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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1940)
Lawyers Have Ballot Battle Four Girls Leading Field in Fight for 'Little Jug' Position Ballot wars raged in Fenton hall yesterday as “Little Judge” votes poured in on the eve of the law school winter term dance. A count last night showed Lu cille Johnson, Betty Buchanan, Pat Carson, and Lucille Adams to he leading the field with as many as a hundred signatures appearing on a single ballot. Verdict Given Tonight When the smoke of battle clears away, the winning candidate and her staff will receive judicial vest ments at a special ceremony to night at the law school winter term dance in the Del Key cafe. Rumors of a petition for recount were being voiced because of the unprecedented number of votes cast, some factions e h a r g i n g “stuffing” and “log-rolling" tac tics were being used. Dance heads felt that opposition could be suc cessfully repressed, however. Sabotage Suspected An unexpected angle appeared yesterday when some of the can didates expressed a preference for the “Little Liquor” post over the number one spot of “Little Judge,” but the voting committee was powerless to stem the tide of in coming ballots. Two Oregon state supreme court justices who were to attend as guests for tonight’s “ultra-formal" will be detained by a special court session, publicity committeemen Bill Lubersky and Hugh Collins reported. Lubersky and Collins constitute a public relations coun sel, serving in advisory capacity. Dates Are Approved The date-approval committee, assigned to pass on dates for to night's dance, worked out an ap proved list as Chairman Addison Wood, Jack Hay, assistant chair man, Austin Dunn, secretary, Dave Silver, enforcement officer, and nr_.. - .—————• jNordoff, Hall Novel Now in DO Library “No More Gas,” latest, work of James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff, authors of “Mutiny on (he Bounty,” “Pitcairn Island,” and other hooks, is now at the University library. The story of this latest volume centers around a gay and carefree family in the South Seas, who, whenever they need money, either catch a few fish, play their pet gamecock, or borrow money from the local doctor. The book tells what happens when all of these sources of a livelihood have gone, leaving the family with- “no more gas" to run the pleasure launch and live their life of leisure. Dr. Smith Asked To Read Paper On Geology Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the geology and geography depart ments, has received a letter from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, request ing him to read a paper at the next meeting and also to help prepare the program. Dr. Smith was asked to read something about his work in Ore gon and to suggest speakers for the meeting which will be held in Seattle next June. As speakers Dr. Smith plans to recommend the following men: Dr. E. T. Hodge, Dr. E. L. Pack ard, and Dr. Ira S. Allison from Oregon State college; Dr. L. W. Staples, geology instructor from the University of Oregon; E. K. Nickson, director, John E. Allen and Ray Treasher, geologists with the state department of geology and mineral industries. Tony Harlow, special investigator, passed on names tentatively sub mitted as dates. A squad of city police issued in vitations Thursday with several coeds admitting severe fright as the officers appeared at doors with invitations in the form of court summonses. ) Students 1 Tiiko Advantage : ] of our FLOOR LAMP SALE All of Hirst1 lumps urr si urtly tlrpriuliililti liiotl rls d('si»ii('(l to j>ivc you I In' utmost in lifihtin”-. All urr regular I! way I l']S lamps. Priced from $4.50 to *8.50 Johnson] Furniture Co. (>4!) W’illiiiiu'tti' The Brother Rats are here again . . . “Brother Rat and a Baby” and “Stooge Comedy” “Drums Along the Mohawk” with HENRY FONDA CLAUDETTE COLBERT “Fast and Furjous” with ANN SOTHERN FRANCHOT TONE “Chip of the Flying U” with Johnny Mack Brown And you see comrades living in love and danger in the second hit— “Marines Fly High” with RICHARD DIX CHESTER MORRIS Iff II 011 Al.l A thrilling chapter in the March of Mankind! “Little Old New York” with ALICE FAYE and RICHARD GREENE plus “The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk” with LLOYD NOLAN THE BOOK SHELF “Book Shelf” is a weekly feature, appearing eaeh Saturday In the Emerald. The staff of writers are students in the eritieisni Hass, English :i15. Hooks reviewed in this eolunm are from the shelves of the University ('o-op store. By WINIFRED WILHELM “The Thibaults” By Roger Martin dll Gard It took Martin du Gard twenty years to complete The Thibaults, and yet, overlooked by the French Academy, this book was awarded the Nobel prize in literature for the “artistic power portraying human conflicts and life.” The Thibaults is a study of French middle-class life dealing with the disintegration of two families and the conflicts of ideas of two generations. Ordinary Family The Thibaults are like any ordin ary family yet distinguished by their wealth and pride. As the story unfolds Jacques, headstrong and imaginative, eager for romance and adventure, has run away from home, but is placed in a reforma tory by Thibault, a self-righteous, domineering pillar of the church, entirely lacking in sympathy for his rebellious young son. Antoine, a chip off the old block, ambitious and egotistical, disap points his father by deserting the church, secretly loving a cheap ac tress, and wrapping himself up in his medical pursuits. Here is illustrated the weakening of the family bonds. After Thi bault’s gruesome death, his sons realize his virtues, yet they feel only pity, no great sorrow. Novel Is Long This novel also involves the trials and tribulations of Mme. de Fontanin. After her husband has left her for another woman, she busies herself with raising her young daughter and son; with the former" Jacques is in love, in his own romantic way. The Thibaults themselves are not inventions of the author’s im agination, but are real people who become a part of real life. Their joys, sorrows and conflicts are ever before the reader; their background is immaterial. Yet The Thibaults portrays an excellent picture of French society and gives the reader knowledge of life. Martin du Gard draws up his characters with minute detail and infinite care. Although his style is simple and slow-moving, the ex actitude of detail and realism of the characters will long remain in the reader’s memory. Dr. Wood to Attend Eastern Education Conferences Chattanooga, Tennessee is the destination of Dr. Hugh B. Wood, professor of education, when he leaves here today for a conference on evaluation of pupil growth to be held March 1 and 2 in that city. While in the Fast, Dr. Wood will also attend the Progressive Edu cation association conference to be held in Chicago February 20 and II, a session of the National Cur riculum society in St. Louis Feb ruary 24 and sessions of the Amer eun associations of school admin strators February 2G to 29. Athletic Board Meets Members of the Oregon athletic >oard will meet in the physical edu cation building Monday, the presi lent's office announced Friday. At the same time it was stated hat the educational activities board will convene in the faculty oom of Friendly hall Wednesday, February 21. Dean Morse 111 111 at his home with influenza, Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school was not able to conduct classes yesterday. STANDS FOR "Knowledge” Double-thet-Milk Bread By OLEANNE DVKIEMAN “The Sword in Stour” By T. H. White Phantasy and realism blend wit! satire in the story of the educatior of Wart, the fifteenth century lac who became King- Arthur. The story begins on the estate of Sir Ector, Wart’s foster father and the father of Kay, Wart’s old er companion and mentor. A mis adventure in the forest surround ing the estate brings Wart to Mer lyn, who is all-knowing because he lives backwards in time, anc Merlyn becomes Wail’s tutor. Knowledge Necessary Wise Merlyn knows that the an imals' knowledge, as well as man'? knowledge, is necessary to make Wart a great king, so by use oi magic Wart turns successively into a fish, bird, snake, and badger From the pike and trench he learns self-preservation, from the goshawk bravery and honor, from the badger knowledge of embryos and from the common garden snake the secrets of prehistoric life. Although this knowledge is pri marily to keep him king, it also has immediate value in gaining his crown. At King Uthar’s death it was prophesied that his succes sor would pull a great sword from an anvil which sat on a stone on a London churchyard. Wart com bines the strength of the oak, the coordination of the snake, the rhythm of the fish, and the cohe rence of the rock, and with them withdraws the sword and becomes England’s king. Recital Inadequate A recital of incidents cannot convey the book’s mood. White satirizes medieval chivalry with the edged humor of Mark Twain’s ‘‘Connecticut Yankee.” King Pelli nore and Sir Grummore meet cas ually and converse: ‘‘Suppose we’d better have a joust, eh, what?” "What shall we have it for?” "Oh, the usual, I suppose.” They imme diately try to kill each other. Merlyn’s dismissal of the sacred ordeal preceding knighthood as being "just a lot of fun” is a fur ther jolt to the reader raised in the Waverly tradition. He Lampoons Mr. White lampoons, gently but firmly, the public school man at Sir Ector’s expense. Sir Ector knows that Merlyn’s method of teaching will never accomplish the things that good old Whatsis ac complished. This casualnesd, which covers many a deft thrust, pervades the book, even in the chapters devoted to hawking, in which Mr. White is an acknowledged authority. Organization counts for little in this book whose plot is incidental to the incidents which compose it; but though the author is careless in manner he is far from careless in writing. The smooth style at times reaches brilliancy and beau ty, particularly the description of the fish world in the moat. The characterization is sufficient to create individuals instead of types in a few phrases that would be difficult to surpass. What more :ould one ask in a description of Kay, who is never quite right, than ‘it’s his youthfulness, it will all dear up.” Mr. White has created a book that will interest, stimulate the imagination, and create amuse ment for everyone who reads it. Emerald Business Staffs Complete Luncheon Series Culminating a series of lunch eons for the Emerald business de partment, programs for the circu lation, special accounts, office, na tional advertising, merchandising, promotion, copy and layout staffs were discussed yesterday. Depart ment Managers Herb Anderson, Rhea Anderson, Mary Jean Me Morris, Mary-Ellen Smith, Ray Cook, Ted Kenyon, Kathleen Brady and Bill Ralston have arranged Emerald promotion programs for the remainder of this term and spring term. Art School Exhibits Delacroix Prints The little art gallery of the art school is showing an exhibition of 32 prints after the Moroccan note books of Eugene Delacroix, great est of 19th century romantic painters. The prints are facsimiles in color of an unusual exactitude, says Robert Motherwell, art in structor and owner of the prints. They were done by hand in France in a very limited edition, j ind are characteristic examples of Delacroix's work. WPA Project in Second Week Work on Tunnel System 'Changes Face' of Campus One hundred thousand dollars worth of tunnel, $28,000 worth of building and athletic field improve ments constitute the major por tion of the WPA-supported con struction program already under way on the University of Oregon campus. Two-weeks work on the pro posed service tunnel to link the art museum, library, education building, and University high school has invoked a change of face on the landscape in that vicin ity. Officially tagged “Tunnel Unit No. 9," the underground project, to seven feet high, will serve as a route for steam, water, gas, and other service facilities exclusive of sewage, to the various buildings. Crew Numbers 80 Financed primarily by WPA funds, having a construction crew of 80, the proposed $100,000, 2,000 foot-long structure will require from a year to a year-and-a-half for completion, according to W. V. Norris, professor of physics at the University. Outdoor intramural sports will have a new stamping ground, as plans for laying down an improved athletic field and new track on grounds west of Hayward field are materializing, according to the landscape architecture depart ment, with partial construction of a retaining wall, which will be three feet high. The wall extends 600 feet north and south on the west end of the proposed athletic grounds, starting from the Fif teenth street front of the premises and is at the foot of an embank ment sloping down from the ROTC drill field. Filling and Grading Track construction will neces sitate filling and grading with fill material being obtained from excavations for the campus tunnel now being built. Work on two 24-foot by 40-foot two-story wings to augment the architecture building is already underway. According to those in charge, the WPA-financed struc ture, an addition to the buildings north side; will cost approximate ly $28,000, and is to have no basement. Recent transplantings around the economic extension building, President Erb’s house, and the post office building have constituted some landscape work, according to the specifications of the landscape architecture department. Activities Committee On Oregon Education Meets February 22 Members of the Oregon educa tional activities committee will meet Wednesday, February 22, in the faculty room of Friendly hall, the president’s office announced Wednesday. Primary business of the com mittee will “be to consider perform ers for the Greater Artists con cert series. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. Plum Tree Blooms This Oregon weather confuses even the trees. A Japanese plum tree outside the employment office responded en thusiastically to the warm weather of the weekend and burst into bloom. Now, appearing rather fool ish in the rain, it seems to look respectfully at another Japanese plum a few yards away that had the good sense to know that it was still February. Phi Delts (Continued from Page Three) to match the six points made by the Sammies. SAM, 12 25, Canard Stein, 6.F.4, Herndon Nudelman .F.6, Baker Barr, 2.C . 4, Bowerly W. Packouz.O . 4, Bishop R. Packouz, 2 .... G . 7, Carr Substitutions: SAM -- Jacob 2, Lakefish. Whiskerino (Continued from page one) pended from wagon wheels that will serve as chandeliers, will fur nish the lighting. Range-scene murals will decorate the walls, while a campfire will be blazing bdfore an Indian tepee in the j lounge. Strips of yellow and green crepe paper will extend alternate ly across the ballroom. Sophomores have decreed cam pus clothes the order of the night, j Programs will be styled appro priately. Tickets for the hop sell for $1.50. with holders of sophomore class cards entitled to one-third dis count. By ROY METZLFJl Little Old New York Another biographical film comes to town in the form of “Little Old New York,” which is the story of Robert Fulton and his invention of the steamboat. Harry Tugend and John Balderston, the adapters, have fictionized history to the ex tent of providing a romance in Fulton’s life. It is a thoroughly entertaining picture although the historical ma terial is somewhat lightly treated and the dramatic complications are candidly formularized. The con cluding scenes are exceptionally well-handled in which the doughty Clermont huffs and puffs its way to triumph for Fulton amid clouds of steam and much clanking of new-fangled machinery. Alice Faya and Fred MacMurray are teamed romantically at the head of the cast, but, although Miss Faye scores handily as the flip bar mistress, both of these top-line performers play second fiddle to Richard Greene, whose portrayal of Fulton is highly entertaining. Ne less intriguing is Brenda Joyce, the captivating young actress who has the part of Harriet Livingstone, Fulton’s sweetheart. There are a couple of rousing fights in which the villain gets properly punched, a ship burning for spectacular effect, and some good incidental comedy by Miss Faye and Ben Carter, colored com edian. Funny moment to most audiences however, was that in which Fulton first meets the hero ine and says: “Miss Livingstone, I presume.” The picture is currently playing at the MacDonald.” Hollywood Happenings Martin Dies’ article in Liberty causes much comment and rates front pages on most newspapers. His article is merely a rehash of half-baked data. Mr. Dies claims Hollywood fights Fascism and Naziism but disregards Commun ism. “Ninotchka,” Garbo’s last film, kids the pants off Russia and Communism. Dies also claims that the picture “Fury” had much to do with the influence of Communism. “Fury” was produced by Joe Man kiewicz who is in charge of a giant Finnish relief show in Los Angeles. Third Term The big daytime lure in Holly wood is the Santa Anita race track. Despite the bad weather the track is cleaning up. Everyone talks horses, and William Anthony Mc Guire says, “The big question in Hollywood is whether Seabiscuit and Roosevelt will run again.” Gesture of the Week The employees of a Hollywood costume company recently went on strike. Days of picketing followed, but during the big rain of a few weeks ago, the pickets went inside the establishment and asked if they might borrow raincoats. They were given raincoats so they could picket in the rain in comfort. Maude Kerns Gains Wide Acclaim for Art Receiving national acclaim is a series of water colors done by Maude I. Kerns, professor of nor mal art. Sent last fall to the Studio Guild at 730 Fifth avenue in New York, Miss Kerns’ pictures were exhib ited there in late November and December. The gallery of the New York public library asked for a month’s showing of them then. Part of the pictures were sent from the Studio Guild to Oberlin college in Ohio for showings. Miss Kerns did the water col ors as a summer project last year in Massachusetts. They include a variety of subjects such as moun tains and storms. ’A Tests to Start For Athlete's Foot Dr. Paul Anderson To Begin Two-Year Search for Fungi In an effort to reduce the number of cases of athlete’s foot infection in the physical education depart ment, Dr. N. Paul E. Anderson, new associate professor of physical education, began a widespread campaign of tests and treatments Thursday to determine the extent of the disease and the best means of prevention. The plan is expected to be con tinued over a period of two years, at the end of which time the num ber of cases should be reduced to a minimum. All the different pre ventative chemical solutions will be tried for a certain length of time to determine which is the most effec tive. Beginning this morning, a select ed group of students out of each gym class will be examined and the results tabulated. The tests will be repeated every two weeks. With exact records of each student examined, the physical education department can determine the effi cacy of each method of treatment and the rate of improvement. Dr. Anderson will instruct a complete staff in the classification and treatment of the disease. Duane R. Mellem, physical educa tion student, will act as assistant to Dr. Anderson. UNIVERSITY^BUSINESS COLLEGE SHORTHAND — TYPEWRITING COMPLETE BUSINESS COURSES Edward L. Ryan, B.S., LL.B., Mgr, I. O. O. F. Buildg., Eugene Phone 2973 After School . . . What? Perhaps a well-developed Savings Account now will prove a good stepping stone when school days are over. We pay interest on savings, you know. Eugene Branch of the United States National Bank of Portland Member F.D.I.C. t2[SI5ISMSMSJSISI5JElSISJSJ3J3ISJS13J5IBJSISI3 Kwamas to Give Breakfast Dance Invitations were issued Wednes day by Kwama, sophomore wo men’s honorary, for an informal breakfast dance Saturday, Febru ary 24. Guests at the affair, which is scheduled for 10 to 1 o’clock at the Tri Delt house as a pre-Senior ball feature will be members of Skull and Dagger, sophomore men’s hon orary, and their dates. Each Kwa ma will also invite a guest. Committees announced for the affair by Kwama Prexy Helen An gell include Maxine Hansen, gen eral arrangements; Janet Morris and Eette Workman, decorations; Margaret Young and Betty Me Niece, breakfast; Martha McLung and Elna Johnson, music; and Jeanne Haehlen, patrons and pa- £ tronesses. Bailey Will Talk Ralph R. Bailey, from the offices of the state tax commission, will speak to the law school student body at 11 o’clock Thursday, Feb ruary 29, it was announced at Fen ton hall yesterday. One of a series of addresses sponsored by Phi Delta Phi, law honorary, Mr. Bailey is to explain constitutional phases of the state income tax. He will speak at the law school. Chicken _IWTME < Rough For your after game snack dorp in and try our famed — “Chicken in the Rough.” SISJSISEEIi USJSI51SISISI3I5IS]® Three Cheers for Oregon!! — Win or Los© — But you can't lose when you send vour laundry or your dry cleaning to the— n_; We Prove It. 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