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Women's Politics Over—Now for Varsity! OREGON DAILY EMERALD o ' OREGON’S INDEPENDENT CORREGE DAIRY Exam Slate Tames Premature Spring Fever VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1936 NUMBER 87 H-++*-t+»-++*+++++4"t"H.++++-) STAGE of the WORLD By Tex Thomason 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ~3 4 4 4 Easy Money T wouldn't go so far as to advise anyone to haul off with their share of the swag while the getting was good, because manv are already taking advantage of their oppor tunity. By this I mean that we are living in an age of graft, manv know it, take advantage of it, and so don’t need to have pointed out to them that to open their pockets to the trickle of slush money would increase their income nicely. What brings this up was a con versation had yesterday with a prominent man who said that re cently he had had occasion to use a state car. He pulled up in a fill ing station, took on about five gal lons and didn't need any oil. He flashed the credit card and the at tendant asked if he would want ten gallons of gas and a couple of nuarts of oil written on the bill. When he demurred the attendant was surprised into remarking that he was the first he’d seen who skipped the chance to pick up a little chicken feed. I would hate to be called on to nrove the truth of this anecdote, but X have no reason to doubt the veracity of the man who told it to me. Tt is similar to the case of the cops here in town, who cart home the waitresses of a certain restaurant in exchange for free coffee, in that it is petty graft, and would be all but impossible to prove it in a "my word against yours” situation, but it is never theless misuse of the taxpayers' money. j o ne sure, sturr iiKe tms paies into insignificance when we re member the Teapot Dome scandal of several years ago, the disclos ures of Lincoln Steffens, and more recently the eye-openers given us bv the Senate committee investi gating the munitions companies, but it serves to bear out that it is a day of easy money for those on the inside, whether they be small frv or big operators. Youth is great at feigning so phistication and worldliness, and many of us if asked whether we would open our pockets to the lush-trickle, if we were in a posi tion to might on the spur of the moment reply affirmatively. Upon reflection most of us would prob ably change our minds and follow the inherent tendency of youth to be idealistic by voicing that it’s a rotten condition when the wheels of democracy, both little and big, have to be lubricated with the oil of graft. We would like to see that changed, but in a democracy, rich, corrupt, and functioning by con cessions and reciprocity of favors, it is unlikely that a few adolescent voices in our factory of freshmen will ever be heard. “Just some crack-pot college kids trying to change the world that has given them everything they have” sounds forth from every hill and hamlet when a few of us hint that the or der of easy money might well be purged of some of its baser con cepts and actions. Very well, but the day is coming. Last Concert Winter Term Tonight at 8:15 Tschaikowsky Number, ‘Sixth Symphony,’ 1$ On Varied Program Under the direction of Rex Un derwood, the University symphony orchestra will present its concert tonight at 8:15 at the school of music auditorium. This is the last of the concert series on the ASUO winter term schedule. One of the leading numbers ap pearing on the program is Tschai kowsky’s “Sixth Symphony.’’ Mu sic leaders rate it as even more popular than his “Fifth Sym phony,” which was featured on the program presented by the Portland symphony orchestra. Other num bers on the program are: “Bran denburg Concerto in F Major” by Bach, and “Concerto in D Minor,” by Wieniawski. Miss Johnson to Solo Dorothy Louise Johnson, violin ist, will play a solo accompanied by the orchestra, for the number by Wieniawski. She is a sophomore and has studied four and one-half years under A. M. Schuff, Port land, and two years under Mr. Un derwood. She won the Oregon Fed eration of Music club contest in Portland in 1932 and again in 1933. Mr. Underwood has wired Fran ces Brockman, well known violin ist, whom he allowed to use his beautiful Italian violin, to return it so that Miss Johnson could use it tonight. Miss Johnson is a mem ber of Phi Beta, women’s national music and drama honorary, and is also a member of the Portland jun ior symphony under the direction of Jack Gerscobitch. Ticket Holders Free Holders of ASUO season con cert tickets and student body cards will be admitted without extra charge. Otherwise, general admis sion will be 25 cents. The pro ceeds will be used for the orches tra scholarship loan fund created by Mr. Underwood for music stu dents. Wilbert Moore Article Printed Wilbert F. Moore, graduate in sociology, had an article published in the February issue of “The News Letter,” published by the chapters of Alpha Kappa Delta, so ciology honorary. “Early Russian Social Thought” is the title of the article, a sum mary of a research project which contains the history of social thought from the appearance of the Slavs in Russia, early during the 6th century, to the Napoleonic period. Former Secretary Returns to Campus Mrs. Harriet Hodgin Van der Vate, former secretary to Dr. Howard Taylor in the personnel re search bureau, returned to the Oregon campus Tuesday. Mrs. Van der Vate is working on a PWA research project having to do with consumers cost. It is under the home economics division of the 1 United States department of agri culture. Munching Kwama 'Brownies9 Gets Social Approval By LILLIAN WARN Hippity hop to the Kwama shop To get a bag of Brownies 5c a sack—just the right snack To eat on your way to classes and back. Today is Kwama brownie day, says the roly-poly campus crier. From 9 o'clock until 5:30 Isabel Miller, campus social chairman, has given her sanction to the rightfullness on this day of munch ing delicious brownie cookies to and from classes. The three-fourth inch thick confections are sanitar ily cellophaned, two in a bag. for five cents, according to Kathleen Duffy, general chairmen. Before the Side, between Com merce and Oregon, in front of the old libe. at the women's gym, and in front of Hendricks hall, you'll receive service with a smile for a nickel, in addition to two brownies* from freshman cookie vendors. With that special form of torture known as final examinations a mere matter of days away, you will find the realism of brownies an exceptionally satisfying antidote for all those abstract theories floating about in your mind now. Brownies may be obtained today in any of the five booths stationed about the campus. Cookie vendors and their hours were named in yes terday's Emerald. Committees who assisted Kath leen Duffy, brownie general chair man, follow: brownies, Isabel Mil ler; selling, Elizabeth Turner; house sales, Hallie Dudrey and Betty Rosa; booths, Jean Ackerson and Irma Huston; posters, Doris Mabie; publicity, Lilyan Krantz and Lillian Warn. Stanford Aptitude Tests on March 7 In 302 Condon Hall The college aptitude test for Stanford university 'entrance will i>e given by Or. Howard It. Taylor, head of the psychoolgy department, on Saturday, March 7, in room 302 Condon hall at 9 a. m. All students expecting to transfer to Stanford next year are asked by Dr. Taylor to take the test now or In Portland on Saturday, March 28, when the same test will be given there. Howard Receives Honor Position Law Association Chooses New Commercial Law Council Members Charles G. Howard, law profes sor, received word yesterday of his election to a post in the Associa tion of American Law Schools. He has been selected a member of the council of the round table of com mercial law for 1936, it was re vealed. The obiect of the association, Prof. Howard said, is the improve ment of legal education in Amer ica, particularly of the law schools. The body was organized in 1900 and maintains a high stan dard for school membership. Other members of the council to which Prof. Howard was elected are John Hanna, Columbia univer sity, chairman; H. C. Dillard, Uni versity of Virginia; John E. Mul der, University of North Carolina: S. C. Oppenheim, George Washing ton university: and Roscoe T. Stef fen, Yale university. Prof. Howard said yesterday that he hoped to attend this year’s annual meeting of the association which will be held in Chicago. Four OSC Faculty Members Here To confer with Chancellor Fred erick M. Hunter and other mem bers of the state higher education system, several of the Oregon State college faculty were on the Ore gon campus Tuesday. Those coming from Corvallis were George W. Peavy, president of the college, W. A. Schoenfeld, dean of the agriculture school, F. L. Ballard, assistant director of the extension station, E. L. Potter, head of the agricultural economics department, and W. A. Jensen, ex ecutive secretary of the college. Campus Calendar Women interested in cooperative house on the campus Ure to meet tonight at 7:30 in Dorothy Ny land’s apartment, 613 East Elev enth street. There will be a meeting of the AWS carnival committee tomor row afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Emerald business manager's office of the Emerald. The International Ball commit tee which met yesterday afternoon to discuss plans will meet again this afternoon at 2 o’clock in the YW bungalow. Short hike and picnic supper will take the place of the regular ’38 '39 club meeting tonight. Members are invited to bring lunch and meet at the Westminster hourse at 5:30 o’clock. Interfraternity council meeting tonight at 6:00 at the Phi Kappa Psi house. Master Dance meets tonight at 7:30. All members and pledges are asked to be present. Please be on time. Intramural dance hour is this afternoon at 4:00 instead of- Fri day Everyone interested in the techniques of the modern dance is invited to come and participate. All petitions asking the faculty to recommend optional drill must be turned in at the Y hut by noon today, according to Charles Pad dock, chairman of the Committee for Peace and Freedom. Winter Term Exams Start Next Thursday Registration for Spring Semester Will Begin Monday, Mareli 23 Examinations for winter term will start Thursday. Mareh 12. and will end Tuesday, March 17. ac cording to the schedule released yesterday by the registrar's office. Registration for spring term will begin March 23. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, March 12: 8-10—10 MWF; 10-12 physical science sur vey: elementary psychology lab oratory; 1-3 10 TuThS; 3-5 4 MTuWThF. Friday, March 13: 8-10 2 MWF; 10-12 corrective English; English composition; business English; 1-3 2 TuTh; 3-5 general hygiene for women; general advertising. Saturday, March 14: 8 MWF; 10-12 French composition and con versation: constructive accounting; 1-3 8 TuThS: 3-5 1 MTuWThF. Monday. March 16: 8-10 11 MWF; 10-12 first year French, second year French, French liter ature; 1-3 11 TuThS: 3-5 physical education activity courses. Tuesday, March 17: 8-10 9 MWF; 10-12 background of social science; 1-3 9 TuThS; 3-5 3 MTuWThF. The MWF group includes classes meeting on any two of those days, or for any four or five days per week. The TuThS group includes classes meeting on or three of those days only. All classes at 1, 3, or 4 o’clock meet at the time in dicated. Examinations scheduled by sub ject take precedence over those scheduled by hour of class meet ings. The examinations will be held in the regular classrooms un-' less otherwise announced. In structors should be consulted about any conflicts that occur. No examination is to be given before the regularly scheduled time, except with the approval of the schedule committee, according to a faculty regulation. Two Nash Books On Libe Display Two publications of John Henry Nash, San Francisco publisher, which were recently purchased by the University library, have been put on display in the English re serves showcase. The books are: “Some Aspects of Horace” by Hen ry Rushtin Fairclough, professor emeritus of classical literature at Stanford university: and “Jessie Benton Fremont, a Woman Who Made History,” by Catherine Cof fin Phillips. Both volumes were printed in 1935. Mr. Nash is well-known for his unusual handling of type faces. Both books displayed have their entire title pages printed in capi tal letters. Lawrence Has Influenza Ellis F. Lawrence, dean of the school of architecture and allied arts, has been ill with influenza at his home in Portland for the past week. It is expected that he will be able to attend his classes this week, according to Mrs. Mabel Houck, secretary and librarian of the school. Men's PE Classes For Rest of Winter Term Are Cancelled The remainder of men's ac tivity classes in I’E for winter term Have been cancelled be cause of construction work on the gym. Lecture classes will continue, however, and exams will be given, said Dean Rovard. Exam schedules have been posted in the I’E building. Oregon Seniors Invited to Capitol Visit to U.S. Supreme Court To Be Part of Program Spring Vacation An invitation to all University seniors to attend the annual ses sion of the National Institute of Public Affairs in Washington, D. C. , was received by President C. Valentine Boyer yesterday. Sessions of congress, a visit to the supreme court, attendance at congressional hearings, and meet ings throughout the day with lead ing government officials, legisla tors, press correspondents, and lobbyists are included on the six day program of the institute. The one week institute is being inaugurated at the request of col lege authorities, and will be held during the spring of each year, the letter said. No tuition fees will be charged. Seniors who wish to participate in the work can obtain additional information by writing The Direc tor, Institute of Government, 400 Investment Building, Washington, D. C., or by seeing Professor James D. Barnett, head of the po litical science department here. Keezer Speaks At AAUW Dinner The local chapter of the Ameri can Association of University Wo men was addressed at a dinner meeting last night by Dexter Kee zer, president of Reed college. He spoke on the modern trends in edu cation. Mrs. Nelson Macduff is president of the Eugene chapter. Mrs. Wil liam Tugman and Mrs. W. E. Bu canan, Jr., had charge of arrange ments for the dinner. Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter introduced President Keezer. Members of the AAUW and several guests were present. Dean Morse to Speak At Church Breakfast Dr. Wayne L. Morse, dean of the University law school, will be the speaker during a breakfast given by the young people of the First Christian church at the Cafe Del Rey at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, March 8. Dr. Morse has selected as his topic “The Individual’s Relation to Law Enforcement.” A short program of musical numbers has been planned. Miss Naomi Jackson will be the toast mistress for the breakfast. Tickets may be obtained for 25 cents at the University Co-op. This is the third of a series of breakfasts planned by the group. Out to Spear a Winter Meal Travelers are intrigued by the sight of Indians spearing and net ting salmon while runs are going up the river. This picture was taken at C'elilo falls near I’he Dalles. Faculty Action On Military Held Doubtful , Compulsory Backers Get Almost Enough Names To Equal Optional University compulsory and op I tional military advocates drove to j a fast finish yesterday, stopped for a breathing spell, and then laid plans for future campaigning, as they awaited the decision of the faculty on a motion which comes up for action today recommending j that the state board of control make military training elective. Possibility that the faculty might postpone action for further consid eration was expressed by interest ed students and faculty members last night. GOG Students Sign According to Ben Chandler, chairman of the committee for the general welfare, 606 students signed petitions voicing approval of present compulsory military training. The petitions, which were circulated at fraternity and sororitv houses, the dormitories, and in indenendent student circles, were called in last night to be pre pared for presentation to the fac ulty today. “In view of the fact that the pe titions were onlv circulated two days, I believe that the results were quite good. Members of sev eral fraternity houses signed the petition one hundred per cent,” Chandler said. Postponed Action Possible Although it is believed possible that the faculty might postpone action on the question, President C. Valentine Boyer said the motion to come up before the body today need pot necessarily be based on the petition submitted earlier this year by the Oregon Committee for Peace and Freedom advocating op tional military. However, President Boyer said the minutes of the last faculty meeting mentioned that in view of the petition from students asking the faculty to petition the state board of control for military train ing to be made optional, at the next meeting of the faculty a mo tion will be made to that effect. If the question comes to a vote today, balloting will probably be by secret ballot, President Boyer said. “This will be done to avoid the charge that somebody tried to put something over by political skullduggery.” Board Action Indefinite If the faculty does vote for op tional military training the matter could not come up before the board of control at their meeting next Monday, unless they laid aside their own rules, President Boyer pointed out. All matters to come before the board must be on the docket a week before the meeting, and as the petition could not possi bly reach the board’s secretary be fore Friday, it is improbable that they will take an action, he said. "As I interpret it, on a vital matter such as this, the board might consider it for a month be fore action is taken,” the president declared. Fight to Continue According to leaders of the Com mittee for the General Welfare, in case optional advocates carry the matter to the state electorate, they will organize to fight the initia tive. They declared that campus liberals were dominating the read ing matter of the state and misrep (Please turn to patje four) j Rae Gets Position | In Census Bureau John M. Rae, professor of busi ness administration at the Univer i sity of Oregon from 1928 to 1934, j has been made division chief of the census of business of the United States bureau of census, according to word received here yesterday. Mr. Rae is in charge of one of the four divisions of the business census bureau, and has his head quarters in Washington. He was transferred to his new position from the securities and exchange commission, in Washington, D. C. The new position allotted Mr. Rae is a regular civil service ap pointment as the result of compet itive examinations open to the en tire country. It pays a salary of $.r>600 per year. McCall, Cornish Win AWS, YW Elections; Top Endicott, Weber Guild Play Will Be Given Four Times Horace Robinson to Have Leading Part; April lO ll, 17*18 Are Dates Continuing a policy which was inaugurated last term, the Uni versity theatre will present “Out ward Bound," its next dramatic offering, on two successive week ends, April 10-11 and 17-18. Heading the cast of Sutton Vane's mystical drama now being rehearsed by Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, is Horace W. Robinson, instructor in dramatics and director of the recent production, “Street Scene.” He will play the role of the trou bled play-boy, Tom Prior. Mr. Robinson has previously played the part with the University of Okla homa players. However, he will give an entirely different interpre tation to the role in the present production. In the role of Mrs. Midget, quaint cockney washerwoman, will be Miss Mary Bennett, Eugene ac tress whose diverse roles with the Very Little Theatre have included Mrs. Puffy in “The Streets of New York” and more recently, black faced Topsy in “Uncle Tom’s Cab in.” Experienced Guild Hall play ers will take the other leading roles in the play. Gamma Alpha Givi Dance March 28 Tickets for the Gamma Alpha Chi annual dance to be held March 28, will be on sale today for 99 cents in all women’s living organ izations through house represen tatives. Irene Scha.upp and Kath leen Salisbury are co-chairmen of the ticket committee. Contrary to previous years, the Gamma Alpha Chi dance is to be held in McArthur court in order to provide more room for those who attend. The motif for the dance is to be a “Fifth Avenue” idea. Maude Long and Betty Coon are co-chairmen for the affair. Miss Riser Visits Alpha Gam House Miss Julia Riser, field represen tative of Alpha Gamma Delta in ternational fraternity, is in Eu gene visiting the Delta Delta chap ter on her annual tour of inspec tion. Her home is in Philuria, Ala bama. After her arrival on the Oregon campus Sunday noon from Berke ley, California, she was entertained at dinner with several prominent faculty members attending. Miss Riser is leaving Thursday morning for the Corvallis chapter. Tuesday evening a dinner was held in her honor at the chapter house, with Eugene alumnae as guests. Elinor Stewart, Portland, is president of the Eugene chap ter. WAA Refuses to Reveal Vote Until Banquet Thursday Night Martha McCall and Elaine Corn ish were elected to head the AWS and the YWCA respectively for the coming year by campus coeds yes terday in a vote totaling only slightly over 300 ballots. Miss McCall's margin over her opponent, Virginia Endicott, was 222 to 109. YWCA President Elaine Sorensen said last night she "thoght it best" not to give the actual vote count in the YW re turns, so Miss Cornish’s margin over her competitor, Ruth Weber, was not known. No WAA Results WAA leaders refused to reveal the election results of their group until their traditional annual ban quet Thursday night. In the other AWS voting, Helen Bartrum won over Starla Parvin, 209 to 116, for vice-president: Gayle Buchanan topped Gladys Battleson, 214 to 116, for secre tary: Elizabeth Ann DeBush won the treasurer’s post from Vivian Emery, 244 to 86; Martha Felsheim had three more votes than Ann Nelson for sergeant-at-arms to win 159 to 156: and Laurene Brock schink won unopposed for reporter. Other YWCA official posts saw Clara Nahsolm winnig the vice presidency from Edith Clark; Mar garet Carman chosen secretary over Virginia McCorkle; and Lil lian Warn winning the treasurer’s place unopposed. Alpha Kappa Psi Conducts Survey A survey on "Why the People of Springfield Buy in Eugene," has just been conducted by the mem bers of Alpha Kappa Psi, national business honorary, under the di rection of Professor N. H. Cornish of the business administration school. Bertram Schatz, chairman of the research committee, was assisted by William Flagg, George Sher win, and John Economus. The members conducted a house to house canvass, submitting the questionnaire to Springfield house wives. The results will be compiled and submitted to the Springfield cham ber of commerce to help improve the business methods and policies of Springfield merchants. William Flagg, of Vancouver, Washington, was appointed treas urer of the business honorary at the last meeting, to succeed Karl Thomason. Christian Council To Work on Peace The Student Christian Council will meet this afternoon at 4 o’clock in Westminster house. All students who are interested in do ing constructive peace education are invited. At the meeting the group plans to organize a campaign for the sale of peace bonds and literature in Eugene and the surrounding territory. Wo Scruples’ Contains Section • Of Coed Spring Styles No Scruples, Oregon's new cam pus magazine, will have a two page spread of photographs of prominent Oregon coeds wearing the latest in spring styles. Ann Reed Bums, women’s editor, is handling this feature which is be ing made possible by the coopera tion of Eugene’s leading ladies’ ap parel stores. The new section will be known as College Vogue. The publishers of Vogue magazine have given No Scruples permission to use the copyrighted name, Vogue. As yet the coeds to be used as models have not been chosen, but they will be named in the near future. The two-page spread of photog raphy is indicative of the high pho tographic content of No Scruples. A great share of the magazine will be taken up with line “drawing1. photographsb and several full-page cartoons by Ed Hanson and his art staff. Size of the first issue of No Scruples, which will be circulated during Junior weekend, has been set at 32 pages. The cover will be finished in two and possibly three colors. Toastmasters Club Meets Tonight at Y The Toastmasters’ club will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 7:30 o’clock in the Y hut. Fred Gieseke, who leads the meeting, will use as his topic “Qualities That Make for Campus Leader ship.”