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Webfoots Defeat Washington State to Win Back First Place Auditions Open Today for Emerald Job Snow Storms Stop Milstein Concert Tour 'Like Siberia/ Chants Violinist; to Come at Later Date, States ASUO Manager “Out in the cold” Saturday was Nathan Milstein, famed violinist, who was scheduled to appear here in an ASUO concert Sunday. Out in the cold the next day were sev eral hundred ASUO card holders and others who had plani#d to hear the concert. “My train is stopped in Duns muir, California. Like Siberia,” Mil stein explained in a telephone con versation with George Root, educa tional activities director. Milstein, his train failing to get through heavy snowstorms in the Cascades Saturday, was forced to return to San Francisco, causing the postponement of his scheduled appearances all over the North west. - Appears Later The attraction will not be per manently lost to student body card holders and others wrho bought tickets for the concert, for Milstein will definitely appear here at a later date, according to George Root. Student body card holders and others who bought tickets for the concert are asked to keep them pending final arrangements for a future appearance with the possi bility existing that Milstein might appear either next month or next term. Milstein’s northwest tour will be re-routed. Chicago Medico Amasses Dope On Fast-Break By ALYCE ROGERS Medical evidence is beginning to pile up against the new stream lined basketball rules which have given the game its greatest box office boost in history. While coaches from coast to coast discussed the controversial rule eliminating the center jump ( after field goals, Dr. Marcus Ho bart of Northwestern at Chicago disclosed he had completed expe riments purporting to show the new game stimulates heart action of the players to a dangerous de gree. Dr. Hobart said he had test ed players after two Big Ten games and found "their normal heart beat of 60 to 90 had in creased alarmingly, in one case to 144.” Chief defender is Ward Lam bert, Purdue’s “wild fox" who has been coaching the fast break in high schools and colleges for 25 years. “It’s all a matter of con ditioning,” Lambert counters, “we (Please turn to page four) Lift Is Used to Reach Libe's200,000Books The elevator in the library is to reach books on the six different levels of book stacks which are located behind the closed doors at the circulation desk of the University library. Four of these six levels are above the main floor, and one is below, Miss Bernice Rise, circulation librarian, explained. The stacks contain in all some 200,000 books. Many students have asked, she said, if aH EMERALD AUDITION CONTEST Who: Men and women students registered in the University. When: 2-5, today through Fri day, Wednesday night, 7-10. Where: Educational activities building. Why: To get two students for paid positions as Emerald Ra dio reporter. the library books are located in the reference, reserve, and browsing rooms. These are only a small part of the whole, what with the brows ing room containing 3000, the Ore gon collection 3000, and the re serves 10,000. The course of a book ordered by a student is somewhat like this. If the book is on any of the five levels other than the main one, the desk attendant puts the call slip (Please turn to page Jour) Activities Building To Be Center for Broadcast Tryouts First Campus Daily Air Edition Goes Over KORE on the Eve of Contest Opening; Hearings Begin Today The Oregon Daily Emerald's first regular news broadcast went on the air over KORE last night at 10:30 to sound the prelude for the audition contest which will start today to uncover two students to take paid positions as Emerald commentators. First steps toward selection of the commentators will be made at 2 o’clock this afternoon when the doors of a miniature radio broad casting station are opened in the educational activities building. The j Speech Correction Next Year's Course Correction of vocal defects will be the purpose of a speech clinic to be offered next year as a regular course, states Donald E. Hargis, public speaking professor. This will be the first time any organized work in relieving speech faults has been available, although Professor Hargis has been conduct ing individual two-hour confer ences weekly with nine patients. Will Fill Need "The large amount of time this method takes prevents the work from being used on a large scale,” said Mr. Hargis. "The course next year will fill an important need, as there are many students on the carapuf with speech defects who have never even been to the speech department.” The Universities of Washington and Southern California have simi lar courses. Cases now being treated range from "lazy” use of the vocal or gans to stuttering and partial paralysis. There are so many indi vidual variations, especially psy chologically, that results cannot be guaranteed, said Mr. Hargis, but with practice it is usually possible to make much improvement. Recordings Used Important in speech correction work is the recording machine, which makes records of students’ talking. This enables one to hear his own voice and recognize the faults. “Our voice to others is nothing like we think it is,” said Mr. Hargis. During the summer session this year, a demonstration clinic will be held, with students from local grade and high schools participat ing. Mr. Hargis will teach both this course and the one next year. SAEs INITIATE The SAEs held formal initiation last Sunday afternoon. Following initiation a banquet was given in honor of the new members. Those initiated were: James Mount, Dolf W. Janes, Hermit A. Gimre, Robert L. Stephenson, Carl W. Gravelle, Robert L. Keen, Frank Meek, Dean Ellis, Tom Jacobs, and Maurice j Clarke. little station will be headquarters for the auditions which will be held every afternoon this week from 2 to 5 p.m. with a special evening session from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Script for last night’s program ■was prepared by Don Kennedy, radio editor, and Roy Vernstrom. assistant, and was read by a KORE staff announcer. The program presented brief flashes of news covered completely in the Tuesday morning edition. Auditions All Week To displace the KORE announc er auditions will be held this week. Every audition entrant will receive a free tin of cigarettes and a re cording of his or her voice, as a gift of the Lucky Strike company, program sponsors. All this week two staff mem bers of KORE will sit before a loud speaker in the station where they will hear the voices of con testants “broadcasting” from the little station in the educational activities building. At the end of the week ten final ists will be selected from the en tire group. Each will present one edition of the Emerald reporter, each will receive a $10 pay check. During those ten broadcasts, re cordings will be made and sent to New York City where they will be heard and judged by Boake Carter and Lowell Thomas, noted radio commentator and judges of the Emerald contest. Two to Get Jobs When the decision has been made the two finalists will take over the broadcasting of the pro gram. Each will receive $10 a week. Each entrant will be given a piece of script to read at today’s auditions and will be given a few minutes to read it over before he steps to the microphone. The judges, who will be seated several miles away in station KORE, will know the entrants only by num ber. Pre-Radio Dummy Football Field in Igloo Dismantled The “grid-graf,” a minature foot ball field used before the era of radio to help describe football games over the wires, has been taken from its place in the Igloo and dismantled. Some years ago the board was used every Saturday during the football season, when a Western Union telegrapher, taking the game report from the wire, would push buttons to indicate the plays on the large board. Space occupied by the “graf” will be used to store pieces of the portable stage used in Igloo per formances. National Officers Visit Local Chapter National officers of Sigma Phi Epsilon attended a luncheon yes terday at the fraternity’s local chapter. Grand President James Corley and Grand Secretary Wil i liam Phillips were present as well as Oregon chapter alumni Delbert | Hill, Webb Kerr, Calvin Horn, and j W. P. Riddlesbarger. William Phillips is the founder of the fraternity’s national chap ter and is on a tour of the coast chapters. From here he will go to I Washington. Sled Crackup Gives PE Prof Pair of Blacks . . . Anyhow, Russ (Cleanout) Cutler showed up before his class Monday morning with a pair of black eyes that would make a rainbow blush. The spectrum was caused by a depression In the snow in front of a toboggan which Cutler and E. R. Knollin, physical ed professors, were rid ing down a steep hill. Careening into the side of a snow bank, they and a third man . . . unknown (he only owned the sled) . . . were thrown off. No one was hurt except Cutler, who got a wrenched knee besides the dark eyes. 'Japan's Challenge' Talk Topic of Close Oriental Authority Is Thursday Assembly Speaker One of the most colorful figures in modern America is Upton Close (Josef Washington Hall), ra dio speaker, author, and newspa per man, who will speak to Uni versity of Oregon students at an 11 o'clock assembly on Thursday in Gerlinger hall. Mr. Close has chosen as his top ic, “Japan Challenges the World.” That he is capable of handling the Oriental field thoroughly is shown by an excerpt from a recent press dispatch which says of him: “In a larger field, now, Upton Close is important. He was the first to point out Japan’s develop ing relations with Italy and Ger many. Now, these three nations are reshaping the world to their taste, with Nippon ... as Herr Hitler admits . . . setting the pace. “Upton Close will tell what this is doing to the British Empire, to our ideal of democracy, and what it ultimately means to the United States.” Long association with the Jap anese and Chinese has given the man an understanding of their re actions which those who try to interpret by logical methods can not approach. Oregon Again Rates Top Spot in Library Book Circulation The University library ranked first in the per student number of reserve books used last year, and eighth in the home use books in a list of 38 schools all over the United States, Willis Warren, executive assistant, said yesterday. This comparison, says, Mr. Warren, is made from a list published recently in the bulletin of the American Library association which Alaskan Defies Winter; Works For UO Degree Mail comes only every six or seven weeks to snowbound Pilot Station-on-the-Yukon, in Alaska, and then by dogsled, but that doesn’t stop A. F. Ban ish, teacher in the government school at Pilot Station, from tak ing correspondence courses from the general extension division at the University. A graduate of Southern Ore gon normal school, Banish has been teaching Alaskan Indians for the past three and a half years, working at the same time towards his BA degree. So far he has taken 15 hours of work from the extension division. With such sltetchy mail service, Banish has had to take whole courses at one time, sending in all his assignments at once, in stead of one at a time, as is cus tomary. includes most large American uni versities. Last year Oregon ranked first in reserves and sixth in home use books. And this year in comparison with schools on the coast, it ranks above Oregon State, Washington and California in books for both reserve and home use. Book Fund Low Twenty-five schools on the list are allotted more money to spend for books and periodicals than Ore gon, while only eleven spend less, Mr. Warren pointed out. Three of ; those who spend less are state in stitutions. Regardless of this fact, the Uni versity ranks fourth in the entire list in the number of books check ed out, regardless of the size of the student body. It has one of the smallest student bodies listed. Allottments Compared For the year 1935-36 Oregon’s total library budget ranked twen ty-second in a list of 28 schools with an enrollment over 2000. For 1936-37, Oregon ranked twenty sixth in a list of 30 schools with enrollments over 2000. The state institution in the list (Please turn to page three) Brand to Talk Of Democracy This Evening Faculty Committee Sponsors Address Of Oregon Judge at Friendly Hall Judge James T. Brand, member of the Oregon Bar association and on the summer session of the Uni versity last year, will speak on "Realistic Democracy" at 7:30 this evening in the faculty room in Friendly. The address is being sponsored by the University lec tures committee of the faculty, of which Rudolf Ernest is chairman. Highest praise and admiration for Judge Brand has been expres sed by Dean Wayne Morse, of the law school, Dean J. E. Gilbert Gil bert of the school of social science, and Dean V. P. Morris of the school of business administration. Speaker Praised “As a member of the bar and a member of the faculty for the six w-eeks period last year, I found Judge Brand one of the most dis tinguished scholars and interest ing teachers among my acquain tances,” Dean Morse said. “It will indeed be a pleasure to hear him again.” “We were fortunate to have such a scholar and fine man associated with us last summer, and I will be glad of the privilege to meet him again here," said Dean Gilbert. “Judge Brand is a creative think er; he approaches the problems of law, not from a highly technical point of view, but from an enlight ened social outlook. He i3 con scious of vast changes underway in the American life today,” Dean Morris said. "He has the happy faculty of using such language and illustrations as are easily under stood by the layman, as well as the lawyer. I’m glad he’s here to discuss the problems of demo cracy.” GREENUP RETURNS Leonard Greenup, graduate in journalism last year has returned to Eugene from California. He Smiles Again Coach Howard Hobson last night's score revived his hope. Applications for Heading Spring Term ASUO Drive Requested by Prexy Hall 'Biggest Three Dollars Worth in History" Includes Thirteen Baseball Games, Three Track Meets, 'Peer Gynt" Sending out a call for applicants desirous of heading the spring term ASUO drive, student body president Barney Hall yesterday laid the groundwork for the spring term pUsh to sell the student body pasteboards. Onyone interested in heading the drive should apply by Wednesday, said Hall. All applications will be considered by the executive com mittee and appointments announced by the end of the week. “The biggest three dollars’ worth , in history” is the characterization applied by Barney Hall and educa tional activities director George Root to the spring term schedule of ASUO card values. Lanny Ross Presented Heading this blue ribbon assort ment of bargains are concerts by Lanny Ross and blonde Helen Jep son, plus the University's own “Peer Gynt” super-spectacle clas sed as the biggest production ever attempted on this campus, the first work big enough to fit the build ing. “Hobby” Hobson’s 1937 north west conference baseball cham pions, minus some of last year’s familiar faces, will play 13 home games for Webfoot fans, all of which will be included on the card. “Hobby’s” baseballers are regard ed as likely prospects to repeat their last year’s success. Track Meets Offered ASUO card holdres will also see two Olympic athletes in three home track meets. Bill Hayward’s squad this year includes George Varoff, world champion pole vaulter, and Mack Robinson, dusky sprinter. In addition, the ASUO member ship will include voting privileges in the spring elections of student body officers, plus a full term sub scription to the Emerald. This list, all for the spring term fee of three dollars, is expected to j top the record sales of student body cards made last term, when a large percentage of students paid | their membership in the ASUO. Statistics Classes Surveys Emerald Advertising Group A questionnaire in form of a survey, of all Emerald advertisers, designed to bring a closer rela tionship between the advertisers and the Emerald, is being conduct ed by Daniel D. Gage’s elements of statistics class in coordination with with the ASUO office and publish ing class of Professor F. Short. This survey has been taken to all Eugene merchants with the purpose in mind to find out the de ficiencies in Emerald advertising and then, if possible, to correct these deficiencies to make Emer ald advertising worth while. The idea, originated by Harold Haener, receive the approval of the ASUO office. Recital to Be Given By Student Pianists Three historical periods of mu sic, the romantic, classical, and modern, will be interpreted in the musical school auditorium Tues day, February 15, at 8:15 p.m. by the class and associates of Jane Thacher, professor of piano. Complete informality will be the keynote of the program. In place of printed programs for the audi ence, Mrs. Thacher will be com mentator, announcing the numbers, pianists, and giving a brief com ment on the selections before the appearance of each pianist. Besides numbers for one and two pianists, some eight-hand selec tions, done by four pupils on two pianos, will be given. The public is invited to attend. EXTENSION COURSE ADDED A new correspondence course in elements of statistics has been pre pared by A. F. Moursund, associate professor of mathematics, for the general extension division. Prepared in response to numer ous requests for a course in statis tics of a technical nature, the course is substantially the same as that given at the University. Ducks Hold Early Lead; 20-14 at Half Gale Held to 4 Tallies; Wintermute Hits 12; 4500 Witness Game/ Play Again Tonight University of Oregon’s race horse Ducks bounced back Into first place in the northern division basketball race with a 44-to-34 victory over the Washington State college Cougars at Pullman last night. Rudely jolted ot of first place last weekend by a powerful Idaho Vandal crew, Hobby Hobson’s boys pulled ahead of the league-leading Staters in the middle of the first period and grimly held on to a 10 point, or better, lead throughout the final period. 10 Wins, 5 Defeats Oregon’s victory last night gave the Webfoots 10 victories to five defeats and dropped Jack Friel’s Cougars into third place in the standings behind Idaho. The Van dals have won nine and lost five, while the Cougars’ debit is eight against a credit of five. The crowd, largest to witness a hoop game at Pullman since last year’s Stanford series, packed the Washingon State gym. Official estimate was placed at 4500. WSC Leads Off Washington State Jumped to a quick 6-to-2 lead at the game’s outset, but the battling Webfoots, driving hard, overtook the Cougars as buckets by little Wally Johan sen and Slim Wintermute pushed Oregon out in front 10 to 9. Gale’s first field goal of the con test and his first in two games, loopers by Anet and Johansen and a pair of free throws by “Dead-eye Dick” John Dick gave the Ducks a 20-to-14 lead at the rest period. Ducks Speed Up The lanky Oregonians shot the pace up a notch in the second half and quickly jumped their advan tage up to 10 points leading 26-16. Captain Corky Carlson of the Cou gars reduced his to 26 to 18, but three gift conversions by Johansen brought Oregon back to an 11 point lead. Thereafter, Hobson’s maple court rangers never allowed the Cougars to come nearer than a 10 point margin. At eight different junctures of the game the Webfoots led the Cougars by 11 counters. Wlntermute Clicks Oregon’s Wintermute used his height to pour 12 points through (Please turn to page three) Local Authors Urged to Write For Magazine University of Oregon students are urged to submit verses, stor ies, or essays to the Frontier and Midland magazine published in Bozeman, Montana, according to a letter received by W. F. G. Thacher, professor of advertis ing. The letter, from H. G. Mer riam, the editor, commented on the high quality of work submit ted before by Oregon students. A story by Martha Stewart, senior in journalism, appeared in the winter issue. It concerned a Kentucky family who migrated to eastern Oregon. Students wishing to submit material may get blanks from Professor Thacher in his office. President of Hoboes Reclines in UOLibe By DORTHY MEYERS His friends calls hirr. Dr. Lawzorwitz. At 19, because his fathe and mother “couldn’t see his point of view,” he hit the hobo trail and has been chasing rainbows since. Saturday afternoon found Dr. Lawzorwitz, president of the hob-’ order, “Knights of the Road,” at the University library compiling sta tistics on the growth of towns, especially boom towns, for the voca tional enlightenment of his hobo brothers. He was on his way to Oakalnd, he told A. K. Knott, social science instructor. Although he has had little com mon school education, he has tra veled in all 48 states, and is the first of his organization to have an honorary degree conferred upon him. There are now 5,579 members of Knights of the Road,” Dr. Lawzor witz explained to Mr. Knott. There were 5,580 but one disgraced the (Please turn to page jour) Leighton Speaks To House Mothers Dr. R. W. Leighton, professor of education, was the speaker for the house mothers’ meeting which ! was held in Gerlinger hall yester day. He spoke on the law going into effect next year concerning the additional hours which stu dents enrolling in education I courses will be required to take.