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EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD EDITORIAL OFFICES, Journalism Bldg. Phone 3300—News Room, Local 356; Editor and Managing Editor, Local 364. BUSINESS OFFICE, McArthur Court. Phone 3300—Local 214. University of Oregon, Eugene Willis Duniway, Editor Larry Jackson, Manager Thornton Shaw, Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Ralph David, Associate Editor, Stephen Kahn, Assistant Editor Jack Bauer, Dave Wilson, Betty Anne Mac- Dick Neuberger, Sports Editor duff. Editorial Writers Merlin Blais, Radio Director Rufus Kimball, Asst, Managing Editor Roy Sheedy. Literary Editor Jack Bellinger, News Editor George Sanford, Sterling Green, Telegraph Editors Doug Wight, Chief Night Editor DAV EDITORS: George Sanford, Jessie Steele, Virginia Wentz, Sterling Green, Oscar Monger. SPECIAL WRITERS: Elinor Henry. Thelma Nelson, Julian Prescott. COPYREADERS: Margaret Bean, Ralph Mason, Jane Opsund, Elsie Peterson, Bob Patterson. REPORTERS: Francis Pallister, Donald Fields, Beth Bede, Clifford Gregor, Willard Arant. Bob Riddell. Harold Nock, Almon Newton, Parks Hitchcock, Eloise Dorner, Genevieve Dunlop, Madeleine Gilbert, Maximo Pulido, David Eyrne, Esther Hayden, Ruth McClain. SPORTS STAFF: Bruce Hamby, Malcolm Bauer, Joseph Saslavsky. RADIO STAFF: Jack Bauer, Roy McMullen, George Root, Bruce Hamby. NTGHT EDITORS: Les Dunton, Bob Patterson, Myron Ricketts, Doug. Polivka, Wal lace Douglas. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Barbara Jcnning, Catherine Watson, Alice Teitel baum, Louise Stein, Lenore Greve, Adelc Hitchman, Desmond Hill, Marion Robbins, Mary Teresi, Delpha Hurlburt, Peggy Newby, Evelyn Schmidt. BUSINESS STAFF Advertising Mgr.Harry Schenk Assistant Adv. Mgr. Auten Bush Assistant Adv. Mgr.Barney Miller National Advertising Mgr.Harold Short Promotional Mgr.Dick Goebel Promotion Assistant.Mary Lou Patrick Women’s Specialties.Harriette Hofmann Classified Adv. Mgr.George Branstator Office Manager .Marian Henderson Executive Secretary.Virginia Kibbee Circulation Manager.. Ed Cross Sez Sue.Kathryn Laughridge Sez Sue Assistant.Caroline Hahn Checking Dept. Mgr...Helen Stinger Financial Administrator.Edith Peterson ADVERTISING SOLICITORS—Caroline Hahn, Maude Sutton, Grant Theummel, Her . nice Walo, Bill Russell, Mahr Reymers, Bill Neighbor, Vic Jorgenson, John Vernon, Alathca Peterson, Ray Foss, Elaworth Johnson, Mary Codd, Ruth Osborne, Lee Valentine, Lucille Chapin, Gil Wellington, Ed Messerve, Scot Clodfelter. MARKETING DEPARTMENT—Nancy Suomcla, executive secretary ; Betty Mae Higby, Louise Bears. OFFICE ASSISTANTS—Helen Ferris, Laura Hart, Beverly Price, Nancy Archibald, Lou*>e Bears, Cordelia Dodson, Louise Rice, and Lucille Lowry. SECRETARIES: Joaephine Waffle, Betty Duzan, Marguerite Davidson. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. Member of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Manager: Office, Local 214; residence, 2800. 111 Rainy Day Reflections *<^^LD MAN WORLD” is a juggler these days,—a fuzzy-fin , gered juggler with a*hangover headache, trying to keep half a dozen wooden balls, all filled with nitro-glycerine, rotating smoothly from hand to hand. "Preserving the status quo” in China has become a matter of keeping up the fighting that has been going on for six months without a declaration of war. The new Manchurian state is torn by the first of the civil wars that, will prevail there as long as the strings are being pulled by Japan. Russia and Japun are get ting nearer and nearer to a repetition of 1904-05. Ramsay MacDonald announces that Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy will confer in London on "the whole of the European crisis.” Our Congress went into delirium over the Hoover moratorium; we fear for it if the Four Powers declares a MacDonald or a Tardieu moratorium to carry on the good work. The disarmament conference at Geneva, heralded for the past ten years as the Waterloo of militarism, can’t even stay on tlie front pages of the newspapers. No news from Geneva means that there is harmony among the delegates, which in turn means that little is being accomplished. The United States has a few family problems of its own. The nation offers tribute to gangland for the life of a child. A head line announced that 250,000 people face starvation in Philadel phia and that food riots are expected. In Eugene a bank puts up the shutters, and a football coach throws away a "scrap of paper.” We can’t see any hope for improvement in the general out look unless we get a day or two of golfing weather within the next week. Onward and Upward, Phi Betes __ rJ^HE STANDARDS of Phi Beta Kappa have been raised. Taking advantage of the changes in the University grading system inaugurated this year, the membership committee has boosted the grade requirements for an approximate 3.75 (old style where I equalled 5 points) to 2.0 (new style) for the entire University course or 2.5 for the last five terms of University work. Future Phi Betes will be those who get nothing lower than a B in junior and senior years, with a fair sprinkling of A’s for « satety s sake. Since the standards of several professional honor ary fraternities and sororities have in times past been higher than that of Phi Beta Kappa, this move on the part of the Ore gon chapter is justified and significant. lifty per cent of all courses taken must, in the ease of the I’hi Bete candidate, be in liberal arts subjects. But a wise chap ter voted that the membership committee be allowed discretion in determining just what subjects are liberal arts subjects. For the business administration major, educational theory or music appreciation may be liberal arts courses. The new standard is not above the reach of conscientious stu dents. It is rather a newer, more distant, more honorable goal to strive for. Fhe Safety Valve An Outlet for Campus Steam All communic-atinns are to I* ad drcSM'd to the editor, Oregon Daily Emerald, and should not exceed HOC) words In length U-tters must be Burned, but should the writer prefer only initials will he used The editor maintains the ritiht to withhold puhli eation should he see fit. NO BK.VUUS! To the Editor: For several nights now a brave and bold band of be-whiskered sophomores have been making the rounds of fraternities ami halls, wielding the paddle with force upon those class brethren who have thus far failed to don the ‘'beard,” They call their “small" orgaui zation a vigilance committee. Com-' posed of approximately ten to fif- j teen of the larger members of the | class they are most obtrusive and bold. They are even so rude and) imposing as to do tlit'ir woi(j of chastising' in the chuptcr house of the unfortunate. At least they could take their victims from the building and thus alleviate undue roughness and interrupted meals. The so-called "Whiakerino" idea is perfectly all right and may be commendable in the way of stimu lating class spirit and amusement, but the compulsory feature of the plan is intolerable. That the soph omore class as a whole should lend itself to such measures as paddling and mill-racing to enforce such a mild, sporting, and no less amus ing affair is bewildering. The means to the end defeats the end itself. The writer thoroughly believes in maintaining and upholding all University of Oregon traditions and by any method ascribed to by the student body, but tire forced wear ing of boards lor a group m the student body is not tiadiUonul. and compulsory proceedings are entire ly out of place. —A fcSOPMOMOKE. 1 By V. H. Hall Note: Yesterday the introduc tory column of the Corridor ap peared, somewhat buried, on the rear page of this paper. That introduction was quite important in that I vehemently declared the Corridor was NOT to be an attempt to duplicate some of the comparatively successful col umns of humor that have at one time or another appeared in the Emerald. I damned such beast ly attempts at esoteric humor, I suppose, because I sense a per sonal inability to act a clown. Therefore, my aim is not cam pus humor. Once for all, let that be understood. I go to such lengths to make this clear be cause the Corridor will hence forth appear in about the same position as have humor columns on this editorial page. V. H. H. When a gay, young English lady of the 19th century feared satura tion with the routine of home life and the stoical ideals of the care ful and suspecting father, she sought relief by attending the “Beggar’s Opera." She usually prided herself in her liberalism and sophistication (in our sense of the word). She believed her self a genuine modern, taking a giggling pleasure in doing some thing just a little bit naughty. John Gay, a huge, puffy, and awkward humorist, wrote the “Beggar's Opera" in 1728 and it has been revived from time to time up to the present day. Gay's jolly wit of the early 18th century has remained almost matchless. It was scandalous at that time and has always been so in the eyes of some people in-so-far as to be barred in Chicago on the grounds of immor ality. But what sane, thinking person could overlook the spark ling humor and satire and con demn it on those grounds ? In Gay’s words: Life is a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once, and now I know it. The “Beggar’s Opera” is being rehearsed on this campus today. The performance cannot be far in the future. I see shadows of Steve Smith, that father of illegiti mate Christ m a s Revels and Colonial Rout, behind the scenes. I hank God someone is rescuing us from those cesspools of neo teric, sentimental sluggishness and talkie-going babbitry. CAMPUS ♦ ♦ ALENDAR Industrial group of Y. W. C. A will meet at 9:00 at the bungalow. Discussion group on “Christian ity in the Present Day Churches" at 9 p. m.. Woman's lounge. Kev. Walter P. Myers, leader. Important Amphibian meeting at 7:15 tonight in Gerlinger hall. Alpha Delta sigma meets today Classified Advertisements Rates Payable in Advance 10c a line for first insertion; 5e a line for each additional Insertion. Telephone 3800; local 214 WANTED WANTED Boy to answer phone 5 p. m. to 7 a. m. for room. Phone 3390. DRBSSMAKINQ, hemstitch i n g, sewing. Over Underwood & El liott Grocery. Harriett Under wood. Phone 1393. MISt EI.LA.NLOl S CAMPUS SHOE REPAIR -Give those shoes of yours new soles and heels. Your appearance is noticed more by others than by yourself. 13th and Alder. CAMPUS SHOE REPAIR Quali ty work, best of service; work that is lusting in service. 13th between Alder and Kincaid. NEW BEGINNERS' BALLROOM CLASS Starts Tuesday— 8:30 P. M. MERRICK STUDIOS SGI Willamette Phone 30S1 KRAMER BEAUTY SALON Also Hair-cutting PHONE 1SS0 Next to Walora Candies |' al noon at the College Side. All members must be present. | Thespians will meet tonight at ' 7:30 in the sun room of Gerlinger ! hall. The Art and Craft group of Philomelete will meet tonight at : 8:30 at Alpha Delta Pi house. It i is imperative that all members be i there. _ i Phi Delta Theta announces the ; pledging of: Jack Ross, of Los Angeles; Alvin Pandle, of Port land; and Ralph Schomp, of Salem. Alpha Phi announces the pledg ing of Jane Haas of Portland, Ore. There are several Y. W. C. A. office hours open. Girls wishing these positions sign up at bunga low before Friday. Westminster guild will meet to night at 9:00 at the Westminster house. Y. W. C. A. cabinet meeting to night, 7:30, at the bungalow. All newly installed members asked to be present. ‘GRAND OLD MAN’ HAS BIRTHDAY AT HOME (Continued from Page One) managed to make himself incon spicuous with a result that no one knew who was the originator of j the motion. Many asked him if he knew the man, not aware that he I could be the one, since they be i lieved an Arizona delegate re | sponsible. Dr. Fosdick in his talk referred to him as “a Greek professor with a sense of humor.” (Greek profes sors aren’t supposed to possess such a quality, so says Dean Straub.) Always thinking of others, he sends two messages to the cam | pus, one expressing his pleasure I that "Prink” Callison has been chosen head football coach, and the other for the students. "I am glad ‘Prink’ Callison was chosen coach. He is a man of fine ' and high ideals, and his life has been a life that can be modelled.” To the students he says: "No matter how old I get to be, my love for the students, boys and girls—especially the girls, will never be diminished. I hope to be strong next fall, so that when the tug-of-war comes off at the mill race, I expect to take hold of the freshman end of the rope and pull the sophomores in. Or, if not that, at least to see that the freshman get a ‘square deal’.” 0 BRIE^WhOLD FROSH BALL PRACTICE TODAY (Continued from rape One) distinct groups, but merely those organized by the coaching staff. Spring practice may be concluded with a grand finale similar to the game staged at Oregon State col lege Saturday night. The varsity baseball nine under Bill Reinhart continued to drill in McArthur court yesterday. The rain is beginning to get on the boys’ nerves, but there’s nothing they can do about it. The track men also could use a little sun shine. Colonel Bill Hayward spent the afternoon showing motion pic tures of Olympic games stars in action. A.W.S. ELECTIONSOF NEW OFFICERS TO BE TODAY (Continued from Page One) charge of the voting are: 9 o’clock, Jane Haas; 10, Margaret Osborne; 11, Iris Strom and Doris Giles; 12, Mary Lou Dodds and Nancy Suo mela; 1, Betty Jane Burke and Beverly Price; 2, Marytine New and Helen Osland; 3, Helen j Scruggs and Margaret Chase; 4, 1 Virginia Howard and Edith Kor honen. A Decade Ago AprH 6, 1922 “The present income of the Uni versity cannot meet its needs in the next ten years, no matter how much saving is accomplished in the way of expansion and curtail ment of maintenance expenses,” predicted President Prince Lucien Campbell in an assembly address. * * * Mr. Hal E. Hoss, managing edi tor of the Oregon City Enterprise and secretary of the Oregon State Editorial association, paid a visit to the University campus. The annual banquet of the Y. W. C. A. was held at the Hotel Os burn. * * * “Athletics have taken the place of militarism in German colleges,” Dr. A. W. Vernon, of Carleton col lege, told a large crowd of students at the “Y” hut. “The Periscope” column sarcas tically, called Dr. Vernon’s speech a “thinly veiled plea for sympathy with that poor downtrodden race.” * * * Professor F. L. Stetson of the school of education was attending the Inland Empire Teachers’ asso ciation meeting at Spokane, Wash ington. “WONDER BABY” DIES BERLIN, April 5—(AP)—Ger many’s “wonder baby,” known only as Vera, which weighed less than one and one-fifth pounds at birth, died today after having been kept alive more than two weeks in an incubator. The girl was 12 Va inches long. BOOKS OF THE DAY EDITED BY BOY SHEEDY AN ARCHITECTURAL NOVEL Skyscraper. By Faith Baldwin. Cosmopolitan Book Corp. By J. A. NEWTON “Shyscraper” is a delightfully interesting modern novel depicting the development of a romance be tween a girl in business and a young man who has trouble find ing the work he likes best. The skyscraper is just a setting for the beginning of the story and has little to do with the action of the characters. The first chapter is devoted to a clear and colorful description of the skyscraper— which you know from the begin ning is modeled on the Empire State building of New York—and the story ends with another short er description. In this way the ef fect of unity is achieved which gives the reader a feeling of sat isfaction. Lynn Harding, a girl pretty enough, as the author says, to inake people look twice when they passed her in the street, holds a position in an insurance office which pays her $40 a week. One morning at breakfast in the sky scraper’s cafeteria her elbow is jostled by Tom Shepard, private secretary to one of the officials in the same office. The romance progresses smooth ly up to the proposal. Lynn doesn’t want to give up her job, since Tom’s job doesn’t pay any more than hers. Tom won’t marry her unless she does. The girl with whom Lynn rooms, Jennie, a vivid and extremely ap pealing character or the vamp type, takes Lynn to a pent house party where Lynn meets David Dwight, a slick, middle-aged crim inal lawyer who is defending him self in court as often as his clients. Being something of a man of the world and knowing how to please the ladies, Dwight sweeps Lynn off her feet with his sophisticated manners. There are week-end par ties and pent-house affairs which lead to much jealousy on Tom’s part though everything comes out all right in the end. Faith Baldwin’s style of writing is charming in its simplicity, and although she seems to be econom ical in her use of words, each word she does use is a step forward in the story. Constantly interesting, constantly moving onward, the story makes one inclined to read every word including the lengthy and vivid pictorial passages de scribing the skyscraper. EMERALD ... of the A I R Oregon sports will be reviewed by Bruce Hamby, assistant sports editor of the Emerald, during the “Emerald of the Air” program at 4:15 this afternoon over station KORE. In addition to giving foot ball prospects for next year, he will discuss the prospects of Coach Bill Reinhart’s baseball team and Colonel Bill Hayward’s track team this season. Wallace Campbell will give his oration entitled “Up Stream” dur ing the 15 minutes broadcast. For the first time all Americans are on the schedule of the George F. Daker Non-Resident lectureship at Cornell university for a series of lectures on chemistry. T the way they TA.STE .. TT S just what you’d expect. People who enjoy the good things of life... are constantly looking for something better to cat and drink...and smoke. 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