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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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