VOLUME XXXVIII
Oregon in First Place
As W ashington Takes
WSC Cougars, 37 - 31
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1937
NUMBER 73
The j
Passing Show
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Inter-Rare Nuptials
Buffalo on the Farm
Railroad Pensions
3 Ships Embark I
By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN
Law Introduced
Plans to take legislative actior
which will prevent reoccurance of
inter-racial marriages, such as the
recent Valentine's clay case which
has been harrassing Seattle morals
officials, were initiated Friday,
when it was announced that a mea
sure banning such nuptials would
be submitted to the state legisla
ture.
Delta Palmer, the 14 year old
white girl who was married to a
moroccan negro February 14, is
being held under bond of $1,500.
Her mother, who obtained the li
cense by maintaining Delta was
18, faces a second degree perjury
charge.
Primitive Farmer
Requesting that Senator Borah
give him "a start of buffalo” E. F.
Fisk, Fruitvale, Idaho, farmer,
gained notice yesterday as a primi
tive agriculturalist. His request
may be filled by the national park
service.
Fisk gave no reason for want
ing the animals, although he stated
he was ‘‘well equipped to care for
them.” Western cattlemen have
recently experimented with a cross
between buffalo and cattle, endeav
oring to produce a new meat ani
mal.
Agreement Nears
Pensions up to $125 a month
may soon be given retired railroad
workers, a report from Washing
ton indicated yesterday. Settlement
of the plan is nearing completion,
President Roosevelt suggested
when he told a press conference
that the railroad retirement board
would reveal an agreement be
tween the 1,000,000 workers and
their employers.
Rail retirement legislation al
ready existing will probably be
used as a basis for the settlement.
This provides for a three and a
half per cent tax on payrolls and
wages to pay the pension.
‘Book’ Fight Continues
Court battles over seamen’s
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Princeton Fears
Vassar Maidens
To Be Pursuers
“Connubial Bliss 401—prerequi
sites: two house parties.” If the
powers that determine the collec
tive interests of Princeton univer
sity should ape Vassar in matters
of curriculum, said Princeton sen
iors would soon be registering this J
new lecture course as their elective j
instead of biology or geology.
“Poughkeepsie's institution of i
learning has recently installed, at !
special request of the students, a
program of talks on the engross-;
ing subject of snaring a mate.
Heading the list of topics is
“Courtship and Choosing a Hus
band,” but all phases of the pre
and post-marital life are to be
treated.
“Is there to be a perpetual ser
ies of annual leap-years?” cry the
Princeton Innocents as they see
their masculine rights as the pur
suers being snatched from them
by lily-white Vassar hands. “Must
Princeton men be subjected to
stringent tests by the damsels of
their choice, and be found wanting
because they fail to measure up to
strict enlightened Vassar require
ments? Never! Let our college fa
thers stage a counter-attack. Our
campaign slogan: The More Abun
dant Life.”
From Football to ... .
Carnival life has attracted Ral
ston “Rusty” Gill, University of
California graduate in 1931 and
former all-American football star.
Like all hopefuls, Gill is starting
at the bottom. His first position
is setting up clay pigeons for the
customers at Playland - at - the -
Beach, a San Francisco amuse
ment park.
After an already colorful life as
a fighter, wrestler, and actor, Gill
has chosen the career of Barnum
and hopes someday to be the owner
of the "greatest show on earth.”
Stand and Groic Tall
In examining 40,000 college stu
dents the medical faculty at the
University of Minnesota found that
college men and women are on the
average taller than those who do
not attend an institution of higher
learning. No wonder! Non-colle
gians don’t have to spend the ma
jor portion of their lives standing
in lines as collegians do.
Gayle Buchanan,
Miss Thompson
Head A WS, YWCA
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Vivian Emery, A. Maeehi
Phyllis Gardner anti
Felker Morris Defeal
Opponents in Race
Votes Kept Secrel
jV. MeCorkle, K. Staples,
M. Goldsmith Elected tc
Other Y Offices
Gayle Buchanan and Harriet
Thompson were chosen by womer
of the University yesterday to fill
the offices of presidency of the As
I sociated Women Students and
YWCA, respectively.
Gayle Buchanan won the AWS
position over Genevieve McNiece,
: Harriet Thompson took the YWCA
I election from Ellamae Woodworth
and Margaret Carmen.
Vivian Emery will replace Helen
Bartrum as AWS vice-president
with Phyllis Gardner. AWS sec
retary; Felker Morris, treasurer;
Myra Hulsed, reporter; Aida Mac
chi, sergeant-at-arms.
Miss MeCorkle Wins
Virginia MeCorkle became the
new vice president of the YWCA
as the result of the returns; Kath
ryn Staples, secretary; Margaret
Goldsmith, treasurer.
One of the closest races was that
of Vivian Emery and Frances
Johnson for AWS vice presidency,
closely followed by that of Phyllis
Gardner, Elisabeth Stetson and
Marionbeth Wolfenden.
Bernadine Bowman proved stiff
competition for Kathryn Staples,
although Kathryn won. Returns
also showed that Margaret Gold
smith was not far ahead of Louise
Plummer and Maude Edmonds.
Virginia MeCorkle had no com
petition as she was the only one
running for vice presidency of the
YWCA.
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Campus Art Work
Receives Praise
Associate Professor O. L. Bar
rett's statue, “Paul Bunyan and
the Blue Ox” was highly praised
■by Joseph A. Danysh, San Fran
cisco, regional director for federal
art projects and nationally known
art critic, who has been on the
campus for several days.
The memorial wrought iron
gates of the new library as well
as tlie interior of the library were
praised. The art critic declared
that the wrought iron gates will
compare favorably with similar art
work over the country.
It is the opinion of Mr. Danysh
that much of the art work being
done in the school of architecture
and allied arts is far advanced and
is deserving of national recogni
tion.
Mr. Danysh is a graduate of the
University of California and has
conducted his own art gallery.
While on the campus he was a
guest of Burt Brown Barker, Uni
versity vice-president.
New Glee Club to Meet
Tuesday in Auditorium
The first meeting of the men's
glee club will be held in the lobby
of the school of music auditorium
Tuesday, February 23, at 5 o’clock.
Hal Young, professor of voice
and director of the glee club, an
nounced that it is imperative that
all who have signed up be there.
The purpose of the meeting is to
plan the club’s organization.
ASUO By-Laws Printing
Held Up by Mechanical
Difficulties at Press
Because of mechanical diffi
culties at the University press,
the by-laws of the associated
students do not appear in this
issue of the Emerald. They will,
however, appear in the Emerald
in complete form on Tuesday
morning of next week.
Phi Theta to Be
, Hostess at Partj
Dean Schwering Will Talli
At Pliilomilete Program
Sunday Evening
Phi Theta Epsilon member:
dressed in Martha Washington cos
tumes will greet sophomore anc
freshman women at the Philo
milete party to be held in the
AWS rooms Sunday evening frorr
6 to 8 o’clock.
A program and display from the
art and music, recreation, charm
prose and poetry, travel and dra
ma hobby groups will be given
Dean Schwering will speak on the
origin and meaning of Philomilete,
Bouquets of acacia, the Philo
milete flower symbolizing friend
ship, will be used as decorations.
Dean Hazel P. Schwering will
speak on the origin and meaning
of Philomilete.
The black and gold pins of Philo
milete are to be awarded at a
spring breakfast to coeds who
have shown an interest and have
participated actively in the var
ious fields.
Hostess Howell
'Capitalizes’ on
Kappa Hunger
Capitalizing on the coed’s in
satiable appetite, Betty Howell,
a sophomore in arts and letters
at the University, has converted
a cloak room in the Kappa Kap
pa Gamma house into a coffee
and sandwich shop where she
has been making a neat profit
from the sale of her "home
cooked” wares.
Ever since the first aroma of
percolating coffee wafted
through the Kappa house corri
dors, Miss Howell has been doing
a thriving business. If continued
at its present level she intends to
expand the business to include
milk shakes and other delicacies.
Wool Bathrobe Missing;
Infirmary Asks Return
It’s all wool, and a beautiful
shade of gold, a lady’s bathrobe
which was carelessly taken from
the infirmary by some thoughtless
student.
It was left at the infirmary Jan
uary 20 to be fumigated. It was
never returned.
In order that the owner may re
ceive the benefit of her wrap, the
hospital staff requests that the
robe be returned to the infirmary.
Pan-Hellenic Council May
A dopt Pre-Season R ushi ng
For Entering Freshmen
Ruslices Would Coino Week Early
Under Proposed Plan; Designed
To Eliminate Usual Confusion
By ELISABETH STETSON
A pre-season fall rush week for girls entering Oregon and intending
to pledge was considered yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the
Pan-Hellenic council, according to Miss Genevieve McNiece, president
of the council.
If the plan is adopted, sorority girls or prospective rushees would
return to school one week early and the entire week, starting with
the usual Sunday tea. would be devoted to rushing. Entering fresh
men women would live in the dor
mitories during the week, being
formally pledged probably on Fri
day or Saturday, and moving into
the houses of their choice before
Monday.
The next week would be spent
as it has been in the past with
entrance exams, advisory confer
ences and ergistration.
Chief advantages of the plan are
pointed out to the removal of con
fusion during the 'ordinary fresh
men week, and the help in orienta
tion of freshmen by the various
houses.
Objections offered to the plan
were the increased cost to both
house and rushees, Miss McNiece
pointed out that the houses would
have to decide if they wished to
increase their rushing funds to
carry out the new plan. It will
not cost the rushees any more than
usual as they will live only one
week in the dormitories and then
move into their houses, she stated.
The majority of the counccil
members were in favor of the plan
althouh they will carry it back to
their groups for further discussion
and revision. By pledging before
test ratings, in the psychological
test are known, the houses Miss
McNiece said, will have to use
prep school ratings and demand
better recommendations for their
rushees.
No definite action will be taken
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2 Students Give
Recital Tuesday
Student musicians, Dorothy
Louise Johnson, violinist, and
Brandon Young, harpist, will pre
sent a recital Tuesday, February
23, in the school of music auditor
ium at 8 p m.
Miss Young, pupil of Mrs. Doris
Helen Calkins, iftstructor in harp,
will open the program. She will
play “A Spanish Dance” by Tede
schi. Hasselmann's “Valse” and
modern French numbers, “Les En
fants a la Creche de Noel” by
Tournier, and "Et Ron-ron-ron,
Petit Tatalon” by Grandjany will
conclude her selections.
Miss Johnson, student of Rex
Underwood, professor of music,
will play two numbers from Bach’s
“First Sonata,” “Sarabande," and
“Jigue.” Block’s “Nigun,” and
Wieniawski’s “Concerto i n D
Minor” will also be included on
her program.
Active Club Hears
Victor P. Morris
Doan Declares Economic
Ami Social Philosophy
Changes Are Issue
Dr. Victor P. Morris, acting dean
of the school of business adminis
tration, told the members of the
Eugene Active club at a meeting
Thursday noon in the Eugene ho
tel that the fundamental issue of
the proposed changes in the Uni
ted States Supreme Court were not
new and would have to be faced by
America sooner or later.
The issue, he said, was the philo
sophy of the court compared to
changing social and economic phi
losophy. The present change he
described as dangerous in the face
of impending legislation which
might be affected. “The matter of
age is of no fundamental import
ance,” Dr. Morris said. The pro
posed change is no guarantee that
in a few years there would not be
fifteen old men in the court in
stead of nine as there is at the
present time.
Discussing changes in our eco
nomic points of view, Dr. Morris
pointed out five things indicative
of the shift in this philosophy.
They were: decline in acceptance
of lassez-falre, or agreement with
cut-throat competition; the accept
ance of the value of experimenta
tion in social and economic think
ing; the trend toward greater
regulation of business and the
change in the philosophy of pro
perty ownership; the increase in
attention to the social welfare, and
the trend toward democratization
of business.
These changes have been speed
ed up as a result of increase of
population and scientific advance
ment, and necessitate business re
adjustment and readjustments in
the relation of the federal govern
ment to the state government.
MRS. TUTTLE IS ILL
Mrs. E. S. Tuttle, who has been
very ill as a result of pneumonia
following flu is much the same
with little change according to hos
pital reports and that of her phy
sician. Mrs. Tuttle is the wife of
E. S. Tuttle, payroll clerk in the
business office.
Italian Motorship Goes Down in Collision
Forty-four men were taken off the Italian motorship Feltre when the boat Hank after a collision with
the Edward Luckenbach in the Columbia river near Rainier, Ore. The pilot of the Feltre said yesterday
in marine court that the Luckenbach boat did not respond to his signals and that lie was forced to
violate sea law and attempt to pass her on the wrong side of the river.
Title-Driving Ducks Face
Revenge-Bound Beavers
In Crucial Tilt at Corvallis
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Forensic Group
Takes First Trip
5 Speaking Team to Address
Audiences in Portland,
Salem, Astoria
Ten University of Oregon stu
dents who are active in forensics
will leave this weekend on the first
speech symposium group trip of
the year.
Orval Etter, Alva Blackerby,
Roy Vernstrom, Freed Bales, and
Kessler Cannon will make up the
group which is to address aud
iences at the First Congregational
church in Portland, the Astoria
Rotary club, the Clatskanie Ki
wanis club, and high schools at
Westport, Knappa - Svenson, As
toria, Warrenton, and Seaside.
W. A. Dahlberg, assistant profes
sor of speech, will be in charge of
the three-day trip.
Walter Eschebeck, Avery Combs,
and Barnard Hall will speak be
fore the Newberg chamber of com
merce and the Woodburn high
school. John Luvaas and Edwin
Robbins will address audiences at
the Sheridan high school and the
Salem Kiwanis club. Professor
John L. Casteel, director of the
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Singer 'Smoky9
Is Actor as Well
As Siring Master
Bob “Smoky" Whitfield, the
little dark boy, has been singing
with Gus Meyer's band on the
campus this year, is not only a
master of modern "swing" but
also a movie actor.
In the not-so-long-ago movie
"Showboat” he sang with the
Hall Johnson choir. He played
with Joan Crawford and Robert
Taylor in “The Gorgeous Hussy"
and was one of the starring na
tives in Johnny Weissmuller’s
latest, “Tarzan Escapes,” which
was filmed in Arizona.
Last summer Smoky was fea
tured with Lionel Hampton, the
drummer, band leader. During
the recent Christmas vacation
he sang with Cab Calloway in
the Cotton Club.
Smoky,, a sophomore on the
campus and a music major, will
be heard with Gus Meyer's band
next Friday night in McArthur
court at the Lemon-Orange
Squeeze.
When asked about the Lemon
Orange Squeeze, he said, "I
think it is about the best thing
that could happen to bring the
two schools together.”
Lobbyists9 Newsmen Have
Force in Legislature, Says
Emerald Correspondent
By MARK SWING
SALEM, Feb. 19—(Salem Bureau of the Emerald)—With one single
exception, the Grange power memorial, the third legislature has had its
way on all major bills appearing in either chamber this session. The
third legislature, for the uninitiated, is composed of the lobbyists and
the newspaper boys. This does not mean they are working together,
but the power of the press, so lately lamented, is much more potent
in legislative halls than the layman would suspect.
Editorials from various state newspapers are constantly read in the
deliberative assemblies and several
bills have been patterned on the
suggestions of the editors.
The power of the lobbyists, al
though challenged at times, has
been effective. With their bureaus
lined with tongue-looseners and a
very chummy manner these boys
have smashed through their pet
legislation and kept out what they
termed “dangerous” legislation.
The idea that the newspaper
men in the capitol city are work
ing with the lobbyists arises from
the fact that they are always seen
with them, and the reason they are
always seen with them is that one
of the best places to get the ad
vance news is from these boys who
bring it down to “be introduced
by our friend ...”
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One thing that cannot be abso
lutely predicted around the assem
bly, however, is just how a vote
will go. It is easier to predict the
i outcome of a close and hard fought
I battle than one which has not been
scrapped over. The reason for this
is that sides are more outspokenly
taken when there’s a real fight.
Experts who have been around the
legislature for 40 years or more
often find their predictions upset.
The recent vote on the Grange
i power memorial was a case in
point.
Drug Salespeople Best,
Writes Dr. N. H. Cornish
An article on the relative effici
ency of Oregon drug salesmen by
Dr. N. H. Cornish, professor of
business administration, appears in
the February issue of the Pacific
Drug Review.
The article, which is based on
original research data gathered in
I Oregon, indicates that drug sales
people are superior to the average
of other types of salespersons in
making favorable approaches, but
that the druggists are inferior in
j the knowledge of merchandise, and
j in effectively answering common
' objections to buying and closing
sales.
Biology Station
Will Hold Classes
The Oregon marine biology sta
tion at Coos Bay will hold its first
classes this coming June in a sum
mer session, announced Charles D.
Byrne, executive secretary of the
state board of higher education.
The program for the curriculum
will be announced in the near fu
ture.
Dean E. L. Packard of Oregon
State college; Dr. Burt Brown
Barker, vice-president of the Uni
versity of Oregon, and W. S. Jen
sen, executive secretary at Ore
gon State college were appointed
as the administrative committee to
direct the work of the station at
a recent meeting of the board of
the inter-institutional committee.
The technical advisory committee
was enlarged last month.
Small financial subsidies and
fees to operate the station were
authorized at the last meeting of
the board of higher education to
permit the summer school opening.
At present a bill is in the legis
lature for small appropriations for
developmental work.
The summer session will be un
der the direction of Alfred Powers,
director of the summer sessions for
state colleges.
La Corrida de Todos
Meets Monday Night
La Corrida de Todos, campus
Spanish group, will meet Monday
night in the men’s lounge of Ger
linger hall for a get-together. The
meeting is scheduled for 7:30, and
at 8:15 those present will then ad
journ to Alumni hall for singing.
All students are invited.
Oscar Pinedo, who is leaving his
position at Portland to accept a
post with the Peruvian consulate
at Philadelphia, is expected at the
meeting. Students will have an op
portunity to hear and speak Span
ish.
Oregon in Fine Shape
After Strenuous Drill
Under Watchful Eyes
Of (loaeli Hohson
Thriller Promised
Webfoots Will Shoot for
Third Straight Game
Of ‘Civil War’ Series
University of Oregon’s bounding
sophomores will face a desperate
Oregon State basketball team at
Corvallis tonight in the season’s
third "civil war" clash. It starts at
7:30 o'clock.
For both quintets the clash is a
crucial one. Coach Howard Hob
son’s Webfoots are still in the
northern division championshin
swim, threatening Washington
State's first place Cougars and
Washington’s mighty Huskies.
Slats Gill's Orangemen started
slowly this season, dropping two
close thrillers to the Webfoots, but
have taken three of their last four
home games, and this time are
gunning to spill Oregon.
Seniors Wear Colors
For Oregon in tonight’s big
game three seniors will play their
last ball on Oregon State's floor.
Johnny Lewis, veteran Duck cap
tain, at forward, and Ken Purdy
and Bill Courtney, guards, are the
boys.
Dave Silver and Lewis, along
with towering Slim Wintermute,
center, and Bobby Anet and Wally
Johansen at the guard posts will
probably form Oregon's starting
combination. Purdy, Courtney, and
Laddie Gaie of Oregon’s "big
eight" are all certain to see action.
Coach Hobson yesterday pro
nounced his men in perfect shape
for Gill’s Staters. The Ducks are
itching to make it three in a row
for revenge of last year's trio of
games Oregon State copped.
Gill Threatens Change
Headman Gill down on the Cor
vallis campus has been threaten
ing a shakeup in his starting line
up, although he is expected to open
with about the same combination
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Student-Faculty
Committee Plans
For Peace Week
A student - faculty committee
met yesterday afternon to plan
the peace week program under the
chairmanship of Victor P. Morris,
acting dean of the school of busi
ness administration.
Tentative plans were made to
secure a nationally-prominent
speaker for an assembly program
Thursday, April 15, which will be
a climax to the preceding three
days of forum discussions concern
ing American international policy,
campus international policy, eco
nomic resources, and international
friction, fascism, and communism
as related to possible future wars.
It was decided at the meeting
Lhat each forum would have a stu
dent and faculty leader. During
the three days of the first of peace
week there will be two forums
each day, one at 1:30 and the other
at 3 o’clock.
Prof. Alfred L. Lomax, Glen
Griffith, and Paul Plank were ap
pointed by the committee to form
an executive committee for peace
week which will direct the larger
group and plan details.
Company C Is Named
Honor Squad of Week
Company C repeated this week
and was again named the week’s
ROTC honor squad with a score
of 99.92.
The company’s officers are:
company commander, Arthur Bei
stel; first sergeant, Gordon Pal
mer; platoon leaders, Noel Benson,
Carrol Gates, and Robert Moffett.
The other four companies in or
der are: company B, 99.91; com
I pany E, 99.82; company A, 99.81;
company D, 99.80.