ART HELD NOBLE BY EMIUACOUES Dark Green of Douglas Fir Displeases Artist LOCAL SCENES PAINTED University Too Dependent on Eastern Methods “Art ia the noblest expression of a people—it ia the criterion of its degree of civilization.” So says Emil Jacques, Belgian painter, whose exhibition of paintings in the little museum in the arts building has caused so much interest during the past week. The exhibit opened Wednesday evening, January 9, for two weeks, though Mr. Jacques himself left for Portland on Fri day. “I like very much the country,” Mr. Jacques says of Oregon. “But the trees—I don’t like them.” His blue eyes twinkled, and he shook his blonde Van Dyke beard. Paints Columbia Highway Used as he is to beauty of a differ ent sort, he dislikes the uniformity of fir trees in vast forests. “They have always, in every season of tho year, the same dark green,” he said of the colors. Mr. Jacques has been trying his hand at painting Oregon scenes, however, and there are four or five in the exhibition. He enjoyed tho Columbia highway, particularly the view of the river, J>ut there, too, he declared that the beauty is hidden behind the trees— a beauty of rock formations of varying tones. That the' University is tho “cradlo of Oregon art expression,” Mr. Jacques firmly believes. If there is any criticism,1 lie considers that wo are too dependent not only on Europe, but on the east, for our art standards. New Man in New Land “An art expression must come out of a people itself,” ho declares. “The more it is encouraged from the University the more it will grow.” Ho says that the people must have a feeling for their own country, their own traditions, be fore they can do any form of art honestly. It is that spirit of up precaution of place that ho is at tempting to Inculcate in his stu dents in Portland. And so we find this portly little man, who once painted the sunny fields of Plund ers, the Belgian and Dutch peasan try, and the idyllic villages about Vpres, destroyed during tho war, sotting out in middle life to start anew in a new country. Since Mr. Jacques lost his wife during tho war ho is indeed quite alone equipped, however, with a brave and undiscouraged viewpoint, and his beloved paint brushes. ALPHA BETA CHI WINS FROM PHI DELTA THETA Hajidball Games in League D Hotly Contested; S. A. E. Defeats Alpha Tau Omega In league C, of the handball tournament, Alpha Beta Chi triumphed over Phi Delta Theta in two straight games “1 11, 21-19. The Alpha Beta Chi team was Bur ton and Norman, while the Phi Dolts had Hinkle and Fraser. The games were hard fought and espoc ially in the second tilt when tho losers threatened to tie the score. The league D contest was hotly contested with the P. A. P.'s taking two games out of three from the A. T. O.’s by scores of 21-17, 19-21, 21-18. Each house won a game anrl a third one was necessary to decide the winner of the match. The two sides were very evenly matched with the winners making a spurt in the fnial game and annexing the necessary points to win. Crandall and Parks formed the team for the winners, and Dawson and Easterday for the losers. Kappa Sigma won the opening game of the doughnut handball tournament Tuesday afternoon when it defeated the Phi Sigma Pi team in a hard fought match. This was the first match in league A and the Kappa Sigs captured the initial game 21 to 15, and were forced to extend themselves in the second contest, finally winning the game 21 to 18 and with it the match. Mautz and Bliss formed the win ning pair, and Greene and Trow bridge were the Phi Sigma Pi re presentatives. The Beta’s team, composed of Beatie and Westergren, was forced to play sensational handball to win from the Phi Gamma Delta team, made up of Goodell and King, in two contests, 21-19, 21-19. Both games were unusually close and were only decided after some very hot play by both sides. The games for to morrow will be: League A—Sigma Pi Tau vs. Phi Kappa Psi. l eague B—Baclielordon vs. Ore gon Club. PROBATION LIST SHOWS MARKED IMPROVEMENT Students Flunking Out May Petition For Readmittance After Nine Months Absence Eighty-two students in the Univer sity are on probation under the sev enteen hour rule for failure to make nine scholastic hours last term. Of this number sixty eight aro men and fourteen women. At this time a year ago over a hundred students were placed on probation and this year’s number indicates an improvement in general. Although thirty three stu dents flunked out of college entirely, this number is also less than that of the students who were dropped at the end of the fall term of 1922. Students who flunked out of tho University are permanently dropped except in cases where they petition successfully to be readmitted after •nine months have elapsed. Those cases are fow, however, and the toll of the three hour rule is gradually decreasing to the figures of the last | two years. Those wno aro now on probation are required to make a total of seven teen hours during tho fall term and the present one in order to bo rein stated in the University. JOINT MEETING TO BE IN GUILD HALL TODAY Women’s League and Y. W. Will Hear Reports of Student Volunteer Convention Three of the delegates to the student volunteer convention, held in Indianapolis during tho Christ mas vacation will speak at a joint meeting of the Young Women’s Christian Association and Women’s league, which will be held in Guild hall this afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mary Bartholomew, who attended the conference ns a delegate of the 1 oung Women’s Christian Associa tion, Women’s league, and the faculty women of the Universitv, will give a report. Mary Donald son and Edith Howe, who attended tho convention also, will make short reports. A brief business meeting of the Women’s league will be held at the beginning of the meeting. FIVE WOMEN’S HOUSES LEAD OREGANA DRIVE Alpha Chi Omega is First Group Over the Top With the cio.se of the first day ' of the Oregana drive, Myron Shan non, business manager, announces that five women’s houses on the campus have subscribed 100 per cent and a great many more only lack a few to go over the top. Alpha Chi Omega stands first ,on the list, as it subscribed its 100 per cent quota before noon yester day. Other houses whose whole! membership have paid its $2.501 initial fee are: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Phi. Kappa Omicron, Pi Beta Phi, Tau 1 Nu, Hendricks hall, and Sigma Pi , Tau each have only a few sub scriptions yet to make before going over the top 100 per cent. Owing to the fact that several students did not have the oppor- 1 tunity to take advantage of the drive yesterday, the booth will re- I main in front of the library until | noon today before closing. This is j positively the last chance that stu dents will have to subscribe for ^ the year book. “The Oregana cannot afford,” says Mr. Shannon, “to have more 1 books printed than orders have been placed for, and it is therefore j up to the members of the student body to place their orders at once in order to make sure they will get a copy. It is also necessary that at least 1,200 copies be ordered in j order to hold the drive down to j $4.50.” No definite estimates have been made of the number of books sold upon the campus yesterday, al though at the booth in front of the library 180 wore sold. “If you haven’t the money yourself, no doubt your room-mate has, so sub scribe now and you won’t be sorry afterwards,” is the word the busi ness staff wishes to leave with the students. FOSSIL SKULL FOUND BY GEOLOGY STUDENT Speciman is Second Discovered in Rock on Newport Beach; Jaw is Missing The skull of a fossil whale im bedded in rock was found on the | coast at Newport about two weeks TCLASSIFIED ADsT Minimum charge, 1 time, 26e : 2 times, I 46c ; 3 times, 60c ; 1 week, $1.20. Must I be limited to 6 lines; over this limit I 6c per line. Phene 961, or leave copy with Business office of Emerald, in University Press. Office hours, 1 to | 4 p. m. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONLY l<>---— FOR RENT — Furnished apart ments for students; over Campa Shoppe. Inquire Campa Shoppe. J-6 tf. LOST — Lower part of gold Schaeffer pen, also pair of horn rimmed spectacles. Reward, t indor please call 108. 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JUNCTION CITY FLORIST 10th and Willamette Phone 616 “Say It with Flowers” “Say It with Flowers” igo by Eugene Calaghan, a sopho more in the geology department of ‘he University. While walking on the beach, Cala ?han found a rock about twice the j iize of a man's read, in which were several pieces of bone. He brought it to the University and upon el imination, after it had been cleaned ind the rock chipped off, the bone was found to be the back of a skull of a toothed whale. T|ie front of the skull and the lower jaw ire missing, so the entire skull can not be reconstructed. This is the second specimen of a whale’s skull : ;hat has been found near Newport, out the two specimens in no way i resemble each other, as the first was of a toothless creature. This lew specimen brings some informa ion as to the ancestry of the mod :rn toothed whale. A number of fossils from the Miocene period of several million ears ago have been found on this >eacli from time to time. CASTLE ’ George Fitzmaurice, noted motion deture producer, has expressed his iigh opinion of the cast which ap iears in his latest production, “The Iternal City,” a First National pic ure now playing at the Castle heater. The cast is composed of uch a remarkable talent as Barbara ,a Marr, Lionel Barrymore, Bert jytell, Kichard Bennett and Mon- i ague Love. f* MUSIC FRATERNITIES WILL GIVE CONCERT Joint Affair at Wendling Set For January 19 Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Al pha, national music fraternities, will give a joint concert and dance at Wendling, Oregon, Saturday, Janu ary 19. The program which will commence at 8:00 p. m. will be giv en in the “Four L” hall, and the ad mission will be one dollar a couple and thirty-five cents for single ad mission. The proceeds from the affair will go toward the Mu Phi Epsilon schol arship fund and furnishings for the Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha room in the school of music. Olga Wikberg, graduate of the University in 1922, who is now teach- j ing music in the public schools, has charge of the publicity in Wendling. The program for the evening will be as follows: group of piano num- j bers by Ronald Reid, violin solos by j Jane O’Reilly, gypsy songs by Mil dred Berkeley in costume, vocal duet by Ruth Akers and Mildred Berke ley, solo by Roy Bryson, and flute and violin numbers by Beulah Clarke j and Jane O ’Reilly. The dance will follow the concert. The orchestra will be composed of various members of the two fraternties. Aurora Underwood, of the school of music and also chairman of the activities committee of Mu Phi Ep silon, has complete charge of the af fair. This marks the second year that Mu Phi Epsilon has given a con cert at Wendling, and it will prob ably become an annual affair. BEX The remarkable screen version of ! A. S. M. Hutchinson’s famous ' novel, “If Winter Comes,” will eon- > elude a four-day engagement at the Rex theater tonight and with the last showing will have established what is believed to be a record at tendance at the local house. In terest in the picture has been en hnn eil by the wide circulation or j the book and the audiences have been agreeably surprised by the ac- | curacy wiii-i which the motion pic- j tun.- adhered to the story. Temur j row comes iho new Marshall Nilan WINTER /fi-c»cMtcd by WILl.lAM FOX horn A S.M. Hutchinson's famous novel ROSNER’S MUSIC Tomorrow “The RENDEZVOUS” A Marshall Neilan Special ThefFiery Ecstacy of Roman Loves IT’S TREMENDOUS! IT’LL THRLL YOU—MOVE YOU— WAKE YOUR ROMANTIC SOUL. Enacted by the Greatest Cast of the Age. BARBARA LA MARR BERT LYTELL LIONEL BARRYMORE MONTAGUE LOVE and an Assemble of 20,000, Produced in Rome 'rz.. srm THE SPECTACULAR SPLENDOR OF MODERN LOVE AMD THE MARVELS OF ROME The CASTLE Where Prices Never Raise TODAY Friday Saturday Charles Runyan on the Organ in Excellent Musical Setting