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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1923 NUMBER 104 HERE TONIGHT TO DEBATE OREGON Varsity Will Meet Visitors in Villard at 8:15 to Decide Coast Championship LAMB AND BAILEY ON TEAM Prohibition Is Question Which Will Be Argued; Squadron to Arouse Interest Tonight the championship debate title of the Pacific coast is at stake when Oregon ’s' affirmative debate team consisting of Charles Lamb and Ralph Bailey, meets the Stanford negative in Villard hall at 8:15 in the final contest of the Oregon-Washington-Stanford triangular debate. At the same time the Stanford affirmative will debate the Washington negative at Palo Alto. Last year Oregon won the coast title. Charles Larnt who went on the var sity team as a new man last year has made wonderful progress, according to Professor Thorpe, debate coach, and he will give Stanford a hard fight tonight. Because of an unusual background study of economics and history, Lamb has shown exceptional ability in work ing up his arguments. Tonight’s con test, will be the last in which he will participate for the University, as he graduates this year. Ralph Bailey had the unusual dis tinction of making the varsity team in his freshman year, and by the way his work has shown up last year and this fall, he promises to be- one of the best all-round debate men who have yet competed for the University, said Mr. Thorpe. sstaniora ream uooa Stanford is also sending out two good men tonight, Emmett McCaffery and Thomas Bailey. An interesting side light on the contest is that it is a case where “Bailey meets Bailey,” as Ore gon and Stanford each has a Bailey on its team. The judges selected by the forensic manager are H. H. Hurtman of the Na tional Safety council, Portland, Ore gon; Charles Lenon, attorney of Port land, and Fred Lockley, novelist and journalist and special writer for the Oregon Journal, Portland. Dean Wil liam G. Hale of the law school will act as chairman. “We confidently look for a large crowd at the debate tonight,” said Mr. Thorpe. No effort has been spared on the part of students in the public speak ing department and others interested in the contest to make it a success. To day noon members of an organized group known as the “flying squadron” will visit all the houses on the campus to advertise the debate and urge stu dents to support the Oregon veterans by their attendance. Amstutz, assist ant forensic manager, has worked hard to make the contest a success, accord ing to Professor Thorpe, and much praise is due him for the advertising and selecting of judges. Prohibition Is Topic Prohibition, and topics relating to it, is one of the big problems before the country today, and is a question widely discussed in different publications. Therefore everyone interested in the topic will have an opportunity to hear arguments both for and against the constitutional amendment, when the de baters present their views on the ques tion, “Resolved that the Federal gov ernment should legalize the manufac tur and sale of light wines and beers.” GREEN CAP MEN GIVEN WARNING VERDANT HEADPIECE NOT TO BE ABBREVIATED, IS WORD Oregon Knights Promise Dire Penalties to Offenders; Library Steps to See Reckoning j What constitutes a verdant head j piece? j Numerous embryonic seniors who have been abbreviating their badge of , Ion liness are liable to become painfully aware of what does not constitute a green lid, and find themselves being offered up as sacrifices on the library steps. The Oregon Knights, guardians of sa cred traditions, are frowning upon this vicious violation of venerable customs. The worst violators will proba bly undergo disciplinary measures at j the seat of justice until they recant, re pent and reform. The balmy weather may be the cause of it. Anyway, for some reason or oth er, numerous babes have deliberately flaunted cherished traditions by ap pearing on the campus with their dis tinguishing insignia reduced to propor tions equal to the beloved iron man, and adorning their sta-eombed knobs like a beauty spot adorning a chorus girl’s cheek. Investigation as -to the mechanical contrivances which cause these pervert ed caps to adhere to the cranial append age reveal startling disclosures in the form of co-ed paraphernalia. The frosh who is an habitual pigger can effect a tremendous saving of mon ey spent for new caps, by borrowing combs, hairpins and sundry other equip ment from the ladies. Those who know darkly hint at dire punishment for yearlings who trim the verdant top-piece. NEW VARSITY DIAMOND TO BE SOUTH OF HAYWARD Ground Near Barracks Will Be improved for Field The first units of a great improve ment project, effecting the .thirty acre plot southeast of the campus, owned by the University, will be completed this spring, according to J. F. Bovard, dean of the school of physical educa tion. The plot is at present occupied by the B. O. T. C. barracks drill field and by Hayward field. The entire acreage will eventually be used for physical education, but the work this spring will be restricted to terracing the eastern part of the field, and to transforming the land south of Hayward field into a varsity baseball diamond. The lowest level when terraced will be divided into two sections, one of which will have four ball diamonds for intramural sports. The plot is large en ough so that all may be used at the same time, without interference. The other section will be used for hockey, soccer and other games. The higher terraces will afford additional space for physical education needs. South of j Hayward field a varsity diamond will be built this spring. The new men’s gymnasium will oe-! cupy the space where the B. O. T. C. barracks is now. CHANGE MADE ON HOUSE CALLS The University health service wishes to announce that it will resume its pol icy of chaarging one dollar for all house calls. This rule was suspended during the flu epidemic because of lack of room in the infirmary but since the number of cases has decidedly decreas ed it is considered advisable to resume the charge. Scientific Books Draw Nickels from Students and Profs Alike “^es, people pay five cents a day to read those,” said Mrs. Marion F. Mc Clain with a smile. “Those” were four desperately learned-looking scientific books in the neat row, on the circula tion desk, that holds the newest edi tions. The reporter picked up the first volume of “The Outline of Science,” by J. Arthur Thompson, and looked at the card in the back holding the past borrowers’ names. There were 14 per sons who had been so anxious to read this book that they had parted with the customary nickel per diem to ap pease their desire. The “rent collection” row contains books of travels, biographies, and, of course, the best of new fiction; all were being read, most of them constantly. Luigi Pirandello, the Italian play wright who refuses to swerve one step from his psychological conclusions, yet has become famous in Europe, has a book of dramas in this collection. A man who never wrote a play until he was over 50 years old; and now, at the age of 55, is the author of 22 successful plays, and cares not a whit for the commercial stage. Then there is “Babbitt,” the latest work of Sinclair Lewis; “The Goose; Man” by Wasserman; “Homely Lilia” by Herrick; “Atols of the Sun” by O’ Brien; “Upstream” by Lewisohn, and many others, fiction and non-fiction which make up the complete library. “The drain on the library funds for needed books,” said Mrs. McClain, “ne cessitates our starting this plan to se cure these newer works.” She told how, nearly a year and a half ago, the library officials permitted her to try the pian; and, in that time, explained Mrs. McClain, 114 books have been ad ded to the library’s collection by this system. “It is our custom to give the books to the library after they pay for them selves,” she explained. “The popular fiction books seem to pay for themselves several times over, and this enables us (Continued on page three.) BIO PROGRAM IS MADEFORSPRIIHG SPOUT ACTIVITIES Swimming, Wrestling Finals Are March 23-24; Widmer Coaches Matmen TRAINING IS IMPORTANT Organizations Urged to Select Captains and Managers for Contests The week-end of March 23-24 will see two noteworthy events in the intra mural sport program, the finals in the wrestling tournament and the interfra ternity swimming meet. On Friday evening, March 23, the men’s gym will be the scene of the wrestling tourna ment finals, under the direction of Earl Widmer. The following afternoon Jerry Barnes will stage the big inter-group swimming contest of the year, probably i in the Woman’s building. Preliminaries for the wrestling tour nament will start about March 12, which leaves but few days for those1 who intend to compete to condition themselves. Past meets of this nature have not been as successful as they might have been had the men gone into training for the rigorous events. Speak ing of this Jerry Barnes said yester-j day, “Training, the most important part of wrestling competition is nearly j always the most neglected. Men who j are going to compete in the meet should j be in training now. Both Coach Wid mer and I are willing to coach or train aspirants every day after 4:15.” Seven Weights Listed The weights included in the do-nut | list are 118, 128, 138, 148, 161, 178 and I unlimited. Houses which compete do not necessarily have to enter a man in each of these seven weights, or in more than one weight. On the other hand, no organizatoin may enter more than two men at each woight. The swimming competition, which will take but one afternoon to run off, has been announced for the poo! in the Woman’s building but may be held in the men’s gym. Events in the com petition will be the relay, 40, 100, and 200 yard swims, the 80 yard breast stroke, the 60 yard backstroke, the plunge, and the fancy dive. As in wrestling, a full team is not necessary from each house. Barnes has requested that organiza tions intending to compete immediate ly elect a captain and manager for their teams. Entry blanks for the swimmers to fill out will be sent around to the different houses within the next week. \ Tank Open Daily The tank in the men’s gym is open: every day for practice and expert in struction is always available. The men j who are coaching the do-nut swimmers | at present are Barnes, who is varsity j swimming coach, Lloyd Webster, and Don Park. Webster is taking Jimmy King’s place. In both swimming and wrestling the Oregon club last year ended the season in first place. In wrestling they shared the honors with the Sigma Chi team, these two teams tying for first place, j Phi Delta Theta won second place, Kap pa Sigma thrid, Delta Tau Delta fourth, and Friendly hall came fifth. Last Year’s Winners Strong In swimming following the lead of the Oregon club, Kappa Theta Chi, now Phi Kappa Psi, won second place with the Kappa Sigma team capturing third place. Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Chi were next in line taking fourth and fifth places. These same organizations will probably be strong contenders this year, although a definite lineup of the different organizations has not yet been obtained. Students not in the physical educa tion department who plan on entering the wrstling tournament should make arrangements now to take a physical examination, as this is required before permission is given to participate. PRO AND CON INITIATES Income Tax Question Argued by Neo phytes of Discussion Group An open forum of Pro and Con was eld last night at which the new mem ers discussed the proposed state in ome tax. The initiates of Pro and on are Helen Parks, Catherine Pinneo, lildred Bateman, Margaret Duerner, ranees Ward and Lois Pixley. “The purpdse of Pro and Con is to iscuss present day questions,” said lay Fenno, president. “This is not a ebating organizations but a discussion roup. It is our desire to stimulate iscussion of world problems. We hold n open forum once a month and any irl interested in the affairs of the day rhether a member of Pro and Con or ot, may come and enter into the dis cussion.” WOMEN'S LEAGUE Henriette Gouy, Instructor Here from France, Tells of Life There GIRLS LIKE U. S. COLLEGES Schemes Under Way to Raise Money Reported by Com mittee on Finance The problem of a foreign scholarship was brought up and discussed fully at a mass meeting of Women’s League yesterday. Miss Henirette Gouy, who was herself an exchange student from France, spoke to the women of the Uni vrsity, commending the work of the league in raising money for a foreign scholarship. “I will tell you as my first word and last word, it is an exceedingly splendid and generous idea,” said Miss Gouy. Because Women’s League has been working on a scholarship fund drive for so long, it is feared that many have lost sight of the purpose of the fund. But Miss Gouy’s inspirational talk, which brought facts concerning Euro pean students vitally before the women of the University, should arouse new in terest in creating fellowship between American and French students. French Girls Are Serious Miss £rouy urged the women students to banish the thought that all French girls wrere the painted-doll type, infest ing “gay Paree,” and told of serious minded girl students, whose school life is so diffreent from that of an Amer ican student. She said that American college life w’as like a vision to these students, whose only outlet to activity was study. They have no athletics, and hardly any social life. It would mean much, she said, to have the ideas and ideals of American students carried back to France. “The ideal of American students is, I "believe, to bring more happiness into the wrnrld,” said the speaker, “and this may be done by dispelling the preju dice that exists between American and foreign students by exchange of views that will bring an understanding be tween the nations.” Miss Gouy said that letters from American exchange students were read with the greatest eagerness, and have a great influence in French student life. Dean Fox Favors Plan Doan Fox, who spent much time in France during the war, and is familiar with the exchange student movement, told of the development of this move ment since the war. She said that students were selected on a strictly competitive basis, so that only a wor thy student would be chosen. The Uni versity of Oregon would be the first institution on the coast, said Dean Fox, to educate a foreign student, and an ex change of ideas with a live French student would mean much to the Uni versity. Miriam Swartz, chairman of the scholarship fund committee, told of the methods that have been uesd to raise money for the fund and projects now under way to complete the amount nec essary to pay the registration and lab fees, and to buy books and other neces sities for one year. The co-ed dance was announced by Cliloe Thompson for next Saturday. Part of the proceeds from the dance will go toward swelling the scholarship fund. Concessions at spring baseball games will also bo «a means of increas ing the fund, which Women’s League expects to complete by the end of the school year. ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED Reader Must Be Attracted, Says Prof. Thacher in Magazine Article “The First Business of an Advertise ment,” is explained definitely by Pro fessor W. F. G. Thacher in an article appearing in Western Advertising for February. This magazine will publish a number of articles by Professor Thacher. The next will appear in the March issue. To get itself read, explains the auth or, is the first business of advertising. If it is not read, it is wasted. There is no one to make the casual reader read advertisements. He is not prejudiced against them, but unless his errant at tention is literally' snared, explained Mr. Thacher, the ordinary reader does not read them. Intriguing the readers ’ interest is the i whole secret of gaining his attention. ; What interest consists of will be dis | cussed in later contributions. “When advertisements are made as ! readable as are the rest of the contents I of the media in which the advertise ments appear,” says the writer, “then the advertisements will be read.” WESLEY FRATER AWARDED PRIZE NED STRAHORN WINS SECOND IN SELEINC- CONTEST Insurance Companies Give $25 and $15 to Students Making Best Sales Talks Before Audience | Wesley Frater talked harder last night- to prospective life insurance pur i (',l;ls‘‘rs than did any of his four rivals | au.d consequently was awarded first ! j"’7e °t $-0 in the life insurance sell | mg contest held in the Eugene chamber of commerce rooms. The next best sell I er of life insurance was Ned Strahorn ; who carried away the $15 award for j second prize and Darle Seymour was awarded third place for his efforts and will have his name engraved on a silver loving cup. Each contestant had to talk his way through the outside secrotary in order to get to the prospective buyer of fhe insurance policy. Every means was us ed to ward away these annoying agents who were classified with book agents and novelty buyers. It was said that if the agent carried a bottle of “high life” on his hip he would be immediate ly ushered into the presence of the prospective purchaser. What the ef fects of this scheme were upon the buy ers was never revealed to the audience. Without adoubt the scheme worked for Strahorn was able to win second place by this ruse. Other contestants were Betty Pride and Harold Bonebrakc who made good talks but were not quite convincing en ough to their victims and judges so they lost their share of the spoils. Judges were A. A. Rogers of the First National bank, Rev. Frederick Jennings of the Episcopal church and A. R. Gray of Gray’s Cash and Carry grocery. The contest was sponsored by the Oregon Life Insurance company and that com pany with four othors donated equal amounts to make up the prizes. The cup is kept bj' the winner for one year until won by the next contestant. COMEDY APPEALS TO MANY STUDENT TYPES Cast Well Chosen; Actors to Stage “Passion Flower” The first art of “Three Sins” may appeal to the students primarily inter ested in playwriting and dramatization; the third to thsoe who are devoting their attention to law, but on» has to be neither a playwright nor a law yer to appreciate the keen satire Bert Davies has once moro put into a play —one needs only a sense of humor. Not clumsy, floppy-pawed humor, either, for the lines are subtly clever, some parts a little lost on the audience perhaps for that very reason. The laugh is on our selves, we look into a mirror and laugh at the person we think is looking over our shoulder. For it is human nature more than rising playwrights, romantic countesses or English law courts that Davies scores. The scenery used was exceptional in its brilliance and attractiveness, and the costumes throughout the produc tion demonstrated care and taste in selection. The effect was unrtsual. The cast seemed to be well selected, Hildegarde Repinen doing very good work in her role, and Darrel Larsen doing better in his part as the play wright than in almost anything he has done this year. The minor characters are to be com mended upon their contributions to the unity of good acting quite as much as the leads. “The Passion Flower” which will be the Company’s next production under the direction of Fergus Reddie will be a huge undertaking in acting and at mosphere. Dorothy Hall will play the title role, and once more Darrel Larsen will play opposite the lead. The play is a Spanish tragedy. PRE-MEDIC MAJORS MEET Dr. Charles J. Sears Leads Discussion on Subject of Medical Education Dr. Charles J. Sears, ominent Port land diagnostician and surgeon spoke before the majors in the department of zoology lasjt night at the Woman’s building, ou the subject of a medical education. Under the direction of Dr. Harry Heal Torrey students of this depart ment meet frequently for a social hour and to discuss questions of interest. Dr. Sears is a guest at Dr. Torrey’s 1 home during his visit to the campus. MANY JOBS AVAILABLE j Many calls are coming in to the Y. ! \r. C. A. for men to do odd jobs such as mowing lawns, putting in wood, and 1 other work that can be done at odd ! hours, according to Mrs. 0. R. Donnelly, ! hut mother. The spring weather of the past few days has brought a great in crease in the demand for work on the part of town people. Each year the Y. M. C. A. obtains jobs for students the income from which amounts to thousands of dollars. AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION ARE Change in Method of Awarding Track Letters Denounced in A. S. U. 0. Meeting KELLEMS GIVES ADDRESS Oregon Spirit Is Subject for Talk by Evangelist and University Grad Four important amendments to the constitution, and as many to the by laws, were read by Owen Callaway, chairman of the committee on revision of the constitution, at the A. 8. U. O. meeting at assembly hour yesterday. Though all of them were open for dis cussion immediately after being read, but two of them were attacked from the floor, the rest being received with out any comment from the student body. Dr. Jesse Kellems, '14, well known evangelist, gave a stirring ad dress on Oregon spirit at the close of the business session. The revision of the by-laws to read to the effect that th relay team must \vin first place in the meet in order that its members may receive letters, was denounced from the floor by Art Eosebraugh and Del Oberteuffer. Eosebraugh Opposes Change Eosebraugh pointed out that the re lay was the only event in track ath letics where there is any teamwork, the rest of the events being individual work only. He continued that it was not fair to the men who trained faith fully for months not to receive their letters just because the team did not win the event, since in other athletic contests, such as football and baseball, a team might not win a single game or a player might not make a point, yet both he and the team would receive let ters. That a man might float along and let the team win his letter for him was acknowledged by Eosebraugh as a bad thing, but he also declared that this could bo done in any of the other games wnere tnere was teamworK. Oberteuifer emphasized the facj; that the quarter-miler usually has but one opportunity to win his letter—at the coast meet in the relay race—and if he fails, or if his team fails, he gets no letter, no matter how hard or how faithfully he may have trained. Alumni May Be Added The amendment to ^.ilarge the per sonnel of the executive council by the addition of two alumni members, one to be a member of the board of regents whenever possible, received no com ment from the floor when read. This, together with the opinions of individual students and alumni members gathered during the past few weeks, indicates that this amendment will receive a fav orable vote by the student body. The purpose of this amendment is to give the executive council greater stability and to interest the alumni more fully in the activities of their alma mater. It is the belief of the revision com mittee that their presence on the coun cil will add a certain degree of dignity and efficiency to their work. Possibly the most drastic change of all, if passed, would be the complete reorganization of activities’ commit tees. Here again there was no discus sion from the floor following the read ing of the proposed change. This sec tion in the amendment would do away entirely with the nine existing com mittees and the organization of five in their place; namely, athletics, pub licity, music, forensic and women’s ac tivities. Purpose to Centralize The purpose of this sweeping change, according to the committee ou amend ments, is to centralize authority and re sponsibility, and to do away with over lapping committees and loose organi zation. Greater efficiency is expected if this change is adopted, with less en ergy expended. Acording to provisions of this arti cle, four member* of the athletic com mittee would be members of the execu tive council, thus tying up this import ant committee very close to the coun cil and giving the latter more direct control. The graduate manager would be secretary of all committees except women’s athletics, which would have for its secretary the secretary of the A. S. U. (). The new music committee would have charge of all musical ar rangements, including the handling of the 50-cent fee voted by the student body last year. Other proposed changes in the by laws would standardize the yell leader’s O’s, would place the letter M inside the O for awards to managers, would incorporate an elaborate point system I as a basis for the awarding of women ’s | sweaters, and would change the design of and method of obtaining letters for members of the varsity cross-country (Continued on page three.)