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Ti gte ^ oman \\ iio Pavs—at ‘Fifth Avenue’ OREGON'S INDEPENDENT COLLEGE DAILY Sororities Take 36 in Spring Pledging VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1936 NUMBER 93 j STAGE i of the i WORLD 4 By WILLIAM THOMASON, + * / Wonder— Just how much, if any, the pres ent Congressional investigation o: the Townsend Plan will hurt th< cause. Why the person coining th( word “boondoggling” couldn't hav< picked a prettier word. If President Roosevelt is as guilty of over-night changes ol policy and plans as critics say h( is. If his use of a government cut ter on his present fishing trip in stead of Vincent Astor's palatial “Nourmahal” is not a somewhat obvious political about-face. If Governor Martin is not giver far too little appreciation anc gratitude for his very able admin istration. How much truth there is in the statements of observers that the Republican party is licked before it starts the next campaign. What in the devil Che American Liberty League proposes to do, and who writes its nasty, unfounded pamphlets. What goes on behind the scenes of governments. Let’s pause here a minute. The average citizen has no idea of how governments operate, and unless he is fortunate (?) enough to be elected to political office his chances of gaining even a quick peep behind the curtains are small, Long after the current events of the day have passed into history there are high officials who pub lish memoirs, such as those of Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Walter H. Page, that do give an enlightening insight into the mechanics of governments, but it is a notable fact that most of these memory-diggings are stuck away in dresser drawers until the author dies. It would appear that they wished to be a long way away when the reporters started firing questions. No, you don’t know what goes on behind the political scenes, and neither do many of the accepted authorities and commentators. It is impossible to know unless you are on the inside, and none of us are there. When secrets of state are bandied about the insiders don’t tell. What they let out is what they want the people to know, and before the public re acts the reaction is forecast as accurately as possible. Some ac tions that officials take and some words that they speak are faith fully reported and interpreted, but there are many actions taken, and many words said that no man outside those tight little ruling circles has ever had the opportun ity of evaluating. He can only pick over what comes out into the light, and the comment on what comes out is often predetermined. For proof of how much guess work enters into the field of polit ical and governmental interpreta tion see only the widely divergent opinions of the many national columnists. It is because only the insiders know—and they don’t tell. Miss Nelson Returns To Work After Illness Thelma Nelson, secretary for th< engineering- division of the physic: department, after having been con fined to her home for the past twc weeks by illness, will return to hei position Monday. She has been replaced during hei absence by Margaret Holmes. Campus ❖ Calendar Delta Phi Alpha will hold a business meeting Tuesday. March 31. at 3:00 p. m. in Dr. Williams office. All members please b« present. Yeomen-Orides dance at Ger linger Monday night at 8. Drawing for AWS Carniva booths at College Side at 10:00 One representative from e a c 1 house and hall must be there. 36 Pledges Chosen By 12 Sororities _ ' Alpha Delta Pi Heads, List With 10; Clii OV Take Eight Completing the spring term rush week, 12 University of Oregon so | rorities announced the official 1 pledging of 36 women last night, I j it was learned from the office of Mrs. Hazel P, Schwering, dean of women. Alpha Delta Pi led the list with 10 girls. Five are from Eugene. | Chi Omega was second with eight pledges. Pledges, Houses Listed Pi Beta Phi: Doris Imus, Eu- ! gene: Betty Eiesch, Portland: Del ta Gamma: Marcia Brown, Stay ton; Jean Martin, Eugene. Phi Mu: Wilma Warner, Eugene. Alpha Phi: Marjorie Nottage, Hawaii. Alpha Gamma Delta: Ma- ! vis Lightfoot, Eugene. Delta Delta ! Delta: Catherine Staples, Ontario. Kappa Kappa Gamma: Carol Han- | sell, San Francisco. Kappa Alpha Theta: Dorothy Magnuson, Tilla mook. AOPis Pledge Five Alpha Omicron Pi: Peggy Jane Peebler, Pendleton ;Barbara Ket chum, Vale, Ore; Ruth Ketchum, Vale, Ore; Cheryl Ahrens, Enter prise, Ore; Virginia B. Hall, Ho quiam, Wash. Alpha Delta Pi; Kathleen Mc Alear, Hillsboro, Ore.; Margaret Burnett, Biggs, Ore.; Jane M. Thomas, Powers, Ore; Alyce Kay Roberts, Powers, Ore.; Charlotte Plummer, Eugene; Madge Cona way, Eugene; Dorothy Rowland, Eugene; Mary Popejoy, Eugene; (Please him to page two) Red Cross Asks Aid for Homeless $1000 Set as Lane County’s Share for Flood Victims: Student Help Asked With Lane county’s flood relief quota increased 50 per cent, the local Red Cross has issued a plea to University students to aid in raising the $1000 which is its share in relieving the Eastern flood situ ation. Over $300 has been raised to ward the quota, but increasing needs in the stricken area have made the national organization in crease the amount asked. Living organizations are asked to announce the drive and to help i in collecting the relief funds. Money may be turned in at Mc Morran and Washburne’s, local theatres, or the Red Cross head quarters at 817 Willamette. An attempt to collect over $3,000,000 is being made nation ally to relieve the 400,000 made homeless by the floods in the many Eastern states. The money raised will be used in rehabilita j tion, providing shelters, food, and | Red Cross nurses. Godfrey Attends Portland Meeting George H. Godfrey of the Uni I versity news bureau, representing i the Oregon state planning board, attended a special committee meet ing of the Portland realty board Thursday at Portland. The provisions of the McNary i Bone Bonneville bill were studied j relative to prospects of marketing j power. Representatives from the Oregon ; and Washington planning commis j sions and engineers from the U. S. war department were present for the discussion. Lee, Yeager Lead Toastmaster Talk At the regular meeting of the Toastmaster club Thursday night Howard Lee and Don Yeager led j the discussion, which was con cerned with the possibilities of the active men in the Independents. This is an organization for men on the campus who are interested j i in discussions both of campus and i national affairs. Villard Gives UO $1000 in Books Son of Oregon Benefaetoi Presents 22 Volumes or World Affairs With the aim of increasing in tercst in world affairs among stu dents, Oswald Garrison Villard noted New York editor, has award ed more than 20 recent books t< the University library. Mr. Villard’s father, Henry Vil lard, railroad builder, founded th< first University of Oregon libran by donating $1,000 worth of books He helped the University when i was a struggling institution anc was honored when the seconc building to be built on the campus Villard hall.was named for* him. Oswald Garrison Villard wa; given the honorary degree of doc tor of laws, and delivered the mair address at commencement Iasi year. Some of the books of special in terest in the gift are: “Credit anc International Trade—How Thej Worlj in Practice," by Ellinger “The Inevitable World Recovery,' by Fisher; “City Government,” b> Hoan; “Autophy of the Monroe Doctrine." by Nerval; and “Wai and the Private Investor,” by Sta Increased Interest Aim The books, which aim to in ;rease student interest in world iffairs, are: “Freedom of the Seas” by E. W. Crecraft, “Credit ind International Trade” by B. Ellinger, “The Inevitable World Ftecovery” by H. Fisher, “The Agricultural Crisis” by Dr. J. M. 3oldstein, “The Exchange Equal zation Account” by N. F. Hall, ‘City Government” by D. W. Hoan, “War Clouds in the Skies of -he Far East” by Tom Ireland, ‘War Memoirs” by Robert Lan sing, “The International Money Markets” by J. T. Madden and M. Nadler, “The Jew and the World Ferment” by Basil Mathews ‘Autopsy of the Monroe Doctrine'1 ay G. Nerval. “Population Theories and Their Application With Special Refer ence to Japan” by E. F. Penrose, ‘The Geographic Pattern of Man cind” by John E. Pomfret, ‘Japan's Policies and Purposes" ay H. Saito, “Japan’s Advance” by r. A. B. Scherer, “War and the 3rivate Investor” by E. Staley, ‘Clashing Tides of Colour” by L. Stoddard, “Henry Villard, A True Fairy Tale” by O. G. Villard, ‘World Fellowship” by C. F. Veiler, “France in Ferment” by A. ,Verth, “Nations Can Live at Jome” by O. W. Willcox, and ‘Labor in the League System” by V. G. Wilson. Bovard to Leave For Long Beach John F. Bovard, dean of the school of physical education, will leave today for Long Beach, Cali fornia, to attend the National Rec reation Association institute con ference. As chairman of a committee studying training courses for rec reational leaders, Dean Bovard vill make a report at the meeting. Dn the committee are representa :ives from Oregon, Washington, California, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It was appointed by Ma jor George W. Braden, director of :he conference. Dean Bovard will also lead a iiscussion of the problem of pro ’essional recreation training cours es. The problem of recreation is a very important one and the Uni versity has a chance to become a leader in the field, according to Dean Bovard. The large PWA rec reation fund shows that the pres et administration is interested in the subject, he said. Heating Tunnel Funds Uncertain The University has not yet re ceived word in answer to the ap plication made several weeks age for funds to complete the last unit of the heating tunnel leading tc the new men’s gymnasium, accord ing to Earl M. Pallett, registrar. Mr. Pallett said that it is not certain that the funds will be forthcoming, but that meanwhile the tunnel will be continued a short distance further until the fund' on hand are exhausted. Pomona Girls’ Glee Club Sings Today — College Women to Give Benefit Program for Browsing Room , Featuring Pomona college songs, the Pomona College Women’s glee club will appear before students and townspeople today in a pro gram given for the benefit of the new library browsing room. The college club is brought here under the auspices of sorority alumnae groups in Eugene. Beginning promptly at 8 o’clock, the women will give their concert in the music auditorium, i The program is as follows: Pomona college songs The Picture.Everett S. Olive Primavera (Springtime at Po mona) .Everett S. Olive Glee Club To the Spirit of Music . .Percy Rector Stephens Ode to the Evening Star (Wil liam Elake) .Bantock The Year’s at the Spring . Mrs. H. H. A. Beach Glee Club Soprano Solo—Pace, Pace (La Forza Del Destino).Verdi Kathleen Cassady I Ave Maria.Tschaikowsky Emittee Spiritum Tuun. . Scheutky - Singenberger Nunc Dimittis .Gretchaninoff Glee Club Soprano Solo — Depuis le Jour (Louise) .Charpentier Isla Detter Mists.Respighi The Star.Rogers - Lyman The Two Clocks.Rogers Glee Club Soprano Solo — Connais tu le Pays (Mignon) .Thomas Charlotte Hanson Flower of Dreams.~. . Joseph W. Clokey A Spirit Flower — Campbell Titon . Treharnc | Waken Lords aiid Ladies Gay (Sir Walter Scott).Matthews Glee Club Piano Solo—Prelude.Chopin Jean McCracken Readings—A Name for a Boy ... .Frieda Peycke False Prophet. .. Reginald Darow Birdean Boileau Pomona College Songs Torchbearers (Ghost Dance.... . Bissell Hail, Pomona, Hail!.Loucks Glee Club Tickets are priced at 25 cents for students and 50 cents for townspeople. They are on sale at the circulation desk of the library, at H. Gordon and company, and at McMorran and Washburne’s store downtown. Dunn Accepts Convention Post Prof. Frederic L. Dunn, head of the Latin department, has ac cepted appointment as chairman of the program committee for the American Classical League’s an nual convention at the Portland Fine Arts Museum, July 1 and 2. The session will be in conjunction with the National Education As sociation and will be presided over by Dorothy Latta, soon to be the director of the service bureau of classic teachers in New York city. Professor Dunn is now making arrangements with numerous prominent writers of the classics in the United States and Canada for their participation in the pro- 1 gram. Irene Campbell of Jefferson high school of Portland will take charge I of local arrangements. Caswell, Norris Go to McMinnville ! Dr. E. A. Caswell, head of the physics department, and Dr. Will V. Norris, physics professor, will go to McMinnville today to attend a meeting of the Oregon section of I the American Physics Teachers as i sociation at Linfield college. Representatives of all the col i leges and universities in Idaho, i Oregon, and Washington are in vited to attend. Papers are given by members on the problems of teaching and technical subjects. The meeting will last all day Sat urday. Graduate Students Must Register By JSoon Today Graduate students must reg ister by 12 o’clock today to avoid a Into-registration fee of $1 a day. Students are asked to register at windows' three and four on the second floor of Johnson and not at the regis trar’s office. Best After Dinner Talk to Win $15 Next W. F. Jewett Contest Scheduled for April 27; Topie ‘Messiahs’ All University of Oregon under graduate men are elegible to enter a VV. F. Jewett after dinner speak ing contest to be held April 27, at an hour and place to be announced later. Prizes offered are $15, $10, and $5. “American Messiahs" is the gen eral subject. Speakers may choose any phase of the subject which deals with individuals, organiza tions, or movements whose inten tion is to “save the country." Speeches are to be six to eight minutes long and may be extem pore or memoritor as contestants prefer. No two contestants will be allowed to speak on the same sub ject. John L. Casteel, speech director, advises that the topic be specific. He says that such a title as “Huey Long" would be better than "Dem agogues.” Treatment of the sub ject may be humorous, satiric, crit ical or commendatory. Students wishing to enter the contest must sign their intentions at the speech department, and there further details may be de rived. New Infirmary Nears Completion Campus Building Projects Progress Rapidly; Libe Bricklaying Begins Building projects on the campus are progressing satisfactorily with the infirmary rapidly nearing completion. The cement work is now being coated with tar in pre paration for the stone and brick finish. It will be the same style of building as the men’s dormitory. Men are at work laying the bricks on the west end of the new library. The cast stone trimmings for the windows and the window frames are being trucked in daily so that they will be ready when the brick layers need them. The main structure of the library is complete. Second pouring of the basement floois needed for water proofing the rooms will be com pletede this week. Pouring of the sixth stack level, the last one, will be done Saturday. Tunnel units are progressing sldwly due to rock. The third tunnel between the library and Gerlinger is just being opened up. About 100 men are employed on the three units as most of the work is hand work. Excavation work is still being done for the new physcial educa tion building and foundation work probably won’t start for two weeks. The old handball courts, being converted into a store house on a lot across from the infirmary, will be finished before any of the other projects. Pallett Moves Office to Villard Because his work as executive secretary must be closely correlat ed with that of Dr. Boyer, the of fice of E. M. Pallett, registrar of the University, was moved to Vil lard near the president's offices March 14. NYA offices were also moved to Villard sinoe Mr. Pallett is head of the committee in charge of NYA on the Oregon campus. The offices in Johnson vacated by the removal have not been filled as yet although the office formerly used by Mr. Pallett’s secretary is being used by the business office. The office of Clifford Constance, assistant registrar, will remain in Johnson, Card Sales Hit 700; Goal Set at 1,100 Roberta Moody, Colvig Prepare for Beginning Of Drive Next Week More than 700 associated stu dent cards had been sold at a late hour last night. Impressed with the support the students are giving the ASUO since it was announced that the organization faces heavy curtail ment of the spring term activity program, co-chairmen Roberta Moody and Fred Colvig prepared yesterday for the opening of the main drive next week. 1100 Cards Needed "We must raise the total to 1100 cards," the committee heads said yesterday, “in order to insure .the usual extra-curricular activi ties. "Students will not be allowed to participate in the extra-curricular activity program without student body cards," Colvig said. "This applies to both Emerald and Ore gana staffs, tennis, track, spring football, baseball, and other spring term activities, including the right to vote in the oncoming political melee. No student will have the right to serve on a committee or run for an office unless he pos sesses a student card,” he added. "No check was made yesterday on the sales for the day. Frater nity and sorority presidents had taken cards into their respective living organizations and were pushing sales to the utmost. “The Northwest swimming meet which is to be held in Gerlinger pool the day Oregon's outstanding mermen return from the Olympic meets in the East will be open to ASUO members,” revealed the ticket sellers. “Money will not buy a seat for non-ticket-holders at this meet.” Norris Says Mud Is Unavoidable The trail of mud left in the wake of the trucks hauling dirt from the new gymnasium excavation to the north campus is unavoidable, ac cording to .Dr. Will V. Norris of the building committee. About 3000 yards of dirt are being hauled to fill in the northwest corner of the campus below Villard hall. Dr. Norris estimates that this is worth $5000 to the school and is costing nothing but the labor of hauling. The good grass was taken off before the filling began and will be replaced as soon as the leveling is done. The corner will then be landscaped. Wesley Club To Elect Sunday Wesley club will elect officers to serve for the remainder of 1936 at its regular meeting Sunday at 6:30 p. m. in the Methodist Episcopal church. Nominations to date are: Victor Goff, president; Grace Martin, Mary Field, vice president; Doro thy Rowland, secretary; Jack Rowland, Frank Chambers, treas urer. Incumbents are: Charles Pad docks, presiednt; Grace Martin, vice president; Naomi Tobie, sec retary; and Orval Etter, treasurer. “What’s Wrong With Wesley Club?" will be discussed by How ard Ohmart following the election of officers. Preceding the business meeting will be the social hour at 6 p. m. At 9:45 Sunday morning the University group under the leader ship of William P. Walter, secre tary of the downtown YMCA, will continue its discussion of the “Per sonality of Jesus,” a book written by Kirby Page. U. O. Student Subs For Society Editor Betty Shoemaker, senior in journalism, is working as society editor of the Daily News-Review in Roseburg. Miss Shoemaker plans to return the first of next week. She has been relieving Mrs. Lotus Knight Porter, regular society editor of the paper, who has been on a vacation. OSF to Debate Military Question ROTC Committee to Give Report Tuesday; Group i May Piek Adviser [ Beginning' activities for spring 1 term the Oregon Student Federa | tion Will meet Tuesday evening at j 7:30 on the third floor of Gerlinger hall to hear the report of the ROTC committee appointed at the I last meeting, February 27. j Robert and Don Thomas will j present arguments on the compul | sory side in the form of a brief. Kenneth Phillips and John Luvaas j will uphold the optional point of j view in a similar manner. Facts in regard to the functions and du ties of the faculty exemptions ' committee are also to be given by the committeemen. 1 Selection of a faculty adviser is scheduled for this meeting. Prof. W. A. Dahlberg, Prof. Victor P. Morris, and Prof. Waldo Schu macher have been suggested as possible advisers. If all three are willing to be candidates, they will probably be voted upon at the meeting. Further action on the graduated student body ticket will be delayed, as the committee, headed by David Lowry, first vice-president of the federation, is not yet ready to re port. AWS Installation Date Changed Conflict With ‘Dime Crawl’ Causes Switch of Day to March 31 Conflicting dates of the AWS installation with that of the Dime Crawl on Wednesday caused the AWS executive council to change the installation to Tuesday, March SI. The affair is still scheduled for 4:30 in the afternoon, with formal attire for both old and new offi cers. The meeting will be a regu lar mass meeting of the AWS and all members are urged to be at alumni hall in Gerlinger Tuesday afternoon. Outgoing officers are Margaret Ann Smith, president, Virginia Younie, vice-president, Starla Par vin, secretary, Helen Bartrum, treasurer, Gladys Battleson, ser geant-at-arms, and Betty Rosa, re porter. Papers Print Oregon Pictures The picture recently published in the Emerald and Oregon papers of Oregon journalism students, Wayne Harbert, Dorothy Edlefsen, and Marian Lucas, with Dean Allen of the school of journalim, bending over the old Washington hand press which printed the first newspaper west of the Rockies over ninety years ago, was printed in the Christian Science Monitor arid the Publishers’ Auxilary. This picture was sent to news papers all over the United States by the University news bureau. Betty Pownall’s picture in her uniform of honorary commanding officer of the University of Oregon ROTC was published in a recent issue of the Collegiate Digest, a national publication of college news m pictures and paragraphs. Stetson Returns From OSTA Meet Dr. F. L. Stetson, of the school of education returned yesterday from Salem, where he attended a meeting- of the OSTA committee on curriculum reorganization Thursday, March 26. This was the first meeting of the committee. The work is to be con tinued over a period of two years, according to Dr. Stetson. Its pur pose is to recommend changes in the courses offered in elementary and secondary schools. Lists of Graduation Speakers Off Press Lists of staff members of the va rious schools of the Oregon state system of higher education avail able for high school commence ment addresses have just come off the press and will be mailed in the near future. Women Hosts Tonight For Fashion Dance Fifth Avenue Models to Display Spring Styles: Dance at 9 With University men's pocket books sadly deflated by the recent midnight burglar, the boys are thanking their lucky stars that to night at the Gamma Alpha Chi Fifth Avenue dance for once it will be the women who pay. Women did not accept the situa tion without grumbling, however, and gained some respite by decid ing that there would be no button iers for the favored males. Social chairman, Isabell Miller, pacified a.l from an economic point of view by ruling that corsages would not be in order, and that the women's advertising honorary dance would be informal. Tickets at Bargain With typical womanly yen for bargains, the Gamma Chi director ate decided upon a drastic price cut. slashing the regular price to 99 cents, a full cent under the usual price of one dollar. The dance is to be held in Mc Arthur court with Buck McGow an's orchestra furnishing the mu sic. A highlight of the evening will be the announcement of the new Gamma Alpha Chi pledges. The names will be withheld until intermission. Twelve to Model In keeping with the Fifth Ave nue idea twelve campus manikins will parade the latest fashions. Those chosen to model are: Rose mary O’Donnell, Betty Pownall. Marjorie Smith, Betty Crawford. Dorothy Ann Rader, Ellen Hill, Al ice Kay Roberts, Alice Morris, El eanor Stewart, Virginia Stretcher. Rhoda Armstrong, and Hazel Mc Brian. These girls were chosen on their appearance and poise. Past expe rience as models was also taken into consideration in choosing the girls. YWCA to Install Cabinet Tuesday ‘Bread and Roses' Theme Of Ceremony; Banquet Also Scheduled "Bread and Roses" is the theme for the annual YWCA installation services to be held Tuesday, March 31, according to Elaine Sorenson, installation chairman, and Doris Mabie, in charge of the banquet. The banquet, which all girls in terested in the YWCA are urged to attend, will be held 6 o’clock Tuesday night at the YMCA. Tickets are 35 cents and may be reserved by calling the YW. Committees appointed by Doris Mabie, general chairman are: Jean Ackerson, tickets; Elaine Soren (Please turn to page two) Loan Fund Tea To Be Held by PEO The three Eugene chapters of the PEO will hold their second an nual tea for the benefit of the stu dent revolving loan fund, at the home of Mrs. Geor ge Hurley, Wed nesday, April 1. This fund is in charge of Miss Janet Smith of the University em ployment office. Miss Smith will give a short talk on the work that the fund has been used for. The tea is to be held from 3 until 0 and anyone who is interested is invited to attend. Mrs. Hunter Gives Tea for AOPi Guest Members and pledges of Alpha Ornicron Pi, social fraternity, have been invited to a dessert party by Mrs. Frederick M. Hunter, Mon day night, March 30. The dessert party is in honor of Mrs. George Backus, visiting Al pha Ornicron Pi member from Cal ifornia. Mrs. Backus was present at the installation of the chapter here on the campus and was in strumental in founding the local chapter.