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VOLUME XL
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1939
NUMBER 106
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0. OF 0. LlfiR&RY
StuBEnts to'Strike Against War’This Morning Near Gerlinger
Speedy Frosh Meeting
Amends Constitution to
Correct Prexy’s Oversight
Change Settles Problem, Class May Now
Nominate Legally; Meet Slated Tonight,
Elections Next Thursday, April 27
In a hurriedly-called, hurriedly-executed frosh meeting: in Yillanl
last night nearly two hundred freshmen zipped through a constitution
amending; meeting called to patch up the error made by Prexy Jack
Daniels last week when he forgot to announce the nominating meet
mg legally set for April 13. The amendment enables frosh to fill out
their nominating slate tonight at 7:30 in Villard.
Emerald Job
Interviews on
SlateTonight
Would-Be 'Moguls'
To Appear Before
Board in Friendly
Eleven candidates, seven for edi
tor and four for business manager,
will be interviewed this afternoon
and this evening by the educa
tional activities board in the an
nual selection of Emerald heads.
The board met last night in the
faculty room of Friendly hall to
look over the petitions of the
would-be newspaper “moguls'’ and
to set a schedule of interviews.
Candidates for business man
ager will come before the board at
a special afternoon meeting, start
ing at 4 o’clock. The schedule is as
follows: 4:00, Dick Litfin; 4:15,
George Luoma; 4:30, Glenn Pown
der; 4:45, Charles Skinner.
The meeting with candidates for
editor-in-chief will begin at 7 p.m.
The schedule follows: 7:00, Phil
Eladine; 7:20, Pat Frizzell; 7:40,
Vince Gates; 8:00, Glenn Hassel
rooth; 8:20, Leonard Jermain;
8:40, Bill Pengra; 9:00, George
Pasero.
All interviews will be held in j
faculty room of Friendly.
The recommendation of the edu
cational activities board will be
turned over to the ASUO execu
tive committee. Although Presi
dent Harold Weston has not yet
called an excomm meeting, that
group will probably meet Friday to I
confirm the appointments.
U.S.C. to Set Up
First Graduate
Talkies School
By HOPE DONDERO
The movie industry joined with
the University of Southern Cali
fornia today to establish America's
first graduate school of cinematog
raphy where students can learn to
make talkies, then step directly
into Hollywood jobs.
The school, which will produce
actual feature length movies on
its own sound stages, will open in
June, 1940, and will accept for two
years of practical picture study,
graduates of any American univer
sity able to pass its entrance ex
aminations.
The movie school, which will be
under direction of Dr. Boris Mor
kovin, will offer courses in screen
writing, directing, film editing, art
direction, sound technique, picture
photography, exploitation, distribu
tion, and exhibition.
What's the Use?
The more we study, the more we
know;
The more we know, the more we
forget;
The more we forget, the less we
know;
The less we know, the less we for
get;
The less we forget, the more we
know;
So. why study?
-—Montana Exponent.
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“If she looks young, she is old;
if she looks old, she is young; but
if she looks back—follow her.”
—Daily Trojan.
The quorum of first-year stu
dents listened to Daniels read the
petition presented by a group of
class hard holders which called for
a constitutional amendment to
right last week’s error. The amend
ment, passed by a sweeping ma
jority, will move up elections one
week so that they will be held next
Thursday, April 27. Nominations
will also be upped a week from the
charter provision to tonight's meet
ing.
Publication Notice Changed
Also amended was the require
ment that announcement be made
in two issues of the Emerald before
the nominating meeting might be
held.
Daniels used the veil of
“ballot counters” to introduce Ted
Schwartz, DU, and Jack Lansing,
Kappa Sig, two candidates ru
mored late last night as slated to
oppose each other for sophomore
class prexy on the nominating bal
lot to be formulated tonight.
Bill Loud, Frosh Glee chairman,
reported on present arrangements
for the dance Saturday night, and
urged freshmen to obtain exchange
tickets at ASUO offices early.
Art Faculty Has
Lunch Guests
The weekly luncheon of the art
school faculty at the Anchorage
was interrupted yesterday by a
beaming- delegation from Corvallis.
All but two members of the art
faculty at the State College cut
short their 11 o’clock classes and
hurried to Eugene to lunch with
their fellow-teachers.
“No business was transacted,"
the secretary reported.
The visiting instructors were:
Herbert Sinnard, Theron Egbert,
Miss Dorothy Bourke, Miss Ida
Matson, and Mrs. Josephine Over
torf.
Because of political meetings,
certain classes at Oregon State had
been dismissed.
Tickets Going Fast
For 'With Fear
And Trembling'
All tickets ’ for Tuesday’s,
Wednesday’s and tonight’s per
formances of “With Fear and
Trembling” have been sold out,
it was learned yesterday from
Ethan Newman, assistant edu
cational activities director.
The ticket sales have been
transferred from McArthur
court to the Johnson hall box
office, and will be sold there
from now on. Reservations may
be made by telephoning Uni
versity 216.
J. A. Churchill . . . president ol
ONS, will be on the campus foi
the state board of higher educatior
meeting Monday and Tuesday.
Oratorical
Contest Date
Draws Near
May 19 Deadline
For Entries; $250
Cash to Be Given
John L. Casteel, director of the
speech division, urged seniors plan
ning to enter the annual Failing
Beekman oratorical contest to
state their intentions at once. The
closing entry date is May 19. The
professor advised students to start
preparations for the contest as
soon as possible.
Social or economic problems, or
topics of educational or philosophy
interest are used as subjects of the
speeches, Mr. Casteel said, whicn
are usually fifteen minutes in
length.
$250 Cash Awards
Judges who present the $250
cash awards to the winners are se
lected as follows: one state board
of higher education member, one
member of another university’s
speech faculty, one member of the
1889 graduating class, and two
members of the University faculty.
As yet these have not been select
ed, Mr. Casteel said.
Last year the first prize for the
winning speech went to Kessler
Cannon, and the second prize tc
! Freed Bales.
If more than six seniors enter
the contest, which is open to all
graduating students, it was report
ed that a preliminary tryout will
be held.
NINETEEN IN INFIRMARY
Nineteen patients crowded the
infirmary yesterday. Those recov
ering from sickness, spring fever
or taking a mid-term rest cure
were: Patricia Holder, Melbourne
Davis, Fred Loback, Reva Horsley
Jean Stumberg, Earl Scott, Mar
jorie Montgomery, Elizabeth Mur
ray, Calvin Kent, Janice Johnson
Alan Torbet, Betty Anderson, Hel
en Hawkins, Francis Schultz
Frances Anne Williams, Rat
Sprague, John Biller, Annabel
Payne, and Eunice Edwards.
Lil Abners
To Dress
For Glee
White Jackets
In Order for
Saturday Dance
Latest development in tlie line
up of special attractions for the
annual Frosh Glee Saturday night,
names the Li'l Abner dance a
spring opener for boys, with hun
dreds of white jackets expected to
make their premier 1939 showing
in woodland-decorated McArthur
court.
In keeping with the rural theme
of the Glee, Webfoots and guests
will pay homage to Daisy Mae,
queen of freshman girls to be
j elected that night, in informal
! clothes, according to Betty Buch
! anan, campus social chairman.
Short silks are in order for girls,
, and fellows will wear white jackets
I or suits.
Painting Begins Today
Work gets underway today with
; the large mural-type paintings of
j the famous Dogpatch characters
from the A1 Capp comic strip that
will be the dance’s theme. Plans
of Cy Nims, decoration chairman,
includes use of these large draw
ings of Li’l Abner characters along
both lengthwise walls of the court.
At one end will be constructed a
[ den to be decorated in the rustic
manner of Hairless Joe’s cave. At
the other end of the floor the or
chestra and coke dispensers will be
surrounded by landmarks of the
Dogpatch country.
Special Lighting
Special lighting effects are be
ing installed to call attention to
the drawings of the Dogpatch resi
dents.
Queen Daisy Mae will be intro
duced from the orchestra pit dur
nig the intermission, according to
Bill Loud, co-chairman.
I Canoe Fete Chairmen
Slate Meeting Today
House chairmen in charge of
floats for the canoe fete will meet
I today at 3 in the Junior weekend
office in McArthur court, Hal
Jahn, chairman of the weekend,
announced last night.
At the meeting the chairman will
learn of a new plan for building of
floats, Jahn said. Details of the
plan were not released.
DR. R. C. CLARK ASKED
TO ADDRESS TEXANS
A native of Texas, Dr. R. Cl
Clark, head of the history depart
ment, has been invited to give the
address at the annual dinner of
the Texas club in Portland Friday.
April 21, explained Dr. Clark, is
an important day in Texas history.
It was on that day in 1836 that
Texas won its independence from
Mexico in the battle of San Ja
cinto.
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CO-OP MANAGER IN SOUTH
Taking time off from regular
duties, University Co-op Manager
M. F. McClain is attending the
Western College Bookstore asso
ciation convention in Los Angeles
this week. He will be back in the
office Saturday or Monday.
Good Party Men
Don't Exist
Student Thinks
Someone in Dr. Breen's social
science class apparently doesn’t
think very much of either of the
two major political parties in
this country.
Professor Breen was discus
sing anarchism and concluded his
remarks by saying “some per
fectly good Democrats and Re
publicans believe in it.”
The unidentified student was
heard to mumble under his
breath . . .
"There aren’t any such
things!”
SymposiumsGo
North, South
I Women Visit B. C.;
j Men, Washington
I Group Go Together
Both the men’s and women's j
symposium debate teams are
Ispeaking on tours throughout the
country this week.
The women’s team, accompanied
by D. E. Hargis, coach and Univer
sity speech instructor, left Tues
day for Seattle and Victoria, B. C.,
to speak on “Campfire Girls in
Washington.” Members of the:
team are Lois Nordlig, Darlene
Warrens, and Florence Sanders.
The men’s team is discussing,
“Americans Are Queer People.”
Their trip is taking them to
Marshfield and Coquille. W. A.
Dahlberg, assistant speech proces
sor, is heading the group, which!
includes Walker Treece, Charles!
Devereaux, Leonard Clark, and
Delmor Rice.
A. L. Franzke of the University
of Washington and' his debate team
is traveling with the men’s sym
posum group also.
Local Codification
Projects Model
i
i
The local office of the bureau of j
municipal research recently re
ceived inquiries about their codi- j
fication project from cities in
Georgia and Montana, Herman
Kehrli, director of the bureau, re-'
ported .yesterday.
“These inquiries show that the
codification project developed here
is serving as a model all over the <
county,’’ Mr. Kehrli said.
The bureau has received various j
inquiries about the project in the
past.
Deadline Set for
Obtaining Tickets
For Frosh Glee
Freshman class card holders j
who wish to take advantage of
the 50-cent reduction granted
them on tickets to the Frosh
Glee Saturday night must ob
tain exchange tickets before
Saturday evening at ASUO offi
ces in McArthur court, dance
-chairmen said yesterday.
No class cards will receive
reductions if presented at the !
door Saturday night, it was an
nounced.
Education
Budget Up
For Okeh
Faculty, Personnel
Changes Will Be
Taken Up at Board
Meeting Next Week
Approval of budgets for the next
academic year will be the chief
business of members of the Oregon
state board of higher education
when they hold their regularly
scheduled April meeting on the
Oregon campus on Monday and
Tuesday. This will include person
nel changes and changes in rank
and tenure of faculty members of
the six units of the system.
Committees Meet Monday
Monday morning, the first day
of the meeting, will be given over
to executive sessions of the build
ing committee, of which F. E. Cal
lister is chairman, and the insur
ance committee, headed by Edgar
W. Smith. Only routine matters, in
connection with the building pro
gram, are on the docket, according
to Charles D. Byrne, secretary of
the board.
The chancellor’s executive coun
cil, composed of the institutional
executives and other administra
tive officers of the state system
will meet during the noon hour on
Vlonday.
Finance Study Slated
The finance committee will meet
in executive session on Monday
ifternoon and will give considera
:ion to the recommendations of the
presidents and the chancellor on
Dudgetary matters.
The committees will report out
:heir recommendations to the en
ure board at the official public
meeting on Tuesday morning at
):30 in the men's lounge in Ger
inger hall.
First ROTC Parade
Of Spring Term Held
The first ROTC parade of the
year was held on the parade
grounds behind the barracks yes
terday with five companies march
ing and drilling under the watch
ful eye of military department
heads.
The parade began at 4:50 and
continued until 5:30.
1932 GRADUATE ENDS
MASTERS DEGREE WORK
With the completion of his the
sis ‘‘The History of Klamath
Falls,” Victor L. Jepson, graduate
of 1932, last week passed’ his final
examination for a masters degree
in history, Dr. R. C. Clark, histoiy
department head, announced.
Since his graduation, Mr. Jep
sen has been in business in Cali
fornia, later returning to teach in
Klamath Falls high school.
JANE THACHER CONCERT
DELAYED BY ACCIDENT
The piano concei t of Jane Timeli
er, professor of piano, originally
scheduled for Thursday evening in
the music auditorium, has been
postponed because of an injury
Mrs. Thacher received Saturday.
The concert, to which the public
is invited, will be held Tuesday,
May 2, at 8:15 p.rn.
Law Faculty Proud of Seemingly Successful 'Honor’ System
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The honor system has prevailed
in the law school since shortly af
ter the close of the war and so
far as the faculty can determine
it really works, Carlton E. Spen
cer, professor of law, said yester
day.
Mr. Spencer defined the honor
system as a code of ethics or a
standard of conduct which pre
vails among students. “No minor
ity of any material size will vio
late a standard of conduct honest
ly demanded by a majority of the
students. Public opinion is the
most powerful regulator of conduct
in a student body as well as in
ociety in general," declared Mr.
pencer.
uooa rmougn lor ah
Mr. Spencer feels that the sys
tem could work for the campus in
general if a considerable major
ity of all the students wanted it
and were willing to do what is
necessary to make it work. He
believes that the students would
have to make clear their disap
proval of dishonesty.
They Even Go Home
In the law school the honor sys
tem manifests itself in various
j practices. Library books are not
i kept under lock and key; and the
students have free access to them.
| In the final examinations the ques
| tions, with blank exam blooklets,
i are given out at the beginning of
the four-hour periods. The stu
nents may go anywnere in tne
building to write. They are free to
leave the building.
Lawyers Like It
The law school students mostly
favor the system. Last spring a
questionnaire was distributed by
the law school student body offi
cials. In answering the questions,
only one student out of the 79 said
that he had known of any case of
cheating. All but two of the 79 ap
proved of the system.
Mr. Spencer compiled the rea
sons given in the questionnaire for
the success of the system. The size
of the school, its compactness, and
the unity of interest, were men
I tioned by most of the students.
| The students feel that the sub
ject matter or law studies ana me
type of examination do not lend
themselves to the practice of
cheating. Other reasons given for
its success were: greater matur
ity of the students, the fact that
the goal isn’t graduation from col
lege but admission to and practice
at the bar, and the attitude of stu
dents against cheating.
Penalties Severe
The penalties for violation are
severe. When the system was first
inaugurated two students violated
the code. One student was expelled
from school and the other asked
to withdraw for the rest of the
year. In the questionnaire one stu
dent said, “Students fear the dis
pleasure of other students who
mignt discover tneir cheating-. This
pressure, I believe, is more force
ful than fear of discovery."
System Improves Spirit
The liberties and freedom under
the system, a better feeling be
tween students and faculty, and
personal satisfaction, were some
of the reasons the students liked
the system.
Some of the comments made by
students in the questionnaire weie:
Grades No End
"In the law school learning is
for learning’s sake, with grades as
an evidence of accomplishment,
and not an end in themselves.
"The students realize that cheat
ing will do them no good in the
long run."
Peace Enthusiasts
Slate Demonstration
Speeches at II o’Clock
F. B. Faroruhctrson to Be Chief Figure
In Annual Protest Against Mars; Pops
Also to Speak on Terrace Program
By BETTY JANE THOMPSON
Veteran of the World war which left him convinced that
war is wasteful, futile, and foolish, F. B. Farquharson, profes
sor of civil and mechanical engineering at the University of
Washington, will be the central figure at 11 a.m. today when
student war opposers stage their demonstration against war
at Gerlinger terrace.
Highly thought of is this vigorous speaker by members of
the University faculty as well as by students who know him.
S. Stephenson Smith when asked to speak on the same program
Ex-Soldier
F. B. Farquharson . . . U. of VV.
professor, will speak at the peace
demonstration on campus this
morning.
All-Bach Recital
Slated Monday
Mary Field, fifth year student in
music at the University of Oregon,
will present an all-Bach recital in
the music auditorium at 8 p.m.
next Monday evening.
The concert will be devoted to
piano music during the first half
of the program and organ music
the last half. Miss Field, who re
sides in Eugene, is studying piano
under Mrs. Aurora Potter Under
wood and organ under the instruc
tion of John Stark Evans.
The allegro and presto of “Ital
ian Concerto,” “Tocatta, in G Ma
jor,” and "Bouree,” from the “Sec
ond English Suite” will comprise
the piano selections. She will play
two chorale preludes transcribed
for piano by Busoni, one of the
greatest Bach students of more
recent times.
Organ selections will include
three chorale preludes in their
original form, “Prelude and Fugue
in C Minor,” and "Tocatta and
Fugue in D Minor.”
There will be a meeting of the
chinaware and chest group at the
Y cottage at 4 o’clock today. Mr.
Vernon Hoffman, downtown jew
eler, will speak on the value of
sterling and silverware.
with him declined saying’ he
thought Professor Farquharson’s
talk would cover the situation.
Speaks at Seabeck
University students know him
as one of the best-liked speakers
at Seabeck. His enthusiasm for
yachting has led him to cruise
from Seattle to Seabeck, bringing
with him the University of Wash
ington delegation.
In his own state he is recog
nized as an active leader in pro
gressive political and social groups.
His wife, Mary Farquharson, is a
state senator.
He is a member of the Pacific
coast committee of the Fellowship
of Reconciliation.
Writes of War
Of his war life story Professor
Farquharson writes: “I served
four years with the Canadian and
British army, the first 17 months
with the medicine service, and the
remaining portion with the Royal
flying corps as pursuit pilot. I
served in Salonica, Egypt, France,
Belgium. I spent the last 15 months
as prisoner in Germany.”
Professor Farquharson’s hatred
of war, S. Stephenson Smith at
tributes to the fact that he feels
it takes away civil liberties and
endangers the economic interests
of the farmer, worker, and small
business man. The destruction of
engineering feats is another fac
tor contributing to his attitude.
Professor Smith said.
Dave Epps to Speak
Second speaker on the program
will be David Epps, former stu
dent and now active in young
Democrat work in Portland. He
will uphold the collective security
point of view.
Present indications seem to point
to the absence of war poster slo
gans which in previous years have
contributed to the color of the
demonstration.
Sociology Professor
Addresses Honorary
The local chapter of Alpha Kap
pa Delta, national sociology honor
ary, held its monthly meeting
Tuesday in Gerlinger hall.
Speaker at the meeting was Dr.
Charles N. Reynolds, who is at
present teaching at the University
of Oregon, head of the sociology
department of Stanford university.
Dr. Reynolds spoke on “Some So
cial Significance of Changes in the
Net Reproduction Rate,” using
Professor Kuczynski’s theory about
the trends of population.
Order of the O meeting today
noon at the Phi Psi house. Old and
new members should be there.
Lawyers Practice Ball As
They Await BA Reply
Law school students are awaiting- an answer to their challenge
to a softball game with the business administration school. Mean
while, preparations for the game are going forward. Tony Amato is
captain of the law school team.
The lawyers served the BA school with a summons which reads:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR UNIVERSITY COUNTY
Law School Student Body, plaintiff, vs. The BA School, an unincor
porated, nullius filius association, et alia, defendants.
TO: The BA School Student Body, defendants.
In the name of the State of Oregon you and each of you are
hereby commanded to be present at Wayward field at 1 o’clock
Post Meridian Pacific Standard Time, May 6th, in the year of our
Lord Anno Dominus Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-nine, together
with hereditaments and appurtenances and emblements thereto
appertaining or otherwise belonging, to meet hereinabove mentioned
plaintiffs in mortal combat at the manly sport, to wit, viz., of
softball to determine the professional school championship for the
fiscal year, 1939 A.D.
In default whereof plaintiff will be declared to be the unmiti
gated, undisputed international softball champions of the United
States of America, Great Britain and its possessions, the Malay
Archipelago, and intermediate points; and to hold said title in
freehold interest unincumbered by legal or equitable lien, judgments,
mortgages, profits, to themselves, administrators, and assignees
forever and ever, Amen.