IdahoansBlast
O.S.C. Chances
With 34-22 Win
Beavers Practically Out
Of Title Chase
GRENIER TALLIES 11
Vandals Surprise Orangemen by
Victory at Corvallis After
Overcoming Lead
OREGON STATE COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Feb. 13.—(Special to
the Emerald)— The lowly Idaho
Vandals scored a surprise win
over the defending champion Ore
gon State quintet tonight, when
they drubbed the Orangemen, 34
to 22, in the last of a four-game
series.
Coach Rich Fox sent a winning
combination onto the floor this
evening just in time practically to
blast the Beavers’ last title hopes,
after the Vandals had proved a
mere setup in the three games
previously played on their present
road trip, losing two games to
Oregon and last night's tilt to the
Staters, all by overwhelming
scores.
Oregon State went into an early
lead with baskets by O’Connell
and McDonald, but rangy Howard
Grenier soon tied the count at
5-all, and the Vandals then went
out to a commanding lead at half
time of 15 to 12.
The second half started the
Idaho offense in earnest, and led
by Grenier and Iverson, forward,
who looped shots from every
angle, it was just a question as
to how big a score the invaders
would pile up before the final gun.
Grenier led the scoring with 11
points, while Iverson garnered
eight tallies. Captain Skeet O’Con
nell was high point getter for the
Orangemen with five points.
Class Constructs
Sound Machinery
A “phonedeik,” showing the
sound waves produced by differ
ent tones and noises, has been con
structed in the sound laboratory
by the sound class which is taught
by William R. Varner.
The amplifier, loud speaker,
and phonograph used were recent
ly brought from Corvallis.
The sound is analyzed by use
of the “phonodeik,” the “singing
flame,” and the “monometric
flame.” The "singing flame” pro
duces notes of definite frequency
because of the heated air rising
and producing pressures.
In certain cases the fundament
al tone is eliminated and the ear
apparently supplies the missing
tones. However, the different fre
quencies are recorded on the screen
as they actually occur.
By use of filters and resonators
the class is studying the energy
consumption and characteristic
frequencies of vowels.
| Request Program
Set for Sunday
Gleemen Concert
Lcoal Musical Group Gives Recita'
In Portland for Benefit
Of Shrine Hospital
The Eugene Gleemen, men’s cho
rus of 80 voices which is directed
by John Stark Evans, professor of
organ in the school of music, will
appear in an all-request concert
next Sunday in McArthur court at
3 o’clock. Admission is free.
The Gleemen's chorus was or
ganized eight years ago in Eu
gene. The singers are mostly busi
ness, professional, and tradesmen
of this city, though a few Univer
sity students take part.
The group gave a benefit concert
in Portland last Friday night, the
profits of which were to go to the
Shrine hospital for crippled chil
dren.
George Bishop, baritone, Don
Eva, tenor, and Howard Halbert,
violinist, appeared as soloists dur
ing the Portland concert.
Hilmar B. Grondahl, music crit
ic on the Oregonian commends the
soloists and the director for their
excellent work. Concerning the
number “O Filii et Filae” in which
the 80 voices on the stage are
played against a double quartet in
the balcony, Grandahl says:
“Mr. Evans proved his adroit
control of a complex situation here
so well and the Gleemen responded
with such excellent voice and en
semble dynamics that the audience
demanded a repetition.”
Bishop’s rendition in “Ol’ Man
River” received an “intense vol
ume of applause,” according to the
report, and Eva’s solo part in the
serenade from Romberg’s “Stu
dent Prince” it says made a dis
tinct hit.
Cast for ‘Cradle
Song’ Is Chosen;
Rehearsals Start
Lucille Stewart Has Lead; Play
To Be Presented Here
February 24
The cast for “The Cradle Song,”
to be presented February 24 un
der the direction of Mrs. Ottilie
Turnbull Seybolt, has been chosen
and rehearsals have started. The
part of Sister Joanna of the Cross,
which was portrayed by Constance
Bennett in the moving picture,
will be played by Lucille Stewart.
Gertrude Winslow will act the
part of Teresa. Mrs. Ottilie T.
Seybolt will play the Prioress.
Kay Briggs will portray the Vic
aress, and Dorothy Parks the
Mistress of Novices. Sisters Mar
cella, Maria Jesus, Sagrario Inez,
and Tornera will be played by Vir
ginia Wappenstein, Gwenn Caver
hill, Pauline Conradt, Ellen Galey,
and Helen Harriman, respectively.
John L. Casteel will have the part
of the Doctor. Bill Schloth will
carry the role ol Antonio, and Bill
Thienes will portray a Country
man.
The ticket sale for the play is
progressing well. Most of the
good seats have been taken, so
students are urged to buy tickets
now. There will be only one pre
sentation of “Cradle Song.”
Three in Infirmary
Tom McCall, Morgan Burckard,
and Cyrus Cook were patients in
the infirmary yesterday.
Here’s Inside’ Dope on Lady
Who Swallowed Wrong Egg
By WINSTON ALLARD
The baffling mystery of the
octopus in the sorority girl’s
stomach which has been causing
much comment on the campus, has
apparently been completely solved
after a week’s intensive research
by Doug Polivka and a Eugene
Register-Guard reporter.
The tale, which made the rounds
of the campus and town, told of
an unnamed co-ed who inadvert
ently swallowed an octopus egg
while swimming last summer at
Seaside. She was supposed to
have been recently placed under
the care of six Eugene doctors due
to the X-ray disclosures of an 8
inch octopus in full possession of
her abdominal cavity.
Dr. T. L. McKenzie of the Eu
gene hospital and clinic, who was
named as one of the consulting
physicians, denied being connect
ed with any such case and also
stated that it would be medically
impossible for any such organism
as an octopus to survive in a hu
man stomach.
The Register-Guard reporter, be
coming curious, traced the origin
of the story on the Oregon cam
pus to a visiting California mem
ber of Kappa Kappa Gamma so
rority. It was then learned that a
story closely resembling the octo
pus rumor had appeared in a re
cently published magazine article.
Polivka, after searching through
numerous magazine files, discov
ered an article in the Readers Di
gest which related the octopus and
coed yarn substantially as it was
| told-on the campus here and stated
that the story had been repeated
I as the truth in nearly every lo
| cality of the United States.
The article, written by Alexan
der Woollcott, is condensed from a
story appearing in the New York
er of July 1, 1933. It also tells of
! author Woollcott's earlier publi
; cation of the story of an aged wo
I man traveling to market with a
basket on her arm. The scene was
laid on the Old Oregon Trail. A
passing motorist slowed his car to
give the elderly lady a lift, she had
no more than placed her basket in
the back seat of the auto, when
its driver drove off leaving the
j woman standing. The driver of
j the car immediately behind the
would-be courteous motorist took
! chase to the joker, and upon ap
i prehending him, the first driver
i explained that he was about to al
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House Heads
Protest Story
Of ‘Triad’ Ban
Emerald Editor Receives
Letter of Objection
POLICY IS ATTACKED
Martindale, Thomas, anti Kendall
Sign* Names to Missive
Demanding Apology
Chapter officials of Beta Theta
Pi, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma
Chi yesterday protested the Em
erald's action in printing the news
of the definite banishment of the
Miami Triad from the campus so
cial calendar. The dance, spon
sored by the three fraternities,
was banned permanently Monday
by the student relations commit
tee, acting on the information of
administration officials who at
tended the dance, February 3, at
the Osburn hotel.
The protest, in the form of a
letter to the editor, was signed by
the presidents of the three houses
involved, who objected to “the
policy of the Emerald’’ in giving
"undue prominence” to the story
published yesterday.
The letter follows:
“Eugene, Oregon
February 13, 1934
“Sterling Green,
Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald
“Dear Sir:
“This protest is directed at the
news story and the editorial com
ment in Tuesday’s Oregon Daily
Emerald concerning the student
relations committee’s action in
barring the Miami Triad.
“In protesting against the pol
icy which directed the prominent
publication of this action, the un
dersigned wish it implicitly under
stood that they, in every way,
wish to co-operate with adminis
tration officials in their endeavor
to regulate campus social func
tions, and . intend to abide, with
out discussion, by the ruling laid
down by the student relations
committee.
“We are prompted to make this
objection to this specific action of
the Emerald because we feel that
undue prominence was given the
news story recording the action
of the committee. The news,in
terest of the event was only
shared by the members of the fra
ternities involved approximately
150 out of the 2000 students en
rolled on the campus. If it were
the intention of the editor to point
a moral from the event, it could
have been done easily and ade
quately in the editorial columns,
alone. Truthfully, we feel that
the only news value the action
contains for other than the spon
sors of the dance lies in the hun
ger some readers have for the
‘scandalous.’ This characteristic,
existent in some degree in every
reader of the daily news, is well
taken care of in the Emerald by
‘Innocent Bystander.’
jc is noteworthy that i. u.,
himself, was on the scene of the
dance during the later hours of
the evening and could find noth
ing irregular in the proceedings.
He was even prone to comment
that the dance was a 'washout’
as far as material for his ‘scan
dal’ column was concerned.
"It is understood that the dean
of women and administration of
ficials are rightfully of one opin
ion that action should be taken
‘on any dances where conduct is
permitted which reflects discredit
upon the University.’ It seems to
the undersigned that the editor
of the Emerald has violated the
spirit of this principle in giving
front page publicity to what
might be termed a minor and per
sonal affair concerning none but
the three sponsors. This is ac
tually broadcasting and advertis
ing what the editor is wont to
exaggerate as ‘flagrant abuses’ of
student privileges. The parents
of the students who attended thi3
dance read the Emerald, and they
will gasp at the implications of
the article and editorial. Whereas
the Emerald implies that the
dance was something in the na
ture of a road house debauch,
there can be found many of those
who attended, who think highly of
the 'decency and sobriety’ main
tained. ,
‘‘It might also be pointed out
that similar instances of ‘ques
tionable’ dances during recent
weeks have not been accorded
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Airmail Quiz Brings Arrest
William P. MacCracken (left), asserted airmail lines lobbyist, is
pictured above getting details from Chesley W. Jurney, sergeant-at
arnis of the United States senate, following his arrest recently at
Washington, D. C., on charges of contempt of the national senatorial
body.
Victor P. Morris
Speaks at Rotary
Club Yesterday
Nations May Have Conference and
Cooperation or Economic
War, He Believes
Nations today have their choice
of two alternatives, either confer
ence and cooperation or economic
war, was the belief of Victor P.
Morris, professor of economics as
expressed at the regular weekly
Rotary club luncheon yesterday.
“There are two great currents
that are rapidly bringing us face
to face with history’s most critical
problems,” declared Morris, “the
post-war current of nationalism
and the one of world situations
and problems.”
In our present status, it is pos
sible for business executives and
trademen to know the exact con
ditions prevailing around the world
at any given time. Radio telegra
phy, and modern methods of trans
portation have brought us into
closer contact with our foreign
neighbors. A transaction with a
Chinese or English firm is no more
out of the ordinary than a business
deal with a next-door neighbor.
Everything that we do must de
pend on other countries. We can
not regulate the value of the dol
lar unless other nations hold theirs
correspondingly. We cannot even
expert to enforce the NRA or in
crease our wage standards and
prices without either doing the
same to other countries or building
up huge tariff barriers.
On the other hand we have the
violent nationalistic agitation,
Morris maintained. Our recent
drives of “Buy American” and
"Buy British” are examples. Mus
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Tonqueds Choose
Officers for Year
Roberta Moody was unani
mously elected president of Ton
queds organization of townswo
men, at the Alpha Chi Omega
house last night.
Other officers elected were:
vice president, Janet Hughes; sec
retary, Virginia Endicott, and
treasurer, Adeline Adams.
Joan Shelley was general chair
man of the program and refresh
ments for the meeting. Assisting
in the kitchen were Elaine Soren
son, Alberta Roberts, Jo Skene,
and Margilee Morse.
The program consisted of two
vocal solos by Betsy Sallee, ac
companied by Katherine Mishler,
and two saxophone solos by Helen
Goold, accompanied by Helene
Ferris.
Election of officers was the
only business at the meeting.
Dean Powers to Work
On Plans for Summer
Dean Alfred Powers, of the ex
tension division, was on the cam
pus Monday. He will return
Thursday night and remain Friday
to work on plans for summer
school.
Dr. Powers will bring with him
Spencer Miller, national secretary
of worker’s education for C. W. A.
Miller is expected to speak on the
campus, but no definite informa
, tion is available yet.
Legal Fraternity
To Have Initiation
Of New Members
Plii Delta Phi Students Will Hold
Banquet at Eugene Hotel
On Sunday
Nine new members were initi
ated into Phi Delta Phi, national
legal fraternity, Sunday afternoon.
A banquet at the Eugene hotel
for active and alumni members
followed initiation.
Initiates were William Noel,
-Arthur'M. Clark, William Palme.",
John Pennington, Louis Skinner,
Howard Bobbitt, James Smith,
Otto Vonderheit, and Robert
Marks.
These students, all of whom
were pledged at the first of this
term, were chosen from the three
classes of the law school on the
basis of scholastic standing and
personal qualifications.
Morse, East Tel!
Of Future in Law
Possibilities for the future of a
law school graduate were dis
cussed by Wayne L. Morse, dean
of the University law school, and
by William East, Eugene attorney,
before a meeting of pre-legal stu
dents last n'ght.
East, who graduated from the
University law school in 1932,
talked about the problems facing
the graduating student, relating
his own experience.
Dean Morse spoke on the possi
bilities of placement after gradua
tion, giving personal examples of
students who have graduated from
the law school within the last two
years.
Plans for the pre-legal dance,
scheduled for February 23, were
discussed at a short business
meeting, held at the conclusion of
the program.
Dean U. S. Dubach lo
Talk at Vesper Meet
At the term vesper service, of
the Student Christian council to
be held next Sunday, Dean U. S.
Dubach, dean of men at Oregon
State college, will speak. Accord
ing to Eileen Hickson, president
of the group the meeting will be
held at 6:16 in Alumni hall. Royal
Nettleton of the Baptist church
will have charge of the meeting.
Campus Calendar
Scabbard and Blade, rifle team,
and cadet officers' pictures for
the Oregana will be taken Thurs
day at 12:40 on the steps of Mc
Arthur court.
Kwama meeting this evening at
7:30 in the women’s lounge in
Gerlinger.
All fraternity presidents and
house managers will meet in front
of the old library at 12:35 today
for group pictures for the Ore
gana. 1
Dr. E. W. Warrington’s grouji
on religion meets tonight at 9 at
the Y. W. C. A. hungalow. The
discussion will consider the topic,
'“A fresh revelation of God.”
Rowell Avers
War Certain in
European Area
Russo-Japanese Danger
Believed Real
LEAGUE IS SCORED
Present Peacefulness Is Predicted
Not to Last More Than Ten
Years at Most
Current world movements and
their probable effects were dis
cussed by Chester H. Rowell, edi
tor of the San Francisco Chron
icle and lecturer of note, last
night in Villard hall.
Emphasizing the menace of in
ternational war within the next
10 years, Rowell described the
present state of “extreme nation
alistic reaction” and the over
throw of parliamentary govern
ment in most of the great na
tions of the world.
War Inevitable
“Europe is working on the as
sumption that war is inevitable, ’
said the speaker. “The danger of
war between Japan and Russia is
very real today. It is a case bf
each side thinking the other is
going to hit, with the probable
result that both will hit.”
The rise of the fascist parties
in France and Austria especially
were noted hy Rowell n com
menting on the recent riots in
Paris and Vienna.
Royalists Powerless
“The Royalist threat in France
is not to be taken too seriously,”
he said. "The Duke of Guise,
whom the royalists desire to place
on the throne, is a very nice
stuffed shirt represented in par
liament by two freaks, but they
have little influence. The party
which holds a great deal of power
is the 'Cross of Fire’ organization
made up of picked veterans of
French wars, each one of whom
has earned the Croix de Guerre.
“This group has for its motto
'Neither white nor red but blue
white-red’ and, although it will
not call itself that, is really a
fascist organization,” continued
Rowell. “Since the French popu
lation is mainly of bourgois men
tality France would go to the
right rather than the left in a
battle between fascist and com
munist parties.”
FiiHCism Wanted
This organization, it was point
ed out, crystallized the revolts in
Paris and is openly agitating for
the downfall of parliamentary
government, and would set up a
government which would be fas
cist.
Passing on to Austria, Rowell
described the power of the Nazis
there, and said that the present
revolts are bringing about for
Germany what would not be tact
ful to do by direct attack.
League Worthless
“The League of Nations is a
piece of paper,” was the opinion
of Rowell. "It is a mechanism
through which nations act to
gether if they want to, and it can
act just as much as they are will
ing to act.
"The League will probably agree
to the independence of Austria
just as it did for Manchuria and
the results will probably be the
same,” opined the speaker. “The
League will pass the motion but
will do nothing about it.
“It is improbable that we will
be able to stave off a war for
10 years,” said Rowell. “The best
hope is that we will be able to do
so until internationalism becomes
popular again.”
Isolation Impossible
Rowell disproved the theory
that the United States could “sit
tight” in the event of war abroad,
reasoning that this country must
necessarily become involved in
any such war.
After the lecture, Rowell an
swered questions put to him by
members of the audience.
Professor Victor P. Morris of
the economics department acted
as chairman for the lecture.
Death of John W. Hebei
Regretted on Campus
John W. Hebei, professor in Cor
nell university, died unexpectedly
February 7, according to word re
ceived from Henry Pettit, gradu
ate assistant in the University
English department.
Professor Hebei had many
] friends on the Eugene campus. He
1 was an authority on seventeenth
] century English literature.
Warnings Issued
To Those Failing
To Make Grades
420 Slip.-. Are Issued as Compared
To 315 at Last
Mid-Term
Warnings issued to students
who failed to comply with the
minimum requirements set by the
University for the mid-term grad
ings show a considerable increase
this term over the previous quar
ter number of -‘little blue slips,"
figures from the business office
in Johnson hall revealed yester
day.
There were 420 slips issued al
together against 315 at this time
last term. Probation students
with one D or F accounted for
187 slips whereas only 128 were
sent them at mid-term last fall.
Other students with two D's or
F's received the remainder of the
blue slips, 41, while last term 104
members of this classification ob
tained them from the postman.
White slips, warning the stu
dent of his getting one D or F
totaled 192 in the latest ratings,
there being 83 of these in the fall
term.
Those receiving blue slips should
consult their advisers as regards
their study plans, while the re
mainder who found white warn
ings awaiting them are advised to
heed the danger lights.
Miller to Discuss
Labor Education
In England, USA
One School is Being- Conducted at
Labor Temple in Portland;
Histories Taught
Spencer Miller, director of edu
cational activities for the Ameri
can Federation of Labor will
speak at 7:30 tomorrow night in
Villard hall, covering the subject
of the tabor college movement in
England and the United States.
Miller is a national figure in this
type of labor education.
The labor college movement has
several unique aspects. It is at
tempting to bring many of the aca
demic and cultural developments
to the working man. Many schools
of this sort#have been started in
various parts of the United States.
One of the institutions is now
being conducted at the Labor tem
ple in Portland.
Social sciences and histories are
the principal subjects taught.
Teachers are furnished by the high
schools and universities. Many
unemployed teachers have found
work in this field.
Miller will arrive in Eugene
sometime Thursday afternoon.
Alpha Delta Sigma Will
Give Dinner Thursday
- t
To arouse interest among asso
ciate members and alumnae of
Alpha Delta Sigma, men’s na
tional advertising fraternity, the
local chapter is planning a lunch
eon to be held at Seymour’s
Thursday noon.
Motion pictures originally shown
at the Miami Triad will provide
entertainment. No date was set
for pledging at a meeting of the
honorary held in the journalism
building yesterday afternoon.
Rowell to Talk
To Assembly
This Morning
‘Current Movements in
In U. S.’ Subject
CLASSES DISMISSED
Editor of Son Francisco Chronicle
Also Lecturer, Authority
On World Affairs
Chester Harvey Rowell, editor
of the San Francisco Chronicle,
lecturer, and authority on world
affairs, will address a public stu
dent assembly in Cerlinger hall at
10 o’clock this morning on “Cur
rent Movements in the United
States." All classes will be dis
missed for this lecture.
The speaker, who is well known
on the campus, having delivered
the commencement address here
in 1932, has established a reputa
tion as a newspaper man of high
principles during his career which
has included such responsible po
sitions as editor and owner of the
Fresno Republican from 1898 to
1920, a paper which he built up
from a small weekly to a news
paper of national importance.
Many public offices have been
held by Rowell, and he has been
very active in political circles,
having been a member of several
Republican committees and a dele
gate to Republican national con
ventions.
Besides his journalistic duties
Rowell has taught courses at
Stanford, University of California
and University of Illinois. He
holds degrees from Michigan.
Southern California, California
universities, College of the Pacific
and has studied in many continen
tal countries as well. /
Rowell has attended every con
ference of the Institute of Pacific
Relations since it was organized
in 1925. He was a delegate to
the International Congress of Pe
nal Law held in Brussels, 1924.
He has been a regent of the Uni
versity of California, director of
the California circuit of the Asso
ciated Press; member of the
United States shipping board,
member of the National Crime
commission; president of the Cali
fornia League of Nations associa
tion. During his visits in foreign
countries he has acquired reading
knowledge of 13 languages and
fluency in speaking seven lan
guages.
Since 1923, Rowell has been en
gaged mostly in travel, lecturing
and writing for magazines and
newspaper syndicates. He is the
author of many articles and sev
eral books.
Dean Eric W. Allen of the jour
nalism school is a personal friend
of Rowell, as are several other
members of the University fac
ulty.
Last night Rowell spoke in Vil
lard hall to an audience of stu
dents and townspeople on the sub
ject of “International Relations.”
Origin of St. Valentine’s Day
Based on Love at First Sight
By HENRIETTE HORAK
Why all the hearts, the lace anil
frills, pretty speeches, and tender
sentiments on Valentine’s day? A
man began it, centuries ago, and
since men are imitating creatures,
the custom still prevails- only wo
men were let in on it, too.
Valentine, so the legend goes,
was the name of a handsome Ro
man squire, condemned to death
because of his devout Christian
faith. On the night before his exe
cution he saw a woman -she was
only a jailer’s daughter, but it
was love at first sight! Not even
the love of a jailer’s daughter
would stay the execution axe, but
before his departure from the Ro
man realm, the lad wrote a love
note to his beloved, and signed it
with the words which have echoed
through the centuries, “From your
Valentine.”
In the seventeenth century, it
was the custom in England and
Scotland, to have parties on the
eve of St. Valentine’s day, and to
draw slips of paper from an urn
or bag upon which were names of
girls or men who were to be val
entines for the coming year of
those attending the party. There
was an exchange of gifts among
those who drew names, and to
those were pinned pretty little say
ings, framed in verse, usually, and
expressing much sentiment.
During the reign of Queen Vic
toria in England, the height in
fashioning elaborate valentines was
reached. “Lace-like paper mats of
remarkable delicacy, often copied
skillfully from pieces of actual
lace, bore hand-colored bouquets of
flowers. “Often the donor penned
a tender but restrained sentiment
with fine lines, many flourishes,
and painstaking care.
The modern lacy-paper, valen
tines have probably received their
inspiration from the Victorian cre
ations, but gradually the older in
terpretation of St. Valentine's day,
in which only true lovers were con
cerned, has changed, and today
valentines are sent to convey our
feelings and affections to friends,
sweethearts, or relatives.
The heart used to be the sign of
these affections, but the modem
world has extended thi3 symbolism,
and the fair ladies of today receive
all manner of gifts from their be
loved—sweets, books, cosmetics,
and even an occasional V-8 all
wrapped up in celophane!