Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, November 03, 1938, Image 1

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    Further Details on
Grade Change Are
Covered on Edit Page
Complete Society
News Covered on
Women's Page
Homecoming Festivities
Will Get Student Send-Off
At Gerlinger Hall Today
Coach Tex Oliver Will Introduce Team
Dr. Stanard to Discuss Campus Traditions
Yells, Singing Included in Program
BULLETIN
Members of the football team are asked by Coach Tex Oliver and
ASUO Prexy Harry Weston to be on the stage at Gerlinger by 11
o’clock this morning for the assembly.
Oregon’s 1938 Homecoming festivities will get its student sendoff
this morning at 11 when an assembly of all University students will
"rally ’round” in Gerlinger to open the weekend’s celebration and boost
Lane County
'Dads' Club
Is Organized
Constitution, Heads
Deferred to Later
Meeting; Gleemen
Entertain
At the first dinner meeting of
the newly-organized Lane county
“Dads,” held at the Osburn hotel
last night, Bert Prescott and Per
sonnel Dean Kail Onthank were
named president and secretary pro
tern, respectively.
Naming of permanent officers
and adoption of a constitution were
deferred, after the election of a
nominating committee composed of
Rev. N. K. Tully, Art Morris, Bert
Prescott, Bert Stetson, Dr. A. E.
Caswell, James Rodman, and Dr.
C. E. Hunt.
More than 100 persons attended
the meeting at which several
speakers, including University
President Donald Erb, Chancellor
Frederick M. Hunter, Webfoot
Coach Tex Oliver, and Dean On
thank featured.
Dads’ Problems Named
The speakers pointed out to the
Lane “Dads” many of the prob
lems that they, as parents of Uni
versity students, will have to face.
One was the problem of finding
work for students unable to find
financail means to return to the
University. Also heard was Dean
Onthank’s report on the work of
the state “Dads” organization.
Also present was K. Howard
Groves of the executive committee
of the Portland “Dads,” who
pledged the support of that organi
zation to the Lane body.
Musical entertainment during
the evening was provided by the
Eugene Gleemen.
Dr. Barker Donates
Facsimile of Book
A photographed facsimile of the
Domesday Book, manuscript of
eleventh century England, was
presented to the history depart
ment by Dr. Burt Brown Barker,
vice-president of the University,
Dr. R. C. Clark, department head,
said.
The Domesday Book is the rec
ord of the survey of England exe
cuted for William the Conqueror
in 1086. The facsimile is part of
the census of Hefordshire, it is the
exact size of the original copy.
The photo was secured • by Dr.
Barker at the public record office
in London and will be turned over
to the library.
The original manuscript of the
book consists of two volumes. The
first and larger of the two records
comprises the history of the rest
of England except for the most
northerly counties. The second is
devoted to the three eastern coun
ties. By the king’s instructions it
makes a national value list, esti
mating the value of the land in the
counties. In each county the list
opened with the holdings of the
king, then those of the churchmen
and so on in order of their standing
in the community. The Domesday
Book can be seen in the museum
at the public record office in Lon
don. It received a modem binding
in 1869.
Alabama Polytechnic institute
sororities recently staged a Go- to
Church contest.
the Oregon Ducks to victory in
Saturday’s clash with the Idaho
Vandals.
Classes will be dismissed at 11
for the meeting at which Harry
Weston, ASUO prexy, will preside.
According to Roy Vernstrom, stu
dent assembly chairman, the pro
gram will include introduction of
Oregon’s football mentor, Tex Oli
ver, who will in turn present the
members of his team to the stu
dent body. They will discuss pros
pects for Saturday’s game with the
University of Idaho.
Dr. Stanard to Speak
Dr. Del Stanard, Eugene physi
cian, who is a member of Oregon’s
class of 1914, will speak on cam
pus traditions, and a newly-organ
ized junior class quartet, the “Four
Forties,” is scheduled to sing.
Scott Corbett, rally chairman,
will present Paul Cushing, yell
king, who will lead students in
Oregon-minded cheers.
Classes dismissed today at 11
will be made up tomorrow at the
same hour.
Coulter Wins
Jewett Contest
With 'Vote' Talk
Thomisen, Second
Choice, Supports
Hess for Governor
Raymond Coulter, junior in law,
speaking on "Why Vote?”, won the
first Jewett contest last night. Joel
Thomisen, supporting Hess for
governor, came in second. Prizes
are $15 and $10.
Coulter stated that it is the duty
of each citizen to vote; and to
vote “no” on the issues now be
fore the public. First do not sup
port the idea of paying legislators
$8 instead of $3, he said. Then he
added the physcial and mental ex
aminations before marriage, abol
ishing of slot-machines, Townsend
old age pension, and the anti-pick
eting act.
He concluded his speech with
the statement, “Vote to keep the
state of Oregon safe by voting in
telligently.” (
Thomlsen Backs Hess
Thomisen, speaking for the
Democratic candidate for gover
nor, argued that Hess is represen
tative of basic principles of gov
ernment. He believes that Hess
will fairly represent every portion
of our state, that he is impartial.
There was no third prize as one of
the rules of the Jewett contest
fund states that only two prizes
may be given when there are less
than eight contestants.
Judges were: Kenneth Shumak
er, head of the English depart
ment; and John L. Casteel, and
Mark Hanna of the speech depart
ment.
• Walter Eschebeck, instructor in
speech, was the chairman; and
Mr. Casteel was the timekeeper.
Korean Painting Now
In Museum Display
A Korean painting of Jizo is
now on display in the Japanese
section of the museum. It dates!
from the fourteenth century, dur- 1
ing the Koryo period.
Jizo is attended by ten Emer-!
ors of Hell and six Kwan Yin. He
is commonjy known by the Japan-!
ese as he usually stands at the
bank of the river Saino Kawra,
which is on the way to hell, and
helps children pile their stones for
prayer.
The double exhibition room on
the mezzanine of the museum is
being prepared for Homecoming
with monks-cloth refinishing and
by the addition of benches.
All Smiles Before the Kickoff
These four Gamma Phis . . . were having a great time in the stands last Saturday before the game.
The smiles disappeared soon after the kickoff, however. Pictured here are, left to right, Patty Ilamley,
Janet Dlllehunt, Bettylou Swart, and Anne Frederickson.
Wirephoto to Cover Idaho Game
Robinson Tells Class
Women Walk Like Ducks
“The term ‘webfoots’ might haVe been applied to Oregon from
observing the sloppy waddle of the women’s walk,” said Horace W.
Robinson, drama instructor in the University. This remark was
made to the class of technique of acting in the midst of a “work
out” attempting to correct posture difficulties and add a smooth
finish to the students’ walk.
“Never in all the places I have been have I seen so many women
with so much waddle in their walk,” Mr. Robinson declared. “It’s all
in the art of wearing low-heeled shoes. Some can and some can’t,
but they all do.”
Mr. Robinson, who is well-known on the campus for his dramatic
productions, orders all women in his casts to wear high heels to
rehearsals as an aid to good posture. He pointed out that with
high heels the weight is centered lower back or else the women
will fall on their faces.
U O Backers
Labeled for
Homecoming
There will be no mistaking
Oregon backers at the homecom
ing game on Saturday, for each
will be labeled plainly with a
small felt banner with “Oregon”
in yellow lettering, according to
Bernadine Bowman, who is
head of the banner sale which
will start on the campus on Fri
day, sponsored by Theta Sigma
Phi, women’s journalism honor
ary.
An effort will be made to
make the patriotic little banners
available in living organizations
as well as at special booths on
the campus all day Friday and
Saturday morning.
The pennants' will be used on
coat lapels, and attached to
"mums.” They may be had at
ten cents apiece or three for 25
cents.
Badges Lead Wag
For Homecoming
Campus publicity for Homecom
ing will start today with distribu
tion of 3000 Homecoming pro
grams and several thousand stu
dent badges under the direction of
Miss Dorothy Magnuson, assistant
' general chairman. The programs
will be distributed at noon today
to every living organization on the
■ campus. Additional copies will be
. kept to supply visiting alumni and
ex-students.
I The identification badges, which
will bear the student’s name and
I class, are supposed to be worn
throughout Friday and Saturday,
members of the committee said.
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Drawing Classes to
Use Condon Museum
The Condon museum of natural
history will be given over to the
lower division drawing classes on
Wednesday and Thursday after
noons for the next few weeks.
The museum specimens, accord
| i: .g to A. M. Vincent, professor of
drawing and painting, will help
the students develop appreciation
of the thought and skill behind the
^ designed forms.
Bonfire Work Lags;
Frosh Full of Woe
Men Scarce, Wails
Prexy; Letter men,
House Heads Act
In spite of having the largest en
rollment of any first-year class in
University history, the frosh are
having their troubles in bonfire
building for Homecoming, accord
ing to reports last night from the
scene of construction.
With only two days remaining
before the pile-to-be burns on noise
parade night, about all the frosh
have to show for their efforts is a
framework of poles.
Materials and men are the main
sources of corncern, according to
Frosh Prexy Jack Daniels, who
sent out the materials committee
last night and contacted house
presidents in an effort to recruit
men.
As a last report, Daniels said he
might use last year’s frosh tactics
of taking a press gang to collect
men to build the pyre. Crews will
work all day today and tomorrow.
Cooperation of the Order of the
"O” was being lined up, the letter
men combining with house presi
dents to see that the manpower in
freshmen would be on hand. Pad
dles were being brought out in
anticipation of persuasive mea
sures.
Vigilantes went to work last
night, guarding the campus.
Outstanding radio artists and
technicians are on the faculty of
the New York university summer
Radio Workshop faculty.
Picture Service to
Send Rapid 'Shots'
Wirephoto, speedy wire news
picture service, will cover the Ore
gon-Idaho game here Saturday, it
was learned yesterday through the
University news bureau.
Action pictures of the game will
be sent out while the game is still
in progress by means of a trans
mitting machine set up in the news
bureau for the contest.
The Oregonian, northwest send
ing station for Wirephoto, will
have a pair of photographers here
taking pictures of the game. The
shots will be developed and sent out
over the wire while the cleats are
still tearing up Hayward field turf.
. The lpcal coverage will be under
the direction of Malcolm Bauer,
picture editor of the Oregonian, a
University graduate.
CHESSMAN GOES SOUTH
Dr. L. S. Cressman, professor of
anthropology, leaves today for
Berkeley, California, to attend a
meeting of the Pacific coast re
gional committee of social science
research. The meeting will be held
in the Faculty club of the Univer
sity of California.
Ballot Measures to
Be Discussed by UO
Economics Group
The University Economics club
will meet tonight at 7:30 in the
alumiji hall in Gerlinger to discuss
legislative measures which will be
on the ballot next Tuesday.
Special consideration will be
given to the citizens retirement
annuity bill, levying a transactions
tax, the bill regulating picketing
and boycotting by labor groups
and organizations, and the Eu
gene water board bill.
Maxwell Morris, elected tempo
rary chairman at the organization
last week, will preside. General
discussion will be led by Dick Hol
ly and Louise Aiken. University
students and faculty are invited.
YW Commission Will
Install Grace Irvin,
Elna Johnson Friday
Elna Johnson and Grace Irwin
will be installed as presidents of
the YWCA freshman and sopho
more commissions, respectively,
tomorrow at 5 o’clock at the bun
galow.
Tropic Fish Acquired
By Zoology School
They call them angel fish, but they’re no angels.
These queerly shaped black and white striped tropical fiah which
have recently been added to the aquarium in Deady by Professor J, E.
Herbertson of the zoology department, have already devoured a dozen
or more of the tiny guppies which are in the same tank.
Interesting is the way angel fish go about building their nests.
The male fish comes to the surface
for air. Then he sinks to the bot
tom, coats the oxygen with saliva,
and spits bubbles, which rise and
gather on the surface, and are used
by the female for nesting purposes.
While the female hatches her eggs,
the male angel fish stands guard
close by.
Professor Herbertson feeds these
fish prepared fish food, but he
plans to include living organisms
in their diet, which not only causes
rapid growth, but also brightens
(the colors of the fish.
New Grade System
Approved by Faculty;
Amendments Added
Action Possibility
To Put Courses on
New Plan; Chance
Of Congestion
Action towards putting courses
on the new “pass-and-flunk" grad
ing system, effective winter term,
may be taken by the faculties of
the various schools, reports last
night indicated.
No definite plan has been adopt
ed. The proposal passed last nigkt
by the general faculty in their
meeting in Friendly hall did not
state when the new grading sys
tem was to go into effect. This
leaves the time up to the faculty
members.
Indications from those faculty
members supporting the measure
indicate that definite steps will be
taken towards recommending that
courses in their schools be put on
the new system immediately.
Among the advocates of the
proposal, planning immediate ac
tion, is the art school. Steps to
place courses in this school on the
"no-grade” system will be taken
as soon as possible, Eyler Brown,
associate professor, indicated.
The plan, however, requires a
recommendation to be made by
the faculty and accepted through
the regular machinery for changes
in the status of courses. If this
causes too much congestion the*
plan may be deferred until next
year, official sources hinted.
Morris Will Attend
Meeting in Portland
Dean Will Take in
American Foreign
Policy Discussion
Victor P. Morris, dean of the
business administration school will
be in Portland this week to attend
a dinner meeting of a discussion
group of the American Foreign
Policy. The group consists of
leaders of thought in Portland and
is associated with similar groups
in eight other leading cities of the
United States.
International problems facing
the American people will form the
theme of the discussions, the first
one being “The Impact of Other
Forms of Government Upon Demo,
catic Institutions.”
Tuesday Dr. Morris spoke to
the Portland branch of the League
of Women Voters on “The Funda
mental Nature of Democratic Gov
ernment."
Each year this organization
sponsors a series of lectures deal
ing with important political and
economic problems. This year the
series had had in mind especially
the fact that 1938 is an election
year, and Dr. Morris in his clos
ing lecture discussed particularly
the threats to democratic institu
tions and the elements of strength
in the democratic idea.
Dr. Morris’ classes this week are
being held by his assistants. The
class in conservation of national
resources will not meet today, al
though the class will be held for
the regular assignment.
Dr. Morris left for Portland
early Tuesday morning and will
not return until Saturday. He will
teach his regular classes in the
Portland extension center on Fri
day and Saturday.
Miss Sawyer Reads
To Dill Pickle Club
Miss Ethel Sawyer, browsing
room librarian for the University,
was the guest speaker yesterday of
the YWCA Dill Pickle club.
Miss Sawyer read some poems to
j the group of 37 girls.
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CORRECTION
Mr. Julean Arnold of the Bu
reau of Foreign Domestic Ser
vice, will not be on the campus
until November 37 and 18 to
speak. Yesterday’s Emerald re
ported that he would be here
today.
Candidate
Harry S. Schenk . . . advertising
manager of the McMinnville Tele
phone-Register and graduate) of
the University, who may succeed
Arne Rae as field manager of the
ONPA.
Harry Schenk May
Succeed Arne Rae
Harry S. Schenk, advertising
manager of the McMinnville Tele
phone-Register, will be recom
mended to succeed Arne G. Rae,
professor of journalism, in the
position of field manager of the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers’
association, Chancellor Frederick
M. Hunter announced yesterday.
The appointment needs the ap
proval of the state board of higher
education. A position on the jour
nalism faculty w^ll be held by the
appointee.
Schenk, a'gradiVte of the school
of journalism in 1933, is at present
serving as president of the adver
tising managers of the ONPA. He
held the Emerald business man
agership while in the University
and worked on the Register-Guard
following his graduation, before
going to McMinnville.
Professor Rae leaves January 1
to become executive secretary of
the National Editorial association
and president of the National
Association Managers.
Schenk was a member of Delta
Upsilon and Alpha Delta Sigma,
advertising honorary.
New Uniforms Here
For Junior Officers
New ROTC uniforms for junior
officers have arrived and will be
distributed today, Col. Robert M.
Lyon, military head, stated.
The uniforms, for those students
in the first year advanced military
course, consist of a light pair of
pants, dark coat with hat to match,
Sam Browne belt, and other offi
cial equipment completing the out
fit. When these officers are com
missioned as reserve officers in
two years, the uniforms will belong
to them.
An elastic, long-wearing mater
ial was used for both coat and
pants. Each year competitive firms
bid for the uniform order; a Port
land company received the order
for the 44 uniforms this year.
ROTC companies are perfecting
drill maneuvers for the Armistice
day parade. A memorial program,
to be held at McArthur court, has
been planned, said Colonel Lyon.
Recreation Engineer
Talk, Shows Slides
Recent developments in moun
tain areas were described to land
scape - architecture students by
Fred Cleator, recreation engineer
for the forest service, through a
lanter-slide lecture last night.
Before the meeting, the group
entertained Cleator at dinner at
the Anchorage.
BADMINTON CLUB
The badminton club will meet
this evening at 7 o’clock in the
Gerlinger gymnasium. Men and
women both are invited, whether
or not they have had any previous
experience. Equipment will be fur
nished.
Changes Provided
For 'No-Grade# and
Flunk Pass Basis;
Law School Exempt
Passed after two amendments
had been added the long-discussed
grading plan, which will place
grades for some courses on a dif
ferent basis than the present grade
point system, will go into effect
before the start of fall term next
year, the general faculty decided in
a meeting in Friendly hall yester
day.
One amendment provides for the
placing of some courses on the “no
grade” or flunk-and-pass basis, by
a proposal of any member of the
faculty group and the approval of
the regular machinery for changes
in the status of courses. The plan
formerly stated that the proposal
must come upon recommendation
of the minor school in which the
course is listed.
Lawyers Exempt
The only other amendment was
to exempt the law school from the
plan since they already have a dif
ferent set-up.
Recommendation was submitted
by the senate committee and
passed by the faculty senate in an
earlier meeting. It will not do
away with the fundamentals of the
present GPA system, but will
make it possible for some courses
regarded by students as “pipes,” to
be placed on the “no-grade” basis.
The recommendation must come
from the faculty and be approved
by the regular machinery for
changes in courses, E. H. Moore,
professor of sociology and chair
man of the senate committee in
vestigating the proposal, said.
Move Is Unopposed
The motion was carried without
opposition after the amendments
had been added. Professor Moore,
speaking for the proposal, pointed
out that the new system will mea
surably relieve the present con
gestion in “pipe” courses, caused
by students trying to bolster their
GPAs.
The new setup will not change
the 2.00 point GPA requirement
for graduation. It will merely sub
stitute a required total of 150
hours of graded courses as com
pared with 186 now listed. This
would give students leeway to take
36 hours of “no-grade” courses.
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CAMPUS
CALE N DAR
Sigma Delta Chi dinner tonight
at 6, upstairs in the College Side.
Clair Johnson and John Anderson,
speakers.
No heads of houses (women!
meeting this week, but the group
will meet next Tuesday in the
AWS room of Gerlinger at 5.
Meeting of book reviewers group
in YW bungalow today at 4.
4:00—Drama club at Westmin
ster house. 6:00—Officers’ covered
dish dinner. (Others may attend.)
I’hi Beta will have its formal
pledging this afternoon at 5:00
o’clock in Gerlinger. |
Susan Campbell hall will have
individual Oregana pictures taken
at the Kennell-Ellis studio today.
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800 Torches Due
Tonight for Use
In Friday Parade
Freshman class members
must have 800 torches in the
back yard of the Theta Chi
house by 6 o’clock tonight. Lee
Terry, noise parade chairman,
said last night.
Frosh representatives in each
house have been asked to su
pervise construction of the
torches. Each men’s living or
ganization has been asked to
provide 50 torches.
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