Nosegays! Redemption Tickets Go On Sale Today OREGON DAILY EMERALD Hanson’s Duck Says Oregon Is D-Damp! OREGON’S INDEPENDENT COLLEGE DAILY VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936 NUMBER 116 I Ole Jupiter Pluvius Halts Baseball Game in Sixth; Oregon Battles Touted Cougars to 1--1 Drajv Chaney Talk Covers Varied Topics of East Manchurian Coal Motive For Japan’s Invasion, Scientist Says “On a changing earth a chang ing philosophy is necessary,” said R. W. Chaney, professor of paleon tology of the University of Cali fornia, in concluding his speech on fossils, political situations in Man churia, China, and Japan, and general observations on life before the student body in Gerlinger hall yesterday. The plateau country of Manchu ria is definitely under Japanese control, according to Professor Chaney. Japanese money, stamps, even theaters, are found in abun dance. Manchuria, a young state unable to take care of itself, is dominated by the Nipponese who need the coal found in the south of the puppet empire. Nippon Needs Coal While the paleontologist was in terested in the coal mine for the valuable fossil remains of redwood trees, the Japanese shipped most of the mine’s output to her island, professing to use it to help the “cold Chinese.” “Japan is creating an inland em pire—is consolidating the yellow race, as she says,” Professor Cha ney declared, “against the world.” Although the nationally known professor is extremely opposed to such imperialistic measures, he (Please turn in page two) Noble to Talk On Nippon Empire International Club to Meet In Gerlinger Tonight; Public Welcome “The Expanding Japanese Em pire” will be the subject of a talk by Harold J. Noble, associate pro fessor of history, at a meeting of the International Relations club tonight at 7:30 in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall. Born in Korea, Mr. Noble lived there, attending grammar and high school until he was 16, when he came to the United States for his college training. After getting his master’s degree at Ohio State college, he returned to Korea for four years, teaching at Ewha col lege, Seoul, Korea. 1926-28. Traveling in China, Japan, Man churia, and Siberia, Mr. Noble has been to the Orient five times since then. He spent most of last sum mer in Korea and China, and some time in Japan, whose present activities are attracting much at tention and comemnt. Caswell’s Book To Be Ready Soon A. E. Caswell; head of the de partment of physics, has nearly completed his revision and enlarge ment of the general physics text which he wrote several years ago. Dr. Caswell expects to have the book ready to send to the press within a week. The Macmillan company is publishing the text. Insects devour one-tenth of the world's crops. Campus Calendar Junior Prom directorate meets at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Junior-senior breakfast director ate will met at 4 o’clock at the YWCA bungalow. SigTna Delta Chi pledges and members are requested to meet at the College Side at 5 o’clock to night. Final plans for the Pendar vis dance will be made. • Pan - Hellenic council meeting will be held in 110 Johnson this afternoon at 4 o’clock. Buy Ice Cream Dayf Say Kivamas Celebrate the first of May to morrow by buying a nickle ice cream bar! Kwamas are selling popsickles, mjlknickles, fudgsick les, and ice cream nut bars Friday from 10 o’clock to 4 o’clock, in booths to be put up in front of the art school, the old library, and Oregon. Doris Mabie is chairman of the ice cream sale, sponsored by Kwa ma, sophomore woman’s service honorary, Kathleen Duffy is mak ing posters, and Gladys Battleson is handling publicity. Freshman girls are being contacted to sell at booths. This is the first time any organ ization has undertaken a nickle ice cream sale. Brownie sales and doughnuts for chilly, brisk days, but as yet nothing so suitable as cooling, refreshing ice cream for warm, lazy days. Buy an ice cream bar instead of a May basket. Bikman Wins $20 Poetry Prize Pillette Is Awarded Second Prize of $15; Bromberg Takes Third Money To Celebrate George Bikman won first prize of $20 in the W. P. Jewett poetry reading contest held yesterday af ternoon in the men’s lounge in Ger linger hall. Milton Pillette was awarded sec ond prize of $15, and Stanley Bromberg won third prize of $5. This was the second annual poetry reading contest held on the campus, under the direction of the speech department and in conjunc tion with the drama department. It was held for the purpose of in creasing interest in oral reading. Kessler Cannon, John Luvaas, and Marian Bauer were the other contestants participating in the final contest. Twelve students en tered the preliminary trials held last week. Each contestant read selections from three groups of poetry: lyrics, blank verse, and sonnets. Judges were Prof. H. C. Howe, chairman of the English depart ment; Robert D. Horn, assistant professor of English, and Mrs..Ed na Landros, assistant professor of Latin and Greek. Dr. Smith to Lecture In Portland Friday Dr. Warren D. Smith, geologist, will go to Portland tomorrow to speak to members of the Oregon Mineral and Agate society upon the “Geological Framework of Oregon.” Recently Dr. Smith acted as a judge for a contest sponsored by this society. Delta Phis Meet Tonight Delta Phi members will meet in the Carnegie room of the music school tonight at 7:30. Robert Gould will play the operalogue “Pe leas et Melisande,” by Debussy. Junior-Senior Breakfast Will Come Sunday Invitations Sent to Many Notables; Salesmen of Tickets Named Invitations have been issued to many prominent University women who plan to attend the traditional junior-senior breakfast Sunday. The breakfast is spon sored yearly by the YWCA, ac cording to Frances Schaupp, in vitation and ticket chairman, who also released her list of ticket salesmen yesterday. Mrs. E. E. DeCou, newly-elected president of the YWCA advisory board and former University of Oregon dean of women, will be one of the principal speakers, as will Mrs. Virgil D. Earl, state of Ore gon president of the American Association of University Women. Guests Named Other guests include: Mrs. Fred erick M. Hunter; Mrs. C. Valentine Boyer; Mrs. C. L. Schwering, dean of women; Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, assistant dean of women; faculty members, YWCA advisory board members, housemothers, and jun ior and senior women. Mary McCracken, president of the senior class, will repond for the senior women to Elaine Corn ish’s welcome and good luck fare well from the juniors. It is. also planned to have the Eugene high school girls’ quartet, and a harp ist to entertain before the break fast until everyone arrives. Salesmen Told Appointed ticket sellers are; Mary J. Mahoney, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Regan McCoy, Kappa Al (Plcase turn to page t~vo) Mu Phi Epsilon Holds Banquet, Elects Officers Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s nation al music honorary held its annual spring banquet Monday night in the Japanese room of the Osborn hotel. Honor guests were two new patronesses of the sorority, Mrs. Hazel Schwering and Mrs. E. H. Moore and four initiates, Ellen Dixon, Harriett Moore, Dorothy Howell, and Doris Peterson. Hollis Horen, president of the Active chapter, introduced Miss Maude Densmpre of the alumnae group«who acted as toastmistress. An interesting program of original compositions was played by Har riett Moore, Dorothy Howell, Doris Peterson, and Edwina Anderson. Miss Madelle Beidler, soprano, ac companied by Marjorie Scobert, After the banquet members of the active chapter held a business meeting electing Doris Peterson to the office of alumnae secretary, and voting on the year’s elections to membership. Elections are from the sophomore class and are based on scholarship, achievement in performance, and ability. These will be announced next week. Mrs. Ernst’s Play Highlight Of VLT’s Final Program “The Wooden Wife,” a colorful and poetic drama of the Chilkat Indians by Alice Henson Ernst, assistant professor of English and instructor in playwriting, will ! have its Eugene premier as the highlight of three one-act plays to be presented by the Very Little Theatre, May 16, 18, and 19. The play, based on Mbs. Ernst’s studies of the Indians in the Northwest and Alaska, won the nation-wide play contest sponsored by the Montana (University) Masquers and had its first pro duction by that group. In his review of Mrs. Ernst’s book of plays, “High Country,” | Bernard Hewitt, director of dra matics at the University of Mon tana, writes in the magazine, Frontier and Midland: “‘The Wooden Wife’ stands by itself in material and in merit. It is a drama of the Chilkat Indians be fore the white invasion. Mrs. Ernst has here achieved a genuine poetic quality without falling into solemnity or prettiness. ‘The Wooden Wife’ has strength and simplicity as well as charm.” Mary Bennett, the late Mrs. Midget of ““Outward Bound.” will direct “The Wooden Wife” and Lance Hart, assistant professor of painting, is designing the setting. He will play one of the leading roles. Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt, head of the drama division, is directing Dunsany’s satiric “Glittering Gate” in which Milton Pillette and Adrian Martin will play the lead ing roles. Robert D. Horn, assis tant professor of English, will direct a gay comedy by the Span ish dramatists, the Quinteros, en titled “A Bright Morning,” which will complete the program. The one-act plays will be the last productions of the season for the Very Little Theatre. Nosegay for Mom Can Be Obtained By Buying Duck j “Be a duck today, and buy i Mother a nosegay” is the motto 1 i all Junior Weekend duckling sales men will quack about the campus from now until May 8 when the | yellow tickets purchased for 15 ‘ cents may be redeemed for a cor sage for Mother at the YWCA bungalow. Reviving an o'ld custom which j has not been active for several I years on the campus, a group headed by Elisabeth Stetson will invade sorority, fraternity, and in dependent organizations on the campus to tell them of the beauties of nosegays. Every Mother loves flowers, especially when presented from a favorite son or daughter, and this year the attractive bouquets prom ise to be more beautiful than ever. They are guaranteed to be fresh and dewy as blossoms on the Hill sides. Committee heads apopinted so far by Elisabeth Stetson, general chairman, are: Marjorie Will, tick ets; Phyllis Adams and Lillian Warn, publicity; Katherine Mark ovich and Virginia Chase, flower arrangers. Seats for Jam To be Available Balcony Tickets to Hear Pendarvis and See Floor Show to Be Sold For those who come to listen and not to dance to the swinging strains of Paul Pendarvis and his band in the Igloo Saturday night, the balcony will be thrown open and seats will be sold, Sigma Delta Chi, which is bringing the San Francisco orchestra here for the Journalism Jam, announced Chair man Dan Clark Jr. last night. The balcony ducats will be on sale at McArthur court only. The price for admissions will probably b(e 50 cents each. Dean Hazel P. Schwering has granted a 1 o’clock permission to University women, so that it will be possible to enjoy dancing to the Pacific coast’s leading orchestra all the time from 8:30, when Pen darvis will open with his “Hear the Violins” theme song, until the last number is played at 12:30. The length of the program is ac counted for by the fact that there will be a long intermission, taken up by a brilliant floor show. Pendarvis will arrive in Eugene tomorrow. Tonqueds Honor Eugene Mothers Tonqueds, organization for Uni versity girls who live in Eugene, entertained at tea Sunday after noon, April 26, for mothers of Eu gene girls. Mrs. Hazel Schwering and Mrs. Alice Macduff were in vited as special guests. Kathleen Houglum was general chairman for the affair. Tea and coffee was served from 3:30 to 5:30 with Mrs. Karl W. Onthank, Mrs. W. E. Buchanan, Mrs. E. R. Endicott, and Mrs. John Stark Evans pouring. The program, of which Rachael Koken was in charge, consisted of a piano solo by Kathleen Houglum, a vocal solo by Dorothy Denslow, a piano solo by Evelyn Erickson, and a vocal trio by Fredrica Merrill, Dorothy Ann Rader, and Helen Gorrell. Mollie Bob Small was in charge of reception, and Jean Taylor headed the service committee. Servers included: Betty Sether, Jean Martin, Dorothy Griswold, Betty Yocum, Marian Smith, Betty Onthank, Maxine Horton, Doris Wulzen, Louise Pursley, Elizabeth Stetson, and Dorothy Mae Elson sohn. Beulah Chapman was in charge of food and kitchen, with Dorothy Rowland and Mildred Morgan assisting. The clean-up committee con sisted of Dorothy Ann Rader, Helen Gorrell, and Fredrica Mer rell. Invitations were sent to about 175 mothers, acording to Jean MacLarep who was in charge of invitations. 11 Juniors In Weekend Queen Race Nominees Will Parade Campus at 12 Today; Election Friday Campus nominations for the queen of Junior Weekend included the names of many prominent Ore gon coeds, as well as the usual run of fictitious females. Due to the fact that the votes were so evenly distributed among eleven of the contestants, all their names will be included on the ballot tomorrow'. The candidates nominated were: Jean Favier, Helen Jones, Lucille McBride, Josephine McGilchrist, Starla Parvin, Alice Pauling, Grace Peck, Irene Schaupp, Kay Skalet, Joe Skene, Jean Stevenson. At noon today the women nom inated will be paraded around the campus. Friday morning the polls will be opened at 9 and closed at 3. Five of the queenly aspirants will be voted for on each ballot. The woman receiving the highest number of votes will be automatic ally elected queen of Junior Week end, and the four receiving the next highest number of votes will be attendants. u Coronation of the queen will take place on Friday, May 8, during the all-campus luncheon. The committee in charge of the queen’s election and reign deny the rumor that the ballot box was stuffed in favor of several of the contestants. Bill Marsh Wins $20 Jewett Prize Kessler Takes $15 Second Prize; Combs Awarded Third Prize Bill Marsh, junior in journalism, won first prize of $20 in the W. F. Jewett after-dinner speeches held in the men’s dormitory regent’s room last night. Marsh’s topic was “'Thomas Alva Edison: the Man.” Howard Kessler, sophomore in journalism, took second prize of $15 with “For a Brave, Nude World,” and Avery Combs, junior in business administration, was third, speaking on "William Ten nings Bryan.” The Jewett after-dinner speeches for men are held annually at the University, along with several other contests sponsored by the fund left by the late W. F. Jewett. The general topic for last night’s speeches was “American Messi ahs.” Freed Bales was chairman for the event. Judges were N. H. Cornish, professor of business ad ministration, James A. Carrell, in structor in speech, and John L. Casteel, director of the speech de partment. Delta Phi Alpha Initiates 26 Delta Phi Members will meet in orary, initiated 26 members at a banquet held last night in Sey mour’s cafe at 6 o’clock. Guests of honor and speakers were S. Ste phenson Smith, Dr. F. G. G. Schmidt, and Dr. Edmund P. Kremer. Pledges who were initiated at the banquet were: Nathaniel Israel, John Allen, Mark Switzer, Bobette Lane, William Starr, Ros alynne Kitchen, Jean Berghan, Dave Morris, Grace Martin, Ivon Duff, Lloyd Faust, Helen Christen sen, Rubie Shiomi, Helen Krebs, Kay Hellberg, Louise Krechman, Harold Davis, Fergus Wood, Leon ard Jacobsen, Richard Miller, Har old Hanson, Fred Voget, Howard Backlund, Gerald Smith, Vic Ros enfeld, and Abe Wiener. Charter members of the local chapter are: Beverley Caverhill, president; Helen Bartrum, secre tary-treasurer; Margaret Cass, Le land Thielemann, Velvo Lucas. Worth Chaney, Walter Engele, and Dr. Astrid Mork Williams, advisor. Officers for the coming year will be elected at the May meeting of the chapter. Sudden Deluge Inundates Campus; Rainfall Totals 1.6 Inches in First Hour Campus Lunch Work Progesses New Name Planned; Rand To Entertain During the Various Ceremonies “A bigger and better campus luncheon" is the motto of Chair man Margilee Morse. The annual all campus event, which takes place Friday, May 8, of Junior Weekend, is one of the outstand ing celebrations honoring the Ore gon mothers that weekend. A new menu is being planned this year to tempt the palates of Oregon’s finest epicures and their fond parents. As yet, however, the full details have been spoken of only in the committee meetings. All Cooperate The campus luncheon is put on with the cooperation of all soror ity and fraternity groups, Orides, Yeomen, men’s and women's co operative houses, and all the dorm itories. Through their financial aid and support, the luncheon is ex pected to top preceding successes. Among the outstanding features of the luncheon are the coronation of the queen, who will be selected tomorrow, the pledging of Mortar Board, senior women’s service hon orary, and pledging of Friars, senior men’s service honorary. Band to Play All during the luncheon the Uni versity band will entertain the students and their mothers. Kwama, Thespian, and Skull and Dagger members will assist with the serving. Immediately following the luncheon an all campus tennis court dance will be held. The member of the committee include Margilee Morse, chairman; Ralf Finseth, assistant chairman; Lillian Warn, serving; Ken Philips, grounds; Avery Combs, finance; Bob Olbeksen, service and clean up; Marie Rasmussen, secretary. May 7 Set as Date For Shine Day Thursday, May 7, was set for the traditional Junior Shine day at a committee meeting Wednesday. As yet no theme or slogan has been decided upon, according to Chairman Gilbert Schultz. "Treetops” and “Gus,” campus shine parlor proprietors, have agreed to close their shops on the day of the annual tradition. Heads of committees were as signed their respective duties. Ralph Finseth is designated to pro cure the junior shine crew. Other committee heads are; construction, Vernon Buegler, Robert Dean; equipment, Rex Cooper; tickets, Henryetta Mummey, and publicity, Virginia Endicott. Three booths will be located at College Side, between Commerce and Oregon buildings, and in front of the library. Shines will be given for the usual 10 cents from 9 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m.Thursday. Baseball Game Is Rained Out; Many Basements Are Flooded By WAYNK HARBERT A deluge of cloudburst propor tions poured from the skies yes terday afternoon, leaving in its wake streets filled to the curbs with swift waters and flooded basements in many campus build ings and fraternity and sorority houses. Thunder and lightning roared and flashed from black clouds as the sudden rain began descending at 4:30 o'clock, chasing early af ternoon sunshine from the skies. A total of 1.6 inches were recorded during the first hour which is be lieved by old-time Eugeneans to be a record for that length of time. At 7 o'clock the Weather observer reported the precipitation at 1.72. Some hail also fell. Skies were still dripping at a late hour last night. Journalism, Johnson Wet The floor in the journalism building was covered with two inches of smelling seepage water. The Emerald staff had to abandon the news room and move into oth er quarters of the building. George Turnbull, journalism professor, said it was the deepest he had ever seen it. Pumps will hasten the flood’s ebb if it fails to drain. Johnson hall's basement and the University press were also partial ly flooded. The tunnel at the University heating plant was filled with three feet of water which drained out through the sewer before any damage was done. ([’lease turn to pac/c three) Plans to Help Mothers Attend Transportation Is Being Arranged; Eugeneans to Help in Lodging A proposal whereby more Ore gon mothers will be able to visit the campus during Junior Week end is being formulated by moth ers of Oregon students living in Eugene and Portland. Arrangements are being made for transportation to Eugene and return to those mothers living in the vicinity of Portland who feel they cannot afford the trip. Once here, rooms and possibly rooms and breakfast, will be furnished for $1.00 per night by mothers of Eugene students. Those sponsoring the plan urge that all mothers who are finan cially able to take care of trans portation and hotel expenses for the weekend do so, but that those who wish to come down for Moth er's day and cannot afford all the expenses usually connected with trip take advantage of the plan. Arrangements to get transpor tation to Eugene and return and rooms while here may be made through the dean of women's office. Millrace Dunking Case Faces Moot Trialers Today The law school’s turmoil over the clucking of student body of ficers will be aired today in the fourth moot trial of the want-to-be lawyers when the case of Harry McCall versus Tallant Greenough and Robert Miller will be tried at 7:30 p. m. in the Lance county courtroom. The complaint filed by McCall states that on April 6 he was taken by force to the mill race and thrown in. The defendants con tested that this mill race ducking was a well-established precedent to which all elected or' duly ap pointed officers of the law school student body are subjected, and that McCall had just been ap pointed sergeant-at-arms by the president, Robert Hunter. Mr. McCall is basing his charge on the contention that this was not a regular student body elec tion, as he was only filling the place vacated by Duncan McKay, and is suing for $80 special dam ages, $750 general damages, and $3500 exemplary damages. Attorneys for the plaintiff are Grant Anderson and Ralph Bailey. Attorneys for the defendants are Kendall Lottridge and Robert Marks. The court officers are Virgil Schieber, bailiff; Alton Hakanson, clerk; and G. Bernhard Fedde, reporter. This is an actual case and Is creating a controversy among the law school students, who for weeks have taken definite stands as to the forced mill race swim. Orlando J. Hollis, professor of law and of this trial practice class, will act as judge. Personnel, Pay Changes For UO Made Board Reveals Further Changes; Boyer Gets $1,200 for Housing “Base wage" ratings and numer ous pay adjustments appeared for University employees, and ‘"per sonnel adjustments” were made known in the new personnel sched ule for the entire higher educa tion system released by C. D. Byrne, secretary of the state board, yesterday. The new rate schedule also in cluded a number of resignations and releases for the University’s personnel, which were considered at the state board meeting in Ash land on Monday. Allowance Approved Approval was given an allow ance of $1200 to President C. Val entine Boyer in place of the house and grounds usually furnished by the University. This will be added to his present salary of $6500, but even the net salary of $7700 does not come up to the $8904.11 set as the base rate for his pay. Changes in Base Rate Pay adjustments in most cases were figured on the "base rate,’' which is the pay the employee would receive if depression cuts were restored, and "reduced rates,’’ which is the actual pay received. Changes for the most part were raising his actual pay from $3,965 included. Charles D. Byrne received a $500 increase on his base pay of $500, raising his actual pay from $3965 to $4,262.50. Byrne’s pay was dis tributed between the three offices he holds—secretary of the state board, director of information, ahd assistant to tfie chancellor. Only two other change are made to “centralized activities” person nel. S. H. Rondeau, half-time auditor, goes to full time in place of the late Sam Kozer with base pay of $2,595.50; actual pay $2,245.11. Ray Herman, clerk, ad vances from $1620 base to $1720 base, actual pay $1,534.24. Other University adjustments: E. Lenore Casford, periodical li brarian, receives $37.50 to offset teacher’s pension^>ss during sum mer period; no change in actual pay of $1,835.75. Willis Warren, reserve librarian, increased from $1,500 to $1,700 base rate; actual pay, $1,516.40. George Belknap, catalogue edi tor, base rate increased from $2,000 to $2,200; actual pay $1,922.80. Clifford Constance, assistant registrar, $2,100 base increased to $2,200; actual pay $1,922.80. Grace Griggs, recorder, $1,380 base increased to $1,440; actual pay $1,297.44. Lucile Cornutt, examiner, $1,320 base increased to $1,380; actual pay $1,243.38. Janet Smith, employment office, $1,500 base increased to $1,800; actual pay $1,605.60. Beth Beal, secretary (business administration), $1,271.74 base in creased to $1,500; actual pay $1,351.50. C. L. Kelly, no change in $3,780 base or $3,031.56 ordinary pay but $1,200 additional allowed for ser vices in managing Miner building. Total actual pay $4,231.56. Victor P. Morris, professor of economics, to be acting dean of business administration; base pay of $4,000 advanced to $4,725; actual pay advanced from $3,208 to $3,661.87. Howard S. Hoyman, assistant professor of physical education, $2,200 base increased to $2,400; actual pay $2,054.40. Herman Kehrli, director Bureau of Municipal Research, base of $3,000 to $3,600; actual pay $3,016.80. D. L. Lewis, superintendent of plant, $2,570.69 base increased to $2,750; actual pay $2,354. Dr. Marian G. Hayes, health service, $3,046.51 base increased to $3,300; actual pay $2,706. Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, di rector of dormitories, on account of reduced duties, base pay reduced from $4,200 to $3,700 and actual pay from $3,444 to $3,067.30. (Please turn to page two)