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Registration
Here Excels
, That At OSC
U.O. Has More Students
I hail Stale College
FIGURE IS NOW 2045
1971 Enrolled at Corvallis; No
Definite Hensons for Swing
Are Available
For the first time in many years
• the University this, year has more
students than the state college.
This was shown by figures ob
tained from the registrar’s office
yesterday.
Enrollment here this term is
2045. This is 74 more than are
registered at Oregon State college,
where there are only 1971 students
1 on the campus.
In cumulative enrollment the
University also is considerably
ahead of its sister institution at
Corvallis. Cumulative registration
means the various students that
have been enrolled in school at any
time during the year. The figure
here this year has been 2509. At
Oregon State it has been 2482, or
27 below that at the University.
University Drop Not so Great
Both schools have sustained de
creases this year, but Oregon State
has sustained almost twice as
great a percentage drop in cumu
lative enrollment as has the Uni
versity of Oregon. Cumulative
registration here last year was
3088. Thus the 2509 of this year
is a percentage decrease of 18.75.
Oregon State's a year ago was
3663. Thus its present figure of
2482 is a drop of 32.24 per cent.
Many explanations have been of
fered for the much larger decrease
in enrollment at the state college,
although all, of course, are hypo
* thetical. Some offer the transfer
of the school of commerce to Eu
gene as a major reason. Others
say there is a general trend to
wards liberal arts institutions, such
as the University. None of these
explanations is entirely authentic,
of course.
Budget Figures Shown
This is the first year for both
schools under the new system re
cently adopted by the board of
higher education. In the sixth
state budget of the state of Ore
gon, the University’s total allott
ment for the 1931-32 year is listed
at $1,923,780. That for the state
college for the same period is listed
at $3,590,898. These sums for the
1933-34 sessions will be prepared
here next week when the state
board of higher education meets
on this campus.
Because of drastic legislative
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Thespians To Pledge
| Ten Girls Next Week
Ten freshman girls who have a
2-point scholastic and activity
average will be chosen by the
Thespians, freshman women's ser
vice honorary, April 28.
At a meeting of the Thespian
women Thursday night, it was
decided to hold a joint dinner
with the freshmen representa
tives of men’s houses on the
campus. Margaret Jean Cooper
is general chairman of the af
fair, which will be held Thurs
day, May 4.
Beer Takes a Rap
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British brewers claim that the tax of $27.66 a barrel has driven
50 per cent of the island’s beer drinkers to hard cider and “needled”
wine. The photograph shows customers of a famous old inn which
has been forced out of business, consuming the last draughts from the
taps as the clock passes 10 p. m., closing hour for “pubs.”
England Waiting for Action
On Beer Tax by Chancellor
By OSCAR LEIDING
LONDON, April 20-(AP)-A
! tax of $27.60 a barrel on British
beers with a decrease of 50 per
I cent in consumption of malt
beverages plus a corresponding
[ growth in the use of hard cider
and "needled” wines, is the pic
ture which brewers are present
ing to parliament and the public.
The subject comes to a head on
April 25 for that is “budget day”
when Neville Chamberlain, chan
cellor of the exchequer, will reveal
whether the beer tax is to be low
ered.
For more than a month the
country has been plastered with
huge, white signs proclaiming:
“Beer is overtaxed! A lower tax
will mean cheaper, better beer and
more employment. Beer is over
taxed!”
Allied industries have joined
the brewers in the fight for a re
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Directorate Asks
Early Invitations
For Mother's Day j
Helen Burns, Committee Chairman, !
Urges Students Write Home
Before the University
Although printed matter on1
Mother’s day is to be sent out
soon, the directorate of the event'
is urging that all students write1
their mothers inviting them now, j
it was stated last night by Helen j
Burns, chairman of Mother's day.1
The directorate desires that the
first invitation come from the stu- j
dents themselves instead of from
the University.
George Godfrey, faculty member !
in charge of advertising, is pre- !
paring programs, descriptions, and
other matter for mailing to Ore- j
gon Mothers.
Mother’s day is held every year |
in connection with Junior week-:
end, high point of the activity j
year, and includes a mother’s tea, |
a banquet for mothers and their |
sons and daughters, special ser- j
vices in the churches on Sunday, j
and participation in all the other i
events of Junior week-end, such j
as the Canoe Fete, the all-campus !
luncheon, and the attendant func
tions.
Roustabouts To Swing Into
Direct Action Here Tonight
By JOSHUA LITTLE, U. S. A.
Surrogate LeRoy L. B. Shane
man, political power supreme, and
* Shamus Hamby, field secretary
for the University Roustabouts,
group of eminent statesmen, came
out of their hideout yesterday
with the declaration that the situ-;
ation is well in hand and that they
would attack on the morrow.
Their first official maneuver was
to order a meeting of all Roust
abouts at the Millionaires’ club
tonight at 7 o’clock. (The Million
aires’ club being Mr. Shaneman's
hideout on Alder street.)
After consultation with Ward
Bosses Red O’Shaughnessy Wilson
and John McSullivan Londahl, the
political adventurers decided upon
a secret password. It will be
“Fishface,” they stated last night
in a secret interview with a secret
member of the Emerald staff.
“Not a word of this in the
paper," said the Surrogate as he
tried to slip this story by the
' copydesk.
••Seriously speaking, though,":
Shamus Hamby remarked, “Hr. |
Shaneman and myself are keenly I
aware of the distressing state into I
which politics have tumbled at the i
University. As Sen. Butch Morse,1
that sterling statesman, said only!
last night, ‘This lackadaisical situ
ation requires not only keen an-!
alytical minds, but also individu- j
als, free from hyprocrisy, malice J
and subjection to phobias, shibbo
leths and false ideals'.”
Hamby, subjected to the third
degree, later admitted these were
not Sen. Morse's exact words, but
were plagiarized from some cam
pus politician named Daniel Web
ster.
Shaneman then spoke substanti
ally as follows: “I give Tongue to
this remark, if we have to hire a
Hall, we’ll fight in the open and
not behind a Bush.”
Joined by fellow members, the
Roustabouts issued the following
statement:
“We have our eyes on some stel
lar candidates; men that are cour- I
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When Is Ed Rhiel
Not Ed Rhiel And
If Not, Who Is?
Is Ed Riehl Ed Riehl or, if not,
who is Ed Riehl? This is the per
plexing question that arose in cam
pus legal circles yesterday as the
third year law students prepared
for the annual “trial.”
It seems that Ed Riehl has been
named as the defendant in a slan
der and libel case and George An
derson, sheriff, sought him to serve
the necessary papers.
When Sheriff Anderson ap
proached the man he thought to
be Ed Riehl with the documents,
this person emphatically denied
that his name was Ed Riehl in
spite of Sheriff Anderson’s insist
ence that he was Ed Riehl.
The leading barristers-to-be of
the school are all busy pondering
on the subject, hoping that a so
lution may be reached before the
tentative trial date of April 27
arrives.
The man accused of being Ed
Riehl is sticking to his story and
the attorneys for the plaintiff are
considering introducing the pig
gers’ guide as evidence.
Botany Class Studies
Park’s Spring Flowers
A trip to Hendricks park to
study spring flowers was made
Wednesday afternoon during the
regular class hour of the course in
plant identification.
This course is given only during
the spring term, by F. P. Sipe,
professor of botany. Several such
field trips are to be made during
the term.
Gingham, Ribbon,
Cords Will Reign
At Farewell Folly
IION’T miss the biggest dance
of the week! Tonight at 9
o’clock the curtain will be
raised on the “Farewell Folly”
at Hendricks hall. Gingham
garbed, ribbon-bedecked girls
will reign supreme. Cords are
in order for the men.
And another thing! Refresh
ments will be served.
Sherwood Burr’s syncopators
will play for the jig. You’ve al
ready paid for your part so
come and don’t worry about
the cost. If you don’t come,
your money will have lost its
value.
Five Blondes,
Brunettes Get
Nominations
i
Student Body Cards To
Be Cheeked
FINAL VOTE APRIL 26
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Co-ed Chosen Queen Will Preside
( Over Campus During Junior
Week-End
T~
Bv HENRIETTA HORAK
Campus taste is evenly divided
between the blondes and brunettes,
i At yesterday's nominations for
Junior Weelc-end queen of the ten
girls- receiving highest votes, five
are brunettes and five blondes.
Twenty-two co-eds were on the
: ballots in the preferential vote; the
ten receiving highest votes are:
Louise Barclay, brunette; Lucile
Coate, brunette; Dorothy Cunning
ham, brunette; Velma Hamilton,
blonde; Dorothy Marsters, blonde;
i May Masterton, blonde; Ida Mae
Nickels, blonde; Marjorie Powell,
brunette; Marion Vinson, blonde;
and Margaret Wagner, brunette.
The names are not arranged ac
cording to the number of votes re
ceived, but alphabetically.
One of these co-eds will be se
lected queen at an election to be
held Wednesday, April 26. The
election will be formal, done on
printed ballots; student body cards
will be checked to avoid any com
plications.
Virginia Hartje, chairman of the
queen's reign, stated that she was
pleased with the manner of nom
inations and candidates selected
but hopes that more students will
turn out to vote next Wednesday.
The ten candidates who re
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i Marian Merrill
! Gives Tests for
Carnegie Survev
r »
Exams Measure Peoples Taste ami
Appreciation for Good
Music
Miss Marian Merrill of the psy
chology department has been giv
ing a series of music discrimina
tion tests under the Carnegie art
survey.
These tests have been built up
by Dr. Kate Hevner of the music
department of the University of
Minnesota, and Dean John J.
Landsbury, head of the depart
ment of music on this campus.
The purpose is to measure the
taste people have for good music
and to what this is attributed.
Several phrases of music are
presented to the subject with the
rhythm, time, o rmelody changed,
consecutively. He is to determine
what change was made and which
of the three changes he liked best.
The grant received from Carnegie
institute states that by use of this
test in Minnesota and Oregon, an
idea may be obtained of the sec
tional differences possible in mu
sic appreciation.
Other schools are also using the
tests at the present time. Those
who took tests in Dean Lands
bury’s classes may be interested to
know that those results were used
in compiling the college norm
under this research. The work now
being done is in local high schools
and junior high schools.
Infirmary Enrollment
Shows No Rest Cures
Enrollment at the infirmary re
mains the same, in spite of certain
remarks passed lately in regard
to students who take “rest cures.”
The nurses were repeatedly as
sured by the patients that such
thoughts were far from their
minds. And the nurses bear out
the claims.
Those who are ill include Mar
; garet Wilhelm, Marion Weitz, Al
j exander Schneider, Harry McCul
: lum, Ralph V. Mutton, and Ralph
j Mason.
Steffens' Philosophy
To Be Address Topic
“What Is Lincoln Steffens’
Social and Political Philosophy;
Is It a Promise or a Menace?” is
the subject of an address to be
given by'Ernest M. Whitesmith
at the Community Liberal
church Sunday at 7:45 p. m.
Mr. Whitesmith will comment
upon Mr. Steffens’ addresses on
the campus last week. A spe
cial invitation has been issued to
University of Oregon students
' to attend and present questions
1 on the subject.
Rolling Pin To Be
Absent Tonight
On Co-ed Edition
The rolling pin, that proverbial
symbol of women’s superiority will
be absent from the shack tonight
when the women try their hands at
running a newspaper but, never
theless there will be means of en
forcing the edict "no men al
lowed." In fact the women believe
that type may be just as effective
as the knobbed cylinder.
Virginia Wentz will lead the wo
men in their attempt at the prize.
With Cynthia Liljeqvist as man
aging editor, Elinor Henry as news
editor, and Hazle Corrigan as
sports editor, they promise to put
out a paper that will be an exam
ple to the men who will have
charge of the paper for May 6.
Roberta Moody will be assistant
sports editor: Ruth McClain, lit
erary editor; Eloise Dorner, society
editor; Mary Jane Jenkins, day
editor; and Eetty Gearhart, night
editor.
university Band
Concert Is Slated
Sunday at 3 p. m.
Gifford Nash and Grace Burnett
Will Give Solo Numbers for
Program in Igloo
The first division of the Univer
sity band, under the direction of
John H. Stehn, will appear in con
cert at McArthur court Sunday
at 3 o’clock, resuming a series of
spring-term concerts opened by
the University Symphony orches
tra two years ago. The program
will be free to students and the
general public.
The two divisions of the concert
band have won acclaim in previ
ous concerts this year. Both the
first and second divisions have ap
peared alone and in joint perfor
mance.
Gifford Nash, baritone, and
Grace Burnett, soprano, will sing
with band accompaniment. Nash,
who is a senior in English and a
student of Arthur Boardman, will
offer “The Horn” by Flegire. Miss
Burnett, a student of Madame Mc
Grew, will sing “Villanelle” by
Eva Dell’Acqua.
Following are the numbers to
be played by the band: French
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Hermians Elect 8
Women To Group
Eight women were initiated
yesterday evening to Hermian, wo
men’s physical education honor
ary, at the Women's building, it
was announced by Thelma Brown,
secretary of the organization.
The new members are: Lucile
Carson, Bernice Wainscott, Ruth
Irvin, Elinor Coombe, Edith Clem
ent, Faye Fishel Knox, Alice Nad
son Lane, and Louise Beers. Fol
lowing the initiation the new mem
bers were guests at a dinner at
the Anchorage.
Co-ed Driver Hits
Two Cars, Flees j
A 1927 Chevrolet roadster driven
by a University girl whose name
could not be learned, crashed into
two parked cars in front of the
Theta Chi house last night shortly
after 9 o'clock and departed with
out reporting the accident.
The parked cars, neither of
which was damaged to any great
extent belonged to Harry Lambert
and Jack Granger, members of
Theta Chi. The former, who with
some members of Phi Gamma Del
ta witnessed the crash, gave chase i
in Lambert’s car and succeeded in
overtaking and apprehending the 1
offender at Eighteenth and Alder
street.
Clair Larson, Eugene patrolman,
was summoned and took charge,
presenting the offender with a
ticket for reckless driving.
Miss Litscher Chosen
Beta Lambda Leader
Margaret Litscher was elected
vice-president of the University of
Oregon section of Beta Lambda,
biology honorary at a business
meeting held at 7:30 last night in
Deady hall. Jane Cook will act as
secretary-treasurer.
Beta Lambda has a group both
at Oregon State and here, one
president managing both groups,
and a vice-president being in
charge of the group on each cam
pus. Beta Lambda is a local up
perclass honorary, 21 hours of biol
ogy being required for member
ship.
Marguerite Loretz has been vice
president at t.iis University during
the past year.
Tennis Courts
To Be Opened
Sunday Morns
; Opening Hour Selected
Is » o’Clock
BOVARD AGREEABLE
Emerald Acts as Majiy Students
Indicate Desire To Play
On Sabbath Day
By PARKS HITCHCOCK
Tennis courts will be open on
Sunday mornings. This was the
decision reached yesterday by Dr.
John Bovard, dean of the school
of physical education, after the in
sistence of t!Ie Oregon Daily Em
erald.
The courts will be open by 8
o'clock on every Sabbath for the
remainder of spring term, at any
rate, D. L. Lewis, superintendent
of grounds and buildings an
nounced, in conjunction with Dean
Bovard's decision.
No Extra Money
The plan to be put into execu
tion will involve no extra expense,
it was pointed out. In the rare in
tervals in the past when the courts
were opened Sunday morning, an
extra man was put on duty, obviat
ing an increase in expense. Under
the present procedure, however,
Will Grimes, caretaker, will open
the courts himself.
The opening of the University
courts to Sunday morning play
| came as the result of innumerable
j protests brought to the Emerald
by students. At one time two years
ago the courts were opened for a
j short period for Sunday morning
play, but Bovard stated that the
number of people who played did
not warrant the extra expense in
volved.
Play Your Tennis!
Emerald officials rejoiced in the
decision, and pointed out that the
Sunday morning closing has long
given the University a “black eye,”
as equalling the famous Sunday
“blue laws.’’ The hope was express
ed among students that this open
j ing might be another step toward
progress and forward-thinking at
I the University.
j Similar action in opening the
I courts between Oregon hall and
the old library to "all day’ play,
I has been hindered by the com
; plaints of professors who dislike
j having their classes interrupted by
| the thud of tennis balls.
| Flannels Will Be
Vogue Saturday
At Mortar Dance
_
i Ellen Scrsanous, Board President,
Says Tux Also Correct Since
Affair Is Forinul
White flannels will be in order
for men at the Mortar Board ball
| Saturday evening, it was an
nounced last night by Ellen Ser
sanous, president of the honorary
sponsoring the dance.
"Of course, any man preferring
to wear a tux may do so, since
1 this is a formal affair,” Miss Ser
sanous said, "but flannels and
dark coats will be very accept
able.”
Ticket sale for the dance will
[ close in the women’s living or
ganizations at noon today, when
house representatives are to turn
their money into Aimee Stehn at
the Alpha Chi Omega house. The
sale at the Co-op for those living
outside the halls and sororities
j will continue all day under the di
rection of Helen Garrison.
Several house representatives
have sold 20 tickets already and
will receive free pasteboards to
the dance, according to Miss Stehn.
Others will have made the quota
by this noon, she added. ,
Word was received yesterday
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Only Day And a
Half Left To Pay
Fee Installment
TS7ITH but one and one-half
** days remaining before the
second installment on registra
| tion fees is due, less than half
of the students using the de
ferred payment have paid the
■ installment.
Yesterday 54 paid the install
ment, E. P. Lyon, cashier, said.
Nearly 450 must make the pay
ment before the cashier’s win
dow in Johnson hall closes at
noon Saturday or pay a fine for
late payment. Non - resident
fees are also due Saturday.
«
John Stark Evans, widely known
musician, who leads the Eugene
Glee-men in a benefit appearance
at Portland tomorrow. Their per
formance has been heralded con
siderably in the state metropolis.
Wilbur E. Miner,
University Donor
Dies at Age of 73
Aged Philanthropist Makes Gift
Of Building Two Months
Before Death
Wilbur E. Miner, who with his
brother, H. T. Miner, donated the
Miner building to the University
of Oregon less than two months
ago, died of heart trouble last
night at 8 o'clock at the Pacific
Christian hospital, it was made
known to the Emerald last night.
Mr. Miner was admitted to the
hospital February 27, one day af
ter he made his donation to the
University.
He was born September 24, 1859
at Sterling Retreat Community,
Bernon county, Wisconsin. He
came to Eugene from Wisconsin
in 1923 and became a prominent
property owner, builder, and a re
spected citizen, and making his
memorable gift to the University
just 10 years later. His wife died
about 18 months ago.
Besides his brother, Mr. Miner
is survived by another brother, H.
P. Miner of Mission Ridge, S. D.,
and, one sister, Sarah Huntington
Miner of DeSota, Wis.
In commenting on the death of
Mr. Miner, Professor C. L. Kelly,
who has been made # supervisor of
the Miner building, said, “I have
known Mr. Miner since 1924 and
I have respected him as an up
right, honest, and trustworthy in
dividual. He has never made any
disrespectful statement about any
one. I am sorry that he had not
lived to see his 73 years of labor
turn-into fruits of happiness.”
Funeral arrangements will be
made later from the Veatch Fu
neral home.
Lucy Spittle, Contralto,
Presented in Recital
Classic, romantic and modern
music featured the recital present
ed last night by Lucy Spittle, con
tralto, at the Music building.
Miss Spittle began her program
with selections by Handel and Cal
dara in a tragic vein which she
balanced with Widor’a “ N u i t
d'Etoiles,” a song of the stars, and
Debussy’s "Mandolin” and others
of that type.
She was accompanied on the
piano by Theresa Kelly.
Minor Sports’
Revival Sought
For $200 Cost
Plan Advanced by Sniilli
And P. E. Heads
PARTICIPANTS MANY
Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Boxing,
Wrestling, Fencing, and
Tumbling Included
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By BRUCE HAMBY
(Emerald Sports Editor)
Plans for reviving seven minor
sports on the Oregon campus with
1 an appropriation of only $200 by
! the A. S. U. O. have been formu
‘ lated by S. Stephenson Smith, ten
■ nis coach, and heads of the physi
■ cal education department. Sports
• included are tennis, golf, swim
ming, wrestling, boxing, fencing,
and tumbling and apparatus work.
The plan includes the following
points:
1. An appropriation of $200 by
» the Associated Students.
1 2. Pooling of this fund by coach
es of the seven sports.
1 3. Awards of felt letters to par
ticipants, sweaters to be furnished
by the letter winners.
4. Holding of pay matches in
3 tennis, boxing, wrestling, fencing
, to add to original fund.
5. All travel expenses to be met
' by players themselves.
3 6. Possible inter-school meets to
t be held in Portland or other cen
; tral point with several colleges
, participating.
No Extra Expense
j Outside of the $200 fund there
. will be no extra expense to the
5 student body, the sponsors declare.
The only equipment to be pur
j chased will be tennis and golf balls
and possibly a few blades for fenc
j ing. Two dozen swimming suits
1 are rotting in the men’s gymna
(■ sium since the abandonment of
. that sport and boxing, wrestling,
s and apparatus equipment.
f According to figures prepared
j by the P. E. department more than
225 students take part in the seven
r sports listed. Swimming with 50
tops the lisP As these figures are
said to be conservative, the aver
j age cost per student taking part
will be far less than $1.
f The $200 basic fund would be
used as a pool, and the coaches
j would decide on the division. It is
„ possible, Coach Smith stated, to
I hold exhibition tennis matches on
the University courts in order to
raise additional money. Bleachers
^ could be set up on the far court3
, and burlap used to keep out “chis
t elers.” Matches could be arranged
r I with outstanding tennis clubs in
the Northwest, Smith added, and
B should draw large crowds.
Sports Popular
The popularity of boxing and
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i | Campus Calendar
1 Alpha Tau Omega announces
" the pledging of Lieutenant Ed- '
ward W. Kelly.
] Social swim for men and women
e will be from 7:30 to 9 at the
t women’s swimming pool tonight,
j Towels and suits are furnished.
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Phi Delta Theta announces the
a pledging of George Scharff of Eu
gene.
April Meeting of State Board
May Have To Be Postponed
By ED STANLEY
Because of the inability of the
members of the interim to meet
to confirm the appointments of
George B. McLeod of Portland
and C. A. Brand of Roseburg, as
members of the state board of
higher education, the April meet
ing of the board, which is sched
uled to take place in Eugene
Monday, may have to be post
poned.
This board meeting for the
drafting of budgets and election of
board officers will be one of the
most important of the year. If it
is delayed much longer summer
school may be held up completely.
In letters sent to the secretary
of state at Salem, three members
of the interim committee have
stated that they would be ready to
meet either April 24 or 29. The
other members of the committee
have not stated when they can
meet.
The secretary of state suggest
ed confirmation by letter but this
plan was found contrary to law.
The interim committee may meet
in Salem or Portland, but it can
not be held in time for the new
appointees to attend the meeting
of the higher board of education
in Eugene next Monday.
Most of the interim committee
members Thursday expressed
themselves as being in favor of
Mr. McLeod and Mr. Brand to the
board. All members of the com
mittee were reached except W. H.
Strayer of Baker, who was on his
way to Portland. George W. Dunn
of Ashland said he knew nothing
against the men as to their fitness
to serve on the board and said he
would cast a favorable vote for
them. He said he could meet with
the committee at any time.
Clyde Williamson of Albany said
he was favorable to the appoint
ments and that his vote has al
ready gone in by mail although he
will attend the meeting if it is
called.
Dr. Joel C. Booth of Lebanon,
who has also sent in his letter
favoring the appointments, stated
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