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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1938)
U. OF 0. LIBRARY CAMPUS Prof. Warren D. Smith Moves Complete Change in Present Student Grading System ’ Boyer Defers Action; Motion Referred to Faculty Committee Coach Choice Not Expected T At Board Meet r Anse Cornell . . . has 40 names. By VINCENT GATES With much concern and inter est centering around the selec tion of a man to guide Oregon's football destinies for the next year, members of the athletic board and athletic observers pre dicted no final action on the choice of candidates when the board meets tonight. Athletic Manager Anse Cornell, recently returned from California, is ex pected to submit a list of 40 candidates. Because there is “no unani mous choice’’ for the coaching berth vacated by Prink Callison, a faculty athletic member told the Emerald, “no member of the board expects to make a final decision tonight.” If a definite selection is not made at tonight’s meeting and the field is merely narrowed ! down to two or three candidates the final choice will not be made ~ until a week later, he said. Bradshaw Has Support It was generally agreed that one member of the athletic board, a faculty member, was "sold" on Jimmie “Rabbit” Bradshaw, former Nevada star and now football mentor at Fresno State college. Doug Fes senden, youthful coach at Mon tana, also named as a possible applicant for the Oregon coach ing berth, was not believed to be Iready to accept the position, should it be offered him, because 1 of his particularly successful season last year and his conse quent popularity in the Missoula university. Bud DeGroot, popular young coach at San Jose State, was expected to get much support from the alumni factions. De- i Groot is certain to get the Ore gon job or else the University of Hawaii coaching job, Cali fornia newspapers declare. 4 Others that will be considered and may pass the preliminary tests with the board for final selection are: Glen Carberry, Fordham; Tex Oliver, Arizona; Eric Waldorf, Jefferson high (Portland); Ike Armstrong, Utah; and Walter Eels, inde pendent coach at Antioch, Calif. Stanford Coeds Revolt Against Rushing Rules By ALYCE ROGERS Stanford University freshman girls revolted Tuesday against what they termed the “outmoded" sorority rushing system and threatened a boycott of Greek let ter organizations. T Charging regulations which al low only 118 of the approximately 250 entering coeds to be pledged to sororities are “unfair,” leaders of the revolt, who include the more popular freshman girls—those cer tain. of receiving bids to the most favored houses — threatened a mass refusal to accept bids to join sororities. Though refusing comment on the campus crisis, Dean of Women Mary Yost declared that the uni versity would “assume responsi bility for housing women students" if the nine sororities were disband ed. The Stanford Daily, student newspaper, in declaring that some thing must be done about the j( (Please turn to page four) Letters Give Way to Honors, Pass, and Incomplete Marks In New Plan A motion to abolish making public any grades except ‘‘honors” for very superior students, “pass ing" and “incomplete" for others, was made by Dr. Warren D. Smith,, head of the department of geology and geography at the faculty meeting yesterday. The regular grades now in ef fect, “A," “B," “C," “D,” failure and incomplete would be recorded for the student, but would be available only to University staff members who wished to study them for statistical purposes, or for students who wished to trans fer to institutions using similar grade systems. Honors Classified Neither parents nor students would be advised other than that the student passed the course, or for some reason was granted an incomplete or extension of time to pass. Exceptionally high grade work would be rewarded with the classification of honors. No men tion to anyone would be made of courses in which the student failed. The motion has been referred to a committee for further study by Dr. C. Valentine Boyer, since a number of faculty members wish ed to consider further certain fea tures. of the proposal. Several were opposed to the elimination of the “failure” classification. Emphasis on Course Content Adoption of the new system would place emphasis upon the content of courses rather than mere achievement for high grades, Dr. Smith and others believe. Final vote on the proposal will be delayed for some time. Prof. Smith Named Freedom Sponsor Pledges Assistance In Campaign for Humanity S. Stephenson Smith, professor in English, has been selected as a. sponsor for the American Associa tion of Economic Freedom, an or ganization that includes as offi cers and sponsors a number of leading men of the United States, it was announced here yesterday. Professor Smith was the only sponsor or official named from Oregon. The association is head ed by William Allen White as tem porary chairman, and other promi nent citizens include Francis J. McConnell, bishop, Methodist Epis copal church. New York; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress; Frank P. Walsh, chairman, New York Power Authority, and many others. Extension Division Offers Night Classes Evening classes for Eugene townspeople are underway again for winter term, with the addition of one new class, and continuance of six courses taught fall term. The new class, a laboratory for women in drawing and application of designs to block printing and textile dyeing, is taught by Mrs. Louise B. Schorff of the art de partment. Night classes sponsored by the general extension division at the University are ordinarily not open to students. Seven Songs Submitted for Show Sandwich Board Sauad .loo Frizzell, Fes Miller, Ken Ely . ■. . eavort for KKK and Alpha Delta Sigma. Marriage Is 50-50, Speaker Says 'Think Twice' Sags Beard About Love Marriage Is Declared 50-50 Deal; 4 Rules Are Given — “Married life,” said Rev. John W. Beard in his lecture last night on How to be Happy Though Mar ried, “is a fifty-fifty affair. I be lieve firmly that the word obey should not be included in the mar riage ceremony but that there should be a common understand ing between both the boy and the girl.” He based his lecture on four im portant rules which, if followed, would result in a happy marital life. First in importance is the fact that we must give some thought to marriage. He doesn’t believe in marriage at first sight. Secondly, he believes both parties should en ter into it with the idea of making a. go of it. The fault in many mod ern marriages is, he finds, that too many people start married life knowing they can get a divorce easily if all does not run smooth ly. Next, it is necessary for the couple to realize that sex enters into the relationship. Lastly, there should be maintained a respect for one another that keeps you like you were before you were mar ried. In closing Dr. Beard said, “there are always three things I tell every young couple before I marry them: that marriage is a fifty-fifty prop osition in which common sense rules; that anger should not get the better of them; and that bills must not be run beyond their bud get.” Five Mile Limit For Men Is 1889 Custom By PAT ERICKSON “Giving him the run around’’ is by no means only a modern pas time. In fact, things had reached such a pass in 1889 that such a cutting remark as “Young ladies are strictly forbidden to compel any gentle man to walk more than five miles during the evening” wa3 observed on a dance program. The occasion for the program, in fact, was not a dance but a prom enade which was edven at the TTniversitv in 1889 hv the innirvr class Dancing in thase days was consid ered to be the surest way to slip off the straight and narrow, and promenades (a very mild substi tute to be sure) were about the liveliest entertainment available at the time. Sometimes vulgarly known as a “walk around,” an evening's fun at a promenade consisted in walking (not dancing) around the assem bly room of Villard with a partner. Music was furnished by a school orchestra. (The rowdies probably went outside and warbled “Sweet Adeline.”) An address by a pro fessor usually came with the prom enade. A program for one of these 1889 promenades was recently unearthed in the special collections room of the University library. “Blessed Be He That Walks” is the motto on it, and a few rules and helpful little bits of advice to the promenaders are printed on it. Some of these are— “No one will be allowed to ‘col lect in a knot.’ “ ‘Guying’ is positively forbidden. "Only juniors will be permitted to make a specialty of the study of ‘optics.’ (This must have been humor.) "The last eight seats of each tier are of superior streng th. As many persons as possible shall sit on (Please turn to page jour) School Assembly Plan to Start; Many Groups to Follow BA, Law By BUD JERMAIN With the law and business ad ministration schools leading the parade the policy of individual assemblies for the different schools of the University goes into effect this morning. Although the plan is generally being given favorable reception among the faculties of the var ious schools, many of the staffs admitted that they were caught flat-footed by the suddenness of the proposal. Only three days have elapsed since the deans were first notified. Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel administration, said yesterday that the plan was more in the nature of an experi ment so far. Not every Thurs day assembly hour will be given the schools in this manner, but only those at which there is no general assembly scheduled. A valuable service will be extended students in the University by this policy, Dean Onthank feels. The plan is hailed by Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business administration, as a means of bringing students into closer contact with their chosen fields. Under the new system men already in the field will be brought in from time to time to give practical informa tion which will supplement the curriculum. Among the schools which were unprepared today but which will in the future take part are mu sic, physical education, and jour nalism. The schools of art and architecture have long been in the habit of having more or less impromptu gatherings. Other schools in the University have not yet announced the policy they will follow. State Court Makes New Pinball Ruling Nullifying a decision by the Eu gene city council that pin-ball pro prietors would be given 30 days in which to continue ".skiH” board op erations, a decision by the Oregon supreme court Tuesday ruled that the playing of such machines should be discontinued at once. Because such devices were con sidered a method of gambling and also because the former decision of the court was considered unconsti tutinal the new ruling was made. Campus stores reported a last minute swell in the pin-ball busi ness as students rushed to take advantage of their last opportuni ty to ‘increase the size of their pocket-book ?'. Approximately 20 machines on and near the campus have already ceased operations. Locks and warnings prevent further playing of the marble boards. Why Wonder What Webster Wills Winter W.hat? With the soul topic of conversation these days be ing snow, skiing, parkas, and what-not, you don't know the meaning of such terms as: her ring-bone, angling, edging, half side-step, or kick term ? Well, here is a little tip. Answers to these terms and many ski side-lights can be found in the main circulation room of the library in any of these books: “High-speed Ski ing,” by Peter Lunn; “Modern Ski T e c h n i q u e,” by Otto Schnicks and J. W. McCrillis; and “Learn to Ski,” by H. Bautzman. MORRIS TO ADDRESS CLUB Dean Victor P. Morris, school of business, will address the “City club of Portland” Friday noon. His topic will be on the business re cession and the outlook for 1938. Winter Term Registration HitsNewHigh Physical Ed Schools Show Most Gain; Sophomores Take Lead Over Frosh Winter term registration at the Universiy reached a new all time high yesterday when figures soar ing near the 3,000 mark reached a total of 2,995 as compared to the previous winter term recotil of 2,951 set in 1931. The physical education depart ment showed a 41.9 per cent in crease over fall term 1937, greatei than that of any other department The department of music showed a 24.4 per cent increase and busi ness administration 20 per cent. Sophomores Numerous Of the students enrolled there are 897 freshmen, 1102 sopho mores, 295 juniors, 447 seniors, t auditors, 17 special students, 14} graduates, and 77 enrolled in pro fessional schools. A total of 1865 men are regis tered, an increase of 15.4 per cem over the previous winter term atu 1124 women, a decrease of 0.7 There is an 8.8 per cent increasi in the total registration over th< last winter term. -r VV -r . V VV V -r -r V-. Five Minutes? 'Farmers' Asks For More Time Two minutes to go! About 100 anxibus faces watched the minute hand of their watches as it neared the five after the hour mark. At last the hand passed tfye mark! The students in the classroom began to file slowly, too slowly, out of the room because Prof. “Stevie” Smith had missed, they hoped, his Introduction to Lit erature class hour. Too late! A gruff voice came from the hall. You guessed it. Professor Smith had been late but not late enough to miss his class before all had left. At his request all retained their seats and the class proceeded as usual. "You ought to give me seven minutes instead of five,” said Mr. Smith, “remember, I live five miles out in the country.” Roadman, Gaeden Creations Among Selections Shown 'College Bachelor' Possibilities Still Being Investigated, Root Declares Oregon's campus musical was one step closer to Actuality last night when Educational Activities Manager George Root's hurried call for student music resulted in the contribution of seven numbers. Wilifred Roadman submitted four songs and Norman Gaeden presented three for consideration. Three of Roadman's numbers were presented to this campus by Paul Whiteman in his recent appearance here—“College Bachelor,” “Out on n. Limb," and “What's the Use of It All.” Songs Submitted Gaeden submitted the music 1 suite from a complete comedy, headed by "Campus Romance.” Emphasizing that the commit tee named by the educational ac tivities board was merely investi gating possibilities of campus pro 1 duction, Manager Root revealed i last night that a sketch of a story ' ! for the projected play had been submitted which might be accept ' able. | Art Holman, leader of a Eugene orchestra, and Ellsworth Huffman, student musician, heard last night’s song "auditiohs” and agreed that the seven pieces offered consider able possibility for orchestration ) for a musical. Waterfront Open As Seattle Ends Week-Old Strike Disaster Strikes in Mine Explosion as Ten Die By GORDON RIDGEWAY SEATTLE, Jan. 12.—Waterfront activities, tied up for better than a week over labor difficulties, will resume tomorrow, the Water Front Employers association an nounced today. An amicable settlement between the employers and the labor fac tions was reached on the same ba sis as the previous working agree ment. Joseph P. Kennedy and John Boettiger, national figures, were understood to have helped in the mediation. * * * Underground Death PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12. — At least ten men met death here to day when a mine belonging to the Harwick Coal company suffered from an explosion early this morn ing. Only 46 workers were under (Please turn to pope four) Whisker-Derby Will Start Friday Noon Sophomore men will tomorrow noon lay away razors for a two week period in preparation for the annual Soph “Whiskerino” dance in McArthur court Friday, January 28. John Dick and Lloyd Hoffman will be co-chairmen of the all-campus affair as appointed by Dick Litfin, class president. According to Dick and Hoffman, a small penalty will be doled out to the unruly among the class who tend to be unwilling to let beards e-row. Paul Rowe, chairman of the vigilantes, said he felt some persuasive method could be found to influence the radicals. Sophomore class card holders will receive a reduction of 50 cents from the $1.00 admission, on pre Record Breakers ■. ASUO card sales campaigners, front row, Leah Puppo, Rita Wright, Mariam Pouch, Vivian Kunte; back, Louis Kotenberg, Kirk Kldridge, Bob Bailey, John Luvaas, Bob Gridley. They hung up a drive record. sentation of their cards at the door. Litfin said one ca.^i per couple will be all required. Prizes will be awarded to the men with the longest, shortest, curliest, and most carefully curry combed beards at the dance, the co-chairman said. Sophomores will be required to wear their beards to the dance where awards will be made. Honorary Submits Fashion Contest to Sorority Women Open to all active University of Oregon women is the fashion con test sponsored by Charles F. Berg of Portland. The pamphlets and entry blanks for the contest were distributed to all sororities Wed nesday noon by the members of Gamma Alpha Chi, national ad vertising honorary for women. The contest consists of a fifty word paragraph to be written by each contestant on “Why college women prefer Chumley clothes.’’ A copy and layout for an adver tisement not to exceed two col umns by ten inches on any article of merchandise carried by Bergs, such as dresses, coats, shoes, and other goods is to accompany the fifty word paragraph. Smith to Lecture On Geomorphology “How Oregon got her face lift ed,” or a study of the geomorphol ogy of the state will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Warren D. Smith, professor of geology, before a meeting of the Geologic Side of the Oregon Country in Portland, Friday, January 14. This organiza tion, which now numbers over 100 members interested in geology, has its headquarters in Portland. Gertie's Unpublished Letters Throw New Light on Campus Love Life t See Page 3