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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1937)
Turf Tag Sales Start Saturday Canvassing of Down town Merchants Is Planned hv University Coeds "We are helping turf Hayward field . . . are you’’ tags will be sold in the downtown Eugene busi ness section next Saturday by 40 sorority girls representing many houses on the campus. The entire district will be zoned off and the girls will make a store-to-store canvass, also asking the people on the street to buy. At a meeting Monday night va rious committees were chosen to j run the financing plan. Felker Morris and Mary Elizabeth Novell were elected as co-chairmen fori the tag drive. Bill VanDusen and Dick Watson last night had received over $180 1 in contributions. More than $170 of this money came from sororities and fraternities on the campus. Although no definite effort to contact the alumni has yet been made two men have sent in volun tary contributions. The men mak ing the donations were Luke Good rich of Lakeview, Oregon, and Frank Taylor of Blackbutte, Ore gon. Mr. Goodrich played football for Oregon about 1900. _ ! Cecil Bowling Ik Given Final Exam for Horfors Cecil Bowling took his final ex amination Tuesday evening- for the I doctor of education degree, which is the highest degree that the j school of education offers. The title for his thesis was "The Objectives of Social Intelligence Evaluated by Contemporary Edu cational Philosophy." He received his bachelor’s degree from the State Teachers college at Com merce, Texas, and his master’s de gree from Western State college at Gunnison, Colorado. Following that he had a year of graduate work at the University of Colora do and he completed his education with a year of graduate work here. Rear Admiral Byrd (Continued from filin’ our) exploring flights on this trip added 450,000 square miles of territory to the known Antarctic. Admiral Byrd, who is habitual ly photographed resplendent in uniform, is a different kind of ad- ! miral when he goes “down under” j into the Antarctic. There, the famed explorer is just one of the group, and undertakes the same rotating duties as the rest. During the last expedition, he took his turn at cooking, dishwashing and his stretch as night watchman. On his Arctic expedition in 192(1, where bo commanded the first air plane flight over the North Pole, Byrd also took his place in the co-'l-sh'-voling brigade, and was ac counted a good shovcler. Admiral Bvrd will also recount his experience at Bolling advance ‘Little Colonel’ Election Plans Undergo Change Details of the new method ip choosing a LitUe Colonel to command the Military ball have been announced by Scabbard and Blade. This all-campus formal, to be held Saturday, February 20, will have five feminine officers this'year instead of only one, as in the past. The Little Colonel will be assisted by a staff of two majors and two captains, all to be selected by pop ular vote at the dance. The president of each women’s living organization will be asked to submit the names of two or three upperclass women in the house in a sealed envelope to a member of Scabbard and Blade. From this list, members of the honor society will pick 15 coeds as candidates for offices. As these 15 names are to be printed on the programs, all en tries must be submitted not later than Wednesday, February 3. On the night of the dance, each person entering the ballroom will cast a vote for one of the 15 can didates named on the programs. The girl with the greatest number of votes will be named the Little Colonel; of the next four highest, two will be appointed majors and two captains. At 11 o’clock the appointments will be announced and command of the ball turned over to the girls amid the color of a diginified mili tary ceremony. The Military ball is the highlight of Scabbard and Blade’s social pro gram on the campus. All cadet of ficers will appear in full-dress re galia, lending color arid distinction to the military ceremonies to be held during the course of the eve ning. While tuxedoes will be the order of the evening, ordinary dark suits will be permissible. Two Students Punished I5v Discipline Committee At a recent meeting of the stu dent discipline committee, a stu dent who had taken a book from the reserve library and kept it overtime, signing a fictitious name, was required to purchase five additional copies of the book taken out and was also placed on disciplinary probation. Another student who was found guilty of the same offense with re spect to a number of books and who failed to return the books at all was dropped from the Univer sity and required to pay for the missing books. base, 123 miles south of Little America, where he went alone as the best bet of a “one or three" choice. Two people could not stay five months in a 9 by 13 shack and stay friendly, so Bvrd went alone —and nearly lost his life from poi sonous fumes. Prices for the matinee are high school and grammar school, 25c; general admission, 40c; and re served scats. 75c The evening per formance charge will be general admission 75c; and reserved seats, $1. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only $3 00 per year. SPECIAL SNOW TRAIN T. CRESCENT LAKE V M i n CRESCENT LAKE SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 Special leaves Kujjene at 7 a in.: returning: leaves ('res cent Lake .”>:.'!() p.m. Train will carry your equipment free in the ba<rjrage ear. Din er will serve 1) r e a k f a s t, luncheon ami dinner at popu lar prices, ('offee, sand wiches. etc., will he available all day. Train will he parked and open for occupancy all day at Crescent Lake. SPONSORED 15Y OBSIDIAN SKI CLUB Econ Authority Speaks Feb. 22 American Representative To Europe Will Discuss Conditions Abroad Arrangements have been com pleted for the appearance of Har rison Brown, English economist authority, to speak here February 2f> before a student assembly, Karl W. Onthank, chairman of the as sembly committee, said yesterday. Mr. Harrison is a regular con tributing editor to leading jour nals, and for five years was Euro pean representative of the Amer ican Committee for the Outlawing of War, and has had exceptional opportunities for studying the Eu ropean situation through personal contact with leading statesmen and attendance at international conferences at Geneva. In May, 193G, Mr. Brown left England for a visit to the Scandi navian countries, Russia, China, and Japan. While his special field is central Europe, he will have a report on the general situation in the East. Mr. Brown’s tour of the United States is being sponsored by the institute of international educa tion located at New York City. Student groups desiring personal talks from Mr. Brown should con tact Dean Allen of the journalism school, or Zane Kemler, as soon as possible. ' Seamen Protest Maritime Act seamen ROOSEVELT $ ■>■ $*■< tf£W ANTi LABtfftf ACT HR8’^ Picketing members of the International Seamen’s union, from Balti more, are shown before the headquarters of a Federal department. They are picketing- the department of commerce, protesting features of the Copeland Maritime act which they term “anti-labor.” Passing Show (Continued from pone one) the three-month-old .strike, were sent from Seattle to eastern mar kets yesterday. The shipment, expected to re plenish markets for Lenten sales, will be followed by 00 more cars which will load a good part of the year’s salmon output of 5,000,000 cases tied up on Seattle docks sine October 29. I f)It Extends RFC The life of the Reconstruction Fi nance corporation, perhaps the greatest institution created during Hoover’s administration, was ex tended for three years yesterday by President Roosevelt. Since its creation in 1932,, Chair, man Jesse Jones reported, the RFC has loaned more than $9,500,000. 000 and' has been paid back more than $4,500,000,000. Dust Storms Ahead Unless nature diverts to the “dust bowl” on the great plains some of the rain that has caused the devastating floods in the Ohio valley, severe dust storms await farmers in the plains states dur ing the coming summer, soil con servation authorities said yester day. While the soil conservation measures affecting some 600,000 acres have been entirely success ful, the soil on the plains land is still powdery and dry and -sub ject to severe drifting when high winds blow, officials believed. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. Students to Hold State War Strike Largest ami Most Colorful Display Yet Is Promised By Chairman Students in the state of Oregon will express their opposition to war if plans now being undertak en by Oregon Student union chap ters are successful. Charles Paddock, chairman of the state strike committee, said the strike against war this April will be the largest and most color ful yet seen in the state. Plans are already underway at Reed college in Portland and at the University. The state strike committee ex pects to see demonstrations staged at Willamette university, Mon mouth Normal school, Oregon State college, and others. High schools will participate for the first time in Portland, Salem, and Eugene. Strike activity here will be financed by a campaign headed by Hayes Beall. Members of the central strike committee as appointed by various organizations will meet soon to lay definite plans for the local dem onstration. All-Campus Dessert (Continued front page one) real social event, where as many as possible v/ill go escorted,” Gil bert Schultz, student body presi dent, said last night. "The atmos phere will be entirely different from that of a basketball game where ‘pigger’ is yelled if anyone goes with a date.” Although similar all - campus desserts have proved very success ful at Oregon State college, this is the first attempt at Oregon. Ballet Season’s Highlight As well as being a social high light, the ballet will also be the Brownie Vendors Begin A nnual Campaign Today • For five cents you can rhunch appetizing brownies today. The annual winter brownie sale of the YWCA will hold forth at five differ ent locations, from 9:00 to 4:00. Salesmen at the old library will be: From 9 to 10, June Thompson and Pat Leonard; 10 to 11, Joan Murphy and Charlene Jackson; 11 to 12, Betty Wright and Janet Felt; 1 to 2, Katharine Miller and Anna Marie Huffaker; 2 to 3. Jean Billinas and Shirley Steinbaugh; and Men Debaters, Radio Class to Meet Thursday Noon for Oregana Shots Members of the men’s debate team, who will make their first speaking tour into the state next month, are asked by W. A. Dalilberg, assistant speeeh pro fessor, to meet at the rear steps of Johnson hall at 11:50 Thurs day noon to have Oregana pic tures taken. The radio group under D. E. Hargis and Paul Kiepe will meet at the same place at 11:50 Thursday noon for its Oregana picture. artistic and musical highlight of this term’s concert series at the University. Besides the troup of 150 dancers from the finest schools in Europe, a complete symphony orchestra to play accompaniment will also come to the campus. In formal dress will be in order for the event. Don Johnson and Eliza beth Turner are co-chairmen of the committee in charge of ar rangements. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. No man works at TAYLOR’S, adv. from 3 to 4, Dorothy Barclay and Anna Marie Huffaker. At the College Side are: 10 to 11. Shirley Risen and Jean Mellon; 11 to 12, Alice Hope and Pauline Har ris; 1 to 2, Carol Hansel and Jane Burkett; 2 to 3, Peggy Vermillion and Betty Williams, and from 3 to 4, Mae Hoover and Frances Wil liams. Gerlinger's salesmen will be: 10 to 11, Nancy McNaulty and Helen Gillam; 11 to 12, Arlene Thurmond and Ann Dean; 1 to 2, Y Nancy and Jean Cleveland; 2 to 3, Anne Fredeickson, and 3 to 4, Ruth Starrett and Jean Wiley. At Commerce hall from 9 to 10 will be Doddie Carlton; 10 to 11, Juanita Ball and Helen Rand; 11 to 12, Margaret Moody; 1 to 2, Pauline Powers and Mildred Schwartz; 2 to 3, Mary Failing and Jean Merrill; and 3 to 4, La Velle Walstrom and Jane Berkitt. Stationed at the education build ing are: 10 to 11, Virginia White lock and Eetty Lou Perts; 11 to 12. Eleanor Hayes and Edith Shuey; 2 to 3, Virginia Whiteloek and Katharine Miller; and 3 to 4, Vir ginia Whitelock and Katharine Miller. ^ As yet all hours are not in and salesmen are asked to call at the YW and look at the hours not scheduled. rpij *VT TREE TOP’S PATENTED 1 XV X POLISHING PROCESSES BUCK AND SUEDE WORK IS OUR SPECIALTY TREETOP’S PLACE Across from Sigma Nu *°u say MILDNESS ChesterfieldsIrefreV- “ ^ ** nett! You say GOOD TASTE There’s where you get Chesterfields-and plenty Copyright 1937, Ljccsrr Sc Mvuu Tosacco Co, For the good things smoking can give you...