EDITOR: AIIRTAM ETOITXER THE EMERALD MAGAZINE DIRECTOR: S. STEPITENSON RAITTII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE,WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1935 ?Good Reodimg’ Pamphlets List 50 Most Popular Books; Oregon Students Disagree Sinclair Lewis and Eugene O’Neil] have yet to win their win some way into the hearts of Ore gon's undergrads. Although “Ar rowsmith” and “Arm Vickers" by Lewis come in third and ninth re spectively and O’Neill’s “Mourn ing Becomes Electra" rates num J4 in a list of 50 books recom mended by 1,638 students in 53 Bij Barnegj ( lurk I think we’ll start this week off with a pat on the back for I-Iup mobile. Ever since its Century models, produced in the late 20’s, Hupp has been the one firm whose body design has shown no desire to slavishly follow the current mode. They have had a unique and brilliant flair of their own. This year Hupp has redesigned last year’s offerings to some extent, but the main body contours are the same, as are the motors. Pierce Arrow, whoso sales have n’t boon too good, has put an over drive on its 8’s siml 12’s, bolstered up the frame and body, s:nd let it go sit that. Reo has prettied up the body a little, and is no longer plugging the “self-shifter," though you can Btill get it. More news on Cord, this year’s bomb-shell. The V-8 motor is 325 h.p., the transmission, ahead of the motor, is four-speed, oper ated by a pneumatic shifter on the steering column. And to close with, you can get a Duesenberg for as low as $13,500 f.o.b. Indianapolis. Two models, 265 h.p. and 320 h.p. Cheap, what ? On Wheels colleges, Oregon eds and co-cds have other ideas. This list of ,r>0 books which rates Pearl Buck’s "Good Earth" first, has been p ublished in a pamphlet, "Good Reading" on sale at the Co-op for 20 cents. This pamphlet is aptly described as “a guide for college students and adult readers, briefly describing about a thousand books which are well worth know ing, enjoyable to read, and large ly available in inexpensive edi tions.” According to calls for books at the Co-op rental library, Willa Gather, Edith Wharton, Richard Halliburton, Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, and Warwick Deeping are frowned upon by students at the University. Some of these au thors’ works can be obtained at the University library, however. Somerset Maugham’s “Of Hu man Bondage” is the four year winner at the Co-op, and rates fifth on the 50 book list, while “Anthony Adverse” by Hervey Al len kept rolling during the last two years. Other Oregon student favorites on the lists were: "Mag nificent Obsession,” “Anna Kare nina, “Cellini's Autobiography,” “As the Earth Turns,” “Marie An toinette, Microbe Hunters,” Kris tin Lavransdatter (a six month favorite), and “The Decameron.” Bossing to Return After Long Illness Dr. Nelson L. Bossing, of the school of education, who has been absent as a result of a major oper ation, will return Monday, Novem ber 18. Dr. R. U. Moore, principal of University high school, has been taking over Dr. Bossing’s duties during his absence. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. RECENT BOOK REVIEWS GIM’.K.V LIGHT by Lloyd Douglas. Houghton Mifflin. New York. 1935. Pp. 356. $2.50. Perhaps “Green Light,” Lloyd Douglas’ latest novel, is so named because the author felt the need of a mental traffic system to keep his many characters in marching file the only difficulty being that the red light was apparently out of order. Characters Die To be sure Mr. Douglas clears the situation a little by having two of his dramatis personae die in the first two chapters, and he re fers to the word dead so often that you feel there is really not much use in reading any further. Every one has quietly passed into that other world, and the story is over before it has begun. This surmise becomes a certainty when Dr. Newell Paige, the hero, walks out of the door and in morbid tones says to his dog, “No—you can’t go, Sylvia. Not where I'm going.” Dr. Paige too, of course, is going off to die, but Mr. Douglas has al tered his plan of attack, and all our friend the doctor does is change his name to Parker and go off to be alone. This happy state is not permanent, however, and soon Paige is so surrounded by such people that make you almost wish the author would revert to his mood of the first and second chapters. One Personality The only character worth any intelligent thought is Dean Har court, and even he is distorted by the time the 362th page is reached. His philosophy is a very interest ing and stimulating one, but it is evident that the essential reason for his existence is to get all Mr. Douglas’ creations acquainted with one another. Sylvia, the dog, is really quite nice, but about the 19th chapter, a monkey bites her and she is un auspiciously buried under some sand and gravel, and even a lover of dog stories is thwarted. B. CHURCH. THERE'S ALWAYS T O M O II - ROW, by Marguerite Harrison, Farrar & Rinehart, New York. 664 pp. $3.50. Marguerite Harrison was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She might have been a contented Boston socialite, and lived the hey hey life of the Boston “400.” But she didn’t. Instead, she became a newspaper reporter, and has “cov ered" practically the whole world. Her "There’s Always Tomorrow,” the story of her life as lived thus far, reads more like a novel of the ; wildest imagination. Russian Experience In Russia she was hounded by the dreaded Cheka, and spent months in hovel prisons; once she was almost shot as a spy. Still, in spite of her chain-gaing like ex periences in Russia, she acquired no hate for the country, and ac cepted her “deal” as a necessary part of a changing system of gov ernment and society. In Persia she was a member of the expedition which made the famous motion picture “Grass,” and also hob-nobbed with the great of the country—including the sheiks of the desert. Many Revolutions One of her major talents was her ability to stumble upon' revo lutions—she managed to get in on the flood of them after the world war. She has interviewed and talked with most of the great of her time, including the elusive Sta lin and Trotsky. Although the book is long, there is not a dull moment spent in read ing it. A revolution, an intrigue, or a human tragedy is practically on every page. It is a' story of an unique life, and of the stormy his tory of the world during that life. H. HORAK. IIASTA LA VISTA by Christopher Morley. Doubleday Doran & Co. 262 pages. $2.00. Mr. Morley was on a vacation when he wrote this latest of his books, and had it not been for his ! avid interest in seeing- things, and | the need for occasional “scrib bling" he might have slept most of the way. At least such is the im pression. All through this leisure j ly narrative of a trip to Peru, one i I can see the loose-limbed, pawkish-! faced author ambling around the cleck, asking questions of the crew, swimming in the canvas lined tank, di-inking Planter’s punch, and doz ing in the sun. Serious Story Perhaps because he is writing; about something he loves, the story is slightly more serious than some earlier, and it falls, thank heaven, far short of the two puns per page average of which Mr. Morley has been accused; but it gains in warmth and charm from the lively interest with which he looks at ev erything. Engaging Characters His land our) shipmates are an engaging lot, from the elderly lady who thought the ship was sinking when she stepped out of her bunk into six inches of water (she had forgotten to turn off her bath), to the stowaway who kept alive by stealing from the Frenchmen's German Schnauzer, and incidental ly, almost starved the dog. They are the spice which keeps the chat ty, informal discussion from lag ging. “Every ship is as full of stories as a volume of O Henry,” and the author, who can see romance in a ferry boat or a mud puddle, tells us a few of them, along with sparkling descriptions of nature and humorous sketches of man. It is nothing deep and makes excel lent spare time reading. J. Stangier. HERE COMES SOMEBODY, by Ben Hur Lampman, Metropoli tan Press, Portland, Oregon, 1935. 275 pages. $2.50. Never since “Alice in Wonder land" has such a fantastic, ex treme adventure been written as “Here Comes Somebody.” Mary Elizabeth, called Lisbeth, Homecoming News Review Friars Pledge Six at Dance Black-robed Seniors tTap Outstanding; Men A long, awe-inspiring lino of black-robed Friars marched among the dancers at the intermission of the Homecoming dance last Satur day night and when they had filed from the floor the following men had been tapped to membership in the organization.: Robert K. Allen William llall Willard Jones Tom McCall Roland KourUc Hob Thomas Twice yearly the senior men’s service honorary pledges the sev eral outstanding men of the senior class, at the Homecoming dance and at the campus luncheon Junior Weekend. All Outstanding Allen has graduated from the University and is now secretary of the Oregon alumni association and has his offices in Friendly hall He is a member of Delta Upsilon fra ternity. William Hall was last year awarded the Koyl trophy for being judged the most outstanding man in his class and has been peren nially a leader in the affairs of the dorm.. Willard Jones, a prominent bas ketball star is vice-president of the interfralernity council and last spring was chairman of the water carnival Junior Weekend. He is affiliated with Beta Theta 1’i. McCall has been prominent in political campaigns and is now sports editor of the Fmerald and president of the interfraternity council. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta. Roland Rourke is also a member BOOKS for $1.00 j >ee Co-op Window Alpha llall Loses Second for Failure To Give Cost. List Alplm hall's huge Home coming sign on (he north side of the men’s dormitory has been disqualified from competition because the ex pense account was not item i/.ed and submitted to the members of the signs com mittee, it was declared yes terday by Heed Swenson, co chairman. Member* of Alpha hull, when contacted last night said that the reason they did not turn in their itemized ac count was because the pre vious night their sign had been torn up by pranksters. This necessitated rebuilding and refucing of the sign and tl3‘ men did not have suffi cient time to itemize their ex penses lie fore the Friday noon deadline. \fter the judging hud been completed Friday evening. Al pha hall was announced as hu\ ing placed second. I’hi (laninia Delta took first place,’ Sigma Alpha F.psllon, third, and Sigma Nu was accorded honorable mention. As a result the $5 merchan dise award by McMorran and Wushburue lias been award ed the S \F,'s anil Sigma Nu members and pledges are to lie given free passes to the lieilig theater for winning third place, Swenson said. of the varsity basketball team and this year he is vice-president of the associated students. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Hob Thomas has since coming to Oregon been outstanding in pol itics and is senior executive man. He is affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity. Read a Good Book Only $1.00 UNIVERSITY CO-OP Ben Chandler Heads Alums Geary, Dunniway, Allen Fill Ollier Offices Bon Chandler, Marshfield bank er, was elected to head the Uni versity Alumni association at the annual meeting of the group Sat urday morning in Johnson hall at one of the events of Homecoming. Elected to other offices are: Ar thur Geary, Portland, vice-presi dent; Willis Dunniway, Salem, di rector; and Robert Allen, secre tary-treasurer. Geary succeeds James H. Raley Jr., Pendleton, and Dunniway takes the place of Ethel Tooze Fisher, Roseburg. Allen was reelected. The meeting was poorly attend ed, other activities evidently oc cupying the time of the crowds of returning students, officials said. In a single year, the central earthquake reporting bureau at Oxford University reported 7000 tremblers, of varying severity, oc curing in all quarters of the globe. Good Books for Your House Library Only $1.00 UNIVERSITY CO-OP 374 Alumni Sign With Officials During Homecoming Events Three hundred and seventy four alumni from all parts of Oregon and neighboring states registered Tn Johnson hall last Friday and Saturday of Home coining. Alumni Secretary Robert Al len said Tuesday that he would wager that five times the num ber registered were actually on the campus but were just too busy to sign with officials in Johnson hall. Thus, he said un doubtedly several houses were deprived the winning of the awards. Opinion on the campus held, Allen said, that tin* Homecom ing weekend just passed was more like the old fashioned cele bration before the Oregon State game was taken from Corvallis and Eugene. Twenty-one Bucknell University women are listed in the newly published American Women offic ial “Who’s Who" among the women of the nation. BOOKS for $1.00 |See Co-op Windowl •Hi'ri'l'i DO YOUR GLASSES E BREAK HERE? ctfr}&J£C~ I t 4 t DR. ELLA C. MEADE **• *r v i H'i'' 4*1'none oou ur i u.Mt i iii> i i i w est uigtitn •+4-H Kappa Sigma Thetas Win Tri Delt, Gamma Plii, DU, ATO, Sig Nu Place Kappa Alpha Theta and Kap pa Sigma each won a new loving cup this past Homecoming week end for having the most registered guests by the deadline Saturday evening. The awards were made at the Penthouse dance Saturday night in McArthur court by the alumni association. Delta Delta Delta and Gamma Phi Beta tied for second place in the women's competition. Placing second in the fraternity competition was Delta Upsilon, followed by Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Nu, which tied for third. Read a Good Book Only $1.00 UNIVERSITY CO-OP Advance Showing CHRISTMAS CARDS The now cards have all boon received now and we niggest that you come in early and make your select ion. We have cards suitable for your personal or fraternity use. VALLEY PRINTING CO. | STATIONERS Phone 470 76 W. Broadway Radical! Playing his first important role since the sensational convict in “Small Miracle” last season. Lester Miller will be seen as Laker, the revolutionist in “The Queen’s Hus band,” when Robert Sherwood’s play opens its run at the Univer sity theatre Friday, November 15. is the little country girl who ex citedly calls “Here Comes Some body!” whenever a stranger ap proaches their secluded home, sit uated Back of Beyond. By White Magic is Lisbeth carried away to an old cobblestone highway, where she forms a splendid traveling partnership with James Christo pher, or Jumbles. Instinctively obeying the principle of life motion, they set out in reach of What May Follow. They have dinner at the country home of Mr. Gaffney, the Wild Man From Borneo, tour the kingdom of cakefrosting and barely escape the high pressure Chamber of Commerce, Jumbles heroically kills a coast-to-coast dragon, and such other adventures that you know Ben Hur Lampman would lay down into an otherwise good idea for a dream-adventure. Clever Phrases By the clever use of dainty words and phrases and the smooth running continuity of the plot the author presents a story worth fol lowing through. Mr. Lampman is quite sensitive with his descrip tion, but the length of an editor ial about the spring flowers of Sweet Home is about the maxi mum stretch for his over-elabor ate style. The book, extremely del icate, would be nice for a good li brary if one wishes harmless schoolgirl action and plot. Dr. Joseph Remenyl, lecturer in comparative literature at Cleve land College, is completing his latest book. “Series of American Literary Portraits of Nineteenth Century American Writers.” The book is written in Hungarian and will be published in Budapest. Good Books for Your § E. Watkins. House Library Only $1.00 UNIVERSITY CO-OP A REAL MAN’S CHRISTMAS The new Elgin Sport Watch 15 jewels, unbreakable crystal, luminous imlex or 3-ligure in dex dial, nou-magnetic stain less steel ease, strap, $25.00. Also comes in 10K natural gold tilled case, with leather thong, $32.50. It’s moisture-proof! • Even if it is dropped in snow, it w ill never miss a tick. For a special seal of oil repels every drop of mois ture . .. keeps its star-timed move ment functioning with split-second accuracy. Come in today! Arrange to give him the gift he'd select for him self.. . a sturdy Elgin Sport Watch. JEWELRY STORE 927 Willamette Chit-Chat Bij Henriette Horak To De;m Eric \V. Allen: Dear Sir: Your bold and taunt ing challenge of last week, affixed to and thereon, namely, the much littered bulletin board of tne “shack" caught our half-closed-by sleep eye, and was properly noted. But, ah. dear sir, it is so difficult to be clever on a challenge, and furthermore that unique, chaste, and sparkling wdt and humor of the “Ed." as expressed in his de licious comment is not so easy to beat. But sir, our seconds reminded us that all through these centuries our venerable ancestors, never, not once, sir, ignored a challenge! Comes now the defendant, and with hair partly gray fom stewing over an impending libel suit be cause of a recent literary indiscre tion, is struck by a thought, a strange experience, indeed! We were asked, sir, to review a work, with which v/e know you are familiar — “Barbary Coast,” by Herbert Asbery, that novel num ber in red lights. Our one word review WHORRORS! Attention Journalists! From Pulitzer award Dictator Nicholas Murray Butler, also pres ident of Columbia university comes this choice bit. No individual will be eligible more than once to re ceive the Pulitzer awards in let ters and journalism henceforth. This ruling does not apply to the public service prize for newspapers, nor will it prevent different mem bers of the staff of the same news paper from receiving awards. In the field of letters both Edwin Ar lington Robinson and Eugene O'Neill have been three-time win ners. Booth Tarkington, Robert Frost and Burton J. Hendrick have received two awards apiece. * * * Author in the House? A contest for the best book, fic tion or non-fiction, relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) has been announced jointly by the Bobbs-Merrill Company and Hap IRead a Good Book I Only $1.00 1 UNIVERSITY 1 CO-OP 1 py Days, official weekly publica tion of the CCC. The competition is open to anyone, whether or not a member of the CCC. The prize winning manuscript will run se rially in Happy Days and the au thor will receive $500 as a mini mum guarantee against royalties. What about it Pot and Quill. Worth Reading “A Sign for Cain” by Grace Lumpkin, author of “To Make My Bread.” We do not recommend it to the D.A.R., the American Le gion, nor to the Colonial Dames, but for those who go in for an oc casional 18 holes of thought the “radical” work is no hazard. The book deals with the black and white dilemma of the South—and in quite a different way than Pe terkin, Glasgow, and Stark Young monkeyed with it. But, yes, the work is “red,” and the strain runs through the entire book until it ends with the death of a commu nist organizer. “Mrs. Astor’s Horse,” a curious saga of American taste. Stanley Walker, who laid “The Night Club Era” wide open, and opened the doors of the news world in “City Editor,” now comes forth with a delightful slaying of the ways in which America’s “400” citizens make a fantastic, grotesque, and flamboyant search for publicity— a berth on the front page! Use Your Discretion One time America’s sweetheart, Mary Pickford, who played around with the divine in her recent “Why Not Try God,” contributes another literary outpouring—“My Rendez vous With Life,” which is just about $1.00’s worth of calisthenics on the road to spiritual harmony with something. But then, our Mary had a name already estab lished when she began her career as a—er, writer. Hollywood Slaughter Word comes from the Gelatin capital that the following books have been, or are in the process of being movied: Beau Brummel,” by Clyde Fitch; “The Man in the Iron Mask” by Alexander Dumas; "Things to Come,” by H. G. Wells; "It Can’t Happen Here,” by Sin clair Lewis; “The Heavenly Sin ner,” by T. Everett Harre, and “Ring Around the Moon,” by Vere Hobart. Don’t expect the same plots! Good Books for Your House Library Only $1.00 UNIVERSITY CO-OP “EUGENE’S1 OWN STORE” M c Morr an&W ashburne MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY -PHONE 2700 All Men Are Interested in This Timely Valueful sale! Overcoats Now & 4 Only Values to $29.50 Be prepared for the coming cold weather! Due to the scarcity of wool there is no possibility of 'this sale repeating itself in the near future. We urge you to make your selection now although this morning there were 8~> coats from which to make your choice. 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