PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1913.
Vol. XIV; No. SS
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WINS AUDIENCE
VARSITY THESPIANS SCORE A
HIT WITH OSCAR WILDE’S
COMEDY “IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST"
ALL ROLES WELL FILLED
Josephine Moorehead and Bert Jerard
Add Just the Right Comedy
Touch.
The Dramatic Club’s presentation
of Oscar Wilde’s comedy, “The Im
poitance of Being Earnest,” Friday
evening, was pronounced by all who
saw it, the best play even given by
University of Oregon thespians.
Primarily, it lacked that amateur
ishness which is usually associated
with college productions. There was
a definite finish evident, and alto
gether more “pep” in the show than
the players themselves would have
thought possible before their actual
appearance.
Each role was so well taken and so
consistently carried that it is difficult
to pick any favorites.
Glen Storie, who was “leading man,”
playing the part of John Worthing, a
young Englishman of easy manners,
deserves much praise for his realistic
presentation of the part. His first en
trance was marked by a burst of ap
plause, which subsided only when the
audiece had become used to his Prince
Albert.
Flora Dunham, who played the stal
lar women’s lead, opposite Mr. Storie,
portrayed the character of Gwendoline
Fairfax in an unusually convincing:
manner for an amateur. The howls of
glee, with which the rougher element
greeted the touching scenes between
Gwendoline and John Worthing, were
not permitted to disturb the equanim
ity and poise of Miss Dunham.
Willard Shaver, the “juvenile,” who
took the part of Algernon Moncrieff,
the friend of Worthing, was mighty
good in his role, too. He did every
thing with spontaneity and vim, from
eating muffins to making love. His
parts with “John Worthing,” were ex
ceedingly entertaining to the specta
tors, providing as they did, ample op
portunity for repartee and other
cleverness. The one fault with the
co-operation of the two was that
their tea-party and subsequent rough
house in the second act was a hit too
mild for some of the connoisseurs in
such matters, among the audience.
“Lady Bracknell” was one of the
most adequately presented characters
of the show. Bess Cowden received
much well-earned laudation for her
portrayal of the meddlesome, wrang
ling mother of the Honorable Gwen
dolin Fairfax.
Whenever “Lady Bracknell” stalked
across the stake, she was accorded
appreciative applause, and her sharp
speeches never failed to get across.
Ruth Peter, the “ingenue,” was
indeed a find. Miss Peter’s work as
Cecilv Cardew, the vivacious and cap
tivating ward of John Worthing, was
as good as any professional’s, in re
gard to ability and technique, and
much, much better in regard to fresh
ness and naturalness.
Josephine Moorehead, as Miss Prism,
the severe, though somewhat kit
tenish governess of Cecily Cardew,
left little to the imagination. How
she ever made her voice sound like
that, it is futile to conjecture. She
furnished much of the humor of the
play by her lines and vastly more by
her actions.
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MOVIES GET A MOVE ON,
TODAY’S PICTURES TONIGHT
Guests at Smokeless smoker in Vil
lard to See Their Own Activities
of the Morning.
An affair of unusual interest will
be the smokeless smoker in Villard
tonight in honor of the guests who
do not wish to attend the Prom. Ac
cording to Andrew Collier, the man
ager, this smoker is to be one of the
livliest, as well as classiest things
pulled off during the Week-End. In
stead of curls of smoKe, there will be
clouds of dust. Japan vs. Ireland in
a wrestling match, in the persons of
Joe Tominajo, ’16, and Cyril Meyers,
T3. Dal King, ’14, will wrestle Liv
ingstone, ’15, while Sam Cook, ’16, vs.
Elmer Hall, ’14, and Saunders, ’16, vs.
Jim Donald, in a boxing tournament.
The feature of special importance is
to be the slides of Junior Week-End
festivities, which took place Friday
and Saturday. These pictures were
taken under the management of An
drew Collier, and finished with this
end in view.
As President of the Student Body,
Carleton Spencer will speak to th.e
prepers. The evening will end with
a feed of cider and doughnuts.
Norma Dobie has been pledged to
the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
WOMEN START
PORTLAND ALUMNAE CON
TRIBUTE ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO
FUND
NEW LEAGUE RESPONSIBLE
Alumnae Pleased With Organization
—Encourage University
Women.
The Portland alumnae of the Uni
versity of Oregon, at a meeting held
May 3 at the Oregon Hotel in Port
land, pledged one hundred dollars to
ward starting the fund for a women’s
building at their alma mater.
The money was collecte dand placed
in one of the national banks of Port
land, in care of President P. L. Camp
bell, and is available at any time.
A Woman’s Building is upon the
campus at many of the best univer
sities in the country. Barbour Gym
nasium, at the University of Michi
gan, is perhaps the most completely
equipped building of its kind in con
nection with any university. The Uni
versities of California, Wisconsin, Il
linois, and Minnesota, and Barnard
College, also have especially well ap
pointed buildings exclusively for the
use of the women students.
The Woman’s Building in these col
leges includes lunch rooms, kitchens,
rest rooms, rooms for social and lit
erary organizations, a large base
ment, and swimming pool. Though
not as large as many of the build
ings, the Woman’s Building at Ore
gon will have many conveniences
similar to those in other colleges.
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FRIARS ELECT
Rob Bradshaw.
Del Stanard.
Carl Fenton.
Alva Grout.
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FROSH CREMATE VERDANT LIDS,
PERIOD OF SERVITUDE IS OVER
Men of Class Rejoicing: Serpentine
Around Leaping Flames Kindled
on Kincaid Field.
Mid joyful shrieks the Freshman
sky-pieces went up in smoke this aft
ernoon on Kincaid field just before the
finals of the inter-scholastic meet.
Headed by “Bobby” Prosser, the
Freshman class pilot, the “Frosh”
serpentined around the leaping
flames, and following the custom of
four years standing, cast their worn,
faded, faithful little lids into the fiery
vortex.
Perhaps the “young idea,” who has
been complaining of sore eyes, caused
by the glare of the sun in those un
pi otected members, will be able to
pass his examinations, after all. At
any rate, the “Frosh” are now pre
paied to teach the next generation
the gentle art of making a disc of
green felt four inches in diameter
stick firmly on the rearward precipice
of the cranium.
Never mind, little ones, your friends
will soon begin to recognize you in
your real “toppers.”
Galoway & Veatch, both members
of the class of 11)07, are rising young
attorneys of Portland. Other young
attorneys in Portland offices are Oscar
Furuset, ’08, with Carey & Kerr, Mer
win Rankin, ’ll, with Emmons, Web
ster & Emmons, Sam Mays, ex-’ll,
and Mac Snow, ’08, who is associated
with his father, Zera Snow.
“EYES YE HAVE, YET YE SEE NOT”
1 CEJP <*1
STUDENT WOFS
MAKE DIOI FLY
Y. W. C. A. BUNGALOW WORK IS
ADVANCED BY COHORTS OF
“UNIVERSITY DAY
LABORERS
HOLE IS DUG FOR FOUNTAIN
Seniors Sturt on Class Memorial—
New Ceeent Steps Laid for Men's
Gymnasium.
In spite of J. Pluve’s efforts to dis
courage the ambitious workers, more
campus work was accomplished yes
terday morning than at any previous
University Day. The largest task of
the day was the concrete work on the
Y. W. C. A. bungalow basement. A
gang of Freshmen and Sophomores in
charge of Abe Blackman removed the
dirt from the foundation and dug
holes for the cement work, filled in
around the outer walls and dug a
ditch from the building to Twelfth
street. On account of trouble with
the engine of the concrete mixer it
was impossible to finish the work, but
it is understood that the engineer
ing students will be on the job Mon
day morning and complete the foun
dation.
This year, as there were no cement
wab.s to be laid, a much needed im
provement was made on the Gymna
sium by the addition of concrete steps
leading to the west entrance. Allen
Roberts superintended the work,
which was done by a mixed crew
representive of all classes.
Painting the grandstand roof was
postponed on account of the slippery
condition of the roof caused by the
morning showers, but will be under
taken at some future date. C. Mey
ers was chairman of this commit
tee.
1 he Senior men, with I had Went
worth as “Boss,” dug the basin for
the Senior fountain which will be
installed immediately in order to be
ready for the Commencement dedica
tion exercises. Difficulty was exper
ienced in providing shovels for all
the workers who wished to have a
hand in the erection of the class me
morial.
The work of improving Kincaid
field and marking off lanes on the run
ning track was carried on by the
Freshmen in charge of Bob Brad
shaw, and under the supervision of
“Bill’ Hayward.
In order that there might be no
idlers and that everyone work the
entire morning. Chi ?f Kronenberg and
Patrolmen Paul Briedwell, Lloyd Bar
zee, Fen Waite, and Vernon Vawter,
made hourly trips of inspection,
checking in at the different stations.
There were many cries of "Jigger,
the cops!” accompanied by more vig
orous use of the shovels, as the po
licemen approached.
Freshmen Wrightson, Gorman, Cor
nell, and Kuek, the water carriers,
did yeoman service and were the
means of reviving many a weary
worker about to fall by the way
side.
“The Importance of Being Earn
est” netted the Dramatic Club $416.25.
And according to the working basis
I of the club, seventy per cent of the
amount taken in, which is $290.40,
goes to the Dramatic Club itself.
Thirty per cent, or $124.85, to the
| theater. A. F. Reddie will receive
| $100 for ocoaching the play, $180 was
I spent for advertising, and $20 for
typ- writing.