Writers Should Be Alive
To World; Dr. Brown Tells
Faculty, Student Meeting
Newspaper Work Tends to Have Ossifying
Effect Upon Many Potential Creative
Authors; Lecturer Says
Nothing a writer does is a waste of time, so long as he is alive
to and aware of the world in its infinite variety and complexity, Rolic
Walter Brown, well known author and former Harvard lecturer, told
a group of faculty members and students interested in creative writing
Thursday afternoon in the Gerlinger lounge.
Drawing on his personal experience, Dr. Brown related liow ne
had studied law for two years in his youth. When he decided that his
proper field was literature, he felt that those two years were wasted
but he soon changed his mind as
he observed how his knowledge of
law gave him a richer understand
ing of life. . i
Brown Questioned
The meeting was conducted in
the Socratic manner, with Dr.
Brown answering the questions.
Asked if he thought that study in
schools of journalism was bene
ficial to would-be creative writers,
Dr. Brown replied that he had
rarely heard of writers suffering
from too much technical prepara
tion.
However, actual newspaper
work, he thought, did have an os
sifying effect upon many potential
creative writers. Dr. Brown
quoted a newspaper editor friend
of his as saying that for every
novelist who came out of the press
room, nine stayed tied down by the
routine and lost their youthful am
bitions.
Agrees With France
Speaking of spontaneity,, Dr.
Brown said that he agreed with
Anatole France, that it comes
about the seventh re-writing.
Dr. Brown told how he wrote one
of his most popular shorter books,
“Living Next Door to a Poet," in
about a month as a reaction to the
completion of “The Firemakers’’
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and the companion volumes in that
saga, which were the result of si*
years labor. The poet in question
who was Dr. Brown's neighbor
for many years, was Edwin Ar
lington Robinson.
Works Best in Morning
Replying to questions as to his
personal methods in writing, Dr.
Brown said he did his best work
in the morning, and that a quiet
room, without benefit of telephone
and' safe from interruption, was
essential.
“A writer’s style is the texture
of his own spirit,” said the author
in answering a question as to
whether style could be acquired
through imitation.
Dr. Robert D. Horn, assistant
professor of English, acted as
[ chairman of the meeting and made
a brief introductory talk.
Lost Anything ?
; Same Old Plea
Warns Losers
A long-time low in lost and
found articles was reported yes
terday at the University lost and
found department in the physical
plant office.
Few articles have been turned
in this term, department person
nel said. Despite this fact many
students have called at the of
fice to inquire about lost things.
The articles are tucked away
in various nooks of the office.
The collection includes four um
brellas, four books, one pair mit
tens, odd gloves, glasses, four
fountain pens, a key case, and
two sweaters.
Articles left from other years,
mostly books, are placed on
shelves in the office. Things not
claimed by the end of each
school year are sold at an auc
tion.
Graduate Schoois
Discussed by Deans .
Dr. Olof Larsell, dean of the
graduate division of the Oregon
state system of higher education,
met yesetrday with Dr. James H.
Gilbert,, dean of the school of
social science, and Dr. Victor P.
Morris, dean of the school of busi
ness administration, to discuss
business of the University grad
uate school.
Library Acquires
Many New Books
The University library has received many new books of non-fiction
during- the past week. Most of these have been placed on the seven
day shelf in the general circulation lobby. Included are a new biogra
phy of Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren, a travel book of Carib
bean countries and islands by Harry A. Franck, and two collections of
Currier and Ives prints, published in England. A partial list follows:
^areweu to sport, uy r-aui
Gallico. A great sports writer
takes his goodbye to a career he
knew for 14 years.
“What Do You Want for $1.98?”
by Kay Austin. A guide to shop
ping.
“Dorothy Thompson’s Political
Guide.” America’s foremost wo
man journalist looks at politics.
■ “The Nazi Primer,” translated
by Harwood L. Childs, with a com
mentary by William E. Dodd, for
mer ambassador to Germany. Re
quired reading in the Rhineland,
designed tq instill the principles
of Plitlerism into seven million
German youths.
Jack Luden in “Phantom Gold’
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neth Roberts. The author of
“Northwest Passage," contributes
to the growing literature of Main
iana.
“Sky Roaming Above Two Con
tinents,” by Harry A. Franck. A
famous travel writer takes flight
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| “Oscar Wilde: The Man, the Ar
tist, the Martyr,” by Boris Brasol.
An egocentric novelist, poet, and
playwright, is described with toler
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Fourteenth Annual
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high school journalists, members1
! Sigma Delta Chi, and the jour
nalism faculty but to anyone who
cares to pay the 65 cents. Tickets
may be secured at the dean’s of-!
fice.
Discussions will continue Satur-|
day morning at 9 with Associate
Professor Robert C. Hall delivering
an address on printing problems.
Following Mr. Hall come Dr. John
H. Nash, world renowned printer;
Professor W. F. G. Thacher; E. F.
Short; and Hal Haener, Emerald
business manager.
Awards will be handed out at
11:50 and the conference will ad
journ until next fall.
Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma
Delta Chi, women’s and men’s
journalism honoraries, have been
helping the school of journalism
in making the press conference
possible.
Dr. Brown
(Continued from page one)
helping other people, you won’
be overwhelmed by competition
but it is better to start gradually
or people might think you are «
politician running for office.
Tells of Friends
Dr. Brown interspersed his tall
with anecdotes of his relation
with George Bellows, the paintei
George Herbert Palmer, elderl;
Harvard philosopher, Edwin Ar
lington Robinson, the poet, am
other notable contemporaries.
Dr. Donald M. Erb, president o
the University, introduced th
speaker with a brief biographies
sketch that highlighted Di
Brown’s achievements as a pre
fessor of English at Carleton co:
lege, Wabash college, and Harvar
university, his work during th
war on Franco-American relation
and his more recent accomplisl
! meats as a successful novelist an
essayist.
The audience was frequent!
| provoked into broad smiles ar
gales of laughter by Dr. Brown
illustratory quips and anecdote
At the conclusion of the speech
group of coeds were asked for the
reactions. One of the girls replie
with the evident agreement of tl
otters, ’It v,aa a rrot: ’
Graduate Student
Compares Oregon,
California Campii
By Alice Kirkpatrick
University of Oregon students often complain about their studies,
about activities, and about school regulations being' so much stricter
than most other colleges, but they are no worse off than students in
other schools, according to Miss Donna Staehling, a graduate student
from the University of California.
Oregon's student body of 3300 is small as compared with the
University of California, which has
over 15,000 students enrolled.
“I have heard a few girls com
plaining about being in such a
large class. There were actually
about two hundred people in the
class. What would they say if
there were 1000 fellow students in
their class, which is not uncommon
at the University of California?”
questioned Miss Staehling.
Friendly Campus
"I have noticed a very friendly
attitude on this campus, and any- !
one who does not agree with me '
should walk among thousands of
boys and girls and not recognize
a soul,” she continued. The great
majority of students at the Uni
versity of California are there on a
purely academic purpose, and they
do not pay very much attention to
fellow students. At Oregon, she
pointed out, a person does not walk
a block without speaking to one
or several persons whom he knows.
There is not so very much dif
ference in the studies between the
two schools, Miss Staehling says.
Although a higher grade-point
average is required for entrance
at the University of California, the
studies are no harder than those
here. There are extreme cases
either way. The professors require
at least two hours of study on each
subject taken for each meeting of
a class, and some students study
more and others less.
Three-Hour Finals
They have three-hour finals at
California instead of the two-hour
finals here, and there are two mid
term periods. They also have two
semester a year, while here there
are three quarters per year. The
assignments vary at both schools,
depending upon the subject matter
and upon the professor.
Girls here at Oregon envy Cali
fornia women their permission to
be out at night as late as 2:30, but
Miss Staehling stated, the “Cal”
students have to obey strict rules
too. During the week days the
lower classmen cannot leave the
house after 7:30 p.m. and there are
no dates during week days. Friday
and Saturday nights they get late
permission until 2:30 a.m., and
1 a.m. on Sunday nights of upper
classmen only. The sophomores
get * one week-day date and can
stay out until 1 a.m., and the up
perclassmen have until 1 a.m. any
night.
No Serenades
“A few things to offset the late
permission are that there are no
serenades whatsoever, and they
have no open house, as was given
here last week. Each sorority has
its open house, which is invita
tional and lasts for two hours
only,” explained Miss Staehling.
There are many more activities
to enter into on the California
campus and anybody may enter
any activity which he or she
signed up for. In the elections
there arc many more people run
ning for offices than here, and
they do not run on tickets. “It
seems to me that in order to enter
into activities on the University of
Oregon campus a person mitot
have a slight pull of some kind or
another,” said Miss Staehling.
ivusmng uiuerent
There is quite a difference in the
rushing methods between the two
schools, according to Miss Staeh
ling. Boys may rush any time and
it is very informal, but the rules
for girls’ rushing are very strict.
Rushing lasts for two weeks. The
dates all have to be within the
chapter house, and no girl may
stay longer than two hours.
Most of the dinners are formal.
Ail invitations are sent directly to
the rushees, who telephone an
answer, and all bids are sent to
the rushee through a panhellenic
lawyer, which makes it impossible
for the girls to know which house
is bidding. Tfie girls state their
preferences. "There is no oral bid
ding,” stated Miss Staehling, so
there is no communication with
rushees and a house cannot ask
them to pledge. Preference night
does not indicate that the girl is
going to pledge.
Veteran Librarian
To Be Feted Today
M. H, Douglass, University
I librarian, will be honored on the
i occasion of his .'JOth anniversary a.
, a member of the University library
l staff with a banquet to be given
r by staff members tonight at 0:3C
, at the Osburn hotel. Invitations
; have been sent to about sixty
o'jeiU.
SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR
FRIDAY ONLY
No journalism classes will be
held.
9 o'clock appreciation of lit
erature transferred from 105
Journalism to 7 Commerce.
10 o'clock English composi
tion transferred from 102 Jour
nalism to 5 Commerce.
10 o'clock Shakespeare trans
ferred from 105 Journalism to
4 Education.
2 o'clock problems of distri
bution transferred from 105
Journalism to 7 Commerce.
Beta Gamma Sigma
Will Hold Banquet
Arthur G. Dudley to
Tell of Experiences
In China
Beta Gamma Sigma, commerce
honorary, is holding its first ban
quet of the term Thursday, Octo
ber 27. Initiation will be held pre
ceding the banquet, at 5 p.m. in
Gerlinger hall. Luther Seibert is
in charge of the initiation.
Those newly elected to the hon
orary are: Willard Myers, William
Thomson, Ruth Ketchum, Harold
Faunt, Kenneth Whitnack, William
Blackaby, William Regele, Ruth
Tawney, and William Zimmerman.
The banquet will follow the
initiation, at 6:15 p.m., at the Ten
Eyck tea room, on Pearl street.
Arthur G. Dudley, assistant pro
fessor of business administration,
will give an informal talk on some
of his experiences in Shanghai,
China, where he spent three and
one-half years with a large dairy
before returning to the states and
accepting the position here at the
University.
Bgt.8. Gamma Sigma active, and
alumni members are invited, as
well as other staff members of the
school of business administration
and their wives, according to Mfss
Ruth May Chilcoate, secretary of
the honorary and general chair
man of the arrangements.
Browsing Room Has
New Display System
For Latest Books
New books received by the Uni
versity library will in the future
be placed on display in the brows
ing room -before they are circu
lated, it was announced yesterday
by M. H. Douglass, librarian.
Books —- seven-day, rent, and
general interest—will remain on
display for one week, beginning
each Friday at 3 p.m. The new
system of pre-circulation display
is being tried as an experiment to
permit students and faculty mem
bers to examine all books received,
Mr. Douglass said.
This will do away with the for
mer custom of permtiting faculty
members to sign for books before
the time they arc put in circula
tion. Rent books, as in the past,
may be signed for, he said.
AMATEUR HOUR SLATED
An informal amateur hour replete
with music, skits, and laughs will
be the feature of Westminster’s
open house tonight, beginning at
8 o’clock. The regular dancing
session will follow. No admission,
but please bring a nickel.
M. S. BARKER
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You can 1’ i ji <1 a line
stock of instruments at
reasonable prices. Guitars
from $5.50 to $100.00. Vio
lins at $5.00 to $300.00.
Banjoes at $5.50 to $90.00.
These are a few of the
prices. 1 also sell drums,
horns, saxophones, clari
nets, and strings for all in
struments. Barts and sup
lilies for hand and orches
tra instruments. Excellent
money-saving repairing.
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Campus Broadcast
To Start Tonight;
More Next Week
Students of the University
school of music will be presented
in a new series of radio broad
casts which begin this week over
station KOAC, Corvallis. This is
one of many programs to be given
this year by the University of
Oregon, originating in Eugene and
presented by remote control.
This evening from 8 until 8:15
o'clock Miss Marian Hagg, a stu
dent of George Hopkins, professor
of music, will play the following
group of piano selections: “Con
cert Etude in D Flat” by Liszt,
“Waltz in E Minor,” Chopin, and
“Serenade,” by Rarchmaninoff.
Sophomore to Play
Miss Emile Chan, a sophomore
in music, studying with Mrs. Au
rora P. Underwood, professor of
music, will be heard at the piano
Monday evening, Actober 24, play
ing “Sonata in A Major, First
Movement,” by Mozart, “Mando
linata,” by Saint-Saens, and “Nov
ellette” by Korsakoff.
On Tuesday afternoon from 2:30
until 2:45, Julian Bryant, promis
ing young baritone, who is study
ing under Halfred Young, profes
sor of music, will sing “Homing,”
Del Riego, “Ave Maria,” Luzzi,
“Dunna," McGill, “Kashmiri Song”,
Woodforde Finden taken from
the Four Indian Love Lyrics, and
“Trav'lin,” a negro song by En
ders. He will be accompanied on
the piano by Miss Zoe Brassey.
Last evening 15 pleasurable
minutes were given to listeners by
Miss Eleanor Hays, senior pianist,
as she played several piano selec
tions over station TiOAC. Miss
Hays is a pupil of George Hopkins,
professor of music.
Allied Art League
Names New Officers
Orville Varty, fifth year student
in architecture, was elected presi
dent of the Allied Art league at a
meeting held yesterday afternoon,
to succeed Fred Beck. Mary Price
was named secretary-treasurer.
A faculty-upperclassman recep
tion for freshmen and new stu
dents was planned for the first
Wednesday evening in November.
Lcland Terry was appointed chair
man. His committee includes Mary
Price, Walt Elliott, and Lilyann
Veach.
NEW PLEDGES LISTED
Late pledges recorded in the
dean of men's office include Nath
an Coleman, Jack H. Massie, Gayle
Stockdale, all of Phi Sigma Kappa,
and Robert Skelley, Delta Tau
Delta.
Theta Chi was granted permis
sion tq fill its quota by the pledg
ing committee yesterday.
CLARK’S BOOK SELLING
j Dr. Dan E. Clark, assistant di
j rector of the University extension
division, has received word from
the Thomas Y. Crowell publishing
company that his book, “The West
in American History,” will go into
its third edition soon. The book
was first released in March, 1937.
THIRD INTERVIEW HELD
Prof. George Turnbull inter
viewed Robert W. Sawyer, publish
er of the Bend Bulletin, last night
on “People and Their Papers"
I over KOAC.
The fifteen-minute discussion
was made from the UO campus
I through means of remote control.
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Guild Theater Plans
Biblical Flood Plaq
'Noah' Title for New
Johnson Hall Stage
Production
With “As Husbands Go” suc
cessfully over, the Guild theater
already is making plans for its
next production, “Noah,” by Andre
Obey, said Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt,
director of drama, yesterday.
The play is a fantastic comedy
telling the Bible story of the flood
in the form of a fairy tale. The
story begins with Noah, his wife,
his three sons, three neighbor
girls and all the animals entering
the ark in the hope of finding a
new and better world at the end
of their journey.
The continual rain soon begins
to tell on the patience of Noah's
family and they try to dissuade
him from his belief in God. But
Noah does not become discour
aged, and in his faith pilots the
ark to safety only to be deserted
by the young people the moment
the boat touches land.
A touching moment in the play
is where Noah in his old age, de
serted by his children, shouts to
the heavens, “Are you satis
fied?” God answers with a rain
boy curving down from the sky to
the bleak lifeless earth.
The “Noah” cast will include
some of the last play’s cast as
well as several new actors who
have never appeared in a Guild
theater production before.
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