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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1939)
The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of tlie University of Oregon, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays and final examination periods. Subscription rates: $1.25 per term and $3.00 pe.r year. Entered as second-cla's mater at the postoffire, Eugene, Oregon. Editorial offices, Journalism building 2, 6, 10. Phone Local 3a4, 353. Business Offices, Journalism building 5. Phone Local 354. Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SER VILE, INC., college publishers representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.— Chicago— Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco.__ PAUL DEUTSCHMANN, Editor HAL HAENER, Manager RTI.T. PENGRA, Managing Editor KEITH OSBORNE, Ast. Eus.Mgr. UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Jean Farrens, national advertising manager Milton Weiner, classified mgr. Bert Strong, circulation mgr. REPORTERS Max Frye Helen Angell Gerry Walker Nisma Banta Glenn Hasselrooth Iris Lihdberg Doris Lindgren Sadie Mitchell Harold Olney Maurice Goldberg Wilbur Bishop Burk Buclnvnch Eleanor Teeter* (Jordon Ridgeway Eois Nordling Betty Hamilton Margaret (Jirvin Thursday Desk Staff Harold Olney COPY Km TOR Hill Scott 15ill Grant Alice Joy Frizzell Thursday Night Staff Arlo Ford I'riscilla Marsh Eleanor Teeters SPORTS STAFF George Pasero Khle Rcber Jim Leonard Ken Christianson Jack J.ee Carl Robertson Jtuck Jlurkwach Arnie Milstein Margaret Young John Biggs Milton Lf*vy i*aiil McCarty Willmr Bishop DAY ADVERTISING MANAGER Dick Lit fin ASSISTANTS Majeane Glover Tilanche McClellan Jean Crilcs .lack I'Vost, 122 Are Too Many nPIIh] value of fraternities, lionornries, and older eainpus organizations lias been questioned l>v individuals many times. Most, of the questioning lias been of the quiet, reflec tive type with little concerted investigation or action. To answer Ihe timid investigator in the past the fraterni ties and sororities have only had to call attention to their entrenched position, their multitude of backers and the obvious necessity of Ilnur existence in housing the students of the University. The honoraries have had replies also. They are educational organizations, dedicated to the promotion of scholarship in their particular field. Other campus organizations chime in with records of service and activity, promotion of the social and cultural side of campus life, and general improvement of the educational scene. « «• * 'J^'O a largo measure these statements proposed by 1 lio 122 various campus organizations in defense of their exist ence are true. Individually and collectively they have served the University, the cause of education and the betterment of campus society. The record of achievement attached to the names of most of these organizations is long. lint as Dean Karl points out there comes a time when the law of diminishing returns sets in. This time arrives when tin1 number and expense of organizations get beyond the value received by the campus. It arrives when duplication lowers the contributions of each organization and at the same time increases the cost to the campus way beyond sensible bounds. The cost of initiat ion fees alone, revealed by the survey in today’s, issue of the Emerald, shows a total of $20,000 for a typical year. These figures were compiled through data re leased by the dean of men's office, and the total is eon servative, if anything. * * # # JF tin1 other expenses of the organizations throughout the year were added the total would become amazing, llonor arics and service clubs are moderately expensive organiza tions to run, if they are to be effective. Money backing them must come from some source—so the convenient campus pays and pays. Up to a point the value received by the campus is worth the investment. A certain amount of service work and boost ing of educational standards through honoraries is perhaps even necessary. Hut when the number or the expense of organizations grows beyond this point the campus docs not got full value. One hundred and twenty two organizations and $20,000 for initiation fees is too much. The CALLIOPE (Ed. note: The Calliope, a feature column of two years ago, is being revived and will appear from time to time. Opin ions stated herein are those of the writer and do not reflect the policy of the Emerald.) By JOE SOAP III Stirred about by the fire Dean Earl built under them, members of the hitherto life less interfraternity council made changes in their rushing setup last night that will en able them to more easily fill their house quotas. An accurate quota will be given each house during rush week by the administration— and the boys will be expected to hold to it. Would-be Greek pin wearers will be held to their second and third choices if the house they have first prefer ence for will not have them. The council also got hot un der the collar about the Washke - sponsored intramural “Fizzed” team which is show ing a fine chance of copping the silver-plated trophies right off the mantles of the Greek houses. The gripe seems to be partly that the physical educa tion club would not have any Looking Back.... WITH JIMMIE LEONARD One year ago—A tight Ore gon defense defeated Idaho, 41 to 24. Gale scored 12 points to lead scoring. University professors and staff members were requested to aid in keeping expenses at a minimum by turning off their lights when they were actually not in use. The bill for the month of January was $800, an increase of $200 over the pre vious month. Five years ago -— One Irvin Hill was shocked as he climbed the steps behind Johnson hall. He looked up and, standing at the top, he saw three nuns sporting cigarettes and smok ing like chimneys. He didn't know that they were girls in costume for a University thea ter rehearsal of "The Cradle Song.” Ten years ago—The faculty moved to make changes that would save time during regis tration. Mrs. Edna Prescott Davis, director of the University dor mitories, said that coeds’ appe tites rivaled that of a horse. They make football players look dainty, she said. Carl Gregory, assistant man aging editor of the Emerald, of Wallowa, announced his inten tions to run for the position of Emerald editor. Gregory wrote features for the Wallowa Sun during the summer months. Curb Cruising 15y CAROL As a preliminary to the Senior Bawl, without an r, we have a few of the teamups . . . Margery Bates will be seen with Jim Lonergan, and Dorothy Bates and George Nchioger (Kappas and Phi Delts) . . . Helen Angell, Tri Delt, with Bill Pen gra, Beta; Sally Mlteliell and Willie Fry; W'illa IVIelntosli, DG, and Don MerUle, Sigma Chi; “Scoop” Scovel, Kappa, and Harry Kegnart, Delt Bette Norwood, Tri Delt, and Stan Davis, Kappa Sig; Betty Milne, Alpha Chi, with Dick 1 At fin, SAE; and Kutli Tawney, Hendricks hall, will he with Bill Essery, Beta . . , We'll omit all the puns about running wilde; wonder how many the Wil lamette park bargain of two for price of one ad mission will draw, the same night ? The Sigma Chi stocks are getting plenty of use lately. Yesterday, it was poor little lip-sticked Doc Parsons. He planted his pin on Betty Cowan, Alpha Chi. (That makes two strikes for Betty). . . . Wallace Kaapckc went over for Frances Ann Williams, one of the two Kappas at the Sigma Chi dance. Wutch for him in the stocks, probably to day, with the assistance from the law school If Wally isn't there, Dave John will be due to the planting of his white cross on Pat W right, another Alpha Chi. * * * The ATO dance didn't seem to have the pros perous termination this yeai. Hear tell last year they transferred some 1-1 pins but this year, just one belonging to Boots W'aldon, now being worn !by Dorothy Burger, AOPi . . . Among the numer ous guests from Portland were Carol Perkins, guest of Leonard Isiierg, and Evelyn Nelson, guest of “hey-day" Jack Hay. (It's still a mystery as to whether Earl Swanson has his pin). * * * OFF THE CTTIB: A not too recently formed organization meeting on Monday nights and re tiring to not too unknown spots not too distant, formed of members not too unknown about the campus, probably would not prefer publicity. It sounds as though "Anything doin’ tonight?" is their by-word. And if there is, well, we don't know too much about it. » * * The boys will have to go some to beat the flower parade of this last weekend. Neva Barber reigned with two white orchids, for the AOPi dance Friday night from Jack Mercer, Delt, who also sent her two more for his dance Saturday. Whew! . . . And another AOPi, Grace Kingsley, received two orchids with a gardenia in the center from Floyd Hamilton. Both are in the law school. . . . Two Gamma Phis, F.llo Forrest and .lima I,ynrli, students from Hawaii, saved their escorts a bit of dough by spending all afternoon before the Gamma Phi dance, making leis out of red carnations using 18 dozen in all, costing $8.50 a leis. . . . The ordinary corsage is losing ground . . . May be the fellows should adapt Barney Ktiks' alleged paper mache flower deal! * * » A few more fatal steps were taken this last week ... in the line of jewelry (again). Baits Head, Alpha Phi, is now wearing Don Turner's Beta pin. (He was so darn cute, too). . . . Donna Bow ac cepted Jens ••Jitterbug" Hansen’s SAK pin at his house dance last weekend . . . Belated information: Jean Miller, Gamma Phi, is wearing Darrell F.vans’ Kappa Sig pin since December . . . l’eggy Snow, Chi Omega, is wearing Frank l.ukoski's SAK pin . . . and Jim Murnie just sent his jeweled SAK sweetheart pin back to a coed at Sarah Lawrence college in New York. They were "friends” in Maui, Hawaii. They are both from Maui, Hawaii. * * * New house presidents are rapidly being elected and we have a few here for you: Alpha Chi, Mary Jane Norcross; Alpha Phi. Katherine Miller; Al pha Gam, l.ois Anne Soule; Chi Omega, Betty Lou Ivurt/; Delta Gamma. Blanche McClellan; Theta, Pafsj faylor. Kappa. Jollenne Woodruff; and Jeun Spence, Hendricks hall. Among the boys' houses: Jack Hay, ATO; Waldo Miller, Beta; Lloyd Hoff man, Kappa Sig; Phi Licit. Ken Shipley; Phi Psi, Bill Chamhrcau; Sigma Nil, Bill Van Dusen; Theta Chi.Phil Lowry; and Sig Kp. Lie Keginato . . . More next week. mantle to line the cups on. Dean Earl will discuss the mat ter with PE Dean Leighton. Around and around goes the plan the house managers have introduced to take the receipts of the high school track meet and pro-rate it to care for the housing of the athletes. Back and forth the plans keeps shut tling between the fraternity prexies and their overlords, the house managers. Neither has yet broached the plan to the athletic board—and the funni est part of their seeming fright is that athletic chief Anse Cor nell is waiting to hear and has said that he is willing to co operate with them. Probably the most rnilk toastish group of names is be ing thrown about for ASUO prexy ever heard on the cam pus. Named most prominently are John Dick and Scott Cor bett. Neither is up to the stand ard that^has been seen in the position in former years. No ideas, no ideals, no platforms— no nothing except blocs. The only thing new about those is the threatened changes in blocs. Some of the boys aren’t falling in line as usual. And while the bloc changes are being studied the presiden cies for all four classes are be ing promised and pledged for years to come. It’s a dirty sys tem. Why they haven’t even got flags and catchy party names. The Emerald still has to waste space writing about the Phi Delt-ATO bloc or the DU-Sig ma Nu-Beta bloc. Or is that the way it’s going to be this year? A few of the other names thrown in for feelers (they’ll eventually turn out to be prex ies and committee heads) are Sigma Chi Sederstrom, Kappa Sig Hoffman, Delt Bockes, and SAE Litfin. Wow, what a pow erhouse group!!!! And just because Frosh Prexy Daniels named a Phi Dp't a Beta as co-chairmefil <oI EM Glee somebody has lo raise a “beef.” The day of gravy poli tics for the frosh were sup posed to be over last term. Daniels' appointees were un undoubtedly the best', men, but whoever heard of appointing the best men. Rumor has it there wilt be reprisals from the spurned bloc members. Law School Hears Portland Attorney On Tax Procedure i ! Carl F,. Davidson, Portland at torney, discussed the field of tax practice at the la wschool student | body assembly yesterday. Mr. Davidson's discussion in cluded the problems of procedure raised when a taxpayer objects to his taxes. He traced the different steps of such a procedure. Phi Delta Phi, legal society, had : charge of the assembly. The group j entertained Mr. Davidson at lunch eon at the College Side following the assembly. PAGING THE SAND-LOT KIDS | NEW YORK — The “hand-lot kids” of America are to have their innings in the Academy of Sport at the New York world’s fair 1939, it. is announced by Grover A. Wha. Ion, president of the fair. In a “school term” covering the period of fair operation, there will be free instruction in baseball by such “professors” as Joe McCarthy, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Bill Terry, Johnny Van der Meer, Burleigh Grimes, “Dizzy” -Dean, Hank Greenberg, Jimmy Foxx, Joe Di Maggio, Bob Feller, and Mel Ott. Classes are to be held in June, ! July. August, and September of | next year. _ Over-Emotion Is (Continued from page one) bility to one's fellow men and to one’s creator, and an increase of the opportunity for progress as chief features of the sought-after condition. Defining American citizenship as a very personal business, which means, chiefly, being “public minded in private business,” Dana declared those qualities were fore most in Washington and Lincoln and other leaders of American his tory. “I don't care for the solution of unemployment proposed by Mr. Hitler or Mr. Mussolini,” he as serted, suggesting that instead he would place the importance of feel ing that “the well-being of the other fellow is necessary to my own” as the basis for any employ ment measures. He named the service fields, such as chemistry, medicine, and recrea tion as the corner from which will come the real solutions to the em ployment problem. “The ballot box and the deeds we do to help others are the meth ods to get citizenship to become so vital as to take the place of the other ‘isms;-’ Dana declared. These qualities he said were uppermost in the set-up of democracy, which he defined as “a place where a man can say what he pleases and you don’t have to listen.” DOWN ' BI T NOT OUT AT THE INFIRMARY The names listed from day to day on the infirmary registry represent a passing parade of students. The cards are always being changed as the students come and go. When a student reports to a nurse at the infirmary, she first obtains their name, age, school address and phone, parents’ ad dress and phone number. Then she puts their name on a small, white card, which is posted on the registry. Business Good The past two weeks the regis try has listed a large number of students. One day there were 23 students registered there. This was the largest number of stu dents at the infirmary this term. The nurse reports that there is very seldom enough patients to fill the 26 available beds. The lowest number this term was three, right after vacation time. Weekends Tough There are usually more stu dents in the infirmary on Mon days, Tuesdays, and Wednes days than the other days, said the nurse in charge. This is especially true after a weekend LET US HELP you with your menus! During the Lenten sea son the problem of meal planning becomes very difficult as balanced meals must bo served. We stock a variety of seafood at all times. Any kind of fish will provide a tasty and healthful main course for your dinner. Call us for suggestions for a different seafood dish. NEWMAN’S FISH MARKET Phone 2309 full of activities. Right before exam time is also a busy time at the infirmary. 21 Rest for Weekend Students listed on the regis try yesterday were: Theodore Sievers, Mortimer Andron, Ina Furrell, Doris Ann Neely, Helen Farrens, Frances Williams, Bar bara Williams, Marguerite Pet tit, Patricia Lyon, June Patter son, Laura Hughes, Beth Tay lor, Clarence Zurcher, William Craig, Jack Robert Jasper, Ma son McLean, Willis Pack, Har rison Bergtholdt, Glenn Bried well, James Ray, and Alice Kirk patrick. CHIMES FROM BELGIUM NEW YORK—A carillon of 35 bronze bells, the largest weighing 1,300 pounds, the smallest 15 pounds, are now being cast in Tournai, in Belgium, for the 150 foot tower of the Belgian exhibit building at the New York World’s fair. They will be played daily. Send her a . . . CHASE Garden Corsage for the Senior Ball Gardenias Orchids Will her corsage be a pleasant memory or a pet peeve? Take out formal dance insur ance by ordering your corsage from Chase gardens. It will be neatly packed and promptly delivered (o any address. CHASE GARDENS 58 E. Broadway Phone 1950 OF CONCENTRATION _THAT OFTEN MEANS NERVE STRAIN 3^X5* SMOKERS FIND NEVER JANGLE THE NERVES