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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1936)
Campus Health Status Shows Little Change Six New Paticnls Apply For Medication; Sick Roll Musters 32 The campus health situation showed little change yesterday as six new patients were admitted fo’ medical care, four in the Univer sity infirmary, and one each in the annex and the Pacific hospital. The new patients at the Univer sity infirmary are Margaret Petsch, Margaret Sammons, Mary L. Eusche, and Clarence Woods. Other patients are Myrtle McPherson, Evelyn Genoves, Jean Larson, Dixie Miller, Audrey Aasen, and Robert Young. One New Patient in Annex Opal Stilwcll is the only new patient to be confined in the in firmary annex. Patients there pre vious to yesterday are Marion Lucas, Helen Engel, Vivian White, Ruth Mary Scovel, Mary Shafer, Dorothy Johnson, Jeanne Sherrard, Aileen Dement, Elvera Marx, and Marijane Sturgeon. Thirty-Two Students Sick Thomas Koumarelos, the only new patient at the Pacific hospital from the University, brought the entire campus sick-list to 32 yes terday. Scott McKeown, William Courtney, Zane Kemler, Charles Paddock, Herbert Juell, Kathleen Rose, H e 1 g a Myrno, William Hutchison, George Reeves, and Daniel Jordan are the other patients there. William Allen While’s Advice To Communists So you feel that you are going to cut loose, young maan. Well. T knew your father when he ami I at your age looked at a world full of injustices. In that day the world was rather more stuffy with in justice than it is today. Your father and T stuck it out. Possibly we were wrong. But. two or three young fellows whom we knew and loved struck off across country to the rainbow that you are seeking. The world is bet ter than it was fifty years ago. But T doubt if they helped it any. ♦ * You Rre not mistaken about these cross, cruel and devastating injustices which fill your eyes with wrath. More people see them than you think. And so with glacier like movement the injustices are ground down. The generations pass, justice is a little more nearly achieved in the passing century. But change that comes hastily too often is not change, but turmoil. I fear that you will see that the cat aclysm in Russia will have to back up two or three car-lengths in the next ten or fifteen years and then will not be much further ahead than the order that is slowly changing so surely under our eyes in the democratic nations of the world. * * * Sees Many Changes You ask my advice about what to do In th(> changing social order in the world you are about to enter. Prize Winner t Helen Lewis, above, won first prl/e in lust week’s Jewett speeeh contest for independent women. Alas, a man in his late sixties should not try to point the way to a youth in his twenties. My gen eration has made so many mis takes. and I have been myself so much a part or an indorser of many of those mistakes that it is grotesque to try tell you what to do. One fact, however, you may fairly well rely on. If you live un til your late sixties, you will sur vive into an order as changed and strange as this order now seems to me, when T look back on the days when I was your age. The changes that have come to the world in my life have been mostly mechanical devices. I think the changes an your life will come largely through human attitudes to those and other mechanical de vices that are yet unrealized. Push and Pull What should you do about it: Rush out to meet the changes? Face them with eager impatience? Or sit by and let them come? I don't know. Of this T am fairly certain. That what you do will make no great difference. What ever changes in the social order you may sec will be more nr less inevitable, a part of resistless sot ial forces. Certainly I should not pull back when the machine is grinding forward. But I should not get out and push too havily. It won't help much. And alas, push ing so hard you may slip and fall down. j I suppose what I am trying to say is to save your enthusiasm, your energy, the dynamic illusions of youth for your work, and let it lead you where it will. Don’t re strain it, and don’t prostitute it. It j will do the world no good to have your brains bashed out by a cop's club or a gun-butt. Moreover as premature remains you will miss a lot of fun, but maybe you will see a lot. of life as a crusader. 1 probably haven't helped you, and r am sorry. But 1 shall always Ire glad to know of your progress. William Allen White Condensed from Emporia Gazette. <’avcrliill Will Lend Al Westminster Beverley Cuverhill will talk to the morning group at Westminster house Sunday at 9:45 on “Grundt vig and Danish Life." Frances Mays will lead the worship serv ice. Westminster forum will join the Mme. Stavisky to Star in U. S. 1 — Arlette Ma\iikj, wife of tlu* Bayonne, France, pawnbroker whose swindles caused a cabinet crisis, will soon l«> seen in the I'nited States, if as reported, she has been signed as headlined entertainer in a New York night club. This picture, just received in \nieriea, shows her (lower right) surrounded bv reporters and co-defendants, at the close of her trial on fraud conspiracy charges, which resulted in acquittal. States’ Top ‘Psych’ Men Here for Meet Hall, Taylor University Leaders of Program Closing Today Twenty psychologists came from all over the state yesterday to the Oregon campus to discuss prob lems in teaching psychology. About ten more are expected to come this morning to participate in today’s sessions. Starfing at 9 a. m. the psycholo gists will bb taken through the University laboratories where they will view and experiment with equipment. An informal discussion on research projects will be led by Dr. Calvin Hall. The meetings will close at noon. The program started at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when Dr. V. V. Caldwell of Monmouth normal school reported upon his study of "Demonstration Versus Recitation in Teaching Elementary Psycnol ogy.” Dr. Calvin Hall, University of Oregon, reviewed a questionnaire sent out by a psychologist at Northwestern university which listed 140 topics judged by stu dents to be the most interesting and important in elementary psy chology. The pamphlet indicated that students prefer problems re garding their own personalities to anything else. Training pets to do tricks was found to be at the bot tom of the list. After a general discussion the meeting was ad journed. At 6:15 an informal dinner was held at the Faculty club with Dr. Howard Taylor, head of the psy chology department, as toastmas ter. He called upon several of the guests for remarks. Immediately after the banquet the group went to Condon hall, where it viewed "Life Begins,” a film showing the development of children and their varied reactions to new situations. Another picture, “Acoustic Phe nomena,” was also shown. Fred Courts of Reed college, who obtained his master’s degree here last year, said, “I am glad to be . back on the campus again and am | finding the meeting very interest ing.” The visiting wives were enter tained at an informal tea by Mrs. Howard Taylor and Mrs. Calvin Hall at Mrs. Taylor's home yester day. Among those who attended were Dr. S. H. Jameson and Dr. A. R. Moore of the sociology department. Dean James H. Gilbert of the col lege of social science. Miss Doro thy Collier of Eugene, Mr. Robbins of the Eugene adult education cen ter, Dr. Lewis Martin of the Port I land city schools, H. S. Tuttle and VV. Bruce of Linfield. other campus religious groups in the union service at the Congre j gational church at 6:15. E. H. ! Bonsall will address the groups on 1 "Our Share in Building a New World.” -- Hoy Nelson Passes Preliminary Exam Roy Nelson, business administra tion major, passed the preliminary examination for his master’s de ; gree in business administration last Wednesday. He will receive his final examination in about six weeks. He was examined by H. V. I Hoyt, dean of the school of busi ness administration, Professor Cornish, Professor Burrell, and In structor French of the economics department. Tournament (Continued from paite three) Oreswell and ran up a 34-to-17 victory. Consolation games featured morning and afternoon play yes terday Boys' consolation contests found Hlmira trouncing Creswell, 23 to 11 Triangle Lake drubbing Coburg, 25 to 19: Maple nosing out Lorane, 23 to 2t. and Santa Clara thumping Blue River, 21 to 14. Law School (Continued from pa tie three) to toot his whistle until a brawl was eminent. There were many intercepted passes, solo dashes, and shots at the basket in spite of the low score. The 33 spectators took delight in booing every decision of the ref eree, who ignored them and al lowed the game to continue. Few personal fouls were called in spite of the rough-and-tumble nature of the game, and the third year stu |dents took full advantage of this 'Fever’ Piny Attains Natural, Not Forced, Humor The refreshing' thing about “Pet ticoat Fever,’’’ the Very Little Theatre's current dramatic offer ing, is that it doesn't take itself too seriously, for certainly its audi ence doesn’t. Nor do the characters strain themselves to be funny. "Petti coat Fever’s’’ fun is the good rowdy type of Broadway hokum , which derives its effects from clev er lines sprightly thrown from one person to another, and daring sit uations which are in themselves humorous. I It is something of an innovation to say the least, to find that so phistication does not extend fur ther than Gotham’s city limits, and that the setting of northern lights, | Eskimos, and a Labrador wireless j station does not immediately chill such worldly pleasures as a dinner party, with the host in a moth balled tux, supper dancing to the radio, and a floor-show which fea tures two Eskimo maids doing what might be termed “Arctic an tics’’ except that their movements are more suggestive of a “topic of the tropics.” In his debut with the Very Little Theatre, Milton Pillette, Univer sity theatre star, gives a deft in terpretation to light-hearted Das com Dinsmore, the lonely radio op erator who develops a good case of “fever” over Ethel Campion, who in turn is engaged to Sir James Fenton, a new member—but still a member of parliament. Louise Webber makes a charming Ethel, whose titian hair makes even the audience understand Dins more's fever. Jack Speer compe tently plays the stereotyped Eng lishman, who refers to his fiance as “old girl’’ and who has a town house in London, a "nifty” yacht, and that’s about all. Eunice El liott as the voluptuous Clara cred itably handles the "gold-digging” sweetheart who tries in vain to i recapture a two-year romance, slightly weathered by the long Arc tic nights. Other members of the cast in clude Floyd Keeney as Rev. Ar thur Shaphzam; Dan Willis as Captain John Landry; Bob Carmi chael as Kimo; “Shy” Huntington as Scotty, and Mildred LeCompte Moore and Fay Fi.shel Knox as the dancing Eskimo maids, Little Seal and Snow Bird. The play w-as directed by Wil liam M. Tugman who was assisted in production by Gretchen Parker and Rosalind Wulzen, costumes: Gerda Brown, make-up; Ernesto Knollin and Blair Alderman, car penters; Captain A. C. Reade, pro duction manager; Kenneth Shu maker and Spencer Holland, lights; Fred Cuthbert and Howard Hall, stage setting. Tonight will end the four-day run of “Petticoat Fever,” one of the few non-professional produc tions the play has had. It was pro duced in New York last season and is now in production as movie starring Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy. Seats for tonight’s closing per formance may be reserved either at the Co-op or McMorran & Washburn’s store. America's 'No. f Engineer^ Because of his outstanding re search in his field in 1935, Charles F. Kettering, above, vice president of General Motors in charge of re search, Detroit, has been named to receive the Washington Award, the highest honor engineers can confer on fellow members of their profes sion. The coveted award will be presented in Chicago February 27. A Kappa key has been, lost be tween Eugene and Willamette park with the name Mae Cunningham engraved on the handle. Finder may claim a reward by calling Elaine Goodell at 204. Prison Inmates Given Chance To Build Personality To replace the grimness of prison walls to do away with the herded mobs, to make individual person alities a reality when only numbers are used for names, the University and the state have allowed prison ers at the Salem penitentiary to carry on correspondence, study through the extension division. One of the means of encourag ing personal growth and develop ment away from the regularity of daily chores is through the sculp turing class which O. L. Earrett, associate professor of sculpture, conducts. The class meets once a week. Only 10 men are in the sculpturing class, but about fifty are taking correspondence courses through University extension. Mr. Barrett brought a display of small sculptured pieces made by his Salem class to the campus re cently. The display included small figures of an elephant, a giraffe, fish, a seal, and a man clothed in a swallow-tailed coat. Mr. Barrett brought them to Eugene in order to begin establishing a market for them. The money received will be returned to the Salem authorities and kept in trust for the members of the sculpturing class. The sculpturing class is carried on by the University course in ap plied social science by donations received. The extension correspondence courses include high school Eng lish and some college work. Thi; division started about a year ago Subscription rates $2.50 a year. Track sters (Continued from page three) a stiff series of 220 yard runs. Res; Brady clearly outshone his fellow competitors, most of whom were disgusted with their none too good condition. Weather Prevents Running Eecause of the Inclement weath er and danger from colds and the prevailing flu, the squad had been training for several weeks inside McArthur court. Even with the slight amount of running allowed by Hayward the athletes’ legs be came somewhat stiff from jarring on the hard floor. Should the weather remain warm, the spring training will start in earnest next week, and Saturday Hayward expects to hold inter-squad competition. Last year several trial runs had been held before spring vacation, whereas during this term it has been possi ble to hold but one practice meet —that three weeks ago. Although the California schools already have held numerous dual meets, the ambitious Webfoots re fuse to be disheartened by weather handicaps and are aiming at the top. The inter-class meet was sched uled for next Saturday, but wheth er or not that day’s competition will be run as an interclass meet has not been determined. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. © l'M6, Liccrrr & Mi t»s Tobacco Co, Chesterfields! well that’s —their aroma is pleasing —they’re milder —they taste better —they burn right —they don’t shed