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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1935)
Oregon Cities League Gives VariedAdvice Research Group Advice Sought From Oregon Municipalities Requests for information on how to draft a model milk ordinance, requirements for a city jail, stamp tax on beer, public liability in surance and a wide variety of oth er problems and policies have poured into the office of the League of Oregon Cities during the first six weeks of this year, it is reported by Herman Kehrli, executive secretary of the league and the director of the University bureau of municipal research. Information and advice was sought from the league by 25 cities during this period. Three requests came in on one day for the services of F. A. Cuthbert, professor of landscape architecture at the Uni versity, who serves as the league’s consultant in this field. He is one of several consultants available to league members. In all, over 30 requests were made to the office during this time. They covered such problems as peddlers’ licenses, taxes on utili ties, succession to the mayor’s of fice, city’s bills when election bal lots are printed by the county, building condemnation proceed ings, protection of home bakery, liquor control ordinance, appoint ment of health officer, new char ter, P.WA applications, and lien foreclosures. Many of the requests were hand led by the league's new field con sultant, R. S. Bryson, formerly city recorder of Eugene. Campus Brevities Returns From Rosehurg—Ella mae Woodworth returned to the campus after spending the week end visiting with friends and rela tives at her home in Roseburg. Spent Weedenil in Carlton— Grace Jeanstedt spent last week end visiting with her parents at her home in Carlton. * * Visits in Corvallis — Dorothy Read spent the weekend visiting friends in Corvallis. Returns From Salem — Evelyn Haag returned to the campus Sun day evening after spending the weekend at her home in Salem. Miss Haag was accompanied by Maxine Vogt who was her guest during the weekend. Visitor on Campus — Marjorie Marcus of Salem visited on the campus during the weekend and attended the Alpha Chi Omega dance Saturday evening. Miss Mar cus was a member of the class of ’34 and is an affiliate of Alpha Chi Omega. * * * Visits on Campus — Jimmey Phelps of Salem was a visitor on the campus during the past week end. While here, he attended the Alpha Chi Omega dance Saturday evening. Returns From Portland—Jan nette Jones returned to the cam pus Sunday evening after visiting with her parents at her home in Portland. * # * Visits Here Over Weekend—Bon nie Porter accompanied by Erma Roberson, Velma Hart and Eleanor Sweness, all of Portland, were weekend visitors on the campus. * * » Spends Weekend in Portland— Harry Eide spent the weekend vis iting in Portland. * * * Visits in Portland—James Stang ier spent the weekend visiting in Portland. * * * Returns From Home—Bill Coop er returned to the campus Sunday after visiting with his parents at his home in Portland. * * * Visits in Astoria—Robert Mor rison visited during the weekend with his parents at his home in Astoria. * * * Returns From Portland—Floyd Lees returned to the campus Sun day after visiting with relatives at his home in Portland during the weekend. * * * Home for Weekend—Bob Zurch er spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives in Portland. » * » Goes to Albany— Jane Lee spend the weekend in Albany with her family. * • • Lueas Returns— Robert Lucas, managing editor of the Emerald, returned from Portland Sunday after spending the weekend in the city visiting his family. <f * * Visits Family— Evelyn Haag returned to the campus Monday after spending the weekend in Salem visiting with her family. Visits Relatives— Margaret Hay returned to Eu gene Sunday evening after spend ing the weekend in Portland where she visited with friends and rela tives. Weekends in Corvallis— June Tower returned from Cor vallis Sunday evening, after spend ing the weekend on the Oregon State campus where she visited friends. Returns to Eugene— Dorothy Read returned to Eu gene Sunday evening after spend ing the weekend on the Oregon State campus. She was a guest of Irma Barton while in Corvallis. World Relations Group Presents Russian Speaker Haiuk lo Describe Events Of Red Revolution A sketch of the conditions in Russia contributing- to the revolu tion and ascendancy of communism and present day conditions will be given by William Haluk in a lec ture Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 in Villard hall. The lecture is given under the auspices of the international relations club of which Dr. Victor P. Morris is the advisor. Haluk was born in Russia and served in the army during the world war. He also witnessed the revolution in Russia. In 1921 he came to the United States and be came a naturalized citizen. At pres ent, he is an illumination engineer in San Francisco. At a meeting of the Eugene chamber of commerce Friday, Feb ruary 22, Haluk stated he came to the United States to get money and planned to stay long enough to get some. Soviet propaganda had con vinced him that the United States was a nation where the people were abject slaves of capitalists, even i worse than in Russia before the revolution. But a study of our charity hospitals, of our constitu tion and of the characters of fam ous American leaders changed all his former ideas. He further stated at the meet ing that the great corporations which agitators hold up as mon I sters do more for the nation and its people than the most benevolent European dictators. European dic tators, past and present, have been primarily interested in gratifying their love for power and command and not in bringing progress to their people, he claims. Haluk believes that congress and the American citizens should take definite action against the spread of communist propaganda in the United States today. K wain a Will Give Tea For Freshman Women Freshmen women will be enter tained Thursday, February 28 with a tea given by Kwama, sophomore women's service honorary, at Ger linger hall from 3:30 to 5 p. m. Dorothy Dill is chairman for the affair assisted by Eleanor French. Marjory Kissling is in charge 6f publicity. The purpose of the tea is to bet ter the contact between freshman and sophomore women on the cam pus. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a yeai. Learn to Dance You'll Dance in Your First Lesson New Class For Beginners Wednesday—8 p. m. 8 Lessons $5, Co-eds, $3.50 Merrick Dance Studio 861 Willamette Phone 3081 Extraordinary Portrayals Mark 'David Copperfield9 As the Lady Behind sighed when she blew her nose and rose to go, “Wasn't that something!” It certainly was, L. B. “David Copper-field,” playing now at the -Mac, comes up to all expectations and even keeps faith with the ad vertising ballyhoo sent out. The more-than-two-hour sitting is fully compensated by the charm of the picture. It’s good stuff. Dickens, we think, would have approved. Through the authorita tive adaptation by Hugh Walpole, the world of David Copperfield emerges, built up scene by scene, character after character, into one Jong but grand movie. The cine matic problem, that of reconcil ing Dickensian followers to the pace of the movie and satisfying those unfamiliar with the books’ slow unfolding, has been quietly .solved with a minimum of plot telescoping and character omis sion. No need to tell the story. The child-world of David, from the time of his birth to his second marriage, is there among the strange cari catures with which Dickens sur rounded his favorite character, these people make the film as they made the novel. Freddie Bartholomew Is an ap pealing little David, with his mov ing, though slightly effeminate per formance and thoroughly English mannerisms. W. C. Fields makes a great Micawber, but an Ameri can Micawber in the best Fields comedy. Edna May Oliver is by far the best caricature as the ec centric, fussy Aunt Betsey Trot wood. Lionel Barrymore becomes a genuine old salt, Dan Peggotty, Maureen O'Sullivan gives a nice bit of flightiness as David’s child v/ife, and Lennox Pawle is the most realistic half-wit seen in many a day. The stream of char acters goes on indefinitely. The only disappointment is the grown-up David, Frank Lawton, who builds up an excellent role to its climax, but fails to exaggerate the part in the best Victorian mel odramatic fashion, as the rest of the cast has done. His David is too real. Our guess: Best cry: Peggotty leaving Dav id with his cruel stepfather. Best casting: The remarkable likeness between young and grown up David. Best suspense: Little Em-ly standing at the end of the pier. Best scene: Aunt Betsey facing the malevolent Murdstones. Best early Victorian character: Steerforth, the suave and unfaith ful. Most perfect characterization: Lennox Pawle as the half-wit Mr. Dick. Most consistent laugh: “Barkus is willin'.” Best Dickensian setting: “The ,'wine factory. News note: Freddie Bartholomew has been put into a Garbo version of "Anna Karenina,” as a follow-up for his Copperfield role. Annual Custom (Continued from Page One) library and Villard hall, is to be revived,” continues the committee’s decree. The “hello” tradition was originally simply an expression of the friendly and democratic Ore in the early days of the school, but as early at 1919, returning soldiers and otherwise increased enrollment caused the custom to wane, and the Emerald began to conduct apac. modic editorial campaigns for its enforcement. After a somewhat heated campus struggle to keep it up, the traditions committee sum med up general campus opinion in 1927. Its dictum was that the "hello” idea is a spirit and has little value in itself as a mere parrot-like repetition of words. Greatly in creased enrollment makes it cum bersome and almost impossible to enforce, particularly between class hours. "It would keep one’s mouth open all the way from Villard to the library,” as Prof. Dunn puts it, "but the spirit behind it’s a good one.” Campus Calendar (Continued from Page One) of the most important meetings of the year. Sigma Delta Chi will meet Tues day at 4:15 in room 102 Journalism. Everybody be there to discuss im portant business. There will be a Kwama meeting at Alpha Xi tonight at 7:15. All members not present will be fined. Skull und Dagger members will have their pictures taken for the Oregana at 12:40 today in front of Johnson hall. Mass meeting of active members of W. A. A. this afternoon at 4 p. m. in A. W. S. room, Gerlinger hall. Nomination of officers will take place. The interior decoration commit tee of the Y. W. C. A. frosb com mission will meet at the bungalow at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Elections for next year’s Ton queds officers will be held tonight H. G. Wells9 Autobiography Comments on World Affairs H. O. Wells’ reminiscences in “Experiment in Autobiography” are a fruitful source of information about world problems, literature, history and numerous other sub jects, Mrs. E. B. Belknap, librar ian at the Co-op, says. At one place or another in the book, the English novelist touches upon all these things, she said, devoting considerable time and space to his contemporaries in the world of let ters. Discusses World Topics So much does he concern him self with subjects not actually rel ative to his own life story that it is really a commentary on world affairs of his times as much as an autobiography. Wells rides his pet hobby, politi cal science, in the book, expound ing on his theories for a world state at some length. This may not j interest all readers, opined Mrs. Belknap, but Wells is undoubted ly qualified to discuss this subject, being a shrewd and alert observ er. The Englishman seizes upon let ters from friends as subject mat ter for discussion, as well as the Writings of his contemporaries, with many of whom, he is ac quainted. Profusely Illustrated A bulky tome, ‘'Experiment in Autobiography” is liberally illus trated with photographs, reproduc tions of paintings and, last but not least, a goodly number of Wells’ own pen and ink sketches. Wells, with characteristic humor describes his book as "Discoveries and Con clusions of a Very Ordinary Brain (since 1866’).” at 7:30 in the Pi Beta Phi house. Ail members of the organization are urged to attend. The Prose and Poetry group will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. Members of Amawks will meet today at 5:30 at the Anchorage. Phi Beta meeting today at 7 in Gerlinger. Members of the welfare commit tee of the frosh commission will meet at the bungalow this after noon at 4:15. Mrs. Titus will speak on the Euegen baby clinic. Temenlds formal pledging will be tonight at 7:15, in Gerlinger hall. Pledges bring applications. All members be present. Send the Emerald to your friends. Teltoft Licks Lees For School Title George Teltoft, Oregon Yeomen celluloid artist, yesterday outpad dled Floyd Lees, Delta Tau Delta table performer, for the champion ship in all-campus ping pong, 23 21, 21-14, 21-17. The University titlist had prev iously disposed of Jay Scruggs, another blond Delt swatter, and Lees eliminated Avery Combs, Al pha hall semi-finalist. Within the week Hugh McCredie, Beta Scot, will tangle with Bill Gearhart for the handball singles crown. Last week the doubles crown in handball was won by the team of Bill Fowler and Les Hollenbeck. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. Women’s Debate Squad Discusses Movie ‘Purging’ Lively Interest Displayed in Open Forums John L. Casteel, director of speech, who accompanied the women's public discussion group on their weekend tour in place of James A. Carrell, instructor, who was ill, reported a very successful trip. The group returned yesterday evening. Wilhelmina Gerot, Mary Nelson, Betty Brown, and Helen Harriman presented, analyzed, and gave a feasible solution to the problem of public censorship of the movies be fore three audiences while they were away. On Sunday evening they ap peared before the First Methodist church of The Dalles. Yesterday they discussed the movie problem, before an assembly of about 200 of the Southern, Oregon Normal school at Monmouth, and before an audience of 600 in the Salem high school. Casteel said that in all instances the girls did remarkably well and created a lively interest on the part of the listeners which was ex pressed in the open forum follow ing each presentation. Indicative of the interest aroused by the University public discussion groups in the communities in which they appear is the audience attracted by the men’s group at their recent appearance in Canyon ville. The city has a population of 175; the turnout for the Univer sity’s symposium on old age pen sions was 250. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. Others may disappoint. I never do. I’m always mild, always fine to taste—because I’m made of fragrant, expensive center leaves, only. Turn your back on top leaves. I do. They’re raw, bitter, stinging. Turn your back on bottom leaves because these coarse, sandy, grimy bottom leaves don’t belong in your smoke. Before I consider it worthy, every leaf must be a center leaf, mild, fine-tasting, fragrant. That’s why I'm your best friend. LUCKIES USE °N LEAVES... CENTER LEAVES GIVE YOU THE MILDEST SMOKE Coajrl*bt 113}, Tb« Autilcas Tobv.co Compear. itey Ta&tH ISet&k