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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LcRoy Mattingly, editor Walter R. Vernstrom, manager Lloyrl Tupling, managing editor Wm. F. Lubersky, ass’t business manager „----j- -»-- .. - Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. UPPER NEWS STAFF John Pink, Elbert Hawkins, Sports Editors Bernadine Bowman, exchange editor. Paul Deutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladys Battleson, society ^kuI Plank, radio editor. Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women's page Jean Weber, morgue director Chief Night Editors: Bill Davenport. Warren Waldorf Martha Stewart, feature editor. Reporters: Myra JIulscr, Rita Wripht, Irvin Mann, Bill Pengra, Wen Brooks, Dick Litfin, Boh Ritter. Kathryn Morrow, Louise Aiken, Louise Sheppard, Mary Failing, Margaret Rankin, Alycc Rogers, Laura Bryant, Marolyn Dudley, Parr Aplin, Maxine Glad. Catherine Taylor, Kenneth Kirtley, Betty Jane Thompson, Warren Waldorf, Lew Evans, Huhard Kuokka, Peggy Robbins, Gertrude Carter, Margaret Ray, Stan Hobson, Sports staff: John Pink, Elbert Hawkins, Chuck Van Scoyoc, Bill Norene. Larry Quinlin, Morris Henderson, Russ Iseli, Dick Hutchison, Lucille Stevens. Assistant managing editor J.cw Evans Night editors Assistant Night Editors Lew Evans Betty Janes Thompson Complete The Job ^JITY find administration officials arcs to be complimented for taking 1hc first move in protecting University pedestrians from reckless drivers and roving campus crates. The painting of broad yellow safety lane belts on Thirteenth avenue between Kincaid and University streets will act as a continual reminder for speeding motorists to slow down. More steps in the same direction ought to result in elimination of almost, all traffic violations, and lessen accident danger to a minimum. Part of the responsibility is up to the stu dents themselves. Student pedestrians must not abuse their protection on Thirteenth. They must show care in cutting across the street to and from classes. Student drivers will have to do their part by obeying speeding rules, and by showing care in their mad clashes down Thirteen! h. A final step which city and administration officials should take to complete their job is the installation of stop street signs. The cor ner of University and Thirteenth particularly needs this type of regulation. A had accident occurred there only a short time ago. Signs at the other end of the block would also he helpful. Campus safety would truly he at a high level if pedestrians, drivers, and officials joined bauds in (his action. A Good Yawn PRECEDENT lias been established. From now on sleeping in elass cannot be object ed to. No more can professors object to indo . lent students nodding and yawning their way through classes. Yawning is all right. It must be all right. Princess Margaret Rose did it. Yessir, she yawned . . . right in the face of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Right in the midst of all the ceremony and solemnity of the coronation, the little lady of the world’s largest empire yawn ed. It was the human thing to do. She was tired. She was bored. So she yawned. It makes good logic. If a princess can yawn in the Archbishop's face, why can't .1 college student sleep right in front of a pro fessor's eyes. Yessir, sleeping must be all right, too. Anyway, it's spring term. An Oregon Tradition NOT1IER Oregon tradition came to a sue cessful close last night when Acting Dean Orlando Hollis rapped “court adjourned at the finish of this spring’s linal moot trial. Every year Oregon’s embryo barristers get into the thick of actual practice conditions when they enter into the traditional moot trials. Participation in these, mock affairs pro vides entertainment for all, as well as giving future lawyers a test under lire. The trials are held as regular as the Canoe Fete. Homecoming, Dad's Day, A\YS Carni val, and other time honored Oregon events. Along with llies,1 traditional att'nirs they assume the place of a true Oregon tradition . . . an occasion or event participated in will ingly and freely In a large number of stu dents . . . not an enforced ruling which var ious students are coerced into by threats or physical force. Plaudits For ’Pygmalion’ JP INAL curtains for this year’s drama activ ities will be drawn at the Guild hall theater tonight and tomorrow, as Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt. directs an all-star cast in the pro duction of “Pygmalion.” With master craftsman George Bernard Shaw, the author, with a east which has al ready made a name for itself in other pro ductions this year, and with the invaluable contributions of Mrs. Seybolt and Designer Horace Robinson, tin- play will undoubtedly be up to usual University theater standards. Indicative of the high standard other plays have reached this year arc the packed houses which have greeted every production. It seems not at all premature to predict plaud its for “Pygmalion.” No longer can traditional marriage tics I lay sole claim to the identifying words of “Ball and Chain.” A group of student ath letic managers at Southern Cal has adopted this as an appropriate title for their organi/.a 1 ion. When they put wings on these here putt putting motorbikes so reminiscent of bygone scooter days, then the machine age will be here for sure. Miscellany ARE EXAMS BENEFICIAL? • Many students in the colleges and universities of the country will be pleased over a finding re cently made in hehalf of the Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of teaching. After a careful investigation, Dr. I. L. Kandcl of Columbia univer sity has concluded that the written examination to test’the students’ education progress is useless and should, therefore, he abolished. “The success of an educational system,’’ says Dr. Kandel, “should no longer be measured in terms of the numbers who pass or fail in examinations but by the degree to which it has been able to discover the abilities and needs of pupils and has provided for them the type of education from which they are capable of profiting.” It is true that the merits of an educational sys tem cannot be measured by “the number of students who pass or fail in examinations" but some meth od must be employed to determine the progress of students in acquiring knowledge. The written examination is not an accurate test of the student’s knowledge on a particular subject. Memory plays an important part in the written test rather than the student's ability to do a little straight thinking on a given subject. When classes are small enough to have frequen* student recitations, the class standing of the pupil should be taken into account in fixing his rating. However, the matter of examinations depends largely upon the character and temperament of the teacher himself. Some teachers conduct the tests in a sensible manner while others display little judgment in the matter and therefore make ser ious mistakes in fixing the rank of students in their classes. Teachers who have the ability to kindle in the minds of their students a real desire for know ledge and to set them thinking have few failures in their classes.—The Deseret News. STUDYING ISN’T “QUEER” To bo a campus leader at Carolina is a great thing. To be a sports hero, editor of the Yackety Yaek, or chairman of the dance committee is recog nized and respected as a form of leadership. To be a student is something else. There is no defense for the bookworm who can't meet personalities, to be sure; but it is gen erally true that students interested in scholarship, original production, and even philosophy (which might be the common ground for all university men) is neglected called "queer" -to the stig matic point. Educational systems can be destroyed and re built every day but until a campus respect for intellectual pursuit is permitted, this will never be a place for students. Daily Tar Heel. SWEEPINGS . . . The spectator defines “deadline" as the legal limit for turning in assignments, so called because an editor once dropped dead when the staff turned them all in on time. TO SATISFY THR ESTHETIC sense of our readers, we insert the following quote taken direct from Cicero: "Sit stillabit sed Amanto hiscat." TWO WAYS TO GET THROUGH COLLEGE: 1. Faculty of work. A*. Working of faculty * * $ w E HEAR that Mu solini and llitlci ire sched uled to sing a duet at the next Geneva Benefit. The boys will render their favorite, "Reign in Spain The Los Angelos Collegian. Parasitic Study To Be Tuesday At the May meeting of Sigma Xi, national science honorary, Dr K. D. Furrer, local physician, will speak on parasitology: Its Medical and Social Aspects." The meeting will be held May IS. at 8:00 at 10! Condon. The lecture will be illustrated. The Lane County Medical asso ciation has been invited to listen to the address and the general pub lic is welcome. In speaking of the lecture Dr. Warren l'. Smith said. "Possibly no more important subject to the average citizen than this one has been di-russed on the campus this year, because this has to <io with diseases to which everyone is sub ject and many citizens m our com munity are now suffering because of a lack of knowledge of that subject. While certain aspects of the address may be technical, the lecturer will endeavor to translate! his subject as far as possible into ordinary language." Dr. Pt.trot's studies deal with disease-causing parasites such its hook worm. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. *B«*iUil\ I li('inr (.Continued from paye one) of the luncheon and recreation period. Mrs. Hazel A re hi bald, dean of girls at Roosevelt junior high, is in charge of arranging flowers for the conference. The \U'S will s.'rvc tea in Her linger following the afternoon ses sions During the afternoon members of Kwams. sophomore women's service honorary, will take the delegates to various campus build ings and guides will conduct a tour through them. W aiting the Big Parade The afternoon before the procession crowds such as this formed along the line of march await ing coronation procession and ttie ceremonies of the crowning of George VI. In order to have a good view of the events of the next day, the onlookers brought their suppers to eat in the street, and after tiiat they slept as best they could. (Acme photo radioed from London.) Campus Calendar Ellen Torrence, Jack Hazlitt Jim Hague, Geraldine Thayer, Ger aid Allen, Elizabeth Dement, Loui Coleman, Priscilla Mackie, Ro; Hackett. Julc Graff, Carl Prod inger, John Rutz, and Mary Man are in the infirmary. The Newman club will have ; “Dutch . treat” breakfast at Sey mom's cafe Sunday, May 16, fol lowing Lhc 0:30 o'clock mass. l*hi Chi Theta pledges meet ii 104 Commerce at 4 o'clock today Student# who wish to go on th< Wesley club retreat Friday or Sat urday should call either Brit Asl or Hayes Beall. According to ratings of the Am eriean Medical association, Ore gon s medical school is listed ii third place. < ONI i;iU:iN< K I’KOOKAM 9:00 -Registration; organ music, Dorothy Davis Eugene high school. 9:30 Group singing, leader, Miss Carolyn Woods, Eugene high school. 9:45 Welcome, Gayle Buch anan, president Associated Wo men Students, U. of O.; Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women, U. of O.; response, Dorothy Chambers, Oregon City senior high; announcements, Mrs. James V. Danielson. 10:15 Address, “Her Voice Was Soft" Wordsworth, Mr. John Casteel, department of speech, U. of O. 10:45-12:00 Discussion groups: “How to Find Beauty Through Everyday Surround ings," school of music auditor ium, Miss Mabel P. Robertson, dean of girls, and Rith Alice Grant. Salem high school: “How to Achieve Beauty in Friend ships," school of education, room 3, Miss Elizabeth Vinson, dean of girls, and Mariella Frisbie, McMinnville senior high; "How to Give Beauty in Service,” school of education, room 4. Miss Isabel Willsie, dean of girls, Astoria senior high school, “How to Acknowledge Beauty in Other People," guild hall, .^iss Elizabeth McGaw, dean of girls, and Adclc Knerr, Grant high school; "Our Best Activity During the Past Year," Johnson hall, room 110. Mrs. Veola P. Ross, dean of girls, and Mary Kay C r u m b a. k c r. University high school; ' Beauty of Person ality." (deans only \. school of education, room 2. Miss Olive M Dahl, dean of women. Willam ette U. Luncheon, men’s dormitory; recreation, physical education department, women's building. 1:30 B u s i n e s s meetings: girls, school of music auditor ium: deans, school of education, room 2. t . to Musk . University high trio, Doris Hack, Lorene Mitch ell, Mary Booth 2 00 Address, "Beauty of the Appropriate Mr: Eric W Al len 2:15—Introduction of new of ficers 3:00 Tea, Associated Women Students. U. of O., sun porch, women's building. Books—and Coeds-Get Ride in New Library Lift Two very excited Oregon coeds exploring the new library discovered a room in the southeast corner of the basement filled with many inter 1 esting objects used in the library operation. In this room they dis ■ covered a little door about four feet high, and inside the door a book s lift, or in other words, a miniature elevator. , “How cute,” said one. “How exciting,” said the other. They exchanged long meaningful glances and said: “Shall we?” and “Let’s.” A boy friend was found to man ipulate the controls on the outside i, of the door, and the two girls climbed inside, stooping to do so, and kneeled down in the little ele vator. “Buzzzzzz,” went the push but , ton, and the girls were enveloped in darkness. Up and up they went, past doors and lights and noises! , “Let me down,” said one. “Let us down,” said the other. L “Buzzzzzzz,” went the push but ton, and finally the girls reached bottom and emerged with very silly and guilty looks on their . faces. i “Gee! What if a librarian had seen us,” said one. Next day in this same room, the girls sat working. "Buzzzzz,” went a button. Something was coming down the book lift - probably books. “Let's go see,” said one. “Let’s,” said the other. They hurried to the small door, cautiously opened it, and — what they saw was neither books nor mail. Inside sat a' flustered, blush ing, kneeling librarian, a “boss” of one of the coeds. It later developed that several of the dignified librarians were testing out the book lift by enjoy ing rides in it. I Zep Crash Could Have Been Averted, Dr. Kunz The Hindenburg crash last Tuesday would have been prevented if helium had been used in the gargantuan blimp, it was explained yester day by Dr. A. H. Kunz, instructor in chemistry at the University of I Oregon. Helium, the second lightest known gas which can be used in lighter than-air craft, is monopolized by the United States, according to Dr. Kunz. The major part «f this country’s supply is obtained in the oil fields of Texas, where it is isolated from petroleum by a liquifaction process, in no other part or tne world is there more than a trace of the valuable gas. The German dirigible was filled with hydrogen, lightest of the ele ments, but very inflammable. Kunz explained. Helium is the ideal ma terial for use in ballons, because of the fact that it is entirely non explosive since it combines with no elements. Although small traces of helium are found in the air, Dr.»Kunz does not believe that other nations will be able to obtain large enough amounts of it to overcome the nat ural monopoly of the United States. There is a chance, he pointed out. that additional supplies may be found in oil wells of other parts or the world, although he feels that it is very slight. Production of helium, even in the United States, is a relatively ex pensive operation, costing $7 per 1000 cubic feet, Dr. Kunz said. At present the gas is controlled by the military department, none of it being used commercially outside of the United States. .lOUKNAIJSTS WOIiK Journalism students of the Uni versity edited this morning’s edi tion of the Eugene News. Mem bers of the reporting, copyediting, and editing classes cooperated in the work Lots of Death List's in One Basket But not all in one basket, however. For the Vrim's <>HQ air foree is .•onductlng its largest eimeentr.ition of planes in maneuvers covering a large part of California during May. 1’hoto shows one of the huge bombers being loaded with bombs at Muroc Dr\ Lake in the Mojave iesert. Plaintiff’s Attorneys Contend Judgement Whether Mr. Devers in person, “saw the light” or not as Miss Hitch man would say, the jury believed they did last night in returning a verdict for the defendant, J. Richard Devers, and against the plaintiff, Herbert Skplet, at moot triol. No sooner had the verdict been rendered than D. R. Dimick, attorney for the plaintiff, was on his feet, contesting the decision, asking that members of the jury be polled. Judge Hollis granted Dimick's request md it was found two members op posed the verdict, as rendered. At torney Dimick, to do things up right, then read off an impressive, but evidently pre-war, statute, claiming the jury should deliberate further. Judge Hollis, after due deliberation, pointed cut to Dimick that the statute. referred to had been amended and at present three fourth of the 'jury was sufficient to pass on a civil case. Dimick ask ed the clerk note an exception. The iury was excused from further duty during the season, and the last moot court of the spring term ended. „ During the evening Attorneys Nora Hitchman and D. R. Dimick for the plaintiff, Herb Skalet, claimed Herb's reputation had been blackened as a result of his having lost his position as Omega hall sponsor, this action the result of the late hours he was forced to keep due to having been “locked” in the library by Devers. Counsel for the defendant, Bob Miller, and Tony Yturri, maintain ed the plaintiff could have gained his freedom and gotten back to the dorm on time had he really tried to get out of the library. They said he could have yelled out a window, rttracting help with his “prize-win ning" voice, if by not other method. Yturri dramatically closed the argument for the defense and Dim ick wound up the case for. the j plaintiff. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. (®*e 3 eralCi 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, th« fifth day of December to January 4, except January 4 to 12, annd March 6 to March 22, March 22 to March 30. Entered as second-class matter at tha postoffiee, 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 Brouf National Advertising Assistant: Eleanor Anderson. 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