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■ ' ' ■ Education Now Faces Crisis In Legislature Institution’s Usefulness May Be Destroyed 38 PER CENT PARED Many Receive Benefit Through Extension Work, States Mr. Sammons By ED STANLEY Higher education is made to suf fer more than any other major state activity in the budget now before the legislature. Higher edu cation, therefore, faces a great crisis—in fact, the fate of higher education in Oregon hangs in the balance, was the recent statement by E. C. Sammons, finance com mittee chairman of the state board of higher education. The issue before the people of the state through their representa tives in legislature seems to be whether the citizens of Oregon in their zeal for reduced taxes want to destroy the usefulness of state institutions of higher education. Education Takes Cut The present budget estimate, compared with expenditures of 1929, shows that higher education has taken cuts of 31.4 per cent (and figures which include the latest cuts bring the total to 33.8 per cent). Institutions under control of the state board of higher education are as follows: University of Oregon, Eugene. Oregon State college, Corvallis. Medical college, Portland. Monmouth normal. LaGrande normal. Doernbecher hospital, Portland. Portland Center (embracing hundreds of students taking night school). Experimental stations and ex tension activities in 29 counties in Oregon. Figures Are Given Following are the figures of in come and enrollment: Biennium 1929-30 — $9,439,336, with 8,772 enrollment. Biennium 1931-32 — $7,441,773 (of which $1,181,000 was lost by veto and referendum), with 7,375 enrollment. Biennium 1933-34 — Estimated $6,426,944, or a reduction of 31.9 per cent under 1929-30, with esti mated enrollment of 6,760, or a reduction of 25 per cent under 1929-30. The dollar figures above are totals for each two-year period. Student enrollments are the num ber of students involved each year. In considering the higher educa tion expenditures, the thousands of people in the state who are re ceiving benefits from the exten sion work of the system through county agents, the radio and through correspondence should be kept permanently in mind, stated Mr. Sammons. Others Not So Hard Hit Other major activities of the state have not suffered near as much from cuts as that of higher education, in fact, some have actu ally increased (although in nearly every case there is a special rea (Continued on Page Three) Vocational Series Talks To Be Given Tuesday Miss Ava B. Milam, dean and director of the home economic sys tem of higher education will talk before the Associated Women Stu dents Thursday at 4 o'clock on the third floor of Gerlinger hall. This talk will be one of a group included in the vocational Confer ence series being presented for the women students of the University. Miss Milam received her bache lor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Chicago. The Weather Changing weather ranging from driving rain before noon to a clear and sunny half hour or so after noon, prevailed yesterday. Mini mum temperature was slightly higher than at any time during the last week. Daily forecast: Cloudy with oc castional rain west portion and light local snow or rains east por tion today. Moderate temperature; fresh changeable winds mostly southerly offshore. Local statistics: Minimum tem perature yesterday 37 degrees. Precipitation, .12 of an inch. Wil lamette river, 2 feet. Wind from the south. - 1 Publish Best Weekly Above is H. G. Bali, editor, and C. P. Sonnichsen, publisher of the Hood River News, adjudged the best weekly newspaper in Oregon and awarded the Sigma Delta Chi cup in recognition of its high, standing in Oregon journalism at the recent meeting of the Oregon Press con ference at the University of Oregon. Mr. Sonnichsen holds the Sigma Delta Chi cup, and Mr. Ball holds the Paul R. Kelty award for the best weekly newspaper editorial page. The Hood River News won the latter cup at the summer meeting of the Oregon Editorial association, held in Portland last summer. Paul R. Kelty, editor of the Oregonian, is the donor of the trophy bearing his name. Comisli Honored By Invitation to Education Group Request To Become Member on National Committee Is Accepted ,Dr. N. H. Cornish, professor of business administration, has ac cepted an invitation to become a member of a national committee on teaching economics in the pub lic schools. The invitation was ex tended to him by Professor C. C. Greer, president of the department of supervisors and teachers of the National Education association. The committee is headed by Professor Benjamin R. Andrews of Columbia university, and its chief function will be to determine the content of courses, dealing with economics of consumption, which are taught in the public schools throughout the country. This is the third national honor coming to Dr. Cornish within the past three years. He has been serving on two other national re search committees: one on coop erative marketing, and the other on tariffs. The committee on co operative marketing, headed by Dr. John D. Black of Harvard, worked out research projects in this field for the National Social Science Research council. The tariff committee on which Dr. Cornish is serving is composed of experts from different universi ties, and representatives of large manufacturing companies. It is in vestigating the effects of tariffs on trade, and ways and means of ad justing tariffs to further national welfare. Professor Cornish is a recog nized authority in the fields of consumption and marketing. His two books, “The Standard of Liv ing,” and “Cooperative Market ing of Agricultural Products,” are being used widely as texts and reference books in America and foreign universities and colleges. Dean of Women Denies Rumors Of Spy Systems 1%/fRS. HAZEL P. SCHWER ING, dean of women, yes terday said there was no au thenticity to the rumors that have been circulating on the campus regarding the employ ment of “stool-pigeons” by her office to determine which stu dents are obeying the rules and regulations of the University. [ Mrs. Schwering said there was no such espionage system used here, and that reports to that j effect were completely erron- I eous. “About my only direct con tact with the women students,” Mrs. Schwering declared, “is when I meet with Pan-hellenic heads at regular intervals and discuss matters of general pol icy. Any campus rumors as to spy systems are false. No such condition ever has existed at the University.” Rev. Fred R. Morrow Will Lead Discussion Rev. Fred B. Morrow, Westmin ster student pastor of Corvallis and Eugene, will begin a group discussion this evening at 9 o’clock on the subject of “Comparative Religions.” Hilda Fries will be in charge. Rev. Morrow has taken over the duties at the Westminster house since the Rev. Max Adams left Eugene last summer to take up work in Columbus, Ohio, and is at the Wesyninster house every Wednesday afternoon, on Thurs days, and the first and third Sun day of each month. He will be glad to meet with students on any of these days, it was announced by Mrs. J. D. Bryant, hostess. Campus Educators Comment On Death of John Galsworthy By PARKS HITCHCOCK | The death yesterday of John; Galsworthy, one of the command ing figures on the contemporary literary scene, evoked varying comment from educators and au thors on the Oregon campus. Although disagreeing upon his worth, both Valentine C. Boyer, head of the English department, and Pat V. Morrissette, associate professor in English, agreed that he was one of the leading novel ists of the day, and that “Ei great many of the so-called “intelligent reading class” would mourn his absence. Dr. Boyer upheld the position of Galsworthy as the outstanding novelist of manners of the day, and "although he failed to delve into the field of the extreme psy chological novel, and did not be come a subject to the more mod ern trends in literature, such as the much-publicized Stream of Consciousness motif, he carried on the British literary tradition, passed on to us from Henry Field ing, Thackeray, and George Eliot, quite ably.” On the other hand, Mr. Morris sette says, “Though I believe that he merited the Nobel prize which he was awarded, I do not concur in the contemporary opinion of Mr. Galsworthy’s work. I prefer rather the rugged works of Tho mas Hardy, the studies in man ners by George Meredith, the keen satires of Samuel Butler, to the bulky opus of this modern British writer.” Both men, however, agreed that Mr. Galsworthy consummated his writing in the ‘‘Forsythe Saga," his most widely known volume. “It is without a doubt his great est work,” Dr. Boyer commented, “and gives him a bid to lasting literary recognition.” Mr. Morrissette sounded a de pressing note on the condition of the British literary scene. "I be lieved the Twentieth century Eng lish novel has decayed. It lacks the fine strength that permeates the works of Thomas Hardy and the earlier writers of the Nine teenth century. However,” he con cluded, “Mr. Galsworthy will un doubtedly be missed by a large reading public.” Four in Infirmary Business is again picking up at the infirmary, possibly due to the rainy weather of the past few days. There are now four students undergoing treatment. They are Hazel Lewis, Doris Koon, Marvin Stroble, and Leonard Hayssen. 1 Faculty Stand On Meaning Of Rules Defined Siib-ConimiltFe Report Is Accepted ATHLETE CODE USED Students Must Have J. C. To Take Fart in ASUO and Subsidiary Activities The faculty stand on the mean ing of academic regulations was defined at a joint meeting of the scholarship and academic require ments committees in Johnson hall yesterday. The definitions were made on rule 6D and rule 6E, con cerning s'tudents on probation and students who have been in school for six terms. The definition took the form of the approval of the report of a sub-committee with amendments. This report now is the policy of the faculty in regard to the enforcement of rules, Dean James H. Gilbert explained. The rules and the definitions are: Rule 6D: A student on probation must withdraw from all student, extra-curricular, and organization activities. Definition: That activities within the rule of CD, be defined as in cluding all activities of whatever nature carried on under the aus pices of the A. S. U. O. and its subsidiary organizations and com mittees as set forth in the A. S. U. O. constitution and by-laws, and no others, and that students placed on probation must accord ingly under rule CD withdraw from all such activities except that per mission may be granted by the scholarship committee upon peti tion by the student to continue in (Continued on Page Three) Freshman Group Will Give Dance Saturday Evening ‘Get-Acquainted’ Affair Sponsored By Frosh Commission for All Campus A dance sponsored by the frosh commission will be held Saturday evening, February 4, at the Cam pa Shoppe, instead of Friday, as was reported in yesterday’s Emer ald. The dance will be . held on the same evening as the Senior ball, since the freshmen are not allowed to attend the senior event. The dance, however, will be open to all students. Tickets, selling at 50 cents, will be on sale in every living organiza tion by representatives. Indepen dents will be able to secure tickets at the Y Hut. The dance, planned by the frosh organization as a “get-acquainted” affair, will begin at 9 p. m. The Mad Hatters, campus band, will provide the music. Jackson Speaks For Math Group Robert Jackson, Rhodes scholar to Oxford, who is in Eugene at present on a year’s leave of ab sence, spoke upon “Mathematics and Science at Oxford University” at an open meeting of Pi Mu Epsi lon, national mathematics honor ary, held at 730 last night in room 206 Deady. Jackson, having had a year’s work at Oxford in mathematical physics, and being active in sci ence and mathematics at this Uni versity before receiving the Rhodes scholarship, was very well fitted to speak on this subject. Jackson intends to continue his work at Oxford next fall. The meeting was open to all in terested, and members of the new mathematical honorary recently organized at Corvallis were sent special invitations. Reporters Will Meet In Journalism Shack A general meeting of the re porting staff of the Oregon Daily Emerald will be held this after noon at 4 o’clock, it was an nounced yesterday by Sterling Green, managing editor of the Emerald. A meeting of day editors will be held immediately afterwards,: probably starting at 4:30, Green said. Both meetings will be held in room 104 Journalism. Day edi tors will also be required to at tend the reporters’ meeting. Meet The Prince I PRINCELY TITLE ~ Cjfl I «"•> J Hf ■. f.. ^ "'i- ^—| Prince Michael Dmitri Obolensky Romanoff, self-styled scion of the Russian imperial family, alias Harry Gerguson, who for 12 years has been sponging off the leading people in five countries and making them like it, is in real trouble at last. The prince has pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal entry into the United States and will receive sentence in a few days. Gerguson is probably the most widely publi cized and universally liked of any royal imposter who has ever figured in U. S: criminal records. Extension Group Desires Return Of Rare Volumes rpHE EXTENSION division, through Miss Mary Kent, secretary, is on the trail of an absent-minded researcher or feature-writer. Some time ago thi3 person borrowed two old volumes of Summer Session Suns and some other interesting material from the extension di vision office, for use in getting up an article. At the extension division it is hoped that the article is done in all its completeness, for the borrowed material is now need ed by the lenders; and “time flies.” The borrower, it is ex plained, will be received with all the enthusiasm which greet ed General Sheridan on his ar rival from “20 miles away.” Filmarte Guild To Give Foreign Film The Filmarte guild of San Fran cisco, importers of the leading foreign talking pictures, will pre sent “A Waltz by Strauss” at the Colonial theater Wednesday and Thursday, it is announced. The picture is the first of a series that the guild will bring to Eugene if this initial showing is successful in arousing interest of music and drama lovers. The picture is a dramatization of the lives of the elder Strauss and his son, both noted composers of waltz music. The waltzes fea ture the production, and are used as the theme. The picture was viewed by a group of faculty and students Sunday night. Although the pic ture is entirely in German, titles superimposed on the film convey the meaning to those who have no knowledge of this language. Students Pay Winter Term Fee Installment Eighteen students paid the sec ond installments of their registra tion fees yesterday. More than 450 students have yet to pay the fees, E. P. Lyons, cashier, said. The second installment of the registration fees and the non-resi dent fees must be paid before noon on Saturday to avoid late payment charges. Will Train at flome SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31— (AP) — After maintaining out of town spring training camps for the last 15 years, the San Francisco Seals and Oakland Acorns will warm up at home this year for the Pacific Coast league season. The clubs retrenched sharply be cause of poor attendance last year. Sixteen Students Entered in Hilton Speaking Contest Manuscripts Will Be Basis for Elimination of Members To Seven Men Sixteen law students have en tered their names as competitors in the annual Hilton Prize Speak ing contest, it was announced yes terday by Professor Orlando J. Hollis, who is in charge of the con test. This is the largest entry list ever gathered for the contest, said Professor Hollis. The following men will compete: Charles Dolloff, second year; James Landye, second year; Otto Frohnmayer, third year; Otto Bowman, third year; P. K. Ham mond, third year; Charles Todd, first year; Virgil Langtry, second year; Carl Coad, second year. J. Hobart Wilson, segond year; William Goodwin, second year; Karl Huston, second year; Francis Hill, third year; A. Ray Martin, second year; Jack Vaughan, first year; William Dashney, second year, and John Casey, first year. At a future date manuscripts will be called for by the faculty, who will eliminate the group to approximately seven men for the (Continued on Pane Three) Pianist, Violinist Present Musical Tuesday Even ing Last night's student recital, the first of this term, presented Elaine Moore, pianist; Martha Moore, violinist; and Catherine Mishler, pianist. The audience, although usually small at these re-1 citals given at the Music building, showed a marked increase in size. Miss Mishler played Chopin's "Nocturne in F sharp major” and Maszowiski’s “Bolera." The for mer, quiet and andante, depended j on interpretation for its appeal, J while the latter, which Miss Mish- J ler played exceptionally well, was quick, sharp and spirited. Elaine Moore's first number was Bach's “Inventions No. VI." It is one of the pieces in which Back tends toward the qualities of a drill or exercise, but nevertheless also includes beauty. One of her selections was Kreisler’s “Caprice Viennois,” originally a violin solo, but also a lovely piano number. Martha Moore played a group of three contrasting numbers, “Legende” by Wieninwski, Fibich’s “Poems,” and a brisk, dainty number by Gossec, “Gavotte.” Admission Price Pared to Dollar For Senior Ball Programs Entirely Original and Reflect Decoration Scheme For Annual Dance Senior ball, a modernistic fan tasy in black, purple, and silver, will appeal to the thrifty as well as the artistic next Saturday as the price of admission this year is only one dollar. Programs of an entirely original design by Larry Fisher will re flect the decoration scheme of the ball. The outer covering is of cel luloid with black printing and the second layer is purple suede with a cutout showing silver. A bust of black will be high-lighted by the silver background. These programs will be given out when tickets are purchased, one with each ticket. Additional programs may be secured at the Co-op or at the dance for 50 cents apiece. Jessie Steele is assisting Larry Fisher on this committee. Invitations, being handled by Dorothy Steeple, will be given out at the Co-op on presentation of tickets. The formal reception preceding the ball will be held in alumni hall at 8:30, honoring patrons un^ patronesses. Marjorie Haas has charge of corsages for this affair, and Barbara Conoly is handling the invitation list. Refreshments, consist ing of white cakes with purple frosting and silver trimmings, will be served in the sun room from 10 to 11:30. Lucile Kraus is general chairman, assisted by Laura Phil lips and Kwama and Thespian service organizations. Gerlinger hall will be draped with a black canopy and modern istic effects will be attained through use of mirrors reflecting still life set-ups. Purple drapes and the slanting lights from colored spots Will carry out the color scheme of black, purple and sil ver. (Continued on Page Three) fDucdame’, Literary Organ, To Be Published This Month By BOB GUILD Last year at this time a group of Oregon students, headed by My ron Griffin, since acclaimed by the O’Brien memorial for short story writers, set out with aspirations to make Eugene and the Oregon campus the little Athens of the great northwest. Their initial venture in this direction was the highly adventurous “Ducdame,” literary organ extraordinary. The occasion caused no little furore among the Oregon literati, and rightly so, for three of the writers contained in volume number 1 gained national recognition in short story anthologies. Now this group, diminished by the absence of late Editor Griffin, is gathering its skirts for a second leap into the turbulent pool of publication, and their mouthpiece will make its second bow to the public later this month. The editorial staff for number 2 is headed by Miss Elinor Fitch; the business management is placed in the capable hands of Sterling Green. For a time it was consid ered making Ducdame a self-pay ing concern by including advertis ing, but owing to the depression, the student council on publications and sundry reasons, the plan was abandond, and it will appear as a simon-pure “small magazine.” The size has been somewhat cut for this number, but the editors feel that by filling the pages this time, and skimping on art work, they can give their public a full meed of enjoyment. Headlining the issue will be, of course, Jim Crissey’s prize win ning Edison Marshall story of last, year. Many of last year’s names will be back, in addition. John Gross will be included, along with such well-known Oregon writers as Thornton Gale, Parks Hitch cock, Janet Fitch, etc. Last year Ducdame won some genuine acclaim among literary critics and impresarios of Portland and the Northwest. It would not be editorializing to say that any college feels the need for a literary magazine. Many have been start ed here, and many have fallen by the roadside, covered with glory and confusion. But for once, since it is re-appearing, an Oregon mag azine seems somewhat more sta ble. In order that the magazine may be fully representative of local tal ent, Editor Fitch is making a late plea for manuscripts. Short stories up to 2,000 words are acceptable, as are poems, sketches, or short plays. Ambitious writers, anxious to see their names in print, may leave their contributions with Miss Lynette Davis, secretary to Dean Allen, at the Journalism shack. Investigation Of Gym Fines] Made By Group Complaints by Students Lead to Inquiry EXPLANATION GIVEN Paul It. Washke Makes Statement; Says $12 Fee Does Not Cover Losses (Editor'* note: Jicccntlu the Emerald proposed a general plan for the reorgani zation of Oregon*s student government, the main features of which would he a faculty legislative body and an advisory student parliament. In the following story Mr. I’resentt tells how a system similar to that which the Kmerald suggests has been inaugurated successfully at one of the na tion's leading colleges.) By JULIAN PRESCOTT That charges made to men stu dents for lost, gymnasium clothing are approximately twice the cost of the equipment when new was admitted yesterday by Paul R. Washke, director of the men’s gymnasium. The investigation was made by the Emerald to de termine the basis of several com plaints made by students. The charges were set prior to the fall term of 1929 and have continued in effect without change since then. They are deducted from the $10 deposit made by all students. “Need for a deterrent to care less handling of equipment led to the fixing of charges at the pres ent figure,” it was explained by Mr. Washke. “There has been com paratively little loss since the higher prices were set. Started by Scott The charges are part of the sys tem of University owned uniforms, baskets, and laundering and re placing of equipment. It was put into effect under the direction of Dr. Henry Scott, formerly in charge of the gym, it was pointed out by Mr. Washke. The scale of charges for lost equipment follows: Warm-up shirt .$2.25 Sleeveless shirt .75 Gym pants . 1.50 Tennis pants . 3.25 Socks .35 Supporter .50 Towel .75 Lock and key . 1.00 Basket . 1.00 The advantages of the system of University owned gymnasium equipment are found in greater sanitation and uniformity of equipment worn by the students in classes. The clothing is checked In baskets when returned after use and if in need is put aside for laundering. The articles set aside are replaced at the time. Other Schools Follow In this way the trouble en countered with soiled equipment where private suits are used is avoided. It was pointed out by Mr. Washke that several institu tions, including Oregon State col lege, have studied the Oregon sys tem with a view to adopting parts of it. They have found rulings that certain types of equipment failed. “The $12 fee collected from stu dents registering prior to this year and the $1 a term collected from new students does not near cover the costs of laundering, replacing worn suits or socks and maintain ing the basket and locker rooms,” Mr. Washke stated. “The deficit is partially made up by fees from students who in their upper years do not make use of the gymna sium.” Under the basket system used here, approximately 1,200 men are able to use without inconveni ence only a few hundred lockers. The plan has been adopted by practically all schools and colleges and many athletic associations in the country. Today Last Day For Payments on Student Yearbook Today will be the last oppor tunity to make December and January payments on the 1933 Oregana, Tom Tongue, business manager of the yearbook, an nounced yesterday. Payments for the two months amount to $3, Tongue said. Payment may be made at the A. S. U. O. offices in McArthur court, or with Oregana repre sentatives in the various living groups. The remaining fee will be collected at spring registra tion. -—