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Lin field Nine to Tie Knitted Out ns Season Doesn't 'Open' Today NUMBER 94 The Passing Show For Ford to Think Freedom of A P Baldwin Fen re ft Save Demoeracy By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN Labor Rejoices Labor leaders rejoiced yesterday at the constitutionality of their “Magna Charta," the Wagner act which was supported by the court yesterday on five counts. UAW heads thumbed their noses at Henry Ford, who now had “some thing to think about.” Strike activity quieted down in the automotive industry although the Ford situation remained acute. Canada’s anti-CIO premier contin ued to warn Lewis “or any of his gang” that a mis-step would bring long jail sentences.... The AFL CTO feud continued with the Georgia federation of labor refus ing to obey Green's command to remove its head for pro-Lewis ac tivities. Wagner Reverbralions * The supreme court decision on the Wagner law, as applied to the AP, became an oratory on freedom of the press yesterday with dis senting Justice Sutherland sug gesting that the majority opinion constituted an encroachment on those liberties” so carefully pro tested by the first amendment.” By a technical interpretation of channels of inter-state commerce, the court decided that the asso , ciation’s dealings with its laborers would come under the supervision of the Wagner bill. The majority denied any connection with “the impartial distribution of news.” The decision of the court became definite evidence to both sides of the court reform tangle that the president's bill should be dropped or passed. Up to Three Miles Baldwin did some fast diplomatic fencing yesterday endeavoring to keep Britain out of Spanish trouble ir regard to the recent incident at (Please turn to page two) I -""-- - ■ i Fraternity for Poor Men Sets Pace of Otheis By BERNADINE BOWMAN The “poor man’s fraternity,” Pi Alpha Chi, at Syracuse university celebrated its first anniversary with the knowledge that it had scored the highest fraternity scholarship record ever made on the campus. Founded by 11 juniors, for stu dents financially unable to join other Greek letter societies, Phi Alpha Chi has, within the year, swelled its membership to 37 and acquired a house on the campus in addition to breaking the old scholarship-average mark. All expenses at the fraternity have been kept low. Membership fees and dues included, costs a stu dent from $15 to $20 a year. To prevent over-expansion, the size of Phi Alpha Chi is limited by by-laws to no more than 12 mem bers from each class. Pledges are chosen leisurely throughout the year, after the other societies have finished their rushing. Many ‘Most Beautiful’ Texas university men are bewild ered because they can no longer call a beautiful coed “one in a thousand.” It has been mathemati cally proved that since 300 of the 2,500 women enrolled at the Uni versity of Texas have been named “‘most beautiful" at one time or another, 12 per cent of them have equal right to the term. Farming Without Dirt Professor W. K. Gerick of the University of California, has ori ginated “dirtless farming," a sys tem cf raising' flowers, vegetables, and fruits in tanks of warm ferti lized water. The Los Angeles jun ior college paper ends its comment on the new idea by saying that “In the future, some professor will probably invent a professorless and bookless college. Time’s a wastin’!” Willis Warren Still Worried About Libe But Also Proud Papa Reserve librarian Willis 'War ren was a happy man last night although the problem of moving into the new library was still before him. Late yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Warren became the parents of a baby boy. Trade or Isolation— Which Way Peace? Ask Forum Leaders European Communists and Fascists Battle While America Watches, Says S. Stepheson Smith in Discussion Using the topic “International Policies of the United States,’ Dean Victor P. Morris outlined two major points—that of isola tion, and America's policy of neutrality, in the first of the series of forums at Gerlinger Monday. The forums will continue this afternoon and Wednesday. Two points of view are held in the United States on isolation; there are those who say, that because of the geographical loca tion and the potential wealth of , natural resources that we have, isolation is possible. Others take the stand that isolation is only a myth, and we are economically, fi nancially, and politically bound in an international alliance. Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, assisted in the round table discussion and agreed that isolation was an impossibility. He said that we are all a part of this world and we, as a part, are all involved in its affairs. Isolation Dangerous Dean Allen stated that the dis ease of alienations is the tendency to think that each is superior to other nations, and in this intellec tual isolation lies the largest dang er factor in the world today. To remedy this we should encourage the notion of trade, which would benefit both parties and in this i mutual benefit of nations, the world would grow closer together, he said. In discussing neutrality, Dean Morris spoke of its ambiguous meaning and of the world concepts responsible for this change. Once neutrality revolved around rights; now it is considered in reference to trade relations. The final questions was, “What can the United State actually do in participation in the world organ izations for our own relationship to collective security?” This will be the subject taken up in today’s forum. European Conflict Bitter The battle now waging in Eu rope between communism and fas cism is equally as bitter and as im portant as was the conflict be tween the Roman Catholic church and the Protestant church, said S. Stephenson Smith in the second forum on world affairs. An explanation of the essential differences in the communistic and fascistic theories, a description of their methods of gaining power, and a discussion of the true mo (Please turn to page two') Tryout for Announcer At Canoe Fete Billed Wednesday Afternoon A commentator to handle continuity tor the “Romantic Serenade” canoe fete will he ehost'n Wednesday. Anyone may try out from 3 o’clock to 5 o’ clock tomorrow afternoon in 218 Friendly hall. Paul E. Kiepe, speech instructor, will judge en trants. Persons applying can read any selection of his own choice. Applicants will be judged on ability to read smoothly and on pleasantness of voice. Repeat of‘Ethan Frome’ Is Slated Because of the great popular de mand, the University theater pro duction of “Ethan Frome’’ will be repeated Wednesday night in Guile hall. The price of admission has beer lowered to 35 and 50 cents and the play will begin at 1:30 so that girls can be in before 10:30. The play was given to overflow houses on Friday and Saturday nights and the repeat performance is being given for those people un able to get in the first two nights and others who have not yet seen the play. Walden Boyle, Patricia Neal, and Margie Tucker turn in the best performance of their several years work with the University theater in the production and the stage setting has been hailed as a triumph for Horace W. Robinson, director and stage technician for the production. The ticket office in Johnson hall will be open today from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. and from 10:00 Wednesday morning until curtain time. Dean Morse Tries to Fire Up Oft-Defeated Law School Nine With Special Letter Exhorting his perpetually defeated law school softballers to rise to new heights and upset their traditional rivals, the business administra tion school, Dean Wayne L. Morse recently took pen in hand and fired the following note of appeal, supplication, and promise to the seven times defeated lawyers. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., April 10, 1937 MEMBERS OF THE 1937 MYTHICAL OREGON LAW SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM: Gentlemen: I use the salutation “gentlemen” because I think the title is an appro priate one. If I know anything about baseball, good baseball players are never gentlemen— at least in the stuffed shirt sense of the word. For seven years I have paraded and hooted for and with the Law School’s supposedly baseball ath letes, always on the solemn assur ance that they would white-wash the School of Business Administra tion. (It is antisocial enough in point of view to need some white wash.! For seven years I have seen the Law School aggregation — I cannot call it a team—suffer from severe trouncings. That has been very humiliating! Bum Umpire In addition I have seen them out witted as to rules and regulations governing the games. I have seen them select during recent years an umpire who obviously was biased in favor of the School of Business Administration. In fact, I have seen our team not only outplayed and outwitted but outfoxed. (Please turn to page tzvo) Warren Slates Three Contests For Frosli Nine Undaunted by the fact that Jupe Pluvius has soaked out four of five previously scheduled freshman baseball games, John Warren has slated three more contests for Jupe to work on this week. The Ducklings, weather permit ting, will play Eugene high Wed nesday. On Friday Silverton high, perennial winner of the Willamette valley interscholastic league cham pionship, is booked for a tussle here, and on Saturday Oregon Tech of Portland is slated for the local field. Frosh pitchers and catchers worked out in the Igloo yesterday. Dorsey Gives Praise to Ellis Kimball’s Band Musicians For Frosli (»Iee Hold Sensation; ‘Southern Plantation' Theme Planned “Ellis Kimball has one of the finest dance bands on the coast.’’ stated Jimmy Dorsey, popular dance band leader, between num bers at the Sigma Delta Chi dance last Saturday evening. “I see that you have signed Kim ball for your frosh glee dance. I can assure you that you won’t be disappointed, as he, his band, and the featured soloist have been sen sations wherever they have ap peared.” Date April 23 Kimball and his band, who have been appearing for the past two years in San Francisco will play in McArthur court April 23 for the third of the class dances, the annual frosh glee. Appearing with the band will be Miss Mary Ann Harris, vocalist, who has been heard over Columbia broadcasting station during the past year. Doug Von and Jack Buck, two other soloists will also be featured. The ten "Gentlemen of Swing" asc they are called on the Colum bia network will play from 8:30 o’clock until 12:30, announces Dick Litfin, dance chairman. Fort Starts Plans Sam Fort, director of decora tions for the affair, has begun plans for the southern plantation theme. The entire Ig|»o will be changed from the present basket ball court to a bit of the old south, with its cotton, negro art, and magnolias. Plans have been dis cussed for building of a special stand for the orchestra, bringing out more completely the southern idea. Members of the directorate working with Litfin include Gil bert Schnitzer, assistant chair man; Don Kirkpatrick, orchestra; Harold De Cicco, programs; Dean Lytell, decorations; Cathryn Col lins, patrons and patronesses; Harry Milne, finance; Myra Hul ser, publicity; George Heilig, cleanup. Hopkins Writes Band Music for New Pep Song The new song, “Marching Ore gon” by George Hopkins, pro fessor of piano and Hal Young, professor of voice, has been ar ranged by Mr. Hopkins in form for playing by a military or marching band. He is also ar ranging it for concert band. To make them interesting and effective, the band arrangements are aided by means of the coun ter-melody, modern rhythm, and and unusual musical devices used by Mr. Hopkins. He has combined new and old rhythms in the arrangements. Heads of Houses Honor Oregon Mothers Today Council members of the Oregon mothers and members of the local group of Eugene mothers will be guests of the heads of houses at their meeting today at 4 o’clock in Gerlinger. Tea and sandwiches will be served following the busi ness session. Second Fee Payments Overdue; Stiff Fines Penalty for Lateness The second installments of registration fees were due Mon day. Each day for a week, 25c will be charged, after which time the student will be sus pended, University business of fice announced today. To be reinstated, students must pay both the $1.50 accu mulated fine, and a $2 rein statement fee. The business office also an nounced that student body card installments are due. Coeds Can "t Eat, But Food Trucks Still Keep Busy Economic aspects of Univer sity regulations banning delivery of foodstuffs to sorority houses after hours came to tlie fore last weekend, as the result of an an nouncement f r o m heads of houses that deliveries were “out.” A survey of campus lunch rooms offering delivery service indicated that Oregon's “Vol stead act" does not carry much weight with sorority consumers. For three succeeding days, since the ban was placed before the campus, sandwich and coffee purveyors stated that "bootleg business” was thriving and de livery business in general was the best for six months. One place announced that business had increased one and one-half times above average. 15 Coeds Chosen Best Campus Dates AWS Carnival Will Barter Maids, Baskets; Spoils Go to Highest Bidder Fifteen women, considered from the standpoint of personality, ability, and appearance as the best dates on the campus, were an nounced yesterday to be featured at AWS carnival to be held in Mc Arthur court Saturday night, April 17. These women, selected by carni val directorate members with the approval of the administration, will each prepare a basket of food, wrap it in a decorated box and turn it over the Jack Wagstaff, carnival auctioneer. Bidding by the men will continue until all boxes are sold. An evening lunch will then be enjoyed by the fifteen couples. At a meeting of the directorate it was suggested houses prepare food for the baskets, as in pre vious years. Women participating in the event, however, are on their honor to create and carry out their own ideas for decorations. Coeds selected include Frances Johnston, Betty Lou Drake, Star la Parvin, Shirley Rising, Virginia Regan, Evelyn Rosander, Olive White, Betty Crawford, Janet Hall, Peggy Vermillion, Frederica Mer rell, Aida Macchi, Verna Gorski, and Marcia Steinhauser. Morris Second Speaker in Theta Sigma Phi Series Dr. Victor P. Morris will speak to University coeds on the subject, “Women’s Relationship to Econom ics’’ Wednesday evening from 7 to 8 in the alumni room of Gerlinger hall. His talk is the second of the three lecture series presented by Theta Sigma Phi, journalistic hon orary for women. Dr. Morris is professor of eco nomics and is acting dean of the school of business administration. He is a member of the American Economic association, and of the American Academy of political and social sciences. He has contributed several articles on economics, in come tax, the Oregon minimum wage law, and the supreme court to the Commonwealth Review. Tickets may be purchased in the living organizations or from mem- ! bers of Theta Sigma Phi. They are , ten cents for a single lecture. Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary, wiil give the closing talk,! “Women and Careers’’ on Wednes- , day, April 21. Mrs. Ernst Journeys To Salem for Speech In response to a request from the arts league of Salem, Oregon, Alice Henson Ernst, associate pro fessor of English, is visiting there today, giving an informal talk on the subject of "Northwest Coast Masks." The striking and individ ual masks used in certain rituals i and semi-religious ceremonials the northwest has been the basis jOf research during the past four years. Pan-Hell Heads Try to Solve Rushing Mess I ; Endeavor to Make Next Pledge Weeks Easier With‘Hot-Boxing' Out Is Group's Plan Faced with a complicated set of I rushing- rules that caused consid i erable confusion during rush week i of last fall term, Pan-hellenic coun cil members considered a new set of laws handed down to them by the rides committee yesterday afternoon at an open meeting. Hazel P. Sclnvering dean of wo men, met with the group. The elimination of “hot-boxing”, as well ns making the week of rushing easier on both rushee nnd sorority member, is being sought by these new rules. Plans Go to Houses After reading the rules, they were discussed. Rushing chair men of individual houses present ed them to members at housi meet ings last evening, asking for re commendation of those that seem ed workable nnd for reasons of dis approval on any that showed lit tle promise. Another meeting will be held today to iron out more dif ficulties and to further organize these rules. The question of oral bidding (asking a rushee for preference night verbally instead of in a writ ten statement) brought consider able discussion. Many voiced that no house was sure of a rushee un less they asked her verbally. Pro ponents in favor of written bidding stated a rushee would be given a longer chance to consider her choice. , i May Move In Earlier Rushees will be housed again in the Eugene hotel, but under the proposed rules would move into houses of their choice Saturday afternoon ending rush week, after receiving bids Saturday morning. Ten Newsmen Added to Si%rna Delta Chi Ranks While the campus danced to the strains of Jimmy Dorsey’s music, Sigma Delta Chi, profes sional journalism society, pledged 10 student newsmen Saturday night. Neophytes who were given their linotype “slugs” symbolic of pledge ship are: Orval Hop kins, Paul Deutschmann, Porter Frizzell, Hubard Kuokka, Lew Evans, George Haley, Morris Henderson, Bob Lee, George Haley, Morris Henderson, Bob Knight, and Don Seaman. The annual dance, combined with the ASUO bonus concert because Dorsey and his band were late in arriving, grossed over $400 after the orchestra was paid, finance Chairman Darrel Ellis revealed yesterday. The new pledges will edit and distribute the Green Goose, scan dal publication, sometime during spring term. HUNTER GUEST SPEAKER Chancellor F. M. Hunter left Eugene for Portland Monday, where he will address the Oregon congress of Parent Teachers as sociation Tuesday. Wednesday, the chrancellor will go to Corvallis, where he will at tend the annual Agriculture club banquet as a guest of W. A. Scho cnfeld, dean of the Oregon State department of agriculture. TODAY’S FORUM SCHEDULE 2:00-8:30, What student* can do to aid peace, Dean Onthank in the AVVS room. 2:00-3:30, Specific interna tional policies of the United States, Dean Morris in the men’s lounge. 3:30-5:00, The need for access to natural resources as a cause for war, Warren D. Smith in the AWS room. 3:30-5:00, International caus es of Fascism, S. Stephenson Smith in the men's lounge. New Library Will Open May 3 After Three Days Of Intensive Moving o Reserve Rooks Not to Be Moved Until Sometime Later; Limited Transfer to Start Immediatelv Mass moving of books, with men working- day and night, will begin during the last week in April, according to Willis Warren, reserve librarian. The new library will be opened May 3. M. H. Douglass, librarian, has given his approval to the plan and will return to the campus April 27 to supervise the moving-. On the Committee Sitting today with the publlcn tionsi . committee as members, which meets with the educational activities board to aid that body in interviewing applicants for pub lications positions, will be Don Oasclato and Fred; Colvig, Ore gano and Emerald editors. Publication Board Interviews Today Mattingly, Connelly, and Tupling; Root, Harbert, Pease, Igoe Will Vie The publications committee will meet today to interview and decide upon applicants for the positions of Oregana editor and business man ager and Emerald editor and busi ness manager, Carlton Spencer, chairman of the committee, said yesterday. The meeting will be held in the faculty room of Friendly hall from 2 to 6 o’clock this afternoon. The ASUO educational activities board is invited to attend the meet ing. Following the meeting the publications committee will arrive at its decision, and make recom mendations to the activities board for approval. If passed, the decis ion will be given to the executive council by the activities board for (Please turn to page two) Three nays of Moving Service on circulation and per iodical desks will be suspended for three days from April 30 to May 2. Students WTiting theses will be allowed to take books out for this period. Beginning tomorrow, messenger service between the old and new buildings will be initiated. Two "trips will be made each day; one will be at 9 in the morning, the other at 6 in the evening. No calls will be answered after 4 p.m. First of the book stacks will be moved next Monday. To avoid dis turbance, the stacks will be taken from the old library during the night. Reserves Stay Indefinitely Circulation and periodical de partments and the offices will be moved, but reserves will remain in the old buildings indefinitely, Mr. Warren said. Formal opening exercises will be helc^ probably during Junior week end, and inspection trips for the public will be conducted during that time. There is a possibility, he said, that opening will be de layed until commencement week. June Brown, Max Doty Win Prizes As Best Salesmen Max Doty, selling 58 tickets to the presentation of “As You Like It” given in Eugene last week won the $5 prize offered for the most tickets sold, announced Rudolf Ernst, professor of English, and chairman of the sub committee of the library which sponsored the show. June Brown sold 52 tickets and was named second. Proceeds amounting to more than $60 were realized from the show, stated Ernst, and will be used to further furnishing of the browsing room in the new library. Walter Swanson acted as stu dent manager of sales on the campus. Margaret Ann Smith, Al thea Peterson, and Mrs. Carlton Spencer handled down-town sales. Irregular Life Full of Late Hours9 Scattered Dinners Lot of Jim Dorsey’s Lads By HUBARD KUOKKA The life of Jimmy Dorsey of radio, motion picture, and dance music lame is not an easy one, at any rate, it hasn't been for the last few weeks. Sitting before a hot, juicy, steak in McCrady’s after last Saturday night's Sigma Delta Cni dance, Dorsey relaxed for the first time in 24 hours. He shook his head. “We’ve been jumping around the country too much,” he said, cutting himself a juicy chunk of the medium rare meat. Ihe last time he had eaten was about 22 hours before, after he had played for a dance at Stanford university. Back and Forth “We played in Bellingham last Tuesday night and Thursday night we had to be back in Los Angeles for the Crosby program " he said. “And right after the program we had to hike up north again.” Cole McElroy, well-known north west showman, was present at the late supper, and he and the noted band leader began to talk shop, which to them is music. “I am 33 years old now,” Dorsey remarked, “and I started playing when I was six. My dad was a musician.” This was in Pennsyl vania where father Dorsey con ducted a high school orchestra. Jim Started Early "My jazz interferred with my college,” Jimmy Dorsey said. “At 16 I started playing for the Scran ton Sirens, and was getting $90 a week. That's why I didn’t go to col lege. I thought I was getting more than I ever would if I did go to college.” His dance engagements, how ever, have taken him to many Am erican campuses. “College students react much more favorably to dance music than the average pub lic,” he remarked. Jimmy has a brother Tommy, who also was musically inclined at an early age. He now has a band in the Commodore hotel in New York. "And it's a darn good band, I'm telling you,” Jimmy declared. Clean-cut Appearance Dorsey is of average height, with straight black hair parted neatly near the middle, and has a friendly, courteous disposition. Dressed in (Please turn to page two)