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Oregon Daily Emer U 01 o Library ALU VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922 NUMBER 57 FIRST OF SERIES OF POP CONCERTS IS THURSDAY EVE Diversified Program Selected for Orchestra’s First Public Appearance MRS. UNDERWOOD IN GROUP Talented Musician has Studied in New York Under Noted Artists Recently 1 A diversified program has been se lected for the first public concert of the University Orchestra, on Thursday evening at 8:00 p. m. in Villard hall. Mrs. Aurora Underwood, soloist for the orchestra, is to make her first pub lic appearance since her return from New York, where she studied with Ethel Newcomb and EdwariJ Hughes, students of the composer Leschetizky. Mrs. Underwood has alweys been a great favorite among campus music lovers because of the dash and bril liancy of her playing. The three num bers which she will play are: “Waltz in A flat,” ‘‘Nocturne in B flat,” ‘‘Bal lad in A flat,” by Chopin. The first number of the program, “Overature: Orpheus in the Under world,” has for one of its themes, a march, which will be familiar to all circus goers for the past twelve years as it is a favorite number with most of the circus bands. The composer, Offenbach, is better known for his “Tales of Hoffman.” The second number “Ballet Suite” by Bameau has been modernized by Mottl and is a quaint, whimsical melo dy which will especially appeal to the audience. “Brahms Hungarian Dances, number five and six” are too well known to require description. First of Series This is the nrst ot the series or “pop” concerts to be given this year and as they proved most popular when introduced last year it is hoped that the interest in them will continue. The University orchestra, which was regenerated four years ago by Hex Un derwood, has been growing larger year by year and has been making a place for itself in Eugene and out in the state. Last year, besides its eastern Oregon tour and annual home concert, it undertook the “pop” concerts after the manner of the Portland Symphony orchestra. One “pop” concert is to be given by the orchestra each term, and admission of 25 cents is charged which goes to the credit of the orchestra in the student fund. This money is used to purchase instruments and to parti ally defray the expenses of the orches tra. Mr. Underwood, the director of the orchestra, is arranging the pro grams so that each concert will last only an hour, giving in each composi tions which represent the best com posers of the classical, modern and ro mantic schools of music. SMITH SPEAKS AT 0. A. C. Aggie Filipino Club Will Observe National Holiday In commemoration of the death of Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Filipinos, Dr. Warren Smith will go, at the request of the Filipino club of O. A. C. to Corvallis, to make a speech on December 30. Rizal, who was perhaps the greatest man the brown race ever produced, was instrumental in overthrowing the power of Spain and the Philippines. The church and politics were at that time greatly mixed up and the people under went terrible abuses and hardships be cause of an ambitious and selfish group which was in control. Because he devoted his life to writ ing and speaking against these abuses, Rizal was executed by the government authorities on December 30, 1896. A year later the insurrection 1 against Spain broke out and two years after his death with the aid of the United States, Spanish control was completely overthrown. William Howard Taft, the first Amer ican governor-general, picked Rizal for the national hero as the one who had done the most in the interest of free dom for the Filipinos. Every town has a statue of Rizal in the park and every year they commemorate his death with a holiday. HISTORY VOLUMES GIVEN* ■ Thirteen volumes of “The History of Egypt,” two volumes of “The Late War Between the States,” and one large volume called “The Book of the Pearl” constituted the gift of 16 books made to the University of Ore gon library by F. B. Holbrook of Goble, Oregon. FUND WILL GET BALL PROCEEDS | WOMEN’S LEAGUE IS SPONSOR OF HOLIDAY FUNCTION Part of Money From Affair to bo Held in Portland Will go to Aid Foreign Scholarship Work of Girls Proceeds from the Christmas Ball given annually by the Woman’s League of the University, will go in part to the Foreign Scholarship fund this year according to an announcement made by the officers of the organization. The affair promises to be one of the big gest events of the holidays. Not only have students from this University planned to attend the dance, but it is said that a large number of students for Christmas vacation from other colleges are very enthusiastic about the dance and will be there. The two ballrooms and the tea-gardens adjoining at the Multnomah hotel have been engaged and Bob Gordon’s two orchestras, each of five pieces, have been secured for the music. Sixty four patrons and patronesses including prominent society women from Port land are sponsoring the affair. Tickets are being put on sale in Port land at Sherman and Clay’s, and at Spaulding’s, while the sale on the cam pus is in charge of Edwina Bichen. Single tickets are 75 cents and $1.50 is the price per couple. BARNES GIVES DEFENSE OF DO-NUT ACTIVITIES Only Nine Sports Included in Present Program Criticism of the do-nut system of athletics which has been voiced on the campus, is meeting the disapproval of the physical education department. Gerald Barnes, instructor in the de parment, advances the following points in its defense: “In the beginning, let us understand that there has been no ‘ almost frenzied addition of sport after sport to the doughnut program.’ In fact, hitherto, only nine of the ten original sports have been functioning, owing to the failure of cross country, both this year and last. The department of physical education has lavored no additions, and in any case, there has been and will be no attempt to enlarge the present pro gram, except by vote of the organiza tion representatives. Whatever the source of the original program, it now belongs to the students, and should i be handled for the best interest of the majority. Any additions would seem unwise, unless thoroughly justified by the attitude and man-power of the organizations. On the other hand, re duction is practical, if the organiza tions, after careful consideration, are convinced that they want it. “The objection that a few men in each organization are overworked to support the program, undoubtedly has foundation, because any group will im pose _upon the five or ten per cent of hard workers in its midst. Yet, in so far as this is true of any organiza tion, that organization is defeating the aim of intramural activities which is to get an even larger proporton of its men out making a creditable showing in the program. Doubtless we all agree that any doughnut team should be reasonably prepared, and full of good-natured fight to the bitter end, but many of us would add that the best two or three or five men should not invariably make up the teams, at the cost of burdening the talented and neglecting the group as a whole. Af ter all, winning the plaque is not the fundamental aim of doughnut ath letics, and even if it were, the old heads would be building for the future by encouraging more candidates. Several organizations have grasped this point. With admirable sportsmanship and sense of proportion, they have uncom plainingly put inferior teams in the field rather than overwork their stars or protest that the sport was run off at the wrong time. “One of our critics says that there are several hundred young men who do not belong to houses, but we would like to remind him that the Oregon club has exactly the same standing as any fraternity. “In conclusion, let me say that the sports overlap comparatively little. The pentathlon and handball come along together, but the former requires little training and gets less, and neither is in full swing until basketball is pretty well over. Boxing and wrestl ing are mutually exclusive by rule, and swimming commonly attracts a different type. Moreover, with me ossible exception of boxing, the sports requiring the most time a:e those in which we are uncovering material fov arsity teams; this aiding the inter collegiate program ” PLEDGING ANNOUNCED Alpha Delta Pi announces the pledg ing of Esther Jeffers of Portland, Ore gon. EXTENSIVE PLANS MADE KNOWN FOR SEASON'S DEBATE Paul Patterson, Manager o"f Forensics, Says Work Will Be Successful STUDENT SUPPORT POOR Loss of Contests With Aggies Attributed to Attitude of Whole University Plans for debate in the spring quar ter are well worked out according tp Paul Patterson, manager of varsity de bate for this year. “The winter and spring quarters are the biggest on the campus,” said Pat terson, “and the success of the year’s activities depends on the success during the next quarter. Two things that held down the debaters in the past have been a dearth of material from which to pick teams and a lack of student interest in affairs when they come off. Oregon Loses “Oregon lost both debates to O. A. C. on Monday night. The main cause of defeat, was the woeful lack of student interest. There were not one hundred students in attendance at the debate here and a two to one decision against us might have been changed to a two to one decision in our favor, if .our men had had an enthusiastic, loyal audience, really pulling for their suc cess. ! “We were beaten. However it was the student body’s fault as much as any other one thing,” the debate manager insisted. “Oregon has thus far gotten away with a rather poor start. However, our biggest contests are ahead of us, and it yet lies within our power to emerge victorious for the year. State Contest Next “The first event next quarter of im portance, is to be a state oratorical con test. Representatives from nine col leges in the state will meet on March 10, in Albany to compete for the state championship. The winner of the con test will, in all probability, represent the state of Oregon in an all-western contest to be decided upon later. We j will pick representatives at the try outs to be held early in January. All; men and women interested in the con- ! test are urged to see Professor Thorpe before the holidays. There will be lit- j tie time after the holidays to prepare, so the bulk of the work must be done during vacation. Information as to length, suitable topics, and so forth! will be gladly furnished by Professor Thorpe. “In addition to the state-wide con test, there is a southwest oratorical contest between Oregon, Washington and Idaho, to be held sometime in May. This contest will also be picked at this tryout in January. Further— there is a peace contest, the winner of | which, wins a $50 prize, to be held, sometime in April, and persons inter- i ested in this oratory are also urged to see Professor Thorpe before the holi days. Oregon Does Poorly “Oregon has not been doing as well in oratory in the past two years as she has done before that time, and it is very essential that people with abil ity along this line, should interest them selves in this activity. “In addition to these oratorical con tests, the annual debate with Stanford and Washington is to be held on March 2, 1923. Stanford negative comes to Oregon this time and our negative goes to Washington. The question for de bate has been definitely decided upon as Prohibition. The exact wording of the question is uncertain but it will probably ^>e: ' ‘Resolved—that the eighteenth amendment to the constitu tion of the United States should be re pealed.’ This is a live question, one upon which everyone has his opinions and upon which a wealth of material is available and everyone wishing to participate should have no difficulty in so doing. There are a number of positions on the varsity to be filled through inability of old debaters to go out, so it is urged that all men inter ested in the activity should see Profes sor Thorpe immediately to obtain in formation as to details of tryouts.” ALPHA KAPPA PSI INITIATES ' Alpha Kappa Psi, national profes sional commerce fraternity held initia tion in the smoking room of the Wo man’s building Sunday evening for the following new members: Jason McCune, Fred Lorenz, Wesley Frater, Paul Patterson, George King. After wards a supper was served at the An chorage. Each member gave a short talk. BILL STEERS DECIDES TO PACK AWAY MOLESKINS AND QUIT FOOTBALL FIELD FOR ALL TIME Former Oregon Star Was Considered One of Coast’s Greatest Gridsters; Has Been Playing for Past Twelve Years I The sun of one of the greatest foot ball stars on the coast has set, but the light of his career will ever glow in the memory of those who “knew him and saw him play. Bill Steers, premier Oregon back, is through with the grid iron game. He has placed his famous moleskins on the shelf and from now on will be interested in the game only as a spectator. After 12 years on the gridiron, Bill retires in a flame of glory, leaving his name carved deep in a niche in the football hall of fame. Those who have j watched the great back circle around I the end of the opposing line, or boot a 60 yard spiral high into the air or dropkick squarely between the cross bars, will have to admit that his was a wonderful career. A veteran of 75 gruelling contests, the subject of many articles in the newspapers, Big Bill Steers retires his same quiet self. It can be said of Bill that he never gloated over his achieve ments on the field. Bill was one of those quiet heroes who saw his duty and did it, never complaining, never boasting. Bill’s 12 years in the moleskins reads like fiction. At the age of 12 he began fooling with a football in the back lots of The Dalles, and soon proved his superiority in the sport. During his high school days his name became a byword among the followers of football in eastern Oregon. In 1916 Bill came to Oregon where he convinced Hugo Bezdek that he knew a football from a pumpkin. “Bez” could hardly wait for Bill to become a sophomore. Two years at Oregon and then came the war and Bill entered the Marine corps, but could not stay out of football while in the service. Here he starred with the great team which walloped everything in the service that faced it. ^ Back at Oregon in 1919, Bill con tinued to keep the fans on edge with his great kicking and running. Fol lowers of the game will remember how he threw a scare into the beefy Har vard eleven and Oregon might have won, had not Steers been taken from the game, injured. For the last two years Bill has been with the Multnomah Club and in all the contests that he has engaged in, has kept the fans on edge. Bill is now in business in Portland. He does not contemplate coaching for he modestly says that lie did not pre pare for such a job. So passes a hero of the turf field. Like the Brickleys, Caseys, Hestons and other great idols of the moleskins Bill Steers will long be remembered, and his name will always occupy an archive in the Oregon football hall of fame. MANY EX-SERVICE MEN RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID Majority That Benefit from Bonus are Seniors One hundred and sixty-five students are listed as receiving state aid this year, according to statistics given out by the state educational aid department conducted at the University. Forty of this number have been enrolled with the department since it was first es tablished in September 1919; the greater portion being seniors and the rest graduate students. Sixteen new men applied for help this year, but the total number is less than in any previ ous year. Students enrolled at the Oregon medical school in Portland for aid through the University number 64, an increase of 20 over last year. The state educational aid work was established in 1919, and is conducted by the state government. Its purpose is to help'all men attending educational institutions, who are residents of Ore gon, and who served in the world war in any service outside of the S. A. T. C., the naval unit and the spruce divi sion, prior to the signing of the armis tice. The men receive $25 a month for eight months of the year, on the condi tion that their records show they are attending school. The 40 men enlisted from the begin ning with the departments are: Ruby D. Baugh, J. Horton Beeman, Meril A. Boyer, Raymond A. Boyer, Lawrence J. Boyle, Victor D. Brade son, Philip F. Brogan, Norman T. Byrne, Ian Campbell, Paul W. Cook, Ealf Couch, Leon A. « Culbertson, Maurice N. Eben, Ernest J. Evans, Aubrey P. Furry, Verne M. Henry, John F. Hilary, Edwin P. Hoyt, Ogden Johnson, L. Willis Kays, Guy O. Koepp, Arthur J. Larson, Albin M. Martinson, Harry C. Mayer, Fred B. Michelson, Harold G. Michelson, Jay F. Miller, Lyndon L. Myers, Gaylord D. Peltier, Curtis G. Phillips, Wilbur G. Phillips, Ralph E. Poston, Merrill D. Rich mond, George D. Biggs, Harold W. Shirley, Harold V. Simpson, Bolfe W. Skulason, Robert G. Tapp, Karl L. Vonder Ahe, George M. Wolff. WOMEN’S LEAGUE TO MEET Freshman Commission to Present Christ mas Program in Guild Hall The mass meeting of the Women’s League, to be held tomorrow in Guild hall, will consist of a Christmas pro gram. The entire program has been arranged by members of the freshmen commission. Colored slides of Van Dyke’s “The Other Wise Man,” which have been secured from a film comnany in Port land, will illustrate a'.eading of the story by- one of the freshmen commis sion members. A chorus has been or ganized. Christmas hymns and carols will complete the program. A short business meeting will precede the en tertainment and since this is the last meeting of the term every woman is urged to be there promptly at 4:30. Several important announcements will be made. HOPKINS TO BE HEARD IN RECITAL PROGRAM Pianist Plans for Study With Bauer in New York City George Paynter Hopkins, instructor in piano at the school of music, will be heard in recital in the Methodist church auditorium this evening at 8:15 o’clock. Hopkins ’ pianistic proficiency is well known on the campus and in Eugene. Of special interest is the group of more modern numbers, the first of which, Ornstein’s arrangement of the Movement Musical, has never been heard in Eugene. This will be Hop kins ’ last Eugene recital before going to New York City, next season, where he is planning to study under Harold Bauer. Edyth Ernst Hopkins was a pupil of Ralph Lyman at Pomona college, California, for four years where she has been heard on many recital oc casions. This is her first public re cital appearance in Eugene. The following program will be given: 1. Beethoven . Sonata op 31, No. 3 Allegro Allegretto Presto con Fuoco 2. Delibes .Bonjour, Suzonl Ealo .L’Esclave Tschalkowsky Adieu, Forets (English version) from Jeanne d’Arc Edyth Ernst Hopkins 3. Schubert-Ornstein ..Moment Musical Debussy ....The Snow is Dancing The Little Shepherd Golliwogg’s Cake Walk Moszkowski . .Grand Valse de Concert 4. Rogers .At Parting Hueter .Never the Nightgale Evans .Just Been Wondering Evans .A Spring Love Song Edyth Ernst Hopkins 5. Jensen .The Dryad Schumann . .Romance in F Sharp Major Scholzer . .... Etude de Concert op 1 No. 1 SECOND ROUND BEGINS End of Present Term Decides Final Do-Nut Handball Victors With many contestants eliminated and others dropped out, the second round of do-nut handball is now start ing. After the following houses have played their games, challenges will be issued and played, which will decide the winner by the end of the quarter. League A—Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs, Oregon Club; Phi Sigma Pi vs. Bach elordon. League B—Friendly Hall vs. Kappa | Sigma; Alpha Tau Omega vs. Phi Gam j ma Delta, Sigma Chi (bye). Second round and all challenges must be completed by the end of the quarter. RELIGIOUS DINNER TONIGHT A dinner conference is to be held tonight at the Osburn hotel in the in terest of the welfare and religioui work among men of the University of | Oregon. The dinner will be served j promptly at 6:30. Seventy-five cents j a plate will be charged. TO SUPERIOR PLAJ OF KAPPA SIC FIVE Phi Gamma Delta Hoopers Beaten by One Sided Score of 16 to 8 WINNERS CAPTURE TROPHY Doughnut Championship Tak en by Victors for Third Successive Year For the third time in three years Kappa Sigma is the intramural basket ball champion of the University, and for the third time in three years it was a Fiji team which matched its skill against the Kappa Sigs in the finals, and lost. Last night in the men ’a gym a crowd which filled the balconies and overflowed to the floor cheered wildly while the Kappa Sigs, after a slow start, caged basket after basket until the final whistle, ending the fray, found the score 16 to 8 with the Fijis on the small end. By their victory last night the Kappa Sigs became the permanent possessors of the Wilson trophy, having won it twice before, and they are privileged to retain the Spaulding trophy for another year. They have won the Spaulding trophy three times but are not allowed to keep it as it is a revolving award. Both Teams Strong Interest in the contest ran high pre vious to the game as both teams were known to be strong. Speculation favored the Fijis for their shooting ability and the Kappa Sigs for the team play they had developed. It was this team play which won the game for the former cham pions, although their shooting was good. When Coach Bohler, who acted as ref eree, blew the opening whistle, both tenms started with a rush, but due to their excitement and nervousness the ball was frequently fumbled. The Kappa Sigs were the first to find themselves and by working the ball around in a circle caged two baskets early in the half. |With one minute left to play in the first half each team converted a flying basket. Lead Maintained At the end of the first period the score was 9 to 5 in favor of the Kappa Sigs and this load was maintained throughout the game. Their defensive play being on a par with that of the winners, the Fijis were not so badly out classed as the score would indicate, al though they could not seem to find the basket and had difficulty in retaining the bail. Shafer, who shot the fouls for the Fijis, played one of the fastest games on the floor, making four out of eight attemts to convert fouls. Byrant, foul shooter for the winners was able to score but four out of a possible ten points from the foul line. The game was held under the direction of the Order of the O, and the small en trance fee which was charged will be used to engrave the names of the win ners on the trophies. The lineups were: Kappa Sigma (16) Phi Gamma Dolta(8) Fraser 6.F. Staley Bryant 4 .F. Ooodell 4 Gosser 6 .:C. McMillan Leake .G. Shafer 4 Bliss .G. Kelley S. Brown FACULTY MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY President Campbell Detained in East; Another Postponement not Advised by Council The faeulty meeting, which was postponed from last Wednesday, be cause of the absence of the president, will be held this Wednesday afternoon, at 4:15 in Guild hall, principally to elect four new members of the advisory committee. President P. L. Campbell has been detained in the east and is not ox pected to arrive until Friday, but as another postponement of the meeting would schedule it during examination week, it has been considered advisable to hold the meeting without the presi dent. I The advisory council, which advises I the president in the making of bud gets and like matters, is composed of six members, three of whom are deans and the other three faculty members who are not deans. Four new members are elected by the faculty each year, the remaining two- one dean and one who is not a dean, are chosen by lot by the mem bers of the advisory council to serve a second term. The committeo at present is com posed of Dean H. D. Sheldon, Dean W. G. Hale, Dean E. C. Bobbins, Prof. J. H. Gilbert, Prof. E. L Packard and Prof. H. C. Howe.