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-) VOLUME XXII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1921. NO. 103. I T WE SERIES TO OPEN Oil APRIL 19 Half of Teams To Drop ,Out After Second Contest; 13 Will Enter. TAU KAPPA ALPHA CUP WILL GO TO WINNERS _ Speeches 8 Minutes, Rebuttal 4 Minutes; Panama Tolls Exemption Topic. The first two debates of the inter sorority series will be held on April 19 and 21, under the decision made at a mooting of the intersorority debate council held Thursday. At the end of these debates, the half of the teams having the lowest score will be dropped, while those having the highest score will continue in a series of elimination de bates by which the final victors will be determined. Thirteen houses are working hard, hoping to wrest from Hendricks hall the Tau Kappa Alpha cup, which it has held for the last two years. With the exception of two, the houses now have both teams and coaches se lected. Hiss Julia Burgess of the English de partment is the Chi Omega coach. Helen Strauser, Marion Lay, Beatrice Snell and Mildred Lauderdale have been se lected as the Cbi Omega team. Cox to Coach Tri Delt. The Delta Delta Delta team will be composed of Lacy Leonard, Betty Pride. Gertrude Golding and Iantlie Smith. Ilcmey Cox will be the Tri Delt coach. Kosclia Keber, Vera Houston, Marie Hidings, and Josephine Croxall will con stitute the Alpha Delta Pi team. This team will be coached by Professor Wal ter C. Barnes of the history depart ment. Vivian Kellems, member of Zeta Kap pa Psi, will coach the Alpha Phi team, which will be composed of Helen Car son, Marion Gillis, Kittie May Stockton and Clyde Schuebel. The Gamma Phi team will consist of Frances McGill, LeLaine West, Frances MacMillan and Georgia Shipley, and will be coached by Elmer Pendell. Mabel Green, Helen Hooper, Ina Mc Coy and Thelma Lyons have been se lected to represent the Delta Gammas, and will be coached by Professor Eldon Griffin. The Zeta llho team will consist of Edna Largent, Elsie Hildebrand, Ruby Baugh and Beatrice Holbrook. This team will be coached by Miss Ethel Wakefield, a University high school teacher, former varsity debater. Thacher To Help. Xancy Wilson, Elizabeth Trowbridge, -Marjorie Alexander and Gail Acton will I constitute the Kappa Kappa Gamma team, which will be coached by Profes sor \V. F. G. Thacher. The Hendricks hall team will consist of Gladys Johnson, Emily Veazie, Eliza beth Melis. and Elizabeth Stevenson, and will be coached by Professor Harl It. Douglass. The Delta Zola team will be coached by Professor Sam Bass Warner, • and "ili consist of Belle Chatham, Helen t'fliith, Gladys Everett, and Alys Sut ;ton. Glen Frank, Adelaide White, Dorothy Dickey, and Bertha Atkinson will dep resent the Oregon Club. This team will be coached bv Professor George Turn bull. No Conchas for Two. Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Delta Phi have not yet been able to obtain coaches, but bate their teams selected; Virginia Pear ton. Marjorie Kruse, Maybelle Leavitt, and Estelle Campbell will represent Pi Beta Phi. and the Sigma Delta Phi b'am will consist of Beatrice Hensley. Hilda Hensley, Alice Curtis and Alice Hamm. Hath Griffin has been appointed chair man of tlie committee to select judges for these debates. Speeches for all debates will be eight minutes in length with four minutes for rebuttal. The question is that previous ly announced, but has been restated by Dr. Gilbert. It now reads: ‘'Resolved. I hat the exemption from Panama canal tolls originally extended to American coast-wise vessels should be restored. ’ PLEDGING ANNOUNCED. Raehelordon announces the pledging of Lee Weber, of Ridgefield, Washington. GAME WITH EASTERN COLLEGE IS PROBABLE Varsity May Play Thanksgiving Day In Portland; Hawaiian Trip May Yet Be Arranged. Graduate Manager McClain stated yes terday that it was entirely probable that the athletic council would agree on the advisibility of sending the football team to Honolulu for the game next Christ mas day. The definite settlement of the plans will be handled at the next meeting of the council which it is ex pected will take place the early part of next week. Two games would be played, the first one with the University of Hawaii at Honolulu on Christmas day and the second with an all-star aggregation in the same city on New Year’s day. The \arsity will leave here on or about December 10 and will return about the 10th of January. Two weeks of the time required to make the journey will thus be consumed out of the Christmas vacation period next year. That there is also a strong possibility of a game with some big eastern school the Saturday following Thanksgiving day, next year to be played in Portland was made known yesterday by McClain. 'Negotiations with a number of eastern schools are now going on and a definite settlement rpay be expected soon. It is understood that a number of strong contenders in the East have been con sidering the Oregon proposition although Manager McClain is not inclined to give out any information as to who may furnish- the opposition for the varsity eleven. (SHIM Jit ASKS OREGON CODPERATIDN Earnest Hindu Teacher Pleads For Data On Courses. « -- , Miss Mozelle Hair, secretary of the 'extension division, is the recipient of a letter from an Indian instructor, who signs himself, “Hoping to be favoured with your early reply, Yours very truly, Ashutosli .Tana.” The return address on the inclosed stamped envelop, is Bengal. India. The letter of Mr. Jana best explains itself, the first paragraph of which is quoted below in all Oriental queerness: “In 1915 I have established ‘The Ben gal Institute of Arts and Science’ with a view to the culture and advancement of scientific and technical education among the people (a) who are wage-earners and dependent upon wages only for their livehood but missed opportunities early in life for acquiring knowledge, the ne cessity for which they now realize; (b) who feel the need of instruction but to whom the habit of studying is a for gotten one for having been out of school for a number of years. This institute supplies in every detail just what the people require and offers them a solu tion of the problem as well as supplies (the aided preparation for students through the course of instruction by correspondence.” It will be noticed by Oregonians that itlie man in Bengal has a different Stand ard of punctuation than that insisted upon by university professors; and the arrangement of his sentences, too. is 1 somewhat out of the ordinary, according ; to these same authorities. J lie letrer m us ' says: “I humbly draw your notice thai you will kindly encourage me by co operating with this adequately equip pod institution for extending the scopi of its work. Please send full particu lars regarding correspondence-stud; .courses and university extensior courses.” Miss Hair, who finds this messagt from far off India one of the most in teresting .she has had this term, if sending Mr. .Tana all the particulars de sired. And it may even result that Ore igon will number students in India amonf its correspondence students. Along this same line Miss Hair is sending letters of inquiry to Australia to find out aboul the work being done there in the mat ter of correspondence study. From the replies, she said that thei appeared to be developing very mucl the same system now being used by th< University of Oregon. SCHROFF DESIGNS TABLES. Professor A. H. Sehroff is designin' tables for his classroom in the archi tecture building. This room has beei painted in a green-grey, and at tin [present time is hung with handsonn German posters. FOR SHORT COURSE School of Commerce Will Give Lecture Series Dur ing1 Vacation. NORMAN F. COLEMAN IS ONE OF SPEAKERS City Planning Is Feature Offered By Dean Lawrence. The program for the short course to be given on the campus for commercial chib secretaries of the state, is partly completed. Among the speakers are some of the most prominent authorities on commercial subjects in the North west. The course, given under the aus pices of the school of commerce, is sche duled to rim during the vacation week March 28 to April 2. President Campbell will make the opening address of welcome to the vis iting secretaries on Monday morning. T. E. McCroskey, president of the state association of secretaries, will respond for the visitors. Byron Garrett, head of the student chamber of commerce, will make the address of welcome in behalf of that organization. v Coleman Will Speak. Norman F. Coleman, president of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber men, will make one of the principal talks to secretaries Monday on, “Indus trial Relations from the Secretaries’ point of View.” Arthur S. Dudley will .make a talk on the same day to the sec retaries and also the Eugene business men. He is president of the California Association of Secretaries. This meet ing will be at the city chamber of com merce club rooms. A tour of inspec tion of the campus will also be held Monday after the registration for the course is completed. An illustrated lecture on “City Plan ning,” will be a feature of the Tuesday activities. Dean Lawrence of the arch itecture department will conduct this feature. “The Relation of the Secre tary to the Board of Directors,” is to be the subject of another talk Tues day, to be given by T. L. Stanley, man ager of the Klamath cduntv chamber of commerce. W. H. Reid of the Marsh field chamber will speak that day on “The Relation of the Secretary to the Board of Directors.” George Quayle. secretary of the Oregon Association of Secretaries, will also speak. Editor of Journal Coming. “Community Life.” is to be the subject of an address by B. F. Irvine, editor of the Oregon Journal. G. A. Mans field. president of the State Farm Bu reau. will speak on “The Place of the Farmer in the Business World.” C. D. Rorer, president of the Eugene Bank of Commerce will make a similar talk on the business relations of the farmer. H. L. Frobach of the Medford chamber of commerce, is to speak on “The Annual Report of the Secretary to his Board.” Other activities to be carried on in connection with the meetings will be numerous. Dean John Bovard, of the school of physical education, will su pervise a daily gymnasium and recrea tion class from 4:30 to 5:30. The Dean will also speak to the secretaries on the subject of public health. Special classes in letter writing, newswriting, and pub lic speaking, are to form part of the course offered. A forum luncheon every noon will serve as a discussion place for the various problems or ques tions of any of those registered. Social entertainments have been plan ned for the secretaries by the Eugene chamber of commerce and also by the Fniversity. these probably in the form of banquets. LAST PROGRAM SUNDAY Selections Which Have Been Requested Will Be Played. A “request program” next Sunday evening. March 20. in the Methodist church, will complete the series of Len ten organ recitals given by John Stark : Evans, professor of organ in the Uni versity school of musie. Glen Morrow, i who carried the heaviest part of the solo • work in the cantata given last Sunday , evening in the Methodist church, will sing “The Living God” by O’Hara. Only 3 Students Pronounce “Oleomargarine” Correctly Dictionary May be Right, But Every one who has lived in Seattle knows about Main 300, the number that everyone calls when he wishes to know anything from how to make a cake to what dnte Caesar was born. Main 300 is the Seattle Times office, and a group of women are hired to answer the nu merous questions that come in. To a certain extent the University extension division is a Main 300. From all over .the state questions are sent to the ex tension division to be answered. These question are always either answered or irefered to some' member of the Univer sity faculty or to some other institu tion. Many and varied have been the ques tions that have been answered. The ex tension division has told farmers how to figure out the amount of hay in a stack, told young dramatic aspirants wliAc to get and how to use grease paint. The employes of the extension division have even suggested good books for responsive Bible readings and given instructions to one who wanted to start a fur farm and raise skunks, but when one school teacher wrote in and asked why oleomargarine was always mispro nounced the extension division admitted that it was “stumped.” Kilpatrick Gets Task. Earl Kilpatrick, director of the di vision, at once set out to find out why everyone, including dealers, professors I and students fcrbnounced (fleomargar1 ine with a soft “g” when all dictionaries and rules on pronunciation give the “g” a hard sound. The first thing that he found out was that all but three persons out of 50 asked, pronounced the word wrong, including one Greek professor, not Dean Straub. The ones who pro nounced the word correctly were Miss Mary Perkins, of the English depart ment, a young printer, and a Hendricks hall girl, who had been taught by her domestic science teacher in high school to pronounce the word correctly. All American dictionaries give the “g” a hard sound and say nothing about the word being mispronounced. One English dictionary, Murry, also gave the “g” a hard sound, but said that the word was often mispronounced. At first it was thought that the persons who mis pronounced the word had a wrong men tal picture of it and thought that it was spelt with an “e” instead of an “a,” but it was found that only a few misspelled the word. When those who mispro nounced it were asked why they did so one girl said she thought that the man who invented this substitute for butter mispronounced it himself and it has been handed down that way ever since. "B” Should Be Hard. There is no doubt but it ought to have a hard “g” for the word evidently came from the word margarin, thought to be one of the constituents in oleomargar ine which contains margatic acid. But there is an error in the Word itself be cause there is no margaric acid in oleo margarine. Margaric, margarin and Margarite come from the same stem and every one admits that Margaret would never be pronounced with a soft “g.” But in the mean time the school teacher had to have a reply to her let ter and Mr. Kilpatrick had to admit, to use his own words, that the “large and intelligent faculty of the extension di vision and the students of the Univer sity whose experiences arc so varied that usually some one can answer any question, can not, as yet give an answer, but still have hopes.” So Mr. Kilpatrick, in his answer, re grets that the University has no depart ment of philology to refer to and ad mits that there is no real reason other than warm weather for the “g” to be soft in that oleomargarine and in the mean time tile extension division will pro nounce the word ns every one else does. Teams Will Contest at 2:30 for Cup Held By Sophs. The women’s interelass swimming meet will be held this afternoon in the women’s building at 2:110. Teams and officials have been chosen and every thing is in readiness for tlio awarding of the swimming cup to the class mak ing the highest score. The cup was won last year by the class of 1923, and the sophomores are determined to hold it for another year. 1 The events in which the class teams 'will compete will be free style, one and two lengths of the pool; back stroke and breast stroke races; plunge for dis tance; strokes for form; dives; and i the relay race. The members of the teams have been praetiring on the dif ferent events in the advanced classes under Miss Catharine Winslow, in structor in swimming. Eva Kelly, Maud Largent and Ethel Murray will represent the senior class in the medt. Ollie Stoltenberg was to have been a member of the team, but is in the East attending a convention of women’s athletic associations. Winifred Hopson, Helen Nelson, both varsity swimmers, Margaret Russell, Carolyn Cannon and Wanda McKinney will swim for the juniors. The sophomores also have two varsity swimmers. Frances Moore and Valiere Coffey. Frances Moore was high point winner in the interclass and varsit*’ meets last spring. The other sophomore representatives are Marian Nicolai, Em ily Veazie. Wenona Dyer and Frances McGill. The freshman swimmers are Star Norton. Muriel Myers, Agnes Schultz, Harriet Veazie, Delia Ptack, and Grace Caviness. The officials for the meet will be Miss Emma Waterman and Joe Hedges, judges: Bill Hayward, starter, and Naomi Robbins, scorer. Spectators will be admitted only upon special invitation since the seating capacity is limited. GIRLS OFFERED POSITIONS. Students who are planning to stay in Eugene during the spring vacation and desire employment are asked to go to the Y. W. C. A. bungalow and confer with Louise Davis. COMMITTEE NAMED FOR GREATER OREGON Meeting Set for Monday By Eddie Durno, Chairman. The Greater Oregon committee was appointed today by Eddie Durno, chair man. end all the members arc urged to be present at the meeting in Dean Straub’s office, Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock., As this is the only meet ing of the committee before vacation it is absolutely necessary, says Durno, that every member be present to get in touch with the plans of the committee. The committee is made up on a rep resentative from each county in Oregon, who will have charge of the Greater Oregon work in his county. The obliga tions, tbo chairman points out, dp not lie only with the members of the com mittee, but with all the students, who are requested to get in touch with the high schools in their various towns and work for Oregon. Following are thj members of the committee' with the county each represents: Bakei, John Paimcr; Benton, Earl Conrad; Clucknmas Naomi Robbins; Clatsop, Dorothy AVootton: Columbia, Marjorie Holaday; Coos, Ray McKeoun. Crook, Norris Bixby, Deschutes, Mil dred Smith; Douglas, Alice Thurston; Grant, Arthur Hicks; Hood River, Hel en Carson; Jackson, William McMillan; Josephine, Dora Birchard; Klamath, John Houston, Lane, Norton Winnard; Lincoln, Jim Ross; Linn, Mae Ballack. Malheur, Gladys Emison, Marion, Carlton Savage; Multnomah. Remey Cox; Polk, Pauline Coad; Sherman, Wayne Akers; Tillamook. Charles Lamb; Uma tilla, Helen Nelson: Union, Lorna Cool idge; Wallawa, Ralph Couch; Wasco, Ivan Roberts, Washington, Barney Gar .gett. Yamhill, Floyd Wright. FRESHMAN GIRLS WIN. The frosli won the women’s interclass championship from the junior team in the final game of the season by a 36 to 27 score in the men’s gymnasium last night. The frosh took the lead in the first half, but did not win an easy vic tory. The score tied several times throughout the game. Oletta Pedersen made most of the junior score, and the Quinlan twins played up to their usual form, backed by the co-operation of their entire team. RALPH HOEBER WINS 60LO MEDAL AWARD ON NEW DESPOTISM1 John Carter, of E. B. U. Takes Third Place; 0. A. C. Second. FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY FOR OREGON Fourth Place Is Taken By Albany; Lectures at Christian Church. Ralph Hocber, representing the Uni versity of Oregon, wen the gold medal award for first place in Old Line Orator ical contest held under the- auspices of the Eugene Bible University last night in the First Christian church. His sub ject was “The New Despotism." Thia is the fourth successive time that the Oregon contestant has won this con test. Second place was given to W. B. Black, of O. A. C., third to John Carter, the Eugene Bible University representa tive, and fourth place was taken by Ruth Irwin Kubin, of Albany College Judges of delivery were Hugh Herdman, of Portland, Rev. A. M. Spangler, of Eugene, and Bruce Hiffen, Presbyterian student pastor in Eugene. Nine Oregon colleges were represent ed by student orators. The institutions represented were University of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural College, Pacific University, Pacific College, State Normal School at Monmouth, Albany College, McMinnville College, Willamette Univer sity. and the Eugene Bible University. This is the second time that this con test has been held in Eugene, the Uni versitw of Oregon having entertained the visitors in 1919. Last year the con test was held in Forest Grove. This contest is held every year in each of the nipe colleges in rotation. I Rules for the contest followed closely those of former years. No time limit was set, but each contestant limited his themes to 1500 words. Two sets of judges were provided for, one to judge on delivery, and the other on,the (merits of the composition. The latter |sot of judges, consisting of the heads of English departments of several East ern universities, had copies of the ora tions for some time before the contest. The University of Oregon has Won nearly hnlf the contests held during the twenty years they have been held. Among the winners for Oregon are: Carlton Spencer in 1911; Walter L. Myers in 1910, Abe Roscube.rg in 1918, and Fred Coley in 1920. The following are the names of those who contested this year and the insti tutions they represented: Ralph Hoe (ber, University of Oregon; W. B. Black, O .A. C.; Francis E. Taylor, Pacific Uni versity; Chisung Pil, Pacific College: Jennie Carrall, State Normal School at Monmouth; Ruth Irwin Kubin, Albany (College; Jessie Manley, McMinnville Col lege; Pete Wapato, Willamette Univer sity; and John Carter, Eugene Bible (University. MU PHI EPSILON GIRLS TO APPEAR IN CONCERT University Musicians Will Give Con cert Sunday At Central Church. Music by talented artists will mark the sacred concert to be given by the Phi Epsilon at the Central Presbyterian church at 5 o’clock, on Sunday, March 20. The program will include a trio, “The Psalms”- by Aurora Potter. Alberta Potter and Beulah Clark. Genevieve Clancy will sing “The Living God,” by O'Hara. Mendelssohn’s “I Waited for Hie Lord” will be sung by a trio of Mrs. Lnrremore, Mrs. Case and Mrs. Whit ten. A violin solo by Alberta Potter and duet by Genevieve Clancy and Mrs. Lar remove are other numbers of the pro gram. One of the features will be a (horns, “How lovely are the Messen gers.” by Mendelssohn. The chorus is composed of Miss Clancy, Mrs. Larre more, Floranee Garrett, Alice Gohlke. Dorothy Dixon, Mrs. Case, Margaret Kern, Leona Gregory and Mrs. Whitten. NEW COURSE OFFERED. Dr. W. P. Boynton, head of the dg Ipartment of physics, has announced a 'course in photography for the spring term.