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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1917)
PUHS FOP PHUT l PROGRESS MPIDLY Will Be Produced Friday Before Commencement if Possible. Professors Reddie and Thacher Are Working Out Details of Program. Plans for the Oregon Pageant, which was scheduled for last spring but which did not take place because it was found impossible to produce it as it was con ceived, are now maturing at a rate which, according to Professor W. F. G. Thach er, business manager of the pageant, will insure its success. Professor A. F. xteddie, head of the department of public speaking, who is director in chief of the pageant, return ed last week for the express purpose of being here a month eally to have that time to devote to the pageant without the j interruption of class work. The pageant will take the place of the commencement play u the commencement program. The pageant is intended to be presented the Friday night before com mencement and it has been arranged so that it can be postponed to the following Saturday or Monday night without ser iously conflicting with other events in case of unfavorable weather. The scenario of the pageant was pre pared by I>r. E. S. Ba es. head of the department of rhetoric, and the book was prepared under the direction of ihe same department. In addition to Dr. Bates’ products it contains contributions from members of the faculty and student body. ► The original plan was to present the pageant on the campus southwest of Deady hall but the cost of erecting bleachers was considered too great and it was decided that it would be cheap er to build a background of greenery on Kincaid Field and use the seating capa city of the present arrangement. If the new athletic field is constructed the pageant will probably be the last of ficial use of Kin -am field. The cast for the presentation has not yet be *n appointed, but is now under consideration. The music is being com posed at the present time under the di rection of the school music and the musical program will probably involve the use of both men’s and women’s glee clubs. Dancing choruses are being prepared i -under the direction >f the department of ! physical culture and some of the dances are already designed. According to Professor Thacher there will be upwards of 400 people take part in the production. The spectacle is plia-nef. to start shortly before twilight, and carried through twilight—making use of the change of light—and completed by arti ficial light. Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, of Dallas, is godmother of the pageant, and it is really due to her interest nd enthusiasm that it will be produced. She really originated the idea and stimulated the interest to carry it tliough, savs Proessor Thacher. In regard to student body interest Professor Thacher aid, "Last year the student 'body showed a great deal of in terest in the pageant and if is hoped by those who have the production in hand that the students will get behind it and do all in their power to make it a success. Let every letter home contain an enthusiastic mention of the pageant.” I KEEP TRACK OF MONEY Thirty Account Books Given Girls; More Orders Placed. Says Dean Fox. Thirty account books have been placed among the girls on th ? campus and orders are in for more, according to Dean Eliza beth Fox. Miss Fox thinks that each girl should keep an exact account of all money received, whether by work or by allowance, and all money expended for any purpose. "1 want them to make money pay toll as it slips through their fingers,” she i said, and so is advocating this method | of watching expenditures. The books have places for items of j money received with the date, and for 1 money p-aid out. /■ “Thrift means living a balanced life,” V says the account book, and Dean Fox is of the opinion that if these books are watched, less money will be spent for living expenses. FINALS BEGIN JANUARY 29 * # « « WILL LAST THROUGH WEEK « # * * SCHEDULES TO BE OUT SOON Schedule sheets for the final examin ations will be out shortly after the fin al meeting of the examination board next Thursday, January IS. One set of sched ules has already been made out but ow ing to several objections, the board will reconsider the matt -r at their next meeting. It is certain, however, that ex aminations will begin on Monday, Jan uary 29 and continue for four or five days. As usual, each examination will last two hours. A committee with Pro fessor Boynton as chairman has been appointed to look after the general man ner of conducting the examinations. 150 ATTEND RECEPTION Tirza Dinsdale, New Y. W. Secretary, Is Guest of Honor at Bungalow. One hundred and fifty co-eds, faculty women and townsladies attended the re ception Wednesday in the Bungalow giv en for Miss Tirza Dinsdale, new Y. W. C. A. seen tary who arrived from Galena, Illinois, Monday to take up her duties at Oregon. The Bungalow was decorated with hanging baskets of honeysuckle and flowers. Members of the advisory board assist ed with the receiving and pouring. Dur ing the af.ernoon those in the receiving line were: Louise Allen, president of the Y. W. C. A., Miss Dinsdale. Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Dean Elizabeth Fox, Mrs. K. W. Onthank, association secre tary for th > past semester, Mrs. I). W. Morton, Mrs. F. L. Chambers. Mrs. E. L. Knapp, Mrs. E. S. Luckey, Mrs. C. II. Edmondson, Mrs. J. M. Miller, Mrs. It. T. Burnett. Mrs. Donald Young, Mrs. E. C. Bobbins, Mrs. W. C. Yornn, and Miss Mary Watson. Music for the afternoon was furnish ed by Mamie Gillette and Leah Perkins, in a duet; Margaret Spangler, a solo; Dorothy Dunniway, a piano selection and Alive Van der Sluis a violin solo. The ladies of Eugene were given spec ial invitations and a lottery was conduct ed for the faculty women and co-ods. The Y. W. C. A. committee in charge of the affair was Helene DeLano, chair man: Dorothy Collier and Helen Bren ton. The serving was in charge of Harriett Garrett, assisted by Caroline Alexander, Essie Maguire, Frances Garrett and Genevieve Keller. Kate Flegal had charge of the decor ations and was assisted by Frances Gar rett. MEW CLASS TO BE FORMED Reddie Will Form Class ir. Dramatic In terpretation for Freshman. A class in dramatic interpretation for freshmen will be given during the second semester by A. F. Reddie, professor of dramatic interpretation. “This class will deal with the elementary parts of the work, which are ordinarily not acquired until actual work in plays is being done. This is a great handicap, as we will in struct the beginners in stage manage ment, stage lighting, voice training, stage bearing, and other things which are very essential.” stated Professor Reddie. By having the students taking the less important parts well-trained, the more advanced actors will be g'ven an oppor tunity for better acting, said Professor Reddie. This course, which is the basis for the whole three year course in dra matic interpretation, will be given on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 p. m. in Guild hall. Three semester hours credit will be given for the work. VOLUNTEERS MEET JAN. 17 Five of Organization Have Announced Intenticn of Entering Mission Field. The University student volunteers will meet Wednesday evening January 17. at d o’clock in the V. W. C. A. bungalow. After dinner a business and devotional meeting will be held, after which Rev. Madden will speak on missionary work in Japan. Rev. Madden recently returned for a short visit from Japan where he has been doing mission work. Five students have volunteered tb year to give their life work to the nos sion work, says Clinton Tkienes, pres dent of the volunteers. i"TIE LI CORPSE" IS WEULRECEIVED Breezy French Farce Produced Last Night by Campus Players. $80.00, Half of Proceeds, Turned Over to Foot ball Fund. (Charlotte Bonfield) The Campus Players were seen to splendid advantage last night at the Eu gene theatre, where they provided the French comedy “The Live Corpse.” This breezy comedy in three acts was written by Alfred Hernant and the pre sentation under the direction of l>r. E. S. Bates was complete in detail. Ernest Watkins, as the “inventive” young reporter and playwright, Bob Ransome, whose scheme to gain fame really caused all the trouble, handled his role with naturalness and ease and was clever in his blending of “business” and lines. Rosalind Bates as the wife of Edgar Sterling, a close friend of Ransome, was splendid and later, disguised as an Ital ian flower girl, gave a charming hit of character work. Earl Pleischman's interpretation of the husband was commendable. The role of Mrs. Ford “of the organiz ed charity workers”, was well handled by Eyla Walker. Miss Walker’s voice and enunciation were clear and her char acterization of the middle-aged charity worker was dignified. Martha Beer as her daughter. Ethel, was attractive. Some clever character work was shown in tiie role of Lucy the maid, handled by Rosamond Shaw. Cleveland Simpkins in bis role of jailer showed consistent char acter work and appeared much at ease. The other members of the cast were likewise well suited to their parts and all deserve commendation. The University orchestra, with Miss Forbes directing, furnished some splen did incidental music. The proceeds of the production are to help buy gold foot halls for the mem bers of the Championship football team. PLAY ADDS $80 TO FUND Eighty dollars wa., added to the gold football emblem fund for the Oregon championship team, according to Georbe T. Colton, manager of the “The Live Corpse”, which was produced by the Campus Players at the Eugene theatre last night. The money was turned over to Ernest Watkins, chairman of the trophy com mittee appointed by Nicholas duareguy, this morning, and will bring the fund to $90, as there was a small balance left over from the rally dance at the Armory last Monday night. "While this is sufficient money to pur chase the 15 proposed gold football em blems, we want to get the best that can be secured for the team which has made Oregon famous. The committee is now working on a plan to either give a dance in the near future, or some other entertainment, which will still further swell the fund,” said Ernest Watkins. Over 400 people saw the benefit show last night. The members of the football team were the honor guests of the per formance, and occupied the six boxes at the theatre. One of the drawing cards of the show was the presence of the University 20 piece orchestra, under the direction of Miss Forbes. SWIMMING MEET FOR ALL 0. A. C.-Oregon Contest Opsn to Any University Woman. Any girl in the University will be eli gible for the swimming meet to be held early in March with O. A. C. The only restriction according to Miss Mabel Cum mings, bead of the department of phy sical training, will be physical condition, which must be approved by some member of that department. All girls in the Uni versity who swim or who are interested in swimming, whether or not they are members of the swimming classes, are urged to report and try to make the squad. The physical training department is .nxious that this meet become an an nual event. This will only be possible vith the hearty co-operation and sup port of the girls. MEETS 11. C. FEB. 16 Teams Reduced to Five This Year; Several Weights Abolished. New Ruling Lessens Expenses and Eliminates Chance of Tie Contests. Tile Oregon wrestling team will meet (>. A. C. February 0 at Corvallis, ac cording to an announcement made today by Coach Ed Shockley. Tryouts for the selection of the Ore gon representatives will be held Feb ruary 10. By a ruling of the coast conference there will be only five men on the wrestling teams this year. The 108 pound class, the light-heavy of 175 pound limit, and the heavy weight contests have been abolished. The welter-weight has changed from a 145 pound limit to 1-tS and the middle weight js now up to 105 pounds instead of 158 as formerly. The new plan gives a smaller team and re duces the expenses of the sport. With the odd number of men on the team it will do away with the possibility of a tie. The heavy weight class was discontin ued chiefly on account of the fact that most of the men eligible for this class were out for football and could train but a short time before the contest. Many of them would not turn out at all. being unable to afford the time from the foot bull season. 0. A. C., which is always well rep resented on the mat, has I'd5 men out for wrestling this year with chances for a strong'Joam. Oregon has but twenty-one mat aspirants. Oregon wrestlers are distributed among the different weights as follows: 115 pounds: Flegal, M. Fletcher and Y. Phillips. 1115 pounds: Daley, Hill, Jenkins and Setber. 1. ‘!5 pounds: 1 Mindoro, Wilson, <!rey, Babb. 148 pounds: Boyd, Jones, Witty, Rutherford, (1. Fletcher, (Jilfish. 1(55 pounds: Knighton, Taylor, Fara way and Jensen. Rutherford, who wrestles in the 148 pound class, has been elected captain. J. D. ADAM TO SPEAK Professor of Hartford Theological Semi inary Will Address Students. Professor John Dougins Adam, Ph. !>., of Hurt ford Theological seminary, will speak here February 10, 110, 21 and 22 on Christian suhjeds. IIis object is to stimulate college men to think of the moral, spiritual and religious sides of life which are likely to he forgotten, says J. 1). Foster, secretary of the campus Y. M. C .A. lie will speak in the evenings and hold private conferences with those' who de sire them in the afternoons. Professor Adam makes tours every year and gives talks to college men throughout the country. lie comes west' this year and will lecture at Whitman, Oregon, ( ': liforniu and Stanford. ‘‘SPIRIT” DUE TO APPEAR Second Issue of Emerald Supplement Will Be Out After Exams. The next issue of “The Oregon Spirit” the magazine section o' tile Kmeruld will he put as soon after the examinations as possible says OeWilt (filbert, editor, j Already there is considerable material collected, but lack of good stories is the chief difficulty at present More stories, poems and other material is wanted. GYM CLASSES TO COMBINE Demonstration Will Bj Held Some Time Before Spring Vacation. The physical training department heads. Mallei Cummings and Kd Shock ley will stage a partnership gymnasium demonstration some time before spring vacation. Miss Cummings thinks the combined forces will add much to the usual Spring classic, and that both departments will work harder, with some competition. POEMS ARE POPULAR WOW # * * * BETTER BOOKS DEMANDED; # # a * CIRCULATION SHOWS GAIN According to a. report made by the I'nivcrsity of Oregon library, the total circulation for Pdlti shows a gain of flu per cent over that of 11*15, and a 41 per j cent gain in distribution of books for home reading. Mrs. M P. McClain, head of the loan desk, says that the staff has noticed ft strong trend toward a higher grade of literature for general reading. "A few years ago frequent requests were made for books by George Harr MeOutoheon l or Harold Hell Wright,” she said. “Now those are replaced by such writers as O’Henry, Stewart Mil ward White, Mark Twain and Joseph Conrad, Huinas, Hugo and Tolstoi have become popular. Statistics show that the demand for poetry has had a similar increase. *The requests for the poetry of contemporary j English and American poets have some- : times been so great that the library ' could not fill them. The poems of Robert , \V. Service have been in great demand. ! while drama of the highest order is very popular with the students. DR. HALL WILL LECTURE Returns After Three Years to Give His Message to the Students. Dr. Winfield Scott Hall of the North western Medical School of Chicago, Ill inois, will address students in Yillnrd hall Tuesday. Winfield Seolt Hall, I’ll. i>., M. l>.. professor of psychology, writ er and doctor, is a man with a national reputation in the medical profession. He gives his messages to the young men and women. He is one of the most pop- | ular and highly recommended lecturers ] now travelling in the I'nited States, lie was in Eugene three veals ago. Mis schedule for lectures takes in both men and women. It is: Tuesday 11 a. m.. high school boys only, “Prom 1 onth into Manhood"; -1 p. in., Y. W. C. A. Bun galow, women only, “A Physician's Mes sage to Iris Daughter”; 7 p. m. Guild hall, Eniversity men, “Sex Hygiene, or The Young Man’s Problem.” LOAN FUND DAY SOON Woman's League Requested to Help In crease Amount to Be Loaned. A postal card Inis boon received by Jenrinctte Wheatley, president of wom en’s league, from the heiul<)uarters of the Federation of Women’s dubs an nouncing the npproac'.. of Scholarship Loan Fund Day. It rends as follows: “This is to remind you that Red Letter Day is the last Wednesday of January. “Resolved: That the Oregon Federa tion of Women’s Flubs adopt the last Wednesday of January as Scholarship Loan Fund Day, when every club in the state Is asked to do something to in crease the fund which is being loaned to Young Women to assist in their eduea- | tion.” DR. SCHAFER WILL SPEAK Professor of History to Address Assem bly January 17 on Historical Subject. “The Influence of Historical Ideals on Recent American Politics” is the title of an address to he delivered at the as sembly Wednesday, January 17. by Dr. Joseph Schafer, professor of history and dean of summer school and University extension. This is the same address which Dr. Schafer delivered as his presidential speech before the Western Division of the American Historical association at San Diego recently. “This will be a very interesting talk, and Dr. Schafer is well-fitted to speak on the subject he lias chosen,” said Karl W. Or.thank, sec retary to President Campbell. DENN TO HANDLE CASH. Joe jit'll., has taken Murle Hrnmhull's | place as treasurer of the Y. M. F. A. The Y. M. F. A. will take one of its j extension trips south in the near future j says J. D. Foster. James McFnllum, ad- > vunce agent, leaves in n few days to make ; preliminary arrangements for the trip to j Cottage Grove and Roseburg. Miss Terza Hinsdale, Y. W. F. A. sec retary, is living at Mrs. S. F. Kerns. 1125 IIilyard street, although she takes her! luncheon and dinner at Mary Sidller hall. Her office hours are from 9 to 12 in the morning and 1 to 4 in the afternoon. SCHOLARSHIP RULES 11! B E STRICTER Faculty Will Discuss Changes in Requirements at Special Meeting Thursday. RAISING OF STANDARDS OF SCHOOL IS OBJECT Date of Opening of University May Be Changed Prom Sep tember to August. Kndical changes in the scholarship re iiuircments and standards of the Univer sity will he discussed at a special faculty meeting to he held next Thursday after noon. The proposal was to have been voted on at this week’s meeting, hut the prepration of examination schedules made it impossible. The motion, if adopted ns it now stands, will apply the same scholarship requirements which govern participation in Pacific Coast intercollegiate conference athletics to students representing the University in oratory, debate, glee club and dramatic performances in eases where the performance is not a part of class work for credit, and to representa tives elected to office by the associated students. In brief these requirements are: fif teen Carnegie units must have been pre sented for entrance requirements; one year's residence must have been com pleted ml at least 20 hours of scholastic work must have been earned; the stu dent must have pass'd 11 hours of work in the semester just previous to parti cipation; or if the normal work in his course is more than 16 hours, he must have passed in eleven-sixteenths of it; he must he carrying at least 12 hours work; he must, be passing in at least eleven-sixteenths of his work; he must register within three weeks of the first date of registration; he shall be ineligible if he has total failures to his credit as follows: sophomore, 8 hours; junior, 12; senior, 1(1. Fnless the proposed changes are nmended before passage, the I niversity will have adopted one of the most striet scholarship programs on the Pacific count. Freshmen will he barred from the glee clubs, ortory, debate and dramatic performances. .The object of the proposed legislation is toward maintaining a higher standard of scholarship among stu dents who are looked upon as the repre sentatives of the school, according to those who endorse the motion. Other legislation was carried over to the next meeting. Thursday of next week This included the question of changing the date of the opening of school to August. The question of class hours was dis posed of by providing for u special com mittee to co-operate with the student body committee on Assemblies and pro vide for certain assemblies to be de voted to the student body for their dis posal as they see fit. The arranging of tlie examination schedule caused tile faculty to be swamp ed with work and the special meeting for next week was made necessary. NO SWIM WITH 0. A. C. Aggies Cannot Acecpt Proposal for Meet Because of Lack cf Facilities. A. <>. C. will not be able to accept Oregon's proposal of a swimming meet between the two schools made two weeks ago, according to a letter received yes terday by Ed Shockley, swimming coach, from I >r. Uruwn of O. A. C. Dr. Brown, stated that (>. A. '. has at present no pool or other facilities for a swimming team, but next fall will probably be able to arrange a contest with Oregon. Mr. Shockley was hopeful that O. A. ('. would accept the proposal, which ac cording to him, might have led to meets with other northwest institutions. There are ten men out reghtarly for swimming practice, and Mr. Shockley states that some of them are making a good show ing. The team for such a meet would con sist of fiv men, and the events would be as follows: 50 yard. 100 yard, 200 yard, and 500 yard races: a game of water polo, and a few di/es. Oregon has no feilities for practicing dives and hence could not take much part in that event.