VOLUME XXXIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1938 NUMBER 1C3 Oregon Students to Engage in National Strike Against War Faculty Assembly Committee and Dean Onthank to Consider Dismissal of Classes At 11 a.m. April 27 The age of the college pacifist is not ended. Developments yesterday indicated this when it was learned that Oregon students will take advantage of the opportunity to join nearly 750,000 other college students in America at 11 a.m., April 27, in a nation-wide strike against war. The decision was announced after the social action committees of Wesley club and Westminster group decided to cooperate with the national United Student Peace committee, making the strike the first item in their social action pro gram. The committee which planned the united action for next week is composed of Mark Trumbo, Vic Goff, Ted Pursley, Harold Barton, iWinnefred Putnam, Marry Adams and Gordon Connelly. • Title Undecided The committee in charge of ar rangements for the affair have not yet definitely decided whether it will be known as a “strike” or demonstration,” as it has been on two previous occasions. Members of the committee will meet today with Dean Karl W. Onthank and the faculty assembly committee to consider the dismis sal of classes April 27 at 11 a.m. GRAD TO FLY Francis J. Pallister, graduate in military science from the Univer sity in 1934, has been selected as a “flying cadet’’ in the U. S. army. He has entered the Ran dolph -army flying school to begin his year of study, according to a card received by Sergeant Blythe of the ROTC. Students to Be Only Speakers At Graduation By ALYCE ROGERS Fordham ^university will return to the “old-fashioned” type of graduation this June by holding separate exercises for the various colleges of the university and by dispensing with outside speakers. Both students and officials of the school had long felt the need of a more personal ceremony for the colleges. Two members of the graduating clhss of each college will be the speakers. Spots... Professors who leave dirty blackboards after class are the same type of people who leave rings on the tub after taking a bath, says Dr. Mitchell of the University of New Mexico. Flash... Then there was the college lad who thought life was just a song but later discovered that it was written in the key of F.—Indiana Daily. $ Hi i’i Polishers . . . "Too many college professors are epitaph polishers dusting off tombstones of big names in his tory,” says a Northwestern uni versity professor who has begun denouncing academic teachers in colleges and universities. Commonwealth Review Founded by Oregonian By ELIZABETH ANN JONES A magazine for Oregonians is the “Commonwealth Review,” founded by Dr. Frederick G. Young, former professor of sociology at the University, who established the Commonwealth conference move ment in this state. Purpose of the review is to keep the discussion of current problems in the field of social sciencej before the citizens of the state. Originally the official organ of the school of applied social science, the publication has been one of the activities of the college of social science.at the University of Oregon since the reorganization of the Oregon state system of higher edu tioh. Each year, one issue is concerned with the annual Commonwealth conference, which is being held in Enugene this week. That Dr. Young’s ideal has been realized, to a great extent, is evi denced by the stimulation of the magazine on Oregon newspapers, by the continued subscriptions of important research bureaus and foundations throughout the coun try, by requests for specialized in formation by individual groups, by the importance of its book reviews in the eyes of American publishing houses. Editor of the magazine is Philip A. Parsons, head of the department of social science at the University. Members of the editorial board are: Dean Eric W. Allen, of the school of journalism; Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school; Vic tor P. Morris, dean of the business administration school; Lester F. Beck, professor of psychology; Frederick A. Cuthbert, professor of landscape architecture; James P. Barnett, head of the political science department ; Herman Kehrli, director of the bureau of municipal research and service; George N. Belknap, University editor, and George H. Godfrey, head of the University news bu reau. 'Stevie' Smith Will Meet With Profs In Nation's Capital S. Stephenson Smith, professor of English, will leave for Washing ton, D. C., today to meet with the American Association of Univer sity Professors for its annual con ference. He will represent the Northwest. During his absence Professor W. P. Boyle, of the drama depart ment will conduct his literature of the renaissance class; Dr. H. D. Sheldon will have charge of the criticism class; and Robert G. Vosper will meet with the intro duction to literature class. He will be in Washington until ; April 30. 'Say Nothing, Know Nothing/. —Dr. Jameson “I have nothing to say—I know nothing about the hon orary,” was the reply of Dr. Samuel H. Jameson, professor of sociology, to the recent query of an Emerald reporter regard ing the newly-formed social sci ence honorary, Sigma Omega Chi. • Announcement of the forma tion of the society was made last week after its first meeting, and a reporter was sent after additional details for a story. Chandler Stevens of the hon orary, and several of the mem bers are wondering what the present set-up is, after receiving, a letter yesterday stating, “I am writing to you in my capacity as adviser for the n^wly-formed Sigma Omega Chi. Dr. S. H. Jameson.” Gershwin Tunes Will Be Featured In Recital Tonight As the climaxing concert of his college musical career, Robert Garretson, University piano art ist, will present his senior concert in the school of music auditorium tonight at 8 o’clock. Mr. Garretson, known on the campus and throughout the state for his performances, will present j a program of selections, favored; by all concert goers. In addition to the woi^ts of old , masters, he will give selections1 representative of the more modern j composers. The late George Ger- ' shwin, popular for his classical se lections with the modern swing will be among those represented with his “Two Preludes.’’ TUTTLE IN CHICAGO E. S. Tuttle, University paymas ter, left Friday for a three-week vacation in Chicago. He plans to j visit his brother there. A Election Books Close Tonight To Primaries With May primaries only a month away, the country clerk’s office sent out a gentle but firm reminder that any University students of legal age who intend to register had better do so to day, as registration closes to night. The clerk’s office reports that very few of the approximately twelve hundred students eligible for registration have registered. Qualifications are legal age and six months residence here. Crime Conference Finishes First Day Of Work, Planning Cutler, Davis, Parsons, Wales, Miss Aldem Lead Discussions in Friendly; Mayor Large, President Erb Offer Welcome The 1938 session of the Commonwealth conference began yester day at 9:30 in Friendly hall with Ft. K. Cutler, assistant professor ot physical education, presiding over the section on recreational plan ning. First speaker of the morning was Mr. Silas Gaiser, superintend ent of the Salem public school system, who spoke on “Essential Fac tors in Coordinating a recreational Program.’’ Gaiser urged adoption of definite plans for recreation, with substantial levies to support them in all Oregon cities. He also proposed winter, as well as summer, recreation areas. * The conference this year is devoted to the prevention and treat. Speak Today James P. Davis . . . executive secretary of the Prison Industries Reorganization administration, who will speak at today's session of the Commonwealth conference in Friendly hall. Francis H. Hiller . . . senior nalyst for the Prison Industries reorganization administration, who will speak today on “Recent. De velopments in Parole Legislation in Other States.” GOLFERS NOTICE! There will be a meeting of the six-man varsity golf team which will take a tour into Washington this Thursday in the College Side tonight at 7. The team will meet the Col lege of Puget Sound Friday and the University of Washtington Saturday. , ment of crime, and to youth ac tivities and recreation, the latter two of which are held to be vital to the crime problem itself. Leaders Wanted The tendency of park planners# to put money into apparatus rath er than into personnel leadership was decried by Miss Florence Al den, head of the women’s physical i education department at the Uni versity. Skilled, adequately trained directors were recommend ed even if apparatus was scanty. Workers in charge of adolescent boys should keep in mind that the youth is striving in every way to “be a man,” E. R. Knollin, profes sor of physical education, told1 the group. For this reason, the high est quality of leadership should be maintained in recreational work, since it is here that boys get many of their character-shaping ideas. Parsons Presides Luncheon was held in the dining room of the men’s dormitory, wilh Dr. Paul A. Parsons, general -con ference chairman, presiding. Wel come to the conference from the city of Eugene was extended at. the banquet by Mayor Elisha Large. President Donald M. Erb welcomed the conference to the University. “Youth of today need not feci that there are no new frontiers to conquer, for there is an opportun ity for at least a million young' men and women to take part as leaders for boys’ and girls’ recita tion and other activities,” it was declared by James P."Davis, exec utive secretary of the National Prison Industries Reorganization committee, in speaking at the opening luncheon. Use Humaneness Specialized treatment of crirn i inals in prisons was stressed by Mr. Davis as a means of making the prisoners who are leaving jails self-sustaining members of society rather than future wards. A sci entific humane approach to the problem of the redemption of pris oners was urged'. A joint meeting of the juvenile probation division and the Eugene youth council opened in Friendly hall at 2:30 with Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business ad-1* i ministration, presiding. Wales Keynoter Mr. Ralph G. Wales, director of the western branch of the Nation j al Probation association gave the) | keynote speech of the afternoon ca (Please turn to page tzvff)