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,ans Derivation Of Word ‘Pigging’ Agai Revealed i OREGON DAILY EMERALD Os , J /o • 7} Preparing for Burlesque ‘University’ OREGON’S INDEPENDENT COLLEGE DAILY VOLUME XXXVII UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1936 NUMBER 126 Strenuous Weekend Over, Now For A Health-Radiating Tan O ^ The Race — - - - - - _ ___ - 4* i ii i. ii ■■■■■■ ii— Fish Beta Key Award Planned For Swimmers Other Features Be in Prepared for ‘Floatin University’ TO TO Ey HELEN FERGUSON The Fish Beta key, the highest reward for aquatic merit, will be awarded to three graduating sen iors of the “Floating University” at 8:00 o’clock tonight and at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Gerlinger pool. The chancellor of the University will present the keys. Qualifications for entering the Fish Beta contest are most diffi cult and only five members of the large senior class have passed these qualifications. On the night of graduation, the five candidates will try every fishy trick known to win a key. The three winners will join the ranks of the immortal Fish Betas. Consolation prizes to the losing contestants are the regula tion, all wool, grade-A diving suits, complete with a life buoy. Many Features Graduation is only one of the feature events of the “Floating University” presented by the Am phibians, women’s swimming hon orary. and the men’s varsity swim ming team. A very watery take off on the recent Junior Weekend includes a Canoe Fete with floats and a lovely queen; a promenade; fancy diving exhibition; formation swimming, men’s races, and a wa ter polo game to represent the Ore gon-Washington fracas. Reports have it that Mike Hoy man, coach of Oregon’s famous varsity swimmers, will render a solo entitled “Would God I Were a Tender Apple Blossom.” Bix Huff man will accompany him with a fog horn. Members Listed Warrine Eastburn, Helen Fabri (Please turn to page two) 'Back to Oregon? Pledge of New Soph '38 Club They're very much on the cam pus now, these Kwama and Skull and Dagger men and women, but as provision against the vagaries of time, the members of the sopho more service honoraries banded to gether in the '38 club last night and vowed to return to Oregon once each year. On one Saturday, the club mem bers are pledged to gather at high noon at the Anchorage—or any successor inn on the millrace site— Saturday of Junior Weekend. The action to form the club came at a banquet in the Anchor age last night when the organiza tions combined for their last for mal functions. Each member signed the pledge to return every year during the weekend and to attend the banquet. In case anyone is unable to attend, he or she is to send a telegram or letter to those attending the meet ing telling what he is doing and where he is. Following the banquet, and in response to demands for an ad dress, Isobelle Miller, Oregon’s Emily Post, shocked the group with the brief statement that ‘T’ve been so busy gulping my food that I haven't had time to see if every thing is in order.” Lyle Baker and Ralph Cathey, who will wander in Europe next year, gave a brief sketch of their proposed travels. Robert John Wilhelm, speaker of the evening, was introduced by Woodrow Truax, Emerald radio editor. Order of O Meets At Phi Sigma Kappa During Lunch Today The Order of the “O” will hold a noon meeting today at Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. .Members are asked to bring 35 cents for back assessments. Distribution of keys will be dis cussed, along with other busi ness. Soloist 1-— Bill Sutherland, Jjnlor Gleeman, will be one of the soloists on the combined program of the Eugene Gleemen and the Janior Gleemen which is to be held at the music auditorium on Thursday evening. Hypnotism Talk Attracts Hundreds Popular Ideas of Theory Groundless, Mr. Beck Tells Audience A student participating in a stage demonstration in Villard hall last night, stood with his eyes closed, and following the hypnotic suggestion given him by L. F. Beck of the psychology depart ment, slowly leaned forward and began to fall before he opened his eyes. The demonstration was part of a lecture in which students and townspeople crowded Villard hall to hear Prefessor Beck sweep aside the beliefs that underlie the popu lar conception of hypnotism. “One of the greatest factors to be combated in the study of hyp nosis, declared Professor Beck, is the belief that a person is a virtual slave of the hypnotizer. This is en tirely ungrounded.” Professor Beck, in reviewing the historical development of hypnotic study, pointed out that the first crude attempts used by European charlatans were responsible for the general misconception of the science. Motion pictures taken in Pro fessor Beck’s class in abnormal psychology showed interesting responses of persons acting on suggestion while in hypnotic sleep. Minor mental disease and afflic tions can be cured by hypnotism, and actual photographs of a boy being cured of amnesia were shown. Pi Lambda Theta To Install Officers Installation of officers for Pi Lambda Theta, national education honorary for women, will take place Monday evening, May 18, at the home of Mrs. F. L. Stetson. The officers, elected at the April meeting, include: Miss Marie Tin ker. president: Mrs. Maxine Con stance, vice-president: Miss Betty Harcombe, treasurer; Miss Edna Starret, recording-secretary; Mrs. Mildred Williams, keeper of rec ords; and Mrs. D. R. French, cor responding-secretary. Kappa, Theta, Theta Chi Libe Pictures Shown “Books for Fun,” an article in the April edition of Banta’s Greek Exchange describes the libraries which are being built up by three campus houses. Kappa Kappa Gamma, Theta Chi, and Kappa Al pha Theta. Illustrating the article are sev eral photographs taken in the li braries mentioned. A description is given on how these libraries are built up and of the aid given them by the University through its cir culating collection. Daughter Born to Grad A daughter, Winnefred Eliza beth, was born April 14 to Dorothy Dixon Wall, graduate from Oregon in 1925. Mrs. Wall is living in N'Kana, Northern Rhodesia, Africa. Campus Term of 'Pigging’ Found to Date Back to Early Days of University’s History Ey DOROTHY DILL "Pigging" seems to be a word more fitting to the rural vocabu lary of Oregon State College than to the sophisticated lingo the Web foots sling around. And yet it's here, and here to stay, and seem ingly indispensable There's a story behind its meaning, and it concerns a boy. a girl, and a pig. Long, long ago when the Uni versity was a babe-in-arms and when everyone knew what every one else did on Saturday nights there was a freshman who devel oped a weakness for a farmer's daughter in Springfield. Every week he would trek faithfully out in the country to see his love, until his devotion became a by-word on the not-so-large campus. Her father had pigs, as was usual with Springfield farmers, and fellow classmates had difficulty deciding whether the stricken one was in terested in the lady or the porkers. Well, anyway, the poor fresh man, who must have been fond of his rural sweetheart to put up with all this, found he was being ac cused of "pigging.” He promptly returned the compliment, whether the date in question was in the country or not. Soon “pigging” became synonymous with “dating.” We wonder, did he marry the girl ? Several attempts have been made to remove the undignified word from the campus tongue, but Oregon hangs onto her traditions. When Grace Edgington was dean of women, she originated a contest to invent a word which would re place “pigging.” One lucky stu dent snagged the $5 prize with "Juning” (get it? June-ingl, but we can’t remember having seen or heard the word since. There’s a word on every campus, it seems. Oregon State “fusses,” and our “Pigger's Guide” becomes their “Fusser's Guide.” One Cali fornia school gets dignified and calls it “queening.” But Oregon’s not proud, and as long as there’s a building left on the campus, there will be “piggers” to sit on its steps. KKG Fellowships Are Again Offered Three fellowships of $500 each are open to women students this spring for graduate study in the field of human relationships, sci ence, and the arts, according to in formation received from the dean of women’s office. Sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma, these fel lowships are awarded each year to students of any college or univer sity where there is a chapter of the sorority. Last year a University of Ore gon student, Dagmar Haugen of Eugene, was awarded one of the fellowships. To qualify for the award it is necessary that blanks be obtained from the dean of women's office and returned by May 15. Gold Glasses Found A pair of gold-rimmed glasses were found on the campus during junior weekend by Willis C. War ren, librarian. Owner may have same by seeing Warren at the main library and identifying the glasses. Campus * ❖ Calendar Strawberry festival directorate will meet at 4 today in the Side. * * * Dean Sheldon will give a Univer sity lecture tonight at 7:30 in room 12, Friendly. The public is invited. * * * Pi Mu Epsilon meeting today. Initiation in Gerlinger lounge at 6 o’clock. Dinner at Anchorage at 6:30. * * * All girls interested learning about Seabeck, YWCA summer camp, are invited to meet at the bungalow tonight for a Seabeck rally from 9 to 10:15. Refresh ments will be served. • * • Order of the O meets at noon to day at the Phi Sigma Kappa house. Canoe Fete Float Pictures Available At News Bureau Flashlight photographs which were taken of floats in the canoe fete Saturday night may he se cured by students, it was an nounced yesterday. Pictures were taken shortly be fore they drifted down the mill race but some are rather poor prints. Unusually good pictures of the following floats are available: “Kathleen Mavourneen,” “Minuet in G,” the queen's barge, “Oh Su zannah," “Genevieve, Sweet Gene vieve,” “On a Bicycle Built for Two." and “Whispering.” The winning float “In the Shade of the OJd Apple Tree,” was an chored across the millrace and the picture is not too good, although all details are plainly outlined. Mediocre prints of “Lovely Lady,” and “Song of Love” are available. Students desiring photos may se cure them by calling at the Uni versity news bureau in Friendly hall or by calling Wayne Harbert atl920. The 5x7% prints are be ing sold for 25 cents each. An excellent picture of the main stage was taken. Women Urged to Buy Gardenias Flower for Every Man at Mortar Board Ball Aim Of Committee A gardenia on the lapel of every man at the Mortar Board ball is the aim of the AWS gardenia sale committee which this year is tak ing over the sale as a project. The flowers will be sold in all women’s living organizations. ‘It is only fair that every man wear a gardenia on this one occa sion in view of the numerous cor sages they must send to women,” Martha McCall, president of the associated women students, said. Representatives in the houses are: Alpha Chi Omega, Esther Clausen; Alpha Omicron Pi, Vir ginia McCorkle; Alpha Gamma Delta, Margaret Carman; Alpha Delta Pi, Gretchen Smith; Alpha Phi, Barbara Fairhurst; Alpha Xi Delta, Beth Prat; Chi Omega Lois Ann Whipple; Delta Delta Delta, Bette Needham; Delta Gam ma, Maude Edmonds; Gamma Phi, Mirian Fouch; Kappa Alpha Theta, Mary Fales; Phi Mu, Lu cille Fincke; Pi Beta Phi, Felker Morris; Sigma Kappa, Genevieve McNiece; Zeta Tau Alpha, Ruth Lake; Hendricks hall, Phyllis Gardner, and Kappa Kappa Gam ma, Mary Jane Mahoney. A radio program to advertise the drive further is planned for Tuesday, May 19, acocrding to co chairmen Hallie Dudrey and Laura Edmonds. Caswell Sends Book Revision to Publisher Dr. A. E. Caswell, head of the physics department, sent the re vision of his book, “An Outline of Physics,” to the Macmillan pub lishers last Saturday. Th4 revision, which is very thorough, is the first to be made since the book was published in 1928 and is the result of two year’s work on the part of Dr. Caswell. The book will be re leased from the press in late Feb urary or early March. Graduate of ’29 Married Pauline Gutherie, graduate, from the University in 1929, and Wil liam Lawson Baugh Jr. were mar ried in Los Anegles on May 1. Mrs. Baugh is affiliated with Phi Mu sorority, and with Mu Phi Epsilon, women's national music honorary. She is choir director and soloist of the West Adams Presbyterian church in Los Angeles. Mr. Baugh is a graduate of Columbia univer sity law school, New York, and is practicing law in Los Angeles, where the couple will live. Graduating Seniors Asked to Pay $6.50 Coin wen re m ent Fee i In order that all diplomas may l>o ready on Commence ment day, the graduation fee of $6.50 should l»e paid by all grad uating seniors as soon as possi ble, according to the register'* office. Early payments will per mit those diplomas to he made first, and will remove part of the last rush. No senior should expect to graduate in June who has not received a “Statement of Stand ing Toward Graduation” from the registrar’s office. Four Juniors Win Shine Day Awards D. Griffin, K. Coney, Fix, Breaul Sell Most Tiekets, Receive Cigarettes Awards to Dorothy Griffin, Kay Coney, Eldon Fix, and Denny Breaid for selling the most tickets for the junior shine day May 7, were announced last night by Gil bert Schultz, chairman of the event. Gross proceeds were $29.20, the largest since pre-depression days. Each of the winners will receive a tin of Philip Morris cigarettes, donated by the campus representa tives, Stanley Bromberg and Zol lie Zolchock. Dorothy Griffin sur passed all other workers with a total of 40 tickets sold. Records of other high salesmen were: Kay Coney, 22; Eldon Fix, 21; and Denny Breaid 20. Kay Eisman, Kay Skalet, A1 Henke and Milo Lacy all sold more than 10 tickets. Schultz was very well pleased with the success of the traditional day. He reported a net profit of approximately $15. Thanks of the junior class and the committee were also extended by the chair man to all students who contrib uted to the success of the shine day. Charles Fahey To Sing Friday Appearing in his final perform ance before graduation, Charles Fahey, student in the University school of music, will sing Friday, May 15, in the music auditorium. Mr. Fahey studied voice in Port land before coming to the Univer sity three years ago. Since then he has been instructed by Paul Petri, professor of voice at Oregon. He sang the leading tenor role in “Requiem,” spring music concert. Mr. Petri will accompany him. NEA Meet Expected To Attract Students It is expected that the meeting' of the National Education associa tion in Portland this summer will attract a greatly increased number of students from other states to the University summer sessions this year. The Portland session will be dis missed during the entire week of June’29 for the reason that the Lincoln high school building will be needed for the sessions of the NEA. Classes on the campus will be dismissed for three days to enable students to attend the sessions of the NEA. The time missed will be made up on Saturdays. 6 Infirmary Patients All Have Measles Each one of the six patients con fined in the University infirmary has German measles. The six are: Jean Palmer, Jean Gulovson, Gale Smith, Nathaniel Israel, Roderick Aya, and Harold Niemi. Ex-’35’s Marry Announcement of the marriage on March 23 of Mae Schnelbacher, ex-’35, to Mark E. Cory, ex-’35, in San Francisco, has been received on the campus. Mrs. Cory is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and of Phi Chi Theta hon orary. Mr. Cory is a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He is now with the RKO film company in San Francisco where the couple is liv ing. Long-Time Job Service Opens Today Employment Bureau for Unspecialized Grads; ‘Drop-outs’ Installed A long-time placement service , for graduating seniors who have majored in non-specialized courses and for students who drop out of | school without taking their de grees is to be opened on the cam pus this morning. President C. V. Boyer announced yesterday. For the present the office will be located at the YMCA and will be directly in charge of Miss Janet Smith. Miss Smith also handles the student employment office which works principally to give undergraduates school-time and vacation work. Has Board Approval Working with the appropriation set aside for such a service by the state board at its last meeting, Dr. Boyer and Dean Karl W. On thank designed the service. It has been approved by the board. The service will aim mainly at employment for those students who have not specialized directly in professional fields and for those who do not take their degrees, but will be open to all who want long time positions. It will supplement but will not replace the placement service of the deans of various schools and the appointment office for teachers. Fee Charged As in the teachers' employment service, a $3 fee for permanent registration will be charged. No charge will be made by the service for the credentials which it sends out to those employers who ask for them and to prospective em ployers whom it will contact but 25 cents will be charged for cre dentials sent out at the applicant’s request. Campaign Planned "We plan to make an active (Continued from pane three) Surprise Contest WillBe Feature Of WAA Festival "An orchestra and everything," announced Irene Schaupp about the tennis court dance to be given at the Strawberry festival Wed nesday, May 20, from 6:00 till 7:30 o’clock. Thp Strawberry festival Is an annual affair sponsored by the WAA. Everyone on the campus is invited to attend and be served a delicious strawberry sundae for 10 cents. During the evening, a jitney dance will be given on the faculty tennis courts. A surprise entertainment is a traditional feature of the festival. Marjorie Gearhart promises that this year’s will be most unusual. There will be song and dance spe cialty numbers put (on by the or chestra. Also, a surprise contest, the nature of which has not yet been disclosed. However, the word "strawberry” was mentioned in connection with contest plans. East year’s feature was the crowning of the "Strawberry Queen’’ in the person of Cosgrove LaBarre. The "Queen" and court of husky males presided over the evening’s festivities. Entire ROTC Unit Will I Present 2nd Parade This Afternoon, 4:40 The second afternoon parade of the entire t'nlverslty ROTC unit will be held this afternoon at 4:40 on the field east of the ROTC' building. Scabbard and Blade, national military honorary, will hold its formal pledging ceremony at this parade. More Jobs Open rhis Summer Students Needing Position Can See Miss Smith at YMCA Hut Summer jobs for students are being turned in from all parts of Lhe Northwest and in large num bers. according to Miss Janet Smith, who is in charge of the em ployment bureau of tha University of Oregon. Students are to apply for these positions through the of fice which is located in the YMCA hut on the campus. “Good times and the satisfactory service given by the University students last summer are the rea sons for the plentiful jobs,” Miss Smith said. The positions are chiefly in resorts and lodges as waitresses, bell-hops, and clerks. Miss Smith has been working on a plan, yet indefinite, to send a group of girls and a chaperone to eastern Oregon, where the new ir rigation project has built up a large industry in raising and can ning peas. The girls will be paid higher wages than usual, it is be lieved. because of the scattered population in that district. Positions for next fall are ex pected to be more plentiful, too. Students wishing to apply for them are asked to write to Miss Smith during the vacation. Seabeck Rally Will Be Tonight A Seabeck rally to acquaint girls with the fun and benefits derived from meeting other students of the Northwest in a two weeks summer outing on the shores of Puget Sound, will be held tonight in the YWCA bungalow from 9 until 10:15 o’clock. Eileen Donaldson, who has just returned from the national YWCA convention in Colorado Springs, has charge of the fun. Mary Nelson will speak on Seabeck benefits, and Margaret (Tommy) Reed will lead the group in familiar songs. Helen LaFollette is general Seabeck chairman. All house presidents have been contacted so that announcements will reach living organization mem bers at noon today. A large turn out is expected. Refreshments will be served. Ray and Hulten Go To Grants Pass Soon Arne Rae, assistant professor in journalism, and Charles Hulten, in structor in journalism, will leave Friday for Grants Pass and the Oregon Caves on business con nected with the State Editorial association convention which will be held there June 18, 19, and 20. Saturday they will visit Rose burg, where Hulten, who is chair man of the gridiron committee, will hold a meeting of the group. Campus Coeds, Schoolgirls View Knit Fashions Nearly 150 girls gathered in Gerlinger yesterday afternoon to watch 21 campus coeds model the latest fashions in knit wear. The knit show, followed by a tea served by Thespians and Kwama, was also held to honor high school seniors, prospective University freshmen for the coming year. With a background of music played by Lois Ann Whipple, Mrs. Manerud introduced the various models who paraded in formal as well as sportswear attire. Most of the garments were knit by the coeds themselves or their mothers, and were of many styles and colors. One of the most outstanding was that worn by Lois Strong. It included an attractive white knit coat over a turquoise two piece suit with raglan sleeves finished in moss stitch. The ensemble of Nann Brownlie a white luster wool with a red plaid top, was much admired by the spectators, as was Elaine Bedell’s mystic red suit in a small nub weave. A beautiful white dinner dress with long full sleeves was modeled by Eva Gadwa. Previously she ap (Please turn to page two) Convicts Are Human, Says Dr. Geohegan Educational Program at McNeil Island Prison Outlined “The prisoner is a human being.” Using this statement as a key note, Dr. J. Herbert Geohegan, educational supervisor of McNeil island federal penitentiary, ex plained in Gerlinger hall Tuesday the aims and accomplishments of the “New Deal for the Prisoner” now in effect at the Washington prison. The idea at McNeil Island is to keep in mind that the prisoner must go back into the world, Dr. Geohegan said. To make him less anti-social than when he came in is part of the “large order” assigned to Dr. Geohegan and the staff of psychiatrists and educa tors who plan the courses and pro gram to give the prisoner. ■Everything from grammar school work to college* courses is offered. Almost all of the work is carried on through private tutors, the convicts themselves instructing each other. The success of this work is shown, Dr. Geohegan said, by the fact that 70 per cent of the men are taking educational work. Part of the McNeil system is the isolation of newcomers from the rest of the convicts. They do not have contact with the men for 30 days. In that time they are inter viewed, ivestigated, and studied to learn what can be done to put them back into a normal life. Dr. Geohegan stressed the point that prisoners were not greatly different from other people. Many of them, according to him, are criminals only because of accidents or unlucky or unfortunate inci dents. Many of us are not in prison only because we have been lucky, he intimated. Prison environment in the past has been very bad for the young criminal, the educator said. The young convict often has learned how to "blow a pete,” (crack a safe), or counterfeit a bill, while in prison. These conditions must be changed. Dr. Geohegan believes, and at McNeil Island constructive efforts in that direction are being made. Phi Delta Kappa Will Initiate Six Six outstanding men in education will be initiated in Phi Delta Kap pa, national education honorary for men, next Saturday, May 16 at a banquet at the Eugene hotel. They include: Ted Russell, Ray Hen drickson, Stuart Portner, Dallas Norton, Lloyd Beerman, and Wil liam Wilmot. The main speaker of the evening will be Dr. Dexter M. Keezer, pres ident of Reed college, who will speak on recent advancements in progressive education. Earl Boushey, president of the local chapter, and Joseph Holaday, secretary, are in charge of ar rangements. H. D. Sheldon Speaks This Evening at 7:30 H. D. Sheldon, professor of edu cation and history, will be the fourth and last of the speakers scheduled for the University lec ture series by the committee on free intellectual activities. He will talk on “Recent Innovators in the Writing of History,’’ Wednesday, Mayl3, at 7:30 in room 12, Friend ly hall. Old Urad Visits Dr. C. R. Dawson, graduate in chemistry in ’30, is now on the campus, with his family for two weeks visiting with his mother. Dr. Dawson, who took his master’s degree in chemistry from Stanford is now employed in the refining department of the Shell Oil com pany in Martinez, California. With him is Mrs. Dawson, formerly Mil dred Pike, ’29, and a year-old daughter.