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From where I SIT Ey CLARE IGOE To our mind a masterpiece of brief, expressive criticism is the report of a concert present ed in a recent magazine (we hate to admit it, hut we've for gotten which one) which de clared: "The so-and-so (we’ve forgotten the name, too, (quar tette played Brahms. Brahms lost.,” t * * Ami now that we’re started along this line, we found a hearty laugh in the Jack Ben ny “Jello” program a couple of weeks ago which featured a skit, “Wife, Doctor, and Nurse." Comedian Benny and the silver-voiced Kenny Baker were east as two doctors. Ken ny complained to Jack that he was sick, whereupon Jack sug gested, “Weil, you’re a doctor, Kenny, prescribe for yourself.” “I can’t," answered Kenny. “My rates are too high.” Cracks Benny, “Dicker with yourself, Kenny, you’ll come down.” * * * And then there is the one about the two negroes who were playing poker. With a flourish, one laid down his hand. ~TMR3 “Ah wins," he stated. “Ah've got three jacks and two nines.” “No, yo don’t,” answered the other, “Ah wins. Ah’ve got two nines and a razuh." "Yo sho’ do,” drawled the first, respectfully. “Boy, what makes yo' so lucky?” * * * Professor stories are numer out, but this one sort of ap pealed to us. It really happened, too, though not on this campus. It seems I hat a rather unpop ular professor was telling his class the *ojd gag about the American who went fox-hunt ing in England. He aHked his English host how he was doing. The Englishman said, “Well, you’re doing all right, but when you see the fox you should say ‘Tallyho’ instead of ‘there goes the son of a ’ ” we'll say “gun" — he didn’t. The class tittered politely and the professor, well satisfied with himself, walked off the plat form and out of the room. Whereupon there came a rau cous voice from the back of the room "Tallyho!” rW-r’htlW&HW* ■*Wr' Pollock's FOLLY By BOB POLLOCK WHEN I WAS a very small boy indeed and lived on a farm and dreamed of someday coming to Oregon I conceived of it as a place where every gal had a fur coat and every gal’s old man had at least fifty thousand bucks of the most gilt-edged in the cooler. It was, I thought, a place where the wealthy were as numerous as phony diamonds in Woolworth’s. Then I came off the farm, my hair carefully parted in the mid dle, wearing my liorn-rimmed spectacles and I discovered that what I thought about Oregon was only half true. There was an element w h ich s t, roll e d around in the epidermis and der mis of various kinds of animals, who had relatives who had cash. BUT THERE WAS another element the element which did not have half as much cash, nothing but Monkey Ward coats to wear, but considerable deter mination and brains. 1 ran into a very excellent representation of that element the other p.m. at one of the gals’ cooperative houses. Matter of fact, I had the pleasure of putting on my one clean shirt and eating din ner with ’em. Manners? As good as any sorority. Food? Fine. Looks? Yes indeed, m’uh friends, yes in deed. But till' gals had more than that . . . they had an esprit de corps that was almost belig erent when I criticized coopera tives ... 1 gathered the impres sion that quite a few of them were living in a co-op house because they wanted to and not because of lack of cash. CHIEF PROBLEM the co opers face on the Oregon cam pus outside of the money ques tion is cracking the almost iron bound caste system for which this University is infamous. As almost anyone can gather we have the proletariat, the bour geois, and the aristocracy well represented and it's hardly nec essary to go to the trouble of identifying them. Perhaps (lie co-op gals with their determination, courage and brains may he the ones to help break it down ... it will take a long time, but the University will be a lot better for it. Incidentally I thing this busi ness of a co-op is a grand idea. HAUL OF FAME: I’m not entirely certain that the spelling is correct, hut I think liis name is Andy Hogdonovitch ... at the present moment lie lives in a shack across the race front the Anchorage, prepares himself for entrance Into mod school next year . . . lie’s bicycled over most of the coast states, once lived for three days in Chicago on in numrahlc bags of peanuts, once managed a co-op house and kept everybody happy even when the cook burned the soup which con stituted supper. Looks some thing like Abe Lincoln, shares the rail-splitter’s indifference to women. The Mayos may some day point with pride. For two days, friends, I tie milk of human kindness lias re mained sweet within my bosom . . . tomorrow, s ’elp meh, I'll write a dirt column . . . In the Mail SEATING SITUATION To the Editor: When the ASUO put Oregon State students behind the goal posts it was pretty bad. In fact some of the more humane peo ple around here pointed it out. But when the AStIO deals al most the same kind of a hand to Oregon students themselves it is worse. We speak of the last concert in which Angna Enters per formed for the edification of ev erybody and especially student body card holders. Some weeks back when the ASUO was ad vertising its products it stated very definitely that the above mentioned concert would be worth $1.25 to the student. It was hardly worth that much to sit m the seats which were left for student body card hold ers after the lower bleacheis were filled And the injustice of the entire thing became more and more apparent to right eously indignant students as they sat back in the far corners with a belt of perfectly empty and considerably better seats beside them. I have very little criticism then for the group of students who arose in true pro letarian fashion and took what was rightfully theirs. In fact if the truth were known I was in the first ranks of those who stampeded into the empty seats between numbers. Needless to say a mass action such as this was not exactly on the same level as the program offered. But nevertheless it was warranted. Students paid for and were promised something better than the “nigger heaven” seats they got. In the future if the ASUO does not want its concerts in terrupted by bands of students moving in on empty reserved seats, it might see fit to give the card holders a little better break for their money. After all the concert series is given to make the students see the value of the student body card. If the students are convinced of the value and buy a card, why not let them see the concerts. P. D. WHAT ODDS, CHUM? To t lie Editor: I didn't see the pig stunt, but I have seen the rally commit tee's disorganized attempts at rallying pep. Dumb as it may at first sound, this is my idea. Why not change our rally committee right now. Send a new bunch to Seattle. I nominate any of our more distinguished, white haired professors. I will bet my cough medicine and my hair tonic that the stands would go wild if their staid econ prof, or ehem prof, or lit survey teacher would march out on the field and yell over a loud speaker sys tem, “The Locomotion. The Locomotion. Got it? O. K. Ready ? OOORE G G G O N LEROY MATTINGLY, Editor WALTER R. VERNSTROM, Manager LLOYD TUPLTNG, Managing Editor Associate Editors: Paul Deutschmann, Clare Tgoe. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student, publication of the University of Oregon, published daily during the roller year excel t Sundays, Mondays, holidays and final examination periods. Entered as second-class mail matter at the postffioe, Eugene, Oregon. ✓ Editorial Board: Darrel Ellis Bill Brace, Margaret Ray, Edwiti Roliliini, A1 Dickhart, Kennetli Kirtley, Bernarrlinf Bowmar. TPPF.R MEWS STAFF Elbert Hawkins, Sports Editor Hill Prn^ra, City Editor liomer (iralinm, Chief Night Editor Eew Evans, Assistant Managing Editor I«an Weber, Art Director Warren Waldorf. Staff Photographer Martha Stewart. Women’s Editor Don Kennedy, Radio Editor Rita Wright, Society Editor Elizabeth Stetson. Feature Editor Alyce Rogers. Exchange Editor Rotty Jane Thompson, church editor Milton Levy, assistant chief night editor <KHI K S I)irk Lit fin Rita Wright Wen Brook* Moritz 'I liomsrn Ken Kirtlry Hetty Jane Thompson Catherine Taylor Doris Liwlfrren r.arnara Stallcup Parr A pi in Leonard Jermain Hill Ralston Hill r.rnnt Glenn Hasselrooth John Powell Elizabeth Ann Tf>nes (lornnn KiMffPway Merrill Moran Patricia Erik son P.ett Hamilton (ieorffc l-iiomn John Williamson SPORTS STAFF Eva T'rl.'indson Hill Norent* Ceorpre Pa^ero Rob Jordan Hill Porter Pete Tgoe Chuck Van Scoyoc Frank Meek Wes Johnson Lloyd P»eR£S Daviil Sanderson DESK STAFF THTS TSStTF Assistant Mnnapintr Editor Fob Emerson Day Editor Assistant Day Editor Alice Nelson Tieul.'ih Chapman Copyreadera : Pat McCarthy Don Koehler Marjorie Worthen Lyle Nelson NIGHT STAFF THIS ISSUE Hill Grant Woody Pack Martha Wodaege Night editors: Assistant night editors: Carl Newcomb Dorothy Meyer ADVERTISING STAFF Circulation Manager: (Jerald Norville Assistants: Ruth Ketchum Nancy Hunt JNationai Advt. Mgr. Joe Frizzell Assistants : Hetty Blaine Mi^non Phipps Anne Frederickson I'ortiaml Advt. Mgr. William Sanford Office Manager: Caroline Hand Tuesday Advt. Mgr. Keith Orfburne Assistants: Hill Thompson Hill Knik'ht Roland Rodman Line Deeew The ASUO Faces a Concert Seating Problem TyiTII each succeed ins concert the ASTJO finding more problems of staging to be solved. As far as tbe limited facilities of McAr thur court will permit, these problems of pre sentin'' big-time performances are bein'? solved as they arise. The Anglia Enters con cert brought protests from students that something should be done to give card holders a better deal on seats. lliglitly or not, the student association is engaged in producing a program of such quality that student support alone cannot finance it. The drive for support has been extended to Eugene, Lane county, even be yond, through the sale of season tickets and reserved esats. The students have approved the expansion of the program on the ground they would rather occupy a hard seat in a full auditorium for a first-rate concert than a soft seat in a scantily-filled hall for a fifth-rate perform ance. Card holders have made no protest against reserving choice seats downstairs and in the balcony. And although not the most comfortable seats in the world, the advan tageously located bleachers meet with their general approval. # *■ # rJ'MIL protest has been that there aren’t enough of these bleacher seats and that adeqaute facilities should be supplied to meet the student demand at what is, primarily, a si udent event. Their demand is a legitimate one. Al though but a small part of the $7 initial cost of the card goes toward concert expenses, card sale advertisements declared seats at this particular concert would be worth $1.25 each to members. If the students are dissatis fied, they will probably make their griev ances known next term by refusing to buy cards unless something is done to remedy the sit uat ion. Declaring he realize] adjustment must be made when he received protests following tin* Enters concert. Educational Activities Man ager George Hoot indicated yesterday that plans to utilize facilities to the utmost were nearing completion. There will be an in creased number of good seats available for students at the appearance of Miss Frances Brockman here on December 5. The problem of seating students will not 1h“ {is acute at future events as it was at 'Miss Enters’ performance, partly because of their nature and partly because the wings used by Miss Enters will be eliminated as much as is possible. « a # j^TTTDENTS rushed into seats on the wings of the opera-seat section in the balcony in the early minutes of the mime’s performance. Seating approximately 200, those sections were closed to students accidentally and will be reserved exclusively for student use in the future. Plans are being considered for the exten sion of the bleacher section on the basketball floor. Tf possible such a measure would in crease considerably the number of satisfactory student seats available. Th(> wing sections on the floor downstairs, seating together about 000, will also be re served for student use. With the center section now in use, these tentative changes would make possible the satisfactory accomo dation of three-fourths of the student body, while the general admission balcony seats will be available if still more room for student body members is needed. With no means of checking the number ol students who intend to see individual con certs, Mr. Root and the educational activities board face a real problem, especially since the setup in McArthur court puts a pre mium on every available bit of space. A LTHOUGIT outside money makes it pos sible to engage artists of the highest caliber for the concert series, the ASTO is a student coporation. If that corporation, in its concert series, cannot please its potential student members, far more than the series itself must suffer— for student activities as a whole are closely wound up with tin1 success of the program. In the recognition of student dissatisfac tion and the attempt to remove its causes, the ASPO need wisely with far-reaching conse quences in mind—consequences as important as those it considers when it works to give students in full measure what it has promised them. The concert series, it is true, is supported largely by off-campus financing — but the ASl’O owes its very existence to the students in the final analysis. .— -■ __I SIDE SHOW Edited by ... . Bill Cummings, Campus Paul Deutschmann, National Telephones are handy things to have, but under present con ditions in living organizations they present an actual hazard, at least during the pre-bedtime rush hour. Every night in most of the campus “tongs,” just at the close of study hours, there is a concerted rush for the tele phone that makes the famous gold rush of '49 look like a six day bicycle ride. Chances are more energy is burned up every night in trying to get to the telephone than in one of Ore gon's football games. * * * Speaking of football games, ORE "OON OREGON RAY!" Even to you would I give my plaid tie if you could prove it to me that some of the profes sors wouldn't give an eye tooth or so to show us how it was done back in 19 Sincerely, W, O. H. P.S. Don't let the adminis tration see this, they might frown. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT To the Editor: 1 have just read the action taken on the green-paint epi sode as described in the Emer ald of the 11th. As an alumnus of Oregon, and season is that no matter how good the committee is, it cannot build up and maintain student enthusiasm with a losing- foot ball team. In the final analysis, the rally committee is no better than the grid squad. If the Oregon eleven had in some m iraculous manner climbed to the top of the 1937 coast conference standings, there would never have been one word of criticism levelled at the rally committee. (Unless, per haps, it was aimed at the greased pig episode at the Cal game, which was nothing short of a flop.) as a citizen of this state, I wish to express dissatisfaction with the mild penalty inflicted upon the guilty students. Taxpayers support our state schools for business, not for horse-play. Kids who pull such brainless stunts do not belong in Univer sity. Kick them out. Y ours, J. D. Campbell, Principal, Knappa-Svensen Union High School District, No. 2, RED. No. 2, Astoria, Oregon. (Editor's note; Educators in the past few years have evinced some doubt that the purpose of any university or college is Psychologically, it is impossi ble for a dozen students, with all the pep. megaphones, color ful dress, and clever stunts im aginable, to continuously keep up the spirits of a student body whose football team is consist ently outclassed. Rally commit tees are better symbols of pep than creators of it. * * * Last night’s dinner meeting of freshman politicians was called under the guise of a meet ing to do away with unneces sary political wrangling in class elections, but very little was ac complished toward that end. strictly business. Mr. Campbell is absolutely right when he avers it isn't horse play, how ever. If, as a punitive measure, the University should undertake a mass purge such as he sug gests involving around 30 stu dents it will have failed in its purpose, business -or otherwise, just as surely as it would have had it condoned the paint-daub ing action. For 30 expulsions mark 30 complete failures against its record as far as edu cation is concerned—and for a comparatively trivial offense for which neither the immediate or the indirect blame can be def initely fixed.) The Affair at Skinner s Butte (For the Oregon State faculty men's club qttet, November 10, 1937-from the Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times.) T>w ivr tir.r.wnnn smith A football game, perchance you may have heard, We played in Eugene on the twenty-third October last; ’twas Saturday, then on Monday— Eut. let that pass—you’ve heard from Mrs. Grundy. Peace hath her victories, no less than war; The only question is, what was the score? 14 to 0 one writes home about. Eut not two black eyes and a bloody snout. How then in ages hence shall some blind Homer Narrate these weird events to the newcomer, Say who like Caesar fought, who Alexander, When but to tell their names starts suits for slander? The sun shone warm- on Skinner’s Butte that day, But cold the Mill Race ran and steely gray. Far to the north fleet couriers spread the word, "To Moscow, dn! Extend to them the bird.” Elate with triumph, to the call they rallied, And forth upon the highroad southward sallied. Where was Minerva then, or even Peavy ? When 1800 students took French leave, he Was not on hand to take the proper measure; In Portland he, on business and on pleasure; So designates attendance on the Board Our local paper, and ’twas thus the horde Unwarned of heaven, uncontrolled by man, Migrated southward—and without a plan. Meanwhile in Skinner’s citadel was none to tell! No signal fires blazed forth, no oracle Proclaimed an omen, blanched all cheeks with fright, No Paul Revere came posting through the night, "One if by land, two if by sea they come,” Not e’en the rumble of a distant drum. The horde rolled on; they were not tight but balmy, An uproarious, rollicking, roistering, Coxie's army, Resembling in extent a new edition Of faculty migrations the Commission Had recommended, praising modern travel Of faculties and students to unravel Old knots of discord, harmonize the groups. Perhaps it was this purpose moved the troops! Old Homer catalogued the Grecian ships (A tedious passage which one always skips— Byron observed this and I'm in accord; We neither of us like much being bored.); But let no future bard when he discusses This day’s events forget to list the busses That end to end were laid and in one go, Reached clear from Junction City to Monroe; Dodges and Plymouths, Buieks, Chevrolets, Touring cars, roadsters, sedans, old coupes. Rolls Royce and Cadillac are made for ease; This seemed Homecoming Day for Model T's. 'Twould have seemd on Hallowe’en when spooks are rife The world’s whole auto graveyard came to life, And on each crate, on bumper, fender, hood Sat, hung, perched, dangled, lay, or sprawled, or stood Held on, fell off, climbed up, slipped down, on scrambled, Sometimes as many as eighteen studnts, who gam boled, Cavorted, cheered, derided, sang, and shouted, Whistled, yelled, screamed, shrieked, laughed, ap plauded, flouted, Up to the very base of Skinner’s Butte, When they were halted by a siren’s toot. There barred the way in majesty and awe A solitary minion of the law, Who found it now his task in course of duty To order back the tides like Hardy Canute When he cried “Halt," to the waves that still advance, Leonidas at Thermopylae had a chance. "Where do you go?" he cried, “What would you do? Of course I can’t prevent. I am too few.” “Oh, that’s all right,” the genial answer came, "These 1800 students think the same. We mean no harm. We visit a connection. It’s our intent if you have no objection, ro tear the University apart tn good clean fun.” Said Paddy. “Have a heart.! Fall in behind. Oy'll see you there and further. It is me hope this thing won't end in murther. If you young gentlemen have gone quite blotto. Oy’ll come along meself, for it’s our motto To save the pieces if we can't the peace; Bring home the mutton, if we lose the fleece.” So through the citadel of spires and dreams The klaxons blow; ahead the siren screams. Three times around the walls of learning’s Troy In triumph rolls the college, and in joy. By youth impelled, and by police escoited. A stranger concourse never there resorted. The faculty aroused their sleeping classes: "The Japanese are coming! Guard the passes! The lecture’s done. Wake up! Open your eyes! ^ They come. Get up. Turn out. Quick. Mobilize! What gallant deeds were done none can relate, Nor anyone not looney imitate. Woh manned the fire hose ? Who gave command To play, “Hats off to Beavers” to the band? Who threw the invaders into the mill race, But saved their clothes and watches in safe place ? ’Twas Saladin and Richard, called the Lion, Slicing each other chivalrously in Zion, As Walter Scott relates in “Ivanhoe,” That was romance, but htis was thus and so. At Seymour’s cafe the embattled Beavers stood, Entrapped by confidence, and need for food, And they were tangled in a sore dilemma, For each Joe College had with him his Emma. The Webfoots gallantly withdrew the ladies And then came back to give the captives Hades, Allowed each Beaver send out all his clo’es To safety first, then punched him in the nose. On Skinner's Butte what glory won that fellow Who helped to paint the O there lemon yellow At sacrifice of comfort and of cuticle. “Let go of me,” he cried, “Let go, you Bruite, tickle Me somewhere else; these shorts are very thin. For answer, four men dipped him butt end in The pot of paint and swung him through the air, Like blazing comet he left here and there A trail of yellow fyling in his train. The part of him he used was not his brain. Alas, some tragedy mars every story! One car that set out blithely for the foray, A Plymouth car, but not a Plymouth rock, Died on the way of jitters and shell shock. Heroic’ly it tottered down the road To do or die beneath its staggering load, Until Field Wetherbee scrambled on the top, And then its engine choked, spit, came full stop. Its axles bent, frame splintered, all gave way; It flattened out like Holmes’ “One Hoss Shay,” And no insurance could be got for Lizzie— Such load would make an elephant turn dizzy. Of course not Field alone caused it to crack; He was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Now, with the setting sun, the hordes rolled back. They had whatever they went for in the sack. Homeward they turned. Had not Tchaikovsky played Another overture for this big parade, It would not have been “The Return from Moscow” But something like “We’re headed for the Hoos gow.” Then Prexy arrived and W. A. Jensen, Dubach and Bork. They checked out from the Benson, Where they on business and pleasure went. They came back home to find out what it meant, They came back home to investigate these capers, From out of town. We read it in the papers. The Council met and talked of this and that Some blamed it on the dog, some on the cat. “When we talk thus, our dignity,” said one, “rots. Let’s have an end and blame it all on sun spots.” Said Peavy, “Clear enough. The case is ended. Effective tomorrow, all sun spots are suspended.” —M. E. S. The old plea for a united, friend ly freshman class, with no op posing political factions, was presented, but no resolution was adopted to give the plea strength. It was a democratic gesture on the part of Frosh Prexy Tiger Payne, but an inef fective step in the direction of cleaning up the many evils of class politics. Art Studes' Life (Continued from page one) probably still be there. And then there are classes, too. (And how would some of us ap preciate . an assignment such as this?) "Design a subway entrance in the uptown section of a large city where one important street leaves another at an angle of 60 degrees. Time nine hours. Due “tout de suite," or “make a composition from some vividly described scene in a story you have read recently." Not a few students would take such an assignment without some unpleasant comment about the “prof who doesn't believe in giv ing assignments.” Nine hours is really a short time to complete an art project. At least it is when one considers those assignments which take a term and a half to complete. To complete the picture. Stu dents in the two courses in archi tectural design receive 70 hours credit during the five years they are in school. Seventy hours credit for the ap proximately 300 hours spent over the drafting board. And still some say the art student leads an easy life! Museum Receives (Continued from page one) possession was a ceremonial hat from the Modoc tribe, obtained by early settlers of the Klamath re gion. Rare Baskets Included Baskets included in the gifts are of unusually fine workmanship, points out Dr. Cressman. These include storage and utility baskets from Pima tribe in Arizona, from the Haida and Pomo tribes in Cali fornia, the Tlingit in Alaska, and the Clallum in the Puget Sound irea. Many have unusual patterns I Backgrounds Of SHOE SCIENCE. Half soling lengthens the lives of shoes. Shoes cleaned and shined keep that "new” look. New heels may change en tirely the appearance of your most dilapidated shoes. HOWARDS SHOE SHOP Next to the Side and varied designs, and are con structed in unique shapes. Another rare specimen is a wood en food dish made by Alaskan In dians. It is cleverly constructed of two pieces of wood, so carefully put together that the joints are entirely concealed. The exhibit will be open to the public in the near future, according to the announcement. rarajnJfrarararararai h- lil lil l=J ITJ LJ LU lil LJ UJ L^J IU liil Uil liJ CJJ Cil Cil C£J [U Today’s Emerald IS made possible by the following advertisers Consequently they deserve your support! College Side Howard’s Shoe Shop Southern Pacific New Service Laundry Frank Riggs Delphic Fergie’s Eric Merrell’s William’s Stores, Inc. Eugene Flying Service PATRONIZE THEM!