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r Casaba-Chasers Open Pre-Conference Hoop Slate in Igloo Tonight ! VOLUME XXXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936 NUMBER 39 The Passing Show A King in Love Ginger Threatened Troops in China Albany Breach By DARREL ELLIS Eduard's Statement “March of Time” last night broadcast a report that King Ed ward VIII had stated definitely during a meeting yesterday witt Prime Minister Stanley Baldwir that he intended to marry Mis Wallis Warfield Simpson imme diately after his coronation. Popular opinion in England and British dominions, meanwhile, was split almost evenly between the stands of their king and prime minister. The Bombay Chronicle stated editorially, “the king is try ing to render a distinct service to British democracy by proposing a; its head to marry democratically and our sympathies are entirely with him.” Extortion Aired Federal department of justice men have for two weeks been guarding the life of Ginger Rog ers, screen actress, it was disclosed by the star's mother last night. Miss Rogers has received notes threatening her life if she does not paid a stipulated sum of money, it was revealed. Mrs. Rogers declined to offer further details but announced gov ernment agents were "nearly' ready to spring the trap" and had procured her promise to not make any statements. Ultimatum to Japan General Chang Chun, Chinese foreign minister, and Shigeru Ka wagoe, Japanese ambassador, held a “stormy” session in the Chinese foreign office at Nanking yester day, during which Chun issued a three-point ultimatum. The demands, coming after a re ported landing of 1,000 Japanese marines in the Chinese city of Tsingstao, were for immediate re moval of the troops, return of al legedly stolen Chinese documents, and release of Chinese officials held in Tjintao. Cavern Discovered Preliminary work on the $18, 000 Port of The Dalles oil dock was unexpectedly brought to a halt yesterday when contractors dis covered a huge underwater cavern in a basalt bluff west of the city. Divers will be sent down to ex plore the cave before work on the dock can be resumed. iD' Grade Satisfactory For the second time within only a few months, Albany collage yes terday was faced with a faculty student breach after the student newspaper criticized faculty action in decreeing that a mid-term aver age of “D” is a sufficiently high requirement for students partici pating in basketball. The Digest, campus semi-month ly publication, said in part, “It is difficult to determine just how far the faculty and administration are willing to sacrifice Albany’s aca demic standing on the altar of in tercollegiate athletics. , ll Sunshine State Hits Immitation Of'Bowl’ Title | By BERNADINE BOWMAN Californians are becoming plen ty griped at the intrusion of num erous upstart bowls, which have obviously ^copied their names from the Rose Bowl, according to the Stanford Daily. They accuse the chamber of commerces of cooking up the games in bowls primarily for the enrichment of the local merchants and only incidentally for the glorification of American youth. Texas is the most recent intrud er with its Sun Bowl game. Two other bowls of recent origin are the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and the Orange Bowl in Miami. These are referred to in the Stan ford Daily as scabs trying to muscle into an already organized racket. It is feared that even if the Rose Bowl keeps its tradition of priority, the mass production of intersectional classics on New Year’s day is going to end up with the mythical title of intersectional champion about as hazy as the title of world's heavyweight wrest ling champin. Knoii s Weaving Secret Louise Davis, Alaskan home eco nomics major at the University of Washington, is one of the six wo men in the world who knows the secret of weaving the famous In dian Chilkat ceremonial blanket When she was attending high (Please turn to page two) Love, Marriage Lecture Series Heads Chosen ASUO Executive Council Discusses By-Laws, Ratifies Awards for Football Men At a meeting of the ASUO exec ! utive council yesterday business ! transacted included the appoint ment of committee members by President Fred' Hammond for the Hove and Marriage lecture series, ratification of the varsity and frosh football awards, and a lengthy discussion of the proposed ne wby-laws to be added to the constitution. Jane Bowerman was named chairman of the lecture series and will be assisted by Isobelle Miller, Bud Burnett and Charles Miller. The committee will hold a confer ence with Dean Karl W. Oathank in the near future to determine who the speakers will be this year. These informative talks, which have been well attended in the past, will begin early next term. No Decision on By-Laws The executive council is still up in the air concerning the new by i laws. Hammond stated that they will definitely be announced at the first of the wdnter term, however. Since the new abbreviated con stitution was voted in last spring there have been no by-laws to re place the rulings in the old con stitution under which student ac tivities were governed. One important action was di vulged when President Hammond ! stated that the council is contem plating a change in the old require ment that students must attend the University seven terms before they can hold an office on execu (Please turn to page two) Economus New BA Society Head Commerce Groups Votes to Assist Lions’ Club Drive For Needy John Economus, senior in busi ness administration, was elected president of Alpha Kappa Psi, commerce professional fraternity, at a meeting held Wednesday eve ning. He will succeed Ernest Sav age, who resigned due to conflict ing work. Harold Strawn, junior in business administration, was elected vice-president. In keeping with the annual tra dition of the fraternity, it was vot ed to assist the local Lions club in their drive for old clothes, toys, and other gifts for the needy fam ilies in Eugene. A tentative plan was formulated whereby two teams consisting of fraternity members will compete for the honor of bringing in the most gifts. A1 Finke was appointed chairman for the drive and will be assisted by Gerald T. Smith and Lester Miller. Persons having old clothes or other gifts they will donate for the drive are asked to contact some member of the organization as soon as possible. X Will They 7lent the Hoop’ in 1937? (Courtesy the Register-Guard) A prediction of what Oregon basketball fans may expect on the maple next term when conference play opens will be made in McArthur court tonight whon the green clad hoopsters meet the Corvallis independents. Shown above about to toss in the ball is Coach Howard Hobson, left. From left to right, when the green clad hoopsters meet the Corvallis ney, Kenneth Purdy, John Lewis, and big Have Silver. Roland Hayes, Negro Tenor, To Sing Spirituals9 Classics Sunday at3inASU0 Concert The humble spiritual, the folk song of the American negro, has achieved the dignity of the authentic art song, thanks to the remark able genius of Roland Hayes, premier negro tenor, who is due here Sunday to give a concert at McArthur court, beginning at 3 o’clock. To Hayes these spirituals are more than a mere pleasing combina tion of tones, more than a clever blending of negro dialect with music. The singer has developed a high degree of perfection in reflecting LilV kJUlll UA. 1.11V uuu V11V1 *1 v>» Sings Classics Also The world-renowned singer will not confine himself to spirituals when he sings here. He has also attained mastery of the legitimate art songs of the old world—his in terpretations of Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, and DebUpsy are ex ceedingly well executed. Although he started life in Georgia as the child of humble ex slaves, Roland Hayes today is a very well-educated man. He is, among his many other talents, master of four languages—English, French, German and Italian. He can sing German with perfect in tonation, enunciation and phrasing although he does not speak the language fluently. Hayes Is Real Artist Hayes possess voice, skill, ver satility, and inspiration, the requi sites of an artist, all developed to a high degree. Non-student card holders may obtain tickets at the ASUO office for 50 cents, 85 cents, $1, and $1.25. Young Will Sing At Alumni Tea At 4 Saturday Hal Young, professor of voice at the University of Oregon, accom panied by Mrs. Aurora Underwood, assistant professor, of music, will sing at a 4 o’clock tea to be held Saturday afternoon by the alumni association of University women at Gerlinger hall. Following is Mr. Young’s sched uled program: 1. “Che Gelida Manina” (Your Tiny Hand is Frozen)—Puccini, from “La Boheme.” 2. “I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby”—Clay. 3. “Lover Come Back to Me’’— from “New Moon.” Dan Clark Jr., Inspired, Returns from Conclave Dan E. Clark, Jr., president of the local chapter of Sigma Delta Chi journalism honorary, and delegate to the national convention of that fraternity at Dallas, Texas, returned recently after a three week’s absence. Full of enthusiasm over the trip and the accomplishments of the convention, Dan declared that what interested him chiefly was live liness and spirit of cooperation that existed at the convention. Wayne Morse to Attend Justice Committee Meet The governor’s committee on im provement of the administration of justice, of which Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school, is a mem ber, will meet in Judge Lusk’s court room in Portland, Saturday, December 5. The committee hopes to arrive at definite conclusions on the rec ommendations to be embodied in the report to the governor. Sigma Delta Chi is the largest organization of its kind and is distinctive in that participation in its activities does not stop with graduation from college as do most other honorary societies. Instead, emphasis is laid on the graduate duties' and responsibilities of its members. The organization num bers between five and eight thous and active alumni members, and was organized over twenty - one years ago. Consideration of reor ganization along the lines of the British Institute of Journalism was (Please turn to page two) Coed Marksmen Defeat UniHigh Misses Moore, Woodruff W'in High Score Honors At Final Shoot Completing- the last shot for an accumulated score of 433, the girls’ rifle team cinched another marksmanship contest last night by defeating the University high boys’ squad which rang up 394 points. Blanche Moore and Louise Wood ruff tied for first place with scores of 73. Marjorie Bates, Opal Still well, and Jean Gulouson ran sec ond, each with a 72. Fredericks Merrill placed third with a 71. Mar garet Burnett turned in a 71. University high rifle shots, coached by V. E. Kearley, turned in their results Wednesday night. David Dunn placed first with 71; Bill Slade and Linden Leavert tied for second, each with a 68; Jim Bennett, third with 65, and Marvid Skelley, fourth, 63. “Next week we will conduct a draw match for members of the girls' team,’’ stated Sergeant Blythe when questioned about fu ture plans for the squad. After the intra-team shooting, match ac tivities will cease for the term. University Represented At Convocation in East John H. MacGregor, student body president at Oregon in 1923 24, represented the University at the convocation commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of Desiderius Erasmus, held at Columbia university in New York recently. Delegates from 47 colleges and universities and representatives of several European countries were present for the event, Mr. Mas Gregor wrote to C. Valentine Boy er, University president. Bandon Property Pool To Be Rebuilding Basis At a discussion of Bandon’s fi nancial situation recently, city of ficials and members of state plan ning groups determined to pool Bandon property in an effort to create an outstanding rehabilita tion project. Two financial reports and a ten tative draft of a trust agreement j were outlined at the meeting by j Claude H. Brown and Kenneth J. ; O’Connell, assistant law professors. LUNCH FOK CLASS Mrs. Jane Thacher is entertain ing her class at lunch Saturday at her home. A music program has been arranged. Living Groups To Have Photos Informal Poses to Be Shot Saturday and Sunday if Weather Permits Weather permitting, informal pictures of a portion of the houses .to be used in the living organiza tion section of the Oregana will be taken Saturday and Sunday, Don Casciato announced. All listed houses are requested to be prepared for the photograph er so the schedule can bo followed. Outdoor shots will be limited to two. . Those organizations not list ed on the schedule will be taken care of next week. Men’s and women’s rally com mittee pictures, in complete re galia, will be taken today behind Johnson hall at 12:40 o’clock. Skull and Dagger photos have been postponed. Saturday, December 5 A.M. 10:40—Chi Psi. 11:00—Alpha Phi 11:20—Gamma Phi Beta. 11:40—Susan Campbell. P. M. 12:40—Delta Upsilon. 1:00—Sigma Chi. 1:20—Phi Sigma Kappa. 1:40—Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 2:00 Kappa Alpha Theta. 2:20—Delta Gamma. 2:40 Alpha Gamma Delta. 3:00 Alpha Delta Pi. 3:20—Alpha Omicron Pi. 3:40—Pi Beta Phi. 4:00—Sigma Nu. Sunday, December (i A.M. 10:40 -Delta Delta Delta. 11:00—Delta Tau Delta. 11:20—Theta Chi. 11:40—Sigma Alpha Mu. 12:00- Zeta Hall. 12:20—Alpha Hall. SING IN CORVALLIS Hal Young, professor of voice at the University of Oregon, accom panied by George Hopkins, profes sor of piano, will be soloist at the First Christian church in Corvallis for the morning service Sunday. Special numbers have been arrang ed for the service. Grades, Docility Not Associated, Says Prof. Taylor “Docility may bo mistaken for brains by some professors,” said Dr. Howard Taylor of the psy chology department in answer to an OSC professor’s statement that “A" students are usually meek and submissive and can us ually be molded to suit the pro fessor’s will. “I am unaware of any statis tical evidence which would verify this statement." But Dr. Tay lor also thinks that professors have a weakness of giving those students the best grades who agree and reflect their ideas. Those students who persist in presenting their own views are not ranked so highly by most professors. "This is contradicted by the fact that in general those who win very high scholastic honors in college are those who make a name for themselves through their own thinking after they get out into the world,” Dr. Taylor went on to say. In general, high grades denote high intelligence and those of high intelligence are not noted for their meekness, he thinks. Santa Hits Town Early for Dinner Of YW Officers Santa Claus has come to town at least for members of the YWCA cabinet, sophomore com mission and frosh commission, who held their Christmas dinner party at the YW hut last night. Mass singing of well-known Christmas carols followed the dinner. An amusing forecast of 1937 spring bonnets was staged under the direction of Barry Baker, social-etiquette chairman. Janet Felt, Betty Wright, and Barry Baker sang trio arrange ments of “I Love You Truly,” and “Silent Night.” Dorothy Jordan, five-year-old “guest ar tist” from Merrick Studios, pre sented two tap dances. Anne Frederickson, disguised as a jovial, rotund old Santa, presented everyone with Christ mas gifts. The majority of gifts were donated to the Community Service group to be given to the children of the Development Hoorn when a party is given them next week. Clara Nasholm, vice-president of YWCA, was in charge of the arrangements of the party. House Serenade By Revels Chorus Planned Dec. 11 To serenade all living organiza tions is the aim of the Christmas Revels carolers Friday evening, December 11. The carolers will start their trek at 5:30 and will serenade through the dinner hour. The Campbell’! co-op has prom ised the carolers idcr 'f the car olers will serenade them first. The carolers are hoping that other liv ing organizations will follow the tradition and reward the carolers with tasty tidbits. Super-Secretary and Boss I As secretary to a traveling author-lecturer, Helen Roberts, left above, capably handles the affairs of her errant author-boss. The traveling author, who lectures his way frm one scrape to another and who is constantly appealing to his secretary for help, is played by Walden Boyle, al>ove. I Tlw Other Half He may not be the better Imlf, but Robert Henderson, above, plays the part of Mr. Wilson, hus band of Mrs. Wilson, in the Uni versity Theater’s production which has its premier tonight. TCLACA, ’Ti-eds’ Vary in Purpose Oregon Organization Will Cooperate in Buying, May Start ‘House’ In answer to a recent editorial in the Oregon State Barometer which stated in part that Oregon’s TCLACA leaders “may be a bit discouraged when they discover that they have not struck on a new idea,” Howard Kessler, TCL ACA president, yesterday replied, “We have nothing to be discour aged about we’ve received more publicity in one week than the "Ti-eds” have in four years.” The “Merry Ti-eds” of the neighboring campus is an organi zation of married students that holds frequent discussions and patties. “Seriously, though," Kessler pointed out, “the TCLACA will re semble the Corvallis club in only a few phases. Besides the inevi table parties, discussions, and oth er social activities, we intend to cooperate in buying and if our present plans go through we will establish a cooperative house.” • Wyburd Burrell and James N. Gprow have been appointed chair men of the membership and con stitution committees, respectively. At present the club is contacting potential members, and between 35 or 40 more couples are expected to join the present number. Formal Dress In Order for 'First Nighter’ Local Premier of Play, ‘Goodbye Again’ Will Open at «?:30; Set Is Designed by Robinson Tonight at 8:30! That is curtain time for the bril liant “first night" opening planned for this evening’s premier of "Goodbye Again." the Broadway comedy which Horace W. Robinson and the University Players are presenting at the Guild theater. Tonight’s opening breaks the routine of dress rehearsals all week against Mr. Robinson’s mod ernistic bedroom suite, complete with twin beds, radio, white fur niture, Venetian blinds, and round mirrors. Revives Dress Custom This play, the second of the current season, is reviving the cus tom of "dressing" for the theater, so long an accepted practice, but suffering from a lingering case (about six years old) of "depres sionmania.” The outer hall of the administration building is being converted into a theater lounge where smart "first nighters” will enjoy coffee and cigarettes be tween acts tonight "on the house." The cast which will romp through George Haight and Allan Scott's story of a “hot and both ered" young author on an involved lecture tour, will be headlined by Walden Boyle, as the literary lion, Helen Roberts, his devoted secre tary, and Marian Bauer, a "has been” girl friend who nearly breaks up the tour. Others in the cast are Robert Henderson, Ade lyn Shields, Adrian Martin, George Smith, Jack Lewis, Lester Miller, Virginia Scoville and Tommy Tug (Plca.tr turn to pane t~t'o) man. Inter fraternity Council Supports Reel Cross Drive A strong possibility that mem bers of Greek letter houses will join the American Red Cross was shown Wednesday during a meet ing of the interfraternity council. W. A. Dahlberg of the speech division explained before the coun cil that a $1 fee from each stu dent was the sole membership charge of the American Red Cross and urged' the fraternities to join the organization and also to help in the Christmas seal drive. Advertisers Get Stares, But Horse Is Real ‘Goat* -. If you saw strange sights on the campus and in the down-town district Thursday, it was all because the Alpha Delta Sigma’s pledges i were whooping it up. Guessing was in vogue as campus observers tried to satisfy them selves as to the characters portrayed by the initiates. But individually, Don Chapman was apparently, though without absolute surety, Wal lace Beery, as he appeared in “A Message to Garcia”; Carroll Auld looked like the husband in a “two can live as cheap as one club,” going on the second week; Jean Callahan appeared as if he had been in "Custer’s Last Stand”; Woodrow Truax was dressed as an Apache dancer looking for a place to dance; while Zolly Volchock, with tail coat, top hat, and peg trousers, resembled Hardy of “Lau rel and Hardy” after a three months’ diet; and last but not least was the “three-man horse,” whose only part was that of “the goat.” Caroline Hand, vivacious Pi Beta Phi, although not a pledge, was given the opportunity to ride the sandwich men’s streamline plug, but somehow, the horse didn’t approve and Miss Hand was al most lost in the fracas. The more serious business of the day was the luncheon held at the College Side. President Edward Morrow called a short meeting af ter the luncheon, and plans for the dance and initiation were dis cussed. Don Chapman and Carrol Auld were appointed on the dance committee. The dance will be the first Saturday of winter term. Fur ther plans will be made at a spec ial meeting to be held at the Phi (Please turn to page two) For the— “First Nighter” presentation of “Goodbye Again’ 99 Midnite Blue Tuxes . $22.50 Others up to $34.50 • Complete Formal Accessories for every Dress Occasion Eric Merrell “The University Man’s Shop”