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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 Wm. F. Lubersky, Assistant Business Manager Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF Pat Frizzell, sports editor. Bernadinc Bowman, exchange Paul Deutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladlys Batfleson, society Paul Plank, radio editor. Lloyd Tupling, news editor Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page editor. Jean Weber, morgue director t hief Night Editors: George Haley Bill Davenport Reporters: Parr Aplin, Louise Aiken. Jean Cramer, Beulah Chap man, Morrison Bales, Laura Bryant. Dave Cox, Maroiyn Dudley, Stan Hobson, Myra Hulser, Dick Litfin, Mary Her#., derson, Bill Pcngra, Kay Morrow, Ted Proudfoot, Catherine Taybr. Alice Nelson Rachael Platt, Doris Lindgren, 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: Roy Vernstrom, Mary Hopkins, Bill Garrett. Relta Lea Powell, Jane Mirick, Tom Brady, Warren Waldorf, Theo Prescott, Lorene Marguth, Rita Wright, Jack Townsend, Wen Brooks, Marge Finnegan, Mignon Phipps, LaVern Littleton, June Dick. Frances McCoy, Lawrence Quinlan, Al Branson, Helen Ferguson, Judith Wodeage, Betty Van Dcllen, Stan Hobson, George Haley, Geanne Eschle. Irvin Mann. Night Editor Assistant Night Editors Morris Henderson Peggy Robbins Every Man a Cop JT look Wayne L. Morse of the law sehool to show what should be done with mad drivers who whizz through the campus to the great, peril of student life and limb. it was a balmy day last spring, one of those lazy afternoon that call one outside, when classes are oppressive as dungeons. And Dean Morse had just come from a meeting, one of thosj1 long-drawn affairs which must boro people like the dean, who li|<e things brought to the point and disposed of. In that natural expansion of spirit that comes when one has stepped from such a meeting, Dean Morris filled his lungs with the soft, spring air and started across the street in front of .Johnson hall — when whoooosli! Some ass at the wheel of a coupe bored by at; a mile-a-minutc clip, coming with in three inches of ending the career of one of the Dniversity’s most brilliant men. The speed with which the dean whirled, reached into his pocket after pencil and paper, and jotted down the license number of the mobile madman's ear would have made Joe Louis look like a croquet player in com parison. He went straight to his office, called up the police, and within 24 hours the offen der was brought, to account. , There is prevalent an aversion to inform ing tin; police of violations of the law. The informer has often been scorned, but in late years more than usual, because lie was an im portant tool for the enforcements agents of the late and little lamented Volstead aet. Bui bootIfjff'tT.s an1 one thing and murderers are allot tier. And there is no elass of persons more potential with murder than reek less drivers. # #■ « gAKKlNt! tlie rniversity section of Thir teenth street to traffic has been declared impossible by the city council for a number of suffifient reasons. Hut the council has recog nized that somethin}; must be done to make safe this area which is constantly t h rot i ”i 11 ”• with student pedestrians, t'onseijuently the only other reasonable alternative has been adopted: placing “stop" signs at either end of the two-block stretch, marking off pedes trian lanes, and set tint; a reduced speed limit for the district. But, where the total barring of traffic along this part of the street involved no en forcement problem, the new device will. If motorists are to be prevented from bowling through the area, some police authority mimt be set in surveillance, which is not likely to be done. Accordingly, if the council's solution to the ladversity s traffic problem is to be effee live at all, students should do what Dean Morse did last spring. Each should regard himself as a protector of campus safety, take license numbers of offending motorists and turn them in to the police. Students would not hesitate to call the police of a maniacal man were seen going through the campus menacing a suh-machine gun. A wild automohilist is just as dangerous. ' -!-!__1 ' - __ — _ ■■■■■. —» Campus Comment (The views aired in this column are not necessarily expressive of Emerald policy. Communications should be kept within a limit of 250 words. Courteous restraint should be observed in reference to personalities. No unsigned letters will be accepted.) SENIORS OFFER THANKS To the Editor: In behalf of the senior class we would like to thank members of the Academic Council for considering our petition to eliminate the double examination system for spring term. We hope that if the whole recommendation does not suit the faculty, they will at least accept parts of it or a revised plan. Perhaps they will approve of an optional one-hour examination scheme similar to the one used at Oregon State college. At any rate, may we suggest that a list of all graduating seniors be sent to faculty members as soon as possible so that such students may be given considerate attention this term. ELAINE COMISH, MARGILEE MORSE. RUMOR SPIKED To the Editor: The whispering informer to whom you made editorial reference yesterday un der the caption "Order of the Broom" evidently came away from nis eavesdroppings with infor mation sadly askew. You say he whispered that Skull and Dagger will pick fifteen freshmen this year solely on the basis of "janitor" work, hour for hour. No, whisperer, that system has never been and shall not be, this year, the basis for selection of members of Skull and Dagger. The rumor should be spiked here and now be fore it further misleads. Therefore, thanks, kind editor, for br inging it into the open and enabling us "Glorified Janitors" to sweep it into the ashcan with our symbolic brooms. Also, the misinformed informer who told you that this year Skull and Dagger is going to cast off all its honor, all its traditions, all its political symbolism, should be swept into the ashcan along with his whisperings. This year more than ever before Skull and Dgger is endeavoring to shake off such ignoble references as "Order of the Broom" which have been attached disparagingly to the organization. You are correct when you say that a change to the hour-for-hour manual labor merit system would knock Skull and Dagger into a fatal tailspin. No one realizes that more than the members. Obviously, the purpose of Skull and Dagger, what it stands for, needs to be defined. Some where back in the dim beginnings an idea was evolved to create an honorary sophomore society whose membership is determined by service to the University. Such service would be political lead ership or actual manual labor any activity which promotes the interests of the student body. Con siderable work is involved in presenting campus dances, concerts, and games, and getting this work done is the main purpose of Skull and Dag ger. But members are not chosen merely'because they can handle a broom by the hour without wilt ting. Manual labor is used only as a material guage in measuring the amount of interest a freshman has in University activities, and his selection to Skull and Dagger is based on a compromise in manual labor, political activity, and general pro minence on the campus. This year 80 freshmen have signified their in terest in Skull and Dagger by putting in from two to 80 hours apiece decorating, ushering, cleaning up. Some of these men, regardless of hours to their credit, will never be chosen. Others who have never turned out for a work party may get the nod. You say that the honor and symbolism of poli tics must not be openly besmirched. Contrarily, it has been our constant concern that politics rotten politics should not besmirch the honor and sym bolism of Skull and Dagger. In fact, if fifteen men were chosen solely by the questionable yardstick of campus politics, and fifteen on their ability tq wield brooms, chances are the better men would be the broom-pushers. Yours respectfully, BILL, CUMMINGS. St vie Show (Continued from pane one) vice-president, will preside over the i mass meeting, introducing Miss Axelson and Marcia Stcinhauser. recently selected Miss Oregon to head the personality section of the .1937 Oregana. Hoil cull will be taken by houses. LaVernc Axelson, whose dis tinctive fashion presentations are well-known on the coast, will toll the young Oregonian fashion story dedicated to "Miss Oregon.' as well us introduce specially selected ap i parel tor housemothet and faculty inembei s. Sixty-five feature costumes will' be modeled by seven mannequins j Eloise Noruuest, fashion copy-writ er from Meier \ Frank's advert i. ing department will dso accom pany the group to gel the campus* tempo tor the store's college ad this fall. Spring trend Komuntir, Young and romaatii is this epiing's costume trend, w ith much color accent to be displayed throughout the showing. Toni hat. foundations, topper coats, play j clothes, such as slacks and culol tes, cottons, and evening wearables, a few of wiiich will follow the new Southern Belle styles taken from “Gone with the W ind" will be m- i eluded in the lasmon picture. Housemothers have been issued personal invitations nnd will oc cupy a reserved section with WAA guests, townspeople, and faculty members. Tea to l$e Nerved Following the show, tea will be served on the sunporc.h. Miss Flo rence Ahlen and Mrs. Lucy Per kins w ill pour. Kwamas will serve and act as hostesses, while Anne Krnesi. Margaret Fanning, Jape Maine. Mary Jane Wormser. and Margaret Williams have been ap pointed special ushers for the revue. Co-chairmen tor the AWS tea and fashion show are Pearl Jean Wilson and Lillian Warn Assisting them are: Isabel Miller, invitations; Molly White ushers; Leah Puppo Nettie Kosen. and Rebecca Over street. decorations and clean-up; Harold Weston, lights; Myra Hu1 ser, publicity; Edith Sicfert, Card- - per, Sam Mikkelson. and Mr. L>. L Lewis. Swcrl i Vskt‘d (C I'litiniied from /'iiyc cue) ime way to treat a cold, one think but climbs out of the clothes wishing in a modest aside that one had put on clean underwear. He stick - a gadget on one's back no doc yet ever faced a patient. "Breath deeply, let it all out and cough," he says, all the time with the thing stuck in his ears. Refus ing to quibble over the matter of being unable to cough with all the air out of one’s lungs, one feebly obliges. This keeps up until one’s head is playing “The Bells of St. Mary’s" and one begins to think perhaps the gentleman is having fun with one. Finally the ordeal is over. One | does not have pneumonia, all one has is a spring cold, opines the I learned citizen in the starched | night shirt He therefore thrusts into one's hands a paper upon! which arc scribbled mystic sym bols. This is taken to the nurse j and she translates the scratches j into: t Bottle of cough medicine:! Bottle of nose drops with eye dropper: ;>. Tablets for gargling. One leaves. Medical science has done its best for on< But one still has the cold. And one will have it. For weeks. i Mm 11 I'ntniui'd h\'in pa<jc ear') men's music honorary, under the immediate supervision of Freed Bales, the contest is designed to! stimulate group singing and to 1 revive seldom-sung Oregon songs. ! (entrants, under rules of the, contest, may noi receive profes sional coaching aid or accompani- [ meat Choruses mat sing with ac U O Mobilizes (Continued front page one) who have taken the leadership in this necessary purge of our aca demic life.” Johnson Contributes Orville Johnson, director of the ROTC association, who announced several years ago that important industrialists were interested in the league's work, today made public a $10,000 contribution from Ber nard Baruch. "There is no contra diction between patriotism and pri vate profit,” Johnson said. Com menting on scattered protests against the League’s work. Com mander Robinson replied, "Free dom of speech is a familiar radical shibboleth; no one has interfered with my freedom at any time.” A special faculty committee started work in the new library yesterday checking over volumes which might be subversive. "All Quiet on The Western Front,” “Paths of Glory,” and "Three Sol diers,” all results of the pacifist fad a few years ago, were banned. Books dealing with socialism, com munism and pacifism, of course were condemned en masse. Further removals will be made today. Drafting Tomorrow A war department communica tion said that University of Ore gon students need not report at the local recruiting office, since under the terms of the Industrial Mobilization Plan it has been de cided to send drafting officers to every class tomorrow, signing up students directly. Since the draft applies to all males over 18 years of age, and no exceptions will be made, students will be required to attend all class es tomorrow, and are requested to refrain from giving excuses or at tempting to evade signing up im mediately. Absolutely no exemp tions will be given. DeBou Recalls 1918 xDr. E. B. DeBou, formerly a pro minent member of the National Council for Prevention of War, likened Oregon’s defense plans to those of 1918. “The ROTC corps is much better organized for de fense of the city than were our troops then,” he said. “Its vitality and spirit is comparable to that of the corps which during the last war served sentry duty day and night on strategic points near Eu gene, with an ever-alert eye for possible invasions by the' huns.” ROTC sentries began their duties last night since it was thought by Col. Meager, the commander, that enemy troops may have been smuggled into the country before the declaration of war, and arc hiding near Eugene ready to march in and take possession at any time, j Monger {Enthusiastic Col. Meager, who worked with Dr. DeBou in training the Oreg - 1 defenses during the last war, w- ; enthusiastic, but warned that no half-heartedness can be condoned. "Sloppy sentimentality has no place in war,” he declared. “We must defend our women.” Only one disquieting note has en tered mobilization plans. The ' LAPR has heard rumors of a stu j dent strike against the war and has encountered such considerable sympathy for it that it has been impossible to apprehend most of the offenders. Although tlie communist-inspir ed strike was participated in by more than 11,000,000 misled stud ents last year, little apprehension is felt. Only a concerted strike throughout the nation which might spread to the labor unions is fear ed. This unlikely event might ser iously impair fighting plans, but the upsurge of patriotic sentiment is expected to hold any possible strike in hand. (Note: Of course you have guessed by now that today is April 1. But don't be fooled. When mo bilization day comes this will be exactly the kind of stories that the Kmerald will be forced to carry. This is a mild sample of what you will be reading and doing.) I*K to Moot (Ciwtiiun J from pane one) cation at the University of Wash ington. Saturday morning from t>:30 till It’, a symposium meeting in the new building will be led by Dean Bovard. Dr. Ralph Leighton, pro- 1 fessor of education on this campus will report on the recent trip of, Dean J R. Jewell to the National Education association meeting in New Orleans. The closing session will be a luncheon meeting at the Osburn, hotel, at 12:30, presided over by Miss Larson Dr. Frederick M. Hitter, chancellor of the state sys-: tern of higher education, and Dr Jay B. Nash, professor of educa tion aiuf director of physical educa tion at New York university, will speak. eompaniinent if desired. The .lionises will be made up of all . members of the competing groups.. not of a selected few. Campus Calendar Arthur McNett, Everett Stro bele, Sheldon Parks, Mary Wern ham, James Vaelntine, Muriel Hor ner, Viola Olinger, Aileen Dement, Martha Hennegan, Eill Thompson, William Torrence, E. W. Williams, Clayton Atwood, Paul Rowe, Frank Bennett, Harry Tarbell, Clayton Helgren, Jack Casey, Frank Lukouski, George Knight, and Harry Fall are in the infirm ary. House librarians will meet at 3:30 p.m. today in the AWS rooms in Gerlinger hall. All librarians njust be present. The A. W. carnival directorate will meet Friday at 5 o'clock at the Delta Gamma house. Heads of tbc directorate for Jun ior weekend will meet at 11:55 Fri day in front of Friendly to have press pictures taken. This is im portant. Junior weekend directorate meet ing today at 4 o'clock at College Side. Alpha Delta Sigma, national ad vertising honorary fraternity has postponed its meeting, which was scheduled for yesterday, until the first of next week. The exact day and place will be announced later. A very important executive coun cil meeting tomorrow at 4 :00 p.rn. in the educational activity building. Everyone be there. Phi Chi Theta meeting has been postponed until Friday at 3 o’clock at the College Side. Important dis cussion of spring term plans. Everyone is urged to be present. There will be no Amphibian meeting this evening. Alpha Kappa Psi will hold an important meeting of pledges and members at 107 Commerce tonight at 7. — Sigma Delta Chi will meet this afternoon at four o’clock in 104 Journalism. Members are urged to be present as there will be a dis cussion of the dance with Jimmy Dorsey on April 10 and new pledges for Spring term. Petitions for editor and business manager of the Oregon Daily Em erald and the Oregana must be in Ralph Schomp’s office by noon Saturday it was announced yester day. Passing Show (Continued jrom page one) test against the new constitution which grants semi-autonomous powers to 11 provinces. British officials nervously watched Ghan di, whose control of India’s mil lions, made it possible for him to support or destroy the new consti tution. English authorities prepar ed to enforce a strict ban against demonstrations. Faculty Considers (Continued jrom page one) arr.ination might serve to raise his grade would be permitted to take the regular examination with the undergraduates in the exam period following commencement. Dr. Boyer last night declared that the proposal would call for a laying-aside of the University rul ing calling for a two-hour examin ation in every course possible, and that it would have effects more wide-reaching than the senior petitioners have anticipated. ONSTAD GIVEN $ 100 AID Harold Onstad, recently of the University of Oregon school of architecture, who is now studying architecture in Mexico, has been granted a special scholarship of $100 by the Ion Lewis fund to help him prepare an exhibition of his paintings of Mexican architec ture. Parsons Gives Up Child Welfare Post Sociology Prof Desires More Time for Writing, Research Work Reappointment as a member of the child welfare commission of Oregon was refused by Dr. P. A. Parsons, head of the department of sociology, it has been announ ced by President C. Valentine Boyer. Dr. Parsons has served as a member of the commission since its organization in 1920. A desire to retire from part of his public activities to give more time to writing and research was given by Dr. Parsons as his reason for not accepting reappointment. He is a member of the state plan ning board and has been active in many other fields of public work. Dr. Parsons is the author of many articles and monographs, and is now writing a book on so ciology. He is the editor of the Commonwealth Review, a Univer sity publication. “It is with deep regret that I accede to Dr. Parsons' wish that he be not reappointed,” President Boyer commented. “His work with this commission has won him the highest commendation of people engaged in this work and has re flected credit upon the University. He is experienced and able, and his foresight has been of great value to the people.” President Boyer, who under the law governing the commission, has power to appoint one of its mem bers, has not announced a succes sor to Dr. Parsons, whose term was officially closed January 1. Dr. Parsons will go to Portland soon to assist Mr. Herman Kehrli, director of the bureau of municipal research in a study of probation ary effects on 1000 juvenile parolees from the Portland court of domestic relations. This work is part of a newly approved WPA project. Finballs pay at Taylor’s meraUt The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon. Eugene, published daily during the college year exvept Sundays, Mon days, holidays, examination periods, th« 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 aecond-class matter at tha postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscrip tion rate, $8.00 a year. Tuesday advertising manager: Walter .Naylor; Assistants: Ruth Kctchum, Jean Farrans Dr. Trueblood (Continued from page one) sophy at Guilford college in North Carolina, and from 1933 to 1936 as associate professor of philo sophy at Haverford college. He is editor of The Friend, published in Philadelphia, and has been a fre quent contributor to Christian Century and Christiandom. The speaker will be introduced by Dr. Nelson *L. Bossing, profes sor of education. Gilbert Schultz, president of the student body, will present the victorious Oregon swimming team which recently wen the northwest title. • CRESTED RINGS • Recognition Buttons • Fraternity Pins • Dance Bids Complete line of compacts, bracelets and all forms of jewelry. WENDELL WYATT Campus Representative Zell Bros. Beta Theta Pi Ph. 1024 H. Tuttle, Dealer Phone 2719 Certified Texaco Service BILL HUGHES Specialized Washing, Waxing, Polishing Special discount offer: One $5.00 wax and four $1.00 washes and one $1.00 Marfak lubrication, total $10.00, all for . $5.00 We call for and deliver 11th and High Sts. Eugene 9 Margaret Sullavan says Luckies are the answer for her throat *'I am not sure which, is more critical —a Broadway audience or the movie microphones. At any rate, whether in Hollyivood or New York, an actress has to be certain that her performances are always up to the peak. And that means being careful of the voice and throat. That's why, though I enjoy smoking thoroughly, I try to use judgment in the cigarette I choose. When I first began smoking, Luckies were my choice, because I found this light smoke advisable for my throat. And that's as true today as ever. Luckies are still my standby." -An independent survey was made recently among professional men and women—lawyers, doctors, lecturers, scientists, etc. Of those who said they smoke cigarettes, more than 87% stated they personally prefer a light smoke. Miss Sullavan verifies the wisdom of this pref erence, and so do other leading artists of the radio, stage, screen and opera. Their voices are their fortunes. That’s why so many of them smoke Luckies. You, too, can have the throat pro tection of Luckies—a light smoke, free of certain harsh irritants removed by the exclusive process "It’s Toasted”. Luckies are gentle on the throat. --\F THE FINEST TOBACCOS "THE CREAM OF THE CROP" A Light Smoke "It’s Toasted”-Your Throat Protection AGAINST IRRITATION—AGAINST COUGH Carried: l?3J. Tb- Aic-ncj: rwsim