4 PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LeRoy Mattingly, editor Walter R. Vernstrom, manager Lloyd Tupling, managing editor Wm. F. Lubersky, ass’t business manager Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF jonn i'inK. r,iDcri nawKins, Sports Editors Bernadine Bowman, exchange editor. Paul Deutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladys Battleson, society »ui r >-iii*t, rauio eauor. Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page editor. Jean Weber, morgue director Chief Night Editors; Bill Davenport. Warren Waldorf Martha Stewart, feature editor. Reporters: Mvra Hulser, Rita Wright, Irvin Mann, Bill Pengra, Wen Brooks, Dick Litfin, Bob Ritter, Kathryn Morrow, Louise Aiken, Louise Sheppard, Mary Failing, Margaret Rankin, Alyce Rogers, Laura Bryant, Marolyn Dudley, Parr Aplin, Maxine Glad. Catherine Taylor, Kenneth Kirtley, Betty Jane Thompson, Warren Waldorf, Lew Evans, ilubard Kuokka, Peggy Robbins, Gertrude Carter, Margaret Ray, Stan Ilobson, Sports staff: John Pink, Elbert Hawkins, Chuck Van Scoyoc, Bill Norenc, Larry Quinlin, Morris Henderson, Russ Iseli, Dick Hutchison, Lucille Stevens. Copy editors: Jean Kendall, Rita Lee Powell, Katherine Morrow, jack Townsend, Warren Waldorf, William Robinson, Gladys Battlcson, Mary Kay Booth, Dave Cox, Alice Nelson, Larry Quinlin. Assistant managing editor ( lair Johnson Lillian Warn Night editors Bob Jolly I Jay editor: Corrine Antrim Mary Kay Booth The Spice of Taste TASTE of both classical and popular music was given to Oregon students this weekend when they were privileged to hear the music of lien Pollack for the Junior prom, and the glorious voice of Nino Martini, lead ing tenor of the Metropolitan opera, in con cert Sunday. Pollack’s pop, and the urgent rhythm of liis melodies, were greeted with delight by Oregon students, who this year have danced to the music of many “big name” hands. The “dean of sophisticated swing” played music that was modern, new, familiar to his college audience. Sunday's concert was different. Martini, recognized as a great artist, brought to the campus no contagious rhythms, no melodies with the appeal of familiarity. He brought instead a voice of great beauty and the charm of a natural, attractive personality, llis pro gram was simple, for the most part rather unfamiliar to his listeners. Yet when he walk ed to the stage and sang his first number, they were entirely captivated, llis conquest was completed when lie sang encores well known and loved by his audience. # # # ’Yy'llEN MARTINI sings at the Metropoli tan, they turn crowds away from the doors. No such crowd greeted his Ktigene ap pearance. But the enthusiastic demand for encores that greeted each number indicated that the same magnetism and genius that were beloved of New York and motion picture audiences had appealed to his Eugene, listen ers as well. ll was gratifying to see the largest crowd in years at the Junior prom—largely because' of the attraction of Ben Pollack’s name. But it was more gratifying to see the genuine appreciation and enthusiastic reception that the University gave to a fine artist . . . even if he didn’t “swing it!” Aviation Stock Drops IMPORTERS iiiul news photographers went out to Lakehurst, Now Jersey, tlu* other day, ostensibly to rover a good but almost routine story of the landing of (lie lliiidon burg. The story the reporters not kept the wires sizzling across the continent. The pho tographers' pictures are being appraised as the best of the year and by some as the best in the history of news photography. The llindenburg crashed, killing lib persons, at the end of her trans-Atlantic crossing. There is a deep signilieanee in the fact the llindenburg story is one of the best of the year and that the pictures of the disaster are among the best "shots" of all time. True, there were Jb people killed in a spectacular craekup but a goodly part of the news value in the accident arose from the belief of the public that air travel is still highly spectacu lar and dangerous. # » # L|M tiE.N'K theaters proudly displayed signs advertising news reels of the crash, loss than a week after it occurred. On the end of one of the news reels, while the screen dis played a burning, crumpled mass of frame work. the commentator declared an investiga tion was underway and that something con structive would arise from the ruins in the iorm of knowledge w hich might in the future prevent such catastrophes. These facts illustrate the interest of the public in aviation and seem to indicate it is in a receptive mood at least as far as news of spectacular air accidents is concerned. There have been lew attempts to take advantage of this interest to educate the man iu the street to the advantages and the practicality of air travel. During the past few mouths there have been several of these accidents, in most of which lives were lost and which newspapers played up with front page stories and pic tures. The work of making America air minded has without doubt autlereil because of the adverse publicity these stories occas ioned. TREADING headlines of such accidents, the public is apt to forget or is ignorant of the fact that mile for mile in the past several years air travel has been shown to be safer than travel by auto and almost as safe as travel by rail. Heavier-than-air flying is no longer an im practical hobby of the daring and wealthy. It is a day by day service to most of the cor ners of the world, a recognized industry, need ing only the confidence of the traveling pub lic and getting it more and more. It is sig nificant that England and the United States have virtually abandoned work with lighter than-air craft, while Germany persists in her efforts to build them bigger and bigger. Perhaps Germany is on the right track with her dirigibles. The Graf has flown many miles without a major accident but all three of the nations which have led the world in this field have had very little “luck.” Those roar ing flames which reduced the llindenburg's shell and framework to a tangled mass in such a short time wen; fed by hydrogen from lies gas bags. Hydrogen is highly inflammable and possesses only a little more lifting power pci cubic foot than does helium, which does not burn. The United States controls most of the world’s supply of helium while the Germans fill their Zeppelins with hydrogen, yet the United States has practically admitted the failure of the big craft despite this advantage. As soon reason thal travel by boat is un safe because the Hindenburg crashed as to declare its failure is a reflection on the safety of airplanes, for the llindcnlmrg depended upon gas to sustain her and the airplane relies upon the power of its motor and the action of her air foils, or wings. Nevertheless, the Hin denburg crash, placed another obstacle in the pathway of aviation’s endeavour to sell itself to the public—it made a good story but bad publicity. Credit Is Due ,J| 'IIE UNIVERSITY'S social calendar does not lack events but there is only one affair in its whirl of college life which is indi vidual, distinctive, even unique — the canoe fete. Annually floats “parade” down the race, riots of color and graceful motion, in the only show of this kind. Utilizing the possibilities of the millrace, the fete is cast against a natural background and is an event of true beauty. It’s a real tradition, this canoe fete. It holds a position comparable to the Fresno State college “hack race” and to the “Trail to Rail” pageant given by Eugene. This year’s fete was a fine one. Chairman Sam Fort and his committee set the standards for the 1!W -Junior weekend high and the canoe fete was perhaps their “main event.” Much credit should be given the committee for the success ol’ Junior weekend, but, and especially in the canoe fete, the cooperation of the campus was essential. Organizations spent hours planning and constructing intri cate floats. It was a lot of workjmt the results were worth it. ---——-■ Miscellany GRADES AND GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES A news report from Hie campus of the Univer sity of Oregon states the authorities there have abolished competition among the student living organizations for "house" scholastic standing Group averages will no longer he calculated ani published. Individual grades will he available ti students, parents and others directly interested, bul will not he made generally public. No more "scan dal sheets." It is desired to interest the students in tlu more serious subjects of the curriculum. As it is pressure is said to he applied to students to induct them to enroll in the "pipe" courses (simple sub jects! in expectation that they will make hettei grades than would he likely in the "solids," am consequently boost, or at least sustain, the "houst average." For example, an "A" obtained in appre ciation of hemstitching" counts just as much at one secured in calculus, and is generally easier U get. And the more A s. the more glory for deal old Omicron Upsilon ri. With no more need to maintain "house stand ing" in the scholastic fields, it is hoped the pipe, will be deserted and the students will turn to the more serious subjects which arc offered in plenty but. at present, not patronized in proportion tc faculty estimate of their worth. The stop is bound to moot with mixed senti ment Persons who regard "grades" as productive of more hatm than good and as generally futile for the purposes of education, will say the school authorities have not gone far enough they should have eliminated them entirely. Others persons may wonder why, instead of going around Rubin Hood's barn, the authorities did not just reduce the credit for passing the easier courses in proportion to their worth, if any. It is only incidental, of course, but will not the Hellenic brotherhoods and sisterhoods now tend to select new members merely for wealth,beauty, popularity end kindred qualities counted upon to add to the "walioo” of the house?—An Oregonian editorial Editor’s note: What's the hour of that "appre ciation of hemstitching?" Hop’s SKIPS 6* JUMPS By ORVAL HOPKINS VTOW that canoe fete: Due con ^ gratulations to dear old AGDelta and the KSigs ... I still don’t know what that Barcarolle job looked like . . . what with dolts standing up to stare on all sides . . . And people certainly moaned . . . The Maytime float sort of got me on account of I’m always one to go around kissing girls and all that ... The heroic young man on the Al pha-Hendricks float who strode about snatching that torch . . . Why didn't the ork give the boys some help on that “to hell with Ber gundy" . . . Seems queer that the queen and her little helpers only get to see the aft side of the floats and the stooges guiding them . . . A very robust looking freight didn’t seem to bother the lad in his ren dition of the “Desert Song”.. .Very nice of the judges to divide the prize so evenly among the orgs and non-orgs . . . something is to be said for diplomacy after all . . . even if it does miss the "where credit is due” angle . . . The per formance took about an hour and a half, which is creditable ... I understand this one had it over last year’s fete but must bow to the '35 number . . . Great disap pointment that none of the floats capsized . . . That always seems to add to things somehow ... It seems that Hal Young could have done his little stint sooner than he did . . . The announcer very per sonable ... As was said, it’s the setting, trees, the race, lights, etc.,! that make the fete what it is ... | I heard as many remarks about the cow jumping over the moon as . about anything of the evening . . . light clever these lads and lassies . . . Being of a very simple mind, ! I had to have the “Naughty Mari etta" number explained to me . . . Didn’t the cherry tree and the red gatepost in “Madame Butterfly” sort of clash ... or was it those oysters I ett . . . I was hoping for ■ a rendition of “Poor Butterfly” just at that point, too . . . Dean i ! Landsbury deserves kudos for his “Romantic Serenade” as does one C. Kletzer for her theme . . . We uns down in the four-bit seats got J the full benefit of the tearing I apart after the floats got past all you plutocrats . . . The Faust float represented a lot of work and seemed very well done . . . Cer- | tainly a lot of people walking around with blankets after the fete ... it don’t seem right ... To get back to the announcer, the laddie did all right when Maytime was delayed . . . The weather was nice, the night warm, the floats excel-1 lent, everything was lovely but my seat . . . And aren’t Hubbell and Ol’ Diz just athumpin' . . . Kampagmg rrosh (Continued from page one) gave the Oregon O it's annual spring facial. After applying the yellow, frosh huskies slid their chief, John Dick, and their newly elected class t r c a. s u r e r, Dick Hutchison, down the slippery face of the O. No damage was done the O, but Hutchison suffered three stitches in one finger. Returning to the campus, the feudin' frosh rampaged from one house to another, routing sopho mores out of bed. Then, having left their impressions on various portions of the sophomores bodies, they'd chase on to the next house, adding local color (yellow paint* wherever they went. Don Thomas was the official "sloppcr-onnei" for the frosh. Highlights along the way: new proxy Litfin routed from privacy of bed at SAK sanctorum, unique beauty bath applied on front lawn: DU’s Karl Wester interrupted in process of mailing letter, given once-ovcr; make-up applied to Sig ma Chi's queen, Yerby . . . good job well done: Sigma Nu's Bobby Anet surprised in phone booth: Hank Nilscn deprived of his lower garments, given what is known as a "warm up" and introduced to mill race. Chi Psi's Osbiirn, paja mas and all, enjoys cool morning bath in race: Bob Boyer "sleeps" 1 though it all: Beta's love merchant, Bud Burnett, along with Dick Win termute. Jack Smith, and Walt Miller, receives guests (forty frosh) and free "entertainment"; Phi Psi's Joe Letelle McCool and A1 Boguc dunked, paint applied U sit-down portions of lads: Bogue remonstrates, while held by six freshmen . . he won't run away i . . no, really ? SPR’s receive ad vance notice, clear out before marauders arrive. And on down to the race for thet ,tug-of-war. Frosh outnumber sophs about .1 to 1. Get restless at delay. All for immediate action. Order of O restrains fellows. Lv i ervthing must be just so. Legal, l - i above board. Prexy Amato gives brief talk, asking fellows to ob serve rules of game. Other Order of the O on hand. Tug starts. Frosh get upperhand, pulling sophomore aggregation into murky race water. Some sophs drop off rope, avoiding dunking. Frosh go get 'em. Hough and tumble ensues. All frosh in! Those who don't go in are put in by classmates. Don Casciato given dunking. Tony Amato thrown in along with other Order of the O. And once again the freshman class upholds tradition by beating the sophomores in the annual tug of-war. Oregon Not Great (Continued from page one) survey recommendations have been disregarded or modified. (5) The cost of providing advanced work in pure science will be no greater than the cost of adequately providing lower division instruction only. Other Factor Faculty Other factors keeping Oregon out of the rank of great universi ties are its “good average faculty’’ and the need for a greater program of social service in the fields of social science, the story went on. “As I see it,” the article quotes the law dean, “a university can be no stronger than its faculty. Show me a university with a weak fac ulty and I will show you an en larged entertainment cantonment. Some faculty colleagues at Eugene might not appreciate this remark, but objectivity, I believe justifies the remark that the University of Oregon does not have a particul arly strong faculty.’’ Plii Beta Kappa (Continued from page one) sor of English, a former president of the Oregon chapter. To Honor Dunn A committee was appointed to prepare resolutions on the death of Frederic Stanley Dunn, head of the classics department in the Uni ersity, a charter member and for mer president of the chapter. The meeting was largely attend ed by faculty members and gradu ate students. Among those attend ing was Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor of the Oregon system of higher education, who is a member of the organization. Rhapsody in Blue (Continued from page one) combining modern swing music with the older classic music. Its presentation Tuesday night will be the first public playing of the con certo On the campus. it’s Not the Ku Klux Klan __1_ - ——■•■■■■xoutMfc MR No, it wasn’t the young- Klu Kluxers who stalked the campus Friday noon. Members of Asklepiads, honorary physiology fraternity, tapped pledges at the campus luncheon. Dressed in hospital attire, and bearing a mute reminder of better days, their parade added a humorous note to the festivities. Queen Rubino I Bashful But He Has Personality By BOB EMERSON I’ve never had a chance to interview a “real" queen before and when the managing editor barked at me to "see ‘Sweetpea’ Rubino and don't come back without a story,” I was scared. But luckily he is as sweet as his name would indicate. With one of his legs thrown daintily over the edge of his chair he talked non chalantly of the obvious things of life. But when I asked him about his election chances, down went me leg and a fierce glint came into his eye. "It's going to be plenty tough!— Casciato with his personality plus and Rubino with his personality plus plus,” he declared. And then smiling rather sheepish ly he added, “Of course I don't care.” This sweet nomination for the illustrious position of men’s Junior Weekend Queen, began the battle against the elements of the world just 21 years ago. He attributes his slight avoirdupois to the fact that his parents were married twelve years before he was born. When his backers picked Queen to-be “Sweetpea” he was reluctant to-accept because of his retiring na ture. Naturally bashful on all oc casions, Rubino seldom has any thing to say. To quote him "If there is anything I hate, it’s a per son who interrupts a conversation." When asked about his trousseau, if elected, “Sweetpea" was unde cided. “Although I realize that I presented a very striking appear ance last Tuesday, at my coming out party, in that red and yellow net, I don't believe that this cos tume is befitting one who has reached this regal position," he said. Diet has never been one of Ru bino’s worries. “I find that I can eat most any thing, and in pursuing my hobby, which may become my life work, the exercise keeps me in perfect trim," he concluded. Minoru Yasui of Hood River will deliver the feature address at an “international” Rotary club lunch eon to be held in the Osburne hotel at 12 o'clock today. Yasui, speak ing on the problem faced by the second generation of foreign stu dents in the United States, will be one of eight University students not born in this country to speak at the luncheon. Local Girls Make Good V,v - ir. te>' - V!-.: : . Four Eugene women. students .it the Vniversity, were tapped for Mortar Beard, senior women, at the campus luncheon last Friday, l eft *o rigid they are f.a\le Young, daily s Ba'tleson. and Clare lgoc. Miss lgoe Has also awarded the Cierliuger standing junior woman, at the Junior prom Friday Right. national honorary for Buchanan, Brandon cup for the most out Campus Calendar Elizabeth Dement, Louis Cole man, Priscilla Mackie, Margaret Rankin, Marion Turner, G ,dor; Corum, Roy H o c k e 11, Gilbert Schultz, Neil Stockhouse, Sam Kro shell, and Jule Graff are in the infirmary. Pot and