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VOLUME XXXIV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1932
NUMBER 22
Battle Against
Juggling Plan
In Last Stages
Polilioal Humbuggery Is
Exposed
VOTE 10 DAYS AWAY
Eugene Citizens Working To Beat
Zorn-Macpherson Sehool
Grab Measure
By ALEXANDER G. BROWN
As ttie campaign against the
Zorn-Macpherson school moving
bill slips into the last stages, and
both camps are making every pos
sible effort to bring about success,
the would-be school movers are
finding that more and more of the
political humbuggery that they
have been trying to pass on to the
voters is being discredited and ex
posed.
Latest of these incidents was re
vealed by R. B. Swenson, editor of
the Monmouth Herald, who, upon
reading the advertising and hear
ing the radio speeches which
quoted Guy Stanton Ford, noted
educator and dean of the graduate
school at the University of Minne
sota, as being in favor of consoli
dation, presumed on a long stand
ing friendship with Mr. Ford to
write him and determine whether
he had been quoted correctly.
In his reply, Dean Ford inclosed
copies of his letters to the Zorn
Macpherson crowd. The first let
ter, Ford admitted, had been writ
ten without full investigation of
the matter and the second written
after he had had opportunity to
look the bill over and give his real
sentiments in regard to the meas
ure.
Ford Quoted
In his second letter, which has
not been quoted by the foes of
higher education, Ford said, in
part:
“. . . if I were engaged in con
solidation, I doubt very much if I
would be in favor of the measure,
a copy of which you inclose. I
don't like section seven, for in
stance. It may be true, probably
is true, that Portland is the logical
location for a medical school de
siring clinical advantages, but lo
cating the law school in Salem
away from the other units of the
state University is a piece of po
litical jugglery that could not be
defended on any educational
grounds for a single moment.”
Proponents Ignore Conclusion
Proponents of the bill have con
tinually quoted parts of the fed
eral survey in which the .survey
commission was dealing in possible
changes in the system, but they
have consistently refused to recog
nize the concluding chapter in
which the commission states:
“This does not mean in the Ore
gon situation that it would be
better at this late date to unite
the two institutions upon one cam
pus. Quite apart from historical
background and sentiment, the
state now has a large investment
upon both campuses. There is no
practical means of getting this in
vestment back from either cam
pus if one were abandoned. Both
must be utilized now, and the prob
lem therefore is to propose a plan
which will insure the most econom
ical use of the present plant and
the most economical development.”
Alibi Used
But even when the school mov
ers were shown this statement,
they had a ready alibi. In a de
bate at Lebanon, Hector Macpher
son stated the survey commission
had been influenced by powerful
interests within the state to make
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: Orchestra Ready
To Present First
Concert Sunday
The University Symphony or
chestra is ready for its first con
cert of the year, to be given at the
[ music auditorium Sunday after
! noon at 3 o’clock, says Rex Under
| wood, director.
This opening concert, planned
! to be one of the highlights of the
1 Dad's day week-end, will be open
| to students and townspeople with
out the usual admission charge.
An interesting program, includ
ing Mendelssohn’s overture to
“Ruy Bias'' and Weber’s overture
to “Der Freischutz” has been
planned. It will include several
ensemble numbers and a Mendels
sohn concerto for violin and or
chestra for which Howard Hal
bert, concert master, will be the
soloist.
Alumni Will Rally
In Eugene Friday
For Homecoming
Games, Dances, Reception
Planned To Welcome
Campus Guests
Near the eve of the most impor
tant election in Oregon as far as
the University of Oregon is con
cerned, alumni will rally in Eugene
Friday night to begin a Homecom
ing which will also be a pledge to
the University of support at the
polls four days later. Few Home
comings have been more impor
tant. It is “Back to Fight for Ore
gon,” this year, and from all cor
ners of the Pacific northwest stu
dents are expected to gather.
The radio speaker who recently
asked, “Who do these alumni
think they are anyway?” can
probably have his question an
answered next week-end if he but
visits Eugene.
Freshmen To Battle
The Frosh-Rook game on Hay
ward field Friday night will be of
prime interest. These two infant
teams battled to a scoreless tie in
a sea of mud at Corvallis a couple
of weeks ago, and each is out to
win this deciding game. The game
will be preceded by the bonfire
rally, and will be followed by a
rally dance at McArthur court.
According to the Skull and Dag
(Continued on Paye Three)
Local Writer Will Give
Bible Characterization
Frederick K. Davis, Eugene
writer, will present the story of
Peter as the sixth in his- series of
character interpretations of New
Testament personalities before
upper-class group at Westminster
Sunday morning at 9:45. A special
welcome will be extended to the
Oregon Dads.
“Should the Church Take Part
in Social Reform?” is the subject
for discussion with which Orval
Thompson will open the evening
forum at 6:30.
The social hour follows at 7:30,
to which everyone is invited.
Y.W.C.A. Donut Sale
Closes at Game Today
The sale of donuts between
halves of the Oregon-Gonzaga
game today marks the end of the
Y. W. annual donut drive on the
campus, which, according to asso
ciation officers, has been most suc
cessful.
About 22 girls have been signed
up by Maryellen Bradford, chair
man, and will sell warm donuts at
two for five cents.
Potent Pigger’s Publication
Produces Patronymic Play
By ELINOR HENRY
“Who put the Pigg in Pigger’s
Guide?” is a Good Base for a Kid
der’s reMarks toDay, as the 1932
1933 student directory that Parks
Near my Wright Elbow Otto help
any Tongue to Kidwell.
Nunn May Utter Learned Prose,
but for a Little Riddle, a Lively
Short Story, or a Sly Dodge, this
is the Best Way.
Let us Blaise away on Pollitt-ics
.... Hoover, Thomas, and that
White House Hunter from New
York—every Page of the Daly
Currier will Carey a Schmeer
about them for Weeks, plus a Hull
Lott of Economus (French Banks
Barr Coppers, England Fales?).
Petit Pierre Priaulx and Jamie
McPherson and Howard Smith—
all worship the Golden Cash in the
Temple of Babbitt; but they Hug
their Nickels while the Tillman
grows Gray, his Back to the Wall.
.... Flagg of the Frey! Shades
of Borah and Smith! What Wood
Alger say?
Now, take ftie Case of Trulove.
. . . . Ewen your Darling on a
House Davenport, talking of
Downs or of Labbs in Condoiv or
maybe of a Card you Drew—cer
tainly not of an Arey Cassel. But
when a Beem, a Ray of light
searches you out, you Roher,
“Dowsett! Dimmitt!” Love? And
Howe!
Imagine Gerlinger Hall on the
Seashore .... perhaps the Long
Gray Beach at Gearhart! . . . .
With Briggs in a Gale—a Large
Berg to the Lee.
Summers and Winters the
Fisher Luhrs, then Fries the
Trout and Salmon. The Strong
Bowman can Chase the Hart and
Buck. Sparks fly from Steele as
Spears strike Shields.
To Goff, to Skeie, to Marshall
Piuney Chessman, to Cook a Waf
(Conlinued on Page Two)
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Gonzaga • Pos
Hurd . LE.
Bellinger .LT.
Maher .LG.
Murphy .C.
Barker .EG.
Reilly .RT..
Wilson (C) .RE.
Sherar .Q.
Peterson .LH.
Casetto .RH..
Krause .F.
Oregon
. Morse
. Eagle
. Frye
(C) Hughes
. Clark
. Nilsson
. Wishard
Bowerman
. Temple'
.. Parke
. Bobbitt
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Oregon Webfoots To Oppose
Gonsaga Squad Here Today
By MALCOLM BAUER
“Prink” Callison will trot his
Webfoot gridsters out on Hayward
field this afternoon at 2 o’clock
to tangle with one of the "scrap
piest” elevens in the Northwest,
the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Despite
the fact that the Ducks will go
into the game minus the services
of Capt. Bill Morgan at tackle and
“Big Mike” Mikulak at full, they
are conceded an edge over the
Spokane aggregation.
Michael Pecarovich, the genial
mentor of the northern team,
rolled into town with his herd
yesterday, and announced that he
was ready for the best the Web
foots had to offer.
Both teams are heralded as us
ing a “wide-open” offensive style
of play, and the game promises
to be one of many scores. Mr.
Pecarovich’s lads have the habit
■ of opening up with dazzling spin
ners, triple-passes, and double re
verses early in the game, and have
consistently scored on much heav
ier teams this year before the
game was well underway.
I On the line, the Webfoots will
have the advantage of both weight
and experience, the same forward
wall starting today that tore such
great holes in the Vandal defense
last Saturday.
Behind the line there is little
choice. The combination of She
rar, Peterson, Castello, and Krause
has been working well for the
Bulldogs all season, rolling up
large scores with fair consistency.
Krause, at full, is the ace of the
quartette, being rated almost on
a par with “Mike” Mikulak as a
plunger and defensive back.
In the Oregon backfield Bill
Bowerman, veteran signal caller,
and Mark Temple, offensive flash,
will be the only starters who have
been playing regularly this year.
Bobbitt will be at full, and either
Stan Kostka, “Pepper” Pepelnjak,
or Bob Parke will play in the right
half position. Parke will probab
ly get the call because of his con
sistent punting.
WUcarson at Rochester
Vernon L. Wiscarson, B. A., '32,
is now attending the Eastman
school of music of the University
of Rochester. The entering class
numbers 146, and 26 states as well
as Washington, D. C., and Canada
are represented. Wiscarson is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Wis
carson, Eugene.
A Pair of Bulldog-Tamers
Above is Leighton tJee, Oregon right-halfback, and below is
Howard (Dutch) Clark, guard. They both appear on Ilayward
field today against the Bulldogs of (ion/.aga university. Clark
will be employed on the YVebfoot starting eleven, and Gee is cer
tain to see action. At present he is bothered by an injured knee.
Taylor Asked To
J
Administer Psych
Exam at Stanford
Tests To Give Vovational
And Educational
Guidance
Dr. Howard R. Taylor of the
psychology department has re
ceived his seventh consecutive in
vitation from Stanford university
to administer the three-hour psy
chological entrance examination
required of every undergraduate
student entering that institution.
According to Dr. Taylor, one
such examination is to be given
under his direction early in March
at Lincoln high school in Portland,
and another in the psychology de
partment at Condon hall.
These tests, Dr. Taylor said, are
part of a vocatioinal and educa
tional guidance system being de
veloped at Sanford which is not
unlike the one in use at the Uni
versity of Oregon. A $5 fee is
charged each applicant taking the
test under the Stanford system.
No charge is levied at Oregon.
Through entrance examinations
of this kind it is possible to pre
dict successful college careers with
a fair degree of accuracy, accord
ing to Dr. Taylor.
Sheldon at Wisconsin
Henry Sheldon, B. A., ’25; M. A.
’28, son of Dr. H. D. Sheldon,
chairman of lower division social
science at the University, is now
research fellow in statistics at the
University of Wisconsin. Mr. Shel
don received his Ph.D. degree in
sociology at Wisconsin.
Campus Calendar
Y. W. C. A. cabinet entertain
ing W. A. A. and A. W. S. councils
tonight, 8 o’clock, at the bunga
low, with a Haloween party.
Oregon Yeoman basketball prac
tice today at 1:00 p. m. on the
main floor of the men’s gym.
The decorations committee for
the Dad’s day banquet will meet
promptly at 12:45 p. m. in the en
trance to the dining room of the
men’s dormitory.
Women’s debate squad meeting
Monday at 4 p. m. in room 13 of
the speech division.
Coiegium Augustale will meet
at the Phi Mu house Monday eve
ning at 8. Latin students invited.
Westminster freshmen meet
with Dean Onthank at 9:45 a. m.
tomorrow at the house. Introduce
dad to your Christian life activi
ties.
Dr. R. C. Clark of the history
department will be the principal
speaker at the Young Democratic
league meeting Monday night at
8 p. m. in the Osburn hotel. Ev
eryone invited. „
The Campus Culinary Art club
will have a Halowe’en party Mon
day evening, at 1893 Garden ave
nue. All members are invited.
Group on Religion meeting at
bungalow at 9:15. All interested
invited.
Committee Named
To Welcome Dads
Upon Arrival Today
The following students will
be at the registration desk in
Johnson hall today to take care
of the dads.
Nine to 10 o'clock, Mary
Compton, Margaret Roberts,
and Louise Stein; 10 to 11, Lou
ise Stein, Eleanor Wharton, and
Adele Sheehy; 11 to 12, Elean
or Eide, Lois Margaret Hunt,
and Gail McCredie; 12 to 1,
Peggy McKie; 1 to 2, Eleanor
Norblad, Katherine Espy, and
Nora Hitchman; 2 to 3, Mar
jorie Schobert; 3 to 4, Althea
Peterson.
Between halves of the game,
the rally committee will assist
in checking up unregistered
dads.
AWS Announces Mum
Sale for Corvallis Tilt
The Associated Women students
has announced that the chrysan
themum sale in support of the
student loan fund will be held for
the Homecoming game at Corval
lis on November 5, and not for
the Gonzaga game here today.
Prices on the mums will be 50,
75, and one dollar as usual, and
everyone is urged to help the loan
fund by being sure to buy an A.
W. S. mum.
Orders will be taken in the liv
ing organizations by appointed
representatives and also* at the
Co-op next week.
Math Honorary Holds
First Meeting of Year
Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary mathe
matical society, held its first
meeting of the year last night at
7:30 in the alumni hall of Gerlin
ger.
The head of the department of
^mathematics at Oregon State col
lege, Professor W. E. Milne, who
for 13 years was a professor here,
spoke to the audience upon “Math
ematics and Mathematicians.’’
V. W. Group to Meet
The Y. W. C. A. group on reli
gion meets tonight with Fred K
Davis, well-known among religi
ous authorities, who is to speak
on the authenticity and some o(
the content of the Bible. Eileen
Hickson, group chairman, has is
sued an invitation to all who are
interested in the subject to come
I to the bungalow at 9:15.
Prowling Cyclist
On O. S. C. Camp n
Hits Girls, FI
A campus prowler who r
bicycle and flits in and out -<
ority houses at all hours 1 O ?
treduced a reign of terror i ■5 “
gon State college, a dispatc £ **
Corvallis last night indicat<
The intruder has redu>
sorority ^and women’s hall
tion to an extremely
state, although he does i
damage than slapping his
Early yesterday morning he made
his way to an upper story of Snell
hall, women’s dormitory, where
two girls encountered him. The
prowler slapped their faces, es
caped via window and fire escape,
and pedaled away hurriedly on his
bicycle.
Dr. Parsons Will
Leave Sunday on
Tour of Colleges
One-Day Conferences to be
Held on Campuses of
Western Centers
Dr. P. A. Parsons, head of the
department of sociology, will
leave Sunday morning to visit the
campuses of most of the state in
stitutions of higher learning west
of the Rocky mountains, to hold
a one-day conference in the inter
est of the North American confer
ence on Higher Education and Re
ligion.
The conference is made up of
leading representatives of insti
i tutions of higher learning and the
! Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish
churches in America.
Dr. Parsons was elected presi
dent of the Pacific division of the
conference, and takes this trip in
that capacity. The purpose of the
i t rip is to inaugurate a survey of
| the situation with reference to re
ligious education and character
building education upon each of
the campuses for the national com
mittee.
Dr. Parsons will proceed east
by way of the institutions of
Washington, Idaho, Montana, and
Minnesota. He will spend two
days at the National Conference
of State Leagues of Municipali
ties at the University of Chicago.
He will then study a proposed
school of religion at the Univer
sity of Michigan, and will attend a
conference called by the chancel
lor of the University of New York,
in New York City on November
15 and 17, as a special represen
tative of the University of Ore
gon. On November 16, Dr. Par
sons will be at conference in
Washington, D. C.
Sheldon To Talk
For Wesley Club
Dr. Henry D. Sheldon, chairman
of social science, will talk on "Zo
roastrianism'' at the Sunday
morning meeting of the Univer
sity class of the First Methodist
church, beginning at 9:45. This is
one of a series of meetings being
' j sponsored by the Wesley club on
I "Comparative World Religions.”
Donald Sturman, graduate as
- i sistant in the philosophy depart
; ment, will talk on “Ethics and
i Morals’’ at the Sunday evening
. meeting of the Wesley group. The
, meeting, which continues the
. club’s series on "Seeking a Philoso
. phy of Life,” will begin at 6:30.
Disfavor with which the new
football rules were received at the
I beginning of the season, has gradu
t ally turned to mild favor, in some
cases, enthusiastic acceptance.
Students Play
losts To Dads
Of State Today
00 Fathers Register for
Annual Event
3ANQUET IS FEATURE
Chancellor Kerr To Be Principal
Speaker; W. Lair Thompson
Is Toastmaster
Approximately 400 dads are on
the campus to participate in the
sixth annual Dad’s day celebra
tion.
The highlight of the affair is
the Dad’s banquet which will be
held this evening at 6 o’clock. W.
Lair Thompson, president of the
Oregon Dads, will act as toastmas
ter. Chancellor William Jasper
Kerr will give the principal ad
dress of the evening, this being
the first time Dr. Kerr has ad
dressed the Oregon Dads. The in
vocation will be given by Rev.
Milton S. Weber, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church.
Greetings by Brown
Greetings from the Oregon al
umni will be offered by Alexan
der G. Brown, alumni secretary,
and Bob Hall, president of the A.
S. U. O., will extend greetings
from the students. C. L. Starr,
president of the state board of
higher education, will greet the
Dads in behalf of the state board,
and Mrs. Jacob Kanzler, president
of Oregon Mothers, will give the
mothers’ greeting.
Houses having the largest pro
portion of attending dads and
largest percentage of “Freshman
Dads’’ will be presented with the
A. W. Norblad, Paul T. Shaw, and
O. Laurgaard trophy cups. Newly
elected officers of Oregon Dads
will also be presented at the ban
quet. The University of Oregon
concert orchestra, directed by Rex
Underwood, will play a number of
selections.
Wear Insignia
All dads who have registered
will wear arm bands. Those who
have visited the campus before
will wear a yellow band and
"Freshman Dads’’ willl use green
colored bands.
Another big event of the day
will be the mass meeting of dads
at 10:30 a. m. in Guild hall at
Johnson hall. At this session a
business meeting will take place
along with the election of officers
for the coming year. Every dad
on the campus is urged to attend.
At 2 o’clock dads will be guests
at the Oregon-GonZaga football
game, where they will occupy a
special section and have their own
yell leaders. Cecil Espy, rally
chairman, has arranged to have
some entertaining events between
halves.
Special Church Services
Sunday Dad's day services will
be observed by all Eugene church
es. At 3 p. m., dads will have an
opportunity to attend the Univer
sity orchestra concert to hear
what the student musicians are
doing. After the concert John
Stark Evans is giving an organ
recital at 5 o’clock.
Between events, dads are urgfid
to visit the campus and view the
departments where sons and
daughters take their work, and the
library where they do their study
ing. With son or daughter as a
guide, dads should feel free to go
anywhere. Faculty and adminis
trative officers will be glad to see
them any time. The dean of per
i sonnel administration, dean of men
! and women will be in their offices
| all day today to have conferences
with parents.
> Students Gather To Observe
'Moonbeams’ in theMillstream
—
Moonbeams on the rippling wa
j ters of the mill-race have long
been a source of delight to the
. ! youths known as Webfoots. But
never before yesterday did this
\ phenomena bring forth expressions
. of content and happiness at mtd
[day.
; This is the way it happened. A
. I group of students whose extra
) curricular activities have received
campus-wide note of late were
. gathered at the Sigma Nu house
for a daylight observation of
"moonbeams” on the mill-race.
Among the guests were Kappa
Sigs, Betas, Sigma Chis, Fijis and
- at least one Theta Chi, by the
. [ name of Parks Hitchcock, writer
- of the "Moonbeams” column in
c | the Emerald, who was to supply
f the “moonbeams” for the daytime
i observation.
-] At about 12:40 o’clock, the stu
31 dents of unnatural phenomena re
p paired to their laboratory on the
I rear lawn of the Sigma Nu estate.
I
Mr. Hitchcock was suspended by
his feet and shoulders over the
brink of the rippling waters. He
swung outward. He swung in
ward. A paddle was swung out
ward just as the swinging Mr.
Hitchcock reached the inward end
of his arc. They collided.
The process was repeated sev
eral times and then the suspending
arms were detached, and Mr.
Hitchcock described a parabola
which ended on the surface of the
rippling waters of the millrace.
The phenomena was observed.
Noises indicating extreme delight
on the part of the observers were
heard by those across the waters.
The observation completed, Mr.
Hitchcock swam to the opposite
bank of the millrace, where he
was given transportation to the
Journalism building by a passing
motorist. From there he went
home to get a change of clothing
before going to his afternoon
classes.