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125 Delegates Arrive To Open Press Conflab Economy and Efficiency Is Discussion Topic Conference Divided Into Sections for Handling Group Problems EDITORS’ PROGRAM Saturday Morning 8:00—Breakfast groups: M. C. Mogensen & Co. for Mogensen - represented publica tions, Eugene hottfl. Oregon Selected Audited Weeklies, Eugene hotel. 9:00—General sessions, 105 Journalism building. 11:15— Business meeting of Oregon State Editorial associa tion. 12:30 — University luncheon, men’s dormitory. Sunday Morning 9:30—Sigma Delta Chi initia tion, men’s lounge, Gerlinger hall. 10:00 — Sigma Delta Chi breakfast for new alumni and associate members, Anchorage. One hundred and twenty-five delegates from state newspapers gathered at the school of journal ism yesterday morning for the opening session of the annual Ore gon Press conference. Business and editorial problems were the general topics discussed by the newspaper editors, man agers and publishers. Attention was directed to the question of economy with greater efficiency, without loss of service to the reader. In the morning session Henry ' N. Fowler, business manager of the Bend Bulletin, and Earle Rich ardson, publisher of the Dallas Itezimer-Observer, gave reports on the survey they have been conduct ing in the daily and weekly field on the methods used by Oregon publishers to reduce production costs. They also directed the dis cussion which followed their re ports. Wage Cutting Hurtful “The newspaper men of Oregon have recognized that the slashing and cutting method would not hasten, but on the contrary would postpone the general recovery from the present business slump,” Mr. Fowler stated. “Payroll re ductions, in comparison, have been far less than the falling off in gross business.” Oregon weekly newspapers have been meeting the depression in the same manner and are also keeping in mind their responsibility to their employes and community, (Continued on Page Three) With Gleemen George Bishop, baritone and jun ior in English, who will be one of the soloists in the Gleemen con cert tomorrow. Earl l’allett, base and University registrar, will be another soloist. Delegates Talk Over Old Times At Press Meets By ELINOR HENRY Fourteen years ago the first i press conference met in the small est classroom on the campus, sit uated in the small white building known to 1932 students as the dispensary. The second and third meetings were held in another classroom, somewhat larger, in Deady. Other meetings were held in the old journalism ‘'shack” which burned in 1922. Of the 25 Oregon newspaper men who attended the first con ference in 1919 many are back. It is the “old crowd,” they say. But the old crowd has been grow ing steadily larger. Yesterday at the conference and last ,night at the banquet, the old crowd got together again. Ben Litfin, of The Dalles Chron icle, president of this year's Ore gon Press conference, promised to tell us a good story on Ralph R. Cronise, editor of the Albany Democrat-Herald, but declared it unprintable. Litfin later presented a gavel, made from a Clear Lake tree that was older than Adam, to Cronise to present to Dean Allen. The gavel was welcomed by the dean, who had been rap ping vainly upon a glass with his fork. “P. K.,” the well-beloved Paul R. Kelty, editor of .the Oregonian, was glad to be in Eugene, which was his home for six years. “The Press conference gives me an ex cuse to come back,” he said. Don Sterling, one of the editors of the Oregon Journal, had a lot of corrections to make—and got corrected himself. Otto Mielke is still president of the On-To-Ore gon club, and the Journal is not (Continued on Page Three) Forever Alway/ Strange Visitor, Remembered Here “Records of the route of travel of Forever Alway from July 20th, 1927 to February 25, 1929. Prop erty of Forever Alway.” Thus is inscribed the mysterious package from which a bit of dust fell as M. H. Douglass, University librarian, lifted it carefully from a high shelf in a strong room. It is wrapped with heavy paper and tied with a heavy bit of white string. The loose ends of the paper are stuck down with round seals on which are printed, “Alone to AI mity God Servient,—Forever Al way.” The seal is light blue in color, and the printing is in white, as is the symbol of a star with lightning radiating therefrom in the center of the seal. Miss Lenore Casford, periodical librarian, remembered him. “Why, yes,” she said as she re called. “He came here about four years ago. He was sort of a wan derer. Walked all the way from some place back east in New Eng land. I don't remember where. He wandered about the campus col lecting botanical specimens. Then he went away. “He always walked. He carried his things right with him, and slept in a sleeping bag. But we didn’t like him so well this time. He was so irritable and so uncouth. “The trvith is,” she spoke in a lower voice, “we were a little afraid of him. Professor Hender son might know more about him. They became quite friends. When he went away this second time, he left that package and said that he’d come back for it some time.” Louis F. Henderson, curator of the herbarium and research pro fessor in plant biology, recalled Forever Alway when asked con cerning him. "He was quite a brilliant fellow, there isn't much doubt about that. He had no education whatsoever, but was self-made, like so many brilliant men. The specimens which he brought to me, however, were of little use; just species of weeds. I remember one evening when we had him up to dinner, and we asked him to tell us a little bit about himself. “He said he was from Vermont, (Continued on Page Three) Eugene Chorus To Give Songs In Igloo Sunday Young, Pallett, Bishop Will Be Soloists Robnett Predicts Largest Audience of Season; Advance Sales Big Eleven songs by the Eugene Gleemen and two groups of solos by Hal Young, featured tenor solo ist, will constitute the program for tomorrow afternoon’s A. S. U. O. concert in McArthur court. The concert will open with Kremsler’s “Prayer of Thanksgiv ing,’’ first published in Haarlem, Holland, in 1626. “Hospodi Pomi lui,” or “Lord, Have Mercy on Us,” a hymn in the Russian ortho dox style, and Sergei Rachmanin off's “Creation Hymn,” a choral arrangement of the “Prelude in C sharp minor,’ ’also will be heard in the first Gleemen group. In his opening solo group, Plal Young will sing “Le Reve” from Massenet’s opera “Manon,” and the aria, “Che Gelida Manina” from Puccini's popular opera, “La Bo heme.” The Gleemen will sing a choral accompaniment to Registrar Earl M. Pallett’s solo work in “Old Black Joe” and to George Bishop's solo in ‘‘Old Man River,” a number by Jerome Kern, as part of the third group of songs. Both of these numbers were arranged for the Gleemen and the soloists by the di rector, John Stark Evans. “Old Man River” was arranged and will be sung by special written permis sion of the copyright owners. The operetta “Show Boat’ ’is the source of “Old Man River.” “Serenata, the lyric by Enrico Caruso and music by Bracco, will open Young’s second group. “Ah, Moon of My Delight” from Leh man’s “Persian Garden,” also will be heard in this group, with other numbers. The Gleemen and the tenor solo ist will join in the final number, Romberg’s "Serenade,” arranged especially for this concert by Evans. That the audience will be the largest so far this season was pre dicted yesterday by Ronald H. Robnett, assistant graduate man ager. He based his estimate on the advance sale of reserved seats, and on the intense popular inter est which has been made manifest from many quarters. Helen Ferris Awarded Phi Beta Service Prize Other Music Students Receive Prizes, Scholarships Helen Ferris, freshman music major, was awarded the Phi Beta prize for service yesterday, accord ing to an announcement made by Marian Camp, president of Phi Beta. Miss Ferris is studying piano under Jane Thacher and is taking voice with Arthur Board man. A second service prize was pre sented to Vivian Malone, Eugene, sophomore in the school of music. Scholarships this year are held by Roberta Spicer and Frances Brockman, both of whom received highest commendation for their service to the fraternity and for their talent and musical ability. Margaret Hammerbacher of Grants Pass was elected to fill a vacancy left in the office of second vice-president. Art School Aid Requested In State Architecture Test The Oregon state board of archi tectural examiners has requested the cooperation of the faculty of the school of architecture and al lied arts in the examinations for registration of architects, to be given late this month. The faculty usually submits cer tain of the questions for this ex ! amination and aids in correcting ! the results. The test is given ar | chitects before granting them a | certificate of registration under ! the state law. Dean Ellis F. Lawrence, of the | University school of architecture, [is vice-president of the board. 86 Delegates Registered At Press Conference Here Newspaper Men From All Over State Attend Annual Meet Eighty-six delegates registered on the campus yesterday morning for the annual Oregon Press con ference, which concludes its ses sions today. Although this was the total number registered, it was es timated that there were approxi mately 125 delegates represented at the sessions. The delegates who registered at the Journalism building are: Ern est Gilstrap, Southern Oregon newspapers; B. W. Talcott, Port Umpqua Courier; Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Moe, Hood River Glacier; W. H. Burghardt, Oregonian; E. P. Hopwood, Oregonian; Hugh G. Ball, Hood River News; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Spraker, Condon Globe-Times; Noble D. Stanton, Grants Pass Courier; Wesley Lan tis, Ludlow company; Earle Voor heis, Grants Pass Courier; Alton Baker, Eugene Register-Guard; Mr. and Mrs. W. Verne McKinney, Hillsboro Argus; Ben R. Litfin, The Dalles Chronicle; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Gillette, Coos Bay Times; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sprague, Salem Statesman. A. Sherrig, Blake, Moffatt and Towne paper company, Eugene of fice: O. YV. Meilke, Blake, Moffatt & Towne Co., Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Crawford, Heppner Gazette-Times; Hugh McGilvra, Washington County News-Times; Giles L. French, Sherman County Journal; Henry N. Fowler, Bend Bulletin; Earle Richardson, Dallas Itemizer-Observer; M. H. Chess man, Astorian Budget; Bernard Mainwaring, Baker Democrat Herald; Lucien P. Arant, Baker Democrat - Herald; Harris Ells worth, Roseburg News-Review; H. E. Maxey, Springfield News; Fred M. Sludeler, Corvallis; E. B. Al drich, Pendleton East Oregonian; John C. Burhue, Corvallis; C. W. Byrne, Corvallis. L. D. Felsheim, Bandon Western World; Adgar McDaniel, North Bend; H. B. Robinson, West Coast Engraving company; Benj. H. Da vis, Gresham Outlook; Chase E. McLain, Gresham Ooutlook; Ken neth J. Ackley, Portland; Elsie Daniels, Portland; Thomas Nelson, Junction City; Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bede, Cottage Grove Sentinel; George H. Godfrey; Colonial Chats; Ralph R. Cronise, Albany Demo crat-Herald; C. E. Ingalls, Corval lis Gazette-Times; R. E. Swensen, Monmouth Herald; Ben R. Titus, (Continued on Vage Two) University Alumni To Hold Assembly In Portland Today Jeannette Calkins in Cliair; National President To Lead Talk All Pacific Northwest Univer sity alumni will be represented at the annual conference of District 8 of the American Alumni coun cil, which is to be held today p.t the Heathman hotel in Portland. Miss Jeannette Calkins, secretary of the University of Oregon Alum- j ni association and director of the district, will preside at the con ference. Frank Hadlock, University of Southern California alumni secre tary and president of the Ameri can Alumni council, will be the principal speaker at the sessions. Direction of the discussions con cerning problems of alumni of the schools of the Northwest will be led by him. Mr. Hadlock will also present the plans for the national alumni convention to be held in Pasadena August 11, 12 and 13. More than twenty Pacific North west colleges and universities are expected to send delegates, in cluding University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, College of Idaho, University of Idaho, Gooding college, Albany college, Linfield college, Oregon State college, Pacific college, Pa cific university, Reed college, Uni versity of Oregon, Willamette uni versity, College of Puget Sound, Gonzaga university, University of Washington, Walla Walla college, Whitman college, Whitworth col lege, Spokane university, and Washington State college. ‘Elmer Gantry’ Compared With Recent Spanish Play Prof. Anna M. Thompson Reviews De Ayala Work A striking analogy between "A M. D. G.,” noted Spanish play by de Ayala, and “Elmer Gantry" j was drawn by Prof. Anna M. Thompson at the meeting of the Spanish club Thursday night. “While the play is by no means as sweeping in its denunciation of the clergy as the book by Sinclair Lewis,” said Miss Thompson, “the characters portray crafty and un priestly men who wear the garb of the church. The play reveals the lack of sympathy and under standing of many of the Jesuits of former years.” When the play was first pro duced in Madrid last October, members of the Spanish club learned, a disturbance began in the theatre which culminated in a riot. Seventy-five spectators were arrested before the play could be continued. Miss Thompson praised the play for its literary merit, but expressed ' the opinion that it was not the I best produced by de Ayala’s pen. R.O.T.C. Officers Hold Ball Tonight At Eugene Hotel Scabbard and Blade Annual Social Event Prepared; O’Melveny, Chairman What promises to be one of the social high spots of the winter term will be held tonight when Scabbard and Blade, honorary mil itary organization, gives its annual military ball at the Eugene hotel. Invitations have been sent to a number of out of town guests, in cluding Governor and Mrs. Julius L. Meier, secretary of State and Mrs. Hal E. Hoss, Brigadier-Gen eral and Mrs. Paul A. Wolf and a number of Scabbard and Blade members from the chapter at Ore gon State college. All members of the local organi zation will attend and are privil edged to invite one guest. Junior and senior cadet officers are also invited as guests. Patrons and patronesses for the affair are: President and Mrs. A. B. Hall, Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Schwer ing, Dean and Mrs. James H. Gil bert, Major and Mrs. F. A. Barker, Major and Mrs. R. H. Back, Lieu tenant and Mrs. E. S. Prouty, and Lieutenant and Mrs. Edward W. Prouty. Music for the ball will be furn ished by George Weber’s dance band. Bob O'Melveny is the general chairman in charge of the ball. Behind Your Ears There May Be Dirt, Cautions Charley Bring the soap and water boys We’ll have another scrub. Lane county is going to clean up. Fine! But why confine it to Lane county? Such a brilliant idea should be extended to the state -to the nation—aye, to the world. Even if it does prove a wash-out. F’rinstance, take a lysol so lution and start in on reaction ary senators; a good internal cleansing will work wonders. Or lift the lid off the tariff mess, and sniff the stench. How about digging the dirt on this foreign loan business? Might find something rotten with Mellon. And speaking of fishing in muddy waters, all is not virgin al down at Hoover dam, says Webfoot Charley. With the presidential cam paign coming on, just look at the advertising the Hoover ad ministration might get— “It beats as it sweeps as it cleans.’’ Coyly, WEBFOOT CHARLEY. Unemployment Fund of $400 Received Here Grant Is Second During Month of January Landscaping, and Library Work To Be Financed With Money An additional fund of $400 for employment of students has baen allocated to the University by Governor Meier’s unemployment relief committee, for use during January, it was announced yester day by Paul W. Ager, comptroller. This fund Is in addition to the $250 grant made earlier in the month, which has furnished em ployment for 10 students on land scaping projects on the campus. New Project Planned Among the new landscape work made possible by the grant is the extension of Eleventh avenue to connect with University street. The clearing of the corner of Thir teenth and University streets is also being financed by money from this source and is already well under way. The new fund will be used for employment of both men and women. The men will be em ployed on the landscaping proj ects, and the women on library work. Faculty Contributes Since December members of the University faculty have contrib uted one day’s pay per month to the unemployment fund for the state. A large portion of this is being returned for student help, and it is expected that this prac tice will continue for the next three months. Men desiring employment may apply to Mrs. Charlotte R. Don nelly, employment secretary, at the Y. M. C. A. Women should apply to Margaret Edmundson at the Y. V/. Prominent Oregon Editor Lauds Emerald at Meeting Mularkey, Ex-Editor of Campus Daily, Sees Improvement “The Emerald is far the best college publication on the west coast,” said Douglas Mularkey, manager of the Burns Times Herald, and editor of the Emerald in 1918-19. Mr. Mularkey is on the campus this week-end attend ing the Oregon State Press con ference, and expresses the opinion that the editorials are much bet ter than when he was editor and that the humor column is espe cially good. In 1918-19 the Em erald was printed every other day instead of every day and consisted of four six-column pages. Leith Abbot, now in the adver tising department of the Southern Pacific in Portland and a visitor on the campus this week-cnd# is a former Emerald editor. He edited the school paper in 1920-21. Dr. Calvin Crumbaker Attends Portland Session Dr. Calvin Crumbaker of the economics department of the Uiri versity has just returned from Portland where he attended a meeting of the executive commit tee of the League of Oregon Cities which was held at the Multnomah hotel Thursday evening. The committee arranged for a program and meeting to be held about the end of February on the campus. Professor Crumbaker rep resented the committee on “Serv ice to the Commonwealth" of the University of Oregon. Jaw Breaker to Feature Lecture on Diseased Pig “Desensitization of Tuberculous Guinea Pigs by Ether-Chloroform Killed Mycobacterium Tubercu losis” is the topic slated for dis cussion by Mrs. L. T. Olson, in structor in animal biology, at the biology seminar to be held Mon day afternoon at 4:15 in room 106 Deady hall. Anyone interested is invited to attend. President Hen K. L.ittin, president of the Oregon State Editorial association, who is presiding at the annual meeting of the association, which closes on the campus today. Many Delegates’ Sons, Daughters Oregon Students Numerous Oregon clads and one Oregon mother are with us on the campus this week-end attending the Oregon State Press confer ence. Ernest R. Gilstrap, connected with the southern Oregon newspa pers, has two daughters on the campus, Ernestine, sophomore in English, and Elizabeth, a junior in English. Marian Camp, senior in English, is the daughter of Mrs. C. H. Brockhagen of the Portland News-Telegram. Clarence Lind ner, general manager of the San Francisco Examiner, is the father of Dudley Lindner, a freshman in journalism. Byron Brinton, sophomore In journalism, is the son of C. W. Brinton, of the North Powder and Haines paper. Allan R. Bean, sen ior in business administration, is the son of R. E. Bean, business manager of the Freewater Times. Margaret Veness, another fresh man in journalism, is the daughter of H. E. Veness of Four-L Lumber News. Kathryn Jean Felter, junior in business administration, is the daughter of Fred C. Felter, of the Portland Pacific Drug Review. El bert Bede, editor of the Cottage Grove Sentinel, is the father of Harold Bede, a junior in law last term, and Beth Bede, freshman in journalism. HOWE TO GIVE HEADING Herbert C. Howe, professor of English, will read some literary se lectiops at the meeting held in Ger linger hall Sunday evening at 7:30. The meeting is being sponsored by the committee on free intellectual activities. Frosh Hacking Duty Declined By Soph Group Life Steps Enforcement Formally Refused Skull and Daggers Takes Step Toward Abolition Of Beatings BULLETIN Brian Mimnaugh, president- of A. S. U. O., announced last night that the abolishment of library steps hacking would be offi cially taken under consideration by tlie student relations com mittee early next week. Find ings will be placed for decision before the executive council at its regular meeting, Wednesday. Formally declining me proffered | part in "enforcing Oregon tradi tions with a club,” Skull and Dag Neal Bush gers, sophomore men’s service hononary, at a meet i n g yester day afternoon de clared that it wished to go on record as being opposed to the contin u a n c e of the library steps sessions. Neal Bush, head I of the organization, said that in I refusing to take over the hacking of freshmen on the library steps, i as suggested by the Order of the O, the members of Skull and Dag gers felt that such enforcement cast a poor light on the Oregon traditions themselves. He fur ther added that the threat of phys ical punishment should not be necessary for the perpetuation of Oregon traditions. Caps Willingly Worn In the discussion at the meet ing, it was pointed out and gen erally agreed that the freshmen, once free of the threat of the pad dle, would honor the traditions through respect alone. Experi ences at Washington university were cited as example. When hacking was banned at Washington, the freshmen in an ecstasy of freedom discarded the “frosh lids.” One month later, the entire class redonned their sym bols of freshmanhood, asserting that they were proud to honor the traditions of their school and be recognized as members of its freshman class. Howard Steib, president of the freshman class, echoed this senti ment yesterday when informed of the decision made by the sopho more group. “We of the fresh man class consider the wearing of frosh caps and pants a privilege and an honor—considering it with the same degree, perhaps, as did (Continued on Page Three) War Debts Used To Conceal Mistakes, Crumbaker Finds By MAXIMO PULIDO Reparations and war debts are' important both to the countries affected and to the world at large, because there is the danger that such international financial obli gations and the difficulties that may arise from them will be used to cover up the economic mistakes of the nations concerned, Dr. Cal vin Crumbaker, professor of eco nomics in the University, said yes terday, when asked to comment on the newspaper reports that the powers of Europe are raising con flicting views on reparations and war debts. “England went off the gold standard. Germany says she can't pay. The average man will as sume that the war debts and rep arations cause these financial dif ficulties, but there are other causes, probably avoidable ones," Dr. Crumbaker said. The economics professor ex plained how English economists charge that the British govern ment carried on an inflationist cheap money program to avoid re adjustment of wages and other costs. The false level of prices thus maintained, he stated, inter fered with foreign exports and re sulted in adverse claims that threatened the gold supply. “The abandonment of the gold standard results in a severe de preciation of British money, so that if history repeats itself, wages and cost will be readjusted by a decreased purchasing power of wages and other payments re c e i v e d,” Professor Crumbaker pointed out. He said the economists charge that the readjustment would have been possible without abandoning the gold standard if the govern ment could have faced and over come the resistance to readjust ment which will now be made by loss of purchasing power in the depreciated inconvertible money. “The United States," Dr. Crum baker continued, “has been a party to the important program in Eng land by the retention of a very low rediscount rate in New York (Continued on Page Three)