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Public Property BY THE EOYS It’s a sad story. Over in the UnlveHlty hospital a young man lies tossing on a bed of pain. He’ll probably be out by the time you read this and except for an unusually acute dose of over-work, there isn’t anything much wrong with him, but people in hospitals altf/ays toss on beds of pain, we’ve been told. (And anyway, it’s good ground work to say so because we have a hunch that Tuppie will want to campaign for better beds for the infirmary when he gets out. Two of the three he’s been in during the last week were almost as uncomfortable as the one he sleeps on at home. > But, lest we further digress, let us grant that he lies tossing. And in his mind there are grave problems—problems mainly hinging around the matter of salary. t * * Now today Tupling’s—for our hero is no less than Lloyd Tup ling, author of numerous quoted bits of atrocious poetry—room rent is just fifteen days overdue. His landlord tosses on a bed of pain also, wondering if Tupling will survive so that all the money won't have to go into the services. And not long ago the University business office got very, very nasty and threatened to suspend our Lloyd over some fees tx ivial ity or other. Tupling, they said, you'll lose your job and get the shoe if you don’t pay up. So Tuppie paid up. But he had to borrow the necessary stones from a professor. And the professor being something of a good joe, he’d like very much to pay some of it back. Yesterday we took our lunch and camped on the infirmary steps, fought our way through the jam to get to see our sick friend before two of his creditors used up his pair of visiting privileges. We made it. Lying there pale and emaciated (he always is, wages are so low) Tuppie plaintively asked us to start for him the long battle to get this month’s salary. So we hitched up our dirty cords and sailed out to do so. First stop was the little pen-like enclosure which houses the desk of busy ASUO Secretary Mary Graham. Mary, we said, we know its only the second of the month and other firms pay on the first, but what about Tuppie’s pay ? Oh, it’s already gone through, says Mary, with a smile. Well, we retaliated although not exactly in these words, where is it ? Ed Walker will have to write the check, says Mary. So we called up Ed Walker— Who told us that the check couldn’t be written for two or three days—because the requisition or something had to go tip to Salem or something. Personally we’ll wager that Tupling, bed of pain or no, will wait ten or fifteen days to get his money. It always has been that It seems The Emerald managing editor, a position lupnng mis when not in the infirmary or writing poetry, is an “irregular ser vice,” although the paper’s had one for most of its 40 years. We remember vividly our own experience with the task of collecting that salary—especially the lime it took us 27 days to get the measly wage and the indignation on Manager Ralph Schomp’s pan when we came in three days later and asked for our money. I just paid you on February 27, says Schomp. Eut that was December's salary, we cracked back. Now it may be constitutional and the ASUO officials poo-poo the suggestion that the paying and requisition System is lousy. Those same officials are the ones who, acting as University representatives, demand their pound of flesh on the day it’s due. There’s no stalling when you have fees to pay, etc. And even if there was, our reaction to the haphazard paying methods would still be that it’s a hell of a way to do business. Poor Tuppie and his bed of pain. Maybe he’d better stay in the infirmary. When he gets out he’ll probably have to move into a tent some place. V- * * * Capping a column by Bob Fowler, Barometer sports editor, is this little gem: “Oregon State has everything to win and nothing to lose this Saturday night here in Corvallis. They are out of the champion ship running. The series with Oregon now stands two games for the Ducks and one for the Beavers. A victory for the Orange would make an otherwise poor season a virtual success for it might be the chance Washington State needs to cinch the pennant.” Are we wrong in assuming from this that Sports Editor Fow ler believes an OSC season is successful as long as Oregon doesn’t 'wdn the title? Tsk, tsk. Intellectual . . . did you know that no graduate of the Uni versity or the State College is eligible for membership on the state board of higher education? Or that board yesterday completed its ninth year of service. Queer . . . the way they figure room rents at the dorm. Febru ary is a month, dorm officials say, so we’ll have $33. But February has only 28 days and the dorm was in service 29 days in January for which students paid only $31 . . . because it wasn't open a full month . . . queer. * * a Here's where we do a Polloek . . . Phi Sig news—that’s our tong, Pollock's an SAE Woody Truax is, according to Mary Graham that blonde bayutee, getting just too fat Phi Sig, Phi Sig, Phi Sig, Phi Sig that ought to hold Pollock and fulfill our brotherly duty. Take it off our house bill, boys. ANOTHER Snow Train to Crescent Lake AND RETURN Sunday, March 6 ROUND SO-©© TRIP Special 1 rain Leave Eugene 7:30 a.m.—S. P. Depot Leave Crescent Lake 3:30 p.m. TRAIN 'WILL HE LARKED FOR OCCUPANCY ALL DAY No Diner — Take your luneh ami enjoy the day in a winter wonderland at the summit of the Faseades Sponsored by Eugene Ski Laufers LEROY MATTINGLY, Editor WALTER R. VERNSTRGM, Manager lilOYD TtfPLfNG, Managing Editor Associate Editors :j;Pan^ fteutschmann, Glare Igoe.__ Editorial Board: Darrel Ellis, Bill Peace, Margaret Ray, Edwin Rdibins, A1 Dickhart, Kenneth Kinlcy, Bernardine Bowman. Bill Pcngra, City Editor # - Lew Evans, Assistant Managing Editor Bill Norene, Sports Editor UPPER NEWS SIAM' Martha Stewart. Women’s Editor Don Kennedy, Radio Editor Rita Wright, Society Editor Alyre Foyers, Exchange Editor Betty Jane Thompson, church editor Milton Levy, assistant chief night editor 'Stage Door'—The Show With a 'Greater' Cast 'JpONTOTTT another play opens in Guild flail theater. The plays presented hv the Uni versity group have, when the limitations on all college drama and on this Iheater in par ticular are considered, generally established Iheinselves as worthwhile productions. Stage Door should provide an evening of entertainment rising even above the usual guild standards. There has been greater lati tude afforded Director Horace Robinson in the selection of a play and in choosing the east because he has a larger group at his disposal. For Stage Door is the production of the technique of acting class for this year, and is the sole play with a east not limited 1o the Guild hall players. * * * rJ''TIU fact lliat Director Robinson’s junior group is producing this play makes it of particular value, also, to drama students. Guild hall is almost a closed corporation. Seven students—or less—arc admitted to it each year. These students present all the plays on tlie drama roster with 1he exception of the one show which is in some years dele gated to the technique class. Holding the membership in Guild hall down has reduced the value to students of the theater to a considerable extent. It has been a strict rule that only guild players be given parts and when the east calls for more than seven characters the additional parts are filled by former members or by persons from the downtown Very Little Theater group. To be eligible for Guild hull, an actor must have laken technique. This limits the num ber of University students who actually ap pear in the plays to such an extent that there is little justification for calling the perfor mances University theater productions as has been the tendency in recent years. Stage Door will be a healthy counter active, at least for student actors, because it broadens this restricted talent field. Campus Calendar NYA checks are ready for stu dents at window 2 on the second floor of the administration build ing. Heads of houses will meet today at 4 p.m. in the Theta house. The meeting has been called for a dis cussion of rules with a view to clarifying the language. All new presidents are requested to come to the meeting. There will be an important Gam ma Alpha Chi meeting tonight at the College Side at 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Business Honorary Officers Elected At its regular meeting yesterday after Alpha Kappa Psi, men’s pro fessional business honorary elected new officers for the coming year. Those elected are: Luther Seibert, president: William Blackaby, vice president; Henry Spivak, secre tary, and Kenneth Marple, trea surer. A list of men for pledging was voted upon, and a minimum grade point was set. “IDIOT’S DELIGHT” SLATED “Idiot’s Delight” by K. E. Sher wod will be read Sunday afternoon in the browsing room of the Uni versity library by Miss Ethel R. Sawyer, browsing room librarian. Miss Sawyer will read from 3:30 to 4:30, and give an interpretation of the play as she saw it played by Lunt and Fontaine, she has said. Rehearsals for NBC (Continued from page one) In addition to musical numbers, John J. Landsbury, dean of the school of music, will appear on the program, giving a brief talk on the possibilities of music for everyone, not simply a select group. The broadcast will be sent over the red network of the National Broadcasting company. TODAY'S E M F. R A L D is made possible by the follow ing advertisers, consequently they deserve your support! Dr. Elliott Southern Pacific Vniversity Theater Ella C. Meade Vniversity Coop Joe Richards Hendershott’s Ludford's Dance Team Camels E. Heidel Hats McMorran Burch’s Reed's Millinery Washburne’s DeXeffe’s Tom Hills The Man’s Shop Robert Lemon Bicyles for Rent I'niv. Business College College Side Inn PATRONIZE THEM |SBfaiBJ3®Bi5ysr3/3®BI3J3iS(3i31B®3iBISii Human Mobility Subject of Speech Given by Dr. Moore In his lecture, “Adventures in Isolating the Mobility Factor in Population Change,” Tuesday night, Professor E. H. Moore, of the sociology department pointed out the need for a system of es tablishing the mobility of the pop ulation of a given area during a given time. “The present system of recording migration is not satisfactory,” he said. “If one wishes knowledge concerning the ebb and flow of hu man mobility, he finds no ready answer to his inquiries.” Professor Moore outlined sev eral methods of obtaining more complete and accurate data con cerning population changes, and explained the advantages of these methods over information con tained in census records compiled every ten years. Economics Journal Prints Gage Article An article entitled “The Land Title Underwriter” by Dr. Daniel D. Gage, associate professor of business administration, and in structor in real estate at the Uni versity, appears in the February issue of the Journal of Land and Public Economics, a publication of Northwestern university. Harold Frazee, a sophomore from Leaburg, and advanced stu dent in statistics under Di; Gage, drew a graphic chart illustrating the article. RESEARCH MAN SPEAKS Wayne Woodmansee, staff mem ber of the bureau of municipal re search, spoke last night on the Mu nicipal Affairs program over ra dio station KOAC, Corvallis. His subject was ■'The Meaning of Mu nicipal Home Rule in Oregon.” The talk was one of a series presented jointly each week from 7:45 to 8:05 p.m. by the bureau and the League of Oregon Cities. INSURANCE CONTEST The annual life insurance contest sponsored by the Oregon associa tion of life insurance managers will be held tonight at 7:30 o’clock in room 106 Commerce hall. Ten con testants will present a contract to an actual prospect in a ten-minute interview before the judges, who will choose three winners to divide the $25 in prize money. HOUSE PREXIES MUST SIGN An announcement has been made from the dean of women's office that all house presidents are to sign their grade lists immediate ly. ROBER.T H. LEMON Public Accountant Income and Social Security Tax Counsel Phone 1689 229 Miner Bldg. < ROOM AND BOARD $27.50 < l Excellent location < £ } > Opening for one reservation for < £ spring term. 1315 E. 18th. < l...i Bicycles For Rent 1369 Beach Street or Phone 900 BA Softball Biifers_ (Continued from page one) than sitting on your chair for 10 or 12 years waiting for a client; and then doing manual labor in order to tide you over this short period. Yes, softball is a good con ditioner for ditch-digging, Black stone rs. You received credit for winning last year’s game even though you were aided in that game by some shady legal interpretations given by one of you barristers. Oh well, let bygones be bygones. Let us look to this year for a real game of softball. And in order to avoid last year’s errors, we’ll select the ump. We sincerely hope that you will try to balance your account with us by making payment of another game won. If you don’t, we feel it necessary to turn our account with you over to the Physical Education Collection Agency in the hope that they might be able to win a game for you. Start your spring practice now— you’ll need it. Sincerely yours, Harry Hodes (signed) Chairman (pro-tem) Bus. Ad. Student Body. P.S. Yes, we are writing a docu ment which will be an outstanding example of student body constitu tions. We thought that the fertile brain power and upbuilding per sonality of the students in the “Black Cell House” on our eastern exposure would have produced some worthwhile articles to be in corporated from their constitution. We were dumbfounded—they had no constitution at all. Send the Emerald home to Dad every morning. He will like to read the University happenings. liinanararansraiHararaEraraiSiSJSiaiSJSiaiSEiSIi Pink’s Lemon-Aid By JOHN PTNK , . _- ■■ ■ ■ __ ~ i ; To ambie past a flagless flag pole always makes me somehow saJ There is something in the look of that forlorn stick of timber, or metal in this modern woild, lliat is depressing, A flapOle is an opject, with a purpose. That purpose is to fly a flag. When the flag is missing, the pole seems very purposeless. ° Flagless flag poles project their gaunt, emaciated figures into the afternoon breezes—one never notices a flag pole at night, , somehow—like some lost, defeated giant who knows not what way to turn. They stand there, rooted so deeply in the soil that they are incapable of flight, with their golden domes hare-headed in the wind like mad I-ear crying for succor. I always have to suppress a desire to clmb a flagless flag pole and do something about its nude condition, even if just to hang my handkerchief from its sagging cords. But somehow T never have broken down. It does seem a shame though that something isn’t done about nude flag poles. It is but the work of a moment to run a gay bit of cloth any kind of flag, American, Union Jack, pants torn from some Oie goh Stater, will do—and you can just see the flagpole straighten its shoulders, lift its drooping head, and again breast the elements of the day with a regained life. Some day, when the pressure of exams and life isn't so heavy and my luck with the 52 handmaids of Fortune is letter than it has been lately, I am going to organize a society, or a club to remedy the situation. The Americans are inveterate joiners so 1 couldn’t miss with a Society for the Clothing of Unclothed Flag Poles. I don't know whether we would affiliate ourselves with the AF of L, or CTO but there is plenty of time to decide on that angle. I don’t know if the society would do any good, but I know 1 wouldn’t feel so guilty when I walked by a llagless Hug pole. I don't like to use this column as a means of personal exploi tation but I think I should tell of my experiences in the movies. Last week after Modern Europe class, Professor Arthur Marder, who is an (amateur) newsreeler of some note, had his class file out of Condon while he recorded them for posterity. I walked obediently past the Doctor, who stood with hih minia ture whirring at top speed, and leered in a very appropriate fashion. So when the Marc.li of Marder is shown sometimes in the near or distant future that leer that is liung lietween the two flapping ears is me. Marder Marches On! 'Ifs' Infest Hoop Final (Continued from page one) merce high of Portland; and Roy Pflugrad, loose - jointed Corvallis boy, at forwards; transfer Tony Romano at center; and Mai Harris and Chet Kebbe, veteran tossers, at the guards. Gill Switches Starters In his starting five, Gill has again switched lineups. Last Sat urday he used a team composed of Ali Sandoz, Stu Warren, Bill Stid ham, Roy Pflugrad and Chet Kebbe. The Webfoots, on the other hand, will stand by their colors with the same lineup that defeated Oregon State twice this year, 38-32 and s: u n I e a s t h t ( J t S 40-22. t Dave Silver will open at one for- * ward berth, and Laddie Gale, new scoring record-holder, will be set ^ to pour them in from the other c wing post. ! j; At center “old reliable” Slim t Wintermute will be set for his last ditch attempt to outdistance Wash- ^ ington State’s A1 Hooper in the t fight for runner-up honors in the year’s scoring race. f Hobson Works Team f Slated to pace the Webfoots from their guard posts again will be the tireless Asturians, Bobby Anet and ^ Wally Johansen who will be out to ( break wide open the tight zone . defense of the Staters. In addition to the floating-zone defense in practice this wreek, Hob son polished the “cavalry charge" offense which has piled up the points all season. sjSMSSlSSJEMtiiSiSlSJSISJSlSISlSlSISISJSISI7^ FLOOR WAX DANCING WAX tor Kent Floor Polisher All kinds of Paint and Enamels to fix np your house during vacation ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING Paint, Wall Paper and Art Goods LUDFORD’S Phone 749 713 Willamette 1 I 8*4 Willamette Phone - - - - University Students Need Eye Care Defective eyesight which means eye strain and “nerves” often is the cause of poor grades in school. Dr. ELLIOT OPTOMETRIST North-Paciifc '35 - In case the starting five shows signs of wear, Hobson will call upon five reserves who are rated as nearly equal in ability as the first string. Burly John Dick, fiery Matt Pavalunas, silent Ford Mullen and equally soft-spoken Ted Sarpola along with Ray Jewell, Oregon's six-foot-seven sub-center, make up the second string. Sarpola, the lad with the fast hands, Pavalunas and Dick have been the heroes of more than one Oregon victory this year while Jewell and Mullen have also con tributed their share. Game time at Corvallis will be 8 p.m. ♦ 2-Day Symposium (Continued from page one) ported considerable out of towr demand for reservations. The seat ing capacity of Gerlinger is limited to 800. Both Master Dance and Phi Bets girls have been selling tickets foi the event throughout the week. Tickets are still on sale at $1 for reserved seats and 75 cent; general admission. Subscribe for the Emerald anc get up-to-the-minute news of th< campus. By VT STILLMAN With final exams and spring va cation coining up there won't, ho much time for shopping but you will want to look nice when you go home so here are a few lips from the downtown shops. Heighten, bright en and add person ality to your spring costume with color ful accessories. You’ll love the new copper tones, the subtle reds, ana the viDrani nines which you'll find at Kaufman Bros. Match your handbag, gloves, anil a cleverly designed belt. You don’t know how flattering stockings can be, until you see the ' new colors at the ■ McMorran Ladies’ Apparel Shop. They have tne new cupyciy anti light beiges in the regular hose and also in irridescent shades. They have a weight for every occa sion and a price for you. You’ll want a smart pair of shoes—for your first spring outfit ! —and you'll find as cmart a col lection as you could desire in Burch’s Shoe Store. Maxine Glad, Alpha Phi, just bought a pair of brown and white ghillies there that look very smart. Burch’s is a store that knows what’s smart . . . : what’s important for spring . . . what’s comfortable. In other words —it’s the shop for the newest! Lovely hands in vite romance, so Rader’s Beauty Sa lon invites you to have your nails done regularly, once a week, by one of their expert operators, iney know the smartest shape nail for every kind of hand, and they havi?_ many nail polish colors from which T you can select your favorite. With spring va cation ahead, you’ll have more leisure time for reading, sewing or sports. Don’t overtax your eyes, though — it would be wisest to find out whether you need eyeglasses at Dr. Elliott's Optical office, 874 Willamette St. eT~Vlote* These Special Fares for Spring Vacation Trips Specially reduced fares, low cost dining car meals, 10c and 15c Tray Food Service, air-conditioned com fort, economical Pullman rates, are only a few of the reasons why so many students try the train during Spring Vacation. The following bargain fares are on sale March 12th, 14th, 15th, and March 16th. All have 21-day return limits. Portland . Klamath Falls Medford. San Francisco Los Angeles .... Standard Roundtrip . $ 4.50 .. 8.20 .... 7.45 . 22.50 36.45 Tourist Roundtrip $ 4.20 7.70 6.95 21.11 34.20 ■Coach Roundtrip $ 3.75 6.85 6.20 18.80 30.40 Standard fares are good in standard Pullmans, plus berth. Tourist fares are good in tourist sleeping cars, plus berth. Coach fares are good in coaches and reclining chair cars. SPECIAL TRAIN FROM PORTLAND, SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 20! There will be a special train for the accommodation of students returning to the campus Sunday evening, March 20th. Special will leave Portland Union Station at 6:30 p.m. For additional fares or details call: Southern Pacific C. J. Crittenden ____ Phopp 2200 _ __