CLASS IN DRAMATICS
TO PM PUT
Will Present Double Bill for
First Evening’s Enter
tainment by Class.
“PIPPA PASSES” AND
“CRADLE SONG” CHOSEN
Plays Chosen Have Been Pro
duced But Pew Times by
Professionals.
By Martha Beer.
“Pippa Passes,” 'by Robert Browning,
and “The Cradle Song,” by Martinez
Sierra, are the plays which will consti
tute the double bill for the first even
ing’s entertainment offered by the class
in dramatic interpretation for the year
1916-1917. The two plays will be pre
sented in Guild hall on the evening of
October 27 and 28.
“Pippa Passes” is a play whose many
incidents are held together solely by a
little factory girl, Pippa. Although
Browning is said to have had more, na
tive dramatic ability than any English
writer since Shakespeare, “Peppa,” per
haps his best-knowTn drama, is seldom
.-.taged professionally, since it affords so
little opportunity for a star to portray
his or her talents to the exclusion of the
other members of the caste
Eor this very reason, it is considered
admirably adapted for presentation by
a class in dramatic interpretation.
The caste of characters, as announced
by Doctor Bates, who will direct the pro
duction, is as follows:
Pippa, a silk-mill worker.. Helen Bracht
Ottima . Eyla Walker
Sebald . Earl Fleischmanu
Foreign students.'.
.Messrs. Sether and Hargreaves
Gottlieb .y. Melvin Solve
Luttwyche . Earl Murphy
Schramm . Russel Fox
Jules . George Colton
Phene . Evah Hadley
Bluphocks . Clayton Baldwin
Luigi . Frances Frater
Luigi’s mother.Margaret Crosby
Poor girls .
. .Misses I’urington, Hurd and Hartley
Martinez Sierra, author of “The
Cradle Song,” is one of the most pop
ular Spanish playwrights, although he
is ns yet little known in America. His
plays have been staged rather exten
sively in Europe, and "The Cradle Song”
is at present on the repertoire of the
Theatre Francnise in Paris.
It is said to be one of the most de
lightful of Sierra’s dramas, and has
been produced in America but once be
fore. Doctor Bates staged it in Arizona
vMle he was a member of the state
university faculty there. At that time,
the role of Teresa, the lead, was played
l.v Rosahnd Bates.
The casre of the “Cradle Song” is as
follows:
The Dot:or. Ernest Watkins
Antonio . . Burt Thompson
Slsler Jut. i . Enina Wool ton
S;ster Sag-ario _ Ad-.enno Epping
Sister Maria Jesus ....Harriett Garrett
Sister Marcella . Vivien Kellems
Sister Inez . U isarnond Shaw
Sister Tornero .... Harriet Polhemus
Mother Superior .... Je lunette Calkins
Directress of Novices... Helen Glittery
^'icaresg . Bernice Lucas
Teresa . Martha Beer
fnterlude by . Helen Wilson
YELL LEADER IS SATISFIED
Dolph Says Students at Saturday Game
Had Pep. Says Practice Necessary.
Yell-leader Jack Dolph is enthusiastic
over the “pep” displayed Saturday by
his husky-throated followers. “Being
close.” he stated, “I could not tell In>w
the yells sounded, but if they were net
good it was due to the fault of the lead
ers and lack of practice, for the students
were willing to work and did work hard.
If0the same spirit prevails at rooter’s
practice Thursday, at subsequent prac
tices, and at all the games, Oregon will
surpass in yelling every college on Coe
I’acific coast.”
Dolph urges everyone to be at K in -
kaid field Thursday a* he says “i* neces
sary to make every practice yield as
much improvement as possible.”
Monsignor
Intendant
Charles Prim
Robert McNary
“0” IS DESECRATED AGAIN
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PAINTED 0. A. C. COLORS
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FROSH REPAINT EMBLEM
“Attention; Rest pails,” the straw
bosses’ voice snapped out.
The nine freshman volunteer painters
drew up with a jerk.
“Squad ready. Forward, march,”
again the command and the paint squad
was on its way, followed by 75 marching
freshmen.
The great Oregon “O” Bad been paint
ed orange and black, the colors of O. A.
C. during the night. The nine were going
to paint it back to yellow with the help
of the moral and vocal support of the
other members of the class.
The company, followed by a crowd of
sophomores, upper classmen and co-eds,
proceeded down 11th street to Willam
ette and from there to the corner of
ninth. Here the -freshmen drew up in
a large circle and gave a big “Oskie.”
From here they went to the "O” on
Skinner’s Butte.
The paint cans were opened, and the
“nine” fell to work with plenty of ad
vice and gentle hints. The work finish
ed, another “Oskie,” and the students
fled down the hill and home to supper.
It is thought by Nicholas Jaureguy,
and several members of the senior class
that the painting was done by , town
“roughs” and not by students of O, A. C.,
though these were their colors.
EXTENSION WORK GROWS
Department Has Already Greatly En
larged Its Scope This Year.
The etension work of the library has
increased very much this year, declares
M. H. Douglass, librarian, as there were
560 packages containing 1607 books nnd
periodicals mailed to different towns all
over the state during the months of
January to September, 1916, inclusive.
During the same period in 1915 there
were 394 packages containing 1068 books
sent out. Thirty books were mailed
during the week beginning with October
2, 1916.
These books go to all classes of peo
ple, teachers, ministers and club women
being the class that use these books
most. Among other classes that receive
these books are schools, other libraries,
professors, professional men. and debat
ing squads. Any responsible citizen of
Oregon may borrow books from the Uni
versity library. The postage is paid by
the library and is then refunded by the
recipients of the books. A fine of two
cents per day is charged for books kept
longer than a month. They may be re
newed for a second month if not needed
elsewhere.
At intervals lists of books on different
subjects, such as theology, education,
law, medicine, etc., are prepared and
sent to persons interested in those sub
jects. Monthly lists of new books re
ceived are sent to all who desire their
names on the mailing list. In this man
ner the University library is mnde use
ful to all the citizens of the state, and
that the opportunity is being taken is
shown by the increased circulation of
books.
Y. M. WORKER WILL VISIT
Rex Wheeler, Coming Wednesday, in
Interest of Student Volunteers.
Rex Wheeler, graduate of Yale Uni
versity, M. A. of Howard University and
former student of the language school
of the University of Nanking, will be
in Eugene on Wednesday and Thursday
in the interest of student volunteers.
Mr. Wheeler will return to China in
December for the purpose of establish
ing churches and Young Men’s Christian
associations there. The illness of his
wife necessitated bis return to America
a year ago after a residence of two years
in China. He was instructor of the
classes on China at the Scabac^ con
ference this year and according to 8.
D. Foster, general secretary of the Uni
versity. was the most popular leader
there.
Mr. Wheeler will be a guest of presi
dent P. L. Campbell, of Joe Bell, vice
president of the Y. M. C. A., Paul
Spangler, chairman at the Seaback com
mittee, James McCallum, president of
the student volunteer band, and other
members of the Seaback committee. The
members of the Seaback delegation will
meet at the Y. M. C. A. office on Thurs
day at 4 o'clock to meet Mr. Wheeler.
WRITES OF VISIT TO
OLD VILLJIRD HOME
Ada B. Milican Tells of Pleasant
Memories Recalled by
Mrs. Villard.
Wife of Henry Villard, Univer
sity’s Friend in 1880, En
tertains Westerner.
I
The following is a letter from Mrs.
Ada Millican telling of her visit with
Mrs. Fanny Garrison Villard. wi'o of
Henry Villard, at her home at Thorwood
on the Hudson last summer.
Mrs. Millican who is now living at
Prineville, Oregon is a former resident
of Eugene. She has always been a
friend of the University and deeph in
terested in the students.
Mrs. Millican lias taken an active rart
in civic affairs of the state. On several
occasions she has lobbied at Salem.
“To the alumni, students and friends
of the University of Oregon:
“As I think of the beautiful campus
of tic- University at Eugene with its
spreading oaks and ivv- covered halls my
thoughts run back to a time, many years
.go. when I stood uec n that same, out
then far different, sp i. and witnessed
the iayiug of the corner stone of Villard
heii. ± know that those buildings, wk'ch
;ve s'1' love, have memories store' away
of (ti nts that were cnee all im ' >iruu
in -'i- life of the University bit whirl,
are meaningless to tiit present gesta
tion •-f students.
"It was with these thoughts in mind
ihi»- (.tiring the last summer I visited
the home of Fanny Garrison Villard,
daughter of William Lloyd Garrison of
anti-slavery fame and widow of Henry
Villard, one time railway magnate and
foremost among the beuefaeto-s of the
University of Oregon.
“I was in New York as a delegate
from Oregon to the convention of the
National Federation of Women’s clubs.
After the strenuous days of the conven
tion a play day was set aside to allow
tin delegates to visit the many points
of interest around New York. That
morning I separated from our party,
they going to Tarrytown and I spending
the day at West Point. Imugine m.v
extreme disappointment on returning to
learn that they had been the guests at
a reception given by Mrs. Fannie Villard
and that my trip to West Point had ex
cluded me from the pleasure of meeting
that wonderful woman.
“I had heard much of Mrs. Villard in
connection with equal suffrage and had
seen her as she had occupied a place
upon the platform at the national con
vention. Accordingly I telephoned to
her and told her that I had met her
husband in Oregon many years ago, that
he had won the deepest esteem of the
people of Eugene and that 1 would be
glad to carry any message to Eugene
which she might choose to semi I was
delighted to be answered with an invita
tion to spend the day with Mrs. Villard
at her home at Thorwood.
“Thorwood, the Villard estate, is a
beautiful place situated on an eminence
overlooking the Hudson river. Mrs.
Villard drove me about the grounds and
expressed her regret that the mist—a
veritable webfoot drizzle—which was in
the air would not permit of a view of
the river. Her house was a charming
place, combining culture and art with
the warmth of home cheer.
“ ‘My husband loved Oregon,’ she said,
and then she asked me many questions
concerning my state and the University.
I spoke at length of Oregon, much to
the interest of Mrs. Villard as well as
of her grand-cbildren, who listened with
rapt attention, especially to stories of
the plains of central Oregon.
“Mrs. Villard proved to be a woman
of extraordinary accomplishment* She
is actively interested in the suffrage
movement, contributing frequently to the
New York Evening l*o$t, whp;h is owned
by the Villard family and which was rhe
offidsl organ of our national convention.
She is thu head of three women's or
ganizations and her drawing room was
seated with chairs in preparation of n
suffrage meeting.
"I told her that since the University
had a portrait of her husband that .be
women at Oregon would be glad to have
one of herself. Then she graciously pre
sented me with one to give the Univer
sity.
"Upon parting she presented me with
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LOWELL TO LECTURE
HERE ON OCTOBER 13
World Famous Astronomer on
Tour of the Pacific
Northwest.
Will Give Address on “The Far
Horizon of Science,”
October 13.
Dr. Percival Lowell, who is to bo the
next noted man to address an assembly
at Villard hall, is to appear on the even
ing of October 13, and will lecture on
“The Far Horizon of Science.’’ Mr.
Lowell is a well known author and
scientist, rad is a brother of President
Abbot. Lawerence Lowell of Harvard
university. It was for an earlier mem
ber of this family that Lowell, Mass.,
was named.
In 1876, Mr. Lowell was graduated
from Harvard ns A. B., cum laude, and
reecived the degree of L.L.D. from Am
herst in 1907. He accumulated a fortune
from manufacturing industries in Massa
chusetts, which enabled him to establish
his own observatory at Flagstaff, Ari
zona.
In 1906 he published “Mars and Its
Canals,” in which he sets forth his ideas
in regard to its probable habitation. His
conclusions are based upon personal ob
servations. It was Mr. Lowell who con
cluded that Mars, due to its climate, is
the only other inhabited planet. Among
pictures taken of the planet are those
which show dark streaks, like water,
running to or from a central point.
These streaks are seen only at stated
intervals, and are probably canals which
are filled during seasons which corre
spond to our spring and summer. The
dark streaks are ^mphisized, he be
lieves, by foliage and are only present
during the periods of moisture.
Among the books Mr. Lowell has pub
lished are Chason, The Soul of the Far
East, Noto, Occult Japan, Mars, Mars
and Its Canals, Mars, Annals of the
Lowell Observatory, The Solar System,
and numerous contributions to learned
societies. He is a fellow of the Ameri
can Academy of Arts and Sciences, and
a non-resident professor of astronomy at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy.
Mr. aud Mrs. Lowell are touring the
west, and while upon this trip he offered
to lecture to the colleges and universi
ties on the Pacific coast. The lecture
will be free.
TO TEACH SIGHT SINGING
Weekly Class for Men Will Be Formed
by Mrs. Rose Powell.
A class in sight singing will be formed
under the direction of Mrs. Rose Powell,
teacher of methods in public school mus
ic, at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Oc
tober 17, in thlf r citnl hall of the scnool
< * music. This class will be open to
men only.
Here is a splendid chance, according
to Dean Lyman, to learn enough about
the reading of vocal music to make the
/•let club. ‘‘Two men who took this
cm rse last year were able to make the
glee this fall,” Bays Mr. Lyman.
A similar class for girls is being held
on Mondays at ten in the same place.
Addit;onal classes may be formed if
there is sufficient demand. There is
no preparation required, no tuition
charged and no credit given. Mrs.
Powell requests that applications be
made as soon as possible.
MISS UPLEGER RETURNS
Will Resume Her Duties as Reference
Librarian at University.
Margaret C. I'pleger, of the reference
nnd periodical department in tfie Uni
versity library, returned Wednesday
from Portland where for some time she
was a patient at the Portland Convales
cence hospital. Miss Upleger has recov
ered from her nervous trouble and is
again ready to help students in findng
information on any subject.
Miss Upleger made a practice last year
of keeping a record of various subjects
concerning which information was asked.
This record is a curious eollection of
topics from ‘‘A Walking Trip to Coos
Ray” to “Futurism” nnd “Music for
Shakespeare's Under the Greenwood
Tree.’
BASKETBALL IS UP AGAIN
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FLUNKING SENIOR, BEWARE
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CONSIDER DANCE PETITION
The fate of inter-collegiate basket
ball again rests in the bauds of a faculty
committee. The faculty committee on
athletics, which is composed of the
faculty members of the athletic council,
namely, H. C. Ilowe, chairman, C. V.
Dyinent and Hugo Bezdek, was given
the question for consideration at the
faculty meeting Thursday afternoon. No
Tesults may be expected for sometime
because a special meeting of the faculty
is not likely to occur soon.
Petitions bearing the signatures of
almost 700 students were presented.
These were referred to the same co n
mittee which will probably report at the
November meeting.
“The faculty seems to be entirely
sympathetic with any movement,” said
Secretary Onthank, in spenking of stu
dent dances, “which will tend to increase
democratic spirit as this movement for
student dances seems to tend toward.”
The petition, was referred to the social
affairs committee, which will be appoint
ed soon. Since then, the faculty seems
to have taken n favorable attitude to
ward student dances in the light of their
Drobable effect upon the dances given
in pliblic halls of Eugene.
No more will the senior hanging just
over the bring of flunking be able to
resurrect high school credits in excess
of his admission requirements and apply
them toward graduation. This is the
edict of the faculty. That excess ma
triculation credits which students present
at entrance, if they are to be used to
ward graduation must be presented be
fore the end of the sophomore year. The
action was taken because of the con
fusion caused by students waiting until
their senior year to make application for
this privilege. • ’* "
300 MORE BOOKS RECEIVED
Text Book Collection Will Be Used by
Prospective Tea hers.
A recent addition to the text book col
lection at the library is a gift of .'100
volumes by W. 11. Dempster, who was
former principal of the Eugene central
school. He recently moved to Port
land. There have also been other text
book gifts by Dr. 11. D. Seheldon and
professors E. E. DeCou and .1. F. Bo
vard.
The purpose of this collection is to
enable the prospective teachers as well
as the students, to judge the relative
values of different text books on a given
subject. I>r. Sheldon, dean of the school
of education, is of the opinion that this
collection should be composed of text
books out of use as well ns of recent
ones, as this gives one a broader knowl
edge of text books.
The majority of the volumes which
Mr. Dempster gave are of historic value,
most of them being in use twenty years
ago. Those which Dr. Sheldon nnd pro
fessors DeCou and Bovard gave, how
ever, are more recent.
CONTRIBUTE $100 TO FUND
Woman's League Makes Pledge for the
Year for Woman’s Building.
One hundred dollars was added to the
fund for the Woman’s building yester
day afternoon when the Woman's League
of the University of Oregon pledged that
amount ns the minimum of their con
tribution for the year. Although it has
been the custom of Woman’s League
during the last four years to appropriate
a similar amount to this fund, no defi
nite pledge has been made until this
year.
Itealizing that a pledge of this kind
might serve as the necessary inspira
tion to other organizations over the
state, the lengue decided to specify the
nmount of its donation, nnd to contribute
ns much more as can be spared from the
treasury from time to time.
The league has secured the promise
of Charlotte Banfield, who holds a pro
fessional diplomu from Mrs. Gillespie’s
School of Expression in Portland, to
read Israel Zangwill's “Melting Pot” at
an early date. Miss Banfield has taught
in the Gillespie school three years and
has given readings in Portland nnd the
neighboring towns. She is now a junior
at the University of Oregon and has
consented to give this entertainment un
der the auspices of the Woman’s League
as a benefit for the Woman’s building.
BEKS MACHINE
HOT UP TO NOTCH
Saturday’s Game No Cause for
Great Joy, Says The
Emerald Critic.
VARSITY HAS HEAVY
SEASON TO WEATHER
Fans Cannot Expect an Easy
Victory Over Washington
and California. ;
Jimmy Sheehy.
With only the memory of the myriad
of touchdowns nnd goal kicks lingering
in their minds as a result of the varsity's
near three-figured victory over the help
less Willinmette eleven, fandom has
settled hack in its easy chair contented
and satisfied that the lemmon-yellow is
the "best ever." ,
But there is little joy or cause for
any outbursts of glee. Bczedek's ma
chine made mistakes nnd plenty of them.
Not discounting their long-drnwnout,
tiresome, running victory over the
Methodists, not discounting the feat of
piling up 97 markers in some 00 min
utes of playing time, it must be added
that they were far from being perfect
in team organization nnd play.
Willamette's utter inability to cope
with the varsity leaves the status of the
Oregon eleven in the air. They might as
well have taken on any one of the near
by high schools nnd received more op
position than they got Saturday.
At times the lemmon-yellow seemed
to work with well-night machine pre
cision, and looked unbeatable. Again in
sports the play was ragged, with "sins of
omission and commission” much in evi
dence, The interference, upon which
depends the success or failure of Bez
dek’s system, was far from being ns
compact and solid as it must be to fool
the heavy conference teams. Slowness
of action and some glaring fumbles mar
red their work.
While the Salemites were panting in
rapid breaths in constant pursuit of the
varsity hacks, who in turn were winded
in their races uf> and down the field, some
three scouts from the enemies camps
watched the fun with more than passing
interest. California saw fit to send a
man SCO miles to view Oregon in action.
Conch Knickerbocker of Multnomah club
and Assistant Coach McClung of O. A.
C., through the kindness of one Hugo
Bezdek, watched the struggle from the
bench.
(>. A. C. made good nn <‘iir!ier pre
diction in these columns by decisively
trimming Idaho 2G to 0 in the latter’s
backyard. Coach Pipnl used severnl of
his rookie stars and had little trouble
in swamping the Moscowites. Evident
ly the Aggies have added some polish and
team play after their sorry showing
against the untrained Multnomah club
men the week before at Corvallis. Next
Saturday the orange and black faces
Diet’;? champion Washington State ma
chine at Pullman. On paper O. A. C.
is due for a four touchdown beating,
despite the Stater's one point defeat at
the hands of their alumni.
Conch Andy Smith and Eddie Malian
have worked wonders with the green but
husky California squad. One thing is
certain that the blue and gold will
know the Tudiments of the game, a
phase that was so sadly lacking in their
last year’s makeup. They wholloped the
Originals of San Francisco lately by a
14 to 0 score.
.T. "Jumper” Johnson, a California
alumnus, made the statement in a late
issue of the Roseburg Times that Ore
gon would bn sadly fooled if she ex
pected nn easy victory over the Califor
nians on October 21. Johnson recently
spent severnl weeks in Berkeley and
had ample opportunity to view the var
sity in its workouts. “They have over
100 men out for the team and have been
running roughshod over their opponents.”
said Johnson. “Oregon is in line for
a big surprise if she epects to have a
soft time of it with California.” Ernie
Vosper, who attended Oregon for three
years, backed up Johnson's assertions
in a recent letter to Coach Bezdek.
The lcmrnon-yellow is now turning its
attention to the Multnomah game, which
is on the boards for next Saturday. The
clubmen have ordered nightly practice
the coming week in nn effort to with
stand Bezdek’s machine.
Luckily the boys came through the
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