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TODAY'S EDITS: Band at Seattle; Success for Six; Happy Germany LIBRARY U. OF ORE. PAGE FOUR: 'Arms, Man' Finale Travel Books; YMCA Aims Told f .dfefilr VOLUME XLI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1939 NUMBER 38 Ballet Caravan Will Give Interpretation Of American Life No Exchange Tickets Will Be Necessary For Dance Program, But ASUO Cards Will Be Checked; General Admission 75c Oregon’s au revoir to campus social life before the Thanksgiving holiday will he Monday night’s McArthur court presentation of the original Ballet Caravan, which promises to put the vacation week off to a hilarious start with its howling characterizations of the American way of life, as expressed in the ballet. No exchange tickets fcr ASUO card holders will he required for this second presentation of the 1030 Greater Artists series, hut student Morse Talks ' To Eugene Business Men Oregon Law Dean Describes Method Of Arbitration “Striking’ at what he termed “an unjustified wave of anti-labor hysteria,” Dean Wayne L. Morse, Pacific coast maritime arbitrator, addressed the Eugene chamber of commerce in the Osburn hotel Fri day afternoon. He declared “neither the em ployers nor the employes can jus tify the number of strikes, but the much-publicized public interest in labor disputes cannot be claimed f unless the public informs itself of the facts of labor disputes.” He explained the little known theory behind arbitration showing how it was preceded by mediation and conciliation. The dean of the Oregon law school contended, however, “arbi tration is a matter of law.” Arbi tration is strictly a judicial process, utilized to determine only the le gal rights of the contracting par ties.” He stated that the main disad vantage of arbitration was that the methods of each arbitrator differed. “You cannot separate your sub stantive rights from your pro cedural rights. Arbitration by man is tyranny,” he declared. He mentioned that the arbitra tional agreement between the longshoremen and the waterfront employes was a model agreement. V He also touched on other famous cases including the Panama Pa cific case which resulted in his “resignation and subsequent re appointment. Erb to Leave For Banquet Donald M. Erb, president of the University of Oregon, will leave Eugene early this morning to at tend the annual banquet of the Oregon Association of Personal Finance companies at Portland to night, the president’s office an nounced yesterday. Dr. Erb will introduce Robert Wilson Kelso, professor of social k service at the University of Michi gan and director of Michigan graduate institute of health and social science, who will be main speaker of the evening. The banquet has been arranged for the Mutnomah hotel and will start at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Erb will return to the campus after the meeting. Holiday Hours Set By Library Head Library hours over the Thanks giving holidays were announced by M. H. Douglass, head librarian, Thursday. The library will close Wednes day, November 22, at 6 p.m. It will be closed all day Thursday ^ with vacations hours from 9 to 6 going into effect Friday and Sat urday. Regular hours will be re sumed again on Sunday. i body cards will be checked at the door. Non-card holders may pur ! chase general admission tickets I for 75 cents, or reserved seats at j $1.50, $1.25, and $1.00. Curtain at 8 j With curtain time at 8 o’clock, i the 21 dancing youngsters— j whose average age is 21—will be ; gin their antics of the ballet, all of which are take-offs on various phases of American life. The first of the three numbers slated is “Filling Station,” a hu morous characterization of the ■ typical self-reliant, resourceful and j courteous fellow known all over I America as the friendly service station man. Audiences Laugh In “Charade,” the company has attempted to recapture the nostal gic charm of a phase of American life that has changed with the rushing world of today. Audiences laugh again at the excitement of a family getting ready for their (Please turn to page two) 'Enjine Enjine’ New Libe Book Fire Fighting, Text Of Recent Addition By K. H. Dunshee One of the most colorful books received by the library in a long time is “Enjine Enjine” by Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee. The book was published by H. V. Smith for the Home Insurance company and is based partly on the relics of col onial day fire fighting equipment in Mr. Smith’s museum. During the early part of the 19th century, every fire company seemed to vie with another for the most extraordinary and unusual uniform. Pictures of firemen in “Enjine Enjine” make them out as a cross between a fancy dress ball and Scotch Highlanders. Strangest of all are the colored photographs of fire engines and the picturesque names they went by. Such names as Hayseed, Old Brass Backs, Black Jake, Red Rover, Old Maiae, The White Ghost, Old Stag, Mankiller, and the Elephant, were quite usually found emblazoned on the sides of color ful machines. Sigma Xi#s Meeting To Feature Kossack Sigma Xi will hold their regu lar meeting Tuesday, November 21 at 8 o’clock in room 105 Deady. Dr. Carl Kossack will speak on “An Algebrais Theory of Sam pling With Some Applications.” Dr. Kossack is a new member of the math department having come from the University of Mich igan where he received his doc tor’s degree last year. Visitors and anyone interested in the meeting is welcome to at tend, according to Dr. Kenneth Ghent, secretary. Scholarship Given Joanne Amspoker, graduate of University high in 1937, was awarded her second scholarship at Reed college. Last year Miss Amspoker' won a scholarship to enter Reed: this year she will continue with the Kerr scholarship which is awarded to the outstanding sophomore of the school. 'She's My Sweetheart of Sigma Chi' Evelyn Nelson, newly elected Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, who was feted at a banquet given in her honor last night. Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Pleased With New Position “This should happen to every one—it’s grand,” were the words of Evelyn Nelson, Sweetheart of Sigma Chi for 1939, after she had been “pinned” with a jewefled white sweetheart cross at a ban quet in her honor held last night at the Oregon chapter house. Wearing a white evening gown, Miss Nelson radiated charming personality as she presided from her position of honor at the can dlelight dinner. Her corsage was of white roses, the flowers of Sig ma Chi. Evelyn, five feet four inches in height, with soft blond curls and sparkling blue eyes was also pre sented with a heart-shaped locket of pearl and gold bearing the crest of the fraternity. The gift was a token of honor from the 1939 pledge class. Miss Betty Anderson, named sweetheart in last year’s contest received a gift signifying the place of esteem she holds in the memories of Sig members. Miss Nelson, a member of Delta Gamma, was announced' as the winner of this year’s contest in a special broadcast over KORE Thursday evening after she had been named along with four other coeds to enter the finals. Forty freshman girls were entertained by Sigma Chi during the past two weeks in the contest to determine the 1939 “dream girl.” Positions of prominence are not new for the 19-year-old Portland girl for she was a princess in the 1937 Rose festival. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Waldorf wcfte guests for the dinner. Tooth Dug Up! No Toothbrush? Tuskf Tusk When they went in for grow ing teeth the mammoth and mastodon elephants did it in a big way. The'Condon museum of natural history has in its col lection the largest recorded ele phant tooth in the world, 19 inches long and weighing 21 pounds. It was discovered by Thomas Condon in 1877 and as far as is known it’s still the big gest to be uncovered. There are twelve fossilized ele phant teeth in the museum, ranging in size from the 2-inch baby mammoth tooth, recently donated by Harold E. Hansen, law student, to Condon’s huge one. The thought that comes into nearly everyone’s mind when they look at the teeth is, “What if they had a tooth-ache!” Dean Morris Attends Committee Meeting Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business administration, attended a preliminary meeting of the interim committee of the Ore gon legislature the first of this week in Portland. Dean Morris is chairman of the committee. General lines of study for the year were outlined at the meeting, which was attended by committee members and L. O. Arens, chairman of the industrial accident commission, Sig Eps Stage Pledge Dance Featuring a barnyard setting, the annual Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge dance was held in their chapter house last night. Twenty-nine bales of straw, sev eral pumkins, caricatures of the pledges and some of the members as heads of farm animals strewn about the main floor and those at tending wearing farmer garb, added to the atmosphere of the dance. The pseudo-animal faces were more or less picked according to their resemblance to the specified animal. A hay rack was used to convey the “dates” to the dance. Oregon ‘Taxi’ By JIM BANKS Orgon “taxi” men will be on the move this coming holiday week end. You can spot members of this international brotherhood by their universal, distinguishing ges ture—the extended thumb. A big ‘O’ on your suitcase, a rooter’s lid, or a borrowed letter man’s sweater plus a hopeful ex pression and you are eligible for membership in the great fraterni ty of hitchhikers. Public Cooperative The motoring public in the state of Oregon is far famed for coop eration with the knights of the extended thumb, as any experi enced member in good standing can tell you. College students especially find the going easy to and from Eugene. Success is measured by the dis ®rstuQd"'nf?nter"srrnes Flunk Notes Not Sent to Hospital; Shock too Great Poor radio reception and pur ple - and - orange pajamas that don't fit are among the trials aid tribulations that come with life in the infirmary, Charlotte Collins, who is abed in the cam piis hospital for the second time this year, philosophized yester day. “Please forward all flunk no tices to my new address," she reminded her roo m mate. “I LOVE to get mail— jTo counteract her pessimistic outlook, Charlotte agreed with her wardmates, Jeanine Withers and Charity Hart, that the nurs es, the food, and most of the visitors are "definitely on the swell side.” Others who checked in the health service yesterday include: Wally Johansen, Jack Stine, Nor man Elston, Virginia Regan, Hpnry Carlson, Helen Graves, William Orr, and Bill Cardinal. Batching Quarters In Co-op Suggested If Enough Sign Up A survey in an attempt to de termine how many students would be interested in batch ing, providing suitable quarters were found, was begun yester day by Mrs. E. M. Morris, hous ing secretary. Mrs. Morris explained that all the cooperative houses are full, but if there is sufficient inter est steps may be taken to or ganize another house for stu dents interested in cutting ex penses. All students who would be interested in such a setup are requested to get in touch with Mrs. Morris as soon as possible. Lawrence to Judge Designs The United States government summoned Dean E. F. Lawrence of the art school to Washington, to act on a jury of award of a federal post office in California in archi tectural competition. All architects submitting designs for the build ing will be judged by Dean Law rence and two other judges. Dean Lawrence left yesterday evening for Boston, Massachusetts, where he will visit Dean William Emerson of Boston Institute of Technology (MIT). From Boston Dean Lawrence will travel to New York where he will meet an alumni group, Mr. Walquist and Mr. Rosenburg. After paying a visit to Boston and New York, Dean Lawrence will then proceed to Washington, D.C., where he wil act as judge for the contest. Dean Lawrence expects to be away for two and a half weeks. The staff will take over the dean’s work during his absence. Sees Threat Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school who yesterday voiced a warning against “anti-labor hys teria" in a speech before the Ku gene chamber of commerce. Hosteler Will Address Club Patricia Dunham To Tell Sidelights Of European Trip 1 Miss Patricia Dunham, who traveled through Europe this past summer over youth hostel routes, is expected' to tell of some of her experiences on the trip before members of the Eugene hostel club at a special meeting Tuesday evening. Miss Dunham is a sister of Mar garet Dunham, field worker for this region of the American Youth Hostel association. The Eugene club is composed of students of the University and townspeople who like to spend their leisure moments walking or cycling. Routes are laid out over the Willamette valley from here to Portland and out to the sea coast. Part of a national organi zation, which is in trtrn a member of the International Youth Hostel association, the club' provides in expensive, educational travel op portunities for young people. When the war broke out Miss Dunham was in Paris. She had traveled over most of northern Europe following the paths laid out by the hostel association which is organized in twenty countries. With the start of the war she was forced to discontinue her travel and return to this coun try, arriving at her home in Seat tle only last week. Homer E. Townsend, president of the local "pedal pushers," has invited all people interested in the club work, or in hearing Miss Dun ham’s account of her intimate views of the people of the conti nental countries to attend. The University of Oregon li brary cost $500,000 and has facil ities for 400,000 books. Men Have ‘Rules of the Road’ | tance covered. Some devotees re port up to 800 miles covered in a ! single day, and brother, that’s j really hitch-hiking! The average j under favorable conditions is from 200 to 300 miles. Rules Given The open road offers a good chance to try a little applied psy chology. The old hand at the game will station himself at a bridge approach, a curve, stop sign or junction and await developments. Good technique, when one car | follows another at a fairly close interval, is to thumb the first car and wave at him if he goes on j by. The following car will see you | cheerfully salute a refusal, think you’re an all-right guy, and stop. I Sometimes. Here’s How To start, most hitch-hikers se dately signal, holding the thumb in one position. As time wears on with no results, the signalling takes on added fervor and old "ja lopys” will be hailed as well as the big, powerful sedan jobs. The process reaches a new high in en thusiasm when a gorgeous blonde happens to swish past. At any event, move on when one position fails to bring results. Your field will be narrowed, but the motorist will figure you for the ambitious go-getter type and offer a ride. And of course, the old empty gasoline can gag is a cinch ride ticket. Sweet music to the ears is the phrase, “going my way, buddy?” The man knows perfectly well that you are since you tried your best to convey that impression, but .it sounds good just the same, Only Two Grid Fans Register for UW Trip Difficulty in Convening Athletic Board Prevents Formal Decision; Jaunt North Overlooked, New Appropriation Needed Tlie question of whether Oregon’s pep band will head northward Wednesday for the Washington game remained unanswered last night, with University athletic directors insisting that no steps can be taken until there is some indication that a number of students will be going up on the rally train. With only two students definitely signed up to go up on the Thanks giving game special, Anse Cornell, athletic director, said last night that no decision could be handed down by the 14 members of the athletic board on the proposed trip, until some more students, a greater number more students express in terest. Although Band Director John Stehn Thursday said that he thought the athletic board would meet yesterday to decide, Cornell last night explained that the large group which makes up the. athlet ic board cannot be summoned un til there is proof that there is enough to make it seem as if the student body really wants the band to go. Because the traditional trip north was overlooked in making out this year’s budget, a decision to send the music-makers to Seat tle would necessitate V special ap propriation. Although a great many stu dents yesterday were deep in plans to drive to the Webfoots’ final gridiron clash of the year Thanks giving day, few had shown inter est in the special train rate. If the band does go to the game, it will leave on the Seattle special, leav ing Eugene at 3:30 Wednesday af ternoon. Drive Begun For Red Cross The Red Cross campaign of cam pus living organizations continues as contribution boxes appeared yesterday in all the organized liv ing quarters. The boxes will remain where they are until Tuesday at which time the drive will officially end and the boxes will be collected. Karolyn Kortge, who is in charge of the YWCA service group spon soring the drive, will see that members of her committee visit all houses and halls to speak at lunch on Friday. Every Wednesday evening there is a campus-wide trek to the movies of all those fortunate stu dents whose sophomore privileges remain intact. If these people could only forego their entertainment for one evening and drop the price of one admission into their Red Cross box they would find themselves out only 40 cents, whereas the Red Cross fund would be several hun dred dollars ahead, Miss Kortge said. i Those students who cannot stand to part with 40 cents in one lump sum but whose consciences still hurt vaguely should drop their nickels and dimes into the boxes so conveniently provided, she said. Emerald 3 o'Clockers Initiate New Member The Emerald 3 o’clock club for mally initiated Jonathan Kahan anui, copy desk man, at the regu lar meeting in the composing room of the University press last night. The business meeting was fol lowed by a trip to one of the downtown food emporiums where a banquet awaited. Those in attendance were: Lyle Nelson, Betty Jane Thompson, Hal Olney, Tom Wright, Wes Sul livan, George Pasero, Jonathan Kahananui, and Bill Borthwick, Assemblies Cut for Term Crowded Activity Schedule Given As Reason A crowded student activity schedule with final examinations looming in the near future was named by the assembly committee yesterday as the reason for the announcement that they will not slate any more regular student gatherings this term. The period between Thanksgiv ing and the Christmas holidays will be filled with other Univer sity functions and the advent of finals and their accompanying “quiet week” will prohibit a regu lar schedule for assemblies. Karl W. Onthank, committee chairman, announced that a group of prominently known speakers are being contacted for a series of addresses which will begin winter term. See the 'Pussy7 Scratched Gent Shows Wildcat Have you ever seen a live bob cat ? If not, here’s your chance. R. E. Ferguson, while on a trip to Idaho with a business compan ion, discovered a young wildcat perched in the branches of a tree. While he held a tarpaulin beneath the animal, his compan ion poked the "cat” from the tree with a branch. The struggle which followed was short, but very exciting. The result: Numerous scratch es, and one bobcat very much alive. The young animal may be seen in the window of Mr. Fergu son’s shooting gallery on Wil lamette. Stamps on Display Part of the stamp collection of F. Houston Wynn, a Eugene boy, has been put on display in the cir culation department of the library. r—-1 CAMPUS CALENDAR Because of the appearance here Monday of the Ballet Caravan, the faculty body - conditioning group will meet Monday night at 7:15, in order that the meeting may be over in time for the per formance. Contrary to the report the Yeo men will not hold a dance Monday night. Instead they will sponsor a supper at 6 o'clock in Gerlinger hall. Members planning to attend should call Mrs. Siefert before Monday noon.