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.
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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
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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.