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University of Oregon, Eugene Richard Neuberger, Editor Harry Schenk, Manager Sterling Green, Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Thornton dale. Associate Editor; Jack Beijinger. Dave Wilson Julian Prescott. UPPER NEWS STAFF l/oi'll millin':! , Francis Pallister, Copy Ed. Bruce Hamby, Sports Ed. Parks Hitchcock, Makeup Ed. Bob Moore, Chief Nij?ht Ed. Bob Guild, Dramatic* Ed. Jessie Steele, Women’s Ed. Esther Hayden, Society Ed. Ray Clapp, Radio Ed. DAY EDITORS: Rob Patterson, Marearct Iiean, Francis Bal lister, Di.uk Tolivka, ,Joe Saslavsky. NIGHT EDITORS: Georee f'allas, Bob Moore, John Hollo-' peter, Douk MacLean, Boh Butler, Bob Couch. SPORTS STAFF: Malcolm Bauer, Asst. Ed.; Ned Simpson, Ben Back, Bob Avison, Jack Chinnock. FEATURE WRITERS: Elinor Henry, Maximo Pulido, Hazle CorriKan. REPORTERS: Julian Prescott. Madeleine Gilbert, Ray Clapp, Ed Stanley, David Eyre, Bob Guild, Paul Ewinv. Cynthia Liljeeiviat, Ann-Reed Burns, Poirey Chessman, Ruth Kintr. Barney Clark. Betty Ohlemiller, Roberta Moody, Audrey Clark. Bill Belton, Don Oids, Gertrude Lamb, Ralph Mason, Roland Parks. WOMEN'S PAGE ASSISTANTS: Jane Opsund, Elsie Peterson, Mary Stewart, and Elizabeth Crommelin. COPYREADERS: Harold Brower, Twyla Stockton, Nancy Lee, MarKarct Hill, Edna Murphy, Mary Jane Jenkins, Marj^ie McNieee, Frances Roth well, Caroline Rogers, Ilenriette Horak, Catherine Coppers, Claire Bryson, IliiiKhum Powell. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Frances Neth, Betty Grnr hart, Marearct Corum, Georeina Gildez, Filma Giles, Carmen Blaise, Bernice Priest, Dorothy Paley, Evelyn Schmidt. RADIO STAFF: Ray CTapp, Editor; Barney Clark, Georee Callas. Marjorie McNieee. SECRETARIES—Louise Beers, Lina Wilcox. BUSINESS STAFF A(iv. Mgr., aianr iwymiTB National Adv. Mgr., Autcn Bush Promotional Mgr., Marylou Patrick Asst. Adv, Mgr., Gr a n t Theummc!, Asst. Adv. Mgr. Bill Russell Anne Clark Circulation Mgr., Ron Rew. 1 Office Mgr., Helen Stinger Clans. Ad. Mgr., Althea Peterson Sez Sue, Caroline Hahn Sez Sue Asst., Louise Rice Checking Mgr., Ruth Storla Checking Mgr.. Pearl Murnhy ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS: Tom Holeman. Bill McCall, Ruth Vannice, Frcil Fisher, Ed Labbo, Elian Addis, Corrinne Plath, Phyllis Dent, Piter Gantenbein, Hill Mciasncr, l’atsv I,ie, Jeannette Thompson, Ruth Baker, Betty Powers, Boh Butler, Carl Heidel, George Brice, Charles Darling, Parker Ftivler, Tom Clapp. OFFICE ASSISTANTS: Betty Bretsher, I’atricia Campbell, Kathryn Greenwood, Jane Bishop, Lima Giles, Eugenia Hunt, One Hailey, Marjorie McNiece, Willa Bit/,, Betty Shoemaker, Ruth Bycrly, Mary Jane Jenkins. EDITORIAL OFFICES, Journalism Bldg. Phone 3300—News Room, Local 356 ; Editor and Managing Editor, Local 354. BUSINESS OFFICE, McArthur Court. Phone 3300—Local 214. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during the college year. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. _________________ j The Emerald's Creed for Oregon There Ih always the human temptation to j forget that the erection of building*, the formulation of new curricula, the expansion of departments, the crea tion of new functions, and similar routine duties of the administration are but means to an end. There is always a glowing sense of satisfaction in the natural impulse for expansion. This frequently leads to regard ing achievements as ends in themselves, whereas the truth iH that these various appearances of growth and achievement can be justified only in so far as they make substantial contribution to the ultimate objec tives of education .... providing adequate spiritual arid intellectual training for youth of today—the citi zenship of tomorrow. . . . “ . . . . The University should be a place where classroom experiences and faculty contacts should stimu late and train youth for the most effective use of all the resources with which nature has endowed them. Dif ficult and challenging problems, typical of the life and world in which they are to live, must be given them to solve. They must he taught under the expert supervision of instructors to approach the solution of these problems in a workm inlike way, with a dis ciplined intellect, with a reasonable cormnupf)1 of the techniques that i re involved, with a high sense of in tellectual adventure, and with a genuine devotion to the ideals of intellectual integrity. . . ."—From the Biennial Report of the University of Oregon for 1U31-32. -- The American people cannot l>e too careful in guarding the freedom of speech and of the press against curtailment as to the discussion of public affairs and the character and conduct of public men. —Carl Schurs. A HAPPY SOLUTION OREGON STATE college athletic officials showed splendid cooperation by meeting Oregon’s de mands for a new official to replace Emil Plluso in the coming series at Corvallis and Eugene. The bringing of Jimmy Mitchell from Spokane is the happy solution to what might have been an embar rassing situation for all concerned. Despite all comment to the contrary, Billy Rein hart and Hugh Rosson need not apologize for their adamant stand against l’iluso. The Portland offi cial openly requested to be relieved of his duties and expressed in no uncertain terms his disapproval of the attitude of the Oregon student body. Why the coach and basketball manager need hesitate to interpret such action as eliminating an arbiter from consideration as an official in an Oregon game is beyond us. Clearly they were within their rights. They showed both courage and sound judgment by their actions. There also have been some disparaging remarks to the effect that Oregon is the cellar team and has nothing to lose. "Therefore, why be so exact ing?” ask the cynics. It always has been our be lief that one of the principle objectives in athletics was to win. Circumstances do not alter the case, whether a team be in the basement or on top. The most stirring sports stories concern cellar teams that have reversed touted rivals. A definite principal was involved. An official had manifested his aversion to refereeing for Ore gon. It was up to Oregon to oppose his working lor it, regardless of standing in the league. That was the position Reinhart and Rosson took and it was the right one. BuL everything has been settled amicably now, and the squabble had best be forgotten as an un pleasant hiatus. In our opinion, both schools acted wisely Oregon in rigidly standing by its original position and Oregon State in agreeing to employ a new official. 1.1 VK AMI m:\kn *T'HE A. S. U. O. administration must realize by this time that the students of the University will not tolerate any last minute attempts to shove through legislation Unit should have been accomp lished in orderly and well-regulated channels. The absence of a quorum it yesterday's meeting vindi cated the Emerald’s previous contention that the A. S. I'. O. officers should have delayed action upon the constitutional amendments until next term. There now will ensue a delay of approximately a month insofar a., action on the amendments is concerned. Although this would not have been necessary ‘f the first meeting had been called properly by the officers, it will cause no great harm and nobody should sustain any gray hairs worrying over it. The only real mistake was committed yesterday when the A. S. U. O. administration attempted to rush through the amendments without passing themj by a repre-AUtaUve gauntlet ol student opinion and K 1 thought. The enterprise was doomed to failure. The only surprising fact was that as many as 277 attended, considering the rain storm which deluged the campus shortly before the meeting. The officers should have realized they didn’t have a chance of getting a quorum of 500. They also should not have attempted to continue with the meeting when the numerous vacant seats in the music hall indi cated the absence of the required number. The spirit of the constitution should be adhered to at all times, even if the letter cannot be interpreted, j It also is likely that even if 500 had attended J yesterday’s meeting, there would not have been that many ballots cast in the election next Thursday, without an Emerald to announce the event, the school paper ending publication for the term Tues day. In regard to the absence of a quorum yesterday, only this must be said for the A. S. U. O. admini stration: There are a considerable number among us who would not move themselves as far as the i music building to witness a head-on collision be-! tween the Overland limited and the Spanish Armada. THERE IS A NEED TJ EAD the box on page one today. It won't take you long and the information is well worth while. The data therein proves conclusively the need for the Emerald plan for reduced living costs for hard-pressed students. It shows the gradual decline in enrollment which the University has sustained ever since the fall of 1931. It shows the ever-increasing proportion of students living off the campus and also points out the deplorable emptiness of the dormitories, the new men’s dormitory being only approximately one third occupied. The chart also substantiates the veracity of the Emerald’s statement of yesterday: “That fraterni ties and sororities will not be impaired by the plan." Statistics indicate that fraternities have gained in membership since last year and that sororities have about held their own. Tlie figures and statistics are so plain that they require little elaboration. They all vouch for the need for the Emerald plan. Now turn to page one and read them. PAY THE PROFS, OR— DKD-BOILED business men are fond of reiter ating the commercial platitude, “You get only what you pay for.” But when they reach the legis lature their time changes, and they view with each other to see how deep a slash can be made in the salaries of state employees. Demagogic senators do not hesitate to propose urastically unfair cuts, and today the legislature has before it a proposal to divert another half million from higher education. The suggestion to reduce Chancellor Kerr's salary to $6,000 is not only an insult to ail thinkihg people, but a menace to the faculties of the several institutions. The war-cry of the exodus, “all the good men are going east,” has been ringing incessantly in our ears. We may lose all of our men of national reputation, but the impairment of their economic independence will seriously handicap them in their professional performance. It is difficult for even the most courageous of instructors to speak his views steadfastly when the knife of retrenchment hovers perilously over his head. Significant indeed, is the fact that this conten tion has been made by interests all too ready to turn it to their own advantage. Public utility groups that have written our textbooks and at tempted to corrupt so many of our professors relish an underpaid and impressionable collegiate faculty. While we have the utmost faith in the character and integrity of our own professors of sociology, poli tical science and economics, we believe that heed should be paid to the revelations of the Fed eral Trade commission in its recent investigations. And the following extract from the address of ( harles Aubrey Eaton, one of the managers of General Electric, to the National Electric Light association convention, offers food for sober thought: "Here is a professor in a college who gets $2,500 a year and has to spend $3,000 to keep from starv ing to death, who walks up to his classroom in an old pair of shoes and some idiot of a boy drives up and parks a $5,000 automobile outside and comes m and gets plucked. Then because that professor teaches that boy that there is something wrong with I the social system, we call him a Bolshevik and i throw him out.” , 'V hat 1 would like to suggest to you Intelligent gentlemen is that while you are dealing with the : pupils, give a thought to the teachers and when their vacation comes, pay them a salary to come into your plants and into your factories and learn the public utility business firs’, hand, and they will go back, and you needn’t fuss they can teach bet ter than you can." To which we.have little more to add. Contemporary “Opinion— I When Washington Told a Lie IF THE historians who delve Into the career of George Washington keep on with their work, they may yet make him into a human being. School boy> have been taught for years that Washington was a paragon of truth, that (according to Parson Weems! lie declared at a tender age, "Father, I can not tell a lie," and that lie never departed from that lofty moral attitude, even to indulge in a tiny fib. Now, however, A. S. Salley, secretary of the South i arolina Historical society, has tracked down a lie cold-bloodedly told by Washington, as related in an old document. The occasion was his surrender to the French at Foil Necessity, in July, 17.M The French coin mandei terms included the surrender of a sentry who had killed three French soldiers without chal lenge Without batting an eye, Washington told the 1< 1 enchman. "He was killed on duty.” At the moment, the culprit was standing at Washington's elbow. The untruth wrecked Washington's nothing but-the-truth record, but it saved a soldier's life. Net even the most straight-laced moralist could object to that. Anyone but t, fanatic would have done tne same, and Washington was no fanatic, but a human being, as a few have suspected all along. And if the historians can find documents giving Washington's remarks on his wife's new bonnet or the talent ot a noigbbot’s daughter at the hnipsic hotel. they will lie able to exhibit a few more while lies in his career—even as the rest ot us._ 6t. Lcuts Post-h'i; patch. Ready for An Upset - By KEN FERGUSON ~- , ■■ ----T" - '' promenade by carol hurlburt <<TV|ERRILY we go to Hell!” ItI The banks have closed; there is an apparent war in the offing; examinations loom ahead. * * * But here is a new invention in the realm of textiles which should make that road, paved with all its glorious intentions, a thousand times more charming. This inven tion is, rightly called the “Houdini of Textiles,” named Lastex, and seemingly refutes the dire threats of the technocrats in that it will not throw 50,000,000 men out of work. * * * Laslex is an elastic fabric that retains its lasting qualities, suf fers from neither wear, tear, fire nor ice. $ $ * Dainty pink satin evening gloves that go half way up a woman’s curving arm .... and yet, treated with Lastex, they fit any man’s 1 arm to perfection. Many glove l sizes will be eliminated: a boon ! to manufacturers. + si'* *1* A pair of shoes with Lastex laces were worn for a year and never untied, morning nor night. * * * The formula for manufacturing ! Lastex is one of the world's mys teries, but enough of the secret is ! out so that people know it to be j a by-product of latex, the milky liquid which serves as the base for rubber. It is supposed that Lastex i is made in a manner similar to i rayon .... that the latex is chem ically treated, forced through holes, very minute, so as to come out as threads which are hardened and then spun with intricate fin | esse about strands of cotton, wool, silk, rayon, or linen. * # * The result is a thread as soft and fine as the hair on a new baby’s head or as coarse as the hair in a horse's tail .... as you choose. The magic lies in the elas ticity of this thread, which feels , not like rubber, but like the fab ric which it surrounds, it can be dyed, woven, or knitted in any of the usual ways. It can be washed, cleaned, heated, pressed .... it never loses its shape. (Too bad that a woman's figure cannot be fashioned of Lastex!) * * * Lastex has revolutionized the world of corsets, which has been in a sorry state. A great revival has been instituted, for corsets now are stretchable both ways, can be made of silkiest, feather weight fabrics. Eighty-seven per cent of all better grade corsets are now made with Lastex .... and so we say ..... on with the corset! (Since you can’t have a figure fashioned of Lastex, pre serve it that way.) sis * * Lasttex has been commandeered for the tops of stockings and men's socks, thus eliminating the un forgivable garter. * * * The most important use of Las tex in the field of spring fashions, however, is to be found in bathing suits. All the newest, smartest, most sun-loving suits are made of Lastex, which neither shrinks nor sags. * * We Select for Promenade: Jan ice McKinnon, very blond, very at tractive, at the Phi Delt sister din ner in an evening gown of blue lace, which was cut with a pointed decolletage in back and swirled about her ankles. Washington Bystander. . By KIRKE SIMPSON ^WASHINGTON, March 2-(AP) ” If Senator Couzens' plan for opening military posts for a year to an army of some 90,000 wandering youths accomplished nothing else it served to stop Senator Frazier’s annual motion to abolish the civilian military training' camps entirely. The big, wide shouldered North Dakotan, who toted a gun in his college cadet days, reacted to that service remarkably. It did any thing but make him military mind ed. Ever since he entered the senate, up to this year, he has relentlessly bombarded both the camps and the compulsory drill in land grant col leges. This year, however, Frazier not only accepted the routine two-mil lion-dollar appropriation for the camp without a grimace; but ap proved the $22,500,000 additional sum added by the senate without a record vote. It is difficult to imagine any other circumstances in which that implacable Frazier anti-militarist attitude could change. # =;« * The point is that neither to Fra zier nor to Couzens was it a mili tary matter at all. It was just a government job of housing and caring for the 300,000 or so young sters between 15 and 21 years of age estimated to be roaming the roads and railways of the coun try, jobless, homeless and all but hopeless, victims of the depression and a potential menace’ to organ ized society. So, if the Couzens plan carries through to become law, the army at once wili embark on the strang est task ever assigned to it. It will have on it* hands a volunteer army of boys and youths, unrestricted by enlistment, individually free ti leave the camps at will. It may impart rudimentary mili i tary instruction to this military kindergarten. It may teach therr citizenship, respect for govern mcnt, give them such vocationa training as it can. And it may house, clothe, and feed them anc build them up with physical exer cises. * * * In presenting his original plar Senator Couzens noted that he was JIG SAW PUZZLES! New Puzzles Arriving Every Day — SO lo '500 Pieces —■ 10c to 25c (SET VOTES NOW! UNIVERSITY PHARMACY The Students' Drug Store 11th and Alder Phone 111 S LENTEN SERVICES | r?l Sl'XDAY MOKX1XUS 11:00 A. M. e Mi ■ .Confucius and Jesus 1 | 'dir. Id .Buddha and Jc>u* | Mar. Id .Socrates and Jesus I i| -Mar. JO.Mohammed and Jesus E Apr. 2 St. Francis and Jesus g Apr. *» Tolstoi and Jesus EVENING FORUMS E 7:30 U. M. | Miir. .") What it Liberal Thinks about [| (* °ii 8 Mar. 12 What ii Liberal Thinks about E Man a Mar. 1!'. What it Liberal Thinks about s the Bible E Mar. 20 What a Liberal Thinks about |j Sin and Salvation Apr. 2 What a Liberal Thinks about p Jesus eJ Apr. 1* What a Liberal Thinks about I] Life after Death Here's an opportunity to think through j| the great problems oi existenee and work E out a philosophy of life. .Remember this 1 is a Forum. , FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 13th \ KERRY STREETS g [1 CLAY E. PALMER. Minister I " $ ra # wholly lacking in military back- i ground. He has never done a “hay foot-straw-foot” even as a cadet. It was just the humanitarian side of the picture of these wandering youths which aroused him to ac tion. And that developed from Couzens’ colleague, Vandenberg, a tribute to Couzens’ lifelong inter est in under-privileged boys, of his vast personal benefactions, unique in senate annals. “He (Couzens) would be the last man to sanction what I am about to say,” Vandenberg said, adding: "We in Michigan have grateful reason to know that not only his efforts and sympathies, but hfe re sources, with an amazing and al most unparalleled generosity, have been dedicated for underprivil eged children for many fruitful years.” » —i CINEMA By PARKS HITCHCOCK Glen Godfrey’s current attrac tion is labeled ‘ Red Dust,” though we really don’t see why. There isn't much dust, and we didn’t see red at all except during certain of the highly-publicized Gable-Har low tangles. It's all about rain and the East Indian rubber plantations and ! adultery and all the other things that go toward making up the regular jungle plantation picture. They’ve even got a tiger, slightly mangy, but undoubtedly still in the feline run. All in all, it appeared to be two different shows to us. Harlow and Gable just weren't meant for such melodramatic environ ment in which Hollywood’s usual bonehead directors place them. Harlow is pretty, vulgar, wisecracking, and occasionally rather funny; Gable is the big strong silent man, as ever. Good enough. But why in the name of Laemmle, Griffiths, or the other Hollywood saints, drag in the East Indian locale (all right by itself, though) and Tully Mar shall and the exotic scenes no end ? ! When we want to see Harlow and j Gable we want to see them in i something smart and vulgar, not I this awful bushwa. * * j ’ McDonald patrons may still en I joy Edmund Lowe and Vjctor Mc ! Laglen in “Hot Pepper,” for 35 | cents any evening. It’s supposed i to be all about what happens to j Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt I when they hit the bright lights. In I addition to this well-known com | edy team, the show offers the Danish funny-man, El Brendel, and vivacious Lupe Velez. It ought to be funny if you like your humor in broad doses. I ---- , ANOTHER SCOOP: Finally dug ip the lowdown on how the rumors of war spread around the campus. Seems some of the boys up at the Delt house strung up a loud speak er hook-up to their ra’dio, then went upstairs. Tersely, they gave a brief bulletin telling how Hoover had declared war. Fellows down stairs took it all in, too. * * * We Select for Lemonade: Chick Burrow because he is now (8:00 a. m., Pac. Standard Time) on his 156th hour without nicotine, and going strong. The old adage of the mountains says, "A burro never stumbles,” you know. ♦ * * Today’s voise: PILUSO HAS A GROUCHO Everything is so-so with Piluso; So listen to him tell you so. Now Rosson’s sore and wants no more, So who will tell Piluso so? * * * NEATEST TRICK OF THE WEEK: Prof. Mitlclman, of Or ganization and Production, buys four decks of high-priced pla.ying cards. Total expense: $2.70. Prof. Mittelman takes them to class to demonstrate methods of unpack ing and dealing with their relation to cooperation of movement or something fine in the way of an experiment. Then he assesses the whole class to pay for them and takes them up and puts them on reserve in the library. Let’s go up and have a hand of bridge some day. * * * Advices have it that the Walt Gray pin is back in circulation again. Apropos of pins, Clark Thompson, blonde tumbler, has found a resting place for his on the breast of Pi Phi Nancy Wes ton. * * Art school students want to know what Richard L. Neuberger was doing over on the archery range across the millrace the other day. * * * ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: Hal Birkinshaw getting out of his limousine .... Warren Gram plus his long-lost pin .... Don Caswell smoking a fag .... Barbara Tuck er leaving the Side .... Ken Link later telling foul jokes .... Bill Perry studying .... Sam Ramp back at the slot machine. . . . One—and Lonely We hope Gertrude Robbins does n’t get lonesome over there at the infirmary. She is the only patient since Alice Hesler left. II Treat yourself to a month of sunny living YOUR health influences your reaction to under graduate life. You need plenty of vitality to make good in the classroom, and in the various activities of the school. * Too often common constipation is per mitted to undermine health and energy. Over come it by eating a delicious cereal. Try Kellogg's ALL-BRAN for a month, and see how much better you feel. Two tablespoou fuls daily will promote regular habits. ALL BRAN supplies “bulk,"’ vitamin B and iron. Ask that it be served at your fraternity house or campus restaurant. • The most popular ready-to-eat cereals served in the dining-rooms of American colleges. eating-clubs and fraternities are made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. They include Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, 1 KP Bran Flakes, Rice Krispies, Wheat Krumbles, and Kellogg's HOLE WHEAT Biscuit. Also Kaffee Hag Coffee — real coffee that leu you sleep. ■: -?rawwr 7- - -