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vcrw.X'i Cffirmaar An Independent University Daily PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon William E. Phipps Grant Thuemmel Editor Manager Malcolm Bauer Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Parks Hitchcock, Barney Clark Assistant Editors Bob Moore. Robert Lucas, Georg'- Root, Fred Colvig, Hcnriette Horak, Winston Allard, J. A. Newton UPPER NEWS STAFF George Callas, News Ed. Clair Johnson, Sports Ed. Dan Clark. Telegraph Ed. Mary Louiee Edinger, Wo men’s Ed. # Peggy Chessman, Society Ed. Jimmy Morrison, Jlnmor jvi. Rex Cooper, Chief Night Ed. George Bikman, Dick Watkins, Radio Ed. A1 Goldberg, Asst. Managing Ed. Day Editor This Issue. Reinhart Knudsen EXECUTIVE REPORTERS: Ann Reed Bums, Ilenriette Horak, Robert Lucas, Eugene Lincoln, Margery Kissling, Margaret Petsch. REPORTERS: Betty Shoemaker, Signe Rasmussen, Lois Strong. Jane Lagassee, Hallie Dudrcy, Betty r\ ubbs, Phyllis Adams, Doris Springer. Eugene Lincoln, Dan Maloney, Jean Crawford, Dorothy Walker, Bob Powell, Norman Smith, Henrietta Mumrney, lid Robbins. COPYREADERS: Margaret Ray, Wayne Harbert, Marjory O’Bannon, Lilyan Krantz, Laurene Brockschink, EileenDon aldson, iris Franzen, Darrel Ellis, Colleen Cathey, Vcneta Brous, Khoda Armstrong, Bill Pease, Virginia Scoville, Bill Haight, Elinor Humphreys, Florence Dannals, Bob Powell. SPORTS STAFF: Caroline Hand, Bill MclnturfT, Earl Buck num, Gordon Connelly, Fulton Travis, Kenneth Kirtley, Paul Conroy, Don Casciato, Kenneth Webber, Pat Cassidy, Bill Parsons, Liston Wood. SOCIETY REPORTERS: Regan McCoy, Eleanor Aldrich, Betty Jane Barr. WOMEN’S PAGE ASSISTANTS: Regan McCoy, Betty Jane Barr, Ruth llieberg, Olive Lewis, Kathleen Duffy. NIGHT EDITORS: Paul Conroy, Liston Wood, Scot George, Reinhart Knudson, Art Guthrie. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Dorothy Adams, Betty Me Girr, Genevieve McNiece, Gladys Battleson, Betta Rosa, Louise Kruikman, Jean Pauson Ellamae Woodworth, Echo Tomseth, Jane Bishop, Dorothy Walker, Ethel Eyman. UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Eldon Jlaberman, Asst. Jjus. Mgr. Fred Fislier, Adv. Mgr. Jack McGirr, Asst. Adv. Mgr. Dorris Holmes, Classified Mgr. Ed Labbe, Nat. Adv. Mgr. jams woriey, oez our. Virginia Wellington, Asst. Scz Sue Robert Creswell, Circ. Mgr. Don Chapman, Asst. Cir. Mgr. Fred Heidel, Asst. Nat’l. Adv. Mgr. ADVERTISING SOLICITORS: Robert Smith, John Do herty, Dick Reum, Dick Bryson, Frank Cooper, Patsy Neat, Ken Fly. Margaret Dctch, Jack Kmlcrs, Robert Moser, Flor ence Smith, Hob Wilhelm, Pat McKeon, Carol Auld, Robert Moser, Ida Mae Cameron. _ TT is seldom that the populace rises above the “omi nous rumble" on questions of state scope. As re gards national isues the recation is quite different. 'National controversies invovle national hook-ups, banner lines on the front pages of the metropolitan dailies, and important statements from important, people. Ennui shirnks before the righteous indig nation of a ruffled public that rallies to the colors. Shades of “ 76,” “The Emancipation Proclamation” and “Old Ironsides” pass through the public con science and the lethargic voter is in disfavor. Were the people of this state to realize the con sequences of the 20-mill tax upon their future wel fare- not vaguely as they do at present—but as to the minute particulars, the “ominous rumblings ' would be likened to the cricket in the bush by the holacaust occationed thereby. When one digs below the surface of this impos sible bill, he uncovers an overwhelming mass of evi dence against the proposal. He finds schools, all the way from elementary schools to institutions of high er learning, badly crippjed; he finds roads going to pieces; he finds fire and police service curtailed and streets uncleaned and un-repaired; he finds county governments unable to do much more than figure assessments. All this he finds unless there is an alternative proposal to provide revenue in place of the tax slashed by this bill. This sounds like veritable disintegration of many important departments of the government. It is. A slash of revenues amounting to $16,000,000 in an income that is already warmed by the breath of the wolf is a move that defies contemplation by even the most liberal thinkers. Nor do advocates of the plan welcome the curtailments of their bill. In a firm-fisted manner they deplore the apa thetic attitude of the legislature as regards the taxes on real property. They shrink before the im pending disaster of property confiscation should property taxes increase in the future as they have in the past. In other words, something must be done and must be done now. But in their lunge to escape what is admittedly an ill they are carried by the very force of their charge beyond the bounds of rationality and into water over their heads. Proponents and opponents realize that there must be some alternative should this amendment be adopted. And almost every newspaper in this state realizes that the only workable alternative is the sales tax. The opinion is ventured that this is the underlying motive of the advocrates of the amend ment. This state has twice defeated a sales tax. The ' sales tax that would supplant the deficit occasioned i by this amendment would be approximately four times as large as the one twice rejected by the people. Is it reasonable to assume that such an en larged tax would be adopted by the people on a third try? Wo think not. And in the absence of more definite study on a "workable" substitute, the 20 mill tax limitation bill hazards far too much and asures far too little. “NO" should be the answer. First Lesson for Ducklings fT'ODAY the freshmen awed and Inexperienced still a bit. confused in their transition between high school and university- get their first oppor tunity to propel themselves into the waters of stu-! dent politics. Ballyhoo artist have completed their pre-election broadcasting in behalf of each ticket. Innumerable1 campaign promises have doubtless been made to certain supporting groups. The lust for the spoils of victory will, in today’s election as in any other, in fluence certain voting factions. The lesson will be a success. The class of 3S will, for the most, part, learn to swim. Only a few will flounder and they will be speedily resuscitated : < that they may continue toward sought-after politie U objectives in the years before them. But today is the time for each freshman, as he casts liis first ballot as an A.S.U.O. member, tu practice the fundamental of citizenship under our system of lepftotntaUv’e ^ovimuuil- QualiiteaUcuc, of individual candidates, irrespective of ticket af filation, should be the basis for selection and the determining factor for each vote, A Word of Thanks A DMINISTRATIVE officers of the A.S.U.O. should be congratulated for bringing to this campus an organization of such musical importance and cultural significance as the Don Cossack chorus. Nearly 4000 people took advantage of the privilege to attend this presentation at McArthur court Fri day night. The expense involved in bringing the chorus to Eugene, mounted into four figures. Again we should applaud our A.S.U.O. officers who minimized the possibility of a deficit by an advanced ticket sale in which approximately 1000 seats were reserved. A large number of reservations were made as a re sult of contacting outside cities, principally Rose burg, Corvallis, Salem and Marshfield. One thing that contributed greatly to the pleas ure of the concert was the improved acoustical pro perties of McArthurs court. Due to the construction of a sounding board behind the stage and the care ful lining of the walls and ceiling with fiber board, the magnificent voices of the chorus were trans mitted without echo or distortion. The leader of the chorus declared the acoustics were “splendid.” It is through successes like the one just past that the associated students are able to present such well known figures in (he musical world as Jascha Heif etz, world-renowned violinist appearing here on Jan uary 19. Josef Hoffman, internationally famous pianist, may also appear in Eugene in the near fut ure. The associated students can well be proud of bringing to this campus and Eugene such promin ent figures in the music world. Once again we con gratulate the administrative officers and the student body as an organization for making such presenta tions possible. The Passing Show Knotts! AYMOND R. Knotts, Chicago Evening Ameri 11 ' can contributor, has seen fit to pen a stirring indictment against American schools of journalism. Unfortunately, Mr. Knotts has allowed his vig orous style to partially obliterate the facts in the case. Vague generalization has ever been a foe to clear and forceful thought. Specifically, Mr. Knotts decries the narrow tech nical education embodied in “teaching them the technique of managing editors and advertising dir ectors.” As rebuttal we offer the curriculum of the Medill School of journalism, listing courses in Con temporary Though, Modern Opinion, and requiring thirty-five hours of work in the social science de partments of the College of Liberal Al ts. In answer to the charge of hypothetical training we refer Mr. Knotts to the Advanced Newspaper Practice course given on McKinlock campus. In this course students cover professional beats in the heart of the “big rough world" recommended so highly by Mr. Knotts himself. Perhaps these tenets of Mr. Knotts apply to the great majority of collegiate journalism schools, but in assuming them to be universal, Mr. Knotts errs. In addition to the Medill School of journalism here at Northwestern, the journalism school at the Uni versity of Missouri is another prominent exception to Mr. Knotts' rules. But in all fairness to Mr. Knotts we can not fail to mention what seems to be his one legimate critic ism of the educational system. He says, “As for a knowledge of people real people, not imaginary people in books- unhappily the last place you can hope to find them is in a school of journalism, or in any other department of an American university.” And unfortunately, he is right. The only point we can make is that it is unfair of Mr. Knotts to indict the long-suffering journalism schools for a criticism that is equally true of every department of every university in the country.— Daily Northwestern. The Supreme (!ourt urnS DKFOIiE the highest tribunal in the nation the United States Supreme court the question of compulsory military training in land grant colleges and universities has been definitely settled. The re cent. decision of Justices Van Decanter and Butler held that, although land grant colleges and univer sities are required by federal law to provide a course in military tactics, it is entirely within the control of college authorities to determine whether such training should be compulsory. Kxtremely significant is this decision Handed down by the court. Significant, first, because it con clusively demonstrates the powers vested in the uni versity, and. second, because it will doubtless act as a deterrent to groups of students organized to combat military training. In regard to the latter, i1 definitely strikes a blow to the Young Communists league and similar organizations. The two recent conscientious objectors, students, at the University of California at Los Angeles, were suspended from the university because of their con-! sistent refusal to take military training. They con-! tended vigorously that students had the right to at- j tend land grant colleges without surrendering the i rights guaranteed them under the federal constitu tion and the laws of the United States. These rights, i their counsel held, included religious liberty and cer tain immunities, among which were freedom from military service in times of peace. The ruling of the court, however, embodied in j the decision of the justices, stated that as the re-1 gents of the University of California had the right, to provide for compulsory military training, those who wanted to attend the university must comply with the regulations. No one, the court held, was I compelled to attend the university, and, therefore neither the court nor anyone else had the right to revoke the privilege of the university in demanding that its underclassmen enroll in military training This decision, coming, as it did. at a time when strong reactionary movements were under way by students in an effort to have military training' dim- I mated, strongly reenforces the argumentative theory that out country should have an adequately trained personnel in event of national emergency Thi theory, plus the fact that military training is an expedient to charactei building, may react favorably ' upon the minds of the people, but no matter how u is received, it still remains that the power of admin istenng military training in a land grant college or university lies solely within the collegiate institutes ! —tiuutijCTfl Cvilicruu Pail, Jrojug. Getting Somewhere By ED HANSON The Uni versity’s First Decennial By FREDERIC S. DUNN S N June of 1888, when I was still a sub-freshman, the University, in the language of Jayne’s Alma nac solemnized its “tin anniver sary.” It was really twelve years old, but as the first class had not been graduated until 1878, this was the Tenth Annual Commence ment. Tin vastly understates the relative value of this first decen nial, for it was all gold to all con cerned, heralded and applauded, like all commencements from Ur of the Chaldees down, as the best thus far celebrated. The class, it is true, numbered only six, but they were a host, -so everybody felt and believed. As commencements since then have passed through rather dras tic reformation, it may be of in terest to review in some detail a typical graduation of the eighties. All but two days of an entire week, from Sunday to Thursday night inclusive, was a series of festive events, involving many more fea tures than are demanded now. The social calendar was blank enough during the scholastic year of 1888 to permit of intense concentration in June. There were no Homecom ings, Dad's Days, intercollegiate contests, Junior Weekends, and in numerable other events to deflect a crescendo of enthusiasm, burst ing with much eclat at the close of the year. I hope Li. is not wholly a Jere miad on the part of an old grad, though it has forced itself upon me as a rather sad conviction, that commencements of today have been largely shorn of their effect as an acme of academic interest, to be shared alike by class and stu dent body and faculty, on account of the extended program of social and athletic activities which are so excitedly propagandized during' the year. Unquestionably it is to be accepted as the inevitable trend, for these latter, when scru tinized individually, have every le- ' gitimate reason to be supported and fostered, each in its own time and place. It is their cumulative effect that has been mortal to commencements. Of all the events of those orig inal commencements, Baccalaure ate Sunday is about the only fea ture which has not been material ly altered, except as demanded by numerical or musical considera tions. The Alumni association was as yet too young to furnish the Al ma Mater with preachers from j among her own fledgelings. And it was much later, too, that ministers from the East en tour through the west could be caught in passing, if their itineraries could be learned in time. Fortunately Oregon usual ly had a generous quota of cele brated devines, the requisition of whose services as preachers made the initial assembly of the work, a signal event. Baccalaureate Sun day was recognized as an oppor- ! tunity for the community to hear some one of Oregon’s own noted orators. Rev Thos. Van Seoy, gift ed president of Willamette univer sity, was on this occasion the mag net le thriller which fame had al ways made him. An innovation was furnished for j Xeaday eveuing " try uiU-lC department, as the school of mu sic was then known, under the fi nal management of Prof. D. W. Cooiidge, presented the first class ever to be graduated in music, our own two townsmen, Mrs. Rose Midgely-Hollenbeck and Mrs. Al berta Shelton-McMurphy, both in piano. The portraits of these two, the first to receive the B. M., should be enlarged and framed and hung in the corridor of Music hall. Professor Coolidge’s resignation was even then being considered by the board of regents, his baton to pass into the hands of Miss Mary McCornack, herself an alumna of the University. Tuesday evening was dedicated to the reunion of the two literary societies, the Laurean and the Eu taxian, an event not so social as its title would imply, for its program was quite formally literary and musical. The two societies were of serious intent and the reunion par took of the same complexion. There was the address by Sue Dor ris and the Annals (quasi humor ous), contributed by Etta Moore for the Eutaxians and Frank Mul key for the Laureans. The music of the evening was rendered in various forms by the talented Test sisters, whose individual names, since not formally entered in the printed program, ought here to be commemorated,—Tillie and Mary and Mae and Emma. The two for mer survive, Mrs. Mark of Alberta, Canada, and Mrs. Chris Wortman of Portland, a frequent visitor to her old home in Eugene as lectur er in Art. (The events of Wednesday and Thursday to be continued in the next issue.) The Calliope AH communications are to be addressed to The Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald, and should not exceed 200 words in length. Letters must he signed, but should the writer prefer, only initials will be used. The editor maintains the right to withhold publication shculd he see lit. To the Editor: ii ^FTER me the deluge” has been a slogan since the be ginning of the 19th century indi vidualism. The 20 mill tax limi tation bill is a contemporaneous expression of decaying philosophy. Private property holders are mak ing a desperate effort to maintain land ownership, the axis upon which every other human enter prise should revolve. However, the sponsors of the measure will be diggnig their own grave for the following reasons. (1) Owners of land and depen dents on their hands show out standing numerical discrepancies. The former constitutes a mere fraction whereas the latter the j bulk of population.. In a critical , clash land owners lose. (21 Reduced taxes on property] may enable some to bear the tax | burden in the future but it does , not guarantee the payment of over- ! due taxes. Without the collection of taxes due normal civic functions j cannot be discharged. (3) The measure has the guise of a “racket”. It follows the American policy of "passing the buck." Unfortunately there seem to be no buckholders in these days. If any other social group were more secure than the possess ors of land there might have been some justification for the measure on the basis of "equalization" or "expediency." But who is securer than the land owners? These have ' lands, what has the hand laborers, the service dispensers? They do j not have even a stone to lay their heads on! t-li Any advocate of private I property rights must assume the ! responsibilities when set in such! rights. This means payment of taxes. In general good land does not become tax delinquent: it is the poor land which fails to give a fair return in profits. It is prefer able to relinquish "bad" lands in stead of waiting for booming prices around the corner. t3> Even jf the real estate i;:att!i-v,tiators lead tijejr upon the shoulders of the credulous public and thus make their rake off, wherever they invest their newly acquired wealth, they shall be reduced to the rank of burden bearers. Hence the escape from rain will lead them into a hail storm. (6) Whether the school system will be hit hard is of little direct consequence. Oregonians can use their sovereign rights to decide that. But the group which spon sors the proposed measure will not realize its main object is in selling property to the now propertyless, especially to out of staters. Ore gonians may get along either with defective schools or no schools at all, but the outsiders may have a different view of life. ( 7 i Speculators around Bonne-1 ville and remote "vicinities” may t see hysterical opportunity yet 1934 mentality is not the 1929 craze, j People ask "who is going to pay the piper?” The piper himself! Twenty mill tax limitation bill seems a poisonous social pill Which inevitably will Its sponsors surely kill. (S) The measure is not an in dependent. an isolated item in the , life of this state. It is only one of the aspects of the many sided 1 problem in state revenues, state development, and state finance in general. Consequently, no land owners can be lightened without due reaxamination of the situation as a whole. Recommendation: Creation of a representative board composed of all interested groups to make a scientific analysis of tax burden in the state and recommend to the legislature a more equitable meas ure. One cannot protect his interest by undermining the interest of those whom he depends. SAMUEL HAIG JAMESON. To the Editor: I think that it is high time that some definite move was made to curb the excesses which class elec ticu- iaauaUy euUibjt. J refer to i indiscriminate strewing of hand bills about the streets of the cam-; pus; the hideous peals of bovine jewelry from rally cars, and to the downright underhanded exchange ! of votes between houses. A certain amount of campaign ing is fitting and proper. I do think however, that the present condi tion needs rectifying. Practices in vogue on this campus preceding an ! election are on a par with those j of seasoned ward-heelers and hack-politicians whose manipula tions generate a miasma unpleas ant to any seuf-respecting person. In this present election, for ex ample, one of the nominees has re ceived offers of varying nature from both of the other rivals for the same office. They made pro mises to him that clearly showed a rottenness in the system from top to bottom. They made offers that clearly indicated that they, | the candidates, were themselves only so many cogs in a nefarious machine of large proportions. Why can't the Emerald instigate a reform that would not only clean up class elections but every elec tion held on the campus. Surely the time is ripe for a change. Ex cesses committed during the past few years can leave no doubt as to the need for one.—I. G. Roarin’ Past By FULTON H. TRAVIS HAVING excavated Oregon’s pioneer sepulchre, we have dis covered certain bits of skeletal structure which are of interest. These are brought forth for your edification and mild amusement— if you think they are super-funny, wait fifteen years, then read this edition of the Emerald. In some ways, 1019 seems to have been one of the outstanding University years. There is an al most passionate attempt to read just, following the war’s systeria. Clothing- styles changed rapidly. During the fall, “snappy stuff” for males required: coats, “double breasted with belt all ’round,” poc kets opening on a slant like those in present day trench-coats; fuzzy hats with the crown pushed down evenly at all points; sharp-toed shoes; tapering trousers—narrow bottom—and “bottom” was four inches above the ground. Don’t laugh, girls! The young miss will wear tight, long-skirted suits; choker scarfs; broad hats quite mean to handle in a wind, as Miss Spring, 1934, discovered. All that showed was the face and— high, buttoned shoes! In this same interesting year, the football arena was officially christened Hayward Field, by Ben Olcott, then governor of the state, preceding an O.A.C. game, which, incidentally, Oregon won, 9-6. The athletic field was named after the University’s oldest menior. Campus cords were: “Just the thing for comfort and distinctive wear.” Speaking of spirit, (In the same tone used when mentioning the de ceased), 900 men, to promote inter est in a game, paraded the fair boulevards of Eugene, clothed in pyjamas! President P. L. Campbell, of the University, addressed the Student Council, scoring the custom of “ex treme dancing” and issued a sol emn warning that such practice must be curbed before the Home coming celebrations. Then, as now, advertising mer chants of Eugene spent good mon ey to say: “Welcome Back, Stu dents!” (Ah well—even a charge account looks good when a dry summer's past!) Send the Emerald to your friends Subscription rates $2.50 a year. This way to PORTLAND i ONE WAY ROUNDTRIP $2.49 $3.75 Next time you go to Portland, try the train. Let the engineer drive you for a change. Ride in a big, roomy coach on smooth ( steel rails. Southern Pacific A. J. GILLETTE. Agest These :;ou “On the o Bandwagon” By DICK WATKINS NUMBER of students have ex pressed the desire to have the signature tunes of various promi nent orchestras compiled, being that so few are known by name. The following group is the limit of our personal knowledge on this score and hope it will prove of in terest. We admit, that many of those listed are almost too well known to need further prompting, but we have included them any how, just to make this look more impressive. (?) * * * To begin with the coast bands: "Haunting Me,” (TOM COAK LEY); "Rio Rita,” (TED FIO-RI TO); "What Good Am I Without Love,” (HAL GRAYSON); “Day Dreams,” (DICK JURGENS ) ; “Bon Voyage,” (JIMMY GRIER); "I'm Writing You This Little Mel ody,” (ANSON WEEKS); “Duch ess of Bal Tabarin,” (TOM GER UN); “Lovely Melody,” (JAY WHIDDEN); “Thinking of You,” (KAY KYSER); “Melody in A,” (CAROL LOFNER); “Say It With Music,” (GUS ARNHEIM). 1 Others include, “My Dear,” (JAN GARBER); “Sophisticated Lady,” (DUKE ELLINGTON); “Out of the Night,” (TED WEEMS); “Under the Stars I Found You,” (JACK DENNY); “Violets,” (HERBIE KAY); “The Waltz You Save for Me,” (WAYNE KING); “Rhapsody in Blue,” (PAUL WHITEMAN); “Coming Through the Rye,” (GUY LOMBARDO); "Rosita,” (JOHN NY HAMP); “My Time is Your Time,” (RUDY VALLEE); “Loy al Sons of Rutgers,” (OZZIE NELSON); “Sleep,” (FRED WARING) ; “Smoke Rings,” (GLEN GRAY'S CASA LOMA); “My Buddy,” (BUDDY ROGERS); “Ive Lost Another Sweetheart,” (CHARLES BARNETT); “What (Please turn to page 4) CLASSIFIED AND SWAPS Look What's Brewing! 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