Trees, Lawn To Be Setting of
'Gammer Gurton’s Needle’
Velvet green lawn for a stage
and a natural background of flow
ers and shrubs for a setting will
greet the eyes of today’s playgoers
who plan to attend the last pro
duction of the drama department
for this year at 4 o’clock.
One of the first plays to be writ
ten in the English language, "Gam-1
mer Gurton’s Needle,” has been
chosen for the farewell perform
ance.
Ten students will have parts in
the comedy which is considered by
the dramatic staff to be the orig
inal of the modern “pie-throwing”
farce. Betty Buffington portrays
the prologue; Albert Culverwell,
Diccon; William Anderson, Hodge;
Margaret Hunt, Gammer Gurton;
Louise Webber, Dame Chatte; Beth
Hurst, Tyb; Dorothy Esch, Cocke;
Dorothy Clifford, Doll; Wilbur
Walker, Dr. Hat; Warren Gram,
The Baylye.
The plot centers about the loss
of a needle, a very serious matter
in 1550. Five acts relate the trag
edy of a household without a nee
dle, concluding in a surprise end
ing.
Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, head of the
drama department, is directing the
play, which will take place between
the old library and Deady.
Everyone is invited to attend
the performance and bring his or
her own pillow. There will be no
admission charge.
Seabury Quizzes
New York Mayor
On Transactions
Walker Admits Realization
Of Reimbursements From
Brokerage Firm
By ROBERT ST. JOHN
(Associated i’resa Staff Writer)
NEW YORK, May 25.- CAP)—
Mayor James J. Walker, in a fiery,
spectacular appearance as a wit
ness today before Samuel Seabury,
acknowledged realizing $246,692.76
without investment from a broker
age account with Paul Block, the
publisher, and denied he influenced
improperly the granting of a bus
franchise.
The tracing of the brokerage
transactions came as the mayor
completed a full day on the stand
of the Hofstadter legislative com
mittee, which has been engaged in
a sweeping 14 months investiga
tion of the municipal government,
with Seabury as counsel.
Thousands milled around in front
of the county courthouse as Walk
er sat on the stand sometimes
mopping his forehead and mixing
repartee and recriminations in his
answers to the scholarly, gray
haired Seabury.
When the mayor arrived the
whole neighborhood echoed with
the cheer that went up. All day
the streets around the building
were black with men and women
who stood there for hours just to
get a glimpse of the man New
York's millions call “Jimmy.”
Inside the corridors were filled
with throngs that battled to get
inside the little court room de
signed for only 300. Far more
than that number had been admit
ted. They stood four and five deep
all around the walls.
New Photo-Tube Used
By Yale Astronomers
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 25.—
(AP)—Cooled to 100 degrees be
low zero, a photo-electric tube is
picking up the ‘‘dark light” of
stars at Yale university.
This apparatus is the colest
''eye” in the world and the “light"
it sees is infra-red radiation, rays
on the borderline between heat and
light. They are invisible to the
human eye.
The cold cell opens a new meth
od of studying the radiation from
stars. Its succes.sf.ul operation is
reported to the national academy
of science by John S. Hall of the
Yale university observatory.
TODAY
(TODAY
Robert
Montgomery
“Lovers
Courageous"
England To Agree
To Pay War Debts
LONDON, May 25.—(AP)—Sir
John Simon, foreign secretary, told
the house of commons a formal
agreement to repay in ten equal
annuities the British war debts
of $160,000,000 which were sus
pended by the Hoover moratorium
would be signed soon at Washing
ton.
He described it as a "purely for
mal step” to give legal effect to
the moratorium, involving no de
cision on any question of principle.
Thus the British recognition of
America’s contention that war
debts and reparations are separate
problems remained unaffected.
The foreign secretary said he
did not expect the agreement to
have any effect on the conference
which will attempt to settle the
reparation and war debts problems
at Lausanne, Switzerland, next
month.
BROWN WILL EXPLAIN
MERGER MOVE FIRDAY
(Continued from Tage One)
talked with leading business and
newspaper men in Portland.
The need for campaigning by
students when they are home this
summer will be one point to be
emphasized by the speaker. Points
in the case against the combina
tion of both student bodies in
Corvallis probably will also be pre
sented. 'JlJLJf
Towns to Fight
Yesterday attention was attract
ed to the preparations to fight the
consolidation by word that the
chambers of commerce in Eugene,
Monmouth, Ashland and La
Grande will join to, lead the cam
paign among business men and
taxpayers. These groups will pre
sent to voters in their districts
information to show that the con
solidation will be more extrava
gant than saving.
All classes scheduled for 10
o'clock tomorrow will be dismissed,
it was announced yesterday by an
administration official.
All restaurants near the campus
will be requested to close at that
hour in an effort to get all stu
dents possible to attend the as
sembly.
The Pan-hellenic and Interfra
ternity councils and heads of dor
mitory groups will issue the re
quest that all students turn out
for the assembly as the material
to be presented is vital to the in
terests of the University.
SIGMA AND OMEGA GET
ACCOMPLISHMENT CUPS
(Continued from Page One)
You.” He pointed out that the econ
omies of the higher educational
system of the’state lay not in its
proposed economy but in the pres
ent existing one, and emphasized
the part students could play in the
posterity of Oregon by acting as
informants, and maintaining sin
cere rationality in the face of uny
and all propaganda.
Chandler Hall, president of the
dormitory presidents group, spoke
on "Independents in the Univer
sity,” and Mrs. Genevieve Turnip
seed, dormitory director, commend
ed the hail upon its internal organ
ization. James Landy, sponsor of
Omega hall was toastmaster.
Music was furnished by Wally
Telford and Jack Spittle, instru
mental and vocal soloists, accom
panied by Beryl Ramp; and the
Oregon Chanticleers composed of
Jack Bauer, Rolph Bodding, Dean
Beistel, and Gordon Fisher.
IATHER
ONK Bit;
UVOH!
GJeemen To Give
Spring Concert
Friday Evening
A<1<1 Irman, Bishop, Cooley,
Crawford To Be Soloists
For Musical
A program featuring a half-hour
of "jollification,” a cantata setting
for "The Highwayman,” famous
poem by Alfred Noyes, and Sally
Addleman as guest singer is the
promise for Friday evening, when
the Eugene Gleemen present their
spring concert at the music audi
torium at 8:10.
The Gleemen, a men’s choral or
ganization directed by John Stark
Evans, is an outstanding musical
group not only in the community
but in the northwest. They have
been invited to sing at the inter
national Rotary convention in Seat
tle this summer.
The “jollification” numbers on
the program will be in response to
many requests for humorous songs,
Mr. Evans said Wednesday eve
ning. "The selection will not in
any way detract from the dignity
of the presentation, but will add to
the interest in it,” he added.
For musical setting for “The
Highwayman,” which has been
written by Mark Andrews, Sally
Addleman will sing the soprano
obligato. Hadley Crawford, mem
ber of the Gleemen, will sing the
incidental tenor solo.
George Bishop, well-known cam
pus singer, will sing the baritone
solo for the ballad, “Life Is Like
a Rainbow,” which was written by
Hugh Miller, Oregon graduate in
1930. This is the first time the
ballad has been formally presented
here.
The other soloist for the event
will be Dale Cooley, who has ap
peared many times on Gleemen and
other musical programs.
Every members of the singing
organization has hal extensive vo
cal training, Mr. Evans pointed out,
adding that one man in the group
was a charter member of the fam
ous St. Olaf’s chorus.
Admission for the concert will
be 50 cents for reserved seats, and
25 cents for general admission.
Sophomore Sells Poem
To Join Martin’s Book
"The Princess Tree,” an imagis
tic poem by Elinor Henry, sopho
more in journalism, is scheduled
for the June number of John Mar
tin's Book, The Child’s Magazine.
“The Princess Tree," the first
poem Miss Henry ever tried to
sell, is a fantastic description of a
Chinese princess who haunts an
old garden. It is to have a full
page in the magazine, richly illus
trated in Oriental style.
A children’s story of the printing
of the Declaration of Independence,
called "The First Fourth,” is being
held by the editors of John Mar
tin’s Book for probable pulication
in the July issue.
FRESHMAN PICNIC PLANS
ANNOUNCED BY SHEARER
(Continued from Tage One)
other than the yearlings are cor
dially not invited.
All expenses, including that of
the busses have been raised by a
special assessment on the spring
term fees, so all facilities will be
free.
Prizes of a unique and novel na
ture have been furnished through
the courtesy of Densniore Leonard,
the Lemon O Pharmacy, and the
Kuykendall Drug company, Grant
Thuemmel, entertainment chair
man announced.
Complete advertising for the
yearling picnic has been secured
through the appointment of rep
resentatives in each house to get
the attendance of every freshman
on the campus.
MUSIC CONTEST TO BE
HELD FRIDAY NIGHT
(Continued from Cage One)
Coie, Gene Pearson, Louis Long,'
Bo’.ph Bodding; Kappa Sigma:
George Stocker, Harry Eide,
Thomas Johnson, Carl Klippel,
Lionel Lane, Glenn Bechtold, Nor
ris Perkins. Phi Sigma Kappa:
Harold Ayres, Martin Geary, Gene!
Love, George Barron, Sheldon
Laurance, Barney Miller, Kenton
Hamaker, William Kidwell. Ome
ga hall. Robert Fagan, Charles
Shumaker, Jack Wade, Art Clark
son, A1 Glaisyer.
Women's division — Hendricks
hall: Christine Baxter, Helen Fer
ris, Velma Powell, Betty Evanson,
Elsie Eschebeck, Ruth McClain,
Minnie Heral, Allison Huntley,
Gwendolyn Elsinore. Phi Mu:
Lucy Ann Wendell, Beulah Gore.
Mary Lott, Kathleen McNutt,
Margaret Osborne, Eileen Hickson,
Geraldine Hickson, Maryellen
Bardford, Dorene Larimer. Sigma
Kappa: Phyllis Magruder, Edna
Whitmer, Elizabeth Paterson, Ger
aldine Adkins, Alice Lively, Char
leen Purcell.
Yeomen and Hendricks hall were
winners of last year’s contest.
Less Yarn Used
In New Masculine
Natatory Dress
DETROIT. May 25.—(AP)—As
censor of the city’s municipal
beach, Inspector Fred Clark has
grown weary of hearing about mi
lady’s 1932 beach costume. What
Inspector Clark wants to hear is
something about miman's bathing
suit. Failing to hear it, the inspec
tor today reviewed the 1932 male
natatory garb, just like an expert.
“Miman's,” he said, “won’t lag
far behind milady this year in
flimsy bathing suits. There is less
yarn than ever in the 1932 gent’s
bathing frock.
“One fetching two-piece model
has the top part coupled to the
trunks b ya kind of zipper. The
top looks like an old flannel chest
protector, only there isn’t so much
of it.
And the back is just a little
strap. One wiggle, and you can
unhitch the top—and there you are,
in a pair of trunks.
"Another one has a pair of wide
pants—yes, pants, not trunks. And
—get this—pants with a kind of
flare. It is equipped with a new
kind on the order of a saddle cinch
strap.”
Annual Seabeck
Meet Announced
Dates for the 30th Pacific North
west Student conference held an
nually at Seabeck, Washington,
have been announced as June 11
to 18, it was reported at the “Y”
hut yesterday.
This wonderland of nature on
the historic Hood’s canal in the
Puget Sound district calls together
students and student leaders from
the four Pacific Northwest states,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and
Montana to discuss vital questions
regarding religion and philosophy
of life as well as give expert guid
ance for a choice of one’s life work.
Many famous leaders, some of
whom are nationally and interna
tionally known, will be in attend
ance to lead the discussions. Two
professors from the University of
Oregon, Victor P. Morris, of the
economics department and Nelson
L. Bossing of the school of educa
tion are listed under the heading
“leadership” in the bulletin.
At least four students from the
University are planning to attend,
reports indicate.
Housing Inquiries
Received by Dean
Numerous letters inquiring about
renting fraternity and sorority
houses for the summer months
have been received by the dean of
women’s office. Housing for sum
mer school is being handled
through this office and the inquir
ies are from people planning to at
tend the University summer ses
sion.
Any fraternity or sorority that
is interested in renting its house
for the summer may obtain infor
mation about the requests from
Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of
women.
Information about the renting of
furnished private homes, apart
ments, and rooms has also been
asked for by those plannign to be
in Eugene for summer school. A
file of some private homes that will
be for rent to the students is kept
in the dean of women's office.
The men’s dormitory will be used
for those students, who wish to
live in a hall, according to Mrs.
Genevieve Turnipseed, director of
halls of residence.
Prohibition Troubles
Republican Convention
WASHINGTON. May 25—(API
Prohibition and organization
worries are combining to stir up
troubles which may settle down
upon the Republican national con
vention.
Persistent statements of the in
terest being manifest by the!
president in the shaping of a pro
hibition plank for the party have
brought a wave of inquiries and
protests to the capital.
It became known today the pro
hibition leaders have been pressing
Senator Borah, their champion, for
information since his reported dis
cussion with Mr. Hoover. Several
are coming to the capital for con-1
ferences.
DANCE
SAT. NITE
Cocoanut Grove
Abbie Green
Music
Positions on Staff
Of Emerald Still
Open to Students
Applications May Be Made
Within Remaining Two
Weeks of Term
A number of positions on the
staff of the 1932-33 Emerald are
still open, Sterling Green, next
year’s managing editor, declared
last night. Applications may be
left at any time during the next
two weeks in the managing edi
tor’s office in the Journalism build
ing.
Two positions as day editor re
main open, no night editors have as
yet been appointed, and editor
ships in the movie and radio de
partments still remain unfilled. A
number of posts on the reportorial,
copyreading, and assistant night
editing staffs likewise are open.
Some degree of experience in
newspaper work will aid the appli
cants in obtaining jobs, Green said,
but all candidates will be given
tryouts for the positions they seek,
regardless of previous training.
Additions to the list of reporters
will be named tomorrow, and
George Sanford, who as copy edi
tor will have charge of day editors,
copyreaders, night editors and as
sistant night editors, reports that a
partial list of appointees for these
positions will probably also be
made.
Beta Alpha Psi Elects
Officers for Next Year
Arthur Cannon, junior in busi
ness administration, was yesterday
elected to the presidency of Beta
Alpha Psi, national accounting
honorary at a meeting yesterday
afternoon. He succeeds Ernest
Alne, graduate student.
Other officers will be Delford
Bishop, vice-president, and Myrl
Lindley, secretary-treasurer. The
retiring vice-president and secre
tary-treasurer are Rolf Bodding
and Addison Smith, respectively.
► TALKIE TOPICS i
-CHRONICLING
WHAT'S HERE AND WHAT’S COMING
Scene from “The Unexpected Father,” now showing at the
Colonial.
WHAT AND WHERE
McDonald — “Scarface,” Paul
Muni, George Raft, Ann
Dvorak, Karen Morley. Last
day.
C o 1 o n i a 1—“The Unexpected
Father,” Slim Summerville,
Zasu Pitts, Claud Allister,
Dorothy Christy. Last show
ing.
Rex — “Lovers Courageous,”
Madge Evans, Robert Mont
gomery, Beryl Mercer. Last
showing.
Mass Murder
Here it is, and if you don't see
it it’s your ow.'i fault. “Scarface”
is plenty bloody, but recommend
ed just the same unless you have
weak nerves.
Imagine a new machine gun
which shoots 300 rounds a minute.
That is fast shooting! And how
Paul Muni uses it when he finds it.
No wonder this is supposed to
be the final gang picture to be
produced. It leaves nothing else
to be told.
The story is supposed to be a
pretty close revelation of Capone,
j How he started, how he climbed
up, but the fall is different. This
picture doesn't glorify the gang
ster, thank goodness, but shows
Ihim as a cowardly back-shooting
rat who squeals when he’s caught.
Paul Muni has the name role
and does fine work with it. But
this George Raft, who plays the
I loyal and silent bodyguard, runs
Muni so close that they’re almost
neck and neck.
Raft has the most effective
death - by - bullets scene I’ve seen
since the one Gus Edwards had in
"Dance, Fools, Dance.” In the
latter, Edwards extends a hand,
smiling, and his friend shoots him.
In the former, Raft, who habitu
ally flips a coin, & shot by "Scar
face” while the coin is in midair.
The look in his eyes as he slowly
sinks to the floor carries a two
hour wallop in five seconds of act
ing.
Ann Dvorak and Karen Morley
are a couple of comers. Particu
larly the Dvorak girl. Watch her.
* * *
Oh, Papa!
Slim Summerville, as a bachelor
who has recently come into a lot
of money, is about to marry a gold
digger. About this time in his
life he meets a little orphan waif
who promptly steals his heart. He
adopts her.
Then Zasu Pitts, that eferves
cing screen heroine, comes forth
as the nurse. Slim has to pick
from these, and what a tough time
he has. That’s "The Unexpected
Father.”
* * *
Poor Folks
Madge Evans walks away with
this picture in spite of the fact
that Robert Montgomery is oppo
site her. “Lovers Courageous” is
a delightful show with delight
ful surroundings and a tender
romance, spoiled at the end by the
remark, “Let’s go home and have
a baby.”
This compares favorably with
the Gaynor-Farrell romance pic
tures. Madge Evans is the wealthy
girl who gives up her family and
luxury for the man she loves. It
all comes out fine in the end.
Madge Evans is another comer,
and well out in the front in the
race. She’s the old fashioned girl
made modern, and plenty modern,
but without the inhibitions. She’s
our latest screen crush.
INFIRMARY HAS TWO
Warren Powell and Robert
Brown were the only patients in
the infirmary Wednesday, Harriet
Smith, Floris Sorensen and Wallis
Ohler being discharged.
It is blessed to give and always
will be, but it is more blessed to
use intelligence in reducing the ne
cessity of giving.—C. A. Beard.
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