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» Lowry ; Asks Cooperation in Fete Work OREGON DAILY EMERALD OREGON’S INDEPENDENT COLLEGE DAILY ‘Scruples’ Goes on Sale Friday At Luncheon VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1936 NUMBER *139 J Millard Turns in Second Masterful Mound Performance as Oregon Beats Vandals to Even Series Junior Prom To Feature Allen’s Band Radio Singer Will Lead Orchestra at Weekend All-Campus Dance Junior Prom dancers will find Kenny Allen’s well-known Port land orchestra playing in a color ful setting when they swing into the first selection opening the gala Junior Weekend affair on the night of May 8, in McArthur court. Allen's orchestra has attained coast recognition since taking over the Multnomah hotel spot recent ly vacated by Bart Woodyard and his orchestra. Recent radio broad casts over a coast wide hook-up have increased his radio fame. Members of Three Cheers As a member of the famed Three Cheers, radio song trio, Allen started his rise to radio fame over NBC and CBS. After the group broke up, Allen organized his orchestra, which has been steadily gaining a name for itself. According to Dave Morris, Jun ior Prom chairman, Allen’s band can play as smooth a dance rhythm as any other big name orchestra to appear on the campus this year. Ticket Sale Opens An intensive ticket sale cam paign will be inaugurated today under the leadership of Don Brooke, ticket chairman. Tickets will be taken to every living or ganization on the campus to be sold by representatives in each house. Included on the list of patrons and patronesses, who have been in vited to the gala high spot of the weekend celebration are: Governor and Mrs. Charles H. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Snell, Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Marks, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warn er, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bond, Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dibble, Judge and Mrs. (Please turn lo page two) New Co-op Officers Meet With Old Phyllis Gardner, Sleeter, Drew Will Be Installed; Thompson Retiring The newly elected Co-op board will meet jointly with the old mem bers May 8 for their first official meeting, at which time the new officers of the board will be in stalled. Phyllis Gardner, one of the four girls who have been chosen to serve as board members since the beginning of the Co-op in 1920, Richard Sleeter, and Frank Drew, the third person ever to be re elected to the board, compose the new group. Hale Thompson, out going president; Jack McGirr, vice president, and Ed Wheelock, sec retary, have been the officers for the past year. The two beside Frank Drew who have been elected to a two-year term following their sophomore year on the board are Orlando Hol lis, now professor of law, and Or ville Thompson, senior in law school. Oregon Yeomen Meet Tonight The Oregon Yeomen will hold their regular meeting tonight at the Y hut at 7:30. The new officers will be in stalled, and Irwin Elder, the new president, will make his vcommit tee appointments. The new con stitution will receive its final vot ing. Awards will be given to Fred Gieseke, Harold Drayper, Tom Wildish, and Howard Omhart for their services to the organization during the past year. Twenty of the 130 members have given their dollar for their pins, which have already been ordered, but at least 15 more will have to pay. WSC Students Threaten Walkout Parade Protesting Policy of Administration May Be Held Today Support for a parade today in protest against what was des cribed as strict administrative policies was sought by Washing ton State college students, and underground threats of a walkout were heard. Though leaders of the movement would not have their names pub lished, Larry Giles, editor of the campus daily, reported that all men's groups but two dormitories were represented at a meeting of the “liberty association” today. The president of the interfra ternity council announced that that group had voted unanimously to support the association and to participate in the parade. Demands Named Some of the demands made by the students are for more student and faculty control, new closing hours for women's houses: 11 p. m. on week nights and 1 -a. m. after Friday and Saturday nights. (Pres ent rules require coeds to be in at 10:15 week nights and midnight on weekends.) They also would abolish compul sory class attendance, rulings from the dean of women’s office, and ultra-conservative dictatorial ad ministrative policies. Another demand is for Wednes day night mixers and desserts be tween men’s and women’s houses. The parade will be held on the hour kept open each week for stu dent class activities. 300 Invitations Out for May 14 Matrix Table Misses Igoe and Bowman i Named as Outstanding j Campus Women Invitations to the formal Matrix banquet were issued last night to more than 100 prominent campus women by Theta Sigma Phi, wo man’s journalism honorary, who are sponsors of the annual event to be held at the Eugene hotel May 14. Three hundred outstanding wo men in journalism, literature and the arts from all parts of Oregon have been invited. Miss Velma Farnham, alumnus of the University, will be guest of honor and speaker for the evening. Miss Farnham has been active in journalism since her graduation from the University in 1926, and has worked in New York and abroad. She was a member of Theta Sigma Phi while on the campus. Pledges to Be Named One of the chief features of the banquet this year will be the pledg ing of new members, the names of whom will be kept a secret until the banquet. Outstanding fresh man and sophomore women in journalism at the University and also from the two Eugene high schools will be introduced. Clare Igoe, Eugene, has been chosen the most outstanding soph (Please turn to page two) "Dinner at Eight” Cast Enters Intensive Rehearsal With the assigning of the only two remaining parts in “Dinner at Eight,” final University theater production of the season, Horace W. Robinson, director, has put his actors into intensive rehearsal. Miss Alden, efficient and know ing assistant to Dr. Talbot, will be played by Mary Elizabeth Webster. Tina, blackmailing personal maid to Kitty Packard with whom Dr. Talbot finds himself emlbarrassing ly involved, will be played by Phyl lis Cory. Several actors who at tracted special notice with their appearances in “Outward Bound” will be featured in leading roles. One of the more vivid roles will be played by Helen Campbell, Mrs. Cliveden-Banks of “Outward Bound,” as Carlotta Vance, flam boyant ex-actress. William Cot trell who played the somewhat ret icent Henry, will be seen as Harry Renault, a ‘‘burned out” ham actor of the silent movies. Other “Out ward Bound” players who will be ■seen in interesting- character parts include Portia Booth, Bud Win stead, Virgil Garwood, Charles Barclay, and Dick Koken. "Dinner at Eight” is scheduled for a three night run May 21, 22, and 23 at Guild theatre in the Uni versity administration building, Settings have been designed by Horace W. Robinson, well known for his many beautiful stage set tins, and will be constructed by the theatre workshop class under his personal supervision. Final Installment Of Registration Fees Due at Window Four Final installment of registra tion fees is now due and must be paid by May 11 to avoid a ■ate-payment fee of 25 cents a day, according to E. P. Lyon, University cashier. Payment may be made at window four on the second floor of the administration building. Campus ■> ❖ ❖ Calendar House mothers meeting at the Alpha Chi Omega house tonight at 7 o’clock. Skull and Dagger members and pledges meet at 7:30 in 105 Journalism. Junior Weekend directorate will meet at the College Side at 4:30 today. House representatives for Junior Shine day who have not received their tickets are asked to meet at 11 today upstairs in the College Side. Phi Beta meeting for actives and pledges at 7:15 in Gerlinger hall tonight. The YWCA wishes to extend an appreciative thank you to all those (Please turn to page four) Chancellor Hunter Leaving for East Chancellor M. Hunter, who re turned Monday afternoon from a ten days’ speaking tour of south ern and eastern Oregon, will leave tomorrow for Chicago, New York and Washington, D. C., on business for the state system of higher edu cation. At Chicago from May 8 to 12 he will attend a meeting of the plan ning commission of the National Education association. Dr. Hunter is a member of the commission and will assist in the discussions of the group. Leaving Chicago the 12th, the chancellor will go to New York and later to Washington, D. C., on business for the state system of higher education. His date of re turn to the campus is uncertain, although he will probably be back by May 20. Prom Committee, Junior Weekend Pictures Today Every member of the Junior weekend directorate and mem bers of the Junior Prom com mittee are required to be out in front of Johnson hall at 12:35 today. The official pictures of this group will be taken at that time. Miss Peggy Carper, queen for the coming celebration, is asked to be present also. Fred Hammond, General Chairman. _ ______’ Matrix Speaker Miss Velma Farnharm, promi nent in journalism since her grad uation from the University, who will he the speaker at this year’s Matrix Table banquet of Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journalism honorary, which is to be held at the Eugene hotel, May 14. This banquet honors women in journal ism, literature, and the arts. Junior Shine Day Set for May 11th Crews of Junior Men Will Be Ready to Shine Any Kind of Shoes “Juniors will shine” all day Thursday, May 11, when co-chair men Gilbert Schultz and Jean Favier send their crews of juniors out to shine campus shoes on their annual “Junior Shine day.” Three booths, in front of the College Side, the old library, and between Commerce and Oregon, (Please turn to page two) Uncollected Bank Night Prize Grouds For Thursday Trial A bank night prize uncollected because of the scarcity of gas in a friend’s car plus a robbery on a lonely road are the grounds on which Grant Anderson is suing Ralph Bailey for $1,225 at the moot trial on Thursday at the Lane county court house. The attorneys for the plaintiff, Otto Vonderheit and Edward E. Sehlesser, will attempt to prove that Bailey, law student, took An derson for a ride under the condi tion that he would get him back in time for bank night; Bailey ran out of gas, and, while he was ob taining some he left Anderson to the dangers of a lonely road where he was robbed of $75. When finally the couple reached town they were five minutes late for the drawing at which time Bailey had won $150. The attorneys for the de fendant are Raymond Mize and Herman Hendershott. Orville Wilson is to be clerk, Donald Heisler, sheriff, and Or lando J. Hollis, judge. 6Honey in the Horn Winner Of1935 Pulitzer Prize; Novel Of Early Oregon Pioneer Life Oregonian Harold Davis" Much-Discussed Work Gets $1,000 Award "Honey in the Horn," Harold L. Davis’ much-discussed novel of Oregon pioneer life, was awarded the $1,000 Pulitzer prize as being the most distinguished American novel published during the year 1935. The award was made last night at the annual dinner of the alumni of the Pulitzer school of journalism of Columbia university by Nicholas Murray Butler, presi dent. Mrs. Davis, wife of the author was the former Marion Dreka Lay, a graduate of the Oregon journal ism school inT923, and is a writer of note herself. “Honey in the Horn” has been the subject of much controversy among critics, and though popular in the East, has been condemned in the West for its picturization of the more sordid side of pioneer life in Oregon, and its utter failure to idealize the conditions under which the early settlers lived. Davis, Oregon Man Harold L. Davis, an Oregonian, was born at Yoncalla, where his father was a country school teach er—and it is odd that despite this, Davis received very little formal education. “Honey in the Horn” was writ ten for the Harper prize contest, and as its winner he received $5000. Sherwood Gets Drama Prize Other Pulitzer prize winners were Robert E. Sherwood's "Idiot’s Delight” as the best drama writ (Please turn to page two) Pendarvis Dance Gross Near $1000 Crowd of 600 Jams Igloo Friday for Journalism Honorary’s Dance Nearly $1,000 was grossed by Sigma Delta Chi Friday night at the Journalism Jam with more than half the sum going to Paul Pendarvis and his orchestra which furnished music for the dance, Dan Clark II, chairman, disclosed last night. Nearly 600 couples danced to Pendarvis’ music which com menced at 8:30. At 10:30 a special floor show was held with Keith Barker, former vaudeville juggler, Vernon Russell, tap dancer, and members of the orchestra furnish ing entertainment. “I wish to thank all those who helped to make this dance possi ble,” said Clark. ‘‘If it hadn’t been for the cooperation of various liv ing organizations, members of the faculty, and Sigma Delta Chi, we wouldn't have been able to bring Paul Pendarvis to Eugene." New pledges to Sigma Delta Chi were announced during the eve ning. They are Kenneth Kirtley, Bill Pease, LeRoy Mattingly, Gor don Connelly, Darrell Ellis, Marvin, Lupton, and Howard Kessler. Junior-Senior Girls Breakfast Successful Affair One of the loveliest social af fairs held in Gerlinger hall for some time was that of the tradi tional junior-senior breakfast set in a frame of lavendar lilacs, pur ple iris, and vari-colored tulips on the sun porch of the women’s building Sunday morning. Reservations, the largest in sev eral years, were made for 150 per sons, but 170 were laid. In spite of the extra number planned, seven persons had to be turned away. The YWCA, which sponsors the breakfast annually as a gesture honoring departing seniors by the juniors, chose as this year’s theme, "Significance of Expansion,” which enclosed the two-fold meaning of campus building projects and sen iors going into the world and ex panding themselves. Elaine Cornish, YWCA president, acted as toastmistress and wel comed the seniors. Mary McCrack en, senior class president, respond ed by giving a minute sketch of each year of a senior's life and stressing the point of true appre ciation of it all not coming until spring term of senior activity, and the realization of graduation just around the corner. Mrs, Virgil D. Earl and Mrs. E. E. DeCou were the guest speakers. Their well-chosen subjects and splendid delivery were weell re ceived by the audience. Preceding the banquet, several selections were rung by the Phi Beta quartet, and Brandon Young played the harp. At the banquet’s conclusion everyone sang "As I Sit and Dream at Evening." Oregon's Bat Boy Happy; Regains 'Fishul9 Position The glummiest person on the Webfoot bench as the nine went down before Idaho Saturday and the happiest person as they won yesterday from the same team probably wasn’t a coach or a ball player. It was Willie Harbert, who says he'll be an Oregon man in about 15 years and who now attends Condon grammar school. Tears in his eyes, Willie moped on the bench for seven innings Saturday — not particularly be cause Oregon was losing but be cause another lad had his job tend ing the Duck hickory. It was Pitcher Cece Inman who brought the smile back to Willie’s face. Cece asked the usually smil ing boy to tell him his troubles. “I've been the 'fishul bat boy all year,” Willie said. “Today this other kid got here first and got my job and now he says he's going to be 'fishul bat boy for the rest of the year." Inman spoke to Manager Bud James and told Willie to come back Monday afternoon. Following Monday's victory, Willie was happy indeed. “I haven’t collected my wages yet,” he declared, dancing up and down in the dressing room. What's he going to do with his wages? He's going to save them and buy himself a pair of base ball cleats—at least he says so. Scruples to Come Out Friday; Dance, Skit Are Wednesday Scruples, campus humor mag azine, will make its debut on the University of Oregon cam pus at the luncheon Friday noon. Tickets will he distribut ed Wednesday noon to the va rious living organizations which will entitle the holder to one copy of the humor magazine and to the dunce and entertain ment to be held Wednesday eve ning. Skull and Dagger pledges will present an (informal) program Wednesday which they claim will prove amusing to all. Ad mission price for the complete program will be 10c including an evening of dancing and the mti in 1 -sint* I 1 _. Hopkins Scores With Own Piece ‘Indian Trail’ Highlight of Program for Benefit of Browsing Room "Indian Trail,” composition by George Hopkins, professor of piano in the school of music, was the highlight of the program presented by Mr. Hopkins in a widely appre ciated benefit performance for the library "browsing room” fund last evening. Mr. Hopkins played a varied program. One of the most dra matic was Chopin’s "Scherzo in C-sharp Minor,” which was un usually well done. Liszt’s scintilla ting "Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody” provided an effective climax to the program. “Nocturne in A-flat,” the familiar romantic Llbestraum, was (Please turn to page hvo) Man-and-Coed Conversation, Walking Less Than 6 Feet Apart Once Out, Says Dunn Lunch Will Open Junior Week-end All Plans Are Complete; Students, Mothers Will Dine, Rain or Shine Four lines will be formed on the campus Friday at noon by the waiting mothers and students when the first affair of Junior Weekend begins—namely the cam pus luncheon. Final arrangements for the luncheon were made by the com mittee headed by Margilee Morse last night. The menu has been planned and houses are making ar rangements to pay for individual lunches. The bill of fare has been changed this year and will consist of "orange punch, two kinds of sandwiches, potato salad, pickles, cookies, and ice cream. Assisting in the serving will be members of Skull and Dagger, Kwamas, and Thespians. ‘‘We have ordered 2250 plates for the luncheon, and the students should remember to have only one serving,” Miss Morse said, ‘‘be cause we must see that all of our mothers and guests receive their lunches, too.” There will be no lunches served at the houses and every student and his or her mother will convene on the campus for their food. Plans have been made to have the luncheon in Gerlinger hall with tables on the sun porch, if it rains. Students Must See Mrs. Macduff for Rooms for Mothers Students wishing the dean of women’s office to reserve rooms for their mothers for junior weekend are asked to see Mrs. Alice Macduff as soon as possi ble. This is necessary since rooms are scarce and are going fast. Deans Were Stiff in Good Old Days, Professor Declares in Talk By LILIAN MILA WARN “When I Was a Little Lad,” scheduled title of Frederic S. Dunn’s after-dinner talk given at Hendricks hall, turned out to be “Reminiscences and Oddities of Early University of Oregon Days” when he spoke to a group of facul ty members and students gathered in an informal group Sunday after noon. Professor Dunn took the group back to the time when the Univer sity was nothing but a vast acre age dotted periodically by a farm house here and there, and Presi dent Johnson of the "college” went goose hunting in what is now Fair mount hills. But whether bagging geese or bagging boys, Professor Johnson was a man to be reckoned with, Mr. Dunn declares. Deady hall in those days had the same doors it has now, but one entrance was used for girls, and one for boys. Talking was absolutely forbidden between the two sexes in the halls. Caught in the Hall When Frederic stopped to talk with the future Mrs. Dunn one day, who should come charging from his office but President Johnson. The future Mrs. Dunn scuttled down the hall; her future husband hid behind an overcoat, but he couldn’t hide his feet. He was cap tured and made to repent breaking silence rules by sitting the remain der of the day in the president’s of fice, pointed out to every entering group, because he had been so bold as to speak to a girl in the hall. Rules and professors must have been very “stiff” in those days in cluding Dr. Carson, first Oregon dean of women, according to Pro fessor Dunn’s stories. She issued a proclamation that no girl was to be seen walking down the street with a boy unless they were six feet apart. Mutiny ensued and a group of students were nearly ex pelled because they were brazen enough to walk up the path in front, of Deady with a six-foot pole extended between each couple. One (Please turn to page two) SAAC Report Released After 2 Month’ Work Consensus of Students Sought; Hall States Aim of Body The first installment of the Stu dent Academic Adjustment com mittee report, which has been in preparation during the past two termo, appears today on the edi torial page of the Emerald. The remainder of the commit tee's work will be published in suc ceeding editions of the Emerald. The results of research, personal experience and interviews with faculty members and students, the report has been composed by eight University students under the chairmanship of William O. Hall, who organized the group last Jan uary. Members of the committee be side Hall are Mary McCracken, Elaine Cornish, Adele Sheehv, Ann Reed Burns, Frank Nash, Howard Kessler, and Don Thomas. The purpose of the body, as out lined by Hall, are to crystallize student opinion on the present edu cational setup at Oregon, and to suggest solutions to the academic problems found to be most preva lent in the University. "We hope the report will be made a basis for a discussion by members of the student body and faculty,” said Hall. "The commit tee realizes that, with the present situation of finances at the Univer sity, many of the reforms suggest ed in its report could not be car ried out, .even should the faculty and state board of higher educa tion sanction them, but we hope that the recommendations will be considered now and acted upon when better conditions warrant.” The report, after appearing in the Emerald, will probably be pub lished in pamphlet form for gen eral circulation, as was the report of a student committee at the Uni versity in 1926, which gained con siderable attention throughout the state and nation. National Music Week Opens Here Numerous Concerts Are Set For Coming Seven Days; Slogan Adopted National Music week, May 3 to 9, was officially opened on the Oregon campus Sunday afternoon with a recital featuring Esther Wicks, violinist, and Aurora Pot ter Underwood, pianist. Miss Wicks is a graduate of the Univer sity school of music and a former student of Rex Underwood. Mrs. Underwood is a professor of piano in the music school. The concert was sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon, upperclass women's national mu sic honorary. The slogan, “Strengthen Our Musical Resources” has been adopted for music week. Numer ous concerts are scheduled for the week to carry out the slogan. Madge Conaway, cellist, and Marjorie Scobert pianist, will give a recital Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in the school of music audi torium. Both girls are students of the University school of nvusio. There is no admission charge. Martha Hennigan, violinist, anil Phyllis Schatz, pianist, will give a benefit concert Wednesday at 8:15 p. m. in the River Road school. Miss Hennigan was winner of the Charles Poole independent scholarship in the University school of music for 1936. Miss Schatz was accompanist for “Req uiem,” presented by the Polyphonic choir last Friday night. Old-Time Bathing Suits for Women, Men Are Wanted Anyone knowing where old fashioned bathing suits may be obtained are asked to call Molly Cunningham at 3200 before Thursday. Both men’s and wo men’s suits are wanted.
