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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1934)
There Was an Old Miller I. ... -- - By FREDERIC S. DUNN IF a stranger were passing down Eighth avenue in the later eigh ties perhaps wondering which was the most likely saloon in which to find entertainment for the evening, he might have been startled to see brighter lights than usual in the upper story of a frame building at the intersection of Olive street Still more puzzled would he be at the sounds of revelry descending, involving the tread of feet to the accompaniment of mixed voices singing: “There was an old miller, And he lived in a mill; The mill turned ’round with a free good will: A hand in the hopper And the other in the sack: The ladies step forward And the gents step back.’’ “Surely not an Elks’ ball,” he mused. (Editorial note: A curious anachronism;—the Elks did not take the town until the fall of 3 8981. He was still musing when a honking bevy of students drove up to the curb and disembarked with noisy, demonstrative gaiety. (Editorial note: Again, two cur ious anachronisms in one sentence; the first “horseless” was introduced to Eugenit.es by Ax Bill in 1897. And studednts were not boisterous or noisy until,—say the era of Clint Haight or Lee Travis. The stranger wanted to know and like “the Ancient Mariner,” “he stoppeth one of three.” "It’s a social given by the young peo ple of the Congregational church and they’re playing at ‘Jolly Mil ler’.” The pastimes of then may seem juvenile and colorless, in contrast to the regimented social calendar of today. A dancing academy, somewhat informally maintained by Bill Alexander and "Deacon” Ed Davis, half-brothers, on the cor ner of Twelfth and Alder, only a block removed from the Twelfth street stile, was regarded with looks askance. An habitue of the dances was in jeopardy of expul sion. The sound of the fiddle might as well have been the hiss of the serpent. And, in the absence of any or ganized effort through University authorization, the churches and quasi-religious bodies ventured to fill the need and were eminently successful. Various hails and lodge rooms were requisitioned at differ ent periods, some becoming popu lar resorts. The one that provides the caption for this story had or iginally stood on the corner of Willamette and Eighth,—Crane’s jewelry store,—its upper story at one time the constituted place for Masonic meetings. Resourceful chairwomen like Anna Roberts - Stevenson never permitted us to note the absence of anything so mephitic with “dan ger ahead” as cards and dancing. One such committee, for instance, started a group of us on “Forty nine Blue Bottles a-Hanging on the Wall.” We became fagged at the end of six stanzas, but I can recall Arthur Veazie and his future wife in the gallery of Rhinehart’s hall, regaling the rest of us on the floor below with the remaining verses. About the time 22-and-a-half bot tles had been removed “from off the wall,” we were ready to throw Art out, but refrained out of def erence to Agnes. (The next issue will contain “We Did Not Go to War With Chile.”1 ‘Master Dance’ Offers • New Rhythmical Study Members of Master Dance will sponsor intramural dancing1 class es for women Tuesdays at 5:00 and Fridays at 4 :00. Maxine Goetsch and Miriam Henderson will lead the group Tuesday, November 6, and all wo men students interested in danc ing techniques, dance composition and rhythms are urged to attend. HAUPTMANN LAWYERS SQUABBLE NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-(AP) Dissension flared in the legal camp of Bruno Richard Hauptman today with two lawyers claiming the right to defend him at his forth coming trial on charges of slaying the Lindbergh baby. ! Committee Plans Forum Meetings The faculty committee on free intellectual activities of which Dr. Dan E. Clark is chairman, met on Thursday afternoon to plan a pro gram for the coming year. A se ries of forum discussions to be held on alternate Thursday eve nings was approved, and Profes sor Orlando Hollis of the school of law was made chairman of a sub committee to make arrangements. The committee also discussed plans for a series of university lec tures which will be open to the general public, but which will ap peal especially to those interested in scholarly presentations in the various fields represented in the university. Dean Karl W. Onthank was appointed chairman of a sub committee. LOW KATES UPHELD BV F. D. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 MAP) Conceding that low interest loans would slow the vast new housing program in some sections, President Roosevelt ruled it was more important that the principle of low rates be established than that the program be hurried at the expense of home owners. Candidates (Continued l'roin ■ page 2) JOE E. DUNNE that past sin and now I’ve gotta get in and do something to cor rect it.” The visitor resounded again what he believes to be the death knell of the state board of education. "We have both houses of the legislature lined up to kill the pres ent board and system,” he said. “We'll institute a new system next session. We’ll have a board made up of three members, one from each congressional district. They’ll all be Oregon men, but none of them will be graduates of any Oregon institution.” CHARLES H. MARTIN (Continued from page 2) education through the sudden and seriou;* inroads upon their budgets in an effort to effect economies in state expenditures. I shall strictly respect the right Dunk a Doughnut Dads and grads who attend the Oregon-Montana game today will be high pressured by these eight attractive doughnut saleswomen. The sale of the “sinkers” has been conducted on the camuus during the past week, and is being sponsored by the campus Y.W.C.A. of the board of higher education to have a free hand in the conduct of its affairs and shall seek out for nomination to the board only those citizens who by inclination and thought are equipped to devise a program of education for the com ing generation, paying attention neither to party affiliations nor to social and financial groups. The people have in no uncertain terms commanded that the College and University shall have separate existences and be free to operate along well-differentiated lines and certainly I understand the nature of a command. Spells Disaster To me, the effect of the tax lim itation measure spells only disas ter and such ruthless attempts at economy can mean nothing other than abandonment of an ordered system of education, quite apart from confusion to result in other activities of the state. I desire to see the educational system both in the elementary schools and in the schools of high er education resting upon a solid financial base, with budgets de signed for demonstrated needs and freed from passing whims of agi tators or proponents of weird the ories. How best to attain this end will be determined by a state sur vey of resources having for its purpose the draft of a 10-year plan of operations, which would set our course and provide the proper means of financing the state activ ities. PETER ZIMMERMAN (Continued from' paye 2) terests that are working to muffle higher education, an institution which should stand free from any entanglements of any such inter ests. I am definitely opposed to the proposed 20-mill tax limitation amendment which is to be voted upon in Tuesday’s general election. It is a vicious measure designated to smash those very ideals and op portunities of education which mark America as a leader, and pio neer in a field where education has been brought within the reach of practically every man. We can never hope to attain the lights of civilization unless we maintain the highest possible free dom in our institutions of learn ing, as- well as the freedom of thought, speech, and press in the scheme of our social order. Higher appropriations should be made for educational purposes in the state of Oregon by raising revenues from taxation from sources which are well able to pay, by a graduated tax on high in comes, inheritances, and a proper ty tax—on property beginning with $50,000 or $100,000 net worth, placing the heavier proportions in the higher brackets of net worth. Send the Emerald to your friends. FRIE-CHIEF The Fastest Starting Winter Gas GRAVES TEXACO STATION Corner 11th and High Theater Revue McDONALD — “Madame Du Barry," a Warner Bros, pro duction featuring Dolores Del Rio. By R. KNL'DSEN Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres who gained so much popularity in “State Fair,” are teamed together again in “Servants Entrance” ap pearing Sunday at the McDonald theater. A gay lively pcture, “Servants Entrance” depicts the experiences of a young headstrong rich girl who in order to show her indepen dence leaves home to make her own living. Walter Connolly, a rich motor car manufacturer, is played as Janet Gaynor's father. Displaying all of the purported inconsistencies of her sex, Janet has a difficult time trying to make up her mind which of two men, Lew Ayres and G. P. Huntley, Jr., she likes the better, flitting first from one to the other according to her moods. The picture is taken from a nov el by Sigrid Boo and is directed by Frank Lloyd. New Hollywood Invention Science is taking a hand in Hol lywood again with a recently per fected invention to add depth to pictures. The contrivance is mere ly in the form of revolving mir rors which are attached to either side of the camera. The shot is so arranged that first one side of the photographed characted vs em phasized and then the other before a direct frontal hit is made. The combined on a single nega tive lends a soft yet clear-cait pic ture with remarkable depth. TORC ELECTS ADAMS Verne Adams was elected presi dent of the Radical club at a spe cial meeting Thursday night at 9 o’clock. He appointed a. commit tee to search for prospective mem bers. Regular meetings and dis cussion groups are on Tuesdays. Vote X 53 for County Commissioner WALTER J. HILLARD an Oregon Dad who is a staunch supporter of the university, whose father was one of the first rlonors. 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