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Newspaper Page Textf Looking Their Best Campus men are on their best behavior this week . . with coeds looking critically in their search for “the man” for the Mortar Board ball Saturday, as they have , the dating to do this time. VOLUMNE XXXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1935 NUMBER 121 Resu me of the Day’s News By the Associated Press - MAY 21 Elephant Kills Trainer LOS ANGELES — The unex plainable, sudden reversion oi caged animals to the killing in stincts of their jungle forebear.1 today claimed the life of the sec ond trainer here in ten days. “Prince,” bull elephant leader of the herd at A1 G. Barnes circus winter quarters at Baldwin Park, fatally gored Joe Reed, veteran trainer, as he was putting eight elephants and 12 tigers through their paces for a projected jungle film. Reed died in a hospital to day. On May 12, Harman Ziegler, likewise an experienced animal trainer, died of wound inflicted when 15 lions went wild at a lion farm at Del Monte. China Delies Threat NANKING — China’s national government, through its foreign of fice, today vigorously denied re ceiving any warning that Japan intends to invade the North China demilitarized zone. A spokesman, commenting on the statement attributed to the Japanese military attache at Shanghai that the Japanese had warned the Chinese of impending I military occupation of the zone, to end alleged bandit activities, said “The alleged warning was never given.” While reports from cities near the great wall said Japanese troops were moving southward from Je hol province, Manchoukuo, while military planes were massed at the wall, national government authori ties at P eiping, told Japanese of ficials China was quite able to take care of banditry in the area. (>erman Army Increased BERLIN - The government is sued a law tonight compelling all Germans between the ages of 18 and 45 to serve one year in the army. It is effective at once. Persons over 45 will form re serves and “during war every Ger man man and woman will be obliged to serve the fatherland,” the decree said. While the government did not divulge the exact size of Germany’s army under the recent conscrip tion law, it was said it would con sist of 36 divisions. The strength of a division was not stated. “This new law,” the propagan da ministry asserted, “does not mean that Germany's army will swell to millions. The minister of defense will enlist persons so far as there are vacancies. The often mentioned figure of from 550,000 to 600,000 is about average." F.D. Will Deliver Message WASHINGTON — A vigorous veto message, forecast to spell si multaneous death to the inflation ary Patman bonus bill and birth of a new cash payment drive, tonight was assured of personal delivery by President Roosevelt tomorrow to a joint session of congress. Six hours of filibustering talk by ^ Senator Long (D-La) to keep the senate from joining the house to hear the message collapsed finally under a parliamentary maneuver which took the Louisianan off the floor. But the break did not come until the White House itself had said the president would take his precedent-shattering veto to the house tomorrow even if the senate were not on hand. Gonzaga Professor III SPOKANE, Wash.—Prof. James Sullivan, S.J., instructor of biology at Gonzaga university, was re ported to be gravely ill at a hospi tal tonight with spotted fever con tracted from the bite of a Rocky mountain woodtick. The professor was bitten at Twin Lakes, Idaho, 10 days ago, but the tick was not discovered un til last Saturday. It had bored deeply into the flesh. Dr. John O'Shea described his condition as “critical.” Mrs. J. Emery Snyder Is Very Critically 111 Mrs. J. Emery Snyder, chaperone at the Delta Delta Delta sorority was taken critically ill last evening and was taken to the Pacific hos pital. According to reports available at a late hour last night her con dition was not improved and wa: very serious. Campus Calendar Phi Mu Alpha special meetinf Thursday, 4 o'clock at the bane room. Very important. Final Installment Spring Registration Must Be Paid Soon A large number of students have not yet paid their last in stallment fee for registration for spring term. These fees were due Saturday, May 18, and a fine of 25 cents is incurring for each additional day. Fees should be paid on second floor of John son hall. Theda Spicer Will Head Independent Women Next Year Oritles Plan Duos System, No-Date Dance Theda Spicer was elected next year's president of the Orides, in dependent women's organization, at the annual elections Monday night in the AWS room in Gerling er hall. / Other officers selected were Bernice Stromberg, vice-president; Eileen Donaldson, treasurer; Erma Huston, secretary; and Phyliss Baldwin, representative. Outgoing officers are Henriette Horak, president; Chrysanthe 'Nickachiou, vice-president; and Helen Nickachiou, secretary-treas urer. Plans for next year’s program which involve a dues system mod elled after the plan now in effect with the Yeomen, a more demo cratic organization by selecting a member of each class as a repre sentative on the executive council, and a greater cooperation with the faculty were discussed/ A no-date dance exclusively for | members of the independent men’s and women’s organizations was al | so planned for next Friday night, j Miss Janet Smith, employment sec | retary and adviser to the Orides, j elaborated upon plans for a retreat ! up the McKenzie river sometime in the next few weeks. Professors Will Speak at Various Commencements 14 Faculty Members Plan High School Talks Professors of the University are speaking throughout the state at high school commencement cere monies during this week. Jesse H. Bond, of the business administration school will speak at Springfield high, May 24. At the Leaburg graduation James Carrell, English instructor, will give the graduate address May 23. John L. Casteel, professor of English, is to speak at Bandon high May 23, and at Gardiner May 24. Dr. R. C. Clark, head of the history depart ment, is speaker May 24 at Santa Clara. N. H. Cornish, business ad profes sor, will give an address at Scap poose May 24, A. Dahlberg, pro fessor f English, at Pleasant Hill May 24; James H. Gilbert, dean of college of social science, at Riddle, May 24; and Dean H. V. Hoyt, of business administration school, at Condon, May 22, lone, May 23, land Arlington, May 24. Dean J. R. Jewell, head of the ; school of education, will be gradu ! ation speaker May 23 at Creswell i high school. Victor P. Morris, pro fessor of economics, is speaker at Yoncalla, May 23; Harold J. Noble, professor of history, at Sutherlin, on May 23. Dr. P. A. Parsons, head of sociology department, is sched uled to talk at Powers high school graduation May 22, and Dr. How ard R. Taylor, head of psychology department, at Walker union high, May 24. Maxine Saulter Gives Public Vocal Program — Maxine Saulter, contralto, ap I peared in a public recital last evening in the music building aud j itorium. About a hundred people attended the event. Included on the program were numbers by the following com . posers: Handel, Saint-Saens, Rich ; ard Straus, Goring-Thomas, Mai [; loy, Crouch, Flotow, Hageman | Strickland, and Wood. GirFs Choice Dance Slated For Saturday Osburn Hotel Selected Scene for Mortar Board Ball Kwama Will Pick Pledges During Evening “Dating" traditions will be dis carded Saturday evening, when campus coeds will escort their fa vorites" to the last major dance of the spring season— the Mortar Board ball! The ball comes as a climax of senior leap-week, and will be held at the Osburn hotel. The Ten Commanders will strike up the band promptly at the hour of 9. Formals for women, and tuxes, or summer formals for men are to be the order of the attire. Free Pass Possible Chairman of the ball, Elizabeth Bendstrup, urges all women to make early ticket purchases; the $1.00 rights to admission may be obtained at all living organizations, and also at the Co-op. To any co ed, who has the ambition, force, and foresight, to sell 25 tickets, will be awarded a free pass to the ball, Miss Bendstrup announced. The highlight feature of the evening will be the pledging of 19 outstanding freshman women to Kwama, sophomore service honor ary. The names of the select 19 are being withheld until Saturday night, when they will be sought out among the assembled dancers, and the colors of the honorary will be pinned on them. Members of Skull and Dagger, sophomore men’s service honorary will assist in the pledging. Gardenias in Style Assisting Miss Bendstrup in making arrangements for the ball, are, Alma Lou Herman, Eleanor Wharton, Rosalind Gray, Nancy Archbold, Josephine Waffle, Val borg Anderson, and Henriette Hor ak, all members of Mortar Board. Local flower shops ask coeds to put in their gardenia orders early —for it is the custom of the escort coed to send her “date" a gardenia to wear. Ed Robbins Wins In Events Exam Ed Robbins, telegraph editor of the Emerald, won first place for the second time in succession in the current events test given in Professor C. A. Hulten’s elemen tary journalism classes with a score of 73 pints. A similar test was given last fall in which Rob bins topped the field. Wiley Hewitt placed second with a score of 64 points, and Kenneth Kirtley third with 63 points. Kirt ley is assistant telegraph editor of the Emerald and placed third in the test the last time it was held. Emerald workers as a rule placed consistently higher throughout the entire test than those who were not. Robbins’ score was 6.4 points higher than the average of Dean Allen’s editing class which ranked in the top listings in the nation, with an average of 66.6 points. Minor Faculty Will Be Dinner Guests Minor faculty, those teaching in departments which offer no major at the University, will be guests at a dinner given by the foods class Thursday evening at 6 p. m. The guests, who are members of the science and service department faculty, will meet for dinner in the dining room of the home economics building. The foods class, under the direction of Miss Mabel Wood, head of the home economics department, will plan, prepare, and serve the entire dinner. The regular monthly meeting will be held following the dinner, with Dr. O. F. Stafford presiding. YWCA Will Entertain Graduating HS Girls At 7:30 this evening the campus YWCA will entertain the graduat ing girls from the Eugene, Univer sity, and Springfield high schools. The meeting will be held at the YWCA bungalow. Graduate Students Must File Theses By Monday, May 27 Graduate students who expect to take their degrees in June, must file their theses Dy Monday, May 27, in the graduate office in Johnson hall. The last day for graduate students to take their examinations is June 10. Instructions for filing and typ ing theses can be obtained in the graduate office. An announcement appearing in yesterday’s Emerald saying sen ior studer's’ theses are due May 27 should have read graduate students. Dean Lawrence Makes Trip East For ACS A Meet Oregonian Once Heatletl Association Ellis F. Lawrence, dean of the school of architecture and allied arts, left the early part of this week for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend the joint conventions of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the American Institute of Architects, the latter convention to be held May 26-28. Dean Lawrence is a former pres ident of the A.C.S.A. and is now chairman of the executive commit tee. Before the convention, he will attend meetings of the prepara tion for practice committee, which concerns architectural education. It is a joint committee of the in stitute, the school managers, edu cators, board of education mem bers, and members of the registra tion and license boards. Dean Lawrence was asked to stop on his way to the convention at Washington university in St. Louis to confer in regard to the reorganization of the architectural school there. Phi Sigma Kappa Wins $35 Prize In Old Gold Race Official Tally Places SAE, Sigma Chi Nexl Highest A count of cigarette package ballots cast in the Old Gold con test revealed yesterday that Phi Sigma Kappa had out-scored all other fraternities to win the $35 in cash offered by the Old Gold To bacco company. Phi Sigma Kappa amassed a to tal of 1,016 points or approximate ly 20,000 cigarettes. Each package which once encased 20 cigarettes counted one vote while the large package of 50 were worth six coun ters. The official tally made by Ralph Schomp, assistant graduate man ager, placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon a poor second with 423 votes. Sigma Chi was third with 200 and Phi Kappa Psi came in a poor fourth, with 70 packages. The win ners may collect their bounty at the graduate manager’s office in McArthur court, Schomp an nounced upon completion of the scoring. Ballot boxes were placed in the Oregon pharmacy and the College Side throughout the contest from April 8 to May 28. Stealing the Indian Princess Eight little Indians all in a row are pictured above as they portary a scene similar to what may ap pear in the Indian water pageant to he given tonight in Gerlinger hall. The Amphibian organization is acting as sponsor of the production. The members above are James Hurd, Jane t'hapler, Jean Stevenson in Jim Heed’s arms, Charles Heed in the blanket, Wally Hug, Elane Goodell, and Mary McCracken. University Press May Faee Closing; In Consolidation Commercial Shop Would Priul Daily Emerald The University Press is again facing the possibility of extinction as an investigation of printing plants is being put under way by State Printer E. S. Hobbs, a UP dispatch in last night’s Register Guard said. Hobbs is working with a view towards consolidating all printing work in Salem if money can be saved thereby. The presses under consideration are the University Press, Eugene; College Press, Cor vallis; Boy’s Training School shop, Woodburn; state deaf school and penitentiary shops, Salem. The University Press, besides printing the Daily Emerald, does a vast amount of rush printing for all departments and is used as a laboratory for typography classes and the fine printing classes. In case the consolidation was made, it would be necessary to print the Emerald in one of the down-town commercial shops. Robert C. Hall, superintendent of the Unievrsity Press, when called last night said he had no statement to make. Serious objections to the pro posed closure are expected later from interested persons here, how ever. McCosli Art Exhibit Remains on Display Members of the architecture and allied arts school yesterday re minded students and faculty mem bers not to forget to go to see the David J. McCosh exhibit of draw ings and paintings now on display in the Little Art gallery of the school. Doors are open from 9-12, 1-4:30 on week days and from 2-6 Sundays. Law Students 'Dunk’ Officers In Chilly Millrace Ceremony Elected official barber for thi University law school, the first wcr man ever to hold the office, Non Hitchman, comely sophomore ir the school, achieved another not so-pleasant distinction Saturday morning when she was "dunked’ in the chilly waters of the millrace along with a considerable numbe of her masculine fellow students The wholesale dousing followed thi election of officers of the lav school student body Saturda; morning, and is the traditional re ward of those so honored. Miss Hitchman, pleading tha she could not swim, was no thrown clear into the race, but wa immersed firstup to the waist. He new spring costume is reported ; complete loss, and she is at pres ent reported slowly recuperatin] from a severe cold, which only b; rare good luck did not turn int i double pneumonia (with complica tions). Close friends state that she . is completely unstrung by the har rowing experience, and that the • mortification of such treatment be ' fore so many of her fellow students ’ —both men and women, and a , nearby canoe class,—was a great • shock to her delicate sensibilities. The new officers, as announced : by Arthur Clark, retiring presi ' dent, are Robert Hunter, presi r dent; Grant Anderson, first vice • president; Edward Schlesser, sec ond vice-president; Robert Marks, L secretary; Duncan McKay, ser t geant-at-arms; and Nora Hitch i man, barber. In addition, three '! honorary offices, those of “water i warmers," were conferred upon - Tom Tongue, Malcolm Bauer, and ; Robert Miller, freshmen in the r school, who executed their duties ) with speed and enthusiasm. Display of All Colored Roses Brightens Lihe A reminder that Rose Festival time is nearly here is the fragrant exhibition of roses of all colors and species on the main floor and in the English reserve at the old li brary. Most of the roses are from the garden of Mr. M. H. Douglass, head librarian. Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Yocum contributed a flame pink rose named the “Los Angeles,” as it thrives in the sunny south of California. Other varieties of rpses shown are a rose titled “Padre,” of cop pery scarlet color, "Isobel," a very large, single flower carmine col ored flushed with orange scarlet. An especially beautiful rose is the "Angele Pernet” of creamy orange coloring. The “Imperial Potentat” is an American rose of rich pink color and true rose fragrance. In the south of France, Pernet Duch ere, famous French rosarian, has created two beautiful varieties. One called “Sunburst” is a pale yellow color passing to yellow orange in the center; the other is titled “Ma dame Edouard Herriott" and is of coral red coloring. The familiar multi-colored Talisman rose is also represented, and the deliciously perfumed “Etoile de Holland” is shown. The latter was unanimously considered the best dark red gar den rose. It is a brilliant crimson scarlet with a velvety sheen. In a diminutive green vase is a dainty tiny red rose with a card below which states; “probably the small est of roses.” In connection with the exhibit are books on the subject of raising roses and mounted pictures show ing the sizes and colors of other famous varieties of roses. Archers in Inter House Tourney Opening the season’s interhouse archery competition two of the scheduled co-ed teams have com pleted their rounds and three other houses are on the program to com plete their slates this week. Alpha Delta Pi, shooting the opening rounds, won from Kappa Alpha Theta archers last week. Orides, women's independent or ganization, defeated Gamma Phi Beta this afternoon. This week's schedule: Thursday at 4 p. m.—Alpha Omicron Pi vs. Alpha Delta Pi; Delta Delta Delta vs. Susan Camp bell hall. Thursday at 4 :45 p. m.—Sigma Kappa vs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. Archery practices still continue on Tuesday and Thursday of each week kat 4 p. m. Teresa Breslin is archer manager. Evans, Bishop to Bo in Organ Recital Tonight John Stark Evans of the Uni versity school of music, is to give a recital on the new pipe organ in the Methodist church tonight, be ginning at 8 o'clock. George Bishop, baritone, who is to leave soon to study in Chicago, is to sing several numbers. Plii Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi to Hold Spring Initiation Professor Alexander Will Speak at Ranquel Spring initiation and the 12th annual joint banquet and meeting of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, national scholastic honoraries, will be held Saturday evening. Seniors chosen for Sigma Xi will be initiated in Deady hall, physics lecture room, at 5 p. m., while Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremonies are to be held in alum ni room, Gerlinger hall. Following the two meetings, a joint banquet will be held in the John Straub Memorial building (men’s dormi tory. The banquet address is to be de livered by Hartley Burr Alexander, professor of philosophy at Scripps college, Claremont, California. The speaker is well known throughout this country and in Europe for his lectures and metaphysical writ ings. Dr. Alexander will speak at 8 p. m. Only members and invited guests are invited to attend the formal banquet. It is expected that mem bers of both honorary organiza tions will be present at the joint meeting on Saturday evening. ' Seniors Second Election Put Off In answer to questions as to when the vice-president of next year’s senior class would be chosen Mary McCracken, recently named head of the class, said last night that no action would be taken this spring and settling of the matter would be held over until the begin ning of fall term. Miss McCracken went into the office of president upon Grant Eade’s resignation following the decision of the judiciary committee that Tom McCall, top man in the counting over Eade, was “not elected" because of his write-in victory. She had been elected as vice-president on the ticket with out opposition. Drama Group Secures Room for Wardrobes For many years the University’s drama division has had to work under very unsatisfactory condi tions with their vast wardrobe. No suitable place was proivded in which the garments and materials could be kept and worked on. However this year Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, director of drama, secured from the University the permission to use one of the large rooms on the third floor of Friendly. Here the wardrobes for this year's plays have been kept. At the present time the room is stocked with cos tumes which will be used in the forthcoming production of the Uni versity Players, “Romeo and Juliet,” which will begin its run on the night of Wednesday, May 29, in the terrace theater north of the old libe. Indian Water Pageant Set For Tonight Amphibian Will Present Jean Stevenson, Hug, Reed in Playlet Program Will Also Include Dancing, Fancy Diving By Bill Pease Tonight at S o'clock, handsome Jim Reed will attempt to take beautiful Jean Stevenson from the power of Wally Hug, Oregon strong man. The three are featured principals in the Indian pageant to be given tonight as a part of the annual Amphibian water pag eant. It seems that while swimming about one day, Indian Princess Ste venson attracts the eye of Warrior Reed of the Iroquois tribe. As he carries her fighting back toward his camp he is pursued by War rior Wally Hug of the princess' own ti'ibe, the Sequoias. Does he get her back? That is the secret of the affair, according to Mary McCracken, president of Amphib ian, women’s swimming honorary, which is presenting the pageant. Faye Knox to Dance The pageant will also include incidental dance numbers by Faye Knox, member of Master Dance, she will be assisted by a group of Master Dance members. Amphibian members will present various water group formations and fancy swimming. They will also act as Indian maidens in the pageant. Amphibian members to appear include Jean Stevenson, Elaine Goodell, Mary McCracken, Joyce Busenbark, Barbara Beam, Jean Favier, Helen Payne, Marian Smith, Sue Moshberger, Katherine Buck, Jane Chapter, Olive Lewis, Thelma Spooner, and Maluta Read. Miss Duncan Coach Miss Margaret Duncan of the school of physical education has coached the group in swimming and water formations. Miss Ma luta Read is general chairman for the pageant. She has been assisted by Aileen Moore, Sue Moshberger, lights; Joyce Busenbark, make-up; Elaine Goodell, Jean Faver, cos tumes; Jane Chapler, Jean Steven son, properties; Barbara Beam, Marian Smith, programs and tick ets. Oregon’s championship swim ming team will also appear on the program. Playing the parts of In dian warriors and braves in the pageant and giving a swimming exhibition. Bob Chilton and Ladd Sherman will give a diving exhi bition. Members of the swimming team are James Reed, Wallace Hug, James Hurd, William Cooper, John Halverson, Leonard Scrog gins, Charles Read, and Vernon Hoffman. An admission charge of 15 cents is being made. Editor Describes Newspaper Work Aspiring young journalists heard John W. Anderson, managing edi tor of the Morning News, describe the inside workings of a morning paper yesterday afternoon at 4 p. m. in the Journalism building. Deadlines for various sections of the paper, country correspondence, advertising, sports, society and markets were explained to mem bers of the copyediting and report ing classes who will publish the Morning News for Friday, May 24. Aside from deadlines the general newspaper policy of the News was discussed. Students May Get Aviation Position An announcement that may be of interest to graduating students was made yesterday by President C. V. Boyer as he told of receipt of a letter from Max Conrad, Box 47, Notre Dame, Indiana. “The field of aviation is the her itage of the young men of this generation,” Conrad said as he de clared that he had a splendid op portunity for young men to get into aviation and become managers and operators of established and up-to-date airports. He said any interested graduat ing students may write him for complete Information.