VOLUME XXXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1935
A
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Guild Hall Play
The campus premier of “Danger
ous Comer” opens tonight at 8 in
Johnson hall. It is good!
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NUMBER 74
Resume
of the
Day’s News
By the Associated Press
. FEBRUARY 14 ==
Hitler Gives Answer
BERLIN—Germany tonight told
France and England she would he
glad to discuss with them an air
pact for western Europe.
At the same time, she showed
little interest in suggestions ema
nating from London that she re
turn to the League of Nations, join
the French sponsored eastern se
curity agreement and adhere to
the proposed Central European
non-interference pact.
Speaks for Dirigibles
WASHINGTON — A defense of
the dirigible and excoriation of the
navy department for mishandling
those airships the United States
has lost was injected today by Wil
liam Mitchell into capital discus
sion of the Macon plunge.
Mitchell, former assistant chief
of the air corps, pronounced even
the decommissioned Los Angeles—
lone survivor of four—“perfectly
sound right now” and told the
house patents committee which is
inquiring into the recent crash,
that “for us to abandon airships
would be just a sign of moral de
crepitude.”
Ask 1\RA Lnvestigatilon
WASHINGTON—The first skir
mish in a forthcoming congression
al battle over extending the na
tional recovery act came today
when the senate was asked jointly
by a Republican ahd a Democrat
to investigate NR A.
The proposal, coming from Sen
ators Nye (R-ND) and McCarran
(D-Nev), immediately stirred up a
controversy within the senate over
which committee should handle it
Boyd Made Head
Football Manager
At the executive council meet
ing- of February 13, Sterling Boyd
was appointed head football man
ager for 1935-36. Boyd served as
junior manager last year and was
recommended to the executive
council for the position of head
football manager for next season,
by P. G. Callison, head football
coach; Paul Golden, head football
manager for 1934-35; and N. Thom
as Stoddard, assistant graduate
manager.
“B6yd was one of the finest jun
ior managers ever developed in the
He was recommended very highly
for this position.
The executive council also ap
pointed Richard Shearer tennis
manager. Harry Eide and W. K.
Keagy were appointed junior swim
ming managers. John Zehntbauer
is the head swimming manager
for this year.
The junior managers for tennis
and football will be appointed very
soon according to the new head
managers.
Campus Calendar
Industrial Group will meet today
at 3 at the Y bungalow.
House presidents are asked to
hand in sorority questionnaires to
the dean of women's office by Sat
urday noon.
Today’s Emerald
is brought to you by the
following advertisers.
Kle-Klo Cleaners
Graham’s Shoe Co.
Prince Albert
Kellogg
Kramer’s Beauty Shop
Best Cleaners
H. Gordon and Co.
Oriental Art Shop
Broadway, Inc.
Beard’s
McMorran and Washburne
Chase Gardens
Burch Shoe Store
Carl Baker Film Shop
University Co-op
Willamette Street Exchange
Colonial Theater
William’s Self Service
Eric Merrell
De Neffe’s
Medo-Land Creamery
Grave’s Texaco Service
Domestic Laundry
Sez Sue
College Side Inn
“B” League Advertisers
Imperial Lunch
Babb's Hardware
Newberry’s
Romane Studio
Economy Shop
White Palace
Army and Navy Goods Store
Cafe Del Rey
McCrady’s Cafe
Patronize them.
Priestley Play
Opens Run at
| Guild Theater
‘Dangerous Corner’ Is
Unusual Production,
Says Seybolt
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! No Admittance After Rise
Of Curtain Tonight
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A musical cigarette box, a cas
ual question about it, and the
“Dangerous Corner” is turned
which causes the lives of six peo
ple to crumple. But did they
crumple ? The trick ending in the
Guild theater play, which is being
presented tonight at 8 o’clock in
the Johnson hall auditorium, makes
the audience think twice before
deciding.
Tickets Going Fast,
Tickets for tonight’s and tomor
row night’s performances of Priest
ley’s “Dangerous Corner” are sell
ing rapidly according to Bill Cot
trell, business manager of the play.
Reserved seats sell for 50 cents,
while general admission is 35
cents. The box office will be open
from 10 o’clock this morning until
8 o’clock this evening. Telephone
reservations will be held until 7:45
both tonight and tomorrow.
The following students compose
the cast: Ted Karafotias as Charles
Stanton, Bill Dougherty as Rob
ert, Althea Peterson as Olwen, Vir
ginia Wappenstein Mikulak as Fre
da, Milton Pillette as Gordon
Whitehouse, Marytine New as Bet
ty, and Dorothy Parks as the lady
novelist.
Settings Mpdernistic
The stage setting, which was de
signed by Horace Robinson, is a
modernistic one, carried out in blue
and silver. Jean Foskett is the
stage manager. She is assisted by
Portia Booth. The switch board
operator is Charles Barclay and
the electrician Barbara Betts. Fred
Hillman will manage the proper
ties with the assistance of Iris
Jorgensen.
Besides possessing a highly dra
matic tone throughout, "Danger
ous Corner” contains a twist or
two new to playgoers. Mrs. Otti
lie Seybolt, director of the play, is
convinced that it will find a pleas
ing reception with the audience, al
though such a daring and modern
play has not been attempted on
the campus before.
The play is of such a nature
that the doors will be closed imme
diately after the curtain.
Cruise Offered
Oregon Students
A vacation cruise of the Mediter
ranean Sea and a tour of Italy is
being offered by the bureau of
University Travel to the under
graduate man or woman student
who shall present on or before
April 15 the best study of the edu
cational values in travel.
The trip will last from June 26
to August 15.
Any contestant to be eligible
must have the signed approval of
a college adviser, and must present
his application to the Bureau of
University Travel by March 15.
Anyone interested may secure
application blanks and further par
ticulars from Dean Gilbert, in the
Business Ad building.
SAE’s Will Mimic
Waring Tonight
Suggestive of Fred Waring’s or
chestra and his distinctive chorus
is the program being given by Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the
McDonald theater tonight.
Under the direction of George
Bishop, well known Eugene singer
and Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumnus,
the choral group will sing “Vio
lets” and other of their fraternity
songs. As an added attraction, a
special arrangement of that old
favorite, “The Coeds Live a Nasty
Life," will be given.
The Ten Commanders, campus
orchestra, will accompany the
singers.
Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
who are taking part in the singing,
are: George Bishop, soloist; Fred
Lieuallen, Dale Standley, Bob
Voegtiy, Bud “Crooner” Johns,
Bob Biddle, Art Bondurant, Frank
; Eondurant, and Phil "Honey Boy”
Corrigan.
On Stage Tonight
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When the curtain nulls hack on me uuuu run play, -'ijiaujjecous
Corners,” tonight Ted Karafotias, left, and William Dougherty, rlghv,
will he two of the leading players.
Plane Company
Offers Awards
To College Men
Two Prizes to Be Given to
Deserving Students
The W. E. Boeing scholarships,
given by the founder of the Boeing
Airplane company, are being offer
ed as awards to deserving college
men who have determined on avia
tion as a vocation.
There are two major awards be
ing offered; first, a two-years’ in
struction course with 250 hours of
flight instruction, and 3765 hours
of lecture and shop work. The tui
tion value of this course is $5800.
The second award is a nine-months’
course, valued at $1,000, with 25
hours instruction and 1260 hours
of lecture and shop work.
To be eligible for these scholar
ships, a candidate must be a male
student in good standing at some
university in the United States or
Canada, he must be able to pass
successfully a rigid physical exam- ]
ination, and he must submit a non
technical or tecnhical treatise of
not more than 200 words on any
aeronautical subject he may choose.
Further instructions and applica
tion blanks may be secured at
Dean James H. Gilbert’s office in
the Commerce building. '
Hollis Expounds
Preventive Law
“Practice of Preventive Law”
was the subject of a radio lecture
given last night by Orlando John
Hollis, law school professor, over
KOAC at 8; 15, in connection with
the lecture series conducted bjj
the law school and the public re
lations committee of the state bar.
Preventive law Would give the
lawyer an opportunity to keep
their clients out of trouble rather
than to give them legal remedies
after they are in difficulty. It is
the same with doctors; preventive
medicine would tend to keep their
patients well, rather than to give
them pills for existing pains.
Students Ousted
After Gin Party
SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—The Uni
versity of Washington faculty dis
cipline committee today suspended
three students for the remainder
of the term and indefinitely sus
pended the' campus chapter of
Hammer and Coffin, men's humor
society, as a result of a disorderly
initiation party in which many gin
bottles were broken and an apart
ment damaged.
Twenty of the society’s mem
bers, temporarily suspended, were
reinstated.
The ousted students are James
Long, president of the society,
Richard Stevens, editor of the
Washington Columns, humor mag
azine, and Melvin Goldsmith, for
mer managing editor of the Uni
versity of Washington daily.
ROTC UNIFORMS ARRIVE
Colonel E. V. D. Murphy, in
charge of the ROTC unit, said to
day that the new uniforms for the
basic ROTC students are here for
| use during the spring term. Be
I cause of the increased enrollment,
| there were not enough uniforms
| to outfit all the students taking
I military last year.
Emerald of Air
Will Broadcast
Band Program
G. Bikman to Announce
Second Concert
Not only will the people in at
tendance at McArthur court Sun
day, February 17, enjoy the con
cert to be presented by the Uni
versity band; the many more un
able to attend the musical presen
tation will have the opportunity of
hearing the entire program over
KORE, beginning at 3 p. m.
The Emerald of the Air is
sponsoring the broadcast as the
second in the series of air releases
featuring the concerts of Univer
sity musical groups.
New Library to
Have Rooms for
'Fun Reading9
A auite of three attractively
furnished browsing rooms which
will hold approximately 12,550
books, to be read for pleasure only,
is in a conspicuous place in the
main floor in the proposed plans
for the new library to furnish rec
reational reading.
Books, of the love and marriage,
college life, and seven day series,
will be placed on the open shelves
of the center room in much the
same manner as they are kept now.
Large comfortable chairs will en
hance the new drive of recreational
reading.
Fireplaces are planned for both
of the end rooms which will house
the art and fine printing collec
tions. Books and works of art are
to be in one while the other will
have the Pauline Potter Homer col
lection of beautiful books. The lat
ter is a group of about 650 volumes
purchased for their extreme beauty
in printing and binding with funds
raised by friends to commemorate
the memory of the late Paulino
Potter Homer. Mrs. Homer, ’13.
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Jim Blais Named
Head for Annual
Junior Shine Day
Thomas to Aitl Chairman;
Date Set for March 7
James Blais, junior in law, war,
appointed chairman for Junior
Shine day, yesterday by Ed Labbe,
president of the junior class. Blais,
a member of Skull and Dagger,
has been prominent in many cam
pus activities. March 7 has been
set as the date for the affair.
Plana Under Way
Plans for the annual event def
initely got under way last night
with the naming of the directorate.
Bob Thomas was appointed assist
ant chairman. Those in charge of
tickets will be: Reva Herns, Vir
ginia Younie, Fred Lieuallen, Ed
Pinriey; publicity, Bob Moore;
equipment, Marcus DeLaun&y, Ed
Raudsep; shine staff, Ed Vail,
Jack Campbell.
Shops Cooperate
Two campus shoe shining par
lors have voluntarily offered to
close their shops for the day and
to donate equipment.
Campbell and Vail have both
served apprenticeships in the shoe
shining industry, and should lend
a touch of professionalism to the
eventful day,” Blais said.
Torrid Contests
Mark 4B’ League
Tournament Play
8 Undefeated Quintets Go
Into Semi-Finals
When the doors of McArthur
court were locked late last night,
four boys' teams and four girls'
teams remained in the running for
the title of champion of Lane
county’s rural hoop league.
The Oakridge boys’ team had
little difficulty in defeating .Plea
little difficulty in defeating Pleas
As a result of their win, the boys
will go into the semi-finals tonight
against Mohawk, which defeated
Crow in a hotly contested fray 23
to 22. Crow displayed the "never
say die” spirit, but weakened at
the end with two out on fouls.
The large crowd marveled at the
outstanding play of Crow’s 05
pound Smigley.
Lowell to Meet Coburg
Lowell, by their 18 to il win
over Dorena, will meet Coburg,
who beat Siuslaw 35 to 10, for the
privilege to play in the semi-finals
tonight. The winners will meet to
morrow night to determine the
winner of the “B” league, Oakridge
being favored.
In the boys’ consolation contests,
Walker will meet Crow this morn
ing from 8 to 9 and Triangle Lake
will clash with Pleasant Hill at 9
o’clock. Mapleton will play Dorena
in the following game and from
11 until 12 Lorane and Siuslaw
will play. The winners will meet
Saturday morning to determine the
winner of the boys’ consolation
cup.
Elmira Lassies Victors
The Elmira girls pulled through
yesterday’s tilts as favorites to
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Jim Landye, ’34 Law Grad,
Concludes 35,000 Mile Tour
Such spots as England, Wales, i
New Zealand, South Africa, Aus
tralia, Tahiti and Raratonga in the
South Seas, were all included in
the itinerary of James T. Landye,
who graduated from the University
law school in ’34 with a J. D. de
gree and passed his bar exam with
high honors, in his six months’ trip
abroad which he has just conclud
ed with visits to the Stanford and
Oregon campuses.
Not forgetting his alma mater.
Landye remained several days at
Oxford University in England with
Bob Hayter, Oregon Rhodes schol
ar, attending classes and lectures
with him.
In speaking of the characteristics
of the different places he visited,
Landye remarked that the city of
Johannesburg in South Africa was
; by far the most prosperous he saw j
on his tour. Much building is in
progress there, and the gold mines,
which he visited, are a further boon '
to prosperity. Johannesburg is
, about the size of Portland, Landye |
said, and just about as modern-1
The real difference Ilea in the fact
that the population la almost even
ly divided between Dutch and Eng
lish. Signs are written in Dutch
and English, and streetcars haye
two sections, one Dutch, one Eng
lish. An amusing exchange of the
two languages was noted by Lan
dye when a Dutch cop in his native
tongue scolded an English traffic
offender. The Englishman answer
ed in English, the policeman replied
ir Dutch, both understanding the
other perfectly, but neither caring
to speak the other’s tongue.
“For scenery, New Zealand is
the best place to visit,” said Mr.
Landye in speaking of the many
geysers and springs, which are
abundant there.
"Tahiti and Raatonga are spots
where one can see the natives in
their natural state, as natives are
before the white man steps in and
tries to rearrange their lives.” As
for those beautiful beaches we have
heard so much about in Uie South
Seas, they are not images coo
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PWA Officials
Allot $199,000
For Proj ec ts
3 New Buildings to Rise
Soon on Campuses
Of State Schools
The applications for funds to con
struct an infirmary at Oregon
State College and gymnasiums at
the Oregon Normal school at Mon
mouth and the Southern Oregon
normal school at Ashland have been
approved by Public Works Admin
istration officials, according to
word received today at the Chan
cellor’s office from Senators
Charles L. McNary, Frederick
Steiwer and- Representative James
W. Mott. Confirmation of the
grant was also received in a wire
from PWA officials In Portland.
Allotted Generous Sum
For the infirmary project the al
lotment was $100,000, for the gym
nasium at the Oregon Normal
school $54,000, and for the gymna
sium at the Southern Oregon Nor
mal school, $45,000. In each case
30 per cent of the actual cost of
construction will be an outright
grant from the federal government,
the remainder to be a loan repaid
over a long period of time from
student building fees.
Present Gym Inadequate
According to the tentative plans
submitted in the application, the
gymnasium at Ashland will be the
first unit of a physical education
and classroom building. At the
present time there are no facilities
of this kind on the campus. The
proposed building at Monmouth is
a one-story structure to provide
health and physical education fa
cilities. The small gymnasium now
on the campus is entirely inade
quate for the present student body
and the requirements for instruc
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CharmSchoolDoes
Constructive Bit
Study ing G races
Charm school, a division of phil
cmelete sponsored by Phi Theta
Upsiion, upperclass women’s 'serv
ice honorary, has been doing a very
constructive piece of work during
the past term And a half.
Under the Supervision of Doro
thy Hagge, president of the group,
Mrs. James Blair, Alpha Chi Ome
ga housemother, and Mrs. Alice B.
Macduff, assistant dean of women,
about eight coeds have been study
ing the arts and graces of being a
charming woman.
As a basis for their study, they
are using the charm lessons of
Marjory Wilson, a well-known
charm teacher of New York and
Chicago. Miss Wilson has had n
great deal of experience in this
field and is an accepted authority.
She has spent a great deal of her
time training various society peo
ple and actresses.
Among the points discussed at
the weekly meetings are the arts
of rising and sitting down, and the
correct manner of carrying on an
intelligent conversation. All the
phases of charm school have a very
practical use to those studying
them. Fundamentally, they con
sist of material taught to girls in
finishing schools.
According to Dorothy Hagge,
president of charm school, the
meetings are not confined to fresh
man women, but are open to soph
omores, juniors, seniors, and even
housemothers if they desire to at
tend.
Since the subject presented by
charm school is ao very construc
tive, and much to be desired by
every woman, anyone who is in
terested is urged to go to the meet
ings.
The group meets every Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock, the notice
of which is posted in the campus
calendar.
Turnipseed Sanctions
Dorm Smoking Room
A smoking room for girls living
in Susan Campbell and Hendricks
halls was Installed Tuesday in the
old dining room of Mary Spiller
hall. This action was taken by
Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, direc
tor of dormitories at the Univer
sity and Oregon State college, fol
lowing a bearing of representatives
from the two halls.
Will Dura !; Claims
Racial Improvement
Solves Nation’s Ills
Philosopher
will Durant, famous lecturer, au
thor, and philosopher, gave a
sparkling address In Gerlinger hall
last night to Oregon students and
Eugene townspeople.
Duck Girls Study
Officiating Work
The officials committee, a new
activity under the sponsorship of
the women’s athletic association, is
composed of women students who
wish to gain experience in scoring,
refereeing, and timing basketball
and swimming meets.
Eileen Moore is manager of the
committee for the swimming sea
son and Miriam Butler for the
basketball season.
At the end of the sports season,
the National Official Rating test
will be given to those who have
participated in this activity.
All swimming and basketball
meets have been handled this 'Sea
son through the officials commit
tee.
Mrs. Belle Stafford,
L. G. Ross, Die Here
Within the last few days death
has claimed two alumni, Mrs. Belle
Van Duyn Stafford, ’08, and Llew
ellyn G. Ross, '29.
Mrs. Stafford died February 11
at the Pacific hospital in Eugene,
She is survived by a daughter,
Virginia Stafford, ex-’34, and a
brother, Herbert Van Duyn, of
Coburg.
Llewellyn Ros3 accidentally shot
himself on February 10 and died
the following day at the Pacific
hospital. He is survived by his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Ross,
of this city. Since his graduation
in 1929, Ross has been studying
architecture here.
Faculty Members
Attend PE Meeting
Five faculty members from the
department of physical education
left yesterday for Seattle where
they will attend the northwest con
ference of the American Physical
Education association.
The conference will have its
headquarters at Hotel Edmond
Meany Friday and Saturday of
this week. The faculty members
plan to return to the campus Mon
day.
Those making the trip are Flor
ence D. Alden, Margaret M. Dun
can, Ruth H. Bloomer, Dean G. F.
Bovard, and E. R. Knollin.
SPENCER TO TALK
Carlton E. Spencer, law school
professor, will speak over KORE
tomorrow night on "National De
fense" from 6:30 to 6:45 under the
auspices of the Lane County chap
ter of the Reserve Officers asso
ciation.
Speaker Sees Problems
From Philosophical
Point of View
Future Holds Hope
Noted Lecturer Predicts
Rule of Best Minds
By Velnm McIntyre
Declaring that America's depres
sion is superficial beside the fun
damental problem of biological im
provement, Dr. Will Durant, speak
ing in Gerlinger last night, set
forth a plan for bettering the ra
cial stock of the country and train
ing her people for an inevitable
world struggle for existence
Speaking as a philosopher, rather
than a political reformer, the emi
nent lecturer touched lightly upon
the economic set-up, in his “Pro
gram for America.’’
Considers Four Phases
Dr. Durant divided the ''basic
problems that overwhelm the
American mind,” due to the com
plete industrialization of her insti
tutions, into four groups.
The first, he claims, deals with
blood, stock—people. American so
ciety is rapidly degenerating be
cause the propagation of its peo
ple has depended largely upon the
un-intellectual group rather than
the intellectual.
“Fools have many children and
the capable men few,” Durant
stated. “If ability is not transmit
ted, then our problem is not read,
but,” he continued, “I believe that
qualities of character and mind are
transmitted, just as qualities of
flesh and blood. How can democ
racy succeed when families that
generate muscle without brains are
smaller than the former group?”
Economic Difficulty
The second problem Dr. Durant
pointed out, was in the field of
economics. The process of natural
selection or the survival of the fit
test, the famous authority said,
holds a supreme position in this
field. Because of the inherent in
equalities of man the concentration
of goods falls into the hands of
the minority.
“The greatest system in exist
ence, mass production, is destroyed
as a result of the inequalities of
man, by the concentration of
wealth into the hands of a minor
ity,” Dr. Durant said. He pointed
out that this process did not limit
itself to individuals but also held
true when applied to nations. He
stated that the ultimate situation
between nations is avoided by cap
turing foreign markets, but that
if one nation gets a lead over the
others, a war is the natural out
come.
He cited the case between Eng
land and Germany in 1913 as an
example. America’s economic in
dustrial situation was alleviated by
supplying the warring nations with
her goods. He attributed the pres
ent situation between Japan and
the United States to the race for
industrial supremacy.
"We can capture the foreign
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Guess What?
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(1) What la Oregon's all-time
football record in wins*,
losses, and ties?
(2) About how much money did
it cost Columbus to discover
America ?
(3) What is the longest river in
the U. 8.
(4) What percentage of the stu
dents attending Oregon are
from Portland?
(5) What American author and
his wife both write best
sellers?
(0) What famous musician was
stone deaf ?
(7) What percentage of the stu
dents attending Oregon are
from Eugene?
(8) What bird has the strongest
digestion In the world?
(9) What English king never
smiled after his son was
drowned?
(10) How many active fraterni
ties are there on the U. of
O. campus?