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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.)
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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
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(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
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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.