VOLUME XXXIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932
NUMBER 121
1932 Oregana !
DistributionOn
Today at Igloo'
Advance Viewers State
Books Excellent
Annual Dedicated to Dean
f Henry L. Sheldon of
Education School
The long-awaited 1932 Oregana,
volume 24 of the University year
book, will be distributed at 8:30
o'clock this morning at McArthur
court. The annual will be given to
students from several booths set
up on the main floor of the Igloo,
Thornton Gale, editor, and Roger
Bailey, business manager of the
Oregana, said last n’ght.
Subscribers for the book who
have paid only half of the annual’s
price may pay the remainder of
the assessment this morning at the
A. S. U. O. office to get their book.
Book Better This Year
This year’s Oregana, a copy of
which was viewed last night at the
Emerald office, is superior in many
respects to past annuals, it was the
consensus of opinion. Printing and
engraving are both excellent.
The cover of the book is black,
and at the top in a small silver
square appears a clipper ship, with
the wording “Oregana” below.
( Ships furnish the motif for the
yearbook, each of the nine title
page inserts bearing the picture of
a famous clipper ship which sailed
the Columbia river in olden days.
Six two-color line etchings print
ed in light blue and black, the
work of Allen Proctor, art editor,
are at the front of the yearbook.
They picture the administration
building, the art building, com
merce hall, the Co-op, McArthur
court, and Deady hall.
Dean Sheldon Honored
Dedication of the book is made ;
to Dean Henry L. Sheldon, of the
school of education.
Six full pages of snapshots, ar- '
ranged. in novel style, and a car
toon by Nels Nelson, lend a note '
of comedy to the book.
New layouts on the fraternity '
and sorority sections, plus the use
of a new type face, are another ex
ample of the originality prevalent
in the Oregana, those who pre
viewed the book declared.
> Stanfield Asks j
Steiwer’s Stand
1
PORTLAND, Ore., May 9—(AP)
—Robert N. Stanfield, Republican^
candidate for nomination for the
United States senate, has written
an open letter to Senator Steiwer
asking his position on prohibition.
Stanfield said in his letter that
Senator Steiwer in a letter written
by him expressed himself “for the :
18th amendment and resolutely
against repeal;” that a- Portland 1
newspaper has published Steiwer’s
position as “personally dry but will
stand for the resubmission of the
18th amendment;” that Dean
Walker, speaking as a Steiwer rep
resentative at a meeting of hop
growers at Salem, said Steiwer is
politically dry and personally wet.
Stanfield said in his letter that
“these statements are so much at
variance that I am asking you to
clarify them.”
Friday Deadline
For Withdrawing
From University
pRID VY THE 13TH w ill lie an
unlucky day for sonic stu
dents who intend to withdraw
from school and forget to do so.
It is the last day a person may
withdraw from school, the reg
istrar’s office decrees.
A new ruling put into effect
this term requires the student
to petition, if he discontinues
his studies after this date.
Saturday, May 14, is the
deadline for dropping classes.
Affiliated Buyers
Plan To Go Before
Managers Today
New Central Purchasing
Idea Devised To Cut
Living Costs
A new plan of fraternity and so
•ority group food buying, under the
name of the Affiliated Buyers, will
be presented to a meeting of all
Jreek-letter living organization
managers this afternoon at 4
3’clock in room 5 Johnson hall.
Ralph Walstrom, Kappa Sigma
louse manager, chairman of an in
vestigation committee appointed
recently by the house managers’
issociation, will present the
scheme. Walstrom, Roy Brown,
Jordon Day, and Professors C. L.
:Celly and Orlando Hollis have de
veloped the program to cut Ore
gon student living costs by the or
ganization and establishment of a
permanent system of central pur
rhasing whereby the living groups
vill share the advantages of the
University dormitories in buying
■rom producers with the guidance
)f the state purchasing agent.
The Affiliated Buyers group as
ilanned will be an optional organi
sation, and membership will be de
termined by a control board which
.vill investigate the credit standing
)f petitioners. The plan will make
possible the purchasing of all gro
reries, canned goods and produce
’or University students residing in
>rganizations and dormit o r i e s
through a common channel. Serv
ces of distribution and handling
vill be on a cost-of-service basis.
The plan of purchasing calls for
jrograms of economy and efficien
:y in each one of the groups
served, Walstrom said. The Affil
ated Buyers program has been
presented to the University com
mittee on student housing and has
eceived its approval.
Geologists Will Journey
To Cape Lookout Soon
This week-end geology majors in
the class of structure, physiog
raphy, and stratigraphy will take
i two and one-half day field trip
to Cape Lookout on the Oregon
toast.
Cape Lookout is one of the re
markable scenic features on the
Dregon coast but is little frequent
3d because there is no direct road
eading to the place, according to
l\Tarren D. Smith, professor of
jeology and geography, who will
jo on the trip.
Chester Washburne, world fam
)us geologist and graduate of the
University, who is visiting in Eu
jene will accompany the party.
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Spring Football To Close
With Night Game on Friday
By BRUCE HAMBY
Speed matched against brawn—
that’s the lineup for next Friday
night’s big football game on Hay
ward field. “Pepper” Pepelnjak,
speedy halfback prospect, and
hefty Stan Kostka, battering fud
back on last year’s frosh, will lead
the two rival elevens, Coach Calli
son announced last night.
The contest, which will wind up
• the two-month spring practice
grind, will be played Friday in
stead of Saturday night, as previ
ously announced. Kick-off will be
at 8 p. m.
The final game will give grid
fans a chance to see the very
latest in football rules and regu
lations. The rule permitting punts
on the kick-off has been elimi
nated since the last practice game,
and the Marines and Doughboys
will be forced to rely on the old
fashioned but reliable place-kick.
The rule requiring five players to
stand on the 45-yard mark until
the ball is kicked remains in ef
fect.
Neither of the captains has an
nounced a complete starting line
up as yet, although both have
signed up a few for their outfits.
Pepelnjak has chosen a light,
speedy backfield for his Marines.
Besides himself, Pep will have
Parke, Parker, Walsh and Terje
son.
Kostka will be the “heavy” for
his group of ball-carriers. Bob
bitt, Aldrich, Brown, Bowerman
and Renner will aid in packing
the ball. The linemen will be
named this afternoon.
Admission to the game will be
50 cents. The Pacific Coast con
ference has issued permission tc
charge the small amount, which
will go toward defraying expenses
of the game.
Kerr Boosted
! As Chancellor
For Colleges
Alumni Start Campaign
In Letter Form
♦
Oregon State IIea«l Ends
25 Years of Serviee
At Corvallis
A campaign looking toward the
selection of Dr. W. J. Kerr, presi
dent of Oregon State college, as
i chancellor of Oregon’s system of
higher education was under way
yesterday.
The campaign took the form of
letters sent out by the alumni as
sociation of the College. The let
1 ters were sent to prominent alumni
throughout the state asking that
they send endorsements of Dr.
Kerr to the state board of higher
education.
Campaign in Open
Dr. Kerr is just finishing his
twenty-fifth year as president of
the college, and is believed to be
dean of all college and university
presidents in the United States.
“We are conducting the cam
paign in the open,” said the com
munication. “Members of the state
; education board have been notified
' individually that the endorsements
are being sought.
"We have reason to believe that
the board at least will not re
sent expressions from alumni and
friends of the state college.”
The letter urges each recipient
to make contacts with alumni and
friends in his community before
“the committee starts east on the
hunt for a chancellor or chief ex
ecutive.”
In Higher Esteem?
Among the qualifications set
forth in the letter urging endorse
ment of Dr. Kerr is his quality
“as a man held in higher esteem
for character and moral influ
ence.” The exact meaning of this
use of the comparative has been
the cause of some • speculation
among interested observers.
Dr. Kerr was also said to be an
executive of proven capability and
a man who was intimately ac
quainted with the educational
needs of the state and able to
make a dollar of tax money do
the greatest possible service.
Pink Lemonade,
Ubangi Savages
Come to Eugene
La-dees and gentle-men! Now
you will see—
Pink lemonade, rowst peanuts,
popcorn—
Yes, the circus has come to
town. A1 G. Barnes circus with
its trumpeting bands, red wagons
and spangles invades Eugene to
J day.
1 Over 1000 men, women, horses,
elephants and camels take part in
this fairyland spectacle.
The Ubangi tribe of monster
lipped savages from the Congo re
gion of equatorial Africa will be
on exhibition in the menagerie.
These weird creatures will make
i a Frankenstein or a Dr. Hyde look
; pale.
There will be performances at
' 2 and 8 p. m. Reserved and ad
1 mission tickets will be on sale all
day tomorrow at the Tiffany Davis
Drug company, Eighth and Wil
lamette streets. The circus grounds
are on Second avenue and Blair
| boulevard.
Labor Spokesman
Issues Warning
WASHINGTON, May 9.—(AP)
I —A warning of possible revolt un
i less the federal government moves
! to prevent unemployment distress
was voiced today by Edward F.
M c G r a d y, spokesman for the
American Federation of Labor, be
fore the senate manufactures com
mittee.
Hearings were opened on the
Costigan bill to provide $500,000,
000 for advances to states and mu
nicipalities through a bond issue.
McGrady startled the committee
with his frank warning.
‘‘If something is not done and
starvation is going to continue and
perhaps increase," he said, ‘‘the
doors of revolution are going to
’ be thrown wide open and leaders
| of the country ought to know it.”
Women Promise
Masculine Staff
Big Shack Party
J3 AT raring and plenty of food
arc promised by the wom
en’s staff of the Emerald for
the annual blow-out scheduled
a week from next Wednesday,
May 18, at the Journalism
Shack. Hours are 8 to 10:30.
The men will be guests of
members of the feminine staff
whose edition of the Emerald
came out second in a recent
competition.
Roosevelt, White
Slated To Divide
Limelight Today
Two Democrats Expected
To Receive Votes of
Ohio, West Virginia
(By Associated Press)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, leading
candidate for the Democratic pres
idential nomination, and Governor
George White, Ohio’s favorite son,
are expected to divide honors in
today's presidential primaries in
West Virginia and Ohio.
Far out in front of a field that
will be enlarged to seven candi
dates this week when Governor
Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland re
ceives that state’s 16 votes, Roose
velt was picked by state organi
zation leaders to win West Vir
ginia’s delegation of 16. The New
Yorker and Governor William H.
Murray of Oklahoma contested for
the preference vole, which is not
binding on the delegates.
White was assured of 46 of
Ohio’s large block of 52 to place
him in the running for the first
time with actual convention votes
pladged to him. bnly six Cleve
land delegates, pledged to Peter
Witt but favoring Alfred E. Smith,
were in the field against the gov
ernor’s full slate.
Governor Murray was the only
candidate for Ohio’s preference
vote, as in West Virginia. This
does not control the choice of the
delegation at the national conven
tion.
Women’s Jewett
Contest Tonight
The Jewett contest in public
speaking for underclass women is
scheduled to take place this eve
ning at 110 Johnson hall at 8
o’clock.
The general subject of the
speeches will be “Religion, ethics,
and morals since the war.” Each
contestant will draw three from a
list of fifteen sub-topics, which are
at present posted on the bulletin
board outside the speech division
offices in Friendly hall. The con
testants will be allowed to choose
one of these three subjects and
spend an hour in preparation.
Five entries were listed last
night. They were, Pauline George,
Eula Loomis, Helen Harriman,
Harriette Saeltzer, and Evange
line Miller.
Persons acting as judges for the
contest were not known last night.
Soprano Recital
To Be Presented
Grace Burnett, soprano, is to ap
pear in recital tonight at the mu
sic auditorium. She will be as
sisted by Margaret Atwood, or
ganist.
Miss Burnett, who is a student
of Madame Rose McGrew, has one
of the leading roles in the pro
duction of the “Beggar’s Opera”
to be staged at the music audito
rium Friday and Saturday of this
week.
German, Russian, Italian, Eng
lish and American songs are in
cluded in the program announced
for Miss Burnett. Miss Atwood
will play Bonnet’s “Concert Vari
ations in E-minor.”
Smith Gets Invitation
To Mexico City Seminar
An invitation to attend a semi
nar in Mexico City this summer of
the "Committee on Cultural Re
lations with Latin America” has
been received by Dr. Warren D.
Smith, professor of geology and
geography at the University.
Dr. Smith said it was doubtful
if he would be able to attend since
he is scheduled to go on the Yukon
trip during the Alaska summer
session cruise.
Two Committee
Heads Selected
For Parliament
Potwin Names Campbell
To Head One Group
—
Miller \\ ill Lead New Body
For Choosing Discussion
Topic of Forum
Steering and rules and creden
tial committees for the student
parliament were named yesterday
by Art Potwin, presiding officer.
The committees will meet today
for appointment of sub-committees
and to make plans for the next
parliamentary meeting.
Bob Miller, representative from
Phi Delta Theta, is chairman of
the steering committee. Other
members are Roger Pfaff, yeoman;
John King, Zeta hall; Ralph Da
vid, Pi Kappa Alpha; Beth Ann
Johnson, Kappa Alpha Theta;
Mary Lou Patrick, Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Emmabelle Stadden,
Susan Campbell hall.
Chairman of the rules and cre
dentials committee is Wallace
Campbell, member of the Yeoman
delegation. Others on the com
mittee are Jack Gregg, Theta Chi;
Barbara Conly, Chi Omega; Or
ville Garrett, Delta Tau Delta; and
Harriette Hofmann, Gamma Phi
Beta.
The steering committee will list
all matters for discussion on the
caleridar and will line up speakers
for and against questions to be
considered. It will also announce
the calendar in the Emerald be
fore meetings of parliament.
Because of the nearness of the
end of the term it is expected that
Potwin will call a meeting of the
parliament for this week. Several
vital issues including those of the
powers of the student representa
tive body and of making provision
for organization at the beginning
of fall term are to be taken up
within the next three weeks, ac
cording to Potwin.
Comedy by Wilde
Being Rehearsed
In Drama Class
i
Shifting from a Shakespearian
tragedy to a delightful comedy of
manners, the drama department,
with “Hamlet” only a week in the
past, is busily rehearsing “Lady
Windermere’s F a n” by Oscar
Wilde.
Only one performance is sched
uled, by the technique of acting
class which comprises the cast,
and that will be Friday night,
May 20.
George Andreini, instructor in
drama and play production, is di
recting the play by the renowned
English playwright.
Gretchen Wintermeier has the
title role. The masculine lead is
Leonard Dart, who is remembered
for his characterization of Captain
Stanhope in “Journey’s End.”
The Puerile Press
It Will Not Mess
Rhymes Charley
In Good Company
Albert B. Fall has done his
bit.
The former secretary of the
interior spent nine months in
the prison hospital for taking a
bribe. Poor scape-goat. The
boys who tempted him are still
free.
It took two years before the
Teapot Dome scandal started
boiling over. All Washington
knew of it from the start and
winked at it- all except Secre
tary Hoover, of course. Wash
ington correspondents are no
longer reporters; just relay sta
tions for the administration
mouthpiece.
Poor Albert went to jail for
taking a measly $100,000; Leo
Stack used the Denver Post to
get $250,000 from Harry Sin
clair—and is still enjoying it.
Even my pal Adolph Ochs of
the New York Times had the
dope but said he didn't print it
because his sheet was not “an
irresponsible paper.” No, I’d
call it something else.
Knowingly,
WEBFOOT CHARLEY
!_
What’s the f Racket
?
(EDITORIAL)
i^TRANGE dops nco straying out of Benton county. Twice
this week the pent lemon from Corvallis have broken out
on the front (tapes of Orepon's press with unusual but not
unexpected proposals. What's back of it till? What are
the real reasons behind the new under-water attack?
Why the sudden belated move 1o boom Dr. Kerr for the
chancellorship ?
Why the poorly screened attempt to petition the re
moval of the University to Corvallis?
Is the action of the Orepon State Collepe Alumni asso
ciation endorsinp I)r. Kerr as “open" as they virtuously
declare it? Or have previous underhanded attempts been
made to accomplish the same end?
Is the advocacy of Dr. Kerr for the chancellorship
prompted by a desire to select the proper man or is it a
desperate move to perpetuate the power stealthily accumu
lated by Orepon State collepe?
Is the booming of Dr. Kerr motivated by an honest be
lief that he is the best fitted man for the job? Is he? We
have refrained from advaneinp the name of Dr. Hall be
cause we wish to permit the board to name a chancellor
who will be harmoniously accepted by both schools—and
accused of prejudice or partisanship by neither. But if it
is a question of ability and achievement, shall we trot out
the record? Shall we extract the records from “Who’s
Who,” and publish the accomplishments of Dr. Hall amj
Dr. Kerr side by side? Is THAT the desire of the gentle
men from Corvallis?
Is the endeavor to select as chancellor a man in his
sixty-ninth year one of foresight and honesty, or is it a
frenzied effort to thwart the actions of the state board of
higher education and keep all the gravy at Corvallis?
Is tin* statement that Dr. Kerr is “held in HIGHER
esteem for character and moral influence” a subtle blow
at Dr. Hall?
And why the hollow threat of the “Marion County Tax
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Meier Presents
Five-Point Plan
Of Tax Reduetion
Organization of Tax Board
Is Proposed With Each
County Represented
SALE:.!, Ore., May 9.—CAP)—
Five tax reduction proposals by
Governor Julius L. Meier were ap
proved here today by the Oregon
Taxpayers’ Equalization and Con
servation league.
Governor Meier proposed:
1. Constitutional amendment
and statutory law designed to cen
tralize the control of the levies,
bond issues and other public in
debtedness.
2. Amendment of state income
tax laws, providing for higher rates
and lower exemptions, or both.
3. Gradual reduction of exemp
tions under state income tax law,
with eventual elimination of all ex
emptions.
4. Investigation of the feasibility
of consolidating local units of gov
ernment, with particular attention
to reorganization of the smaller
school districts.
5. Study of plans for fixing rea
sonable salaries for public officers
and employes.
The proposed centralization of
control of levies provides for ap
poirttment by the governor of a
board of three persons in each
county as a tax supervising and
conservation board. The board
would review the budgets of all tax
levying bodies and would have au
thority to approve or reject any
budget. The board’s decision would
be final but would be subject to ap
peal to the state tax commission.
The commission’s ruling would be
conclusive. Taxes levied contrary
to the provisions of the proposed
act would be null and void.
Bombing Causes Fire
In Nagasaki Consulate
WASHINGTON, May 9.— (AP)
—A crude bomb believed to have
been hurled from a passing auto
mobile today set fire to the Amer
ican consulate at Nagasaki.
Henry B. Hitchcock, American
j consul, reported to the state de
partment. The fire was quickly put
out with extinguishers and garden
hose and Japanese police are in
vestigating.
TUTTLE TO SPEAK
Professor Harold S. Tuttle, of
the school of education, will leave
Tuesday evening for Walla Walla
where he will attend, and speak to
the State Congregational confer
ence of Washington Wednesday
and Thursday.
He will address the group on
“Current Tendencies in Eeligious
Thought,” and also will conduct a
seminar on newer methods in re
ligious education.
Dunn Surprised
By Presentation
Of Faculty Prize
“What do you mean?” was the
response of F. S. Dunn, head of
the Latin department, winner of
the courtesy ptize for the faculty.
Helen Evans had just informed him
that he had been chosen the most
courteous member of the faculty.
Dr. Dunn told your Emerald re
porter yesterday that he had heard
nothing of the contest, nor had he
read the Emerald which carried
the results of the contest. Miss
Evans asked where she should
leave the tickets, but Mr. punn,
innocent of all that had occurred,
could not understand why anyone
should be giving tickets to him.
Miss Evans explained that he
had been chosen the most cour
teous faculty member, with the re
sult that perhaps Mr. Dunn will
undoubtedly consult his Daily Em
erald more frequently in the fu
ture.
Wesley Players Present
Fred Eastman’s ‘Bread’
A large group of University
mothers, students and townspeople
witnessed the presentation of the
play, “Bread,” by Fred Eastman,
given under the direction of Mary
Louise Martin by the Wesley club
players Sunday evening at 6:30.
The dramatic production was
presented following a tea for Ore
gon Methodist mothers given by
the Wesley foundation.
Phi Beta Kappa
Picks Seniors;
Eugene Leads
25 Students Honored
With Election
Portland Has Five Chosen;
Pendleton Gets Two;
Initiation Soon
The highest scholastic honor
open to University students was
bestowed yesterday upon 25 sen
iors by the Oregon chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa, in the fraternity’s
regular spring elections.
Eugene led the list with nine
students chosen. Portland had
five students selected, and Pendle
ton two. Eight other cities in
Oregon, and one each in Idaho
and Washington were represented
in the list.
All Requirements Listed
To be eligible for Phi Beta,
Kappa, a student must have 149
hours at the beginning of the
spring term, have completed at
least five terms or 80 term-hours
of work on this campus, have a
grade point average of at least
2.00 for all work taken with tha
University, or a grade point aver
age of at least 2.50 for the last
five terms of work with the Uni
versity. Fifty per cent of the stu
dent’s work must have been in
liberal arts subjects (languages,
philosophy, history, political and
social science, mathematics and
science).
The seniors elected, their home
towns and major studies follow:
Eugene—Jack William Dunbar,
English; George Lewis Harring
ton, history; Maxine Kirk Moore,
English; Jane Day Northrup, biol
ogy; Alice Shelby Olmstead, ro
mance languages; Jean Diane Mer
rill Riddell, English; Frances Ethel
Sabin, Latin; Hope Shelley, Eng
lish; Alfred Taylor, biology.
Five Are Portlanders
Portland—Barbara Barker, Ro
mance languages; Jack Richard
Headley Bauer, journalism; Gladys
Foster, music; Gwendolyn J. La
Barre, physical education; and
Margaret Mary Ormandy, Eng
lish.
Pendleton—Robert Burns Mc
Cormmack, business administra
tion; and Eva Margaret Nelson,
Latin.
Other cities — Helen Florence
A 11 h a u s, Troutdale, chemistry;
Margaret Kent Atwood, Corvallis,
education; John S. Conway, New
berg, education; Juanita L. Dem
me r, Medford, Romance lan
guages; William T. Foley, Bend,
business administration; John Carl
Goplerud, Silverton, business ad
ministration; Robert Strong Hardy,
Grangeville, Idaho, English; Rob
ert Edwin Holmquist, Cheney,
Washington, physics; and Percy
Riddell, Monmouth, economics.
Initiation will be held Saturday,
May 21, at a joint banquet with
Sigma Xi, science honorary.
In the fall term, Phi Beta Kappa
named as its “senior six’’ Mary
Katherine Fenton, English; Eliza
beth Shields Hall, English; Arthur
Paul Ireland, law; Thelma Eleanor
Lund, education; David Carnahan
Williams, mathematics; Margaret
Elaine Williams, biology.
Second Division Band Makes
Formal Appearance Sunday
By JACK BAUER
The first formal appearance of
the second division of the Univer
sity band was made Sunday eve
ning under highly favorable con
ditions. The night was brilliant
the crowd in the mill-race bleach
ers was in receptive mood. The
last event of Junior Week-end wa;
at hand.
Forty musicians, many of whom
will be advanced to the first con
cert band next fall, tooted heartilj
for an hour. Some of the number?
had been used at the Mothers
banquet Saturday evening. Open
ing with ‘‘Robinson’s Grand Entrj
March,” the bandmen next tackle^
von Suppe’s difficult “Poet anc
Peasant Overture.” The burdei
fell on the clarinets, in which sec
tion there was a superabundanci
of good players. The solo worl
was carried by Don Fields. At
tacks and releases were clean, al
though the changes of tempo wer<
not conspicuously smooth. Bol
Otto, piccolo performer, arrived
just in time to lend the squeal of
his instrument to the overture.
A brass quintet featured in the
selections from the opera “Louise.”
First trumpet Leslie Irvin, second
trumpet Delos Parks, trombonist
Dick Tilton, baritone Cleland Wal
singer, and melophonist Harold
Arnold performed nicely. The
tuneful music carried especially
well across the water.
Phil Moll, of the Seiberling
Lucas music house, played a med
ley of familiar music on the vibra
harp, nee xylophone. The vibrator
and volume control made for ex
1! cellent reception on the Villard
. lawn.
t The band continued with To
bani’s melange, “Echoes of the
: Opera.” A solo, “Evening Star”
: from Wagner’s “Tannhauser,” was
a feature interlude of the compo
• sition, and was played by Wal
i singer, previously mentioned. Nor
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