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Board To Meet For Action On , School Budget Members Will Be Read} To Aet DRASTIC CUTS MADE Cash Advances for Employee; Of Schools Being Arranged PORTLAND, Ore., May 4—(Spe cial)—The state board of highei education will meet here Mondaj to act on the 1933-34 budget pre pared by Chancellor Kerr’s office E. C. Sammons, chairman o1 the finance committee, stated thal at that time the board member; will have studied the submittec budget carefully and will be readj to act. 4 Ileal Cash Next Pay Day Sammons announced that it i: possible that the board employee; at the various educational institu tions may be getting rear cash in stead of warrants next pay day Arrangements are being made with Portland, Eugene, and Corvallis banks for cash advances, he said It is necessary to operate the six institutions on a total of $2, 278,788.19 of unrestricted funds under the new budget, for the fis cal year beginning July 1, which is a reduction of $559,952.15 from the present fiscal year, or 20.1 per cent. Institutions On Cut Budgets As the institutions are already operating on budgets cut approxi mately 30 per cent under the peak of 1929-30, the additional cut of one-fifth for the coming year re quires drastic slashes of service and personnel which cannot help but be felt by the people of the (Continued on Paqc Three) •4 Young Demos To Meet At Osburn Hotel Today The Young Democratic club of Lane county will meet at the Os burn hotel at 7:45 tonight to elect a new president to succeed Nathan Berkham resigned. Among other business, plans will be drawn up for the conven tion of Young Democratic clubs of the first congressional district to be held in Eugene Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21. Every man or woman between the ages of 18 and 35 is welcome to attend regardless of party af filiations, it is pointed out. Deadline on Cap, Gowns Today at Six, Says McClain - .- i ALL those seniors who have neglected to order caps and gowns, and their announce ments have been given until 6 o’clock Friday afternoon to do so. After Friday Marion F. McClain, manager of the Co-op, will absolutely refuse orders, it was announced last night by Cecil Espy, president of the senior class. To date only 225 members of the class have placed orders for caps and gowns, and only 2400 announcements have been or dered, Espy stated. He urges all seniors to get busy and place their orders so that no one will be disappointed when graduation comes up. Groping Around in the Cellar 7“7 7 3 University, Co-op Arrive at Plan to Aid Senior Class Cap and Ci o w n Order May Be Applied on $10 Breakage Fund Seniors who have been having difficulty in figuring out just how they will finance graduation will see a ray of hope in the announce ment yesterday by Marion Mc Clain, manager of the Co-op, and Orville Lindstrcm, business man ager of the University, that stu dents may apply part of the $10 deposit on the obtaining of caps and gowns. Their announcement follows: "The University Co-operative store in conjunction with the Uni versity business office is pleased to announce that the $10 general deposit made by each student at the time of registration may be used in renting caps and gowns for the coming graduation. "Instead of requiring each stu dent to deposit $2 when the caps and gowns are issued, the students wili be allowed to have this charged to their general deposit. This arrangement has been made in the interests of students who find themselves in financial diffi culties, and we sincerely invite students who may be kept from participating in graduation exer cises on account of lack of funds to make use of this privilege.” Mr. McClain asked that stu dents who want to go through with commencement and are de terred from ordering caps and gowns because of financial strin gencies see him today. He be lieves that arrangements can be made whereby such students may order caps and gowns. Pre-Medic Honorary Will Initiate Four Men Initiation of Asklepiads, pre medical honorary, will be held to morrow night at 6 at the Eugene hotel, followed by a banquet for the initiates. Several members of the faculty have been invited to the initiation banquet. Those to be initiated are John Phillips, Bob Brown, Sam Dan ning, and John Talbot. Big 'He Men’ Turn 'Pansy' > For Men's Emerald Edition Society and women’s news will not suffer tomorrow, although the co-eds will take a holiday and let the men publish the annual Men’s edition of the Emerald. In fact, a whole paper could be put out on society and kindred subjects were there enough news as there are enough up-and-coming society reporters. Malcolm Bauer, whose antipa thy to women and dancing was made known in the Frosh Emer ald, will edit the society news. Several members of the staff nearly succumbed when the well known “Shamus” Hamby made known his intentions of becoming assistant society editor. Barney Clark has signed up for women’s ' editor, Ned Simpson wants to take care of fashions, Roland Parks will handle advice to the lovelorn I and recipes, if he has any, and I Bob Butler insists upon a place j on the society staff. Oscar Munger, editor for the ; edition, would not sa ydefinitely last night just what kind of com promises would be made, for he ! finds a complete roster for the 1 editorial board and upper news ; staff and very few reporters. Among those who offered to gather the news was Sterling i Green, who has chosen the in ' firmary as his beat. | Jupe Prescott, Steve Kahn, Jack Bellinger, and Bob Guild have al ready been selected for the edi torial board. Ed Stanley will be managing editor; Doug Polivka, news editor; Ralph Mason, copy editor; Bob Couch, night editor; Joe Saslavsky, sports editor. Dr. Sheldon Believes New Hitler Regime Temporary By FRANCES HARDY "I am disappointed in the Ger mans for repudiating their prin ciples of liberal and democratic government, but it will probably be only temporary,” stated Dr. H. D. Sheldon, professor of history and education, last night in com menting on the new Hitler re gime in Germany. Dr. Sheldon believes that the new dictator has, so far, imitated Mussolini in treating his political opponents with a strong arm and in many cases has been rather unscrupulous. Whether he has the drive apd lasting abijity to maintain this stand rerpain? to be seen. , ■ ■ “Hitler is a man of energy, of extraordinary ability as an or ganizer, and an agitator in gen eral. He started as nobody, was backed by those of his own real class, and in pacifying these in tolerant people has done some questionable things. He has in dulged in racial persecution with very little excuse.” When asked if he believed that the Hitler rule is a step upward for Germany, Dr. Sheldon said, “No! It is a state of degenera tion. Any state that has to sub mit to a charleton like him, is badly off.” The persecution of the Jews has been merely a means of pacifying followers. In order to secure votes he talked against the Jews and after his election has followed through in order to keep faith with his followers. Dr. Sheldon does not believe the Jews have been actually hurt much. Hitler is intelligent and realizes that at some time he may need their financial aid, but it is an easy matter to blame them for the present economic situation. ‘‘The idea of purification of na tional culture is plain bunk,” add ed. Dr. Sheldon. "If they perse cuted all foreign races out of Ger many they would find the culture gone also. It is just an example of the same kind of romantic con ceit and egoism that causes Ger man literature to be printed in Gothic type, and the handwriting to be so ornate.” Dr. Sheldon concluded that Hit ler will not fight unless all the odds are on his side. His big talking is his chief success. Whether he is a second Mussolini cannot yet be determined. It is too early to know. 3 Musical Events Scheduled To Be Given Next Week Three musical events are slated for next week beginning with Mrs. Jane Thacher’s presentation of a program of music and dance, Monday at 8:15 p. m. With the as sistance of Elizabeth Thacher and Lucy Ann Wendell, dancers, she will trace the art of dancing, with the corresponding music from the primitive to the modern. This lat ter is represented by the German movement which began within the last decade. Since Mu Phi Epislon, woman's national music honorary, is pre senting this program for the bene fit of the scholarship fund, admis sion will be charged. Seats will be 25c, 35c, and 50c. i All three programs will be held in the school of music auditorium. Rose Simons, outstanding con tralto and graduate student, will offer her first recital of this year Tuesday, at 8 p. m. Though this is her first recital of this year, she has previously given successful programs. Presenting a very different pro gram, consisting of two groups of violin numbers and one of French horn. Delbert Moore will appear in recital Thursday at 8 p. m. Seven To Be Initiated By Music Honorary Phi Mu Alpha, men’s national music honorary, will hold their spring initiation Sunday evening, May 14. They have chosen seven men, outstanding in the music depart ment as their new members-to-be. Those who will receive initiation are: Irvin House, Edwin Beach, Leonard Hoyt, Harold Hebard, Charles Sandifur, John Spittle, 1 Ed Patton. Frosli Are Assessed For Annual Picnic An assessment of 20 cents for each freshman to defray expenses for the picnic May 30, was the de cision of the frosh directorate at a “budget balancing” meeting at the Alpha Chi Omega house last night. John McConnell, chairman of the finance committee, stated that there would be less than 20 dollars available from the freshman treas ury. Swimmer’s Delight was selected as the picnic grounds. There will be opportunity for swimming, boating an duse of the ball grounds without extra charge, according to Jack Miller, chairman of the affair Ten-thirty permission has been granted freshmen for the occasion. Tickets for Canoe Fete on Sale at Co-op and ASUO rpiCKETS for the annual -*■ Canoe Fete to be held Sat ; urday, May 13, are now on sale at the Associated Students’ of fice in McArthur court and the University Co-op, it was an nounced yesterday by Tom Stod dard, assistant graduate mana ger. The price for 2500 reserved seats will be 50 cents each, a reduction of 25 cents under last year’s tickets. Stoddard urges all students to obtain ticket? for themselves and their moth ers since many outside applica tions are being received at the graduate office. General admis sion tickets may be obtained for 35 cents at the fete. With the reduction in price all tick ets are expected to be sold out very soon, Stoddard stated. 1 Petition Signers Deny Knowledge Of Use for Sheet From the Committee of Fifty, under the chairmanship of David Wilson. 10 students, who signed their names to the clip sheet which appeared in the folds of the Emer ald yesterday and for which the Publications committee denounced Wilson as the instigator, asserted that they absolutely did not know the sheet was to be placed in the Emerald at the time of signing. The following are the students selected at random from the list, who disclaimed any knowledge as to the use to which the sheet was | to be put: A1 McKelligon, Helen Burns, i newly-elected junior woman, Ellen I Sersanous, Virginia Hartje, Helen Binford, Cecil Espy, president of the senior class, Nancy Suomela, newly-elected secretary, Charles “Cap" Roberts, George Hibbard, and Sterling Green, editor-elect of tjie Emerald. Spanish Honorary To Hold Initiation Gamma chapter of Sigma Delta ; r*i, national Spanish honorary, will hold its annual initiation to morrow at 5 o'clock at Dr. Leavitt O. Wright's home. Those to be initiated are: Dr. Chandler E. Beall, as honorary member; Margaret Ashton, Anas tasio, Bartolome, Janet Fitch, Joe Bishop, Laura Goldsmith, Lowell Ellis, and Katrine Parsons, as active members; Edward J. An derson, Ray Olsen, and Robert Wilson, as special members. After the initiation there will i be a dinner. Among those ex pected to be present are Rafael Vejar, Mexican consul at Port land, and Miss Melissa M. Martin, assistant professor of Romance Languages at the Corvallis cam pus. Juan B. Rael, president of the local chapter, will conduct the initiation. Council Names Martin dale Head For Coming Year ; Dean Earl Will Be Advisor; Bobbitt, Birkinshaw Get Posts The inter-fraternity council yes terday asserted its independence from the University administration by electing a student to the posi tion of president and broke a pre cedent in force since the council had its beginning. Ed Martindale was named to head the group for the next year to succeed Dean Virgil D. Earl. It has been the custom in the past to elect a member of the faculty to the position of president rather than a student. Dean Earl was elected to fill the capacity of ad visor of the council. Vice-president was also selected from the ranks of the students in the person of Howard Bobbitt, as was the secretary, Hal W. Birkin shaw. Harry Schenk is the retir ing vice-president and Preston : Gunther is the former secretary. Mrs. Ernst Reads to Prose, Poetry Group Mrs. Alice H. Ernst, assistant professor of English, read the first few chapters of “Forgive Us Our Trespasses," by Lloyd Douglas, to members of the Prose and Poetry group, at a meeting last night at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. This book is to be read by the group during this term, someone reading aloud at each weekly meeting for 45 minutes, and the members of the group discussing for the remaining 15 minutes what has been read. Mrs. Ernst last night commenced the read ing. Phi Chi Theta, Business Honorary, Pledges 11 Phi Chi Theta, national business women's honorary sorority, pledg ed 11 women at a meeting at the Alpha Delta Pi house last Tuesday evening. The pledges are: Ruth Vannice, Eva Roseland Gray, Peggie Cul lers, Maude Long, Beth Beal, Myrna Bartholomew, Mae Schnell bacher, Dorothy Dibble, Margaret McCusker, Elizabeth Dement, and j Alys Laurence. Stafford To Attend Meet O. F. Stafford, professor of j chemistry, will leave today for 1 Longview, Washington, where he - will attend a joint meeting of Ore j gon chemists and technicians in the i paper and pulp industry. The meeting will be held Friday and Saturday. Professor Stafford will be the only member of the University of Oregon represented. Publications Coipmittee Irked At Press Violation; Tongue Ticket Gets Posts Only Group Of Nominees Gets ASUOPositions Tongue Ticket Ratified By Student Body 426 CAST BALLOTS Lack of Quorum Automatically Beats Amendments, Which Get Only Minority The Student Body officers for 1933-34 are Tom Tongue, Hillsboro, president; Neal Bush, Vernonia, vice-president; Nancy Suomela, Portland, secretary; Helen Burns, Portland, senior woman; Dick Near, Eugene, senior man; and Myron Pinkstaff, Eugene, junior man. In one of the most listless elec tions the campus has witnessed in many years, slightly more than one-fifth of the student body trek ked to the polls yesterday to make the decision as to whom should compose the Co-op board, the sole office for which competition exist ed, and to vote on a set of pro posed constitutional amendments The selecting of the ticket headed by Tom Tongue was a mere for mality, there being only one candi date for each post on the executive council. The only sprightly fea ture of an otherwise drab elec tion was the sudden descent of the judiciary committee on the polls with orders for the removal of numbers from the ballots. Bill Bowerman, vice-president, of the Associated Students and chair man of the election, defended the numbering of the ballots when early voters criticized the practice. He claimed it facilitated keeping track of the number of candidates for each office. The judiciary committee, upon learning of the matter, called upon Bowerman and insisted on clipping all the num bers from the ballots, remarking that numbers constituted a means of identification and violated the guaranteed secrecy of franchise. Tongue Wins Post The selection of Thomas H. Tongue of Hillsboro was ratified (Continued on Pape Three) Philomelete Hop Will Be Tonight With the third annual spring Philomelete dance scheduled for this evening, a last invitation is extended to Philomelete members and anyone else who are intesest ed by Phi Theta Upsilon, junior senior women’s service honorary, which is giving the affair. The admission for the dance is only 35 cents per couple. The fol lowing committee has been hand ling the ticket sale under Jose phine Waffle, chairman: Wanda Veatch, Valborg Anderson, Mar garet Ellen Osborne, Catherine Coleman, Opal Barklow, and Eleanor Wharton. Tickets may be secured from any of the above or at the door. The patrons and patronesses for this informal dance were announc ed as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Shumaker, Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Schwering, Mrs. Alice B. MacduP Miss Hilda Swenson, Dr. Clara Smertenko, and Miss Eula Duke. | Campus Calendar Philomelete spring dunce this evening at the Craftsman club. Everyone is invited to attend. Tickets are 35 cents per couple. Sigma Phi Epsilon announces the pledging of Forrest Kerby, of Mapleton, Oregon. Girls who are to help make flow ers for the Y. W. C. A. flower sale Junior week-end, meet at “Y” at 4 o’clock today. Important. Social swim from 7:30 to 9 to night for men and women in wom en’s pool at Gerlinger. Suits and towels furnished. - -1 I Publications Committee Resolution WHEREAS, it appears that there was inserted in the Em erald of Thursday, May 4, 1933, a mimeographed sheet by David Wilson and other parties un known to this committee, and WHEREAS, said insertion was made while the aforesaid issue of the Emerald was in the University Press building, without the sanction or au thorization, direct or indirect, of this committee or of any re sponsible member of the Emer ald staff, and WHEREAS, such conduct in practice makes it impossible for this committee to exercise that direction and supervision over student publications with which it is charged, NOW. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this commit tee does hereby express its dis approval and condemnation of such action taken by David Wilson and any other parties unknown to this committee who cooperated with him. BE IT FURTHER RE SOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forthwith trans mitted to the Discipline Com mittee, and be published in the Oregon Daily Emerald of May r>, 1933. Student Forming Best Organization Plan To Win Trip Summer in Europe With Expenses Paid Is Award for Contest The college man and woman pre senting the best plan for the or ganization of college graduates for constructive public service will be awarded a summer in Europe with all expenses paid by the National Planning committee for unemploy ed college graduates. Announcement of the contest was received by Karl W. Onthank. dean of the personnel administra tion, yesterday. The contest is sponsored by the National Student Federation of America. The two winners will be sent to Europe this s\immer to live in Swiss, Austrian, Dutch or Welsh student camps for six weeks and to travel in Euro pean capitals. Rules of the plan include: the plan should apply directly to the student’s community or state and show practical significance for national use; it should state prob lem briefly, present practical pro jects or projects to engage the time and ability of the graduates, meet educational and recreational requirements of the group, show how the graduates can be associ ated with untrained youth in the activities, list agencies needed to operate plan in state, present fi nancial requirements and suggest support source, not exceed 1,000 words. The basic elements of the plan must be published in the college paper and two editorials or student' comment on the plan must be pub-1 lished. Plans must be postmarked [ not later than midnight. June 1, 1933. I Unauthorized Insertion In Paper Decried Disapproval Resolution Passed Unanimously R E B U K E ACCEPTED Wilson Admits Action; Copy Sent To Discipline Committee And Daily Emerald The publications committee of the A. S. U. O. yesterday unani mously adopted a resolution con demning Dave Wilson and “other unknown parties” for their part in inserting unauthorized mimeo graphed sheets in yesterday's is sue of the Oregon Daily Emerald. The committee also ordered that a copy of the resolution be sent to the discipline committee and that another copy be published in this morning’s Emerald. The graduate manager’s office accord ingly sent a copy to the discipline committee and to Dick Neuber ger, Emerald editor, who promised to publish the resolution in the paper. The resolution stated that Wil son, who admitted his part with out hesitancy when questioned, and his aides inserted the sheets while the Emeralds were stacked in the University press building, which is the property of the state board of higher education. It fur ther stated that the act was done without the sanction or permis sion of either the publications committee or any responsible member of the Emerald staff. It was feared by some that similar deeds in the future might lead to difficulty with the United States government because of the confusion in mailing regulations. Shvets Not Necessary D. E. Yoran, Eugene postmas ter, last night told the Emerald he had found only one insertion (Continued on Page Three) Seniors Urged To Register at YW for Annual Breakfast A TTENTION, senior girls! The committee in charge of the annual junior-senior break fast has been unable to contact all unaffiliated senior girls liv ing off the campus to arrange for junior partners to take them to the breakfast. All senior girls are invited to attend, and those who have not been reached are urged to sign up at the Y. W. bungalow, and arrangements will be made for escorts. The breakfast is to be held Sunday, May 7, from 9:30 to 10:30 in Alumni hall of Ger linger. Virginia Hartje, chair man, urges all senior women not contacted to register. 'A Winter’s Tale’ Is Spring Production of Drama Class ‘‘A Winter’s Tale,” the spring production of the drama depart ment, promises to be a colorful spectacle, according to announce ments made yesterday by Mrs. Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt, director. The leading roles are being taken by experienced actors, who have all appeared before in plays given on this campus. The part of Leontes, King of Sicilia, will be played by Charles Shoemaker, who recently appeared to good effect as the handsome and undisci plined brother in Berkeley Square. Polixenes, King of Bohemia, on whom Leontes wreaks his unjust ] vengeance, will be played by Ha gan Moore, who recently appeared as the drunken Duke of Cumber land in Berkeley Square. The part of Autolycus, the way side rogue, pickpocket, and beg gar, will be taken by Ethan New man, who for four years has played his way through roles of various sorts and sizes. This is a true Elizabethan portrayal, and one of Shakespeare's most indi vidual characters. The part of Paulina will be taken by Ty Hartmus, who has already jumped from the hard boiled but soft-hearted May Dan iels of “Once in a Lifetime” to the fragile and timid housekeeper in Berkeley Square. This part is one of the strongest women characters in all Shakespeare. Hermione, the Queen, will be played by Daisy Swanton, remem bered especially as Helen Hobart, the feature writer of “Once in a Lifetime." Don Confrey will portray Prince (Continued on Page Three)