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SPORTS PAGE: i We Showed UCLA; Now Just Bring On Those Bears EDIT PAGE: Bring Unity To Oregon's Freshman Class VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1040 NUMBER 34 Educa tion al A cti vi ties Board Sho ws Movies In VillardHall Today The Plow That Broke the Plain/ Feature Accompanied by Two Short Subjects * Will Have Four Showings in Villard By MILDRED WILSON “The Plow that Broke the Plains,” which will be shown to University students in Villard hall at four different times today, opens the year's series of motion pictures sponsored by the educational activities board. Two short features will accompany the main attraction and all Uni versity students will be admitted free of charge. Admission of 20 cents will be charged faculty and townspeople. A mree-reei ium, me now That Broke the Plains,” deals with the habilitation of the great plains and the subsequent results. It is notable for the unusual and ef fective photography as well as the interest of the subject. Short Features One of the short features "Tele vision” is an explanation of the recent developments in this field and includes a televised horse race and close-ups of performers and technicians. The other short, run ning 11 minutes, is concerned with the symphony orchestra, the col laboration of the various instru ments and their tone qualities, and parts from two Wagnerian com positions are played. Time Arranged The time schedule has been ar ranged so nearly every student can attend. The showings will be giv en at 3:15, 4:30, 7:15 and 3:30. In a general statement, regard ing the policy of the educational activities board in selecting mov ies, George Root, educational ac tivities manager, said that they are attempting to secure both en tertaining and instructive films with an emprasis placed on variety of program. March of Time, documentary films and those concerned with specific arts and crafts will be among those selected. The entire program will generally last from 55 minutes to an hour. Milwit to Lecture On Aerial Mapping Newest methods of aerial pho tography will be discussed tonight when Captain H. Milwit of the 29th ,army engineers, lectures on the sub ject “Aerial Mapping and Photo graphy” in 207 Chapman at 7 o’clock. Captain Milwit will show lantern slides to illustrate his lecture and he has also brought a number of aerial photographs, new maps and some of the equipment used by the air photographer. Among the in struments is a stereocomparagrph which makes it possible to draw contour maps from air photo graphs, in a minimum of time. According to r. L. W. Staples, instructor in the geology depart ment, this will be an excellent op portunity to learn the latest meth ods used by the U. S. army engin eers in mapping large areas for army maneuvers. Everyone inter ested in the subject is invited to attend. The lecture is sponsored by the geology department. Propeller Members Will See Movies Motion pictures will be shown to members of the Propeller club f when they meet at 7:45 this eve ning in 107 Commerce. The pictures were taken by A. L. Lomax, professor of business administration, who taught at the University of Hawaii in 1938 and 1939. A short business meeting of the club will follow the films. Persons interested in foreign trade are in vited to attend the meeting. Co-op Still Selling 'Piggers' Guides' Only 23 unsold Piggers’ Guides remain at the University Co-op out of the 550 which they origin ally received. The Guides may still be purchased there for the regu lar price of 25 cents. Pome No. 63 Homecoming’s o’er at last ^ And things are back to normal. Now let’s start arguing, “Will next year’s dance be for mal?” —J.W.S. Julean Arnold Will Discuss Far East Situation Authority to Give Opinions Thursday In Gerlinger Hall The opinions of an authority on the Far-Eastern situation, Julean Arnold, will be presented in a Ger linger assembly Thursday morn ing at 10 o’clock, according to Dean Karl W. Onthank. For 38 years Mr. Arnold has been on the foreign service staff of this country, 80 of those years having been spent in China. He will relate to the University stu dents some of his knowledge of Chinese history, religion, customs, ] and progress in relation to their influence on modern conditions. The present status of the assem bly speaker is that of commercial attache in Shanghai. He got his start in foreign service as the first student interpreter in an Ameri can legation in China. From this post he advanced from various vice consular posi tions to the office of consul gen eral at Hankow in about 1914. He was shifted at this time from the consular service and made com mercial attache at the American legation in Peking. In 1930 he was sent to the le gation in Shanghai where he has been stationed since. Dean Onthank announces that 10 o’clock classes scheduled for tomorrow morning will meet in stead at 11 o'clock, the hour usu ally reserved for assemblies. Pre-Thanksgiving Schedule Released Campbell co-op and Canard club are scheduled to have Oregana pic tures taken today at Kennell-Ellis studio. They will be followed by Alpha and Zeta hall, Thursday; Al pha Xi Delta and Alpha Gamma Delta, Friday; and Hilyard and University house, Saturday. Gamma and Sherry Hoss hall will start next week’s series on Monday, November 18. Only the Delta Upsilon fraternity, Novem ber 19 and the Orides and Alpha Omicron Pi girls, November 20, will be photographed before Thanksgiving holidays. Matrix Table Will Fete 400 Women Here Thursday Banquet To Honor Leaders In Gerlinger Hall Honored guest at Thursday night’s annual Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Table, feting 400 well known women of Oregon outstand ing in journalism, literature, and the arts, will be Mrs. Nina Riason ovsky of Eugene. The Russian authoress moved to Eugene with her family after a sojourn in Tientsin, China, where she gained the background for her well-known book, “The Family.” Master of four languag es, Mrs. Riasanovsky has been through three wars, and according to Mrs. Eric W. Allen is “one of the most interesting persons I have ever met.” Ross to Speak Chief speaker at the formal din ner will be Nancy Wilson Ross, prominent Oregon authoress who is now at work on her third book. She will talk, she informed local Theta Sigs, “in a hodge podge fashion” on “prejudices, bigotry, modern art, the Japanese theater, the Germany that Hitler killed, and the Northwest Americana.” Others File Other acceptances already on file are those of Mrs. Charles A. Sprague and Miss Harriet Long, state librarian. Decorations for the affair, sched uled for Thursday evening at the Osburn hotel, will be leaves and flowers. Formals will be in order. After the banquet Theta Sigs will meet at the home of Mrs. Al len to honor Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Riasanovsky. Juniors Elect Activity Board Bill Christensen Chosen Secretary At Class Meeting An activity board, headed by Jim Carney, was elected by the junior class last night, to promote and supervise all the various class ac tivities. Billie Christensen was also elect ed secretary of the class, taking the place of Martha McClung, who did not return to school last fall. The new committee of nine mem bers consists of Jim Careny, chair man; LaVerne Littleton, Betty Plankington, Martin Schedler, Jack Boone, Jeanette Nelson, Jack Saltzman, Bob Charney, and Don Swink. This group will met with Karl W. Onthank, dean of personnel, lat er in the week to discuss the plans for the junior class activities for the rest of the year. Sub-division editors of the schools section are asked to meet in the Oregana office this evening at 8 o’clock. Senior Bench Shifted After 30- Year Stand By MILDRED WILSON It took eight men to do it, but they have finally changed a cam pus tradition, or rather its loca tion. The senior bench, which has faced Fenton hall for 30 years, now has a new view. To ease the minds of worried upperclassmen who were afraid that freshemn had stolen the bench—it can be reported that it is safely bedded down in its new setting between Susan Campbell hall and the new library. Mrs. Edith Siefert, Gerlinger hostess and enthusiastic booster, member of the class of 1910, who present ed the bench, revealed that the class had originally desired that the bench should face the library —so it was placed in front of Fen ton, the library at that time. Library Moved According to Mrs. Siefert the class of 1910 disliked the idea of presenting the customary tree— and decided that in its place they would like to give a bench, con fined to the use of seniors, to which they could come from the library for rest—and indulgence in what are now termed “bull ses sions.” The 1910 class, which contains some of the most enthusiastic re unioners among the alums, holds a reunion every five years and as an annual feature of the gather : ing, have a photograph of the group taken on the bench which ■ they presented. Colorful History The senior bench has an ex tremely “colorful” history. For several years a freshman class that didn't “paint the bench” was considered lacking in spirit and pep. According to those who re member “back when” it has been (Please turn to page jour) ___ ___ ____ _ _ __ __ _ _ (Courtesv of the Oregonian) ELEVEN HUNDRED LOOK TO THEM FOR LEADERSHIP Armistice day is over and so are some of this quintet’s worries. They comprise the staff of the Univer sity ROTC. This year's group of first-year ROTO cadets was paraded before the public for the first time Monday. The men in the picture are, left to right: (apt. W. K. Read (class of 1928), Ut.-Ool. J. VV. Crissy, Col. R. M. Lyon, Major C. K. Knickerbocker, and (’apt. H. VV. Hall (class of 1927). Role of Youth Declared Vital Allen Cites Place Of Young America In Defense Project Although the young men of Am erica are entering a period of mili tary training, during which they will temporarily give up some of the guarantees of the bill of rights, they are nevertheless helping their country present to the rest of the world such a solid, unified front that this nation will not have to go to war. Thus declared Neil Allen, past state commander of the American Legion, in his speech during Mon day’s Armistice day ceremonies at Gerlinger hall. “The will to have democracy must be smelted into the American steel,” Allen said. “If we have to show the hard way to the world, we’re going to do it.” Germany Errs The former state commander told the assembly that Germany made the great mistake of thinking the United States cowardly in 1917. He pointed out that then, “as she is today,” America was idealistic and unprepared, but that she "nev er was cowardly, is not today, and never will be cowardly.” Allen was introduced by Major Carlton E. Spencer, law professor and director of CAA training at the University, now on active duty with the army. Company B Tops During the ceremonies, company B of the ROTC received a streamer from the Eugene American Legion post for having the top rating in a contest based on: attendance, promptness and orderliness at the assembly, and appearance in marching. Company G took second place. Over 720 members of the ROTC regiment and band turned out to march in the parade preceding the ceremonies at Gerlinger. Made up entirely of those who volunteered their services, the unit headed the parade, which was composed of groups from various veterans' or ganizations and their auxiliaries. Language Teachers Will Attend Meeting Among professors and instruc tors of the foreign language de partment who will attend the meet ing of the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast at the Uni versity of California at Berkeley next week will be Professor George F. Lusskey of the German depart ment, Mr. William A. Roecker, graduate assitant in the German department, Mr. Laurence LeSage, instructor in the French depart ment, and Professor R. P. Bowen of the French department. Tabard Inn Closes Contest Tomorrow Thursday is the last day to hand in short stories, plays, or poems for the Tabard Inn “campus talent round-up” for University men, it was announced Tuesday night by Glenn Hasselrooth, president. Manuscripts should be double spaced, on one side of paper, not more than 5,000 words in length, and turned in to Glenn Hassel rooth, University news bureau, 1259 Fourteenth avenue east, be fore 6 p.m. Thursday. Visitors Sputter AsFrosh Uphold 'Aged1 Traditions It was a hard night Friday for visitors to Skinner's butte! Chi Psi, Delta Tan Delta, Alpha hall, Yeomen, and Phi Gamma Delta frosh were on guard duty between 8 and 10 o’clock, and Were ready with a paddle for all comers. When a driver would stop, whether he sought woo or just scenery, the frosh woidd open the door and command him to step out and take his punish ment. Sputtering and fuming driv ers woidd a3k just who these kids thought they were anyway. The frosh would patiently ex plain that every year at this time all visitors to the nocturnal rendezvous were hacked on gen eral principles. / Hopeless outnumbered about 15 drivers climbed out of then cars during the evening and ‘‘as sumed the angle.” Friars Tap Eight Seniors at Dance The Friars, service honorary for senior men tapped new mem bers at the Homecoming dance last Saturday night. Among those who were beckoned to walk along with the dark-robed man past the interested students who made way for the line were: George Mackin, George Luoma, Dick Williams, Er ling Jacobsen, Joe Gurley, Lloyd Sullivan, Jim Pickett, and Jim Rathbun. Some of the well-known grads in the line were: Dean Karl On thank, George Stadelman, William Russell, James ‘‘Scoop” Rathbun, Walter Vernstrom, Philip Van Du sen, and Paul Deutschmann. Neuberger Initiated Into Sigma Delta Chi Richard “Dick” Neuberger, Northwest writer and Oregonian staff member, was initiated into the local Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta Chi at an initiation breakfast at the Anchorage Sunday morning. M. J. Frey, business manager cf the Oregonian, and Dick Williams, business manager of the Oregana, were also initiated. Other guests included Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the Oregonian, and Bob Allen of the Journal promotion department. Neuberger, Frey, and Hoyt en tertained the members with an in formal talk after the initiation. Gammi Phi Beta Observes Birthday At Formal Banquet Celebration of Gamma Phi Beta sorority’s sixty-sixth birthday was held at the chapter house, 1021 Hil yard street, Monday evening at a formal founders’ day banquet. Beside active members and pledges a number of alumnae were present to honor the founding of the sorority November 11, 1874 at Syracuse university in New York. Mrs. Leila Stafford gave a short talk on the history of Gamma Phi Beta. 21 Coeds Named As Mannequins Women to Model Merchants' Styles At Fashion Cruise Twenty-one girls, one from each campus living organization, were chosen Thursday to model during intermission at the Gamma Alpha Chi Fashion Cruise, to be held in Gerlinger hall Saturday evening. Sponsored by the women’s ad vertising honorary, the annual Gamma Alpha Chi dance is one of the two big all-campus “girl asks-boy, pays-for-bill" affairs. Coeds asked to model formal gowns, sports outfits, and street dresses for downtown and Port land merchants include: Delores Davison, Alpha Chi Omega; Fontelle Mitchell, Alpha Delta Pi; Winifred Miller, Alpha Gamma Delta; Allean Bechill, Al pha Omicron Pi; Shirley Sullivan, Alpha Phi; Jeannine Withers, Al pha Xi Delta; Lorabel Wraith, Chi Omega; Madeline Chin, Hilyard house; Elaine Lee, University house; Mary Peck, Highland house; Helen Angell, Delta Delta Delta. Connie Ryals, Delta Gamma; Virginia Lees, Gamma Phi Beta; Jean Goldsmith, Hendricks hall; Helen Jane Kerr, Kappa Alpha Theta; Evelyn Lamasters, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Pauline Pengra, Orides; Jeanne Mihalcik, Pi Beta Phi; Betty McNeice, Sigma Kap pa; Florence Kinney, Susan Campbell, and Jeanette Gordon, Zeta Tau Alpha. Frosh Commission Schedules Meeting For 8 o'clock at 'Y' The frosh commission of the YMCA will meet tonight at 8 p.m. instead *of the usual 7:30, at the Y hut. The meeting tonight will be so cial and will consist of entertain ment and refreshments. Each member of the commission will be responsible for some planned recreation or entertainment for the group. Larry Thompson and Bob Sapin will be in charge of the refreshments. Change Expected In ASUO Charter As Result of Law Executive Council Names John Cavanagh Chairman of Revision Committee; State Board Ruling Grants Membership to All First stops toward revising the ASUO constitution to suit the new state board ruling giving universal membership in the student body was undertaken yesterday at the weekly executive council meeting. John Cavanagh was appointed chairman of the revision committee, and will organize the committee’s ideas so that the issue may be put before a student vote sometime this year. Although some effort was made toward revising last year's consti tution last spring, no definite plan was ever completed, nor was a student vote ever taken. The ASUO constitution committee headed by Thil Lowry devoted must of its attention to the model class con stitution problem, and completed their work in that field. The model they suggested has been accepted by only one class so far, the class of '42. The president of the junior class will be invited to next week’s meet ing to explain the revisions in the model class constitution made by the class of '42 at its last meet ing, when the model was adopted with qualifications. Routine business occupied the rest of the meeting. Frosh Consider Possible Revote Non-Card Holders Urged to Attend Open Discussion A petition asking reconsidera tion of the proposed “model” con stitution for the freshman class, will be discussed at an open meet ing of the class tonight at 8 o’clock, according to Jim Burness, class president. He stressed that the meeting would be open to all fresh men, card holders or not. The petition was introduced in to the executive committee last week, and subsequently referred to Burness. He called tonight’s meeting to give the petitioners an opportunity to explain their point of view, he said. He indicated that card holding members would have to decide when and how to vote upon adop tion. “If they (the petitioners) can prove to the satisfaction of the organized class that the proposed system will benefit the class as a whole, it will undoubtedly be adop ed,” Burness said last week. The "model” constitution was rejected by the class after an amendment had been added, ex tending voting privileges to all freshmen, whether or not they were card holders. The constitu tion still contains that provision. It was understood that Charlie Woodruff, Jim Thayer, and Ted Hallock would present the argu ments for adoption. 'O'Turns Lemon, Blue, Black in Week's Time By BOB WHITELY The “O” is getting to be a cha meleon— For the last few days the “O” atop Skinner’s butte has been change its color with amazing surprise. Last Thursday the “O” was a brilliant lemon-yellow. Dur ing the night someone didn’t like the color and painted it black. The freshmen, under the lead ership of Jim Burness, frosh prexy, decided that during Homecoming a guard would be placed on Skin ner’s butte to thwart any other attempts at vandalism. The big wigs of the freshman class got to gether and designated certain “goon” squads to keep an all night vigil over the sacred emblem. The “O” had to be yellow for Home coming. Visitors From Cornvalley? All day and ’way into the night the squads made the rounds. The UCLA Bruins were in town, and as yet everything was going along smoothly. All of a sudden, between the hours of 12 and 2, disaster struck. Armed with brooms, brush es and a brilliant blue paint, the Eugene branch of the Ku Klux Klan put a new face on the “O” —while the freshmen looked on with their mouths wide open. “Golly gee whiz,” stated one of the guards, "I hope that it is yel low paint that they are putting on.” “I only thought that they did this Junior Weekend,” another said. “ ’S a funny time of night to | paint the “O.” I wonder where the camera man is.” Mother’s Little Helpers The prize crack of all was when some unidentified freshman piped up with—“Why isn’t that nice of ! someone to come up here to relieve (Please turn to page jour) Second Feature Of Artist Series Set for Friday Cornelius Skinner Will Present Skits, Dramatic Play The "one-woman theater,” Cor nelia Otis Skinner, will appear be fore University and Eugene towns people Friday evening as the sec ond big feature on the Greater Artist series of 1940-41. Presenting a six-scene dramatic play "The Wives of Henry the Eighth," Miss Skinner, "tops” in the monologue field, will give the illusion of an entire cast—with only one person on the stage. With an eye for the best dra matic points in the lives of the six sad wives of the infamous Henry, the famous dramatist has selected a representative moment from each one—and, with the aid of colorful costumes and pungent dialogue, depicts them for her audience. Sketches Precede The main play of the evening will be preceded by a group of original character sketches, which will feature both humor and pathos. In both the character sketches and the longer dramatic sequence, Miss Skinner attempts to keep away from the recital atmosphere—she does not recite—she acts. Writes on Tour Writing all her dramatizations, usually while on tour, she has suc cessfully combined the talents of a director, author and performer. Although University students will be admitted free on their edu cational activities cards, general admission will be $1.00 and re served seats are to sell from $1.25 to $2.00. The program will start at 8 o’clock. United States-Born Japanese to Speak Michi Yaaui, an American-born Japanese, will speak to the Inter national group, which meets in the alumni room at Gerlinger hall at 7 p.m. tonight, on her impres sions of Japan which she received when she visited there last sum me»\ Paul Tanaka, a native-born Jap anese, will give his criticisms of her impressions. Madeline Chin will give a vocal solo. Those pres ent will be taught some simple Japanese games and shown how these could be used in this coun try. Rev. Funk of Wesley foundation urges any student of foreign birth or those interested in international relations to attend. 'Y' Student Cabinet Schedules Meeting For 9 Tonight The student executive cabinet of the YMCA will meet tonight at 9 p.m. at the Y hut. The meeting is being held so the members may discuss the Oregon area conference that will be held this weekend at Smith Creek recreational area. The discussion will help stu dents become acquainted with the YMCA regional program and the Seabeck student conference. The group also plans to have a speaker, but it has not as yet been decided whom the guest will be.