Igloo Decorations
Favored by Classes
In All-Campus Vote
Governor Martin
Offers Award for
College ROTC Units
VOLUME XXXIX
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1937
NUMBER 36
Rallij Reforms
Slated to Be
Studied Soon
Executive Committee
May Place Faculty
Advisory Body in
New Set-up
At the next meeting- of the ASUO
executive committee to be held
within two weeks, the student
governing group will cooperate
with Rally Chairman Sam Fort to
revamp the entire set-up under
which Oregon’s rallies are run,
Prexy Barney Hall said yesterday.
Plans for the proposed reforms
include taking financial control of
all rally activity under the execu
tive committee, sub-dividing vari
ous parts of the rallies under co
ordinated sub-committees, chang
ing the length of term and time of
starting the activities, and appoint
ment of a faculty advisory com
mittee to oversee and help the
staging of spectacles and stunts.
r ‘New Deal’ for Ralliers
Under the new deal, according
to Hall, the ASUO would handle
all finances for the rallies. This
plan is to get the group away
from the present system of work
ing for a goal (such as a trip to
some distant game), and lessen
the exploitation of theater and
dance hall method of raising
funds, he said.
Dean Virgil Earl has suggested
that a faculty group be named to
direct the activities of the group.
These advisers would be chosen for
aid they could give the commit
tees such as members of the physi
cal education and drama depart
ments.
Sub-Committees to Plan
The idea of sub-committees di
recting parts of the general rally
such as campus rallies, half-time
stunts, and rally dances, has beefi
proposed to Hall, with the yell
leaders having complete char ge of
the groups.
Another change to be consid
ered is that of making the com
mittee active in winter and spring
terms as well as in fall. Possibil
ity that the rally chairman (or
yell leader) would be appointed
in spring in time to plan for the
fall program is forecast. Avoid
ance of conflicts would be straight
ened out by naming the band direc
tor on the faculty advisory group.
This may be taken up as another
proposed reform. Hall said.
Requisites for
Sorority Life
Bar Nothing
By ALYCE ROGERS
40 girls: 8 grinds for grades; 12
40 girls: 8 girls for grades: 12
hot numbers for popularity: 5
little sisters; 6 for activities;
4 for intramurals; and 5 mis
* takes for blind dates.
1 set of silverware; for display
1 parlor; with 4 secluded corners
1 porch swing: well lubricated
1 telephone: (Will someone
PLEASE answer that phone!)
1 roof: to keep rain off parlor
and telephone
1 chaperon: for parlor use
1 cowbell: to be worn by chap
eron when entering parlor.
—Silver and Gold.
Afflicted Affiliations
A University of Washington
freshman, listing his activities for
the student yearbook, said he be
longed to:
“Flat feet, earache, and appen
dicitis once.”
He apparently had mistaken “af
filiations” for “afflictions.”
Decline Predicted
■i College enrollments go up and
elementary enrollments decline.
Thus the falling birthrate long
predicted in America first makes
itself felt, according to a Los An
geles Collegian editorial.
Beginning with 1930, the ele
mentary enrollment has steadily
declined until 1937 when it has
reached the number of 1,000,000.
During the same period the col
lege enrollment has shown a gen
eral increase, this year reaching
the peak. It is estimated that
1938 and 1939 will begin the de
cline in college enrollment at a
rate comparable to the elementary
drop.
DEANS VISIT IN' PORTLAND
Hazel P. Schwering, dean of wo
< men, and Mrs. Alice Macduff, as
sistant dean, left yesterday to at
tend a tea of the Portland, Oregon
Mothers club today. The tea is be
ing held in honor of mothers of
freshman girls at the University
of Oregon.
Rain Rally
Last night Sam Fort, rally chair
man, engineered the last send-off
of the season in the rain to speed
Oregon’s Ducks on to Seattle. Fort,
with President Barney Hall and
the executive council of the ASUO,
will announce plans soon for the
remodeling of the committee to
insure better cooperation from
members than he has received this
year.
Sophomores Will
'Swing It' Tonight
At Class Shuttle
Gus Meyers Due to
Feature Big Apple;
Entertainment Also
Tonight the sophomores will “cut
loose" at their exclusive class
dance labeled the “southern soph
shuffle,” in Gerlinger hall at 9:15.
Gus Meyers and his orchestra will
play, featuring “the big apple.”
Membership in the class of ’40
shown by a class card will be the
only admission to the dance for
sophs. Those without cards will be
charged 50 cents.
Dateless Affair
The dance is to be a dateless
affair, Verdi Sederstrom, chairman
of the dance, said last night. Ac
cording to assistant chairman Bet
ty Lou Kurtz, it is strictly im
promptu, with informal clothes in
order.
Apple Dance Due
Entertainment will be supplied
bv a group of campus amateurs.
Smokey Whitfield, the dusky duke
of the delta, will lead the dancers
in “the big apple”: Pat Taylor will
give impersonations; Don Palmblad
will sing, and Max Peabody will
tap dance.
The hall will be decorated in a
southern theme, A1 Krietz, decora
tion chairman, said yesterday.
Program Chairman Doris De
Young said programs would be
available at the entrance.
Dorothy Barclay, orchestra com
mittee chairman, lined up Meyers
and his swingsters for the “mix.”
Military Honorary
Pledges Three Men
Reed Fendall, Joe Sallee, and
William Gieseke, all members of
the advanced ROTC course, were
pledged to Scabbard and Blade,
military honorary, at a luncheon
in the College Side Wednesday.
Colonel E. V. D. Murphy, direc
tor of the University ROTC de
partment, gave a short talk on the
competition for the Governor
Charles H. Martin trophy.
The governor announced his de
cision to award a trophy to the
outstanding ROTC unit of the
state when he visited here recent
ly. Competition to decide the win
ner of the trophy will be held be
tween Oregon and OSC some time
spring term.
Exams to Weed Out
U. S. Job Applicants
Oral examinations will be given
by representatives of the United
States department of labor in the
YMCA “hut” from December 1
through noon of the 4th, according
to Alfred L. Lomax, professor of
business administration of the Uni
versity.
This department held written ex
aminations here about a month
ago.. Those who passed them are
to be examined in December, and
if they are successful again will
be assured jobs in the United
States employment servite in the
state of Oregon.
Frosh-Soph Classes
\ Will Conduct Probe
Into Direct Primary
Presidents Litfin and Payne Name Groups
To Consider Adopting Dean Earl's Plan
Into Class Elections Next Spring
Culminating sudden but extensive interest in Dean Virgil D. Earl’s
“direct primary” solution for undermining the rule of a few over the
majority, class presidents Dick Litfin and Gleason Payne of the sopho
more and freshman classes started an investigation yesterday.
Committees were appointed by the two prexies to begin investigat
ing the feasibility of holding direct primaries in the next spring elec
tions. The groups will draw up reports on the question to be submitted
to respective class meetings.
Committees Appointed
Lloyd Hoffman and Bob Hochuli
were appointed by Litfin to head
the soph committee, composed of
John Dick, Bob Dent. Chuck Skin
ner, and Gordon Benson.
Payne appointed Larry Lew,
Marge Churchill, and Lynn Boches
to investigate the plan for the
frosh class.
Proxies State Opinions
Litfin said last night that the
move would certainly weaken the
rule of a few over many, in that
any man’s name could be on the
primary ballot following which it
would be the students’ choice as a
whole as to those they wanted on
the final ballot.
Payne said nothing definite could
be told on the issue until it had
been put to the acid test in an
election. However, he said it would
be difficult for the party to bring
pressure to bear on the voter dur
ing such a primary, offering a
more fair election.
The committees will interview
campus authorities on the question,
following which they will discuss
it among themselves, then bring
it before the class to present their
decision.
General discussion on the floors
of the meetings will be permitted
before a vote of whether or not to
adopt the issue into the respective
constitutions is brought up.
Dean Landsburg
Asks Material
For Program
Oregon Is Featured
On Radio Broadcast
Of January 21
Emphasizing the fact that the
Bregon broadcast over the Pontiac
program on Jnuary 21 is an all
University feature, Dean John J.
Landsbury of the school of music
sent out an urgent plea yesterday
for ideas and material to be sub
mitted to a new program commit
tee he has appointed.
Material is needed which might
be utilized in a skit illustrating the
difficulties with which founders of
the University were confronted, ac
cording to the dean. The proposed
idea would become part of the pro
gram which will include musical
selections and other features.
Committees Named
Named on the committee to seek
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Oregon Is Represented
On All-Student Program
Tonight in KOAC Series
Directed by students and featuring entirely student talent, an all
around program will go on the air tonight at 7:30 for the first 45
minutes of the second broadcast from this campus in the new series
through KOAC.
A University student playing his own nationally-known composition
and a two-man news broadcast in the Richfield manner will be high-.
lights of the program, with musical
numbers by talented University
musicians taking up the remainder
of the time.
Spotlighted will be Bob Horning,
University student, who will play
two trumpet solos, one of which
is his own number “Lonely,” which
was introduced in Portland by
Kenny Allen, well-known orchestra
leader, and is rapidly gaining in
popularity. Horning, who also ar
ranges and plays for one of th'e
better known campus orchestras,
will be interviewed by Roy Vern
strom, program director, as an
added feature.
Semi-Classics Featured
Semi-classical musical numbers
will be presented by Robert Mack,
tenor, and by Audrey Aasen, vio
linist, who is a pupil of Rex Under
wood. Mack will give three solos,
with Dorothy Davis as accom
panist. Miss Aasen will present
two numbers of a classical nature.
The news part of the broadcast
will be given by Kessler Cannon
and Roy Vernstrom. Cannon, cam
pus speech luminary, is a veteran
in work of this nature, while Vern
strom has been in radio for some
time.
Student Directed
The program was arranged and
directed by Roy Vernstrom, who
has handled University radio broad
casts for some time as a represen
tative of the school through the
extension division. Vernstrom, who
has been for several days confined
to the infirmary with flu, left his
sickbed.
Friday night broadcasts at this
hour by University students have
long been a feature over KOAC,
according to Vernstrom, but here
tofore personnel has been limited
by lack of facilities for the trip to
Corvallis. Inauguration of remote
control broadcasting from this
campus makes possible much
greater variety in student pro
grams, Vernstrom declared.
Immediately following the 45
minute student broadcast will be a
15-minute period devoted to the
school of business administration.
The major portion of this time will
be devoted to a lecture by A. L.
Lomax, professor of business ad
ministration, who will discuss
“Geographic and Economic Factors
' in the Mediterranean Area.”
Big Apple Deal
Brings Returns
To Happy Betas
A sequel to the dessertless
dessert visit of the Betas at the
Alpha Delta Pi house Wednes
day night came last night when
the mill-race boys were served
their exchange dessert—on the
night they were supposed to
have it.
The affair of the mixed date,
resulting in the unpredicted ar
rival of the boys on the porch of
their hosts one night ahead of
time, turned into one of the sea
son’s best informal get-togeth
ers. The ill-timed visit was
turned into a dancing the “Big
Apple” party, but no dessert was
served.
Last night the Betas topped off
their meal with ice-cream sent
with a note from the A D Pis
asking that the boys eat the be
lated dessert and “keep that
healthy, happy look on their
faces.”
They did.
ROTC Plaque
GivenSchools
By Governor
ROTC Plaque Will Be
Of Oregon - OSC
Presented Winner
Grand Review
A bronze trophy in the form of a
plaque, to be won each year in
competitive drill at the University
and OSC, was presented by Gov
ernor Charles H. Martin to ROTC
representatives Jack Enders, cap
tain at the University and Earl
Mills, lieutenant colonel at OSC, in
Salem Wednesday.
George H. Godfrey, head of the
University news bureau, made the
trip to Salem with Enders and Mills
to photograph the presentation.
The award will be made at the
end of each school year after com
petition including a grand review
of both the University and state
college cadet units, which will al
ternate at the respective institu
tions. The first parade will be held
on the campus some time during
spring term.
Army Officers to Choose
Selection of the outstanding com
pany of each corps will be made
by army officers attached to the
schools before the date of the
grand review. Preceding the grand
review will be the two excelling
companies, and the winning com
pany will head the review column.
The commander of the winning
company will join the reviewing
committee after his company has
passed. Regular army officers oth
er than officers attached to the
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Registration Figure
Shows Big Increase
Final University registration
figures show an increase of 21t>
students over last year's fall term
total of 2904, according to Clifford
L. Constance, assistant registrar,
Three thousand one hundred twen
ty students are registered at this
time, including 1948 men and 1172
women.
Class registrations show a total
of 395 seniors, 251 juniors, 1157
sophomores, and 1049 freshmen.
The relatively small number of
juniors is accounted for by the
junior certificate required for a
junior standing which many third
year students do not possess.
Three of 93 law school 'Students
are women, which seems to leave
the men in undisputed possession
of that field on the Oregon campus.
Graduate membership is 142,
while 33 special students and audi
tors complete the score.
Bids Being Received
For New Libe Chairs
Bids for the order of some 80
new chairs the library plans to
purchase are being received, says
M. H. Douglass, librarian.
Sample chairs have been sent by
the companies bidding and the type
of chair will be selected from these
samples. The order will be sent in
the first of next week, says Mr.
Douglass.
Four Students Pledge
Greek Letter Tongs
Four students have pledged fra
ternities, it was announced yester
day from the office of the dean of
men. The four are Robert R. Rank
in and Robert C. Watson who
pledged Pi Kappa Alpha; Milford
Smith, Kappa Sigma; and Robert
Rittel, Theta Chi.
Art School Due to
Get Award Again
Oregon’s art school will again receive the Carnegie grant, Dean Kllis
F. Lawrence of the art school, who returned Sunday from an eastern
trip, announced Tuesday.
Although official notification has not yet been received, the com
mittee on education of the American Institute of Architects, of which
the dean is the chairman, assured him at their meeting last week that
Oregon would receive the grant.
The grant enables the University
and Harvard to give 25 teachers
each and the University of Penn
sylvania 15 scholarships for sum
mer sessions of art. Those receiv
ing a scholarship will pay all trav
eling expenses above $50 and also
pay $50 toward the scholarship
fund.
The committee has charge of dis
bursing scholarships and prepar
ing exhibits of distinguished Am
erican art. They are planning to
make a survey of bibliography of
architectural information, Dean
Lawrence reports.
While in Pennsylvania Dean
' Lawrence visited the museum of
art and was shown the new oriental
j collection including a Chinese
temple which is being constructed
in one of the wings and has not
yet been shown to the public.
Before returning home, the dean
went to New York. He went
through the museum of natural
history during his stay in the city,
Swim Exhibition
Slated tor Part
OfDads'Weekend
Varsity Mermen, Girl
Record Holder Will
Splash for 'Pops'
Oregon's varsity swimmers and
divers will be seen in action in a
45-minute exhibition workout at
the new men’s natatorium on Sat
urday, December 4, it was an
nounced last night by Lloyd Hoff
man, hospitality chairman for
Dad's day, who is arranging an af
ternoon program for the campus
wide “open house.”
Besides the varsity mermen, who
splashed to a northwest division
championship last year under the
tutelage of Coach Mike Hoyman,
Miss Barbara Baldinger, freshman
record-holder, will also take part.
Along with other titles, Miss Bald
inger is national junior champion
for the 880-meter relay, and is
training for the 1940 Olympics.
Buildings Thrown Open
Under plans announced last
night by Hoffman, all buildings on
the campus will be thrown open for
the “open house.” Athletic exhibi
tions will be held at the physical
i education departments, featuring
wrestling, boxing, tumbling, and
the various court games. The new
library, the art museum, and the
infirmary will be open for inspec
tion by the visiting dads.
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All Four Classes Make Appropriations for
Permanent Decorations in Igloo at Group
Meetings Held Thursday
Permanent decorations for the “Igloo" were practically
assured last night following four class meetings earlier in the
day at which motions for making appropriations for the im
provement went through like clockwork from the senior to
the freshman class.
The senior class granted the ASUO $150 to purchase the
drapes as designed by Horace W. Robinson, educational activi
ties board member, and authorized payment of $50 as rental
Ralliers Light
Torch; Sirens
Shriek Finale
Screaming sirens, clearing the
streets for a pair of Eugene fire
trucks last night blasted tlhe
finale to this year's football ral
lies.
A handful of dampened ral
liers gathered in front of the
Side to begin in true fraternal
fashion the torch parade to the
station. By some queer quirk of
circumstance, one torch was
fastened to a traffic sign in the
vicinity and the flare was light
ed.
Someone turned in an alarm.
Who did it? No one has con
fessed.
But fortunately, the fire lad
dies arrived before the blaze got
out of control, and one of those
brave unknown fire-eaters dis
dainfully cast the burning brand
into the gutter.
Ambitious Student
Calls Missing Prof
Wanted: One professor. Such an ad will appear in the Emerald
if Dr. J. J. Crumbaker fails to meet his class in Economic Theory and
Problems again. Patiently the classes waited for twenty-five minutes
for the worthy professor, while one of the members attempted to fill
his shoes wih an impromptu lecture, another searched the building for
him, and a third the only one who successfully fulfilled his purpose—
phoned his home to see if he would be in class.
Browsing Room Has
Three BookDisplags
The University library browsing
room, under the direction of Miss
Ethel R. Sawyer, browsing room
librarian, was the scene of three
book displays Thursday.
One of the groups of books con
sisted of 27 new library books,
seven of which will be placed in
the browsing room permanently.
These books cannot be taken out
of the browsing room.
Miss Sawyer believes this should
benefit students who have time to
read only a small portion of a book
at a time, and would appreciate
being able to come into the brows
ing room and picking it up when
ever they could.
Among the permanent browsing
room books are “Of Mice and Men,”
by Steinbeck and “And So Vic
toria,” by Vaughan Wilkins.
Displayed in another section of
the browsing room was the group
of current books loaned by Wash
burne’s. The 75 or 80 books there
consist of such titles as "Poor
Splendid Wings,” by Winwar, “To
Have and Have Not,” by Heming
way, “Orchids on Your Budget,”
by Hillis, and a complete edition
of “Leaves of Grass,” by Whitman.
Another table contained Univer
sity library books illustrating na
tional good book week.
Ink-Slingers Get
Blotter Targets
To Save Floors
Ink-slinging students will have
made-to-order blotters for tar
gets in the new library instead
of floors, which have been serv
ing heavy duty, judging from
their freckled appearance, M. H.
Douglass, head librarian, an
nounced yesterday.
Mr. Douglass expressed the
lief that the ink had not yet pen
etrated the wax covering on the
floors, but once it does and sinks
into the cork, the damage will be
irreparable. Blotters will be
placed on desks and tables with
in convenient reach.
Astonished, Crumbaker laughed
at the earnest student and reward
ed the class with a vacation he
probably thought it was all a gag
that University students should be
so eager for knowledge or is that
what you get out of classes ?
Suggestion — let all professors
test their classes by such a method.
Do nt on Monday, Wednesday, or
Friday, and we’ll probably have
an all-day vacation. Am I right?
Are you professors willing to stand
the test ?
Languaqe Profs
Contribute Papers
To Coast Meeting
Dr. Ray P. Bowen, Dr. Leavitt
O. Wright, and Dr. Chandler B.
Beall, of the University, will at
tend the meeting of the Pacific
coast philological association, No
vember 26-27, at Berkeley, Califor
nia.
Papers entitled ”Le Dialogue
Dramatise de Balzac” (The Dra
matic Dialogue of Balzac) by Dr.
Beall, and "Rehabilitation of Tas
so in France in the Eighteenth
Century,” by Dr. Beall will appear
on the program.
Dr. Wright, is contributing edi
tor of Spanish language to the
“Handbook of Latin American
Studies.”
The purpose of the meeting is to
study problems of literary and lin
guistic interest to scholars in the
universities and colleges on the Pa
cific coast. Oregon, California,
Washington, Montana, Nevada,
Idaho, Utah, and Arizona will be
represented at the meeting.
Chapman Will Visit
Betas of Northwest
Northwest chapters of Beta The
ta Pi will be visited by the district
chief, Thomas I. Chapman of Eu
gene, in the near future, it was
announced by the local chapter
yesterday.
Chapman was a member of the
local chapter and a graduate of
the University. Official visits will
be paid to University of Washing
ton at Seattle and University of
British Columbia at Vancouver on
this trip.
on the deocrations.
The remaining three classes did
not go quite as strong, due to the
sharp drop beween senior and other
class treasuries. The freshman,
sophomore, and junior meetings
each voted an appropriation of $50
to the ASUO for the project.
A sum of $200 will be donated
toward the total of $700 needed for
the decorations by the activities
board, George Root, activities man
ager, said last night.
Honoraries to Donate
The associated women students
will donate $50, Mortar Board $50,
and Sigma Delta Chi, men’s journ
alism honorary, $50.
Mr. Robinson’s plans as submit
ted to the activities board, includes
purchase of a set of fabric panels
and installation of an eight-unit
lighting system. The lights will
obscure the ceiling and the panels
will decorate the walls.
All student functions would have
use of the decorations, although
the primary use will be for the
ASUO concert series attractions.
Need Brings Action
McArthur court has long been
the object of much agitation as to
improving its unsightliness, but
nothing was done until last Octo
ber 9 when Mr. Robinson presented
a complete model of the proposed
decorations to the activities board,
following which work was begun.
At the senior meeting, President
Chuck Irwin announced the ap
pointment of Mel Shevach as chair
man of the senior ball. Other busi
ness brought up included the sug
gestion of awarding each graduat
ing class member a year’s sub
scription to the Emerald with class
funds.
Seniors Consider Gift
The senior class donation was
made in the form of a grant in
order that they might be free to
vote a gift to the University later
beside the grant, if the treasury
allows.
The three other classes plan to
include in their respective dance
budgets an item for $50 appearing
under decorations, to be donated to
the University. These dances will
be the Frosh Glee, the Sophomore
Informal, and the Junior Prom.
Coed Aquatic Tests
Are Not Compulsorq
Dr. Ralph Leighton, dean of the
school of physical education, dis
closed yesterday the reason for
girls not being compelled to pass a
swimming exam befofe obtaining
a J.C. or graduate degree. “Girls
swim so much in the tank already,”
said Dr. Leighton, “that it is not
necessary to make it one of their
requirements.”
According to Leighton, boys par
ticipate in so many other campus
activities that they do not have
time to include swimming in their
recreation was the reason given
for having compulsory boys’ aqua
tic tests. Because swimming is a
protective measure the physical
education department, as a part
of their policy, sees that every boy
knows how to swim. If a student
cannot swim he can enroll in an
elementary swimming class where
as if he is already “aquatically
able” the tests can be considered
wholly recreational.
Indian Mask to Be
Displayed in Like
A wooden Indian mask has re
cently been added to a collection
by John March, senior reference as
sistant at the University library.
The mask is displayed with the
others of his collection in a show
case of the main circulation lobby
of the library.
This mask of fairly recently ori
gin, says Mr. March, was sent to
him from the eastern side of Van
couver island and is from the Mal
ahat Indian tribe.
Mr. March's other masks are
from Japan, Mexico, and South
America.