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VOLUME XLI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1940
NUMBER 77
Ducks Muzzle Cougars Again, 60-50
Neumann to Play
* With Symphony
Czech Violin Virtuoso Is Soloist Tonight
In All-Tschaikowsky Concert; Underwood
Will Conduct Music-Hall Performance
By GLENN HASSELROOTH
. Fritz Neumann, Czechoslovakian violinist, “discovered" two years
ago in Switzerland by Eugene’s famed virtuoso, Frances Brockman,
will have the opportunity to prove to Eugene that all the high praise
given him is well deserved when he appears as guest soloist tonight
at 8:15 in the music auditorium with Rex Underwood and the Univer
sity of Oregon symphony orchestra.
The young virtuoso arrived in the United States last September
, Senior to Talk
On Mexico
In Gerlinger
Traveler Will
Address Students
Thursday at 11
Oregon students will have the
opportunity to view a new inside
picture of Mexico Thursday morn
ing when Clarence Senior, inter
nationally-known speaker, appears
on the University campus to ad
dress a weekly ASUO assembly in
Gerlinger hall on “Building De
mocracy in Mexico.”
Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
• sonnel, announced Tuesday that
Mr. Senior would arrive in Eugene
Thursday morning and also posted
a full program for the speaker’s
one-day stay here.
Two Extra Talks
Mr. Senior will speak before two
student groups in addition to the
regular assembly. At 2:30 he will
direct an open forum in the YMCA
hut, and during the evening will
speak in the social science lecture
room of Chapman hall on “Church
and State in Mexico.”
A noted speaker, Mr. Senior is
director of the information center
of the American bureau in Mexico
City, and has spent many years
traveling through Mexico and Eur
opean nations. He is author of a
treatise entitled, “Mexico in Tran
sition.”
Much Experience
Shortly after graduating from
college, Mr. Senior served for
t three consecutive years' as organ
izer of the Midwest Student con
ference. He also held a position as
secretary for the Adult Education
society in Cleveland and has spok
en before many groups in the
United States.
Thursday’s morning talk will
include a brief insight into Mexi
can problems and will present an
analysis of the importance of edu
cation, cooperation, and unions in
the republic at the present time.
Included on the program will be
two numbers by a student brass
quartet. They will play “March,”
by Schwarwenka, and “Solitude,”
by Ellington-Holman. Dr. Donald
M. Erb will preside at the meet
ing and will introduce the speak
er.
Hearts Entwine.
Students Rally.
Confucius Says.
By PAT ERICKSON
At Oregon we call it the Heart
Hop.
The Valentine's dance at Cal
is the “heart and leap year
dance” sponsored by Hammer
and Coffin.
At San Jose it’s a “Val-en
twine” theme this year. Minne- ;
sota is going in for a Common
Peepul Leap Year affair.
* * *
No, No, Mr. Roosevelt
A student rally in protest to
the proposed NY A cuts is
planned by students of the Uni
l versity of Minnesota. They have
decided also to send stronger
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after escaping from Hitler’s brown
shirts in Prague. Since his arrival
in the United States he has only
given one concert in Seattle. He
has the modesty and unassuming
ways of a player more interested
in making fine performances than
in ostentation, and in his concert
tonight he is expected to be the
“natural” Prances Brockman and
Mr. Underwood predicted.
Reception Planned
Members of the Eugene sym
phony association have arranged a
reception for Mr. Neumann. It will
be held after the concert in the
music school lounge.
Tonight’s program, devoted com
pletely to the works of Tschaikow
sky, was released in final form by
Mr. Underwood last night.
I. Scherzo, from Symphony No.
6, orchestra; waltz, from “Serenade
in C,” string section; Danse de la
Fee-Dragee, from “Nutcracker
Suite,” the orchestra, celeste by
Miss Emile Chan; Pizzicato Ostin
ato, from Symphony No. 4, or
chestra.
II. Violin Concerto in D Major,
Mr. Neumann and the orchestra.
In case the audience requests an
encore, it will probably be Mr.
Neumann’s performance of “Intro
duction and Rondo Capriccioso” by
Saint-Saens, which Jascha Heifetz
played in the concert sequence of
“They Shall Have Music.”
Tickets for French
Movie Now on Sale
By Pi Delta Phis
Tickets for the French movie,
“Les Perles de la Caronne,” are
now on sale at 25 cents from mem
bers of Pi Delta Phi, French hon
orary, which is sponsoring the pic
ture. They may also be secured in
room 216, Friendly, according to
Miss Frances Harland, graduate
assistant of Romance languages,
who is in charge of ticket sales.
The show will be given Wednes
day, February 21, in 207, Chapman
hall, at 4 and 8 p.m.
Sacha Guitry, France’s equiva
lent to English Noel Coward, is the
director, producer, as well as star
of the picture.
Guest Artist
(Courtesy of the Register-Guard)
Fritz Neumann, Czech violinist, shown here with Mr. anil Mrs. Ilex Underwood of the school of music,
will be heard at the music auditorium tonight al 8:15 in his second appearance in the United States. His
other concert was given in Seattle.
IRC Conclave
To Feature
'Round Table'
UO Club Will Host
Relations Groups
In Northwest Meet
Round table discussions on five
points of current interest will oc
cupy most of the time of the dele
gates to the Pacific northwest re
gional conference of the Interna
tional Relations club to be held on
the University campus February 23
and 24.
The subjects are:
1. The System of Future World
Security.
2. American Foreign Policy, Iso
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University Theater
Players ''Come Back'
By BETTY JANE BIGGS
Three nights of a sparsely pop
ulated show house did not discour
age the University theater group,
who played in “Night Must Fall,”
or prevent them from redeeming
themselves in the eyes of a faith
ful few who patronized the actors
in spite of the unpleasant memory
of the last fall term play.
However, one of the supporting
members of the cast of Emlyn Wil
liams' psychological story which
closed last night was able to steal
the center of the stage from an
old scene thief, himself, and Ed
Burtenshaw, the lead, was rated
only second best.
Hixson Good
Lorraine Hixson, usually in the
role of a petite young ingenue
overshadowed Burtenshaw in her
realistic portrayal of a cockney
cook—complete in slouch, dialect,
and sloppy figure, the result of
good costume padding.
The role of Dan is a difficult one
for a young actor to handle. The
part calls for a variety of emo
tions — extreme nervousness,
drunkenness, wit, humor, and sar
casm. Burtenshaw di^l a good job
of it but he missed fire on several
occasions where the drama of the
moment could have been built up
better.
Charlene Jackson’s husky voice
was admirably suited to the part
of Olivia Grayne but her accent oc
casionally slipped from the broad
"a’s.”
Fred Waller’s stiffness in his
characterization of Hubert Lauri
was noticeable and although his
pompous English squire was good,
he was inclined to talk a little too
fast for the audience to catch all
his lines.
Stage Business Slipped
The actions beyond the footlights
were the weak spots of the play.
The lines were smooth and the ac
cents natural but too little time
had been spent on stage directions.
The setting of he play would
deserve special notice if only for
the fact that for once the per.
formers could lean on the walls
without having the props fall on
them. But in its own right, the
stage crew under Horace Robinson,
assistant professor of drama, had
constructed a typical English cot
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Dean of Men
Foiled by Law
Loses 'Buck
For want of a nickel, Dean of
Men Virgil D. Earl lost $1 Sat
urday.
Dean Earl went downtown and
parked his car in front of a
parking meter.
When he delved into his pock
et, he found to his dismay that
no nickels were available.
He decided to take a chance
by running into the nearest store
and getting some change and
leaving his car in front of the
meter’s red flag.
But it was no use.
An alert city policeman espied
the flag during the three min
utes that Mr. Earl was absent,
and the traffic tag was the re
sult.
Hence the dollar fine.
Position Finder
Visits University
Hunting Salesmen
A recent visitor to the Univer
sity Employment office was J. P.
Rockfellow, general supervisor of
employment and training with the
industrial relations department of
the Union Oil company of Califor
nia. Mr. Rockfellow was looking
over the field of senior students
who would qualify for a position
of salesman with the Union Oil
company.
Miss Janet Smith, employment
secretary, announced that Mr.
Rockfellow will return in April
to interview senior students in con
nection with securing the position.
She urged that all graduating sen
iors expecting to secure perma
nent jobs through the employment
service put in their applications
as soon as possible.
Libe Has Exhibit
The circulation department of
the library is exhibiting a timely
display of Finnish articles loaned
by Miss Pirkko Paasikivi; Finnish
dolls, scarfs, costumes, and art are
represented.
“Sun and Storm,” by Unto Sep
panen; “The Maid Silva” and
“Meek Heritage,” by F. E. Sillan
paa; “The Northern Countries in
World Economy,” and “The Ef
fects of the War on Economic and
Social Life in Finland,” by Har
rnaja are recommended to comple
ment the display.
Bucks Posse
To Round Up
Outlaw Sophs
Public 'Dunking' Is
Fate of Beardless,
Vigilantes Warn
“Dunking” of smooth-shaven
sophomore men will be the order
of business for Oregon’s vigilantes
today at 4 o'clock when Sheriff
Buck Buchwach “cleans up” the
beard situation as a preview to
the Sophomore Whiskerino Satur
day night.
Vigilantes in each living organi
zation are delegated to see that
beardless sophomores in their hous
es attend the public demonstration,
Buchwach said.
‘Outlaws’ Listed
Instructed to be present for to
day's event because they have not
yet shown signs of whiskers as
proof of their sophomoric loyalty
are the following:
Phil Peabody, David Jones, Bill
Loud, Bill Johns, Don Cawley, Bob
Auliffe, Gus Giustina, Bob Berg
ban, Ken Barnard, George Arbuc
kle, Lionel Domreis, Ilay Klliot,
Nate Coleman, Junior Hopkins,
Sophomore Decoration Chairmen
Lloyd Hecathorn and Earl Swanson
last’night were beginning construc
tion of a giant rriodel of a typical
western cowpuncher, to be used as
the keynote of their Saturday deco
ration theme.
The overalled-model will be near
ly as high as Gerlinger hall itself
end will be illuminated, Hecathorn
said. It is to be placed at the front
entrance of the building before
Saturday night.
Tickets for the annual dance are
available in each living organiza
tion from sophomore salesmen. Ad
mission is $1.50 per couple, with
50 cents reduction upon presenta
tion of a class card.
Moore Will Speak
A. R. Moore, professor of gen
eral physiology, will speak on “The
Cultural Value of Science” at a
faculty meeting in the faculty room
of Friendly hall Thursday evening,
February 15, at 7:30. This will be
the second of the 1940 University j
lecture series.
Infirmary Keeps
3 of Poisoned 4;
Blankinship Out
One member of the quartet
removed to the University hos
pital for alleged food poisoning
has been released, and the re
maining three have shown con
siderable improvement, accord
ing to health service authorities.
Jack Biankinship has recov
ered sufficiently to be able to
leave the infirmary, while Wil
lard Hambleton, Lawrence El
stead, and Paul Christy are still
confined, but will be released
soon, it is expected.
According to Dr. Fred N. Mil
ler, health service head, labora
tory tests of suspected food will
continue to be conducted in an
effort to determine the exact
sohrce of the organisms respon
sible for such an illness, so that
precautions can be taken against
possible recurrence.
Dr. Miller stated that such an
illness as was contracted by the
four boys was not too common
a thing, neither was it extreme
ly serious. However, it did cause
a great deal of uncomfortable
feeling, he said.
Infirmary patients included
Robert Duke, Bill Harrow, Gale
Quinn ,Patricia Heastand, Bar
barajean Tuttle, Tmola. Mitchell,
Goss Milodine, Dorothy Reese,
Mary Booth, Jane McCurdy,
Donald Tait, Donald Bor, Harris
Taylor, Jack Peck, Lawrence
Elstead, Willard Hambleton,
Paul Christy, Charles Norris,
Bob Payne, Herman Lemke, and
William Thomson.
Women to Nominate
Thursday at Four
Nominations of officers for
AWS, WAA, and YWCA positions
will be made Thursday at a mass
meeting of Oregon women in the
alumni room of Gerlinger haii
Thursday at 4 o’clock.
Names of the nominees are be
ing withheld until the assembly
when the candidates will be in
troduced.
Election plans for the balloting
which will take place Thursday
February 22 will also be announced
at the meeting with Anne Fred
eriksen, president of the AWS, in
charge.
Members of the nominating
committee were: Jeanette Hafner,
Patsy Taylor, Betty Lou Kurtz,
Mary Failing, Bettylou Swart,
and Anne Frederiksen.
All women’s living organizations
are asked to have a 100 per cent
representation.
Oregons Remain
In Title Struggle
With Great Drive
Invaders Lead at Halftime, 25 to 24, But
Fg >1 Before Final Webfoot Rush; Defeat
Is Fifth for Washington State
By ELBERT HAWKINS
Co-Sports Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald
As if to throw defiance flush in the faces of Oregon’s charg
ing basketball brigade, the never-say-die Cougars of Washington
State bounced right back from Monday night’s 71 to 41 rout and
gave the conference champs a real honest to gosh scare at the
Igloo last night before finally losing out, 60 to 50, in a festival
of shots.
Jack Friel’s smooth passing Cougars surprised the populace
by fighting right back at Oregon on the same terms they were
humiliated only 24 hours previous
ly—on drives and fast breaks—•
instead of slowing up the game.
And they did it with such a deter
mined burst of polished play Ore
gon’s lead with only five minutes
to play was none too sure at 50
to 45.
For Hobby Hobson’s Webfoots
the victory was a godsend because
it keeps them very much in the
championship race, within hailing
distance of the Oregon Staters.
Cougars Out of It
It also eliminated the scrappy
Cougars from the race with five
defeats — one over the traditional
four. Unless a miracle occurs now,
the 1940 northern division cham
pion will be either Orfegrm ot (Ore
gon State.
The Cougars took the opening tip
last night and with a slow delib
erate style of play chucked in two
baskets in less than two minutes
for a 4 to 0 lead.
The Ducks appeared to be in for
a slow evening. But within 60 sec
onds Oregon’s polished Vic Town
send layed in two short shots to
tie it up and from that point until
the finish it was up and down, up
and down McArthur court’s maple
boards with the glass boards tak
ing a steady beating from Cougar
and Webfoot shots.
• A Lot of Shots
Oregon holed 26 out of 75 shots
and Washington State got 22 out
of 71 reminiscent of those nights
when Washington and Oregon
stage .their fire engine charges.
Guard Townsend collected 17
points for a great evening but he
was matched in everything but
temperament by a dark-haired,
confident young Stater named Bud
Olson who got 16. Olson showed
why he’s rated an all-star by ex
hibiting a neat bit of dribbling and
faking and maneuvering.
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'HeartDay'Slipping?
Don't You Believe It
By CONNIE AVERIIX
Can it be that the day of
“Hearts and Flowers,” traditional
day of Cupids, heart throbs, and
elaborate messages of undying de
votion, is “slipping” at the Uni
versity of Oregon?
Is the unique and attractive
“Heart Hop” the sole struggling
survivor fighting against increas
ing indifference among University
students towards that hallowed
Valentine’s day?
The question has arisen and not
without cause, for there is cer
tainly a noticeable dearth of con
centrated commemoration of this
day, created as the result of the
efforts of that venerable old St.
Valentine, who so many years ago
earned his saint-hood by the kind
ly gifts and remembrances he dis
tributed abong the common peo
ple.
Still Big Buy
Maybe there aren’t the Valentine
parties at the University, and may
be University professors do not
emphasize and idolize the day's
founder with half-truthful, half
fictionized eulogies as was the wont
of grammar school teachers. Nev
ertheless, the result of a survey of
floral shops, candy, anti drug stores
shows college students have their
own way of keeping Valentine’s
day.
Every store interviewed staunch
ly maintained Valentine’s day still
to be their biggest day, selling
more candy and flowers than at
any other- time of the year.
Old fashioned valentines still at-1
tract an enormous following, the j
proof of which may be found in
the crowds surrounding the valen
tine counter in the Co-op as well
as drug stores surrounding the
campus.
And they’re not just comic val
entines either, for equaling and
surpassing in sales, the lacy, sweet, i
billet-doux type of valentine is still
the general favorite with the sar
castic, biting, unflattering kind
distinctly second.
From this, it seems the question
has been answered. Valentine’s day
is still popular, still has its follow
ers among students at the Univer
sity as well as anywhere else and
seems to be in Immediate danger <
of losing its popularity.
'Hearts' King
To Receive
Crown Todag
'Y' to Announce
Winner's Name
At Dance
Girl will date boy at the Heart
Hop this afternoon, and the King
of Hearts candidate who won the
most coed votes in the election
yesterday will be in the spotlight
at the coronation ceremony.
Crowning of the king and pre
sentation of the two runners-up as
knaves will take place at 4:30 at
the DG house, Chairman Bobsie
Roehm announced. Couples will
also dance at the Theta, ADPi, and
Alpha Gam houses from 3:30 to
5:30, she said.
Prize Offered
The name of the King of Hearts
will not be revealed until the cor
onation ceremonies, when all the
nominees will assemble, Marie
Wetherly, head of the coronation
committee, decreed. At that time
Bettylou Swart, president of the
YWCA, which is sponsoring the
Hop, will present the winner with
a prize.
Decoration committee heads Ot
tilea Hosseder and Barbara Davis
announced that the Valentine
theme will be carried out in red
balloons and hearts, to form a
background for the crowning.
Tickets, distributed by Pat Sal
isbury, are still on sale today in
all women’s living organizations
and at the College Side for 25
cents.
Smooth floors and new records
insure good dancing, Fontelle
Mitchell, in charge of places, said.
Patrons and patronesses include
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Godfrey,
Mr. and Mrs. James L. C. Ford,
Mrs. Hunt Quinn, Mrs. Mabel Mun
ger, Mrs. Lucy Perkins, and Mrs.
Lillian Buchanan.
Scout Head Visits
O. D. Sharp, personnel manager
for the national Boy Scout organ
ization, will arrive in Eugene Feb
ruary 19 to interview students who
are interested in following the
Scout movement, Karl W. On
thank, dean of personnel, an
nounced yesterday.
Mr. Sharp will talk to students
between the hours of 10 and 11
a.m. Anyone desiring further in
formation on the visit is asked to
make an appointment with Dean
Onthank at the personnel office.
The Winning Trick
The king of hearts will soon be
selected
And twenty other aces, sadly
neglected.
But wouldn’t the “Y” queens be
up a stump
If some other fella is holding a
trump.
—J. W. S.