Inspector Lester Tells
Of 0-Man Training, Work
At Gerlinger Assembly
Inspector W. H. Drane, assembly speaker yesterday explained in
detail the operations of the 666 special agents of the FBI and their
slogan, “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.” The organization operates
through 55 field offices, locating its agents according to calls for their
services.
Although college training is not the only requirement of the
“G-man,” 84 per cent of the present staff are graduates of universities,
and the average number of degrees per individual is two, Mr. Lester
said. .Entry into the FBI requires
“unimpeachable” character, ac
cording to the inspector, who
pointed out that only one out of
5,000 applicants are accepted.
The bureau renders a great ser
vice to the United States for its
annual $5,800,000 appropriation,
according to the Rhodes scholar,
who showed how the work of the
agents saved the government $42,
000,000 last year in its work
against criminals.
Depicting the diversified back
grounds of the FBI personnel, the
inspector reported that the bureau
includes 193 men speaking more
than one language, representatives
of 178 different businesses, 28
aviators, 72 college instructors,
three gocljd football teams, and
everything from an artist’s model
to a hypnotist.
The scientific system of finger
printing was lauded by the crim
inologist, who pointed out that |
the 8,500,000 sets of finger prints
in the Washington office make
possible the identification of more
than 50 per cent of prints sent into
Washington.
Illustrating the infallibility of
this perfected system of identifica
tion with numerous stories of
criminals who attempted unsuc
cessfully to obliterate their prints,
Mr. Lester said that finger prints
“acquit the innocent as well as
convict the guilty.”
The fact that one out of five
persons arrested for criminal of
fenses is in the high school or col
lege age brackets was noted as
deplorable by the inspector, who
believes in “self-expression for
high school students, but not in
self-expressing themselves into the
penitentiary.”
Mr. Lester also reviewed the
other scientific methods used by
the FBI, including ballistics and
laboratory techniques, which make
conviction possible on the basis of
apparently insignificant clues.
In spite of the excellent work
of his department, less than one
third of the yearly 12,000 commit
ters of murder or manslaughter
are convicted, and these for an
average sentence of only three
years, he pointed out.
In conclusion he asked every
student to repeat a "solemn prom
ise to do my best to be a law abid
ing citizen.” Mr. Lester has also
made several addresses at the ses
sions of the Commonwealth Con
ference, which closed last night.
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Frosh Prexy
Irks Soph in
HaircutDeal
Provoked, he said, by what
he termed adverse press reports,
Dick Litfin, sophomore class
chief, revealed last night that
the famed “German haircut” bet
had been completed between
himself and frosh prexy, Glee
son "Tiger” Payne.
Litfin also declared that he
had asked that the teams be'lim
ited to 75 members in order to
“give the frosh a chance.” He
said by way of explanation that
he believed that the second-year
men would shatter past records
by actually winning this year.
Payne could not be reached
last night for confirmation or
contrary statement.
The Coed of Week
(Continued from page three)
she tells about, that used to come
into the store in mannish clothes
and fairly well lit wanting to buy
out the whole store, was proba
bly just part of the day’s work
for her.
Lorraine was borne in Texas.
Her family moved to Oregon when
she was still a baby. Her travel
since then has been confined to
Oregon and California. She is very
impatient to travel but this she
thinks will ^ome in time along
with her career as a singer and
^actress.
The interview ended, as well as
began, an the “Peer Gynt” note.
Being a philosophical thing she
wishes everyone could read it ‘be
fore seeing it, since it has had to
be condensed so much. However,
for those who haven’t read it she
says they will be sure to enjoy at
least one of three things: the sym
phony orchestra, the drama or the
dancing.
Police Need
(Continued from page one)
cheon today, at which summaries
of various discussions on crime pre
vention, parole probation and other
phases of the problem were given.
Findings will be made available as
basis for action at the next session
of the Oregon legislature.
Laws Adopted
All four points of the program
: suggested by Judge Hartshorne,
representing the interstate com
mission on crime, have been adopt
ed in Oregon, conferees were in
formed.
The laws inclue: the fresh pur
suit act whereby officers may pur
sue fleeing criminals across the
state line and make arrests in the
neighboring state; the simplified
extradition action, whereby prison
ers may be removed to the scene
| of the crime without formal extra
! dition proceedings; and an act pro
| viding for extradition of out-of
| state witnesses; and the interstate
| compact, adopted by 25 states, to
! provide for interstate parolee
| supervision.
Recommendation that the inter
state program be adopted within
states to permit cooperation be
tween counties and municipalities
j was made by the judge.
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Youth Conference
Holds Discussion
Of Delinquency
Onthank Reports on
Progress in Council
Chambers
Problems of delinquency in the
community was the subject of the
discussion at the first annual Eu
gene youth conference meeting
with the Cotnmonwealth confer
ence in the city council chambers
last night.
W. H. Drane -tester, inspector of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion, gave pertinent facts on the
problem. Following his speech,
Jodge Richard Hartshorne, chair
man of the interstate commission
on crime, led a roundtable discus
sion by Eugene citizens on the
problwn of delinquency.
on. the panel tor the discussion
were the following Eugeneans:
Judge G. P. Skipworth, circuit
court judge; Perry Price, Lane
county probation officer; Pete
Hanns, member of the city coun
cil; Lloyd Payne, chairman of the
Lane county district of the Boy
Scouts of America, and Will Wirt,
pastor of the Congregational
church.
Included on the evening program
was the first report of the Eugene
youth council, presented by Karl
W. Onthank, dean of personnel at
the University.
At 2:30 yesterday the youth con
ference considered the problem of
delinquency and its prevention.
They wee addressed by Ralph G.
Wales, riector of the western
branch of the national probation
association.
A roundtable discussion followed,
led by Mrs. Glenn Hasting of the
Parent-Teacher association. Others
on the panel for the afternoon dis
cussion included: Mrs. George Spi
cer, president of the Condon P-TA,
Mrs. Frank Bonson, juvenile pro
tection chairman of the city and
county P-TA, Mrs. A. L. Alderman,
commissioner of the Girl Sccfut
council; Mrs. Mark Hathaway of
the A merican.Legion auxiliary, and
Mrs. Ben Hastings, city study club
chairman of the local P-TA
council.
Ellen Adams Wins
Emerald Rhythm
Award Last Night
Harry Adams won the Emerald
Rhythm Revue musical quiz last
night by a narrow margin over
Angelo De Boise, independent. All
contestants were close in scoring,
according to Don Kennedy, pro
gram director.
“Hobby” Hobson was inter
viewed about the opening baseball
game, tomorrow, on the program
broadcast from the stage of the
McDonald theater.
Fred' Beardsley was featured on
the vocals of “Lovely One” with
Binford’s orchestra which played
for the program. A swing arrange
ment of “Abba Dabba,” “I See
Your Face Before Me,” and "Can’t
Teach My Old Heart New Tricks”
were played by the band.
Cornish Writes on
Sales for Magazine
An article by Dr. N. H. Cornish,
professor of business administra
tion, entitled “The Advantage of
Special Sales” appears in the
April issue of the Oregon Mer
chant’s magazine.
This is the third of a series of
articles written for the Portland
publication, by Dr. Cornish, with
the aid of his research students,
| Donald Farr, Astor Loback, Al
I vin Overgard, and Charles H.
I Sandifur.
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More Advice to the Lovelorn;
Girls, How to Get 'That Pin?
By BETTY HAMILTON
Want a fraternity pin, girl?? All you have to do is smile real
pretty at a male, give him two months to hang around, then -tnrti
going out with someone else. Within a. week the boy will offer L. pin
just to keep anyone else from “haring in.’*
When ma and pa went to college, fraternity pin-planting ; *
engagement. Today what does it mean? Nothing except a “no hrost
tie squabble and the pin goes back.
This day and age pins fairly
fly. *'Yes, he gave her a pin last
week but Jack asked her out and
she just had to accept,” is the by
word around sorority houses.
There are girls who go through
college collecting as many frater
nity pins as they can just to tell
the sisters about them. In an inter
view, a girl who had four pins dur
ing her two and a half years on
this campus, said, "Why not! I
prefer to go steady,” and added
that fraternity pins were fun to
wear.
Spring term is the most popular
pin planting season. Whether it is
because "in the spring a young
man's fancy turns to things he's
been thinking about all winter,” or
because he feels he is playing safe
to get it back when he goes home
to mother cannot be determined.
Through a survey of the sorority
houses, it was found that if all the
pics planted were averaged up,
each sorority will have at least five
more pins to its. credit this term
than fall and winter terms. Several
girls expressed the opinion that
they would rather wear a pin dur
ing spring, "because everyone else
is either going steady or wearing a
pin.”
Tip: Only five more weeks of
school to plant your pin, boys.
Students From BA
School Will Take
CPA Examinations
Nine students from the class of
C. L. Kelly, professor of business
administration, on- problems for
future certified public accountants
(CPA) will take the CPA examina
tion in Portland May 12 and 13 in
the Pittock building.
If the examination, an annual
event sponsored by the state board
of accountancy, is passed by the
contestant, he will be permitted to
act as a certified public accoun
tant in the state of Oregon.
Students taking the examination
are Fred Burgoyne, Donald Car
michael, Kenneth Gillanders, Jack
Medlar, Fred Shafer, Wilson Sieg
mund, Arthur Cole, Kenneth Cole,
and Gerald Smith.
Yeomen, Orides to
Hold Dance, Picnic
The Yeomen and the Orides,
men's and women’s campus inde
pendents’ organizations, will hold
a dance in the AWS room of Ger
iinger hall next Friday night an
nounced John L. Luvaas, newly
elected Yeomen president yester
day.
Luvaas also announced May 21
as the exact date of the Yeomen
Orides picnic to be held at Swim
mers’ Delight. This is an annual
affair. Yeomen will work Satur
day morning on their AWS carni
val booth in the Igloo.
Savings Contest Is
To Offer $10 Award
“Do you need $10?”
If you do, you might try writing
down the 25 best reasons why any*
one should have an inshred savings
account. ...
| According to Ruth M. Chilcote,
secretary of the school of business
administration, the contest is
j sponsored by a downtown business
man who does not wish to have his
name known. Contestants are ad
vised to leave their name and an
swers to the question in the busi
ness administration office.
i
Student Freedom is
Cited As New Treni
'Newer methods of education
,are stressing the place of the stu
dent, and the teacher is to be but
a guide,” stated Dr. Nelson Ij.
Bossing, professor of education in
j&n interview yesterday.
Professor Bossing commcntedi
ion a statement made by a Bar*
vard professor, Kirsopp Lake to.
the effect that American educa
tion is entangled in too much ma
chinery.
“What we are trying to combat,
today is the fact that we have too
much machinery and too miict*
teaching. We have too much- of
the learning dominated by .IhQ
teacher," Dr. Bossing said.
Dr. Bossing added that uniter-*
sities tend to teach specializations.
The movement is toward a gener
al college in which the develop
ment of social- tolerance will to
uppermost.
Students Will Vie
In Life Insurance
Contest Tuesday
Three University students will*
vie for $30 in prizes Tuesday,
April 26, at the annual life in
surance contest sponsored by tho.
Oregon Life Managers association.
The contestants who will present
10-minute sales talks to actual*,
prospects are: John Enders, repre
senting the Northwest National,
Life Insurance company; Fayettf*
L. Thompson, the Prudential com
pany; William Dalton, the Ameri
can National Life company.
The $30 in prizes will bs .sjjdifc
among- the winners, with the lop*
contestant getting the largest
share and his name engraved on a
plaque to be hung in Commerce
building.
The contestants are to be judg- <V
on approach, presentation, close,
and'general effectiveness.
Dean Jewell
^Continuedfrom page one)
Degrees given by diploma mills
are known educationally as "coun
terfeit degrees” and may be re
ceived for various prices. One in
stitution in South Dakota grants
by correspondence a bachelor’s de
gree for $43, a master’s degree J>#
$55, and doctorates for $80.
A great deal of business is duno
with foreign countries, especially
India an China where degrees aro
highly respected. Many complaint*
have been received by the federal*
government from foreign coun
tries, regarding the granting- of
worthless degrees. Nothing- can i*»
done, however, for school control*
is individual with the states. So mo
states Lave rigid rules against tho
practice of diploma mills, but many
are lax enough to insure a goo<%*
profit for such institutions.
Yo u* Emerald plus a few r
minutes time results iu hours
and dollars saved.
.
Here’s a tip! . . , With the
time you fellas and the gals
spend shopping around for a
tie or a dress, you could have
\
>eaught up ou that week-old
Eeon. or Lit. assignment.
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