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VOLUME XXXVIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937
NUMBER 87
I.
500.000 Idle Laborers
Possibility of half a million
striking workmen confronted the
nation today as labor conflict flar
ed anew from coast to coast. Beat
ings of union men, charges of com
munism, brief sitdowns, and even
April Fool's day sitdowns made
news on the confused labor front.
Yesterday, April 1, 400,000 mine
workers took a holiday on John L.
Lewis' day, with some hope being
held out that they would return to
work today. Miners asserted they
would not work until the contract
which lapsed March 31 was re
newed. In the meantime observers
eyed the coal supply, sufficient for
only 30 days.
Detroit continued to be a hot
bed of trouble with 12,000 Chevro
let workers walking out and 17,
000 General Motors employes con
ducting a brief sitdown. A short
hotel sitdown was broken up by
police.
On the Pacific coast 30,000 WPA
relief workers in the San Fran
cisco bay area were expected to
be affected by a strike called to
day. Demands were: 10 per cent
wage increase, no reduction in
work relief rolls to have been cut
39.000 in the next two months.
In Oregon and Washington 1,000
boxmakers and veneer workers
struck in widely scattered plants.
In Seattle Dave Beck, northwest;
organizer of teamsters called sit
downs “breeders of revolution,”
claimed organized labor would pay
1he bill of CIO strikes.
The
Passing Show
Strikes Flare Again
Autonomy in India
Relief Court Issue
Divine's Disciple
By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN
'Kiss Democracy Goodbye’
Suggestion that President Roose
velt's proposed billion dollar re
lief program for next year would
influence opponents of the court
reform, John Flynn brought about
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92 Per Cent of
Stanford Girls
Gofo r Necking
By BERNADINE BOWMAN
"How ‘fast’ are college students
today?”—that is the question that
Stanford Daily attempted to an
swer recently by sending out a
questionnaire. The results of the
query were published in the March
20 issue of the Literary Digest.
Eight-eight women and 155 men
replied, and the tabulations show
the following results for some of
the questions.
Women:
Do you neck? Yes, 82; No, 7.
Do you kiss on first dates? Yes,
43; No, 45.
Do you pet? Yes, 24; No, G3.
Do you think Stanford’s men
are faster than other men? Yes,
13; No, 71; Undecided, 4.
Men:
Do you think less of girls who
let you kiss them on your first
date? Yes, G6; No, 62; Un
decided, 4.
Do Stanford women kiss on
first dates? Yes, 42; No, 72; Un
decided, 33.
Do most Stanford women per
mit petting? Yes, 88; No, 43; Un
decided, 22.
Ugliest Man in College
A wide contest to find the best
"Frankenstein” is being conducted
on Southwest campuses. The con
test is being sponsored by the
Skiff, student publication at Texas
Christian university.
The idea started last fall when
the Skiff offered a free trip to
the Rice-TCU football game at j
Houston to the ugliest man on
the TCU campus.
Joe Frederick won the contest '
and immediately issued a chal
lenge to other colleges to produce
an uglier man.
The challenge was enthusiastic
ally accepted by several colleges
and stiff competition is expected.
Southern Methodist university has
announced that its entrant is "so
ugly he is afraid to be alone with
himself.”
New Kind of Hell W eek
“Hell Week” has taken on a new
aspect at Carroll college, Wauke
sha, Wisconsin.
Instead of the usual midnight
searches, or counting the blades of
grass on the lawn, pledges have
been put to work on a construc
tive community program.
With the assistance of the
mayor, pledges are put to work
cleaning up city parking lots and,
assisting on a local library project.
Song Contest,
Cup Are Won
By Alpha Hall
Sigma ('hi ami Tilda Chi
Members in Final Fesi
At M n s i e Building;
Two Sing ‘Pledge’ Song
The Phi Mu Alpha, men's music
honorary, singing contest came to
a close last night with the group
from Alpha Hall winners of the
finals, held in the music auditor
ium.
The Judges, Hal Young, profes
sor of voice, S. Stephenson Smith,
professor of English, and George
MrMorran, of Washburne’s store,
announced the winners after hear
ing the three final contestants, Al
pha Hall, Sigma Chi, anil Theta
Chi sing..
One Oregon Song
The winners, led by Howard
Backlund, sang, according to the
rules, one Oregon song, the “Ore
gon Pledge Song," a song of their
own choice, “On the Road to Man
dalay,” and the song required of
all groups, “Dear Land of Home.”
The Sigma Chi group also sang
the "Oregon Pledge Song,” and
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.” The
Theta Chis sang “The Last Toast,”
and an Oregon song, “California
Favors.”
Bovard Successor
Still Unannounced
Hobson, Waslike, Shields
Mentioned as Possible
Choices for Position
No verification could be obtained
yesterday for the rumor story con
cerning the possible successor of
John F. Bovard, dean of the phys
ical education school, which ap
peared in Tuesday’s Register
Guard. Both the administrative of
fice and the school of physical edu
cation denied having given infor
mation regarding persons being
considered for the position.
Among those mentioned to fill
the position of dean, according to
the downtown paper, were Henry
M. Foster, graduate of this Uni
versity and former trackman, and
at present serving as head of the
men’s physical education depart
ment at the University of Wash
mgton. Other named include How
ard Hobson, basketball and base
ball coach; Paul R. Washke, direc
tor of the men’s gym; and Gene
Shields, assistant football coach.
All three are professors of phys
ical education at the University.
The choice of a successor will be
made by Dr. C. V. Boyer, president
of the University, and sent to the
state board of higher education for
approval. Announcement of the
persons under consideration had
not been made last night.
Dean Bovard, who resigned to do
graduate teacher training at the
University of California, at Los
Angeles, stated yesterday that
upon the president’s choice would
rest the policy that will be followed
by the school.
Geology Students Head
Toward Coast on Trip
Leaving Saturday noon, Lloyd
Ruff, assistant in the geology de
partment, and 27 students from
the general geology class will take
a field trip to the coast to study
the various geological formations.
Ruff said they would first study
the lower Siuslaw. When at Flor
ence the students will study the
fossils there and would visit the
Sea Lion caves.
Those making the trip plan to
be at Waldport and Newport Sun
day. and to return to Eugene Sun
day night.
O regatta, Emerald
Petitions Must Be
Filed by Saturday
Petitions for editor and busi
ness manager of the Emerald
and Oregana must be in the of
fice of Ralph Schomp by noon
Saturday. Interviews will be
held after the petitions have
been read by the publications
committee.
Expensive to Look at—Ex/tensive P ot to Ran
Faced with the loss of a WPA grant if work of remodeling the
old library is not begun at once, the University is in a quandary,
apparently, because the process of moving books also means a con
siderable expenditure, and the books must be removed before work
of remodeling may begin. Meanwhile the I'niversity pays $1,000
each month for heating fho now iihe which is not in use—tin* depre
ciation and expense amounts to nearly $'J5 each day the Imilding
stands idle.
Students May Help in Moving of
Books; Libe Depreciates $25 Daily
Entangled by the problems con
nected with immediate occupation
of the new library, Willis Warren,
reserve librarian, yesterday indi
cated that he approved immediate
removal from the old library if the
assistance of volunteer student
workers can be secured.
Moving of approximately 240,
000 volumes remaining in the old
library could be accomplished in a
concentrated three - day moving
period of 200 students an hour
would pledge themselves to assist
in the work. Warren believes. It
is estimated that 2000 students,
divided into two and one-half hour
shifts, could accomplish the task
in three eight-hour days.
Down to System
Although the plan seems hum
orous, Mr. Warren said that the
plan was evolved from figures ob
tained during recent moving. One
hundred boxes were filled at four
different stations. According to
Mr. Warren it took one minute to
fill each container. On this basis
it would take 3600 minutes or 60
hours to do the moving. Working
at four stations simultaneously
would require only 15 hours; but
Mr. Warren has doubled this fig-,
ure to allow for delays and slow
ness of elevator service.
Moving in this manner would de
pend on the students' desire to do
the work, and on the decision of
the library board, meeting- Mon
day. A meeting called for yester
day was postponed because three
of the ten members were unable
to attend.
EXPENSIVE IDLENESS
Daily depreciation of the new li
brary, from the day the sod was
broken to start construction until
the structure crumbles into disuse,
amounts to $24.60 or approximate
ly $9,000 a year, a recent survey
of University business office rec
ords and estimates of architects
revealed.
According to estamtes of engin
eers, a building depreciates 2 per
cent of its total value, whether it
is in use or not. If it is unoccupied,
the rate increases because of de
terioration from the weather and
other factors.
Although the new library has
been unoccupied for several
months, University officials point
out that it is being heated and
kept up so that little or no deter
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House Presidents
Choose New Head
Brandon Young Elected at
Dinner for Retiring and
Incoming Officers
Brandon Young was elected last
night to succeed Pearl Johnsen as
president of heads of "houses at a
dinner given at the Delta Gamma
house, attended by all old and new
house presidents. •
France. Schomp was elected
vice 'resident and Bernadine Bow
man, secretary-treasurer.
Hazel P. Schwering, dean of wo
men, asked that all houses have
5:30 dinner Wednesday night, April
7, to allow the women to attend
the showing of “As You Like It”
at the Rex theatre.
Helen Bartrum, treasurer of
Mortar Board, asked that the
names of all likely*" members of
Mortar Board be handed in to her.
Students Must File
Practice Teaching
Application Forms
All students who expect to
complete the work required for
a secondary school teacher's
certificate next year should file
an application for supervised
teaching- with the school of edu
cation at once, according to a
faculty news bulletin. Forms
may be obtained ut the office of
education. A student can he
sure of an opportunity to meet
the requirements for the certi
ficate only if this application is
filed before the close of the
spring term.
TWO MORE PLEDGES
Alpha Gamma Delta announces
the pledging of Margaret Nelson
and Marian Walker, both of Port
land. There names were omitted
from the spring term list publish
ed Wednesday.
Summer to End
Heating Plant Job
Oregon's $60,000 improvement of
the heating plant that includes the
installation of a 036 horsepower
boiler, will be completed during the
early summer months and ready
for the students next fall, R. J.
Frizzell, superintendent in charge,
said yesterday.
The new boiler will be run in
with the present heating system of
three small boilers, the total of
which approximately ecpials the
new one, making about 1500 horse
power altogether.
An induced draft system, air
washer, feed water heater, cen
trifugal steam pump and a service
pump are also being installed.
The present system proved bare
ly adequate during the winter
months to heat campus buildings,
and with the addition of a new
library the necessity of another
boiler became apparent. Nelson
Brothers heating corporation of
Salem are handling the project.
Right in There Casting — But No Fish
Marvin K. Hedges, world champion distance fly caster, has evidently been giving some effective in
structions if the fine form displayed by his coed class of three above is any criterion. With the cham
pion are Gladys Battleson, Jane Brown, and Frederica Merrill. Hedges has been establishing bait and fly
casting classes on the campus. Apparently the fish iii the millrace wore successful in eluding three preti
y girls and a world’s champion.
Devers Upbraids
Law Students in
April Fool Plot
Dick Devers, law student at
the University of Oregon, liter
ally made "April Pools" out of
his unsuspecting fellow students
at the law school student body
assembly yesterday. While sug
gestions and ideas wore in order
for the coming law school Junior
weekend celebration, Devers
took the floor and emphatically
renounced the entire program on
the grounds that the frivolous
and child-like manner in which
law students usually conducted
themselves during this annual
celebration was most certainly
not in keeping with the dignity,
poise, and intelligence possessed
by law students.
Devers also maintained that
to play the annual softball game
with the Business Ad school
was folly since the law school
had been beaten every time for
the past nine years, and to suf
fer the humiliating effects of
another defeat would not help
the pride, self-respect, and mor
als of its students by having
another loss chalked up against
them.
By this time the students, pro
fessors, and Robert C: Miller,
president of the law school, were
profoundly surprised and very
much perplexed at Dever’s sud
den outburst and did not know
whether to blame it on the bleak
and dismal spring weather or on
the withering effects of study.
The honorable Tom Tongue, who
was informed beforehand of this
joke, came to the rescue of his
astounded fellow law students
with the announcement that this
was just Dever’s idea of a good
April Fool joke.
Carnival Booth Plans
Must Be in by 5 Today
Plans chosen by sororities and
fraternities for their AWS carnival
booths should be in to Maude Ed
monds at the Delta Gamma house
by 5 o’clock today. Committee ap
proval, to eliminate duplication of
decoration ideas, will be necessary
this year.
The carnival directorate will
meet today to discuss these con
cession plans and complete other
work on the annual jamboree.
Fly-casters Get
Soaked in Rain
At Initial Class
With rain trickling down their
coat collars, eleven persons, in
cluding one woman, stood in the
soaked grass at Howe field and
flipped, whipped, or snapped
their flies as the initial class of
the University fly-easting school
got nnder way at 5 p.m. Thurs
day.
"A fisherman shouldn't mind a
little water,” one muttered as he
gingerly shook the puddles off
his feet.
"Keep your backcast up line
taut," admonished Johnny
Ball, fisherman and guide who
took charge of the class in the
nbsence of Colonel Bill Hayward,
regular instructor, who is con
fined to his home with a cold.
The more experienced fly
casters drew their poles back,
and with easy slow movement
sent the fly whirling out f>0 feet.
The beginners pulled back on
their poles, and put everything
they had behind their cast. The
line dribbled out for 25 feet, and
fly and line ended in a heap.
The class is to be held regu
larly for all who are interested
in fly-casting, whether he be ex
perienced or novice, A proficient
caster will be on hand to help in
ironing out mistakes.
A Eugene fly-casting club
will be started if enough fisher
men show interest, Mr. Ball said.
New Libe Terrace
To Be Dance Floor
Returns Used to Increase
Browsing Room Funds;
Date Unannounced
The new library will be used
this spring-, was the decision of the
house librarians at their meeting
Thursday afternoon, when plans
were made to give a spring dance
on the terrace in front of the
building. Barbara Smith was ap
pointed chairman for the dance by
Catherine Philip, newly elected
president of the organization.
Money from the dance will go
into the browsing room book fund.
The dance will be on the order of
a street dance with concessions
selling pink lemonade and ice
cream. Details for the dance and
the definite date will be announ
ced later.
Miss Helen Johns, circulation
librarian of the University of
Washington library, was the guest
speaker at the meeting yesterday.
She talked about new books and
then told of her trip to Europe last
year and conditions of the various
countries visited.
Miss Sumpf of Germany
To Visit Campus April 18
Greta Sumpf, one of the persons
who dared oppose the Nazi gov
ernment, will visit on the campus
April 18 to 21.
studying with Paid Petrie of the
the German schools, refused to
pledge allegiance to the Hitler re
gime. She told the superintendent,
but he refused to expose her. When
she found this out, Miss Sumpf
went directly to the head of the
government and stated her posi
tion. The Nazi government allow
ed her to come to the United
States as a visitor. She is not, she
said, a refugee but a visitor to
this country.
Miss Sumpf is restricted in the
choice of subjects which she may
discuss. While she is on the camp
us, Miss Sumpf will hold confer
ences with students who wish to
see her.
I)<*an Jewell, Leighton
To Attend Conferences
J. R. Jewell, dean of the educa
tion department, will attend the
meetings of the Northwest Asso
ciation of Secondary and Higher
schools, and the Inland Empire
association in Spokane, Washing
ton, April 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
R. W. Leighton, professor of
education, will accompany him at
the Inland Empire association
meeting. Both men will take part
in the general discussions.
Mental Growth
Stressed by
Dean Bovard
.‘?9 Northwest Colleges
Send Representatives
To Three-Day Meeting
Of Women Athletes
Physical educators need to have
a further understanding of person
ality development, Dr. John F. Bo
vard, dean of the physical education
school, pointed out in his address
before delegates of the Athletic
Federation of College Women con
ference at their first meeting yes
terday.
For proof, Dr. Bovard stated
that physical educators still are
eager to develop mihcfs and bodies
which will pierce the difficulties
of life and lead to the road of suc
cess. To do this they must go
deeper than just perfecting the
physical body, he concluded.
Many Colleges Represented
Delegates from 39 colleges of the
Northwest registered Thursday
morning at the Eugene hotel for
the three-day conference being
held there and on the campus.
Following the luncheon, the mass
meeting at which Dr. Bovard, Miss
Florence Alden, director of wom
en’s physical education here, Miss
Warrine Eastburn, WAA advisor
at Oregon, and Miss Eva Steen,
director of women's physical edu
cation at Oregon State spoke.
Later the women went on a tour
of the campus, had their confer
ence pictures taken, and attended
the AWS fashion show and tea in
Gerlinger. They were guests of
sorority houses at dinner last
night, and later attended the ex
hibitions of fencing, badminton and
dancing in Gerlinger.
Program Filled Today
Today’s program begins with
the breakfast at 7:30 to be served
in the hotel. The rest of the morn
ing will be spent in discussion
groups. At two o’clock today, Dr.
H. H. House, professor of physical
education at Washington State col
lege will address the mass meeting
on "A Man Looks at Women's Ath
letics.”
Miss Velda Cundlff, AFCW ad
visory council member and direc
tor of women’s physical education
at the San Francisco college, will
talk on the “Future of WAA.”
Banquet Scheduled Tonight
Canoeing on the Mill Race is
scheduled from 4:15 o'clock until
dinner time when the formal ban
quet will be served at the Osburn
hotel. Miss Alden will be toast
mistress in the evening, and Hazel
P. Schwering, dean of women at
the University, will address the
group on the “Function of WAA
from the Standpoint of a Dean.”
Col. John Leader will talk on the
“English Idea of Sport.”
Oregon Publisher
To Print Sketches
For Job-Seekers
As an aid in securing jobs, the
Oregon Publisher, put out by the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers’ as
sociation, will carry in the April
issue, biographical sketches and
thumb nail photographs of stu
dents planning to graduate in June
from the school of journalism.
The purpose of this offer is to
inform publishers of the qualifica
tions and experiences of the gradu
ates.
All who desire to send the in
formation and pictures, must do so
by April 5, 1937. They may be ad
dressed to Arne Rae, field man
ager’s office, journalism building,
Eugene, Oregon.
Sigma Xi Members
To Meet in Portland
' Several members of the local
chapter of Sigma Xi, national sci
ence honorary for those who have
done distinguishing work in scien
tific research, are planning to at
tend the joint meeting of the Ore
gon section of the American
Chemical society and the local
chapter of Sigma Xi in Portland
Saturday.
The local section of the science
honorary includes faculty mem
bers from both the University of
Oregon and the medical school.
The meeting will be held at the
medical school.