INSTRUCTOR CHOSEN
ar school of music
Mrs. Mary Ashurst, of American
Guild of Organists, to Take
John Stark Evans’
Place Here.
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Three of Music Faculty, Badol
let, Annett, Evans, Doing
War Work.
The University School of Music ibis
engaged Mrs. Mary Ashurst as temporary
instructor of organ during the remainder
of the year to take the place of John
Stark Evans who left last week for the
officers training camp at American I/ake
with thirteen other University men. Mrs.
Ashurst comes from Los Angeles and is
a member of the American Guild of or
ganists.
“The fact that Mrs. Ashurst is a mem
ber of the American Guild is recommen
dation enough in itself,” said Dr. Lands
bury, dean of the music school. “Admis
sion to the (luild is by examination only,
and as she is a member that in itself
would speak for her capability.”
Mr. Evans’ class work has been taken
by Dr. Landsbury and some of his pupils
by Mrs. W. F. G. Thaeher.
Position Held for Evans.
“It is understood,” said Dr. Landsbury,
“that Mr. Evans’ position will lie open
for him if he is able to come back at any
time. He is simply on leave of absence.
I feel that his personal influence as well
as his splendid musical education make
him exceptionally well fitted for this po
sition. Mr. Evans also has a good busi
ness education as he almost finished the
course in a well known law school, llis
futhcr wanted him to lie a lawyer, but
the cull of the music world was too
strong for him and lie left his law course
just before graduation.”
Mr. Evans has nil A. B. degree from
Grinnell; he studied music with Itudolph
Gang. He is a member of I’lii Beta
Kappa.
Others in Service.
Two other members of the faculty of
the school of music are away now doing
war work. Frank V. Ilndollet, instructor
in flute, is in Vancouver, Wash., engaged
in industrial war work, and Howard An
nett is witli tlie Oregon Ambulance com
pany in training at Gamp Lewis.
Y.W.C. A. PICNIC TOMORROW
Seabeck Conference to Be Discussed at
Last Meeting of Year.
The kist Y. W. O. A. meeting of tho
yeur, to lie held in the form of a picnic
tomorrow at four o’clock, north of Skin
ner’s Butte, will he devoted to a discus
sion of the Seahook Conference, held an
nually June ill, July 1, at Seabeck,
Washington.
Dorothy Collier will have charge of
the meeting, and Mitts Mary Watson.
Essie Maguire, Helen Itrouton, Lillie
Miller, Delilah McDaniel, Frances
Schenk, Helen Wells, Jeannette Kiel/
iug and Dorothy Wheeler, who attend
ed conference last year, will speak.
The high school Y. W. O. A. will at
tend, and Florence Niles and Until Flc
gel, delegates to last year's conference,
will speak.
Eaofc girl is asked to bring a simple
lunch and ten cents to pay for food
The picnickers will meet at the Dun
The PicuiclOMs will meet at the Bun
galow. Everf woman in the University
is
DR. CONKLIN ON LECTURE TOUR.
To Give Three Graduation Addresses At
Oregon High Schools.
Dr. Edmund S. Conklin, head of the
department of psychology, will leave to
morrow to deliver a scries of com.
nicneement addresses. lie will speak
at Florence tomorrow night, at Cardi
iter Thursday and at North Bend Fri
day. Dr. Conklin's third lecture on
"shell shock” has been postponed to
M.ootuv \lHv 07
Anyway Chef Had a Grand
Dream—for Ten Days
Student-body Prexy, Star Pitcher,
Friars, Kept Cap—Draft
Pricked Bubble.
Did you ever feel ns if so many won
derful things were happening to you that
you must be dreaming? And then sud
denly just when you got ready to pinch
yourself to make sure, did you ever re
ceive a terrible jolt and find it had been
almost a dream, for none of the things
could come true?
TW<t was somewhat the way “Chief”
Dwight Wilson must have felt, when af
ter living through almost the most
eventful 10 days a man can experience
in college, lie received word that his
number had been drawn in the draft and
that he must report to Fort McDonald,
California, May 20, enter the ranks as a
private.
An enterprising author searching for
startling action might well write a hook
on “Ten Days from the Life of Chief
Wilson,” or “Following the Fickle
Flicker of Fortune.”
Those remarkable days started off
with the election of Wilson to the stu
dent body presidency, conceded to lie
the biggest honor the students confer on
one of their number. That week.end
was Junior AVeek-End arid "Chief”
pitched a winning game for Oregon
against our old rival, (). A. C. That
same day he was pledged into the soci
ety of Friars in solemn services at the
campus J rncheon. And then that night
he was awarded the Koyl cup for the
best all-around Junior man in college.
It. was then that word came that Ore
gon was to send 20 men to Camp Lewis
and Wilson was given the chance to go,
hut he decided to wait until the next,
camp, thinking that his number was far
down in the draft. Me was appointed a
captain in the battalion, about the last
of his string of honors, for Saturday
morning the news came that his number
lull1 been drawn and yesterday after
noon he left the campus.
“Chief” may find army life as a pri
vate a little dull after his experiences
here, but at least he has the memory
of those record-breaking ten days which
signify to him “What might have been.”
ADAM, ’19, IN TRUCK CORPS
Member of Sophomoro Class Trains at
(Icttysbmo, Penn., for Overseas.
According to word received on the
campus Sprague Adams, ex-’lf), who, a
year ago this past winter, enlisted in
the tank, corps reserve, lias lieeu called
to service and is at present training with
the .‘llllith battalion, Co. I!, Light Tank
Corps, Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pennsyl
vania. 'The minors are, Adams writes,
that the company will not train for long
in the United States but will be sent
into active service abroad in a short
time.
Since enlisting and up to the time of
being called, Adam was in the employ of
the Dodge Motor company in Chicago,
Illinois. At the present time Adam’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. Adam, of On
tario, Oregon, are visiting him and may
remain in the east until lie leaves. Adam
is a member of the University of Oregon
chapter of Alpha Tail Omega.
EXTENSION DIRECTOR HERE
Berkeley Representative Observes Work
of U. of 0. Division.
Ira W. llowertli, director of the ex
tension division of the University of
California left' here today for the Wash
ington State College at Pullman, to visit
its ( xteusiou division, lie spent all day
yesterday inspecting the University ex
tension Division and giving suggestions
to (lie members.
"Mr. llowerth comes from one of the
largest and most efficient extension di
visions in alls university in the United
Matos ami ss o value his remarks highly,"
said tiny U. l'var, acting director of the
extension dis ision.
Through some misunderstanding as to |
dales, Mr. llowerth will not be able to
.oldie s the assembly Wednesday morn
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IS WOIEBFIIL PLAY
The Rex ilieatre feels justly proud in
being the presenter of this, the most
magnificent, the really perfect picture,
that has been produced in kinematog
raphy, one that comes to us at a time !
when the topic of patriotism is upper
most in the mind of everyone.
The amount spent in producing this
play was tre rendous, the time consumed I
in its filming longer than perhaps any I
other picture, the number of real film I
stars who participated greater than in |
any other production that has ever been
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Garafcfine Farrar in "Joan the Woman"
shown, the settings more elaborate, etc.,
hut not in these things lies the worth
of this picture.
it Is for vou and I.
Rather is it in the direct and deep
rooted appeal that this message of
patriotism contains, produced in a man
ner that is above the clap-trap, the fan
fare and the waving of flags and firirig
of guns by ihe most artistic director in
the husines, Cecil Re Mille, and featur
ing tin1 one woman who is thereby placed
at the pinnacle of filmdom stars, Geral
dine Farrar.
Here we have the bravest woman in
history coming down to our own age,
demanding tl at we listen to her in the
mighty invocation for the freedom of
civilization.
Inspires Soldiers.
Nor did sin' stop there, for today,
right at Ihe front in Europe, there is
no greater stimulation to patriotic en
deavor among the men than the presence
among them of that fighting spirit sug
gested by Joan of Arc. She is their
patron saint, their mascot, their guardian
angel, or call her what you will.
Some of the most remarkable effects
have been worked into this play by the
Lnsk.v company, carrying forward, as
R. \Y. Griffith put it. many years ahead
of anything that has ever been done in
picture before.
TO BECOME TRAINING SCHOOL.
War Work Will be Main Feature of
Courses Offered This Summer.
Michigan Agricultural college will this
summer become practically a training
school for war work. Quite extensive
plans, covering every phase of patriotic
endeavor, from the training of house
wives for food conservation in the home
to the schooling of recruits for special
service, are being formulated by the au
thorities of the college.
NOT IN R. 0. T. C. OUT OF TEAMS
Harvard Will Have Athletics Next Year
but Only Military Men Will Play.
At a meeting held May ti. the athletic
committee of Harvard decided in favor
of continuing sports in the fall and
through HHS-UI. It soiyus certain,
however, that there will he a lading that
no men not in the K. O. T. G. shall take ;
part in athletics in \t war.
STUDENTS!!
ElKs Are Putting on
Big Patriotic Show
FOUR NIGHTS, WEDNESDAY, THURSD’Y, FRIDAY, SAT’DY.
THIS WEEK.
Are You With Us?
“It’s For a Big Cause.’’ Games for Elk Money will be a feature and will recall scenes
of days gone by.
Special Features.
PRIZES
First Prize—$50 Lib
erty Bond.
Second Prize — $10
Baby Bond will be given
for Elk money. Every
Buck will count one vote.
Contest closes at 11:00
o’clock Saturday night.
“It’s for a big cause.” Games
for Elk Money will be a fea
ture and will recall scenes of
days gone by.
Watch for big balloon each
day. $100 to lucky one will
be dropped from it. Also
watch out for big purple
wagon — they may get you.
MUSIC
He’s Here — Who?
—Why Pete Ash and his
Jazzy, Dippy, Spoony,
Melodious Band
Where? Eugene Arm
ory.
BIG JAZZ DANCE EVERY NIGHT, PETE ASH FAMOUS JAZZ
BAND, A REAL TREAT.
Merry Time to all. Run as Days of Yore.
DANCING 5c.
Admission 10c
The Red Cross workers were ad
dressed Monday night by Professor A. R.
Sweetser up< n the use of sphagnum
moss in surgical dressings. The address
was accompanied by slides, showing the
work of gathering and preparing the
moss, as weil as much enlarged pictures
of the plant and leaf, showing its ab
sorbent qu.Mties.
Mr. Sweetser showed by aetua t-st
how much more liquid i pad made of
sphagnum moss would absorb than would
a similar pad of the best absorbent cot
ton. He told of its use in a crude way
in the war between Russia and Japan, as
a mere makeshift, am* how it was being
now used, not as a substitute, but as ;
an improvement over oakum and cottin,
besides being much cheaper.
.Colonel Creed C. Hammond, com
manding at Fort Stevens, made a short
talk to the workers and told how much
their work had meant to the men at
Fort Stevens, and how much more it
would mean to those in Europe than it
has iu American camps.
The public had been invited to come
and witness what the Red Cross is doing,
and quite a number were in attendance.
Cross' Red Cross orchestra furnished
music during the evening.
COLUMBIA TO HAVE BAND MUSIC
New York Military Bands to Play at
University Concerts.
Summer concerts are to be held at
Columbia. There will be musical offer
ings by New York military bands.
RUTH WESTTALL RETURNS
Will Keep Place in Coeur d'Alene High
School Next Year.
Miss Ruth Westfall, a member of the
class of Ibis who has been teaching in
the hieh school of Coeur d’Alene. Idaho.
has l eturned to Eugene after teaching
six weeks. Miss Westfall went to Coeur
d’Alene to iill out the unexpired term of
a teacher in mathematics ami science
who enlisted and was so successful that
she has been engaged for next year.
BETTER HURRY!
It is none too early to make arrangements for next
Winter’s Slabwood Supply.
THE BOOTH-KELLY LUMBER CO.,
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5th and Willamette.
Phone 452.
Base/.;-*
WHEN IN NEED OF GROCERIES,
CALL UP
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And we will see that your order is filled promptly with
Fresh, Clean Groceries.
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WEISS GROCERY COMPANY
By Sydney Grundy and Barry.
8:15 O’clock.
Got I p By Arthur Watson.
A. F. Reddie, Director.
ay 23 and 24
25c and 35c.
RED CROSS BENEFIT.