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VOLUME XXXVIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1937
NUMBER 55
The
Passing Show
Old Man River
FBI’s New Idea
First Shipment
RFC Extended
By DARREL. ELLIS
Troubled W aters
Flood Facts:
Number states affected—11.
Number homeless—750,000.
Number dead—132.
Estimated damage—$300,000,000.
Words of assurance from me
teorologists in Louisville and Cin
cinnati that the high point of the
Ohio river has been reached and.
favorable conditions permitting, a
steady fall would ensue were the
only bright notes in last night's
flood bulletins.
Despite promised relief in the
Ohio valley, flood waters, described
by Admiral Cary T. Grayson, na
tional chairman of the Red Cross,
as "The greatest emergency the
nation and the Red Cross has faced
since the world war,” were regard
ed as endangering Mississippi levee
lines and army engineers were or
dered to drop rescue work at mid
night last night to devote their en
tire energies to prevent the inun
dation of one of the richest farm
ing areas in the nation.
Already a million acres of Mis
sissippi basin land is under water
and authorities express fear that
levee points in Missouri, Kentucky
and Arkansas will be unable to
withstand the watery onslaught.
Simon-pure Sleuths
With $10,000 as an incentive re
ward, an unnamed department of
justice official yesterday urged
each Pacific Northwest citizen to
turn amateur detective and spy on
his neighbor in a determined effort
to identify the “brutal killer.” “He
may be the kidnaper of Charles
Mattson.”
The official further suggested
methods of “detection.” “Recall
his actions at the time of the kid
napping. Where was he? Did he
avoid you ? Could he have hidden
the Mattson boy in his home? Does j
he answer to the description of the
kidnapper?"
Fish for Salmon Week
As a result of an agreement be
tween striking longshoremen and
salmon brokers, fifteen freight
cars of canned salmon, the first
shipment since the inauguration of
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Expos PS Self
'Ghost Writer9
Of Themes
Bv EFRNADINE BOWMAN
John Galvin, a student at Colum
bia university, recently revealed
the details of his career as the;
“mail-order ghost writer” after a'
million words of his themes and
term topics had been graded under
the names of scores of paying stu
dent clients.
He began his ghosting career in
high school when lazy boys and
the more stupid paid him a quar
ter to write each of their 300-word
themes for them. When he went
to Columbia he had to extend his
tailor-made theme service. The old
patrons recommended him to oth
ers, and before long he had a thriv.
ing mail-order business, reaching
into other universities and colleges
such as Yale, Harvard, Fordham,
and Randolph-Macon.
Galvin, after four years of hard
ghosting, has released himself from
his anonymity and has become
himself once again.
Coed Tackles Chess
For the first time in the history
of campus chess tournaments at
the University of Minnesota, a girl
will compete for the all-University
title. Miss Gertrude Huntley, grad
uate student, is the coed. She is
competing in the novice division.
Coeds as Wives? t\o!
Notre Dame is plenty tough—
and they can prove it! Heading a
recent questionnaire was the ques
tion: “Do you regret that you are
not attending a co-educational in
stitution ?”
Sixty-six per cent of them are
real he-men, voting overwhelming
ly they can get along very nicely
without the fair sex. A super-sen
timental fifteen per cent weakened
and said that they regretted the
absence of the gals. Nineteen per
cent confessed to a part time
yearning, but were for the most
part, satisfied.
Among other things, the men de
cided that coeds are less ’ likely
than other girls to make perfect
wives. They gave two very defin
ite reasons:
“They won’t sacrifice, and they
can’t cook!”.
Symphony Program
To Be Heard Tonight
By National Audience
Unusual Arrange in on:
With NBC Puts IIO on
Air; Event Sponsored
By Music School
Feature Hal Young
Dorothy Johnson, Violin
Soloist, Also Scheduled
For Appearance
Houses have been asked to set
an early dinner date tonight be
cause of the national broadcast
from the music auditorium. Those
who tune in or go to the auditor
ium from 6 to 6:30 p.m. will hear
the long - planned - for radio pro
gram of the school of music.
Although previous plans were
for Willem Van Hoogstraten, di
rector of the Portland Symphony
orchestra ,to open the broadcast
from Portland with a few words
on music in the universities, it will
be impossible for Mr. Van Hoog
straten to appear. A message from
him will be read, however.
The rest of the program will
proceed as planned. The 65-piece
symphony orchestra will be fea
tured in the overture, ‘‘Russian
and Ludmilla” by Glinka, and
Bach's “Air for Strings.” Dorothy
Louise Johnson, student violinist,
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Teaching Gives
Robert Martin
Chance to Travel
Be a teacher and see the world.
That must be the reason that Rob.
ert R. Martin joined this learned
profession as his roving spirit and
bis classes cause him to cover on
the average of 638 miles per week.
Martin has extension classes in
Portland, Salem, Klamath Falls,
and Eugene in which he teaches
on the average of 158 students
each.
Matrimonial institutions, social
problems, social interreactions, and
general sociology are taught by
Martin on these tours.
History Class Holds
Meetings in Museum
To make a more complete study
of oriental religion, Professor N.
B. Zane’s art history class is now
holding sessions in the Murray"
Warner art museum.
Studying the civilization of the
world, the class devotes attention
to the Greek, Roman, European,
and particularly the oriental civili
zations. The museum has many
valuable exhibits on Buddhistic re
ligious forms including temple or
naments, gods, and other symbols
of religion.
Men’s Glee Club
To Be Organized
Voice Professor Is Named
As Director; Auditions
Will Be Held Daily
In response to a great many re
quests from men and organizations
Ralph Schomp, manager of educa
tional activities, announced the for
mation of a men's glee, club at
Oregon as the newest activity.
Hal Young has been engaged to
direct it. During the illness of
John Stark Evans last year he di
rected the Eugene Gleemen. Mr.
Young will hold auditions every
day between 5:00 and 6:00 p. m.
except Wednesday or at any other
time by special appointment.
There is a possibility that a light
opera, “The Student Prince" will
be produced this spring or next fall
term with this men’s chorus as the
foundation.
“This is an associated student
function,” stated Mr. Schomp.
House Delays Action
On Kerr Deposition Bill
The committee on education of
the house of representatives tabled
Monday the bill proposed to abol
ish the position of Dr. W. J. Kerr,
as director of production and mar
keting research.
The position, which was created
when Dr. Kerr was made chancel
lor emeritus of the State Board of
Higher Education, carries a salary
of $6,000 annually. Later action .
may be taken on the bill, however.
Student Registration
Fees Overdue: Fines
Aeerue on Tardy Fay
All Into student curd pay
ments were due Monday, Janu
ary 25. After that date, a fine
of 25 cents per day will accum
ulate until the penalty and pay
ment are disposed of.
Second installment registra
tion fees were also due January
25. The same penalty rule ap
plies to the fees as does to stu
dent card payments. If the pay
ment is not made by one week
from this date, the student will
be dropped from school, and a
reinstatement fee of $2.00 will
be charged plus $1.75, or the
total of the accruing penalty. ..
Final installment non-resident
—fees will fall due Feb. 25.
ASUO Will Have 2
Radio Programs
Introduction of Eugene
Notables on Broadcast!
Night of Performance
Two ASUO programs over
KORE for the Ballet Russe coming
here February 4, were announced
yesterday by Gilbert Schultz, stu-j
dent body president. The first will
be this evening from 8:00 to 8:30
p. m., the second next Wednesday
at the same time.
Bill Lubersky has been put in
charge by Schultz. Lubersky has
scheduled the “Oregon Bardsmen’’
to sing. They are Freed Bales,
Walt Vernstrom, Albert Chamber
lin, and Harold McKenzie. Don
Palmblad will be the soloist.
It was learned from Schultz that
McArthur court will be trans
formed into a luxurious theater the
night of the ballet. Drapes, daven.
ports and carpets will be installed.
A microphone connected with
KORE will be used to introduce
Eugene notables as they enter.
All-Campus Dessert Dance
Scheduled in Conjunction
With Ballet Russe9 Feb. 4
Oregon’s first all-campus dessert will be held in connection with
the Ballet Russe on February 4. In order that the ballet may be a
real social event, plans have been formulated by the ballet student
committee whereby all faternities will entertain coeds at "preference
desserts.”
Dessert will be served buffet-style at e&ch fraternity at 6:30 on
the evening of the ballet. Sororities will not attend in groups, as in
Dean Morse Will Return
To Campus by July 1
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law
school, definitely will return to the
campus on July 1, it was learned
here yesterday.
Dean Morse, who is in Washing
ton, D. C., as assistant director of
the attorney - general’s survey of
release procedures, had hoped to
be able to return by the beginning
of the spring term, but he has now
found that this will be impossible.
Flashl Car, Plane Crash
inese mangled remains of a once shiny new airplane were all that
was left when it was hit by an automobile driven by Weldon Van
Gundy at Clover Field, Santa Monica, Cal. The driver was held.
exchange desserts, but each man
will invite the girl of his choice.
Following dessert, rugs will be
rolled back and dancing will take
place until 7:30. Men will then
escort their dates to the ballet at
McArthur court.
Shultz Urges Cooperation
“We want to make the ballet a
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Beck to Speak
For Assembly
Thursday at 11
Stock Exchange Manager
To Explain Necessary
Qualities for Success
In Business Career
Cameron Beck, personnel man
ager of the New York stock ex
change. will speak before a gen
eral assembly in Gerlinger hall
Thursday morning at 11. The title
of his speech will be “Careers in
Business.”
Mr. Beck, who is director as well
as the personnel manager of the
New York stock institute, tells the
! experiences of a life in establish
ing relations between employer
and employee.
Experiences Varied
.His years of association with
the governors and employees of
the New York stock exchange
(largest employer of “teen age”
boys among financial institutions*
enables him to draw on countless
actual incidents* to illustrate his
doctrines of the mutual duties and
rights of employer and employee;
doctrines which have been largely
adopted throughout industry.
Owing to the wide interest in
Mr. Beck's views on employer and
employee relationships and espec
ially the interest which educators
manifest in his case presentation
of the qualities of character which
are necessary to a successful busi
ness career, the exchange has per
mitted him to devote much of his
time to addressing interested
groups throughout the country.
Makes 200 Talks
Last year Mr. Beck made two
hundred addresses in 24 states be
fore high schools, colleges, service
clubs, bankers’ associations and
women’s clubs, speaking to a total
of about 260,000 hearers.
Art Museum Changes
Visiting Hours to Fit
Department Schedule
The Museum of Art has an
nounced a change in the days and
hours open to visitors. The new
schedule is:
Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-4
p.m.
Sunday, 3-5 p.m.
This change was made to fit in
better with the schedule of the
Art department.
TV A DISCUSSION
Dr. Louis A. Wood, professor of
economics, will talk to Alpha Kap
p a Delta, sociology honorary,
Thursday evening at 7:30, in the
women’s lounge of Gerlinger hall.
He will speak on the TVA project
and its villages.
Free Copies of Revised
‘Old Oregon’ Available
In order to introduce the campus to the new, revised Old Oregon
magazine, it has been announced that free copies of the monthly may
be obtained by anyone calling at the alumni office in S. H. Friendly
hall as long as the supply lasts.
Dressed in a new cover design, changed greatly in makeup, featur
ing a different style. Old Oregon has been enlarged and pictorialized,
says Editor Clair Johnson.
We are endeavoring to present the magazine not only as an
alumni monthly, but as a tersely written and readable review of ail
'Happy9 Gets Shot
For Being Late
To Photo Class
There she stood, in all her
pride and glory. It was none
other than Gladys "Happy” Bat
tleson surrounded by news pho
tographers. Three cameras were
trained on her finely chiseled
features. Many spectators gath
ered around watching her and'
the cameramen.
What had "Happy” done to
have such honors piled about
her? She was late to George
Godfreys news photography
class and as punishment she was
to be the model while the in
structor demonstrated camera
shutter actions.
mings concerning the University,'1
he said, suggesting the use of Old j
Oregon as a souvenir review file
of college days.
The current issue has 24 pages
instead of the customary 16, with
four of these pages a green colored
insert of pictures to add to the
gala nature of the new magazine, i
“Quacks,” a letters column in
augurated in the December issue,
has been enlarged to more than a
full-page, and receives more com
mendation than any other part of
the magazine according to the
alumni office staff.
The cover picture this month
| takes almost the entire page, and is
[one of Johnson hall, done in new
| intra-red photography by George
I Godfrey. Woodrow Truax, business
j manager, made arrangements for
I the new design.
A personal message to alumni
| from Elmer C. Fansett, new alumni
secretary, is also one of the feat
ures of the new magazine.
Talks Twice Today
From frozen polar regions ltenr
Admlrul Kiehard K. Byrd brings
tales of adventure and pietures of
unknown lands to students and
townspeople tonight In Me.Yrthur
court at 8:15. A special grade
school performance will he held at
8 o’clock, also in the Igloo.
Grads Offered
20 Scholarships
Training of Government
In Public Affairs Will
Go to Winners
Thirty graduate scholarships
providing training in the federal
government for the academic year
1937-38, are now being offered by
National Institute of Public Af
fairs. To be eligible the applicant
must have a bachelor’s degree or
be eligible for the degree in June,
1937.
The training programs include:
experience in administrative agen
cies as each intern following a
brief orientation period is assigned
to a competent government official
as a full-time non-salaried assist
ant: comprehensive informal study
of governmental problems and per
sonalities which includes round
table discussions each week with
an outstanding administrator, leg
islator or press correspondent;
graduate instruction and individual
supervision.
Application blanks, which may
be obtained at 108 Commerce, must
reach the scholarship committee
not later than Tuesday, February
16, 1937.
Beaux Arts Ball
Decorations Use«
Neptune Theme
“King Neptune” Dave Cox will
be master of ceremonies presid
ing over the Beaux Arts ball Fri
day night, in Davy Jones’ locker.
All the mermaids and mermen
present are to be faced with
fishes and mammals of the sea
when they enter the ballroom in
Gerlinger.
Jack Casey, chairman of the
feature committee, announced
yesterday that the Tri-Delt trio
will sing during the intermis
sion.
The modern art posters that
adorned the bulletin boards of
the campus yesterday, were de
signed and' made by O. L. Bar
rett, associate professor of sculp
ture in the art school.
Education Club
Hears Huffaker
On Currieulums
Dr C, L. Huffaker, professor of
education, substituted for Dr. D.
A. Emmerson, who was to be guest
speaker at the Phi Delta Kappa
meetmg Monday evening. Dr.
Huffaker presented his own views
on the entire curricular problem,
in place of the topic, “Procedure
in Revising the Curriculum," which
was to have been discussed.
Dr. Huffaker does not believe
that Phi Delta Kappa can possibly
cover the problem of curricular di
vision in a year as their schedule
calls for. It is too large a field,
and if the change was put into ef
fect in the Oregon system it would
not work any better than the unit
system correlation or "let nature
take its course" system.
The topic for the next meeting
February 8 will be “A Summary
of Curriculum Revision in Out
standing Schools.”
Rear Admiral Byrd
Arrives in Eugene
At Noon, Talks Twice
Boyer Complaint
Read to Council
Radio Advertising Autos
Disturb Classes, Say UO
Professors
A letter of complaint against
loud speaking automobile advertis
ing, filed with the city council by
President C. Valentine Boyer, was
discussed at the regular meeting
Monday night.
Complaints from professors fol
lowing the advertising of the
Washington State and Oregon bas
ketball game caused Boyer to send
the note to the council. The sys
tem that broadcasts these an
nouncements is owned by Glenn
Smeed, a hophomore.
Smeed now has a license for ad
vertising one hour each half day.
The council referred the case to
the judiciary committee to decide
whether to restrict the license to
Willamette street, or to pass an
ordinance prohibiting all such ad
vertising vehicles.
The device has also caused com
plaints from hospitals and other
schools in Eugene.
PWA Fund Lack
Arouses Concern
No financial dividends were
available for the state board of
education from the PWA building
program according to the report
read by F. E. Callister at the regu
lar January meeting in Portland
yesterday.
Instead the board was forced to
dig deep into is meager emergency
balance in supplying more than
$20,000 to supplement previous
budgets to maintain classes for the
remainder of the year. The Uni
versity was allotted $6,803.76 and
$13,316.23 went to Oregon State
college where the major ‘enroll
ment increase has occurred.
"Many of our classes are severe
ly overcrowded and unless addi
tional financial assistance is forth
coming, serious injury to our in
structional program will imme
diately result,” Chancellor Freder
ick M. Hunter reported.
"Official reports indicate that
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World Famed Explorer
To Speak in McArthur
Court Tonight Before
Students, Eugeneans
Will Show Pictures
Took Turn at Shoveling
Coal and Conking in Last
Trip ‘Down Under’
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
famed explorer of the North and
South poles, will arrive at noon to
day in Eugene to give a 3:00
o’clock lecture to grade and high
school students and an 8:15 lecture
for University members and towns
people. Admiral Byrd’s appear
ance is through the ASUO, and
holders of student body cards will
be admitted free.
The explorer will illustrate his
narrative with 9,000 feet of new
motion picture film showing his
geographical discoveries and his
scientific finds, with ' interesting
sidelights on the life of Little
America. Admiral Byrd will also
tell of the adventures of the explor
ing parties that penetrated the un
known Antarctic by airplane, ship,
tractor and dogsleds.
Here Five Years Ago
Five years ago Admiral Byrd
was in Eugene. Since that time he
has returned to the Antarctic on
a second expedition, from January
8, 1934 to February 8, 1935. His
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Fifty Urchins
Take Quarters
In Laboratory
Over 50 prickly, purple sea ur
chins have left their home at Ya
qulna beach, near Newport, and
taken up residence at the biologi
cal research building on the cam
pus.
The urchins, called in science by
the name stron^lyocentrotus pau
puratus, were collected by Dr. R.
R. Huestis, professor of zoology,
and Dr. A. R. Moore, professor of
physiology, last Sunday.
These animals will be used in
biology, zoology, and physiology
classes to study fertilization and
cell division. They are being kept
in sea-weed and moss in the re
search building’s electric refriger
ator until they are needed for class
work.
Lawyers* Lyric Leads
Listing of Local Limps
The lawyers are balling again.
Once again the venerable law school will resound with the thuds
of cast-off legal tomes when student body and faculty join for a night
of formal fun at the Del Rey cafe January 30.
“With lavish decorations, tuxedoes and formals, soft lights and
romance in the air,” Bill Martin, head of the ticket committee, con
fided, “this is really going to be
a colorful dance.”
So far the decorations commit
tee has obtained one palm and a
floodlight “to enable the orchestra
to see.” A survey of the law stu
dent body indicated that tuxedos
at present were scarce, due to the
rainy weather, but they “hoped
things could be picked up a little
easier as soon as a cessation of
rain enables people to hang clothes
out for a little airing.”
The color scheme selected is
black and brown. It will probably
be changed to back and blue after
the dance, Martin admitted. The
airy romance was attributed to one
plutocrat who bought a $2 corsage.
He could not be contacted to ver
ify reports that it was orchids.
Initiating a new custom as
chairman of the orchestra commit,
tee, Hale Thompson absolutely
guaranteed the presence of an or
chestra for the occasion. Past
dance committeemen have been lax
in taking care of this detail.
"All girls invited should con
sider themselves very lucky to be
able to attend this highlight of the
winter formal season,” remarked
Bob Anderson. Anderson has just
broken an eight-months’ seclusion
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FINAL
SALE
of
Topcoats
$29.50 range
$ ^ o.oo
You boys who have a hard
time making ends meet;
here's your chance.
JOE
RICHARD’S
MEN’S STORE
873 Willamette