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The Weather T'nsettled Thursday. Rains and snow west portion by Thursday night. Friday rain west, snow east portion, warmer Friday with mod erate changeable winds becoming southerly off coast and increasing. Wednesday Means Women's Page in The Emerald VOLUME XL UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939 s NUMBER 71 Two-Semester Proposal Turned Down by Faculty Of Oregon State College Plan Is Without Future Despite Approval By Oregon Faculty; Instigator Kemler Admits Setback for Suggested Change Turn'ed down last week by the Oregon State college faculty in a unanimous vote, the University-born two-semester proposal was a plar without a future this week when Chancellor Frederick M. Huntei received the state college faculty’s recommendation that the present system of three terms be retained. Passed by the University of Oreogn faculty only a week ago by a vote of 33 to 22, the plan failed to meet with the aprpoval of the Oregon State cnllop-e far.nltv ndministra« I ■ 1 ™ '■ -■ ■“ “ ►JLaic i/Wiicgc auuiuuoua" tive council when it met last Wednesday. George W. Peavy, president of OSC, presided at the meeting of deans of schools, heads of depart ments, and the deans of men and women. Action was taken as a result of much faculty and stu dent discussion on the subject. Kemler Admits Setback Zane Kemler, prime mover in the two-semester battle, admitted yesterday before leaving for the British Columbia Delta Upsilon convention that the plan had definitely received a setback. Fu ture action on the plan, he said, was practically out of the question, approval of other state schools be ing prerequisite. The plan itself had been in the first stage of drafting at the Uni versity law school, where a bill was ready for the state legislature to permit collecting the building fee in two installments of $7.50 each per year. The building fee specification was the only legal barrier to the inauguration of the semester plan in force at some coast schools and others through out the nation. Second U-O Approval This marks the second time the University faculty had set its stamp of approval on the change, only to have its approval vetoed. Oregon State college student leaders visited the University cam pus the week before last, and then reported to the Beaver studnt body that they would have to give the plan further study before reaching a decision either way. Ho Hum' Group Has Answers Agin It All By ANNA MAE HALVERSON The prize organization developed after all the talk and writing on college campuses concerning the state of the world is at Kansas State Teachers’ college. It is called a “Committee for the Investigation of America’s Minding Its Own Business in the Japanese-Spanish German Situations.” Every member must develop a definite “ho hum” to be used in ignoring foreign atrocities. Said one of the founders, “We do not intend to respond to anything in the way of anything except what we think of ourselves. We support nothing. We are against every thing. We do not feel that we have sufficient information to justify anything, especially effort.”—ACP. Whoops “You’re just built that way, girls—your hips are put together like that; and no matter how many pairs of pants you put on—how much you try to act like a man, you're going to wiggle when you walk. That’s what makes you cute.”—Professor Thomas C. Sher wood, University of Kentucky. Is There a Need? Discussion of necking- and pet ting will not be included in a mar riage guidance course to be given at Harvard university, according to Dr. Peter Sorokim, head of the sociology department. — The Y News. FROSH GIRLS TO MEET There will be a Phi Theta as sembly for freshman women at alumni hall in Gerlinger today at 4. Master Dance and Am phibian will put on exhibitions with Jane Montgomery acting as chairman. He Gets It Now ... i!' ■... _^~.f — :-i; ■: • ■ .V*®S5^ Chancellor Hunter . . . the OSC faculty recommendation to keep the three-term system has reached him. YW Frosh Group Plans Assembly The frosh commission, composed of 16 freshman girls, helps plan activities of the various YWCA groups on the campus, and spon sors several meetings during the year. A mass meeting, at which Mrs. Alice B. Macduff, assistant dean of women, was guest speaker, was held fall term for all freshman girls. Another assembly of this type is now being planned for the near future. Members of the com mission assisted with doughnut, Red Cross, and tuberculosis seal sales last term. President of the committee is El na Johnson; vice-president, Helen Zavodsky; secretary, Pat Salis bury. Those on the committee in clude Margaret Young, Isolde Eichenlaub, Nancy Knickerbocker, Ruth Hall, Betty McNiece, Maxine Hansen, Edna Mae Thomas, Lois Nordling, Barbara Bamford, Wini fred Miller, Otillia Hofstetter, Elizabeth Steed, and Jean Burt. Library Tours Aid Freshman Students To acquaint freshman students with the library and explain how to find reference books for their term papers, Mr. Jack Plotkin, executive assistant in the library, has been giving lectures and con ducting tours through the library for English composition students at. the request of the English de partment faculty. Hoop Ace Anet Playfully Rolls Tire in Street A basketball star rolling tires? Bob Anet, captain of the league-leading Webfoots, play fully propelling such an object down the street? Incredible, but it’s true. Anet was seen at noon yester day, traveling toward the Sigma Nu house and simultaneously hit ting the automobile tire at his side. Explanations will no doubt be forthcoming, but they’ll have to be taken with a grain of salt. Various people think it’s one of Hobby’s ways of teaching the boys to relax! Company B Teams Win ROTC Honors Both 10 o'Clock Groups Post Perfect Records for Week Company B No. 1 and Company B No. 2, both 10 o’clock sec tions were designated as the honor ROTC companies, both scor ing perfect records of 100 per cent in this week’s inspection. Company B No. 1 officers are Luther Siebert, company com mander; William Rosson, first ser geant; and Claude Hockley and Stanley Warren, platoon leaders. Company B No. 2 officers are Donald Anderson, company com mander; Frank Lukowski, first sergeant, and Rex Applegate and Wilfred Stephens, platoon leaders. Company C, 11 o’clock, took third place with a score of 99.918. Fourth place was awarded com pany A, 9 o’clock, who scored 99.900. Company D, 1 o’clock, was fifth with 99.868. Company E, 2 o’clock, won sixth place with 99.855. Thirty Initiated Into WAA Organization Thirty girls were initiated into WAA last night at an impressive ceremony in the AWS room of Ger linger by Betty Riesch, president, and Jean Kendall, vice president of WAA. All of the other officers assisted at the initiation. Lois Onthank was appointed chairman of the initiation and award banquet to be held Febru ary 25. Those initiated were: Patricia Jean Taylor, Helen Howell, Claudia Sevier, Betty Cleator, Frances Thomlinson, Mil dred Snyder, Zadie Enos, Bette Workman, Helen Graves, Ruth Ketchum, Lillian Schaffer, Eliza beth Steed, Barbara Stallcup, Thelma Bouchet, Opal Myers, Mary Ann Nevins, Virginia Kempston, Barbara Bamford, Beverly Steel, Harriet Scott, Betty Giddings, Mabel Turner, Peggy Robbins, | Jean Boggs, June Bennett, Ethel Dixon, Alice Joy Frizzell, Florence j Spies, Barbara Baldinger, and Ar j lene Thurmond. Rats, Psych Class Look at Each Other Members of Professor Robert Leeper’s psychology class smelled a rat yesterday—in fact a couple of rats. To illustrate the psychology of motivation, Charles McClean, an assistant, brought two hungry rats to class—Floozie and her brother, Boozie. Floozie was placed in one half of a box, which was partitioned by a sheet of paper, and a bowl of bread and milk was placed in the other section. Alter sne naci iammanzea herself with her surroundings, Floozie tore through the paper to the food on the opposite side of the box. Floozie Goes Through Each time the experiment was performed the barrier was made more difficult to surmount by add ing additional sheets of paper to the partition, but Floozie, in her search for food tore her way through. Between each experiment, Floozie, typical of her sex, stopped a moment to wash her face and brush her whiskers. “It's just like the case of girls,” McClean re marked, “there’s nothing you can do until she’s through.” Enough Is Enough When the partition was made five sheets thick, Floozie became discouraged because she could not even get a toothhold in the paper, and engaged, herself in other ac tivities, until a tiny hole was punched for her. Floozie proved to be such a good specimen for the illustration her brother rat was not needed. The rats are used each year be fore psychology classes. Congressmen Join Fraternities in Fight For Security Revision Managers Get Favorable Replies From Oregon National Solon; Will Write Again To State Body I Managers of campus Greek-letter organizations yesterday got a I lift from higher up in their social security amendment fight when Ivan Clark, secretary of the managers’ council received favorable answers from three Oregon congressmen. The replies indicated the congressmen would support the house managers in their move to have the national social security act amended to exempt college Greek-letter organizations. Remington Will Finish Speaking Series Todag Busy Clergyman To Leave for Youth Meeting in Salem Maybe they’ve tired him out with a strenuous speaking schedule, but Bishop W. P. Rem ington, number one love and mar riage lecturer, still hopes that the University will ask him back again. A little fatigued after another hard day which included four ad dresses to student groups, the eastern Oregon clergyman pre pared last night to leave today for Salem where he will take part in a youth conference set for this weekend. Before he departs from the Uni versity, however, Bishop Reming ton still has a full day, with lec tures before two social science classes and a fraternity luncheon on his social slate. Laughing about his dozens of talks since he arrived last Friday, the bishop remarked, “It’s a good { I thing I’m a bishop—nobody else would stick his neck out for such j variety of subjects to talk on.” I Ministers, he said, are always thought of as knowing only relig ion, and yet they ask them to be prepared to speak on every sub ject, no matter how remote from the realm of religious activity.! Truthfully, though, he admitted he ^ liked it, and only wished students realized he liked it. Deady Hall Ceiling Painted Pale Green; Lighting Changed Painters were busy today cover ing some of the ceilings of Deady hall with a pale green hue. The ceilings themselves were recently installed, and are accoustical tile, the trade name of which is “elo tex.” Workmen had previously low ered ceilings, and are still install ing ceiling tile in remaining rooms. Deady will also have indirect light ing, raised seats and platforms, and a new system of exit ventila tion. The large windows in the wall, which were so long a part of the building, have also been discarded. When work is completed it is ex pected that Deady hall will be one of the most modern although one of the oldest buildings on the cam pus. UO ROTC Officers To Attend Exercise At San Francisco A command post exercise will be held in San Francisco during the early part of next August, which will be attended by officers from the University ROTC, according to a recent announcement of first ser geant F. I. Agule, instructor and chief clerk of the military depart ment. The purpose of the exercise will be to insure prompt and efficient i action on the part of the various j sections of the army in the event : of an attack by a foreign power. Only officers will attend the , exercise and the whole thing will be carried out on a theoretical basis. Troop movements and man euvers will be plotted out on paper but not a soldier will have to march. Three Reply Congressmen replying to letters sent out last week were Senators Charles McNary aiul Rufus Hol man and Representative Homer Angell. Senator McNary said he would support the amendment, Clark said, while Holman said he ap proved of it and would give it his “careful consideration.” Holman indicated he thought the amend ment a good idea, Clark said. Rep resentative Angell stated he would keep the proposal in mind. The claim is now being con sidered: by the senate ways and means committee, Clark reported last night. The ways and means committee will determine the valid ity df the managers’ contentions before passing the bill on to the senate for official action. Settle Down to Wait “There is nothing we can do now until we hear how the thing comes out,” Clark said, indicating that the answer might be expected either soon or late. The state, however, was not do ing so well by the managers, it was learned. Letters mailed at the same time the national bids went out have brought no answer as yet, Clark said. Will Try Again The managers will write again to the state unemployment com mision, asking for some action. All that was asked of the state was a new ruling on the unemploy ment tax. The managers in their petition -stated that they felt the unemployment tax was not in tended for their type of organiza tions. Music Students To Offer Recitals Two recitals will be presented by students of the University school of music tonight and Friday evening at 8 o'clock on the Uni versity of Oregon broadcast over station KOAC. Thursday evening Jane Young, violinist, will play “Sonata in A Major” by Corelli, accompanied by Evelyn Erickson, student of Mrs. Aurora Potter Underwood. Miss Young, Eugene, is a sophomore at the University and a student of Rex Underwood. Friday evening Dorothy Davis, Eugene, will present a piano re cital. Her first selection is a son ata by Beethoven. Next she will play “Minstrels” by Debussey, and the last number, "Rhapsody in F sharp Minor" by Dohnanyi. Miss Davis is also a sopliomore in mu sic and a student of Mrs. Under wood. She has been very promi nent in music, both as an accom panist and a soloist. , Gossips Win Pat on Back From Horn At last someone has a good word to say for scandalmongers. I like good gossips,” said Dr. Robert Horn to his English lit erature class Wednesday morn ing. Dr. Horn believes that a good gossiper must have a good mem ory, brilliant insight, and lively personality. "If gossip is an art, most stu dents are artists and poor ones at that,” stated Dr. Horn. Approximately one - fourth of University of Texas students who take pure and applied mathematics end their courses with failing grades. New Names In Race for !King of Hearts' Coming in just before the deadline two new candidates for the coveted “King of Hearts" ti tle entered the race last nigiit. These were Clair Hoflich who will represent the dorms, and Seth Smith, the red-headed flash from the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Both men accepted the candi dacy when notified that they had been chosen. Grace Irvin, chairman of the dance, said that there had been no attempt to leave out representatives of either organization. Delay in getting the last two candidates was causal by difficulty in get ting men from the two organiza tions to run. Morris Will Head YMCA Campaign Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business administra tion, will head the coming YMCA youth investment week campaign to be staged here February 27 to March 6, according to plans re leased last night by YMCA offi cials. When questioned concerning his acceptance of the position, Dr. Morris confirmed the reports, add ing “The problem of counseling and guidance for young people and of helping them to bridge the gaps until their place is found in the economic life of the community is an insistent problem ... I am in terested in a successful campaign for ‘Y’ support.” Christmas Cookies, Varied Appetizers In Swedish Dinner Typically Swedish were the varied cheese and fish appetizers, the unmashed potatoes, meat balls, and the all-the-year-round Christ mas cookies served at the meeting of the foreign foods group at the YW bungalow last night. Prepared by the girls under the direction of Doris Hanson, the menu included dishes made from recipes in the “Princesses’ Cook book,” which was edited by one of the outstanding Swedish cooking authorities. Center of attraction during the dinner was the little cookie dish from which fairy-like tunes tinkled. At the next meeting of the group, a Japanese dinner — with chopsticks to eat with—will be served. A new study of evolution is be ing made at Indiana university, where Prof. A. C. Kinsey is exam ining 100,000 specimens of the gall wasp. Tony Amato Enters King of Hearts Race Tony Amato, third-year law student, has been named by the lawyers to represent them as a candidate for the ‘‘King of Hearts,” it was an nounced yesterday by Frank Nash, president of the law student body. Nash said they have chosen Amato because he is ‘‘possessed of so many endearing young charms.” Other qualities of the vivacious bru nette were pointed out by his fellow barristers: His piquant charm, ms syipu-uae ngure, ms scnooi girl complexion, and his classical' features. One lawyer remarked that he personifies the glory that was Rome. Amato has had experience. Last year he was maid of honor to the queen of the law school during Junior weekend. Asked for a statement, the mod est Tony said that he was a busy man and was afraid he didn’t have time for all this folderol. He added: “I only regret that I have but one life to give for the law school." Married Women Students to Meet The first meeting of married women students on the campus will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the YW bungalow, Mrs. John Stark Evans, executive secre tary, announced yesterday. Purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the possibility of organ izing a local married women’s club or of joining a national group. Oregana Pictures Of Campus Groups Scheduled Today Today is the last chance for the following groups to have their pictures taken for the Ore gana, Editor Don Root an nounced last night: At libe terrace: 1:00—Tau Delta Chi. At Gerlinger field: 2:00 University co-op spring girls’ baseball champions. 2:15- Women’s hockey team. At art museum: 3:00—Skull and Dagger. 3:30—Theta Sigma Phi. 3:45—Phi Theta Upsilon. 4 :00- Alpha Delta Sigma. At Gerlinger gym: 4:15—Women’s fencing club. 4 :30—University co-op bas ketball team. 4:40—Kappa volleyball team. 4:50—Amphibians. Dime Crawl Honors Won by Pi Phis Again I - Victors Average 48 Cents Per Girl in Tuesday Dance Event; Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi Follow in Second and Third By GERRY WALKER Averaging; 48 cents a girl, the Phi Beta Phis again walked off with the AWS cup for earning the most money at the Dime Crawl Tuesday evening. According to figures released yestrday the Pi Phi average even , surpassed the amount made by them in 1937, when they averaged 42 i cents per girl. Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Phi won second and third i places respectively with an average of 46 cents and 43 cents respec !-i tively. Three-Day Run Ends For 'Private Lives' Large Crowd Sees University Theater Production Close The University theater version of Noel Coward's “Private Lives” closed last night after a three-day run on the Johnson hall stage with Kay McAlear as Amanda Prynne, and Eddie Hearn as Elyot Chase, i The production was directed by Mrs. Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt, head of the drama division. The modern comedy proved to be first class entertainment for a very nearly capacity house on all three nights of the performance. Difficult dialogue between the two leads was especially well handled, but most important, the true spirit of happy-go-lucky liv ing and loving was maintained throughout the entire show. Jeanette Hoss played Sybil Chase, Elyot’s second wife, and Wilfred Roadman, who is also en gaged in producing the all-campus musical “With Fear and Trembl ing," took the part of the outraged Englishman, Victor Prynne, Aman da’s second husband. Set, sound effects, and lighting were the work of Horace Robin son’s class in stage craft. Political Science Expert to Speak Saturday Evening Dr. Harold J. Laski, famous British political scientist, will dis cuss public affairs with a com paratively small group of journal ists, educators and politicians Sat urday night, February 11, at the Portland hotel in Portland. The affair will be a dinner and will begin at 7 o’clock. Reserva tions must be • mailed to Frank Kenin, Corbett building in Port land, or to Richard L. Neuberger at the Oregonian in that city. All reservations must be received by Friday morning accompanied by a check for $1.50, which will be the cost per plate. As before, the cup was on the I percentage basis, the amount of | money earned being divided by the i number of girls in the organiza i tion. Although the Alpha Chis earned I more dimes, they placed second be I cause their girls did not average as much individually. The total amount earned during the evening for AWS scholarships was $165.07, surpassing the amount made last time by over $38. Only $127 was earned in 1937. Elisabeth Stetson, president of AWS, said that the Dime Crawl “was very much of a success.” Anne Fredricksen, treasurer of the AWS, stated, “Times must really be getting better to bring in so much more at the Dime Crawl this year than we did two years ago. Included in the money turned in at the dean’s office today were two bus tokens and a Washington tax token. Mortar Board Party Scheduled Tonight Plans have been completed for Mortar Board's annual Smarty Party to be given tonight in Alumni room of Gerlinger hall, ac cording to Peggy Jane Peebler, Mortar Board committee member. About 175 women students whose grades were three point or above for fall term have been invited to this affair by Mortar Board, wo men’s national honorary for senior women, who always give this party as a recognition to students who have achieved high grades. Mr. Burt Brown Barker, vice president! of the University, will give the main address. Miss Ethel Sawyer, browsing room librarian, will read a short play. Various other entertainment has been promised by Elisabeth Stetson, chairman of the Mortar Board entertainment committee. Th“ serving of refreshments will com plete the evening. DOWN BUT NOT OUT AT THE INFIRMARY The main worry of most stu dents reclining in infirmary beds is when they will get out. Three patients interviewed yesterday expressed the sentiments of the majority when they declared, "I want to get out of here.” It’s a Party— Very few school books are in evidence in infirmary rooms. But school is not forgotten. The more studious usually worry about all the work they will have to make up. Magazines and crossword puzzles are much in demand. A few fortunate patients have radios and listen to their favor ite programs. But They Can’t Sleep But life at the infirmary is not the luxury it may seem to those who have not spent some time there. One girl pointed out one of the various drawbacks when she indignantly said, “They wake us up at the most unearth ly hour to take our temperature.” Sleepers-in Total 16 The 16 students occupying beds yesterday included: Char lene Jackson, Mary Fulton, Mary Graham, Jane Griffin, Carolyn Kamm, Ina Brenner, Michael Gallis, Paul Collins, Mason Mc Lean, Clifford Sandstrom, Wil liam Reynolds, John Newton, William McMurray, Don Morri son, and Isabell Witmer.