PAUL DEUTSCHMANN, Editor HAL HAENER, Manager
BTLL PENGRA, Managing Editor
Associate Editor: Lloyd Tripling
Upper News Staff
Bud Jermain, News Editor Elbert Hawkins, Sports Editor
Lyle Nelson, Asst. Managing Ed. Bernadine Bowman, Women’s Ed.
Charles Green, chief night editor
Assistant Business Manager, Keith Osborne
National Advertising Manager: Jean Farrens
Circulation Manager, Clayton Ellis
Day Manager: Assistants: Jean Crites
George Luoma Milton Weiner Jim Timmins
No Hits, No Runs, Three Errors
JpASSING the buck is a good old diplomatic custom. Tl is in
Ihe very best order to lake this or that difficult situation,
consider it. very carefully, arrive finally at the conclusion
that it is not within your jurisdiction, and carefully turn it,
over to another group who go through the same mummery,
The procedure is very crafty, especially if the issue is one
Which requires popular interest. Nothing works so effectively
against any program of this nature as time, for a fickle
public grows forgetful, and everything will slip beautifully
back into a regular, if not right, status quo.
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"Y^TITTiE 1 lie method of handling the exchange dessert
question is not a full-fledged cose of passing the buck,
it comes very close to that. The matter has been before three
groups—heads of houses, men’s social chairmen, and women’s
social directors.
Presidents of women’s living organizations discussed the
matter to a considerable extent, and arrived at, one sensible
modification of the present system by deciding to make the
dress of coeds informal. However, by voting to continue the
system for the rest of the term without recommendation as
to reform or study of the problem, heads of houses neatly
side-stepped the problem. v
Even less action was taken by the men’s social chair
men who discussed the matter briefly and decided it was the
affair of the interfraternity council. As far as could be
determined the women’s social directors did not consider
exchange desserts. East night the interfraternity council was
unable to bring up the question although 1here had been
considerable discussion at the meeting two weeks ago.
# # # «
"^JNFORTUNATEEY the entire question did originally start
in unofficial student suggestion and grew into inaccurate
conclusion through rumor. But as was stated in these
columns October 13, the rumor did bring to light many
defects in the present exchange system.
Perhaps an enunciation of some of them would serve ns
a basis for constructive action. Tin* goal of exchange desserts
is a better acquainted student body. Tin* present" set-up falls
far short in this consideration. A considerable number of
houses and living organizations have an extremely limited
program of desserts—not because they desire it, but because
the unregulated system allows formation of dessert cliques,
or at least confines exchanges to a more or less select group.
This means that some organizations have a very slight
chance of getting acquainted, and that others have such full
programs that it may be considered a serious inroad upon
study time.
# # # *
'j^TTE much-bruited suggestion for exchange dinners is no
real improvement, and when it is considered that it has
been almost the only alternative,at the meetings of the above
mentioned groups the reason for their lack of action becomes
more clear. Certainly exchange dinners would be merely a
change in form, bringing added difficulties in increased ex
pense. The problems of lack of a more democratic spread of
mid-week social events and over-emphasis of them in some
quarters would in no wise be solved.
Student programs and traditions preserve their positions
on the campus only as long as their aims are worthy and
their method of achieving t hose aims act ually docs so wit limit
too great an interference with the educational activities of
the University.
The exchange dessert system is showing signs of violating
both of these principles. Unless it is corrected by action in
the near future, the time will arrive when the system be
comes so defective it will be unable to preserve it. Construc
tive reorganization now is the only means of preventing this.
The CALLIOPE
Surprising how a little inves
tigation will center the atten
tion of the whole campus on a
matter thut seems almost triv
ial, yet involves some impor
tant niceties of etiquette.
Last night the interfratern
ity council, with all the decor
um that body possesses,
weighed pro and con the prob
lem of whether or not to con
tinue the custom of laying
scantily-clad fraternity men on
sorority house doorsteps. And
so intricate were the details
that the interfraternity council
was unable to reach any de
cision, but resolved to bring
the matter before the attention
of each chapter house individ
ually for further consideration.
And, of course, the result of
any discussion within the fra
ternity houses themselves is
perfectly obvious they will
vote 100 per cent to continue
the custom. And then the in
terfraternity council will have
the whole weighty problem
dropped in its lap again. So
the caption of Editor Deutch
mann's editorial on this page
might well read ‘'No Hits, No
Runs, Four Errors,” instead of
three.
* * *
Yesterday more than 30
high school newspaper editors
and' managers arrived on the
campus for the annual high
school press conference, which
begins at !).\S() this morning
and will break up Saturday
noon. Many of the prep school
newsmen are already housed at
campus living organizations,
and many more will move in
today, bringing the total dele
gation to something like 185.
What will be the impressions
that these young journalists
carry back to their respective
high schools and print in their
respective high school newspa
pers? Will the things they
learn about Oregon be good or
bad ?
Unquestionably the things
they learn about the school of
journalism will be good, with
the careful supervision that the
conference always has, but the
contacts made outside the
"shack" are important, too.
Hundreds of prospective Uni
versity students will soon be
reading in the columns of then
high school papers just what
their representatives think of
Oregon, so what better service
could the student body do than
make the reaction of these im
portant visitors a good one?
SIDE
SHOW
By JIM BRTNTON
That Germany’s Nazi regime
will not be all work and no
play was made a fact by the
announcement of a $395 car to
be produced in huge quantities
for the people.
The new “Volksanto” (peo
ple’s ear)' is to do for Germany
what the Ford did for the Unit
ed States. It will he produced
lirlder the auspices of Hitler
(naturally) and the German
I.ahor Front. The idea was
supposed <o have been con
ceived by Hitler, but when the
time came to find a concern
that could produce the auto at
a price as low as 900 marks
none, could be found.
Dr. Robert Ley, head of the
German Labor Front, was
sought out and it is his organi
zation that is putting up the
cash to build the factory and
start production. The car was
then given an additional name,
or slogan, “Kraft d u r c li
Freude,” meaning “strength
through joy,” which has been
the name of the benevolent ac
tivities of the labor front to its
members.
The new autos will have
good roads to travel. Since 1933,
1500 miles of super highway
has been ribboned between the
principal cities of Germany. By
the end of this year there will
he 1900 miles completed of the
proposed 0,835. The roads are
the best in Europe: two broad
lanes of concrete separated by
a grassy strip between.
With all these nice roads
built there were only 1,500,000
autos in Germany, just one for
every fifty persons. Something
had to be done to keep the moss
off the roads between maneu
vers.
* * *
More about the car:
It’s to be a four passenger
job with a four-cylinder, 24
h.p. engine mounted in the
rear. When the full weight of
one of the pedal digits is ap
plied to the accelerator the
“Volksauto” will clip the breeze
at 62 m.p.h And all with a fuel
consumption of only 33 miles
per gallon!
The tires and other rubber
parts of the car will be made
of “Buna,” Germany’s new syn
thetic rubber; to produce 1,500,
000 cars a year it was estimat
ed that only 1 per cent of Ger
many's steel output would be
used.
Figures show that 5 million
out of 15 million workers anil 2
million out of 4 million office
employes earn over 2000 marks
a year, such a salary being suf
ficient to enable one to pur
chase the ear. In addition there
are a large number of business
and professional men who
would find the new ear within
their means.
It was announced, however,
that members of the labor front
would get their new “Kraft
durch Freude” ear first in pref
erence to non-members.
It won’t be long now until all
good Germans can be two-bitted
to death with 40-cent gasoline
to keep their $395 ‘jallopies”
running on Hitler's million dol
lar roads.
Thomas H. Cornwell,
Oregon Ex-'18, Dies
Thomas H. Cornwell, 45, ex-T8,
and University of Oregon football
star, died yesterday in Williams
p ort, Pennsylvania. Cornwell
turned to coaching at the Univer
sity of Tennessee and later con
ducted an insurance business.
He is survived by his wife and
two children.
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Lions ’n tigers ’n everything
. . . and one usually thinks of
big tops. But not this (ime.
This time it’s a play, scheduled
by the University drama de
partment for late November or
early December and the play
. . . Andre Obey’s NOAH . . .
next on the slate for campus
theater-goers. ..Director ..Sey
bolt is now casting and there
must he animals. Principal
Parts will, of course, go to
members of Guild hall and stu
dents in technique hut there’s
always a chance for a hit part
. . . can you growl?
* # *
Rumors behind the footlights
have Director Seyboit wanting
very much to produce the play
version of M o 1 i e r e ’ s THE
SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS, a
light musical, some time this
season. Perhaps a “school for
husbands” would bo in order
now, having found out “how
they (husbands) go” this past
week.
Cupid scores a come-back and
once more it’s smooth sailing
for Betty Burns and Lloyd Sul
livan, steadies again!
* * *
'And “The Merry Robinsons”
are once .again playing host
Sunday nights to drama stu
dents and others interested in
the theater at their home on
Sylvan drive. Recent plays are
read at these evening get-to
gethers. Recent innovation: a
game called Indications picked
up in California this summer by
Wally Boyle ... a combination
of pantomime and interpreta
tion and lots of fun!
* * *
With plans for a “bigger and
better than ever before” (as
usual) Homecoming celebration
going ahead at increased tem
po and Gus Arnheim’s orches
tra signed for the big dance it
might be well to remind those
in charge ... of the very sorry
state of the Igloo floor when
Whiteman tplayed a year ago.
Am hoping the $1.50 admission
will admit couples to some good
dancing as well as good music
this year!
* *
Excavation work for the new
Humanities building to go tip*
between Johnson and Condon
on Thirteenth will begin De
cember 12th. Upon completion
of the building the University
Co-op will take over the first
floor. Wondering who or what
will then step into the present
Co-op store. A fine location
for campus trade.
* * *
SPECIAL: One Theta Chi
suggests you ask Phil “preach
er’ Barrett why they called him
“ruby lips” when he came in
just before dinner last night.
Now we wonder! What we
would like to know is,‘ where d
be been . . . and the other party
perhaps?
Imagine being pulled out of
bed at the ungodly hour of 7
a.m.! That's what happened to
Lloyd Johnson the other morn
ing when Gamma hall “pals"
routed the boy out to listen to
a radio program ... of all
things. Over the air it came,
“This next little number is re
quested by friends of Lloyd
Johnson in celebration of his
twelfth birthday.” Was the lad
from San Mateo griped? Ask
him.
* * #
Freeman Patton, incidentally,
another Gamma boy wos doing
the a n n o u n c i n g at KOBE.
Handles the “Early Bird” pro
gram each morning between 7
and 7:45.
Too bad it takes students so
long to “quiet down” at an as- |
say Mien
FOREIOO
Labor Dictators
Ad* paid fa» by Aitatlutad larmart of Oragon
H 4 ili»«mvk»( Aradaam. Hovd liter 0'«(«n
sembly. The continued chatter
after Dr. Erb lose yesterday
morning to introduce the speak
er certainly didn’t speak well
for the students responsible.
Thought Rollo Walter Brown’s
talk well worth hearing and
something to think about.
Along the same line: ran into
an interesting article in the
September FORUM. James
Carroll's “No College For My
Son” in which the writer points
out the advantages of “not
sending” his son, an average
American boy of nineteen, to
college. Worth reading and it's
short!
#
And now some shorts . . . the
ancient Alpha Phi “town ear”
rolling again . . . George Knight
patiently waiting for the sun to
come out from behind a cloud
bank, so’s to snap a shot for
the Oregana . . . Shirley Gibson
and George Smith . . . and Lor
raine Beardsley wearing Bill
Jones’ pin, Bill was in school
last year, now works for the
Guard . . . Sigma Chi freshmen
polishing away late Wednesday
night during the weekly work
party . . . Kirk Eldridge now
with Nalley’s foods out of Port
land . . . and Ted Sarpola being
slapped a $5 fine for retrieving
a football (trespassing) . . .
while some of the Sigma Nu
boys are being reported on
counts of “indecent exposure.”
The blinds were up. Might re
mind some overly-modest souls
that there’s no law requiring
they look! After ali!
* * *
OREGON VERSION: You
can lead a fraternity man to
water . . . but you’ll fight to
mill-race him!
* * *
Three cheers! County grad
ers gave the stretch around the
back of the Art school a “work
ing-over” yesterday and at last
it’s “rideable.” Some day . . .
perhaps ... it will be paved.
And in closing: you can’t mix
your drinks and keep a clear
head . . . but it's sure fun try
ing! . . . while you last. Moral
to the aspiring activity kid: do
one thing at a time and that
well.
CAMPUS
CALENDAR
NOTICE OF CLASS SCHEDULE
(For Friday, October 21, only)
9 o’clock App. of Lit. transferred
from 105 Journ. to 7 Commerce.
10 o’clock Eng. Comp, trans
ferred from 102 Journ to 5 Com
merce.
10 o'clock Shakespeare trans
ferred from 105 Journ. to 4 Educa
tion.
2 o’clock Prob. of Dist. transfer
red from 105 Journ. to 7 Com
merce.
Orides-Yeoman dance, 8:30 p.m.
in the AWS room in Gerlinger hall.
Free to members; others 10 cents.
Sigma and Gamma halls will
have individual Oregana pictures
taken at Kennell-Ellis studios to
day.
The Homecoming dance commit
tee will meet today at the College
Side at 4 p.m.
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The fellow who threw that
bouquet at Hitler eame close to
getting in the Hall of Fame.
The only thing that stopped him
was that it really was a bou
quet.
* S *
The U. S. government pro
poses to counter-propagandize
foreign snoopers and we assume
it will be a reversal of that
Biblical doctrine to: a spy for a
spy
That Lewis-Green fiasco you
read about is not to be taken
seriously. The CIO is too young
and the AFL too Green.
* a; *
We learn rather late that the
Archbishop of Canterbury
“raps” the Peace of Munich.
And all the time we thought
that noise was opportunity
knocking.
An AP dispatch says that
Germany decrees barring of all
Jewish lawyers. A lot of people
have forgotten that Germany
had lawyers of any kind.
Dr. Wiener of MIT says sci
entists “can now predict what
will happen in states of com
plete confusion.” Maybe they
can tell us, then, what happened
in the last six minutes of the
Stanford game.
New York university is now
offering degree-credit' courses in
safety education.
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