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^^^--— ; • » f VOLUME XXXIV_ ~'r _UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,EUGENE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932*___ ~ _ _ NUM&1E& 1 Polls To Decide Fate of School Consolidation ! « « • -— University Students To Oppose Measure POTWIN IS DIRECTOR Voters on November 8 Will Ci.st Ballots Affecting Destiny Of Higher Education By DAVE EYRE The election polls will be closed in exactly 954 hours. The fate of the University of Oregon will then have been decided. Election day—November 8—will have become a reality and if Mr. and Mrs. Registered Voter crawl into a dilapidated booth and mark 316 X Yes once more than they do 317 X No, Messrs. Zorn and Macpherson, authors of the de structive school moving bill, will have won a victory and the tax payers of Oregon will put their heads together and wonder about the expenditures that will be necessary to move the University of Oregon to Corvallis, the law school to Salem, the Oregon nor mal schools at Monmouth, La Grande, and Ashland to Eugene, and establish junior colleges at LaGrande and Ashland. Students Fight Bill Students played an important part in the fight against the Zorn Macpherson “juggling” bill during the summer months, and plans an nounced last night by Art Potwin, director of the student anti-merger ; campaign, point to an even bigger drive to defeat the measure. A vigilant committee of some 25 campus leaders and superior work ers in the summer campaign will be named Tuesday morning, and in its hands will rest the task of carrying out a program that will make voters over the entire state merger-conscious. Brief details given out from Potwin’s office last night call for student mailing of political cards to taxpayers, assistance in regis tration of voters, and student dis tribution of literature showing the evils of the bill. Network Covers State More than 100 A. S. U. O. mem bers and their assistants combined into one great network that cov ered the entire state this summer, and together they accomplished an abundance of work that should go far in defeating the Marion ■ County Tax Equalization league's gift to the taxpayer: “Bill Mov ing University, Normal, and Law Schools. Establishing Junior Col leges.” (Official ballot title). Art Potwin spoke highly of liis 1 organization’s work last night as he outlined plans for the coming 1 pre-election campaign. “As director of the students in the campaign against the school moving bill,” he said, “I thank all! members of the student committee for their enthusiastic cooperation and earnest endeavor to defeat this i vicious proposal. In all parts of the state students have been working and planning with the1 alumni, and their efforts, if con tinued until election day, shall play a great part in vanquishing the foes of higher education.” The election polls will be closed in exactly 953 hours and 57 min utes. The fate of the University of Oregon will then have been de cided. Hours Unchanged * For U.O. Women Spiking any rumors that may have been floating about the campus to the effect that hours for women would be changed to correspond with those at Oregon State college, the office of the dean of wo men issued a statement this week that hours will remain the same as they have always been, 10:30 for week nights and 12:15 week-ends. Canoes may also still be rented for the mill race. I Election Polls Will Close in Exactly 954 Hours Register Now! Students To Hold Parade Tonight, Anncunces Espy ionignt win see the tirst rally of the year, when the associated students, led by the Order of the “O,” will unite in a gigantic ser pentine and parade from the cam pus to the down-town section of Eugene in anticipation of tomor row’s game with Santa Clara. Ev ery student should be in the rally, urges Cecil Espy, chairman of the rally committee, recently appoint ed by Bob Hall, student body pres ident. The serpentine will form in front of the Co-Op at 6:30. All organi zations will have early dinner in order to release their members for the demonstration. As soon as the serpentine has been organized, it will proceed down Kincaid street to 3 5th avenue, led by the Order of the “O.” From 15th street the procession will proceed down Alder to 11th. There it will meet the band and will march down 11th to Willamette and north on Willam ette to 8th. There the main rally will be held, with Ed Wells, Mickie Vail, and Ed Schweiker, yell lead ers, leading the songs and cheers After a brief speech by Bob Hall, the rally will break up, and the rooters, forming into one large body, will proceed down Willam ette to 13th, and thence to the campus. The rally will be brief, and the main body of the students should be back to the campus by 8 a’clock, permitting those who wish to attend Church Night. Though the dean of women has ruled that the girls may not join the serpentine, it is urgently re quested that they attend the rally, as they\vill be able to accompany the marchers and to participate in the main rally down-town. The rally is sponsored by the Order of the “O,” jointly with Skull and Dagger, sophomore men’s honorary. Espy will name the full personnel of the rally com mittee early next week, he de clared. Figures Show 625 New Students on Campus This Year Total Registration Given as 1863 Here, 1865 at Oregon State University of Oregon has 625 new students as compared to 605 at the Oregon State college, ac cording to figures released Satur day night. Revised figures will not be released until tomorrow. These figures show the total reg istration of the two schools to be about equal, the University having 1863 students and the college 1865. Total registration here at the same time last year was 2403. Freshman total 494 as compared to 585 registered at this time a year ago. Other new students to taled 131, compared to 248 last year. There were almost twice as many new students at the state college last year. It was 1002 while it is 605 now. Frosh Men Will Frolic At Stag Party Saturday A stag party for freshman men is scheduled for the University Y. M. C. A. Hut at 8:00 Saturday eve ning. All first-year men, or other men students new on this campus are invited to attend. Preliminary plans have been laid by a committee consisting of Cecil Espy, president of the senior class and member of the Y. M. C. A. cabinet, Leslie Dunton, and Wil liam Gerhart. Former Students Will Spend Winter in Vienna Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Hall, who were students at the University of Oregon last year, are spending the winter in Vienna, according to word received by Mrs.JHall’s fath er, W. F. G. Thacher, professor of English and advertising. The couple have been abroad since June and are traveling by motor. Mr. Hall will use his trav eling experiences in articles to ap pear in the Portland Oregonian. Faculty Men Will Hold Open House Tonight Open house for all men members of the faculty will be held at the Faculty club tonight at 8 o'clock. Those who are new on the cam pus are especially urged to be pres ent as this will provide an excel lent opportunity for old and new members to become acquainted with each other. Refreshments are to be served at 9:30, according to those in charge. ____ __I They Made Educational History --—-—— New milestones in the educational history of Oregon were marked off when Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall (right) resigned from the presi dency of the University of Oregon, and Dr. William J. Kerr (left) was appointed chancellor of the Oregon institutions of higher learning this summer. Dr. Kerr has taken up his residenee on the Eugene eampus. Dr. Hall will step into a position as direetor of the Brookings Educational Research institute. Tongue, Liston To Aid in Production Of 1933 Oregana Bailey Releases Selections For Business Staff Of Yearbook i ' ‘ With preliminary preparations for the 1933 Oregana getting un der way, Roger Bailey, business manager of the student year book, last night released the completed list of business staff appoint ments. Heading the list are Bailey’s two assistants, Tom Tongue and Kath ryn Liston, who will aid Bailey in his second year at the head of the business department. In charge of advertising will be Ed Cross, junior in business ad ministration, and Charles Robnett, sophomore in advertising. Three assistants, Phillip Corrigan, Bob Trimm, and Tom'Clapp, will aid in handling this department. Gordon Day and Helen Stinger will work together at the head of the circulation department. Their assistant will be Edward Field. In charge of organization will be Blema Parker, junior in business administration. Two sophomores, Malcolm Bauer and Donald Fields, will be in charge of all publicity for the year book. Roberta Moody, office man ager, completes the list of appoint ! ments. — John Evans Will Present Organ Recital Sunday The second of a series of organ recitals by John Stark Evans, University organist, will be pre sented Sunday at 5 o’clock at the school of music. These programs are short, lasting about 40 min utes and are arranged for appre ciation by students. The programs for Sunday are posted on the bulletin boards and carry explanatory matter with each presentation. Following is a summary of the program: Suite— Aus Ernster Zeit, Sch'eve, Arr. JSE; Berceuse, Guilmant; The Squirrel, Powell Weaver; Chorale —A-minor, Cesar Franck. Ahoy There, Lads! Coogan Is Here 1 o ° _ The boys and girls who have been scooting about on roller skates lately, and perhaps some of their friends, will be interested to learn that Mon sieur Jackie Coogan will be Santa Clara’s yell leader at tomorrow's football game. Yes, it’s the same Jackie who used to make juvenile movies. He’s expected to arrive here i today. Halt Commended by Moulton For Extraordinary Qualities Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, for the past six years president of the University, is to become director of the Brookings Institute for gov ernmental research at Washington, D. C. Announcement of his appoint ment voiced strong praise for ur. Hall. In the statement made by H. F. Moulton, president of the in stitute, he said: “Dr. Hall has been chosen for this outstanding position because of his unusual combination of qual ities. Trained both in political sci ences and law, Dr. Hall has long been interested in broadening and deepening of research in the field of social sciences generally.” The directorship of the institute will be turned over to Dr. Hall on January 1, and he is now in Wash ington, D. C." where he will be joined by his family on that date. The Brookings Institute was founded in 1916 by a body of out standing business and educational leaders in order that research work might be done in order to pro mote economy in the field of pub lic administration. This institute has done notable work in the re organization of the budget plan of the United States, in the intro ducing of fiscal and administra tive reform in state government, j and in working out plans of pub [ lie administration. The institute plans to extend its j research into the science of gov ernment, and will endeavor to bet ter conditions of public adminis tration. The appointment of Dr. Hall was viewed favorably by many educators and executives in terested in the project. | Dr. Hall’s career comprises 25 years as an educator of national recognition. In the six years he I was president of the University. Dr. Hall was noted for his policy of encouraging student thought unencumbered by petty opinion of small note. His keynote of mak ing the students work out their own lines of thought, urging activ ities and the acquisition of a broad | background had made him a fig ure of major importance in the field of education. He promoted a building campaign during his ad ministration which brought about i the creation of Condon Library an nex, McArthur court, and the Mur ray Warner art museum. I A threefold policy guided the general shaping of the ideals Dr. Hall sought to create. They were: Intellectual and spiritual train ing and the stimulation of youth: adult education or University ex tension; stimulation and develop ment of those research activities which are essential to human pro gress. Dr. Hall obtained his degree of Bachelor of Arts at Franklin col lege in 1904, his degree of doctor of jurisprudence at the University of Chicago in 1907, and was in structor in political science, law, and international law at Chicago and the University of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1926, when the deaf'. of Prince L. Campbell necessitated Dr. Hall’s coming to the Univer sity of Oregon to fill the vacant position of president. Graduate Gets Position On Detective Magazine Fred Michaelson, who was grad uated in 1923, has taken a position as reader for Muncy’s Detective Story publication, at 280 Broad way, New York. Michaelson has been writing fic tion for several years. He and Leon Byrne, another graduate of the University of Oregon, wrote the book, “Ocean Parade” togeth er. Both were enrolled in the school of journalism. New Instructors Added For Language Courses Two new part-time instructors have been added to the French de partment, according to Dr. Ray P. Bowen, chairman of Romance lan guages. The new men are A. J. Mathews, formerly instructor in French at the University of Georgia, and Lewis Ellis, gradu ate of Washington State college. Dr. Timothy Cloran has returned to teach language courses after a year of absence in Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Myers, for mer instructors in the language department, are now doing gradu ate work at the University of Cali 'fornia. Women’s Intramural Sports To Start Monday All Oregon women will soon find “Professors" Hockey and Volley ball” greeting them from the bul letin boards of the various living | organizations on the campus. Each fall term the Women’s I Athletic association sponsors hockey and volleyball for girls at 4 and 5 o'clock each afternoon. The first hopkey practice is tc be on Monday afternoon, Octobei 3, at 4 o’clock on the women's athletic field. Daily practices will follow at the same hour each day Volleyball will start on Monday at 5 o’clock. Lost and Found Office Visited by Depression Has anyone noticed a sud den influx of canny sons of Scotland to the campus this term ? Or is it just the depres sion after all? Whatever it is, college students aren’t los ing notebooks and pens as promiscuously as they did a year ago. So far this year, only one lone pen has found its way to the lost and found department in the University depot. Come on, somebody claim it. Oregon Students Are To Be Guests On Church Night Motifs, Dancing Included In Various Features Of Entertainment Tonight, is church night bn the Oregon campus. Seven Protestant churches are opening their doors to the students at 8:30, and the Roman Catholic church will begin its entertainment at 9 o’clock. Mrs. Hazel Prutsman Schwer ing, dean of women; Mrs. Alice Macduff, assistant dean of women; and Mrs. Margaret Edmunson Nor ton, executive secretary of the Y. W. C. A., will visit the different churches that are entertaining this evening. The Wesley Foundation of the Methodist Episcopal church, 12th and Willamette streets, will 'enter tain at a “Prison Riot.” Barred windows and doors, a rogue’s gal lery and other prison effects will be used in the decorative scheme. A mock trial will be a feature. The Presbyterian church will entertain at Westminster house with a “Gold Mine”1 idea. The basement will be transformed into a mine to demonstrate the various Westminster activities. Refresh ments will be served. The Baptist church, Broadway and High streets, is transforming ts gymnasium into a marine gar den. There will be several booths throughout the rooms decorated in ’ceeping with the motif. The Christian church, 11th and Oak streets, is having a harvest ’estival, with refreshments, dec >rations and entertainment in ceeping with the motif. The Cath olic church will entertain with a dance at St. Mary’s hall, beginning at 9 o’clock. Dancing will continue until 11 o’clock. The Congregational church is having a party at its student cen ter, 13th and Ferry streets. The Episcopal church will have an in ; formal reception with refresh I ments at the home of Rev. H. R. , White, 465 E. 11th avenue. All Lutheran churches are having a | combined program, with refresh I ments, at the Y. W. C. A. bunga j low. Varsity Football Player First Infirmary Visitor Thirteen students have occupied beds in the infirmary since the be ginning of rush week. Bill Bower man, varsity football player, has the distinction of being the first in this term. Not to be outdone, he was soon followed by Orville Bailey and Bernie Hughes. Others since released include Gardener Fry. Philip Corrigan, and Betty Jean Catlow. Students still confined are Paul Golden, Robert I Fury, Ernest Calef, Frances Helf |rick, Frank Michek, Helen Burns, and Margaret De Young. Kerr Occupies First Chancellorship of Oregon Education O.S. C. Barometer Fails To Appear On Regular Date Lack of Funds Is Given as Cause of Suspension Of Publiealion BULLETIN A late dispatch from Corvallis lust night stated that the Ore gon State college board of con trol had tentatively decided to put the Barometer on a tri weekly basis. Financial distress was the reason cited. OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, Sept. 29—(Special)—The Oregon State Daily Barometer, campus publication of Oregon State college, did not appear yes terday. It was the first time in a decade that the paper had not been printed as scheduled. Financial difficulties were given as the reason for the suspension of publication. A plan to put the paper on a three-times-a-week basis was seriously discussed. The editor of the Barometer is Waldo Taylor of Portland. The adoption of the tri-weekly plan would necessitate the abandoning of the “Daily” in the paper’s title of "Oregon State Daily Barometer.” The Oregon Emerald this morn ing published its first issue of the 1932-33 school year. There will be another tomorrow, and thereafter the paper will continue on its cus tomary five-tlmes-a-week basis, thereby retaining its identity as the "Oregon Daily Emerald.” Bud Forrester, ex-sports editor of the Barometer, and now assis tant director of athletic publicity at Oregon State, was on the Ore gon campus Wednesday night. He said the tri-weekly plan probably would be put into effect at Cor vallis, and confirmed the report that dire financial straits were the causes for the Barometer’s difficulties. O. L. Rhinesmith Is Enforcing Ban On Campus Autos Students Must Prove Act Not Willful if Caught "Checking up on those who are driving cars in defiance of the newly-enacted ban on them has al ready begun, although the real drive will not begin until the final permits have been issued,” states O. L. Rhinesmith, special enforce ment officer. Any student who has not been exempted on the grounds of phy sical handicap, business uses, dis tances from the campus, or mar riage, and is apprehended driving a car will be dropped from regis tration. He may apply for re-in statement, but unless he can prove that the offense was not wilful, he will not be allowed to re-register. Mr. Rhinesmith has a full list of the license numbers of the cars owned by students and intends to enforce the regulation strictly. Approximately 110 petitions for exemption have been received al ready, and as soon as the faculty committee has passed upon them, they will be issued permanent [ permits and a special license tab ; with the initials “U. of O.” on it. ... - - Jobs N ow Open On Emerald Staff A number of positions, both for men and women, are open on the business staff of the Emerald, it was announced last night by Harry Schenk, business manager. Those wishing to apply for positions as advertising solici tors or office assistants are I advised to see either Harry Schenk or Harold Short at i the- Emerald business office in McArthur court this afternoon if possible, or on any after j noon except Saturday. p — Oregon State President Conies Here With Fine Record EUGENE TO BE HOME Work of Getting Five Schools I'nder Way o Begin Immediately - s 1 By DON CASWELL Notable among the series of events preceding the opening of school was the announcement by the state board of higher educa tion of the election of Dr. J. W. Kerr to be the first to occupy the newly created position of chancel lor of all institutions of higher learning in Oregon. The announcement came at the conclusion of an executive meet ing of the state board held Sep tember 6, in Portland, after the board had held an extensive dis cussion and series of ballots in which Dr. George Frederich Zook, president of Akron university, was rejected. Dr. Zook had been a vis itor in Oregon during the summer at the request of the board, and was seriously considered for the position. Salary to be $12,000 The salary of the new chancel lor was set at $12,000, although the original plans of the state board set the salary at $15,000. His office places him at the execu tive head of all five institutions of higher learning, and his responsi bilities at present are more than the load originally prescribed by the unification plan, since presi dents of the college and Univer sity have not yet been appointed. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, for the past six years president of the University, had resigned his posi tion previous to the appointment, in order to head an eastern educa tional foundation. Dr. Hall was granted leave until the end of the year on full salary. During a meeting with the board after his notification of appoint ment Dr. Kerr suggested that he might be permitted to establish his residence in Eugene, in order that he might better acquaint him self with the problems and condi tions at the University, having vir tually built the college to its pres ent status in the 25 years he was president of the college, and being already well acquainted with all of | the conditions there. He also re quested that his assignment to of fice might be granted immediately, since he stated there was a'vast amount of work to be done in get ting the five schools under way in accordance with the unification plan set forth by the state board earlier in the year. The board granted both requests. Chancellor at Campbell’s Dr. Kerr took up residence in Eugene shortly before the open ing of school, and is at present oc cupying the Prince L. Campbell residence, pending the vacation of the regular president's home by Dr. Hall’s family. in ms acceptance speecn ur. Kerr said: ■ jt “I have been in college work-in Oregon long enough to realize the responsibilities of such a position. 1 labor under no delusions as to the task confronting the man who may occupy the position. If I oc cupy it, I'll give the best I have— all the time! I shall have but one objective: to help all concerned to ward the end that these institu tions will best serve the state.” Kerr’s Career Noteworthy The appointment of Dr. Kerr fol lowed a noteworthy career of 38 years as a college president. A graduate of the University of Utah, Dr. Kerr attained his first college presidency at the age of 31 at the Brigham Young university, after having been an instructor Of phys iology, geology, physics, and math ematics for several years. He served in this position for six years, leaving in 1900 to be come president of Utah State col lege, where he presided until 1907. In that year he came to Oregon State college to take over the pres idency there. In his 25 years at the college. Dr. Kerr created a col lege of national scholastic recogni tion from the small institution of three major buildings with an en rollment of 807 students, and in which eighth grade certificates were sufficient for registration prerequisites. > Widespread comment from the editorial columns of the state have voiced only the highest approval of the board’s selection, and the ac tion is generally looked upon as a move for better understanding and co-operation under the unification plan, which is going into effect for the first time.