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VOLUME XLI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1940
NUMBER 55
LIBRARY
U. OF ORE.
Ducks Bow to Beavers by 35-31 Score
Eligibility of Student Leader Termed Legal
Faculty Ruling
Puts Prexy
Pickett Back
Dean Earl Issues
Degree Reinstating
Junior President
Deiuy deposited DacK into or
fice by some close figuring on the
part of Dean Earl and a last-min
ute ruling of the scholarship com
mittee, Jim Pickett was again le
gal head of the junior class yes
terday.
Decides Own Fate
Pickett had only the day before
been ruled ineligible to hold office,
upon his own instigation. Before
he had been checked by the regis
trar as to grades he had marched
in and told Dean of Men Virgil D.
Earl that he was ineligible,
through low grades, which the
dean had no trouble in verifying,
and the junior class was headless.
Prexy Still Lower Division
However, there was one joker
in the trick, and it was due to that
factor that Pickett was returned
to office. Dean Earl had discov
ered that Pickett had not achieved
upper division standing until the
beginning of winter termv which
would mean that he made his 1.58
as a lower division student. A 1.58
is enough for lower division but
not for upper division.
This being an exceedingly com
plicated case, the scholarship com
mittee, headed by Dr. James H.
Gilbert, was called together to de-1
cide the point. Dr. Gilbert’s ruling
of yesterday was brief and to the
point: “Since the 1.58 GPA was
earned while he was a lower divi
sion student, he is not on proba
tion.” Dean Earl went one step)
farther, saying, “If he is not on j
probation, then he is eligible.” And
therefore, Pickett is president
again.
Problem Vexed Juniors
News of Pickett's return to of
fice was a relief to the harassed
juniors, who had been faced with
a two-week interval before they I
could elect new officers. The ju
diciary committee got into it
Thursday when it had to decide
whether the juniors were operat
ing under the constitution listed in
the book as “the junior class of
1940” or the one as “the sopho
more class of 1941.” The 1941 con
stitution was approved, which
meant that an election was neces
sary, because no succession was
provided.
The seriousness of the headless
ness of the class was enough to
cause some concern by and for the
juniors, who are about to go to
work on Junior Weekend, their
greatest college function as a
class. It was this concern which
led to the premature announce
ment of ineligibility, for the jun
iors needed to get started.
Election plans were immediate
ly junked as Pickett went to work.
H. J. Noble to Return
Here for Convention
Harold J. Noble, who was pro
fessor of history at the University
until last year when he left to
teach in Japan, will return to the
campus Thursday, January 25 for
the convention of the newspaper
mn of Oregon, it was announced 1
by George Turnbull, professor of
journalism.
CAMPUS
CALENDAR
Sophomore (commission of the
YWCA will meet at 4:30 today in
the Y hut. Important that all
members be there.
'Take ME to the Leap Year Limp'
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Three campus swains try to win the favor of coed Mary Jane Noonan
—the reason, a date for the “Leap Year Limp.” The suitors are Jim
Bronson, Spencer Weills and Bay Schrick.
Woody Hite Selected
To Swing for 'Limp'
Early Ticket Returns from Houses Show
Sellout in Making; Les Anderson, Frosh
President Announces Choice of Maestro
It will be Woody Hite and his orchestra on the stand when the doors
of Gerlinger hall open at 9 o’clock tonight to admit “girl date boy”
dancers attending the Leap Year Limp.
Announcement that it definitely will be the rising youpg Portland
maestro and his band that will be providing latest hits in swing style
for the girl-bid dance was made yesterday by Freshman Class Presi
dent Les Anderson.
No Holds Barred
Big clubs following the best
Hawkin’s tradition from the village
in the Kentucky hills, or the
smoothest Emily Post rules in re
verse were all declared legal by
Co-chairmen Len Ballif and Bob
Fronk as means which coeds may
employ in persuading their men to
attend the Leap.
“All’s fair and no holds barred,”
they said. “In fact with a prize
dance with girls leading under con
sideration, any way a girl can snag
a fellow is O.K., and it’s every man
for himself.”
High above the improved Ger
linger floor tonight’s dancers will
see colorful decorations following
the motive of girls “getting their
man.” Handling the artwork for
the dance are Don Shirley, Betty
Thorndike, and Maurie Martindale.
Large Attendance Predicted
With early ticket quotas from
women’s living organizations all
sold reports last night indicated
that the dance will be a sell-out.
However, if any tickets remain
they will be sold at the door, com
mittee heads said. Admission is 85
cents.
Committee members putting fin
ishing touches on late last night
were: intermission, Phyllis Ash
and Florence Cooley; programs,
Miladene Goss and Helen Moore;
tickets, Jim Banks and Mary Bel
cher; patrons, Ruth Hartley, and
Phyllis Ormiston; finance, Bob
Herndon and Glenn Williams; or
chestra, Bob Whitely; cleanup,
Spencer Weills and Warren Mc
Kibben; publicity, Jeff Kitchen,
Betty Jane Biggs, Ray Schrick,
and Janet Farnham.
Library Acquires
Recent Volumes
A number of new books have
been added to the browsing room.
They include ‘'The Awakening of
America” by V. F. Calverton; “Mr.
Emmanuel” by Louis Golding, “I
Confess” by Benjamin Giltow, and
“American Painting Today” by
Forbes Watson.
Also included are two books
about prominent Americans,
Charles G. Dawes’ “Journal as
Ambassador to Great Britain,”
and “Attorney for the People, the
Story of Thomas E. Dewey” by
Rupert Hughes. A book on the i
American scene is “The Sun Val
ley Ski Book" by Friedl Pfeifer.
Campus Poll
To Determine
Display Issue
Interfraternity
Council Opposes
Committee's Plan
By NORMAN FOSTER
Literally snowed under by va
rious expressions of campus opin
ion regarding- living organization
displays for school activities. Dads’
Day Chairman John Cavanagh
yesterday conferred with the mem
bers of his committee in an at
tempt to dig his way out of the
apparent muddle.
Sign Display Opposed
The emergency committee meet
ing was called primarily to dis
cuss the unfavorable decision
handed down by the interfraterni
ty council in opposing the proposi
tion of having individual living
organizations construct appropri
ate signs celebrating Dads’ day,
January 26, 27, and 28.
Cavanagh Stresses Economy
Chairman Cavanagh pointed out
that it was not his intention to
have houses appropriate large
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Junior Class
Re-Adopts Old
Constitution
Special Elections
To Correct Future
Officer Vacancies
The junior class controversy
Thursday over which constitution
shall govern its action in class af-.
fairs, although now unnecessary
because of the reinstatement of
President Jim Pickett, served at
least to bring forth an investiga
tion of the constitution problem in
University self-government.
A complete reprint of the deci
sion naming the constitution orig
inated by the class of '41 during
its freshman year as having prece
dence over that of last year's jun
ior class, was released for publica
tion yesterday.
The decision of the University
judiciary committee, headed by
Dean Wayne L. Morse, named a
special election as the method of
correcting future ’ officer vacan
cies. A reprint follows:
In the Matter of the Junior
Class Constitution, Class of 1940.
University of Oregon Judiciary
Committee. Fenton Hall, Jan'.
11, 1940.
“Mr. Keene and Miss Norwood
of the Junior Class presented the
following facts to the committee:
That the present Junior Class as
they advanced from freshman to
sophomores carried with them their
original constitution which they
drew up in their freshman year.
But now as they have passed nto
the class of juniors, the question
arises as to whether or not they
must accept the constitution of
the preceding junior class or whe
ther they may bring with them
their original constitution from
their freshman and sophomore j
years.
ine decision of this question is
of definite and far reaching im
portance as the two constitutions
differ in many vital points, espe
cially on the rules regarding the
filling of office vacancies, of which 1
the presidency and vice-presidency
are now vacant. Also the present
class has accumulated a reserve
fund, the disposal of which fund
may be restricted according to the
constitution the class is subject
to.
“With these facts in mind, the
committee unanimously agreed
that it was the prerogative of the
Junior Class to adopt any consti
tution they saw fit and are not by
virtue of their passing into the
status of juniors automatically
subject to the constitution of the
preceding class.
“This was and is so held be
cause it is the committee's opin
ion that each class is an entity in
itself, and as it passes into a high
er class, that entity is destroyed;
md as corollary its constitution is
i hollow shell, and it would seem
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One of the Boys
Matt Pavaiunas . . . shared honors with Vic Townsend in holding
the Beavers in check last night. The Staters won, however, 85 to 31.
Youth Hostelers
Plan Ski Hotels
Establishments
Also Can Be Used
For Hiking Trips
Plans for establishing a group
of ski hotels on the McKenzie and
Santiam rivers so that they may
be available to University students
and Eugene townsmen were dis
cussed by Miss Margaret Dunham,
national secretary of the Youth
Hostel association, who spoke to
the University’s Youth Hostel
group Wednesday night.
"Ski hotels have been established
in Washington, and although they
are new they have proved popu
lar. The groups schottische and
folk dance in the evening if they
can’t ski by moonlight,” Miss Dun
ham said.
Hostels Promote Friendship
Miss Dunham told how the ski
hostels were started, and, ex
plained that they must be located
so that they may be used for hik
ing or biking in the summer.
She also spoke of the interna
tional good feeling caused by the
intermingling of different nation
alities in the traveling experiences
of the group.
"Nearly every country has a
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T. Z. Koo to Speak at Assembly Tuesday
By BETTY JANE THOMPSON
. What's going on in the China at
war ? What may be going on in the
China of a few years in the future ?
Returned Americans and writers
have answered the questions be
fore. University students will hear
the questions answered from the
standpoint of a citizen of the Far
Eastern country when T. Z. Koo,
secretary of the World's Student
Christian federation, speaks on
“The China of Today and of To
morrow” at an 11 o’clock assem
bly in Gerlinger hall Tuesday.
Unique Ambassador
The diminutive gentleman
dressed in his country’s traditional
costume is no stranger to the cam
er and special guest several times,,
his most recent visit was in 1938
as one of the University Christian
Mission speakers.
A world traveller, he is known
throughout the world as an un- j
official ambassador and is credited
with doing as much or more than 1
those in official capacities to create
sympathy for his country.
Varied Experience
Devoting most of his time to the
Chinese YMCA and the student
Christian organizations through
out, he has served in official capa
cities and as his country's repre
sentatives in international meet
ings.
pus. Appearing as assembly speak
In 1925 he was one of the three
Chinese representatives at the sec
ond opium conference called by the
league of nations. For nine years
prior to his joining the Chinese
YMCA staff, he was an official in
the administrative department of
the Chinese railway service.
Three other speaking engage
ments remain after the assembly.
Meeting with faculty members for
lunch, he will lead a discussion and
question period until 2 o’clock. He
will speak to the AWS assembly at
4 o’clock in alumni hall, and at a
6 o’clock banquet given in his hon
or by the campus committee for
the Far Eastern Student Service
Fund drive.
Paging Girl Who
Pulls Hair Over
Psychology Book
One of the dark, beautiful Cin
derellas of the campus made a
tragic mistake yesterday. She
left her silky curls in one of the
library books where it has been
pondered over by the circulation
department. They have no use
for these and are hoping that
the unfortunate owner will re
turn for them in the near future.
This, according to Miss Rise,
circulation librarian, is one of
the strangest items yet found
in returned books, though they
have in their possession a mot
ley collection of nail files, hair
pins, Christmas cards, handker
chiefs, valentines, poetry, and
other items of feminine adorn
ment.
The librarians are holding
these items on file in hopes that
the rightful owners will claim
them.
UO Symphony
To Begin Season
Making its bow of the 1940 sea
son to Eugene audiences next
Tuesday night at 8:15 in the school
of music auditorium will be Ilex
Underwood and the 70-member
University of Oregon symphony
orchestra. The concert is the first
of three which the orchestra will
present during the next three
months.
The outlook for a very success
ful season for the group is very
bright, it is pointed out by Con
ductor Underwood. The second
concert of the series will present
the only guest artist to give a con
cert here during the 1939-40 sea
son, Fritz Neumann, the Czecho
slovakian violinist, on February
14. The final concert will be in
McArthur court Sunday evening.
April 7, when the orchestra will
accompany Dean Theodore Kratt’s
recently-formed University Choral
Union in a performance of Men
delssohn's ‘'Elijah.”
National Hoop Champs
Take Tumble at Hands
Of Hardy OSC Quintet
Capacity McArthur Crowd Watches UO
Fail in Comeback Fight After Orangemen
Gain Lead in First of Fracas
By ELBERT HAWKINS
Co-Sports Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald
Oregon’s game hoop champs and the Burly Beavers of Oregon
State staged one of those fierce hand-to-hand, knock-down-and
drag-out battles of theirs at the Igloo last night with first place
in the northern division at stake, and they threw everything but
hand grenades at each other. Pinal score: Oregon State 35,
Oregon 31.
Oregon State’s hardy quintet finally won it as a capacity
crowd of C300 went wild but only before they cut off one of
me most courageous upnui ngnis
staged by a Webfoot team in many
Fifteen minutes after the game
started, Slats Gill’s crew had a 21
to C lead over Oregon and the Web
foot hopes were just as slim as the
15-point deficit indicates because
the Orangemen had play dom
inated.
A Wild Fray
But from that spot until the
finish it was just one melee after
another as the determined Ore
gons whittled away on their rival’s
huge advantage.
Halfway through the last half,
the Ducks pulled up to within five
points at 22 to 27. But Oregon
State, fighting Uespertely to hold
its lead, still had a 32 to 28 lead
with two and a half minutes to go.
The Webfoots fought like demons,
but they couldn’t get closer and
passed up their last chance to win
with seconds over a minute left
when they trailed only 29 to 33. A
stolen ball and a lay-in bucket
crushed Oregon’s Victory hopes.
Itoughics Finish
In an effort to match Oregon
State’s rough and tough Mandic
brothers—Frank and John, et al—
under the backboard, Coach Hob
son sent his biggest boys into the
battle, too, after the Beavers piled
up their huge early lead.
Big Bill Borcher, six-feet-five
and 193 pounds of fighting basket
ball timber, Archie Marshik, six
feet-seven and 19G pounds, and
hard-driving George (Porky) An
drews were Hobby's shock troops.
And they were the boys who fil
tered into Oregon's lineup with big
John Dick, Red McNeeley, Vic'
Townsend, and Matt Pavulunas to
even up an earlier Stater superior
ity in taking the ball off the glass
backboards.
Through most of the second half
the big boys were strewn on the
floor in heated scraps for posses
sion of the ball and they almost
developed several brawls.
28 Fouls Called
Two Oregon Staters, Tony Ro
mano and Al Hunter, and one Ore
gon boy, Bill Borcher, went out on
personal fouls and a couple of oth
er Beavers were on the brink with
three. Oregon State piled up 17
fouls to Oregon’s 11.
Vic (Slick) Townsend, smooth
working Webfoot guard, was scor
ing star of the contest with 14
points and it was his timely field
gcals that kept Oregon in the con
test. John Mandic, Stater pivot
man, collected 10 points although
six of ’em were on free throws.
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Research Grant
For Indian Study
A $500 research grant, which
will be used to study the Kikapoo
Indians in northern Mexico, has
been awarded Dr. H. G. Barnett,
anthropology instructor, by the
American Philosophical Society of
Philadelphia. Dr. Barnett will do
the work next summer from June
to October.
Study along the same lines was
done by Dr. Barnett last fall among
the Klamath Indians in northern
California and the results have ap
peared this week in a preliminary
paper entitled "Culture Process” in
the American Anthropologist. The
idea behind the research in both'
cases is to try to determine pro-1
cesses involved in the change and
modification of a culture when con
fronted with a new environment or
| other groups of people with differ
ent cultures.
Help for Chinese
Betty Lou Kurtz, head of the
student drive to aid Chinese college
and university students.
Students Urged
To Give Moneg
For Sino Relief
Tags Will Be Sold
On Wednesday by
Service Groups
Ten cents: two cokes or candy
bars, a milkshake—or three meals
for two Chinese college students.
That is the proposition put to
University students by Betty Lou
Kurtz, chairman of the campus
drive for the Far Eastern Student
Service fund.
Small Donation Helps
Five or ten cents to Chinese stu
dents often means the difference
between eating and going hungry,
she said in announcing the opening
of the tag sale on Tuesday even
ing.
Tags will be sold all day Wed
nesday from booths on the cam
pus, said Janet Morris, co-chair
man with Bob Lovell, of the cam
pus sale.
Help Students Travel
Luther Tucker, now working in
China, stated in a report:
"In Sian most of the money was
for food and shoes. Two dollars
covers the board of a student for
a month. In Hankow a number of
students were stranded. Small
sums helped them reach the places
farther west where colleges were
opening. In Shanghai there waj
enough money to help one-third of
those who applied.”
Figures compiled by the national
committee in charge of the fund
reveal that $5 would clothe 60 stu
dents for the winter, $10 support a
student for the whole year.
Library Committees
Staff committees in the library
for January to March have just *
been released by M. H. Douglass,
head librarian. Chairmen of com
mittees are: exhibits, Marguerite
Carpenter; flowers, Mrs. Mary
Rutherford; house, Mrs. Lauren
Reynolds; luncheon, Miss Ethel
Sawyer; staff bulletin and public
ity, Beverley -Caverhill; staff com
mittee, W. C. Warren.