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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF T1IE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon The Oregon Daily Err.eralrl, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year, except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, examination periods, all of December except the first seven days, all of March except the first eight days. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Ripe for Any Tinhorn Messiah EACH noon with the natural sound effects of tooting' horns, screaching brakes, grinding gears, and tapping feet, station KORE in this city broadcasts a feature called "What Lane County Thinks,” and you can spin the dial for a long time before you will find better entertainment. The program is a natural. No script, no highly paid performers and still, from the standpoint of human interest, it can well hold its own with any radio feature in the country. It's such a simple thing, it’s a wonder no one has thought of it before. A portable microphone is rigged up on one of the busiest street-corners in town with two operators in charge one to drag in unwary passers-by, the other to catechize them on topics of current interest. * * * Funniest of the unpaid performers are those stricken with “mike” fright, who gurgle un pleasant sounds into the instrument and blurt out naive answers. Most distasteful to amusement-seeking devotees of the program are the "stuffed shirts” who "really” know why the Townsend plan, for example, won't work. Fortunately for seekers of entertainment these intelligent bores are rare; un fortunately for defenders of American democracy quite frequent are those whose artless answers betray not. reasoned convictions, but only an ad herence to simple prejudices, misguided hopes, plausible hearsay, and ail those things that con found public opinion. * * * Here indeed is prey for the demagogues among this unreasoning mass if the people. Play to their prejudices, tease their hopes, ply them with rumor —that's the formula. No wonder that Dr. Town send's epidemic of economic stupidity has swept the country! And here indeed is material for educators and for public-spirited journalists: How, how for heavens sake to bring light to the great deluded masses—how to confound the demagogues! Brass Band For Brass Band THE pacifist youth of America is hurrying to organize its forces before world war should again draw this nation into its maw. Gone are the early days of the movement, wtien earnest young men and women worked only to shape the dialectics of their cause, and it is well, for paci fism might have ended there in the realm of ideology. Now is the day of the pacifist militant, the only true worker for peace. A realist, today's pacifist knows the how anil why of war, but also he knows that the peace movement, to be effective, must tarism when tiie awful test comes, have greater momentum than the forces of mili “War is a fact; peace is an ideal,” recently stated a cynical young professor, whose lectures in modern history bear only too well the proof of his assertion. But perhaps the table has turned; perhaps peace also may be a fact. Back in 1917 there was quite a powerful move ment for peace, but it was an intellectual move ment, powerless before the militarist propaganda that flooded the country irrational as that prop aganda was and unable to withstand the clamor for war. Our young pacifist today is a realist. He knows that he cannot fight emotion with the force of intelligence. He knows that he must match the war-birds brass band for brass band, flag for flag, marcher for marcher, and pretty girl for pretty girl, lie knows that he must carry his fight into the legislatures of the land and into the organs of public opinion. Probably never before has pacifism become such a powerful movement. But the forces of militarism are still potent in their age-long sin against civilization. Pacifist youth must drive ever more mightily. The Safety Valve Letters published in this column should not ho construed us expressing the editorial opinion of the Kmoruid. Anony mous contributions will be disregarded. The names of ociu municauts will, however, he rewarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to he brief, tin- editors rcsorv inr tile rivht to condense nil letters ef over 1100 words and to accept or reject letters upon the criteria of aencrid editorial Importance and interest to the campus. Editor, the Emerald: I am appreciative of your editorial in yester days Emeiald front the standpoint of your interest in independent students and the light in which you evidently saw the election situation; however. I feci definitely that your attack on Fred Hammond and his supporters was unjustified. All houses which sitiii they would back the ticket did so. Sororities were not included in this group. 1 was aware of what I wa.- getting into. 1 was further aware of the fact that whether I ran on Fred Hammond's ticket or not 1 had made up my mind to support him for what lie is and not for what lie might promise, for lie made no promises. The dorm harbors no resentment because their candidate lost to a popular man. I feel in no way double-crossed; just plain defeated, and Frol Hammond still has oui support. 1 hope [ have cleared up an unfortunate misunderstanding. Walter Eschebeck. Editor, tiie Emerald: It is unfortunate to be forced to begin a new administration by explanations in the "Safety Valve,” but 1 feel that general campus opinion was not. reflected m your editorial in yesterday Emerald concerning tiie alleged fraternity walk out on independents. My strongest conviction is still cooperation between affiliated and unaifiliuted seudsiito. fiiv dormitories likewise bate tun, under standing. I regret that there was such a belief, since there is no justification for it. Fred Hammond. Editor, the Emerald: Yesterday your paper carried an editorial headed “Dorm Man to the Wolves.” Whoever wrote that masterpiece of misstatement is to be complimented on accomplishing his purpose - if his purpose was to garble the facts in a way that would cause the independents to believe the fra ternities had knifed their man. That the "Ham mondites,” as your analytical genius called them, deserted Eschebeck is a bald-faced lie, and it can not be excused on the pretext of ignorance. The most naive freshman knoWs that the fraternities went down the line for Eschebeck, and he also knows that Jim Hurd was considered the best vote-getter on the Finley ticket. Yes, he even knows that it was the sororities that elected Hurd and defeated Eschebeck, but of course the editorial writer of the Emerald, perched high on his ped estal of unlimited knowledge and information, wouldn't know about the doings of the lesser minds. Will you explain for us just why that editorial was written, Mr. Editor? Or will this letter go the way of other copy that is contrary to the moods of The Mind ? All year the Emerald has sung the psalm of greater unity among the many diverse factions on the campus. Was that editorial your idea of the way to build up good-will between two of them, the fraternities and the independents? W. E. Thomason. (Editor’s note: To Mr. W. E. “Tex” Thomason we say “Nuts!” The editorial whicli he praises so highly was written because of our firm conviction that if support for Eschebeek’s candidacy had been urged a little more strenuously among the houses supposedly attached to the Hammond ticket, the young man would have been elected. In other words we think it very peculiar that the securely-knit Kappa Kig machine should break just at this particular joint. A more temperate editorial, we’ll admit, would have contained the prophecy that independent feelings will be salved with a few committee appointments. Miscellanything Being Stuff From HpuIi anti Tlieali We Have It on Authority (From the Hampshire Gazette) March 13, 1799 BUONAPARTE'S DEATH A few days later dates, than those received by the way of Salem, the New York Gazettes give many particulars of the assassination of Buona parte and his officers at Cairo. The account thus far partakes of officiality. On the 14th December, Mr. Fawkener arrived at Lord Grenville’s office from Vienna, in an extra packet boat, bringing dispatches from Sir Morton Eden, his Britannic Majesty’s Minister at Vienna, dated Dec. 3 . . . These advices state, that on the 2d. Dec. an express arrived at Vienna, from Con stantinople, communicating advices from Baron Herbert, dated Nov. 17th; and asserting that Buonaparte having convened the Arab chiefs at Cairo, for the purpose of communicating to them his plans for opposing the hostile Beys and Pashas, the envoy from the Bey of Tripoli, drew a pistol from his girdle, and shot Buonaparte dead:- that a massacre of the French officers and soldiers ensued; and that the consequences were, the ad vance of the hostile Beys, and the capture of Alexandria, by the Pacha of Rhodes, assisted by the English squadron. Thus circumstantially narrated is the event. The great distance of the scene of action from Europe, and the various languages which intel ligence has to be translated into, render it extreme ly dificult for Americans to ascertain the situation of the French in Egypt. If the subject is worth their attention, our readers can make some calcu lation;; on the probability of the event from the above particulars. r.VTIMOTIC SONG By li. Tyler, Esq. Sung at Windsor, 1th July, 1799 Come all ye fod'ral heroes, Who crown this festive hoard; Come crown your sparkling glasses, Let union be the word; Ami when our brimming bumpers We quaff this merry day We'll gayly sing, we'll gayly sing, huzza America. Our fathers fought for freedom, Against despotic laws; Through hunger, cold and hardships, They gain'll their glorious cause, By cheerful hearts supported, They never knew dismay. But gayly sung, but gayly sung, huzza America. They fought the British Lion, And turn'd his noble rage; And can't we their descendants A paltroon'd frog engage; We'll teach poor Monsieur Fricasee, That in the face of day. We'll bravely fight, we'll bravely fight, for fam'd America. Let venal French directors, Insult our native land; With indolent demeanour, A Tribute base demand, We’H teach intriguing Frenchmen, The tribute which we pay, Are cannon balls, are cannon balls, from proud America. Great Adams rules our councils. And we obedience yield: Brave Washington shall lead us Again into the field; For when they are united, V.'i fear no fori ign sway. But boldly shout, but boldly, shout, huzza America. Let's join our hands together, la token of our love. In one firm band of union, Recorded now above: And as a band of patriots, Wo swear this sacred day. That we'll defend, that we'll defend, defend * ail*Cl it. d. The Marsh Of Time Observed with glee: Hiking me down Kincaid street with rain pouring over the frame until I assumed the appearance of an ornate fountain, noticed one of the University’s dirt-dragging dump trucks. Seated in the shelter of the cab, the driver and his assistant puffed thoughtfully on stogies and lis tened to strains of music com ing over a radio installed in the truck. Ah me! The world grows soft and rots from within. Too many luxuries. It was only a few years ago when driving a truck was a job for none but the most virile of strong men. And today, playing nursemaid to and unwieldy dump truck is accompanied by music and radio entertainment. Sic transit gloria. Q. What is that funny smell ? A. That is fresh air. It’s possible for the non-combatants to breathe again, now that the odor of campus politics has blown over for another year. This gets us. It seems that there was a certain prisoner in an eastern hoosegow, who was sentenced to the hot squat—the electric chair, you dope. More or less naturally, the chappie had an inner urging for free dom ... in short, he wanted to ' escape. And escape he did, very neat ly, too, for while he was taking the well-known scram, his wife was upstairs keeping the keeper busy in . . . well, let us say in an amorous manner. Unfortunately, though, the fugitive was captured and re turned to the clink. And now . . . ha . . . and now he’s suing the guard for $100,000 for alien ation of his wife’s affections. * * * Quip following the opening of a tremendously successful New York show. Seems that one of those bustling, self-esteeming and tremendously important citizens muscled into the head of a line waiting to get their ducats for the evening’s per formance. Croaks the citizen, “I want a seat on the lower floor, right in the center and away front. Have you got one?” And quick as light, comes it back the annoyed box office man, “Sure. Can you play a , violin?” * * * Any of you lads and lassies think you’re pretty good spell ers? Okay. Take this sentence down, and then have someone dictate it to you. No cribbing, mind you. Here it is. “An em barrassed cobbler passed a ha rassed peddler who was sitting in languorous ease on a ceme tery wall gnawing the desiccat ed bones of a rhinoceros while gauging the symmetry of a lady’s contour and her beauteous coiffure.” Less than two errors for any one who has not studied the sentence makes the practically Phi Hetos. Music in The Air By BILL LAMME Women Suffrage When two women get to gether you have gossip; when three women get together you have a club. As the size of the club increases the dames search about for .a breater aim, a more gargantuan goal. If the membership is four or its multiples it is inevitably a bridge club. From bridge they progress into sewing, literature and up into such things as clubs organized to see that anemic children get grade “A” milk or to see that no movie “pitchers” of corrupting tendencies are ex hibited to the citizens of fair Centerville. All of which leads up to the fact that 20,000,000 women or ganized into 27 clubs which are represented by the women’s na tional radio committee have voted their choice of radio’s outstanding programs. The citations: For the best educational pro gram, America’s Town Meeting of the Air. Iiudy Vallee and his varieties get first for NON-MUSICAL, programs, which is just what we’ve always thought. Cities Service concert with Jessie Dragonette first in light music. Were formerly heard eoast-to-coast but now released cnly in the East. The award for best children’s program went to Wilderness Road, and not being a kid any longer we’ve never heard it. No award for serious music was made because “none of the features considered conformed to the standards established by the committee.” In comedy, one, two, three were Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Burns and Allen. Listen List Our award for serious music goes to the yodeling contest and the Hoosier Hot Shots on the barn dance at 8:00 KGW-NBC . . . the dope sheet lists Irvin S. Cobb as one of America’s fore most novelists; must be a mis print for novelties, for who ever heard of Cobb novels .... Irvin is guest tonight of Olsen and Shutta at 7:30 KGW-NBC . . . . Frances Anthony Fay, president of Amalgamated Hat ers, Inc., presides at 6:00 KGW NBC . . . F. D. Roosevelt, who is presi dent of the United States, com petes with Irvin Cobb (7:30 KEX-NBC) as he addresses Jefferson day diners . . . two other programs worth listing: Smith Ballew’s Shell chateau at 6:30 KGW-NBC, and Ziegfeld follies with A1 Goodman at 9:00 KQIN-CBS . . . Spraying of California fruit orchards is often done by means of airplanes. While flying at low altitudes, they lay down a barrage of gas, which exterm inates insects. Huge Bridge Section Gets Sky Ride Swinging high above tin1 waters of the hay, this huge fabricated section of tin- steel jjei U frame of the San I'raneisco-Oakland bay bridge is mins; hoisted into place by traveling cranes. Moving far overhead, the cranes list the section slowly upward from the barge On which it had been taken into the bay. By this engineering feat, all the framework for the two decks to carry nine luues for vehicles and Iwo uiterurbau tracks \.ill soar iato place. Bennett Essay Deadline Saturday _____ Saturday Ts the last day on which essays in the Philo Sher i man Bennett contest can be I turned in, George Turnbull, head of the subcommittee on awards in ; charge, said yesterday. Prizes of I $25 and $10 are offered for the best and second-best essay on the subject of “The Influence of Pres sure Groups in a Democracy.” The University of Oregon is one of 24 state universities at which prizes are offered for essays on some phase of the general theme of the principles of free govern ment. The essays are limited to 5,000 words in length, and all undergraduates are eligible to compete. Dean Allen (Continued jrum payc one) and it gives one a thrill to hear their hearty voices shouting the fine old German songs. Last night they had a Bock Bier Fest that was still going at 3 o’clock this morning. Almost everybody seemed to be on hand for a hearty breakfast even though the facts of astronomy shortened the night by one hour. Tonight it is a costume ball. Sally (his wife) and Bill are in the midst of it, but it suddenly occurred to me that although I had been attending those things all my life they are not really compulsory. The movies on board ! have been exceptionally fine. The conversation on the screen is all in German and it is fine language training to try to catch as much as one can of the foreign tongue. "One has to go abroad to realize what depreciation of cur rency means. When I was last abroad, rough neck Americans were pasting bills of local money on their suitcases and on the sides of their busses, and asking when prices were quoted, is that in francs—or marks—or in "real money?” Now the tables are turned. It hurts like the devil to pay $3.40 in American money for a package of laundry just because one is out of travel-marks. Travel marks (good only for travel pur i poses and obtainable only before one starts) are four for a dollar. If one hasn’t got them, or hasn’t enough of them, one has to pay $4 for what would have cost only $2.75 in travel-marks. . . . "Railroad tickets in Germany are for sale astonishingly cheap to foreign Olympic year guests. A young plant pathologist on board outlined a trip taking him and his wife into every part of Germany and back to port, and the cost, for the two of them, was $19— $9.50 apiece. The reduction is 60 percent—that is, one pays only j 40 cents for a dollar’s worth of travel. . . .” Lady Primrose (Continued from pacje one) for a directed verdict, but his mo tion was overruled by Judge Or lando J. Hollis. After deliberating half an hour, the jury returned the decision at 10:45 in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him $1265. Members of the jury were Don ald Courtney, Joe Hillis, Stanley Darling, Harold Weston, Nora Hitchman, George Stanbrough, Clay Baxter, Robert Moffett, George Jameson, Denny Breaid Evelyn Shields. Clioir Plans (Continued from pane one) prano. “Sadly Groaning, Guilty Feeling" (Igemisce) solo tenor. “From the Accursed" (Confuta tis) bass solo. “Ah! What Weep ing” (Lacrymosa) quartet and chorus. No. 3. “Oh Lord God" (.Domine Jesu) offertory for soprano, mez zo-soprano, tenor and bass. No. 4 “Holy" (Sanctus) Fugue for two choirs. No. 5. "Lamb of God" (Agnus Deit soprano, mezzo-soprano and I chorus. No. 6. “Light Eternal" (Lux1 eterna) mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass. No. 7. "Lord, Deliver My Soul" (Libera me) solo for soprano, cho rus and final fugue. 1'ersonnel Named Personnel of the polyphonic i Choir: first tenor, H. Carroll Auld. Charles Aydelott. Charles J. Fahey, i Berkley (Mathews. Bruce McIntosh. Clarence Redmond. Ernest Savage, Allen Sherrill. Second tenor: Frank Chambers.! Albert Chamberlin. Irving Elle. Norman Gaeden, Fred Huston. Donald Nixon, Dean Connaway. First bass. Freed Bales, George Callas. Greer Drew. Donald H. Farr, Arthur Grafious. Lloyd Greene, Robert Henderson. Bruce Higby. Ellsworth Huffman. Win Jenks. Kenneth Kirtley. Louis Lar son. James Lewis. A into n Newton f Liberty Helper Irenee du Pont, above, munitions and chemicals magnate, has con tributed $10,000 to Crusaders, Inc., and $86,750 to the American Lib erty League, records submitted in the U. S. Senate probe of the for mer organization revealed. Du Pont was was the largest donor of funds to the league on the senate list. Lovisa Youngs To Sing Monday Madame Rose McGrew, profes sor of voice in the University school of music, is presenting Miss Lovisa Youngs, contralto, in a re cital in the music auditorium Monday, April 27 at 8:15 o’clock. Harold Ayres will accompany Miss Youngs at the piano. She will sing the following numbers: I Torelli . Tu Lo Sai Pergclesi . Sc Tu M’Ami II Franz . Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen Schumann . Ich grolle nicht Brahms . Nachtigall Strauss . Traum durch die Dammerung III Saint-Saens .. Armour, viens aider From “Samson et Dalila’’ IV Gretchaninoff . Berceuse Sibella . O Bimba, Bimbetta Valverde . Clavilitos V Curran . Nocturne Ayres . The Silver Sea Ayres . I Send My Heart La Forge . Songs of the Open Robert Rugh, Bill Sutherland, Frank Trout, Gene Wade. Second bass, Frank Bennett, Kenneth Ely, Wilbur J e s s e n , George Skipworth. Robert Smith, Sloan Wharton, William Gregory, Gerald Morrison. First soprano, Viola Barker, Anne Barton, Madelle Beidler, Louise Burneson, Ann Erskinc, Mary Field, Rose Gore. Carolyn Grannis, Ann Herrcnkohl, Dorothy Howell, Roberta Humphreys, Mary Kerm, Ruth Leonard, Carol Mc Fall, Marjorie Scobert, Marie Wet terstrom, Marionbeth Wolfenden, Gertrude Watson, Dorothy Hardin, Marian Moore; Second soprano: Mary Eliza An gell, Mary Margaret Black. Cherie Brown, Pearl Coy, Donna Davies, Mary Graham, Lela Hall, Alice Holmback, Phyllis Johnstone, Mary Kingsley, Norman Loffelmaeher, j Margaret Peterson, Dorothy Ra-1 der, Barbara Webster, Lois Whip ple, Doris Wizen. First alto, Marjorie Baker, Lor raine Beardsley, Janet Beistel. Car men Curry, Lucia Davis, Jane Hen derson, Erma Huston, Esther 24 Students Cast For Guild Play Technique Classes, Guild Players Join in Giving ‘Dinner at Eight’ “Dinner at Eight,” the Kaufman Ferber scintillating cross section of life drama at a dinner party, scheduled for an early production by the University theatre, involves a cast of 24 actors. All but one minor character has been chosen, Horace W. Robinson, director an nounced today. Selection of “Dinner at Eight” for production by the University theatre is made possible by com bining the entire enrollments of both the Guild Hall players and the technique of acting class, ac cording to Ottilie Turnbull Sey bolt, head of the drama division. With actors fresh from successful performances in “Street Scene” and “Outward Bound” it is be lieved that the worthcoming play will prove a very satisfactory choice for the final campus produc tion of the school year. Characters Listed Characters and players in order of their first appearance are as fol lows : I Millicent Jordan, Marian Bauer; Dora, Portia Booth; Gustave, Ger ald T. Smith; Oliver Jordan, Wal den Boyle; Paula Jordan, Patricia Neal; Ricci, George Bikman; Hat tie Loomis, Eleanor Pitts; Carlotta Vance, Helen Chambers; Dan Packard, Robert D. Henderson; Kitty Packard, Virginia Scoville; Tina, Adelyn Shields; Dr. Wayne Talbot, George Smith; Larry Re nault, William Cottrell; Eddie, Charles Barclay; Waiter, Robert Winstead; Max Kane, Dan E. Clark II; Mr. Hatfield, Leonard Love: Miss Alden, Mary Elizabeth Webster; Lucy Talbot, Helen M. Roberts; Mrs. Wendel, Margie Tucker; Jo Stengel, Richard F. Koken; Mr. Fitch, Ernest J. Sav age; Ed Loomis, Virgil Garwood. Six Sets -Required Six different settings will be re quired to identify various locales such as the Jordan drawing room, Larry Renault’s hotel suite and Dr. Talbot’s office. The settings are being designed by Horace Wr. Robinson in such a way as to al low for double quick scene chang es, eliminating tedious waits be tween scenes. The set will be con structed by the class in theatre workshop under Mr. Robinson’s personal supervision. The techni cal staff will be chosen from the workshop group. Lange, Joella Bayer, Helen Nicka chiou, Helen Osland. Elizabeth On thank, Margaret’ Ruth, Donna Shake, Kathryn Shelley, Elizabeth Stanley, Bonnie Tinker, Jean Gu lovson. -eoaloydsGssen.enna o n n ETASH Secod alto: Lorraine Barker, Jewel Bauman, Ethel Bruce, Ju iianne Fortmiller, Euphemia Lara way, Hazel Lewis, Elizabeth Rug gles, Margie Tucker, Aileen Guy. Miss Henry Visits Campus ;to Wed Soon Miss Elinor Henry of Seattle, 1931 Oregon graduate in journal ism, was on the campus Friday in the course of a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Henry of Eugene. Miss Henry is com pleting a short vacation from her work of handling publicity for the Whitman pageant to be put on at Walla Walla in August. Her mar riage to Wilfred Brown, Oregon 1930, Seattle night man for the United Press, is to be a June event in Eugene. LOST -Gamma Phi Beta pin on campus Thursday night, April 23. Reward. Call 772. Morgan Faces Arms Probers Again This excellent candid camera snapshot ot J. 1\ .Morgan is on his reappearance before the senate munitions coiupiittce.