Talk and Counter-Talk
TpHE assembly appearance of Lieutenant
Commander Stewart Bryant Thursday
which ends the series of student forums on
peace now in session has been set at 10, rather
than 11, o’clock.
Dean On-thank’s purpose in thus breaking
with convention has more behind it than
juggling of classes. The assembly was set for
10 o’clock at the request of interested stu
dents and the suggestion of The Emerald in
order to provide an opportunity for an hour’s
discussion immediately following the address.
The earlier assembly hour was tried in con
nection with the recent apeparance here of
piquant Kirby Page. Following Mr. Page’s
speech, a large group of students thronged
the alumni room of Gerlinger. The talk had
been interesting and had covered a topic cur
rent and controversial. The students posed
questions eagerly and intelligently. Somehow
the noted lecturer’s theories of foreign policy
had not been clearly brought out in the for
mal speech; the forum gave Mr. Page’s audi
ence an opportunity to follow them through,
to settle some of the doubts raised in many
minds, and to challenge the beliefs of the
speaker.
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^JOMMANDER Bryant will cover another
phase of America’s Far Eastern policy.
Those who heard him lecture here three years
ago are convinced that his command of the
subject must be granted and that his manner
of presentation is both clean-cut and inter
esting.
Today’s lecture-forum is, Dean Onthank
emphasizes, something in the nature of an ex
periment. Coming at the end of spring term
and bucking Oregon's inviting early summer
sunshine, the response to it cannot be expect
ed to equal that of the forum conducted by
Kirby Page.
But, coming as a climax to the peace dis
cussion of Tuesday and Wednesday, it should
find students plentifully equipped with quer
ies and questions.
The value of following a noted speaker’s
address with a forum lies in the fact that it
gives students an opportunity to have some of
those questions answered. A provocative and
successful speech, delivered to a large audi
ence, cannot possibly be expected to cover
thoroughly any major field.
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JF Thursday's forum is once again well-re
ceived, the asesmbly program for next year
will probably be modeled to include similar
speeches and discussions. Bringing a lecturer
to the campus for a necessarily indefinite 40
minute address seems hardly worth the money
involved, and often the material offered, by
the time the speaker has “cleared the
ground” so that all may understand, is hardly
worth the audience’s time.
If the University can, through this means,
establish a method of correcting some of the
evils involved in the formal speech, it will be
offering a far more valuable lecture series.
The discussion hinges, necessarily, on student
cooperation and response. Aside from the op
portunities inherent in a discussion with Com
mander Bryant, the speech-forum as an ex
periment deserves the attendance and partici
pation of all interested students. And in these
times, no wide-awake student can be com
pletely disinterested in the situation in the
Orient. Too much is at stake.
And Down Went McGinty
^^CCIDENTS” in the millrace are an old
story to University students. Most of
them are no more serious than being tossed
over the bridge for breaking house rule No.
389 or for planting your pin, but sometimes
the millrace is the scene of a serious accident.
On more than one occasion the swirling
waters of the favorite springtime stream have
claimed the lives of those who ventured too
far. The accident which occurred Saturday
evening, while it did not result in catastro
phe, is a grave reminder of this fact.
Death by drowning, while not the' most
serious contributor to the toll of violent
casualties during the summer season, is re
sponsible for much loss of life. In most cases
the foolish factor of negligence or careless
ness is the cause.
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would.not advocate that students re
frain from canoeing in Oregon’s tradi
tional stream. Canoeing is an excellent sport,
and when indulged in wisely, is as safe as
any other athletic endeavor.
But those who participate must realize
that manipulating a canoe in the swift waters
of the race is no mean task; that inexperi
enced persons may overturn their craft by
sudden movement unless they are warned;
and that the headwaters of the race are as
dangerous a place for inexperienced paddlers
as the water of the McKenzie.
Some people, when they read of Satur
day’s accident, advocated that a barrier be
put at the head of the race to prevent foolish
or inexperienced pleasure-seekers from risk
ing their necks. While this may be necessary
it seems strange that “intelligent” college
students should have to be kept out of danger
by building a fence around it.
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''J'VHE millrace, for the most part, is a safe
place. Accidents will occur, however, as
long as carelessness or tomfoolery is indulged
in by those who frequent the race. And in
the background of every accident is the possi
bility of tragedy.
Playing safe may not be the most exciting
pastime, and it may not thrill your girl, but
drowning is also very unexciting after the
first three miles along the bottom of the river.
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Prize Is Awarded
(Continued from page one)
capacity canoe fete crowds, climax
ing the weekend program.
With a white-garbed hussar-em
press perched precariously on a
tottery steed, and with Cossacks
holding flaming brands to outline
the picture, the float represented
old Russia. The old imperial flag
topped the float.
Second prize went to Alpha Xi
Delta and Theta Chi with another
colossal figure, a huge Buddha
overlooking a Chinese garden
scene.
The south seas float of Delta
| Delta Delta and Delta Upsilon took
third place, with a ukelele-playing
coed riding in a golden crescent
moon.
Nine competitive floats in all
glided down the race as 4000 spec
tators watched. The competitive
floats were preceded by the queen’s
float, which brought the queen and
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throne platform. The queen’s float
was a floating throne with a back
ground of a huge globe bearing a
map of the world done in contrast
ing flowers.
Strong Bids Made
A strong competitor to the
place-winning floats was the gon
dola-balcony scene offered by Gam
ma Phi Beta and Phi Delta Theta.
Another strong bid was made by
the Ferdinand the Bull float of Phi
Kappa Psi and Alpha Omicron Pi.
Other floats represented Robin
Hood, Anthony and Cleopatra, the
Little Dutch Mill, and the Swiss
Chalet.
President Erb Lists
(Continued from page one)
ents the essential qualities he
would list that an ideal university
should have.
Reiterating the points he named
at his address at the first student
assembly he attended this year, Dr.
Erb placed great emphasis upoi
Murphy Tells Plans
For Governor's Day
Gomplete plans far the first an
nual governor's Day competition
between the ROTC units of the
two state colleges on May 25 r\
the Eugene fairgrounds were re
leased yesterday by Colonel E. V.
D. Murphy, head of the Oregon
unit.
The competition will start at
2:25 when the units of both insti- i
tutions will arrive on the fair- j
grounds. At 2:30 Governor Mar-j
tin will come on the field and will!
be honored by both companies. !
The main program will then start
at 2:30 and will last until 3:55
when, after the presentation of
awards to the winners by Gover
nor Martin, both schools will form
and pass in review. Dismissal is,
scheduled for 4:40.
Oregon’s chance of winning the j
trophy presented by Governor!
Martin will rest mainly on the |
“competition company,” a. special
company organized of first-year
students. Under the leadership of
Company Commander Reed Fen
dall, the company has been drill
ing almost daily. Assisting as pla
toon leaders are William Gieseke
and Jack Lew.
Art School Grads
To Marry May 29!
Announcement was made re
cently of the engagement of Miss
Elaine Litscher, '35, assistant su
pervisor at the art school, to Low
ell F. Anderson, ’34, of Portland.
Both Miss Litscher and Mr. An-!
derson are graduates of the school
or architecture and allied arts.
The wedding will be an after
noon event of Sunday, May 29, at
the First Congregational church.
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• the part that a good and finan
cially independent faculty plays in
building a university. A faculty;
that is not so burdened with a!
large number of classes that it can-1
not give sufficient time to pre-class !
preparation is to be desired, he i
said. He pointed out that while1
most of the southern schools, such
as Stanford, think their professors
are over-burdened with eight hours
of classes, the Oregon average is
sixteen or eighteen or more.
Other Qualities Listed
Other requisites for an ideal uni
versity, according to the presi
dent’s standards, include a student
body of the right size, an adequate
and able faculty, a complete libra
ry of research and technical data,
and an “esprit de corps,’’ or certain
feeling that is felt by the students
and faculty and seem to belong
to the school.
Chancellor Hunter spoke for the
Oregon Dads’ group and the state
system of higher education to wel
come the mothers and commend
the fine work of their organization.
Miss Elisabeth Stetson, A W S
prexy, and Harry Weston, ASUO
prexy, gave welcoming speeches
for their organizations. Newly
elected president of the Oregon
Mothers’ organization, Mrs. Harry
Weston, Portland, was introduced.
Campus j
Calendar )
Senior picnic committee vvilfr
meet at the College Side today at i.
Gam mil Alpha Chi meeting to
day at 4 o'clock in the men’s
.lounge of Gertinger hall. Elect or
of officers.
House* managers will meet to-*
night, at 6 in the Chi Psi lodge.
There will be an important sen
ior class meeting in 105 Commerce!
tonight at 6 o'clock.
Communion for Episcopal sin-*
dents tomorrow morning at 7 o’
clock in the men's lounge at Ger-»
linger hall.
Four ROTC Majors
Will Get Positions
In U. S. Army Ranks
With four regular positions in
the U.S. army open to University
graduates in military science, ten
seniors in ROTC have filed appli
cations for the appointments, Col
onel E. V. D. Murphy, head of tho
University of Oregon department,
said Friday.
The positions, opened by the re
cently passed Thomas act, will bo
for one year's full commissioned
service. The outstanding men will
be picked after that time and given
regular places in the army, Mur
phy said.
All applicants must be reserve
officers on. or .before July 1, 1933,
more than 21 and less than 23
years of age. They must also bo
physically fit and unmarried, Col
onel Murphy said.
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