1 - . .. -1 1 ..!■■■■ !V C.artoonist H. Slugg Pierces Haze, Sees Happy Hoop Season 1 VOLUME XXXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1936 NUMBER 34 The Passing Show Embassy Leaves Constitutionality Juneau's Plight 6Silver Shadow’ By DARREL ELLIS p - ■■ ■ - - -« Retreat! With reports that insurgent bombs came dangerously close to destroying the $500,000 U. S. em bassy, Washington Sunday ordered Charge d'Affaires Eric C. Wende lin and all official American rep resentatives to evacuate Madrid and proceed to Valencia under the protection of U. S. naval vessels. In the meantime, Spanish So cialist authorities at Valencia were accusing Germany and Italy of aiding the Spanish Fascist fleet and inferring that the Nazi gov ernment was responsible for the torpedoing of the Socialist cruiser Miguel do Cervantes. New Deal in the Court Optimism regarding the supreme court’s amiability toward the New Deal was fanned anew yesterday as the court upheld the constitu tionality of the New York unem ployment insurance act. Administration leaders were par ticularly enthusiastic over the out come as the law, similar to acts already passed in 16 other states, was formed under the Federal So cial Security program and in » formed sources felt that if the! court reacted similarly on other pending New Deal cases, the drive for constitutional amendment might be balked. A Landslide for Juneau With flames following in its de structive wake, a great landslide last night rumbled through a por tion of Juneau, Alaska, leaving nine persons injured and at least seven missing. For 48 hours, rescuers have been continually working on the 100 foot wide mass, which ranged in depth from 10 to 40 feet. How About One for Oregon So that student's would “stay off dangerous highways on week ends,” the University of ,Iowa es tablished the student - operated night club, “Silver Shadow,” which had its formal opening Saturday night. University officials were highly ■ pleased with the reception given j 1 the novel innovation, which was the culmination of a campaign by the Iowa daily paper. Russia Was Right Already strained relations be tween Russia and Germany were further endangered yesterday when Berlin admitted that the Nazi gov ernment and Japan had come to a verbal agreement on an Anti-Bol shevist campaign. The official announcement sub stantiated charges made by the Moscow government last week. ‘Oil's’ Not Well Refusal to consider the oil work er£’ syndicate demand for a blan ket labor contract to govern the industry, last night left Mexico’s i oil company executives faced with a general strike in the great oil industry. Capital's position in the matter was taken because the contract would increase yearly operating costs about 250,000,000 pesos ($70, 000,000 U. S.) which, the execu tives said, was about 50,000,000 pesos more than their present an nual gross revenue. ; ______ Minnesota May Face Legal Act ion For Stopping Mail By BERNADINE BOWMAN Legal action against the Univer sity of Minnesota administration looms as a result o'f the institu tion's recent action in stopping mailed notices of the Progressive j council, a coalition of the Minne sota alliance, at the campus post office. “The issue is academic freedom, mailing rights which an individual possesses shouldn't be forfeited just because he comes to college,” a former Progressive party chair man asserted. According to the Minnesota Daily, the suit against the officials may reach the supreme court. Flunk Fee No Hardship The registrar at the University j of Oklahoma proved statistically that students with the thinnest wallets get the most “A’s” when two state legislators complained that the $3 “flunking fee” is a hardship on poor students. Long's SpeiUMark Falls Neither Cicero nor the late Huey (Please turn to page two) I UO Is Liberal But Radicals Are Found at Washington And UCLA9 Asserts Dr. Bates Author Wants Students in Creative, Not Reeeptive Mood; Believes Classes Should Question Teachers “I don't want students to be in a receptive mood, I want them to be in a creative mood." Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates, nationally known author, literary critic, philosopher and educator—he once headed the department of rhetoric and American literature in the University has very liberal ideas on the freedom of expression for students and teachers. “Students,” he said Sunday as he waited for his train to pull out for Portland where he is conduct ing forums for the United States bureau of education, "should be en i Ivory Tinkler 1 (Courtesy the Kegister-tiuarut Dean John J. Landsbury of the scnool or music appeared at the piano at the orchestra concert last night. It was the dean’s first cam pus recital in five years. Geologists Show Land Formation By Erosion Table The work of 15,000 years in three days! Century-old can yons dug out in a single night! River paths cut in a few hours! These are only a few of the marvels accomplished by the erosion table constructed by the geology department. An erosion table is a table covered with va rious types of dirt and clay, veg etated with moss, and washed by the gentle rains of four min iature sprinklers which are turned' on almost constantly. The purpose of the experiment— to demonstrate stream erosion (Please turn to page two) courageu 10 develop meir own ideas and to contest those of their teach ers which might not seem to ring true. Students Will Lead “After all,” the well-known edu cator smiled, “we will be out of the picture in a few years and the stu dents of today will take the lead.” Speaking of liberal trends of schools on the Pacific coast, Dr. Bates said, “The University of Ore gon is a good deal more liberal than the University of California, but the students of the University of California are much more rad ical than those of Oregon. As far as students are concerned the two most radical schools on the coast are the University of Wash ington and UCLA, he said. Bates is Literary Dr. Bates is what one would ex pect a literary man, the writer of best sellers, and one of the best known book reviewers in New York to look like. He appeared with a beret cocked over the side of his head. His wide set pensive brown eyes were those of a think er not a dreamer, and his bit of (Please turn to page jour) Service Exams Given to Eugene Police, Firemen A civil service examination for firemen was given to fifteen appli cants on the campus Monday. Herman Kehrli, chief examiner, and Warren C. Hyde, assistant ex aminer, were in charge. James D. Barnett, head of the political science department, is chairman of the civil service commission. Police examinations are being given to approximately twenty ap plicants, Tuesday. An agility test, for both police and firemen, will be given Wednesday by R. K. Cut ler, assistant professor of physical education. ‘Going, Going, Gone> Is Cry at A TFS Auction On the old library steps Tuesday from 10 to 11 o’clock, and right after lunch, Harry McCall, wielding an old-fashioned gavel over an honest-to-goodness auction stand will conduct a sale of lost and found ■ articles collected in the University depot for several terms past, the proceeds of which will go to the associated women students. It is ■ rumored Harry will also auction his famous pet lizard “Zioncheck” for the benefit of the AWS. , Two hundred and twenty-six separate pieces of merchandise with i articles ranging in value from a pair of white shoestrings to books, fountain pens, and jewelry, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. It it’s German you’re taking, and that needed book still hasn’t arrived at the Co-op, or somehow you’ve lost the one you just bought, turn out at 10 o’clock and see if one of the five to be auctioneered isn't the one you need. With Christmas just 33 day3 around the corner, why not shop early for her gift among the rings, compacts, bracelets or necklaces to be sold. He would doubtlessly love one of the thirteen fountain pens or ten eversharps that will go over the table, even though it is second hand. Included among the books are English handbooks or revision, speech texts, English compositions, French, German, Spanish, and Ital ian books, English literatures, bi ology, Shakespeare, nutrition business principles, a history of America, college reading prose, writing and thinking, hygiene, and physical education, and freshmen readings. Wearing apparel includes rain coats, sweaters, jackets, scarfs, {Please turn to page two') tl 1 The Thrust That Failed (Courtesy the Morning News) The desperate drive of Jimmy Nicholson fell inehes short of coveted coast conference pay dirt Satur day. Fading hack to pass, fourth down with the ball on the nine-yard line, Jimmy found eligible re ceivers covered, and slanting off toward the sidelines, drove through a bevy of Beaver tachlers to stretch md fall inches from the goal line and the Webfoots’ second round robin score of the year. Throughout the game the drive of the diminutive Duck back nearly equalized the powerful crunches of State's Joe Gray. Profs Edge Ahead Of Co-ed Riflers9 By Shooting Early Oregon’s faculty rifle team took an early lead over the girls’ squad yesterday afternoon in the first marksmanship com petition of the term by shooting their professorial rounds of pow der and slugs 24 hours before the markswomen anticipated enter ing the ROTC range. Sergeant Harvey Blythe, mili tary science instructor and match official, professod reluc tance in announcing the winners until Captain Carleton E. Spen cer and his rifling cohorts have permitted the feminine shots to compete. It was considered advisable, Blythe said, to let the professors shoot before the girls in order to prevent possible casualties that might result from having both teams in action at the same time. Eight “female women,” as they are “blythely” called in the ROTC shack, will close the con test tonight in the barracks rifle range on Fourteenth avenue. Complete results of this orig inal contest will be announced in tomorrow's paper. Thanksgiving Treat Planned for Hospital Thanksgiving day will be ob served' at the University hospital for those patients confined, by i special dinner, and radio enter :ainment. The regular schedule will be naintained by the nurses of the second floor, but the dispensary vill be closed. November 27, the dispensary vill open at 8 and remain open mtil 5. Doctors will be on duty tom 10 to 12 a.m. Saturday the dispensary will be )pen from 8 to 12, and doctors will >e on duty during these hours. Prohibition Club Offers Fellowship Women Grail Scholarship Applications Arc Rcaily; $1,400 to Be Given Applications for the fellowship established and rpaintained by the Women’s Organization for Nation al Prohibition Reform are now ac cessible for the coming year, an announcement from President C. Valentine Boyer's office Monday states. This fellowship was begun by the reform organization in 1934 for women graduates who show prom ise of usefulness in the public ser vice. Under the terms of this gift, a fellowship of $1,400 is offered for a year of graduate study at an approved college or university, in one or more of the related fields of history, economics, government, and social science. The fellowship is awarded annually by the faculty of Barnard college, Columbia uni versity, not later than May. To be eligible, the announce ment reads, a candidate must be a citizen of the United States, have received the bachelor’s degree at the time of application but not earlier than June, 1931, have shown special ability in the field of political science, shown promise of future usefulness in the public service, be of good moral charac ter, and have suitable personal qualities. Heat, Lights Installed In Rat Shack Addition Heat and light facilities have been installed in the addition to the biological and psychological \ survey group of buildings, which will be used by Professor Calvin Hall of the psychology department to experiment on the inheritance of emotionality of rats. Twenty cages have been built which will house 60 rats. Equip ment and rats will be moved info the building during Thanksgiving vacation. . Symphony’s String Group (Courtesy the Register-Guard) Appearing with the University of Oregon symphony orchestra in the music auditorium last night for ieir first appearance of the year was the string section, pictured above. The group, with the sym >hony, will make numerous appearances throughout the rest of the school year. Tuxes in Order For First Night Of Guild Play A campus “first night,” in the gala Broadway fashion will mark the opening performance., of "Goodbye Again,” the new University theatre play, Decem ber 4, according to plans an nounced by Horace W, Robinson, director. Following the true “first night” tradition, the audience will be requested to dress in formal or semi-formal attire, although this will not be obligatory. A num ber of dinner parties are sched uled before the play and on the opening night only, the curtain will be at 8:30 instead of the cus tomary 8 o’clock. The first floor of the admin istration building will be con verted into a spacious theatre lobby with ample room to ac commodate the audience during the intermissions. Coffee and cigarettes will be served by hostesses and every attempt will be made to give the campus and Eugene a taste of a real Broad way opening night hit. All seats will be reserved at a uniform price for the first night on Friday. "Goodbye Again” will be repeated at two regular per formances Saturday, December 5, and Tuesday, December 8 at the regular opening time of 8 o’clock. DR. LEIGHTON SPEAKS R. W. Leighton, professor of ed ucation, spoke last night at the regular monthly meeting of Ph Delta Kappa, men’s honorary edu cational society. His subject wa; the criteria for the selection o1 curriculum materials of the secon dary school level. Student Activities Set-Up Is Explained By Orlando Hollis Jewett Speakers J Vie Tonight at 6 Theta Chi House Is Some Of Annual Tilt; Ei^lit To Compete for Prizes The W. F. Jewett after-dinner speaking contest will take place this evening at 6 p.m. in the Theta Chi house. Avery Combs, Jewett contest winner of previous years and prominent campus debater, will preside ns toastmaster. Judges for the contest include James H. Gil bert, dean of social science; S. Stephenson Smith, professor of English; and Paul E. Kiepe, in structor in speech. Entries are Walter Eschebeck, David Hoss, Ray Hewitt, Robert Elliott, Dean Ellis, John Luvaas, Robert Young and Edwin Robbins. Speeches are to be approximately eight minutes long on any sub topic pertaining to the subject of “Alma Mater.” Prizes are $25, $15 and $5. Stiulent Judges Turn in Choices Of Best Papers Student judges who selected the best four papers in each of the five divisions of the Oregon high school press contest today turned their choices over to the journalism fac ulty judges who will select the final winners. The preliminary judges who se lected the finalists to be considered by the faculty judges were chosen from the journalism honorary, Sig ma Delta Chi. Erwin Laurence, Darrel Ellis, Bill Pease, Kenneth Kirtley, Stanley Robe, Don Cas ciato, and Reinhart, Knudsen were members of the judging team. The papers were chosen for outstand ing merit in make-up, typography, news stories, editorials, and adver tising. The number of entries in the contest this year more than doubled that of last year and ne cessitated more careful considera tion than formerly. Faculty judges will announce Sunday the winners of each of the five cups which are to be awarded. PLEDGES HONORARY Hal Young, recent addition to the University music faculty, has joined the University club in Port land, the Eugene Rotary club and has accepted an invitation to pledge Phi Mu Alpha, men’s music honorary. Crowd of 600 Hears First Symphony Concert Over 600 persons heard the University of Oregon symphony orches tra give its opening concert Monday night in the music auditorium. Dean John J. Lands’oury, at the piano in a campus recital for the 'irst time in five years, played Hiller’s concerto. He was encored before :he intermission and several times after finishing his group of solos. Mor than just a recital by a leader in his field was the dean’s per formance. Having neglected intensive practice for nearly five years, ie set out less than two months go to prove the value of intellect ver muscular coordination in mu ic. After his concluding group, he ovation given him surpassed hat of any other musician who tas appeared in recital on this ampus. Characterized by effortless exe ution and sure touch, Dean Lands •ury's performance was unusual in hat he resorted to none of the im tressive motions often used by danists. The orchestra itself was out tanding. The overture to Tann lauser was beautifully presented. 3relude of act I of Lohengrin was lone to perfection. Particularly >utstanding was the work of the tring sections and the wood-winds. Under the leadership of Director ilex Underwood, more than 60 >ieces combined forces to make the jpening an outstanding success, rheir next appearance will be nade sometime In the winter term. Director Leading the University of Ore gon symphony orchestra in its first appearance of the year last night was Director Rex Underwood. Atlilotio and Educational Boards With Student, Faculty Membership Hold Key Position Control Centralized Extra-Curricular Situation Report Shows Position, Importance of Bodies Complete details of the reorgan ized student activities set-up were reported Monday by Prof. Orlando J. Hollis, member of the educa tional activities board and chair man of a sub-committee of the board which was appointed sever al months ago to formulate and illuminate the relationships among the various branches of the activi ties structure. The report, recently adopted by the educational activities board, was explained Thursday at a joint meeting of the educational activi ties board, the chairman of its four councils, and the student ex ecutive committee. The main feature of the reorgan ized ASUO is thalj all student ex tra-curricular activities will be regulated by the president of the University through two boards, the athletic board and the educa tional activities board, whose poli cies will be executed by the athlet ic manager and educational activi (Please turn to />age two) Medical Aptitude Test Given Soon The medical aptitude test given by the Association of American Medical colleges will be held this year on Friday, December 4, at 2 o’clock. University of Oregon stu dents will take the test in Deady hall. Approximately 90 per cent of the approved medical colleges in the United States use, this test as a factor in selecting students'. Last year, of the 10,671 students from 624 colleges who took the examination, 20 were from the University of Oregon. This year 45 tests have been ordered. The test attempts to determine not what a student has learned in college, but whether he has a rea sonable ability to take up the study of medicine. The papers are sent to Washing ton, D. C., and there graded ac cording to a percentile system. Grades are* issued only to medical schools. I A fee of $1 is charged to defray expenses of the examination. Stu dents who wish to take it here are to report to Dr. H. B. Yocom in Deady hall a few days before the examination to receive instructions and pay their fees. 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