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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY. JANUARY 24. 1924 NUMBER 78 CAMPUS TO VOTE ON PEACE PLAN Ballots to be Distributed At Living Organizations Tonight to Show Feeling BOK INTERESTS NATION Project Chosen From List of 22,165 Turned in; Idea Explained in Pamphlet A campus vote on the Bok peace plan has been arranged to take place during dinner tonight in the various organizations. Pamphlets explaining the plan in detail, and ballots for the student vote will be given out to all students at that time. A representative, appointed by the head of each house, will take care of the balloting in the organi zation. Ward Cook, assisted by Chester Irelan, is in charge of the affair and will see to the distribution, collec tion and tabulation of the ballots. Cook asks that house representatives leave the package out so that col lectors will not have to make more than one trip to each house. The ballots will be collected and count ed Friday and the results announced in Saturday’s Emerald. Bok is Hollander “The Bok plan has caused a great deal of interest throughout the stu dent body,” says Claude Bobinson, A. S. U. O. president, “and because of this interest the straw vote has been arranged.” The substance of the Bok peace plan is probably familiar to the stu dents. Edward W. Bok offered an award for a peace plan and out of the 22,165 plans proffered, one was selected. The plan is being offered to the American people for their approval or disapproval. Mr. Bok is a native of Holland. He came to America in his early years and has been a prominent figure here for a long time. He edited the “Ladies Home Journal” for 25 or 30 years and is a frequent contributor to magazines. Provisions Are Given The provisions of the plan are as follows: First—That the United States shall immediately enter the perm anent court of international justice under the conditions stated by Sec retary Hughes and President Hard ing in February, 1923. Second—That without full mem bership in the League of Nations, as it is at present constituted, the United States shall offer to extend its present co-operation with the League and participate in tli« work of its assembly and council as a body of mutual counsel, under the following reservations. The United States will assume no obligation to interfere with political questions of policy or in ternal administration of any foreign state. The United States insists upon safeguarding the Monroe doc trine and preserves its attitude con cerning American independence of the old world. Controversies con sidered by it as purely American it will not submit to the recom (Continued on page three) Do You Know How Lowly Mud Makes a Statue? Sculptor to Show Way Work Is Done Do you know how a sculptor works? How does MUD Become a statue? Such are a few of the queries on new posters issued by the Sculpture club, announcing the modeling demonstration to be pre sented by Avard Fairbanks, sculptor of “The Doughboy” and professor of sculpture. The de monstration is to be given in Vil lard hall at eight o’clock on the evening of January 30, in the interests of founding an Ameri can school of sculptor in Oregon. Do you know what an arma ture is? Do you know what a butterfly is? Do you know what a bouchoir is? These are further questions that the posters demand in regard to the least understood of the arts. The demonstration will be the first of its sort open to the pub lic, giving the students and towns people an opportunity to see just how a work of art is produced. LATIN CLUB ADOPTS Organization to be Called “Collegium Augustale” The spc-oud meeting of the new ly organized classical club on the campus was held yesterday after noon in Oregon hall and was at tended by a large number of stu dents in the Latin department. The constitution which has been drawn up by a committee of students was read and adopted by the group. The club also adopted a name and will henceforth be known as the Cellegium Augustale, which translated into English means the augustal college and is significant of the purpose of the organization, that of fostering classical study and research. Meetings are to be held on the fourth Thursday of each month, ac cording to the provisions of the constitution and the place of meet ing is to be decided at each previ ous session. Programs are in the hands of a temporary program com mittee and will consist of papers, addresses, and entertainments by members and faculty in the depart ment and occasional social events. Under the present status of the organization Alicia Agnew is tem porary chairman of the group, until elections of officers takes place. Officers are to be five in number and will bear Latin titles, their duties corresponding to those of president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and reporter, according to the constitution. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT Beta Theta Pi announces the pledging of Arthur Gray, of Eu gene. Onward, Ye Campus Heroes, to the Leap-Year Tea Room “Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, Let’s have tea.” That was the version once upon a time, but a new one has to be made these modern days. And this is it: “Jimmy get a wiggle on, Jimmy get a wiggle on, Let’s go to tea.” Where? To the Y. W. C. A. bun galow to the Leap-year-tea. Yes, the women may escort the men to the tea this afternoon, and the women may come alone, and the men may come unescorted, and every body on the campus may come. And what will they eat? Tea of course, served with a huge plate of the most delicious cinnamon toast; coffee, with a choice of three kinds of sandwiches; ice cream of all the varieties; and the best ice cream sundaes made. So the warning for this morning is to start out with the pockets filled with dimes and nickles (this is a ! special piece of advice for the wo men.) But the money is to go for a j good cause, and no one misses the | change. i Along with the good eats comes i good music, too. And as for decora | tions, well a surprise is in store for i the patrons of the tea-room when j they see the clever menus. And the affair comes at such a convenient time. There is a time, so | it is said, in the afternoon, when | there is a faint feeling which finds j its remedy in refreshments. * The time is 3 p. m. Everybody out to ! day, for the Leap-year tea-room is to j be open from 2 to 6 o ’clock. HOWE TO TALK ON CIVILIZATION ' Influence of Race Culture on Man to be Discussed by Professor of l English JANE O’REILLY TO PLAY Speaker Will Appear For First Time This Year; Has Been at Oregon Since ’01 The assembly today promises to bo one of the most interesting of the year, according to Mrs. George Fitch. Professor Herbert C. Howe, head of the English department and profes sor of English literature, will address the student body at Villard hall on the subject of “Biological Limit if Civilization.” Professor Howe is an outstanding figure on the campus both for his work in connection with the English department and for his interest in Oregon atheltics. He is the Univer sity of Oregon’s representative on the Pacific coast conference. Subject is in New Field The subject on which Professor Howe will speak is one which opens up a new field of thought. The ad dress concerns the applying of cer tain biological facts and laws to man’s ability to become more highly civil ized. The laws of biology state that horses, dogs, and similar animals can reach a certain state of domestication and intelligence and no farther. A somewhat similar idea can be applied to man, it is now thought. Accord ing to Professor Howe, this is the first time as far as he knows that this subject has been explored. During the first five or ten years i that Professor Howe was on the cam pus, he was one of the main speakers on the assembly program, being called upon to speak once and often twice | a year. Speech is Anticipated For the past few years Professor Howe has not addressed a regular assembly, and his appearance today is looked forward to by those who have heard him speak before. He is said to be a very powerful speaker quite able to hold the interest and attention of his audience. Professor Howe came to the Uni versity in 1901 and is now in his twenty-third year of service. He has been head of the English department since 1906. The music for the assembly wiH be a violin solo by Jane O’Reilly, a pupil of Rex Underwood and well known on the campus. CASES TO BE REVIEWED Professor Will Talk About Law at Portland Meeting Professor S. B. Warner, of the school of law, will review the crim inal cases coming before the su preme court for the past year, in an address before a meeting of the District Attorneys’ association of Oregon, tomorrow afternoon. His address will comprise four divisions: The power of the justice of peace to suspend execution of a sentence he has given; what con stitutes possession of liquor; the right of appeal to the supreme court for violation of a municipal ordinance; and how far public of ficials may go toward inducing a citizen to commit a crime without the state being estopped for prose cuting him for doing so. Out of the 12 cases before the supreme court only one decision was reversed because of error. That this is a good showing for the dis trict courts, Mr. Warner will bring out in his address. VISITORS NOT ALLOWED AT INFIRMARY FOR FEW DAYS The infirmary has been closed to visitors for the past few days be cause there are several cases of grippe. The health authorities are taking this precaution to safeguard those who might visit the infirmary and to prevent an epidemic. How ever communication by notes is permissible and visitors may leave notes and call for the answers later. o ---- Plays Lead in Comedy at Guild O David Swanson “DRESS REHEARSAL” WILL PLAY TONIGHT Gerda Brown Takes Lead in Guild Production “The Dress Rehearsal” will open for its first night performance at 8:30 this evening, in Guild hall. Gerda Brown is playing the lead, opposite Dave Swanson. Other members of the cast are Katherine Pinneo, Terr a Hubbard, Beth Farias, Paul Krausse and Ilelga McGrerv. Members of the junior company make up the rest of the large east. The play is being directed by Fer gus Reddie. This entertaining play deals with theatrical life. The plot is lively, and the characters are especially good, furnishing plenty of fun. The young actress, the man about town trying to be an actor, the ambitious stage mother, who is, after all, a good sport, and the autocratic stage manager, are decidedly amusing. The seat sale is now on at Guild hall box office. Seats are 50 and 75 cents. NEW VOLUMES ARRIVE Choice Autographed Copies Added to Homer Collection Pour beautifully bound volumes have recently been added to the library for the Pauline Potter Ilomer memorial collection of books. “The Hover,” by Joseph Conrad, ex quisitely bound in -white vellum; “The Taking of Helen,” by John Masefield; “The Fascinating Stranger, and Other Stories,” by Booth Tarkington, and “The En chanted April,” by the author of “Elizabeth and Her German Gard en,” comprise the new additions to the collection. These books are not only valu able as to’ cost, but also because they are from collections of limited numbers and especially since they are all autographed by the authors themselves. To the general collections three additions were made: “The Speak er’s Garland,” in ten volumes, edit ed by Phineas Garret, and pur chased to meet the demand for. reading selections; “Headings in General Psychology,” by Robinson and Robinson; and a book for the art department entitled “A Gram mar of Color,” containing a variety of printed color combinations. LANDMARK IS REMOVED Workmen Tear Down Chimney of Aged Heating Plant One of the old landmarks of the campus will soon be gone. After having served the University faith fully for almost 25 years, the chimney of the old heating plant is being torn down. The plant is one of the older buildings of the campus, having been constructed in 1901. It was used continuously from that time until the new plant was completed last fall. Since it has outlived its usefulness, the chimney is being re moved and the floor space now oc cupied by it and the boiler room, will be remodeled and used by the school of architecture. Some of the bricks of the old chimney are being used to finish the boiler rooms of the new heat ing plant, and the remainder will be stored for future use. SPEAKERS AT INDIANAPOLIS THINK WESTERN WORLD TOO MUCH INCLINED TO DICTATE Salvation of Eastern Nations Should be Worked Out Through Guidance Instead of Dominance Believe Students at National Convention By Lester Tumbaugh Is the Occidental world imposing a western civilization on Oriental peoples? Is there such a thing as Christian imperialism, and if so, have we any right to make use of its powers among our neighbors across the Pacific? Speakers, both American and foreign, at the recent Indianapolis convention pointed out the tendency of the western world to play the role of dictator to eastern nations, rather than that of big brother. “Eastern nations want nothing but the right hand of fellowship,” said Dr. Paul Harrison, American medical missionary to Arabia. He went on to say that we in America are too fond of confessing the sins of other people instead of assist ing them in working out their own destiny occording to their concep tion of what that destiny is. “The acceptance Of Christ by Arabs, or by any persons, must never be the results of coertion,” he declared. “Show them the pic ture of Christ in your daily lift'. Wo must not try to impose our civiliza tion on them. Give them Christ and they will contribute their share to a composite civilization.” An editorial in yesterday’s Ore gonian had the following to say relative to this question: “The quadrennial gathering of the student volunteer movement was distinguished recently by a thought-provoking address by a medical missionary which alone would have justified holding the convention. The medical mission ary, Dr. Paul Harrison; widely known in world evangelical circles as the ‘apostle of the desert,’ said that intolerance and excessive zeal on the part of missionaries to other peoples frequently had resulted in defeating the higher purposes for which they were sent there. He alluded, of course, to the type which can see no good in the man ners and customs of aliens, who lack (Continued on page three) FRANCES SIMPSON HAS MOST EMERALD TIPS Lilian Wilson Leads in Unassigned Stories Frances Simpson, reporter on the upper Emerald staff, is leading the field in tlio Emerald tip contest with 37 suggestions for stories. Her near est competitor is Georgiana Gerlin ger who has 19 tips credited to her. Little interest was evinced in the contest until the last two weeks when a number of new entrants have ap peared. The first prize is $7.50, se cond prize $5.00 and third $2.50 More attention is being paid this year to the quality of the tips turned in than was done last year. Tn the unassigned story contest less interest has been shown by staff members and those trying out for Emerald positions. Lilian Wilson leads with eight stories published which were not assigned by the news editors. Marian Lowry and Webster Jones are tied for second place with three each. In all there are seven contests in which students working on the Emer ald will compete. Prizes totaling ap proximately $175 will be awarded at the close of the winter and spring quarters when the winners of the var ious prizes are announced. The other prizes will be given for: the best night editor, $10; the best staff, $15; the best news editor, $10; the best night editor, $10; the best news story of the term, first prize, $5, second prize, $2.50; the best fea ture story of the term, $5, second prize, $2.50. Later in the term another prize and possibly two more may be an nounced. The spring term awards will be presented at the annual Em erald banquet held at the Hotel Os burn. Other prizes or rewards for staff workers to be presented at this occasion are the Emerald “0’s”j and the bound volumes of the student daily. BEZDEK HAPPY AT PENN Interview Indicates That Coach Will Probably Remain In telegraphic despatches from Philadelphia, Hugo Bezdek is quoted as saying he is happy in his present situation at Penn State college and intimating strongly that lie will remain there. He "did say that he would not refuse any pro position presented him by the Ore gon representatives until he had thoroughly considered it. This may be interpreted then to mean that Oregon will have a task on her hands weaning the ex-Ore gon mentor away from his present love. Just now Bezdek has all that he can ask for and it will undoubt-, edly prove difficult for the Oregon men to convince him. Earl and Cake will meet Bezdek January 28. Large Fieid Covered in Latest Edition Old Oregon for January is out. This new issue is as full of Oregon pep and spirit as over. The Portland center of the University is featured this timo with a story on the various classes and instructors whoso work it is to teach tlio 1,500 students regis tered in the institution. Of this number, it has been estimated that ninety-five per cent are wage-earners who study in their afternoons and evenings to make themselves more in telligent citizens and better equipped artisans.” A character sketch of Earl Kilpat rick, Dean of the Portland confer, appears with a large photograph of him under the title of “Under the flargoylcs,” as one of the series of articles on the deans of the schools. Another photograph and sketch is that of Mrs. Mable Holmes Parsons, who conducts classes in short story and versification. Accompanying the story are several poems by Ethel Po rn ig Fuller, one of Mrs. Parsons’ stu dents. One of the most interesting arti cles in the issue is “Listening In at the Case Work Supervisor’s Office in Portland.” Tt shows how various cases are taken care of. A person al glimpse is given of the case supervisor’s office as she advises and teaches her case-workers how to deal with the many types of needy people. Ono of the campus poets has a prominent place in the new edition— Walter Evans Kidd, who recently won the Henry Wartner prize for the best group of poems submitted by an unknown author under the age of 25. The group which brought him the p-ize is reprinted—“Poems Out of !vTo+ley.” This includes, “To the Eady of My Grief,” “Lancelot’s Last Night at Camelot,” “Destin ation,” the “Spel> of Stone,” and several others. A hint as to the art work to appear in the 1924 Oregana, is given in an article by Freda Goodrich, editor of the year book. A great many other fields are cov ered by short stories and items; campus news appears as the winning of the final debate trophy by Delta 7.eta, the building of new fraternity and sorority houses, Mrs. Beck’s op era, and last but not least, the sport news. Pictures of “Billy” Reinhart, basketball coach, two of Oregon’s basket tossers, Bill Hayward and Dick Smith; and the Fiji doughnut winning team, grace the pages of the sport section, Edited by Web ster A. Jones. Editorials, class news, medical school news, and other articles com plete the material of the “Old Ore gon,” which is edited by Miss Grace Edgington, alumni secretary. TRACK STARS TO VIE HERE IN MIT Elimination Tryouts For Olympic Team is One of Objects of Coast Meet EVENT ORDER CHANGED Conference of Managers Increases Number of Entries From Colleges The Pacific coast conference track and field meet is to be held at the University again this year. At the recent conference of managers, held in Berkeley, it was voted to hold the meet May 30 and 31, and since this will be the only opportunity for coast athletes to compete for positions on America’s Olympic team before the national tryouts, starting June 15, at Boston, the conference authorities voted to ex tend invitations to all institutions on the coast. In departing from their usual con servative plan, Jack Benefiel said that the conference managers werq not only influenced by the fact 'that there was a need for coast elimina tion try outs for tlio Olympic team; but also by tho fact that there was a rising tido of track enthusiasm on the coast which deserved fostering. These invitations will be sent to all the coast colleges and to schools as far east as Nevada and Montana. Chance For Good Men It is unnecessary for any school to enter a full team; in fact, Benefiel stated, this plan was expressly devis ed for the ■email college which might have one or two men of top notch calibre who they desired to see per form under roal competition, an op portunity that was lacking under the old plan. These men, however, must compete unddr tho coast conference eligibility rules; and their expenses must be paid by their own institu tion. Out side officials will bo chosen, to govern the meet; and Bill Hay ward hopes to havo faculty men of this institution to act as assistants in judging the different events. T. Morris Bunn will be here in the in terest of the Amateur Athletic as sociation to observe those who might bo considered candidates for the Olympic team. Bean Colin V. Dy ment will probably1 be chosen, ref eree. This meeting also resulted in one or two changes in the technique of run ning track meets. They have in creased the number of entries from each school from 12 to 14; and have limited the number of men entering one event, to three, and have desig nated that no man may enter more than three track events including the relay. They are permitted to enter an unlimited number of field events. Admission One Dollar They changed the order of calling track events to tho following: Mile, 100 yard dash; 440 yard dash; 120 yard high hurdles; 2 mile; 8S0 yard run; 220 yard dash; 220 yard low hurdles and relay. The order of field events has not been changed jand comes as follows: Pole vault and (Shot put; high jump and discus; broad jump and javlin. Graduate Manager Benefiel is ar : ranging for special rates with the railroads that week end, since tick ets will be sold over the coast. Tho admission price for the general pub lic has been set at one dollar; the price of student tickets hasn’t been determined as yet, but they will be less. The high guarantee for all con ; ference teams made this charging of : students for coast conference track meets a custom several years ago. The preliminary events will be run | off Becoration day, Friday, May 30, and these will probably be free. STUDENT WHITES ARTICLE FOR AUTOMOBILE JOURNAL The January issue of the “Ford Owner and Dealer” carries a two and one-half page story by A1 Trachman, senior in the journalism department. The article describes a sales idea used by the E. C. Sim mons company, of Eugene, distri butors of Ford cars, illustrating the method of giving a sales talk, with a stripped Ford chassis in the show room to illustrate good points to prospective customers.