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.