Coaching Staff Eyed
By Board; Decisions
Slated December 17
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Eugene Mothers Seek
Permanent UO Studio
For KOAC Hookups
VOLUME xxxix
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937
NUMBER 43
UO Coaching Situation
Taken Up by Board;
Decision Due Dec. 17
Athletic Committee Will Send Opinions to
Chancellor and State Board for Final
Action; Investigation Urged
The football coaching situation at the University of Oregon for
the 1938-39 school year came before the regular meeting of the athletic
board held here last night and Dr. C. Valentine Boyer, University presi
dent, pointed out definite recommendations on coaching personnel and
other matters would be expected at the next meeting set for Decem
ber 17.
These recommendations would be transmitted by the Universitv
president to the chancellor and
state board of higher education for
final action.
The session was not a hurriedly
called meeting to consider press
reports concerning the retention of
Prince G. Callison as head football
coach, it was emphasized by Dr.
Boyer, who pointed out that no
tices for tonight’s meeting had
been sent out some time ago. Cal
lison, as well as other coaching
staff members, are engaged on a
year to year basis and their tenure
must be determined each year.
Boyer Asks Investigation
Board members were urged by
President Boyer to make a
thorough investigation of all
phases of the coaching situation
for the coming year and to come
before the board at the next meet
ing on this and other matters un
der the board's jurisdiction.
H. C. Howe, Oregon’s faculty
representative in the Pacific coast
conference, read to the board the
temporary agenda for the confer
ence meeting scheduled for Decem
ber 7 and 8 at Del Monte, Cal.
Most important matter to come be
fore the conference will be that of
a commissioner, Professor Howe
told the board.
Stanford Gals
In Competition
For Lockouts
By ALYCE ROGERS
“Love Locked Out” was the
theme song last month as Stan
ford women lingered a little long
er and tempus fugited too fast, ac
cording to the latest statistics re
leased through the Stanford Daily.
Kappas led the number of lock
outs with 25; Thetas and Tri Delts
tied for second, as the Women’s
Council gnashed their teeth. Lock
outs soared to a grand total of
153 for the sororities and the
smaller halls. Every house in
creased and two decreased in total
^ number of walkouts. The Phi Phis
showed the greatest improvement
in decreasing number, dropping
their number from 19 to 9 and the
Alpha Phis decreased from 4 to 2.
The largest increase went to the
“DeeGees,” who had 17 more than
last month.
Cupid ruled this month. More
next month.
Cow-Education
Such is the word for it at East
ern New Mexico. Bossie is helping
several youths through school.
Bringing their cows to the campus,
they are selling milk to pay ex
penses.
* * *
'Xmas Dough'
Students at Los Angeles Junior
college making purchases of 10
y cents worth of goods will receive
five “play” dollars in exchange,
starting today.
These dollars will be used as the
only acceptable medium of ex
change in the huge annual auction
to be held December 21 on the
campus, valuable articles from local
stores will be sold to the highest
“Xmas Dough” bidder. Prizes in
clude all types of wearing apparel,
books, school supplies, and free
meal tickets, all contributed by
the “Collegian” advertisers.
Professor Cornish
Scheduled on KOAC
Speaking on the “business hour”
program tonight, by remote con
trol hook-up with KOAC, will be
Professor N. H. Cornish, school of
business. The subject of his talk
will be “How the Home Town Mer
chants Assists You and Me.”
Pot, Quill Society
To Sponsor Contest
Best Writers Will Get
Prizes; Scheduled to
Start Today
pot and Quill, women’s writing
society, yesterday announced a
contest, open to all undergraduate
women, for the best piece of crea
tive writing in the form of a short
story, play, or poetry. Outstanding
contestants will be admitted to the
society, and the winner will re
ceive a $5 prize, according to Doro
thy Dill, president of the group.
The contest will open today and
continue until January 15. Entries
should be placed in the ballot box
located inside the east entrance of
the University library. Names of
contestants should not be on the
manuscripts but sealed inside an
accompanying envelope which has
the name of the manuscript on the
outside.
Pot and Quill is a working so
ciety whose main purpose is to en
courage creative writing among its
members. At its meetings, held
every two weeks, the work of the
members is read, discussed, and
criticized. It is composed of both
active undergraduates and alumni
among the faculty and townswo
men. Many of its members, past
and present, are publishing regu
larly.
Soph Informal Has
Joe College Theme
Two Bands Will Play
At Last Hop of Term
Saturday Night
Coonskin coats, meerschaum
pipes, and long-stemmed briar
ones, mixed with a rooters lid and
casual college slang will all be
present as sophomores complete
the decorations for their Joe Col
lege motif at the Informal Satur
day night.
Co-chairmen Phil Lowry and
Chuck Skinner announced that the
special Dad’s day section will be in
the balcony in the reserved seat
row which is placed in the middle
of the area and looks down upon
the dancers in a partici^ly ad
vantageous position.
Carter Fateh and Herbert Tut
man, who are in charge of the
floor, have promised to work it
into a glassy finish that will be
easy and fun to dance upon.
Oregon and Oregon State rivalry
will again break out when Bur
Mercer from State will compete
against Gus Meyers from Oregon
in a series of dance medleys to
gain the swing supremacy, accord
ing to the reception from the
dancers.
Harpists Present
Musical Programs
At Concert Sunday
A short harp ensemble program
will be presented by eight Univer
sity harpists at the McDonald
theater Sunday evening December
5.
Members of the group are Bran
don Young, Mildred Thompson, and
Alene King, of Eugene; Lorena
Hornshuh of Tacoma, Esther Pal
mer Day of Medford, Catherine
Carson Barsch of Salem, and Max
ine Canning of Redmond. Doris
Helen Calkins, instructor of harp,
will direct the ensemble.
City Mothers
Pass Remote
Control Plan
Discussion on This
' Action Will Be Held
Saturday Evening
At Dad's Banquet
Eugene Oregon Mothers, at their
monthly meeting Wednesday af
ternoon, endorsed the movement
to establish remote control hook
up between the University and
Oregon State.
First voting to send a request to
the state board of education asking
that a permanent broadcasting
room be set up on the campus,
nearly all of the 200 mothers pres
ent signed the recommendation.
Following closely on this action
will be a discussion of the idea of
remote control at the Dads' day
banquet Saturday evening.
Both meetings are being held as
the month of “trial” remote con
trol programs from the University
is drawing to a close.
Preceding the present experi
ment students and faculty mem
, (Please turn to paeje three)
Direct Primaries Are
Appioved by Frosh,
Soph In vestigators
Groups Named by Proxies Litfin and Payne
Will Recommend Plan as Advisable to
Class Meetings Scheduled Next Week
Final approval was made last night by freshman and sophomore
investigating committees to recommend to respective class meetings
next week that direct primaries be adopted into the class constitu
tions at next spring’s elections.
The committees appointed recently by class presidents. Dick Litfin
and Gleason Payne, to investigate Dean Virgil D. Earl's suggestion
for giving the students as a wholt
more of a chance to choose theii
candidates, returned the final ver
dict last night after extensive in
vestigation.
Lloyd Hoffman and Bob Hochul
were appointed by Litfin to heat
the soph group, with Gordon Ben
son, Chuck Skinner, Bob Dent, anc
John Dick comprising the body oi
the committee.
Opinions of committee member;
given late last night showed a de
cided interest in the primary, al
though they felt nothing definite
could be told until the plan hac
actually been put to test.
Committeemen Speak
Marge Churchill, frosh commit
(Please turn to page three)
Needy Eugene Kids to Get
Free Lunch, Candy, Toys
Through Houses, Stores
University living- organizations in conjunction with Eugene business
and service organizations will play Santa Claus and host to 160 Eugene
children next Friday evening.
The University’s guests will be portioned out, four to each living
organization, for dinner Friday night.following which a gala Christmas
party will be held for them in Gerlinger hall with entertainment, toys,
and candy for all. To assure a true Christmas spirit, a Stanta Claus
Frances Brockman
Addresses Students
Frances Brockman, appearing in
McArthur court Sunday afternoon
as an ASUO concert series violin
ist, will return to her old high
school at 10 o’clock this morning
to address the students.
University students are invited
to attend the assembly at the
school to hear Miss Brockman’s
own account of her training and
concert appearances in the East.
Friday noon George Root, educa
tional activities manager, will in
terview the violinist over radio
station KORE.
Miss Brockman will be accom
panied by the University symphony
orchestra directed by Rex Under
wood during her concert Sunday
at 3:15 p.m.
Rehearsals with the orchestra
every day have been occupying the
greatest part of Miss Brockman’s
time since her arrival.
and a huge Christmas tree will he
provided. The children, selected
from the Lane county relief roll,
are all between the ages of 7 and
12 and have been taken from the
city’s most needy families.
Candy, Toys Donated
Candy for the party have been
donated by the Western States,
McDonald, Pioneer and General
Grocery stores with the Eugene
Farmers Creamery supplying the
ice cream.
It is planned to ask the assist
ance of all city service organiza
tions in procuring toys for the
party.
Is Phi Sig Plan
Plans for the affair, unofficially
backed by Phi Sigma Kappa, were
presented to Student Body Presi
dent Barney Hall last week by
Carter Fetsch, acting manager and
originator of the plan, and have
received administrative sanction
ing.
Cooperating with Fetsch in car
rying out the project are: Jack
Given, who has provided a program
of student talent for the evening;
Pat Buchman, who will see to the
decorations; and Eleanor Swift,
secretary of the organization.
Pan-Hellenic Council
Will Donate Awards
Virginia Regan Says
Six Scholarships
Are Available
An award which will give $30
scholarships to six women students
on the campus next term was
announced yesterday by Virginia
Regan, president of the Pan-Hel
lenic council, which has made the
arrangements.
The scholarships, a new award
this year, will be given to six Uni
versity women chosen by the Pan
Hellenic jury. Any University wo
man is eligible for onw of the
awards, regardless of class or af
filiations, according to the an
nouncement.
Application blanks are obtain
able at the dean of women’s office.
Dads to Arrive Today
For Annual Weekend
Cups Offered Houses
Houses Will Compete
For Three Awards;
Fathers to Register
At Johnson
All houses are being: urged by
Bill Cummings, general chairman
of Dad’s weekend, to see that their
dads register upon arrival on the
I campus today and tomorrow.
Registration hours are from 1:30
to 5 today and on Saturday from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Johnson hall.
The A. W. Norblad trophy will
be awarded to the living organiza
tion winning first place for the
highest proportion of dads in at
tendance. Second prize will be the
Paid T. Shaw trophy.
Prizes Rotate Annually
The O. L. Laurgaard cup is to
be given to the living organization
having the largest number of
freshman dads. These prizes are
annually awarded and rotate from
year to year among the living
groups until each has been won
three times by one organization,
which entitles it to permanent pos
session of the trophy.
The A. W. Norblad cup became
the permanent property of Phi Mu
and Ex-Governor Norblad has of
fered a new one for competition
this year. The Paul T. Shaw cof
fee service was won last year by
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Ten Students to Appear
In National Yearly Issue
Of Collegiate Who’s Who
By BETTY HAMILTON
Ten Universiy of Oregon students will appear in the American
Students’ Who’s Who, an annual publication of outstanding students
in university and college life. Other students may be named later it
is believed.
Virginia Regan, Elizabeth Turner, Elizabeth Stetson, Gayle Buch
anan, Claire Iigoe, Bill Pease, Dave Silver, Barney Hall, Wayne Har
Erb Replies to
Emerald Query
On Policy, Plans
The following message was
received Wednesday from Dr.
Erb:
Oregon Daily Emerald—
Sorry to have been out of
town when your wire received.
Have accepted presidency to be
gin end of winter quarter.
Have no statement of program
or policy until I learn the job
but delighted to return to Ore
gon and am enthusiastic about
future of University.
D. M. Erb.
They Planned the Dad's Weekend
“Big time” for University dad’s which starts today and ends Sunday was planned by the group above
shown with Dean Karl YV. Onthunk. The students, left to right, are Phyllis Gardner, Jack Lochridge,
Rita Wright, Jack Enders, Elizabeth Turner, Bill Gumming, chairman, and Lloyd Hoffman.
bert, and LeRoy Mattingly re
ceived letters stating that their
names and biographies will appear
in this year’s volume, second edi
tion.
To be included in the book, ac
cording to notices from its editors,
a student must be outstanding and
an asset to his school. The stu
dents are judged upon the follow
ing qualities, character, scholar
ship, and leadership in activities.
The purpose of this book is to
serve as a good recommendation
to the business and social world,
and as a standard of measurement
for membership, comparable to
such agencies as Phi Beta Kappa
and the Rhodes scholarship, the
circular letter said.
The book will be on sale for $5,
costing those whose names are list
ed $3.25. No estimate can be made
on the number of books being sold
on the campus at these prices.
NY A Secretary Is
'Plenty Busy' With
Talks and Calls
Here's something that looks like
another world’s record. During
the month of September Miss Janet
Smith, NY A secretary, personally
interviewed 1543 people and re
ceived 1133 phone calls.
This makes approximately 62
interviews each working day and
41 telephone calls. Keeping up the
work through October she had
1233 visitors and 673 phone calls.
Due to the present business
slump, Miss Smith says that the
need for jobs is now more acute
than at the beginning of the fall
term.
“There is a need for more jobs
of all kinds for students in the
University,” she said.
DR. MILLER ILL
Dr. Fred Miller, staff doctor of
the University hospital, was ill and
confined to bed at the infirmary
yesterday. Dr. Hayes has been car
ing for dispensary patients during
Dr. Miller’s illness.
Leader
When Frances Brockman, violinist,
appears in McArthur court Sunday
Ilex Underwood, above, will lead
the University symphony orches
tra.
French Students to
Give'LeJeu Adam'
Drama Is Scheduled
For December 7th
In Guild Theater
“Le Jeu Adam,” French mystery
play of the 12th century, will be
given at the Guild theater in John
son hall Tuesday, December 7, at
8 p. m.
The cast Includes Figura (God),
portrayed by Charles Micaud; Eve,
Helen Rands, Adam, Monroe Rich
ardson; Diabolus, Leland Thiele
mann; Cain, Bailey flaruett; Abel,
Tom Turner; Abraham, Professor
Leroy Datling; Solomon, Profes
sor A. R. Moore; Isaiah, Charles
Micaud; Angels, Katrine Parsons
and Laurie Sawyer; and Demons,
Lois Luvaas, Betty Costello, and
Mario Saccomanno.
Various beggars, students, cru
saders, and monks are directed by
Mary Wernham.
The play, under the direction of
Dr. Carl L. Johnson, is given by
members of the Pi Delta Phi,
French honorary.
Hazel Howe and Martha Mellin
ger are in charge of the costumes
which will be furnished by the
drama department. Walden Boyle
is in charge of stage and make-up.
The play will be given in a mod
ern French version prepared by
members of the Romance language
department, and will be given in
much the same form as it wou^d
have when it was written in the
twelfth century.
Professor S. Stephenson Smith
will introduce the play and make
helpful comments between the
scenes.
New Books Placed on
Circulation Shelf
Several interesting new books
have just been placed on the sev
en-day circulation shelf, says Miss
Bernice Rise, circulation librarian.
These include “Petticoat Vaga
bond,” by Neill James, a woman
who has traveled twice around the
world. She earned her way by get
ing jobs in the different countries
which she visited. She visited Pit
cairn’s island in the South Seas,
Hav/aii, Japan, Germany, France,
Central America, and Canada.
Another is “Fifteen-Thirty,” the
story of a tennis player, by Helen
Wills.
San Jose Librarian
Plans U. of O. Visit
M. H. Douglass, librarian, re
ceived a letter recently from Miss
Joyce Bockus, librarian at San
Jose State Teacher’s college of
California saying that she plans
to visit the new University library
December 13 or 14 as she travels
north on her vacation.
University Prepares
To Greet Visitors;
Hoop Game Slated
Tonight at 8
By RITA WRIGHT
With the eleventh annual Dad’s
clay at hand, the weekend will of
ficially open this afternoon when
dads start arriving on the campus
for a complete "open house” pro
gram. First official act of the dads
will be registering at Johnson hall,
and before tomorrow noon it is ex
pected that the University will be
honored by a large representation
of dads from far corners of the
state.
A huge banner welcoming dad3
has been placed over the entrance
of Johnson hall, and all living or
ganizations are to put up signs to
day to greet the visitors, accord
ing to Jack Lockridge, who is in
charge of campus promotion.
Students Direct Program
The student directorate in charge
is: general chairman, Bill Cum
mings; publicity, Rita Wright; ad
vertising, Sam Fort; registration,
Elizabeth Turner; banquet, Phyllis
Gardner; hospitality, Jack Enders
and Lloyd Hoffman; campus pro
motion, Jack Lockridge.
All dads who register will wear
green and yellow arm bands desig
nating their positions as guests.
The living organizations register
ing the largest number of dads
will receive trophies.
The faculty committee is as fol
lows: Karl M. Onthank, general
chairman; George H. Godfrey,
publicity; George N. Belknap, ad
vertising; Virgil D. Earl, registra
tion; Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed,
banquet; and Clifford Constance,
awards.
Basketball Opener Slated
At 8 tonight, dads will view the
first basketball game to be billed
on the Oregon schedule when the
Webfoots swing into action against
Portland university in McArthur
court.
The 1936-37 officers of the Ore
gon Dads are Merle R. Chessman,
Astoria, president; vice-president,
Loyal H. McCarthy, Portland; sec
retary, Walter M. Cook, Portland;
executive secretary, Karl W. On
thank, dean of personnel at Ore
gon. Election of the new officers
will take place at the dad’s mass
meeting at 10 Saturday morning in
the Guild theater at Johnson hall.
'Pigging' Rules Set
For Final Weekends
With final exam week now only
ten days away, the dean of wo
men’s office added its bit to the
term-end atmosphere yesterday by
issuing regulations governing “pig
ging" during the two remaining
weekends.
Both weekends are officially
"closed,” but girls may have dates
on any two of the three nights,
while on the following weekend
only Saturday night will be open.
Late hours for this weekend are
set at 10:30 on Friday and Sun
day nights, while Saturday night
dancers at the soph informal will
be granted 12:15 permission.
The following Saturday night,
the only free night of that week
end, closing time will also be 12:15.
Social activities will be held at
a minimum next week. There will
be no exchange desserts and no
dinners for the faculty as every
thing tapers toward the grand cli
max of finals.
Dr. Noble Describes
Japanese Flowers
A letter was received from Dr.
H. J. Noble, assistant professor of
history, who is on leave of absence
while studying the Japanese lan
guage. His letter, written from
Tokio describes the annual flower
show at Hibiya park.
Dr. Noble stated there is more
emphasis on the Sino-Japanese war
than on the beautiful flowers. Deli
cate chrysanthemums are twisted
into airplanes, implements of war
are distributed liberally about and
the floral arrangements all mark
some phase of hostilities, he stated.