, Course Here
Geared for
Low Ability
Conclusion Reached by
R. W. Leighton
University Research Secretary
Writes of Findings in
Education Journal
Excerpts from studies recently
made by R. W. Leighton, executive
secretary of research at the Uni
versity, on the subject of student
potentiality recently appeared in
• the January number of the Amer
ican Journal of Education.
Undergradute courses at the
University of Oregon are geared
more effectively for the student of
low ability than for the student of
high ability, concludes Leighton.
This conclusion is the result of
a comparison of computed poten
tial grade-point ratio and the ac
tual grade-point ratio of each stu
dent concerned in the study. The
potential grade-point ratio is reck
oned from the student's score on
the American Council of Educa
tion psychological examination.
To determine the achievement
Vneasured by the marks received
by the students, Leighton anal
yzed the examination questions
given in the department of history,
economics, sociology, psychology,
and philosophy during twelve
quarters. He found that the chief
mental activities which the typical
student needed to exercise were
the recalling of factual material or
the manipulating of that material
in a fashion which did not require
complex mental activity.
The report of this study is en
titled “Studies to Determine the
Relative Achievement of Students
at Different Potentiality Levels.”
Paul Petri Will Be
Heard in Musical
Reading Tuesday
Music, Drama Honorary to Present
Voice Professor in Strauss’
‘Enoch Arden’
Paul Petri, professor of voice on
the Eugene and Corvallis campus
es, will be presented in a dramatic
reading February 20 by Phi Beta,
music and drama honorary. He
will offer “Enoch Arden” and will
be accompanied by Mrs. Petri,
head of... the Oregon .State music
department. She will play Rich
ard Strauss’ musical accompani
ment for the reading.
Mr. and Mrs. Petri have given
this work together before the Ru
binstein club at the Waldorf-As
toria in New York, as well as in
Newark, New Jersey, and in a
number of Oregon towns.
The various characters, scenes,
and episodes in “Enoch Arden,”
are depicted through changing
themes in the music composed by
Strauss, in the same way that
Wagner has used in his operas.
Before the reading begins, Mrs.
Petri will give the theme or motif
for each character, in order that
the course of the music may be
better understood.
Profits from the concert, tickets
for which will be 25 cents, will go
into the Phi Beta scholarship fund.
Tickets may be bought at the
Co-op. Ellen Galey, member of
the honorary, is in charge.
Girl Scout Camp
Offers Positions
Positions as counsellors at the
Portland girl scout camp on the
Molalla river from July 1 to Aug
ust 15 of this year, are open to wo
men of the University who might be
interested, according to a letter
received by Hazel P. Schwering,
dean of women, from Helen S.
Cantine, director of the girl scouts.
“We shall need as counsellors,
girls who are proficient in one or
more of the following subjects:
ciieteucs, handicraft, nature, swim
ming'. singing, dramatics, girl
scout rank work, camp crafts and
hiking,” the communication reads.
"Board and room is offered as rec
ompense for the services given by
the counsellors.”
Further information concerning
this work will be supplied by Hel
en Cantine, Meier and Frank com
pany, Portland headquarters of the
girl scouts organization.
McDO!SALD
600 Seats 15c
• NOW PLAYING •
“ DESIGN
For LIVING”
FREDRIC MARCH
MIRIAM HOPKINS
GARY COOPER
Edward Everett
HORTON
IS etc Postmaster
Henry B. R. Brigg3, long a lead
ing figure in a chain of Pacific
coast newspapers and former pub
lisher in Los Angeles, who has
recently been sworn in as new
postmaster at Los Angeles.
| Edison Marshall
i Contest Extended
To February 20
Thacher Announces Change for
Entrants to Submit
Short Stories
The deadline for the annual Edi
son Marshall short story contest
has been extended from February
15 to February 20 by W. F. G.
Thacher, professor of English and
business administration, who is in
charge of the writing contest.
He declared that absolutely no
further extension would be grant
ed on the deadline for submitting
! short story entries. He said that
two manuscripts of the stories
must be turned in to him and en
cased in an envelope bearing the
title of the story. The name of the
entrant should not be placed on
either of the manuscripts but writ
ten on a separate slip of paper in
serted in the envelope.
The prize for the contest is $50,
presented by Edison Marshall,
famous writer. Judges for the
competition will be announced lat
er, reports Thacher.
Janet Fitch, who graduated
from the University last June and
was prominent in literary circles
on the campus, won the contest
last year.
Horace D. Neely
Sets New Record
At Five-Way Meet
Oregon Rifleman Gets 383 Points;
University Graduate Holds
National Championship
A new all-time record for the
University of Oregon was made
by Horace D. Neely of the ROTC
rifle team during- the five - way
meet held last week.
Neely scored 383 spoints, which
is two points over the previous
mark. The world’s record in this
competition is 393. However, ac
cording to Sergeant Harvey
Blythe, rifle team coach, only two
people have ever registered this
score.
“I believe that we may have an
other coming champion in our
midst,” remarked Blythe. E. F.
Sloan, a graduate of the Univer
sity of Oregon, holds the present
national individual championship
which he won in 1931. He recently
retired from the army because of
physical disability.
Other scores in the order of their
size made by the team during the
event are: H. E. Atterbury, 380;
E. W. Thompson, 380; K. E. Be
lieu. 372; H. L. Price, 369; J. C.
Beard, 363; B. J. Cross, 364; R. L.
Osborn, 360; P. J. Lew, 346; W. R.
Rice, 342.
Scores from the other five
schools are expected by the end of
the week.
Pi Lambda Theta Meets
Pi Lambda Theta, women’s edu
cation honorary met Monday eve
ning at 7:30 in Gerlinger hall for
the purpose of compiling a list of
candidates for membership in the
honorary. February 26 is the date
set for the election of new mem
bers.
McClure Gets Store Room
A store room, about 16 by 5 feet,
is being constructed on the first
floor of McClure hall by enclosing
the space under the staircase
which was recently shifted and
narrowed. Two CWA carpenters!
are doing the work.
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O LON I A L
_ II V tr ALOf IN
NOW PLAYING
—First Run—
Most Astonishing Film
E\er Produced!
H. G. WELLS’
Invisible Man
Smith9Lomax
Write Article
For Magazine
| ‘Commonwealth Review"
Has Oregon Issues
•Realignment of Oregon Counties,'
Plan Discussed; Knox Plan
For Liquor Explained
The Commonwealth Review for
January, 1934. which is just off the
press, contains as its leading arti
i cle, “Realignment of Oregon Coun
ties,” by Warren D. Smith, head of
! the departments of geology and
geography, and Alfred L. Lomax,
professor of business administra
tion. This article, in which Smith
and Lomax suggest that physical
and economic resources be taken
into consideration in any reorgani
zation of the state involving a
change of county lines to include
larger areas, is the first of a series
of three articles on realignment
and centralization of county gov
ernment in Oregon by the co-auth
ors. The other two will follow se
rially in the March and May num
bers of the Commonwealth Re
view.
The January issue also contains
an interpretation of the Knox liq
uor control act by William M.
Briggs, municipal field consultant,
League of Oregon Cities; “A Local
College as an Educational Oppor
tunity,” by H. Earl Pemberton,
who was a graduate assistant in
the department of sociology from
1930 to 1932, and who will receive
his Ph.D. degree from the Univer
sity of Southern California in
June, 1934; and "A Social Revolu
tion Meets ‘Bread and Circuses,’ ”
by Wallace J. Campbell, graduate
assistant in the department of so
ciology. Campbell’s article deals
with the results of the Unemployed
Cooperative Movement in Califor
nia.
The Commonwealth Review is
designed to interpret in non-tech
nical manner to the professional
and lay public the leading issues
in the fields of political, economic,
and social problems of the state of
Oregon. It is edited by the college
of social science, in collaboration
with the schools of business ad
ministration, education, journal
ism, law, and physical education,
and is published five times a year.
Philip A. Parsons, professor of so
ciology, is editor. The associate
editors are: James D. Barnett, Cal
vin Crumbaker, D. R. French, and
Herman Kehrli. George Turnbull
is editor of news and notes and L.
S. Cressman is book review editor.
A re fFire Marks9
Puzzling? Better
Read That Book
American fire marks, what are
they? A small book tucked away
among the precious volumes in the
basement of the old library tells
the origin and use of this unusual
bit of English and American his
tory.
London, before the advent of
fire departments for public pro
mark was first used. These marks
were copper, lead or wood plates
bearing the insignia of insurance
companies who protected from fire
only the buildings that bore their
plaque. If a building had no in
surance and no fire mark the help
less owner had to depend on the
ineffectual buckets of his neigh
bors and friends to extinguish the
blaze that was consuming his
property.
Fire marks were used by Amer
ican companies in the 18th century
and illustrations of these rareties
are shown in the book.
Plans Made for
First Pre-Legal
Students’ Dance
Committees for Affair Announced
By George Birnic; Will Be
At Craftsman’s Club
Committees for the pfe-legal
students' dance to be held Friday,
February 23, at the Craftsman’s
club, were announced yesterday by
George Birnie, publicity chairman
of the dance.
The committees appointed are:
publicity, George Birnie; decora
tions, Bill McCall; patrons, Nora
Hitchman; music, Clayton Wentz;
tickets, Bert Schatz; general chair
man, Bill Schloth.
Orval Thompson is president of
the group which is sponsoring the
dance, the first ever held by the
pre-legal organization, according
to Birnie.
‘•Tickets for the dance will be
distributed by pre-legal students
in each living organization on the
campus,” said Birnie. "Art Wall's
orchestra will provide the music,
and we are looking forward to a
very successful affair. Admission
will be 50 cents a couple.
"The pre-legal group is a grow
ing organization and is beginning
to command considerable atten
tion. There are 120 members this
year, and we are making headway
each term.”
Scanning the Cinemas
I_
MCDONALD—"Design for Liv
ing," Miriam Hopkins, Fred
j ric March, Gary Cooper.
] COLONIAL — "The Invisible
Man,” Claude Rains, Gloria
Stuart.
By J. A. NEWTON
Because yours truly is in a
spot and has no choice to make
between the two leading shows
! in town, please consider them
both on the top. They are such
different types of pictures that
they can hardly be considered
on the same basis. One thing
both have in common; they
are grand entertainment. So
flip a coin to see which one
you go to, then take in the
other one afterwards.
Noel Coward Play
"Design for Living” is typical of
Noel CowTard. It's full of spark
ling lines and amusing situations.
I must admit, first of ail, a great
admiration for Fredric March,
secondly an aversion for Miriam
Hopkins, and thirdly a so-so atti
tude towards Gary Cooper.
This show is very long and it
ends on an up-turn, leaving mat
ters at the same situation with
which the relationship between the
girl and two men begins.
But it's the Noel Coward lines,
the subtle manipulation of Direc
tor Ernest Lubitsch and the pol
ished performance of Frederic
March which make this picture so
diverting. Edward Everett Horton,
the sour-faced comic, also contrib
utes many lines of comedy very
finely done.
Story deals with a girl who falls
for two men. They are a couple of
irresponsible artists living in a bo
hemian rooming house. Cooper is
a painter and March a playwright.
Enter the girl and the three evolve
a “Design for Living,” by which
all three live together, but “no
sex.’’
So the girl takes the lads in
hand1 and makes the playwright a
success so that he has to go to
London and leave the other two
alone.
Now you can begin guessing.
Anyway, before long the paint
er is also a success. Comes back
the playwright and finds the girl
alone, and you can guess some
more. Ends up with the old orig
inal arrangement.
Great stuff. Sophisticated com
edy.
S; S «
A Teennipil Triumph
The elements which make “The
Invisible Man’’’ stand out are the
unbelievable photographic effects.
Poor Claude Rains, the star and
A few lines on Edward Everett
Horton, who is the big-shot adver
tising man in “Design for Living,"
who doesn’t get to first base, but
does fairly well walking across the
diamond.
an excellent actor, judging from
his gestures and voice inflections,
has the great disadvantage of not
being seen until the final shot. A
nice looking lad, too.
Aside from these amazing pho
tographic tricks and the eery sen
sations they arouse, the picture
has only the strange and comic as
well as terrifying situations which
the invisible man gets into.
The plot is H. G. Wells all
through, of course, and the pic
ture sticks pretty well to the
story as I remember it.
Gloria Stuart is decorative in a
blond way, and Dudley Digges, a
very competent actor, finds him
self with very little to do.
Repairs Completed
Law school students who have
been unable to study in the law
school library for the past few
weeks, or indeed, even to reach
the books, may return to their ac
customed niches, it was announced
Friday. The repairs which occa
sioned the disturbance, together
with the removal of the much
missed wall, have been completed.
Dr. Howard Taylor Speaks
Dr. Howard Taylor, of the psy
chology department, spoke at the
meeting of Phi Delta Kappa, men’s
education honorary, Monday night
at 7:30 in Gerlinger hall. Dr. Tay
lor spoke on the recent vocational
guidance conference which he at
tended in January. Both regular
members and neophytes attended
the meeting.
“Patronize Emerald advertisers.”
Early Spring
Brings Many
New Blooms
Louis Henderson Makes
Unusual Collection
Flowers in Blossom Two Months
Ahead of Schedule Due to
Balmy Weather
Spring this year is at least two
months ahead of schedule, accord
ing to Louis R Henderson, curator
of the University herbarium, who
has been collecting blooms during
the past few days of balmy weath
er to add to the collection here.
By comparing the dates on which
he has gathered blooming plants
with the earliest recorded dates
Henderson has concluded that the
present spring weather is quite un
usual.
A number of plants that ordin
arily put forth blooms in the so
called “spring” have been bloom
ing all winter, he has observed. The
nearest approach to this year,
1934, occurred in 1926, according'
to data in the herbarium.
Hazel, (Corylus Rostrata Cali
fornica) bloomed this year on Jan
uary 31, Mr. Henderson observed,
while the herbarium records show
the earliest previous bloom as
March 19, in 1903. Pussy willows
(Salix Scouleriana) were in bloom
this year January SI, compared to
the earliest recorded data of March
5, in 1926. Oregon or red alder,
in bloom this year January 31,
was in bloom February 16, back in
1896.
Other early blooms, with scien
tific names and dates of blooming
this year and the earliest recorded
in previous years, follow:
Oso berry or Squa plum, (Osmaro
nia crasiformis) January 31, 1934;
March 7, 1926.
Western early buttercup, (Ran
unculus occidentalis) January 30,
1934; April 7, 1902.
Common daisy, (Beilis perennis)
January 20, 1934; March 14, 1902.
Smajler Toothwort, wrongly
known as Spring Beauty, (Den
taria Tenella) January 30, 1934;
March 24, 1902.
Oregon rape, (Berberis aquifo
lium) February 4, 1934; March 9,
1926.
Scotch broom, (Cystisus scopar
ftius) February 4, 1934; May 28,
1880.
Pale Baby Blue Eyes, (Nemo
phila menziesi atomaria) January
31, 1934; March 27, 1926.
Dearth of Prioric
Type Halts Work
In Class Project
A dearth of Prioric type in
which the printing project of the
advanced typography class is be
ing set, has temporarily halted
work on the undertaking. All of
the available type has been util
ized and no one has been found
who could bring more from San
Francisco.
The project will be abandoned
for a time, according to Robert C.
Hall, instructor in typography and
superintendent of the University
| Press, and work on the third term
■ assignment begun. A book will be
J chosen, designed, and printed by
each member of the class and fin
ished to his individual taste.
A great deal of research on the
part of the student will be in
volved, particularly if he chooses
an old style type. Such a choice
would necessitate a study of the
size of the page, type of initial,
and general makeup appropriate
to the subject matter and kind of
type.
As soon as additional Prioric
type can be obtained from San
Francisco, work will continue on
"The Ecclesiastes,’’ this term's
project, selected this year by John
Henry Nash, member of the school
of journalism faculty and nation
ally famous printer.
The work completed on "The
Ecclesiastes” is very satisfactory
in the opinion of Hall, and he feel3
that, when finished it will consti
tute a very fine piece of work.
Friendly Nomura
To Be Bowen Host
Ray P Bowen, head of the Ro
mance language department, now
on leave of absence touring the or
ient, will be entertained by Y. No
mura on his arrival in Yokohama,
according to a story, in the Japan i
Advertiser, Tokyo, January 21.
Nomura met Dean Eric W. Al
len of the school of journalism and
his party when they arrived in
the port of Yokohama on a tour
of the orient last summer and hos
pitably entertained them during
their stay in that city. The story
in the Advertiser contains a letter
written by Allen thanking Nomura
for his kindness and friendship to
himself, J. J. Landsbury, and H. V.
Hoyt, other members of the Uni
versity faculty who accompanied
him on the trip.
The paper states further that
Nomura has made a host of friends
throughout the world through his
hospitality to foreigners arriving
in Yokohama, by entertaining
them while they are in the city.
O. S. C. Wesley
Delegates Visit
Eugene Chapter
Race Prejudice, Negro Standing
Are Subjects of Discussion
Led by Geneva Turner
Oregon State -College Wesley
foundation sent 55 delegates and
their director. Miss Mildred Bar
tholomew, to Eugene Sunday eve
ning for a joint meeting with the
University of Oregon chapter ob
serving “race relations Sunday.”
i The meeting begraji at 6 o'clock in
the Methodist church with the so
cial hour. At 7 Geneva Turner, ne
gro student at the University, led
the discussion on “The Standing of
the Negro in America.” Eula
Loomis opened the meeting with i
worship service.
The major point brought out by
the group was that the existing
race prejudice can best be con
quered through education. Moving
pictures were suggested as the
best means for education. As an
example of prejudice the case of
Roland Hayes, celebrated negro
tenor, who was permitted to stay
in only one hotel in Eugene, but
who still sung to his audience in a
gracious manner, was mentioned.
After the discussion meeting a
fireside gathering was held at the
Westminster ’ ■ on the campus.
Informal entertainment and spon
taneous group singing was feat
ured. Theda Spicer entertained
with a group of flute solos during
the social hour and Jessie Long
gave some vocal numbers.
Roe Waver, Eleanor Wharton,
Hazel Seavey, Eula Loomis and
Violet Adams were in charge of
arrangement-.
Hatters’ Banquet
Committee Named
Committees for the Mad Hat
ter's banquet, to be given by the
University Wesley foundation on
February 23, were appointed by
Herminc Zwanck Wednesday
night. Miss Zwanck is in charge
of general arrangements.
The banquet is an annual fun af
fair, and all students and friends
of Wesley foundation are invited.
The admission is 35 cents. Amus
ing skits, toasts, and musical num
bers carrying out the idea of “Al
ice in Wonderland'' are features of
the hilarious feast.
Jean Stromberg and Hermine
Zwanck are the program commit
tee. Margaret Temple is in charge
of refreshments and programs.
Charles Paddock is ticket chair
man. and Glen Ridley is invitations
chairman. Betty Hentley was ap
pointed for decorations and Mir
iam Eichner, publicity.
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use White Burley in making
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