Theta Sigma Phi—Woman’s Edition
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OREGON
OFFICIAL ORGAN
EMERALD
OF STUDENT BODY
VOL. 17.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1916.
NO. 82.
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1THEATRE IS CROWDED
^Arizona” Never Loses Atten
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Eugene Says Critic.
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When the seniors decided to stage
“Arizona” as their class play, they
found themselves in a quandary.
The play calls for an unscrupulous
villain of the deepest dye.
The senior class couldn’t find a
satisfactory villain within its ranks.
Gloom prevailed.
Bob Earl, a junior, who played a
heavy lead in the “Fortune
Hunter," was asked to assume the
role of villain. Bob acquiesced, and
came to the rescue of the distract
ed Seniors.
This is why the Senior play had
such a convincing villain.
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(By Martha Beer.)
James Mott, dramatic coach, added
Another feather to his war-bonnet last
(Bight when the seniors played “Arizona”
to an audience of students and guests
jwhich taxed the Eugene theatre to its
Capacity. It was a memorable perform
ance, and it may safely be said that
the play was without exception, the
smoothest amateur performance ever
Staged in Eugene. The play started with
lots of “zaz” and from the initial rise
of the curtain, to its fall after the last
act, the interest of the audience never
■Wavered for one moment.
Several scenes stood out prominently
|for their remarkable intensity and feel
ing.. Special mention should be made of
the love scenes between Bonita and Lieu
tenant Denton, the love scene of Lena
end Tony, the scene between Estrella,
Denton and Colonel Bonham in the
eecond act, and Estrella’s confession at
the last of the play.
' The University is going to lose an
Ideal leading man when Merlin Batley is
graduated. This is the first time he has
even been given a chance to demonstrate
his ability in a serious part. His soldi
ery bearing and boyish love-making, were
refreshing and convincing.
Rita Fraley’s work as Bonita was
One of the most delightful renditions
»ver given in Eugene by anyone, profes
sional or otherwise. She did comedy and
tragedy equally well and Bonita’s person
ality will never be forgotton by any one
tvho saw Miss Fraley’s work last night.
Esther Chalmers, as Estrella Bonham
tiad perhaps the most difficult feminine
frole. Her work demanded emotional act
ing and she sustained her character ad
mirably.
Earl Bronaugh’s work as the jealous
husband was convincing. His acting when
he found his wife alone with Denton
Was strongly done, but he deserves the
greatest praise for his response to
(Estrella in the last act. At first he was
intensely jealous, but as the speech
progressed, he softened, and when
Estrella finished her confession, only long
years of self-restraint prevented his
breaking down entirely.
Probably one of the choicest bits of
characterisations was that of Robert
Earl in the thankless part of Hodgman,
the villain. He was virile and made the
jnost of his opportunities.
Tony Mostano was one of the most
atriking presentations of the evening.
Mondell Weiss understood his character
perfectly and played the part with in
tense feeling. HiB singing was much
enjoyed by the audience and his love
gcene with Lena Kellar was heartily ap
plauded.
Edith Ochs as Lena Kellar, his sweet
heart played up to Weiss well. As soon
M Tony appeared on the scene, her
actions showed clearly that she was ‘‘in
terested” in him.
Clark Burgard who, with Earl
BTonaugh, opened the play, showed
iraces of amateurishness at first, but he
looked the part and had lots of energy,
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♦ THETA SIGMA PHI ELECTS ♦
♦ EMMA WOOTTON, ♦
♦ CLYTIE HALL, ♦
♦ ROBERTA £ILLAM, ♦
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Wanted Results;
Stuck Dean E. W.
Four-Year-Old Miss Does What
No Journalism Student
Has Done.
The other day Dean E. W. Allen of the
school of journalism, was entertaining a
lady caller in his lair. She was Miss
Elizabeth Rebec, upwards of four years
old. He was entertaining her because
her father, Dr. George Rebec, immersed
in philosophical thoughts, had fo^otten
that daughters existed and had gone
home to dinner without her. So Dean
Allen was showing her about. She ob
served the print shop gravely.
“This is what we make books with,”
he explained, indicating the job press.
“Books,” he repeated, putting on the
power and letting the jobber roar up a
few revolutions.
The machine slowed down. She wait
ed. “Where is the book?” she demand
ed. Stumped!—an effect which the first
journalism student has yet to produce
with “Erie/’
New Named Wished on Emer
ald Sanctum in tue School
of Journalism.
Cubby Hole! Sounds like a comfy,
newlyweddy nook by the edge of the
roaring surf. But it’s not as it sounds.
After weeks of deliberation, wakeful
nights and hypochondriachal days, the
name was chosen.
But now for the grand sclt'-tionl
Everyone is familiar with the under
ground room where cubs and scoops,
geniuses and would-be’s assemble to
write and re-write the stuff that is ped
dled out to the Emerald readers. It is
the rendezvous of journalistic spirits—
the inspiratory of the successful news
paper man and woman. The bare brick
walls, the paper-littered table, the scrap
covered floor all add their mite.
There was but one dissenting voice in
the choice of the name. “Sounds too
comfy,” growled Ed Harwood, one of the
blood-sweating copy readers. “It won’t
be long before aesthetic professors and
moony lovers will call it their own.”
PniNEVlUf ISDEBJITE
CHAMPION OF STATE
Team Wins Finals From Jeffer
son Last Night by 2 to
1 Decision.
The Prineville high school debating
team defeated that of Jefferson high
school by a two to one decision last
night in Guild hall, thus securing the
state championship. Both Prineville
and Jefferson had defeated seven other
schools before entering this contest.
The question was “Resolved: that the
United States should adopt the essential
features of the Swiss military training
and service.” The whole debate hinged
on the interpretation of the word “essen
tial.”
The Prineville debaters were Orville
Ramsey and W. Taney. Jefferson was
represented by Marshall, Armstrong and
Milton Mason. Father O'Hara, William
A. Marshall, and George Naylor were
judges.
After the debate, a reception for the
high school representatives and their
friends .was given in the men’s dormitory.
CUES, MUSIC. LI6HT
JUDGES. JUU A CROIM):
ANIHUL WATER FETE
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Raceway Is Reviewing Stand
for Pageant of 16 Floats En
tered by Organizations.
THE “MERUIT MS PRIZE
“White Swan” Second, Then
“Political Bug;” Honorable
Mention Given to 3 Others.
“Broad wacer-Iilies lay tremulously,
And a tarry river-buds glimmered by,
And around them the soft stream did
glide and dance
With a motion of sweet sound and radi
ance.”
The mill-race was a veritable fairy
land as it mirrored festoons of bright
lights that shone on the “Baby Queen"
of the Junior class Thursday evening,
when littie Miss Dorothy Shockley, at
tended by Miss Mildred Brown and Miss
Bernice Perldns, formally ushered in
the second annual water fete. Among
the sixteen canoes that took part, that of
the Ku.ya Alphn Theta fraternity re
ceived the first prize. This was a large
water lily whose yellow petals and green
leaves spread and cowered tile canoe. In
Its center was the queen of the water
lilies, framed with bright lights.
"The WStte Swan," tae Delta Delta
Delta canoe, won second place. It was
wholly In whits. From the swan
at the bow ribbons trretched to a
maiden, dressed in white who sprinkled
snowball blossoms on the water.
Sigma Chi fraternity received the third
prize with their ’’Political Bug,” which
was an immense gold and black spider
with quivering feelers and legs.
The “Frogs,” a float that represented
a woodland scene with its toadstool
under which sat six frogs, (that, plunged
into the water, received one of the three
honorable mentions given.
The “Beach at Wai-kDkl" disclosed
four Hawoiians under their huts and
around a blazing bon-fire, with the music
of their eukeleles. This float by Phi
Delta Theta, together with the “Jan
anese Garden,” was also given honorable
mention. Under a pergola with its yel
low lanterns and wisteria blossoms was
a pool on the mossy bank of which sat
an oriental maid. The garden was en
tered by Chi Omega.
One feature of the evening was the
spectacular high dive of John McMurray
from the roof of the race-way, which had
place as reviewing stand. In a mass of
flames Mr. McMurray dove into the race
leaving behind him a trail of fire. Mr.
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Was Real Editor;
Only 22, at That
Edison Marshall, Ex-’17, Gave
Up City Editorship at Klam
ath Falls to Wield Pen.
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What does it feel like to be a real live
city editor of a real live paper at the
tender age of twenty-two? If you want
to know, ask Edison Marshall, ex-’17,
who is here for a two weeks visit with
his Delta brothers.
Marshall was the oity editory of the
Klamath Falls Herald until hist January,
I when he gave up this work t© devote his
{ time to wieldig the literary pen at Med
i ford, Oregon. It seams to have been
j worth his while, too, for he h as just sold
a story, "The Missing Seventeen,” to
I the “Saturday Evening Posit,” and the
price he got for it was so bid that he’s
afraid to have it appear in print. Mar
shall was first a cub reporter and later
feature editor of thft Bmerjld while in.
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♦ MARTHA BEER ♦
♦ FRANCES SHOEMAKER ♦
♦ ANN HALES ♦
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Frosh Headgear
Goes Up in Smoke
Unsentimental Babes Don’t
Mind; Appear With Straw
Covered Domes.
We shall meet but we shall miss ’em.
Those green marks of—not servitude—
says Cleve Simpkins, speeler for the oc
casion, but of distinction—were sacrificed,
to a barrel of flame at 2:15 this after
noon. The sacrifieal pee-rade was head
ed by Burns, frosh president. Death
knells were sounded on drums in the
capable hands of A1 Holman and Ken
Farley.
Cleve Simpkins gave a few last words:
“It is a distinction to wear a green cap.
It not only marks you as a freshman, but
a freshman in the University of Oregon.”
And before the last tongues of fire had
blotted out all memory of green caps—
the unsentimental Aladdins nppeared
with straw-covered domes.
FROSHJaM, AVOIDS
GIRLS FOR 24 WEEKS
Woman’s Edition Publishes to
World Story of Fortitude of
Lakeview Lad.
Wonder of all venders! James Bur
gess, a freshmen from Lake View, has
only four weeks between him and the
winning of a firo-dollar bet. His friends
are almost ready to bet on
whether he will come out of it the same
man, for this bet happens to be a par
ticularly difficult one to keep.
Listen, the foolish youth agreed never
to be seen going with a girl for twenty
eight weeks Including Christmas vacation
and other holidays. The bet was made
at a dinner and has been kept faithfully
up to this time.
Bathtub! Bathtub!
Who Has the Bed
Hosts Have Merry Chase; Even
Seniors Can Find No
Bunks.
A mammoth pile of mntresses support
ed on two legs ascended the steps of
the Sigma Nu house late yesterday after
noon. It wavered on its support; it al
most tumbled. Painfully it see-sawed up
the last of the flight of stairs and a
muffled voice came from out of its depths.
“Hey, you, bring that wad of blankets
up to the third floor. We need them worst
up there.” Then George Colton moved on
up the next flight.
Delta Taus are having such a lively
time with four men in a bed that they
declare thnt the strain is so great on the
coverings that they have all turned to
crazy quilts.
Eddie Marshall, the noted author, slept
in the bath tub until he was forcibly re
moved at the early hour of 10 this morn
iug. Moose Muirhead, Fred Packwood
Vic Chambers and ltus Ralston were as
signed to the same bed but as there was
only room enough for three in it, they
took turns rooling off and walking around
to the other side to shove someone else
over. What little sleep the boys got was
during their progress across the mattress.
Cloyd Dawson and Grant Schaffncr
found there was not room enough even
for seniors at the Iota Chi bouse so they
spent most of the night walking from one
side of the town to another hunting
either a vacant or only prartially illed
bed. Shortly Phillips and Clayton Bald
win took two chairs and an automobile
robe and snuggled up on the improvised
cot. Alvin Wievesick chose the floor and
tw$rotb«r frosh went up the roof.
! LEMON YELLOW WINS
TO TONE OF 71-BO
Aggie Track Team Outdistanced
From First; Oregon Once
20 Points Ahead.
FEE SMASHES TWO RECORDS
Muirhead and Fee Tie for In
dividual Poin'i Winners;
Each Get 17.
Seventy -one to sixty wns the time of
the drubbing Oregon gave O. A. C. track
team Friday. Tho lemon yellow drew a
comfortable lead at the outset, and held
it all through the meet, at one time be
ing nearly 20 points ahead.
Chet Fee was the stellar attraction in
the meet. He established a new North
west polevnult record, clearing the bar
at 12 feet 4% inches, the previous record
being 12 feet, 3% inches, and broke
the Oregon record for the javelin throw,
making a new one of 173 feet, 0 inches.
Fee and Muirhead tied for individual
point winners, both annexing 17.
Coleman, the Aggie miler nosed out
Bolding of Oregon by a scant four feet
in the first race of the afternoon. Lang
ley led the field for the first half, but
Holding took the pole at the three-qunr
ter mark. Coleman and Holding fought
i|ieek and neck down the straightaway but
the orange and black, by a burst of
tipeed, bent the Oregon athlete to tho
tape. The time was 4:27 2-5. Tillery fin
ished third.
Chet Foe annexed his first five points
ill the shotput, throwing the iron ball 40
feet 7% inches. Furncy tied with Foster,
O. A. O., for third place and in the
throwoff, Foster won by a heave of 40
feet, 5 Inches; Johnson of O. A. C., took
second place.
Oscar Goreczky won the 100-yard
dnsh from a field of six starters in the
fast time of 10 seconds flat; Peacock
came in second and ICadderly of O. A. C.,
third.
In the 440-yard dash, Wilson and
Stuub of Oregon fought neck and neck
to the far turn witli Kndderly and An
derson of O. A. 0., running Htrong. Knd
derly pnssed Wilson at the far turn and
ran ensily the last ten yards, winning
without effort. Anderson nlso pulled
ahead of Stub and finished an easy third.
Time was 51:1.
In the pole vault, Fee, the versatile
and all-round athleto, easily won his
event and set the new Northwest record.
Metzger of O. A. O. was second, with
11 feet, and Watkins of Oregon, third.
Sutherland, O. A. C.’s. best vaulter was
out of the meet due to injuries received
In the Far Western meet. Since then he
ljas been unable to clear 10 feet.
Moose Muirhead skipped over the high
Sticks in easy fashion and romped in
winner, with yards to spare. Chet Fee
finished second, but was disqualified for
knocking down three huTdles. Straughn
and Milton of O. A. C. finished in the or
der named. The time was 15 8-5 seconds.
Bostwick of Oregon won bis O in the
lpng grind of the two-mile, beating
Coleman of O. A. C. by over .‘>00 yards.
Van Buskirk of the Aggies finished third.
Time was 9 minutes, 46 seconds.
Peacock and Goreczky reversed their
order in the 220-yard dnsh, the former
showing a greater burst of speed, and
winning over Goreczky in 22 4-10 sec
onds. Kndderly, the Aggie captain, ran a
strong third.
“Cotton” Nelson, holder of the pres
ent northwest record of 1 m:nute 57 1-5
seconds in the 880-yard run finished in
2 minutes 2-5 seconds. Nelson’s return to
form was gratifying to the Oregon faces,
as he had been on the shelf all season
with an acute attack of throat trouble.
Coletnnn, the Aggie “iron” man, grabbed
second from Montague, who finished
third.
Cole, O. A. C., won first in the discus,
Bartlett, TJ. of O., took second place, and
Punk, O. A. C., third. Distance 137.1.
Bryant of the orange and black won
the high jump, at 5 feet 10 inches. Muir
head and Flugall, O. A. G'., took second
and third places.
Flugall, O. A. C., jumped 20 feet 1014
inches in the broad jump, taking first
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Jefferson High Leads With 27
Points; Columbia Next
With 19.
FRANKLIN THIRD WITH 18
Murphy, Columbia, Breaks
Broad Jump Record ;Spearow
of Lincoln, Pole Vault.
Two records wore smashed and one
tied in the sixth annual interscholastic
track meet this afternoon.
Johnny Murphy, the blonde athlete
from Columbia University set a new rec
ord in tho broad jump for interscholastic
meets when he cleared the bar at 0.
Murphy bent “Moose” Muirhead’s former
state record of B feet 101./% Inches. Det
mering of Dayton and Spearow of Lin
coln grabbed second and third places.
The second record was broken by Ralph
Spearow, of Lincoln. lie netted a new
northwest interscholastic record in the
polevault when he easily cleared tha bar
at 11 feet 0V& inches,
faooks of Jefferson tied the 100 yard
dash northwest record, making it in 10
1-6. Bessel, of Jefferson got second. In
the mile run Keopp, of Eugene romped
home a winner ahead of Fieke of Lin
ed, in 4 min. 40 sec. Both athletes
struggled neck and neck. Keopp winning
by a scant yard.
Big Perry of St. Helens sprang a sur
prise in the shotput by beuting Devon
shire of Columbia 45 feet 11 3-4 inches.
Parsons of Washington, brother of John
ny Parsons, took third place.
Freckles Springer of Jefferson won
the century in the 440-yard dash when
he led a field of 23 starters to the tape
in the fast time of 53 seconds. Collins of
Franklin ran a good second with Fruit of
Salem, grabbing third money.
First place in the 120-yard hurdles
was won by Carl Knudson of Lincoln
high. He scampered over the obstacles
ahead of Malone of Columbia and Berkie
of Jefferson.
In the discus Davis, coach Admiral
Dewey’s Franklin protege, tossed the
(irecian platter 115 feet and took first
place over Devonshire of Columbia. Per
ry of 8t. Helens wus third with a heave
of 105 1-5 feet.
Mulkey, of Monmouth, stretched out
long enough to win the broad with a leap
of 21 Vb feet % inch. Foster of John
Day and Merchant of Marshfield, land
ed second und third.
Abbott of Columbia in 2:01 2-5 nosed
in ahead of Springer of Jefferson and
Kocpp of Eugene in the 880-yard dash.
Springer couldn’t stand the gaff and
fainted at the tape, securing his three
points, however.
Malme of Columbia, won first place
in the 220 high hurdles in 127 3-5. Wil
liamasox of Medford and Wilcox of Jef
ferson.
The totals at 4:80 were.
First place, Mickey, Monmouth | sec
ond, Johnston of Washington high; third
Merchant of Marshfield.
Mickey made 147 feet.
Snook of Jefferson was first in ths
220 dash, making it in 23 4-5.
Hessler and Thayer both of Jeffer
son high second and third place res-!
pectively.
14; Franklin, 8; St. Helens, 0.
Columbia, 10; Jefferson, 27; Lincoln,
14; Franklin, 18; St. Helens, 6.
VESPER SERVICES TOMORROW.
Vesper services with music by the
combined glee clubs will be held at 4:30
in Villard hull. Father O’Hara of the
Catholic church of Portland, is the
speaker.
The latest structure to be added to
the University is the new Educational
building on the corner of Kincaid and T
hirteenth streets. The building, which is
to cost $40,000, is expected to be compl
•ted by, September,!,