VOLUME XXXIV___ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1933 _• • NUMBER 93
Youthful Musicians Gather For First Eugene Appearance
20 High School
Bands Swarm
Oregon Campus
Tenth Annual State Till
Under Way
SOLOISTS VIE TODAY
University Living Organizations
Mill House Prep Visitors
During Week-End Stay
Totlay’s Program
Registration and housing of en
trants.
1:00 p. nt.—.Solo contests, Music,
building.
G:00 p. m.—Bandmasters’ ban
quet, men’s dormitory.
7:00 p. m.—Annual meeting of
bandmasters.
By ED STANLEY
Seven hundred youthful musi
cians, representing 25 or more
high schools, will begin to swarm
the University campus today and
will hold sway today and Satur
day while they are here to attend
the 10th annual Oregon state band
contest, being held on this campus
for the first time.
John H. Stehn, director of the
University band and chairman of
the -contest, has made arrange
ments to house the contestants in
the liv ing organizations, and enter
tain them during their tv/o day
visit here. Every possible effort is
being made to make their stay on
the campus a pleasant one. Eu
gene townspeople are cooperating
with the University in making this
band contest a success.
Soloists to Vie
This afternoon at 1 o'clock only
Ihe ablest individual soloists will
compete at the Music building for
honors. Twenty-seven schools will
be represented. These contests
will be conducted in two divisions.
In class A only students are eli
gible who are playing in the band
tournament Saturday. Class B
will be open to students in the
ninth grade or lower. One judge
will act for each division. Each
school is allowed one entry on each
instrument in each division of the
solo contest. Solos are to be chosen
individually. There will be no ad
mission charged for the contests.
Instruments on which soloists
"may enter are: Cornet or trumpet,
E flat or B flat clarinet, any saxo
phone, flute, piccolo, slide trom
bone, baritone, tenor, euphonium
or valve trombone, melophone or
alto horn, French horn (may com
pete with altos), oboe or English
horn, bassoon, E flat or B double
flat tuba.
Banquet on Schedule
Following the solo contests the
bandmasters will hold their annual
banquet at 6 o'clock in the men's
dormitory. The annual meeting of
bandmasters will take place after
the banquet.
Most bands competing in Satur
• day’s contests, which will start in
the afternoon and continue until j
late at night, will arrive this eve- >
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Soph Beards Are
Ready for Annual
Shuffle Tomorrow
Black beards, red beards, short
beards, and long beards will be
seen at the annual sophomore
Whiskerino Shuffle tomorrow
night at the Campa Shoppe. With
prizes being offered for the best
of several varieties of beards,
■competition has been waxing keen
in the various living organizations
of the campus to see who can
grow the most peculiar, the fun
niest, and (he oddest, and accord
ing to Bill Roberts, chairman of
the affair, some marvelous styles
in hirsute adornment will be seen.
Campus clothes will be the order
of the day, and woo be unto any
enterprising sophomore who ha3
the audacity to wear a tie, for the
punishment for that offence will
be dire, and will be enforced by a
special vigilance committee, which
will also see that nobody sneaks
home before the dance is over to
“mow the hay,” or shave off his
prize goatee, or imperial, as the
case may be.
Music will bo furnished by the
Campa Shoppe band, and there
will be several special events—
singers, entertainers, etc. Assist
ing Roberts with the affair are
Charles Holloway and Cynthia
Liljeqvist, judges; Parks Hitch
cock, publicity; Tom Perkins,
Grant Thuemmel, Virginia How
ard, and Reed Sivenson, arrange
ments. Only sophomores and their
dates will be admitted.
Guests Assured
Plenty of Room
Ellen Sersancus, Chairman, Says
All of Eugene Hotel First
Floor To Bp Used
By limiting the ticket sale and
opening up the entire first floor
of the Eugene hotel, plenty of
room is assured for the guests at
the Mortar Board ball, which is
to be an event of Saturday, April
22, Ellen Sersanous, general chair
man, said yesterday.
Chairs and davenports will be
placed around the walls of the
dining rooms and the lobby of the
hotel, so that the guests will not
have to stand during the entire
evening. Miss Sersanous added.
An amplifier will be placed in
the lobby of the hotel, connected
with the orchestra platform, thus
making it possible for the music
to be heard in every corner of the
ballroom. Sherwood Burr’s or
chestra has been secured for the
affair.
Patrons and patronesses for the
formal dance were announced yes
terday, and include Dr. and Mrs.
C. L. Schwering, Mrs. Alice B.
Macduff, Dean and Mrs. Wayne
L. Morse, Dr. and Mrs. E. E. De
Cou, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Norton,
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton E. Spencer,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Payne, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Shumaker, Mr.
and Mrs. David M. Graham, and
Dr. Clara M. Smertenko.
Tickets were placed on sale at
all women’s living organizations
Wednesday by Aimee Sten, in
charge of the sale. They are priced
at a dollar each, which includes
the 10 per cent government tax.
Prof. E. L. Freeman Reviews
Steffens’ 'Autobiography’
(Editor’s note—With the ap
pearance of Lincoln Steffens
here today considerable atten
tion is being directed to his wide
ly-read “Autobiography.” Prof.
E. L. Freeman, of Montana, has
written the following review of
the book.)
Lincoln Steffens' “Autobiogra
phy” Is one of the excellent books
of recent years. It may be too
long a record for some readers, but
almost any reader will find consid
erable satisfaction in many parts
of it. It opens with memorable
chapters on his boyhood in Cali
fornia in the seventies, goes on to
his university years in pages that
students would probably like to
assign to professors, relates , the
detailed history of two decades of
muckraking, by which Steffens
made his fame, and finishes with
long, rich chapters on the figures
and events in the period of the
Great War and the depressed
peace. Steffens was on the scene
and behind the scenes of a great
deal of modern history. What he
has seen has not left him depressed
nor will his story so leave the read
er.
One of the fine qualities about
the book is its objectivity. Stef
fens is not introspective. His mind
is always on the event in which he
was involved, and not on his own
consciousness. One does not need
to disparage the introspective
types of autobiographical writing
in one day to enjoy the change
that he finds in this book.
A big part of the world's present
j trouble seems to Steffens to be
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One Champ-and Tivo Contenders
At top is the Beaverton high school band, which with the Estacada band (center) will compete for
the class C championship in the 10th annual Oregon state high school band contest being held on the
campus today and Saturday. Silverton high now holds the class C title. Below is the Jefferson high
school band of Portland, last year’s class A winner, and a consistently high-ranking organization for
the past several years.
Sororities To Act
As Hostesses at
Waffle Luncheon
Women’s Living Groups To Be
Ready To Entertain
Hungry Men
Nine sororities will act as host
esses to the campus April 29 from
12 to 2, when the annual horde of
waffle enthusiasts make the
rounds with their dimes. The Y.
W. luncheon this year figures on
a larger turnout than last as more
houses are being used.
The houses and girls in charge
at each establishment are as fol
lows: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Nan
cy Archbold; Chi Omega, Mary
golde Hardison; Pi Beta Phi, Cath
erine Coleman; Alpha Chi Omega,
Elizabeth Bendstrup; Delta Zeta,
Marjorie Powell.
Kappa Delta. Marjorie Wheat
ley; Phi Mu, Eileen Hickson; Al
pha Gamma Delta, Mary Stewart;
and Alpha Omicron Pi, Clarissa
Campbell.
Marie Saccamonno, general
chairman, says that “seconds” will
be available at a dime although
“Firsts” may be either 15 or 10
cents, according to the decision of
the house to attend 100 per cent.
The original ticket entitles the
purchaser to a waffle with all the
trimmings, coffee, and two hours
of dancing at any or all of the
hostess houses.
Pi Mu Epsilon To Hold
Open Meeting Tonight
Pi Mu Epsilon, national mathe
matics honorary, is holding an
open meeting at 7:30 tonight in
room 206 Deady hall. Anyone in
terested is welcome.
Two papers will be read; Har
riet Holbrook, senior in mathemat
ics will speak on “Story of the
Abacus”; and Lewis Fendrich, sen
ior in physics, elected last fall as
a member of the Senior Six, on
j “Disintegration of Lithium.”
Student Drivers
Asked To Extend
Service to Bands
STUDENTS with cars arc
^ asked to transport high
school bandsmen and accom
p a n y i n g visitors from the
Southern Pacific depot at 11
o’clock this morning and at 4
this afternoon, it was an
nounced by Hubert Totton, stu
dent chairman of the Oregon
State band contest.
Anyone who will be kind
enough to do so is asked to call
Totton at Phi Sigma Kappa,
phone 1906.
Two Students Feature
In Tuesday’s Recital
Neva Lois Thompson, pianist
and Leo Lohikoski, violinist will
feature in the student recital
Tuesday, 8 p. m., in the school
of music auditorium.
Mr. Lohikoski is a member
and librarian of the orchestra.
Several selections by modern
composers are included in the
program of this recital essen
tially classic.
New Men’s Dorm
May Be Memorial
For John Straub
Seniors Discuss the Possibility of
Name, Rescind Oregime's
Fund, Elect Officer
Dean John Straub, father to
more than 50 freshman classes,
may be known to future Univer
sity classes through the naming of
the new men’s dormitory after
him.
This was the decision made by
the senior class at a meeting last
night in Villard. Since the dormi
tory as an entirety has never
boasted a name, and since the bust
of the late dean emeritus, gift of
the graduating students to the
University, is to be placed in the
foyer, the name of John Straub
hall was considered especially
appropriate. Before final arrange
ments can be made a petition must
be sent to the state board of high
er education for permission to
carry out the plan.
The $500 subsidy of the Ore
gana was rescinded, as the ex
penses for the year book will be
fleet by its own budget. The
money remains in a temporary
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Campus Calendar
-1!
Lincoln Steffens will speak in
an open discussion meeting under
the auspices of the student Social
ist club today at 4:00 o’clock in
Alumni hall, Geriinger building.
All are welcome.
Social swim for men and women
tonight, 7 M) until 9. Towels and
| suits furnished.
Dial will meet Monday, April 17,
i at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
George Williamson, 1206 Mill
street. Miriam Stafford will give
reading.
Alpha Delta Sigma meeting to
day in Mr. Thacher's office at 4
o’clock. All members must be
present.
Senior Leap Week directorate
meeting at 4 o’clock upstairs in j
the College Side. Imperative that;
all committee heads be there as [
\ group picture will be taken.
Guild Theater
Will Be Scene
Of Comic Play
Offering ‘Mrs. Partridge
Presenlsi'
CHARGE IS 2.> CENTS
—
Opening Performance Scheduled
Tonight Under Direction
Of Mrs. Seybolt
•_
By CAROLINE ROGERS
The opening performance of
"Mrs. Partridge Presents,” first
drama department production of
the spring quarter, will be pre
sented this evening at the Guild
theatre for a two nights' run, ac
cording to Mrs. Ott'lic Turnbull
Seybolt, fiirector of this produc
tion.
This evening’s presentation has
Violet Walters heading the cast in
the role of Maisie, and Malcolm
Bauer and Michael Hogan sharing
the honors for leading man, both
playing as Sidney Armstead and
Stephen Applegate, respectively.
Brother otid Sister Conflict
Tonight, Maisie’s obstreperous
children, Phil and Delight, will be
played by Harold Ge Bauer and
Alice Lively, who, with gusto and
very apparent relish portray the
u°unl conflicts of a brother and
sister who are nearly the same
ages.
The excitable French milliner
will be played this evening by
Jean Whitesmith, who also heads
the cast tomorrow in the role of
Maisie. Charleen Purcell, Kather
ine Quitmeyer, Edward Patton,
and Tom McCall appear both eve
nings as Miss Hamilton, Clemen
tine, Sam and Pete.
Kay Briggs Is Housekeeper
With Kay Briggs as Ellen, the
housekeeper, Marie Saccomanno
as the giggling girl and "Bahama,”
a black and white dog, newly add
ed to the cast, the play promises
many hearty laughs.
An effective setting for the two
scenes representing Maisie Par
tridge’s apartment in Washington
Square and her select ladies’ ap
parel shop on Fifth avenue, has
been carefully worked out by the
theatre workshop, under the su
pervision of George Andreini and
his group. Lighting effects have
been worked out by a thoroughly
experienced technical staff.
Kennedy, Hawthorne Authors
This lively American comedy, in
three acts, written by Mary Ken
nedy and Ruth Hawthorne, was
first presented in the Belmont
theatre, New York, 1925. The
story in brief, is that of a woman
of tremendous energy, who man
ages a business as she manages
everything, with great success,
and at home presides over the des
tines of a growing son and daugh
ter. Her struggle to give the chil
dren the chances she has missed,
and the children’s ultimate revolt
against her well-meant manage
ment is the basis of the plot.
All seats will be sold at the door
for 25 cents. No seats will be re
served. The curtain will raise
promptly at 8:15.
Break fast Is Planned
For Wesley Members
An Easter breakfast at the
Methodist church at 7:30 for mem
bers of the Wesley club will fol
low the annual union Easter sun
rise service to be held at 6:30 on
the Skinner’s Butte reservoir. Res
ervations for the breakfast, which
will cost 25 cents must be phoned
in to the church office, 375, be
fore Saturday noon. “The Con
trast of Meaning of Easter Here
and in the Holy Land" will be told
by Professor Frederic S. Dunn.
An illustrated talk on “Wild
Flowers of Oregon” will be given
by Professor A. R. Sweetser at
the morning forum at 9:45. This
will be followed by a special Eas
ter service in the church audito
rium.
Preceding the Wesley vesper
service, which will be dedicated to
Easter poetry, a social half-hour
will be held. Esther Lisle will be
in charge. Fireside will be held
at the home of Professor and Mrs.
Charles G. Howard at 2243 Potter
Replaced
.kr~—r—" -....—
Albert Burch, ex-member of the
state board of higher education,
who resigned approximately u
year ago, has finally been replaced
by the recent appointment by Gov.
Meier of thus. It ran.1 and Geo.
MeCloed.
Washington, Lee
Plan Declared To
Follow Oregon’s
New Sehool of Journalism System
In Virginia Modeled After
Curriculum Here
Eric W. Allen, dean of the Uni
versity school of journalism, de
clared yesterday that the recently
reorganized journalism curriculum
at Washington and Lee university,
described in yesterday’sv Emerald,
is modeled after the plan of in
struction originated at the Uni
versity of Oregon.
When Robert E. Lee laid down
the sword at Appomatox, he be
came president of Washington col
lege at Lexington, Virginia, now
known as V/ashington and Lee
university. Here he established
the first course ih professional
journalism ever offered, the fore
runner of our present professional
schools. General Lee had a high
sense of importance of this work
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Tonqueds To Give
Cooked Food Sale
Tonqueds, organization of Eu
gene girls attending the Univer
sity, will hold a cook foods sale at
the Eugene public market tomor
row, it was decided at a meeting
of the organization Tuesday.
Ruth King is in charge of the
sale. She will be assisted by a
committee made up of the follow
ing girls: Betsy Sallee, Geneva
Stafford, Adeline Adams, Margaret
Ellen Hill, Margaret Nebergall,
Eunice Elliott, Charlotte Hcwit,
and Mae Schnellbaeker.
The Tonqueds council which
planned the sale consists of Helen
Garrison, Catherine Coleman, Mar
garet Nebergall, Mae Sohnellback
er, Adeline Adams, Roberta Moody,
and Ruth King.
Visitor’s Talk
Holds Campus
Interest Today
Journalist Will Conduct
Informal Discussion
TEN O’CLOCKS OUT
Filmed Guest Will Speak Here on
Subject of “Education for a
Changing World
Steffens’ Program
10—Address at Gerlinger hall.
Noon — Luncheon at Faculty
club.
Afternoon—Different meetings.
6—Dinner at E. W. Allen’s.
7:30—Reception at E. W. Al
len’s.
By CYNTHIA LILJEQVIST
Lincoln Steffens, whose liberal
ism and individuality have com
manded the attention of thinkers
for the last three decades, will
speak here today in Gerlinger hall
at 10 a. m. A'll 10 o'clock classes
will be dismissed.
“Education for a Changing
World” is the subject of the ad
dress, in which he will interpret
the needs of the student of today.
Immediately after the address
Steffens will conduct an informal
discussion in Alumni hall for stu
dents and faculLy members.
The tables were turned on the
greatest of modern reporters last
night at the Eugene hotel. He
was the subject, not the seeker, of
1 journalistic report. Pertaining to
modern education, he said: "We
need to get rid of the axioms
that too long have been ground in
us. We need a new set of rules
to fit our modern life.”
Looking at the world as a mov
ing < panorama, he picked his
topics and expressed himself
uniquely.
Corruption Aided Progress
“Actions that I once thought
were criminal, I have found to be
a necessity in transforming our
country from an agricultural to
an industrial nation. Not know
ing how to bring about this
change quickly, men turned to the
easy way, the underhanded meth
od. Without corruption our coun
try could not have become what
it is today.”
When Mr. Steffens was asked
what he thought of George Ber
nard Shaw, he answered:
"I have met him personally. I
believe no man has the right to
have as much fun as he has. I
envy him.”
Mr. Steffens said:
“Shaw asked me if we had not
met before. I answered no. He
replied, ‘If not physically at least
spiritually. I have always thought
the things you write and say.’ ”
Interviews Rogers!
Mr. Steffens continued:
“Recently I went riding with
Will Rogers. Throughout our
conversation I asked him dumb
questions. Suddenly Will Rogers
stopped the car in mid-traffic
and turning very patiently replied:
“ ‘This man is doing to me what
I’ve done to people all my life
and I don’t like it.’
"It had taken him three hours
to discover that fact.”
Sixty-seven years of active in
vestigation have not retarded his
energy or keenness of mind.
Rather, Mr. Steffens faced his in
quisitors like a general, upright,
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Co-ed Journalists Name Wentz
Editor of Women’s Emerald
The allied forces of women jour
nalists swung into action yester
day afternoon at 4 o’clock at a
brief meeting at the Shack. Vir
ginia Wentz was unanimously
named editor for the Women’s
Emerald, to be put out April 22,
and Cynthia Liljeqvist was elect
ed managing editor.
The annual battle between the
sexes Is a tradition of only a few
year’3 standing, but seems firmly
entrenched. Theta Sigma Phi edi
tions put out by the women’s jour
nalism honorary and an occasion
al women's section seem to have
been its only forerunners.
The contest idea was first used
in 1930. The men won, under the
leadership of Dave Wilson, editor,
and Bob Allen, managing editor.
In 1931 the women evened the
score, when Betty Anne Macduff
was editor and Lenore Ely, manag
ing editor. The men’s turn to win
came last year, when George San
ford sat in the editorial chair and
Parks Hitchcock took over the
management.
Will the women strike the bal
ance again, or will the men tip the
scales over? That is a question
which can only be answered about
three weeks from today, after the
men’s issue and the women’s have
both appeared.