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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1937)
u CAMPUS Campus Four 'C-ers'Propose New Deal and Immediate Action on Oreaon's CoachinaSet UD ...» inree u boys into the woods for a purpose: and yesterday Ed Luekey, sophomore in pre-law, launched a "four Y C" drive with equal, though different, purpose. The "Can Coach Callison Club” yesterday announced plans to extend the organization into a movement that will cover the campus like a CCC unit at a forest fire." The militant leader of the group, who incidentally got the idea the morning after the Washington game in Seattle, has as yet limited activities to feeling out student opinion and rallying sup porters to the cause. So far the club has only five official members but an unlimited number of natural supporters, Luekey said. Will Circulate Petitions According to Luekey, the Can Coach Callison club will attempt to bring student pressure to bear to accomplish their purpose. “If this fails we will circulate petitions in triplicate for a couple of weeks and then send one copy to the state board of higlt-r education, one to Anse Cornell, and one to the head of the alumni association,” he announced. “I don’t believe the students will support another year’s athletic program through student body fees unless some change is made,” the campaigner said. Coach's Leadership Assailed Luckey assailed the Oregon coach on the grounds that "he lacks professional leadership because his teams lack morale and the will to win. Proof of lack of leadership and morale are evidenced by the fact that his team hasn't made any second half touchdowns in conference play. The teams have won two games in two years by a total of five points." In a statement of principles of the organization Luckey said, "We feel that the ASUO will lose an opportunity to have a winning football team, and paying crowds if Mr. Callison is retained.” "If Mr. Callison’s contract is renewed, we will not support the $7 student body fee fall term. We feel that Assistants Shields and Mikulak are entirely competent. We favor their retention in any capacity," he concluded. Contract Renewal Expected Tt was believed last night that Coach Callison’s contract will be up for renewal by the state board of higher education in January, although confirmation could not be made from official sources. His salary of about $0000 is paid by the ARIJO and PE department. Coach Prink Callison was picked as Oregon’s coach in 1932 after an impressive record as Medford high school coach and success with tlie Oregon freshman squad. Callison’s varsity record follows: Won Lost Tied 1932 . 6 3 j 1933 . 9 i o 1934 . 6 4 0 1135 ... 6 3 0 1936 . 2* 6 1 1937 . 4* 5 0 * Two games were against non-conference teams. Receive ROTC Plaque At a campus visit about one month ago Governor Charles Martin announced he would award a trophy to the ROTC unit from Oregon or OSC giving the best performance at an annual drill. Last week the governor, center, called Jack Enders, left, UO cadet captain, and Earl Mills, OSC lieutenant colonel, to Salem to receive the award. The prize will be held on the Oregon campus until drills next spring. Loca tion after that will be decided by merits of the respective teams. Crack ROTC Squads Formed to Compete For Governor’s Award In order to compete for the Governor’s trophy to be awarded to the best company at Oregon State and Oregon, the local ROTC is forming a new company made up of volunteers from the various companies in the Oregon unit. Anyone wishing to join may do so. The unit will meet at 10 o'clock on the regular days and will receive special atten tion in the manual of arms and marching. Active participation will not begin, however, until in the spring. Japan Formally Accepts Franco Regime in Spain Bus Drivers Ceasing To Personally Block Greyhounds By GORDON RIDGEWAY TOKYO, Dec. 1.- Recognition of the insurgent regime of Generalis simo Francisco Franco in Spain was announced by the Japanese government today, joining Italy Germany in this action. This action was taken in accord ance with the policy of the trio’s anti-communist pact. 1-4 Cent Rates A one-fourth cent a mile wage increase brought about settlement the Greyhound bus-drivers’ strike in 16 states today. The demand for a closed shop was refused. The contract between the two factions will be in force for one year. Ford vs. NRLB ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.—Ford Motor company was called by the nation al labor relations board to appear at a hearing concerning the now week-old strike of United Auto mobile Workers at the local Ford plant. The CIO union charges unfair labor practices in dealing with em ployees. Milton N. Johnson, plant manager, has denied the charge, | claiming that union leaders do not; represent a majority of the work ers. Meanwhile, the plant is picketed, but it continues to operate. * * * Smith's Monopoly WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—West ern Union and Postal Telegraph systems were charged here today with conspiring to monopolize the telegraph business, and the fed eral district court of New York j (Please turn to page four) me*i, time ui niiiig wm we uuuc at ail three class periods, and if the occasion demands extra time will be used for practice. According- to Colonel E. V. D. Murphy, Oregon State’s special company called the Rifles will com pete. This unit has been formed for a little more than a. year now, and are very efficient in all depart ments of drill and arms. It may be remembered that at the home coming game the half-time enter tainment was given by a group i from the Rifles. Company Similar to OSC’s Plans are being n-.ade to form a company similar to that. The com petition will take place at the fair grounds, with the Oregon State artillery putting on an exhibition. No definite plans have been made as yet for the Oregon part in this portion of the program. Several ideas are being considered. As far as it is known there will be no other uniforms than those worn by the men now. rrexij doyei Returns From Eastern Meel 3-Week Trip Is Ended; Memory Is Recalled Of Freshman Erb as ROTC Rookie While the University settlec down yesterday to await the com ing of its new leader, Dr. Donak Erb, present President C. V. Boyei returned to the campus from a three-week trip to the nationa! conference of State University Presidents in Washington, D. C. Dr. Boyer arrived in Portland Monday and remained there foi the state board meeting at which the selection was made. He com mented further on his successor last night on arriving here, say ing he had taught English compo sition to young Donald Erb in his freshman year in the University of Illinois. “Although he was not a particu larly outstanding student, Donald was as bright as any man could be while being instructed in the ROTC during the war time and being marched to and from classes.” Significant, was the statement of the soon-to-retire president that, of the approximately forty univer sity chief executives at the con ference, six presidents are new to the jobs. In a 20-minute talk at the con ference on the subject, “Pressing Problems in Education,” he empha sized the economic conditions and population trends affecting enroll ments and the task of placing graduates. (Please tarn to page tzvo) Christmas Dance To Be Sponsored For All Students A half hour of melodious carol ing by the Oregon Melody Men led by Hal Young will open the year’s big Christmas Revels dance party in Gerlinger hall, December 11. Santa will bestow presents upon unsuspecting student and faculty celebrities, which should cause a great deal of good-natured jesting. There will not only be Christ mas thought as the dance swings to the music of a popular campus orchestra. The revels will be the last social event of the term and will be the highlight of the week before exams, announced Larry Reid and Hazel Lewis, co-chairmen of the affair. SPE Members Defied As Pledges Walkout Don Johnson, Sigma Phi Epsilon prexy, returned to the campus yesterday to find his worthy (?) pledges headed by Dick Williams, in a virtual strike against all house regulations. Yesterday afternoon the 20 neophites left, bag and baggage, for temporary quarters at Chicken Inn to carry out in full their walkout program. \\ illiams reported that their campaign is progressing very sue Faculty Members Review New Books Six University faculty members have contributed reviews of books of sociological and educational value to the latest issue of the Commonwealth Review, published here this week. And attempt is made in the reviews to give a satis factory analysis of such books, and at the same time bring them to the attention of readers who may be interested. LABOR DISCUSSED Labor was discussed at the West minster house social problems meeting last night at 9. Stanley Robe and George Luoma both talked on labor. cessruuy toward most of its ob jects but that the plan to take over the position as head of the table was foiled by quick action on the part of the members. Reinforcements came when out side pledges moved in to balance the house between pledges and members. New additions to the house attend no pledge meetings, observe no table rules, have no regular study hours, although one j has been appointed to preserve I study regulations, refuse to dress for dinner and have all the “pig ging” they want. The members were taking the situation very good and that the “college minded” pledges were tak ing it on the (you guess). Inten tions are to return to the members i all that is “dished out.” Primaries Probe Will End Today; Classes To Hear Report Soon No Silk Socks; Silk- CladDates; -Say £/ W Studes By ALYCE ROGERS In an action, part of a nation wide cooperation, University of Washington coeds, who are mem bers of the American Student Un ion, voted unanimously: “We, the girls in the ASU, here by resolve not to buy any silk stockings until Japan removes her troops from China.’’ | Boys, agreeeing with the cam pus-wide boycott of Japanese (Please turn to page four) Program Completed j For Dads' Weekend Banquet, Swimming, And Open House Are Highlights Oriental manuscripts of the Bur- 1 gess collection, several of which 1 have not been exhibited before, 1 have been placed on display in the main circulation lobby of the li- 1 brary by Miss Julia Burgess, di- 1 rector of the collection. This ex- * hibit, Miss Burgess says, is spec- ! ially arranged for Dad’s day. 1 One of the most interesting * manuscripts is from Burma, a Poli manuscript of a Buddhist book Poli is the sacred language of Bur- - ma. The manuscript is written on - strips of papyrus and bound with ' wooden binders. It is made to fit j into a pigeon hole rather than a f regular book case, says Miss Bur- t gess. The writing on it has been 1 done with a stylus-like instrument, s Other manuscripts in the display are Persian, Arabic, Ethiopic, and 1 l Russian. The Russian is written c in church-slavic, language used f only in religious affairs, Miss Bur- c gess reports. 1 Favorable Comment On Voting Method Is Received From Committees Action will come on the direct primary issue in the freshman and sophomore classes this afternoon when the respective class commit tees finish investigating and adopt resolutions in regard to the ques tion. The frosh committee composed 3f Larry Lew, Marge Churchill, md Lynn Boches will interview Dean Virgil D. Earl today, who recently suggested that the plan would be valuable in Oregon poli tics. The sophomore committee, head sd by Lloyd Hoffman and Bob Hochuli with John Dick, Bob Dent, Jordon Benson and Chuck Skinner 'orming the body of the group, will •neet tonight to close discussion of the question and reach a decision. Classes to Meet Class presidents Dick Litfin and Jleason Payne will call class meet ngs in the near future to allow he committees to present their lecisions, which is expected to orm the basis of judgment for the :lass members. Dean Earl suggested the plan to ake the power away from a hosen few politicians in deciding he choice of many as officers by illowing the students as a whole o choose who they would have ap tear on a final ballot. Favorable Reports Favorable reports came from nembers of both committees last light, although nothing definite vas stated by anyone. Some ob ection was present, however, when ome members said they felt poli ics would be lengthened and the trimary would not have the de ired effect. It was the consensus of the com nittee members that no real con- , lusion as to the value of a direct irimary in next spring’s election ould be determined until the plan ad actually been tried. 12 Per Cent Increase In Libe Circulation An increase of 12 per cent in the general circulation of the Uni versity's new library for the month of November this year in com parison with the month of November, 1936, is- shown by figures re ceived from Willis Warren, library executive assistant. The increase is particularly interesting, Mr. Warren points out, in view of the fact that it is larger than the per cent of increase in ~ ----———.the school's enrollment, which is jcuipmit;u masKS In New Libe Holds History of Death Although the actual construc tion of the new library did not claim any lives, the sculptured masks around the top of the build ing were the indirect cause of the death of Edna Dunberg, who de signed and executed ten of the masks. Miss Dunberg was injured while working on the head of Christ, 1 the largest of all the masks. In | lifting the head from a modeling stand to the floor, her spine was injured. She continued with her work, however, and completed the head of Christ, Aristotle and one other before her death. Altogether there are masks of fifteen great men of history. How ever, some of the designs were re (Plcase turn to paye four) about seven per cent. The browsing room, which was first established this year, has had an increasingly large circulation with both students and townspeo ple. The 777 books checked out in October increased to 1142 in No vember. About 738 students and townspeople checked out books in November. These figures, says Miss Ethel Sawyer, browsing room librarian, do not indicate all of the people who use the room. A shelf is be ing started in the room which will have books that can be used only j in this room. Many students come into the browsing room to read in their spare time. The open shelf book circulation has increased from 1,927 in 1936 to 5,298 in 1937. The reason for this large increase, says Mr. War ren, is due partly to the larger lumber of books placed on those : shelves. (Please turn to page four) i Program for ASUO Card Drive Is Sel Campus Segregated Into Six Sections; Lively Competition Is Expected Beginning the first day of ASUC card sales approximately 75 cards were sold which added to the num ber of three-term ducats makes a total of 675 already on the books for winter term, according tc chairmen of the drive. Campus Segregated The campus will be segregated into six sections, with a captain and crew for each section to han dle sales, promotion chairman Louis Rotenberg said last night. The captains are Constance Kletzer, Prank Drew, Marion Pouch, Bob Gridley, Leah Puppo and Kirk Eldridge. The trio of directing chairmen, Rotenberg, Rita Wright, and John Luvaas, said that for the first liv ing organization going 100 per cent an ice cream dessert would be awarded. Skinner First Charles Skinner was the first Oregon student to sign for a winter term card at the ASUC dance yesterday afternoon. Activities Manager George Root said yesterday that if a quota was (Please turn ta (tape four) Quizz Shows Coed Interest In Silverware Results of an Emerald ques tionnaire on silverware show that 212 girls on the campus have already picked out their silverware patterns. In addition 198 have expressed themselves as being interested in picking out a pattern at this time. Does this indicate that Oregon coeds are out to get their man? Of course, when some of them were questioned concerning plans for the future, they emphasized the life-time investment end of the scheme rather than quiet lit tle home life. Only one-fourth of the girls who answered the questionnaire were totally indifferent in show ing their interest for silver pat tern displays. Even some of these admitted having looked oc casionally at patterns. He Knows Them All 5* ' -s" Professor G. G. Sehmidt, profes sor of languages, has the reeord of knowing person ally all six presi dents of the Uni versity. He has yet to meet I)r. Erb. Professor Schmidt Knew All Six Oregon Prexies; Has Only Erb to Meet By BILL RALSTON Standing alone in the University faculty as the only instructor that has known personally each of the six men who have occupied the chief executive office of the University of Oregon is Dr. Friedrich G. G. Schmidt, now completing his 41 years as professor of languages. Interesting events in the presidential careers of the past executives were revealed by Dr. Schmidt when he was asked to comment on their policies. I-—— "I knew Dr. Chapman, the first head man of Oregon, as an instruc tor of Latin,” said Dr. Schmidt, "and not as president. I joined the University faculty two years after Dr. Chapman left the executive : chair and knew him only as a fel low colleague. He saw 15 students expelled because they were caught in saloons. He was very strict.” The original desk used by Dr. Chapman over fifty years ago is still used by Dr. Schmidt in his class room. Very little was remembered about the administration of Dr. Strong for he reseigned his post t obecome the chancellor of the University of Kansas, j Dr. Campbell was probably the most amiable and diplomatic presi dent the University ever had ac cording to Dr. Schmidt. He said, "Dr. Campbell knew what aca demic liberty was.” “Dr. Boyer was a well meaning president but he had many unfor tunate conditions to contend with,” was the answer to the question concerning the success of Presi dent Boyer's tenure of office. “Even his enemies will have to admit that he tried to be fair and just in all his efforts. Dr. Boyer was overworked in trying to fill successfully his duties as head of the English department and Uni versity president,” Dr. Schmidt has not personally become very well acquainted with president-elect, Dr. Donald Erb. Professor Schmidt will end his (Phase tarn to pai/c four) Pigging Personality Bro u gh t to Ligh t Personality in pigging, a new phase of the matter, has just come to light through the courtesy of a new Emerald service which doesn't seem to have a name. Speaking of pigging, (practically everyone does these days; it’s collegiate) thoughts turn immediately toward the new University library. Suppose you’re one of those old-fashioned people who thought a library was used only for study. That's where the new Emerald Lutheran Students To Attend Dinner Lutheran students of the cam pus will have a complimentary din ner at the United Lutheran church Friday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m. Reports will be given by represen tatives of the delegation which at tended the regional conference at Washington State college during he Thanksgiving vacation. All students who wish to attend lave been requested to telephone ;heir acceptance by Thursday loon. Telephone 2690, no charge 'or dinner. A skating party at the Midway ■ink will follow the dinner. .service comes in. It hopes to ex plain away a few of those older ideas. In the first place, the library is equipped with cozy little reserve corners, special collection rooms, and most important of all, bal conies. Balconies, moonlight nights, romantic college students—what a picture! Only one thing spoils its serenity—the administration abso lutely declares that students shall not walk on the gravel roofs. It spoils the rainproofness. But that is neither here nor there. Now, the Emerald service steps in again—with a personality. An gelina is her name and she’s a very nice girl. She seems to be the pigger personality of the moment. (Please turn to page four) Sophs to Present Two Bands for Annual Informal Mercer and Meyers to Feature Oregon vs. OSC in Swing Oregon's annual all - campus sophomore Informal will set an un precedented occasion Saturday night with two bands taking their stands to fill McArthur court with their respective swing sessions. Dance Co-chairmen Chuck Skin ner and Phil Lowry announced last night that the old Oregon-Oregon State rivalry would again blossom out in dance music with Gus Mey ers for Oregon and Bud Mercer from State competing for the dancers’ favor. The dance program will have no intermission but the numbers will alternate in medleys between the two orchestras throughout the eve ning. The dance will start at 9:30, a half-hour after the basketball game between Multnomah club and Oregon’s quintet in the Igloo. All sophomores will receive a 25-cent reduction on presentation of their class cards. (Please turn to page four) Dad's Day Dinner Plans Completed All Eugene dads have now been contacted for the weekend and have been invited to the special Dad’s day banquet in John Straub Memorial hall next Saturday night, which is the outstanding feature of the weekend. The banquet will go on the air for a full hour from 7 to 8 over station KOAC, which is U. of O. and Oregon State’s own radio sta tion. Reservations for the banquet for dads who have not been contacted can be made through Dean Karl W. Onthank’s office at $1 a plate with reservations available also, for the son or daughter attending the University. One-fourth of the ban quet price goes to support the Ore gon Dad’s organization. Lloyd Hoffman who is in charge of the general open house on the campus in all buildings and class rooms, has announced that from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday demonstra tions will be -put on in the physical education departments. It will be climaxed by exhibitions of swim ming and diving in the new Uni versity natatorium.