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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 Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF Pat Frizzell, sports editor. Paul Deutsclmianu, news editor. Bernndine Bowman, exchange editor. Gladly* Battlcson, society editor. Paul Plank, radio editor. Lloyd Tupfing, assistant man aging editor. Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoc, women’s page editor. Leonard Greenup, chief night Jean Weber, morgue director Reporters: Parr Aplin, LouRe Aik n, Jean Cramer, lieulali Clap man Morrison Bales, Laura Bryant, Dave Cox. Marolyn Dudley, Stan Hobson, Myra Ilulser, Dick I.itfin, Mary Hen derson Bill Penitra, Kav Morrow, led Proud (oof, Catherine Taylor, Alice Nelson. Rachael Platt. Doris Lindgrcn, Rita Wright, Lillian Warn, Margaret Ray, Donald Seaman, Wilfred Roadman. Sports staff: Wendell Wyatt, Elbert Hawkins, John Pink, Morrie Henderson, Russ Iscli, Ccce Walden, Chuck Van Scoyoc. Copyeditors: Rov Vernstrom, Mary Hopkins, Bill Garrett. Relta Lea l’owell, jane Miriek. Tom Brady, Warren Waldorf, Then Prescott. Lorenc Marguth, Rita Wright. Jack Townsend, Wen Brook-. Marge Finnegan. Mignon Phipps, l.aVcrn Littleton, June Dick, Frances McCoy, Lawrcnre Quinlan, Al Branson, , Helen Ferguson, Judith Wodeage, Betty Van Delicti, Stan Hobson, George Haley, Gcanne Eschle, Irvin Mann. Assistant managing editor: Day editor: Bill Pease Margaret Kay Night Editors: Assistants: Jack Townsend Alargaret Dick Crawford Llye ARK SUITS will be in order for tonight's Ballet Russo. Simple statement, but it takes a load off many a male mind; for prob ably half the men, or thereabout, who are planning to attend Ihe presentation were suf fering from that peculiar sort of mental an guish that comes from not having formal attire when such dress has been prescribed as “correct” for the occasion. Our estimate that “half” were in such a painful state of perturbation is a deriva tive from our previous rough approximation that 90 per cent of the males on Ibis campus are tux-less. The 40 per cent, difference be tween the total number of tux-less males and the 50 per cent of that total whom we calcu late to have been in anguish at their “nud ity” is not an error in our accounting. It is an entirely hypothetical estimate of the number of men on this campus who were totally unconcerned al their inability to meet tonight’s occasion with sartorial propriety. TN OTHER words, we are affronting that portion of campus males not included in our favored 40 per cent. We are inferring that half the men on this were afflicted with inhibitions of false pride that made painful the thought of appearing improperly dressed at the Ballet. Frankly tlit* figures wore included merely for the effect. And they’re probably a mile wrong both ways. Blit the division between those who were and those who weren’t pos sessed of this false pride is not explicit. And no one, unless lie wishes, need include ldmself in the less flattering category. The main thing is that such a state of mind was indisputably prevalent. Numerous students really were concerned with those dictates of dress. But that anxiety was really silly to a person who looked at the matter rationally. Suppose that attendance had been limited to those who could have shown up resplen dent in formal garb. Now wouldn’t there have been a sparkling, fine-l'oatliered hand ful of spectators? J^ONSFX'SF. Those who decreed "formal dress ’ the order of the evening in the first place admittedly had no such thing in mind. I’I icy knew it was an impossibility. "What they conceived was an even more un flattering estimate of the Oregon student bod\ than we have expressed in charging luilt the men with false pride. They were under the fearful impression that, unaware of the high plane of entertainment offered by the occasion, most of the men would come attired in cords and sweaters. Lord, we’re not a hunch of hicks; we'll turn out tonight in our best. It was fortu nate, that change of mind on the "formal ” deal; for tln re aren’t enough tuxes in Eugene to accommodate the crowd that will throng McArthur court at N:0() this evening. Sartorial Anguish # Higgsian Hiccoughs \ E I!KEN discovered in w ind looks from the outside like a frightful hit of pusillanimity. And, though that “cowardice ' was more apparent than real, we feel that we owe an explanation to the campus, less 'Wehfooters think we let them clown. 1'ebruary L’, there appeared in the columns of our contemporary, the Oregon State Bar ometer, a most damning blast at the Euiver sity of Oregon. Editor iliggs, in an effort spread over half of his editorial page, smear ed his inky ire over everything that Webfoot hearts hold dear. Our beautiful women, our athletes, our “culture”—he went to town, sparing nothing. All because of an innocent little sports column in which our John Pink lightly called the Beavers a bunch of “buck toothed brush-apes’’ or something on that order—in fun, however, along a fine, light vein of humor. INK’S LITTLE sally was taken seriously by Editor Higgs, who started the ponder ous machine of Oregon State wit rolling and was able to get it under control only after three columns of rant. When the editorial was called to our at tention by a more or less eccentric person who delights in poking among freaks of jour nalistic endeavor, we weren’t even aroused. As we recollect it. we did give a slight snort. Not a big one, however. And we never dreamed of answering it. Nothing was further from our mind than to stoop to such a trifle. In the fleeting atten tion that we did give the matter we deter mined to ignore it. For we knew that Mr. Higgs, upon cooler reflection, would be ashamed of his narrow spirit. So we've let it ride. And we are going to let it ride. We’re not going to say a word of it. Ahem. We’re too big. Campus Comment (The views aired in this column are not necessarily ! expressive of Emerald policy. Communications should be j kept within a limit of 250 words. Courteous restraint should be observed in reference to personalities. No unsigned letters j will be accepted.) CURSES, WE RF CAUGHT To the Editor: So The Emerald took it lying down ? You know what I mean, that half page in a recent issue of the Oregon State Barometer child ishly atetmpting to refute statements made by John Pink, Emerald sports writer, concerning per sons registered in Oregon State college. As was apparent to the most obtuse reader, Pink painted the average Oregon Stater as a “hairy-chested, low-browed, illiterate” and his fe male companion as a “buck-toothed and stringy haired” only in the spirit of fun. Purely a way of saying that undor ordinary circumstances Oregon students waste no love for their brothers and sisters at Corvallis. Or, perhaps I should explain, just in case you are as misconstrusive as your editorial friend, Hal Higgs on the Barometer. It was this way. The time was the day before the Oregon Statc-Washington basketball game. Washington stood at the top of the percentage columns. You see, if the Beavers could defeat Washington, then Oregon would move into first place. (It’s all done with numbers which someone, I don't know who, divides and multiplies after a night’s Northwest division basketball games have beerr played. This column of figures is known as the Northwest division standing, sport fans make much of it, each member of the conference is represented in relation to the number of games they won or lost.) Get it? Mr. Pink was apparently in high spirits. Al though his motives were entirely ulterior, ire hoped that the Oregon State college team would beat the University of Washington. Because, as I have tried to explain, the Beaver win would place Ore gon in a tie for first place. Mr. Pink could have said, “I hope Oregon State beats Washington tonight, because it will put Oregon up at the top.” But that kind of stuff does not fill the space betweerr column rules, even Mr. Higgs would admit that. Although the state ment presents the facts, it gets a little tiresome, if repeated week after week. It lacks sparkle; a sports column needs variety. The acme of every columnists success is humor. Pink's method of saying that he hoped Oregon State would beat Washington was an attempt at humor. Now lets get back to the beginning. Either you lack editorial fortitude, you are lazy, or you don't give a damn. (And who does?) You know as well as I do that Mr. Higgs assailed Oregon students as a bunch of dumb bells, a scourge to higher education. As protector of the Oregon student body, you should have jumped to your guns, in spite of the fact that a good deal of what he says about the decadent status of Oregon's GPA and our dodder ing fraternity system. As individuals, you should protect us. To aid you in writing your editorial, I will outline a few erroneous statements made by Mr. Higgs in his blasphemy. In general: 1. His editorial mind misconstrued the tone of Pink's column, indicating that Mr. Pink's allega tion about Oregon State illiteracy was true. 2. He derives his misconceptions from reading between the lines. 1 know he has not read the Declaration of Independence (you know of the United States) or he would condemn it as a sec ond edition of the Communist Manifesto. Specifically: 1. He accuses Mr. Pink of under-mining relations between the two student bodies. Even if Mr. Pink did mean what he said about the Staters, which I sincerely doubt can the pot call the kettle black ? 2. Ho speaks to some length on typographical errors. In my most untrained fashion. 1 counted about 20 grammatical and style errors that would drive the most slovenly copyreader to shame. 3. He points derisively at the low Oregon GPA in comparison to the Oregon State standard Nei ther is an object for boasting. But is it possible that Oregon courses arc more difficult than at the Corvallis instituion? •1. Unable to grasp the meaning of Pmk col umn, Mr. Higgs condemned it as unsportsman like. Yet he himself engaged in the mo t insult ing slanders on personalities. 5. tDo 1 have to write the whole edit page for you?) 1 believe an explanation is forthcoming, Mr Editor. Very truly yours. WLT. Anchors Aweigli I_ _ I QUACKS By IGUESSO WITH de termined | Driving Ducks still rating eon- j federation us po- | tential champs, j basketball, a s ; well as much- ' ballyhooed Bal- j iets Russe and Moose, is the i word this week. Sports scribblers have covered de tails. Sidelights shall be our con tribution. Contrary to expressed heckling and birding from Phi Delt and oth er rotting sections Monday, this game of badminton is plenty tough and all right. The elusive shuttle cock requires an accurate eye to follow when playing, and excellent judgment in timing and coordina tion are necessary to keep it in speedy motion. If understood it is more enjoy able to watch, more exciting to play. Serves must be underhanded, and must be returned before strik ing court. Scores arc made only when serving, as in volleyball. To tal game score for doubles is 21. singles 15. Eastern and Canadian sportsmen and fans follow bad minton with excited enthusiasm. Started at first here in Mr. Washke's restricted classes, the game has spread and now top-rate athletes get a kick out of testing timing and ability in batting the shuttlecock. Players participating Monday were Charles Murphy, Bill George, Dick Hagopian, and Lew Coleman. Official arranger, Russ Cutler; official scorer, Colonel Leader. “•it * * OP T - V S K E l> question of hleaelieritea h a s h e e n, "Who is the overly-ltusky lad with the flashlight and camera? Correct a n s w e r is Aaron "Kubo” liuhino. Non a pre-mod student, liuhe boasts four years’ experience in photography with the San Fran cisco Chronicle, and shoots pic tures with ability plus. To be a doctor is still his desire, but ad mits predictions of a photo-' graphic career arc more likely to materialize. Shooting pixes for Oregana. and numerous hours spent doing photography for George Godfrey and himself keeps the big boy waddling to maintain creditable class records. lie enjoys superfluous talk, but also has plenty of excellent results *o back up statements of super-ability. Reaction to Emerald editorial against careless flashlighting at games u as grunts of dissatis faction and comeback of “Why don’t you attack the PA sys tem?” This .one defense, long advo cated by mid-western stove-league coaches is good stuff, even if we did lose Tuesday’s game. Despite its obvious weaknesses, it has yearly proved pay-dirt to CSC - Beavers, and this season the Lem on-Yellow is collecting. Sprung on WSC at Pullman, it was good enough for a victory, and again it worked against the Huskies Mon day. Even Tuesday it clicked as well as the man to man defense used later in the contest. True, it leaves the zoners weak for cripples. But, on the other hand It leaves three fast-break super-speedster hoopers in the front row ready to swarm down on opposing territory. Advantage, too, comes from leaving Skyscrapers Silver and Wintcrmute always near oppo nents’ basket ready to recover. Their work, especially husky Dave’s, was much underrated by Tuesday sports writers glowing with the glory of basket making. Their value showed Tuesday, when the five faltered terribly with the two giants obviously off. Winter mute was limping and sluggish, Silver moody and wild. * -it j}j T'VL't'K TRACKS .... Coeds might be interested to know that in the women's rooting sec tion nearly fifty per cent of the clothing color was red. . . The gals were really swinging out in their swing yell, Monday, too. It looked, sounded good.Little-liked Ralph Coleman received less boos this series than any for ages. . . . This despite better than average enthusiasm as judged by excellent receptions given Ducks each time they appeared. . . . Big time bas ketball competition gave way yes terday for interest in spirited race between Sicknia Flu and Kwantu. TJic honorary sickroom fraternity kept adding members and an nounced future plans, while Kwa mans staged an “Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away” earamel ■d apple sale. . . . Sparkling eyes in this column could be none other than Hobby Hobson's Monday eve,’ Hec Edmundsen’s Tuesday. Only annoyel rooter Monday was Old tirad Jane Bishop caught in the feminine swing yell and noth ing she could do about it. One would think a term and a haif as one of few girls in law school would ..accustom her ..to rough treatment.Annoyed rooter 1’ucsday night included the entire Oregon yelling section every time Huskies turned on steam. . . . Not basketball, but rather sporting, a as the joke someone pulled on Dignified Dorm Leader Mult Kschcbeolv yesterday. The Voung Oregonian column carried a letter n childish writing with his name tnd address signed. Ills mamma thought it was time he belonged to the Junior’s club. He enjoyed reading the fuitn> pages, anti he wanted to be one of the kiddies, it said. . . . Quack, thirty. CmeraLti The Oregon Daily Emerald, official 1 * student publication of the University of Oregon. Eugene, published daily during the college year e.wept Sundays. Mon days, holidays, examination periods, the fifth day of December to January -4. except January 4 to 12. annd March 5 , to March March 24 to March 30. Entered as second-class matter at the ] pustoffice. Eugene. Oregon. Subscrip tion rate. $3.00 a year. BUSINESS STAFF J Circulation Manager Caroline Hand 3 ^ Asst. Jean Darrens j Franco Olson Executive Secretary i 3 Copy Service Department * \ Manager Yenita Breus National Advertising 4 Manager Patsy Neal I , \ > . 1 Collection Manager.Heed Swenson l'ridvi > Advertising Manage. Charles i Skmucr; Assistants: Maxiuie Glad, [ TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS MCDONALD: Stolen Holiday” and “General Spanky.” HEILIG: “Conflict” und “Without Orders.” STATE: “Ride, Ranger, Ride” and “Now or Never.” REX: “Stolen Holiday” and “General Spanky.” MAYFLOWER: “Hollywood Boulevard.” It will be with great glee that we greet the first day of dryness and sunshine. And for the last time do I swear never again to go out in the rain without blinkers or some other strong protection for these fastly dimming eyes. Women! Umbrellas! Bah! Yester eve, when upon the per formance of an official dutiful visit to one of the local houses of cine ma to view something to write about, and the rain was pelting lown in a terribly terrific manner, what should I do but let some member of the fairer sex, with camouflaged umbrella pulled down past her ears, soundly poke me with one of the sharpest corners of :hat instrument of torture in the good eye. Campaigns against machine gun aings and such things should take i back seat to the “worser” things n life. You don’t suspect the uni Drellas half as much. Well anyway, after such a dig, rnd that eye did swell so, almost to :he size of (?), I could see noth ng. and so for the first time there s nothing to tell you. And also for :he first time also, I’m honest ibout it. I remember John Halliday for lis exceptionally good performance n “Hollywood Boulevard" though. :t is a nice little story of the come back of an old and broken down ictor in Hollywood. He has his doubles as do the rest of us. Mar tha Hunt gives us most of the | feminine interest. Halliday. as the ! egotistical, but luckless idol, be -omes mixed up with a ruthless1 nagazine publisher who gets hold >f his life story, which is rather] r’ivid, and which makes almost the i entire story for the picture. It’s at he Mart'lower for todav onlv Campus Calendar In the hospital today are: Amy Fohnson. Jean Beard. Maxine Hor on. Jean Stevenson, Mary Lou '.’ichols, Charles Ashley. Virginia tegan. Florence Wimber, Roma ! rheobala, Virginia Conrad, John .’alleau, Winogcne Palmer. Doro hy Clark. Edna Bates, Woodrow | Robinson, and Russell Iseli. In the emergency ward arc:; tex Gwyther. Wilber Greenup, ■lax Carter. John Belding. Bill ’engra. BUI Marsh. G. W. Brandy, Valter Swanson. Joe Meaney, Varren Kimble. Marvin Boyd. Al ;n Sherill, Charles Bailey, Earl *o man works at TAYLOR’S, adv. ■ Swanson, Edwin Stanton, Gene Wade, Gordon Williams, William Hutchinson, John Beckett, Harold Haener, and Donald Serell. « YWCA discussion groups on “Sit Down Strikes" scheduled for rhursday at 4 changed to Friday it 4. Students wishing to avail them selves of the date bureau set up for the Yeomen-Orides dance are to contact Ryta Esh at the Girls' Cooperative house or to call at the Yeomen office in the Y-hut. The sophomore commission will meet Thursday, February 4 at 4 o’clock at the YWCA. Amphibians will not meet to night as previously announced. The freshman commission of the YWCA will have breakfast at the home of Mrs. John Stark Evans, at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Mrs. Manerud, instructor in knitting, from Washburne’s will be at the YWCA hut this afternoon to give knitting lessons to anyone who is interested free of charge. The nominating committee of the YWCA will meet at the home of Mrs. John Stdrk Evans Sunday evening. Tune ’er Out... By JACK TOWNSEND TONIGHT’S BEST BETS 6:30 p. m.—HEX—Town Meet ing. 7:00 p.m. — IiOIN — Floyd Gib bons. 8:15 p.m. — KGW — Standard Symphony. 8:30 p.m.—KEX—Fanny Ross. Congratulations CBS! At last Columbia’s western division has seen fit to give us a little advance dope on programs over their net work. Bing Crosby will interview Mar ion Claire, prima donna of the Chicago Opera company on his program tonight. She will be one of the many opera stars who have been interviewed over this pro gram.—KGW—7:00. The amateur radio operator, popularly known as the “radio ham,” will have the valiant story of his activities told in dramatized form on the "Cavalcade of Ameri ca" program this evening. The play will trace the course of the “ham” from the early days up to the pres ent high degree of efficiency under which these amateurs work. — KOIN—8:30. Edgar Bergen and his army will be back on the Vallee program this evening. The broadcast will originate in St. Paul and will fea ture some local talent from that city.—KGW—5:00. Chirps from the Mike: ' Unusual radio remarks heard on ! some of the CBS programs. . . . | (You can’t tear it up)—“The con | stitution of the United States is an airtight document, in at least one sense of the word. It rests peace fully in an hermetically sealed glass case in Washington's library of congress." — Bob Trout, "His tory Behind the Headlines” pro gram. Well, the old finger (singular) is getting tired of picking out the keys so we’ll call it a day. Hal Young Appointed Church Choir Director Hal Young, professor of voice, has been appointed choir director of the First Christian church of Eugene, and will take over the choir for the first time Sunday morning. He hopes, to build the now small, volunteer choir into a choir of about 60 voices, and stat ed that students interested in the experience were welcome to join. UP TO SNUFF Venita Brous and Ellen Smith These Smart People And still new spring styles are making their debut on the campus. This last week we have no ticed especially the new plainness of the dresses. The striking combination of navy blue contrasted with white is only one example. DOROTHY GOOD, THETA, found a navy blue faille dress at H. GOR DON’S that is trimmed with a starch Irish crochet lace collar. It has sleeves of tucked marquisette, a slightly flared skirt, a sash tie, and cut mirror but tons for its only adornment. JEAN RAWSON, GAMMA PHI's blonde, dis covered a plain turquoise blue crepe dress at R. C. HADLEY'S with a yellow and blue sash, highly fringed. The waist is gathered and the skirt is full swing. BEARD'S is JA.NET HALL'S, ADPi, choice. She has one of their very, very new man's tailored suits. It is grey and is very well fitted. MARY JANE VVORMER, PI PHI'S good-look ing freshman, has a formal with yards of material in the skirt in the form of accordian pleats. The dress has a white background with warm-colored autumn leaves as the print. The top is plain, with fullness to the waist, the bodice crosses in the back and makes up what sleeves there arc . . . H. GOR DON AND CO. Twenty Best Dressed People (by popular vote) COEDS— CARLENE SCOTT - Alpha Phi. KAY BOGDANEVICH—Hendricks Hall. ELLEN ADAMS—Delta Gamma. HARRIET KISTNER—Kappa Alpha Theta. HELEN MITCHELL—Alpha Omicron Pi. FLORENCE SMITH—Alpha Chi Omega. BETTY POWNALL- -Pi Beta Phi. DOROTHY CARLTON—Gamma Phi Beta. VIRGINIA HOUSTON—Susan Campbell Hall. ROSEMARY O'DONNELL—Kappa Kappa Gam ma. COLLEGIANS— BOB BEARD—Beta Theta Pi. TOM TURNER-Sigma Hall. FRED HEIDEL—Chi Psi. DICK GLENN—Alpha Tau Omega. ABE WEINER—Sigma Alpha Mu. PHIL HADER Phi Gamma Delta. DAVE HAMLEY—Phi Delta Theta. HOWARD OVERBACK -Independent. JACK LEWIS —Sigma Alpha Epsilon. BOB HACKNEY—Phi Kappa Psi. KENNETH BOWES, better known as BIDDLE, has been taking a beating at the GAMMA PHI house. Being a bit bashful about his name, he has been the point of quite a few puns. “A Biddle Bit Independent,” "In the Biddle of a Kiss,” etc. ’Tis rumored that DON "Love-and-Kisses" KEN NEDY. BETA grid and ballet luminary and erst while "died-in-woor woman hater, has changed his tune. A petite and popular ALPHA PHI has been signed for his first pair of genuine "pigging en gagements" of the year. (PHI DELTS—all eight— please take note).