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Anti-Fascist League
Forced to Adjourn
From Meeting Pldce
Doors of Craftsman’s Club Are Closed to
Student Anti-War Group After
Session Starts
By order of Leslie M. Scott, representing the trustees of the
Craftsman’s club building on the campus, th'e meeting of the League
Against War and Fascism held there last night was ordered to adjourn
from the building by Ray Martin, manager, after the session had been
under way for approximately half an hour.
The group adjourned to the Y. M. C. A. hut, where the discussion
continued. Of the 20 persons present, only eight had attended the
first session held Thursday, February 15.
Scott, when telephoned in Portland by the Emerald last night, said
his action was prompted by reading an account of the first meeting in
the Emerald of February 16, which had come to his attention yester
day morning, and which told that sponsors of the league had been
characterized as having communist leanings. Scott said Masonic
buildings could not be used by ’
such organizations.
“The story said the group was
opposed to war and fascism,”
Scott said. “Naturally, we are all
opposed to fascism. But the
group was further said to oppose
preparation for war, and Masonic
properties cannot be used for se
ditious purposes.”
The meeting, with Charles Pad
dock presiding, was called for the
purpose of drafting a platform de
termining what action should be
undertaken against war and fas
cism.
Falling into a long bickering
ing between personalities regard
ing, principally, the merits and
evils of the Communist party and
the accusation that the group was
dominated by Communists, the
only definite action taken was to
put each person present on record
as to his party affiliations or in
clinations; to exclude the motion
of S. Eugene Allen, active Young
Democrat, adding the word “Com
munism” to the name “League
Against War and Fascism”; to in
clude all actions passed by major
ity vote of the body as the action
of the body.
Upon the defeat of the motion
by George Bennett, senior in polit
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Classes Will Continue
Despite Washington's
Birthday, Says Dean
No special ceremonies are
planned by the University ad
ministration to commemorate
the birthday of George Wash
ington tomorrow, it was re
vealed by Karl W. Oiitliank,
dean of the personnel adminis
tration, yesterday.
“It has been the custom in
the past to make some provi
sion for Washington’s birthday
in the nature of a public as
sembly,” Onthank said, “but
since there have been more
than the usual number of stu
dent assemblies this year, class
es will be held as usual on that
day.”
Fraternity Group
Meet Hears Two
Special Reports
New Constitutional Amendments,
Survey of Depression on
Houses Read
Reading of a paper showing the
current economic status of frater
nities in the United States by
Ralph Schomp, and a presentation
of the proposed amendments to
the A. S. U. O. constitution by
Glen Hieber constituted the major
business transacted at the inter
fraternity council dinner at Theta
Chi house last night.
The survey given by Schomp de
scribed the effect of the economic
depression on fraternities through
out the country, and showed the
steps the living organizations were
taking to combat stringent fin
ances and decreased memberships.
The Pacific coast chapters, it was
disclosed, have been more success
ful in their efforts than those in
other sections of the United States.
Hieber, who is chairman of the
constitutional revision committee
appointed by Tom Tongue last fall
to prepare amendments to the
present constiution of the student
body of the University, read a list
of the proposed innovations or
changes that will be introduced at
today’s assembly in Gerlinger hall.
Ed Martindale, president of the
interfraternity council, which is
composed of a representative from
each fraternity on the campus, an
nounced that last night’s dinner
would be the last of the winter
term, although more are scheduled
for next term. This was the sec
ond of the council dinners, insti
tuted to promote a spirit of fellow
ship between the members of the
houses.
Six in Infirmary
Patients in the infirmary Tues
day were Kathryn Woolsey, Bar
bara Fuster, Ralph Mason, Ralph
Schomp, William Thomas, and
Robert Knapp.
Bicycle-Riding Caused Youth
Of 90’s to Go to 'Bow-Wows’
By ANN-REED BURNS
“The younger generation is go
ing to the dogs.'’ No doubt, no
doubt—at least the elders are al
ways saying so, and they ought to
know.
But there is one drawback. It
has just been discovered that the
younger generation authoritative
ly went to the dogs 37 years ago.
And the cause of it was—bicycles!
Bicycles, the forerunner of the
automobile, the inspiration for
“Daisy Bell,” the joy of small boys,
were once the scourge of civiliza
tion.
A copy of The Housekeeper, dat
ed November 15, 1897, which was
found a few days ago by a Eugene
dairyman, deplores the degrading
effect of bicycling on feminine rid
ers in an editorial called “The Bi
cycle Girl.”
Bicycling blunts the sensibili
ties, laments this frayed, yellowed
semi-monthly paper of the nineties,
stating that "there is real danger
that the women of the next gen
eration may be a little less refined
because ot the thoughtlessness of
the bicycle girl of today."
Morals are apt to be endan
gered by bicycling, also, for “a
young man treats a girl with
greater familiarity after having
accompanied her era a long bicycle
ride.” And, “a girl cannot sprawl
on the ground while resting and
ever afterward appear quite the
same in the eyes of her compan
ion.”
Gum-chewing is another evil en
couraged by bicycling, states the
1897 editorial. Not only is gum
disgusting and unrefined, but ac
cording to prominent specialists,
chewing with the mouth open, as
many bicyclers do, is frequently
the cause of impaired hearing.
The paper advises bicyclers:
“Girls, don’t talk in loud tones as
you ride, or laugh boisterously, or
whistle, or stare at other bicyclists
or flirt with them. There is no
more reason why you should feel
free with the unknown rider of a
' wheel than the stranger on horse
back.”
All in all, the editorial decides
that bicycling has given girls a
sense of freedom which is extreme
ly detrimental to their conduct
Fast motion induces equally fas!
conduct, laments the writer, com
paring the girls' actions to th<
pedals' movement . . .
What would the 1897 writer d(
with the aeroplanes and actions o:
this generation?
Relations Club
Plans Opening
League Issue
Petition to Be Circulated
On Campus
PEACE IS STRESSED
United States Urged to. Cooperate
With Other Nations in
Avoiding War
Urging that the United States
reopen the League of Nations
membership question, the Interna
tional Relations club will open a
campaign for signatures petition
ing action on the, part of the na
tional administration. Howard
Ohmart, president of the campus
discussion group, announced plans
which include talks and announce
ments over a period of one week.
The petition, which is being cir
culated on 750 campuses through
out the nation, reads as follows:
“We, citizens of the United
States, anxious to avoid war and
organize peace in which prosperity
can thrive,
“Believing that the collective
system of the world community
which includes the Kellog-Briand
pact (Pact of Paris) to which the
United States is a party, and the
League of Nations, can best pre
vent war,
“Mindful of the fact that the
United States is participating in
many activities of the League of
Nations,
“Aware that without the privi
lege of membership in the League
the United States is placed at a
disadvantage, and the moral integ
rity of the world community is
weakened,
“Urge that the United States
reinforce the league’s contribution
to peace by stating the terms un
der which full membership would
be possible; and by appointing in
the meantime an official diplo
matic representative to the League
of Nations to participate in its de
liberations.”
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the
law school, in giving the move his
approval, (stated, ‘'jit sjhould be
self-evident to all thinking stu
dents that existing world condi
tions demand their careful study
and investigation of international
organizations which seek to pro
mote world peace through the ex
ercise of reason and conference.
The future relationship of the
United States to the League of
Nations or a similar organization
demands the attention of Ameri
can statesmen.”
The student committee who will
undertake the circulation of the
petition in campus living organi
zations and among independents
includes Eula Loomis, Hermine
Zwanck, Betty Hentley, Holly Sea
vey, Merlin Blais, Howard Ohmart,
Virgil Esteb and Jay Wilson.
Stafford Receives
Mention in Digest
O. F. Stafford, head of the
chemistry department, received
mention in the latest issue of the
Literary Digest on his discovery
of the solvent power of acetamide.
The story of this finding was
given national recognition when
Associated Press and Science Ser
vice dispatches were sent out from
the University.
The Literary Digest item fol
lows: “Tho it hardly approaches
the mystical ‘universal solvent’
dreamed of by the ancient alchem
ists, acetamide, a compound made
from acetic acid and ammonia, has
a wider range of solvent power
than any other known substance.
This has been announced by Prof.
O. F. Stafford of the department
of chemistry at the University of
Oregon.”
Contest to Select Coed
Models for Style Dance
Gets Underway Today
The contest to select 12 coeds
who will act as models at the
annual Gamma Alpha Chi fash
ion dance April 7 will go under
way today, with ballot boxes at
the College Side open for any
suggestion, announced Nancy
Suomela, chairman.
Each student is allowed to
make some nomination for this
contest, but it is urged that liv
ing organizations back some
one candidate.
Final selection of the winners
will be made Friday by a staff
of judges, which consists of
Neal Bush, Dick Near, Jim Em
mett, Max Schweiker, and Tom
Honored Tonight
Dr. C. V. Boyer, acting president
of the University, who will be hon
ored at a dinner tonight by the
Oregon chapter of the American
Association of University Profes
sors.
Student Salesmen
To Vie for Prizes
In Annual Contest
Awards of $25, $10, and $5 to Be
Given During Insurance
Talks Next Month
Student insurance salesmen will
have a chance to demonstrate their
wares next month when the Life
Underwriters association contest
takes place.
Each student who enters will be
assigned to represent a prominent
insurance company. This com
pany will undertake to supply him
with all the necessary material
and information to make a good
sales talk.
On the night of the contest each
contestant will endeavor to sell
his policy to a prospective investor.
Members of the insurance com
panies and of the Life Under
writers association will act as
judges.
The name of the salesman whose
talk is deemed most convincing
will be engraved upon the associa
tion plaque, and he will be awarded
a $25 prize. Other prizes of $10
and $5 are offered for the second
and third places.
Only members of the insurance
classes at the business administra
tion school are eligible to compete.
Orides Schedule
Dance Saturday
Spring will inspire the decora
tions of the informal dance to he
given by Orides at the Crafts
man’s club Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 24. This is the second dance
sponsored by the group since its
organization last fall, and will be
its last main event for this term.
Laura Goldsmith is general
chairman for the dance. Other
chairmen are: patrons and patron
esses, Janet Hughes; programs
and decorations, Violet Adams;
tickets, Loveda Mann; music,
Chrysanthe Nichachiou; features,
Elaine Sorenson.
Patrons and patronesses include
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Noble; Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Robertson, Dr.
and Mrs. D. C. Stanard, Mrs. Al
ice B. Macduff, Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Constance, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
E. Hughes, and Dr. and Mrs. Tim
othy Cloran.
Ticket prices at 50 cents per
couple are now on sale at the Y.
W. C. A. every afternoon from 1
to 3:15. All members of the group
and their guests are urged to at
tend.
Dinner Will Be
Given Tonight
For C.V. Boyer
Professors Will Honor
President
A.A.IJ.P. IS SPONSOR
Banquet Will Commence at 6:15;
Topic on Higher Education
1*0 Be Presented
C. V. Boyer, acting president of
the University, will discuss brief
ly “Maintenance of Quality in
Higher Education” at a faculty
banquet, to be given by the local
chapter of the American Associa
tion of University Professors in
his honor at 6:15 tonight at the
Anchorage.
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the
law school, will be toastmaster at
the banquet. Fred Callister, presi
dent of an Albany bank, will de
liver a toast in behalf of the board
of higher education, of which he is
a member. Chancellor Kerr will
introduce President Boyer.
Following the formal program
will be a business meeting of the
chapter, at which preliminary re
ports by chairman of nine A. A.
U. P. committees will be read.
Teaching members of the faculty
are invited to remain after the
banquet and attend the business
meeting, irrespective of whether
they are members of the chapter.
The reports to be given are by
Charles G. Howard, professor of
law, on membership; S. S. Smith,
associate English professor, on
teaching load; James H. Gilbert,
dean of social science, on salaries
and living costs; Warren D.
Smith, professor of geology and
geography, on improvement of col
lege and teaching; John T. Ganoe,
associate professor of history, on
faculty medical care; Dan E.
Clark, assistant director ot exten
sion and summer school, on sum
mer sessions; H. G. Townsend,
professor of philosophy, on faculty
and administration; and Paul R.
Washke, professor of physical edu
cation, on Carnegie annuities.
Last of Religion
Talks Scheduled
For Meet Tonight
Dr. E. W. Warrington to Discuss
Articles of Faith at
Y Bungalow
Dr. E. W. Warrington, head of
the school of religion in the Oregon
higher educational system, will
conclude a series of six lectures on
religion tonight with a discussion
of articles of faith. The material
for his final lecture will be gath
ered from impressions he has
gained from the discussions that
have followed each of the preced
ing talks.
The meeting tonight will be held
at the Y. W. bungalow at 9 o’clock.
Anyone is privileged to attend.
The general topic for the series
of speeches has been “Vital Relig
ion Ahead.’ ’ Under this broad
head have been such sub-topics as
“The Need for a Perspective in Re
ligion” and “A New Revelation of
God.”
Club Flans Discussion
Of Education See-Saw
“The See-Saw in American Edu
cation" will be the topic for dis
cussion at the Congress club meet
ing to be held at 9 o'clock tonight
at the College Side. The nomina
tion and election of officers will
also take place.
Howard Ohmart will lead in the
discussion. The subject will deal
with an analysis of what appears
to be a retrogressive and progres
sive trend, according to Mr. Oh
mart.
Campus Calendar
Tickets for “Cradle Song” can I
secured from the box office in
Johnson hall, which is open from
4 to 5 every day this week.
Reservations for Matrix Table
may be made at the Eugene Hotel
or w.th Lillian Rankin. They
should be made by 4 o’clock today.
Senior activity cards for Ore
gana must be turned in to Ore
gana office by the end of this
week.
Dr. Whitesmith will speak to
night at the Y hut.
Congress club meeting will be
held at the College Side at 9 p. m. |
for the election of officers and a
liscussion.
Members of Phi Chi Theta are
holding a party this evening at
the Alpha Delta Pi house from 8
to 10 p. m.
Alpha Delta Sigma will meet
this afternoon at 4 in W. F. G.
Thacher's office. Free Rex passes.
Dr. K. W. Warrington’s religion
group will meet at the Y. W. Bun
galow tonight at 9 o’clock.
Gamma Alpha Chi dance direc
torate will meet at the College
Side today at 5 o’clock. Very im
portant.
4SU0 Meeting
Scheduled for
Gerlinger at 11
Committee Will Outline
Findings
CLASSES DISMISSED
Assembly Open for Disensslon of
Proposed Changes Under
Eight Headings
The first steps in the proposed
general revision of the A. S. U. O.
constitution will be taken this
morning when the report of the
constitution committee will be pre
sented to students at a special stu
dent body meeting in Gerlinger
lall at 11 o’clock. Glen Hieber,
chairman of the committee, ap
pointed by Tom Tongue, student
Dody president, last fall, will out
ine the findings of the group in
he form of eight amendments to
the constitution. All 11 o’clock
classes will be dismissed.
The meeting will be open to dis
cussion of the proposed changes
vhich are to be voted upon at a
special election, a week from to
day. Jack Cate will preside as
parliamentarian.
Entertainment Arranged
Entertainment for the assembly
ms been arranged by Ralph
Schomp. Sherwood Burr and his
orchestra will provide several min
ites of rhythm, and a trio, com
posed of Gretchen Gregg, Mary
McCracken and Betty Ruggles
will sing, with Bob Thornton as
iccompanist. Other features, not
/et announced, will also precede
he business meeting.
“This meeting and the special
ilection next week are of great im
portance to student government at
:he University of Oregon,” states
rongue. “Every member of the
associated students should make it
a, point to be present at the asr
sembly this morning so that they
may understand the proposed
amendments."
Changes Not Radical
The committee wishes it under
stood that the amendments to be
suggested do not propose to
change radically the framework of
;he student government as it now
stands. They were drafted as the
result of months of investigation
into the needed constitutional re
forms. All of the changes thought
necessary have been grouped un
der eight headings and will be
presented as separate amend
ments.
Those students who served on
che revision committee and aided
in drafting the amendments that
will be proposed by Heiber are
Helen Binford, Virginia Hartje,
Jeraldlnc Hickson, Malcolm Bauer,
Jeorge Birnie, George Bennett,
Bill C. Davis, Charles Kennedy,
John Kendall, Walt Gray, and
Corwin Calavan.
Club to Be Scene
Of Pre-Law Dance
Pre-legal students will frolic at
the Craftsman’s club Friday eve
ning at the annual dance for pre
aw students. The affair will start
at 9 o’clock, when A1 Wahl's new
campus band wiJl start the grand
march.
Although informality is to be
observed in costume at the dance,
a decorative atmosphere will be
created at the club through the
use of potted palms and many col
ored flood lights.
Members of the law school fac
ulty will be patrons for the dance.
Those students who were once
members of the pre-legal group
may also attend the dance, Bill
Schloth, chairman of the affair
announced last night.
Admission is 50 cents a couple.
Deadline for Payment
Of Third Installments
Set at Saturday Noon
Final date for payment of
the third installments of win
ter term fees is Saturday noon,
February 24, and all students
who fail to pay by that time
will be subject to suspension
from the University. Fines of
25 cents a day are being as
sessed delinquent students who
did not comply with the regu
lations of the University requir
ing that dues be paid before
noon last Saturday.
Many fees have yet to be
paid, according to figures from
the business office in Johnson
hall, and students are warned
of this final deadline.
Oregon Team Beats
Idahoans, 28 to 27,
To Advance in Race
Olinger Sinks Basket From Midfloor
With Three Seconds to Go,
Leads Scoring Parade
MOSCOW, Ida,, Feb. 20.— (Special to the Emeraldl—Captain, Gib
Olinger of the University of Oregon Webfoots sent a long shot from
midfloor through the Idaho basket three seconds before the final gun,
giving Oregon a 28-to-27 victory over the Vandals of Idaho in i
thrilling game here tonight.
Iversen's bounce basket from the backboard had given Idaho a
27-20 lead just a few minutes before.
The game lifts Oregon into a tie with Oregon State college for
second place in the northwest conference standings. It was Oregon’s
fourth consecutive victory over Idaho in the current season.
With Willie Jones and Captain Olinger leading the onslaught, the
Webfoots were already 16 to 12, at the end of the half. But the Van
dals began to click in the second half, and a few minutes before the
University Band
Will Offer Fugue
By Bach Sunday
Work to Bo Given for First Time
On Coast; Great Composers’
Compositions Included
The first division of the Univer
sity band will be presented in con
cert next Sunday at McArthur,
court. The program is scheduled
to begin at 3 o'clock, and admis
sion is free to everyone.
This is the sixth of the A. S. U.
O. winter term concert series. The
second division of the band ap
peared on the second program.
The feature number on the pro
gram will be the Toccata and
Fugue in C major by Johann Se
bastian Bach, originally an organ
number. Very few bands in this
country have attempted to play
Bach's fugues because of their dif
ficult construction.
The number has been arranged
in manuscript form for the Univer
sity group.
According to John Stehn, direc
tor of the organization, the band
has the best instrumentation in its
history. More than half of the in
struments are reeds, which closely
approaches a correct “symphonic
band” instrumentation.
The program also includes
works by Wagner, Weber, Beetho
van and Grieg".
It is the purpose of these band
concerts to show the possibilities
of that musical group as a concert
organization through performanc
es of suitable music chosen from
the best organ, piano, opera and
.orchestral literature. As yet there
has been very little great music
written especially for the band.
This lack, however, is being at
tended to by composers in Ameri
ca, France, Italy, and England.
Next year the band hopes to
present the Pagan Symphony by
Gillette, an American.
Dr. Whitesmith to Hold
Discussion on Religion
Dr. Whitesmith of the Unitarian
church will speak and conduct a
discussion group at the Y. W. C. A.
hut, tonight at 7:30. "Present Day
Varieties of Liberal Religious
Thinking" will be the topic.
Everyone who is interested in
a discussion of this kind is cor
dially invited. There will be a
short business meeting of the cab
inet afterward.
end or the game, they went into
their narrow lead. Then Olinger
intercepted a pass in midfloor and
cut loose with the toss that meant
the margin of victory.
The game was a near repetition
of Monday’s contest, when the
Oregon stars broke out of a dead
locked score with but a minute to
go, and won the game in the final
seconds, 33-30.
Olinger led his team mates with
11 points, scoring eight on field
goals and three from the foul line.
Grenier was high-point man for
the Vandals, scoring seven points.
The lineups:
OREGON (28)
Robertson, f ...
Berg, f .
W. Jones, c .
Olinger, g ..
B. Jones, g .
Watts, g .
Totals .
IDAHO (27)
Klumb, f .
Nashlund, f .
Grenier, c .
Warner, g .
W. Geraghty, g
Iversen, f .
FG FT PF
...3 0 3
. ...1 0 0
...2 1 1
...4 3 0
...0 2 4
.1 0 1
.11 6 9
FG FT PF
...1 4 2
.2 0 2
.3 1 1
...0 2 0
...2 0 3
...2 0 0
Totals
.10
7 8
Y.W.C.A. Candidates
The correct list of candidates
for offices in Y.W.C.A. to be
voted on tomorrow is as fol
lows:
President:
Rosalind Gray
Alma Lou Herman
Vice-president:
Jean Lewis
Eleanor Wharton
Secretary:
Betty Ohlemiller
Virginia Younie
Treasurer:
Mary McCracken
Alice Ann Thomas
Upperclass Commission
Vice-president:
Myrna Bartholomew
Peggy Davidson
Secretary-Treasurer:
Elaine Cornish
Martha McCall
The polls will be open at the
Y bungalow from 10 a. m. to
5 p. m. The vice-president of
the Y. W. C. A. will automati
cally be president of the upper
class commission. Lois Green
wood, vice-president of the Y,
will be in charge of elections.
Outstanding Stage Settings
Promised for 'Cradle Song9
When “The Cradle Song,” one
of the most ambitious of this
year’s drama department produc
tions, is presented in the Guild
theater Saturday night, theater
goers will view a stage set rated
with the best ever designed for a
University production.
Horace Robinson, assistant dra
matic instructor, has designed and
built the set, assisted by a number
of students on the campus. The
play Is laid in a Spanish convent,
and those who have viewed the
preliminary construction work are
enthusiastic.
In the actual handling of the
play Saturday night Russel Hum
phreys will serve as stage man
ager, assisted by Betty Day. Rich
ard Koken is electrician, and
Maurice Pease is property man
ager, assisted by Pauline Nelson.
Several others have taken part in
the construction and decoration of
ihe set. They include Bill Pad
dock, Robert Bid(lle, Dorothy Kin
zell, Glenna Hooper, Gene Mc
Munn, and Lucille Stewart, who
also plays one of the leading roles
in the production.
A feature of the interior set will
be a sculptured piece of Madonna
and the Child, modeled and cast
by Fred Hillman, student in sculp
ture at the University. Designed
especially for “Cradle Song," this
bit of statuary has already at
tracted attention on the campus.
The play will be produced one
night only because of the high
royalty fees and the expensive cos
tumes. A limited number of
tickets remain, and a sell-out house
is indicated. Those who wish
tickets should call the box office
between 4 and 5 any day this
week.