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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923 NTTMRER 19.3 NEWJOUHLISr HOME DEDICATED BY STItTE EDITORS Oregon Newspapermen Discuss Problems of Profession in Opening Session COPY DESK IS PRESENTED Class and Trade Organization Elects Stephen Hart First President of Group Formal dedication of the new jour nalism structure, presentation of the copy-desk donated to the school of jour nalism by the State Editorial associa tion, reading of papers, and profession al discussion occupied members of the conference in the session yesterday. Approximately 70 members of the as sociation were on the campus yesterday and others will arrive today. More attended the first day of the annual meeting this year than ever before. Elbert Bede, president of the State Editorial association, in his dedication address said the progress of the school of journalism at the University of Oregon was co-incident with the pro gress of up-state papers. “It is fitting that those who will soon take our places should have this building dedicated to their use,” he said. Copy Desk Presented In presenting the copy desk to the school on behalf of the editors of the state, Claude E. Ingalls of the Corval lis Gazette-Times, related tales of the days when schools of journalism were considered “fads” and editors boasted of their education in the school of ex perience. Kenneth Youel, editor of the Emer ald, accepted the gift in behalf of the students of journalism. “How we tried to attain the perfect arrangement in fitting up our new shop,” was discussed by Henry Fowler, Bend Bulletin, which has just moved into new quarters planned and equip ped with definite thought and pains for economy and efficiency. Going into detail he showed with the aid of a care fully drawn layout the advantages of so arranging the office, departments and machinery to save steps for every body. E. F. Nelson, Portland correspondent of the Associated Press, read a paper on “Meeting Emergencies,” in which he said that “newspaper men, more than any other class of men, are train ed to meet emergencies.” He told the editors how the journalists handled the unexpected Astoria fire and the Kelso bridge disaster. Editorials Bank Third That rural stories of various kinds are the hope of the country weekly, was brought out very forcibly in a pa per by George Angell of the Oregon Farmer. Dean M. Lyle Spencer, school of journalism, University of Washing ton, opened the discussion on editorial writing. It is his opinion that editor ials have been reduced in importance till they now take third place in a paper. Edgar B. Piper, editor of the Oregonian, in the discussion defined an ideal editor as one who is honest, in telligent, earnest and interesting in his writing. E. B. Aldrich, editor of the Pendleton East Oregonian, read a paper on “The correct line between acceptable contri buted matter and ‘publicity’ that should be excluded.” Much of the contributed material is assigned to the waste basket, he said, speaking of his policy. So much of it is not timely or is intend jd to spread some kind of free advertising or propaganda. In his paper on “How we keep up a circulation bigger than the population of our town,” Bert G. Bates, Eoseburg News-Review, told how they had solv ed the problem in Eoseburg by consoli (Continued on page four.) DAILY TO MOVE INTO NEW HOME Emerald Scribes to Use New Copy-desk Today As an appropriate dedication for their new home, journalism majors have decided to take over the regular Sun day Emerald and work it into a special edition. The Emerald today will move into its new quarters on the first floor of the journalism structure and this af ternoon for the first time copy will be read on the new desk presented to the school of journalism by the State Editorial association. This edition of the Emerald, which will make its appearance on the campus at the regular time Sunday morning, will be supervised by Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men’s and wom en ’s national journalism fraternities. As a special feature, it is planned to have alumni members of the school of journalism now on the campus contri bute articles, and it is probable that some former Emerald editor will be asked to take charge of the paper for the day. Seniors in the department who have been out of harness during their upperclassmen years have been notified they will be permitted to read copy on the new desk. Although not definitely decided, it is likely the front-page make-up of the Emerald will be radically altered. This will be the last edition of the campus daily for this term. DO-NUT SWIMMING IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY University Mermen to Vie for Honors in Pool of Woman’s Building; Crack Men in Events This afternoon at 3 o’clock the do nut swimming meet will be held in the pool of the Woman’s building. The list of entries shows that the pick of the University’s swimming talent will try for places. Gerald Barnes asks that all the men who have their own suits bring them. Otherwise suits will be supplied. Due to the limited seating capacity at the pool, those in charge of the meet are advising all interested to come early. Admission is free. The list of events and entries is as follows: 160 yard relay—heat 1: Bachelordon, Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Pi; heat 2: Sigma Alpha Ep silon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu. Fancy dive—Angell, Fairbanks, Good ell, McCabe, McKinney, Richmond, P. Stoddard. Forty yard preliminaries—heat 1: Hus ton, Horton, Mauthe, Rutherford; heat 2: DuPaul, Martin, Rivenburg, Tuck; heat 3: Miller, Hockett, L. Palmer, McCabe. 100 yard breast stroke—heat 1: Dye, Dahl, Spear, Peek; heat 2: Sinclair, Buchanan, Littlefield. 220 yard—heat 1: Kays, Bryson, Shum way, Mauthe; heat 2: Horsfall, Page, Yoran, Herron. First plunge—Bryant, Gardner, Goch nour, Horton, Martin, J. Palmer, Peak, Sonnichson, E. Stoddard, Trow bridge, Wiswall. 40 yard finals— Second plunge— 60 yard back stroke—heat 1: Yoran, Miller, Tuck, L. Palmer; heat 2: Bry son, Bryan, Rutherford, Saunders; heat 3: Gardner, Burton. 100 yard—heat 1: DuPaul, Sinclair, Rutherford, P. Stoddard; heat 2: Horsfall, Hockett, Miller, L. Palmer. EXTENSION DIVISION IS BUSY The coming spring vacation means nothing to the lives of the extension division of the University, The cor respondence and work in the slide div ision as well as the other departments goes on whether there is a University vacation or not. Daily orders for slides have to be filled and student papers have to be corrected in the correspon dence division which keeps all mem bers of the division busy. SHELDON GIVES TALK Dean Sheldon of the school of educa tion spoke before the University high school assembly yesterday on Samuel Chapman Armstrong, the great Ameri can soldier and educator. Virginia Leaf and Havanas Will Be Feature of Smoker April 14 The committee appointed to make ar rangements for the annual men’s smok er, to be held in the Eugene armory on April 14—the same night on which the University girls are to hold their April frolic—has announced that all plans have materialized and that the smoker this year is going to be “one glorious masculine blowout.” A program has been definitely arranged and it is un derstood that the evening will be a snappy one. Also, the evening is going to be a smoky one, for there will be bales of Virginia’s best leaf and barrels of Hav ana cheroots, according to members of the committee. The smoker will start at 7:45. Professional wrestlers and boxers will probably be matched for the en tertainment of the dateless men of the University on this night. Several of the men’s organizations are arranging short acts, and several individuals prominent on the campus because of their terpsichorean, magical, or dram atic proclivities will appear on the ar mory stage. Anyone desiring a place on this program is requested to get in touch with Claude Robinson at 841. Most of the acts will be musical or bur lesque, of the vaudeville type. Several of the best campus orchestras will be on hand to play between the acts. The finale of the evening will be the distribution of an abundance of “eats.” ARCHITECTURE AND IDT STUDENTS WIN PRAISE OF JUDGES ! Term Jury-Day Prizes Decided by Whitehouse, Holford, and Mrs. Ramberg BUILDINGS ARE PROBLEM Senior High School Edifice Is Designed; T. Phillips Gets First Mention Awards in the school of architecture and allied arts were made yesterday at the jury day for the term. The exhibi tion is still open to visitors, and includ es architectural problems, life drawings, oils and water colors, sculpture and de sign. The architectural jury included two Portland architects, Morris Whitehouse, and W. G. Halford, partner of Dean Ellis F. Lawrence in their firm. Mrs. Lucy Bamberg, the Portland portrait painter assisted the art faculty in the judging. The architectural problems of the school houses were done with the view of competition for the prizes offered by John J. Donovan, a school architect of Oakland, California,—$50 and $25 for the senior problem, $30 and $20 for the juniors, and a special prize of a copy of Donovan’s book on school ar chitecture for the sophomore problem of a rural school. In addition to these priz es, a copy of the book will also be given to the prize-winners of the upper class es. Mr. Donovan had expected to be here to assist in the judging and award his prizes, but was unable to do so. The problems will have to be sent to him for his decision. Phillips Gets First Mention Awards were as follows: Architecture: Senior high school— first mention: Truman Phillips, Bichard Sundeleaf, Jesse Green, Sydney Hay slip, Charles Wilson, and James Brad way; second: Lute Jensen, George York, Guy Koepp, and George Wolff. Elementary school (junior problem) —first mention: Arnold Southwell, C. H. Irwin, F. T. Lau; second mention: Fred Junken, J. P. Haynes. Bural school (sophomore problem) — first mention: L. T. Terrill, Bichard Carruthers, Harold Wagner, Frank Dor man; second mention: Katherine Ash mead, Leonard Bacon; mention: Edgar Bohlman. Tunnel entrance—first mention: Bieh ard Sundeleaf, Jesse Green; second mention: Truman Phillips; mentions: Sydney Hayslip, Guy Koepp, George Wolff. Domestic architecture—first mention: Arnold Southwell; second: J. P. Haynes, Fred Junken. Comntons room—first mention: F. T. Lau, Arnold Southwell, C. II. Irwin; mentions: J. P. Haynes, Fred Junken. Doorways—second mention: Virginia Keeney, David Baird; mentions: Lea MacPike, Albert E. Stein, Bolf Klep. Snow First in ScWpture Sculpture awards: Studies from the model in relief and the round—first mention: Claude Snow (round). Mrs. Mary Fairfowl (round), and Margaret Livesly (relief); second mention: Merle Boswell (round), Char les Spellman (round), and Gladys Smith (relief). Origional composition—first mntion: Margaret Skavlan, Beatrice Towers. Portrait studies—first mention: Be atrice Towers (round), Mildred Heff ron, Mrs. E. Ware, Mrs. Ethel Moore (all relief); second mention: Manuel Souza. Oil and water color: First mention: Mrs. E. Hodge, Myrtle Joyner, Mabel Johnson; second men tion: Gail Winchell, Glenn McGonegal, Florence Moorhead.' Sketch class—first mention: Mrs. L. Kellog; second mention: Glenn McGon egal; mention: Lester Chaffee. ureen receives First Life class — first mention: Jesse Green; second mention: Mable Johnson; third mention: Florence Moorhead. Cast drawing—first mention: Alma Kraus; second mention: Francis Karsh - ner; third mention: Fred Junker. Lettering—first mention: Paul Kraus se; second mention: Evelyn Young; third mention: Glenn McGonegal. Decorative design—first mention: Mrs. E. Ware (two), John Snook, Mar jorie Hazard, Inez Fairchild; second mention: Freda Eunes, Marjorie Haz ard, John Snook, Irene Burton. Color theory—first mention: Virginia Keeney; second mention: Mrs. E. Ware; third mention: Mrs. L. Kellog. Design problem in stitchery—first mention: Marion Hill; second mention: Merle Boswell; third mention: Helen Darling; mention: Harriet Veazie, Francis DuBois, Helen Gripper, Mrs. Pearce, Marion Day. Sophomore design: (1) cover for “House Beautiful”—first mention: Le (Oontinued on page three.) Writers Noted in America Speak to Oregon Students Anne Shannon Monroe Tells of Experiences in Breaking Into Game; One Authoress Believes Ability Potential "X do believe that almost everybody can write. They just have to find the hidden spring,” said Mrs. Mabel Holm es Parsons in the writers ’ section of the editors’ conference in the Woman’s building yesterday afternoon. Writing means good will and good fellowship, she said. Mrs. Parsons believes intense fellow ship in the writing craft is due to the fact that writers are so interested in their work. Mrs. Parsons extended the regrets of Miss Hazel Hall, well known in poetry writing, and read a number of Miss Hall’s poems, among which were “Two Girls,” “Hunger,” one of the main poems in The Walk ers, a second volume of Miss Hall’s poems now being published. Earl C. Brownlee of the Oregon Daily Journal represented Mrs. Maryland Al len, who was unable to attend the con ference because of illness. Mr. Brown lee read a character sketch of Mrs. Allen that he had written for the Jour nal. “This is a commercial age. Writing is a business and nothing is more ex hilerating to a write^ than to know his own production has been commercial ized,” said Mrs. Grace Torrey, wife of Dr. Harry Beal Torrey of the zoology department, well-known writer for the Saturday Evening Post who talked on the business side of writing. Mrs. Tor rey developed the subject in a humor ous way. She said the essentials of writing was to have words and ideas and to be able to combine the two. In writing one must be able to increase the output and to raise the price. Ele ments of chance and competition enter into writing the same as in any other business. Mrs. Torrey compared writing to a hand-made oriental rug which an in o died about a year ago. The Furthen po ems are well written and full of life, Mrs. Parsons said. Other writers who are guests of the University include Mrs. Viola Price dividual has spent his lifetime in mak ing. Factories cannot make rugs exact ly like the origional hand made because the maker has put his life, his religion, his beliefs and the religion of his ..peo ple in it and these cannot be commer cialized. A writer must have a pro found knowledge of the human race. Ho must be able to descriminate the sig nificant with touches of undying wit which will stand the test of ages, she declared. An extremely interesting talk was that of Anne Shannon Monroe in which she told of her experiences as a writer. “I broke into the game with a book,” she said. “I didn’t bother with facts. I just wrote. I didn’t cramp my style,” and she told of how she took her ‘book of the ages’ to Chicago where it was accepted by Rand, McNally, publishers. “You are not in the game when you publish a book. It only means the first jump,” she said. She told her experi ence and the difficulty with which she met in getting a job on the Chicago pa pers. “You can do anything but write poetry if you have words and ideas. You can always create a new department if you have an idea,” she continued enthu siastically. “Don’t ever let any mortal discourage you.” Editors want life, ex perience and an insight into things, Miss Monroe declared. “Get something fresh and full of life and your publish er will be waiting,” she declared. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Parsons read two poems of Myrtle Fur then, a young Portland writer who (Continued on page three.) -- OF UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS Spring Vacation Will Be Spent in Tedious Toil When the two-thousand-odd students of the University scatter next Friday to catch the last outbound special for home and while they are becoming shop-worn in the annual spring hunt for millinery and various other forms of apparel or are frolicking among the buttercups on the farm, or toiling to get the where-with-all to return, the staff of the University will be rolling up its sleeves for an intensive week of office, work. To the ears of the presi dent, the professors and all the powers that-be “spring vacation” sounds a false note. For the members of the faculty it is a week of frantic paper-correcting. Carlton Spencer, registrar, spends it “hounding” professors for elusive grades. In Dean Dyment’s office his secretary, Mrs. Clara Fitch, has the doubtful vacation pastime of regulating the schedule of classes for the spring term and limiting the number of class es which shall occupy one room at one time to one. President Campbell plans to spend his “vacation” in outlining the work of the gift campaign for the next few months and in conferring with members of the convention of chamber of commerce secretaries of the state, who will meet on the campus during the week of April 2 to 7. His engagements will keep him on the campus all of the time, he says. Even the University Press may ex pect no rest when the Emerald ceases publication for two weeks, since the printing for the other departments of the University will begin immediately and will keep the machines running full time. At the end of this period the press will turn out its masterpiece—the “scandal sheet,” which greets every student returning with an otherwise light heart. Thus, spring vacation for the offi cials and office force of the University. U. H. S. SCHEDULES GAMES Baseball games with the Willamette valley high schools are now being scheduled by the University high school. Already two games with Spring field have been arranged, one to be played in Springfield on May 11, and one on the local diamond May 29. Ten tative games with the Cottage Grove, Corvallis and Hendricks high schools are being arranged, but definite dates have not yet been decided on. WILLIAMS WILL SPEAK “Vitamines” is the subject of a talk which Prof. B. J. Williams of the Uni versity chemistry department will give at Mt. Angel college at Mt. Angel, to day. FIVE WOMEN DEBATERS TO MEET WASHINGTON Team Picked by Tryout for Contest, April 24 As a result of the women’s debate tryouts held Tuesday and Thursday nights, May Fenno, Margaret Woodson, Mildred Bateman, Eugenia Strickland, and Edna Largent were selected as the debaters to make up the teams which will meet the University of Washing ton on April 24. From these five, at a later date two will be chosen for the affirmative team and two for the neg ative. One will also be chosen as an alternate.1 Faculty members who acted as judges at the tryouts were Prof. C. L. Kelly of the school of business administration, Prof. M. K. Cameron of the economics department, Prof. Dan Clark of the extension division and Ralph Hoeber of the economics depart ment. The question to be debated between the two universities is “Resolved, That the Federal government should enact a constitutional amendment giving Congress the power to regulate marri age and divorce.” During the spring vacation most of the girls will remain on'the campus to work up their arguments. The Oregon negative team will go to Seattle and the Washington negative team will come to Eugene. Miss Bateman, Miss Strickland, and Miss Woodson are serving their first year in varsity work. Both Miss Fen no and Miss Largent have participated before on the varsity team. Other forensic activities scheduled for the spring term include the Peace oratorical contest to bo held at Salem April 19, the women’s debate on May 16 with the University of California, and the Failing-Beekman orations to be given some time near commencement week. The Northwest oratorical contest will also be held some time in the spring; tryouts for it will be held the first of May. EX-STUDENT IN PARTY Mable Byrd, ex-Oregon student, was a visitor on the campus this week, as a member of the party with Dr. W. E. B. DuBois. Miss Byrd attended the University for three years, having left here in 1920 to go to the University of Washington where she graduated in 1921. She is now secretary of the Phyl lis Wheatley branch of the Portland Y. W. C. A. SHELDON DEFENDS LIBERALISM At a recent meeting of the Social Science club, Dean Sheldon spoke on the subject, “Alleged Bankruptcy of Political Liberalism.” George Santa vana, formerly professor of philosophy at Harvard university, has attacked po litical liberalism. Dean Sheldon’s pa per was a defense of it. OREGON SCHOOL OF LOW PRAISED BUT. OJ'BRIDE Supreme Court Commends Work of Graduates, Says Veteran Justice EARLY HISTORY IS RELATED Pioneer Practice Is Described; Gratitude is Expressed to J. W. Johnson Recommendation for the University school of law from the supreme court of the state of Oregon was expressed yesterday morning when Chief Justice Thomas A. McBride addressed the stu dents of the law school. Chief Justice McBride is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, of judges in the state of Ore gon, having been admitted to the bar 53 years ago. In his talk to the law school he described early days in the practice of law. He mentioned with appreciation the work of John Wesley Johnson, former president of the Uni versity. “This being my first experience in addressing the students and professors of the Oregon state University,” said Chief Justice McBride, “I am reminded of the great debt of gratitude that I owe to one of its earliest presidents, Prof. John W. Johnson, who was pres ident of McMinnville College, now Lin field College, when I was a student at that institution. For three years we roomed and boarded together in a pleas ant intimacy which was immensely prof itable to me in many ways. He was a great educator; a man of immense pa tience with a conscientious student and with no tolerance for an idler or a blockhead.” Pioneers’ Work Recounted Chief Justice McBride started with his talk from the very early judges in 1841, who were then under the pro visional government, to the judges of the present time and told of the differ ent things that had been accomplished by these men, and of their characteris tics and of the friendships he had en joyed with them. He also spoke about the early difficulties of a young law yer when he was admitted to the bar in 1870. Judge McBride said that the court of which he was a member has noted the improvement and the progress the school of law of the University has made in the last few years. He said that it was no longer necessary for stu dents of the profession to go beyond the boundaries of the state to obtain the best advantages for the pursuit of their studies, and that this Bchool is helping to make certificates of admis sion to the bar mean something. “The diploma issued from this institution has become at least prima facie proof of qualification, and when this is supple mented by the report of the committee of bar examiners wp feel that we can with confidence certify that we have not only admitted an applicant to prac tice at our bar but in addition have introduced to the public a genuine, qual ified lawyer,” sa,id Judge McBride. Law Useful Service In conclusion Chief Justice McBride said, “At this University have gather ed the brightest of the young men of our state to lay the foundation for use ful service as lawyers, and my last words to them will be: Be true to the ideals of your profession; true to your brethren, and true to the Court.” Although Chief Justice McBride is a grey-haired man, old in years per haps, he still seems young with his ever ready smile that seems to brighten his entire face and he is blessed with a keen sense of humor. NEW TREASURER IS NAMED Thelma Kimberling Elected to Oregon Club Office to Fill Vacancy Thelma Kimberling has been elcted treasurer of the girls’ Oregon club to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of Harriet Hudson. There are 32 active members in the organization and participation has been taken in the various do-nut sports and contests for the past two years. This term the Oregon club basketball team playod in the final game against Hendricks hall and the debate team won the Zeta Kappa Psi cup for doughnut debate series last year. Plans are being mado for an enter tainment and movie party the first Monday evening in April for girls who will spend the spring vacation in Eu gene. Officers for the club for the past three years respectively have been as follows: president, Glenn Frank, Helen Addison, Dorothy Cushman; secretary, Helen Addison, Eva Aman, Frances Douglass; treasurer, Jean McKenzie, Dorothy Cushman, and Thelma Kim berling.