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Eighty-Eight’s Two Great Days By FREDERIC S. DUNN rpHE as yet unrevised calendar of Commencement week left Wednesday and Thursday of ’S8’s graduation extremely busy days, even though the series of events had begun with Sunday. Wednes day’s program began and ended with formal addresses, one of which is enough to exhaust our diminished capacities of today. The former of these was at the behest of the two literary societies, whose sober, dignified mien admirably re flected the temper of the college life of the time. The address un der their auspices at 10 a. m. was by George H. Burnett, a brilliant orator of Salem, whose early prom ise was fulfilled in later life by his elevation to most distinguished juridical offices. At 2 p. m., '88 planted its class tree, a European larch. Its own native talent supplied both orator and poet, the former Hazen Brat tain of Paisley, the latter Arthur J. Collier. When, some years later, Art and I were rooming together in Cambridge, we had both forgot ten he had ever essayed being a “Pote.” From the class tree planting, the people immediately filed into Villard hall to attend the annual alumni exercises. . The one item that might have relieved the intel lectual tension of the day was missing, the Annalist, Dan Bass, who for some reason was detained. Just to see and know Dan himself was to laugh with the pure joy of living. So the gravity of the oc casion was divided between the ad dress of welcome by the president of the association, Henry F. Mc Clure of Seattle, and an exegesis of Browning’s poetry by Clayborne A. Woody, editor of the Pacific Baptist Advocate. The evening’s assemblage had for its tour de force the event for mally scheduled as the address be for the University, a feature now relegated to commencement day itself since the abrogation of ora tions by the individual members of the class. This particular occa sion was somewhat vibrant with apprehension and nervousness, for the speaker was Oregon’s iron man, the internationally famed ed itor of The Oregonian, Harvey W. Scott. Not only was he an intel lectual jin, and the University was anxious to evidence its ability to appreciate him, but he was avowed ly an opponent of higher education. His editorials, while reeking with echoes of his own classical train ing, were in refutation of state support for the schools. Everyone was aware that The Oregonian’s influence was one of the most po tent handicaps to the University’s growth and expansion. But I guess we both got through the ordeal very well. At least we hoped that Mr. Scott left us with kindlier dis position. But you should see the published “librette” for Thursday's graduat ing exercises,—an offset of the Eugene Guard's press, a pink fold er whose front page is illumined with the device of a horse-shoe, hanging by its arc over a nail and its promise of good luck upon the participants indicated by a hang ing basket of fern. Although the class numbered but six anil a time limit would have made it possible to garner the entire group into a single session, the indispensible “frills and furbellows” of com mencement compelled a segrega tion into two programs. The class was distinguished as having among its members two sons of the orig inal faculty, Mark J. Bailry, Jr., and Arthur J. Collier, the former the valedictorian, an honorary dis tinction awarded to the highest ranking scholarship. Both men were later graduates of Harvard and holders of long lists of pro fessorial positions, Mark being now professor of Greek and Latin in Kalamazoo college and Arthur in the U. S. Bureau of Geological Sur vey at the national capital. A third member of the class, Leathe McCornack-Wells, was one of a family noted for its contribution to the roster of the University’s al umni. Hazen A. Brattain too was one of three brothers to receive ( U. of O. degrees. John R. Patti- : son, afterward to attend the Uni- j versity's opened school of law in Portland, still lives in the neigh borhood of Eugene. Etta E. Moore, one of Oregon’s rare women to hold the Ph D., which she received from i Columbia, was for long on our own faculty as associate professor of English in the Portland center. There was a seventh member of the class, but his story demands a separate chapter. Appropriately, the chorus sang, “The Day Hath Spun Its Busy Round,” though the alumni ban quet was yet to round off a char acteristic baccalaureate “debauch” of the eighties. (The next issue will contain "Oregon’s One Honorary B. A.) AWS Mass Meeting To Feature Tea, Latest Fashions Eugene Women, Delegates From O.S.C. Invited To Showing The first A. W. S. mass meet ing of the year to be held Thurs day, November 1, at 4 o’clock will feature a fashion tea, held in al umni hall in Gerlinger. Ungar’s exclusive women’s ap parel shop in Portland is featuring the latest styles which will be modeled by fashion models from their own store. They are also sending a stylist who will introduce the fashions. Committee chairmen in charge of the tea are: serving, Frances Watzek; staging, Roberta Pickard; entertainment, Madelyn Giustina. Members of Kwama, sophomore women's honorary, and prospective Thespians will serve. Invitations have been extended to townspeople, faculty members, houses and the A. W. S. executive council from Oregon State. The A.W.S. council on the Oregon cam pus will entertain the Oregon State A. W. S. council at dinner at the Anchorage at 6 o’clock. At' the mass meeting the roll call will be made by houses, and every Oregon woman is urged to attend. Critique (Continued From paye 2) English play but her role included many Frenech lines. CONVERSATION PIECE cannot compare in brilliancy of wit or in amusing situations with some of his other popular comedies, especially DESIGN FOR LIVING and PRI VATE LIVES. Its popularity lies in the innovation of a strong mu sical element that closely resem bles the musical comedy. To ex plain: Whenever an actor enters the stage the orchestra greets his arrival with a burst of melody suited to his individual character. The music continues throughout the play adding considerably to the comic situations. This play was presented in Lon don in February of this year for the first time by Charles Coch ran at His Majesty's Theater and was received enthusiastically. It was presented with the idea of bringing out the decorative qual ity of the setting. The colorful cos tumes together with the unusual musical background made a suc cess out of a play which alone would have fallen flat in compari son with Coward’s other romantic comedies. CYNTHIA LILJEQVIST. "EUGENE'S OWN STORE” McMorran & Washburne MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY PHONE 2700 - ORDERS TAKEN for Large Yellow FOR THE BIG GAME SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 Crysanthemums 50c 75c $1.00 Delivery to be made at TOMMY LUKES FLOWER SHOP 617 S. W. 6th street Saturday, November 10th (Portland) Be sure that there will be a “Mutn” for you—Order Now ! TOILETRIES SECTION Zimmerman Will Outline Policies To Student Group Independent Candidate to. Be on Eugene Campus Tonight Students, faculty and towns people will have an opportunity *o see Senator Peter Zimmerman, in dependent candidate for governor, when he visits Eugene and the, University campus this evening. Senator Zimmerman is the third of the gubernatorial candidates to ■ visit the campus during the past | fortnight, General Charles Martin, 1 democrat, and Joe E. Dunn, repub- j lican, both having appeared be fore student groups recently. The University Zimmerman-for govemor club will tender a ban quet in honor of the senator at the Del Rey cafe at 7:00 o’clock this evening. Henriette Horak, vice president of the club, is taking res ervations at local 252 At 8 o’clock this evening Sena tor Zimmerman will speak to a gathering of University people and townfolk at the Rex theatre on Willamette street. He will discuss the vital issues of the campaign, presenting his views on state own ership of transmission lines from Bonneville Dam, revision of the S tax structure, utility regulation, old age pensions and the problems of unemployment relief. It is ex pected that he will also state his opinion on the proposed 20 mill tax amendment and present his ideas on academic freedom at the University. The first Eugene address of Senator Zimmerman will be made over station KORE at 6 o’clock tonight. His subject will be gen eral in nature, and he will review the principal issues confronting the gubernatorial candidates. McDonald Wins in Game Forecasts D. McDonald won a thousand cigarettes in the Philip Morris con test last week when he accurately forecast scores for both the Ore gon vs. Utah game and the O. S. C. vs. W. S. C. game. John Engstrom, predicting one score correctly, won two hundred cigarettes. The games for score forecasts in the Philip Morris contest next Saturday are the Oregon-Montana game and the Oregon State-Wash ington game. Write your guesses on a wrap per from a package of Philip Mor ris cigarettes and drop them in one of the ballot boxes located at the College Side, Oregon Barber shop, Falcon, and Oregon Pharm acy. Beta Plans Winter Reeital at Conference Two meetings of Phi Beta, wo men’s music honorary, were held Tuesday evening, October 30, at Gerlinger, one for the old members to discuss business, another of the pledges to complete organization. A short musical program was pre sented by Frances Mackin, pianist, June Yates, vocal soloist, and Met tie Lowell, violinist. Plans were made for a recital which is tentatively set for No vember 10 at the Music building. Complete details will be revealed soon, it was stated. ^'<IIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIilllllllll!llllllltllinii1lllllll1llltlllllllllllllll!lll!llllllllll'lil!llllllllll!llllll|||'^ | Homecoming and Crysanthemums 1 The best “mums" obtainable are from the UNIVERSITY FLORIST at greenhouses three blocks west of the campus. F or your convenience we are displaying a few samples at the Best Cleaners. Order Early for Best Selection. I i University Florists 59S 13th street Phone 654 •0. 1:30 p. m. C:30 p. m. 7:30 p. m. 9:00 p.m. 8:30 a. m. 10:30 a. m. 12 noon. 2:00 p. m. 6:00 p. m. 9:00 p. m. 3:00 p. m. JOINT PROGRAM HOMECOMING AND DAD’S DAY November 2, 3, and 4 Friday Registration starts: Dads, Johnson hall; Alumni, Friendly hall. Homecoming Parade. Rally, Broadway and Willamette streets. Rally Dance. Saturday Dads Executive Committee breakfast, John Straub Memorial Building. Annual Alumni Meeting, Faculty room, Friendly hall. Oregon Dads Mass Meeting, Guild hall. Speaker: Presi dent C. V. Boyer. Luncheons in living organizations honoring Dads and Alumni. Football game, Oregon vs. Montana. Dad’s Day Banquet (Alumni specially invited); Speak er: Victor P. Morris. Homecoming Dance, McArthur court. Sunday Concert, U. of O. Band, Music Auditorium What Price Tax Reduction (Continued, from Page One) of sixty per cent in the operating budget of the state, would para lyze higher education at a time when enrollments are increasing and the demand upon the schools for a wide variety of social and public services is becoming more insistent. Extension activities of both University and College would be endangered and the thousands now reached and served would be deprived of services. Higher edu cation if it is to lead in the development of the state must have as sured sources of income. Public Works and Relief Would Suffer By cutting revenues of state, counties and cities far below sums needed for operating expense it would make it impossible to secure loans and grants from Federal Public Works Administration sources. It is the clear intent of the P.W.A. to shun states with drastic tax limitation laws. If P.W.A. is to be continued, and paid for by federal taxation, Oregon should get its share. The same is true for matched federal relief funds upon which thousands are depend ent. Would Foster Chaos and Disorder and Arrest Development The twenty mill limitation, if it passes, will foster chaos and disorder, will check migration to the state and arrest development through organized governmental agencies. It will seriously delay and make many times more difficult the recovery from depression and the return to normal business conditions in Oregon. A Destructive Measure—Without a Constructive Thought No one will deny that Oregon’s tax system needs revision an! equalization. But the proposed 20-mill limitation measure makes no provision for substitute measures to protect even the most essential functions of government. It has been argued that this measure will force a more equitable system ot taxation, but by the very provi sions of the bill, the destructive influences would bring chaos and disorder before substitute measures could be adopted. Though only a majority is needed to pass the amendment, a two-thirds vote would be required to repeal or even modify it. Rally Event Bills Fan Dancers on j Varied Program Pre-Game Dance at Igloo Scheduled to Follow Niffht Parade A fan dance that will put Salty Rand, World's Fair dancer, to shame is promised by the rally committee to ail loyal Oregon stu dents who attend the pre-game dance at 9:30 o’clock next Friday, according to Doug Ward, publicity chairman. The dance will start at McArthur court after the down town rally disperses. Several new features have been prepared by the committee for .making the dance entertaining, states Ward. “Among these the fan dance, to be staged by three Oregon students, should prove very popular. The other acts arc deep, dark secrets that will be known only by the committee until they are introduced at the dance Friday.” Twenty-five cents per couple will be charged for the affair. In charge of arrangements for the affair are Ralph Schomp, gen ■ eral chairman, and Doug Ward, Rally committee members working on the project are Fred Lieuallen, Jack Campbell, and Jack Mulhall. Standard ensembles of white shirts and no ties will be worn Set of Magazines Now Completed at Library Completion of a series of mag azines, “Commercial and Financial Records” for over a century has made the University library the only one in this part of the world where these invaluable references are available, according to library officials. Last spring, upon the request of Assistant Professor O. K. Burrell of the school of business adminis tration, most of the missing cop ies of “Commercial and Financial Records” were purchased. These periodicals cover the period from 1865 to the present. The Nile Reg ister, a weekly, of which most cop ies are obtainable, covers the years from 1811 to 1849. Theater Revue McDonald — “Barretts of Wimpole Street,” with Norma Shearer, Fredric March, and Gharles Laughton. COLONIAL — ‘‘Oliver Twist” with Dickie Moore. By R. KNUD SEN Newsless Newsreels How much feal news is there in our motion picture news reels ? If the dweller on this planet a thou sand years from now were to run off all our miles of canned celluloid in hopes of gaining information concerning the great historical events of this day and age, what would they find ? An interesting comment on this subject has been made by Robert Littel in a recent article appear ing in the “American Mercury.” He classifies newsreels into the following groups: 1. Shots of animal acts. 2. Kute kiddies. 3. Sports and daredevils. 4. Aviation. 5. Midgets, bearded ladies and other sideshows. 6. Personalities and events of the day. 7. Parades, processions, occa sions, junkets, field days, ceremon ies, etc. 8. Girls—usually in bathing suits or rompers on roller skates or bi cycles, there is always the camera shot of shapely legs. The omission of these legs from one week's newsreel would probably be fol lowed by a sharp decline in box office receipts. 9. Battleships, navy propaganda perhaps, or more likely just a fill er. What might be anywhere near real news is in the group called personalities and events of the day. However, even these, are nothing more than poorly edited speaking bureaus. Such personali ties as Roosevelt and Frances Per kins usually deliver simple pre pared lectures from written sheets of paper into the mike. If movies had been invented thousands of years ago, what would we like to see? A shot of Wash ington crossing the Delaware, Col Limbus landing in America, or Na poleon at Waterloo, but as it is we must content ourselves with mere written accounts of the great events. So it will be with future gener ations. The important events will have to be described in history books because the newsreel re porters did not feel that they had sufficient box office attraction to merit their filming. Maybe after all the big things at the present time are marbles, champions, prepared statements, parades, puns, and girls in bathing suits. ^ Calendar (Continued from Page One) Mass will be held for Catholic students in St. Mary’s church, 11th and Charnelton, Thursday, Novem ber 1, at 6:30, 8, and 9 in the morning. Y. M. C. A. Cabinet meets at 8 p. m. tonight at the “Y” hut. Af ter a short business meeting, Or ton Goodwin will conduct a dis cussion concerning his trip to Ja pan, where he attended the Jap anese-American student conference last summer. Anyone interested is invited. Master Dance will meet tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the dance studio, ) Gerlinger hall. World Fellowship group of the Y. W. C. A. will meet today at 4 o’clock at Westminster house. All girls interested are cordially in vited to attend. The Spicer - Y’ates discussion groups will meet at the Y at 3 o’clock. Volleyball representatives of all women’s living organizations are asked to meet today at 4 p. m. at the College Side. Bring the house social calendar for the term. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. "DON* ****•• ROBERT FEDDERN ’35. He says. "I'm in terested in every phase of flying—majoring in aeronautics. It takes a lot of mental concentra tion. Three or four hours of intense study is enough to tire anyone. 1 light up a Camel fre quently. Camels always give me a 'lift’ that quickly chases away any tired feeling. And what a flavor Camels have—so rich and mild!" Here's the way to get back your energy quickly when you feel glum and weary! Thousands of smokers have adopted the way of combating low energy and low spirits mentioned by Feddern. When their energy sags down they smoke a Camel and get a delightful "lift!” It’s healthful—delightful—enjoyable. Smoke Camels as often as you want them. Their finer, MORE EXPEN SIVE TOBACCOS never get on the nerves! TUNE IN! CAMEL CARAVAN with Glen Gray’s Casa Loma Orchestra, Walter O'Keefe, Annette Hanshaw, and other Headliners — over WABC-Columbia Network. TUESDAY . . 10 p.m. E.S.T. 9 p.m. C.S.T.—8 p.m. M.S.T. 7 p.m. P.S.T. THURSDAY . . 9 p.m. E.S.T. 8 p.m. C.S.T.—9:30 p.m. M.S.T. 8:30 p.m. P.S.T. AIR HOSTESS. Says Miss Marian McMichael, R.N., of the American Airlines: "When the run is over and I'm off duty, my first move is to light a Camel. A Camel quickly relieves any feeling of tiredness — and how good it tastes. Camels are so delightfully mild I" ANIMAL COLLECTOR. Frank Buck says: "It takes healthy nerves to bring 'em back alive. It’s a job packed with thrills, excitement and real danger. 1 am a heavy smoker. I like to smoke Camels, for 1 can safely smoke all I want without upsetting ray nerves.” TOBACCO EXPERTS ALL SAY: “ Camels are made from finer. More Expensive Tobaccos—Turkish and Domestic —than any other popular brand. “ Copyright. 1934. &. J. Reynolds Tcb&cco Company