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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1938)
Peace Education Spirit Shown in Debate Group Evidence that University of Oregon students and faculty are carry ing on the spirit of peace education advocated by “peace strikers” on this campus and at other universities in America is shown by thd program of all-campus discussion groups which will meet next week on Tuesday and Wednesday in Gerlinger hall to talk of the best peace insurance methods, according to Marion DeKoning, general chairman. Four topics have been designated for consideration by the confer ance: armament budgets, Ameri ca’s international policy, raw ma terial and population pressure, and peace and war propaganda. The discussion on armament budgeting will be led by D. E. Har gis and W. A. Dahlberg; on the international policy by James D. Barnett and Waldo Schumacher; on raw material and population pressure by E, H. Moore, W. D. Smith, and A. L. Lomax. The ques tion of peace and war propaganda will be directed by Eric W. Allen and S. Stephenson Smith. The program is being initiated with the belief among students and faculty that the best means of maintaining peace is by education toward peace. Motivating forces behind the movement are representatives of each organization on the campus. Marion DeKoning is chairman of the group which includes Frances McCarter, Harold Strawn, Grace Martin, Harold Barton, Bruce Rogers, Marjorie Montgomery, Prof. Francis Beck, Dr. Victor P. Morris, and Mrs. John Stark Evans. Final speaker in the series will be Lieutenant-Commander Bryant, who will address students at an assembly at 10 o’clock Thursday morning on “The Far Eastern Con flict, the Causes, Consequences, and Our Defense.” Washke's Netmen (Continued from page five) pressed to win a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 match from Robbins and Breed ing, top Wildcat doubles team. Ellsworth Ellis and Les Wersch kul squelched Beall and Stryker in the No. 2 doubles match, 7-5, 6-4, to wind up the afternoon’s battles. We carry a full line of Student Supplies and Toilet Articles Have you tried our Foun tain Specials ? Lots of Sandwiches and Sundries. LEMON-0 Cor. 13th & Alder, l’h. 2717 Adequate Finances Needed, Says Kipp Settlers bound for Oregon from other parts of the United States should be warned that they should be adequately financed if they are to be successful in this state, and further, the promoters of areas .should make every effort to ob tain only people who are financial ly responsible, it was declared by R. H. Kipp, manager of the land settlement department of the Port land chamber of commerce, in an address before the Oregon cham ber of commerce secretaries con ference, now on at the University of Oregon. Kipp strongly recommended that a questionnaire be submitted to prospective settlers regarding their finances, and that only those adequately supplied with means be encouraged to come here. Six up-state communities are already cooperating with the Portland chamber in work along these lines, he pointed out. Secretaries devoted much of the morning in discussing chamber technique such as. gaining mem bership, promotion, campaigns, collections, budgets, and other de tails. Varsity Golfers (Continued from page five) the reserves for the coveted No. 6 position on the Webfoot squad. Lou Cook and Rich Werschkul bat tled yesterday for the right to play Bob Speer, present No. 7. After ending the 18-hole match all square with a pair of 76’s, the two went to the 19th hole where Cook won the hole and the match. Oregon State golfers also go east to the Moscow and Pullman country this weekend. They will play Idaho on Friday, and will then move to Pullman to play the Cougars Saturday while the Web foots take on Idaho. Oregon’s first five making the trip are Doc Near, Walt Cline, Bill Watson, Shelby Golden, and Kirk Eldridge. Eldridge moves to No. 5 to take Hughes’ place. Canoe Fete Float Managers We are prepared to offer you any assistance you I[ may need in the choice of materials and solution of ■ your float problems. B Home Lumber Co. | 391) W. 6th Phone 208 ■ PHONE 825 SHINE I FORTH . during the gala period of this coining Junior weekend . . . in fresh, clean clothes . . . New Service Laundry Death Snuffs 45 Lives Rescue crew . . . waiting for red-hot debris to cool outside the shaft of a coal mine near Hangar, Virginia, before entering to seek bodies of an entire shift of 45 miners who perished in a dust explosion followed by a raging fire. Westminster Group Elects Officers For Coming Year Westminster association elected officers for the coming year at a covered dish dinner behind Skin ner’s butte Sunday evening. Those elected were: president, Edna Carlson; vice-president, Louise Pursley; secretary, Georgia Courrier; treasurer, Laura Bryant; morning group chairman, Robert Knox; forum, Theodore Pursley; worship chairman, Reltaj Lea Powell; open house chairman,; Pete Draper; drama, Alice Muel ler; Student Christian Council rep resentative, Zaidie Enos; person nel!, »Adelle Baron; publicity, Roy Knudsen; study groups, Robin Drews; forum social chairman, Betty Lewis; special teas, Helen Sutherland; social action, Kenneth Leatherman; and librarian, Mark Trumbo. These officers will be installed May 14 and 15 at the annual Mc Kenzie conference at Cedarwood tavern. Phi Delts Are Ahead (Please turn to page five) points respectively. There is not a mathematical chance of anyone j challenging first place other than the two leading houses. Even should Sigma Phi Epsilon* take; both first places and Alpha Tau1 Omeag fail to place at all, the mill race house would fall short of dis placing the ATOs from second spot by 57 points. Softball Champs Last year’s softball title was taken by Beta Theta Pi, while Sigma Alpha Epsilon walked off i with the Sigma Delta Psi crown. The Beta softball team is strong again this year, but only three members of last year’s SAE track team are here this year. Intramural standings are as follows: Phi Delts .1234 ATO . 1196 SPE . 915 Sigma Chi .879 Fijis . 816 Betas .„.800 “Any education which would seem to have as its slogan ‘training in techniques which will prevent a sucker from getting a break’ or ‘training in techniques of friendli ness that will enable you to get the better of the other fellow’ sim ply falls without the pale of true education. It represents the lowest standards of our society and can not but be condemned.’’ Prof. A. B. Williamson, New York uni versity, speaks his mind on a pub licly-popular phase of education. Faculty Members Named on History Group Committees Two members of the University faculty, Dr. R. C. Clark, head of the history department, and Dr. Andrew Fish, associate professor of history, received notice recent ly of their election to committees of the Pacific coast branch of the American Historical association. Dr. Clark is chairman of the American history committee and Dr. Fish is a member of the Euro peon history committee. An award is to be made in each of the fol lowing fields: European history, American history, and Pacific his tory, in a competition sponsored by the association. Works, which may be either in manuscript or printed form, are to be submitted to the appropriate committee be fore June 1. Awards Give Recognition The competition is open to men and women residing in the states west of the Rocky mountains from which the Pacific coast branch draws its members. The awards, which are without monetary value, are designed to give recognition to the researchers of younger schol ars who have not previously pub lished any important work. Results of the competition will be announced at the annual busi ness meetting of the Pacific coast branch and will be published in the “Pacific Historical Review.’’ DR. ELLIOTT Optometrist Optician FREE EXAMINATION SPECIAL STUPENT PRICES Over Kuykendall Drug Store 874 Will. St. Phone 419 • HOSIERY Next Sunday, May 8, is Mother’s day—a day when all of us pay tribute to the sweetheart of America. Let us gladden her heart with a charming gift that is practical and lovely . . . a gift she will cherish and appreciate. Select one at I • LINGERIE • HAND BAGS • GLOVES SPECIAL GIFT WRAPPING FREE on any purchase of 50c or over. WILLIAM’S STORES, INC. 1015 Willamette St.