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Oregon Basketeers
Pass Opening Test,
Win Handily, 45 • 51
VOLUME XXXVIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936
NUMBER 41
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David Windsor |
Mencken Comments [
W ally Waits
Merry Christmas
By DARREL ELLIS
Ex-King Edu ard
“A man without a country," Ex
king Edward, the only sovereign
in Great Britain's history to volun
tarily renounce the throne, awaits
passage of the abdication law by
parliament today to sever official
ly his rule over the world’s might
iest empire and give to him the
name David Windsor and the right
to marry twice-divorced Mrs. Wal
lis Warfield Simpson.
Still ruler of Britain’s 495,000.
000 subjects, Edward last night
gave kingly counsel to his brother
and next emperor of Britain, Al
bert, Duke of York, before signing
away his claim to the throne to
day. Speaking as a simple citizen,
the dethroned monarch will bid his
farewell in a radio address tonight.
//. L. Satirizes
H. L. Mencken, noted author and
critic, said last night that Edward
was an “idiot” and suggested the
ox-king try his luck in Hollywood.
“He must come to America,” de
clared Mencken. “He ought to go
to Hollywood. If he is too dumb
to make good there, he could go
to Washington and become a mem
ber of the cabinet.”
Cherehez La Femme
“Wally” Simpson, the woman
who upset an empire, sat in her
villa retreat at Cannes, France, to
day looking out over a rain-swept
sea toward the land which her fu
ture husband, an abdicated king,
will leave, probably never to re
turn.
In touch with London yesterday
morning by telephone, Mrs. Simp
son received word of Edward's his
toric statement almost as soon as
it was made. Employees of the
villa said she was apparently in
the best of spirits.
Anil a Happy Netv Year
Somewhat sentimental after
reading reams of funereal copy
telling in sure, bold strokes the
death of a man deserving better
things in life, yours truly cannot
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Turfing of Field Assured
Exam Crammers
Need Not Fear
Loss of Sleep
By BERNADINE BOWMAN
Psychologists at the University
of Southern California have been
conducting experiments which lead
them to believe that brain power
is not greatly affected by loss of
sleep.
Three students were kept awake
from 5:30 a. m. one Friday until
10:30 p. m. Saturday. Every ten
hours the subjects were given tests
in solving more than 100 mathe
matical problems and identifying
more than 300 colors flashed before
their eyes. Their accuracy was
practically unchanged in spite of
fatigue, but increasingly frequent
“blank” lapses occurred in which
they could not solve the simplest
problems.
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All Universities Day
Last week the University of Flo
rida had an All Universities day,
for over 2,000 men and women re
siding in Florida who are seldom
able to return great distances to
visit their campuses of under
graduate days.
An occasion of this sort is un
precedented in all the history of
higher education. The idea gained
the approval and support of those
who fell within its scope. They
gathered on the Florida campus in
a spirit of reminiscence, and of
good jovial fellowship. Each per
son was given an identification
badge and the colors of his or her
alma mater, and at the All Uni
versities day luncheon there was
a riot of color in an atmosphere of
collegiate songs and yells.
‘Higher Education’
“You'll never be late to a class
if you ride the elevator,” might
be the slogan for students at the
University of Texas. One of the
fastest elevators in Austin, Texas,
is being installed in their new li
brary. The elevator is automatic
and will run from the first floor
to the twenty-seventh, which is the
top of the new library tower.
All the students will have to do
is push the buttons “up” or
“down” and open the elevator door
and step inside. There they push
one of the 27 buttons which has
their floor number on it and then
try to keep their heart in place as
they make the trip in record time.
Oregon, UCLA to Demonstrate
Fast Breaking Style in First
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Major Game at Igloo Saturday
Teams Are Interrogation
Points in Respective
Conference Sectors;
Bruins Have Vets
Will Be Interesting
Different Ruling Systems
To Be Used by Teams;
Card Holders Admitted
It will be northern division
against southern division, tip-off
against no tip-off, when basketball
teams of Oregon and UCLA clash
on McArthur court Saturday night.
Starting time is 8 o’clock. How
ard Hobson’s Webfoots, approach
ing conference form after two prac
tice tilts, are a question mark as
far as capability in major play is
concerned. The Bruins, coached by
Caddy Works, are in the same
category.
Both Use Fast Break
Both teams are improved over
a year ago, and both use a fast
breaking style of play, which
assures a colorful, interesting ex
hibition. It will be the first inter
division game at the Igloo in years
The first half will be played un
der southern division rules, where
by the ball is put in play under
j the backboard by the team scored
, upon after each basket, instead of
by the conventional center jump.
Probable Lineups
Oregon UCLA
Silver .F. Appleby
Lewis.F. Bell
Wintermute ...C. Ball
Purdy .G. Rietz
Courtney .G. Seiter
Officials: Halph Coleman and
Frank Heniges.
T{ie last period will be placed
under northern division rules,
which require a center jump after
each field goal.
The contrast of the two rule
systems should provide meat for
the numerous arguments raging
over the advantages and disadvan
tages offered by, elimination of the
tip-off.
Ball UCLA Leader
John Ball, rangy veteran, leads
the UCLA outfit. Ball was chosen
as center on the second all-coast
team last season. Other veterans
are Orville Appleby and Marty
Bell, forwards, and Bill Rietz,
guard. Jack Seiter, reserve guard
from last year, completes the start
ing lineup.
The Westwood quintet trouced
Los Angeles and Compton junior
colleges in opening starts.
The Ducks will be handicapped
for the game by absence from the
lineup of two tentative regulars.
Bill Courtney, "quarterback” of
the team, has a foot injury and is
in the infirmary. He may be in
shape for limited action Saturday
night. Laddie Gale, elongated cen
ter and forward, .will not be eligible
until the end of the term.
Oregon Lineup Listed
Probable starting five for Ore
gon will be Johnny Lewis and Dave
Silver, forwards; Ray Jewell or
Urgel Wintermute, center, and Ken
Purdy and either Courtney or Bob
Anet, guards. Wally Johansen is
certain to see action at forward.
ASUO books will admit students
to the game.
Speech Department Will
Hold Faculty Tea Today
The speech department faculty
will hold a tea for all members of
the speech classes today from 3:30
to 5 p.m. Mrs. John L. Casteel and
Mrs. W. A. Dahlberg will pour,
assisted by some of the students.
A program, to be held at 4, i3
being planned by Avery Combes,
senior B.A. major. It will include
several musical numbers and read
ings.
The Long and the Short of It
Ray Jewell (left) eenter on Oregon’s varsity basketball team,
stretches six feet, six inches. Bill Courtney, his team mate at guard
stands five feet, ten inches. Both are important cogs in the YVebfoot
machine which meets UCLA at McArthur court Saturday night.
Rentier Wins $15
Jewett Award
Six Men Vie Before 200 in
Final Speech Contest at
Villard Last Night
Zane Kemler won first prize of
$15 at the second Jewett interclass
speech contest with his talk last
night on “Traditions and Student
Liberty.”
Robert Fulton won second place
with “Necktie Party,” and Robert
Dent placed third with “A Warn
ing to the World.” Judges for the
contest were Helen Harriman, Mrs.
J. D. Bryant, and Prof. S. H. Jame
son.
About two hundred students
heard the speeches in Villard hall.
Second and third prizes were' $10
and $5 respectively. Other speak
ers were Charrles Devereau, Free
man Patton, and John Norton.
Circulation Librarian
Tells of Special Lom
Bate on Vacation Books
Miss liernice Rise, circulation
librarian, has announced a spec
ial feature for the Christinas
vacation. All rental books may
be taken out from December 16,
or later, and kept until January
1 for 15 centQ. She urges all In
terested to take advantage of
this special rate.
Law School Presents
Gifts to Ex-Secretary
Upon the occasion of Miss Thel
ma Kem, ex-secretary of the law
school, leaving for San Francisco
to take over a new position with
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company, members of the
law school student body presented
her with a traveling kit and a
book, “The Way of the Transgres
sor.”
Marry and Raise GPA’s
Says TCLACA Society
Marry and improve your grades!
Better still, marry another student and be practically certain of
a B average.
Significant figures from the registrar’s office show the grade
point averages of married students last year, where both were attend
ing the University, attain the high point of 3.05, or better than a B
average for the 12 student couples.
This was .18 of a point above the average of those married stu
dents who had only one of their twosome in school, and .00 over the
all-University average of 2.45.
Psychology deciles were also
placed under the microscope by As
sistant Registrar Clifford Con
stance, with results that bore out
the GPA variance.
It was found that student cou
ples had a rating in the psychologi
cal examination of 7.79, whereas
the couples with only one member
a student hal but a 5.85 average.
The all-university psych average
was 6.21.
In calculating the percentage of
married students who exceeded the
University averages both in GPAs
and psychology quizzes, further
discoveries were made.
Seventy-seven per cent of the
married couples bettered the Uni
versity grade point average and 79
per cent improved on the psych
rating,' while 75 per cent of the
student-outside combination ex
ceeded the all-school scholarship
figures and only 48 per cent of
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UO Equestrians
Asked to Show
Blooded Mounts
Six residents of Eugene, includ
ing two members of the University
faculty, will exhibit horses this
Saturday at the polo and horse ex
hibition to be held in the U. S.
armory at Corvallis.
Paul Ft. Washke, director of the
men’s gym and president of the
Eugene hunt club, and Wayne L.
Morse, dean of the law school, are
the faculty members who will ex
hibit. Townspeople are Dr. Gilson
Ross, Raymond Rushlike, and Rife
Webb. A special invitation was ex
tended to the Eugene people by
the managers of the exhibition.
The exhibition will mark the in
itiation of Mr. Washke into the
show ring.
Santa Claus Visits, Dancing,
Vaudeville Will Add Gaiety
At Xmas Revels Saturday
Glenn Griffith's Carolers, Tri Dell Trio,!
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Hal Young, Faculty Dance Chorus,
Magician Hopkins Entertain
Tomorrow night is Christmas Revels night. « j
The big all-campus no-date traditional Christmas party will be j
held in Gerlinger hall, Saturday evening, December 12 at 9 o’clock.
Vaudeville, surprises, and Santa Claus will provide merriment and
entertainment for spectators and dancers. Campus clothes will be
j worn at this all-campus dance.
The Revels, now an annual event on the campus, was introduced
in 1931 as an informal get-together
in which students and faculty
members cooperated. Originated
by Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonal administration, the dance
featured a group of carolers direct
ed by S. Stephenson Smith and a
Christmas trees on the women’s
athletic field, south of Gerlinger
hall.
This year the Christmas party
will feature Glenn Griffith’s carol
ers, Hal Young, Tri Delt trio, fac
ulty dance chorus, George Hop
kins appearing as a magician and
a novelty number.
Paul Kiepe of the speech divi
sion will be master of ceremonies
and according to Harry Hodes,
Christmas Revels co-chairman, will
present ‘novelty radio ideas with
their latest tear-jerkers and laugh
pullers.”
Under the management of Clar
ence Elle and Eva Klink, decora
tion chairmen, Gerlinger hall will
take on a true holiday spirit. The
decoration chairmen are being as
sisted by Leonard Hufford, green
ery: Janet Johnston, dance room;
Robert Winestone and Donald
Hunter, lighting; Sybil Scroggie,
main room; Mary Seely, ceiling;
and their committees.
Other persons assisting Harry
Hodes and Delores Lawes, .Christ
mas Revels co-chairmen, are Jean
Gulovson, publicity; Gail Hufford,
refreshments; Jean Cramer and
Harold Strawn, program; Dean
Hazel P. Schwering and Theda
Spicer, faculty; Glenn Smeed, mu
sic; Vivian Cornutt, clean-up;
Winifred Henry and Hazel Lewis,
finances, and Ruth Stanley and
Helen Nickachiou, patrons and pa
tronesses.
A charge of 25 cents will be
made to both dancers and specta
tors for whom the balcony will be
opened.
Ore^ana Photos
Must Be Taken
Before Holidays
All Oregana pictures of living
organization members, indepen
dents, Orides and house mothers
must be completed before Christ
mas vacation. Cap and' gown pho
tos must also be taken before the
end of the term.
Pictures of Skull and Dagger,
Rally committee, and the 1934
freshman golf team will be taken
Friday at 12:40 p.m. in front of
Johnson hall.
Don Casciato also announced
that all Oregana staff members
are urgently requested to get in
touch with him before the holidays
to receive final instructions for the
big push to begin the first of next
term.
Aaron Rubino, photographer, and
Bob Albi, in charge of photographic
arrangements, tcok the house
snapshots last week.
An attempt will be made to take
outdoor shots of the houses during
the next few days, it was an
nounced.
Library to lie Open
From 9 to 6 Daily
Throuf(lumt Holiday
Library hours for the Christ
mas vacation will be from 9 a.
m. to 6 p. m. in all departments,
with the library closed on Sun
days and holidays.
Rental books may In; taken
out by the students from De
cember 16 at a flat rate of 15
cents for the two weeks pe
riod.
Whiskerino Heads
Named by Weston
Burdicks, Clifford Picked
As Co-chairmen; Dance
To Be January 23
Although Esquire has not offi
cially announced it, beards will
soon be in style again, at least for
University of Oregon sophomores.
The fashion hint was announced
last night by Hai ry Weston, soph
president, when he appointed Den
ton Burdick and Harry Clifford' as
co-chairmen of the Whiskerino.
Date for the traditional down
raising dance of second-year class
es has been set at Jan. 23. En
forcement of the bearded visage
edict will be in the hands of James
Wells and William Frager.
Other appointments announced
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Rushing Rules
Are Unchanged
For Next Term
Rushing rules for the winter
term will be the same as those used
fall term, Ed Reames, interfrater
nity council president, said yester
day.
Before the rushee is entitled to
dates ha must obtain an official
date card from the dean of men’s
office. Price of the card will be $1.
Upon making his decision, the
rushee must be taken to the dean’s
office in company with a member
of the fraternity to which he in
tends pledging to file his prefer
ence.
Hayward Gridiron
Will Be in Grass
For Stanford Game
Gallison's Contraet Is Reeonimended
For Renewal by Athletic Board in
Meeting Late Last Night
Oregon will have a turf field by next fall and Prince (Prink)
Callison will again head the Webfoot football forces.
These were the chief items announced late last night at the
conclusion of a long meeting of the Oregon athletic board.
The board announced that plans were being put in motion
fcr the turfing of historic Hayward field and that a gala dedica
tion of the grassed gridiron was to be held on October 2, when
Oregon meets Stanford here.
Recommendation to the state board of higher education that
Burglar Visits
Alpha Psiand
Leaves Shoes
“Man on second” — that gen
eral alarm sounded in sorority
houses when males intrude into
the upper floor “sanctum sanctor
um" did not echo through the
the halls of the Alpha Phi house
during the dinner hour Tuesday
night and as a result bathrobe
clad Rita Wright stymied the
efforts of a shoeless, white-stock
inged burglar.
Miss Wright startled the "sec
ond story man” in the corridor,
she was surprised by his appear
ance in the forbidden territory
and quaried him concerning his
motives.
The potential burglar said he
was looking for a girl and ex
plained “his feet were wet so he
left his shoes downstairs.”
“You can’t stay up here,” Miss
Wright exclaimed, “Dean
Schwering would have a fit If
she knew you were here.”
At these words the man
chuckled and ran into the nearby
bathroom. Fearing to follow him,
Miss Wright ran to the kitchen
for aid from houseboy Harlan
Duncan. The pair returned to
the second floor in search of the
culprit.
He had left via the fire escape
taking $1.50 with him. He left
his shoes behind.
Alumni Secretary Fansett
Elmer Fansett, recently appointed alumni secretary of the Univer
sity, who will In-Kin work next term. He is a graduate of Oregon and
the Harvard school of business administration.
Callison's contract be renewed for
another season also was voted by
the board members, who expressed
confidence in the Webfoot mentor’s
coaching ability.
A sub-committee of six members,
headed by Athletic Manager An
son Cornell, was named by the
board to study details of financ
ing and turfing Hayward field.
This group plans to complete its
studies as soon as possible in order
that actual work may be begun
immediately.
Committee Named
Members of the turf committee
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Minger Completes
Ball Appointments
—
March 6 Is Set as Date for
Formal Dance; 11 Are
Named on Committee i
Henry Minger, chairman of next
term’s Senior ball announced the
complete committee appointments
yesterday.
Bob Olbekson will serve under
Minger as assistant chairman; Ja
son Bailey will head the finance
committee; decorations, Ken Mil
ler; construction, Fred Smith; pa
trons and patronesses, Patricia
Neal; reception, Jean Stevenson;
publicity, Virginia Endicott; secre.
tary, Phyllis Adams; floor, How
ard Bennett; programs, Marjorie
Murdock; orchestra, Dan Clark Jr.;
refreshments, Helen Larson, and
tickets, Harry Campbell.
The date for this gala affair,
the most formal campus dance of
the school year, has been tentative
ly set for March 6, at the end of
winter term. It will be held in
McArthur' court.
Negotiations are being made
with one of the nation’s leading
dance orchestras but a definite de
cision'will not be made until the
first of next term.
ERIC MERRILL
Clothes for Men and Boys
extends
Best Wishes
to the
UNIVERSITY
Of
OREGON
for a
VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR
There's plenty of time
left to buy that
PARTICTLAR
Gift