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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LeRoy Mattingly, editor Walter R. Vernstrom, manager. Wm. F. Lubersky, ass t business manager Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF John Pink, Elbert Hawkins, Margaret Dick Sports Editors Bernadine Bowman, exchange editor. Paul Dcutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladys Battleson, society editor. ‘'lank, radio editor. Kdwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page Jean Weber, morgue director Chief Night Editors* Bill Davenport. Warren Waldorf Martha Stewart, ieatuic editor. Reporters: Myra Hulser. Rita Wright, Irvin Mann, Bill Pengra, Wen Brooks, Dick Litfin, Boh Ritter. Kathryn Morrow, Louise Aiken, Louise Sheppard, Mary Failing, Margaret Rankin, Alyce Rogers, Laura Bryant. Marolyn Dudley, Parr Aplin, Maxine (Bad, Catherine Taylor, Kenneth Kirtley, Betty Jane Thompson. Warren Waldorf, Lew Evans, Hubartl Kuokka, Peggy Robbins, Gertrude Carter, Margaret Ray, Stan Hobson, Sports Dick staff' John Pink, Elbert Hawkins, Chuck Xorene. Larry Quinlin, Morris Henderson, Hutchison, Lucille Stevens. _ Van Scoyoc, Russ Xseli, Com- editors: Jean Kendall, Rita Lee Powell, Katherine Morrow, lack Townsend. Warren Waldorl, William Rolnnson, Gladys Battleson, Mary Kay Booth, Dave Cox, Alice Lclson, Larry Quinlin. _ _ Assistant managing editor Clair Johnson Day editor: J{<jLi hmerson Night editors New Evans Mary Kay Booth A Task Well-Done TJECAUSE he lias carried out his duties unassisted, except for a capable secretary, no one person on the campus can realize the tremendous service which Ralph Schomp lias done the associated students and the Univer sity or the load of work he has carried during the last year. After a successful year at the helm of the ASIIO as educational activities manager, Mr. Schomp has resigned to enter more lucrative private business. To say that he will be dilli (*i.iIt to replace is underestimating his worth, for he was almost ideally trained and qualified for the job. Life on the campus as an active student, interested in everything from publications to polities, and his work as assistant graduate manager after graduation equipped Mr. Schomp with a knowledge of almost every campus activity. As graduate manager, the first man to hold the oft ice under the divided activities program, he did not lose these eon facts. From the first lie located his office in the heart of the campus and put out a welcome mat for every member of the associated stu dent body, was “consulting physician” for the organization’s myriad of problems. Young, interested, his advice and help will be missed almost as much in Oregon activities as was Lis efficient management. It is said the compensation for the services he rendered so efficiently is not sufficient to hold him on the job. Budget figures show that Ids regime has been one of economy and effi ciency. Working from behind and under the weight of past debts, he has put the ASUO over the top financially. Apparently there is little chance that Mr. Schomp may he induced to return. If such is the case, the best we can do is express our appreciation for his work with the Emerald and offer him the best wishes of the campus. The Emerald Carries On A POSITION with the United Press ser vice in its Portland office has taken Fred Colvig into the “after college” world of business and has necessitated a change in the editorial control of the Emerald. Although Fred’s moving up into profes sional journalism puts the determination of Emerald policy in the hands of his successor earlier in theqvear than has been the custom, it does not necessarily mean that this policy will be changed. Uolvig’s judgment on cam pus questions has been sound. Ills decisions have been based upon unbiased reasoning, and a review of his editorial columns indicates that he has made overt effort, to be fair and to permit the expression of viewpoints which often conflicted with his own. More so than ever, it will be the Lmerald's policy for the remainder of this term to en courage and to ash for student and faculty comment, both humorous and serious, on any subject which might he of interest to the oaia jms. Emerald reporters seek such comment in their constant search for interviews; letters to the editor are welcomed and, their contents permitting, will be printed in the “I’aiupus Comment" column. JCj* I’LLY ( OfiNIZANT of the I act that the month of May will be, in reality, a part oi Fred's "year" as Emerald editor, as his successor l cannot propose to accept univer sally and unhesitatingly his opinions. Uccause Fred possesses a sound knowledge of jour nalistic ethics and because his policy has been a reasoned one rather than an impulsive one, his conclusions have throughout the yeai seemed logical and acceptable to me. The high standards which he has set should be a help rather than a hindrance to the stall’ which he leaves behind him. ivecently the Emerald was criticized for failing to represent campus opinion. If it has been guilty on this count in the past, it will be even more so in the future -for there is no such thing as uninfluenced campus opinion. Never in any sense does the campus or any other community become articulate until something places a question before it. Al though various groups have from time to time attempted to set themselves up as represent ing that nebulous effervcsence, campus opin ion, they have at best been merely attempts to give it voice and have more often than not pretended to be the “interpreters” of its thought processes. ‘1110 ONLY ANSWER to the question, “what does the campus think?” is that, as a body, the campus does not think. As al ready stated, the Emerald will continue its endeavors to get as broad a cross-section of the views of campus individuals as possible in the news columns and will continue to hold its comment corner open to all. The Emerald as a newspaper has a stand ing on the campus, a background of tradition and years of publication, which makes it stronger than any individual and, for that matter, than most groups. Because it is more than the reflection of the personality of the editor, it has continuity and has set up for itself certain ideals. Fred Colvig recognized this, lie leaves the Emerald a stronger cam pus institution than he found it. 11 is staff is going to attempt to carry on. Downfall of Idealism J^OT LONG AGO an Emerald editorial com pared Oregon's political coalition and the situation which gave it birth to the period of intense idealism which gripped France at the beginning of the second French republic. While the editorial indicated the similari ties in the two movements it did not touch upon one point; on which they were widely divergent—we say “were” because apparent ly both movements are now history—the fact that the. French were motivated by a desire for the highest type of democracy while the campus organization was designed to gain fascistie control. No successful political coalition has ever been formed except where common interest or common danger drew the contracting par ties together. Working on two ideals, “unite the campus" and universal campus represen tation, the group worked for weeks to insure a solid front at the polls. The proportional representation amendment assured minority groups on the campus a voice in student gov ernment without recourse to the aid of the coalition. Nobody raised the question as to why the campus should he united on a ques tion as controversial as the present political one, but the last of the coalition's professed “ideals” crumbled swiftly when the founders of the move realized that the candidate it had been organized to hack might suffer defeat at its own hands. CnOIiT-LIVEJ) as was I lie bTcneli political "honeymoon of the classes,” the campus coalition was even more hrief. Threat of vic tory indicated by preliminary voting for a candidate other than the one the founders desired is bringing the withdrawal of two or more candidates. Although proportional rep resentation and the placing of the appointive power in the hands ot the executive committee deprives politicians of their "gravy” wam pum, senior class elections have been post poned until several houses and candidates can be "fixed up with class offices in return for their withdrawal from the "varsity" race. 1 he plan on which the new and sound, if not idealistic, coalition is formed hinges on the swinging ol votes from two men and pos sibly one woman candidate to the outstand ing fraternity nominee in order that lie mav defeat the strong independent man. If sue eessful, this means that despite new legisla tiou a small group will have once more "swung a political campaign and elected their man, but the new voting plan should give minority groups a voice of some sort in the executive committee. it is difficult to find grounds for any assumption that a man who might have been elected was better qualified for the job than one who was. rl lie politicos may be correct in their decision. Were class offices more im portant, comparatively, than they are, there might be justification for the withdrawal of two or three outstanding candidates. On this count the coalition stand self-cou ' icted. It these candidates arc not qualified to hold student, body offices, it is guilt\ of deliberately nominating inferior men. If they arc capable, ii is guilty of robbing the ASl'O ot tw o capable men. It s truly an expensive student body otficc which is purchased at the sacritiei of the' interests id the associated students. A (‘aliforniu student took his rifle in hand 1 recently and shot a cat. winner of two blue ribbons in the ISWa Los \ugeles county fair, which had been playing hide and seek with his goldfish. The student shot the Mack feline twice with a trom the roof of his fratcruitv house, then jumped dow n from a roof to com plete his coup with a board. The owner im mediately swore out a complaint. The inci dent. which occurred during " Ur Kind to Ani mals Week.' may cost him a sAUU fine. Hop’s SKIPS 6-JUMPS By ORVAL HOPKINS 1_ rpHERE seems to be a doleful dearth of singable songs these times. They're all trite, simple, imitative. Too seldom does one of the boys turn out a really tuneful number. It’s true that there wouldn’t be much point in v/riting a tingling masterpiece these days because of the abbreviated life of a song. The movies and the radio have served to slice the once lengthy reign of the popular song to a few months at most, often but a few weeks. The pressure on your song plugger becomes greater and greater. There are so many musical movies, radio programs, stage shows, that the writer must grind songs out without re gard for class or its lack. Speed does it—get them off the press, on the air, and into the discard trough. P’olks don't sing any more. In the old days you could start a song rolling and everybody was able to chime in and give it a boost. Now it can't be done. People can't keep up with the alleged hit parade. No sooner does a body get so's he can bellow “Sweet Leilani — heavenly flow-wer” than the thing is cn its merry way out and he has to start on another. And if people do sing together it’s the1 old, gray bearded, thin ones that get the call. * * * rpODAY’S songs themselves don’t seem as sweet. In the 20's and the so-called jazz age there were some honeys. Crosby, Harry Bar ris, and a lad named A1 Rinker were Paul Whiteman's original rhythm boys. Their recordings of "Louise" and “The Blackbirds and the Bluebirds” are, to put it mild ly, dillies. This was about the time of the first talking pictures when Maurice Chevalier took the coun try. Prior to this there was “Tea for Two” and Gene Austin’s ren dition of “My Blue Heaven" which sold more than a million prints. Later on the talkies got better anil better and some good pieces came from down Hollywood way. The number of good songs com pared to the number of songs written makes a sad comparison. Crosby came out with “Please” in one of his early pictures, there was “Shadow Waltz” and “Shuf fle Off” and “Forty Second Street.” .."(Jay Divorce” on Broadway gave us "Night and Day,” ('ole Porter came through with "I (Jet a Kick Out of You” and “You’re, the Top” from “Anything Goes.” Irving Berlin was right in there not so long ago with "We Saw the Sea” and "Get Thee Behind Me. Satan.” Compare some of those with the ducky little dishes Dick Powell gets rid of and the singularly col orless songs in “Waikiki Wedding" and some of those Jack Benny shows. The boys either haven’t got it any more or they aren't taking the trouble to turn it on. All of which will make just one hell of a difference. Quit singin' the blues! Passing Show (Continued from page one) for her best-selling Civil War novel “Gone With the Wind,” and to Moss Hart and George S. Kauf man. writers of the Broadway hit comedy of American life, “You Can’t Take It With You," it was announced last night. The Post-Dispatch award, the Cheer l!p. Bill Bill I'cit\, manager of Uir New \ ork (limits, looks like he's just lost his ties* fricnil, or both ends ef u double-header, as he watches the National League champions trout the bench. Monarch of All He Surveys He is neither a bird nor the daring young man on the flying trapeze. And yet he flics through the air with the greatest of ease. He is Al£ Engc-n of Salt Lake City, Utah, who won the Canadian ski cham pionship by leaping 194'and 208 feet at Banff. Having previously won the United States title, Engen is undisputed North American champion. Campus Calendar Infirmary patients today are: Helen Ingle, William Jackson, Lloyd Helikson, Lilyan Vcatch, Mary Marr, Jean Mellen, Elizabeth Dement, John Valleau, Carl Prod mgcr, .-uuney Lang, Max uarrer, Vernon Johnson, Fred Holfert, Merle Peters, Robert Herzog, John Miller, and William Lubersky. There will be a heads of houses meeting today at 4:45 in the AWS room of Gerlinger. Dues will be payable at the meeting. Women representatives meet in the College Side today at 4:30. There will be a meeting of the class of 1940 at 7:30 o’clock to night in Villard assembly. Pygmalion ensemble rehearsal Act 1, scene 1; bystanders, 7 o’ clock tonight. Members of Scabbard and Blade are requested to be in uniform at a meeting tonight at 8:30 in Alum ni room of Gerlinger. There, will be a meeting of mem bers of Hui-O-Kamaaina, Taylors, 9:30 tonight. There will be a Sophomore com mission meeting at 4:00 o'clock to day in the YWCA bungalow. committee said, was based on the exposure of wholesale registration frauds in St. Louis. Ten Cents Per Pound While his mates sat down at Klamath Falls’ Reames Golf club yesterday for a tcn-ccnt per round increase over the regular thirty cent caddy fee, one chivalrous minded club-carrier offered to de part from the picket lines and car ry clubs for women golfers. But not for "any of those big bozos," for thirty cents, at least, lie said. Caddy and golfer representatives had not made any move toward reconciliation, and yesterday found Klamath Falls divot-diggers carry ing their own clubs. Compromise in Sight Administration approval of a gradual, rather than sudden, in crease in Supreme Court member ship might lead to a compromise between the measure’s leaders and its enemies, it was revealed yes terday. Proposals to ,'llow the president to increase the court by six mem bers. at the rate of one each year, with the proviso that the member ship gradually be returned to nine, featured the projected compromise offered by opposition leader Sena tor Burke. (D-Ncb.). Bi*£ \c*ar W ipes (Continued from page one) row. However this spring season, crowds have been turning out as never before to see baseball games Last Saturday's game with Idaho brought a gate receipt of >30, the largest sum in many seasons. Alumni Lends Support When the basketball team brought hack victories, the alumni organization felt confident again and lent their full-handed support All their contributions go into the general fund, controlled hy the University business office. Then they are distributed for scholar ships. which are passed on by the University scholarship board. No huir in the Soup at Tayler's Coeds Spin Yarn For Mom’s Sale Long before the “Buy Mom a Mom” sign appeared on the camp us, one or two, or possibly more freshman girls could be found every afternoon at the Y bungalow. And they would always be wind ing yards and yards of yellow yarn around pieces of cardboard. Or perhaps they would be winding green yarn around a bunch of yel low yarn. It wasn't long until the bunga low fairly hummed in the after noons. Freshmen, sophomores, jun iors, and seniors, would be sitting around, happily chatting and wind ing more yarn. Finally the cabinet became so interested in making “Moms" that they took lots of yarn along with them when they went on their re treat. It rained that day, and they worked so fast that they used up all the yarn before they were ready to come home. Now that the time before junior weekend is drawing short, the girls are working harder and faster than before. No one comes in but what they pick up a piece of yel low yarn and start wrapping green yarn around it. Before the girls have finished winding all the yarn they have, they will have made 500 “Moms." ’Ugliest Mail’ (Continued from page one) look innocent. Blue is supposed to indicate truth and steadfastness. Most of the men thought that red is all right for a while, but is tiresome as a steady diet. Pink is definitely out. Time Tallies Drinkers In a recent article in the Time magazine it is pointed out that of 581 United States colleges, 436 for bid students drinking at all, 105 have restrictions and only 40 have no special rule. According to Time, liquor has flowed freely at the University of Pennsylvania since repeal. Four fraternity houses have openly cropped out with bars. A recent questionnaire revealed that none of the houses were dry. Since then the administration at Penn has levied a restriction pro hibiting drinking in the houses, promising no raiding or snooping if bars and bottles were out of sight this spring-. At Stanford “the posession, transportation, or use of “intoxi cating liquors" is ground for ex pulsion. Harvard Is mention in the article as being the most lenient on the question. “Both men and women student drinkers prefer hard liquor to beer about two to one," Time reports. Don’t Count on Fisherman’s Luck . . . to find your loot ar ticles. to see the rest of the students know that you can type out their term papers. . . . USE IMtKALO CLASSIFIED ADS FOK RESULTS UO Profs Judge School Debates Three members of the faculty of the University of Oregon, Dr. Cal vin Crumbaker, professor of eco nomics, D. E. Hargis, instructor in speech, and George Turnbull, pro lessor of journalism, acted as judges in a debate between Chilo quin and Medford high schools held in Corvallis and broadcast over sta tion KOAC last Saturday night. The judges were accompanied by W. G. Beattie, director of social welfare and in charge of high school debates which come under the jurisdiction of the extension di vision of the state system of higher education and E. E. DeCou, head of the mathematic department, and founder of the Oregon High School Debate league. Chiloquin, which was victorious last year won over Medford on the question of public ownership of electrical utility. DeCou, who with Mrs. DeCou, donated a cup to the winner of such contests several years ago, presented the trophy to the debat ing team from Chiloquin. Letters Ask Seniors To Register for Jobs A letter has been sent from Dean Onthank's office to every member of the class of 1937 instructing all of them who have not found jobs to register in the University em ployment service. Dean Onthank said today that he hoped every senior would cooper ate with him and fill out and mail the card enclosed with the letter. All interested are invited to con sult Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary, or Dean Onthank about the field they might like to enter. SHUEY ASTORIA DOC TOR Harold Shuey, 32, M.D. ’35, is lo cated in Astoria practicing medi cine. Serving his interneship at the Emmanuel hospital, Portland, he received his degree from the Ore gon medical school. 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 72, annd March 6 to March 22, March 22 to March 80. Entered as second-class matter at tha postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscrip tion rate, $3.00 a year. Circulation Manager.Caroline Hand Asst. Jean Farrens Frances Olson.Executive Secretary Copy Service Department Manager .Venita Broui National Advertising Assistant: Eleanor Anderson. Collection Manager.Reed Swenson Tuesday advertising manager: Walter Naylor; Assistants: Ruth Ketchum, Jean Farrans Composition by Gershwin to Be On Musie Concert George Gershwin's ever-popular "Rhapsody in Blue," will be pre sented publicly on the campus for the first time at 8 p.m. May 11 when Robert Garretson, junior piano artist, will take part in the piano concerto program to be pre sented in the music auditorium by students of George Hopkins, pro fessor of piano. Mr. Garretson, who will conclude the program with the melodious rhapsody, will also play the first and second movements of Mozart’s “Concert in D Minor.” The program will open with Lural Burggraf playing the Weber "Concertstuck,” meaning Concert Piece. Jacqueline Wong will play the Scherzo from Moszkowski's “Concerto in E. Major.” David Smith, 12-year-old Portland stu dent of Mr. Hopkins, will play the famous Mendelssohn "Concerto in G. Minor.” Orchestral accompaniment for each selection will be played by Mr.. Hopkins on second piano. Band Arrangements Ready for New Song "Marching Oregon,” new Oregon song recently composed by George Hopkins, professor of piano, and Hal Young, professor of voice, has been arranged for the University band by Mr. Hopkins. The band has already rehearsed the parts, and the song will be played soon in an ASUO assembly. The song is especially adapted for the band, leaders say. Visiting Crowds (Continued from page one) Miss Mary Jane Tyler, chairman, reported that the dance had proved entirely successful. Funds will be used to aid in providing furniture for the browsing room. Douglass Back H. M. Douglass attended, having returned from a two-months trip to South America to assist in the moving. Flowers and notes of con gratulations upon the success of the opening were poured upon him. He announced that furniture, with the exception of that for the browsing room, will be installed before commencement. Gayle Buchanan, president of the AWS, reported that the “You Have Helped the New Library” card sale, which was carried on yesterday, proved successful, and the funds will swell the contributions for fur niture. Members of the Oregon retailers association were given a "pre-sea son" trip through the library yes terday. That little "Push” for better grades It’s better than a "Pull" TYPE YOUR PAPERS RENT A TYPEWRITER—PUT IT TO WORK A c allow all rentals paid on purchase OFFICE MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO. 1047 Willamette St. Phone 14S Mother ’s Day May 9 Orders taken now can be mailed to home town florist. Save on tele graph expenses! l!lflllllt!!lillll!!!li!IMIII!l!l!tl|llti COLLEGE Flower Shop 928 E. Thirteenth Phone 30XS iinii'iiiHiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii