Activity
News pops. Honor roll, girls’
pledge list, ASUO fee drive, as
sembly today, Ted Shawn inter
view, little colonel balloting, all In
today's paper.
Assembly
Chancellor Hunter will speak at
an assembly today in Gerlinger at
11. Classes dismissed.
VOLUME XXXVII
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936
NUMBER 48
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Flub-Dub
Across the stage of the world
from now on will scamper charac
ters in many scenes other than
political. Being confined to such
is not to this column's taste. Of
times more interesting people and
places are in the public eye. They
will be put before the students’.
Since the time you left to go
home and sing carols, tenderly
gave gifts to father purchased with
his money, and grew misty-eyed
over the tale of the poor Italians
having to forego the pleasure of
Christmas trees, many things have
transpired. The bumbling British
advanced “the deal” to cede ap
proximately half of Ethiopia to
Italy and to grant her semi-dicta
torial jurisdiction over the remain
der of that country. Foreign Sec
retary Sir Samuel Hoare proved
much more honorable than the
sound of his name would indicate
and resigned from his post to save
government face. France tottered
on the brink of chaos once again
because of the inane system of
exposing Premiers to votes of con
fidence whenever doubt arises as
to the wisdom of their policies or
acts. Congress convened to set an
initial new record by having only
one member in his cups the first
night. The President “propagand
aed. The Republicans clamored.
The Supreme Court decided.
F. D. R.
On these latter three events sev
eral observations are in order. The
President made a great political
speech. It was the Democratic call
to arms for 1936. To be sure there
is ground for the belief that he in
dulged in an age old trick, the
classic example of which was prob
ably Henry IV. Henry was forever
about to start a trek to the Holy
Land, but he never even got to the
starting stage. Object: to divert
public attention from troublesome
domestic affairs. Roosevelt’s strat
egy is analogous. Hand in hand
with this he had trip through his
talk those triplets of all political
speeches, greater prosperity, re
buke to critics, and eulogy of self.
Each of these appear to have drunk
deeply at the dawn of time from
Ponce de Leon’s famous fount.
They have found everlasting life—
at least in politics and speeches.
Gunga Din
As for tjie Republican clamor.
It is arising from a swamp infest
ed with animals of particularly
vicious nature. As maddened ele
phants hunt tobacco donors they
are on the trail of that elusive Re
publican nomination. Who gets
the game depends to a large extent
on how successfully he trumpets
at the jackass always so appro
priately braying at him and his
companions. The din of invective,
the clamor, is thus explained by
the fact that these two animals are
the most stupid on earth, and
many times have been known to
turn on their keepers whom they
failed to recognize. Solution: drain
the swamp!
Little Colonel
Will Be Chosen
By Vote Today
Winner Gets Trophy
At Military Ball
Saturday Night;
Ballots in Emerald
Seven fair candidates for the
“Little Colonelship” of the Scab
bard and Blade military ball will
receive their final testing today
when the campus votes to decide
who will be queen of military men
Saturday night at Gerlingfer hail.
Voting will be done by means of
Emerald ballots, to be turned in
at the rear of the College
Side any time from 9 to 5 today.
Votes, must be signed and will be
checked upon being received. No
one will be allowed to vote more
than once or by proxy.
The following candidates, select
ed out of a group of 17 by a semi
final campus vote December 6, are
eligible to become the Little Colo
nel: Elaine Sorensen, Alpha Gam
ma Delta; Marjorie Gearhart, Kap
pa Alpha Theta; Kay Skalet, Hen
dricks hall; Betty Pownall, Pi Beta
Phi; Rhoda Armstrong, Chi Ome
ga; Hannah Crossley, Alpha Phi;
and . Rosemary O’Donnel, Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
To Award Trophy
The lucky winner will be pre
sented with a handsome trophy, in
the form of a victory figure, it was
announced yesterday by Bill Pad
dock and Alan Wall, co-chairmen
of the dance. This trophy will be
the exclusive property of the Little
Colonel chosen today. Her identity
will not be divulged until Satur
day night at the dance.
Formals will be the c orrect
dress for girls at this dance. Tux
edoes, dark suits, or officers’ uni
forms are in order for the boys.
Corsages are also in order.
Bette Church, social chairman.
“Everyone on the campus may
come to this military ball,” ex
plained Bill Paddock, in comment
ing upon the fact that many of
the students thought the dance
was invitational or closed. “There
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Fireside to Start
New Term for YW
The freshman program for the
new year to which all freshman
women on the campus are invited,
will be introduced by the YWCA
at a fireside at Gerlinger hall,
Wednesday, January 15 from 7:30
to 9 o’clock. Mrs. Robert Dann
from Corvallis who is active on
the Seabeck Planning committee
and other YW affairs will be the
guest.
Four groups are planned for jhis
term: “Study of Personality De
velopment as Seen in Current
Biographies,” “Vocations Open to
College Women," “Community Ser
vice Projects,” and “Race Rela
tions.”
Group singing will be led by
Marionbeth Wolfenden. Refresh
ments will be served.
U O Delegates to Student
Convention in East Return
The University of Oregon was
well represented with eight dele
gates at the student volunteer con
vention, held in Indianapolis,
Indiana, December 28 to January
1. The delegates and the groups
they represented are: Charles Pad
dock, Methodist; John Luvaas,
Lutheran; Fred Gieseke, YMCA;
Marilyn Ebi, YWCA; Charles Dev
ereaux, Baptist; Arthur Stanley,
Christian church; Francis Frazier,
Baptist; Dorothy Nyland, director
of Methodist activities at Oregon.
Paddock, Miss Frazier, Miss Ebi.
and Miss Nyland returned early
this week. Devereaux and Stanley
are enroute and are expected to
arrive in a few days. Luvaas and
Gieseke are in Chicago waiting for
their car to start. They drove east
via the Columbia highway, en
countering cold and extreme dis
comfort when a frozen battery
necessitated cranking. They plan
to return by a southern route.
Over 3000 delegates from all
sections of the United States and
Canada attended the convention,
which is held every four years to
further student interest in mission
ary service. The chief topic for dis
cussion this year was “World Task
of Christianity.”
Many internationally known
leaders were present, the foremost
of which was Dr. Toyohiko Kag
awa, leader of the cooperative
movement in Japan, and author of
several books.
Most of the Oregon delegates
also attended another conference
of consumer’s cooperatives Decem
ber 30 to January l, also in Indi
anapolis.
Luvaas and Gieseke were the
only ones of the delegation to at
tend a convention of the Student’s
League of Industrial Democracy,
which was held in Columbus, Ohio.
Ted Shawn Hits at Modem
Dancing As Stupid; Hands
Praise to Old Fashioned Dance
Amoeba-Like Intelligence Sufficient
To Perform in Present Nightspots,
Claim of Nationally Famous Artist
Dancing as seen in most of the ballrooms and night spots of:
America today “is the most stupid and lowest form of dancing thatj
we have ever had in the history of the world,” said Ted Shawn, director
af the Ted Shawn men dancers who performed in McArthur Court last
night, in an informal talk before 100 students in Gerlinger hall Wednes
day afternoon.
Mr. Shawn said that the so-called social dancing of today is “anti-;
social.” He explained that a boy and a girl go to a dance together today'
and walk around the floor to a “time-beat” pounded out by a jazzi
band and don’t say a word all evening. Later in the evening as he was
making up for the performance Mr. Shawn corrected this statement by;
saying the couple have little to say ... to anyone else.
Never More Stupid i
“Dancing has never been more
stupid in the history of the world, I
know,” said Mr. Shawn. He stated
that dancing has degenerated to its
lowest form, until now anyone can
“dance,” as it is called today. “It
only takes the degree of intelli
gence of an amoeba to do it,” he
added.
Mr. Shawn said there is some
excuse for this state of affairs,
however. One of the main reasons
for the condition of the ballroom
dancing today is the lack of room.
“Two of the most beautiful forms
of social dancing ever known, the
waltz and the tango, were literally
crowded to death,” said the famous
dancer.
Old Fashioned Ones Praised
He said many of the old fash
ioned dances were really social
dances. The boy went to the dance
with a girl, but danced with every
girl there during the course of the
dance. This, he said, was because
of the patterns of the dance then.
Four or so couples danced togeth
er, not just one.
Mr. Shawn explained that one of
the greatest reasons for Fred As
taire’s success on stage and screen
was his preliminary, sound train
ing in the ballet. Astaire incorpor
ates much that he learned in this
training in his steps today and that
is what makes them particularly
interesting, said Mr. Shawn.
Shawn Enjoys Tappers
“Tap-dancing, as far as the
sound is concerned, has an irreduc
ible amount of rhythm,” said Mr.
Shawn. “It has only a pronounced
time beat.” He explained that he
enjoys watching Bill Robinson and
Fred Astaire dance, that they are
masters in their field, but that
their field is but a microscopic por
tion of the entire field of possibil
ities of the dance.
In his talk in the afternoon Mr.
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Work on New Libe
Ahead of Schedule
Second Floor Forms
Now Ready for Cement
During the vacation of two
weeks the first floor of the new
library building was poured and
forms placed for the concrete of
the second story.
In spite of adverse weather con
ditions remarkable progress has
been made in the last three weeks.
During this time all of the cement
pouring has been done with the
exception of the first floor west
side slab, which was poured fir3t
to be used as a base.
The men at this time are about
a week ahead of schedule and are
steadily gaining time in spite of
the fact that the new addition on
the east side took three weeks
from the scheduled time.
The forms that are in use will
be left in place until all of the
pouring is completed. When the
forms are torn down, brick ven
eering work will begin.
The pouring of the walls and
ceiling of the second floor will be
gin the latter part of this week.
Because the height of the build
ing is increasing the workmen are
now using a large power hoist to
lift all building materials to the
base of the third floor. One of the
total of 75 men is kept busy ell
of the time at the controls of the
crane and elevator for cement.
The tunnel that is being dug to
Kincaid street from the construc
tion site is now being piped for
sewage disposal.
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The Student Belief committee
wil meet at 8 o’clock tonight in
the Y hut to prepare the optional
argument on the student fee ques
tion. Committee members are ex
pected to be present, and all others
in favor of optional activity fees
are urged to attend.
Interfraternity council will meet
at Delta Upsilon at 6 o’clock to
night.
Pre-medical students will meet
in 103 Deady at 4 p. m. today for
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Marriage Lecture
Series Scheduled
First Speaker Slated
To Appear January 21
Problems of love and marriage
will be discussed at lectures held
in Villard hall, January 21, Janu
ary 28, and February 11, Peggy
Chessman, chairman of the winter
term series, announced yesterday.
Two speakers have accepted the
invitation of the committee and
two more will be announced later.
The first lecture, January 21,
will concern the psychological as
pects of love and marriage, and
the second lecture will take up the
social and practical problems.
On February 11, Dr. Jessie
Laird Brodie will speak before the
women students in alumni hall of
Gerlinger and Dr. Goodrich Schauf
fler will talk to men in Villard on
the biological problems.
Free Lectures to Be Given
Free tickets for the lectures will
be distributed in the various living
organizations. All lectures will
start at 7:15 o’clock in Villard hall
except the special women’s assem
bly in Gerlinger.
This is the sixth year that stu
dents have presented the series in
cooperation with the personnel of
fice under the supervision of Dean
Karl Onthank. Students on the
love and marriage directorate are:
Peggy Chessman, chairman, Isobel
Miller, Marian Lucas, Virginia En
dicott, Charles Miller and Craig
Finley.
California Optimistic,
Says Prof. Hollis
Prof. Orlando J. Hollis, who is
back from his vacation trip to
San Francisco, reported that the
Californians generally were very
optimistic over business’ recovery.
Business for 1935 was considered
very favorable and prospects for
the coming year good.
Fees Push Started
Bill Puddork, who with Craig
Finley is co-chairmen of the win
ter term Associated Students
membership drive.
110 Students
Given Honor
Roll Rating
Twelve Make Straight
4 A’ Grades in Studies
During Term; Eugene
Leads Honor Listings
Twelve of the students in the
University fall term were given
straight “A” ratings on the honor
roll. In all, 110 pupils were placed
on the honor roll for the first pe
riod of school. To achieve this po
sition a student must get a grade
point average of 3.50.
Eugene placed the most in the
total, having 28 on the list, with
Portland a close second with 27.
“A” rating was given: Ralph
Bailey, Jeanne Bovard, Elaine Co
rnish, Harvey Hawley, and Mar
garet D. Rugh, all of Eugene;
Minoru Yasuie, Hood River; Orval
N. Thompson, Shedd; Gretchen E.
Smith, Oswego; Max A. Saunders,
Alvadore; Wallace Kaapoke, Wen
atchee, Washington; Ruth Chil
cote, Klamath Falls; and Robert
F. Bales, Wallowa.
From the University city on the
roll: Edward B. Barnett, Joan F.
Berghan, Margaret M. Cass, Frank
Chambers, Beulah F. Chapman,
Dan E. Clark II, Alice M. Coldren,
Elizabeth A. DeBusk, Helen Em
ery, Jeanne Fleming, Michael A.
Gallis, Roberta Humphreys, Clay
ton L. James, James A. Lewi3,
John L. Luvaas, Marjorie F. Mur
dock, Ambrose A. Oderman, Arno
L. Peiterson, Robert L. Rugh,
Marceline E. Seavey, Sister Mir
iam C. Murphy, Theda J. Spicer,
Elizabeth Stetson, William A.
Sutherland, Alvin E. Templar, Na
omi E. Tobie, Alfred E. Tyson,
and Fergus J. Wood.
From Portland: Andrew Bog
danovich, Betty Brogan, Kather
ine E. Coney, Herman G. Foland,
Herbert B. Galton, William O. Had,
A. J. Hanke, Marcus Horenstein,
Jack W. Huggins, Julia LaBarre,
Lenore Lavanture, Martha McCall,
Mary L. McCracken, Jane A. My
ers, Melba J. Riopelle, Helen M.
Roberts, Charles H. Sandifur, Clif
ford D. Speaker, Mark E. Switzer,
Leland J. Thielemann, Thomas T.
Turner, Dorothy A. Van Valken
burg, Robert G. Vosper, Ben J.
Winer, Dorothea N. Witt, Marion
beth Wolfenden, Ruthalbert Wotf
enden.
From other cities: David G. Arn
old, Vieno A. Osterlund, both from
Astoria; Robert K. Bauer, Velve
Lucas, both of Pendleton; Helen
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BALLOT
I hereby cast my vote for one of the following girls as my
choice for “Little Colonel.’’
( ) Rhoda Armstrong
( ) Hannah Crosoley
( ) Marjorie Gearhart
( ) Kay Skalet
( ) Rosemary O’Don nel
( ) Betty Pownall
( ) Elaine Sorenson
Only one vote allowed each person. Ballots to be left at College
Side at table In back of room.
(Signed) .
ASUO Drive
Sales Reach
1380 for Week
Finley and Paddock
Lead Membership
Campaign; 1934 Ticket
Mark Surpassed
With approximately 1,380 ASUO
tickets already sold in less than a
week, Craig Finley and Bfll Pad
dock, co-chairmen of the winter
term ASUO ticket sales, opened
the second part of their drive by
appointment of a huge committee
comprising members of every liv
ing organization on the campus.
The committee will meet today at
3:30 at the College Side.
Finley and Paddock pointed out
that the tickets sold so far repre
sent 56.4 per cent of the students
enrolled at the University this term
compared with 53.7 per cent as
the total sales for last winter
term. This is due in part, they
said, to the increasing interest in
the fine showing Oregon’s basket
ball team has made on its present
road trip.
Cash Value Stressed
“We are not approaching ticket
sales this year on the cry of school
spirit or such,” Finley said, “but
as a business like proposition of
selling students $11.15 worth of
entertainment and value for $5.00.
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YMCA Hits Vote
On ‘Little Colonel’
Election to Popularize
Militarism, Croup Says
Organized opposition to the Lit
tle Colonel election blossomed out
yesterday when the YMCA coun
cil unanimously voted a resolution
condemning such “activities which
tend to popularize or increase mil
itarism on the campus.”
Lengthy discussion on Scabbard
and Blade’s dance publicity stunt
brought no tangible result in the
Young Women's council last week.
No vote was taken and opinion
seemed evenly divided.
The YMCA’s resolution severely
scored Scabbard and Blade’s ac
tion. “The proposed Little Colonel
election appears to us to be, how
ever honorable, the motive prompt
ing it, part of a general program
of the war department to popular
ize militarism. We go on record
as opposing any such plan,” the
resolution concluded.
Band Concert Set
For January 19
The University of Oregon band
will appear in concert in McAr
thur court Sunday afternoon, Jan
uary 19, at 2 p. m.
The band has one of the finest
concerts ever presented on this
campus to offer. John Stehn has
said of this year’s band that it
contains the finest assembly of
talent ever gathered at the Uni
versity of Oregon.
For this reason a greater than
usual latitude is possible in the
musical presentations.
Former Students
Get Teaching Jobs
The placement bureau of the
school of education has made sev
eral mid-term placements. Among
these is Pauline Conrad, a last
year’s graduate, who obtained a
position in Petersburg, Alaska,
teaching art in the elementary
, schools.
Margarette Morrison, who at
tended school this year, is now
teaching in the grades at Cottage
Grove.
Patton Gets Degree
Fred L. Patton, superintendent
at Ciatskanie, Oregon, received bis
master’s degree in education dur
ing the holidays.
Craig Finley, one of the heads
of the ASUO winter term mem
bership drive. Approximately 1,880
tickets have been sold.
Creative Urge
Of Studentship
Hunter Topic
Classes Dismissed
At 11 for Inaugural
Student Assembly
Of Winter Term
In the second of a series of talks
to University of Oregon students
delivered since he came to the
campus this fall, Chancellor Fred
erick M. Hunter will speak today
at 11 o'clock on “The Creative
Urge of Studentship.”
Classes will be dismissed for the
chancellor's speech which will be
given at the first administration
assembly of winter term.
Dr. Hunter’s address will devel
op a second phase of his theory
of education. "The Practical Value
of Education” was his topic of his
first student talk after his selec
tion as chancellor of the Oregon
state system of higher education.
President C. Valentine Boyer
will preside at today’s meeting.
AWS Meeting Set
For Wednesday
The AWS meeting scheduled for
yesterday afternoon has been post
poned until Wednesday, January
15, at 4 o'clock in Gerlinger hall.
After a short business meeting
for the announcement of new ap
pointments, the meeting will be
turned over to the Kwamas who
will disclose the names of the new
Thespians for this year.
The Thespians are freshman wo
men chosen each year by the liv
ing organizations on the campus
to represent that organization in
the freshman service honorary.
Winter Term
Registration
Totals 2446
Enrollment at Same
Time Last Year 2334;
Sophomore Class
Is Largest Group
Registration totalled 2446 for
winter term Wednesday evening as
students continued to register
late. Thirty students registered
yesterday. Fall term enrollment
was 2569, while in winter term last
year 2334 students were enrolled
in the University. This term has
an increase of 3.5 per cent over
registration of winter term last
year.
The registrar’s office announced
statistics on registration through
Tuesday evening when 2416 stu
dents were enrolled. Of this num
ber 1007 were women and 1409
were men. Last winter term 1007
men and 933 women registered on
the corresponding day.
Sophomores had the largest
class with 894; freshmen num
bered 795, juniors 270, and seniors
317. All of these except seniors
show an increase over winter term
of last year. There are 89 profes
sional students and 3 graduates
enrolled.
OSC Registration Leads
Oregon State College continued
to lead the University with reg
istration figures of January 6
showing an enrollment of 2962.
Fall term registration at Oregon
State was 3134. In the agricul
tural school there was an increase
pf 76 per cent over 1935, and for
estry had an increase of 57 per
cent.
The journalism school at the
University recorded the largest in
crease in enrollment over last win
ter term with 237 students. This
is an increase of 20 per cent over
the 197 enrolled last year. Busi
ness administration enrolled 623
over the 555 of last year, an in
crease of 12 per cent. Arts and let
ters has 255 students, education
133, law 224, music 89, physical
education 81, social science 317,
and non-major students 247. Of
the total enrollment 62 are ma
triculates and 2354 are old stu
dents.
Smith’s Book
Well Received
Professor S. Stephenson Smith
has received word from his pub
lishers that his book, “The Com
mand of Words,” brought out late
last fall will be put into the second
printing soon.
The first printing of the first
edition contained 2000 copies, prac
tically all of which have been sold.
His book has been the subject for
favorable comment throughout the
country, including a review in the
book section of the New York
Times.
Professor Smith says that the
only changes in this printing will
be a few minor corrections in ty
pographical errors.
Students Enjoy Ted Shawn
Dancers in Series Opener
Ted Shawn and his company of
eight dancers held their audience
with a remarkable power of sheer
strength, grace, and beauty in in
terpretation of their mastery of
Terpsichorean art last night in Mc
Arthur court, when they opened
the winter artist series of concerts
of the Associated Students.
Composed of beautiful numbers
and solos by Shawn himself, tne
program consisted of dances derived
from purely masculine sources,
rhythms of labor and sports, prim
itive dances, religious themes, hu
morous numbers, and “music vis
ualizations" of, great classic com
posers.
Opening with Music Visualiza
tions, interpretations of Brahms,
Bach and other composers, the
troupe conditioned the audience for
the superb program which fol
lowed by a prelude of the modern
dance intertwined with ballet tech
nique.
“John Brown Sees the Glory,"
an interpretation of American
maityrdom brought the audience
clapping tremendously at its con
clusion because of the sheer emo
tionalism of the original Shawn
solo.
Perhaps the most popular group
was “Primitive and Folk Themes”,
a rich collection of character num
bers. Three Japanese Rickshaw
Coolies pleased the audience with
their quaint humor. The pure
strength of Shawn's “Invocation to
the Thunderbird” to the music of
Sousa’s “Redman” seemed to catch
the audience’s fancy. A wild burst
of applause followed its dramatic
climax.
“Turkey in the Straw,’* danced by
Wilbur McCormack, The French
Soldier, danced by Barton Mumaw
were easily and gracefully per
formed as Shawn’s Spear Dance,
Messrs. Hearn and Fitz-simons
“Camel Boys’* were wild and ter
rible.
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