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VOLUME XXXVIII Nominatin'; Caucus For Naming ASUO Candidates Thursday UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1937 NUMBER 104 The Passing Show Rising Waters Fixes Prices Disorderly Conduct Royal Strike By STAN HOBSON Pittsburgh Prepares With more than thirty hours of continuous rainfall, surging waters of the Allegheny and Monogahela rivers last night rose four feet above the 25 foot flood level and entered outer areas of Pittsburgh's "Golden Triangle” business dis trict. While the city’s 700,000 resi dents prepared for a second major flood in four months, weather pre dications indicated a 36 foot water level, the highest April water level in history. It was generally felt that if the water level did not exceed 36 feet, the majority of business properties would be safe from damage, but a large number of important indus trial concerns, including the famed Jones and Laughlin Steel company, would be temporarily stalemated. New Coal Control Shortly after signing the second Guffey Coal Control Act., Presi dent Roosevelt yesterday appoint ed a seven-man commission to ad minister it. Despite high court in validation of the original Guffey act, it was expected that the law would be tried out without an im mediate court test of its constitu tionality. Modeled after the original Guf fey act, the present measure omits the invalid labor clauses, and em phasizes its provisions for price fixing, in accordance with cost of production, a section not ruled on by the court in the original cast. Take Off Them Hats! Unless New York’s male citizens want to be nailed into Magistrate Michael A. Ford’s court to stand charges of disorderly conduct, they better take off their hats in bars or restaurants when ladies are present. All of which the brothers Phillips—Thomas and James—dis covered yesterday when they de clined to remove their headpieces (Please turn to page two) Money-Getting Method Shown In Old Letter By BERNADINE BOWMAN “The modern college student is a piker when it comes to writing home for more money,” says Pro fessor Alfred P. Dorjhan of the University of Kansas. “Joe Col leges” during Cicero’s time were no sissies, according to him. As proof he cites a letter of Marcus, Cicero’s son, in which he gets around his poor old dad: “Dear Dad: "i m nere at college ana naving a swell time. I have the smooth est course in philosophy; honestly, I'm just crazy about the stuff. The only difficulty is that here in Athens they speak Greek. Now you know, of course, that I’m a top student in Greek, but every once in a while, I lose a word or two and can’t follow too well. Would you please remedy this all too unfortunate situation by send ing me a short advance on next month’s allowance so I can hire a Greek stenographer to take my class notes for me?” Jackets Distinguish Juniors at Northwestern univer sity have introduced something new in the line of class distinc tion. The men and women wear junior jackets. The style is a sport coat of tweed with a bi-swing back and patched pockets on which is seen the junior class numerals and the university initial. Ernest Haycox To Be Featured Matrix Speaker Thela Sigma Plii Animal Banquet Is Scheduled ForMayl3 in Oshurn; 350 Women Expected Women from the campus, Eu gene, and throughout the state will soon be invited to the annual Ma trix Table banquet to be held May 13. Ernest Haycox, writer of popu lar Western novels and short stor ies, will be the featured speaker. The formal banquet, given by Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journal ism honorary, will be at the Os burn hotel at 6:30 o’clock. Invita tions will be put in the mails later this week to more than three hun dred and fifty women interested in journalism, literature and the arts. Haycox Well-Known W’riter Mr. Haycox has had novels pub lished recently in Collier's and the j Saturday Evening Post, and is the writer of more than two-hundred short stories. Haycox was gradu- i ated from the University of Ore gon. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. Pledges to Theta Sigma Phi will be announced for the first time at the banquet. The most prominent sophomore and junior women in journalism will be introduced, as will other guests. Committees Given Mildred Blackburne and Virginia Endicott are co-chairmen for Ma trix Table. Mrs. George Turnbull is alumnae advised. Those working on the committee are invitations, Irmajean Randolph and Phyllis Adams; decorations, Mary Graham and Ruth Weber; publicity, Clare Igoe; pledging, Henryetta Mum mey and Ellamae Woodworth; af ter-banquet session, Gladys Battle son. Warren D. Smith Kiwanis Speaker Geology Professor Warns Listeners of Economic Problems of Today Warren b. Smith, head of the geology department, yesterday told members of the Eugene Kiwanis club that although the world rec ognizes the way to peace is to re move causes of war, it does not seem to recognize that in present day struggles between nations come the “haves and have nots” of the world’s supply of minerals. Dr. Smith in enlarging on his subject of “Minerals, Their Place in War and Peace” presented a chart of the seven major world powers and their relation to control of the necessary products, such as food, power, coal, iron ore, petro leum, etc. and the essential min erals. That the United States would be represented in a world group of some sort, whether or not it chooses, was one of the prophesies brought out by the speaker. Such a group must find out needs of the different countries and bring about some exchange that will provide the mwith their neces sities. If such a plan is not ob tained peacefully, these countries are going to get their necessities in some other way, he warned. Emerald Politicos Move To Bring Back *Gravy’ While A^UO leaders moved to take the "gravy” out of campus politics, new political machines formed under their noses, bidding fair to surpass the out-moded student body under-cover organizations with “coalitions, party bosses, gravy-dishing,” and all the accompanying signs of big-time politics. The new threat was discovered by your correspondent as Emerald big-shots moved to elect editors of special editions. Every position was found to be a hot-bed of intrigue. Emerald Editor Colvig, well known reformer, deplored the situation, called for militant action. Elections will be held tonight at 7:30 in 105 Journalism. Heading the list were the fresh men who are split over Dick Lit fin, pride of the publicity depart ment, and Bill Pengra, the Em eralds' ace special assignment man. Litfin, well-school in sophomore "horse-trading,” is ready to meet (Please turn to pcge two) DEAN SPEAKS TO GIRLS Dean Hazel P. Schwering will address girls of the Oregon City high school today, speaking on. girls' league work. The rest of the week she will spend visiting girls at the high schools of Bend and > Redmond. Benny Pollack Picked By Third Year Class For Weekend Dance Trocadero Band Leader Brings Swing Music to Junior Prom May 7; 4Vet* Drummer and Dance Band Man Straight from the Trocadero in Los Angeles comes Benny Pollack, the dean of sophisticated swing, to play for the Junior prom May 7, it was announced last night by Howard Overback, chairman of the orchestra committee for Junior weekend. “The smooth arrangements of Pollack's orchestra will fit with ‘Serenade in the Night' motif that we are using to decorate for the prom,’’ Overback said in speaking of the orchestra. “We are lucky in getting him to play here, for although he is Buttonless Coed Holds Clothes on With Pins, Wire “Say, do you have a pin?” Thus did a sorority miss, from a house on fraternity row, be moan her fate as she dashed madly through the halls before an eight o’clock. After a fran tic search, she saved her skirt, and probably her face. Happily ( ?) she lasted through two classes and finally as the ten o’clock literature class con vened she confided to the girls on eithe side of her, the deep, dark secret. Only to find that she had done it clumsily, or so the sophomore and junior told her. They not only told her but of fered concrete evidence to back up their statements. The sopho more proudly displayed the lapel of her coat fastened on the sleeves with cleverly bent’ back hairpins. The junior put them both to shame as she unbuttoned her sweater to show the ten but tons, each held safely in place with little silver safety pins. Which all goes to show that if, as someone has wisely said, a college coed lost her head some night — the next morning it would be fastened on with a pin. going to tour the Northwest, this will probably be his only stop in Oregon. He plans now to include the University of Washington on his list, as well as some other cities in that state." Story of Climb The real story of Benny’s fight for the top reads like a press agent’s advance. This is the third orchestra that he has built to the top nationally. He was the orig inal father of the now famous or chestra of Ray Noble. For 22 years he has been beating fancy rhythms on the drums. For 12 years he has been making his way entirely by playing in orches tras. When he was young his mo ther wanted him to be a draftsman, his father thought that he should go into the fur business, but the clash of the cymbal and the steady beat of the drum were too much for him. Dance Directors On the prom directorate are: Frank Drew, chairman; A1 Carter, assistant chairman; Cherie Brown, secretary; Virginia Moore, patron and patronesses; Betty Pownal), programs. Howard Overback, or chestra; Fred Heidel, decorations; Glen Pahl and Evelyn King, con struction; Dick Sleeter, finance; Larry Crane, tickets; Oscar Wil liams, floor; Gladys Battleson, and Zollie Volchock, publicitl. Tickets for the dance will be on sale in the living organizations soon at popular prices. Mental Telepathy Challenges World of Science; Mystic Results Fail to Back Facts By BILL PENGRA Mental telepathy and clairvoyance have given the scientific world a new challenge in the recent findings of Dr. J. B. Rhine, associate professor of psychology at Duke university, according to G. R. Wil liams, graduate assistant in psychology on this campus, but the tests conducted have not been complete enough to be accepted by science. The material concerning Dr. Rhine’s theory presented evidence that definite communication of knowledge could take place from mind to mind without the intervention of the senses (telepathy), and that a mind could perceive knowledge di rectly from inanimate objects (clairvoyance). It also presented a simple method by which the work could be repeated and tested by other scientists. Thus far, Mr. Williams said, none of the regular systematized tests have been carried out at this Uni versity, although the equipment has been demonstrated informally at several classes. Psychologists Not Convinced Mr. Williams, according to a re (Please turn to page two) E. E. DeCou Honored By Eugene Gardeners Dr. E. E. DeCou, head of the mathematics department, was honored April 21 by the Eugene Garden club at its tenth anniver sary celebration held at the Lane county fairgrounds. Dr. DeCou was the charter president of the organization when it was drawn up in 1927. A spring flower exhibition was held in conjunction with honoring first officers. ISYA Checks Are Again Ready to Be Called for At Window 2 Johnson Students are requested to call at window two on the second for their NY A checks now ready at window two on the second floor of Johnson hall. ! SON President Visits Geology Department Walter Redford, president of the Southern Oregor? Normal School, visited the geology and geography department /ft Eugene, Sunday. He was very pleased with the de partment and was quite interested in the maps and equipment. Before becoming president of the school, Mr. Redford was a geo grapher and graduated from the University of Washington. He has been active on the council of Ore gon geography teachers. Editor Makes 1938 Oregana Appointments Freshmen Get Places; Pietures of C a m p u s Ami Activities Rein" Taken at Present Staff appointments for the 1938 Oregana were announced last night by Wayne Harbert, editor. Because of the largv number of applicants, many of whom were freshmen, stated Harbert, it was impossible to give each ca “top" position on next year's book. "We expect those who have not been placed on the skeleton staff to re-apply for positions next fall immediately after the opening of school, as new jobs will appeal1, and there will undoubtedly be some vacancies to fill," Harbert contin ued. More Named I,ator Minor appointments, such as members of the office staff, copy readers, and proof readers will be announced next fall. Staff heads and their positions are as follows: Clare Igoe, asso ciate editor; Jean Rawson, execu tive secretary; Wen Brooks, law school; Catherine Taylor, music school; Caroline Hand, sororities; Rita Wright, personality section; Theo Prescott, index editor; Alyce Rogers, honoraries; Lucille Davis, women’s sports; Margaret Ray, seniors; Beulah Chapman, other classes; Jane Lagassee, publica tions. Don Root, administration; Louise Aiken, dances; Martha Stewart, Junior weekend; Gladys Battleson, i homecoming; Kenneth Kirtley, drama; Dick Litfin, politics; Alice Nelson, women’s activities; Con stance Kletzer, art editor. Theta Sig Forum Put Off To May 5 Janet Smith Is Scheduled To Speak on Careers; In Southern Oregon Because she was called to south ern Oregon in connection with her employment bureau work, Miss Janet Smith, employment secre tarv, said yesterdav she would be unable to speak to University coeds on “Women and Careers” Wednes day night as scheduled. Miss Smith will be back on the campus to speak on Wednesday, May 5. This lecture is given under the auspices of Theta Sigma Phi, wo men’s national journalism honor ary. It is the third in the series of forums especially devoted to wo men and their connection with the world outside of school. Two other speakers have been heard earlier this term. They were Dean Eric W. Allen, of the journal ism school, who spoke on women's relationship to the news, and Vic tor P. Morris, acting dean of the business administration school, who spoke on women in the world of economics. The meeting May 5 will be held in Alumni hall of Gerlinger from seven until eight o’clock. Dave Smith, who attended the University last year, is in town from Coquille where he is em ployed. 'Must Nots’ Turn Students Into Deceivers, But Officials Save Face, Says Jameson Coeds’ Parents Become Reconciled; Housemothers Become Hypocrites; Students Become Sneaks By LEW EVANS "Protection of the University at the expense of the students”—thus Ur. Samuel H. Jameson, chairman of the social science group, charac terized the long list of “musts” and "must nots” set up for coeds of the University. "They (the regulations) make housemothers hypocrites; others find consolation in their delusion; and these regulations make deceivers and hypocrites out of students." Dr. Jameson said that no illusions as to restrictions put on women at their parental home should be held; the women eat when they please, go where they please, and are encouraged to come in after one o’clock rather than be regu lated. Why the University should take over the task, and what quali fications the house mothers had for doing the job in place of the par ents could not be understood, he said. Sane Control Needed “There must be a certain amount of social control, but sane control, to evaluate the social lives of these girls according to general stand ards would be a sensible solution." Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of the psychology department, thought that a one-rule code would be the ideal. A code reading: “The University asks each student to conduct himself in a gentlemanly manner, or in a manner becoming to a lady." Dr. Jameson advocated the teaching of students along lines to fit them for life—getting to the root of the problem, instead of skimming the edges, held in check by false modesty of University “ah’s.” We Must Learn “If we cannot profit by those things others have learned, we had just as well be living a million years ago. We are really worse barbarians than they were then, in some ways. “If we cannot—if we are going to learn by experience—perhaps it would be better to lift regulations and let students get their fingers (Please turn to page two) Co-op Board to Be Nominated Today — Manager McClain to Rea<l t Financial Report; Meet Open to all Students Manager Marion McClain’s fin ancial report and the nomination of at least six candidates to fill three offices on the student board ' of the University co-operative store will be the main items of business at the meeting of stu dents in room 105, Commerce | building today at 3 o’clock. Manager McClain, back from a Pacific coast co-operative store meeting in California, will give his financial and a certified public ac countant’s report of the store’s business for the year. He will an swer any questions students may care to ask. The minutes of last year’s meet ing, which will also be read today, show that Manager McClain gave a short history of the store and the interesting phases in its develop ment. Manager McClain also said last year that the University of Ore gon’s co-op pays higher freight rates than any other in this sec- \ tion, in comparing his prices with those of other cooperative stores on the coast. The question of rent reduction was also discussed at the (Please turn to page two) General College Discussed By Higher Education Heads Basic Courses Are Fostered A preliminary discussion of not fully formulated plans for a general college for Oregon state institutions of higher education were discussed at the meeting of the executive council and the inter-institutional deans and directors of the state system called at Friendly hall by Chancellor F. M. Hunter, Saturday afternoon. Although no definite information could be secured from anyone that attended the meeting, news issued from the Chancellor’s office before the meeting proved that the gen eral college plan consists of delay ing specialization of lower division students until their junior year. The first two years would con sist of a general background course, and the student would en ter the professional school of his major at his third year. It is understood that no definite plans have yet been made, and O. F. Stafford, dean of the lower division, the only one who attend ed the meeting that could be reach ed yesterday refused to comment on what had been discussed at the meeting. Dean Stafford and E. B. Lemon, Oregon State registrar, gave re ports at the meeting. Political Finale Tonight Candidates for ASUO and sen ior class offices will be selected to night when representatives of vari ous men’s and women's campus groups, bound together by coali tion ideals, met in joint session in the central dining room of the men’s dormitory to select eight candidates from a list of 14 pros pects. Tonight’s meeting will climax a series of sessions at which campus politicians have made efforts to construct a coalition group com posed of all living organization in the hope of maintaining a solid political bloc. The avowed purpose of the movement was to select the ablest candidates to fill ASUO of fices in an effort to unite the campus. Although politicians have tried vigorously to eliminate the forma tion of political parties and their accompanying ballyhoo actics, It is believed that because of the pro portional representation amend ment passed by the ASUO execu tive committee last week, which made it impossible for any nominee to run for a specific office in the ASUO, all nominees selected by the coalition group will attempt to gar ner strong support in the hopes of attaining enough votes to put them into the student body presidency under the preferential ballot sys tem. Instead of having one bloc, as they hoped for, coalition politicos . are faced with prospect of having three or four parties, all striving for the student body presidency. Selection of nominees has been carried on in two quarters. Men and women politicos have held sep arate sessions. Both groups have gone through lists of about 30 prospective candidates. Women will narrow their selections down to eight or ten at a confab in the College Side this afternoon. Men simmered their lengthy list of 28 down to 13 at a meeting last Wed nesday. Both groups will meet to night to make their final decision on eight candidates. At the meetings all groups on the campus have been repesented, and selections have been made through discussion of candidates' qualifications, and by selection through a majority vote. New AWS Council Installed Today Newly-olectecl members of the AWS council will be installed at 4:15 o’clock today at a mass meet ing of all women of the student body to be held in the AWS rooms of Gerlinger, Helen Bartrum, out going vice-president and installing officer, announced yesterday. As part of the afternoon’s pro gram, Barbara Ward, contralto, will offer a vocal solo. Irene Hon stead will give piano selections, and the Alpha Phi trio composed of Marionbeth Wolfenden, Carlene Scott and Catharine Miller, will i sing. Portland Rabbi Lectures Tonight Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz of Portland will deliver a lecture on “The History and Significance of the Talmud" in Friendly hall,1 Tuesday at 8 o’clock, it was an nounced today. The subject will be of interest | to all persons interested in religion literature or history. Rabbi Berkowitz has spoken on the campus several times and is regarded as an eloquent and vigor- j ous speaker. The lecture is open | to the public at no admission , charge. ASUO Leaders To Be Chosen Thursday at 11 Classes Announce Plan To Adopt Constitution And Elect Officers in Coining Weeks Nominations for next year’s AS UO pilots will be held in Gerlinger ball at 11 a. m. April 29, Gilbert Schultz, student body president, announced yesterday. Classes have not set the time for their selection of candidates for the annual spring routine of speeches, free dances. ami noise parades. Since the new ASUO by-laws do not have any provisions for class nominations and elections, the classes will be on their own to nominate officers, elect and install them. Frosh Lead Way The freshman class took the lead yesterday when John Dick, frosh president, appointed a committee to draw up a constitution to be submitted to the class at their nominating' assembly that will pro bably be held the same day as AS UO nominations. Lloyd Hoffman was appointed chairman of the committee by Dick. Student Lawyers Vie Tonight at 8 Hilton Contest Nets 3 Prizes For Oral Discussion; 5 Men in Competition The annual Hilton prize contest, sponsored each year for the pur pose of promoting the oral discus sion of legal subjects, will .he held in room 10b Commerce at 8 to night. Prizes of $00, $25, and $10, will be awarded the winning con testants following the judges’ de cisions. Entrants in tonight’s contest will give fifteen minute oral discus sions, without the aid of manu scripts. They will be Judged upon the quality of content, organiza tion of material, and effectiveness of presentation. The order of speaking, deter mined by drawing lots, and the subject matter presented will be as follows: George Neuner, ‘‘Should We Clarify and Extend the Oregon Doctrine of Last Clear Chance?”; Herbert Skalet, ‘‘A Proposal to Extend the Application of the Last Clear Chance Doctrine in Oregon”; Hale Thompson, “A step Toward Tort Liability of Charitable Institutions in Oregon"; George Birnic, ‘‘There's No Need for a Change in the Liability of Charitable Institutions in Oregon”; and William Martin, “Charitable Institutions Should Not Be Ex empt from Liability for Neglig ence.” Judges will be; Carl E. Wimber ly, circuit judge from Roseburg; John Bryson, justice of the peace, (Please turn to paije two) White for Sprin NETTLETON and FREEMAN Shoes for Comfort and Style $4.50 to $10 Eric Merrell The University Men’s Store