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THE CHIEF THING Will be presented by the University drama division at the Guild theater in Johnson hall May 2. 4, and 5. Tickets may be obtained at the box-office in Johnson hall from 3 to 5 o’clock any day this week. Admission is 50 cents. WRITE HOME Mother’s Weekend will be May 11, 12, and 13. Each Oregon student should write to his mother immediately, and invite her to the campus before she finds something else to do and is unable to come. VOLUME XXXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934 NUMBER 107 Japan Youths To Visit Here With Invitation Guests Seek Attendance To Tokyo Conference DISCUSSION SLATED Meeting Scheduled for Thursday Morning in Guild Hull; Movies Billed Invitations to attend the Amer ican-Japan student conference to be held in Tokyo July 19 to 26 this year will be extended University students by Haruo Endo and Ed win T. Tabata, Japanese students who will visit the campus Thurs day, May 3, according to a letter sent Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel administration, from David G. Wilson, secretary of the Portland Japanese consulate, in which city the students are now visiting. Sponsored by such institutions as the YMCA, YWCA, the Rotary club, the International association and Japanese organizations, the conference has been called “to dis cover and analyze coincidences and conflicts of opinions of the people on various problems confronting the world today,” as the pamphlet describing the meet says, and is under the direct auspices of the Japan Student English association. “We cannot deny the fact that the realization of international co operation between the United States of America and Japan is absolutely necessary to guarantee world peace,” further states the paper. “It is obvious that this very cooperation, though we are facing a difficult world today, can render great help toward the wel fare uf the woi id diid Will become a powerful influence in leading the world in the Pacific Era of Tomor row.” While on the campus the Jap anese students will be guests at a meeting to be held Thursday, May 3, at 8 o’clock in Guild hall. At this time they will describe the aims and purposes of the confer ence, and will show motion pic tures of Japan. They will go from here to Corvallis for a similar meeting Friday. Friday morning at 9 o'clock the two students will speak to Dean Eric Allen’s editing class and Har old J. Noble’s class in post-war Europe, it was announced yester day. Burglar Obtains $60 In Robbery of Falcon A prowler broke through a screened back window of the Fal con, campus restaurant on Onyx street across from the men’s dorm, late Sunday night, escaping with a sum of money estimated at about $60. The loss was not covered by insurance. Richard Guske, proprietor, said he noticed a prowler about the premises just before closing the establishment at about 12:30 Sun day night, but had taken no par ticular notice of his appearance, and has no clue to his identity. In Guild Hall Play Left, Bill Thienes, anti right, Ted Karafotias, members of the University drama division who are scheduled to appear tomorrow night in the opening performance of “The (Chief. Thing." Th? show is to he given also on Friday and Saturday nights. Drama Division Production On Boards Wednesday Night By DOROTHY DYKEMAN “The Chief Thing,” Evreinov’s sparkling Russian comedy, is to be presented by the University play ers in Guild theater Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday .evenings, Hay 2, 4, and 5, at 8 o’clock. This play, which is the first one of fered by the drama division this spring, is under the direction of Horace W. Robinson. Twenty-nine persons, all of them outstanding in campus dramatic circles, make up the cast of this play. The principal role is taken by Ted Karafotias. In this play he exhibits not only his ability in character portrayals, as demon strated in “Gods of the Mountain," but also great versatility in his interpretations. Gertrude Wins low, who will be remembered for her sympathetic interpretation of Theresa in “Cradle Song,” has the role of the dancer. Neville Biden and Bill Thienes have important supporting parts as the lover and the comedian. The complete cast is as follows: Praclete, Ted Karafotias; lady with a dog, Dorothy Parks; retired government clerk, Boyd Jackson: a dancer, Gertrude Winslow; an actor who ^>lays the lover, Neville Biden; landlady, Ellen Galey; a stenographer, Barbara Reed; a student, William Dougherty; the manager of a provincial theater, Burdette Nicklaus; A director, Milton Pillette; first ci rpenter, James Wasson; second carpenter, Frank Arrell; electri cian, Earl Bucknum; pianist, The resa Kelley; voice from above, Richard Kocken; Nero, Henry Rob ert; Petronius, Rex Faust; Lucian, Maurice Pease; Poppea Sabina, Cynthia Liljeqvist; Ligia, Pauline Conradt; Calvia (JrispmiUa, Helen Harriman; Nigidia, Gwendolyn Caverhill; a prompter, Olin Benton Roher; a comedian, Bill Thienes; a slave, Curtis Barnes; Assyrian musicians, Cecilia Werth, Margaret Veness a school teacher, Lucille Stewart; a fallen woman, Helen Campbell; a deaf mute, Evelyn Davis. Meeting of Ticket Vendors of Waffle Wiggle Scheduled Dancing to Take Place from 2 to 4 Saturday Afternoon; Burr’s Band Will Play Representatives of all men’s and women’s living organizations will meet at the College Side at 4:30 this afternoon to organize the sale of tickets for the Y.W.C.A. Waffle Wiggle, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, from 2 to 4 p. m., at the Kokonut Grove. Tickets will he distributed late this afternoon and may be secured until Friday. Admission for one person to dancing from 2 until 4 and one waffle and a cup of cof fee will cost 25 cents. Additional waffles may be secured for 10 cents. Sherwood Burr’s band will play during the afternoon, arid (Continued on Page Three) Daylight Saving Time Again Rules Life in Eastern Cities Daylight saving time is again in vogue and millions of eastern peo ple are kidding themselves into getting up early, while pursuing their regular clock habits, by set ting the clock ahead one hour. At present daylight saving time is practiced at least by 16 foreign countries and practically all of the eastern states. It was a war time measure receiving its first author ity to displace the solar time in 1918, as a means of saving money on fuel and lights. This so-called slow time has al ways been in favor by the city fellow who works by the day, and opposed by the farmer who gets up with the dawn and stops work with the dusk. The farmer says “God’s time is the solar time and that is good enough for me,” and in criticizing . the fast time, he says, "If the city fellow wants to get up at 6 instead of 7 o’clock, why doesn't he just get up and let the clock alone?” The city worker replies that man is like a child, he likes things sugar-coated, there fore if he thinks he is getting up at 7 when it really is only 6, he feels much better about it. The fast time to the farmer i means that he misses the train by one hour if he forgets that hi3 watch is one hour slower than the city time. To the city man it means one more hour of sunlight, or an extra hour in the garden, another round of golf, a ride in the country, a swim or a twilight baseball game. Electric light bills become de creased under the new plan, the fuel bill is decreased, and the gar den is greatly improved. An ex ample of the amount of time saved is seen in the following problem. Say 4,000,000 workmen in the east have gardens, and there are 26 working days in the month, and each man has one extra hour of > sunlight in which to work for five months, there is a total of 520, 000,000 hours extra for the garden. In 1918 Germany saved $35,000, 000 in fuel by subscribing to this plan. England saved $12,000,000, and France saved $10,000,000. Foreign countries today operat ing under the new time are Ger many, Austria, Australia, Ber muda, Denmark, France, Great (Continued on Page Three) Plans Being Made To Extend Student Relief During May Employment Secretary Expects FERA Grant; Jobs for 196 Offered Until June Virtually assured that the fed eral government, through the FERA will continue campus relief work through the month of May, Janet Smith, University employ ment secretary, in cooperation with University officials, was busy yesterday making plans for the reemployment of 196 University students at campus jobs. A number of students whose employment during March and April was sufficient to carry them through their financial difficulties for the rest of the year, will give up their jobs to more needy stu dents. The personnel of the relief work roll will not, however, be greatly changed. The rain, which for the past week has kept Oregon’s early spring well hidden, has also caused an unusual scarcity of odd jobs, the employment secretary reported. However, with the coming of Eu gene’s clean-up week soon, the em ployment secretary expects a pick up in the demand for students to do odd jobs. “University students have very excellent reputations in this city as very efficient ‘clean-uppers,’ ” Miss Smith said. Universities Offer Graduate Position Positions in two other universi ties, in addition to one at the Uni versity of Minnesota, where he will teach in the psychology de partment, have been offered to El eroy L. Stromberg, graduate as sistant in psychology, a result of his work in determining the char acteristics of defective readers, which result from eye dominance. He has been working under Dr. H. R. Crosland, associate professor of psychology, in conducting ex tensive research on the differences in left, right ,and both eyes in re lationship to eye dominance. Stromberg was obliged to turn down offers from the University of ^California department of education and the Harvard university psycho i educational clinic. Hours of Major Subject Viewed In CW A Project 1933 Graduating Class Used for Survey MUSIC SCHOOL HIGH Art and Architecture, German, Law Students Next; Social Sciences Have Least The concentration of credits within the major is the subject of a study recently completed as a CWA project on the campus by William K. Shepherd, junior in law, in which an analysis of 282 students of the class of ’33 has been made to determine the dis tribution of the credits earned at the University. Two months' time was required for the survey, and only those stu dents who had taken all their col lege education at the University were eligible for the research. It was found, dividing the work into four sections of arts and let ters, social sciences, sciences, and schools, that the students major ing in the schools took the most work in their majors, while those in social sciences division took the ] least. First in the lower division in point of percentage of time taken within the-Lnhajor was the school of music, with 24 percent, followed by the school of arts and archi tecture with 22 percent. The law school required the most time from upper division students examined, 39 percent be ing computed as the portion of their hours. German students ac counted to their department for 27 percent of their time in school Where the remainder of his time was spent outside the field of the student's major is shown to the second decimal point in the charts compiled by Shepherd. The charts will be on file at the registrar’s office in Johnson hall for those students who may be in terested, to study the results of the research. Staff Members of 1935 Yearbook Announced Three positions on the upper staff for the 1935 Oregana were announced last night by Barney Clark, editor. Those appointed were Ralph S. Schomp, junior in arts and architecture, associate editor; George Callas, sophomore in journalism, assistant editor; and Willa Bitz, sophomore in journal ism, executive secretary. Schomp worked on this year's Oregana as art editor; Callas was head of the drama section. Miss Bitz was private secretary for Clark, who was associate editor and copy editor. Sigma Delta Chi Plans Meeting for 4 Today Sigma Delta Chi, men's profes sional jourAalism fraternity, will meet in 101 Journalism building at 4 p. m. today. Election of officers will be held, and plans for spring pledging will be discussed. A ban quet with Theta Sigma Phi, wo men’s professional journalism fra ternity, will be planned. A program meeting for James G. Stahlman, of Nashville, Tenn., will be given this week. Fair Candidates For Junior Queen To Parade Today Aspirants to Ride lip Alder and Kincaid for Benefit of' Voters’ Inspection The festive events of Junior Weekend will begin officially today at 12:30 noon when the parade of the nominees for Junior Weekend queen and attendants tours the campus, according to Marie Sac comanno, chairman for the queen’s feign. Ten cars bearing ten attractive junior women will move up Alder street to 15th, where they will turn up Kinkaid. From here the party will head toward the ‘‘hill houses" and from thence to the millrace district. Those nominated in the pri maries last week and who will ride today are arranged in alpha betical order as follows: Virginia Gaddis, Virginia How ard, Miriam Henderson, Margaret Ann Howland, Cynthia Liljeqvist, Mary tine New, Lucille Stuart, Elaine Untermann, Lucy Ann Wendell, Josephine Waffle. The types of these coeds range all the way from the fairest of peach-skinned blondes to the dark lissome beauty of an outdoor girl. They will sit high atop the seats of Oregon’s smartest roadsters. The parade will start from the College Side at 12:20. Each car will be belted by a large strip of canvas on which will appear the name of the candidate riding in the car. The voting for Junior Weekend queen is scheduled for Wednesday between 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. The polls will be situated between Commerce and Oregon, according to Bob Zurcher, chairman of the election. Members of the committee for the queen's reign are: Marie Saccomanno, chairman; Mike Pinkstaff, assistant chair man; Laura Goldsmith, secretary; Helen Wilsori, costumes; Bob Zurcher, elections; Clayton Wentz, floats; Alberta Baldwin, flowers. Anti-Military Ball Gets Backing of 9 Organizations Aim to Arouse Student Opinion In Regard to World Peace; Event to Be May 18 Nine campus organizations joined forces last night at a meeting! held in the Y hut, and agreed to be co sponsors of the “anti - military ball,” to be held Friday, May 18, at Gerlinger hall. Orides, University independent women’s group; Eugene chapter of the National Council for the Pre vention of War, Wesley club, Westminster house, Oregon Radi (Continued on Poye Pour) Final Registration Count Totals 1964 Final University'registration fig ures of 1964 for this term, al though showing a decrease of four percent under those of a year ago are considered improved over last term in relation to enrollment a year ago, according to Clifford L. Constance, assistant registrar. Fall term figures were seven per cent under those of 1932, while those for the winter term were six percent lower than the registration for the year preceding. "I hope these figures mean that we have reached the bottom of the decline," stated Constance, "and that enrollment will soon begin to increase,” Campus Calendar Phi Delta Theta broadcasts to day at 4:30. Order of O meeting at S.A.E. house at 6 o’clock. Very impor tant. Box-office in Johnson hall will be open every day from 3 to 5 this week for ticket sales for “The Chief Thing.” Y.W.C.A. Waffle Wiggle ticket salesmen for both men and wo men's houses will meet at 4:30 at the College Side. Pre-legal meeting Tuesday eve ning at 7:30 in room 105 Oregon. Phi Beta will hold a meeting to night at 7 in Gerlinger. Program meeting. Roberta Moody’s Frosh Counsel lor group will hold a meeting at 4 today in 4 Johnson hall. Temenids will meet today at 5 o’clock in the A.W.S. room of Hen dricks hall for a short, important meeting. All members be there and bring typed ritual. Junior Weekend directorate will have its picture taken today at 11:50 in the rear of Johnson hall. Skull and Dagger will meet in 104 Journalism building at 7:30 tonight. Sigma Delta Chi will meet in 101 Journalism today at 4 to elect officers. All members be present. Phi Theta Upsilon will meet at 8 o’clock in the A.W.S. room of Mary Spiller hall. Members must bring back dues. Westminster study group will not meet tonight, but will meet with Westminster guild Thursday from 9 to 10. Several Members of Faculty Will Figu re inMoliereDrama The crowning event of the big gest season that the Very Little theater has known in its five years of existence, will be the presenta tion of Moliere’s "Misanthrope," on May 9, 10, 11, and 12. The production will be notable for its all-star cast, and its setting which will recreate the atmosphere of the brilliant culture of Louis XIV. Usually classed as comedy, the play is not without an element of tragedy in many parts, though not a drop of blood is shed. It is a play built on the tragedies and comedies in human nature and for that reason in all lands and in many versions it has long been a constant favorite. It was first produced June 4, 1666, in the royal theater of Louis XIV. Several members of the faculty will figure in the forthcoming pro duction, both on and off the stage. Robert Horn, assistant professor in English, will be the director for the play, while John Casteel, di rector of speech, will play the character role of Philinte, and Kenneth Shumaker the part of "an officer of the court.” Ernesto Knollin is to be production man ager, and Lance Hart stage de signer. Bertrand Evans, who has been one of the most popular players ever to appear with the Eugene group, may be making his f’nal appearance here when he plays the important role of Alceste. Gerda Brown, who is back after an absence of two years in Eu rope, will have the part of Arsi noe. Mary Bennett, leading lady of “East Lynne," will carry the role of Celimine, and Mary Jean Warner will be the charming Eliante. Dr. Ed Buchanan Jr. has something entirely new for his friends in the delightful role of the sonnet-scribbling Oronte. Two new players will be Charles Hilton as Clitandre, and Frederick Cuth bert as Acaste. Henry Korn re turns as Du Bois. In setting, costuming, and light ing, "The Misanthrope” will be more ambitious than anything the Very Little theater has attempted yet. Strong Technique Noted in Program By Student Pianist By JOHN GRIBBLE Sally Potter Reed, student pian ist, brought to the well-filled audi torium of the music building last night, one of those infrequently seen but much appreciated displays of brilliance in technique. Miss Reed began her unusual program with Beethoven’s “So nata,” Op. 27, No. 1, and immedi ately assured her audience through the possibilities of this number of her technical ability. Godowsky's “Watteau Paysage" and two numbers by Rachmaninoff, “Humoresque” and the "Prelude" in G-m&jcr, made up the acCuiid group of the program and led up to the flashing assortment ol' Ravel’s “Pavane,” Debussy’s “Min strels” and “L’Isle Joyeuse," with the Gllnka-Balakirew arrangement of “The Lark” predominating and giving a glimpse of Miss Reed’s, possibilities in musical emotion and interpretation. Upon such a fine technical foun dation, revealing the engineering of her instructor, George Hopkins, Miss Reed is beginning to build a superstructure of musical feeling and color. Staff for All-Male Emerald Edition Listed by Caswell Howard Kessler, News Editor; Clair Johnson Sports Head; Issue Out Saturday The staff for the all-men’s edi tion of the Emerald which will ap pear on Saturday, May 5, was an nounced yesterday by Don Caswell, editor of the special edition. Don Olds is managing editor; Howard Kessler, news editor; Clair Johnson, sports editor; J. A. New ton, chief night editor; George Bikman, literary editor; Bill Aet zel, humor editor; Barney Clark, society editor; Bill Phipps, day edi tor. The editorial board consists of Doug Polivka, Stanley Robe, Ed gar Goodnough, Newton Stearns, and Guy Shadduck. Reporters are Malcolm Bauer, James Morrison, Clifford Thomas, Bob Lang, George Callas, Paul Ewing ,Dan V. Clark, Ralph Mason, William Hall, Jack Radabaugh, Fred Colvig, Ned Simpson, Earl Bucknum, Don Owen, Tom McCall, Reinhart Knudsen. The sports staff consists of Clair Johnson, editor; Bill Eberhart, George Jones, Bob Avison, Bill Mclnturff, Bill Bowerman. Joe Saslavsky, Sterling Green, Leslie Stanley, and Huber Phillips are copyreaders; Winstan Allard, proofreader. Deputation Group To Assist Benefit Westminster house’s deputation group will go to Yoncalla tonight to help stage a benefit program at the high school. The group will stage two one act comedies as a feature of their contribution to the program. Paul ine George, George Bikman, Julius Kusel, Edith Grim; and Mrs. J. D. Bryant will make up the group of entertainers. J. D. Bryant will deliver a short speech on the subject, “The Best Thing I Know For a Community.” The group is working in coop eration with the University’s com munity service program. Sorority Prize To Be Given for Visiting Mothers Writing Home to Urge Parents’ Attendance for Weekend, Urged by Onthank The sorority which has the most visiting mothers for Mother’s day this year will be presented with a candelabra, the newly presented trophy for the distinction, accord ing to Nancy Archbold, chairman of Mother’s day. In years past the men’s houses have had a cup for similar honor. The trophy is the gift of the Oregon Mothers asso ciation. Karl W. Onthank, dean ol per 9U1U1C1, oaiU *L«,.>t. >3k.uauu>.u should write persuasive letters to their mothers, since it is that little urging- to the folks at home which usually gets them to come down. Sometimes they are quite preoc cupied and not quite sure that they are wanted, so one should write his letter urgently. “The combination of Mother’s day and the diamond jubilee theme of Junior Weekend should make it particularly attractive for mothers to come, and it is all the more rea son for sons and daughters to urge them to do so.” Registration of mothers will end Saturday at 2 o’clock. Registra tions after that time will not count toward the percentage of mothers in the trophy races. A faculty committee has been working with the student group in making arrangements. Earl M. Pallet, registrar, has been working with Josephine Waffle on the pro gram. Virgil D. Earl ,dean of men, assisted Catherine Coleman with registration plans. Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed is working with Althea Peterson on banquet arrangements. George Godfrey assisted Douglas Polivka and Bill Meissner with speakers and publicity. Dorothy Dibb'e has been the student secre tary tf the directorate. Tickets for the banquet are one dollar. Mothers will be invited to parti cipate in all Junior Weekend activ- , ities, which will be in progress si multaneously. The Junior Week end is planned on the theme of the 75th birth anniversary of Oregon. (Continued on Paijc Three) Editor-Elect To Take Helm Rest of Term Polivka to Have Entire Editorial Leadership STAFF TRYOUTS SF.T Stearns, Newton, Moore to Tarry Managing Editor Position For One Week Each Douglas Polivka, editor-elect of the Emerald, will during the rest of the term act as executive editor of the campus newspaper, Sterling Green, retiring editor, announced last night. The action will place Polivka in a position to give trial to such new policies and features as he may wish to institute in the Emerald next year, and will give him free rein to revise the staff in order that he may try out candi dates for executive positions for next year. There remains less than a month of publication for the Emerald, the last issue falling on Friday, May 25. In that time the editor-elect must make selections of an entire new upper news and editorial staff, since virtually all higher positions are to be vacated by graduation. Three Apply for Position Three candidates have requested that they be given trials for the managing editorship: Newton Stearns, freshman; J. A. Newton, sophomore, and Bob Moore, soph omore. Each will be granted a week's experience in performing the duties now managed by Joseph Saslavsky. During the current week accordingly Newton will be in charge. Additional opportunity for ex perience in advanced position will be given by the three special edi tions planned for the last three Saturdays of the publication sched ule. These are the all-men’s edi tion next Saturday, the freshman edition on May 12, and the al'-wo men’s edition on May 19. “Nominally the Emerald organ ization will remain exactly as it has been throughout the year," Green said last night in announc ing Polivka’s new duties. “How ever, the burden of responsibility will be increasingly shifted to the editor-elect. Editorial Board Unchanged “The present editorial board will continue to function ,and will ad vise and instruct the new men. “A single constructive change might well be made in A. S. U. O. regulations governing the Emer ald. .The new editors should be in stalled at the same time newly elected student body officers are installed. They would thus have the benefit of a month’s experience working side by side with the re tired officers, and would be famil iar with many situations which can only be learned by experience.” Bodding Gets Position With Loan Corporation Rolf Bodding, ’32, graduate in business administration, was se lected last week to work for the home owners loan corporation. Bodding is an accounting stu dent and will take his certified public accountant’s examination on May 17 and 18. Cedar Panels for Proposed Library Depict CCC Activities Three large natural cedar panels carved by the Gray Gypsy crafts men under the public works of art project and planned as the first unit of a stair landing mural for the proposed University library were on display at McMorran & Wash burne last weekend. They were designed by Art Clough, assisted by Koss McClure .artist craftsman, and J. de Broekert, apprentice craftsman. "Under the cathedral arches where the legends of our pioneers still linger, these CCC youths la bor” is the motif for the panels, which are each 30 inches wide and eight feet tall. The main part of each panel is made up of a scene of CCC activity, while a small fog-panel shows a bit of pioneer history for that territory. In each lower corner are vine-maples, with a wild animal peering forth. The first panel shows "Trails in the Shadow of Hood” and the fog panel shows “The Barlow Road.” “Halcyon Days at the Foot of Jef ferson" is the scene depicted on the second panel, while the fog panel shows “High Country Camps of Long Ago.” The third is "Below the Spires of Three Fingered Jack” and the fog panel shows Pacific railway surveys of the 1850's. Suitable wood for the carvings was found among some boards laid aside two years ago by J .H. Cham bers of Cottage Grove. Cedar was chosen because a harder wood could not be found in that size, and because the cedar takes an tiquing better, Clough said. The carvings will be finished when they are fitted in their final setting. The reliefs will be accent ed and antiquing chemicals ap plied in proportion to the lighting and location. The artists expressed apprecia tion of cooperation by Willamette national foresters and the local army CCC headquarters for col lecting data for the panels. The carvings were sent to Port land Monday, and may be sent east for a national exhibit .depending upon a decision of the public works administration.