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No-Date Rally The rally dance is a lucky break for freshmen to make use of their time because there are very few no-date dances. VOLUME XXXIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1934 NUMBER 18 The Day’s Parade By PARKS HITCHCOCK The Townsend Fiasco Students and Politics Fran co-Italian Race J ATEST bee in the political bon net of thousands of Pacific coast voters, is named after its author, a retired Long Beach med ico, the Townsend plan. Gist of this much-discussed panacea for eco nomic depression: Every man and woman in the United States over 60 years of age would be given two hundred dollars a month with but one condition appended, that every cent of the money be spent within the month. Inflation Rears Her Head ' Casting considerations upon the advisability of old age pensions in general aside, there is one economic result that would of a necessity follow the execution of such a plan: inflation. Certain, would be a tremendous inflation in prices if in the neighborhood of fifteen per cent of the population had two hundred dollars a month to spend, an inflation that would hardly be followed by a comparable uplift in wages. Money would become a drug on the market, luxuries would of a necessity dominate the con sumer’s business, economic disrup tion and folly might inevitably be foreseen as the ultimate outcome. Practical Objections In addition to the theoretical considerations a number of self evident practical objections can well be raised. The question of the administration, and necessarily, the collection, of this tremendous sum per month leads to a frightful problem. The plan specifies that no person over the required age can hold down a remunerative po sition and at the same time accept the Townsend pension. However, the taxation upon the “under-60" interests would imply the complete control and socialization of indus try by the government. If this in itself hardly seems out of line with present day thought and opinion, nevertheless the adoption of such a half-baked plan as that pro posed by Dr. Townsend at this critical stage in American govern ment would be suicidal. A Rash Program Old age pensions will probably in due time step into their proper position in the thoroughly social state, but fatal and noxious is their disrupting introduction into a na tion that is as yet run upon capi talistic principles. To Dr. Town send, then, goes censure for the proposal of a rash and ill-timed plan, to unthinking critics wh3 blindly trounce the plan, goes crit icism in turn for their failure to recognize the ultimate value of the idea if at present untimely, (Please turn to page 4) Spirit of Game Prevails Today At Igloo Dance Campus Togs in Vogue For Celebration Dates Are Banned Sherwood Burr's Orchestra Booked for Unusual Social Event “Old Oregon spirit" will reign supreme in the Igloo at 1:30 p. m. today, when the campus migrates, full sped ahead, to the first rally dance of the year. While the team is fighting in Utah, Oregon stu dents will cheer them with the same enthusiasm and pep that rings from the bleachers around the gridiron field, according to plans of men who are working on the committee for the big affair. The aim of the “listen-in-dance” is to give a huge demonstration of Oregon spirit on the campus that will gain in fervor until the Ore gon-Oregon State game. Cheer leaders, play by play radio broad cast, the victory bell, and general atmosphere will make football fans believe they are enjoying the game from the sidelines. Dancing Features The regular band playing be tween halves will be supplemented by Sherwood Burr’s orchestra, which will make the celebration complete in every detail. The or chestra will continue playing for dancing after the game. It is the hope of the rally com mittee to set a precedent for a new tradition, and to make the dance an annual event. “Success depends entirely on the cooperation shown by the stu dents,” Doug Ward, publicity chair man said, “for the committee has worked hard to make it a mam moth rally dance. “It is strictly a no-date affair and every student who feels loyal ty to the team is expected to be there,” Ward declared. Admission charge is 10 cents and campus clothes are in order. Grading, Landscaping Provided for Building Dr. D. L. Lewis, superintendent of buildings and grounds, has been informed that on Monday from 10 to 15 men will be sent from the FERA office down town to start grading and landscaping the rounds around the music building. This is the first of the fall projects to be approved by the relief board. Carnegie A. I. A. Sessions Attract Many Art Teachers From Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Utah came art teachers and supervisors to attend the fifth session of the Carnegie A.I.A. art center held at the University this summer. Twenty-five art teachers were enrolled in the art center at Ore gon, one of the two schools in the United States thus endowed by the Carnegie institute. The other Car negie endowed art center in the United States is at Harvard uni versity. In the report to the educational committee of the American Insti tute of Architects it was stated that the record of previous years shows that 64 different teachers have now been privileged to attend the art center. An incomplete sur vey of institutions of higher learn ing, made last year in the states of Montana, Idaho, Washington, Ore gon, and California, showed that 31 had not had representatives at the center. Utah, Colorado, Ari zona and British Columbia, if in cluded, would add many to this list. Alaska and Hawaii should be included, when funds are available. Because the demand was so heavy from high schools, because high school teachers of art would reach a much larger group of stu dents, and because it was felt these students were of a more impres sionable age, invitations this year were confined to high school teach ers and supervisors of art in pub lic schools, with the exception of Mrs. Margaret Ridley, an Indian woman, now located at the govern ment Indian school at Hoonah, Alaska. In the report it was esti mated conservatively that 6500 students are now being reached annually by the 64 teachers who have attended the Oregon center. The staff consisted of W. R. B. Willcox, professor of architecture and director of the center; Dr. Eu gen G. Steinhof, from the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, New York City; N. B. Zane, associate profes sor of design; Andrew Vincent, professor of painting; Victoria Avakian, assistant professor of ap plied design; Mrs. Mabel Houck, art school secretary; and Ellis F. Lawrence, dean of the school of fine arts. Courses offered were applied design I, II, III, painting, drawing, composition, appreciative expe riences and teaching problems, art appreciation class equipment, the psychology of art teaching, ad vanced design, seminar in art and life, art history, backgrounds for art appreciation, and lower and upper division architectural design. Student testimony indicates a wish to take but two courses, in place of the three required. Several have (Please turn to page 4) Restful Atmosphere Marks Songs of Cossack Chorus By J. A. NEWTON Applause becomes a common place and a jarring distraction af ter the wonderful moods that the Don Cossack male chorus estab lishes with each number. It jerks one back from the quiet and peace iof a campfire scene which becomes ja reality before the magic of their interpretations. The first group of five numbers especially were conducive to this mood of peace and reverence since they were all religious in nature. Time and again one could hear temple bells resound, or distin guish the voice of a solo chanter, and then an entire congregation. Atmosphere was established with the first number in which the main theme was carried by the lower voices while a constant distant falsetto accompaniment was main tained by the high voices. The second number, Rachman inoff's ‘‘We Sing to Thee,” was the one in which the long-sustained counter-bass notes provide an op portunity to demonstrate the amaz ing depth to which the bass sing ers in the chorus can drop. If the writer's ear did not deceive him, these notes were in the region of the third A below middle C. Often these unusual bass voices were used to give a Startling illu sion of a ringing, resounding bell. In “Black Eyes,” near the end of the program, they were employed in a contrapuntal figure temporar ily to give a swinging rhythmic lilt to a passage. The last number in the first group is well known here, having been given by both the Gleemen and the Polyphonic choir in the past year as ‘‘Hospodi Pomilui.” These two words are the only ones used in. the chant, and they are re peated over 50 times. The effect is achieved mainly by a crescendo, then a diminuendo, and a final ris ing climax. Following this number and as an encore to this group, the chorus sang what one of the men called in uncertain English, “a church song,” the Lord’s Prayer. The second group was in a light (Please turn to patje 4) j Governor’s Race Elicits Challenge For Open Debate Zimmerman Club lo Send Challenge to Dunne, Martin Backers An invitation to defend the principles and platforms of Joe E. Dunne and Charles L. Martin be fore the student body was issued Thursday night to the campus clubs supporting the two party candidates for the governorship, by University supporters of Peter Zimerman, independent progres sive candidate. The University Zimmerman-for governor club, meeting Thursday night at the “Y” hut, unanimously passed a resolution inviting the Dunne and Martin groups to select a spokesman to present the merits of their candidates at an open as sembly to which students, faculty and townspeople would be invited. The resolution proposed that com plete details of the meeting be left to the University speech de partment, of which Professor John L. Casteel is head. The resolution of the Zimmer man club suggested that such a presentation would enable the stu dents to arrive at a sounder de cision in selecting their choice for the governorship, since it would be based on a factual study rather than biased and meager informa tion. Richard L. Neuberger, president of the club, was authorized to transmit a copy of the resolution to Virgil McPherson, president of the campus Martin-for-governor club, and to Robert Zurcher, who is chairman of the group support ing Dunne. Dialect Reading Features Y Feed Gene Stromberg, Y.M.C.A. sec retary, will present a Swedish dia lect reading as the main feature of the “Ys Guys” feed to be given at the hut next Monday noon. Other speakers on the program are Bob Poley, president, and Howard Ohmart. There will be a small luncheon charge. “We would like to have all who are interested in the Y.M.C.A. pro gram, and especially those who have their luncheon daily at the Y, to attend,” said Ohmart. “We are having this luncheon and pro gram so that we may present what we have in mind for a program for the year.” PROFESSOR WILL SPEAK R. R. Huestis, professor of zool ogy, will read a paper entitled “Some Attempts to Discover the Origin of Species,” at a public meeting given by Sigma Xi, na tional research honorary, Tuesday, October 30 at 8:00 p. m. in 103 Deady hall. Preceding the public meeting, j members of Sigma Xi will hold a business meeting at 105 Deady at j 7:30. H. R. Crosland is president . and L. S. Cressman, secretary. : Huestis is the retiring president.. Free Dance Pass Awarded Gilbert For Best Slogan ‘Unite for Oregon—- Dads Ami Grads’ Selected as Official Motto “Unite for Oregon Dads and Grads" is the slogan selected from the many excellent entries by the Homecoming committee for the combined program of Dad's day and Homecoming November 2 and 3. Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of social science, author of the slogap will receive a free ticket to the annual Homecoming dance next Saturday, as the prize for his win ning contribution. Dr. Gilbert has achieved a re putation for composing excellent slogans for any kind of an event, and has been the author of most of those used in past events on the campus. Pairings for construction of rally parade floats, drawn by house representative yesterday are: Alpha Omicron Pi, Phi Gamma Delta; Alpha Phi, Theta Chi; Al pha Delta Pi, Beta Theta Pi; Al pha Chi Omega, Kappa Sigma; Alpha Gamma Delta, Phi Sigma Kappa; Chi Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Tau Omega; Delta Gamma, Phi Kappa Psi; Delta Zeta. Phi Delta Theta; Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Nu; Hendricks hall, Sigma Chi; Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Upsi lon; Kappa Kappa Gama, Sigma hall; Phi Mu, Alpha hall; Phi Beta Phi, Chi Psi; Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha; Zeta Tau Alpha. Delta Tau Delta; Susan Campbell, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Rev. Clay Palmer and H. R. Taylor to Speak Two prominent speakers and leaders of student thought are scheduled to appear at Westmin ster house Sunday, October 27. At the 9:45 Sunday morning group Dr. Howard R. Taylor of the psychology department will continue the series of discussions which have aroused much student interest, talking on the topic, “The Relationship Between Think ing and Behavior.” The purpose of the meetings is t obring about a practical student application of the factors which direct and con trol thought and action. Rev. Clay Palmer of the Con gregational church will lead the 6:30 forum discussion in the eve ning. “If I Were a Dictator!” is to be the subject of his talk. “All University students are welcome to attend either of these thought-provoking meetings,” said Mrs. J. D. Bryant, hostess at the house. Lost and Found Office Increases Collection There are still several articles in the lost and found office. A purse, a pen, and three books have been added to the collection recently. Several people have recovered their lost things in the past week. Candidate Above is Joe E. Dunne, Republi can candidate for governor of the state, who was on the campus last night and addressed a group of students at the College Side. Fall Meet Opens With Luncheon The fall meeting of the Oregon Physical Education association will take place today at 12:30 at the Anchorage, according to Florence Alden, director of the physical ed ucation department for women. Physical directors from all over the state will be present, Miss Al den says. The affair will open with a luncheon, after which a number of speakers will be heard. Ruth Bloomer will give an account of the Bennington school of the dance, Bennington college, Ver mont. Mary Jane Hungerford will tell of her experiences in physical education work at New college, af filiated with Columbia university, New York, N. Y. These speeches will be followed by short talks by faculty represen tatives of the Oregon university physical education department. They are Margaret Duncan, Paul Washke, Harriet Thompson, and Earl Boushey. Smith Gives Talks At Station KORG Warren D. Smith, head of the geology and geography depart ment, is giving a series1 of 15 min ute radio talks entitled “Glimpses of the Scenic Treasure House of Oregon.” These talks are given every Thursday over KORE as 8:40 p. m. The first of the series was on Crater Lake and the next will be on “The Switzerland or Oregon" to be given November 1. “Oregon Caves,” “The Count ry That Oregon and God Forgot,” “The Oregon Coast,” and “Appreciation o f Scenery” are the subjects for the following speeches. This last season, Smith was ranger naturalist at Crater Lake National Park and did some work at the Oregon Caves. He conducted lectures and served as a guide on sight-seeing trips. More radio series probably will be resumed in the spring by Smith. Two Men Pledge Musie Fraternity John Stehn, director of the Uni versity band, and Paul Petri, head of voice at the University and Oregon State, were pledged to Phi Mu Alpha, men’s national mu sic fraternity last night at 7:15 in the Music building lounge. Stehn and Petri announced their intention to pledge the music group late last spring term. Loren Lu per, director of the Albany band and former member of Arthur Pryor’s band, was also expected to pledge last night, but was unable to be present. The group this year plans to or ganize a chorus and quartet which will be heard in concert several times, according to John F. Grib ble, president. “Little Symphony,” concerts are also being planned by the “Synfonians” in conjunction with Phi Beta and Mu Phi Epsi lon, women's music honoraries. FLYERS TRY FOR RECORD MELBOURNE, Oct. 27.—(Sat urday;— (AP) — Cathcart Jones and K. W. Waller, English fliers, hopped off at 5:05 a. m., today (7:05 p. m., Friday G.M.T.), for England in antempt to break rec ord of Scott and Black. Dunne Opposes Radicals 20 Mil Tax Limitation Bill By DAN E. CLARK, JR. If anil when elected governor Senator Joe E. Dunne pledges faithfully to dismiss any member of the faculty who is of commu nistic trend of mind. "If I find a man on the staff who is a ‘red’ he is going to get out!" forcefully declared the usual ly congenial Senator Dunne in an interview last night. Senator Dunne will visit the campus today, meeting the com mittee of the Dunne for governor club in front of McArthur court at 2:00 p. m. before the rally. This will be his second meeting with the University political club hav ing conferred with the organiza tion last night after a meeting with a representative gathering of Eugene citizens at the county court house. While at the court house Sena tor Dunne said that the problems of higher education in Oregon were of primary importance in his mind and re-iterated the fact that he had strenuously opposed the Zorn-Macpherson bill for consolida ting the University and Oregon State at Corvallis, which was snowed under by over a three to one vote two years ago. Queried as to his stand on the 20 mill tax limitation bill Dunne stated he was distinctly opposed to the bill and had made state ments to this effect in several of his speeches throughout the state. "It is not my fight,” said Dunne, “because T am busily trying to be elected governor, but as a citizen i know that it means the wrecking Of education in the state of Ore gon anti I hold education as super ior to any relief.” The Republican candidate for governor says that he approves of the state board of higher educa tion's recent move to regain the $.r>00,000 millage funds which were diverted by the last legislature from the budget of the schools of higher education in Oregon. He said that higher education needs (Please turn to page 4) Saar Plebiscite To Decide Issue Of Versailles Pact Hitler Confident Citizenry Will Return Territory To Nazi Germany By Melvin K. Whiteleather Associated Press Foreign Staff SAARBRUCKEN, Saar Basin Territory, Oct. 26 (AP) •—Die Volksabstimmung (the plebiscite) has become the all important sub ject in European territorial ques tions. Fifteen years ago the Versailles treaty gave to t he French the great coal mines of the Saar, to compensate them for German in vaders’ destruction of properties in France. Fifteen year's later the citizenry of the Saar is to decide whether it will remain under League of Na tions government, return to Ger many or become a part of France. Preparations for the January 13 vote are taking no small part of the time of the great propaganda machine of Adolf Hitler and his Nazis. They are confident of suc cess. But the opposition forces are busy, too. Against the Nazi's "deutsche front” is lined the “common front.” The latter embraces social demo crats, communists, independents and Jews. They said they repre sent 28 per cent of the voters and depend upon a large group of dis sident Catholics to swing the de cision away from the Nazis and keep the Saar in the hands of the League of Nations until the Hitler government falls. The Nazis, cognizant of the fact, as all leaders admit, that th3 Catholic vote will tell the story, still are certain of the result, stressing patriotism as the clarion call of the return of the Saar to Germany. Women’s Hockey Will Start Soon Class managers for women’s hockey have been chosen according to reports from Louise Beers, man ager, and plans for class games in the near future are progressing. Managers chosen this week were: freshmen, Jennie Misley; sophomore, Margaret Daggett; junior, Miriam Butler; and senior, Grace Grenstedt. Managers are urged to get class members out for their team formation. Practices are held four times a week at 4 p. m., every afternoon except Friday, although only two practices a week are necessary to earn the participation check which is offered by the Woman’s athletic association. GIKLS THY DEBATING Betty Tubbs, Marguerite Sum strub, Betty Brown, L a u r e n e Brockschink, Wilhelmina Gerot, Mary Nelson, Frances Mays, and Eileen Donaldson won admission to the women's debate squad by their three-minute speeches at Friendly hall Thursday night. John Casteel and James Carrell made the decision. New Deal Scores Possible Victory Of Upton Sinclair Letter Bearing Signature Of Farley Supporting Socialist Denied WASHINGTON Oct. 2G—(AP) The Roosevelt administration definitely turned away from Upton Sinclair today, dropping unmis takable indications it does not care to have the former socialist elected as Democratic governor of Cali fornia. A letter from Democratic head quarters, urging the election of Sinclair and carrying the signa ture of Postmaster General Farley in the green ink that he always uses, was termed a ‘‘mistake.’’ The signature was affixed with a rubber stamp. Its dispatch was said to have been an error on the part of a minor employe. A growing belief here that the administration w o u 1 d withhold support from Sinclair further was solidified today by publication of a letter to the Democratic guberna torial candidate from George Creel, withholding his backing. Creel was an unsuccessful candi date for the nomination. It was established that Creel carried in his pocket a copy of this letter of repudiation when he con ferred earlier in the week with President Roosevelt at the White House and with Senator McAdoo (D., Cal.) At that time Creel stated pub licly he was going to California to “assess the situation.” Oregon Webfeet Favored Over Utah’s Indians Mountain Eleven Boasts Outstanding Squad Injuries Numerous Oregon Expected to Give Salt Lake Team First Defeat of Season SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 27.— (Special)--As game time nears the University of Oregon Webfoots are slight betting favorites to de feat the Utah Indian eleven in their intersectional combat this afternoon. Despite numerous in juries on the Duck squad, the Ore gon aggregation is expected to hand the 1934 Ute athletes their first taste of defeat in today’s tilt. Winning over the Redskin com bination, however, will be no easy task for the Callison-coached elev en, as Coach Ike Armstrong of the Utahans has one of the outstand ing pigskin squads in the Rockies and his proteges are in fine shape, ready to keep the Ducks’ hands full for the full sixty minutes of their non-conference game. Today’s contest will be the first football contest of its kind played in Salt Lake City, and one of the largest crowds ever to watch the Utes in action is expected to be present this afternoon when the Indians stage their first non-league battle on home territory. Reserves May Play The backfield lineup for the Ore gon squad will see Frank Michek at fullback, Maury Van Vliet and Johnny Reischmann handling the halfback positions, and Bob Parke calling signals from the blocking quarterback post. However, with Michek and Parke in poor physical condition and the Oregon mentor fearing that the Oregonians will tire easily due to the rarified air in this high alti tude, the Webfoot reserves are likely to see lots of action before the game ends, and there will prob ably be many Duck replacements during the game. The regular Oregon forward wall which has played most of the min utes in games so far this season will open today’s fracas against the Utes. Morse and Walker will handle the end duties; Eagle and Frye are slated to start at the tackle berths; Bjork and Gagnon will play the guard posts; and Con Fury will be in at center. Red Fans Look for Upset Several times before the Red (Please turn to page 4) Sunday Sheets9 Radios Mark Advent of Campus Fraternity ^UNDAY funny papers and a k loud-speaking radio oft times are missing fixtures of a boarding house for college students. Then, too, there are quite a number of Mighty Oregonians who delight in the hazing of freshmen. Having decided to do something about these annoying realities, 10 inde pendent students, boarding and rooming at 931 East 11th street, last Monday commenced organiza tion of the newest fraternity on the University campus, to be known and heralded as the Gam ma Nu Pu home for studious stu dents. A trio of imaginative men in particular are responsible for the origin of the club. They are How ard Lee, an active Yeoman, Char lie Sullivan, and Leo Marlantes, freshmen. Because most of the living or ganizations bow down to some in carnate spirit .usually known as the president, the 10 potential members have selected Stuart Portner, 19-year-old graduate stu dent in history, as temporary president. Other officers are con spicuous by their absence, and the entire matter of installation, in itiation, and creation of by-laws is only potential. Dues will be ir the form of a free will offering and will be just heavy enough to defray the ex* pensea of a radio and of the fore most Sunday news sheets. Stressing the new motto of Leo Marlantes, "Everyone is every one else’s equal,” the Nu Pus will solidly back the independent nom inee for the freshman class presi dency, Frank Drew of Klamath Falls, who promises only his best to establish an euality between the independents and fraternity men, will oppose all “Joe College" tac tics and hazing. Sports are not to be omitted from the list of Nu Pu activities, and the house at present is striv ing for development of a super softball team, with which it hopes to capture the intramural donut championship next spring. All the aggregation lacks is a speedy shortstop to round out a perfect infield combination. As this is the first, it is there fore the Alpha chapter. Tempor ary President Portner’s brother, Dale, an "inmate” of the Univer sity of Arizona, will immediately start plans foi a Beta chapter in Tucson. Monday evening will mark the second assembly of the group at which time the formal purpose and design of the crest of arms may be announced. Hail a pioneer in the fraternity field!