PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Robert \Y- Lucas, editor Eldon naberman, manager
Clair Johnson, managing editor
All’s Fair in Love
And the Fraternity
TT'OR a long, long time, college men have ser
iously debated the pros and cons of hell week
and violence in manipulating the affairs of fra
ternity house personnel. And slowly, ever so
slowly, a conception of pure rationalism has re
placed the oak paddle as a means of developing
young punks who, upon entering college, bring
with them the uncontrollable ego of the high
school “hot shot” and demand equality amongst
a group of men who have been seasoned by the
fire of fraternity baptism.
But progress is slow! And men on the Oregon
campus raise up in their be-jewclled glory and
swear that the tub is mightier than the tongue.
And they oentinue to hover over a dusty piano,
or an unlayed fire, or an unanswered telephone,
like a son of God, who chosen by the system,
must guard the physical habits of the youngster
else he degenerate into a lost soul who is in col
lege for the purpose of acquiring an education,
as a gentleman and not a page-boy.
Time and again freshmen, who after exper
iencing humiliations and nonsensical demands up
on his time, have built up intense dislikes for the
practices of coercing the underdog into situations
that arc stupid misdirections of energy and at
tention. He has sworn that he would never make
a freshman walk himself bowlegged in quest of
a burnt orange ostrich egg, keep him up all hours
of the night, aiid dunk him in the cold waters of
the tub or the mill race. No. What the devil is
the use ? What does it teach me ? As a business
man, or professional man, am I going to be
hacked upon caboose for taking up bankruptcy,
or will 1 be made to walk in a burlap shirt to
Detroit, Michigan before I am taken into the firm
as a partner ?
The average kid who is in quest of a real,
substantial, beneficial education wants to know
something of the world. He wants to know what
other people THINK, what his brothers THINK,
how they react to communism, prostitution, liter
ature, or politics. And in a living group where
all the time is spent in displaying physical prow
ess, there is little opportunity to find out what
the brothers THINK if indeed they think at all.
But the system gets the best of them. Even
the senior who move out of the house because of
“distractions” rally around and appraise at the
end of a paddle the nether regions of the young
ster who must be taught to take it.
And so when seniors, lacking in patience and
expert in buck-passing toss the big job down to
the juniors and sophomores, most of whom retain
the lingering nostalgia of the tub or the paddle,
the cycle rolls on and boys continue to trickle
out of fraternity houses, perfectly at ease in
society but timorous about the conquest of life,
from which they have been isolated for four
years behind the walls of a secret organization
or textbooks, that when undiscussed, are trans
ferred to examination papers and forgotten.
But some day, perhaps just perhaps!
Guild Hall Players
Shift Into High Gear
j^T has been mentioned that the Guild hall play
ers have changed their minds about producing
“Richard of Bordeaux” and are considering play
ing Sutton Vane's “Outward Bound.” Whoever
had the idea of producing “Outward Bound”
knows what this campus wants.
When it was first learned that the Guild play
ers were considering “Richard of Bordeaux” the
Emerald cried out against another recruit from
llie graveyard shift. The campus is getting tired
of costume plays.
Now, it is understood, Mrs. Seybolt, in looking
for a suitable play to follow in the footsteps of
“Dangerous Corner" the most successful comedy
drama she directed last year, has cast her eye
on “Outward Bound.”
This former Broadway hit is paced with good
drama. It has the inherent possibilities of being
one of the best shows ever produced on this
campus were Mrs. Seybolt to choose and direct
it for her next Guild hall production.
“Outward Bound" would be a worthy sequel
ttf the forthcoming “Street Scene.”
Why Shouldn’t Oregon
Guard Its Political Welfare
HERE comes a time in every political system
■*- when written theory, the law, must he
brought up to date with political reality, fact. To
such a time has the state of Oregon come with
regard to its participation in the national con
ventions which nominate candidates for the pres
idency of the United States.
From the standpoint of political theory, as
embodied in the present primary law, any mad
cap megalomaniac from any part of the country,
who can find 1000 supporters, or who can secure
from the state party chairman a statement that
his candidacy is widely recommended, may have
hi., name placed on the primary ballot with a
chance to become Oregon's candidate for nom
ination to the presidency.
If, like Maryland's Dr. France, our madcap
win ;, in theory he has bound the Oregon delega
tion to support him through thick and thin in
the national convention. Win, he often will, for
Ids candidacy m the Oregon race is unlikely to
find opposition, inasmuch as no nationally out
standing candidate is likely to risk standing for
nomination in a state from which at the most he
can expect only five electoral votes in the final
contest, but in which defeat would spell him
damaging national publicity.
Now, in reality, what happens in the national
convention? ...
Take the ca^o of Oregon's derogation to the
# «fc *
Republican convention of 1932, theoretically en
gaged to Dr. France. In lobbies and in hotel
room post sessions, managers of really outstand
ing candidates are jockeying for support. A bid Is
tendered for Oregon’s few Votes. The* promise of
rich patronage is dangled under the Oregon nose.
But, honoring their pledge to Dr. France, Ore
gon’s noble delegation thrusts temptation into
the backdrops, and the offer is withdrawn, for
Oregon’s votes are not impressive enough to
worry about. Then the roll call comes around, and
a delegate from Oregon rises self-consciously to
his feet to name Dr. France. The name is hardly
heard in the convention hall. Everyone is leaning
forward to hear from the Pennsylvania delega
tion, whose mass of votes really counts.
In 1932 it didn’t matter. As almost everyone
should know by this time, President Hoover got
the nominaton and went down in the P-oosevelt
landslide. But it would have mattered if the Re
publicans had won. Oregon, because it had gone
into the convention with its hands tied and had
not been able to participate in the vote trading,
would have been completely out of the patronage
picture.
This is what, among other things, the pro
posed change in the Oregon primary law would
correct. If this law is passed, if the farce of the
presidential primary is abolished, if the Oregon
delegation to the national convention is left? with
its hands untied to work for the political welfare
t>f the -state, then, and only then, will it be pos
sible for Oregon to have a really effective hand in
the administration.
Vote 300 Yes!
New TechniqueNeeded
In Student Union
A LL, over this country are springing up little
*• groups of zealous students intent upon im
pressing upon their comrades the necessity for
becoming immediately war-danger-conscious. Not
tomorrow, Not next year. But becoming aware of
the dangers hovering over world peace right now.
Today! That oragnization goes under the name
of the American Student Union.
That the fundamental precepts of the ASU,
chief among which is the pledge not to engage in
war, are desirable is undeniable. The espousal of
peace is essentially a worthy undertaking. About
that there is no argument.
There is a branch of the ASU on the campus
of the University of Oregon. It is in a position to
do much good. It is sleeping at the switch. How
many people have ever heard of the ASU? What
is being done to take the word to their ears ?
Very few, and very little, will answer those
questions in order.
To intermingle the doctrines and personalities
attached to communism and socialism with those
of peace is fatal to the latter cause. Insurmount
able prejudice clings to the forms of the Marxists.
Were the doctrines and personalities distinctly
separated; were able, generally accepted students
selected to spread the truth, then would the cause
of peace take a forward step at the University of
Oregon. And that to the advantage of both giver
and receiver.
| The Safety Valve t
Letters published in this column should not be construed
ns expressing tile editorinl opinion of tile Emerald. Anony
mous contributions will be disregarded. The names of oem
muniennts will, however, bo regarded as confidential upon
request. Contributors are asked to be brief, the editors reserv
ing tiie right to condense nil letters of over 300 words and to
accept, or reject letters upon the criteria of general editorial
importance and interest tu the campus.
Editor, the Emerald:
There is common ground among those who
favor and those who oppose the compulsory stu
dent fee bill. All believe that the student life at
our institutions of higher learing should be demo
cratic; all oppose the creation or maintenance of
specially privileged classes among the students.
Payment of the student fee entitles a student
to the college new paper and to a season ticket
which admits to campus activities such as ath
letic contests, concerts, debates and lectures.
I1 rom the student fees comes money which per
mits the carrying on of many of the less popular
athletic sports and cultural activities.
It has been suggested that season tickets en
abling all students to participate in student ac
tivities to the extent they find it helpful and
enjoyable should be given free to each student.
This is a fine idea to contemplate. But the sug
gestion is impracticable at this time when taxes
are already so high that 34 per cent are delin
quent.
Optional students fees which necessarily must
be higher, because of the fewer number that will
pay them, work no hardship upon students from
wel-to-do homes, but deny equal opportunity to
participate in student life to hundreds of deserv
ing young men and women and thus stimulate
and perpetuate class distinction based on money.
If the student fee bill is passed, the presidents
of the associated student bodies at the Univer
sity and state college predicted in a recent public
meeting that in cooperation with the board of
highei education a plan can be put into effect
whereby the most needy students can secure their
student activity tickets in exchange for services
instead of in exchange for money.
In all events, the board of higher education
should be asked and expected to eliminate any
extravagance that may be found in the expendi
tures of the student bodies of the different schools
and to reduce student fees to the minimum. The
commotion that has arisen should focus the at
tention of the board upon the importance of this.
The citizens of the state should insist that the
board of higher education keep the gate open
at our institutions of higher learning for all
qualified students to enter and participate upon
an equal footing in the educational opportunities
ottered, and at the lowest expense reasonably
possible. Furthermore, it must be remembered
that educational opportunities are found not only
in the class room and laboratory, but outside, in
the mingling of students and faculty in a demo
cratic college life.
It would seem decidedly unwise to hamstring
the board bv failing to pass the student fee bill.
Arthur -\1. Geary, Vice President,
U. of O. Alumni association.
The Marsh of Time
By Bill Marsh
Tribute
There are a few men left in the
World . . . not mhny . . . but a few
who still think it’s fine to do fav
ors for people, without expecting
to get something in return. So, if
all I hear is true, it’s a laurel
wreath for you, Bill Kiernan . . .
and don't think the news of your
kindnesses hasn’t spread this far
south ... it has . . . several men
here in Eugene have asked me to
pen this tribute to you . . . and
here it is ... it must be a fine
feeling to have all the friends you
have.
* * *
Sitting in a booth with the one
and only Jack (let’s have a party)
Mulhall scanning hungrily a din
ner menu. Comes it up a new and
very attractive addition to tin
ranks ol' the campus waitresses,
and says, “Dinner?”
“Dinner,” we respond.
“What kind of soup would you
like ... (A brief pause — then)
I we only have one kind.”
Mulhall’s steam siren laughter
could be heard in Junction City.
Ho Hum
And what an afternoon this is.
Sunshine, birds twittering, blue
sky, gasoline fumes ... it feels
like spring, blit it can’t be . . . not
in January. AH sorts of things
buzzing and droning, airplanes
overhead, bees and insects outside
the window . . . and the prof, too
. . . not outside the window . . .
buzzing and droning.
'It # !!:
Film Cycles
Isn't it funny how Hollywood
cycles start. Forty-Second Street
started the big parade of the mu
sical extravaganzas. It was a hit,
so dozens of other pictures just like
it have been turned out. Remem
ber the first “G Man” picture ? It
was only a year ago. Now look at
’em all. And now watch for a chain
of films dealing with famous sea
stories, pirates, buccaneers and the
like. "Mutiny on the Bounty”
started it. Now we have Captain
Blood coming right on the heels of
the leader.
Incidentally, for some wonder
ful miniature action shots, see Cap
tain Blood and notice the bombard
ments of Port Itoyal. Hollywood
technicians did some of the hard
est work on those scenes that
they’ve done since, in King Kong,
they had to get a hundred foot ape
on top of the Chrysler tower with
army pursuit planes shooting him
off.
This was a classified ad in the
Syracuse, N. Y., Post Standard:
Lost: Lady's purse containing
Psi Upsilon, Phi Psi, and Beta
Theta Pi fraternity pins. Valuable
to owner for sentimental reasons.
Sentimental, indeed. Some peo
ple collect stamps, some collect
parking fines and othe^ . . .
I am reliably informed that Beta
Chuck Reed is going to sell the im
mortal Yellow Peril. The campus
is hereby warned, then, that the
canary colored menace to pedes
trian sanity may soon be in circu
lation again. Chuck will take a
good dollar fountain pen or a set
of Kcat’s poems in trade. For in
format ion, call 10‘14.
Air Y’
Listenin’?
By Jimmy Morrison
Emerald oj the Hr
Archie Parrot, campus hand
leader, will play popular musical
selections this afternoon at 3:15
p.m.
Scott Held's band sounded pret
ty well the other night. The only
thing- that one might take excep
tion to is his exact reproduction of
the corniest record ever made
Clyde McCoy playing- “Sugar
Blues." You should have seen Ells
worth (Bixi Huffman, leader of
the University pep band, .burn
when some campus music-lover
lurched over to him and said.
"Don't you wish you could trum
pet like that?"
Local Bands
Scott's guitar player said he had
| been playing with Johnny Robinson
in the South recently, when Robin
son's band broke up once and for
all in Louisiana. According to the
six-string expert, Johnny is now
engaged in some sort of motion
picture selling scheme. Mot too
long ago B. Mike proclaimed Rob
inson the Pacific Northwest's lead
ing band-leader; but didn't in say
Art Holman is a contemporary of
Ray Noble ?
And there is another person who
will be interested in hearing of
Robinson's crack-up. He is Law
rence (Oscar) Wagner, who played
first trumpet and arranged for
Johnny for three or four years. He
left the band a little over a year
ago to write stock arrangements
in New York. Oscar is now ar
ranging for Glen Gray's famous
| Casa Loma band, which you hear
i on the Camel Caravan Tuesdays
and Thursdays at S:30.
i The Air Angle
Results of the competition in the
[ winter Olympic games at Garrn
i iseh-Partenkirclien in the Bavar
ian Alps, with play-by-play de
I seriptions of the more important
I events, will be broadcast to the
I United States in a series of pro
I grams from Germany February 13
15 each afternoon except Sunday.
Since fires started breaking out
j in Pine Ridge, much to the dismay
of Lum and Abner and Fire Chief
I Weehunt. listeners have been
| showering the Ozark characters
i with fire helmets, miniature en
I gines, and ladders. ^Company 15 of
| the Dayton, O.. fire department
1 has named all three honorary mem
bers.
« e
Deane Janis will sing "After
Dark" on the Caravan tonight, and
those two popular vocalists, Pee
Wee Hunt and Kenny Sargent, will
feature respectively "Klij. :inn ui
My Nursery Rhymes” and ‘‘Moon
Over Miami.” Glen and the lads
will play “Sweet Sue” and “Digga
Digga Do.”
ISBC-CBS Programs Today
3:00— Woman’s Magazine of the
Air. KPO, KGW.
5:30 — Lawrence Tibbett. KOIN,
KSL.
6:00 — Ben Bernie and All the
Lads. KPO, KGW.
6:30 — Jumbo Fire Chief Show*
NBC.
7:00 — Sigmund Romberg’s Stu
dio Party. NBC.
7:30 — Meredith Willson and his
orchestra. KGO and East.
8:30 — Camel Caravan. KOIN,
KSL.
9:00 — Fred Waring’s orchestra.
KFRC, KOIN.
Calendar
(Continued from Page One)
Oregana group pictures today
will be taken as follows: 11:50—
Mortar Board; 11:55 — executive
committee; 12:00—Friars. All pic
tures will be taken on the back
steps of Johnson hall.
Sigma Delta Chi, men’s journal
ism honorary, will hold a dinner at
the College Side Wednesday at 6
p. m. John Anderson of the Eugene
Morning News will speak. Mem
bers are urged to attend and bring
50 cents.
Committeemen for the sopho
more Whiskerino meet tonight at
8 o’clock upstair in the College
Side.
University Will
(Continued from Page One)
waters of the south Pacific, Uni
versity scientists point out. Speci
mens from both waters are found
in this zone. Low marshy land on
the new University property offers
the development of an important
botanical station.
The buildings now on the land
were built for headquarters of the
government agency that construct
ed the jetties at the head of Coos
bay. They were used for a time as
a life saving station, and lately
have been completely renovated for
use of CCC units doing work in
that area.
Scientists also said that the sta
tion will be of commercial impor
tance to this section of the coun
try, as habits of fish and fowl can
be studied and means determined
for their increased propagation and
protection.
The marine station is ten miles
from North Bend and Marshfield
with a state highway running near
by. The laboratory will be placed
at the side of a reinforced concrete
jetty extending into Coos Bay,
which will protect the area from
storms and will serve as a wharf
for boats. A tramway that can be
used for transportation of supplies
comes right to the site of the
building.
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
LOST—Beta pin at Laurehvood
January 20 th. Reward. Phone
729.
S1:00 reward for return of gold
glasses, black case. Lost near
women's building week before
Christmas. Phene 1060-W.
Innocent ❖ ❖
❖ Bystander
By BARNEY CLARK
To caste-hardened campus reac
tionaries the suggestion that rank
ing members of Kappa Kappa
Gamma had attended a down-town
rat-race would seem rank heresy.
At 12 o’clock last Saturday night,
however, they would have been
forced to blink astonished eyes, i
gape at the spectacle of Margaret'
Jean Cooper, Kappa president,
Marjorie Donaca, and escorts trip
ping lightly down the stairway
leading from the Moose hall, local
cut-rate dance pavilion. So far,
from Cooper & party, no explana
tion.
* * *
College Side patrons Sunday
morning leaped from their
booths, swiveled startled heads
under the impact of a full-throat
ed scream from the lips of Blonde
Madonna Doris McConnel,
Gamma Phi Beta freshman.
Cause of the scream was not
physical pain, but boredom with
college life, according to the
semi-hysterical explanation of
the blonde freshman. Friends re
port no other psychopathic
manifestations previously exhibit
ed.
* A ••• ’ *
Latest champion in Kappa Al
pha Tb.eta list of luminaries is
Marjorie “Jerry the Hiker” Chess
man, cousin of Peggy Chessman,
famed publicity agent for Asto
ria’s fishing industry. Proud is
Theta of Cousin Jerry, and proud
is Cousin Jerry of her newly-won
title of Campus Hitch-Hiker.
Widely noted of late has been
the rounded form of the new cham
pion, thumbing furiously on down
town street corners. Distinguished
by vigor rather than technique,
“Jerry the Hiker’s” approach pro
duces results, as attested by tre
mendous savings in shoe bills. Of
her Sorority Sister Marjorie Gear
hart says: “I would rather walk
with Jerry, ‘The Hiker’ than any
one I know, it’s easier on the feet.”
* * *
To man - about - the - campus
Craig Finley: a whiff of old lav
ender.
Widely known for his 1890
sentimentality, Finley, a self
starting candidate for S. B.
proxy, carries next to his heart a
carefully guarded token. Treas
ured is a glossy, black lock of
hair, clipped and mailed to him
last week by Spokane Sweet
heart Thelma Webster. To Sen
timental Finley, the tonsorial
momento is expected to bring
good luck.
Fee Bill Problem
In Old Oregon
The December-January issue of
Old Oregon, published by the Uni
versity Alumni association, was
mailed recently. The new issue
contains a discussion of the student
fee problem at the Oregon institu
tions of higher education.
A description of the construc
tion on the campus is printed also,
as is a survey of the inauguration
of Dr. C. Valentine Boyer as sixth
president of the University and
news of student activity, faculty,
and alumni.
Merlin Blais, graduate in jour
nalism in 1932, is the new manag
ing editor. Fulton Travis and Wil
liam E. Phipps were formerly in
this position.
UNIVERSITY GUIDE
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Suede shoes our speciality
Campus
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All permanents specially
priced at $2.50. Shampoo
and fiugerwave 50c.
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76G East lltli Street
We specialize in home
cooked meals.
■Just around the corner on
Alder.
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Located Conveniently
On the Campus
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Service Station
13th and Hilyard
598 East 13th Street ~ Phone 654
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