1 VOLUME XXXV NUMBER 98 Carl Davidson Takes First in Hilton Contest Winner Presented Prize Of $50 for Talk LANDYE IS SECOND Coad and Dolloff Get Other Two Awards; Donor Present at Faculty Banquet Carl E. Davidson, third-year law student, was awarded $50 for first place in the Hilton prize contest last night, for his speech, “A Pro posal to Abolish the Doctrine of Election of Remedies.” Second, third, and fourth prizes, consisting of $25„ $15, and $5, were awarded, respectively, to James T. Landye, speaking on "A Proposal to Amend the Code to Allow the Trial Judge to Com ment on the Evidence”; Carl H. Coad, “Revision of Appellate Prac tice for Inferior Courts”; and Charles D. Dolloff, “A Proposal to provide for Pre-Trial Disclosure.” Speeches Without Notes The general subject, some phase of which was taken by each con testant, was “Advocate Some Ma terial Change in Either the Code of Civil or Criminal Procedure in Oregon.” Contestants submitted manuscripts on their particular topics at the first of this term, but the speeches were given entirely without notes. Davidson, first prize winner, pro posed an express amendment to the code, distinctly abolishing the doctrine of election of remedies. This doctrine, according to Davidr son, is of modern judicial origin, and has thrived only on judicial precedents. It has never been a part of Oregon statutory law. Objections Expressed The objections to the doctrine of election of remedies which David son set forth were that it is con trary to the spirit of the Oregon code, that it is inconsistently ap plied, that it often results in injus tice, and that where no injustice results, it obscures the real basis of decision. Davidson cited a num ber of actual cases to assert the value of his proposal. The first prize was awarded by Prank H. Hilton, Portland attor ney, who was the originator of the contest, and who has donated $50 each year since 1922. The other three prizes, which have been added by the law school deans trust fund, were presented by Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school. Dinner Given Judges of the contest were •James T. Brand, of Marshfield, cir cuit judge of the second judicial district; Lester Ooehler, Corvallis attorney; and Fred E. Smith, Eu gene attorney. The speeches were judged on the quality of content, organization of material, and ef fectiveness of presentation. Preceding the contest, the law faculty gave a dinner at the Eu gene hotel in honor of Hilton and of the judges of the contest. Last night was the first time in many years that Hilton was present at the contest. April 21 Final Date Set For Next Installment Of Registration Fees Saturday noon, April 21, is the last date for payment of second installments of the spring term fees. After that date a fine of 25 cents per day will be levied on delinquent ac counts until April 28, the final deadline for payment. Non resident fees are also payable before Saturday noon, April 21. Very few installments have been paid into the business of fices in Johnson hall, according to administration officals. Villard Writes of Memorable Visit To U of O Campus Former Editor of Nation Tells Dean Allen of Proposed Gift Of Copy of Liberator Oswald Garrison Villard, former editor of The Nation and son of the benefactor of the University, Henry Villard, commented again on his “unforgettable visit” at the University in a recent letter to Dean Eric W. Allen, of the school of journalism. In regard to a recent article in The Nation, Villard wrote, “I hope you liked what I wrote on the University in The Nation, which has called forth quite a good deal of comment. I am hoping to send you very shortly a copy of The Liberator as a gift to be added to your own collection.” He asked Dean Allen to please make sure that everyone at the University understands how grate ful he is, saying “The rest of my trip was quite successful, but nothing equalled in interest, or in its appeal to my emotions, the re ception given me by all of you at the University of Oregon. It was din unforgettable visit that could only have been improved upon had my wife and my other chil dren also been there.” Judge Brand to Speak Tonight for Honorary “Legal Tendencies Which Are of Business Significance” is the topic of an address to be delivered by Circuit Judge J. P. Brand of Coos county tonight. The talk will be given at the Anchorage after a banquet at 6:30 under the auspices of Beta Gamma Sigma, national business adminis tration honorary. Brand has made a study of the growth of administrative law and procedure in the United States. He is in Eugene taking the place of Judge Skipworth. Stearns and Kessler Head Frosh Emerald Newton Stearns, day editor and reporter for the Emerald, was elected editor of the freshman edi tion of the Emerald, which will be published on Saturday, May 12, at a freshman staff meeting Tuesday afternoon at 4 in the Journalism building. Howard Kessler, executive re porter of the campus daily, was elected managing editor. The staff for the special issue will be an nounced so #1. Unfolding of Slogan Mystery For AWS Funfest Scheduled “No one under eighty—” is the beginning of the slogan for the an nual A.W.S. carnival, for which final preparations were made at the last meeting of the directorate yesterday afternoon. The rest of the slogan for the carnival, which is scheduled for next Saturday night, beginning at 7:30 in the Igloo, will not be made known until later this week. Five cents will be the price of everything at the carnival, from admission and jitney dance tickets, to chances on raffles, and tickets to play roulette, baffle board, egg throwing, or any other of the en tertainment:; which will be offered at the booths which will line the sides of the Igloo. These booths are being sponsored by campus liv ing organizations, one man's and one woman’s living organization working together on each booth. Prizes for the raffles have been donated by Eugene and Portland merchants and range from an up holstered chair and card table through lamps, silk stockings, jewelry, down to orders for din ners. corsages, and even a jar of ^ maple syrup. These prizes will be raffled off at five eent£ a chance by Malcolm Bauer, Ed Schweiker, Ralph Schomp, Chick Burrow, and Bill Schloth. The merchants who have donat ed prizes are Supercurline, Neale’s Malted Milk, Elliott’s Grocery, Rowland’s Grocery, Waldorf Paint, Campus Barber, Broadway, Cam pus Shoe Shop, Gilbert’s, Bob’s Beauty Shop. Skagg's Safeway, University Grocery, Irvin & Irvin, Oregon Shoe Shine, Oriental Art Shop, White Electric, Lerner's, Be dell, Lipman-Wolfe, Barnhart's, University Florist, Violin & Bas ket, Bailey, To^.nan, Montgomery Ward, New Dress & Coat, Mar tin’s, Chase Gardens, Western Auto, Rubenstein, Kennell Ellis, McGinty’s, Western Thrift, An chorage, Applegate, College Side, Campus Shine Shop. Seiberling Lucas, Quackenbush, Baker Film Shop, Johnson Furni ture, O'Brien Furniture, College Bootery, Della Bowers Dress Shop, i Beard's, Meier & Frank, Seymour’s’, Berg's, Ludfords Paint, Sigwart Electric, Green Parrot, Roy Mar latt, Tree Top, Red Cross Drugs, Mrs. Conkey Grocery, Lightning Service. Breier's, Willamette Street Market, Rex Shoe Parlor, Eugene Printing, Koke Chapman, Natron (Continued on Page Two) Final Selection OfPublications Heads Slated Executive Council Will Make Choice SESSION TODAY AT 5 Recommendations of Publications Committee Will Probably Meet Approval Emerald editor and business manager and Oregana editor and business manager for the school year of 1934-35 will be selected this afternoon, when the executive council of the associated students meets in Johnson hall at 5 o’clock. The group will put its stamp of approval upon the candidates rec ommended by the publications com mittee, which interviewed them orally last week. In all probability, the selections of the publications group will be the final choice. Choices Probable Either Doug Polivka, associate editor of the Emerald, or Joseph Saslavsky, managing editor, will probably be named to head the news and editorial staff of the campus daily next year. Grant Thuemmel, manager of the Emerald, will in all likelihood be reappointed to his present posi tion, inasmuch as he is the only aspirant who filed for that job. Barney Clark, copy editor of the Oregana, or Dagmar Haugen, gen eral secretary for the yearbook, wiil probably be Oregana editor for the coming school year. Phipps Lone Candidate Bill Phipps, sports editor of the Emerald and member of the busi ness staff of the Oregana .will probably be manager of the Ore gana next year, since he is the only candidate in the field for that po sition. Meetings of the finance and the athletic committees of the asso ciated students are scheduled to precede the session of the execu tive council. Insurance Sales Contestants Will Speak Tomorrow Seven Competitors Will Battle in Preliminaries; Ten-Minute Talks Prepared Preliminary contests for the Oregon State life insurance sales contest will take place in room 106 Commerce tomorrow after noon and evening. The contest is being sponsored by the Life Underwriters associa tion, which is composed of several of the larger insurance companies in the United States. Final com petition will be held at Portland next month. The entries must deliver a 10 minute sales talk to a prospect whom he has chosen himself. He will be judged upon his ability tc meet the prospect’s arguments and questions. Men who will deliver their talks tomorrow are Kenaston Bell, Neil Davidson, Howard Kemper, Leon ard Lundgren, Philip Mulder, Ger ald Thomas, and Millard Younger. Dean Jewell to Attend Grade School Meet Dean J. R. Jewell, of the school of education, and member of the appointment bureau, will attend an elementary schooi conference in Monmouth this week-end. The Uni versity is a'ways represented due to the fact that the 7th and 8th grades choose teachers from both th# University, the college and the normal schools. In a great many cases seventh and eighth grades are department alized and called junior high schools. These schools hire teach ers from both normals and colleges. It is for this reason that Dean Jewell attends the elementary school conference annually. Robert Poley Elected Head of YMCA Cabinet Robert Poley, sophomore social science major, was elected presi dent of the campus YMCA cabinet , at yesterday's election at the Y j hut. Other officers elected to the Y j cabinet for next year were: Ver i non Nelson, vice-president; How ard Ohmart, secretary; and Cos j grove La Barre, treasurer. j Program of Monteith Scheduled for Tonight Is Postponed Until May 1 The musical and lecture pro gram scheduled for 7:30 tonight in Gerlinger hall will be post i poned until the middle of May, I according to word received at I the graduate manager’s office Tuesday afternoon. John Claire Monteith, bari tone and lecturer, discovered in Portland that he will not be able to appear on the University of Oregon campus until May, con trary to his former plans, due to a conflict of dates. "The Oregon Trail and Tndian Days” was the title of the pro gram, and portrays the person al incident side of historic pio neer days. Monteith is the grand-nephew of Marcus Whit man, early Oregon pioneer. 21 Organizations Enter Contest for Emerald - of - Air Deadline for Fifteen-Minute Radio Program Is Set for Friday Noon Twenty-one campus organiza tions, have entered the Emerald-of the-Air radio program contest, it was announced yesterday by Wal ter Swanson, who has charge of the competition, and more are ex pected to line up before the dead line Friday noon. Drawings to determine the dates when the entrants will present their programs over local station KORE, will be held Friday after noon by George Turnbull, professor of journalism, and will be an nounced in Saturday morning’s edi tion of the Emerald. Tuesday, April 24 had been selected as the opening date of the contest, and judges chosen Friday will listen in on each presentation to determine which organization wins the $50 cash award for first prize, and the silver loving cup which will go to the entrant composed of memberi. of the opposite sex. Rules of the contest forbid the participation on the programs of anyone who is not a registered stu dent of the University enrolled in the organization for which he lends (Continued on Page Four) Anonymous Note Received Tells of Lost Liberty Bell The following anonymous letter was received yesterday post marked from Corvallis, and dated April 24, 1934. The contents are self-explanatory. "To the editor: “In regards to an editorial in our Barometer and a previous one in your humor column, it seems that we have caused no little bit of unrest in regards to our holding of your 'liberty bell.’ So far we have not taken it up with mem bers of our student body, because of our necessary selfish monetary interests. “We feel that this thing can be handled without any further pub licity on either yours or our parts. “Ours is a strictly monetary point of view, for we would just as soon keep this from the public eye as much as you would. As a result of your inefficiency in guarding your trophy we unhesi tatingly still hold the ransom of such at thirty-five dollars and will communicate with you at a later date as to the possibilities of re demption. “Very truly yours,” Moll Will Give Lecture On Practice of Poetry Ernest G. Moll, assistant profes sor of English, will talk on “The Practice of Poetry” tomorrow at 7:45 p. m. in women's lounge of Gerlinger hall. The meeting is one of a series under the auspices of the College Poetry society, a national organi zation represented in leading uni versities of the country. Students and faculty members interested are invited to attend. Class Identity Lists Are to Be Posted Today Names of All Able to Vote to Be Included ELECTION APRIL 26 Students Desiring to Change Croup Affiliations May Petition Relations Committee Class identity lists, showing names of all students eligible to vote in the coming A.S.U.O. elec tion and the classes with which they are affiliated, will be posted in the Condon reserve library and on the bulletin board at the College Side today. Due to additional work in pre paring lists, caused by optional membership in the A.S.U.O., these lists, which an amendment to the student body constitution requires to be posted 15 days prior to the election, could not be finished in time to meet this requirement, ac cording to Tom Tongue, president. Blanks at Co-op Students desiring to change class identities in order to vote with the class to which they belong on the basis of years on the campus may petition the student relations com mittee. Lists will be posted with class affiliations based on Univer sity standing. The form of the petition is the same as that used by candidates filing for student body offices. Blanks may be obtained at the Co-op or the graduate manager’s office, and must be turned in to Tongue or the graduate manager’s office at least 72 hours preceding the election, which this year comes on April 26. Text Given The complete text, of the amend ment follows: “Section 1. "The class identity of members of the associated students for the purpose of voting in class elections shall be determined on the basis of the rules of classification of the University. Class voting lists com piled according to this classifica tion shall be posted in a public place or published in the Emerald at least 15 days prior to the regu lar or special class election. Section 2. “Any student wishing to change his class identity for the purpose of voting in class elections may submit his request by petition to the student relations committee, provided, however, that such peti tion be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the general or special election. “Section 3. “Such petitions shall be granted or rejected by the student rela tions committee on the basis of regulations set down by resolution of the executive council.” Twenty Houses Paired for Canoe Fete by Tongue Groups Will Construct Ten Floats For Annual Junior Class Weekend Pageant Emperor Tongue strode up the massive stone steps which usually lead him into the Pantheon (Old Libe, to you). The gathered rep resentatives from the Campus hung breathless on his every move. Suddenly he wheeled and with a mighty gesture prepared to decide the fate of ten sorority and fraternity groups huddled below for the pairing of the canoe fete. "Know ye,” he began majesti cally in the true Tongue posture, “that by these articles you all shall enter the ark two by two or two by four for all I care.” “I shall burn Rome and put the blame on you Christians,” with a smirk and a jerk. The crowd shuddered. Suddenly a dark figure darted forth from the closely massed people. (Continued on Page Two) Campus Calendar There will be a Mortar Board directorate meeting today at 5 in Hendricks hall. All girls are invited to bring a sack lunch to the YWCA bunga low at 12 today where they will join the Dill Pickle club and eat their lunch along the millrace. Temenids will meet for a short, important meeting in the A.W.S. room, Hendricks hall, at 4 this afternoon. Everyone be there! All house representatives for the A.W.8. Carnival meet at 4 today above College Side. (Continued on Page Three) Campus Political Situation Starts Full Steam Ahead as Candidates File for Office Frosh Display More Interest In Two Tickets Other Classes Have Only Single Aspirants FILING IS OPTIONAL Competition Among Upperclass Students Expeeted After Nominating Meets Two complete tickets will battle for sophomore class officers of next year, while the best that the oncoming juniors and seniors could do was to furnish one ticket apiece as midnight filing time last night passed into history. More opposition for the future third-year and senior students was forecast after nominating con ventions scheduled for outgoing freshman, sophomore, and junior classes tomorrow evening, since filing is optional. Two in Field Alan Davis, Alpha Tau Omega, and Melvin Johnson, Sigma Chi, will lock horns as heads of their respective tickets next year for the class of 1937. On Davis’ group , are Helen Dodds, Pi Beta Phi, !vice-president; Betty Coon, Alpha Phi, secretary; and John Thomas, independent, treasurer. Johnson’s lineup consists of Dorothy Hagge, Kappa Alpha Theta, vice-president; Louise La tham, Delta Gamma, secretary, and Dale Hardisty, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, treasurer. Lone Candidates File The only aspirant to file for the junior class presidency in 1934-35 was’ Ed Labbe, Chi Psi. Roberta Moody, Gamma Phi Beta, vice president, and Adele Sheehy, Al pha Phi, secretary, are in the Labbe contingent, which has yet to find a candidate for treasurer. Opposition to this group will in all probability arise after the nom inating convention tomorrow eve ning. Ed Meserve, Phi Kappa Psi, was the only candidate to file last night for senior class presidency of next year. Collaborators on his ticket are Marygolde Hardison, Chi Omega, vice-president; Pearl Base, Delta Gamma, secretary; and George Schenk, Delta Upsilon, treasurer. Meserve will probably run against opposition after the nominating convention of the out ■ going junior class tomorrow. University Journalists Attend Dinner at OSC Dean Eric W. Allen took several students to Corvallis yesterday evening to attend a banquet held by the Oregon State college chap ter of Sigma Delta Chi, men's pro fessional journalistic fraternity, in celebration of the 25th anniver sary of the national journalism fraternity. Between 30 and 35 students, newspapermen and faculty mem bers attended the banquet. Palmer Hoyt of the Oregonian was the principal speaker, and Chuck Bux ton, president of the O.S.C. chap ter, was toastmaster. Members of the Oregon chapter taking the trip with Dean Allen were Don Caswell, Paul Ewing, Guy Shadduck, and Huber Phil lips. P. A. Parsons Traces Evolution of Religion “The Place of Religion in the Rise of Culture" was the subject of an informal talk given Sunday night by Dr. Philip A. Parsons, professor of sociology, before a meeting of the Westminster group. Parsons traced the evolution of re ligion as it has developed coeval with the development of man and his culture. Parsons continually stressed that every breakdown in religion during the course of history has been im mediately followed by a fall of cul ture. Fresh in an, Sophomore Junior Classes Must Convene on Thursday Freshman, sophomore and junior classes must each hold a meeting Thursday to nomi nate officers for next year, to be voted on in the election on April 26, under a provision of the A.S.U.O. constitution. Meetings should be announced in the Emerald. Cate Gives Report To Interfraternity Men on Averages i Relation Between Decile Rating of Entering Students and Extra Activities Noted Presentation of a detailed study of the relation between ACE-Prep Percentile average, grade point average and the extracurricular activities of college men by Jack Cate, senior in economics, was a feature of the Interfraternity council dinner held last night at Phi Delta Theta fraternity. The paper set forth the results of a detailed study of 50 frater nity men selected by Cate with a view to securing those men who had been in ■'•hool at least two years, “so that there might be a more valid basis for judging the success of the men in extracurric ular undertakings." The research tended to prove that there is a very noticeable correlation be tween the decile ratings of enter ing students, the grade point aver ages and the extent of extracur ricular activities participated in by the students. In complimenting Cate on his study, Dean of Men Virgil Earl commented on it as “the best of its kind in existence at the present time,” and urged fraternity lead ers to read it at his office in John son hall, where it will be left by Cate. Tom Tongue, president of the student body, described Monday’s session of the state board of higher education to the representa tives of fraternities on the cam pus, explaining the business which came before the board at that (Continued on Page Four) Dean Morse to Speak Before Group at Noon Wayne L. Morse, dean of the University law school, will speak before the Eugene Lions club this noon on “Proposed Criminal Law Legislation." This is the last of three talks given before Eugene business men, Dean Morse having spoken Mon day noon to Kiwanis on “Problems of Judicial Reform,” and on Tues day to Rotary on "Trends in the Law.” Renner to Run F§r President Against Bauer Contest for Highest Post Is Assured MEETING THURSDAY Demand for Rare Claused Change, Says Surprise Entry; Ticket Slightly Altered Again the contest for student body offices became a two-sided affair, when Joe Renner, who an nounced his withdrawal from can didacy last week, reconsidered and decided to plunge again into the contest with Malcolm Bauer for the presidency. As the midnight deadline ap proached last night for the filing of notices of candidacy, the Renner forces announced the change in policy and gave indication that they would wage a spirited cam paign. Bauer, when notified that he would be opposed, expressed complete satisfaction. Bauer Satisfied “I am glad that there is to be a contest," he told the Emerald. "From the standpoint of the cam pus at large, a real race is desir able, and I am grateful for the re entry of so worthy an opponent as Renner.” Since his previous announce ment that he would run for vice president, Renner said, he has been approached by many who have expressed the desire to see the office of president contested. “Regardless of the outcome, they want to have a race," he declared. Ticket Changed While Renner’s ticket under went two changes, Bauer’s re mained as announced last week: Bill Berg, vice-president; Althea Peterson, senior woman; Gail Mc Oredie, secretary; Robert Miller, executive man; Cosgrove LaBarre, junior finance officer. On the Renner ticket, Norman Lauritz, who had withdrawn last week in order to permit Renner to run for vice-president, returned to file candidacy for that position. A second change placed Erwin “Biff”. Nilsson in the senior man position in place of John Casey. The rest of the ticket remained as previously announced: Elizabeth Bendstrup, senior woman; Nancy Archbold, secretary, and Howard Patterson, junior man. Formal nominations will be made at the student body assem bly tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, at which time each candi date will be introduced. Pianist Shows Self - Control In Recital Despite Accident By JOHN GRIBBLE Norma Lyon, Marshfield and campus pianist, giving her senior recital last night in the auditor ium of the music building, demon strated not only a fine musical sensitivity, but a perfect sense of self-control. Starting her triumvirate pro gram with Scarlatti’s "Pastorale," and two Bach numbers, “Intrata" in G minor and the G major "Ga votte," Miss Lyon showed at once a refreshing comprehension of Bach's musical style and translat ed it most satisfyingly to the small audience. With merely a pause, she pro ceeded to her second group, made up of Beethoven’s "Sonata," Op. 27, No. 1. Consisting of Andante, allegro molto vivace, adagio, and allegro vivace, the sonata gave some trouble. The last two move ments, perhaps the most difficult in the composition with their quickly massed chords, taxed Miss Lyon’s small hands to some extent, though her obvious knowledge of the musical feeling of the selection greatly counteracted this difficill ty With her entry into her third and last group, consisting of three De bussy numbers with their charac teristically peculiar harmonies anti harmonic progressions, “Delphic Dancers," “Little Shepherd," and “Serenade to a Doll,” and closing with a Spanish dance, “La Vida Breve," by De Falla, Miss Lyon’s technical difficulties vanished. In Debussy’s “Little Shepherd” espe cially, did the performer show her self to advantage, bringing out the tonal picture so nicely that one could easily visualize one of those pastorale scenes so vividly por trayed in old English literature. Despite an occasional roughness in technique and an infrequent killing of a tone, Miss Lyon’s pro gram was musically satisfying and complete due to her ability to por tray good musical feeling. What was, to a pianist, a bad accident occurred sometime during the latter part of the program and showed the performer’s self-control and determination, since not even her teacher, Jane Thacher, was aware that Miss Lyon had cut her thumb quite badly and was, un noticeably to the audience, serious ly handicapped in her playing.