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VOLUME XX
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936
NUMBER 89
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I WORLD
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"t By Tex Thomason
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Any Time
It's just about as hard to set a
date for the outbreak of a war as
it is to bottle fog; or lasso a cloud,
but yesterday Dr. Victor P. Mor
ris came close to doing; the im
possible. He advised his class in
“War and Peace” to be prepared
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onofTiof fo V»o c*o r» on v ronnn/7 of
least one startled expression in tbe
class.
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sirt^rin0- the advisability of taking
fhnt pvtrnmc mpjieiipn.
Mussolini has said the imnosi
tion of a sanction m’ohihitino- the
shinment of oil to Ita.lv means war.
Britain is worried over Ttalv’s lat
est plains in Bthionia and Vias nrn
rinsed that the League. of whinh
she is the dominating fnree, offer
T] Duce the alternative of a neare
treatv W’th Fthionia or .an oil em
bargo. The League has not vet
anted, but with Britain taking the
lead it is reasonable to believe that
oil sanations will be imposed. With
this vital arterv out Italv will
withdraw from the Leasrue. but not
to slowlv bleed to death. She must
strike quicklv if she is to strike
at all, and instead of seeing: her
waste awav the world will more
bkelv see her turn on her antag
onists.
Should Mussolini fro to war with
Britain the act would shout that
he is a foolhardv. nav, an insane
man. So he would be. But what
would vou do ? If he concludes a
peace with Ethionia, and does not
obtain a large slice of that coun
trv. the prostrated people of Italv
will drive him from his perch of
power. If the peace proposals are
not accepted Britain is readv to
stop the oil supply and he will then
slowlv lo«e whatever has been
gained. Britain cannot guarantee
Mussolini territory, and yet he
must have that territory to ap
pease the home-folks. He will not
stop until he gets additional land,
but Britain is flagging him down
with additional sanctions. Would
n’t you take a wild gamble and
turn on Britain and the League if
you thought that would save your
neck at, home? You probably
would. Mussolini possibly will.
There is why there may possibly
be a certain question asked on a
certain final.
Kansas Conference Champs
Kansas university recently won
their fifth conference victory in
eight years by defeating the Uni
versity of Nebraska basketball
team with a score of 24 to 23. It
is the 20th conference champion
ship won by their coach, Dr. F. C.
Allen, who has been coaching for
25 years.
AWS Vacation
Dance Ducat
Sale Monday
Salem Affair Forced Out
By Conflicts; 5 Cities
Offer Informals
The Oregon Leap ticket sales
gets under way Monday and mem
bers of Skull and Daggers, togeth
er with others on the campus, will
begin a campaign in the various
houses, urging one and all to buy
tickets to the vacations dances
sponsored by the AWS on March
21.
Martha McCall, chairman, an
nounced yesterday that due to the
dances held by the “S” club of Sa
lem high school during the basket
ball tournament, AWS will be un
able to give a dance in that town
as previously planned.
Portland Has Big Dance
Many alums, students, and pros
pective students will be in Port
land and will be able to dance to
the strains of Johnny Bush's or
chestra at the Multnomah hotel.
Buck McGowan, whose orchestra
is well known to the students at
the TTniversitv, will take his bovs
to the Seaside Bungalow for the
benefit of all in Astoria interested
in the Oregon Leap.
Totten Plays Klamath
At Bend the Elks’ orchestra will
be playing- at the Elks’ hotel,
while Hubert Totten, a former
University student, will, at the
same time be playing at the Wil
lard hotel in Klamath Falls.
Plans for the dance at Pendle
ton under the direction of Marian
Bauer have not yet been complet
ed.
Sigma Delta Psi
Gets New Prexy
At a recent meeting of Sigma
Delta Psi, men’s national athletic
honorary, Jim C. Rummel, sopho
more in business administration,
was elected president, replacing
R. K. Cutler, assistant professor
of PE.
Plans were made for the annual
spring decathlon meet, which will
probably be held in May. Also, it
was decided to have periodic trials
on Sigma Delta Psi requirements.
Recent new members are Loyal
L. Cody, Frank J. Beers, and Ray
mond W. McNair. Bert Myers,
Charles Dyer, and Francis K. Sin
nette are eligible for membership,
but have not yet joined.
Kessler, Hall Win
Debate From UBC
Taking the negative on the res
olution that it would be in the
“Best Interests of World Peace to
Recognize a Monroe Doctrine in
the Orient for Japan,” Howard
Kessler and William Hall, Univer
sity debaters, won by a four-to
one margin a debate with the Uni
versity of British Columbia last
Tuesday.
Kessler and Hall have been gone
since Monday on a debating tour.
They are accompanied by John L.
Casteel, director of the University
speech division. The three will
probably be back on the campus
Saturday.
Scientists Turn to Crooning,
Woo Oscillograph
People visiting Deady hall lately
have been surprised by what they
thought a transfer of voice classes
from the music building to this
heretofore sacred abode of the sci
ence department. Dr. Will V. Nor
ris. professor of physics, however
wishes it to be known that the se
ries of noises ranging from low
groans to high wails are coming
from his class in advanced physics.
For the past few days the stu
dents have been working with a
cathode ray oscillograph, which in
everyday language is a machine
that shows a picture of a sound
wave. The machine is about two
feet long, a foot high and a foot
wide. On the front of it surround
ed by dials is a ground glass disc
three inches in diameter g-cross
which a green line extends hori
zontally when the machine is in
operation.
Talking into an attached tele
phone microphone or holding a
note by voice or tuning fork sends
the green line into acrobatics which
are representative of the sound
waves. If the waves produced in
the line on the glass stage are of
about equal height and size, it is an
indication that the note of the
singer or speaker is true. If they
aren’t equal, the speaker would
probably get the gong on an ama
teur hour.
The physics students, however,
are not interested so much in how
good their voices are as in learn
ing the use of the machine. Prin
ciple uses of the machine are in
tuning radios, finding weak spots
and shorts in electrical sound
equipment, and in the general
study of all types of electrical ap
paratus. The oscillograph is new
this year.
Coed 'Stowaway
She says she got on the ship in
San Francisco to bid friends bon
voyage and forgot to get off in
time. Liner officers say she hid in
a lifeboat as a stowaway. Anyhow,
when the Malolo docked in Hono
lulu aboard was Marian Trosper,
Stanford coed—without benefit of
a tipket. Papa wired the line the
necessary money.
NYA Employees
Receive Letters
Students Asked to Notify
Committee if Help Next
Term Not Needed
Letters went out vesterday to
undergraduate students now em
nloved on the NYA renuesting that
those emnloved who find it possible
to to attend the University sorin ’*
term without this assistance noti
fy the committee immediateely.
The letter also indicates that
those undergraduate students who
absolutely must have work for next
term may plan to be reappointed
for approximately the same num
ber of hours that they were
assigned the winter term, if they
make a grade point average of 2.75
for “old” students or 2.25 for "new"
students.
All students are classed as “old"
unless they entered as freshmen
during fall term. This average
must he made on at least 12 hours
of winter term work.
Gr<'<hmte Students Notified
Students who do not make the
reouired GPA mav be reappointed
hut their applications will be con
sidered along with those who have
not. had NYA work and not given
preference over them.
Graduate students who must
have NYA work for the spring
term in order to remain in the in
stitution. should immediately get
in touch with the executive secre
tary’s office in Johnson, if thev do
not now have on file an applica
tion for this work. If an applica
tion is on file, it would be advisa
ble for those graduate students
who need work for the soring term
to confer with Miss Smith or Dean
Earl.
Undergraduate students not now
employed under the NYA program
who absolutely must have work for
the spring term should file their
applications in Johnson with the
executive secretarv also. Should
they have an application already
on file it is necessary that they
turn in a request for a spring term
appointment with a statement of
present financial condition and
need for next term.
Earl M. Pallett, chairman of the
NYA committee, requests that all
students who do not absolutely
have to have financial assistance
next term and who have applica
tions in for this aid withdraw them.
This is necessary because of the
large number of petitions—some
300—which are on hand and which
have not been acted upon.
Good Weather Speeds
Library Construction
Work is going on rapidly at the
new libe with the coming of good
weather.
The lower outside walls are be
ing tarred to make them moist
proof before bricking starts the
first of next week. Already a
shack is being built for the brick
layer’s equipment, and the slack
ing of the lime is being started.
Gravel for the outside drain tile
beds has been laid in preparation
for receiving the tile. About 1000
I feet of tile will be used at the libe.
Oregon Band Concert Sunday
To Feature Fugues
Allens Complete
Plans for Trip
Dean, Accompanied l>y
\A ife and Son. to Leave
When Exams Over
Dean'Eric W. Allen, head of the
school of journalism, completed
final arrangements for his trip to
Germany on which he. accompan
ied by Mrs. Allen and their son,
Bill, will leave immediately follow
ing winter term exams.
The Allens' Germany address
will be “Hegelhaus,” Am Kupver
gramen 4-A-5, Berlin N-24, Ger
many.
"However,” stated Dean Allen,
"I expect to spend a great deal of
my time in Munich. I also plan to
visit the Gustav Muellers in Bern,
Switzerland.” Guetav Mueller was
a former professor of philosophy
on this campus.
“It is not probable that we shall
be able to take in tne Olympics,”
said Dean Allen. "According to
our present plans, we shall be in
England while the Olympics are
on.”
The Allens will sail from New
York April 2 on the New York of
the Hamburg-American line. The
ship will dock at Cherbourg,
France.
During the dean’s absence, Mr.
John Anderson, editor of the Eu
gene Morning News, and Mr. W.
M. Tugman, editor of the Register
Guard, will conduct the senior class
in investigative methods of edit
ing. Roberta Moody has been
elected chairman of the class. Mr.
George Turnbull, professor of jour
nalism, will be acting dean in Dean
Allen’s absence.
To study the “many cultural as
pects of people of the German
speaking countries,” Dean Allen
was recently granted a $1500 schol
arship from the Oberlaender Trust
of the Carl Schurz Memorial foun
dation. German schools of jour
nalism especially will be observed
by the dean on his trip.
“I have corresponded with sev
eral schools of journalism already,”
Dean Allen said, “and I expect to
visit eight or ten schools in Ger
many.”
Dean Allen’s leave of absence
enables him to extend the length
of his trip from April until Sep
tember.
Pi Lambda Theta
To Initiate 14
Pi Lambda Theta, national wo
men’s education honorary, will hold
initiation for the 14 new members
recently elected, at Gerlinger hall
Saturday evening, March 28. Fol
lowing initiation a banquet will be
held at the Osburn hotel, where
Chancellor Frederick Hunter will
be the main speaker. Both the
chancellor and Mrs, Hunter will be
guests of honor of the honorary.
Those elected to membership are
Helen Emery, Ruby King, Alvhild
Erickson, Bessie McLeod, Mary
Elizabeth Dye, Katherine McEl
fresh, Helen Harriman, Virginia
Olsen, Helen Eckman, Ruthann
Breitmayer, Edna. Piper, Ellen Jane
Potter, Augusta Heiberg, and Le
ona Rogers.
Murphy Selects
Marine Candidate
A principal and alternate for sec
ond lieutenancy in the United
States Marine corps have been
chosen by Col. E. V. D. Murphy
for consideration by President C.
Valentine Boyer.
The final choice will not be
known until after March 31. the
colonel said, because scholastic!
standing to that date must be con
sidered.
Joe Renner, former ASUO pres
ident, who received this appoint
ment last year, is reported to have
finished his school work at the
Philadelphia naval yard satisfac
torily. He will go to sea soor to
complete his two-year probational
period.
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I think that to require a unani
mous vote by the supreme court
would be one of the most unfortu
nate things that could happen to
this country.—U. S. Senator Wil
liam McAdoo.
The University of Oregon con
cert band which will appear in Mc
Arthur court Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock under the direction of
John H. Stehn. will present two
novelty numbers. According to
Stehn, these will be of particular
interest to students whether or not
they are interested in music of a
“high-brow” nature.
The classes in musical apprecia
tion have been studying the forma
tion and theme-pattern of fugues.
There have been many of them
presented during the winter con
cert season for their benefit as well
as the fact that fugues are ex
tremely popular with those who
have any musical background.
However, to make the pill a tri
fle more sugar-coated, "Fugue Gio
cosa,” a definitely comic music
number is to be played Sunday af
ternoon. Band arrangement for this
selection has been made by John
H. Stehn. It has all the musical
“cat-fights" so familiar to concert
goers- the type of stuff that
makes the pseudo - sophisticated
musical - devotee writhe in delic
ious agony.
Each choir of the band carries
the thread theme for a few mea
sures and the number builds cli
max on climax, with different sec
tions being added until the finale
is reached and the cat is really out
of the bag — the theme of this
fugue is that well-known phrase,
whistled and sung for a genera
tion—by everyone from the shav
ing addict to the performers in mu
sical comedy troupes—“Over the
Fence Is Out!”
This fugue is being presented
primarily for an educational pur
pose. but secondarily, it is expect
ed that a lot of “classic-haters”
will undoubtedly get a big bang
out of the musical satire.
“Southern Rhapsody,” a selec
tion which is composed of a medley
of old southern numbers ranging
from the well-known "Swanee Riv
er” to “Dixie" and “Old Folks at
Home” played in a trot tempo,
will be offered during the Sunday
concert.
Anyone who ts curious as to the
origin of “Popeye the Sailor Man,”
as set to music, will be delighted
to hear a suspiciously close paral
lel worked into the medley theme,
played by Wayne Gilfry and his
silver baritone.
Many other concert numbers are
to be given. There will be a Bach
fugue, two or three light opera se
lections and a march or two. Ev
ery number has been selected by
John H. Stehn with great care and
he guarantees a well-balanced
program which will have some
thing in it of interest to every stu
dent who attends.
The complete program will be
printed in tomorrow’s Emerald.
Holders of ASUO cards will be ad
mitted free.
YWCA Slate
For Term Posted
The program of YWCA social
activities for University coeds
spring term, was released from the
bungalow office yesterday.
Although a few dates are still
tentative, and some not decided,
the events planned follow: John
Bennett, speaker, March 30; instal
lation banquet, March 31; Interna
tional ball, all-campus dance, April
4; Junior-Senior breakfast, May 3;
Brownie sale, Sea beck picnic, and
Mother's Day tea.
Thespians will meet at 5:00 ill
the AWS room in Gerlinger. It is
important that all members be
there.
All students interested in peace
action are invited to a meeting at
the YW this noon. Please phone for
reservations. Members of the Ore
gon Committee for Peace and
Freedom are asked to be present
if possible.
Sigma Delta Chi will meet at
6 this evening at the College Side.
There will be an important
Gamma Alpha Chi dance director
ate meeting at 4 o’clock at the
College Side.
^ampus
Calendar
Class of 1937
Will Convene
Tonight at 7:30
No Definite Information
Concerning Identity
Of Nominees Found
The leaderless class of 1937 be
gan groping around for likely can
didates for the presidency and
vice-presidency yesterday, follow
ing the summoning of its members
by ASUO heads to a special nom
inating meeting at 7:30 in 107 Vil
lard hall.
Names most likely to be put be
fore the class for the office by two
known political groups are Fred
Hammond and Cecil Barker, al
though nothing definite could be
determined. Hammond’s reported
backers denied that he would be
their choice, but also refused to
name another man. Barker, when
called, said he knew nothing of
plans to nominate him tonight.
No petitions for eligibility were
submitted to ASUO President
Blais yesterday, he reported.
Flection of a president will be
held one week from today, the con
stitution reads. The polls in the Y
hut are to be open from 9 until 3
o’clock.
Electioneering, from all indica
tions, will be predominant among
members of the third-year class
next week, as Junior weekend ap
pointments will be made by the
victor of the ballot battle.
Infirmary, Tunnel
Work Progresses
Stripping has already begun on
the first floor walls of the new in
firmary, workmen on the project
said yesterday.
Carpenters are busy erecting the
i second story walls to the roof as
! well as beams, columns, and stair
walls.
The tunnel work, under the di
rection of Mr. Semon, has reached
a new high for the week. Work
men have started to excavate
under Thirteenth street, and it will
be necessary to block off half of
the roadway until a bridge can be
planked in later on. The center
piece of the road will not be
touched, but another hole will be
dug on the other side of the street
This will make it unnecessary to
close the street or detour traffic.
Kappa Secretary
Here for Visit
Miss Marion S. Handy, national
field secretary of Kappa Kappa
Gamma, arrived Wednesday after
noon to visit Beta Omega chapter.
Miss Handy’s home is in Cris
field, Maryland, but she has been
touring the United State visiting
chapter houses for the past year.
She is a constructive advisor hav
ing had considerable experience in
organizing women’s scholastic and
cultural programs and was the co
organizer of Denison college in
Iowa.
She will remain in Eugene until
Saturday and during that time will
inspect the campus and have a
conference with President C. Val
entine Boyer and Dean Hazel
Schwering.
Miss Handy has just visited the
Oregon State campus and will next
visit the Stanford chapter.
Grove Masons Hear
Chaneellor Hunter
Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter
spoke in Cottage Grove Wednesday
night on “Masonry and Democ
racy” to a Masonic meeting there.
The meeting was held in honor of
Elbert Bede, editor of the Cottage
Grove Sentinel, who recently re
ceived the thirty-third degree of
Masonry. Several people from Eu
gene attended the affair.
Excavation Resumed
Excavation at the new physical
education plant near the Igloo is
going along fine since the mending
of the power digger. Footings are
being made and preparations made
to run the outside drain tile.
It is generally recognized that
the bulk of social legislation in
Great Britain has been the work of
conservatives. — Raymond Leslie
Buell, president, Foreign Policy
Association of New York.
Super-Student
A student of super-ability, Don
ald MacMurray, 21, above, of New
York, Is nearing completion of a
four-year undergraduate course in
a year at the University of Chi
cago. After reeciving his master’s
degree, he intends to attend Co
lumbia for a doctor’s degree.
AWS Carnival
Plans Started
Drawing for Fraternities,
Sororities Will Be Held
In Spring Term
Elizabeth Turner, AWS carnival
director, and members of her direc
torate, who have started work on
plans for the carnival April 18, re
port that it will be a paver and
bieper show than ever before.
The drawing for the fraternities
and sororities that will work in
nnjrs on the booths will be held the
first week in soring term. Prizes
will be given for the pair having
the most unusual and artistic
booth, and another prize for the
pair making the most money.
As in past years, all concessions
at. the carnival will be five cents.
Worthwhile prizes will be awarded
at each booth.
The directorate for the carnival
includes: Elizabeth Turner, chair
man: Josephine McGilchrist, as
sistant chairman; Frances John
son. raffles: Jean Stevenson,
booths; Tsobelle Miller, tickets;
Kay Coleman, clean-up; Gladys
Battleson, recording secretary;
Molly White, dancing; Betty
Riesch, AWS booth; Phvllis
Adams, publicity; Vivian Emery,
basket social; Marjorie Kissling,
promotion: Elizabeth DeBusk, fi
nance; and Jane Lagassee, secre
tary.
Three acts of parliament and 70
orders and regulations enacted in
England since 1930 have dealt with
the subjects of motorists or motor
ing.
Miss Watzek
Elected New
WAA President
Awards, Cup Presented
At Annual Banquet
Held Last Evening
Announcement was made of the
election of Frances Watzek as
president, Gretchen Smith, vice
president, Molly Cunninghan. sec
retary, Betty Riesch, treasurer,
Marian Smith, custodian, and Eliz
abeth Onthank, sergeant-at-arms,
of the WAA for the coming year,
at the annual WAA banquet held
Thursday evening, March 5, at the
Del Rey cafe.
Retiring officers are Dorothy
Bergstrom, president, Frances
Watzek, vice - president, Martha
McCall, secretary, Gertrude Bran
thover, treasurer, and Sue Mosh
berger, custodian.
Alpha Phi, whose swimming
team broke the record for the 80
yard relay, was presented with the
swimming cup by Betty Riesch,
swimming manager, while Susan
Campbell and the Orides shared
the basketball cup. presented by
Gretchen Smith, with a tie deci
sion. Kapna Kappa Gamma won
the volleyball cup. which was pre
sented bv Toni Lucas, and the all
snorts plaque, presented by Miss
Janet Woodruff, went for the
second consecutive year to Susan
Campbell hall.
Small Os. Blazers Given
Gertrude Branthover, Gretchen
Smith. California Scott, and "Eileen
Donaldson were awarded small Os
for having: five checks in WAA
work. Beatrice Scherzinger. Sue
Moshberger, and Dorothy Berg
strom were the receioients of the
blazers, newly substituted for the
traditional sweaters, which are
given for outstanding work in tho
organization.
Mary Kem, accompanied by Dor
othy Burgess, sang two vocal
selections, “Pale Moon” and "Lux
embourg Gardens.”
Dorothy Bergstrom acted as
toastmaster for the affair. Jane
Bogue was general chairman for
the banquet, with Elizabeth On
thank in charge of invitations,
Betty Riesch, entertainment, Mar
garet Johnson, decorations, Gene
vieve McNiece, finances, Margaret
Johnson and Miriam Fouch, reser
vations and programs, and Ruth
Lake, publicity.
Spring; NYA Work’
To Bo Outlined
Letters went out yesterday to
deans, administrative officers, and
faculty members supervising NYA
students requesting from them a
list of projects proposed for the
spring term.
The committee asks that these
projects be outlined on the forms
attached to the letter and filed in
the executive secretary’s office in
Johnson not later than March 14.
in order that the committee may
have an opportunity to approve the
projects and prepare a tentative
list of students who might be used
on the various projects.
'Journalism Jam* Promises to
Be fReally Different’ Dance
During the second weekend of
spring term, the University cam
pus is going to be surprised with
a really “different" sort of dance.
So says Dan Clark II, general
chairman of the mysterious, reju
venated edition of the “Journalism
Jamboree.”
Sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi,
men’s professional journalistic fra
ternity, the “jam" threatens to be
most anything. "One thing is cer
tain," Clark stated, "and that is
the fact that we will absolutely
have a big-time band. At present
we are dickering with Scott Held
for a return engagement.” And at
that he shut up and would say
nothing more.
Jimmy Morrison, when ap
proached for additional informa
tion, simply said, “Ha ha ha. Just
tell them that the echoes from the
last journalism jam are still rever
berating around the corridors of
Johnson hall. And that last one
ain’t nothing to what this one's
going to be. Ha ha ha."
Nevertheless, although members
I-•
of Sigma Delta Chi are keeping
strictly mum about the whole
thing, rumors have leaked out, not
the least of which is the one con
cerning a beauty contest to be held
at the Jam during the intermis
sion. Scraps of information have
been flying, too, to the effect that
there will be not only a beauty
contest, with prizes (and legs) but
a style show as well.
Bill Robinson summed the whole
thing up by saying, “I can’t tell
you what the dance is going to be
like . . . except that it’s going to
be something memorable ... a
campus dance among campus
dances, as it were . . . and there
will be no holds barred.”
Further statements were not
forthcoming. Don Casciato, when
asked about the projected brawl,
merely lifted his eyebrows and low
ered them several times, rapidly.
Columnist Bill Marsh also refused
to speak for publication. He mere
ly got a wicked gleam in his eyes
and leered. ‘‘Just wait,” he said
‘‘You’ll find out in ample time.
And how you’ll find out.”