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NUMBER 72
Resume
of the
Day’s News
By the Associated Press
-FEBRUARY 12
Syndicalism Laic Upheld
SALEM — Following observance
by the Oregon legislature the mem
ory of Abraham Lincoln, ably char
acterized by the speaker of the
day as "a man of superb faith—
faith in himself, his country and
his God,” the senate again defeat
ed the move to repeal the criminal
syndicalism law now on the state’s
statute books.
Both proponents and opponents
of the law, which makes assaults
upon the American government
punishable, quoted from the Lin
coln address presented by Dr.
Bruce R. Baxter, president of Wil
lamette university. But the al
leged proponents of “faith in his
country” were victorious for the
second time during the present ses
sion.
The measure, which would put
to a vote of the people the repeal
of the syndicalism law, was de
feated by a vote of 22 to 7 but
only after heated debate had waged
in the upper house for more than
two hours. Those voting favorably,
with Senator Carney of Clacka
mas excused, were Senators Ait
kin of Washington; Dickson of
Multnomah; Hazlett of Hood River
and Wasco; Hess of Union and
Wallowa; Lessard of Multnomah;
Wheeler of Lane ;and Zimmerman
of Lincoln, Tillamook, Washington,
and Yamhill counties.
Chinese Capture Toicn
TOKYO — A strong force of
Chinese described as bandits at
tacked and captured the town of
Ehrtaohotze, a station on the Chi
nese Eastern railway in Manchou
kuo, said Rengo (Japanese) News
agency dispatches today from Har
bin.
The scene of the trouble was al
most in the center of the Japanese
advised state of Manchoukuo,
southeast from Harbin. Japanese
troops were hurrying to the place
from two points.
Troop commanders chartered an
eastbound International train near'
Achend, outside the trouble zone,
said the dispatches. The troops
were hurriedly gathered from
Maoehrshan and Acheng.
Ferguson Denies Report
WASHINGTON — The gray
haired president of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock
company tartly told the senate mu- i
nitions committee today that:
“nothing could be farther from the
fact” than the committee’s asser
tion his company had enjoyed
World war profits of 86 per cent.
This statement by Homer L
Ferguson, launched the commit
tee’s inquiry into his company. It
was an answer to a statement
made by a committee investigator
several weeks ago.
Ferguson introduced a calcula
tion trimming the percentage of
profit as low as 3.48 per cent in
one wartime year.
“As your record stood,” he told
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Campus Calendar
Emerald business staff meets to
day at 3 o’clock. Be there! It’ll be
short. 4
Phi Theta Epsilon will have Ore
gana group picture taken at 12:50
on the steps of Johnson. Everyone
be there promptly in dark dresses.
P. E. club will meet this evening
at 7:30 p. m. in the social room,
Gerlinger hall.
Pi Mu Epsilon meets tonight in
205 Deady at 7:30. All students
who are interested in mathematics
are cordially invited.
Alpha Delta Sigma will meet to
day at noon at the College Side.
Hugh Rosson will speak.
Tickets for the University pro
duction, “Dangerous Corner,” are
on sale at 10 this morning at the
Guild theater box office in John
son hall. Reserved tickets are 50
cents, general admission, 35 cents.
Pi Sigma will meet tonight im
mediately after Mr. Dunn’s talk.
Phi Mu Alpha will meet at 5
o’clock this afternoon in the Music
building. Important.
Amphibian will meet at 7:45 in
the women’s pool.
Professor Dunn will lecture at
7:30 in 105 Oregon on the origin
of Valentine’s day.
No vespers will be held at Y. W.
C. A. today.
Giant Macon Falls
Into Pacific Ocean
OffPoint So r, Calif.
Rescuers Save 81 of 83
Men; Destroyers Rush
To Disaster Scene
Crash Is Mystery
Accident Happens on Way
To Sunnyvale Base
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.—
(AP)—The airship Macon, felled
by sudden disaster, plunged dizzily
from foggy skies to the ocean 110
miles south of here late today and
the navy, responding to frantic
SOS calls, performed heroic rescues
in picking up Commander Herbert
V. Wiley and other survivors of
the giant dirigible.
Eighty - three men, including
Commander Herbert V. Wiley,
were aboard the ship.
Wire Reveals Disaster
A roaring explosion was believed
to have torn the Macon apart,
navy men said later a wireless
message told of a “bad casualty" in
the air.
A red rocket shot into the dark
sky when the Macon struck the
water 17 miles off Point Sur, 110
miles south of here. Curing spray
followed from bows of nearby
navy ships as they sped quickly to
the rescue.
Recover Survivors
“All survivors recovered,” said a
thrilling message received by navy
headquarters and this was assumed
to mean the Macon's crew had
been saved from watery graves.
The Macon was returning with
surface craft from maneuvers off
southern California when it rocked
and plunged swiftly toward the
ocean.
Macon’s SOS
Commander Wiley flashed his
first SOS at 5:15 p. m. (P. S. T.)
and so swiftly did the navy ships
plow toward the disaster that the
rescue was reported at 7:35 p. m.
“Bad casualty” said the first
warning of the impending disaster,
which added the ship “was falling.”
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Dunn to Lecture
On Valentine Day
Valentine’s day will come not
unheralded to the campus, nor will
its significance be ignored, for to
night students are invited to attend
a talk by Prof. Frederic S. Dunn,
head of the Latin department, on
"The Origin of Valentine’s Day” in
107 Oregon at 7:30.
The real facts behind Valentine’s
day are due to be exposed, and the
many myths concerning its origin
will be either verified or discarded.
Students are promised satisfactory
explanations and as a result there
may be such a thing as Valentine’s
day actually invading the con
sciousness of the more calloused
students.
The speech will be given under
the auspices of Pi Sigma, Latin
honorary and will be open to the
public.
| Dr. Townsend
Returns From
Eastern Meet
Stops at Smith College
On Return Trip;
Gives Talk
Dr. H. G. Townsend, professor
of philosophy at the University of
j Oregon, returned this week from
Boston, Mass., where as secretary
of the American Philosophical as
sociation, he attended the annual
business meeting of the American
Council of Learned Societies, held
February 1, 2, and 3.
The council, which is composed
of 18 societies in various fields of
humanistic learning, heard reports
on progress of projects which it
sponsors, and approved work for
the coming year. A project of spe
cial interest to Dr. Townsend was
that of the publication of a vol
ume on the noted philosopher
George Berkeley, written by John
Wild, of Harvard. The book has
been highly commended, and the
council voted $1,000 for its publi
cation.
On his way back Dr. Townsend
stopped at Smith college, where on
invitation he delivered an address
on “Practice of Theory.” Dr.
Townsend, before coming to the
University here, was for 12 years
a member of the faculty at Smith
college.
Casteel Changes
Speaking Contest
Date to Tuesday
Previous Time Conflicts
With Durant Talk
Because it conflicts with Will
Durant’s lecture Thursday night,
the W. F. Jewett extempore speak
ing contest will be held next Tues
day evening, February 19, in room
13 Friendly hall, John L. Casteel,
oirector of speech, announced to
day. Anyone interested in the con
test is invited to attend.
Victor P. Morris, professor of
economics, and Harold J. Noble,
associate professor of history, have
just completed dividing the gen
eral subject, “America’s Stake in
the Pacific” into twelve sub-topics
from which the speakers will draw
their speech topic on the night of
the contest, Casteel said. The sub
topics include various phases of
America’s relation to the political,
economic, and social life in the Pa*
cific basin. This includes relations
with the Orient as well as our pos
sessions in the Pacific.
Two prizes will be awarded the
winners. The first prize is $25
cash and the second $15. Five stu
dents have entered and will com
pete for the awards. They are Or
ton Goodwin, Dan E. Clark, Jr., Ir
win Buchwach, William Labursky,
and Brittain Ash.
Hofmann Adds Imagination9
Fire to Technical Perfection
By Jay Raeffe
The musical midseason has been
distinguished by the piano recital
Sunday afternoon of Mr. Josef
Hofmann. It has been many a day,
year, since the A.S.U.O. has under
taken an enterprise of such a noble
scale, although there have been a
number of extremely well known
and “household” names to appear
in Eugene recently.
Undoubtedly the performances
of this recitalist have little of the
quality of adventure for Mr. Hof
mann; they have become the ex
pression of a fixed philosophy.
Without question, his interpreta
tions are more satisfying to mu
sicians who were approaching ad
olescence or early maturity during
the war period or shortly there
after. Since then a new cortier of
players has arisen who may be
said to have created a new attitude
to the music which is more purely
musical, less moral than that of
Mr. Hofmann.
Mr. Hofmann's qualities are im
posing; his playing has dignity,
breadth, and monumentality, but
that particular quality which can
create tension and excitement is
most adroitly handled, giving the
impression, at times, of a not too
dramatized performance, especial
ly noticed in his more quiet pas
sages.
To pen a critique of an artist
of the rank of Mr. Hofmann is
unnecessary. He has passed the
stage, years ago — perhaps fifty
years ago—of a curiosity, rapidly
being accepted on equal terms with
the best of those who plied the
pianistic trade. Even then, those
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Location! Boon id Library Dates
The above diagramatic photograph gives a graphic impression of just exactly where the new $350,000
library will be located on the University of Oregon campus. The rectangle numbered “1” is the approxi
mate site of the structure. Other buildings on the campus, located by numbers are 2—school of music;
3—education buildings; 4—Women's Quad, with Gerlinger hall at rear, Hendricks hall on left and Susan
Campbell hall on right; 5—Museum of Art, housing famous Murray Warner oriental art collection;
3—Johnson hall, the administration building; 7—Condon hall; 8—present library; 9—Commerce hall;
10—Oregon hall, housing the school of law; 11—Daady hall, the University’s first building; 12—Villard
hall, second oldest structure. Other campus buildings are located to the left of the part photographed.
Durant Will Speak
Tomorrow Ni^ht
On Pension Plans
Socialism, Unemployment
Relief to Be Discussed
Dr. Will Durant, noted author
and lecturer, will answer questions
on the popular subject of pensions,
particularly the Townsend plan,
when he appears to lecture to the
students and townspeople in Ger
linger hall tomorrow night at 8
o’clock.
His topic will be “A Program for
America.” In this lecture he will
discuss the question of pensions,
at present playing such an import
ant part in congress and the state
legislatures.
Durant will also attempt to show
where the policies of President
Roosevelt will lead the country and
what earmarks of revolution have
appeared since he took office.
These two topics will by no means
comprise the whole of Durant’s
lecture, however.
Such questions as unemployment
relief, the trend towards fascism,
socialism, social insurance, and
foreign questions will be discussed
by the noted philosopher.
Durant is being brought here
under the auspices of the associ
ated students and is the first to
appear on the winter term lecture
series. A small admission will be
charged townspeople and nonstu
dent body members who attend the
affair. Student body members will
be admitted free upon presentation
of their ASUO cards.
Babylon Subject
Of Dunn’s Speech
The story of the "Tower of
Babylon,” myths surrounding it,
and its restoration by the great
king, Nebuchadrezzar, who des
troyed Jerusalem, will be told by
Frederic S. Dunn, head of the Latin
department, in his weekly radio
talk over KOAC at 8:15 tonight.
Professor Dunn will describe the
tower, which is composed of eight
terraces, or platforms, with steps
leading up to them. At the top re
poses a shrine erected to the sun
god, Bel. Seven of the terraces
are colored and correspond to the
seven planets.
Today’s Emerald
is brought to you by the
following advertisers.
Shell Oil Co.
Camel Cigarettes
Kellogg
College Flower Shop
Patronize them.
Head Should
Govern Heart
Says Ballard
Essential to Marital Love,
Bliss is Intellectual
Compatibility
The addition of the head to the
heart in the selection of. a life
mate was a point stressed greatly
in a lecture dealing with the psy
chological aspects of love and mar
riage delivered last evening in Vil
lard hall by Dr. J. Hudson Bal
lard, pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Portland.
The heart, said Dr. Ballard, is
not a safe guide in a final selec
tion for it is the center of emo
tions and is often swayed to a
i quick decision, influenced by infat
uation. With the entrance of rea
soning into this pre-marital deci
sion the bases of compatibility may
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Houses Vote Not
To House Bands
Taking roll call by telephone
last night, the interfraternity
council voted negatively on a pro
posal that the various houses pro
vide board and lodging for mem
bers of high school bands who will
meet here in a band contest later
in the year. The proposal was de
feated by an overwhelming ma
jority, Marshall Harrison, presi
dent, and Norris Perkins, secretary,
said last night.
The telephone roll call method
was made necessary when a sched
uled afternoon meeting of the
group failed because of confusion
as to time and place of the meet
ing and resulted in there being no
quorum present at either of two
different meetings.
McClain Talk Hits
Tabloid Journals
The tabloid type of modern jour
nalism has standardized public
literature appreciation on a level
far below that set by eary English
novelists, according to M. F. Mc
Clain in a speech at the monthly
dinner of the Eugene Round Table
in the Osburn hotel last night.
McClain, manaegr of the Uni
versity Co-op, gave the talk before
a group of 25 Eugene business
men and 25 faculty members of the
University. Wililam Tugman, man
aging editor of the Register-Guard,
Prof. George Turnbull, and Dean
Eric W. Allen of the journalism de
partment were present.
Burns, Moody Get
Appointments for
Junior Weekend
Mothers Will Be Honored
At Various Events
Two major appointments for the
Junior Weekend festivities on May
10, 11, and 12 were announced yes
terday by officials in charge of the
annual event.
Ann-Reed Burns, junior in jour
nalism, was appointed by Joe Ren
ner, student body president, to take
charge of all Mother’s day activi
ties. Roberta Moody, junior in
journalism, was chosen by John
Clabaugh, general chairman for the
Junior Weekend, to act as secre
tary of the Junior Weekend direc
torate.
The Mother’s day events will be
held for the eighth year during
the weekend, Mother's day being
May 12.
Mothers will have their own
meetings, election of officers, teas,
and banquets, but they will also be
honor guests at a large number of
events that will be arranged by
the Mother’s day chairman. They
will have a special section at the
Canoe Fete to be held the evening
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Oregon Physics
Group Will Meet
The Oregon section of the Amer
ican Association of Physics Teach
ers will meet Saturday at 10
o’clock in Deady hall, with about
25 college physics teachers from all
parts of Oregon expected to at
tend.
President C. V. Boyer will open
the meeting with an address wel
coming the teachers to the Univer
sity of Oregon campus. The teach
er:. will have a noon luncheon in
the dormitory. The complete pro
gram will be announced later in
the week. Will V. Norris, of the
physics department, is scheduled
to make one of the addresses.
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Legislatoi?\ \gree
To Match $50,000
Infirmary Loan
YW Brownie
Sale to Give
Campus Treat
Score of Coeds Will Sell
Cookies at Vantage
Points Today
The secret is out! Now is your
chance to discover just what
brownies are and also, what they
taste like. It has been said by vari
ous chairmen, and many brownie
addicts, that these are the most
luscious of all cookies. Today from
nine until five, brownies will be
sold at vantage spots on the cam
pus at two for five cents or 30
cents a dozen. This annual sale is
sponsored by the YWCA Frosh
commission, with Isabelle Miller as
general chairman.
Selling from the College Side
from 9 to 10, will be Molly White
and Betty Zentbauer. From 10 to
11, Betty Baker and Frances Arn
spiger will sell, From 11 to 12,
Imogene Wylie and Virginia Well
ington will be vendors; 12 to 1,
Virginia Benson and Marie Collier;
1 to 2, Peggy Realand and Claudine
Gueffroy; 2 to 3, Beverly Burkitt
and Betty Burnett; 3 to 4, Jane
Brewster and Margaret Bell, 4 to
5, Genevieve Chabot and Barbara
McBreen.
Schedule Given
Elizabeth Pratt and Elizabeth
Turner will sell brownies in front
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Emerald Scribes
Put On Spot When
Editors Rampage
Just a sketch of the inside hap
penings at the Emerald staff meet
ing. The staff members were
grouped around, packed into the
stuffy room. The light was dim.
The windows were opened so those
on the outside who had been denied
entrance could hear the managing
editor (no names mentioned).
All were congratulated. Excep*
those who were not. Time passed
(quoting from the Octopus). It
passed some more. The managing
editor took the stand. He didn’t
wave his hands. It wasn’t neces
sary. Silence reigned, (good idea
for the Octopus). Suddenly he be
gan to fling questions and answers
left and right.
A modest young reporter wa?
caught on the spot. “When do you
have classes?” He began to enu
merate them. "At 4 every day )
have track. But I can't go out foi
track because at 4 every day 1
have band practice.
| Roars of laughter filled the four
walls. Pardon the slip, the space
between the four walls. The young
ster continued. “And every after
noon, no, not every afternoon, but
some afternoons, I have SERA.”
The managing editor solved the
question though. “Why not covei
your beat before breakfast.” And
so some names go down in history,
And time passed so more. Dur
ing the affair of the evening the
identity of the Octopus was almost
revealed. One of his tentacles was
revealed. But Octopuses have sc
many, it doesn’t matter much. And
reporters are observing anyway
Nothing escapes their eyes.
Flowers That Bloom In the
Spring Can’t Fool Henderson
Struck by the earliness of the
season at which a great many
flowering plants were in bloom at
he started out to make a collectlor
early in January of last year
Prof. L. F. Henderson, curator ol
the herbarium, soon extended his
task to the collecting and segregat
ing of plants from the whole ol
Lane county. The results which h«
found, make up the gist of a papei
which he has just completed anc
placed in the hands of Presidenl
C. V. Boyer. It will be published
as a University publication if there
are sufficient funds.
Professor Henderson was aided
in this work last winter and spring
by Sid King, of the Register
Guard, H. D. Neely, who was grad
uated with the class of ’33, and
Roy C. Andrews, graduate student
Andrews assisted him throughout
the rest of the year.
“Finding many plants ordinarilj
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Federal Appropriation
^ ill Be Returned I»y
Students
Bill Goes lo Martin
Couslruolion Will Refill in
Near Future
By Reinhart Knudsen
A new, modern $100,000 infirm
ary for the University of Oregon
loomed as an almost certainty yes
terday when a bill appropriating
$00,000 to match an equal loan by
the PVVA passed the senate with
only four negative votes and was
sent to Governor Martin for his
signature.
If the plan in its present form
is accepted by the PWA, work will
begin immediately on the new pro
ject. In all likelihood construction
work on the infirmary will begin
before actual work on the new
library, as plans are now ready to
the last detail and the exact loca
tion settled upon as the corner of
14th and University.
Chancellor Berr and Dean Gil
bert both expressed absolute con
findence last night that the* pres
ent bill would prove acceptable by
the national PWA board.
In its present form the bill pro
vides for the outright appropriation
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Smith Adds Gems
To Condon Exhibit
Two diamonds from a group re
cently received by Prof. Warren
D. Smith, head of the departments
of geography and geology, are to
be added to the department col
lection in Condon.
The stones are in their natural
state. Professor Smith has select
ed two, one of the gem variety
which has curved octahedral faces
and the other black variety known
as borts. The borts are the dia
monds which are used in drilling.
Because of the industrial value,
they are sometimes worth more
‘ than the familiar gem variety used
in jewelry, Professor Smith says.
The diamonds were sent to Pro
fessor Smith by Lydia Hepperly,
who has been a nurse for eight
years in the province of Bahia,
Erazil.
Math Honorary
To Hold Meeting
Three papers on the field of
mathematics will be presented at
a meeting: of Pi Mu Epsilon, math
ematics honorary, tonight at 7:30
in room 205 Deady hall:
Elbert Smith will read a paper
on “Logarithms”; Ruth May Chil
cote has chosen for her subject
“Mathematics in the Field of Busi
ness," and William Connell has
chosen “Mathematical Recreation.”
All students who are interested
in mathematics are cordially in
vited to attend, according to Direc
tor Hans Plambeck, who is in
charge of the program.
Guess What?
(1) What high school did Bill
Reinhart attend?
(2) What is a dipsomaniac?
(3) What was O. Henry’s real
name?
(4) At what college did Bill
Hayward coach before com
ing to Oregon?
(5) What great French Queen's
hair is said to have turned
white in a single night?
(«) Who was called the Swe
dish Nightingale?
(7) What caused a stampede ot
marriage in Italy about
1925?
(8) What is the oldest institu
tion of higher learning in
the United States?
(9) How many different coaches
has the Oregon football
teams had?
(10) What is said to be the old
est game in the world?
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