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i \ O’CLOCK CLASSES OUT VOLUME XXXIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, 1932 WELCOME OUR AMBASSADORS NUMBER 49 PACIFIC BASIN TEAM HOME TODAY Oregon’s Good-Will Ambassadors Find Adventure in Far Eastern Lands Enesco Retaining Artistry After His IJebnt as Prodigy Rumanian Violinist Still in Prominence Through Lengthy Career Seldom does a ‘‘child prodigy” in music continue to be a stellar performer in later life, but Georges. Enesco, Rumanian violin ist and court musician to Queen Marie, is one of the few who have demonstrated lasting artistry and genuine, enduring worth. Enesco will play the first con cert of the season in McArthur court Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, under the auspices of the A. S. U. O. General admission will be 25 cents, with reserved seats, now on sale at the Co-op and McMorran and Washburne’s, at 50 cents. Enesco is now the teacher of the two child prodigies, Menuhin and Mitzel. Enesco was entered in the Vienna Conservatory at the age of 7. When he applied for admis sion, the director was not inter ested, but highly amused. Yet after hearing the boy he invited the young musician to make his home with him, as well as offering him special privileges in the Con servatory. Enesco studied composition, as (Continued on Page Two) Westminster Men’s Club To Study World Religions Organization Invites Persons Who Are Interested To Attend — The Westminster Men, a group of University students devoted to the study of the various religions of the world, met last night at Westminster house and laid out a plan of study for the coming term. It is the hope of the group to in terest more Oregon students to join them in their program of study. The group, under the advisor ship of the University pastor, Max Adams, will conduct studies this term in contemporary religions to Christianity and others including Confucianism, Paganism, Budhism, and the religion of Shinto. Next Wednesday at 9 o’clock John Caswell will lead the discus sion on the rrfythical religions of Greece. Those interested ade in vited to attend. Condon Library To Remain Open Till 9 Saturdays 'T'HE Condon hall reference 11 brary will be open till 9 o’clock on Saturday nights this term, it was announced yester day. Matthew H. Douglass, Uni versity librarian, said that the same would probably be true of the old library. Northwest District YWCA Secretary To Visit Eugene Miss Seeber Will Participate in Conferences Here Marcia Seeber, Y. W. C. A. trav eling secretary for the Northwest, will arrive in Eugene Wednesday, January 13, to spend a week here giving suggestions to the local or ganization, and checking up on its relation to the campus as a whole. For the past four years Miss Seeber studied in New York City, taking work at the Union Theolog ical seminary and at the Univer sity of Columbia. She also spent several months abroad in the in terest of her .work. While on the campus she will spend her time with the Y. W. C. A. advisory board, cabinets, dis cussion groups and members of the regional council who are at tending the University. Advertising Procedure Class Will Promote Film Class To Attend Showing, Draw Up Publicity Plans Practical experience in the pro motional field will be gained by W. F. G. Thacher’s class in advertis ing problems when they will pro mote the picture, “The Guards man" at the McDonald theatre sometime this month. The class will attend a preview showing of the picture and then draw up, individually, their plans for the promotion of the picture, which will be presented a few weeks later. Prizes will be presented by the Fox Film corporation. The first prize will be $5, and the winner of j the second prize will receive a two weeks pass to the theatre. Erb Collects Startling Group Of 'Boners’ Made at Oregon Not to be outdone by that great metropolitan newspaper, the Morn ing Oregonian of Portland, and several hundred other organs sub scribing to the Bell Syndicate, the Oregon Daily Emerald herewith presents its very own collection of “Boners,” Oregon-raised Boners by Oregon Students. Dr. Donald M. Erb, of the eco nomics department, is responsible for gathering the Emerald’s choice group of Boners, which include “bright ones” made by students in Dr. Erb’s section in principles of economics in the fall-term exami-| nation. “Silver dollars are money be cause they contain 23.22 grains of, fine gold,” was the naive state ment of one student. Another claimed that “labor isj monotonous and ardorous,” in de fining labor. “The value of money decreased 125 per cent,” one student as serted. “There are lots more people per capita in the United States today than there were in 1850,” another informed Dr. Erb. “New discoveries of gold in New Mexico would undoubtedly raise prices, but not as much as if the gold was discovered in the United States.” Dr. Erb's comeback was that the class was one in econom ics, not geography. An addition to the collection comes from the business ad school, where one senior gave this as the gospel truth: “Production is the manufacture of human wants as they are demanded.” Left: Roger Pfaff shows w'hat happens when one calls a taxi in Hongkong. Fare, 2 1-2 cents for 10 minutes, a nickel for half an hour. Center: Pfaff and Bob Mil ler pose outside the private rail way station of one of the fabulous ly wealth native princes in India. Right: Pfaff, General Emilio Ag uinaldo, Dave Wilson, and Miller at the general’s country estate near Manila. The Oregon men heard stirring tales of the insur rection in 1898 when Againaldo was leader of the Filipinos. Would-Be Seattle SuicideWas Not Registered Here Rumor That George Leaf, Attends Oregon Called False by Officials George Leaf, 23, alleged student in the University of Oregon who attempted to commit suicide in Seattle yesterday, is unknown on the Oregon campus and has not been registered in the school with in the past eight years, it was ascertained by a check-up with the registrar’s office yesterday. Leaf was reported by the United Press as having attempted to take his life when jilted by his sweet heart, Miss Beth Montgomery of Seattle. Leaf phoned the girl and threat ened to take his own life by poi son. When the police arrived at his hotel room he was found un conscious. A partially empty bot tle of poison was near by. Leaf is a member of a prominent Port land family and will be taken to Portland as soon as his condition permits. Miss Montgomery was being held for questioning as de tectives investigated the probabil ity of the reported cause of Leaf’s effort. Palmer Announces Series Of Scientific Discussions Clay E. Palmer, minister of the First Congregational church, has announced his sermon topics for the Sunday morning services dur ing January. The subjects are re lated to both science and religion. The list of sermons is as follows: January 10, “Science and Relig ion;” January 17, “Science, Hatter, and God;” January 24, “Evolution and Man;” and January 31, “God and Evolution.” ALUMNA ELECTED Miss Christine Holt, of Portland who graduated in 1930, has recent ly been elected teacher of social studies at Medford. Miss Holt was active in Y. W. C. A. work while she was on the campus. Cuts Courtesy Portland News-Telegram Pacific Debaters Honor Guests at Banquet Tonight State Education Head, Student Prexy, Mayor To Give Speeches Formal welcome for the Pacific Basin Good-Will team will be made at a banquet at 6 o'clock tonight at the men’s dorm, when Hobart Wilson, president of the senior class, will present a scholarship to each of the three men. Vice-Presi dent Burt Brown Barker will act as toastmaster. The program for the banquet bears the title, “The End of the Speech Trail,” and consists of speeches and toasts three and four minutes in length, Wayne Em mott, in charge of arrangements, said last night. C. L. Starr, president of the state board of higher education, will speak on the topic, “Harbingers of Higher Education.” Mayor H. E. Wilder of Eugene will talk on. “Back to the Home Port.4’ “Our Student Aronauts-at-Large,” is the subject chosen by Brian Mim naugh, president of the associated students. Walter E. Hempstead, Jr., fac ulty adviser of the tour, has as his opic, “The Three-Must-Get-Thei'e.” Miller, manager, will tell about “Seeing the Pacific on Nothing Flat,” while Wilson, “publicity po tentate,” is to describe “Peddling Pacific Propaganda,” and Pfaff speech director, will talk on the subject, “This Non - Stop - Talk - Flight, May It Never Cease.” Ann Baum, president of the As sociated Women students, will con clude the program with her toast to “The Return of the Prodigal Talkers.” Tickets are available only until 10 a. m. today at the Co-op for 75 cents. Dr. Noble Presents Details Of Summer Oriental Tour History Professor Will Lecture And Give Classes on Liner Dr. Harold J. Noble of the his tory department was in California during the Christmas vacation where he attended the annual meeting of the Pacific coast branch of the U. S. historical associations and made arrangements concern ing the student Oriental tours he is conducting this summer. Professor Noble will conduct classes and give lectures on board the palatial new S. S. President Hoover of the Dollar line. Among the important cities to be visited are the following: Yoko hama, Kyoto, Nikko, Nara, and Miajima of Japan; Seoul, in Ko rea, Peiping, Shanghai, Canton, Tientsin, and Hongkong in China; and Manila in the Philippines. Painting Classes Prepare Gallery for Art Exhibition Students in painting are work ing on a small exhibition gallery in front of their classroom. The gallery, when finished, will resem ble that already in use by the sculpture department. The walls of the gallery will be covered with burlap and appropriately decorat ed. It will be used as an exhibi tion place for painting work of the students as well as for other art objects of the school. President Hall Sends Greeting \To Returning Good W ill Team “>R. ARNOLD BENNETT HALL, president of the University, sent the following greeting to the Pacific Basin team from the East: To the Pacific Basin Debate Team: Nothing could be more unfortunate for me than that Uni versity business requires my presence in the East at the time of your arrival. One of the important elements in my program for the Uni versity of Oregon is the development of student activities along every line of worthwhile student interest. I want to see our stu dents develop leadership and capacity in all phases of useful con duct. When they, out of their own imagination, evolve a far flung program that takes their representatives around the Pacific Basin, animated by a desire to facilitate contacts and to eocour age mutual understanding, and when they accomplish that in such an efficient manner that it brings to us from all the countries of the Pacific warm words of commendation and congratulation that the University of Oregon should be so felicitously represented, I ' feel that the student body has accomplished a most distinguished and meritorious achievement. On behalf of the University of Oregon, therefore, permit me to extend to you our most cordial greetings and to congratulate you upon the splendid way in which you have carried out a very delicate and difficult mission. May I also congratulate the stu dents of Oregon on having made this epoch-making program a success. Let us use this as a starting place, and let us look forward to the future and to the time when student initiative, student en terprise, and student ability will be carrying on similarly success ful exploits in other fields of activity, thus giving to our student body practical training in real leadership and helping to make of our University the distinguished institution which it is entitled to become. Please accept every assurance of my highest personal regard and esteem. Faithfully yours, ARNOLD BENNETT HALL, President University of Oregon. New Hendricks Hall Head Arrives To Take up Duties Vona Owen, a graduate of Stan ford university in 1931, arrived on the campus Wednesday evening to assume the duties as head of Hen dricks hall. She replaces Edna Wiser, who filled the vacancy left by Consuelo McMillan. Miss Owen has been employed in the personnel department of the Emporium store in San Francisco since last October. At the univer sity she majored in English and public speaking. Two Socks Will Stop War, Says If you’re wantin’ to fight Let’s start in tonight! Wow! The Japs picked on the wrong guy to beat up the other day. Slugged one of Uncle Sam’s consuls and now hell's popping. Nearly four months of war (if you can call Manchurian fencing that) and Japan goes merrily on her way. Hundreds of Chinese killed and America “expresses regrets.” But an American consul takes a doubled fist behind the ear and Washington invokes the nine-power treaty, the Kellogg pact, and a “momentous dec laration of policy” looms up ahead. Well, call back the war cor respondents. The fracas is end ing in Manchuria. Gleefully, WEBFOOT CHARGEi International House Plans Second Lecture by Noble Far Eastern Authority To Speak On Manchurian Crisis Continuing its educational pro gram, the International house is sponsoring another lecture and musical program to be given at the Music auditorium this coming Monday, January 11, at 8 p. m. The lecture will be given by Dr. Harold J. Noble of the history de partment, who is regarded as the best authority on Far Eastern questions. Professor Noble will lecture on "The International Aspect of the Present Manchurian Crisis.” Miss Agnes Petzold, of the school of music, will sing a group of numbers at the beginning of the program. The members of the Interna tional club, the controlling body of the International house, which is composed of prominent members of the faculty and the administra tion office, extend an invitation to everyone. There will be a charge of 25 cents. Mrs. Burkett Reads Paper To Crad. Education Club At a meeting of the Graduate Education club held Tuesday eve ning in room 3 of the Education building, Mrs. Gladys Burkett pre sented a paper on "Cheating Among School Children.” Reports were made on the State Teachers association meeting by Professors H. D. Sheldon, F. S. Stetson, and C. L. Huffaker of the education department. About 30 graduate students in education were present. Campus, City Plan Big Welcome For Miller, Pfaff, W ilson All-Campus Dance j To Climax Day for ! Oregon Debaters Weber’s Band Will Furnish Music; Admission To Be 75 Cents An all-campus informal dance from 9 to 12 tonight at McArthur j court, to welcome home Oregon's j wandering debaters from their Pa cific Basin Good Will tour, will cap the climax of a day full of informal and formal greetings for the team from their fellow stu dents, faculty members, and friends. To make the student body “de bate-minded" is one of the pur poses of the Good Will tour, ac cording to Walter E. Hempstead, Jr., faculty adviser for the team, and the dance was planned by the student administration with this thought in mind, according to Rich ard Givens, chairman of the com mittee in charge of the dance. George Weber’s sixpiece orches tra will play, and a smooth floor is promised by John Painton. Oth er members of the committee are Marion Camp, patrons and patron esses, and Norman Burke, proper ties. Tickets will be 75 cents a couple, to be sold and taken at the door. Three New Books Appear Oil Reserve Library Shelf •Volumes Deal With Astronomy, Chemistry, and Geography Three new books nave been add ed at the Condon library. They are “The Stars in Their Courses,” “An Introduction to Chemistry," and “The Economic Geography of South America.” The 1931-1932 Oregon Blue Book has also been added to the stock. Mrs. McClain, circulation man ager of the library, recommended the following books for student reading: "New Volga Falls to Cas pian Sea,” “The White Army,” "Modern Architecture,” “The Brown Decades,” “Work, Wealth, and Happiness of Mankind,” "Our New Ways of Thinking,” “Bernard Shaw,” “Mourning Be comes Electra,” “Portrait of an American,” and “What Dare I Think?” Dr. R. C. Clark Writes for State Historical Review Dr. R. C. Clark, head of the his tory department of the University, spent part of the Christmas vaca tion in Portland doing research work in the Oregon Historical li brary in preparation of an article he is writing for the March num ber of the quarterly published by the Oregon Historical society. The article will be similar in scope to the brief he presented to the supreme court last November concerning the lakes Mud, Mal heur and Harney, the ownership of which is disputed between the state of Oregon and the federal government. All 11 o'Clock Classes Out This Morning Men Will Arrive at 11 :25; Parade, Banquet and Dance Scheduled PROGRAM FOR TODAY ] 1:25—Parade in honor of Pa cific Basin Good-Will team forms at depot. 0:00—Formal banquet at men’s dorm. Admission by ticket. 9:00-12:00—Ail-campus inform al dance at McArthur court. The 35,000-mile Pacific Basin debating and speaking trip of Rob ert Miller, David Wilson, and Rog er Pfaff will come to a triumphant close today when the three Oregon men step from their train at 11:25 to be greeted by fellow students, faculty members, and Eugene peo ple. All 11 o’clock classes will be dis missed and the libraries will be closed to insure student attend ance. The debaters will be met by a delegation of students and Eu gene business men. T. O. Russell, president of the Eugene chamber of commerce; Brian Mimnaugh, A. S. U. O. president, and several other well-known men will extend words of welcome. Three cars chartered for the Good-Will team, the University band in full uniform, and students and faculty members in cars, will parade up Willamette street from the station to Thirteenth avenue. The parade will disperse at Thir teenth and Willamette, and the de baters will be allowed to make their own plans for lunch and the afternoon. At 6 o’clock they will be guests of honor at a formal ban quet at the men’s dorm, and from 9 to 12 an informal student body dance is being given at McArthur court. Oregon’s three travelers will have tomorrow and Sunday to do with as they please, but next week will be a busy one, with a student body assembly planned for Tues day at 11 a. m., a show at the Co lonial Tuesday night at which the men will give an illustrated lec ture of their tour, and many down town engagements, including a city-wide reception at the chamber of commerce and luncheons with several clubs. Morrissette Has Article In Oklahoma Press Book The University of Oklahoma press is advertising the production of their third yearly collection called “Folk-Say, A Regional Mis cellany,” and one of the contribu tors to this “miscellany” is Pat V. Morrissette, English instructor at the University of Oregon. Among contributors of past edi tions of “Folk-Say” has been Carl Sandberg. ZANE IS ILL Nowland B. Zane, associate pro fessor of design, is ill at his home. Professor Zane caught a cold upon returning from a recent trip to California. Hempstead Reviews History Of International Debates By ELINOR HENRY “Up to twelve years ago there had never been an international debate,” Walter E. Hempstead, Jr., Pacific Basin Good Will tour fac ulty adviser, said yesterday, “and it was five years later than that before Oregon began her program of exchange debates between na tions when a team from Oxford, one member of which was a son of England’s present prime minister, met an Oregon team here in Eu gene.” Since then the internationaliza tion of Oregon’s debate program has had a steady and continuous growth, until the University has attained so unique a place that the first official act of the Nation al Student Federation of America, which met in Toledo, Ohio, from December 27 to 31, was the passing of a resolution commending the University of Oregon on its work in international debating. Mr. Hempstead stressed the fact that this recognition of Oregon’s place as "world debating cham pions” is not the result of any one part of Oregon’s debate program. From the earliest days of interna tional debating, the University has been enthusiastic in its support of the idea. Its representatives met practically all of the British teams which toured the United States in recent years besides one from the University of Sidney, Australia. Tt was the debate with the Aus tralian university that really be gan the “World Tour” idea, Mr. Hempstead said. “It was in the fall of my sophomore year, 1925, that I became student body mana (Continued on Page Four)