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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 3S4; News Room and Managing Editor 355. BUSINESS OFFICE: McArthur Court, Pbpnc 3300-Local 214. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS . The Associated Press is entitled to the use for publication of all news dispr*ches credited to it or not otheiwise credited in ♦his paper and u«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 A ve., Seattle; 1031 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Call Building, San Francisco. William "E. Phipps Grant Thuemmel Editor Manager Robert Lucas Managing Editor The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication 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 ot March except the first eight days. Entered as second-class matter tt the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, $2.50 a yeai. Night editor this issue .—.. Scot Cg°r8e Siteless Skeptics “/"VLD campus skeptic,” his eyes evoered ^ by dark glasses, is at work again in ducing controversies in student and faculty groups over the proposed site for the Uni versity’s new library. The would-be critics who ars so busy “poo-pooing” the recommendation of the library committee obviously' have given the real problem little consideration. The selection of the site south and west of the Prince Campbell Memorial museum is the result of deliberation and intensive study. With the present and the future in mind the committee has acted wisely. The choics, in the first place, is motivated by the fact that the proposed site offers the only available site providing sufficient space for the future enlargement and expansion in the area which wdll be the undergraduate portion of the University campus. Already this site is centrally located for the majority of students. And with the pro nounced trend for living organizations to build on lots adjecent to the south and west boundaries of the campus, the committee’s site will be ideally adapted to the future needs of the Unievrsity. In addition to being close to the greatest number of students, the location away from thoroughfares with 1 lie accompanying traf fic noises makes it desirable from a scho lastic viewpoint. With an eye to the day when the Univer sity will be much larges, the committee vis ualizes the new library in a commanding position at the south end of the quadrangle extending to Eleventh street, including the Prince Campbell Memorial museum and Commerce on the east side and Oregon and Condon on the west. The committee’s proposal was prompted by its cognizance of the plans for the greater University of the future!—planning and good, common “horse sense.” The Lost Battlaion flGHT fire with fire? Who is fool enought to believe that evil can be stilled with an epigram ? hast Saturday file on file of Louisiana business men—merchants and laborers fell into military order under the live ripple of the American flag. Breasts filled with patri otic sentiment they stood. Marshalled in their ranks and sternly disciplined, they formed the headquarter “shock-troop bat talion” of tilt! Square Deal association, a solidity bound to the overthrow of Dictator Iluey Long. Thousands of them shoulder to should er—the movement will grow—marching down Louisiana roads! Fascist usurper! They’ll show him! Fight fire with fire! They'll show him! What fools, to think that by the force ot mass emotion they can run down the Kingfish's blustery fascism, to think of lighting fascist hysteria with its own weap on. Prosily put : it is out of the frying into the fire. It takes rousing leadership to organ ize the disciplined ranks under which they presume Huey is to be trampled. Kanaticism binds them to a leader who represents their purpose. And they find they have only traded figures. In America, we should he suspicious of anything that attaches itself to the masses with unreasoning emotion. Americans are great on brotherhood under a cause—any cause that gives a man a badge and a feather for his hat. We are great fraternal people. Lodges and orders spring up right and left. Amos and Andy s Mystic Knights of the Sea is not such a hearty out and out burlesque that we can laugh with conscience. We are fools for that sort of thing. Organzie thousands of tools under some thing only slightly more emotional than the ritual ot the Imperial and Omnipotent Order of the Knights of Green Dragon, and you have a menace potentially fascist. Lnlightment, not emotion, is the weapon to use against fanaticism—fascism. Winter Wonderland J^UGENE gave a lively imitation of San Moritz a few days ago, and the market for ski-suits, toboggans, mittens, wool sox, ami skin lotions soared to phenomenal heights. Sadly enought, the temperature fol lowed right up. and a great many people were left out on a limb with their purchases. A tobaggan looks fearfully funny oil a Hell side denuded of snow. The snow came, and tlfe crash of break ing windows and hip bones was heard through the land. The snow has now gone, and an over-supply of winter equipment re mains behind. What to do? Plenty of us got a tase of the true joys of winter, and plenty of us long for more. Here’s a gentle hint: The McKenzie play ground is still open, arid it contains plenty of facilities for a snowy and enjoyable week end. When the classes begin to bore you, and the days seem grey and soggy, a day or so up there might (rive you a new zest and a better appetite tor your diet of Shapespeare and econ. It’s close, it pi ts roses in the old cheeks, and it makes Monday easier to greet than does a weekend of partying. We suggest it as a tonic for the “Winter Term Blues.” Prologue TASCHA Heifetz, a true artist, introduced with delightful find poignant music, the great series of concerts, designed by the as sociated students to give substance to the intellectual and cultural-life of the Oregon student. Unfortunately, too many of the accouter ments of culture and intellectual stimulation involve mere form. It is a shallow conception to regard great music as something that is essentially necessary to the advancement of personal excellence—something to make you cultured. The important thing is what great music does to the listener. Heifetz thrilled anyone who would listen. Josef Hofmann, famous pianist comes next—February 10. Then on February 28 McArthurs court will ring with the rich vocie of Boland Hayes, negro tenor. The ASUO is offering to the students a chance to absorb that which is perfect. Both the ASUO and the students fire to be con gratulated. The usual peaceful Eugenians are lie coming noticeably aggravated over a snow fall of four inces. We don’t tliinyk they should kick until they get a foot. I One Man’s Opinion By STIVERS VERNON The nation holds its collective breath and swallows its gum while the lean spectre of Dr. Townsend hovers over Washington. Dr. Townsend’s much publicized plan, aside from its purely mechanical phases, has so many aspects that it is doubtful if any one man is cap able of authoritative comment upon them all. The first and most- striking tiling about this whirl wind movement, is the enormous number of sig nators to the thousands of petitions circulated to force the hand of congress. And that is just what it amounts to. At present there are more signers to those petitions than there were voters for Roosevelt at the last election. Congress must do something. Whether one favors the passage of the bill or not, it must be admitted that the na tional legislative body is on the spot. If they pass it, somebody must stand by to take the conse quences and congressmen arc the logical goats. If they don’t pass it -well, there will certainly be more than a few newr faces on Capitol Hill when the irate constituency arises in its wrath. Legislators and laymen alike agree that the Townsend plan has possibilities of creating the American Utopia. That's where the rub comes. There can be no earthly Utopia as long as human nature remains as it is—namely, just naturally cussed. If the plan were worked upon a people who were given lo perfection of motive and ideal istic action, the results would be assured. As it is, the American people are anything but altruist ically inclined. Singlely and on masse they are interested only in what touches the personal pocltetbook. In consequence, our lawmakers hesitate to write into the records any law which is so ob viously suited only to a big-hearted, you-are my-brothor type of people. Its so appallingly dif ferent from the every-man-for-himself logic of our traditions. For example, what assurance have we that perversions of some of the various phases of the law wil not creep in? What is to prevent Grand pa Jones, who has formed the lifelong habit of thrift, from salting down better than half of the $200 per month instead of putting it back iii cir culation as the law would require? It would ap pear to be a simple matter to fool the authorities by misrepresentation at least it was simple to fool tlie prohibition authorities. And what assur ance have we that the enormous machine which would have to be set up to handle the distribu tion of pensions, would not revert to type and gobble up the funds for Us own maintainence ? Witness the obvious graft which infests so many Community Chest and public charities projects. What would happen to our tradition of the virtue of thrift ? Or is thrift a virtue anyhow? Would the American people rise up and desert their former habits? Would the great American pastime of cutting throats for a living go out of style just because there is no longer a necessity for it ? Its a swell idea—-we are all agreed on that. But its chances of realization would be infinitely increased if the American people were motivated by such stimuli as move Dr. Townsend instead of by such promptings as those which created an Instill or ar. A1 Capone Alumnus to Talk To Masons Here Benjamin B. Beekman, 'Si, for mer tutor at the University, will be here Wednesday evening, Jan uary 23, to address the Masons of Eugene, under the auspices of Eu gene, No. if, announced Dr. Fred eric S. Dunn, head of the Latin department and a member of the &}asonic lodge. Beckman, now an attorney in Portland, is the son of one of the original members of the University board of regents, C. C. Beekman, who was a banker as well as the Wells-Pat go agent at Jacksonville, Oregon. The meeting will be held at the Masonie temple where Dunn will art as toastmaster. Both Beckman and Dr, Dunn have a dual mem bership. that of belonging to the Masonic lodge and to the Research lodge, whose membership is accord ed to those Masons who are out standing and accomplished sehol Day’s Parade By Parks Hitchcock 7 he I'm Alone Sop to Business AFTER years of international correspondence the United States has apparently decided to1 perform the mildly mortifying act of delivering an official apology to a sister nation. Whether congress men decided that it would spare their constituents money if a close be brought to the incident or whether the wets finally persuaded recalcitrant Volsteaders among the legislators that the late Glorious Repeal should be made retroactive, at any rate the I’m Alone incident is officially closed. The .Smiting Some years ago the lookout on the coast guard cutter Dexter espied somewhere off the coast of, Maine a snug lewhung vessel which unmistakably was a rum-1 runner. To authenticate his judg ment the captain of the Dexter ordered a shot to be fired across the stranger’s bow, a standard re quest to heave to. The I’m Alone apparently wanted to stay alone and beat a hasty retreat with the Dexter pursuing. In the course of her flight she hung out the Canad ian flag. A Tail Chase The officers of the Dexter, thoroughly convinced that t h c craft they were pursuing was a noted rum-runner, ordered a pur suit in the course of which they fired on the I'm Alone. With either unerring precision or excellent luck they sunk the Canadian boat and since that night there has been a continual stream of official arg ument between the two nations. Canada alleged the I’m Alone was outside the twelve mile limit, and Uncle Sam claimed that she was on an illegal mission and must take the consequences of her premedi I tated action. Sequel Sequel yesterday: Secretary Hull delivered a formal apology to the Canadian government and i n - formed the Canadian minister that a bill would be introduced in Con gress to obtain a little over fifty thousand dollars to pay Canada and the owners of the I’m Alone in damages. * * * \ N effort to promote better feel ing between business and the Roosevelt administration has been | made with the grant by the ad ministration of opportunity to be heard on ail legislation affecting the economic structure. Roper Acts I This move was made by Secre tary Roper who established a busi ness advisory council of 52 mem bers. The kicker in the act is that it promises nothing better than w'hat has happened in the past to business. In fact, the recommenda tions of this committee of 52 need never be considered by anyone. Its proposals will be tendered both formally and informally to the sec retary of commerce, who will pass it on to the cabinet. is it a Farce? In other words, business is now given a chance to recommend a recommendation for someone else to recommend to the cabinet and hope and trust that their recom mendation will be carried out. According to the administration, the Roper council is the answer to the queries of business as to What they could do to cooperate with the government. It reminds us of the old practice of a company giving a big stock-holder a well polished desk with nothing to do except place his feet thereon, fell import ant, and invest more money in the concern. “On the Bandwagon” By DICK WATKINS Now that we are once again back in circulation under our own col ors, we’ll begin our daily diet by answering some questions sent in over the week-end. To C. R,: Ray Noble is still down in Hollywood doing musical chores around the! Paramount Studios, such as ar- ‘ ranging and conducting music for pictures including Bing Crosby s next release, •'Mississippi." His latest records are "Isle of Capri," and "Blue Danube" To F. M.— Two cabarets both on the other side of the world from each other claim the distinction of being the largest dancing spot anywheres, the Santa Anna in Manila. P. 1 , and the Dorchester hotel in Lon don, England The University of California band' is soon to record a medley of col lege songs for Brunswick. We’ll j guess that they don’t include the: U. of Hawaii tune. (The Hanai-i ians recently trimmed Cal. in two I football games': Pick Jugen'sj Vaud pull- out of the bt. Franc: . Tk SEVEN SEERS 9M More flashes and dots and dash es .. . the best tidbit of the week is that of the Beta initiation a few nights back . . . some of the fel lows had to climb on top the Delta Gamma roof . . . one gal, before fainting, screamed, “Close the door; they're coming through the win dow ...” - Mervin Rodda, king of Theta Chi. left about five weeks ago to attend his tong’s convention in Mi ami and lest heard he isn’t back yet . . . Last weekend Doug Ward, big handshake man of S.A.E., took another foreign trade trip to Port land, and ran into Strom-y weath er . . . Error—mistake-error: To day’s petunia and apology goes to Marsh “King Xiong’’ Harrison, the man with the big grin ... It seems his Washington, D. C., gal is doing a Brigham Young and coming westward . . . she will probably land in Kansas or Tennessee . . . Wonder how long the Bob Ryan Violet Olinger combination will ex ist . . . Bing “boo boo" Crosby sure ly io slipping . . . men listen to him and that's a sign he’s on the dov/n grade . . . “Whoopee” Dave Mon tag, Phi Sig Canter connoisseur, enjoyed Heifetz cause the fiddle playing made him think of Rubin off and thereby he felt close to Canter. The Phi Delts were plenty hap py about last week’s snow . . . Those dear lads waylaid all Pi Phis and Alpha Chis . . . snowballs were flying then the boys ganged up and washed the gals’ “Lady Hes ter" off . . . some of the femmes who received the initiation were: Mary Morse, Edith Kronman, Vir ginia Younie, Venita Brous . . . Jean Pinney received a soaked bed out of the deal as the Phi Delts threw missiles on the open-air bou doir of Alpha Chi . . . Flash and stuff: Rodda has returned to Eu gene according to Stooge No. 3. shortly, closing down the famed Embassy Room indefinitely. He is slated to replace Arnheim some where in Texas. The accordion is staging a comeback judging from the number of accordion studios opening up in N. Y., thanks to the popularity it has been given by Phil Baker on his radio shows;— Lud Gluskin and his Continental orchestra featured over the CBS on Monday nights, have just re turned from playing ten straight years in various European clubs, cabarets and hotels. We are going to stage a little poll to determine what O. of O. students consider the best ten bands in the country, cinclude Ray Noble or Jack Hylton if you like), and will send the results back to Melody News and Variety maga zines. Base your selections on ihythm, originality, orchestrations, versatility, musicianship, vocalists, and anything else you think of, and write them in to the Emerald, care of the “Bandwagon,” or just jot them down on a slip of paper and stick it up on the bulletin board of the “Shack.” Also while you are about it, you might put down your idea of the best band now on the coast. Your coopera tion will be appreciated. Thanx. Emerald of the Air By GEORGE Y. BIKMAN Evidently there are still people who don't know how to go about getting on Emerald of the Air pro grams. To the uninformed, know ye that the programs arc broad cast daily over KORE under the management of the radio editor of the Emerald. Aspirants should get in touch with the Bikman boy, and the best way to do that is to see him at the Journalism building be tween 5 and 6. Ned Gee, the blond lad with the wavy blonde hair and azure blue eyes will show you how he wowed them at the Broadway last fall. Chuck French, who might be de scribed with the same adjectives, will accompany. Lawrence Tibbett will sing Me phistophlese's Invocation, from “Faust," on his program today at 5:30. He will also do a radio ver sion of the Rogue Song. Other NBC offerings: Grace Moore at 6: Bill Robinson, tap dancer, on Ben Bernie's program at 9: Franz Le bar's operetta "Paganini." starring, Gladys Swarthout and John Bar clay at 7 On CBS: H. H Nininger of the Nitiinger laboratory. Chicago, will discuss "Our Stone Pelted Planet" during the Science Sendee pro gram at 1:30: Grace Hayes, stage end radio singer, will be guest art ist on the program with Isham Jones and his orchestra at 6:30. And Bin;, Crosby with the Mills brother- at 6:0Q. Americana By STANLEY ROBE One Way to Tear Out Partitions By Frederic S. Dunn “Well, if history doesn’t repeat itself!’’ interjected Ben F. Dorris, ’15, winner of the Argonne and raiser of nuts, as he listened in on his paternal uncle's rehearsal of student pranks of the late seven ties. And he began to regale us with the clandestine account of a punch bowl of his own days that had a good sized splinter in it. But, “Go on, George. You have the floor.” And George A. Dorris, ex-’80, son of the original Ben of our famed founders, resumed. A trifle fear ful that we might ascribe too great inkiness to his own imme diate coterie of incorrigibles, he wanted us to understand that there were others just as caloric or worse, and he named such illustri | ous figures as George Washburne and Charlie Whiteaker of the First Class and Jake Wortman, ex-of the same. The diatribes of mis sionaries at Willamette, where he had been , a student for two years, and the proverbs of his erst-while room-mate, B. F. Irvine, Editor of the Oregon Journal and member of the Board of Higher Education, had not availed very strenuously, for when Washburne came to the University, his versatility was not restricted to the class-room. One night, he led an assault on the campus water tank that used to stand somewhere to the southeast of the Condon Oaks and overturned it. A new water system was in stalled. It was in the days of the newly organized Laurean and Eutaxian Societies, whose assembly hall was r cramped room in the northeast corner of Deady. They had a li brary to install, the only library the University owned for years, and the Regents, in recognition of their enterprise and worth, had or dered a partition torn out, throw ing two rooms into one, which was to provide for both the Societies and the Latin classes of President Johnson. A group of Laurean proponents was gathered in that little south east room one afternoon when, "What's the matter with those con founded carpenters?", dixit Spar tacus Nolandus. '82, "They’re too j slow for me", and, obeying the im pulse, he drove a pugilistic fist into j the partition. Great gobs of plas-! ter fell in dismal granulation on the floor. "Pretty fair. But here's more," and the other George shot; out another fist. When knuckles were too bruised to endure more, punishment, heels and toes were requisitioned, till the wall was a ruin. Ether drastic operation, but most effective. Carpenters were at once told off to complete the demolition. Three days suspenesion for the J two Georges! Dorris, however, at tended classes, though nominally j in absentia. According to the sys-; tern of then, his presence was to! be ignored and no participation in I class-work permitted him. He seat-! ed himself as usual ine one of Dr. j Mark Bailey's classes, who began at the end of the row. as Profs! invariably did in those days, quiz ring each student in turn until he came to George. Dr. Bailey, behind his auburn beard and strong-lensed glasses, was a real human. His lips now parted in that broad grin of his till all his teeth showed, then v. itli a quick caap of bus jaw and a part reverse in his swivel chair, he passed over George to in terrogate the next in the row. But there was a fiasn of understanding between the two in that interval which George has never forgotten. (Note. When I returned to a Faculty position in 1898, that par tition was again restored and I was assigned that same little south east coop into which to shoo my swarms of Latin fledglings, the same cubicle that the two Georges, Dorris and Noland, had striven so heroically to enlarge.) Next in the Series, CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM. League of Cities Backs State Bill Uniformity in city government will be aided by the University's bureau of municipal research and service if a bill introduced to the state legislature is passed, Herman Kehrli, director of the bureau, said today. The bill of which the League of Oregon Cities is sponsor, provides that the attorney general give opinions to the research bureau on matters affecting the relation of the city government with counties cr the state regarding the applica tion of general laws and constitu tional provisions affecting cities. The municipalities will secure their information through the research bureau. The decision to uphold the bill was made by the league at a meet ing of all the representatives which was held in Salem last Friday. Her man Kehrli, executive secretary of the league, attended the meeting. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. Even You Aren’t Immune— Tilings come up every day that cause you worry— You can't yet along on the twenty-nine fifty that I)ad sends on the fifth, so you’ve, gotta find a nice cheap room near the campus— ^ ou could use a darn good ear. providing it was sotm - body was discarding for fif ten bucks_ And boy if that peu you lost last week would only show up. you'd be the hap piest man in the world. And there's no reason why you can't be— A 10c JUT lntr. More Impressions And Expressions By Howard Kessler Emerald Foreign Correspondent LONDON Breaking' ice all through England in railway com partments. Each passenger carry ing a book, and sitting huddled in a corner with never an eyebrow lift to his neighbor. “The Englishman’s home is his castle.” “Ah yes, you’re, from America. Tell me, do these gansters actually go about shooting people on the streets ? And do the newspaper re porters actually push themselves in ahead of the police and solve crimes ? We shouldn’t allow that, you know.” Eventually you learn where to find the news, and after a time you begin to like the people. “Ah, but Perry is the greatest tennis player in the world. You can't get away from that.” And you can't, in England. Football crasy, even as you and I. “We love our ‘bobbies’.” No central heating. Brrr! “So they sentenced him to hang ? Well, I didn’t think he was guilty . . . but the jury knows what its doing.” Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner, supper, all find a place in expand able stomachs. “Things are picking up, just as we expected.” The bigest Christmas in history. They leave but always (well, al most always i return to England for their declining days. "Hail Britannia!” “For there’s no place like Eng land!” CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BEAUTY SALONS Individual finger waves, 35c. Love's Beauty Salon. Phone 991. DRESSMAKING PETITE SHOP 573 !3th St. E. -Phone 3208 “Style Right—Price Right” LOST AND FOUND LOST: Blue purse Thursday afternoon in art building, con taing student body material and miscellaneous. Also compact which I would like to have for sentimental reasons. Call Jane Westfeldt, 688. No questions asked. LOST: Black Shaeffer cver sharp lost on campus. Reward. Return to Emerald business of fice. LOST: Black and white ring tipped Schaeffer fountain pen. Phone 2777-J. Reward. NEW SHOP - Aladdin Shop at White Elec tric Co. OREGON STUDENTS Hare you car serviced cor rectly- at Ernie Danner's Asso ciated Service Station. “Smile As You Drive in '35.” Phone 1765. Corner 10th ana Olive. CLASSIFIED ADS 10c PER LINE PHONE 3300 EMERALD CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT