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Mildred Klackburnc Elizabeth Stetson
Assistant day editor:
Corriene Antrim
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Margaret Rankin
The Ghost Goes West*
nPJIE ghosts of the “fill,” that fast-moving
epidemic disease, is hitch-hiking its way
westward from victim to victim. Embodied in
travelers on steamers, trains, busses and auto
mobiles, tlie “flu” lias spanned an ocean and
a continent. Two months ago it was striking
its toll among the English. Then it reached
New York. Then Detroit, Chicago, and Den
ver. And now, according to a bulletin of the
state hoard of health, it lias arrived in Ore
gon. In fact, as at touted by the infirmary roll,
it is at work right here on the campus.
Last year, in the fact of a spreading “flu”
wave at the University, the administration
placed a ban on social activities that remained
in force several weeks. Now again the infirm
ary is packed with feverish, aching, sniffling
victims; and dozens of others, according to
reports, are held to their beds at home. But
members of the health service personnel say
that there is no cause for alarm and are hope
ful that the disease can he kept within
bounds. It can be, they advise, if students
will exercise a little precautionary self-disci
pline.
“JNFLTJENZA is an extremely infectious
disease,” says the hoard of health bulle
tin. “The present epidemic gives promise of
becoming very much more widespread. Mild
cases of the disease have been reported, and
this is rharactristic of the first wave of an
epidemic. The disease increases in virulency
in the second and third waves of the epidemic.
“The onset is sudden, often entirely with
out any preliminary symptoms, and the attack
is characterized by liealache, dizziness, body
pain and great muscular weakness. There is
fever and catarrhal discharges from the nose
and throat. If the patient immediately goes
to bed, the temperature usually drops, and
there is a gradual recovery within three or
four days. The typical ease1 occurs only
early in the outbreak; the later eases are
much more severe, and serious infections of
bronchitis and pneumonia increase the dis
ability and deaths from this disease. The real
menace of influenza is the susceptibility it
seems to create 1o bronchial and lung infec
tions. Transmission takes place from person
to person, and since almost everyone is sus
ceptible to the disease at the beginning, the
disease spreads with extreme speed.
ft ft *
“|N time of influenza epidemics the greatest
care should be taken to prevent droplet
infection; the nose and mouth should be cov
ered with a handkerchief when coughing and
sneezing. The hands should be washed with
soap and water before eating. Fating utensils
■should be sterilized. Crowds and overcrowded
-living quarters should be avoided.
“ Persons having symptoms of influenza
should go to bed and isolate themselves during
ing the early stages of the infection. Every
precaution should be taken to prevent chill
ing of the body, exposure, or exhaustion.
Serious complications, particularly pneu
monia may occur in the ease of influenza if
the individual does not have proper care. It
is possible to prevent severe complications of
influenza through precautions taken by the
patient during the early stages of the disease.
Tt is important that persons ill with influenza
should recognize that they have it and not
pretend it is only a cold. They should go to
bed at once and stay there until their physic
ian allows them to gel up.’’
“It’s harder to push them over the line
than to pass the Dardanelles’’ — but Pitts
burgh made the trip three times, making
Leander and Halliburton look like small fry.
Men and Nations
By HOWARD KESSLER
Plank three of the National Socialist 26-point
platform reads: “We demand land and colonies for
the feeding of our people and for settlement by our
surplus population.’’
That sentence may be the battleground of the
next great war, Heaven and Hitler alone know
why.
For a war to gain colonics is slightly more in
sane than a war "to save democracy.”
Making allowances for French hysteria at the
slightest suggestion of German acquisitions of
territory in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Cayenne,
it is still possible, considering Hitler’s recent acts,
to give credence to a French woman political com
mentator. s
Mademoiselle writes that the infiltration of
Spanish Morrocco by Germany is for the purpose
of inciting an Arab revolt against General Franco,
so as to facilitate her acquisition of the territory.
For this purpose, she states, German agents are
exploiting the dissatisfaction of many Arabs with
General Franco.
German Morocco?
She predicts that the Germans will land strong
forces in Morocco on the pretext of defending
Franco’s authority against the Moorish rebels,
occupying all strategic points not only on the
Moroccan coast but in the intertior, and that after
it will be France’s job to dislodge them.
Propaganda during the World War was so well
diffused by the Allies that everybody outside Ger
many got an impression of the “heathenish Hun"
as a nasty brute who wiped his nose on his sleeve,
didn’t say his prayers at night, tracked into the
house with muddy shoes, and raped women for
amusement.
Therefore it was generally agreed that this
bad boy of the powers should not have, colonies.
Colonies were defined as "a sacred trust of civil
ization,” much to the surprise of the nations who
had been squeezing them for what they were
worth in raw materials and tinted troops. They
took them indignantly, and then shipped in troops
and ammunition to educate the savages in their
own modest fashion.
No European hands were clean in this matter
of cruelty to natives of their colonies.
General Lawrence expressed the British atti
tude in India when he said “Clubs, not spades, are
trumps.”
The Hunter Commission of 1919 to India un
earthed tales of floggings, humiliating outrages, I
massacres such as that at Amritzer, when 200 peo- j
pie were killed, and a veritable Official’s Terror. !
The Belgian Congo hail a running start on Ger
many for ill-treatment of natives.
If He Only Knew!
Germany was no more at fault than any other
nation for the poor administrative record of im
perialistic nations. Now, Adolf has a yen, a desire,
a yearning. He wants colonies, and judging by
the precision with which he had fulfilled the rest
of his dreams, he is going to have them, if he
has to destroy Germany in the campaign.
Wo snicker. Wo laugh. We burst into loud and
uproarious guffaws.
Because we know all about colonies. Vos in
deedy. We have read a book.
Grover Clark wrote it this year. It is "A Place
In the Sun." We think it proves something.
“Do colonies pay?” writes .Mr. Clark, and then,
not waiting for us to answer, he says, “.Most em
phatically, the answer is: No.”
But that is only the first paragraph of the
preface. For the other 221 pages he pours it to
us in a staggering denunciation of the poor dupes
who give all to gain colonies.
Before the war Germany had colonies four
times her own size. In them wore the total of
2182 Germans, two-thirds of them officials and
soldiers. "For settlement of our surplus popu
lation?"
Algeria, most important of French overseas
possessions, lias registered a total running deficit
of over a billion dollars, and its expenses regularly
amount to twice the receipts.
France gets 10 per cent of her food and 5 per
cent of her raw materials from colonies.
The solution, says Clark, is equality of access
to raw materials and trade opportunities.
.So the iron Chancellor gets our decision.
“Colonies are an empty luxury like the silken
sables of those noble families in Poland who have
no shirts to their backs." Bismarck said that, and
while we don't know about changed shirt condi
tions in Poland, colonies remain empty luxuries.
Proxy's Dismissal
(Continued from pane one)
been Governor GaKollette’s politi
cal enemy, came out against
Frank. Thi* paper has maintained
in its editorial columns that the
president was not strong enough
as an executive to hold lus
position.
Also, Paul W. Ward, Washington
correspondent for the Nation mag
azine, after investigating the situ
ation thoroughly, came to the con
clusion that the cause was not
purely political,
‘The argument (hat GaFollettu
has no right to be interested in
university affairs is not too
strong,” Mr. Hulten remarked.
‘‘After all, the university takes a
large part of the budget of the
state.”
and the university is foreseen by
Professor Hulten as a result of the
affair. President James Conant of
Harvard university, who was
asked by Governor DaFollctte- to
bead a eommissiou to investigate
the charges of "polities' in the]
Frank dismissal, has agreed to
formulate a plan to minimise
political control of the university.
He declined, however, to enter the
controversy before the regents had
taken definite action.
Dr. Consul's statement to Gov
ernor LnFollette at the tune was
that he would be glad to aid “in
making an inquiry into the reia
tionship of the board of regents to
the state and the whole problem
of the independence of the univer
sity from any suspicion of political
control.’’
Subscriptions only $3.00 per year.
llavwartl Kickl«l
(Continued from page one)
ball teams have been playing on
more or less a dirt field in the last
few years.
In the early days of the Univer
sity the athletic contests were held
on what was .'.mown as Kincaid
field, which was on the area be
tween the present Johnson hall
and Condon hall.
At the time the entire block on
which the athletic fields, Me- j
Arthur court, and the physical
education now stand, was a cow
pasture where the University kept
its cattle for supplying milk to the
dormitory students, said Dr. Bo
Yard. A creek ran through the lot
and through the area where the
tennis courts now stand
Hop’s
SKIPS 6-JUMPS
By ORVAL HOPKINS
JUST a.s everything is going
along nicely, and I am even eat
ing now and then, what jumps up
in my face but this school spirit
business. Here I am getting in
there and fighting for our basket
bailers and am even taking chanc
es of getting tossed in the loca!
clink for trying to crash the Sat
urday night game, when people
start pouring the old erl again.
Now I don’t know whose idea
it was and maybe the speakers
aren't responsible at all. In the
first place I am sure they real
ize that spirit is something
which can Ire got for a small
sum and much easier than the
“shout till the rafters ring”
method too. In the second, if
we can’t get the kind of spirit
whieh is the real thing and a
yard wide without resort to eith
er of these stimulants, then
what’s the talk about?
In the third, if we must listen
to such, and if we realize that it
all must be taken with grains of
salt, can’t it be so put that we
won't have to pour the whole sack
in ? In other words, I'll settle for
a couple of conference victories,
not being one to reach for Rose
Bowl moons.
* * H:
'T'ODAY'S second gripe is
-* against faculty members who
take advantage of their pseudo
dcspotic position at the head of
classes by taking falls out of stu
dents they don't appreciate. Grant
ing that nine tmies out of ten the
faculty is right, in some cases the
fault should be pointed out instead
of flung down under a barrage of
sarcasm.
After all, there’s no comeback
to it on the part of the student.
Ail he ean do is sit there and
take it while the other members
of the class smirk. Everybody
has had bawlings out at some
time or another and it is grant
ed that they do a lot of good.
But it doesn’t add particularly
to one’s attempt at finding
something in college if he is
eternally inhibited from express
ing an opinion through fear of a
“scolding” from the prof.
XTUMBER three follows : My
little friend tells me the cold
snap is officially over. Therefore,
he argues, why don't we break
down and turn low heat in the
classrooms of a morning? One of
the boys, he continues, came out
of a room the other day with such
a red face someone tried to pick
it for an apple. As if I don't have
trouble enough keeping these wo
men in line regarding their coats
and pretty scarfs without all this
excess heat. Not only that but the
danger of flu and colds is much
greater—but see the space to your
left about that.
So that’s that. Kcmind me to
be pleasant sometime.
ASUO Card Sales
(Continued from page one)
Added impetus to the drive was
given by the issuance of an ulti
matum to the effect that “all stu
dents who are participating in
ASUO activities, or who are em
ployed for remuneration by the
ASUO, arc reminded that they
must have student cards."
At the assembly yesterday Pres
ident Schultz announced that the
bonus attraction to replace the
cancelled Robert L. Ripley lecture
will be selected soon.
American Youth
(Continued from page one)
state decided to initiate a bill be
fore the state legislature provid
ing for additional funds as a sub
sidy to the present NYA.
Wilma Belt, secretary of the
state coordinating convention at
Reed, lead a discussion of the prob
lems faced by that representative
group including the plans for the
annual student strike against war,
the Oregon Youth act, organiza
tion of high school chapters in
Portland, Salem, and Eugene, and
for better student labor conditions.
Decision was reached that there
would be no meeting' next Thurs
day night, the group stepping aside
in favor of the courthouse meeting
of the provisional committee for
the organization of a local club
of the Oregon Commonwealth fed
eration. At chat time three repre
sentatives of the maritime strike
will present the case for labor.
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Your Did Shoes Will be More
Comfortable of they are re
paired by an expert at Aeith ?
Two Die in Mass of Twisted Steel
K-— ■ ■ ^——
Two men were killed and two were injured in this wreck when the engine and the cars at the head
end of a Louisiona and Arkansas Railway train ov er turned after running through an open switch near
Winnfield, La. Tho railway, beset by a trainmen’s strike, was operating trains with outside crews. A
student engineer on the locomotive said he saw a man throw the switch when the train was about
400 yards away. Officials of the line said the switch lock had been broken.
rooT
■ Lights
By EDGAR C. MOORE
TODAY’S ATTRACTIONS
HEILIG: "Mysterious Cross
ing" and “Undercover Man."
McDONALD: “Come and Get
It” and “Can This Be Dixie?”
STATE: “Oh, Susanna" and
“Special Investigator."
REX: “Dimples” and “Char
lie Chan at the Racetrack."
MAYFLOWER: “Poppy” and
Forgotten Faces.”
Rather an unusual picture is
"Come and Get It" at the McDon
ald. In it is featured Edward Ar
nold as a self-made millionaire in
the lumber game who falls in love
with Frances Farmer, who plays
two parts superbly, that of a
daughter and her mother. Frances
falls in love with Joel McCrea,
Arnold's son, to add to the com
plications. The picture from Edna
Ferber’s novel of the same name.
Jane Withers stars in the other
feature, "Can This Be Dixie?” a
musical with several laughs.
“Mysterious Crossing,” at the
Heilig until Sunday is a fast mov
ing action thriller; of newspaper
reporters, frauds, mysterious dis
appearances and such things, with
Janies Dunn, Jean Rogers, and
Andy Divine in the strong roles.
“Undercover Man,” the accom
panying attraction finds John
Mack Brown in the starring role.
Action, fast and furious, is tho
by-word at another picture house,
the State, today, as Richard Dix
appears in “Special Investigator”
with Margaret Callahan. Gene Au
try, singing western star, con
cludes the action program in “Oh,
Susanna."
* * s>
Shirley Temple, probably one of
the greatest of the juvenile stars,
comes again in “Dimples” at the
Rex. Warner Gland, famous Sean
dinovion actor of Oriantal roles,
really stars in his twelfth Charlie
Chan picture, “Charlie Chan at the
Racetrack.” Keye Luke, who has
appeared in the last four pictures
with Gland, again plays as the
Honolulu detective’s son. Chan
solves the mystery of the death of
a champion race horse in his own
inimitable way.
* * *
W. C. Fields, one of the ablest
of the screen comedians, teams
with Rochelle Hudson, in an amus
ing story of Field's as a quack
doctor in one of the country's trav
eling “honky tonks.” Really worth
seeing. "Forgotten Faces” with
Herbert Marshal and Gertrude
Michael in the featured roles at
the Mayflower.
Passing Show
(t oittimu'J from /'u<ic one)
edness were demonstrated by
Britain yesterday, when it an
nounced perfection of a new gas
mask so efficient it can be used
by babies. The demonstration is in
dicative of the thoroughness with
which England is delving into her
problem of defense.
More than 30.000.000 of the new
masks will be distributed free of
charge throughout the country in
1037, it was announced yesterday
by Geoffry Lloyd, home office un
dersecretary.
BOWLING TO TAKE EXAM
Cecil J. Bowling will take his
final examination for the doctor of
education degree on Tuesday. Jan
uary 26. The title of his thesis is |
"The Objectives of Social Intelli
gence Evaluated by Contemporary
Educational Philosophy.''
Dr. Larsell to Meet
(Continued from page one)
“These interviews are really
very important to the students,”
said Dr. H. B. Yocom, head of
zoology department, “since per
sonality as well as grades are con
sidered by the committee in grant
ing admission to the Medical
school.”
The interviews will last about 20
minutes and the students will be
taken two at a time. Those being
interviewed should bring their red
books along with them.
Students are asked to make their
appointments as soon as possible
with Mrs. Alice Monjay, secretary
of lower division science school.
Students look forward to these
interviews throughout the year
stated Dr. Yocom. This year be
tween 30 and 40 students will be
interviewed.
Wednesday evening Dr. Larsell
will speak to the Askelpiads.
campus medical honorary.
BARKERS LEAVE FOR HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Brown Bar
ker, vice-president of the Univer
sity, left Eugene Thursday for
their home in Portland after a
day’s stay here. Mrs. Barker was
guest at a luncheon Wednesday
given by members of the Asso
ciated University women and later
spoke to them on Chinese tomb
figures in the new art museum.
SMITH TO SPEAK
Dr. Warren D. Smith, of the
geology department, University of
Oregon, will be the speaker at the
adult forum which meets at ten
o'clock Sunday morning at the
Community Liberal church. His
Campus
Calendar
Twenty-three students are in the
Infirmary today. They are: Helen
Ingle, Betty Reisch, Beth Pratt,
Alice Caldren, Edna Smith, Bruce
Higby, Ted Fisher, Don Thomas,
Dale Hardisty, Julia Abraham,
John Beckett, John Smith, Betty
Pownall, Mortimer Heinrich, Louis
Larson, Kenneth Walker, Brock
Miller, Hubert Totman, Russell
Iseli, Earlene Groblebe, Regina
Brover, Betty Dye, and Arvin
Robb.
Lettcrman’s Limp will be held
February 6, immediately after the
Oregon-OSC game instead of
February 2 as formerly announced.
Westminster house will be open
to all students on the campus from
8 to 11:30 o’clock tonight for
games and dancing. Five cents ad
mission will be charged.
Women officials committee will
meet at 4:30 p. m. in the women's
gym. All interested in basketball
officiating are requested to bring
rule books and whistle.
Senior Cops will meet at 4 p. m.
Friday at the College side.
Anyone interested in an in
formal poetry group, please call
Anne Dean, 1309, or Ora May
Holdman at either 2900 or 891.
topic will be “The Relation of Min
erals to International Security.”
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student publication of the University of
Oregon, Eugene, published daily during
the college year exvept Sundays, Mon
days, holidays, examination periods, the
fifth day of December to January 4,
except January 4 to 12, annd March 5
to March 22, March 22 to March 30.
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BUSINESS STAFF
National Advertising Mgr.Patsy NeaJ
Assistant: Eleanor Anderson
Circulation Manager.Frances Olson
Slerchandising Manager.Les Miller
Executive Secretary.Caroline Hand
Collection Manager.Reed Swenson
Research Bureau
Staff Publishes
Two Memoranda
Two memoranda were published
during Chfistmas vacation for the
bureau of municipal research and
league of Oregon cities.
One, prepared by William O.
Hall, research assistant for the
bureau, is a memorandum on fi
nancing local improvements in
Oregon.
Warren C. Hyde, member of the
staff of the league, prepared a
memorandum on factors in the dis
tribution of the gasoline tax and
motor vehicle license revenue to
the cities of Oregon for street
maintenance.
These reports were prepared
under the supervision of Herman
Kehrli, director of the bureau, with
the cooperation of the WPA.
Alpha Kappa Psi
Hear Tliunemaii
Talk on Selling
Pointing out that there is a place
in the modern business world for
men with new ideas and selling
ability, Carl Thuneman, general
advertising manager at Wash
burne’s store, spoke at the regular
meeting of Alpha Kappi Psi, busi
ness professional fraternity last
night.
In the business meeting follow
ing, shingles and recognition pins
were awarded to new members. It
was also decided to have their pic
tures in the Oregana.
Within the next two weeks the
new pledge list will be released.
John Economus, undergraduate,
and Lloyd Green, graduate, are in
charge of forming an alumni chap
ter in Portland.
[ MISS SIPE TO TAKE TRIP
Vivian Sipe, daughter of Prof.
F. S. Sipe of the botany depart
ment, will leave Saturday for an
extended visit of California and
Arizona. Miss Sipe was a junior in
science on the campus last term.
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Shoddy Shoes Betray Care
lessness. Take them to Keith’s
When in Need of Repairs.
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