Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE* WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1923
NUMBER 56
GIRLS'LEAGUES TO
SEND DELEGATES
Third Convention Planned
for High School Students
Co-eds Invited to Campus
PROGRAM TO BE VARIED
Governor Walter Pierce
Will Give Address to
the Joint Conferences
A third convention, -which will
take place along with the confer
ences of high school student body
officers and editors and managers,
to be held on the campus January
11 and 12, is that of representatives
of girls’ leagues in the high schools.
The conference committee has hit
upon such conferences as the solu
tion of having a feminine representa
tion in the high school meetings.
The University Women’s league
will arrange for the program for
the girls and will be assisted by
the Women’s Athletic association.
President’s Substituted
In previous years secretaries of
student bodies were invited to at
tend the convention of student
body officers. The substitution of
the league presidents is deemed
advisable because of their more di
rect connection with high school
girls’ problems.
Governor Walter Pierce has con
sented to address the joint confer
ences. He will speak on Saturday
at 1:30 p.m. Folowing his address
will be the annual style show which
Women’s league is preparing for
the entertainment of the girl guests.
This will be a display of sensible
modes of dress for high school
girls.
Plans Made for Men
While the girls are having their
showing of styles, the high school
men will be afforded diversion prob
ably in the way of an athletic con
test.
“We have not as yet worked out
this detail of the program," is the
statement of John Piper, committee
chairman. The idea will be to
stage some game, preferably basket
ball, for the amusement of the
guests. It has been suggested that
some of the championship teams
in the intra-mural league play at
this time. This may be done if
it can be arranged.”
Program Being Prepared
Floyd McKalson, in charge of the
annual College Night, says that
there will be a snappy entertain
ment program. There will be sing
ers, glee club and orchestra num
bers, stunsters, dancers, and other
performers selected from unknown
and hitherto unseen campus talent.
If they have arrived by that
time, the football sweaters will be
awarded this year’s lettermen. Col
lege Night is designed to give these
high school students an insight into
campus life, and an opportunity to
make merry in the company of col
lege students.
MRS. BECK TO LECTURE
Slides of Passion Play to be Feature
of Mu Phi Entertainment
Mrs. Anne Landsbury Beck,
teacher of music history in the
school of music, will give a stere
opticon lecture on the Passion Play ■
in the assembly room of the Uni-1
versity high school, Saturday after
noon, at 2:30.
Mrs. Beck, who was in Europe
with a group of University faculty i
and students, saw the play at
Oberammergau, Bavaria, in the
summer of 1922. The Passion Play
is given every ten years by the
inhabitants of this ancient little,
village. The actors are so trained
they almost seem to live the lives
of the characters they portray in
the play, which is the story of the
life of Christ.
Mrs. Jane Thacher will play the
motives of the music- which is per
formed in the play by a fifty-piece
orchestra. This is the regular
monthly musical meeting of Mu Phi
Epsilon. Everyone interested is
cordiallv invited to attend.
Fifteen Cents!
Friday Morning!.
Tags for Kirtley
Fifteen Cents! Friday Morn
ing! In front of the library!
Everyone remember these import
ant things. And all students buy
a tag to make it possible to send
Ed Kirtley as a delegate to the
Student Volunteer Convention at
Indianapolis.
The finance committee of the
student council, of which Hal
Chapman is chairman, has en
dorsed this special tax day and
believes it to be an important
movement for the student body
to support.
Expenses for the trip will
amount to approximately $200. It
is hoped that this amount can be
made from the sale of the tags.
O. A. C. was successful with a
similar drive to finance the trip
for three people.
These student volunteer conven
tions are the largest student con
ventions in the world. They are
held every four years in differ
ent parts of the United States or
Canada. Their purpose is to call
the attention of the present gen
eration of students to the import
ance of consideration of world
problems in their Christian aspect.
Ed Kirtley, the official repre
sentative of the student body, is
a well known man. During his
four years here he has been in
terested in campus activities, has
taken an active part in Y. M. C. A.
work and is a football man, and
according to Chapman his team
mates are all backing him.
So remember your fifteen cents
Friday morning.
OFFICERS’ CLUB TO
GIVE FORMAL DANCE
Military Ball is Big Affair on
Other Campuses
The newly organized Officers ’
Blub of the local E. O. T. C. will
give an officers ’ ball in the sun
parlor of the Woman’s building on
the evening of January 5. The club,
which consists of the 33 cadet of
ficers in the military department, is
the only one of its kind on the Ore
gon campus. Similar organizations
Dn other campuses rate very high.
Ben Reed, president of the club,
is making elaborate plans for the
svent. It will be a strictly formal
iffair, the men wearing their dress
uniforms, their Sam Browne belts
md all other insignia of honor.
Decorations will add much to the
itmosphere of the occasion. Mili
tary flags will be borrowed from
Vancouver barracks and the event
will be conducted much along the
>rder of similar balls at West
Point.
The formal military ball is one of
;he big events on the University of
Washington campus and at other
ichoos where similar military or
ganizations exist. It is an event
ooked forward to by the young
adies and it is considered quite
m honor to receive a bid to the
iffair.
The members of the committee in
:harge of the dance are: Douglas
Farrell, chairman; Junior Seton,
Wade Kerr and James Meek.
MO COURSES IN VACATION
Short Holiday Prevents Registering
In Extension Division
Owing to the short length of
:ime of the Christmas holidays this
.'ear, students from the University
vill not be allowed to register dur- ;
ng that time in correspondence
rourses in the University extension
livision, according to word given
>ut yesterday by Dr. Dan E. Clark,
>f the extension division.
In the past, as the vacation has
extended over two weeks, this has
ieen allowed, and as a rule, from
.5 to 20 students have taken work !
n order to make up deficient hours, j
Dr. Clark said.
Exceptions to this new ruling will j
>e made for students already en
olled in correspondence work or
hose who find it necessary to leave
ollege at the end of the fall
emester and wish to continue their :
vork by correspondence.
STUDENTS TO SELL
Five Men From School of
Business Administration
Will Compete for Prizes
FRATER WON LAST YEAR
University Men Will Sell
Life Policies at Chamber
of Commerce at 7:15 p.m.
Five students in the insurance
class of the Bchool of business ad
ministration will compete this year
in the annual insurance contest, to
b'e held Friday night at 7:15, at
the Eugene chamber of commerce.
Thirty dollars in cash prizes will
be awarded to the three winning
salesmen. Buss Gowans, Shirley Ed
wards, Irwin Adams, Paul DeKon
ing and Leonard Jordan are the par
ticipants in the contest. Lively in
terest is being taken in the contest
at the school of business administra
tion, it being one of the most im
portant events of the year in the
school.
Selling a real life insurance
policy, representing a particular life
insurance company, and to an actual
buyer, is the undertaking of each
participant of the contest, one
which is held each year to test sales
manship ability of life' insurance
students. Contestants will be judg
ed, not only on general effective
ness of professional arguments, but
also on excellence of approach,
presentation, and closing of the
sale.
Prizes to Be Given
The cash prizes of $15 for the
first award, $10 for the second, and
$5 for the third, are offered by W.
C. Schuppel of the Oregon Life In
surance company; K. A. Tobias,
from the National Life Insurance
company, of Vermont; Robert Earl,
Equitable Life Insurance company;
Gr. M. Sprague, Mutual Life, and J.
W. Pixley, of the New York Life
Insurance company. In addition to
cash prizes, a silver loving cup has
been given the school of business
administration by the Oregon Life
Insurance company, on which the
name of the winner is inscribed each
year. Winners of last year’s con
test were William W. Frater, first;
Ned Strahoron, second, and Darle
3emour, third.
Prospects Selected
Prospects for the contest have
been selected by C. L. Kelly, of
the school of business administra
tion. He has given each contestant
sufficient information concerning
his sales prospect to enable him to
it the policy to the particular needs
jf the prospect. A widow with
two children, two young married
couples, a professor in the biology
lepartment, and a local automobile
nan, all who have little or no in
surance, are the prospective buyers
selected for the occasion. All are
interested, or ought to be, in life
insurance.
FILMS USED IN GEOLOGY
First Year Students See Story of
Petroleum in Pictures
To give the general geology class
members a more thorough under
standing of the development of na
tural Resources, Prof. E. L. Packard
is making use of films belonging
to the extension division.
“The Story of Petroleum” was
ased in the class yesterday. Other
films available are on. the mining
snd refining of coal and iron. These
vill be shown later during regular j
•lass periods. Harold McDonald, a
student in the geology class,
Drought the motion picture machine,
ind the films used are made for
sducational purposes by the II. S.
Dureau of mines.’
SCHOOL OF MUSIC TO PAY
COURSE-CHANGING FEES
Announcement was made by Dean
rohn J. Landsbury yesterday to the |
>ffect that any students who wish
;o add to their schedule a course
n piano, violin or vocal next term
nav do so. . The school of music I
vill absorb the dollar fee charged
’or the addition of the course.
Ghosts Convene
at Anchorage
for Weird Party
Narration Class Calls
Up Shades of Past
A real live coffin and an honest
to-goodness skeleton sitting bolt
upright in it. Skulls looming up
out of ■the semi-darkness. The
sound of mysterious tapping.
This was the atmosphere which
pervaded the Anchorage Monday
night when Miss Turney’s narra
tion class met to tell ghost stor
ies. The class convenes once a
month fo ra story hour and as a
part of the assignment, the stud
ents relate stories. This time they
told weird phychological tales and
stories of ghosts and'spirits.
One of the members of the class
conceived the novel idea of making
the setting suitable to the occasion.
Hence the uncanny decorations.
The atmosphere evidently had an
effect on the company, for it was
said that each tale recounted
around the circle was more grue
some than the one before.
OLD GOWN REFLECTS
OXFORD ‘ATMOSPHEflE’
Dean Allen Brings Robe of
Kerby Miller, ’20
In order to give Arthur ,Rose
braugh an idea of real Oxford
“atmosphere,” Dean Erie Allen
brought from the British university
a “gown,” which he explains is the
distinguishing mark of all students.
The garment faintly resembles the
gowns worn in this country by stu
dents at commencement, in that it
is black, and it has cloth in front
and cloth behind. But it reaches
only to the waist.
This particular gown was worn by
Kerby Miller, a former Oregon stu
dent who won the Rhodes scholar
ship award in. 1920, and the dean
considers it a pleasing coincidence
to be able to try it on another Ore
gon student bound for that institu
tion. The gown or robe must be
worn by students to all lectures
and conferences, and on the streets
at all times after dark. This is to
distinguish the “Gownies’A from the
“Townies” for the students are
governed at all times by the univer
sity, and not by the town authori
ties. The gowns soon reach a de
lapidated condition comparable only
to junior cords, and the one the
dean has is in typical condition.
Many quaint traditions surround
this ancient seat of learning, says
Dean Allen. When a student is
caught by the Proctor in some act
not in accord with the university
ruling, the thing to do is to run.
The proctor, who is a dignified don
in magnificent robes himself, and
wouldn’t run, immediately sends his
two servants in pursuit. Should
they overtake the student, they are
not allowed to lay hands on him,
but the victim is required by tradi
tion to surrender himself, and must
appear to answer for his crime the
next day. »
In marked contrast to the in
tellectual freedom at the university
is the rule which states that all
Btudents must be in their quarters
by 10 o ’clock at night. This rule
is rigidily adhered to, as is the
one requiring all students to wear
the gowns. Violations result in ar
rest, and the university makes quite
a comfortable income out of the
fines.
SPANISH CLUB TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS PARTY IN Y. W.
The Spanish club is giving a
Christmas party tonight at 7:15 in
the Y. W. bungalow. The place will
be appropriately decorated and a
Christmas tree and a Santa Claus
will be featured. Santa is going
to give presents to everybody who
goes and1'then a program will be
presented. Several games have
been planned and refreshments are
to be served. All Spanish students
and their friends are invited.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCED
Alpha Beta Chi announces the
pledging of Wilford Long, of Port
land.
■REAM EFFECTS
IN GUILD PLAY
. ,
Miss Banfield Takes Over
Work of Coaching Cast
to Give Du Maurier Play
PSYCHOLOGY IS THEME
Mrs- Leader and Mr. Reddie
Co-star in Production
of Tomorrow’s Drama
Starring Mrs. John Leader and Fer
gus Reddie, the University company
will be seen tomorrow night in the
first performance of the du Maurier
play, “Peter Ibbetson’’ at Guild hall
at 8:15. The direction of the play
was turned over to Miss Charlotte
Banfield, who has been conducting
the recent rehearsals. It will be pro
duced three nights, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
A large cast of students out of both
the senior and junior companies will
interpret the several roles, among
them Katherine Pinneo, Wenona
Dyer, Elizabeth Robinson, Katherine
Watson, Joe Clark, and John Elle
stad. The lighting is being managed
by Virgil Mulkey who has worked out
in detail difficult fade-out and dream
effects which are part of the whim
sical appeal of the play.
Character is Weird
xuc juajr in n uur, m
part—a study of the character of
Peter Ibbetson, the unusual man who
is more than half dreamer, and who
seems possessed of a sixth sense. To
him the world is peopled with vague
beings who hove almost near enough
to touch, the shades of happy ch id
bcod days, who are a comfort to him
:n ihe dark houTS that Come into bis
life. Little Mimsey the companion of
bis younger days is the only other
being who shares with him the secret
of the Prince anl The Fairy.
A number of the members of tho
junior comps ny who will take part in
the production will be seen on Guild
hail stage for the f'rsf. time.
Juanita Jackson to Dance
Another feature of interest in the
performance will be the dancing of
Juanita Jackson, who will appear Sev
ern' times during the play assisted by
Dave Swanson.
Much favorable comment was a
roused on the campus by the Deui
shawn dance program given by this
campus dramatic student in Guild hall
on November 15. In this entertain
ment four dances were presented,
each in a different mi.od, the last
one, “Maria! Maria!’’ being espec
ially original in interpretation ac
cording to numerous opinions ex
p re fled on the campus.
The first work in dancing done t>y
her was under Norma Gould in Cal
ifornia. Later she studied ballet and
toe work with Belcher of Los Angeles,
bjt she has expressed a preference
for the Donishawn method which
she will use.
ELAM AMSTUTZ ATTENDS
ORATORICAL MEETING
Intercollegiate Association Set Date
For State Old Line Contest
In Early March
Elam Amstutz, forensic manager
of the University, attended tho
meeting of the intercollegiate ora
torical association, held in Salem
Saturday morning. Willamette, O.
A. C., Linfield, Pacific college, and
Albany college were the other in- 1
stitutions represented at the meet- j
ing
Tlie date for tho state old line i
oratorical contest was definitely1
set as tho second Friday in March.:
It will be held at Linfield colic-ge
at McMinnville. The state peace
contest wil be April 4 at the Uni
versity of Oregon.
There was considerable discussion
as to whether or not Oregon should
take part in the northwest and ,
Pacific coast oratorical contests
fostered by the Pacific Coast For
ensic league. The question will be (
put up to tho executive council of
the league for action. In case Ore
gon does participate, tho speaker
who represents Oregon at the old
line contest will also be sent to the
coast meet.
Y. W. Festivity
to Be Haven for
Tired Students
It’s nearing that time—when
the atmosphere vibrating with |
the moans of delirium from theme
writing, study-crazed students
J causes a most unhappy state of
l existence. Nobody has time to
eat, nobody has time to sleep, no
body has time to rest.
But there is a remedy for every
ailment. And so the over-worked
student 's chance to get something
to eat, and to relax from the ter
rible strain, is to bo here Thurs
day. On that day from 2 until 6
o'clock in the afternoon, the
Y. W. C. A. is going to hold its
monthly tea-room festivity.
The freshmen commission is in
charge, and promises a long list
of goodies and sweets. Proceeds
from the sale of the confections
are to go toward the Student Vol
unteer fund. So here is a double
chance for every student, one to
help a good cause, the other to
prove to the college heads that
mere trifles like exams are no
bar when it comes to getting
something to eat.
ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT
BEFORE EXAMINATIONS
Schedule is Same as When
First Announced
The examination schedule printed
in a recent edition of the Emerald
has been checked with the Univer
sity secretary’s records and found
correct. But five more days remain
before exams begin. Some examina
tions have already been scheduled
for this week. For those who did
not get the examination schedule, it
is reprinted.
Wednesday, December 19
8:00—Three, four and five-hour
eight o’clock classes.
10:00—Three, four, and five-hour
two-fifteen classes.
1:15—Three, four and fiVo-hour
nine o’clock classes.
3:15—English outlines—all sec
tions.
Thursday, December 20
8:00—Three and four-hour eleven
o'clock classes.
10:00—First and second year
Spanish—all sections.
1:15—Three and four-hour one
fifteen classes.
3:15—First and second year
French—all sections.
Friday, December 21
8:00—Three, four, and five-hour
ten o’clook classes.
10:00—Freshman accounting—all
sections.
Tuesday evening, December 18,
from 7:15 to 9:15 is reserved for
the personal hygiene class. All
other one and two-hour classes will
be arranged for by the instructors
at hours which do not conflict with
the regular schedule.
FLOOD CONDITIONS OF
CITY ARE DISCUSSED
Geology Seminar Beads Report on
System of Storm Water
Disposal In Eugene
A map of Eugene, spread out on
the floor and a compass, were the
centers of a prolonged discussion
held at Dr. Hodges home Monday
night, at the meeting of the month
ly geology evening seminar. A re
port on tho flood conditions of
Eugene was read and discussed by
the majors in tho department who
attended the meeting and by the
professors.
The disposal of storm waters that
make rivers in the streets of some
sections of Eugene was the bone
of contention and even a compas
which was brought into play did
not entirely convince some of tho
questioners.
A discussion of oil find the
methods of locating it was also |
brought up and then refreshments
were served.
The meeting closed with the
singing of several songs, all of j
which were pertaining to geologists I
and one of which was original with
an Oregon student whoso identity
is unknown.
PLANS PROGRESS
Surveys of Communities
Showing Activities to be
on Record in Libraries
PURPOSE TO REVITALIZE
Sociological Principles to
be Basis for Projert,
Explains Dr. F. G. Young
Dr. F. G. Young, dean of the so
ciology school, is enthusiastic over
the school’s new project of fostering
progress in the community through
the use of community survey*. A
summary of the attempted method,
along with certain community map#
or surveys, went to press yesterday.
These will be sent to community lead
ers throughout Oregon in the hope*
of arousing them to an interest suffi
cient to take up the new method.
The plan is this, to make survey*
of the communities which will be
mirrors of their activities and pro
gress. These surveys will be made
public by means of the press, and re
cords will be kept of them in local
libraries. Then, it is Dr. Young’s
hope, that a sort of community tour
nament may be held, each year, at
which time the records of achieve
ment of the various communities will
be passed on by competent juries. In
this way, the year’s progress may be
submitted as a kind of exhibit.
People JFavor Progress
Dr. , Young says of the plaa,
“Viewed pragmatically, the whole
matter comes to this, the Oregon
people, unless signs fail, are inten
sely eager at least to hold their own
in tho procession of progress, and
just now the more pressing and
practical aspect of progress centers
in the community.”
Dr. Young expflains that tea
people of Oregon have always been
“The traditions of Oregon illustrate
their disposition to be ahead,” Dr.
Young claims. That fadt, he be
lieves, indicates that they will bo
quick to cooperate in a project for
progress.
The purpose of this work is first
of all to revitalize the community,
so that it will-become a “sort of
radio receiver,” Dr. Young calls it,
in order to assimilate the best. Ho
says it this way, “so that the re
ceivers may be so tuned that they
oan listen in on the best.”
Improvement Is Vital
In order that our communities
may gain best, they must be de
veloped, the dean continues, “so as
to be competent to avail themselves
of the opportunities with whieh the
twentieth century is radiant.”
These aro the main things white
will enter into this means of pro
gress, as kept tab on in the surveys:
their roads and highways, means of
transportation and communication,
their schools, churches, libraries^
their recreational facilities and
activities, their health policies, their
resources for production and theis
marketing organizations.
Project Needs Interest
“This community consciousness,
intelligence, spirit and efficiency
can be realized only as the people
of the community are up and st
this project of community renais
sance,” Dr. Young insists.
“To be up and at things, they
must know, think and continue to
see their community, planning and
realizing new strength and beauty
for it day by day.”
The project, he explains is simply
the use of scientific methods through
the practical application of socio
logical principles.
GYMNASIUM CLASSES
WILL BEGIN JANUARY a
Tho regular physical education
classes will take up on January 2,
as in the other departments. Harry
A. Scott, director of the department,
requests that all men who are not
sure ns to what section they are
registered in or the activity they
have signed for, should see to this
matter before the classes start. At
tendance will be marked according
to the way the names appear in
the physical education books. Tha
staff of instructors will be at tha
gymnasium until vacation starts.