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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1939)
CAMPUS Ducks Ring Up 31-26 Victory Over Orangemen r r Paul Cushing Ruled Out as UO Yell King ASUO Faced With Problem of Finding Successor; Rally Reform Talked Made official after two weeks of uncertainty, Yell King Paul Cush ing’s standing was finally settled yesterday when he was sent notice that he would not be eligible to continue in office. The official notification was the final word in the in-and-out status f of the veteran leader of Webfoot yells. Rumored ineligible at the start of the term through failing to make required grades, Cushing set the campus wondering with a statement that he had not been notified he could not go on as yell king. Cushing's loss blows the yell leading situation wide open, creat ing a problem for the ASUO execu tive committee which must find a successor or successors to fill the post. The committee has been con sidering a plan to replace Cush ing. Assembly Tryouts Due The plan, as informally an nounced, would have candidates for yell king try out before an ASUO assembly tentatively set for January 26. The candidates would then be voted on by ASUO mem bers, and out of the top three or four the executive committee ' would name a yell head. No definite arrangement could be announced pending a meeting of the executive committee set for the first of next week. The executive committee will consider the report of Dick Williams, one of Cushing’s assistants this year, who has been studying the whole rally setup by checking with plans in effect at other colleges. Williams Ready With Plan Williams indicated this week that he was ready to report on his findings, having heard from all schools he had approached. He has also been working on a plan to change the selection of yell king and yell leaders, which has been the basis of part of the executive committee discussions. y Greek Letter Outfits Worth Cost, Is Vote By HOPE DONDERO A majority of University of Texas students believe that Greek letter organizations add to the benefits of a college education, ac cording to the results of the Daily Texan’s Bureau of Student Opinion survey. Only independent men dis approved by 50.9 per cent. When (respective groups were asked whether Greek organizations were worth the cost, a majority of each group gave the same answer, but the attitude toward Greek or ganizations cooled by about 10 to 35 per cent. Pink, I'll Bet First drunk: “Guess what I have in my hands?” Second Drunk: “A fly?” “Nope.” “A mosquito?” “Nope.” “An elephant?” “What color?” * * * New Regulations A comprehensive plan containing definite regulations to better stu dent working conditions in cam pus restaurants and providing for the creation of an arbitration board to mediate disputes arising under the regulations was adopted this week by the faculty advisory board at the University of Illinois. * * * Dampish? Minnesota students now' go to class in the middle of the Missis sippi river. That is where their new hydraulics laboratory, recent ly dedicated, is located. $253,170 Worth of Construction—Humanities, Hayward Stands, and Tunnel System Fellowship Dinner Slated Wednesday Rev. R. M. Steiner to Speak at Dinner Of Internationalists The annual World Fellowship banquet sponsored by the Student Christian council will be held at 6:30 Wednesday evening in Ger linger hall, Mary Field, council president, said last night. Guest speaker will be Rev. Richard M. Steiner, Portland minister who is to be on the campus Wednesday end Thursday. Previous banquets have been given with foreign students on the campus invited as guests of honor. This year the council is sponsor ing the banquet to help organize the Cosmopolitan club on the cam pus. A social hour will be held from 6 to 6:30 with games and dances from foreign countries featured. The banquet originated several years ago when an International house was functioning. On Thanks giving day, Wesley foundation members invited members of the International house to the Metho dist church for dinner becduse it was impossible for the foreign stu dents to go home. Up until last year the banquet had been one of the Wesley foun dation’s annual banquet. Last year the Student Christian council took over the responsibility of the din ner. It is hoped that the Cosmo politan club may in the future as sume the responsibility for the banquet. (Please turn to page three) TWO TEACHERS PLACED Two University of Oregon grad uates received teaching positions recently through the school of ed ucation placement bureau. Margaret Hesl^p, who graduat ed last term, is teaching in a pri mary school in Lakeview, and Grace Burleigh, a last year’s graduate, now has a position in the high school at Westport, Ore gon. Emerald Photographer Bill Scott . . . caught the above pictures of construction work on three campus projects for which $253,170 is being spent. The Humanities building (being excavated, upper left) will cost $165,455. Hayward stands (upper right), $40,715. Heating and.service tunnels (below), about $47,000. Engraving by Lloyd Tupling. LaKermesse OK d By Gotham Critics Bearing out Continental critics' approval of “La Kermesse He roique” (Carnival in Flanders), outstanding French film, which will be shown in the PE building Tuesday, American columnists have added their favorable com ment to the long list of honors which the picture has gained, Uni versity French department mem bers pointed out yesterday. According to the New York Times, which carried a favorable report of the film, Americans should not stay away from the pic ture because of its French dia logue. “We beg of you,” the re view said, “do not be dissuaded from seeing it because the dialogue is in French. Even without the English subtitles, ‘La Kermese He roique’ would be clearly under stood; like all great comedies, it speaks a universal language.” Scheduled for two showings Tuesday, a matinee at 4 o’clock, (Please turn to page three) Campus Cop Rates College Drivers High College students in general are really good drivers, said O. L. Rhinesmith, campus police officer. ‘‘But," he added, “they have a ten dency to drive too fast, and they very often fail to weigh the con sequences of speedy driving until an accident occurs.-’ There is reckless driving on the campus, particularly down 13th street, Officer Rhinesmith admitted, but townspeople and high school students are in a good measure responsible for it, he said. Officer Rhinesmith finds that Oregon students are as a rule very courteous when warned to obey certain traffic rules. “And on the whole," he continued, “they are very responsive to such warning. Occa sionally, though, we find a stu dent who fails to take heed," he said. “Such a student appears to be looking for trouble and we try to see that he gets it.” The regulations which the Uni versity now places on student drivers when their automobiles are registered at his office seem to be working out very favorably, Rhine smith observed. "A great many ac cidents can be avoided both on and off the campus,” he said, if stu dent drivers will remember this slogan, 'Less speed, and more cour tesy’.” When asked to comment on the skill of women drivers as com pared to men, Officer. Rhinesmith thought a moment, and then tact fully replied, “I’d rather leave that question unanswered.” Leeper Gives Dem ons tra tion Of Responses A ring fastened to some string, which was looped twice and tied to both ends of a board, offered a chance for Professor Robert L. Leeper, of the psychology de partment, to demonstrate the principle of persistent non-ad justive response to his class in elementary psychology. A member of the class vol unteered to try to swing the ring from one loop of the string to the other. Various maneuvers, all of them illustrating non-adjus tive response, were practiced by the student, and when the class was dismissed he was still un successfully going through his routine. “There really is a solution to the problem,” Professor Leeper said, “if the proper systematic attempts are made to solve it.” UO Band Concert Slated for Sunday Cornetist Heads Full Program of Old Favorites University students, faculty members, and residents of Eugene and vicinity will enjoy many of their favorite band selections when the University of Oregon band un der the direction of John H. Stehn is presented in concert in the school of music auditorium Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock. There witl be no admission charge/ Heading the program as soloist is Robert Carlson, cornetist, who has five awards in the Northwest for his playing in the last three years. Now enrolled as a fresh man in music in the University of Oregon school of music, Carlson’s most recent honor came when he was given the rating of “superior” in the Northwest Regional compe tition at Seattle last spring. Opening the program will be Bach’s “Bourree” from his “Suite for Violin.” This will be followed by “Toccato Marziale” by Vaughan (Please turn to page three) State Conference Of Older Girls Will Be Held at Salem Tentative dates were set and the theme selected for the state Older Girls’ conference at a planning ses sion held last night at the YW bun galow. Miss Lois Taylor, state president was in charge. The conference will be held on the weekend of March 10-12 or 24-26. It will be held in Salem in stead of McMinnville as previously announced. The group selected “It Is by Faith” for the conference theme. One Wichota (discussion group) will be devoted to college age stu dents; five to high school age. The conference, interdenomina tional and interracial, is for girls from 14 to 25 years of age. Second-Half Spurt Settles Rough Game Busy Drama Stars Don’t Let Friday 13 Stay Their Rehearse I 'Emperor Jones' Whitfield Fears Jinx In Ring, Not on Stage; 'Private Lives' Cast Keeps at Work; Horace Robinson Explains By ELIZABETH ANN JONES Although actors are traditionally a superstitious lot, members of the University of Oregon dramatic department don't give a hang for Friday the 13th. Or they wouldn't, if they stopped to think about it. As a matter of fact, they don't even tl.ink about it. Smokey Whitfield, reclining comfortably on a divan in the drama studio, said that he hadn't taken any precautions to ward off bad luck on the set of "Emperor Jones,” in which he is playing the starring role. He did point out, however, that boxing matches scheduled for last night were post poned until ’tonight because of the unlucky date. Apparently Smokey will take his chances with dame fortune on the stage, but when it comes to luck in the ring, he isn’t overlooking a bet. ‘Private Lives” Not Jinxed Apparently the Friday jinx pays no attention to those who pay it no mind . . . because Kay Mac Alear and Eddie Hearn and the rest of the cast of “Private Lives” carried on rehearsals during the unlucky day without casualties. Horace Robinson, assistant drama instructor, who is busy just now with the set for Noel Coward's "Private Lives” now un der production at the University theater under the direction of Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, gave the reason why there are no “jitters” in the (Please turn to page three) Artists And Models Is Dance Theme Boyd Jossy Named General Chairman Of Costume Ball Artists and models will liie the theme of the annual Beaux Arts ball, given by the Allied Art league January 20, at the Anchor age. Orville Varty, president of the league, revealed yesterday. All students are to appear in costumes. Only members of the art schools and their friends are invited to the ball. Costuming will not follow any special theme. Boyd Jossy is general chairman of the dance. Tom Potter will have charge of the ticket sales. Jess Shinn is chairman of the decora tion committee. Stillwell to Speak To Sociology Group Alpha Kappa Delta, national so ciology honorary, will meet Tues day evening at 7:30 in alumni hall. Richard C. Stillwell, manager of -he social security board field of fice in Eugene, will speak on the social security act. All sociology majors are invit-1 Students Express Opinions on Proposed Two Semester Plan Controversy ran wild yester day when students discussed the proposed two semester plan. “We won’t have to go through registration so many times,” was the outstanding argument favoring the plan, while on the other side—“Think of the finals; we’ll have more to study and review for with only two sets of finals in a year’s school work. “I think it’s the bunk. I'd rather have three sets of grades than two,” said one young man, “Gives you more of a chance for a good GPA.” That you can get in a better variety of subjects was suggested, favoring the present system. Easier on Administration In speaking of the time wast ed in registration and the mo notony involved, several stu dents advanced their opinion that the two-term plan would not only be easier on the admin istration, but also easier on the students themselves. "Think of the extra amount of reviewing we’ll have to do if we only have two sets of finals,” commented a girl.” “It’s all I can do to remember what we study in one term's work under the present system. I hate to think what it would be like if I had to review for a longer period of time.” Californians Favor It Several California transfers who have been under the two semester plan were definitely in favor of it. It was their belief that most schools do have two semesters and that it was much more successful than the three term plan. "One thing I like about the present system is that Christ- ' mas vacation, you can forget your studies and have a good rest. If we had two semesters we would have to worry about the assignments due the day we came back to school," volun teered a student. Kasy to Forget "It’s also very easy to for get things in two weeks and it seems to me that the two semes ter plan would not be very suc cessful with vacations right in the middle of each,” said a stu dious looking young man. All in all the campus is divid ed on the subject, although most ! of those students interviewed ; mentioned that if it would not I be in effect while they were in school the two semester plan j would be all right with them. Dr.H.P.Raineq New Texas U President Former Professor Of BA University Has Experience For New Position Dr. Homer Price Rainey, former professor of business administra tion in the University of Oregon school of education, has been elect ed president of the University of Texas, according to word received here. Dr. Rainey held his position on the Oregon faculty from 1923 until 1927, during which time he wrote several monographs on school tax ation and published a book, “School Finance.” In 1935 he became direc tor of the American Youth com mission of the American Council on Education. He succeeds Presi dent Harry Yandell Benedict, who died in 1937, at the University of Texas. Since he left Oregon, Dr. Rainey has been successively president of Franklin college of Indiana, and president of Bucknell university. Future 'Shavetails' Get Bids for Evening Tippet- division Reserve Officer Training Corps students of the University of Oregon will ha guests of the Lane county chapter of the Organized Reserves associa tion, Thursday evening, January 19, at the Eugene Country club, it was announced by Lieutenant Ray Hendricks, chapter president. The event, an annual affair sponsored by the reserve officers, will be under the direction of Lieut. Lawrence Parks, who has promised an evening of lively entertainment. Several officers will also talk on the aims and purposes of the or ganized reserve organization. All advanced students in mili tary training at the University have joined the officers’ associa tion as junior members, Lieut. Hendricks states. The Lane county chapter is one of the most active in the state, and holds meetings, which are open to junior members as well as regular commissioned reserve officers, each Monday evening. Gale, Pavalunas Spark Webfoot Scoring Drive Harris, Mandic, Kolberg, Johansen Anet Foul Out By ELBERT HAWKINS OREGON STATE COL LEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 13 — (Special) — Oregon's hard pressed Webfoots and the tight-clinging- basketeers from Oregon State college staged an old-fashoined back-alley brawl here tonight before a capacity crowd of 3200, the Ducks fin ally winning it, 31 to 26. Slats Gill’s tough zone defense slowed the charging Oregon of fense to a walk in the first half, which ended only IX to 10 for the ; Ducks. But Hobby Hobson's bas ket-slinging machine perked up early in the second half with Sub stitute Matt Pavalunas, Laddie ' Gale, and Slim Wintermute pro ; viding the points and pulled out ahead. Take Early Lead Oregon had a 21 to 11 lead after only four minutes and a half in the last half were gone, but the Gillmen put on a spurt of their own and tjnally cut it down to 28 to 26. It was a typical hard-checking Beaver-Webfoot battle, .with two j and three players rolling around i on the floor at a time. Forty fouls were assessed, 21 being on the Orangemen. Slats Gill’s “tough boys” Elmer Kolberg, Mai Harris, and Frank Mandic made it a rough'game, all three being banished on personal fouls. Anet Fouls Out Guard Bobby Anet fouled out of the game on four personals just as the first half ended, pulling down a couple of Staters on top of him for good measure. Wally Johansen chalked up his fourth persona! just before the end, and Forward John Dick, vyhc was Hob by’s trump card for the close checking Beavers, and Matt Pava lunas finished with three fouls each. Laddie Gale, who returned to all conference form, Matt Pavalunas, the reserve who provided the im petus which gave Oregon its ten point lead early in the last half, and Slim Wintermute collected three field goals apiece for Ore gon. The trio accounted for 27 of Oregon 31 points. Lanky Laddie Gale, who found Oregon State’s zone easier to penetrate for shots than John Kosich of Washington State’s man-for-man got 12 points. Wintermute collected eight and Matte Pavalunas got seven. Wally Johansen netted Oregon’s other four points. Pavalunas Connects Pavalunas replaced Bobby Anet after the mighty mite from Astoria had fouled out, and Matt’s three field goals coming within almost three ^minuteis on high-< arched push shots gave Oregon a tremendous boot when it was needed. Two minutes from the end it (Please turn to pai/e two) Measles Threatens Hendricks Hall Girls Hendricks hall girls will spend the next two weeks looking for spots. You see, Friday morning, Kathleen Kidd found that she was covered with a red, spotty rash. "I spent New Year's eve in San Francisco,” Miss Kidd explained from her bed in a darkened room, “probably I brought the German measle bug back with me.” Several wards down, a dainty basket with one pink rosebud in a mass ot velvet-smooth vioiets stood on the table. Lee Withrow, an Alpha hall sophomore, admit ted that hall brothers hadn’t sent the flowers, but after that he wouldn’t commit himself to any thing. Neither would he mention the things he missed the most. Hmmm! The infirmary looked almost empty yesterday with only eight of the beds filled; but one of the nurses explained, “The weather is too nice today. The students don’t like to come in on a day like this. Dining exam week and after a. big week-end, we really have a full housg though.” Others registered were Adeline Hanson, Aice Luvaas, John Bea ver, Burton Barr, George Yeager, and Scott Corbett.