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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1937)
PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Fred W. Colvig. editor Walter R. Vernstrorn, manager LeRoy Mattingly, managing editor Wm. F. Lubersky, Assistant Business Manager Editorial Board: Clair Johnson, Howard Kessler. George Bikman, Edwin Robbins, Darrel Ellis, Orval Hopkins, Virginia Endicott UPPER NEWS STAFF Pat Frizzell, sports editor. Paul Deutsclimann, news editor. Bernadine Bowman, exchange editor. Gladlys Battleson, society editor. Taul Plank, radio editor. Lloyd TupTIng, assistant man aging editor. Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page editor. Leonard Greenup, chief night editor. Jean Weber, morgue director Reporters: Parr Aplin, Louise Aiken, Jean Cramer, Beulah Chap man, Morrison Bales, Laura Bryant, Dave Cox, Marolyn Dudley, Stan Hobson, Myra Hulser, Dick Litfin, Mary Hen derson, %Bill Pengra, Kav Morrow, Ted Proudfoot, Catherine Taylor, Alice Nelson, Raehacl Platt, Doris Lindgren, Rita Wright, Lillian Warn, Margaret Ray, Donald Seaman, Wilfred Roadman. Sports staff: Wendell Wyatt, Elbert Hawkins, John Pink, Morrie Henderson, Russ Jscli, Cecc Walden, Chuck Van Scoyoc. Copyeditors: Roy Vernstrom, Mary Hopkins, Bill Garrett. Relta Lea Powell, Jane Mirick, Tom Brady. Warren Waldorf. Tneo Prescott, Lorene Marguth, Rita Wright, Jack Townsend, Wen Brooks, Marge Finnegan, Mignon Phipps, LaVern Littleton, June Dick, Frances McCoy, Lawrence Quinlan, A1 Branson, Helen Ferguson, Judith Wodeage, Betty Van Dellen, Stan Hobson, George Haley, Geanne Eschlc, Jrvin Mann. Assistant managing editor: Day editor: Elizabeth Stotson Mildred Blackburne Assistant day editor: Corricne Antrim Night Editors: Lew Evans Millenium Arrived ■yyEEKS OF WONJ)EE as to what body of rules guides the adiministration of student government on this campus come to a close with today’s announcement that the executive council, empowered under the con stitution adopted last spring, has at last drawn up and approved a set, of by-laws. Interested students whom suspense has led to await great and radical change in the new by-laws will be surprised to learn, when the complete code is published tomorrow, that no material departure has been made from the regulations that have governed the ANUO in the past. This fact will be gratifying to all who have found no cause for complaint in the way student government has traditionally been conducted. But it will be a sore disap pointment to members of the student body who believe that the by-laws should clothe the rather barren ASUO constitution with a more energetic and responsible government. Nevertheless, the new by-laws do provide the necessary general framework of govern ment, and they are better than nothing. They at least provide a basis from which the change toward a more representative and active stu dent rule can he made. . * o * rJ|'11K GRKAT complaint with th«* status quo of ASUO government is that its character depends tfi a large degree upon the character of its officers. It may lie said that this is true of any system: it can't he better than those who administer it. In this respect, the ASUO has been for tunate this year. Itotli h'red Hammond and Jiis successor. (Jib Schultz, have done their utmost to conduct a clean and energetic ad ministration. Itut the ASUO will not always be so fortunate. The possibilities of “gravy politics" that the present set-up affords make the character of student government pretty much of a gamble. “Cleaning up campus politics" is a clarion sounded each year about this time when polit ical fences are forming. A cynical campus, however, has become hardened against ex pecting any real answer, even though pro mises are insincerely uttered by candidates every spring. But this may be the year of the great mil lenium. Who knows? Family Re-Union JJ^OW N SOUTH, students of two major universities became a little bit excited ever a football game last fall. Several days before the game, just as they were beginning to soak up the spirit of the tiling, the lads ■sI>lit open a few heads, which didn't matter much, and in their enthusiasm tipped over a street ear. The presidents of the schools threatened to cancel the football game, but it was played despite the fact that thirteen ol the most energetic supporters from one of the schools languished in jail. Probably most ot the thirteen couldn t tell you ofl'-haud to day which team scored the first touchdown. This was a demonstration of the keen, in spiring rivalry that can exist between schools which, because of their nature and location, are competitors. Two schools so situated and we re glad that they are not the ones in the above example—are Oregon and Oregon State college. «• # * QRADUATES from way back when Ore gon men were men and the Univer sity professors quaked in their shoes as they walked across the almost barren cam pus, may raise the complaint about lack of ‘ colorful rivalry'-’ and good old iutersehool ‘ hatred." If there is a dearth of this rivalry, it is fortunate and commendable. However, the absence of brawling between rooters of llie two state institutions can probably he better attributed to a more common sense attitude amt a more clean-cut conception of spectator sportsmanship. When the final gun sounds, the game is over, in the records; ii is a memory and not a fighting issue. In the last two years, spectators of both schools have tolerantly recognized this fact and a finer relationship between the two schools has been a by-product. The relationship between Oregon and OSC is not all that is to be desired, however, for it is one of tolerance. There is little positive acceptance or recognition of a (dose tie be tween the state’s two major schools. Neither institution is big enough to thumb its nose at the world; and, for all purposes, a close bond of understanding and feeling is to be desired. The opinions which students at Eugene and at Corvallis bold of each other, the inter est and .friendship which exists, indeed even the conceptions held of the nearby campus are those which have been formed by direct personal contact, as man to man. There has been little intermingling of the student bodies as such, no formal group get-togethers. AN OPPORTUNITY for opening up and fosterin'? conviviality will he afforded .just eight days from today when the so-called Lemon-Orange Squeeze will be held in Ger linger hall after the State-Oregon game. Al though Oregon is the host and the proceeds of the affair go towards turfing our Hayward field, Heaver cooperation has been asked and the dance will be presented by the two stu dent bodies in the first cooperative; effort of this sort which has been made, at least in recent years. The Lemon-Orange Squeeze has possibili ties. Properly handled it can accomplish a great deal of good, for it is the symbol of good will, the meeting of emissaries of neigh boring educational “nations.” As a regular social feature, it should be one of the major events of both schools for the year. It can and should foster that positive relationship which may replace mere tolerance. In fact, it ought to go quite a ways in making every student say and feel towards the enrollment of the other school: “I’m glad to go to differ ent schools with you fellows at the same time.” 'Hell Hath No Fury* ^HJATII OF outraged womanhood is vent ed in today's comment column when a disillusioned coed accuses Oregon’s males of heinj' crude, inconsiderate, and compleetly innocent of those little refinements with which civilization has attempted to gloss over t lie primitive brute. Filled with bright ideals of “knighthood in flower the little girl descended upon the campus. But alas, it was nol long before these ideals fell, trampled beneath large, brogue-clad feet of mannerless Oregon males. All ol which, we fear, is too, too bad for the poor girl, who would probably be the first to stick up for women’s right to invade a man s world on what she fondly terms a man-s basis. But regardless of determined efforts to prove she can “take if" as well as a man, today's woman is just as much of a softie as she ever was. She can I get over expecting to receive consideration and a few attentions from the hardy males who escort her about, and whom she meets on the campus. And perhaps she still has a right to. Alter all, il a man chooses to assert his hairy-chested masculinity, he should at least pick on someone his own size. Camups Comment (The views aired in this column arc not necessarily expressive of Emerald policy. Communications should he kept within a limit of 250 words. Courteous restraint should be observed in reference to personalities. IS'o unsigned letters will he accepted.) IDEALS SHATTERED To the Editor: As a freshman I suppose that T really have no right to make any complaints. Still there comes a time in the life of even a very humble and insignificant freshman girl when she turns from green to red and rises up in righteous wrath and demands an explanation. The cause of this outburst is probably my un balanced outlook on life, but please give me a hint. Have things come to such a pretty pass that a girl is forced off a rainsoaked path into a marsh of slushy grass because she fears for her safety as a crowd ot Oregon’s mighty athletes stomp towards her? Is it too much to expect of an Oregon male to hold a door open for a woman ? Has this era of equality of the sexes brought about a complete dismissal of the old habit of hat tipping? Do Ore gon men take females for mind readers, or don't they bother about introductions? Please inform, for 1 fear that some of my beau- ; tiful ideals of knighthood and gallantry are being shattered. L.F. I - —.___ I DIRTY TRICK To the Editor: Whilst l have heard many profs comment and even praise the various labor move ments that have forced employers to give their • workers sanitary and healthful working condi tions. the administration has been playing a dirty trick on the journalism school. Iu a place where student- arc constantly work-' ing over typewritten and -mall typeset matter the lighting is woefully inadequtae. And what is prob ably more immediately distressing is the fact that the restrooms are shut up each evening promptly at five o’clock they don't do this to any other1 school, why should we be the victims? Please, dear editor, would you try to do some-; thing about it? plw r First Strike-Bound Vessel to Clear Bridge The Hoover, above, was the first American vessel to pass under the Golden Gate bridge in 100 days because of the maritime strike. Outward bound from San Francisco, destination the Orient, the Hoover is passing under the Gate bridge, which is nearing completion. SBlack Menace By H. RIDEM RAGGED EPISODE SIX — “Second to Die’’ — — What Has Gone Before: A mysterious being whom headlines have sensationally named the “Black Menace,” holds the campus in terror. One victim has already met a horrible death and prophecy has been made for the second to die, one Din Toomas. The boys at the Delta Kappa Phi house were surprized, it is needless to say, when they found Tom Masters getting up not mere than five minutes after he was called. This was exceed ingly unusual, for it was Tom Master’s habit to have his name on the call sheet for every half-hour interval between 6:30 and 10:00, and even then he sometimes slept in till noon. And here was Tom Masters getting up with the freshman, It was table talk at breakfast, and when Tom presented him self among his house brothers, ho was immediately besieged with questions. "Don’t you realize what day this is?” he queried in return. A chorus of negative answers. “Fools,” Tom chided, "this day will go down in history—this is probably the biggest day the Uni versity campus will ever see. There's murder in the air. Today is the fatal day for one Din Toom as, by prophecy of none other than the Black Menace.” Divers remarks and opinions fol lowed; Tom did not wait to enter in the discussion. "Sorry I can’t stick around and talk, so you louts could learn what’s going on around the cam pus, but I’ve got to hie me some place where I can concentrate. I’m going over to the College Side where I can drink" my coffee in quiet.” Not many minutes later, Tom was sipping his coffee amid the quiet of the College Side. Of course, he thought, there was noise of a kind -with so many people crowd ing about in the aisles and around the pin-ball machines, with a hot game of early morning bridge go ing on in the next booth, and occasional shouts to waitresses from seniors in rear booths but it was a quiet noise, not the kind that disturbs one’s thoughts. the matter at hand was Din Toornas. He had refused protec tion. had shouted vociferously something about civil rights and freedom when Tom asked to be his official bodyguard for this fate ful day. The death prophecy over the po lice radio had set no definite time a difficulty which necessitated someone's being with Din Toornas all day. This Tom had arranged. Reluctantly, Honey Lorraine had consented to offer Toornas her company during the first part of the day. The plan was a very simple one. It had worked out almost by itself. Honey was afraid, and had re marked, “Suppose he were to be killed while I am with him?" And the answer was obvious - Tom would see that others were with him too—plenty of others, all with nothing to do. Then ’.t was that Tom had thought of the Col lege Side. The clock on the back wall pointed to S:15. Tom heard a couple in the next booth shuffling out of their seats, a remark from the girl. “C'mon, we re just in time for our eight o'olooU," “Discrepancy somewhere," Tom told himself lazily. “Either way, Toomas and Honey ought to be here by now. It couldn't possibly be that . . . .” Thought processes stopped as he heard the front door open and a familiar voice—“ought to get out a petition to kick ’em off the cam pus, they're all radicals and bomb throwers—from the editor down." It was Toomas, all right. Tom slid down in his seat, and as much as it pained him to do so, buried his nose in a book. Honey came down the aisle first. She spotted Tom crouched down in his seat, smiled demurely as she passed by and took the booth so lately deserted by the eight o'clockcrs. When he was sure that Toomas was seated also, Tom straightened up. Now it was just a matter of waiting. Honey's voice drifted over the back of the seat, “I think you're awfully brave, Din ignoring the Black Menace’s threat the way you do.” “Why not?" Toomas answered. "He wouldn't dare come in here." “Death opens any door, Din Toomas." The voice rang out from above, seemed to come from no where. I * - o. (WE FAITHFULLY PROMISE THE BLACK MENACE WILL PUT IN HIS APPEARANCE IN HIS APPEARANCE IN THE F O LLO W I N G INSTALLMENT TUESDAY WITH FUN FOR EVERYONE WHO LIKES IT. DON'T MISS "DEATH BEFORE SUNSET." EPISODE SEVEN OF "BLACK MENACE.”) JP're The Oregon Daily Emerald, official ttudent 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 6 to March 22. March 22 to March 30. Entered as second-class matter at the poatoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscrip tion rate. JS.00 a year. BUSINESS STAFF Circulation Manager.Caroline Hand ^ Asst. Jean Farrens Frances Olson Kxecutire Secretary Copy Service Department Manager .Yenita Brous National Ad v cr 11 > i ng Manager Tatsy Neal .. .Assistant: Eleanor Auderson. Collection Manager.Reed Swenson hnd.iv Advertising Manage-. • Charles Skinner; Assistants. Maxtme Clad. § SI EDKSHOESCLEANED 1 15c LEMON 0 SHOE SHINE 1LW Alder St. 1 j'£jSO.!3JS®3l3i3SM3!Si3ISf3.r3.;Bi,BH5iS: Hop's SKIPS <&. JUMPS By ORVAL HOPKINS T>EING practically helpless be ^ fore the barrage of words be ing turned out daily in the noble sheets of the nation regarding the Supreme Court beef I shall give you a few bits of what the boys who are supposed to be in the know are saying. Starting locally I find Carl Smith, of the Journal's Washing ton staff, on the fence regarding the proposed judiciary reform, al tho he leans toward favoring it, saying, . . no lightning changes can be reasonably surmised from the Roosevelt proposal. In the course of time the new blood would tend toward liberalism, but the youngsters would in turn grow old and there would be no assurance that all of them would remain constant in sympathy with the views of the president who ap pointed them.” Johnny Kelly, ditto for the Ore gonian, against it: “Should the present plot to stack the Supreme Court be successful then the three constitutional branches of govern ment would be rolled into one. . . . Wherein would the situation differ from Italy, Germany, or Soviet Russia?” Tut-tut, Mr. Kelly. Ray Tucker, in the Eugene News, another on-the-fencer: “The scrap has smashed social, family, party lines. Congressional corri dors sizzle with steamheated talk. Cocktail parties break up in rows over the issue. . . . Men on the street split about 60-40 against the judges.” Rodney Dutcher in the Register Guard, also a straddler: “The cold fact is that the battle will be one between conservatives and liber als .. . ” Now there’s an astute observation. Senator Soaper: “Some days we pop from the hay as young as a Tennessee bride, only to pull in at night feeling as old as a Supreme Court justice after reading the newspapers.” * * « ¥^RANK It. KENT, an aginner, calls the proposal “the president’s plan to circumvent and seize the Supreme Court” and “this comprehensive scheme for bending the courts to the New Deal will;” goes on, “If Supreme Court had decided the New Deal measures were consti tutional . . . the proposal >Ir. Roosevelt now makes would nev er have ben thought of — and everybody knows it.” Dorothy Thompson recognizes need for a loosening of the court’s bonds on Congress, but says she “would prefer to have (the issue) met by courage rath er than subterfuge.” Heywood Broun, on the fence: "Mr. Roosevelt is fighting for his life, and liberals who join in the attack upon his supreme court plans are likely to find that even if they win they will end up with more burnt fingers than chestnuts.” General Hugh S. Johnson: “It would be a sweil idea for the opposition to stop screaming and jumping up and down and to keep the debate on the issue and and an enemy of the Constitu off Mr. Roosevelt as a dictator and an enemy of the constitu tion, the republic, mother, home, and flag. ... It is bonehead strategy and rotten tactics.” Walter Lippmann, probably the champion aginner: “No issue so great or so deep has been raised in America since seces sion. No blow has been struck which . . . would so deeply injure the moral foundations of the re public.” * * :Jc T'vAVID Lawrence: “Mr. Roose ; velt’s proposal is an indirect way to bring about retirement of judges generally, but with specific fire aimed at the justices of the supreme court who have ruled against his measures.” Couldn't find a word by West brook (God bless him) Pegler. What delays you, O King? Pearson and Allen, authors of "Washington's Merrygoround” and "The Nine Old Men,” say that the supreme court has used a half dozen lines in the fourteenth am endment to “crush every important social and economic reform at tempted by federal and state gov ernments in the last half-century.” Mark Sullivan: "W hat Mr. Roosevelt has done at Washington with his proposal to reduce the independence of the courts is a frontal attack on the authority of the judjeial branch of government*” Paul Mallon, on the fence: "It is obvious that if a secret vote (among congressmen) were taken the program would be defeated in both houses. . . . The real issue is likely to remain in doubt until the country has been fully canvassed for sentiment.” Raymond Clapper, in favor: “For four years the court has been stacked against Mr. Roosevelt. . . . Four aged justices . . . have under taken to block practically every major New Deal measure passed by Congress . . . He (the presi dent) must deal with a hangover l£l fn) r?D )nl fri) fr) [nl fn) fn) lr) )n5 IK) fri) IfO 1?3 [n) fnl fri) fnl In) frD frO fSi fn) i Today’s Best Bets 6:00 p. m.— Hollywood Hotel— KOIN. 6:30 p. m.—Twin Stars—KGVV. 7:00 p. m.—-Senator Wheeler—HEX 7:30 p. m.—Varsity Show—KGW. 8:30 p. m.—Hal Kemp—KOIN. While on the subject of dance orchestras, it might be interesting to note that Hal Kemp and his orchestra rates number one posi tion in the professional dancing class circles. This was shown in a recent poll of the classes. Kemp returns to the air-lanes this eve ning at 8:80—KOIN. On the Hollywood Hotel program we get an airing of the Black Legion film which played at the Heilig last week. The story has been changed in places, adapting it to radio audiences, but it should be good.—KOIN at 6:00 (yes, we realize that's the dinner hour, but . . . . ) The Pcntiac Varsity show will salute the University of Pennsylvania this week. Penn is noted for its superb productions using campus talent, so the show should be the best in weeks. The eighty-pieee band will l>e one of the main attractions.— KGW—7:30 (Wonder when Ore gon gets a chance?) Meredith Willson will present one of his ‘finds’ on the Carefree Carnival this evening. An untrain ed tenor is the surprise package of the broadcast on KGW—9:00. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, will explain why he and several other congressmen are op posing the president's latest move to change the Supreme Court.—• KEX—7:00. Dialetics: Here’s a hot tip! Don’t tell any body who told you, or don’t even tell anybody, we promised we wotildn’t.—Benny Goodman and orchestra will play for one of the campus dances during,the spring term.sh . . sh . . . . Pick and Pat, of Pipe Snicking Time, are taking two-weeks vacation in the south (to get atmosphere, so they' say) .... Bobbie Breen (again) is soon to have his own program on the air. . . . they're calling Eddie Cantor the “Maker of Stars” around Hollywood. He’s put Rub inoff, I’arkyakarkas, Bobby Breen, and Deanna Durbin on the map as far as radio is concerned. . . . and still some guy (he writes a radio column in the Oregonian) can sit back and pan this Dean of Comed ians. . . . That’s about enough. court which is tipped against him by7 one or two votes.” Mrs. FDR: Three guesses. There they are, children. Pick one out and bite off a chunk. Tune ’er Out... By JACK TOWNSEND 3 ra fiv irD frO fn) fr3 InJ fill WIRI fn3173 Ir3 TO frC (73 fn3 fnl TO fH3 fKJ fa! fn] PD I 1 ’‘Kumonover’ ! I says Joe, ‘ ‘ li‘ you want a real meal of tastv, sueeu : lent food—or a delirious i after-theater snack.’’ j Vintages served w i t li meals and sold to take out. [ Imperial Lunch 755 Willamette St. }ytPt pn HAL KEMP and KAY THOMPSON Chesterfields Friday Night Show