EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1919
NO. 62
VOL. 20
ALL JUDGES
NOW PICKED
Judge Tucker, Bishop Sumner,
Ward E. Thomas to Handle
Oratory Contest
ARRANGEMENTS NEAR END
Program for Banquet is Beady; Carlton
Spencer to Be Toast
master
With the selection of judges, plans
for the entertainment of the guests
including a banquet with a series of
committee in charge, the arrangements
for the state oratorical association
contest to be held on the campus on
Friday night are well under way.
The judges who have been chosen
to decide the contest are Judge Tuck
er, Bishop Sumner and Ward E.
Thomas, attorney, all of Portland.
In addition to the general committee
assisting Ruth Graham, president of
the association, Herman Lind, chair
man of the general committee, has
appointed a committee consisting of
one from each house to look after the
plans for the entertainment of the
guests in the respective houses. Each
will entertain three guests if the
number of delegates expected arrive.
Personnel of Committee
The committee includes, for the Al
pha Tau Omega, Chester Adams; Sigma
Nu, Steve Matthieu; Sigma Chi, Leslie
Carter; Delta Tau Delta, Elmo Madden;
Phi Gamma Delta, Herman Lind; Kap
pa Sigma, Dick Avison; Phi Delta The
ta, Merle Margason; Beta Theta Pi,
Forest Watson; Friendly Hall, Carlton
Savage.
Hendricks hall, Marie Badura; Kap
pa Kappa Gamma, Helen Anderson;
Kappa Alpha Theta, Theodore Stop
penbach; Gamma Phi Beta, Helen Mc
Donald; Alpha Phi, Ruth Graham; Pi
Beta Phi, Alice Thurston; Delta Delta
Delta, Margaret Mansfield; Delta Gam
ma, Reba Macklin; Chi Omega, Nell
Reidt.
Carlton Spencer, who will act as
toastmaster at the banquet, planned
for Friday night at Hendricks hall, to
follow the contest, has arranged for an
interesting group of toasts to be given
by the different representatives. In
addition he has several other plans for
clever stunts and surprises, but he
swears they are a deep secret and
meant only to be revealed at the prop
er time.
What They Will Talk About
The toasts to be given are, by the
University of Oregon, welcome; Ore
gon State Normal School, “Teaching
the Young Idea How to Shoot Ora
tory;’’ Albany college, “Oratory, Work
or Play;” Eugene Bible University,
“The Place of Oratory in Reconstruc
tion;” Pacific College, “What Should
we do with the Potsdam Gang;” Will
amette University, “Oratory and Af
fairs of the State;” McMinnville,
“College Spirit;” Pacific University,
‘ ‘ Intercollegiate Oratorical League and
the League of Nations;” O. A. C.,
‘ ‘ The Future of College Orator}' in Or
egon.”
Students and any others wishing to
attend the banquet are urged to make
their reservations through Ruth Gra
ham at once. The tickets will be 50
cents each.
Interesting tales are told of the last
two times the association met on the
University campus, and the committee
in charge is working hard to make this
one as notable as the last two.
Dr. Gilbert “Turned ’Em Away”
In 1903 when the contest was on the
campus Dr. James H. Gilbert, of the
economics department, was the presi
dent of the association, and he tells
the story of how the contest drew a
crowd that filled every seat in old
Villard “and each one selling for a
dollar, too.” Since this contest is to
be free to the public the committee
hopes to beat his record.
In 1911 Carlton Spencer, college ora
tor and present new registrar for the
University, was the University orator
and won the contest. « »
The general committee assisting Miss
Graham are Herman Lind, chairman;
Marie Badura. Helen McDonald, Forest
Watson and Alice Thurston.
Mermaid Receives
Student Callers;
Seen Her Yet?
“Do you want to see a mermaid?”:
“Sure.” With these words Miss Ada
Hall of the zoology department has 1
wiled many an unsuspecting Frosh and
upperclassman too, into her office in
Deadv hall.
And there they see their mermaid,!
Miss Hydrocephalicus Phacorobusticus.
With a money face and fish body,
scales, fins, snakey arms and fingers,
and huge staring eyes. She is a mean
looking animal to represent the fabled
mermaid of the ancients.
As a finishing touch, Miss Phacoro
busticus has long, stringy hair over heri
face and arms, which, according to Miss
Hall, were green when she was alive.
She is a regular little mummy, and is
as brown and dried up as any Egyptian
mummy could hope to be.
The mermaids were supposed to have
lived during the Tertiary period, which
was after the fish period and at the
beginning of the age of mammals.
Some of them have been found that
were as large as a person, though the
one in Miss Hall’s office is only about
10 inches long.
YE TABARD INN
IS REORGANIZED
Oregon Chapter of National Writers’
Fraternity Meets Again
With Six Members
Ye Tabard Inn, the Oregon chapter
of Sigma Upsilon, national fraternity
of college men interested in profession
al writing of the short story, verse
aud drama, has been reorganized on the
campus. During the past year, due to
war conditions, which took from the
chapter nearly all its active members,
the organization here was discontin
ued, but with the return of some of the
older members to the campus, has been
revived.
Present members are Professor W.
F. G. Thaeher, James Burgess, Giles
French, Harold Newton, Lyle McCros
kev and Henry Howe.
Ye Tabard inn was installed at tlie
University in October, 1915, with the
following charter members: James
Cellars, Henry Howe, Chester Fee,
Milton Stoddard, Frank Scaiet'e, De
Witt Gilbert, Max Sommer, Alexander
Bowen, Howard McCullock, Stanley
Eaton and Kussell Fox, with Professor
W. F. G. Thaeher and J. F. Thorne as
associates.
Several members of the society are
now making good in the literary
world. Among them is Edison Mar
shall, whose stories have been pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post,
zines. Leslie Blades, also a Sigma Pp
silon man, graduate of the University
is now in New York making
a success as a writer. His novel,
“Claire,” has just been published by
the George II. Dorran company.
Critics have commented favorably
on the book. One said in a circular
just received by President Campbell,
to whom Blades sent a copy of his
book, “When a blind author uses his
blindness as the basis of a story, the
result is likely to be an authentic
revelation of intimate emotions. Claire,
a romantic novel, is remarkable not
only for the verity with which emotions
are portrayed, but for the unexpected
and entirely unconventional handling
of hackneyed situation. The novel is
an absorbing study in human nature.
SOLDIERS RETURN TO HOME
Major J. M. Williams and Sons, Will
iam and Ben Here
Major and Mrs. J. M. Williams have
held a family reunion this week when
their two sons, William G. and Ben
II.. and the father were all home from
the service on furloughs and discharg
es. Major Williams is stationed at
Camp Lewis, Ben has#been discharged
and William, who is a major, and has
been overseas for five months, is here
making an extended visit with his
wife, Marian Tuttle Williams, of the
class of 1919.
Major William G. Williams went
overseas March 25, 1918, and returned
to this country September 2, 1918. He
spent one Week at Fort Troyan, in the
French sector doing artillery observa
tion.
EACH CLASS
WILL MEET
Seniors to Talk Dance; Juniors,
Week-End; Sophs, Party;
Freshmen-?
The assembly hour on Wednesday
will be given.over to meetings for all
of the classes, according to a statement
by Karl Onthank, secretary to the Pres
ident, who has in charge the matter of
arranging the programs for the assem
blies.
The seniors will meet in the lecture
room of Deady hall and the officers of
the class say there will be a great deal
of business to come before the class,
and urge a large attendance. Such mat
ters as the class play which Ruth Gra
ham and Tracy Byers have been in
vestigating, and. the “lottery” dance
plans will be discussed. A careful ;
count of the senior men will be made
at that time, and if a sufficient num
ber can be found worthy of wearing the j
sombreros, junior men hoping to have i
their offers to volunteer as escorts ac
cepted will hope no more. Several mat
ters in regard to the commencement
plans will also come before the class at
that time.
The juniors will have their meeting
in Professor Howe’s room in Villard
and will try to crowd into one hour all
the extensive plans for the Junior
Week-End. Further committees will be
appointed and suggestions for the
event made. All juniors are asked to
be loyal and attend the meetings and
help out in this big undertaking.
The sophomores will have their dis
cussion in Guild hall. Some kind of a
party, perhaps a hard-times party, is
to be a feature of the discussion so
says a class officer. In spite of the
fact that the war is over some of the
class still feel that a hard-time party
would be more suitable to the finances
of the class than any other. All soph
I omores should go and allow a check
i ing up of the finances.
As for the freshmen, rumor has it
that they will meet in the assembly
hall of Villard, but no one seems to
know what for. Possibly because the
upperclassmen ask them to go. At
any rate the freshmen will all be there.
COMMERCIAL WORK AIDED
Training Given in Schools of Higher
Education May Get Appropriation
Under the outline of a bill recently
presented to congress by the chairman
of the educational committee of the
senate designed to secure federal aid
for commercial education the state of
Oregon would receive ^5,138.01 for this
use in schools of higher education, ac
cording to Dean D. \V. Morton, of the
University school of commerce.
“It is quite probable that the bill
will pass both houses,’’ said Dean
Morton today,’’ for it is receiving the
backing of many nationally prominent
men.” The draft calls for an annual
appropriation of $.'1,000,000 to be di
vided among the states according to
the ratio of the population each state
bears to the total population of the
United States. The states, however,
must match, dollar for dollar, for the
federal appropriations.
MORE INQUIRIES RECEIVED
Appointments for Rhodes Scholarships
Probably Next Fall
Still more inquiries concerning the
two Rhodes scholarships offered >n this
state, some of them also amounting to
applications, have been received at the
President’s office, according to a state
ment from Secretary Karl Onthank.
Under the provisions of the Rhodes
will, a committee is constituted in each
state to examine and pass on the appli
cations for the three years’ scholarship
at Oxford university. The committee
for this state consists of the presidents
of five colleges who are the President
of University of Oregon, chairman, and
the presidents of Willamette universi
tv, Pacific, Albany and McMinnville
colleges.
No definite time has been sent for
the receiving and examination of these
applicants, but it is not likely that the
appointments will be made before next
fall, says Mr. Onthank.
MUD SLOWS
TRACK MEN
Heavy Rains May Give Oregon
Athletes Setback for the
Portland Meet
Bain during the last few days will
probably have some effect on the
showing to be made by the Oregon
track teams in the Columbia indoor
meet, which will be held in Portland
this Saturday, thinks ‘ ‘ Bill ’ ’ Hayward.
In this meet, the first of the season,
both the Varsity and Freshman teams
will be entered separately, and will:
compete with teams from O. A. C., j
Multnomah club and other organiza-,
tions of the coast. Hayward has not
been advised as to the number of men
he. may take to Portland, and the an- j
nouncement of the men who will ac
company him will not be made until
Thursday.
The hard firm track of last week has
given place to a soft, muddy one now,
and this acts as a hindrance on any ;
progress of the team before the Colum- j
bia meet. Most of the men have been
turning out regularly in spite of this
handicap, however.
Dow Wilson Out
Dow Wilson has turned out for track, i
and although he has been out but 1
three days, he seems to bo showing up
well. Dow is a hurdler, and will be a
strong addition.to the team if he per-1
forms throughout the tseason as his
early work seems to indicate.
Foster in the hundred and two-twen
ty, and Runquist in the shot-put and
discus, besides being Oregon’s only
letter men, appear the most likely
point-getters on the team.
“Skinny” Hargreaves is coming
along nicely in the broad jump and
high jump and is about the best bet in
these events.. “Skinny” also hurls the
javenlin in spite of his lightness. Hay
ward deplores the fact that men us
small as Hargreaves have to heave tho
javelin when there are so many big
husky men in school.
Wants Men Out Now
“Now is the time for any one to turn
out, if he expects to bo of any value
to the team,” Hayward declared.
“Bill” says that several men expect
to wait until a few days before a bin
meet and then turn out, but these men
will not be entitled to enter the meet.
“We are weak in the pole vault, jumps,
quarter and distances,” said Hayward,
“and I would like to see several more
men out for these events.”
Concerning the freshman team which
will be entered in the Columbia meet,
Hayward says that everyone'out is do
ing good, steady work, and that al
though several are showing up better
than the rest, he did not care to pick
them out as yet.
The list of freshmen who will make
the Portland trip will also be an-j
nounced Thursday.
MEDICAL GRADUATE DEAD
Lieutenant William Miller Killed in
France; Word Just Received
The name of Lieutenant William L.
Miller, M. IX, has been added to the
list of University men who gave their
lives in the service. An announcement
of his death and a sketch of his mili
tary record has been received by Kmma
Wootton Hall, secretary of military
records on the campus, from his wife,
Mrs. Lou Miller, who is at present at
Redondo Beach, California.
Lieutenant Miller came to the Uni
versity of Oregon from the Ferris In
stitute at Big Rapids, Michigan, where
he completed a course in pharmacy. He
graduated from the medical school of
the University in 1915 and returned to
Saginaw, Michigan to practice. In
June, 1916, he was called with the na
tional guard to the Mexican border and
served there with the Michigan Ambu
lance Company, No. 2, for nine months.
He had been at home but three
months when he enlisted for service
with the same ambulance company, now
known as the 128th Ambulance Co., 107
Sanitary Train, 32nd division. Tin?
company was stationed at Camp .Mc
Arthur, Walco, Texas, for several
months and went overseas in Febru
ary, 1918. Lieutenant Miller’s death
occurred at Fontaine, near Belfort, Al
sace, Lorraine, May 28, 1918.
Spring Poet Sighs!
and Rhymes Cheer,
Beer and Dear!!
Cheer!
The clouds have lifted and the sun
is out.
Spring has come at last and with it
the splendors well known to us all.
The poet comes out of his cower and
sighs:
“The thing so dear
That brings us cheer
Is a glass of beor.
In the spring of the year.”
Then Silence! ! !—Wo could rave on, \
but list to the word of the wise:
Three weeks froii} Saturday is-j
Almost let it slip.
Anyway, it is, so make it out on the
calendar as “taken.”
Something is going to happen on this i
old campus. This fact is evident be- j
cause a prominent man on the campus i
is responsible for the above concoction i
of words and it is a positive fact that j
he would not get the blood to eircu-1
lating above his eyebrows to brew up
any such a ungainly mixture of noth-;
ingness unless it stood for something
pretty big. A whole army of Emerald
reporters are camped on the trail of i
the elusive story but up to the time of !
going to press nothing new has de
veloped. Watch next issue, however, I
for something is bound to break.
PLAY SELECTED
BY SENIOR CLASS
“Facing the Music,” Jolly Farce to be
Produced May 9 by the
Thespians of 1919
“Facing the Music” is the play
which the senior class committee deci
ded on last nigllt for the annual per
formance which is hold tho Friday of
Junior Week-End, May 9th.
According to Tracy Byers, a member
of the committee, Mr. Orput, the coach,
says that “facing the Music” is all
its name implies and is a scream from
start to finish. Tho lines, ho says, are
exceptionally clover and are full of
the pep and life that goes to make a
farce of this kind a big success.
Every one in the class is eligible to
try out for the parts although the
manner of trying out has not yet been
decided upon. There are four women’s
parts of which two are especially good
and five men characters.
Don .Orput, ’ex-15, has consented to
coach the play, and will begin rehear
sals as soon as tho book arrives from
New York. Mo was coach several years
ago when a high school performance
of this farce was given and tho com
mittee feels exceptionally fortunate in
being able to obtain his services.
LIBRARY GETS COLLECTION
Beautiful Editions of Classics Owned
by Pauline Potter Homer Donated
A separate section of books, donated
by friends of the late Pauline Potter
Homer, formerly a member of the li
brary staff in the cataloguing depart
ment, has been established in the li
brary. The books included are all
beautiful editions of standard classics.
It is planned to make this collection
the beginning of a “browsing” col
lection, such as it found in some col
lege libraries.
This type of memorial is felt to be
especially fitting for the reason that
Mrs. Homer was herself a lover of
beautiful books. In view of this there
has been included many of her own
library books, which were donated by
Mrs. Homer’s husband, Caren Homer,
of Seattle, and by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. O. Potter, of Eugene.
These books will be found in the art
gallery, directly over the loan desk.
The books are for use in the library
only.
GREGORY GOES TO ROSEBURG
C. A. Gregory, professor of education,
went to Roseburg last Friday where he
is conducting an extension class for
the teachers of the Roseburg schools.
In the evening he addressed the Parent
Teacher association. The meeting was
well attended, he said, und considerable
interest is taken in the work of the
schools.
SHY SHORT
OF HURLERS
Oregon’s Baseball Team Looks
Strong Elsewhere; Durao
May Go On Mound
LESLIE TO DO CATCHING
Lind Hitting ’Em a Mile and Getting
Hold of Everything at First;
Medley Swats Hard
Give “Shy” Huntington a couple of
pitchers who can make the ball behave,
and a catcher or two, and he will be
willing to trot out his baseball aggre
gation this summer against the best his
opponents can offer. The coach is
busy trying to solve his battery diffi
culties. He is now figuring, he says,
on developing Johnny Brack or Eddie
Durno to help Chief Wilson on the
mound for the heaving department, and
“Jiggs” Leslie to receive the shoots
sent in from the mound.
“Jiggs” has done some receiving in
his time and is pretty good, and if he
is able to grasp a few of the finer
points handed out by Huntington he
may get along very well this season.
The Varsity is going to need a strong
outfielder until this twirling talent is
developed. In the meantime Oregon
should have six men in the outer garden
as the work threatens to run three to
death. It may bo that by the time the
season starts the prospects will have
developed so that Oregon’s chunkers
will be able to turn back the wrecking
crews of the other northwest colleges.
The varsity list of prospects for the
pitching department now contains the
names of Wilson, Brack, Durao, Jaeob
berger and McArthur. What follows is
supposed to be a deep secret (whisper
it) several years ago ‘1 Dot ’ ’ Medley
pitched for some team in 'the bush and
with the record behind him he may be
turned into a flinger.
Duma may dc uacicstop
On days when Durno does not pitch
lie ini^lit lie worked in behind the bat
and take some of the work off of Les
lie. “Hern” Lind is looking sweeter
around the first station every day and
he bats like a leaguer. It looks as if
the score keeper would have to widen
the extra base hit column for the
lanky first sucker.
Over around second base things are
looking interesting, to say the least.
“ Billy’’Morrison and Lindsay Campbell
are the candidates for the guardianship
of second, and the race looks close.
Hilly is, however, up against a man of
more baseball experience than he and
one who knows the game from A to Z.
Campbell shines when it comes to lay
ing down bunts.
At short we have “Billy” Rhinehart,
who is going nicely; thank you. Rhine
hart jiuts a finish on the looks of things
out there on the field and his hitting
and fielding are strong. Ho is slated
to finish the season with a batting
average among the first three. The
only two who look likely to finish
ahead of him are “Dot” Medley and
Lind. There is going to be a close race
between these two players for the
lead in hitting this spring.
Fight for Third Sack Hot
At third base the leading candidates
are Johnny Houston and Lee Summer
ville. Both are good ball players and
know the game and it just depends
upon which one can keep up the pace
as to which one will start the season.
Summerville lias not been playing any
baseball for the last two or three years
and he should improve with the sea
son. Houston is going well and show
ing a lot of life around third. The
deciding factor in this race is appar
ently going to be the hitting, and so
the stick work of these two candidates
will probably get more than passing at
tention from “Shy” during the next
week.
In the outfield there is “ Dot” Med
ley, who is as much of a fixture out in
the pasture us Deady is on the campus.
Johnny Gamble is another likely can
didate but Johnny is out for track too
and “Bill” does not like the idea of
loosing the heavy Scotchman. Another
candidate for an outfield berth who
looks good from the bench is Lyman
Meader. He has been hitting the ball
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