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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1921)
Large Audience Pleased With Offering. INSTRUCTORS TO APPEAR All Teachers of Music Pledge To Give Number. (My Madame Rose McGrow.) The University school of music or chestra on Sunday afternoon gave the first, of a series of concerts to be offer ed the public throughout the remainder of the year, and the. large and enthus iastic audience bore ♦testimony of the gratitude with which cultural offerings on the campus are greeted. The hearty response was ample proof of the deep appreciation which the two numbers of this programme awakened. Each one of the instructors at the school of music lias pledged him or her self to appear with a pretentious, good musical number at one of these concerts. As the first of these generous ones ap peared. John Stark Evans, whose beau tiful musicianship and excellent techni que assure, him'ns a foregone conclusion the hearty and grateful response which was his on Sunday. _ The work of the orchestra was so good throughout as to merit great praise. Those not intimately enough acquainted or associated with such an organization cannot amply visualize the difficulties' connected with the development, individ- j unlly and collectively of an organization j of such young people to the plane of ef ficiency necessary to play musical com positions of the calibre of this Schumann Concerto. The work done by each and every member is commendable. The en semble work, the spirit of the organiza tion. accomplish now beautiful things, and gives promise of wonderful efforts to come. Speaking technically, the writer would like to draw attention to the sustained theme in the Schumann Concerto. This swinging rhythm so difficult to sustain, particularly upon the piano, this theme recurring in different keys throughout the concerto, was beautifully sustained by Mr. Evans and the orchestra. In the first movement, there occurs an inter change between piano and orchestra, at answering, as it were, of the musical thought, one to the other, and working up to a strong climax at the close of the movement. Ill the intcrmcssito, the lightness of the touch required stands in strong' eo fl'gst to the strength and virility of move ment one. In this movement the good work of the cellos was distinctly notice able., those instruments carrying the theme while the piano weaves about it a delicate trncer.v of beautiful arpeggios. The last movement, opens with a daz zling theme so typical of tho climax, of most concertos, followed by an elusive variation of cross themes by the orches tra and piano where one slip on the part of either spells certain disaster. Uotv much praise then is due tlie.se young people and their couch instructor, .Hex Underwood, for the tireless energy ex pended upon the preparatory work. In the overture, I wish to call special notice to the good work done by the brass instruments and to speak once more of the excellent ensemble work of ♦ he organization. Wo afl look forward with great pleasure to the next concert. TIME TO CHANGE COURSE ENDS. Students wishing to enter a new class will have to petition as yesterday was the lust day open for making changes in en rollment cards, according to information given out at the registrar's office yester day. It will he possible to withdraw from a class until February 1. hut not to enter a new class unless the petition is granted by the faculty. Laboratory tews can be paid from now until Ihe 1StIt of Hth month. COLLEGE COSTS COMPUTED. The annual expenditure per student enrolled for lOHMPL'O in the University of Kansas is fixed at SI 77.GO. This is the lowest average of any university in that section. The University of Minne sota runs highest with an average of $5HI per student. PLEDGE ANNOUNCED. Sigma Alpha Kpsilon announces the pledging of John K. ('hairnets, of Hills boro. ' Y. W. PLANS FOB VISIT OF BISHOP SHEPARD Dinner To Be Given at 5 Methodist Church; Conferences May Be Arrbnged. The filial arrangements for (be en tertaining of Bishop William O. Shep ard of the Methodist church who will bo on the campus Thursday and Friday of this week wore made "by a committee of, faculty und students who met in the V. \V. C. A. bungalow Friday evening. A dinner will bo given at the Methodist church in Eugene next* Sunday at ■> o’clock. All Methodist students and fac ulty are invited as well as students at tending the Methodist church. Bishop ,Sliepard will speak to the University girls at the regular Y. AS'. C. A. meeting in the bungalow Thursday afternoon. Special arrangements have been made for those students who wish to meet the Bishop personally either about religious problems or vocations open through the church in this country or in any other. Bishop Shepard will he in the bungalow for this purpose from f) to 11:30 Friday and from 2 to 4 om the same day. The students who wish to hold these confer ences should make arrangements with Isla Gilbert. The committees in charge of tlie din ner are: Invitation committee: Professor F. S. I Minn; Carl Meyers, Norton Winnerd and Tsla Gilbert. Dinner: Katherine AA’atson. Program: Professor Dunn, Don Zim merman and Ruth Flegal. Patronesses: Carl Meyers. Isabel Zimmerman and Ruth Flegal. CHURCH COMMITTEE MEETS. The Church Cooperative committee, composed of one representative from each denomination, held its first meeting of (lie new term in the A'. AV. C. A. bun galow Thursday evening. The commit tee voted to help entertain Sherwood Ed dy. the man who is said to have met more University students than any other man ill the world, who will be on the campus next Friday. Air. Eddy has just retumod from abroad and has talked with students in almost all of the coun tries that have edueational centers. Ae eording to Aliss Tirza Hinsdale, Air Eddy is one of the most important men to come to the campus in connection with A'. AI. C. A. work. The committee also made plans to entertain the Eugene min isters und their wives at an informal dinner to he given in tile bungalow the 24th of this month. “SOONERS” NOW CHAMPS. The University of Oklahoma “.Sonn ets" celebrated their admission into the Missouri A’allo.r conference by winning the 1020 football championship, this be ing their first year in the league. Ben Owen, the coach, turned out a remark ably fast and heavy team, his line averag ing 100 pounds ami his back field 170 pounds. HOUSE MOTHERS ORGANIZE. House mothers of the fraternities and sororities of the University of Arkansas have organized a club, “The Greek Let ter .Mothers.” SIX HOUSES TO HT Eugene Gives $3102 In Cash and Pledges In Drive. Seven hungry, homeless little tots in A rmenia will be given food, clot lung ami shelter through the help of various or ganizations on the Oregon campus, ac cording to Miss Alice Capps, Lane coun ty chairman of the Near East Relief committee. The organizations — all among the University women, incident ally — which have promised to help in the work, are Hendricks hall which will care for two orphans, and the following houses which will support one each: Haley cottage, Timelier cottage, Chi Omega, Delta Zeta and Gamma Phi Beta. The pledges were made after Miss Capps, who lias been untiring in her ef forts in the cause, had written letters or spoken to the heads of the various houses, telling them ol the tragic condi tions in the Far Kast. So far, Eugene has contriubted in cash and pledges $3102. “It is very gratify ing to know that people are not yet tired of giving,” said Miss Capps, “and every day we are receiving new encour agement. We had hoped that most of the work would be clone by Christmas time, but the need of help is, if possible, greater than ever before, and it will be A letter was received recently from the president of Armenia by the Director | General of the Near East Relief work expressing the appreciation of the brav ery of the American men and women re lief workers who showed so much cour age and bravery after an attack by tlic Turks on the Kars front recently. When the attack was made many of the peace ful inhabitants <ff Armenia were forced to flee for safety into the mountains and lead the life of refugees. A panic re sulted, and although many of the work ers had intended sailing for America up-' on the expiration of their contracts, they risked their lives staying and caring for the helpless little tots in the orphan ages, i The Armenian people had planted crops, in the hopes of being able to help i themselves, but the crops hare prac tically failed on account of hail and field mice. The food crisis which was already critical has been intensified by the num bers of homeless people who have been driven into Armenia by the Bolsheviks. Famine is feared and the oulv hope of salvation for the thousands of hungry little ones, their parents, and the other people of this brave little country lies in the generosity of the American people. University students or organizations wishing to help are asked to communi cate with Miss Capps, telephone 442-.T, GOVERNOR BURNED IN EFFIGY. When the University of Ml, isslppi placed a lain on dancing, the students showed their disapproval by burning in effigy the governor of the state, who is chairman of the university’s board of trustees. Lumber, Lath and Shingles THE BOOTH-KELLT LUMBER CO. 5th and Willamette Sts. Phone 452 Eugene Steam Laundry. | Service Our Aim Phone 123 Special Courses For those wishing special instruction in Shorthand, Typewriting. Bookkeeping, etc. 'FREE INFORMATION UPON REQUEST EUGENE BUSINESS COLLEGE A. E. ROBERTS, Manager Phone 6t>(> 992 Willamette 25 REGISTER DAILY. Registration k> still going on with an average of about 25 new students a day. Phone 141 City Messenger Service Messengers 39 E. 7th J. C. GRANT, Mgr. THE EUGENE DANCE ACADEMY Eugene’s foremost school of dancing, teaching ball r o o in a n d exhibition dancing. Home of the University all star orchestra without tin equal in Eugene. Home of Sid Woodhousc famous Thursday nite 5c dances. Home of Maher & Mc Crhoskey exclusive college dances. Home of many of the cities social function. If you wish to learn or improve your dancing; If you wish to give a dance; If you want an orchestra; If you want anything per taining to dances or danc ing phone 5303. EUGENE DANCE ACADEMY * The Dance Center of Eugene CLEANING and PRESSING Quick Service Osburn Cleaners Phone 342 Osburn Hotel Do You Want A Suit FREE ? quick action counts Scroggs Bros. 760 Will. St. Up-Stairs Tailors COME AND HAVE WAFFLES AND TEA BY THE OPEN FIRE AT THE j^/inchorage LUNCH—11:30 to 1 p. in. I DINNER—6:00 to 7:30 p. m. ; ! AFTERNOON TEA * ‘ Wi Price's SHOE SALE Opens Today - Shoe Prices Slaughtered Every Shoe on Sale Ladies’ Oxfords Ladies Fine kid and calf, brown and black military heel oxfords. $7.95 ladies’ Pumps One lot Ladies’ fine Kid French heel Pumps at $8.95 Ladies’ Dress Pumps Several Indies’ black kid, PrTtent, white kid, French medium heel pumps to be sold at tliis time for $6.95 Men’s Wool Sox Men’s Merino wool sox heavy and light weights. s95c and $1.45 Men’s Dress Shoes Men's high grade shoes, all lasts; Bostonian, Nunn Bush, Exe,eJsioi\ on sale at $8.95, $9.95, $10.95 Cordovan Dress Shoes Bostonian and JSxcelsior Cordovan shoes, regular $17.50 to $20.' $11.95 and $12.95 Men’s Hi’top Boots Men’s 12, 14 and 16-inch sporting boots, logftors and cruisers $7.95, $9.15, $10.40 $17.15 The Price Shoe Co. 732 Willamette