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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Fred W. Colvig, editor Walter R. Vcrnstrom, manager LeRoy Mattingly, managing editor Wm. F. Lubersky, Assistant Business Manager Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF Pat Frizzell, sports editor. Bornadine Bowman, exchange editor. Paul Deutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladlys liattleson, society editor. Paul Plank, radio editor. Lloyd Tunling, news editor Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page editor. Jean Weber, morgue director Chief Night Editors: George Haley Bill Davenport 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, Kay Morrow. Ted 1'roudfoot, Catherine Taylor, Alice Nelson, Rachael Platt, Doris Lindgrcn. Rita Wright, Lillian Warn, Margaret Ray, Donald Seaman, Wilfred Roadman. Sports staff: Wendell Wyatt, Elbert Hawk.ns, John Pink, Morrie Henderson, Russ Iseli, Cece Walden, Chuck Van Scoyoc. Copyeditors: Roy Vernstrom, Mary Hopkins, Bill Garrett. Rclta Lea Powell, Jane Mirick, Tom Brady, Warren Waldorf, Theo Prescott, Lorcne Marguth, Rita Wright, Jack Townsend, Wen Brooks. Marge Finnegan, Mignon Phipps, LaVern Littleton, June Dick, Frances McCoy. Lawrence Quinlan, /II Branson, Helen Ferguson. Judith Wodcage, Betty Van Delicti, Stan Hobson, George Haley, (Jeanne Esclilc. Jrvin Mann. Night Editor Boli Tung tic Assistant Night Editor Betty Van Delicti Rebecca (tvcrstrcct Senior Finals on the Carpet 'TMIIS afternoon tlit* faculty will decide the fate of the plan advanced by the senior class to exempt graduating students from their spring finals. The proposal is as regular a spring phenomenon as the inevitable news paper stories about the first “lamb tongue.” And, it must he feared, as inevitably as the wilting of the first “lamb tongue,” the sen iors’ petition .will he given its annual perusal and rejection by the faculty. Hut, perhaps this is the year when the petition is to be ■granted ; thus the seniors take encouragement. There have been several objections to the scheme. The prime one setups to he that it would involve a change in a basic University requirement which states that a two-hour ex amination is to he given in every course where it is possible. In answer to this, how ever, the seniors may rightly rejoin that no requirement should be so unbending as not to allow reasonable exceptions. * # # ALSO, il lias been objected that the plan presupposes the existence of uniform teaching methods in which every professor knows in advance of exam week whether or not a student is doing work of a high enough standard to warrant his exemption from finals. Many professors, these critics point out, base their grades entirely on the final examination. But this doesn’t seem to be a valid criticism, inasmuch as the seniors in their petition have anticipated such conting encies in providing that professors may give one-hour examinations in the regular class periods if necessary. A further objection is that the plan will not relieve faculty members of the burden of ‘‘double examinations.” For professors, many of them at least, would find it necessary to give the optional oqe hour exams. But Ibis criticism, like the others, is nol unanswerable. The burden upon professors would certainly be lightened. First of all, the optional exam inations, where given, would be only one hour in length, thus dispensing with extra two-hour sessions. Secondly, such examina tions would he given during the regular class periods, not in the evenings and on Sunday as was done last year. Fveryone knows, how ever, that, while the plan will ease the work of professors to a great extent, such was not the principal purpose of the seniors in making the proposal. ft # /’y'IIK seniors hud primarily ill mind a liglil cuing ol the burdens upon members of the graduating class. The class of 1936 last spring was boomed through a high-pressure session of examinations that was like some thing from the days of the Inquisition. The harried seniors were given examinations at a time when their non-graduating class-mates were concluding the term’s work at leisure. They were given no time for review. And. adding to this such distractions as term pa lters, correspondence in search of jobs, pre parations for entertaining their parents, who were coming for commencement, and all the variety of smaller problems that come when one is severing connections with a place that has been bis home for four years and there was produced a situation which one victim quite inadequately described as “hell.” There is good precedent for the plan pro posed by the seniors in the success of a simi lar procedure which was set up last year at Oregon State college, when that institution was faced with our same situation. But the plan would be worth a try even if there were no precedent for it. If it produced no better result, it would at, least end the perennial complaint of the seniors. And that is some thing to consider. 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.) DEFENSE OF THE STRIKE To the Editor: Many of us, I am sure, appre ciate your attempt to clarify the difference of opinion as to whether or not students should strike against war. However, your opposition to the strike is based on one of two inaccuracies which seem small, but actually amount to a great deal. In the first place, the American campus version of the Oxford Pledge is not a pacifist declaration. It is, Lrue enough, a pledge which pacifists take, but it encompasses many whose views are far from pacifistic. The American version declares in effect that “we will not support our government in the war for which it is preparing.” We are only being realistic in realizing that the war for which our government seems to be pre paring is not a holy war against fascism nor is it a defensive encounter. The blue prints which now lie in the offices of the war department are sched ules for troop movements not in America but on foreign soil. The naval armament for which we are paying millions daily is obviously for offen sive purposes. If we were convinced that America was pre paring only for defense we might not be so ready to take the Oxford Pledge. But we know, as every thinking student knows, that the war department has no such innocent plans. In the light of this we can do nothing else honestly but support the Oxford Pledge. Perhaps you have not seen the national strike call this year. It definitely does not force the Oxford Pledge as a necessary prerequiiste to sup porting the strike. In view of what I have just said it “recognizes' the validity of the Oxford Peldge in the light of American war preparations” Certainly it is not fair to say that the American .Student Union is pacifistic because it supports the Oxford Pledge. Some of its members arc, but remember that one of its slogans for April 22 is, “We last that Spain may cat.” The ASU's support of Spanish democracy is not pacifistic. It is real istic. And remember also Unit we can honestly and sincerely take the Oxford Plec’ge while we arc supporting democracy in Spain. There is nothing narrow or sectarian about either the 4YSU t,r the strike against war. Both could and should have the support of the entire student, body. The only entrance lee to participa tion in the strike cm April 22 is a strong and cour ageous conviction that war is wrong and must be sorbed tay i nation-wMde demonstration of solidar ity for world peace. JAMES D. ROWAN. AWS Delegates (Continual from pone one) when the hostess for the 1939 con clave was selected. The University of Kansas will entertain the next convention, and women of that uni versity will be national officers now,” continued Miss Emery. Both Miss Emery and Miss Buchanan returned with a gold bracelet on which is set the crest ol the UCLA Each delegate was presented one of these in remem brance of the convention A detailed account of business sessions will be given by President Buchanan at a mooting of AWS, to be called m the near future. (lull pf ‘Popcorn’ (Continual from page one) booth winners, l’ot l 1 a n d wa ( searched from Broadway to Powell | street by Mr. Behomp and Kay j Coleman, general chairman of tin-, affair, during tits vacation for these trinket . liud Broun 11 ill I’Ll> At one end of the court, Bud Brown and his campus orehc tra will play throughout the evening for those who wish to mix their game shooting and popcorn-ratine with an occasional waltz around the floor. Dancing will lie free, an nourices Miss Coleman. Marionbeth IV o 1 f t n U e n. food chairman, gave her report at the ‘ meeting, stating, ‘'We found last! year that we needed more food to poll, so J mu seeing to it personally that none will want for that extra morsel." Besides the booths, the food, and dancing, 15 of the chosen best dated women on the campus will be auctioned off with their food baskets, prepared by themselves, to the highest bidder. Dorothy Mag mtson, basket social chairman, stale, that the 15 chosen will he announced soon, and their pictures will be taken for publication. ‘Ethan Erome’ Has (Coiitiniuit jioin pilin' cm-) early morning. The box office reports th at there are only a few tickets left for either the formal opening Krutoy night or the Saturday night per formance ASl <) Meeting (Continued from patjc one) Honors rios to Itress To assist in welcoming Chan cellor Hunter, Gilbert Schultz has roque led that members of all cam pus honorary societies come to the assembly dressed in gowns or the regalia of their organization, lie further requests that all student body card holders bring their cards with thorn. A ticket to the Sigma Delta Chi dance, featuring Jimmy Dorsey, will be given to some card holder. Chancellor Hunter will be intro duced to the assembly by President C Valentine Boyer. Moving 1*1:1118 (Continued from page one) of men, divided between the old and new libraries, will keep a steady stream of books flowing, if present plans are followed. “Between 55,000 a n d 60,000 books were moved from the old library in the week preceding ex animations last. term. So," Mr. Warren said, "little hope can be held that the 160,00 volumes can be moved in three days. However, the important on*, can be moved first, so that a three-day period should suffice to move those books which will be in greatest demand." Under the most probable plan, a crew of about twenty men will be used Halt of them will work in the old library, filling book trays from the .-.helves and < trrying them to the elevator Other men will receive the book-- and lead them on the trucks, about 15 trays to the truck and 25 average sued volume ■ to the tray. Univcrstly trucks will carry the book; to the lieu library, where the remainder of the crew will re ceive and shelve the books. The library will have to operate on as economical a basis as pos sible, as it is now on a reducer! budget from that of last year, aim the added expense of moving is rutting severe inr >adx iut the allotted funds. Many NYA student may get a chance to make up hours during the moving. Mop’s SKIPS 6* JUMPS By ORVAL HOPKINS rJ HERE'S a good jolt waiting for a lot of lads and lassies who j will graduate this term. The sys-; tem of the University is such these : days that the college man or wo man is gradually built up in his own mind, and sometimes in the minds of others, until the only thing for him to do after gradua tion is to take a huge dunking. There’s only one direction for him to go. He already thinks he’s so good that there’s no more room at the top and down he goes. Of course he doesn't stay down there. He takes his sock on the puss iii the right spirit for the most part and then picks him self up and starts the grind oil over again. As a rule he’s the better man for it, too. He finds out that after college people aren't going to look up to him merely because he has put in four soft years and has been president of various and sundary thises and thats. They won’t get all reverent with him merely because he tells them he has an education and can produce the papers to prove it. There ain’t no need to be ex pansive after college. Nobody’s go ing to get a whang out of being : pokcn to by a senior on the out side. He’s just the freshman out there, and more so than any first year person ever was in college. He doesn't know nothin’ and' there are plenty of people who are aware of it. even though the grad uate isn’t, in. far too many cases. 1^0 what’s the answer? ‘ The answer is that we’re sup posed to be preparing ourselves for life (sigh). We are allegedly learning the things that will do ! us the most good when we get out among ’em. We are learning how to adjust ourselves to any sur roundings. That’s what education is supposed to be for, unless I’ve been misled again. But wc build ourselves up for an awful letdown. Instead of learning how little we know, we go around, too often not un obtrusively, congratulating our selves upon hr.w much we know —until somebody sneaks and bats up alongside the ear with the fact that we haven’t even started. By the time we get out of college we ought to be so aware of the fact that there are realms and realms which we haven’t even dreamed of that we would he willing tp go out and try to go on learning throughout life. Instead we like to show how intelligently we can talk about nothing and in what m loud voice and how much we can; drink without going 'round and 'round (it ain't much either). I have in mind certain smug individuals who arc in for the fall and once again I’ni not blaming the individual so much as I am the system. It takes so long for any changes to come about and in ertia is such a powerful force that 1 can't see the way even for my self. Yet here I sit shooting 'off my yap. It’s just the sort of thing that doesn't count. Living American Art Is On Display in Gallery The third exhibition of living American art. selected by a jury and advistory board as representa tive of the. best American paint ing. is on display in the art gal lery. There ara 18 pictures chosen every year and sent out in groups of 12 to members of the associa tion which was organized to pro vide fine reproductions of contem porary American work. The repro ductions are made in Vienna by the collotype process. Experiments are being made to I find the most effective way of | mounting the pictures. This group is mounted in colored linen mat ting rather than in paper. ST I DENTS \\ ILL SPEAK Betty Brown, Lorraine Larson, land Jeanette Hafner will discuss [the cooperative movement in Am erica at a program sponsored by the PTA at the Coburg high school Wednesday evening Shultz l (t ,'ntimicil from payc oar) handicap the use of promised spoils, ami the awarding of ap pointments to supporters within1 the block to gain support, but that to eliminate it would take tun-' and pain Schultz unduded by saying. "The best man is* the one who should be considered, disregarding all obligations, and leaving out thought of party duties." Japanese Held the Wrong Maps w Police and federal officials are jointly investigating the activities of Buichiro Abo, Japanese, because a search made of his home in Los Angeles after he was arrested on a shooting charge revealed military maps of Hawaii and also of the tunnels of the Los Angeles water system. Above, Captain Bert Wallis, of the Los Angeles police is questioning Abo. '17-When War Was Declared (Continued from payc one) willingly than Oregon’s student soldiers are going to their self chosen duty.” On March 24, 42 men sighed for drill and allied subjects for five hours a week. Warren D. Smith was chairman at the organizational meeting, when William Hayward and Eric W. Allen volunteered their services. Dr. Smith said that there would be no loafing in the com pany, and each entrant was to post a $2.50 guarantee for his regular attendance. At the same occasion President P. L. Campbell said, "Primarily this movement is to show that our hearts are in the right place. Aside from that there is the advantage which will result to everyone tak ing part in the work, both in pre paration for everyday life and pre paration for army work if the call comes.” The first drilling was in the men's gym on March 27. Prof Craved Excitement Headlines of the third of April shouted: “STUDENT RANKS DECIMATED BY MEN ENLIST ING, FIRST CALL WILL SEE 100 MEN GO TO FRONT, STUDENT ACTIVITIES INJURED AND IN TERCOLLEGIATE RELATIONS MAY SUSPEND, PATRIOTIC RALLY AND SEND-OFF SCHE DULED FOR ASSEMBLY TO MORROW’.” Prof. Allen Hopkins, commerce, when asked whether he would en list replied, “You bet!" The am bulance service was mentioned, but he said distastefully, “There would not be enough excitement in it." Their only significance being for display purposes, a row of little outline sWastikap separated the banners in the April 3rd issue, when frenzy ruled the campus. When sincere students were going off to war "to make the world safe for democracy," these little pagan emblems were an almost Biblical prophecy of the defeat of their purpose. Other heads at the time were: "Alumna Respond to Call. Sixty In Less Than Week Tell How They Would Aid Country: University Band May Form Military Unit, Student Musicians Discuss Plan of Enlisting as a Body, Players in Demand, Portland Contract Offer ed, Will Parade Thusday." Athletics Hampered On March 37. the Emerald print ed. . . . "The first to depart for the ranks is Ken Wilson, who received the call from headquarters yester day to join the Third Regiment, Oregon, at Portland. The loss of Wilson casts another dark shadow over Bill Hayward's track pros pect.’. Wilson was one of the stand bys of the old squad, having per formed for the lemon-yellow in sprints. With the mobilization of the local companies, and others : that have representatives in the University, the campus will be de prived of men active in nearly 1 every branch of activity. Track, baseball, anti other spring athletics will be abandoned here, as well as m every other university anti col lege in the United States, in the 1 event of mobilization of troops. “Declaration of war and call for recruits will cause a rush of col- 1 lege men in every part of the coun- j try to enlist under the Stars anti Stripes, as was the case when trouble with Mexico first appeared. A random glance at sentiment : shows that at least 300 students ; will rally to military service upon the request of the government. Credits Given "President P. L. Campbell stated yesterday that credits for the sem ester probably will be granted in case of men being called to arms, whether they respond voluntarily or already belong to the militia. This was done by American uni versities when students were called into service during the Spanish American war” (later stories show that Oregon was the first school in the nation to do this at that time). The Emerald on March 29 read, "WAR RUMORS NOT TO HIND ER TRACK WORK, ACTUAL DE CLARATION IS ONLY THING THAT WILL STOP TRAINING, FEW VETERANS LEFT. Training and conditioning of Oregon’s track team will go on until war is actu ally declared, according to Coach Bill Hayward. ‘We will have some kind of a team to go through with our schedule, even if some of the regulars are forced to go,’ said the coach. ‘If war is declared and the boys are called out I will go my sen. Sports for Conditioning “Even in the event of war ath letics might be kept up to maintain the physical condition of the stu dents. This was the plan followed by England during the first two years of the war and resulted in many soldiers being recruited from the universities.” On the same day another story appeared. “Military drill, though only voluntary, is an actuality at the University. Tuesday evening, when for two hours over 50 men marched and counter-marched un der the direction of H. K. Kings bury and a half score of volunteer corporals, the first actual steps were taken. The gymnasium rang with the orders of those in com mand, and the rhythmic cadence of marching filled the large room. Members of the administration force of the school rubbed elbows with students, and former mem bers of the United States army with true military subordination followed young fellows from the National Guard in elementary in structions.” Intelligence Blanks Filled One month before the American declaration of war against Ger many all University men and alum ni had to fill out papers to indicate their willingness to go to war if called. "PATRIOTIC STUDENTS CHEER U. WARRIORS, RE CRUITS MARCH INTO VILLARD ASSEMBLY IN UNIFOR M, BANDPLAYS NATIONAL AIRS. RESOLl^TION ADOPTED SUP PORTING WILSON. -Justice is greater than peace' was the theme of speaker R. A. Booth tRooth Kolly lumber company*,’ and a British subject from Canada ex pressed pleasure in seeing the 'at titude the Americans were hold ing with regard to the. protection of humanity, liberty, and justice.' The resolution supporting Wilson was unanimous. Before the assembly Dr. John Straub asked houses and students to bring flags for "decorative and other purposes,” saying. “This is to be the grand rally day and fare well to our boys. Let us make it such that those of us who remain Ix'hind may show our boys who are going away that we appreciate the sacrifice they are making.” Many of the boys went away, some never to return to the [>or tals along Thirteenth avenue. (To be continued in later issues of the Emerald.) Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only S3.00 per year. Campus Calendar Jean ParKer, Sam Kroshel, Chan dler Stevens, Lucy Downing, Mar jorie Hillman, John Layton, Mar vin Boyd, Sheldon Parks, James Valentine, Muriel Horner, Paul Rowe, William Torrence, Arthur McNett, Frank Lukouski, Harry Fall, Clayton Helgren and Jack Casey are in the infirmary today. The Allied Arts League will hold f>. meeting today to elect new of ficers. Members of the group are asked to come with suggestions of capable candidates for the offices of president and secretary-treas urer. Dean Lawrence will speak to the group. Outgoing officers are i Jack Stafford and Charles Endi ! cott. Order of O will meet today at 12 o'clock at the Beta house for elec tion of officers. __ Members of the fencing club will | meet in front of Gerlinger at 4:45 Thursday for a trip to Corvallis. Campus luncheon directorate for junior weekend will meet at the College Side at 5 o’clock today. Delta Phi Alpha, national Ger man honorary, will hold a short business meeting in the women's , lounge Gerlinger, 7:30 this eve ! ning. Passing Show ■ ——— (Continued from page one) I Nazis well-phepared as far as dis j cipline was concerned. I Dither in Congress Senators protested vigorously i yesterday when a junior solon from I Deleware suggested that the judi I ciary committee hearing on the court reform be brought to a close. Apparently hoping to entrench themselves in the safety of discus sion, members of both opposition and support called for continua tion. Suggestion that there were “still many witnesses to be heard,” voiced by Burke, democratic op ponent of the president’s bill, made hope of an early vote dim. British Bombed Nosy British warships, poking about the Mediterranean, were again the target of Spanish aerial bombs when the destroyer Gallant was forced to use her anti-aircraft guns to drive off a Spanish plane which dropped a missil near the ship. Nearsighed insurgents were blamed for the incident in dis patches which suggested that the Gallant has been mistaken for a Spanish government vessel. Pinballs pay at Taylor’s i ®MEisisisic|MafEis!Eiaisis/aia'a'aiaiais®j5 The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the Usurersity of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year exvept Sundays, Mon days, holidays, examination periods, tha fifth day of December to January 4, except January 4 to 12, annd March 6 to March 22. March 22 to March »0. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscrip tion rate, $3.00 a year. Circulation Manager.Caroline Hand Asst. Jean Farrens Frances Olson.Executive Secretary Copy Service Department Manager .Venita Brous National Advertising Patsy Neal Assistant: Eleanor Anderson. Collection Manager.Reed Swenson Wednesday adevrtising manager: Hal Haner: Assistants: Bob Smith, Bruce Curry Pillette Is Victor In Poetry Contest Richard Hagopiau, Adrian Martin Place in Jewett Contest Yesterday Milton Pillette, senior in jour nalism, won the $20 first prize in the W. F. Jewett poetry reading contest which was held yesterday afternoon at Gerlinger hall. Due to a mistake in tallying the votes the winners were incorrectly an nounced at the close of the con test. The $15 award for second place was awarded to Richard Hago pian, freshman in music. Third prize of $10 went to Adrian Mar tin. sophomore in arts and letters. Each entrant selected and mem orized three passages of poetry from an approved collection divided into general groups of son nets, lyrics, and blank verse, and were judged on their presentation. Pritchard Presents Statues to Art School Two new statues have been pre sented the University of Oregon art school for the art patio by Walt Pritchard, former student. The statues are done in cast stone and are done in a manner reminiscent of the archaic Greek sculpture. They were done under a WPA project. Mr. Pritchard, who received his master’s degree at the University of Oregon art school is now teach ing at Linfield college. THREE MEN PLEDGE Three more fraternity pledges have been registered at the office of the dean of men. They are: Bill Van Dyke, Delta Upsilon; George Haley, Phi Sigma Kappa; and A1 Dickhart, Theta Chi. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. LOST Longine wrist watch; black silk cord band. Finder call loc. 276, Martha Melinger. 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