Fracas Facts
The Emerald today'* reviews on
its editorial page the history of
Gordon Connelly’s attempt to gain
exemption from ROTC.
Derbyists
Bunion derby fans will yet do a
bit of tripping this rollege year,
although waiting until .January.
The annual open house has been
postponed until then.
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VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1935
NUMBER 16
Bids Open
For Infirmary
Construction
Building Will Start
Between December 1,
15; Will Be Comnlete
By Fall Term, 1936
Bids for the construction of the
new $120,000 University infirmary
will be opened in Portland Novem
ber 13, according to information
received by C. D. Byrne, secretary
of the state board of higher edu
cation, recently, from Oregon
PWA headquarters. Advertising of
the bids in order to give bidders
the required three weeks notice
will start today, it is expected.
This announcement means that
construction of Oregon’s long
planned and desperately-needed in
firmary will be started between
December 1 and 15. According to
present plans, the structure will
be completely finished by the time
fall term opens in 1936.
Funds Outlined
Funds for the building are being
provided as follows: $50,000 from
the state, $10,000 from Oregon
Mothers organization, $5,000 from
the student building fund, and
$55,000 direct federal grant
through the PWA.
At first it was planned to take
(Phase hint to page four)
Discussion Group
Chooses Subjects
The public discussion group at
its first meeting Monday night de
cided on the general field of dis
cussion for this year. The two
fields chosen were: “Propaganda
in the Social Science Fields,” and
the general subject of “Public
Opinion.”
There are 29 active members in
the discussion group, ranging from
freshmen to seniors. The purpose
is to make inquiry and research
and later to present findings and
conduct discussions throughout
the state.
Last year the group visited 65
communities in Oregon, discussing
at that time the following ques
tions: “County Realignment in Ore
gon Regarding Economy and Ef
ficiency of Administration,” and
“Old Age Pensions Without Weak
nesses of the Townsend Proposal.”
Frosli Council Elects
Devereaux President
Charles Devereaux was elected
president of the Frosh council re
cently organized as a unit of the
YMCA, at a meeting Tuesday af
ternoon at the “Y” hut. Other of
ficers were: Dudley Miller, vice
president: and Phillip Lynch, sec
retary-treasurer.
A committee was named by Dev
ereaux to meet with the officers in
working out a program for the com
ing year’s work. On the committee
are: John Luvaas, Phillip Lynch
and Brock Miller.
Purpose of the group, as outlined
by Devereaux, will be to lend the
serevices to the school and to the
freshman class. An effort will be
made to revive class traditions so
as to increase school spirit.
Campus
Calendar
1036 Oregana staff meeting,
scheduled for tonight, postponed
until next week. Section editors
who have not had conferences
about their work are asked to do
so at once.
Wednesday freshman discussion
group will meet this afternoon at
4 p. m. at the YWCA.
Outdoor Discussion group of
Philomelete will meet Wednesday
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Trampling Nazi Flag
Venom intended for warring
Italy struck insult to Nazi Ger
many as well when a tumultuous
anti- Italian demonstration by
Communists in Mexico City pro
voked the incident pictured here—
demonstrators tearing down the
Nazi flag and trampling it.
Dance Petitions
Must Be Filed
Early in Week
Committee Passes
On Petitions Monday
Dances for all living organiza
tions must be petitoined for the
Monday preceding the weekend the
dance is to be given, or the dance
will be cancelled, Mrs. Alice B. Mac
duff said Tuesday.
When the dances are listed on the
social schedule, a petiton is given
the social chairman of the organi
zation. The student affairs com
mittee meets Monday afternoon at
4 to pass on petitions, and the dean
of women’s office must have the pe
tition by Monday noon.
Aside from member of the per
sonnel department, who are always
considered guests, there must be
three couples to serve as patrons.
Two of the couples should have
University connection and at least
one couple must stay all the eve
ning. These people are to have been
invited,'and accepted before the pe
tition is submitted. There is an of
ficial list of chaperons m the office
of the dean of women which may be
consulted for suggestions.
Philippine pythons are able to
kill and swallow a good sized deer
without breaking or mutilating
the body.
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| Student Workers
I Vrged to File NY A
I Application Blanks
The NVA application blanks,
■ which must be filled out imme
j diately in the executive secre
i tary’s office in Johnson hall by
students working for the federal
government, are for the Portland
office and do not correspond in
any way to the blanks which
were filled out this summer
when students applied for aid.
These blanks must be sent in fo’r
approval before the payroll
cheeks are available. Students
who have not yet filled out their
blanks are holding up the payroll
distribution.
Connelly Gets
New Hearing
Faculty Committee
Will Reconsider
Two weeks of varied and turbu
lent action came to an end last
night when the faculty committee
on military education granted Gor
don M. Connelly a rehearing in his
attempt to gain exemption from
ROTC drill. Connelly’s grounds for
the rehearing were primarily that
he is willing to substitute the course
Problems in War and Peace for his
military requirement.
Carlton Spencer, chairman of the
exemptions committee, set Connel
ly's new hearing for next Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock. The petition
for another chance came yesterday
afternoon and was immediately
honored by the committee.
Case Disturbed
Meanwhile some elements in the
case appeared disturbed. Arthur
Stanley, president of the Student
Christian council told the Emerald
two of its stories regarding that or
ganization’s relation to the Connel
ly case were partially inaccurate.
Some members of the council feel
that the resolution adopted by it
last Tuesday did not imply support
for him. The only connection ap
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Feature Writer
And Arnie Slip;
Farmer Has Gals
The following anonymous letter
was received today bringing more
information on the M c A v o y
snatch:
Mr. Feature Writer:
What did your editor tell you
about procuring the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the
truth? It happens that the farmer
Jones who sheltered and fed our
frosh president has three daugh
ters. Ages 20, 18, and 15 respec
tively. I, the oldest of said farm
er’s daughters, am attending this
University and (get a load of this)
I am majoring in journalism. The
eighteen year old is working in
this town for a local physician,
and the youngest (I can’t under
stand how Arnie missed her, as
she is a very attractive blonde) is
still under the parental wing.
Yours, one newspaper writer
to another.
Anthropology Collection
Is Increased by Gifts
Gifts and purchases have further
increased the interesting collec
tions students may this year find in
the museum of anthropology. Dr.
L. S. Cressman, professor of an
thropology, said today as he listed
new articles which have been add
ed to the museum collection since
June of this year.
Donations include: a black Piute
coil basket given by Mrs. Mary J.
Black through S. Claypoole of the
Oregon pharmacy; arrow points
and antique knives from Catlow
valley, Oregon, by Mr. and Mrs.
(Florence) R. Lewis; three pieces
of odd stone relics by George H.
Follenbaugh; a sandal and torch
made from sagebrush bark and
juniper by Judge Robert H. Saw
der of Bend; and stone material
from the lower Columbia by Mr.
J. Nielson Barry.
Purchases to the Oregon state
museum of anthropology consist
of a very fine single-coil basket:
some superior mortar work, and
a metate which showes excellent
workmanship; stone materials,
knives, and other odd exhibits.
All of the old relics of former
inhabitants unearthed by Dr.
Cressman in his field work this
summer will also go to the mu
seum collection after he has made
a more scientific study of it.
Rally Tonight
Will Cast Off
Football Jinx
Parade Will Wend
From College Side
To Depot; Will Last
From 9:30 to 10:00
Rose Bowl, Pacific coast con
ference, extinction of the ill-omen
which has clogged Oregon teams
in Los Angeles—all may hang in
the balance in the Los Angeles
coliseum Saturday when Oregon
and UCLA meet and if a roaring
send-off can swing the scale, to
night’s rally should do it, rally
leaders claim.
From the College Side, where
students will gather at 9:30 this
evening, the parade of cars will
wend its way to the Southern Pa
cific depot. The rallyers will dis
embark and join in the send-off
celebration.
Rally Ends Before 10:30
The rally will be over before
10:30 to enable girls to return to
living organizations before the
deadline.
Not just another “big” rally,
but the best celebrattion previous
to an Oregon game in southern
California was the concensus of
rally committeemmen in regard to
tonight’s demonstration.
Rally King Eddie Vail and Rally
Head Jack Campbell have joined
forces to put the rally across as
the first evidence of the coopera
tive spirit which they hope to
maintain throughout the year.
Stanford Boasts Stronger Team
UCLA, conqueror of Stanford,
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Dean Definitely
Sets Open House
For January 4
Emerald Will Publish
Order of Progression
Open house, traditional “bunion
derby,” has been definitely sched
uled for January 4, first Saturday
of winter term, according to an an
nouncement made Thursday from
the dean of women’s office.
Previous announcements ’"stated
that there would be no open house
this year because of a full social
schedule. In answer to student de
mand, the affair was given the first
available date, that of January 4.
Open House is a dance with the
purpose of acquainting all members
of living organizations. Each men’s
organization dances for a ten-min
ute period at each women’s organ
ization during the course of the
evening. A list will be published
in the Emerald before the dance, so
groups will know the order of pro
gression.
Young Democrats
Meet at Seymour’s
Students on the campus are in
vited to attend a meeting of the
Eugene Young Democrats club to
be held at Seymour’s cafe this eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock. An election
will be held to choose a vice-presi
dent to succeed Merlin Blais who
has moved to Grants Pass.
The discussion this evening will
be on the subject of the proposed
capital sites and will be led by F-ay
Martin.
Library Magazines
May Be Signed Out
For Two-Day Period
Contrary to misleading state
ments in a former article, the
magazine section at the circula
tion desk on the main floor of
the University library is entire
ly at the disposal of the borrow
er, free of charge. The circula
tion magazines include the best
current publications of varied
tyfies, and may be signed out for
a period of two days.
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Frosh Yell Leaders
Report for Tryouts
At Men’s Gym Today
All freshmen inetrested in be
coming freshman yell leaders
with the possibility of election
to the varsity yell squad next
year, please report to the men’s
gym at 4:00 today.
Ed Vail, Veil Kin;;.
Skull, Dagger
Will Tap Sophs
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Soph Informal Is
Scene of Pledging
Skull and Dapper, sophomore
men’s service honorary, has chosen
the Sophomore Informal as the date
when they will pledpe sufficient
men to brinp their membership up
to its full quota, Albert Carter,
president, announced late last nipht.
The informal will be held next
Saturday at the Iploo.
Skull and Dagper has a member
ship of 15 men. These men are the
members of the sophomore class
who have proven themselves out
standing in their class. Members
are picked spring term from the
freshman class and pledged at the
Frosh Glee. This was done last
spring term. Failure of several
members to return accounts for the
pledging at this time.
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| Artistic Frosh
Meet at Dance
The art school dance given for
all freshmen taking courses in art
offered an interesting hour and a
half of diversion to all studehts in
attendance yesterday afternoon
from 3:30 to 5.
Gerry McClain’s orchestra was
represented by five pieces which
supplied the music for dancing. The
dance was interrupted by a short
skit given by upperclassmen.
Players in the skit were Clyde
Keller impersonating Billie Rivers,
the art school janitor, Stewart
Mockford as Halley Johnson, Van
Svarverud as David Arnold, Gordon
Gilkey as Andrew Vincent, Sam
Fort as Harold Price, and Dorothy
Robinson as a green freshman.
Smith, Noble
Lecture in South
Speaking to the Josephine
county teachers’ institute at
Grants Pass on October 22, Pro
fessor Warren D. Smith and Pro
fessor Harold J. Noble of the Uni
versity chose topics of timely in
terest. Professor Smith spoke on
“Modern Mexico” and “Impres
sions of South America.” Profes
sor Noble spoke on “Modern
Japan” and "International Aspects
of the Italian-Ethiopian Conflict.”
On Friday, October 25, Professor
Howard Taylor and Kenneth Shu
maker will speak to the Douglas
county teachers’ institute at Rose
burg.
Civil Service
Conducts Exams
The United States Civil Service
Commission will conduct open, com
petitive examination for the fol
lowing positions: senior highway
engineer economist, highway en
gineer economist, associate and as
sistant highway engineer economist
soon. All applications must be on
file with the United States Civil
Service Commission in Washing
ton, D. C., not later than October
31.
All applicants must be citizens of
the United States and are to have
graduated from a recognized col
lege or university upon the com
pletion of 118 hours with major
work in civil engineering or eco
nomics.
Further information may be re
ceived from Dean Hoyt in Com
merce hall.
Returns to Rome
As Italy launched Its attack against Ethiopia, Pope Pius XI
paused in the midst of his preparations to leave Castel Gomjolfo, his
summer residence, to deprecate “the unspeakable material and moral
havoc of wars and their dire aftermath of tears and sorrow” and
make a plea for peace. He is shown on the castle balcony blessing the
throng gathered to speed him on his return to Vatican City.
Law Students
Schedule Dance
On November 8
Bob Miller Heads Affair;
Novel Bids to Be Sent
At a regular meeting of the law
school student body Monday, plans
were laid and committees were ap
pointed for the closed law school
dance to be held November 8.
Novel plans have been made for
the distribution of invitations. The
invitations will be regular court
summons and will be issued by Dune
McKay, law student on leave of ab
sence from the Oregon state police
patrol.
Bob Miller, chairman for the af
fair, will be assisted by Tony Ytur
ri. Acting under Miller are: Hale
Thompson and Tallant. Greenbaugh,
ticket sale; Dune McKay and Ar
thur Barnett, issuing of summons;
Ray Mize and George Hibbard, prize
dance; Herb Skalet, Orville Thomp
son, and Champ Stoddard, decora
tions and floor.
Tom Tongue, Dick Deavers and
Orville Bailey, faculty; Phillip Hay
ter, John Thomas, Hitchman, Bill
Davis, Bill Martin and Bob Marks,
date committee; and Harry McCall,
publicity.
Discussion on dates resulted in
the bodily expulsion from the
meeting of Bob Marks, who per
sisted in making extempore re
marks concerning the quality and
condition of dates.
Conference Plans Made
Plans for the International Rela
tions conference to be held at the
University the weekend after
Thanksgiving were made at a meet
ing of the International Relations
committee Tuesday afternoon at
the “Y” hut.
Press Convention
For Hiorli Schools
To Be in Eugene
Honoraries Sponsor
Statewide Meeting
Invitations to representatives of
the different high school newspap
ers throughout the state were be
ing sent out today for the conven
tion of the Oregon High School
Press association, which will be
held here November 1 and 2.
The convention will be sponsored
by Sigma Delta Chi, men’s honor
ary journalistic fraternity; Theta
Sigma Phi, women’s journalism
honorary; and the school of jour
nalism. Preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the
visitors during the two days of
the convention. Between 50 and
100 will attend.
To Award Cups
Problems and methods of pub
lishing high school papers will be
the main theme of the convention
and talks on various subjects will
be given by faculty members and
students of the school of journal
ism. On the program are also listed
several prominent newspaper men.
Awards, in the form of loving
cups, will be given during the ses
sions of the convention to the
schools publishing what the judges
deem to be the outstanding jour
nalistic exhibits in the various
classes.
Free passes to the Oregon
Washington frosh game will be
given to the delegates. Guests will
be entertained at the different fra
ternity and sorority houses during
their two day visit here.
Students Must Cull
Business students who expect to
graduate at the end of the fall term
should call at the office in Com
merce hall at once providing they
would like help in securing a job
when they graduate.
Mrs. Warner Sponsor
Of Oriental Essay Contest
Announcement of the Warner es
say contest, designed to stimulate
an active interest among Univer
sity students in the field of oriental
culture, activities, and art, has been
made by Mrs. Gertrude Bass War
ner, donor and curator of the Mur
ray Warner collection of oriental
art on display at the University art
museum. Prizes for the two
branches of this contest total $400.
The subject matter of the essays
in the first division must be con
fined in substance to topics con
nected with eastern Asia. The con
testants, to be eligible, must have
had at least one class room course
in one of the following: History of'
China and Japan, International
Trade Policies of the Pacific, or
Geography of the Pacific.
The writer of the winning essay
in this division will win *50. Second
award will be $35; third and fourth
prizes will be $25.
The second division of the contest
is sponsored by Professor Jiro Ha
rada, head of the oriental arts de
partment here. He is offering to
members of his classes $200 in priz
es for the best essays on the subject
of eastern Asiatic art.
The deadline for submission of
essays in both divisions is March 6.
Dr. Harold J. Noble is serving as
chairman of the contest.
Col. J. Leader
Will Address
Student Body
Candidates for Office
Of Junior Finance
Man on Executive
Council to Be Chosen
A student body meeting will bn
held today at 11 o’clock in Ger
linger hall for the purpose of
nominating candidates for junior
finance officer and to introduce
Col. John Leader, organizer of the
first University of Oregon ROTC,
according to James Blais, student
body president.
"Because Robert Prentice,
elected junior finance officer last
spring, was unable to return to
school the election of a competent
person to fill that position on the
executive council is necessary,”
Blais said.
Only one candidate, Kermit
Paulson, had filed application for
the position yesterday, but rumors
from warring political factions
bear news of many candidates in
the offing. Much of last spring’s
political battle is expected to be
reenacted before the election blows
over.
Colonel Leader will speak on a
subject of his own choosing; the
first since he left the Oregon cam
pus during the world war. The
colonel first met fire in the Boer
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Torches Replace
Rubbish at Annual
Frosh Bonfire
The frosh bonfire will not be
composed this year of fireworks.
Neither will it be constructed of
towering heaps of rubbish, so la
boriously hauled up the steep slopes
of Skinner’s butte.
Instead, torches, much like those
which are used in political parades
each spring term are to be stuck into
the ground, placed close enough to
each other to give the appearance
of a solid sheet of flame. They will
be made of gunny sacks and soaked
in crude oil by the hordes of fresh
men who will be recruited for the
task.
In years gone by the bonfire on
the butte was really a bonfire. For
days before the homecoming rally
the frosh were driven by the sopho
mores to gather inflammable ma
terials from all over town. Some
times these huge bonfires reached
tremendous proportions and they
always left a scar on the side hill
for the coming summer. This irked
the townspeople who led the fight
to abolish the bonfire itself.
Last year, the fireworks display
was not as popular as it was hoped,
so officials have taken the torch
alternative which they hope will be
as effective as the old fashioned
bonfire without the cost and labor
required to build it.
Miss Nylaiui
Is Guest Speaker
Miss Dorothy Nyland, director
of the Wesley foundation on the
campus, will be the guest speaker
at the annual membership banquet
of the YWCA which is to be held
at Gerlinger hall Thursday, Octo
ber 24 at 6 p. m.
Miss Nyland spent three months
in the Orient this summer while
on a tour led by Dr. E. Anderson,
president of Linfield college. She
remained in the Orient visiting
northern China, Manchuria and
Korea.
While in Japan Miss Nyland met
Dr. Kagawa, famous Christian
social reformer in Japan and the
leader of the cooperative move
ment which is going on there.
The banquet will be informal in
nature and all members of the
YWCA are asked to be present.
Tickets may be purchased at the
Y bungalow or through represen
tatives in the women’s living or
ganizations.