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SCANNING THE BOVARD PLAN
THE Bovard plan for reorganization of all
student activities, explained in yesterday’s
Emerald, represents one fairly detailed proposal
for solution of the A. S. U. O.’s difficulties. But
by the very magnitude of its scope, it seems almost
certainly doomed to failure.
The plan would with one swoop take all extra
curricular activities out from ail but the most re
mote control by students, and would place them
under the direction of appropriate departmental
heads or deans. The athletic department, with all
its far-reaching tangle of conference relations,
coaches’ hire, scholarship awards, promotional and
publicity program, upkeep of playing fields and
properties, gate receipts, football schedule making,
purchase of equipment and supplies—all would be
placed under control of the department of physical
education. The Emerald, instead of being respon
sible to the associated students, would be respon
sible to the dean of the school of journalism. Thus
through the entire list of student activities.
Instead of a central commission to act upon all
the delicate intertwintngs of function and finance
in that group of activities, there is offered merely
a “fee commission,” whose function would be to
allot fee receipts to the various activities. The
nearest that students would get to a voice in de
termining the policies of the activities in which
they are interested would be as members of mere
advisory committees on which alumni and faculty
members would also serve.
We can be thoroughly sympathetic with faculty
control over (he disbursement of student fees, since
it would establish definitely the Instructional char
acter of student activities and would readily solve
the legal questions involving that dubious organi
zation known as the A. S. U. O. But the Bovard
solution is a bit too strong for general acceptance.
Very few students would willingly submit to the
virtual exclusion of undergraduates from all posi
tions of control in the handling of student activi
ties.
Knowing the petition-circulating proclivities of
University people, we venture to say that if the
Bovard plan were submitted to the state board as
the University’s recommended solution to the A. S.
U. O. problem, it would immediately be followed by .
a petition signed by a vast majority of the students,
proclaiming their right to a voice in student gov
ernment. For it is, after all, students who partici
pate in extracurricular activities, and it is students’
money which goes to support them.
Note: The two editorials following represent
examples of the work of two candidates for the
editorship of the Emerald. At the request of
the editor, both concern events of national or
international interest, in order that the publi
cations committee may have specimens of their
work in fields of larger than mere local in
terest.
CONGRESSIONAL SPRING
Submitted by Candidate 2.
OPRING of'a congress.' >nal year offers something
^ different for nature lovers. Birds twitter mer
rily about this time every year, but it is only bien
nially when the senators and representatives twitter
apprehensively along Pennsylvania avenue.
There is abundant evidence to indicate that the
major parties are resorting to the usual tactics to
insure victory in the fall. Energetic Democratic
bloodhounds have been busily engaged in digging
up the misdeeds, real and alleged, of the Hoover
administration. As ’a result the public has been
treated to sensational air mail and postal depart
ment disclosures. Recently the Republicans opened
their campaign with gusto. Only a year ago Ogden
Mills, ex-secretary of the treasury, was a lone voice
crying in the wilderness, but the past fortnight has
seen a growing wave of agitation concerning real
and fancied radicalism among President Roosevelt’s
advisers.
William Wirt, Gary, Ind. educator, has proven
to be an excellent stalking horse for the G. O. P.
Educator (platoon system) Wirt has let it be known
that certain members of Roosevelt’s brain trust
are paving the way for a communistic revolution.
According to the Hoosier schoolmaster, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt is a "Kerensky” as well as a New
Dealer. The American Lenin lurks in the back
ground, awaiting the propitious moment.
Wirt’s charges have provided excellent campaign
ammunition for the Republicans. Aware of the
tremendous hold of Roosevelt on the public mind,
the opposition has been hesitant in attacking Amer
ica’s number one hero. (Charles A. Lindbergh has
been demoted to number two and may drop still
further if his sources of income are carefully an
alyzed.) Instead Republican accusations are to the
effect that our president is "ill-advised.” If the
sturdy yeomanry of the nation does not rise in its
wrath and return a conservative Republican ma
jority to Washington, they charg^ the country will
insidiously but inevitably lapse into communism.
The American public has been hoodwinked so
many, many times by such Democratic and Repub
lican propaganda that it would seem that their
strategy would be obvious to all sane thinkers
William Wirt’s charges, nevertheless, may be the
origin of another “red scare” in the United States
that will rival the one of 1921-22.
INSULXi EATS PEANUTS
Submitted by Candidate 3.
'T'HE spectacle of a Samuel Insull masticating
-*• the well-known monkey food which formed the
theme of that favorite of a few years back “The
I’canut Vendor" is comically symbolic of human
uselessness. Samuel Insull, the erstwhile financial
“great,” was reduced to eating peanuts in a house
of detention in Turkey! Cruel fate but to Samuel
Insull’S credit, it may be said that he seemed to
enjoy eating his peanuts, purchased by a warder.
The Grecian stand in refusing to make trouble
for Turkey, which seized the fugitive Chicago utili
ties magnate from a Greek ship in compliance with
an extradition request from the United States, is
commendable. Greece was within its rights on the
basis of international law in asking the Turkish
government to explain its seizure of Insull, but
Greece’s Premier Tsaldaris displayed a tactful bit
of statesmanship in refusing to place the matter
before the world court at The Hague.
Had he submitted his complaint, he would have
added another barrel of T. N. T. -small, it is true,
but potent to the tense situation which is ready
to burst over troublous Eurasia.
In that area, which already resembles all too
uncomfortably a zoo in which wild animals have
been released from their cages, a Greek protest
would have further inflamed the beasts ready to
pounce upon each other. It was a case of seeking
revenge for that old stereotyped "honor of tlie coun
try" against the desire to avoid adding a discordant
note to an already cacophonous tone of affairs.
Greece nobly took the latter course, the far more
enlightened of the two.
Scanning the Cinemas
McDonald “Harold Teen,"
Hal LeKoy, Rochelle Hudson,
Guy Kibbee, Chick Chandler.
Also, “Lazy River,” Robert
Young, Jean Parker.
COLONIAL “Cross Country
Cruise,” Lew Ayres, June
Knight, Eugene Pallette, Ar
thur Vinton. Also “Puss in
Boots.”
By J. A. NEWTON
| |N the Colonial's bill with “Cross
Country Cruise” is a kids’ pic
ture called "Puss in Boots,” which
is supposed to contain the most
talented children in the world.
The kid who takes tire part of
“Puss in Boots” I would call the
best actor. The "hero,” a very
beautiful hoy, sings in three lan
guages, while it is hinted strongly
that he knows eight. He sings
with melodramatic gestures. Imi
tative fervor, and an exaggerated
vibrato. He's sharp in the Lily
Pons altitudes, too. It's done rath
er crudely by a company which
calls itself “Amity.” But maybe
the kids didn't notice that.
On the other hand, “Cross Coun
try Cruise," is quite acceptable, if
you're not too particular. Contains
a juic;, murder, a ne.v blonJ, June
Knight, and a very worldly-wise
I little girl who lives by her wits is
Alice White.
Alice White is a girl who is
smart, but is handicapped by a
1928, flapperish appearance. I
await tile day when she becomes
an important person. She deserves
it, now that a few hard knocks
have put some common sense into'
her head.
* * *
"Harold Teen," in the main,
deals with the trouble and interest
aroused in the comic strip of thej
same name when H. H. Snatcher,
the big city financier, comes to j
Covina and makes a play for Lil- J
lums.
Snatcher's daughter organizes a
junior league, and they put on a
show in which Lillums and Har
old are U.*: stars, the latter in a
dance number. Hal LcRoy. the
actor (?i, is well known on
Broadway as a hoofer.
This picture exhibits, wrongly,
of course, the high school set as n
silly bunch of adoiescent saps with
little but petting and kissing on
their minds.
“Hazy River": The popular tune
of the same name is nowhere pre
sented in this show. Prodigal son
ol wealthy famih get\. out of pris-j
on and heads for what looks like
a “sure thing" at a shrimp can
nery in AlabanV. Who does he
meet but Jean Parker. Two pals
rob everybody, and especially the
villain, of their eye teeth, and with
the money thus garnered they pay
off the villain's note on the shrimp
business.
Dr. Smiili |{<‘<rins Two
Hour (geography (Hass
Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of
the geology and geography depart
ments. is giving a two hour course
in field geography beginning this
term. It is the first time the
course has been given in the Uni
versity. Six students are enrolled.
A two square mile piece of land
between the campus and Spring
field is being utilized for observa
tion. The topography, drainage,
soils, mineral resources, weather
and climate, plant and animal life,
characteristics of the people, dis
tribution ot the population, and
economic activity of this section
arc being observed.
Notices Seal tint
All notices of standing toward
graduation should have been re
ceived by the end of this week by
all seniors who expect to graduate
this term, it was announced yes
terday from the business office m
Johusou hall.
Where’s a Better Hole - - By STANLEY ROBE
Mr. Neuberger Speaks
(From the Oregon State Barometer)
’T'HE following letter to the Ore
*- gon State college Barometer
was written by Richard L. Neu
berger, proponent of optional stu
dent body membership. Neuberger
charged the Barometer with re
ferring to him in libelous fashion,
in calling him a “Bolshevik.” The
letter, with the prefatory editorial
remarks of the Barometer is here
reproduced:
| AST week in referring to the
entirely unnecessary turmoil
into which student government on
the two major Oregon campuses
had been thrown, the Barometer
referred to it as being caused by
Ihe actions of a small group of
“bolsheviks” on the University of
Oregon campus.
No names were mentioned; but
Mr. Richard L. Neuberger, erst
while sophomore editor of the
Daily Emerald, appears to have
taken this all unto himself and is
now threatening the Barometer
with a suit "in a court of law be
fore twelve citizens of the United
States of America.”
When shown the threat, one
man well versed in the law re
marked that had Mr. Neuberger's
name been mentioned, the real
“bolsheviks” might have had cause
to claim libel, for they rebelled
only when they had a grievance.
Mr. Neuberger is distinctively dif
ferent , however, for he is always
in a state of rebellion without any
grievance because he can't be
happy unless ho is making trou
ble. So, he had nothing to holler
about concerning the Barometer
editorial. True to his nature
therefore, with nothing to holler
about, he hollers.
Anyway, we are glad to append
part of Mr. Neuberger's 950 word
epistle and let Barometer readers
draw their own conclusions:
School of Law,
University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon,
April 3rd, 1934.
Mr. Warren Reid, editor
Oregon State College Barometer
Corvallis, Oregon.
Dear Mr. Reid:
In a front-page editorial in a
recent edition of the Barometer,
you referred to the University
seeking' voluntary student corpo
ration membership as a band of
“bolsheviks.” As I recall, this
was one of several epithets which
you hurled at the group, and in
an adjacent column you said I was
the leader of the movement. Be
fore proceeding, let me correct the
last statement. I share the lead
ership of the group with Mr.
James Landye of Portland. Could
1 claim the sole captaincy, l would
be proud to do so, for I am con
fident that the efforts of the group
have been to the best welfare of
higher education in Oregon.
. . . Let me assure you we did
not undertake this campaign, nor
venture the criticism which we
were certain would come, for our
selves. The associated student fee
was no personal object in my cam
paigning against its enforced pay
ment. for 1 -hall contribute my
five dollars this term to the loan
fund for needy students. The suc
cess of our efforts tingled the
sensitive pocket-nerves of certain
people, and we expected them to
be chagrined. Now that they will
have to conduct a value-received
campaign to persuade students to
join the corporations instead of
having the state force membership
upon the students, they are some
what incommoded and see them
selves with additional work on
their hands.
However, Mr. Editor, we did not
anticipate the libelous epithets and
contumely you have hurled at us.
Let me tell you I am as opposed
to bolshevism as I am to fascism.
Recently I refused to join an anti
fascist club at the university be
cause among its sponsors were
several alleged communists. I have
as great an antipathy for the reg
imentation of bolshevism as I have
for the brutality of fascism and
Hitlerism. And surely you know
I have been an active opponent of
the latter.
Needless to say, we feel your
personal attack, by attempting to
sully our reputations and defame
our characters, has been con
temptible. Instead of adhering to
the fundamental issues involved,
and basing your criticism on facts
and logic you have resorted to libel
and. have attempted to hold us up i
to scorn and ridicule by referring
to us as “bolsheviks.” And you
do not even make it clear to your
constituents that you thus excori- I
ate us because we asked that the ;
laws of the state be obeyed in
order that needy and deserving
students, many with families in
dire financial straits, may be re
lieved!
Therefore, Mr. Editor, will you
please print this letter in as prom
inent a position as you printed the
aforementioned editorial ? Will you j
please accompany it with a gen- i
tlemanly and dignified retraction
and apology for your libelous epi
thets ? And will you please have
your retraction published in a
place of equal prominence ? If you
do not care to do this, I shall give
you an opportunity in a court of
law before twelve citizens of the
United States of America to prove
that I am a “bolshevik.”—Very
truly yours, (signed) Richard L.
Neuberger.
Innocent
Bystander
By BARNEY CLARK
t'VEN our own paper puzzles us
sometimes. Just the other
day one of our budding reporters
referred in a story to the ‘‘Living
Women’s Organizations.” Imme
diately after spotting this, I. B.
and a group of the lads gathered
together and attempted to figure
out what group would come under
this heading. After some thought,
we suggested that the easiest way
to locate it would be to discover
what the Dead Women’s Organi
zation was, and then pick its op
posite. Don pricked up his ears
at this, and mentioned that per
haps it had something to do with
! women in the Graveyard. We said
no, as all the women we had seen
in the Graveyard were pretty live
ones. The conference languished
after this, the members going off
muttering under their breaths,
"Living Women's Organizations
Living Women’s Organizations."
Just something else to worry
about!
Apparently the attempt of
the I’hi Belts to raise their
own garden vegetables lias in
flamed the imaginations of the
Kappas. A report reaches us
that they had a LAMB there
the other week. Not a leg of
lamb, but a real live lamb,
slightly woolly around the
edges. The report hints that
they plan a merger with the
IMii Belts, under which they
will raise livestock, and the
I’hi Belts will raise garden
truck .the matured product to
be divided equally . However,
after the report came in, we
learned that the Kappas had
had lamb THREE times this
week. \pparentl> they could
n’t wait for the animal to rip
en, and chickened out on the
l'hi Belts.
Day before yesterday the Tri
{belts were silting calmly down to
lunch, when the door opened and
in came Jim Ghormley .Don Law.
Bob Helliwell. and Max Donnelly,
each bearing a plate- two sand
wiches, a bottle of milk, and a
napkin. These gentlemen proceed
ed to arrange places for them
selves at the table and occupy
them. After they had been com
fortably settled, Ghormley arose
and announced that the Delt na
tional had requested that they
personally investigate the new, Tri
Delt pledges, and he would be
obliged if someone would drag
them forth and line them up. He
then sat down with a graceful ges
ture, and commenced on his meal.
The pledges, however, lost their
appetites.
OGDEN GNASHES
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Koll, Jordan, roll;
With optional membership
We're In the hole!”
"If I can walk a straight line,
will you sell me another glass of
beer ?”
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To the Emerald:
No doubt the intent of your ed
itorial in today's Emerald on the
Warner prize contest id admirable.
Unfortunately, from lack of full
information, you have done an in
justice to the donor of the prize,
Mrs. Warner; and also have given
a misleading impression as to the
contest itself.
Mrs. Warner has been acutely
conscious of the presence on this
campus of "students in actual
need.’’ During the winter quarter
she gave several hundred dollars,
and has held herself ready to give
more if needed, to poverty strick
en students. This gift has had no
connection with the prize contest.
The fund has been administered
by the dean of men. Mrs. Warner
has not wished publicity for her
philanthropy.
You confuse philanthropy to
needy students with the Warner
prize contest, one of many years
standing, and having objectives
quite different from support to
needy students. The aim of this
contest is to arouse interest in
the peoples of Eastern Asia in the
hope that this interest will lead to
knowledge and understanding. It
is for this reason that the prize
donor has specified that the con
testants shall have taken some
campus course dealing with the
Far East. It is her belief that the
knowledge and information ac
quired in the essay writing is too
specialized to completely satisfy
the objective. She wishes to en
courage as wide and extensive a
study as possible; not to subsidize
needy students through the indi
rect means of contest participa
tion.
Your statement that the course
requirement was inserted as an
inducement to enroll in ‘ certain
courses is distinctly misleading.
Last year, on behalf of the con
test committee, I especially ex
pressed the wish that this require
ment be dropped. For the reasons
stated above this recommendation
was not accepted.
Let me again point out that in
your editorial you have shown an
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inability to distinguish between
the purposes of the contest and
the purposes of subsidy funds, and
that you have done a grave injus
tice to Mrs. Warner who, without
the slightest suggestion having
been made to her, has contributed
so generously to the assistance of
needy University students.
Sincerely yours,
HAROLD J. NOBLE, Chairman,
Warner Prize Committee.
STUDENT ASUO ROSTER
RISES OVER HALF MARK
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privileges may be secured. At this
same time sales representatives
will be named in these groups.
A revised list has been made of
the membership of the Committee
of 50, student organization work
ing in conjunction with the cam
paign, which will meet today at
5 p. m. in room 110 Johnson hall.
List Designated
Following are the names of
these who will serve on the group
and who are rec^uested to be on
hand this afternoon:
Keith Wilson, Keith Powers, Bill
Russell, Howard Kemper, Grant
Theummel, Ralph Walstrom, Ray
Mize, Don Thompson, Bill Phipps,
Jack Vaughan, Bob Zurcher, Hal
Birkinshaw, Lester Goldschmidt,
Ladd Sherman, Irwin Nilson, Mer
vin Rodda, Chuck Wishard, Tom
Tongue, Neal Bush, Otto Vonder
heit.
Dick Near, Sterling Green, Mal
colm Bauer, Jack Cate, Ed Mar
tindale, Elizabeth Bendstrup, Mary
Stewart, Rosalind Gray, Jean
Cook, Janet McMicken, Eleanor
Wharton, Caroline Schink, Joseph
ine Waffle, Eleanor Stevenson,
Pearl Base, Lois M. Hunt, Peggy
Cullers, Helen Burns, Frances
Helfrieh, Dagmar Haugen, Alberta
Baldwin, Marjorie Linebaugh, Vir
ginia Howard, Margaret Mortin
son, Ida Mae Nickels, Valborg An
derson, Gordon Powell, Laura
Goldsmith, Verne Adams, Margery
Thayer, Nancy Suomela, and
George Bennett.
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phony would hardly be possible. But with these
little tubes placed in “repeaters” or amplifiers at 50
mile intervals along the line—even a whisper carries
from coast to coast!
With many tubes used in tandem, individual per
formance must be almost perfect— or cumulative
distortion would render speech unintelligible. That
today’s Long Distance connections are so reliable
and clear, is a tribute to the skill used in making
Western Electric tubes.
Manufacturing nearly all Bell System apparatus,
Western Electric contributes much to the quality
of telephone service.
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