VOLUME XXXVIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937
Idaho Bents WSC, 4-3;
Oregon - Washington
Games Rained Out
NUMBER 115
The
Passing Show
4It Can't Happen Here'
Technicians Foment
I reland IS ot Peaceful
32 4Nays' on Court
By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN
Billionaire Baler
A billionaire-controlled fascist
dictator is the latest threat facer
by the United States according t(
William E. Dodd, ambassador t-,
Berlin, who set forth his views ii
a letter to Senator Bulkley of Ohio
Dodd said he had received informa
tion from personal friends, thal
pointed toward one wealthy mar
whom he declined to name.
The diplomat, a student of Am
erican history for the past 40 years
saw more danger in present poli
tical tendencies than in any “sincf
Lincoln.”
Theater Picketing
Minor incidents took the fore in
the Hollywood technicians strike
as labor prepared for a big push
against producers in general and
against "traitorous" Unions who
“sold out to the producers.” Picket
ing of theaters throughout the na
tion began in a small way, the
labor officials promising that key
cities would soon be attacked.
Co-operation of maritime work
ers in refusing to load studio equip
ment as well as presenting a mili
tant fron tto the wandering unions
was proposed. Violence flared brief
ly with two beatings, damaging of
studio trucks and sniping at
pickets.
Coronation Rebels
All was not peaceful in England
and the dominions yesterday. In
Dublin, across the Irish sea from
London, rebellious sons of Erin
rioted, protesting the coronation of
King George VI as ruler of Ireland.
Several were injured.
Today after the crowning of the
new ruler, more demonstrations
were feared from the republican
societies.
Packing the Senate
Supporters and opposers of the
president’s court reform bill today
claimed a total of 103 votes out of
96 members of the senate. Opposi
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Hunting a Job?
Sincerity May
Win it for You
By BERNADINE BOWMAN
Are you hunting a job? Then
perhaps it’s fitting to pass on the
timely advice of Dr. Clarence E.
Clewell, director of the University
of Pennsylvania's placement ser
vice. He advises students not to
say, “I am willing to accept any
job you offer me.”
‘‘Explain what you have done,
can do and want to do," he said.
‘‘Should the question of salary
arise, do not respond that you are
willing to work for practically
nothing, for the employer will
judge you worthy of no more.
State the minimum wage accept
able.”
Some other suggestions for
overcoming negative impressions
are these:
“Sincerity, modesty and good
manners are most essential. Avoid
personal inquiries and crude curi
osity, such as attempting to read
correspondence or other papers
lying on the interviewer’s desk,
listening to his telephone conver
sation or interrupting another
speaker.
“Look the interviewer in the eye
while conversing; sit erect; be
alert, pleasant, consistent and de
termined. but do not take too much
of his time.”
Many students fail to land a job
because .they bungle the first inter
view with their might-have-been
employer, Dr. Clewell says.
Can’t Fool This Prof
A professor in a German univer
sity is accustomed to lecture be
fore his students attired in the
cap and gown which he keeps in
a locked in the corner of his lecture
room.
Recently the students brought
a stuffed baboon, of almost hu
man dimensions, from the zoolog
ical museum and dressed the ani
mal in the professor's cap and
gown and spectacles from the
drawer of his desk. It was then
placed at the lecture table with
an open textbook before it.
The students having retired to
their respective seats witnessed
the etrance of the professor, who
took the situation in at a glance
and remarked with a smile, “Gen
tlemen, I am delighted to see that
you have at last found a teacher
so well suited to your intellectual
ability.”
Noted U of 0 Graduate
Will Speak to Seniors
At Graduation, Ma v 31 j
Halliburton Will
Talk at Assembly
Author of Travel Books to
Relate Adventures in
Lecture Monday
Richard Halliburton, popular
non-fiction writer, will lecture in
McArthur court Monday, May 17,
under the auspices of the ASUO,
Ralph Schomp, university activi
; ties manager, said yesterday. Mr.
Halliburton will be presented free
I to student body members as the
final attraction of the school year’s
associated student body series.
Mr. Halliburton, author of
l “Royal Road to Romance,” “Seven
League Boots,” and other popular
I travel books, recently turned news
paper correspondent with an as
signment to fill an entire page for
j forty newspapers every Sunday for
j 52 Sundays. His subsequent quest
for adventure led him to many
strange corners of the earth, of
which he will -lecture.
He will describe his death-bed
, interview with the chief-assassin
of the Romanoffs and his general
impressions of Russia. He tells of
his trek to Mecca, the Moslem
holy city in Arabia, where no
Christian is allowed. He was stop
ped seven miles from the gate
when his pilgrim disguise was pen
etrated. He was compensated for
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Mothers Group
Extends Award,
Increases Fund
A $300 scholarship for the out
standing Oregon high school grad
uate who will enter next year as a
freshman will again be awarded by
the Oregon Mothers, it was an
nounced by Mrs. E. C. Peets, re
tiring president. The group also
has deposited $1000 in the student
loan fund.
Mortar Board, senior women’s
honorary, added to the mothers’
fund by donating $50 at the week-!
end meeting.
The mothers’ group decided to
extend the scholarship to all high
school graduates in the state, in
stead of limiting the award to
Portland students. Lucille Stevens,
freshman in social science, won the
scholarship last year.
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Clyde Aitchison, Member
Interstate C o m m e r e e
Commission, to Head
Graduation Propram
Graduated in 1915
Speaker Is Well Qualified,
Disintguislied in Field,
Dean Gilbert Says
The University of Oregon will
bring back one of its most distin- I
guished alumni, Clyde B. Aitchi- !
son, member of the Interstate *
Commerce Commission, as speaker 1
for the sixtieth commencement,
Monday, May 31, it was announced
here today by Dr. James H. Gil- |
bert, dean of college of social sci
ence and chairman of the commit
tee in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Aitchison received the de
gree of master of arts from the
university here in 1915. Although .
he has teen a member of the I. C. J
C. since 1917, he still claims Port
land as his home, and Oregon as
his home state.
“Statecraft and Scholars” has
been chosen by Mr. Aitchison for
his address, and he is regarded as
one of the foremost men in the ]
United States for such a topic, ^
Dean Gilbert states. Although he ]
has been active in legal and pub
lic service work since 1896, when j
he was admitted to the bar in ,
Iowa, Mr. Aitchison, after gradu
ating from Hastings College in
1895, has earned the advanced de
grees of master of arts, and doctor s
of philosophy. In addition Hastings s
college conferred the honorary de- t
gree of doctor of laws on him in l
1918. f
Appointed to Commission J
In 1903 Mr. Aitchison was ad- \
mitted to the Oregon bar, and in c
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Modern Melody in Concert Form
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Robert Garretson, brilliant young University pianist, last night
presented the first loeal eoneert of George Gershwin’s tuneful “Khap
ody in Blue” before a large audience in the music school auditorium,
iarretson is shown seated at the piano, standing is his teacher, George
fopkins.
Garretson Plays
‘Blue Rhapsody ’
David Smith, 12-Year-Old Pianist, Louis
Burggraf, Miss J. Wong Play Before
Season's Largest Audience
By CATHERINE TAYLOR
Playing to one of the largest local music audiences of the season,
tobert Garretson, well-known University pianist, gave a talented per
ormance with the feature number, George Gershwin’s ‘‘Rhapsody in
Slue,” at a concert held in the music auditorium last night.
David Smith. 12-year-old Portland piano student of George Hopkins,
irofessor of piano, provoked thunderous applause with some of the
nost brilliant playing ever executed in the music auditorium as he
INDEX COMMITMENTS
Dr. P. A. Parsons, head of the
ociology department, S. H. Jame
on, E. H. Moore, professors in
he department, and Herman Keh
li, head of the bureau of muniei
al research, are leaving for
ialem, Wednesday noon. They
/ill supervise a project which
leals with an index of commit
nent to state institutions.
Murals Being Prepared
For Grand Staircases
Of New Library Building
Murals of a classical and attractive design will soon be placed on the
walls of both grand staircases of the new library, it was announced
by N. B. Zane, associate professor of space arts, yesterday.
According to Mr. Zane these murals will carry a lasting message
to the students of Oregon. The statements on the murals were made
by former University of Oregon professor, the late Dr. Frederick George
Young, professor of social sciences and dean of sociology from 1895 to
1928, and by Dr. Luella Clay Carson, professor of English and head 1
--— I libraria from 1888 tn icioo
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Canoe Fete's ‘Other Side’
Turns Out Rather Damp i
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By MORITZ THOMSEN c
There are two sides to every story, and there are two sides to every n
float, and the side that the queen and her court had to look at all even- w
ing:, at the canoe fete, is the side that I want to tell you about. r
It was 8 o’clock and your reporter, who has never seen the big
doings of Junior weekend, came down to his float all dressed up in 1
white coat and snappiest foulard. The next thing you know, your float
i is short-handed and giving your ticket to some potential sweetie, you 0
hide in the back of the float and
with branches ripping the clothes
from your legs, and water abso
lutely wrecking your best white
shoes, you start down. A tree
knocks the lanterns off your float,
one leg goes through the boards in
the back, and three or four times
the float suddenly lurches and you
are dashed to the deck.
Your name is called. The float
enters the arena. You stand there
in the back paddling like mad and
dashing water over your coat. You
hear delighted titters as the lan
terns start to fall again, or as one
of the actors slips and reels about
the stage.
The music swells up into a pas
sionate crescendo. You are passing
the queen’s platform. A smile from
even the maids of honor would be
enough. You wave and ^mile at
them. They only glare at you—no
recognition on their faces.
Now its over, and the week's la
bor is torn down before your eyes
Timbers come crashing down upon
your head. You leap for land—and
miss. Swimming to shore, you
wring the water from you, and
start just a little sadly for home.
A bunch of silly girls titter at
you as you duck from bush to bush.
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Play Will Have
Formal Opening
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A spring- formal opening is plan- n
ned for the Friday night perform- n
ance of George Bernard Shaw’s
comedy, Pygmalion, by the Guild
hall players. A gay and colorful '
lobby is to be created in the foyer.
of the theater in Johnson ^halL j
where coffee and cigarettes will
be served between the first and
second acts.
The cast under the direction of
Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt is having
dress rehearsals every night now,
and the impressionistic set con
ceived by Horace W. Robinson is .
nearing completion.
The box office in Johnson hall is
open every day from 10 a. m. un
til 12 and from 1 p. m. until 5. A
heavy advance ticket sale is going !
on with many living organizations
coming as a body. The perform
ance will be the last opportunity
to see a Guild hall show this year
and the play which feature? Helen
Roberts, Gerry Smith, and Adrian
Martin promises to be one of this
[year’s best hits.
maria irom 1888 to 1909.
James H. Gilbert, dean of social
oience, originated the idea of the
lurals, and suggestions as to the
ichness and quality came from
'ean Ellis F. Lawrence, dean of
rchitecture and allied arts. A
ommittee appointed by the Alum
i Holding company, cooperated
ith Dean Gilbert and Dean Law
:nce in projecting the plan and
le murals were commissioned by
le Alumni company.
Mr. Z&ne has complete charge
F the painting and construction
F the murals. Some of the letter
ig followed letters designed by
rederick Goudy, nationally known
lorifier of design. Mr. Zane de
iribes the panels as being poly
lrome decoration in colors and
old.
“These murals are done in a
lanner reminiscent of medieval
issal manuscripts,” said Mr.
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Names of Float
Winners Given
Wrong at Fete
At the canoe fete Saturday
night an incorrect list of float
winners was announced to the
rudience. The winners:
Kappa Sigma and Alpha Gam
ma Delta won first place with
:he float depicting the “Drinking
Icene" from “Student Prince.”
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Al
oha Omicron Pi second with
'Barcarole Scene” from “Tales
of Hoffman.”
Alpha Hall and Hendricks hall
were awarded third place for
‘Tavern Scene” from the “Vaga
oond King.’’
played Mendelssohn’s famous “Con
certo in G minor.”
With the precision and artistry
of a natural performer, David, who
has already been received enthu
siastically by Portland audiences,
ran through the difficult and clas
sic measures of the concerto with
a truly remarkable display of tal
ent.
Two Others on Program
The concerto program of stu
dents of Mr. Hopkins opened with
a striking number by Weber, “Con
certstuck,” played by Lural Burg
graf, talented Albany student.
Jacqueline Wong, University
sophomore and the only woman
musician on the concerto program,
did a brilliant piece of work with
the Scherzo from Moszkowski's
“Concerto in K major.”
All the students on the pro
gram were accompanied by Mr.
Hopkins playing orchestral accom
paniment on the second piano. The
blending of the two pianos into an
even tone added greatly to the
artistry of the program.
translation of
Book Acclaimed
Dr. Marker’s Help on
Frenrli Volume Noted
By Book Club
Nation-wide recognition has
aeen given to a recently-published
English translation of “The Drey
fus Case," written originally by
Alfred Dreyfus and his son, Pierre,
n which Arthur Marder, Univer
sity professor of history, aided in
.vriting.
The hook, which concerns a
■teated issue in French political
life during the latter part of the
nineteenth century, was translated
and edited in a period of five
months by Donald C. McKay of the
Harvard university history depart
ment, with the assistance of Dr.
Marder. Besides translating parts
af the book, the Oregon professor
s responsible for the footnotes and
:wo critical appendices.
The book begins with the trial
af Dreyfus at Rennes, in 1899,
where he was charged with trea
ion to France. Pathetic letters
written to his wife during his im
arisonment, which was later
proven unjust, are also included,
rhe first part of the original was
written by Alfred Dreyfus and
she latte.- part by his son.
“This book was recommended by
:he book-of-the-month club and
was in the running for the special
300k of the month," Dr. Marder
said.
The translation of the famous
:ase, in which Marder assisted,
ast week received a front page
-eview in the New York Herald
fribune book section.
Greek Council
Will Elect New
Officers May 13
Millie, Johnson Up for
Presidency; 10 Illegal
Bushing Practices to
Be (iiven Rushers
Nominations fur interfrntcrnity
council officers for next year were
made nt a dinner meeting of the
group last night at the Kappa Sig
ma house as follows:
President, Doug Milne, Don
Johnson: vice-president, John Kize,
Jason Lee; secretary-treasurer,
Harold Faunt, Bill Vermillion.
Elections will be held at the final
meeting of the year, which will be
held next Tuesday evening.
In its regular business session
the council discussed mutual finan
cial problems, considered a possible
mid-week preference during rush
week, and passed a list of ten
illegal pushing practices which will
be handed out to rushees in printed
form next fall.
Rulings to Clarify
The rulings are merely state
ments to clarify and briefly list the
laws of the Interfraternity council
constitution which directly effect
lushees, it was explained.
The following list of illegal rush
ing practices will be published by
the interfraternity council to
give information to the incoming
lushees of what are considered un
fair rushing practices, and to bet
ter enable them in selecting the
fraternity with which they wish to
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ASUO Group to Probe
Soph Blocs Squabble
Over Proxy Voting
Losing Bloc Protests
Balloting Procedure;
Weston Asks Deeision
Of Judiciary Council
Juniors toNomi nate
Senior Constitution Is Up
For Adoption at Meet
Thursday Night
By BILL PENGRA
Final settlement of the dispute
aroused by the sophomore class
election, and subsequent mixup in
the recording of the tabulated
votes, will probably be made today
when the ASUO judiciary commit
tee meets to consider a petition of
redress presented by the losing
party bloc.
The committee, made up of fac
ulty members and presided over
by Orlando J. Hollis, acting dean
of the 'aw school, will meet to
consider the first dispute since the
new ASUO by-laws established it.
Members of the committee, who
will meet at 1 o’clock in the law
school, are Calvin Crumbaker, pro
fessor of economics, D. D. Gage,
associate professor of business ad
ministration, Jack McGirr, second
year law student appointed by the
last ASUO proxy, and another
student member, recently found in
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Moving o f Mississippi to
CampuslMay Put^Canoe
Fete in Movie Version
Sam Goltlwyn, moving picture producer, may buy the canoe fete
idea, it was rumored here last night. If the deal goes through, there
will be but minor changes in the idea. Here's a rough sketch of how
the movie will be:
Oregon students holding their annual mill-race fete, charter a private
train and go to tneir chosen spot on the Mississippi river. President of
the University. Jack Oakie, and Chancellor Jack Benny entertain stu
dents on train by singing "Mississippi Mud." Loretta Young and Alice
Faye, Oregon coeds are noth in love
with the manager of the Kappa
Zeta float. Both desire leading
positions in the fete. Arriving at
the Mississippi, floats are built,
while the hero, Bing Crosby, who
not only manages the canoe fete,
but who is i^lso captain of the foot
ball, baseball, and track teams,
sings “Old Back Joe” to Loretta
Young. Alice Faye walking along
the edge of the swamp overhears
the wooing, and plans to dynamite
Cue floats as they sweep into view.
She gets the Rita brothers to help
her, and they are only prevented
from doing this at the last moment
by the timely intervention of Jack
Oakie who has fallen in love with
Alice Faye.
The night of the canoe fete ar
rives, and one by one the floats
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Oregon Graduate
Gets Kansas Job
Raymond D. Lawrence, graduate
of the University of Oregon in
1925, and following that for a time
a member of the faculty of the
school of journalism, has been nam
ed professor of journalism at the
University of Kansas, according to
word received here today by Erie
W. Alien, dean of the school here.
Mr. Lawrence has been employed
full time as news editor on the
Oakland Tribune in Oakland, Cali
fornia, for the past several years,
and during this time he has com
pleted all requirements for his doc- j
tor of philosophy degree from the
University of California. He re
ceived his master of arts degree in
journalism at Oregon in 1927, and
has done work for his doctorate in
political science. During the past
year Mr. Lawrence has found time
for two hours each week at Stan
ford University.
Mr. Lawrence has kept in close
touch with developments in the
school here, especially the major
course in "Investigative Methods in
Editing.” He intends to utilize ma
terial from this course in his teach
ing in Kansas.
Philomelete to Hold
Ire Cream Sale at
Taylor's Wednesday
Ice cream in dishes will sell for
five cents and sundaes for nine
cents today until 5 o’clock at Tay
lor's as Philomelete, hobby group
of AWS, sponsors this sale.
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Senior Meeting
Set for Thursday
Plans Will Be Ma«le 1»V
Graduating Class for
Commeneeinent W'eek
Every graduating senior is re
quested to attend the class meeting
^et for 8:30 o'clock Thursday eve
ning in 105 Commerce, announced
Margilee Morse, senior class presi
dent, last night.
Elmer Fansett, alumni secretary,
will outline the coming functions
which all seniors are expected to
attend during commencement
week.
The gift committee is to give its
report, and the class will decide on
the amount to be left the Univer
sity and in what form it shall be
given, said Miss Morse.
David Lowry, chairman for the
senior picnic to be held at Swim
mers’ Delight May 27, will give his
report and talk further on plans
for the day’s entertainment.
The faculty committee will pres
ent the names of three or four
graduating seniors who are eligible
for the Albert cup, a trophy given
each year to the outstanding senior.
Class members, by vote, will decide
on the winner.
Dean James H. Gilbert will out
line the commencement program
and instruct seniors as to forma
tion positions and the hours and
place of the various functions.
Members of the class will also
elect a permanent class secretary,
said Miss Morse.
Theda Spicer
Also Elected to
Phi Beta Kappa
Theda Spicer, Eugene student
majoring in English, was one of
the 14 seniors elected Monday to
Phi Beta Kappa. Her name was
inadvertently omitted from the
list given the Emerald reporter;
but she will be among those pres
ent when initiation day arrives
next Wednesday.
PROPS TO MEET
There will be a Propellor club
meeting at 7:30 tonight in the
alumni lounge in Gerlinger.
Romeo Dunks Love in
Race; Courts Trouble
When Judge Orlando Hollis lifts his gavel at 7:30 and lets it drop,
the fifth and next to the last moot court of the 1937 season will sit in
solemn ( ? ) session.
Tonight’s trial will be no joking matter. No sirree! It’s serious
when a young fellow such as Dick Devers deliberately throws himself
at a girl, someone else’s girl, even though she is languishing in the
chilly waters of the race, screaming for help, at the time. And that's
just what the chivalrous Dick did one Sunday evening not so long ago.
shucks, it was spring and every
thing and Willy (Tarzan) Martin
felt the urge to demonstrate his
manly prowess with a canoe. But
it was his first experience with a
canoe and complications ensued, as
they have a habit of doing.
When Tarzy attempted to man
euver about near the covered
bridge the canoe went bottom-up.
So did its contents, and Dorothy
knew nothing about swimming.
Having no hankering for drowning,
she kicked and kicked, and man
aged to stay near the surface',
Willy, himself a water - lover,
struck out furiously for the bridge.
Dames, bah! Couldn’t be bothered
with them in such a time of crisis.
Well, as Willy clung to the
bridge, Dorothy scrammed on down
the race, screaming as she went.
“Help! Help!”
And our hero, Dick Devers, en
tered the scene. Dick was canoe
ing with a pal. As Dorothy bore
down upon the boys she filled the
air with excruciating sounds, and
Dick, a sensitive chap, didn’t like
to hear a girl sound off in such
manner so he rescued her. But in
making the daring rescue he tipped
his own canoe over, sending one
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Pictured above are
two popular Skipper
styles — lanyard
laced— and Gaucbo
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