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TODAY'S EDITS: The Frosh Again; Bell Tradition; World at Large U. OF 0. LIBRARY CAMPUS FACULTY COLUMN: Horace Robinson Writes for the Staff On Page Three VOLUME XLI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1939 NUMBER 23 Espy Address Opens Youth Conference 'Indian Sign' for Christianity Predicted in Speech Unless Young Generation Upholds ^ Former's Ideals Wholeheartedly Declaring that the days of Christianity are numbered unless this generation of young people can give themselves to its ideals with the wholehearted loyalty that the Nazi youth give to their “new religion,” R. II. Edwin Espy, recently returned from Geneva, Switzerland, last night oponed the first session of the Oregon Christian youth conference which meets on the campus this weekend. Contr asting the present day preparations for war as he saw them in Europe, Mr. Espy commented that Americans should be thankful to Bonfire Location Changed Frosh Wear Undies While Lighting Sky For Homecoming Frosh fashions for their parti cipation in Homecoming activities were radically changed yesterday when it was learned that the site of the traditional bonfire has been moved to the usual 19th and Ferry location. Original plans scheduled the pyre for the lot adjacent to the music building. The new style for freshmen work ing on the bonfire construction will be hip boots, long underwear, and heavy overcoats because of the physical characteristics of the land on which the innocent frosh are to build their oversized torch. Even in spite of the fact that his hopes for a mudless bonfire have been shattered, Les Ander son, freshman class president, last night reaffirmed his promise to make this “the best bonfire in the history of Oregon”. “Building a suitable bonfire is perhaps the biggest responsibility the frosh have all year and we in tend living up to that trust,” as sured Anderson. Bonfire co-chairman Len Baliff and Bob McGill seconded Ander son’s statements and added that "You can rely on the members of the class of ’43 to do their part in making this a great Homecoming celebration.” The United States Army geology department reports that the new site is located in the bed of the once turbulant Amazon river. The river has not released its hold on the property and is present in the lorm of a swamp land filled with countless creeks during the rainy season, according to the Army geology department's report. The statement continues, "November is one of the high points of the rainy season.” The reasons for the change of bonfire location, as set forth by University authorities, were: First, holding the bonfire cele bration on the proposed site (the lot next to the Music building) would endanger the Music building and surrounding residential dis trict. Secondly, the University has spent a great deal of money in grading and maintaining the pro perty in question and any bonfire activity at that location would destroy the landscaping work al ready begun. And thirdly, the charred remains of the bonfire would necessitate being carted away because of the detrimental effect on neighborhood beauty. Dr. Cardinal L. Kelly Attends Accountants Committee Meetings Dr. Cardinal L. Kelly, professor of business administration, attend ed two committee meetings of the Oregon State Society of Public Ac countants Wednesday and Thurs day in Portland. Professor Kelly is chairman of the committee on the accounting standards for the municipalities of Oregon, which met Thursday morning at the office of J. C. Goldrainer of Sawtell and Gold rainer in Portland. Wednesday afternoon Dr. Kelly attended a meeting of the auditing procedures committee. | the war in that it shows that new ideologies and philosophies can i today spring up and threaten civil , ization. “The type of a world that we i live in,” declared Mr. Espy, “is a dangerous but challenging world.” Discussing the causes of the present war, he said that “Hitler ! was not born in Austria but Hitler J was born at Versailles.” If it hadn’t j been for unjust settlements and the failure to carry out the just settle ments of Versailles, the war would not be racking civilization now.” A man of steel personality, abso lute will, absolute conviction that he is heaven ordained to perform his mission, unscrupulous but at ! the same time a man who is un derstanding, loves his people is the manner in which Mr. Espy ! characterized the Nazi feuhrcr. Familiar though it is to Americans the politicians’ method of gaining popularity by making over children has never succeeded so well in Am erica as it has in Germany since Hitler came into power, Mr. Espy said. "The present war is not a war between nations: it is a religious war,” declared Mr. Espy. "Naziism is a new religion, It has been so othoroughly accepted by the Ger man youth that they put it above all personal loyalties,” he declared. Previous to the evening meeting delegates who had registered met for dinner presided over by Betty Britton, Portland, state president. Leaders of the conference and com mittee workers were introduced during the business session. Enter tainment included group singing led by Clarence Faris of Portland. A special feature for the dinner was the appearance of the Eugene high school a capella choir led by Glenn Griffith, music instructor. Answering to the roll call at din ner time were 100 from 18 towns. Last registration figures showed 200 registered. Advance registra tions predict that the total will be increased considerably before the conference closes. Closing the first day, the dele gates met in Alumni hall for a fireside sing and short worship period. With the biggest day ahead of them, delegates will meet at 8:30 this morning for a hymn sing in ! the music building. Following this session Mr. Espy will speak on “The Conquering Christ” in Ger linger hall. Dividing up, delegates wil go to many corners of the campus for discussion groups. These will in clude: The Christian, His Country, and His God, led by Mr. Espy in the faculty room in Friendly hall; Dr. J. Quinter Miller’s group, Youth Council Organization and Program will meet in the men's lounge; Ma- j jor R. W. Eberhart will lead Guides , to Personal Worship at the YMCA. Dr. Victor P. Morris’ group on The Christian and Propaganda will meet in the AWS room in Ger linger. Led by Prof. Gertrude (Please turn to page three) A Class in Hotfoot Bill Pengra, Engraver Bob Deix sliows Jayne Tennant, Barbara I'ieree, and Eleanor Sederstrom how he won the jitterbug eontest at last year’s AWS carnival. Excitement, Color, Food, Magic, Dancing, Music; All Offered At AWS Carnival Twenty-One Colorful Concessions Comprise Gala Collection of Women Students' Show A dime will go a long way toward a college education when the doors of McArthur court open at 8 o’clock tonight on the annual AWS College carnival. There should be plenty of color as 21 different concessions, decorated in the colors of as many colleges—Gonzaga, Stanford, Vassar, and Oregon State among them—compete for the heads of houses trophy which goes to the booth most appropriately decorated. The Milton Zell award will Club Sees Film About Chinese Professor Dudley Shows Chinese Way of Life Motion, pictures depicting life in China were shown by Professor A. G. Dudley, assistant professor of business administration, at a meet ing Wednesday evening of the Uni versity Propeller club. Mr. Dudley explained the pic tures which he took while he was in China. They included scenes of Chinese people, agricultural scenes in central and northern China, army scenes, and some views of a modern American-owned dairy in Shanghai. The dairy was operat ed by Mr. Dudley until its destruc tion by the Japanese. The club decided to sponsor a series of motion pictures on foreign trade to begin soon. Plans were made to further co operation with the Portland Pro peller club, which is composed of business men interested in foreign trades. The junior unit here hopes to bring members of the Portland club to the campus to assist the trade students in obtaining a bet ter understanding of some of the practical problems confronting the shipping industry today. Suckers and Alarm Clocks Make Teaching Bad Job “Please, no suckers in the Shake speare class.” Dr. Lecsh's eye came to rest menacingly on a meek and frightened girl in the front row. Tightly clutched in her hand was an orange sucker upon which operations had been temporarily suspended, albeit it showed signs of having taken an awful licking. Dr. Lesch, having confiscated the sucker and deposited it on the window ledge, resumed his position at his desk, head in hand, glazed eye self-pityingly ahead. “Once upon a time I had a girl who used to come to class with an alarm clock in tier pocket . . . heaven only knows why. And when ever the darned thing went off, as it did every so often, she’d bat her pockets distractedly, whispering ‘sh, sh’—most helpful accompani ment to a Shapespeare lecture. Ah yes, a charming girl, charming." The glazed eye wandered about the room finally coming to rest again on the front row. “And they told me," he murmured, “that a teacher's life was a quiet one." be presented to the concession which takes in the most money. Tickets, to be purchased at the door and in special booths, will be the legal tender tonight as stu dents and townspeople try their luck in the various concessions. Carnival goers will have a chance to see into the future to night, when Minno the Mystic, sensational seer, opens her for tune-telling booth. Minno has al ready demonstrated her uncanny ability on several coeds, and she promises to keep all information in strictest confidence. At 11 o’clock p. m. a highlight of the evening—the jitterbug con test—will be staged by the best of campus swingsters. As a special attraction, Bob Diez and his danc ing partner, winners of last year’s contest, will do some Harlem hoof ing. Valuable merchandise prizes will be awarded the winners, with John Warren, Pirkko Paasikivi, and Bob Diez, judging. A college man’s appetite will not be over-looked tonight for AWS is sponsoring a food booth where caramel apples, soda pop, and ice cream cones will be sold. Girls in uniforms will distribute the food throughout the evening. Beginning at nine o’clock a sec tion of the floor will be marked off and nickle-a-dancing will begin. Bob Calkins and his orchestra will furnish music for the dancers. A good old-fashioned raffle will be held throughout the evening, with prizes donated by Portland and Eugene merchants, awarded to the holders of the lucky num bers. Serpentine and confetti will be distributed among the crowd. Library Roster Has 43 NYA Assistants There are 43 NYA students working in the University library, according to a statement by M. H. Douglass, head librarian. In addition there are 16 students on the wage staff paid from Uni versity funds and 27 members of j the regular staff who are not stu j dents. The work consists of desk work ; in the circulation, reserve, and S periodical departments, putting away and getting books in the stacks, supervising reading rooms, 1 marking the backs of books, check I room work, and typing. I -Notice | __ Students who have portable j radios are urged to bring them to McArthur court today so that those working on booths for the Carnival may be able to listen to the Oregon-UCLA football broadcast. YWCA to Hold Induction Meet New Officers Commissioners Appointed White dresses, white candles, and soft lights will set the scene for the formal initiation of YWCA freshman and sophomore commis sioners Monday evening, 9 o’clock, at the “Y” bungalow, with Betty lou Swart, YWCA proxy, presid ing. Appointments to the frosh and soph commissions just completed last night are as follows: Frosh commissioners, Dorothy Dunham, membership; Adele Cana da, publicity; Billie Wade, religion; Mary Jane Rotegarde, conference; Grace Williams, hospitality; Alice Trullinger, music; Beatrice Shrum, foreign foods; Emile Ilytree, book review; Genevieve Adams, com munity service; and Florence An derson, Dill Pickle club. Frosh commission officers are Jean Wil cox, president; Jeanette Christian sen, vice-president; Abbie Jane White, secretary; and Shirley Sul livan, treasurer. Sophomore commissioners, Faun telle Mitchell, membership; Nisma Banta, publicity; P. Salisbury, re ligion; Lois Hosford, conference; Barbara Davis, hospitality; Jean Haehlen, music; Madeline Hannin ger, foreign foods; Otillia Hofstet ter, book review; Ruth Hall, com munity service; and Muriel Tyson, Dill Pickle club. Sophomore com mission officers are Annette Ans ley, president; Bobsie Roehm, vice president; Joe Bullis, secretary; and Eleanor Sederstrom, treasur i er’ All those interested in the in I stallation service are extended a i cordial invitation to attend. New Magazine Found Among Periodicals; Esquire There Also The periodical department of the library has received the first copy of the new Scribner’s Commenta tor. The Commentator took over the Scribner’s magazine which ceased publication in May. The new magazine' is along the same line as Scribner’s except that it is printed on a type of pulp paper instead of smooth paper. | The editorial and general policy are about the same. Esquire took over the Scribner’s subscription list and the library | has copies of Esquire from May I on. WARING PROMISES UO SONG Famous Leader Offers to Produce Tune on Program News that Oregon's demand for a fight song had drifted beyond the Rockies came yesterday when it was learned that Fred Waring, nationally known orchestra leader and m. c., wants to play a “swell idea" for a football song on one of his Friday night programs. In a telegram from Jack Dolph, former University student, to W. F. E. Thatcher, professc? of Eng lish and advertising here, it was made known that Waring has a good number in mind that he would like to play for Webfoot I fans on his NBC broadcast. The wire read: “Fred Waring: has swell idea for Oregon football i song. He is doing college originals on Chesterfield show. Can you have j some kids wire him at 1697 Broad-1 way requesting. Good publicity.” The sender of the wire attend ed the University about 20 years ago, and is now prominent in the advertising field. He formerly was j an executive for Columbia Broad- j casting Company on the coast. Responding immediately to the orchestra leader's offer, prominent Eugene and University leaders made plans last night to wire Waring at the New York City ad dress asking that he play the num ber he suggests. Fred Brenne, secretary of the Eugene chamber of commerce, was one of the first to give his approv al of the idea. Bruce Hamby, di rector of the ASUO news bureau added his telegraphed response, and j Student Body President John Dick and AWS Prexy, Anne Fredrik sen, have indicated that they will wire Waring suggesting he play the number. “Any Oregon student sincerely interested in getting Waring to play his ‘fight song’ offer should wire him immediately," was Dick’s suggestion yesterday. Former Psychology Assistant Now Staff Man at Washington James Welch, former graduate research assistant to Dr. A. R.' Moore, is now holding forth in the psychology department the Uni versity of Washington. Mr. Welch assisted here for two years while he worked for his M.A. j and is now teaching an elementary class in psychology at Washington in addition to giving two lab dem onstrations a week. Julia Welch, his wife and gradu ate from the University of Idaho’s English department, recently sold her first story to a pulp magazine for $160. Ducks Await Fourth Conference Test Unbeaten UCLA Bruins and Tex Oliver's Top Ranking Webfoots Tangle Today on Los Angeles Turf By RAY FOSTER The Oregon Duck goes up on the block today, faced by the chance that it may be butchered by a hungry Bruin who is waiting in his lair for the kill. Tho Bruin rules the favorites to do so, too, by a 9 to 5 count. Oregon enters the game again UCLA in the Coliseum today as underdogs for the first time since the opening game with USC. Both teams are undefeated in conference play, Oregon with two vie tories and one tie, and UCLA with a win and a tie. Jackie and Jay One of the largest crowds of the season is expected to more than half fill the gigantic stadium. The main attraction will be the battle between two of the fastest backs on the Pacific Coast, Jackie Robinson of the Bruins, and Jay Graybeal of Oregon. Robinson has had the southern fans agog all season with his siz zling speed. And Graybeal was the talk of the town when he scooted around Southern Cal's vaunted line for long gains. A third speed burner Kenny Wash ington, might overshadow the other two for UCLA. Ducks Have Drill A final light workout was held on the Colesium floor yesterday, and the squad members have re treated to a secluded hotel till the game today. Many fans who stay ed away from the exciting Oregon, USC game a month ago are ex pected to see the best Oregon team in years in action against one of the fleetest teams in the country. Oregon will open with it’s regu lar lineup. Donovan at quarter, Graybeal at left half, Berry at right half, and Emmons at full. ] From left to right the line will be H. Harris, Stuart, Walden, Ca denasso, Robertson, Peters, Regi nato. Robinson probably will not open the game for the UCLAns, but will wait for an opportunity to go in. Washington opens at left half, with Buck Gilmore at full. Dam Site to Be Scene Of Geological Exam Guided by Dr. Smith A group of geology students, ac companied by Dr. Warren D. Smith, will examine the Cottage Grove dam site on a field trip to morrow afternoon. Two geologists, Mr. Tom Ellison' and Mr. Wood, who are employed on the projest, will go with the party and explain various phases of the work. The actual construc tion of the darn has not yet start ed so the excavation provides an excellent source of materials with which to experiment. Later in the fall Dr. Smith plans to take the students to the Pine Ridge dam site. Well Well be Ding Donged; Victory Bell Is Pile of Junk By JACK BRYANT Now it can be told! Bill Kirtley, colorful caretaker of McArthur court, came through with the in formation that Emerald reporters searched for weeks and could not find. The victory bell at last goes on record as a piece of junk bought by the 1933 rally committee as Bill tells all. "It was the year Oregon State tied SC with their ‘Iron men’ that we got the victory bell,” Bill said. "I helped paint it downstairs in the court. The same year that State tied SC we took it to Portland for the State game, and we beat ’em, too,” he chuckled. "That was the first time the vic tory bell had ever been used, and it got a good initiation after that outstanding game up there,” he said. Illusive Just how Bill was overlooked in the Emerald canvass for- the his tory of the victory bell, no one knows. Apparently nobody supect ' ed "Kirt” who would be the best authority on the story. [ "It’s the Order of the O’s job to keep the bell,” “Kilt” said. ‘‘But they didn't do such a hot job, and several times I've had to hide it. They would just leave it lie around here. ‘‘Somehow the Iduho football team got the bell in their trunk and had it in Portland before we could find out where it went,” Bill explained. Police Aid ‘‘We had looked over their equip ment when they left and we couldn’t see it, and finally some one found a drayman who re marked about how heavy one trunk had gotten since he unloaded it. The Idaho fellows said it was just full of wet clothes, but \vhen the drayman heard that the bell was missing he saw the connection and the Portland police recovered it up there. “Another narrow escape for the green and yellow bell was at the California game in Portland last year. The bell was left on the field and if it hadn’t been for the foot ball team the bell would be in Berkeley now. They had it packed in their trunk when our boys walked in and took it. Independents Honor New Members Orides, Yeomen Give Halloween Dance The two independent groups on the campus, the Orides and the Yeomen, honored prospective mem bers at a Hallowe’en pledge dance in Gerlinger hall Friday night. Carol Bird and Jack Newton acted as co-chairmen for the event which was informal. Thirty-one pledges were formal ly initiated into the Orides group at an initiation last Monday night. The Yeomen pledges have not been formally elected as yet. Their part Was to assist in the pledging and fo acquaint those interested in the group with the old mem bers. The decorations which wero in charge of Daisy Myers and Bob Clever, included' festoons of orange crepe over the lights, black witches and cats on the walls, and two massive pumpkins. Jack o'lan terns completed the effect which was well in keeping with the spirit of the season. Appropriate refreshments, con sisting of cider and doughnuts, were served during intermission. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bird, and Mr. and Mrs. Schumaker were pa trons and patronesses of the af fair. Heymans Given Nobel Prize Corneille Heymans, a former University of Oregon faculty mem ber, lias been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his work in head circulation through the carot ed artery. Dr. A. R. Moore, professor of general physiology, of the Univers ity of Oregon, and a personal friend of Heymans, sent a cable of congratulations to the 43 year old scientist. Dr. Moore first met Professor Heymans in Naples in 1923. In 1927 Heymans was employed by the University of Oregon to give a series of lectures to the medical school in Portland and al so several lectures here. Professor Heymans is now a pro ; fessor of pharmacology at the University of Ghent. The Nobel prize is $40,000 or 1,« 200,000 Belgian marks. Book Trucks Added To Library Equipment Three book trucks have been added to the library equipment, according to M. H. Douglass, head librarian. Mr. Douglas also reports that the apple sale has reached over ten dollars so far. Attention was also drawn to the display of roses in the downstairs hall of the library which came from Mr. Douglass’s own garden and were grown outside. CAMPUS CALENDAR Psi Chi Theta will hold an im portant meeting on Monday at ■ 7:30 in Commerce hall.