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Associated Press The Emerald receives the com plete night report of the Associat ed Press. News of the world di gested into a readable column. Campus News The Emerald is the only reliable source of all the campus news. A regular staff of reporters covers the campus daily. VOLUME XXXIV NUMBER 4 Resume of Today’s News By Associated Press - OCTOBER 8 - VOTER FAVORS DOUMERGUE Paris—Heartened by the results of yesterday's cantonal elections, Premeir Gaston Doumergue today determined to force parliament to amend France’s constitution just as soon as it convenes in early November. The elections, first of two suc cessive Sunday ballots, brought victory to the rightists and to the National Union government. Left ists lost six seats in the general councils of the various depart ments. This the premier took to mean confidence in the govern ment. SPANISH FIGHT RADICALS Madrid Spain’s right wing' gov ernment strove tonight to mop up in the bloody wake of the radical revolution that threatened for four days to overthrow it. Troops staunchly loyal to Pre meir Alejandro Lerroux and his government utilized airplanes, ar tillery and ships of war—every death-dealing device of modern warfare—to stamp out secession in Catalonia, rebellion in Asturias and sovietism in southern Spain. SYMPATHY STRIKE BEGINS Los Angeles—At "quitting time" tonight, 500 union upholsterers in 35 Los Angeles furniture manu facturing plants struck, it was an nounced, in sympathy with work ers in northern coast cities in a demand for union recognition, a 35 hour week and a minimum of $1 an hour wage. Picketing will not begin, how ever, until the morning, Thomas Mayhew, business agent of the local of the upholsters interna tional union, said. LABOR SEEKS SHORT WEEK San Francisco—The American Federation of Labor committed it self here today to the 5-day, 30 hour week and pledged all its power to establish that work basis in the hope of ending unemploy ment. Amid tumultous cheers and without a dissenting vote the fed eration convention approved a resolution binding the big labor organization to spare no effort in obtaining legislation to that end. DANA SAFE AFTER CRASH Lewiston, Idaho—Saved by “one chance in a million,” Marshall N. Dana, Portland, northwest director of the Public Works Planning board, and his pilot, Bert Zimmer ly, Came here today only cut and bruised as a result of their plane crash in the isolated central Idaho mountains yesterday. The “one chance in a million, ’ as Dana explained it, was to land in heavy timber when their sput tering motor was unable to keep their two-place open cockpit train ing plane aloft. The trees broke the fall and the two men “walked away” from a completely wrecked ship. MDIVANI CASE DISMISSED Los Angeles—On an unexpected motion of the prosecution, grand theft charges against David and Serge Mdivani, princes of the for mer Russian province of Georgia, (.Please turn to page 3) Council Plans j Shift in Rules ForRushWeek Simpler, More Effective Methods Sought I - Harrison Is Proxy Group ^ ill Send Member To New York for National Meet Extensive changes, or a complete revision of fraternity rushing rules were discussed at a meeting of the interfraternity council held yester day. The move was made to pro vide a more simple and effective method of handling the various problems of freshman week. The committee studying the pro posals for changing the rushing rules includes Biff Nilsson, chair man, Bob Zurcher, Bill Russell, and Keith Powers. This committee will interview the presidents of the va rious houses and report its conclu sions at the next meeting of the council. Marshall Harrison was elected president of the council to succeed Ray Mize, resigned. Norris Per kins was elected secretary-treas urer to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Keith Wilson. Both Mize and Wilson are law stu dents and resigned because of heavy duties. Plans are now under way to send a representative of the local council to the national interfrater nity council meeting to be held in New York. The next regular meeting of the group will be held Thursday, No vember 1, at the Chi Psi house. Orides Organize Plans for Year The first meeting of the Orides, the independent women on the cam pus will be held this evening, 7:30, in the A.W.S. room, on the third floor of Gerlinger hall. The organization is open to all women on the campus who are neither members of houses or the dormitory groups. New coeds on the campus who were not mem bers last year are especially urged to attend the meeting, since plans for the year, and for open house will be discussed. Orides are beginning their sec ond year as a definite campus or ganization, have a representation in the affairs of the A.W.S., and other various major campus activi ties. Officers for the new year were elected late last spring, and include Henriette Horak, president, Ellaine Ellmaker, secretary, and Helen Nickachiou, treasurer. The office of vice-president and social chair man is to be filled at the meeting this evening. BARKERS LEAVE Vice-Presidsent and Mrs. Burt Brown Barker left from Portland September 26 aboard the Hikawa Muru bound for Japan. They will attend the international Red Cross conference in Tokyo October 17. Condon Geological Exhibits Attracts Interest Of Students By ROBERT LUCAS The hard dry subject of rocks may be made absorbing- by exam ining the cases on the first floor of Condon hall. Here, there is a display of the geological department of the Uni versity. All along the wall of the hall that runs the length of the building there are cases in which are found rocks, mineral, and— well, let me tell you. Although the prospects of gazing at rocks and minerals is not highly exciting, one finds that he has been disillusioned, and his interest mounts as he progresses. He finds in one case along with elements, oxides, and silicates that reflected lavenders, greens, blues, and burn ing reds, an inlaid-stone swallow. The bird has been done by G. Ugo lini of Florence, Italy, and reflected the gorgeous colors that are seen only in nature unadulterted by man. It was of life size—mounted on a black background and dis played vicariously marble, quartz, agate, jasper, and onyx, etc. It was perched on a limb made of travertine, and the colors of the bird's foliage so aptly lent by na ture were as to make one ponder at its beauty, _ __ The accompanying rocks were things of inestimable beauty; but after all, without some semblance of knowledge as to their origin or worth, one can’t stand looking at such things indefinitely. Here is a relief map of Mt. Vesuvius, that cagy old devil of Naples. This looked oddly like the “Movietone View” from the air. Here again were to be seen green-matrixed petrified animal heads from the John Day country in Oregon. There were obsidian ceremonial knives, shining symmetrical things fashioned by crude Indian meth ods but sinister and striking in one. In the next case—well shades of the departed brother—here the happy hunting ground stares you in the face with a somewhat dis integrated young Indian busily hunting. Meaning to say that there before your eyes lay the skeleton of an Indian child. It had been found in an Oregon Indian mound near Gold Beach, Oregon, along with knives, scrap ers, and trinkets of the departed redskin. It seems odd, that while enjoy ing the display of rocks and min ' erals and petrified animals, that | (PUtf» t’irn tn tonyt Unusually Large Number Enrolled In Drama Section I Plays ill Bo Produced During Year; Plan to Stage First in Nov. With an exceptionally large and enthusiastic number of students enrolled in the dramatic produc tion classes this year, the plays to be presented by the department give promise of being unusually good. According to Mrs. Ottilie Sey bolt, head of drama, four plays will be selected for presentation from the following list: “Dangerous Corner," by J. B. Priestly; “Fran cesca de Remini,” by Bolter; “Caste,” by T. W. Robertson: “She Stoops to Conquer” by Goldsmith; “Hay Fever,” by Noel Coward; “Double Door”; and Oliver Oliver. The first play will be produced about the middle of November. Although students enrolled in the dramatic production classes will be given first consideration for the roles, Mrs. Seybolt is en deavoring to work out a system whereby all students on the cam pus as well as outsiders might have the opportunity to partici pate. This term’s Guild Hall Players consist of : Ed Patton, Ted Kara fotias, Bill Schloth, Harry Eide, Milton Pillite, Bill Daugherty, Dorothy Parks, Marytine New, Helen Campbell, Gwendolyn Cav erhill, Pauline Comerade, Althea Peterson, and Joyce Busenbark. Graduates Given Varied Positions Melvin L. Ray, one of Oregon’s ’34 graduates, is now principal of the high school at Perrydale, Ore gon. Alexander G. Filker, who re ceived his B. A. degree from the University in June and who at tended the summer session in Port land, plans to work toward his masters degree in psychology at the University of Washington this winter. Violet Ellis, a 1934 June gradu ate, has a position with the Eu gene Red Cross office and has charge of the Springfield district and of the upper Willamette dis trict as far as Oakridge. margaret wiCKersnam, ex-do, whose home is in Portland, began an eight-week normal course in piano at Sherwood school of music in Chicago early in September. Miss Wickersham recently won- a music scholarship with Madam Lisniewski of Portland. Peggy Mae Reynolds, ex-’35, of Eugene, has accepted a position with the Charles P. Berg store in Portland. Mary Jane Jenkins, ex-’35, is continuing her studies in journal ism at Stanford university this year. Roger Comstock, class of '34. foreign trade graduate, is now em ployed in the office of Montgomery Ward here in Eugene. Arthur Dudry, '23, foreign trade graduate from the University of Oregon is sailing October 15 for Shanghai where he will be in charge of marketing and manufac turing of dairy products. While he was a student in the University he was a member and president of Pan Xenia, international foreign trade fraternity. Dr. Caswell Teaching Astronomy This Year For the first time in several years a course in astronomy is to be offered by Dr. A. E. Caswell at this University. Dr. Caswell has spent the last two years teaching at Oregon State. Students will have use of the Evergreen observatory of J. Hugh Pruett, former physics instructor. Mr. Pruett is the writer of articles on meteors which appear in Pacific coast papers. Special use will be made of the spectrometer to determine the dis tance, size heat, and intregal ele ments of the stare and planets. At present only twelve students have enrolled for the course. 10 Students Garner Philip Morris Prizes Bernice Scherzinger won the prize of 100 cigarettes offered by the Philip Morris cigarette comp any for guessing the correct scores on last weeks games. Margaret Bean, Lloyd Ruff, J. R. Kelisky, N. Kavanaugh, Aubrey L. Fletcher, Abe Merritt, Richard Proestal, John Gross and Parks Hitchcock each won 200 Philip I Morris cigarettes. Notices of the contest are posted I in the College Side, Oregon pharm acy, University pharmacy and the I Falcon. Ex-Proxy ! Kay >Iize, who resigned yester day as president of the Interfra ternity council. He will he suc ceeded by Marshall Harrison. Mize resigned because of lack of suffi cient time for his duties. Business School Offers Scholastic Aid for Students Reduction of Expenses to Decrease Financial Outlay Needed Oregon seniors and receni grad uates desirous of taking graduate training in business, but facing financial difficulties in such effort, will be interested in the scholar ships and student aids being of fered by tile Harvard Business school. Expenses at the school have been reduced so that the total annual expenditures, including tuition and personal expenses for a careful student approximates $1200. For those granted scholarships and loans, the cash outlay need be but a fraction of this amount. The following scholarships and aids will be available to well-re commended. and well-qualified stu dents in good scholastic standing: Alumni Club Scholarships, consist ing of Harvard Business School Clubs of various American and British cities, will recommend one, and in some cases two, $300 scholarships. Library Scholarships consist of ten scholarships of $300 each. Students holding these will be required to do library work or carry on special studies for pro fessors. The scholarships will be (Please turn to payc 4) Daly Educational Fund Paying Fees Thirteen of the new freshman students who are enrolled in the University are here through the Daly Educational Fund which is given to students in Lake county.' Oregon. Under the terms of the will of the late Dr. Bernard Daly of Lakeview, Oregon, worthy self supporting young men and women of Lake county, may receive a part or all of their necessary college expenses. The terms of the will provide that the income from this fund be used to pay college expenses of at least fifteen students each year. The fund is administered by a board of trustees who select can didates annually from a list of ap plicants recommended by the coun ty judge and county school super intendent. Phi Theta Kpsilon will meet to night at 7 o’clock in Hendricks hall. There will i>e a Tonqued council meeting today at 5 o'clock at the College Side. Westminster guild will meet on Thursday at 9 p. m. instead of Tuesday at 9 p. m. as previously announced. Order of the O will meet at the Beta house at noon today. All pew lettermen please present. There will be a meeting of the chrysanthemum directorate and all sellers at Pi Phi house at 4 o’clock today. AYVS chrysanthemum sale will last till Thursday. Varsity Tryouts For Men’s Debate Team Are Tonight ___ General Topic for Initial Address Will Be on State's Affairs Tuesday evening at 7 :30 the an nual men's varsity debate tryout wiil be neld in Friendly Hall, room 13. All University men arc eligible to membership on the squad. The i only qualification is a desire to I do some constructive work in for ' ensics. Tryout speeches will be on the I general subject, “Government in Oregon." Take some phase of this j subject and prepare a three or : four minute speech on it. John Casteel, director of speech and James Carrell and W. Dahl : berg assistant piofessors, will act as judges. Unlike the debate schedules of most colleges and universities, the University of Oregon has adopted what is known as the symposium debate. One of its attractive fea tures is the opportunity it offers to go out into this state as well as I he state of Washington and de bate before the civic clubs, granges, churches, schools, and other organizations. The speaking situation will be real; the audience will be alive and interested for the speech must be consistent with the locality and the experiences of the people before whom the debate is held. The training offered is invalu able for students whose ambition it is to enter life prepared to ex ercise a vital influence. Last year some 30 or 40 communities were spoken before on problems vital to them. The result proved both prof itable and pleasurable. All squad members arc given an opportunity to participate. If fur ther information is desired, see Professor Dahlberg, room 10, Friendly hall. Graduates Work For High Degrees Work on masters and higher de grees are now being carried on by 317 graduate students in several of the various departments of the University, according to figures given out by the office of the grad uate division. The list includes a number of in structors in the University. They are Mary E. Starr, home econom ics; Helen Elizabeth Crane, Lowell B. Ellis, Romance languages; J. Orville Lindstrom, University bus iness manager; Marian Field, art librarian; Margaret Duncan, phy sical education; James Carrell, speech. Martin P. Symon, Luth eran minister, and June Saunders, music supervisor of the public schools, are also enrolled. Don Em ry, Phi Beta Kappa, and Jean Fail ing, both last year’s students, are working on master’s degrees. Publicity Bureau Now in Friendly The University of Oregon news bureau is now established in rooms 114 and 115 on the second floor of Friendly hall. It is being separated from the division of information, which has its headquarters in Johnson hall. The news bureau handles all magazine and newspaper publicity for the University and is under the management of George Godfrey, who is also manager of the Colon ial theater. Godfrey advertises through the Oregon Journal and Bruce Hamby through the Oregon ian. Society news of University hap penings is carried on by Henriette Horak through both papers. She is also assistant to Mr. Godfrey. The division of information un der the direction of George Bel knap now has charge of all cata logs, pamphlets and leaflets put out by the University of Oregon. University Band Flays At KOMO; Seattle Clubs Forty-two members of the Uni versity band, led by conductor John Stelin, left for Seattle last night to play for Lhe Seattle break fast club and the chamber of com merce. They will also broadcast over station KOMO at 8 and 12 o’clock today. The band will arrive in Seattle in time to attend a breakfast given by the breakfast club at the Meany hotel. They will entertain the breakfasters and parade around the downtown district of Seattle until noon. At noon the University organization attends a luncheon given by the chamber of commerce at the Washingtonu athletic club. Entire expenses of the trip for the organiza'ion will be approxi mattly $300 which will be taken | out of the A.S.U.O. treasury. Six Thousand Dollars Available To All Students Who Would Excel In Numerous Fields of University Both new and old students at the University of Oregon will find an opportunity not only to win many scholastic honors while in the institution, but may win consid erable cash sums or prizes of cash value, it was pointed out this week by Dr. C. V. Boyer, University president. Prizes awarded each year to students for excelling' in studies, essays, oratory, or other fields total approximately $1500, thus making some $6,000 available during a four-year course, he stat ed. The mere value of the prize, or the pleasure of winning an honor is only a small part of the gain ac cruing to the student who enters competition, Dr. Boyer pointed out. In very contest the student is reqi ,1 to complete some pro ject that v ill add to his knowledge and make him a better student. A list of the more important honors and prizes available for the present year was announced as follows: Students who fulfil the require ments for honors work may receive the degree of bachelor of arts or sciences with honors. The Albert cup, presented by J. H. Albert of Salem, is awarded each year by vote of the senior class to the member of the class who has made the greatest pro gress toward the ideal in charac ter, service, and wholesome influ ence. Alpha Kappa Psi scholarship medal is awarded annually to the man in the school of business ad ministration who has the highest grades at the end of the junior year. The Bancroft Whitney company annually awards a law publication to the senior student in law who has maintained the highest grade average throughout his .'aw course. A prize of $30, the interest from a bequest from Philo S. Bennett of New Haven, Conn., is awarded annually for the best essay on the principles of free government. First prize of $20, second of $10, and third of $5 is awarded annual ly by Botsford-Constantine com pany of Portland for best solutions of advertising problems. Chi Omega sorority annually awards a prize of $25 to the wo man in sociology deemed most worthy on the basis of scholarship, character, and promise. Six prizes, totalling $30, the gift of Burt Brown Barker, University vice-president, are awarded annu ally to the winners of a public speaking contest. Two prizes, $150 and $100 re spectively, the gifts of Henry Fail ( Please him to page 3) Eula Duke in Italy This Year Taking Secretarial Job Eula Duke, former secretary in the dean of women's office, who sailed August 1 to accept a posi tion in the Italian-American fel lows club in Italy, has arrived in Florence and begun work there. Miss Duke sailed from New York on the Italian liner, Rex, stopping first at Naples. She disembarked at Genoa, then went to Venice to attend summer school. Since September, she has been in Florence, where she works part time as secretary in the fellows club. This club is made up of American students in Italy, and Italian students who have studied in America. There are several sim ilar institutions of various nation alities in Italy. Nella Roster, who studied on the Oregon campus two years ago on an A.W.S. scholarship fund, is president of this Italian institution. Personnel of the Emerald Named Professor Robert C. Hall, super intendent of the University press announced Monday, the personnel of the press. Those handling the Emerald are: Stephen Cady, incharge of the make up: Frank Evans, Carl Mon roe, linotype operators; Robert Penland, press man; Ken Miller, mailer; Clinton Haight, stereotyp er. The last three are University students. On the day side are J. W. Gray, compositor; George Brimlow, op erator; and Ed Sheely, pressman. Ethel Stone is secretary of the press. In the bindery are J. Paasche, Frank Bushman, Vesta Nielson, Mrs. Zehrung; and five girls and two boys who are receiving the benefit of student relief work. These people are binding old news papers, so that information valua ble for the library may be saved, Professor Hall said. Malaria Victim Moved To Portland Hospital Bill Paddock, junior in the law school, was taken ill with malaria last week. Paddock has been in the infirmary for the past week and was taken to Portland today to convalesce. This is the first case of tropical fever to occur in the University for some years, and is especially unusual because Paddock has not been out of the state for three years. Contrary to the general opinion, malaria is not a communicable dis ease, but is incurred when the vic tim is bitten by a certain type of mosquito. Women’s Intramural Sports Start for Term Intramural hockey for women began yesterday afternoon at 4 p. m. Practices will be held every afternoon except Friday and Sat urday at the same time. Miss Janet Woodruff, assistant professor in physical education, is the advisor. Instruction in the game is given for the benefit of those who do not know how to play. Louise j Beers is student manager. Law School Dean To Be Principal Banquet Speaker Honor Guests Will Include Governor Meier ami Mayor Carson “The University” is the subject chosen by Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school here as principal speaker at the first annual Foun ders’ day bancpiet which the alum ni will hold in the Masonic temple in Portland Thursday night in com memoration of the 58th anniver sary of the opening of Deady hal', first building on the campus. C. V. Boyer, president of the University; Mrs. A. M. Dibble, president of the Oregon Mothers; W. Lair Thompson, ex-president of the Oregon Dads; Earle Welling ton, head of the University of Ore gon federation, and Hugh Rosson, graduate manager, will all have brief parts on the program which will be broadcast over KEX. Lamar Tooze, general chairman of the banquet, will be toastmaster. Honor guests will be Chancellor Kerr, Governor Meier, and Mayor Carson. Five hundred alumni and par ents of present-day students are expected to attend the banquet at Portland which will start at 6:30 p. m. Banqueters at similar dinners held throughout the state are ex pected to tune in on the Portland program which will be broadcast from 8:15 p. m. to 8:45 p. m. Y.M.C.A. Helps Yeonien Move Benefits U. of O. The University Y. M. C. A. di rectorate are planning to open a new office and headquarters at the hut for the Yeomen. The Yeomen were moved out of their last year's headquarters to make room for the U. of O. employment bureau. New quarters will be provided for them in the near future. Emerald Staff For Fall Term Entirely Filled Telegraph Feature Using World News Added Staff Experienced Unusually Large Turnout For Positions Make Choices Difficult The complete Emerald staff for the following term was announced last night by Newton Stearns, managing editor. These appoint ments are in the nature of tryouts and will be changed from time to time as the necessity arises, ac cording to Stearns. Members on the upper news staff were appointed by Douglas Polivka, editor, at the annual Em erald banquet last June. They are Clair Johnson, sports editor; A1 Newton, telegraph editor; Peggy Chessman, society editor; Ann Reed Burns, features editor; Rex Cooper, chief night editor; and George Bikman, radio editor. Olds Associate Editor The editorial board, under the direct supervision of Polivka in cludes Don Olds, associate editor; Winston Allard, Barney Clark, Charles Paddock, Bill Phipps, and Robert Moore. Leslie Stanley was appointed news editor at the beginning of the term. Executive reporters, including more experienced workers who were on last year’s staff, are Betty Ohlemiller, Henryetta Mummey, and Dan Clark. Day editors who are in charge of the work of on’e particular day a week are: Velma McIntyre, Mild red Blackburne, Dorothy Dill, Reinhart Knudsen, and Cliff Thomas. Night editors: Paul Conroy, Reinhart Knudsen, Art Guthrie, Alfredo Fajardo. Experienced Reporters Back Executive reporters, Margery Kissling, Betty Ohlemiller, Henry etta Mummey, Dan Clark. Reporters: Margaret Petsch, Betty Shoemaker, Signe Rasmus sen, Lois Strong, Jane Lagassee. Bob Lucas, Dick Watkins, Hallie (Please I urn h> page 4) Dance Acquaints Dormitory Group A new method of acquainting the boys and girls of the dormitories in a social manner has been adopt ed by Mrs. Turnipseed, dormitory executive. On Friday, October 5, a small informal dance was held in the dining room of Hendricks hall. They are taking them in groups of 30, 15 from each hall. Last week Alpha group and some of the Susan Campbell girls were rep resented. This sort of entertainment will go on untii all of the men and wo men have had a chance to become better acquainted. After the dancing, popcorn and apples were served in the lounge of Mary Spiller hall. Miss Swin son, house mother of the Susan Campbell girls, chaperoning the af fair. Political Rumblings Again Sound On Oregon Campus Rumblings of campus political machines, heard for the last week or more, developed into something aefinite Sunday when different fraternity organizations got to gether to try and put their man in to the freshman presidency. Members from nearly every house on the campus have been running around to each other’s houses offering the old "you help elect our man to the presidency and you’ll be taken care of" line that has been prominent in every city, county, state, and national election since Andrew Jackson’s time. Neutral fraternities are being in vited to "dinner" by the two op posing factions. Of course the meal isn’t very well balanced. Pie, gravy, and bread (buttered on the right side) are all that are offered by the houses, and, at that, there is a very limited supply. In fact, in a case like this the hosts disregard the rules of etiquette and eat be fore the guests arrive. All that the invited ones get are a few scraps and kind words of regret. Indeed, the greeks seem to be getting so involved in political procedure that they seem to be building too hot a fire for the schemes they are cooking up, aad eventually the “political pie,” the “political gravy" and the “political politicians” will all be burned up. Evidently this intriguing is al most as greek to the greeks as it is to the rest of us. They make elaborate plans for their “secret” meetings one night, change their minds, that is, part of them do, without bothering to tell the others, and get all confused by the intricacies of the “sixth estate” which evidently has two or three mortgages as well as a few trust deeds on it. Before election time it is alto gether possible that these mort gages holders may decide to fore close on the machines, take over one or both of the Demogogue parties, and rebuild these machines to turn out useful materials.