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c Y\ SIGMA DELTA CHI EDITION Oregon volume 21 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920. NUMBER 68 Team Starts On Northern Tour Today Twelve Men Compose Baseball Squad. Eight Games To Be Played Nine Lacks Practice Tossers Will Be Gone For Eight Days; Four Pitchers Make Trip; Veterans Make Up List Thre twelve men who are to tour the nnorth in the opening games ot the baseball season have been fin ally picked, and “Shy” Huntington is optimistic in regard to Oregon’s chances for a successful trip. Jac obson, Knudsen, Francis Jacobber ger, and Berg compose the twirling staff; Leslie, catcher; Lind, first base; Vince Jacobberger, second base; Fox, third base; Manerud, shortstop; Steers and Reinhart, reg ular outfield; Black, utility. Knud son, F. Jaccbberger, Jacobson, and Black will alternate in the garden. The trip is a very expensive one, and “Shy” was forced to leave several men home, -who would have otherwise made the trip. John Gamble has been hitting the ball, but because of the small number of men making the journey, he will not accompany the team. George Black was taken because of his ability to perform equally well in the infield and outfield. Vince Jac obberger was shifted to second on account of his fielding ability. His field work and hitting will ma terially strengthen the nine. Although the whole team is clout ing the pill with considerable suc cess, it is difficult to say what the men will do against curveg. How ever, “Shy” says/ “The men are all good sluggers, and they ought to hit.” On the defense the team is indi vidually good, but the weather has hindered the teamwork. The men have not been able to work out any well oiled system of defense. On •the offense, however, the aggrega tion looks very good. Because of the hitting qualities of the nine, “Shy” says, “With any good luck at all we should come out on top in the coming series-” The team left this afternoon, at 5:05 for Seattle, and thence to Pull man,. Moscow, and Walla Walla. The men will return a week from Sun daj'. Eight games will be played on the entire trip. The men expect to encounter cold and rainy -weather, and are going prepared. Spring Jobs Many * Despite Weather Y. M. Has More Calls For Stud ent Workers Than Can Be Filled. Average 50c An Hour Prospects of spring weather are bright not withstanding all external indications to the contrary, accord 1 ing to Rev. A. M. Spangler of the | campus Y. M. C. A., who bases his | prophecy on the weather from calls for University men to help with I spring planting and cleaning up, Jobs for about fifteen men have al | ready been phoned in and he ex ; pects to find work for more men (than are free to take them, on j Saturday, this week-end- Last week I fifteen men were sent out in re • sponse to calls for assistance for work of all kinds. At rresent the truck farmers are asking for men to help them week ends until the rush of spring plant ing is over. Many calls are for men to spade gardens or clean lawns around Eugene, while wood piles in the street or exposed to the weather are a never failing source of such orders. I Neophytes Lecture <DID YOU HEAR Socialism Is Upheld Four Chesterfields held forth on the library steps this morn ing before a large and apprecia tive audience. They were neophytes of Sigma Delta Chi. In full dress, silk hats, canes, and all, they mesmerized the as sembled students with a flow of rhetoric that has seldom been surpased. Loud applause, interspersed with mud and ancient eggs, greeted their remarks. Warren Kays spoke on advertising in a very convincing manner, encour aged by remarks from various parts of the crowd. Raymond (Curly) Lawrence and Earle Richardson, upholding the ideals of Labor and Socialist respective ly, were the next speakers. After holding the audience spellbound for a- few minutes, they retired, bowing before a barrage of good natured sarcasm and question able hen-fruit. I Capital alias Stanley Eis man, made the farewell speech. His remarks were appreciated, if not convinving, though it is doubtful that many converts were won to the cause. ! House Grades Next l _ A new basis for computing house grades for the winter term has been adopted at the registrar’s office, ac cording to Mrs. Fitch. Under this plan the golf score idea is utilized, and honors are listed as O with an ncreasing penalty of 1 added for each class or group below that. The house whose grades average lowest according to this 'scale is rated as having the best record. ; Mrs. Fitch expects to have the house grades ready for publication early next week. i The new grade scale is as fel lows: honors—O; class 1*1; class ! II—2; class III—3; class IV—4; : class V—5; withdrawals—5;, condi ! tioned—6; failure—7. In the case | of withdrawals where the student | took up an equivalent number of j hours in another subject the with drawal is not courlted against him. Aid Offered Tourist The American University Union in Europe, of which the University of Oregon is a member, asks in a letter to President Campbell that faculty members, students and al umni expecting to visit England during the summer communicate with the headquarters of the Union in London so assistance may be given in arranging hotel accommo dations. Other favors will also be extended by the Union such as ar ranging for the reception of visitors at the English institutions of learn ing. Crowded conditions in London, ac cording to the letter received, make it necesary to arrange details of travel in advance. Fellowships Offered Two graduate fellowships of $300, each are announced in a letter re ceived by President Campbell from the Board of Temperance and Mor al Welfare of the Presbyterian Church. The conditions provide that the fellowships, which are open to graduate students who wish to con tinue their studies in sociology along the lines of Moral Welfare, may ap ply to work done in any graudate school in the United States. Prize to Be Awarded A $1000 fellowship which pro vides for one year study of mod ern health education in elementary schools at Teacher’s College, Colum bia University, has been announced to the University by the Child’s Health Organization of America. The fellowship is to be awarded for the best graded plan and outline for | establishing health habits for inter esting children. The organization j will furnish details on application. Forty Years of Publishing Topic of Talk Webster W. Ellsworth Tells Assembly of His Work; Waiting is Aim Journalists Present Speaker Makes Special Address to Newspaper Students; Gives Recollections of Authors With his characteristic wit and enthusiasm, ‘Webster W. Ellsworth, prominent eastern publisher, lecturer on American history, and literary topics, addressed the Uni versity of Oregon students in Vil lard hall Thursday noon upon his tipic, “Forty Years of Publishing.” “I would rather be a writer of good books than anything else I know of.” Mr. Ellsworth announced. He then proceeded to sketch a brief outline of the best authors and their work, beginning with the period of 1850-60 to the present period of lit erature. He traced briefly the works of Clemens, Bret Harte, James Russell "Lowell, to the works of later writers such as Booth Tark ington, Rudyard Kipling, O. Henry, and the late Jack London, pausing to recite some humorous anecdote or memory he still retained of the particular author. Mr. Ellsworth attended school with Samuel Clemens, the two at one time being in the same dramatic class togeth er. “Clemens always had a vivid imagination,” Mr. Ellsworth said, “and always believed that he could tell a story better than it originally was.” Journalists Hear Address Mr. Ellsworth gave valuable words of advice to the journalism students when he addressed them for a short time Thursday morning. He spoke' upon the opportunity in the short story and its connection with a college education. He pointed out that such writers as Fannie Hurst, Mary Raymond, Shipmand Andrews, i Irvin Cobb, had never had the ad-; vantages of a real college educa-! tion. Experience, rather than a full knowledge of language and the (Continued on page 3) Mothers To Visit Oregon On May 8-9 Student Council Plans Warm Welcome And Votes for Annual Day Dance Date Sought — Faculty Asked Permission To Hold Contemplated Armenian Relief and Building Benefits Plans tor making Mother’s Day an annual campus day at the Uni versity to which mothers of all students will be invited were com pleted in student council meeting Wednesday night and a committee selected to carry out the program for May 9 this year. Personal in vitations and cards will he sent by every student on the campus urging his mother to visit Oregon on May 8 and 9. The mothers will bo guests of the student body and Uni versity during their two-day stay in Eugene, and a special program has been worked out for the week end. Vesper services in Villard Hall on Sunday, May 9 will close the ob servance of the day. Calais are to be distributed at the halls of residence, and may al so be secured at Dean Straub’s of fice in the Administration building. Flowers will be worn by all stu dents honoring their mothers, and everyone is expected to be hosts to the visitors whether their own moth er is present or not Dance to Aid Armenians. P’ans for raising money for the Armenian relief fund were consid ered and a matinee dance recomj mended for Friday, April 30, by the council if the date can be secured. John Houston was appointed chair man of the committee to arrange the program. A jitney adnee was suggested as a means of raising more money for the women’s build ing. Tentative plans for this dance, which also awaits premission of the faculty, are that the wimen’s orga nizations furnish the music and hold the dances in each house. Tick ets will sell at. 5 cents a dance and will b,e good at all houses. The men are expected to visit the houses (Continued on page 2.) Sigma Delta Chi Roster Imposing NEOPHYTES FORTUNATE Prominent 'ournalists On List ( By Alexander G. Brown) “What’s it all about?” That is the question which was foremost on the campul this morning when the four neophytes of Sigma Delta Chi appeared upon the campus for their 8 o’clock classes attired in 1 the conventional evening dress. Sigma Delta Chi is the honor ary fraternity for men journal ism students. It was founded at DePauw University oh April 17, 1909. The three chapters on the Pacific coast are at the University of Wasliingtin, Uni versity of Oregon and Stanford University. The Oregon chapter was installed on April 10, 1913 The alumni members of the Oregon chapter are Carlton E. Spencer, Donald B. Rice, Sam uel F. Michael, Karl W. On thank, Harold Young, Henry Fowler, Fendal S. Waite, Frank lin S. Allen, Leland G. Hen ricks, Jesup Stng. Thomas Boy len, Earl Blackaby, Andrew Col lier, Clarence Ash, Wallace Ash, Lamar Tooze Harry Kuck, Mer lin Batley, Leslie Tooze (deceas ed) Max Sommer. Mandell Weiss, Harold Hamstreet, Kenneth Moores, Milton Stoddard, Floyd Westerfield, Walter Dimm, James Sheehy, Maurice, Hyde, DeWitt Gilbert, Harold Say, Earl Murphy, Robert McNary, Wil liam Haseltine, Harry Crain, Levant Pease, Harold Newton Douglas Mullarky. The honorary members of the local chapter are: President P. L. Campbell, of the Univer sity of Oregon; <Georgd Palmer Putman, who is doing novel and short story work in the east; Dean Collins, who is Northwest publicity manager for a moving picture corporation; Frank Jen kins, president of the Eugene Register, W. A. Dill, of the Uni versity of Kansas; Herbert Campbell, assistant managing editor of the Portland Telegram; E. N. Blythe, head of the copy desk of the Oregin Journal; Col vin Dyment, head of the public ity work being done in the in terest of the Higher Education Tax act by the associated alum ni asociations of the three state institutions, Eric W. Allen, dean of the School of Journal ism at the Uniyeristy; Harold Hunt, northwest editor of the Oregon Journal, and Robert Crcnin, sporting editor of the Seattle Times. The active members of the chapter are Leith Abbott, Harry A, Smith, Alexander G. Brown, Robert Case, Paul Farrington (Continued on page 4) • / Wanted: Athletes IVA TCH OUT Bill Is After You — “Wait till I get through with these fireplace athletes. They won’t be sitting around the fireplace instead of being out for track very long.” This di j direct frtrni Bill Hayward was delivered in a menacing manner. SomethinS is coming and all loafers are warned that they are in danger—And—So are the track prospects. Bill Hayward wants the men who are not out for any spring athletics to turn out for track. Bill used to al most guarantee a track letter to a man who would turn out for track every year while he was in college, and Bill is still with Oregon. It is rumored that potent and far reaching edits will be issued from the athletic department unless the men respond to the track call. Hayward’s time honored saying is that the best | track men are often those who have not before proven their worth. A word to the Wise and Un crippled! Get out for track! “Vodeville” Under Way Plans for “Junior" Vodeville” w hieh is to bo staged the last of May are already biing whipped into shape and the people who are to he in the stunts are practicing, ac cording to John Houston, who is In charge of the affair. The vaude ville is to be given by the third year people to help finance Junior week-end. The committee in charge of all ar rangements are John Houston, chair man, Robert Cosgriff, Thelma Stan ton, and Marion Gilstrap. The pro gram will consist of selections by both the girl’s and men’s glee clubs, clever skits by dramatic students, Patty French will play, and jazz music will be featured. Each class will also put on a stunt. The Eu gene theatre will be the scene of the stunts. Film of Game Coming The first pictures of the Oregon Harvarl game, at Pasadena on New Year’s day, ever shown In Eugene will be exhibited at the glee club concert Friday night at the Ar mory. The pictures are added to the glee club program. They are •eery plain, and the Oregon players are easy to pick out, according to Curtiss Peterson, glee club mana ger. “The students and townspeople are urged to attend the noncert, and see these pictures, next Friday at the Armory,” says Mr. Peterson. Many Queries Come People who anticipate registering in the University of Oregon for the next college year are. beginning early, according to Mrs. George Fitch of the registrar's office. About 50 inquiries have been received al ready from prospective students who are asking about board and room and erquirements for admission. A number of application cards have been mailed out to people who have signifed their intention to reg ister in the University next Septem ber, said Mrs. Fitch. Class Writes Real Ads Every member of the class in the writing of advertising, directed by Prof. W. P. G. Thacher, lias es tablished a connection with some of the Eugene merchants and is either handling' or advising as to the handling of the merchant’s ad vertising in tiie local newspapers. The class contains forty members, thirty of whom are men. This practical experience, in Mr Thacher’s opibnion, i^ most helpful In connection with the class work. The newspapers from time to time contain advertisements written by members of the class. 8 Track Men Selected For Seattle Trip Two Relay TeamsTo Be In Contest With Fast Runners of Northwest Condition Held Bad " . — I . , ,/ ■ / , i Hayward Expects Mile Relay to i Make Good Showing—3 Of LastYears’ChampionstoRun i Eight track men were selected at tryouts held last night by Coach Bill Hayward to represent Oregon at the relay carnival to be held in Seattle Saturday. The men left for the Sound City with the baseball squad this evening. Coach Hayward will enter two relay teams In the meet. He se lected a team for the the two mile ; events at the tryouts held on Kin caid field last night. The two mile | team members who will each run a half mile are, Glen Walkley, Emer | aid Sloan, Wayne, Akers and Floyd Woodson. The mile team, each man of which will run a quarter mile is made up of Captain Henry Foster, Leith Abbott, Stanford Anderson and Dick Sunderleaf. Hayward expects the mile relay to make a good showing at the Wash ington meet as it is composed of vets. Captain Foster, Abbott and Ander son were members of Oregon’s northwest championship relay team last spring, which established the best mile relay time of 3:28, made on the coast last spring at the I Northwest Conference held in Pull man. Sunderleaf is a new member of the quartet this year but his showing made on the frosh team last spring and his performances so far this year make him loom as a splendid runner to complete the quartet. The two mile team ought to make a good record at Seattle also. All of the men this spring are dis tance men of long training. Akers, Walley and Sloan were members of the frosh team last year and members of Oregon’s cross coun try team which defeated O. A. C. last fall. Woodings has been showing consistency in spring train ing. Tho relay carnival at Washington promises to be a great fest for Western track men. This meet is‘* the initial of its kind to be held on the coast and is being sponsored Continued on page 4. Rabbi J. B. Wise Will Speak Here — i Noted Educator to Give Address Thursday At Assembly; Was j to Lecture Last Winter Term i _ Rabbi Jonah B, Wise of Portland will speak in assembly on Thurs day, April 29, according to Karl Onthank, secretary of President Campbell. Rabbi Wise was sched uled as an assembly speaker during the witner term, but the date was postponed beacuse of the influenza epidemic on the campus at that time. He is a noted educator and a public speaker of repute. Those who have beard him during his former, visiis to the campus de clare he is a strong speaker and his address has always been considered as one of the best on the year’s program. Rabbi Wise was born in Cincinna ti, Ohio, and was educated in both America and Europe- He came to Portland in 1910- For several years lie has served on the board of high er curricula of Oregon. He has tak en an active interest in educational work and has been a staunch friend of the University during the entire time he has lived in Oregon.