VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, THURSDAY, MARCH S, 1923 NUMBER 109 ASSEMBLY TODAY TO BE FEATURED BY PHIMU ALPHA Musical Program Will Be Given by Fraternity This Morning in Woman’s Building ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVE Group’s Personnel Includes 30 Men; Poston in Charge of Annual Performance Phi Mu Alpha, men’s honorary musi cal fraternity, is to have complete charge of the assembly hour this morn ing in the Woman’s building, and will present a variety of musical numbers. The program has been arranged by Ralph Poston, and will consist of vocal and piano solos, and numbers by the double quartette and the Phi Mu Al pha orchestra. Arthur Johnson, tenor, is to sing two songs, “At Dawning,” Cadman, and “By the Waters of Minnetonka,” Lieur ance. Aubrey Furry, bass, will sing “Duna,” McGill. The Phi Mu Alpha double quartette will be heard in “On the Sea,” Buck, and “Rockin in de Win’,” Neidlinger. Arthur Hicks, pi anist, is to play “Caprice Espag-nole,” Moszkowski, a brilliant and colorful composition. Eonald Reid is to be ac companist for the other numbers of the program. The Phi Mu Alpha orchestra is to open the program with the Ballet Mu sic from Faust, written by Charles Gou nod. This is made up of three move ments, Entry of the Trojan Maidens, Solo Dance of Helen and Bacchanale, and Entry of Phyrne. The Ballet Mu sic is unusual and this number will be the heaviest part of the program. Play ing in the orchestra are first violins, Bex Underwood, Bansom McArthur; second violin, Wiison Gailey; viola, Kalph McClaflin; cello, Balpli IToeber; bass, John Anderson; clarinet, Frank Dorman; cornet, Meryl Deming; trom bone, Herbert Hacker; piano, Vincent Engledinger. Chapter’s History Reviewed Phi Mu Alpha, which has chapters in all the leading schools of music in the country was founded at the Boston conservatory of music in 1898. Psi chapter was granted to the University of Oregon October 16, 1921 ahd the organization has been very active in local musical circles. The concert this morning is the second one that has been given before the student body. It is planned to make a Phi Mu Alpha con cert an annual event. At the present time Phi Mu Alpha has a membership of about 30. The personnel is as follows: Wayne Akers, John Anderson, Meryl Deming, Maurice Eben, Aubrey Furry, John Gavin, Her bert Hacker, Ralph Hoeber, Arthur Johnson, Bansom McArthur, Ralph Mc Claflin, Glen Morrow, Curtis Phillips, Ealph Poston, Ronald Reid, Charles Dawson, Vincent Engledinger, Arthur Hicks, Frank Dorman, Darrel Larsen, and Willis Kays. Remy Cox, Carl New berry, Carpenter Staples and George Stearns are members of Phi Mu Alpha, but are not registered in the University this term. Faculty members are Dr. John J. Landsbury, dean of the school of music, J ohn Stark Evans, associate dean of the sehool of music, Rex Un derwood, instructor in violin, John B. Siefert, instructor in voice, and George Hopkins, instructor in piano. Program in Woman’s Building The program is to be given in the (Continued on page two.) ANNUAL JUNIOR WEEK-END DATE MOVED AHEAD CHANGE IS MADE TO AGREE WITH SCHEDULE OF GAMES BOOKED FOR MAY 18 AND 19 Junior week-end dates have been | changed from May 11 and 12 to May IS and 19, according to a decision of the committee directorate, last night, following a conference of Doug Farrell, general chairman, with Graduate Man ager Jack Benefiel, who reported that a heavy schedule of athletic events had been booked for the 18th and 19th and practically nothing on the earlier date. It was felt by those in charge that ! the chances for good weather would be better at the latter date and that in the light of the athletic schedule that nothing was left to do but to | change. This puts the week-end two weeks later than O. A. C.’s and the Junior stunt show. Tentative plans for various week-end events were discussed at the meeting A gathering of the entire Junior week end committee was scheduled for nest Tuesday night at "7:30 in Condon hall. Reports of all committees will be made at that time. KARPENSTEIN ELECTED I. M. C. A. PRESIDENT New Officers to Be Initiated at Banquet Tonight Henry Karpenstein, ’24, who has been prominent in Y. M. C. A. work since his entrance into the University was elected to the presidency of -the organization last night by a unanimous vote. Paul Sayre, ’24, who was also nominated for the position withdrew because of other campus work. In the race for vice-presidency Ivan Norris, ’25, defeated Ted Gillenwaters, ! ’25, for the position and Arthur Ever ett, ’24, was named for recording sec retary over Howard Winnard, ’24, and James Harding, ’25. One of tne most important positions ! to be filled at last night’s election was j that of financial secretary, who has l charge of the annual fall campaign of the campus Y. Oscar McKinney, a freshman, who had considerable ex perience in this type of work at James Johns high school last year, was nam ed by the voters. Orlando Hollis, also ’26, former Eugene high school man and president of the recent student body officers’ conference, was nomina ted but withdrew. The new officers will be installed at a banquet at the anchorage at six this evening. A program of installa tion, followed by short talks and re ports will "be given, according to sec retary L. P. Putnam. The outgoing officers are Web Ruble, president, Doug Wright, vice-president, and Lot Beatie, secretary. At the meeting last night the “Y” attitude toward a student community center was outlined. It was brought out that the Y. M. C. A. has been the main factor on the campus actively in terested in such a building and that everything possible will be done to bring such an enterprise to pass. Several meetings of the advisory board have been held recently in re gard to the financial situation. Some important changes in the organization are being considered. WRESTLERS TO MEET INDIANS The freshman wrestling team will journey to Salem on March 9 with nine men, ranging from 110 to 155 pounds each, and tangle with Chemawa In dians. There is a chance for more fresh men who might prove competent to take the trip also, says Coach Widmer. Open Season Is on for Grades; Go-Get-’Em Spirit Is Advised The season for burning the midnight! oil is now on. Procure a license and join the nimrods in the hunt for high er grades. The advice of the game wardens (teachers) is: get in the field early and bag your game before the final exams ring down the curtain. Cramming by lamplight after the of ficial close of the season will result in a heavy fine by flunking. Students are already preparing their arsenals for the season. If you doubt i it, try to get a seat in the library after eight o ’clock. Also the flickering lamp can be seen in various parts of the city 1 in the wee sma’ hours of the morning. j There are some who won’t be caught napping when the bell clangs for the second round of brainstorms fcr the year. To the average student the exams are bug-bears, nightmares, and grotes que monsters which sap the life out of the individual and leave his mind in a state of chaos, loose ends lying about, which take months to gather together again and wield into some semblance of what they formerly were. For many the question immediately following the exams is: To be or not to be. After the nerve-racking, finger nail biting ordeal the exasperated stu dent doesn’t know whether to buy a round-trip or a one-way ticket. For some it will mean the latter, and they will have the pleasure of putting their knees under the family table during the spring term. Home is all right, but not when theh omore mile. Despite /the cold weather the runners turned out almost to a man. Bill said he was “tickled to death” at the way the boys respond ed to his call. About 100 were pres sent. The men and their events are, fresh men: 440 yard relay: Kelsey, Harri son, Snyder, Bartrand; 880 yard relay —Carlberg, Hermanco, Snyder, Harrison; mile relay — Ager, Carlberg, Gardner, Woods; two mile relay—-Gerkey, McAlli son, liutherford, Winterer; fotur mile relay — Keating, Skinner, >0 ’Rook, Crocker. Sophomore: 440—Breakey, Virden, Braeher, Hart; 880 —- Poulson, Carrutli ers, Breakey, Braeher; two mile—Win ther, Bucahanan, Burton, Carlson; four mile—Curry, Tetz, Shultz, Ellis. Seniors: 440—Larson, Oberteuffer, Coburn, Roekhey; 880—Coburn, Larson, Oberteuffer, Bowles; mile—Dunsmore, Rosebraugh, Bowles, Edwards; two mile —Walkley, Peltier, Kays, Koepp; four mile—McClaflin, Haycox, Walkley, Koepp. The junior tryouts and tryouts for the sophomore mile relay will be held this afternoon. Y. M. BANQUET TONIGHT Installation of Officers Is Feature of Meeting at Anchorage The regular yearly installation din ner which is given by the Y. M. C. A. after the election of officers of this organization on the campus, will be held at the Anchorage this evening at 6 o’ clock. A program which includes songs by John Siefert, prominent in vocal work on the campus, and a talk by Dr. Car adoc Morgan, pastor of the First Con gregational church of Oregon City, promises to be an entertainment of rare value for those who attend. Any mem ber of the association and anyone who is specially interested in the work of the organization is cordially invited to attend this meeting. The cover charges for the dinner will be 50 cents. A formal installation for the officers elected last evening will be the main purpose of the evening. The entire affair will cover but a short time as the meeting will be adjourned as early as possible. SENIORS TO MEET TONIGHT “A number of vital questions await ail seniors who attend the class meet ing tonight at 7:30 in Professor Howe 1 room in Villard hall,” said Imogen. I Letcher, acting president of the senioi ■class. This meeting will Vie the most I important one of the year as discussioi . of the senior play, commencement in vitations, and senior memorial will tak ! place. Every senior is urged to come f< the meeting^ and the president promise: that the results will be big. LETTER AWARD CUKE OPPOSED 01 “0” MEN Organization Holds Meeting and Bucks Amendment At a meeting of the Order of the “O” Jast night, ihe men placed themselves on record as being against the proposed relay amendment, and being in favor of the present system. It was only af ter a heated discussion that this deci sion w'as reached. “We realize though,” said George King in giving the report, “that the present system is not all too satisfactory.” The letter men declared themselves in favor of awarding cross-country let ters, as in the amendment; in favor of awarding manager letters as in the amendment, and in disfavor of award ing letters for minor sports. In making the latter decision, the men took the attitude “that letters should be given as a reward,—not as an encourage ment.” HAYWARD AND CAPTAINS FAVOR PROPOSED CHANGE Whereas, the Order of the ‘ 0 ’ went on record as opposing the proposed amendment which states that relay men must win the Pacific Coast Con ference race in order to be awarded their letter, however, we the follow ing believe that under the proposed amendment the man running the re lay will have more incentive to be a quarter-miler instead of a mere re lay man. W. L. Hayward, Coach. ‘Hank’ Foster, Capt. 1918, 1919. Leith Abbott, Capt. 1920. Glenn Walkley, Capt. 1921, 1922. ‘Ole’ Larson, Capt. 1923. STARFISH FOSSIL FOUND Specimen Discovered by Geology Stu dent on Field Trip Near Springfield A rare fossil, know as a brittle star fish, was found recently by Francis Linklater, junior in the geology depart i ment.' Linklater discovered the spoci | men between Judkins Point and Spriug ! field on one of his collecting trips. No starfish of this type have before i been found in the Tertiary Formation of the Pacific coast. This species of starfish is a thin and delicate specimen, found in fine grained sandstone depos j its. The description of the important find is being written by Hubert Schenck, j graduate assistant in the geology de partment. The specimen is on exhibi tion in the geology laboratory. PADDLING SESSION TODAY The following freshmen are to appear before the library steps to day at 11 o’clock: Emery Marks, Otto Mauthe, Sherman Smith, Rufus Sumner, Gordon Slade, Ken Mailt, Kenn Blaesing, Bob Gardner, Ed Hicks, Ted Mays, Ken Stephenson, Bert Kodgett, Philip Thompson, Matt Faust, Bug Hall, Carl Frame, Rex Stroud, John Littlejohn, Ed Casey. LOSE TO 0. A. C. IN DEBATE HEBE Vote of 2 to 1 Ends Close Contest on Question of War Debt NEGATIVE TEAM FAILS Aggie Representatives Win Decision of 2 to 1 Over Varsity in Corvallis Corvallis, Ore., March 7.—(Special to Emerald.)—Oregon was defeated by the O. A. C. women in the co-ed debate by the count of 2 to 1. The University negative was represented by Lurline Coulter and Margaret Duerner. In a lively and close contest the O. A. C. women’s negative debate team last night defeated the Oregon affirm ative by a decision of 2 to 1 on the question, “Resolved, That the United S'.ates should cancel the war debts of France, Italy and Belgium.” A good crowd of students turned out to back the debaters at the contest, held in Villard hall. This was the first, debate of the year for the women’s varsity teams. Two other debates aro scheduled, one with liie Um.V'.'.sity of Washington on April IP, ami the .'tier with the University of California on May 16. May Fenno and Frances Simpson, ar guing for the University of Oregon last night, gave very effective and forcible speeches, declared critics. Miss Fonno as the first speaker stated that the war debts should be cancelled on the grounds that, those countries were fac ing bankruptcy, that so much of the French and Belgian territory was de vastated, and industries so er!ppled that payment was almost impossible: that the United States should realize the war was fought for a common cause, and a war in which the United States suffered but little loss in comparison with the losses of the Allies, and last ly that France had been driven to des peration and as a last resort to pay her debts she had seized the Ruhr. O. A. C. Has Negative In an enthusiastic and straight-for ward style the 0. A. C. negative team, consisting of Marjorie Stone and Olga Samuelson, declared that the countries of France, Italy and Belgium could pay, that it, was just that, they do pay, and that cancellation would be most detrimental in its results. They also outlined the means for paying the debts as being by tourist travel, remittances from the United States, foreign invest ments and securities, and by the p'o duce from their industries. Frances Simpson upholding the af firmative ns the second speaker, based her arguments on the facts that the Allies were getting into debt worse all the time, that those countries were al ready overtaxed, and that the United States farmers wore suffering from the lack of Europe’s trade, and that can cellation of the debts is needed to re store the French credit. Judges at the contest last night wore Dr. F. G. Franklin and C. M. Pannun zio of Willamette University, and Vic tor A. Collins, debate coach at the senior high school, Salem. Professor George Turnbull, of the University school of journalism, acted as chairman. Joanna James sang a solo preceding the ■debate. DlbrlUr bUMIMtK WILL MAKE ANNUAL VISIT Student Favorite to Arrive Wednesday to Speak at Assembly; Y. M. Y. W. to Be Headquarters Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner, of Portland, will pay his eighth annual visit to the campus next week, arriving Wednesday, March 14. During his stay on the campus, Bishop Sumner will speak at assembly Thursday, and at the Chamber of Commerce and the Eugene high school. Bishop Summer has for many years 1 been a favorite with Oregon students I and many are former members of his church in Portland. Each year during 1 his visit on the campus Bishop Sumner has been extensively entertained by many students, and this year plans for I dinner;; and meetings are being made I far in advance, Bishop Sumner’s headquarters will ! be at the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. I while in Eugene. Those wishing to call for engagements may do so through Dean Fox, who will have charge of his schedule. A detailed outline of his talks and meetings is being arranged at the president’s office, and will be announced later.