Latvian Chorus
The Latvian choral group sings
tomorrow in the second concert of
the ASUO series. Story on page 1.
0,*cgana Pictures
u9rj^°os
J Jo vj . complete schedule for Ore
group pictures is given on
this page.
VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1936
NUMBER 57
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Ho, Hum
The king is dead. Long live the
king! In this touching fashion
Great Britain’s empire welcomed
the news of the death of George V
and the succession of Edward VIII,
only a few days ago called by all
and sundry social biddies, The
Prince.
Only in England, sentimental
England, could all this have hap
pened. I do not mean by that, the
deceased king could not have died
somewhere else. That was a mat
ter optional with him. But only in
England would there have been
genuine mourning. For every
where else in the world there is
ground for believing the death of
a monarch would have been wel
comed with cheers. In ye olden
days when nearly every absolute
ruler was a tyrant and a meanie,
there is no doubt there would have
been cheers.
Ring in the New
But times have changed. Mon
archs are no longer monarchs.
They are mere figureheads, and a
figurehead can do no wrong. He
is there to cost his country a for
tune—in the case of Britain her be
loved royal family cost about
1,000,000 pounds, between four
and five million dollars, per an
num. And also there to give the
sentimentalists something to gush
over. Were the British not the
world’s best gushers, the price for
gushing would of course be exor
bitant. But as it is there is no
cause for sarcasm. They think
they get their money’s worth—and
probably never even heard of Bar
nuni's old quip about—one “every
minute.”
Oh, Edtvard
Now as for Edward VIII. He is
a likeable chap and has the repu
tation of not only knowing his way
in and out of night clubs, but also
for knowing the devious courses
of politics and economics. He is a
slicker. A smoothie. In the next
few months you would be safe in
wagering your last lunch money
he will break out in the most rev
olutionary of stream lined crowns.
He and Fred Astaire only recently
led the list in the eyes of a bunch
of New York tailors as being the
best dressed men in the world.
Quite and achievement when you
stop to think about it.
Fight On
Already Edward’s advisers are
battling tooth and toenail as to
whether he should ride his charger
into Parliament on one of the usual
intrusions to make an empire pep
talk. The Laborites are all for it,
even up to and including the drama
of his horse throwing him in such
a manner that he lands in a speak
ing position on the rostrum. On
this very point the Tories are ada
mant in their opposition. They
agree it would be proper for an
equestrian king to ride his “hoss”
in, but on the batter of the “throw
off” they are divided. The out
come of this struggle along such
strict party lines will rend the na
tion asunder. Mark you this pro
phecy. Then what will become of
the empire? I leave the answer
to that query to you. Anyway you
decide it is a horse on them. Which
is bad, very bad.
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N. K. Hickens, credit manager
of McMorran and Washbume, will
speak to Alpha Kappa Psi today
in the league room, third floor of
Gerlinger. Guests are welcome.
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Freshman class representatives
in the living organizations will
meet today at 4 p. m. in 110 John
son.
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The Outdoor group of Philome
lete will meet in the alumni hall
of Gerlinger at 4 o'clock Wednes
day, January 23. All freshmen are
invited to attend. The meeting
will be short.
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Open House
To Feature
Science Show
Condon Invites
General Public
To Open House
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1
By ELIZABETH STETSON
Condon will hold open house
again! Free movies, geological ex
hibits, and anthropological dis
plays will be viewed by the gen
eral public and students when
Condon holds its second open house
on January 31 and February 1.
The purpose of the exhibits is to
acquaint townspeople and students
from other departments with the
work carried on in Condon. Last
year nearly 1,000 people visited
during the time the exhibits were
on display.
Will Feature Sound Pictures
Featured this year will be sound
motion pictures. The geology and
geography departments will show
pictures entitled “Work of Ground
Water,” “Work of Rivers,” and
“Development of Transportation.”
The psychology department will
show “Life Begins” depicting the
early life of children and how they
acquire new habits.
The anthropology department
will show a film featuring the na
tive life of some tribe. Dr. L. S.
Cressman has written to New
York in an effort to secure pic
tures of the Solomon island na
tives, of contrasts between Arctic
and tropic life, and of the life of
Mongols in Asia who live upon
the steppes. Last year “Grass,” a
picture of a western Asiatic tribe
was shown.
Geyser Model Erupts
A model geyser which, like Old
Faithful of Yellowstone national
park after which it was modeled,
erupts every few minutes will be
shown. An erosion table will show
the effects of deforestation on land.
These projects were conducted as
PWA work. Slides of rocks and
deposits from the sea will be pre
pared so visitors can study them
from microscopes.
In the geography exhibit there
will be surveying instruments and
maps of foreign countries. The an
thropology exhibits will show a se
ries representing different types of
culture, textiles, model homes, and
utensils of various primitive peo
ples.
Artifacts given to the anthro
pology museum will be displayed.
The evolution of man’s brain will
be shown by casts of skulls.
Students of the general anthro
pology class will assist with the
open house.
S. Eugene Allen to
Talk Over KORE
S. Eugene Allen, University stu
dent, will speak in opposition to the
two proposed amendments to the
Eugene city charter Thursday eve
ning at 7:15 over KORE.
One amendment would provide
that the Eugene water board must
furnish lights and water to the city
free. The other would require the
water board to buy a large block
of outstanding bonds which were
used for the purchase of a city
park.
These amendments, according to
Allen, if passed might result in
higher costs for lights and water
to the University as well as to
other utility users in the city.
Professor Orlando J. Hollis also
opposes the proposed amendments,
which view he defended recently
in a debate with Cal Bryan, city
recorder.
Harada Will Talk
At Sigma Xi Dinner
Dr. Jiro Harada, visiting profes
sor of art, will address members
of Sigma Xi, science honorary, at
the meeting to be held Wednesday,
January 29 at the Anchorage. Dr.
Harada will speak on “The Pre
History of Japan.”
This will be a dinner meeting to
which wives of members are in
vited, and those planning to attend
are asked to place their reserva
tions with Dr. W. D. Smith not
later than Tuesday noon, January
28.
AAA Chiefs Not Worried
Little would an observer have suspected the load of care that rested on the shoulders of Chester
Davis, standing, left, administrator of the late AAA, and the smiling secretary of agriculture, Henry
A. Wallace, beside him, as they looked over the group of farm representatives assembled in Wallace’s
office. The two government officials were presiding over a conference out of which they hope a solution of
the farm problem will emerge. Wallace warned the farm leaders that a great surplus of corn and cotton
might be expected unless a production program was adopted immediately and his stand was backed by
President Roosevelt.
Latvian Choral
Group Sings
Tomorrow
Old Russian Setting
Will Be Created;
Concert Is Second
On ASUO Schedule
Thursday night is the second
presentaton in the big winter
schedule offered to members of the
ASUO. The Latvian Singers, inter
nationally famous choral group,
will present a concert which is ex
pected to be one of the finest ever
given on this campus.
The group is composed of first
caliber trained singers who are
from the republic of Latvia, one
of the buffer states created after
the world war to separate soviet
Russia from western Europe. The
music and interesting religious
rites portrayed by the Latvian
singers are grounded in the very
background of European civiliza
tion, dating back to the tenth
century. Their work carries a pol
ished version of the pathos, the na
tional tragedies of their own race
and that of nations long dead.
Russian Atmosphere Created
The Russian atmosphere is
brought to the concert hall with
the presentations offered. What is
said to be their most successful
program, “The Great Vespers of
the Russian Church,” is a detailed
re-enactment of Orthodox Russian
church ceremonials and is the only
one expressly authorized by the
primate of the church.
This group has a characteristic
similar to that of the Don Cossack
Russian male chorus which visited
the campus last year and which
was so popular. The chorus is or
ganized on the lines of a symphony
orchestra, and creates tonal effect
corresponding to that of the var
ious choirs of the orchestra.
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Chancellor Hunter
Returns From East
Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter
returned Tuesday noon from Chi
cago, where he was one of 20 out
standing educators of the nation
gathered under the National Edu
cation association to work out a
five year plan for unifying educa
tion in the United States.
Chancellor Hunter left for Cor
vallis, soon after his arrival, to
attend several committee meet
ings. He will be in his office this
morning.
Police Matron Will
Speak to YW Croup
Mrs. Ella Richardson, police
matron of Eugene, will speak at
the YWCA bungalow tomorrow on
making it possible for young
people to find the highest stand
ards of life. All freshmen women
are invited.
Mrs. Richardson is speaking
under the sponsorship of the com
munity sendee group of the
YWCA.
Hickens to Address
Alpha Kappa Psi
Today at Gerlinger
N. K. Hickens, credit mana
ger of McMorran and Wash
burne, will speak on the credit
system of Eugene’s largest
clothiers’ store, at a meeting of
Alpha Kappa Psi, national bus
iness administration honorary,
in Gerlinger hall at 7:30.
Senior Ball Set
For February 15
Committee Undecided
On Hall and Orchestra
A directorate headed by Frank
Michek yesterday afternoon
planned the outline of Oregon’s
most formal of formals—the Senior
Ball, scheduled for February 15.
The 12 students directing the
last dance to be given by the class
of ’36 looked favorably toward an
out-of-town orchestra, but did not
make a final decision. The meeting
was punctuated with outbursts of
debate on the choice of orchestras
and where to hold the dance, with
Igloo-ites and Gerlinger-ites the
opposing factions.
The students assisting Michek in
organizing the ball are Jack Mul
hall, assistant chairman; A1 Wall,
decorations; Howard Patterson,
music; Willa Bitz, programs; Alice
Ann Thomas, patrons and patron
esses; Tom Aughinaugh, tickets;
Nancy Lou Cullers, reception; Dor
othy Anne Clark, secretary; Orton
Goodwin, finance; Ann-Reed
Burns, publicity; Senior Class
President Mary McCracken, ex
officio.
Alpha Kappa Delta to Meet
Alpha Kappa Delta, sociology
honorary, will meet tonight in the
women’s lounge in Gerlinger hall
at 7:30. Recent issues of sociology
and social research will be dis
cussed, according to Hazle Corri
gan, secretary-treasurer.
Inauguration
Of Dr. Boyer
February 6
Talks l>y Authorities
On Higher Education
To Be High Spots;
Sessions Open to Public
A survey of higher education,
with particular emphasis on its
place in the commonwealth today
and in the future, will be an im
portant part of the program for
the inauguration of Dr. C. Valen
tine Boyer as president of the Uni
versity of Oregon, February 6, it
was announced here today by Dr.
H. G. Townsend, chairman of the
committee for the event.
Four addresses, each to be de
livered by an authority on higher
education, will be on the program.
At the morning sessions H. B.
Myers, assistant dean of the Uni
versity medical school, will talk
on “Education for the Professions,”
and Harold G. Merriam, head of
the English department of the Uni
versity of Montana, will deliver an
address on “Education in the Lib
eral Arts,” Both sessions will be
open to the public.
Address to Be in Afternoon
President Boyer will deliver his
inaugural address during the af
ternoon ceremony, and Judge
James T. Brand of Marshfield will
speak at the inaugural banquet in
the evening on “The University
and the Commonwealth.”
College and university presidents
from various western institutions
will be present for the occasion,
and a large number of delegates
of schools in other parts of the
United States have been named to
attend the event, it is announced.
Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chan
cellor of higher education, will pre
side at the inaugural ceremony.
Willard L. Marks, chairman of the
state board of higher education,
will represent that body, and Ru
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Schedule for Oregana Pictures
TOU A Y
11:50 a.m.—Phi Beta
12:30 a.m.—Oreguna business
staff
12:35 a.m.—Interfraternity coun
cil
12:45 a.m.—Pan-IIellenic council
12:50 a.m.—Athletic managers
All above pictures to be taken
on the steps of Johnson hall.
3:00 p.m.—Sigma Delta C'hi,
University press
3:15p.m.—Theta Sigma Phi,
University press
3:80 p.m.—Philomelete group of
ficers
3:45 p.m.—YWCA cabinet
4:00 p.m.—AWS council
4:10 p.m.—WAA council
All above pictures to be taken
on Johnson steps.
4:20 p.m.—Amphibians, women’s
pool, Gerllnger
8:00 p.m.—University sym
phony, music school
THURSDAY
11:50 a.m.—First and second year
law, Oregon hall
12:80 p.m.—Executive committee,
•Johnson steps
12:40p.m.—Alpha Delta Sigma,
Co-op corner
12:50p.m.—Gamma Alpha Chi
8:00 p.m.—Alpha Kappa Psi
8:15 p.m.—Beta Gamma Sigma
3:30 p.m.—Teminids
8:45 p.m.—Phi Delta Phi
4:00 p.m.—Phi Alpha Delta
All the above pictures to he
taken at Johnson hall.
FRIDAY
12:30 p.m.—Phi Mu Alpha, Mu
sic school lounge
12:40 p.m.—Mu Phi Epsilon, Mu
sic school lounge
3:00 pan-—Polyphonic choir,
Music school auditorium
3:30 p.m.—Kwama
3:45 p.m.—Thespians
4:00 p.m.—Skull and Dagger
4:15 p.m.—Mortar Board
All above to be taken in front
of Oriental museum.
Morrow Held
Ineligible for
Oregana Post
Judiciary Group
Rules No JC After
Six Terms in School
Prevents His Serving
Ed Morrow, recently named act
ing business manager of the Ore
gana to succeed Newton Stearns
who did not return to school this
term, was ruled ineligible to hold
the position yesterday by the ju
diciary committee of the ASUO.
The principal reason for Mor
row’s ineligibility, Chairman Dean
Wayne Morse said last night, was
the technicality that he has been
in school seven terms and as yet
has not earned his junior certifi
cate. According to the ASUO con
stitution anyone in school more
than six terms and not earning
their JC is not eligible to hold
either an elective or appointive of
fice.
The complete report of the case,
as in that on the question of the
presence or absence of by-laws to
the constitution, was concurred in
orally by the judiciary committee.
Dean Virgil D. Earl is writing the
complete report and it will be pub
lished in a later edition of the Em
erald.
Student Union
To Support Bill
Optional-Compulsory
ROTC Fight Resumed
Spurred by threats of impending
war and the army's veiled threat
of universal conscription, the new
ly organized American Student
union will concentrate on a two
point program, one of which is pas
sage of the Nye-Kvale bill, the na
tional administrative committee
announced last week.
One of the first moves of the lo
cal Student union chapter, to be
organized next week, will proba
bly be the marshalling of student
support for the bill now in con
gress, providing that no military
funds shall go to schools which
have compulsory military training.
Step Toward KOTC Abolition
The Student union’s support of
the Nye-Kvale bill, favoring op
tional military training over com
pulsory, was extended by the ad
ministrative committee in the be
lief that passage of this measure
will serve as another step toward
complete abolition of the ROTC.
Local action on the military sit
uation will probably culminate in
another strike against war, to be
staged early in April, on a larger
basis than ever before. It would be
carried on in connection with the
nation-wide strike, which, leaders
hope, will bring out 250,000 stu
dents this spring.
Ex-Students Get
Mid-Year Places
Three mid-year placements have
been made by the placement bur
eau of the education school, under
the direction of Ida Mae Pope.
Hagan Moore, who did post gradu
ate work on the campus last year,
Is now teaching English at Grants
Pass high school.
William H. Kurtz, who also at
tended here, has taken a position
as mathematics teacher at Albany
high school, and Zada Tinker,
graduate student, has been placed
in the Pospect high school at Med
ford, teaching English and history.
Dr. Adams Funeral
In Portland Today
Final rites for Waldo J. Adams,
Eugene dentist who died at the
Oregon-Oregon . State basketball
game last Friday, will be held at
11 p. m. today In the Portland cre
matorium.
Dr. Adams, a former student of
the University, died at the game
from a heart attack caused by
over-excitement. He has practiced
in Eugene since 1911.
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Prepares Reports
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Ray Mize, pictured above, who
prepared the report for the judi
ciary committee on the question
of whether the ASUO constitution
technically had by-laws or not.
Schloth Accepts
Committee Post
Group to Start Work
On Constitution Revision
With the acceptance of Bill
Schloth, senior in economics, to
work as chairman, the ASUO con
stitutional committee is now ready
to function, it was announced last
night by Jim Blais, ASUO prexy.
The other members of the com
mittee who have been appraised of
their jobs for some time are: Virgil
Earl, dean of men, Cosgrove La
Barre, and Tex Thomason.
The duty of the new committee
will be to go over the entire consti
tution and by-laws, and make any
recommendations they deem nec
essary. As the new constitution
adopted last spring is believed full
of loopholes, the committee will
have a sizeable job in bringing it
up to date, Blais said.
"This committee was named
some time ago,” said Jim Blais in
explaining the situation, “but as
it was felt that there would be no
changes until spring elections, it
has not yet functioned.”
The four named above will sub
mit their recommendations to the
judiciary board, where they will
be gone over and approved. Then
they will be taken to the execu
preparation to submitting the
changes to the student body.
Student Outlook,
Review Combined
"The Student Advocate" will be
the name of the new monthly mag
azine, organ of the American Stu
dent union. It replaces the old Stu
dent Outlook and Student Review,
and will be representative of many
liberal organizations not previous
ly connected with the student
groups which sponsored the two
old magazines.
The Advocate, largest and most
widely circulated of any represent
ing the new student government,
comes off the press January 26,
and will be distributed on the Ore
gon campus soon after February 1.
It urges students to submit contri
butions—either articles on general
student issues or student literary
efforts.
New Patients Raise
Infirmary Total to Nine
Four new patients in the infirm
ary today raised the total number
to nine.
Elizabeth Skei, Peter Brock,
John Taylor, and John Brunton
are the new occupants. Those who
have been there from previous
days are Bertha Sheppard, Morris
Wilson, Helen Hoskins, Anna Ma
rie Driscoll, and Stan King.
Temenids Hold
Pledging Tonight
Formal pladging will be held by
Temenids Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 22, at 9 o’clock In the wom
en’s lounge of Gerlinger hall.
The girls to )>e pledged are. Ger
trude Malecek, Gladys Burns,
Agnes Harris, Beth Pratt, and Mil
* adi Mason.
Steps Taken
To Remedy
By-laws Error
Judiciary Report
Says Constitution
Of ASUO Technically
Has No By-Laws
Following- a report of the judic
iary committee late yesterday af
ternoon that the constitution of
the ASUO was technically with
ou t by - laws, President James
Blais anounced last night that it
was the intention of the executive
council to remedy the technicality
immediately.
A meeting of the council slated
for yesterday was postponed to
Thursday, however, because some
council members were unable to
attend, and at this time the group
will undoubtedly adopt the reco
mendations of the judiciary body
to work out the elimination of the
technicality, Blais said last night.
Thomason Starts Query
The report of the judiciary body
as to the lack of by-laws came
following a request of President
Blais’ after an article in the Em
erald's Stage of the World column
by Tex Thomason questioned the
presence or absence of same.
The judiciary report stated that
under the present setup, after the
voting in of the new constitution
last spring, the old by-laws of the
old constitution were non-existent.
It also held that any action of the
executive council not specifically
vested in the new constitution was
also illegal, in answer to second
and third questions by Blais.
Body Makes Suggestions
In . le final paragraphs of the
report the judiciary suggested that
to clear up any disorder that the
executive council meet immeditely
and either adopt the old by-laws,
and make them retroative or to
adopt a new set of by-laws. Blais
said last night he believed the ex
ecutive council would take the
former action unless some better
plan presented itself.
This power is vested in the ex
ecutive council by the new con
stiution itself.
Some Clashes Noticed
Also presented in the report i3
the fact that various sections of
the new constitution clash with
the old by-laws. So in order to
clear this error the procedure will
be to take any section of the new
constitution referring to the old
by-laws which so clashes and
adopt it as a part of the new by
laws. Blais also said the council
would probably remedy this in the
manner suggested.
After this the constitution com
mittee which was picked some time
ago will start functioning and
work on revisions necessary in the
constitution.
V'VUipiVKf/ tIK |IIM l U1VVII
The judiciary committee report
was prepared by Ray Mize and
concurred in orally by Deans
Virgil Earl and Wayne Morse, and
by Fred Colvig, another member
of the committee. These other
members agreed with Mize’s re
port, although due to the neces
sity for hurrying the report they
ask minor changes in wording.
On January 21, James Blais,
president of the ASUO, in regards
to inquiries as to whether or not
the present constitution of the
ASUO, had a set of by-laws, pre
sented to us the following ques
tions :
(1) Are the by-laws of the for
mer constitution still legally in op
eration?
(2) If not, were actions taken
to make them illegal?
(3) Also, if the old by-laws be
came non-existent, following the
election last spring, what limita
tions are there, if any, governing
actions of the various branches of
the ASUO which have heretofore
come under the by-laws?
In answer to the above three
questions, the judiciary committee
makes the following holding.
Question: whether or not the
by-laws of the old AStlO consti
tution remain in full force and be
come a part of the new ASUO con
stitution, adopted at the last spring
election, April, 1935.
Held: it is to be presumed that
the Associated Students intended
that the by-laws of the old consti
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