the
university are secretly passing out
sums of money to members of the
grid squad.
Whoever is assigned to do the
“beating up” will have a tough
time of it, however, for Harris
weighs no less than 215 pounds
and opce played football himself.
And that the scrap is likely to oc
cur is evidenced by the fact that
Harris has announced, to the faces
of the protesting gridders, that
he’ll say whatever he pleases about
the football team in the Spectator.
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Art Ireland of Phi Bete Finds
Time To Play Besides Study
By GEORGE ROOT
“Art Ireland ? Sure, there he
is right over there!”
It was between periods at the
men's gymnasium. An obliging
sports writer pointed across the
court to where a group of young
men in gym pants and jerseys
were pummeling the life out of a
basketball.
Ireland, a fair-haired, friendly
looking fellow, saw he was being
signalled and came across the
floor to be interviewed.
He is not only one of the Senior
Six, chosen two weeks ago by Phi
Beta Kappa, national scholarship
honorary, but has been instructor
1 in golf at the men's gym for the
past four years. He feels as much
at home in the gym among the
mats and apparatus as he does in
the law school among its shelves
of huge books.
Ireland is a pre-law major in
his fourth year at the University.
He entered Oregon from Jefferson
high school in Portland, where he
was editor of the weekly paper,
the Spectrum.
Last summer he spent six weeks
with the R. O. T. C. at Vancouver
barracks and afterwards divided
his time between working for his
father and reading books. His
reading is varied, but usually sup
plements his line of study.
“I believe supplementary read
ing is as important as the courses
themselves,” Ireland said.
He enjoys French" a great deal,”
and is a great admirer of French
literature.
So far as Ireland knows, he is
the first "Phi Bete” in his family,
but he is too busy now getting out
criminal survey reports in the law
school to think much about per
I sonal achievement.
Japan Would Be Best Ruler
Of Manchuria, Says Inamine
Student Cowes to Defense
Of Native Nippon's
Military Action
(Editor’s Note: This is the first
of a series of articles which will
present the Japanese, Chinese, and
Russian points of view regarding
the Manchurian situation as inter
preted by students from these
countries. In fairness to each side,
all of the interviews ware obtained
before any one was published.)
By CECIL KEESLING
Seiei Inamine, from Robe, Japan,
a senior in biology, yesterday came
forward in defense of his native
land in an answer to a story on
the Manchurian situation by Dr.
W. D. Smith, of the geography de
partment, in the Emerald for De
cember 1.
Mr. Inamine said he disagreed
with Professor Smith’s view for
three reasons. He argued that it
is absolutely impossible to consider
the present situation of Manchuria
apart from its history, and
through the Treaty of Portsmouth
in 1905, Japan took over some of
the economic interests and con
cessions, which Russia had ob
tained previously from China, with
the consent of the Chinese govern
ment. With these treaty rights,
Japan started the development of
the territory of Manchuria.
Professor Smith said in his story
of December 1, “Probably Man
churia will be better off materially
under the Japanese rule than under
that of either Russia or China be
-cause Japan occupies a position in
the far east like that of England
in the west and stands for law and
order.” Then he continued, “How
ever, in the long run China will win
out as she always absorbs her con
querors.”
Refuting the professor’s story,
Inamine said, “Japan spent her
energy and resources to change the
wilderness into the present eco
nomic center of the Far East. To
day Manchuria is sanitary, peace
ful, prosperous, and an economic
center where natives as well as
foreigners are able to engage in
business without molestation and
strife; while ahqut 25 years ago
the territory was full of bandits,
thieves, pestilence, and famine
just as other parts of China are
at present.
“Japan’s administration and:
huge investments reaching many j
billions of yen made Manchuria
what she is today. Viewing from
these points, Japan has been far
away from selfishness; she has wel
comed the people of the whole
world to come and join in making
Manchuria a center of the interna
tional trade. Then China noticing
that Manchuria has been turned in
to a splendid region, suddenly re
called that it once was a part of
its own country and now it tries to
oust Japan.
“If the facts are carefully stud
ied, the reasons why Japan has had
to take the steps which she has
taken will be seen. I can see no
evidence for the statement that
China must ultimately ‘absorb her
conquerors’,” concluded Mr. Ina
mine.
Choir To Present
6St. Cecilia’ Mass
Sunday Evening
Evans To Conduct Gounod
Christmas Music at
Methodist Church
The beautiful "St. Cecilia” mu
sic, so well known to the students
and townspeople of Eugene, will
be presented at 7:30 Sunday eve
ning by the choir of the First
Methodist church in the church
auditorium.
JoKn Stark Evans, organist and
choir director of the church, will
direct this performance of sacred
music and will preside at the or
gan as well.
The concert this year will be
the twelfth annual presentation of
this music in Eugene under the
direction of Mr. Evans, and is the
same music that has been given
for the past several years on the
University campus. This will be
the only Eugene performance of
the “St. Cecilia” music this year.
The soloists for this presenta
tion of the sacred Christmas music
are to be Edyth Hopkins, soprano;
Don K. Eva, baritone, and Her
schel Scott, baritone, all of whom
are regular soloists in the Meth
odist choir. Don Eva was soloist
the past two years when the con
cert was presented on the Univer
sity campus.
The “St. Cecilia” music was
written by Gounod, a French com
poser who lived in the nineteenth
century. The Sunday evening con
cert is one of the most outstanding
of the many special services of
music that have been given in the
Methodist church since Mr. Evans
has been choir director and organ
ist of the church. All students
are invited to attend.
Rev. Cecil F. Ristow, pastor of
the church, will read the English
translation of the Latin music, in
order that it may be better under
stood and appreciated by the au
dience.
Wesley Members To Hear
Mez 6:30 Sunday Evening
John R. Mez, associate professor
of economics, will speak to the
Wesley foundation Sunday evening
at 6:30, it was announced by Don
ald Saunders, devotional commit
tee chairman of the group.
“America and Economic Disarm
ament,” is the topic of the address.
Mr. Mez will talk on international
relations between the United States
and other countries, stressing the
economic importance of such phas
es as tariffs.
This meeting completes a series
of three on disarmament. The oth
ers were devoted to discussions of
world peace and the coming dis
armament conference.
Letter of Praise
Sent to Emerald
By Herr Fischer
Foreign Visitor Interested
In Teaching Methods
Of Journalism
Words of commendation have
been received by the Emerald from
Herr Fischer, Hungarian lecturer
who recently visited the campus,
on the coverage of his talks to the
students and published in the cam
pus daily.
“During my long journey I have
had the opportunity to read many
comments in connection with my
doings, and your comments are
among the best ones,” said Herr
Fischer in a letter to Elinor Henry,
sophomore in journalism, who was
the reporter that covered his lec
tures here.
“In Hungary we have no teach
ing of journalism in the universi
ties,” he continued. He further ex
pressed his desire in securing In
formation about the systems and
teaching of the subject to take
back with him to Hungary.
While at the University he visit
ed the International house on the
campus and showed great interest
in the organization. He also writes
in the letter to Miss Henry his in
terest in the house and asks for
information of the organizing of
such an institution.
Porter, Adams To Attend
Student Volunteer Meet
Convention To Be Held at Albany
College December 5
Discussion groups, devotional
services, and special talks by re
ligious and young people's leaders
will feature the Student Volunteer
state convention to be held at Al
bany college December 5-6.
R. B. Porter, secretary of the
University Y. M. C. A., and Max
Adams, University pastor, will at
tend from the University of Ore
gon and will have places in the
program. Mr. Porter will deliver
a message on “The Living Christ
in India.” Mr. Adams will make
a short address.
Other leaders scheduled for the
meeting include Miss Lucille Day,
field secretary of the Pacific Coast
Student Volunteer movement; Dr.
Harold Bowman, Portland; Miss
Helen Whitaker, Eugene; Dr. Ray
Culver, Portland; Miss Faye Stein
metz, Portland; Miss Ruth Ne
mura, Portland; Rev. E. W. War
rington, Oregon State college; and
Rev. S. W. Clemes, Portland.
Students desiring to register for
this convention may do so with
Miss Edmunson at the Y. W. C. A.
or with R. B. Porter at the Y. M.
C. A. Registration and meals will
cost $2.25.
Social Science
Course Adopts
Oxford System
Revision of Educational
System Seen
Erb, Jameson Laud Method
In Use on Continent;
Survey Conducted
Marking the first attempt to in
augurate the Oxford system of
comprehensive examinations in the
.Northwest, Donald M. Erb, profes
sor of economics, and Samuel H.
Jameson, associate professor of
sociology, announced the adoption
of the foreign plan in the fresh
man survey course in the back
grounds of social science.
The method, in use in practically
all the schools in Germany and
England, differs only from the
Harvard plan of final examina
tions, according to Dr. Jameson,
in the lack of the complete free
dom from class burdens offered
by the tutoring system.
System New in Country
Only five major schools in the
United States use this plan to
some extent at present: Harvard,
Rawlins college in Florida, Swarth
more in Pennsylvania, the Univer
sity of Chicago, and Reed college
at Portland.
“The comprehensive examination
system endeavors to eliminate the
parrotlike repetition type of learn
ing,” stated Professor Erb, “and
substitute an educational method
whereby each course ^nd term of
work is definitely related to the
surrounding courses and gives the
conscientious student an opportu
nity to gain a thorough and broad
ening knowledge.”
Upon the success or failure of
this scheme rests the future of
the educational plans of the Uni
versity of Oregon. If a survey be
ing conducted by Ralph W. Leigh
ton, research fellow in the school
of education, and the experiments
practiced in the social science sur
vey course are successful, the use
of this type of work will be ex
tended along the entire University
curricula.
First Grades Tentative
The plan as presented by Pro
fessor Jameson will give the stu
dent in social science a tentative
grade as a result of the first
term's examination, followed by a
test at the end of the winter term
over both terms’ work. The final
examination will cover the work
of the entire year and the grade
for this test will be entered as the
grade for all terms. Therefore,
the student’s grade for the entire
year will rest completely on his
ability to assimilate knowledge
during the three terms, which will
attain such a degree of perma
nency that it may be presented
in the final.
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“In time we hope to supplant
this with a final comprehensive
examination at the end of the four
years,” continued Dr. Jameson,
“by which we can judge the broad
ness of character which the stu
dent has acquired during his school
career.”
In response to the accusation
that under this system class at
tendance drops to an alarmingly
low figure, the German universi
ties are cited as examples. When
ever a professor lectures in the
schools of that country, there is
standing room only, although the
attendance is not compulsory.
“The response to this system by
the American student remains to
be discovered,” concluded Dr. Erb.
"However, it is hoped that we will
able to supplant the present
method of sliding incompetent stu
dents through a four years’ course
and presenting them with a de
gree, with the more efficacious
system of providing only for those
students who are sincere in their
desire to work.”
ALLEN’S BOOK ON LIST
“Printing for the Journalist,” a
volume on journalistic printing,
written by Eric W. Allen, dean of
the school of journalism, has been
included in a select list of books
on journalism in the library of the
Christian Science Monitor, inter
national daily newspaper of Bos
ton, according to word received
here. The volume is one of a list
recommended for correspondents
and others connected with the
Monitor.
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French Classes
Exam Schedule
Release Delayed
ANNOUNCEMENT that final
examinations for classes in
French composition and con
versation (Romance Languages
310) will be held Tuesday, De
cember 15, from 3 to 5, was
made today to complete the fall
term schedule. Examinations
will be given in classrooms un
less instructors specify other
rooms.
Concert of Strings
Instrumentalists
Is Set for Tonight
Plii Beta To Give Program
By Music Faculty ami
Advanced Students
An all-string instrumental con
cert will be given tonight at the
Music building at 8:15 by mem
bers of the school of music faculty
and advanced students, sponsored
by Phi Beta, women's professional
music and drama society, for the
benefit of its scholarship fund.
Several Phi Beta scholarship hold
ers will play. Admission is 25
cents.
The recital also will mark the
first campus appearance of Lora
Teshner, newly appointed this fall
as head of the 'cello department
of the school of music. Miss Tesh
ner will play a solo group, and
will play with other faculty mem
bers in a trio and quintet.
Mrs. Aurora Potter Underwood
will play with the trio, and will
contribute a solo group of modern
numbers. She is professor of piano
in the school of music.
Frances Brockman, violinist;
Roberta Spicer, 'cellist, both hold
ers of Phi Beta scholarships, and
Howard Halbert, violinist and con
cert master of the University
Symphony orchestra, will assist in
the opening number, Schubert’s
quintet, Op. 163. The string quin
tet, composed of two violins, viola,
and two 'celli, will play only the
first movement. The personnel
will be Rex Underwood and Fran
ces Brockman, violins; Howard
Halbert, viola; Roberta Spicer and
Lora Teshner, ’celli.
The second group will be Miss
Teshner’s solo group of Samar
tini’s “Sonata,” complete in three
movements, allegro, grave, and
vivace; Faure’s “Apre un Reve,”
and Dunkler’s “La Fileuse.”
Mrs. Underwood will play Casel
la’s ultra-modern "Toccata," Blan
chet’s “Etude de Concert,” and the
ethereal “Joyous Isle” of Debussy.
The recital will close with Beet
hoven's celebrated trio, Op. 97,
played by Rex Underwood, Lora
Teshner, and Mrs. Underwood.
Frosh Debate Aspirants
To Have Tryouts Tonight
Eighteen on List ot Contenders
For Positions
Freshman debate tryouts will be
held tonight at 7:30 in Villard hall
with 18 aspirants competing for
places on the squad for this year.
Two more, Bob Prescott and
Howard Ohmart are the late ar
rivals to enter the contest, bring
ing the total number to 18.
Judges for the contest will be
John L. Casteel, men’s varsity de
bate coach; Walter Hempstead, in
structor in English; Robert Oliver,
graduate assistant in speech; Cal
vin Crumbaker, professor of eco
nomics; and Nelson L. Bossing,
professor of education.
Oliver stated that the public is
invited to hear the speakers.
Plans for Carol Singing
On December 7 Released
The “Merrie England” of Charles
Dickens will live again in Eugene,
if the plans projected by the au
thorities in charge of the Caroler
group of the Christmas frolic ma
ture as planned.
If. snow would blanket the
ground on the night of December
7, and the sixty or more voices
from the Revels Carolers can be
properly rehearsed in the chanting
of the old English Christmas bal
j lads, the setting that made such
j characters as Scrooge famous, will
be revived, according to Gifford
! Nash who is assisting S. Stephen
' son Smith in the selection and
(training of the carolers.
Cancelling of State
Realty Levy To Save
Fraternities $3200
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Juniors To Weigh
Change of Vodvil
To Musical Show
Meet inf? Tonight To Decide
Fate of Traditional
Presentation
To discuss the possibility ot
changing the traditional Junior
Vodvil to a musical comedy, the
members of the junior class will
hold a meeting in Villard assem
bly tonight at 7:30, according to
an announcement made last night
by Robert Hall, junior president.
“In view of the fact that the
Junior Vodvils of the past few
years have not been complete suc
cesses,” Hall said, “we have been
considering replacing it with a mu
sical comedy this coming year.”
A committee is to be appointed
tonight to consider the possibility
of making the change.
Victor Herber’s light opera, “The
Red Mill,” has been tentatively
suggested as a good vehicle in case
the proposed change should be ef
fected.
“Although the Junior Vodvil is a
fine tradition of long standing, we
feel that the substitution of a fast
moving, light musical comedy
would be much more enthusiasti
cally received by our audience,”
Hall said.
It is urgently requested that all
members of the junior class be
present at the meeting.
Library School Graduate
Appointed to Staff at Yale
Active Career Begun by Woman
Graduate of ’19
Word has just been received on
the campus of the appointment of
Emma Stephenson, a graduate of
the University, to a position on
the ■•library staff of Yale univer
sity.
“Miss Stephenson has had a
most interesting career in library
work,” said M. H. Douglass, Uni
versity librarian, who has known
her since her graduation in 1919.
“She was connected for several
years with the American library
in Paris, and I believe she enjoyed
her experience in France as much
as any of the other posts she has
held.”
Miss Stephenson was assistant
librarian at the University library
at one time. She also held posi
tions in the library at the Univer
sity of Minnesota and the Spokane
Public library. She is now in the
reference department of the li
brary of the University of Cali
fornia in Berkeley, but she will
leave the first of January to take
up her work at Yale. She plans
to go east by the southern route,
visiting New Orleans and other
southern cities.
She is a member of the Delta
Gamma sorority.
Taxes Will Be $80 Less
Per House in 1932
Affiliated Person’s Burden
Lightened Measurably
By New Rates
Property taxes paid by living
organizations on the University
campus will be reduced about
$3,200 a year under Governor
Meier’s announcement that no
levy will be made next year
against real estate for state pur
poses, it was revealed last night
in a survey made by the Emerald.
Divided among the 40 independ
ent living groups, exclusive of
halls and dormitories, the saving
will amount to approximately $80
a house, or $4.45 per affiliated stu
dent per year. This estimate is
based on a survey made by the
Emerald in 1930, showing that the
average affiliated student pays
$3.71 a month on his house bill
for state, city and county taxes.
The figures were unofficially con
firmed last night by Virgil D. Earl,
dean of men.
Millage To Be Cut
Eugene property taxes last year
amounted to 58.5 mills. By re
ducing this levy 6 mills, as pro
posed by Governor Meieri the re
duction in taxes in Eugene
amounts to approximately 10.3 per
cent. None of the figures given
here can be taken as exact for
this year, according to County As
sessor Benjamin F. Keeney, be
cause the figure for 1931 taxes
has not yet been released, and be
cause the city and schools levy
will be somewhat lower than last
year.
Hopes raised by reports current
in Eugene yesterday that property
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j Study Programs Checked
For Examination Schedule
Students May Bring Complaints to
Registrar’s Office
In order that the least possible
number of students would have a
inumber of consecutive examina
tions this term, the registrar’s of
fice checked the actual study pro
grams of 225 students before mak
ing out the examination schedule.
The combinations of hours and
courses least often taken were de
termined; for example, it was
found that of the students with 9
Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes,
one-half also have classes at 8
TuThS, one-fourth also have class
es at 9 TuThS, one-sixth also have
classes at 8 MWF, but only one
thirtieth are taking constructive
accounting. Thus the schedule was
built in this instance with account
ing following the 9 MWF classes.
The registrar’s office would be
glad to know any complaints from
students who still have consecu
tive examinations or any other
complaints concerning the working
out of the present schedule.
'Old Oregon’ Off Press With
Several Articles Of Interest
With an especially attractive
cover, Old Oregon, the alumni
magazine, makes its appearance
today with the December issue.
This issue, edited by Margaret
Boyer, features several faculty and
student contributions.
"So this is Russia,” by Dr. John
R. Mueller, gives a graphic account
of some of Dr. Mueller’s impres
sions on jiis summer trip through
the U. S. S. R. It is illustrated by
several pictures taken by the au
thor in Russia.
Sports in this issue are present
ed by Robert K. Allen, a senior in
journalism. “Webfoots Thrive Un
der ‘Doctor’s’ Care” is the title of
his article which is supplemented
by a large layout of sports pic
tures, including action pictures of
Mike Mikulak, Mark Temple, Irv
Schulz and Bill Morgan.
Dr. John R. Mez has contributed
an article on "Oregon and Orient,”
which discusses the University’s
Understanding of the significance
of the Pacific Basin and the at
tempts to foster student interest
in the problems of the Pacific.
In an interview, Mrs. David M.
Graham suggests a change in the
nickname of Oregon teams. In
stead of ‘‘Webfoots,’’ Mrs. Graham
would like to have the Oregon
team called “Yellow Jackets.”
Robert Allen who interviewed Mrs.
Graham has named his story,
“Webfoots Waddle, Yellow Jackets
Sting;” he calls for comments on
the new name.
Of particular interest to those
alumni who were unable to return
for Homecoming, are the stories on
the alumni meetings and luncheon
honoring President Hall. The mag
! azine has a number of pages of
news gleaned from the returning
alumni who were in Eugene for
Homecoming. _
Roger Bailey, a student in busi
ness administration, took over his
duties as advertising manager in
this issue. Miss Boyer edited the
issue as Miss Calkins, alumni sec
retary, was away on business.