Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXIV.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1923
NUMBER 143
ZIMMERMAN STILL
SOLE ASPIRANT IN
PRESIDENT'S RACE
Five More Candidates For
Minor Offices Announce;
Two For Junior Man
BAKER OUT FOR YELL KING
Kate Pioneo Submits Name
For Senior Woman On
Executive Council
Is Zimmerman to step into the presi
X dency of the student body without a
contest? If not, who is the dark
horse? Not for years has the presi
dent ’s job gone without a struggle.
From all indications the other pros
pects have been either playing their
cards toward a last minute campaign,
or they have decided not to run.
Nominations are tomorrow, but due
to the fact that there are several can
didates in the field for almost all of
the offices and aspirants for every po
sition no final rush of announcements
is expected. Last year at this time
there wer^ three candidates out for
presidency. Although nominations are
sometimes made without previous an
nouncement it is not probable that
very many new candidates will make
themselves known Thursday morning.
Various Positions Sought
Announcements made yesterday
were: senior woman executive council,
Kate Pinneo; yell leader, Ted Baker;
junior woman student council, Margaret
McCabe; junior man student council,
Milton Brown, Thomas Crosthwait.
Kate Pinneo is the first to announce
for the position of senior woman on the
executive council. She is now presi
dent of Pan Hellenic, and is in the Uni
versity Company. She is a member of
Mask and Buskin and Chi Omega.
Ted Baker, who is in the race for
yell leader, has acted as assistant yell
leader during the past year. He is a
junior in the University and has been
on the cast of the student body play
three years. He has been identified
with dramatics through Mask and
Buskin, of which he is a member. He
acted as manager of the Mask and
Buskin play this year and is now man
aging the Varsity Vanities. He has
been active in the Oregon Knights and
is a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
Marguerite McCabe Enters
The contest for junior woman on the
student council has been enlivened by
the entrance of Marguerite McCabe.
She is a member of Tre Nu, Thespian,
and Delta Delta Delta. She was presi
dent of Woman’s League during a sum
mer session.
The list of aspirants for the position
of junior man on the student council
has been lengthened by the addition of
the names of Milton Brown and Thom
as Crosthwait. Milton Brown is at
present manager of the Lemon Punch.
He is a member of Hammer and Coffin.
Thomas Crosthwait has served with
the Oregon Knights and on the staff
of the Emerald. He was reporter and
then night editor on the daily. He is
in the University Company and was one
of the members of the champion dough
nut debate team in 1921. He is a mem
ber of Chi Psi.
STUDENT BREAKS ANKLE
Irene Compton, a senior in the school
of education, suffered a broken bone
above her ankle Monday night when
playing in a basball game between Chi
Omega and the Alpha Delta Pi. Miss
Compton, a member of the latter team,
was running to first base when the ac
cident occurred. Although at the pres
ent time Miss Compton is confined to
her home, she expects to attend classes
as soon as she is able to be around on
crutches.
GREEK STUDENTS
ARE SEEKING AID
Incomes of Those in
Paris Exhausted
From the Etudiants Hellenes de Paris
(Greek students of Paris) comes a very
appealing letter to the president of the
University of Oregon. It ^s their wish
that the students of the University be
come aquainted with the conditions
under which they are endeavoring to
gain an education.
Owing to the late events in Asia
Minor and to the sad catastrophe in
Smyrna, more than 40 Greek students
are now in Paris without any pecuniary
resource but with the strong desire to
continue their studies.
These students, sad and innocent vic
tims of the Great War, are now ap
pealing to the sentiments of fraternity
which unite the students of all civiliz
ed countries and are asking them to
come to their aid and contribute so that
in the future, men of superior instruc
tion will owe them true and sincere gra
titude for having helped them to con
tinue their studies.
PI BETA PHI ADDS SI 000
TO STUDENT UNION FUND
Sorority Is Sixth of Women’s
Houses To Subscribe
Pi; Beta Phi members joined !the
ranks of the pioneers among the fra
\ ternities on the campus yesterday when
they announced their decision to take
out a $1000 savings policy in favor of
the future Student Union for the Uni
versity. This brings the number of
groups on the campus, who have sub
scribed to the Student Union Fund,
up to nine, six of the nine being wo
men ’s houses, two men’s, and one, a
campus honorary group. The list of
these organizations includes Delta Gam
ma, Hammer and Coffin, Phi Kappa
Psi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi, Kappa
Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Pi, Alpha Chi
Omega and Pi Beta Phi.
It is the hope of the ten-million-dol
lar campaign officials that the Stu
dent Union for the University may be
erected by means of gifts from campus
organizations in the form of endow
ment policies similar to those taken
out by the above houses, and that all
36 of the campus organizations will be
able to subscribe $1000. This would
eventually bring $36,000 to the fund
and this amount in addition to the pos
sible $37,000 which will be assured if
each of the members of the senior class
this year pledges the proposed gift of
ten dollars for ten years, or one hun
dred dollars each, will practically put
up the building, according to Lamar
Tooze, who is actively engaged in the
work of promoting the Student Union
endowment plan among the students
of the University.
It is hoped that a number of groups
will add their subscriptions to the list
begun by these nine pioneer fraternities
in the enterprise before the end of the
present term as the ten year term al
lowed on all the investments considered
by these houses will expire at the same
time and the earlier the policies are
taken out the sooner they will mature
and the Student Union become a real
ity.
Members of Pi Beta Pht at .the Uni
versity who are sharing in this gift
are: Virginia Pearson, Margaret Win
bigler, Bernice Altstock, Mildred
Brown, Dorothy Byler, Marvel Skeels,
Ruth Fowler, Elizabeth Stevenson,
Marjorie Stauffer, Eleanor Coleman,
Dorothy Ostrander, Luella Hausler,
Emmy Lou Douglas, Delight Verdenius,
Helen Ball, Evangeline Foster, Doro
thy Eakin, Priscilla Eakin, Lucile Doug
las, Norrine Weaver, Katherine Wat
son, Elizabeth Anderson? Janet Wood,
Mildred Coleman, Eloise Prudhomme,
Nan La Roche, Helen Smith, LaVelle
Healey, Florette Janelle, Catherine
Lyon and Mabe^-Madden.
Strawberry Shortcakes Cause
Of Many College Engagements
By W. S.
“The date for the marriage haa not
yet been set.”
The columns of the Emerald have been
crowded the last few weeks with an
nouncements of the engagements of a
large number of thg students of this
University. These young people by
plighting their troth have signified their
intention of giving up the dubious advan
tages of single blessedness and taking
upon themselves the trials and tribula
tions of marital happiness. The homing
instinct is stirring within their breasts,
and they catch faint strains of Aeolian
music from the shrine of Hymen. These
happy couples, thrilled and awed by the
many mysteries of life have cast their
lots together, haved vowed eternal fidel
itv and stand ready to cherish and
shield their loved ones from the merci
less storms that beset the voyage of life.
A meritorious ambition, a highly com
mendable and very beautiful ambition,
that these young people should be will
ing to cast aside their silken, shining
mantles of youth, and wrap themselves
in the drab cloaks of matrimony.
But unfortunately there are some so
narrow and so cruel as to/ say that this
display of altruism on the part of the
young men in question is merely due to
faulty diagnosis. That the pain which
the young men attribute to the pangs of
Cupid’s dart is in reality due to an over
indulgence in strawberry short-cake and
the other sweets of which youth is prone
to partake too freely. And they say
that the young men instead of curing
their heart-burn with a pinch of soda,
dissolved in a glass of water, attempt to
alleviate this agony by fastening their
, (Continued on page three.)
VARSITY VANITIES
FULL OF ORIGINAL
COLORFUL STUNTS
Musical Score For Headliner
Written By Co-ed; Chorus
Has Premier Talent
VAUDEVILLE HAS TEN ACTS
Identity Of “Campus Jester,”
Who Appears Again Today
Is To Be Revealed
By Art Budd
Campus music and dramatic critics
and just plain show fans who have seen
the Varsity Vanities rehearsals declare
that the production should have the
sub-title of “Out of the Dark.” The
reason given is that the Vanities has
brought out so much hitherto unknown
talent in the way of dancers, singers,
music writers and directors.
Practically every one of the ten acts
which will be presented Thursday night,
contains entirely original ideas and
music which has been produced by Ore
gon students. Imogene Letcher’s songs'
for the musical comedy “Mummy'
Mine,” the headline act of the show,
have already scored a big hit on the
campus, and a downtown musician with
professional connections is said to be
seeking them for publication. The cos
tuming for this act is elaborate and col
orful and the vocal work of Catherine
Lyon and Frank Wright, as the prin
cipals promises to furnish one of the
most delightful parts of the program.
The chorus work has been prepared so
carefully that it has been characterized
as “semi-professional” by those who
specialize in this type of dramatic
work.
Wright and Lyon Star
Mr. Wright and Miss Lyon are sup
ported by a cast made up of Wayne
Akers, Florence Garrett, Frances Hay
burn, Marvel Skeels, Marion Linn, Moe
Sax and Bob Mautz. The chorus is
composed of Katherine Jane Seel,
Gladys Noren, Frances Cornell, Jul
ienne Hefflefinger, Mary Brandt, Mar
jorie Hazard, Josephine Ulrich, Joseph
ine Evans, Marion Hill, Marie Meyers,
Mildred Marsh, Marjorie Baird, Fran
ces Karshner, Helena Pittelkau, Zelma
Arrasmith* Joy Johnson, Curtis Phil
lips, Bussel Brown, Wilbur Phillips,
Lyle Palmer and Aubrey Furry.
A couple of well known Oregon girls
appearing on the program as Tina Kul
lunki and Jalmer Poyski, have worked
up a number of “wicked” slams on
prominent campus characters and the
manager of the act promises a bushel
of laughs at the expense of those w^io
are featured. It is rumored that Moe
Sax is one of those who are due for a
gentle poke on the part of the “Fin
nish Finish” pair.
Something entirely new in the way
of campus dramatic effort is the “At
lanta Victorious!” act number one on
the program. Miss Lillian Stupp is the
creator of the act, which is featured
by Mildred Le Qompte’s dance, a well
worked out creation. Wilma Chattin,
Adah Harkness, Harriett Howells, Ce
cil Johnson, Dorothy McKee, Nellie
Rowland and Harriet Veazie, make up
the cast of “Atlanta Victorious,” which
is known as an “athletic (not aesthe
tic) dancing act.”
Grand Opera Travestied
“A grand opera in three operations”
is the way the program describes “Ma
dame Butterscotch,” a take-o'if on
“Madame Butterfly.” Buth Akers and
Alfred Meyers carry out the idea of
Ted Osborne, the author, so well that
with the good support of Bill Hopkins,
Bert Holloway, Charles Kenyon, Har
riet Dunn, Maxine Buren, Hazel Hatch
and Marion Gillis, it is rated as one
of the cleverest acts attempted on the
campus in the history of junior vaude
villes.
The mere men who were denied the
intriguing pleasure of seeing the April
Frolic will have an opportunity of view
ing a sample of what went on in the
Woman’s Building the night of the
Frolic when Pi Beta Phi presents “A
Night of Dreams.” It is a delightfully
soothing bit of dramatization that is
so dainty and pleasing it can not help
but entertain. Katherine Watson,
Emmy Lou Douglas, Bernice Altstock,
Catherine Lyon, Eloise Prudhomme,
Helen Smith, Lucille Douglass, Janet
Woods, Buth Fowler, Marvel Skeels,
Margaret Winbigler, Luella Hausler,
Laville Heally, Helen Ball, Nan La
Eoche and Dorothy Byler take part in
thi3 part of the evening's entertain
ment.
“Shrimp” Phillips and “Cootie”
Davis, in “Irish Folk Songs,” and Art
Johnson and Skinny Beid in “Musical
Moments” do some clever vocal and
instrumental work. “Shrimp” uses
his high tenor to good advantage and
Art Johnson is also slated to work on
the heartstrings of the audience.
(Continued on page three.)
State Publications
Back of Students in
Bohler-Bovard Case
Oregon Newspapers and Alumni of University
Take Stand in Controversy, Characterized by
One Paper as “Squabble.” Astoria Writer Lauds
Sportsmanship of Basketball Coach
By Ed Fraser
The Bovard-Bohler controversy gains
every day in importance and interest
now with the entry of Alumni and
others into the affair, and the peculiar
part of the situation is that all expres
sions of sentiment which have 'been
found are on the side of the popular
coach, and no article has been found
as yet upholding the action of Dean
John Bovard.
The O. A. C. daily Barometer states
the truth in about the best manner pos
sible when it has in one of the editor
ials, said it is absolutely with the Oro
gon student body in its fight to retain
Bohler “Despite the fact that Bohler’s
absence will make it easier for us to
‘Smear Oregon’ next year.”
The editor of the Astoria Daily Bud
get, although he has probably only seen
Coach Bohler once or twice in his life,
was so impressed by the good sports
manship exhibited by Coach Bohler’s
basketball team in the one game played
at Astoria thiS year that he comes out
in the present crisis strongly supporting
the coach.
Carl Nelson, a graduate with the
class of ’19, was so roused by the news
of strife that he hastened to send a
letter which not only urges the reten
tion of Coach Bohler but also strongly
advises a change in the physical edu
cation department. The editorials and
letter in full are as follows:
OREGON’S SCRAP
(O. A. C. Barometer)
“The outcome of the squabble over
at the University of Oregon, in which
students are protesting against the re
moval of George Bohler by the head
of the physical education department,
will be watched with interest by all
colleges and universities on the coast.
“It is not so much a question of
whether Bohler is hired or fired, but
to determine just how far student sen
timent is considered by the institution
in the settlement of such a matter.
“The Barometer believes that stu
dent opinion is too important to be dis
regarded, particularly in this case. Loy
alty to a coach is a mightly big fac
tor, not only on the part of the teams
but the students who support the
(Continued on page three.)
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
SANCTIONS CHANGES
Student Officers Plan To Build
Premier Athletic Plant
Important changes in the athletic
and physical education plant of the Un
iversity looking forward to the posses
sion by Oregon of the best equipment
for sports and physical development
of the students were sanctioned by the
Executive Council at its meeting Mon
day evening, according to anouncement
made by Graduate Manager Benefiel,
yesterday.
The changes to be made are: the
skinning of Hayward field, and the re
placing of the present turf with *sand
and sawdust; the re-cindering of the
track about the field and the covering
of the north-east end of the bleachers.
According to Benefiel the mixture of
sawdust and sand is bding substituted
for the present covering of turf, so
that the varsity may practice on the
gridiron through-out the entire year.
The re-cindering of the track is being
done with cinders from the City Gas
Plant, which has recently adopted for
fuel purposes a briquet whose cinders
are peculiarly fitted for track pack
ing.
The covering of the northeast section
of the grandstand is s being done in
lieu of the construction of a new grand
stand which, the University and Stu
dent officers feel woudd be a waste of
money at the present time, because
of the small size of the city of Eugene
and the University communities.
“Such a grandstand,” said Benefiel,
“would only be filled at Homecoming
game each year.” Speaking of the de
sire of some people to construct a grand
stand placement of steel, Benefiel ex
pressed the opinion that the University
did not warrant such an outl^ at the
present size of its athletic contests.
“A good wooden grandstand will last
from 25 to 40 years and will cost about
one-fifth as much as a steel structure
and about one-fifteenth as much as a
stadium.” Graduate Manager Benefiel
expressed his appreciation of the man
ner in which the administration of the
University has been backiilg the equip
ping of the student body with fit fields
for intercollegiate sports.
DEBATE TO BE HELD HERE
Championship of Western Oregon High
Schools to be Decided on Campus
The final debate to decide the cham
pionship of western Oregon high schools
will be held on the University campus
Friday night between Astoria and
Roseburg highs.
The same night Union and Pendle
ton high schools will debate at Pendle
ton to decide the champion of eastern
Oregon. All other eastern and western
Oregon teams have been eliminated in
the debates preliminary to the state
championship which will be given on
the campus during Junior week-end.
POT AND QUILL ELECTS
Pot and Quill announces the election
of Marion Lay of The Dalles and Kath
rine Kressman of Portland.
MRS.
MURRAY WARNER
RETURNS FROM EAST
Buddhism, Imperial Worship,
And Art Data Gathered
Mrs. Mary Warner, donator of the
Murray Warner Art collection, returned
to the campus last Saturday after an in
teresting trip through China and Japan.
Mrs. Warner’s primary purpose in this
trip was to learn more of the art and
customs of the oriental people. She
spent a month in Japan, getting illus
trations for a book which she is writing,
called, “Good Manners in Japan.”
Mrs. Warner says that she especially
looked into Buddhism, imperial worship
and art. Many of her questions could
not be answered by those to whom, they
were first addressed and so she was rec
ommended to some other source. In this
way she was given the opportunity of
meeting scholars and other interesting
people and was entertained in their
homes. One of these interesting person
ages was Prince Pu Llun, a cousin of the
man who would be emperor today if
Japan were still ruled by imperialism. He
lunched at the embassy with Mrs. War
ner and talked to her of imperial wor
ship.
There are many Americans and Euro
peans in Pekin studying Chinese things,
Mrs. Warner said.
Mrs. Warner traveled to Pekin with
Mrs. Sawyer, wife of the American vice
consul, and a sister of Mrs. W. G. Hale
of Eugene. They were entertained there
at a' tea and dinner with much ceremony
by a delegation of about 40 people.
In Pekin, Mrs. Warner met Mrs.
Fadius White, a Manchu princess, who
is married to an American. Mrs. War
ner knew her when she was a young girl,
at which time she was a lady in waiting
to the empress dowager. Mrs. White
took the visitors to the summer palace
of the former empress and showed them
around, telling of her experiences there.
Mrs. Warner landed in America a
month ago, having had a most enjoyable
trip meeting old friends who are living
in the orient. She wishes to say noth
ing about the new art pieces she has
brought home with her until later.
CLUBHOUSE MAY BE BUILT
Episcopal Students Organize Under
New Plan; Sumner Proposes Work
As a result of the recent visit of
Bishop Walter T. Sumner to the cam
pus, it iB likely that the Episcopal stu
dents of the University will build a
club house on the lot now owned by
them opposite the men’s gymnasium.
The building of this clubhouse will de
pend entirely upon the initiative and
interest shown by Episcopal students
on the campus.
The plan of work suggested for the
club members by Miss Ida V. Turney,
faculty advisor in the club, will be
voted upon at a meeting to be held
Thursday afternoon in Villard hall at
4:15. Club officers for the ensuing
year will be elected, as at this time
the report of the nominating committee
will be received.
In the absence of A1 Langral, Joseph
ine Ulrich, vice-president of the club,
is acting president.
GEORGIA BENSON
ELECTED HEAD OF
WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Winner Gets Place By Margin
Of Four Votes; Ballots
Counted Two Times
POLLING OF CO-EDS LIGHT
Margaret Alexander Chosen
Vice-President; Maude
Schroeder Treasurer
Georgia Henson was yesterday elected
president of Women’s League, accord
ing to the final count of ballots, with
a majority of four votes, 266 ballots
being cast in her favor against 262 for
Miriam Swartz, who ran a close second
until the last moment. The contest was
so close, however, that there was a re
count of votes.
Margaret Alexander was chosen vice
president with 316 votes against 209
cast for Luella Hausler. The position
of secretary was closely contested,
Mary Bartholomew winning by a ma
jority of 37 votes, 279 in her favor,
and 241 for Mary Jane Dustin. Maude
Schroeder was elected to position of
treasurer by a large majority, 368
votes being cast in her favor against
159 in favor of Cleo Base.
Anna De Witt Wins
Of the three candidates for sergeant
at-arms, Anna DeWitt was successful,
with 278 votes against 140 in favor of
Mary Brandt, and 10 for Hilda Chase.
Velma Meredith practically ran away
with the job of reporter, 370 votes cast
in her favor, with 143 votes cast for
Helen Reynolds.
More interest was evinced in Wo
men’s League elections this year than
ever before. Balloting was very heavy
for practically all of the women stu
dents voted. The polls were still crowd
ed at closing time at 3 o ’clock yester
day afternoon, and the two girls on
duty each hour from nine o ’clock
the morning were kept busy every min
ute. ,
Much excitement was shown over
the election of president, and the two
candidates ran neck to neck throughout
the counting of votes. All nominees
were excellently suited to the position
for which they were nominated, mak
ing all contests close and thrilling. Last
year less than half of the women entit
led to vote visited the polls, but this
year noted a decided pick-up of in
terest in the election of Women's
League officials.
Installation In June
Formal installation of new officers
will take place near the end of the
term, at the last mass meeting of Wo
men’s League for the year. At this
time the newly elected officials will
be duly ushered to the platform to take
the oath of office. All officers were
nominated at a mass meeting of Wo
men’s League held last week.
Old officers will hold office until
the time of installation, to instruct the
in-coming officers in thyr duties. Each
officer of Women’s League automat
ically becomes a member of Executive
council of the League, which meets
once a week to discuss problems to be
brought up at mass meeting. The pres
idents of Oregon club (girls), Y. W.
C. A., Women’s Athletic Association,
and of Heads of Houses, are also mem
bers of Executive council.
ALBANY RECITAL PLANNED
Mr. and Mrs. Underwood Will Repeat
Concert Before Club
Aurora Potter Underwood, pianist,
and Rex Underwood, violinist, both
of the faculty of the school of music,
are to appear in recital before the Mac
Dowell club at Albany, Tuesday, May
8.
Mr. and Mrs. Underwood will repeat
the program given for their concert
several weeks ago. It will be opened
with York Bowen’s Suite for violin
and piano, which is of two movements
— ’’Mouvement de Sonata*^ and “Hum
oresque.” For the second number Mrs.
Unedrwood will give the Allegro, Ro
manze, Scherzino, Intermezzo and Fi
nale of Schumann’s “Vienna Carnival
Scene.”
“Un Pajarito,” an early Spanish Cal
iforna folk song, arranged by Ger
trude Ross; “Maynight,” Palmgren
Engel and “Bohemian Dance,” Randeg
ger, will be given by Mr. Underwood.
The program is to be completed with
“Evening in Granada,” Debussy, and
“La Campanella,” Paganini-Liszt.
LETTERHEAD CARRIES TWISTER
Exceeding even the ’off again, on
again, Flannigan ’ tongue-twister in
unique rhyme, was the name, town and
state signed on the back of a letter re
ceived by the School of Education re
cently. It was Corrigou, Irrigon, Ore
gon.