Green and white (Athens, Ohio) April 29 1930

              The Green and White Watch for Election Extra This Evening! Playshop to Give Dialogues 1 in Convocotion I THE OFFICIAL SEMI-WEEKLY STUDENT PUBLICATION AT OHIO UNIVERSITY VOLUME XIX OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1930 No. 44 LEKBERG PLEASES WITH RENDITIONS IN PIANO RECITAL By Anby Varied Program No Exception to Excellence of Those in Other Years TWO ENCORES A master of the piano, Sven Victor Lekberg, of the School of Music faculty in Ohio University, presented his third annual recital here—a program which ranged from the classical to the impressionistic—in Alumni Memorial Auditorium Monday night before an audience of 500. Lekberg's programs in other years have been noted for their excellence. This year's was no exception, and the audience applauded the artist heartily at its conclusion, necessitating two encores. One is particularly impressed in Professor Lekberg's playing with the seeming ease with which he presents so many varied types of composition with equal facility. There is the smoothness and insouciance of light airy trills and mordents, power and thunder in crashing staircases of scales, fresh, crisp staccato effectsall handled with a proficiency that bespeaks unusual familiarity with the artist's instrument. Skillful use of shaded lights on the stage, which shed a subdued purple glow, also aided in creating a proper appreciation of the music for the audience. Crisp Attack The pianist opened his program with the Johann S. Bach "Praeludium and Fugue in D Major," in two movements, moderato and allegro moderate. The crispness of the artist's attack and the steady rhythmic pulse that beats throughout the composition were features. There was no cheating of notes, no dabbling away in uneven sequences as by a dilettante pianist. And power, zooming away in the pass, sharp, concise power—it was there. Bach is always easy to listen to when played that way. Cesar Franck's "Prelude, Choral and Fugue," a type of composition filled with intricate figures, but strong harmony and stateliness, came next. There were three movements, culminating in the rapid "largementecon molto fuoco," with thunderous rolls and crescendoes and unbelievable swiftness of the left hand in the bass. Cross-hand playing was also conspicuous.Short Numbers Xext Followed three short numbers, which, though not chronologically correct, were "spiritually" so, in the opinion of Professor Lekberg. They are characterized by a vigor of style, with simplicity of theme. They revealed what truly great composer? can do with simple themes in such methods as repetition and what a competent pianist can do in making them really delightful. They were "Dedicace et Sarabande," Ernest Chausson, "Le Bavolet Flottant," Francois Couperin, and "Pavane pour une Infante defunte," by Maurice Ravel. All are French compositions. Ending the regular part of the program was John Ireland's "Sonata," which the pianist described as being "half-French, half-German, but all English." It isn't emotional in scope, but rather is intensely interesting to follow just to note the unusual methods of expression used by the impressionist in accomplishing his purpose. We have always had it preached to us that we should first give art a chance to speak for itself, and to try to determine just what the artist had in mind when he wrote his composition and then to decide whether or not he has succeeded or failed. But when one doesn't know what the author has in mind, that is a different matter. Personally we listened just to listen, not to analyze. The number was sprightly in spots, and pleasing too, with the pianist having much opportunity to display his ability in cadenza-like effects. The two encores were in some respects more pleasing than some of the regular numbers. The first was beautiful tender melody written by Professor Lekberg and dedicated to his mother, who was in the audience to hear it. The second was a Lekberg improvisation on a familiar theme. It rippled and trilled in loud and soft shadings of tone under the touch of skilled fingers and was especially noteworthy for its steady measured beat. O. D. Japanese Prints Are Shown in Exhibition An exhibition showing the development of Japanese prints will be on display in the Art Gallery on the first floor of Fine Arts Hall for two weeks, beginning Wednesday, an announcement by Prof. Frank J. Roos stated. The gallery will be open every day from 9 to 4 o'clock. The exhibit traces the progress from the early, uncolored, Japanese prints to the most modern ones of the oriental wood block art, which latter comprises the majority of the prints on display. The prints are treasured highly by museums, as old examples are increasingly hard to find, Professor Roos pointed out. o. u. WILL CHOOSE OFFICERS Delta Gamma Mu, local journalism fraternity, will hold election of officers Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, in a meeting at the Messenger Building. Newly initiated members will tell of their past experiences in journalism New Athena Head Allan Moon, Nova, who takes over the responsibilities of publishing the 1931 yearbook of Ohio University. Moon has been on the staff for the past two years and before his appointment was considered the "right hand man" of Tom Byrne. Al, by the way, has also been doing quite a bit of work for the Green and White and his style of expression has earned him the title of "Will Rogers" of the staff. OHIO UNIVERSITY Official Calendar APRIL 29- MAY 3, 1930 GENERAL Tuesday, April 29 Distribution of Senior Invitations; Men's Union, 2-5 p. m. General Campus Elections; Memorial Auditorium. Art Club—Election of officers; Ellis Hall Studio 312, 7 p. m. Thursday, May 1 Physical Science Club—" Wavelike Characteristic of Matter"; Super Hall 312, 4 p. m. Phi Beta Kappa Public Address by Joseph V. Denny, Ohio State University; Presbyterian Church, 8:30 p. m. Friday, May 2 Y. W. C. A. Installation Service; Presbyterian Church, 7 p. m. Saturday, May 3 Ohio Relays. Tennis—Wesleyan; Ohio Courts. OF INTEREST TO MEN Tuesday, April 29 Phi Delta Gamma; Men's Union, 7 p. m. OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Wednesday, April 30 Sigma Alpha Iota; West Wing, 7 p. m. Sigma Phi Mu; West Wing, 7. Phi Delta Pi; West Wing, 7. Entrants in Contest Meet for Discussion A meeting of entrants in the J. D. Brown Oratorical Contest has been set for Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'- clock in Fine Arts Hall, Prof. W. H. Cooper, head of the Department of Public Speaking, announced today. The final contest has been set for May 21. An elimination contest judged by local members of the faculty will be held in Ewing Auditorium on May 16. An outside man will be selected to judge the final competition.Tau Sigma Delta Receives Charter Word was received Saturday by members of Tau Sigma Delta that their petition to Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity had been accepted. Pi Kappa Alpha was founded March 1, 1864, at the University of Virginia. The local chapter will be the eighty-first, and will be known as Gamma Omicron chapter. Tau Sigma Delta was founded at Ohio University in 1921 and has experienced a sound steady growth since that time. Present officers of Tau Sigma Delta are James Boden, president; Chas. Gorby, vice president; Clarence Bryan, secretary, and Bernard Russi, treasurer. Installation of the chapter will take place some time in May. o. u.  DUERR TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE OF COLLEGE MEN j Representatives from Ohio Institutions Meet Here May 9 and 10 FIRST AT OHIO Alvin Duerr, secretary of the National Interfraternity Council, and former national president of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, will be the principal speaker when representatives of interfraternity councils in I Ohio colleges meet at Ohio University Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10. The conference will be the first of its nature held at Ohio University. Chapters of national fraternities on the campus have extended invitations to national representatives of their oganizations. I Registration in the Men's Union of delegates will open the conference, Friday afternoon. Alvin Duerr, secretary of the National Interfraternity Council and President E. B. Bryan, of Ohio University, are speakers at the informal banquet to be held Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock in Hotel Berry. An evening session at 8:30 p. m. in Ewing Auditorium will conclude the Friday program. Visitors will be guests at the Marshall College and Ohio University baseball game at the Athletic Field in the afternoon. Program Listed The program tentatively arranged for Saturday is: 10, open discussion groups; 1, luncheons for inter-fraternity council, faculty advisers, and national representatives; 2, track meet; 8, Interfraternity Ball. Discussion in the council groups is to include: Pledge Training and Hell Week, Deferred Rushing and Pledging, Chapter Finance, Relation of the Pledge to his Fraternity, Methods to Improve Chapter Scholarship, Problems of the Steward-Buying and Preparation of Meals, Building and Financing Fraternity Homes. William Wolfe, Phi Delta Theta, is chairman of the committee in charge of the arrangements for the conference. Members of the committee are: James Berry, James Boden, Eugene Cotter, and John R. Johnston, dean of men. o. u.  NO INCREASE YET Reports that tuition would be increased next year were denied in an announcement today that no increase has yet been determined. A raise in fees has been proposed, but no action will be taken until June 7, when the matter will come before the Board of Trustees for discussion, it was stated. "Dates' Form Greatest Subject Of Discussion at Talk Sessions By Ward Conaway «TV_i. II i .1 i i “Dates” sound the loudest note in the tone of “bull session” conversations among Ohio University men and women, a survey completed by Dr. Stuart M. Stoke and Elmer D. West, student in the Department of Psychology, reveals. Co-eds gave the matter of dates the highest preference as a theme of conversation, with this topic forming 8 per cent of the subject matter for the sessions. Precedence of this subject among Ohio University men was shown with 6.8 percent of Ohio males delving into the discussion of dates. Conclusions of Dr. Stoke and Mr. West were evolved following a check on 239 women’s sessions held in nine sorority houses and six women’s dormitories, and 259 men’s sessions in ten fraternity houses and one rooming house. Women’s sessions developed 1253 topics and the men’s meetings, 877 topics. Incidentally, the survey revealed that women change their minds more often with an average of 5.7 topics discussed during every co-ed confab to 3.4 topics during the men’s session. Clothes Are High Fraternities, sports, dancing, clothes, drinking, and campus politics are next in frequency among the male discussion group. Clothes and sororities vie for second place, with food trailing slightly behind in co-ed interest. Topics of a sex nature form onefourth of the average co-ed’s talk and one-fifth of the conversation of her campus brothers. Women show a more complete interest in nersonalities than do the college men at Ohio. Interest in intellectual topics is held to a higher degree by men. Although problems of social behavior of a personal nature hold an important place in the conversation of both groups, remoteremote social problems receive little attention.Gossiping on the campus receives its principal strength from girls and holds fourth rank with that sex, while holding sixteenth pace among their campus brothers. Women indicate only a passing interest in drinking, which is sixth among the matters which tax the college man's mind during the "bull" meetings. Smoking is equally discussed by both groups. Studies for Men Studies, grades, and examinations burst forth more often in the conversation of Joe College than in that of his sister. Women students are content to hold a lead in discussing teachers and university regualtions. College men are more religious than college women, the report leads one to believe. At least religion bears more heavily on the mind of the male than on the female's. Shady stories are given a preference by both sexes during the story telling hours of the "bull" meets. Humorous stories and those stories which are neither humorous nor shady have an equal interest, with girls showing a slight preference to the "drier" story. Culture, drama, literature and art holds an interest among the women which is absorbed by aviation and inventions among the men. Marriage, university life, the joy of being young, personalities, emotions, the ideal man, fraternity pins, letters, ideals and ambitions, and love are relegated to the attic as topics for discussion, with only a slight interest shown among women. Thirty-six student auditors, sworn to secrecy, kept record of the conversations during the sessions. The check was made from March, 1929, to February, 1930. Newspaper Chief David A. Stein, Cleveland, the newly elected editor of the Green and White, is a journalism major and has had worthwhile experience on several large Cleveland papers, including the Plain Dealer and the Press, before coming to Ohio University. He was news editor on the Green and White during the past year. o. u.  CONCERT BY BAND IN MUSIC EVENT More Than 10,000 Persons Expected in Huntington For Festival Presenting the opening concert in the Tri-State Music Festival, the Ohio University Band will travel to Huntington, W. Va., Sunday morning, May 4. The concert will be given in Fairfield Stadium, before an audience expected to number more than 10,000 persons, at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.Ohio's band sponsor, Elinor Orton, will make her first out-of-town appearance with the band, and will take charge of placards announcing to the audience the name of selections to be played. Prof. Curtis W. Janssen, band director, has been selected as a member of the committee in charge of the festival, which is to last throughout Music Week, from May 4 to May 10. He will work with a committee arranging band and orchestra concerts. Featured in the program will be a trumpet solo by Kathleen Jolly, who has appeared in previous band performances. Orien Patch and Carlos Martin will present a trumpet duet. A novelty number will feature Russell I'nkrich as student director. Bandsmen will meet in Alumni Memorial Auditorium Sunday morning at 9:30, where they will await members of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, furnishing transportation. o. u.  EXHIBIT CLOSES An exhibition of contemporary American paintings, held in Fine Arts Hall for the past 10 days, closed today, the paintings being packed for shipment to Reading, Pa., where they will next be shown. More than 1,000 persons visited the gallery, according to Marie Louise Stahl, in charge of the display. O. U.  An average of nearly 500 cigarettes are smoked daily on the West Virginia Library steps, according to the janitor who sweeps the stubs from the walk. Re-elected Editor Outstanding work of Elmer W. Dingeldey as editor of the Green Goat during the past year was chiefly instrumental in his being re-elected to the editorship for the next year by the Campus Affairs Committee. Elmer hails from Cleveland, and proud of it he is. Playshop to Present Dialogues Wednesday Members of Playshop, under the direction of Harold Evans, will present original dialogues and extracts from plays in convocation Wednesday.Irene Cowan will offer "Big Business Invades the Radio," Lawrence Rhodes will give his interpretation of Shakespeare "In the Movie Manner," Isabel Cunningham will appear in a scene from "The House of Fear," by Madison Kawein, and Madge Wilson will present a domestic scene from a mountaineer home. All four are members of the advanced dramatic interpretation class. o. u.  FRESHMAN THEME WRITERS OPPOSED TO GIRLS SMOKING By Esther Harris Interesting Sidelights on Student Opinion Found In Articles "DONT MOCK MEN" From a group of themes submitted recently to a certain English professor on the Ohio University campus, one finds that the majority of freshmen in .that class, a large one, do not believe that women should smoke. The main reason, firmly asserted*, by 98 per cent of the theme writers was that women should think first of their health. Freshmen came forth with figures stating how harmful and injurious is the habit of cigarette smoking. One young man admits, along with medical authorities on the subject, that little is known of the effects of smoking on women. But he made a statement that runs thus: "It appears quite foolish to me that any person would allow a habit to grow upon them when they were not confident in the fact that it was a harmless one." From the content of the themes, it was evident that out of the average group numerous of the first-year students thought seriously on the subject instead of repeating obsolete warnings made by persons who know nothing of the habit, but merely detest the thought of a woman smoking a cigarette. The themes gave an observer the feeling that every young author was quite sincere in his thoughts. Nothing to Charm Another young man who does not approve of seeing girls smoke, stated the following: "The odor of stale tobacco does not add to a girl's charm, neither do nicotine-stained fingers, nor the repulsive infections of the mouth and throat which always affect smokers. A man can scarcely associate with his idea of dainty womanhood, the coated tongue, offensive breath, the hawking and spitting, resulting from the inflammation of the mouth and throat." Many of the freshmen feel much the same about women losing their, charm and dignity by smoking. One asks the question: "Would a woman! look domestic and motherly caring fori the babies and doing the numerous! other household tasks with a cigar-j ette hanging out of her mouth?" ' Glamor of Idealism Several young women in the class still felt that men do not respect women who smoke, and so refuse to allow themselves to lose the glamor of idealism that men presumably build up about the word "woman." "Most men do not respect a girl who smokes. Some men think it is all right, but when it comes to choosing a life companion, they do not chose a cigarette smoker," asserts one. Another makes the statement: "A woman should show her superiority to men by being different. She should not mock men. She doesn't believe in standing on street cars or earning the daily bread; therefore, why should she smoke?" "Women follow the fashions of Paris avidly. Since Paris smokes, every woman must smoke," is the statement of a disgusted young man who feels that women merely smoke to be fashionable and not for personal enjoyment. Care For Health About half of the students believed that women should care for their health with respect toward a future generation. One emphatic chap shouts: "Do you want your children to be feeble-minded? Do you want to cause your own physical conditions to be destroyed? If you don't, take advice and don't smoke cigarettes!" One miss stated that although she did not smoke, she felt a moderate amount of tobacco harmed no one. She based her claims on the fact that since few women care to, or know how to inhale smoke, little harm is done by nicotine poisoning. The girl also announced that smoking was no longer a moral issue, but since college women were of an age that they should be allowed to make their own decisions, that it was merely a question of how moderately to smoke. Weary Canoeists In Fight Against Tide By J. S. Four weary and bedraggled canoeists paddled their way past East Bridge last Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. The four boys, university students, were Mark and William Westervelt, John Ward and Joseph Shanahan, and their weariness was caused by fifteen and a half consecutive hours of paddling against the swift and deceptive currents of the Hocking river. The boys were forced to make five portages during the course of the trip, one of which consisted in a halfmile haul, quite an unpleasant task. The canoe was overturned once, while trying to navigate a riffle which seemed accessible from the lower end, but proved the opposite when the canoe had reached its center. Everyone received a good wetting and only by heroic efforts was the canoe prevented from being swept down stream. Although all the canoeists say that they enjoyed the trip, they claim that they are in no hurry to repeat the performance. o. u.  DEUTSCHE VEREIN MEETS A preliminary drill, conducted entirely in German, will be the chief feature of the regular meeting of Der Deutsche Verein, to be held Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock; in Room 205, Ellis Hall. The drill will be based on a report on motions and amendments, to be given by Agnes Eisen. Frances Hatch will present several songs, with conversational games arranged to conclude the program. Collection Medicinal Devices To Be Added to Ohio U. Museum Ranging from the first of all known medicinal devices, the rattle of the witch doctor, to the best of modern scientific discoveries for the prevention of disease, a new collection, devices used in medicine throughout the centuries from prehistoric ages to the present time, will soon be added to the Ohio University museum. This announcement was made Thursday by Dr. W. A. Matheny, head of the Civic Biology Department. Several devices have already been placed in the collection, and pleas for any others that interested persons may b° willing to put on display have been issued. One of the most unusual collections in the country, the accumulation already includes a mad-stone, the rattie,rattie, an "asoedfidity" bag, and a turnkey used during the Civil War for pulling teeth. The mad-stone, one of the most interesting of the exhibits, was used for hydrophobia, and is the hair-ball taken from the stomach of a cow. The ball of hair, made by the cow licking itself and then swallowing the hairs, was cut in two, and half fastened over the bitten spot. It was supposed to be an infallible cure. The history of the witch-doctor's rattle is well known, while the "asoedfidity" bag was used to ward off diphtheria. The turn key, closely resembling a monkey wrench, was wielded by the blacksmith, and was guaranteed to pull any tooth. It was found on a southern battle field and presented to the museum. Voters Pay Visits to Polls As Weather Aids All Groups In Campaigning for Offices By Charles W. Etsinger Campaign Slow, Featuring Newspapers Issued By Both Sides, With Serenades and Eggs Marking Last Fanfare of Appeals LARGE VOTE EXPECTED Election day dawnea Dngiu ana clear early this morning-, forecasting ideal weather conditions for both Wigs and Toupee- Independents at the completion of a campaign that will probably result in the largest poll of votes ever made at Ohio University. All morning, voters have been filing through the Alumni Room of Alumni Memorial Auditorium marking their ballots for the candidates they prefer. The polls close at 5 o'clock, and the votes will be counted after dinner by members of the election committee. If total returns are available at an early hour, the Green and White plans to have an extra on the streets, but if I *- ' ' = the counting is prolonged until near midnight, as was the case last year, there will be no extra until the following morning. Trump Card Monday was an important day in the campaign plans of each party. At noon the Wigs played their trump card by putting a paper devoted to Wig interest in circulation among the students. It caused considerable discussion, at least in the vicinity of the Spot corner. About 5 o'clock, just before the dinner, the Toupee-Independents rushed their extra into the hands of the students. Both sheets were filled with campaign promises and articles depreciating the value of the rival party's works. The newspapers were the result of much sweating and burning of the midnight oil by a half dozen industrious journalists of each party. Matters were prosaic for a few hours until the political rally of the Independent League in the Men's Union in the evening. It was a rousing session and prepared the way for the serenade in front of the various dormitories by the Toupee-Independents as the hour neared midnight. The Wigs indulged in no sporadic outbursts last night nor early this morning. They were content to let their cause rest. One Wig expressed it rather grandiloquently: "We feel confident of winning, we have fought a good fight, and the campus shall be made safe for Wig democracy." It was a party leader, too, who said these words but then party leaders, as a rule, are supposed to say such things. At any rate, the Wigs are more confident today that their side will be the victorious one than they have been in several years, and this confidence is engendered largely because of the surprising Wig landslide in the freshman elections last fall. What a Serenade But to return to the serenades of the Toupees. They were great fun for all concerned and all spectators, whether Wigs or Toupees, got "quite a kick" out of them. No, a retraction there. All, perhaps, except those malevolent spirits who threw eggs at the entertainers near the completion of the program. No one knows who threw these eggs, but they weren't rotten, for which those who were giving of their efforts as entertainers were glad. Several young ladies, innocent bystanders, however, were spattered with the flying contents and naturally had a lot to say about the injustice of it all afterwards. This was in front of Lindley Hall. Included in the serenade program were: Songs by "Andy" Mandula, Robert Leake, Betty Sells, Margaret Laverty, and a quartet comprised of Robert Young, Paul Young, Leake, and Mandula; music by the party's official orchestra; and spokesmanship by the master of ceremonies, Robert "Bobby" Ferguson, who is of Sigma Pi extraction. Another thing about these serenades. Every singer was most sincere in his efforts, but as is the case whenever rival party men are present, they were interrupted by hoots and cat-calls. No wonder the voices of several of the enterprising songsters quavered uncertainly in the falsettos and failed to impress with sonority, especially when love lyrics were the vogue. Split Votes A survey conducted by the Green and White gives every indication that there will be more split ticket votes cast in this year's election than ever before. Results of a careful count brought the conclusion that of every ten candidates for office, six would be members of one party while the other four were members of the opposing organization.Of more than twenty girls asked their preference for the presidency of the Men's Union, not one cast her vote for a certain candidate for the office. Lucky for him, the survey would indicate, that woman suffrage has not yet extended to men's offices. o. u.  KAMRIS KARACTERS Campus Andy believes that despite all the talk about everyone being a party man that there will be more split tickets in the electioyi today than ever were before.