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BACKED FOR ROS E FESTIVAL QUEEN. MISS ED EL F RAASCH. BEST. EXHIBITED IB QUEEN CAMPAIGN Effort to Elect Edel Fraasch Meets With Encouraging Aid; Dance to Be Given. Active interest is being shown in the campaign to elect Edel Fraasch queen of the Portland rose festival. During the ' past week Miss Fraasch has jumped from last place among th<; candidates to a po sition near the top. Various means ore being used to aid | in the campaign. On May 5, a benefit . dance will be given at the armory to secure funds for the campaign. The members of the committee for this dance were chosen front the chamber of commerce, Atlas club and from the stu dent body at the University. Those on Spring football practice at California will come to a close tomorrow, after six weeks of work learning the fundamental, elements of the American game. The last two days will be spent in formations, punting, blocking and tackling. the committee from the student body lire Lamar Tooze, James Sheehy and Merlin Batley. A number of students are now selling tickets for the dance. It is ulso planned to have a special afternoon and night at the Rex theatre. The management has promised to turn over a portion of the door receipts with which to buy votes for Miss Fraasch. No definite! arrangements have been made as yet. A number of buttons have been re ceived front the Portland rose festival committee advertising the festival. Each one of these buttons sells for 10 cents and each one sold credit is given for 200 votes. A number of these have been already disposed of, and the committee has sent for more. A specinl button day will be held some time in the near fu ture. Ballot boxes have been placed in the stores about the city, and in these the votes that are published in the news papers can be deposited. On the campus ballot boxes have been placed'in the li brary and in the Y. M. O. A. The old wooden amphitheatre, at the University of Washington, a relic of the Alaska, Yukon, Pacific exposition, is to be torn down, as it is in a state of ruin. A Oreek theatre, like that, of California, will be erected in its place. PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL 1916 QUEEN CONTEST. Good for One Vote—Void After Monday, May 1, 1916. i NjUTIG V . I • ft * «;*.«» ft..ft m • • ft • ft . « • II • *■ • ft i « i » t ••!»•••■ V Organization........ This coupon will count one vote when properly filled out and sent to Portland Rose Festival Contest Department, 337 Northwestern National Bank Building. Coupons must be neatly trimmed and put in package with number of votes written on top. Main 1430. 1 “HU” CHOSEN AS SENIOR CLASS PLAY t, of “Fortt James Mott, of “Fortune Hun ter” Renown, Will Coach Upperclass Thespians. The Seniors have chosen their /class play, “Arizona” and will produce it at the Eugene theatre on May 12, the Fri day evening of Junior Week-end. The play is a comedy by Augustus Thomas who Was considered the fore most popular American playwright in America at the time “Arizona” was writ ten. According to critics, “Arizona” 'is a brilliant, laughter-producing comedy, which bubbles with fun from start to finish. The Senior class has secured James Mott, of Salem, as coach. Mr. Mott coached “The Fortune Hunter” which was given last month by the University riayers. ’ The cast is as followis: Lieutenant Denton..Merlin Bayley Colonel Bonham...Earl Bronaugh Mr. Cartby.Prentiss Brown Hodgman ..—Ralph Allen Dr. Fenton.Walter Church Private Bennit.. ..... W. J. Montgomery Private Quigley.Wilmot Foster Tony.Mandell Weiss Sam Wong.Bothswell Avison Estrella Bonham.Esther Chalmers Bonita...Rita Fraley Mrs. Canby. .Charlie Fenton Lena Kellar.Edith Ochs Miss MacCullagh.Georgia Kinsey POLITY CLUB TO MEET Will Form Initial Organization Thurs day at 7:30 P. M. at Beta Theta Pi House. The initial meeting of the International Polity club will be held next Thursday evening at the Beta Theta Pi house at 7:30, to effect a preliminary organi zation. Lamar Tooze, president of the student body, who has been, instrumental in formulating interest in the new club, said, “The ^object of the club is to discuss all phases of present day vital political and international topics. “The central club originated in Eng land several years ago, but no branches were formed in the United States until 1913. They are financially backed /by Andrew Carnegie. There will be no expense to the members excepting a few cents postage. “The finest lecturers in the world are sent out without cost to the clubs. Such men as Norman Angell, editor of the Paris Mail, are obtained. “Annually, delegates from the differ ent branch clubs meet in some city. This year the convention will take place at Madison, Wis. Every club is allowed one or two representatives, whose (expenses are paid out of the Carnegie funds. No particular propaganda for; or against war, suffrage or other questions is taken up, but a thorough study is made of both sides of every proposition, “The persons that are invited to at tend the preliminary , meeting next Thursday and are there, will constitute the members of the club., One week la ter another meeting will he held at effect the permannt organization and adopt a final constitution. After this year, I think that the membership should be limited to 25 or under.” SPECIAL PRICE In Dressmaking For Dress UP Week Mrs. Wm. Rice 528, 10th Ave West Straw Hat q Day ^ May 1st Our new stock of Blum & Kock Straw Hats have just arrived and will be checked off and in stock before “Straw Hat Day/’ May 1st. Would you like to see the line before it goes in stock? If so come in today and you will have the entire line to choose from—every size in every style. Priced from $1.50 to $7.50. TRYOUTS ARE SOON DUE Falftng-Beekman Prize Orators Will Contest for Places. The preliminary tryouts for the Faii .,L ing-Beekman prize will be held in Guild hall on Saturday, May 6 at 7:00 p. m. The contestants will be limited to 800 words and all but 6 will be eliminated. The judges have not been chosen but will probably be some members of the fac ulty according to Prof. R. W. Prescott. All students who wish to enter the contest must have their names in not later than May 1. Those who have al ready signed up are: Louise Bailey, Ches ter A. Fee, Wilmot Foster, Earl Hecli art, Harold Humbert, Cleveland Simkins, Lamar Tooze,~Cloyd Dawson, Prentiss Brown and Mandell Weiss. Not all have given opt the subject of their "ora tions. 1 The Failing, prize, not to ex ceed $150, is the income from a gift made to the University by Hon. Henry Failing, of Portland. It is awarded t'o the member of the Senior class in the classical, scientific or literary course pre scribed by the University who pronounces the best original oration at the time of graduation. The Beekman prize not to exceed $100 is the income from a gift to the Univer sity by Hon. C. C. Beekman of Jackson ville and is awarded under the same con ditions as the Failing prize for the sec ond best oration. 1 ' i BRODERS BROS. FRESH, CORNED & SMOKED MEATS. 80 West Eighth. j J. W. QUACKENBUSH & SON ' HARDWARE PHONE 1057 160 9th AVE. EAST. The Varsity Barber Shop Antiseptic Don’t be afraid to get your work done here. You can’t get any infectious disease, as we keep all our tools in a steril izer when not in use. I . Students we solicit your patronage john McGuire Proprietor For the past six years at Marx Barber Shop. Hull Building ~ 11th and Alder QUICK DELIVERY GROCERY E. LEITER, Proprietor Phone 141 STAPLE LINE OF GROCERIES Mrs. A. Middleton of the University of Oregon will assist with vocal solos. The band concert will consist of eight numbers. The dancing will be espe cially good. / » Municipal Band Concert and Dance Armory, Friday, April 28 Student Tickets Admit to Concert. Dancing to Be Fifty Cents This is the last of a i series of band con certs anil dances that have been very popu lar this winter. You * will have a good time I at this final perform ance.