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(Rrcaottl tm PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon EDITORIAL OFFICES: Journalism building. Phone 33°®, 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 otherwise credited in this paper and fclso 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 “ Norris Hill Co,, 155 E. 42nd St.,_ New ^York. City i 123 A. J. INorns run v.o., uo *j-»A-c- ~\T .—ih4i W. Madison St., Chicago; 1004 End Ave., Seattle; 1031 Broadway, Los Angeles; Call Building, San Francisco. William E. Phipps Editor Robert Euoas Managing Editor Grant Thuemmel Business Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Talks Hitchcock, Fred Colvig Assistant Editors Malcolm Bauer, Barney Clark, Bob Moore, J. A. Newton Ann-Reed Burns, Dan E. Clark Jr. UPPER NEWS STAFF Clair Johnson . Assistant Managing Editot Reinhart Knudsen . fsltiri fiimrkHf/n .—.. Sports Editor Hex Cooper . Night Chief Ed Robbins . Telegraph George Bikman . Radio Dan Maloney . Special Ann-Keea is urns . nwmcn Mary Graham . Society Dick Watkins . Feature* BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGERS Assistant—rreu rwci Executive Secretary — Jean Cecil _, Advertising Manager — ku Labbe Assistant—Bill Jones Merchandising Manager Eldon Haberman Assistant—Ed Morrow Assistant—Cliff Thomas National Advertising Man ager—-Fred Heidel Circulation Manager — Car roll Auld Classified Manager — Dorris Holmes Sea Sue — Virginia Welling ton Assistant—Patsy Neal Copy Man- Ed Priaulx_ .. Mildred Blackburne . Bill l’ease f>av Editor This Issue Night Editor This Issue of The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college Jear except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, exam.natt.on neriods all of December except the. first seven days, all of Surdi except the first eight days. Entered as second-class matter It the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, v2.-0 a yeat. Keeping in Proper Channels OIM’ONKNTS o!’ compulsory student body fepK have declared their i1111-ntio11 oL' submitting this involved controversy to those people who are least interested the people of the state of Oregon. In taking Ibis step proponents of the ref erendum movement will do two things which we believe wrong: 1. The citizenry of the state of Oregon are not affected directly with the problem and as a whole are the least qualified to make a decision upon this strictly educational matter: 2. The result would necessarily l»e in favor of the group which spread the greatest amount of effective “propaganda” to disin terested persons to whom it would l»e virtual ly impossible to convey the facts in order that a thorough study of the case could be made. The stole legislature Inis empowered the state board of higher education at its dis cretion to levy a student body lee upon every student attending an institution in the state system of higher education. State senators decided that the whole matter of student fees should be left in the hands of the members ol' the statesman!. State representatives voted that the state hoard should he the body to consider the matter of student fees. (lovciMior Martin approved the action ol 1he legislators, showing that he, too. was oi the opinion that the state hoard should con tinue to direct the policies of higher educa tion. Oregon students should aquaint them selves with the facts pertaining to the stu dent fee controversy. Oregon students should study every plva.se of the student fee issue. Future action should he left to the state board and to the students themselves. Instead of making the mistake of both ering and confusing the people of the state with this educational issue, Oregon State college students are keeping the student fee controversy in the proper channels by voting in open meeting upon tile following resolu tion drafted by the student body executive committee: WHKRKAS, A uniform student associa tion fee had been in effect at Oregon State college and at other higher educational insti tutions for 25 years, without question or serious objection, ns a means of financing in part the many activities aside from regulai classroom work which form an integral and valuable part of college training, and WHEREAS, This uniform fee was de. dared illegal under present laws by the attorney general of Oregon and was hence made optional despite tlie expressed desire of the state board of higher education to main tain it, and WHEREAS, II was the experience of this campus that the abandonment of the policy of levying a moderate uniform student activ ity fee resulted in uncertainty, lack of unity, misunderstandings, loss of morale and gen erally unsatisfactory and undemocratic con ditions among the students with respect to this phase of their college life, and even affected the attitude of many toward other established college regulations and programs, and WHEREAS, An enabling act has now been passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor which empowers the state board of higher education to levy such a uniform fee at any or all of the institu tions under conditions as it may deem wise und in an amount not exceeding So a term, therefore be it RESOLVED, That the students of Oregon State college at a call meeting March (5, l!)3o express their sincere gratitude to the Oregon state legislature for recognising the problems and needs of college students by passing this enabling aet by the decisive majority and their appreciation to Governor Charles H Martin for his support as expressed by his signing '.he bill, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Oregon State stu dents express appreciation to the slate board of higher education for its effective handling of this difficult situation and rccpje.t that the board inform the public concerning facts in eider that current misunderstanding ana mismiormauon may ue uonecieu, anu oe it further RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the Oregon State college student body that a uni form student activity fee properly admin istered and under the general control of the state board of higher education is the most democratic, efficient and economical system of insuring to all students regardless of finan cial condition the full advantages that come from college attendance; that instead of be ing an unfair burden laid upon the student of limited means, the fees would provide a method whereby through the payment of a moderate sum he is assured of equal advant ages and opportunities in the enjoyment of and or participation in such activities as musical organ' ons, concerts and lectures brought to the campus, forensics, publica tions, athletics, a id the many forms of stu dent government.- 1 activities the limits or effect of which cannot be sharply drawn; that in view of these facts we deplore attempts to mislead the public as to the fair ness and value of this law and that we oppose any movement designed to delay its taking effect; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this resolu tion be forwarded to tne speaker of the house, Mr. John E. Cooter, and the president of the senate, Mr. Harry L. Corbett, in the Oregon legislature; to Governor Charles H. Martin, and to members and the secretary of the state board of higher education, and that copies be supplied to the press of the state. One Man’s Opinion E wonder what will become of little Alyce Jane McHenry, the 10-year-old girl whose internal workings were so completely gummed up that doctors had to operate to place them in their proper order. Little Alyce was just another American schoolgirl until the trouble was discovered. When illness made examinations necessary, the doctors found that her stomach - among other things was upsldedown. Other of her vital organs were located in places where they simply had no busi ness being located. So the good surgeons oper ated to right the wrong. If she recovers she will probably be quite a curiosity along with the Dionne quints and the Hilton sisters, the Siamese twins. The American people are curious folk. We take the most enormous and childlike interest in such things as the quints, the Siamese twins and now little Alyce Jane. Some new curiosity is con tinually chasing the old ones off the front page to the back and finally to oblivion. Ripley has cap italized admirably on this bug of curiosity which flourishes inside of us. The holder of the vaude ville contract for the Dionne quints will cast in with huge dollar signs when the youngsters are old enough to exhibit. In comparatively small quantities, this cur iosity is in all probability a healthful thing. It is only when it goes to extremes that it becomes a sign of morbidity and the basis for future decay. There is a very fine line between the wholesomely interested attitude and that of de praved curiosity concerning sordid things. Speaking of signs of decay, a certain writer whom we follow quite closely, points out that the greatest structural efforts of a race almost invariably come when they are approaching their downfall. He is speaking of purely physical pro jects of building and cites as examples the build ing of the Egyptian pyramids with the subsequent fall of that empire and also the fall of Rome but a short time after her building efforts had reached their height. If there is anything in comparison with ancient empires, he inquires, can there be any significance in the fact that America has in the process of completion, the most gigantic building enter prises the world has ever seen? Speaking, of course, of the great dams now under construction and of the San Francisco bay bridges, as well as the skyscrapers already completed. Personally, we believe that there are so many "signs" that an amateur prophet may find an indication of most anything he might wish to prophecy. It is quite the open season for prog nosticators. In fact, from the rapidity with which the public debt is mounting, it might seem that the theorists are trying to make their dreams come true by spending huge amounts in furthering them. As yet, it is difficult to deter mine just where idle dreaming leaves off and actual constructive building begins.. Actually, I he whole subject makes our head whirl just the least bit. Anyhow, such things keep' our mind occupied and keep us from worrying about the things congress might do if it went completely liog-wild instead of only mildly balmy. And sure ly that is some comfort. By Stivers Vernon The Passing Show JAI’ANKSK IMPIKl \1.ISM COM10 of the American press has censured ^ Japanese action in issuing an oriental hands off policy. These same newspapers, which run periodical editorials praising the Monroe Doctrine, are among the first to strike at Japanese imperialistic policy as a violation of the laws of nations. Japan. ' they say, has cut herself off from the other countries, and has declared that foreign inter vention in the orient is tantamount to a declara tion of war against the Nipponese. The American newspapers apparently fail to see any similarity between this pronouncement i and the Monroe Doctrine. They fail to see that the Americans and Japanese in both announce ments were endeavoring to protect their countries from the ravaging encroachments of foreign nations Both nations were motivated by patri otic ideals. But, these newspapers must sec a peril; if there is uot a German danger, there might as well be a Yellow Peril. Besides, there is a lot of glamour in the pic i lure of yellow horde .weeping down upon de ft at 1 v - q is i ehi)•• ] -pi- < •••• sell - papers.—V. C. L A. Daily Brum Rhapsody In Ink —... By the Octopus - TIME CRAWLS ON. Science Last week a furious controversy raged on the campus. Students at the University were split into two! definite parties, one contigent was ; | stringently opposed to big- dark ; I Marshall Harrison's weedy mus tache. The other thougt that no- i thing could be done about it. The ! j former faction decided that a good plan would be to lure Harrison out! some dark night and scrape his i nether lip with a piece of broken glass. The resigned pacifists thought that violent action should be avoided, even to the point of pro- j tecting the fur bearer out of sea i son, or in. Nignts of conspiracy passed, and the war party formed its plans . . . Nights of conspiracy j passed for the peace party, too. ; A war traitor kept them informed 1 as to which way the wind was blowing .... Three nights ago big Marsh re ceived a call that the little bird was stranded at Gosser’s with a four dollar bill for an evening at the stein. “What a solo that was,” horsed Harrison, puffing like a grampus. Throwing on a light gamp, he proceeded out in the chill of the early morning. A score of gang sters swarmed over his protesting body ere he had covered half the distance to his goal. Another score j attacked the first group, savagely, laying about them with claymore and pike . . . Peace ut any cost I was their motto. During the ensuing battle the ! wrinkled form of Harrison wended j unnoticed from under the side walk I toward the doors of the S. A. E. I house, and safety . . . (The big, ! fat baboon!) Further bloodshed was averted when Harrison saw the light and scalped his pan. The next day he! ventured out with bulging sinuses | but sans mustache and hunted look. | T runsportution Rolling quietly down Willamette j street yesterday, a long, yellow i speed boat on wheels startled' gawking students who scurried in-. to stores, and up poles believing that prohibition days were here again with the accompanying dizzy experiences. However, after more minute investigation of the yellow vision, it was found to be a new convertible coupe.-and driven by the inimitable Hether ington. Alfa Fee blond fortress. She flicked dainty greetings to friends as she rode in pompous majesty over dogs and small children. Commented Greek God Tither lngton: "Well, well, well.” It is rumored that he will take four hours next term. TIME STOPS. Huey Long Will Take Air Tonight By George Bikinan Emerald Radio Editor Senator Huey P. Long of Lou isiana will consider his plan for the : redistribution of wealth during a I half hour address over NBC to night at 8:30. KGO is releasing ! the talk in the west. Lou Holtz, i wise cracking comedian will come I to Paul Whiteman's Music hall for a long time engagement as heau 1 line funny man, beginning tonight at 7:00. Ned Gee, our Good Knight of the Air, at 4:15 today bids fare well to fair damsels of radio land on his final program of the ! term. Sir Knight Chuck French of thi‘ good heart and nimble fingers will accompany Knight Ned on his faithful ivory steed. And secretly, we're going to surprise the boys on the broad cast with a bit of unexpected drama. Aren't you curious? If you ask Rudy Vallee's tailor, business is just dandy. When the outfitter called at the NBC stu-1 dios the other day to show the; busy maestro, who's on today at j 5 o'clock, some samples of new fabric, Rudy looked them over I passed them critically between his fingers and said casually: "I'll take one like that in blue: one like this m brown, and one like this in brown. Thanks for calling. Good afternoon.” Senior Ball Time I Will Be Extended lf> Dick Watkins Emerald Feature Editor DANCES Some further dope j on ye Senior Ball ... as a ounces- j sion to the. class of 'So's big deal the hour of parting from Bart Woodyard's music Saturday eve ning. will be extended from the usual campus curfew hour to l'i:S>.i a. m. . . . McCall further informs us that real dyed-in-the-wool southern gentlemen of color at specially imported for the affair as plantation entertainers . . anoth - r ■ ell ..tiou ' dl bi th i faking of motion ptcturcs binnhu'i io tnose at Hollywood premieres, jf all the campus big-wigs and their dolls, as they make their stately entree into the scenes of festivity and merrymaking, a la southern style . . . the movies will te made by the Sigma Delta Chi lads, and will be shown at their: lance, scheduled early in April, as i the first jig of the spring term. . . * * * DISC'S Some recent Victor sec-j ond record releases worth hearing include, Cole Dorter singing two; 01 his latest hits. “The Cocotte.” and “The Physician”; . . . “Fats” Waller on “I’m a 100 Percent for 1 ou,” and “You Fit Into the Pic ture”; . . . Raymond Paige’s or chestra on two good tunes (from “All the King’s Horses”) “When i Mj Prince Charming Comes Along” and “A Little White Gar denia,” (a nugget i; and Kay Noble! doing a swell number, "Clouds” BANDS — Fred Waring has re ceived over 53,000 song lyrics, within the last year or so, submit ted by hopeful amateur lyricists j from every state in the union and from many foreign countries . . . Waring has estimated that there are at least a million talented lyri: writers in the IJ. S., but that only; about 10 per year actually succeed! in breaking into Tin Pan Alley . . .; The Pennsylvanians plan to use1 the three best of 50 lyrics selected from the 53,000, as holding real merit, on one of their fwthmjaiiu,., broadcasts . . . Incidentally Waring and his show are on this evening for their regular full hour spot, starting at 0:30, over the CBS . . . Campus Brevities Graduate Marries Charles F. Todd, graduate of the University law school, of Cascadia, Washing ton, was married last Saturday to Miss Delia L. Goodhilton of Brem erton, Washington. Visits in Eugene — Thornton L. Glatzer of New York visited Mr. C. F. Sullivan, graduate student ir j history, on his way south this past ( weekend. Mr. Glatzer, a former student of Columbia university, i■ employed by a New York sporting l goods firm. Honored at Party — Sam Lie- j bowitz was the guest of honor at a party given recently by mem bers of Gamma hall. Ray Lopez. Frank Lloyd, and Walter Hopson acted as hosts for the affair. Married Recently Helen Both well Crouch, M.A. '27, and Joseph U. Douglass were married in New York on March 2. For the past four years Mrs. Douglass has been employed by the radio service of the United States department of agriculture. Here From Portland ScoL CJodfelter, former student at the University and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, spent last weekend visiting at the chapter house. Visit at Alpha Chi Omega— Jane Bezzant and EIno Launce, students at Oregon State college, were weekend guests at the Alpha Chi Omega house. Both girls are affiliates of the Oregon State chapter of the sorority. Library Has Articles On Amos Burg Travels In connection with the lectures presented by the adventure-mind ed alumnus, Amos Burg, at a lo cal theater March 4 and 5, is the display in the library of his literary offerings as they appeared in a national magazine, The articles are much the same and show many of the pictures used in his film. "A Native Son Rambles in Ore gon" has photographs of this state taken by Burg. Two accounts of Alaskan trips include pictures of George Rebec, head of the philoso phy department when on his Alas kan trip. Your chauffeur to PORTLAND This is the w ay to so, especially in wet weather. Let the engineer take the w heel; you take it easy. ONE WAY ROUNDTRIP $3 Tour trains each way daily, tn eludtng overnight tourist sleep ing ear sets iec northbound (loner berth, $1.25). Southern Pacific A. J, Ciiilettc, Fhcat .ro9 The Curious DON CARRUTH, born in Waits burg, Washington, August 14, 1914, i is one of those people who doesn’t; say a great deal about himself but through process of time, if you’re lucky, you will discover many in-! teresting things about him—they I are things you’d never suspect and < each gives a new insight into his real abilities. He has for hobbies: photography, (“till somebody stole my camera in Chicago last year’’) radio, music and chess. He is the gentleman who has built a public-address and phonograph amplifying system for use at Westminster house. Every | Friday evening, dozens of students dance to music supplied by his, machines and unless you take the ! trouble to Investigate, you'd never! know by his manner that he is running the show. Don is a science major, taking pre-med work. Among his other; talents, he is an excellent vocalist | and plays the violin skillfully. He i has appeared over local radio pro-1 grams frequently and is invited out i to various organizations all over the state to sing. Swimming and fishing are his: favorite sports. He hikes, but like ] most everything else he does, there is a real purpose behind it. He goes out to get specimens for the biolog ical lab which is set up in the back room of the “Lemon O” pharmacy. Don is not decided yet as to what he wants to do. It may be medicine, or music—but again it may not. He is intrigued by com munications and is working toward a broadcasting license for his ama teur station. Don’s reading again expresses his constant drive toward accum ulation of knowledge: articles and books of a technical nature, on biology, radio and photography. The University ? “The right place for a person who is working to ward a definite objective. Pardon the personal conceit, but there are many attending who have no place here.” Don's likeable, easy to become acquainted with and a staunch, loyal friend. What finer recom mendation can anyone have than that? (Continued from Pane One) rolds, Ruth Robinson, Letty Cline, Miss McGowan, and Miss Farmer. Several of the models are former Oregon students. Kwama and Thespian, sopho more and freshman women's serv ice honoraries, are in charge of the mass meeting. Immediately fol lowing the style show, tea will be served on the sun porch of Gerlin Ser. Roll call at the mass meeting will be taken by houses as it has been in the past. All faculty mem bers' wives interested in attending are cordially invited to do so. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. INTERESTING PEOPLE AWS Meeting CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BEAUTY SALONS Distinctive finger waves, 35c. Love's Beauty Salon. Phone 991. DRESSMAKING PETITE SHOP 573 13th St. E. Phone 3208. “Style Right—Price Right” DRESSMAKING Designing and remodeling— moderate cost. Mrs. Liston, 1611 Lincoln. Phone 2616-J. STUDENTS Have your car serviced before you leave with Aviation Ethyl gasoline at Ernie Danner's Ser vice Station. Unexcelled person al service. “Smile as you drive in '35." Phone 1765. Corner 10th and Olive. FOR SALE Corona portable for sale. 1239 Alder. TYPING Theses, term papers typed reasonably. Satisfaction. Write 609 Quincy, Cottage Grove. 1 time . lOe per line. 2 times . 5c per line. PHONE 3300 EMERALD CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Again I See in tancy — >. -By Frederic S. Dunn ~ .. — _ . _ _ Put TtrVmri tr\ tViiQ r\r!H hpaH-nippp 3t. ratnck s IJav in tne A. M., 1891 The Class of '92 in its junior | year was a “frabjous” lot, if that means a curious bunch. We did such queer things, almost as queer as the next classes both north and south of us. One day in February of ’91, we conceived the idea that we needed distinctive head-gear which, so far as I know, was orig inal with us,—I mean the idea, though the head-gear too was “non compos mentis.” Perhaps tnat is not exactly the needed phrase, but it sounds peculiarly appropos. So we intimated our scheme to Messrs. Howe and Rice of the Brownsville Woolen Mills Store, operating about where the Imperial Cafe is now located, and the result was a pearl-grey Derby, the old-style "dicer," but conspicu ously ashen. I am wrong. There were only seven-eighths of us that indulged in this preposterous insigne. We missed unanimity by one. Joe bolt ed. Nothing could move him. We thought him a poor sport at the time, but now we can see that he was the only sensible one in the bunch. We did hot wear those monstros ities any too often. They created such consternation among the co eds and such ridicule among the profane. Mine very soon f6und a deserved niche in the attic where I discovered it years afterwards, all mottled and moth-eaten. we added the colors and accoutre ments appropriate to St. Patrick, we certainly were one hiatus mir acle. Now. Patrick himself we only knew to be a good Saint, the enemy of snakes, the friend of the Irish. His calendar date we accepted as a signal of jollity and good fel lowship. Home Rule was as yet ah antipodal problem, the religious controversy as remote as Little America, and oranges only a little more palatable than lemons. So we importuned our mothers or sis ters, or some substitute for the same, to sew green stripes down the seams of our trousers and green bands around our coat sleeves. Again I am wrong, for again we failed of unanimity by one. This time, it was Porter “Maximus” who could not be prevailed upon to don the stripes. Anyway, we would have been compelled to tele • graph for more ribbon for his long legs. We had bought up all the green available in the village, as it was. And thusly we paraded on St. Patrick's Day in the Morning of 1891, and whistled octetly “The Wearing o' the Green,” alternating it with “Marching Through Geor gia.” “Sweet Rosie O’Grady” and "My Wild Irish Rose” were yet un born. But what we rnssed in tune fulness, we made up in other ways. Every now and then, Porter “Maxi mus” would pick up McClure "Min (Please turn tu faye three) Above: From an old photo of lower Broadivay at John St.» New York about 1890. Right: Actual site of 150 pair cable. Bell System engineers long ago began to work out a way to clear city streets of overhead wires. The first telephone cables were crude affairs—a few wires drawn through a pipe. Continuous research brought forth improved designs, better manufacturing methods, cables of smaller size yet far greater capac* ity. The cable with the greatest number of wires today—3636—is 2%" in diameter. More than 94% of the Bell System’s wire mile age is now in storm resisting cable—one of many developments to improve service. Why not drop in at home tonight — by telephone? For a lot of pleasure at bargain, rate?, (tail by number after 8:30 P M. r* & ' We thank you for | your patronage ® during the last § term. l8! 1 And it' you survive tlie B approaching; ordeal of B exam week— ® | Wc look forward to ( serving you again (| next term. j| | THE COLLEGE SIDE INN New uni Smith. Proprietor Mi'ALs—s\ \i'Ks rorXTI’R sl'KVIt’1' ■ ■ ■ sub ■ as aaa"