VOL. XIII.
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1911.
No. 21
OREGON GLEE CLUB
SCORES HEAVILY
IN FIRST PRODUCTION
EMERALD REPORTER HIGHLY
IMPRESSED BY SHOWING
MADE BY CLUB
BILL JUSTIFIES FAVORABLE PROPHECY
Both Stunts and Skits Produced Show
Unsuspected Dramatic
Ability
The Eugene Opera House was filled
with a representative assemblage of
Oregon’s “fair women and brave
men” Monday evening on the occasion
of the Glee Club’s sixteenth annual
concert. The entertainment proved
one of the best ever given by that
organization.
From the first rise of the curtain,
accompanied by the opening notes of
“Oh, Oregon,” to its final descent to
the last strains of “The Toast,” there
was not a dull moment for the aud
ience, according to their testimony
after the performance. The usual de
lay and imperfections, the “raw
spots” and “rough edges,” were very
happily absent. One prominent mem
ber of the club, who was to take a
leading roll in the final act, was un
able to appear, but otherwise not a
hitch occurred which could be detect
ed from the dark side of the foot
lights.
The songs were mainly in lighter
vein and were well rendered. Two
well-known Oregon melodies, “Oh,
Oregon” and “Day at Oregon,” were
given first, then followed two negro
ditties, “De Coppah Moon,” and
“Dixie Kid,” which were well received.
Next were rendered two songs from
Erin, "The Shoogy Shoo,” and “The
Low-Back Car,” which were among
the best selections offered. In the
final two songs, “The Rosary,” and
the “Winter Song,” however, the
Club outdid its previous efforts of the
evening and demonstrated its ability
to handle more difficult music as ably
as the. simpler compositions. In each
case encores were responded to.
Kenneth Frazier was again intro
duced as soloist and scored heavily
with his baritone solo, “On the Road
to Mandelay.” Harry Ding, in a
Chinese Lullaby and attired in orient
al costume, was a big hit with the
audience. David Campbell also gave
a pleasing and artistic interpretation
of Rubenstein’s Etude in C Major.
The three stunts all contributed
largely to the satisfaction of the
audience. The first, “Maid for a
Night,” in which Norton Cowden and
Vernon Vawter appeared, proved a
snappy sketch, which might make
good on a vaudeville circuit. Cow
den’s much-touted make-up was fully
as sensational as advertised, and his
womanly bearing and manner showed
a knowledge of the ways of the gent
ler sex which can be gained only by
experience. Vawter also showed re
markable familiarity with the scien
tific points of courtship. Several lo
cal hits were introduced with good
effect.
Birds of a r eather, served as a
medium for the versatile accomplish
ments of Burns Powell. Vernon Vaw
ter, and Melvin Ogden. This sketch
was replete with clever specialties,
contributed by all three participants.
Powell’s trombone solo, and imita
tions, ■were generously encored, while
Vawter’s song, “We Certainly Have
Our Troubles,” was far above the
average of comedy songs introduced
by professional shows. Ogden scored
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EXECUTIVE BOARD HOLDS
MEETING ON FINANCES
The Executive Council met yester
day with the ways and means of di
; minishing expenses as the main topic
of discussion. The fact that football
will not contribute as much as usual
to the college exchequer and a debt
of two thousand dollars still hangs
over from last year, makes it neces
sary that some expenses be cut dowrn.
It was finally decided that each
student manager should submit a re
port in detail of the present expenses
of his department and also an esti
mate of future expenses. This re
port must be in not later than Jan
uary 9.
The dates for the rest of the stud
ent body dances were also fixed and
the first will be held January 13. Two
more will also be held, one on March
2, and one April 6. All student body
dances will be under the management
of Graduate Manager Arthur Geary.
SOPH DANCE SUCCESS
First Formal of Season Affords Much
Enjoyment—Number of Alumni
Attend.
The annual Sophomore dance which
was given in the men’s gym, Saturday
evening, was a marked success. The
patronesses were Mrs. Campbell,
Mrs. Bovard, Mrs. Dorris, Mrs. Kehr,
and Mrs. Rader. The music was ex
cellent and the floor better than usual.
The crowd was unusually large. A
few out of town people and a number
of alumni were back for the occa
sion.
The decorations, which were sim
ple, consisted only of fraternity and
club emblems, and the big electric
1914 were very effective. Punch was
served in the handball court, an ar
rangement which facilitated matters
greatly.
The programs, designed by Harry
Viereck, were done in green and
white, the class colors.
There were probably more uncom
fortable sophomores there than any
others, for the freshmen were in
clined to the negligee and the upper
classmen are veterans at the full
dress affair, but the male contingent
of 1914 was undergoing its first ses
sion of torture at the mercy of a dress
suit. The knowledge of the success
of the dance afforded them not a lit
tle comfort, however.
The next student body dance will be
an informal which will take place the
second week of January.
LAUREANS HOLD MEETING
AND ELECT NEW OFFICERS
At the last Laurean meeting of the
year, Saturday evening, the following
roster of officers was elected to serve
during the coming term: President,
F. E. Dunton, ’12; vice-president,
Walt. Kimmell, ’13; secretary, Peter
Crockett, ’14; assistant secretary, Fol
ly Rasmussen, ’13; treasurer, Earl
Jones, ’12; sergeant-at-arms, Law
rence Dinneen. ’15; censor, Wendell
Barbour, ’12. The elections were un
usually close, five ballots being re
quired to give a majority vote to
some of the officers-elect.
When President Dunton assumed
the chair after the election, he began
his second term as the head of the
Laurean Literary Society, having
held that position during the Spring
term of 1910.
The next meeting of the society will
be Saturday, January 6, 1912.
Walter McIntyre, '10, has estab
lished offices in San Jose, Cal., as a
mining engineer.
Luke L. Goodrich, ’01, is assistant
cashier of the First National Bank of
Eugene.
MID-WEEK ASSEMBLY
SUPPLANTED TODAY
BY CLASS MEETINGS
NEW PLAN TO SECURE A LARG
ER ATTENDANCE IS SHOWN
TO BE SUCCESS
PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS ASSIGNED
Classes Convene in Different ’Varsity
Building to Obviate Chance of
Strife.
The plan of devoting one assembly
hour each month to meetings of the
different classes, was put into exe
cution this morning and class meet
ings were held in the auditorium
and various lecture rooms.
The senior class adopted, “She
Stoops to Conquer," as their class
play, at this morning’s meeting. The
play will be given in April, though
the exact date has not yet been fixed.
The coach remains to be chosen.
The class voted itself favorable to
the Monthly Class Assembly plan.
Pres. Campbell spoke to the class
on its organization and the part of
the seniors in maintaining college
standards, and of the proper attitude
of the senior class towards the other
classes.
The Memorial Committee, in its
report, suggested as a memorial a
large Bulletin Board, a Class Plate,
a shaft or flag for the campus, and a
contribution to the Loan Fund. The
specific form of memorial will be
defiinitely decided upon at the next
meeting of the class.
In the Junior Class meeting Pres.
Walker took advantage of the op
portunity to exhort his cohorts to
strive for new laurels and not rest
upon their past performances.
Editor Onthank, of the Oregana.
reported that this year’s annual
would be bigger and better than ever
before. The cuts and illustrations
are being rapidly collected and a
campaign for subscribers will be
started after the holidays.
Dr. Bennet, class advisor, won gen
erous applause by his defense of the
University. He declared that moral
and intellectual conditions are far
better at this institution than at
any of the numerous colleges of which
he had personal knowledge.
President Motchenbaeher, of the
Sophomore class, was absent and
Treasurer Grout took the chair.
There was no special business to be
considered and so the meeting was
turned over to a discussion of the
proposed assembly plan. Prof. Bo
vard explained the purpose of the
movement and showed the need of
closer co-operation and greater fore
i sight in conducting the class busi
ness and then called on different
members of the claps for their opin
ions concerning the usefulness of the
plan. Nearly all the speakers were
decidedly in favor of the movement
and in conclusion the Sophomores
decided unanimously to endorse it.
The meeting of the “Order of
Frosh” in Villard was marked by the
great amount of class spirit shown.
Many enthuasiastic speeches were de
livered by the orators of the class,
and. plans for the class hour and
Freshman dance were discussed. The
class hour has been arranged for the
Wednesday assembly of March 6 and
the dance will be given in the
“gym” the following Saturday. Sev
eral committees were appointed, who
immediately after the holidays will
begin work, and have promised to de
velop several unique features.
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THE DEUTSCHE VEREIN MAKES
MERRY WITH KRIS KRINGLE
Tuesday evening the German Club
gave their annual Christmas tree en
tertainment in the Men’s Dormitory.
Among the musical numbers on the
program were a piano solo by Miss
Norma Graves and a vocal selection
by Miss Alma Payton. Following
the musical program the distribution
of presents and the popping of “Pow
der Towers” took place. The latter
were small explosive Xmas novelties
procured by Dr. Schmidt during his
recent visit to Germany. Refresh
ments were served and the evening’s
entertainment was brought to a close
with dancing.
Seymour W. Condon, ’82, is editor
of the Pasadena Daily News.
Miss Mary McCornack, '82, teaches
music at her home in Eugene.
Edwin 0. Potter, ’87, is a prom
inent practising lawyer in Eugene.
FOOTBALL IS FEATURE
Verse, Stories, Essays, In Coming
Number, All Have Bearing On
Great College Sport.
The football number of the Oregon
Monthly will be out on Friday and
from all indications will equal the
previous issues in the excellence of
its departments. It will be devoted
pre-eminently to football, and will con
tain several football articles by well
known writers. One dealing with the
Standard of Scholarship of the foot
ball men in Oregon is featured and
shows quite decidedly that the schol
arship of football men is equal to that
of the average student and excells in
many instances. There will also be
summaries of the season’s work in
football and articles on Rallies and
Rugby.
In addition to the football articles,
the Monthly will contain some bits of
verse by budding varsity poets, and a
story by Earle Stannard, which the
Editor describes as possessing special
merit. Professor Howe will also sur
prise the readers by a love story,
which was written while he was at
Cornell, before he became fixed in his
opinions on the tender sentiment, the
expression of which has called forth
many remonstrances from the gentle
sex in his classes. The “Lost, Strayed
and Stolen” department will have its
customary place. The Engineering
department will also contain several
articles of interest to followers of
flags and slide rule devotees.
The Monthly will be enlivened by
several football cuts, pictures of the
members of the team and of several
well known athletes. There will also
be a picture of the Push Ball contest
between the Freshmen and Sopho
mores. Oscar Haugen drew the cover
design, a silhouette picture of a rally
with the bonfire.
Y. M. SECURES CAPABLE
SPEAKER FOR NEXT MEETING
Mr. Albert Ehrgott, of Portland,
has been secured to address the last
meeting which the Y. M. C. A. will
hold this year. The subject of this
meeting will be an appropriate one
for the Christmas season. The ad
dress will be entitled “The Power of
One Babe.”
Mr. Ehrgott is the pastor of the
East side Baptist Church of Portland.
College men, who have heard him, re
port that he is one of the most inter
esting speakers in the Portland
churches.
The meeting will be held on Thurs
day, the regular evening for the Y.
M. meetings from now on. Kenney
Miller will render a vocal solo.
J. Dean Collins, ’10, continues to
tell of “N. Nitts” in the “Oregonian.”
INTER-CLASS SERIES
OPENS BASKETBALL
SEASON AT OREGON
Y ESTER AY’S TWO GAMES GIVE
VICTORY TO SOPHOMORES
AN1) JUNIORS
1913-1912 CONTEST MORE INTERESTING
Teams Evenly Matched, But Senior
Forwards Fail In Eluding
Vigilant Guards.
The basketball season was ushered
in yesterday by two inter-elass games,
in which the Sophomores defeated the
Freshmen by a 21 to 11 score, and
the Juniors won from the Seniors, 8
to 6
The underclass game belonged to
the Sophomores from the whistle and
the Frosh were unable to recover
from the stage fright of their first ap
pearance long enough to close up on
their tormentors. The Sophs had the
advantage of one year’s experience
over the Freshmen, as this year’s
Sophomore team has had valuable ex
perience in the college game.
The play in the first half was all in
the Sophomore territory and the
Freshman guards seemed to be un
able to keep the ball out of scoring
distance or to locate their forwards
when they found the ball. Rader lo
cated the basket most frequently for
the Frosh, but the Sophs were about
equal in honors, though Rrooks
brought down the house on several
occasions by his speedy dribbling and
accurate shooting.
The upperclass contest was the
more thrilling exhibition of the two,
as it was anybody’s game until the
final whistle. Both sides exposed
their inability to hit baskets, but the
guarding was fast and furious, and
few open shots were presented.
After seeing all of the teams in
action, the concensus of opinion
among the fans was that the Soph
omores have a shade over the rest
of the classes and the Freshmen are
not to be considered as serious
contenders for the cup.
The Juniors and Seniors are prac
tically equal as to strength, as the
even score indicates, but the youth
and speed of the Sophomores will
likely win out over the team work
of the older heads.
There will be two more games
played this afternoon and the battle
for the cup will be decided.
Bill Hayward refereed both con
tests to the evident satisfaction of
both players and spectators.
The first line-ups were: Fresh
men—Apperson and Rader, for
wards, Boylen and Goodwin, guards,
Gould, center. Sophs—Brooks and
Roberts, forwards, Rice and Vierick,
guards, and Bradshaw, center. Jun
iors—Nitschke and Broughton, for
wards, Briedwell and Neill, guards,
and Service, center. Seniors—Stine
and Fisher, forwards, Bean and
Cockerline, guards, and McDaniels,
center.
W. B. Dillard, ’00, formerly Lane
County School Superintendent, is
now associated with the State De
partment of Education.
Frank B. Matthews, '05, one of
Oregon’s first football stars, is a
Baptist minister in Redland’s, Cal.
Oscar Furnsett, '08, was the first
Oregon student to register in the
Harvard Law School.
Robert Hickson, ’09, is connected
.with the U. S. Engineering Depart
ment at Portland.