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University of Oregon, Eugene Sterling Green, Editor Grant Thuemmel, Manager Joseph Saslavsky, Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Doug Polivka and Don Caswell, Associate Editors; Guy Shadduck, Stanley Robe UPPER NEWS STAFF Malcolm Bauer. News Ed. Estill Phipps, Sports Ed. A1 Newton. Dramatics and Chief Night Ed. Elinor Henry, Features EJ. | Peggy Chessman, Literary Ed. Barney Clark, Humor Ed. Cyrfthia Liljeqvist, Women’s Ed.! Mary Louiee Edinger, Society l Ed. James Morrison, Radio Ed. DAY EDITORS: A1 Newton, Mary Jane Jenkins, Bob Moore, Newton Stearns. EXECUTIVE REPORTERS: Ann-Reed Burns, Howard Kess ler, Roberta Moody. REPORTERS: Miriam Eiehner. Marian Johnson, Velma Mc Intyre. Ruth Weber. Eleanor Aldrich. Leslie Stanley. Xcwton Steams. Clifford Thomas. Robert Lang. Jlcnryelta Mummey, Helen Dodds. Henriette Horak. SPORTS STAFF: Bill Eberhart, Asst. Sports Ed.; Clair Jokn Mui. George Jones, Dan (lark, Don Olds. Bill Aetzel. George Bikman, Margery Kissling. COPYREADERS: Elaine Cornish, Dorothy Dill, Marie Pell, Phyllis Adams. Maluta Read. George Bikman, Virginia Endicott, Dorothy Dykeman, Mildred Blackburne. WOMEN’S PAGE ASSISTANTS: Mary Graham, Bette Church. Ruth Ilciberg, Betty Shoemaker. NIGHT EDITORS: George Bikman, Rex Cooper, Tom Ward, Orval Etter. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Henryetta Mummey, Irma Egbert. Margilee Morse. Jane Bishop. Doris Bailey, Eleanor Aldrich, Margaret Rollins, Marvel Read, Mary Ellen Eber hart. RADIO STAFF: Howard Kessler, Eleanor Aldrich, SECRETARY: Mary Graham. UPPER BUSINESS STAFF vvimani meissner, auv, ivigr. Kon Kew, Asst. Adv. Mgr. William Temple, Asst. Adv. Mgr. Tom Holman, Asst. Adv. Mgr. Eldon Haberman, National Adv. Mgr. Fred Fisher, Promotional Mgr. rean ivjurpny, Asst. ^National Adv. Mgr. Ed Labbe, Circulation Mgr. Ruth Rippey, Checking Mgr. Willa Bitz, Checking Mgr. Sez Sue, Jar.is Worley Sez Sue Assistant, Jean McCuaker. Alene Walker, Office Mgr. 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The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year, except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, examination periods, ail of December and all of March except the first three days. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. AS RAYMOND LEAVES NOTHEK of the University’s finest instrue *- tors will regretfully sever his connection with the University of Oregon at the close of the current year. lie is I’itul E. Raymond of the school of law, one of tile younger professors in that depart ment who has contributed enormously to the distinction which the school has attained. His brilliance and his splendid record may lie esti mated from the glowing tribute paid by Dean Wayne L. Morse. Paul Raymond is not leaving Oregon lie cause he wants to. He is going because he will he able to receive fitting compensation at an other institution in a far corner of the United States. There is no doubt that it would not have taken a very great increase in salary to have kept him. But the University apparently found itself unable to offer even a small in crease. So he lias decided to move, to a school where salary is commensurate with ability. At Ore gon lie was “instructor in law,” because Oregon could only pay an instructor’s salary. In Florida he w ill he accorded his rightful ranking of full professor, three steps higher oil the aca demic scale. Deeply we regret the loss of Raymond. His going cannot do other than impair ihe high standard of the law school. And to offer the finest legal training possilde is a basic function of any university—a service vita! to the state. Thus Oregon’s professors continue to leave for fields richer ill prestige and remuneration. And this will go on as long as we hear the story of limited budgets, pitifully low salaries and slow promotions. ONCE MOKE WE VICE SAVED EVER since the advent of The Demon 3.2 the city of Eugene has taken it upon itself to save us from ourselves. It is probably not so much the capricious council that is responsible as it is the lighteous folk who have pestered them into passing ordinances that rival the blue-laws requiring the wearing of skirts of specified length. The farcical four-blocks line went by the boards very quietly during the national repeal movement last fall, and most of the campus eating-houses installed beer pumps. Oddly enough, it was not necessary to install sawdust floors with this inno vation, and the numbers of student inebriates that littered campus gutters was surprisingly low. Now comes the latest safeguard to morals, a bone-dry zone extending in all directions to a dis tance of from six to 12 blocks from the campus In all directions. Just why University students should bo the ob ject of such special wet-nursing is a little puzzling. The only explanation is that Eugene, irked by Cor vallis’s new-found godliness, does not want to be outdone in the matter of synthetic salvation of the fine, clean, upright young men and women who have been entrusted to her care. The contention is that the same people who voted out prohibition will send their children to cities who have reverted to Volsteadism. When the citizenry follows that line, it will have passed the most liberal estimates of its inconsistency. If the city of Eugene wants to be diy, in toto, that is no affair of ours. We are not citizens of the city and are only guests. But guests have rights, and we resent being thus singled out as the, object of charitable legislation—particularly when it is futile and hypocritical, as we have so often pointed out. If anything is to be done to regulate the drink ing of college students it is the business of the Uni versity administration. If we are a local autonomy we have a right to our own government. If we are not we have the same rights as other citizens of Eugene. PRECEDENT TAKES A DRUBBING pLAUNTING precedent, this year’s Emerald busi ness manager is filing as a candidate to succeed himself. And we likewise will break an unwritten rule forbidding comment on candidates before their selection. We unreservedly recommend Grant Thuemmel's reappoint: -:nt as business manager. We recommend that the publications committee and the executive courn :1 disregard tradition and reappoint Thuernmel to n office in which he has found notable success. Thuernmel, still a junior, has carried the Em erald through a. year of depression in business and advertising circles. In the first two terms of the current year he and his aides piled up about one thousand dollars more in advertising revenue than was anticipated. It is this reserve which is now permitting the Emerald to operate on a full publi cation schedule despite the near-wrecking of the Emerald’s income by the recent ruling of the attor ney general on student fees. The business staff of the Emerald gets little credit for the tedious and unremitting efforts it must put forth to keep the Emerald on a daily basis. It is fit that meritorious service in that de partment be rewarded and that a continuation of successful policies assured. INSINCERITY DO political slogans and campaign pledges, the catch phrases calculated to corral ballots, still appeal to the average voter? Politicians appar ently still believe they do, for eight out of ten of the Oregon candidates for public office have adopted some such slogan as “A vote for Bilp is a vote for the Roosevelt program.” But after this year's spectacle in Washington, many should have learned that little dependence can be. placed in pre election pledges. The Senate’s action in defeating ratification of the St. Lawrence waterway treaty is a glaring example of political inconsistency. The last Re publican convention adopted a plank pledging the party’s support to such a development, but regard less of the promise, Republican senators in conjunc tion with various elements of the Democratic party have quashed the ratification. Republican pledges and favorable recommenda tions from three successive Republican presidents did not influence the standpat Republican law makers, so noted for their party regularity. They saw a chance to upset the administration. President Roosevelt has an enviable record for redeeming or attempting to redeem campaign pledges so good a record that party Republicans and bolting Democrats take pleasure in smearing it up a bit. Will not the average American citizen begin to wonder soon where the politicians’ sincerity begins and their insincerity ends ? On Other Campuses What Do You Think?— IN a recent purvey made by TUs Daily Student inquiring reporter, the six Indiana University students interviewed agreed that the campus was honeycombed with “honoraries” which could be eliminated overnight without causing any one other than fraternity jewelers any regret. Even though they dangle prettily, the string of keys being displayed by many a ‘‘big man on the campus" was purchased at no small expense to their owner's, a greater part of the money of which undoubtedly could have been invested more profit ably elsewhere. The Daily Student has interviewed two students, one a co-ed, chosen at random from the ranks of those who boast, or at least hold, membership in numerous campus organizations. The amounts which each has spent on organizations alone have been calculated. The Daily Student does not mean to infer that any one particular organization men tioned in this editorial should be dissolved. How ever, it does ask every reader to confront himself with the same question put before these half dozen students: “Does Indiana University have too many outside organizations?" The co-ed approached is a member of a leading social sorority, the initiation fee of which costs $100; in June she will have paid a total of $432 in sorority dues alone, exclusive of what was spent for board and room. In addition to this she belongs to Pleiades t$!0); the Mortar Board ($10 including a pin and a three years’ subscription to the group magazine), and Omicron Nu ($17 plus $2 monthly ones), all of which amounts to nearly $000. The male student is likewise a member of a lead ing fraternity, initiation into which cost him $100. In June tie will have paid $132 in fraternity dues alone. In addition to his social fraternity, tie be longs to Pershing Rifles i$to); Phi Delta Camilla ($15); Sigma Delta Chi ($32.50): the Sphinx Club ($17.50); Blue Key ($15); Dragons Head ($1.05); keys, $8.50. all of which totals $640.45. Now perhaps this student, if he were financially able, acted more wisely in investing his dollars in keys to enhance liis importance in the eyes of his grandchildren than he would have done through buying shares in the stock market, but pray tell us what any student means by belonging to such or ganizations as Pershing Rifles and Sigma Delta Chi at the same time? If he’s a soldier lie doesn't have any place in a professional journalistic fraternity, and if he’s a journalist, what's he doing in a mili tary cadets' organization? What do you think? We invite your opinions. Indiana Daily Student. APRIL 28 DATE SET FOR MORTAR BOARD DANCE (Continued from Pai/r One) especially, will be the pledging ot outstanding girls who will have •sophomore standing next year to Kwama, sophomore service hono rary. This event is looked forward to by the coeds with anticipation pined only 13 girls * are ' pledged each spring term, and to in- chosen to the honorary is a mark of dis tinction as a reward for service to tlie University, ability as a leader, and scholastic capacity. Tickets to the ball are selling for $1, and coeds are urged to oe gm saving stray dimes and nick els. However, there is a possibil ity of earning a free pass, accord ing to Nancy Suomela in charge of promotion. A pass will be given to any girl who sells 20 tickets to the ball. Any coed who is interested in such a proposition may obtain her tickets from Eileen Hickson, in charge of tickets, ot from Nancy Suomela. The ball will be a formal affair and Sherwoou Burr'., orchestra lias been engaged lo play. Foresight .... By STANLEY ROBE C LflSS <r*34 Estimates (Guest Conductor, G. P. H.) j Ci^OLLAPSE, as often as not, j ^ is the result of persisting in an old attitude towards some im portant relationship, which in the course of time has changed its nature.” I The above, a very aptly put apothegm by D. H. Lawrence, ap pearing by-the-bye, in the “Re flections on the Death of a Porcu | pine,” one of a collection of Law i renciana which has just been | printed for the first time, could | be taken well enough by the vast majority of our present-day novel I ists. Such a collapse is awaiting (if it has not already overtaken) such authors as Messrs. Heming way, Faulkner, et al., for their ! persistent attempts to connect art and clever photography ,just as much as it awaits Dr. Wirt and i his suspicious confreres who still 1 go on thinking that the relation j betweenthe citizen and his gov ernment is identical with that re- j i lationship 150 years ago when Mr. Hamilton was engrossed in the J "Federalist” papers. Even as it will seize Benito Mussolini in I lime for his villainous if politic i attempt to indissolubly link Eros | and the birth-rate. The rather outworn Greenwich village idea that the way to liter ary greatness can be trodden by j the narration of the sense-impres sions of a moron with photograph ic realism still draws a surprising ly large following, however. This has been very plausibly explained on the grounds that the authors of this coterie had nothing else at hand in the realm of their expe rience save the sense-impressions of a moron. However, if we are correct in assuming that we are gradually arising from the frightful post-war morass in •which the intelligent reading public has been forcibly projected, it would be well to sur vey the horizon and to notice the new stupidities into which we have been docilely led. A certain wing of the American novelists haa prostituted its insignificant ta*U ents and under the banners of the tedious and humorless Mr. Sin clair has become an advocate and propagandist for the new social movements, coupled, nevertheless, with a smugness that would have shocked any good communist ten years ago. The trend toward autobiograph ical novels has to a large measure evanesced into the Valhalla from which it sprung, but in its stead we find a tiresome fad for depict ing case histories of imbeciles or of analyzing recherche experienc es, the general idea seeming to be, we must suppose, that the authors are in search of some physical sit uation which has not fallen victim to their rival’s pen, and upon which they spring with triumph ant cries of Eureka. As to the first of these genre Mr. Aiken, Mr. Callaghan, and Miss Bottome, authors of recently published ex cursions “Among the Lost Peo ple,” as the first of these authors has it, all show the decided influ ence of Thomas Mann, an influ ence, I may say, diminished in power and brilliance during the transmutation. The second of these “fads” ap pears to be an attempt to localize the novel and to interpret small, often strained relations between people and institutions, seemingly by synecdoche to represent the sorrows and pain of the totality of existence. These studies are of ten very capably done but the gen eral effect of them is one of con stricture rather than any exhilar ation. It seems to me that the Ameri can literary scene has fallen upon sad times; the old giants have fall en or are falling, and in their stead have risen no figures other than petty polemists and minor poets. G. P. H. Batting for the Editor. Innocent Bystander By BARNEY CLARK TDHE Chi O's have a new pledge! The surprising thing about it ! is, though, not that they have a pledge, but that the pledge is none other than Marshall Harrison, for merly of S. A. E. The girls came in yesterday afternoon to find Harrison all moved in. At least the brothers had brought over all his clothes ana other belongings and deposited them on a window seat in the living room. Even his girls picture was there. We asked the Chi O’s if there was any particular reason for his wanting to pledge, any girl he was partic ularly fond of, and they said no, that he liked them all equally well. Anyway, we hope he'll be happy there. We were rather surprised the other day to discover that there are very few people on the cam pus that knew that the Victory Bell was no longer with us. It’s a fact, however. A sinister whisper has it that O. S. C. came over one night and kid napped the hell from Us resting place in the I’hi Dell house. No body knows for sure, but the wise hoys insist that Hunter, Order of the "()" proxy, has been eondu ting correspondence for some time with our sister institution across the valley, and that they are asking S.to ran som. If we don’t pay up. cur few shall not ring tonight 1 Chick "Scoop" Burrow, star Theta Chi vocalist, has devised a campaign slogan for Joe Renner, supposed S. B. proxy candidate, llis war-cry is, "Wanna buy a DI CK fonighl a Ogden Giu.-ll ia re speetfully dedicated to the hard working piggers on the campus. * # » OGDEN GNASHES “Sex appeal, As you can see, Is the only tiling That count's with me!” "I’ll fight anyone in the house that says I’m not a pacifist!" MAYOR DENIES BEER RULE POWER OF CITY (Continued from Pape One) Jamison of the Green Parrot, de clared they would continue to sell beer until their licenses were re voked by the liquor commission. The ordinance' was passed Mon day without opposition at the meeting of the city council. The zone bounds the University, the line starting at Tenth and Pearl, running east to the mill ince and along the race to the city limits. The boundary continues along- the city limits to the south ; boundary of the city and west to Pearl street, north again to Tenth and Pearl. Within this area no alcoholic liquor of any kind may be sold. Attorney Drafts Ordinance The ordinance was drafted by F. C. Heffron. local attorney and candidate for the republican nom ination for representative of Lane county, and was presented to the council by Rev. Frank S. Bristol, pastor of the United Lutheran church and leader in local dry circles. Licenses of the several dealers within this area were dated to run until December 31, 1935. George Neuner. attorney for the state liquor commission, believes that the matter of cancelling licenses is dealt with satisfactorily in the Knox liquor control law Cancellation Provided This law provides for cancella tion of licenses "if there is any ! other reason which, in the opinion : of the commission, based on pub lic convenience or necessity, war rant,, cancelling or su,pending such licenses.” This provision is in addition to a number of other reasons for which licenses may be cancelled. The council believed the previous dry zone ordinance, which they re fused to pass, was too lenient to be of any use. PAUL RAYMOND RESIGNS FROM SCHOOL OF LAW (Continued from Page One) ability, must start at the bottom and climb the academic ladder one rung- at a time. I cannot see a future under such a policy or any reason why X should remain in the face of so little promise. It is inimical to every principle of cre ative scholarship. ‘‘In the second place, I have been struggling- along on a salary of $1827.50 for a year. I cannot accept the grossly inequitable sal ary that has apparently been rec ommended for me by the Univer sity administration in making up the University budget.” Morse Comments Wayne L. Morse, dean of the University of Oregon law school, said last night: “Mr. Raymond's resignation is a CLASSIFIED Advertisements Rates Payable in Advance | 10c a line for first insertion; 5c a line for each additional I insertion. I Telephone 3500; local ‘ 214 I ! FOR SALE CHEAP Lady's rid ing boots. Size 5, in excellent condition. 127-1 Lincoln, or phone 1387-R. ROOM and board for §17 per month at 715 E. 13th. : FOUND Best place on the cam pus to get good tennis equip ment. Bancroft frames. John son gut. AH grades of tennis balls. I red £ isher. Phone 3t>o. severe blow to the law school be-1 cause he is an exceptionally fine young scholar and teacher, as well, as a congenial and cooperative staff member. Although he has been at Oregon only a year he has demonstrated to the faculty and to the students that he is the type of teacher whose services should be secured and retained if the law school is to maintain proper standards. “Mr, Raymond holds the degrees of B.A., J.D., LL.K„ and S.J.D. His work at the Harvard Law school won for him the enthusi astic recommendations of such men as Dean Pound, Professor Beale, and Professor Warner. Dean Tribble of Stetson University Law school, where Mr. Raymond first taught, recommended him very highly and his high opinion of Mr. Raymond is demonstrated by the fact that he has invited him to return to the John B. Stetson Uni versity Law school on permanent tenure and with the rank of full professor. “Wayne L. Morse, “Dean.” SOCIAL EVENTS BILLED FOR SPRING QUARTER (Continued, from Page One) Delta Delta Delta formal. Delta Gamma semi-formal. Alpha Chi Omega informal. Kappa Kappa Gamma informal. Sigma Alpha Epsilon informal. Dance symposium. Delta Tau Delta breakfast dance. Friday, May 11 Junior Weekend; Junior Prom. Saturday, May 12 Junior Weekend; Canoe Fete. Sunday, May 13 Mother’s day. Men’s chorus. Wednesday, May 16 Master dance recital. Friday, May 18 . Sigma Kappa informal. Phi Theta Upsilon informal. Alpha Xi Delta formal. Zeta Tau Alpha formal. Saturday, May 19 Sigma Chi sport dance [ Alpha Phi grille dance. Alpha Gamma Delta spring in formal. Pi Beta Phi tea dance. Theta Chi spring formal. Gamma P h i Beta breakfast dance. Chi Omega dance. Chi Psi spring informal. Phi Sigma Kappa informal. Alpha Delta Pi formal. Friday, May 23 Closed to dances. Guild Hall play. Saturday, May 26 | Guild Hall play. Beta Theta Pi formal. Phi Kappa Psi spring informal. Phi Delta Theta formal. Kappa Sigma dance. Wednesday, May 30, Holiday Memorial day. Sunday, June 10 Baccalaureate. Monday, June 1' 1 Commencement. FOURTEEN ESSAYS IN CONTEST FOR PRIZES (Continued from Page.One) subject, the reading familiarity with literature of the field in which the essay is written, clarity of thinking, and maturity of judg ment. Some of the titles submitted are “Milestones on the Pacific,” “Sup pression of the Press in Japan,” "Renascent China,” and “Peace: Japan’s Economic Sustentation." Eight award's will be made, six to American and two to foreign students. There are three entries in the latter class. POLITICAL RACE STARTS SIZZLING IN ACTIVITIES (Continued from Page One) that Miller was organizing a tick et on which he would serve as a candidate for the presidency. He decided, however, to thrown in his lot with the Bauer group. Opposing the new lineup is the following ticket headed by Renner, Kappa Sigma: Norman Lauritz, Phi Sigma Kappa, vice-president; Nancy Archbold, Kappa Kappa Gamma .secretary; Elizabeth Bendstrup, Alpha Chi Omega, sen ior woman; and John Casey, Phi Gamma Delta, senior man. It re mains intact except for the with drawal of Jerry Denslow as an as r—:: _.~ I Emerald of the Air and Elsewhere By JIMMY MORRISON Clark Wood, editor of the Wes ton (Ore.) Leader, says in an especially corny phrase that Bing Crosby chews gum and wears a hat while crooning over the “mike” and adds that he has no personal objection to Bing's chewing gum or wearing a hat. Maybe Crosby is on the down hill grade, but Rudy Vallee is still making a little more than most of us, and who’d think of comparing the incomparable Bing with the grapefruit-dodging Vallee ? Heard Casa Loma again last night on the Camel hour. Glen played in his usual vote-getting style, but Stoop Q. Budnagle, or rather Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd were not so good again. You can get this program over KSL any Tuesday or Thursday at 7. The Colonel and his accomplice had them rolling in the aisles on this one a couple of weeks ago: Simple Simon met a pieman Going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pie man, “Hello.” Kenney Sargent, Glen Gray’s feature singer, was recently named to pick the eight prettiest girls on the University of South Carolina campus for their year book. Tune in on KSL tonight at 7 and hear Fio Rito play for Old Gold. Dick Powell acts as master of ceremonies, and Ray Hendricks, Muzzy Marcellino and the Three Debutantes will entertain not bad ly. pirant for junior finance officer. He is a Phi Delta Theta. Renner has not replaced him with another candidate, so far as is known. Pledging Announced Phi Mu announces the pledging of Loveda Mann of Eugene. “Patronize Emerald Advertisers.” iBiiiiHiiiiniiiiHiiiiaiiiiniiiiiKKiniiBiiiiHiniiiiii REPAIR YOUR SHOES NOW m Don’t go to the | » “Frosh Glee” i | with m | run-clown heels | “ on your shoes. #j 1 CAMPUS m | SHOE REPAIR 1 jj Across from Sigma Chi B Right on the Campus | iiiiiHBiiHiiiiuiiiiaiiiiniiBiHiiiiiaiaiiaiiiiiil SPRING DANCE PROGRAMS . . ▼ New programs have b e e 11 designed which carry ut the spring idea in colors and mo tifs. 8ee them. VALLEY PRINTING CO. Stationers Phone 470 7G West Broadway JHHHi STUDENTS’ Professional Directory Dr. Will E. Moxley Dentist 410 Tiffany Bldg-. Dr. Perry A. Baker Dentist 804 Miner Bldg. PHONE 645 Dr. Sam Tyler Optometrist 921 Willamette St.