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5LIBRARY VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1940 NUMBER 41 Nazi Justice Will Be Bared By Austrian Townfolk to Hear Dr. W. Konirsch In Lecture Tonight Walter Konirsch, former Austri an jurist, will speak tonight at 7:30 in the faculty room of Friend ly hall on “The Administration of Justice in Germany.” This is the second of the series presented by the University lecture committee, headed by Professor Rudolf Ernst of the English department. Mr. Konirsch delivered a lecture before the law school Wednesday after noon on "The Influence of Roman Raw on English Common Law." Professor Ernst urged all stu dents, faculty, and townspeople to attend the lecture tonight. Holds Doctor’s Degree Mr. Konirsch’s record serves as a high recommendation for author ity on international law and jus tice. Born in Vienna, Austria, De cember 20, 1898, the speaker was graduated from Vienna university in 1920 with the degree of doctor of jurisutriusque. Since that time he has served as judge in various Austrian courts and in 1937 start ed a private practice in Vienna. The speaker has been considered one of Europe’s outstanding law yers, as well as a "specialist in in ternational law. He has represent ed American and English corpora tions in Vienna. Lived in Paris Before coming to the United States, Mr. Konirsch had a private law practice in Paris for several years. He is also the author of the Revised Martindale, a foreign law digest. Final Exam Changes Listed bg Registrar The final examination schedule has been reorganized on a basis of number of class meetings per week rather than credits, C. L. Con stance, assistant registrar, an nounces. Examinations will be at the 8 to 10 and 1 to 3 periods for classes meeting on three days of the week and at the 10 to 12 and 3 to 5 periods for classes meeting on two, four, or five days of the week. Finals for classes meeting once a week must be arranged by the in structors. While the number of class meet ings corresponds to the number of credits in the majority of cases, some conflicts have arisen because of laboratory and quiz sections. The examination schedule as it was is given on the back of the year schedule. I I Campus Calendar The YWCA hospitality commit tee will meet Thursday at 4 in the YW bungalow. Tea will be served, followed by a discussion about Christmas decorations for the bun galow. The China Cupboard and Chest group of the YWCA meets in the bungalow Thursday at 4. The fencing club will meet to morrow at 4:30 in Gerlinger sun room. All interested in the club are asked to be there. There will be a heads of houses meeting at 4:30 this afternoon in the AWS room of Gerlinger. Important Phi Beta meeting in the AWS room of Gerlinger at 7:30 Thursday night. Heads of Houses will meet this afternoon at 4 on the third floor of Gerlinger. Alpha Delta Sigma, men’s ad vertising honorary, will hold an initiation ceremony this evening at 5 o’clock in Gerlinger hall. A ban quet will follow. , Phi Chi Theta, women’s business honorary, will hold a luncheon at noon today at the Anchorage for all pledges and members. HEART INTEREST Betty Jane Quigley, who will play Helen Pettigrew in the Guild theater’s “Berkeley Square," to be presented here December 4, 5, 6, and 7. . Play Scheduled For 4-NightRun Betty Jane Quigley Provides Romance In Guild Production Betty Jane Quigley will appear as Helen Pettigrew, the main love interest in the Guild theater play ers forthcoming production of “Berkeley Square,” December 4, 5, 6, and 7, at Johnson hall. As Helen she will play opposite Peter Standish, the role made famous by Leslie Howard on stage and screen. Miss Quigley’s family might appropriately be called the Eu gene royal family of the theater, because for years her family has been active in University drama. Her sister Roberta will be remem bered for her performance in “Touch Wood,” and Marjorie will be stage manager for “Berkeley Square.” Although she has been in only two campus shows, “Idiot’s De light,” and “Our Town,” her ma jor, dramatic action, has given her an excellent background for acting, making her a very capa ble actress. Tickets are now on sale at the box office in Johnson hall, and at the Campus Shop on Thirteenth street. They can also be purchased from Miss Florence D. Alden, ex tension 262, Dean Hazel P. Schwer ing, extension 303-304 and from members of Bundles for Britain. Science Honorary Hears Robert Dow Of Medical School Dr. Robert Dow of the Uni versity of Oregon medical school •poke under the auspices of Sigma Xi, science honorary, on “Brain Waves and Their Clinical Import ance,” in Chapman hall Tuesday night. Dr. Dow, possessor of a master’s degree in medicine, has done much work in the field of the transmis sion of nerve impulses, and main tains a laboratory in Portland which contains some of the newest machines invented for the mea surement of brain responses. After a regular business meeting of the society, Dr. Dow told of the practical applications of the study of brain waves, illustrating his talk with slides. Mu Phi Meeting Set Mu Phi Epsilon, national wo men's music honor society, will hold its annual joint meeting with the patronesses, prominent Eugene women who sponsor the group, this evening at 7:15 in alumni hall. Members of the society will take part in the program which will follow the business meeting. Re freshments will be served. Officer Visits Pi Phis Mrs. Lou Ann Tuft, province president of Pi Beta Phi sorority visited the local chapter Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this ! week. Members of the house held s fireside in her honor Monday even : ing and serenaded her afterwards, j Tuesday they gave a formal facul ty banquet. Ri valryNe ver Ceases Between Oregon, OSC By BOB WHITELY Things aren't what they used to Jpe— Students of the University aren’t going to the annual “civil war" at Oregon State armed with the ideas of classes in the good old days. In the early days of the Oregon OSC football games it was consid ered cricket to have one of the op posing rooters dump a hod full of bricks on some poor, unfortunate individual who just “happened to be from the wrong school.” The pre-game pranks of that day were really double barreled. Traditional rivalry between the two schools reached a fever pitch before game time, and the event usually turned into a mass riot. Game No ‘Pink Tea’ Civilization has taken its toll, however, although the Oregon Corvallis game is still classed far from the “pink tea party” list. Each year some tribute of affec tion is left displayed on one or the other campus—just as a reminder that all great painters didn't live in the 16th century. Usually the Oregon “O” gets at least one coat of orange and black paint, while someone generally tries his luck at surrealism in lemon and green at OSC. These pranks are frowned upon by administrators of both schools, but it seems that there is so much material to work on, that it all can’t be watched. “Blue Monday” Remember that “blue Monday” when Oregon State students, still jubilant at their 14 to 0 victory over Oregon, invaded the campus Nineteen Solo For CPT Class Five Students Siill Scheduled to Make Initial Lone Flight Nineteen students in the fall Civil Pilot Training class have tak en their solo flight since November 15, according to the CPT office. With the 26 students to solo before that date, this leaves only five who have not made their initial lone flight. Harold Johnson and Rod McMil lan, soloed November 15 with Gor don Stanley flying alone on the 16th. Carl Orcutt, Bill Craig, David Rementeria, Harold Ellicott and A1 Sanders went up solo, Sunday, November 17. Johnny Kahananui and John Loback were the next to solo on the 19th. The eight people to make their first flight, sans instructor, since the 19th are Eileen Baker, Joe Kennedy, Floyd Kirkpatrick, Ver non Kibel, Lem Putnam, Wilfred Ross, Henry Wagner and Steve Worth. It is expected that the five re maining students, who have not yet flown without their instructor, will solo sometime within the next few days. Tri Delts Entertain National Secretary Scheduled to arrive on the cam pus today is Miss Ruth McDowell, collegiate travelling secretary for Delta Delta Delta, who will be a guest at the chapter house here until Monday. A 1940 graduate of the Univer sity of Alabama, Miss McDowell is a member of Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, and was last year’s "Miss Alabama.” She is to be hon ored at a fireside tomorrow night and will be a guest at the sorority's house dance Friday night. She will continue her pre-Christmas tour Monday. 'Sing-spiration' Set For Friday at YWCA The monthly fellowship meeting of the University Christian Union will take the form of a fireside “Sing-spiration" at the YWCA bungalow Friday evening at S o’clock. The program will include group singing, special vocal and instrumental numbers, and short inspirational talks and personal testimonies by several of the group. All are invited to attend. en maase ? For their pains and en ergy, Oregon students rounded up a few of the boys and flipped ’em in the millrace. By far the smoothest deal pulled in many a moon was when a group of Corvallis boys lulled the Hay ward field “dawn patrol” into a state of lethargy, and then calmly burned a big “OSC” into the turf. Saturday marks the 41st year that the two schools have met. Rallies, noise and rooters make up the spirit for the occasion in 1940. Times have changed in over 40 years, but the spirit and rivalry between the two schools has not. Class to Decide Show or Dance Payne to Present Issues at Meeting Of Seniors Tonight Variety show or annual dance? Seniors will decide this question at their meeting tonight, according to Bob Keen, class president. Ti ger Payne will speak to the class and both sides of the issue will be presented. The senior class is pre pared to spend a large amount of money on either production; if they have a variety show, the script ■continuity and music will be writ ten by a big-name band leader who is an ex-Oregonite; if they have a dance they will try to get a big name band to play. If the decision is made tonight in favor of the variety show, the name of the name-band leader who will write the script, etc., will be announced to the school and a search for talent for the show will immediately begin. Either of the productions, dance or show, will be held in McArthur court some time during winter term. 'Snowball Rally'Set To Boost OSC Game A “snowball rally’’ will be held Friday night to arouse spirit for the Oregon State game Saturday and to open the winter basketball season, Pat Keller, rally chairman, announced last night. Beginning at 7 o’clock proces sions will start at the Chi Psi lodge and at the ATO house. Half of the rally committee and half of the band will lead each group past campus living organizations, and the two trains will meet at the Phi Delt house. The entire group will march across the campus to the Igloo where the rally proper will be held, Keller explained. The Oregon State game will be played Saturday afternoon in Cor vallis to end Oregon’s 1940 foot ball season. Basketball season opens tomorrow night when the Webfoots meet the Signal Oilers in the Igloo. Mrs. Dann to Speak At YW Lunch Today Mrs. Robert Dann, of Corvallis, member of the national commit tee of YWCA and delegate to the National Intercollegiate Christian Council at Lake Geneva, Wiscon sin last summer, will ,speak to members of the YW cabinet, ad visory board, Dill Pickle club, to day at an informal box luncheon given in her honor at the YWCA bungalow. She will talk to the group about the work of the Intercollegiate Christian Council. Anyone inter ested in the problems of youth to day are extended an invitation to attend the luncheon by Mrs. E. E. DeCou, executive secretary of the YW. Ode to Kwamas i The Kwamas sell us song books, ' And say “Now learn this song,’’ | So we can warble sweetly i When assemblies come along. I guess the Kwamas mean all right, ! But after all is said and done How many of them know the words And music to “Fight Oregon?” ' —J.W.S. Duck Cheers To Send Team Into Civil War Today's Assembly Finale for UO Grid Season Rallies By DON BI TZIN Oregon students will gather in Gerlinger assembly hall at 11 o'clock this morning to give their last collective moral support to their school team which will en gage in football competition Sat urday with the team of this school’s mortal enemy, Oregon State College. The rooters will in turn be treated to everything from an ex hibition of Hawaiian dancing to a short talk from the president of the associated students of the state college, report Les Anderson and Bette Morfitt, assembly chair men. Oliver to Present Senior Players Coach Tex Oliver will be pres ent. to introduce the senior mem bers of his squad who will be play ing their last collegiate football in the state game Saturday. Lulu Pali, sophomore, who has received much off-the-campus pub licity in connection with her Ha waiian background, will show the Webfoots her version of tropical dancing. She will have a musical back ground provided by Hui-o-Kamaa ina, Hawaiian singing group. Zenas Butler will do a specialty number. Prexy Doug Chambers of the A^OSC will have the responsibil ity of presenting the Oregon State cause to the Webfoot assembly. Tiger Payne, ASUO head, will speak after him. Three New Yells Planned More preparation for the grid battle Saturday will take form when Earle Russell, yell leader-in chief, presents three new yells for use in the big game. Interesting entertainment is promised by the assembly chair men when members of Theta Chi Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Tail Omega, Kappa Sigma, Zeta Tan Alpha, and Pi Kappa Alpha per form in house groups before the assembly. They will be called on individually to sing either their house sweetheart song, the Ore gon Pledge song, or “As I Sit and Dream at Evening." They will not know until called on which song they will sing, Anderson states. As "hep-heightener,” the Ore gon band will be present to per form under the baton of John Stehn, director. Order of 'O' Will Not Enforce Traditions Throughout Year Order of “O" members will not attempt to enforce campus "tradi tions” throughout the year, it was decided at a meeting of the organ ization yesterday at the Theta Chi house, according to Jim Rathbun, president. Rathbun explained that, how ever, the group would continue to function in this manner during Junior weekend and Homecoming. “The custom of only seniors sit ting on the ‘senior bench,’ saying ‘hello’ on hello walk” and not walk ing on the grass are obvious cam pus traditions and our members will remind students whom they see violating these,” he declared. Founders Honored At Tri Delt Banquet The Benson hotel in Portland was the scene of the annual Foun ders’ day banquet of Delta Delta Delta sorority last Friday evening, attended by many members of the local Tri Delt chapter and Eugene alumnae. Over 200 guests were present. Speaker for the formal banquet was Mrs. T. Dayton Davies of : Seattle, national president of the sorority, who came to Portland j especially for the affair. Members of the Oregon State chapter were also guests of the Portland alumni 1 association. "WHEN IN THE COURSE. ;." Photo by Jimmie Leonard Clunk Woodruff, Steve Worth, Bob Calkins, Nlek Kovtynovleh, John Cavanagh, and T. Glenn Williams put. finishing touches on a new constitution for the Independent Students' association. Infirmary Total Rises As 'Gang' Creates Bedlam Yesterday was a “boom day” as far as the campus pill palace staff was concerned. A total of seven patients left and 11 came in, swelling- the total to a new high of 21 for the day. The “gashouse gang,” which includes Tiger Payne, Morrie (the tent maker) Stien and Bill Moore, live in one continual bed lam of witticisms, anecdotes, and just plain bull. Campus roster includes: Cor rine Pritchard, Muriel Stevens, John Planteen, Milly Edwards, Joyce Hanson, Pat Shea, Hubert Williamson, George Proctor, Louis Salinardo, Marvin Christy, John Harding, John DeSassise, Millard Collis, Harold Harris, Dick Anderson, Ralph Crawford, Phil Osborne and Bob Schatt. Independent Women Tour Houses Today Independent women on the Uni versity campus this afternoon are to be guests of Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women’s honorary, on a per sonally conducted tour of halls, sororities, and dormitories. Meeting in front of the library at 4 o’clock, the coeds will visit “pritc” rooms in several living or ganizations in a new “know your campus” program which is Phi Theta's aim for this year. Elizabeth Steed is in charge of the tour, to which all girls inter ested are invited to attend. House presidents and Phi Theta members in each of the living organizations to be visited will act as hostesses to show the visiting coeds the high lights of the organization. “The tour is designed to let as many independent girls — dorm girls, those in co-ops, or those liv ing in Eugene—see Oregon’s living organizations so that they will get a well-rounded idea of collegiate life at Eugene,” Miss Steed said last night in issuing her invitation to all interested girls. Three Groups Plan 'Town Hall' Meeting The radio program "Town Hall of America” will be heard at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Westminster house. Three organizations, YWCA, Wes ley, and Westminster, are sponsor ing it. After the program there will be group discussions. Mrs. Bryant of Westminster house an nounces that anyone interested is invited to attend. Allied Arts League Plans Free Dance The Allied Arts league will give a free phonograph dance tomorrow afternoon in the little art museum from 3 to 5 p.m., according to Jeff Shinn, president of the group. These dances are for the purpose of getting the art students togeth er and from now on, Shinn .-ays, they will be given about every two weeks. Sig Eps Pledge Two Sigma Phi Epsilon has pledged two more students, one from Sou- ] them California and the other from I Eastern Oregon, reports Dean Vir gil D. Earl. | Howard Cavanagh, San Mateo, ; California, and Raymond Walker, : Vale, Oregon, are its two most re cent pledges. Non-Greeks Act On Constitution Executive Cabinet, Senate Will Consist Of Representatives From Dorms, Co-ops, Unaffiliated Groups; 'Pep Talks' Planned A proposed constitution for the Independent Students’ association was read to a representative group from the organization last night and changes were acted upon. The constitution, which, if adopted, will govern activities of inde pendent students on the campus, provides that all non-Greek students registered at the University will be members. There will be an executive cabinet which will act as a purely ad ministrative group, and a senate, composed of representatives from dorms, co-ops and unaffiliated groups. Plans were discussed for a meet ig of all independents at which the constitution could be presented for approval. Committee Views Plans Chuck Woodruff reported that the frosh committee for considera tion of abolishing class-cards for voting privileges was considering numerous plans, but that no de cision had been reached. Woodruff is a member of the committee ap pointed two weeks ago by Class President Jim Burness to try to find a way to give all frosh the right to participate in class activ ities without class cards, and to devise a means of financing class activities. ■I'pp raws’ I'lanncii “Pep talks” to all independents were planned for early next week by Bob Calkins, promotion chair man. He said that representatives of the association would address all independent living organizations at noon to explain to them the plans for independent activity in cam pus affairs. An effort would be made, he said, to contact unaffil iated students. The association maintains an of fice on the third floor of Gerlinger between 4:30 and 5:30 daily. All independents interested in organ ization are urged to register. Nancy Ames is in charge of the office. Train to Corvallis Sponsored by ASUO Oregon rooters may take the special train to Corvallis for the Oregon-Oregon State game Satur day, November 30. Round trip tick ets sell for one dollar. The train will leave Eugene at 10:45 a.m. Saturday and return early the same evening. This spe cial is sponsored by the Associated Students. Tickets and further information can be obtained at the booth on Thirteenth street between Oregon and Commerce buildings. Badminton Players Schedule Dessert Members of the badminton club are giving a dessert tonight at the home of Miss Virginia Garrison on 969 East Eleventh street at 6:30 o’clock. All members planning to attend are asked to make reservations or to get in touch with Miss Garrison, faculty adviser. Badminton will be played following the dessert in the gymnasium of Gerlinger hall. LeSage Pens Article Dr. Laurence LeSage, instructor in the Romance languages depart ment has had his article on “The Metaphor of Giradoux’’ received for publication in the magazine, Modern Language Notes, printed at Johns Hopkins university. Director to Talk On TVA Project In Gerlinger Hall Expert to Explain Utilities Practices Monday Morning David E. Lilienthal, director of the TVA, is scheduled to speak in a Gerlinger hall assembly Monday at 11 a.m., reports Karl W. On thank, chairman of the assembly committee. Mr. Lilienthal was appointed one of the three original directors of the public utility project in the Tennessee valley in 1933 and has remained on the job ever since. In 1936 he was reappointed a director for a nine-year period. Praised for TVA Work His main field of interest in this government work has been power development. “He has achieved for the people of the Tennessee valley some of the lowest electric power rates for any large section of the nation. “His pioneering work both in power development and in the de velopment of decentralized region al administration as demonstrated in the TVA makes him a national figure,” says Herman Kehrli, di rector of the University municipal research bureau. Mr. Kehrli met him this summer while in the Ten nessee valley investigating the aspects of the TVA related to Northwest government projects. Fought Private Utilities In his fight to install public util ities Mr. Lilienthal has combatted the private utility interest repre sented once by Wendell L. Willkie, then head of the Commonwealth and Southern corporation. During his campaign for the presidency Willkie commented upon the man by saying he certain ly had developed a nonpolitica! or ganization which contains the "cream of the crop” of utility ex perts. Ager Helped One of the men, whom Hr. Lil ienthal selected to aid him in the Tennessee project, was Paul Ager who received his B.A. degree from this University in 1926. Doing graduate work here, also, Mr. Ager won his M.A. degree in 1933. He is now chief budget officer on the TV A project and assistant to the general manager. "The practices followed in the TVA project as they will be de scribed by Mr. Lilienth&l should be of value to those interested in the government of power resources in the Northwes t," says Mr. Kehrli. Heads of Sophomore Informal committees will meet at the Side at 3 o’clock today.