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Women's Polities Over—Now for Varsity! VOLUME XXXVII OREGON DAILY EMERALD OREGON'S INDEPENDENT COLLEGE DAILY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936 F\am Slate ' \ Tames Premature Spring Fever . NUMBER 88 -- Greek Leaders Adopt New Constitution House Prexies Postpone ‘Rush’ Rules Until Next Council Session With a gusty sigh of relief the Interfraternity council last night voted itself a new constitution, a problem that has weighed upon the organization for three months, since disputes arising from last fall’s “Rush Week" brought the old constitution into disfavor. House presidents, meeting in a dinner session at the Phi Kappa Psi house, unanimously approved the new organ after a period of debate in which only minor amendments were made. Fenwick Eases Passage Passage of the constitution was eased by the proposal of Ed Fen wick, Sigma Nu president, at whose motion the council omitted from the new fundamental law rules governing “rushing,” provid ing for their incorporation later in the council’s by-laws. Thus consideration of the “rush ing” problem, which for several weeks has been the sole obstruc tion to passage of a new consti tution, has been postponed until fraternitv presidents meet again two weeks from today. | Vote Surprise The unanimous vote came as somewhat of a surprise, for it was widely believed that the council would reject any constitution that did not provide a set of “rushing” rules acceptable to the majority of the members. Late in the meeting, the council heard the report of Stanley King, who was delegated two months ago to investigate the regulation of "rushing” on other American cam puses. King sent out a form-let ter to 100 institutions, receiving answers from SO. He announced as his conclusion that the “open” system of “rushing”—that is, with out numerous restrictions upon the pledging of new men—better meets the needs of the University than the “deferred” or “closed” type. “Deferred” Not Popular Many universities and colleges where the “deferred” plan has not been given a trial have announced their desire to trv it on their cam puses. King said. But “deferred” pledging has not proved popular among institutions which have had experience with it, the council’s investigator declared. Bill Corman, president of Phi Sigma Kappa, last night again presented before the council his “rushing” plan, notable for its “sealed bid” feature, by which rushees would signify their prefer ence for a fraternity in writing, each fraternity meanwhile having prepared a list of men it desires to pledge. Pledging then, according to Corman, will become the simple and incorruptible procedure of checking bids against the lists. Corman, King Head Committee Corman and King have been ap pointed a committee of two to draw up a tentative “rushing” plan in preparation for the next coun cil meeting. Dean Karl Onthank announced two courses of study. Sociology 311 and Sociology 413, designed par ticularly to fit fraternity leaders to meet the problems of student relations in their houses. Oregon Women’s Group Entertains Local members of the State As sociation of University of Oregon Women are in the midst of a series of vanishing parties for the bene fit of the Dr. Luella Clay Carson friendship fund. Dr. Carson was the first dean of women at the University of Oregon and was also head of the English department at one time. She was on the University faculty 21 years, and is this month celebrating her eighty-first birthday. Saturday, February 29, the first of the series was given at the home of Mrs. Frank Chambers. Sixteen guests were invited, each of whom will give in turn a party, size of the groups diminishing to eight and four. It is hoped through the series of parties to raise $125 for the friend ship fund. Students Living Out Spring Term Ashed To Cheek Permits Starting today all students who plan to live out of organ ized living groups spring term ran come into the dean of wo men’s office to cheek on hous ing permits. Those planning to do so are asked to come in be fore the rush of exam week, if possible. WAA Tells Officers At Annual Banquet Individual Awards, Plaque For House Participation Presented Tonight At the annual WAA banquet to be held at the Del Rey cafe this evening at 6 o’clock, names of the new officers who were elected Tuesday, March 3, will be an nounced. Other features will be the distribution of athletic awards, and the awarding of the participation plaque to the organization which participated in the greatest num ber of events and showed the best sportsmanship during the past year. The dinner will be 55 cents a plate. Decorations will be carried out in the colors of the Women’s Athletic association, green and yel low. Mary Kem will be featured soloist on the program for which Dorothy Bergstrom is toastmis tress, singing “Pale Moon” and “Luxembourg Gardens.” Dorothy Burgess will accompany her. The volleyball, swimming, and basketball awards will be presented by Toni Lucas, Betty Riesch, and Gretchen Smith, respectively. Dean Hazel P. Schwering, Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, Miss Warrine Eastburn, and members of the physical education staff will be guests of honor. Jane Bogue is general chairman for -the event, with. Elizabeth On thank in charge of invitations; Betty Riesch, entertainment; Mar garet Johnson, decorations; Gene vieve McNiece, finances; Margaret Bell and Miriam Fouch, reserva tions and programs; and Ruth Lake, publicity. Skull and Dagger To Sell Tickets Speaker’s Committee Gets Additional Information On Vacation Dances Members of Skull and Dagger from the various men’s living or ganizations were chosen yesterday by Frances Johnson to sell tickets for the vacation dances. Further notice of the dances has been given by the speaker’s com mittee, which visited the houses yesterday noon. Tohse who were chosen are: Samuel Fort, Alpha Tau Omega; Bill Pease, Theta Chi; Melvin Shevach, Sigma Alpha Mu; Noel Benson, Phi Delta Theta; Woodrow Truax, Phi Sigma Kappa; Frank Cooper, Sigma Chi; Robert De Armand, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Bill Jones, Delta Upsilon; Alfred Carter, Kappa Sigma; Charles Bar clay, Sigma Nu; Robert Wilhelm, Chi Psi; Avery Fisher, Phi Kappa Psi; and Ralph Cathey, Beta Theta Pi. Others who will assist are: Scott George, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Ken neth Weber, Delta Tau Delta; Bill McCarthy, Pi Kappa Alpha; and Barney Hall, Sigma hall. Alumni Raise Money For Browsing Room Representatives from house alumni groups have been selected to study plans for raising money for the browsing room of the new library, M. H. Douglass, librarian, said yesterday. They will hold a meeting Thurs day evening to start plans for raising funds. It’ has been sug gested that the Pomona college women’s glee club be asked to give a program here on March 28 under the direction of the house alumni groups. This suggestion will be dis cussed Thursday, Mr. Douglass said. There were 17 divorces to every 100 marriages in the United States during 1930. UO Concert Band Appears Sunday at 3 Gresham to Be Trumpet Soloist; Program Will Include Favorites The University of Oregon con cert band under the baton of John H. Stehn, is appearing Sunday af ternoon at 3 in the Igloo in the last concert of the winter season. The band has beeft working steadily during the past six weeks preparing a program which bids fair to be one of the outstanding performances of the season be cause of its range of selections and the fact that all numbers are old favorites with music audiences. Bolero Is Popular “Bolero." by Maurice Ravel, a number which is based upon a set drum rhythm that starts almost imperceptibly, building- climax up on climax toward the finale, a number which gives each choir of the band a featured place and which because of its intricacies of pattern, its wierd rhvthm and mel ody is well liked, will be played by the band. This number is being ■presented for the second consecu tive vear because of the extreme popularity with which it was re ceived last year. Gresham Will Be Soloist William Gresham, trumpeter and music major, is to present Clark’s beautiful “Southern Cross” as a solo. This number is arranged with a band accompaniment and is rec ognized by trumpet experts as one of the most difficult in the reper toire of concert solos., The num ber gives opportunity | to express the entire power and scale range of the instrument and calls for the utmost in the technique of execu tion. Another selection which is ever I popular with band audiences is the “American Patrol,” a number which carries a medley of noted American martial numbers, skil fully threaded on an independent theme. Its moving qualities and martial atmosphere have been caught by the University band which, because of its size and the number of good musicians avail able is capable of developing the most from a selection of this type. Complete Program Soon The complete program for the University band concert will be published in the Emerald later this week. Holders of ASUO cards will be admitted to general' admission free of charge and holders of winter concert series season tickets will be admitted as well. There will be a nominal charge for all others. _ Four Professors Go to Spokane Leighton, Jewell, Bossing, Stetson to Take Active Part in Convention . . . . Four members of the school of education. Dr. R. W. Leighton, Dean J. R. Jewell, Dr. Nelson L. Bossing, and Dr. F. L. Stetson, are planning to take an active part in the annual convention of the In lad Empire association to be held in Spokane March 8, 9, and 10. The association embraces all of the ed u c a t i o n a 1 organization in the Northwest and has members in nearly every school in that re gion, according to Dr. R. W. Leigh ton. Dr. Leighton will deliver two speeches, one before the psychol ogy section entitled “Measuring the Results of Learning" and the other before the natural science di vision, entitled “Educational Ob jectives of the Natural Science Courses.” Dr. Stetson, who is director of research for the Northwest Asso ciation, which meets in Spokane shortly before the Inland Empire association, will address the sci ence section on “Progress in Ori enting Science at the Secondary Level.” Both Dean Jewell and Dr. Boss , ing. who are at present attending a convention in St. Louis, Missou ri, are expected back March 8, in time to attend the meeting of the Inland Empire association, accord ing to Mrs. Lucia Leighton, secre tary of the school. Faculty Sends Military Case To Council Group to Make Study of Military Curriculum Before Voting Decision of the University fac ulty on Oregon’s military question, long awaited by both optional and compulsory advocates, was not made at the regular faculty meet ing yesterday but was referred to the advisory council for further study and investigation. A motion recommending the state board of control to make the present compulsory courses, Mili tary 111, 112, and 113 and 211, 212, and 213, optional was presented by John T. Ganoe, associate professor of history. The motion to refer the matter to the advisory council was made by Dr. L. O. Wright, professor of Romance languages and a strong proponent for the optional plan. His motion passed with almost no opposition. Action Linked With Study The action to defer the optional ouestion to the council was linked to a detailed studv on the curricu lum of University military divi sion, now being made bv a faculty committee headed by Charles G. Howard, professor of law. The study, which is being made at the reauest of Col. E. V. D. Murphv, will be in the hands of the faculty soon, it was stated at the meeting1. Petitions circulated bv the Ore gon Committee for Peace and Freedom asking for optional train ing, and another circulated more recently by the Committee for the General Welfare of the University voicing approval of the present system, each carrying about the same support, have been present ed to the faculty. Immediate Decision The advisory council will take up the matter immediately and will probably have a report ready the last of this week or the first of next week, President C. Valen tine Boyer said last night. "The motion to refer the matter is not an effort to table the ques tion, and it is not an effort to get away from the question. It was done to give all sides serious con sideration,” President Boyer de clared. Advisory Council Members Personnel of the advisory coun cil includes James D. Barnett, head of the political science department, John F. Bovard, dean of the phy sical education school, Dan E. Clark, professor of history, James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of social science, Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school, and Dr. H. G. Townsend, professor of philoso phy. President Boyer, who is chairman of the committee, has placed the question entirely in the hands of the other members. Ac cording to President Boyer the council has almost an equal num ber of optional and compulsory ad vocates. Leaders Gird for Action Student leaders of opposite fac tions on the question waited for the outcome of the expected vote and prepared to take action neces sary to promote their programs. Referring the motion back to the committee made future campaign plans indefinite, they said. The optional group, headed by Charles Paddock, was prepared to institute an initiative movement throughout the state if the faculty downed the optional motion, and was to continue soliciting support from churches, labor unions, grang es, and clubs had the question gone to the state board. Ben Chandler, head of the com mittee for the general welfare, an nounced yesterday that the group would continue to fight to maintain the course on a compulsory basis Lomax Returns From Portland Trade Meet Professor Alfred L. Lomax of the school of business administra tion returned from a meeting in Portland last Friday of the Colum bia River Gateway Foreign Trade association. The purpose of the association is to generate interest and cooper ation from business men in the Co lumbia river and water shed. Rep resentatives from many Oregon and Washington cities were pres ent at the meeting. _ Two More Issues Conclude Emerald W ork Tins Term Only two more issues of the Emerald will appear this term, with puhlieation ceasing; with Saturday’s paper. Although originally scheduled to resume for spring; term on April 2, it is thought that the puhlieation will begin March 31, so as to cut two or three days from the end of the schedule. An extra edition might appear March 23 for registration day. Library Chooses Carnegie Books $500 Donated Fund Begins House Collection of Art, Music Volumes Miss Bernice Rise, of the library circulation denartment, said today that the list of art and music books for the Carnegie house fund is now being made up. $500 was recently donated to the University from the Carnegie fund in New York for this purpose. “We are choosing books that are popular as well as worthwhile,” Miss Rise said. Helping- Miss Rise is Mrs. Mabel A. Houck, secretary and librarian of the art library. Mrs. Houck is assisting in the choice of the art books. Miss Lovisa Youngs, in structor in music and education, John March, assistant reference librarian, and Miss Ella Carrick, catalogue assistant in the library, are assisting in the selection of music books. The last three are all musicians, Miss Rise said. “The library is trying to get the collection ready for the houses by the beginning of spring term,” M. H. Douglass, librarian, said. "We will not spend the entire $500 on the books just yet, however.” Some of the books have already been ordered and others will be sent for after he has discussed the titles, contents, and prices with Miss Rise, Mr. Douglass said. He added that some of the art and music books would be too expen sive to place in the house collec tions, but would be selected for the browsing room collection to be placed in the new library. Oregon” Grads Get Stanford Posts Courts, Humphreys Given Fellows and Assistant Jobs at Palo Alto Fred Courts and Lloyd Hum phreys, both assistants in psychol ogy at the University last year, have been appointed to the psy chology department of Stanford university, according to word re ceived by Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of the psychology depart ment here. Mr. Courts has received a fel lowship and Mr. Humphreys an as sistantship. Mr. Humphreys received his BA degree from the University of Ore gon last year. He was a member of the senior six. At present he is working under Dr. Edmund S. Conklin, former head of the psy chology department here, at the University of Indiana. He is ex pected to receive his MA from there this year. Mr. Courts received his MA de gree from Oregon in 1934. This year he is an instructor in psychol ogy at Reed college. Miss Smith Sends Out Call for Jobs A number of students who will remain on the campus during the short vacation will want jobs for that time, according to Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary. Miss Smith asks that anyone need ing work done, or hearing of someone who does, will please communicate with her. The students are prepared to do such jobs as helping with spring house cleaning, working in the garden, and the other things that they can do all winter long. The Hogskis and the O'Piggys, in their mad scramble for jobs, have upset the trough. — William A. Comstock, ex-governor of Mich igan. Title Transfer Gives State Miner Building Proposal for Change Comes From Board’s Finance Group Title to the Miner building:, eight-story structure in the heart of Eugene’s business district which has been the subject of tax litiga tion recently, has been taken by the state of Oregon, acting through the state board of higher educa tion. it was announced here today. Transfer of the title, which has been held by the First National bank of Portland, was made upon recommendation of the finance committee of the state board. The committee was given authority to act in the matter at the January meeting of the board. Carries Original Intent The revised trust agreement car ries out the original intent of the donors, W. E. Miner, deceased, and H. T. Miner, by stipulating that all net income from the building be used to finance a chair of real estate and insurance in the Uni versity of Oregon, and to provide funds for research in these fields, it was declared. By the terms of the deed and the new trust agreement between the state board and H. T. Miner, sur viving donor, complete control of •the building passes into the hands of the University and the board. There are no changes in the an nuity arrangements. Board Meets Mo nday Consummation of the transac tion will be reported to the state board at its next meeting, to be held in Corvallis March 9. Arrangements for the gift of the Miner building, to be held in trust and the net income used by the University, were made in 1933. It is the largest business structure in Eugene and is valued at approxi mately $300,000. Aristotle’s Head May Be Redone The University library commit tee has decided that the head of Aristotle, sculptured for this new librarv frieze, mav be redone, M. H. Douglass. librarian, said. For merly it had been believed that the time limit placed on the sculptur ing of the heads would prevent the work being done again. The first sculpturing has already been sent to Portland for casting in the permanent material. Miss Edna Dunberg and Miss Louise Utter, both former art students at the University, have been doing the work on the fifteen heads. Permission was granted to make the head of Aristotle over again after a request had been made by Dr. Frederic S. Dunn, head of the classics department. Mr. Dunn ob ieeted to the head, because he be lieved it was merely of an idealized Greek and did not represent the well-known Aristotle. It was learned yesterday, how ever, that Miss Dunberg, who did the work on the first head of Ar istotle, had strained her back lift ing clay and other heavy mate rials in her work on the heads. She was unable to be around yesterday. Doubt was expressed that she would be able to do the work on the new head. Employment Office Gets Housecleaning Along: with the other forms of house cleaning and painting going on at the YMCA hut, the Univer sity employment office is also go ing to receive a new tan and red coat of paint. Although the employment of fice is in no way connected with the YMCA they are both housed in the same building. Miss Janet Smith is employment secretary and it is through her, and her assistants that a number of the students on the campus re ceive their jobs. With baseball players heading south for the training camps, hitch-hikers must exercise special caution because of the possibility of being mistaken for umpires. Seattle beauticians announce men will affect plucked eyebrows. It was our impression these were al ready in vogue, under the humor ous title of mustaches. Special Junior Class Nominating Meeting Called for Friday Official Notice Thoro will lie a special moot ins; of the junior class Friday, March 6, at 7 p. in. in Villard. Nominations for the offices of president and vice-president will he made at this time. F.lections will be held Friday, March 13. Yotins will he from !) to 3 o’clock at the “Y” hut. Class cards and student body cards are necessary for voting eligibility. James S. Blais, President ASUO. Rollie ltourke, Vice-president ASFO. Student Christian Council Plans Peace Campaign The Student Christian council moved yesterday to organize a county wide peace education cam paign. It will also cooperate with the state organization of the Council for the Prevention of War, President Arthur Stanley indi cated. Students interested in peace work will meet Friday at the YWCA bungalow for a luncheon meeting. J. J. Hansaker, state director of the NCPW, will speak and the campaign will be outlined. Persons expecting to attend are asked to call the YW for luncheon reservations. Included in the plans is an out line of a house-to-house selling of peace literature and peace bonds. A full time student organizer will be put in the field to speak and manage book and pamphlet sales. Speakers on the newly organized peace circuit will be brought to Eugene and sponsored. Campus Sick List Drops Slightly Eight New Patients Enter Infirmary, Hospital: Total Drops to 35 total of eight new patients. Edwin Robbins, Bruce McLeod, Fulton Van Dusen, LaVerne Ter jeson, Clifford Morriss, and Ken neth Miller are the six new infirm ary patients. The other seven who are confined there are Robert Pol lock, Harold Weston, Grayson Ross, William Speirs, Robert Moffett, William Stockton, and Hurley Johnson. The three girls who were trans ferred from the infirmary to the The campus sick list dropped from 37 to 35 patients yesterday although the Pacific hospital and the University infirmary added a annex yesterday were Gretchen Smith, Marcia Brown, and Ann Herrenkohl. Carol McFall, Beryl Cornish, Dorothy R. Clark, Marian Smith, Janette Charman, Eileen Donaldson, Priscilla Mackie, and Barbara McBreen have not yet been dismissed from the annex. Virginia Scoville, and Gwen Me Cune are the two new patients list ed at Pacific hospital. Others who are there are Bernice Healy, John Mulhall, Jerry Chessman, Peggy Chessman, Betty Barr, Jack New man, Gerald Green, Kathleen Rose, and Daniel Jordan. Orchestra Plays To Full House A near capacity crowd gathered in the music auditorium last night to hear the University orchestra perform at the last concert on the ASUO winter term schedule. Dorothy Louise Johnson, sopho more in music, recieved a long ova tion for her solo of Wieniawski’s Concerto for Violin in D Minor. Brandenburg Conctro No. 2 in F Major by Bach-Mottl, played by the University group and Miss Johnson's solo made up the first half of the program. After a short intermission the orchestra presented Tschaikow sky's Symphony Number 6. Eligibility Petitions Must Be Submitted to Blais By J> Today; Mareli 13 Set for Elections The junior class was prodded in to activity yesterday with the call ing of a special nominating as sembly for tomorrow night at 7:30 in room 107 Villard hall by Jim Blais, ASUO president, and Roland Rourke, vice-president. Eligibility petitions must be in the hands of Blais by 5 o’clock this afternoon. These do not have to be signed by class members, Blais held, but are merely neces sary to determine in advance the eligibility of the nominees. He urged likely candidates to get ap pointments tentatively settled be fore spring vacation starts. Carmen Curry Petition Denied Earlier in the day Vice-president Carmen Curry’s petition for rein statement. as vice-president had been denied by the scholarship committee, headed by Dean James Gilbert. Elections will be held one week from tomorrow, Friday, March 13, the statement issued by the ASUO officials said. The polls are to be open from 9 o’clock until 3 in the YMCA hut. Appointments Delayed Junior Weekend appointments have been held up because of the ineligibility of both the class presi dent and vice-president. Follow ing the announcement several weeks ago, class officials asked an opinion of the judiciary of the >most desirable method to secure new class heads. This group rec ommended a special election, de claring that it would be impossible for Grace Peck, secretary,v to suc ceed to the office of president. Following this Miss Curry peti tioned to the scholarship commit tee to again become eligible. De nial of this yesterday left no other step possible but to hold a special election. Lost and Found Articles Diminish Despite the spring weather the number of articles at the Univer sity lost and found department has decreased. Perhaps this is an indication that people do not carry so many books when the days are nice. The new articles received since the last count include four Eng lish comp books, and ten other text books, two looseleaf notebooks, and one spiral notebook. A glasses case and a brown knit scarf are the only miscellaneous finds. If you have lost anything this term it might possibly have been turned in to the depot. The lost and found department is the post office window just as you go in the door. Girls’ Co-op Budget Being Drawn Up An estimated budget for the girls’ cooperative house, being or ganized to open spring term, is be ing prepared for the housing com mittee, it was announced yester day. Latest plans for the new coop erative unit indicate that a house on the corner of Fourteenth and University streets will be used. About 15 girls have signed up for next term, it was said. Campus ❖ Calendar Alpha Delta Sigma will meet this noon at the College Side. * * * Scabbard and Blade will meet at the College Side this afternoon at 4 o'clock. * * * There will be an Amphibian meeting at Gerlinger at 7:45 this evening. All members must be present. YWCA Welfare nursery group will meet today at 4 in the Y bun galow. Discussion will concern new I entertainment project.