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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1936)
No Whiskers Midnight last night was the dead line for razor wielders in the sopho more class. The Whiskerino is two weeks from tomorrow night! Post-Card Post-cards concerning the activ ity fee bill to appear on the ballot January 31 will be distributed by house presidents today. VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1936 NUMBER 59 Genus Politicus During fall term their actions might be termed as being fairly normal. It is not until the winter quarter that the air of furtiveness makes its appearance, and little cliques of them hush their mur murings and glance unconcerned ly skyward as the stranger or en emy approaches. The final phase of change takes place when the birdies flap and honk to the northward over lands that arc awakening to the call of spring. Then it is that furtiveness becomes less apparent, and the era of the strong handshake and stronger cigars Spears. Every man, woman, and child in the vi cinity of the campus is a great KU.V, guyess, or guyee, that is if he or she has a student body card. Indeed yes, that is the annual cy cle of the college politician, and that’s the way they act, God bless them all. ((They would offer Hailie Selassie the chairmanship of the cleanup committee of the Homecoming weekend if he’d ease a couple of votes over to the right side.) Homo SAPiens But, of course, the poll plowers of this year are always cleaner and more honest than were those of the preceding campaign . . . They always are ... Yes sir, they say, we are not going to give out an appointment this year in an effort to swing votes our way. A few hours later, under cover of darkness, every school function has had its committee appoint ments made and bartered over the counter of an allegedly representa tive and democratic institution for every vote that they are worth. Sic, Sic, Sickum! Perhaps the two starters in this year's race will lend a different aspect to the secretive fundament als of the setup. Two such men as Craig Finley and Ken Belieu might be calculated to make an attempt i to eliminate the spoils system, that is of one or the other went over the Jordan. Ed Labbe tried to "take the pat ronage out of politics,” and he— well—he is no longer enrolled in the University of Oregon . . . But spoils just can’t seem to be re moved from any political setup. You’ll find appointments and ser vices being traded in every state and national political machine from Oregon to Idaho, beg pardon, Egypt. Sic Transit Harrison Campaigns of a political nature will be hollow things without the guiding hand of big Marshall Har rison (He finally graduated). Har rison operated the local politicians as if they were puppets. He gath ered, organized, bartered, and thundered his subordinates and their powers into two successive, successful political machines that swept all before them . . . Wonder who will succeed him as the power behind the throwing— (Please turn to page two) Hal Grayson Band Signed For Senior Ball Orchestra’s First Of National Fame To Be Presented At University Dance Hal Grayson’s orchestra, feature of Honolulu's Alexander Young hotel all last summer, was signed last night for Oregon’s senior ball February 15. Grayson will be the first nation ally-known orchestra leader to play in Eugene since Anson Week’s per formance last spring, and the first ever to be presented at a Univer sity dance. In the last year Hal Grayson’s band has appeared at the St. Francis hotel, San Francis co; Roosevelt hotel, Hollywood; Club Victor and Olympic hotel, Seattle. Freshmen May Attend The perennial question, "shall freshmen-go-to-the-ball," disputed ever since the death of Oregon’s “keep - the - under - elassmen-un der” traditions, was settled last night by the interfraternity coun cil when it approved the attend ance of freshman men. Although the ball is formal, dark suits as well as tuxedos will be permitted, and corsages will not be necessary. Signing an out-of-state orchestra for a campus dance was approved by James H. Gilbert, dean of the social science college and senior (Continued nn Pac/c Tine) A D Pi’s Moving Not Yet Approved Approval of the request of Al pha Delt& Pi sorority for permis sion to move from its present loca tion near the mill race to the house now occupied by Zeta Tau Alpha had not been given by the housing commission last night. Should the housing group grant the request, the sorority will move to the new location at 1670 Alder street at the beginning of spring term. The sorority’s national executive secretary, Mrs. T. W. Harris Jr., of Berkeley, California, and Miss Maxine Blake, district president, are visiting the Oregon chapter and aiding with arrangements for the proposed moving. Student Articles In Law Review Eight law school students had articles accepted for the February issue of the Oregon Law Review which went to press yesterday Charles G. Howard, law professor and editor-in-chief, said yesterday. They are Robert Hunter, president of the law school, James G. Smith, Clarence Tapscott, Orval Thomp son, D. R. Dimick, G. Bernhard Fedde, Ralph Bailey, and Herman Hendershott. Students who have material ac cepted for publication by the re view become honorary members of its editorial staff. Samuel H. Jameson, sociology professor, and James T. Barnett, and C. C. How ard contributed book reviews. Watery Grave in Millrace Awaits Whiskerless Sophs By WAYNE HARBERT A watery grave in the swift flood of a January millrace awaits any sophomore who is caught shaving for the next two weeks, Vigilantes Leland Terry and Bud Goodin warned last night. Midnight Thursday marked the deadline for shaving by moleskin clad sophomores who are preparing to present for the approval of the socialites of Oregon their second dance of the year—the Sophomore Whiskerino, set for two weeks from tomorrow night. For razors, brushes, shaving creams and lotions, the sophomore men will have no use, shouted Goodin yesterday. “No longer will we have to get up so early in the morning to shave before appearing on the campus. The men of the class of 1938 can now revert to the days of their grandfathers as far as facial decorations are con cerned,” he cheered as he threw his razor out the window of the Phi Delt house. “It’ll be hard to let the hair grow on our faces, especially with the approaching of the annual season of swanky winter formals,” complained Terry as he amused himself squeezing his shaving cream out of the tube down the middle of the street in front of the Theta Chi house. “But on the cam pus and at the social functions of the elite, no soph will lawfully ap pear without his garb of whiskers without facing the penalty of meet ing with the vigilantes for punish ment in the vicinity of the Alpha Phi house. Trimming will be constituted as (Please turn to page 2) Oregano. Schedule For Croup Pictures Listed for Today 12:30 Phi Mu Alpha, music school lounge. 12:35 Mu Phi Epsilon, music school lounge. 12:45 Student officers and fac ulty ROTC—Igloo . 3:00 Polyphonic Choir, music school auditorium. 3:30 Kwama, in front of art museum. 3:45 Thespians, rt museum. MONDAY 11:50 First and second year law students, Oregon. 12:30 Mortar Board, Johnson steps. 12:45 Executive committee, Johnson steps. 12:50 Order of “O", Johnson steps. 3:00 Temenids, Johnson 3:15 Phi Chi Theta, Johnson. Japanese Consul To Speak Here Relations Club Sponsors Visit of Ken Tsurumi Ken Tsurumi, Japanese consul in Portland, will speak next Tuesday at 7:30 in Villard under the spon sorship of the International Rela tions club. His topic, not yet announced, will probably have to do with the situation in the Orient, particular ly as the United States is con cerned in its relations with Japan. The club which is presenting Mr. Tsurmi hopes later to sponsor a speaker who will give a speech on much the same theme but from a different angle than that of the Japanese. Mr. Tsurumi, veteran Pacific coast consul, is a brother of the famous Japanese liberal Yusuke Tsurumi, who recently completed a speaking tour of the United States. Present plans indicate that the speaker will be on the Oregon cam pus all day Tuesday since he is scheduled to speak at the Rotary club at noon and will probably ad dress some similar group at dinner. Mr. Tsurumi will be accompanied on his trip from Portrland by Burt Brown Barker, vice-president of the University. All students, as well as members of the Internttional Relations club, are welcome to attend the consul’s address. Speaker Explains Girls’ Delinquency “The lack of what every normal girl has—friends, family love and understanding, and a social feeling of belonging, is the reason for so many delinquent girls between the ages of 12 and 16,” stated Mrs. El la Richardson, police matron of Eugene to the community service group of the freshman commission Wednesday afternoon at the YWCA bungalow. Mary Elizabeth Bailey, leader of the community service group, read meditations from Muriel Lester, the Jane Adams of England who founded the Britain’s Kingsly hall. Next week, Wednesday, at 4 o’clock, Mrs. Martha Wyatt of Lane county relief commission will speak on "The Relief Situation in Eugene.” Students Speak At Lowell Grange Avery Comba, Walter Esche beck, William Lubersky, Paul Plank, and George Hall, under the direction of W. A. Dahlberg, speech director, spoke at Lowell grange last night on “Propaganda and Its Influence on the Public.” Mr. Dahlberg announces the March schedule for speakers on propaganda. The first trip will take them to Wesport, Knappa Svensen Union school, Astoria, Jewell, Hammond, Warrenton, Sea side, Garibaldi, and Tillamook. They will speak at Glendale, Crownpoint, Medford, Kerby grange, and Ashland on the their trip south. The third trip will be to Carlton, Hillsboro, Woodbum, Newberg, West Linn, and the Ore gon City Kiwanis club. ‘Street Scene’ To Be Played By Theatre Comedy and Tragedy Of Daily Life Given Under Direction of Horace Robinson Elmer Rice's famous Pulitzer prize play. “Street Scene,” will be the next dramatic offering of the University theatre when that powerful drama of American city life opens for a three day run Feb-' ruary 7. 8, and 10, under the direc tion of Horace W. Robinson, in structor in dramatics. “Street Scene,” which won the 1929 Pulitzer prize award for the best play of the year, is a pan orama of the comedy and tragedy of daily life played to the accom paniment of rumbling elevated trains, and the hooting of boat whistles. It is a remarkable cross section of slum life on New York's lower east side, picturing the teem ing life in a typical brownstone tenement that has seen better days. Hardboiled New York drama critics hailed it as one of the great est modern plays of all times when it broke attendance records at the Playhouse theatre on Broadway. Plot Dramatic Although “Street Scene” is pri marily a mood picture of life in a slum neighborhood, it is firmly knit together by a strikingly dramatic plot which unfolds in the street and steps of the tenement in which the characters live a drab existence. All the elements of the great American melting pot are skillfully woven into the play, re vealing race hatred, tender love, economic distress and - family in trigue. A cast of about fifty actors selected from Guild hall players, technique of acting students, and campus actors is now in rehearsal under Mr. Robinson's direction. The unusual setting which the play requires is being built on the Uni versity theatre stage by members of the class in theatre workshop. ROTC to Occupy Barracks Soon With the installation of heat, light, and walks the ROTC bar racks, now resting securely on their new foundations, will prob ably be ready for occupation early next week, Colonel E. V. D. Mur phy, head of the military depart ment, inferred, with the reserva tion that “they might not be ready until the middle of the week.” Upper division military students will be vaccinated for small pox today at nine and one o’clock. They will also receive one inoculation for typhoid fever. Two more ty phoid inoculations will be given each student in January. Students Invited Everyone interested in learning or practicing the techniques of the modern dance is invited to partici pate in the intramural dance hour to be held this afternoon at 4:00 in the dance room of Gerlinger hall. Master Dance members will direct activities. ❖ ❖Calendar Senior cops will meet in the recreation room at Susan Camp bell at 5 o’clock. Women’s pool at Gerlinger is open to men and women from 7:30 till 9 o’clock for recreational swim ming. Suits and towels will be furnished. There will be a meeting of the women’s basketball officials this afternoon at 5 o’clock in the main gym. Members are requested to come in gym clothes. Open house at Westminster house Friday night. Everybody is welcome. Fanhellenlc will meet in 110 Johnson at 4 this afternoon. NY A Checks Ready For Distribution At End of January NYA checks for the period ending January 19 will not he received until January 30 or 31, J. O. Lindstrom, University business manager, announced yesterday. The payroll has been made out and is now in Portland. When the checks arrive, notices will appear in the Emerald. Blythe Civilian Five Days of Last Fifteen Years When is a soldier not a soldier? There are times when even the best of soldiers lead a civilian life, but only for one day at a time. Proof of this statement may easily be obtained from Sergeant Harvey Blythe, instructor in military sci ence here, who has been a civilian just five days out of fifteen years of service in Uncle Sam's army. After every three-year enlist ment period, men in the army are automatically discharged. For one day they remain civilians as they cannot re-enlist for another three years until the day following their release. Sergeant Blythe returned early this week from Vancouver bar racks, Washington, where he spent his fifth day of civilian life in 15 years last Friday. He is now duly registered and will remain a sol dier for three more years. Personnel Points Way for Students A group of personnel leaders of the University meeting yesterday in Westminster house, decided that college students should be allowed a free hand in solving or attempt ing to solve social problems. According to Miss Stella Scur lock, regional secretary of student YWs and YMs who led the meet ing, Oregon students have a defi nite edge over Oregon State stu dents in the freedom allowed in this field. Those in authority at the Corvallis institution evidently be lieve that college students are not sufficiently mature to handle any social problems except those which deal with their relation with each other, she said. Also present and taking part in the discussion was Dorothy Ny land, well-known educator, who a month ago startled Eugene by a speech in which she branded the American Legion as "public enemy no. 1.” Karl W. Onthank, dean of per sonnel, and Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women, were among those representing the University at the meeting. Dr. Beck Speaks To Lane Meeting Dr. Lester Beck of the psychol ogy department will talk to the Elementary Principles association of Lane county at their annual meeting Saturday noon. Dr. Beck will discuss “The Pre-School Child” and to illustrate his talks show three reels of his motion picture, “Life Begins” which traces the de velopment of the infant through his life until he is able to walk, talk and enter school. The meeting will be held at McCredie’s cafe at 1 o’clock. Tuesday, January 28, Dr. Beck will go to Cottage Grove to talk to the Cottage Grove Teachers' as sociation on “The Place of Mental Hygiene in the Grade Schools.” Morse lo Address Bar Association Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school has accepted an invita tion to be principal speaker at the joint meeting of the Polk and Yamhill county bar associations which will be held at McMinnville on March 25. Dean Morse, who addressed the joint meeting a year ago, was re quested to give his .views on some aspect of new deal legislation. He said he had chosen “Legislative vs. Administrative Powers” for his topic of discussion. Board to Rule On State Press Fate Monday Vote to Be Taken Next Week on Hobbs’ Report of UO-OSC ‘Extravagant’ Press Fate of the state-owned printing plants at the University of Oregon and Oregon State college will be decided Monday in LaGrande when the state board of higher educa tion reviews the report by E. C. Hobbs, state printer, which slashed at campus papers, journalists and printing establishments. Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter “had nothing to say’’ yesterday concerning the report. Any com ments on the report will follow the decision if the board decides to re lease the outcome. Members of the University staff remained silent again yesterday, no comments would be made until after the meeting Monday. Condemns Campus Plants Hobbs condemned the campus plants as “uneconomical, extrava gant and unnecessary" and made general observations concerning improvement of the school of jour nalism and the student papers which he stated “should not be the toy of youthful crack-pots with bolsheviki tendencies.” The study of state printing plants was re quested by Governor Charles H. Martin. The report maintained that state printing could be done in the Sa lem plant at a great saving and that the two school printing plants should be maintained only as labor atories. Report Erroneous Professor S. Stephenson Smith brought out Wednesday night that the Hobbs report was erroneous in stating that the campus newspa pers were supported by state funds. The Oregon Emerald is paid for by advertisements and 75 cents from every student body fee. Opinions of public servants should be labeled and separated from facts in such a report, Smith said. Neither President C. Valentine Boyer or Dean Eric W. Allen of the school of journalism would comment on the report yesterday. Twilight Vespers Will Be Sunday The fourth of a series of twi light vespers sponsored by Tan Delta Delta, women’s music hon orary, will be held next Sunday at 5 o’clock in the music auditorium. There will be one full hour of music. It is requested that ap plause be withheld until the pro gram is finished. Robert Gould, organist, Brandon Young, harpist, and Mrs. Lora Teshner Ware will be on the pro gram. The attendance of this next pro gram will decide whether the series will be continued. Amateur Play Topic Of Drama Discussion Problems of amateur play pro duction will be discussed by Miss Floyd Crutchfield, educational ad viser for Samuel French Publish ing company, in room 193 Johnson tonight at 8. Miss Crutchfield’s lecture is in tended for all drama groups. She will discuss the problems of royal ties and choosing plays for the amateur groups. Miss Crutchfield will be at the Eugene hotel from Thursday evening until Saturday for the convenience of meeting people from surrounding commun ities. There will be no admission charge made. Mexican Handiwork On Display at Libe The display cases on the second and third floors of the library now contain an interesting display of Mexican handiwork. Most of the ! pieces were purchased in Mexico last summer by John March, ref erence librarian. ' The case on the third floor holds , masks that are used by the natives 'in their ceremonials and fiestas. House Presidents Ashed tn Distribute Activity Fee Cards Tresidents of sororities and fraternities are asked to give five or more post-cards on the student activity fee hill to each student whose home is in Ore gon. The vote 306 X committee, headed by Don Thomas, asks that the cards be given out at lunch today with the request that students sign and address the cards to friends and rela tives in Oregon. Signed cards will be collected at the dinner hour by the com mit t"*1 which will mail them. No one but the committee is to mail the cards. Professor Dunn Raps Bob Ripley Lathi Instructor Says Plato Named for Brain “His column fascinates me, but affords me great material ‘in cor rigendis’ for my classes,” Prof. Frederic S. Dunn, head of the Latin department, writes to Time in another of his “bouts” with Ripley’s “Believe-it-or-not” feature. Professor Dunn has the habit of “beliving it not.” Time, to which he has sent a number of his objec tions, wrote him recently asking for more variances as he found them so they might have sufficient material for an article on the sub ject. In the present instance Ripley claimed that Plato was not named for his brain but for his brawn, saying that he was called Plato because of his wide shoulders. The “broadness of shoulders" is rather damaged by Plutarch’s re mark that Plato was “hump backed” and by the current im pression that Plato was one of those great intellects who triumphed over physical ills, Professor Dunn says. Professor Dunn claims that the “Lives of the Philosophers” by Diogenes Laertius forwards three possible interpretations of the name: (1) his robust figure, (2) his “broadness” or fluency of speech, or (3) his broad brow, which is borne out by his portrait busts. Oregon Poets Puhlish Collection One of the first Oregon antholo gies of poems has recently come off the press. Fifty contemporary Oregon poets contributed to the volume. Professor H. C. Howe, chairman of the University English depart ment has five poems in the anthol ogy, and Professor Alice Henson Ernst, whose book of plays, “High Country,” highly praised in recent reviews, was also a contributor. Margaret Skavlan and Walter Kidd, University graduates, have poems included in the volume. Ethel Romig Fuller in her pre face to the anthology says that "Although Oregon is still a new country and a big one, sparsely settled, yet with an awakening lit erary consciousness, it is fast be coming one of the literary centers of the United States." Activity Bill Campaign Drive Opens Don Thomas Heads Committee; Post-Cards Urging Support of Bill to Be Mailed Postcards urging Oregon voters to vote “yes” on the student activ ity fee bill, No. 306 X, will be dis tributed to resident students of the state at luncheon tomorrow. The students are asked to sign five or more of the cards and ad dress them to voters. This is the first move of the stu dent committee for soliciting sup port in the passage of the extra curricular activity bill that is on the ballot for the January 31 (next Friday) election, chairman of which is Don Thomas who last night announced the planned pro cedure for a week of intensive campaigning and who also named his committee for aiding in the work. “The large part of students on the Oregon campus understand the necessity for passing the bill," he said, “and fully recognize the ne cessity for placing the control of activity fees in the hands of the board.” Solution In Board Control Thomas explained that the only way to adjust the difficult situa tion arising from the optional sys tem—that of inadequate and in constant financial support for ac tivities—was to place the control (Continued on Parir Two) Independents’ Dances Reduced Because of protest by sororities over use of Gerlinger hall for (lances by the Yeomen and Orides, the twice-weekly gatherings of the independents there will be reduced to one evening a week and dances at the Green Parrot subsituted, it was announced yesterday by Fred Gieseke, president of the Yeomen. Formerly the two groups had been holding short dances on Mon day and Thursday evenings at 7:30 but, according to the new schedule, only the Monday evening affair will be set for Gerlinger. Instead gatherings will be held at the Green Parrot from three to five every Tuesday and Thursday af ternoons. Dean and Mrs. Allen Honored at Dinner ____ Hendricks hall has invited sev eral notable guests to be present at a dinner Sunday, January 26, honoring Dean and Mrs. Eric Allen before they depart for Europe some time in March. Among those planning to attend ar e Dean and Mrs. Eric Allen, Colonel John Leader, who will soon leave for England. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. G. Thacher, Mrs. A. E. Brockman, Dr. J. M. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Forsta. Mr. Forsta played football at the University and was graduated in 1933. Mrs. Forsta was formerly Miss Eliza beth Thacher. Latvian Singers Make Hit With Igloo Crowd By FULTON H. TRAVIS The Latvian Singers, directed by Wihtol, appeared in concert in Mc Arthur court last night. The crowd was large and their recation to the program was excellent. One of the most ambitious ren ditions offered by the group was in the group entitled ‘‘An Evening in St. Petersburg, 1910,” Sym phony No. 5 Chaykovskiy, andante, allegro and finale movements. Perhaps the most beautiful number from a standpoint both of musical excellence and dramatic staging was “An Evening in the Ruins of a Monastery," a tableau presenting' brilliant scenes from the Russian church service. A complete Russian altar stood on the platform and the room was plunged in darkness. A priest in ful1 robes entered, bearing a single taper, and from this he lighted the myriad altar candles. During the ritual an In visible choir was heard singing an ancient chant. Then the members of the choir came in, one after another, each bearing a candle and as each entered, knelt before the altar. The final mass effect and climax, interspersed with chants and pray ers, was something which in its richness and perfection, its musi cal and religious rightness cast an influence upon the audience that did not wane until the very end of the long but interesting program. The third section of the program Contained a variety of numbers which set forth the various phases of Russia’s emotional, spiritual and recreational life. (Continued on Page Two)