VOLUME XXXIX
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1938
NUMBER 101
Democracies
Are Bulwarks
Says Radcliffe
High Standards Will
Maintain Present
Set-ups in Face of
War Threats
As long as democratic countries
like the United States, Great Brit
tin, and France retain their stand
ards of self-government and social
freedom, they will not fall apart,
even if the darkest ordeal—mean
ing war—should come, was the
opinion voiced by S. H. Ratcliffe,
British author and journalist, at
an assembly yesterday at 11 a.m.
in Gerlinger hall.
The present world crisis Mr.
Ratcliffe classed “the gravest fac
ing nations of the western world
since the close of the war.’’ He
frowned on the race to build up
armaments at a heretofore un
equalled cost, in spite of unheeded
efforts being made by the League
of Nations.
“Hitler” Big Question
In his travels in the United
States, two questions are fre
quently asked of him, Mr. Rat
cliffe said. In answer to the first,
“Where will Hitler strike next?”
he admits that some of the Balkan
countries are likely spots. Cze
choslovakia he believes would be
more difficult than Austria to
take over peaceably, because of the
resistance of the Czechoslovakian
people and government. As long
as Germany’s attempts at con
quest succeed without strife, Hit
ler will not wish to push his coun
try into war, the speaker said.
“The British policy?” he is
asked. Great Britain under the
present ministry will definitely try
for peace, and at the same time
attempt to cooperate with the fas
cist powers.
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Federal Funds
Cut Decreases
N. Y.A. Payroll
By ALYCE ROGERS
One-third fewer college and
graduate students than last year
are receiving federal assistance un
der the National Youth Adminis
tration’s student aid program, ex
ecutive director Aubrey Williams
announced last week. Cause for the
decline is the substantial decrease
in appropriations received by the
NYA under the Emergency Appro*
priations Act of 1937. No separate
allotments were made for college
and graduate aid. Instead, the uni
yersities were assigned quotas of
students on the basis of 8 per cent
of the combined enrollments of un
dergraduate and graduate students.
Pome
He kissed Helen,
Hell ensued.
He left Helen,
Helen sued.
—Barometer.
Hits-and-Miss
Sixty-three per cent of Prince
ton’s B. A. .seniors admit they have
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Three Weeks From Today
•Princesses Blanche McClellan, Marcia Stenhauser,, Queen Virginia Regan, Princesses Jacqueline Mc
Cord and Betty Crawford will begin their Junior Weekend reign at noon May 6.
Andy Newhouse Gets $50 Fine in First
Law School Moot Court Trial Last Night
By GORDY RIDGEWAY
A judgment of $50 against An
dy Newhouse was awarded by
the jury to the plaintiff, in a
suit brought for damages by
Dick Miller in the first case of
the law school’s series of moot
trials last night.
Decision Split
The jury reported a verdict
by a nine to three decision. Con
siderable consternation was
caused at the last minute, when
after a roll call vote from the
jurors ordered by Judge Or
lando J. Hollis, one juror
changed his vote in the court
room.
Suit for $1250
The plaintiff brought suit for
$1250. He was represented by
Attorneys Reva Herns and
George Neuner. The defendant
denied any liability. He was rep
resented by William Shephard
and Norman Winslow.
Three Challenges
The trial began at 7:30, and
picking the jury took about 10
minutes, the plaintiff exercising
one peremptory challenge, the
defense, two.
Miller was his own first wit
ness, testifying that he had not
been drinking on that particular
night, and further relating his
experiences as concerning the
case.
Officers Testify
Dave Silven and Bill Daugh
erty were called as police offi
cers, and Bruce McIntosh testi
fied as Miller’s doctor. Silven
created a mild' disturbance in
the courtroom, when after heing
asked if he had observed Miller’s
face at the time of his arrest, he
replied, “I imagine I did; I proba
bly would have definitely noticed'
it if the face had been missing.”
Bottle Found
Newhouse testified in his de
fense, relating the events of the
evening, and revealing that he
had found a bottle near Miller’s
body that night. Herbert Galton
also declared that on his way
home from doing some “pig
gin!”, he had heard Newhouse
shout for help, and had respond
ed, trying to give aid to Miller
without avail.
Kenneth Schramm also was
called as a doctor, refuting the
plaintiff’s claims as to the se
siousness of his injuries.
Cantata by Du Bois
Jo Be Sung Easter
By Christian Choir
A special Easter service will be
given next Sunday night in the
First Christian church, it w;as re
cently announced by Hal Young,
University professor of voice.
1 The 60-voice choir directed by
Mr. Young, will present a special
number, the Du Bois cantata, “The
Seven Last Words of Christ,” va
ried with Monostel’s composition
of the same title.
Soloist will be Mark Daniels,
baritone from Portland, and Edith
Hopkins, soprano wife of George
Hopkins, University professor of
piano, and well-known here for
her singing.
‘EASTER NESTS’ SALE
A campus wide sale of “Easter
Nets’’ will be sponsored by the
YMCA on Friday. Men will sell the
confections, which will be priced at
five cents each. Proceeds of the
sale will aid in the promotion of a
Ki-Y conference to be held here
May 18. Art Lamka is in charge
of sales.
TO SPEAK ON WPA
Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of
the geography and geology depart
ments of the University, will talk
cn the KOAC business hour to
night at 8:15. The topic of the
speech will be the “Willamette
Valley Project.’’
Landsbury Returns
From Eastern Trip
John J. Landsbury, dean of the
school of music, returned to the
University campus yesterday after
a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, where
he attended and assisted in the na
tional music educator’s conference.
The conference, which lasted
from March 27 to April 1, was fol
lowed by a visit to the University
of Indiana and Simpson college in
Iowa.
Dean Landsbury’s sister, Anne
Landsbury Beck, professor of pub
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Round Table Club
Initiates Dr. Erb
President Donald M. Erb was
elected to membership in the
Round Table club at its regular
monthly meeting, Tuesday night.
The club, which meets for infor
mal discussions on subjects of in
terest to the group, has a limited
enrollment of 50 members, 25 being
.selected from the University facul
ty, and 25 chosen from local busi
ness men, who have attained a
college degree.
Carmen Jaye Blaise, graduate,
'37, and member of Sigma Kappa,
was married to Edward E. Bert of
Honolulu March 31 in Portland.
FDR Asks Congress for
NYARenewalin 1938-9
By WALDEMAR UPDIKE
About two hundred and ninety-five NYA students have been
interested in President Roosevelt’s fireside talk last night, in which
he stated that he was asking congres for additional funds including
a sum over and above what was allotted for NYA aid to students
this year.
Recently, students who have work with the National Youth
administration were greatly concerned on hearing that it was quite
possible that NYA work would be greatly curtailed and maybe
eliminated next (year.
Roosevelt’s message gave rise to new hopes for the continuance
of NYA next year. Students will watch with particular interest
his fight for passage of the expenditure bill in congress.
Carroll Plans
Gala Baseball
Opening Dag
Chancellor Hunter
To Pitch. First Ball
Of Season; Parade
Starts at 2:30
With exactly a week remaining1
before Howard Hobson’s 193S dia
mond crew officially open^ tho
baseball season at Howe field in a
lead-off game with Oregon State,
ASUO Prexy Barney Hall moved
yesterday to arrange a colorful
opening day ceremonies by ap
pointing Clyde Carroll to head a
committee for the day.
A parade of players and notable.1*
in. cars led by the University band
will begin the festivities, with Or
der of the O initiation following- <v!
soon as the parade reaches Howe*
field. The neophytes will be quizzed
| on baseball matters .with “hacks’*
l the penalty for failure to answer.
All-Star Battery
Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter
will pitch the first ball, with Mayor*
Large of Eugene behind the bat
and President Peavy of Oregon!
State College at the plate.
Prizes have been lined up for the>
first home run, the first three-baso
hit, the first broken window in tivo
Igloo, and all the traditional open
ing day offers, with the baseballem
scheduled to receive numerous
awards for both good and bad play
ing.
As a new feature for this year’s!
opening day, the University band
will play throughout the game.
Gates to Be Dedicated
Also being arranged were dedi
cation ceremonies for the new gale
system, built by donations from)
funds of previous classes.
Assisting Chairman Carroll on'
the two-man committee will ba
Clayton Ellis. Skull and dagger
will help with the lining up of tho
parade.
Although the official conference
opening day is not until next Fri
day, the varsity will get in another
non-conference game this after
noon, meeting Willamette on Howo
field at 2:30.
Theta Sig Officers
Elected Thursday
Theta Sigma Phi officers for tho
coming year were elected yesterday
noon at a meeting of the group ait
the Anchorage. Mrs, Shirley Krea
san Krieg was a guest, and spoke in
formally about Theta Sigma Phi per
sonalities of her acquaintance. Mrs. -
Krieg is editor of the Zeta Tau Al
pha magazine, Themis, and was a
charter member of Theta Sigma Phi
at Illinois.
Xew officers named are: Bernadind
Bowman, president; Betty Wagner,
vice-president; Beulah Chapman, sec
retary; Alice Xelson, treasurer; A!-*
yce Rogers, reporter; I.ucille Finck,
keeper of the archives.
Mrs. Krieg spoke of her experi
ences in the field of fraternity jour
nalism, and reviewed briefly the oiit
look for women in various journalis
tic fields.