Student Pay Checks Thirty-four students have yet to call for their paychecks for stu dent relief work. They may Toe obtained at the cashier’s office. Concert Tonight Eugene Gleemen win present their annual spring concert in the music auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. The price is 40 cents. VOLUME XXXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934 NUMBER 119 Audit Reveals Illegal Subsidy Given to Dorms Funds Said Taken From Educational Uses OFFICIALS ARE MUM Organizations Not Charged Heat, Eight, and Water Expenses Since Oct. 1, 1932 Funds designed for other educa tional purposes have been subsi dized by the state board of higher education for several years to be used in operating the University of Oregon and Oregon State col lege dormitories in violation of the state law, revealed an audit of the board of higher education, yesterday. The men’s dormitories at the two schools have failed to meet expenses from receipts, it was shown by the state department audit. Bond issues financed the dormi tories, under an act of the legis lative, and these were to be re tired from profits on their opera tion. The audit charged the board had used educational funds improperly by “making direct and individual payments on the bonded indebted ness of the men’s dormitory at the University of Oregon and individ ual payments on the indebtedness of the men’s dormitory at the col lege and of the Oregon Normal school dormitory at Monmouth. “This continued at the college and the university for several years.” There was a steady increase in annual payments due to a reduc tion of dormitory receipts, the audit declared. Statements Misleading The audit covered the period of July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933. As sets and liabilities were listed at $17,222,247.67. Funds available during the year were listed at $4,915,822.54. “It appears,” the audit contin ued, “that the state board of higher education not only subsi dized the dormitories but also sub sidized some of the students by indirectly paying for part of their room and board, since the service rendered the students using the dormitories certainly has not been charged to them in full, as evi denced by the operating losses shown by the statement.” The audit labeled as “entirely misleading,” statements made by -the higher educational institutions, and particularly Oregon State col lege, to the effect that the “de partment of dormitories has been entirely self-sustaining.” ’ Claim Changes Not Made The audit showed that charges against dormitories at the college for heat, light, power and water have been reduced from a total of $23,635.46 in 1930-31 to only $605.68 in 1932-33. Charges for the same services at the univer sity were reduced from $10,125.98 for the year 1930-31 to $988.30 in 1932-33. Such reductions presum ably were not savings but were provided for by transfers from other funds. “Since Oct. 1, 1932, it has been the practice to refrain from charg ing the dormitories for heat, light, water, some repairs and certain telephone expenses. The result has been twofold. The net income of the dormitories has been in creased and the records main tained by the dormitories made ' (Continued on Page Threej Broken Back No Impedient pmmmm: m A broken back is not enough to keep Capt.‘Harry Lyons out of the $75,000 London-fo-Meihourne air derby next October, he declared from his hospital cot. The San Francisco flyer, who acted as navi gator for Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith in his eventful flight across the Pacific, was injured in an automobile accident several weeks ago. He is pictured above with his nurse, Dena Van Der Sanlen. Program Listed For Phi Mu Alpha Convention Here Concerts, Meetings, Sight-Seeing (Excursions Scheduled for Visiting Musicians John Landsbury, dean of the school of music, and Dean Her bert Kimbrough of Washington State college will be the speakers at a Phi Mu Alpha province con vention banquet at the Anchorage Saturday evening ul *.> o ciock. Fifteen music honorary conven tion delegates will arrive in Eu gene Friday afternoon from chap ters at the University of Wash ington and Washington State, and the local chapter has reserved a block of seats at McArthur court, where it will be host to the dele gates at the Eugene Gleemen con cert Friday night. A business meeting- is scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, and the afternoon will be devoted to sight-seeing trips around Eu gene. The public is invited to attend a joint concert to be presented in the music auditorium at 8 p.m. Saturday by the three chapters of Phi Mu Alpha in the northwest province. Harold Ayres, pianist, and How ard Halbert, violinist, will be of fered by the local chapter. A tenor singer and Rodney Berg, flutist, will represent Washington State's part of the program, and two Uni versity of Washington pianists will play. Last night Phi Mu Alpha initi ated $eveiv new members: Howard Halbert, professor of violin and concert master of the University symphony orchestra; Loren Luper, supervisor of music in Albany pub lic schools and trombonist, for merly playing in Arthur Pryor's band; Arthur Beistel, Alvin Tem plar, Gordon Finlay, Cyril Botts, and Paul Potter. Paul Petri, head of voice depart ments at the University and Ore gon State, will be initiated in a special ceremony soon, said Ver non Wiscarson, president. Campus Visitors Mrs. John E. Allen, nee Marga ret Moss, visited the campus yes terday. She will be in Eugene for several days before fping on to visit her parents in Portland. Moot Trial Decision Causes Wintermeir Claim to Fail The pries of three gallons of gasoline crashed from $3365 to 68 cents, when a decision at the fourth moot court trial awarded Ward Wintermeier 68 cents dam ages, instead of the $3365 he asked, for losses claimed to be caused by Bill Goodwin’s taking three gallons of gas from Wrinter meier’s car. The damages asked by Winter meier were for injuries and losses incurred when he was robbed and knocked unconscious by two thugs, while walking for gasoline, the evening of May 2. That evening Bill Goodwin had run out of gas, his car stalling near W’interAeier’s, outside of the law school. Goodwin went to the law school to look fer W'inter meier, but, unable to find him, left a note and 75 cents in Winter meier’s locjcer, saying: “Winter meier :sI’m outa gas and need some to get home on. I’ll take about 3 gal. from your bus. Here’s six. bits to cover. Thanks. Goodwin.” Wintermeier, however, did not go to his locker that night, but went for a ride. About four miles from Eugene he ran out of gas, and started to walk to a service station. On his way, he was held up, knocked unconscious, and robbed of a watch and about fif teen dollars. Lawyers for Wintermeier, C. C. Barkley and Charles Edwards, claimed that Goodwin’s act in tak ing the gas was wilful, malicious, and unlawful, and proximately caused damages to Wintermeier to (Continued on Page Two) Honoraries Will Hear Speaker at Initiation Banquet Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi to Have Joint Meeting in John Straub Memorial Building Linus Carl Pauling, professor of chemistry at the California Insti tute of Technology at Pasadena, will speak at a joint initiation banquet of Sigma Xi, science hon orary, and Phi Beta Kappa, schol arship honorary, in the John Straub Memorial building, Satur day, May ilG, at 8:15 o’clock, it was announced yesterday by Pro fessor O. F. Stafford of the chem istry department. “Pauling is, in my opinion, the most eminent scientist that Ore gon has yet produced,” stated Stafford. “He is a genius in his field.” (Continued cm Page Four) Rowboat Contest Billed for Frosh Picnic Program Water Race Scheduled for Sunday At Swimmer’s Delight; Varied List of Events Planned An elimination rowboat race will be held at the Frosh picnic as a result of the challenge issued by the Kappa Sigma frosh to take on the whole campus in a race. The picnic will be held Sunday, May 20, at Swimmer’s Delight, near Goshen. The picnic will be a no-date af fair, with automobiles calling for the girls and trucks and busses for the boys about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Features of the afternoon will be a bathing beauty contest, with two girls from each sorority par ticipating, three hours of dancing to Sherwood Eurr’s music, an am ple menu; and swimming, rowing and other sports. A prize will be awarded the living organization with the largest percentage of its members present. Committee in charge of the af fair is David Lowry, general chair man, Louise Ruegnitz and Bob Helliwell, assistants; Newton Stearns, publicity; Ben Grout and Frank Howland, transportation; Starla Parvin and Joy Carlisle, re freshments; Don Thomas and Hen ry Minger, sports; Phil Hodes, fea tures; Frank Nash, vigilance; Mil dred Blackburne and Rose Gore, patrons; Elinor Stewart and Bar bara Hauk, entertainment; Elean or French, orchestra; and Craig Finley, general utility man. 34 Students Have Yet To Call for FERA Relief Pay Checks in Johnson Thirty-four students employed on the campus work with Fed eral Emergency Relief funds for the month of April have yet to sign the payroll at window 2 of the business offices in Johnson hall and receive their checks for that period. There were 196 University students who worked on FERA projects during April. Their pay checks arrived several days I ago. i Miner Building I Case in Hands Of Circuit Court Decision Will Be Known In Several Weeks DOUBT TAX STATUS Cortland Security Savings and Trnst Company Holds lOugenr Property Testimony in the case of the Se curity Savings and Trust company of Portland against Lanp county concerning whether or not the Miner building in Eugene is taxable was completed Wednesday and the case has been taken under advise ment by Judge G. F. Skipworth in circuit court. Judge Sqipworth said last night that a decision would not he reached for several weeks. The building was donated to the University of Oregon by the late W. E. Miner, and the property is being held in trust by the Security Savings and Trust company. The contention of the plaintiff is that it is exempt from taxes claiming that it is now ownetl by the state, but the attorneys for the county contend that it is not owned by the state and that the state has not contro lover it. They contend that the trust company holds it under a trust agreement for the benefit of the late W. E. Miner and his brother, H. T. Miner, and their creditors. The attorneys for the plaintiff make the contention that where property is deeded to the state a different rule applies than in cases where it is deeded to a municipal ity. in cases where a municipality is given such property it is taxa ble' unless used for corporate piff poses, it was pointed out. The plaintiff also contends that the property being in trust, the same rule is followed. ---- • Future Lawyers Will Dance, Play9 Parade at Event The lawyers’ leap . . .barrister's brawl .. . anyway ,tha spring law school dance . . .will take place Friday night at Kokonut Grove, a3 the concluding event of the law school’s homecoming celebration on that day. The first event scheduled for Fri day, previous to the dance, ,is elec tion of student body officers, and installation ... in the millrace. j In the afternoon will be the an nual baseball game between the law school and the school of busi ness administration, and the ac companying law school band con cert and parade. Information about the band players is quite vague, one student stating that “It’ll be ‘Red Penney’ and his four nickels,’’ and another, that “Dean Morse will lead the parade.’’ The feature originally planned for the law school dance was a reading of “The Face on the Bar room Floor,” by Walter Hemp stead. However, in view of the fact that he has given this reading every time for three years, it was changed to “The Cremation of Sam McGee” . . . Ward Wintermeier, well known for his rendition of the carioca at the last law school dance, will this time perform the rhumba . . . Dean Jewell Selected To Write on Education Dean J. R. Jewell of the school of education has been asked by the United States commissioner of education, George W. Zook, to write for publication by the Unit ed States office of education a qualitative evaluation of the gen eral results of the federal survey of public higher education in Ore gon. The United States office is com piling a series of reports on the results of more than 200 surveys made in higher education in the United States. In these surveys certain suggestions were made by which educational systems might be improved. The reports to be published in book form will state what suggestions were followed and also give the results. Dean Jewell was chosen by a board of 10 experts .appointed by the commissioner from the United States at large, as the most capa ble man in Oregon for this work. Sigma Delta Clii At Oregon Gains Place in Contest Tic for Fifth Is Record of Campus Honorary In National Efficiency Contest The University of Oregon chap ter of Sigma Delta Chi, men's professional journalism fraternity, tied with the Marquette chapter of Illinois for fifth place in the 1932-33 Chapter Efficiency Con test with a total of 87 points out of a possible 9G, it was announced yesterday. The rankings were given on the following points: professional pro gram, efficient national relations, business-like handling of funds end records, and excellent charac ter of membership. The ten high est ranking chapters and their scores were: Montana, 93; Indiana, 91 Vi; Northwestern, 90: Wiscon sin, S31 ^; Oregon, 87; Marquette, S7; Iowa State* 84'-; Penn State, S3; Ohio university, 78; Butler, 70 y'2. Judges were First Vice-Presi dent John E. Stempel of the New York Sun; Executive Counsellor Gecrge A. Brandenburg, Chicago correspondent of Editor & Pub lisher, and Past President' Charles E. Snyder, editor of the Chicago Daily Drovers Journal. Retiring officers of the Eugene chapter are Don Caswell, presi dent; Huber W. Phillips, vice president; Douglas Polivka, secre tary; Paul Ewing, treasurer. Recently elected officers for next year are Douglas Polivka, president; William Phipps, vice president; Leslie Stanley, secre tary; Reuben Radabaugh, treas urer. There are 42 chapters of Sigma Delta Chi represented in 27 of the 30 present member schools of the American Association of Schools in the department of journalism. Anti-Military Ball To Be Held Friday in Gerlinger Hall Bolling- Van Lydegraf Are New Appointments; Ticket Sales Reported Good “I will not cross the boundaries of another country to kill or de stroy, nor will I support my gov ernment in so doing.” This is the pledge which will lie on a table at the anti-military ball in Ger linger hall on Friday, May 18, from 9 to 12, to be signed by any one who wishes to do so. The pledge, written by Albert W. Palmer, president of Chicago Theological Seminary, appeared about three weeks ago in the Christian Century and is to be presented next month to the Na tional Council of Congregational Churches in Oberlin, Ohio, ac cording to Rev. Clay Palmer, pas tor of the First Congregational church of Eugene. Final plans for the dance were discussed last night at a meeting in the Y hut, and a practice ses sion was held by the verse-speak ing choir which is to entertain during the intermission. Besides directorate members al ready announced, Richard Bolling was appointed clean-up chairman, and Lester Van Lydegraf was ap pointed to take charge of the peace pledge. Harold March is general chairman of the dance. Through a misunderstanding, Henry Ireland was mentioned yes terday as co-chairman. Ireland is music chairman, and has arranged for Sherwood Burr’s orchestra to play. Verne Adams, ticket sale chair man, reported good early sales, but stressed the importance of house representatives pushing the tickets, which are only 50 cents a couple. A small charge of 10 cents a couple will be charged for checking service. Eleven campus groups are spon sors cf the ball. The Eugene Council for the Prevention of War, while not officially a sponsor, has expressed its agreement with the sentiments of the supporting groups opposing war and war-like attitudes, through Rev. Cecil F. Ristow, president of the Eugene chapter. One of the brighter moments in a ticket salesman's life was re ported by Gottfried Hesse, Cosmo- j politan club representative. An anonymous donor has offered to present, through Hesse, a free ticket to the peace dance to any coed who has converted a militar ist into an anti-militarist. Group Will Elect Due to the absence of Harrison V. Hoyt, a member of the com mittee which will select the four students from the University to attend the America-Japan student conference in Tokyo this summer, the final choices cannot be made until next week, it was announced yesterday by Karl W. Onthank. Athletes Start Northern Trek This Afternoon Track, Field, Baseball Teams to Leave SIX GAMES PLANNED List of Bull Players Incomplete; Will Meet Washington in Two-Game Series Oregon Webfoot athletes will start on their trek north when the track and field team and the league - leading varsity baseball nine leave on a northbound train at "5:30 this afternoon. The dia mond men will be headed for Se attle. They will open a schedule of six clashes with conference teams in a two-game series against the Huskies Friday. The cinder artists will be on their way to Pullman, where they clash with the Cougars in a dual meet Sat urday. Coach Bill Hayward, Manager Hal Birkin3haw, and 18 tracksters will make up the traveling party for the squad which last week opened its season with a 67-64 de feat of the Washington Huskies. Track Men Selected The men selected include Walt Hopson, Bud Shoemake, Fred Nowland, Mason McCoy, Kenneth Wood, Bob Voegtly, Walt Back, Gardiner Frye, Stan Smith, Bob Ludington, Bill Paddock, Howard Patterson, Bob Wagner, Marshall Wright, Bob Parke, Huber Phil lips, and George Scharpf. While the track team took its last workout yesterday, Coach Bill Reinhart will send the ball players through a short practice session this afternoon, only following this will the names of the men to make the trip be announced. Manager Bill Peterson will of course make the trip, which will include two games each with the Cougars and Vandals, in addition to clashes Friday and Saturday with the Husky nine. Lineup Incomplete Men certain to, make the trip are Ike Donin, Don McFadden, (Continued on Page Three) Study Department Offers Chance to Make Up Credits Students to Arrange Conference With Extension Division For Summer Work Any students who wish to make up credits by means of correspond ence work during the summer va cation should arrange for a con ference at the extension division before they leave the campus this term, according to Mozelle Hair, head of the correspondence study department. Arrangements may be made without wasting time in correspondence this way. Courses may be arranged before leaving the campus, and fees and final registration taken care of later by correspondence. Courses are offered in astron omy, bird study, botany, business administration, drawing, econom ics, education, written English, geology, health education, history, home economics and journalism. Other normal school courses are given for students who wish to teach in grade schools. Credit earned in correspondence courses may be counted toward graduation from the University of Oregon, Oregon State college, and the Ore gon Normal schools. Campus Calendar Gail McCredie’s Frosh Counsel lors will meet in room 2 of John son at 4 today. It is very Impor tant that all come. Pan Xenia will meet today at 12:45 in 107 Commerce. Der Deutsche Verein will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in Westmin ster house. Mrs. Reiss will speak on Germany. All those interested are invited to attend. Yeomen elections will take place tonight on the third floor of Ger linger at 7:30. Any independent man who has paid his Yeomen fees may vote. The Score will meet tonight at 7 in seminar room of Friendly hall. The Score club will meet tonight (Continued on Page Pour) Director John Stark Evans, director of the Eugene Gleemen, who will ap pear in the recital with that group tonight. Debaters Given Yearly Awards For Good Work Professor Parsons Makes Talk at Banquet in Absence of William Tugman Philip A. Parsons, professor of sociology, expressed his apprecia tion t& members of the men’s and women’s debate squads at the an nual banquet Wednesday night in the John Straub Memorial hall. Parsons was the principal speaker at the banquet since William Tug man, who had been scheduled, was called out of town. Five women and four men re ceived awards for varsity forensic work. William Hall, Ed Wheelock and Mary Jane Jenkins received special awards as managers of me activities. Hall was manager of oratory and the others of forensic activities. Herbert Skalet, Ed Wheelock, Frank Nash and Geraldine Hick son gave short toasts on debate work. Burt Brown Barker, vice president of the University, was toastmaster. Following the ban quet a dance was held. Professor Parsons said that no civilization can advance unless there are people who remain on the soil. It is in such communities that the teams have been speaking this year. Parsons said that no other communities are so truly ap preciative of work done for them. Geraldine Hickson will receive the four year forensic award at the Failing-Beekman contest. Wo men who received first year awards are Betty Hentley, H er mine Z w a n c k , Marguerite Sunstrup, Margery Kissling, and Glendolene Vinyard. Men receiving qwards are Frank Nash, Charles McGirr, David Mon tag and Kenneth Ballou. E. S. Conklin to Speak To Graduate Faculty Edmund S. Conklin, head of the department of psychology and chairman of the committee con cerning graduate work where the major is in a small department, will deliver a report of the group's research in that field at the spring term meeting of the graduate fac ulty to be held Wednesday, May 23, at 4 p.m. in 110 Johnson hall. Members of the graduate fac ulty are all profesors and asso ciate professors, and in addition, all other members of the faculty who have their doctor’s degree or equivalent preparation as ap proved by the graduate council. Faculty members who have been admitted to the graduate faculty for the summer sessions are also entitled to vote at this meeting. Spring Concert Of Gleemen Will Be Held Tonight Second Performance Is Slated for Tomorrow PROGRAM IS VARIED H e a v y Classical Compositions, Comical S8ngs, and Mystery Number to Be Given The annual spring concert of the Eugene Gleemen, will take place in the University school of music au ditorium tonight at 8 p. m. with another performance scheduled for tomorrow night. The foremost number will be “Dark Valley,” arranged by John Stark Evans, professor of voice at the school of music, and director of the 85-piece group. The concert has been divided into two parts, the first classical in nature, to be followed by a series more informal. Several University students and faculty will have important parts in the program, including George Bishop, tenor, in Sir Arthur Sulli van’s “The Lost Chord”; Earl Pal lett, Don Eva, Clifford Constance, and others. Cora Moore, who ap peared here -recently will act as accompanist. Selections Added The guest performer for the oc casion, Austin Frye, will give a special number. This part of the program has been added since Sun day. A “mystery” number will also be presented. The first series, includes classi cal numbers, opening with an old Dutch melody, "Prayer of Thanks giving.” This song is by tradition the opening composition on all Gleemen programs. This will be followed by Henschel’s “Morning Hymn,” which begins with the soft er tones depicting the dawn, and gradually increases in volume in the style of Grieg’s "Morning.” A distinct change is noted in “Drake’s Drum,” arranged by Fletcher, in which the old “tar” of the Spanish Armada fame instructs modern sailors as only a sailor can do. The program immediately re verts to a penetrating study of softer music, in “The Long Day Closes,” by Sir Arthur Sullivan. This number was written specifi cally for men's choruses. Composition Revived Another Sullivan composition, internationally known, "The Lost Chord,” follows. In this number Delbert Moore, instructor of mu sic in Eugene public schools, plays the violin obligato part, arranged by Evans. This is a request num ber. The closing songs include “I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby” by Clay, and the aforementioned "Dark Alley.” The fqrmer compo sition was revived by the Gleemen after it had been abandoned in their concerts several years ago. Jack Carpenter, tenor, sings the incidental solo. The latter is the better type of negro spiritual, sol emn, and full of religious feeling. The program from here on swings over into a lighter, in fact, more comical type of compositions. The first number, “The Handorgan Man,” by Von Othegraven, sung in German dialect, in the fashion of the rollicking German student songs, will be sung by request. A similar number is “Johnny Schmocker,” arranged by Raphael son. The constantly recurring theme is “Johnny Schmocker, dearest comrade, Can you sing, can you play?” Johnny’s ability in these lines is proven by the Gleemen, who per form on the drum, triangle, trom i (Continued on Page Two) Latin Value Is in Reading Inscriptions on Tombstones At last the practical ‘‘hard boiled” business man recognizes the values of Latin—in reading in scriptions on tombstones. At any rate such might be the assumption from a letter received by Frederic S. Dunn, professor of Latin, from the Virginia state chamber of commerce, in response to his note of commendation of some of the publicity sent out from the state of Virginia. The letter from the state cham ber of commerce follows: “When a mellowed professor of Latin takes the trouble to write a note concerning the publicity of a distant state, whether he is pulling one’s leg or really genuine in his appraisal of the effort, he at least makes himself an eligible target for additional publicity shafts. “I am having sent to you a copy of the first number of the new monthly magazine published by the Virginia state chamber of commerce, entitled ‘The Common wealth,’ and will see that you re ceive a copy of the spring number of ‘Virginia,’ our pictorial review. “When you are in the East, don’t forget there are many things of interest to a Latin scholar in the Old Dominion, for many of our tombstones of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are inscribed in Latin.”