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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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