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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1935)
SWITCHBOARD SLEUTH LOCATES OPERATOR BY GEORGE ROOT Lot those who will wander through swamplands looking for their C'hloes and let Leanders swim Hellesponts for their fair Heros, but here on the Oregon campus when an erstwhile inter viewer's idea sends him searching for a “voice” he is liable to have to brave all the darkest hideouts of the University's build ings at night in order to gain his objective. Now, advertisements which read, “Develop your speaking voice to bring out all its hidden charm,”—or the like are not far wrong. There IS somethin" about a sweet feminine voice (remember, this is a men's edi-i tion!) and especially one which, after you have told the town oper ator that you want “3300,” answers with the most engaging tone, "Uni versity of Oregon—thank you, one moment please!”—and, if you have any spark of Quixote curiosity about you at all, you have won dered,“Who is that—what does she look like—and where is she?!” Well, your sleuth found out that, if you happened to strike the right evening, you were being served not only effectively, but adequately and efficiently as well, by person able Edna Mathews, ex-Oregon student and one of the four atten dant-operators of the University exchange branch of the telephone company. Into the exchange’s inner-sanc tum, in a small room within John son hall’s basement, pushed your voice-seeking sleuth one evening this last week to find out not only who the ow-ner of the said voice was, but also that operating the switch-board of the University’s “P.B.X.,” private branch exchange, is a great deal more interesting than one might think. “Of course, its understood,” young, brunette Mrs. Mathews ex plained, as she sat by the switch board, her hand holding the receiv er in readiness for a call, “that telephone operators are supposed to be deaf, dumb and blind to what goes on over the ’phones, however the exchange here is used as a reg ular information bureau on any subject.” Filling the need for a complaint or service bureau, as well, the exchange does a rousing business as people who are con nected with the exchange “3300" often begin a tirade demanding a certain library book or else pro ceed to orate to the president of the University, not realizing that they must first be re-connected with the local offices under the exchange’s supervision. J The prize conversation complaint of all times, Mrs. Mathews re counted, was that of the annoyed proletariat who irritatedly called the exchanges to say that he un derstood that the University of Oregon published the Morning Ore gonian and he wanted to know why in the name of thundering blazes n'niim.'Ptmiii imuiumiimHiiiMiu Welcome to the | High School j§ Track Men 1 I • We will be glad 1 to serve you. | Stop and see us | on your way to 1 Willamette i Park. All kinds of beverages. ERNIE’S BARBECUE Telephone Springfield 84 Three Miles South of Eugene. * Springfield Junction r Lamson Wins Third Chance To Save Life SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17.— (AP)—The state, twice thwarted in its attempt to hang David A. Lamson as a wife - murderer, elected today to bring him to trial for a third time. At the same time, the former Stanford university publishing house official accepted the prosecu tion’s decision with complacency and predicted he would be ac quitted. Setting of the date for the trial was postponed to next Friday at a brief court session during which the 32-year-old defendant spoke but one word. his paper had not been delivered that morning! Oregon’s private branch ex change has been in operation only during the past four or five years. It is under the direction of D. L. Lewis, superintendent of grounds, and has for alternate operators, be sides Mrs. Mathews, three others: Mrs. Affie McCaulley, ex-student of the University, and Ben Bowie and Richard Hillis, obth students here at the present time. Meet Officials Asked To Be at Igloo Today District managers have been asked to report to the Igloo at 12:00, today, to make preparations for individual districts’ participa tion. All Skull and Dagger members and pledges will meet in the Igloo basement at 8:00 a. m. today, to erect the queen’s throne on Hay ward field. Also, the Skull and Dagger escort for the Queen must meet at the judges’ stand at 1:00 p.m.—white pants and white sweaters will be worn. The parade aids and marshall must report at the Igloo basement at 8:00 a. m. also, today. They must appear at the judges’ stand at 1:00 p. m. in white uniform. Seabeck Is Praised By Former Visitors “It's worth a year at college.” What? Seabeck. Believe it or not, but that’s what students who have been there tell Ray Culver, region al executive secretary of the Y. Mr. Culver was in campus town last night, telling Christians and would-be Christians why they can not afford to miss this by-the-sea conference. Kirby Page, Dr. Douglas Steere, Philadelphia; Dean Ralph Dennis, Northwestern university; and Dr. O. R. Chambers. Oregon State— I these faculty men are four good reasons, he declared, why it will be a good place to be June 15-24. Mr. Culver held forth in Villard assembly, with slide pictures and a detailed account of what happens at the conference. 1 The Flag, It’s Up, It’s Down It’s Cockeyed “About face" came a ringing command from a loud speaker hookup. Prep school athletes grouped in the center of Hayward field turned on cleated shoes to face the flag raising ceremony. Grandstand crowds stood up as the University band played the na tional air. All eyes were centered on hoisting operations across the field. But the “hoisting operators” were having a little trouble. The flag rose slowly and upon reach ing a point where it should have unfurled, tangled strings would not allow it to open. There was an expectant hush as the “oper ators” tugged feverishly at the strings. The band played on. A titter of laughter rippled through the grandstand. The flag came down. The flag went up. Heads in the grandstand crowd jogged nervously as the ceremony became complicated. Still something was wrong—more tugging from the ground crew. Then, at last, the flag opened and streamed out in the breeze—upside down. Laugh ter in the grandstand—the flag came down. “About face” came an order from the speaker. Near, Wood, Thomas Considered for Jobs Dick Near, Burton Wood, and Gerald D. Thomas were selected Wednesday by A. J. Stephens, dis trict manager of Firestone Rub ber Co., as candidates for a year's training in the Firestone school at Akron, Ohio, preparatory to work in the Firestone company. The three business administration stu dents will be assured of the year's training if their applications are accepted. While in Akron, each student will receive a salary, and after completion of a year’s study he will become an employee of the company. Strawberry Event Features Unusual The annual strawberry festival, which is to be held on the faculty tennis court between 6 and 7:30 o’clock on the evening of May 28, promises to be of more interest and original than ever before, it was declared yesterday by Mary McCracken, chairman. A surprise feature, which will be announced next week, is being planned by Elane Goodell, chair man of the entertainment commit tee. Ten cents will be charged for each strawberry sundae and jitney dances will cost visiting gentle men five cents each. A prize dance will be held. Radioland’s Airwaver T OCAL dial winders will have an opportunity to tune in Waltz Time at 9 p. m. this evening over KPO or KGW, and hear Pat O’Shea, Irish tenor. The program at present is one of the most pop ular on the Pacific coast, but its stock is due to drop a couple of kilowatts unless the Irishman has had his voice lifted since we last heard him. TJAT will be remembered as the red-haired, teethy, soloist who appeared with Gus Arnheim when the Colonel toured the coast last fall. His feature numebr tonight will be “One Night of Love.” Mere dith Willson’s orchestra will do the background. 'T'HE California intercollegiate -*■ track meet with athletes from UCLA, California, Southern Cali fornia,and Stanford, competing in the Stanford stadium, will go on the air today over NBC at 2:00 p. m. Don Thompson, sports an nouncer will be on hand to describe the 15 events programmed. <<'T'HIS Is News” by Robert Cathey, Stanley Bromberg, and Lucille George will represent the Emerald over KORE at the regular time today. 35 Students To Pow-wow UpMcKenzie It’s up the river and far away for 35 Presbyterian students to day as Westminster house holds its annual McKenzie retreat at Ce darwood Tavern. Along with a half-dozen adult leaders they will frolic and pow-wow. Next year’s program will be the big item. New offcers, headed by Beverley Caver hill, president, will be installed. Cars are leaving today, one at 6 a. am., one more in the forenoon, and several in the afternoon. Sev eral planning sessions, discussions, worship servxices, and table talks are planned. Among the leaders will be Dean Karl W. Onthank, Dr. E. W. War rington, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mor row of Corvallis Westminster, Mrs. D. L. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bryant. Saturday meetings will be in charge of Jean Lewis, retiring president. Methodists Speed To Newport Today Good weather, plead 30 Metho dist students and Y council mem bers today as they head for New port for a weekend retreat which will feature some pertinent dis cussion on “The Campus, Its Faults,” as well as diverse recrea tion. Cars are leaving early this morn ing for the beach city. The Wesley club students plan two plotting ses sions on how to set the campus right, and two more on finding the power that makes the world go around. There are also worship services, a church service, and en tertainment on the side. Rev. Cecil F. Ristow and W. P. Walter, secretary of the downtown Y, will be adult leaders, assisted by Dorothy Nyland, student director, and Alice Baker. Charles Paddock, new president of Wesley club, will handle one small group discussion on campus problems. What the Dark Man Did Sparce was the business of Mr. Dark Man, 823 E. Blankk Street, Eugene. “Strange,” thought he, “that I don’t get some of the University trade. “My stock is well up—my store is neat— and I carry the best goods I can buy.” Then ( one day into his shop came likely looking young lad who carried hit hat and a few newspapers. And the young man wrote Mr. Dark Man some Emerald advertising. The Emerald ran the Dark Man’s advertis ing at a very low rate per column inch and distributed it to over 2700 students and faculty members. Now—the Dark Man is bragging that he has much of the college business.