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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1933)
VOLUME XXXV NUMBER 16 Budget Larger As Journalism School Grows / Stale Board Adds $500 For Instruction EQUALIZATION IS AIM Chancellor Kerr to Attend Meeting At Chicago; Enrollment Report Presented to Group An increase in enrollment made necessary the 5500 increase in the school of journalism 1933-34 bud get voted by the state board of higher education Monday, Dean Eric W. Allen explained yesterday. “The school of journalism had its budget cut twice in rapid suc cession,” the dean said. “Follow ing this there was an increase iji ' enrollment, making necessary an equalization of its budget with other departments.” Addition Approved An addition to the journalism staff of an instructor to take over part of this load was Approved by the board. Other additions to the staff on the Eugene campus ap proved included Vernon Kerley, in structor in mathematics and as sistant in science, effective Octo ber 1, 1933; A. J. Mathews, to take over some of the work of Profes sor F. S. Dunn, head of the Latin department; and Howard Halbert, who will work as assistant conduc tor of orchestras on both campus es. Chancellor Kerr was given per mission by the board to attend the meeting of the Association of American Universities at Chicago, where he w'ill deliver an address, and also to go to the meeting of the American Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities. Enrollment Drops A resume of the enrollment at T the six state institutions was giv en to the board in Chancellor Kerr’s complete report. On Octo ber 10 it had reached a total of 5502 compared with 6140 a year ago. Registration in extension courses, however, rose from 1375 last year to 1639, an increase of 19.5 per cent. Only La Grande normal showed an increase in enrollment this year, while Ashland normal had the heaviest drop. A table, showing the enrollment and percentage change from last year, follows: % dec University . 2113 7.2 College .1945 13 Medical school _ 551 7,6 (Including nursing students.) Monmouth normal . 397 15.9 Ashland normal . 256 21.2 La Grand normal. 240 *1.7 :|Tncrease. r _ Seabeck Conference Arranged by Council The Pacific Northwest field council of the Y.M.C.A. held a meeting in Portland last week-end, at which plans were made for the Seabeck conference, June 11 to 16. The theme of this conference is to I be “Rethinking Fundations in a Day of World Crisis.” Dr. Norman Coleman, president j of Reed college, spoke to the group Sunday on religion in Russia. Cole- j man was elected and accepted a position on the field council board. The purpose of the Northwest j Field council is to discuss the bus- ' iness of the Y.M.C.A. in the four northwest states: Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Oregon, and to make recommendations to the lo cal groups. Tickets for Friday Tilt Can Be •Purchased at Grad Manager's Office Tickets for the Oregon-Ida ho game Friday night can now 1 be purchased at the graduate manager’s office or at the Co-op, reports Tom Stoddard, assistant graduate manager. Dads can get tickets at the dean of men’s office. The cost of the tickets is $1.65. They are entitled to sit in the west grandstand or in the student rooting section. Good reserved seats at $2.20 are left at the graduate mana ager's office for the Oregon Oregon State game. I_ Library Adds Old Copy by Walpole To Fine Collection “The Castle of Ctranio” Procured In London; Edition Printed By Bodoni in 1791 To the Pauline Potter Homer col lection of fine books in the library has just been added a book of un usual interest to people who like fine bindings and printing. It is a copy of the Edwards edi tion of “The Castle of Otranto” by Horace Walpole, printed by Bo doni in 1791. Bodoni is a promi nent figure in the history of print ing. His type was the first kind to survive to modern times, and it is still considered the best all purpose type face. The book is bound in a leather that has evidently been treated to show a marble-like grain. It is simply decorated with a gold bor der, and the pages have a marble edge. The library procured the edition through a London dealer in old books. In that establishment the book received the necessary re pairs to make it useable. The mending is so skillfully done that it is imperceptible. It is interest ing to note that the person who did this work is a boy of 18. Bandsmen Report 'Smashing9 Time Had By All On Trip Excitement and thrills followed in the wake of the University of Ore gon R.O.T.C. band in its trip to Seattle for the football game last Saturday, During the short time they were in Portland, the bands men paraded through the streets and gave concerts over KEX and KOIN. Their West Point uniforms in lemon and emerald were the objects of exclamations of admira tion from all observers. While in Seattle, they were lodged in comfort at the Olympic hotel. The big thrill came, how ever, on the way to the game. In spite of the protection of a motor cycle escort and a private bus, a low railroad trestle absolutely smashed one big tuba, that was on the roof, and dented the bell on an other." Only the loud cries of the bandsmen and the quick action of the driver in stopping the buss averted a wholesale destruction of musical instruments. The instru ments can be hammered back into shape so that there will be a very small loss. The band’s next trip will be to Portland for the Oregon State game. Clinton P. Haight Visits Campus Last Week-end Clinton P. Haight, who receivi his LL.D. and Ph.B. degrees fro the University of Oregon in 18S was on the campus over the wee end to visit his two' sons, Clint( P., jr., and William. Haight is pu lisher of the Blue Mountain Eag! and both his sons are majoring journalism. Oregon Rifle Team Steadier In Aim Than Unselected Men Robert H. Seashore, associate professor of psychology, and Ray mond D. Adams, who was his re search assistant last year, have recently had published a short ar ticle, “The Measurement of Stead iness—a New Apparatus and Re sults on Marksmanship,” in the September 29 issue of “Science.” This article describes new ap paratus for the measurement of postural steadiness and also re ports preliminary results on the use of this apparatus in which Adams showed that persons who t were steady in arm and hand movements were also steady in maintaining an erect posture eith er with eyes closed or in aiming a rifle from standing position. The University of Oregon rifle team acted as observers in this ex periment and it was found that they ranged consistently in the up per one-third of all scores in a group of 60 men and that for the average of all five tests only one member of the rifle team ranged below the most steady of the unse lected group of 50 men students enrolled in military drill classes. The strikingly superior scores of the rifle team may have resulted from the intensive rifle training to which these men have been sub (Continued on Page Three) T Dad’s Program Complete, Sent To All Houses Registration Desk to Br In Johnson Hall BADGES AVAILABLE Golf Courses and Theater to Offei Free Entertainment for Campus Visitors Programs tor the seventh an nual Dad's day, Saturday, October 21 for personal distribution by the students to their dads, were sent to all campus living organizations yesterday. The complete program follows Friday, October 20 8:00 p. m., Football game, U. of Oregon vs. U. of Idaho. Saturday, October 21 8:30 a. m., executive committee breakfast, regents room, John Straub Memorial building. 10:30 a. m., mass meeting of Dads, Guild theater. 12 noon, luncheon with son or daughter. 2 p. m., smoker for Dads, men’s gym. 6:00 p. m„ banquet, John Straub Memorial building. 8:30 p. m., an evening with dad. Sunday, October 22 11 a. m., special Dad’s day serv ices at churches. 1:30 p. m., dinner at living or ganizations. 5 p. m., concert, University of Oregon band, Music auditorium. All dads are urged to register at the registration desk in the lob by of Johnson hall and get their badges immediately upon their ar rival. Students are again asked to re mind their dads to bring their golf clubs, as both the Eugene country club and the Laurelwood golf club have issued invitations to dads to play free of charge on Saturday and Sunday. The Colonial theater announced yesterday that Clark Gable and Helen Hayes will be featured in “White Sister” both Friday and Saturday. At the last show Sat urday evening a special added at traction, Jean Harlow in “The Red-Headed Woman,” will be add ed, to the regular show. Dads will be admitted free to the Colonial on both Friday and .Saturday, Oc tober 20 and 21. Tan Delta Delta Pledges Twelve Tau Delta Delta, underclass mu sic honorary, formally pledged 12 women last night. They are Doris Peterson, Bar bara Foster, Marian Linly, Joy Carlisle, Alberta Roberts, Jessie Long, Ella Devereaux, Bernice Stromberg, Irma Egbert, Peggy Hay, Harriet Moore, and Avis Negley. At a short meeting following the pledging it was decided that a few of the pledges will entertain the older members on Tuesday, Octo ber 31. The program will consist of a vocal solo by Irma Egbert and piano numbers by Alberta Roberts and Avis Negley. Thespian Club Outlines Plans for First Term Members of Thespian, freshmen women’s organization, outlined plans for the first of the term, at a meeting at 7:30 lasL night in Gerlinger hall. In order to increase friendship and democracy on the campus, each Thespian is to meet four freshmen girls every two weeks, and become acquainted with them. The girls whom they are to con tact will be assigned at Thespian meetings held every two weeks. Thespians are planning to give a dinner for the freshmen repre sentatives in the men’s living or ganizations. Dean Jewell to Speak At Teachers’ Institute On October 21 Dean J. R. Jewell, of the school of education, will take part in the Clatsop county teachers’ institute. He will speak at both general sessions, and at the session for superintendents and principals and at one for high school teachers. Dr. Jewell’s subjects will be “Modern Trends in Education,” "Educational Guidance,,’,’ and “Schools: Yesterday and Today.” A Janitor’s Working Hours -EDITORIAL TN a period of enlightened labor reform the nation over it is amazing I A to find on the University of Oregon campus a labor condition that I belongs to the age of the sweatshop. Janitors at the University go to work at 6 o'clock in the morning, and they quit work at 6 o’clock at night. By direction of the admin istration, they waste two and a half hours in the middle of the day. from 11 a. m. to 1:30 p. m., so that the total day’s work amounts to nine and one-half hours. The two-and-one-half hour “lunch” period makes it nearly impossible to clean up rooms after morning classes, and is practically useless as a rest period. Some of the janitors, be cause they live at a distance from the campus, are spending 12 hours out of every 24 on the campus. When the cold weather arrives they will be coming even earlier, in order to have the buildings reasonably warm when classes start. This system was imposed upon the janitorial service by adminis trative order effective September IS. During the summer the force was cut down and the duties of each man were increased. The situation is more than an affront to decent employer-labor relationships. It is more than a reactionary example of administrative parsimony. It is more than a slap at the principles and ideals of the national recovery act. 1 It is a violation of the spirit* if not the letter, of state law. Ore gon’s legislature has provided that no state employee “shall be re quired or permitted to labor more than eight hours in any one day. or 48 hours in any one week..” Justice demands that the working hours of the University’s mechanical force be reduced to the maximum permitted by any great establishment. The fact that the NRA does not include state insti tutions is no excuse for the conditions that prevail. State laws have been enacted to prevent just such exploitation of laborers as has been saddled upon these caretakers of the University of Oregon, and com mon humanity demands thpt the load be lifted from their shoulders. Note: Further data on this subject are given in the regular edi torial columns. Y.W.C.A. Cabinet Replaces Officers At l^ew Election Only Result of Recent Dissension Slight Adjustment of Year’s Budget Plans for the year in the Y. W. C. A. are progressing rapidly, ap parently having been spurred on rather than driven away by the dissension in the Y cabinet, when four members of the cabinet re signed from office as a result of what they claimed was an unbal anced budget. At the meeting of the Y cabinet last night three officers were elect ed to fill the places left vacant by those resigned. Lois Greenwood replaces Gwen Elsmore as vice president; Alma Herman replaces Marygolde Hardison as secretary and Frances Rothwell replaces Ruth Vannice as treasurer. “We are very pleased with these elections, and the cabinet as a whole is more enthusiastic than ever with the YW program.” de clared Helen Binford, Y. W. C. A. president. She continued to say that she did not feel that there had in any sense been a “fight” in the cabinet. "It was a misunderstand ing, and even so it has brought those who are interested in the Y closer together. Coopei’ation with in the cabinet now is even more evident than before.” The only change which has been made in the Y.-W. C. A. program as a result of the dissension is a change in the budget, Mrs. Mar garet E. Norton, executive secre tary of the Y, having voluntarily offered to have her salary cut $150. Thus instead of the former $500 a year, she will be paid $350 from the University students, the mon ey coming from voluntary pledges of individual women on the cam pus. Elections for Y. W. C. A. frosh commission will be held in about two weeks, definite plans to ba made at the officers’ meeting next Thursday. According to two appointments which were made at the cabinet meeting, Eleanor Norblad will be chairman of office, and Ruth Van nice chairman of industrial group. Neuberger Is Speaker Richard L. Neuberger, last year’s editor of the Emerald, addressed the Rotary luncheon yesterday on conditions in Germany. Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school introduced the speaker. I_m_—_ ! Speaker Advises Students to Make Oriental Journey Dean Hoyt Describes Trip to East In Talk Before Professional Groups in Geriinger “You should take a trip to the orient just at your age, so you can look back on it for 60 years and enjoy it,’’ said H. V. Hoyt, dean of j the school of business administra ! tion, in a talk before; members of Phi Chi Theta and Alpha Kappa Psi professional fraternities last night at the men’s lounge of Ger lihger hall. He told of his trip to the Orient with Dean Eric W. Al len of the journalism school and Dr. John J. Landsbury of the mu sic department. He said they were not able to go ashore immediately upon their arrival because air maneuvers were being carried out that night. All the lights of the city and boats were turned out to make it as dark as possible. Then airplanes flew over the city in order to see what could be done in case of an aerial attack. “We went from Tokyo to Peking, a distance equal to the distance from here to New York, for $35,” said Dean Hoyt. He mentioned the fact that jinrikshas far out number automobiles, camels are used instead of trains for hauling coal, and trucks are not used to a great extent. The oriental people believe that their civilization is much higher than that of Ameri ca, mainly because it is older. Dean Hoyt was introduced by Heinz Heubner, president of Alpha Kappa Psi. ‘Pigger’s Guide’ to Be Superior in Accuracy In an effort to prevent the inac curacies of previous student di rectories, publication of this year’s issue of the “Pigger’s Guide” has been held up to insure exactness of addresses and telephone num bers. Proof will be complete tomorrow for checking at the A.S.U.O. office. It will then be sent to the regis trar for a re-check, and the book let will be ready for sale the first of next week. The additional time and care given to this year’s issue of the student directory should produce a guide superior to those of pre vious years, Hugh Rosson, gradu ate manager, said. Campus Calendar Positions on the night staff of the Emerald are available. Appli cants report to room 7, Journalism building. An all-campus tea will be given by Susan Campbell hall. All wo men are invited to call between the hours of'3 and 5. Sigma Chi announces the pledg ing of Alan Wilson of Spokane, Washington. Dill Pickle club meeting Wed nesday at Y. W. C. A. bungalow. Dr. E. YV. Warrington will con tinue his third of a series of talks on religion at the Westminster house at 9 o’clock. All Y. W. C. A. office girls are invited to come to a bridge tea from 4 o’clock to 5:30 at the Y bungalow. Condon club will meet Thursday evening at 7:45 at the home of Dr. Smith, 1941 University street. All geology and geography majors are invited. Refreshments will be served. Jewett Speech Contest Slated To Start Soon Series of After-Dinner Talks First DATE IS NOVEMBER 9 ‘American Optimism’ to Be Topic Of Orations; Kules Stated By Speech Head The first of this year’s series of W. F. Jewett speaking contests, the after-dinner speaking contest, is scheduled for November 9, ac cording to an announcement yes terday by John L. Casteel, director of speech. “The general subject for this contest,’’ said Casteel, “is to be ‘American Optimism.’ The subject will include all phases of the Amer ican tendency to see events in an optimistic light. The treatment may be sympathetic or cynical, may praise the strength and vir tues of this trait, or may intend to puncture and disillusion.” Casteel also outlined the follow ing rules and suggestions regard ing this competition for the infor mation of prospective entrants: 1. The contest is open to all un dergraduates, men and women who are carrying a minimum of twelve hours university work with passing grades, except those students who have won first place in this con test in previous years. 2. The contest will be held as a bona fide after-dinner occasion. 3. A list of 12 to 15 sub-topics will be prepared and posted. From this list each contestant will draw three, selecting one of the three as his topic and returning the oth er two. 4. This drawing and the drawing for the order of speaking will be held at 3 o’clock the afternoon of the contest. 5. Each speech shall be limited to eight minutes in delivery. 6. Speakers are advised to speak without notes; no ruling is made to the contrary, but use of notes count heavily in the judges’ opinion upon the effectiveness of the speech. 7. Qualities of speech: An after dinner speech should entertain the audience, and at the same time show a purpose, or point. Original ity, freshness, and sprightly style are desirable qualities. 8. Prospective contestants are advised to report to the office of the speech division in room 13 Friendly hall at once for full de tails concerning this competition. Oregana Has Big Opening of Sales An unprecedented rush for sub scriptions to the 1934 Oregana marked the opening of the year book sales campaign yesterday. Although no hundred per cent houses have filed their claims for the winners’ trophies, many or ganizations are near the perfect, mark, an>d should go over the top today, according to Bill McCall and Helen Stinger, who are in charge of the drive. Ed Cross, business manager of the annual, warns students who desire copies of the book to ob tain their subscriptions immedi ately. Only a limited amount of books will be printed, as in former years, and those who do not sign for a subscription will not receive an Oregana. The price of the book is $4,50, payable in three installments of 50 cents, $2 and $2. Dr. F. S. Dunn Elected To High Masonic Post Dr. Frederic S. Dunn, professor of Latin, was elected “knight com mander of the court of honour” yesterday at the annual convention of the Scottish Rite Masons, south ern jurisdiction, in Washington, D. C. Dr. Dunn, who is confined to his home with an ailment which has kept him from his classes, was one of 373 Masons in the United States to receive this honor. Elev en other members of the group in Oregon were similarly honored. Scholarship Not Used John King, tormer student of the University of Oregon, was un able to take his law scholarship to Cornell this year as he has been ill, and is now in Freewater, Ore I ) f AWS to Sponsor Freshman Party, Yearly Mum Sale , Committees Named for Projects; Chrysanthemums Must Be Ordered Early Two important projects, around 1 which A. W. S. activity is center ' ing at present, scheduled for early . in November, are the annual 1 chrysanthemum sales, of which Marie Saccamanno is chairman, ■ and the get-together party for • freshmen women, which is spon ■ sored by frosli councillors, in con junction with Kwama. Henriette Horak is chairman of > the freshman party, to be held from 7 to 10 p. m. Wednesday, 1 November 1, in Gerlinger hall. > She will be assisted by Ebba ■ Wicks and Adele Sheehy, with Marygolde Hardison as adviser. 1 Through a "television idea,” to be made the theme of the evening, ! the freshmen will be acquainted 1 with campus and social activities, ' campus etiquette and customs. ! Girls who are in charge of acts - for the party are Betty Allen, Roberta Moody, Louise Labbe, and > Valbourg Anderson. Other com ! mittees have not yet been appoint f ed and will be announced later. The yellow-and-green chrysan 1 themums, which will be sold this year for the Utah homecoming ’ game, November 4, and the Ore ’ gon State game, November 11, must be bought at least three ’ days before the game, according to Marie Saccamanno, ‘who is in charge of sales. Representatives • in living organizations and at the | Co-op will takfe orders for ’mums. ! The committee in charge is try ' ing to get a uniform price for ‘mums, and sell one large size for 75 cents, instead of having dif ; ferent sizes at 50 cents, 75 cents, i and $1, as has been done formerly. 'Mums will be secured from the University Florist at the home coming game in Eugene, and from Tommy Luke’s at the Oregon State game in Portland. Every one buying mums for the O. S. C. [ game must get them from Tommy Luke’s before 1:30 p. m. on the day of the game. Janet McMicken is secretary for the sales, and Betty Ohlemiller is in charge of publicity. Several new stunts are to be used in prep aration for the sales, chief among which is a song about ’mums, to be presented at the living organi ) zations at dinner by the Phi Mu I trio. Members of the trio are 1 Mary Ellen Osborne, Mary Mar garet Lot, and Lucy Ann Wen , dell. They are accompanied by ' Maxine MacDonald. Careless Students Err , Perhaps the excitement of going up to Seattle to see the game, ( made some students a bit forget , ful of their possessions, so the de pot reports that two fountain pens and a pair of gloves and a single ; glove has been turned in. kappa Sigma Mascot Leaves Campus Home To Roam City Streets Has anyone seen a lonesome Kappa Sigma that will answer to Pat, wandering around the campus ? The K. S. referred to is not an initiated member or even a pledge but is merely the house mascot. He is a German police dog of Honolulu origin (as near as can be determined) and upon close examination has brown eyes. He is almost of age and is more of a bru nette than most of the other police dogs on the campus. The campus gossips imply that through some peculiar ar rangement the Alpha Phi’s have a half interest in said pooch. Changes Slated In Homecoming For This Year i Signs and Noise Parade Eliminated RALLIES TO BE HELD Campus Lunch Will Bo Abolished; Alumni Gathering; Replaces Traditional Dinner A new type of rally parade and a mass rally will be held in place of the customary noise parade. Homecoming signs and the cam pus luncheon will be abolished, and an alumni luncheon will be sub stituted for the usual dinner. These Homecoming plans are be ing considered by a committee composed of Jack Cate, senior in economics; Tom Tongue, president of the Associated Students, and Robert K. Allen, alumni secretary. Homecoming signs will not be made because it is felt that the results obtained in the past have not justified the effort and ex pense involved, according to Cate. Rally Parade New Elimination of the signs will en able living organizations to spend more time on Lhe floats to take part in the new rally parade. Floats for this parade are to be decorative and noise-producers. The parade, which will be held on Friday night, will be bigger and more colorful than the old noise parade, and in conjunction with it will be held a mass rally at the Igloo, the freshman bon fire, and the Journalism Jam. Bonfire Site Same The bonfire will not be held on Skinner’s butte, but will be held above Reinhart field, where it was held last year. In place of having an alumni dinner with luncheons in the houses, an alumni luncheon will be held and dinner will be served by the houses. The customary Homecoming dance will be held in the Igloo on Saturday night. Program for Ensuing Term Planned by Club The first regular meeting of the Theta Sigma Phi, women's honor ary journalism society, was held last night at the Journalism build ing. Ruth McClain, vice-president of the society, presided at the meeting. Mrs. George Turnbull represented the alumnae. One of the topics for discussion was fall pledging. The initiation dr honorary associate members was also discussed. Preliminary plans were made for the Matrix Table banquet the early part of winter term, and for the first of a series of literary meet ings for women journalism majors to be held sometime next week. Sixteen Girls Pledged By Phi Beta Honorary Phi Beta, music honorary, last night formally pledged 16 women. The new pledges are Marjorie Bass, Kay Briggs, Dorothy Chat terton, Alvhild Erickson, Winifred Johnson, Pauline George, Nora Hitchman, Clara Larson, Marian Moore, Dorothy Smith, Theda Spi cer, Mary Ann Scurving, Jeanette Thompson, Virginia Wappenstein, Floy Young, and Lucy Ann Wen dell. At the meeting next Tuesday, the new pledges will entertain the old pledges and members with a program. Barker Praises University And Urges New Infirmary “It is felt in Portland that thej University is decidedly on the ‘up-1 xnd-up’,” said Burt Brown Barker, /ice-president of the University, vhen in Eugene. “The spirit of the tlumni is finer, more active, and on the whole, more influential than at any other time since I have been in the state of Oregon.” Barker added that it is easier to get groups together, easier to in terest them in University affairs and easier to sustain the interest in any undertaking. “It means that the University group is being knit together more closely than ever before,” he went on emphatically. "The co-opera tion between the faculties of the A? o ° University $ind the college is splerf did. In fact, I feel that they are fast becoming amalgamated as faculties. The effect on their mo rale has been surprisingly good.” Barker has just signed the ap plication for the infirmary and while it has not been definitely approved, he has every reason to believe that it will be, and if the local county gives a favorable re port, he feels that it will receive similar treatment in Washington. Barker has worked with the Oregon Mothers on the plan of the infirmary, and it was his idea to have it erected under the Federal Public Works plan of the N. I. R. A.