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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1949)
What? No Free Shave? DUNCAN, Okla — (AP)— Cleanliness is really next to god liness in the Stephens county jail. Under new orders, eaeh prison er must be given a Bible and a bath within 24 hours after being locked up. VOLUME L Pansy Blooms in Snow SPOKANE (AP)—Snow was piled deep over George Thomp son's yard yesterday. Then a Chinook wind sliced it off. Today, Thompson said, he found in the yard where the snow had been, a pansy in full bloom. NUMBER »!) V The Best Methods . . . Class Slumber S-o-o-o Sweet By RODNEY MORRISON Your eyes burn, you feel all relaxed, the prof drones on and on and on and on ,| .. And so you fall asleep in class. Now since this is an institution of higher learning, it is only natural that you attempt to learn—scientificially—the proper way of best utilizing your sleeping time in class. Though the diligent effort of its photographer, Kirk Braun, and a serious study of the prob lem, The Kmerald today pre sents the first (and last) of a series of articles on “How to Make the Most out of Your Classroom Naps.” First off, it must be under MOHAWK” stood that sleeping in class should by all means not be con fined to 8 o’clocks. This is a notion falsely held by too many students, who fight off sweet slumber through 9, 10, and sometimes even 11 o’clock classes. But what does it get them ? Relax say the phychologists, Relax, say the doctors. Relax—and of course that means when you’re tired. What good would it do you to sleep tonight, if you’re tired now ? What reason could there be for not having a nap now (in class, of course), then wake up, refreshed and ratin' to go. all ready for the UuMUtg oetl? If you thoroughly appreciate this fact, you're ready for a considera tion of the proper methods. Much On6 of tne most popular methods is called the “Mohawk” method. It consists of these steps: 1. Opeir^our notebook to a mid dle page, preferably one which he some writing on it. “SQUASHED NOSE” 2. Catch the professor's eye sev eral times, to impress on him how attentive you are. 3. Frown a couple of times, indi cating deep thought on some sub ject. •1. Then rest the head in one hand, holding your note-taking pen in the other. 5. Be sure to keep the fingers of the hand holding youi head closed tightly. If you don't, light will seep in, and perhaps wake you up. (i. Be sure you have a good firm elbow-hold on the writing arm of your chair. It's somewhat surpris ing and considerably emburassing to have the elbow slip off. Besides, you might break your nose when you fall on your face. This method, while the most pop ular. is somewhat straining on the arm and neck muscles. After using it. be sure you waggle your head back and forth several times to re store circulation. ’ Method Number Two is popular- i ly described as the "Squashed j Nose" method, and reflects weari-' ness so great that the user doesn't \ mind the physical consequences to! his proboscis, providing he only 1 gets his sleep. These are the things to be re membered about this method: 1. Sit behind someone rather j large, so you won’t be so easily de tected. 2. Bring your dog to class with you, so his scuffling will drown out your snoring. 3. Have someone shake you at the end of class, so you won't wake up in the middle of Europe Since 1815. Method Number Three is the most useful of all ways, although it is somewhat limited in use since it requires laboratory desk space for true enjoyment. It is called the 'Mmmm, This Is So Nice” method. And it probably is the most conducive of the meth ods in nurturing real, beneficial, catch-up sleep. Ninety nine doctors out of a hundred who’ve used it are all for it. In Method Three, you should re member: 1. Obtain sufficient space for stretching out your arm, so there won't be any cramped muscles af ter your siesta. 2. Try to get in a quiet part of the laboratory. Some instructors are inconsiderate enough to try to make so much noise they awaken you. 3. If you can, hold a lab report or something-similar in your hand, to prove to the instructor you at least were working hard when sleep o'er took you. In this connection, it probably would be best not to hold lighted matches or similar objects in the hand. They may get to be very disturbing. Method Number Four is called the •'It Stir Was a Rough Night” method. It is good for sheer exhaus tion, but should not be used execpt in desperate circumstances. It is somewhat hard to describe; because of the variety of physical factors. Mainly, it consists of fight ing off sleep as long as possible, then succumbing without thought of the future. It has these dangers: 1. Leaning back like this may cause stiff muscles in the neck a"nd backbone. While a stiff backbone is desirable at certain times, too stiff a one makes you walk rather queer ly' 2. The tendency, in the utter re laxation that accompanies the “It Sure Was a Rough Night” method, is to slip and slide gradually farth er down in the chair. If this pro cedure continues too long without interruption, you may end up sit ting on the floor. This is all right, but somewhat disadvantageous in case of fire drills. Something may fly into your mouth. You never know what will be flying around the campus, and you simply can't be too careful, these days. “SI'RELY A ROl’GH NIGHT" Westminster Election Westminster will hold an elec tion of officers Sunday evening following the after-dinner worship service. Dinner will begin at 5:15 p.m. A charge of 40 cents will be made for dinner and everyone is welcome. Potluck Dinner A family potluck dinner will be held today at 6 p.m. at Friendly house. After dinner, the group will folk dance. Floods Threaten Eugene Area Van Hoomissen's Orchestra Ready For Military Ball JERRY VAN HOOMISSEN Music of Jerry Van Hoomissen, a featured band over NBC, now starting his ninth consecutive year at McElroy’s, ballroom in Portland, will highlight next Saturday night’s military ball. Tickets at $2.40 may be pur chased from any member of Scab bard and Blade, military honorary, general chairman Carl Miller has announced. They will also be sold at the Co-op next Friday. Flowers will not be in order for this annual winter-term formal, Miller said. The men’s living organization purchasing Lh highest percentage of tickets will be awarded five per cent of net profits, stated Miller. Men buying tickets in the Co-op should {rive the name of .t}jeir liy ists Eddie Gipson and r^rt Ulman, former Oregon students. One of the few bands in the West to feature a French horn and bassoon, the unit strives for moderately tempoed mu sic, with few fast tunes or drags. Included among the attractions of the evening will be naming of the Little Colonel from a group of nine Little Captains. Language Meet Tonight The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portu guese, Oregon chapter, will meet in Portland tonight at 7:30 at St. Helen’s hall. Dr. Perry Powers, assistant pro fessor of Romance languages, is scheduled to speak. Also attending the Oregon faculty will be Anibal Vargas-Baron, associate professor of Romance languages and presi dent of the local chapter, and Mrs. Marguerite Berg. Fraternity Meet University students interested in forming a transportation frater nity on the Oregon campus have been asked to attend a meeting Tuesday, February 22, at 4 p.m. in room 4, Commerce building. At the Press Meet . . . Your Editors Give News From Home By FRED YOUNG What news events have occurred in your town since the first of the year when the University students returned to Eugene from their Christmas vacations? These are the answers given yesterday by a few of the nearly 200 editors and publishers attending the Oregon Press Confer ence at Johnson hall: Klamath Falls— Klamath Falls Herald and News—Malcolm Epley, manag ing editor: “This winter was the longest old spell, ever. Upper Klamath Lake was frozen with a thick coating of ice, and Crater Lake was frozen which is very un usual. It was 17 degrees below. A1 Mocabee made a happy end ing for the stery of the pilot and passenger who were forced down in a Lake county blizzard while searching for a lost sheepherder. Mocabee went out in his ski equipped plane and brought back pilot, passenger, and sheepherd er. Salem— Salem Capitol-Journal — Robert Jones, assistant publisher: “Coun ty roads were wrecked by the win ter freeze and rains. The state high way engineer recommended a four million dollar traffic program for Salem. It features a one-way street grid and by-pass highway east of town. Also, two one-way bridges across the Willamette. The legisla ture opened in town and the new governor was inaugurated. Eighty-six Tuleiake homestead, with values ranging from $20,000 to $10,000 will be drawn-for by 5,00f world war II vets in a U. S. Recla iM'.mrr>;me.: n -= rrenry r owief. associate editor: “For one thing the housing situation is bad. The high way between Bend and Eugene is rough and still covered with ice in places. The weather has been the main news, though it was chinook ing vigorously when I left and it hasn't frosted for several nights. We’re eating well and feel that we’ll be safe should there be a flood." Portland Presses Stopped Again PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 19 — (AP)—The Oregonian and the Oregon Journal halted publica tion again Friday as the AFL web pressmen walked out for the sec ond time in a week. The pressmen left their jobs when the Journal war. part waiy through its first edition this morning: exactly the same hour us the walkout of last Friday. The action again left Portland with no daily newspapers. The two papers were down last week end, until the pressmen returned Monday. Profs Give Their Side: Ex-OSC Men Refuse To Clarify Politics CORVALLIS, Feb. 19 -(API Two Oregon State college profes sors. who have dismissal notices, pointed Friday to political beliefs as the reason and rejected, as im proper. questions on their beliefs. L. R. La Vallee and Ralph Spit zer, who have held temporary fac ulty appointments, were notified their contracts would not be re newed. OSC President A. L. Strand said earlier this week. The Barometer, student news paper, in an open lettpr asked the two to issue a statement of their views. Their statement said: "You have asked us to clarify our relation to 'Progressives.' As a matter of principle, we assert that you have no right to ask such a question. The American tradition is that one's political and religious convictions, affiliations and asso ciations are a matter of conscience. “You have asked us to clarify our position concerning ‘Com munist party-liners.' . . . We are not interested in clarifying our relations to labels so \ague and all-inclusive.” Ousted Communist Vies With Instructor LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19—(AP) Two college professors Friday de bated before graduate students of the University of California at Los Angeles the dismissal of one of them by the University of Wash ington because he admitted he is a Communist party member. Dr. Herbert J. Phillips, former Washington philosophy professor, told the gathering he "is inclined to believe" any member of a sect or group proven dangerous to dem ocratic tradition by sufficient evi dence should not be allowed to teach. . He asserted the opinion that the 1 Communist party is not dangerous to democratic tradition, does not ! support a foreign power and is not a secret organization. He said that although he has been a party member for 13 years, he has been so thoroughly objective in his teaching that he has warned his students of his Marxist beliefs against any "un witting slant" he might give his I lectures. Hillsboro— Hillsboro Argus—W. Verne Mc Kinney, publisher: “The county roads require from one to two mil lion dollars worth of repairs due to the winter weather. Hillsboro High basketball team played last night for a possible first-place tie in the TYV league. School bond election held Thurs day approved a bond issue to fin ance additional building so the high school will meet state re quirements. A fiash flood at the W. Union ov erpass of the Sunset highway com pletely submerged a stalled car. Emma C. McKinney, my mother, and Tom Bronleewe were elected the Hillsboro first citizens. The Dalles— The Dalles Chronicle — Robert Howard, editor: “Mill and Five Mile creeks flash flooded in Wasco county, causing light damage and considerable soil erosion. The dis trict-attorney closed up all gamb ling in Wasco county." Oregon City— ■ ly and will serve as community cen ter for Oregon City. The falls which I go through the city proper, not the Willamette's, are a very beautiful, muddy sight from the melting snow and the rains. County roads will need a. million dollars worth of work, and will have to remain in a poor condition for awhile since the county doesn’t have a million dollars. The weekly competitor of the Enterprise is now adding a Sunday edition.” Astoria— Astorian Budget—Fred L. And rus, editor: “The weather's been rotten with lots of snow and rain.” Newberg— Newberg Graphic—Sam McKin ney, news editor: “It was raining very violently when I left my of fice in Newburg. The Columbia Val ley Authority is a big question which the rural population is advo cating for reduced power rates and Willamette valley flood control. This Newberg winter was a bit cold to get outside and pick nuts, which is our favorite industry.” Portland— Portland Oregonian—Peter Gaut enbein, secretary of publishing Co.: "This winter in Portland caused our businesses and our advertising to come to a near standstill. The last few days of warmer weather helped things back to normal, until Friday noon when our pressmen walked off the job again. There will be a Sunday issue, but we have nothing to say about the resuming of publication.” Grants Pass— Grants Pass Courier—A. E. Voor hies, publisher: "The biggest news so far this year is the Courier's move into a new two-story publish ing plant. The opening is Saturday, February 26. Seven lumber mills have shut down due to weather conditions, and a new million dollar plywood factory will he in operation b t April. Grants Pass intersectio will sport traffic lights this sum mer. The weather is much better than it is in Eugene. Driving up Thurs day we didn't get any rain until we reached Roseburg.” Roseburg— Roseburg News Review—Charles V. Stanton, editor: "The present problem is to get the plans receiv ed from the CAA approved so we can have the bond issue to finance enlarging the airport. This would enable Roseburg to have a feeder line air service which is greatly needed. Driving up Thursday I didn't run into any rain until I reached Cottage Grove.” Brotherhood Speaker RABBI SAUL B. APPELBAUM of Congregation Betli Israel, Portland, will address a Univer sity assembly Monday evening on the theme “Are Men Brothers or Bothers?” Rabbi Appelbaum's leeture is a part of this year’s Brotherhood week program, un der the auspices of the Univer sity Lectures committee and Re ligious council. Chapin Reports Life in Hungary 'Undescribable' PARIS, Feb. 19— (AP)— Selden Chapin, American minister to Hun gary, said Friday life in that coun try “is beyond imagination and de fies description.” En route home to report to the United States government on the case of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, Chs.nin tolrt. ranarters lqst JlighLthfc, Hungarian government has asked Chapin’s recall. Today Chapin told correspon dents it was "a wonderful feeling” to breathe the free air of France, and added: “As far as conditions are con cerned in the country which I left yesterday, I would like to say this much: that no one today, except the blind and the twisted, can fail to. see that the Hungarian people are under the complete, total dom ination of a group of Moscow trained Communists whose sole al legiance is to the Kremlin.” Asked what he thought would result if free elections could be held in Hungary tomorrow, Chapin replied: “I think the anti-Commun is't majority would be overwhelm ing. The percentage of Commun ist votes would probably be less than in many western European countries.” Dons Edge Oregon, 62-58 The University of San Francis co Dons defeated the Oregon bas ketballers 62-58 last night at Mc Arthur court. See details, sports section. T Festival Speaker Set Principal speaker for the YWCA sponsored International Festival, slated for February 26, will be Bernhard Fedde, former director of the displaced persons division of the American Friends service com mittee. “Harvest and New Seed" will be the topic of Fedde's speech at the Festival luncheon, to be held at the Eugene hotel on Saturday, the 26th. Slides taken during his two years of work with the Friends commit tee in northern Germany will also be shown. Tickets for the luncheon will go on sale Monday morning at the Co-op, according to Donna Buse, ticket chairman. The $1 tickets can also be purchased from repre sentatives in living organizations. Theme for this year's festival is "Citizens of the World.” Four coun tries, Norway, Russia, the Philip pines, and Mexico, will be repre sented by freshman Y commissions at a silver tea in Gerlinger’s alum ni hall on the afternoon of the 26th. Under the direction of foreign students from the countries, the freshmen will present songs and dances typical of the countries. Willamette on Rise; Trailers Evacuated With the Willamette river again on rampage, the I'.ugene Springfield area is once again bracing itseli for a seasonal flood. With the last deluge only two months past, low areas are be ing' evacuated, with many of the (lien wood trailer houses now parked on the University campus. The Willamette was rising at the rate of .2 feet per hour last night, and is expected to reach a total of 15.5 feet by noon today. I he river win lie o.a teet above flood stage at the Kerry Street bridge. This will Hood the ('denwood area, and high way connections south of Ku gene may he cut as a result. The weather forecast is for intermit ent rain today, with a warm south wind. Trailers have been moved from the danger area to Agate street, near the West gates of Hayward field, and the stadium facilities have l>een opened to the evacuees. The Eugene Red Cross, directed by Miss Cora Pirtle, is establishing a trailer encampment at the Eu gene fairgrounds, and approxi mately 100 trailers are expected there. The Red Cross disaster com mittee has been on duty for the past 48 hours, and is working in co operation with the Army Engi neers. Unless the weather takes a sudden warm turn, the flood is not expected to be much worse than that of last December 12, when the river was clocked at 14.2. However, a warm spell could swell the river (o a higher read ing. With over " inches of rainfall, the McKenzie river, also flooding its banks, is expected to cause consid erable damage, and the Han iuburg it, - tits— 17.5 feet is expected, and flood stage there is the same as the Eu gene level, 12 feet. Further on down the river, Cor vallis and'Albany expected the riv er to reach 26 feet, six feet above flood level, and the Salem reading will probably be 25 feet. The flood stage there is 20 feet. Salem is ex pected to be the critical point in that area. Oregon City is preparing for a 15.5 reading, 3.5 feet above (he flood stage of 12 feet. In Port land, the river is expected to lie 2.5 feet below the flood stage of 18 feet. County roads and secondary highways in the Willamette valley are in poor condition, because of the unusually heavy rains, the high water, and the thaw of two weeks ago, according to several reports. This flood is considerably below the levels established during the floods of 1945 and 1948, when the liver was above 17 feet in the Eu gene vicinity. Timberline Marooned Ten more inches of snow fell at Timberline lodge last night, and kept 43 skiers stranded there today for the sixth straight day -a record maroonment for the lodge. Ice Jams Breaking A wall of ice and water was mov ing down the Snake river toward a mail and passenger boat, stuck 10 miles above Lewiston, Idaho, in the ice. The sheriff's office was trying to warn the boatman, Kyle Mc Grady. The corps of engineers sent an official to Prineville, where resi dents fear the Crooked river may flood from breaking ice jams. Col. O. E. Walsh, district army engineer, said officials were watching the sit uation in Washougal and Wishram, Wash. Corvallis Streams High Streams around Corvallis reach ed their highest point in history, marooning some 25 Philomath hemes, and thereatening to tear out a partly-built highway bridge. Slides Close Posses Snoquulmie and Stevens parses over the Cascade mountains in Washington, were slide-closed, but r;r; u ThekvdmU, j scheduled trains over : own lilies again last night. -—4 jTillamook Recovering The inn.-;n. Oregon town of Til lamook, isolated Thursday by slides and flood, returned to normal. Streams were falling at Forest Glove, where the water supply was cut off and schools closed by the flood. Valsefz Dam Holds The Valsetz dam, which threat ened to give way under a record high liver and flood the Siletz val ley, was believed safe. Dikes thrown up by logging crews held until the Siletz river began falling, and state police ceased their hourly checks of the dam. Willamette Begins Flood Slides and high water hampered traffic in widely-scattered areas. The Willamette river was begin ning to flood roads, and may close the Pacific highway at Corvallis. It Was Hula Night at Carnival HL'LA DANCER Elaine Doo, accompanied by George Kekuna on the guitar, drew appreciative crowds last night at the WAA carnival. The hula display, “Polynesian Playland,” sponsored liy Delta Delta Delta and Minturn hall, was judged the, best booth.