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VOLUME XXXIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1934 NUMBER 14 The Day’s Parade By PARKS HITCHCOCK Blue Chip Poker Mr. Mooney Again Naval Supervision "IVUNCHALANTLY holding a ^ good share of the blue chips in one of the world’s greatest pok er games, sit the New Dealers. Flanked by Great Britain, Ger many, and France, the United States is making capital out of lack of capital. The rules of the game are pretty uniform. Aspir ing nations buy gold in a mono metallic race, silver also in a bi metallic game, boost commodity prices by juggling metallic propor tions of the monetary standard, then attempt to unload the metal at a higher rate. The Budget Balanced In this manner Washington will come remarkably close to doing the impossible this year, i. e., balanc ing the budget. For gold bullion and coin which citizens gave over to Uncle Sam, Washington returned a 59-cent dollar, giving gold-hold ers a 41-cent theoretical loss on the dollar. Whose “Dole”? Alert New Dealers have already announced plans for the distribu tion of five billion dollars next year through construction and re habilitation projects, stensible goal: to take millions of hungry citizens off the “dole.” Plan: to support them on government pro jects. Most of this money will come, not out of the government's pocketbook, but from the “inflat ed” dollar. Gold Gone Until domestic prices feel the inflationary urge, from which they have received little impetus as yet, greatest burden will rest on for eign investments, export trade. To protect this commerce, last week the treasury department an nounced the “disappearance” of $42,000,000 in gold. Probable pur pose for which this fortune was used was in supporting the dollar, keeping it from sinking low enough to endanger America’s foreign trade. All very mysterious, however, was the treasury department, as to the disposal of the gold. As sured, however, were American taxpayers that it had not gone down as a loss in the New Deal ers poker game. npHOMAS MOONEY, skeleton in < California's legal cellar, has filed another demand looking to ward his release from prison. In a 78-page printed request to file a writ of habeas corpus, Mooney is raking up the coals of the old affair, long a shibboleth for advo cates of justice the world over. A Political Move No doubt is there that Mooney believes that if he gets sufficiently in the limelight now, whether mo mentarily successful or not, it will (Please turn to page 2) Homecoming Committee To Add Members Other Appointments Are Pending Plans Considered Advertising Curtailment to Give More Time To Parade Additonal appointmnts of chair men for Homecoming were an nounced last night by Arne Lind gren, general chairman. The new chairmen are Gil Wellington, ac commodations; Ed Pinney, decora tion; Peggy Chessman, reception; Newton Stearns, publicity; Betty Ohlemiller, secretary. Chairmen for the luncheon and rally parade will be announced lat er, according to Lindgren. Keith Wilson was selected by Joe Ren ner, A.S.U.O. president, for dance chairman and is working out plans for the Homecoming dance. While the exact nature of the dance has not yet been made pub lic by the chairman, it is expected to be something a bit different from usual Homecoming dances. FevV Posters Needed It is doubtful whether Home coming signs or posters will be made, as it has been found that the expense is hardly justifiable, in the opinion of those who handled that aspect of Homecoming last year. The elimination of signs will enable living organizations to devote more time to care of the preparation of decorative floats to enter in the rally parade. It has been demonstrated that this type of rally parade is more effective than the old noise affairs of pre vious years. Bonfire Considered The possibility of a Frosh bon fire is under discussion but at pres ent it is not known for a certainty just what may be expected. Skin ner’s butte and Reinhart field are favorable locations. With the selection of the chair men for luncheon and rally parade, expected by tomorrow, all officers will have been assigned to their posts and plans are expected to progress rapidly toward culmina tion. Deans of Women Will Attend Tea in Portland Dean Hazel Schwering and Mrs. Alice Macduff are leaving for Portland Friday to attend a tea in honor of Freshman Women's Mothers at the home of Mrs. Wal ter Cook. Mrs. Schwering will be in the receiving line. Excellent Rendition of Songs Characterizes Don Cossacks Only once in the proverbial “blue moon" does one have opportunity like the one to which University students and Eugene residents will be treated this Friday evening when the Don Cossack chorus, conducted by the famous Serge Jaroff, appears in McArthur court. It is impossible to overestimate the performance of the well known Don Cossacks. Their powerful, yet sympathetic renditions of folk mel odies of Russia have held enthu siastic audiences all over the world, and their love of Russia, de spite the fact that they are exiles, echoes continually through their songs. This chorus is made up of a part of the late Czar’s body guard, con sisting of men all more than six feet in height. They were called “Kubantsui," from the fact that they hailed from the territory oi the Kuban. The Don Cossacks, so named from that particular terri tory that spreads through the Dor basin southward to the Sea of Azoff, made up one of the unit: of General Wrangel's White Army With its defeat, they were Laken prisoners and later dispersed as refugees to various European gov ernments. The present members of the Don Cossack chours were among those sent to Bulgaria. During their internment in the prison camp, they had formed a small chorus under the leadership of a young officer, Serge Jaroff. With their transport to Bulgaria, they continued their chorus work, though under trying circumstanc es. Gradually their fame spread abroad, and their singing of the ritual in the Russian Embassy church in Sofia drew crowds to hear them. The Don Cossacks now form a part of that pathetic band of peo ple to whom the League of Nations has issued "Nansen” passports. No mention is made of nationality in these passports, just the words “en Voyage” are written in. Members of the A. S. U. O. will be admitted to the concert free of charge, while reserved seats may still be had by others who are planning to attend. Orders are be ing received by the A. S. U. O. offices in the Igloo. I_ | Sophomore Informal Scheduled for Dec. 1; Class Urged to Attend The Sophomore Informal has been scheduled for December 1, according to A1 Davis, soph omore class presidept. Further plans will be made in connec tion with the afair at the soph omore class meeting, Tuesday evening at 7:30 in 105 Com merce. All sophopiores are urged to attend. | Many Students Receive Offices In ROTC. Corps Erwin Nilsson Is Appointed Cadet Colonel of Corps By Mnrpliy Erwin G. Nilsson, senior student from Milwaukie, has been named cadet colonel of the University R. O. T. C. corps, according to an an nouncement made by Colonel E. V. D. Murphy, commandant. Raymond J. Morse, Eugene, co captain of the football team was appointed lieutenant colonel, and Howard W. Clark, Joseph N. Ren ner, Eugene, and E. Burke Tongue, Hillsboro, have been named majors. The following captains were ap pointed: Bill W. Berg, Gardner Frye, Roland R. Rourke of Eugene; William K. Shepherd, Robert L. Zurcher of Portland; Malcolm C. Bauer, Pendleton; Jack H. Gran ger, Ontario; Douglas M. Pelton and Norris H. Perkins of Milwau kie; Ralph H. Terjeson, Helix; and Earl W. Thompson of Heppner. First lieutenants named were Floyd E. Lees, Keith G. Powers, and Gilbert A. Wellington of Port land; James A. Hurd, Wayne B. Stanard, and Percy F. Veal of Eu gene; G. Reynolds Allen of Salem; Ivan W. Elliot, McGlynn; Raymond C. Hendrickson, Crow; Robert F. Parke, Long Beach, California; Robert J. Wagner, Helix; James M. Wells, Hillsboro, and M. Keith Wil son of Joseph. Two other students, Charles J. Kleinegger, Portland, and Charles Watkins of Crow, will rank as first lieutenants from March 28, 1934. Senior officers appointed will haye their picture taken at 11:50 a. m. at the barracks. Students Invited By Radical Club The Oregon Radical club will elect its president at a meeting to be held in the “Y” hut tonight at 8 p. m. Clayton Van Lydegraf, acting chairman, will preside at the meet ing. It is open to all University students who care to attend. Beginning Wednesday the club plans to publish interviews con ducted with University faculty members on the 20 mill tax ques tion which will be of vital interest in the coming election. Goldstein Opens First Law Conducted Talks Mr. Barnett Goldstein opened the first of a series of speeches conducted by the law school when he addressed the students Satur day morning. GoldsLein, a prominent Portland attorney, spoke on “Failure of Prosecution to Secure Deserved Conviction Through Defects in Existing State Criminal Laws and Criminal Procedure.” Although it is planned to con tinue these discussions the date for the next outside speaker has not yet been decided. Earl Boushey Makes Announcements About All-Campus Sport Play First round matches in the all-campus games must be com pleted by tonight, according to an announcement by Earl Boushey, director of tourna ments. All competitors who have attempted to reach their op ponents but have been unable to contact them should see Mr. Boushey as once. Otherwise the matches will be forfeited. Where neither participant has made any effort, the forfeiture will be determined by the flip of a coin. Y.M.C.A to Hold Fifth Donut Sale On October 30 Reward Colonial Passes to Best Salesman; Select Leaders Committee chairmen and plans for the fifth annual doughnut sale to be held October 30, 31 and November 3, by the Y.W.C.A. have been announced by the general chairman, June Yates. Chairmen are Frances Rothwell, finance; Marjory O'Bannon, Velma McIntyre, publicity; Theda Spicer, promotion; Gertrude Lamb, post ers; Elinor Stewart, campus day and Lenore Wood, organization. Prizes will be given to the three girls selling the most doughnuts. The sale will be from 8 o’clock till 5 o’clock at three booths and until G o'clock at two booths. Instead of the customary booths plans are being made to have tables covered by bright beach umbrellas at the Colonial theater corner, between Oregon and Com merce buildings, in front of the old library, Fourteenth and Uni versity, and at the College Side. In the past years a girl has been chosen to be the official doughnut queen. The first year this was held Nancy Soumela reigned, and last year Joyce Busenbark was the all American doughnut. Doughnuts will be sold as be fore in wax paper bags at two for a nicljle and are guaranteed by the directorate to be non-greasy and of the purest ingredients. Law Students Mix At Annual Smoker The annual Law School Smoker will be held Wednesday night at 8 p. m. in the Craftsman’s club, ac cording to reports. Members of the law faculty, stu dents and Lane county members of the bar will be present. The smok er is held with the idea of law students becoming better acquaint ed with the faculty and bar mem bers. Arthur M. Clark, president of the law school student body, will preside. Members of the bar will be introduced with Judge G. F. Skipworth of Eugene responding. The law faculty will then be in troduced. A short entertainment will be given by each of the three law classes. Professor Orlando J. Hollis is faculty advisor for the smoker and Ray Mize is student chairman. Delayed Texts Finally Arriving at the Co-op Believe it or not, those long awaited books, Taussig’s ‘‘Princi ples of Economics1’ and “A Book of English Literature” by Snyder and Martin, finally came on sale yesterday at the Co-op! Coming after a delay of over three weeks, these texts are in great demand by students who had to content them selves with borrowing and attend ing class unprepared. ‘‘French Short Stories of the Nineteenth Century” by Williams has not yet arrived. Through a mistake, the book is being sent by freight and is further delayed. Also, the Co-op just received a large supply of modernistic study lamps. Emerald Chief AnnouncesNew Staff Changes Editor to Be Assisted by Hitchcock, Clark Editorial Board Is Scene Of Major Changes Now Named The rejuvenation of the Emerald editorial staff was completed yes terday with the announcement by William E. Phipps, newly appointed editor, and Malcolm Bauer, manag ing editor, of the definite changes to be made. Phipps will be assisted in his du ties by Parks Hitchcock and Bar ney Clark, who have been named assistant editors. Hitchcock is, at present, writing the column, “The Day's Parade,” while Clark is edi tor of the Oregana and has long served on the editorial board of the Emerald. Both are former con ductors of the humor column in the campus daily. Editorial Board Changed The editorial board was the scene of the bulk of the changes in personnel. Serving on this group, which aids the editor in shaping his editorial policies, will be Robert Moore, Robert Lucas, George Root, Fred Colvig, Henri ette Horak, Winston Allard, and J. A. Newton. A1 Goldberg, junior college transfer, was named to assist Bauer in the general make-up of the paper. New department heads named include Dan Clark, who will act as telegraph editor, taking the place formerly held by Newton; George Callas, named as news edi tor in which position he served at the beginning of the year until re moved by Douglas Polivka; and Dick Watkins, who will work with George Bikman as radio editor. New Reporters Appointed A new group of executive re porters was named, and will be made up of Henriette Horak, Ann (Please turn to paye 2) President Given Book Collection President and Mrs. Roosevelt will receive 200 books today from the Association of American Booksellers of which the Univer sity co-op is a member. These books will be added to the White house reading collection to en courage libraries in the homes of the United States. In 1930 Mr. Paul Elder of San Francisco recommended that the Association build this library for the presidents. About 500 books were donated at that time, and to day the number will be increased to 700. Students on this campus will recognize the names of Christo pher Morely, Harry Hansen, Dor othy Canfield Fisher, Bliss Perry, William Lyon Phelps, and Irita Van Doren among those selecting the books. Campus Calendar Martin for Governor club meet ing tonight at 7:30 in the Y hut. Yeoman basketball practice will be held in the men’s gym today at 4:15. All interested men, please attend. Skull and Dagger will meet at 7:15 tonight, Tuesday, in 104 Journalism. Important short meeting of frosh discussion group leaders Tuesday at 4:45 p. m. Phi Theta Upsilon will meet to night in Hendricks hall at 7 p m. The sophomore class will meet tonight at 7:30 in 105 Commerce. The soph informal will be discus sed. All girls working on the busi ness staff of the Emerald meet at the business office today at 2:15, regardless of whether it is their day to work. Saebbard and Blade meeting at Chi Psi lodge tonight at 7:30. Im portant that all members be pres ent. D.A.R. meeting at 4 o'clock to day at the Pi Beta Phi house. Varsity athletic managers meet at the Kappa Sigma house tonight at 6:30. Dinner will precede the business meeting. All students interested in dra matics meet at 4 p. m. at West minster house this afternoon. P. E. club council meeting to night at 7:30 in social room, Ger linger hall. Frosh Class Will Meet At 7 Tonight in Villard To Choose Candidates A meeting of the freshman class to be held tonight in the assembly room of Villard hall at 7 o'clock, was announced last night by Joe Renner, presi dent of the associated students. The meeting is being called for the pui-pose of nominating candidates for freshman class offices. All Women Urged To Turn Out for Debate by Carrell Tryouts Scheduled Are for Thursday Evening in Friendly Hall Women’s debate squad tryouts will be held 7:30 p. m., Thursday, October 25, in room 13, Friendly hall. Three-minute speeches on any topic should be prepared by the participants. James Carrell stated that in view of the scarcity of experienced women debaters on the campus, even the untrained woman student interested in forensics would have a good chance to make the squad and enjoy all the training and op portunities which its offers to members. The women’s debate team will take an active part in intercolle giate debates and in addition to this will make a number of ap pearances in various parts of Ore gon, debating before other schools, civic clubs, granges, and other or ganizations. All expenses on the trips will be paid. Woman students interested in trying out for the debate squad should leave heir name in the speech office, room 10, Friendly hall, before Thursday noon. Northwest Hoop Officials Picked Basketball mentors from the five schools in the Northwest confer ence met Sunday to clarify recent basketball rules, select officials, and draw up the 1934-35 basket ball schedule. Oregon’s representative to the Portland conference was Tom Stod dard, assistant athletic director acting for Coach Bill Reinhart. Conference coaches attending were: Jack Friel, of Washington State, Hec Edmundson of Wash ington, Rich Fox of Idaho, and Slats Gill of Oregon State. It was deeded that two officials were to handle each game. Offi cials chosen were: Emil Piluso, Harry Leeding, Dwight Adams, Ralph Coieman, Jimmy Mitchell, Bobby Morris, Cal Smith, Archie Buckley, Perry Mitchell, and Gale Mix. The Webfoot five meets its first opponents, the Washington State Cougars, on the Igloo floor Janu ary 5. Open House, Big Rain Causes No 111 Effects Infirmary patients have not in creased in number from effects of the week-end as yet, An infirmary attendant stated that after the heavy “Oregon mist” that pre vailed during open house Saturday evening, it is unusual that there has not been a large increase in the number of those listed at the infirmary with colds, coughs, sneezes, and all those other an noying results of wearing wet shoes and going without hats in the drizzling rain. Betty Holman, who was in the infirmary over the week-end, was dismissed this morning. George Knox was also dismissed today. Those in the infirmary at pres ent are: Leonard Anderson, Jean ette Turner, and Eileen Loud. Callison Will Discuss Football Before Legion Prink Callison, football coach at the Unversity, will discuss footbal at the American Legion meeting Tuesday evening. Callison will explain footbal from the coach's standpoint, anc discuss various formations anc systems of play now in use. Following the meeting refresh ments will be served, Casey Announces Students to Head Dad’s Day Events Introduction of Parent to Activities of Campus Is Purpose Appointment of 36 students from 20 different towns and cities in Oregon to contact other stu dents from their home towns for the purpose of having them invite their fathers to the University for Dad’s Day, November 3, was done by John T. Casey, chairman of the event. Heads of the various Dad's Day committees will meet with Casey today at 5 p. m. today at the Col lege Side to complete committee appointments and plans for the annual Dad’s Day celebration here. According to Mark De Launey, advertising chairman for the day, this day is set aside each year in order that the University students can show their dads the Univer sity, acquaint them with student life, and show the dads what is going on at the campus. "The dads in this way get a first hand pict ure of student life and get a more sympathetic attitude toward the students and the school’s prob lems.” said De Launey. "The dads will be shown all over the campus, through the various schools o fthe University and any thing else in which they might be interested. This day is to be ab solutely set aside for the fathers of the students, and through the combined efforts of students and faculty groups we hope to make this day one that the fathers will look back on with fond memories, and forward to as a day of edu cation and fun,” stated Earl M. Pallett, faculty head of arrange ments for Dad’s day. Military Honorary Will Meet Tonight Scabbard and Blade members will meet for the first time of the term this evening at 7:30 at the Chi Psi lodge. The new officers of the military honorary, who will of ficially take over their duties for the coming year, are Malcolm Bauer, president; Burke Tongue, vice-president; Robert Zurcher, treasurer; and Keith Wilson, sec retary. A program for the fall term will be outlined, and pledging will be discussed. Discussions on Drama At Westminster House Plans for the coming year in re gard to dramatics will be discussed this afternoon at 4 p ,m. in the Westminster house, according to Mrs. J. D. Bryant. Last year more than thirty plays and programs were presented in outlying districts of Eugene under the direction of Phillip A. Parsons of the sociology department. All University students who are interested in dramatics are asked to be present at the meeting this afternoon. Board May Ask For Diverted Millage Funds Kerr, Boyer and Peavy To Draft Resolution Irvine, LI rges [Action Final Sanction Will Come Before Presentation To Legislature PORTLAND, Oct. 22—(AP) — The state board of higher educa tion probably will ask restoration of $508,000 millage funds diverted by the last legislature, it was in dicated at the board's meeting here today. On the motion of B. F. Irvine, the board voted that presidents C. V. Boyer of the University of Oregon and George W. Peavy of Oregon State college, Chancellor Kerr and the director ol elemen tary teacher training prepare a resolution on that matter, to be presented to the next legislature. Final Action Pending The resolution, to state the plight of the schools, is to be pre sented for final action at tha board’s meeting here November 12. Irvine urged that the board “make known the true conditions’’ to the legislature and demand the return of the $508,000 which was used to ease the general fund def icit. Powers of the presidents of the University and State College were clarified and increased with adop tion of by-laws revisions pending three months. Irvine, chairman of the board’s special committee on rules and by-laws, cast the dis senting ballot. Debt Payments IVfet The board also voted to pay the United States National bank of Portland the $14,487.69 indebted ness of the associated students of the University of Oregon on Mc Arthur court, basketball pavilion. The money was due October 16, and the board would save $299.25 linterest by paying now, E. C. Sammons, chairman of the finance committee said. The board will be repaid in three installments this school year from proceeds of tha $5 building fee paid by students. Board Held Liable The board also advanced tem porarily to the memorial union board at the State College $4,932 to meet bond obligations due Oc tober 15, the money to be repaid out of student building fees col lected during the fall and winter terms. Under the new optional student body fee payment system at the schools, the state board has been held liable by the state attorney general for debts for the asso ciated student organizations. Villard Assures U.O. Alumni Of Interest in Campus Affairs "I assure you that as long as I live nothing can happen at the University of Oregon that will not concern me." This was contained in a speech delivered by Oswald Garrison Vil lard, editor of The Nation, when he spoke before the New York al umni of the University at their Founders’ Day banquet in that city recently, writes Janet Young Fin ley, a former University of Oregon student, in a special to the Ore gonian. Villard's father, the late Henry Villard, has become known to al umni as the "savior of the Univer sity.” Of his father's relations with the University, the editor said, "It is a subject dear to my heart, and I was immensely moved to discover in Eugene last spring how greet} my father’s memory was. The University of Oregon has remem bered where others have forgotten, the part played by Henry Villard in the early histories of two north western schools. "Because of Eugene’s gratitude and the spirit of the University, my feeling of inheritance and shar ing in his affection for that school is all the stronger. No words of praise given me could touch or af fect me as much as appreciation of my father, whom I admired above everyone.” In his talk Mr. Villard took a definite stand with faculty repre sentation on boards of trustees and scored political influence in educa tion. “Everywhere,” declared the fam ous editor, “political control is tightening and these liberties— freedom of speech and freedom of thought—are now being violated. We are in danger of throwing over board, because of economic suf fering, the things that should be dearest to American people. "Universities everywhere are a guarantee of freedom of speech and thought. I don't care if they are small if only they attain great ness of spirit and foster freedom of thought. They should be labor atories in which problems of our nation can be worked out, and they should be sanctuaries of men, carefully chosen, but once chosen to give absolute freedom to teach truth.”