VOLUME XXXIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1932
NUMBER 87
Carnival Plans
For All-Campus
Fest Culminate
Virginia Hancock Gets
Chairmanship
Houses Will Erect Booths
In McArthur Court for
Event on April 9
The first steps were taken last
night towards the preparation of
an all-campus carnival, to be held
April 9, with the appointment of
Virginia Hancock as general chair
man and announcement of sub
committees to work under her.
Ann Baum, president of the
Associated Women students, who
made the appointment advised by
Ronald Robnett, assistant gradu
aie manager, said that the idea
was new to the campus. Similar
carnivals have been held upon
southern campuses and gave the
inspiration for the one which will
be backed by the associated stu
dents.
Committer? Workers Listed
Working under Virginia Han
cock will be Kay Briggs, assistant
chairman; Margaret Compton, sec
retary; Myrtle McDaniels and
Muriel Roister, booths; Esther
Hayden and Madeleine Gilbert,
publicity; Helen Burns, dancing;
Bobbie Bequeath, tickets; Lucille
Kraus, finance; Charlotte Eld
ridge, feature; Mary Lou Patrick,
decorations; Margaret Hunt, food
raffling; and Gwen Elsmore, clean
up.
McArthur court, chosen as site
for the event, will be completely
bedecked with carnival parapher
nalia on that week-end, which will
be closed to other dances. The af
fair will be no-date, with the en
tile campus participating in mak
ing it successful.
Booths to be Constructed
According to present plans, the
construction of the booths, pecu
liar to carnivals, will be allotted
to various living organizations.
The sale of novelties, food, etc., at
these stands will be entirely under
their supervision.
A limited expense account will
be given each group to insure
uniform and fair operation. A
campus orchestra will be secured
and jitney dances will further lend
to the carnival air.
Indian National Movement
To Be Topic of Mr. Porter
“The National Movement in In
dia” will be the subject of a talk
by R. B. Porter, secretary of the
University Y. M. C. A., tomorrow
pight at 8 o’clock at the Interna
tional house before an open meet
ing of the International Relations
club.
Mr. Porter spent five years in
India and has given a number of
speeches before churches and ot'r—
er groups since his return three
years ago.
INDIAN COACH ILL
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
March 1—(Special)—R. L. (Dink)
Templeton, Stanford track and
field coach, who has been con
fined to bed with acute arthritis
since November 8, is now being
treated in a San Francisco hospi
tal. It is not expected that Tem
pleton will be able to do any ac
tive coaching this year.
No Study Tables
For Frosh Going
To AWS Program
^LL freshmen in living organ
izations on the campus will
be excused from study tables in
order that they may attend the
A. W. S. stage show and movie,
“The Gay Diplomat” to be
shown tonight at the Colonial
theatre, it was decided by heads
of houses yesterday.
The campus vod-vil perform
ance will be presented at 8:45,
and will consist qf a short phan
tasy, “Ashes of Roses,” tap
dancing, by Louise Marvin,
singing by Sally Addleman, and
the Phi Mu trio.
Similar movies and stage at
tractions will be sponsored reg
ularly by the Associated Women
Students during spring term, it
was announced by Ann Baum,
president.
Mimnaugh Warns
Frosh To Redon
Their Green Lids
y^LL freshmen are warned by
Brian Mimnaugh, president
of the associated students, to
take their green lids out of the
moth halls and start wearing
them, inasmuch as all tradition
violators will be cheeked, be
ginning today, pending the es
tablishment of a new plan for
enforcing traditions.
The new plan shows promise
of being practical and efficient,
Mimnaugh said, and will be re
leased in detail to the campus
soon.
Election of YWCA
Cabinet Officers
To Begin at 9 a. m.
This Vote Will Also Elect
Upper Commission
Officers
Elections of officers for the
general Y. W. C. A. cabinet and
also for the upperclass commission
cabinet will be held today at the
Y. W. C. A. bungalow. The polls
will be open from 9 o’clock to 3.
Nominees and their qualifica
tions follow: president, Elizabeth
Scruggs, for three years a member
of the Y. YV. C. A. cabinet, has
served as chairman of Interchurch
group, as chairman of worship and
vespers, and as student member of
the Y. W. C. A. Advisory board;
and Amy Sten, former treasurer
of the Y. YV. C. A., member of
Frosh commission, and student
member of the Y. YV. C. A. Ad
visory board.
Nominees for vice-president:
Marian Chapman, leader of fresh
man discussion group, member of
student Advisory board, of upper
class commission, and a finance
drive captain; Lucile Kraus, past
president of Frosh commission,
cabinet chairman of dinners, and
finance drive captain.
Nominees for secretary: Helen
Binford, vice-president of Frosh
commission, student to Y. YV. C. A.
pilgrimage to Europe, and chair
man of the YVorld Fellowship
group; Gwendolyn Elsertiore, chair
man of personnel of upperclass
commission, chairman of Indus
trial group, and finance drive cap
tain.
Nominees for treasurer: Helen
Schacht, active in freshman dis
cussion group, and member of
office committee of Y. W. C. A.;
Eleanor Wharton, president of
frosh commission group, and mem
ber of Worship and Industrial
groups of the Y. W. C. A.
Nominees for officers of the
Upperclass commission are as fol
lows: Evelyn Kennedy and Emma
Bell Stadden. Vice-president: Lois
Greenwood and Geraldine Hickson.
Secretary and treasurer: Marigold
Hardison and Cynthia Liljequist.
Only individuals who have
signed membership cards this
school year may vote in these
elections. Electiori returns will be
announced tomorrow and students
are requested not to call the bun
galow for results before then.
Doctor Noble Will Speak
At Cottage Grove Monday
Harold J. Noble, assistant pro
fessor of history, will speak at Cot
tage Grove next Monday evening,
March 7, on American Committ
ments in the Far East.
This is the first of a series of
lectures to be given at Cottage
Grove by members of the Univer
sity faculty, on a community pro
gram arranged by a number of or
ganizations in that town. The lec
ture will be given in the high
school building.
Frosli Natalors To Hold
Closing Banquet Tonight
Members of the frosh swimming
team will gather at the Anchorage
tonight at 6:30 for a post-season
conclave and banquet, according to
Jack Hewitt, coach of the nata
tors.
Honorary captains of swimming
and of water polo for the recently
completed swimming season will
be named. Speeches and the
awarding of numerals will also be
on the program. Willie Paul, star
•of the Duckling squad, will be
chairman.
Frosh To Hold
Class Meeting
Thursday at 5
Action on Proposed N. S.
F. A. Amendment Up
Nomination of Treasurer,
Frosh Glee Chairman
Also Listed
Freshman class activities will
swing under way tomorrow eve
ning when the first class meeting
of the term will
be held. The time
will be 5:00 p. m.
and the place
will be announc
ed in tomorrow's
.Emerald, accord
ing to Howard
Steib, president
of the class.
Action will be
taken on the
proposed amend
ment to the stu
Howard Steib dent body consti
tution regarding freshman class
elections offered by the N. S. F. A.
committee under the leadership of
Robert Hall, president of the
body. A resolution will be pre
sented advocating the endorse
ment of the amendment.
Steib Backs Plan
Steib, himself, heartily approved
of the plan in a statement last
night.
“I believe that the plan ad
vanced by Mr. Hall and his fellow
committeemen represents a step
forward in the elimination of the
‘racketeering’ tendencies in stu
dent body and class elections.
“The amendment will receive my
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Washington State
Women Debaters
Win Over Oregon
Wells, of Oregon State, Is
Judge for Contest;
Explains Verdict
The Washington State college
women’s team won the decision
over the Oregon co-eds in a hotly
contested debate last night.
The question discussed was: “Re
solved, That the divorce laws of
the state of Nevada should be con
demned." Oregon maintained the
affirmative case.
Debaters Named
The Washington representatives
were De Lora Weber and Con
stance Kerwin, both debaters of
experience. Bernice Conoly and
Geraldine Hickson defended the
Oregon side"
Earl Wells, assistant professor
of speech at Oregon State college,
awarded the decision at the con
clusion of the contest, after first
explaining how he had arrived at
the verdict.
Decision Explained
He claimed that he was fully
convinced by the Oregon speakers
that the divorce laws of the state
of Nevada were designed for com
mercial purposes. He discounted
the objection of the negative to
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Welfare Director Talks
To Westminster'Cabinet
Relation of Gospel To Present
Problems Explained
Dr. Joseph A. Stevenson, general
director of the department of mo
ral welfare of the Board of Chris
tian Education of America, has
been a guest at Westminster house
for the past two days.
Tuesday evening he spoke to a
group of Westminster cabinet
members and explained the vital
connection of the Gospel has to
ward solving the present day prob
lems. Yesterday he addressed a
special University high school as
sembly.
The department of the Presbyte
rian church which Dr. Stevenson
heads is organized for the promo
tion of international friendship
and world peace, law enforcement
and prohibition, social and sex hy
giene, and narcotics traffic sup
pression. The department gathers
and organizes dependable informa
tion on social and moral problems
through its research bureau. It
cooperates with nearly fifty or
ganizations with similar aims.
110th Anniversary of Birth
Of Thos. Condon Tomorroiv
Campus l\ot To Observe
Day Honoring Famed
Pioneer Geologist
Tomorrow marks the 110th an
niversary of the birth of Thomas
Condon, pioneer geologist of Ore
gon and member of the first fac
ulty of the University, to whom
Condon hall is dedicated. No spe
cial campus observance of the day
will be held.
Dr. Condon, well remembered by
older members of the present fac
ulty, taught here for 30 years and
was an outstanding geologist of
(his time. He was born in Ireland
on March 3, 1822 and died in Eu
_
gene February 11, 1907. On the
j,campus he was instrumental in
I putting the University on a sound
j financial basis when it was first
established. His fine collection of
[ fossils taken from Oregon beds is
now in the possession of the School.
One of the first celebrations of
Dr. Condon’s birthday was a spec
ial assembly at the University in
1900 when the faculty presented
him with a fine Morris chair of
oak, and the students gave a gold
inlaid' ink stand.
Besides Condon hall, a geology
club for men on the campus is the
Condon club, and two great oak
trees north of Villard hall are the
Condon oaks; all named in honor
of Oregon's pioneer geologist.
Personnel Head
Of Union Pacific
To Address AWS
Miss Lobdell Will Discuss
Women’s Vocational
Opportunities
Avis Lobdell, director of wom
en’s personnel and public relations
for the Union Pacific system, will
speak to the mass meeting of the
Associated Women students to
morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock in
Alumni hall, Gerlinger building, on
the subject of “Vocational Oppor
tunities in Personnel Work for
Women.”
Miss Lobdell was the first wo
man to do welfare work on any
railroad in the country. She was
formerly a journalist in Portland
and was press agent for the Port
land Orpheum theatre. She has
spoken here on three different oc
casions and appeared as speaker
for the first all Commerce day,
sponsored by the school of busi
ness administration.
She will arrive at 12:30 tomor
row morning and will be met by
the vocational guidance committee
composed of Jean Failing, Edith
Peterson, and Ann Baum. Miss
Lobdell will be entertained at
lunch by the women’s business ad
ministration honorary, and at 2
o’clock will be taken over the
campus.
At 3 o’clock she will be avail
able for interviews in the dean of
women’s office. Following the
mass meeting Miss Lobdell will
have tea with members of the
executive council of the Associ
ated Women students.
Difference of Opinion
Shown by Contest Votes
Winner To Be Model at Fashion
Hop; Tickets Going Fast
“Two minds with but a single
thought” doesn’t apply to all Ore
gon students when it comes to se
lecting the Rollin girl’s double. Un
til late last night no co-ed's name
had been submitted more than
once.
The Gamma Alpha Chi contest
to find the girl looking the most
like the well-known hosiery model
closes Thursday noon, when the
final ballots will be taken from the
box in the old library and given
to the three judges.
Between that time and the fash
ion dance at Cocoanut Grove Sat
urday night, all the contestants
will appear before Mrs. Alice B
Jtlacduff, Mrs. Spencer Collins, and
W. F. G. Thacher, who are to make
the final selection. The name of
the winner will be kept a secret
until the style show, when she is
to appear as one of the models.
Names of contestants may be
phoned in to Mary Lou Patrick
chairman of the contest, at the
Kappa Kappa Gamma house or
submitted on the ballot in the Em
erald.
Tickets for the dance are going
fast, Velma Hamilton, general
chairman, announces, who antici
pates a sell-out in the women’s or
ganizations before the dead-line
Friday noon.
Double Cheeks Trounee
Whoopsters in WAA Meet
All four of the W. A. A. basket
ball tournament teams played yes
terday. The Double Checks beat
the Whoopsters 26 to 15, and the
Double N’s took the Pviibberlegs
23 to 17.
This afternoon at 4 o’clock the
Whoopsters and Double Checks
will play the third game of the
tournament.
t
‘Krazy Kat" Music
| To Feature Show
Given by Faculty
Josephine Riee, Organist,
To Play for Dagover
Film Tomorrow
In connection with the showing
of the picture sponsored by the
Faculty club at the Colonial thea
tre tomorrow, a musical interpre
tation of a “Krazy Kat” animated
comic will be done on the organ by
Josephine Rice, former organist at
t&e Columbia theatre in Portland.
The interpretation will be pre
sented as a special score with the
showing of the cartoon.
It is predicted that “The White
Devil,” .starring Lil Dagover, will
be greeted as the most sensational
of the entire Faculty club series.
Adapted from Tolstoi's “Hadschi
Murat,” it is asserted that the
movie retains all the suspense of
the original plot.
Although the film is a produc
tion of the UFA, German movie
company, the picture has English
dialogue throughout. A special mu
sical score will be furnished by the
Don Cossack choir under the di
rection of Dr. Serge Jeroff.
The showings will be at 2, 3:45,
and 5:30 o’clock. The usual Fac
ulty club price, 25 cents, will be
charged.
Max Adams Will Discuss
Work of Kagawa Tonight
Pastor To Explain Five-Fold Plans
Of Christian Oriental
Max Adams, University pastor,
will speak on the life and work of
Toyohiko Kagawa at a meeting of
the Westminster guild tonight at
9 o’clock at Westminster house.
“Mr. Kagawa is undoubtedly the
most outstanding Christian in all
Asia, and the most influential per
sonality in Japan today. In Asia
he is matched only by Mahatma
Gandhi,” stated Max Adams.
At present Mr. Kagawa is work
ing out a comprehensive program
for solving problems of the indus
trial revolution in Japan. It is a
five-fold plah which will include:
economic, psychological, social,
physical, and political emancipa
tion.
The meeting will also include a
report from a nomination commit
tee for next year's officers.
Red and Black Vie
For Finnish Favor,
Observes Charley
A la Mussolini.
The black - shirt craze has
spread to Finland.
It’s surprisin’ what style will
do. Psych profs tell us man’s
ruled by the twin gods, imita
tion and distinction. Wants to
be like the rest of the gang, but
a wee bit different from his
neighbor.
So Finland’s only human
after all. Jealous of her neigh
bor, Russia, hogging the lime
light, Finland breaks out in a
rash with a Fascisti party that
utters curses at socialism and
parliamentarianism. A dicta
tor! is the cry, so the govern
ment answers by sending a
flock of troops to “dictate" to
the Fascists.
But the Fascists haven’t a
chance. Anything they start is
bound to be a fight to the Fin
nish. ,
Prophetically,
WEBFOOT CHARLEY.
School Heads
Meet in Salem
On Curriculum
Presidents Kerr and Hall
Present Arguments
Recommended Changes To
Go Before Education
Board Monday
SALEM, March 1.—(Special).—
The curriculum committee of the
state board of higher education
Dr. Hall
was still in ses
sion here at a
late hour tonight,
hearing the opin
ions of Dr. Ar
nold Bennett
Hall, president of
the University,
and Dr. W. J.
Kerr, president
of Oregon State
college, on pos
sible changes and
consolidation of
courses for the two schools.
Final recommendations of the
curriculum committee will be sub
mitted to the board for action at
its meeting next Monday. C. C.
Colt, of Portland; Cornelia Marvin
Pierce, LaGrande; and F. E. Cal
lister, Albany, comprising the cur
riculum committee, have spent the
past few weeks seeking reductions
in expenditures through possible
elimination of courses at the
schools and combination of de
partments between Eugene and
Corvallis.
Dr. Hall left the campus yes
terday noon for Salem, and had
not returned to Eugene as the
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Program Given
For Dual State
Commerce Meet
Chamber of Commerce
Officials To Gather
Here March 21
Further details for the twelfth
annual conference of the Oregon
Washington chamber of commerce
secretaries were released last night
by David E. Faville, dean of the
school of business administration.
Speeches that have been added
to the program to be staged on the
Oregon campus March 21, 22, 23
are those of W. D. B. Dodson, of
Portland, on the development of in
dustries; and that of L. P. Sabin,
Portland, "Will the Government
Pull Us Out of the Depression?"
The subject of the speech to be
presented by Philip A. Parsons,
dean of the school of sociology, has
been definitely announced as, “A
State Program of Community Ser
vice.”
The Christy Thomas cup will be
awarded at the luncheon Wednes
day, March 23.
The trophy is awarded by Chris
ty Thomas, manager of the Seattle
chamber of commerce, to the
chamber secretary who presents
the best paper on some phase of
chamber of commerce work.
The papers this year will treat
particularly with the function of
chamber committees in the organ
ization.
Any secretary, paid or unpaid, is
eligible to compete. Papers must
be handed in by noon, March 21,
at room 105, Commerce.
Accommodations for visiting sec
retaries may be had at Zeta hall,
a section of the new men’s dormi
tory at reasonable rates, beginning
Sunday, March 20. Special rooms
are available for secretaries’ wives.
Obsidian Shelf at Library
Gets Pamphlet by Hodge
Twelve copies of a magazine
sized pamphlet on “Mount Mult
nomah, Ancient Ancester of the
Three Sisters" by Edwin T. Hodge,
professor of economic geology in
the University, have been placed
on the Obsidian shelf at the li
brary.
The pamphlet was printed by the
University of Oregon in 1925. Nu
merous photographs and diagrams
accompany the printed material.
Attend
Assembly
-(EDITORIAL)
npi IE CAMPUS’ greatest
ehanee to revive a lagging
school spirit is at hand this
afternoon. Each student’s
biggest opportunity to learn
tin* inner workings of cam
pus polities and student gov
ernment is here.
A student body assembly
at 4:tlO this afternoon in Vil
la rd hall will for the first
time tackle in open forum
actual campus and student
government problems. Every
student who feels the slight
est sense of his or her part
nership in tin' A. S. V. 0.
owes it to himself to be
present and enter into the
discussion.
The question will be a
live one—house line-ups in
spring term campus student
body elections. Both sides of
the question will be present
ed, and open discussion then
invited from the floor.
Women have announced
that their living organiza
tions will keep out of party
line-ups this spring. Whether
or not they can steer this
course is a matter of vital in
terest to every student.
“If the campus wants
good student government,”
says Brian Mimnaugh, presi
dent of the A. S. U. 0.. “it
must back the student ad
ministration. The reception
accorded the discussion to
day will spell victory or de
feat for our plans for an
awakened, active, cooperat
ing student body.” Read
that statement carefully. To
day’s assembly is a great
chance for the A. S. U. O. to
forge ahead.
ATTEND TIIE ASSEM
BLY 1
Music Program
Sunday After n oon
Proves Pleasing
By JACK BAUER
The best performance since
Verdi’s "Requiem,” sung last
spring, was given Sunday after
noon in the music auditorium by
the University Polyphonic chorus
and the University orchestra, di
rected by Arthur Boardman. Ken
neth Roduner, tenor; Grace Bur
nett, soprano; and Agnes Petzold,
mezzo-soprano, were the featured
soloists. Rose Simons, contralto,
was too ill to appear. Miss Petzold
was hastily substituted.
The balance between the choir
of 40 voices and the orchestra of
65 pieces was admirable. Support
ing the soloists, both choir and
orchestra performed nicely. The
soprano and tenor solo voices were
not heavy, however. The musician
ship of all three merits the high
est praise.
The “Requiem,” of course, offer
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HALL PASSES M. S. EXAM
Frank Hall, graduate student in
architecture, last week passed his
preliminary examination for a
master of science degree. Clair
Meisel, University wrestling coach,
will take a similar examination
Friday.
Spring Political
Tactics Hang In
Balance Today
Student Body Assembly
May Be Determinate
All-Campus Meet at 4:30
This Afternoon Vital,
Says Mimnaugh
The uncertain course of campus
politics during spring term will be
swayed to a large extent by the
results of the student body assem
bly called for this afternoon at
4:30 in Villard hall, is the belief
expressed last night by Brian
Mimnaugh, president of the A. S.
U. O.
“Will the houses line up for
political tickets or not?" That is
the question slated to undergo a
free-for-all argument this after
noon. With political rumors and
nebulous “line-ups” already an
undercurrent of discussion every
where on the campus, Mimnaugh
declared that every living group
should be deeply enough affected
by the outcome of this afternoon’s
gathering to warrant the sending
of a strong delegation to Villard
hall.
Hedges, Potwin to Speak
Janice Hedges, upholding the re
cent decision of the heads of
houses to keep out of party line
ups, will take the floor in a brief
statement of her case. She will
be followed by Art Potwin, who
will point out the risks of aban
doning a system of open, clearly
defined house line-ups, for a sys
tem which might allow free access
to under-cover political machines.
Each will speak for seven min
utes.
Mimnaugh will himself present
the subject and open the verbal
pyrotechnics. Following the argu
ments, the meeting will be thrown
open to free discussion from the
floor. Speeches will be limited to
three minutes.
Discussion Results Vital
“I expect plenty of fireworks,”
Mimnaugh admitted. “It must be
remembered, however, that the
question is not one of party line
ups, but of house line-ups, and
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Student Musical Program
To Feature Violin, Piano
Jane Kanzler, pianist, and
Peggy Sweeney, violinist, are to
appear on the second student pro
gram of the week at the Music
auditorium Thursday evening at
8.
Miss Sweeney was to have been
presented on the program last
night, but due to unforseen inci
dents her part was postponed un
til Thursday. In her place Gene
Love, basso, and Brandon Young,
harpist, were presented. Freda
Stadter, pianist, was presented on
Lhis program also, as slated.
Jane Kanzler is a junior in the
school of music, and studies with
George Hopkins, professor of
piano in the school of music.
Peggy Sweeney, also a junior
music major, is a student of Rex
Underwood, professor of violin in
the school of music.
Edna Whitmer will accompany
Miss Sweeney.
Whitesmith Stresses Need
For Leadership in Y Speech
The opportunity and demand for
intelligent leadership in the Ameri
can society of today was pointed
out by the Rev. Ernest M. White
smith, pastor of the Unitarian
church of Eugene, in an address on
“The Educated Man's Duty in an
Industrial Society,” last night at
the Y hut at a meeting of the Uni
versity division of the League for
Industrial Democracy.
Mr. Whitesmith declared that it
was time for educated people to
take advantage of the present sit
uation and establish themselves in
power. He pointed out that the
reason most of the so called radical
and progressive movements never
accomplish anything is because
“they merely chase themselves
around in circles.
“The United States needs a type |
of spiritual independence such as
it has never had before." Mr.
Whitesmith expressed the value of
such an organization as the league
as providing a school for leader
ship and endeavoring to find prac
tical expression for its leadership.
Mr. Whitesmith stressed the im
portance of constructing a good
social, moral, and ethical plan for
the nation. "Good thinking and
working towards an end is need
ed. We must have a carefully
planned program to work from.”
This is the last meeting of the
Student League for Industrial De
mocracy this terra. A program
committee under the chairmanship
of Don Saunders is working out a
program for speakers for the com
ing term. Meetings are open to
all men and women on the cam
pus.