Oregon daily emerald., January 20, 1921, Image 1

NO. 62.
Affair To Take- Place Same,
Night As Annual Frolic
For Women.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
FOR A. S. U. 0. PLAY j
Will Be Directed By Mask
and Buskin; March 5
Date Set.
An All-University men’s smoker will
lie held on the same night as the wo
men's April frolic, according to plans
formulated at the regular meeting of
the student council last night. The coun
cil also passed a resolution favoring ex
change dinners among men’s organiza
tions on the campus, and decided on an
A. S. U. O. play to be given March r>.
The All-U. smoker will take the place
of the old interfraternity smoker, which
was started a few years ago. The affair
will be held on the same evening as the
April frolic, which is for all University
women .and every Oregon man will be
asked to attend. A committee to com
plete arrangements for the affair will be
appointed later by Carlton Savage. A
S. U. 0. president. *
The student pla.v to bo given on Mar.
5. will be given under the-auspices of the
student body, although the council at
, its meeting last night voted to allow the
local Mask and Buskin chapter of the
Associated University Players to eon
duet and direct the play. A committee
consisting of John Houston. Robert Earl
and Marian Taylor was appointed to com
plete arrangements for the play.
A committee consisting of Don Davis
Ruth Flegal. Lyle Bryson and Norton
Winnard was appointed by the stuticut
president to co-operate with the faculty
committee on the arrangement of stu
dent vespers. Norton Winnard wil>
head a committee which has charge of a
drive for funds for the relief of stu
dents of European countries. A’ivian
Chandler, Ruth Elegal and Roy Veatcli
were also named members of this com
mittee.
DYMENT TO GO TO SALEM
Dean Will Meet With Representatives of
Colleges of State.
'Dean Colin V. Pymont will represent
the Ini versify' in Salem Saturday at a
meeting of the committee on college en
trance requirements which was appoint
ed by the college section of the State
Teachers’ association in December. Rep
resentatives of all the higher education
institutions in Oregon, including Keen
and McMinnville, will exchange their
views of what should he required of
freshmen entering college.
DYMENT GOES TO PORTLAND
Dean Colin A'. Pymont went to Port
land on business this morning. lit1 will
return to the campus early Friday morn
ing.
SHAKESPEAREAN ‘CRAB’ ]
HOUND IS SOUGHT FOR!
Dog-Comoriian Is To Play Opposite Red
Die; Character Is Good Study of
Human Nature.
Lons, tansy, hairy, thin, affectionate
hut unsympathetic, that is the kind of a
tins Professor Ueddie wants to cast in
the part ol “Crab." Shakespearean dog
comedian, who will play next week op
positite the professor, as Launce. in the
comedy “The Two Gentlemen of Ve
rona.”
Shakespeare with his remarkable in
sight in human nature has made a won
derful study of this middle-class hound
who at times mingles socially with the
dog-aristocracy under the tables of dukes
and lords, even though uninvited.
He often carries his tail between his!
legs, yet he must be the kind of dog fori
which one will make sacrifices in order
that the creature may be kept out of
trouble. Tor poor Launce is often obliged
to answer for the dog’s conduct, since his
master has said “to watch me and do as
I do.”
And even though it is hundreds of
years sine' the first “Crab" flicked the
flee from his ear, inspiring Shakespeare
by the act. Professor Ueddie still ex
poets to find a prototype in our demo
cratic day who can understand his place
when mingling with royalty.
And next week another “Crab” will
have his day.
“X” SYSTEM OR ERASER,
WHICH? IS QUESTION
R. O. T. G. Officers Introducing Foren
sics; Debate Points Are Time,
Money, Muscle.
“Resolved. That the use of the eraser
is the best method for correcting typo
graphical errors.” is the subject of a de
bate which has been raging for several
days and which continues to rage in the
office of the It. (>. T. ('. department.
’Tis a strange place for the practice of
forensic art it must be admitted; but
nevertheless. Sergeant-Major Agule and
Sergeant Vaughn think forensics great
spoyf.
The row was started by Sergeant
Vaughn when he cast aside the old an I
(nm enlicnal use of the rubber and in
troduced the new and less troublesome
use of the “X” system.
“The ‘X’ system,” says Sergeant
Vaughn, “saves time and money. M.v
opponent, the sergeant-major, spends ap
proximately one-third of his time push
ing an eraser, and if an eraser account
were to be opened on our books 1 am
certain it would be found that the money
spent on erasers in one month would be
sufficient to purchase a glass shade for
every electric light in the office.”
In behalf of the eraser the sergeant
major says; “It does its work and does
it well. This cannot be said of the ‘X’
system: for when my friend the sergeant
finishes a sheet of typewritten work it
resembles a full page advertisement for
•X X X flour.”’
F. N. FASSET IN INFIRMARY.
Frank X. Fasset. a junior majoring in
commerce, underwent an operation yes
terday morning for the removal of his
tonsils. This is the first operation of
tiiis nature that has been performed this
year at the infirmary, uncording to Dr
Sawyer. I niversity physician.
Frosh Wanted Gray Caps—
Green Ones Unattractive
By Mary Lou Burton. 1
"''"ii want what you want whoa you
want it.
''"ii set what you want when you
grab it.
don't want what you've sot.
'ton can’t set what you want.
When you got what you want you don't
want it.”
thick in the dim past when the pres
eni seniors were in sraminar school,
tliere was even then a freshman class at
ill" I'niversity These freshmen decided
they wanted to wear small gray caps as
tiie insignia of their rank. Acting , on
the theory that anything the freshmen
wanted was bad for them, the upper
1 htssmen promptly issued a manifesto
that trash should NOT wear caps. That
was l<)0o. The frosh of 11104 had the
courage of their convictions and one day
alter assembly each and every freshman
•'I beared in front of Villurd defiantly
W'-ariiig bis chosen emblem. . A battle
with the upperclassmen ensued which
|,|sted thirty minutes, broke put glass
1 ""i s and several windows in V illard
il! resulted in several minor casualties
the men. The freshmen licked and
strutted away wearing caps.
When 1 !><>'> rolled around sentiment
liver freshmen headgear had risen to tile
ivoint where it was necessary to estab
lish rules of conflict for the cap rush.
The freshmen agreed to post notices of
their intention to wear caps a week
previous. Only lit) frosli and 110 sopho
mores were to actively participate in the
fray, but no restriction was made on
rooting. The rules further provided that
a man should be tied hand and foot be
fore he was ruled out. and no metallic
substances were to be used. The battle
on this occasion lasted one-hall day. It
is not reported whether or not classes
were being held during this period. Again
! the freshmen were victorious.
Having fought and won the right to
wear the caps, the freshmen lost inter
est in the game, and for a year or two
none were worn. Then in 1JK)9 the up
perclassmen decided that all freshmen
must wear small green caps as a badge
of their servitude. And they made it
stick.
“When you get what you want you
don’t want it."
The following is the first of a series
of articles dealing with Oregon tradi
tions. Others will appear at later dates
in the Emerald.—Editor.
Committees In Charge Promise
Good Music, Eats and
Lots of Fun.
ALL CLASS MEMBERS
URGED TO BE PRESENT
Women Not Listed In Lottery
Will Get Dates If They
Report Today.
Members of tin* class of ’22 arc con
centrating their efforts on the big Jun
ior Jazz Jinks to bo staged at the moil's
gym. Friday evening, at 8:00 o’clock.
The committers in charge say there is to
be good music, good “eats.” and lots of
fun. They urge all Juniors to come. As
this dance is scheduled for the same time
as the college prom and the Torch and
Shield dance there will be considerable
conflict, but it is hoped that all ’22ers
will be on hand, and let the rest of the
1'Diversity patronize the other affairs.
The instructions are to cotne in cos
tume or in old clothes. As for the fea
ture dance, no definite information has
been given out. hut. the one being plan
ned promises to completely surpass the
affair of Cinderella and her proverbial
slipper.
The junior girls sax’ that they did their
part hist year at the leap year sopho
more lottery, and it is up to tin* men
this year to show wliat they c;5n do Fri
day night.
Those juniors who were not drawn
are requested to see Carl Newbury or
Helen Nelson at once, and dates will be
arranged. Extra men may ask wliom
they wish, as there is a scarcity of wo
men in the class. All women who did
not draw should report the fact today,
and partners will be provided.
The Junior Jazz Jinks will he the only
dance put on by the class during the
winter term, so all- .juniors should work
to make it a big success. Ail admission
price of seventy-five cents will be
charged to cover the expenses of the
party.
REDDIE DESIGNS SCENE
Norveli Thompson Paints Morris Set for
“Pygmalion” Setting.
To the equipment of Guild theater lias
been added a drawing room set which
will appear in two acts of “Pygmalion,”
designed hy Fergus Kcddie after the
styles of William Morris. Norveli
Thompson, assistant in the department
has done the painting on the entire set.
The walls are of a neutral gray, and
covered with a design of soft browns and
maroons, while the panellings are shad
ed with a remarkably good effect. About
50 hours were required for the painting
of the set. which can be used for no
other play until it is repainted, owing to
its design.
With the suitable furnishings for the
drawing room set which have been bor
rowed. the whole sdfcme is particularly
consistent in style.
GIRLS PLAY BASKETBAL
O. A. C. Women Display Interest At
Game; Three Stars Back.
Oregon Agricultural College. Corvallis.
Jan. .10. Interest in co-ed basketball
is now keen at O.A.C.. ”0 girls turning
out for practice regularly. Three mem
bers of the 1!)”(> varsity squad are trying
out for their former positions on the
team.
Alta Mentzer. last ‘year’s captain, and
star forward, will try out. Feta Agee
captain, and Gladys Johnson, also three
year varsity “< >” girls, will be out for
their fornmr places.
A first and second team will be chosen
from the best players on the class teams.
KANSAS GRADES HIGHER.
Scholarship at I'niversity of Kansas
show an improvement for the year 1010
1020 over that of previous years, the fig
ure being SI.!b! per cent. This means
that Sl.tr. per cent of the work carried
the 4,000 students of the University was
finished with a grade of not less than
75. The scholarship has grown yearly
from 11)1.'! when the percentage was 57.7.
NON-FRAT MEN ORGANIZE.
Non-fraternity men at Cornell have or
ganized into the “Cornell Independent
! Association.” The purpose of this or
I gauization is to co-operate with frater
nity men and other organizations to pro
mote the best interests of Cornell.
Wafer Polo Team Rounding
Into Fine Form; Duke Howard,
Noted Player, Coaches Squad
Oregon’s water polo I ('Min is rounding
into simp.' nicely, undor the capable
bauds of Fred (“Duke”) Howard. The
team is handicapped by lack of balls
which haw been ordered through Spald
ing’s. but as yet have failed to put in an
appearance. Varsity practice is held
nightly, and at present there is an aver
age turnout of 1” men. Four games will
probably be scheduled in the near fut
ure; two with Multnomah Athletic Club
and two with O. A. C. There is some
excellent material out for the team;
“Hits” Douglas and Myron AVilsey are
both swimmers of experience and also
are familiar with the game. These two
boys performed with Multnomah last
year. “Hap” Hazard and George Neale
have both played the game before, while
Duke Howard, who is handling the
coaching end of it. played in the inter
allied games at Paris while a member
of the A. E. F. doe Hedges and Mel
'in Murehie both look stood in practice
and are rapidly showing themselves to
ho of varsity caliber.
Varsity swimming practice will he
called in a few days, and about 25 men
are expected to respond. Athletic Do
dos tor Holder, with the assistance of
swimmiiii; instructor Hedges, are elim
inating the experienced swimmers from
the classes with a view to securing ad
ditional material. There will probably
be no dual meets this year, but Oregon
■will send a team to Corvallis in the
spring to compete in the Northwest Con
ference meet. The varsity team should
be a good one for then' are many swim
mers of speed and experience available.
Douglas, Wilsey and Hazard work in
the sprints. Uoland Andre and A1 Cupps
are right at home in the dives. Hedges'.
Howard and Neale are both swimmers
who can be depended upon for points iu
a meet.
Oregon Graduate Will Tell
Experiences in China.
Recently returned from China ami
hearing a first-hand story of the orient.
Maiden II. Day. graduate of Oregon and
at present acting home secretary of the
Canton Christian College, will address
the student body this morning at what
is promised as one of the most interest
ing assemblies of the term. Mr. Day’s
topic will be “China of today.”
In his position as the representative
of one of the largest colleges in the
orient Mr. Day had ample opportunity
for a thorough survey of conditions in
China, both in his own field of educa
tion and through the various channels of
trade and export agencies of the coast
cities. In his educational work and
travels Mr. Day has acquired a fund of
w.i I ii>il .Im inrnpintil imi i Ilf* HlO SO
cial and economic conditions in a land
that at present holds much interest for
the pacific enafd of the United States
and Mr. Day’s personal message from
the far east will he of great value to
students interested in the orient whether
in its social or historical aspects or as
a great future market for American com
merce.
As a speaker Mr. Day has had a wide
experience in addressing gatherings of
business men and other commercial
bodies throughout the United States and
his services have been much in demand,
and the student body will have the op
portunity today of hearing one of the
more conspicuous of the Oregon ahnnni.
During his stay on the campus Mr
Day will also address several groups of
commercial students who are interested
in oriental trade and desire definite in
formation concerning commercial oppor
tunities in China.
Several musical numbers including
solos b.v (lien Morrow are announced as
a part of the musical program of the as
sembly this morning.
ARCHITECT TO BE HERE
President of American Institute to Visit
Oregon February 8.
President II. II. Kendall of the Amer
ican Institute of Architects, an archi
tect of Iloston. Mass., and Director Hub
ert Kuhn of New York are planning to
visit the school of architecture and al
lied arts February 8. according to Deal)
Lawrence.
j President Kendall is known throughout
j New Kngland. where he has had many
I years of in five practice, and director
I Kohli was in charge of the war housing
1 of the United States shipping hoard dur
ing the war and is known as a progres
sive thinker and writer, lie is the tem
porary chairman of the Inter-Profession
] al. < '(inference.
President Kendall and Director Kolia
| are visiting the* Chapters of the A. 1. A.
j on the coast and will stop at Kugeue on
I the way from Portland to San Francisco
KILPATRICK AT PORTLAND.
| Karl Kilpatrick, direc tor of the oxtou
I sion division, went to Portland. Wed
| nesday morning, to attend to special ex
tension business in connection with the
summer school. He will return to Eu
gene sometime Thursday.
Faculty Bulletin Publishes
Rule Made in Fall.
The placing of students on probation
f'T the winter term lias Brought to light
the fact that some of them have failed
to understand the regulations affecting
transfers or additions to their courses.
Professor .1. II. Gilbert, chairman of the
committee on revision of students'
courses, has in the faculty bulletin call
ed attention to the ruling established last
fall to the effect that, no credit will be
given for courses in which the student
is not regularly enrolled.
Already a number of petitions for
credit in courses which students have
taken during the fall term but for which
no legal registration has been made
have been received. The committee in
every case has rejected such iTctitions
"In some cases injustice may be done to
viiiocri
ini' siuueiu, says i roiessor
“but only by strict observance of these
simple requirements, can we avoid injus
tice to students, prevent the confusion
of records, check unauthorized trans
fers, and discourage the ‘manufacture of
credits’ to make good deficiencies of the
previous term and escape the penalties
of probation.”
The committee further states that an
arrangement with the instructor to en
ter the class is not sufficient. If the
registration card lias been filed with the
registrar a petition for change must be
granted and a change of enrollment card
signed by thb instructor whose class the
student: enters. The student can be reg
ularly enrolled only by the instructor’s
signing the original registration card or a
change of enrollment card. I
PROFESSORS TO SPEAK
Dr. Robbins and Professor Whitaker to
Address Retailers.
Dr. K. ('. Kobbins. dean of the school
of commerce, is to be one of the main
speakers at the Oregon State Retail
Merchants’ association’s annual conven
j tion to he held at Marshfield February 7,
I S. )). Dr. Robbins will speuk on the
| subject of “Training for Business.”
j Dean Robbins will address the annual
! convention of the Oregon Retail Ilard
I ware and Implement association to be
I held at the fmperial Hotel in Portland,
j .Ian. 25-2K. Professor John R. Whit
j uker of the school of commerce also will
| speak at this convention. The commerce
i professors will discuss closer co-opern
j tion between the association and the I’ni
versit.v school of commerce.
R. 0. T. C. INSTALLS LAB.
Cadets to be Familiar With Modern
Methods of Warfare.
A military laboratory will soon be in
stalled in the R. <i. T. (’. building. The
laboratory will contain miniature mod
els of fortifications, all specie* of mili
tary equipment and a collection of for
eign and ancient arms. The laboratory
I is being installed to give the cadets a
I better chance to familiarize themselves
with the modern methods of warfare.
Work tables and chairs will also be in
stalled for the benefit of the students.
Major Rail'd states that he hopes to
have the laboratory- ready for use by
February 10.
Cost of Reconstruction and
New Buildings More
That $700,000.
WORK IS IMPROVED
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
■Wide Range of Full Courses
Now Offered to Youth
of Oregon.
By Raymond Lawrence.
The unusual progress which the Uni
versity of Oregon is making toward jus
tifying the faith which the voters of the
state gave to the higher institutions of
learning in Oregon in the niillnge bill, in
volves unprecedented growth in the num
ber of buildings, faculty members, de
partments and schools, and the new
scholastic policy made possible by the fi
nancial support of the citizens of Ore
gon.
The enormous building program, which
the University is now carrying on. is one
■of the most noticable results of the
millage bill. There are three large
buildings under construction. and to
gether with reconstruction work, the cost
is $700,000. The new . school of com
merce will cost $100,000, Susan Camp
bell Hall, new women's dormitory, $90,
000. and the school of education build
ing. $125,000. The woman’s building
which is already partially occupied, bus
cost the University $900,000. which
makes it the most expensive building on
the campus. With the remodeling of the
old gymnasium, architecture building, and
other interior work, the amount of
money involved is greatly increased. The
work on these buildings is being done as
ipiickly as possible, since tbe University
is in critical need of more buildings.
New Buildings to Come Later.
The completion of new buildings under
construction does not end tin*. Univer
sity's building program. With the atli
letie department's policy of athletics for
everyone, comes the need for a new gym
nasium. At present tin* gymnasium is
entirely inadequate to care for the men
who participate in the different sports
Yillnrd hull, in which the student assem
blies are held, has long been too small
in sent all the student body, to say noth
ing of the large number of citizens who
frequently visit the meetings. Villard
halt was one of the first buildings be
longing to the University, and it will be
replaced by a new auditorium. A science
building, which will house the science de
partments. is to be erected in the near
future, and will serve much the same
purpose as McClure hall does at present
The infirmary, where the sick students
are treated, is a small remodeled resi
dence. A new, up-to-date infirmary
building is planned, one which will be
large enough to care for the men and
women needing medical assistance. The*
University library was built to house n
student body about half the size of the
present number of students. A large
building, sufficient to care for the stu
dents' needs for many years to come, is
contemplated. These new buildings
planned will relieve the University’s im
mediate necessity, but they will be built
gradually during the coining years.
Work to Justify Added Funds.
Ity providing the proper buildings and
working facilities, and by the establish
ment of a new scholastic policy, profes
sionalizing in a high class way the arts
the University of Oregon intends to inst
il change in the educational tendencies
Instead of the culture for culture's sake
idea, the student now secures culture for
professions’ sake. A definite profession
al end is provided for every man and
woman in the college. The work of a
University of Oregon undergraduate is
now accepted by the largest schools of
the United States, even those whose
standards are highly technical, said Dean
I lymenf.
Extension Division Reaches Many.
Nearly every person ill the state has
in some way been reached by the exten
i siou division, il is estimated. It is
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LORAN ELLIS WINS HONORS.
Loran Kllis. who graduated from the
University with the class of 1621. has
been awarded by the Portland chapter of
the American Institute of Ar •hite/turo
a medal and prize for making the great
est improvement of, any of lust year's
seniors in the school of architecture. Kl
lis is now employed as a draftsman in
j Dean K. F. Lawrence’s offices in Port
land.