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k , VOLUME XXXIV__UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1933 _____NUMBER 79 Students Will Vote At Special Election Friday Important Amendments On Ballot VICE.PRES. IN CHAIR Place of Voting To Be Announced; Moving of Polling Dates Is Included in Proposals Amendments to the A. S. U. O. constitution will be voted on by the students at a regular student body election Friday, it was an nounced yesterday by Bob Hall, president. One of the principal amend ments provides for advancing the date of nominations from the Iasi Thursday in April to the second Thursday in April, with election of ' officers to follow three weeks later. Hall said that moving up elections would "provide courses in which the newly elected offi cers would receive better training in their respective duties.” Frosh Poll Move Up Another important amendment provides for freshman elections to be moved closer to the beginning of school in order to minimize drawn out political campaigns. Class identity for activities and voting purposes will be rated ac cording to the records in the regis trar’s office. Bill Bowerman, student body vice-president, will be in charge of the elections, Hall stated, and the place of voting will be announced later in the week. Follow’ >g are the proposed amendments to the constitution and by-laws of the Associated Students: A. S. U. O. Nominations and Elections k To amend article II, section 1, to read: There shall be two regular meet ings of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon each year. The first meeting will be held the second Thursday in April of each year, in Which nomina tions will be made as herein pro vided. The second meeting shall be held three weeks after the first one. At this meeting the newly elected officers shall assume then respective offices, after appropri ate installation. The secretary of the Associated Students shall cause a notice of each of the above meetings to be printed in the Ore gon Emerald for three consecutive days immediately preceding each (Continued on Page Three) YMCA Candidates for Offices Are Nominated The nominating committee of the campus Y.M.C.A. met Sunday and selected the following men for candidates for officers to serve during the year. President, Leslie Dunton and Howard Ohmart; vice-president, Bill Gearhart and Bill McNutt; secretary, Tel Pursley and Verne Adams; treasurer, Jay Wilson and Clark Irwin. Those who made a financial pledge are considered members and have the privilege of voting for the incoming officers. Miner Brothers Perpetuate Name By Recent Action They’re in the seventies but they call themselves the Miner boys, these donors of the building bearing their name as an endow ment for business research. W. E. and H. T. Miner are di rect descendants of Mayflower pilgrims. The family had found its way west as far as Wisconsin; in 1923 the Miner brothers made the last lap to the West when they came to Eugene. Neither ox the brothers had rela tives to whom to leave the large office building. They wanted to do something to create a monument to the Miner name, they wanted to do something worth while, and they wanted to be freed from the responsibility of the management of the building. Ihe University received the endowment. The Miner building was the product of boom times. The Miner brothers were the owners of ex tensive timber lands and operated their own saw milling establish ment back in Wisconsin. Upon their arrival in Eugene they be gan a large contracting business, building a number of beautiful homes. They noticed that there was no modern office building in Eugene. At the same time, the telephone company was conducting an indus trial survey and finding bases for hope of a greater Eugene. The estimate was that by 1940 Eugene would be a city of 40,000. The Miner brothers constructed the largest office building in Eu gene, with great confidence in the future, and called it the Miner building. Saturday it was accept ed by the state board of education as a gift for business research. John R. Mez Lectures Before Church Group Dr. John R. Mez, former profes sor of political science at the Uni versity, who recently registered a letter of protest in the Oregonian against the “Buy at Home” move ment in America and in foreign countries, and against the high protective tariffs in effect in this country spoke before the adult class of the Congregational church Sunday morning. He emphasized the fact that high tariffs defeat their purpose and destroy foreign trade, which is an essential factor in the eco nomic life of any nation. John Spittle To Give First Recital of Term Tonight John Spittle, sopho more tenor, will give his first recital of this year. Kenneth Roduner, who has been pre sented irf recital this term also, will accompany him. Mr. Spittle offers an impres sive program. Beginning with “Caro mio ben," Giordani, he i continues with “All’ Acquiste di gloria,” Scarlatti; “Sente nel core,” Scarlatti; “Was ist Sylv via,” Schubert; “Nur wie die Sehnsucht kennt,” Schubert; “Wanderer's Nachtlied,” Schu bert; “Still wie die Nacht,” Bohm. As a third group Mr. Spittle sings Siegmund’s “Liebeslied,” from Wagner’s “Die Walkuere." His last group consists of “The Cloths of Heaven,” D u n h i 11 ; "Blue Are Her Eyes,” Watts; “Go, Lovely Rose," Carpenter; and “I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby,” Clay. Faculty Members Express Opinion on Embargo of Arms England’s embargo of arms ship ments to the Far East found im mediate reflection in faculty opin ion on the subject. While most professors interviewed felt that de cision as to its merit could not be i made without deliberation as to the far-reaching consequences of the measure, some of them were willing to talk: Said James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of social science, “I heartily approve of it and think it! illustrates a capacity to cooperate on England’s part.” Dean Eric W. Allen, of the college of social science, “I heart ily approve of it and think it il lustrates a capacity to cooperate on England's part.” Dean Eric W. Allen, of the school of journalishm, believes that there is much more signifi cance to the embargo than appears on the surface. He questions the effect of he measure and suggests that its burden will fall more heav ily upon China. "I think,” he says, "the only sensible thing to do is to follow the lead of the League of Nations.” George Turnbull, professor of journalism feels that an embargo may bring retaliatory acts from Japan. He believes that any ac tion taken should be with the co operation of France and if possible the league. Said Mr. Turnbull: “Great Britain is apparently show ing and has shown throughout this controversy a fine spirit of coop eration with the other powers, with as much real leadership as she dare exert. “The question nearest to us is what can the United States do? Could we join in a general embar go without running unnecessary chances of being forced into a single-handed war with Japan ? If France could be persuaded to join in this sort of embargo there would be good reason to expect a successful outcome. “It is, of course, obvious that Japan will yield to nothing but force, and it is very unlikely that she would submit to any sort of pressure without reprisal. This is a problem that can be solved only by the united action of all nations whose ethics are other than those of the highwayman. Japan is sim (Continued on Page Three) Donated to University The VV. E. Miner building, given as an endowment to the University of Oregon by YV. E. and H. T. Miner. Announcement of the gift was made Saturd ty. The building, an eight-story structure, is the largest and most modern office building in Eugene. The income derived from rental will be used to pro vide a chair of business research in real estate and insurance, which will be occupied by C. L. Kelly, pro fessor in business administration. Lindstrom Says | Discriminatory Charge Is False.! Domas Dismissal Held Economy i Move; Not Against Any Action of His That I. Domas was discharged from the University multigraphing department because of affiliation with the cooperative farm north east of Eugene, as Domas is re puted to have implied, was denied yesterday by Orville Lindstrom of the University business office, and a complaint that the monthly bul letin of the farm was being printed I with University equipment was de scribed as "much overstated,’' by Alson Bristol, m^pager of the de partment, who is also a member of the farm. Domas had been filling in for the past several months at the de partment for Bristol, who was on leave of absence, and who has also been discharged. Bristol has been employed by the department since 1929. "Domas was released here in the interests of economy and effi ciency, just as many others have been," Lindstrom declared. "His connection with the cooperative farm enterprise had no bearing on the matter. Our attention has been frequently called of late to the tardiness with which the multi graph department has turned out jobs, and to the high rates charged to the departments. We believed a change was required and made it with no thought as to the po litical or social affiliations of the person involved." In regard to the complaint that University material was being used for purposes of the farm, Bristol said, "Last year when the farm bulletin was started, we arranged with Mr. Paul Ager, then comp troller of the University, to do our work in the University mimeo graphing room. “We furnished our own paper, ink and materials. In return for the use of the University’s equip (Continued on Page Pour) Tonqueds To Hold Election Tonight The annual election of officers of the Tonqueds, organization of Eu gene women attending the Uni versity, will be held this evening at the monthly meeting of the group at the Westminster house, 7:30 o’clock. The candidates nominated by the nominating committee are as follows: president, Helen Garri son, Catherine Coleman, and Ber nice Ingalls; vice-president, Peggy Nebergall and Lois Margaret Hunt; secretary, Roberta Moody and Mary^Jane Jenkins; treasurer, Jean Lewis and Mae Schnellbach er. The presidential candidates have all been active on the Ton qued council during the past year, as has been Miss Hunt. The other candidates have been willing workers on various committees, according to Katherine Liston, president of the group. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the meeting this ) evening, it has been announced. I The nominating committee, ap pointed by the president, inclVided | May Masterton, Margaret Bean, and Genevieve Dunlop. Installation ceremonies will be held for the new and old Officers before the end of the term. Theatre, Dance Tickets Offered In Shine Contest fAMMA ALPHA CHI, wom en's national advertising honorary, will give a free ticket to the Fashion dance to the woman selling the most Junior Shine tickets, and Glen Godfrey of the Colonial theatre has of fered a week’s pass to the man selling the most tickets, Hubert Totton, general chairman, an nounced last night. Jane Cook and Glen Heiber, co-chairmen in charge of tick ets, stated that tickets will go on sale in full force today. One thousand tickets were distri buted among 60 sellers last week, said Totton. A list of those who will shine shoes will appear in tomorrow’s issue of the Emerald, which will give the time and place where they will work. Helen Burns, in charge of women’s publicity, is preparing to have women sellers appear in riding habits, which was also in vogue last year. If official sanction can be procured, wo men will announce the sale of tickets in all living organiza tions at lunch time today and Wednesday. In case of rain, Totton said, the shine will be postponed un til the following Wednesday. Each living organization will be notified early Wednesday morning if the shine is called off. Dance To Be Discussed At Soph Meet Tonight The sophomore class will hold its last meeting of the term this evening in Villard hall at 7:30, it was announced yesterday by Bill Davis, class president. A chairman for the Whiskerino Shuffle, to be held next term, will be announced, Davis stated. A financial report will also be made, and a vigilance committee to keep the sophomore men from shaving will also be selected. Nancy Archbold, who has been selected as the new class sec retary, will be introduced. Miss Archbold is replacing Blanche O’Neill, who left school last term. j Military Units To Sponsor Ball on Saturday Evening Scabbard and Blade To Cooperate With Local Organizations In Giving Affair The annual Eugene military ball will be held next Saturday night at the Eugene hotel with Scabbard and Blade members, R. O. T. C. officers from the campus cooper ating with reserve, national guard and regular army officers in spon soring the affair. This is the first time that stu dents have taken an active part in putting on the affairs for officers from all components' of the army. Lieutenant Warren C. Powell is general chairman. Other students in charge of committees are Lieutenants Ben nett Swanton, Eugene Mullins, Wade Rutherford, James Raley and Julian P. Prescott and Cadet Captains Forest Paxton and Mar shall Wright. In charge of the other committees are Major Van Svarverud, Captain L. H. McVey, Lieutenants Orville Thompson, Vir gil L. Wood, Wade Kerr, Roy D. Craft and Bert Bates. While this will be a closed week end, the regulation does not close the dance to University women, it has been stated b ythe dean of wo men. As each officers will have the privilege of bringing a guest, it is expected that a large number of students will attend. Patrons will include Governor and Mrs. Julius L. Meier, General and Mrs. George A. White, Gener al and Mrs. Thomas E. Rilea, Col onel W. H. Luhn, Colonel W. H. Patterson, all from out of town. Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. F. A. Barker, Major and Mrs. James H. Tierney, Mayor E. Large, all of Eugene, Senator Fred Kiddle, Lieu tenant Governor Vic Meyers of Washington, State Representative Earl Snell and Colonel Carl Abrams of Salem. Tickets may be obtained on the campus from Powell, Raley, Ruth erford, Alien McCarty and Win ston Allard. Lt. Col. Barker III Lt. Col. Frederick A. Barker, commanding staff officer of the University R. O. T. C., has been confined to his home for the past week with the flu. He is feeling better today and expects to re sume his duties soon. Major R. H. Back is in command during the colonel’s absence. Tonqued meeting at Westmin ster house at 7:30. Important election of officers. Philomelete presidents will meet at the home of Mrs. Alice Macduff at 1135 Mill at 12 noon today. Housemothers will meet in room 4, Johnson, at 2 p. m. today. F. L. Stetson of the education depart ment, will speak. Phi Delta Kappa will hold gen eral business and discussion meet ing Thursday evening at 7:30 in Gerlinger hall. Sophomore class meeting this evening at 7:30 in Villard hall. All sophomores be there. Men’s Frosh commission are sponsoring a meeting this evening at 7:30 in room 105, Commerce hall. It is especially for frosh, but any one may attend. Westminster guild will have an open meeting tonight from 9 to 10. W. G. Beattie will review the book, “Rethinking Missions,” as a part of the program. _o V Alpha Kappa Delta will meet tonight at the Pi Beta Phi house at 8:00. Frosh commission meet at 4 to day with Mary Ella Hornung. La Corrida de Todos, campus (Continued on Page Three) Miner Building Given To U of 0 As Endowment Office Structure Placed In Trust ANNUAL NET $15,000 Bashir Administration School To Receive Benefits of Gift; Kerr Gives Approval The W. E. Miner building of Eu gene, an eight-story structure lo cated in the heart of the business district on Broadway between Oak and Pearl streets, was today placed in trust as an endowment for the school of business administration of the University of Oregon by its owners, VV. E. and H. T. Miner. The building is one of the largest in this city and occupies a lot 60 ; by 100 feet. An adjoining annex of two stories was made a part of this gift. The building, which cost approx imately $300,000 when it was erected in 1924, will be continued as an office and business building. The University will not immediate ly realize any revenue from the structure, but after a couple of years will have coming sufficient funds to begin the work under the endowment, which provides for a chair of real estate and insurance and for research work. A portion of the income at present will go to the Miner brothers and heirs and to amortize the incumbrances now against the property. $15,000 To Be Income Eventually the entire income, estimated at $15,000 annually, will all be available for the school of business, to be used in teaching and research in real estate, insur ance and municipal problems. The chair of real estate and in surance will be held by C. L,. Kelly, | professor of business administra 1 tion, who with the owners worked out the details of the transaction. Mr. Kelly will also manage the building for the Security Savings and Trust company of Portland, which is trustee for the endow ment. Announcement of the endow ment was made late last night by Mi\ Kelly, who yesterday went to Portland to obtain final approval from the board of higher educa tion. The project had already been approved by Chancellor W. J. Kerr. The Miner brothers came to Eu (Continued on Page Four) Prof. Erl) Selects Economic Topic “Some Proposals for Econimic Recovery,” is the title of the lec ture to be given by Donald Erb, professor of economics, at 8 o’clock tomorrow night in Villard hall, as the fourth of a series of faculty lectures, given under the auspices of the committee on free intellec tual activities. These lectures, the first of which was given February 8, and one of which has been given every Wed nesday since, are intended to in crease interest in the University of Oregon faculty and the subjects in which they are most interested. Everyone is free to attend, ad vanced students and members of the faculty are especially invited. The lectures which have preced ed tomorrow’s are as follows: “The New Mechanics,” by Dr. A. 7. Cas well; “Recent Developments in the Understanding of Perso n a 1 i t y Structure,” by Dr. H. H. Dixon; “Formative Period of the Develop ment of American Universities,” by Dr. H. R. Sheldon. The series will be concluded with Dr. L. S. Cressman speaking on “Some An thropological Problems of the Pre history of the Pacific Northwest.” Freshmen Plan Meet At 7:30'This Evening A meeting for all freshmen and anyone wishing to attend is being sponsored by the Men’s Frosh commission this evening at 7:30 in room 105, Commerce hall, it was announced yesterday by Bob Hall, in charge of the meeting. Bob Miller, senior in political | science, will read a paper on | "Campus Politics,” which is | composed of impersonal collec , tlons of political instances on ! how politics is handled on the | campus. All freshmen are urged to at tend since Dr. Waldo Schu ! macher, professor of political science, highly recommends the ] paper, stated Hall. ‘Quite Practical’ That’s what Harrison V'al Hoyt, dean of the school of business ad ministration, said yesterday about the Emerald’s plan for reduced liv ing costs. He remarked that the proposal was financially feasible and quite practical. Ten Students on Ballot Cor YWCA Yearly Elections Tomorrow Will See Polling for Offices; Binford, Hickson Kun for President Ten names are now ready to go on the ballots for the campus Y. W. C. A. yearly elections tomor row. The list of nominees was made known yesterday by Mar garet Norton, executive secretary, after it had been completed by a senior nominating group which handled all interviews for the jobs. For president, Helen Binford and Geraldine Hickson have been nominated; vice-president, Gwen Elsemore; secretary, Elizabeth Bendstrup and Marlgolde Hardi son; and treasurer, Mary Snyder. The alternate candidate for the general presidency becomes head of the Upperclass commission next (Continued on Pai/e Four) Rael Will Speak At Spanish Club Meet Tomorrow La Corrida de Todos, campus Spanish club, will hold its term meeting tomorrow evening from 7:45 p. m. to 8:45 p. m. at the Westminster house, it was an nounced yesterday by Laura Gold smith, president of the organiza tion. Juan B. Rael, instructor in Spanish, will give a talk on “Mexican Folk Tales,' a subject on which he has spent considerable time in research in Mexico. Marie Saccomano, soprano, will favor the group with several vocal selections. The remaining time will be given over to singing of Spanish songs. The club, stated Miss Goldsmith, serves as a nucleus for sponsoring and maintaining an interest in the culture, language, and customs of Hispanic life. The faculty and students meet to informally chat and sing in Spanish. Anyone interested is cordially invited to attend. 'Slice Costs?’ Sure You Can, Says H.V. Hoyt Emerald Plan Is Sound, Remarks Dean OTHERS IN FAVOR Hollis, Casteel, Crumbaker, anil Dnlilhcrg Express Approval Of Low-Cost Proposal By ELINOR HENRY "The Emerald plan is financially feasible," Dean H. V. Hoyt of the school of business administration said yesterday afternoon. "There is no doubt in my mind that the plan could be worked out. Plenty of families are getting along on less. Students are doing it in small groups all over the campus, and the biggest problems of the larger group would be social, not economic." The facilities of the home econ omics department of the Univer sity could be used to aid the group in management, Dean Hoyt be lieves. Heat, light, water, and other incidental expenses would be very low. From Asst. Prof. W. A. Dahl berg of the English department came enthusiastic endorsement of the principle as outlined by the Emerald. "There is no more op portune time,” he said, "for young men and women to work for a uni versity degree than during this period of economic prostration. There are no jobs." Action Should Be Taken "Consequently, if some provi sion can be made to keep the less fortunate students in school, that course of action should be taken. Such a program as the one pro posed is entirely commendable," he concluded, "and should receive the support of everybody con j cerned.” A plea for permitting students I to undertake low cost living plans was voiced by Dr. Crumbaker of the economics department. “If students are willing to make the necessary sacrifices involved in a project of this nature," he declar ed, "arrangements should be made to provide the necessary facilities. From my own experience and con tacts I assume there is a definite need, although of course I have made no investigation.” Dr. Crumbaker recalled hi3 own school days at Washington State college, where dormitories offered room and board from $10 to $12 a month. He observed that the low cost project at Pullman pro vided educational opportunities for students with limited budgets who would otherwise have been com pelled to forego the privilege. Educational Advantages Seen The educational advantages of a low cost living plan were stressed by John L. Casteel, head of the speech division. “If any plan for reducing living costs for hard pressed students can be worked out, by all means let’s have it. It would seem to me that it would make higher education available to many students who at the present time must either stay away from school or face the necessity of dropping out in the near future.” Orlando J. Hollis, professor of (Continued on Page Three) Emerald Cooperative Living Plan Approved by Students Students interviewed yesterday were heartily in favor of the Em erald's plan for living at reduced costs. In fact, one ingenious stu dent said: "Well, Hoover washed dishes at Sfanford, why shouldn't I?" Louise Webber, president of the A. W. S., stated: “I am in <avor of the coopera tive plan. The A. W. S. has been considering putting it into effect in a modified form for women and expect to do so within the next year." Bill Russell stated: "I believe the proposed plan to be an excellent one because it would give a large number of students an opportunity to con tinue school who would probably have to discontinue their higher education. I happen to know two persons who would be able to re sume their work spring term if such a plan as this were adopted." Betty Ann Macduff: “I approve of this proposal, par ticularly if it leads eventually to the establishment of a permanent cooperative house for students of limited means. Candidates for participation of this project should be given the same close scrutiny as those for student loans- -as to academic standing, seriousness of purpose.” Mike Mikulak: ‘‘I believe the cooperative living plan would work successfully. Without a doubt it would be a means of continuing school for those who are now having finan cial problems.” ■ Eleanor Fitch: “I approve of the proposed plan. Because of the publicity already given it, many students are begin ning to realize what may be done in the way of economizing on liv ing expenses.” George Bennett: ‘‘The recent campaign of the Emerald for an experiment in co operative living groups seems worthy of serious consideration. If there are a sufficient number of interested students, and if research will definitely show that such a scheme will give lower cost of liv ing, it seems that the University officials should aid such an organi zation.” (Continued on Page Four)