TODAY'S EDITS:
Hobson Saga;
Penny Flit Guns;
World at Large
VOLUME XLI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1939
WOMEN'S PAGE:
Christmas Revels;
Saint Nick;
Coed of Week
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NUMBER 48
Lecture
Subjects
Selected
Hoffman, Helpers
Discuss Changes
With Onthank
A trial balloon designed to see
if students would like to revamp
the 1939 Love and Marriage lec
ture series into talks built partial
•ly along the lines of small group
discussions, was sent up by Lloyd
Hoffman and his lecture heads col
leagues at yesterday's organiza
tional meeting.
Meeting with Dean of Personnel
Karl W. Onthank, the Love and
Marriage heads decided to include
in this year’s ninth annual lecture
series the three general topics of
former years—dealing with char
acter-building, psychology, and
physiology in marriage.
Suggestions Discussed
Suggestions to add the general
subject of the economics of mar
ried life, or how much it costs a
young couple just out of college to
live, was discussed, and will per
haps be added to this year's sched
ule.
If the new idea to bring the lec
ture series right to the "front door"
of living groups goes through,
speakers will be dinner guests at
combined groups of student living
organizations. Following dinner
the speaker, who will proba.bly be
a University faculty member, will
lead a fireside discussion on differ
ent aspects of courtship and mar
riage.
Speech Dates to Be Set
Speakers for the three "big”
talks of the series will be contacted
before January 1, and definite
dates for the lectures set within a
few days. The marriage talks will
be scheduled for late January or
early February.
The committee will report reac
tions of student groups to the new
suggestions offered at a special
meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
Chapman Sets
Grand Opening
Co-op Manager
Announces 'Open
House' Friday
Chapman hall will make its offi
cial debut to the campus amid
Christmas caroling and holly
wreaths tomorrow evening.
“ ‘Open house’ and the holiday i
spirit will reign throughout the
whole three stories of the building
from 7:30 until 10,” announced
W. F. McClain, manager of the
Co-op.
“The Co-op and the home science
department are cooperating to en
tertain the students, faculty and
townspeople,” McClain added. A
musical program of Christmas
tide numbers is being prepared and
surprises will be given to the pub
lic.
“It is hoped that everyone will
take advantage of this offer as it
will give them a chance to explore
and become more familiar with the
modern features of this building,”
said McClain.
The Co-op board and six mem
bers of the Emerald staff, as well
as the regular store staff, will act
as hosts and hostesses.
The board consists of: Charles
Skinner, president: Gordon Benson,
Lloyd Sullivan, Gleason Payne,
Bob Lovell; James H. Gilbert, dean
of social science, and O. John Hol
lis, professor of law.
Emerald representatives have
not been announced yet.
After tonight staff members of
the Oregon Daily Emerald will
have nothing to worry about but
final exams. Tomorrow's Emerald
will be the last of the term.
French Censors
Cut Loose With
'Ink Removers'
“Lettres Danoises”—then five
pages of absolutely white paper
with exception of the word “cen
sure" in bold, black type neatly
1 centered on the first page.
Delayed by the war, the Sep
tember 15 to October 1 issue of
the Mercure de France was eag
erly scanned by members of the
library staff, the magazine
seemed to be no different than
usual until the section of “Re
vue de la Quinzaine” (fortnight
ly revue) was reached.
Discussion on one topic ended,
the title Lettres Danoises” ap
peared half way down the page,
and “censure” in the center of
the page. Starting on page 743,
the blankness continued to the
top portion of page 747. With no
explanation or introduction a
new paragraph began and the
article completed.
What was written on those
five pages may never be known
—at least not until the war is
over.
UO Heads
Meet in Term
Finale Today
Vital Business
To Be Considered
At Final Meeting
The last ASUO executive com
mittee meeting before Pre^cy John
Dick heads south for his basket
ball barnstorming tour, will be
held this noon at the Anchorage,
when late fall term “musts” will
be hold the council’s attention.
Chief matter of business on the
slate for the luncheon meeting is
the appointment of a chairman for
the annual Dads’ Day weekend in
January, according to Dick.
A petition from a group of Web
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Wesley Bazaar
Today, Friday
The “Shop of China” Christmas
bazaar, which is being- held today
and Friday in the old co-op build
ing, brings a touch of the Far East
to the campus.
Sponsored by the Wesley founda
tion, the bazaar is featuring hand
made linens, brass, and copper
ware, embroidery, and jewelry
from China.
The linenware includes bridge
sets, hand towels, runners, and
grass cloth sets. Peking hand
wrought silver and gold rings,
bracelets, earrings, and necklaces
are among the jewelry offered.
Etched Tientsin brass and cop
per bowls and novelty ornaments
and decorative figures are another
feature. With patterns taken from
ancient characters on official court
dress, the embroidery section forms
an interesting display.
Nope, We Ain't
But We’s Hopin
By SALLY MITCHELL
“Ixnay on the eaterschay,” say
Oregon students, as final examina
tion week approaches, yet 99 out
out of the 100 questioned admit
they would not “squeal” to the in
structor if they saw cheating in
any form going on during an ex
am.
“It always makes me mad,” said
one, “because in a way I'm the
one who's getting cheated, but I'd
never tattle.”
“What annoys me,” was another
comment, “is to have, someone
copy from my paper. I’m not so
concerned if someone rides through
an exam on a pony because he has
the whole course pretty well in
mind and doesn't really need the
thing.”
Most students agree that al
though they would not tattle on
Once, Twice. Three Times—SOLD!
Someone lost it, someone found it. Phil Barrett practices auction
eering, abetted by Jeanne Haehlen, AYVS Prexy Anne Fredertksen, and
Woody Slater. The auction is today, on Commerce steps.
Jar Loose Your 'Pig Banks’;
AWS to Auction Lost Articles
Students who have neglected to
claim their misplaced articles at
the University “lost and and found”
depot will have an opportunity to
buy back their own things today
between 11 and 12 o’clock on the
steps of the Commerce building.
AWS, under the chairmanship of
Jeanne Haehlen, will put all stray
articles on the block to be sold to
the highest bidder. The money re
cevied from the sale will go toward
the Associated Women Students
scholarship fund which is awarded
at Christmas to six of the out
standing girls.
“The AVVS hopes to find new
homes for orphaned pens, pencils,
notebooks, textbooks, fiction books,
jewelry, raincoats, belts, gloves,
hats, and umbrellas,” stated Miss
Haehlen as she surveyed her varied
types of waifs.
Phil Barrett and Woody Slater
will pound the gavel and give the
auctioneer’s spiel.
Dr. Clark's Classes
Will Be Held Today
Ai Usual Time
All of Dr. R. C. Clark’s class- j
es will meet beginning Thurs
day at the usual time and place, '
with the exception of the class
in the-history of the United
States. .
This class will be transferred
from room 207, Chapman, to
room 105, Oregon, where Dr.
Dan E. Clark, professor of his
tory, will teach the course. In
structors will be provided for all
the classes.
r. L. Stetson Chosen
To Represent Region
At Educators Meet
As a representative from dis
trict one of the national council,
Fred L. Stetson, professor of edu
cation, was elected to attend the
Phi Delta Kappa convention in
Chicago December 27 to 30. This
is Mr. Stetson’s second year as
representative for district one1
which includes Montana, Idahoj,
Washington, and Oregon.
The major projects of policy
formation and organization of the
education honorary will be deter
mined at the convention, according
to Mr. Stetson.
Viron A. Moore, principal of Lin
coln grade school, will represent
the campus chapter of Phi Delta
Kappa.
The College of the City of New
York has the largest ROTC volun
tary unit in the nation.
: Tattlin’ on Ya’
Dey Getcha
a fellow classmate they always
hope that he will get caught, eith
er during thef exam or while it is
being graded.
“It wouldn't be cricket to tell
on someone,” one lad pointed out,
“but a fellow can always hope the
instructor gets wise.”
“Anyone who cheats may be go
ing up in his professor’s gradebook
but he certainly takes a fall in my
estimation,” volunteered one coed
“With professors and proctors
and “plants” in a class, it’s get
j ting almost as dangerous to cheat
as it is to flunk,” observed another
student.
All of the students approached
i agreed that it would not occur to
them to cheat in an exam unless
they felt it was absolutely neces
| sary in view of the amount of
| “cribbing” going on during the
[ final.
Christmas
Revels to Be
On Saturday
Old English Motif
Will Characterize
Setting of Dance
For their final fling at college so
cial life before the holidays, Ore
gon Webfoots Saturday night will
mix modern twing and an old Eng
lish Christmas setting in their an
nual all-campus Christmas Revels
dance.
Scheduled for Gerlinger hall, the
dance will be the most elaborate
for many years, according to com
mittee heads. A giant lighted
Christmas tree will be the central
motif, with silhouettes of Yuletide
scenes decorating the walls.
Gerlinger's sun room will be
transformed into an early English
tavern, with costumed Britains
serving soft drinks to dancers in
the dusky inn atmosphere.
The special intermission program
planned includes introduction of
Santa Claus, who will present gifts
to prominent faculty members. An
Alpha Phi-Sigma Chi chorus will
sing carols, and the Campbell Co
op trio will also sing.
A special group of English folk
dances by students in costume will
be presented under the direction of
Rev. Williston Wirt. Freeman Pat
ton will be master of ceremonies.
Music for the dance will be furn
ished by Bob Calkins orchestra, ac
cording to heads of the all-Tnde
pendent group sponsoring the pre
holiday dance. Admission wilK be
25 cents.
Soviets; Co-op
Prexy Claim
Isle of Finland
Who wins, Stalin or co-op
prexy ?
Kenny Erickson, president and
chief of Campbell co-op, is about
to be made the possessor of
about ten acres of the Aalond is
v lands, guardians of the Bay of
Bosnia in Finland through a leg
acy.
Now that the Russian chief
has decided to take care of that
country himself, Kenny offers
his most recent real estate gain
for sale.
■ Anybody want to buy at a
[ bargain?
Rally to Launch Barnstorm;
Webfoot Hoopsters Poised
Oregon
Squad Set
For Jaunt
Meet Rubensteins
In Farewell Battle
7:15 This Evening
By KEN CHRISTIANSON
Oregon’s basketball team leaves
tonight.
For the second time in as many
years. Coach Hobby Hobson will
lead his 11 players on an eastern
invasion. First, however, the Ore
gon varsity will have to meet An
et’s Rubenstein Oregonians in
what might be termed the “battle
of the century,” tonight at McAr
thur court at 7:15 p.m.
Family Feiul
I lie "battle takes on me aspect,
of a good, old family feud. Bobby
Anet has built his independent
squad around ex-Oregons like Lad
die Gale, Wally Johansen, Dave
Silver, and Ford Danner. Then
there’s this Jack Butterworth who
used to play for Oregon Normal
(when it was a normal) and then
starred for George Washington
back in the east.
Dick Wright, former all-state
from Eugene high, and his blond
brother, Gordon Wright, who used
to play for an independent1 team,
the Wendling Cards, will help.
All—Everything
But, this array of all-Americans,
all-coasts, all-states, and all-some
thing or other doesn’t mean that
Hobby has nothing to show on the
floor. First, there’s John Dick, all
western NCAA forward, who
should lead the show if last year’s
national and regional play-offs
mean anything.
Then Ted Sarpola has played
some ball, too. In fact he is prob
ably the outstanding trick, shot
artist on the coast. Two big boys,
about six foot seven, have been
gunning for the pivot spot vacated
by Slim Wintemute, pro with the
Detroit Eagles. Those two men
are Archie Marshik, reserve from
last year, and Hank Anderson, high
scorer from Eastern Oregon Col
lege of Education.
Matt Pavalunas, husky guard,
and fiery Vie Townsend, transfer
from Compton jaysee, can ably fill
the bill at the guard positions.
Compton is the same school from
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Ford, Presiding Over
SDX Meeting, Gives
Ideas for Activities
Advisor James L. C. Ford, assist
ant professor of journalism, took
over the meeting of Sigma Del
ta Chi, men’s professional journal
ism fraternity, yesterday, with
suggestions for improving the
chapter’s activities and ways and
means of raising money,
A report was given by the com
mittees responsible for last week’s
banquet, plains laid for the an
nual conference of the Oregon
Newspaper Publisher’s association
and Bill Norene was appointed
publicity chairman for the chapter
by President George Pasero.
UO Library Staff
Makes Plans for
Christmas Party
The University library staff is
planning its annual Christmas par
ty to be held Saturday night, De
cember 16.
A full evening awaits the libra
rians, beginning with a dinner ir
the staff room, and including
games and a Christmas tree in thr
browsing room. There will be i
group of carolers and Miss Saw
yer will read.
To top off the evening, Sant?
Claus is expected in person to de
liver bis presents.
Looking Forward!
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Jolin Dick, Oregon’s ace forward, who is beginning his last season
on the maple eourt at Oregon, in a defensive position.
Dean Shortens
Daters’ Hours
Boom Lowered on
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Friday Trysters;
Studying Needed
University coeds must be safely
inside their front doors Friday
night at 10:30 o’clock, according to
word from the dean of women’s
office, as the first night of the fa
mous “closed weekends” begins.
I Saturday evening there will be the
usual 12:15 permission and Sunday
10:30 hours will prevail. Girls may
have the choice of any two of these
days for their dates.
Next Friday evening, December
15, is closed with no dates. Satur
day, December 16, is open with
12:15 permission. There will be no
Sunday evening dates.
Students are urged not to leave"
the campus either of these week
j ends because of its interfering with
studying, said Miss Helen Dodds,
secretary in the dean of women's
office, yesterday.
I According to decisions made for
1 many years by the heads of houses,
the Student Affairs committee, the
scholarship committee, the housing
committee, and the dean of wo
men’s office there will be no social
affairs of any kind during the two
weeks before examinations. Any
deserts or other functions sched
uled for this week or next in any
of the houses must be cancelled,
! according to Mrs. Hazel P. Schwer
ing, dean of women.
Nothin 'Too Good
For Web foots'
Goodwill Agent
After almost a month of peri
I lous and exciting adventures,
Joe Duck, Oregon’s flying auto
graph-collecting ambassador, has
arrived, safe and sound, in sunny
California.
Joe started on a little flying
jaunt down the coast almost a
month ago. During that time he
has been “ducknapped” by the
Bleacher Coaches Convention of
radio station KGO and has paid
a two week’s visit to Walt Dis
ney and Donald Duck at their
Hollywood studios. But Joe is
now safe at Lake Ador where he
is the honored guest of Mel Le
Mon, sports broadcaster on sta
tion KFAC.
Yes, Joe has had a lot of ed
ventures for a little, yellow-and
green, wooden duck.
Union Oil Personnel
Head to See Talent
Senior men interested in a job
after graduation with the Union
Oil company are urged to go to
Miss Janet Smith’s offidfe in the
campus YMCA building this morn
ing.
- The personnel manager of the
western division of the Union Oil
company, F. V. Spooner, will be
there to interview the men. Mr
Spooner has his headquarters ir
Seattle.
j Exotic Masks From Bali,
|Java, Displayed in Library
A wind-spirit's face with long,
thin nose sharp enough to cut the
air, a black lacquered tiger head,
1 a sun mask, a “witch" mask, small
animal faces carved and painted
by primitive peoples for their cere
monial dances and secret rituals
now hold the spotlight at the li
brary. They are part of a collec
tion loaned for the occasion by
Mrs. Alice Henson Ernst, associate
professor of English.
The ghost mask of a medicine
man, worn on the forehead during
: a dance, as are all of those includ
ed in the chief’s headdresses; a
large wooden thunderbird, a fire
bird or holybird worn in a sacred
| ceremonial in Bali, together with
shado wpuppets from Java, which
! are manipulated to cast huge
j shadows on a w'hite screen, are in
cluded in the collection, though
j most of the masks come from our
i own northwest shores.
In 1933, Mrs. Ernst, who teach
es playwriting on the campus, wa?
requested by Theatre Arts maga
zine, New York, for information
as to the ancient masks used in
primitive civilizations in the
Northwest, and so began a study
which was to last six years.
Through forming personal
friendships with these peoples, she
was able to assemble material on
the ritual dances. All collection.1
from this region were made dur
ing work in the field in out of the
, way places where the ancient be
| lief a still linger. The latest study
completed was “Northwest Coasl
Animal Dances,” and appeared ir
the September number of Theatre
; Arts magazine.
As these ceremonies have all bul
[ vanished from the lives of the peo
| pie, the material can not now b<
j duplicated. The masks and othei
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Sendoff
Program
Complete
Motorcycle Guide
Will Head Parade
Toward SP Depot
By RAY SCHRICK
Plans for Oregon’s first fall bas
ketball rally sped to completion
yesterday afternoon when Bill Ehr
man, rally head, announced a com
plete program for tonight’s team
send-off and revealed that final
arrangements had been made to
All houses are asked to allow
underclassmen town permission
for tonight’s basketball send-off.
The rally will start Immediately
following t h e Oregon-Oregonians
basketball game in McArthur
court.
secure a motorcycle escort to the
depot for the University travelling
squad.
The rally will start immediately
following the Oregon-Rubenstein’s
basketball contest in McArthur
court. Students, enmasse, will
march to the Eugene depot to pro
vide a parting fanfare for Coach
Howard Hobson and 11 team mem
bers who will accompany him on a
transcontinental barnstorming
tour.
Yells Scheduled
A definite program of yells has
been scheduled under the leader
ship of Bob Elliott and two assist
ants, Woody Slater and Art Wig
gins, Ehrman announced. The Ore
gon band will also play for the oc
casion.
“We want to make this rally the
biggest send-off ever given a bas
ketball team from Eugene,” ex
claimed Ehrman. “It is our hope
that all students, upper as well as
lower classmen, will attend.”
Speakers for the farewell will in
clude Coach Hobson who will say
a few words on behalf of the squad
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CAMPUS
CALENDAR
Emerald 8 o’Clockers will hold
their last meeting of the term to
night at the University Press.
Communion mass for all Cath
olic students will be held Sunday,
December 10, at the 9:30 mass.
All will go to breakfast after
wards in the balcony of the Del
Hey Cafe.
Friday, December 8, is a Holy
Day of Obligation Immaculate
Conception.
Masses will be at 6, 7, 8, and 9
a.m. as announced by Father Leip
zig, pastor.
Amphibians will play hostess to
OSC Aquabats tonight at 7:15 in
Gerlinger pool. Refreshments and
games are the committees part of
pledges and members, yours is to
be there.
There will be a meeting of the
fencing club at 7:30 in the Ger
linger sun room. Everyone is in
vited.
The last meeting of the term for
the Badminton club will be held
tonight in Gerlinger hall at 7:15.
Phi Beta meets tonight in Al
umni room of Gerlinger at 7:15
o’clock for the last meeting of
the term. It is important that all
members and pledges be present.
Condon club will meet at the
home of Dr. Warren D. Smith to
night at 7:30.