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SPORTS: i Webfoots May Pull Surprising Win Over Bears EDITS: Senior Bench— A Change of Site, A Tradition Gone VOLUME XLII ■too UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1340 NUMBER 36 Arnold Tells of Faults In US Training Policy Among Orien talRace America's Ignorance of China Allows Japan 'To Pull Wool Over Our Eyes/ Authority on East Affirms at Assembly By DON BUTZIN The United States has made the mistake of teaching Oriental people more about this country than it has learned itself of the Orient, de clared Julean Arnold, United States commercial attache in Shanghai in a Gerlinger hall assembly yesterday morning. As a result of our lack of knowledge about Oriental progress and psychology, we are letting Japan pull the wool over our eyes as to War Relief Aids Plan to Sponsor Guild Fantasy , < - Benefit Proceeds To Purchase Yarn For Group Project The premiere of "Berkeley Square,” December 4, will be sponsored by Bundles For Britain, Inc., a new organization in Eu gene, managed by two University graduates, Mrs. Everett Harpham and Mrs. Cora Ten Eyck. Although Bundles for Britain, Inc., is new to Eugene, it has achieved great success in Port land, and other large cities. Such notables as Anna Neagle, Herbert Wilcox, and Gertrude Lawrence have rallied to their support by giving benefit performances which were seen by Portland audiences. The play, "Berkeley Square,” will be presented by the Guild Theater players which includes an all-campus cast under the direc ^ tion of Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, head of the drama division. The first performance December 4 will be a benefit, and members of Bundles for Britain, Inc. will aid with ticket sales for the other performances, December 5, 6, and 7. Eleanor Engdahl Fledged to Kwama Eleanor Engdahl was pledged to Kwama, sophomore women’s ser vice honorary last night. Chosen as first alternate last spring term, she will take the place of Dorothy Dunham, now employed in the per f sonnel department of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Special pledging took place last night when the white-clad Kwama members visited the Gamma Phi Beta house and Marge Dibble, president, presented Miss Engdahl with the invitation, pledge ribbon, and red carnation, all typifying membership. The 19 outstanding fresh man activity women are chosen each year for membership in Kwa ma. They are selected on the basis of outstanding activity records during their initial year, scholas tic rating, and democratic spirit in their associations. Four Faculty Men f Plan to Participate In Berkeley Meeting Four members of the English department of the University of Oregon, and possibly six, will at tend the meeting of the Philologi cal Association of the Pacific Coast to be held in Berkeley, Cal ifornia, November 22 and 23. Members of the faculty who have already submitted papers which have been accepted are Franklin Walker, Hoyt Trow bridge, R. V. Mills, C. A. Fee of the English department and R. P. Bowen and Laurence LeSage of the Romance language department associated with the English de partment. All except Mr. Bowen and Mr. LeSage are sure of at tending the meeting and will take part on the program. C. V. Boyer, dean of the school of arts and let Dters, who is a member of the ex ecutive committee of the associa tion, is not sure that he will be able to attend. v.nai s going on in unina, saiu ivii Arnold, whose booming voice mad( the loud speaking system unneceS' sary. Japan Propaganda “Whereas before the Japanese military conquest of China begar three and one-half years ago, the Japanese chamber of commerce was congratulating China on its achievement of a sound financial basis,” explained the fast-talking speaker, “now the military faction in control of the government tells China that what it needs most is Japan's organizing power to de velop its resources.” This same chamber of commerce pled once with the Japanese gov ernment to change its policies so as to cooperate with China's program of advancement, added Mr. Arnold. Japanese Plans Now Japan is following a policy of submission of the masses ill China with which they plan to gain world military ascendancy, claimed the United State foreign service representative. “We must educate ourselves about the Orient,” Mr. Arnold then stated. “We should get the idea of the Atlantic ocean only out of our minds and get a Pacific ocean ac quaintance. Then perhaps, we will understand the great future of this country in the Orient.” Intellectual Gateways Pointing out the proximity of this country to Asia by a proposed land route, he concluded by stating, “I hope that with the development of our physical gateways to the Orient, we will widen our intellec tual gateways to China.” An added assembly attraction rwas the singing of Virginia Tooze. Accompanied by Helen Jane Kerr, she sang George Gershwin's “Sum mertime” from “Porgy and Bess,” and “Night and Day” by Cole Porter. NYATime Cards Due Saturday Morning NYA time cards for the second period of fall term must be turned in to the payroll window on the second floor of Johnson hall by tomorrow noon, announces Miss Peggy Jane Peebler, NYA secre tary. “Students must have their as signments worked up to date at that time,” she says. “There will be no holdovers on hours till the next period.” Those hours assigned for the pe riod ending today which are not worked now will not be added to the next period’s time, as they were at the end of the first pe riod, she declares. Instead they will have to be turned back to the NYA office to be reassigned to other students. Women's Education Honorary to Hold Tea in Gerlinger Pi Lambda Theta, honorary for women in education, will give a tea Saturday afternoon from 3 tc 5 o’clock in the alumni hall of Ger linger. The tea will celebrate Founder’s Day for the organization and will also complete the observ ance of National Education week Mrs. J. R. Jewell, Mrs. Hazel P ] Schw'ering, dean of women, Mrs John Saul, secretary of the sociol ogy department, and Dr. Beatrice Aitchison, instructor in economics will receive the guests at the tea The next business meeting of the organization will be November 1? and will have as its topic "In Whai , Occupations and Professions Car , Women Plan for Satisfying Career; I at the Present Time?” Formal Offers Eddie Gibson, Fashion Show Gamma Alpha Chi To Give Gerlinger Ship Atmosphere From the captain’s bridge at the Gamma Alpha Chi Fashion Cruise Saturday evening Eddie Gibson and his orchestra will play ballads of the sea and the hot jive gobs demand when on shore leave, according to Marilyn Ashley, chair man. The Gerlinger hall ball room will be completely transformed into a ship's fo’castle with the at mosphere stressed by anchors, life savers, and loop holes as wall decorations, the women's adver tising honorary plans. Gang Plank Entrance Couples entering the girl-date dance, the only formal of fall term, will stroll over a gangplank where sailor-dressed door tenders will collect the bids from the coeds. Programs with a package of lifesavers attached will be given to the fellows at the door to com plete the vice-versa leap year af fair. The music maestro of the eve ning, Eddie Gibson, was introduced to the campus during the first pep assembly of the year. He has been since fulfilling an engagement at Willamette park where his novel ty numbers have made a big hit with Oregon students. Winifred Wilhelm, orchestra chairman for the dance,, reports. Style Show Featured Following up the nautical theme, the style show, which will be held during intermission, will be a fash ion cruise around the campus with Lillian Davies as commentator. The skit, accompanying shewing the latest things for coeds, will give last minute information on what to wear to preference teas, house dances, banquets, or con certs. The commentator will also bring campus personalities into her lecture with brief notes on the doings of each. Dr. Cressmau Sees Eastern Museums Word from Dr. L. S. Cressman, head of the anthropology depart ment on leave this year, has been received by Dr. H. G. Barnett, act ing head of the department. Dr. Cressman is studying on a Gug genheim fellowship this year. He reports that he has been making his headquarters in Penn sylvania and has traveled from there to Harvard, New York, and the American Museum of Natural History and to the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D. C. He is checking on materials which he finds in those museums that could be compared with material exca vated in Southeastern Oregon. Dr. Cressman remarked that everyone has been exceptionally helpful and also that he had been asked to make several talks in the next few weeks. Late this month he will address the Ameri can Philosophical society and also the Anthropology society of Wash ington, D. C. He is scheduled to speak before graduate students at the University of Chicago some time during the year. ONE-WOMAN THEATER Cornelia Otis Skinner, famed actress, will present a dramatic series of monologues on the stage of McArthur court at 8 p.m. tonight when she appears in “The Wives of Henry the Kighth.” Miss Skinner is pic tured above as Anne of Cleves. The performance is second of the 1940-41 Greater Artists Concert series and is free to all University students. Cornelia Skinner To Give Monologues In McArthur Court 'Wives of Henry the Eighth' on Schedule As Greater Artist Series Offers Students Famous Woman Dramatist This Evening Cornelia Otis Skinner, nationally famous dramatist, who will ap pear at 8 o’clock tonight in McArthur court, has been labeled a "top notch sorceress’’ by Time magazine. Presenting "The Wives of Henry the Eighth,” an original dramatic sequence of six characters, as well as shorter character sketches, Miss Skinner appears as the second feature of the Greater Artists series. The illusion of sorcery, mentioned by Time magazine, is given by Beatrice Sackett To Speak to AWS Annual Nickel Hop Slated Tentatively After Thanksgiving Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett, only woman member of the state board of higher education, will speak at an AWS mass meeting which will be scheduled for a later date this term, President Betty Buchanan told members of her cabinet at its bi-weekly meeting Wednesday. Mrs. Sackett’s appearance will be in keeping with the policy this year of presenting outstanding women at the AWS assemblies. History File Elizabeth Steed, Janet Goresky, and Billie Christianson were ap pointed by the president to choose the co-chairmen to take over the planning and organization of a history file for the organization. Plans were made to hold the an nual Nickel Hop some time after the Thanksgiving vacation. Bette Morfitt and Marge Dibble will se lect the two girls to head this dance. It was definitely decided to hold cabinet meetings every other Wed (Please turn to page jour) Miss Skinner’s remarkable ability to people the stage with many dif ferent individuals—with only one person in view. In order that all the attention will be centered on the person being dramatized, there is no scenery—only a background of heavy velvet drapes. Beginning of an Actress Always interested in dramatic work, Miss Skinner was faced with the peculiar disadvantage of hav ing a too-famous actor as her fa ther. Casting managers felt they could not offer the daughter of Otis Skinner a mere “walk on” part, (although she says that she would have welcomed even that) and an unproven actress is seldom given the lead in a show. So, since she could not work into the estab lished theater, Cornelia Otis Skin ner made a place for herself in the field of monologue. Her success has not been lim ited to the stage. Miss Skinner is the author of three popular hu morous books and writes numerous light essays for such magazines as Harpers Bazaar, Vogue, Good Housekeeping and the Ladies Home Journal. She has also ap peared several timeg on the radio. First Time Here Tonight will be Miss Skinner’s first performance before a Eu gene tudience although she has played in other sections of Oregon on previous tours. The concert is free, upon pre sentation of an educational ac though she has played in other (Please turn to page four) Pros, Cons on Girl Dates By ADELE SAY When another girl-dates-boy af fair rolls around, how many people are happy? How many girls will steer their jalopies beneath the shy nine o’clock moon (or eight o’clock if she wants a little time alone with him) stopping in front of his house with a jolt. How many boys will receive their on ion corsages and not weep? From north to south poll here’s the in formation : Molly Jean Maison: “It’s a good idea. You can get acquainted with some one you have admired from afar.” Hints on Consideration Janie Field: "It gives you a chance to give the boy a few hints i on how to be more considerate or a date; such as remembering which side to walk on and to open the car door for you and to take off your coat—unless you’re cold and want it.” Frances Cox: "It’s nice that it comes around the fifteenth of the month at least for his dance—be cause you usually get some wam pum in.” Douglas Brown: “In exceptional cases, I think it’s fun; for instance leap year—I like being askec somewhere, but not regularly | Chivalry is still alive and kick ' ing.” Girls Pay Expenses Emerson Page: “I think it’s fur once in a while. You can sort ol tease your girl about her having to pay the expenses and it breaks the ice for the evening and yel you just skate along.” Beth Siewert: “It’s a good idea. It gives the girl a chance to pay ' back some boy who has been ex I ceptionally nice to her.” Wendell Brooks: "Love’s won derful, no matter who dates who.” Bob Whitely: "The fellows with pin plants away from home are out in the cold again when it comes to being asked to a thing likke that. It’s tough enough as it is to get a j date. Jim Thayer: "Too many good looking boys have to stay home. I’m going to California.” Mary Horstkotte: “I think it's terrible; we can’t change the whole social system—I mean the boy should ask the girl." Jim Whisenand: “It’s a novelty, . something different — variety is j the spice of life.” In filmary Low In News Value; Total Drops One Thursday is a bad day for get ting news out of thp campus in firmary. The only “regulars" of the place are the four gals in ward three. Every one of them has colds or something of simi lar nature. The only thing that we can state at all is the fact that Jean Spearow the Emerald report ress is suffering from a Terry, Terry bad cold. The infirmary stock slumped one point since yesterday with the latest quotes reading at 11. They include: Pat McCaffrey, Jean (down beat) Spearow, Jackson (???) Ruhannah,, Car men Williams, Barbara Crain, Margaret Ruvensky, Norma Rod gers, Maltha Lampa, Bruce Beuhler, Dale McMullen and Paul Biestal. Military Ball Set For January 25 Dance to Feature 'Colonels/ Grand March, Pledging The annual Military ball will be held in the Tgloo January 2,r>, ac cording to Fred Elilers, chairman. The Military ball always features the selection of a “Little Colonel” chosen from girls entered by wo men's living organizations, and a Cadet Colonel. There will be innovations in the dance this year, says Ehlers, in the fact that the two “colonels” will not know until they arrive at the dance that they have been chosen. They will also lead the grand march; this has not been done in the past. During- the ball new members of Scabbard and Blade will be tapped and march in line. Invitations will be extended this year to all the alumni of Scabbard and Blade; and the Scabbard and Blade chapter at Oregon State will be asked to attend. The committees for the dance are: Lloyd Beggs, publicity; Jack Hannegan, alumni letters; Maurice Hunter, programs and guests; Joe Rieg, orchestra; Dan Mahoney, re freshments; Eugene McGee, dec orations; Ehle Reber, Little Colo nel. Thanksgiving Date Set On November 21 Thanksgiving day for 10,000 stu dents in Oregon state schools of higher education will be November 21, in harmony with the proclama tions of Governor Charles A. Sprague and President Roosevelt, the chancellor’s office announced today. A checkup on the academic cal endar, prepared six months ago, re vealed that the interinstitutional committee whfch prepared the school dates had anticipated the president’s move. November 21 is already designated as Thanksgiv ing day in catalogs of the six state schools. All institutions except the med ical school in Portland will have a recess of four days, November 21 to 24. Medical students get only one day off. Three Committees Chosen at Meeting Of Condon Group A membership, constitution and a service committee were appoint ed at a business meeting of the Condon club held yesterday morn ing at 11 o'clock in the geography seminar of Condon hall. A general discussion of future policies of the club preceded the appointing of committees. Commit tee members, according to the president, Bob Brooke, are: mem bership, Dick Kahn and Jack Gearhart; constitution, Carl Huf faker and Wilbur Greenup; service, Shirley Seavy, Warren Lomax . Wilbur Greenup, and Mildred Wil I son. Phi Beta Kappe Names Senior Six John Powers, Benson Mates, Aida Brun, Nanette Schmuki, Florence Alice Kinney, Ray Hewitt Elected Into Honorary By RAY SCHRICK Six senior students, University of Oregon leaders in scholastic abil ity, were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honorary, at a meeting yesterday afternoon in Friendly hall. Honored were: Perry John Powers, romance languages, Salem. John Benson Mates, philosophy, Portland. Aida Adelaide Brun, English, Klamath Falls. Nanette Elizabeth RoHniuki, sociology, Clackamas. Florence Alice Kinney, English, Portland. Ray Storla I-Iewitt, English, Mil ton. Powers Highest Powers had the highest GPA of the six with a 3.98 for three pre vious years at the University of Oregon. His record was only .02 under the highest possible mark, 4.0. Details for initiation of the Sen ior Six was placed in the hands of the executive committee, and time and place will be announced in the Emerald at a future date. New Officers New officers of the Oregon Phi Beta Kappa chapter were also elected at the meeting. They in clude Andrew Fish, professor of history, president; A. R. Moore, professor of physiology, vice-presi dent; Miss Mary E. Kent, exten sion division, secretary-treasurer (reelected). E. C. A. Lesch, associate profes soi of English, member of the ex ecutive committee; Dr. Lester F. Beck, associate professor of psy chology, Dr. C. J. Sullivan, Jr., assistant professor of philosophy, and John Luvaas, graduate in law, members of the membership com mittee; and Wilbur J. Grant, grad uate assistant in journalism, cor respondent Phi Beta Kappa Key. Magician to Appear At McArthur Court The Great Virgil, well-known magician, will appear before Uni versity students next Tuesday evening in McArthur court as an added feature on their educational activities card. The two-hour show, which will feature the famous Hindu rope trick, as well as the disappearance, in mid-air, of Simba a live African lion, will stare at 8 o’clock. Virgil Mulkey, as he was known before acquiring “The Great" title, is a “home town boy made good,” as far as the University of Oregon and Eugene are concerned. He has attended both Eugene high school and the University, so will be act ing on familiar territory when he presents his show of magic next Tuesday. CPI Winter Term Applications Due Tomorrow Noon Tomorrow noon is the last time that applications for the civil pilot instruction class which begins February 1, will be accepted, it was definitely announced by Assistant Coordinator J. C. Stovall. Mr. Stovall requested that all students who wished to be consid ered for the next course fill out a formal application blank before tomorrow noon at the CPI office in 314 Fenton hall. Full eligibility rules may also be obtained at the office. Applications are being called in early, according to Mr. Stovall, to facilitate, rating and selecting the students before winter registra tion. Religious Groups Slate Open House Westminster and Wesley foun dations will hold open house to night after the concert. Bob Foster is chairman at West minster. The evening will be spent in dancing and playing games. Activities for the social at Wesley are under the supervisior of Archie Rama. Both foundations extend a cor dial welcome to all students. Authoress Talks On Trend in Arts At Matrix Table Theta Sigma Phis Honor Journalists At Annual Banquet Speaking before the annual Ma trix Table banquet Thursday eve ning, Nancy Wilson Ross, promi nent Oregon authoress, explained the place of modern trends of art in the world of today. “Symbols of Our Times," was the title of her address, delivered to women prominent in literature, journal ism and the arts at this affair sponsored by Theta Sigma Pri, wo men's journalism honorary. She showed how the creative forces in modern music, the thea ter, literature, and art were anni hilated in Germany during the rise of Hitler and how the Bauhaus school, exponent of individual in itiative in cultural moves, wa.s purged from the German scene. The Greater Hunger Mrs. Ross also cited an exafnple of cultural intolerance in this country and begged a deeper un derstanding of the forms of art so that this hemisphere would not find itself hungry intellectually. “There would be a hunger greater than the hunger of the stomach In the world if the modern world of today were to lose its creative art,” she stated. In closing she declared that no matter how small a community may be in which the individual finds herself, she should do all in her power to keep the tide of re action from rising against modern art forms. Honored Guests Honored guests at the banquet were Mrs. Nina Riasanovsky, Eu gene writer of Russian origin, whose "The Family” has gained her wide renown, Mildred Wilson, Eugene, and Betty Jane Biggs, Yuba City, California, prominent sophomores in the University’s school of* journalism, Eugene high school seniors, Betty Jones and Ruby Schmolcke. Out of town guests who were introduced in cluded Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, Miss Harriet Long, state librarian, and Mrs. Bruce Baxter, all of Sa jem. Oregon Professor Presents Volume Dr. H. D. Sheldon, professor of education and history, has at a special request presented the Clark university library in Worces ter, Massachusetts, with a bound edition of all his historical and educational papers. These include papers written on Oregon educational problems and certain historical studies of educa tional developments in Europe. Sophomore ROTC Classes Changed Sophomore classes in military will not meet Tuesday, November 19 with the exception of the 1 and 2 p.m. classes. Sophomores in both Tuesday and Thursday classes must be present at either the 1 or 2 o’clock meet ing to be held in room 101 of the physical education building. A moving picture on musketry will be shown. A Man Sans a Maid Is this weekend disappointing? Will tomorrow find you bored? Well, just keep your chin up fella, For there’s always Mortar Board. —J.W.S.