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Oregon volume 21 EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NUMBER 63 MOTHERS WILL RAVE TWO DAYS IN THEIR HONOR AT UNIVERSITY Week-End of May 8 and 9 Set Apart; Sports and Dances to Be Features CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING Special Invitations to be Sent Out; Committee Named to Handle Big Occasion Mothers’ Day, a new institution on the Oregon campus, will be inaugur ated here Saturday and Sunday, May 8 and 9, falling on the same date as the national Mothers’ Day. Although Mothers’ Day is observed on the University of Washington campus by having the mothers present at the various houses for one meal on that day, it is believed that the University of Oregon is unique in its plan for an observance which will cover an entire week-end. Each University student will be re sponsible for inviting his mother to the campus and when they get here they will be given one merry round which the committee guarantees all mother will enjoy. O nSaturday at noon a luncheon for mothers only will be served in the men’s gymnas ium. Long tables will be set there for the visitors, and although the students will have to get their luncheon elsewhere, they will be ex pected to be present to attend their own mothers and meet them all. Baseball and Track Events An athletic attraction will be ar ranged for the afternoon. The com mittee hopes to be able to schedule a baseball game or a tracK meet. Saturday evening will bring the big gest event of the week-end in the form of a reception and dance for the mothers. Other entertainment will be provided for those who do not care to dance. University wom en will be strictly left out on this occasion, states the committee, since the University men will dance with the mothers. The girls will attend to the comfort of those mothers who desire to play cards or prefer to merely chat. Plans are being made to fit the men’s gymnasium for the dance as it is the .purpose to keep all events on the campus in order that the mothers may become well acquaint ed with it. The main floor of the gymnasium will be prettily decorat ed and the small adjoining rooms will be fitted up as cozy nooks. Mothers to be Taken to Church On Sunday morning students will be expected to take their mothers to church where special Mothers Day (Continued on page four) Lone Angler Dangles Line In Sigma Chi's Mud Hole; No Luck Who said the fishing season had not been officially opened on the campus? Anyone who has any doubts as to the opening date and the proper data on how to hook the big ones should apply to ‘Pop” Elder down on the cor ner of 13th and Alder. “Pop’s” friends received a shock Friday morning when they discovered him leisurely whip ping the ripples on a large mud puddle in the Sigma Chi back yard. A closer investigation re vealed the sign on his back which read, “I lost the bet, ask Cres, he knows.” The excitement all began when a bet before the Sigma Chi fire place was made up between Pop and Cres. It seems the bet ran thusly: We are to rise at 7 a.m. every morning for the week and circle the three blocks between the corner of 13th and Alder and Kincaid field and the S. A. E. house on a run. Cres arose bright and early Friday morning to find Pop peacefully sleeping and inclined to forget the condi tion of the wager. Not so with Cres; he demanded the payment of the obligation for he had al ready risen from the land of slumbers. PHI THETA KAPPA TO BE INSTALLED SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF WOMEN’S COMMERCE CLUB TO BE INITIATED Tuesday afternoon, April 13, the members of the Girl’s Commerce club, who are active this year, will be initiated into Phi Theta Kappa, national women’s commerce frater nity. The local chapter will be in stalled by Dean Elizabeth Fox, who has been made an honorary member of the fraternity. This chapter will be known as Beta chapter, Alpha chapter being the mother chapter at Denver University, at Denver, Col orado. Later in the year Beta chap ter will install the local group at Oregon Agricultural College who have recently been granted a chap ter by the fraternity as Gamma chap ter. The petition of the local club was granted last summer, and the chap ter was to have been installed last term, but through some delay was put off until this time. There were sixteen girls in the petitioning group but several of these girls are not now in"college, so will not be initiated at this time. CAMPUS GREEKS HAVE WILD TIME AT WESTERN SMOKER v Boxing Matches, Music and Eats Feature Fraternity • Men Fest There was money on the tables. Amber and brown “liquors” decorat ed the basement bar. Smoke and music filled the air, and there were fights galore at the inter-fraternity smoker last night held while the wo men gamboled in the gym—the men gambled in the Armory. Bale after bale of crisp new money changed hands as the temperamental ivories or fickle cards saw fit and fortunes were made and lost at every throw. On every side could be heard cries of “Hit me!” “Come you seven” and “Two hundred she is!” Even the musicians found time to tamper with chance between their Jazzy tunes. The green cloth lost its following when the fights started but the book-makers collected huge sums by absconding with the cash when the bouts were declared draws. The footwork of the boxers, clever as it was, was eclipsed by that of Herman (Continued on page 4) PROF. R. B. DODGE HERE California Man on Campus Looking For Recruits for Religious Work Professor Rowland B. Dodge, of Berkeley, California, was on the cam pus Thursday, representing the Pac ific school of religion, an undenomin ational school. He was looking for men and women recruits who are planning to take up religious lines of work after graduation, according to M. H. Douglass, librarian and head of the campus committee on relig ions and moral activities. The school trains men and women for work in the ministry, missions, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and other forms of religious education, and particularly well, said Mr. Doug lass, for work in connection with large church leadership. The course is a three-year course with the ad; vantages of the University of Cali fornia, but may be taken in two years if the right subjects are chosen in a preparatory college. He also agreed to assist the Uni versity in obtaining speakers of first class ability for vesper services next year, said Mr. Douglas. LYLE M’CROSKEY AND ALYS SUTTON TO TAKE LEADS IN SENIOR PLAY Class Celebrities to Be Seen At Eugene Theatre On Night of May 14 REHEARSALS UNDER WAY Curtiss Peterson, Arvo Simola, Keith Kiggins, Merle Moore to Feature Lyle McCroskey and Alys Sutton are to play the leads in the senior play, “The Man on the Box,” a three act comedy by Grace Livingston Fur niss, which is to be given on May 14, the second night of Junior Week end. Robert Earl, who has been se lected to coach the production, an nounced the ma'jor portion of the cast last night and rehearsals have already begun. The cast includes some of the best talent on the cam pus and Mr. Earl promises that the play is full of snap and pep from the start to the final curtain. The pl^ which is founded on Harold McGrath’s novel of the same name, is a comedy with a sufficient ly deep plot to sustain interest. The time is the present and all the scenes are laid in Washington. D. C. Lieutenant Robert Warburton, to be played by Lyle McCroskey, is visiting his sister in the national cap ital. While there his sister and some friends attend a ball at the Em bassy and while they are gone the young lieutenant decides to play a practical joke on his sister. Ac cordingly he shaves his beard and substitutes himself for the groom, who drives his sister’s carriage. Plot GIVes McCroskey Chance When the carriage numbers are called he becomes confused and of course gets the wrong girl in his carriage. Supposing the young lady to be his sister he Mrlves madly through the streets of Washington and finally kisses her as she indig nantly descends from the carriage. Whereupon the young lady, who is no other than Betty Annesly, the daughter of a very prominent colonel, and whose character is to be por trayed by Alys Sutton, has the young groom arrested. The play opens in the court room and the remainder of the plot is to be kept secret. How the plot thick ens ana now many uumynutuiuna arise in which the young joker is repeatedly humiliated is all brought out in the play. Needless to say everything is finally cleared up and the story ends happily. Members of Cast Announced The cast for the play so far as it has been selected by Mr. Earl is as follows: Lieutenant Robert Warburton . Lyle McCroskey Miss Betty Annesley.Alys Sutton Colonel Annesley .. Curtiss Peterson Count Carloff .. Arvo Simola Mrs. Conway . Adah McMurphey Mr. Chas. Henderson. .. Keith Kiggins Colonel Frank Raleigh . . Merle Moore Monsieur Pierre . Sprague Carter Magistrate Watts .... Norman Philips Martin . Lyle Bain Officer O’Brien . John Hunt Officer Cassidy .... Clarence Lombard Miss Nancy Warburton Helen Case BISHOP SUMNER COMING Visitor to Address Assembly April 15 Will be on Campus Three Days Bishop Walter T. Sumner will visit the University of Oregon on Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, April 15. 16 and 17, when he will address the i University assembly Thursday, April 15, on the topic “The Supreme Ques tion of Life’s Vocation.” He will ad dress other meetings on the campus and in town. Bishop Sumner is al ways very much in demand among the students, and a number of in vitations have already come in for I him from various organizations. | Others who wish to entertain him | should get in touch with the Presi dent’s office at once, where, at the request of Bishop Sumner, his sched ule is being made up. PRESIDENT BARROWS TELLS OF SIBERIAN LITE AND CUSTOMS University of California Head Addresses Student Assembly CULTURAL STANDARDS LAX Explains Political Situation and Bol shevists’ Rule; Women and Men on Par “The thing which makes Siberia different from America is that it lacks schools, colleges and churches and that the country is dev&ld of the moral standards which make our own great western pioneers succeed,” declared Colonel David P. Barrows, newly elected president of the Uni versity of California, who has re cently returned from a year's service with the American army in Siberia, in his address to the student assem bly on the subject of ‘Siberia and Bolshevism.” In speaking of these .Siberian peo ple he said, “I have confidence in this magnificent race of men and women—they are energetic, strong, adventurous.” They are, he ex plained. a wonderful race of people, strong, and able to endure a great deal of hardship. Siberian Population Mixed Siberia is made up of a great many races, Colonel Barrows explained. There are some quite like the Amer ican Indians; then till? Mongols, the old nomadic people, living in felt tents on the border of Mongolia and following here and there their great herds; and the Cosacks who con quered Siberia and who rule. These people are the military' population. They are, lie said, great, powerful, handsome men, with wonderful phy siques, quick with the saber and whip and are great riders. The women in Siberia are as strong as the men, he declared. They do the same kind of work, even to fight ing. “It shocks one to see women fighting,” said President Barrows, “yet it is nothing to see vvomen there in uniforms and carrying guns.” The reason for the statue of Siberian wo men he lays to the fact that Russia did not take part in the Crusades and lias never been affected by the chiv alry which resulted from them in other countries. Russian Women Wonderful Dr. Barrows met, while in Russia, Madame Katherine Breshkovskaya, whom he believes to be one of the most wonderful women in the world. She is 70 years old, but still young. She told him of her life, which has been largely spent in exile since her early twenties. Arriving in Siberia in March, 1918, just after (lie Bolsheviki had taken possession of Russia, Dr. Barrows was fortunate in seeing the exact condhiops. Dr. Barrows has been connected with the University of California for many years. He served in the Span ish-American war, was sent to the Philippines, where he established their present school system. At the outbreak of the world war he en listed and was sent to Siberia. PLUMBING CONTRACT LET Portland Firm to do Work on the Woman’i Building for $24,000 The contract for the plumbing of the Women’s building at the Univer sity has been awarded to Rushlight & Hastorff of Portland, for $24,000, the work to begin immediately. The contract for wiring was let recently. The brick construction is progressing rapidly, the walls for the first floor being now completed and the window frames for the second floor Bet. Dif ficulty in obtaining brick is delaying the work somewhat, although good progress is being made. Pi Kappa Delta to Meet Pi Kappa Delta will hold a busi ness meeting on Monday” April 12, at 4:30 o’clock in room 4 of the Education building. John Henry Urged to Choose Name And Stick to It Why people, and especially stu dents, like to sign their names one way one day and another the next remains an unsolvable mys tery to those who have all the resulting difficulties to iron out afterwards. With registration practically complete this problem has been brought forcibly before the atten tion of the University office forces. The student who changes his name frequently deserves all the grief that comes to him, and • even more, because of the grief he causes others, they say. It’s a penitentiary offence, to their minds, to change your name oftener than once in five years, so all students of a changeable nature had better have their calling cards engraved now, and prepare to graduate under the John Henry by which they last registered. HOOVER TO | j CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED FOR SUPPORT OF CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT . Hoover boosters on the campus will meet In the Y hut next Tuesday even ! big, April 12, at 7 o’clock sharp for the purpose of organizing a Hoover dub, according to some of the men on the campus who are interested in supporting him for the Republi can nomination for president. Harry j Hollister and Jacob Jacobson have ! made complete plans for the meet ing and are asking for the support and co-operation of everyone on the campus, both men and women, and faculty members, in attending the meeting at the Y hut, which will last only half an hour. Anyone on the campus interested in Hoover is asked to join the organ ization. Whether or not the man or woman is of voting age is of no con cern, according to the boosters of the club. Dr. H. D. Shedon has been asked to give a ten-minute informal talk on his personal acquaintanceship with Hoover when they were college chums at Stanford. Dr. Sheldon was one of Hoover’s best friends during their college days and takes a great deal of interest in the man. Dr. W. D. Smith will also give a short ten minute talk on Hoover’s platform and will clear up the misbelief of his British connection which is puzzling some of the Hoover supporters. Ten minutes will be given to the busi ness of organizing the club. BOOSTERS ‘HAVE MEETING FRESHMEN ATHLETES REPRESENT OREGON IN PORTLAND MEET Twelve Men Leave Today For Columbia University Indoor Contest ARTHUR TUCK TO COMPETE Varsity Track Team in no Shape for Tourney; Bad Weather Hinder Progress Twelve freshmen, accompanied by Captain “Hank” Foster of the Var sity track team, left this morning for Portland to represent the University of Oregon in the annual Columbia indoor* track meet held there this afternoon. The freshman team Coach Hayward selected after tryouts Thursday after noon is composed of Arthur Tuck of Redmond. sprints and weights; Ruth erford Brown of Baker, broad jump and weights; Ivan McKinney of Peta luma, Cal., high hurdles and high jump; Scanlon Collins of Portland, 440 and relay; Tom Wyatt of Baker, 440 and relay; Arthur Larson of Eu gene. 440 and relay; Del .Oberteuf l’er of Portland, 220 and broad jump; Earle Coburn of Dayton, 220 and re lay; Tom Watters of Marshfield, pole vault; Clayton Ingle, of La Grande, pole vault; Gaylord Peltier and Guy Keopp of Eugene, 880 ami mile. The reason that Coach Hayward did not send the Varsity team to the meet is that none of the first string men are in condition for a meet. Wet. rainy weather which has caused the oval on Kincaid field to be a sea of sluah for the past three weeks has been a big handicap in lining up a Varsity team. There is also urgent need for more candidates for the Varsity squad, according to Coach Hayward. Negotiations are now under way to secure a dual meet with the Mult nomah Athletic club team at Port land next Saturday. If this meet does not materialize the first meet for Varsity men will occur April 24, "when two relay teams will partici pate in the relay carnival to be held in Seattle under the auspices of the University of Washington. The Varsity team has a long stren uous schedule ahead of it. Follow ing the meet next Saturday every week-end with the exception of May 1 will see Oregon track artists par ticipating in a meet held away from Eugene, until the week before the ; spring term ends. — Journalists to Meet | Sigma Delta Chi is to hold Its reg j ular weekly luncheon Monday noon. April 12, at the Anchorage. FEMININE FROLICKERS ENJOY MERRY NIGHT OF STUNTS HISTORY PROFESSOR HERE Walter C. Barnes, from University of California, Succeeds Dr. Schafer Walter C. Barnes, formerly profes sor of history at the University'of California, is now on the campus, taking the place of Dr. Joseph Schaf er who resigned from the faculty here to become superintendent of the Wis consin State Historical Society. Professor Barnes received his A. I B. degree from Colorado College, Col orado Springs, in 1912. After which he spent a year in graduate work in literature and history He was a Rhodes scholar in Ox ford and traveled extensively thru out France and Italy, during the years 1913-1916. He then became | professor of history at the Univer sity of California, and the following year went to British Coumbia where he taught a year. Professor Barnes returned to Cali fornia, remaining until this term, when he accepted the position of fered him by the University of Ore gon. He states that he believes he shall like it here, very much, that the Oregon people have been cordial, and that the courses outlined for teaching are interesting to him. Delta Gammas Win Silver Cup; $155 Taken In From Spectators Women, sans wine, but with plenty of ice cream cones and song, starred and co-starred on one after another of ten cleverest stunts every put on at an April Frolic last night, but the Judges from their tower of in spection (the somewhat shaky grand stand) found the Delta Gammas with their evolution of man’s courting methods from cave times to 1999 most irresistable and worthy of the silver trophy cup. To Hendricks hall they gave honorable mention for an extremely effective garden scene in which even the scarecrows entered into the spirit of the night and danc ed shakily under the bewitching orange moon. The Kappa Kappa Gammas in their startling clever melody revue which ' was perhaps the most finished of the performances won much -admiration from the onlookers, and the Tri Delta showed a good bit of original ity when they came out of a door (Continued on page 4)