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Pivotal Point
Of the New Deal
Four Blindmen
LIABLE tells of four blindmen and their first
encounter with an elephant. “Aha!” said the
first talindman, tugging at the great beast’s trunk,
“the elephant is like a rope.”
“My dear fellow," said the second, laying his
hand on the animal's broad side, “you’re quite
mistaken. The elephan# is like a house.”
“How silly," said the third, who was patting
the pachyderm's leg, “ 'tis obvious: the elephant
is like a tree.”
“You're all wrong,’ said the fourth, who held
one of the beast’s flappy cars. “The elephant is
like a ieaf.”
Political Blindmen
Critics of the Roosevelt administration differ
not at all from those blindmen. Each grasps a
leg, trunk, or car of the New Deal and thinks
that he has seized the essence of its fallacy.
To veterans, resentful that the bonus had to
be passed over the presidential veto, the New Deal
is lily-livered, pacifistic, and ungrateful to the
national heroes. To pacifists, alarmed at unprece
dented army and navy appropriations, the New
Deal is fiercely militaristic.
To lumbermen, Roosevelt’s reciprocal tariff
with Canuda is the rankest discrimination; to
manufacturers benefiting from the agreement Iho
new tariff treaty seems most fair and sensible.
To farmers, whose almost historically poor lot
it bettered, the AAA was the Magna Charta of
a new justice; to consumers, who paid for that
justice in higher food prices, the AAA was a little
pig-slaughtering, whoat-plowing-under-ing Frank
enstein.
To workingmen who benefited from NR A h
wage and hour schedules the New Deal seemed
to have attained a goal of economic rectitude; to
industrialists whose “individual rights” were
hampered, the New Deal was red socialism
straight from Moscow.
Bones of Contention
The Roosevelt administration has been just
unjust, moderate-riotous, sensible-insane, militar
istic-pacifistic, American-Soviet it all depends
upon where the critics is standing.
Apart from specific bones of contention, how
ever, at least one principle of the New Deal
stands clear: the tendency of the present admin
istration has been for a delegation of power to the
executive departments of the federal government
unprecedented in the peacetime history of the
United States a delegation of power which was
at' first justified on grounds of emergency, but
which now appears as the essential feature of
the Roosevelt system.
Pivotal Point
Delegation of power to the executive was the
great question brought out in Monday’s decision
of the supreme court declaring the Guffey coal
regulating act unconstitutional and in the decision
of the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals
declaring portions of the 1935 relief act contrary
to the fundamental law. It was the pivotal point m
such previous decisions as those outlawing the
NUA uiid the act regulating “hot oil.” It is a
question, however, of which those adverse rulings
have not disposed.
An OUl Story
The principle of increasing executive power is
by no means new. It is already an old story in
state and local government. Governors of the
states now enjoy tenfold as much power as be
longed to their offices in the early days of the
nation. Thus also it has been in municipalities with
tlm rise of ttie city manager and commission
forms of government.
This tendency is not undemocratic. It is very
positively democratic. It has risen from the dis
covery that a powerful executive .an be made
more responsible to the people and less frequently
open to corruption by self-seeking private groups
than a state legislature or a city council.
But hand in hand with this increased power
of state and local executives have gone the estab
lishment of additional democratic checks upon any
possible despotic exercise of this heightened
authority.
Danger of Despotism
Now, if the people of the United States concede
that an increased delegation of power to the
national executive is desirable not because the
national legislature is corrupt, but because it is
unwieldly, inefficient, and lacking in direction—
then we must also provide for the greater popular
responsibility of that executive, unless we are to 1
bring upon ourselves the danger of a fascist (
despotism.
England has a powerful, efficient executive
department kept in check by its close responsi
bility to parliament, and the latter body is much
more responsive to the popular will than is our
congress.
The recall machinery, used in numerous in
stances to check state and local executives, could
never be developed efficiently on a national scale.
But some check must be provided if great author
ity is to be centered in the president and his
appointees. That is a problem that will have to be
worked out.
Wise Old Court
Our system of government being what it is
now, however, it is wise that the supreme court
restrains the tendency toward executive aggran
dizement.
A constitutional amendment is called for. Pres
ident Roosevelt might well campaign for re
election with such a plank in his platform. Indeed,
considering the complacency with which almost
everyone but the supreme court has taken the
enhancement of executive authority, the amend
ment, adroitly handled, would find ready accep
tance. The conservative minority, of course, would
fight it to the last ditch.
Considering President Roosevelt's popularity,
though, it is doubtful whether he will find it
politically necessary to make such positive com
mitment.
Being a college president is easy. All lie lias
to do is to please the board of trustees the parents,
the undergraduates, and the alumni.—El Reno
(Oklahoma) American.
Miscellanything
Being Stuff From Heali ami Tlieah
To the Editor:
Last year there was published at Carlsbad in
Czechoslovakia a book of jokes: “Deutsche Flues
trercwitze,” dealing witii the Hitler regime. I have
translated a few of them for the benefit of readers
of the Michigan Daily.
1. “Why does Hitler always occupy a seat in
the front row when he attends a theatrical per
formance ?”
"Because he wants all the people behind him.”
2. "Since when must we Germans salute with
‘Hail Hitler'?”
“Ever since we haven't had a 'Good Day'.”
3. The personnel of an insane asylum expects
the visit of a high Nazi official. For three days the
whole institution has been practicing the Hitler
salute. Upon the arrival of the official, all stand
in a row, all raise their arms and exclaim: "Heil
Hitler!” However, there is one man who does not
salute. .
“Why don't you salute?” asks the visitor.
"Pardon me, sir, but I am not insane.”
4. Hitler visits an insance asylum. He asks
some of the inmates: “Do you know who I am?”
They shake their head and remain silent.
"I am Adolf Hitler. I am almighty. I am almost
as mighty as God himself.”
A smile of pity is their answer. One of the
patients mumbles: “Oh, yes, yes! That’s the way
it started with us too.”
f>. God bestowed three qualities upon the Ger
man people: intelligence, honesty, and National
Socialism. However, only Iwi of these qualities
are generally found in uny individual German.
A German is either intelligent and a National
Socialist in which case he is not honest.
Or he is honest and a National Socialist which
proves that he is not intelligent.
Or he is intelligent and honest which makes
it impossible for him to be a National Socialist.
t>, "Is it true that Fritz was arrested yester
day? Why did they arrest such a decent fellow?”
“That is why they arrested him.”
7. The following joke on Dr. Joseph Gobbels,
Minister of Propaganda and Enlightment, is from
the New York Times: “Captain Huge Eckener,
builder and commander of zeppelins, is out of
favor with the German Ministry of Propaganda
Can it be that the propaganda authorities are just
a bit jealous of the largest gas bag in existence?"
M. Levi in the Michigan Daily.
[Yeomon PrestMil
Awards Monday
Awards to members for valuable
services during: the past year were
given by the Yeomen Monday night
when they mot for the last time
this year.
Fred Gieseke, ex-president, re
ceived a book, “A Slow Train
Through Arkansas": Howard Oh
inart, a bookmark engraved with
“Oregon Yeomen": l’hoebus Klon
off. social chairman, was given a
desk calendar: Harold Draper.
“Tom Drown in Cross-Country."
for winning the cross-country rare
last tall: Tom Wildish, a book,
“Pluck Plus Providence," for driv
ing tjie winning entry in the noise
parade last fall.
Special mention was given to
George Teltoft and Alfredo T. Fa
jardo for winning first pmew in
the Murruy-Warner essay contest.
All awards were maue by Howard
Dee, vice-prcjident.
Ilall \\ ins VIIhm‘1
(Continued from ftvie one)
tlu- dans as undergraduates, will
lake place Monday evening at 8.
J. Duncan Spaeth of l'rinceton uni
versity will he the speaker.
Tickets in V linniii 111 life
Tickets to these events may he j
obtained by seniors from the alumni 1
offices in Friendly hall from
Wednesday to Saturday of next
week. Special mimeographed in
structions in regard to details of
the baccalaureate and commence
ment ceremonies will also be dis
tributed from the alumni offices
Dean Hilbert said that the pro
gram this year would be concise
and dignified. A.n effort is being
made to cut down the length of
the program. He also reminded
seniors that they must be present
on time to avoid confusion.
(lilt Postponed
Decision on the class gift was
postponed until the committee,
headed Ly Dud^ cou.d m*
vestigate the request of Bill '
Schloth that the class give aid to
the Greater Oregon group. The1
committee reported that a gift to I
the new library browsing' room j
fund and a contribution to start
the student aid plan working here'
had been considered. This latter
service would distribute informa
tion in regard to graduate scholar
ships among University students.
Final decision in regard to the'
class gift will be made by the com
mittee. consisting' of Grant Fade.
Mary McCracken, and William
llall. They will decide later this
week.
According to tin report of Orton
Goodwin, treasurer, the seniors
have SI71 to use for gifts. Good-j
win also reported tliat the Senior
Ball only went S33 over it. bud
geted expense.
" V Comparative Study ot Speer It
Defective Children." an article
written by James A. Catiol. ap
pears in the June issue of the pub
1kdtidi *vichi\eo vJ Speech.
mn
Master Dance
(Continued froin page one)
Harmonica Player .Guion
Quest for an Ideal.Norma Lyons
Jewish Lament .
.Traditional Yiddish Melody
(Vocal accompaniment by William
Sutherland.)
IV
Jazz...Gruenberg
Duet. Paul Whiteman arrangement
( From the music “Deep Forest” )
The Choice; Catharine Holmali
(From Rossetti’s painting, “The
Blessed Damozel’’)
V
Danse de la Guitanna.Halffter
Mrs. Faye Knox is adviser of the
group, and Mrs. Catharine Holman,
accompanist.
Participants Named
Girls appearing in the recital are
Maxine Goetsch, Irene Williams,
Mary Frances Robinson, Carolyn
Schink, Jill Madsen, Claudia Sev
ier, Josephine Overturf, Josephine
Lumm, Nancy Billings, Shirley
Bennett, Helen Payne, Rose Gore,
Virginia Kerns, Helen Nickachiou,
Rthcl Johnson. Mary Fields, Lois
Ann Whipple, Marion Smith, Car
aie Burden, Doris Gettmann. Peg
gy Hayward, Glenna Hooper, Lois
Luvaas, Gnan Goodsell, Regan Mc
Coy, Thelma Newton, and Jane
Fryburg.
Committee Heads
Persons in charge of committees
are: general chairman, Shirlev
Bennett; program cover, Mary
Frances Robinson; staging, Sue
Moshberger, Doris Gettman; cos
tumes, Helen Payne, Carnie Bur
den; lighting, Marion Smith, Mary
Van Hoomissen; make-up, Grace
Rose, Peggy Hayward, Gnan Good
sell; music, Catharine Holman, Ta
kaka Nakajima; publicity, Rose
Gore.
'I’opeyc** Se^ai*
(Continued from page one)
for the Emerald, his uuck, accom
panying many of his strips, has
gained great favor. The duck has
been without a name, although
plans were long underway to hold
;; contest to christen the Oregon
symbol. When Anonymous field
was finally named for Prof. H. C.
Howe, the duck took over, the
vacated title Anonymous Duck
A. Duck, to you. ,
Hanson and his duck will make
their final appearance in the Em
erald Saturday morning. Although
but a sophomore during the past
year, Ed has determined to end
his schooling to take up active
work in Portland.
\\ aiTC!* Smith
(Continued from page one)
groups will be: "Social Anthropol
ogy. the Science of Culture."
Other highlights of the banquet
will be the presentation by Sigma
Xi of a scroll to the most out
standing scientific research worker
in the state of Oregon and the
awarding of Phi Pet a Kappa's an
nual book award to Egbert Freed
Bale . Wallowa, sophomore in the
University who has earned the j
highest grades in his class.
Prote.-sor Lowie h is been on va
rious anthropological expeditions <
in the Rocky mountain states.
Canacm. and southwestern por
tion of the United States,
l.ouir Drill'' Books
He has written a number of,
monographs on the Indians of the \
Northern pi..ms plateau and see- :
oral books deuu.ij \. tin primitive
society and religion and the rela
tion of anthropology to modern
life. His most recent book is "The
Crow Indian."
Initiation Is Friday
New active members, who will
be initiated Friday under the di
rection of Dr. L. S. Cressman, re
tiring president, are Kenneth C.
Swan, Werner Zeller, Alfred Hala
fond, Sidney Nayer Jr., and Doro
thy Jean Vinton, all of the Uni
versity medical school in Portland,
and Alfred Taylor, Oregon State
college.
Associate members to be initiat
ed are Herbert C. McMurty, Ben
jamin Saltzman, Fred Vogt, Rich
ard Martin, Albert B.. Blanken
ship, Elias H. Porter, and Elsie Pe
terson, all of the University of
Oregon; and Reinhold Kanzler,
Walter R. Munroe, Paul G. Haf
ner, Mary E. Tenney, Luman F.
Ney, Joseph E. Scott, Marguerite
McMaster, Katherine L. Mann, all
from the medical school.
24 University
(Continued from page one)
ta Vance. Helen Campbell; Dan
Packard, Robert Henderson; Kitty,
Virginia Scoville; Tina, Phyllis
Cory; Dr. Talbot, George Smith;
Larry Renault, William Cottrell;
Eddie, Charles Barclay; waiter,
Robert Winstead; Max Kane, Dan
Clark II; Mr. Hatfield, Leonard'
Love; Miss Alden. Mary Webster.
Lucy Talbot, Helen Roberts;
Mrs. Wendel, Margie Tucker; Joe
Stengel, Dick Koken; Mr. Fitch,
Ernest Savage; Ed Loomis, Virgil
Garwood.
Dave Wilson is head of the stage
crew, assisted by Bob Emerson,
Phyllis Cory, Doris McConnell,
Jean Martin, and Robert Winstead.
Ha/oii Addresses
(Continued from page one)
ing interviews is to get past the
secretaries of famous people. Great
difficulty was met in seeing Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Peal Buck,
but when he finally got by their
secretaries, the interview was easy.
"About the hardest man in the
United States to interview is Wil
liam Randolph Hearst. It took me
three weeks to even find him in
Hollywood, before I could arrange
to see him. "Remember." he said
in .closing, “faint heart never won
a fair interview."
Kadio (knitesters
(Continued from page one)
present all of the entries, the co
elmirraen said.
George Callis. announcer for the
broadcasts, asked that houses
check with Guy Wernham at
KORE in regard to restricted mu
sical numbers, sound effects, etc.
The two houses judged winners
of the contest will broadcast over
a statewide hookup, either Thurs
day. May 28 or June 3. The RCA
Victor radio will be given to the
winning house on the stage of the
McDonald theatre at the close of
the contest.
Jackson \\ in*
{Continued iron; page one)
Alfred Tyson, with a emulative
grade point .average of 3.72, and
Elaine Cornish, with a GPA of 3.69
were elected by Beta Gamma Sig
ma as new junior members.
Only two per cent of the junior
class and ten per cent of the grad
uating are c.igiuic tor mem
bership. Those selected are cho
sen because they excel, not only
in scholarship, but also in outside
activities, character, etc.
Initiation will be held Thursday,
May 21, at 5:30 p. m. in the wo
men’s lounge at Gerlinger. The
banquet in honor of the initiates
will follow and will be held at the
Anchorage at 6:15 p. m. where
Professor Orin K. Burrell, of the
school of business, will speak on
“Economic Implications of Recent
Banking Legislation.’’
The business administration fac
ulty and their wives have been in
vited to attend the banquet.
Carrel Accepts Job
James A. Carrol, speech instruc
tor, has accepted a position as
research psychologist in a labora
tory for child research in Moose
heart, Illinois, during June, July,
and August. Mr. Carrol will leave
Eugene on June 1.
Drama Honorary
Elects 7 Students
Mask and Buskin chapter of
National Collegiate Players have
elected seven new members from
the ranks of drama division stu
dents.
The new members include: Helen
Campbell, Milton Pillette, William
Cottrell, Dick Koken, George
Francis Smith, Virgil Garwood,
and Bill Ireland.
Bill Schloth is president of the
local chapter and Ottilie Turnbull
Seybolt is advisor to the group.
Magazine to Publish
Article by Dr. Wright
Dr. L. O. Wright, professor of
Romance languages has just re
ceived word that his article,
“Teaching the Pronunciation of
Spanish R,” has been accepted for
publication by the Modern Lan
guage Journal.
Dr. Wright first sent the article
to Dr. Clarence Parmenter, head of
the phonetics experimental labora
tory of the University of Chicago
for scientific approval, and it was
on the basis of this approval that
it was accepted, he said.
Katrine Parsons
Second in Contest
Katrine Parsons, senior in
romance languages, won second
place in the annual translation
contest sponsored by Sigma Delta
Pi, national Spanish honorary, ac
cording to word received here by
Dr. L. O. Wright, president of
Gamma chapter of the University.
First prize was won by George
Kalmanoff of the College of New
York City.
Grads Make Tour
Josephine Kirtley, graduated
from Oregon in 1924. and Maurine
Laber, graduated in ’35, high school
teachers, have been selected as
Oregon’s representatives in a party
of fifteen from the Pacific coast
who will tour Japan. Korea, and
Manchukuo at the invitation of the
Japan board of tourist industry.
Miss Kirtley has been teaching in
Medford eight years and Miss La
ber, who received her M.A. in Jan
uary, 1935, teaches in Jefferson
high school in Portland.
Send the Emerald to your friends.
Frosh Counselor
Group Has Quiz
To make sure that only the best
qualified girls on the campus would
be allowed to participate in frosh
counselor work, Josephine McGil
christ yesterday quizzed approxi
mately 100 girls on campus and
registration material.
The meeting was held at 4 o’clock
in Gerlinger with Miss McGilchrist
presiding. One more meeting will
be held this year, at which time
freshman handbooks will be dis
tributed.
Further instructions were given
regarding the correspondence with
freshmen during the summer, and
the first meetings fall term.
Toastmasters’ Club
Meets Tonight at Y
The Toastmaster’s club will hold
its final meeting of the year at 8
tonight at the Y hut, when plans
for the coming year will be form
ulated, and possible jobs for the
summer discussed.
Don Yeager, vice-president of
the group, will preside at this
meeting.
All students interested in devel
oping the qualities of leadership
and the ability to speak in public
are invited to the informal dis
cussions, it was emphasized by
Howard Lee, president.
Dr. Norton Accepts Position
Dr. Henry H. Norton, graduate
of the University in 1933, who has
been resident surgeon at the Stan
ford university hospital for some
time, has accepted the position of
resident surgeon at the Harvard
University Children's hospital in
Boston, until this fall, when he
plans to leave for Europe for a
year's study abroad in oto-laryn
gology and plastic surgery at Paris
and Vienna. Mrs. Norton, the for
mer Edmunson, '30, who was
YWCA secretary here several
years ago, is to have charge of
religious services at the national
YWCA conference at Lake Ge
neva, Wisconsin, this summer.
Professors Leave
John L. Casteel went to Fossil,
Condon, and Arlington, Oregon,
where he will deliver commence
ment addresses. W. A. Dahlberg
is leaving today for Ontario where
he will give the commencement
speech at Ontario high school.
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