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Guild Players Give 'Roadside' Farce At Season Opening Washington Babes Down UO Frosh in Scoring Landslide VOLUME XXXIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1937 NUMBER 24 High School Press Association Holds 12 Bi-Annual Meet Men's and Women's Journalism Honoraries Aid Faculty in Entertaining High School Representatives; Officers Elected Coming from every corner of the state, Oregon’s high school “edi torial association" composed of 80 editors and representatives of approximately 30 school papers, met yesterday at the school of journal ism to begin their twelfth bi-annual conference. The press association holds its meetings under the direction of the faculty of the journalism school, assisted by Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men’s and wo men's journalism honoraries. Officers Elected Highlight of the session yester day afternoon was nomination and election of officers. Jerry Coates of Eenson Tech in Portland is the new president. Betty Marshall of Washington high in Portland was elected vice-president. The Hood River representative, Michi Yasui, was elected secretary. The opening meeting in the morning was a get-acquainted meeting, with student body presi dent Barney Hall greeting the edi tors on behalf of the University. Dean Eric W. Allen also addressed the assembly. wpeecnes lieartl General discussions featured both morning and afternoon meet ings. Morning speakers were Jerry Coates and Michi Yasui, followed by the Emerald’s Paul Deutsch mann and Bob Pollock. Afternoon speakers were LeRoy Mattingly, Emerald editor, Profes sors Charles Hulten and George Turnbull of the journalism school, and discussions by Frank Meek, former Caldwell high editor in Ida ho, Jim Schiller, of Pendleton, Paul McCarthy of Heppner, Gordon Con nelly, former sports editor of the Grantonian, Portland, and Gordon Ridgeway, former editor of Frank ling high paper. Dinner at Del Key A no-host dinner was held last night in the Del Rey cafe for the editor. The new officers were pre sented by toastmaster Dean Allen. Entertainment faetures were pre sented by 'Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi. The Washingtonian of Portland had the largest representation the opening day with six of the staff attending the conference. Other representatives came from as far as Huntington and Prine ville. Also represented were Port land’s Tech Pep, Grantonian, Com merce Blotter, Franklin Post, Jef fersonian, and the Cardinal of Lin coln. From outside Portland came the Klamath Crater, Silverton Hi Life, Grants Pass Scroll, Pendleton Lantern, Huntington News Flash, and Eugene’s University and Eu gene high papers. Also represented were Corvallis High-O-Scope, the McMinvillian, Vernonia Timberline, Redmond (Please turn to page three) Ritz Brothers Cheer Leaders At USC Rally Not cheer leaders but movie act ors led a pep rally and dance at the University of Southern Cali fornia last week. Out to give their best rah-rah's for the Trojan team Tuesday night were the three Ritz brothers, comedy stars of stage and screen. * * * Remember Laugh and your teacher laughs with you, Laugh and you laugh alone. The first is the teacher’s joke, The second is your own. —Los Angeles Collegian. * * * Bear Goes Joe College Rapidly becoming a bruin of the world, Joe College, the bear mas cot of Baylor university, Waco, Texas, travels without fail to meet opposing teams throughout the season, to grunt the Golden Bears over every touchdown line. Joe, who weighs 423 pounds, is an extraordinary bear, the Daily Lariat reports, because he never hibernates and has his food served to him fresh every day from dor mitory dining halls. Weekly Inspection To Be Held by ROTC Company A Receives Top Honors This Week for Dress I Every week all ROTC men will be put through an inspection and will be held for their appearance in dress and in the manner in which they wear their uniform. Each man is given 250 points at the beginning of each term and so many points will be deducted from this if any faults are found in his appearance. Each week the company with the highest score is posted. This week honors go to companies B and D as they both tied with 100 points each. Company commander , of Com pany B, Reed Fendall. First sergeant of Company B, F. R. Findther. Platoon leaders of Company B, William Gieseke, John Enders, Ralph Amato. Company commanders of Com pany D, No. 2, Carrol Gates. First Sergeant of Company D No. 2, George Knight. Platoon leaders of Company D No. 2, George Moore, Dale Laselle. The scores of the other compan ies are: Company A, third, 99.96. Company C, sixth, 99.84. Company D, No. 1, fifth, 99.90. Company E, fourth, 99.93. Oregana Office Is Filled With Snaps Immortalizing the much publi :ized battle of the century the Ducks vs. the OSC victory march ers—were the first pictures to be turned into the Carl Baker-Ore gana snapshot contest, Louise Aiken, contest chairman, reported today. “Many amateur photogra phers were in their element that Jay, so we expect to get some more picture versions of the ‘riot.’ If any of you tried and failed, then Carl Baker has promised to make good his statement ‘any one can take good pictures now, if the camera is properly set and loaded with modern films,’ so consult him about your camera difficulties.” The Carl Baker-Oregana snap shot contest lasts only until No vember 11, and so students are arged to get their pictures in now and get into the money—$26 in prizes to be given away. Pictures are to be turned in at the Oregana office in the ASUO shack between 2 and 4 any day. work to Begin on Library Driveways With hopes for the permanent driveways to be completed as soon as possible, temporary structures were begun Friday, says M. H. Douglass, librarian. These driveways will serve as a trade entrance, for the delivery of mail, and arrival of books and sup plies, says the librarian. Hoop Lettermen Notice Varsity basketball lettermen will turn out Monday afternoon to start regular drill under Coach Howard Hobson. The Webfoot mentor wishes to meet all men at the Igloo at 4 o'clock. First games will be here on De cember 3 and 4. Two Times Chairman Twice a chairman in one week is the record hung up by Doug Milne. ! Milne was named chairman of the speakers committee early this week by ASUO President Barney Hall. Along with Willie Frager he is chairman of the Junior-Senior mix which will be held tonighl. StaidjUpperclassmeni ‘To 'Let Loose'at Mix In McArthur Tonight Reviving an ancient tradition after a more than five year lapse the juniors and seniors will gather tonight for a Harlem-themed mixer that bids fair to be the most informal dance of the year, according tc Doug Milne and Willie Frager, co-chairmen for the affair. Gus Meyer’s orchestra will go into ultra-swing tonight to get every body pepped up for the "Big Apple,’’ truckin’, and the strangest of all Margaret Rag Gives Bookto University 'Youth at the Wheel' Donated to Library By Chrysler “Oregon Trail,” a book of poems by W. F. G. Thacher, University of Oregon professor, has been do nated to the library by Margaret Hay. This book was designed and printed by Miss Ray as a typogra phy class project, and was printed by the University Press in 1937. It has been added to the U. of O. collection which includes work of University students and faculty members. Among other new books is in cluded “Youth at the Wheel,” sent out by the Chrysler corporation. Written by John J. Flaherty, the book jacket says it is “A reference book for beginners in which the automobile and how to drive it safely are treated in a simple and highly engrossing manner.” It is illustrated with pictures of the Plymouth plant. Oregon's 'O' Gets New Paint Dress Oregon's “O” once more beams from Skinners butte. The reason ? Three cans of paint, sixty minutes of labor. The paint ing was made necessary by the fact that the “O” was painted with Staters but the paint of the wrong variety was used and the top and bottom of Oregon’s marker were neglected. The paint was purchased by members of the SPE house and the decorating was done by SPE fresh men. modern dances — pecicin or so says “Smokey” Whitfield, director of entertainment, who promises to teach everybody that attends the fundamentals of these dance inno vations. Whitfield With Heidt The dusky entertainer is all up on these creations for he has re turned to the campus after a sum mer with Horace Heidt's band in Chicago. The admission sets a new low in prices for campus dances, the directors proudly boast. Only one class card per couple will be neces sary. Students who have not yet purchased their cards may get eith er junior or senior ducats at the gate tonight. McArthur court has been turned into a Harlem night spot, veteran decorator Constance Kletzer and (Please him to f>aiic three) Rhodes Tests To Be Heldjat 10 a.m.Today Eighteen Students to Take Examinations; Pointing for State Finals At 10 a m. today IS men will "come up" for examination in tho Cecil Rhodes scholarship to Oxford university. The foreign scholarship committee will spend the entire day in determining which of the 18 will represent the University of Oregon in the statewide competi tion at Portland on December 16 and 18. The applicants will appear one at a time before the board for an half hour oral examination, until, at approximately 10 p.m., the last has been interviewed when the judges will determine which men are most eligible under the qualifi cations of intellect, character and personality. Formal public announcement of those who qualify for the state examination will probably be made on Monday, according to Mrs. Clara L. Fitch, secretary. Twenty-four students had regis tered for the exam in the graduate office last night, six of whom were eliminated on grounds of age, resi dence, or late registration. This is by way of being a record registra tion; the greatest number ever to apply in former years was 19. The board of education for the University is the foreign scholar ship committee of which Dr. George Rebec, dean of the grad uate division is chairman. Others on the committee are Professor S. Stephenson Smith, Dr. A. R. Moore, Dr. Chandler Beall, Dr. Andrew Fish, and Dr. R. R. Huestis. Makes Statement Educational Activities Manager George Koot stepped into the con troversy Iw'tween class officers and the Oregano yesterday with a statement that the yearbook's fi nancial policies were only tenta tive, and that further consideration would be given the matter. Modest Comet Mentor Pities Donut Rivals From the Comet News Bureau (Special) Oct. 29. After watching the classiest members in the volleyball league last week members of Casciato's Comets were vehement in declar ing that Comets would have to forfeit at least three or four games in order to give other squads in the tourney a fighting chance. Howard Overback, the ex tremely modest Comet pilot is (Please turn lo pane three) Results of Fire Inspection Highly Satisfactory, Say Deans and State Marshal The results of the inspection of students’ living organizations by Deputy Fire Marshal Jack Hayes was highly satisfactory, according to Alice B. Macduff, assistant dean of women, and Dean Karl W. Onthank. The state representative with City Fire Chief W. E. Nusbaum and Dean Onthank attended fire drill in all women’s living organiza tions during the past week and inspected preventive and escape methods TO DISCUSS EMERALD Members of the educational ac tivities board will meet in the of fice of J. O. Lindstrom, University business manager, in Johnson hall at 9 o'clock this morning to dis cuss Emerald problems, it was an nounced yesterday. Browsing Room Is Defined by Webster Library Tags Will Be Sold Downtown As a concluding feature of the two-day campus sale of stickers to raise funds for the browsing room of the new library, tags will be sold downton Saturday from 10 to 5 it was announced yesterday by Har old Faunt, student chairman. Sales from the campus booths, concluded last night, have been very successful. While we have not raised as much as we hoped for we have made a showing that will let Portland people know that we are interested in our browsing room, Faunt said. Student representatives are still selling the stickers in all living or ganizations. We are often asked, “What is the browsing- room?" Perhaps this little excursion into Webster will help to clarify the situation. “Browse” seems to derive from a word of Teutonic origin meaning “to bud” or “sprout,” from which we get the noun "browse,” mean ing the tender shoots or twigs that sprout in spring. Pursuing our word still further down the page we find a verb meaning “to nibble off.” Still keeping the implication, you observe, of delicacy, tender ness or choice morsels. “To feed on” naturally calls up the correlated meaning of feeding the mind and therefore we are pre pared to step easily into the next sense of the word—“to read pas sages here and there,” “to browse around—to move here and there pausing to browse.” (Continued from faqe one) in every student housing unit con taining more than two students. “On the whole we are vei'y much pleased, although in a few instances, the drill was a little slow,” said Onthank, head of the University personnel division. In some cases, students could not hear the alarm clearly, causing a loss of time in vacating the structures. Oregon has never had a serious fire, but that is no assurance that the buildings, which are mostly frame structures, will not catch fire, and it is the aim of officials to have a complete method of pre vention and safety in good working order. Panic and suffocation are the greatest hazards to effective fire safety, and the Oregon fire-drill system seems to eliminate much of this threat, was the conclusion reached after the annual inspec tion. Propeller Club Will Dine at Anchorage The annual fall dinner of the lo cal chapter of the Propeller club will be held at the Anchorage to night at 6 o’clock. Representatives from the senior port at Portland will be on hand to aid in the discussions. Under the guidance of Professor Alfred L. Lomax, adviser and honorary president of the local chapter, the members will talk over the prob lems of foreign trade and the ways and means of encouraging Ameri can shipping. Orphaned Articles Will Go on Auction Block Amnestic students snouid take stock of their belongings, for the ' University lost and found depart ment is now filled to overflowing with sundry goods, pending their removal by auction on the library steps. Those who wish to repossess their treasures should call as soon as possible at the University depot which ot late has assumed the pro portions of a department store. The usual spirited auction will be held soon, and students with an eye toward bargains should make a point to attend the money saving sale. A vast quantity of belts, pencils, key rings, pencil sharpener, com pacts and purses are on stock awaiting only identification by the owners to remove them from the grasp of the eager auctioneers. If Don Stevenson, Henry Botkin, Jean Rawson, and Maurice Weis will call at the depot they will be reimbursed with their notebooks. John Parkhurst will find his biol ogy dissecting kit among the miss ing items and one unknown miss can claim a small fortune of 75 cents by proper identification A small library of textbooks has accumulated and students missing a "British Poetry and Prose,” "El ementary Economics,” "College Composition,” or “1937 Essay An nual” should inquire at the depot for these volumes before the auc tion. Tentative Plans for Financing Oregana Announced bg Root Class Presidents Object to Assessment; Activities Board Will Consider Problem at Meeting to Be Held Monday Night Policies for financing the 1938 Oregana, such as assessing each class $75, have been tentatively formed, but not approved for adoption by the educational activities board, it was learned last night from George Root, activities manager. Mr. Root’s statement on the question is as follows: “The discussion on this matter is premature. Tentative policies have been formulated, Amphibian Fledges Entertained in Pool Talented Swimmers And Divers Among New Members A splash party was held Thurs day evening in Gerlinger pool by the Amphibians, women's swim ming honorary and their pledges. Water sports, games relays and stunt diving were on the program. Doughnuts were served later. ' New numbers are: lone Ring, Berneice Eyerly, Lois Onthank, Jima Lynch, La Von Oddy, Betty Mae Lind, Carolyn Dudley, Arleeo Thurmond, Helen Betty Gidding, Eleanor Forrest, Pat Hambly, Barbara Ann Pierce, Joanne Reisch, Barbara Benham, Patricia Jean Taylor, Carolyn Howard. Elizabeth Ann Buckaleu, Jane Bunker Weston, Barbara Baldin ger, Loraine Gjording. There are some champion swim mers and some very good divers among the new pledges. There are now about 30 active members. They are hoping to entertain the Oregon State women’s swimming honorary with a get-acquainted party soon. Cornish Publishes Survey of Schools For Salespeople A fifth in a series of articles written by Dr. N. H. Cornish of the school of business administra tion, appears in the October issue of the Oregon Merchants’ maga zine. This article deals with salesman ship taught retail salespeople. A survey of 199 retail stores inter viewed furnished the facts of the paper. In the survey, Professor Cornish finds that, while the extent of teaching salesmanship varies with the type of store studied, 78 per cent of the 199 merchants inter viewed give instruction in selling approaches; 67 per cent teach salu tations; 60 per cent give instruc tion on the analysis of customer types; 29 per cent on how to an swer effectively the common ob jections to buying; and 70 per cent on closing sales effectively. urn. mey nave not ueen approvea by the educational activities board. A subcommittee of the board was appointed today to confer with the editor and the business manager of the Oregana in regard to a num ber of problems affecting the 1937 38 Oregana. Among these prob lems was the question of assessing classes. The subcommittee of the board has prepared a report to be presented to the regular meeting of the educational activities board which will be held next Monday night.” Overhack Silent Business manager Howard Over back again refused to be quoted on the situation to date. Objections to the $75 per class levy for the Oregana were raised by a determined group of four class presidnts, Gleason Payne, Dick Lit fin, Zane Kemler, and Chuck Irwin, who flatly refused to pay the new assessment on the grounds that a general student organization such as classes should not be taxed to appear in a student publication. No Dough for Photos The four prexies also said they did not have the funds for such a purpose, that what they did have was intended for an active program for class members. Rumors were last night that the activities board was also going to consider the question of whether campus honoraries would again be taxed for their spot in the Oregana. Alum Prexy Lauds Homecoming Spirit Roland Davis, president of the Portland Alumni association, ex pressed his appreciation for the consideration given the alumni in the recent homecoming weekend, in a letter to Elmer C. Fansett, secre tary of the alumni association. Mr. Davis commented on the stu dent spirit saying, "It seemed to me at the rally preceding the game and at the game, that the student spirit was especially good. The student body at the game stood right behind the team and was fighting with the team all through the game and did not let up at any time, even though the team was behind.” "It is that kind of spirit,” says Mr. Davis, "that will eventually bring victory to the Oregon cam pus.” Mr. Davis received his J.D. de gree from the University in 1930. 'Phantom Wit'Saves Em erald of the Air The Emerald of the Air went over the ether as scheduled last * night but in the absence of its master of ceremonies, Don Kennedy. That left the situation up to Wendell Kaufman and Harry Lehrbach, to struggle through an eternal fifteen minutes as ably as possible. Lehrbach gave his regular newscast, after which Kaufman introduced a "phantom player," who tickled the ivories in a medley that took up approximately six minutes of the allotted fifteen. Next breaker in the sea of trou ble was the burlesque which Kauf man had hastily prepared—a three part play with two men to carry it out. Again the phantom was the guiding star, taking the stooge part with a little ad libbing on the side. This took up the rest of the time and gave ample excuse for the listeners to switch off their ra dios and go to a movie. An appropriate closing theme, perhaps, would have been "The Announcer’s Blues,” but alas, it couldn't be found! (Rumor has it that Kennedy was kidnaped by the Alpha Phis.) Oregon Prof Visits Wall Street Markets "Visiting the stock exchange, during one of its busy days, was one of the interesting features of my trip,” said C. L. Kelly, profes sor of business administration, who recently returned from New York, where he attended the convention of the American Institute of Ac countants. £ "The noise, confusion, and excite- a ment, arising from the stock ex change building, could be heard for a city block,” related Mr. Kelly. ; Although he visited the exchange ^ three days after the recent “crash,” 2 considerable excitement was still 1 shown by its members. 1