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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1923 “ ~ NUMBER 15 . . 11 i- -- " - "■■■■■■■■■ '■ -L^v~r '-i- ' —"—l.. - ... ^ " — —: —-^-L. fill™ SOCIIL SCHEDULE FILLED One or Two Events Planned for Every Week End Date; Last of Quarter Will Be Closed DATE SET FOR ANNUAL MIX Petitions for Dances Must be Handed to Dean One Week in Advance of Date of Affair At least one or two events have been scheduled for every week-end evening from the following Friday until the end of the term, when the last two weeks are closed for affairs, because of examina tions, according to the social calendar filed in the office of the dean of wo men. This busy schedule does not mean that more house dances or class parties may not be arranged for, but that there are some week-ends which are so filled that additional dances on those evenings would seem inadvisable. It is custo mary that no organization give a dance on evenings when all-University affairs are planned. Petition is Required If the required petition is filled out at least one week before the affair is to be held and contains the necessary list of patrons or chaperones, the dance is sanctioned. However, more promptness in making out the petitions has been requested so that confusion in the list ing of events may be avoided. Evenings open for the arrangement of formal house dances will be ready early next week, it was stated, as the free evenings of the winter term when the majority of the formals are held are being listed and divided into certain ev enings for men's organizations and other specified evenings for the women’s. This has been done every year to pro tect men and women from having con flicting dates. Climax is in November The climax of events is reached on the week-end of November 2 and 3, with five dances on the former evening and six on the latter, scheduled so far. Tomorrow evening is the night desig nated as church night, with each church in Eugene giving receptions and dinners in honor of University students prefer ring their respective denominations. Sat urday evening is being given over to class parties. A rally for the Idaho game will pre cede the annual Y. M.-Y. W. mix, an affair for all students, which will oc cur Friday, October 26, and on the fol lowing evening there will be a student body dance. The week-end of November 9 and 10 will be unusually quiet for it is expected that practically the entire student body will leave for Portland to attend the Oregon-Stanford football game. With Armistice day falling on Sunday this year, a holiday will be granted on Mon day, October 12. The big sophomore informal will be staged November 17, but the preceding evening is open for dances. Following this week-end is Homecoming with the usual rush of affairs, reaching a climax in the Homecoming dance on Novem ber 24. BOTANY SOCIETIES UNITE Seminar and Samara Will Hold Joint Meetings During Year The botany seminar, which has hitherto been held separately, will meet this year in connection with Samara, the honorary botanical organization, it was decided yesterday at the Samara meeting. Samara meets every two weeks for the purpose of discussing things of botanical interest. Beports on famous botanists are given, Hugh Miller being the one diseussed yesterday. The president, Mary Druley, told of a party to be given some time in the near future for the entire botany depart ment. FBESHMAH TO BEPOBT The following men report to the football field today at 3:00 p. m. W. Dallas, D. Dane, B. Dark, L. Dammasch, W. Daron, D. Dashney, E. Delgrave, O. DeV&ney, E. Dong las, J. Donovan, B. Driscoll, J. Dundas, E. Edwards, F. Ehlers, M. Ellis, D. Elwood, F. Ermler, 0. Erwin, T. Evans, B. Farley, J. Faroham, E. Farwell, K. Fellman, V. Folts, H. Fraser, 8. Fukuda, H. Gerber, G. Gibbs, It. Giovando, M. Goodman, J. Gordon, A Goss, T. Green, B. Greene, T. Greenberg. G. Griffith, B. Gulley, B. Gurnea, L. Hall, H. Brumfield, B. Hammer, H. Harden, B. Hart, T. Hartman, W. Hayden, B. Extra, J. Flanagan. Campus Thinkers Given Opportunity to Earn Sheckels Well, well! Now is the tim^for all good men and women of the University to scratch their think tanks, grasp their eversharps and write a f$w reams of slogans for the Homecoming festivities. In centive! ' Sure there is one -. five big, ronnd iron men, good for purchase propaganda at any hard ware, drink emporium, or dry goods store in this humming little metro polis. Think of it good people five large juicy kopecks, and all for one little spasm of brainstorm. Just a few scratches with the pen and the simoleons will be burning a hole in the money bag. If the monetary compensation is not de sired, two pasteboards, good for seats at the Hayward arena, will be given the person who turns in the best chatter for the old grad reunion. Think of it. If you take the pasteboards, you can take the “one only” and park with the high brows under the roof. If you take the coin of the realm, you can park out in the great open air, let the rain drizzle down your neck, and dream about how “you ’n her” will amble down to the best bean ery in the village and gurgle over a few berries worth of shredded onions and pastry. A few lines of slogan will do the work. A line telling the old timers we’re glad to see ’em on the cam pus again and something about the game. There’s the inspiration. The contest is now on, the com mittee is waiting for responses. BLOOD OFFERED DEAN BY 15 OREGON ALUMNI Transfusion May be Necessary in Operation Today Fifteen ex-Oregon students have vol-; unteered to submit to blood transfu- j sions, if needed, for the major opera- i tion of Dean John Straub, which will occur this morning at the Portland Surgical hospital, according to word received from there yesterday. The dean is in a better condition for the operation than had been expected, and attendants are optimistic that he will pull through this operation as success fully as he did the first part of the operation which occured earlier in the week. | Eight of the fifteen Oregon alumni f which volunteered to undergo the transfusion of blood, were tested, and of this number seven were found to have the kind of blood needed. These seven Oregon men will be on hand dur ing the operation to submit to the tranfusion if such an act is deemed advisable. Dr. Coffey, the surgeon in charge, stated that the operation was a serious one for a man of Dean Straub’s age, but he is very hopeful, inasmuch as the dean has been improving steadily all week and is in the desired con dition. President Campbell left last mgnt for Portland to be with the dean, and if the operation is successful, he will probably go on to the game at Pendle ton. Dr. Bertha Stuart will also at tend the operation. “Tell my freshman class I’ll be on hand for the big homecoming rally and bonfire,” the dean was reported to have said. Throughout his illness Dean Straub has been normal and cheerful. He has taken a great interest in the letters sent by the University students and faculty, which have helped a great deal to cheer him, it was stated. CAMPUS HUMORISTS ELECT Hammer and Coffin Prepare for First Issue of Lemon Punch At the first Hammer and Coffin meeting of the year, held Tuesday night, the following officers were elected; president, Prank Short; treas urer, Prank Loggan; secretary, Francis Linklater. Prank Short, familiarly called “Bunk” was one of the original founders of the Lemon Punch society which later petitioned Hammer and Coffin, national publishing organiza tion, after the first issue of the maga zine in 1920. Members said, when interviewed, that no definite date for the first issue of Lemon Punch has been set, as the magazine has been made a student body publication and the staff has much preliminary work to do under the stu dent body sanction. Last year the Lemon Punch was pub lished every month, but this year not that many numbers will appear, ac cording to present plans. A great deal of talent is available, and several mem bers of Hammer and Coffin now in school served on the business staff, so that no trouble will be experienced in getting out a creditable publication. ✓ SHELDON ID CIVE ASSEMBLY TALK Two Noted American Leaders in Educational Circles to be Compared in Address j DEAN IS ABLE LECTURER Dr. David Starr Jordan and Dr. G. Stanley Hall Topic of University Man’s Speech I I In his address on “Two Great Ameri can Teachers” at the regular University assembly this morning, Dr. H. D. Sheldon will speak on two eminent1 educators with whom he i8 personally acquainted. The address will be in! the nature of a comparison of two of the most notable figures in American j educational circles during the past | three decades—Dr. G. Stanley Hall of Clark university and Dr. David Starr Jordan of Stanford university, both of whom are presidents emeritus of the institutions which claim them. Because of his own acquaintance with these men during his college career as an undergraduate $.t Stanford, from which he took his degree of A. B. in 1896, and later at Clark where he received hig Ph. D. in 1900, Dr. Sheldon is singularly fitted to discuss their in fluence and compare the results of their teachings. Both Men Well Known Both men are known nationally as authors as well ns teachers, Dr. Hall having published a number of books on psychology which are used as ref erence in all American colleges and Dr. Jordan being a prolific writer in the! field of politics and sociology. Auto biographies of both men have recently appeared and are of great interest to their contemporaries and students. It is upon these that Dr. Sheldon will base his address this morning. Dr. Sheldon is prominent on the campus as the dean of the school of education and those who have heard him know that he is one of the most able lecturers on the campus. He has been connected with the University since 1900 when he came to Oregon as professor of philosophy and education, and remained in that capacity until 1911. At that time he was called to the University of Pittsburgh where he taught for four years. j Dean Sheldon is Writer He returned to Oregon as the dean of the school of education in 1914 and is also giving additional courses in history this year. Dr. Sheldon is a writer as well as a historian and teacher and is a frequent contributor to psycholog ical and pedagogical journals as well as the author of several well known books, among them “Student Life and Customs,” which was published in 1901. In 1918 he served as president of the state teachers association and is well known throughout the state as an edu cator and speaker of importance. The assembly will be held in the Woman’s building this morning at 11 o’clock, and students are asked to take their seats in the usual order by classes as quickly as possible. THREE NEW PIANOS ARRIVE _ \ Steinway Instruments Made in New York For Use in Music School Three new Steinway grand pianos, one of which is a full-sized concert in strument, have been received by the University of Oregon school of music. The pianos were built in New York ac cording to specifications, and are par ticularly adapted to college use. Seven j thousand dollars was expended for the: three pianos. Oregon is one of two music schools | in the country that provides Steinway ■ grand pianos for instructional as well as concert use, according to Dean John J. Landsbury. He says that with the' addition of the new pianos, the school, is one of the best equipped institu-; tions in America. FROSH ORDERED TO REPORT ON LIBRARY STEPS TODAY The following freshmen are ordered to report on the library steps at 11 o’clock this morning for a conference with the Order of “O”: Dick Wright, Lee Wester, Jerry Extra, Grinnell Sutherland, Ferris Reid, Leland Shaw, Showalter Lynch, Frank Manning, Van Hines, Harold Brumfield. DEAN OF LAW SCHOOL TO 8FEAH AT TOWN LUNCHEON Dean William G. Hale, of the law school, will be the principal speaker at the Eugene chamber of commerce luncheon today at noon. This is the first of the weekly luncheons to be held by the organization this fall. Other university speakers will probably ap pear during the winter. DO-NUT DEBATERS TOSTARTPRACTICE Resolved That Oregon Should Adopt a Severance Tax on Timber, is Question Chosen TRIANGULARS ARE PLANNED Contests With British Columbia and Idaho to be Revived After Lapse of Five Years Do-nut debate work will start Novem ber 14 and 15, according to a decision reached at a meeting of representatives from campus men’s living organizations, held last evening. The question chosen is, ‘ ‘ Resolved that Oregon should adopt a severance tax on timber.” Eleven of the men’s organizations were represent ed at last night’s meeting, but forensic leaders are expecting a larger number to participate in the campus debates. The women’s houses are holding a simi lar meeting at 4:30 tomorrow after noon in room 103, Villard hall. All do-nut scries must be over by Homecoming, as those supervising the work plan on having the finals run off before the week-end festivities. Competition Looked For Lively competition in the do-nut de bates is looked for this year, by the forensic heads, who express their pleas ure over the great amount of interest and enthusiasm which University students are showing over the forensic work of the year. There is a large amount of good material on the campus this year, they say, and with a new shield being offered in the men’s league, a large turnout from the men’s organizations is expected. Elam Amstutz, forensic manager, has received a number of communications this week from outside institutions ask ing for contests with Oregon. For the first time, Willamette women will debate with the University of Oregon, as a triangular contest has been scheduled including O. A. C., Ore gon and Willamette. Debate heads are unusually pleased with this arrangement, as Willamette has produced a number of good debaters. The question for this contest is the same as for the do-nut debates. The contest will come either the latter part of February or the first of March. The women expect to start work in about three weeks. Reed College to Enter Reed college has definitely decided to come bock into the men’s s\te triangu lar debate, and there will be a contest between that institution and O. A. C. and Oregon some time later in the year. The subject and time will be decided at the Pacific coast public speaking league, which meets here November 1. After a lapse of five years, the trian gular debate between the University of British Columbia, the University of Idaho and the University of Oregon will be revived this year. The annual contest between Stanford, the University of Washington and Ore gon will also be held this year, but the subjects and dates for both this debate and the Columbia-Idaho-Oregon one will also be set at the conference meet. FOUR DRAWINGS GIVEN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL Harry Van Boren Magonlgle Presents Priceless Works; Three Have Donor’s Autograph A gift of four architectural drawings presented by Harry Van Buren Magon igle, three of which bear his auto graph, are to be hung in the architec ture building, possibly in the archi tects’ library. For a reference in per fection of draftsmanship they are practically priceless, according to Prof. W. B. B. Willcox, of the department of architecture. Mr. Magonigle is the architect of the Kansas City peace memorial, a $2,000, 000 project, besides doing many im portant architectural commissions throughout the country. One of these is the Masonie temple in Brooklyn. The work was sent to the campus following a letter to him from Prof. Willeox, who served with him on the board of directors of the American Institute of Architects for several years, and has been his friend and co worker in both New York and Wash ington. One of the drawings is a line draw ing on an architectural subject by another man. The three of Mr. Magon igle ’b include a wash drawing; a rendered elevation of a state eapitol for Nebraska, submitted in a competi tion; and a rendered elevation of a plan for a memorial park. They will be used for student reference in relief of ornament, varying grades of color, and light and shade. Intriguing Odors to Lure Seniors to Kappa Koffee When the intriguing aroma of mocha and java begins to permeate the atmosphere for a radius of sev eral blocks around the good old house of Kappa the cue for each senior woman possessed of a date will be to percolate in that general direction and partake of the de licious beverage with her man. Beated at the samovar will be Bay MeKeown, who will pour. Careful instructions are being giv en him at the present time as to just what he is to pour and just where he is to pour it. Art Rudd, whose position will be to cut the ices, announces that he wilj feed no primary instructions in the art. Little Katie Pinneo will assist the grown-ups by receiving cards at the door, giving them the once over and determining the social standing of the owners. Further plans have not been di vulged to any great extent, al though it has been rumored that the occasion is to be a very dressy one and that the senior women present will present to the eye a veritable fashion plate series. No such rumor has as yet been pro mulgated about the masculine bipeds, but there is no doubt some movement on foot to emulate their escorts. Certain seniors who have held that position for years will probab ly be depended upon to recall the Kappa Koffee of previous years and comment upon th'e good old days. LITERARY CELEBRITIES SOUCHT AS LECTURERS _ i Edgar Lee Masters and Amy Lowell May Speak Here This year, as last, a committee has been appointed to bring celebrities in the literary and cultural fields to speak on the campus. Margaret Skav lan, Taylor Huston and Reese Winger]} form this committee. They are cor responding at present with the possi bility of 'bringing Amy Lowell and Ed gar Lee Masters here this year. Last year Vachel Lindsay and Carl Sandburg were brought to the campus by the committee. The idea of having speakers of this sort on the campus was originated by Dean Eric W. Allen of the school of journalism. He thought that it should be possible for the University to cultivate a spirit of culture by other than the “canned” method. The committee started with out any backing from the student body, and the lectures have financed them selves so successfully that this year there is a fund of $200 left to start a new program. Fred Machelson was the head of last year’s committee. This year the work is divided, Margaret Skavlan hav ing charge of booking the speakers, Huston managing the publicity and Wingard the business end. In the absence of Dean Allen, Prof. Turnbull is adviser to the committee. Claude Robinson, president of the student body, is cooperating. The results of last year’s program were promising. Great interest was shown among the students and the well-known guests were entertained by several organizations, among them Pot and Quill, Ye Tabard Inn and Cross roads. Fledging Announced Phi Kappa Psi announces the pledg ing of Lawrence Riddle of Portland. Bachelordon announces the pledging of Herman Chapman, of Portland. BIG RALLY CHEERS DEPARTING TEAM Students a Thousand Strong at Station to Give Varsity Gridsters Rousing Send-off OSKIES AND YELLS GIVEN “We’ll do Our Best” Say Boys Who Leave for Pendleton to Battle Whitman Friday “We are taking the team up there to win, and with backing like this, we will win,” were the words of Shy Huntington at yesterday’s rally as he and his gang of gridsters boarded the Shasta enroute to show the Whitman missionaries the most effective way to play football. At exactly 3.19 o’clock the Univer sity band struck up the tune of “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here,” in front of tho library. And the gang was all there, for in half a minute a thousand more enthusiastic students were march ing station-wards to give their team a rousing send-off. The old Oregon fight spirit dominated everyone, and if Fri day’s game is a disappointment, it will not be caused by lack of student back ing. Senior Supervise March The end of the line in marching is reserved especially for freshmen. Sev eral youngsters seemed aware of this fact when the procession started from the campus, but the ond happened to be the wrong end. The senior men immediately saw to it that the of fenders trailed along in the rear, as they should do. Shouts of “Grab him, Frosh,” seemed ineffective when an innocent wearer of the green would stroll leisurely in another direction. Frosh—your duty in such cases is ob vious. Bemember next time. At the station the real pep of the students was shown. Oskies and yells of other varieties interspersed with a few songs brought out more enthusiasm. Players Speak “We used five plays last week against the Badgers. I believe we will need five plays Friday,” was the con clusion of Shy’s little speech. “We’ll do our best,” is the way Vondy feels about it. “We will go and give them one hun dred per cent scrap and fight, and bring home the bacon,” is how Hunk puts it. “We’ll go out and do our best,” says Sax, elaborating on Vondy's state ment. Tergie persuaded fifteen freshmen that he didn’t want to talk, so h» didn’t. Bally Is Success The rally was a success. The stu dents are interested. The prospects are bright. So with all this in mind, let’s think of the team Friday afternoon while they are fighting for Oregon. “The yell staff certainly appreciates such a turnout at the train, and if such a spirit is kept throughout the year, we will win every game,” stated Jack Myers, yell king, at the conclu sion of the rally. MAXWELL WILL SUPERVISE HAYWARD FIELD PRESS BOX The press box on the roof of the grandstand at Hayward field will hold only a small number of people. There fore Jack Benefiel has appointed Ben Maxwell to take charge of the place during all games and to admit only such correspondents as he sees fit. In this way there will be no danger of allowing in the box more people than it can support. Building Progress in France Very Slow, Says Miss Cornier Miss Germaine Cornier, instructor in the Romance language department, in an interview lately, spoke very en thusiastically of her sojourn in France this summer. She spent the greater part of the time in Paris with her family, where she studied at the Sorbonne, or Uni versity of Paris. She also visited the battlefields of the Loire The homes in France, she says, are being built very slowly, and in some parts it is hard to notice progress in building of any kind. This is mainly due to the lack of money and the high cost of living, she says. “Everything is tremendously high in France, and the people have to pay very high taxes, because the Germans will not pay their debt to France,” said Miss Cornier. Before the Germans left France, she continued, they had succeeded in ruin ing nearly all the orchards, and also j had cut down a large number of shade trees, which giv9 Northern France a very devastated appearance. The summer season is a poor time to go to Paris, she said, if one really wants to see “gay Paree,” us so many people go to the seashore at that time. There are a number of wonderful plays, however, she says, that can keep one delightfully entertained. A great many people laugh, Miss Cornier declared, when one speaks of sunny France because they have visited there in the wrong season, and have been greeted by showers every place their travels take them. But, she says, she will always call France “sunny France,” since it rained in Paris only once during the whole summer. She spoke Of her trip as “perfectly wonderful” and expressed regret that she could not visit her country more often. A person could stay in Paris two or three years, she said, without seeing or doing one-half the things one would like to.