Editor . . Fred Colvig
Business Manager Walter Vernstrom
EDITORIAL STAFF
Managing Editor: I,eRoy Mattingly.
Associate Editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endieott.
Women’s Page Editor: Clare Igoe.
Society Editor: Gladys Battleson.
Sports Editor: Porter Taylor Frizzell, Jr.
Assistant Managing Editor: Lloyd Tripling.
Night Editor: Ed Robbins.
Reporters: Bob Emerson, Irmajean Randolph, Leonard Greenup,
.Wjldred Blaekburne, Donald Caseiato, C harles Paddock.
We Hereby Resolve - - -
THEY thought they had us, but here we are again a bit battered
bv the summer squall of “handies,” “mouthies,” “knock-knocks
and cither raging inanities, but, withal, fresh-of-eye, we hope, and eager
to tetke up our task of helping the campus see itself.
Summers are lazy things. Fun and all that but one gets out of
gear, coasting along in that blissful neutrality of mind that comes
when academic paraphernalia is stowed for three fleeting months of
work and play and sunshine. Now, we must get ahold of ourselves,
coax ourselves back into the old scholastic traces.
Where were we when we left off last spring? We had a huge
unfinished docket.
* * *
LET'S see there was something about the military situation. A
'campaign was shaping to take the “must” out of compulsory
military training; initiative petitions with many signatures were afloat,
and the measure was to appear on the ballot this fall.
,We were lauding the interfraternity council for its efforts to pre
vent the recurrence of such a noisesome situation as that which grew
out of last year's Rush Week. More about that below.
We were lending our support to a student committee that was
preparing recommendations for curricular reforms, a plan that was to
divide the sheep from the goats, the gist of which was to provide a
definitely generalized education for some students and specific pro
fessional training for others. Competent advisers for guiding under
graduates into their proper niches were to be chosen. It still sounds
all right.
"We were about to take a photometer one of those gadgets for
measuring the intensity of light into different study halls and living
organizations. We were going to set the campus on its ears with
charges that Oregon students were burning their eyes out, studying
under improper lighting conditions.
. And we were on the verge of hauling several campus honoraries
on tiie carpet, organizations in which membership is of dubious
distinction arid which charge a pretty fee for rendering services of
questionable worth.
THESE issues ancf a dozen others, which will come back to us, arc
_ by no means dead, and the 1930 Emerald intends to revitalize
them, not that it will take any great shock, for, like us students,
they have only been vacationing.
In the fashion of each new Emerald we start the year full of high
resolves to put out a paper more professional in tone, more accurate
in its accounts, more searching in its quest for news, more versatile
and fresh in ints endeavors at humor, and more unrelenting in it.;
efforts to rout the elusive spectre of "skull-duggery” in campus
politics.
And, dag-nab it! we think we'll do it.
*Eat, Drink, and Be Wary’
It’s your show this year, Freshman! This year you really can
decide for yourself what fraternity to join. Those lordly sophomores ;
you see parading their new and nappy moleskins around the campus
this fall danced to a different tune this time last year. They merely
deluded themselves when they thought they determined their own
fraternal fate.
You've probably never heard of the "hot-box,” Freshman. Along
with several other nefarious fraternal practices it disappeared in the
reforms that followed last year’s rough-and-tumble Hush Week. In j
spirit; it was a medieval chamber like the room with the constricting |
redrhot walls in Poe’s “Pit and the Pendulum.” One by one the lamb
like freshmen were led in, and a perspiring time they had of it as
obligations for a week of dining and dancing began to haunt them,
and as their hosts became more and more hotly urgent.
Well, you’ve got them over a barrel this year, Freshman. They
din£ and dance you and show you a merry week, but when Saturday
rolls around you’ll go up to Johnson hall and indicate your own pre
ference, and no amount of fraternal bull-dozing will guide your
decision.
Won't let them kid you either, Freshman. Don't let them feed you
thaj; old stuff about their “powerful national organization.” You're I
not eating and sleeping for the next four years in a national conven
tion, .You’re here to go to school, and in pledging a fraternity you
arC "selecting both your living companions and your immediate social
environment for your academic career. So, have a good time this week,
but be wary.
Have a good time, Freshman, but also take advantage of this
week before the start of school to learn what you can of the scholastic
topes. Of course, though, none of you is so green as to suppose that
Freshman Week is provided simply to replenish fraternity rosters,
although that may be an enjoyable phase of it.
Well, good luck!
New Rushing Rules
ARTICLE V
Membership Pledge
The following pledge shall be made, executed, and subscribed to
by all the members of the Interfruternity Council of the University
of Oregon, and shall be binding upon such members:
We, the undersigned members, duly elected, and rep
resenting fraternities of the Interfraternity Council of the
University of Oregon, do hereby solemnly pledge ourselves
and our respective chapters to the following duties, obli
gations, and agreements.
Section 1
a. Any violation of the "Membership Pledge" shall be reporte i
by the president or temporary bead of any house, to the Tribunal by
OUe o’clock of the first week following Freshman Week.
b. On the day following the tribunal will begin considering cases.
The president of the house making the complaint, and the president
of the house on which the charge is made shall appear before the
tribunal.
c. Any penalties imposed upon a house by the tribunal must be
complied with within seven days unless appeal is taken within that
time to the Student Advisory Committee. The decision of the Student
Advisory committer shall be final, and must be complied with within
seven days.
Penalty: automatic social probation for one term.
Section 11
a. No organization member shall pledge any man until lie is a duly
iegistered student of the University of Oregon. No man shall pledge
ilj, Sunday noon one month following the Sunday of rush week unit'
he accepts a sealed bid on Saturday afternoon of rush week or or
Saturday afternoon one week following.
b. The sealed bid plan shall be as follows: Each organization
member shall present his bid to an office designated by the Dean of
Men, not later than 1:15 P. M., on the Saturday of Rush week. Bids
shall be typewritten in triplicate on one sheet of paper each, with the
I names in alphabetical order, said bid to be signed by the president ol
the organization. Bids shall then be checked against the following
fraternity preference slip:
Last Name
FRATERNITY PREFERENCE SLIP
University of Oregon
Indicate your choice as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. There must be at least
three choices indicated. As soon as you have filled out this preference
slip, go to the authority in charge and present your slip. He will
compare your preference slip with the bids of the fraternities and if
your first choice coincides with a bid of a fraternity, you shall be
immediately considered a pledge to that fraternity, and will sign the
pledge card. If such is not the case, you may, though you are not com
: pelled to, accept another bid made to you by another fraternity in
dicated on your preference slip. Then go to the selected house.
. Alpha Tau Omega
.. Beta Theta Pi
. Chi Psi
. Delta Tau Delta
.. Delta Upsilon
. Kappa Sigma
. Phi Delta Theta
. Phi Gamma Delta
. Phi Kappa Psi
. Phi Sigma Kappa
. Pi Kappa Alpha
. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
. Sigma Alpha Mu
. Sigma Chi
. Sigma Nu
. Sigma Phi Epsilon
. Theta Chi
No fraternity member, pledge, or alumnus shall contact any
rushees alter 12 noon of the Saturday of Rush Week, or be in the
vicinity of the office in which the bids and preference slips are being
checkegl. Contacts shall also, include telephone calls.
c. Pledging shall consist of the offering of the bid to the rushee
and his acceptance as evidenced by his signature on the following
pledge card. This card shall be dated.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL
By signing this statement, I hereby declare that I
have accepted the invitation to pledgeship in the .
. Fraternity of the University
of Oregon.
(Signature of Pledge)
Witness: . ,
Date: .
The witness shall be either a representative of the
house concerned or a person duly appointed 'by the Inter
fraternity Council of the University of Oregbn.
d. No man with a preparatory school decile rating of one shall be
eligible to pledge the first term he is in school.
e. Penalties: Each organization agrees that the violation of this
section shall be punished by any or $11 of the following penalties:
1. Forfeiture of the right to ever initiate the man so pledged.
2. Prohibition of the man so pledged from living in the house of
that member, should he become initiated in that fraternity.
3. A tine of from one to twenty-five dollars.
Section III. The following rules shall govern dates:
a. Official date cards are to be in triplicate; one copy of which is
to be Kept by a duly appointed officer of the Interfraternity Council
of the University of Oregon, one by the fraternity, and one by the
rushee.
b. Each rushee must have an official date card issued by the
appointed officer, for which the rushee shall pay the sum of ($1.00)
one dollar. Unofficial date cards may be issued by the fraternities.
Penalty: Rushee forfeits right to pledge for one term.
c. Each fraternity shall have not more than two dates a day, nor
more than five during the week, with each rushee.
Penalty: A fine of from $5.00 to $25.00.
d. Dates shall be from S:00-U:00, 11:00-2:00, 2:00-5:00, 5:00-7:30,
7:30-11:00.
e. A rushee can only break dates at the office of the appointed
officer on the day prior to the date. Dates must be broken in person
by the rushee in the presence of qualified representatives of each
house.
Penalty: Rushee forfeits right to pledge for one term. Organiza
tion member is liable to a fine of not more than $25.00.
f. Each fraternity is responsible for each rushee to the extent that
said rushee must be at tire chapter house of the said fraternity at the
termination of his date with the house concerned. This applies to all
dates except the 7:30-11:00 date. He must be available to the house
having the next date with him within a ten minute period after the
conclusion of the date. This means that he cannot be withheld and that
information as to his whereabouts is not sufficient; he must be at the
chapter house.
Penalty: Forfeiture of the right to pledge the rushee for one term,
g. No fraternity may have a rushee out after hours. After hours
include from 11:00 P. M. to 8:00 A. M., or any portion thereof.
Penalty: Organization member is liable to a fine of not more than
$25.00.
Section 1\. Each organization member shall notify the Dean of Men's
Office not later than three days after pledging a man, and the public
announcement of such pledging shall appear in the Emerald within
three publication days. The violation of this rule shall be punished by
a fine in the discretion of the tribunal, of not more than $10.00.
Section \. All pledge pins must be worn in a visible place.
Penalty: A fine of $10.00.
section \ 1. Each organization member hereof, and the individual mem
bers thereof agree not to approach a pledge, or to bring influence on
a pledge, i r in any manner attempt to break the pledge either directly
or induedly, of a man pledged to another fraternity. Violation of this
rule shall be punished by the following penalty: A fine of not less than
$10.00 nor more than $25.00.
Section \ II. Each organization member agrees not to pledge or initi
ate. to offer an invitation to pledge or initiate for membership, to any
man who has viol,".ted hi- pledge with, or membership in another fra
ternity. until one calendar year after the council is notified of the
violation. The violation of this rule shall be punished by 1 and 3 or
2 and 3 of the following penalties.
1. Forfeiture of the right to ever initiate the man so pledged.
2. Prohibition of the man so pledged from living in the house of
that member, should he become initiated in such fraternity.
3. A fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00.
Section VIII. Each organization member has the right to voluntarily
release a pledge and thus allow him to affiliate with another fraternity
at any time.
section IX. Each member agrees that the name of the man who has
been released from his pledge shall be handed to the Dean of Men's
office and sent to all other fraternities within three days. The neglect
to do this shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10.00. The
release card must state whether or not the man has any financial
obligation to the house.
Section \. .. Each organization member agrees not to initiate a man
until he has made a minimum grade point average of 1.75 for twelve
hours iu a preceding term, and that should any circumstance arise that
would justify the allowing of a member of the Interfraternity Council
to initiate a member who has not made the required standard, such
ease should be presented to the tribunal, provided for in the Constitu
tion to settle disputes.
b.' Each organization member agree
to report the initiation of
men to the Dean of Men’s office within three days of initiation.
c. The violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not
less than 51.00 nor more than $10.Q0.
Section XI. Each organization member agrees that in talks to Rushees
there shall be no knocking of other fraternities; opinions shall not be
) stated concerning any but one's own fraternity, and all facts shall
i be based cn some reliable authority.
Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less
j than $10.00 nor more than $25.00.
Section XII. No organization may keep a rushee in a fraternity house
over night during Rush week, such construed to include annexes, and
homes of fraternity members.
Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of from $10.00
to $25.00
Innocent Bystander
By BAIINEY CLARK
(Ed. Note. The Innoeent By
stander, scourge of the campus ir
I other years but now respectably
! employed on a real grown-up news
! paper, comes back to get in oui
t hair as guest-artist for today's
Emerald.)
The giggling horde is upon us!
For the convenience of fraternity
and sorority salesman the Bystand
er has prepared the following short
questionnaire for use in breaking
the ice with freshman prospects.
Once memorized, it is practically
invaluable during the difficult tee
ing-off period.
1. “You’re a freshman, aren’t
you?” You know it and he knows
it, but you might as well get it out
of the way. The answer is “Yes.”
2. “How do you like it down
here?” Any well-behaved fresh
will automatically repeat “Swell!”
Any deviations from the normal
should at once be reported to the
Dean of Men.
3. "What are you going to ma
jor in?” This will get you a varie
ty of answers, ranging from
“Huh?” to “I’m going to be a law
yer, I guess.” Here the good
salesman gets a chance to show his
mettle. If the stooge says “jour
nalism” you can counter with
“Fred Colvig is a, personal friend
of mine. If you like, I’ll introduce
you to him.” If he says “Art”
you can say, “A lot of the fellows
in my house are art majors. I’ll
introduce you to them and they’ll
be glad to show you the ropes.”
If he happens to hit your major,
you’re fat. You can become his
own personal uncle for the dura
tion of the week, with an inside
track that the wolves in the other
tongs can’t touch.
If, with this flying start you
can't make the grade you’re not
worthy of your pin. Remember,
any salesman worth his salt cling3
like a leech and “service” is his
watchword.
An item in the Oregonian the
other day revealed that Oregon
State fraternity pressure groups
have boon at work. Our sister
campus has received $88,000 for
the moving of barns and pig
pens, relieving a sales hazard
that has long handicapped O. S.
C. houses. Underground sourc
es hint that our own interfrater
nity council will institute a coun
ter-move, requesting the PWA
for $30,000 to finance removal of
the Phi Delt house to the edge
of town!
* * *
A wavev of matrimony has
swept over the Thetas in the last
few weeks. Jane Miner has gone
and done it. Peggy ‘Nit-Wit’ Chess
man and Dorothy Fenton will take
the dive late in October. Which
proves there is one way, at least,
of getting around the Dean of
Women!
* * *
A betting pool in the Shack is
laying 5 to 1 that the ancient
yearn of the freshman who, con
fused by the pillars in front of
the Delta Gamma House, buzzed
the bell and asked the house
mother if this was the adminis
tration building, will again ap
pear on the campus. So far
there have been no takers, since
this amiable antique has been a
yearly favorite ever since the
dive was constructed. .
The gigantic Clark Foundation
Survey of the Migratory Habits of
College Freshmen was released to
day. This stupendous undertaking,
involving at least 1,471 man-hours
of investigative work in the Col
lege Side, reveals in its summary
that:
Fully 421 of the 952 freshmen
entering the University of Oregon
fall term of 1936, or nearly all of
the male applicants, are attending
college because (a) they will get
better jobs when they graduate, or
(b) they will make contacts that
will be invaluable in the business
world, or (c) they couldn't get a
job at home.
Fully 97 per cent of the women
entering are attending college be
cause (a) it’s the thing to do, or,
(b) they want to acquire social
background, viz. “culture,” or (c)
university women marry a better
class of people.
Significant trends are seen in
i the cases of Homer Blenkinsop,
Sigma Chi rushee, who is here be
cause he got on the wrong train,
and Godfrey Pinkus, prospective
journalism student, who is here
because his mother married a Sig
ma Nu.
Informed observers are giving:
small credence to the hopefully
advanced statement that fra
ternity rushing this year will bo
clean. Administration forces i
have pinned their faith on the
ruthless severity of Thomas “Ti- 4
ger” Tongue, practically a guar- |
antee of a smooth surface ap
pearance at least, and experts
have agreed that under his rule
there will be no unpleasant in- j
cidents. One observer admiring- I
ly declared that “Though it may
not be clean, it’ll sure LOOK j
clean with Tongue at the helm.”
It is felt that Tongue will have j
little trouble maintaining disci- ]
pline, since he has successfully
lived down the night-shirt and
Valentine’s Day episodes of sey
I cral seasons back.
Neatest trick of the pre-rushing
j period according to subterranean
; reports is the deal involving the
■ A.T.O. pledge who became a Chi
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keeping quiet like a mouse, while
the boys on the hill beat their heads
against the walls and lament their
lagging foot-work,
i * * *
The Phi Psi house, after a
. summer spent in eo-edueational
I activity, has relapsed once more
j into its normal “for-mer-only”
i status and Frenchie Laeau has
his bed back.
* * *
When word reached Los AngelC3
that Bob “Can I Help It” Pres
cott’s pin had found a resting place
on a Eugene bosom, the temporary
coolness noted last spring in the
Jcffer’s heart gave way before
maidenly Wrath and anguish. News
that the dam had broken reached
Prescott several weeks ago and he
immediately left for the south on
the first freight, abandoning pin,
parents and job without a word of
warning. He was in such a hurry
to reach L.A. that he passed up
a free airplane ride from Medford
on down. There have been no pro
gress reports to date, but nobody
has seen Casanova Junior in Eu
gene yet.
* * *
It is definitely reported that
the Chi Omegas will NOT use the
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* * *
And for your pleasure, kiddies,
a pome:
LAMENT FOR RUSH WEEK
“Rally ’round the freshmen, boys,
And keep the rushing clean.
Tongue says that hot-boxing is
out
And kidnapping is mean.
“So hold their hands and hold
their heads
And ask about their folks,
Drag out your squad of letter- ;
men
And dust off last year’s jokes.
“And though you keep the mort
gage hid
And feed them more than well,
They still may take another
brass
And blow your hopes to hell!”
* * *
“Yes, Brother Batterson is on;
the debate team.”
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