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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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