VOLUME XXIV.
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21.
NUMBER 97
PflULflLTHOUSETO
APPEAR TONIGHT
Famous Operatic Tenor Sings
in English; Is Entirely
American Product
' A. S. U. 0. SPONSOR RECITAL
Student Body Ticket Admits
Students as Result
of Amendment
Paul Althouse, called the golden opera-1
itc tenor of America, will sing tonight
in the auditorium of the Methodist j
church at eight o ’clock. The famous ten-1
or is appearing before a Eugene and Uni
versity audience under the auspices of
the associated students. In accordance
with the amendment added to the stu
dent constitution at the last elections,
whereby the students tax themselves 50
cents a term in order to bring artists of J
the Althouse caliber to the campus, all!
University students will be admitted to.
thes concert upon presentation of their,
student body tickets. Students are urg- ■
ed to come early, in order to secure I
seats.
The concert will be over shortly before
or after nine o’clock, depending upon the j
number of encores sung by Mr. Althouse.
The wings of the auditorium will be |
thrown open for seating tonight, and a
platform will be arranged for the singer
against the side wall of the auditorium
so that those of the audience who are
seated in the wings may see as well as
hear the tenor.
Tenor Is Noted
A remarkable fact about Mr. Althouse
is that although he is today one of the
foremost living American tenors, he has
never studied abroad. He is entirely an
American product, and, he moreover be- j
lieves that nothing but hard work and;
good taste, added to a good voice make
a singer. Althouse also has some very
definite ideas as to what should compose
a good program.
“The young artist who has had no
routine work is greatly hampered in go
ing on at the Metropolitan, but through
no fault of the management,” says Mr.
Althouse. “It is tremendously difficult
to enter the field with experienced art
ists, to challenge comparison with those
who have been schooled in the operatic
atmosphere for years, people who have
tradition. Yet the young artist who seeks
to appear at the Metropolitan naturally
challenges such comparison. And the
great trouble with most of our young
artists is that they are not content to
work patiently in obscure parts until they
have acquired a background. They are
too inclined to run to Mr. Gatta-Casazza
with complaints that they are not being
fairly treated. When I went on at the
Metropolitan first, I had the good fortune
to have Mr. Toscanini as my conductor
in ‘Boris.’ And anyone who has learned
a role under Mr. Toscanini’s baton has
had a liberal education. But it took
work of the hardest kind, desperately
hard, to fill the gaps in my operatic ed
ucation which were there through lack
of routine work in opera. That is why
I say that the young artist would better
content himself with working in small
companies before he aspires to a Metro
politan appearance. Too many young
singers are Inclined to think that a
Metropolitan engagement ‘makes them.’
It doesn’t. Nothing makes a singer but
brains, a good voice, good musicianship
and hard work.”
Favors English Songs
“My own long suit is songs in English
—American songs in English. From the
old classic type of program I have swung
around to one which gives about half its
space in songs in the vernacular. I al
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POET TO EXPLAIN
IDEAS OF VERSE
SANDBURG WILL RECITE WORKS
AT VILLARD FRIDAY NIGHT
Excerpts From Best Known Volumes To
Be Sung By Modern Bard; Guitar
Used With Some Selections
Carl Sandburg, poet of the modern
time, heralded bv those who have read
his poems with interest, as well as those
who are anxious to become acquainted
with his verse for the first time, will
arrive on the campus and address Eu
gene people and students in Villard
hall Friday evening at 8:15.
Without a doubt, one of the best
known of thp contemporary poets from
a standpoint of personality as well as
his literary accomplishments, he will
explain his ideas of verse and poetry
in person and give a varied program
of readings from his works. Some of
his poetry he sings with a guitar, par
ticularly his poetry of the west.
“Smoke and Steel,” “Cornhuskers,”
“Slabs from the Sunburnt West”—
these are among his best known vol
umes, and they cover a range in expres
sion and feeling from the throb of
engines in the factory in the large city
to a purple red sunset over western
prairies. Sandburg sings in everyday
language of the people we meet in every
day life. He has pictured minutely
and accurately, without becoming caus
tic, without posing as the ranter, things
which go on before us every day.
Vachel Lindsay interested a large au
dience. Carl Sandburg will offer an
unusual opportunity to students and
townspeople of Eugene to widen their
acquaintance with the poets of today.
SEVEN STUDENTS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR DEGREES
Graduation Recommendations
to Come Up at Meeting
The February faculty meeting, post
poned because of absence from the cam
pus of President Campbell and Dean
Dyment, will be held this afternoon in
Guild hall. Faculty meeting usually
takes place on the first Wednesday of
the month, but this month it has been
postponed twice.
In addition to the usual routine work
the names of students who have ful
filled the requirements for degrees will
be voted upon for recommendation to
the board of regents. Carlton Spencer,
registrar, reports in such cases the stu
dents have completed all required cours
es—having 186 hours of credit, 140 of
which are above V. When students are
recommended to the board of regents
■■the board takes up the matter of giv
ing degrees.
The following students have complet
ed the requiremnts for degrees:
B.A.—Genevieve Haven, romance
languages; Ivan F. Phipps, law; M.
Marcile Carlock, education.
B.S.—Zoe Marie Hager, education;
Edyrin K. Harkness, education.
B.B.A.—John Lawrence Woodworth;
Earnest J. Evans, business administra
tion.
REMEY COX WITH UNITED PRESS
Remey Cox, ex-’22, who was assist
ant in rhetoric and prominent in Uni
versity debate and forensics is now in
Kansas City, where he is sales manager
for the United Press. Mr. Cox intends
to take correspondence work from the
University and will return to college in
another year.
PLEDGINGS ANNOUNCED
Phi Delta Phi announces the pledging
of Marion Dickey of Portland, James
King of Prineville, and Francis Taylor
of Forest Grove.
Bees, Birds, Buds, Revival of
Pigging, Sure Signs of Spring
Spring. That time of year when the
sap begins to seep, the bees to buzz,
the birds to tweet in the tree tops, the
pigger to pig (cheaply). In fact all
nature babbles over with the exuber
ance of joyous life.
Advance information tells us that
spring is on the way, despite the stran- j
gle hold that winter seems to have se
eurea. Last night a flock of wild geese
honked northward. Little songsters are
already on the ground seeking homes.
Buds are beginning to burst forth in
the chilly atmosphere. These are sure
signs that the throne of winter is tot
tering. -
The call of spring is beginning to br
felt on the campus. Itching feet Inot
caused by negligence in ablution) are
the plea of the trail, the mountain
likes. Already students are hiking, and
more hikes are being anticipated.
The shadow of spring hovers over
the millrace. The flotilla of canoes is
being decked out for the coming sea
son. Dates are being arranged for the
first good day, and some of the adven
turers have braved the stream already.
The tennis sharks are on the courts
getting the kinks out for the spring
grind, chasing the elusive pill about-the
cement. The courts are becoming a*
popular as the hot stove league in the j
corner grocery.
But it is the pigger that we are con- i
cerned with mostly. Spring is a god- j
send to the campus Lothario. Filled |
up on dates, shows, and tea splashes, he ;
is glad to heed the call of the open,
for financially it is a great success. The
winter season is a steady drain on the
bank roll, and pa tears his hair when
the first of the month comes around.
Sweet spring. How wonderful of na
ture to provide us with an outlet for
ur penned-up enthusiasm. The pigger
yearns for spring the yeas round.
Chairman Farrell Appeals to
Aides for Support of
Organization
COMMITTEE HEADS RULE
Gatherings of Heads Called
for Every Two Weeks;
Meeting Today
Definite plans for the organization
of the work of making the 1923 Junior
week-end, May 11 and 12, a success
were enthusiastically received by the
group of juniors who met last night in
the first general committee meeting
since the announcement of the person
nel of the body which will stage the
big annual May gathering of “prep
pers.”
Douglas Farrell, general chairman,
presided at the meeting which was call
ed to explain the method which will be
used in the perfection of the organiza
tion.
The directorate plan, which worked
so successfully at Homecoming time,
has been adopted by Chairman Farrell
as the best means of carrying on the
work.
Chairmen Form Directorate
The directorate is to be made up of |
all the general chairmen, including Jack
Myers, Eddie Edlund, Ted Baker, Law
rence Cook, Pat Irelan, Velma Farn
ham, Ray McKeown, Ward Johnson,
Art Rudd, and the sub-chairmen, who
are Francis Haworth, Rus Gowans,
Knut Digerness, Mary Alexander, Ray
Harlan, Randall Jones, Lyle Palmer,
Margaret Griffith, Frank Carter, Jason
McCune and John Piper.
The first meeting of the directorate
will be held today at 4:30 in the ac
counting and auditing room, third floor
of the Commerce building. Plans will
be discussed for the various committees
to begin work upon and announcements
relative to the expenditure of money
will be made.
In discussing the future meetings of
the committee Chairman Farrell urged
that the type of effort be expended
that will help create a strong morale.
He urged that individual diffrences be
forgotten and that members work to
gether as a unit.
Jimmie Meek, president of the class,
spoke briefly expressing the belief that
the greatest Junior Week-end in his
tory was to be the result of the com
mittee’s activities.
To Meet Every Two Weeks
It was voted to hold meetings of the
entire committee once every two weeks
for the next two months on alternate
Tuesdays. Condon hall, on the main
floor of thg administration building,
will be used unless otherwise announc
ed.
Ward Johnson, chairman of campus
days, is working in conjunction with
other members of his committees to
change campus day from a general
clean-up to something in the nature
of an all-University rally, probably be
ginning about 10 o’clock Friday morn
ing of junior week-end, and continuing
until noon. It is felt that the clean-up
idea is no longer practical as the cam
pus is now kept in shape by the Uni
versity authorities and that interfer
ence by more or less disorganized stu
dent effort would do more harm than
good.
All chairmen are planning to hold
meetings of their groups immediately
in order that work can be started.
Committeemen who did not attend
last night’s meeting are urged to see
their chairmen or the general chairman
concerning what was done. The next
general committee meeting will be Tu
esday, March 6.
LIST OF FORMER OREGON !
ATHLETES TO BE MADE
All Order of the “O” Men Since Inter
collegiate Athletics Permitted in
College to Be Listed
A list of all the lettermen members
of the Order of the “O” since 1897 is
being compiled by Jack Benefiel, grad
uate manager of the University.
The list will contain the names of
all the lettermen of the University who
in their college days were awarded a
University emblem for their athletic
ability. Inter collegiate athletics were
formally introduced into the University
in 1897!
The purpose of compiling such a list
is to keep in touch with the graduate
varsity stars, to let them know of the
plans, progress and everything that is
connected with the activities of their Al
ma Mater. If any Oregon student knows
of any varsity man in his home district
he should turn in the name and address
to Jack Benefiel to aid in the compiling
of this list.
RETAIL PROBLEMS
III OUTLINED BY
OREEONJACULTY
Advertising and Business Costs
Among Topics Taken Up at
Merchants’ Session
NEW METHODS EXPLAINED
Delegates Banquet at Osburn;
Oregon Knights Conduct
k Rooting Practice
Advertising problems, the relations of
business costs and financial problems in
business were tlie topics discussed at the
morning session of the Oregon Retail
Merchants ' association, which opened its
second day of activities in Villard hall
yesterday morning. Professors F. A.
Nagiev, C. L. Kelly and F. E. Folts, of
the University'school of business admin
istration, were the speakers.
“Projecting Your Adevertising Mes
sage” was the subject treated by Mr.
Nagley, who outlined the purpose of ad
vertising as being twofold; first, to over
come the buyer’s resistance; second, to
win his confidence. “You have to talk
to the consumer from his own viewpoint,
and about the'things in which he is in
terested. He is not interested in your
success. You have to look after that
yourself,” he said.
“Everyone watches his pocketbook—it
is an instinct to do so and it is an atti
tude essential for saving and accumu
lating. The consumer is skeptical and in
different until you can prove to him that
you can save him money,” Mr. Nagley
said.
Principles Are Named
To get the customer’s attention, to
arouse his interest, to create a desire for
buying, to establish a belief in the worth
of an article. These four fundamental
principles were outlined by Professor
Nagley as necessary in order to make
advertising methods successful. However,
he said, the ps_, etiological moment comes
when actual sale is made. The con
sumer’s interest can be aroused and a
desire be created to buy the article, but
if expert salesmanship is not used to
push the decisive action there will be no
sale.
“Suggestion and argument are the
two ways of approaching the mind of the
buyer,” said Mr. Nagley. He added that
99 per cent of the decisions to buy are
brought about by suggestion.
Technical points in making up ad
vertisements, such as headlines, size of
type used, and spacing and border of
the advertisements were other topics dis
cussed by Mr. Nagley.
Efficiency Is Needed
Professor Ko.lly in his talk pointed out
the need for an accurate knowledge con
cerning the cost of operating a business.
The matter of increasing efficiency in
business methods and the cost and quality
of salesmanship were also discussed by
Mr. Kelly. Special emphasis was placed
on the right kind of salesmanship. He
also showed that up-to-date business
methods will do much to increase the
trade of a retail business and to reduce
the expenses of operating it. Professor
Kelly’s talk was a technical discussion
on the subject as his address yesterday,
“The Proper Relations of Business
Costs.”
“Borrowing at the Bank” was taken
up by Professor P. E. Folts. This he
considered one of the greatest financial
problems of capital in business. He ex
plained what part of a business capital
should be borrowed. “It is not a good
plan to go to the bank to borrow when
one first starts in business. It is better
to borrow after one has started to in
crease his trade and without using his
own capital,” said Mr. Polts.
Bank Character Cited
“The bank makes its money by selling
service. You should know how to use that
service. When you deposit money in the
bank you increase the bank’s loaning
capacity five times and you therefore
have a right to a loan from it,” he said.
Character, capacity and capital were out
lined as the principal things needed to
create successful paying business. “You
can get more out of a bank on a basis
of character and capacity than on a
! basis of capital,” said Professor Folts.
I During one of the recesses between
talks, members of the association were
entertained by the Oregon Knights, who
led by Ed Tapfer, entered the hall with
their paddles for the purpose of instruct
ing the “new freshmen,” giving Oregon
yells. The merchants responded by yell
ing in a very creditable manner. This
part of the program was in keeping with
the plan of the entertainment com
mittee of the Bchool of business admin
istration. Upon the arrival of the dele
gates on the campus each delegate was
presented with a green cap and told that
j lie had all the privileges of a first year
student.
Luncheon Is Served
Luncheon was served to the delegates
i yesterday noon at the Anchorage and
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BURIAL HELD ON
ALPHA PHI LAWN
INTERMENT OF THE DECEASED
FISHALS HELD WITH POMP
Band Renders Touching Melodies
While Coffin Is Lov/ered and
Mourners Lament
In a neighborhood subdued with grief
and sorrow, the funeral of Artie and
Bennie Fishal took place yesterday at
12:45 p. in. The services were held un
der the spreading oaks and the droop- f
ing firs on the grounds of the Alpha |
Phi house, where the goldfish had sport
ed and piayed until one was cruelly
taken from his watery home by Doug
Farrell, and carried by his tail while
gasping for breath.
In a beautiful coffin (a candied-fruit
box) lined with lavendar ribbons,
where each dear departed lay in state
on an ivy leaf, details arranged by un
dertakers Chase, Vail and Heffleflnger,
the deceased were carried to their final
resting place in a wheelbarrow hearse
by pallbearers Harry Ellis, George
Stewart, Eugene McKinney and Ted
Rice. The right reverend William Hop
kins read a touching ceremony after
which the band composed of, Ted Os
borne, saxophone, Lee Weber, trombone,
and Jack llivenburgh, tom-tom, played
“Nearer Mv God To Thee.”
As the coffin was being lowered, the
trombone played “Taps.”
The chief mourners were Mrs. Jesse
Stearns, Miss Irva Dale and Miss Helen
Atkinson, the latter two of whom are
prostrate with grief, at the infirmary.
Alberta Carson sang “Weep Not For
a Brother Deceased,” and the funeral
gathering with its black crepe arm
bands dispersed.
Artie and Bennie were dearly loved
by their associates. It is rumored that
even before their cruel handling they
were on the verge of death because
of the mysterious disappearance of their
food.
OLD WORLD STUDENTS
WILL ARRIVE MARCH 4
Visitors Are First of Group
Coming to America
Two German students, Joachin Fried
rich of Heidelberg, and Hans Tiesler of
Berlin, and a Hollander, Piet Boset of
Leyden, will arrive on the campus March
4 to tell the Oregon students what the
awakened youth of Europe is thinking
and doing, and of a new race born out
of the old world. They will stay for four
days.
The visiting representative fetudpnts
from across the sea are coming to the
University under the auspices of the
National Student Forum of America to
inform the American students of the
new thought and new life of the young
er generation of war-torn Europe. These
students, according to George D. Pratt,
Jr., foreign secretary of the National
Forum, are young, none of them being
over twenty-four years old.
They are the first three of six Euro
pean students touring the country at the
invitation of the National Student Forum,
visiting the American colleges and uni
versities to learn the academic life of
our institutions, which they are able to
give out to others. Three others will
come to America as soon as final ar
rangements are completed. They are
composed of an Englishman, a Dane,
and a student from Prague.
A committee has been chosen to enter
tain the visiting youths from Europe, ac
cording to P. L. Putnam, secretary of
the University Y. M. C. A.. It is planned
that they will be entertained by some of
the men’s houses, and Madame Eose Mc
Grew of the music department will in
vite them to her home for their enter
tainment.
The Y. M. and Y. W. 0. A. are plan
ning to have an open meeting on Sunday
afternoon, March 4, and the Cosmo
politan club will hear the visiting stu- >
dents on Tuesday afternoon, March 6.
HOYT GETS FEDERAL JOB !
AS CLERK IN MEXICO
Graduate at Washington, D. C., to Join
Commercial Attaches Staff
Next Month
Word was received here yesterday j
that Wilbur K. Hoyt, who graduated
with the class of ’22, lias been appoint- j
ed clerk to the Commercial Attache of
the United States government and» as-1
signed to Mexico City.
Since graduation last June Hoyt has j
been in Washington, I). C., and has been ;
connected with the trasnportation div-j
ision of the foreign commerce depart
ment. He will leave this post for Mex
ico March 1.
Hoyt had been going to school in ad
dition to his work with the government,
and had plahned on taking two years
advanced study in foreign commerce.
The appointment has changed his plans,
and he now expects to be in Mexico
I for at least two years.
Hoyt w'as a major in foreign com
merce here and graduated from the
school of business administration. He is
a member of Phi Delta Theta.
KAPPA SICS LEAD
DO-NUT CONTESTS
Hi LATEST COUNT
Handball Tournament Fails
to Materially Change
House Standings
FRIENDLY RAISES PLACE
Wrestling Scheduled Next;
Meets Will Start in
Three Weeks
Do-Nut Percentage Standings
Place Team Points
1 Kappa Sigma.11
2 Phi Gamma Delta.13
3 Phi Kappa Psi.15
4 S. A. E.17
5 Sigma Chi.18
(1 Baclielordon .20
7 Delta Tau Delta.24
8 Phi Delta Theta.24
i) Oregon Club.29
10 Friendly Hall.30
11 A. T. 6.32
12 Sigma Nu.34
13 Phi Sigma Pi.38
14 Beta Theta Pi.38
15 Chi Psi.43
Alpha Beta Chi.43
Delta Theta Pi.43
Phi Delta Phi.43
Kappa Delta Phi...*.43
The completion of one more sport
in the do-nut program, handball, sees no
marked change in the percentage col
umn of the various organizations com
peting for the interfraternity trophy.
The Kappa Sigs and the Fijis still
maintain their holds on first and second
places respectively.
Friendly hall, by winning the hand
ball tournament materially bettered its
standing although it is still a good dis
tance from the top of the list. Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi and Bachel
ordon were the other finalists in the
handball tourney, finishing in the order
named.
Eight Are Eliminated
Semi-finalists and the order in which
they finished were Phi Kappa Psi, for
merly Kappa Theta Chi, Fijis, Kappa
Sigs, A. T. O., Phi Sigma Pi and the
Oregon club. The remainder of the
campus organizations which competed,
eight in number, went out in the first
elimination round. The running off of
the handball tournament has taken con
siderable time so that swimming, pre
viously slated for this quarter may be
postponed until spring.
Action was taken recently by the
council favoring the elimination of box
ing and cross-country from the intra
mural program, and subsequnt moves,
including the declaration of the Inter
fraternity council that it did not deem
it advisable to continue its support of
these activities, have resulted in the
striking of boxing and cross-country
from the program.
Wrestling Is Next
This leaves wrestling, tennis, base
ball, track and swimming, with wrest
ling as the only sport for this season.
Approximately three weeks will see the
issuance of the first call for the intra
mural mat contests. By that time Coach
Widmer will bo through with his var
sity meets and will be able to take
charge of the do-nut bouts.
Widmer has issued a warning that all
men who intend to participate in the
wrestling events should begin training
now as any type of wrestling, especial
ly competitive wrestling, requires the
best of condition and health. Men who
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APPROPRIATION BILLS
PASS THE LEGISLATURE
Two bills directly dealing with
University appropriations passed
both houses of the legislature yester
day. Word to this effect was receiv
ed at a late hour last night from Dean
Colin V. Dyment at Salem. One bill
grants an appropriation of $200,000
to the medical school at Portland for
the next biennium. The other allows
$56,000 to the University to cover
1 two thirds of the fire losses incurred
last August when the arts and jour
nalism buildings burned.
The Carsner blil which proposed
a wholesale reduction of the salaries
of the faculty, and a bill which fav
ored the drawing of the medical
school appropriation from the regu
lar University millage, were both laid
on the table.
The bill to replace the burned
buildings on the campus passed the
senate by a vote of 21 to 1, with one
senator excused from voting, and the
medical school appropriation was
passed by a vote of 23 to 6. It is un
derstood that these bills were passed
by large majorities in the house also.