Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXIV.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1923
NUMBER 64
FIRE HAZARDS IN
CAMPUS BUILDINGS
FOUND EXCESSIVE
State Officials Inspecting Uni
versity Reveal Many
Alarming Traps
_ i
McCLURE IS DANGEROUS
Conditions in Fraternities and
Sororities Are Declared
Jeopardy to Lives
Fire hazards in various University
buildings have been found to be great
in an inspection made by Deputy State
Fire Marshal Horace Sykes and J. S.
Gleason under authorization of State
Fire Marshal Barbur. Mr. Sykes and
Mr. Gleason have been inspecting all
the buildings on the campus and found
that the four greatest fire hazards in
University buildings on the campus are
the library, McClure hall, Deady hall
and the heating plant.
The conditions in McClure hall are
especially dangerous, Sykes pointed out,
because fire may be invited any time,
due to the electrical wiring. The whole
wiring- system in McClure hall should
be taken out and a new one installed.
“The entire system is extremely defi
cient,” he said. Deady hall in his es
timation is a fearful fire trap. ^Like
McClure, the wiring is defective and
fire-escapes are limited. There are only
two narrow stairs in the building mak
ing escape for a large number of stu
dents almost impossible.
Jjiorary JNOt iiacl
‘‘The library,” Mr. Sykes said, “Is j
not so bad, yet conditions in that build- ;
ing are so that fire may start from de
fective wiring. The wiring in the li- j
brary is overloaded with electricity and j
the plugs are hot enough at any time <
in the day to burn one’s hands. Only .
one fire escape is provided in the li
brary and that is the circuitous stairs :
leading from the reserve section to the
lower floor. This is a bad defect for
a building which is used as extensively j
by the students.”
Mr. Sykes declared that the location
of the heating plant should be changed
because it is now standing- among a
group of other campus buildings, name
ly, the sociology building, the architec
tural building, the arts building, home
economics building, and Villard hall.
If fire should break out in the heating
plant conditions are so bad that nearly
all these buildings would be lost. He
recommended that it be isolated from
the other buildings.
New Buildings Better
All the new buildings under construc
tion including the recently completed
Oregon and Commerce halls were found
to be in much better condition and the
fire hazards are not so great. These
buildings have enclosed wall stairs and
ample fire escapes. Fire can result on
ly from personal carelessness.
Because of lack of time Mr. Sykes
and Mr. Gleason were unable to make
a thorough investigation of the condi
tions in the fraternities and sororities
(Continued on page three.)
J. Stitt Wilson Is Man Close
To Hearts of College Students
By Art Rudd
White haired, kindly, yet stern, pos
sessed of a conviction that seems al
most inspired, is J. Stitt Wilson, “the
man who stirred more college students
than any single living being” and has j
brought an appeal for higher thought
to the campus this week that is unique
in the history of the University.
J. Stitt Wilson appreciates college
people, appreciates their vast possibili
ties—that is why he is here. In his
own words he is “a messenger from this
throbbing, pain filled world to you.” 1
His subjects are the problems “that
are breaking the heart of the world” !
and “that college people must solve.”
“The world is passing through a
transition in its religious beliefs, out of
an era of tradition, and through an era
of science. Constructive thought and
corresponding constructive action of
the new quality of religious and spirit
ual experience, based upon a more sci'- j
entific view of human experience, have
not been quite worked out,” he says in
explaining how these problems came to
exist.
His appeal is for higher thinking. Yet
it is more than an appeal. He brings
to the campus the cry of a tortured
world for a leadership that will solve
its complexities and bring peace and
justice.
As a prophet and a messenger of
universal needs, Mr. Wilson left behind
a successful political career to do what
WANDERING GIRL
QUESTIONS DEANS
STUDENT IS MAKING DILIGENT
SEARCH FOR MAJOR SUBJECT
Professor Agrees That She Has Right
Idea; Domestic Arts Department
Is Not Included in the List
An entirely new phenomenon has
cropped up in the student world, it was
discovered, when a girl was found to
day wandering around to the deans of
the different schools of the University
to get the selling points for their de
partments. Not a freshman, either, this
young lady, who, when she decided to
change her major wanted to find out
then and there what each had to offer
in the way of present courses and fu
ture opportunity.
“This is my third day,” she said,
“and I’m almost around. Do you know
of any department that would like a
good major?”
One of the professors whom she in
terviewed announced that he believed
she had a good plan, and only hoped
that she wouldn’t eliminate all of the
departments in her final decision since
she is a very fine student. The only
one she plans not to visit is the Domes
tic Arts department, for which she was
not, she thinks, intended by nature and
temperament.
MEN'S GLEE CLUB WILL
GIVE INLAND CONCERTS
Trip Will Be Made in Spring;
Salt Lake on Schedule
Oregon spirit, expressed in harmony
yy the University of Oregon men’s glee
•lub, will be carried through Oregon,
nit across the sage-brush plains and
die green mountains of Idaho, and into
-he land of Brigham Young, as far as
Salt Lake City, if the schedule ,iust
irranged by James Meek, Glee Club
nanager, is put into effect.
Manager Meek has just returned
:rom a two weeks ’ trip through the
vest with a bag-full of promising con
tacts and the assurance from hundreds
>f Utah, Idaho and Oregon people that
f the glee club comes their way next
ipring vacation accoiuing to the pre- ;
;ent plan, that the 21 men who make up ;
lie siuging organization will be roy- |
illy received in both a social and finan- j
dal way.
Many Towns Booked
Leaving here immediately after the
ipening of the Christmas holidays,
Vleek succeeded in booking about 12
•oncerts, and, is now carrying on cor
•espondence with other places with a
new to obtaining contracts.
In Salt Lake City the University of
Jtali has expressed willingness to book
lie club, and a very satisfactory con
tact was made. At Logan, home of
lie Utah Agricultural College, the Ags
lave agreed to sponsor the Lemon-Yel
ow organizations if the trip material
zes. Gooding, Nampa and Caldwell,
Idaho, were all booked. The Oregon
;owns to be included in the itinerary
ire Portland, Salem, Hood River, The j
Dalles, Pendleton, La Grande and Bak
?r.
Committee Must Act
The arrangements which have been
nade will be submitted to the finance
■ommittee of the student body adminis
(Continued on page three.)
0 him is as tangible a good as governi
ng a city or building houses. It is this
irtitude toward his work—his feeling
hat it is such a definite touchable thing
hat has helped make J. Stitt Wilson “a
nan apart.”
Not until one has heard several of
lis lectures or talked personally with
:he famous student of world problems,
ioes one appreciate the depth of j
thought and the breadth of vision |
ivhich Mr. Wilson attains.
In addition to making hundreds of
talks every mouth, Mr. Wilson follows
1 very definite program of reading and
study. It was in the midst, of one of
these study hours that the reporter
was admitted to his presence.
One question was enough to start the
flow of ideas that lasted for an hour
or more. The gist of it all was J.
Stitt Wilson’s belief in college stu
dents, his hopeful view of changing
conditions, coupled with his realization
that the betterment of mankind can
only come through changed thoughts
and" changed attitudes of men. He is
making students think that he hopes to
raise this standard, thereby contribu- j
ting to the good of the world.
He bases his faith in coljege campus
es as the starting place for better things
upon the fact that during his 25 years
of lecturing he has never had a better
or more sincere moral or spiritual i e-!
sponse than from college men and wo
men
HUNTINGTON HAS
NOT YET SIGNED
SHORT GONTRAGT
One-Year Period of Coaching
Varsity Gridders Said
to Be Refused
COUNCIL WILL RECONSIDER
Definite Action on Problem to
Be Taken by Group
at That Time
Shy Huntington has not yet accepted
the one-year contract which was offered
him by the student body through the
executive council late last term. At
the time, it was predicted that his ac
ceptance was uncertain, and up to last
night no information to the effect that
he had accepted the proposal had been
received.
Before the meeting of the council,
many pleas were made through th stu
dents and alumni for the election of the
football coach for a period of three
years. Actihg on the recommendation
of the fotball activities committee, how
' ever, the executive council re-elected
Huntington for the one-year period, of
fering him the same salary, $4,000, that
he received this year.
Although no definite information is
i obtainable, it is understood that Hunt
l ingtn has received tempting offers from
l other schools, and the fact that he has
not signed with Oregon bears out this
belief, since the contract has been in
his hands for several w'eeks.
Shy in Portland
Huntington is in Portland at pre
sent, and no definite information can
be obatined from him concerning his
position in the matter until his return.
Although impossible to verify, there
was a rumor afloat on the campus yes
terday afternoon that Huntington’s de _
laved acceptance of the contract offer
ed him has a deeper significance than
a mere neglect to sign the contracting
papers. It is believed that Huntington
will nut coach on the terms offered him
and will not coach Oregon next year
unless the contract is markedly chang
ed. It is rumored—and apparently the
rumor is well founded—that Coach
Huntington has definitely made it
known that he will not consider the
one-year contract.
The next meeting of the executive
council is Wednesday evening, Janu
ary 17, and it is probable that at that
time definite action on the hiring of
the coach will be taken.
LANE COUNTY ALUMNI
TO FORM ASSOCIATION
Meeting to Be Held Wednesday Eve
ning at Osburn Hotel; Interesting
Program Is Planned
The organization of a Lane County
Alumni association will be the main
feature of a University of Oregon
Alumni dinner and business meeting to
be held Wednesday evening, January
17, at 6:30 o’clock.
Anyone connected with the Univer
sity, including correspondence and
Portland Medical or Law students, are
urged to be present. All husbands and
wives of the alumni are invited to at
tend.
An interesting program has been pre
pared which includes a quartet con
sisting of Elmer Price, George Hopkins,
Glen Morrow and Harold- White, who
will sing Oregon songs.
Robert B. Kuykendall, president of
the Oregon Alumni association will
speak. President P. L. Campbell, La
mar Tooze, Dean Walker, Herbert Lom
bard, Welby Stevens and Leon Ray are
other speakers of the evening. A rep
resentative of the alumni will also
be one of the speakers.
Reservations for the dinner are now
being made at $1 a plate. Those wish
ing to attend the dinner should see eith
er H. H. Hobbs at the United States
; National bank; Lynn McCready, First
' National bank, or W. C. Abies, Bank of
Commerce.
Committees are working hard to
j make thi3 one of the most successful
alumni meetings ever held. Members of
j the committees are as follows:
General chairman, Dean Walker.
Banquet committee, Gladys Wilkins
McCready, chairman, Mrs. L. E, Bean,
and Fred Stickles.
Program committee, Harold White,
■ chairman and Dr. Delbert Stannurd.
Organization committee (nominating
j of officers), Herbert Lombafd, chair
I man, Claude Washburne and Mrs.
| Frank Jenkins.
PLEDGINGS ANNOUNCED
Phi Sigma Pi announces the pledging
of Theodore Janes of Pendleton.
Kappa Kappa Gamma announces the
pledging of Alice Pabst of San Fran
cisco.
DIVERGENT VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
FACULTY MEMBERS RELATIVE
TO SEMESTER PLAN
Arguments Advanced for and Against System
Which Will Divide Year; Student
Opinion Souglft
:
Definite crystulization of faculty
opinion, relative to the belief that the
wishes of the students should be taken
into consideration in the final action on
the two semester system passed last
Wednesday by a close vote, is indicated !
by the willingness with which deans
of the various schools and department
heads expressed their stand on the se
mester question yesterday.
It is apparent that there is a clear
cut division in the stand taken on the
semester plan by the members of the
science faculty on one side and mem
bers of the art and education depart
ments, on the other. Dr. Harry B. Yo
com of zoology department, was the on
ly member of the science faculty who
favored the abandonment of the pre
sent tri-semester or quarter system. He
believes the semster'system would bring
Oregon more closely in line with other
collegiate institutions of the coast in
times of opening and closing, and that
eventually students will appreciate its
merits. It would also suit his courses
better, be says. Dr. Yocom stated that
railroads objected to giving special stu
dent rates at vacation periods when
O. A. C. does not complete the terms at
the same time.
Scientists Oppose Plan
Faculty members of the geology de
partment are among the strongest op
ponents of the semester system, which
will go into effect next fall unless ad- '
verse action is taken. Dr. Warreu D.
Smith, head of the department, believes
the return to the semester plan is a de
cidedly backward step in the progress
of the University. Nearly all of the
larger universities of the country, a
notable example of which is the Uni
versity of Chicago, are tending toward
the three-term method and in no insti
tution other than the University of
Oregon has the semester plan ever been
readopted.
“The University machinery is at
work now,” said Dr. Smith, “and I
hate to see a monkey wrench thrown in
to it. Especially in this department,
our work is splendidly coordinated, not i
inly with our own professional aims, ■
but with the work of other schools and
departments of the University.”
Dr. H. D. Sheldon, dean of the school i
if education, the leader of the two- i
semester adherents in the faculty meot- I
ing Wednesday, briefly outlined his ar- s
gumeuts for the adpoted system as fol- |
ows: i
“The semester plan cuts down the {
imouut of time spent in the mechanical
work of registering, petitions, change 1
if records, etc., by a third. This saving /
(Continued on page four.) c
CHARACTERS OF RILEY'S
POEMS APPEAR IN PLAY
Reddie’s Production Will Be
Staged in Two Weeks
’Lizabetli Ann, who believes in
dreams and takes a journey because
that is the thing to do when one dreams
of one’s teeth falling out, and The
Raggedy Man, whom she meets on the
eventful trip, are only two of James
Whitcomb Riley’s characters to be seen
in the next Guild hall production, “The
Raggedy Man,” January 24, 25 and 26.
All that is incident to the meeting of
these two delightful persons makes the
play a mixture of hilarious comedy and
wistful pathos, and brings into the ac
tion stories of several other lives, all
of which are intricately woven togeth
er in the neighborly life of Griggsby'
Station.
Mrs. Hammond, longing vaguely for
city life, a large house, and opportuni
ties, and grown use to the inadequacies
of her dreamer husband and his un
ceasing inventions, is pleasantly sur
prised at his final success, and the story'
of the Hammonds in the city is at
once funny and pathetic.
Everyone who has ever read Riley
remembers Old Aunt Mary, whose
crowded heart and home yet have room
for Little Orphant Annie, the imagina
tive child of the old rhymes. Grand
father Squeers at his usual post by the
stove in the store exchanges reminiscen
ces with Zeke and Almou. Grandmother
Squeers bustles about, determined “Not
to be beholden to the children yet
awhile.”
The comedy' element is best portray
ed in Addeliney Bowersox, the postmis
tress, information bureau of Griggsby
Station and the butt of many jokes.
In writing “The Raggedy Man,” Mr.
ileddie has achieved a real triumph,
weaving the story from many poems
in a way that would have pleased the
poet himself, and making these dearly
loved figures live for the audience for
a few brief hours on the stage. The
interest lies chiefly in the characters
rather than in the plot, although the
plot is definite and interesting. The
cast will include several children; Billy
and Betty Allen, Janet Thacher, and
Maxine Elliot.
CAMPUS CLEAN-UP STARTS
Old Buildings and Unsightly Walks
Disappear During Vacation
A general cleanup campaign was car
ried on about the campus during the
i Christmas holidays, as shown by the
altered appearance of the grounds to
day. The old shack which stood west
, of the Oregon building and was used
as a bicycle shed has disappeared with
; the unsightly bulletin boards in front
of the library and Deadv hall.
The high wire fence surrounding the
tennis courts between the library and
Commerce building on Thirteenth Ave
nue East has been torn down, and the
> pile of boards at the north end of
| Oregon hall has been carried away
along with the walk connecting the
• “Y” hut with the Oregon and Com
merce buildings.
DEBATE TRYOUTS TO
BE COMPLETED SOON
Oratorical Contest Entrant to
Be Decided Upon
Tryouts for places on the men’s Var
sity debate team will bo held next Fri
da;, afternoon in the Commerce build
ing at 4:15. New men are urged to
try for places at that time, as two
former members, Boyd Iseminger and
Ted Rice, will not be out for debate
this term. Main speeches will be lim
ited to eight minutes and rebuttal
speeches to three minutes. The ques
tion, “Resolved, that the federal gov
rnment should legalize the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beers,” is
the same as that which will be debated
with Washington and Lelaud Stanford
Universities. The Varsity team will
meet Washington March 3.
The girls are working on the ques
tion concerning the cancellation of war
debts which was used for doughnut de
bates and which will presumably be the
question for debate with O. A. C. Ar
rangements with Washington are not
definite as yet. The girls who have
already been chosen on the team and
those who are trying out for the vacant
position, will meet Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday of next week,
according to C. D. Thorpe, debate
coach.
Tryouts for the selection of a repre
sentative from Oregon for the annual
state oratorical contest will be held
two weeks from Friday.
NEW STRUCTURES MEET
WITH FURTHER DELAY
Journalism Building May Be Dedicated
in March; Fairbanks to Move
His Properties Next Week
The new art and journalism build
ings, now being erected near Twelfth
and University streets, will not be ful
ly Completed until next term, accord
ing to John L. Hanna, superintendent
of buildings.
Avard Fairbanks of the art depart
ment expects to be able to move his
work into the art building by next
week, although Miss Maude Kerns and
Miss Victoria Avakian do not expect
to hold classes there until spring.
Dean Allen hopes to dedicate the new
journalism building in March, during
the editors’ convention which meets
from March 21 to 2d. .Vo classes will
be held there until after that time.
Work was first started on the two
structures about October first. There
has been a good deal of delay owing
to the recent weather conditions.
Sita-tiKT TU SING
John B. Siefert, instructor in voice !
in the school of music, has been asked
to give a program at the Riverside j
community church in Hood River, Jan
uary 21. The church has a musicale
once each mouth and for these musi
cians in the state and visiting artists
are secured.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCED
Gamma Phi Beta announces the pled
ging of Gertrude Grey of Portland. |
SWAMP DENTISTS
IN EAST CONTEST
Varsity Quintet Takes Visitors
' into Camp 42 to 20 in Game
Played in Armory
players shifted often
I Several Combinations Tried
Out by Bohler in Tilt;
First Group Best
v
By Ed Fraser
J-’on Timmerman and Hunk Latham
proved too much for the Dental college
team in last nights contest and by scor
ing 12 and 14 points, respectively, roll
ed up six more counters than the entire
visiting quintet could amass.
The final count of the contest was
42 to 20, with the Varsity on the long
end of the score for the first time in
many moons in a game played on the
home floor. The combination which
started the game was Latham at cen
ter, Zimmerman and Schaefer at for
ward and Chapman and Couch as
guards.
The squad which worked together
best seemed to be Latham as center,
Zimmerman at one forward, and either
Altstock, Cowans or Roekhey at the
other, and Chapman and Schaefer as
guards. Schaefer is evidently out of
place iu a forward position but plays
a fast, heady game when shifted to
guard.
Oregon started the scoring with a
foul converted by Latham, but the Den
tists came right back and by caging
two pretty baskets put the score at
four to one in their favor. Zimmerman
came to the rescue at this point and
by garnering two baskets put Oregon
I in the lead, which was maintained till
the end of the game.
Long Shots Ma,de
The Oregon passing was poor for the
most part, and in the first half the
visitors had all the best of this part
of the game, but were unable to stop
the long baskets which Latham and
Zimmerman repeatedly caged.
At the end of the first 20 minute
period, the score stood 23 to 12 for the
Varsity, but a new squad was sent in
at this time, which was unable to score
many points against the Dentists. To
ward the middle of the period Coach
Bolder again sent in his first string
team and it started scoring operations
and soon reached the 40 mark.
Coach Bolder was evidently attempt
ing to find just which aggregation
would work the most effectively, for
he shifted the men even more often
than in the games last season.
Combination Is Effective
If the playing of th'e men on the
barnstorming trip and in last night’s
game is of any value it would seem that
Bohler should play the combination of
Latham, Zimmerman, Chapman, Schae
fer, as they converted oftener, and
worked better together than any other
group. The selection of a forward to
play with Zimmerman is a hard task
though, and with several men available
this seems to be merely a matter of
elimination.
The work of the team in this game
plainly shows that the men can be
counted on to win a goodly share of
their games this season, for there was
a noticeable improvement over the pass
ing and teamwork of last year. The
shooting and floor work of Hunk La
tham lias added a great deal to the of
| tensive strength of the team. Zimmer
| man also has improved and ranks with
\ Hunk as a scorer.
Chapman Working Nicely
Chapman at guard certainly plays
a nice floor game, and it seems proba
; ble that lie will eclipse his brother,
j Nish, in the court game, although Nish
; was picked as all-Northwest guard one
year.
The team meets stronger competition
tonight when the men line up against
j the Multnomah Club outfit. The Wing
ed “M” bunch has already won from
them once and expects to turn the
I trick again. The Lemon-Yellow lias
a fine chance to turn the tables though
as this game is on the home floor, so
} it will no doubt be one of the best
and closest games seen here for a long
! time.
| The line-up last night:
Oregon—42 North Pacific—20
; Zimmerman 12...... .F.Pepin 0
Schafer 4.F.McLaughlin 2
Latham 14.C.Rogoway
Chapman <>.G .-_-.Butler $
Couch .C. Michelson
Altstoek 6.S.L. Rassier 2
; Gowaus .-S. .Lutz 2
Burnett .8.W. Rassier
Rockhey .S. Webster
1 Brown ..S