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f Gleemen Finale 79.77 I ASI O Concert Series ii: 7.7 Tanight at Igloo VOLUME XXXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1937 NUMBER 71 The Passing Show Bridge W orkers Die s Die League’ Skunk in School L npolite Strikers By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN I Golden Gate Tragedy The San Francisco Golden Gatt bridge construction was marred bj its first major tragedy Wednes day when 13 ■workmen fell 20C feet into the waters of the ba\ when a scaffolding, condemned aF unsafe by accident commission in spectors, collapsed and crashed through the safety net. Three men were rescued. One body was found. The nine missing were believed to have perished. Frank McDonald, member of the accident commission, said that if prompt action had been taken in regard to the commission's ruling, all the men would have been saved. Bridge engineers gave no official statement. Japanese Hari-Kiri Ten of the 14 members of the notorious Japanese “Let's Die League” were held by Tokyo police today after five of them had tried to commit Hara-Kiri in front of public buildings. Documents found on the attempted suicides showed they decried the loss of their re ligious freedom, which they al leged the Japanese government had taken away. Four members of the cult, which was accused as the instigator of the assassinations of July, 1933, were yet at large. Police kept the “let’s die” adherents from complet ing their self-destruction. Smelly Education Education suffered a smelly set back when a skunk took over a Rochester, New York, high school. Wandering into the boiler room, the polecat caused a quick evacua tion of the 1150 pupils and their instructors. The principal rang the fire bell, but the warning was unnecessary. Everybody quickly left. Judge Asks Apology Declaring that contemptous ac tion of the Flint, Michigan, sit down strikers had injured court prestige. Circuit Judge Paul V. Gadola demanded that strike lead ers appear before him to apologize (Please turn to page three) Husband Thinks Woman’s Place Still in the Home By BERNADINE BOWMAN Even if man’s place is in school, woman’s is still in the home, ac cording to the practice of most of the University of Washington's 211 married men. Only about ten of this number are willing to let their wives come out of the kitchen into the classroom. And the college wives who do go to school either have part-time classes or solve the problem of washing dishes and cooking by living at home with the in-laws. Less than four per cent of the students there are combining mat rimony and education this quarter. Of the 132 married women enroll ed in classes, 17 are younger than 21. Many of these women are polishing off the last few credits required for graduation, while their husbands provide tuition money. The youngest of the married men is 18. Thirty-six per cent are younger than 25. While most of these heads of households are en tirely self-supporting a few con fessed on registration cards to re ceiving anywhere from 75 per cent to 100 per cent of their monthly income from sources other than their own work. Student Fingerprints Marquette will be among the first of the nation’s universities and colleges to launch a finger printing department. Through the co-operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Milwaukee police department, all students who wish to may be fingerprinted as a positive means of future identi fication. Kissing Catching Too! To kiss or not to kiss ? That is the question confronting students at the University of Texas. Dr. George W. Cox, state health officer recently said, ‘‘I strongly advise that students refrain from kissing during this period of in fluenza epidemics. The close con tacts might easily produce a fur ther continuance of the disease.” Dr. Cox, in other words, believes that it is best to forego the satis faction to be gained from kissing, at least for the present time. 'I Gleemen Sing Tonight in Last OfASUOSeries Flood Relief Fund Gets Proeeeds of Coneert; Miss Calkins to Play Harp Obligato Presenting their forty-second concert, the Eugene Gleemen will close the ASUO concert series to night in McArthur court with a program of songs starting at 8:15 p. m. Led by John Stark Evans, pro fessor of music, the Gleemen will sing a program, varying in style from folk songs and native Am erican tunes, to the more classical selections of Schumann and Bee thoven. Doris Helen Calkins, harp ist, will play several harp solos, and the harp obligato in “Silent Strings.’’ The nationally-known baritone, Mark Daniels, will pres ent a group of solos, and will sing with the Gleemen in the last num ber. Cora Moore Frey will accom pany the group. Membership Is 80 The Gleemen, who have an ap proximate membership of 80, are composed of Eugene business men. Some of its members are from the University faculty; others have be longed to glee clubs in their col lege days. They have come from all over the United States, and from all walks of life. The organization has long been noted for its benevolence in giving benefit concerts. They will sing in Portland, February 26, completing the 5th annual concert they have given there for the benefit of the i Shrine hospital. During the last four years, they have contributed ; $7,500 to the aid of the crippled children there. The proceeds of to night's concert will go for the benefit of the flood stricken areas. Those who do not have student body cards may purchase 35c gen eral admission or 50c reserved seat tickets at McMorran and Washburne’s store. : Following the concert Gleemen and their wives will be entertain ed by Mr. and Mrs. John Stark Evans in the banquet room at Ger linger hall with a buffet supper. Dr. Y. T. Wu, campus speaker, will be an honored guest at the supper. Gayle Buchanan, Genevieve McNiece Nominated by AWS Gartrude Brantliover, Gretelien Smith To Vie for WAA Leadership; Three In Race for YWCA Presidency Gayle Buchanan and Genevieve McNiece were nominated for office of president of the associated women students at a nom inating’ mass meeting held in the AWS room of Gerlinger, Wed nesday afternoon. The nominee list was made at secret meetings held during the last week by officers of the women’s associations, the cab inet members and sponsors. Two nominations were made from the floor yesterday. Nominees for vice president are Vivian Emery and Frances Johnson; secretary, Phyllis Gardner, Marionbcth Wolfenden, and Elisabeth Stetson; treasurer, Kay Coleman and Fellcer Morris; reporter, Myra Hulser and Judith Wodeage; sergeant-at-arms, Aida Macchi, Aurelia Wolcott, and Jo liene Woodruff. Martha McCall, president of AWS, announced the nominations. Others Nominated Harriett Thomsen, Margaret Carmen, and Ellamae Woodworth will vie for YWCA presidency at the polls Friday. Virginia Mc Corkle was nominated for vice president; Bernadine Bowman and Catherine Staples,' secretary; Maude Edmonds, Margaret Gold smith and Louise Plumber, treas urer. Announcement of these candi dates was made by Elaine Cornish, YWCA president. WAA Nominees Announced WAA presidential candidates, .as announced by Frances Watzek, I president, are Gretchen Smith and Gertrude Branthover. Elizabeth Mushen was nominated for vice president; Carolyn Dudley and Mary Thatcher, secretary; Jennie Misley, treasurer; Lydia Margaret Reichan and Dorothy Magnuson, custodian; Anne Fredericksen, ser geant-at-arms. If the weather permits, voting will be held in front of the old1 libe Friday from 9 until 3. In the event of rain, election will be in the YWCA bungalow, Martha Mc (Please turn tc pac/e three) Eight Hour Day Still in Effect for Law Students Law schol students study hardest of all students on the University campus, according to Orlando Hollis, acting dean of the law school. A recent survey shows that of all the courses offered by the board of higher education those of the Oregon medical school in Portland de mand the greatest number of study hours. The embryo lawyers, how ever, run the medics a close second in the time needed for class pre Heating Tunnel Near Completion — Will Be Connecting Link In Pipe Maze Beneath University Campus Completion of the connection tunnel along 13th near Friendly i hall is due wthin two weeks, Will V. Norris, campus construction head, said yesterday. Completion of the tunnel has been held up while waiting for an | additional government appropria tion of $7300 to be granted. This was received last week and all the men were returned to their jobs. The original appropriation was $20,000. The new tunnel is a con nection between the two main heating tunnels between the heat ing plant and McArthur court, and ,the plant and Gerlinger. It will be used to carry off drain age, and will have a connecting heating pipe between the two pipes in the main tunnels. The new tunnel w’ill add a block to the present mile and a quarter of tunnels beneath Oregon’s camp us. The tunnels carry all the heat ing, lighting, draining, and tele phone facilities for the University Dr. Samuel H. Jameson, associ ate professor of sociology is ill and was unable to meet his class yes terday. jjaxauuu. “Without doubt, the medical students have the hardest studies of all,” states Hollis, “but the sys tem of teaching law requires near ly as much study before class. “The average student on the campus does no work at all com pared with our students. A person must be intensely interested in law or he will automatically weed himself right out of the school. Besides the usual number of elec tive subjects, the student must put in approximately four hours study for each class hour." Professor Hollis explained that the reason for the complexity in the study of law is the variety of decisions handed down by different courts which must be reviewed. The student must store in his mind the concensus of many different opinions on similar cases. “There are also a vast number of periodical law reviews contain ing recent decisions that must be digested by instructor and pupil alike. Laws keep changing, and for this reason the student who does not keep up with the pace in his studies has very little chance of passing the bar examinations. A partial survey among the law school student body revealed that ‘ at least four hours is spent by the I average student in preparation for each class. As two law classes per day is the usual schedule, eight hours spent in the library becomes a daily habit. Students in the three classes un animously voted the third year (Please turn to page two) Debaters Sketch ‘Lab of World’ New Zealand’s Reforms And Social Legislation Are Described History of New Zealand social legislation and reforms, which have resulted in its being termed “the social laboratory of the world,” were briefly sketched by J. H. Kemnitz and C. E. Pledger, mem bers of the University of Otdgo goodwill debate team, at an as sembly held last night in Villard hall. New Zealand is called the social laboratory of the world because it has been one of the first countries to institute social reforms which are now being adopted universally, Mr. Kemnitz said. Mr. Kemnitz, the first speaker of the evening, told of the history of New Zealand. A Dutch explorer from the Dutch East Indies was the first white man to visit New Zealand. In 1769 an Englishman, Captain James Cook, explored the coast, found the Maori, a native people a friendly race, and claim ed the country for England. After tribal power was weaken ed the progressive party under the leadership of John Ballance gain ed control of the government and started to institute the changes which have made New Zealand famous. District courts of concilia tion and courts of arbitration were' founded to settle disputes between employers and employees. An old age pension law was passed. Rail roads, telegraph and telephone companies as well as transporta tion companies were taken over by the government to enable all the people to get equal benefits. “Under the labor party, which is now in power, the provincial system was replaced by state schools which made attendance compulsory. Dr. Alderman Will Talk Wednesday On Embryogenv The embryological growth of lower animals will be described by Dr. A. L. Alderman next Wednes day evening, February 24, at 7:30 in Villard hall. The meeting, sponsored by the biology club, was formerly sche duled for last night, but was post poned in order to give all science students an opportunity to attend the open Sigma Xi meeting. Teaching Classes Start For Education Majors Seventy-six education majors have taken over practice teaching classes in University high school and Roosevelt junior high school this week for the coming terms work. Fourteen of these are teach ing music; four, art; three langu age; ten, physical education; ten, English; and nine, commercial classes, while ten are teaching so cial studies and eight others are in charge of study halls. ^Chinese Editor j Will Address Student Body Problems Facing China Is Subject of Y. T. Wn’s Lecture at 11:00 Today in Gerlinger Basing his talk on China's prob lems, Y. T. Wu, editor-in-chief of the Chinese Association press, will speak to students at an assembly in Gerlinger at 11 today. Mr. Wu is a member of the na tional committee of the YMCA. He is considered the most widely read Christian writer for Chinese stu dents. His articles are widely read in all parts of the country. Understands Radicals Never adopting the popular view of things, rather preferring to make his own opinions on realities, he suffers frequently for his views and statements. While working with the Chinese Fellowship of Reconciliation he became intimate ly acquainted with the radical and communist groups in China and has since helped to meet and inter pret their criticism of Christianity. At 9 a.m. Mr. Wu will speak to Dean Allen's editing class. After his assembly speech he will attend a luncheon at the faculty club. At 8 o’clock he will lead an open for un in Gerlinger hall. Oregana Agents Asked To Report to Overbook After 2 P. M. Thursday All Oregana agents are to re port to Howard Overback in the Oregana office after three o’ clock today to check up on unpaid installments on the. Ore gana. It is essential that every one report. Committee Okays $910,000 Allotment for State Board; Pay Restoration Cramped Proposal Covers Millago Deficit; Boyer Sees Partial Restoration of Teaching Salaries Finance Plan Given j Hunter Says Bill Needed To Prevent W age Cuts, Class Curtailments "If the legislature passes the bill to give to the state board of higher education the $010,000 ap proved yesterday by the ways and means sub-committee, it will en able us to meet the millage deficit but will leave us short for salary restorations,” stated Dr. C. Valen tine Boyer, president of the Uni versity, last night. “The amount might see us through the coming biennium if, after the bill is passed, it does not become effective until September. In this way we would be able to restore the majority of the sal aries," continued Dr. Boyer. 60 Per Cent Restoration "But if the bill would go into effect March 2 we would only be able to restore about 00 per cent of the salary cut. Although the amount approved by the sub-com mittee is $63,000 less than was asked for, President Boyer said he felt that this would take care of the increased enrollment. Hill Is “Must" To prevent discontinuance of University courses, dismantling of departments, or further cuts in salaries, higher education requires (Please turn to page two) American Press Handling Of Current Chinese Scenes Is Unfair, Says Dr. Y.T.Wu The handling of Chinese news by the press of the United States is in some cases fair but in the majority, the news is very badly handled because of lack of understanding, Dr. Y. T. Wu, editor-in-chief of the Association Press of Chir.a, said yesterday. “I have noticed this especially in the News Week," Dr. Wu said, "They seem to make light of many of the events which occur in China The kidnaping of Chiang Kia Shek is one example which I noticed especially." , . , Dr. Wu said that his opinion had been formed, however, during the short period of two months which might explain his adverse opinion. He also stated that his feeling might be due to the differ ence between American and Chin ese styles of writing. The New York Times, Dr. Wu believed, adequately interprets Chinese news. When asked his opinion of the revision of the Chinese block let ters which consists of latinizing the words written with them, he said he would be willing to pro phesy that this would revolution ize the Chinese press and printing. Chinese Censorship Dr. Wu said that the Chinese newspapers are controlled by a heavy censorship and depend most ly upon the foreign press associa tions for their news. Dr. Wu, who is secretary for the Nationay YMCA of China, will be the principal speaker for the stu dent Christian council conference this coming weekend. His discus sion will center around "Christian Youth Building a New World.” Heads of Houses Dinner Is Tonight The third annual formal dinner honoring house mothers and deans of personnel is to be given tonight by heads of houses. Dorothy Rhinehart is in charge of arrange ments for the dinner, which will be held at the Kappa Alpha Theta house at 5:35 o’clock. Guests include house presidents, house mothers, Chancellor and Mrs. Frederick M. Hunter, Presi and Mrs. C. Valentine Boyer, Dean and Mrs. Virgil D. Earl, Dean and Mrs. Karl W. Onthank, Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Schwering, Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, Janet Smith, and Martha McCall. UO Offers Eugene Men Gym Classes 300 Applications Already Filed; PE Building to Be Thrown Open Evening classes in physical edu cation have been arranged at the University for Eugene business men, starting Monday night. Plans were completed last Monday to start the enrollment for the pro ject to be held in the new Physical Education building, according to Dean John F. Bovard. The long-sought gym and in struction courses w’ere virtually assured by Tuesday noon, when 300 applications had been filed. The classes, a new feature at the University, will have the full use of all the facilities, courts, rooms, and basket and locker-room. The opportunity to the town's male citizens to engage in these activities was brought about by Joe Darby local business man. De finite arrangements were not com pleted until after conferences, be tween Dean Bovard and Darby, had been held to settle expenses. A charge of $4 per term will be made for use of the facilities of the gym. This will include regula tion uniforms such as students wear. Members of classes need supply only their own gym shoes. Cost for the remainder of the term has been set at $2. Classes will be held every Monday and Thursday night, from 7:30 to 9:30. Paul R. Washke, director of the men's gym, announces that those participating must wear the regu lation uniforms. Medieval Mimic Manuscripts At Main Library Two parchments, faded music manuscripts dating from the 16th century, originally from the monastery of Monteserrat, are now on display at the main libr ary. The manuscripts, loaned by Louis Artau, assistant professor of music, are written in a medi eval script, and have a different type of notation than the pres ent music manuscripts. Their in terest historically lies in the medieval notation of a triple system rather than a double sys tem. The manuscripts are of the Gregorian series. Music School on NBC Red Network Garretson to Bo Soloist In Second Broadcast From Eugene The radio program to be given by the University school of music February 27 will be broadcast from the music auditorium instead of from a Portland studio, it was an nounced by John J. Landsbury, dean of the music school, Wednes day. The broadcast will be transmit ted by private wire to Portland, and from there over the red net work of the National Broadcasting company. Although attempts are being made to change the hour, it is probable that the half-hour program will begin at 5 p. m. In addition to selections of the University symphony orchestra a solo number, "Rondo from Piano Concerto in D Minor” by Mozart, will be presented by Robert Gar retson, piano student of George Hopkins. Dean Landsbury will give a four-minute speech on the im portance of music in the public schools. The symphony orchestra will present a group of varied numbers. Three of the eight popular Russian songs by Liadow will be placed; the Comic song for strings and woodwinds, the Berceuse for strings only, and the Rondo for strings, flute, and tamborine. Selections by Grieg and Ambroise Thomas will also be played. The final number of the program will be three selections from the Borodin “Prince Igoe.” The dances are of the slave maidens, the wild men, and the archers. This program is sponsored by the Northwest and California Mu sic Educator’s conference which present a radio program once a month, and for February chose the University of Oregon to give the concert. Morris Will Address Active Club Thursday Victor P. Morris, acting dean of the school of business administra tion, will discuss some of the changes in ideals and standards of business men which show the em argence of the more liberal social philosophy, when he talks before the Active club in the Eugene hotel Thursday noon. This changing trend in social thought is related to proposals such as that of the president to change the supreme court, accord ing to Mr. Morris. Mr. Morris’ talk will cover some of the problems involved in the social legislation of the new deal and supreme court. CAMPUS SPEAKERS CHOSEN William Dalton, Robert Dent, and Donald Palmblad have been appointed to the campus speakers jroup, according to an announce ment made Tuesday by Kessler Cannon, chairman of the men's speech committee. Ways and Means Body Accepts Sum Splitting Martin's Figure and Board's Request Senate Fight Seen P Marion County Man Loads Fight on Continuation Clause in Rill A compromise allotment of $910,000 to die state system of education to meet salary and en rollment problems was approved by the ways and means sub-com mittee of the state legislature and was directed to the entire com mittee for approval yesterday. Strenuous opposition confronted the proposals in the committee meeting, but Sen. Dean Walker of Polk county interceded in their defense, supporting the arguments advanced by Dr. Frederick M. Hunter at a recent sub-committee meeting. Senator Walker pointed out that while salaries of other state employes had been restored, salaries in the state system had remained at their depression level. Three-Point Plan The three-point program of the sub-committee included a $400,000 outright appropriation, $36,000 in restoration of revenue diverted into the state general fund, and $473,000 from restoration of the 1929 millage levy base. The figure approved by the joint-committee was a compromise (Please turn to page three) Keen Links Tree Rings, Weather Relation of tree rings to climatic cycles of wet and dry years in Oregon for the past several hund red years was the subject of a lecture by F. P. Keen, government entomologist, presented at Deady hall last night before the Oregon and Oregon State chapters of Sigma Xi, science honorary. Mr. Keen’s talk was titled “A Ttee Ring Record of Oregon’s Cli mate” and dealt chiefly with his study of the Pondcrosa pine in Eastern Oregon. This tree, related, tells very accurately history of precipitation, even more so than the renowned California redwood. Research into the amount of damage caused by the bark beetle in Ponderosa forests in the east er part of the state led to his study of tree rings. Tho entomologist stated that the bark beetle des troys annually nearly as much timber as is cut. Mr. Keen also stated that much of the timber stand of Eastern Oregon is endangered by lack of moisture. THE MANHATTAN HABIT Once you’ve tried Manhattan shirts, we know you’ll be a Manhattan customer for life. Our selection this season tops any we’ve ever had be fore Be sure and drop in today. You will find the latest in spring shirt and neck-wear styles at— JOE RICHARD’S MEN’S STOKE 873 Willamette