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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922 NUMBER 140 LEAVE FOR SEAITIE FOR SATURDAY TILT Coach Hayward Will Enter 12 Contestants; Varsity Is Conceded Chance SPRINTS WILL BE CLOSE ) Strachan, Walkley, Koepp and Spearow Considered to Be Point Winners The deciding track meet of the sea son is at hand. Tomorrow 12 Oregon athletes, the best that Coach Bill Hay ward has been able to develop during the season, will match their prowess against the cream of the west coast, in the Pacific Coast-Northwest Confer ence meet at Seattle. Most of the men left yesterday. Hayward and Captain <Jlen Walkley went the day before. Plenty of time was allowed to give the tracksters time to accustom them selves to new surroundings- and re cover from the effects of the train ride. Hayward and his proteges have had an nphill fight this year, because of lack of experienced material, but the coach is well pleased with the way things have turned out thus far. While no record breakers have been un earthed, the Lemon Yellow aggregation has advanced to the place where they are sure of a goodly number of points against any competitors, and where they may be expected to come out at least among the first in this last big meet of the year. Spruits mil Be Close The outcome of tlrP*lprints has been ^ the subject of much interesting specu lation in University athletic circles. First place seems to lie between Ole Larson of Oregon and Vic Hurley of "Washington, and while Larson out distanced the U. of W. veteran in the dual meet here, it was only by a few inches, it being reported that both men broke the tape. Track followers seem of the opinion that Hurley will be able to make a better showing on the home track. Scotty Strachan is the best weight man brought out here this year, and it looks as though he had a cinch on the shot put. He has come out easy winner in this event against both the Aggies and Washington, and no one among the competitors has been able to come up to his mark. Scotty will also throw the javelin and discus. Oregon Weak in Hurdles Oregon’s most vulnerable spot is in the hurdles. Neither high nor low hurdlers seem to be able to break away for a first place. Washington took two places in the 120 yard high hurdles last week on Hayward field, and all three in the 220 yard low hurdles. However, it is hoped that the rest of the team will he able to overcome this handicap in other events. The veteran Oregon miler, Glen Walkley, is in fighting trim for his race, and it should be a good one from all indications. Some very strong mile ^ runners have come out this year on the coast, and no one has it on the hip as yet. Walkley’s hard training during the past two weeks has added to his ability, and followers expect that he will run a better race than any previous one this year. Bill’s mile relay team, composed of (Continued on page four.) 'junior class to vote IN VILLARD, 11 TO 2 j Four Offices Are Uncontested; Two Out for Vice-presidency; Board Appointed for Election Nominees for the offices of next 1 year’s senior class will be voted upon j today in Villard hall. The polls will j be open from 11 to 2. Four out of ! the five offices are uncontested, leav ing the office of vice-president the : only one with more than one aspirant. The name of Harold Simpson' will appear on the ballot for president. For vioe-president, Leona Gregory and Imo gene Letcher are in the race, while for the office of secretary Margaret Scott is the only candidate, since the name of Helen Clark was withdrawn yester day. Ivan McKinney is unopposed for treasurer, and George Gochnour alone is out for sergeant-at-arms. An election board composed of four members has been appointed to take charge of the voting. Nelson English, Charles Lamb, Chloe Thompson, and Katharine Pinneo are urged to be pres ent in Villard at 11 o’clock. The fol lowing persons are asked to be on hand to count votes after the polls close at 2 o’clock: Haddon Bockhey, Harold Deadman, Herbert Hacker, Ethel Wheeler, Margaret Kern, Margaret Winbigler, John Gavin and George King, chairman. W. A. A. CANDIDATES OUT FLORENCE JAGOER UNOPPOSED FOB PRESIDENT Betty Pride, Georgia Benson, Aspire to Vice-presidency; Election Scheduled for Thursday Florence Jagger was nominated for president of the Women’s Athletic association at a meeting held at 4 o ’clock yesterday afternoon in the Woman’s building. A large number of candidates, all of whom were nominat ed at the meeting yesterday, will be voted upon next Thursday from 4 to 6 in room 121 of the Woman’s building. The candidates for offices are: Petty Pride and Georgia Benson for vice-president; Helen King and Adah Harkness, secretary; Helen Clark and Sue Stewart, treasurer; Henryetta Lawrence, reporter; and Christine Heckman and Mary Clerin, custodian. The heads of sports will be elected from the following: canoeing, Mildred LeCompte and Augusta DeWitt; ten nis, Mildred Brown and Dorcas Conk lin; basketball, Helen McCormick, Grace Sullivan and Marjorie Flegal; track, Dorothy McKee and Charlotte Howells; baseball, Helen Glanz and Mary Hathaway; swimming, Agnes Schultz and Maude Shroeder; hiking, Mildred Crain; hockey, Agnes Christie, Carmel Sheasgreen and Harriet Veazie; and archery, Catherine Spall and Mary Skinner. Florence Jagger, secretary, gave a report of the meetings of the western section of the athletic conference held here May 12 and 13. The treasurer’s report was submitted by Ruth Austin. PING PONGERS AWAIT GONG Campus Athletes Barin’ to Meet Town “V” Team Saturday Night _ Elimination contests are in progress among the doughty ping pong players at the “Y” hut in order to pick a team to meet the city Y. M. C. A. quintet in a tournament next Saturday night at 7:30 on the city “Y” tables. The ten high men among the campus eligibles now are: Takeo Yamane, Jose Gorriceta, Ernest Hendrickson, Max Maccoby, Walter Belt, John Dye, Lo renzo Lomboi, Henry Karpenstein, Ed Howard, and Santiago Wacay. From the above ten will be selected the best five who are to meet the downtown team. Girls9 Glee Club Triumphs In Melodious Twilight Sing Soft voices, rich in harmony, blended I with the evening song of the birds and! of the night wind, in the twilight con-! cert of the girls’ glee club, held on* the steps of McClure last night. When the first clear notes of “Indian Mountain” by Cadman rang forth across the campus, the sun was just1 setting behind old Deady. The gentle: wind from the sweet smelling reaches of the upper McKenzie carried the melody far down through the blooming: array of flowers which skirts “Hello! Lane” and for a time the usual mat-j ter-of-fact air of the campus was changed into a dreamland. The ever popular “Allah’s Holiday”! had a charming eastern thread whieh ran through the composition and trans ported the pensive crowd far away to the land of mosques and sultans. A j ► more difficult work was “A Dream”: by Grieg. The intricate interwoven parts, done so well, were a true tribute to the work of John Stark Evans, the director. Of all the mass singing, “Songs My Mother Taught Me” was the best done and had the most appeal. A rather sad, I thoughtful note predominated, and there was a suspicion of moisture in the eyes of some who stood near enough to get the full significance of the words. It was just as the dark green of the ivy-clad walls of old McClure were fad ing into deepening shadows of the' spring evening that the triumphant note of “My Day," interpreted by the silvery voice of Joanna James, floated to the audience, which stood spell bound on the soft turf in the twilight. The program was concluded by three Indian songs by Cadman, “Land of the Sky Blue Water,” “Far Off I Hear a Lover’s Flute” and “When the Moon Drops Low.” The happy thrill of the first and the romantic touch of the last were a fitting close to the group. FORMAL RECEPTION OF ART COLLECTION WILL BE ON MONDAY Presentation Program Will Take Place in Woman’s Building at 2:30 JURY DAY TO BE FEATURE Prominent Artists and Art Critics to Judge; Many Guests Expected The opening of an oriental treasure house, such as the Chinese Aladdin prob ably never dreamed of in the days of his glory, will occur when the University of Oregon formally receives the generous gift of Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner to the institution. The gift is known- as the “Murray Warner Collection’’ in memory of the donor’s husband, who was for many years a representative of the United States government in China. The motive of Mrs. Warner in present ing this rare collection of easte»« art antiques to the University is twofold, to open the doors to the students in the study and appreciation of art, which is not merely a plaster cast of classic stat uary, or a modern half-tone of old mas terpieces, and secondly to try to bring the people of America into closer sym pathy with those of the east by ac quainting them with the ideas and ideals of the Orient, woven into the very fabric of the rare tapestries, and welded into the antique brasses, as art, world-wide, expresses the spirit of ifs creators and people. Faculty Art Work Exhibited Coincidental with the acceptance pro gram of the University, which begins it 2:30 o’clock Monday in the Woman’s building, is the jury day of the school of architecture and allied arts. Twenty prominent artists and art critics from She entire Northwest have been invited to serve on the jury, judging the work of the art and architecture students. Among them are the faculty members of :he Washington state schools, and the Portland preparatory schools. On the same day the school presents an exhibi tion of the work of its faculty in the Woman’s building. Governor Olcott to Be Here Governor Olcott, Superintendent and Mrs. J. A. Churchill will be among the prominent guests on the occasion. Fif teen hundred invitations have been sent ;o state residents to attend the program, he administration feeling that an oppor tunity to view such a collection should ie shared by as many as possible of the people of the state. The Museum, which is on the third floor of the Woman’s Duilding, immediately across the hall from the Woman’s League rooms, in which conventions are frequently held, will be open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. on May 29, the day of acceptance, and from 2 to 4 p. m. daily thereafter. After the program there will be a re jeption in the Woman’s building, for Mrs. Warner and a few friends, and tea will be served. Those receiving with Mrs. Werner are Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Schroff, Miss Fox, Mrs. Seaton and Mrs. Lawrence. Mrs. Hale, Miss Tingle, Miss Kerns and Mrs. Sam Bass Warner will pour. Ella Rawlings and Bernice Alt stock, president and president-elect of the Women’s League will introduce the guests to those receiving. Program la Arranged A student committee has been appoint ed by President P. L. Bartholomew to consider the preparation of a student ap preciation of the gift, to be expressed at the acceptance ceremonies. The program as given in the invitations which have been sent throughout the state follows: Music—University of Oregon Orchestra, Bex Underwood, Director. Address—Dr. Campbell. Music—University of Oregon Girls' Glee Clhb, John Stark Evans, Director. Address—Judge Chas. H. Carey. Music—University of Oregon Men’s Glee Club, John Stark Evans, Director. Acceptance of the Murray Warner Collec tion—Mrs. George Gerlinger, Board of Regents. An appreciation of the gift on behalf of the stndents will also be given by a student representative. DEAN 8TBAUB GIVES TALKS Dr. John Straub, dean of men, left Wednesday for various places in Ore gon where he will deliver commence ment addresses. On Thursday he will speak to the graduating class at Echo, Friday at Stanfield, and Saturday at West Linn. Last week Dean Straub addressed the classes at Westport and Beaverton on Thursday and Friday evenings, respectively, returning to the campus Saturday morning. SMUTS URGED BT BISHOP TO EMDIATE GREATHEART’S LIFE Self-sacrifice Is Keynote of Sumner’s Assembly Talk; Counsel Is Given WALTER JENKINS SINGS Oregon’s Progress .Interests Speaker; Notes Changes for the Better An earnest appeal to the University students to be “ Oreathearts' ’ and to undergo self-sacrifice in order to help those less fortunate in life’s struggles, was made by the Bight Reverend Waiter T. Sumner, Episcopal bishop of Oregon, who addressed the regular assembly Thursday morning. His topic was “Greatheart,” the altruistic character from Bunyan’s * ‘ Pilgrim’s Progress, ’ ’ who was endowed with the virtues of un selfishness £md self-sacrifice which were the keynotes of Bishop Sumner’s talk. ‘ ‘ Selfishness is the seeking of one’s own good at the expense of another, ’ ’ declared the bishop, in endeavoring to dis close the pernicious effect this vice has upon the welfare of humanity. Individ uals are so obsessed with selfishnoss that soon they become creatures of self-pity. They deceive themselves into believing that “the world owes them a living, and that the world has not done for them what it has for others.’’ They go on lamenting their condition so that life becomes intolerable. Causes of Selfishness Given The bishop explained that selfishness on the part of individuals was from two | causes. In the first place a knowledge j or philosophy of life is entirely lacking, | he said. This weakness can be overcome through the teachings of Christianity, j The other cause is that false attitude to ward life of wondering why a more de serving allotment of all the things seen in this world is not possible. Another factor that branches out from selfishness is pain, said the bishop. Few there are that can bear up under it foT their own sakes or for the happiness that may accrue to others. “Pain,” as he expressed it, “is a wonderful messenger, and can be of the greatest use to human ity.’’ Unbearable to the point, of des pondency, pain should develop in the in dividual a strong character wherein lies the potent power and willingness to serve I men. Then if individuals do not make a suc cess in some calling which they undertake they become sadly disappointed, he con tinued. But this should not hinder a man; he should not give up the fight. 1 Disappointment an Incentive Instead, disappointment ought to be an incentive to continue life’s struggles until some satisfying task is accomplished. | Don’t try to be anybody or don’t try to ! accomplish anything and you will not be j disappointed,’’ he advised. As one goes j forward in life, greater responsibilities { are inevitable and greater discourage- j inents are bound to come. Nevertheless j it is a necessary counterpart of life, and ; whatever comes there is no occasion for ‘ self-pity. Bishop Sumner further asserted that the character of man continues to be built up under the tortures of prosecution and injustice. “It is a mighty gratify ing thing that the papers show up the men who have committed themselves to wrong, for they should strive to do good thereafter,’’ he added. Under any cir cumstance in which an injustice has been done you go forth in a spirit of love to right the wrong, not in a spirit of re venge. Faith an Assurance of Content Contact with some institution where j many unfortunate people are secluded from the outer world would reveal to any rational being the foibleness of self-pity, he emphasized. Nothing broadens the character more and widens the viewpoint than the experience of witnessing, for instance, in some hospital the miser ableness of humans who are really happy. “Faith in the power above that all things are done right” is an as surance of peace and contentment. Every man has a certain God-given gift that he should make the most of, explained the bishop. Coupled with hope and courage no being can fail to reach his goal in life. At the opening of the address, Bishop Sumner spoke eommendably of the great progress made at the University. “All the changes are for the better, but that which counts for the most is the spirit of the University. The University is not its bnildings and its faculty staff. It is (Continued on page four.) BEST TEN WOMEN HIKERS TO BE GRANTED LETTERS Points Awarded for Distance; One Girl Has Becord of Thirty Miles Covered Ten per cent of those entering the hiking contest, one of the athletic events scheduled for women this term, will receive letters, the latter being awarded to the entrants having the highest individual scores. No points are given for a hike of less than five miles, each five miles counting five points and each mile thereafter count ing one point. Places hard to reach receive extra credit. A hike to Baldy from Eugene counts 25 points, from Springfield, 20 points. Spencer’s Butte and Pisgah mountain each count 15 miles. The points are kept on cardB in the entrance to the Woman’s build ing, and all records are to be entered within a week of the time when the walking was done. The house with the highest average number of points wins the contest, the number of points being divided by the number of girls in the organisation. At present Hendricks hall is the only house which has recorded any points. Twenty-eight hall girls, all of whom have done at least five miles, have a total of about 290 miles, making an individual average of more than ten miles. One of the entrants has 30 miles to her credit. TROPHIES WILL BE GIVEN LAST GIRLS’ BASEBALL GAME FEATURE OF FIELD DAY Tennis Matches and Canoe Races to Be Part of Program Tomorrow; Letters to Be Awarded The finfil game in girls’ class base ball, tennis singles and doubles, canoe racing between the freshman and sopho more classes, archery and volley ball contests and the awarding of letters and trophies are scheduled as part of the program of the ninth annual Field Day to be held here tomorrow. “Our aim is to use a largor pereent age of girls each year in Field Day and to play the sports for sport’s sake,” said Margaret Russell, this year’s presi dent of the Women’s Athletic associa tion. “It was for this reason that in dividual rewards of intrinsic value have been abolished.” Competition in girls ’ class baseball has been keen this year, the sophomore, freshman and senior classes each hav ing lost only ono game, while the juniors have lost two and tied a game with the seniors, resulting in a score jf 19-19. The senior and sophomore teams will meet today and the winning team will meet the freshmen for the Hayward baseball cup on the women’s athletic field at 9:00 tomorrow morning. At 11:30 the final class canoe race will be held, Marie Strube and Augusta DeWitt representing the freshmen, Helen King and Rosalia Keber repre senting the sophomores. Tennis singles and doubles have been scheduled for 10:30, Hazel Hatch play ing for the freshmen in the singles, May Lindley or Gertrude Andre for the sophomores, Dorcus Conklin or Wave Lesley for the juniors, and Alice Kvans for the seniors. The teams for the doubles will be decided by the elimination match to take place today. Two girls will be selected from each class to take part in the archery con test scheduled for 1:15, while at 2 o’clock the seniors will play the sopho mores in volley ball. The final tennis matches, both singles and doubles, will be played off at 3 o ’clock. The awarding of trophies and letters for this year for the winning class and doughnut teams will take place in the Woman’s Loague room at 4:00, at which time the Hayward baseball cup will be presented to the winners of the Field Day game, the juniors will re ceive the Hayward cup for track, the sophomores the Cummings swimming cup, and Hendricks hall the cup for doughnut basketball. Letters will be awarded t» the Ore gon club and Hendricks hall teams for doughnut basketball and to the senior and junior classes for class bas ketball, Kappa Alpha Theta and Hen dricks hall will win letters for dough nut swimming, the doughnut swimming meet being won by the Thetas, while the sophomore team will receive letters for class swimming. Hendricks hall and Oregon club teams will get letters for doughnut baseball, the class team to receive awards being decided by the game to morrow. Four letters will be awarded for archery and six for tennis, the four for archery going to the two high teams and the six for tennis going to the four girls taking part in the final doubles and two taking part in the final singles. Letters will also be awarded the junior class track team and four let ters will be given for the two teams participating in the final canoe race. BERNICE ALTSTOCK NEW PRESIDENT OF WOMEN’S LEAGUE Peg Beatie, Mary Alexander, Elizabeth Griggs, Take Next Three Offices BALLOTING IS VERY LIGHT Less than One-half of Those Enrolled Cast Votes for Next Year Bernice Altstock wu elected presi dent of Women’s League when 431 University women east their ballots in Villnrd hall yesterday. Other officers for next year who were elected yesterday are: Vice-pres ident, Margaret Beatie; secretary, Mary Alexander; treasurer, Elizabeth Griggs; sergeant-at-arms, Cleo Base; reporter, Geraldine Boot; delegate to women’s conference, Miriam Schwartz. Will Attend Conference The newly-elected president and dele gate will attend the conference of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, to which the University Women’s league belongs, at Tillamook, May 30 to June 2. None of the voting was very close, except for the reporter’s position. Only a little more than half the mem bers of Women’s League cast their bal lots, according to Ella Rawlings, past president. Bernice Altstock, who is a junior, and winner of the Oerlinger cup, had 309 votes to Leona Gregory’s 83. Margaret Beatie had 234 against Chloe Thompson’s 184. Mary Alexan der won the secretaryship from Nancy Wilson by her 293 votes to Miss Wil son’s 129. Two hundred and thirty-six votes were cast for Elizabeth Griggs for treasurer, against Georgia Benson’s 191. Cleo Base was elected sergeant-at arms with 247 votes to 178 for Edwina Richen. The closest competition was for re porter; Geraldine Root won the posi tion with 213 votes to Marguret Skav lan's 208—a majority of only five. Miriam Schwartz received 232 votes to Lurline Coulter’s 194. Nominations Made Monday Voting took place yesterday from 9 o’clock to 2 o’clock. Nominations were made at a meeting last Monday. Officers of Women’s League who have just ended their term of office are: president, Ella Ruwlingf; vice president, Elsie Lawrence; secretary, Murgaret Jackson; treasurer, Bernice Altstock; sergeaut-at-urins, Mary Alex ander; reporter, Nancy Wilson. U. H. S. GRADUATES TO BANQUET TONIGHT Faculty Members to Be Guests at Osburn; Class of ’22 and Alumni to Give Dnce June 3 The senior class of the University high school will give a banquet at the Hotel Osburn tomorrow night, having as their guests President and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Dean und Mrs. H. D. Sheldon, Prof, and Mrs. H. R. Douglass, Mr. and Mrs. George O. Goodall, Mrs. Anna Landsbury Heck, Mr. Rollien Dickerson and Miss Ethel Wakefield. Harold Gordinier will act as toast master, and responses will be made by Dean Sheldon, Robert McKnight and ltuth Comfort Miller. On June 3 the class will unite with ten members of last year’s class, which was the first to graduate from the University high school, in giving a dance at the Anchorage. Dorothy Evans, Lloyd Young, Frances Burnett and Floyd Ruch form the committee in charge. Patrons und patronesses will be Dr. und Mrs. R. T. Burnett, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller, Dr. and Mrs. Kimball Young, Dean and Mrs. Shel don, Prof, and Mrs. Douglass. Football Practice To Begin Monday Football practice will be resumed Monday afternoon when Shy Hunt ington wants every football player and aspirant In the University to turn out... The preparation for next fall will be started. “The regulars and new men must turn out Monday, and thereafter for about two weeks,” Shy an nounced yesterday. The work will consist mainly of formation drill and perhaps some scrimmaging. It Is absolutely essential that every regular and all others who want to place on the team turn out immedi ately*, declared Coach Huntington.