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VOLUME XXXIV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1934
Tea Commandments
See Frederick S. Dunn's daily
column on page 4 to find out the
code of behavior by which Oregon
students of half a century ago
Jived,
^ NUMBER 33
Resume
of
Today’s
News
By Associated Press
-NOVEMBER 23
(Copyright, 1934, by the Asso
ciated Press.)
PARIS — A blunt assertion tha:
France’s old ally, Russia, stands
ready to help her crush Adolf Hit
ler, if Germany attacks France
coupled with warnings of the Ger
man peril, today helped smash the
army's $375,000,000 budget foi
1935 through the chamber of dep
uties.
Leon Archimbaud, reporter oi
the budget, plainly declared an
“understanding” between the pre
war allies had been renewed and
said flatly that Russia's war ma
chine is at France’s disposal if
Hitler strikes.
BERLIN — A statement before
the French chamber of deputies
that an “understanding” exists be
tween France and Russia was
termed “regrettable” in official
German circles tonight.
The Berlin press and German of
ficialdom, which long had been
watching warily international de
velopments affecting France and
Russia, deplored the possible “poi
sonous effect on the internation
atmosphere” that the reported al
liance might have.
DELEGATES GIVE UP HOPE
LONDON — The United States
delegation, abandoning hope of
reaching an agreement in tri
power naval conversations, tonight
prepared to be home by Christmas.
Conversations among represen
tatives of the United States, Great
Britain and Japan in an effort to
devise new methods of limiting na
vies to replace the Washington and
London treaties have practically
broken down, the Americans, Nor
man H. Davis and Admiral Wil
liam H. Standley, agreed.
SAITO LINKS U. S. AND JAPAN
PHILADELPHIA — Ambassa
dor Hirosi Saito of Japan, in an
address prepared for delivery to
night, said “it appears” the United
States and Japan “are heaven-or
dained to be mutually beneficial
and ever to be the co-guardians of
the peace of the Pacific.”
Speaking before the American
academy of political and social sci
ence, the ambassador said Japan
regards the ratio system in the
naval question “as inappropriate
and proposes that the parity sys
tem, by the establishment of a com
mon upper limit for all navies
should be instituted.”
LABOR DENOUNCES PLAN
WASHINGTON — Organized la
bor today denounced and termed
“completely unacceptable” the in
terpretation of section 7-A repeat
edly expressed by Donald R. Rich
berg, President Roosevelt’s recov
ery coordinator and adviser.
World Unrest
Prompts Loud
Voices of War
Reports of Great Centers
Show Strained Feelings
II. S. Seeks Peace
Russia, Germany, France
Shout Resentment at
Each Other
Ey THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The voice of the spokesmen for
pease sounded small against the
boom of the men of war Friday.
The loud voices of war:
Paris—Warned again of the
“German peril’’ and told Russia
j would help crush Hitler, if Ger
: many attacked, French deputies
hurriedly voted $375,000,000 of the
total 1935 budget of $700,000,000.
Tokyo—Japan learned its biggest
military budget in history—$290,
000,000—would take 46 per cent of
all government expenditures in
the next fiscal year.
LONDON—United States dele
gates gave up hope of reaching an
agreement for new naval treaties
to replace the London and Wash
ington agreements. Japan means
to denounce the latter, insisting
she must have naval equality with
the other two.
GLASGOW—Vice-premier Stan
ley Baldwin said in an address:
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Tuesday Vocal Recital
Features Robin LeVee
Robin Le Vee, local soprano and
student of Mme. Rose McGrew,
will be presented in her first fall
recital Tuesday, November 27, at
8:15 o’clock in the music auditor
ium.
Miss Le Vee, a Phi Beta member,
has studied for the past three or
four years under Mme. McGrew as
well as singing over KORE and in
various local organizations. She
has also had much experience do
ing solo work.
Her program will include selec
tions of Schubert and Mendelssohn,
as well as selections from the Ital
ian composers.
Lost, Found Office Has
Rings, Glasses, Books
A summary of the lost and
found articles on hand at the Uni
versity depot is: a raincoat, a
scarf, a ring, 2 glasses cases and
one pair of glasses, 2 books, 3
note books, 4 purses, and 9 pens.
One of the pens is a combination
pen and pencil.
These articles may be recovered
if the students who have lost them
will ask for them in the lost and
found office.
French Is Beautiful Though
The Stuff Is Unintelligible
By DOROTHY WALKER
/CONCERNING woman’s curios
^ ity, Victor Hugo has stated
that it “is one of the forms of fem
inine bravery”; Johnson, that it “is
one of the permanent and certain
characteristics of a vigorous intel
lect.”
Such was the curiosity which
prompted the attendance of at
least one of the many who heard
Count Susannet speak yesterday at
4 o'clock on French Indo-China.
Not much could be gained by at
tendance, since that one knew as
much about French as the tradi
tional Kalikack family.
Someone once said that French
had a very nasal tone. Certainly
no one had ever liked people who
spoke that way. However, wasn’t
it a part of college education to
learn that one could never be too
sure?
Count Susannet was very im
pressive; his deep bass voice made
French really pretty. Who was it
that said there was a nasal tone ?
She should certainly be faced with
the retort, “I told you so! French is
beautiful if spoken correctly!”
The speaker’s face might give a
suggestion of humor so that one
could laugh not too much after
everyone else. However, he seemed
to have a happy countenance all
the time.
Those were surely elephants he
was talking about. The French
word wasn’t so much different. Of
course the slides helped greatly. A
person could at least realize some
thing from them.
That sounded like a child’s “cric
ket" which the Count sounded
when he wanted the slides changed.
Were they common in France, or
did he just get it in America, and
thought it useful ?
The scenery was beautiful. With
the pretty French vowels rolling
like the music that is sometimes
played with moving pictures, it
was peaceful in the room.
It was good! It certainly must
have changed many people’s minds
| about that nasal sound. Wouldn’t
is be nice to tell someone about it ?
Plutarch has said: “Talkative
ness has another plague attached
’ to it, even curiosity; for praters
wish to hear much that they may
| have much to say.”
Speaks Tomorrow
Bruce R. Baxter, who is serving
his first year as president of Wil
lainette university, will speak at
the First Congregational church
tomorrow evening at 0:30.
Baxter to Speak
At Union Service
Sunday Evening
Thanksgiving and Thanks
Living to Be Subject
Of Willamette Prexy
Bruce R. Baxter, one of the most
outstanding religious leaders ever
to visit the Oregon campus, will be
the guest of honor tomorrow night
at a union service sponsored by
the student Christian council in the
Congregational church.
Baxter, new president of Wil
lamette university, will speak on
•‘Thanksgiving and Thanks Liv
ing.” He has had a wide experience
in religious circles, serving as dean
of the U.S.C. school of religion,
and attending several theological
schools and seminaries. Arrange
ments for his appearance has been
the principal activity of the Christ
ian council this term.
All students who wish to hear
Baxter are urged to come at 5:30
and enjoy the social period when
refreshments will be served. Bill
Gearhart, president of . the student
Christian council, will preside.
Lewis Announces
More SERA Work
D. L. Lewis, superintendent of
the physical plant, has received
word that more SERA work will
be done on the campus. On Mon
day morning men will begin work.
It was not stated how many would
oe in the group. This work will
be supervised by the regular cam
pus workers.
Work will be done in Johnson
nail and Condon hall. The fuel
shed will be painted, and an un
oading cover over the railroad
:racks will be built. Plumbing will
De done in McArthur court, con
crete walks will be built south of
Jerlinger hall, and the basement
3f the military barracks will be
refinished.
Music Honorary Holds
First Social Evening
Phi Mu Alpha, men’s music hon
orary, enjoyed its first social eve
ling Thursday night in the Music
ouilding.
The program included piano
lumbers by Byrle Ramp, Valse
Burlesque, and Harold Ayres, “Pre
ude in E Minor” by Mendelssohn
ind “Novelette” by Schumann.
Paul Potter, baritone, sang “Jean”
iy Burleigh and Fox’s “Hills of
Home.”
John Stehn, director of the Uni
versity band, gave a short talk
emphasizing the fact that better
trained teachers and practice in
instrumentation in high school pro
vided better material for the col
lege band director.
—
Joint Graduate Council
Will Meet at Corvallis
The joint graduate council,
which is composed of representa
tives from the University and Ore
gon State college, will meet Tues
day afternoon, November 27, at
Corvallis.
Professor Rebec is head of the
council, which is the governing
body for both schools. Meeting
are held once a term on alternate
campuses.
"Leave It To Psmith" Meets
With Approval on First Night
lyjEETING with an enthusiastic
response from its large audi
ence of students and townspeople.
"Leave It to Psmith," first Uni
versity dramatic production of the
season was presented in the Guild
theater last night. The perform
ance will be repeated this evening
at 7:45 o’clock.
Starting with an amusing scene
between Lord Middleton and his
son, Freddie, the play continued
throughout to maintain its enter
taining witty note. Especially good
character portrayals were given by
Bill Dougherty, the harassed but
likeable Lord Middlewick; Helen
Campbell, who changed skillfully
from a gushing poetess, who raved
about little elves and fairies, to a
tough little crook from Chicago;
Dorothy Parks, the socially-mind
ed domineering stepmother of
Freddie, who strove to manage her
own and everybody else's affairs;
Bill Schloth, the flashy but none
too bright Cootes, who had a hard
time trying to make a dishonest
living; and Ted ICarafotias, whose
advertisement that he could do
anything was well proven.
Special credit goes to Horace
Robinson, technical director of dra
matics, whose construction classes
prepared all of the scenery and
settings for the play. The major
ity of the scenes were laid in the
drawing room of Blanding's castle.
A formal English background was
effected.
The whole production was char
acterized by a professional quality
that was due to Mrs. Ottillie Sey
bo'.t's weeks of coaching. Many of
the roles were difficult to inter
pret, but the cast handled them
very well.
The next play to be given by the
dramatics division will be present
ed about the middle of next term.
Yff Calls on Freshman
Women to Help Make
Goivns for Rummage
\ LL freshman women who
would like an opportunity
to help the campus YWCA in
the preparation of children’s
gowns should report at the YW
bungalow Monday at 1 o’clock.
The gowns are being made for a
rummage sale sponsored by the
advisory board of the YWCA,
to be held December 1.
Monday all those who report
will sew from 1 to 2 p. m. The
sewing will also be conducted
Tuesday, from 1 to 4 p. m.;
Wednesday, from 1 to 5 p. m.;
and Friday, from 1 to 2 p. m., at
the bungalow.
Hull Intimates
Anglo - American
Naval Agreement
U, S. and Britain to Cling
Together Against
Japanese
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23—(AP)
—The United States served an in
direct notice upon Japan today
that Nipponese naval building be
yond treaty limits would find this
country and Great Britain shoulder
to shoulder in solving problems
that might arise.
In a statement considered of the
highest significance, in view of the
London naval deadlock, Secretary
Hull forecast close, active and
friendly cooperation between the
United States and Great Britain.
After praising Sir John Simon,
British foreign secretary, for his
house of commons speech on arma
ments, Hull pointedly emphasized
friendly Anglo-American relations
by paying tribute “to the fair and
cooperative attitude which has
been shown by the British dele
gates.’’
Hull's statement, coupled with
observations by him at a press
conference, was generally inter
preted as warning Japan that, if |
Japan denounces the Washington'
treaty and begin construction of an
increased navy, the English speak
ing nations will act together.
McGirr Quits Emerald
Business Staff Position
Jack McGirr, sophomore, has re
signed his position on the upper
business staff of the Emerald as
assistant business manager because
of other activities.
Anyone who wishes to apply for
the position vacated by McGirr
has been asked by Ed Labbe, na
tional advertising manager of the
Emerald, to contact Fred Fisher,
advertising manager.
Labbe also announced that stu
dents who are interested in solicit
ing advertisements for the Emer
ald should submit their applica
tions to Fisher, as several positions
are open.
KING SEEKS ANNULMENT
PAPJS, Nov, 23—(AP)—Former
King Alfonso of Spain is seeking
to have the Vatican annul the mar
riage of his eldest son, the Count
of Covadonga, to Eldelmira Sam
pedro Ym Robato, Cuban common
er, it was reported here today.
League Advocate
To Discuss World
Affairs Monday
J
Speaker Is Advocate of
Membership in
League
Dr. Clark M. Eichelberger, the
national director of the League of
Nations association, will speak on
the subject “America’s Place in
World Affairs,’’ on Monday eve
ning in Villard hall, under the aus
pices of the international relations
committee.
The speaker is a well-known au
thority on international problems
and organizations. Dr. Eichelberg
er has had intimate contacts with
the League of Nations and its sec
retariat and is well qualified, ac
cording to those sponsoring his
appearance, to describe the organ
ization, its accomplishments and
America’s relation to it.
Dr. Eichelberger presents a sci
entific discussion of international
affairs and is not a propagandist,
though intensely interested in a
clear understanding of the league.
He is heralded by the international
relations committee as an unusual
ly able speaker, well informed upon
the subject of his address.
Citizens of Eugene, as well as
students will be welcome at the
lecture.
Former Student
With Ambassador
Wilkie Nelson Collins, formerly
a member of the faculty of the
University of Oregon English de
partment and later an instructor
in English in the general extension
division, has been given increased
duties and more formal credentials
as adviser to the Chinese ambassa
dor to Great Britain, according to
word received here recently.
Mr. Collins, who is also a writer
of fiction, has been associated with
the Chinese embassy in London for
the past three years. During his
literary career he has collaborated
with noted authors, and in addition
has done considerable research in
his field. He was popular with stu
dents of English both here and in
Portland.
D.U.-SIGMA CHI TO MEET
Sunday morning at 10:00 Delta
Upsilon will meet Sigma Chi for
their annual football game on Hay
ward field. Last year the Sigma
Chi gridders outpointed their D.U.
rivals by two touchdowns. This
year the Delta Upsilon house, bol
stered by a bevy of athletically in
clined frosh, plan to snatch the in
terhouse title.
Campus Calendar
The first meeting of the Inter
national Relation club will be held
Monday evening at Villard hall.
Any students interested in the ac
tivities of the club are urged to at
tend.
House mother’s meeting in room
110 Johnson at 1:15 Monday.
Candidates for the internships to
be granted by the national institu
tion of public affairs should meet
the local committee in Dean On
thank's office at 4 p. m. on Mon
day.
De Susannet’s
Lecture Tells
Of Saar Crisis
French Have No Desire
To Annex Region
Complications Rise
Germans Must Purchase
Coal Mines If Basin
Is Returned
Speaking before an enthusiastic
audience last night in Villard hall
on the subject of the Saar plebis
cite, Count Jean de Susannet,
| French Soldier and observer of in
ternational afairs declared emphat
ically that France did not wish to
annex the Saar region. “Rather,”
Dr. Susannet said,, "the complica
tions arising, should the Saar re
vert to Germany, would be of such
magnitude as to entail many dif
ficulties.'
Dr. Susannet continued, “France
does not want to annex a country
of 825,000 people, a large part of
whom have deeply ingrained Ger
man sympathies,” he said. “It is
unlikely that these people would
make very good French citizens.”
Purchase Necessary
“However, should Germany re
cover the Saar region, she would
have to purchase t he Saar coal
mines from France, as specified in
the Versailles treaty. As the coal
mines of the Saar are considered
among the richest in the world,
the price would of necessity be
high. The ability of Germany to
pay, other than by means of bonds,
is doubtful. And it is unlikely that
France will take German bonds,
conditions being as they are.”
“It is unthinkable that France
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Paper by Taylor
To Be Published
Following participation in the
symposium at a meeting of the
western association of collegiate
registrars in Portland recently,
Prof. H. R. Taylor, head of the
psychology department, has been
asked for a copy of his latest psy
chology treatise entitled “Common
Misunderstandings with Reference
to Intelligence Tests and Their Use
in Vocational Guidance.”
The paper, which will be pub
lished in the proceedings of the
meeting, is a brief discussion of the
attitude of people in general to
ward intelligence tests. It stresses
the late trend toward conservatism
in judging the worth of these test3
as a guide to student ability.
An explanation of the prevalent
misinterpretation of aptitude tests
is included. The treatise empha
sizes the fact that test results
should not and are not used “as
a substitute for our better judg
ment, but as a tool in arriving at
better judgments.”
University Releases
Report of Conference
The publication, “Proceedings of
the Conference on Higher Educa
tion," a record of the higher edu
cation conference held at the Uni
versity last July 11-14, has just
been completed by the University
press.
The conference, called last sum
mer under the leadership of Dr. C.
V. Boyer, president of the Univers
ity, gathered together many of the
citizens of the Northwest inter
ested in new problems facing edu
cational institutions.
Davis Announces End
Of Membership Drive
A1 Davis, sophomore class presi
dent and chairman of the class
membership drive, announced last
night that the drive will close this
week due to the postponement of
the sophomore informal until win
ter term.
All tickets already sold will be
good next term, stated Fred Ham
mond, who, with Martha McCall,
will gather unsold tickets from
representatives to be held for next
term.
-—
Permanent PRi
Marshall N. Dana, chairman of
the regional planning commission
for Pacific Northwest states, de
clared Thursday that President
Roosevelt will present to the next
congress a permanent public works
program that will supersede many I
of present temporary relief meas
ures.
Rebec Will Give
First Freshman
Lecture Monday
Talks Given to Familiarize
Stmlents With Campus
Ideals, Customs
The first lecture in a series of
five to be sponsored by the Uni
versity for the freshman class will
be given by Dr. George Rebec, dean
of the graduate school and profes
sor of philosophy, on Monday, No
vember 26, from 7:30 to 8:30 at
the music auditorium. The subject
of Dean Rebec’s talk will be “After
All, What's It All About?”
The purpose of these assemblies
is to familiarize the freshman with
the ideals of the University in re
spect to culture, scholarship, and
personal development. Lectures
previously given during freshman
week were omitted this year be
cause the administration felt that
the rush and excitement of that
week were so disconcerting that no
one was in a contemplative mood.
“I believe,” declares President
Boyer, “that freshmen have a very
strong desire to grasp the ideals of
a university and to understand how
the courses which they are taking
are related to each other and to
life. Since freshmen are usually
placed in introductory and prepar
atory courses which of necessity
offer little opportunity for a com
prehensive view, tne administra
tion is seeking to supply that de
ficiency by this series of extra
curricular lectures. The lectures
will be given by prominent Univer
sity men with whom freshmen sel
dom come in contact.”
Dean Landsbury of the music
school will speak on “Profit
Through Pleasure” on December
10. Mr. Burt Brown Barker, vice
president of the University, will
speak January 14, and in February
Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz will talk
on “Religion in the Thinking of the
Educated Man.” Dr. Boyer will
speak on “The Meaning of Cul
ture,’ at an April meeting.
B. Stromberg,
Warton Win
Posture Prize
Heallli Week Climaxed
By Five Awards
Stafford Is Second
Month's McDonald Passes
Given to Cottrell
For Slogan
Two contestants, Bernice Strom
berg, Orides, and Eleanor Whar
ton, Alpha. Xi Delta, tied for'first
place in the posture parade at the
campus tea held at Gerlinger hall
yesterday afternoon. A large gath
ering of campus coeds were pres
ent for the announcements of the
awards which brought to a close
annual Health week contests.
Geneva Stafford, Delta Delta
Delta representative took second
place in the posture parade. Mar
garet Keene, Delta Gamma contes
tant won third place while Chi
Omega’s entrant, Olive Lewis was
awarded honorable mention.
Awards were presented by Dean
Hazel P. Schwering.
With the slogan, ‘‘Health Means
Beauty,” Bill Cottrell won the
month's pass to the McDonald
theater for entering the prize
winning poster. This is the first
year that a man has won the con
test. Judging was done by Mrs.
Grace Russell, Miss Maude Kerns
and Ruth Howes.
Susan Campbell carried away
honors in the sports participation
contest for the most members par
ticipating in the greatest number
of sports during the week. A bo>'
of apples was donated by the Cam
pus Grocery.
Upsetting the Delta Zeta records
of two-years’ prize-winning in the
menu contest, Alpha Omicron Pi
placed first for the Alden cup
award.
Louisa Parry, campus bir.es
singer, was featured on the pro
gram.
Directorate for Health week was:
Mary Margaret Hunt, general
chairman, Mary McCracken, sec
retary; posture, Roberta Moody;
poster, Ruth Howes; tea, Betty
Tubbs; sports, Louisa Parry;
menu, Gladys Battleson; publicity,
Betty Shoemaker.
Educational Journal
Prints Onthank Article
“Fraternity Choices,” an article
by Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonnel, is in the November issue of
the Journal of Higher Education,
published by the Ohio State uni
versity.
In his article, Dean Onthank des
cribes the plan of selective pledg
ing to fraternities, which was suc
cessfully used at the University
last year. By this plan only stu
dents who place in the upper nine
deciles in the American Council of
Education test given to the new
students at the beginning of the
year, are eligibile to be pledged by
fraternities.
Sigma Delta Chi Six Promise
New and Different Emerald ;
"Sigma Delta Chi promises
something new and different in its
pledge issue of Tuesday’s Emer
ald,” yesterday announced Leslie :
Stanley, secretary of the journal
ism fraternity.
The issue will be similar to Eng
lish newspapers in set-up. Besides
taking upon themselves the re
sponsibility of writing a type of
paper which has not been published
here before, the pledges have tak
en added work of setting the new j
types of heads by hand—the only
system possible—and of being lim
ited to but six staff members to
print a paper which is usually
produced by 68, he remarked.
“The system, which is very con
servative, will interest everyone,”
Stanley added, “since conservatism
is being abandoned in America
more every day. If the pledges
succeed jn accomplishing their
purpose, the issue will be of gen- j
eral interest and discussion almost a
everywhere.”
Robert Lucas, editor; and Stan- f
ley Robe, news editor, said that the f
news deadline has been changed I
from 8 p. m. to 6 p. ni., making
the task difficult. After the dead
line, all six pledges will work to
gether night editing and setting
heads. j
About 3,000 words apiece con
stitute the word average that [<
each pledge will have to write for ij
the issue, estimated Malcolm *
Bauer, regular managing editor.
Cuts are the only subtraction from f
the responsibility of the six will
be-busy neophytes.
“After producing an English ?
newspaper, pledges will get down I
to serious work on Tuesday, when
they give their formal speeches on
the old libe steps at 11:50,” Stan
ley conceded.