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VOLUME XXXIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1932 NUMBER 124 Forum Opposes Hall-Kerr Boom For Chancellor Parliament Objects to U. O.-O. S. C. Merger Students Pass Resolutions, And Urge Aetive Work During Summer By JULIAN PRESCOTT Opposition to the appointment of either Dr. A. B. Hall or Dr. W. J. Kerr as chancellor of the institu tion to be formed by the state board of higher education and to consolidation of the University and college at Corvallis was expressed by the student parliament in its first meeting in Guild hall last night. The student representatives ob jected to the appointment of the University or college head on the grounds that both men have taken part in in inter-school rivalry and that the naming of either would be an injustice to the school of the other. The resolution was unani mously adopted. In its resolution directed to the board, the parliament asks that representatives of the undergrad uates be heard on matters affect ing student life. A clause con demning the action of Oregon State alumni in supporting Dr. Kerr was stricken from the reso lution. Students Oppose Measures Initiative measures to be placed on the November ballot to consoli date the college and the Univer sity at Corvallis will be actively opposed by the students, in accord ance with another resolution adopt ed. It was urged that students work in their home communities this summer to defeat the measure in the election. The parliament determined to work toward the end of securing constitutional legislative power within the next school year. A re quest was addressed to the execu tive council asking that 'materials for conducting its business be sup plied by the A. S. U. O. Bob Hall, student body president, expressed the belief that working to the end of legislative power is a good move, adding that “we can’t (Continued on Page Four) several Scholarships For Pianists Announced Several scholarships for pianists are to be awarded allowing them the privilege of attending the Sum mer Colony for Pianists at the University of Oregon in Seattle, August 9 to 27, it was announced yesterday. The scholarships are sponsored by the Stojowski Students’ asso ciation, national music organiza tion. Scholarships will be awarded by tryouts to be held at Meany hall in Seattle on August 9. The requirements for the compe tition are that the applicant must be under 30 years, must be a pian ist of advanced standing, and must show need for financial assistance. 'Laivd’ Proves To Be Kindly Gentleman, Reporter Finds By JACK BELLINGER “Good afternoon, Lawd.” Backstage with “de Lawd,” Richard B. Harrison, who takes the part of God in “The Green Pas tures,” now playing in Portland, I found myself in the presence of the kindest, most gracious gentleman that I had ever seen. I had expected him to be hurried and extremely busy, with no time for a young reporter. I started to bid him good-bye a few minutes af ter I met him, but he bade me stay longer. I stayed and we talked of many things—of common events, of heavenly mysteries. College groups are the favorite audiences of this actor, the son of refugee slaves who fled to Can ada. “I get more fun out of reading ‘The Green Pastures' and negro poetry to college audiences than they possibly can get out of lis tening to me,” he said modestly. “I love to put over humor to col lege students because they always appreciate it better than any other people. Of course, ‘The Green Pas tures' has never been given before an exclusive college audience, but I have read excerpts and interpret ed the play before students at Northwestern, Chicago, and many other universities and colleges.” Do you still receive an emotion al experience from playing the part of God?” I asked. “Each performance is the first performance for me. The play still holds its same emotional appeal, although I have played the part 930 times.” “Is ‘The Green Pastures’ charac teristic of the negro people and their religion?” “Yes, it is genuine. The spirit uals help, of course. They are com pletely our songs. The play seems to reach down to the emotional depths of the negro’s life.” “How do you like Oregon’s cli mate ?” “It’s glorious. Almost a step ping-stone to Heaven.” Stanleigh Morrell, a young negro of fine manners and excellent dress, introduced me to “de Lawd” and also to Alonzo Fenderson, who plays Moses; Tutt Whitney, who plays Noah, and other members of the cast. Harrison, who was 66 when he made his stage debut in “The Green Pastures” is a man who knows life, having had ample op portunity to study it at first hand : when in his youth he earned his j living in such occupations as were open to the members of his race— (Continued on Page Four) Opera Queen! Sally Addleman, soprano, who has an important role in the “Beg gar’s Opera’’ which opens tonight at 8:15 at the music auditorium. Grace Burnett and “Buck” Nash play the leads. Bush, Schweiker Head Line-ups in Junior Class Race 6 Running on Two Tickets In Third Year Politics Two tickets appeared on the ho rizon of class politics last night when Neal Bush and Ed Schweiker announced lineups for the contest to decide who will lead next year’s junior class. Aspirants in the other classes are expected to ap pear soon. Candidates for the position of vice-president of the juniors are Evelyn Kennedy and Maxine Reed. Virginia Hartje and Nancy Suo mela are running for the secreta rial job. Aspirants for treasurer are Les Dunton and Julius Rehal. While the Bush supporters were meeting last night to complete their campaign plans, the Schwei ker group was showing no con i' Continued on I’age Two) Aeroplane Gives Thrills To Air-Minded Students Air-minded students got a new thrill last night in the Aeroplane, training ship for would-be airplane pilots set up on the corner of 13th and Alder by Russell Eyerly of the Eyerly Aircraft corporation, Sa- j lem. The Aeroplane, invention of Lee Eyerly, noted pilot, is a device able to do everything the regulation airplane can do but take off or i land. It is a 10-foot fuselage, mounted on a steel frame, and equipped with regulation stick and rudder controls. A 15-horsepower electric motor drives the propellor on the training ship, and the rush of air back from the propellor acts on aerilons and rudder to loop, roll, spin, and twist the Aeroplane 1 in all directions. Webfoots Take Game at Last; Triumph in 9th Last Inning Outbreak Decisive, 6 to 5 ! Slianeman and Stevens Get Homers; Vandals Doubt Umpire’s Decision SCOUTS PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK-END Football Tonight—Marines vs. Dough boys at Hayward field (8 p. m.). Baseball Tomorrow—Oregon Freshmen vs. O. S. Rooks at Reinhart field (10 a. m.). Track Tomorrow—Oregon vs. Wash ington at Hayward field (2 p. m.). By DICK NEUBERGER The Oregon Webfoots saved themselves the ignominy of tum bling into the basement of the Rich Fox northern division yesterday when they pulled them selves together in the ninth inning and defeated those trouble some Idaho Van dals, 6 to 5. Af ter trading runs for eight cantos, the Oregon youths shoved across the winning score af ter only one was out. Mimnaugh ! opened the last inning by flying to left field, but Londahl followed him with a clean single over third. Shaneman was up next and he, too, socked a one-bagger into left. Londahl rounded second on the gallop and kept going for third. (Continued on Page Four) Oregon andOSC Combine Talked Of Back in 1909 A ray of sunlight broke through the clouds of consolidation and elimination of courses yesterday when a member of the first board of higher curricula visited the cam pus. Back in 1909 the taxpayers raised a howl about the excessive costs of supporting two institu tions, according to this board mem ber. The governor appointed a board to study the situation and to make plans for combining the University of Oregon and the then Oregon Agricultural college. The visitor was A. W. Prescott of Mobile, Ala., who was on his way to his former home in Salem, Ore. He left Oregon for Washington, D. C., shortly after appointment. "As I recall the first board did not do much,” Mr. Prescott said. A check of the minutes of the first and second meetings, copies of which are on file in the presi dent’s office, showed that he was correct. They follow: “First meeting. April 5, 1909. No action this year eliminating sub jects or branches. “Second meeting. April 14, 1909. Adjourned meeting. Discussion only.” Nazi Turbulence Closes Reichstag BERLIN, May 12—(AP)—Ger many’s political turbulence was raised to new heights today by a disorderly session of the Reich stag, in which Adolf Hitler’s Na tional Socialists came off second best and by a successful Nazi as sault on the Bruening cabinet. The Reichstag was suddenly ad journed by Speaker Paul Loebe after a hurried investigation had established that four Nazi mem bers had mauled a Social Demo crat newspaperman in a lobby. The sudden ending of the ses sion so astonished the Hitlerites they didn’t know what to do. They herded in corridors where there were scenes of the utmost dis order. The Hitlerite success was the ousting of General Wilhelm Groe ner from the post of minister of defense. He has been a marked man, so far as the Nazis were con cerned, ever since he dissolved I Hitler’s storm troops. Opera Season Opens Tonight In Music Auditorium at 8:15 Grace Burnett, Buck Nash Have Leading Roles in Musical Play There may not be any limousines filled with gorgeously gowned wo men drawing up before the music auditorium tonight at 8:15, but the University of Oregon opera season will open with all the campus splendor available when the cur tain goes up for the "Beggar’s Opera.” Everything was quiet and ready on the operatic front at a late hour last night, according to Steve Smith, production manager. After a dress rehearsal Wednesday eve ning, the large cast, both students and faculty, sought the hay early last night in preparation for the strain of staging three shows Fri day and Saturday. Tickets are going fast for the “first-night” crowd which will fill the “dress circle” this evening. The pasteboards will be on sale at the Co-op all today and tomorrow, but tickets will also be on sale at the box office before each show. To secure good seats, it would be wise to purchase at the Co-op well in advance of curtain time. “The Beggar's Opera" is one of the oldest extant, but age doesn’t make it infirm. The cast, headed by “Buck” Nash and Grace Bur nett, have been framed by Smith and Madame Rose McGrew to put all the zest, gaiety, and rollicking spirit into the work that John Gay wrote into it more than 200 years ago. "Merrie England” will live again tonight. It’s not grand opera, but it is great opera, with lots of mu sic in the action, and plenty of action in the music. University Band To Give Outdoor Concert Sunday W. F. Gilstrap, Local Tuba Player, To Appear as Guest Soloist The second of the University band outdoor concerts will be given on the mill-race this Sunday evening, May 15 at 7 p. m. The first of these annual spring pro grams was given last Sunday. These concerts are free to students and the public. The guest soloist appearing with the band this Sunday is W. F. Gil strap, first-chair tuba player of the Eugene Municipal band, who will be accompanied by the band in several numbers. Phil Moll of Siberling-Lucas Music company in Portland appeared as the guest so loist with the band last Sunday and gave a number of .favorite se lections on the Vibra-harp. John Stehn, director of the band, has arranged a varied program of six numbers which includes the overtures to “Orpheus in the Un derworld,” and the well known “William Tell” overture together with compositions from Victor Herbert, Allen Macbeth, Louis Ganne, and Baseler. This marks the third year the concerts have been given. Foster Showing Course Locations | Issued by Board Data on Higher Education Furnished for Benefit Of High Schools A poster for the information of high school students was issued yesterday by the state board of higher education, definitely out lining the future curricula for the six units of Oregon’s system of higher education. The outline sep arated the units into three divis ions—degree granting schools, low er division training, and prepara tion for teaching. Seven degree granting schools are to be located on the Eugene campus and six at Corvallis. At Oregon State college will be the schools of: agriculture, engin eering and mechanical arts; for estry, home economics, pharmacy, and science. The degree granting schools here will be: business administration, fine arts, journalism, law, litera ture, languages and arts, physical education, and social sciences. The school of medicine will be (Continued on Page Four) Law School Association To Elect New Officers Members of the law school stu dent body will hold an important business meeting Saturday morn ing at 9 o’clock, when they will elect officers for the coming school year. Nominees for the election were made known last night by Sam Van Vactor, president of the law school association. Preston Gunther, Robert Leedy, and Francis Cheney are the three men listed for the office of presi dent, with Virginia Roulstone, Otto Bowman, and Francis Hill nominated for the position of sec retary. Candidates for treasurer are John Long and Karl Huston. The nominating committee was composed of Delmas Richmond, Edward Riehl, Otto Frohnmayer, and Thomas Hawthorne. Hoover Opens Big Drive for National Relief Program Robinson's Two Billion Bond Issue Proposal Basis for New Plan (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Tress) WASHINGTON, May 12.—(AP) —A titanic compromise federal relief program was tentatively agreed upon today by President Hoover, congressional leaders of both parties and government fi nance experts. It involved doubling the borrow ing power of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, to a total of $3,000,000,000 with the additional $1,500,000,000 to be used for loans to states for unemployment relief and to promote public and private construction. The two billion dollar bond issue advocated by Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, was used as the basis for the com promise on the greatest peace time emergency relief project in the nation’s history. The agreement came out of a conference between President Hoo ver and Senator Robinson, who only yesterday advanced his bond issue idea in the senate. Developments were quick and fast. Before calling in Robinson, the president consulted with Sen ator Watson of Indiana, the ma jority chieftain, on the relief prob lem which it was agreed must be met by the government After the Robinson parley, the president summoned officers of the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration. The program contemplates loans to states up to a total of $300, 000,000, the money to be used ex clusively for relief purposes. The remainder of the new emergency fund would be employed to make secured loans to assist private and public construction. The Reconstruction Finance Cor poration, with a capital of $500, 000,000, appropriated by congress, has the power now to issue de bentures up to $1,500,000,000. This borrowing capacity would be dou bled. How Many Kids’ll Follow Lindy’s? Demands Charley Shull We Let ’Em Die? Lindbergh’s baby is dead. But a million more American babies may die if the senate stands pat on an unnoticed com mittee report made yesterday. So I think the latest flash on the World Court is bigger news than the dead baby. The “irreconci 1 a b 1 e s ” gave war another boost by blocking our entrance to the court. The senators say it’s OK for us to join if the rest of the world will let us run—-or ruin—the court to suit ourselves. “We're a great bunch of join ers; we’ll hook up with every thing from the Anti-Spltoon League to the Yodlers Amity Society, but when it comes to i joining 54 nations in the Perma nent Court of International Jus tice for peaceful settlement of j disputes we let a bunch of poli- j ticians blindfold and blackjack us.‘ Disgustedly, WEBFOOT CHARLEY. Oregon State Alumnus Flays U of 0 Charges Turmoil Over Roosting Kerr for Chancellor Responsibility for Chaotic Conditions Charged to University Alums CORVALLIS, Ore., May 12.— (AP)—In a letter to C. L. Starr, chairman of the state board of higher education, Edward C. All worth, secretary of the Oregon State Alumni association, today replied to a letter written earlier in the week to the board by Alex ander G. Brown, secretary of the University of Oregon Alumni as sociation, in which he discussed the support of State college alumni of Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the college, for the position of chan cellor of higher education. Allworth declared Brown’s state ment that the University alumni apparently were being forced into open competition over selection of a chancellor was incorrect. He added that the State college alum ni support of Dr. Kerr would continue and that all the associa tion wished to do was to call the board’s attention to Dr. Kerr’s qualifications. The letter says: "At this time we state that we lay squarely upon the shoulders of a small group of the University alumni and a small group within the faculty the responsibility for the chaotic condition which has existed in higher education in Ore gon for some years past and which continues to exist. "The leaders among the organ ized alumni of Oregon State col lege are fully aware of the inten (Continued on Page FourJ Failing-Beekman Oratory Contest Plans Announced Only Senior Men, Women Eligible for Event On June 10 The Failing-Beekman contest for senior orators will open soon, ac cording to an announcement made recently by the speech division. All senior men and women are eligi ble. “Senior” is taken to mean per sons who will be within nine hours of graduation at the end of the spring term, or have 177 hours credit and have fulfilled all re quirements to the point of being able to graduate by the end of the six weeks summer session. Contestants must be signed up at the speech division by Wednes day, May 25. Orations must be limited to 1500 words—a ruling which will be strictly followed and enforced. Subjects are entirely up to the speaker, must be original, and must not contain more than 10 per cent quoted material. According to present plans, the finals of the contest will be held Friday evening, June 10, in the music auditorium, and will be lim ited to six contestants. If over six enter, elimination contests will take place on or before Monday, June 6. Persons interested may re ceive information at the speech division in Friendly hall. Hibernia Bank With New Organization To Reopen PORTLAND, Ore., May 12._ The Hibernia bank, a newly or ganized institution, will open for business here Monday. John F. Daly, chairman of the board of directors, said today. The Hibernia bank is an out growth of the Hibernia Commer cial and Savings bank, which closed here several months ago. Upon application of the depositors and officers of the old organiza tion, Circuit Judge Jacob Kanzler today signed an order authorizing the transfer of 70 per cent of the assets and deposits of the closed institution to the new bank. Daly said capitalization of the new bank will be $500,000, which was obtained as a loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion, and deposits will amount to approximately $4,000,000, repre senting both commercial and sav ings accounts. Murdered Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., son of the famous flying colonel, was murdered, it was proved late yesterday when the child’s body w'as found. The entire world is shocked at the boy’s tragic fate. Two poses of little Lindy are shown above. Bob Hall Receives President’s Gavel At UO Assembly Student Body Debt Pared $110,000, Ex-President Reveals in Talk Bob Hall yesterday received the gavel of president of the Associ ated Students of the University of Oregon from Brian Mimnaugh at an assembly in Gerlinger hall. The oath of office was adminis tered to all the newly elected of ficers. In his farewell talk, Mimnaugh pointed out that in the past two years the debt of the student body has been reduced from $220,000 to $110,000. He believes that if the present rigid economy program of the executive council is main tained that the debt can be cut $25,000 to $30,000 a year. The last two years are the only ones in the past seven that the Asso ciated Students have shown a profit on their activities, it was pointed out. Since practically all of the in come of the Associated Students is from public presentations and since it is impossible to predict how the people will support these presentations, it is planned to keep expenditures at a minimum, it was pointed out by Hall in his accept (Continued on Fage Two) Blows on Head Cause of Death To Lindy’s Son Positive Identification Is Made by Nursemaid Characteristic Marks an Body and Fragments of Clothing Evidence HIGHLIGHTS OF CASE 1. Autopsy shows baby's death due to violence. 2. Nursemaid definitely iden tifies body. 3. Police announce group of persons believed to be kidnapers are under suspicion. 4. Colonel Lindbergh return ing to Hopewell from Virginia. BULLETIN TRENTON, N. J., May 12.— (AP)—Two tremendous blows on the head ended the life of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the official autopsy by Dr. Charles A. Mitchell, county physician, disclosed tonight. BULLETIN TRENTON, N. J., May 12.— (AP)—Betty Gow, nursemaid to the kidnaped Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., tonight identified the body found in the woods not far from Hopewell as that of the famous child. She made the identification by “characteristic marks” on the body and by fragments of cloth ing. Miss Gow’s identification con firmed Dr. Charles H. Mitchell, county physician, in his definite conclusion the body was that of the Lindbergh baby. By FRANCIS A. JAMIESON <Associated Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Press) HOPEWELL, N. J„ May 12.— (AP)—The kidnaped Lindbergh baby, identified by fragments of his garments, was found dead to day. A scant five miles from the Sourland mountain estate of Col onel Charles A. Lindbergh and within 75 feet of emergency tele phone lines employed in an unpar alleled search the body was dis covered in a wooded area partly concealed by leaves and dirt. The discovery was made by the occupants of a transfer truck on a country crossroads just 72 days after the world's most celebrated infant was spirited away from his home. The skull bore a hole the size of a 25-cent piece above the fore head. An attempt had been made to bury the body. A coroner said death was due to a compound frac ture of the skull. Three hours before (about 2:15 p. m.) a truck bearing four men had stopped on a steep grade be tween Hopewell and the hamlet of Mount Rose. The vehicle halted (Continued on Page Four) Barnes Gives Amusing Talk On Beggar's Opera’ Period By DAVE WILSON | "The speaker of the evening is not a candidate for chancellor,” said Steve Smith in introducing Donald Barnes to a large audience in Villard hall last night. "His interest in political machinations is purely historical.” But Donald Barnes has the happy knack of making a "purely I historical interest” very interest-j ing to others. His lecture on "Pol itics, Politicians, and Statesmen at the Time of the 'Beggar’s Opera’ ” was alive, from start to finish. It included a great deal of material which is the product of Dr. Barnes’ own research, and presented the better known features of the 1720 30 history of British government in breezy and refreshing style. The career of Horace Walpole, and its relation to the passage of power from king to parliament was the serious theme which the speaker played upon with amusing digressions and variations. The audience was kept in con stant good humor by the lecturer's witty digressions, most of which consisted of references to the va rious personalities of the time. A catalogue of the outstanding char acter sketches outlined by Barnes follows: George I: "He looked upon Eng land as a milch cow. He had no real desire to leave Hanover, where the system of government, cli mate, beer, food and women were, in his opinion, all superior to those of England." Duke of Newcastle: "All that the satirist does for other men, Nature had done for him. He was a living, moving, talking carica ture.’’ Pelham: “He was nauseated by Walpole’s week-end parties, of which Lady Montagu said the time was spent taking the nega tives out of the Ten Command ments and putting them in the Apostle’s Creed.” Lord Carteret: “One of the most charming conversationalists and heaviest drinkers of the era.” Lord Chesterfield: “His fame to day rests on his letters to his son, his treatment of and by Dr. Jon son, and the admittedly satisfying cigarettes which bear his name.” George II: "If his reputation as a king had not demanded a harem, he would have probably preferred to do without one.” Queen Caroline: "In the Queen, Walpole found a rival for coarse language and salacious stories.” (Continued on TMge Four/