Women Defended
Women's Kditor Petsch spouts
back at Tex Thomason on the wo
men's page today as she defends
her sex regarding careers.
* VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVRSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936
No Corsages
The no corsage idea still holds
forth for the senior ball. Story on
women’s page. Letter in Safety
Valve.
NUMBER 73
■—
Dean Onthank
Chosen State
NY A Director
Personnel Head Plans
To Continue UO Work
Part Time; Returns
To Campus Marchl
Appointment of Karl W. On
thank, clean of personnel at Ore
gon, as state NYA director was
announced yesterday by the Na
tional Youth Administration.
Dean Onthank succeeds Paul T.
Jackson, Klamath Falls, who re
signed to become superintendent of
the Salem Indian school.
Dean Onthank will continue—at
least part-time—as dean of person
nel at Oregon, according to C. Val
entie Boyer, president of the Uni
versity.
“Whatever duties Dean Onthank
cannot discharge will be shifted to
the various other members of the
personnel department, but no new
dean will be appointed, at least not
until July when we will know more
definitely where we stand,” Pres
ident Boyer stated.
Dean Onthank, who has been in
Washington, D. C., ever since the
first part of February, will not re
turn to the Oregon campus until
approximately March 1.
English Organist
Here February 20
Biggs to Be Guest
Of Music Honorary
E. Power Biggs, well-known
English and American organist
will appear at the school of music
auditorium February 20 at 8:15 p.
m. under the auspices of Mu Phi
Epsilon, upper class national music
honorary. General admission will
be 50 cents and students’ admiS'
sion will be 35 cents, the money
to be used for the Mu Phi Epsilon
scholarship fund.
Mr. Biggs won the Threfall open
organ scholarship at the Royal
Academy of Music in London and
studied with the famous G. D. Cun
ningham. On finishing his course
he won the Kiver organ prize and
was appointed sub-professor at the
Royal Academy of Music.
During a year of recitals in Lon
don and the provinces, he was com
manded to appear before the roy
alty at the Queen's hall. He broad
cast from London radio stations
and performed with Sir Henry
Wood’s orchestra. Upon coming to
the United States Mr. Biggs played
109 recitals in 30 weeks, one of
which was performed on the Wan
amaker organ in New York.
Science Class
Finds New Odor
The science students in Deady
are immune to all the ordinary re
pellant odors found in the labs,
but Monday morning- one odor
proved too much for their hard
ened constitutions. Dr. A. E. Cas
well, head of the physics depart
ment, always opens the door of a
cupboard in the front of the lec
ture room before a lecture.
On this occasion after he had
opened the door, he soon noticed
a peculiar odor that smelled sus
piciously like something dead. Fi
nally after members of the class
had expressed their disgust with
conditions, the smell was traced
to the cupboard and then to a wa
ter pipe tunnel that opens into the
cupboard.
Dr. Caswell expressed his opinion
that some small animal had
crawled into the tunnel and died.
10 Patients With Colds
Confined in Infirmary
Colds still held the upper hand
in the majority of cases of the 1C
patients confined in the infirmary
yesterday.
Kenneth Smith, Bernard Klicks
and Hirschel Hardisty were ad
mitted, filling the men's ward
Other patients include Rosalynne
Kitchen, Ruth Byerly, Ellen Adams
Mary Dodge. Cyrus H. Cook, Car
Prodi. ^er, and George Schloetzer
! Symphony Concert
\ Postponed; Will Be
J Presented March 4
University symphony concert,
scheduled for February 13, has
been postponed until March 4.
It will be at 8 o’clock at Mc
Arthur court, under the direc
tion of Kex Underwood.
Music Group
Gives Concert
Tan Delta Delta’s
Recital Starts at 8
Tau Delta Delta, underclass
music honorary, is presenting its
annual winter concert at the school
of music auditorium tonight at 8
p. m.
Several of the members are ac
complished artists. Leota Reetz,
contralto, is the winner of the Mu
Fhi Epsilon scholarship and Madge
Conaway received a part time
scholarship from Mu Phi Epsilon.
Charlotte Plummer is the holder of
the scholarship awarded by John
H. Stehn, director of the band.
Patronesses for the concert to
night are Mrs. John Stark Evans,
Mrs. A. E. Roberts, Mrs. Rex Un
derwood, Mme. Rose McGrew, Mrs.
Jane Thacher, Mrs. S. H. Jameson,
and Mrs. Jennie Burrows.
Brandon Young is the president
of Tau Delta Delta, Mary Fields is
vice-president, and Phyllis Schatz
is secretary-treasurer. Phyllis
Schatz has charge of the concert
and Elizabeth Onthank is her as
sistant.
Portland Visitors
Hear Miss Baum
An unsettled but fascinating life
awaits any woman who aspires to
the career of a department store
buyer, declared Miss Ann Baum of
Lipman Wolfe and Co., who spoke
before a group of Dr. Cornish’s
marketing and merchandising stu
dents in Portland Monday.
Miss Baum, a former president
of the AWS of the University of
Oregon, is in charge of the buying
of children’s clothes for the store.
Dr. Cornish’s classes also visited
Meier and Frank, Olds Wortman
and King, Swift and Co., General
Grocery Co., and Jantzen knitting
mills.
Hat Thief at Work
Again This Year
—
Last year a total of over 20 hats
were stolen from the law school
students. A detective was employed
in the building for over two weeks
but justice came not as a result
even of his diligence.
This year the elusive “hat thief”
is at work again. Already several
students, unwillingly relieved of
their headgear, are facing frosty
mornings bareheaded. Even down
town churches have been invaded
and hats stolen, according to re
ports.
Yesterday hope for the unfort
unate victims came in the form of
the following notice from Dean
Wayne L. Morse which was posted
on the law school bulletin board:
“The city police department be
lieves that it has arrested a hat
thief. The chief is anxious to secure
the descriptions, particularly the
marks of identification, of hats
which have been stolen from the
law school building. Please give
any such descriptions to Miss Kem,
secretary of the law school, as soon
as possible.”
Frivolous Frosh
Honor Cupid Friday
Bedecked in large Valentine mu
rals, colored hearts and paper
streamers, Gerlinger hall will pre
sent a typical Dan Cupid back
ground for the opening of Frosh
Frivolities, Friday night, John Ol
son, committee chairman, declared
yesterday.
A large silver loving cup will be
awarded to the living organization
having the largest number of
freshmen present. Prizes and re
freshments are inoiaded on the
| program.
Coeds Cast
j‘King’ Votes
Today at Side
Mm Receiving Second,
Third Highest Votes
Will Be Knaves;
Polls Open From 9-3
Voting for the "King of Hearts”
of the "Ladies’ Leap" will be from
9 a. m, to 3 p. m. today in front
of the College Side. Every coed
attending the University is eligi
ble to vote.
Men in the “King" contest are:
Ralph Cathey, Rex Cooper, A1 Da
vis, William Hall, Cosgrove La
Barre, Tom McCall, Reed Swenson,
and Leland Terry.
The two men who receive the
second and third highest number
of votes will be known as the
"Knaves of Hearts” and will at
tend the “King.”
If any man wishes a date to the
dance, he should get in touch with
Margilee Morse, who is chairman
of the date committee.
Tickets are on sale at living or
ganizations and on the campus for
25 cents a ticket. One will admit
one couple.
Vivian Emery and Frances
Schaupp are in charge of the elec
tion. v
Health Week
Features Gaines
Volleyball, Basketball,
Swimming Offered
A volleyball game to be played
next Tuesday at 4:30 in the wo
men’s gym will be the first event
scheduled for Health week. During
the week basketball games, a
swimming meet, and a tea will be
included in the week’s activities.
Six teams will compete in the
volleyball match and by a process
of elimination the best team will
be chosen. The teams will be made
of the best players from each
house and living organization.
On Wednesday at 4:00 the Am
phibians will put on a swimming
exhibition in the women’s swim
ming' pool followed by a social
swim for all girls who are inter
ested. The semi-finals for the in
tramural basketball teams will be
played off on Thursday at 4:30.
All girls are invited to attend
any of these games whether just
to watch or participate.
The directorate planning the
Health week program include: Jane
Bogue, Frances Watzek, Regan
McCoy, Irene Schaupp, Phyllis
Adams, Marge Petsch, Helen Bar
trum, and Miss Warrine Eastbum.
Project Workers
Given Day’s Rest
Construction of WPA and PWA
projects, temporarily halted yes
terday in observance of Lincoln’s
birthday, has been resumed today.
The floor of concrete at the new
infirmary was poured Tuesday and
the finishing touches put on yes
terday. The forms for the base
ment walls were removed and
preparations made for the first
floor forms which will probably be
built today.
Although workmen were given
a holiday at the new libe, some of
the plumbing has been put in,
mainly sewer lines and connections
for the wash rooms.
The contractors were able to
continue with the excavation of
the new physical education build
ing, the trucks coming and going
in a proverbial sea of mud.
YW Group to Hear
Child Welfare Talk
Mrs. Emmajean Peterson, in
structor in the home economics
department, will give a short talk
on child welfare at the meeting of
the YWCA welfare group at 4
o’clock today.
Members of the group are asked
to bring suggestions for projects
for the nursery, and they will be
discussed at the meeting this after
noon. Anyone interested in joining
the group is Invited to attend.
Smiling Senior Leaders
Mary McCracken, senior class prexy, and Frank Michek, chairman of the senior ball directorate,
are shown above as they smilingly talk over plans for the traditional formal affair which will be held
Saturday night in McArthur court. Story on the ball will be found on women’s page.
Design Class
Visits Sororities
The freshman class in interior
design, under the direction of Miss
Brownell Frasier, associate profes
sor of interior design, has been
studying the interior decorating of
the various sororities on the cam
pus. Last Wednesday Chi Omega,
Kappa Alpha Theta, and Kappa
Kappa Gamma were visited.
The living rooms were studied
for the purpose of the design, the
funtion of the rooms, and the dif
ferent styles reflected. The taste
displayed in the draperies, carpet
ing, and upholstry was noted and
emphasis was placed on the scale,
proportion and color of the room.
University Students
Entertain Aid Society
"Granny Goes to Bed,” written
by Mrs. Eric Allen, was dramatized
with a cast of University students
for the entertainment of the
Central Presbyterian Women’s
General Aid society Monday, Feb
ruary 10.
The part of Granny was played
by Mrs. J. D. Bryant of Westmin
ster house; Peggy, by Edna Carl
sen; Jan, Leonard Love; and Rita,
Beth Pratt.
Mary Louise Busche, Norma Lof
felmacher, and William McKinney
played several selections as a mus
ical trio including piano, cello, and
violin.
Westminster House
Plans Varied Program
Westminster house has a varied
program planned for the latter
part of the week.
Thursday at 10 o’clock the Uni
versity staff of religious workers
will meet. From 4 to 6 o’clock
Slack and Snack hours will be held
for its third time.
Friday the Westminster weekly
open house will be observed from
8 to 11:30 with dancing, games,
and refreshments. Earl Johnson is
in charge.
Decou Speaks
Over KOAC
On Park Growth
Professor E. E. DeCou, head of
the mathematics department, and
member of the Eugene park board,
spoke last night on “The Layman's
Part in a Constructive City Park
Program” over KOAC in Corval
lis.
This was one of a series of
broadcasts on municipal affairs ar
ranged by the League of Oregon
Cities and the bureau of municipal
research.
In relating the history of the Eu
gene park system development.
Mr. DeCou said that since the
chamber of commerce decided over
a year ago to make a start in city
beautification, work on the 65-acre
park, known as Skinner’s butte,
has been steadily progressing.
Improvements are being made
in Hendricks’ park and Spencer’s
butte, six miles to the south. Pro
posed plans, Mr. DeCou stated, in
clude the planting of a stately ave
nue of beautiful trees along 19th
avenue and the transformation of
the old county fairgrounds into a
great park, playground and recrea
tional center.
Dr. Bossing to Teach
In New York School
Dr. Nelson L. Bossing, of the
school of education, yesterday of
ficially accepted the offer to teach
during the summer session at the
College of the City of New York,
which he received last week from
Dean Paul Klapper of the school
of education there.
Dr. Bossing will teach for eight
weeks, beginnig June 22.
Stetson to Talk to PTA
Dr. E. L. Stetson, of the school
of education, will address the Con
don grade schol PTA Thursday af
ternoon. Februaor 13, on some
phases of child development and
education.
Faculty Receives
Anti-ROTC Papers
Five hundred dollars was
granted to the University for pur
chasing books on art and music by
the Carnegie corporation of New
York, President C. Valentine Boyer
announced at the faculty meeting
yesterday.
The fund is to be used in the
living organization library to
which all houses on the campus
have access. M. H. Douglass, li
brarian, said last night that the
money woidd be used immediately
to purchase the books.
Petitions for optional ROTC,
signed by approximately 600 stu
dents, were read by Carlton Spen
cer, secretary of the faculty group.
As no new petitions can be passed
in a single meeting, the faculty
vote on the question will be taken
at the March meeting. John Ganoe,
associate professor of history, was
appointed to announce to various
groups that the optional question
will be considered later.
If the faculty vote is in favor of
optional military, they will recom
mend their decision to the state
board of higher education, with
whom the final decision rests. If
the vote is negative, the issue will
not be taken to the state board.
Student supporters of the op
tional question are considering an
initiative movement if the faculty
vote is not in favor of the question.
Gilfry, Brown Hurt
In Auto Collision
Wayne Gilfry, sophomore in mu
sic, and Ted Brown were slightly
injured last night when two cars
collided at Fifteenth avenue and
Hilyard street. Occupants of the
other car were not injured.
Gilfry and Brown were taken to
the Pacific hospital, but were re
leased after their cuts had been
dressed.
A Sydney, Australia, man has
slept only five, times in the last
year. We didn’t, know “Music Goes
'Round, etc.,’’ was that old.
Letter to Boyer
Tells Difference
Of ASU, ACU
Difference between the Associa
tion of College Unions and the
American Student Union, was
pointed out in a letter recently re
ceived by President C. Valentine
Boyer.
The first mentioned group is
made up of 40 Student Unions
throughout this country and Can
ada. The national association of
these unions wished to make clear
that it is not associated with the
recently formed ASU.
The Association of College
Unions also requested that Presi
dent Boyer take steps to prevent
the ASU chapter from using this
name, due to confusion inadver
tently caused by the two different
"Unions.”
The association points out that it
does not request such action as a
measure against the ASU, but
only as a means of saving endless
confusion.
Jewett Contest
Entries Total 7
Preliminary Elimination
Competition Will Be Held
Three more students have signi
fied their intention of entering the
Jewett radio contest, for which the
deadline is Saturday, February 15.
Dan E. Clark, Donald Serell, and
Howard McAnulty have signed up
for the contest but have not signi
fied their partners. The subject of
Howard McAnulty’s discussion is
“The Bonneville Dam and Naviga
tion on the Columbia.”
Prizes of $20, $15, and $5 will be
contributed from the Wilson E.
Jewett fund for this radio forum
contest of 15-minute discussions or
interviews to be read as dialogues
between two or more persons.
As there are now seven entries,
a preliminary contest will be held
and eliminations will be made on
the basis of manuscripts submit
ted. The final contest will be lim
ited to six entries and be judged
from the standpoint of content and
value for future radio presentation.
Nature’s Beauties
Lectured on by Sipe
Interesting things in nature to
be found in Oregon winter time
were pointed out in a lecture last
night by F. P. Sipe, associate pro
fessor of botany.
“Nature has been a great mys
tery since men began, but some
forget it in adulthood,” said Mr.
Sipe. “Others like to fish and hunt
even with the discomforts embod
ied in the undertaking. Most are
content to see nature only in the
summer, but western Oregon has
much to offer in winter time. Com
munion with nature the year
around brings us health and con
tentment.”
Slides were used to illustrate the
lecture with views of Spencer'f:
creek, Spencer’s butte and thfe
mushrooms, trees, mosses, lichens,
and algae to be found there. This
was the fifth in a series of science
lectures being given this year.
Lloyd Ruff to Teach *
W. D. Smith’s Classes
Lloyd Ruff, geology assistant,
will take Dr. Warren D. Smith’s
general geology classes while Dr.
Smith is in Spokane attending a
regional conference.
Geology classes will study the
origin and history of mountain
building under the direction of Mr.
Ruff. Oregon and other northwest
ern mountains will be used to il
lustrate the work.
Fausto Catoy Passes
Master’s Examination
Fausto Catoy, graduate student
in education, passed his examina
tion Tuesday for his master of
science degree. Title of his thesis,
prepared under Dr. Jewell, was
"The Development of Public Edu
cation in the Phillipine Islands
From 1898 to 1933."
Catoy is from the Phillipine
Islands and took his bachelor’s de
gree at Oregon in 1933.
Casteel Sets
Oratorical
Contest Date
Failing-Beekman
Competition Is Open
To Seniors; Prizes
Of $150, $100 Given
The Failing-Beekman senior ora
torical contest is to be held this
year on Friday night before com
mencement exercises, announced
John L. Casteel last night.
All seniors, men and women, of
the University are eligible for the
contest. The classification “senior”
is construed to mean anyone who
has 177 hours of credit, and all re
quirements fulfilled to the point
where graduation is possible at the
end of the six weeks summer ses
sion.
Gifts Made
The first prize of $150 is pro
vided by income from a gift made
the University by Henry Failing of
Portland; the second prize of $100
by a similar gift made by C. C.
Beekman of Jacksonville.
Contestants must register for
competition at the offices of the
speech division on or before May
15.
Orations are limited to 1500
words, and may be on any subject
but must be original in composi
tion, including not more than 10
per cent quoted material.
Speeches Good
Last year the prize-winning
speeches were among the best ever
given, said Mr. Casteel, One was
an exposition on the legal situation
in the United States and the other
was an analysis of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, late justice of the United
States supreme court.
Seniors intending to take part in
the contest should confer with
members of the speech division to
insure full preparation for the con
test. Help and information will be
impartially given.
Preliminaries May Be Held
The contest is held in tue music
auditorium with some officer of
the University presiding. In ac
cordance with long standing cus
tom, the speakers appear and de
liver orations clad in academic
costume.
(Please I uni la (age two)
Morse Speaker
At Law Meeting
Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law
school will be principal speaker at
the meeting of the law enforce
ment committee of the Oregon
State Bar association which is to
be held in Portland next Saturday,
February 15. He has been requested
to give a discussion of the “Differ
ences in English and American
Criminal Procedure.”
In order to avoid an unnecessary
trip to Portland, Dean Morse has
attempted to make arrangement to
set the labor hearings of the em
ployers and employees of the West
ern Transportation company for
Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning.
Dean Morse when recently asked
to arbitrate the wage dispute be
tween the two factions, accepted
the responsibility.
Word from Portland has not yet
been received as to whether or not
it will be possible for Dean Morse
to conduct the hearings Friday and
Saturday, he said late last night.
Campus •>
•> Calendar
i i
Students who are interested in
an early morning Bible study and
discussion will meet Friday morn
ing in the YMCA hut at 7 o'clock.
This meeting will be in the form of
an experiment.
The committee on student aca
demic adjustment will meet this
afternoon at 5 b’clock in room 3,
Johnson.
There will be an important meet
(Please turn to page two)