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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1940)
Poll Shows Buying Power Below 1929 Students are apparently buy ing less in terms of goods and services now then they were ir. the boom days of 1929. This conclusion was reached by Miss Beatrice Aitchison, instruc tor in economics, after figures from the student expenditure sur vey were compiled and compared to those of students in 1929. The dollar was reduced to a common basis in each case. Less Spent A 1929 survey made by the ASUO indicated that about $2, 033,000 was spent in Eugene in the 1928-1929 school year. This year’s study shows that $1,379,000 was spent here in the calendar White Coats for Formals $^_.50 For spring dances, Jun ior Prom and formal wear, our white gabar dine coats are tops! Double breasted with plain backs, these coats are styled to make you the best dressed man at Oregon! ROBERTSON’S MEN’S WEAR S32 Willamette year of 1939, a difference of 5654,000. This year’s report covers 3,440 students, as compared with the 3,010 in 1929. Considering this, the per capita expenditures of 1929 (which do not include mon ey paid for tuition) amount to 5675 and those of 1939 to 5401. Statistics Given When the change in price level has been taken into account, the total expenditures in 1939 would be equivalent to $1,670,000 in terms of the 1929 purchasing power and the last year’s per capita expenditures would be equivalent to $486. This change is based on the cost of living in 32 large cities which increased 21 per cent from 1929 to 1939, ac cording to the bureau of labor statistics. In other words, the total ex penditure in 1939 was 17.9 per cent less than in 1929, and the per capital 28 per cent less, both in terms of a common dollar as far as the buying power is con cerned. Machine Age Is Topic of Address “Machines Make Confidence Necessary” will be the topic of Dr. J. H. Bond, professor of busi ness administration, in his radio speech tonight at 8:15 over radio station KOAC. Professor Bond will attempt to give an explanation of the part machines play in eras of prosper ity and depressions, and will ex plain the effect of the use of ma chines on employment. FRATERNITY MEN ATTENTION ... YOU BUILD THE FLOAT . . . WE FURNISH THE PRIZE WINNING MATERIAL .... SNELLSTROM LUMBER CO. Sixth and Charnelton Phone 208 For Junior Week-end It’s Only a Week Away! JT^EEss up your room for that long-expect ed event that is almost here! "Y^OUR mother will be impressed with the new apeparanee of your room, -when you fix it up with a new table or chair from the Johnson Furniture Co. Johnson Furniture Co. Phone 1188 649 Willamette Nothing Sarong With South Sea Theme at Uof W What's sarong with love scenes ? Characters in the U. of Washington's Ballet Moose, following out a south seas theme find themselves asking the question. Well? * * * Now comes the story of the absent minded professor who rolled un der the dresser and waited for his collar button to find him. —Indiana Statesman. Fourteen of Oklahoma's 1200 seniors mobbed the meeting hall in re sponse to a summons sent out by the class prexy. One student boldly stood up and asked “What is done with the $10 graduation fee the University charges us?” No one knew. They appointed a committee to find out. “How much money do we have on hand?” “I don’t know -— who’s the treasurer?” This from the presi dent. Nobody knew. “Did we elect one?” Nobody knew. Fishing season slogan: Shoot the sinker to me, stinker. —Lenny Anderson, W.U. Daily. Heston Daniel of Louisiana State university is no piker. As candidate for student body president, he recently sponsored a street dance as part of his “run-off campaign.” “Daniel not only managed to get around to dancing with prac tically every coed there but he zt-rg “South of the Border” so well that the crowd asked for an encore. Kinda like baby-kissing, but probably more fun. What did the chick say when the mother hen laid an orange ? Lookit the orange marmalade! —Silver and Gold. Johnson Wins (Continued from page one) the animal from a law school class. The jury, composed of Univer sity students, was headed by Alex Morrison, and included also Kay Crane, Frank Neff, Marvin Wein stein, Marion Foley, Earl Maize, Morris Kline, Virginia Utley, John Yantis, Marcia Steinhauser, Maynard McKinley, and Betty Seelj'. f Hear GLENN MILLER every Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday over KSL and KOIN at C p.m. Get His Records at ! WILSON MUSIC HOUSE 39 East 10th Ave. Three New Books At Browsing Room The browsing room of the Uni versity library announced yester day that three new books have been received this week. "John Black's Body," a story in pictures by Ben Martin, illus trates the economic problem in America resulting in war, death, and a greater national deficit. “Union Now” by Clarence Streit, noted supporter of the un ion of democratic nations, is also available at the browsing room. Travels and adventures of his life in Holland, Germany, Spain, Jerusalem, and many sections in Africa are related in the book, "Days of Our Years,” by Pierre van Paasen. Geology Expert Visits University On National Tour Mr. William B. Pitts from Sun nyvale, California, stopped en route from Florida, to visit Dr, L. W. Staples, geology instructor in the geology department, this week. Mr. Pitts, according to Dr. Staples, is recognized as dean of American lapidaries. He has been visiting museums in New York and Chicago, and expressed his approval of our museum of natur al history. He is honorary curator of the museum of arts and sciences at Golden Gate park in San Fran cisco. Corsages! Necklaces with Gardenias! Wristlet Flowers! ColoniaL Bouquets! Spring; term house dances will be among her sweetest memories of campus life! Yon can be the one to make it sweeter yet—send her an unusual corsage of Lily-of-the-V alley Carnations Stephanotis Gladioli Spanish Iris i “Delicious and refresh ing.” These are the reasons why the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola is America’s favorite momenta Everybody welcomes the pleasing taste of Coca-Cola and the happy after-sense of complete refreshment. fiA USE THAT REFRESHES Bottled under authority of The Coca-Cola Co. by COCO COLA BOTTLING CO. OF EUGENE