There's Still Time
Plenty of time lefft to get more
than your money's worth from the
purchase of a student body card.
Oresana
Plan now to buy your 1935 Ore
gana so that there will be no dan
ger of being left without a year
book next spring.
VOLUME XXXIV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1934
NUMBER 15
The Day’s
Parade
Ey PARKS HITCHCOCK
Wings Over France
A Netv Weekly
TF the British team of Campbell
and Scott proved nothing else
by their phenomenal flight from
London to Melbourne, they showed
that lightning strokes by air will
constitute one of the salient feat
ures of the next war. They cov
ered the distance of 12,000 miles in
two days, 22 hours, and 25 min
utes, which, almost anyone will
admit, is pretty fast stepping.
French Headache
The nation that seems to be put
ting in the most time worrying is,
obviously, France. Although La
Belle France has in the neighbor
hood of 1000 planes, the vast ma
jority of them are pretty rickety
old affairs. A great piany “jen
nies," and similar ships of pre-war
make litter up French aerodromes,
and last year’s air minister, Pierre
Cot (of the Daladier cabinet) has
unofficially issued a great many
gloomy prognostications as to the
speed with which Germany could
rehabilitate her merchant air fleet
and turn out a threat that would
outdistance anything that Paris
could produce.
The German Fleet
Technically speaking Germany
has no bombers or war planes.
However, gloomy ex-Minister Cot
claims Berlin has 400 readily con
vertible ships and the facilities to
surpass the French fleet in six
months production. How much
truth there is in Cot’s announce
ment and how much of it is propa
ganda is a question of a rather
doubtful issue, but it remains that
France is by far the most vulner
able major nation in Europe to
day.
LeBourget Vulnerable
TJECENT maneuvers “proved"
that a German attack could
annihilate the munition plants at
Paris, Lyons, and Marseilles, and
likewise play havoc at Le Bourget
field, French aviation base. In
the face of these tests the Dou
mergue ministry has been the butt
of severe criticism for the pro
posed “economy” measures, which
would materially reduce the mili
tary appropriationss.
On the Spot
Largely by her own greed and
her share in the disgraceful Ver
sailles treaty, France has placed
herself on a very uncomfortable
spot. Although she has been eager
to make offensive-defensive pacts
with almost any nation that has
come within shooting distance,
nevertheless every day finds her
in a more and more unpopular
light internationally.
■pRESS note of the week: Bernarr
MacFadden, physical culturist
and notorious publisher plans to
put a new political weekly on the
newsstands around the first of the
year. Apparently publisher Mac
Fadden will turn his acute atten
tion from the physical “body beau
tiful” to the political body. Shrewd
and able as MacFadden has proven
himself, nevertheless it remains
highly doubtful that any magazine
issued under his management can
have anything of either weight or
political import to say.
It will be interesting to specu
late as to whether “political” pub
lisher MacFadden will follow his
former tendencies, boom Washing
ton for a nudist center.
Mellon-Mills Suit Ended
WASHINGTON, Oct. 33.—(AP)
—The broad principle that govern
ment officials may perform their
duties without fear of damage
suits was upheld tacitly yesterday
by the supreme court.
It declined to study the District
of Columbia supreme court’s re
fusal to entertain a $250,000 dam
age suit against Andrew W. Mel
lon and Ogden L. Mills for actions
while the former was Herbert Hoo
ver's secretary of the treasury and
the latter under-secretary.
General Plans
For Dad’s Day
Are Announced
Registration to Begin on
Friday, November 2
Banquet Is Planned
Montana Game, Services
At Churches, Mass
Meeting Slated
The general program for Dad's
day was drafted yesterday by fac
ulty and student members of the
Dad’s day committee.
Dad’s day registration will be
gin Friday, November 2, at 2 p. m.
At 8:30 Saturday morning the ex
ecutive committee of the annual
affair will have a group breakfast.
A general mass meeting of all the
fathers will be held at 10:30. Stu
dents will invite the dads to the
various student living organiza
tions for a 12 o’clock luncheon,
and the dads will attend the Ore
gon-Montana football game, where
they will sit in a special section.
Dinner to Be (Siven
The big event of the day will be
the dinner in the Straub Memorial
building at 6 p. m. After the ban
quet the dads will spend the eve
ning visiting their sons and daugh
ters.
Sunday morning every church in
Eugene will hold special 11 o’clock
services for the fathers. Dinner at
1 :30 for the dads at the various
living organizations of the Univer
sity will conclude the affair.
As a special incentive for living
organizations to urge their mem
bers to invite their dads to the af
fair’ three trophies will be award
ed to'the living organizations for
the highest proportion of dads in
attendance on November 3.
The trophy for first place in the
contest was donated by A. W. Nor
blad.
| The award for the next highest
representation is the Paul T. Shaw
trophy.
In addition to the awards for
general attendance is the O. L.
Laurgaard trophy which is given
to the organization which has the
highest proportion of freshman
dads in attendance.
Meeting Held
Duties of the heads of the
various committees of Dad’s
day were explained by John T. Ca
sey, general chairman of the affair,
at a meeting held yesterday after
noon.
“An extensive advertising pro
gram has been launched by the ad
vertising committee. Over 700 in
vitations have been sent to dads
already, and plans for banners and
posters welcoming the dads are
being made,” stated Mark De
Launey, advertising chairman.
Dunn Is Again on Staff
Of ‘Classical Journal’
Professor Frederick S. Dunn,
of the Latin department, recently
received news of his reappoint
ment to the staff of the “Classical
Journal,, as associate editor.
The Journal is published by the
Classical Association of New Eng
land and the Classical Association
of the Pacific states.
Professor Dunn represents the
whole Pacific northwest through
his reappointment on the staff of
which he has been a member for
several years.
News, articles, and papers of
interest to the Classical Associa
tion are published in the magazine.
The editor-in-chief of the maga
zine is Walter Miller of the Uni
1 versity of Missouri.
Free Ticket for Homecoming
Dance Awaits Contest Winner
A free ticket to the Homecom
ing dance will he given to the per
son or syndicate composing or
stealing the most clever or origi
nal slogan or motto for next week
end’s combination Homecoming
and Dad's Day festivities, accord
ing to Arne Lindgren, chairman of
Homecoming.
Due to the two important func
tions falling on the same week
end, the accepted slogan will have
to apply to both dads and grads.
In past years, such phrases as
"Back to Honor Oregon," "Home
to Honor Oregon,” “Back to Fight
for Oregon,” and others similar
have been used. Of course these
would be inappropriate in the pre
sent situation since dads must
also be included.
Slogans must h? written out
with the name and address of the
person by whom it is submitted,
before 6 o'clock tomorrow after
noon and turned in to Newton
Smith at the College Side, or to
Arne Lindgren.
Additional members of the
Homecoming directorate an
nounced last night by Lindgren
are Virginia Proctor, luncheon
chairman, and Don Thomas, rally
parade chairman.
All members of the directorate
will meet at 12:40 today in George
Godfrey's office in Friendly hall
for a picture.
'
On Campus Friday
Above is pictured the internationally famous Han Cossack chorus as it will apoear at McArthur
Court Friday night. This large Russian chorus will be sponsored by the associated students and all
holders of student body cards will be admitted free of charge.
Orejrana Position
Will Be Awarded
Today by Council
Petitions Are Placed Before
Exeenlives by Four
Aspirants
Executive council members will
vote this afternoon on a recom
mendation presented to them from
the publications committee in re
gard to the position of business
manager of the 1934 Oregana. The
committee met yesterda.v after
noon. to consider the petitions of
four applicants for the office.
Aspirants to the positions are
Sam Bikman, Newton Stearns,
Fred Fisher, and Ralph Sehomp.
Bikman is a transfer from Al
bany college, where he obtained
practical experience as a business
manager while working in that
capacity for the Albany year book.
Newton Stearns, who was man
aging editor of the Emerald under
Douglas Polivka, also filed appli
cation for the office. Stearns
worked as an executive reporter
during his first year here, and is
a scphmore.
Fred Fisher, now. advertising]
manager of the Emerald, submit
ted his petition for business man
ager of the year bock yesterday.
Fisher is also advertising manager
of the Oregana.
Ralph Sehomp was one of the
four to petition for the job. He
was art editor of the Oregana last
year, and also in 1932. At the
present time he is serving as as
sociate editor of the annual.
Sehomp has had considerable busi
ness experience in his handling of
football programs.
While the recommendations of
the publications committee were
kept secret, the ultimate decision
of the executive council will be
known late this afternoon. Mem
bers of the publications committee
which met yesterday were Joe
Renner, president of A.S.U.O.,
chairman; Bill Berg, vice presi
dent A.S.U.O.; Bill Phipps, editor
of Emerald; Barney Clark, editor
of Oregana; George Turnbull, pro
fessor of journalism; Robert K.
Allen, alumni secretary; Orlando
Hollis, professor of law; and Hugh
Rosson, graduate manager, non
voting member.
Art Group Gives
Welcome Dance
Art freshmen and new students
will be honored at. a welcome
dance to be given by the Allied
Arts league for all art students
and professors in the Little Art
gallery this afternoon from four
to six.
Douglas Pelton and Rollin Eoles
are co-chairmen for the affair. On
the committee are: David Arnold,
entertainment; Stewart Mockford,
clean-up; Marion Henderson and
Gerald McGonigle, invitations;
Theresa Nelson, refreshments;
Dagmar Haugen, introductions;
Richard Bowe and Don Little, dec
orations. The decorations will con
sist of the various art exhibits
which each department in the
school now has on display in the
gallery.
As the purpose of the dance is
; to get acquainted, all art students
and professors, and especially art
! freshmen, are urged to come.
Hints for Contest Posted
Helpful hints are given to stu
dents contemplating participation
■ in the W. F. Jewett “After Dinner
I Contest" in a bulletin posted on
I the board just outside of the
: speech office, room 10, Friendly
| hall.
Frosh Must Have ASLIO
Tickets to f ole; Drive
For Members Still on
'll/MARSHALL Harrison an
A'-*- nounceu last evening that
no freshmen will be permitted
to vote without a student body
ticket. This was one of the pro
visions made when the student
body campaign was in full
swing at the first of this
quarter, and the provision re
mains unchanged.
Should any student still de
cide to avail himself of the ad
vantages of a student ticket,
the purchase may still be made
at the A.S.U.O. offices in the
Igloo. At the present time, 75.3
per cent of the registration are
student body members, accord
ing to Harrison.
Revenue Source
Worries Second
Year Students
Don Thomas Appointed as
Soph Informal Head
By Davis
At the first sophomore class
meeting- of the year held last night,
heated discussion arose over the
question of assessment of class
fees as a source of revenue for
payment of sophomore class danc
es.
Several motions were raised con
cerning possible remedies of the
present financial situation, but all
were voted down. As a result of
the stand taken by the class, it
was decided that any definite ac
tion be postponed until more inten
sive investigation is made.
Don Thomas was appointed as
general chairman of the Sopho
more Informal by Ad Davis, soph-*
omore class president. Further
appointments will be released later
in the week.
Sophomore class officers elected
last spring term are: president, A1
Davis; vice-president, Dorothy
Hagge; secretary, Betty Coon;
treasurer, John Thomas.
Yeomen to Organize
Male Singing Group
Oregon Yeomen will form
another male quartet within the
next two or three days, stated
Fred Gieseke, treasurer of the or
ganization, yesterday.
Gieseke requested that all mem
bers interested in singing get in
touch with him during the next
few days at noon or after <1 p. m.
in the “Y” hut.
In the past the Yeomen quartet
has won considerable recognition
on the campus. In 1932 the quar
tet was awarded a cup given at a
music school contest and last year
the quartet reached the finals in
the Emerald radio, contest.
r
Kwamas to Give
’arty
Frosh
Get Wise’ I
To Honor
jGerlinger Hall Is Scene of
Event Tonight for
New Women
Freshman women and new stu
dents on the Oregon campus will
have an opportunity to “Get Wise”
to their fellow students tonight
from 7:30 to 9:30 in the women's
gym in Gerlinger hall, at the an
nual A.W.S. “Get Wise” party
sponsored by Kwama, sophomore
women’s honorary.
The directorate has not as yet
given out information concerning
the entertainment planned for the
evening. According to Dorothy
Ilagge, chairman of entertainment,
there will be all sorts of amuse
ment for those attending.
Among the numbers on the pro
gram for the evening will be a tap
dance by Jane Lee, several songs
by Lou Parry, and an unannounced
skit. An orchestra will play
throughout the evening for danc
ing.
The directorate for the “Get
Wise” party includes, general
chairman, Margery Kissling; en
tertainment, Dorothy Hagge; re
freshments, Mildred Blackburne.
T.O.R.C. Sponsors
Fight on Tax Bill
“Closed Indefinitely!” That is
the startling phrase to be found
this morning on all buildings on
the campus in the form of hand
bills. But to finish the phrase -
“If the 20 Mill Tax Limitation Bill
Passes in this State.”
This move, sponsored by the
Oregon Radical Club, known as
T.O.R.C. is to stir up enthusiasm
to fight the 20 mill tax limitation
bill which will be of vital interest
in the coming election.
Dean James Gilbert will be
heard in a speech on the subject at
a student assembly which will be
held in Villard hall, Tuesday, Oc
tober 30, from 8 to 9 p. m.
Students Will Discuss
Religious Difficulties
A religious discussion group
meeting will be held in the men’s
lounge of Gerlinger hall at 7:00
every Sunday night, according to
Elizabeth Scruggs, Episcopal rep
resentative of St. Mary’s churcn
on the campus this year.
Next Sunday, discussion will be
based upon questions turned in at
the last meeting. The main issue
of all the conferences is concern
ing the religious problems con
! fronting college students today.
“The atendance is growing
every week," stated Miss Scruggs
“Students need not be Episcopal
ians to attend the meetings, which
are scheduled to close at 8:00."
Campus Calendar
Homecoming directorate will
meet today at 12:45 in George
| Godfrey's office for picture.
Meeting of rally committee to
day at 4 o’clock in McArthur court.
Bring your rooter's lids.
Alpha Delta Sigma will meet
for lunch today at the College Side.
All members are asked to be pres
ent at 12 o’clock sharp.
Theta Sigma l’hi exam questions
are on the main bulletin board of
the Journalism building. Pledges
are requested to take the exam im
mediately.
Muster Dunce will meet at 7:3(
tonight in the dance studio of Ger
linger hall.
The discussion groups of Theds
Spicer and June Yates meets to
day at 3 o’clock at the Y.W.C.A.
Jane Bishop’s frosh discussioi
group will meet at the Y bungalow
at 4 this afternoon.
1
Oregon River
Water May Be
Scientific Help
Quantity of Liquid Sent
East by Stafford
Dean Experiments
Electrolysis Method Used
Io Produce Valuable
Concentrate
Word of the safe arrival of 50
gallons of “concentrate,” or heavy
water, at Washington, D. C., was
received recently by Prof. O. F.
Stafford, of the chemistry depart
ment.
The water, taken from the Mc
Kenzie river, is all that was left of
10,000 gallons in the University
tank, and is now undergoing final
treatment which will produce a
minute but highly valuable quan
tity of what scientists term den
turium oxide.
Using the electrolysis method,
Professor Stafford has been en
gaged in the work of producing
this heavy water for more than a
year, and since this was the larg
est single project of its kind in
the world, it has attracted consid
erable national and international
attention. The electrolysis method
was perfected about three years
ago by E. W. Washburne, who was
formerly chief chemist for the bu
reau of standards in Washington.
When Mr. Washburne died last
February, the important work was
passed on to E. R. Smith, chief of
the chemistry division of the bu
reau, to whom Professor Stafford
sent the 50 gallons of “concen
trate” for final processing
The newly developed wated is
actually heavier than ordinary wa
ter. The common or “garden va
riety” of water is rated at 16 units
to 2 for hydrogen, while the
“heavy water" has a rating of 16
to 4, weighing 34 ounces per quart,
or 2 ounces more than ordinary
water.
Scientists all over the world are
experimenting to determine the
action of the new fluid, which is
thus far exceedingly scarce. Pro
fessor Stafford's contribution
while small, will be a comparative
ly large contribution to the exist
ing supply. The supply will be
kept in Washington, and will be
used there and at other places
where research activities make de
mands upon it.
The work done here was made
possible by the cooperation of the
Eugene Water Board, which loaned
Professor Stafford an old direct
current generator. Some of the
city’s excess current, and a 10,000
gallon tank also were donated. The
plant here, according to Professor
Stafford, is not quite adequate to
get the maximum yield when the
water has become concentrated,
hence the fluid was sent to Wash
ington.
Mr. Stafford has been a profes
sor of chemistry here since 1904
and during that time has made
many contributions and discover
ies in his field. He is credited with
the discovery that acetimide is the
greatest known solvent, and is the
inventor of the process of wood
carbonization that bears his name.
Monmouth Instructor
| Conducts Seminar Here
An example of inter-institution
al relationship is shown this year
in the geology department at Mon
mouth Normal school and a grad
uate of the department of geog
raphy at Harvard, is conducting a
one hour seminar in geography at
the University this fall.
The seminar is open to seniors
and graduates in the geology de
partment. Jones conducts the
class every other week on the
subject of international boundaries.
Warren D. Smith, head of the geol
ogy department, takes the class
on alternate weeks and discusses
Oregon geography.
Sinclair Hurls Charges
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.
(AP) A charge that his oppon
ents were “deliberately distorting”
his statements concerning the na
tional administration in an effort
to put him in a false position was
made today by Upton Sinclair,
Democratic nominee for governor,
. in a telegram to President Roose
velt.
Attacks on the former Socialist
j and his “End Poverty in Califor
i nia" program increased in number
land vehemence as the incident oc
I curretj.
I
!
Life-Saver
Captain Fred O. Mills, national
ly known swimming and life sav
ing instructor, will give a com
plete* demonstration of safety
first precautions at the (Jerlinger
hall pool this evening at 7:30. He
is pictured here is his uniform as
head of the national health and
safety department.
First Aid Expert
To Demonstrate
Proper Methods
Captain Miller to Conduct
Exhibition Tonight at
Gerlinger
Captain Fred C. Mills, in charge
of the national health and safety
department of the Boy Scouts of
America, will conduct a complete
demonstration of swimming and
life saving technique in the Ger
linger hall swimming pool this
evening. The program, which is
open to the public as well as those
directly interested in scout work,
will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m.
Mills comes to Eugene heralded
as one of the outstanding first aid
and life saving experts in the
country. He has been associated
with this type of work since 1902,
and has served as a professional
instructor for the past 25 years.
In addition to practical demon
strations of live saving and swim
ming, Mills will instruct in the
proper method of handling row
boats and canoes. This part of the
demonstration will include illus
trations of the proper methods to
be used in avoiding accidents in
manipulating such craft.
Scholarship Awards
Earned hy Graduates
Many of last year’s marketing
graduates have obtained either
scholarships or good positions in
their fields, according to Dr. N.
H. Cornish, of the school of com
merce.
The school of retailing of New
York university awarded scholar
ships to Donald McLennan, Rob
ert M. Needham, Jay H. Brown,
Bruce E. Silcher and Miss Molly
Seavey. Mario A. Call, who was a
recent visitor here, is now re
search specialist in marketing for
the Weyerhauser Lumber com
pany, in Everett, Washington, the
largest lumber concern in the
world.
H. P. Heubner has a position as
rug salesman for Lipman Wolfe’s
in Portland. Howard E. Needham,
a graduate student who has nearly
completed his work for his mas
ter's degree in business adminis
tration, is now research specialist
in merchandising to H. W. Franz.
Yearling Class
Presidency Is
Goal ot Three
Cathey, Johnson, Drews
Are Nominated
Frosh Keep Bonfire
Renner Appoints Two as
Co-chairmen to Raise
Class Funds
By E. V. LINCOLN
While two theoretical parties
are contesting for supremacy in
the frosh administration, the ap
pearance of a third party, taking
on somewhat of the aspect of the
obscure equine so familiar in po
litical history, may, by the fact
that its champion has no platform,
steal votes from the two principal
rivals.
At the freshman nomination last
night three candidates drew up at
the scratch line and the race for
leadership of that verdant body
was begun. The three nominations:
Ralph Cathey, Portland; Don John
son, Portland; and Frank Drew,
Klamath Falls. The last named
professes only a “friend or foe”
policy and so far has not commit
ted himself to any sort of plat
form.
Johnson's platform, containing
three shingles, mentions "fair ap
pointments, with the provision of
two chairmen for each freshman
committee, freshman voice in stu
dent government, and a bid for co
operation of the entire student
body,” or words to that effect. On
just what basis Cathey will make
his bid is not yet known but it
will probably be issued later. It is
said to his credit, however, that
be has some sort of distinct plat
form in mind.
The nominees for vice-president
are Kay Buck, Portland, and ,Rho
da Armstrong, Eugene; for secre
tary, Gladys Battleson and Jean
Foskett; for treasurer, Dale La
Salle and Wendell Willis.
Campaign Under Way
Hence it appears that the long
delayed campaign activity of the
freshman class will soon be under
way. Neither of the three candi
dates is without his following, and
the run should be hotly contested.
Joe Renner, A.S.U.O. president,
appointed Cathey and Johnson to
the important and tedious position
of securing $75 by appeal to the
populace, for the purpose of fi
nancing the bonfire which the
freshmen voted to support.
U. S. Court Hears
Anti-Military Plea
Albert Hamilton, student at the
University of California recently
entered a plea in the United States
Supreme court that may break
down the practice of compulsory
military training in land grant
colleges.
Hamilton contended that, as a
member of the Methodist Episco
pal church, his conscience would
not permit him to take part in
drills and sham battles staged by
the student corps.
John Beardsley, his attorney,
said that in 1930 the attorney gen
eral handed down an opinion that
the Morrill land grant act of 1863
did not require compulsory mili
tary training.
While the court is not expected
to rule on the plea for several
weeks, the ruling is of much in
terest to University students be
cause Oregon is a land grant in
stitution.
Student Attitude Forecasts
Large Audience for Chorus
Undoubtedly the Don Cos
sack chorus is to be given an
enthusiastic welcome in McArthur
court on Friday night if the at
titude of numerous Oregon stu
dents can be trusted. Many people
who heard the chorus when it ap
peared in Portland several years
ago are recalling the complete
sensation it caused, and are antic
ipating a great success for the
chorus here.
The chorus will be heard in an
extensive repetoire, opening with
a group of folk songs by famous
Russian composers. Among the
numbers which they will sing will
be the famous “Song of the Volga
Boatman," one of the most mas
terly renditions of the chorus. The
selection opens quietly, slowly in
creasing, until a pitch of excite
ment is reached, from which the
voices grow softer until they seem
to fade in the distance.
Tickets for the appearance of
the chorus are in great demand in
both Portland and San Francisco.
San Francisco papers regard the
coming of the Don Cossacks as
one of the greatest musical treats
of the year, and residents of Port
land are demonstrationg their in
terest in their large demand for
seats.
As was mentioned yesterday,
members of the student body will
have the privilege of hearing the
chorus free of charge. There are
still reserved seats to be had at
the A.S.U.O. offices for non-mem
bers and residents of Eugene.