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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1937)
The Passing Show IS etc Judge in Court Alaska Ice Flood Boycott on kBob' $1000 Mustache By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN Van Devanter Quits Speculation was life today as to ■whom would be named by Roose velt to succeed Justice Willis Van Devanter, hard and fast conserva tive, who threw a bombshell into court reform debate yesterday by resigning-. Among a group of youthful men suggested as possible justices are James Landis, Attorney General Cummings, Frank Murphy, gover nor of Michigan, Donald Richberg, ex-NRA administrator, and Ferdi • nand Pecora, investigator of Wall Street for the senate. One woman, Florence E, Allen, member of the sixth federal circuit court of ap peals, v/as also mentioned. FDR had not thought of a suc cessor yet. Oregon’s Senator Mc Nary thought the “retirement and and the fair and friendly attitude of the supreme court in respect to new deal legislation should per suade President Roosevelt to with draw his bill.” The president was mum. Cinders Flood Town Ice jams continued to hold back Alaskan livers yesterday, sending a second 1-1-foot flood from the Tanana river over Nenana, a small town 50 miles southwest of Fair banks. On the Yukon floods were smaller, but danger loomed as warmer weather threatened break ups and jams of the huge sheets of winter ice. Strike Against 5 Actors Refusal to cooperate with strik ing movie technicians brought boy cott troubles to Robert Taylor, Franchof Tone, Frank Morgan, Humphrey Bogart and Edward 1 Arnold, officers of the screen ac tors' guild. The movie crafts work- ( ers asked labor unions to refuse to patronize all films in which the ( above actors appear. Trouble is over the much-dis cussed passing of guild members through picket lines of striking craftsmen. Major issue between . produce) s and strikers of nine ma- , jor flicker plants is closed shop. . Unionists threatened strike of 3,000 workers of independent stu dios today unless the situation is . settled. Michael Parykasza was $5 richer today but his mustache was 14 inches shorter. ( Parykasza, an “expert” violinist, . sued ‘Josephs’ Lewandowski and ■ Lebrock for $1000 damages be cause two weeks ago they play fully clipped his seven inch mus- . tachios, result of 15 years’ of care- , ful tending. The judge was sympa thetic, but stern, ruled a grand too much, suggested $5. Michael, saddened and shortened, took the five-spot. l * I School Records Of Mary’s Lamb Stolen by Dogs By ALYCE ROGERS When Ohio State university com mented recently on the attendance of a German police dog coming to class with his master, a professor of hygiene, Sewanee scribes and dog lovers immediately took up the issue and began to tell of their canine visitors to the halls of in tellectual stimulation. It seems that dogs are no novel ty to Sewanee’s chapel, dormi tories, or classes. In fact one of them gained enough fame to be mentioned on the front page of the New York Herald-Tribune when he j died two years ago. Dean Baker's J “Fitz” used to have charge ac counts at the supply store, attend chapel regularly, and took his place in the deans’ classes. Credit But I\o Honors Having a girl dui ing spring quar ter, calculates, a math wizard at the University of Minnesota, is equivalent to carrying 10 extra hours, for which you get some credit but no honor points. Lesson From Ostrich William J. Bingham, Harvard university's athletic director, re ports that the Carnegie Foundation would get a severe shock if it were to make an investigation of college athletics today. “There is more shopping around by athletes today than ever be fore,” he reported, “and the path etic part of this picture is that some college presidents either do not know or do not want to know that these practices are going on in their colleges.’’ Ducks Hit WSC For 6-2 Win Seniors Elect Charles Erwin To Presidency Only 49 Vote in Listless Hullo tin"; Vermillion, F. Johnson. A. Weiner Also Win Posts Ending- the year’s political ac tivities on the campus, the junior 3 lass yesterday elected Charles Erwin, junior in business adminis tration, to the presidency of the class of 1938. Other officers elected were Eill Vermillion, vice - president, Fra 1 ces Johnson, secretary, and Abe Weiner, treasurer. The class also rated by a large margin to accept the junior class constitution re cently proposed. Final rumblings died away last tveek as little campaigning or rate-gathering was done for yes terday's voting, according to sev 'ral members of the junior class. Constitution to Rule The vote on the new constitu tion fot- junior classes, recently Irawn up, will cause the present uniors to be governed the rest of the year by new laws. Next year's class will also be gover ned by this constitution, but may make amend nents to suit its needs. One da use prohibits the use of proxy rates in elections. A total of only 49 votes cast ihowed the lack of interest in the election of senior officers. Quali ications for voting were a regis ered class card and a junior cer ificate. No Meetings Planned No meeting of the class will be leld this term, according to Ben ion, and installation of the new of ficers will not be until next fall. Results of the voting were: Charles Erwin, 28 votes, and Lar ■y Cramer, 21; Bill Vermillion, 26, Slizabetii Turner, 23; Frances rohnson, 32, and Jean Ackerson, L7; Abe Weiner, only candidate ’or treasurer, received 43. Thirty :ight votes to accept the constitu ion, and 10 not to accept it. Hear they're sending copies of ;he Green Goose to all the parents . . thought that'd get you! Oregon's Weakness Is Lack Of Action in rSelling Itself' To Outsiders9 Gilbert Says Little Hospitality Ts Shown Visitors; Student and Facility Group Suggested As Remedy By WEN BROOKS One of the big weaknesses in the set-up at the University, according to Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of social science, has been that the institution has failed to “sell itself” to the state and to outsiders. And a good share of the blame can be laid to the fact that visitors on the campus, more often than not, have been left to shift for themselves, drift about, and con sequently have not received as good impressions of the Univer ROTC Trophies To Be Presented University Rifle Team to Reeeive Hearst Trophy As National Champs Today the University ROTC corps will hold its final review of the year. The review, which will be held on the parade grounds at 4:50, will include the awarding of the national ROTC Hearst matches medals and trophies, and the Scab bard and Blade military medals. Lieutenant-commander Carl Rob bins, medical reserve officer and director of marksmanship for re serve officers in Oregon will award the trophies. Hearst trophies and individual gold medals will be presented tc Delbert Bjork, team captain, Wil liam H. Gieseke, Stanley Warren, Jack Law and Donald Boyd. Team Captain Bjork will be presented with the Hearst high score prize for the Ninth corps area. The local chapter, company L, sixth regiment, Scabbard and Blade, will present medals to stu dents who were selected as the outstanding freshmen in their re spective companies: co. A, Dwight B. Near; co. B, Irwin J. Zeller; co. C, Gordon G. Frazee; co. D, Ben R. Clabaugh; co. E, William B. Rosson. Freshman awards will be made (Please turn to page two) Art Work in New Library Product of Delicate Work By Grads and Professors (Editors’ note: This is the third of a series of articles telling of the features of the new library. This tells of the art work and decorations in the new structure.) By LEW EVANS Months of hand-labor, finished to a fine accuracy by persons who ire, or have been, connected with the art school, have gone into the nurals and friezes decorating the new library. “Music translated into iron"—the intricate patterns of the wrought Elaine Cornish Is Presented Award Elairn; Cornish, senior in busi less administration, was present ’d a Phi Chi Theta key for being he mo3i outstanding woman in he school of business administra :ion on the basis of scholastic standing and activities, at the rreakfast in the Eugene hotel fol owing the Phi Chi Theta initia :ion Sunday. The Phi Chi Theta key was pre sented by Victor P. Morris, dean rf the school of business adminis iration. Two national officers of Phi Chi Theta from Portland were quests at the breakfast. They ivere Miss Ida Belle Tremayne, rational adviser, and Miss Jean ;tte Dentler, national inspector. New members of Phi Chi Theta initiated Sunday are: Rosalie Steinmetz, Ruth Ketchum, Mary Elizabeth Norvell, Marjorie Bates, Katherine Miller, Edna Bates, iVinogene Palmer, Dorothea Da vidson, De Etta Sandgathe, and iVinifred Henry. iron gates guarding the doorways, were the result of months of labor by O. B. Dawson, former art and music student at the University. The three gates are memorials to former President Hall. Bronze plaques, one quoting a bit of philo sophy and one serving as a mem orial to his work on the campus, are inside the doors at the south entrance. Educators Honored The friezes of heads dedicated to and representing educators and philosophers from the ancient Greeks until modern times look down from their height on the out side of the structure. Mrs. Lucille Utter Pritchard and Mrs. Edna Dunburg started the work. Mrs. Dunburg died while the heads were still being cast. The friezes, larger than life, were modeled in clay, then cast intc stone. On the balconies two stone cut tings by Mrs. Pritchard take the student back to nature. One repre sents a deer and fawn and one a cougar and cub. Both Mrs. Dunburg and Mrs Pritchard were former students at S the University. The wood carvings at either end Iof the upper division reading room (Please turn to page two) sity as they might have, hail defi nite programs been planned for them ahead of time. Dr. Gilbert advocates the forma tion of a permanent “welcoming committee,” whose function would be to plan effective programs and entertainment for visitors on the campus. This committee would anticipate events weeks in advance and work out programs suitable to the particular groups visiting. The welcoming committee should be composed mostly of students, Dr. Gilbert believes. He suggests ten picked students, two faculty members, and one Eugene alumnus make up the committee, which would function throughout the en tire school year with definite head quarters, an office, on the campus. The chairman should be given financial remuneration to enable him to devote most of his time, if not all, to planning for visiting groups, conferences, etc. Dr. Gilbert points out that down town business men as well as oth ers over the state have long decried (Please turn to pope two) Don Johnson Chosen New Council Head Interfratcrnily Group Initiates Action for Formation of a ‘Boost Oregon Gonimiltco' Winding up its activities in the final meeting of the year, the inter fraternity council last night elected new officers, took the initiative in organizing support of a summer promotional committee to “boost Oregon." and squashed a proposal to install mid-week pledging dur ing rush week. Officers chosen for next year are; President—Don Johnson. Viee-presldent—John Keyes. Secretary-treasurer—Ken Battle son. Their opponents, respectively, were Doug Milne, Jason Lee, and Harold Faunt, Bill Vermillion. Support Voted In its move to start some type of a Greater Oregon committee work, the council voted to give all sup port possible to organizing work under the direction of Alumni Secretary Elmer C. Fansett, and to make financial contributions to be determined later. Discussion centered on a summer program of organizing alumni and student leaders in the various cities throughout the state. Once organ ized these groups would cooperate with the alumni office by sponsor ing some type of meeting or ban quet entertaining prospective stu dents. At this gathering University (Please turn to paye two) More for the Coffers WWHWMW1 IJIIIIWIIP (Courte^y of the Re'ister-fiiiard> Among other scholarships to the University of Oregon, the Oregon Mothers will again sponsor a scholarship of $300 for some outstanding student who wishes to enter the University. Above Mrs. A. (Jreen wood, president of the organization, is shown presenting the $300 check to Dr. C. Valentine Boyer, University president. Between them is Lucille Stevens; winner of the award last year. Variety of Scholarships Offered; June 15 Limit Students who wish to apply for one of the many scholarships being offered by campus and alumni associations must signify their inten tions by filing an application in the president's office not later than June 15. The scholarships cover the $18 term fees, but not building or health service charges. They are awarded on a basis of scholarship and need. A cumulative grade point average of 2.75 is necessary. The Oregon mothers are ottering a scholarship to the incoming stu dent who has shown the most pro mise in high school. The scholar ship has been extended to high * t school graduates all over the sta* ; instead of limiting the award to Portland students. Application blanks for any schol (Please turn to page two) I BillSayles Pitches 14 Innings As Oregon Clutches Pennant In Decisive Conference Game Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi Initiate joint Hiinqiiot W ill Follow At (>:.'?(); Xliss Fork ins Is Toastinistross Today at 4:1T> Sigma Xi initiates will be sworn in, and at 5:30 the initiates of Phi Beta Kappa will be initiated into the scholastic honorary. At 6:30 both honoraries will hold their fourteenth annual joint for mal dinner in the sun room of Ger linger hall. Miss Mary Hallowed ] Perkins will be toastmistress. President of Phi Beta Kappa, Dr. Dan E. Clark will welcome his in itiates, o:id a response fo • the in itiates will be given by Minoru Yasui. President of Sigma Xi, Dr. War ren D. Smith, will welcome his initiates and a response by Charles Allen Reed Jr. will be given. Dr. A. R. Moore will present the Phi Beta Kappa book prize to Beu lah Chapman. To the person contributing most to individual research in the field of science will go the Sigma Xi award, which is given annually. Dr. Buech Richard Baxter, pres ident of Willamette university, will give an address on “Thomas Mas aryk, the Scholar in public Life.” There will be music by the Phi Beta trio. Webfoots Score Four Kims on Four Hits To Win in Last Rouiul of Pitchers’ lint tic Willi Washington Cougars Ey LEROY MATTINGLY Emerald Editor PULLMAN, May 18—(Special)—Oregon had one big' inning at the plate today, the fourteenth, but Bill Sayles, the best looking moundsman this conference has seen in many seasons, had fourteen of them to keep the late starting Ducks in the game until they finally broke through to score four runs on four hits and win, 6 to 2. Today’s victory gave Oregon a better than two-game margin over the rest of the league and stamped the Webfoots as having Movies tc Shoot Students Today For News Reel Ten University students will break Into the movies today at 10 o’clock. Representatives of Universal and Metronone film companies will take news reels of five Oregon coeds, five men students and Coach Bill Hay ward as they practice casting tactics in Washburne's pool. About six of them will jour ney to Loaburg where they will be “shot,” catching real fish. Many a lad or lassie has broken into the movies in such a fash ion, so maybe one of these Uni versity students will be started on the road to fame and fortune by being offered a contract. Who can tell ? Next War Will See Conflict Between Germany and Russia Over Balkans, Emeny Predicts By HUBAKU KUOKKA The next war of conquest is very likely to be in Czechoslovakia when Germany puts into action her program for the consolidation of Germanic nations by expansion to the east, said Dr. Brooks Emeny, assistant professor of international relations at Cleveland university and educa tional director of the foreign policy council, in an informal discussion after his speech before a general assembly in Gerlinger hall yesterday. The noted scientist on world affairs intimated that the trouble would stall- wiLii a revuiuuuu nctituj/ sponsored by the German Nazis. “Germans have worked very hard to create unrest in Czechoslo vakia,” he said. The world war danger would arise from the fact that Russia would be quick to resent any such activity near her border by a Nazi power, and would throw her mili tary strength to stave off any such German conquest, Dr. Emeny pointed out. Emeny Noted Author Dr. Emeny, who is delivering a series of lectures in the northwest on international affairs, has writ ten several books on world pojitics, world peace and raw materials in relation to world peace and pros- j perity and has done a good deal of research on international relation ships. His lectures are sponsored by the Eoreign Policy council, a national organization for the study of world affairs. In spite of the warlike ambitions of both Hitler and Mussolini, Dr. Flrneny thinks that the two dicta tors have just about reached the peaks of their careers. German Unrest Seen "There is a great deal of sub versive movement in Germany,” he said. “There is an organizing of all anti-Nazi forces. The socialist groups are very strong.” Dr. Emeny even went on to sav how the socialists have been print ing a secret paper, in this land of censored journalism, and good sized news pamphlet with print so fine that one requires a magnifying glass to read it, and printed on paper so thin that it can be rolled under a signet ring. Predicts Duce’s Fall “I think Mussolini will fall be i (Please turn to page two) Ballard Speaker At Grad Services Baccalaureate services for the graduating class May 30 will have as speaker Dr. J. Hudson Ballard, pastor of trie First Presbyterian church in Portland. Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of so cial science and chairman for the commencement weekend this year, announced yesterday that Dr. Bal lard's address, “Interpretation,” will be made before more than 500 students who will receive degrees. Dr. Ballard has been pastor of the Portland church since 1934, coming to that position from Occidental college, in Dos Angeles, where he served for eight years as professor and head of the department of phil osophy and religion Of his last nine years in the service of the Presbyterian church, he spent five years before going to Occidental, as pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Pomona, and four years before that as field secretary for the New Era, a young people’s movement of the church. The experienced educator and lecturer began his career in Elmira, New Yoi k, as pastor in community churches from 1899 to 1902 After working in California for a few years, he served from 1909 to 1915 as principal of Wilson Memorial academy and dean of the junior college at Hornell, New York. Besides his work as a teacher, Dr. Ballard has studied at several schools throughout the East and cn the ccast. He received a bache lor of divinity degree from Union (Please turn to page two) by far the best chance to capture the championship held by WSC, with the season three-fourths gone. It was their third over-time vic tory of the four games they have played on their northern swing. It was won with their fourth late rally in the four games. By win ning, Sayles tied his own confer ence endurance record for this sea son, going all the way for four teen innings. Kinnaman, WSC moundsman, also started and fin ished today's game. 4 Runs in 14th The Ducks opened their big fourteenth when Mullen, lead-off man, singled for his third hit of the day. Courtney put him on sec ond by sacrificing. McLean singled hard to center, Mullen scoring. Gordon doubled to center moving McLean to third. Hurney placed a well-hit ball down the first base line and over Carlson’s head for a long homer, scoring McLean and Gordon ahead of him. Sayles was out to Byram, playing far back in deep center, and Smith fanned to end the inning. In the last of the fourteenth, Goddard led off for the Cougars with a single, Carlson also singled, advancing Goddard. Sienko, pinch hitting for Kranc, was out to Smith at first, unassisted, as Sayles bore down hard. Schoening, who ac counted for three of the'nine hits off Sayles, popped to the pitcher and Eastman was out as Gordon came diving across the diamond to tuke a difficult fly between second base and the mound, ending the long contest. Sayles Holds The Ducks did not score from the seventh to the fourteenth as Kin naman matchd Sayles pitch for pitch. Although they put men on the bases in every inning except the first, the fourth, and the thir teenth, no Cougar crossed the plate after the fifth inning. Washington State drew first blood in the second by scoring one run on hits by Goddard and Carl (Please turn to pane three) PALM BEACH FOR THIS WEEK END “White Coat” isn’t enough. If it isn’t Palm Iteach there is something lacking. JOE RICHARDS MEN’S STORE 873 Willamette