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T LIBRARY 7 Y CAMPUS Who Will Be Oregon's 'Ideal Couple'? See Story for Details Weather Report Cloudy Saturday and Sunday, With showers in the north portion and over the mountains Saturday. Moderate temperatures. Moderate south to west wind off the coast. VOLUME XL UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1939 NUMBER 78 Civil War Series Continues Tonight Ducks Prepared for Oregon Staters' Third Attempt to Chalk Win; Eleventh Straight Victory Sought by Hobson's Men Ready to waltz or run, as the Beavers would have it, Oregon’s towering Ducks battle Oregon State's “now galloping” lioopsters in the third game of the civil war series at Corvallis tonight. Game time is 8 o’clock. Loop leaders with 11 wins and only one setback, Coach Howard Hobson’s cagers will be seeking their 11th straight victory when they Busy Tonight? Nello Vanelli . . . OSC hoopman from Portland will probably see action tonight. Stanford Coeds Protest Males' Dutch Haircuts By ANNA MAE HALVERSON It’s not quite the new passive Daisy Mae technique that protest ing Stanford coeds from Roble hall are using, but at least it has at tracted attention. Tuesday, all those girls blossomed forth in the full splendor of hair ribbons and pigtails in their annual rebellion against their unsuspecting breth crn at Encina hall, men’s dormi tory. It apparently all came about, because the women were irked at the current fad for “dutch” hair cuts now rampant on that cam pus. Astounded frosh men stood with jaws agape as familiar face after familiar face passed by, pig tails flying. At last reports, Encina was planning revenge with everything from sideburns and beards to short pants and garters contemplated.— Stanford Daily. * * * For Sleepy People Little fly upon the wail, Got the sweetest snap of all. In the morning when he wake, Got no 8 o’clock to make —Silver and Gold. Just to See To demonstrate what conditions would be like if a dictator were in the White House, Hunter college students called a stop on all extra curricular activities for one day. The college paper contained one word, “Censored.”—Daily Trojan. Date Index Sigma Nu fraternity at the Uni versity of Southern California which maintains a date bureau for its members, has a regular card index system. Brothers who want a date merely consult the card in dex to ascertain the name of the girl, her telephone number, het weight, height, coloring, and per sonality.—U.P. PHVSICS CLASSES USE HEADS The five students of Dr. W. V Norris’ advanced physics clast now use their own discretion or the choice of laboratory experi ments. This idea is new and ha! only been in use since the begin ning of this term. Among the ex periments so far carried out an the sylograph, the motor gen erator, and the charge of the elec tron. face the Beavers tonight. Not since 1932 when Washing ton’s Huskies won their last 12 games straight and the northern division championship, has the Northwest seen such a sweep as the Ducks have made this year. Ducks’ Record Better Oregon’s record to date betters even the great ten wins and two defeats drive of the 1938 Stanfords to the southern title. The Ducks meet Oregon State at Eugene next Saturday, and if they can sweep these two with the Orangemen, they will tie the Hus kies’ 12 straight. A Webfoot win tonight would also remove another big obstacle in their path to Pennantville. With only three games left to play after the Eeaver tangle, Coach Hobby’s boys could drop two of these and still end up in a tie for first, that is if they beat the Staters. Times Have Changed Two weeks ago, hoop fans would not. have given much more than a plugged nickel for Oregon State’s chances of stopping the fast-travelling Ducks. But now the complexion has changed. Oregon State’s big boys have begun to click. They’ve won their last two straight, two from Idaho and one from Washington, and they now are defying the best the Ducks can throw their way. After losing 7 straight, Coach Slats Gill suddenly switched his style of ball. He abandoned the time-honored “percentage” system in favor of the fast break, and to his sudden switch has been given the credit for the Beaver reforma tion. Maybe They’ll Run Reports emanating from Corval lis have the Beavers set to run against the Ducks. If they do, Cor vallis fans are certain to see a riotous game, for the Ducks haven’t been beaten at this type of play in two years in that city. However, the Ducks are taking no chances and have prepared themselves for both the set-'em-up and fast-break variations. Coach Hobby Hobson will start his regular lineup—John Dick, Ur gel (Slim) Wintermute, Bobby Anet, Wally Johansen, and Laddie Gale. The game will ’mark final collegiate appearance on a Corval lis floor of Wintermute, Anet, Jo hansen, and Gale. Nine Won, One Lost In three years of play against (Please turn to page twoj Landlords Will Meet to Discuss Spring Housing Eugene residents who rent rooms to University students not living in regular campus- living organi zations will meet Tuesday after noon at 2 o’clock in Villard hall to make plans for spring term hous ing accommodations. Mrs. Marcella B. King, housing secretary, will lead the household ers in a discussion of vacancies for spring term, and lists of available rooms will be compiled for men and women students. The meetings of this group are a feature of the latter weeks of each term, when the “landladies” get together to cull over problems and list the rooms they can make available. Washke to Attend Oregon PE Meeting Paul R. Washke, professor of physical education, went to Port land yesterday to attend a meet 1 ing of the committee of the Ore gon Physical Education associa tion. Object of the meeting will be to select a director of health and physical education who will func j tion under the office of the state superintendent of schools. Citizenship First Need for NYA Jobs Congressional Rule Prohibits Aliens to Draw Student Pay Affidavits of United States citi zenship will henceforth be required of all students employed by the National Youth Administration, a proclamation from NYA heads in Portland announced yesterday. The new ruling is made manda tory by a public resolution of con gress, which prohibits the pay ment of NYA funds to aliens, in cluding those who have declared intention to become citizens but who have not yet attained final citizenship. Blanks Available Now Dean of Personnel Karl W. On thank yesterday announced that all NYA students must come to personnel offices this month, and obtain a blank for filling out dec orations of citizenship. Oaths must be administered by notaries public, justices of the peace, or a judge of any court. Campus officials who are quali fied to administer the oaths of American allegiance are E. S. Tut tle, University payroll clerk, and Miss Gladys Kerlee, secretary to the executive secrets-y. However, personnel officials announced that no blanks are in the hands of these officials, and that appointments with them must be made after calling at Dean Onthank’s office. No employment will be granted students whose affidavits are not filed by March 5, Onthank warned last night. Four Prizes Up for Child Emotion Essays Four prizes are being offered by the George Davis Bivin foundation for the best essays on “The Rela tionship of the Emotions to the Mental Health of the Child” open to all University graduate and undergraduate students. First prize for graduates stu dents is $40 and second is $25. For undergraduate students prizes are $20 and 15. Essays are to be based on in vestigations of problems in the emotional life of children, with conclusions and recommendations which will be helpful to parents, teachers, social, and religious workers concerned with the norm al development of children. The essays may represent term papers of a regular college course, or they may be specifically writ ten to met the requirements of the prize award and they should be not less than 2500 words nor more than 5000. Papers must be submitted before May 1 to a committee which in cludes: Dr. H. R. Taylor, chair man; Dr. H. W. Bernard, Dr. S. H. Jameson, and Dr. W. S. Hulin. Washington State college has a new women’s physical education building constructed at a cost of $450,000. | Dr. Brodie to Tell of Biological Approach In Final 'Love' Talk Third and final lecture of the 193i> tove and marriage series is set for Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock in alumni hall, when Dr. Jessie L. Brodie, Portland physician, surveys the biological approaches to marriage at a lecture for girls only. Men will hear her at 8 p.m. Dr. Brodie is a graduate of Reed college and the University of Oregon medical school, and is now .a practicing physician, the \Vife !Spellbinder' Needed to Help Create Jobs Needed one live-wire auction eer! The worries of the employment office would be considerably les sened if some way could be found to persuade people that the time had come to have stu dents do some of their out-door work, Miss Violet Runte, secre tary to Miss Janet M. Smith, employment secretary, said yes terday. "There are many students here ready to mow lawns, trim hedg es, and put in gardens, and the weather- if it will only keep up—is just right. If people could only be persuaded that they should start in now—.” Does she hear any bids? Symphony Group to Get New Equipment Purchase of a number of new instruments and equipment has been made by the University sym phony orchestra, it was announced Wednesday by Rex Underwood, director. These will be available by the time of the orchestra's next con cert on February 28, Mr. Under wood said. The new equipment in cludes a celeste, a pedal timpani, a bassoon, 12 heavy metal music stands, and bags for many of the instruments. The celeste, one of which the orchestra has never had before, lends to the music a bell like quality which is impossible to achieve with any other instru ment, according to Mr. Underwood. Duck Apparatus Men, Tumblers Will Perform at OSC Russell K. Cutler, assistant pro fessor of physical education, will take his crew of tumblers and ap paratus men to Corvallis today when the Duck basketball team heads for the green pastures of OSC. Cutler’s crew is scheduled to appear in a half-time stunt at the Oregon-Oregon State ball game, consisting of tumbling, ring and horizontal bar stunts. Those who will take part are: Ted Loeffler, Paul Cushing, Her bert Gifford, and Floyd "Fizz” Kirkpatrick. WORLD’S FAIR A GREAT CITY NEW YORK—The amount of electric current to be used by the New York world’s fair 1939 during its operation will be equal to that required by a city of 350,000 popu lation. i Early Trade Records Of Oregon on Campus Records of three years of business transactions between Jesse Applegate, early Oregon pioneer, and the Hudson’s Bay company have recently been secured by Mrs. Mabel McClain, research asso ciate in the history department. The statements, for the years 1843, 1844, and 1845 show the innumerable things Mr. Applegate was able to buy when he first came to Oregon. Prices were recorded in pounds, shillings, and pence and reckoned in beaver skins. Hats Were a Little Cheaper “A common wool hat” which he bought in 1843 cost him 4 shillings 2 pence or about $1. Butter was 8 pence or about 16 cents a pound, and cotton handkerchiefs were one shilling or 25 cents. The bookkeeping system was similar to that of today and showed the use of notes receivable with interest. Indians Get “Wagon Money” One section shows a list of good paid by the company “to six Indians for taking your wagons to Willamette falls.” It included j molasses, ammunition, and trout hooks. The records are kept by Mrs. McClain in room 207 Oregon along | with many other interesting articles. of a physician, and mother of three children. Termed ‘Friend’ Termed by lecture chairman as “the friend and counsellor of a host of former college students who is uniquely qualified to speak on this phase of love and mar riage,” Dr. Brodie will come to the campus for the second consecu tive year as a top spot speaker of the love series. Since the Portland doctor can be here for only one day she W'ill not be able to hold any extra forum groups, as the two preceding lec turers have done, but the regular lecture of the series will be held on a forum basis, according to Ruth Ketchum, chairman. Preppers Top Mark Of UO Journalists High School Senior Beats Editing Class In Time Quiz Give the editing class, yes, and the other classes in the school of journalism, the back seat—make it the rumble. The junior and senior class in the University high school took the same Time test that the jour nalism classes took and the high school students ran circles around the future scribes. Feeling ran high in the journal ism department when the top man of the senior editing class trailed Dean Allen by 11 points. Now word has come from Uni versity high that the top man in their senior class cracked a 98. Two other students made 95, one a junior and one a senior, and five made above 80. Average for the University high seniors was 61.9, while the juniors trailed with 59.8. Southern Oregon to Hear Men Debaters Southern Oregon is preparing for the coming of the men’s sym posium next week when the team makes a five-day trip. Roy Vernstrom, Ken Erickson, Walter Treece, Leonard Clark, and Charles Devereaux will speak to 10 different audiences, beginning at Drain high school Monday, Febru ary 20. Bellevue grange at Ashland and Phoenix high school will hear them Tuesday. They will be at Central Point Wednesday and in Giants Pass where they speak for two groups, the high school and Rotary club. Thursday finds the men at Gold Hill and Jacksonville high schools, Friday at Roseburg and Oakland. They will arrive back at Eugene late that night. Those to speak at Halsey grange today are Delmore Rice, Carl Zim merman, Charles Devereaux, and Leonard Clark. At 9 tonight Roy Vernstrom, Ken Erickson, Walter Treece, ar- i! Leonard Clark will talk for tht1 Willakeuzie grange. Sunday the Congregational church of Eugene will hear the group who will take the southern trip. Springfield high school was host to the women’s symposium yester day. Carol Bird, Pearl King, and Dorris Leighton spoke. Shulie Mc Carter gave a reading, also. All members of University Ski club will have their Oregana pic ture taken at 11 o’clock today in front of Johnson hall. This will be the last chance for J. Warren Teeters, campus photographer, to get this shot. Why No Econ? Take a Whiff Of That Bomb Dr. L. A. Wood, professor of economics, no sooner arrived at his classroom for his 11 o'clock economics class yesterday than he dismissed the class for the day. Yet this fact provoked no wonderment or surprise on the part of his class. The classroom definitely smelled and not of sweet roses either. Some practical joker had put a stink bomb in the room. YW-Sponsored 'Magerling' Film To Show Sunday Campus Group to Back Ticket Sale For French Picture Like the French showing of a movie with English dialogue— French captions under each pic ture—will be the Eugene showing of the French film “Mayerling,” which opens a four-day run at the Rex theater Sunday. The picture, sponsored by the YWCA advisory board, is not bothersome to American audiences because English captions make the French dialogue understandable, said Mrs. John Stark Evans, ex ecutive secretary. Starring Charles Boyer and Dan ielle Darrieux, the movie has for its plot the love story of Archduke Rudolph, son of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, and the 18 year-old Marie Vetsera. Based on “Idyll’s End” Based on Claude Anet's “Idyll’s End,” the film tells one of the the ories of the death of the lovers, which has remained a mystery since 1859. The solution to the problem may be found in 1950 when papers belonging to the em press are opened. The music, which helps in setting the mood for the play, was composed by Arthur Honegger, outstanding composer and music critic. Anatole Litvak directed the production. Campus ticket sales, directed by Betty Lou Kurtz, will end today. Tickets are good for any one of the four performances, but money has to be turned in this evening. Violin, Cello Recitals To Be Aired Monday From Music School A violin recital and cello concer to will be featured Monday eve ning on the school of music broad cast over station KOAC. At- 8 o’clock James DeCoursey will play several violin selections, accompanied at the piano by his brother, Ralph. These will consist of a negro song, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,’’ Mozart’s “Minuetto,” and “Aair on the G String’’ by Bach. At 8:30 two students of Mrs. Lora Ware will play. The first number will be a cello solo, “Mo zart’s “Sonatina,” played by Madge Conaway, senior in music. A sec ond number will consist of a dou ble cello concerto, “Andante” by Klengel, played by Miss Conaway and Mary Booth, sophomore music major. The final selection will be entitled “Little Nigger” by Debus sey. They will be accompanied by Dorothy Davis, pianist. Spring Housing Permits Available Before Registration Both men and women stu dents will get spring term okays on their housing plans from the office of Mrs. Marcel la B. King, housing secretary, it was announced yesterday. Here tofore, women have been re quired to list their living quar ters at the office of the dean of women. Beginning today, Mrs. King will accept spring term hous ing plans for approval, she said yesterday. This arrangement is made to facilitate simpler reg istration for the new term in March. 'Ideal Couple' Stock Goes Up; ASUO Map OK Visit to UW Prom Dean Earl Will Decide Today on Legality Of Sending Duo Elected Last Year; Dean Schwering Willing At the opposite end of the scale from its position of the day before, the possibility that the ASUO will send a representative couple to the University of Washington junior prom got within hailing distance yesterday of becoming a sure thing. ASUO Prexy Harry Weston reported last night that the trip was all light with last year’s electees, Pete Mitchell and Marjorie Bates. Why Not? Harry Weston . . • ASUO prexy will know soon whom will repre sent the University at the Wash ington junior prom as the “Ideal Couple.” Science Professors Invited to Corvallis For Biology Meet The Oregon State chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, general honorary society, has invited several mem j'bers of the science department to he present at a biology colloquium, which is to be held at Corvallis during the day and evening of Sat urday, March 4. The colloquium will be led by Dr. Charles Atwood Kofoid of ttie University of California. “Recent Advances in Biological Science” is the theme. All that remains now, Weston said, is to see Dean of Men Virgil D. Earl today upon the legality of sending this couple without having to hold another election. One-Day Problem The “couple” question arose Thursday when Prexy Weston an nounced he had received a bid from the University of Washington jun iors asking the ASUO to send a “most popular” couple to the Husky junior prom in Seattle, with all expenses paid by the Wash ingtonians. Other northwest con ference schools were also asked to send their couples. The Huskies offered a plan of selection to aid in the naming of such a couple, and it is this plan which was adopted by Oregon State college. The Beavers will vote next week on their couple, from a list of organization repre sentatives. Pete Mitchell, masculine side of Oregon’s ideal couple of last year, last night repeated his statement that he likes the idea. “We both want to go up, if it’s o.k. with the executive committee,” he admitted. Dean Passes It On Dean of Women Hazel P. Schwering said, “I think it is for the students to decide.” She indi cated she would leave it up to the executive committee and the couple concerned, saying she had “no feeling either way.” If it is discovered that there is some complication in the way of sending Pete Mitchell and Marjorie Bates, an election by ballot is in prospect to determine on a couple for the Seattle trip. * First report offered by Weston indicated the proposal by the Washingtonians was not \4ry like ly to bring much response from the University of Oregon, as far as sending such a couple was con cerned. Weston felt the couple (Please turn to pa ye jour) UO Gzad Gets to Top; Asked to Sketch Life Rising from a “college Joe” to international recognition in the field of art, Edgar Bohlman, University graduate in 1926, whose works are now being exhibited in the Marie Sterner galleries in New York city, has been asked to write an article on his life and experience as an artist by the International Studio, London edition. Bohlman, who received most of his painting instruction under Miss 1 Maud Kerns of the University art department, is a graduate from the school of architecture. While at the University he took part in theatrical productions, designing many of the stage settings and costumes. Upon his graduation he received a scholarship to New York City. Worked in Theaters In New York Bohlman contin ued his interest in the stage, gain ing recognition in the theatrical i world. Out of five operas produced ! by the Theatre Arts Guild one sea j son, he staged and costumed one, and designed scenery for two oth ers. Of his staging and costuming for an opera by Both, Max Rein hardt acclaimed his work as being “a most rare and exquisite produc tion.” In 1932 he joined a scientific ex pedition into Northern Africa, as artist where he remained to paint landscapes and costumes of the district. These paintings and costume sketches were exhibited at the Sa hara exposition in 1934. Made Impression in 1931 "I do not hesitate to prophecy that Edgar Bohlman will leave a name,” was the opinion expressed in La Press Moracain after his ex hibition at Casablanca in Decem ber, 1934. Since this prophesy Bohlman has been exhibited in Paris, New York, Morocco, and Spain. He has de signed the stage and costumes for the Moroccan ballet, and for an opera during the world's fair in Paris in 1937. His costume plates have been published for French and Moroc can museums. Reproductions have also been printed in several maga. zines. 23 Sales in Two Weeks In 1936 he returned to New York for an exhibit at which he sold 23 of his water colors in two weeks, and received a commission to illustrate for “Town and City.” At his recent exhibit in Lisbon the president of Portugal and General Carmona were present. Bohlman’s methods of painting have been described as two kinds, the “light” and the “somber." He has been called “a painter who de picts life as it is and whose re lentless interpretations indicate further eminence as an artist.” In spite of his success in foreign lands, Bohlman writes, “I should like to return to America, I have had for some time a great nostal gia to see my own country again.”