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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Fred W. Colvig. editor Walter R. Vernstrom, manager LeRoy Mattingly, managing editor Desk Staff This Issue Day executive: Clare Igoe Day editor: Beulah Chapman Assistant day editor: Lew Evans Night Staff This Issue Night editor: Ben Forbes A Higher Claim to Fame r|~'IIE fame of Roland Hayes ns a singer is lint by any means one of relative degree, as those well-meaning blit mistaken critics imply, who find the artist's most remarkable attribute in the fact that he lias risen from bumble negro talk and climbed across race barriers to renown. Roland Ilayes is not the curio, the mere overcomer of handicap—the armless man who writes with his toes, lie is not the sort, of marvel of whom they say with lofty mag nanimity, “Yes, he’s wonderful, considering his handicap.” Not that sort at all. # # * ^JERTAINHY it is wonderful that Roland Hayes should have climbed over the har riers that society unfortunately plaees in the paths of his race. Hut his fame is of a higher, more universal sort—the kind of fame that comes to 1 he superb artist. His renown is the recognition of genius, and for men of genius there is no race. They belong to the world. Sunday will be the great, tenor’s third ap pearance on the campus. lie is a singer of whom Eugene and University music lovers never tire. In fact his two previous appear ances were almost endurance contests for him, so many times was he encored after he had sung through the selections on his pro gram. Undoubtedly it will be like that, Sunday, with an audience of hundreds insatiable for his music. And he will sing gracious encores because he loves to stir people and make them happy with his singing. Skeletons In the Grid Closet A^LBANY college lias a problem. A small school in a comparatively large athletic conference, the northwest round robin, Albany bus been attempting to solve the problem of scholarship standards versus eligibility of athletes. Several months ago proposals that Albany leave the conference, dominated on the grid iron for the past two years by arrogant Wil lamette, fanned discussion of the Tpiestion into flame. Last Tuesday the controversy arose again when the Digest, student daily, flayed faculty action lowering scholastic re quirements for athletic eligibility. Coach Don I’ahe.r is reported to have vowed that the men he lias available for basketball Will wear the Albany colors on the maple winter term, “D averages or no I) averages.’’ The faculty ruled that a mid-semester aver age of D would not force athletes out of com petition. The northwest ruling requires that competitors he passing l‘J hours’ work. Al though I) is passing at Albany, it counts no grade points. # » * {^Tl'DKYT editors, the Digest states, must maintain an average of It, student officers of (', and “only athletes may he granted half tuition during the junior and senior years; whereas the greatest recognition that an hon or student may expect is the listing of his name on the commencement program.” To further complicate her problem, rumors are about that the Pacific northwest confer enee will beat Albany to the punch and drop her from official standing at the winter meet ing which opens today. Not a single conference victory went into the little Oregoh school’s record during the past football season. Consistently in the con ference cellar, Albany afso holds the record for consecutive games lost—28 in a row. It is an unfortunate coincidence that agi tation for the maintenance of high scholastic standards and adherence to the ethics of higher education usually come from the schools which need almost every man with athletic ability. The stand of Albany's stu dents, for the student association last year voted to require a C average of all athletes in competition, is a commendable and highly ethical one, although not the most “prac OT only is it regretablc that agitation for ■*" ^ these higher standards seem confined to smaller colleges but it is sad that the at tempt to adhere to this laudable purpose has not been found in the northwest conference’s big brother, the Pacific coast conference. Small schools are known among athletes as meeeas for the hobo sports performer. Al bany students, with or without the coopera tion of their faculty, are trying to eliminate this condition and put proper stress on schol arship. Their fight has not been siieeessfuV has encountered many setbacks, but if is not yet over. The Pacific coast, conference, big brother to the Albany league, might take a hint itself and raise and enforce its own eligibility rules. Lord knows, there’s plenty of dirty linen in coast conference lockers. r 71 Men andNations By HOWARD KESSLER WHAT they might be saying: Dr. Franz Saiga of Budapest: The king, he iss a pansy. Why he no fight duel with everybody who say he no can marry thees Seempson ? Und haf you heard about my latest? We use pea 3hooters at 15 paces, und i put his eye from oudt. Ja, iss vas beootiful! Gypsy Hose, Lee of the Follies: What’s she got that I ain't got ? Lloyd's of London: These are trying times. Joe Louis: Yeali? Urnnim-hmmm. Mussolini, of Rome: Have you seen our book of horror photographs? We must civilize these sav ages. Adolf Hitler of Berlin: Heil Hitler! L. H. Gregory: In spite of the fine blocking of Bulldog Baldwin and the superlative kicking of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward passed to Wally before being thrown. Robert Taylor of Hollywood: I wonder what Baldwin would pay me? Janies Farley of Washington: The king will carry every county except York, Kent, and Glou cester. Stork-Derby Eentrants: Weil, wnat did she ever do for her country? The Dionne Quintuplets: Uggle, biug, ugg, moogle, ploonk! Shirley Temple: I bet she can’t tap dance as good us I can! Dr. Townsend: I won't talk. Mr. Simpson: If I can be of any assistance . . . . Stanley Baldwin: Wooof! Woof! William Green: We expect Wally to join the A. F. of L. as she belongs to a craft. John L. Lewis: We expect Wally to join the C.I.O. as she is very industrious. ‘‘Wally. "Edward: *Mc: ■"(Fill these in for yourself.) ‘Goodbye Again’ (Continued from page one) Haight and Scott originally in tended to be there. He portrays consistently the most inconsistent role in the play. First he is inane, then serious, then egotistical, now bluffing all in the course of a few moments. Helen Roberts plays effectively the personable Anne Rogers, at tractive young secretary. She is the unemotional type iBixby hates operatic women) who knows what makes the world go round and is an ideal antidote for her temper mental boss. Julia Wilson (the other woman) is the romantic, lovable, imagina tive type of whom Bixby says “it's hard to be horrible with Julia.” Marian Hauer's “clinging vine" portrayal sheds new light on why bachelor s lives arc in danger as long as her specie survives. More Laughs From t'usi These three by no means steal all the laughs, for the remainder of the cast offer an even greater diversity of characters. 1 larvey Wilson (played by Robert Hender son) is one of those thumb-twaddl ing husbands that are made espec ially for Broadway comedies. At times he acts dazed, other times Btupid, but not anytime witli quite good sense. Julia says "he needs me" and i agree. lit* needs some body. Adrian Martin and Adelyn Shields (Arthur Westlake and Elizabeth Clochessy > do the med dling relations who always attend i to everyone’s affairs for them. Miss Shield's giggle and gasping, and Mr. Martin's over-worked body movements enliven the most hysterical scenes in the play. From the playwright's stand point, Mr, Clayton (played by George Smith) has reason to exist except that his S year old son Theodore (Tommy TugmanI pro vides Bixby with a hilarious if not too amusing way out of an impend ing marriage. I Imvniiait Group (Continued front Page one) waii to attend the University of Oregon; and to promote more mu tual interest between the island territory and this state. The latter will be done in co operation with the Hawaiian Tour ist bureau of Honolulu. Letters from a numbers of busi ness firms have offered the organ ization any assistance that may be needed in carrying out its program. Among those offering to cooperate arc the Matson Navigation com pany; Castle and Cook, ltd; and tlie Pan-American Airways. Ore gon alumni in Hawaii have also offered their aid. Marjory Nottagc is vice-presi dent of the organization and Heli um Krohl is secretary-treasurer. Mildred Olive Kane, B.A.. '3G, is teaching kindergarten in Portland. Roland Haves (Continued from foye one) tain thrm at the ASUO offices. General admission is f>0 cents, with reserved seats selling' for 85 cents, $1 ami $1.25. Following is the program: I. Pastorale, "Alma del Core," An tonio CaUlara. "Adelade," Beethoven. "Sehnsucht," Beethoven. "For Music," Franz. II. Walther's Prize Song, from "Die Meistersinger." Wagner. Intermission. III. Recitative anil Air of Azael. from "L’Knfant Prodigue," De bussy. "People Who Have Gardens,” Helen Hopekirk "Thought Takes Off." Helen Hopekirk. "Dawn." Coleridge-Taylor. IV. "You Mus’ Be Newborn Again." arranged by William C. Ueilmann. "Lit'l Boy, How Ole Are You'.’" Arranged by Pcrciva) Parham. “By and By." arranged by Kol and Hayes. "The Crucifixion,' (unaccom panied'. "Rotin' Bout De Mountain.” (processional), arranged by Per cival Parham. (let i shake at T\YIOK*>». ml Tune *er Out... By BOB POLLOCK Barring a couple of special edi tions which the fiendish brains of those at the wheel may order, this jis the last Emerald of the term. Alas, perchance also the last Em erald for the Tuner Out. So today j we flag our proboscis at the green |eyed scissor-waving censor on the desk, and tell all. Or as nearly all as we can tell and still retain our ; unblemished reputation. FIRST: WE HATE symphony | music. It sounds like the storm | and strife going to town on hub by over the all-night poker ses sion from which the poor ape just came. Some of it, because of its tempo, wc like. But it ap peals to us merely because it has speed, and we would be just as happy if they played the Dark Town Strutter’s Ball and we don’t give two hoops in hades who knows it. Furthermore, a whole heck of a lot of people who rave about symphony and classical music are lying like a rug, because they don’t under stand it any more than we do— only they don't write a column and ain’t honest. Second: There are times when we confess a sneaking admiration !for the Hit Parade which we’ve panned all term . . . but only when they play old tunes that remind us of high school clays and the gal with dimples who used to do our geometry. And to critic Ellen Wachtel of the brainy Alpha Xi Deltas we say, phooey and that you’re either a sentimentalist like us, or a lover of brass bands . . . and may your sorority sisters put ■the blight on you and put you on | study table every night. So don't ever write to columnists again. THIRD: Tonight is Saturday night . . . anybody what listens to a radio this eve probaly has chilblains like the Pi Fhi we saw the other pjn., or is held incom municado . . . look up your own programs. FOURTH: We enjoyed writing this thing. Whether you read it or not, we do not care . . . the band must have and the school of rnu sic. Anyhow, here’s the last— maybe and our swan song is only a dismal croak. Passing Show (Continued from page one) sumption of alcoholic beverages has increased while bootlegging is prevalent and crime increases.” Bomby Spanish Air In the fiercest aerial attack in Madrid's history, thirty fascist planes unleased bombs which brought death to an unestimated number of persons and reduced buildings to shambles. An insurgent warship stopped a Russian steamer in the Straits of Gibraltar, firing two shells across the bow, and escorted her to a fas cist port. A German-built airplane loaded with Fascist propaganda was found wrecked in the French hills. FDR Peace Apostle President Roosevelt was hailed as an “apostle of peace” yesterday REWARD Rost, gold rimmed glasses, on campus. Call Jim Shepard, 031J. CLASSIFIED Grey notebook with Oregon seal, colors. Xante George Jackson printed on cover. Lost on campus, Finder please call 100. ! by Carlos S. Lamas, chairman of the inter-American peace confer ence, at the first business meeting of the peace delegates. John Hamilton Out Sentiment for a change in the Republican national committee was crystallized last night when John Hamilton called a meeting of the committee for December 17 and announced that he would resign un less he was given a vote of confi dence at that time. The meeting Is to be held in Chicago. Two weeks ago Representative Hamilton Fish of New York de manded that Hamilton be ousted as the first move toward liberaliz I ing the policies of the party. Frieneds of Hamilton believe he may be asked to remain. Letters Bring (Continued from paye one) Connecticut. He writes.: "Today’s Hartford Courant re ports the organizing of a Two Can Live As Cheaply association at the University of Oregon and mentions you as spokesman for the society. "The item reports your motto as being “Two Can Live as cheaply as one." I take this to be jour nalistic embellishment, and assume that your proposition is that "Two can live as cheaply together as separately.” A demonstration of this proposition, along with the carrying through of your other plans a3 described, would appear to me to be an important national service, and I should like the privi lege of making a small contribu tion toward your overhead ex penses. Oh, Oh, Five Dollars "If there should be an occasion al printed report or important newspaper account of your achieve ments which could be sent to me, T should be grateful. Sincerely yours, David C. Rogers." Enclosed is a check for $5. Such a contribution comes just at a time when a few dollars are needed for clerical expenditures, such as the mailing of invitations and replies to queries. We hearti ly appreciate the generosity of David Rogers, and hereby desig nate him “First Godfather of the TCLACA.” He shall receive month ly notification of the progress of the Two Can Live As Cheaply Association, and we shall be happy to perform the same service for any other benefactor. Should we receive a hundred such communications, it might indeed be said that "on the University of Oregon campus, two can live as cheaply as one.” 1 Other letters are from ladies re questing the honor of boarding the married students in their to-be-es tablished cooperative living organ ization ... at a cost. Young love will triumph! And such fun is this marriage! rarajajajajafajaiajaiaiEiaisisiaMSJSJfiisiEiEEJ COOT ■ Lights By EDGAR C. MOORE * TODAY’S ATTRACTIONS McDONALD: “Three Men on a Horse” and “Hideaway Girl.” HFJLIG: “Down to the Sea” and “Ranker Courage.” REX: “Sing, Baby, Sing” and “Yours for the Asking.” STATE: “The Man From Gun town” and “Racing Blood.” MAYFLOWER: “Charlie Chan at the Circus” and “The Coun try Beyond.” “Down to the Sea." a tale of harrowing experiences of sponge j divers, and “Ranger Courage" end i their stay at the Heilig today. On I Sunday, Katherine Hepburn and Herbert Marshall start a four-day run of “A Woman Rebels," in a story of a young English woman rebelling against the social rules McDonald with Frank McHugh, as “Otwin,” which Is Brookiynese for the good old Anglo-Saxon name of Erwin, bringing to us the role of a greeting card poet whose un canny accuracy in picking the win ning “hosses” gets him entangled, against his owTn will, with a group of gamblers. Joan Blondell has the feminine top spot, Guy Kibijee, Carol Hughes, Allen Jenkins, Sam Levene, Edgar Kennedy, and di minutive Teddy Hart work to gether in 88 minutes of comedy that ran on Broadway for !)6 weeks. “Hideaway Girl” finds Martha Raye, Shirley Ross, and Robert Cummings in the feature roles. * * s Filled with gun play and much action at the State is “The Man From Guntown” with Tim McCoy at the trigger in most of the thrills and “Racing Blood,” a picture giv ing the layman a little, of the life ■sr -\ Katherine Hepburn and Herbert Marshal! in “A Woman Rebels,” coming Sunday to the Heilig, as one of the season’s better films. and practices of the Victorian era. Miss Hepburn is said by many critics to be one of the finest act resses in Hollywood. “Three Men on a Horse” at the arHi[K;ramwriin?amfKimM[niriarfflrn]rrawnar.JrpJrn:wir3r-:i IA Suggestion to 1 % House Managers I I Have your fraternity or sor- p ority house repaired during 1 vacation. | We have all the building and repairing supplies. 1 | BOOTH-KELLY I LUMBER COMPANY 1 S Fifth Avenue at Willamette Street g | 507 Willamette Phone 85 g 5aiaraar3iaraM3rajaiai5Eiai^iaiMiaiaisraEiMsiE®ajaiaEiai3EJaaiaiaiaia®aja,3J32 at the racetrack with the thor oughbreds. “Sing. Baby, Sing" and “Yours for the Asking" close today at the Rex. Alice Faye and Adolphe Menjou appear in the former pic ture and George Raft and Dolores Costello Barrymore show in the latter film. For an added attrac tion. is the Rex Gang, organized by Zollie Volchok and Hal Jepsen, in a special stage show at one. * * * "Charlie Chan at the Circus” with Warner Oland, at the May flower, Keye Luke, and George and Olive Brasno. A good mystery of a killer ape at the circus. Chan as usual solves an unsolvable case. . "The Country Beyond" starring Rochelle Hudson and Paul Kelly in an outdoor picture with a Can adian setting. Dean Morse's (Continued from page one) campus not later than the second term of summer school. Will Survey Data While in Washington, Dean Morse’s task will be that of inter preting and evaluating survey data for compilation into book form. The survey will deal, not only with methods of parole in the various states, but also with the social, psychological, and other factors leading persons to commit crimes Many favorable comments upon the appointment have been made by the press of the state and mem bers of the University and state bar. Chancellor Hunter and Presi dent Boyer have expressed the opinion that the appointment is highly complimentary to both Dear Morse and the University and that it represents a recognition of the fine work which Dean Morse has done for the University. To Collect for Law Libe While in Washington, in line with his policy of making the law school a depository for govern mental documents as has been sug gested by several members of the Oregon State bar, Dean Morse would attempt to secure for the law school library a collection of all available government docu ments dealing with legal matters. If arrangements are made so that he can accept the position, Dean Morse will deliver a paper before the Chicago convention of the Association of American Law schools on his way to Washington. Wilson, Kriesien (Continued from page one) been represented as the local chap ter, as it has been inactive for some time, and was just revived last year. Kriesien and Wilson expect to leave about the nineteenth and stop in Chicago and New York on the way to Washington. Burning the Midnight Oil? Remember 2972 brings you comfort and relief. TOMMY MAY’S Delivery—Phone 2972 . RELAX AFTER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! 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