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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1936)
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1936 The half way mark in the class rooms will be reached next week when sober profs sling examina tions at their “dear pupils.” And it’s right in the middle of the winter social season! NUMBER 62 VOLUME XXXVII The annual bathing of sopho- I mores who have no whiskers to , advertise the Whiskerino has j started. Will it break into lively j soph-frosh rivalry as it did last year? | STAGE j 1 of the | j WORLD | %-+ i; By TexThomason it * * Southerners Two names from the South have a monopoly on headlines today. Oscar K. Allen and Eugene Tal madge. One is very much dead. The other very much alive. O. K. Allen was the chief stooge of the late Huey P. Long. He died yesterday of a cerebral hemor rhage. His death would prompt no comment, as he did nothing worth eulogizing, but for one thing. Still the comment should never appear. For in this day of education and enlightenment, superstition and hoodoos are frowned upon as being bogies out of a past preferably for gotten. But if there isn’t a hoodoo on the Long machine then where is there one ? Hot Lead At the zenith of Ills glory Huey was pumped full of hot lead. His muggs were thick around him. Ev ery precaution was taken to pro tect his bloated person. Yet a screw-loose young medico slipped past the cordon of guns and played the unwanted martyr to a cheap cause. Unwanted? Yes. Else how could the Long machine have ridden rough-shod over all opponents in the recent election farce, carrying even New Orleans, a stronghold of anti-Longists that the Kingfish himself could storm but never take. But that is beside the point. The dictator was killed under con ditions which should have kept him from being killed. That is the point. What the intelligent minor ity could not do might not Some one have done? I wonder. O. K. Only a few days ago, Allen, on whom Long slapped the misnomer of governor, was elected to succeed his Napoleon in the U. S. Senate. He said he was going to Washing ton with the purpose of forcing a Senatorial investigation of the cir cumstances surrounding the death of his beloved chief. That investi gation will have to wait. Maybe the next Man Friday will set the (Continued on Pape Three) Fox Retires as ‘Friends’ Prexy In a meeting of the Associated Friends of the University of Ore gon last night, held in the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, Dr. I. R. Fox, for three years president of the organization retired and was succeeded by William East, elected president by a unanimous vote of the association. Elected to succeed John Anderson, as secretary-treas urer was Spencer Collins, Eugene accountant. Dr. C. Valentine Boyer, presi dent of the University, spoke at the meeting and expressed both gratification and confidence in the work of the Associated Friends, saying that he believed it proved an effective agent in familiarizing the people of the state with one of their own institutions for edu cating the largest number of peo ple. Cave Relics To Go on Show At Condon Scene of Excavation In Mountains of Eastern Oregon Provides Pictures Enlarged photographs showing the work conducted in eastern Ore gon last summer by Dr. L. S. Cressman, head of the department of anthropology, are to be feat ured with moving picture presen tations at the open house at Con don hall Friday and Saturday of this week. The excavation of a cave in the Steen mountain region is shown in the display of photographs. The pictures show the camp, rock for mations, and the region surround ing the cave as well as the cave itself. Relics, including a group of bas ket weaving material which was found buried in the cave are to be shown in the same display with the pictures. These materials have not lost their original color and pliability in spite of their age, Dr. Cressman said. Two motion pictures, entitled “Building of Mountains” and “Work of Rivers,” recently re ceived from New York, will be shown at the exhibit. Sigma Delta Chi To Hear Anderson “Editorial Unpreparedness,” a discussion of the unforeseen prob lems confronting newspaper edi tors, will be the topic discussed by John Anderson, managing editor of the Eugene Morning News at a dinner and meeting of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism honorary, tonight at the College Side. The dinner will be served at 6:00 p. rm Mr. Anderson will talk about difficulties that arise in starting a daily paper, and some of the steps which may be taken to overcome them. He plans to devote his dis cussion to those problems that col lege training in journalism does not cover, he said. R. R. Martin Attends Portland Meeting R. R. Martin, instructor in so ciology, met with public health of ficers and social workers of north ern Oregon, at the YMCA in Port land, January 25. Correspondence lessons are received by these workers and round table discus sions are held every eight weeks under Mr. Martin’s direction. Mr. Martin will attend the southern Oregon district, meeting in Medford next Saturday. Two More Patients Enter Infirmary With the addition of Bernice Sherzinger and Frank Nash, 10 students are now confined in the University infirmary. The eight are: Jean Urfer, Kenneth Miller, Anna Marie Driskell, Bill Court ney, Thome Hubbell, Harold Dra per, Bart Cole, William Sanford, and Robert Boyer. 'Saintly’ Seniors Dispense With Business on Cold Steps Locked out of the room in which they had planned to hold a class meeting, a gallant group of sen iors, led by Personality President Mary McCracken, seated them selves on the cold-dispensing steps of Villard hall last night and pro ceeded to discuss the business of the class. « Senior ball plans were first to be presented to the teeth-chatter ing men and women of '35. Frank Michek, chairman, gave the report on committee activities. Diplomas for this spring’s com mencement are to be smaller than those presented in the past, Ann Reed Burns told the group. They are to be made of leather and will measure six by eight inches. It is also expected that they will be cheaper than formerly, when a large paper parchment has been used to discharge seniors from the University. Grant Eady was named by di minutive McCracken to head the committee to determine the type of gift to be left to Oregon by the seniors. Bill Schloth was made head of a committee to name the baccalaureate speaker. George Root, Oregana editor, announced at the gathering that activity cards which seniors must fill out and return promptly to staff members, will be distributed in a few days. Orton Goodwin, class treasurer, gave a brief report of the financial standing of the graduating class. A desire of the senior class of Oregon State to join with that of Oregon in creating some type of class tradition between the two classes was told the group by Mc Cracken, who has been asked her opinion upon such a movement by the president of the class across the county line. Gets Publicity ftL CLEAN UP WHEN I'M MAYO!? Stephen I. C u 11 a n attraeks crowds to listen to his soap-box speeches on the sidewalks of Seattle, where he is campaigning for the office of mayor. The police department is the first one he will clean up, he promises. Five States Adopt Cities Survey WPA Project Covers Local Governments Forms used by the Oregon bu reau of municipal research for the survey of local government in Ore gon have been recommended as models for .other states by the co ordinating committee of the WPA in Washington, D. C., according to a letter received by Herman Kehr li, executive secretary of the League of Oregon Cities. About sixty forms for this sur vey, being conducted as a WPA project, were worked out as a joint proposition by Mr. Kehrli, R. S. Bryson, field consultant, Arthur M. Cannon, research assistant, and Charles McKinley, professor of po litical science at Reed college. Covers Financial Statistics This survey will cover the finan cial statistics of Oregon cities and counties for ten years to be set on a comparable basis, listing expens es and revenues, as well as the ad ministrative organization, services, equipment, and personnel of local government. Letters have been received from five states desiring information from the Oregon bureau of munici pal research. They are Washing ton, Minnesota, South Dakota, Ne braska, Maryland. The first four are actually intending to conduct a survey of local government and use the identical forms worked out by the Oregon bureau. Started as SERA Project The project started as an SERA plan nearly a year ago, with 45 persons working on it at one time, at the suggestion and request of Burton E. Palmer, state director of the works division of the SERA. Later it was turned into a WPA project, and a notice of an allot ment of $23,082 from the federal government was sent to Mr. Kehr li on January 13. The work is being conducted by sending out a series of question naires to municipalities in Oregon, on all phases of local government. Campus •> ❖ * Calendar l Frosh Valentine "Leap Year Special” committee chairmen and members are requested to meet this afternoon at 4 in 110 Johnson to work on plans for the freshman dance on February 14. YWCA community service group will meet at the YW bungalow to day at 4 o’clock to hear a speech by Mrs. Martha Wyatt on the local relief situation. All girls invited. (Please turn to page 2) Sophs Sign jWhiskerino Orchestra _ ' i Johnny Rush, Corvallis Baiuhnan, Will Play; ‘Kangaroo Court'' To Try ‘Big Shots’ . Johnny Bush's 11-piece orchestra has been signed for the sophomore Whiskerino, it was announced by Bob Wilhelm, music chairman, to the directorate of the annual affair which is being held this year on Februray 7. Bush's band has been Oregon State’s most popular band for the past several years and his appear ance here earlier in the year for the Alpha Delta Sigma dance was a marked success. Dan Gardiner’s committee on features announced that proceed ings for the “kangaroo court” trial were proceeding- in great shape, and that several campus “big shots” were ready for stiff sentences. Sophomores Warned Warnings were again issued to all sophomores not to shave before the Whiskerino. For years the sophomore class has kept alive the tradition of bearded sophomores for two weeks before each Whis kerino by millracing those who shaved. Lee Tarry and Bud Goodin, vigilante chairmen, have issued a cordial invitation to all to be on hand each noon. The completed directorate for this dance as named the first of this week includes: co-chairmen, Mel Shevack and Bob De Armond; assistants, Genieveve McNiece and Gladys Battleson. Polyphonic Choir To Sing ‘Requiem’ Music lovers both on the campus and in Eugene, are looking forward with interest to the presentation by the University Polyphonic Choir of Verdi’s “Requiem,” which has been promised by Prof. Paul Petri, director of the group, for either the latter part^of this term or early in the spring. The Polyphonic Choir is entering upon an intensive drive, and under the constant urge of Petri’s tire less efforts, the 128 voice chorus is mastering the intricacies of the choral number. Even at this early date, with rehearsals scarcely two weeks under way, the quality and stirring elements of the “Requiem" are evident. Boushey Reports On PDK Meeting Earl E. Boushey, president of Phi Delta Kappa, national men’s education honorary, gave a report of his trip to the biennial conven tion of PDK held at St. Louis at a meeting of the organization held Monday, January 27 at 7:30. The next gathering will be an open meeting in Salem, sponsored by the local chapter. Silas Gaiser, superintendent of the Salem school system, will speak on “The Devel opment of Progressive Education in the Salem School System.” Sev eral members of the local chapter are expected to attend. Onthank to Speak At Stag Meeting Karl W. Onthank, dean of the personnel division, will talk with Oregon men tonight at 7:30 at a stag meeting of Westminster '38 '39 club. , The regular meeting of the un derclassmen group is being post posed in favor of the Coed Capers. All University men are invited to come to Westminster house and hear the dean talk on “Personality and Campus Relations.” The talk parallels a similar one given recently to all-girl groups. YMCA Drives for Members A total of 33 new members was netted in the first day of the local YMCA membership drive which began Monday afternoon; The drive, first Sponsored the by the campus organization in three years, will conclude at the end of this week. Fred Gieseke is in charge. Pre-Meds to Hear Dr. Meyers Today Dean Will Speak At Boyer Inaugural Dr. Harold B. Meyers, assistant dean of the Oregon medical school and a member of the admissions board, will be on the University campus Wednesday, February 5, to interview applicants for admission. He will also speak Thursday at the inauguration of President C. V. Boyer. Dr.'H. B. Yocum, advisor to first year medical students, advises that all pre-med students who intend to enter medical school next fall make an appointment to see Dr. Meyers. Appointments may be made with Mrs. Alice D. Monjay in the office of Dean O. F. Stafford in McClure. Dr. Meyers believes that he would rather meet the students here than have them come to Port land when members of the board are busy. Each student will have a 20 minute interview in which Dr. Meyers will become acquainted with the students’ interests, fi nances, record of scholarship, and objects for entering the medical school. According to Dr. Yocum, from 20 to 22 students have sent in their applications. He has -the applica tions on file in his office and gives them to the students who fill them and out and send them to Portland. Advisors Plan Religion Program Group Finds Students Unaware of Problems Determining a student religious program and the philosophy of ed ucation by studying the social sit uation in the Northwest was the task attempted by a group of ad visers of religious organizations of the University last week. Those present were leaders in the YWCA and YMCA, Stella Scurlock, a na tional YW secretary, and leaders of the campus religious groups. The conference found that the social problems of America are present in the Northwest, although students here seem to be less aware of them than in other parts of the U. S. There was also no ticed a lack of vivid adult leader ship in social and economic ques tions, and of informed student leadership in the Northwest. As a suggested program, the group named: study of religious lit erature to educate and clarify re ligious concepts, investigation of situations existing in the home, campus, town, and nation. Oppor tunities for free discussion of cur rent situations was also stressed as important to the program. “The YWCA has an annual con ference at Seabeck, in Washing ton. The purpose of this ten day meeting is to give a spiritual in terpretation of individual and so cial conflicts and processes of to day,” Miss Scurlock stated in her report on the conference. “The many points of view on each ques tion involved cannot be presented, but a leader in each area is chosen who has investigated the whole question so well as to be a special ist in his field, and who personi fies the way of life that seems most creative.” Alpha Kappa Psi Pledges Three Alpha Kappa Psi, business hon orary, announces the pledging of William Flagg, Vancouver, Wash ington; Beitram B. Schatz, Port land; and George A. Sherwin, Eugene. E. E. Davison, division councilor of the honorary, will be present for the initiation, February 1. Follow ing the ritual a banquet will be given in honor of Mr. Davison and the new initiates. Attend Salem Meeting Dr. W. D. Smith and Marry E. Kent, president and secretary of the University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and Mrs. R. E- Ernsft went to Salem last Saturday to attend the Willamette valley Phi Beta Kappa association meeting. Chan cellor Hunter gave the principal speech of the meeting. Japan' Must Expand, Says Ken Tsurumi Action Will Not Upset World Peace, Declares Consul From Nippon In Villard Hall Talk By BOB POLLOCK "Japan must expand, she must have more trade and more indus tries to support her immense popu lation, but there is no reason to believe that this expansion will up set the world balance or lead to war,” declared Ken Tsurumi, Jap anese consul from Portland in a speech in Villard hall last night. Thinking people, the consul said, will readily see that Japan and the United States have more in com mon than they have grounds for opposition. Four War Causes Four possible causes of war be' tween America and the Nipponese were listed by the speaker. Among them was the American immigra tion exclusion act which, he de clared, w’as a question of national honor and prestige but not vital enough for war. Naval expansion, another point listed, was dismissed by Mr. Tsu rumi because “Japan has no in tention of starting a naval race. Instead she is interested primarily in navies for the powers which will serve for home protection but which will make aggression impos sible.” Peace in Asia Desired ‘“Peace and order in eastern Asia are Japan’s chief aims,” the visiting speaker said in present ing his third war cause, the con flict of foreign policies in regard to China. America, he said was interested only in maintaining her trade rights in China when that country was about to be divided by European powers and Japan has since maintained “open door,” hence there can be no grounds for conflict on this issue. The United States stands to gain in trade and not to lose as is feared by uninformed American citizens, should Japan gain control of China, Mr. Tsurumi explained. Cause for this, he pointed out, was Japan’s inability to supply anyone, herself included, with lumber, oil or cot ton. Since the Japanese annually import 40 million yen worth of goods more than they export, it is logical to suppose that if they con trol China American trade would be increased as much as that of the Nipponese, he concludede. Mr. Tsurumi’s speech was spon sored by the International Rela tions club. He was introduced by Burt Brown Barker, vice-president of the University. PE Instructors See Colorful Mine In colorful costumes, Angna En ters, self-styled dancing mime, pre sented in the Portland Ciciv audi torium Monday night, a series of character impersonations. Her “Boy Cardinal in Sixteenth Cen tury Spain" was liked so much by the audience that she repeated the performance. It was a portrayal of a young cardinal amusing him self when he escaped the watchful eye of an older priest. Miss En ters included serious as well as hu morous numbers in her program. Most of the staff of the physical education department made the trip to Portland to see Miss Enters. Graduate assistants and members of dancing classes also attended the performance. Scouting Relation To Pliys. Ed. Told Miss Leah Parker, Eugene Girl Scout director, talked to the PE club Tuesday evening, discussing scouting in relation to physical ed ucation. “Physical education majors have a wonderful opportunity in scout ing,” Miss Parker said, “because they have been trained in physical activities, group recreation and personnel work, .which are valuable in this field." .; : T Women students can gain expe rience in scout Readership by,, di recting local troops and by work in the Girl Scout summer camps, Miss Parker stated. Coeds Caper Tonight At 7:30 in Gerlinger; Cops to Be on Guard NY A Chocks Ready By End of Month; Notice to Appear NYA checks for the period i ending- January 19 will he ready ! January 80 or 31, the cashier’s office of the University an nounced yesterday. As soon as the checks are re ceived, notice will appear in the Emerald. Drama Students Produce Plays High School Classes Coached in Acting Members of the play production class of the drama division, under the direction of Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt, are this term trying- their hand at directing and producing plays in high schools of Eugene and vicinity. Three students are producing plays at Eugene high school. Mil ton Pillette is directing a "stream lined” version of Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors" as done re cently by the Old Globe Players in Portland and Corvallis. Portia Booth is directing Moliere’s “Doc tor in Spite of Himself” which is one of the most famous farces from the pen of the French comedy genius. Gnan Goodsell is directing a three act comedy of adolescent youth entitled "Growing Pains” which will be the senior class play at Eu gene high. Others who are producing plays include Robert Dawe who is direct I ing a three-act mystery melo drama, “Three Taps at Twelve," at the Bethel community high school. Adrian Martin is producing a re ligious drama with an Easter theme at the Presbyterian church in Eugene. Mike Garwood is to produce a play, yet to be selected, at University high school. Dr. Harada to Be Sigma Xi Guest Jiro Harada will be the guest lecturer of Sigma Xi, the science honorary, tonight when he talks to them on the pre-history of Japan. The meeting will be held in 101 Condon hall at 8 o’clock. The public is invited. A banquet for Sigma Xi mem bers to be held at the Anchorage preceding the lecture, will be in Dr. Haradft’s honor. Toastmasters’ Club Meets Thursday Because of conflicts with other campus events the regular meeting of the Toastmasters club, sched uled for Thursday evening at 7:30 in the Y hut, will not be held. The newly-drafted constitution of the organization will be consid ered at the meeting January 30 and plans for the group will be outlined. McCarthy’s Orchestra Will Furnish Music; Best Skit Cleverest Costumes to Be Picked King Mirth will reign supreme tonight when fair coeds in cos tumes of all shapes, colors and de scriptions, frolic at Coed Capers from 7:30 to 10 in Gerlinger hall. Dancing to the gay music of Jack McCarthy’s ten-piece orches tra, skits, and the most exciting event of all, the choosing of the best skit, and the two best cos tumes of the evening, will be on the program. With Marge Petsch acting as mistress of ceremonies, Senior Cops patrolling the premises on the lookout for possible maurauding males, and a faculty skit, the af fair is guaranteed to be the height of entertainment. Large Attendance Expected Last year about 800 girls attend ed, and this year even more are expected, according to Helen Bar trum, general chairman for the af fair. Admission is 15 cents, and girls are asked to bring an extra nickel or dime to buy ice cream bars and caramel apples, which will be sold by Thespians, fresh man service honorary. Patronesses and judges will be: Dean Hazel P. Schwering, Mrs. Al ice B. Macduff, Janet Smith, Mabel , A. Wood, Mrs. Frederick Hunter, Mrs. R. H. Ernst, Betty Robb, Mrs. Faye Knox, Mrs. Milton Miller, and Mrs. Eyler Brown. Helen Bartrum is general chair man for the affair. Assisting her are Genevieve McNiece, refresh ments, Frances Schaupp, orchestra, Jean Foskett, property, and Ruth Lake, publicity. Putnam Granted ROTC Exemption Gale A. Putnam, freshman -in the B. A. school, was exempted from further military training yes terday on the grounds of conscien tious objection. The committee on military exemptions granted his request after hearing his convic tions in room 12 Friendly. Putnam has already taken one term of military, but he will not be required to take the other five, Carlton Spencer, chairman of the committee and professor in the law school, presided over the hear ing. Leonard Stipe, freshman in social science, received a temporary ex cuse from military on the basis of excessive work. He will fulfill his requirements at a later date. Smith Invited to Conference Dr. Warren D. Smith, geologist, has received an invitation to attend the Spokane Regional Planning conference which will discuss the relation of geology to mining. Dr. Smith was asked to join in the dis cussion of this problem. The con ference is to be from February 13 15. Dr. Smith is not sure as yet whether he will accept the invita tion. Despairing Vigilante Cheered By Whiskerless Sophomores By BILL PEASE In the dimly-lit loft of the art school, a figure bent toiling over a drawing board in a harsh circle of white light. The whiskered youth worked feverishly on his plans, but it was evident that his heart was not in his work. Gone was that absorbed look that one sees in the care free art student bent upon the completion of plans for “A Hen Coop for the City.” "What’s the matter with Lee Terry," a neighbor whispered. “Oh, he's in charge of the vigi lantes for the sophomore Whisker ino, and so far no sophomore has shaved." answered another, “and it’s getting him.” Soon Terry .slumped on his hoard —a dejected and downcast figure. Gone was bjs interest in his work, gone was everything but his con suming passion for “dunking” clean-shaven sophomores. “Cheer up, Terry, maybe some body will shave,” anxious class mates encouraged him, but it was not enough. Terry remained slumped on the drawing board with his whiskers dragging in the bottle of india ink. An excited freshman ran up the steps to the loft—“Terry, you’re wanted on the phone.” It was Bud Goodin with the glad tidings that there were clean shaven sophomores about. That, friends, is why yesterday noon a sturdy band of sophomores gathered at the Alpha Phi-Gamma Phi bridge and dunked Bob John son, Ormond Binford, Kenyon Skinner. Bob Moser, Ed Welsh, and Bert Myers in the race. Terry and Goodin announced that the vigilantes will meet to night at the College Side at 3 o’clock.