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Lew Evans, Assistant Managing Editor
Bill Norene, Sports Editor
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A Constructive Approach to the Venereal Disease Problem
J^URINU the past several days National
Social Hygiene week was observed. Social
disease propaganda was distributed in a
Steady stream and talks were made to cham
bers of commerce, Lions and Rotary Club,
and other groups in almost every city.
Facts such as “One person in every 10
in the United States today lias venereal dis
ease” and “There are more syphillis cases in
the United States than in France today” were
fodder for daily conversations.
The reticence of former generations is
gone. Social disease are now apparently ac
cepted as a serious but attackable menace to
public health. The old taboos have been re
placed by a recognition of facts and a far
more healthy public attitude.
This change can probably be attributed
to a considerable extent to the determined
effort made by modern medical authorities
to bring a delicate subject into the light and
to treat it scientifically and professionally.
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JN the past two years there have been in
vestigations and campaigns on dozens of
American campuses. Most of them revolved
around the Wasserman test and were aimed
to make this service either available or, if it
was already available, compulsory.
What is tin; situation at the University of
Oregon.
The Wassejrman is not required of all
students'but the student health service does
offer it. it is given on request to any student
for $5 (the cost of the test) and is offered
free to anyone desiring the test but unable
to pay the nominal charge.
This is not a new service. It has been
offered, though not greatly publicized, to stu
dents for some time.
Unless the test be made compulsory and
given free to all those matriculating — it
would also have to be repeated, perhaps—
Oregon can do a little more in fighting ven
ereal disease. The University, incidentally,
seems as progressive as the average institu
tion in this respect, for quite a few schools
do not offer the test at all.
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this campus there was not great furor
about Social Hygiene Week—which is, in
a sense, fortunate. There seems little to bo
gained by intensive and frenzied campaigning
for short periods against long-established
diseases, especially since the taboos surround
ing such diseases are now admittedly broken.
Social hygiene should be practiced con
stantly. The improvement of the public health
is a goal at which the energies of individuals
and special agencies should be always di
rected.
Public health will never be lastingly im
proved by brief, intensive propaganda pro
gram. It can be by extention of public health
services such as that offered to Oregon stu
dents and by education.
Much of the energy spent in making
speeches last week and most of the funds ex
hausted in Hooding the mails with publicity
releases and pamphlets could have been more
efficiently used to write textbooks and build
ing clinics. Too much of National Health
Week's literature went to start fires.
A Principle Is Involved
^OM E W11 ER I'i in today's paper there’s an
ad. Not that this is at all unusual hut this
is a very unusual ad.
It, needs some explanation, for some might
assume that a copy of George Seldes’ book,
“Freedom of the Press,” is missing. The ad
reads: “Lost: Freedom of the Press. Finder
please return to Franklin L. Anderson.”
Anderson, who is generous enough to pay
for this advertisement to convey his beliefs
to the public, means that in his opinion The
Emerald is guilty of suppression.
The student daily reserves the right to
reject and edit all communications. It also
requires that they be less than 250 or GUO
words in length.
Monday night (several hours past the
editorial deadline) Franklin L. Anderson sub
mitted a letter about GOO words long to The
Emerald. It was not printed.
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¥N the opinion of The Emerald’s editor,
Anderson’s letter was, in legal terms, in
part irrelevant and immaterial. Its scant cam
pus application hinged upon Chancellor Fred
erick M. Hunter’s recent speech. Statements
too numerous to enumerate were advanced in
it as fact—statements which need consider
able substantiation, even when advanced as
beliefs.
The letter was rejected as not the sort
of material which would contribute anything
to tlie paper—as of not sufficient value to war
rant giving it the space involved.
The author apparently feels that he has
been suppressed, lie believes, evidently, that
his message is of great immediacy and that
it should have appeared at the expense of
excluding other material.
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T^ESPITE the fact that the missil is, in our
opinion, not worth the space required to
reproduce it, The Emerald will print it with
out comment if the author wants to submit it
once more in unabridged form.
Personally, we don’t think there’s any!
“suppression’’ involved — that it was our
duty to reject the communication as unworthy
of the student daily.
But we’re willing to let the public decide.
Clod knows we don’t want to be guilty of
supressing any minority—not even a minority
of one. I
In the Mail
THE CO-OP RENT
In your edition of last Fri
day’s paper dated Feby. tth,
’38, appears a letter in which
the writer, naming an extrava
gant figure of rent which the
Students' Co-op is supposed to
be paying now, and to have
been paying for seventeen
years:—
Being the manager of the
property in question, I should
like to add a few points to those
made by the Emerald itself, in
correction of the figures quoted
in said letter.
The present owner of this
property acquired the same in
July, 1931, less than seven
years ago. When this property
was purchased there was a lease
agreement with the Co-op Book
Store as follows: QUOTE: “We
recommend that the vent from
Oct. 1, 1939 to and including
June 30, 1932 be fixed at TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOL
LARS ($250.00) per month
over that entire period.
(Signed) The Co-op Board of
Directors,
By Allen K. Palmer, Secy.
Dated May 24th, ’29.
In the transaction this lease
was naturally assumed by the
present owner. The present
owner paid for the building' a
price based on its supposed
normal earning powers, as well
as taking over obligations based
on the then supposed earning
powers of the property.
Shortly after acquiring the
property by its present owner,
however, the quick slide down
into the depression began, and
of course rents were slashed.
During the. whole depression,
the rentals from the Co-op
store was down precisely fifty
per cent.
The restoration up to $200.00
per month rental, DATES
BACK JUST ONE MONTH,
that, is, to January 1st, 1038.
Tlie rentals from the Co-op
Book store are governed en
tirely by the Co-op Board of
Directors, as to the amount of
rent that they arc willing to
pay. and is based upon a cer
tain percentage of the Co-op
Store gross business.
1 might add that we also fur
nish the Co-op Store with a
warehouse, which is located in
the rear of their store, in an
other building, and also furnish
the mam sales store with heat,
which is quite an expensive
item when considering that a
fireman has to bo employed.
Denote J. Koup&l.
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Oregon Is High
In Li be Books
Used lor Year
Compared with 37 colleges
and universities all over the
United States, the University of
Oregon library ranks first in the
per student number of reserve
books checked out last year and
sixth in the number of books
taken out for home use, says
Willis Warren, executive assist
ant.
The bulletin of the American
Library association for Febru
ary lists 37 schools, among them
Oregon, together with their en
rollment, and the number of
books checked out for the year,
says Mr. Warren.
Computing on this basis, he
points out that 156 reserve books
were taken out for every student
enrolled in the University. He
compares this with California
where 45 reserve books per stu
dent were taken out last year.
Ducks Shake
(Continued from page one)
Gale’s tosses made it 56 to 53,
and time was too short for a Wash
ington rally.
Hec Edmundson and his Huskies
return to Seattle with but one tri
umph in four games over Oregon.
Their only victory up north last
week severely jeopardized Oregon’s
league lead.
Williamson Shines
Little Roy Williamson, the for
mer Oregon freshman who last
night paced Washington’s last half
drive against Oregon, was poison
again for the Ducks. He holed six
field goals and four free throws for
16 points.
Never more than four points
separated the two clubs as they
see-sawed through 28 minutes of
of driving ball. Then it was Wash
ington—not Oregon—that started
to pull away. At that juncture,
Bobby Anet, who played a beauti
ful game, was forced out on fouls
with Washington leading, 46 to 41.
Game came through with a long
looping one-hander on a fast break
for his first bucket of the second
half to temporarily cut it down to
47-43, but Hec’s boys weren’t to
be halted—not then.
Voelker Tallies
Forward Dick Voelker countered
on a lay-in and George Ziegenfuss
promptly made good two conver
sions on Wally Johansen's foul.
Wintermute checked with a free
throw, but Ziegenfuss immediately
retaliated with a push-shot from
close in to give the Huskies their
53 to 44 lead.
After Pavalunas electrified the
crowd with his soaring long shot
which touched off Oregon’s big
rally, Gale wheeled out of a melee
to hold a rebound shot. Oregon
trailed, 48 to 53.
For one short minute Washing
ton desperately stalled. Slim Win
termute slipped a perfect pass to
Dave Silver in the key-hole, who
closed the gap to three points.
Slim Comes Through
With a bare minute and thirty
seconds left, gangling Wintermute
emerged from another muddle of
Players near the foul line, pivoted,
and with a deftly aimed shot made
the score 52 to 53. The stage was
set for Pavalunas’ crucial bucket.
Seven times in the first half the
lead switched, Oregon winding up
with a narrow 33 to 30 advantage.
The Huskies jumped ahead at the
opening gun when Dorsey matched
Johansen's free throw.
But Wintermute dented the net
with a one-hander from the right
at the three minute mark, and for
almost ten minutes Hobby's boys
were out in front. With Gale and
Silver heading the point produc
tion, and the Astoria flashes—Anet
and Johansen providing the drive,
Oregon grimly protected a lead
that was never widened to more
than four points.
The Ducks led 15 to 11 after ten
minutes of heated play, but fouls
cut it down to 16-13, and sprightly
Williamson narrowed it even more
with one of the evening's sensa
tional baskets.
Smothered, and apparently tied
up under the Oregon basket by two
men. he faked-nicely, and with an
underhand toss somehow got his
bucket from under the Webfoot
guard's hands.
Emulating last night's tactics,
Coach Hobson had his Ducks using
a zone defense against Washing
ton's bang-bang offense at the
start, but switched in the second
half to a man for man.
To pick standouts would be to
name a lot of lads, for it was that
kind of a game. The aforemen
tioned Gale, and Williamson pooled
38 points, which is a ball game it
self.
Coach Hobson's crew needed last
night's victory badly, for of the
eight remaining games, four will
come on the road this weekend
against Idaho and Washington
State. Both are Oregon's toughest
hreats.
Earl Pallett to Meet
With Prospective
Oregon Students
Dr. Earl M. Pallett, University
registrar, will meet approximate
ly 400 high school seniors at Hills
boro as University of Oregon rep
resentative of the high school
contacts committee for the state
system of higher education.
The meeting, arranged by the
superintendent of schools, will in
clude high school seniors from
neighboring districts, who will be
contacted by representatives from
institutions of the state system.
Dr. Pallett will meet particular
ly with the group interested in at
tending the University of Oregon.
Pi Lambda Theta
Will Meet Monday
Pi Lambda Theta, national wo
men's education honorary, will
meet Monday evening at the home
of Miss Ola McDermott, 1264 Pearl
street. The topic for discussion
will be, “The Specific Buying Prob
lems of Food, Apparel, and Cos
metics.”
New members, initiated at the
last meeting, will be introduced.
They are: Mildred Schwartz, Bev
erly Young, Janet Felt, Marian
Fuller, Edythe Farr, Margaret
Earl, Marcia Steinhauser, Edith
Clarke, Marguerite Kelly, and
Marie King Erickson.
Jesse Owens
(Continued from pa'/e one)
Owens off and Russ Cutler, of the
physical education department,
will check the time. Dick Strite
and Art Morris are to assist in
timing. Morris has been official
timer in most of Oregon’s meets,
and will have the opportunity of
clocking a holder of three Olympic
championships and numerous world
records.
It was during the Olympics of
1936 held in Germany that Owens
cracked three Olympic records and
tied for a third. The dark flash
set new times in the 100 and 200
meter sprints and leaped to a
new broadjump record. To top this
off, he tied for the Olympic rec
ord in the hurdles.
AAU Champs
The Olympians are present col
ored AAU basketball champions.
However, they have been the cen
ter of Oregon AAU difficulties dur
ing the past few days as the ath
letic association has ruled their
opponents ineligible for further
amateur competition.
“This will not affect us,” stated
Max Rubenstein, manager-player,
who was a Webfoot star of but a
few years ago. “Our boys—Spook
Robertson, Bob Bergstrom, and
the rest—are no longer listed
among the AAU players. So, we
have nothing to lose.”
Besides Johnny Lewis, Robert
son, and Bergstrom—the first two
former Webfoots and the latter a
former Oregon Stater—the Ruben
stein outfit is composed of Cliff
Horner, Jim Watts—both ex
Ducks—and Gordon Wright, high
scoring center on the Wendling
Cardinals.
Before the basketball game, a
track clinic will be held especial
ly for students. Owens will also
give a 15-minute sketch on his
Olympic experiences. The track
clinic begins at 7:30, the game at
S sharp, and the 50-yard sprint at
8:30.
The entire show will cost Uni
versity students 25 cents, while
general admission tickets will be
sold at 50 cents.
KEHRLI RETURNS
Herman Kehrli, executive secre
tary of the League of Oregon Cit
ies, returned yesterday from New
port, where he met with the city
council and discussed plans for a
new city charter and codification
of ordinances of the coast city.
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Campus
Calendar
Skull and Dagger will meet to
night at 10 o'clock in the College
Side.
Master Dance will meet this eve
ning at 7:30 in Gerlinger hall. All
members are asked to attend.
Japanese consul from Portland
will speak tonight at 7:30 in the
YMCA hut.
Members of Mortar Board meet
early before the dessert in the sun
room of Gerlinger hall.
Majors in general arts will hold ,
a short meeting with Dean Law-,
rence at 4 in 107 architecture.
Wasserman Tests
(Continued from page one)
ford this cost may take it free up
on application at the infirmary,
Dr. Miller said. The cost will be
borne by the state laboratories for
all persons showing an inability to
pay it.
Spiking rumors that the test
would be free for all graduating
seniors, Dr. Miller said that there
would be no discrimination. No
call has been issued for students
to take the test, but those desiring
the test for their own assurance
may take it.
BA Students
(Continued from page one)
moved or keeping it in the com
merce building.
Although University officials
have denied that consolidation is
being considered, it is thought
that definite action has been taken
by the library committee and that
they only need sufficient room in
the main library to carry out the
proposal.
If the students can find concrete
reasons for keeping the library
where it is, the library commit
tee will probably consider these
■ reasons if they are presented.
Thacher Nominated
(Continued from page one)
and is to be chosen this yepr from
the Pacific province, in which the
Thacher chapter is very active. The
election will be held at the Silver
Jubilee convention of the Pacific
Advertising Clubs association at
Los Angeles June 22-24, most of
the members being members also
! of Alpha Delta Sigma.
A committee under Frank Short,
instructor in Journalism, was se
lected at last night’s meeting to
, boost the support of Professor
Thacher and plan a campaign.
JIM REED VISITS
Jim Reed, ’36, and Kermit Ste
vens, ’33, are two Oregon boys now
in the army air corps stationed at
Barksdale field, Louisiana. Reed,
! who was in Eugene Friday, was an
outstanding swimmer while on the
| campus, breaking several confer
ence records. He represented Ore
gon at the national collegiate
swimming championship in 1936.
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College Poets Are
Offered $50 Prize
In National Contest
The American Quill club is offer
ing the Ted Olson Quill prize of
$50 to the best original poem or
collection of poems to be submit
ted by an undergraduate of any
American college or university.
The poems are to be from eight to
one hundred lines long and will be
judged by poets and critics of na
tional repute, according to the no
tice posted in Villard.
The poems should be mailed to
Mrs. Ethelyn M. Hartwich, 511
Broadway, Tacoma, Washington
before March 15.
Corsages Out
(Continued from page one)
the rest of the week to complete
the job. Gigantic valentines will
feature the Igloo's dance-time at
tire. Jimmy Hubbard has been as
signed the task of grafting a su
per-smooth surface onto the maple
court.
As for Lewis himself, he carries
the rather dubious honor of being
the tallest man to lead a band.
Towering six feet six inches, he
could doubtless have been a good
basketball center. Instead he
played first base on the Univer
sity of Southern California varsity
baseball team in his undergrad
uate days.
With 16 weeks behind him at the
Rio Del Mar country club on Mon
terey Bay, California, Lewis and
his orchestra is now headed east,
with a stop-off scheduled at Den
ver.
Tall Webfoots
(Continued from page one)
University of Southern California,
Los Angeles.—California Bruin.
Deffy Definishuns . . .
Issue: Request; eg; issue coming
or issue you not ?
Fiddlesticks: Predicament: eg. if
the covers are too short, your fid
dlestick out.
Underwear: Bewilderment; eg.,
I uneferwear my honey is ?
Window: Advice; eg., I window
that if I were you.
Govern: Sight; eg., that’ll govern
eyefull.
Plight: Having nice manners.
People: Aperature; eg., little
boys usually see a baseball game
through a people.
Effervescent: Good luck; eg., ef
fervescent for you, I'd have flunk
ed that test.
Inquisitive: Precaution; eg., in
quisitive fire, use the fire escape.
Surround: Shape; eg., the reason
that a ball rolls is because it’s sur
round.
Catcher; A sneeze.
Full: Deceive; eg., that surely
did full me.
Subway: Cold sufferer; eg., that
was subway to catch a cold.
Guiding: Threat; eg., if that
guiding’s he can get away with
that, he's crazy.—Denver Clarion.
MRS. WULZEN AT CORVALLIS
Mrs. Doris Wulzen, housemother
of the University street women’s
cooperative house, will attend the
home economics conference at Cor
vallis today.
Fun-Roundup
Mayflower: “Breakfast foW
Two’’ and “Fit for a King.’’
McDonald: “Alcatraz Island”
and “52nd Street.”
Heilig: “Wise Girl” and “Ev
erybody’s Doing It.”
Rex: “Prizoner of Zenda” and
“Big City.”
Wednesday’s Radio
KORE: 6, Jesse Owens; 8:15,
Emerald of the Air with Maurie
Binford’s orchestra.
CBS: 6, Chesterfield program
with Lawrence Tibbetts; 6:30,
Ben Bernie with Lew Lehr;
8:30, Texaco with Eddie Cantor,
Deanna Durbin, Pinky Tomlin.
NBC: 7, Hollywood Parade
with Dick Powell, Walter Hus
ton; 9, Town Hall with Fred Al
len.
Due to business reasons, the
Mayflower at the last moment held
over “Breakfast for Two” and “Fit
for a King" instead of playing
“Souls at Sea.” So, to my two
readers—you two faithful follow
ers out on Route 7s/s—my sincerest
regrets. Bear with me and keep
that review of yesterday's close to
your heart. Someday those cruel
people at the Mayflower will come
through and show our “Souls at
Sea.”
Every windshield washed at
Pomeroy’s Associated.
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