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u. OF 0. LIBRARY CAMPUS TODAY'S EDITS: Underground Ways The Back Door Band Box UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940 SPORTS PAGE: Frosh-Rook Game UO-OSC Matmen Intramurals VOLUME XLI NUMBER 69 IRC Prepares for Northwest Meet Forty Colleges Will Be Represented At Conclave; Dr. Andre Philip of Lyons, Dr. Noble of Reed to Be Guest Speaker By WES SULLIVAN Plans for the Pacific Northwest Regional conference of the Inter national Relations club to be held on the University campus February 23 and 24 were formulated by the campus chapter of the I.R.C in a meeting last night in Gerlinger hall. Representatives from nearly 40 colleges in the northwest are ex pected at the conclave. Fifteen have already signified their intention Army Theme To Dominate Annual Dance US Flag Will Serve As Ceiling of Igloo For Military Ball By BETTY JANE BIGGS An American flag, serving as a ceiling, will cover the entire floor of McArthur court Saturday night. The Igloo will once more serve the purpose of a student union build ing, when students gather for Scabbard and Blade’s annual Mil itary ball. Crossed Salrers The allied art school, in collab oiation and cooperation with Rich Werschkul, Don Davis, and their decorations committee, are trans forming the Igloo’s appearance. A huge spot light will play on the stars and stripes from the floor, while hanging lights above the gold, maroon, and blue velvet drapes will eliminate the clutter ing of the dance floor with lamps. Vignettes of- a military nature will decorate the walls. Occupying a prominent position above the bandstand, which will be raised eight feet off the floor, will be the emblem of Scabbard and Blade, the crossed sabers. In front of the orchestra will be a lower platform where the Little Colonel will be honored and will receive her badge of authority for the evening’s ceremonies. The south corner of the building will be reserved for the patrons and patronesses. Plays at Jantzcn Dancers will be able to see and hear Bob Mitchell, the originator of the new type of rhythm, "pre cision swing,” as his orchestra will take the spotlight on the elevated bandstand. Voices, a prominent part of Mitchell’s melody, will be featured in solos, duets, and trios. The 15-piece musical unit has been playing at Jantzen Beach in Portland, after completing a sum mer engagement at Rio Del Mar in California. Virginia Wheeler, vo calist, does novelty numbers on the bass, guitar, and trumpet. She has been heard, with the accompani ment of Mitchell’s group, over two Portland radio stations, KALE and KOIN. “Tickets will again go on sale (Pleas<; turn tn paae four) Clevah' Trick!? Student Building Now On Campus Three months ago landscape artists were having open season on the yellow “O” atop Skinner’s butte. The other night the ‘land scaping’ practice rolled down hill onto the Oregon campus. It took just about 10 minutes (so it is estimated) for some “clevah” twerp to slosh “New Student Union Building” and “Virgil D. Earl Endowment” in dirt-brown paint all over the two-by-four WPA shack that squats in the morning shadows of the Oriental art museum. Everyone seems to be split ting with guffaws except the real Student Union flag-wavers. The “Who-Done-It?” part of the prank is still a mystery, but some students were reported planning to auction off tickets for a student union dance in the over-grown dog house. They ex pect all of two couples. oi sending delegates. Committees appointed by Bill Grant, president of the group, are: housing, food, and finance, Betty Van Dellen, Kathleen Brady, Ray Foster, and Phil Bladine. Committees Named Publicity—Lyle Nelson, Jonathan Kahananui, and Wes Sullivan. Registration and hospitality — Doris Hanson, Darlene Warren, Marolyn Dudley, Michi Yasui, Hel en Sawyer, Relta Powell, and Mae Lunn. The conference program will consist of an opening meeting, a series of round table discussions, and a banquet. Subjects Told Subjects to be discussed by the round table groups are: “The Sys tem of Future World Security,” “American Foreign Policy, Isola tion, Neutrality, or Cooperation,” “Peace in the Western Hemi sphere,” "The Far East and the Present World War,” “Democracy —Can It Survive.” The Carnegie institute, sponsors of the International Relations club, will send Andre Philip, pro fessor of economics and finance at the University of Lyons, and Pro fessor Noble; of Reed college, lo speak at the conference. Book Discussed The discussion topic for last night’s meeting was centered around Clarence Strite’s book “Un ion Now” which stresses the con solidation of the major democra cies of the world with the eventual aim being a world union. The report of the book was pre sented by Frances McCarter who explained the principles of the pro posed form of government. Discus sion ensued as to the feasibility of the plan. Beaux Arts Ball One Week Away Costume Dance Strictly an Art School Affair Reassured as to the strength of supporting timbers of the Anchor age floor, art students are com pleting plans for their annual Beaux Arts Ball to be held there February 9. Tom Potter, Allied Arts league president, is in charge. It has become a tradition, Pot ter says, for the dance to be a strictly art school affair. That is, one member of the couple must be an art student. Beaux arts balls, too, are always costume dances. This year’s theme is ‘‘A Night at the Louvre” and decorations are to include numer ous drawings and posters. Joe Beech is working on the decorations, and Mary Alice Hutch ins is in charge of procuring dance music, which is to be supplied by nickleodeon. A poll is being con ducted to find out favorite records, so they may be used. Patrons and patronesses are to be members of the art school fac ulty. Price of the dance has been set at fifty cents a couple. Dance Sponsored By Newman Club Slated Tonight The Newman club is sponsoring a dance tonight at the River Road club, located about two miles from Eugene near Santa Clara. Admis sion will be 25 cents. A group will leave from Johnson hall on the 8:37 bus. Tickets may be secured from any member of the Newman club or at the dance. ASUO Council To Fill Vacant Activity Posts Campus May Vote For New Yell Kin^, Name Rally Head Taking steps toward providing Webfoot fans with both a new yell king and a new rally commit tee head will be the chief order of business when the ASUO execu tive council meets at noon today at the Anchorage. It will be up to the council to decide if they agree with ASUO Prexy John Dick's idea to revise ASUO rules so that an all-campus election may be held to elect a successor to Yell Leader Bob El liott, whose term expired at the beginning of the term. Present rulings call for a special all-school assembly to name the new king. A replacement for the rally com mittee chairman became an im mediate necessity Wednesday af ter the surprise resignation of Bob Hochuli. The executive group will appoint the new head at today’s meeting. Besides these two matters, the executive council will consider any other business brought before it by members or students, Dick said. Lecture Series Scheduled For D of 0 Campus Ernst Announces Educators Slated To Speak Dr. Rudolph H. Ernst, chairman of the University lectures commit tee, yesterday announced a pro gram of six lectures to be present ed on the campus in the next few weeks by scholars outstanding in their respective fields. The lectures will be given in Friendly hafl at 7:30 p.m. on February 8, 15, and 22; March 6 and 28; and April 4. The speakers listed are Dr. Mi chael Heilperrin, professor of eco nomic relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva; Dr. A. R. Moore, profes sor of physiology in the Univer sity of Oregon; Dr. Reginald Ar ragon, professor of history in Reed college; Dr. Gustaf Munthe, director of the arts and crafts mu seum at Gothenburg, Sweden; Dr. Thomas Greenwood, professor of mathematics in the University of London; and Dr. H. G. Merriam, English professor in the Univer sity of Oregon. The schedule is as follows: Expert to Speak February 8—Dr. Michael Heil perrin, an expert in the fields of economics and international rela tions, will speak up “Liberal and Totalitarian Methods in Interna tional Economic Relations.” February 15—Dr. A. R. Moore, internationally famous physiolo gist, will speak on “Science and the Liberal Arts College.” February 22—“Social Sciences and the Liberal Arts College” is the topic chosen by'Dr. Reginald (Plea.tr turn In taqe four) University Invited To OSC for Dance A telegram from Oregon State College last night invited the University student body to the “Lemon-Orange Squeeze,” Corval lis’ finale to the interschool clash on the basketball court there Sat urday night. Hula dances by Varsity O init iates recently returned f(jpm Ha waii will be a special feature of the dance, according to John Hackenbruck, president of the let termen’s group sponsorig the af fair. Informality will be the keynote of the dance, with either stags or dates in order. Admission will be 40 cents for men and 35 cents for coeds. Required ASUO Fee To Finance Greater Activity Program 30 Pei Cent More Students to Participate In Activities Planned With Compulsory $2 Payments, Says Executive Secretary By HELEN ANGELL “And just what happens to my extra $2 fee?” That's the question that University of Oregon students wondered and “bull-sessioned” about last week as they read the surprise “$2 extra fee requirements per term” resolution of the State board of higher education. And that’s the question that Executive Secretary Earl M. Pallelt took a full hour off yesterday to “attempt to answer in as clear a manner as possmie. Pallett Explains "In the first place," Dr. Pallett began, "the whole $G (three term payments of $2 each! will be credited to the educational activ ities department of the budget, just as $6 from every student body card under the present setup is turned over to the activities board.” Of the $15 now collected for each ASUO card, a share of $6 goes toward promotion of student activ ities. The remaining $9 is an ath letic fee, and is turned over to the athletic board for use as they see fit. "It is true that 30 per cent of the student body now does not pur chase an ASUO card, so when that group of non-student body mem bers is required to pay $6 toward ASUO activities, it will increase the amount of money we will have on hand,” the executive secretary agreed. $43,300 Annual Budget With an activities office budget for last year before him, Pallett showed that of the approximate $43,300 now included in the annual income of the activities group, only $10,300 is actually represented by these student fees. The remaining amount of about $33,000 comes from actual University remunera tive activities. Emerald advertising pays a gross income of $8000; the Oregana, $15,000; canoe fete, $2100; concerts, $5000, etc. When the new ruling goes into operation, the education board’s income from student fees will raise approximately $5000 or so to a figure of $17,300. “Compulsory fees, then, will give us $5000 more to work with in giv ing a rounded-out activities pro gram,” the University official said. Student Union Gets $2000 “Our present expense budget calls for paying out $42,600 includ ing the $2000 annual payment tow ard a future student union build ing,” Pallett explained. In this pay out budget are included Emerald and Oregana expenses, canoe fete, forensics, concerts, administration expenses, student directory costs, and class activities. Still the question is, “what hap pens to the extra $2,” now turned into $5000 when multiplied by the number of non-ASUO members who will be forced to contribute. “First of all,” the head of the activities board points out, “we will have to print at least 1000 more Emeralds each year, which will cut a hole of around $1000 in the fund.” Concert Series Costs Added to this new expense will be the problem of the Greater Ar tist concert series. If 3000 students are privileged to attend free in stead of 1800 as under the present setup, each artist may demand greater guarantees than before, and that figure will be perhaps in creased. “It will naturally cost a certain amount more to bring the ASUO privileges to 30 per cent more people,” Pallett declared. With the margin that is left— and the activities board feels that there really will be a residue re maining after these added expenses are paid—the board will try to ar range for added student activities to enrich University extra-curricu lar life. “Of course we do not know yet just what those added attractions will be,” the board head said, “but suggestions open for committee discussion will include transforma tion of the 14-acre University pro perty on the other side of the mill race into a park, presentation of prominent speakers for University assemblies, and other similar ac tivities. Student Union Ban Advocates Jaunt to Idaho University Building At Pocatello to Get Attention of Group Meeting yesterday at 1 o'clock, the varsity student union 'com mittee outlined plans for a trip to the University of Idaho’s southern branch at Pocatello to inspect their new student union building and reported on the progress of cur rent activities. Barbara Pierce, upperclass com mittee secretary, Eleanor Seder strom, and Chairman Roy Vern strom conducted the session, with RuUi Graham, Ruth Hartley, and Glenn Williams representing the frosh promotion group. Information Received Additional information on the Idaho structure has been received by the committee through Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel ad ministration, who is a personal friend of the architect. The Van dals’ student building at Pocatello has an interior that closely ap proximates the needs of Oregon’s proposed plant. The Idaho union’s construction costs ran a little over $250,000. Knock Is Boost “A knock is a boost” was the committee’s general opinion of the sudden transformation of the con tractor’s shack in front of the art museum to a student union build ing, as proclaimed in large letters on its sides. Allotment of dividends from the Co-op board was up for further discussion by the group. The var sity committee also changed its regular meeting date, setting Tuesday at 1 as the future time to avoid conflicts with class sched ules. UO Press Gets New Machine Elrod Expected To Improve Emerald's Face Causing a bit of sensation at the University press this week has been the new Elrod machine, which is used to cast press materials. The Elrod, says Robert Carr Hall, superintendent of the Uni versity press, will give the Emer ald a cleaner face. That is, since the machine casts line rules, leads, and slugs the press need not use their old ones until they are dull. They simply go into the “melting pot’’ and come out molten liquid—in which form they are worked on by the Elrod. Material used is the same as the large bars of metal used in setting linotype. So all the metal can be melted at once, to be used in va rious processes. Rumors drifted about that the machine was quite expensive. It did "cost quite a bit,” said Super intendent Hall, “but it will last practically forever.” It will be less expensive for the press, too, to be able to make their own new ma terials. Wooly Sophs Lasso Dates For Kickaroo Cattle-Country Air To Blow Into Igloo For '40 Beard Hop Adoption of a wild, and wolly western spirit keynoted around the slogan. “Round up a date for the round up" will be Oregon’s prepa ration for the annual Sophomore Whiskerino dance February 17, Chairman Emerson Page an nounced last night. Authentic relics of the early west and the modern rodeo will be used as the decorative motif for Gerlinger hall, with a stockade ef fect planned to transform the in terior of the hall. Beard Contest With the annual two weeks' beard-growing contest slated to start Sunday under the manage ment of "Sheriff Buck Buchwach” and his posse of 50 Webfoot "cow hands,” the Oregon campus will definitely take on a frontier aspect for the next fortnight. Public "dunkings” in a trough to be placed in front of the College Side will punish non-beard growers. Special pre-dance activity will be the attempt of Whiskerino heads to add to the western ap pearance by substituting blue den im pants and loud shirts as the of ficial “Oregon sophomore mole skin” during that period. "The 1940 Whiskerino is really going to be different—and we promise something new happening every minute for the whole week preceding the dance,” page said. Informality will be the keynote of the February affair, with cam pus cloths in order. Honor Students Of ROTC Will Be Interviewed Examining Board To See Seniors February 10 The ninth corp area examining board will visit the University of Oregon on Saturday, February 10, to interview ROTC honor students for regular army appointments, ac cording to a United States army bulletin received by the military department. Candidates must be seniors, graduating next June, who have won honor rating in the advanced military classes. Both physical and mental examinations will be given by the board, and satisfactory stu dents will be recommended for ap pointment as second-lieutenants in the U. S. army. The examining board is com posed of Colonel Charles H. White, University of California; Major Le Count H. Slocum, Stanford univer sity, and Captain John F. Bohlender of Los Angeles. Library Still Gets German Magazines Despite the war in Europe the German magazines still arrive at the library, sadly depleted it is true but at least they make a showing. Those for December ar rived at the library Wednesday in cluding “Die Neueren Sprachen’’ which has only 20 pages this issue and “Die Neue Literatur” which now binds book advertisements in with the reading matter instead of offering them free. UO Faculty Club Will Hear Baxter Speak Members of the University of Oregon faculty club will meet Sat urday evening for their annual dinner at the Faculty club. Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Wil lamette university, will be the guest speaker. Dr. Baxter has not announced the subject of his talk. Dr. Adolph Kunz of the chemistry depart ment is president of the club this year. Permanent Post Given Interfrat Rushing Head New Setup Designed to Establish Year-to-Year Continuity by Putting Young Faculty Member in Charge A decision to make the position of interfraternity council “rushing chairman" ami secretary a permanent job with year-to-year continuity was reached by Oregon's Greek presidents last night in their regular meeting. The new secretary, to be a young faculty member, will handle the men's rushing' program each fall for a series of years, and will also Coed Poll Results Will Name 'King' Of Campus Dance Whisker Cultivation For 'Soph Struggle' To Hinder Choice Not a campus queen, but a king will be chosen to reign supreme at the girl-ask-boy Heart Hop Febru ary 12, Bobsie Roehm, chairman of the dance, revealed la :t night. Involuntary candidates from each of the 20-odd men’s living organizations Vill vie for the title of “King of Hearts” in an election among campus women the day be fore the dance, Chairman Roehm announced. A list of unwitting potential royalty will appear for the first time in Tuesday’s Emerald. The problem of .choosing the most beautiful male! will be fur ther complicated by bearded soph omore candidates in training for the Whiskerino the following weekend, the chairman remarked. Campus clothes will be in order for the Hop, which will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Couples may "hop” at any and all the several sorority houses where the dance will be held, and the climax of the afternoon will take place at the Delta Gamma house with the coro nation of the king. Admission will be 25 cents. Committee chairmen for the dance were named as follows: Ruth Hall, election: Jo Bullus, finance; Mary Kay Riordan, publicity; El eanor Sederstrom, contact; Pat Salisbury, tickets; Marie Wether ly, coronation; Fontelle Mitchell, place; and Barbara Davis, and Ot tilea Hosseder, posters. Jewett Series Contest Opened After Dinner Talks To Be Theme for Feb. 28 Contest After dinner speaking will be the theme of the next division of the W. F. Jewett speech contests to be staged February 28, accord ing to J. Li. Casteel, director of the speech division. Subjects will be aimed to enter tain the audience. Students will be allowed to choose their own topics with the approval of a member of the speech department’s faculty. The contest will be entirely ex temporaneous and is open to all undergraduate students. Speeches will be from 7 to 10 minutes long. February 24 will be the last day choice of subjects may be turned in. In case of more than six entries preliminaries will be held. The prizes will be: first, $15; second, $10; and third, $5. Dr. Breen to Speak On European Trip Dr. Quirinus Breen, assistant professor of history and social sci ence, and Mrs. Breen will tell of their trip abroad this summer in a program Friday evening at the Methodist church of Albany. Dr. and Mrs. Breen spent seven weeks abroad this summer, travel ing through Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, and several other coun tries. keep interfraternity records. Setup Described Under the present, setup a new man, usually a fifth year student, handles the rushing1 chairmanship each fall, and must learn the ropes of the job as well as carrying out his regidatory duties every Sep tember. Appointment, of the new secre tary will be announced later by Council President Walt Miller. A report that actual pouring ot cement for the base of the inter fraternity-sponsored warning sign to be sunk in the millrace just be low the danger area will begin to day was heard. The steel sign will have as its purpose warding off ad venturous canoeists who would venture above the rapids area. Croup on Record The interfraternity group went on record as favoring the housing of delegates for campus conven tions, leaving however the ultimate decision of whether guests will be housed and how many up to each living organization. In order for any convening group to ask houses for rooms, a repre sentative of that organization must appear before the council with its program and a report of the num ber of rooms required, Miller ex plained. Speaking Tour Finished bg UO Symposium Men Five Schools, Club Covered by Team In Two-Day Jaunt Five high school and one service club were visited by the men’s symposium team on the first of their tours throughout the state which began Monday, January 29 and ended last Wednesday evening. The schools visited were Tilla mook high, Seaside high, W^rren ton high, Westport high, Glats kanie high, and the Clatskanie Ki wanis club. “Propaganda and Its Effect on the United States” was the subject discussed at all of the engage ments. Those who spoke on the program i were George Luoma, who acted as j chairman, Roy Vernstrom, who I presented the problem, and Paul Kempe, who outlined the solution. The speakers were accompanied by Bob Carmichael who sang a3 a part of the program, and his ac companist, Emile Chan. W. A. Dahlberg, coach of the symposium | team, was also present. No Faint Hearts Can Win Men At Westminster There’ll never be another one like it! It is absolutely the only chance! It’s the answer to a maiden’s prayer. The most pop ular man in Dogpatch, Marry ing Sam, will be in the midst of the Oregon campus with his un wanted shadow, Black Rufe, when the Westminster house Sadie Hawkin’s Day party gets into the swing of things tonight. Anyone really wishing to shine doesn’t have to come in a Daisy Mae costume, as campus clothes are permissable. To the boys: there will be z 50-50 chance for escape any way you look at it—and a faint heart will be an added attraction,