Brain Power
At University
Hits Stride
Onthank Accredits
Enrollment Gain;
Students' Attitude
There is a higher proportion of
good scholars on the Oregon
campus now than there has been
for many years, according to Karl
W. Onthank, dean of personnel.
Commenting on the upswing in
scholastic standards, Onthank said
he believed the gain was due to
the fact that to an increasing
number of the students there is a
general realization, born during
"depression” years, of the value of
solid secondary training and re
cords.
In pointing out an example, the
dean said, “Oregon has received
approximately a one-third increase
in appropriations this year for
National Youth Administration
work which has allowed an in
crease in assignments with more
opportunities enlarging the num
ber of NYA scholarships avail
able.”
"However,” he continued, "the
number of new self-supporting stu
dents eligible scholastically for
NYA help is greater than the pro
portional increase in appropria
tions.”
This is due, he believes, to the
fact that many students who had
obligations during the depression
are now able to continue their edu
cation which has increased enroll
ment. The responsibility they
carried during that time has given
them a greater realization of
values, and they are applying it
now, with the result that the aver
age student today is more serious
and sincere in his work.
Student Enters
Randolph Field
Robert D. Lunman, Oregon jun
ior, began packing his suitcases
Wednesday to leave for Randolph
field, Texas. Luman applied several
months ago for appointment as an
army air corp cadet, and has just
received his official acceptance. He
was ordered to report to the
army’s flying school immediately.
Luman has been prominent in
the University of Oregon ROTC,
and was one of the fifty juniors
that were accepted for advanced
military training this year.
In the past few years several
Oregon students have been admit-1
ted to the military air school in;
Texas. One of these students, Jim !
Reed, was in the limelight last
week when he parachuted to safe
ty from his disabled plane, just
out of Eugene.
M<? IMIIIAI.il
“Honeymoon
in Bali”
A—N—D
‘Death of a
Champion’
If Man Bites Dog, That’s
Not News, Says Leeper
By JEAN SPEAROW
“The trouble is’’ complained
Leeper, “I didn't leave it out on
my desk. I put it away so that I’d
have a system and know right
where it was and now I can't find
it at all.”
A disappointed grade seeker
came out of Dr. Leeper’s office
and we walked in.
“Excuse us,” we said, “but is
there any news in the psychology
department today?”
“Of course not. Nothing ever
happens here.”
“But didn't Dr. Beck go to
Marshfield to speak for the AAUW
Saturday?”
“Yes, but we don’t think of that
as news. It’s all in the line of
duty.”
“Well,” we insisted, “isn’t the
psychology department conducting
radio programs every Tuesday?”
“Now surely you don’t call that
news ?”
"Aren't you going to Portland to
speak about war at some state
convention soon?" We were des
perate. The deadline was approach
ing.
Just then there came an ear
splitting roar accompanied by the
cracking of timber and the crumbl
ing of brick and stone. This was
followed immediately by a blast
which blew Dr. Leeper and us
along with the building high into
the air. The extraordinary explo
sion completely demolished Condon
hall.
“What happened?” I yelled as I
sailed up into the blue sky.
"Now I suppose you think this
is news,” said Leeper as he brushed
a girder out of his hair and set
tled onto a pile of debris near us.
"You reporters are always taking
trivial things and calling them
news.”
We fainted.
Modern Studios Prepared
For New Course in Radio
Receiving careful nurture and
promising to grow into one of the
University's most popular courses
is the newest addition to the speech
department’s curriculum—radio.
To accommodate the modern ad
dition, two rooms have been espe
cially prepared for it on the sec
ond floor of Friendly hall. One—
a combination classroom and au
ditorium—has a small stage at one
end, complete with strip lights and
promises of a curtain in the near
future. The ceiling has been sound
proofed.
Has Radio Room
On the east wall is a doubleplate
glass windows which looks into the
radio studio proper. This small
room is, at the present time, a
strange combination of a large ra
dio (used to listen to particular
programs, and to play sound ef
fect records on the phonograph
connection), and sundry sound
producing machines, with a new
microphone holding down the cen
ter place of honor. The walls are
hung with heavy monk's cloth and
the doors are to be lined with
thick, wool padding to render the
room sound-proof.
The studio group is making two
collections which include a library
of radio scripts, and one of sound
effects. The latter collection will
be added to as the year progresses
by members of the advanced class
in radio, each of whom is planning
to build some piece of sound-effect
mechanism as a classroom assign
ment.
Among the devices used to help
students to know their own faults
tnd record them is the recording
machine. This new machine has
two recording speeds—one the
normal rate, the other less than
half as fast-which means that
when the slower speed is used,
more can be put on a record.
The disks used to record the
voices are of aluminum with an
acetate covering. To prevent their
wearing out, only cactus needles
are used on the records. These are
kept on file in the office where
they can be used and referred to
throughout the year.
Not for Professionals
D. E. Hargis, instructor of the
classes, said the course is not de
signed to train professionals. The
students bring a very enthusiastic
attitude to the work, he mentioned.
There is an advanced group of 20
students that are concerned with
production only, and help in pre
senting the weekly Thursday night
University hour over KOAC.
“It is our hope to have a wire of
our own to broadcast over," Mr.
Hargis explained, “And in prepar
ation of that time we are building
up so if we ever do have one, we j
can be g i n broadcasting right
away.”
The book in use by the classes
was written by John S. Carlile,
production manager of the Colum
bia Broadcasting System, Inc. En
titled "Production and Direction of j
Radio Programs,” the book was
published early this year.
Christian Delegates
(Continued from page one)
council and the Eugene ministerial
association.
World Theme Used
Using the theme of the inter
national Christian youth confer
ence held in Amsterdam this past
summer, “Christus Victor”, the
committee has outlined a program
stressing many of the things
stressed at the Amsterdam confer
ence.
Main leadership will come from
persons connected with the inter
national conference. R. H. Edwin
Espy of Geneva, Switzerland, will
be main speaker. An Oregonian
by birth, he is connected with the
ecumenical council in Geneva, has
spent the last three years organiz
ing the international conference,
and served as its director.
Oregon delegates to Amsterdam
will take an active part in the dis
cussion groups as well as the pro
gram. On Saturday evening they
will give their reports illustrated
by pictures, slides, and costumes at
an international banquet to be held
at the Baptist church.
Dr. Morris Deader
Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the
school of business administration,
will lead a discussion group on
“The Christian and Propaganda.”
Other leaders arc drawn from
national and state circles. Includ
ed are Dr. R. W. Coleman, director
of Christian education for Chris
ian churches of northern Califor
nia; Miss Gertrude Apel, Washing
ton council of churches; Dr. H.
Martin, president of Midland col
lege, Nebraska; Gertrude Boyd
Crane, professor of philosophy, Pa
cific university; Major Ronald Eb-’
erhart, Oregon Salvation Army;
Dr. E. W. Warrington, head of the
Oregon State college department
of religion; Rev. E. F. Oulette,
The Dalles; Dr. J. Quintcr Miller,
federal council of churches, Con
necticut; Clarence L. Faris, Port
land.
AAUW Will Sponsor
Artau Lecture Series
The American Association of j
University Women is sponsoring a
series of lectures by Louis Artau,
assistant professor of music, over
KOAC from 2:15 to 2:45 beginning
Wednesday.
This will be the first of a series
of eight lectures on “Land Marks
in Music” and will be entitled “No
Man’s Land of Music." The lec
tures will come on the fourth
Wednesday of the month and will
continue through May.
Read the Emerald for news of
the campus.
ASSOCIATED I
Curb Service
■■■■■■■■ON OUR STAGE AT
Campus Sing
Contest
FEATURING THE GLEE CLUBS OF
ALPHA DELTA PI • THETA CHI
SORORITY FRATERNITY
McDonald
Freshmen Rebel
Say Frosh Cap
Tradition to Go
By DOROTHEA K RESKY
The freshman cap tradition is dy
ing this year at the University
where it has been active in the past,
i Freshmen said they didn’t want to
be dominated by upperclassmen, or
any group of "enforcers."
Any sort of compulsion regarding
caps is gone. The freshman class
may carry on or kill the tradition
as they choose. The K-club sold
caps at registration, but this year
their sales reached a new low.
—Daily Kansan.
* * *
"I think I’ll go on a bender,” said
the fly as he started around a pret
zel.
• • *
I said she’s made with me a hit—
Very well.
Perhaps I was a trifle lit—
Very well.
I told her that she was divine,
She let me hold her hand in mine,
In short I handed out my line
Very well.
’Twas how appropriately, dear—
Very well.
I drew her snugly to my breast,
While she, not daring to protest,
Cleaned out the pockets of my vest,
Very well.
—The Silver and Gold.
It has always been the custom of
Pi Kappa Phi to honor the first
kitchen robber caught each year.
Alex Adair, Pi Kap from West
Virginia will be formally presented
with the traditional Pi Kap ring
engraved pie plate dedicated each
year at a special fireside to the first
man caught raiding the kitchen by
the house manager.
U. of Washington Daily.
* * *
Whenever a hen lays eggs, with
each
She is impelled to make a speech.
The selfsame urge stirs human
bones
Whenever men lay cornerstones.
—The Haymaker.
* * *
You may some day be famous and
honored,
You might be a great movie star,
Crowds may gasp as you pass in
splendor,
And stare enviously from afar—
You may have the whole world as
your oyster—
But never again, by gosh!
Can you when a famed second term
er,
Have that thrill as you call out,
"Hey, frosh!’’
Read the Emerald for news of
the campus.
'Kindergarten or College?’
Campus Males Query
Are we in kindergarten or is this
really college? Look at those bony
knees showing above those chil
dren’s socks, say the male mem
bers of this University. Once again
I they are making fun of the coed's
i many fads, the latest one being
halfsocks.
Last spring a bored male asked
the question, "What will the women
think up next year? Now he knows.
“Not only do we men have to put
up with Dutch shoes again this year
but on top of that the girls insist
on going childish in halfsocks,”
was the sentiment expressed by a
tired junior.
Boycott Threatened
Insisting that halfsocks are not
flattering to girls’ legs, and saying
that the socks look stupid, a num
ber of men have even considered do
ing a little boycotting as far as
dates are concerned on the girls
who “insist on wearing baby socks.”
Here's a few of the masculine com
ments, “A girl with perfect legs
could get away with something
like that, but I saw a girl who was
slightly bow-legged wearing them
and why does she have to emphasize
it by wearing those crazy things?"
“If my girl wants to go kindergar
ten on me—OK—but I won’t take
her out when she wears them.”
The main objections to the socks
as stressed by a number of college
men, were that they were not flat
tering and that they looked too
childish. One fellow bluntly stated
that girls knees were not pretty
and every girl that wore “the pesky
socks" wore her skirts above her
knees. Another boy volunteered,
"Gee, can't the girts get attention
any other way than making them
selves look silly in our eyes?’’
Males Say “Nix”
Surprisingly enough not one man
interviewed would say anything
nice about the socks, except that
they did admit that the socks were
practical for a snow storm. “But,"
one fellow added, "this is Oregon
and I haven't seen a blizzard around
this part of the country for years.”
Just what the women will do
about the men’s cracks remains to
be seen. Here's what one female
had to say, "By gee, if the fellows
think they are such style setters,
why don’t they clean their cords
this year and start the year out
right?"
Home Ec Department
Moves; Chapman Hall
Houses New Classes
The home economics department
has been busy the past week mov
ing from the old home economics
building on University street into
the new home economics depart
ment on the third floor in Chap
man hall.
All the home economics classes j
have moved into the new building
except the household management
classes and child care classes.
These classes will meet for the
first time in the new building to
day. The clothing construction and
clothing selection classes finished j
moving into Chapman hall yester
day and the foods classes moved
Dance
In Comfort and Style
At. the Sophomore Infor
mal. Take those long
glides in order with our
new smooth looking
styles. They’re outstand
ing on the dance floor.
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Dean Given Honor;
Leighton Takes Chair
Of AMPE Association
Honor in the form of an appoint
ment to the chairmanship of the
northwest college division of the
American Health and Physical
Education Association was given
last week to Ralph Waldo Leigh
ton. dean of the school of physical
education at the University of Ore
gon. Major duty arising from this
position for Dean Leighton will be
the preparation for the annual
meeting of the association which
will probably be held next April.
Dean Leighton and Ernest Ray
Knollin, professor of physical edu
ration, were both delegates at the
Oregon State Teachers’ convention
held at The Dalles last week, which
was very successful according to
Leighton. Professor Knollin out
lined the program of health and
physical education for the small
high school before the delegates.
in last week. The new offices in
the new home economics depart
ment are expected to be ready for
use next Monday.
The new department has many
improvements over the old build
ing and many up-to-date conven
iences.
Symposium
Team Active
Matching strides with the men on
the march toward a greater Oregon
come the women.
Last year, under the supervision
of Donald E. Hargis, instructor in
speech, the women’s symposium
team climaxed a brilliant oratorical
season by appearing before 35 audi
ences or approximately 4,000 peo
ple. While touring Oregon and
Washington the girls’ acclaim
spread. Service clubs, high school
assemblies, college groups, women’s
clubs were all in turn addressed by
the team on questions of current
interest.
Another equally successful team
is anticipated for the current year.
This fall term will be spent accumu
lating debating material which will
be used winter term on the various
trips. Being an ASUO activity,
credit is given to members of the
team. Women’s symposium work
takes the place of formal debate. It
can best be explained as the prob
lem, solution, and discussion of a
particular question. This year’s
question will be selected at a later
date relative to the team’s organi
zation.
Hetjj Fellows!
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