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George Pasero, Co-sports Editor
Elbert Hawkins, Co-sports Editor
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Jimmie Leonard, Assistant Managing Editor
Hal Olney, Assistant Managing Editor
Marge Finnegan, Women’s Editor
•lark Bryant,. Staff Photographer
ls.cn Christianson, Assistant Sports Editor
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Guillotine for a Golden Goose
. AJP llu> University of Washington last week
there was evidence that athletic idealists
had been at work, the evidence being in the
shape of a story in the Washington Daily,
■ Husky equivalent of the Emerald. Burden of
the argument was concerned with the business
of making athletics amateur in fact instead
of only in name.
Impetus for the news item in the Daily
came directly from the Pacific Coast confer
ence, indirectly from Ex-G-Man Edwin Ather
ton, who spent the last two years finding out
what makes athletics the big business it is.
Atherton, in his comprehensive report man
aged to throw a scare into representatives of
, conference schools the like of which they
probably have neve r collectively known
before.
TyjOVEMIONTS like this are not a new tiling.
They spring lip periodically. The only
tiling different, about 1 his outburst is ils
origin, which is with the conference itself.
Usually football and its kindred sports take
their lambasting at the hands of some inspired,
scholarly professor who is about 1o throw up
bis hands at tile futility of trying to compete
with tin1 color and nervousness of athletics
as a field of interest. Here the conference
deliberately went out to learn the score for
itself.
“There is a definite movement on fool to
eliminate proselyting and subsidization from
intercollegiate sport, and the conference has
taken the lead in actually setting up the ma
chinery." the Daily quotes Athletic Director
Kay Eekmann, fresh from his participation in
the Los Angeles meeting of conference repre
sentatives.
/j£'MIE proselyting of athletes is so universal
as to need no explaining as to methods.
It is generally known that athletes no longer
give their all for the old alma mater on senti
mental grounds a lone. They get paid for what
they do. And they have to produce or they
don I get paid. It is also no secret that high
school athletes who look like good prospects
are approached long before their graduation,
ami if they are good enough they get their
pick ol several schools. Now, the Daily re
ports, the prep star will go to the universities,
rather than the universities going to the prep
stars.
The “evils,” real or fancied, of college
athletics have long been an unsolved problem.
At first glance it might seem simple to go
ahead and clean house, and it might even
seem desirable to give sports bark to those
who would play for the joy of it. It is true
that there can be little glamor in it for the
athlete who is in practice continually remind
ed that he has a job to (to or be lopped from
the payroll. As an argument for the giving
of educations to many who would not other
wise be able to partake', proselytized athletics
lose their force in the face of the scholastic,
showing in general turned in by such “he
roes.” And their condition is not their fault,
for by the time they have put in a full work
ing day on the gridiron, court, or track, six
months out of the year they have little left
for studies, even with a three-quarter study
program. Then, as seniors, their usefulness
ended, they get cut off anyway.
# * *
the other hand, there can be no doubt
that intercollegiate athletics have out
grown their original function. Where before
was sport there now is business, big business.
The athletic goose lays golden eggs, and
everyone knows the story of what happened
when the legendary goose was killed. This is
perhaps the biggest difficulty in the way of
non-proselyting of athletics. It takes winning
teams to make money, it takes good men to
make good teams, and you can't get good men
without competing for them in the field of
open bidding.
It was a long time before anyone would
even admit that college athletes were getting
paid, even it il did happen to be only “board,
room, and tuition.” Pay for play? Perish the
thought. Now it is admitted that there is pay,
but there is no way of knowing just how
much, or why it is that a prospect will choose
the way he does. Once accepted, proselyting
will be harder to stamp out than an oil-weli
fire.
J^\ LN I I ALIA (lie si ii I us of intercollegiate
athletics ■will he ■worked out lo flic sat is -
laelion ol everyone. 'I'liere is a general feeling
1 Lai soiuclIiin«r out lo he done, although just
w hat that something might he is much eon
lused. It may he that the coast conference is
011 Li*' I'ight road, that if, really wants to
tumitcumc its sports. But as long as Bose
Bowl games draw crowds of 102,000, as long
as college cash boxes replenish themselves
through athletics, as long as the pressure
remains on to produce winners, it is doubtful
that conference schools or any other will he in
any great haste to cut themselves off at the
purse strings, it is about the same principle
as disarmament.
The
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BOX
H.v BILI, MOXLKV
Kay Kyser's picture “That’s
Right, You’re Wrong,” current
ly playing at a downtown thea
ter, has brought forth such
good box office results that the
Ol' Professor and his gang are
soon to he starred in another
vehicle. Some Kyser fans may
be a little disappointed in
“That's Right, You're Wrong''
because of the overabundance
of intricate theme and minor
characters. The picture would
have a great deal more punch
and appeal if there was les
talking and more of that fam
ous “Makes you want to dance
music." However, if you like
Kvscr you will probably like
“That's Right You're Wiong
lame Rides a Ripple
It all sounds liks a beautiful
dream to those who haven't
heard the story of Kate ami
Shep Field >. Shop \va t just an
other run-cf-thc-mill band le I
er until that memorable night
in Chicago when an u.e cream
soda lifted him to the road of
popularity on which h- ha.;
stayed evci since, Shop v.v
playing at the Palmer house
vhen Mrs Kidd- blew through
a straw' into a chocolate -oda
and accidentally cau od the
birth of “Rippling Rhythm"
With Uie adoption of this new
feature, Khcp knew lie had
found tiiat certain .ometluns
which jmhvidualiz i band and
i-iif'h;. tb. i
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Shop experimented for weeks
with different kinds of glasses
and bowls to find just the type
of ripple he wanted. He finally
located a set of six finger bowls,
while playing at an eastern ho
tel, each of which produced
just the effect he was looking
for. Five of these bowls have
since been lost or broken and
Shop carries the sixth one
around with extreme cure and
tenderness.
Bob MacGimscy, the com
poser of "Shadrach,” is the only
person in the world who can
whistle three notes at the same
time. . . . Abe Lyman is this
month celebrating his twenty
filth year as a maestro. . . .
Wee Bonnie says that every
thing she is today she owes to
Coach Orrin Tucker who taught
her the style and phrasing of
each line in each song she has
ever cooed.
So Long.
Lane Reserves
Will Honor Senior
ROTC Members
An evening of fellowship and en
tertainment. honoring the senior
class of the University of Oregon
reserve officers’ training corps,
will bo sponsored by the Lane
county chapter of the Organized
Reserves association Friday. Jan
uary 19. it was announced today
by Captain Henry F. Bcistel n
rebuy of the association.
The affair, which will be inform
al will be held at S pan. in Hi'
i ampict room of the Del Key calc
All tficcrs and cadets arc expect
'd to appear in uniform. Special
gue. t for the event will be Colo
nel R M Lyon, head of the Um
veraty 1IOTC unit, and hi.- ; (ait
The- get-together is an annual
At nr A number e! cnb.iUiumcat
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Joan Stinnette Dorothy Horn
Ken nett Lawrence Evelyn Nelson
Mary Jean McMorris
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Janet Kieg, Circulation
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Lynn Johnson Don Brinton
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Adrienne Flurry
Mary Kay Kiordan
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Jim Gleeson
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Wes Sullivan
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L'ditor
Behind the
BAlL
With JACK BRYANT
Bust Saturday’s column was
ut least read, and those that did
read it reacted strangely . . .
pick up a copy of it and look for
a varsity football player's name
associated with a venture that
he planted his pin just for pub
licity . . . that’s a venture not
soon to be tried again, at least
until the millrace gets warmer
. . he says he planted it for
love, but then, ne waited until
the millracing was over before
committing himself. It didn't
take long to get d, ied out and
get up to the Siberrian and or
der a bowl of soup . . . never
saw that liquid though, ’cause
in burst the Sigma Nus, riled
over this column’s version of
their Kappa Sig battle, it was
the easiest exit possible, just
flowing out the door with the
boys careful not to drop their
burden ... in their haste for the
racing, they forgot to use the
paddles, (sometimes not under
standable) but, as ungraciously
as before, into the race I
sprawled, and came out about as
fast as it was possible to go in.
A warm shower soon melted off
the ice, and the gracious hosts
even tried to get the egg off the
clothing, after they put it on of
course. After dressing, lunch
was served and everyone was
happy. They’re as swell a bunch
at millracing as they are at
making you like ’em afterwards.
The only trouble is that some of
their small boys don’t know
when to quit. . . . OTHER RE
ACTIONS came from the IN
SIGNIFICANT fellow who
warned that such things should
be watched . . . and from the
GIBE WHO NEVER DOES
ANYTHING, the most effective
of all reactions, the ICEBERG
style.
$ * *
Was sure there was some
thing about Bob Smith and Kate
Miller that could be printed, but
memories are fickle things. . . .
AnabeJ Hibbitt startles Sigma
Chis as Verdi dates her twice.
. . . Jim Murray gets a late call
from a coed that wears a Sigma
Chi pin. . . . Tedd Gebhart dates
Roberta Bemen. . . . Bob Fla
velle had so many chances for a
date Saturday night that he de
cided to make everyone happy
by working. . . . Then there is
tlie other type that didn't get
any bids, so he’s changing com
pany. . . . Ray Foster didn't get
to dance with his date . . . she
exchanged ’em all, he must
dance very well, or else it was
all planned before to punish him.
. . . The frosh should be compli
mented on the condition of the
floor . . . other groups giving
dances should follow their ex
ample. . . . Why all the ATOs
aijd Betas on the Military ball
committee ?
Jim Banks is now a candidate
for the S-ball club because he
squirmed out of initiation to
take tickets at the dance Satur
day, so reported, and then ap
peared with Mary Belcher for
an evening’s dancing. This could
have been prophesied, but it’s
no fun to spoil fun.
I lantlilt; liy Proxy
Norm Poster gets liis pin
planted again! ttiis time on Jane
Ivaarhoe, Phi O. . . . Jay Ain
11rose, just initiated hy the Belts,
Mas given Poster's pin to near,
hut Jay had other plans, he
planted it on Jane. . . . The ques
tion non is, does Poster have
any grounds for ownership?
Started to run a list of the
people that stayed home Satur
day nitc, but it would be much
easier to print the names that
went to the limp.Instead of
tlie affair being an exposition of
the coeds affection, it turned
out that mostly those “steadies”
were present. . . . Peggy Paris
went with Louie Butkovich,
Marilyn Wilbur took Diek Ash
tom, Annette Turn took Fowler
Wood. Daryl Evans was escort
ed by Jean Campbell. There are
l’t.j more, but. the race runs
high!
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Oriental Dinner
Honors Faculty
Japanese Theme
Gives Company
Idea of Customs
An Oriental dinner was given
1 Sunday evening in Susan Camp
bell hall for several faculty mem
, bers by Michi Yasui , Darlene War
ren, and Doris Hanson, who are
i planning to visit Japan and other
Far Eastern countries this sum
! mcr.
The menu included rice, chow
mein, noodle soup, fish cakes, sev
i eral types of spiced meats, tea,
and rice cakes. Favors made up of
a cookie topped by a miniature
flag of Japan were given to each
guest. The evening was spent in
recounting travel experiences and
looking at travel literature.
Japanese tapestries on the walls,
lanterns, and Japanese dolls on
the mantle carried out the Orien
tal theme of the dinner. Associate
professor N. B. Zane wore a Jap
anese coat, and he and Mrs. Hazel
P. Schwering sat on the floor in
correct Japanese style. Both Dr.
Zane and Mrs. Schwering have
been in Japan recently. Most of
the guests had done a lot of trav
eling and had been to the Orient
many times.
Faculty guests included the fol
lowing: K. W. Onthank, dean of
personnel; Mrs. Alice B. Macduff,
assistant dean of women; Miss
Mabel A. Wood, head of the home
economics department; N. B. Zane,
associate professor of space arts;
Doris E. Winters, instructor in
home economics; W. D. Smith,
head of the geography and geology
departments; J. L. Casteel, direc
tor of the speech division; Mrs.
Mary B. Farr, instructor in home
economics; Mrs. Astrid M. Wil
liams associate professor of Ger
man; Miss Janet Smith head of
the employment office; Miss Kate
Buchanan, head resident of Susan
Campbell.
Margaret Holford, Mary Moore,
and Arline Lewis assisted with the
preparations for the dinner.
Fellowships Posted
Include Guggenheim
Posted on the bulletin board in
the basement of the University
library are announcements of fel
lowships and scholarships to be
granted by various universities.
•They include offers from New
York university of university fel
lowships and Penficld and Blumen
thal scholarships, each of which is
worth from $500 to $1000. They
are available for a wide field of
subjects. Applicants must put in
petitions before March 1, 1940.
Others include the John Simon
Guggenheim memorial foundation
fellowships and the social science
research council.
Psychology Profs
Talk at Institute
Participating in the forestry in
stitute, a three-week institute for
U. S. Forest officers in service,
are two members of the University
psychology department, Dr. H. R.
Taylor, head of the department of
psychology, and Dr. Wilbur S. Hu
line, psychology instructor.
! Dr. Taylor will be in Portland
January 18 and his talk will con
| corn efficiency measurement. Dr.
Hulin is scheduled to speak on so
' cial psychology, January 23.
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WAA Initiates New
Members Tonight
WAA'S membership will swell"
tonight at 7 o'clock as this year's
eligibles are taken in at the annual
winter term initiation.
Many girls have been awarded
their necessary check since last
year’s rite due to the increasing
interest in the many WAA activ
ities and the excellent support and
I cooperation of the individual house
managers.
ADPi leads the list with nearly
fifteen girls becoming members to
night. According to Joanne Riesch,
who is in charge of invitations,
this year's crop of girls is out
standing and worthy of its place of
honor at Saturday’s formal dance.
Margo Van Matre, president, will
conduct this candlelight ceremony
held in Alumni hall at Gerlinger.
Letter Writing
(ContmueJ from page one)
In keeping with this year's slo
gan, “Dads’ Day—the Modern
Way,” it has been suggested that
letters might be written explain
ing why last term’s grades weren't
what they should be and inviting
pop down to see the reason why.
Other Ideas Acceptable
“However,” Miss Sappington
said, “students are perfectly wel
come to choose another idea for
their writings.”
J. D. Barnett, head of the polit
ical science department; J. H. Gil
bert, dean of college of social sci
ence, and E. D. Kittoe, instructor
in English, have been asked to
judge the letters.
New Crew Site
(Continued from page one)
1 gravel, will be approximately 11
miles from Eugene to the dam.
A third route will branch off the
i Eleventh street route and run to
the eastern bank of the lake, al
most exactly half way between
the others. It will have a gravel
surface.
Improved roads will be built
along the western border of the
lake, according to the engineers,
and a paved road will run across
the dam and impounding dykes.
The entire project, including the
rebuilt roads, is to be finished by
December 31 this year.
Honorary to Plan
Tea, Matrix Table
At Iniiial Meeting
With one of the biggest activity
calendars ahead of them, Theta
Sigma Phi, women's journalism
honorary, will hold its initial win
ter term meeting tonight at 7 o’
clock in the journalism building,
Catherine Taylor, president, an
nounced Monday.
Major business will be organiza
tion for the honorary’s part in the
January meeting of the newspaper
editors and publishers of tl\e state.
Traditionally the girls hold a tea
honoring the women attending the
conference. Registration duties
will also be assigned.
Plans for the annual Matrix
table, one of the largest social
events on the campus, will be dis
cussed.
Play to Be Read
Fireside reading in the brows
ing room Tuesday evening will
feature “The Gentle People” by
Irwin Shaw. Miss Ethel Sawyer,
browsing room librarian, will read
the play.
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