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EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD EDITORIAL OFFICES, Journalism Bide. Phone 8300—Now* Room, Local 856; Editor Editor, Local 114. McArthur Court. Phone >800—Local 214. University of Oregon, Eugene George Sanford, Editor Larry Jackson, Manager Parks Hitchcock, Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Oscar MUDK^r, nows rancor Ha! Nock, Editorial Writer Merlin Blaia, Radio Director J. Almon Newton, Cinema Editor Jack Bellinger, Society Editor ivoy inertly, Literary cuuuc Joe Saslavsky, Sports Editor Ralph Mason, Day Editor Bob Patterson, Nitfht Editor SPECIAL WRITERS: Sterling Green, Jay Seahorn, Julian Prescott. COPYREADERS: A1 Holsman, T. Knight Shaw, W. Scott Duniway, S. Frasier Green, Donald Fields. REPORTERS: Hubert Totton, Willis S. Duniway, Thornton K. Shaw, David Eyre, Francis Pallister, Clifford Gregor. David Henry, Maximo Pulido, Donald Fields. RADIO STAFF: Jack Bauer, Roy McMullen, Charles Shoemaker. SPORTS STAFF: Bob Riddle, Malcolm Bauer, Bruce Hamby. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITOR: Worth Chaney. OFFICE ASSISTANTS—Lucille Lowry, Dot Dibble, Nancy ArchLald, Hildamay Hobart, Edwina Anderson, Dagmar Haugen, Louise McMunn. MARKETING DEPARTMENT—Nancy Buotnela, executive secretary; Betty Mae Higby, Louise Bears. SECRETARIES: Josephine Waffle, Betty Duzan, Marguerite Davidson. The Oregon Dally 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 Engane, Oregon, as second fleas matter. Subscription rates. $2.60 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Manager: Office, Local 214; residence, 2800. Hail ho California! A YOUNG Chinese student, Ming Hua Wei, has been attend ing the University of California. He entered the southern university as an honors student and was engaged in a research for his master’s thesis. It was entitled "The History of Com munism in China." Professors at the university are quoted as saying that his paper was a valuable contribution to historical science. Last November, Wei's studies were interrupted when the United States government stepped in and arrested him for "crim inal syndicalism." The young student was ordered to be de ported. When an alien is so classed as an undesirable, the deporta tion law does not require that he must return to his own coun try, but can go to any land. However, the government will only pay for a return to his native land. Young Wei is financially unable to undertake such an expense. It is common knowledge that Wei fages possible execution should he be forced to return to China. Authorities in China are known to have termed his researches in the field of Chinese communism as dangerous. Failing to see the crime in an honest educational research, California students are thronging whole-heartedly to the support of the endangered scholar. They refuse to permit their felloiv student to face death for such an insenate charge. Efforts are being made among the students to create an emergency fund of $250. The sum will permit Wei to travel to Germany, where he will be enabled to continue his studies free from danger. Wj laud the spirit of the University of California student body for refusing to permit their fellow student to suffer for an act which was committed in an effort to increase the sum total of knowledge available to scholars. We, too, feel that interference with the pursuit of knowledge and an education should not be countenanced. Education should be considered as a freely moving force. A force which is work ing for the betterment of mankind. Such a force should be given free rein. We are tempted to question, discreetly, the criminality in volved in a quiet educational research. We do not consider Wei’s research to be criminal and injurious to the welfare of the people. On the contrary we hold that such efforts to increase existent knowledge are highly beneficial and worthy of a more prudent and thoughtful treatment. We wish to extend a vigorous commendation to the students of the University of California for the stand they have taken in supporting the spirit of education. We await with interest the results of their campaign for funds. We reiterate—All hail to California! Water Bag! JT is witli doubtful enthusiasm that we greet tire return of spring to our sprightly and robust campus. We will cheerfully grant that the sun once more beams forth in all its pristine glory; that robins are again chirping gaily from trees but newly adorned in light green foliage; and that the mill-race is once more astonishingly popular. But, . . . WHOOPS! LOOK OUT! WA-A-A-TER BAG! There, it's out! Now you know why we dislike spring! A car goes putt-putting slowly down the main drag. A bril liant colored object describes a flashing arc through the air. Pedestrians on the sidewalk scatter madly like frightened chick ens. There is a vicious squashy "plop” and a fountain of water cascades into the air. . . . Just another water bag valiantly at tempting to deliver its message of good cheer. Permit us to warn you against these many pints of water that go forth cunningly encased in vari-colored rubber balloons. They're gonna getcha if you don't look out! Beware of the three most important danger zones: The law building, the Sigma Chi domicile, and the men’s new dorm. At the danger of repeating ourselves . . . beware! They’re gonna getcha if you don’t look out! A Genuine Loss! 'T'HE sudden decision of Miss Jeannette Calkins to resign from the secretaryshii) ol tIre alumni association comes as u hard blow to the University. As the result of eight years of service. Miss Calkins not only established an enviable name for herself among university alumni executives all over the country, but edited a highly successful alumni magazine as well. The read ableness and popularity of "Old Oregon" were largely due to Miss Margaret Boyer, assistant to Miss Calkins, as managing editor and circulation manager. Tire announcement that Miss Boyer is resigning too makes the loss to the University doubly strong. Miss Calkins graduated from the University in 1SJ18 and joined the alumni olficc in 1823. Miss Boyer became her assist ant in 1826. Wc deeply regret the circumstances that necessitate Mis. Calkins and Miss Boyer leaving. We feci sure, however, that the whole campus joins tu.. m wndiuig them cunlpiued success in the future. I (jorridor «• ❖ By V. H. Hal Last night Ernest G. Moll, Louis Myers, and S. Stephenson Smith met to judge the essays which were submitted in the Hamlet con test. Claire McKennon's essay was chosen as the most convincing, and in McKennon's hands will be placed the volume of complete works of William Shakespeare. First honorable mention was awarded Ingram Kjosness and sec ond honorable mention was given to Charles Jones. To fulfill our promise we hereby present the prize-winning essay. By CLAIRE McKENNON . The play presents elements of revenge, psychology, and melo drama. But to say that it is a problem play about revenge is to imply that Hamlet was worried about the right and wrong of re venge, or that he is primarily in terested in working out the proper machinery. And he does not seem to be bothered by that. He looks upon vengeance as a filial duty. His trouble is found in transfer ring his energies from the imagi native to the active plane. This turns us to the theory that the play is a profound psychological study of an introvert. But while I cannot quarrel with the words PROFOUND and PSYCHOLOGI CAL, I find serious objections to terming Hamlet an introvert. The best of Shakespeare’s critics side with Gothe in thinking the au thor’s main interest is in Hamlet as a character and a profound psy chological study. But Hamlet is too well rounded out as a man to be an introvert. His speeches are clear and decisive. His manners are considerate but not bashful. His interests are well balanced— student, courtier, duellist, and pa tron of the arts. He seems to be patterned after Castiglione’s Cour tier in mind and education. The incident of the “mock” play shows very well his ability to employ his intellect and his imagination (in a manner impossible to an intro vert) towards a definite, PRAC TICAL end. Undoubtedly, there are elements of melodrama. It is partly be cause Shakespeare was writing for the Elizabethan audience and it had an almost insatiable taste for pageantry, fighting and the sensa tional. Also, the sources from which Shakespeare took many ele ments of the play used these dra matic incidents. He wrote too much and too fast to formulate his own plots completely and in his intense interest in developing Hamlet as a character, he slighted much of the action. The poisoned sword and poison drinks in the death scene of Hamlet were dis tributed too fast and too gener ously to be properly motivated. But the sensational scenes are in the main worked in with cause and effect agreeing. By his method of introducing and handling these dramatic incidents, Shakespeare prevents their appearing as mere bids for the sensational. They be come part of tlie action and the plot. We may say that Hamlet is a play Involving the psychological study of a highly intelligent and imaginative individual concerned in wreaking what he considers just vengeance, dramatized to the verge of melodrama in places. But to say that the play is definitely either one of the suggested solu tions requires a set viewpoint and a closed mind, with a lack of feel ing for the spirit of the play. 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Since the inauguration of these concerts two years ago, as a reg I ular feature of spring term, they have proven very popular, a larger crowd of students and townspeople ! appearing at each successive per formance. So popular have they proven in the past that they will be held each week throughout the term, according to the director. The first series of concerts two years ago were held on the tennis courts between the old library and Commerce hall but because of ad vantages in seating capacity, ac coustics, and setting the mill-race was decided upon last year. The first concert will be given over almost entirely to band mu sic, according to Stehn, but special numbers have been planned for later performance. The program for the concert to morrow night follows: Robinson’s Grand Entree March . King Poet and Peasant Overture....Suppe Echoes . Tobani American Patrol .Meachar A Spanish Village .Safranek Marche Slave .Tschaikowski King Cotton March . Sousa Dr. Pendell Writing New Textbook on Economics A book which differs from pres ent texts on economics in that it is related to social theory, is being written by Dr. Elmer Pendell of the economics department. The writer will teach a course on mod ern economic theory this summer and the materials he will use in teaching will be the same ones he is using in his new book. Professor Pendell is taking charge of the classes of Dr. Don ald M. Erb who went to Stanford as a visiting professor. Government Attorney Is Visitor on Campus Randolph Collins, attorney work ing under the solicitor general at Washington, D. C., who is on the coast preparing his brief on the Malheur-Harney lakes civil suit between the federal government and the state of Oregon, was on the campus recently to see Dr. R. C. Clark of the history depart ment. Dr. Clark is one of the prin cipal witnesses in the case. Dr. Clark’s testimony before the U. S. supreme court sessions a.t Burns last fall, will be published in the June number of the Oregon Historical Review. GUILD HALL HAMLET WINS HIGH LAUDATION (Continued from Page One) (he had to move the dimming ap paratus from the Guild hall and do a complete reinstallation) pointed up these high moments. Throughout the pace was rapid, the diction came over, though Ho ratio should perhaps use a deeper tone and talk with his whole chest. The lines were audible even in the back balcony; and the only dead spots were just at the back of the ground floor. The Acting Gene Love as Hamlet showed his power and versatility. He had a good broad-based stance, and a fine presence. He was grave and massive, and looked more like Burbage than most of the nine teenth century Hamlets. He had finesse, great reserve power. He read the part as pensive and thoughtful, yet with a cunstant in timation that Hamlet, when his normal self to which he reverted when he talked with Horatio—-was a sturdy man of action. Jack Stipe, as King Claudius, was commanding; his powerful, resolute voice enabled him to dom inate his court easily. He built his part stroke by stroke, and let every phrase sink in. Wilbur Walker, as Polonius, was capital. His shuffle was most hu morous. and his tedious, itera tive manner perfectly in charac ter. He got the most laughs from the audience. ' Inez Simons was perhaps too beautiful for Gertrude, and too' poignant for a guilty queen; but her presence was moving, and her reading fine and sensitive. W dliam Anderson, who doubled as the Ghost and the second grave digger showed fine versatility. Marian Camp s Ophelia \sj_= tec j der and gracious; she did the songs with a kind of absence of mind and in the simple, mournful ballad style, without any pretence. To sum up, the production was excellently done throughout. The tempo was rapid, the lighting ex ceptionally effective, and the pro duction triumphed in spite of dif | ficulties which had to be over ■ come in acoustics and staging fa ! cilities. At that it was a better stage than Will was able to com mandeer. As regards Hamlet, there is nothing that can be said here that has not already been said. The thesis is too well known to bear repeating. Claire McKennon stated in his prize-winning essay on the subject that the play con tained "elements of melodrama, psychological study, and revenge.” So it did, and each element was successfully brought out in presen tation. As such things go, there were moments of inertia, of dragging time. But there were also mo ments of high dramatic tension, of excellent scene, and vivid char acter portrayal. Especially the famous passages, Hamlet’s solilo quy, Ophelia’s scene, the father’s advice from Polonius to Laertes, the tragic debacle at the finish, were played to the hilt. Say then that Gene Love in the black of Hamlet* dominated the play, as he should. But he had fine support throughout. This achievement will rank with "Jour ney’s End” as a notable produc tion, the finest in fact that we have seen done by the Guild Hall company. DUCKS DEFEAT OREGON STATE CLUB IN OPENER (Continued from Page One) latter dropped the ball, and John son scored for the third and final run of the inning. Webfoots Get Going After being the under dog for three innings the Webfoots finally came to life in the sixth and nicked Woodard for four runs to gain a lead, never to be relin quished. Shaneman led off with a hot single through short, and Johnny Londahl followed with a hit in identically the same spot. Watkins then struck out, but Ches ter came through with another one-base blow, filling the bases. Scales then stepped to the plate in the pinch and socked a burning grounder along the third base line for a double, bringing in all three runners. Kermie Stevens scored him for the final run of the canto with a scorching bingle through the pitcher’s box. Duck Add Momentum Not to be stopped the Webfoots added three more in their next turn at bat. Mike Mikulak, who also covered himself with glory with his nice stick work, started things off with a single through third base territory, and “Duke" Shaneman sacrificed him to sec ond. Londahl then socked a pinch single back of short, scoring Mike, and went to second on the throw in. Watkins was hit by a pitched ball, and Harry McCall followed with an infield single, filling the bases, and setting the stage for Pitcher Scales to perform another liero-act, which he did with a lazy fly back of short stop, scoring Lon [ dahl and Watkins. McCall was caught off third, however, and the I side was retired for the time be ing. By this time the Ducks were un stoppable and tallied once in the eighth and twice more in the final inning. Scales, with such a lead to go on, eased up in the last of the ninth and allowed four Staters to cross home plate, but he finally bore down and retired the side be fore any great damage could be done. Mikulak and Stevens, with three hits apiece, led the Oregon assault. Mike had a triple and two singles to his credit, while Stevens con nected for three one-ply swats. Shaneman and Londahl both had two singles. Scales a double and a single, and Horner. Mimnaugh, Watkins, Chester, and McCall all a one-base blow each. Ossie Edwards is scheduled to twirl for the Webfoots in today's clash against Hughes of Oregon State. The game will start at ap proximately 3:30 p. m. The lineup follows: Oregon (10) Stevens, ss Horner, mf Mimnaugh, rf Mikulak, 3 Shancman. c Londahl, 2 Watkins, If Chester, 1 Scales, p Potter, mf Palmer McCall. 1 Chatterton. mf (*) Oregon State Clarke, 3 Mack, ss Johnson, 2 Jensen, rf Biancone, mf Baechtel, If Cronin, 1 Keeraa, c Woodard, p Lnndberg, p Erickson Callan U. M. fc.. Oregon . ... 10 17 t Oregon State . 7 S o Umpire, King. Campus ‘Courtesy’ Book To Appear Early Next Week Campus ‘Courtesy Day’ Set By Dean of Women for Wednesday University students will have their own Emily Post to refer to when the "Courtesy” book, locally compiled reference upon manners and social procedure, is distributed on the campus Tuesday and Wed nesday. This little volume, written in fashionable, columnist style by Emmajane Rorer, senior in chemis try, has been compiled as a guide to Oregon students. Material has been gathered during a period of over a year and a half by Philome lete, women's service group, assist ed by Skull and Daggers, sopho more men’s honorary, and Phi Theta Upsilon, upperclass women’s honorary. In conjunction with the publish ing of this volume, Hazel Pruts man Schwering, dean of women, has declared that Wednesday shall be the official all-campus “Cour tesy day.” The courtesy book, as it is known, will be sold at the Co-op and through the agency of Skull and Daggers, said Helen Evans, president of Phi Theta Upsilon and Philomelete, yesterday. The pricfj will be 25 cents. f The volume itself is done upon a grey stock and is illustrated by linoleum blocks in red by Allen Proctor, sophomore in art. I» addition to the rules set forth, the appendix contains answers to questions on social procedure asked by University students. A. W. S. SCHEDULES TEA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 3 (Continued from Page One) assistant hostesses. Serving will be Thespians, members and pledges of Kwama, and Phi Theta Upsilon. Elizabeth Strain will be in charge of the reception and Miriam Staf ford the music. All women on the campus are cordially invited to attend, as this is the last official social function of the A. W. S. for the year. PIONEER MOTHER HERE; INSPECTS NEW HOME (Continued from rage One) the men of the job could have signed it,” commented another of the workers, “but we had to get the statue up.” The Emerald was sealed up and consigned to fate in its gloomy crypt. As the good lady slowly showed signs of life, your reporter fired a rapid series of questions. “What do you think of prohibi tion?” She refused to commit herself. “Who’s going to win the elec tion?” She refused to commit herself. “What do you think of the Lind bergh case?” Mercifully, tenderly, the attend ants lowered the veil. Nearby, the lawn was being torn to shreds to pave the way the statue. The workmen would j cut a strip of turf and then roll i it upon into a neat, compact, jelly roll. “Have one,” the man paused for a moment. “They’re really very fine.” “It looks funny, all right,” he continued, “but it's sure the best way to get the grass up.” George M. York, superintendent of buildings and grounds, took a! hurried trip to town returning with 36 yards of muslin. Not a j dressmaker by profession, he re marked that it was rather trying to construct a garb on such im mense proportions for the dear old lady. This bleached muslin will form the veil to be cast aside by Barker in the dedication ceremon ies. As we rounded the side of the j A.d building we took a parting glance at the statue. We waved >ur hand. Rather sadly we thought. Executive Returns From Conference i K. B. Porter, executive secre tary of the University Y. M. C. A.., has returned from Chicago, •vhere he attended a conference of young Methodist ministers to dis -uss what attitude should be taken by Christian people on the present economic crisis. The conference, numbering about eighty delegates from the West and Middle Western states, was unofficial in its meetings and did not dictate its findings to any or-' tier but simply attempted to cre ate channels of procedure that are beneficial and let them speak for themselves. ON THE PBICE OF BOOKS A while back there were reports flying about that the price of books was falling, that it would soon be no longer necessary to pay two or three dollars for a cur rent novel by some writer no one had ever heard about, that the publishers had discovered that high prices were not to their best interests. We have waited pa tiently for the day to come, but I the above mentioned publishers | have evidently either changed their minds, or else were just bluffing all the time. It is true that one can buy a piece of detection fiction or a re print of “All Quiet on the West ern Front” for the price of one dollar at almost any drug store counter, and it is also true that several companies are releasing excellent dollar editions of the classics as well as reprints of such contemporary literature as “New Book of Etiquette,” “Mother In dia,” and “Sex and the Love Life.” However, first editions of any thing half-way worth-while are so rare as to be almost extinct. Looking over a list of 25 best selling novels of last month, 17 are 1' priced at $2.50, and none are for less than $2. Non-fiction, of course, is even more expensive, the average book costing between three and four dollars. Each week the Saturday Review of Literature publishes the titles of three vol umes as a “Balanced Ration for a Week’s Reading.” We find that a typical week’s books, as listed in the “Ration,” would cost exactly $9.50. Not many people read three books a week, but at that it would appear that only a very wealthy person could afford to keep up on current releases if he intended to buy his own copies. It would not be so dishearten ing if these volumes were decently bound, and would form an addi tion to the appearance of one’s library. But they are usually bound in Cardboard and cheap cloth, the covers varnished with some substance that turns white upon contact with water, and often printed upon grayish wood pulp paper that is flecked with splinters. Hold on! We've found a really inexpensive tome—way down at the bottom of this list of several hundred. Here it is—“The Ad ventures of Mickey Mouse”—50 cents! Willamette Valley Once Lake, Expert in Geology Declares Evidence that the Willamette valley was once under a lake whose surface was more than 600 feet above sea level, and which extended at least as far north as Portland, was uncovered by Ches ter W. Washburne, expert on pe troleum geology, who is visiting the campus this week. On a casual exploration of Fair mount hill, Mr. Washburne found several large slabs of granite in the reindeer enclosure. Since gran ite is entirely foreign to this part of the country, the visiting geol ogist explained the slabs in the following fashion: The huge lake was caused by a natural dam at the mouth of the river, which disappeared some time during the two or three mil lion years which have followed. Fragments of huge glaciers in Washington broke off, floated about the lake ancl finally in melt ing deposited the great granite slabs they had carried down with them. The granite blocks have been found in other parts of the valley, according to Dr. Warren D. Smith, professor of geology and geogra phy, but never before at any such height as the one found by Mr. Washburne, which is approxi mately 600 feet above sea level. The find has consequently been regarded as one of greatest scien tific interest. Mr. Washburne graduated from the University in 1905, after studying under Dr. John Condon, Oregon’s first and most noted ge ologist. He is at present regarded as one of the most eminent con sulting geologists in the country. Jones Depicts Eastern Trip; Says All College Men Alike College men are just about thei same in manner, dress, and atti tude no matter what part of the United States they may come from, observed Treve Jones, cap tain of the University of Oregon company of Scabbard and Blade, J national military honorary, who returned the first of the week from the annual meeting of that body, held in St. Louis this year. “The idea that eastern college men are very different from west ern college men is wrong,’’ de clared Jones. “College men from eastern schools dress the same, act the same, and hold the same view points. The greatest difference lies in the variations in speech. The southerners were much in evi dence with their slow drawl and other sections of the country could easily be recognized by the man ner in which their representatives talked. “Eastern men dress better than western male students do. Cord uroys, moleskins, and tin pants are unthought of for campus wear. Men attend classes dressed in con servative suits.” Jones cited an interesting exam ple of the degree to which preju dice against negroes exists among the southern university students. Whereas at the University of Ore- j gon and other western colleges j negroes are treated very cordially! and made heroes on football teams, j the situation is entirely the reverse i in the South. “How about eastern college women as compared to western?’’; Jones was asked. "Oh, there are a few good-look- j ing ones, but the majority of them ! can't compare to western college1 women as far as looks go. The j eastern women are much more j conservative. Not nearly as col- j legiate.” “How about prohibition?” “Prohibition? Every one of thei SO delegates I met considered pro- j hibition a failure." NEW BEGINNERS’ BALLROOM CLASS Starts Tuesday—8:30 P. M. MERRICK STUDIOS SOI Willamette Phone 3081 ‘ ZiGJSjfiMSfSJSISMSJSJSiSJS^j Not? "When tliinkiii”- what to buy for MOTHER’S DAY consider some Oregon seal book ends or jew elry at our special re moval prices of about one-half regular cost! UNIVERSITY PHARMACY llth and Alder rjISISTSISIi (?I3iSJSMSMSfSlSISEISJSMSMSMSISJcLrSHj Gasoline and Oil of quality for your Sunday automobile ride insures a pleasant trip. ■ El rJ Oregon Service Station llth and Hilyard iSii3.:BIH[BIi3I5!3EJtt!J5H3I3I5lJ5®J5®3iniJ33L''