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An Independent University Daily PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon EDITORIAL OFFICES: Journalism building. Phone 3300 Editor, Local 354; News Room and Managing Editor 355. BUSINESS OFFICE: McArthur Court, Phone 3300—Local 214. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not othetwise credited m this paper and t.so the local news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. A member of the Major College Publications, represented by A. J. Norris Hill Co., 155 E. 42nd St., New York City, 123 W. Madison St., Chicago; 1004 End Ave., Seattle, 1031 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Call Building, San Francisco._ William E. Phipps Editor Robert Lucas Managing Editor Grant Thuemmel Manager The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student pub ication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year, except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, examination periods, all of December except the first seven days, all of March except the first eight days. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, ,.2.50 a yeai. Day Editor This Issue ... Night editor this issue . ..Newton Stearns . Scot George Why Ignore the Greatest i IT has been tnc customary xiolicy of editor X ial writers in touching upon the subject of traditions to paint grandiloquent and flowery pictures of the “good old days’’ when the barbarous customs of beating one’s fellowman to a pulp in the name of alma mater was the highest ambition of the col lege man’s ephemeral existence. It has been equally disconcerting to the student of the social movements of history to discover that the periods in which those practices euphemistically termed tradi tions” have flourished, have likewise been the ages in man’s evolution noted most for social unhappiness. The incompatibility of the two notions is at once apparent. Last term the Emerald editorially pointed out the need for upholding Oregon’s traditions as conducive to the building ot a pride in the University, of developing the individuality of the University, of lending an element of character and self-respect to the lives of Oregon men and women. Because the Emerald pointed out that returning grads missed the traditions that were in vogue when they attended the Uni versity of another age did not mean that the clock should be turned back to another ear. Thus it appears that the resolutions re cently submitted by the junior class commit tee and passed favorably by the executive council failed to consider the greatest and most valuable of Oregon traditions. Where are the most glorious of all the traditional Oregon activities*/ Could it be the committee inadvertantly overlooked Junior Weekend, with the now famous Canoe Fete, which is not to our knowledge staged by another university in the nation? And how about Mother’s day and Dad’s day, and Homecoming with its bonfire—all fine Oregon traditions? Why not publicize as a true tradition the academic freedom and its accompanying intellectual curiosity which have ben for long years basic founda tions upon which the University has stood. It seems riiculous that these fundamental activities arc not kept in the forefront as Oregon’s most noble traditions. Al Last—Expansion A NEW deal for the A.ri.U.O. and the l. ni versity of Oregon! That we feel is the interprets 1 ion of last Friday’s announcement that ltalph Sehoiup would assume the post of assistant graduate manage rin charge of student activities ex clusive of athletics. The addition of a man of Sehoiup\s proven ability in the promotion of student undertakings is in itself a significant step forward. Even more important however is the increased efficiency and the enlarged scope which the expansion will institute in the graduate manager’s office. Too long has the heavy burden of over work without clearly defined functional lines hampered Graduate Manager Hugh liosson and his first assistant, Torn Stod dard, in their attempts to build a greater University. The new move now makes pos sible the development of Oregon's athletic program under the full-time direction of Assistant Stoddard while Manager liosson can devote his every effort to important phases of University promotion, instead of having his time divided between such work and routine procedure. The commendable action taken by the A.S.U.O. came at a crucial moment when the A.S.U.O. found itself at the junction of two paths—one, calling for a complete program of retrenchment ; the other, calling for a new era of expansion and development. Wisely the later course was followed. The year 1935 marks the foundation for a new deal for the University of Oregon. It Won't Do, Miss Perkins TyK <igreo with you, Miss Perkins, that the Townsend plan is “eeonoinieally and socially unsound,’ but wo must deplore your using the argument that its enactment would result in inequality of income. “Why,” you say, “the entire national income of 19113 was less than 10 billions, and the pension scheme alone Mould be annually “4 billions. It would give 9 percent of our population more than half the entire income of the country.” We concur that it Mould be a shocking state of affairs. But we deplore your argument because too obviously it is stolen from the “Reds,” who always arc harping on the injustices in our division of the wealth. This fellow, C. Hartley Grattan, for instance, who con tributes to Common Sense, Scribner's and other pcriodciaU of a liberal shade, thrusts fibres like this to our attention: “In 19‘J9 73.6 percent of the corporation diviidends went to the $5000 and over income class, one percent of the population/ Or take Lewis Corey, who shows in his bourgeoisie-baiting “Decline of American Capitalism” that in 1928 15.9 percent of the population received 50.1 percent, more than half, of the national income; that 6.9 per cent of the population received 38.7, almost half; and that .8 percent of the population got hold of 21.8 percent of the wealth pro duced in that year. Yes, of course, Miss Perkins, these fig ures tell; but you can’t use them, because they are a “pink” prerogative, and the “pinks” will get back at you with sophistry like this—how does the fact of having in herited from wealthy ancestors, any more j than the fact of In ving attained a venerable sixty, entitle one to a disproportionate share of the wealth. It just won’t do. A tack you might take, however, if you want to hit the Townsend plan would be to expose the fallacy current in the belief that this 40 billion dollar national income, by some mystic proliferation of “turnover,” can become the 1200 billions in gross sales which so many pension fanatics propose to tax. Make them see that this 40 billion dol lars represents the wealth that this country produced in goods and services, and nothing more, and that no “turnover”can make it more. i' One Man’s Opinion By STIVERS VERNON «/ANE never knows whether one is married or divorced when one is wed to a film star." The above statement is credited to Michail Farmer, husband of Gloria Swanson. (He was anyhow—its like asking who was president of Mexico on June 8, at 7:30 p. m.) In view of the fact that certain of the fair sex are at present hogging the spotlight, it seems to be a very potent little line. Poor Farmer, his plight at the time those words were uttered must have been even worse than that of George Putman (Earheart) husband of the famous aviatrix. And heaven knows that would be bad enough for most husbands. The inference of his remark that he't rather have a baby, is that he would much prefer to anxiously mop his brow in the corridor of a hos pital under the cold eye of a head nurse, than to stand around in tropical Honolulu and anxiously scan the radio reports for news of his wife’s prog ress across the Pacific. Poor George. He is one of those unsung heroes whose viitue will surely add a couple of stars to his crown in the next world. Its a cinch nobody is going to toss any adulation his way in this vale of sorrows. Anyhow, he hs our heartfelt sympathy. How would you feel if, while you were busy as the very devil in the office, trying to keep the wolf from the dor, your wife should let loose and be come the toast of the decade? We don't know George and for obvious reas ons have never read his biography, but we’ll bet a cookie he’s just as red-blooded a man as any one. The fact that like twenty million of his brethern, he hasn’t time to gad around and in dulge in the more romantic and adventurous phases of life-like the escapades of his wife— certainly does not detract from any honest merits he may have. We were talking with an old chap the other day who fairly roared because of the continued space being given to the Fairbanks-Pickford divorce affair. His remarks about the press of this land were far from complimentary. We agree with him in one particular—it sure ly is miserable drivel for front page stuff. How ever, we are inclined to place the blame for its presence as featured material not on the press which publishes it but upon the slushy-minded public which demands it. Personally, there is to us nothing more dis gusting than a repitition of the gory details sur rounding the smash-up of America’s erst-while sweetheart ami her swash-buckling husband. After all, who cares if a couple of actors want to dissolve a partnership which is irksome? At any rate, the affair has been really excellent publicity for the waning glory of Mary Pickford. Witness the five figure radio contract signed while the melee was at its height. The Passing Show DO ACTIVITIES LOWER ARADES? VERY popular question for debate is the ad *• visability of entering student activities. One of the chief sources of complaint has been the erroneous idea that the large amount of time devoted to activities could be better used in study and that activity work tends to lower the scho lastic standing of the participants. Let us take for example the two largest ac tivities on this campus, the mini and the lllio. The senior scholastic average of the Illini is about •1.3D. and the entire staff average has been esti mated to be about 3.75. The lllio boasts of as high a record. Activity people must be above the average student in intelligence, or they could not hold responsibile positions. Freshmen entering activ ities soon find that good grades are necessary for : advancement and consequently those making poor | grades gradually drop off. Members of the facul ty who are influential in advancement place a 1 large premium on a high scholastic average In regard to the use of time, the activity man utilizes every spare moment while the student not occupied with outside work often spends his leisure time unprofitable Another advantage that the activity man has over the non-activity man is his contact with the j faculty and his friendships with other students. Learning to meet people is one of the worth while talents cultivated in college which will prove ; valuable in later life. The activity man receives profitable experi j ence, personal assurance and a liberal education ! f;am hh work —P:*i!” lllriii. Day’s Parade By PARKS HITCHCOCK Heil Hitler More Investigation Ten to three is the unofficial line-up ant', it doesn’t take a clair voyant to guess that Germany”is j ahead. Furthermore, no one in par- ! ticular is surprised at the outcome of the Saar plebiscite, as all the< better informed judges! and most | of the ill-informed) had the Nazis pegged as inevitable winners. Unofficial Only Although this estimate of the. voting was gained by gallery wit nesses who were not allowed to do i more than watch the skillful tabu- | lation of the voters by neutral of ficials, anti-Hitlerites have virtual-1 ly conceded the swing to Germany. Three for Mr. Kno.v Interesting enough was the an nouncement that the three votes j out of thirteen went, not to forlorn j France, but rather to a man named j Geoffrey Knox. Mr. Kox is neither a Teuton or of French parentage, but an Englishman. The League’s Lieutenant However, it is not for England that Geoffrey Knox serves. He is the equivalent of the governor general of the Saar and he hands his annual reports in to the League I of Nations. The League has gov- j erned the little Saar basin for a i little over 15 years and still has the final say-so as to whether the much disputed area shall be given over to the nation of her choice. If, however, the plebiscite is as de cisive as it apears to be (France’s vote seems negligible) there will in all probability be little delay in the | transfer. Money for Coal Germany still has the disagree able task of buying the coal mines back from the French. This oner ous disbursement was stipulated in the original clause giving the Saar over to the League. The whole af fair arose from the lamentable Versailles treaty, which the late Raymond Poincare and his Gallic conferes employed as a means to get their fingers further into the post war pie. As a matter of fact, the Saar basin had nothing in com mon with the French save the value of her coal deposits, but had not Mr. Wilson and Lloyd George intervened the rapacious Quai d'Orsay would have in all probabil ity snatched the Saar immediately. A Total Loss As it turned out, and as it must have been apparent to any reason ably far-sighted man in 1919, the whole Saar question has caused nothing but grief and a great deal of expense to the League, to say nothing of its representative, Mr. Geoffrey Knox, and his fellow board members. * * * A representative from Texas (Dies, Dem.) has proposed another congressional investigation, this time upon the charges that the government is attempting to throt tle the press. Roosevelt Coup This latest contribution to con gress's favorite sport will in all probability die a committee death, and gain enough publicity mean while to in some measure vindicate the administration. The suggested investigation has been leveled against a great many carping and under handed New Deal criticisms which suggest that Roosevelt is bringing pressure to bear to con trol the newspapers of the nation. Fight for “Freedom" To anyone who knows the first thing of the inflammable nature of most representatives of the Fourth Estate such insinuations cannot but seem ridiculous. We cannot feel that we would be liable to loss if we were to bet that at the first mention of the curtail ment of that inalienable “privilege" every newspaperman in the coun try would take up the banner and enrageclly flaunt it in the public's face. The alarming thing about the whole question is that of all the newspapermen who would howl so frightfully at any encroachment upon the freedom of the press, very few seem to do anything about ex ercising that freedom in a rational and constructive maner. Be Honest (Continued from Pam' One) disputed decision made by the judges. His sportsmanship did much more for America than his winning could ever have accom plished. Comparison to English "In England, bankruptcy is a disgrace; in America it is a busi ness," Barker declared. An Eng lishman is in utter disgrace for the rest of his life if he once goes bankrupt. The speaker told of a game he once witnessed between Oxford and Cambridge The people were such good sports that they ap plauded every good play. It was difficult to tell which section of the grandstands stod for each team. The French and Germans, on the other hand, are not nearly as good sports, speaking of team play. a. the British. Barker also told of an Oregon boy who started in life as a lawyer and refused offers of a success be cause of a keen feeling of respon sibility for his parents’ welfare. In the end. the young man achieved All the world's a stooge and we’re just gag writers. Marsh Har rison, S.A.E.’s man with the bushy j eyebrows and heaving chest, is helping Western Union by sending ; telegrams to Washington, D. C. j Her name is Lee. Flash, flash, j flash, lots of dot and lots of dash. George “Whinny" Neuner, Peck's bad boy, is of to Portland Wednes- j day—thar’s reasons. Definition of rhumba music is working up to a climax and falling in a heap. The most popular dance number at 10 o'clock in the men’s gym i3 still “Object of My Affections.’’ It is in it’s third week as leader. Last term “I Saw Stars” ran for four weeks. 1 “P. S. I Love You” is down in the fourth place. A Phi Delt, who has the same last cognomen as a cer- J tain liver pill, bears a striking re- i semblance to George Brent. The j Theta house should really be more 1 careful of their shades. Little Bety Curtis, the Gamma; Phi’s blonde darling, had all the jittery stage fright frills of a torch singer about to take the spot for the first time in the Palais Royal last Saturday. It all happened at the soph informal and it stumped the hangers on. The low down: Bety, who carries the pin of an ab sent Theta Chi, felt the call of the dance and cast the honors at the sporting Clair Johnson, but hadn t bfeen out with anyone except her absent heart throb for so long she was just so-o-o nervous. * * * Even the campus terrors who al way know everybody's business in advance haven't figured out the two major problems of the week which popped up at the sophomore garden party. The split of the Bill Schloth-Althea Peterson team had them all guessing and buzzing when the social hope of the Chi Psi lodge and the Theta mansion danced by—with somebody else. Then Homer Goulet, Sigma Chi receiver, wafted by without that little red haired Adele Sheehy with whom he has been seen quite regu larly in the bright spots these past weeks. The sensation came when Houdini Goulet flashed his lady of-the-evening before the multi tude. Mary McCracken it was, from the same haunts down on the race as little Adele. What the Gou let lad has no one knows, but we could make a fortune selling the formula to the campus Lotharios if he’d let us have it. Others’ Opinions Editor, the Emerald: I was very happy to see the sud den interest you took in tennis as a sport on this campus and as pos sible means of providing entertain ment between the halves of the basketball games. No one wishes to see tennis as a sport on this campus increase in interest any more than I do; but I do not be lieve that playing between halves of the basketball games would either further that interest or pro vide any adequate entertainment. There are several practical consid erations supporting my conten tions. First, the time element is an im portant consideration that I believe to be an obstacle. The fifteen min utes allowed is not ample to set up the nets and remove the baskets and take the net down again and yet leave more than a few minutes in which to play. This time cannot be lengthened. Then it takes sev eral minutes for a player to become warmed up and adjusted to the court and lighting, etc. Secondly, good tennis cannot be played on a slick basketball floor by any player who is used to ce ment courts without a great deal of practice before hand. It is hard to obtain this practice due to the constant use of the floor for bas ketball. Then such practice, I feel, is detrimental to the players rather than beneficial as it would take a radical readjustment in strokes and timing when returning to ce ment courts. I heartily appreciate the interest shown by you as well as the coach and can assure you the added ap preciation of the whole team, but I am not convinced that the plan as presented would be beneficial or advisable. Sincerely. A Varsity Player Term Infirmary Total Shows Gain Over 1933 Records of the infirmary show that a total of 144 patients were confined durfhg last term, a gain of 25 persons over the correspond ing period in 1933. This increase is partially due to the larger en rolment in the University. On the other hand last term was consid erably shorter in number of school days than the 1933 fall period. The present quarter's rush of patients is still continuing. The ad dition of Virginia Younie. Gwend olyn Brady. Harold Hull. Robert Bales, and Arthur Tilander has filled up 12 of the 11 beds avail ablc. Frank Maize was discharged today. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a \ ear. Study In Contrast By ED HANSON Music in the Air By George Bickman and Dick Watkins Everybody apparently had a fine time at the Soph Garden Party last Saturday night, chiefly due to the superb music dished out by JIMMY DIERICKX and his merry men from Corvallis, with the only kick we have coming, centering around the difficulty of hearing the tunes on the other side of the hall, due to the poor amplifier system, which consisted of two measly loud speakers wired up on both sides of the platform. DIERICKX certainly deserves plenty of credit for getting such a versatile outfit together and for having the ability to ape the styles of prominent bands so well, especially those or chestrated by his drummer, mod eled after HAL KEMP and JAN GARBER recording style. DIER ICKX will be coming down some more for a few house dances this term, so between his band and the j vastly improved 10 COMMAND ERS playing around town, the mu sical outlook for these parts is be ginning to look a bit hopeful. Melody News lists ‘‘Hands Across the Table” as the ‘song of the month’ in Dec., with GEORGE OL SEN and his music as the 'band of the month' he and his singing wife, ETHEL SHUTTA, have made the College Inn of the Sher man Hotel in Chicago the most popular spot in the Mid-West. We'll put our rocks on the tune of this month on either “Isle of Ca- ] pri” or “Blue Moon” and on the DORSEY BROTHERS’ band for reports from the East indicate1 they are really coming into their own now, and are taking New York by storm. BING CROSBY's next picture will be “Mississippi,” with the musical score by RAY" NOBLE. What a perfect combine for any show. FRED ASTAIRE’S next film will be the musicomedy success “Roberta,” whence came such hits as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” and “April in Paris," com posed by JEROME KERN of “Showboat” and “Cat and the Fid dle" fame. GEORGE GERSH WIN’S opera in the making “Por gy,” will be first produced at the Metropolitan Opera house, quite a recognition for a so-called jazz monger. LEO 'REISMAN returns to the scene of his first glory, the Central Park Casino, replacing EDDIE DUCHIN, who starts out barnstorming, leading him, we hope, out here to the coast again. The most popular song hit of last year as compiled by radio maga zines was “Let's Fall in Love” with “The Very Thought of You,” not far behind. And up-and-com ing girls’ trio now heard on the air frequently is the COQUETTES, i who are appearing on the BIG TEN weekly broadcasts. The ten j most popular programs on the air i as reported by Variety, the amuse , ment world's “Bible,” in its an ( nual poll, are. in the order named. FRED ALLEN. JACK BENNY; BURNS & ALLEN; AMOS ’N’ j ANDY; EDDIE CANTOR, RUDY i VALLEE, BING CROSBY, JOE FENNER. PAUL WHITEMAN, j and ED WYNN. Lou Parry, wildly and widely her alded. and justly, as our star of the blues, returns to the air on our Emerald broadcast at 4:45. Chuck | French, a noble guy. will accom ; pany. The popular Mills Brothers, ! “four boys and a guitar," will ap 1 pear with Bing Crosby in his reg ' ular Tuesday night broadcasts, beginning this evening at 6:30 on CBS . . . The chain is planning a series of broadcasts in American from far away places soon. First was the international Saar broad — t Suuda.. Other outstanding When Roads Scho] Schc By HOWARD KESSLER j LONDON, England — A few ( deans, several professors and a couple of office boys went into a i hurried conference, and when they ’ came out of the huddle, the most 1 dignified-looking- old chap, whom 1 I took to be an office boy because ' he didn’t have baggy trousers like i the rest, directed me to Oriel col- i lege. | “There you will find Robert Hay- i ter,” he said, so, tipping my green and gold cap, which I had brought 1 out for the occasion, I left him to : resume his game of chess with the 1 stenographer. Bob’s lips said “Hello’’, as I ; opened the door, but his eyes said “Who the devil are you?” so as! I have always understood that “the eyes have it,” I said: “Kessler. You met me at the University last year.” Hayter said, “Oh yes,” as though he really remembered, and we started our chat, interrupted now and again by a terrific clanging of bells. “This place has more bells than the Follies,” finally said Hayter. “When you graduate from Oxford you’re really a gentleman of belles lettres." I was waiting for an opening af ter this. Hayter asked me how I liked cycling down from London. "Oh, I was never too tired,” I re plied. “But Edgar, of course, he was always two-tired.” Bob led with his chin. “Edgar is my bike,” I answered, and by the way he winced, I knew Hayter was through with puns for the eve ning. “Make no mistake, these chaps know their stuff here,” he told me. “X like the place, although it is much different from our Ameri can universities.” uo you miss the coeducational l school?" I asked as that is the most important difference, to my mind, between England and Amer ica. "To a certain extent, yes," Bob said slowly, weighing his decision. "Regulations governing social life are quite stringent here. It’s rath er difficult to gain permission to have an automobile, and wre must be in by 9 o’clock." Later, Ore gon's Rhodes scholar showed me the potent barbed wire stretched about the top of the walls which enclose every college, which de vice is guaranteed to get to the seat of any difficulties concerning tardy students. “We are supposed to do most of our studying during holidays," Hayter said. “Eight weeks of school and then six weeks vaca-j tion which really isn't vacation. I intend to,spend my next ‘vac’ in Kent, and next summer visit Ger many. “Everyone goes out for some sport here. I’ve been playing hand ball and squash a good bit. This European features in prospect in clude an annual festival from a small village in Switzerland and a broadcast from Monte Carlo, France. Ensuing months will bring hookups with Vienna, Pompeii, the little country of Luxembourg, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Page Walter Winchell! The Old Ranger promises to make an inter esting announcement about a “blessed event" on hi3 Death Val ley Days program tonight at 9:30. Grace Moore presents her variety program at 6:00 this evening: classical and semi-classical music. Jane Froman and John Barclay will have leads in “Girl Crazy” at j 7:00. Giovanni Martinelli at 5:30, j Leo Reisman at 8:30, Ben Berniei a! 9:00. but not in the same breath, mciuiug the F.hcdc; tolars had a tar Meets Rhodes >lar :ame of touch football which was iuite good fun.” The thing that apalls Bob is the lecessity of taking a Cook’s tour vhen he wants to have a bath, tound trip, from his room to the ;athroom, it is roughly 268 paces. ' assured him he was lucky Ox ord wasn't in London, as it takes ipproximately 148 paces in that :ity to become grimy enough to leed a bath. As he escorted me about the col ege grounds rlayter related some nteresting history of the place and he life therein. “Oriel is s’xth as regards age imong the colleges here,” he re ated, “and has rather more than ts share of Rhodes scholars. There ire 242 students attending Oriel. '■Jo ‘hacks’, and they're mostly fine ;haps." Then, because he “had to dash” ■or tea, we parted, but before I eft, Bob handed me an Oregon Daily Emerald dated November 6, vhich he had received probably be lause it contained the Rhodes :hoices for this year, and invited ne to enter Oxford. However, as ■’m terribly busy, I had to decline :hat kind offer. Leaving Oxford, Edgar and I onged to hear the birdies sing, so, ay a process of irrefutable logic, -his desire led us to country roads, tor after all, there are very few lorses on the main highways. So.... CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING It's TIME to think of a rhyme Vt hich will tell the results of TIME Also the value of space and TIME . . . 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