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^_ £ 1 FROSH ] I FROSH EDITION J. EDITION ■5S55S5S55Sh5ES55S553SESS9mBS55555SmJ » ]£2SSS5ii55SSMfe3fi55EMEES&SflBB3feBS3fiiH . f FROSH GLEE, IASI FREE ALL-CAMPUS , DARCE IS TONIGHT Hawaiian Decorations, Soft Lights, Sweet Music Are in Order AL NIELSON IS CHAIRMAN * Programs To Fit Motif; Skull And Daggers To Announce New Pledges By PEGGY CHESSMAN Soft lights, sweet music, and Hawaiian decorations will be very much in order when the freshmen stage the Frosh Glee, the last free all-campus dance of this term, tonight at McArthur court. A1 Nielson, chairman for the af fair, stresses the fact that the 1 dance is strictly informal, sport clothes being preferred. Soft blue lights, a Hawaiian moon, sparkling waters in a real lagoon, grass huts, and hula dancers will transform the court into a beach at Waikiki. John L. Stark, Portland designer, is in charge of the decorations, while A1 Wall will direct the construc tion of the grass huts so that they may be typically native in style. Programs Fit Scene The programs will fit in very appropriately with the occasion, the silhouette of a Hawaiian beach scene predominating. Skull and Daggers, sophomore men’s service honorary, will an nounce the pledging of 15 fresh men at the intermission. The elec tion to membership in this organi zation is the greatest single honor that can be conferred upon a freshman in the field of campu3 activities. Candidates are con sidered upon the qualities of lead ership, personality, character, and * interest in activities. Co-eds Will Dance For intermission features the di rectorate has selected two co-eds who will do different types of na tive dancing, and a Hawaiian singer and guitar player. Sherwood Burr’s orchestra will provide mu sic for the dance, and accompani ment for the dances. Committee heads for this tradi tional dance are Louis Fox and Bill Paddock, assistant chairmen; Maryhelen K i 11 i a m , secretary; Peggy Chessman, programs; Adele Sheehy, refreshments; Warner Brown, music; Roberta Moody, features; Harold Beam, decora tions; Chester Beede, construc tion; Bill Martin, patrons; A1 Da vis, cleanup; Ed Labbe and Jack Miller, publicity, George Inman, lights; and Bob Thomas, finance. About 50 other freshmen have been active on these committees. PROCLAMATION SCAPPOOSE, April 10, 1931 k —The editor and staff of the Freshman Emerald will not be responsible for any editorial comment that appears in future editions of the Emjerald. Alt other papers are produced by a different staff and with all due respect to them, we do not wish to be incriminated by any statements occurring in their editions. I Wayne L. Morse Makes Statement On Wilson Letter WfAYNE L. MORSE, dean of '' the law school, in remark ing on Wilson's letter to Emer ald, states: “I quite agree with Dave Wilson. If the students do not desire to have the judiciary committee exercise its present powers they should, of course, amend the constitution. But as it now reads, there is no course left open for the judiciary com mittee except to interpret the r constitution in accordance with the dictates of that constitu tion.” FRESHMAN PICNIC SET FORM 30 Miller Appoints Committees To Take Charge The Frosh picnic will be held at Swimmers’ Delight May 30, it was announced by Jack Miller, general chairman today. Dorothy Ann j Clark and Ruth Brehm will act as assistant chairmen, and Billie Hammett as secretary. Committee heads are as follows: food, Helen Wright and Willa Bitz, chairmen, Martha Chapman, Ernest Hofer, Betty McCandless, Virginia Proctor, and Louise An derson; transportation, Jack Campbell, chairman, Pete Buck, Howard Patterson, Bob Hudson, Frances Spence, and Doris Hous er; dance, Norman Hampton, chairman, Roberta Moody, Portia Booth, Margaret DeYoung, Elma Giles, and Evelyn Ross; music, Drew Copp and Betty Ruggles, chairmen, Elizabeth Payne, Bill Paddock, Maxwell Morse, and Sally Siegrist; arrangements, Phil Gilstrap, chairman, Reva Herns, (Continued on Page Three) PASTORAL SKETCHES PULL PAINTING PUPILS ■ The art exhibit of Thomas R. Kimball, noted architect of Omaha, Nebraska, which is now being featured in the exhibition room of the Art building, is the best at tended showing that has yet been displayed. Water colors of all de scriptions and sizes adorn the walls, the majority of which depict pastoral scenes. The most inter esting and unique of all these por traits is a painting of the wind showing it as a vortex whirling about a Nebraska farm. The best feature of this picture is the bal ance, which is not so noticeable in his other paintings. Mr. Kimball is one of the most noted American architects and his exhibit was especially shipped to the University for the students’ benefit. From the age of 21 to 24 he studied art and drawing under many well known teachers and finished under Henri Harpignies and A. Vignal in Paris, France. He 1 was architect for the U. S. treas ury and for St. Cecilia’s cathe dral. Mr. Kimball uses many techniques and there is much dis cussion between the conservative and modern schools upon his work. Pictures of Strange People Decorate Desk of Amos Burg By BETTY OHLEMILLER Pictures of strange people and alien lands covered one of the desks of the room in which Amos Burg, noted explorer and adven turer, has been working on the plans for his trip to Cape Horn. ^ These pictures were taken by Mr. Burg, as staff representative for the National Geographic maga zine, on his nine months voyage around the world to 110 ports and countries in 1931-32. One photograph shows two boats sailing on the Brunei river in northern Borneo. It is raining. Each woman wears a wide umbrel la-like hat—wide enough to pro tect herself and five children. In another, one seed vistas of the symmetrical and beautifully terraced rice fields of Bali. At the top are reservoirs, sending the water gradually downward from one terrace to another in shining cascades. Planting the rice sprouts, natives in loin cloths dot the field. With an amused smile, a little Cambodian girl looks shyly at the world. Her dark, slanted eyes show Mongolian ancestry, while a huge turban covers her head. It is noon and several Battak women of Sumatra rest on their way to market. After days of desertion, the market today will be crowded with some 3,000 na tives. Bending over the crude well, one of the women drinks from cupped hands. In her little gingham frock and stocking cap, a little African girl, transplanted to Jamaica, is a typical “Topsy.” Grinning widely, her hands on her hips, she poses for her picture. A flower in his bushy hair and two boar's tusks (20 of which will buy a wife) on his arm, a Solo mon Islander makes an unusual figure. These natives have a high ly developed artistic sense and commonly wear a flower or leaf in their hair, expressing their par ticular mood. A sun burst silhouettes the tall masts of the graceful streamline yacht, “Camargo”; above, grey clouds are faintly tinged by the silvery shafts of light breaking through like spotlights on the sea. These pictures are the trans ports that bear one back to the strange, exotic lands that Amos Burg left behind. NEW RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ' : OE ENDEAVORS Decisions Are Unfavorable To Prohibition, Narcotics, Motion Pictures Convention Parade Will Be Held in Afternoon After Luncheon Christian Endeavor Program Today 8:45—Quiet hour. 9:35—Assembly. 9:45—Three simultaneous con ferences. 11:30—Intermediate Bible dra matizations. 12:30—Denominational period. 2:30—Song service, prayer. 3:00—Awarding of flag race honors. 3:15—Parade, convention pic tures, sightseeing. 5:30—Banquets. 7:15—Song service. 7:30—Prayer. 7:35—Election of officers. 7:45—Budget session. 8:30—Oratorical contest. 8:55—Invitations received for next convention. 9:15—Awarding of Courtier degrees. 9:30—Closing. Oregon Christian Endeavorers declared themselves for prohibition and against narcotics in any form, 80 per cent of modern motion pic tures, and dancing, in resolutions passed last night before the state convention session held in the First Christian church. Over l, 700 young people registered for the convention and their friends attended. In deciding which movies to at tend, it was urged that Endeav orers ought “to be as careful and conscieutious in making choices of such entertainment as they would be in regard to books and associates.” Dancing was held to be "an unwholesome amusement” which should have no place in the recreational life of C. E. societies. Chairmen Named Norman Farley is chairman of the resolutions committee and Helen McClay, state social super intendent, is chairman of the nominations committee, which is to report tonight. Today’s program features sev eral outstanding events. Follow ing the intermediate dramatiza tion finals at 11:30 in which Santa Clara is the Lane county entrant, denominational luncheons will be held. The big convention parade will be held at 3:30, the line of march being from the First Christian church at 11th and Oak to Willamette, north on Willamette to 7th, east on 7th to the armory, where the convention picture will be taken. Floats, union demonstrations, and the sound car belonging to W. D. Link, owner of a radio shop at 47 West 7th, will enliven the parade, in which almost a thousand Endeav orers will march. Outsiders Register Last night 14 persons outside of Lane county registered while many, not yet counted at 10:15 p. m. Friday, registered during and after. Rev. Levi T. Pennington made the main address. The young people held a recreational period, and the state executive (Continued on Page Three) Thespian Honor Roll Includ es 13 Prominent Girls AS THE main project for its year’s program, Thespian, freshman women’s service hon orary, has chosen the 13 most outstanding freshman women on the campus, exclusive of their own organization. The women were chosen on the bases of scholarship, activities, and personality. Monday afternoon the ‘‘lucky 13” will be entertained at the Anchorage with a tea given by the Thespians. On the 1933 honor roll are Rut&- Carlton, Henriette Horak, Jeapette Thompson, Virginia Ybanie, Jean Sutherland, Elaine Sorenson, Alice Ann Thomas, Margaret Ann Smith, Milicent Olin, Margaret Nilsson, Ann Reed Burns, Audrey Clark, and Velma McIntyre. Hot Waffles, Hot Dancing, To Feature YWCA Luncheon Houses Alpri.. Jmega Kappa Ka^pa Gamma Alpha Gamma Delta Delta Zeta Alpha Omicron Pi Chi Omega Phi Mu Kappa Delta Hot waffles, hot coffee, features, and dancing from 12 to 2. Come on, all you waffle enthusiasts, join the noon-time parade to nine so rorities clustered around Alder street. Doors open at 12 at all ex cepting Phi Mu and Kappa Delta which will be held in reserve until 12:30. Tickets are either 10 or 15 cents. Present your ticket at the door, or buy it there, retain the stub af ter you enjoy the waffle and cof fee and use it as an admission BiHNEYCLilflK SEEKS position on omm Actual Candidates Must Be Announced Before 3 O’Clock Monday Though there is no confirmation as to actual candidates, students prominent in publication circles feel that there will be a number of petitioners beside the original fil ers, Hitchcock and Zurcher, when the executive committee comes to consider the bids for the position of Oregan editor. Barney Clark, freshman in jour nalism, was mentioned as the most likely contender, due to his wide experience in annual work. It was pointed out that in addition to his editorship of a large high school annual in Portland, he had already edited a section in this year's Ore gana, while occupying the position of dramatic editor of the Emerald of the Air and columnist on the Emerald, as well as managing ed otor of the freshman edition. Clark Favored Thelma Nelson, editor of the senior section of the Oregana for the last two years, was quoted as favoring Clark, declaring that “I have seen the work he accom plished in high school and on the Oregana here, and I believe he would produce an unusual and worthwhile annual.” Madeleine Gilbert, junior in so ciology, hinted as a possible can didate, declared last night that, “I haven’t made up my mind whether I’m going to run or not.” Several others, reported to be contestants, could not be reached at a late hour last night. Actual candidates will be revealed when 3 o’clock Monday is reached, the dead-line set by the executive committee. CHECK ON DEGREES The graduate office is making up a list of people who will take advance degrees this June. Stu dents who intend to take an ad vanced degree should check with the graduate office to make cer tain that they have filed appli cation for degree cards. ticket to any or all of the hostess houses for dancing. The Phi Mu trio, composed of Margaret Ellen Osborne, Mary Margaret Lott, and Lucy Ann Wendell, accompanied by Maxine McDonald, will supply vocal num bers on the entertainment sched ule. Ivy Walkem, Marion Vinson, and Dorothy Parks are scheduled for dance and feature numbers. Each house will have both a song and dance stunt during the two .hours. \ Marie Saecomanno is general chairman of the event. She is as sisted by Frances Rothwell, sec retary; Lois Greenwood, enter tainment; Gail McCredie, public ity; Jessie Steele, reporter, Mary Jane Jenkins, promotion; Mary Snider, food; Louise Barclay, tick ets; and Eleanor Eide, courtesy. Bernice Baynard and Virginia Hartje are assisting the ticket chairman. UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA CONCERT TO BE SUNDAY Jane Thacher, Noted Pianist,! Will Be Soloist; No Charge TOMORROW'S CONCERT McArthur Court, 3 p. m. University Symphony Orchestra “Now World" Symphony Juno Thacher, Piano Soloist No Admission Charge The fifth concert presented this year by the University Symphony orchestra is scheduled for McAr thur court at 3 o’clock Sunday af ternoon. The program is under the auspices of the Associated Stu dents, and there will be no admis sion charge, either for students or townspeople. Jane Thacher, noted pianist and member of the University music faculty, is to be the piano soloist in the popular Grieg concerto fqr piano and orchestra. Mrs. Thack er's appearance as soloist with the orchestra for the first time in several years has attracted wide interest and the graduate mana ger’s staff is making preparations to accommodate a large crowd. The orchestra program, as an nounced by Director Rex Under wood, is strongly nationalistic in flavor. Spain, Norway, and Amer ica are the environments from which the three numbers on the program other than the piano con certo are drawn. Dvorak’s famous symphony, “From the New World,” was writ ten by the noted Bohemian com poser entirely around American melodies while he was director of the conservatory in New York in the gay nineties. The program opens with the overture to “11 Guaranay," by Go mez, a composition as thoroughly Spanish as its composer. A Nor wegian folk song arranged by Grieg will be played as an interim number between symphony and concerto by a double string quar tet under the direction of Delbert Moore. -r-.. COL )IA LADS DE T OREGON E TEAM 13-7 i Despite First Inning Lead Of 4-2 the Webfeet Fail To Win CHARLES REPLACES IKE Hatch, Star Pitcher of Game, Allows Only Five Hits, Strikes Out 7 Men By JACK CHINNOCK Over a thousand spectators wit nessed the downfall of the Oregon varsity yesterday afternoon, 13 to 7. The home team found it im possible to stem the barrage of hits that cracked off the Cliff dwellers’ bats. Columbia opened the scoring in the first inning, when Warren and Nehl fell on Donin’s deliveries for two homers in succession after two were out. Hoy, the first man up, poked a long fly into left, which McKelligon snared for the first putout. The second man popped up to Chatterton, and everything looked safe. Warren, the third man to bat, slapped a high fly over the right field fence for the first run of the game. He was followed by Nehl, who hoist ed the first ball over the left wall. The next man rolled an easy one to Donin, who threw him out at first for the final out. Oregon Scores Oregon opened their half of the inning as if they were going to put the game on ice without any further ado. Clausen, the first batter, beat out a scratch hit to second, and went to second when Albin fumbled Chatterton’s hit. An error at third gave Garbarino a sacrifice hit, filling the bases with none out. Hoag, star., right fielder, stepped feto the hero role, when he slapped) one against the left field wall fdr a triple, clear ing the bags. A 'single by Chester brought Hoag in ’ifvith none out. A double play and A.'strike out ended the inning, leaving the score 4 to 2, in favor of Oregon. The lead was snort-lived for an error, a double, with only one out, put men on first and third for Columbia. The next man hit to short, who threw to Shaneman, catching one' man at the plate. Another home, run brought In tne two men on bases, giving the Cliffdwellers the lead again, 5-4. Again in the third the visitors reached Donin’s delivery and pushed over three more runs on four hits. Charles replaced Donin ami after allowing one hit and giving a walk, retired the side by striking out Warren. Chester Hits Homer Neither team was able to score in the fourth. Columbia loaded the bases, but couldn’t find the power to get them across. Ore gon got one man on first, but he (Continued on Paije Four) .. I. i i i Sowing Oregon Senator Sends Telegram On Expenditures U|*ESPONDING to vigorous ■“ protest which I person ally made to Director of Budget Douglas against discontinuance of federal aid to agriculture, experiment, and exiension work, vocational education and research in our state, I quote from a letter received this morning from Director Doug las: “ 'Let me assure you that there is no intention of elimi nating federal contributions for these activities. Doubtless a reasonable measure of curtail ment will be necessary in these as in all other expenditures, but every effort will be made to avoid the crippling of essen tial activities.’ “You may depend upon my continued active interest in this regard.” FREDERICK STEIWER." SCHOOLS’ BUDGET AWAITS DECISION Interim Group Will Consider New Members The budget of the Oregon state system of higher education will be decided upon by the state board of higher education today in Portland at a meeting to be held at the Uni versity club at 1:30 p. m. The meeting has suffered several post ponements, being scheduled for Eugene at one time. C. L. Starr, president of the board, reported that it wou,ld be necessary for the meeting to be held in Portland if all the members were to be pres ent. The state senate interim com mittee will consider the appoint ments of Charles A. Brand, Rose burg, and George B. McLeod, Portland, at a meeting to be held this morning. These men were appointed by Governor Meier to succeed Albert Burch and E. C. Pease on the state board of high er education. If they are ap proved by the committee, the new members will take their seats on the board this afternoon. Members who will be present for the board meeting will include Starr, Fred C. Callister, Albany: B. F. Irvine, Portland; E. C. Sam mons, Portland; Herman Oliver, Canyon City; and C. C. Colt, Port land. Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, now in Washington, D. C., will be the only member not present. The human occupancy of the Canadian Rocky mountains was discussed last night by Dr. Ste phen B. Jones, professor of geog raphy at Monmouth normal school, at an open meeting of Sigma Xi, national science honorary. Dr. Jones, who has just come from Harvard university, has done much research in this field, and has had practical experience. He is a new member of the local Sig ma Xi, having transferred from the Harvard chapter. His lecture was open to the public. CREED ANDES HAMIT EMERALD MAIACIHC EDITOR : - . * Malcolm Bauer Is Selected To Head Sports Staff For 1933-34 _ BOTH MEN EXPERIENCED Freshmen Are Commended For Excellent Work on Campus Paper — By HENRIETTE HORAK Bruce Hamby, for the last year sports editor of the Emerald, has been announced managing editor of the daily by Sterling Green, newly appointed editor. Malcolm Bauer has been named to fill the post of sports editor. Hamby is a junior in journal ism; he has been on the sport staff of the Emerald for three years and sports editor for the last year. Green praised the work of Hamby and Bauer and feels that his ap pointment is based on past experi ence and superior ability. Hamby Newspaperman Hamby has been University cor respondent for the Portland Jour nal and Eugene correspondent for International News Service. His next big job is to cover the much heralded Banks trial to be held in this city. He will execute the office of managing editor along the same lines as the present policy, mak ing no major changes. He ex pressed the opinion that the Em erald has been improving in the last few years, due largely to the efficiency of the editors. He also lauded the work of the staff, especially the freshmen, who, he said, are the best he has seen on the daily during his time at the University. Hamby is of the opinion that more interest is needed in campus politics, and approves the “Roust about” method for injecting some spice and life into them. He is a native of Portland, grad uated from Grant high school in ’30, where he edited the Granton ian, school paper. Hamby Reads Lots What leisure time the newly appointed managing editor has he devotes to reading current maga zines and popular books. He is an ace at cards, and belongs to the “Spook” Robertson, Bud Van Dine, and Hamby three-handed rummy club. Malcolm Bauer, appointed sports editor, eats, sleeps, and dreams sports. He is an excellent basketball player, and a flash on the track. He was the editor of the frosh Emerald last year, and the publicity manager of the Ore gana this year. He plana to make qo revolution ary changes in the present policies, but is very much in favor of bringing back the minor sports. He is in favor of the women’s sports column and plans to em phasize women’s sports stories more than they have been. Bauer Edited Paper Bauer hails from Pendleton, and edited the "Lantern,” the Pendle ton high school paper. He is a (Continued on Patje Three) Janet Fitch Chooses Queer Birthday Gifts for Mother — They were unusual birthday presents that Janet Fitch, winner of the Edison Marshall short story contest, used to give her mother. Little Janet, it seems, was writ ing a continued story and every time her mother had a birthday, she would receive one installment of it. Perhaps it was this childish in terest in writing that has at pres ent brought Janet Fitch well on her way to a successful career. For Miss Fitch, in addition to win ning the Marshall contest, has had poems and stories published in several collections. Miss Fitch told smilingly how a poem she wrote at 15, “My Quest for Steadfastness,” was printed in a book illustrating poetry of vari ous ages. “The funny thing about it,” she laughed, “was that mine was listed between Milton and Wordsworth!” She used to write other poems, too, sometimes sending them to be published. "Once,” she said, “a poem I wrote was printed in the paper. I was so proud, I nearly ' burst!” Miss Fitch was once quite well-known in the “Children’s Con tributions’’ section of St. Nicholas magazine, in which she won both a silver and gold badge. Best of anything else, Miss Fitch likes to read, write, and play the piano—and, she added as an after-thought, “take care of my little nephew,”—thus showing that she is domestic as well as literally Inclined. Miss Fitch is majoring in ro mance languages, although she’s especially interested in writing. Speaking of the latter, she said, "I took short story and author ship from Professor Thacher. I’d probably never have gone on with writing if it hadn't been for him." When asked how long it took her to write “Mother Perrell," the story with which she won the Edison Marshall contest, Miss Fitch replied, “Oh. about two week3. I wrote it last year for the class in authorship, and waited un til practically the last minute to do it.” Janet Fitch’ is a senior in the University no\*. a member of Kap pa Alpha Theta.