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V regon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 6. 1921. NO. 104. mnuwL TEAM TO PUY FIRST CONTEST SATURDAY Eugene To Be Scene of Game With North Pacific Dental College. workoutsImprove CHANCE FOR VICTORY No Selections Yet Made From Thirty Contestants Who Are Out Daily. The first game of varsity baseball of tlie season will be played on the home diamond next Saturday against the North Pacific Dental College of Port land. The Dentists bid fair to give Coach Holder's proteges a hard fight. They have already played two games with O. A. C. which has one of the strongest teams in the league this year, and which was victorious by only a small margin in each game. A return game is scheduled for April 29 in Port land. With more than thirty contestants out for varsity practice yesterday afternoon in (lie initial workout of the spring term, prospects for victory over the Dentists look fairly promising. However, a lot of hard practice is necessary to whip the present candidates into shape, for the coming games. Owing to the limited amount of practice heretofore this spring Bolder has not been able to de termine the ability of the majority of ! the men out for tlie nine. As yet none of the men have been jdaced, but most of them will get a chance to show what (hey can do during some part of the game. Coach Bolder lias a uucleus of five letter men around which to build his team. Spike Leslie and Art Berg form | the battery and have proven their lrn'tal in previous varsity contests. Berg has the smoke and control which character ized his playing last season, while Spike continues to scoop up everything that comes in his direction. Jake Jacobson, remembered for his steam in the past is out to instill fear in the hearts of the Portlanders. Billy Reinhart and Carl Knudsen, both letter men will do doubt resume their positions in the outfield. Both are batters of no little ability. Bel ler, Jacobberger, Glos, Veatcli, Grey. Hewitt, Base, Ross Suarverud, Zimmer man. Say, Furry and Bearer are strong competitors for places on the team. ♦ « ♦ THESE MEN REPORT AT 4 ♦ ♦ TODAY ON KINCAID FIELD ♦ ♦ - * ♦ ♦ WillanJ Abies, Arthur Adler, Es- ♦ ♦ tol N. Akers, Wm. S. Akers, Don- ♦ ♦ aid L. Allen, Elgie Altimus, Francis ♦ ♦ Alstock, Clarence Anderson, Joseph ♦ ♦ 0. Anthony, Luther R. Bailey, ♦ ♦' Charles T. Baker, Robert Barnett, ♦ ♦ Homer Bartholomew, Roderic Bel- ♦ ♦ knap, David Bidvvell. ♦ MILITARY CREDITS FOR EDUCATION OND* Faculty Committee Reports on Petitions Granting Hours to Those in Certain Service. Military credits toward graduation art granted only for education receiver while in the service not merely foi months in the military service, accord ing to the annual report of the commit tee on military credits which further states that many petitions for eredi for military service are still being con sidered by the committee. hull reports of the committee are un available, the chairman announces, ow ing to the fact that no records hnv< been preserved, the members of the committee supposing that the appoint ment was in the nature of a temporary committee and that an annual report would be unnecessary. Reports for the current academic year show that !I7 petitions including only those on the file between A and 1 were acted upon by the committee. An average number of 21 hours granted o’: the approved petitions' five were re fused. and one received the maximum of 48 hours. Several of the petitions were for entrance credits and mjt counting toward graduation. TENNIS MEN START TRAINING FOR MEET Larremore and Warner Coach Varsity Raqueteers With the Pacific Coast Conference tennis meet coming during .lunior Week end and a number of other meets ten tatively arranged, the Oregon varsity tennis squad are working out each day, preparing to meet any competition that their opponents may offer in the way of not class. Ken Smith, one of last year’s stars, is back on the courts and is showing as good or better form than ever before. Harry Westerman is also showing up with his old-time class. Two older men are going to make a strong try for the team this year. They are Barney Garrett and Bill Allyn, who have been working out ever since the season opened and winning a large num ber of matches. Among last year’s frosh Herbert Dar by, who was city champion of Salem while in high school, is out, as is Frank Jue, who is also an artist with a racquet. Coaching of tennis is in the hands of Professors Tom Larremore and S. B. Warner of the law school, who are do ing the work without compensation. It is their plan to pick the best eight men in the University and work out with them each night. They constitute a hard pair for any varsity team to beat and their competition will be a big factor in producing a winning Lemon-Yellow squad. Two of the tennis courts have been re served for varsity workouts between fou rand six each evening. Freshman and others w-ho play are encouraged to use the courts at other times. Traniing for Track and Field By VV. L. HAYWARD. NO. 8—THE HIGH JUMP. In this event, as in other field events, the importance of form cannot be over estimated. An athlete may have all th« necessary natural qualifications, yet if he does not know which form is best adapted for his particular style he will not be able to jump very High. The legs are not used alone to obtain heighth; the arms, shoulders, chest, and in fact every muscle in the body is used at some Particular point in the jump. The most natural jump to use is the “scissor’ jump and is used by most school boys. If a man wishes to make any kind of J showing, this form should not be tried flt all. There are several other forms to use that will be far more satisfactory. According to build and natural form °f the jumper, no two men can use ex actly the same form with the same de gree of suecess, so the jumper will have to study the form or part of forms best suited to himself. The one used by many intercollegiate champions a n d "hich can be used as a working basis for other forms will probably be met "'th success by the majority of high jumpers. Presuming that the jumper takes off the right foot, the athlete runs from a little to the left, and as the bar is ap proaehcd, a sligh swerve is made just before the right foot is planted for the spring. The left leg is thrown up with a great deal of force sided by an up ward swing of the arms. On leaving the ground a slow turn is made; the right leg is hooked or cut over the bar at the same time, making a quick turn and jerking the hip out of the way landing | in the pit facing the take-off. The higher the bar the more layout is ne cessary. Another form is the shoot. The jump i er runs straight to the bar as in the broad jump. On rising he turns parallel I to the bar with his knees drawn up. and I when at the highest point the hips are drawn in and out of the way by straight ening out the legs. Another form which is very successful to those that have mastered it is that of starting from the side as in the scissor style and taking off on the inside foot. The left leg is thrown high with the toe pointed inward rr towards the liar. The body should be parallel with the bar, the right leg drown under and turned. The shoulder should be the lowest point of the body at the top of the jump—in such a posi tion as the jumper were lying on it. The turn fs made as if rolling off the bar. Tibs is a very complicated form of jump ing and one which. I should say, is more of ar acrobatic feat than a jump and is not adapted for every jumper. Susan Campbell Hall, Named For President’s Wife, Is Artistic In Finish. MISS WITHYCOMBE IS HEAD RESIDENT Recreation Room In Basement Feature of New Domicile for Students. Lovely in its tones of ivory and cream, with blue tints in the upholstering of the furnishings, Susan Campbell hall is now open to the women of the Univer sity, some eighty-five or ninety oc cupying the suites of rooms. Built as an exact counterpart of Hendricks hall, it is similar in its harmonious tints, sunny drawing room and parlors, and com modious suites. But in hangings and furnishings, and in those individual touches which make the home, it is dif ferent, transforming the hall into an in dividual and ideal home. Miss Mabel WithycomBe, daughter of the late Governor James Withycorabe, is installed as head resident for the spring term. Miss Withycombe comes here upon the invitation of Mrs. George T. Gerlinger to be with the girls during their first term in their new home. She is a graduate of Oregon Agricultural College, and has done graduate work in various universities. During the war she was in Washington, D. C. She intends to take some work in the University during her stay on the campus. Hall Has Accommodations for 112. Susan Campbell hall, named in honor of Mrs. Campbell, wife of the president of the University, is a colonial building, built in the form of itn L. Containing three units, each entirely distinct, it has accommodations for 112 girls. The furnishings were installed yesterday, and consist of comfortable davenports, co lonial furniture, lovely shaded lamps and hangings, and soft tinted rugs which blend into the general harmony of the setting. Each suite is arranged to accommo date four girls. It consists first of a study furnished with study table, book case, davenport, wall and table lamp, rug and chairs. Next comes the ward robe hall, with individual wardrobes for each girl. Then the dressing room with built-in lavatory and medicine chest, and containing the four dressers. The sleep ing porches are possibly the features of the suites. Containing four single beds they arc just large enough to comfort ably accommodate the girls. The large 'French windows permit one whole side (Continued on Page 2.) FRESHMAN SWIMMERS CAPTURE CLASS TITLE Frances Moore, High Point Winnor, Scores 22; Muriel Meyers, Run ner-up, Given Trophy. | - | The freshman class took the women’s (interclass swimming title at the meet held on March 20, scoring 32 points. The sophomores were second with a score of 29 and the juniors third with 21. Frances Moore scored 22 of the soph omore’s 20 points thereby retaining her title as the best all-around swimmer. She was high point winner in the last year’s interclass meet and also in the varsity meet with O. A. C. Muriel Meyers, a freshman, was second high point, winner. Her strong point was in speed. She won one first and two sec onds in the races. The Woman’s Ath letic Association trophy, a swimming suit, was given to . her rather than Frances Moore because the latter won it last year. Emily Houston, freshman, won the plunge for distance and Leila Ptack and Agnes Schultz, both fresh men, won first and second places in diving. Helen Xelson was high point winner for the juniors. The members of the teams were — seniors, Maud Largent and Eva Kelly; juniors, Margaret Uussell, Carolyn Can non. Winifred Hopson, Helen Xelson and Wanna McKinney; sophomores, Frances McGill, Wenona Dyer, Frances Moore Valiere Coffey. Emily Veazie and Mar ion Xic'olai; frSslimen, Leila Ptack. (Irace Caviness. Emily Houston, Muriel Meyers. Star Xorton, Agnes Schultz and Harriett Veazie. Miss Emma Waterman. Fred Howard and Joe Hedges were judges and Bill Hayward starter and timer. Norway Long on Red Tape, But High in Culture, Says Oregon Man; Outdoor Sport Popular Melvin Solve thinks it should bt> an easy matter to trace criminals in Nor way, for, he says, it is even hard for an honest man to move about. He told what he meant by this in describing his im pressions of Norse customs in an arti cle which appeared in the “Wordens Gang,” a Christiania newspaper, recent ly. Mr. Solve was an instructor in an English department of the University last year, but now holds a fellowship at the University of Christiania. When this article reached the campus it was handed over to Dr. Thorstenberg, professor of Scandinavian languages, who proceeded to juggle the seemingly heterogeneous mass of letters into in telligible English. Then he explained the “red tape” connected with almost everything one does in Norway. Mr. Solve says that he wonders if so many regulations are for the best, because, when the manner of doing things is pre scribed by law, there is little room for private initiative. It seems strange to him that he had to give a full account of himself when he registered at a hotel, instead of merely writing his name and former address. A close scrutiny of everyone’s movements is customary in Norway as in other European countries, for one must be register with the police department. Government regulations enter into construction work, also. Upon one oc casion Mr. Solve commented on the building methods employed in construct ing some walls of masonry, and the manager’s reply to his questions was that the law demands it that way. Mr. Solve said that he was surprised to find how infrequently people use checks. Most merchants refuse to ac cept them, and according to him, it is not because they distrust the persons who write them, but because they don’t care to be bothered. In this connection Mr. Solve mentioned the time one most spend in drawing money at the bank. In stead of presenting a check and receiv ing the money immediately, the patron is compelled to wait while the clerks do the day’s bookkeeping. It seemed that long to Mr. Solve, but he admits that it is probably not much more than half an hour. Although the American quickly Notices (he peculiarities in business methods and customs of foreign countries, Mr. Solve says that in Norway he finds many pleasant features to offset these. The cultural level is high, and there is plenty of good music, theaters and art. The people are very polite and well bred, and he considers it a great ad vantage to mingle with them both at the University and outside. However, he adds that he can’t understand that a country with such high culture should pay its teachers so poorly. One of his many impressions received by a visitor to the country is the gen eral interest in sports. lie arrived dur ing the Olympic games, and, being a Norseman by descent, joined the crowds in frbnt of the newspaper offices in cheering when they saw bulletins an nouncing Norway’s victory over England in football. According to Mr. Solve, even the children show that they are accustomed to sports. He admires their robust appearance, and comments on how brown their skin becomes from swimming so much in salt water. Mr. Solve expects to return to Amer ica this summer. He received the fel lowship from the Amcrican-Seandinavinn Foundation in New York, of which James Crease, Jr., is associate secretary. In a letter to Dean Dyment, Mr. Crease said, “You will bo pleased to know that Mr. Solve is doing very good work in Norway.” Ruling Says Participants Must Report for Practice The annual doughnut track and field meet will be held April .30 this year, ac cording to “Hank” Foster, assistant track coach. With fifteen teams to be entered more than the usual number of men will participate. A new restriction has been placed on those entering the meet this year, in that they must report for a stated num ber of practices before they will be al lowed to compete. The number as yet has not been determined. No former letter men will be allowed to try for j places. A silver cup is annually award ! ed for the team making the most points. ; It is also customary to award a medal | to the high point man. All men not excluded by the regula ; tions will be allowed to compete. The organizations entering teams will be | Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi. Sigma Nil, 1 Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta Pi, Friendly | hall, Oregon club. Delta Tail Delta, Bachelordcn, Kappa Theta .Chi, Chi Psi, Phi Sigma Pi, Alpha Tail Omega, Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsi lon. All men not included in organiza j tions or residents of Friendly hall are I automatically members of the Oregon club. The meet will be under the direction | of the Order of the “O,” and the mem bers will also act as judges of the meet. The doughnut meet last year was won by the Kappa Sigma fraternity, William Blackaby of the Alpha Tau Omega team being the highest individual point win ner. Y. W. SECRETARY EXPECTED. Miss Amy M. Smith, Y. W. C. A. executive secretary, for the northwest field, will be on the campus Monday and Tuesday„of next week. Miss Smith is especially desirous of meeting the fac ulty women and the other women of the community in order to present to them ! the program of the association. She will 1 also meet the advisory board and the | cabinet members. Miss Smith is visit ! ing O. A. C. this week. | - | ASHLAND SCHOOL HEAD VISITS. G. A. Briscoe, superintendent of the Ashland public schools, was a visitor on the campus yesterday (Tuesday,) and inspected the new building of the Univer sity high school. CHAMBER Will JOIN U. S. ORGANIZATION Commerce Body’s Installing’ Officer Coming Thursday The University chamber of commerce will be installed as a member of the chamber of commerce of the United States on Thursday evening at a meet ing in Villard hall to which the student body is invited. The installing officer will be Colvin B. Brown, head of the or ganization service bureau of the na tional chamber, who is an authority on commercial organization problems. The Eugene chamber of commerce is invited to attend the meeting. The chamber of commerce of the United States, with headquarters at Washington, is a federation of more than 1,400 business and industrial organiza tions. Mr. Brown’s efforts during the • last five years have been directed to | ward assisting commercial bodies in : strengthening their organizations and I preaching the gospel of the integration (Continued on Page 2) CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL NOW ESTABLISHED IN NEW BRICK BUIUHNG Equipment Said to be Modern, With Auditorium, Studios, and Laboratories FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR SHOWING MOVIES Romance Language Classes Moved From Deady to Oregon Hlall The University high school moved in to its new quarters in Easter vacation, and is now occupying the one-story brick building between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets on Alder. The ro mance language department, has been moved into the rooms vacated in the Oregon building. The new building is modern in every way, and has besides the regular class room facilities, several new features. There are six large classrooms, two science laboratories, an art studio, a library, store rooms and locker rooms! offices for teachers and principal, a large auditorium, an outdoor gymnasium, boys’ and girls’ dressing and shower rooms, a covered play-court jand a space for bicycle racks. Will Have Motion Pictures. The auditorium is about 70x30 feet, and will seat 200 persons. It is furnish ed in light grey and white. The room is specially adapted for the work in dramatics, and has a large stage. There is a modern fire-proof motion picture booth, and a moving picture machine baa been ordered. The curtain, scenery, auditorium chairs and aluminum screen for the moving pictures, are to be put in later. An unusual feature of the high school building is the rest and work room for women teachers. This is a large room from which a cloak room and kitchenette open. It will be comfortably furnished with rugs, a davenport and rocking chairs. A glassed-in typewriter room opens off one of the classrooms. One teacher may supervise the work of two classes in this way, and the glasB walls deaden the sound of the typewriters. There are twelve Woodstock machines for the use of the classes in typing. Lockers To Be Used. There are a hundred steel lockers for the use of the senior high school stu dents. The roll-rooms of the junior high school are equipped with cloak rooms. Lateral lighting is used in all the rooms: that is. the windows are banked in together filling most of the space in one side of the room, and run clear to the celling so that the entire room is lighted. There nre black boards in all the available space in the classrooms. A special floor-covering is being put in nenrly all the rooms and halls to deaden sound. The junior high school occupies the north wing of the building and the senior high school the south. The build ing is planned to accommodate not more than 200 students, according to Professor Ilarl R. Douglas, of the school of education, who is supervisor of the University high school. Laura Sang, “Shorty” Bowed; Then the House Came Down Never, in the history of the girls’ glee club trips, has a “curtain episode” failed to cause mirth, sometimes for the audience; sometimes for the singers, but it always happens. Remember the cur tain shifter’s false, teeth at Oakland last year? Knterprise was the scene of the mis fortune, or mirth fortune rather, this year Paints and geranium plants filled the space just behind the footlights. “Shorty” of Enterprise was to remove them just before the stunt. Unfor tunately for “Shorty,” Laura Rand’s solo also came just before the stunt, and as the curtain raised for Laura to re ceive her encore, “Shorty” plodded dili gently out with her to remove the plants as per instructions. However, she was several steps behind him, so he was not aware of her presence. The loud applauSe annoyed him ex ceedingly at first. He nearly dropped a geranium plant in consequence, where upon the applause did turn to the em barrassed youth. At last, as Laura bowed her last bow, he clutched a ger anium plant firmly in one hand, a palm in the other, and barely missing Laura’s dodging head with the palm, he made a deep bow. “Why, hello folks,” he greeted his convulsed townspeople. Through the direction of “Jimmy” Hicks, general traveling passenger agent of the O. .W. It. aud N„ who had charge of the special coach the club traveled in, military training was religiously contin ued throughout the trip. “Jimmy” or ganized companies, and mustered them out for drill at every station. Be bribed them into military skill with peanuts and all-day-suckers. It is even rumored that this same “Jimmy” instigated a cream pie contest between Marion Linn and Imogene Letcher. Whoever was the originator of the plan, certain it is that the two young ladies in question, each blindfolded, fed the other a cream pie. Or maybe it was lemon? You’d never know it was either, to look at them now.