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Teachers Begin Second Big Day; Speakers Listed Awards Presented Editors of Winning High School Papers VOLUME XXXIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1937 NUMBER 25 3 Candidates Selected for Rhodes Test V Dougherty/ Knapp, Bales Win Out Over 18 Contestants i n Campus Exam William Dougherty, Freed Bales, and Robert H. Knapp were chosen to represent the University of Ore gon in the district Rhodes scholar ship examination in Portland on December 16 and 18 by the foreign scholarship committee, it was dis closed yesterday. The three, all seniors, were selected from among 18 entrants in the University scholarship ex amination as outstanding in intel lect, character and personality and in the knowledge of particular fields. Dougherty is a third year r law student, Bales a student in social science and Knapp in psy chology. Training Important “The extremes in preparation of the students was striking. Many have too limited interests, too little all-around information to try suc cessfully for anything of this type,” said Dr. George Rebec, chairman of the foreign scholarship committee and dean of the grad uate division. A number of students showed high promise, but have only a jun ior standing and are not far enough along in their studies to qualify, he said. These were urged to come up for the examination again next year. Some desirable candidates were ineligible because they had not attended the institution long enough. Studes Laugh k More Than Cry Says This Prof By ALYCE ROGERS Laughter is held more prevalent than weeping on college campuses according to Professor Paul Thomas Young of the University of Illinois 'psychology department following a campus survey person ally conducted among 400 students. His conclusions: Collegians take down their hair and cry less than once in every 20 days, but laugh more than 20 times every day. Women weep three times as of ten as men, but their risibilities are not tickled as often. Weeping is caused 80 to 90 per cent of the time by environment. Laughter is caused 98 per cent l of the time by social contacts. The chief cause of joy or gloom is class grades. Letters—received or not received —rank second. Especially letters containing checks from home. Strangely enough, dates were relegated to tenth place among the sources of cheer. Tooting Coeds Barred Players in the University of Pennsylvania band have barred coeds. They claim girls would spoil everything — disrupt discipline, to say nothing of the embarrassment it would cause when the outfit has to change into its uniforms in the aisle of a railroad coach. Tasters in Demand Wanted: Freshman mushroom ^ tasters. So read a headline in the Michigan State News. It seems that so many people have sent re quests to the botany department that the faculty cannot find time to test the bushels of mushrooms it has received. At least 20 fresh men have been advertised for to spend their spare moments over the supply of fungi. Martha Stewart Has Writing Published Martha Stewart, journalism jun ior, has had a short story accepted by The Frontier-Midland, a maga zine published in Missoula, Mon ^ tana. The story was written last year in a magazine writing class conducted by Prof. W. F. G. Thacn er. The story is entitled “The Lord Giveth.” Oregon Studen ts Get Nearly $200,000Aid; Loan Demand Down Added $48,000 Given in Scholarships and Fellowships; NY A Reduction May Create Long-Time Loan Increase By GLENN HASSELROOTH A total of nearly $200,000 was expended last year through the University for student aid, in addition to a large sum earned by stu dents from work off the campus, it was announced yesterday by Kari W. Onthank, dean of personnel. Approximately one-third of the $200,000 was granted students in Boyle Is Appointed Drama Instructor Former Student Has Wide Stage, Screen Experience Walden Boyle has received an appointment as an instructor in the drama department. Mr. Boyle is a former student of the Univer sity and Is well known in Eugene for his participation in University theater plays. With wide professional experi ence both on stage and screen Mr. Boyle is highly specialized as an instructor of drama. He will teach 12 hours a week, nine in speaking vofce and three in interpretation as well as assist Mrs. Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt in the Guild Hall and play production classes. During his professional career he played with such stars as Syl via Sydney, Mischa Auer, Robert Ypung, and Akim Tamiroff and fs experienced in make-up and direc tion as well as acting. U of 0 Students Get Research Awards Seven of fifteen research schol arships created by the state board of higher education will go to Uni versity of Oregon students, Dr. E. L. Packard, director of the general research council, announced Sat urday. The scholarships were approved to extend research activities in the state system and to make it possi ble for graduate students to par (Plrnsc turn to payc two) loans irom me university student loan fund, $40,000 was in student employment from funds furnished by the National Youth Adminis tration, and $37,631 was paid by the University from its own funds for work performed by students for the institution. The money spent by the Univer sity for part time help does not include $32,000 allotted for schol arships, nor $16,000 for fellow ships, some of which require no re turn in the way of work. Some of these, however, require services such as part time teaching or grad ing of papers. Financial Status Improved Loans to students increased to $68,000 last year, from $44,000 the preceding year. However, the de mand for loans so far this year is smaller than for several years, in dicating that with improved eco nomic conditions, students have larger "nest eggs” at the begin ning of the term. It is expected that the call for loans, particular ly for long periods, will be greater before the year is over, due to re duction of the institution’s allot ment of NY A funds from $40,000 as of last year to $28,350 for this year. Employment Bureau Aids The University employment bu reau is making every effort to aid students in obtaining part time employment, Onthank stated, and a large number of students are earning their way through in this manner. LAWRENCE GOES EAST Dean Ellis F. Lawrence of the art school left yesterday for Phila delphia where he will attend a meeting of the educational com mittee for the American Institute of Architects. He was recently ap pointed chairman of the commit tee. Professor Lawrence will be gone two weeks. Line Gates Designed By Medieval Methods By BETTY JANE THOMPSON Because he felt that modern designs and methods could not pro duce as fine a product as those of Mr. O. B. Dawson, designer of the Hall memorial gates in the library, designed and constructed the gates in much the same manner as the craftsman of the fourteenth and fif teenth centuries did his work. First of all the designer chose the quatrefoil pattern of the old Eugene Stromberg To Head Sociology Staff at Huntington Eugene Stromberg, who received his M.A. degree at the University in 1935, has been recently made head of the sociology department at Huntington college in Montgom ery, Alabama, according to word received here by the sociology de partment. Stromberg previously received a fellowship at Cornell university where he obtained his Ph.D. degree. Much of his training here was done under Dr. Samuel Haig Jameson. NY A Workers Forget Checks; Prosperity Here Prosperity has really re turned! In fact it has returned so forcefully that formerly NYA students are not even going up to window 2 in Johnson hall any more to call for their checks which they have just finished earning. In case any NYA students have not yet been affected by the abundance which seems to be overflowing, they can get their money between the hours of 8 to 12 and 1 to 3. Unless the checks are called for promptly, they will be returned to the Portland headquarters, in ac cordance with government regu lations. traditional Spanish and Italian architectural constructions. Then he proceeded to work out the main designs. The center gate was a motif for the tree of life. Because the gates are a memorial to Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, a former president of the University, Mr. Dawson placed the cross, a memor ial symbol, as the central design of the other two gates. A cluster of roses in the gate on the left and grapes in the one on the right were placed there as ornaments, Mr. Dawson said. When ready to begin the actual construction work, Mr. Dawson called to his aid five blacksmiths, who, although they knew nothing whatever about wrought iron work, were experts in their field. In the fourteenth century the process of forging a project such as the memorial gates woulcj have taken several years. Due to lack of time, it was necessary to use modern machinery to some extent, thus cutting the time required to complete the gates. Even so the six persons worked continuously for five or six months. KEHRLI SPEAKS Herman Kehrli, director of the bureau of municipal research, ; spoke on problems of federal aid housing at a luncheon in Portland Saturday sponsored by the Port land commission on rents and hous ing. Mr. Kehrli discussed the ad vantages of house planning under the recently enacted Warner- Stea i gal bill. Kiwanis Chief Orlando J. Hollis, University law professor, was elected president of the Eugene Kiwanis elult at their meeting yesterday. East night Pro fessor Hollis was named “Oregon representative” on the educational activities hoard. Library Staff Bu ysDa venport, Kitchen Is Used A davenport for the library staff room has been purchased | by contributions from members of the library staff, M. H. Doug lass, librarian, said yesterday. The staff room, which is locat ed in the basement of the library and which is yet a little sparsely furnished, is equipped witli a kit chen. After dedication services on October 23, Mrs. M. H. Doug lass served luncheon to 45 visit ing librarians and staff members in the staff room. Library com mittee meetings are also held i here. i The tables which have been purchased for the browsing room will be delivered to the library soon. Housemothers Give Hallowe'en Parties Hallowe’en was celebrated by the Sigma Kappa sorority last week end. Their Housemother, Mrs. J. Burrows, honored flhem \vith a dinner Saturday night and their pledges entertained with a party Sunday night. Mrs. M. Harman, housemother for Chi Omega, gave a “poor taste” dinner for the sorority Saturday ! night. Costumes were worn and the Hallowe’en motif was carried out. Pledges provided the enter tainment. _ Classes and Four Senior Societies Given Space In ’38 Annual by Board Oregon Medical Grad Gains World Honor Dr. A. T. King Leaves To Study in Italian Institute Announcement was made Sunday that Dr. A. T. King:, graduate of the University of Oregon medical school in 1933, has been awarded a one-year scholarship in the Car lo Forlanina institute in Rome, Italy. The honor, the only award made in the United States, is one of six given by the institute each year throughout the world. Dr. King, who has been attached to the staff at the state tubercu losis hospital in Salem, will leave Wednesday for New York, where he will sail November 11 for Na ples. Following his year’s study in Rome, he plans to do advanced study for three months in Vienna, and later to visit France, Switzer land, and England. While attending the University, the 29-year-old medico was affil iated with the local chapter that is now a branch of Pi Kappa Alpha. He received his BA degree in 1930, before going to the medical school in Portland. He became a member of Nu Sigma Nu, social fraternity, and earned his MD degree in 1933. Ercel King, third year law stu dent on the campus, is a brother of Dr. King. German Student on Air Show Tonight Werner Asendorf, Emerald Columnist, Guest Speaker Werner Asendorf, German ex change student who writes the guest column, “Strange Land” for The Emerald, will be interviewed by Harry Lehrbach tonight when The Emerald goes on the air at 8:45. Asendorf, a widely traveled young man, will comment on for eign and domestic affairs. His column in The Emerald is read and enjoyed by a large number of stu (Please turn to payc two) Member of Spanish Air Brigade Speaks “The Spanish Loyalists are fighting to maintain a democratic form of government,” according to Major Frederick Lord, member of the air forces of the International brigade who addressed an assembly of students and townspeople in Villard hall last night. Major Lord, who returned with Mrs. Lord from the Spanish front Enjoy Piggin g With an Official Pigger's Guide You can’t enjoy the game un less you know the names and numbers of all the players and ! you can’t rate as a pigger until you have your piggers' guide with the names and numbers of all prospective dates. The 1937-38 student directory edited this year by Lester Miller will be on sale at the educational activities office and the Co-op Wednesday morning for twenty five cents. The guide contains home and campus addresses and phone numbers of all students and fac ulty members of the University of Oregon. In addition to this the book contains the names of all the student body officers and all ASUO and faculty committees. It also has all fraternity and sor ority phone numbers, a new map of the campus, and a number of 1 college songs. in May of 1937 was emphatic in his assertion that General Franco, leader of the rebel forces, is wag ing aggressive warfare on defense less women and children, aided by 200,000 fascist battalions. Mrs. Lord supplemented her hus band’s talk with her own view points of Loyalist activities from behind the lines. She presented a picture of the part which the Span ish women are playing in the con flict. Major Lord began participation in the conflict in the fall of 1936 when he sold his services as com bat pilot to the Spanish govern ment. When he became familiar with circumstances surrounding the revolution on the Iberian penin sula, his sympathies as well as his services were employed in the loyal ist cause. Lord expressed the opinion that the Spanish government forces will be victorious in the final stage of the war. He says they are so desperately afraid of the menace of fascism should Franco win that only complete extinction can defeat them. The speaker predicted the use of poison gas, bugaboo of modern (Please turn to page two) One-Woman Theater Theater critics tear their hair trying to define the type of art presented by Anglia Kenter, mime, who will appear here November II. Fire Sweeps EFGA Plant Sunday; Damage Estimate Reaches $100,000 Mark several tnousanci uregon stuaents ana townspeople turnea out Sunday night to witness the $100,000 fire which destroyed the nut and prune drying plant of the Eugene Fruit Growers’ association. Cause of the blaze hall not yet been determined. Flames, leaping a hundred feet into the air and coloring the north Mime Angna Enters To Be Next Artist One-Woman Theater Acts, Sings, Dances In 'Undefined' Art Angna Enters, nationally famed mime of the stage, will bring her unique form of art to McArthur court on Thursday evening, No vember 11, as the fourth fall ASUO concert series attraction. Just what Miss Enters does on the stage has never been definite ly defined. Stage critics have torn their hair trying to fathom her acts. She terms herself a mime, although many call her the “one woman theater.” Miss Enters dances, acts and sings, but her art cannot be de fined as dancing, acting or sing ing. Furthermore she doesn’t utter a word during her entire perform ance. . The well-known mime combines acting and dancing to present a dance pantomime of people as she , sees them, portraying variously a j lady of the 1900’s, a typical Amer ican adolescent, and a Spanish monk. In her eight seasons before the public she has presented 97 episodes, or dance-mimes. Critics say she can indicate a character or evoke an atmosphere with the merest look, gesture or movement. Her repertoire is amaz ingly varied and covers a whole range of tragedy, satire, and com edy. Her coming performance has al ready attracted the attention of townspeople, who have placed or ders for reserved seats. Students j will be admitted with their ASUO j cards. Tickets for non-card hold | ers may be bought at the educa i tional activities office. Five Members of Phi Sigma Kap pa returned yesterday from a divi sional conference in Pullman, Wash. V * V. j USIjr Wl * Jll^v (» Ullil 1 VU, IAV traded many students. Coats thrown hurriedly over pajamas were seen on many of the watchers. Girls wearing- everything from fur coats to bedroom slippers, some both at the same time, appeared on the scene. Night Shift Kugenc firemen worked all night putting out the blaze. The first alarm had been turned in at 8:45 Sunday night. The loss of building, stock, and machinery was fully covered by in surance. Workers attempting to save part of the supply of walnuts and filberts stored in the building were harrassed by vandals who carried off many sacks of the older Oregon jokesters were occu I'hotographer’s Delight Amateur and newspaper camera men were in abundance getting a full share of shots of the spectacu lar conflagration. (Please turn to pat/e four) YW Freshman Will Elect Commission YWCA freshmen will elect frosh commission officers between 3 and 5 o’clock this afternoon at the Y bungalow, it was decided at the nominations meeting last week. Nominations for offices include: President, Joan Hoke, Pat Tem ple, Ann Waha, Majean Glover. Vice-President, Jean K n e a s e , Grace Irwin, Barbara Fulton, and Virginia Miller. Secretary: Marjorie Churchill, Patsy Brewster, Sue Peil, and Yvonne McFee. Treasurer: Maxine Kramer, Jean Pollard and Barbara Mayo. Voting privileges are granted only those freshman women hold ing YWCA membership cards, an nounced Laurie Sawyer, adviser tc YW freshman elections. The frosh commission is the ex ecutive body of the YWCA fresh men and directs all freshman pro jects and activities. Oregana Executives' Salaries Adjusted, Old Bonus System In Discard wiasses win inn ue cnargeu ior space in the 1938 Oregana, the edu cational activities board, meeting with Editor Wayne Harbert and Manager Howard Overback, decid ed last night. Acting to ‘‘build an interesting yearbook,” the board declared classes would be given space in the book at the discretion of Edi tor Harbert. Although no official action to charge classes had been taken, class leaders last week pro tested the suggestion of a fee of $73 each for space in the book. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Fri ars, and Mortar Board, the four senior service and scholastic hon oraries, will receive one-half page of space without charge, it was de cided. Others Are Considered The board considered other hon orary and service societies but vot ed against exempting them be cause the revenue from space which they purchase could not be lopped off at this time. The four societies exempted were classed a3 “University-wide” and were con sidered of greatest interest to stu dents because they number only seniors in their rolls. Action of the board in refusing to impose a charge upon classes and in removing them from the four societies came as the result of a board-accepted policy of mak ing' the 1938 annual as representa tive and valuable to the student purchaser as possible. Indicating his approval of the board’s decision to leave the ap portionment of space on a ‘‘news value” basis in his hands, Editor Harbert announced the allotment would remain the same as in the original dummy, with seniors get ting 15 to 18 pages, juniors 4 pag es, sophomores 3, and freshmen 2. The junior class has agreed again this year to buy space to support Lemon Punch, successor to Scru ples, paying $125 for space in the junior weekend edition, Manager Overback indicated. More Can Be Had Classes and exempted honorar ies can purchase space in addition to that allotted them within cer tain limits just as does AWS, the board announced. Radical changes were made by the board in the method of paying salaries of the yearbook executives. The old system of a flat salary and 10 per cent bonus on net profits was discarded after the board had voted a $125 bonus to Don Cas ciato, editor of the 1937 book. Overback, manager last year, had been previously paid. Orlando J. Hollis, chairman of the board’s subcommittee to con sider the problems of the Oregana, submitted a report of his commit tee with the explanation that the new system was designed to place a premium on the energy and effic iency of the annual editors. The manager will be paid on a scale to be reserved and adjusted each year. Overback will receive 10 cents on every book sold, 6 per cent on advertising revenue, and 3 per cent on collections from or ganizations, with all to be paid on a basis of cash collected. Editor Harbert will receive up to $217.50 (in addition to his month or term drawing account of $142.50) to be paid in graduated amounts as he meets his deadlines. Both the manager and editor will receive monthly or term ad vances throughout the year up to a total of $142.50. Action of the board in readjust ing salaries gives both executives a chance to earn a sum commen surate to the work he performs, eliminating outside factors which cut or increase net profits under the old system and over which they had little control, Committee Chairman Hollis declared. Both Harbert and Overback voiced ap proval of the adjustment. Subcommittee Silent The subcommittee, headed by Professor Hollis, made no recom (Please turn to page tu>o)