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r~- . C-fTmeralf* The Oregon Dnily Emerald, official publication of the University of Oregon, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and final examination periods. Subscriiition rates: $1.25 per term and $5.00 per year. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Ore._ Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers’ representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York—Chicago—Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco—Portland and Seattle. _ BUD JERMAIN, Editor GEORGE LUOMA, Manager Lyle Nelson, Managing Editor Jim Frost, Advertising Manager UPPER NEWS STAFF Helen Angell, News Editor Betty Jane Thompson, Chief Night Editor Ralph Woodall, Cartoonist George I’asero, Co-sports Editor Jimmie Leonard, Assistant Managing Editor Marge Finnegan, Women’s Editor Elbert Hawkins, Co-sports Editor Hal Olney, Assistant Managing Editor Ken Christianson, Assistant Sports Editor UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Mary Ellen Smith, National Adversiting Manager Ray Cook, Merchandising Manager Ted Kenyon, Classified Manager Herb Anderson, Circulation Manager Rhea Anderson, Special Accounts Manager Emily Tyree, Office Manager Kathleen Brady, Special Promotion Manager Back to the Underground System 'RESIDENT MacQuarrie of San Jose State college represented more than a lone voice crying out of the wilderness this week when he raised his voice in protest against the Pacific coast conference football reform pro gram. Although his specific cause does not cover the whole field it manages to give an indica tion of the sort of howl that is going to be heard from now until the plan goes the way of previous such reforms. MacQuarrie, a Stan ford alumnus, was approached for a contribu tion to support a player. His reaction was that “only the sons of well-to-do parents will have a chance to play football.’’ With remarkable perspicacity the canny Scotsman, president of an up and coming col lege, puts his finger on the undercurrent when he declares “If a player from a family of or dinary circumstances appears on one of those teams you can make up your mind that the great ethical balloon has burst.” jyjACQlJAElilE in the news is even more significant in view of the fact that Stan ford is one of tne least hit. schools in the con ference, having made use of a “sponsor” sys tem toward athletes for years. More than that, the plan had plenty of Stanford representa tion in its designing. If Stanford is already feeling the pinch, how about the rest of the conference 1 The reform idea is not a new one; few reforms are. Not so many years ago the con ference had some kind of a. vision of visitation, which developed into the strictest set, of re cruiting rules which could be devised. This gave way to the rather free and easy system which has just been replaced. The University of Chicago is another example of reform by its recent example of politely showing foot ball the back door for exit purposes. There is no doubt about it, these new regulations are virtually airtight, and loop holes are few and far between. The penalty in most cases is ineligibility for guilty ath letes, which has conference athletic managers walking around jumping from their own shadows, for few would risk losing the star halfback by way of a rules violation. With Ex G-Man Atherton, newly crowned czar of the conference on hand to keep things in order, it is going to be dangerous to tinker with the rules to see how far they will stretch. * # * ■^JP to now 1 he situation remains in the stage of flux, with all hands looking frantically around to see what others are doing. The way il stands now the income of each athlete will have to he; accounted for. The way this is to go into effect is for the athlete to go to work on some hona fide job at 50 cents an hour. The stupendousness of this becomes apparent when it is remembered that a football man is already putting in a day so full that about all he can do is attend three classes, go to practice and chalk talk, eat, and sleep. Where working hours can he crowded in is more than can be seen, when already the athlete only goes to school in his spare time. Why the conference let itself in for such a nerve-wraclcer matters little. It is the effect which counts, for it is conceded that the con ference has inadvertently fir otherwise driven back underground the proselyting of athletic material. The old vicious system of undercover maneuverings bids fair to come back. A Respectable Back Door JF there is anything about a back door wliiqh demands that if shall consfilufe a mess it is about time dictionaries and kindred works began making tins clear. Perhaps the trouble is that there is a lack of consistency, for back doors have been known which were quite re spectable and in very good condition. The back door to the University, the fag end of University street where it runs around the corner of the art school and into Eleventh, would be a classic example of consistency if anyone is looking for a good ease for diction ary revision. Any exposure to this perennial petty peeve would readily establish that here could always be found proof that back door means mess. Look at, this stretch which as it stands is neither street nor road, and it is clear that it is an eyesore. But let the unwary attempt to pilot an automobile over this no-man's-land among roads and it will become immediately and painfully apparent that if is even worse than it looks. "y EAR after year the same wail arises over this stretch, and indeed there is little ex cuse for such a condition in a supposedly modern city, especially with such a heavily used outlet. Part of (lie official inaction is due to the fact that the city says it belongs to the University, the University blames it onto the ciy, while both show strong inclinations toward laying it at the door of the county. At any rate it is thus successfully ignored, which it must be admitted saves money for other doubtless more important purposes. The approach in question is not the most beautiful way to come into University terri tory, it is true. But if utility means anything the stretch justifies its existence and a better treatment. There is not much point to waiting until the highway commission makes up its mind what it is going to do about the long-awaited new highway around the outskirts of the University, not when the thing could be cheaply paved at a very low cost. With its equipment the city could do it with low-grade asphalt, without much grading, and coulf.1 afford to see this torn up if a new highway is ever accomplished. In addition to the bodily relief, a smooth “back door" might help to make overloaded Thirteenth less of a speedway, another sorely needed reform. A YEAR IN A DAY (iimitiiiiiiitiiimiiiiU!!ii!ii(iiHini!iii!iiiniiiiititiiiiuiuiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiii!iiiiii«iiiiittiiiimiRtuiMi!iummuMuuiiuiiuiiiumiiutuuuiliuiiitiiaiHiuiiii«Hi(iiuuiiiiiiHm!tii(ti{i By WJE8 SULLIVAN ma September 20 Chapters of Delta Tau Delta and Delta Gam ma will be organized here noon. September 25 The newly Completed Extension building burned to the ground last night marking the first serious fire on the University campus. No Door in Konui Department of journalism heads arc complaining of lad/ of space. The otily way to get in and out of one of the classroom.' is through tb" window. Ten thousand copies of to day's Emerald were run off this issue to be distributed at the state and Lane count;, tins This marks the fust nine the Emerald ha been Btereotyp'vl and run on'u i irculai pie . .. Octuber 2—Kappa Kapp 1 Gamma ha. revived the old clucking stool in favor of lhe new freshman class. Movies Taken of Webfoots October 10- Moving pictures of the entire University of Ore gon student body were taken m front of Villard hall today. October 18 Oregon beat Navy 43 to 0 in a football game today. O..V.C. Mars “O” November 11 Members of the O.A.C. student body suc ceeded in outwitting the guards of the "O ’ on Skinner's butte and nearly set off the freshman bonfire before they were stopped. This is the fourth year tin • feat has been attempted December 3 The railroad l ire to Portland troni Eugene has been reduced to $1.80. December I -The new awua niuig tank will be tested son - - - -- time in the near future. The University library nov. has -10,192 books. UO Contest .Slims December 19—The contest to select an "Alma Matci" song for the University is coming slowly. December 18—University sor orities are being subjected to a relies of raids by "The Mystev i .taffies." So far nothing of importance has been taken. Robert Bums Club Hears UO Librarian At the annual meeting of the Eugene Robert Burns organization, Miss Ethel K Sawyer, browsing room librarian, set a precedent by being the first woman speaker ever to cutertatn at such a gather ing The meeting, held at the WOW halt, was one of those which air held ear'll year by Scotchmen all over the world to commemorate the birthday of their beloved “Bob Behind the 8ball With JACK BRYANT Last night I called the cam pus INSIDERS and found out who is going to be little colonel, there is no use even holding an election because il’s inevitable . . . and from what they say there will only be three others in the race. One of the fellows expressed one viewpoint with, “About four houses control all the queens, but I’d like to see some smali house or independ ent get it.” . One thing to be sure of is that the election will be on the square, there will be nothing shady about the balloting this year, the boys on the committee promised this yesterday after noon, and these boys keep their promises. A pair of St. Olaf boys near ly missed the train Tuesday as Jeanette and Florence had them so engrossed in our beautiful campus that the time had no cause to make itself known. Get some one from the drama department to describe the pan tomime that Ray Dickson and Ilyron Adams put on in class. Adams dressed as the feminine interest who wanted a job pos ing as Artist Dickson’s model. Sally Rand would have really enjoyed it. Al Prestholdt is now trying his “Let’s get associated’’ pro gram with disastrous results . . . Betty Sutton joins the Ori des . . . The Kappa Sigs still have my hat . . . Paul Cushing gives vent to feelings as he and the Theta Chi preacher write to the editor . . . Lorraine Hunt gets a good job in New York; she has a scholarship to a col lege back there, now she has Willie Reynolds worried as to a woman’s place being in the home . . . Dan Mahoney proves the Phi Delt-Kappa connections as he answers the tong number, “204!” I The Theta. Wigs and Katie Taylor are selling these date hooks at a dime each . . . they are cute little gadgets with ev ery day between now and the end of the term listed, and ev ery all-campus activity. . . Boys up on the hill are calling their two-house Romeo "Mas cara" Hanscom . . . the sports staff, led by “I'll manage and play too”- Pasoro are now start ing a civil war by demanding that the news editor release their star basketball player for the Barometer series. The news editor wants to go to the Mili tary ball. 'Twas one fine Sunday after noon, the sun was doing its best to make our Cal. population feel a Cal. publicity department's ideal day ... He was half hum ming, half whistling a tune to himself as he strolled down towards the popular race house across the bridge . . . music came drifting from the Phi house to further the setting, when suddenly out of the dark portal of the house came his date, with another fellow . . . of course she had votes to get, but it was 4:30 and they were going to a show and dinner, Women are like mice, He thought as he turned and start ed back. That puts whom behind the S ball? by" Burns, January 25. The even ing consists of a planned program, after which members of the group may participate. Miss Sawyer reports that, al though the club had apparently never heard of a woman speaking at one of the annual affairs, it ap peared to appreciate the readings from his works and the talk on the man's life. The program also featured mu sic by Scotch bagpipers. r r o b a b 1 y propaganda but. none-the-less beautiful are cal endars which are sent each year to the University library. Each year also the Japnae.e government railways in Tokyo send a beautifully illustrated cal endar. each picture in it u Jap anese scene in delicate colms. This year's calendar commem orates the 2600th anniversary "f the Foundation of the Empire. The BAND BOX By BILL MOXLEY Plug for Chestnuts Seems like some of the old songs were the best. Perhaps it's because they bring back memories of people and places which are long past. Looked through some old song manu scripts the other day and ran across some swell old songs that were tops in popularity a few years ago when most of us were going to somebody or other’s dancing school and were scared to death of the opposite sex. Remember "Flirtation Walk ” which Dick Powell sang in the picture of the same name ? And there was “I’ll String Along With You,” and "She Reminds Me of You,” two songs which were the rave way back in 1934 when Bing Crosby was just starting to make motion pic tures. The movie which had more hit tunes in it than almost anyone since was the Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire show, “Top Hat.” Remember “Isn’t This a Lovely Day,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “The Piccolino,” and “Top Flat, White Tie and Tails”? Those were swell songs. Remember how the high school phonograph used to rattle with a tunc from the picture “Happiness Ahead,” called “Pop! Goes Your Heart?” Wouldn’t Take ‘No’ Joan Edwards, Paul White man’s throaty blues singer, got a very discouraging start in the singing business. Three years ago Joan went to see her fam ous uncle, Gus Edwards, who has discovered more stars than any other man in the entertain ment world. After hearing bis niece sing, Gus told her she had better give up music, settle down, and get married. But Joan's determination and confi dence in herself carried her past this discouragement. She went ahead and offered her services to a small radio station in Man hattan, free of charge. The sta tion took a chance and a few weeks later Paul Whiteman hap pened to hear her. Now she wears expensive clothes, drives convertible roadsters at eighty miles an hour, and is the one mistake in her Uncle Gus’ long career as “The Star Maker.” Beautiful Babe Johnny Mercer, the famous song writer, gets his inspiration from everyday incidents and ex pressions. Johnny's wife was looking over the Mercer family album one day when she thrned to Johnny and said, “You Must’ve Been a Beautiful Baby ’Cause Baby Look at You Now.” The phrase stuck in Mercer’s mind and a few weeks later he converted it into a nation-wide song hit. Another time, Johnny was reminiscing about his boy hood negro friends down in his horn in Savannah. From this thought came his inspiration for “Lazybones,” which Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael wrote to gether a few years ago, and on which they made a small for tune in royalties. This run the roads to fame and ye old dough. Two Pledge AOPi Irene Bailoe and Bettie Jeane Fletcher, both of Eugene, are re cent Alpha Omicron Pi pledges. A FORMAL OCCASION ! ... properly dressed with Iho smartest tux and the finest formal . . . freshly ; cleaned by Eugene's leud ; iug cleaners. Phone 75 Eugene Cleaners <& r e go <£ mtral ft BUSINESS PROMOTION. Dorothy Horn Evel>*» Nelson Joan Stinette SPECIAL ACCOUNTS : Alvera Maeder Bill Ralston Dick McClintis Jack Bryant Milton Levy CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT : Fred Ehlers Kenette Lawrence MERCHANDISING: Jack Bryant Betty Wheeler Milton Levy CIRCULATION : Janet Rieg PHOTOGRAPHY: Ted Kenyon OFFICE: Mary Jean McMorris Ray Schrik EMERALD REPORTERS: Bob McGill Corine Lamon Ray Schrick Elsie Brownell Betty Jane Thompson Jim Banks Nisma Banta Mildred Wilson Betty Jane Biggs Dorothy Kreis Wes Sullivan Pat Erickson Edith Oglesby Helen Sawyer Connie AverilJ Jim Bronson Jean Dunn Kelley Holbarv Jonathan KohananuiMargaret Holfert SPORT ETAFF: Margaret Young Nancy Lewis Bernard Engel Bob Flavelle Bob Potwin Don (iibons Bill Phelps Austin Chaney Jim Schiller Len Ballif Don Cawley Paul McCarty Jim Browne Mary Belcher A' 1 1UU J Betty Mae Lind Kay Foster Sue Paine Kenny Maher Pat Heastand Bill Phelps Copy Desk Staff: Hal Olney, Copy Editor Mary Ann Campbell, assistant. Phil Sinnott Betty Barr Corine Lamon Luella Miller Johnnie Kahananui Night Staff: Jean Dunn, Night Editor Elsie Brownell, Assistant • Dressmaking PETITE DRESSMAKING SHOP. 583 E. l"fh St. Ph. 1058. • For Sale LADY'S coat, new size 16-18, love ly, advance spring; $11.00. Twc spun rayon frocks; each $1.50 510 Van Buren St. COMPLETE TUX outfit. Suit size 38, shirt 15V2-3. Practically new $15. 853 East 13th. * Lost GOLD CROSS. Kennell-Ellis first of December. Phone 2082 for Alice Mulloy. * Found PARKER PEN left in Emcralc business office. Owner please call. RIOTOUS! ROMANTIC! Joel McCrea - Nancy Kelly in “He Married His Wife” — plus — “Parole Fixer” with William Henry, Anthony Quinn Now! Till Sunday MARX BROTHERS in ‘A Day at the Circus’ — and — ‘Overland Mail’ A Western Saga! Moved Over! for 3 More Days Dramatic CHARLES LAUGHTON “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” —. also — “American Royal ’ and “Ice Cutlers” ruura X-citing! X-plosivc X-traordinary! ‘1 he Return of Dr. X’ Starring Wayne Morris and Roscniary Lane — also — Gene Autry in ‘Roving Tumbleweeds’ Research Bureau Revamps City Laws Municipal laws of several Ore gon cities are being brought up to i date by bureau codifying experts, the bureau* of municipal research I and service, Fenton hall reports. Ordinances of Albany, Newport, i Heppner, Newberg, Dallas, La i Grande, Grants Pass, and Mc j Minnville are taking shape in code 1 form by indexing at the bureau's Portland branch. The main office ^ on the campus is revamping the ! city statutes of Bend, Lebanon, 1 and Junction City. Pigeon-holed as they become obsolete, the majority of cities have laws still legally subject to enforcement on the city records, the bureau revealed. The present project is to arrange the laws in ivorkable form by codification, rec ommending for repeal those that have lost their value with the ad vancing years. In its function as an integral part of the League of Oregon Cit ies, the bureau acts as a clearing house for information and litera ture on city management, doing research in forms of municipal government. Three Take Exams Three students have taken and passed their examinations for a master’s degree in economics this week. They are Elizabeth Gallo way, Fred W. Rasor, and Elmer J. Spomer. The Intercollegiate Peace Asso ciation was organized at Earlham college in 1906. EDISON gave the world Hie electric light! Little did he know that it would be come one of man’s greatest helpers in everyday life ! February marks the birthday of this famous inventor . . . you are paying homage to him when you use electricity! Your electrical appliance dealers are receiving new stocks of lamps every day . ask to see some of the new models which are designee! to shut out the glare and are easier on your eyes! i CORSAGE for the Militurij Ball Are in order * Orchids * Gardenias * Camelias * Roses and a wide variety from which to choose. Gel vours from: EUGENE’S FLOWER HOME (UNIVERSITY FLORIST) ('or. ldth and Patterson Phono 654 ■ x r /a t t ^ a t A r\ r ^ 1 UU LL rtUUlvi: . . . Ilie soft flannel ette pajamas at The BROAD WAY that defy chilly winter and turn away the frost. The style details of these Gamma Jaimna pajamas are boleros, butcher boy, dirndles, lastex waists, knit and lastex wrist lets and anklets. There are four lovely styles in these pa pajamas at only $1.95. And 1 by the way some of them 1 have “quiet please" written ] on them! i*\ | - A wool dress U-a'A ly/ wiii be just nfi m the thing to fill the gap in your in between season ward robe. llow is a China tea green dress with royal blue trimming and :; t length sleeves as a suggestion for the next tea dance? The BROADWAY is show ing such a dress at $10.95. Be sure to see their other wools in pas tel shades and their s w eaters and skirts They have a 1 o v.e 1 y smoke blue sweater for $1.95 and a dusty rose skirt for $1.95 that will make a grand combina tion for i'ampus wear. BROADWAY INC. 20-30 E. Broadw ay ii