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.