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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1938)
French Cabinet Totters Once More; Parliament Split by Labor Trouble Ey CORDON RIDGEWAY Fresh fuel was added to Europe's potential conflagration last night as internal labor difficulties threatened to tumble the French government under Premier Camille Chautemps. Collective labor con tracts affecting millions of workers expired, and par liament was dead locked over a new code. The life of the cabinet was staked on reaching a compromise. Tn Austria, the national army and mutinous nazis were prepar ing for action awaiting a break of the armed truce that prevented yesterday’s nazi march on Vienna. It was reported that Mussolini had sent a special message to Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg with the assurance that Italy would up hold Austrian independence, e t » Bund Canned WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 8.— Adolph Hitler today instructed all German residents in America to resign from the German-Ameri can bund, Secretary of State Hull the object of congressional criti the obpect of congressional criti cism in connection with investiga tions into un-American activities. *is ns sfs Pershing Rallies TUCSON, Feb. 28 — General, John J. Pershing is holding the ground he gained in a rally to ward off death, a bulletin from the hos pital room said tonight. Two Books Added To Nash Collection Two new books, published by John Henry Nash, master printer of San Francisco, were received by the journalism school, today. They add to the books in the Nash col lection at the school which are used in the backgrounds of printing courses. t "Once Upon a Time," by Leland W. Cutler, and "San Francisco in the Seventies,” by Guillerma Pri-; eto, a Mexican political exile are the two volumes received by the school. The collection is used as an ex- j ample of fine printing for classes, i Nash received an honorary degree j as doctor of literature from the University in 1925. DOUGLASS ILL Matthew H. Douglass, Univer sity librarian, has been ill at his home for the past week. He plans to return to his library office to day, according to information from Mrs. Gladys Patterson, library secretary. j During his absence, Mr. Doug lass has administered the library work from his home, Mrs. Patter son said. fnl frQ fifl IK1 (nl fnl frO fr3 fnl fn317x3 fnl OD IrUlHJ 173 frQ fnl IHUrO fnl HU fit] fnl It's the Name That Helps Him Says Reporter Nomination for the best bas ketball name of the year—Hoop er. He's a star on the Washing ton State team. His running mate is named Chase. * fl! * Those Cougars are funny that way. Several seasons ago they had a verra verra fast sprinter named Swift. The Cougars are Bob-tiled without Swede Carlson. * * * The Oregon State Barometer wants a game with the Emerald. Probably to get even with Messrs Mattingly, Norene, etc., for their jibes. Natural Dance Style On Friday Proyram Humphrey - Weidman Troupe of Twelve to Display Art A basic technique lying in the natural movements of the body is attributed to Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, appearing in Gerlinger hall at 8 o’clock Friday night with their dance group of 12 persons. The natural motions are stylized and distorted to a certain degree for stage purposes and for the sake of strengthening the choreographic idea. Movements familiar to ev eryone are logically developed into dance movement, dance design, and complete dance phrases. TM' program of Humphrey and Weidman goes from a survey of their work in the modern dance from the preliminary statement of beliefs, through body training and technique, to the completed dance composition, giving their audienc es a long-awaited insight into the meaning of the modern dance. Tickets are being sold by Master Dance, campus women’s honorary, by Phi Beta, music honorary, and are also on sale at the educational activities office. nJ ra [m fiil fiil (73 (ill ITU fKl ffO IrO frfl I7J fnl IrO Ir3 fi3 IfC IrU 173 frO ffO IPj FOR A REAL TREAT ... AFTER AN EVENING'S STUDY Jumbo Cones. 5c Thick, Creamy Shakes . 1 Oc Rich Double Malts . . .10c POPE’S Super Cream Shop NEXT TO MAYFLOWER THEATER DO YOU STILL HAND IN HANDWRITTEN PAPERS? 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During the action of the play it is necessary for almost all the characters to ascend the stairs to the second floor for the Foot lights club, scene of the most of the action. The upstairs in the University theater set for the production con sists of a platform nine feet square. At one time during the play it is necessary for 15 people to be on the platform at once. During one of the rehearsals the platform col lapsed dropping the fifteen girls into one big struggling mass on the floor. Box office for the show is now open in Johnson hall and advance sales indicate another ticket short age. First dress rehearsal was held last night and will be held again tonight and Wednesday night. Extension Debate Contest Nears End Debate teams in 52 Oregon high schools are now drawing to a close in their district contests on the question of adoption of a uni cameral system of legislation by the several states. Champions in the eleven districts will debate against one another in April. Sponsored by the general exten sion division of the Oregon state system of higher education, the Oregon high school debating league includes in its membership schools from every part of Oregon. Final ists in the inter-district contests will debate over radio station KOAC in Corvallis the last of April. Last year’s winners were from Chiloquin high school, and Medford was a high running sec ond. Magazine to Print Staff Book Reviews The first issue of the Common wealth Review to be published at the University in 1938 includes a number of book reviews by faculty members. Contributors to the book review section are Dr. Philip A. Parsons, head of the sociology de partment, Orin Kuy Burrell, pro fessor of business administration, 10. H. Moore, professor of sociology, Wayne Woodmansee, staff member of the bureau of municipal re search, and Samuel Haig Jameson, professor of sociology. Last Jewett Contest Will Be Thursday The last Jewett speech contest of the term, based on entertain ment speeches, will be held Thurs day night at 7:15 in Villard assem bly. Prizes of $15, $10, and $5 will be awarded from the W. F. Jewett public speaking fund, which pro vides for three competitions a term. Those to compete will be chosen this afternoon in prelimin aries in which two members of each extempore speech class will talk. Other contests during winter term have been on poetry reading and “Men and Machines.” EDUCATION DISCUSSED “How Oregon education may uti lize the materials developed by the Oregon State Planning board” was the subject of a panel discussion led by Dr. Philip A. Parsons Mon day night. The discussion was in cluded in the series of open meet ings being sponsored through the year by Phi Delta Kappa, men's education honorary. Rorvick Decisions (Continued from piit/t’ two) were so tired at the end of then tussle, they could hardly get off the mat. Both ATOs in 126 The ATOs have the 126-pound championship in the bag. Barr Palmer and Gilman Danielson, both Hotelmen, will wrestle for the hon ors. Jim Selder, Sigma Nu, has the IIS pound championship. No one signed up to wrestle him. All championship matches will start today at 4. Wrestlers are re quested to be ready 15 minutes be fore their match. Education of Public Part of Health Ch eck By GLENN HASSF.LKOOTH Is education enough to keep people from contracting social dis eases? That is the question raised by Dr. Samuel ITaig Jameson, profes sor of sociology, when asked his opinion about the proposed legislation to educate the people on the subject of venereal disease. “I am in favor of anything which will bring such an issue before the public. The newspapers can be a great deal of help in opening the eyes of the people to such a problem.” But getting the public interested in blotting out widespread in I fection is not. enough. Knowledge | is not enough. Education must go | hand in hand with compulsory ! control of such measures, Dr. Jameson believes. "We need government support, public approval, and medical i frankness If we are to control venereal disease." Dr. Jameson de clared. "And education on such matters must not be made in uni versities only. Systematic control need be exercised from elementary school upward. Only a drop of our population attends universities and colleges. Work must be done with our children before we can better our people as a whole.” If a social disease only harmed the person infected, the problem would not be as serious as it is found today, Dr. .fameson said. It is the seriousness of the injury it may do to others that makes ac tion to combat it no necessary, he said. FLYING CADETS SOUGHT The special board of flying offi cers are making a tour of coast universities, interviewing prospec tive candidates for flying cadets. The board will be in Eugene Monday, March 7, and will begin their interviews at 9 a.m. All stu dents desiring to investigate and to be interviewed are asked to report to the ROTC building Satur day, or Monday morning. Drive it fast; drive it slow; Pomeroy’s service is where to go. Classes With Dinner Tried By Professor A new style in e Jurat ion was set Friday night by Dr. A. R. Moore, professor of physiology, who held his Development of Scientific Thought class at his home, and furnished them with a complete dinner after discussions were over. Dr. Moore has been setting a style that other professors might well copy—holding an informal seminar with tea and cookies every two weeks. Friday night, however, he topped off his pre vious per formances with the din ner. The class, according to conser vative reports, was all present and accounted for. UNIVERSITY CO-OP ELECTS The newly elected officers of the Women’s Cooperative Living or ganization at University street are as follows: President, Betty Brown, re-elected: vice-president, Phyllis Monroe; secretary, Alice Mueller; treasurer, Mildred Reetz; member at-large, Lorane Larson. Editing Class Leads Monthly "Time'Quiz > Dean Eric W. Allen'S editing class led the scoring ngam in the monthly Time magazine quiz on current events, With a class average 01 15.73 out OI pumta. , , , The quiz is given to all Tuesday classes in the journalism school and is used to test the student’s knowledge of current events. Prof. Georgre Turnbull’s reporting class won second place with a 16 average followed by publishing, taught by Prof. Fred Short, with a 15 score. Tn the elementary journalism sections, Prof. Turnbull’s 10 o clock group led with a 14.7 average, over Prof. Charles Hulten's 9 o’clock With 12.79, and 8 o’clock, 11.6. 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