U of O Library
Oregon Daily Emerald
^ _.* TTNTVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1923
VOLUME XXIV.
NUMBER 120
DUBOIS PRESENTS
Leader of Black Race Claims
Part in Formation of the
Nation’s Democracy
VISITOR IS HARVARD MAN
Importance of Inventions and
Literary Contributions
Cited by Speaker
That the negro race plays an import
ant part in the culture and development
of American and world life was the gist
of the message brought to the Univer
4E sity yesterday by W. E. B. DuBois, a
leader of the black race in this country.
The visitor is of French, Dutch, and
Negro descent, is distinguished in the
scholarly life of the nation, and bear
ing as he does the degree of doctor of
philosophy from Harvard University,
he brought to the students a keen reali
zation of what it means to a man of
intellect to live behind the so-called
“bar sinister” of Aryan countries.
In a simple, unassuming, yet certain
manner, Dr. DuBois spoke twice on the
campus, in the morning and in the af
ternoon. In his first discussion he told
of the part which the negro has played
in the democratic development of the
United States.
The afternoon meeting was devoted
by the speaker to a presentation of the
Pan-African movement in this country,
and to a resume of the negroid culture
in ancient Africa, which “history has
forgotten.”
Controversy Explained
Speaking of the negro culture, and
the definition given to the word “ne
gro” in different countries, he said:
“The controversy over the negro troops
in the Ruhr is unintelligible to most
Americans, because the French do not
call the mulatto population negroes. A
negro to the French, is what Ameri
cans call a full-blood negro. And most
of the colored troops in the French
forces are mulattos.”
Dr. DuBois also stated that from the
earliest dawn of history, even, possibly
before the beginning of Egyptian his
tory, the Ethiopian culture and civiliza
tion to the south of Egypt was show
ing signs of existence. It is probable
he said, that the dynasty of the late
famous “King Tut” was of negroid or
igin.
Negro Figured Historically
In his morning address, Dr. DuBois
explained the several ways in which the
negro “has taken part in United States
history and contributed to the demo
cracy of the country.” |
“We are inclined to think on the
whole that it was a great misfortune
that the negro came to the United
States.” he said. The fallacy of this
Dr. DuBois tried to prove by pointing
out the importance of the negro in early
explorations and discoveries in this
country, in labor, in invention and in
the field of the arts.
Shoe-Lasting Is Industry
The sociologist cited examples of the
inventions of negros, among them that
of shoe-lasting, which revolutionized
the entire shoe industry, and the meth
od of oiling engines of trains in transi
tion.
The negro’s importance in the field
of labor will be appreciated, Dr. Du
Bois believes, “when we have learned
to appreciate the true value of labor,
and no longer consider it with con
tempt.
“Take the negro out of literature in
this country,” he said, “either as the
motif or the author, and you will
leave that literature sadly crippled.
Take him out of music and you will
have little left but some Indian songs.”
CHURCH DELEGATE COMING
School of Religion Is Planned for
University Students
With the idea of eventually estab
lishing a school of religion in the Uni
versity of Oregon, O. D. Foster, Uni
versity secretary and representative of
the Council of the Church Board of Ed
ucation, will spend Wednesday and
Thursday of this week in conference on
the campus. Local problems will be
discussed in relation to the movement
to establish this school.
On Wednesday evening at six o’clock
a dinner will be held at the Anchorage
at which Mr. Foster will speak and all
faculty members are urged to attend.
Fifty cents will be the charge for each
person.
At the Y. W. C. A. bungalow on
Thursday afternoon at 4:15 Mr. Foster
will conduct an open meeting for mem
bers of the faculty and any students
who are interested in the work.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCED
Kappa Delta Phi announces the pled
ging of James Powers of Astoria.
Council to Probe Agitation
for Free Monday Evenings
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Movement to Reserve Time Taken by Campus
Activities for House Meetings of Living
Groups to Be Considered
The movement to reserve Monday
! nights for house meetings of the resi
i dential organizations is one of the most
important topics to be discussed by the
executive council at its meeting to
night.
Up to the present time the glee club,
the orchestra and dramatics department
have been holding their practices on
Monday evenings, thus preventing a
large number of the men and women
from attending the house meetings of
their respective organizations. Be
cause of the inconveniences caused
by the irregular attendance of their
members many of the houses issued
complaints and the matter was taken
up by the inter-fraternity council.
The council went on record as spons
oring the movement to keep Monday
evenings open for the social organiza
tions and appointed a committee to as
certain the views of other campus or
ganizations in regard to the movement.
According to William Beck, chairman
of the committee, Dean Colin V. Dy
ment expressed himself as heartily in
Favor of the movement and stated that
he will present the matter to the exe
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cutive council at its meeting tomorrow
night. Dean Elizabeth Fox-DeCou has
also expressed herself as favoring the
movement.
The interfraternity council has also
gone on record as favoring the pro
posed discussion circles to be held by
each organization in addition to its
house meeting on Monday evenings.
These circles will be held for the pur
pose of discussing topics of current
interest and will be presided over by
a member of the University faculty.
In order to prevent any one organiza
tion from monopolizing the time of
any special faculty member the council
is preparing a schedule for this purpose.
It is the belief of the council that
should Monday nights be given the so
cial organizations exclusively for their
meetings, these discussion circles will
be facilitated as more time will be
available for them.
A meeting of the Pan-Hellenic coun
cil and also a meeting of the heads
of the various women’s organizations
will be held within the next two days
to determine their stand on the move
ment.
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CHORUS FOR “VANITIES
TO BE CHOSEN TONIGHT
Snappiest Numbers on Cam
pus in Main Feature
Considerable interest is being arous
ed among University girls in the try
outs for the chorus of “Mummy Mine,”
the main number of the “Varsity Van
ities of ’23,” the Junior vaudeville,
which will be held tonight at 5 o’
clock in Villard hall. ; -
Imogene Letcher, senior in the school
of music, has written a group of songs
for the skit which are declared by
campus critics to be “lively and cat
chy.” Miss Letcher is to be in charge
of the tryouts, which will be held for
the purpose of choosing the best chorus
that the campus can produce. Sixteen
girls will be selected and they will work
under®the direction of Miss Letcher.
Ted Baker, chairman of the Vanities,
reports that work is moving along in
lining up the stunts. He says that con
siderable “dark horse talent” is show
ing up and that the campus is to re
ceive some surprises in the way of a
program.
Other Junior week-end committees
are getting plans in shape for pre
sentation at the next meeting of the
directorate. Considerable discussion as
to the decorations at the prom is in
progress. Two plans have been sub
m’tted and the advocates of each are
wonting hard. The music and hall have
already been arranged for.
Publicity work is going along rap
idly, posters and letters are being sent
out. Students are expected to spread
the Junior week-end invitation through
out the state while at home during the
spring vacation.
The glee clubs and orchestra will tour
the slate and the members will have an
oportunity to stir up interest. The
dates are May 18 and 19 and it is the
desire of the committee that every high
school senior in Oregon receive an in
vitation.
MANAGERS NAME JACK DAY
Organization of Student Executives
Chooses Leader for Year
At a meeting of all managers of
University activities held at the An
cliorage last night Jack Day was elect
ed general manager for the coming
year to supervise the work of al' ac
tivities in order that the different man
agers could cooperate better with one
another.
The idea behind the organization is
that in this manner the members will
help one another out during rush sea
sons and thus will enable them to de
vote more time to their academic work.
The nine members of the organization
are Jack Day, Jack Meyers, Pat Ire
lan, Boy Bryson, Ted Gillenwaters,
John Palmer, Wallie Strane, Lawrence
Hull, and Jimmie Meek.
EXPEBT DIAGNOSIS UBGED
Belative to a story which appeared
in the Emerald for March 17 concern
ing the lecture on Coueism broadcast
from the Oregonian tower, Dr. E. S.
Conklin has made it known that the
whole purport of the lecture was to
urge people to obtain diagnosis and
treatment from experts in both organic
and functional diseases, not to real up
on auto-suggestion or to work on them
selves. Dr. Conklin believes the un
fortunate wording in the story about
the lecture and the headline was a mis
representation of the argument.
ABILITY TESTS PASSED
BY 1117 MEN THIS YEAR
One More Test Scheduled for
Gym Men This Year
At present 187 men are enjoying the
privileges of physical ability men in
the physical education department. The
tests have been given several times
during the tWo terms this year and on
ly two more will be given. T^e physi
cal ability tests for this term will be
held on Thursday and Friday, March
22 and 23. There will be only one
more in addition to this test given this
college year.
In addition to the personal advan
tages to be gained in passing the test
there is an oak shield in the office
of the physical education department
upon which there is engraved each year
the name of the man with the»highest
number of points in the test and the
highest record in each event. Last
year Haddon Eockhey made the highest
number of points ever made in the
test, 131. This year the high point
man was Eugene Richmond with 119
points, although Ralph Spearrow made
136 points in four events but failed to
pass the test on account of the swim.
Sixty-eight men took the test the last
time -which was on December 7 and 8
but only 40 passed it.
There is a good chance for men who
have passed the test to raise their
scores because of the new counting sys
tem in the bar vault. Harry Scott,
physical education director, urges that
all physical ability men turn out for
this test as well as freshmen. “Any
man with a little practice can easily
raise his record 10 or 15 ponits. Any
of the physical education staff will be
glad to help men improve their rec
ords,” said Mr. Scott. Beside raising
their records physical ability men can
also raise their grades by so doing.
Swimming seems to be the main hin
drance of many of the men who can
pass the test in other events. Swim
ming instruction can be had any time
during the afternoon from the instruc
tor in the men’s pool.
Out of the 187 men enjoying phyiscal
ability privileges swimming seems to be
the most popular sport chosen, 67 men
having taken it. Next comes handball
with 46 men. Twenty have chosen
wrestling, 18 boxing, six golf and four
tumbling. The rest are out for track
or some team.
Beside the personal benefit derived
from passing the test, the physical abil
ity men are permitted to substitute a
sport for regular gym work, and they
can select their own gym hours when
ever they choose. They have a good
opportunity to develop ability in some
sport under expert instruction. They
can take care of their own attendance
and they have a chance to compete for
the high point honors of the Univer- I
sity.
A sheet will be posted on the bulletin ;
board in the men’s gym and all men
wishing to take the test should sign
up. The test will be held on March 22
and 23 at noon.
The events with their maximum rec
ords are: high jump, 4 feet; bar vault,
4 feet, 8 inches; rope climb, 25 seconds; I
2 lap run, indoor track, 27 seconds; '
100 yard swim, 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCED
Alpha Xi Delta announces the pledg
ing of Hazel Fahey of Bandon.
'BASKETBALL TLAAA
CHOOSES LATHAAA
TWO-TUB CAPTAIN
i Lanky All-Star Center Given
Leader’s Post for Past
and Coming Seasons
HUNK IS ALL-ROUND MAN
Honor Is Held as Indicative
That Court Game Is
His Best Sport
Hugh “Hunk” Latham, all-North
west and all-coast basketball center this
year, no doubt the best center that has
[ even represented Oregon on the court,
was given the highest honor his team
mates could bestow when they selected
him honorary captain of the team for
this year, and acting captain of the
team for next season, at a meeting
of all basketball lettermen held in
Coach Bolder’s office late yesterday af
ternoon.
Hunk came to Oregon with a reputa
tion as a basketball man for he was
picked as all-state scholastic center one
year. But during the three years he
has been here he lias developed into
the best all-round 4nan in the college,
for not being content with cavorting
around the maple floor during the win
ter term he tried his fling at both
baseball and football, and has made
good in both. Basketball is still his
best game, though, and it is in this
sport that he excels.
Star Plays Two Seasons
Latham played his second year of
conference basketball this season and
with one more in store, with the ex
perience ho has gained, should have the
best season of his career next year.
This action of the lettermen was
the last official meeting of the basket
ball men this season, since the banquet
came off last week. Of the nine letter
men on the squad this year only three
are lost by graduation, these being
Burnett, Couch and Zimmerman. With
Captain Latliam, Gowans, Shafer, Bock
hey, Chapman and Altstock coming
back for another year we should have
one of the best teams in the conference
next season, as the record for this year
clearly proves that the squad was one
of the strongest in the running.
DO-NUT MAT MEN MEET
IN SEMI-FINAL BOUTS
Fifteen Hard Fought Matches Run Off;
Accidents Result in Injuries
to Several Competitors
Fifteen matches of the semi-final
round of the men’s do-nut wrestling
tournament were staged yesterday.
Some of the hardest fought matches
that have been seen on the mat so far
were witnessed by a group of enthus
iastic fans.
Lewis received a decision over High
in the 148 pound class. Baird, 138
pounder, threw Sorsby. In the 178
pound matches Fraser threw Burton,
and Mills threw Hunt. Hunt won a I
challenge match with Fraser.
In the finals Hunt will wrestle Mills
for first and second places, and Bur
ton will take on Fraser for third and
fourth places.
Carlberg threw Mautz in the unlim
ited class, putting him on his back by
a freak break in the struggle.
Peterson broke a collar bone in his
match with Vester in the 148 pound
class. This puts Vester in the finals in
his class. In the 128 pound class Kil
gore lost to Ford and Patterson won
from Hew. In the challenge matches
Ford won from Rew and Kilgore de
feated Patterson. Davis threw Leslie
and Baird threw Sorsby in the 148
pound class.
In the 161 pound matches Burnett
lost to Anderson by decision. Poulson
won from Bryson. In the unlimited
class Byler won on decision from Sin
clair.
PRIZE OF $25 IS OFFERED
Clever Slogan Wanted for 1923 Rose
Festival; Contest Open to All
For a clever slogan for the Portland
Rose festival, $25 as a first prize and I
$10 as second prize is being offered.
While most of the slogans already sub
mitted have been in verse the rules
do not make this necessary, and a good
slogan in prose stands as good a chance
as one in verse.
The slogans must not contain more
than eight words, should be written on
a blank envelope with the name of the
contestant placed inside and the envel
ope sealed. This should be placed in
a separate envelope and addressed and
mailed to the contest department, Rose ]
Festival, 84 Sixth street, Portland.
PLE DOING ANNOUNCED
Bachelordon announces the pledging
of Joseph Benson of Tacoma, Wash. |
Guild Hall Actress
Who Has Title Role
Dorothy Hall
STRUGGLE OF MOTHER
Hi DAUGHTER IS TIME
“The Passion Flower” Shows
Dramatic Situation
“That man!” is what Acacia calls
Esteban, her stepfather, in The Passion
Flower, and in spite of the entreaties
of her mother she refuses to call him
anything else. The struggle and hate
between these two women which ends
in love for each other, death for the
lovers of Acacia, heartbreak for Rai
munda, the mother, and dissolution for
the family, is the theme of the most
intense and dramatic play the Company
has attempted for some time.
The play will be produced three
times, the first night being Thursday,
at which time the proceeds will go for
Y. W. benefit.
Dorothy Hall in the title role will
interpret Acacia called La Malquerida,
beautiful daughter of Rainmnda. Char
lotte Banfield as Raimunda, and Darrell
Larsen as Esteban, the father, work
very well tgoether in the several scenes
which are so human and lifelike that
they resolve themselves into more or
less of a problem to handle in an ab
solutely natural way.
Julianna, old servant of the family
gives the slight comedy element which
is needed to relieve the tenseness of the
tragedy. Elizabeth Robinson plays the
role of this devoted old women who is
at once pathetic and funny.
Tio Eusebio, the father of a lad who
wishes to marry Acacia, is an especial
ly good role which will be taken by
Virgil Mulkey. Joe Clark will play
Norbert, cousin of Acacia who also
wished to marry her at one time, but
who was frightened away by the step
father.
The cast includes a number of other
members of the Company, all exper
ienced players.
LADY’S UMBRELLA FOUND
“Found, lady’s umbrella, men’s gym,
call at janitor’s office,” reads a card
that has been placed in a conspicuous
place on the library bulletin board.
Some college wit has written across the
bottom of the card the words, “How
Come ” As yet, no one has attempted
to answer this difficult question. Upon
being questioned, the gym authorities
refused to give out any information,
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UNIVERSITY WILL
BE JOURNALISTS
MECCA! FRIDAY
More Than 100 Newspapermen
And Wives Expected to
Attend Conference
ACCEPTANCES COMING IN
Dedication of New Building
Slated as Signal Event
of Editors’ Conclave
Indications are that at least 125 will
be present at, the fifth annual news
paper conference to be held Friday and
Saturday at which time the new $40,000
journalism building will be dedicated.
Eighty-seven acceptances representing
editors, publishers, managers, wives of
newspaper men, and other workers in
the field, have already been received by
the school of journalism. It has been
the experience of those in charge that
in previous years from 25 to 50 per
cent of those in attendance do not
send in acceptances so that it is es
timated that the number present will
be well over 100.
Tho school of journalism is desirous
of having the cooperation of the stu
dent body in entertaining the guests
and of the individual students in wel
coming editors from their home towns
and showing them the usual courtesies
of the campus.
Building Has Offices
The new building, in which all the
meetings will be held include ten of
fices and class rooms on the main floor.
All the offices of the instructional staff
and the office of the Emerald editor
will be on this floor. Cabinets are be
ing made for the purpose of display
ing advertising posters, examples of
effective newspaper and magazine ad
vertisements, material showing the en
graving processes, and other similar
matter. Complete files of trade and class
publications will also be placed in cab
inets.
In connection with the conference
there will be meetings of the Oregon
Publishers Syndicate, Oregon members
of the Associated Press, and the Oregon
clients of the United Press.
Many Have Accepted
Those who have already signified
their intention of attending- the con
ference are:
Paul Cowles, Associated Press, San
Francisco, Edward F. Nelson, Associa
ted Press, Portland; L. C. McShane,
Hubbard Enterprise; George E. Knapp,
Aurora Observer; Arthur M. Geary,
Publishers’ Syndicate; Carle Abrams,
Salem Statesman; E. M. Reagan, Al
bany Herald; Bert Moses, ‘Sap and
Salt,’ and Mrs. Moses; Paul Kelty, Ore
gonian, and Mrs. Kelty; Elbert Bede.
Cottage Grove Sentinel; W. C. DePew,
Lebanon Criterion; Carl P. Cloud, Rid
dle Enterprise; Fred Lockley, Oregon
Journal.
E. B. Aldrich, Pendleton East Ore
gonian, and family; H. L. StClair, Mrs.
St. Clair and son; Ben R. Litfin, The
Dalles Chronicle; E. A. Koen, Dallas
Observer; C. J. McIntosh, O. A. C., and
Mrs. McIntosh; Robert W. Ruhl, Med
ford Mail-Tribune; Harry L. Kuck,
Pendleton Tribune; M. L. Spencer, U.
of Wash.
George II. Himes, Oregon Historical
Quarterly; Edgar McDaniel, North
Bend Harbor; George N. Angell, Ore
gon Farmer, and Mrs. Angell; Ralph
(Continued on page three.)
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March 21 Brings Spring Fever
and Deadly Onslaught of Exams
By Monte Byers
At 7:29 a. m., Pacifie Coast time, to
day, the little spirit of Spring slipped
in among us and set up the ridgepole
of his wigwam, from which he will send
out much propaganda on skipping af
ternoon classes and supplementing
them with a piggin ’ carnival or some
other sport.
Some four years ago the astronomers
of the Nautical Almanac bumped
heads and decided that this would be
the logical time of the day for kid
Spring to pull into the Pacific North
west. In their report they slung quite
a penfull about vernal equinoxes, celes
tial equators, heavenly bodies, circles,
constellations and several other things
which went over our head, but which we
decided must be in the rule-book on
seasons.
Anyway, we feel pretty sore at these
nautical birds for sending spring here
at just this particular time of the term.
Exams and spring fever are two incur
able diseases to be found in student
life. To cure one, means that the other
will make greater inroads on the men
tal and physical system.
Decide that you will go down to the
race and paddle the old canoe, or else
go out and bask in the warm, spring
sun, and you cure the fever of spring
and rest lazy joints and muscles, but
the disease of exams gets in its licks
and then the result is you succumb
to the ravages of flunk. Fo-sake the
spring fever for the delights of study
and you give up all hope of a good
time during the balmy spring days.
The almanac may know that spring
will be here at this specified time,
but we all knew that it was coming by
agc-oid signs. First of all there was
that lazy feeling which enveloped us
last week and which is an unmistak
able sign that the advance agents of
the spring show are here. Then the
tennis fans got to bustnig the pill
around the court and we knew Spring
must be on the road.
A sure sign that Spring was coming
was the sight of several new bonnets,
always a signal that the spring rains
are about due. Horseshoes and base
ball warned us.
Well it’s hero and we will have to
stand it for the next three months, so
let's grin and bear it and they say that
we are going to study hard and every
thing.