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Ex-Navy Officer Has Wide Experience in Observing International Situations Stewart F. Bryant, lecturer and author on international affairs who will speak at the assembly in Gerlinger this morning at 10 and at the open forum at 11, found himself in the United States foreign service in Turkey in 1914, the year after he graduated-from the naval academy at Annapolis. By 1915 he was in the American embassy at Constantinople, doing relief work for the Allied prisoners of war. Two years later he was in the office of naval intelligence, ,Far Eastern division, and in 1919 he was in command of the U. S. S. Mayflower under President Hard ing. Other appointments to naval posts followed. Held Many Positions Assistant to the advisory com mittee to the Washington confer ence on limitation of armaments, .secretary to the war plans division of the navy department, and fleet icommunication to the commander in chief of the U. S. battle fleet are some of the positions- he held. In , 1923 he was at the Labrador sta tion during the round-the-world army flight. Studied Poly Science After retirement from the navy (in 1929, Mr. Bryant spent three i years doing graduate research in political science at Stanford uni versity. Civil jobs he filled were chairman of the Palo Alto com munity forum, forum director of (the San Francisco international ijiews symposuim, chairman of the iPalo Alto Red Cross, and leader *at the conference on international ^relations at the University of Cali fornia. He is now West Coast di rector of the League of Nations .association. The retired lieutenant-comman der of the navy frequently con tributes to such periodicals as Cur rent History, World Affairs Inter preter, the New York Herald, and the New York Times. He lives at Stanford University, California. Polyphonic (Continued from page one) ing choruses. Solo parts in the selection are very important, and will be taken in this concert by Mrs. L. J. Murdock, soprano, Lor ance Dossett, tenor, Robert Mack, tenor, Kay Daugherty, alto, Wil liam Sutherland, baritone, and George Skipworth, bass. “St. Paul” tells the story of the much-heard-of persecutor of Chris tians, Saul, who, for his refusal to stop his ey}l deeds was struck by blindness. He repented bitterly, and changed his name to Saint Paul, and became an apostle of Christ. His many miracles and acts of kindness make up a great part of the oratorio. Everyone is invited to attend the spring concert of the choir, with no charge for admission. Syphilis Discussed By State Physician Dr. Snyder Tells of Effects of Disease And Treatment Many horrible crimes, about ten per cent of the heart disease cases, and 8 per cent of the people ad mitted to insane asylums, are the result of syphilis, stated Dr. George Snyder, of the state board of health, last night. His lecture was sponsored by Asklepiads, pre-medics honorary, and was accompanied by motion pictures showing the methods of treatment and effects of the dis ease. “We pay for syphilis indirectly,” ; he said. He indicated how taxpay ers pay for the treatment of the disease and for the crime which results. “We can’t figure the cost of syphilis in terms of money,” the doctor declared. He stated that in 1936, the disease caused more deaths in the United States than any other infectious disease; more even than automobiles. "They may not be mangiea up as those killed in auto accidents, but they’re just as dead,” Snyder said. The disease may be cured 85 per cent of the time by means of ade quate treatment in the early stag es, but the percentage of those cured drops to 20 per cent in the later stages, Snyder stated. He stressed the need for con tinued treatment for at least a year to prevent the return of tlv*" disease. He told how the disea (5 may remain in a latent state, without any outward signs, for 20 or 30 years before breaking out again. Following his lecture, the doc tor showed pictures which told of the methods of treatment and diag nosis as well as the affects of the malady in insanity and other brain troubles. The movies also showed the ail ments of the arms and legs which may result when the germ causing the disease attacks the spinal col umn. LW, IF IT IS JUST THE THING FOR A SPRING AFTERNOON \\w • IF IT IS REFRESHING • IF IT IS COOL • IF IT IS GOOD It is made of SIBERRIAN CREAM Fresh strawberry marshmallow pies, our famous pecan pies, sand wiches, lunches and dinners. SCOTT’S .. Siberrian Shop ■" 774 K. 11th <V.,AW.W\W.W%%% ,W Initiation, Banquet Slated by Honorary Installation of New Officers, Speech Is Scheduled Combining initiation with in stallation ceremonies, Phi Mu Ep silon, mathematics honorary, will install a new group of chapter offi cers and initiate nine new members at a special meeting Friday in Ger linger, beginning at 5:30. A ban quet at the Anchorage will follow. A guest speaker at the banquet, Dr. Henry Scheffe of the Oregon State College mathematics depart ment, will discuss “Torsional Pen dulum” before the math group, ac cording to Gordon Link, secretary, who announced that the initiation of pledges would precede the ban quet. Pledges to be initiated are Vin cent Brings, Fred Rasor, John Scarlett, Dave England, Ted Smith, Milton Horenstine, Don Marcy, Ken Gillanders, and Pierce Mal lory. New officers to be installed are Gordon Link, director; Ben Winer, vice-director; and Mary Sorenson, secretary-treasurer. The office of director in the organization is equivalent to the position of presi dent normally. Retiring director is Willard Myers. Although the initiation is sched uled for Gerlinger at 5:30, the ban quet will be at the Anchorage at 6:30, Link said. Final Library Talk To Be Next Sunday The last of Miss Ethel Sawyer’s popular browsing room book talks will be given Sunday afternoon when the browsing room librarian will read Florence Crother’s “Su san and God” at 3:30. Gertrude Lawrence starred in the Broadway stage version of the play, which is a take-off on the Oxford movement. Asks a Name (Continued from page one) land photographer complained to Emerald Editor LeRoy Mat tingly yesterday. It seems Mr. Newton,. who came down from Portland to take pictures of the weekend ceremonies, got an excellent shot of the lettermen ducking a coed victim. Then, to identify his picture, he walked up to the girl and asked her name. The lettermen promptly grabbed the photographer and ducked him in the pond for talking with a girl. “And now I am looking for pictures of them ducking me,” he said. “If any amateur cam pus photographer has any I will gladly pay for them.” Oregon Defeats (Continued from page four) command in 1925, but this time their tenure at the helm was short lived as the Beavers captured the 1927 and 1928 clashes. Since 1928, the Orangemen have been able to win honors only once, sneaking out a 66 1-3 to 64 2-3 vic tory in 1932. Hayward’s performers have held .the upper hand since 1932, winning five straight meets. Last year the Ducks were given plenty of trouble by Grant Swan's charges, but they won out, 69 to 62. Eight Clubs (Continued from page fire) two wins and no defeats, and two other contenders, ATO and fthe Comets have one win and one loss apiece. The ATOs gave the Comets their one set-back, and the Phi Sigs beat the ATOs, but the Phi Sigs and Comets have not tangled yet. So I Took the 25 G's Joe Di Maggio telling newspaper men his reasons for ending his holdout for a $40,000 yearly salary with the New York Yankees. First major holdout since the days of Babe Ruth, Joe caused Owner Jacob Ruppert plenty of worries before signing for $25,000. Faculty, Students (Continued, from page one) mation to determine its authen ticity. Would Ask Questions The questions he would ask are: 1. who is paying to have this in formation distributed ? 2. what ex perience has the teller had in the field of his topic? 3. how much training has the mind of the teller received to enable him to under stand his subject? 4. what are his politics, religion, and nationality? and 5. what does he aim to accom plish by the distribution of this material ? Three plans were advanced at the meeting for avoiding war. Pro fessor A. L. Lomax suggested the pooling of resources of the “have” nations with those of the “have not” nations in a world communal, thereby easing the war-provoking tension among countries in the race for vital raw materials. Plans Planned Economy Lieutenant-Commander Bryant’s tentative plan for international security was one of planned econ omy for the United States with reference to foreign trade—to be carefully worked out and applied without destroying the ideal of freedom. A third system considered by the group was that proposed by Professor Charles G. Howard which hinged upon the abolition of pres ent predatory economic practices. Howard showed that realistically a strong navy defense is essential to American economic welfare as long as the world system is con tinued upon a basis of survival of the fittest. The first attempt at peace edu cation at the University will be completed tomorrow when Bryant will address the entire student body in the auditorium of Gerling er, and will hold a final forum in the Alumni room afterward. DR, ELLIOTT Optometrist Optician FREE EXAMINATION SPECIAL STUDENT PRICES Over Kuykendall Drug Store 874 Will. St. Phone 419 Spring Picnics Afford Wonderful Picture Opportunities Assure yourself of tlie best results CARL BAKER FILM SHOP 7th and Willamette First Church of Christ, Scientist, Eugene, Oregon, Announces A Free Lecture on Christian Science entitled “Christian Science: Its Inexhaustible Compensations” -by William Wallace Porter, C. S. B., of New York City A member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. IN THE HEIL1G THEATRE Friday evening, May 13, at 8 o’clock The Public is cordially invited to attend