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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1919)
HIGH SGHOOLlEBUTE Schedule is Worked Out for Second Round in State Tournament. A schedule1 lias boon arranged and a tew question picked for the second round iof debates in the Oregon High School •Debate league by Prof. K. W. Prescott teecretary-treasurer of the league, and these ore being sent out to all those tehools who have sent in their returns in the past series of inter-district do- , bates. The question, which is based on a timely poblem growing out of the peace . Conference situation is: “Resolved, That tlie United States should advoeate an in- , ternational police for the League of Na tions.” The schedule ns worked out for the coming debates pairs off the districts in the following order: City of Portland, affirmative, versus lower Columbia district, negative; Cor vallis, affirmative, versus north Willam fette, negative; upper Columbia, affirm ative versus Umatilla, negative; east ern Oregon, affirmative, versus southern Oregon, negative; south Willamette, af firmative, versus Coos Ray, negative. In asmuch ns the south central Oregon dis trict has been unable on account of in fluenza conditions to put a team into the league, the southern Oregon district will have no chance for debate (|is time and by default over the former district will be allowed to survive in the league for the third scries of debates. The return^ for the first debates turn ed in thus far include the following list of victors: Ffnnlclin high school, Port land; Corbette high school in the lower Columbia district; Corvallis in the west side district; Silverton in the north Wil lamettp district; Rend in the upper Co Imubin district.; Enterprise in the east ern Oregon district; Ontario in the south- j M-n Oregon district; North Rend in the j Poos Ray district. As yet no returns , have coine from Umatilla. South Wiliam- , rtte and southern Oregon districts. , ■Wallace's Cigar Store, 804 Willamette, i Complete lino Cigars and Cigarettes. If 1 HUNTS ON ROYAL ESTATES Kent Wilson, *10, In Franco Chases Doer on Ex*Orown Prince's Lands Kent R. Wilson, ’18, now located at !>nso hospital number 3, in France, has, (recording to a letter received at the University from his father, been hunt ing wild deer in the ex-crown prince’s former estates. Sergeant Wilson has been in France for a year and in Germany three months. During this time he has seen uctive ser vice in the St. Mihiel sector, Verdun, 4orome, Argonne. He has also been tf \ix-les-Bains, Switzerland, the Mediter ranean sea and Coblenz. He enlisted in the medical corps in rune of 1910 and went to the Mexican lorder. At the end of the Mexican trou. >le he returned to the University During his overseas service Sergeant JVilson was wounded but once, when he ■eeeived a slight do*e of gas. lie lias not been discharged from the irmy yet. Y. W. C. A. NOMINATIONS Tomorrow is the last day for handing in nominations for offi cers of the Y. W. C. A.. Nomina tions must lie made in writing and handed to some member of the nom- ♦ inntion committee. Officers to be ♦ elected are president, vice-president, ♦ secretary and treasurer. Elections will be held the first part of March. iv iielen McDonald t Chairman, }> HELEN BRENTON, > MELLIE PARKER, ^ Committee. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ \LLYN F. ROBERTS DEAD Graduate of Class of 1913 Had Big Ranch Near The Dalles Word was received at the University •esterday of the death of Allyn F. Rob erts, graduate of the University with he class of 1913, at The Dalles, of imcumnnift following influenza. Mr. toberts was active in college and a well mown member of the University’s nluni ii. He owned a large wheat ranch near nio Dalles, which he operated with the ielp of his brothers, Elliott, also a mern ,er of the class of 1913, and Roscoe, vho enrolled in October ns a freshman. Viren Roberts, member of Phi Delta Theta, and graduate in 191T, is now in service, Allyn Huberts majored in ciril engin eering* lie was prominent in class ath letics, was business manager of the Em erald and active in Y. M. C« A. work. He married Lois McMurpfoey, of Eu gene, after his graduation. He was the son of Albert H, Roberts, who attended tho University, and who is the founder of tho Roberta student loan fund. Lieut. Louis Pinkham was Act ing Captain of His Battery. i _ The death of Lieutenant Louis H. Pinkham, famed University of Oregon athlete, was announced in a telegram re ceived by his brother-in-law, Joseph B. Knapp, from Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Pink ham of Spokane. No details concerning the cause of his death were given. Lieutenant Pinkham was with battery II of the 148th field artillery in France at the time of his death. When in college he played tackle on the varsity, being selected all-northwest tackle for three years and in his senior year was mentioned by Walter Camp for the all-American team. Later when grad uate coaching was started at Oregon, he was selected as coach, in the fall of 1912, He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. At the outbreak of tho war Lieutenant Pinkham, who was a civil engineer in charge of government survey work in Idaho, entered the second officers’ train ing camp, where he was commissioned first lieutenant of artillery. While in France he was acting captain of Battery H. His command participated in the bat tles of St. Mihiel, Chateau Thierry, the Meuse, and the second ba:Me of the Marne. Lieutenant Pinkham had beeu cit ed personally and his batterv decorated for valient, and efficient service at Cha teau Thierry. He leaves bis parents, M". and Mrs. L. II. Pinkham, and a granimother, Mrs. Abbie Pinkham of Spot me. i PHOTOGRAPHS—Satisfaction guar anteed. ROMANK STUDIO. Furnishings will be Installed In Few Days; Ella Dews Seeks Suggestions. The door of room <12 in the Library will soon hnve a plate bearing the in scription: University' History and Rec ords—ns the plans made by Ella Dews, historian, and her committee, for this new and interesting campus actiivty are near ly complete. A few final details will be arranged Thursday evening at a meeting of the committee. The furnishings for the office and dis play room, such as desks, tables, chairs, typewriters, shelves, filing cabinets and other things to make the place as at tractive as possible are expected to be installed within a few days. When it is completed every one is cordially invited to come and inspect it, according to Ella Dews. Any helpful suggestions on any point will be appreciated, she says. George W’alker has been appointed to gather all the posters and bills that have been used for announcing the various campus activities and affairs held this year. These will be preserved with the other records. Any one possessing an ancient number of the Oregana or anything else of in terest will confer a great favor upon the University by allowing it to be placed in the display room, says Miss Dews; also any stories regarding the origin of cam pus traditions will be much appreciated. OPERA TO BE PRESENTED Arthur Faguy-Cote Directs Preparation of “Chimes of Normandy.” “The Chimes of Normandy” by Plan quette, a comic opera in three parts, is now being prepared by the students of the University School of Music under the direction and management of Arthur Fa guy-Cote for presentation early in the Spring term in the Eugene theatre for the benefit, of the fatherless children of France. The east is made up of Mr. Cote’s pupils, and the chorus will be sup plied by the combined glee clubs. Rehearsals for the piny began last week, and according to those who are to, i take part the opera offers much oppor tunity for both dramatic and operatic ability: "Planquette is an old French artist,” said Mr.-Cote, ‘‘and his music is still very popular in France. All the piec es in ‘The Chimes of Normandy’ are light and tuneful and the solos are especially catchy,” The cast picked by Mr. Cote is made up of Martha Tinker, Ada McMurphey, Melba Williams, Mr. Cote, Curtiss Pe terson and Paul Spangler. Minor parts will be filled out later. The play calls for several speaking parts which will be supplied by the classes in dramatic inter pretation. Interesting situations are brought out in the opera which deals entirely with Normandy in the sixteenth century. The University School of Architecture is to have charge of the settings, and the Uni versity orchestra will furnish the ac companiments. PHOTOGRAPHS—Sa t i s fac ti on gu ar anteed. ROMANS STUDIO. Wallace's Cigar Store, S04 Willamette. 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