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VOLUME XXXIV___________UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933 NUMBER 110 Major Back Is Named Head Of Forest Works University Instructor To Command C.C.C. OFFICES LOCATED Local Man Will Govern Relief Job From Headquarters in Downtown Building Major R. IT. Back, assistant professor of military tactics, has been named commander of the Eugene district of President Roosevelt’s civilian conservation corps reforestation work, it was learned here yesterday. A call for bids for the construc tion of the first wooden barracks at the Oakridge camp, accompany ing the notice of appointment, sets in motion the work of the corps in this section of the state which has Eugene as its center. Major Back will assume com mand of operations in this district at once, according to forest head quarters. Although he has re ceived no definite word relative to his duties on the R. O. T. C. staff, it is thought that Major Back will be temporarily relieved in his present capacity. District Outline Unknown Although not outlined complete ly, creation of the district makes Eugene headquarters for a vast area, probably to include the new Willamette and Siuslaw national forests and possibly the forests in southern Oregon, according to Eu gene national forest officials. The duties and responsibilities of Major Back are analagous to those now imposed by army regu lations and customs of the service on post commanders and staffs, the orders stated. He will plan a system of supply and hospitaliza tion for the camps. In general, the supply problem is one of sub sistence by contracting for and delivery to the camps of food stuffs and other supplies. Headquarters Chosen Major Back will establish head quarters in the Hampton building at the corner of Sixth avenue and Willamette street, where the of fices of Major Tierney, officer in charge of the local army reserve unit are located. He will have a good sized staff of men and will require a number of rooms. Re serve officers may *be called to complete his organization. Hammond, Forsta Star In Bridge Competition Robert Hammond and Eric Fofsta tied with another Eugene team for honors in the local divi sion of the National Bridge Olympics, scores released over the week-end revealed. The tour nament was held at the E. R. Bryson home last week. Both Mr. Hammond and Mr. Forsta are graduate students in the University. Their scores will compete in national ratings, it was announced. R ii mor of Refund On Tuition Here Spiked at Outset A dispatch appearing in the Daily Bruin (U. C. L. A.) of May 3, datelined at Eugene on May 2, alleged that all students of the University of Oregon would re ceive a $5.00 refund on tuifion. The purported source was one H. C. Allen, allegedly business man ager of the school. Campus opin ion was of the view that this statement was entirely too opti mistic. The dispatch ran: “Tuition re funds of $5.00 each will be given to all University of Oregon stu dents, according to a recent an nouncement by 11. C. Allen, Uni versity business manager. Nearly $20,000 will be returned, he stated.” As there are only 2,000 students enrolled in the University, this would come to exactly $10,000 in stead of $20,000. The shibboleth that greeted this alleged refund seemed yesterday to be, “Oh, Yeah?” Juniors - Seniors Meet at Breakfast Sunday Morning Many Women Attend Annual Affair; Interesting Program Is Given Faith, hope, love, and luck pro vided inspiration for the annual junior-senior breakfast held in al umni hall Sunday morning, under the sponsorship of the Y.W.C.A. with more than 220 upperclasswo men as guests. Helen Binford, president of the campus Y.W.C.A., was toastmis tress for the occasion. Elizabeth Scruggs spoke on “Faith,” the first leaf of the four-leaf clover. “Hope” was explained by Edith Peterson. Marion Leach took as her subject, "Love.” The last leaf of the clover stood for “Luck,” and Marcia Sie ber, northwest executive secretary of the Y.W. interpreted it. Marie Saccomanno, soprano, sang grace. A violin solo by Eve lyn Hays featured the musical program for the morning. During the breakfast, Marjorie Scobert of fered various selections on the piano. The ticket sale committee was composed of Eleanor Higgins, Ei (Continued on Page Three) 203 Students Get Grade Warnings Interviews were required with 140 students as a result of mid term grades this term, the regis ter mgrades this term, the regis trar’s office announced yesterday. Of these, 89 were probation stu dents, 41 were other students on l the surveillance list and ten had two or more danger slips. 1 Of the 356 students on the sur veillance list 42 had one D or F. There were 203 other students with one danger report. The sur veillance list includes 223 students on probation, students with schol arships and athletes. Parents of all probation students and all others required to see ad viser are notified of grades. Stu , dents only are notified of one D or F. Upkeep of Auto in Europe Expensive, Says Vint Hall By ANN-REED BURNS Driving a car in Europe is £l rich man’s job, according to Vin ton Hall, University of Oregon graduate and former editor of the Emerald, who is at present in Eu gene for a week's visit in the city of his alma mater. Mr. Hall, who has recently re turned from a 10 months’ trip motoring through Europe with his wife, formerly Janet Thacher, daughter of Prof. W. F. G., Thacher, and student at this Uni- [ versity, yesterday told some rather startling information about the use of automobiles abroad. A Ford car, said Mr. Vinton, costs about $2,200 in Europe, so that, contrary to the United States, where a man drives a car whether there's bread in the bread box or not, only the wealthy have cars. “The man with the automobile there is quite the per son,” Mr. Hall remarked. Gasoline is extremely high in Europe. Mr. Hall said that, figur ing in American money, gas prices ranged from 25 cents a gal lon in Spain, the cheapest place, to 35 and 45 cents a gallon as the average. Nevertheless, driving through Europe is not only more interest ing, but a cheaper way of travel ing, for anyone who has a car in good condition and a little, me chanical knowledge, Mr. Hall stated. He drove in a Chysler roadster across the continent to New York, shipped the car to Europe, where he used it for all transportation. Contrary to much popular opin ion, there are no exorbitant duties to pay when driving over borders, according to Mr. Hall, who said that he bought one permit which allowed him to travel through all Europe at will. There is, however, in several countries, a daily road toll, one mark a day being charged in Germany, 80 cents in France, and 20 cents in Spain, in (Continued on Faye Four) Summer School Sessions Will Be Given Here Budget Adoption Makes Plans Certain FEW CUTS PLANNED Work To He Approximately Same As in Previous Years, Chancellor Says By STERLING GREEN PORTLAND, Ore., May 8 -(Spe cial to the Emerald l — Summer school sessions will be held this year on the University of Oregon. Oregon State college, and normal school campuses, and at the Port land extension center. This announcement, long await ed by students and faculty mem bers, and long delayed by the pre carious financial condition of higher education in Oregon, was made today by Chancellor W. J. Kerr as he submitted for approval tentative budget figures to the state board of higher education in session here. There \vill not be any great con traction in the curricular offerings at any institutions, advices from the chancellor stated, in spite of budget reductions. The work will be given approximately as in pre vious years. Work To Start Immediately upon the adoption of the budget figures, the tasks of hiring instructors and sending out advance publicity to the state at large will be begun. The delay in announcing the summer quarter will entail much hurried work on the part of She extension division, under the direction of Alfred E. Powers, head of that division. Full listings of the courses to be offered will be released as soon as pos sible by Dean Powers. Much of the work has already been partially completed, pending final action of the board, and printed pamphlets, bulletins, and courses of study will be sent im mediately to the printers and pre pared for distribution. Dean Pow ers has already been in communi cation with a number of instruc tors on other campuses, who have been awaiting notification of their employment in Oregon’s system of higher education for the two sum mer periods. Funds Are Listed State funds for the summer (Continued on Pane Pour) Alpha Kappa Psi Initiates Eleven Eleven men were initiated into Alpha Kappa Psi, professional commerce and business fraternity, at the spring initiation in Gerlin ger hall Sunday morning. The new members are Bill Perry, James Ferguson, Lloyd Schmidt, Frank Denham, Ted Koshland, Ralph Williams, Herbert Large, Fred Fisher, Bob Bollinger, Sam Schleifer, and William Hutchin son. Immediately following the init iation ceremonies, the group ad journed to the Anchorage for an initiation breakfast, during which an election of new officers was held. Those elected were Heinz Huebner, junior, president; Jay Brown, junior, vice-president; Clair Christopherson, sophomore, secre tary; Harlo Call, junior, treasurer; and James Ferguson, sophomore, master of rituals. Dr. N. H. Co rnish was retained as faculty ad viser for the group. Mr. Huebner, the newly-elected president, is scheduled to repre sent the local chapter at the na tional convention in Chicago this June. Mr. Brown, the new vice president, is alternate delegate to the convention. A business meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, according to Heinz Huebner. A local business i man has been secured to speak. — Articles at Depot Lost articles are again coming in at the lost and found depart ment in the University depot. A beret, a gray purse, two pairs of gloves, one pair of glasses, a trench coat, and an insurance salesman’s I outfit have been received within the past few days. New Faces at Board Meeting George B. McLeod (left) and C. A. Brand (right), new members of the state hoard of higher education, who attended their-second meeting yesterday. Bottom, left to right—Ellen Sersanous, Louise Webber, and Mary Lou Patrick, who were among delegates at the meeting from the University. Frexies of Coast Student Bodies To Meet Here May 17 Robert Hall Announces the First Conclave of Group 'Ever Slated for Eugene Twenty or more members of the Pacific Student Presidents associa tion will meet on the University of Oregon campus for a four-day con clave, May 17 to 20, it was an nounced yesterday by Bob Hall, president of the A.S.U.O. and vice president of the coast organiza tion. Last year the meeting was held at the University of California at Los Angeles and this year will be the first time it has ever convened on this campus. Both presidents and presidents-elect will be among the visitors, and each will stay at his respective fraternity house. During the four days the group will hold its annual meetings, elec tion of officers for the coming year, a banquet, and will take a trip up the McKenzie, Hall stated. Other features and entertainments will be arranged at a later date. Delegates will represent all the major universities and colleges as well as many of the smaller insti tutions. Officers in the group in clude Phil Kellog, president, U. C L. A.; Hall, vice-president, Ore gon; and Bob Cross, secretary treasurer, Washington State col lege. Commerce Honorary Selects Eight Pledges For the first time in its years of existence, Beta Gamma Sigma, national scholastic honorary in commerce, the only scholastic or ganization recognized by the American Association of Schools of Administration has pledged wo men to its ranks. Selection to the honorary is based chiefly on high scholastic record and only juniors and sen iors are pledged. The girls pledged are Hilda Fries, Eileen Hickson, and Norma Huston. They are the first three women ; in Oregon to achieve this honor. Men pledged to the honorary are: Donald Emry, Otto Vonderhei*, Harry Visse, Edward Kremers, and Sherri! Gregory. Initiation will be held next week. Halbert Will Play Special Concert Monday Evening Small Admission Charge To Help Pay for Violinist’s Trip To Eastern Contest A special concert is to be given by Howard Halbert, prominent University violinist, at the music auditorium next Monday evening, it was announced yesterday by Rex Underwood, Halbert’s instruc tor for the past three years. The purpose of the special re cital will be to raise money to help defray the expenses of Hal bert’s trip to the finals of the na tional young violinists’ contest, to be held in Minneapolis the week of May 22. Last Saturday in Seattle Hal bert won the Northwest division contest for young violinists, there by earning a place in the national finals. At the last national con test, held in San Francisco two years ago, he placed third, and is considered to have a good chance to win the national contest this year. 1 he contests tor young musici ans are held throughout the coun try every two years by the Nation al Federation of Women’s Clubs. They are open to all musicians under 30 years of age. Tentative plans also call for a benefit concert to be given by Hal bert in Corvallis some time before his departure for Minneapolis on May 18. His home is in Corvallis. Three years ago he transferred from O. S. C. to the University, from which he will graduate this spring. Recently one of Halbert’s young violin pupils, Brewster Smith, won first place in the state class A violin contest for high school stu dents held at Forest Grove. Smith | is the son of Elwood Smith, dean of lower division at the University and the college. Commencement Plans The commencement committee will meet in the committee room of Johnson hall Wednesday at 4 | p. m. to perfect plans for com mencement, Dr. James Gilbert, chairman, announced yesterday. Cecil Espy will represent the . senior class and Robert Allen the I alumni at the meeting. -•* Emerald Rates ! High In Nation-1 Wide Survey National Scholastic Press Makes Compilation -— - f NOTICE IS RECEIVED Oregon Staff Felicitated on Being Among High (’law* College Papers With 010 points out of a pos sible 1,000, the Oregon Daily Emerald was given superior all American honor rating by the Na tional Scholastic Press association, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, most accredited organization of its kind in the United States, according to word received yesterday from Fred L. Kildow, director of the associ ation. This is in direct contradiction to the low rating among papers on the Pacific coast accorded the Em erald by the University of North Carolina Daily Tarheel, in an un official rating of college daily newspapers. The rating given the Emerald is exceeded by only one—that of “Pacemaker,” which would pos sibly have been given had more papers from this division submit ted themselves to scrutiny, accord ing to the letter of announcement from Mr. Kildow. The letter fol lows : Editor Gets Notice "Mr. R. L. Neuberger: "rroiessor nennetn k. uison, who criticized your paper, says there is no doubt but that it should rate all-American and would do if we had a majority of the college dailies of the country entered in the critical service. The all American rating has, until this year, been the highest rating we award. This year we took a very fine skimming of the cream of the all-American papers and desig nated them Pacemakers. Not hav ing more papers in your division, we do not feel that we want to attempt to say whether or not it should receive a Pacemaker desig nation. Its score, 910, would cer tainly cause it to be considered for the Pacemaker rating were there are a number of papers in the group.” Very truly yours, FRED L. KILDOW, Director.” Summary Given Following is the summary of scoring: News values and sources, (Continued on Faye Pour) Scabbard and Blade To Pledge Tomorrow Members of Scabbard and Blade, national military honor ary society, met last night to make final decisions as to men for the annual spring pledging. Formal pledging will be held in connection with the parade of the R.O.T.C. unit Wednesday af ternoon at 4 o’clock. The spring naming of men to the honorary is usually restrict ed to juniors. It is expected that eight or ten will be presented with the red and blue ribbons Wednesday. In case it Is raining at the time for the parade, the pledg ing will be held in the drill shed. | Campus Calendar Heads of houses will meet Thursday at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house at 4 o'clock. Graduate council will meet Wed nesday at 4 o’clock in the gradu ate office. There will he a meeting of Phi Beta at Gerlinger hall at 7 o’clock tonight. ° -3* Mothers’ Day directorate will meet at 4 o’clock at the College Side. Phi Epsilon Kappa, national physical education fraternity, meeting this evening at 7:30 in room 305, Condon hall. Dr. Rob ert Seashore will speak. Majors and minors invited to attend. Important Skull and Dagger meeting at 7:20 tonight. 100 Jour nalism building. Change May Be Made On Downward Scale To Remedy Defects -M. _ Honored John Straub, late dean emeritus of the University, for whom the new men’s dormitory will be named. This honor was conferred upon him by the state board of higher education at its meeting in Portland yesterday. Campus Lunch Opens Week-End Friday at Noon Queen Margaret I Wlil Reign; Friars and Mortar Board To Pledge With the announcement yester day of complete plans for the All Campus luncheon, preparation for Junior Week-end entered its final week. The All-Campus luncheon, start ing promptly at noon Friday, May 12, will officially mark the begin ning of a three-day round of stu dent body activity, coupled with the affairs attendent to Mother’s day. Service for 2500 persons, as well as a complete traditional program, is being arranged by Caroline Card, luncheon chairman, and her committee. Queen Margaret I, ruling sov ereign of Junior Week-end, will be crowned at the luncheon, thereby taking over queenly duties. Mor tar Board, senior women’s activity honorary, and Friar’s, men’s sen ior activity honorary, will carry out their annual pledging as they pass in single file about the cam pus. No Classes Friday All campus living organizations will suspend their noon meal Fri day to make way for the lunch eon. Classes are to bo dismissed Friday afternoon. The University of Oregon band is to furnish the music for the (Continued on Vane Pour) Mm’s Dormitory To Be Named for Straub MEETING IS QUIET Summons Inserts Clause To Revise Figures If Inequalities Are Found By DICK NEUBERGER (Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald) PORTLAND, Ore., May 8 — (Special)---The tentative budget submitted by Chancellor Kerr was passed unanimously by the state board of higher education at ap proximately 3:19 this afternoon. The budget's contents has not yet run the complete gauntlet of scru tiny and surveillance by board members, however. The motion to approve the budget carried with it a clause giving the board the privilege to revise or alter any inequalities that come to its atten tion. Changes May Be Made The motion and the reservation which accompanied it were intro- « duced by E. C. Sammons, chair man of the finance committee. They were passed with little hesi tation or argument. Following the adoption, Mr. Sammons explained that sums allotted to the various schools and departments represent the maximum amounts available for the respective projects. Any revisions will be downward or will involve complete abandonment. It was pointed out that one admir able feature of Mr. Sammons' mo tion is that it will give the board the right to re-distribute funds ac cording to enrollment fluctuation at the several institutions. A plan such as this was advocated by the Emerald in its analysis and com ment on the budget last week. College Gets Larger Portion The budget the board adopted today calls for an expenditure of a total of $2,278,788.19 from July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. the vari ous schoQls will receive funds as follows, the lion’s share going to the state college: University of Oregon, $046,979.11; Oregon State college, $938,484.23; Monmouth normal, $145,644.04; Ashland nor mal. $66,261.41; LaGrande nor mal, $55,642.84; and University of Oregon medical school, $255,152.22. This distribution of unrestricted funds aroused considerable contro versy between Eugene and Corval lis during the past week, with the Register-Guard and Emerald pleading for more funds for the University as compared to the col lege’s larger share, and the Cor vallis Gazette-Times defending the agricultural institution's allot ment. The Oregon State Barom eter maintained a discreet editor ial silence regarding specific points in the budget. The amount of funds allocated to higher education today con trasts sharply with the $4,850,000 available in the boom year of 1929-30. The coming year will have to struggle on approximately half as much as was appropriated (Continued on Pape Ptvo) Beauty of Music, Rhythmic Dances9 Captivate at Recital By BETTY OHLEMILLER I Tuneful, rhythmic, and graceful! entertainment was provided by Mrs. Jane Thacher, assisted by ■ Elizabeth Thacher and Lucy A'nn' Wendell last night, in the school i of music auditorium. With the two young women interpreting the mu sic, Mrs. Thacher traced dancing j and ihusic in relation with one an- j other from the primitive to the modern. Although emotional and, beautiful the angular positions as- ■ sume°d by the dancers in the prim- j itive gave it a rather awkward ap pearance. With creamy candles, greenery, oriental rugs and flood lights mak ing the stage impressive, Mrs. Thachers informal manner and touches of wit made last night's program extremely interesting and very different from the usual mu sicale. As a bit of 'humor typified in dancing, the hornpipe, formerly the English shepherd's dance, now at tributed to the sailor, was danced by Elftabeth "Bee" hacher. Flip pant and “cocky" it makes a clever innovation to intervene between more serious numbers. Illustrating the court dances, the two girls seemed like figures stepped from some old picture. Graceful, with a certain piqyant and airy manner, Miss Wendell, a tiny, slender blond, portrayed the familiar ballet. As a well known example of the polonaise, the beginning of the na tional dance, Mrs. Thacher played a “Military Polonaise." This num ber gained interest through its martial dignity and heavy energy. Another example of popular dance music, was the "Viennese Waltz,” a truly lovely number, fiery, ener getic sentiment. As. a sign of hearty approval the audience called the dancers back for several encores. One of those which seemed very popular, was (Continued on Page Pour)