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CAMPUS
Further Details on
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Intramural
Softball Nears
Playoff; See Page 2
VOLUME XL
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1939
NUMBER 125
Swimmers
Urged to
Use Pools
Mill Race Water Is
Dangerous, Avers
Infirmary Doctor
Warm weather may bring a de
sire to swim, but students should
use the University pools, not the
millrace, Dr. Marian G. Hayes, of
the infirmary staff, warned yester
day. Many cases of diseases
brought on by swimming in the
race have been reported at the
infirmary, Dr. Hayes said.
Dr. Hayes termed the race as
“filthy and unsafe to swim in.”
She pointed out that the sewage
of Springfield is dumped, untreat
ed, into the Willamette a few miles
above Eugene. On warm days the
danger of disease is increased and
should germs be present typhoid as
well as minor infections of the
nose and throat could be contract
ed.
Disposal System Planned
There is no danger of typhoid
as long as cases of the disease are
not present in the towns up the
river, but part of the sewage nec
essarily goes down the millrace,
making it filthy, she said.
An elaborate sewage disposal
system for the Willamette is
planned for some time in the fu
ture, and if this proposal goes
through, the river will be safe even
for drinking purposes, the infirm
ary doctor said.
Eugene Water Pure
The city water supply is excep
tionally pure, as it comes from
the McKenzie, which is a glacial
stream, then goes through the pur
ifying processes of filtration and
chlorination before it is sent out
over the city pipelines.
Students who plan to travel in
remote parts of the state or in
other places wdiere the purity of
the water supply is questionable
are advised to take a typhoid vac
cination, Dr. Hayes concluded.
Godfrey Starts
John Day Trip
Headed for Clarno, in Central
Oregon, from where they will pilot
down the twisting John Day river
to the Columbia, George Godfrey,
head of the University news bu
reau, Prince Helfrich and Veltio
Pruitt, veteran McKenzie river
boatmen, and Oscar Bussell, spe
cial representative of the Califor
nia-Western States Insurance com
pany, left Eugene early Tuesday
morning.
The trip, which is expected to
take from four to six days, is
through treacherous waters.
The John Day river, so far as
known, has never been boated
from Clarno to the Columbia, al
though many years ago prospec
tors “shot” the lower part in crude
ly made boats or rafts, the guides
states. The trip will be another
pioneer venture, such as the pair
have taken with other parties on
the Deschutes, Metolius, Crooked,
upper Rogue, and other Oregon
rivers.
A study of a contour map shows
that the John Day river winds
through some of the deepest can
yons in this part of the west. Since
the party will undoubtedly en
counter rough, wild water, and it
may be necessary to portage sec
tions.
The trip will be made in brand
new specially constructed boats,
built along the McKenzie pattern.
Sides and bottom of the craft are
constructed of Harboard, supplied
by the Harboard Plywood Corpor
poration of Hoquiam, Washington.
Although but one-quarter of an
inch thick, the material is expected
to withstand the rigors of the rap
ids. By using plywood the boat
men were enabled to construct
full sized boats weighing but 150
pounds.
A complete detailed account of
the trip, with photographs of j
some of the more exciting mo- J
ments, will be published in the j
Oregonian. The guides themselves,
whose stories on their daring Des
chutes river run last autumn at
tracted wide attention, will again
recount their adventures first hand.
Eight Pledged to Friars
(Courtesy of the Register-Guard)
Pledging1 to Friars, senior men’s honor society, was one of the features of the. campus luncheon Fri
day. Eight men were added to the ranks of the organization. They are, from left to right: John Dick,
Leonard Jermain, Roy Vernstrom, Bob Anet, Bill Van Dusen, Lloyd Hoffman, Scott Corbett, and Elmer
Fansett. This is said to be the first picture ever taken of the group since it was organized 25 years ago.
Women Fete
Future Coeds
At Tea Tuesday
Year's Activities
Reviewed; Style
Show Presented
Quite a number of future Oregon
coeds attended the tea in alumni
hall Tuesday afternoon, when they
were the guests of AWS, WAA,
and YWCA, and were introduced
to University activities.
Senior girls from Eugene, Uni
versity, St. Mary’s, and Spring
field high schools were present, at
which Anne Frederiksen, president
of AWS, told them of the past
year’s dances and drives. Bettylou
Swart, president of the YWCA,
spoke on the Y’s activities, and
Margo Van Matre, president of
WAA, gave a short talk on the
coed sports at Oregon. President
of Mortar Board, Kay Philp, em
phasized the importance of grades
in college for a girl who is active
in social affairs and activities.
The room was decorated with
huge vases of Scotch broom, spi
rea, snowballs, iris, and roses. Zoe
Brassey played the piano, and
members of Gamma Alpha Chi,
women’s advertising honorary, pre
sented a style show. Correct cam
pus, formal and play clothes were
worn by various girls, after which
the incorrect corresponding clothes
were shown by coeds called “Susie
Dill,” Marilyn Ashely was com
mentator for the show.
Punch and cookies were served
as refreshments. Mrs. John Stark
Evans and Mrs. Alice B. Macduff:
presided at the punch bowls. An
nette Ansley was general chairman
for the affair.
Can't Find It?
Better Look in
UO Infirmary
Pajamas, combs, slippers,
shaving cream, toothbrushes,
and one grey flannel coat are a
few of the articles gathering
dust on the infirmary “leftover”
shelves.
Some of these things have been
in the campus hospital since fall
term, and students who have
been missing personal belongings
might profitably look over the
infirmary collection, several of
the nurses suggested.
Students on yesterday’s sick
list include Ted Gebhardt, Seth
Smith, Dorothy Haughsten, Dazyl
Hoyt, Jack Noce, Frank Herman,
Mary Holmes, Alvin Warren,
Margaret Graham, Earl Swan
son, Alvera Brookman, Rudy
Kostin, Nick Dallas, and Doro
thy Burgess.
Chambers Selected
To Head Wesleyans
Richard Chambers, senior in ed
ucation, was named president of
Wesley foundation for the coming
year at elections held during the
meeting Sunday evening. The re
maining members of the execu
tive committee include Murray
Adams, vice-president, Ruth Cas
tanian, secretary, and Wendell Ha
ley, treasurer.
The group will meet during the
week to appoint 12 committee
heads, Hayes Beall, director, said
yesterday.
The entire cabinet will be in
stalled at the picnic honoring sen
ior members next Sunday.
'Open Season’ on Cheaters
Declared by Dr. L. F. Beck
By SALLY MITCHELL
War will be declared on final
examination cheaters when the
new “foolproof” system of con
ducting exams as outlined by Dr.
L. F. Beck of the psychology de
partment goes into effect on the
campus.
Dr. Beck plans to project his ex
aminations on a screen, and his
students in advanced psychology
courses will answer objective ques
tions by merely punching out holes
with a stylus in the answer blank
provided.
Slide in Four Parts
To assure himself that no col
laboration goes on during the test,
Dr. Beck has divided each slide
into four parts. With this arrange
ment students grouped close to
gether will be working on differ
ent parts of the exam at the same
time. After each quarter of the
slide is finished, the answer strips
will be collected, and a new slide
shown on the screen.
Just as an extra precaution, Dr.
Beck will seat his classes alpha- j
betically and on each answer sheet
will appear the corresponding
name.
“Ponies will be practically use
less in such an exam," Dr. Beck
said, “because the room will be
too dark to enable a student to
read them inconspicuously.”
Slide Costs Little
After first photographing the
exam in its typewritten form, Dr.
Beck then develops his film and for
a cost of about ten cents, he can
produce the slide.
“The only possible way that an
exam can get out before hand is if
someone steals the slide—and that
won’t work,” smiled Dr. Beck, “be
cause if the slide is missing I won’t
be able to give the exam.”
Dr. Beck has tried out this new
examination system in several of
his classes this year, and he finds
that it works very satisfactorily.
He plans to use it exclusively next
year.
“Such a system works best in
large classes,” he said, "and that's
just where we have the most trou
ble with cheating.”
Morse Acts
In Dock Tieup
Law Dean Arbiter
In Waterfront Row,
Rebukes Bosses
Oregon’s law school dean, Wayne
L. Morse, acting as federal arbi
trator in Portland labor disputes,
yesterday sharply rebuked water
front employers there who, he de
clared, violated their union con
tract with longshoremen in closing
the Portland port. He ordered them
to reopen the harbor to shipping
by 1 p.nr
Late yesterday plans were under
way to open the port immediately
in accord with the Morse ruling.
Opening would mark the end of
a five and one-half day closure.
Meanwhile employers and repre
sentatives of CIO groups will meet
with Dean Morse to decide whether
the dispute which underlies the
water front closure, the disagree
ment over the freighter William
Luckenbach, comes under his juris
diction as a coast-wide arbiter.
Morse rapped shippers who
closed the port without first seek
ing settlement of the Luckenbach
dispute in the regular manner.
“Arbitration at the whim of the
parties is not arbitration at all,”
he said.
'Green Goose'
On Sale May 25,
Says J. Sprintz
The long-awaited “Green
Goose,” Sigma Delta Chi’s scan
dal sheet will appear for sale on
the campus Thursday, May 25,
the organization’s advance sales
man told the Emerald last night.
With the remark that the
Green Goose “will make Wen
Brooks’ column look like a Sun
day school lesson,” Editor Joe
Sprintz, former track man at
Wellesley, issued a statement
that "all plans have been com
pleted and the staff is working
overtime.”
Sprintz refused to reveal any
thing about the treatment of
this year’s paper, but intimated
that “the censor will wear black
glasses and leave town quickly
after the Green Goose comes
out.”
Asked wiiat Sigma Delta Chi
knew about the mysterious
“Three Trees float” in the last
weekend’s canoe fete, Sprintz
chuckled and said: "Read the
Goose.”
Art Students Carve
Wooden Figures
Wooden figure carving occupies
the time of many sculpturing stu
dents these days.
Janet Foster, freshman, is work
ing on the largest project, a three
foot cedar figure of a ballet danc
er.
Bernice Vadnais is making a
parrot, and Art Winetrout, a foot
ball player, both of Oregon cedar.
The figures that John Dungan and
Edgar Smith are carving are of
Oregon ash.
Fund Plan
Prospect
Bright
Seniors May Use
Breakage Fees
To Pay Down on
Endowment
Endowment bound and working:
feverishly to make sure their ef
fort will amount to something, the
senior memorial committee yester
day turned up with an opening
wedge for their project, a clear
track to use senior breakage fees
as part payment of the first in
stallment.
The committee, headed by Chair
man Lou Cook, interviewed J. O.
Lindstrom, University business
manager, who, they reported, told
them it would be all in order to
divert senior breakage fees to this
purpose, providing the owners
signed over the cash.
Class Must Approve
The breakage fee question, as
well as the matter of whether the
class will adopt the plan which the
committee was appointed to work
out, will come up before a class
meeting tomorrow night.
The endowment was actually two
steps nearer accomplishment yes
terday, counting both the breakage
fee permission and the fact that
the committee had decided on one
plan out of the four or five they
were considering.
Plan Outlined
The system approved by the
committee in its report of yester
day, known as the Princeton plan,
would follow the outline below:
1. Each subscriber would take
out a $250 contract maturing on
the 25th class anniversary for
$250.
2. The average cost per indi
vidual would average $9.50 a year.
3. Senior breakage fees would
be used to decrease the amount of
initial payment.
4. Dividends would accumulate
in a separate fund from which
necessary withdrawals may be
made to cover emergency pay
ments of contracts.
5. No physical examination re
quired.
Beneficiary Clause a Problem
The main problem of the com
mittee was a beneficiary clause,
which they expected to have
worked out by late today. This
would specify to whom the money
would mature and the actual
handling of the funds.
A special arrangement has been
worked out, Chairman Cook said,
by which dividends will be paid at
the end of the first year, and will
be available, instead of the usual
end of the second year system.
“The success of the plan depends
upon the class. We are making it
a class gift, and we want to make
it representative of the class as a
whole,” Cook said.
Representatives are at work in
every living organization on the
campus lining up seniors behind
the project, the committee re
ported.
Final test of the venture will
come tomorrow night at the meet
ing of the seniors, when the gradu
ating class will once and for all
figure out their, stand on the
matter.
CAMPUS
CALENDAR
Panhellenic will meet this after-1
noon at 4 in the AWS room of Ger
linger. All presidents, rushing
chairmen, and Eugene alumni ad
visers are to be present, as this
meeting is important.
Milster Dance will hold its usual
meeting tonight at 7:30.
The senior class will meet to
morrow night to consider the en
dowment plan and to discuss de
tails of commencement. Time and
place to be announced.
Announcement: All members of
i the polyphonic choir are asked to
i be at the music auditorium at 3:20
I Thursday afternoon to have their
pictures taken. <
Heads Dance
Until Ketchum, chairman of the
Mortar Board dance, who will aid
with the decorations for the affair.!
Elaborate
Decorations
Set for Ball
Superior Artistry
To Transform
McArthur Court
Hundreds of gold and black bal
loons, formed in the shape of a
mortar board and illuminated by
artificial lights, will provide a
background for A1 Tom's orches
tra Saturday night, when the 12
piece band sits in tier formation to
take over swing honors for the an
nual Mortar Board ball.
Also planned to transform Mc
Arthur court into a “senior haven”
Saturday night are panels depict
ing senior activities done in full
color by Bob Swan, decorations
chairman. Black and gold stream
ers will reach from the center of
the floor to the orchestra section,
and a modernistic lighting feature
will revolve in the center of the
floor.
Thursday was set by Mortar
Board members yesterday as the
closing^date for their ticket sale
in living organizations. On that
day also AWS heads will close
their gardenia sale, designed to
provide boutonieres for campus
males who will be girls’ guests for
the traditional ball.
Preference dinners are being
planned by most living organiza
tions before the dance Saturday,
when fellows will be entertained in
true “leap year” fashion, with girls
providing the transportation, han
dling their date’s paraphernalia,
and taking over all duties usually
left to the boys.
Tickets are priced at $1 per cou
ple, and gardenias may be obtained
for either 35 or 50 cents.
Formals for girls and white
coats or tuxes will be the fashion
dictate of the evening, according
to Betty Buchanan, campus social
chairman.
Oregon Nine Beats
Idaho Club, 8 to 6
Victory Enables Hobson's Outfit
To Hold Narrow Grip on First Place
In Northern Division Chase
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. Moscow, May 16—(Special to the Em
erald)—Oregon's Duck baseball team took another long stride along
the northern conference title trail yesterday, beating Idaho's Vandals
8 to 6, but it took another great relief job by Bob Hardy, Webfoot
ace, to turn the trick.
Making his second appearance in as many days, the towering south
paw star again came to the aid of a faltering mound mate, this time
Pete Igoe, and pitched the Oregons to their fourth straight road-trip
win. What's more, Hardy, who has
worked in three of the four games,
received credit for the win, his
second of the trip and sixth of
tlie campaign.
Two of the three other Oregon
wins were gained by Bob Creigh
ton, and the third by Jack Jasper,
who beat Idaho yesterday with tire
aid of Hardy.
Hardy Saves Game
In his seven innings plus on the
mound yesterday, Hardy gave up
only two runs and five hits. In ad
dition, he poked out two blows and
batted in a run.
Yesterday's win kept the Ducks
on top of the conference heap with
nine wins and three setbacks. Ore
gon State’s Beavers, who won from
Washington State yesterday by a
C-3 score, trail the Webfoots by a
game. The Orangemen have won
eight and lost four.
In direct contrast to Monday's
sloppy exhibition, yesterday’s game
was more cleanly played, Oregon
booting only two chances, and
Idaho committing three miscues.
Collect 13 Hits
The Ducks collected 13 hits off
Pitchers Ranta and Jenkins of
Idaho while Coach Forrest. Two
good's club nicked Igoe for six and
Hardy for five.
The Vandals got to Igoe, Ore
gon's starting hurler, early, scor
ing three runs in the first frame on
four hits. And in the second, Catch
er Gordon (Whitey) Price’s single
and Second Baseman Caccia's
triple signalled the end of his
mound tenure. It was at (his junc
ture that Hardy came into the ball
game to stop the Vandals cold.
Hardy had only one bad inning,
the sixth. In this frame singles by
Joe Spicuzza, right fielder, and
Shortstop Atkinson, and an error
by Hardy, gave Idaho Us final two
runs.
Tally in Third
Oregon scored its first runs of
the game in the third inning when
Tom Cox walked, Ford Mullen and
Busher Smith singled. In the
fourth the Ducks added another as
Whiz White and Bob Hardy
(Please turn In page Pen)
STUDENT WANTS RIDE
Anyone driving to New York
City the first of June who wants
a paying passenger may inquire
at the dean of women's office for
the name of a woman desiring to
go to New York to attend Colum
bia university.
Mortar Board Sans Dates,
To Be Auctioned off Today
Editor’s note: Last night, as Mc
Arthur court was being trans
formed into black and gold for the
annual Mortar Board ball, the
eight members of the senior wo
men's honorary were "sans dates,
reau. Bidders for our company on
taking speed, they launched a spe
cial auction program designed to
provide the cream of University
males for their escorts Saturday
night.
The eight seniors will go on auc
tion this morning, to the eight
Webfoots who seem to be able to
provide the best of what a good
date should have.
Mortar Board on the Block
We, the members of Mortar
Board, hereby put ourselves up for
auction, through the auspices of
the Hazel P, Schwering Date Bu
erau. Bidders for our company on
Saturday evening may get in touch
with the dean.
For Sale:
(1) Tall, dark, with glasses,
But will take off glasses
After one look . . .
The Stetty Type
(2) Will leave Phi Betu Kappa key
and fiance
At home, unless he arrives in
the Nick of time . . .
PJ
(3) I’m used to water
So I'll appreciate any sucker
who comes along
. . . Because I-Reisch-I-Had-a
Sweetheart.
(4) Lovely, lonely, and little
. . . Anything’s-OKay-With-Me
(5) The Wolf will be glad to be at
your door at nine o’clock
If she can borrow the same
dress she borrowed for her
Oregana picture.
(6) I’m from the high country
And don't want to be let down.
Ketch-um-now-or-catch-him
never.
(7) Leaving for the Argentines
soon
But need one last impression
of American manhood.
. . . Girl-About-Tawn.
(8) I've gotta a lot of Norve
But I haven’t got a date!
In conclusion:
We’ll provide everything
But the dinner;
We’ll bring the rabbit’s foot,
We’ll even take law students.
T rophies
Arrive at
Barracks
Plaque, Medals
To Be Displayed
At Washburne's
The reward for long hours of
unremitting toil was received when
the 9th corps area championship
plaque, the five gold medals for
the members of the national cham
pionship . ifle squad, and the 21
jewel Hamilton wrist watch for
the national champion riflemen,
arrived at the ftOTC barracks
Monday.
The new ninth corps area plaque
will go up in the trophy cases of
the barracks along with three oth
ers like it. That is, like it, but
smaller for this year’s plaque is a
little larger than those of previous
years.
However, before the plaque is
put up in the trophy case it, with
the watch, medals, and the national
championship cup, will be on dis
play in the windows of Wash
burne’s.
The Hearst cup was received at
the barracks some time ago but
the plaque and other trophies did
not arrive until Monday.
Further reward for the cham
pionship will be the banquet in
honor of the Oregon team given
by the Lane county chapter of the
National Guard. Major General
George White, commander of the
Oregon national guard, will speak.
Halfred Young,
Gleemen Sing
Spring Concert to
Feature Numbers
Chosen by Request
One of the featured soloists for
the spring- concert of the Eugene
Gleemen will be Halfred Young,
lyric tenor, who is professor of
voice at the University of Oregon.
The date set for the presentation
is Wednesday, May 24, at McAr
thur court.
Since the Gleemen's program is
made up of numbers selected by
popular request, Hal Young has
chosen songs of the popular vein,
accordingly. He will sing “Lulla
by” from “Jocelyn,” an opera by
Godard, and Schubert’s “Ave Ma
ria" with the chorus to an ar
rangement by director of the Glee
j men, John Stark Evans.
Results of a questionnaire on
preferences sent out by the Glee
men show that Evans’ arrange
ment of "Ave Maria” for the chor
I us and a soloist is public choice
No. 1, this song alone getting over
! 50 votes. Next they asked for
“Were You There,” a negro spir
| itual.
At the concert there will be a
list of ten or twelve songs from
which the audience may select en
i cores.
Delbert Moore, violinist, who is
a former Eugene man, now instruc
tor of violin and conductor of the
OSC orchestra, will present a solo
as well as obligato work with the
Gleemen at the concert.
Biology Lesson
Baby, take a look and see
What we adults call a “tree."
Had enough? Now listen, dear:
There's a moral lesson here;
See the branches, leaves and so on?
! That's what money doesn’t grow
on. —Beacon.