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Student Co-op Mass Meeting Success Howell Leaves School—See Sports VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1936 NUMBER 81 * i + + + + i + + + + + STAGE of the WORLD By Tex Thomason K‘H,H++M+++1,++f+++t,H,t,l Triple It has been stated in the paper; of late that there seems to be £ wraith from out of the past agair taking shape. That specter is the long defunct Triple Alliance, borr of the union of Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy in 1882 ant killed by the divorce proceeding' of the latter in 1915. It is an ugly head this ghost is rearing, but it is not an illogical one. Italy is tottering ever closei to the precipice of war with Brit ain. Only by alliance with ambit ious Germany does she feel shf can survive that plunge into the river of blood. Aside Germany seeks expansion through the union of all the Ger man-speaking peoples, of which the Austrians are one. Prince von Star hemberg, Vice-Chancellor and rul er of Austria, is the protege of Mussolini and of course v^ry close to him, but he hates Nazi Ger many. He wants Austria indepen dent and for himself, but no longer is his state the powerful one of Austria-Hungary. It is only little Austria, the buffer between two powerful neighbors, Germany and Italy. Only by consent of these can Starhemberg keep his country in dependent. Mussolini has until now con sented. It was the threat of his war machine that kept the Nazis from staging a successful coup in Austria. Now he s in Ethiopia. He needs help and Hitler still wants Austria. Now he is in Ethiopia. He tenance of a buffer state between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy seem so important to II Due*. His friendship with Starhemberg is an easy sacrifice. ituctt sigiun All this may seem to have been off the subject, but it is one of the reasons the story of the ghost is being discounted in many quar ters. On top of the spike that Star hemberg doesn’t like Germany is the fact that he has little to con tribute in the way of man-power to such a combination. Then too, Mussolini has a strong dislike for Hitler. But these contradictions are balanced when we remember how easily the Duce can bring enough pressure to bear on the Prince to force him to sign the alliance, and how much Italy needs help in her present crisis. Though Hungary is now terri torially sepaarted from Austria, there is still a very close feeling between these sisters. Hungary has been hot as a firecracker ever since she was stripped of posses sions by the Allies, and the blow up is not very far distant. It is quite plausible that her signature is on the hobgoblin pact. In fact, the whole story is plaus ible. Poland has a non-aggression pact with Germany, and this puts into one camp all the Central Powers—just as they were in pre war and World War days. It is the old balance of power theory all over again. That theory found its practical application in the most devastating of conflicts, and to prophesy that subscription to it will lead to another orgy of des truction does not seem too pre sumptous. Peace does not lie along that path. Calendar Important Tonqued meeting to night at 7:30 at the Delta Gamma house. Officers will be elected. * * * WAA mass meeting for nomina tion of officers will be held today at 4:00 in AWS rooms at Gerlin ger. All members be there. * * * Phi Beta meeting tonight at 7:00 in Gerlinger for active members and pledges. * * * The AWS council will meet to day at 4:30 in the AWS room at Gerlinger hall. Reports are due. * * * Sigma Xi, science honorary, will meet tonight at 7:30 at 101 Con don. Dr. H. G. Townsend is to speak. ; Work on Gym i Awaits WPA Final Word Reconstruction Project Would Give University Fine Natatorium Reconstruction of tlio men’s "vm to give Oregon 11 natator ium is si ill awaiting WPA ap proval. Dean Joint K. Bovard of tlie school of physical educa tion said yesterday. “As nearly as we can tell from the information we have received,” Dean Bovard said, “the $20,000 project has gained ail but i final approval.” No Further Communication Three weeks ago, WPA officials asked Dean Bovard how soon the building could be vacated and made available for the work of rebuild ing. Although Dean Bovard told them that the building would be ready for workmen to begin at any time, he has received no further communication. Work to be done under the pro ject as proposed by the physical education department would in clude the building of new showers, bleachers, and locker rooms, im proving conditions around the pool, and the building of a new steriliza tion unit. Floor Would Be Removed The floor above the pool would be removed. The reconstructed building would front on University street, while the half of it facing towards Thirteenth would be re moved. and a new front con structed. Removal of the floor above the pool would permit the installation of a three-foot board, the highest board which the depth of the pool will safely allow. The bleachers would extend hack from the edge of the pool towards the south end of the rebuilt struc ture. The University street en trance would open into the bleach ers, which would seat between 500 and 600 persons. Marshall Contest Judges Picked Selection Based on Three Branches of Literature; Deadline March First Judges for the Edison Marshall short story contest have been se lected on a basis of three branches of literature — instructor, writer and reader. The recently selected judges are: Kenneth L. Shumaker, supervisor of the English bureau; Mrs. Clara Fitch, secretary of the graduate school, and Mr. Victor Kaufman of Portland. They were chosen by W. F. G. Thatcher, pro fessor of English and advertising. Deadline for the contest has been set for March 1, announced Profes sor Thacher. Any undergraduate may submit an original short story of unrestricted length or subject. Two typed copies of the story must be submitted. The prize for the winner will be $50. Twenty years ago Edison Mar shall, former journalism student on this campus, started the con test for young literary aspirants. Today Mr. Marshall has become one of the foremost writers of fic tion in America. For the past five or six years he has been residing in Augusta, Georgia, but he for merly lived in Medford, Oregon. Earle Wellington Dies In Portland President of Oregon I)a<b Succumbs From Hear! Attack Saturday A. Earle Wellington, friend of the University, a staunch fighter for its development, was stricken with a heart attack early Satur day, and died in an ambulance on the way to ,a hospital. Campus friends and faculty members will travel to Portland today for0 the funeral services. Although not a graduate of the University, he dedicated much of his time to its betterment. He led the battle against the Zorn-Mc Pherson bill of 1932. Later as pres ident of the Oregon Dad’s club, and as president of the Federated Uni versity association, he led the bat tle to get a new chancellor and to give all schools their own presi dents. Virginia Wellington, his daugh ter, a member of Delta Gamma so rority on the campus, who left school fall term to assist him in business, was with her father when he succumbed. Besides Virginia, he is survived by his wife and son Gilbert, prominent Oregon gradu ate. Council Considers Traffic Petition Request for Regulations Is Referred to City Police Committee Monday A petition asking regulation of automobile traffic on the Univer sity campus, which was submitted to the Eugene city council by the faculty club and signed by over four hundred students, was refer red to the police committee for consideration. The petition will be brought be fore the council again for voting on March 9. It requested the city to pass regulations: 1. Making 13th avenue a through street from Alder to Onyx streets, placing stop signs at intersecting streets. 2. Making 11th a through street from Hilyard street to the Pacific highway, placing stop signs at in tersecting streets. 3. Regulating the speed limit to 20 miles per hour. In view of the recent Oregon supreme court decision denying cities the right to regulate the speed limits and upholding the “in dicated speed” law, George Simon, police committee chairman, and S. M. Calkins, city attorney, said that the city of Eugene could not pas3 a law limiting the speed in the University zone to 20 miles per hour. Wedding Date Of Miss Watson, Cuppoletti Told Miss Catherine Watson, gradu ate of the University of Oregon and a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, announced the date of her wedding to Bree Cuppoletti, senior at the University and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, at a luncheon given at the home of Miss Mary Stewart in Portland Saturday. The ceremony is set for the eve ning of June 15 at the Mount Ta bor Presbyterian church in Port land. Mr. Cuppoletti will graduate from the University in the spring. Professor Dunn Displeased by Head of Aristotle Protesting that the representa tion of Aristotle which the library board has selected to be used in the fresco oyer the new building is too general to adequately repre sent that philosopher, Prof. Fred eric S. Dunn, head of the Latin de partment, said that such a pre sentation should be accurate to avoid falsifying classical history. The head of Aristotle which has been finished represents a beard less man, typical of the fashion of the period. The great philosopher, Professor Dunn said, was bearded, however, because he was not made to follow the edict of the emperor which declared all young men must be clean-shaven. Only two fine heads of Aristotle are known to our present civiliza tion, Professor Dunn said. These are found in Naples and Vienna. When he learned that Aristotle was to be represented in the group of philosophers, Professor Dunn sent pictures of these two heads to the art school where Edna Dun berg, former student in the art School, is working on the 15 heads to be placed bn the new library fresco. The work on the head of Aristo (Please turn to page two) Fraternities Slightly Oppose Plan for Athletic Aid, Survey Shows; 4 Table Proposal Kappa Sigma Supports Fund Aid Plan; Two Houses Give Vetoes; Many Inactive Two fraternities had voted def initely against the suggested plan of pledging and supporting ath oletes next year while0 one house i had given its approval to the plan as it is, a survey made after chap ter meeting last night showed. 0 Kappa Sigma accepted. the plan in its present form with no qual ifications. The group as a whole i expressed its willingness to stand the expenses of board and room for one athlete, to be chosen by the i house. . Two Definitely Against Delta Upsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon were definitely against the I plan. The concensus was against the 1 plan at the Phi Delta Theta meet j ing, but after an hour of discus sion, the entire plan was tabled un til the next meeting. Several sub stitutes were suggested, one being a plan to donate the amount nec essary for the maintenance of one athlete by the commonwealth scholarship fund to be used as are the other contributions. Phi Kappa Psi also tabled the plan until next week. Similar ac tion was taken at the Pi Kappa Al pha fraternity, but President Stan King said opinion was generally not in favor of the plan. ATO Tables Plan The suggested plan was tabled at the Alpha Tau Omega house. Beta Theta Pi took no definite ac tion but will await further action by the interfraternity counicl. Adoption of the plan to aid ath letes would be against house stan dards, Chi Psi members said. No vote was taken. Phi Gamma Delta, living in the dormitory, pays its bills directly to the state and would be contribut Alleged Speeder Gives Up to Police Morse Signs Warrant for Arrest of C. W. Blakely, Owner of 202,107 Car Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school, signed a warrant yesterday for the arrest of Curtis W. Blakely, 749 East Thirteenth avenue, who earlier in the day had appeared be fore Eugene police admitting he was the owner of the Chevrolet coupe which sped east on Thir teenth Thursday afternoon. Reckless driving and speeding were the charges facing Blakely, who voluntarily went to the police after reading of the incident in the papers and admitted it was his car. “What do you think?” he asked late in the afternoon when ques tioned concerning the case, adding that he did not care to make a statement at that time. He said that he was unemployed at the present time and refused to give his age. Whether he would plead guilty or not guilty, the accused man would not say. Calvin M. Bryan, judge of the ] police court, said that Blakely had not officially been notified of his impending arrent and that he ex pected him to enter his plea today. Eugene police had been asked by Dean Morse to obtain from the j license department at Salem the identity of the automobile which had barely missed him when he was crossing the street last week. Because of the holiday Saturday, the police had not heard from the state department. NY A Payroll Being Checked; February Pay Coming Soon The payroll for NYA work ers on the Oregon campus for the period ending February 19 is in the Portland office being i checked. Checks for the month of February will be released as t soon as received, Which will be sometime 'between now and March 1. Announcement will be made in the Emerald when the checks arrive. ins si greater amount under the plan than any other house. The fraternity did not consider the pro posal. Ed Fenwick .retiring president of Sigma Nu, said that the house would not accept the proposal made by President James Blais to the interfraternity council as it is. Fenwick said the house would of fer a scholarship for an athlete if one were selected but its alumni but could not take a man from a list chosen by the Univ'fesrity. Houses Take no Action 0 Sigma Alpha Mu tabled it until it could be considered and reported upon by its adviser. Neither Theta Chi or Sigma Chi fraternities considered the pro posed method of rescuing a schol arship overweighted already and pressed with demands for more athletes to meet the rigors of the 1936 schedule. Sigma Alpha Epsilon did not meet last night. Delta Tau Delta will hold its chapter meeting today and could not make comment on the measure. Although the plan was not con sidered at the Phi Sigma Kappa chapter meeting, opinion is gen erally against it, member say. Tonqueds Meet To Elect Officers Presidency Uncontested; Vote for Other Offices To Be Taken Tonight To elect officers for the coming year, Tonqueds, organization of all Eugene women in the University, will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Delta Gamma house. Maude Ed munds and Jean Taylor are in charge of the meeting. Gayle Buchanan is the only can didate for president; for vice presi dent there are two candidates, Lorraine Hunt and Elizabeth On thank; for secretary, Dorothy Hel gerson and Mollie Bob Small; and for treasurer, June Martin and Marian Smith. Retiring officers are Virginia Endicott, president; Jessie Rae At water, vice-president; Gayle Bu chanan, secretary; Lillian England, treasurer; Clare Igoe, reporter. Plans for a silver tea will be dis cussed by the group. The affair will be given the early part of spring term. Refreshments will be served following elections. Men Speakers At Cresweil The men’s symposium speech team will present the question, “Can the United States Remain Neutral’’ today at the Cresweil high school and the Cresweil Civic Improvement club. John U. Casteel is directing the speakers. Mr. Casteel speaks at the Cottage Grove high school at the installation ceremony of an honor society today. His subject is "Ignorance Is Bliss.’’ Gale, ’32, Made Editor Of Oregon Paper Thornton Gale, '32, has succeed ed Harry Dutton, '28, as editor of the Lake County Tribune, in Lake view, Oregon. Gale was a for mer Oregana editor, and until the time of his leaving, was a reporter on the Eugene Morning News. Dutton, who has been editor of the Lakeview publication for more than two years, is leaving for Washington, D. C., where he will be with the Harris and Ewing pho tograph company. Yeomen Meet to Discuss Social Plans „i;_ The Oregon Yeomen will meet tonight at the Y hut to discuss social plans for the remainder of this , term and a tentative outline of those for next term. There is to be discussion on a smoker to be held, and planning for the Friday night dances, said Fred Gieseke. Cooperation w j t h the Orides, on spring term projects will also be talked about. Britton Ash, vice-president, will preside. Dr. Miller Declares Ban On Activities Flu Epidemic Continues; Halting of Gatherings Will Last All Week By EDGAR C. MOORE The ban on University social ac tivities, made necessary because of the amount and severity of the sickness among students, will con tinue at least throughout' this en tire week including the weekend, Dr. Fred N. Miller, director of the University health sea-vice, declared last night. Although tlfere has not been a great increase,ain the spread of the epidemic of flu, there ace enpugh cases and enough students seeking medical attention for sore throats and colds to warrant the continua tion of the ban, he said. All Gatherings Banned This restriction applies not only to dances, but to all intimate social gatherings such as teas and the like. The infirmary annex was opened over the weekend and Jean Girard was admitted with a case of Ger man measles. As soon as additioral nurses are secured, more patients will in all probability be sent there. "I should like to express my ap preciation to the students general ly for the spirit with which the restriction of social activities has been accepted,” said Dr. Miller. Interference Regretted "I realize that this is a serious interference with the program of many students and I regret that it seems necessary to continue this ban.” Dr. Miller, in a letter to the Em erald editor, which will be found on page two in the Safety Valve column, explains the action of the health service. There are now 28 University stu (Please turn to page two) Tentative Social Calendar Listed Several Weekends Open for Houses; Varsity ‘O’ Ball Opens Slate 0 0« A tentative social calendar for spring term was announced yes terday by the dean of women’s of fice. The calendar, which may be altered, has several open weekends in which houses may^ schedule dances. Tfie schedule as announced is as follows: March 27, Order of the O ball; March 28, Gamma Alpha Chi, advertising honorary, dance; April 3, open- April 4, Sigma Delta Chi dance; April 10, closed because of Good Friday; April 11, Frosh Glee, annual freshman party; April 17, open; April 18, Asociated Women Students' carnival; April 24 and 25, open; May 1 and 2, open; May 8, open; May 9, junior weekend; May 15 and 16, open ; May 22, closed be cause of exams; May 23, Mortar Board ball; June 1, commence ment; and June 1 to 5, examina tions. Social Gatherings Harmed for Rest Of Week;, W eek-end In keeping with the general order issued by the health serv iee, all teas, exchange dinners, or social gatherings will be pro hibited tor the remainder of this week and the week-end, ac cording to announcement from the dean of women’s office. Junior Prexy Choice Waits Scholarship Committee Not to Act Until Facctl With More Business ' o Action of the junior class in placing an eligible officer,, at the head of their class to make ap pointments’ for Junior weekend was °at °a halt last night with the announcement by James H. Gil bert, charrma'h, .that the scholar ship committee would take no ac tion in Carmen Curry's petition for reinstatement as vice-president uft til further business faced the group. o Miss Curry's petition is now °in the hands of the secretary of the scholarship committee “in the reg istrar's office, having been „ ap proved by her class adviser, George Turnbull, and the dean of women, Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, last week, after Kenneth BeLieu had been declared ineligible to hold the office of president. A ruling of the judiciary com mittee under Wayne L. Morse, chairman, read that the class should hold a special election to choose a new president and vice president, as the secretary, Grace Peck, could not legally be elevated to the presidential position. Henry Minger is treasurer. French, Spanish Students Hear Music Go 9Round “The music goes round and round,” in the Oregon building, ev ery Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri day afternoons, when French and Spanish students listen to records played in foreign languages. F&r the French) students there are speaking records, some of which deal with phonetics while others are recordings ° of famous French fables. Spanish students enjoy records of music and singing. Books, which have transcriptions in English, accompany the records. When the student becomes famil iar with various records these transcription books are no longer used. These records are essential aids in attuning the ears of foreign language students to correct pro nunciation of French and Span ish. Although the records are intend ed primarily for the benefit of French and Spanish students, any one who is interested may listen to them in room 5 of the Oregon building on Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays. Many students of for eign language have shown interest in these recards. Oregon Students Enthusiastic Over U of W Co-ops , Ten Oregon students, Dorothy Nyland, director of Methodist ac tivities on the campus, and Janet Smith, employment secretary, vis ited the University of Washington student cooperative living houses over the weekend. The inspection was made to aid the group in their plans to extend the cooperative living movement to the Oregon campus. “Most impressive of all was the common kitchen. Although not large, being located in the base ment of one of the houses, it looked like nothing I had ever seen,” de clared Opal Stilwell, chairman of the committee to select the per sonnel of the girls’ co-op which will open here spring term. All the food consumed in the 11 units is cooked ia the central kit chen and thea: carried by a new Podge truck to, each house, all of which are located within a radius of 10 blocks. Delivery is complete within 15 minutes. To insure keeping the food warm in transit, it is packed in contain ers of stainless steel insulated with wood. “Economy and efficiency are the keynotes of the entire system," said Charles Paddock, president of the present living association here. “They live up to the name co operation,” declared Jean Gulov son, general chairman of the girls' house planning group here. “It’s just grand! Whatever one wants to do, they’re all for it.” Others of the party made similar state ments. Miss Gulovson explained that the 11 Washington units are gov erned by the same rules as the rest of the campus, but within eact unit, the students make and en force their own disciplinary rules "If a girl comes in after 1 a. m. the penalty is an extra hour ol work the next day, which she us ually does cheerfully,” said Miss Stilwell. Members of the party were Pad (Please turn to page two) WAA Holds Nominations In Gerlinger Talk Has Misses Watzok, Moshberger as Prexy Candidates for Group Women’s Athletic association members will meet in a general mass meeting today at 4 o’clock in the AWS rooms in Gerlinger for nomination of officers. Election of officers for the group takes place at the three way AWS, WAA, YWCA balloting next Tuesday. ■ Nominations will be allowed from the floor at the meeting at which the nominating committee will present its slate of recom mended candidates. Watzek, Moshberger Oppose 3 Although nothing offical would be released by WAA leaders coed conversation definitely had Frances Watzek and Sue Moshberger as the opposing candidates for president of the group, with of course, other nominations possible from the floor. o ° ° . For the otljer offices it was be lieved Olive Lewis and Gretchen Smith would oppose each other for vice-president, Mary Ellen Eber hart alrd Molly Cunningham for secretary, Molly White and Betty Riesch for treasurer, Jessie Rae Atwater and Marion Smith for cus todian’ and Elizabeth Onthank and Ruth Stanley for sergeant at arms. The AWS setup remained as in last Saturday’s Emerald with Mar tha McCall and Virginia Endicott as presidential candidates, and the other officer aspirants as men tioned. YWCA leaders were “pledged to secrecy” last night about giving out any information until the for mal nominations Wednesday at the AWS meeting. They said, however, that all probable candidates had not been contacted yet, and that some who had been seen had not returned their answers as to whether or not they would run. Elaine Cornish was regarded by many girls questioned, though, as an extremely likely candidate to head one ticket. Miss Cornish, like other possible candidates, denied any knowledge of her choice, how ever. Other campus leaders in Y ac tivities who will probably be chosen to run on the YWCA ticket or on other class or ASUO tickets later in the year included Frances Schaupp, Phyllis Adams, Ruth Weber, Margilee Morse, and Clara Free Matinee Brings Two Plays Studio Players Planning Annual One-Act Plays Thursday at 3:15 Thursday afternoon at 3:15 is the time set by the Studio players for a matinee showing of two one act plays in Guild theatre. The plays have been directed by students of Ottilie Turnbull Sey bolt’s class in play production as has been the custom for several years. Edith Kronman is directing “The Stuff It Takes,” an original comedy by Helene Beeler, recently a student in Alice Ernst’s play writing class. Miss Beeler’s play involves three rather unusual characters in a clever and amus ing situation with a surprise end ing. Dorothea Witt, Olive White and Bruce Mclntoch will play the roles in “The Stuff It Takes.” “The Turn of the Road,” a one act of a more serious nature is be ing directed by Eleanor Pitts. In cluded in the cast are Dorothy Hel verson, Francis Sinnette, Don Ed wards, Wilhelmina Gerot, Ray Hockett and Dick Watson. There will be no admission oharge for the studio matinee, and the program will be presented for one performance only. Everyone, including students, faculty and townspeople is invited to attend. Hulten III With Flu Charles M. Hulten, assistant pro fessor of journalism, has been ill at his home for several days with influenza. He was unable to attend classes Monday, but is expected to resume his work today or tomor row.