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VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY. MARCH 7, 1922 NUMBER 89
ORCHESTRA TO GIVE
CONCERT THUOSOAY
NIGHT IN VILIARD
Series of Entertainments to be
Given by Organization
During Season
POPULAR PRICES CHARGED
Lora Teshner and John Siefert
Soloists for Affair; Full
Orchestra to Play
Under the direction of Rex Under
wood the University orchestra will give
a concert Thursday evening at 8 o’clock
at Villard hall in a program featuring
as soloists John B. Siefert, of the
school of music, and Lora Teshner, cel
list. This is not the annual home con
cert of the orchestra but the first of a
series of concerts to be given at popu
lar prices if this first venture proves
successful.
Director Underwood feels that there
has not been enough opportunity for
the students on the campus and the
people of Eugene to hear good music
by a large orchestra. The Thursday
night concert is meant to remedy this
lack to a certain extent at least. By
placing the price of admission within
the reach of all, Mr. Underwood has the
opinion that a large number will avail
themselves of the opportunity to hear
an orchestra concert. Admission will
be 25 cents. It is planned that the
concert shall not last more than an hour
and a half so that studies shall not be
seriously interferred with.
Lora Teshner to Play
Orchestral selections in the form of
overtures and lighter compositions will
be listed on the program. Lora Tesh
ner is to play a cello solo. Miss Tesh
ner has made a name for herself on the
campus this year as a remarkable cello
soloist. She has had considerable ex
perience before coming to the Univer
sity of Oregon and has been playing be
fore audiences for some time. Last
summer she toured on the “Little Sym
phony” orchestra. Next summer she
is to tour the southern and middle west
ern states on the Redpath Chatauqua
circuit.
Siefert to Sing “Prize Song”
Another big feature of the concert
will be the solo by John B. Siefert. He
will sing the “Prize Song” from Wag
ner’s only comic opera, “Der Meister
singers,” accompanied by the orches
tra. This famous aria has become so
popular that it has been written as a
solo for nearly every type of instru
ment. Mr. Siefert has sung this song
in various parts of the country and has
won much praise from the critics.
Speaking of Mr. Siefert’s work the
Pittsburg Sun said that “The ‘Prize
Song’ was splendidly sung by John B.
Siefert, whose unusual range and beau
ty of tone received high praise from
H. E. Krehbiel, noted New York critic,
in the Pittsburg International Eistedd
fod.” The San Francisco Call and Post
said of his singing: “The fine tenor
voice and the pleasing personality of
the soloist, John B. Siefert, was the out
standing feature of the concert yester
day morning at the California The
atre.” The Illinois State Register
speaks of him as a “celebrated tenor”
and “that he was one of the best ar
tists who has ever appeared in this
city.”
The people of Eugene have heard Mr.
Siefert in concert work several times
this year but this will be the first time
that he has sung here with full orches
tral accompaniment. The orchestra has
been doing hard and intensive work
and has appeared in a public concert
but once so far this year. The concert
next Thursday evening will give the
public an opportunity to judge the work
of what is considered to be the best
orchestra the University has ever had.
SPEAKERS ARE IN DEMAND
Extension Division is Unable to Fill
Requests Already Received
Many professors are sent out to var
ious towns in the state to address high
schools, teachers ’ institutes, and clubs
through the extension division. Al
ready many requests have been received
by the division for faculty members to
speak at high school commencements in
May and June. More requests are al
ways received than can be filled, ac
cording to the extension division direc
tor. The requests are considered in the
order of their arrival and as many as
possible are complied with. The ex
penses of the speakers are paid by the j
high schools making the request*. In
the past several schools in eastern and
central Oregon have gone together and ,
shared the expenses for one speaker.
GIRL SWIMMERS TO BEGIN
CLASS CONTESTS TONIGHT
Freshmen Meet Sophomores, Juniors
Oppose Seniors; Next Bound is
Set for Saturday
The interclass girls’ swimming meets
start tonight at 7:30, the freshmen
against the sophomores and the juniors
against the seniors. The class managers
are Maud Shroder and Katherine Sar
tain, freshmen; Agnes Schultz and Ag
nes Christie, sophomore; Helen Hoefer
and Helen Clark, junior; and Winifred
Hopson and Carolyn Cannon, senior.
In speaking of the meets Miss Cather
ine Winslow, instructor, said: “They
ought to be pretty good, as the scattered
ability will be combined and competition
will be much closer than it was in the
house swimming meets.”
The next meet will be Saturday at
2:30 with the freshmen against the
juniors and the sophomores against the
seniors. In the finals on March 1 the
freshmen meet the seniors and the sopho
mores meet the juniors.
m ESSAY PRIZE OFFERED
PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT IS
SUBJECT OF CONTEST
Money is Gift of Sherman Bennett;
Paper of 5,000 Words Must he
in Before May 15
The annual Bennett prize, which
this year amounts to $20, for the best
essay by a student of the University
on “the principles of free government”
has been announced by Dr. James D.
Barnett, chairman of the committee.
The prize has been announced annually,
but in the past few years there has been
no competition. The committee is en
deavoring to arouse interest in the prize
this year and it is hoped that the $20
will look larger in these tight times
than before and that some keen compe
tition will result.
The Bennett prize is the income from
a gift of $400 made to the University
by Philo Sherman Bennett of New Hav
en, Conn. The income amounts annual
ly to about $16, but owing to the fact
that there has been no competition in
recent years the interest has increased.
The rules for the contest are simple.
The essay should contain about 5,000
words and should be filed writh the
'chairman of the committee before May
15. The paper can be written on any !
phase of the principles of free govern
ment and the committee has suggested
the following subjects: Party Govern
ment, Eule of the Majority, Local Self
'Government, Centralization in Govern
ment, and State Interference. If other
subjects are chosen they must first be
hpproved by the committee.
The Bennett prize committee consists j
of Dr. James D. Barnett, chairman, and
Professors M. K. Cameron and George
Turnbull. The judges for the essays
will be appointed by the eommitteee.
SCIENCE OFFERS CHANCE
TO SERVE, SAYS CASWELL
Pre-engineering Head Cites Opportun
ities to Aid Humanity by Study
in Special Fields
A student while in college should
take one or more sciences to see if he
is interested sufficiently in them to |
serve humanity best by improving the ;
conditions of the people, is the idea
Dr. A. E. Caswell, chairman of the Uni
versity Pre-engineering department,
suggested to his audience Sunday af
ternoon at the Eugene Presbyterian
churc h.
“If the student wishes to live a life
of service,” he said, “the field of
science is open and offers many oppor
tunities.”
In speaking of the ways in which
one might contribute to the welfare of
humanity, Dr. Caswell said that there
are three general conditions which con
tribute to the well-being of the people;
namely, the physical, the mental, and
the spiritual conditions. Of these Dr.
Caswell places the spiritual first.
“A man depends more on the spirit
ual than on his bread and butter,” he
said. “He can lose the necessaries of
life and still be happy.” It was im
possible, on the other hand, he said,
for a person to be happy without a
spiritual attitude on life. In the ma
jority of cases the spiritual can be
gained only by improving the other
conditions, especially the physical, and
it is in this case that science contributes
materially to life.
He mentioned the work of science in
the medical line, where it is useful in
aleviating suffering. The research
work of the scientists has done much
to prevent suffering and disease, he
pointed out. As in example he gave
the elimination of the mosquito from
the Panama canal zone at the time of
its construction, thus freeing the labor
ers from the dreaded malaria.
SEMINAR IS POSTPONED
The regular education seminar which
was scheduled for tonight has been
postponed until Tuesday of next week. >
OREGON DEFEATS
0. A C. IN GIRLS’
OASKETRALL 29-11
Varsity Score Due in Part to
Spectacular Baskets by
Charlotte Howells
AGGIE TEAM STARTS WELL
Only Game of Season Played
Saturday Afternoon in
Women’s Gym
The Oregon co-ed basketball team
won its only game of the season Satur
day afternoon in the Women’s gym
nasium when it defeated the O. A. C,
girls 29 to 17. The game was fast
from the beginning and although Ore
gon held the lead throughout they
were at no time certain of victory.
The contest opened with a rush when
Van Hollenbeke scored a fb-ld goal
for the Aggies in the first minute of
play. Things looked bad for Oregon
when Flegal, jumping center, sprained
her ankle at the first tip off and was
replaced by Proctor, but their superior
pass work proved too much for their
opponents and the half ended 16 to 8
in favor of the Varsity.
The second period started with Flegal
again in center and Ponfetli substitut
ing for Wilkenson in the O. A. 0.
center. The Aggie team started strong
and succeeded in bringing the score to
within 3 points of the Oregon tally,
but in the last few minutes of the game
a number of sensational baskets by
Howells put the varsity out of danger.
The lineup:
Oregon (29) O. A. C. (17)
Howells.F. Van Hollenbeke
Pederson.F. Mills
Flagel.JC. Moore
King.EC. Wilkinson
McKee.G. Gillette
Lewis.G. Wilson
Proctor.S. Ponfetli
Referee: Carin Degermark of Port
land. Umpire, Mrs. Wilbur Karl of
Corvallis.
REPORTS ISSUED HOURLY
University Schools Put Out Bulletin
at Home Products Exhibit
An important feature of the “Ore
gon Home Products Week,” an annual
event now being staged in the Hampton
building, is the issuing of hourly re
ports by the schools of journalism and
business administration of the Univer
sity. These bulletins, which are writ
ten by elementary journalism students,
are mimeographed and circulated by
members of the school of business ad
ministration. They contain programs of
the day’s activities, and short, newsy
notes of the many booths and exhibits.
Different colored sheets are issued
every hour.
The booth containing the mimeograph
machine was constructed by the mem
bers of Phi Theta Kappa, honorary com
merce fraternity, and is in charge of
Esther Fell, Margaret Beattie, and
Henry Heerdt.
This service was inaugurated last
year and proved very popular.
SCHROFF PICTURE IS GIVEN
Chamber of Commerce Gets “A Trout
Stream in Nimrod” by 86 Votes
As a result of the vote cast on the
most popular picture at the recent ex
hibition of the paintings of Professor
Alfred H. Schroff of the University,
Number 15. “A Trout Stream at Nint,
rod,” a scene on the McKenzie river
will be presented to the Eugene Cham
ber of Commerce. Over 2000 persons
visited the exhibit before it closed on
Sunday afternoon and of these, a ma
jority of 86 votes decided which pic
ture should be given to the Chamber of
Commerce. The picture which drew
Becond place was another of the famil
iar Oregon landscape at Nimrod and
the third choice according to the votes
was “Autumn in Oregon.”
Mr. Schroff has sold a number of his
best paintings to local art critics as a
result of the exhibit and those which
remain will be placed in his studio.
DEAN STRAUB ARTICLE PRINTED
An interesting story concerning Dean
John Straub and his connection with
the University during the past 44 years
was printed in the Sunday Oregonian
of March 5. The article was illustrated
with a number of pictures. It was
written by Lillian Auld of the art de
partment.
POSITIONS DRAWN
BY 8 GIRLS’HOUSES
FOR APRIL FROLIC
Short Intermissions, Dancing
Between Acts Feature
of New Plan
UNIFORM SCENERY FOR ALL
Name and Idea of Stunts
Must be Turned in by
Saturday Night
This time it really was a square mix!
So say the April Frolic committees
which chose by lottery the houses which
will put on stunts for this year’s enter
tainment. Those chosen are the follow
ing: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi,
Zeta Rho Epsilon, Delta Zeta, Chi Ome
ga, Kappa Alpha Theta, Hendricks Hall,
and Kappa Kappa Gamma. The other
half of the organization will put on
stunts next year.
The reason for thus limiting to half
the number of organizations, those
which will put on stunts, is that the pro
gram must be cut down because, hereto
fore, when each group gave a stunt, the
program was several hours long. With
the number of organizations increasing
continually, it is practically impossible
to feature every house. This plan will
also give more time for dancing and will
lay more stress on individual costumes.
The name and a general idea of the
stunt must be handed in to Dorothy Mc
Kee and Wanna McKinney by Saturday
night, March 11. This will prevent dup
lication.
Stage settings are to be done away
w’ith because of the need for saving of
time. A stationary sotting will be used
but all the property desired for each
stunt will be permitted. Another change
made bv the committees is that towns
people are not to occupy the lower floor
but will have scats in the balcony. This
arrangement will permit dancing between
acts and after the stunts. A grand
march will be featured. Good muBic and
an innovation in the way of eats are
promised.
As April Frolic is the biggest annual
event sponsored by the Women’s
■League all girls on the campus are
'urged to attend. Tire admission for
students will be 10 cents. Towns
people who attend will be charged 25
cents. The plan of having only half
of the women’s organizations on the
campus present stunts was agreed upon
’because of the fact that on previous
occasions the stunts have taken up all
of the evening and these are intended
to be only a part of the program. This
year greater stress will be placed on
the individual costumes of the girls.
Members of the various committees
in charge of April Frolic are asked to
watch the Emerald for announcements
of meetings this week as a list of the
girls expected to work on the affair
will be printed as early as possible.
The committee personnel follows:
Managers—Emily Perry, Carolyn Can
non.
Stunt—Dorothy McKee, Sarah Lam
herson, Ruth Fowler, Lenore Oram.
Patronesses—Charlotte Howells, Jane
Campbell.
Judges — Ellen McVeigh, Miriam
Swartz.
Programs — Wanna McKinney, Betti
Kessi, Esther Pike.
Publicity—Lillian Auld, Velma Rup-,
ert, Margaret Scott.
Finance—Florence Furuset, Winifred
Hopson, Katherine Watson.
Dance—Alice McCurdy, Hildred Hall,
Luella HauBler.
Food—Norma Wilson and freshman
representative committee.
Clean-up—Mary Alexander.
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GIRL DEBATERS TO TRYOUT
Coach Thorpe Preparing Women for
Forensic Contest April 6
In preparation for the O. A. C. vs.
Oregon Women ’s debates on April 6,
Professor Clarence I). Thorpe, of the
rhetoric department, will hold a try
out this evening at 7:15 in room 5 of
the Commerce building. Although Pro
fessor Thorpe expects only about a
dozen contestants, as many as care to
come will be welcome. Six debaters
will be chosen, which will include four
regulars and two alternates.
The question of the debates on April j
6 will be “Resolved, That the closed !■
shop shall be adopted.” The negative 1
teams of both schools will go to the
opposing school, while the affirmative (
teams will remain at home.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCED
Alpha Sigma announces the pledging
! of Gwendolyn Darby of Heppner, Ore.
I FRESHMEN WRESTLERS
LOSE TO HIGH SCHOOL
Oregon City Boys Prove Skillful, Win
3-2; Robertson and Bergesvlk
Score for Varsity
The freshmen wrestlers lost to the Ore
gon City high school team by a 3-2
score, last Saturday night in Oregon City.
According to Walter Wegner, who had
charge of tho party, the high school boys
were a great surprise, and he says that
there areu’t any better in the country.
Under the coachiug of King, an O. A.
C. graduate, the youngsters have devel
oped into wonders, and Wegner wants to
see them tangle with the Varsity squad
if it can be arranged.
The bouts resulted in Tamane, 115
pounds, losing on two falls; Sumption,
125 pounds, losing on two falls; Berry,
125 pounds, losing on two falls; Robert
son, 135 pounds, and Bergsvick, 145
pounds, winning by decision. Freeling
of the Multnomah Club refereed.
GLEE CONCERT IS SUCCESS
ENSEMBLE HARMONY FEATURE
OF PLEASING PROGRAM
Indian Songs and Costumes Score Hit;
Solos and Duet Well Received
by Responsive Audience
Under the direction of John Stark
Kvans the concert by the Women’b Glee
Club at the Woman’s building last
Saturday evening was an unusually ef
fective and attractive blending of mel
ody, color and harmony. From the
stirring “Chanson Provencal,” by Dell
Acqua, to the last Indian song the
program was delightful and entertain
ing.
When the sliding curtains were drawn
aside at 8:.'10, the evening gowus of the
girls stood out in pleasing contrast with
the background of greenery. A spot
light was used with good effect. The
delightful singing of the club in en
semble numbers was one of the out.
standing features of the program and
showed unusually harmonious blending
of voices. The “Fairy Pipers,” by
Brewer, was one of the most attract
ive of these in that the light and
gaily triping melody seemed particu
larly adapted to the girls’ voices.
The solo work and the duet brought
prolonged applause in every case and
encores were necessary. Joanna James,
soprano, and Bernice Altstock, con
tinlto, were especially pleasing in their
solos and the duet by Gwladys Keeney,
soprano, and Vera Price, contralto, was
one of the striking numbers of the
first part of the program. The clever
little skit during the intermission by
Maxine Buren and Gwladys Keeney
added the necessary bit of humor and
comedy to the evening’s program.
The second part of the program pre
sented a group of Indian songs in an
appropriate and attractive way. The
girls, dressed in Indian costumes, were
grouped around a campfire while all
lights were turned out. Several of
these numbers were made more effect
ive by flute music hoard in the dis
tance which was played by Beulah
Clark, of the university orchestra. “Pale
Moon,” featuring Viola Powell in the
incidental solo, seemed to make the
most spontaneous appeal to the audi
ence. This song is rapidly becoming
popular and the interpretation of it by
the Glee Club made it especially de
lightful.
The entire program was carried
through with a skill and dash that
made every moment of the entiro even
ing one of delightful musical entertain
ment.
IDAHO HAS NEW SOCIETY
“Knights of Ball and Chain” is Name
Chosen by Organization
University of Idaho, Moscow, March
8.—(P. I. N. 8.)—The Knights of the
Ball and Chain, an underclassmen’s
honor society, has taken its place on the
campus with the official recognition
of the student body. All members will
be chosen from the freshman and sopho
more classes.
The society, in form, is similar to the
Knights of the Hook at the University
of Washington, the Oregon Knights at
Oregon, and the Bear Paws at the Uni
versity of Montana. Its primary pur
pose is to entertain and furnish enter- j
tainment for visiting athletic teams,
delegates to conventions and similar
groups, while they are at the univer
sity. The organization will also assist
in promoting various student activities. ]
PROFESSOR SWEETSER SICK
Professor A. R. Sweetser, head of the
University botany department, has been
confined to his home with an attack
of the grippe since Thursday evening.
Dr. Sweetser was unable to meet his
classes on Friday. He was reported
better yesterday.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tuesday, occasional rain, southerly
gales.
OU DEM AS
WIN COAST HI ORS
EDA THREE EARS
Washington and Stanford
Teams are Defeated
by Varsity
COACH THORPE PLEASED
Intersectional Meets May be
Arranged With Some
Eastern School
The University of Oregon success
fully defended her title to the Pacific
.Coast Triad debate championship when
her affirmative aud negative teams de
feated those of the University of Wash
ington and Stanford University last
Thursday aud Friday. All debates were
won by two to one decisions over the
opponents. Oregon’s affirmative team
composed of Paul Patterson and Ralph
Bailey took honors from Washington’s
negative team represented by Bartlett
Rummel and Eugene Ivey; while the
negative team, Claude Robinson and
Charlos Lamb, debated Stanford at Palo
Alto and were given two more votes.
Washington’s affirmative was given a
two to one derision over the negative
of Stanford at Seattle. Oregon’s score
is four points; Washington’s three;
and Stanford’s two. Thus Oregon won
the undisputed right, to the champion
ship for the third successive time in
three years.
The question which was debated was
“Resolved: That the Federal govern
ment should levy a tax on manufactur
er’s sales.” It was considered a one
sided question and Oregon is held to
have won added glory by taking deci
sions at both places.
Coach Thorpe Satisfied
Clarence I). Thorpe, Oregon’s debate
coach, has expressed great satisfaction
at the outcome of the debate. Since
Mr. Thorpe came to the University, the
teams have won nil contests. The first
victory was over Reed College and Ore
gon Agricultural College for the State
Triangular Debate championship. “The
glory of victory is enhanced,” said
Paul Patterson yesterday, “ for the
reason that we have followed up our
victory in our own state by a greater
victory.”
Oregon's negative team at Stanford
debated against two veterans who had
debated together for two years without
having lost a debate. The Oregon men
were well equipped when they went to
Stanford and wero considered ready to
stand forth with powerful argument for
their side of the question.
With victory on all sides and the
statu and Pacific coast triangular de
bate championships in their possession,
Coach Thorpe and the debaters feel
much encouraged for next year. It is
thought that all the debaters will return
next year and strive for another cham
pionship so that Oegon may be the
school to represent the Pacific coast
in the proposed interseetional contests.
Stanford University proposed the idea
of arranging interseetional debates
with whatever eastern schools would be
agreeable. The University of Oregon
lias encouraged the plan and the Uni
versity of Washington has expressed
her willingness to co-operate. Stan
ford has been authorized to proceed
with the plans us she proposed them.
At the present she is endeavoring to
interest schools of the middle west.
Team May Be Sent East
Poach Thorpe hopes that Oregon will
be able to send her team east next year
as the champion of the Triad. If this
should work out it is also the plan to
arrange a return debate with Prince
ton University at the same time and
perhaps meet any other school which
can be interested. The Yale, Harvard,
Princeton Triad has been considered
as a possible group to send their cham
pion against the west’s, perhaps to
meet in Illinois. The plan wus pro
posed too late for any action to be
taken upon it this year, but with all
three schools working toward the one
end, the outlook is optimistic for an
East Versus West contest.
O. A. C. SECRETARY TO VISIT
Miss Gladys Taylor, secretary of the
Y. W. C. A. at O. A. C., will be a guost
on the campus Wednesday. Miss Tay
lor will meet with the cabinet and the
members of the finance committee at
five o’clock on Wednesday afternoon.
She is a member of the national finance
committee of the association.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER EMPLOYED
Dorothy Dixon is doing substitute
teaching this week in the junior divi
sion of the University high school on
account of the illness of Mias Anna
Vogel.