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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Fred W. Colvig, editor Walter R. Vernstrom, manager LeRoy Mattingly, managing editor Wm. F. Lubersky, Assistant Business Manager Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF l*at rnzzcn, sports etmor. Bcrnadine Bowman, exchange editor. Paul Deutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladys Battlcson, society editor. Paul Plank, radio editor. J^iuyu j UJU1IIK. new* iruuwi. ICdwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page editor. Jean Weber, morgue director Chief Night Editors: Bill Davenport. Martha Stewart, feature editor. importers: Myra Huber. Rita Wright, Irvin Mann, Hill Pengra, Wen Brooks, Dick Litfin. Bob Ritter, Kathryn Morrow, larnisc Aiken, Louise Sheppard, Mary Failing, Margaret Rankin, Alyce Rogers, l.attra Bryant. Marolyn Dudley, 1'arr Aplin, Maxine filad. Catherine Taylor, Kenneth Kirtlev, Betty Jane Thompson. Warren Waldorf, Lew Kvans, Httbard Kttokka, Peggv Kohhlns, Gertrude Carter, Margaret Ray, Stan Hobson, Sports staff: John Pink, Klbcrt Hawkins, Chuck Van Scoyoc, Bill Norene. Larry Quinlin, Mortis Jicndcison, Russ Isch, Dick Hutchison, Lucille Stevens. City editors: Jean Kendall, Rita Lee Powell, Katherine Morrow, jack Townsend, Warren Waldorf, William Robinson, Gladys Battle-on, Mary Kay Booth, Dave Cox, Alice Nelson, Larry (Juinlin. Night editors Warren Waldorf Assistant night editors Hob Tongue ] )ay editor: lternadinc JJowmati Assistant day editor Jlculah Chapman The Pacifism Fad >1 FAD is an idea followed for a time witli immoderate zeal by a broad section of the population and then dropped, while the fickle public {roes on to take up new interests. Such a 111 i11«>■ was technocracy, with its chat ter of ergs and units of energy. What, was the name of the man who propounded it—■ Howard Scott? 11 is name has been forgotten. Such a thing, too, was Share the Wealth, which fizzled out, when Huey Long, its advo cate, was slain by a New Orleans doctor. And there was the Townsend plan—economically a joke, but with enough political fire in it to bring the necessity of social insurance strong ly to the attention of the nation. It, too, has gone the way of all fads. And there's another fad that held the. na tion’s regard for its brief instant and then flickered out. Pacifism. How few of us re member the hatred of war that sprang up over the nation no shorter time than three years ago. It started with an expose of the munitions industry published in Fortune magazine in the winter of 1934. The article told how arms makers work to foment war, how for their own profit they sharpen international bitter ness and bring about armaments races, how in time of war anus-makers of both sides work together to prolong the conflict. OIITUNE told how William 15. Shearer, American armaments lobbyist “ wrecked” the Geneva naval eonferenee ol' 1927. How world statesmen have profitable interests in the munitions industry. Ilow Basil Zaharoff Greek “man of mystery” made a fortune esti mated at almost a billion dollars from the world Avar. How, in 1917, when it seemed the United States was preparing to intervene in the war in an effort to bring about a peace ful arbitration of differences, Lord Bertie, British ambassador to France, wrote in bis diary: “Zaharoff is all for continuing the war jusqu’au bout.” How, during the Avar, Ger man and French anus-makers exerted influ ence upon their governments to prevent the bombing of munitions factories, where that might have brought the war to an early close. Flow, when the French were running short of steel, German anus-makers, to prevent the profitable conflict from ending, had steel ex ported to France through Sweden. In the I nited States the story created a sensation. It was published in pamphlet form and broadcast. Senator Nye had it read into the Congressional Record and easily managed to get himself appointed chairman of a com mittee to investigate the munitions industry in tins country. incited wars in the Balkans, and how this V 'piIliOl'CllOtT tlio nation, people of all ■walks ami interests became thoughtful and said to themselves. ‘‘►So this is the ■way tlie.v make suckers out of us.’’ And there was a great deal of talk, wherever people gath ered, about how the manufacture of arma ments should be nationalized. “Taking the profits out of war’’ became a slogan that spread from mouth to mouth. Uul what has been clone? The Nye committee dutifully reported its findings about the tremendous profits of Am erican anus-makers and brought to the atten tion of a naive public the course iollowed by the 1 nited States from HM I to l!H7 in which the nation became more and more deeply enmeshed in a war it didn't want to fight. t ’ongress followed this up with “neutrality legislation, " prohibiting the export of war materials to belligerents. And that was all. Then the country took up swing music, while, without attracting any loud or effec tive opposition, Congress event on and voted the largest army and navy budget that the uuUou ha- t\(A Liiov.u m hi peac.. rJTlIE United States still lias its pacifists, I but it must be regretted that from the standpoint of effectiveness they are in a piti ful minority. I’robablv the most outspoken group are those sponsoring tomorrow's strike against war. But even if tomorrow's demon stration does provoke wide feeling against “the war method,” its effect will soon be dissipated. And the arms-makers, the jingo ists, and the blundering diplomats will lead us merrily on into the next, war. What this country needs is not a five-cent cigar. It is a movement for peace that will exert itself powerfully and effectively—and continuously, not in mere, sporadic demon strations. But who will sponsor it, who will keep the interest going? College youth, train ed to be the future leaders of this country, might do everlasting good by consigning themselves unitedly to the cause of peace. But even college youth are not effectively joined against war. We are guilty of the same indifference that affects the rest of the nation. We must arouse ourselves, lest we be led off to slaughter like the youth of 11117. One-Way Alliance LTITOUGII the country has apparently turned the corner Mr. Hoover used to talk about, more and more Oregon fraterni ties are finding it expedient to place their business affairs and bill collections in the hands ol agencies which, for a percentage, transact and thrive upon the Greek houses’ delinquencies. Only in part is the necessity which has called such firms into existence traceable to depression days. Fraternities are essentially, at least a,s far as paying their way is con cerned, on a co-operative basis. Laxity of one student in meeting his house bill throws the whole organization into debt. Few houses, if any, work on a reserve which can absorb a heavy percentage of delinquent accounts. The number of fraternities now “belong ing" to some such accounting system indi cates the co-operative principle has not been entirely successful. Yet fraternities are left in a position where they have little else upon which to rely for their collections. University wields a heavy hand over the activities of the brotherhoods. The benefits from this connection seem to be all on the side of the administration however. Granting they should be under its control to some extent because they house its students, it would appear only fair that fraternities should derive some benefit and should be granted some aid by the University. Financially the University has chosen to regard fraternities as independent corpora tions. On many eastern campuses a student who is not “square” with his house is not permitted to register for class work. Other colleges withhold degrees of men who are in debt to their Greek letter organization. Should the fraternities be forced into fin ancial bankruptcy the University would un deniably lose a valuable institution. It would also be faced with the problem of providing housing accommodations for 000 men and a heavier program to replace that which now to some extent holds their interest. This might, of course, have good as well as bad conse quences, but the situation at present seems to justify the continuance of the present system. The 1 niversity has chosen to stick with the fraternity system. It regulates it, tells it when it can “rush," when it can pledge, even when the individual organizations can hold their dances. Why doesn't it give at least in some measure the influence of its backing as regards collections—instead of starving it out by ignoring its problems. Oregon co-eds cannol have food delivered alter 10 receive telephone calls after 11 :()0, go on picnics without upperclass women along, wear shorts at the table, etc., etc. It would bo a dismal sort of life if the rules were taken seriously. Campus Comment (The views aired in this column arc not necessarily expressive of Emerald policy. Communications should be kept within a limit of 250 words. Courteous restraint should bo observed in reference lo personalities. No unsigned letters will be accepted.) ‘ THRILL” FOR FRESHMEN To the Editor: Hoy, does spring change people! I don't know of a better place to spend these tempt ing days than on the campus of the University of Oregon. It is a beautiful place. Candid camera friends lurk behind every tree and bush, clicking away at the beauties of nature and youth. And they have it too - in abundance. But, getting to the purpose of my letter, our "O" ou Skinner's butte is a sorry-looklng thing. One can see “cow college” written all over it - even from the south end of Willamette street. John l’ink's “hairy-chested, illiterate apes” evidently lost all control and had to get away from the "farm" long enough to do a little, dirt. 1 am not crying for revenge on the beefers, but I do wish that something could be done about our “O". 1 am sure that there are a good many stu dents with me. too. 1 am sure that lots of our freshmen would get a thrill from sliding on some fresh, yellow paint! It isn't long until Junior weekend, so. If some thing is going to be done, it shouldn't be delayed for long. )■ —X L. < The Oregon CALLIOPE By LLOYD TUPLING Scene of organization of campus politics swung over to Hendricks hall last night, when coed repres entatives from campus living or ganizations gathered to submit lists of possible candidates for com ing senior class and ASUO elec tions. The lists compiled by women politicos included names of both men and women candidates. The group will meet again this after noon to simmer the list down to six or eight candidates. * After stamping approval to a list of candidates, the coeds will meet in joint session with men politicians to select final candi dates for nomination April 29. Representatives of men's organi zations will meet tonight in the SAE house to reduce a list of pos sible candidates for ASUO and senior offices from 28 contenders to 8, and as they do, first oppor tunity for a split in the coalition ranks will appear, political observ ers in the organization believe. Tonight's session will mark the emergence of the group from dis cussion of ideals and organization' to the stark reality of selecting candidates for ASUO offices. First, opportunity for log-rolling will ap pear tonight, and first opportunity for active intrigue will come with it. If a split comes in the coalition, the first crack will appear when representatives, partisan to a par ticular candidate, form opposition when they see their candidate be ing pushed into the background, observers believe. The group is not held together by promise of union. It has been pointed out by those in the midst j of the movement that opposition might arise if any part of the group is dissatisfied over the can didates selected. — Sigma Chi backing of Bob Huch j uli, ATO sophomore class presi j dent, has gathered up its tent and | moved into SAE Dick Litfin’s ! camp, rumors indicated last night. This will leave the perennial ATO soph candidate without his | usual bloc line-up. But, according I to Stan Norris, his Chi Psi man ■ ager, a campaign based on a burn ing campus and class issue will garner enough votes to make up | for the lacking house backing. Various Museums (Continued from page one) !er, formerly of Eugene, made an addition of 200 mounted plants which she collected in Massachus etts. L. F. Henderson, the present curator, collected more than 16, 000 sheets. They are housed for the. most part in regulation steel herbarium cases, the gift of num erous friends in the state. They ; are protected in this way from moisture, dust, and the revages of insects. The Condon geological museum is the joint gift of the state and the Condon family. It. is the work I of the late Dr. Thomas Condon, the first professor of geology of the University. The collection is I especially rich in vertebrate l'os jsils from the John Day valley. It is made up almost entirely of stone material, but contains some bone objects, and has fine speci mens of the prehistoric civiliza tion of Oregon and the Northwest. The Ada Bradley Millican col lection containing fine specimens ; of basketry from the north-west ern tribes of North America and from the southwest, was original ly loaned to the University. Upon her death, the sister, Mrs. Ella Busey, gave the collection to the University. It is now exhibited in Gerlinger hall. It has examples of woodworking from the northwest, textiles from the southwest, and a fine specimen of the Chilkat blanket from Alaska. Basket specimens of the Pacific Northwest, are in the Mrs. Vin cent Cook collection. Indian bas kets of western Oregon are in the Mrs. Annie Knox collection, given by Mrs, Annie Knox of Springfield. Professor L. S. Cressman, who carried out the excavations of the Gold Hill site, presented to the University in 1033. obsidian cere monial blades, stone implements, and skeletal material. The Condon. Ada Bradley Milli can. Mrs. Vincent Cook. Mrs. An nie Knox, and the Gold Hill col lections were designated by the State Museum of Anthropology. The next article will tell of the notable Murray Warner collection of oriental art which contains rare and beautiful masterpieces of Chinese. Japanese and Korean art White Man, Black Man William L. Morrison of Riverside, California, pictured above, has been affected by a rare disease for the last three months which is turning his shin from white to black. Morrison, shown above with his sister, Mrs. Ida Alsup, has been placed under medical observation. Advisory System Shows Promise Two-Day Old Plan Aimed Toward Lifting of Load During Registration In the beginning of an effort to lighten the load placed on ad visers during registration, and to give underclass students personal advice and help, Mrs. Gladys Han sen, whose office is in Johnson hall, is giving one-year students appointments with their advisers to work up a tentative program for next year. Formerly a heavy load has been placed on the 50 advisers when 1800 students mob them during a hurried day. Under the new sys tem being tried, the freshmen will get a personal interview and a chance for aid in ironing out their problems so that the advisers will have additional time to give in coming students. Mi s. llansen serves as coordina tor between students and advisers, arranging appointments during hours which are mutually free. It is hoped that all freshmen will be taken care of by the end of the term, with a suitable program worked out which will only require minor ehunges at registration next fall. The system has been in opera tion only two days, but it shows promise of developing into a smooth-running program. r rosh Psvcli Lxams (Continued from page one) schools deny entry to students flunking out. These tests also center around the guidance and assistance of stu dents in analyzing their difficulties trying to treat them as individuals, he declared. Men on Kise “It is the truth that there has al ways been a correlation between the rating and the first term grades of the students. It has al ways been higher for the women, but has been rising for the men recently. “In general, correlation of psy chological test scores rise where the effort is equalized. The women tend to work up their capacity fhore than the men. It. is believed by many students that during [ freshman week they are unable to do their best work as they arc | worried, nervous, and excited at! the time that the exams are taken, but it has been disproved by the retests which are given. If it is given two years later, the correlation between the tests equals nine-tenths, and Si per cent of the factors which determine the score of the first test are present! at the retest. In the majority, no changes take place, although there are individual differences. Dr. Tay lor stated. Serves \s Index He feels that the exam should be used as an index which must be judged in terms of probability. •AVe should use the tests as tools to help the students to find out what their difficulties are. It is difficult to write of scientific/ things and if the person cannot1 Uet a shake at TAYLOR'S.—adv. understand technical language, he cannot be expected to learn. "As technical assistant to Dean Stafford of the freshman advisory committee, this psychological exam is as important as a high school record in planning courses, analyz ing grades, and giving ideas of vo cations, and what plans will be worthwhile in their courses. "It is the chief means by which we can check up on the wisdom of the rules and regulations of courses. Another reason why it is important is shown by the fact that a questionnaire study of the economic status of the graduates from 1925 to 1935. It will show what lines of the test are import ant, and will help us to analyze the value of the various types of training. The relation between in tellectual capacities and training and success are compared. "We can help the students more if we have the exams as most stu dents need encouragement in re gard to their work and possibilities. Nothing would be more backward than to abandon it, as it pays divid ends in every way. We have so much talk about individual educa tion instead of education en-masse, and the most fundamental step is to find out what intellectual capa cities students have,” Dr. Taylor concluded. Passing Show (Continued from page one) rate and new regulation on assess ments were further points of the plan. The profit tax, which pro vides that up to two-thirds of pro fits over 193V level may be taken by the government, were the tar get of labor party complaints. $35,335,000,000 Debt Back in the United States prob ability that the national debt would mount to 335,335,000,000 by June 30 was noted as President Roosevelt called for economy mea sures. said 1936-37 deficit would be two and a half billions, for 1937-38 only $J1S,000.000. Roosevelt pointed to armament races in foreign nations, deplored that they “are headed directly toward bankruptcy.” There will be no reduction of US army and navy expenditures, as the “United States is spending a far smaller proportion of government income for armaments than the nations to which I refer,” said FDR. We Change Little (Continued from page one) nouncing the Oregon-Oregon State relay meet to be held Saturday on Hayward field and outlining Ore gon's track possibilities for the spring. Peter Vanaudanhagen, also of Forest Grove, whistled several songs in bird-imitation style and gave imitations of several bird calls during the last part of the assembly hour. He was accompan ied by the Oregon pep band under the direction of Douglas Orme. Phi Theta Pledges {.Continued from page one) Lorraine Hunt. Josephine Lang ford. Mary Elizabeth Norvell, Betty Lou Drake, Eleanor Ander son. Feiker Morris, Betty Musch en. Dorothy Magnuson. Elizabeth Stetson, Virginia Regan Harriet Sarastn, and Mary Badey. Campus Calendar Edith Clark, Warren Lomax, Roger Duncan, John Miller, Joe Meany, Earl Wasser, Harold Prod inger, Hubert Simon. Edward Bar nett, Allen Sherrill, Chris Madera, Wallace Newhouse, Roy Vern strom, Janet Johnston. Robert Her zog, Robert Goodwin, and Bill Courtney are in the infirmary to day. All interested in qualifying for positions on the Oregana as edi torial writers meet in 104 Jour nalism, at 4 o'clock. Order of O will meet today at noon at the Sigma Nu house. It will be an important meeting, so all members are specially urged to be present. ASUO executive committee will meet at 4:30 in the student activi ties building. Important business. Alpha Delta Sigma meeting for all members and pledges at Col lege Side Inn today at noon. It is necessary that all members be present. Master Dance meets tonight at 7:30. Members, please be ready to dance at that time. Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematical honorary will hold an open meet ing tonight at 7:30 in Deady hall, room 205. Anyone interested 'is cordially invited to attend. Girls representative committee meet at the College Side at 5 o’ clock today to choose candidates. Wesley club, Allen Hunter group, will meet at the home of Hayes Beall Wednesday instead of Friday as previously announced. Greta Sumpf will be the guest speaker. Junior weekend directorate pic tures that were scheduled for to day have been cancelled. Queen reign committee and Jun ior weekend queen and princesses meet at the College Side at 4:30 today. The University of Oregon Co-op store will hold its annual meeting in 105 Commerce at 3 o'clock Tues day, April 27, to nominate offi cers for the coming year. PEA Raps Modern (Continued from page one) zier, president of Colorado teach ers' college, and keynote speaker for the meet. Speaking at the opening general session, Dr. Fra zier hit at educational “stand patters”, and suggested such rad ical changes as elimination of grade sections, homework, and old routine studies. In the afternoon sectional meet ings, Frederick Rcdefer, secretary of the association, spoke, and then led a discussion on making- teach ers a part of the communities ra ther than outsiders with higher standards of living to meet. He stated, “teachers must be taken out of their present classification, and made human.” He defined edu cation as "a constant reconstruc tion of ourselves as individuals to the ultimate point of being able to deal adequately with the prob lems of ourselves, of our ideals, and of society as a whole.” New .School Need Dr. Carson Ryan spoke at an other section and also emphasized the new need for a “new school’’ of educational ideas which would drop the old formalism. The best education in this nation is not be ing received in big schools, he pointed out, but in small, suburban schools in which experimentation has taken place. Dr. Frazier, later in the after noon at a sectional meeting, said reading is the most important tool of education. “Reading must be taught every time we approach a new idea; thus the teaching of reading is a subject that occupies the educator endlessly." He stated that too much empha sis is being placed on the part vocabulary plays in reading, whereas, “Reading is not a mat ter of distinguishing words, read ing is the distinguishing of ideas." Frosh Can’t Read Dr. Frazier lamented the fact that fully ten per cent of fresh men entering college are unable to read (distinguish ideasi books on science subjects written for the sixth grade. He added that instead of this being considered a disgrace as in former years, it is now a matter handled by psychologists who know the technique of read ing. During an open forum meeting later. Dr. Frazier replied to the question of how the advent of pro gressive education L finding favor A The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mon days, holidays, examination periods, the fifth day of December to January 4, except January 4 to 12, annd March 5 to March 22, Mprch 22 to March 30. Entered as second-class matter at tha postouice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscrip tion rate, $3.00 a year. Circulation Manager.Caroline Hand Asst. Jean Farrens Frances Olson.Executive Secretary Copv Service Department Manager ...-.Venita Brous National Advertising Assistant: Eleanor Anderson. Collection Manager...Reed Swenson Wednesday adevrtising manager: Hal Haner: Assistants: Bob Smith, Bruce Curry with the public. “All the civic groups I have ever spoken to are fully in accord with the ideas of progressive education. We have our greatest difficulty in putting the ideas over to the teachers themselves.'’ A sound mental health is basic in child education today, and this is to be achieved by the teacher, who in turn must observe funda mental rules of mental health, de clared Dr. Carson Ryan, of New York, president of the association, at the evening session. The conference has brought more than 1000 teachers from all parts of the northwest and other states to take part in the pro grams and discussions on the gen eral theme, “Re-thinking Educa tion.’’ The two-day meet, being held in the Eugene high school and University buildings, will end to day. Oregon to Join (isontmuca jrom page one) who haven't the courage to strike now will certainly succumb when a war crisis arrives. Other groups in the central strike committee will protest, but emphasized they are not isolating themselves from the national strike. President Boyer said yesterday there was no objection to the dem onstrators using the library steps “if they are careful to keep off the grass," and expressed his hope that the demonstration would be orderly and gentlemanly. Lapel ribbons calling students to participate in the demonstration also appeared on the campus yes terday, with zealots hawking them at a nickle apiece to advertise the 11 o’clock protest and to raise funds to defray the costs of a sound system, traveling expenses for speakers, and local printed calls to the demonstration. Proportional Plan (.Continued from page one) sity in New York, University of Wisconsin, Chicago university, New York university, and Reed college. It has proven successful wherever it has been adopted, Hall stated. Details Worked Out Details in the proposed change have been worked out to the finest detail in an eight-page plan. Mech anics of nomination would be changed but slightly under the new plan, but a option of the plan would make a radical change in method of compiling votes. Under the new ASUO constitu tion the plan would become effec tive in coming elections if the exe cutive committee stamps approval, and includes it in the ASUO by laws. COME TO JUNIOR. W€€K€ND m«V 7-8-? univeasiTv op Oregon WERE#(% h PROUD 7 jfco pwjunk.. -■■Urnim, we«K eno m«v 7-8-9 UniVEfiSITY OF OREGON -^ee i/i£ CANOE WU of JUNipa WEEK END MAY 7*8*9 UNlYERSrrVofOJ^EGOM (- olorful yellow and green seals advertising Junior Weekend arc be ing given away at the Co-op. Get some and boost for spring term's biggest e\ent.