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Open House
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Condon hall open house, today
and Saturday, features a moving
picture entitled “Life Begins." j
Showings today: 3 to 5, 7 to 9 p. m. j
Assembly
General assembly in Gerlinger
today at 10 o’clock. All 10 o’clock
classes excused.
VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1936
NUMBER 64
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WEBFOOTS ON REVENGE PATH TONIGHT
Bryant to. Lecture
On Oriental Affairs
In Gerlinger at 10
Interview Shows
Liberal Viewpoint;
Ex-Navy Head Sees
Spread of Communism
Stewart F. Bryant, retired
lieutenant-general in the U. S.
navy, and authority on world af
fairs, will address a general assem
bly in Gerlinger hall today at 10
o’clock on “Japan and Russia in
the World Today.” Following the
assembly an open forum will be
held in alumni hall. All 10 o’clock
classes have been excused.
A student of modern world
trends, the retired naval officer
takes a conservative view which
discredits suppression as an effec
tive means to safeguard the
United States from any communist
trend. Social upheaval, if it comes,
will be the result of discontent
among the unemployed and not
Bolshevik activities, he said in a
recent lecture at the University of
Washington.
Oriental Experience Large
Mr. Bryant’s talk today will
have behind it many years of
actual experience in the Orient. He
has seen service in Siberia, China,
Manchuria, Japan, Korea, and the
Philippines. His writings on inter
national affairs have been pub
lished in Current History, English
Military and Naval Record, and
other publications.
Following is a more intimate
glimpse of the ex-navy man, as an
Emerald reporter saw him in an in
terview yesterday:
A man with an intrinsic knowl
edge of many countries, a keen sense
of humor, conservative enough to
satisfy the elders, and advanced
enough to surprise the young peo
ple—this is Lieutenant-Commander
Stewart Bryant, retired naval offi
cer, who at present is studying and
teaching adult groups at Stanford
university.
Active in U. S. Navy
Mr. Bryant has not always
worked in the quiet seclusion of the
Stanford library, where he has been
since 1929. Before that time he was
active in the United States navy,
particularly in the Pacific fleet and
far-eastern foreign and intelligence
service. He also saw action in the
world war.
The retired naval officer is a cur
ious combination of anecdotes and
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Campus ❖
I * ❖ Calendar
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There will be a meeting of the
Senior Ball directorate at 4 o’clock
today upstairs in the College Side.
There will be a meeting of the
officials committee for women’s
basketball in the main gymnasium
at 5 o’clock today. Girls are re
quested to wear gym suits.
Annette Carow has mail at the
dean of women's office.
Open house at Westminster to
night from 8 till 11:30. Everybody
welcome.
Thespians will meet today at 5
o’clock in the AWS room at Ger
linger. Members are urged to be
present, and on time.
Condon open house today and to
morrow. Exhibits of the geology
and anthropology departments will
be shown as well as movies of
these subjects. The general public
is invited.
Because of the Oregon-Washing
ton game tonight there will be no
social swim at Gerlinger pool.
Speaker
Stewart F. Bryant, ex-navy of
ficer, who will address students in
a general assembly today at 10
o’clock in Gerlinger hall.
Campus Theater
Considers Plays
Production Features
Acting Class Members
Plays which are now under con
sideration for the final University
theatre production in the spring
term are of unusually wide variety.
They include such well-known suc
cesses as: "Clear All Wires,”
"Richard of Bordeaux,'' "Outward
Bound1,” “Laburnum Grove,’’
“Lucky Dip,” "Ceiling Zero,”
“Much Ado About Nothing,” and
“Kind Lady.”
Most of these plays are modem
in the extreme sense of the word,
and all have successfully met the
test of professional production. The
implication is that there will prob
ably not be an out-of-door play
this year. Mrs. Seybolt, University
theatre director, says that she has
no “hunches” to play this season
with regard to the weather and
prefers to take no chances.
Acting Class Members Participate
There will be another play dur
ing the spring term, featuring
members of the class in technique
of acting. These players are at
present hard at work collaborating
with some of the Guild hall play
ers on the coming production of
Elmer Rice’s “Street Scene” which
opens February 7 for three days.
Horace W. Robinson is much too
busy at present with "Street
Scene,” in the triple capacity of
director, designer, and technical
supervisor—to say nothing of the
bit of stage carpentering on the
side—to dwell upon the selection
of another play.
Student Bank Starts
At Northwestern
A student bank will be estab
lished in Lunt administration build
ing before the beginning of the next
semester, Harry Wells, business
manager of Northwestern univer
sity, announced yesterday.
The bank is to be run purely for
the convenience of the students and
will be a non-profit proposition. It
will function as a savings bank only
with the exception that no interest
will be paid on accounts. Such an
organization will have an advantage
over public banks because there
will be no charge for small accounts
as is the custom in larger organisa
tions.
Each depositor will be given a
bank book with a number on it.
Students may withdraw all or part
of their money at any time by writ
ing their name and number on a
slip of paper.
Condon Has
Second Open
House Today
Japanese Mustache
Lifter One of Curios
Exhibited; Few Indian
Relies Also on Display
A carved mustache-lifter used by
the men of Ainus, a primitive Jap
anese tribe, to lift their heavy
mustaches while drinking- their
ceremonial saki, will be one of the
unsual objects to be exhibited at
the second Condon open house,
which is being held today and to
morrow.
The mustache-lifter and a decor
atively carved wooden knife handle
and scabbard of the same tribe
were loaned to the museum by Dr.
A. R. Moore of the sociology de
partment. Mrs. A. H. Schroff has
loaned several pieces of pottery of
the Hopi tribe and Zuni curios
from southwestern United States
for the exhibit.
Several baskets from the Klam
ath Indians have been donated for
display by Mrs. Dan E. Clark. Mrs.
R. H. Ernst has loaned part of her
collection fo Nootka Indian masks,
a tribe living on the northern
Pacific coast.
Indian Food Plants Loaned
A case of food plants used by
the Oregon Indians has been ar
ranged by Dr. Louis Henderson,
botanist. Besides these, there will
be cases of artifacts showing dif
ferent types of primitive and
ancient cultures; and an exhibit
showing the evolution of man’s
brain as well as one upon physical
anthropology. Findings of field
work carried on by Dr. L. S. Cress
man, head of the anthropology de
partment, will also be shown.
“We are planning on a larger,
more complete, and interesting ex
hibit for this year’s open house,’’
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Spears Charged
With ‘Pepping’
Dr. Clarence W. Spears, former
University of Oregon football
coach, was charged yesterday with
pepping his University of Wiscon
sin players to fighting pitch by
placing whiskey or brandy in their
coffee before each major game.
Affidavits charging Spears with
“pepping” his men were signed by
William J. Fallon, team trainer,
who said he administered alcoholic
stimulants on direct orders from
the coach. Affidavits were pre
sented to the University of Wis
consin board of regents and were
made public by the Wisconsin
State Journal.
Godfrey Bested
In Bowling Meet
George H. Godfrey, head of the
University news bureau, was elim
inated from the Oregon bowling
tournament held at the Oregon
bowling alleys in Portland this
week.
Karl Emmerich of Portland de
feated Godfrey by a score of 624
566. Emmerich took a command
ing lead in the first two games
which eneded 188-152, and 202-190.
Godfrey won the third game, 157
153.
Emmerich bowled with a handi
cap of 81, while Godffrey’s was 57.
Fellowships Offered
Education Students
Two resident fellowships, paying
a $600 stipend for the year 1936-37,
are being offered by the depart
ment of education of the University
of Wisconsin, to students in educa
tion who have had at least one year
of graduate work after receiving
their bachelor’s degree.
Further particulars may be ob
tained by interested students from
the general office at the education
department.
Sharpshooter
Ed Eoverich, Husky forward,
picture above, is a crack shot from
any point on the floor and can be
counted upon to give Oregon’s
Webfoots plenty of trouble in to
night’s game at McArthur court.
Social Security Is
Magazine Subject
Sociology Publication
Takes Oregon Aspect
Social security questions and
problems in Oregon in their various
aspects is the main subject of the
latest issue of The Commonwealth
Review just published by the Uni
versity Press and edited by the col
lege of social science. Philip Par
sons, head of the sociology depart
ment, is editor of the magazine.
Contained in this issue is an ar
ticle on social security in Oregon by
Glenn Leet, field representative for
the American public welfare asso
ciation. C. C. Chapman, editor of
the Oregon Voter, contributed "Sig
nificant Phases of the Oregon Un
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Yeomen, Or ides
Dance Tonight
An open house dance sponsored
by the Yeomen and Orides but open
to the general student body will be
held this evening at Gerlinger from
8 to 12.
Games and cards will be availa
ble for those who do not care to
dance. Music will be furnished by
a phonograph amplifying system.
A charge of five cents will be
made to students who are not mem
bers of either the Orides or the Yeo
men to help pay expenses of the af
fair, according to Phoebus Klonoff
and Ruth Orick, who are in charge.
Business Office Has
No NYA Checks Yet
NYA checks for the period end
ing January 39 had not yet been
received last evening by the Uni
versity business office. J. O. Lind
strom, University business mana
ger, said that as soon as the checks
arrive, notice will appear in the
Emerald.
Husky" Clashes
Decisive Ones
In Hoop Race J
Game Starts at 7:30
In Igloo; Ducks
Will Attempt Rise
From Third Place
Oregon's basketball Grenadiers
tangle with the league-leading Hus
kies of Washington at McArthur
court tonight in the first of a two
game series that will make or
break their chances of winning the
northern division title. Opening
tip-off is set for 7:30.
I To remain a dangerous threat in
j the race, Oregon must win both
games. The Huskies are at top di
vision standings with four wins and
no defeats, while the Webfoots are
in third place with three wins and
a pair on the chin. A third loss at
this early stage of the season would
be a catastrophe to Oregon hopes
and a fourth would almost obliter
ate them.
Northern Division Standings
W. L. Pet.
Washington .4 0 1.000
Oregon State.5 2 .714
Oregon .3 2 .667
Washington State .1 3 .250
Idaho .0 6 .000
i Giants Full of Fight
Howard Hobson's booming giants
have not the slightest intention of
dropping either game. They were
full of fight and fire and pepper in
-their final pre-game workout last
night, and they are prepared to
give the ferocious Malamutes of the
North both barrels. The Ducks
fairly radiated confidence as they
skipped through a brisk drill on Ig
loo boards and followers who saw
the session were blithely predicting
the needed double victory.
Oregon will be out for revenge
tonight and tomorrow. Washing
ton’s 36-to-28 and 40-to-26 wins in
Seattle last week sent the Webfoots
hurtling off the division pedestal
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Mititary Classes
To Move Soon
“I'm going to move in Saturday—
unless somebody stops me,” replied
Col. E. V. D. Murphy, head of the
ROTC, in answer to a question in
regard to when military classes
would again be held in the bar
racks.
The R.OTC department has been
holding classes in temporary quar
ters in the Igloo, pending the com
pletion of the moving job. Although
it was scheduled to be finished at
the beginning of this term, the job
is just now nearing completion,
about a month late.
Excavation Delayed
In Steam Tunnel
Excavation on the section of
the steam tunnel between Thir
teenth and fourteenth, south of
University street was delayed yes
terday and Wednesday by trouble
with the air compressor and one
jack hammer.
A cracked cylinder head kept the
air compressor silent until 5:00
Wednesday. Yesterday only one of
the jack hammers was being used.
The other was in need of repairs
which will be made today.
Inmates of State Prison
Publish Monthly Magazine
By MARIE RASMUSSEN
"Would you like to know what
prison life is like—without the
bothersome formality of commit
ting a felony with its attending in
conveniences ? Then surely you
will want a subscription to "Shad
ows,” a novel and distinctly dif
ferent prison magazine printed and
edited each month by inmates of
the Oregon State penitentiary. It
vividly portrays the pathos and
bathos of prison life. You will
laugh at little “Elmo,” who wears
a striped tuxedo. You will enjoy
the articles and editorials with
their fresh viewpoint and original
ity."
Startling? Yes. And this an
nouncement, which was received
yesterday by Mr. Edward Quigley,
instructor in the extension divi
sion, marks a distinct accomplish
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Fee Question, Three
Other Measures Up
For Balloting Today
Optional Versus Compulsory
Leaders of opposing factions in the much debated optional
compulsory fee question shake hands in a gesture of “good will.” Left,
James Blais, president of the associated students; right, IS. Eugene
Allen, campaign chairman of the student relief committee. The special
election today will tentatively settle the question when Oregonians
vote on the hill proposing to put the whole matter in the hands of
the state board.
Varied Group Hears
Student Union Policies
Campus Leaders
Told Fundamental,
Basic Concepts by
Monroe Sweetland
By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN
Before an interested and cosmo
politan group of over 50 University
students, the policies of the Ameri
can Student Union were presented
last night in alumni room of Ger
linger hall. Bill Hall, Phi Beta
Kappa, acted as temporary chair
man and Fred Colvig as temporary
secretary.
Monroe Sweetland, representa
tive of the national executive com
mittee of the American Student
Union, explained the policies and
regulations of the liberal student
group. Four basic policies are
maintained; education for all, aca
demic freedom, race equality, and
promotion of peace.
Although some of the specific
statements of these policies, which
were drawn up at the national con
vention in Columbus, Ohio, last
Christmas vacation, are considered
radical, said Sweetland, the individ
ual chapters of the Union need sub
scribe to only the ideas which they
desire.
“Oxford Pledge” Disapproved
General sentiments expressed at
the meeting indicated that one point
at least, the "Oxford pledge,” which
states intention to refrain from
bearing arms under any circum
stances, would be immediately
stricken from the policy of the Ore
gon chapter.
Paul Plank, Tex Thomason, Mary
Nelson, Dave Lowry, and Charles
Paddock, were appointed by tempo
rary chairman Bill Hall to prepare
a constitution and policies, to be
submitted at the next meeting,
Tuesday, February 4. This repre
sentative group, will consider the
national policies and use as much of
them as they deem advisable.
The document they prepare will
be considered by the group for
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Stage Set to Show
Tenement Scene
Robinson Gels Realistic
Effect of Poor District
Hammers, saws and various im
plements used in the construction
of stage scenery have been heard in
a bedlam of uproar and activity for
the past two days as Horace W.
Robinson and his crew of helpers
set to work in earnest to complete
the stage setting for Elmer Rice's
Pulitzer prize play, “Street Scene”
which will be presented at the Uni
versity theatre February 7, 8, and
10.
Mr. Robinson has accomplished
the impossible in building on the
somewhat limited Guild hall stage
a convincingly realistic representa
tion of a shabby brownstone tene
ment, typical of New York’s poorer
districts. The action centers around
the main entrance and steps to this
building and the windows of several
of the tenant’s apartments. A stair
way leading into a basement room
is also an interesting feature.
In the street in front of the build
ing and hanging from the various
windows, the colorful characters
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Minister to Discuss
Canadian People
The Co-operative Commonwealth
of Canada will be discussed by
Rev. Herbert Higginbotham in the
fourth, of a series of talks on co
operation in the Congregational
church parlors at 7 o’clock Sunday
evening. The talk is by the social
action group of the church.
Rev Mr. Higginbotham was
formerly an executive secretary of
the commonwealth for -several
years before coming to Eugene to
take over the pastorate of the Con
gregational church.
Bill Proposes
To Put Decision
On ASUO Fees
With State Board
Oregon voters will stream to the
polls today in a special election on
four proposed state constitutional
amendments and measures. Higher
education students will await with
particular interest the outcome of
the much-debated fee question bill,
which proposes to place the ques
tion of compulsory or optional
ASUO fees in the hands of the state
board of higher education.
Other proposed shifts include a
third-time attempt to pass a sales
tax, a measure calling for more pay
for state legislators, and another
proposing a shift of the state pri
maries to September instead of in
June as they are now.
Neuberger Enters Picture
The balloting on the fee question
follows over six years of bickering
on the problem, which reached a
head three years ago with a cam
paign headed by Dick Neuberger
against the compulsory system. In
the spring of 1934 Attorney Gen
eral Van Winkle handed down an
opinion labeling the collection of
the fees illegal.
Followed a year under the op
tional system until in the spring of
1935 the state legislature passed
the Wheeler bill as it reads on to
day’s ballot. Before it became ef
fective, however, the student relief
committee, headed by Howard Oh
mart, Eugene Allen, and Charles
Paddock started circulating peti
tions asking for a state referendum
of the measure.
I Necessary Names Obtained
The necessary names were due by
June 10. With aid from a state
committee under Neuberger and
other groups led by State Senator
■ Peter Zimmerman, the list calling
| for a referendum numbered 16,000,
which was more than the required
number.
Another angle to the situation
developed when the legislature re
pealed the compulsory bill in seem
ing answer to the cry of the refer
endum people. However, Governor
Martin vetoed this measure under
legal advice that it was unconsti
tutional for the legislature to re
peal a referred bill.
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Neutrality Series
To End Tonight
The last of the series of broad
casts over KOAC on the neutrality
question of the speech team under
the direction of John L. Casteel,
professor of speech, will be pre
sented tonight.
Howard Kessler, John Luvaas,
and Donald Serrell will speak on
the “Fundamentals of Neutrality,”
and consider some of the difficulties
that face neutrality plans now be
fore the United States congress.
W. A. Dahlberg will have charge
of a forum series on propaganda
beginning February 7.
KORE to Broadcast
Election Returns
A fter Game Tonight
Election returns will be broad
cast over radio station KORE
directly following the broadcast
ing of the Oregon-Washington
game, Friday, January 31, and
contluue until all of the Issues in
volved have been fairly definite
ly decided, manager of the sta
tion declared today.