PORTLAND CRITIC TELLS
OF NATIVE INDIAN ART
Mrs. H. C. Wortman Speaker
at Woman's Building
MESSAGE HELD IMPORTANT
Characteristic Bronzes and
Paintings Shown
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“Native art of India impressed me
very deeply and I feel that it is one
of the greatest expressions of art that
the world knows,” declared Mrs. H. C.
Wortman, prominent art critic and eon
oisseur of Portland, who spoke on the
“Art of India” at the Woman's build
ing yesterday.
“Indian art does not need any props
’of philosophy, history or religion to
add to its attraction, but rather appeals
for its own sake. Of course all these
factors enter into the composition and
make possible a greater understanding
of the work, but the art possesses great
suggestion of power, grace and feeling
of stability which is attractive in, it
self, aside from mere symbolic de
tails,” she pointed out.
Message is Important
The principal thing which should be
ascertained in studying any art is to
decide what its message may be. The
subject itself is, after all, not the thing
of greatest importance in the work of
art- The artist’s individual presenta
tion of the subject, his imagination and
technique, are what decide whether or
not it is great. The art of India, which
grew up out of Buddhism, depicts very
simple home scenes, for the most part,
Mrs. Wortman explained, as emphasis
is laid on the work of the man’s hand
rather than on the philosophy religion,
or historical background of the work.
Lovers of art find in it great beauty and
inspiration.
Ideals are Expressed
“The art of no other country ex
presses the ideals and symbolism of its
people any more than that of India,
Mrs. Wortman stated. She pointed out
the fact that it is impossible to under
stand just what it means unless one has
been there and lived among the people.
Mrs. Wortman exhibited a number
of fine paintings and antique bronzes
characteristic of Indian art. She also
had on display a unique curio in the
form of a leaf taken from the Pipal or
Bodhi tree, a shoot from the third gene
ration of the tree under which Gau
tama Buddha, the great founder of
Buddism is said to have sat at the
time his great plan of religion was
revealed to him.
Honoring Mrs. Wortman, Miss Maude
Kerns was hostess at a luncheon held
Wednesday at the Anchorage- Those
who enjoyed Miss Kern’s hospitality
included the honor guest, Mrs. P. L.
Campbell, Bean Pox, Mrs. Murray War
ner, Miss Broeksmit, Miss Lillian Tin
gle." Mrs. Seton, Miss Avakian, Miss
Gertrude Talbot, Mrs. Clark and Mrs.
Chambers.
SOCIAL SERVICE CLUB
ORGANIZED ON CAMPUS
Ralph Spearow Head of Organization
Suggested by Secretary Putnam
of University Y.
A new idea on the campus has taken
the form of a “Social Service Club,”
composed of all students interested in
some form of life work, either social
service, ministry, or foreign missions,
under the leadership of Mr. Putnam.
L. P. Putnam, secretary of the Y. M.
C. A. furnished the original idea and
under the leadership of Mr. Putnam
and Miss Collier, Y. W. C. A- secretary,
an enthusiastic group met last Friday
and organized.
Ealph Spearow was elected Presi
dent; Felicia Perkins, vice-president;
and Ruth Lane, secretary. The club
is designed to furnish a means of ac
quaintance and fellowship for stu
dents wishing one of these three forms
of service as a life work.
Although the work of the club will
be centralized it will be so organized
as to leave room for a specialized
group in each of social service, minis
try. or foreign missions. Such organi
zations have been popular in the large
universities for some time.
MOVIES USED BY MILITARY
Army Cantonment Pictures Used to
Teach Methods of Warfare
Motion pictures are now being used
by the military department as an aid
in class instruction of the sophomore
cadets in the means and ways of war
fare. The films are loaned by the ex
tension department of the University,
and the use of the moving picture res
chine is obtained through the courtesy
of Harold D. McDonald, a special pre
medicine student.
The military department obtained the
films last year but were unable to ob
tain ? machine to exhibit the pictures.
The pictures were originally prepared
bv the United States government for
use in the army cantonments through
out the country.
Six reels of the pictures have been
shown so far. two reels showing the
hand grenade training, one showing
bayonet training, and three reels show
ing the mechanism and treatment of
the automatic rifle.
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WATER POLO PROSPECTS
FOR YEAR HELD BRIGHT
George Neal Elected Captain: Veteran
Players Out For Team; Fred
Howard Coaching
With a number of experienced new .
men turning out in addition to the
veterans of last year, prospects for a
successful water polo team are espec- i
ially bright said Fred "Duke” Howard,
coach, at a meeting of water polo en
thusiasts last night in the men's gym
nasium. The meeting was given over
to a general discussion of the water
polo situation and resulted in the elec
tion of George Neal as captain of the
Oregon team.
Coach Howard said that two matches
have been arranged with the Multno
mah club of Portland for this term
and negotiations are under way for
matches with O. A. C„ the University
of California, and Stanford.
Among the experienced men who are
turning out is C. W. Lawton, of River
bank, California, who bids well to get
a berth on the team. He has had
several years experience at the game,
having held a position on the Univer
sity of Illinois squad while there. He
is working out at guard.
“Bill” Enke, of Portland, is another
likely prospect. He is a speedy swim
mer and is a clever forward. He
showed up well in the swimming event
of the physical ability tests last term.
Lyle Palmer and George Neal are two
t\)rwards ofl last year’s squad who
will most likely gain a place on this
year’s team- They are both experi
enced men and are showing up with
their usual speed.
Arthur Erickson, a freshman from
San Diego, California, is one of the
best bets for a guard position.
“Frenchy” DePue, Forrest Littlefield
and Steve Buger are three other men
who are working for similar places.
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ORDER OF THE “0” HOLDS
NOVEL INITIATION STUNTS
Seven Neophytes Create Hullabaloo
at Game; Others to be
Presented Soon
The armory, between halves of the
game last night was the seene of a
.great Hullabaloo, when seven neophytes
of the order of the “O” gave their in
itiation stunts. The seven were
'“Hunk” Latham, Art Kuhnhausen,
“Chuck” Parsons, “Ole” Larson,
“Speed” Peltier, Steve Williams, and
Roscoe Hemingway.
Steve Williams, attired in a dark
green swallowtail, acted as announcer,
his melodious voice carried well through j
the hall- Art Kuhnhausen, swathed in
| the latest styles, direct from Paris,
showed a wicked ankle as he walked
around the hall on a pair nf roller
skates. “Hula-Hula” Parsons gave the
latest version of the dance, direct from
Hawaii. He made a big hit, but was
bashful and would not repeat. “Ole”
Larson pulled a proposal in public, for
a change, and gave several of the girls
in the balcony a real thrill. Peltier
put on a little play entitled “I’m the
i guy that showed Dempsey how,” and
his performance should be a warning
j to some of the men in the Doughnut
i league. The loss of his glasses shortly
j before the performance seriously handi
I capped his action. Roscoe Arbuckle
I Hemingway sprang a little ditty, which
coincides closely with his regular rou
tine entitled “I’d rather have two
girls at 16 than one at 32.” “Hunk”
Latham out in front of the crowd
showed Oberteuffer how to get the
latest wrinkles in the yell leading art,
all he lacked was the “Nicely now”
to be perfect.
The rest of the recent letter win
ners, ten in number, will be presented
to the public between halves of the
first O. A. C- game, and at the order
of the “O” dance planned for Febru
ary 3.
MONTHLY MEETING HELD
The correspondence staff of instruc
tion held its monthly meeting in the
extension division department 'Wednes
day afternoon. The subject of discus
sion was the grading of work of stu
1 dents.
ARTICLE B! KILPATRICK
ACCEPTED BY MONITOR
Correspondence Method of
Instruction is Theme
“The Correspondence Method of
Study and Instruction,” an article
■which deals with the validity and ap
plicability of the correspondence meth
od, appears in the January issue of the
Monitor which will be published within
a few days. Earl Kilpatrick, director
of the extension division, has written
this piece to prove the feasibility of
studying by the correspondence meth
od in almost all subjects.
According to Dr. Harper, first presi
dent of the University of Chicago,
“the work done by correspondence is
even better than that done in the
classroom.” Perhaps this may be ac
counted for by the fact that a student
in correspondence must study every
lesson, recite in full, that he has un
limited time for studying and writing
his recitations. The disadvantages of
this method are clearly shown, the stu
dent losing the personal contact with
the teacher, the value of class room dis
cussions, and the attraction of mind
to mind. The length of time for com
munication may somewhat limit the
effectiveness of some kinds of drill,
and the need of student libraries is
felt. However, books and apparatus
especially needed in the study of sci
ences, may be sent to the students.
Correspondence Study Successful
In the preparation for teaching, the
University of Oregon has found cor
respondence study entirely successful
in these subjects, education, mathema
tics, English composition, economics,
civics, literature, history, psychology,
mechanical drawing, and sociology. Pu
pils prepared in teaching modern lan
guages, botany, physics, geology, phy
siology, and biology were found to be
reasonably successful. In the study of
foreign languages, pronunciation is a
big feature. The personal contact be
tween teacher and pupil needed for this
vocal instruction may partly be solved
by the use of phonographs.
Interest in Subject Needed
In concluding, Mr. Kilpatrick com
mented, “You may feel assurel that
the correspondence method is a per
fectly feasible method of studying
most subjects, and if you have a suf
ficiently strong interest in the sub
ject, a motive, and fairly good habits
cf study, you may expect good results
from enrollment in a correspondence
course that is suited to your needs and
capabilities.
WASHINGTONIANS TO MEET
Club Prominent on Campus Last Year
to be Reorganized Today
The Washington club will re-organize
at 4 o’clock this afternoon in the base
ment room of the Commerce building.
This club, composed of students from
the state of Washington, was one of 1
the most active on the campus last '
year, and old members hope that its
reorganization will meet with hearty
co-operation from new students.
All former members urged to attend,
as there will be election of officers,
and plans discussed for reuewal of
club activities.
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Spaulding
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Jim
THE SHOE DOCTOR.
986 Willamette Street.
Real College Frolic
DREAMLAND HALL
Friday, Jan. 27
Special attractions — Special features—
Excellent Dance Music
Don’t miss it—No advance in admission
Rock Springs, Utah,
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Fountain Pons, Note
books fillers Note
imitati o n leather.
Eversharp pencils
leads. Fountain pen
inks. Stationery —
dainty—in any color.
Magazines —popular
Oregon pillows
Blankets
Pennants
Oregon seal jewelry
Bar Candies
General school sup
plies
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Bell’s Cafeteria
Open 6 A. M. till 8 P. M. Daily
757 Willamette St. Eugene, OregOR
“It’s the Cook’s”
WALTER BELL
WILLIAM WILSON
Hauser Bros. Gun Store
Outfitters to Athletes and Sportsmen
A Close out on Leather Coats and Vests
- $7 to $30 —
Sweaters and Jerseys
Flash Lights and Batteries
Safety Razors and Blades
Gym Suits, supplies and Shos
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CONCERT
JANE THACHER
REX UNDERWOOD
Tuesday, January 31, 8:30
Presbyterian Church
Auspices
MU PHI EPSILON and PHI MU ALPHA
Admission, $ 1.00 — No Tax
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