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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1936)
I ■* STAGE of the WORLD By Tex Thomason +!++++++++++++++++ rrTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT , Wavo That Flap; A motion picture was showing in town last week titled “Red Sa lute.” Aside from the fact that it was an insult to intellect and packed with moronic dialogue and far-fetched action, it illustrated how easy it is to cloak propagan da in the guise of entertainment. To review films is out of our! line, but the story was one of an i army general's daughter hypno tized in her adolescent ignorance by communistic doctrines. The show opens with her listening en thralled to her youthful lover try ing to convert the patriots. He1 stands under a banner labeled j “liberty League of American Stu- i dents.” To shorten a drearily long story; her father forcibly sends her to Mexico, she meets a satis fied army private, he shouts the ease for capitalism, she voices the virtues of communism, they hag gle their way back from Juarez to Washington. There the private busts up the communists’ meeting, Lenin’s protege is announced eli gible for deportation, and daugh ter, seeing the love-light about to go out, decides private is the best remaining bet. They marry, and as "Red Salute” considerately ends daughter is humbly mouthing that she was all wrong and capitalism must be O.K. after all. Moral With millions of unemployed and a public debt larger than ever before in history, it is foolish to argue that the capitalistic system is a perfect one. But it is equally foolish to state that a revolution and a resulting “ism” would cure our ills. Any government has its virtues and its faults. Truthful discussion and depiction of the pros and cons of any system is the only way in which the people can critically evaluate just how good the various systems are. To present the eases for either enpitalism or communism in a se- j Ties of half-truths and distorted statements Is deliberate misgtild-j anee of the public mind. Yet that, is exactly what “Red Salute” did j for the case for capitalism. Ilow i many people will Immediately sub-1 stitute in their minds the Ameri can Student Union for the Liberty League of American Students is impossible to estimate. How many will leave that show with the im pression that th«> army is this na tion’s hope of salvation in the con test with communism equally de fies calculation. Yet to implant these ideas seemed to be the purpose of the film. Thousands of entertainment seekers throughout the land will take this painless injection of prop aganda, and if on the minds of the uncritical masses another sore spot is left to fester against any betterment of the existing order, then the purpose of the film is ac complished. In concluding, it is interesting to observe that for several months the respective publication of the ASU and Mr. Hearst have been waging a relentless war of words. Mr. Hearst favors a large army and navy; the ASIT is irrevocably paclfistic. Could Mr. Heart’s own ership of large blocks of motion picture stocks have anything to do with the production of “Red Salute” ? I wonder. Possible Nominee Senator William IS. Borah of Idaho, pictured above, is frequent ly mentioned as a possible Repub lican candidate for president. Receiver I * w!W,.■ m ' WKf. . xX- » | Processing levies and floor faxes in the production of textile mills ire the target of a suit taken to the supreme court by William M. Itut er, receiver for the Hoosac Mills. Miss Bennett (Continued from [’iif/c one) naifway with an unexpected tear. Those who remember Mary Ben nett as Mrs. Puffy in “The Streets if New York’’ saw in her the pos dbilities for character acting. With in opportunity such as that offered by the role of Mrs. Midget in “Out ward Bound,” Miss Bennett will draw upon a wealth of experience in creating a character which has proved its power in appealing to Broadway audiences. The University theatre produc tion will be directed by Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt. Settings will be designed and supervised by Hor ace W. Robinson. Rosson, Stoddard (Continued from (one one) members, and President C. Valen tine Boyer. They will consider problems of administration and organization. Both to Help Successors After the committee has con sidered the resignations they will select successors. Both Rosson and Stoddard expressed the desire at the council meeting to offer all theit- assistance in acquainting the new men with the duties of their offices between now and .June 30. Before any action can be taken by the representative committee consideration must be given the stand of the University administra tion and the board of control on student activities. Rosson and Stoddard both started work with the ASUO in the fall of 1930. Rosson was ap pointed acting graduate manager at that time, and in 1931 he re placed Jack Benefiel who was forced to resign from the position because of illness. Stoddard was student body president in 1929-30 and during Benefiel’s sickness he carried out many of the graduate manager’s duties. In the spring of 1930 Stoddard was appointed as sistant graduate manager and dur ing last year’s reorganization he was made manager of athletics. Have Reduced Debts When Rosson and Stoddard as sumed the post.ions the ASUO was deeply buried in building debts. Tt was through their efforts that this debt has been reduced in the past six years. Before he became graduate man ager Rosson was associate profes sor of law. In 191(1 he received his B.S degree at Knox college, and in 1920 his LU.B. at Iowa. He was a member of the faculty of Kan sas State Agricultural college from 1921-23. Since then he has been connected with the University. Resignation letters of the two men follow: To the Executive Council, Associated Students University of Oregon. Upon assuming the duties of the position of graduate manager of tlie Associated Student organiza tion in 1930 it was not my inten tion to remain permanently in this position, but rather to aid in the solution of the acute financial problems confronting the organiza tion at that time and to develop in a wholesome way the entire pro gram of student activities on the campus. In spite of the fact that the intervening years have perpet uated many of the original prob lems and created new ones, yet considerable progress has been made through the yearly presenta tion of our program of student ac tivities, even in years of intense economic depression. It is my belief that the prob lems now facing the Associated Students in the financing and ad ministration of student activities must inevitably be met by change and reorganization of the present Hunter Tells Good 1 Of Chancellorship State Education Head Tells St. Louis Meet Unified Control Benefits In a speech before the depart ment of superintendents of the Na tional Education association in St. Louis, Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter pointed out eight benefits of single-headed administration of | state - supported institutions of i higher education. Dr. Hunter described the opera tion of unified administration of higher education in Oregon and [ showed the advantages over the; decentralized plan at a symposium meeting of prominent educators. The eight reasons listed by Dr. Hunter supporting the unified and co-ordinated system are: (1) The single system provides a consolidated agency for curricu la development, preventing dupli cation and competition. (2) An economical central control plan, for operating the budget and con serving all possible savings, can be effected. (3) High school con tacts can be conducted on a non competitive basis. (4) A single distinguished grad uate school can be maintained. (5) A single highly scientific research organization serving all important state interests can be maintained. I (6) A single great state-wide adult education and extension service can be worked out. (7) A group of great profession schools, operat ing upon related undergraduate foundational curricula, can be or ganized. (8) A cooperative library administration can make available books for all institutions. In Oregon more than 500,000 vol umes are now available to any of the six different libraries main tained in the system. system, and that effective consid eration of such plans should be had with regard to soundness of prin ciple, efficiency of operation, and staff personnel. In view of the fact, therefore, that I desire to devote my future to other interests, I hereby tender my resignation, to take effect at the completion of the present year of service on June 30, 1936. This action on my part is taken tit this time with a view of aiding in the institution of effective plans for the administration of student activities for the coming year through providing ample notice and opportunity for the selection of my successor and his acquain tance with the details of this of fice prior to his assumption of re sponsibility, if such procedure seems desirable. Respectfully submitted, HUGH E. ROSSON, Graduate Manager. To the Executive Council, Associated Students University of Oregon. Because of the problems existing in the financing and administra tion of the activities of the Asso ciated Students of the University of Oregon, T feel that it is neces sary for that firm to undergo a complete reorganization at the ex piration of the current year. In making plans for this change I do not wish my services to be considered in the selection of staff I personnel for the coming year. I I hereby submit my resignation from I the position of Manager of Athlet ics of the Associated Students of I the University of Oregon, to take | effect at the end of the present | school year, June 30, 1935. 1 am making this announcement i at this time in order that ample | time may be given to the selection of a successor, and that he can be j come acquainted with certain de tails and duties of the position should the executive council deem this desirable. Respectfully submitted, N. THOS. STODDARD, Manager of Athletics. MAV WE SUGGEST IH>N’T COUNT ON FISHEKMAN'S I.UCK —to find your lost articles. — to get that ride to Portland for the game. - to see that the rest of the students know that you can type out their term papers. USE EMERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR RESULTS I Tunnelers 'Dug Own Graves/ Probers Told Few of the 200 worker* in the Oauley Bridge, YV. Y'a., tunnel will escape painful death from silicosis, in the next 10 to 20 years, Miss Philippa Allen, New Y'ork social worker, here told a house labor sub-committee prolong the tragedy of the building of the four-mile bore. After four years’ work in the district, Miss Allen declared contractors had failed to provide proper safety equipment, which company representatives denied. Left to right are shown Mi is Allen, Representatives Glenn Griswold (Dem., Ind.), Jennings Randolph (Dem., YV. V'u.), and Y'ito Marcantonio ( Rep., N. Y.). Oregon Botanist Says Spring Just Around Corner “Yes, spring is on its way, al though that snowstorm Sunday made me doubt it for a while,” said Professor Henderson, curator of the University herbarium. “I can’t remember, in all of the years I’ve been here, a season which sud denly melted its ice in the latter part of February by a warm rain like this, that wasn’t a harbinger of spring.” Professor Henderson is now re tired from actual teaching at the University but still acts as curator for the herbarium and continues his work upon the flora of the West, for which he is well known all over the coast. During the win ter months when the weather makes specimen collecting impos sible, Professor Henderson works upon the classification of mosses which he says are “some of the most beautiful, and most useless of all the plants created.” He has col lected several thousand samples of mosses from all over the West in cluding special varieties from Alas ka. Professor Henderson is particu larly interested in the coming of spring so that he can start work upon mushrooms of Oregon, classi fying those which are edible and poisonous to man. “Mushrooms,” said Dr. Henderson, “must be clas sified as they are collected and can not be sorted away for study dur ing the long winter months as can mosses, so we have to get out and start work as soon as spring gets here." Dr. Henderson, who is over 80 years old, has been active in bot any work ever since he came to the University of Oregon in 1924, and has become one of the well known botanists of the west. The white haired curator works every afternoon in the basement of Con don but is never too busy to show or explain his collection to inter ested students. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. William Boyd Coming to Heilig Screen Thursday By JEAN CALLAHAN William Boyd comes to the Hei g screen Thursday in the first of series of six Hop-Along-Cassidy tories by Clarence E. Mulford, reduced by Paramount. This eries is out of the ordinary run f westerns, being backed by the tories of the famous western writ r and the characterizations of a ompetent cast. Boyd gained stardom in that 'reat picture “The Volga Boat nan,” but since then has never eached such heights. A new star is igain introduced in a William 3oyd film; this time it is Jimmy kelson, who sings the theme song )f the picture, "I’m Following the Stars.v If precedent has anything o do with Nelson’s success, he will *o a long way, for Clark Gable got ais start as the heavy in one of Boyd’s earlier pictures, “The Painted Desert.” George O’Brien, star of “Whis pering Smith," the current attrac tion at the Rex theatre, has proven himself to be one of the best act ors of the screen. His portrayals in “The Iron Horse,” the epic of the linking of the East and West by rail, and in F. W. Murnau’s dramatic hit, “Sunrise,” with Janet Gaynor are two of the finest that have come out of Hollywood. He went on to make the famous “Johnstown Flood” for the Fox studios, but when they decided to regain the top position in west erns, which was theirs when Tom Mix was riding under their banner, O’Brien was the logical choice. Since then he has brought many of Mix’s pictures to the talking screen, including “The Riders of the Purple Sage” and “The Rainbow Tral” to become the most popular outdoor star of Hollywood. Loretta Young’s next picture will oe "The Unguarded Hour,” which ivas a great silent hit starring Mil ton Sills and Doris Kenyon. Marie Prevost, who played in "Flapper Wife," based on the news paper serial of the same name, and many other films, including "Kiss Me Again" with Monte Blue and Clara Bow, has a small part as Carole Lombard’s dumb girl friend in "Hands Across the Table,” now playing at the Rex theatre. New Libe Heads Near Completion 15 Pieces of Sculpture Are Produced by Former Art Students Here Edna Dunberg and Louise Utter, former students at the art school who are working on the heads to be used in decorating the new li brary, said yesterday that the 15 heads were nearly completed. Seven of the heads have been sent to Portland for the final cast ing preparatory to the completion of the library frieze. Those sent are of Aristotle, Shakespeare, Dar win, Dante, Beethoven, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Spinoza. These have all been done by Miss Dunberg. The three others which are near ly finished, and on which Miss Dunberg is working, are of Thomas Jefferson, Christ, and Isaac New ton. The head of Christ is to be the predominating head. It will be sec in the middle of the frieze and will be larger than the other 14 heads when completed. Miss Utter has finished her work on the heads of Leonardi de Vinci, Buddha, and Thucydides. The heads of St. Thomas Aquinas and Phidias are now cast in clay. These five will be sent to Portland short ly. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. c 1936, K. J. ItcyiiuUli* i'ubiu-i-o (Jo., Wiualnu-Salcin, N . C. For Digestion s Sake_smoke Camels A QUIET PICTURE of student life? That's the way it looks—but underneath, nerves may be seething and digestion askew from the long grind. Turn to Camels — they pro mote good digestion. Smoking Camels Found to Ease the Strain and Promote Well-Being Life gets more complex. The pace grows faster. Where do we see the effects? Frequently on digestion, so often overtaxed by the busy whirl! It is significant that smoking Camels has been established as a definite aid in promoting good digestion. You’ll find it worth while to turn to Camels yourself. They have a mildness that never grows tiresome. Make the pleasant ex perience of smoking Camels part of your daily life, and see how much more zest you have for smoking and how your digestion is measurably improved. Camels set you right! IRON MAN. Murray Murdock (in center), of the N. Y. Rangers, has played over 500 straight hockey games. "I often have to eat and run,” Murray says. "Camels help me to digest my food.” JUNGLE BOUND! "I smoke Camels for digestion's sake,” says Frank Buck, famous wild animal collector. "Camels for flavor!” he says. "They are rich and mellow, yet delicately mild.” .ttna now we come to one or tnoaern ntv smost gracious privileges—dining at Keen's English Chop House in New York... famous gather ing place of those who enjoy good living. “We’ve noticed that patrons who appreci ate nne icons also appreciate nne toDaccos, says William, of Keen’s. "Camels are a favor ite here. We’ve noticed that our guests who smoke Camels during and after meals seem to find more pleasure in dining.” 8 TUNE IN! 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