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J.ibrarv Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1923 NUMBER 122 help of men III THE NEAR EAST Assembly Speaker Describes Sufferings of People in Devastated Lands Y. M. C. A. RECEIVES PRAISE Efforts at Relief Pictured; Student Opportunity Is Pointed Out That the American nation is recogniz ing the needs of the people of the Near East and that it will do its utmost in assisting them to restore civilization, is the opinion expressed by Dr. Frank Ober, international secretary of the Y. M. C. A., who addressed the University students at the assembly in Villard hall yesterday. “There have been massacres and per secutions going on in those countries for years, but the worjd has become used to such things, and is hardened to. the suffering of the people,” said Mr. Ober. He declared that since the late war other nations have come to realize the awful catastroph in the countries of Asia Minor. "Vivid descriptions of the sufferings of the Armenian and Smyrnian refu-1 gees were given by the speaker. The ! Turks, he said, were killing these peo- j pie like sheep because it is a part of ! the Turkish religion to kill. The Ar-1 menians were given 30 days by the Turks to get out of Constantinople and other parts of the Turkish empire. “Ev ery road was filled with thousands of these people fleeing to the coasts of the Black and Mediterranean seas. They had little left after the war, and with what few belongings they might have, they went out over snow-covered moun tains, through blizzards, and over the roughest kinds of roads. Many perish ed, and many of the roads in those parts are strewn with the bones of the refugees who died while fleeing from the power of the Turks,” said Mr. Ober. American Workers Help American workers in these countries have done much to relieve the misery, according to Mr. Ober, and Y. M. C. A. workers have greatly assisted in tak ing these refugees to Greece. “Greece, overtaxed and herself in poverty-strick en conditions, has taken in a million of these refugees,” Mr. Ober said. The heroic efforts of the thousands of orphans in the devastated nations were cited by the speaker as evidence that these people are willing to do all they can to relieve the situation. “Thou sands of children between the ages of five and ten tramped 500 miles in the most distressing conditions of cold and hunger. Some went to the Holy Land, others went into Russia, accord ing to Mr. Ot>er. These orphans in the places where they finally obtained refuge, Mr. Ober said, are showing wonderful ability in working for their own support. “Give them flour and they make their own bread; give them the cotton and wool and they make their own clothing. Give them the leadership, and those 115,000 orphans will be trained and ready to restore their country,” Dr. Ober de clared. Colleges Have Opportunity American university and college stu dents have been offered a great oppor tunity in the way of sending teachers and leaders for the asylums, schools And hospitals of these Near East coun tries, Said Mr. Ober. There is also a chance for leaders in the business, (Continued on page four.) o OREGON EDITORS ARE WELCOMED President Gives Thanks for Past Assistance “The school of journalism has ! grown from one instructor and one | room ten years ago to a staff of five ! men and a twelve room building, | which we are dedicating today It i has approximately one hundred and seventy-five major students enrolled. “It has more than a hundred grad uates working on the press of the state and coast. This remarkable growth has' been mainly due to the energy and directing intelligence of one man. Dean Eric W. Allen. I am sure that you newspapermen and women who are our guests today will join with the faculty and students of the University in congratulating Dean Allen and wishing him many long years of ever increasing hapi ness and usefulness to the University and the state. “Your presence on this occasion ar gues an interest in the school of jour nalism which augurs well for its fu ture. Your encouragement and sup port has meant much in the past and will mean even more to the larger school of the future. “We want you to feel our deep ap preciation of all that you have done not only for the school of journalism, but for the University as a whole, and we hope to convince you while you are here that we feel ourselves honored, and strengthened in our courage by your presence on the cam pus as our guests. “If there is by accident, anything we are overlooking in our plans to entertain you, please pay the compli ment to our good intentions of telling us what it is. “We are delighted to have you here, and hope that you may not re gret your coming. “F. L. CAMPBELL.” SIX HUNDRED GIRLS IN GYM FEATURE TONIGHT Interclass Track Meet Part of Varied Program Six hundred girls will take part in the women’s gym exhibition which will start promptly at eight o’clock tonight. A grand march of all classes will be the first number on the program, fol lowed by a gymnastic drill by the soph* omores. The freshman classes in folk dancing, directed by Miss Lillian Stupp, will present “Gathering Peascods,” and “Sheppards Hey,” a Morris stick dance. A representative class composed of for ty girls of the individual gymnastics class will demonstrate all types of work done in this department. The sen ior majors are scheduled to give a dumb bell drill. Ninety freshman girls will work with their squad leaders in the physical efficiency tests. A team from each of the four freshman divi sions will play Oregon Pass Ball and Varsity Walk Relay in which each play ’er will take the part of some animal and -everything from a kangaroo to a crab will be present. The gymnastics drill by the junior majors will demon strate the most advanced type of gym work. The last number on the program, the interclass track meet, will include jumping, vaulting, rope climbing, and hand traveling. Twelve different kinds of apparatus work will be going on at the same time on the floor. Last year the junior class won the Hayward track cup, but according to Miss Waterman of the physical education department, all teams this year are so evenly match ed that the prospective winners can not yet be named. The judges for the exhibitions will be Miss Gladys Conklin of Eugene high schools, Miss Maude Lombarde of the -<3> (Continued on page four.) Stars of Literary Firmament on University Campus Today A new feature of the annual journal ism conference, beginning today on the University campus, is the presence of Oregon writers other than those who are strictly journalistic. The program to be given by those writers will be held in the Woman’s building( start ing at two o’clock. The general topic announced for the afternoon is The Art and Practice of Writing, but the four speakers are to be allowed a wide lati tude in their choice of some phase of writing on which they wish to speak. Mable Holmes Parsons, who is to make the introductory speech, will also present the work of two Portland girls whose poetry has attracted wide at tention. One of these young poets, Myrtle Furthen, was a Seed college freshman who died last year. Her work has created very favorable comment on the part of critics. The other poet is Hazle Hall, one of the best-known writers in the state, whose work ap pears in the Poetry journal and other national publications, and whose recent volume of poems, “Curtains,” has been widely commended. This volume of poems attracted special attention be cause of its unusual section entitled “Needle Work,” a theme entirely new and original as developed by Miss Hall, who is herself an invalid and whiles away the time with needlework of many kinds. Anne Shannon Monroe, another speaker on the program, well-known as a writer, is now working on her fourth novel, and has had three ser ials published in the Saturday Evening Post. She has done interesting work along many lines, having recently cov ered the whole United Statse writing up women judges. Mrs. Grace Torrey will also speak. Mrs. Torrey is a frequent campus visit (Continued on page four.) ANNUAL BANQUET HELD LAST NIGHT BH1 MEMBERS Students and Faculty Respond to Toasts; “Bon Voyage” Is Topic of Dean Fox OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Mary Clerin Is Named to Head Group for Ensuing Year; Visitor Gives Talk Mary Clerin of Portland was elected president of the Y. W. C. A. at the annual election of officers held yester day at the Y. W. bungalow. Other of ficers who were elected at that time were Helen Andrews of Eugene, vice president; Margaret Phillips of Port land, secretary; Katherine Watson of Chicago, treasurer; and Florence Buck of Eugene, undergradute representa tive. After the election, the sixth annual banquet was held at the Osburn hotel at which all sustaining members, exe cutive council and cabinet were invit ed. Miss LeLaine West, retiring pres ident of the Y. W., acted as toast mis tress, organizing the toasts into a ser ies of talks on the progress of the Y. W. C. A., and entitled “The Friend ly Road.” .“The Y. W. C. A. is known as the house of friendliness,” said Miss West in introducing the first speaker for the evening, Dean Fox, who had as her special topic “Bon Voyage.” “We are starting out the new year with a re newed enthusiasm.” said Dean Fox, “Your pleasures and joys will be many and it is hoped you will have clear weather and smooth seas on your jour ney.” Dean Wishes “Bon Voyage” Dean Fox recalled the leave-taking of the women students which occurred when she started on her trip to Europe last summer. “I give you back the greeting you gave me,” she said, “and wish you a ‘bon voyage’ as you start on your year’s work.” Mrs. George Bohler, president of the advisory board, then spoke on “Guide i Posts Along the Road.” “We, the ad j visory board, stand as proofs that some ' one has gone ahead and made it easier for you.” “As fellow travelers, we are hopeful for your future and are with you in everything you do even though we do not seem to be present at all times in person, we. are there in thoughts,” said Mrs. J. M. Walters of Eugene, who act ed as representative of the state asso | ciation. Emily Veazie, vice-president of the association, then talked on “Mileston es,” changes and advancements along the road, which have added to the effi ciency of the Y. W. C. A. “The big gest change we have made,” said Miss Veazie, “is the organization of all work into departments. In doing this the association has passed a most success ful milestone and is put on a basis for growing larger.” “The Road Ahead” Is Topic “There are roads of all sorts but all roads go ahead,” said Miss Collier, sec retary of the Y. W., in her toast on “The Road Ahead.” “As we look back for two or three years we may not see much of advancement, but in looking back 30 years, we see that our organiza tion has grown immensely. The Y. W. should see needs and fill those needs to the best of its ability.” As final speaker of the evening, Miss Elsie B. Heller, resident secretary for the Pacific coast region, had as her topic “Destinations.” We should make it our goal, Miss Heller said, to create a world in which none of humanity should suffer, while the rest of human ity looked on. We should weave into our desires, these great policies which are controlled by love. “That goal,” she said, “is the kingdom of God on Earth. The virulent disease today is economic struggle. We are concerned as women, with human lives, with the value of individuals.” CLASS RECITES IN SEDAN Fourth Year Spanish Students Kidnap Instructor and Go for Ride Spinning along in a Ford vehicle while conducting a class is the latest fad to seize the campus fancy. It came about this way: Yesterday five upper classmen, or to be exact the entire en rollment in the fourth year Spanish class, raced up to the doors of Oregon hall in a sedan belonging to one of the seniors in the class, kidnapped the instructor, Miss Rosalia Cuevas, and sped merrily on their way towards Goshen. “You didn’t have any class then?” an Emerald reporter asked one of the conspirators. “Oh, indeed yes,” she replied. “We all six had to chatter Spanish just as fast as we could." Editors from Many Parts of State on Campus Today — , New Journalism Building \o Be Formally Dedi cated This Morning at Eleven-Thirty Public Invited I Gathering from all parts of the state of Oregon, the editors of small and large town dailies and weeklies, trade journalists, advertising men and profes fessional writers will arrive on the cam pus today to attend the annual editorial convention of the University, which will be held today and tomorrow undor the auspices of the school of journal ism. The members of the State Edi torial association and others attending the convention will be accompanied by their wives and families in many cases. Dedication of the new Journalism building will take place at 11:30 this morning and the dedication address will be delivered by Elbert Bede, president of the State Editorial association. The prayer, written for the occasion by Walter T. Sumner, bishop of Oregon, is to be read by John W. Lethaby, of the Oregon Churchman. The public is in vited *to attend the ceremonies and all journalism majors are especially urged to be present for the dedication. Pre sentation of the copy desk to the school of journalism will be made in behalf of; the association by Claude Ingalls, of the Corvallis Gazote-Tiines. Kenneth Youel, editor of the Emerald, will ac cept the desk, one of the finest of its kind west of the Mississippi, in be half o: toe school of journalism. “We are expecting approximately one hundred and fifty guests in all,” said Dean Eric W. Allen of the school of journalism. “The building in which the department will be partly housed is sufficiently completed to allow the o meetings to bo held in the assembly hall and the editing room. The first day of the conference will be devoted to talks on the managing and editing of newspapers, and to the dedication of the new building in the presence of the state editors.” At the same time the new copy desk will be presented to the school by the editorial association and the editor of the Emerald will for mally accept the gift. Luncheon will be at the Anchorage, and the editorial banquet will be held at the Osburn ho tel in the evening.” The sessions of the present confer ence will be conducted partly by Lee Drake, president of the association, and partly by specially appointed chairmen. The annual election of the association will bo held before the close of the conference. Among the topics which will be discussed in the editors’ confer ence will be: “The Weekly,” “The Medium Sized Daily,” “Meeting Emer gencies,” which is characterized as the “Story of Some of the Pinch-Hitters Among the Oregon Newspapermen,” and “Newspaper Bespousibility.” Among the writers, Mrs. Mable Holmes Parsons will speak on “The Art and Practice of Writing.” Like wise Maryland Allen, Anno Shannon Monroe and Grace Torrey will speak on the same subject. The trade journal editors will speak on “The Part That the Producer Plays in Stabilizing Industry,” “The Trade (Continued on page four.) WOMAN'S LEAGUE HOLDS LAST MEETING OE TERM Proposal Made to Change Date of Annual Election At the last meeting of the term of Women’s League yesterday in Villard hall, an amendment to the constitution was proposed by LeLaine West, which, if passed, will change the date of Wom en’s League elections in the spring to the last Thursday in April, instead of the third Thursday in May. The reason for the change is that usually the elections conflict with Jun ior week-end, and it is impossible for a large number of girls to come out and vote, owing to responsibility connect ed with entertainment of guests. If the date is changed, elections for Wom en’s League will be held before Junior week-end, and also before student body elections, which will avoid any con flict whatsoever. Voting will be next Tuesday from ten o’clock until three, in the entrance to the library with Dor othy Cushman in charge. At the meeting an interesting pro gram was given, arranged by Mary Al exander. The stage was decorated by members of the freshman commission to represent a flower garden. Large sprays of spring blossoms were used, and enormous paper flowers, and were an excellent background for the musi cal and dancing numbers. Women’s League chorus appeared for the first time, in “The Gingerbread Man.” The chorus shows excellent progress, and under the leadership of Imogens Letcher, has developed rapid ly. Kate Pinneo gave a comical read ing, “A Japanese Tragedy.” “Taran tella,” a violin solo, was given by Al berta Potter. Mildred LeCompte, in butterfly costume, interpreted “The Butterfly” with a solo dance, accom panied by Mabel Turner on the piano, Helen Coplan, violinist, and Gwaldys Keeney, soloist. MAY OLD OREGON PLANS MADE Lane county members of the Univer sity graduating class of 1913 met re cently to discuss plans for the May number of Old Oregon which is to con tain material contributed entirely by them. The publication will be edited as usual by Grace Edgington, but will i be distinctly a ’13 issue and will ap- ; pear about May 1, according to Karl! Onthank, secretary to President Camp- j boll, who is one of the members of the class. There are about 13 members of this class in Lane county and the stor ies for Old Oregon are assigned among these graduates exclusively. KWAMA PLEDGES Kwama, sophomore honorary society for women, announces the pledging of Margaret Boyer, Maurine Buchanan, Ethel Campbell, Esther Church, Phyllis Coplan, Lucinda Dell, Anna DeWitt, Dorothy Dodge, Helen Gripper, Marian Hill, Katherine Lyons, Mabel Madden, Edna Murphy, Dorothy Myers, Virginia Owens, Elizabeth Raueh, Katharine Slade and Janet Wood. TRAGEDY OF BENAVENTE IS GUILD HALL TRIUMPH Illusion of Life Maintained by Spanish Author By Balph D. Casey “La Malquerida,” Benavente’s poig nant tragedy, was played by the Uni versity Company in Guild Hall last night with such skill that it is not too much to say that the production has rarely been equalled on the cam pus. The play is technically superb. But it is something more than expert construction. It throbs with human emotion. Sincerely and impersonally, like a dispassionate Fate the playwright moves his characters through the scene until the final, crushing blow that brings the third act to conclusion. But Raimunda, Esteban, Acacia, Faustino, Rubio and the others who live in the Spanish village, scene of the play, are not mere puppets. Bena vente maintains the illusion of life throughout. And the students who in terpret these characters rise splendid ly to the opportunity to limn the men and women created by the playwright. They are carried on by the play, and they themselves rise to standards of dramatic interpretation that set Uni versity stage work on new levels. To Charlotte Banfield, who plays the tragic role of Raimunda, the head of an old peasant family, must go the full est mede of praise. Raimunda suffers most. Tricked by a love that binds her to husband and daughter, she is helpless to save her house from dis honor, even death. Finally, she ends a victim to the mad desire of others. “Our feet are caught in some evil vine,” she exclaims when the full truth of her husband’s weakness is revealed. But there is no power to set things to rights. Esteban, Raimunda’s second husband j who is in love with his stepdaughter, J Acacia, is played by Darrell Larsen, j Larsen outdoes himself. His interpret ation bears the severest analysis with the greatest of credit to the player. Es-1 teban is no black-hearted, utterly soul less wretch. Benavente was too much of an artist to create any but a human personage. Esteban is weak, but he has good is him, too. Larsen plays the role to bring back this interpretation. It is a difficult part to sustain. His suc cess, particularly in the intense situa tions, marks a great advance in his art. Dorothy Hall is a capable Acacia. Her acting is in keeping with the som-! bre tone of the play. Joe Clark, who | has played the good-looking juvenile in j times past, is cast as Norbert, a suitor: of Acacia. Clark reacts adequately, to the part. In fact, there is no false I note in the entire interpretation and i the result reflects great credit on Prof. I Fergus Reddie, the producer/ Holmes Bugbee (Rubio), Virgil Mul-j key (Tio Eusebio), Katherine Watson | (Milagros), and Elizabeth Robinson (Juliana), ably support the principal characters, as do those in minor roles, (Continued on page three.) PHI PSI WILL GIVE SI OOHTO STUDENT Fraternity Is First of Men’s Living Organizations to Make Subscription PLAN FOLLOWED IS SIMPLE Small Amount Deposited, With Monthly Increase, Brings Sum in Ten Years Phi Kappa Psi fraternity late yes terday afternoon officially subscribed one thousand dollars toward the propos ed University Student Union building. This is the first subscription to the stu dent union among the mon’s living or ganizations, and is the third organiza tion on the campus to assist in the raising of finances for the future union building. Delta Gamma, national wom en’s fraternity, was the first organiza tion to subscribe, and Hammer and Cof fin, national comic honorary organiza tion, was second. In a statement made to the Emerald yesterday, Harry Ellis, president of the Phi Kappa Psi house, said, “After a thorough examination the plan was found to be so surprisingly simple and sound that any group could handle the proposition easily without incurring any added expense to individuals. It is our hope that other fraternities will make investigation and find it possible to contribute so that the student union building will be a reality instead of a possibility.” Plan Is Simple One The plan used in raising funds for the donation is Bimple. Five dollars per month is deposited with the Union Savings and Loan association of Port land and this sum immediately begins to draw interest at eight per cent com pounded semi-annually. Payments are continued for eight years. At the end of this time, the monthly installments are discontinued. In a little over ten years the interest that is compounded on the amount on deposit brings the total of $1000. During this entire per iod, the actual cost to the chapter itself is only $500—the money doubling it self during the period. The fraternity with a membership of 37 men makes the cost per capita 13 1-2 cents per month. scheme is commended Karl Onthank expressed his apprecia tion of the gift and commended the plan. “This plan,” he said, “has been used by individuals in the gift cam paign, but so far as I know no organiza tions have considered it. It is worthy of the consideration of every organiza tion on the campus, and should start a general movement in behalf of the student union building.” MISSOURI DEAN WIRES BEST WISHES TO ALLEN Congratulations Received from Friend, on Dedication Eve of Building for Journalism School “Congratulations upon your new building. May it be a lighthouse for guidance unto the best journalism, and may the added usefulness of a larger public service be permitted thereby to you, your faculty, and your students.” This is the telegram received yesterday by Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, from Walter Williams, dean of the University of Missouri school of journalism, recognized as one of the best in the United States. Dean Williams, who is a pioneer in the teaching of journalism in colleges and universities, was one of the first deans of schools of journalism in this country to have a special building for his courses, the model structure on the campus of the University of Missouri, located at Columbia. Dean Allen, who is a personal friend of Dean Williams, was warm in his praise of the Missouri dean. “Mr. Williams is a kindly and grand old man,” said Dean Allen in referring to the telegram, received on the eve of the dedication of the University of Ore gon’s new journalism structure, proba bly the best of its kind west of Mis souri. PARTY TO CRUISE SPANISH MAIN Dean Wellington Taylor of. the grad uate school of business administration of New York University will head a* expedition that will spend the summer cruising the Spanish Main, noO in search of golden doubloons and pieces of eight but of nuggets of knowledge. The party, which will be largely com posed of studonts, will sail on The Pan tores, of the Great White Fleet of the United Fruit company steamers. Be cause of superior educatioual advant ages the trip will carry from two to four credits toward a college degree.