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i Notre Dame Prexy Tells of Athletic Plans (Continued from Page One) versities is so commonly reckoned Notre Dame has suffered from th< unprecedented publicity which its football has received. I do not ac cept those canons of criticism as applicable in the case. “In doing the work we set our selves to do, it is no subversion oi our intention that an athletic coach or a football team or even y a few individual players may for the moment be better known than really distinguished professors teaching those boys in the class room. I don’t think it worries the professors, either. I am sure it does not give the students in ques tion a false sense of values. As life is lived in America, aren't we all forced to keep a set of correc tives to apply to the popular taste, whether the public figures be mov ie stars, world champions, or mayors of cities?” There’ll be No Change “Then Notre Dame’s football policy is definitely fashioned along present lines?” I suggested. "So far as we now can foresee, there is no reason for change,” re plied Father O’Donnell. Asked whether any change in coaching personnel was contem plated, Father O’Donnell smiled and answered, “Why?” That was in answer to rumors circulated in some quarters since the Pittsburgh game. j "Does Notre Dame have to win * all games on its schedule to have a successful season?” I asked. “Our share of victories is all we should expect,” replied Father O’Donnell. “Our schedule should contain games in which our op ponents have a sporting chance to defeat us. That is what we seek and therefore we must expect de feats.” Follow Big Ten Rules Entrance requirements and eli gibility were the next subjects. Ad mission to Notre Dame may be secured by certificate of gradua tion from an accredited high school. Preference is extended to those in the upper one-third of their class. None not in the upper two-thirds are admitted. Although the university is not filled to ca pacity this fall, due to national de pression, more than 100 intending matriculants were denied admis sion because of unsatisfactory credits. , Here is other information elicit j ed: Eligibility for athletics is that of the conference colleges. Scho lastic failures of athletes are not given publicity, a policy instituted by the late Knute Rockne, who argued that simply because a boy was an athlete and failed in his studies he should not be pilloried any more than one not an athlete. There are approximately 400 po sitions here whereby students may earn part of their expenses. These jobs are waiting on table in the commons, clerical work, library service, janitor duties, etc. The average compensation is $300 per year. Tuition, room, and board are about $750 per year. No Loans to Athletes Of the 400 part time jobs avail able an estimated eighty such jobs are held by candidates for all ath letic teams, including football. The university has a small fund for loans to students. No loans from this fund have been made to foot ball players or other athletes. Notre Dame considers that it y has natural advantages over many rivals because of conditions here. It is, in effect, a boarding school for boys. There are few distrac tions of social life. Regular hours for meals and sleep are enforced. Night absences from the campus are rare. All these factors have contributed to practice that which has come to be known as Notre Dame spirit. Infirmary Has Three The number of students in the infirmary is steadily decreasing, in spite of the storm and other good excuses for getting sick. There are three. Helen Burns, Douglas Pelton, and Duncan York, undergoing treatment. | Winter . Formals* j | Our | Programs invitations . | Personal Cards and Decorating Material Will y Please You j = = i i Stationers and Printers ▼ VALLEY I PRINTING CO. ! r Phone 470 76 W. Broadway r * Calvin Coolidge (Editor’s note: This is one of a series of three articles writ ten for the Emerald by Kirke Simpson, long acquainted with 1 the Washington scene and a friend of Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States. _ By KIRKE SIMPSON _ WASHINGTON, Jan 16.—(AP) ” —Party regularity, a habit of mind that has opened the way to many American political career bulking large in the history books, was the stepping stone that lifted Calvin Coolidge to the presidency. It did more than that. It launched the nation on the Cool idge era to which his death alone could have written "finis.” For while Calvin Coolidge lived and remained within reasonable limits of age for the presidency, none could certainly say that his day had passed. His shadow had already projected itself across the faintly discernible picture of what might happen politically in 1936. Ten Years of Power Back in the all but forgotten pre-1920 days Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts filled no large place in the political news reports. Except for his intervention in the Boston police strike situation he was hardly known by name out side his own state. Yet what was known of him, trickling through party channels to the great Republican leaders of that day, was reassuring. Every report pictured him as a political realist, a man constitutionally de voted to the theory of party re sponsibility. Nomination Unexpected At the moment the turbulent 1920 Republican national conven tion opened in Chicago, no politi cal forecaster could reasonably have deduced that from it was to emerge the ticket of Harding and Coolidge. Harding was an admitted “dark horse" whose dreams probably did not go beyond a vice-presidential nomination. Coolidge’s name, put up for the vice-presidency, was at the outset scarcely more than that of an also ran. Yet he was geographically right to run with an Ohio standard bear er and, above all, he was inflex ibly a party regular. Coolidge's nomination was rush ed through even as the tired dele gates were trooping from the hall to their trains. Yet in that almost casual way, the convention was bringing for ward the man whose name will be associated with political history with an era. As vice-president, Coolidge fell into that comparative obscurity that, despite the loftiness of office, has been the lot of all*but a hand ful of vice-presidents. Then came the flash of President Harding’s tragically sudden death at San Francisco—and a new era, the Coolidge era, had dawned. Looking backward, it is clear that from the hour Mr. Coolidge took the oath of office in the lamp lighted room at Northampton, a definite decision as to his course as president influenced him. It di vided the Coolidge era into two i periods; that during which he car ! ried on with the policies of Presi f?iiBnafa™isjHii3(niiBiionainii5i(5iisimrn!rnirararH;m dent Harding, and the subsequent l four years in office in his elective i right. As President Coolidge met the j members of the Harding cabinet for the first time after his as sumption of the presidency, he j clearly indicated to them that it: was their common duty to go for-! ward shoulder to shoulder to the end of he Harding term. ■ ■ --- _ | Campus Calendar — —ii , W. A. A. council will meet this evening at 7:15 o’clock in the so cial room of the women’s building. A meeting of the worship com-! mittee of-the Wesley club will be held tonight at 7:30 at Dorothy t Nyland's home, 613 East 11th' street. — Men’s frosh commission will' meet at 4 today to adopt constitu- i tion at Y. M. hut. The ta Sigma Phi will have their j pictures taken for the Oregana to J day at 12:40 in front of Condon. — Vespers at 5 tonight, Y. W. C. A. Gwen Elsemore conducting and Norma Lyon, pianist. Tau Delta Delta will have for mal initiation in the lounge of the Music building at 8 o’clock. Every member please be there. Tonqued mass meeting tonight at 7:15 at the Westminster house. I Young Democratic meeting to night at 8 o’clock. 1164 Patterson. I Travel group of Philomelete will meet at Alpha Delta Pi house to night at 9 o’clock. Mrs. Harold Noble to talk on India. Woman in her sphere group of Philomelete will meet tonight at 9 at the Chi Omega house. Old members be there. Anyone, inter ested is invited to attend. I Sigma Delta Chi meeting today | at 5, room 104, Journalism. Westminster guild will continue i the term project at 9 tonight. Skull and Daggers meeting to night, 7:30, in 104 Journalism building. YEOMEN DECIDE TO HOLD DANCE ON FEBRUARY 25 , (Continued from I’unc One) which it was pointed out that the Yeomen had taken first place in the "A” league intramural bas i ketball tournament and the intra j mural rifle team competition, and ! were runners-up in water polo, ! swimming, and ’’B" league basket ball. A smoker was held last term | which was attended by 118 men. -— DEMAND GOLD MEDAL ICE CREAM Eugene’s Best A Special Brick Combination of Two Colors and Flavors Each Week—Ask About it— MEDO-LAND CREAMERY CO Phone 393 Criminal Law Change Given By Dr. Morse (Continued from Page One) advocating conviction by a vote of 10 of the 12 jurors. Dean Morse say«. “While it is true that one or two on a jury who hold out for an acquittal are right, it is also true that sometimes 12 jurymen who return a verdict of guilty or acquittal are wrong. Investiga tions of the administration of criminal justice during the past ten years have repeatedly called attention to the situation and have pointed out that it plays a large part in causing inefficiency in the administration of criminal law." Filing of information as a de vice for bringing accused persons to trial, rather than the cumber some grand jury indictment meth od is fast gaining favor, Dean. Morse poirits out, and it has the recommendation of. the Wicker sham commission, the American Law Institute and other groups. The use of the grand jury should be curtailed, the dean says, “be cause of its inefficiency, its ex cessive cost, its causes of delay in administration of the law, and its cumberqomeness.” Morse Widely Known A change in the law whereby the state shall be allowed the same number of peremptory challenges in selecting the jury in criminal cases as the defense is also rec ommended by Dean Morse. Anoth er change proposed is that prose cutors be allowed to comment without prejudice on the fact that the accused has not taken the stand in his own defense. Dean Morse has won national recognition through publication of his survey of the grand jury sys tem, made in collaboration with Professor Raymond Moley of Co lumbia university. His work on a crime survey of Oregon, part of which has already been published, has also attracted wide attention. 1 He is a member of the national committee on criminal law and criminology of the American Law School association. Many After Head Man Job at O.S.C. Stiner Prominent OREGON STATE COLLEGE, j Corvallis, Jan. 16.—Applications for the position of head foof*ball coach here are being received daily 1 by Carl Lodell, general manager. ' A few of the applicants, whose J names officials here did not care to divulge, have called in person. Petitions sponsored by the Var-1 sity “O” club and members of the varsity and freshman football teams for the appointment of Lon Stiner, assistant coach here for the last five seasons, have been! circulating around the campus this week-end. Other names promi nently mentioned on the campus for the successor to Coach Schis sler are Mike Pecarovich, Gonza ga; Spec Keene, Willamette; and j Percey Locey, Denver. Emerald Of the Air Emerald news will be the main 1 topic of interest on today’s Emer ald-of-lhe-Air broadcast over KORE at 12:15. This evening the first episode in this term’s continuation of the dramatic program, “Mr. Bill and the Stroubles,” written and direct ed by George Callas, will be pre sented at 7:15. Chambers To Speak A tourist's reactions to Russia1 will be told by Frank L. Chambers,i prominent Eugene land holder and community leader, before the In ternational Relations club Thurs day evening at 7:45 at Interna tional house. Mr. Chambers traveied in Rus sia during the past summer. k- —r ■ i ~ ■ —i — i i — ■ ■ Temptations For Spring — SWEATERS Gay Young Effects ' in New Lacy, Dashing Colors I he New Lipstick Red Lettuce Green Roosevelt Blue Guardsman Blue Style tunning mart BEARD’S | 957 Willamette St. ^ W ■ in imam Gotham at Night View of downtown New York City at night taken from the 70th floor of the K. C. A. building in Rockefeller centre, now under con struction. Law Library Has V New Legal Books Five new volumes have been purchased by and two have been pie ented to the University law school library, it was announced by Jacquoise Learned, librarian. “Carson, the Advocate,” by Edward Marjoribanks, reveals the legal and parliamentary career of Edward Carson. Irishman and con servative, whose skill in the art of cross-examination won him in ternational renown and whose per sonal charm won him a host of distinguished friends, even among his opponents. Another interesting book is "Tribunes of the People,” which treats of the past and future of the New York magistrate’s court, written by Raymond Moley, pres ent advisor to President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, and well known by several members of the University faculty. ► The other volumes include "The Federal Trade Commission,” an ex periment in the control of busi ness, written by Thomas Blaisdell, Jr., two volumes of “Criminal Law,” by Francis Wharton, LL.D. The two gift volumes, “Synopsis of Law of Libel,” presented to the library by the United Press asso ciation. i " —.. .... Tonqueds To Hold Social Gathering Tonqueds, organization of Eu gene girls attending the Univer sity, will hold its first mass meet ing of the term this evening at 7:15 at Westminster house, accord ing to an announcement made by Catherine Coleman, social chair man of the group. This gathering will be strictly a social get-together with dancing as the diversion of the evening. Refreshments will be served by Adeline Adams, Frances McDer mott, and Miss Coleman, who are the committee in charge. The meeting will not be long and has been called at an early hour to en able all the members to attend, Miss Coleman pointed out. Kathryn Liston, president of the Tonqueds, emphasized the impor tance of the success of the first meeting of the term in urging all Eugene girls to be out for the af fair. Books and fountain pens consti j tute the catch of the week in the lost and found department, al though there are still gloves, pen | cils, berets, scarfs, notebooks, and bracelets left over from previous weeks both this term and last term. Students may reclaim these articles by 'calling at the window in the University depot and iden tifying them. — CINEMA — COLONIAL "Night Court." MCDONALD “Mask of Fu Manchu.” Colonial Mr. Philips Holmes plays the much baffled and virtuous taxi driver, who is the innocent victim of the cruel machinations of a ring. Hist. Anita Page is a very tear ful wife. The gang, curse ’em, lived just across the hall from the chauffeur and his wife and their baby. And that was just the trou ble. Because in the long run wifcy’s little boy stumbles onto some news about the gang-boss and so she got framed, sent to the big house, and Mr. Frantic Holmes tears his blond hair and the crooked judge pretty near limb from linrb. Vir tue triumphs, and you can take it or leave it. Rohmer This looks like the old stuff. Not ntMTTTM Tonight Is DIME NITE Any Scat, I Or One of the Most Gripping - Work of Quality — at — Reasonable Prices CAMPUS SHOE REPAIR On the Campus that we wouldn’t have known it, for most of us have read ourselves into the screaming jitters with Mr. ftohmer’s macabre concoctions at some period of our lifes. Blood and thunder again, but here the melodramatics are so modern^— dectro this and that, rays, well ad nixed with caves, kings and Chi namen, and Boris Chaney Karl )ff. We promised full dress reviews af these movies, but when the Co lonial and tlie Mac change bills on the same day, no can do. TODAY Mow 25<; All Seats with BORIS KARLOFF Lewis Stone, Karon Morley, Charles Starrott, Myrna Loy, •Joan Horsholt. - PLUS - I*’rank Orth X Ann Coder Two Reel Comedy Sensation “TROUBLE INDEMNITY" The Magic Carpet “Big Game of the Sea” Paramount News | Australians Fight Military Training For Universities PERTH, W. Aus„ Jan. 16. (AP) —The Australian Native associa tion, a powerful organization of native-born Australians, is taking ! a strong stand against the com monwealth government introduc j ing compulsory military training. In a letter to the minister of de fense, Senator George Pierce, the board of dlreptors of this associa , tion voiced a strong protest to the proposed return to coinpusory mili tary training. Such a course, it was consld j ered, did not coincide with the ef forts being made for disarmament and peace, and in view of the ap parent success of the voluntary system, which had exceeded all ex pectations, there was no necessity or public demand for the change, particularly when the finances of the country were at so low an ebb, and when every available penny should be devoted to finding em ployment and food for needy citi zens. ___ Parsons* Lectures Slated Tomorrow Dr. Philip A. Parsons, professor of applied social science and presi dent of the North American board of religion and higher education, will speak at a series of three meetings tomorrow afternoon and evening bringing to the Oregon campus the material he has gath ered in his survey of the public schools of higher education in the Northwest. A group of students will meet with Dr. Parsons at 4 tomorrow afternoon for a discussion of the situation in religion on the campus and a review of what he has found of other campuses. The second meeting of the series will be a din ner at which Dr. Parsons wlli ad dress the faculty committee on religions and spiritual activities r2iS^MM^i^S15ia!lSlSl^liarian3riaihiraii3i»in:rri and a few other members of the faculty. Members of the student group, of the faculty committee, and of the church boards will meet for a further discussion at 7:30 at Ger linger. Dr. Parsons is also scheduled H3 the speaker for a meeting of the Pacific division of the American board on religion and higher edu cation to be held in Portland. Dean Allen To Act As Toastmaster Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, will be toastmaster at the annual Oregon Press con ference banquet, January 20. Chancellor W. J. Kerr will be host. This is one of the important fea tures of the 15th annual Oregon State Press conference to be held here January 19-21. Many news papermen from all over the state have indicated that they will at tend. The traditional round-table dis cussion is the opening activity of the program. Various luncheons and meetings are also on the con ference schedule. Under the sponsorship of Alpha Delta Sigma, men’s professional advertising fraternity, and through the courtesy of Mr. ltay Jones of the Fox McDonald theatre, the members of the conference wMl be given free tickets to the show ing of “Call Her Savage,” starring Clara Bow, Friday night after the banquet. f Dr. Sherman W. Moody Optometrist-Eyesight Specialist Eugene's Leading Optical Establishment 38 East Broadway Phone 362 We make no charge for a thorough, scientific eye ex amination. No fancy prices. i The Franklin Bifocal IS was invented nearly 200 years ago by Benjamin Franklin. It w-as two crude pieces of glass. 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