South Africa
Dr. tie Viiliers speaks today at ^
a studpnt assembly at 10 with i
“South Africa” as his topic, j
Classes excused.
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Lights
High lights, dim light, stop
lights, and bright lights of the
Washington trip receive comment
today in Bill Marsh's column on
the editorial page.
VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1935
NUMBER 39
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By Tex Thomason
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The big chiefs in both the Re
publican and Democratic camps
are beginning to pound the tom
tom of pre-election propaganda.
Around the Republican fires are
seated several able warriors, most
prominent of which is Senator
Borah of Idaho, most potent of
which is Gov. Alfred Landon of
Kansas, and most tenacious of
which is Mr. Herbert Hoover, ex
of the White House. These are
sending up their smoke signals at
fairly regular intervals now, ev
ery little puff of publicity indica
tive of each man’s desire to at
least be a prime factor in the
choosing of the party nominee
should he himself fail to cop it.
Tops
One
Senator Borah is the perennial
Republican candidate— only he is
never nominated. Next year there
is even less reason to believe he
will be. The veteran of a hundred
parliamentary engagements i s
now a none-too-spry old man of
70 years. This fact alone might
be enough to keep him from being
nominated. It would certainly be
one picked up and used to telling
advantage by the opposition were
he to be chosen. Borah knows this
and his game is accordingly of an
other sort.
Two
If there is one man Win. Borah
has no use for It is Herbert Hoo
ver. In the campaign of 1982 he
fought him from hell to breakfast,
as Billy Sunday used to sav. And
he will do so again. But Mr. Bo
rah and Mr. Hoover have one goal
in common—each will see that the
other isn’t the nominee of the Re
publican party. If either of them
goes into the convention primar
ies the other is sure to tag along
and do likewise. Anything to see
that “dear friend” Bill or Herb
isn’t standard bearer. They’re just
that fond of one another.
But each of these gentlemen
wants the next nominee and plat
form to represent hs own personal
views. Both will talk like candi
dates indefinitely for this reason.
And that is the game both are
playing — should either miss
squatting on the throne himself
he figures the next best thing is to
the power behind it.
Three
The biggest of the Big Three is
at present Gov. Landon, the man
who is the champion of the pay
as-you-go policy of government
financing. Slowly, slowly, the
build-up of his conservatism and
sane scheme of common-sense ad
ministration is gathering momen
tum. Those who profess to know
say his management of Kansas has
been the smoothest act of budget
balancing yet seen at this stage of
the depression. To a people wear
ied of our present frenzied finance
this will be an unexcelled vote
getter. The man has a good
chance, better to be nominated
than elected, but a good chance in
either effort.
Only One
Hunched over the Democratic
fire is only one brave. He is the
only squawman in the eyes of his
New Deal, the only one for her.
The smoke signals going up from
his tepee tell of glorious achieve
ment, but they are being refuted
by wisps telling of continued un
employment, and unbalanced bud
gets. They are producing plenty
of worry, but at least Franklin
Roosevelt doesn’t have to fret over
whether he will be nominated, or
who will be his “yes-man.” That
is a Republican monopoly.
Campus ❖
❖Calendar
Orides members must sign up at
the YWCA bungalow before noon
Wednesday for the faculty dessert
party.
Pot and Quill meeting at the
home of Mrs. Myron Griffin, 1841
Kincaid, tonight at 7:00.
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‘South Africa’
Dr. de Villiers
Topic Today
Gerlinger Hall Scene
For Lecture at 10
This Morning; All
Classes Excused
Student life and customs at Stel
lenbosch university, from the stu
dents’ point of view will be des
cribed this morning by Cornelius
de Villiers when he addresses a
general student assembly on the
general topic, “South Africa.” All
10 o’clock classes will be dismissed
for the event in Gerlinger hall.
Dr. de Villiers, visiting profes
sor here under the auspices of the
Carnegie Endowment for Inter
national Peace, will compare the
University at Stellenbosch which
he was graduated, and where he
is now dean of sciences, with the
universities of Europe and this
continent.
Schools Same Size
Stellenbosch university is 35
miles from Cape Town, the me
tropolis of South Africa. It is com
parable to the University of Ore
gon in enrollment, is co-education
al, and is like many other state
universities in other ways.
Dr. de Villiers will point out
these likenesses and many differ
ences in his lecture this morning.
He will also describe student life
in European universities, as he has
done much work on that continent
at Zurich, and in Italian universi
ties.
Here Until December 16
Dr. de Villiers will be on this
campus until December 16. This
is his first visit to the United
States, and, according to Karl W.
Onthank, dean of personnel, he is
enjoying his work here.
Several classes have heard this
versatile speaker, who is also
versed in music, and coaches
drama at Stellenbosch university.
H. B. Yocom, professor of zoology,
will introduce Dr. de Villiers.
Yeomen Clock
Fastened Down
The Yeomen clock, won as a
prize in the noise parade which
was a feature of homecoming, has
been securely established at the
Y hut. Whether the clock, gained
at the expense of much Yeomen
effort and a badly-smashed thumb
as the result of a particularly well
aimed sledge-hammer blow by
Fred Gieseke, Yeomen prexy, will
be allowed to tick out its days
peaceably in the seclusion of the
hut is a question that will be de
cided by the group in tonight’s
meeting.
At any rate, it is fairly certain
that the trophy will remain at the
hut until a decision is made about
it since it has been screwed to the
radio and the radio, being of the
genus of 1929 hen everything
was made big, is a bit too large to
carry about as a watch fob.
Phi Beta Honors
Pledges Tonight
Pledges of Phi Beta, national
music and drama honorary, will be
honored guests of the active and
associate chapters in a meeting
tonight at the Osburn hotel at 7.
Katherine Briggs will be the host
ess.
The program will consist of a
reading by Katharine Kelley, a
skit by Dorothy Griswell and Wil
helmina Gerot, and selections by
the string quartet Composed of
Dorothy Louise Johnson, Audrey
Aason, Metty Lowell, Bernice Lew
is and Edith Farr, accompanist.
Caroline Schenk, Marjorie Tucker
and Cecilia Worth, in the vocal
trio, will sing.
Six New Patients
In Infirmary
Six new patients in the infirm
ary over the weekend bring the
total up to eight for yesterday.
Raymond McMichael. Harry
Schleifer, Dale Mallicoat, Ben Wi
ner, Dorothy Everett, and Howard
Skinner are the new entrants.
Harvey Thompson and Ruth Byer
ly were old patients who remained
over the weekend.
{Freshman Hear
{Speakers Tonight
Earl, Ontliank, Rebec
Landsbury Talk
Freshman women are to hear
speakers in their various houses to
night at 7:30. These meetings will
replace the general assembly type
of speeches formerly used in ac
quainting new students with var
ious professors and their ideas con
cerning the campus.
Five speakers will be heard to
night in an informal discussion.
Virgil D. Earl, dean of men, will
speak at the Pi Beta Phi house.
The freshman women from Delta
Delta Delta and Alpha Chi Omega
will meet there.
Groups to Assemble
At the Delta Gamma house,
George Rebec, dean of graduate
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Placement Bureau
Teachers’ Meeting
To Be December 3
There will be a meeting for
all prospective teaehers for next
year who hope to avail them
selves of the services of the
University placement bureau,
Tuesday, December 8, at 4 p. m.
in room 4 of the education
building.
The meeting does not Include
supervised teachers.
Moore Returns
From Convention
Oregon Sigma Delta Chi
Chapter Tenth in Nation
Bob Moore, president of the Uni
versity of Oregon chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi, men’s professional
journalism society, returned to the
campus last night after attending
the society’s twentieth annual na
tional convention held November
15, 16, and 17 in Champaign
Urbana, Illinois.
Moore represented the Oregon
organization which was ranked as
tenth in Sigma Delta Chi chapters
throughout the United States. The
Oregon State branch of the pro
fessional society ranked third in
the ratings. 1
More Positions Open
Sigma Delta Chis employment
bureau has reported more positions
for journalists this year than at
any time during the past six years,
Moore stated the convention in
dicated.
Charles H. Dennis, editor
emeritus of the Chicago Daily
News, Phillip Kinsley, of the Chi
cago Daily Tribune, and Paul
Scott Mowrer, associate editor of
the Chicago Daily News, were
among the outstanding speakers at
the meet.
Farley Speaks
On KORE Hookup
A good-sized crowd, including a
number of students, gathered at
the railway station Saturday noon
to catch a glimpse of Jim Farley,
postmaster-general, as he passed
through Eugene on his way to
Portland.
Mr. Farley alighted from his
train and spoke for a few minutes
over a radio hook-up connected
with KORE. He told of the im
provements which have been made
in mail transportation and predict
ed that in a very few years trans
Atlantic airplane mail service will
be established.
Several foresighted persons pro
duced stamp books which Mr. Far
ley obligingly autographed. This
brought about a general scurry
which resulted in Mr. Farley's af
fixing his signature to everything
from memo books to sheets has
tily torn from notebooks.
Recital in Music
Auditorium at 8
The school-’ of music will present
Miss Harriet Gamble, ' harpist,
Miss Brandon Young, harpist, Miss
Norma Zinser, pianist, and Mrs.
Eileen Edbloom, soprano, in a re
cital in the music auditorium to
night at 8 o’clock.
Two Houses
100 Per Cent
For Oregana
Alpha Gamma Delta,
Plii Kappa Psi Win
Cup; 340 Copies Sold
In Subscription Drive
.
Alpha Gamma Delta and Phi
Kappa Psi have been awarded the
two Oregana cups for being the
first two houses to subscribe 100
per cent to the yearbook during
last week’s drive.
Totalling 340 subscriptions, Ore
gana week was declared a success
by Newton Stearns, manager. Nine
living organizations have not as
yet reported and the total for the
year now stands at 1126, only 36
short of the previous goal of 1200.
Stearns Raises Quota
The quota has been upped to
1300 by Stearns, since it is his
belief that when representatives
from the remaining houses turn in
their blanks, the figure will be
well above 1200. This, he said, will
provide the staff with more money
with which a greater book may be
made by the 1936 Oregana.
Figures used in ascertaining per
centages of house standings are of
ficial, being from the dean of men's
office. The following groups have
not yet reported to Dick Hill, cir
culation manager, who asks that
they do so at once: Gamma hall,
Sigma hall, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
Sigma Nu, Chi Omega, and Susan
Campbell hall.
Subscribe Next Term
Winter term registration will be
absolutely the last opportunity for
students to subscribe to the 1936
publication, which officials fore
cast will be the largest book in at
least 10 years, featuring a greater
picture display than ever before.
Portland League
To Hear Morris
Dr. Victor P. Morris, professor
of economics here, will present the
last lecture of his series of talks
on current problems before the
Portland League of Women Vot
ers next Friday afternoon at 2:30.
Dr. Morris will speak on “Eco
nomic Security|” His other lec
tures pertained to Roosevelt’s
monetary policy and to the eco
nomics involved in the Italian
problem.
The League of Women voters is
a non-partisan, civic organization
sponsors the talks on civic prob
lems every year.
Yeomen Will Plan
Christmas Dance
Discussion of a dance planned
for Christmas vacation to which
students and townspeople will be
invited, will be held by the Yeo
men in their meeting tonight at
7:30 at the Y hut. The dance, if it
is held, will be held at the Green
Parrot and proceeds will be used
for an Oregana picture fund.
“Christmas Revels” will be the
subject of a talk by S. Stephen
son Smith,' of the English depart
ment, to the Yeomen tonight. Ci
der and doughnuts will be served
as refreshments after the meet
ing.
Libe Excavations
Uncover Fossils
Fossils millions of years old are
being unearthed daily in the exca
vations of the basement of the new
library of the University of Ore
gon, according to Warren D.
Smith, head of the department of
geology.
An exhibit of the fossil shells
will be placed in one of the cases
on the lower floor of Condon hall
soon, with both scientific and com
mon names listed with each shell.
They mark the site of the for
mer sea beach, and are represen
tative of the Oligocene period. The
exhibit is being prepared by Dr.
Smith with the assistance of Lloyd
Ruff and Frederick Hoffstead,
staff assistants.
MISS HICKSON H. 8. TEACHER
Eileen Hickson is teaching in
the high school at Grass Valley,
Oregon.
Women Vote
Today on AWS
Constitution
Obsolete Terming,
Old Rules to Be Done
Away With if New
Regulations Adopted
Whether the AWS will be gov
! erned by a new constitution or by
| its old one will be decided today
when AWS members cast their
votes between 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.
in front of the Co-op.
A week has passed since mimeo
graphed copies of the new consti
tution were distributed among wo
men students attending the last
AWS meeting. This was to give
voters sufficient time to under
stand the question on which they
are deciding.
ASUO Tickets Necessary
Students must present their stu
dent body tickets upon going to
the Co-op, and have their name
removed from the list of those
eligible to vote.
The proposed constitution fol
lows work this year by the present
officers of the group headed by
Margaret Ann Smith, president, to
unify and clear up misunderstand
ings of the older constitution.
Terming Obsolete
Various terming used in the old
constitution is now out of date, and
the new edition is an attempt to
correct this fault, officers say.
The proposed constitution, fol
lowing its drafting by the offi
cers, has been approved by the
executive committee composed of
representatives of all women’s or
ganizations and of the dean of wo
men’s office.
Visitors Praise
Oregon Library
Main Libe Open; Condon
Closes on Holiday
James G. Hodgson, special as
sistant in the University of Chi
cago, was on the campus Saturday
collecting documents to complete
the files in his university. The
library was able to supply him
with 14 pamphlets in volume
form.
According to Mr. Hodgson, the
University of Oregon library has
more complete files than most of
the schools he has visited.
The hours for the different
branches of the library during the
Thanksgiving day vacation were
announced by M. H. Douglass, head
of the library.
Keep Special Schedule
Reference and circulation librar
ies will be open on Thanksgiving
day from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. The
reserve libe will close at 5 Wednes
day afternoon and will not re-open
until Friday. Books may be taken
out of the reserve libe between 4
and 5 Wednesday and will become
due at 8 Friday morning when all
divisions of the library will resume
their regular schedules.
Cross Country
Run Wednesday
Tomorrow will be the great day
for clonut cross country athletes
inasmuch as at 4 o’clock they will
begin a grueling three-mile run
for this year’s Bill Hayward tro
phy.
Runners have been warned by
Coach Rus Cutler to be sure to
receive their correct starting num
bers.
Firty-five runners, to date, have
entered this year's event and some
thrilling sprints should take place
before the end of the race which
will be run in the hills surrounding
the city.
CALAVAN IN PORTLAND
Corwin Calavan, LL.B., ’35, Is
practicing law with Wood, Mon
tague, Matthiessen and Rankin in
Portland. Offices are in the Yeon
building.
MISS KLEKAR IN FRISCO
Kamilla Klekar is treasurer of
the San Francisco chapter of Phi
Beta. Her mailing address is 665
‘Pine street.
Pigger’s Guide
On Sale at Co-op
Student Directory
Has New Features
Pigger's guide, long awaited
student and faculty directory, will
definitely go on sale today at the
University Co-op store and the
graduate manager's office, it was
confirmed last night by A. S. U. O.
officials.
The sales for the first two days
will be handled by the Associated
Students hile the Co-op will take
care of the few straggling sales
for the rest of the term.
Contains New Features
This year’s student directory,
hot off the presses yesterday, con
tains many new features between
its modernistic cover plate. Chief
among these new innovations are:
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AAUW Scholarship
Applications Must
Be Filed by Dec. 1
Applications for all AAUW
scholarships and fellowships
must be handed in to dean of
women’s office by December 1,
Hezel P. Schwerlng, dean of
women, announced today.
Several of thees scholarships
are available to women stu
dents, and information on them
may be had from Dean Schwer
ing.
25 Sigma Xis Will
Visit OSC Chapter
Dr. de Villiers Will
Lecture at Banquet
Approximately 25 members of
Sigma Xi, honorary scientific so
ciety, will leave about 4:30 p. m.
Tuesday for Corvallis to meet in a
joint banquet with members of
Sigma Xi of the Oregon State
chapter. The banquet will be at
6:15 in the Memorial Union build
ing.
The dinner will be followed by
a lecture on some new theories of
evolution by the guest speaker,
Cornelius de Villiers, according to
Warren D. Smith, professor of
geology.
Dr. de Villiers is dean of the
science faculty of Stellenbosch
university in the Union of Soutn
Africa, and is also scheduled to
speak on this campus today at
10:00 a. m.
Pi Lambda Theta
Pledges Initiated
Over 68 members of Pi Lambda
Theta, national women’s educa
tional honorary attended the Foun
ders’ day banquet and initiation
held at the Osburne hotel Satur
day, November 23.
The theme of the decorations
was yellow rosebuds and blue can
dles, carrying out the honorary's
colors, blue and gold.
Each of the ten pledges gave an
original, and in many cases, hu
morous poem.
Bossing May Read
Paper at Convention
Nelson L. Bossing, dean of the
school of education, has been in
vited to read a paper on the sub
ject of prophesying teaching suc
cess at the annual convention of
the National Institutional Teach
er’s Placement association to be
held in St. Louis February 22.
Dr. Bossing has not yet decided
as to whether or not he will ac
cept.
Dr. de Villiera
And a ‘New’ Peace?
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Can the Tariff Be
A Political Boomerang?
Editorials T<
Discuss:
Phi Betes Choose
Outstanding Seniors
From Class of 1936
W omen to Cot 12:15
Permission on Ere
Of Thanksgiving
Women students will have
12:15 permission Wednesday
night, as Thursday is a holiday,
the dean of women’s office an
nouneed today.
Thursday will lie the only
holiday for Thanksgiving, and
classes will meet Friday and
Saturday.
Oregana Picture
Schedule Listed
Derision Concerning
Final Date Announced
The final schedule for those who
have not had their Oregana pic
tures taken is as follows:
Yeomen and Independents,
Tuesday, December 3.
....(Tlie Yeomen and Independent
chedule sheet will be posted at
the Y hut.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
Kappa Sigma, Tuesday, De
cember 3.
Alpha Tail Omega, Wednes
day, December 4.
Phi Delta Theta, Thursday,
December 5.
Sigma Phi Epsilon and
Sigma Alpha Mu, Friday,
Friday, December 6.
Zeta hall, Monday, Decem
ber 9.
December 10 until exams will
devoted to those who have been
unable to have their pictures tak
en at their scheduled time. After
this temr no one who was in school
fall term will be able to have
their picture taken. Only new
students will be given the oppor
tunity to get their picture in, the
decision is final. There will be no
exceptions.
Medical Test Set
For December 6
Medical aptitude tests will be
given December 6 at 2 p. m., ac
cording to an announcement re
ceived from the committee on ap
titude tests for medical students
by Dr. H. B. Yocom. The local
tests are under the supervision of
Dr. Yocom and will be in 105 Mc
Clure.
A charge of one dollar per ap
plicant will be made to defray the
expenses of the test committee of
the Association of American Med
ical Colleges.
Tests have proved helpful, being
used as a factor in the selection of
the students of 90 per cent of the
medical schools. Last year the
tests were taken by 10,569 stu
dents of 617 colleges. In the Uni
versity of Oregon, there were 22
applicants.
The test itself lasts approxi
mately one hour and a half. It is
objective in nature and largely
phychological.
Bowen Leaves
For Palo Alto
Dr. Ray P. Bowen, head of the
romance language department, will
leave today on the noon train for
Palo Alto, California, where he
will attend the 37th annual meeting
of the Philological Association of
the Pacific Coast at Standford uni
vfrsity. The association will meet
on November 29 and 30.
At one of the regular meetings
Dr. Bowen will read a paper he
has written, which 7s a study on
“The Dramatic Elements in the
Construction of Balzac’s Novels.”
Dr. Bowen has been a member of
the PAPC ever since he became
a member of the University faculty
ten years ago. He is now on its
executive committee. President C.
Valentine Boyer is an ex-vice
president of the philological organ
ization.
ROSE AT PKINEVIIXE
Frank Rose has a teaching posi
tion at Prineville this year.
Misses McCraeken,
Burns, Sumpter Are
Picked; Hall, Reed
Newliouse Selected
By LE ROY MATTINGLY
Senior six, composed of out
standing members of the class of
’36 who have been chosen for Phi
Beta Kappa, national scholastic
honorary, was selected yesterday
afternoon when the honorary
elected members at its fall meet
ing, The six seniors upon whom
the highest of scholastic honors
was conferred are:
Ann-Reed Burns, journalism
major.
William O. Hall, economics
major.
Mary L. McCracken, education
major.
Andy J. Newhouse, law major.
Marjorie Sumpter, English
major.
Charles A. Reed, history
major.
Initiation of the new members
has tentatively been set for De
cember 14.
In addition to the election of the
senior six, officers for the Oregon
chapter of the national scholastic
honorary were also selected at the
meeting Monday afternoon.
Warren D. Smith Elected
Warren D. Smith, professor of
geography and geology, was
elected president and will head the
organization for the forthcoming
year. Dan E. Clark, assistant di
rector of the extension division,
was chosen vice president, Mary E.
Kent, office manager of the ex
tension service, was re-elected to
the position of secretary, while
Florence D. Alden, professor of
physical education, was chosen as
a member of the executive com
mittee.
Two new members of the mem
bership committee, Jesse H. Bond,
professor of business administra
tion, and Frances E. Frazier, were
elected.
Initiates Active on Campus
Ann-Reed Burns of Portland,
journalism major, was awarded
the Gerlinger cup last year. The
Gerlinger award is made annually
to the outstanding junior woman
on the University of Oregon
campus.
William O. Hall, also of Portland
and a major in economics, was
awarded the Koyl cup in 1934, a
presentation made annually to the
outstanding Oregon junior.
Mary L. McCracken, an educa
tion major and also from Portland,
is president of the senior class and
has been extremely active in cam
pus affairs.
Marjorie May Sumpter of Mill
City is an English major. She is
a member of Phi Lambda Theta,
women’s education honorary.
Charles A. Reed, Hood River, is
a history major on the Oregon
campus and a member of Condon
club, geology and geography hon
orary society. Reed re-entered the
University in 1934 as a junior after
an absence of three years.
Andy J. Newhouse, a law major
from Broadbent, was given the Phi
Beta Kappa award of $25 in books
in 1934, his sophomore year. The
books are given to the sophomore
having the highest grade point
average.
Others Selected Later
Other members of Phi Beta
Kappa will be chosen from the
senior class later in the year. The
six students eligibile for Phi Beta
Kappa and outstanding on the
campus during fall term are
named as members of the senior
six in addition to the honor of
election to the national scholastic
honorary.
AWS President Asks
All Members to Cast
Votes at Co-op Today
Ballots on the new AWS con
stitution are to be cast between
B a. m. and 5 p. in. today la
front of the Co-op, and Mar
garet Ann Smith, president of
AWS, urges all women students
to vote.