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Society By Catherine Spall The climax of formal social functions 1 was reached during the past week end with the occurence of five dances given by men’s houses on Saturday evening and three sororities’ formals on Friday night. Washington’s birthday was the aspiration for a number of af fairs on the campus, although many of the college set could not resist the lure of picnic parties given at the. numerous beautiful and picturesque locations for such parties to be found around Eu gene. A large and appreciative audience at tended the Paul Althouse concert that was an important event of Wednesday evening. Carl Sandburg, the “smoke and steel poet,” who gave his lecture-recital at Villard hall Friday evening, was the i motif for a dinner held at Hendricks hall preceding the recital. The place cards were very clever copies of .illus trations taken from Mr. Sandburg’s book, “Rootabaga.” Besides the honor guest, those attending the function in cluded President and Mrs. P. L. Camp bell, Dean and Mrs. Colin V. Dyment, I»ean and Mrs. John F. Bovard, Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Camp bell Church, Professor and Mrs. Robert C. Hall, Professor and Mrs. W. F. G. Thaeher and Mrs. Marion McClain, Miss Julia Burgess, Miss Charlotte Ban feld, Miss Mary Perkins, Miss Mary Watson, Miss Gertrude Talbot, Miss Margaret Skavlan, and Mr. Fred Michelson. • « • Professor and Mrs. E. E. DeCou en tertained with an informal party at their suite in Bartle Court Thursday evening, in honor of faculty members and students majoring in the depart ment of mathematics. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McAlister were special guests. Professor and Mrs. W. E. Milne re ceived with Mr. and Mrs. DeCou, and Mrs. R. M. Elliott and Mrs. W. E. Nichol poured. Forty-five guests were present at this function. Miss Frances Hays of Portland, field representative for the State Child Wel fare Commission, who was a prominent visitor at the University during the week was the motif for a number of informal affairs. On Tuesday Miss Hays and Mrs. DeCou were guests for luncheon at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. Mrs. Erie W. Alin was the hostess for a luncheon given in honor of Miss Hays at the Anchorage on Wed nesday. While* on the campus she was the house guest of Miss Gertrude Tal bot at Hendricks Hall. Mrs. F. W. Benson entertained with a luncheon at the Pi Beta Phi house Tuesday. Spring flowers were used in the attractive table centerpiece. Cov ers were laid for twenty-one guests. Mrs. F. O. Downing of Portland was the house guest of Mrs. Jesse Stearns at the Alpha Phi liopse for the week end. Mrs. Alfred H. Schroff enter tained with a tea in honor of Mrs. Downing during her visit here. The annual colonial tea of the girls of Hendricks Hall in conjunction with the D. A. R. was a delightful event of Washington’s birthday. Miss Isobel Stuart attired in a colonial costume met the guests at the door. The Receiving line was composed of Mrs. J. E. Hud son who is the regent of the D. A. R., Miss Gertrude Talbot, and Miss Inez King. Pouring at the beautifully ap pointed tea table were Mrs. S. M. Wil kins, Mrs. Morgan, and Mrs. Edna Pat son. Cut spring flowers and pussy willows were used effectively in deco rating the rooms. Between the tea hours of three to five, many Univer sity and town women called at the Hall. It is hoped these colonial teas will become permanent established annual affairs of Hendricks Hall. The Purple Cow Inn of Greenwich Village was tha scene of the formal dinner dance that upperclassmen of Sigma Alpha Epsilon gave Wednesday evening at their residence. An air of Greenwich Village was cleverly ear /rieil out in the entire purple and gold decoration scheme, and a five-piece orchestra furnished music for the dan cers. On the walls of the rooms artis tic life sketches of figures further car ried out the Greenwich-Village-of-ar tists effect. Patrons and patronesses included Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Ford, and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Whitcomb. A prism motif effected by the unique lighting system was attractively used in the decorations of the. Alpha Tau Omega formal dance given at the Wo man's building Saturday evening. Ever-changing lights of blue, red, green, and amber gave a vari-colored glow on the scene during the entire dance. Drapes fif the same colors, beau tiful baskets of flowers, and oriental rugs were also used in the decorations. The programs were very attractive with the crest of the fraternity upon the cover. The function was attended by fifty-four couples. The patron and patroness list was composed of Dean and Mrs. John Straub, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Crockatt, Mr. and Mrs. John Stark Evans, Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fay Eddy, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Church, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Folts, Mrs. Anna Landsbury Beck, and Dr. John Lands bury. ' A large affair on Washington’s birthday was the jitney dance given j by the Women’s League of the Uni versity at the Woman’s building. Floor lamps, wicker settees, oriental rugs, a wonderful piece of tapestry, artistic baskets of daffodils, red and yellow tulips, the beautiful yellow acacia, long multi-colored crepe stream ers from the lights, and in the center a huge revolving ball in which were mirrors reflecting about the room the colored lights which four spotlights cast upon it—these were the very at tractive decorations which were a set ting for the Alpha Phi formal held at the Woman's building last night. The programs were of parchment in the form of a scroll and crested with the sorority’s crest. President and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Dean and Mrs. John Straub, Professor and Mrs. W. F. G. Thacher, Professor and Mrs. E. E. DeCou, Dean and Mrs. Colin V. Dvment, Mr. and Mrs. Camp bell Church, Mrs. F. O. Downing, and Mrs. Jesse Stearns, were patrons and patronesses for the function. Phi Kappa Psi entertaind with a breakfast dance at the Woman’s building on Washington’s birthday. The lights were covered with red shades, and lovely spring flowers were used in the decorations. On the covers of the programs -were small openings through which the crest of the frater nity on a red background appeared. Dean and Mrs. Eric W. Allen, and Professor and Mrs. W. F. G. Thacher acted as the patrons and patronesses. Among the forty-two couples were the following out-of-town guests: Ed Pauley, a Phi Psi from the University of California, Clarence Pinkston, a Phi Psi from Stanford who is attending O. A. C., John Alexander, an Omega Upsilon who is the student body presidnt at O. A. C.? Carl Goetz, an Omega Upsilon from O. A. C., and Wallington Gault of Corvallis The large fireplace and the ivory panels of Friendly hall made a setting very apropos for the Colonial motif used in the decorations for an at tractive formal dance with which they entertained Saturday evening. Upon the walls were a number of beautiful paintings, some of which were taken from steel engravings. Butlers met the guests at the door, and about the rooms were pages. Colonial maids were in attendance upon . the women guests. The rooms were lit with candles upon clever candle sticks and beside the orchestra were large floor candle sticks which shed about the rooms soft glows. The programs were also the favors, and were dainty old Colonial fans of white ivory cleverly concealed inside of which was the program of dances. For the feature dance Mr. and Mrs. Sid Woodhouse gave an interesting old fashioned minuet. The patrons and patronesses for the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Solve, Mr. and Mrs. Bo land Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wegner, Mrs. Edna Datson, Miss Ger maine Cornier, and Mr. jyubert Schenck. Spring flowers, potted plants, pussy willows, and daffodils were effectively used in the decorations in the rooms of the Delta Zeta house when mem bers of the house entertained with a formal dance Friday evening. Yellow predominated in the color scheme. The programs were of white leather with the Delta Zeta crest engraved upon them. For the feature dance a balloon was fastened to the ankle of each girl and the couple dancing longest with the balloon still unbroken was given a prize. Patrons and patronesses were President and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Professor and Mrs. DeCou, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Osburn, Mr. and Mrs. Jus tin Miller, Miss Gertrude McElfresh, and Mrs. Bussell. Phi Sigma Pi entertained Mr. and Mrs. Bex Underwood at dinner last Sunday. The sun parlor of the Osburn Hotel was converted into a charming Japan How many ‘Boston Blackie’ stories have you read? The REX Playing Monday and Tuesday # Jack Boyle’s “Missing Millions” Adapted from “A Problem” and “An Answer in Grand Larceny. ’ ’ • A gripping fascinating version of fiction’s most famous crook. Rex Selected Features osc garden Friday night for the formal dinner dance of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Over the lights were black lanterns with silhouettes of various colors. The color scheme of black and yellow was carried out in the flowers which dcorated the rooms. The programs Were contained in black suede bill folds for the men, and card cases for the women with the crest of the sorority in gold upon them. Patrons and patronesses included Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Merrell, Professor and Mrs. E. E. DeCou, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Bushman. Mr and Mrs. W. F. Osburn were Thursday dinner guests at the Delta Gamma house. Phi Sigma Pi entertained Saturday evening with a formal dance given at the Campa Shoppe. Artistic decora tions of palms, daffodils, and ein eraries carried out the effect of the secluded corners and cozy nooks of a luxuriously furnished conservatory. The programs were of leather with the seal upon them. For the women these were in the form of memoran dum books, and for the men bill folds. Among those attending the dance as guests were four men from Theta Chi of O. A. C., Carleton LaDow, Howard Miles, Loyalty Bergsvick, and Cecil Fuller. Wilbur Bolton, Dwight Gregg, and Melvin Kaegei were among the alumni who returned for the function. Patrons and patronesses were Presi dent and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Dean and Mrs. John Stiaub, Professor and Mrs. E. E. DeCou, Dean and Mrs. W. F. Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Bex Underwood, and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lewis. Chi Psi fraternity men were the hosts at a formal dinner dance given at the Osburn Hotel Saturday evening. The tea room, sun parlor and reception rooms were the scenes of the event. Patrons and patronesses for the dance were Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey M. Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lomax, Mr. and Mrs. George Sailor, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Harding. Miss Florence Alden entertained the seniors majoring in physical educatipn with a luncheon Thursday at the Wo man’s building The color scheme was red and white, with red tulips form ing the attractive centerpiece on the table. Girls dressed as dainty French maids served. Covers were placed for eighteen guests. Kappa Sigma entertained with a formal Saturday evening at their chapter house. An Egyptian motif was used in the decorations. Patrons and patronesses included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Del Stan nard, Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Dvott, Mr. and Mrs. Bobert Earl, Mr. and Mrs. David Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beller. NEW SYSTEM WORKED OUT Stanford Interclass Track Activities to be Guided by Class Managers Stanford University, Feb. 20.—A new system of interelass sports has been worked out by the Stanford ath letic department. Interelass competi tion will be held in football, basket ball, tfcnnis, soccer, baseball, swimming and track. Each class will have an athletic manager. The class championship will be de cided by a composite percentage of all sports, and an inscribed cup will re main in the possession of the winner until the following year. Class num erals will be awarded to members of winning teams. Get the Classified Ad habit. Sunday Supper TELEPHONE 30 FOR RESERVATIONS The Anchorage OPENINGS ARE LISTED FOR UPPERCLASSMEN Scholarships and Like Opportunities Offered by Many Institutions; Bulletins in Library Bulletins of scholarships, fellowships and assistantships posted in the lower hall of the library should be of interest to seniors and graduates because hun dreds of these positions are now open to students both at home and abroad. Some of the stipends are as high as $1500. Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania has 20 resident fellowships and 29 grad uate scholarships of $700 to $800 each. They are open for competition to grad uates of any college of good standing. Northwestern University, Illinois, is offering eleven fellowships of $400 each and ten graduate scholarships of $150. The University of Minnesota offers 216 fellowships, assistantships, and scholarships ranging from $120 to $1200 a year. Columbia University, New York, is offering two prizes, respectively, of $1000 and $400, open to all persons in any country who can write the required essay or book on subjects they have specialized in. The University of California is of fering 61! fellowships and graduate scholarships in numerous departments. Stanford University has three fellow ships in food research with stipends ranging from $600 to $1200. This fel lowship grew out of a suggestion of Herbert Hoover. The graduate school of Yale Univer sity offers a $1500 fellowship in biol ogy, and four fellowships of $1000 each in social sciences. These are open to both men and women. The University of Oregon offers 25 research and teaching assistantships of $500 each. London University offer? three fel lowships in scientific research valued at about $800. Through these teaching fellowships and assistantships graduate students ‘can work for their masters and doctors degrees, and undergraduate students through the scholarships can finish-their college education without financial wor ry. They are worth investigation by senior and graduate students. ALUMNI ARE SELECTED Details to Be Arranged to Install Mem bers in Phi Beta Kappa Membership selection of alumni for Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity, has been virtually About Learning to Dance You might pick up dancing, and you might pick up arithmetic—both are pos sible, but improbable. We don’t entrust a valuable watch to an unskilled me chanic. Then why waste time and money with any one who knows little if any thing of the dance when with one-tenth of the time you can make your dancing an accomplishment. We can give to your dancing that touch, ease and grace that makes dancing a pleasure. Expert Professional Instructors Eugene Dancing Academy DREAMLAND—Phone 1303 1 p. m. to 9 p. m. completed. Final details will be work ed out by the committee, consisting of Or. \Y. D. Smith and Dr. W. P. Boynton, at the next meeting, to be held Tues day, March (i, at 4:1:1 in Dean Straub’s office. The records from 1S7S to 192- have been examined and approximately 100g graduates will be in Jaded in the list of those selected. Dr. Henry Rand Hatfield, dean of faculties, University of California, will have charge of the installation which I will probably be held in April. Definite arrangements will be made by the in stallation committee at the next meet ing. MORROW OPENS STUDIO Senior In Music Teaches Voice Down Town; Classes in Afternoons Glen Morrow, senior in the school of music, recently opened a studio at 9118 Willamette street, where he is giv ing instruction in voice. Morrow is specializing in voice and organ in the school of music, and is a pupil of John Stark Evans and John B. Siefert. At present he is holding classes in the af ternoons and all day Saturday. Morrow has received several offers of positions as vocal instructor in Minnesota and Wisconsin colleges, but ho intends to stay in Eugene next year if conditions are favorable. ■r Old Man KRATZ Paints Signs —on the— Shady Side of the Postof fie e Phone One Eleven A Tip NEW Spring Hats are here in all their glory. Soft shapes and shades for young men and men who want to stay young. Top notch ers at bottom prices. The “Gordon” Hats are $5.00 Monday Night, Feb. 26 THE NEW YORK SENSATION Direct from Triumphant Weeks in NEW YORK, CHICAGO, DENVER, and Two Big Weeks at COLUMBIA Theatre, San Francisco. George Ford Presents The Distinguished Young American Actor Supported by a Distinguished Cast in a Beautiful Scenic Production of SHAKESPEARE’S 44 Prices— Macbeth” 65c, *1.00, *1.50, *2.00, $2.50 (Plus Tax). Doors 7 :45; Curtain 8:25. Buescher Saxophones and Band Instruments EXCLUSIVE EUGENE AGENCY See Bob Stewart on the Campus MORRIS MUSIC HOUSE 912 WILLAMETTE STREET —Students have been saying, “What can we do Sunday evening?” And never before has there been such a satisfactory answer to this— —Just plan to enjoy a special Sunday evening chicken dinner tonight at either Ye Towne Shoppe or Ye Campa Shoppe. It will be a pleasant evening, full of good fellowship, good cheer, enjoyable atmosphere and delicious, tastely served food. Ye Towne Shoppe Ye Campa Shoppe Hersh Taylor