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Desk Utaff This Issue
Assistant managing editor:
Mildred Blackburne
i/ay editor:
Jrmajean Randolph
lilhati Warn
Night Staff This Issue
Night Editors: Assistant night editors:
Ben Forbes j "STS Betty Bohnenkamp
Crawford J.yle
Boh Herzog
/*avcriisin£ inanagw a mo issue
Frances Price • _
Charles Skinner, Alva Pell, Maxine Glad, Jim Jarvis, assistants
Out On The Limb
hope liial our articles and editorials
of the past few weeks have served
somewhat to arouse the campus and friends
of the I’niversity to the financial crisis that
confronts higher education. Oregon educators
are really keeping their fingers crossed until
after Tuesday’s election, which may well
determine whether or not the state’s schools
of higher learning are to continue their vital
services in any credible manner.
To repeat our appeal of two weeks ago,
higher education is out on the limb. Its one
dependable source.' of revenue, the millage
income, owing to the decline in the value of
* real property, has dropped to a figure $1,000
000 less than that of the 1929-1930 biennium.
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'J'O make the situation more critical, enroll
ment, which fell off momentarily during
the depression, has now climbed back to a
new high. This very year Oregon’s institu
tions of higher education are faced with the
problem of educating five per cent more stu
dents than in 1929 on budgets so einaneiated
as to make it almost an impossibility.
Yet on next Tuesday’s ballot is a proposed
amendment to the state constitution which
would immediately wipe out $350,000 more
from the budgets of Oregon’s university, col
lege, and normal schools and which in the
course of five years could cut them a further
$1,000,000 through the progressive reduction
of millage it provides.
Vote 1 11 No! The amendment limiting and
reducing permissible taxes on tangible pro
perty must be defeated.
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I)br> (Idealmg tins vicious tax limi
tation bill, friends ol' higher education
can be of greater assistance. The financial
needs of upper learning are such that, even
if its present revenues are preserved, further
income in the form of legislative appropria
tions will be imperative.
In the past few sessions of the legislature
at Salem there have frequently been men so
short-sighted as to seek in educational re
trenchment a remedy for pinched budgets Iu
other departments. Leave such men to root
iii their darkness and send to the legislature
men who can see in the advancement of edu
cation the progress of the whole state.
Certainly professors in Oregon sellouts of
ltijfher learning would not he among the
worst paid in the entire nation if Oregon dis
tricts would send to the legislature men of
such far vision as Earl 11. Hill, who, In the
way, is a candidate tor re-election from Lane
count v.
Not Our Fight But, .
IL Eugene water hoard, which to Eni
versity students has been such a model
of administrative efficiency, may he in for
a revolutionary change of policy if next
week’s election brings new faces to its coun
cils, it is rumored.
The issues, by no means publicly voiced,
seems to he whether the city shall continue
paying the board for the power il uses in
lighting the streets. Considerable campus in
terest was aroused last year when a proposal
that the hoard give the city free power was
defeated in an election. Now. it would appear,
accomplishment ot the design may lie at
tempted through a change in the board's
personnel.
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TJ1[‘ issue is taxpayer versus power con
sumer, despite the illtel'lappillg of the
groups. 'Lixpa\iiig property owners would
sliiii the cost ol street lighting from their own
shoulders to those ot the power consumers
.'is a whole. The result, of course, would be
<i general boost in Eugene electric hills.
il Eugene were served b\ a privntly owned,
utilities corporation the city surely wouldn't
get tree power. Why a municipally operated
plant should he expected to shoulder such a
burden is more than we can see.
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JT max not be our fight, but as interested
observers we'd say re-elect the present
members, whose policies have given this city
almost the cheapest power rates in the whole
country—the cheapest in Oiveoii and even
cheaper than those of tile Tennessee \,iile\.
"'here giant government-owned power plants
are in op rat ion.
308 X Yes!
JN this last pre-election issue of the Einerah
we would like to restate simply and elearl;
why we support iidtiative measure 1108, mak
in;,' military training non-eompulsory at th
University of Oregon and Oregon State col
lege.
In the Emerald's opinion there can be m
logical defense for forcing students into tak
ing four years of military drill, merely be
cause these young men wish to get an educa
tion. Such penalties are not imposed upm
ouj- grade or liigli school students, neither d<
they prevail at the state normal schools. Tin
other arms of our national defense—nationa
guard, militia, CMTC, regular army—all an
optional. Only in our two state schools d<
we find this military discrimination. S<
obviously we oppose compulsory military
training because it is undemocratic.
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"Y^fE favor optional training because w<
feel there? is no educational value ii
drill for boys who do not take the course
voluntarily. We can hardly bedieve that learn
ing to goosestep and shoulder arms is educa
tional, and we have yet to hear of anyone
claiming that either war or war preparatioi
is the ideal of education.
Neither elo we accept the statement tha
military training is necessary to healthj
physique. We have many statements from re
liable1 physicians who say that in many case:
military drill is decidedly harmful, and thai
it offers nothing which any well equipped
gymnasium could not duplicate, meanwhile
eliminating the evils of drill.
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IE Emerald does not think this peace
time conscription has any place in Am
erican institutions of learning, and it onlj
follows an honorable precedent when it
recommends that Oregon citizens and Oregon
students vote “308 X Yes.” The Emerald
has supported non-eompulsory military train
ing for no less than the last seven years, and
now when the issue is before the people ot
Oregon, it is proud to reaffirm its position.
The Emerald believes that the solid ’and
dependable people of Oregon will defeat mili
tary conscription by voting “Yes” on Initi
ative 308. This newspaper is proud to acknow
ledge a kinship with the churchmen, union
workers, farmers, veterans and others who
are supporting the non-eompulsory bill. It
urges a “308 X Yes’' vote to insure passage
of this progressive measure.
The Last Straw.
is wrong with tJit* Literary Digest
straw vote? Doubting democrats have
burnt much' midnight oil over the figures
ever since the results started turning very
decidedly against h'. I). But we think that
an unsung mathematician right here on the
campus has solved the problem.
I be wizard, a professor who, per request,
will be nameless, has worked it out from the
Digest's own figures as follows:
The total number of votes east in the 1982
presidential election was approximately 85,
580,000. Of this number 15,760,000 of 40.0
percent were for Hoover.
In the present Digest poll ballots from
w, 1 .i,),f)o2 persons had been received up until
October 2-1. Of these persons 1,985,907 indi
cated for whom they voted in 1982. Of these
latter 988,971, or 50.8 percent, attest that they
voted for Hoover.
I he conclusion from these figures is that!)
since persons who voted for Hoover are semK
ing in 50.8 percent of the votes, whereas their
1982 showing entitles them to only 40.0 per
cent, the Digest must have gone somewhat
astray in trying to get up a representative
mailing list.
Maybe Mr. Funk got too many names from
Dunn and Bradstreet.
Campus Comment
To the editor: It was not my wish in writing a
letter to the Emerald to create any hard feelings,
if such is the ease. 1 merely felt it necessary to
present my side of the picture and what 1 believed
to be the feelings of a great many students on
the campus. I was rewarded with the written sup
pert of two students. Joe \V. Smith and Frank
E. Trout, who, it is true, are connected with the
Oregon band. Other support in the form of voiced
approval of my letter I hope you will take my
word for.
It it is true that Oregon students want a “swing
band, and let them say so. You say you have
support so I should tike to hear the views of some
of the advocators of this type of band.
17 would seem to me that the regular Oregon
band might well be deserving of some of the co
opetation and support that is beifcg taken away
liont them by this novelty band. How about the
added expense of this newly acquired sponsorer
°‘ "syncopated hors d'oeuvres ?" It is a question
that might well be asked of tlie activities depart
ment.
I might have been inclined to hold my tongue
today if it had not been for the decidedly uuealled
lor crack taken at Gregory’s sport column. There
i' question as to whether he will ever see the
remark, but it seems to me to be in very bad
te -to. He ha - always been very favorable towards •
and interested in Oregon athletics, and to let such |
a trivially sarcastic remark as that slip by seems j
entirely unneeessan
Oorinne LuBarre.
'! Tune ’er
; Out...
! By BOB POLLOCK
, Something special coming up.
So we ought to tell you about It.
It’s the opening of the Frisco-Oak
land eight - mile, suicide - proof
■ bridge . . . and a local boy who
i made good, Larry Keating, ex
, KGW, KEX, will be on one impor
tant mike and Archie Presby, an
other graduate of the Oregonian
stations, will have one, and then,
to make the rainy state really hap
> py, they got blond Cliff Engle to
, give the dope from the sky in a
. United Air Lines plane . . . don’t
get excited: it all comes Novem
ber 12, and since it’s broadcast at
10:30 in the morning, you probably
1 won't have to worry about it
, much.
Chatter: Ed Wynn, “The Per
fect Fool,” has signed Graham
MacNamee, “The Perfect Foil,”
for his new Saturday night pro
grams which will be heard over
the NBC-Blue network at 9 p.m.,
starting November 14 . . . Mac
used to stammer over top prize
fights and he even drew the as
signment to handle Broadway’s
welcome to Lindbergh . . . now
he stooges . . . how far the
mighty have fallen.
Something to get up for Sunday:
the LA Philharmonic orchestra,
playing in Busch Gardens in the
C of C city, will broadcast a cqn
cert over the nation-wide Colum
bia network ... no advance notice
from KOIN, but if you reach for
the aspirin and stick your ea?s out
from between the covers around
noon, it might be there . . . and
you’ll hear “Mignon” by Thomas
and “Morning Mood” from Grieg’s
Peer Gynt Suite , , , this last is
especially good for the morning af
ter the night in which you did
just a wee bit too much rallying.
Nelson Eddy, bellowing bari
tone seen in the flickers opposite
lantern-jawed Jeanette McDon
ald, once used a fountain pen to
ink studs to a dress shirt—and
then discovered it was an infor
mal party ... a woman in Mon
tana wrote in to ask former
psalm-singer Phil Lord of Gang
Busters fame, to do her a favor
... it seems her grandparents
were murdered in August, 1901,
and she wondered if Mr. Lord
would find out who did it.
Tomorrow, no paper. Tonight,
much whoopee. Next day, Bromo's.
That night, more whoopee. Next
day, Bromo’s, Alka Seltzer, and
No-Doz Awakeners. That night
sleep. Next morning, Mid Terms.
Ugh!
Phelan’s Huskies
(Continued from payc one)
terweller sprang up from the
bench and tackled an Oregon back
streaming away from the Husky
pack for an almost certain touch
down. The ball was downed at the
spot where Westerweller effected
his “unofficial” tackle, but Oregon
inaugurated a long string of vic
tories by winning, 27 to 0. That
Thick shakes at TAYLOR’S.—adv.
KEITH S SHOE
REPAIR
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was in 1928, after the Ducks had
been thrice beaten.
Often the underdogs in pre-game
; betting, Oregon triumphed in 1929,
H to 0. Conceded scarcely a
chance chance in 1930, the Ducks
won again, 7 to 0, as Johnny Kitz
miller passed them to victory.
Huskies Win
After a 13-to-0 lose in 1931, the
Huskies eked out a scoreless tie
the next season, and finally, with
the aid of Elmer Logg's great
punting which kept the Oregon
! team beneath its own goal posts
most of the afternoon, broke the
long string of lean years by scor
ing and winning, 16 to 0,
Last year Oregon punched over
an early - game touchdown and
fought off the desperate efforts
of Washington to overcome the
margin of a successful kick for
point to win, 7 to 6.
If
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Campus
, Calendar
Infirmary patients today are:
Virginia Hastings, Jeannette Char
man, Richard Williams, Marguerite
Sunstrup, Alice Saunders, Frances
Henderson, Elenore Pitts, Bob Chil
ton, Rexford Cooper, Emilio Ocam
po, Robley Mangold, Clai'ence Elle,
John Breckenridge, and Russell
Guiss. Hugh Collins and Clifford
Gruning are still at the Sacred
Heart hospital.
Phi Kappa Psi will have Oregana
pictures taken today.
Scabeck rally dinner reservations
must be made at the Y bunaglow
before Monday noon.
Eugene hockey club will meet
this afternoon at 4 o’fclock. All
members not leaving town are
asked to attend.
Bettylou Swart Is
Frosh YW Prexy
Bettylou Swart, Portland, was
elected president of the YWCA
frosh commission over Mary Sta
ton, Eugene, at the polls Thursday.
New vice-president is Alice Swift,
Salem, who defeated Betty Meek,
Portland, and new secretary-treas
turer is Jean Merril, Albany, whose
opponents were Marjorie Mont
gomery, Eugene, and Joliene Woff
druff, Klamath Falls.
The newly-elected officers will
assume their duties at once al
though formal installation will not
be until some time in November.
The frosh commission, long dor
mant, was recently revived by the
YWCA cabinet and will serve as
in organ to help acquaint fresh
man girls with the YWCA.
Send the Emerald to your friends.
Subscriptions only $3.00 per year.
Marion Veatch
Democratic Candidate for
Coroner
I will keep the expense
of the office within the
budget and save the
t a x p a y o r s' money
wherever possible.
Good and convenient
equipment and facili
ties for handling the
work: sympathetic ami
courteous treatment in
all eases.
I will appreciate the
s u p p o r t of all my
0 friends who are not
under obligation to
anyone else.
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Freak Election
(Continued from page one)
i spot in the town at a minimum
cost of $5. However, should Mr.
Landon lose, this gal must come
up to Eugene for the Delta Upsi
lon formal and wine and dine the
gentleman in like manner.
The Kappa house will go off the
gold standard if Roosevelt loses . .
that is, at least one Kappa will
lost. For Doug Milne has sworn
that he will reclaim his Phi Delt
pin if the president is not re-elect
ed.
“Icy” Swim Waits Loser
Bill Pengra and Hal Duden of
the Beta house have agreed that
on January 1 the loser of their bet
must jump in the millrace from
the Hilyard street bridge and swim
down to the Beta landing. Pengra
has picked Landon as the winner
and Duden is backing Roosevelt.
If Mr. Landon wins, no more
will Reed Swenson view the foamy
suds with loving eye for he has
bet Jean Paine of the Theta house
that he will hop aboard the wagon
if the Sunflower Kid wins by a
knockout. However, if Rdbsevelt
wins, Miss Paine must spend the
rest of the term studying.
Practical men that they are, the
SA.E boys have a group bet on.
The Republicans and the Demo
crats have formed teams. The team
whose party loses must clean the
house from stem to stern—at that,
an agreement to “clean house” is
something new in political circles.
New Deal
Bowling
BILLIARDS — POOL
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AFTER
classes
why is the campus
dead?
WHERE
are all the
students?
IN the
COLLEGE SIDE
of course.
Thinkers Wanted!
My interest in the students of the Uni
versity is this: I want them to realize
to the full their capacities and rights.
It is your right to vote; it is your capac
ity to think.
Whether or not you vote for me is im
material: the thing that counts is that
you do VOTE.
If, after due thought, your vote is cast
for me, I will greatly appreciate your
support.
CHAS. P. POOLE
CANDIDATE FOR
LANE COUNTY CORONER
(Paid adv.)
Send the Emerald to your friends, send the Emerald to your friends.
TO THE VOTERS OF EUGENE
DO YOU KNOW:
THAT ALL BENEFITS of municipal ownership in Eu
gene are being returned to the water and electric users
through reductions in rates?
I HAT LOW RATES are the objective for which munic
ipal ownership was established in Eugene, and have
always been the objective of the Water Board manage
ment. The result is that rates in Eugene are now the
lowest in Oregon, and among the lowest in the United
States.
THAT THE POLICY of the Water Board is to pay
bpnded debt when due, to earn sinking funds and de
preciation requirements, and to operate and make ex
tensions on a pay-as-you-go basis, avoiding new debt
and heavy interest charges whenever possible.
THAT EUGENE is given credit by all for keeping its
utility management free of political interference at all
times, and in the hands of experienced men?
THAT THIS SUCCESS in municipal ownership and
management of water and electric utilies in Eugene has
been accomplished under the policies of the present
Water Board, and their predecessors in office during
the past 25 years?
THAT AS A RESULT municipal ownership in Eugene
is pointed to throughout the country as a model of
efficiency and success?
NOW
11* ^ 01 AI l R0\ lii w hat has boon accomplished. and if you wish to continue
tlie policies that have built up tlfc water and electric properties, reduced
the debt, and brought about low rates,
THE SUREST WAY TO DO SO IS TO VOTE FOR
L. D. PIERCE and W. R. ROBERTSON
(for Alember-at-Large) (for the First Ward)
They are the present Watei Hoard members. There is no question as to
their attitude. They are for the present policies, and for low rates.
The total assets of the water and
electric departments now amount
to over 6million dollars, and the
total debt is $I.3il.6o9.55—that is,
the assets are nearly 5 times the
debt.
Electric and Water Consumers
League of Eugene, Oregon
Dr. George I. Hurley, E. U. Lee,
Secretary. President.