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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1924)
SUPERVISED PLAY BENEFITS CHILD Bad Habits are Prevented Says Miss Stupp UNIVERSITY GIVES AID Playground Conducted on Saturday Mornings “The people of the small towns don’t fully realize the benefit of the supervised playground plan. It is the child who plays alone, in his back yard that becomes the in dividualist, the socialist, and the bolshevik,” said Miss Lillian L. Stupp, physical education instruc tor and supervisor of the play ground classes. “It is the child who plays alone that, through lack of something else to do, falls into bad habits, and frequents places of vice, not the person who from childhood has as sociated with others, and learned to give and take. “Parents do not seem to realize that the boy or girl who becomos interested in swimming, basketball football, or other forms of athletics as a child, will continue to be in terested in them as they grow older and spends time developing these sports. Time spent in this way is profitably used.” Classes Held Here Playground classes, under Miss Stupp’s supervision meet every Sat urday morning from nine to eleven for all children between the ages of five and fifteen. The classes aro divided into five groups: boys and girls from 5 to 8 years; boys from 8 to 11, and 11 to 15 years; and girls from 8 to 11 and 11 to 15 years. These aro instructed by junior majors in the physical edu cation department. The first part of the program in cludes games, sports, play on the apparatus in the gymnasium, and, for the girls, folk dancing. The class periods are rotated so that each class has the opportunity to use all the gymnasium oquipmont. The smaller childron have kinder garten work and dramatize stories and the older pupils liavo a half hour of swimming, the tnnks in both the men’s and women’s gymnasiums being used. Tho instruction of all classes is closely supervised by Miss Stupp. Eugene Favored Tho American Playground as sociation is very anxious to have playgrounds and recreation work adopted all over the country, says Miss Stupp, as it teaches tho com munity spirit to tho children and helps to educate thorn along.lines of physical development. Oregon has been very slow in taking up this work, and Eugeno, a university town, is thought to be an excellent place to got this movement well established. Mrs. M. S. Ady and Colonel J. .T. Ilarbaugh, juvenile officers in Eugene, are enthusiastic about the work being done on the campus so far. COLONEL JOHN LEADER WRITES TO EMERALD “Foreign Correspondent” Sends Letter and Capping Telling Value of Play to Youth Colonel John Leader, “The 13m erald's only foreign correspondent,” who writes from the Quadra club, at Vancouver, B. C., is ns always, vitally interested in Oregon and its “boys and girls.” In a letter to arthur Rudd, editor of tho Emerald, the Colonel sends his special regards to the ladies of the Emerald staff and to the ladies on the campus generally, and incloses a dipping from a Van couver newspaper which he says illustrates the point he made in his farewell talk concerning the value of play. The clipping, which is dated New Westminister, January 12, is as follows: “Dr. J. Cl. Davidson of the I’ni versify of B. 0., in his address be fore the Women’s Educational club at the home of Mrs. C. A. Welsh, 8i\th street, urged the value of team work and games in educating the youth of the country. All edu cational institutions should reeog nize the value of well-regulated play, under strict rules, in the cur riculum of training for students. ‘Playing the game’ in school sports taught the youth to play it with fairness in after life. If he had his way, said Dr. Davidson, the young children would devote half their time to such team play. “His subjects, ‘Comments on Present-day Education,” was large ly devoted to a commentary on the neglect of team games in school work.” CONCERT ENGAGEMENT CANCELLED BY VECSEY Max Rosen, Roumanian Violinist May Substitute; Other Artists to be Considered Ferenc Vescey, the violinist who was to have appeared on the campus on April 22, on the program of the University concert series, has cancelled his western tour. Word was received by Graduate Man ager Jack Benefiel, that the engage ment with the University would have to be called off. Several substitutes are being con sidered, among them Max Rosen, a violinist and Brunswick artist. Rosen is making a tour of the coast the last week in February and has concerts scheduled for Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland. Rosen, a native of Rou mania, came to New York as a boy when he studied the violin. He has made two successful tours of Scandinavia and upon his return to America made his metrorpolitan de but with the Philharmonic orches tra. “Rosen is a good artist,” says Benefiel. “He is of the same type as Anna Case; ho gets down next to his audience and wins them.” OREGON QUINTET WINS FROM DENTISTS, 62-24 (Continued From Page One.) in the second half and amassed a total of 51 counters before the final gun. Kiminki and Westergren were outstanding for the frosh, and Flynn showed well, when he went in during the last half. The freshmen are scheduled to play tho Franklin high quintet this afternoon in tho men’s gymnasium. The Portlanders aro said to possess a strong five so a close battle is expected. Summary: Jefferson (22) (51) Oregon Babes Joy (3) .F (11) Wostorgren Crowley .F (11) Westerman Hyns (4) .C. Okerberg Smith (fi) .G. (8) Kiminki Flegal (5) .G. (8) Hughes Substitutions: Jefferson, Lehto 4, Miller 0, Grayson 0; Oregon, Chiles 2, Reinhart 3, Flynn 0, Carter 2. Referee: Cossman. LARGE DONATION GIVEN Widow Alumna Grants $3,000,000 to Northwestern University Northwestern University—A gift >f $3,000,000 to Northwestern uni versity from Mrs. Montgomery Ward, widow of the mail order merchant, is announced by Presi- ] dent Walter Dill Scott. This is | tho largest single donation ever re ceived by the school. At the suggestion of Mrs. Ward, I the university will create a largo medical center on tho MeKinlcck Memorial campus near Chicago’s downtown business section, and will name it the Montgomery Ward Memorial. Tho university now is conducting a campaign for endowment of the downtown center, with the aim of making it one of the largest edu rational centers in the United States. CHARLES PADDOCK TO RESUME LECTURE TOUR University of California -Charles Paddock, former California runner, is to resume the lecture tour that lie was forced to abandon several weeks ago on account of a sprained ankle. Paddock will start at Philadelphia. MOVIES WHILE YOU EAT AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA University of Nebraska Stu dent may watch movies while eat ing. in these modern times. A sand wich shop ou the University of Ne braska campus has installed a rim in i as a free course along with other food. “Say It with Flowers” “Say It with Flowers” PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW— for your house party, formal or pledge dance. Wo are specialists in corsage technique. OUT FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, ETC. JUNCTION CITY FLORIST 10th and Willamette Phone 616 “Say It with Flowers” “Say It with Flowers” LEAGUE Ml! PROVIDE ANOTHER SCHOLARSHIP Girls Have Nearly Enough Funds for Purpose The foreign scholarship com mittee of the Women’s league re ports that it has nearly enough money in the treasury to provide for another scholarship to the Uni versity next year. This is a comparatively new movement, the first scholarship having been granted last spring to Miss Andree Pellion, who is a senior in the romance language department of the University. Oregon is also one of the first schools on the Pacific coast to adopt the idea. Money for this scholarship has been raised in a number of ways, the principal event being the Christ mas college ball, which was given at the Multnomah hotel in Portland during the vacation, under the aus pices of the league. The ball was very well attended, not only by University students, but by alumni and high school students, and near ly $250 was cleared. Patrons and patronesses of the affair contribut ed more than $100. The league has not yet decided to whom the scholarship will be granted. Jeanne Gay is chairman of the committee in charge. MANY NEW STUDENTS REGISTER THIS TERM Almost Half are Self-Supporting; Others Contribute Much to Their Expenses The information cards filed by students when registering show that 154 students were newly registered this winter term. Of these 154, there were 47 freshmen, 38 sopho mores, 37 juniors, 21 seniors, 6 special students and 5 graduates registered. The cards also show that over half of these students contribute to tlioir support. Not quite half, of them are wholly self-supporting, while many more are partially working their way through college. There are 65 who are entirely self supporting. Of these 12 are seniors, 17 juniors, 17 sophomores, 11 fresh men, 4 Bpocial students and 4 grad uates. Those that are partially self supporting contribute from 25 to 75 per cent to their support. There are 35 of these students. Four are 75 per cent self-supporting, 27 con tribute 50 per cent to their support, and 4 contribute 25 per cent. MU PHI EPSILON PLANS SLAV CONCERT TODAY Women's Musical Fraternity to Give Program in Woman’s Building Today Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s nation al music fraternity, is entertain CLASSIFIED ADS* Mtaimuna eharire, 1 time. 26c; 2 times, 46c : 3 times, 60c ; 1 week, $1.20. Must be limited to 6 lines ; over this limit 5e per line. Phene 951. or leave copy | with business office of Emerald, in i University 1’ress. Office hours, 1 to I 4 p. rn. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONLY --- FOR RENT — Furnished apart ments for students; over Campa Shoppe. Inquire Campa Shoppe. J-6 tf. EASTMAN KODAKS and FILMS BAKER - BUTTON 7th and Willamette j ing this aftenoon in Alumni hall, with what has been declared one of its most interesting and unusual programs of the year, “The Music of the Slav.” The program starts at 2:30 p. m. and will include many compositions ! of the folk music of the Slav people. John Siefert, of the school of music, will render three Slavonic songs. A short lecture on “The Music of Czecho-Slavakia” j will also be delivered during the i afternoon, besides many other in- j teresting features. Mrs. Jane Thacher, head of the piano depart ment of the school of music, is chairman of the affair, and will be assisted by other members of the fraternity. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend, and especial ly to the members of the Monday Book club, the women’s division of the chamber of commerce, and the f'ortly|?htly club. COACH BUILDS MEN FIRST, TEAMS LATER AT U. OF W. University of Washington—Enoch Bagshaw is more valuable as a coach to the University of Wash ington than was Gil Dobie, accord ing to President Suzzallo in a re cent address delivered befor^ the Washington Alumni association. “Bagshaw builds men first and teams, championship or not, later,” said the president. “This system does not require students to sacri fice studies for athletics.” REQUEST FOR MONITOR RECEIVED FROM INDIA A request for a number of the University extension Monitor was received this week at the registrar’s office from a native of Punjab, India. The writer did not say what he wanted it for, nor tell any thing concerning himself, accord ing to Miss Mozelle Hair, editor of the Monitor. 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