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Primary Elections Suggested by Dean To Curb Politics Class Prexies Call Meets to Consider Igloo Decorations VOLUME XXXIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1937 ;■ i. ' NUMBER 35 Dean Earl Suggests Direct Primary As Solution to Politics Plan Is Proposed De-emphasizing Party-Line Power, Breaking of Dictatorship by Blocs And 'Chosen Few' The direct primary, a method used in state and national elections to break the power of party-line dictatorship, was sug gested for adoption in Oregon student elections by Dean Virgil D. Earl yesterday after he had been approached on the subject of de-emphasizing campus politics. ‘ ‘ Any student with a petition bearing the names of an agreed number of students would be allowed to have his name on the Red Ink Supply Need Increases For Uncle Sam Filibuster i n Senate Begins; South Tells Of New York Gangs By GORDON RIDGEWAY WASHINGTON, Nov. 17—Seven hundred million dollars behind for the first four and a half months of the fiscal year, beginning; July 1, is the story of the federal deficit, according to a treasury statement. The total debt amounts to $37,051, 401,153, an increase of about $600. 000,000 since the middle of sum mer. Confusion was reigning in both houses of congress as a threatened filibuster commenced to take hold of the senate. Attempted to block the passage of an anti-lynching bill, Senator Bailey, democrat. North Carolina, assumed most of the burden. Senator Connally also continued his attack by intimating that Sen ator Wagner of New York was en gaged in a “vote-getting expedi tion into Harlem,” and that he was “protecting his constituents by ex empting gangsters and racketeers” from the bill’s provisions. Connally asserted that in 1936 not a single lynching occurred in his own state of Te^is and that gang killings were numerous in New York. Rain Helps China SHANGHAI, Nov. 18—Although they were evidently maintaining their defense lines with the help of heavy rains, Chinese continued to evacuate the capital, Nanking, of civilians and government bu reaus. Meanwhile, Japanese authorities at Brussels declared that any ship carrying war materials to China would be stopped, and the act would be taken as being hostile to Japan. No Bird for Cal SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.— Thanksgiving turkeys will be avail able to Oregon citizens, at least, it seems, as M. S. Maxwell, presi dent of the Western Federation of Butchers announced today that no boycott on the holiday fowl will be attempted in the Duck-Beaver state. Californias’ chances for ac quiring this delectable meat are somewhat slimmer as long as a battle continues over wages for killing, scalding and picking the birds. 4 Russians Given Up NOME, Alaska, Nov. 17. - Aban doning their search for the lost transpolar fliers, Russian search ers headed towards Siberia from here today. Their big amphibian plane turned west across the Ber ing Straits. Heavier Demand On UO Car Jumps Mileage Charges Traveling charges on the Uni versity Ford have been raised from 3c to S'ic a mile, announc ed the University business of fice yesterday. The Ford, a 1936 V-8, is owned by the University under the state of Oregon, and was originally intended for the use of the administration. The car proved so handy, however, that now many of the various departments use it on field trips. primary ballot to chose those who will run in the finals," he said. Rule of Few Ended Dean Earl said although political machines were probably needed for organization, that much of the power of a few in deciding who would be the choice of many would be eliminated. • Campus politicians consulted on the question last night said the direct primary in class and ASUO politics would definitely jeopardize the rule of a chosen few, letting the students as a whole have more of a voice in who their candidates in the finals would be. Blocs Endangered As to joining the direct primary with the proportional representa tion plan now in vogue as inaugur ated in ASUO politics last spring, it was the concensus of those con sulted that the result would en danger the stading of present cam pus blocs in their complete control of the campus. Although the students might be enlisted by one party or the other to stand behind a certain candidate, following the customary “gravy” promises, it would be difficult to bring pressure to bear as to the nominee to vote for in the primary. The student could vote as he pleas ed for the man he wished to have appear on the final ballot. Choice of Majority According to the plan, those coming through the direct primar ies with first and second highest ratnig would appear on the final ballot. The choice of the majority would thus be more apt to make itself felt. Commenting on ASUO and class political primaries, Dean Earl said it would give all the students a chance to become acquainted with the system used by the state of Oregon. Colored Smoke Matches Rouge, College Colors By ALYCE ROGERS It may soon be possible to “smoke your college colors.” There is a new patented process for treating cigarettes to give off red colored smoke to match Wood-red lips and fingernails. The inventor says the color can be optional. Postal Friendship “Heidi,” the little Swiss girl of storybook fame who once brought happiness to a friend, added to her good deeds by starting a “postal” friendship between Hollywood’s Shirley Temple and Prof. E. C. Wooley of the University of Indi ana’s German department. After seeing Miss Temple’s por trayal of Heidi in a recent motion picture, Professor Wooley mailed Shirley a German first edition of the famous children’s classic. Im mediately the child motion picture star replied, thanking the profes sor for being “more than kind” and saying that she would like to study the German language some day. She added the book to her collec tion of first editions. Small Matter ' Forty-three years after he fin ished his course at the University of Washington, Delbert A. Ford received his diploma today. Ford, now 68, a Vancouver, B. C. hotel proprietor, graduated in 1894, receiving the degree of “Bachelor of Pedagogy,” no longer issued. He never got around to calling for his diploma until today. Graduate Student Makes 'Pen' Study After extensive study of condi tions as they are in the Oregon state penitentiary, William Lyon graduate in sociology now working for his M.S. degree, made an analy sis of the status complex among inmates'of the institution. The pa per was read Tuesday before members of Alpha Kappa Delta, national sociology honorary. Monthly Time Tables; Phone Books in Libe Telephone directories from a number of the nation's most im portant cities are to be found in the reference reserve reading room. Marian Watts, reference librarian, says these directories are used in finding addresses of people and institutions in cities where they are needed. Two monthly time tables of all railways and steam navigation lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada. Mexico, Cuba, and the tariff of the railways of Cen tral America are to be found in this room also. These time tables include air line schedules for the United States. December 8 Set As I Jewett Contest Date Three Prizes Given For Best Extempore Speeches The W. F. Jewett public discus sion contest will be held December 8 at 7:30 p.m. in room 107 Friendly hall. Speakers are to prepare some , specific phase of the general sub ject which is present day labor : policy, and present an extempor aneous speech of eight minutes. Judges will question the speak ers on any phase of their subject I and the speaker must not take longer than one minute to answer. To enable the judges to choose suitable questions, three typed copies of the outlined speech should be submitted within three days be fore the contest. The outlines are to be full-sentence outlines. Contestants will be judged upon the grasp of significance of the topics, thoroughness of informa tion, clarity of organization, direct ness in presentation, and the ability to answer questions of the judges. Three prizes of $25, $15, and $5 are to be awarded. All undergrad uates are eligible for the contest. Final Football1 Rally Tonight Band to Play Coaches, Players Are Scheduled to Speak Before Team Goes To Seattle Game Final football rallying for this season has been scheduled for 9 o’clock tonight, starting at the Col lege Side, following the regular route to town, and ending up at the depot to see the Ducks depart for Seattle. The band will lead the proces sion, and speeches by Coach Prink Callison and others will be heard. Mayor May Speak Mayor Large of Eugene may be one of the featured speakers at the rally if arrangements can be made. A novelty in the shape of fire torches will be made before the rallv starts. Although most of the rally com mittee will go to Seattle for the game, no stunts will be staged be tween halves, according to Jean Rawson, assistant to Rally Chair man Sam Fort. Cars to transport students down town are needed, the committee said. If these are not available, trucks will be provided to take care of any surplus. W. Pease Returns Home, Learns of Parents' Accident At his arrival home in Portland Tuesday morning, Bill Pease, senior in journalism who represented the Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta Chi at a national convention in Topeka, Kansas last week, learned that his mother and father had been ser iously injured in an auto accident. Condition of both his mother and father was reported improved yes terday. Pease is expected to return to the campus on Sunday. Plans Completed to Give Students Improved Seats At Concert, Root Says Changes to improve student seating arrangements at the Frances Brockman installment of the ASUO concert series were completed yesterday through the educational activities office of director George Root. If the changes prove satisfactory they will become permanent, he said. Seven hundred additional seats will be available to ASUO card Rare Old Editions Show in Portland Famous Collection of Burgess- Barker's At J. K. Gill's Two hundred books from the thousand book Burgess and Bar ker collections have been on ex hibit at the J. K. Gill auditorium in Portland November 9 through November 16 under the supervi sion of Julia Burgess, director of the collections. The books have been exhibited from 11 to 5 each day and a small admission charged. The proceeds will be used to furnish more com pletely the small room in the Uni versity library where the collec tion is housed. The 200 books in this exhibit in cluded illuminated texts on vellum and parchment, medieval Latin manuscripts, Near Eastern and Persian manuscripts, Syriac and Samaritan rituals, E t h io p i a n scripts of the 17th and 18th cen turies, old Bibles, Platin and Elze vir imprints, as well as rare old incunabula works. Like Staff Member To Be Married Soon Miss Margaret Gilman, assistant head of the University library cataloging department, will vacate her position November 26, when she will leave to be married. The groom-to-be is Beverley C. Smith, a chemical engineer of Port Townsend, Washington. The mar riage, says Miss Gilman, will take place about the first of the year. Miss Gilman has been with the i University library since Septem | ber, 1936. and is a graduate of the University of Washington. noiaers, as a result or tnese enoris. The right and left sections of seats on the lower floor have . been thrown open to students, increasing the number by 400. Two hundred more seats on the edges of the opera section in the balcony plus 100 additional bleacher seats bring the added total up to 700. With this plan 1000 student seats will be available on the lower floor. When the Shan Kar ballet ar rives it may be necessary to raise the stage. Points previously stressed as causing difficulties in the past in clude the fact that some of the students came to the concerts late after the better seats have already been taken, and that McArthur court was built to serve as an audi torium. Students themselves do not back up the concerts enough to attract any of the most famous artists unless Eugene residents at tend, hence the townspeople have to have the opportunity to secure reserved seats. 'Good for Evil' Motto of Rally Committeemen Answering repeated charges of students and the Emerald, the rally committee last night turned the other cheek by naming Le Roy Mattingly, Emerald editor, and John Pink, perpetrator of the “super-letter” on the commit tee to the paper earlier this week, as .honorary members of the group. Sam Foft made no comment on the appointments other than that the official announcement of the new members would take place at the rally dance today in the women’s outdoor gym. John Pink, aroused last night from serious study by a request for a statement said: “I think the rally committee has finally hit upon something.” Mattingly could not be located for a state ment. It was rumored that he was composing an editorial. Classes to Meet Today To Consider Permanent Decorations for Igloo Classes Will Discuss Decoration Plans; ASUO, Honoraries To Aid Action on the long-delayed pro ject of providing permanent decor ations for the Igloo will probably be taken immediately, with discus sions slated today in meetings of the four classes and in the near future by campus honoraries. Scheduling of meetings at 11 o’clock this morning, during the usual assembly period, was an nounced last night by class presi dents. In each case direct action on the decoration project was promised. -i The seniors, taking the plan lip for the second time will dis cuss it as the possible custom ary gift to the University of the graduates. Charles Erwin, president, called their meeting for 105 Commerce building. Junior Prexy Zane Render an nounced his group would meet in the little theater in Johnson hall. Sophomore Prexy Hick Uit fin, stating his opinion that the permanent trimmings are very much needed, called his group together in Vlllard assembly. Erosh Prexy Tiger Paine will lead tile discussion in the as sembly at Gerlinger. He will ask Dr. Earl Pallett to take part in the frosh meeting. Probability that the project will come in for consideration soon by the campus honoraries which use the court for dances was also seen. It is believed that the ASUO will carry its share in the money raising due to the expense that would be saved in its functions. George Root, activities director, could not be reached last night for verification, however. Williams Says Frosh Crossed By Newspaper Finding the interpretation giv en to the recent frosh political “'love-feast” by the Emerald not to his liking, Dick Williams, chairman of the affair as ap pointed by Gleason Payne, class president, said yesterday the pur pose was good-willy not bloc breaking. The meeting was held for 37 freshman political representa tives from every living organiza tion on the campus to promote better relations between the dif ferent bloc politicians, but as for breaking up party alignments, Williams said nothing was dis cussed. Stanley Johnson assisted Wil liams in organizing the dinner along with Larry Lew. Alice Lyle assisted in lining up the sororities for the affair. First Matinee Dance Annouced Btj ASUO First of the year’s ASUO (lances will be held today at 4 :30 p m. in the open-air gym behind Gerlinger hall, Clayton Ellis and Jean Raw son, co-chairmen of the affair, said yesterday. Gus Meyers and a selected group of his orchestra will play. The dance will be open to ASUO card holders, 50 cents admission to the non-card holder. The dance will inaugurate a ser ies of ASUO dances, the majority of which will come winter term as follows after basketball games. Campus clothes will be in order for the informal dance. Book Selection to Be Speech Topic A talk by Miss Ethel R. Sawyer, browsing room librarian, on “How to Select Books,” one of the main features of the library’s observ ance of book week will be given Thursday at 4 o’clock in the browsing room. On exhibit from 2 until 5 Thurs day afternoon will be a display of current books loaned through the courtesy of the book department of Washburne’s. Dessertless Betas Served theBig Apple By PAT ERICKSON A dessertless dessert do you raise your eyebrows in horror? The Alpha Delta Pis did. It seems that they had invited the Betas over for dessert Thursday evening-, but in the mad scramble and hustle and bustle of college life, the Betas absent-mindedly came over Wednesday evening, found the girls at dinner, with nothing more appetizing to offer than the Big Apple, which according to an unreasoning and Tunnel Heat System Extended to Dorm Initial Step Will Be Taken M o n d a y in $40,000 Project First steps in the addition of a tunnel extension to connect the men's dormitory with the Univer sity’s mile-long- system of under ground conduits will be taken Mon day when WPA workers begin work on the project. Replacing the present duct sys- ! tern of heat conduction in use at j the dormitory, the addition will i cost in the neighborhood of $40,- j 000, most of which will come from federal funds, it was announced | yesterday by Will V. Norris, pro- j fessor of physics in charge of con-1 struction. The extension will run from the Fourteenth street master-tunnel along the south side of Fourteenth street to the east wing of the dor mitory, approaching at the back door near the middle of the build ing. The tunnel will be solid concrete, built in the standard size of 0 feet by 7, which means that in some places the excavation will have to be as much as 20 feet deep. All of the University’s model tunnels are steel reinforced, with tile drains underneath. Main purpose of the system is heat conduction, but also included in the tunnels are power lines, both city and irrigation water, telephone lines, and call and alarm bells. Gamma Chis Honor Advertising Heads Portlanders Guests At College Side Banquet Gamma Alpha Chi, women’s ad vertising honorary, gave a banquet Wednesday evening at the College Side in honor of Harriet Hoffman and Olive Keller, heads of adver tising at Berg’s department store in Portland. Olive Keller was made associate member of Gamma Alpha Chi. Miss Keller and Miss Hoffman are start ing a contest on the campus which will be open to all coeds and is being sponsored by the women*-, advertising honorary. Present at the dinner were the newly pledged members who were also entertained at a tea held at the Delta Gamma house Tuesday afternoon. The pledges are: Patricia Brug man, Lillian Scott, Roma Theobald, Jean Kawson, Jean Holmes, Caro Cogan, Kay Bossinger, Ruth May Scoville, Betty Lou Roberts and Jean Bonness. Law Honorary Head Will Arrive Today Arnold R. Beezer, province presi dent of Phi Delta Phi law school honorary fraternity will arrive on the campus today for a visit with the Oregon chapter. Under chapter president Ed Wheeloek, the fraternity is plan ning an honorary dinner for Presi dent Beezer at the College Side tonight. As members of the organization, Professors Arlando J. Hollis and Carlton E. Spencer will represent the law school faculty at the wel I coming dinner. unrecKomng rate can i ue eaien. Along about 6:30, the time des serts are expected to begin accord ing to all the college rules of eti quette, when the astounded social chairman answered a ring of the door bell, she found a porchful of equally bewildered Betas. Most embarrasin’. So the boys came on in, danced instead of eating. The Alpha Delta Pis felt a little improperly dressed in their campus clothes, for such a thing as a dessert! But everyone stayed by the ship (figuratively speaking, 'of course) and had a grand time. Various people present even remarked that impromptu desserts were much more fun, and a precedent should thus be started. They didn’t say anything about the dessert end of the affair, and after all, food is food, especially to col lege students. With the gentle touch of a few of their songs, the Betas finished off the evening and departed for their home, leaving tneir hostesses a little surprised and bewildered, but relieved that the dessertless dessert hadn't proved to be a cam pus tragedy. Alpha Delta Sigma Announces Fledges D. Casciato Describes His Recent Trip to South America Alpha Delta Sigma, national pro fessional society for men in adver tising, held its first banquet of the year last night, and had as guests several men prominent in Eugene businesses. A general discussion of advertis ing problems facing young men and women was the keynote of the program. It was led by W. F. G. Thacher, Frank Short, and Arne Rae of the journalism school; Carl Thuneman and Roy Morse, Eugene business men; Walter Vernstrom, Emerald business manager and Don Casciato, '37 in journalism, who re cently returned from South Amer ica. Living uosts low Casciato told of the trip and of his impressions through questions asked by other members of the group. He brought out that living costs for him and his companion amounted to approximately 90 cents a day each, and that the na tives were satisfied if they had beans and bacon. Casciato said newspapers in Buenos Aires made an attempt to copy American style of writing and advertising, but that they were ten years out of date. He stated that there is no American paper there, but the local papers carry flashes of news from the states. There were approximately 5,000 English-speaking people where he stayed. Elmer Fansett, alumni secre tary; George Root, educational ac tivities manager; and Claire Knee land of Byron and Kneeland were pledged as associate members into the fraternity. Studf nt pledges are Kenneth Ely, Les M Her, Keith Os burn, Jerry Norvi'.e and Joe Friz zell. Initiation will be held at the next banquet, which will be held soon, according to Zollie Volchok, presi dent of the chapter and master of ceremonies at last night’s affair. Reference Library Displays Pamphlets Pamphlets on topics of current interest from the vertical pam phlet file of the periodical reserve at the University library are on display now in the periodical re serve room, according to Marian P. Watts, reference librarian. Subjects covered include various topics on Japan and the Japanese aggression into China, dictatorship, war, peace, church and state, and American social security. Senior Session Holds Spotlight in Drive; To Discuss Gift for University By BILL PENGRA Discussion of the customary gift to the University will hold the spot light at today's senior class meet ing at 11 o’clock in 105 Commerce, as the action of the group will play an important part in a con certed student drive to obtain per manent decorations for McArthur court. Seniors are asked to contribute $150 toward purchase of the decor ations which would be available for all student functions. The plan was suggested to the class about two weeks ago by Noel Benson, AUSO vice-prexy, acting for the educational activities board. Some members present expressed approval, although no decision was made by the small group at the meeting and it was referred to a committee to study the situation. Brought Up Last Meeting The idea for lasting decorations was brought forth October 9, by a complete model of the Igloo after it was given the "facial.” It was constructed by Horace W. Robin- . son, member of the board, after a ruling of the athletics activities board forbidding the hanging of drapes from the roof of McArthur and because of the continual ex pense of decorating the structure during the year. Mr. Robinson's plans calls for the purchase of a complete set of fab ric panels and the installation of an eight unit lighting system. The panels will be used to decorate the walls and the lights to "black out” the ceiling. Believed More Economical Under his plan the permanent decorations, financed jointly by the ASUO and the classes with money usually allocated to dress ing up the Igloo, would be avail able for all student functions. The new set-up has the added value of being completely decorated by three men in about 45 minutes. The make-up of the panels, drapes, and lights would allow for unlimited variations, thus allowing classes, honoraries, and the ASUO to have many original settings for affairs. Banquet Scheduled For Foreign Group Orlando J. Hollis, professor of law, has been appointed toast master at the International rela tions banquet to be held at the Del Rey cafe next Saturday night at 6:30. With the exception of Victor P. Morris’ speech on encouraging fac tors in international goodwill, the entire program v‘11 be given by foreign students who are enrolled on the campus this year, according to Virginia McCorkle, program chairman of the dinner. Werner Asendorf, German ex change student, and Howard Kess ler, of Canada, will give short talks on ‘‘East" and “West” respectively. Music during the dinner will be furnished by foreign students, also. Tickets for the affair may be obtained through either the YW or the YM on the campus. The banquet, formerly a Wesley club project, is being planned this year by the Student Christian couniil. Russian Artist Has Pictures in Gallery A group of oil paintings by Al exey Jawlensky, Russian painter, was hung in the little art gallery of the art school Tuesday. The artist’s theory of the use of color to express one’s impression I and emotion is a departure from the usual use of color. The result ing panitings seem to the layman to be rather wierd, though not un interesting. The paintings represent work done between 1909 and the present in the field of creative painting. Interesting use of color is found in all the paintings. For instance he uses blacks and purples around the eyes, red and purple for the lips. Also greens, yellows and or anges appear often in the faces of the portraits.