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Sigma Nu, Council Case Near End i Judgement To Be Given This Evening Student Advisory Council’s Opinion May Write Finish To Long Dispute The long-clelayed final decision in the case of the Sigma Nu frater nity versus the Interfraternity council was still in the offing yes terday afternoon when the student advisory council adjourned with but approximately one hour’s work necessary before an opinion could be given. The council will convene at 4 this afternoon. Committee mem bers said last night that a decision should be ready at 5 o’clock today. No Comment Advanced Neither Sigma Nu, represented by President Ed Fenwick, or the council representatives would ad vance an opinion as to the outcome of the case last night. Yesterday’s session opened with the presentation of the fraternity’s arguments, with Dean James H. Gilbert presiding. Three council representatives, Tex Thomason, Kenneth BeLieu, and President Tom McCall, then stated the case for the interfrater nity group. Rebuttal Goes on Tomorrow Sigma Nu’s rebuttal testimony was interrupted by the adjourn ment of the council. They will fin ish their rebuttal testimony tomor row and council representatives will answer their arguments. The members of the student ad visory council hearing the case are: James H. Gilbert, dean of the col lege of social science; Wayne L. Morse, dean of the school of law; Orlando Hollis, professor of law; Kenneth L. Shumaker, supervisor of the English bureau; Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women; and two students, Bill Hall and Virgin ia Younie. Dispute Over Fine A $45 fine for alleged, dirty rush ing which the council levied against the fraternity started the dispute. After appealing the case, Sigma Nu refused to pay. The council retaliated by threat ening the fraternity with expulsion if the fine was not paid. Resignation Tendered Sigma Nu's answer was to tender its resignation from the council, stating that it derived no benefits from membership. The resignation was tabled at a meeting of the council without con sideration and the entire case turned over to the student advisory coun cil. Actors Leave For Ashland After three performances on the Oregon campus, which were en thusiastically received by students, faculty members, and townspeople alike, “The Rivals” cast will leave this morning at 8 o’clock by auto for Ashland where the Sheridan comedy will be repeated for two more performances. The play will be given tonight at the Southern Oregon Normal school and at a matinee Saturday, before the troupe of about fifteen actors and technicians journey back to Eugene. Rebec in Hospital Dr. George Rebec, dean of the graduate division on the campus, has been confined in the Eugene hospital most of the week suffering from intestinal flu. Reports say that his contrition is rapidly im proving. No Comment Edwin Fenwick, Sigma Nu presi dent who has played an importani part in the case between his housi and the Interfraternity council now pending, would advance no opinior as to the outcome of the case Iasi night. Open Play Tryouts To Be Held Soon Students Interested In Acting Eligible All students interested in acting will have an opportunity to try out for parts in one act plays to be presented late in February by the Studio Players. Open tryouts will be held next week, Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt, director of dramatics, an nounced today. The drama division annually of fers a series of one act plays Jirected by members of the plaj production class. There will be at least two such one acts presented this term. Tryouts are open tc everyone interested in acting with the exception of students regis tered in c ourses in acting. The name, Studio Players, was adopted as an identification for the pla> producing group several years ago The day for tryouts has beer set tentatively for Thursday after noon from 1 to 3 at Guild hall in the administrationu building rhose interested in trying out nowever, should watch for a notice In Tuesday's Emerald or obtain in formation earlier from Eleanor Pitts or Edith Kronman. The twc plays under consideration at pres ent are "The Marriage Proposal’ ind "On Second Thought.” The plays will be placed on reserve at the English reserve library foi preparatory reading. Those inter ested are urged to read the plays named before trying out. Henderson Talks To Garden Club Speaking to an enthusiastic anc interested audience, Dr. L. F. Hen derson, curator of the Universitj herbarium, addressed the Eugen< Garden club, Wednesday evening upon the "Native Trees of Ore gon.” • Dr. Henderson is recognized as one of the coast’s leading author ities on the flora of the Pacifk coast, having spent most of his life studying this subject and hav ing written the key which is now used for the classification 01 coastal plant life. Before his re tirement from actual teaching several years ago he was a profes sor of the University. At present he is making a study of Oregoi mosses. Miss Mozelle Hair, of the exten sion division, is president of thi Garden club. News Confab On OSEA Board Opens 3-Day Press Meet Summer Session Locations Studied; Editors, Publishers Roll Into Eugene As the foreguartl of Oregon newspapermen advanced on Eu gene yesterday for the eighteenth annual Oregon press conference, the board of directors of the Ore gon editorial association opened the , three-day meet with their semi annual review of old business and future plans. Probability that the 1936 sum mer session of the board of direc tors will be held in Grants Pass was expressed by board members, before final consideration of invi 1 tations at the meeting of that group Thursday afternoon. Action on the invitations will be settled this morning. Allen to Write Sketches At the meeting Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, announced he would write a series of travel sketches on his coming summer trip to Germany, Austria and Czecho-Slavakia for Oregon newspapers. His stories will not treat na tional political and military activ ities but will concern subjects of local interest. Housing, power dis tribution, liquor control, county, state and city government and similar questions will be reviewed. A spirit of good fellowship pre vailed around the lobby of the Eugene hotel as editors, publishers, and journalists gathered to talk of old times. Problems of the publisher were the keynote of the annual pub (Please turn to page four) Bill Moore Holds Down 4-Ton Load Strange as it seems, Bill Moore, a husky Phi Sig, had to ride on the front bumper of a truck to hold it on the road Thursday evening. The driver of the truck apparently un derestimated his four ton load and let too much of the heating pipe ex tend beyond the back of the vehi cle. When he started the load in mo tion, the front end of the track raised from the ground. To facili tate steering the truck Moore jumped on the bumper and rode in the driving rain to the new library, its destination. As the driver attempted to bring the truck up the incline to the con struction site the front wheels would not say on the ground, in spite of the extra weight. It was finally necessary to unload half of the pipe and carry it the rest of the way by hand. Campus Cleared Of Storm Debris The effects of the recent wind , storm on the University campus were practically all cleaned up to day with the raking of lawns by NYA workers to remove broken branches, it was learned from D. L. Lewis, superintendent of grounds. The tree which endangered elec tric wires on Thirteenth street across from the Commerce building has been completely removed, as was the giant fir that fell between i the dispensary and the Journalism building. Trophy Sigma Delta Chi cup, which will be awarded tonight to the weekly newspaper, regardless of size, judged best in the state of Oregon. Conference Sidelights The first newspaper group to appear at the school of journalism Thursday afternoon was made up I of Ralph H. Mitchell, Lucien P. Arant, and Harold M. Finlay. Mitchell is a journalistic old timer despite his youthful appear ance, and it takes a half dozen jobs, one of which is on the Oregon Journal desk, to keep him properly active. Lucien Arant is co-publisher and business manager of the Baker Democrat-Herald. A former Mon mouth boy, ex-student in the Uni versity of Oregon contemporary with Harold Say, Bob Case, Harry Crain, and Doug Mullarky—to mention a few—he used to write 108’s on the Oregonian copy desk before he went in with Bernard Mainwaring, former editor of the OSC Barometer, at Baker. Mr. Finlay is so busy as pub lisher of the LaGrande Observer that he doesn’t always get to Eu geen for the conference, and he is (Please turn to page 2) University Band To Present Concert The University of Oregon band will appear in a concert in Mc Arthur court this Sunday after noon at 3 p. m. All students of the campus and their friends are in vited to attend. An excellent con cert selection has been promised by John H. Stehn, conductor. Full details of the concert will be published in tomorrow’s Em erald. Open Session At 10 Starts Full Schedule Awards for Best Weekly, Semi-Weekly Newspapers Will Be Made at Banquet New angles and developments in the field of journalism will be featured today in the second day’s program of the eighteenth annual press conference. Newspaper not ables from all over the state will participate. Students are welcome. All journalism classes have been canceled for the day to afford stu dents the opportunity to be at the program. Classes in the journalism building have been shifted and a boxed list of the changes will be found elsewhere in the paper. Discussion Opens Session A full day of speeches, talks and discussions are scheduled for the conference today. The program will open with a general session in the journalism building where new viewpoints and developments in the field of printing and engrav ing will be disclosed. Larry H. Gregory, sports editors of the Morning Oregonian will talk to ed itors on “What Interest in Sports Can Do for You.” At lunch today in the Anchorage Donald J. Sterling, managing edi tor of the Oregon Journal, will review “The Orient—Its Tragedies and Humors” from information gathered during a recent trip to Japan and China. News Talks in Afternoon , The afternoon is filled with talks on news-gathering methods and the relation of business to the press. The session will be topped off with an open discussion of 1936 newspaper problems, in which al conference members are ex pected to participate. The pay-off of the entire meet will be the Friday night banquet at the Osburn hotel, when Sigma Delta Chi, men’s journalism fra ternity, will make awards to Ore gon’s best weekly and semi-weekly newspapers. (Please turn to page four) Delta Upsilon House To Get New Curtains Curtains for the new Delta Up silon house are being purchased by the Delta Upsilon mother’s club under the direction of Mrs. Dan E. Clark, president of the club. Funds for this purchase are be ing raised by a rummage sale to be held oiv Saturday. Press Conference Program FRIDAY PROGRAM 8:00 a. m.—Group breakfasts, Eugene hotel. M. C. Morgenson & Co., host to publishers. Parlor, second floor, Eugene hotel. 9:30 a. m.—Registration, Journalism building. 9:45 a. m.—General session, room 105, Journalism building. Appointment of conference and Oregon State Editorial association committees. Talks and discussion. 12 noon—Luncheon, main dining room, the Anchorage. 1:30 p. m.—General session. Room 105, Journalism building. Talks and discussion of “1936’s Newspaper Problems.” 3:30 p. m.—Tea for wives of conference members at home of Mrs. Eric W. Allen. 4:15 p. m.—Demonstration of offset printing in the University Press. 6:00 p. m.—Annual banquet, Osburn hotel. Awarding of certificates and cups to Oregon’s I rest weekly or semi-weekly papers. Entertalment by Eugene Gleemen and Theta Sigma Phi. 8:00 p. m.—Basketball, Oregon State college versus University of Oregon, McArthur Court. Oregon’s Brown Bomber m Chuck Patterson, Webfoot center, pictured above, is one of the best junipers in the northern division. He’ll square off against Oregon State’s Earl Conkling tonight. Shift in Classrooms Made TSecessary by Press Conference Due to the press conference the following classes will have substitute rooms for Friday, January 17. All classes taught by Dean Allen, Professor Turn bull, Professor Thacher, Assist ant Professor Rae, and Associate Professor Hall will be dismissed. These assignments hold for one day only. Appreciation of literature (Moll); Eng 105, C 2: 105 Com merce. English Composition; Eng 111, C 25: 200 Villard. Chorul Reading (Seybolt); Eng 145: 121 Friendly. General Hygiene for Men (Washke); I*E 150, C 2: 8 Com merce. Elementary Psychology (Cros land); Psy 202, C 1: 103 Deady. Background of Social Science (Whaley); SoSc 102, C 3: 107 Villurd. Elements of Sociology (Jame son) ; Soe 202, C 1: 4 Education. Elements of Sociology (Mar tin); Soe 202, C 2: 7 Commerce. Masquerade Ball Only One of Year Go one, go all, to the Beaux Art; i>all, tomorrow night, in Gerlingei iall. The music, furnished by Buct McGowan and his melodeers wil Degin promptly at nine. This dance, sponsored by the University art school is the onlj nasquerade of the year. Everyone vho plans to go is required to weai i costume of some kind, thougt :hese need not be elaborate. An Ethiopian motif will be feat jred, with mural paintings by the irt students covering the walls. Hiss Hair Speaks 4t County PTA Meet Miss Mozelle Hair of the extern don division spoke yesterday at £ county meeting of the Parent reacher association in Santa Clara Miss Hair, who is state home edu cation chairman in the Oregon Con gress of Parents and Teachers talked on home education. Faculty Approves Thirty Degrees Granting of Honors Will Be January 21 Thirty degrees to be granted January 21, 1936, were approved at a special faculty meeting Wednes day. A summary of degrees to be granted includes: bachelor of arts, 12; bachelor of science, 12; bache lor of laws, 1; master of arts, 4; and master of science, 1. Those receiving degrees are Wil liam A. Barker, B.S.; Eugenie Bouchet, B.A.; Laroy Bove, M.A.; Blayne Brewer, B.S.; George Brim low, M.A.; Clifford Bullock, B.S.; George Chamberlain, B.A.; Wil liam Dougherty, B.S.; Wallace W. Dunn, B. S.; Merle H. Finley, B.S.; Paul Fox, B.A.; S. Neal Gardner, B.S.; Opal Simpson Hamilton, M. S.; Richard Hilles, B.S.; Virgil Larson, B.A.; Virgil McPherson, B.S.; Henry Mann, B.A.; George Merryman, Jr.. B.A.; Willard Mor gan, B.A.; Helen Murray, B.S.; Borden Poison B.A.; Rupert Pray, j B.A.; Grace Riley, B.S.; James Iiingrose, Jr., B.A.; Marie Schuld erman, M.A.; Clarence Tapseott, LL.B.; Walter Valentin, B.S.; Adriaan van Moock, M.A.; Vera A. Wallace, B.A.; Beatrice Younge, B. A. Zela Tail Alpha Has Fireside for Pledges The members of Zeta Tau Alpha i entertained with a fireside for the pledges at the chapter house from 10 to 10:30 Wednesday night, Jan uary 15. Group singing and fortune-telling comprised the entertainment. Re freshments were served. Bertha Sheppard was in charge of arrangements. Three New Patients Added to Infirmary Three patients were added to the infirmary yesterday. The new oc cupants are Charles Bittle, Alice Hayes, and Harold Draper. Others still confined are Morris Wilson, Helyn Hoskins, Arthur Hill, Martin Mulligan, and Wayne Harbert. Teams Battle To Shatter Three-Way Tie Dope Non-Existent For Game's Outcome; Defeat Means Drop Into Third Place Basketball Goliaths of the Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon State College will clash on the maple aoards of McArthur court tonight in the first “civil war” of 1930. Dpening tip-off is set for 8 o’clock. Webfoot and Beaver hoopsters lave battled 67 times since the for nation of the coast conference, but lew of those struggles have com Dared in importance with.tonight’s *ame. reams Tied for Top The two teams are in a three-way ;ie with Washington for first place n the conference, each with two :riumphs and no losses. Defeat to night will drop either into third ilace. Probable starting lineups: Oregon Oregon State Howell.F. Palmberg Liebowitz.F. Tuttle Patterson.C.Conkling W. Jones (C)....G. Folen ourke.G..(C) Bergstrom Each quintet holds two wins over tdaho. Oregon State plowed the Vandals under by 31-to-24 and 45 to-19 counts, and Oregon turned the same trick by widely varying margins of 61 to 29 and 45 to 41. Howard Hobson’s high-scoring gi ints piled up 106 points in two nights against the Vandals, while :he best Slats Gill’s equally moun ;ainous lads could do was 76, but lefensively the Staters boast a far mperior record. Idaho ran up 70 noints in the Webfoot games and mly 43 against the Beavers. Dope Non-Existent Dope is absolutely non-existent vhen Oregon and Oregon State neet in any sport, and tonight there seems even less basis for predic tions than ever. Whether the fast nreaking Ducks, with their 13 straight conference and non-con lerence wins, can penetrate the al vays air-tight defense of the Stat es is a question only actual combat tan answer. The Corvallis crew jses a slow, deliberate break on of ’ense and on defense shifts between i man-for-man and a zone style of slay. Oregon’s hard-driving attack s a distinct contrast. Oregon will hold a height advan age of .2 of an inch per man when the lads line up. The Webfoot3 measure 6 feet, 2.4 inches on an av erage to 6 feet, 2.2 inches for the Beavers. Wally Palmberg is the mly man on either team to measure ess than six feet. Players in both camps are at the 3eak of condition. The only ailing ad on either side, Chief McLean of Dregon, has recovered and is ready ’or action tonight. It is a bare pos ubility that he may get the opening rail over Rollie Rourke. Captain for Oregon will be Willie lones. Bob Bergstrom will lead the 3eavers. Officials are Frank Hen ges of Portland and Jimmy Mit :hell of Spokane. One of the largest crowds ever to am the Igloo is expected for the big light. Admission to students fail ng to present ASUO cards is 40 ;ents. Campus •>* {-Calendar A blue-grey felt hat, size 7%, with the name McMorran Wash bnrne inside the brimm was left during open house at Zeta Tau Alpha, 1670 Alder. The owner may tiave same by calling at the house for it. There will be a meeting of the rally committee in the College Side it 5 o’clock. (Please turn to page four)