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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1924)
1UI PLANS “Book of Job” to be Given at Heilig, February 6 LARGE APPEAL CLAIMED Play Has Support of All Religious Orders By A. T. “The Book of Job,” which is ap pearing at the Heilig theatre on February 6, under the auspices of the Eugene branch, American Asso ciation of University women, has the distinction of being the only theatri cal attraction that has had the uni versal support of all religious denom inations. Hebrews, (Catholics, Pro testants and Scientists are unanimous in their enthusiasm, endorsements and cooperation. Nor is this strange when one delves into the philosophy contained in this great Biblical dra ma. Appeals to Many “Job” appeals to all classes of people. Its intense emotional quali ties, the flashes of satire, wit and humor, the angry outburst of pas sion, the all human characteristics and universal experiences of the char acters in the pay, the dramatic cli maxes, and the spectacular beauty hold one spellbound from the begin ning to end. Audiences rarely applaud. But they leave the theatre marvelling at the sublimity of the play. Yet, “The Book of Job,” though deeply spiritual, is not a “churchy’ drama. It is no less dramatic than other great masterpieces such as “Faust” or “Macbeth” or “Hamlet.” It is taken almost literally from the Bible; but it merely happens—no one knows why, since it has no relation to the chronology of Biblical events or He braic history that in the Bible has been included the greatest dramatic poem of all literature. No Change Made Stuart Walker has not changed or added to it. He has simply taken it as he found it, one of the Bibical Archives, reduced it to a suitable length and graphically presented it to the world in a living and never to be forgotten form. It is impossible for one to witness this dramatization and regard Job thereafter merely as a traditional Bibical character. And no one can see it without being stimulated to a deeper consciousness of the Divine in human affairs and the spiritual pow ers given man to survive and triumph over the physical obstacles and suf ferings of life. Women Readers Selected In describing the presentation of this sublime Biblical drama, Mr. Walker says that women were select ed to be the narrators so as to break the possibly monotony of a reading with men ’g voices only. They are stationed in niches on either side of the stage and alternatively they tell of the troubles that have befallen Job. “The center of the stage,” he continues, “then becomes light and the play proper begins. At the close of Job’s lamentation with the subsequent comforting of his friends, the center of the stage sinks into darkness and the niches in which the narrators stand can be seen again. They present the narrative and toll of the happy days that fol Olwed for Job. It is too wonderful a story, with its message of faith and understanding, to be repeated | too often. One never tires of it; it never grows old.” GLEE CLUB TO JOIN IN PORTLAND MEET (Continued from page one) limited interest in the coming con test. A similar contest will be held in Chicago on February IS, at which the glee clubs of the “Big Ten Conference,” of the Inter-Collegiate Musical association, will compete. The Glee .club of Grinnell college, of which John Stark Evans, direc tor of the Oregon Glee club was once a member, will be among those participating in the contest. DRESS REHEARSAL HAS PLEASING CAST (Continued From Page One.) not flambuoyantly so, in her in- j terpretation of Mrs. Dean. Gerda j Brown, playing the part of Bettina i Dean, rises to a commendable ^ ONE SCENE IN STUART WALKER J PRODUCTION OF "BOOK OF JOB” | <* climax in the latter scenes, but her voice is hardly all that can be de sired of an actress. To Beth Farias, the Effie of the play, congratulations are extended on the marked improvement of her work. She does a truly realistic bit of interpretation. David Swanson, as Jerome Beld en, the young hero, is his usual dashing self. Terva Hubbard, as the most human Max Rosenbaum, pleased his audience greatly, and, although his part as the hotel clerk gives Lexro Prillaman but few spoken lines, he makes of it one of the most delightful things in the play. ART EXHIBIT SHOWS HOW WORK IS DONE (Continued from page one) from Seattle, where it was exhibited with the Seattle Fine Arts Society. Though the block prints are nearly all by American artists there are re presentative scenes not only from the United States, but one of “Mending the Seine,” “Street Scene in Old Mexico,” and “Volcano Kilanea.” The artists have chosen surroundings with which they are familiar. By some critics this form of ar tistic expression is considered the most tvpicajly American of any art form. Artists such are Ambrose Pat terson, of Seattle; Iris Beatty, of Washington, D. C.; Rudolph Ruz icka, of Doffs Ferry, N. Y.; and many Californians have prints in the exhibit. COURSE TO DEVELOP MAGAZINE WRITERS Childhood Tales and Historical Sketches All Appear in English Class Over in the department of Eng lish of the University, there is a 'ifailur\ TODAY and Saturday Whoop-ee Jack Hoxie in “DON S QUICKSHOT of the RIO GRANDE” The romantic escapades of the unluckiest Romeo that ever rode a bucking bronc. A hair-raising, ground burning action packed love story. NEWS — COMEDY TOPICS 20—CENTS—20 “CRISPETTES” course called magazine writing, which, according to its instructor, is attempting to develop writers of other than regular short stories. Children’s fanciful tales, historical sketches, and essays are some of the forms of literary writing chosen by members of this class. One student who has a particular knack for writing stories that ap peal to children is specializing on these, intending to market them later. Another girl has been suc cessful in writing a sketch on the town of Wrangell, Alaska. By writing to residents of that place she has been able to present the historical background of Wrangell. Several members of the class are going to try for the Atlantic Month ly contest for the best essay of light character, such as is printed in the contributors’ club of that magazine. The prizes offered are $50, $25, and $10. “I think there is a place on the campus for other than short stories,” said Miss Mary H. Perkins, instruc tor of the class, commenting on the situation. “Some students have no faculty for writing essays, but they can write stories; others lack that kind of imagination necessary for the producing of short stories.” TURNBULL DISCUSSES CHICAGO CONFERENCE Journalism Instructors Hear of Problems “The joint meeting of the As sociation of American Schools and Departments of Journalism and of the American Association of Teach ers of Journalism, held in Chicago, brought, together instructors in journalism from all over the United States interested in bettering journ alistic standards,” said Professor George Turnbull in discussing the conference. One of the main fea tures was the preliminary measures taken by the association of school and departments toward the stand ardizing of education for journalism in the United States. There has been considerable de mand for such standardization, es pecially since the increase in the number of institutions giving journalistic instruction. A com mission representing five of the schools of journalism was appointed to consider and report on the ad visability of such a stop and means of accomplishing it. Th# University of Oregon is represented on this commission by Dean Erie Allen. A report on the findings of the com mittee is expected at the next con ference. Of the various reports that were given, the one from the University of Wisconsin showed one of the unusual features of its instruction, he continued. Every year during spring vacation a number of their seniors in the school of journalism are sent out on a sort of field trip. Three or four each are sent to several country newspapers, which they run for a week. Profes sor E. Marian Johnson, of the journalism faculty at Wisconsin, re ported very good success with this system. One of the speakers on newspaper ethics was Professor B. Justin Mil ler of the law school of tho Uni versity of Minnesota, who was con nected with the Oregon law school last year.v He spoke from the point of view of what teachers of journ alism could do to develop better ethics in newspapers. Professor Miller expressed the thought that teachers could improve the ethics because they have the journalist when he is young and easily train ed. He brought out an analogy be rA Powder Cold Cream Compacts Perfumes Talcums Toilet Water What Does Your Mirror Tell You? Your face will have that enviable smoothness if you use care in the selection of creams and powders. Let us help you find the combination that suits your complexion. You will find a large variety of superior brands, including Coty’s, Houbigant’s and Tokolan, from which to choose. University Pharmacy “We Fill Prescriptions” Free Delivery Telephone 114 We Offer a Large Variety of Delicacies from Which to Choose. AFTERNOONS Complete fountain menu—drinks, sundaes, sand wiches, etc. EVENINGS Real China Noodles, sandwiches, chili con carne, pastries, etp. Course Plate Dinner 50c SUNDAY DINNERS Table d’Hote.75c COLLEGE SIDE INN ‘Where You Meet Your Friends” l: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■! ■! t tween law and journalism in that the oldest and smartest lawyers were not always the most ethical. The address of Miss Genevieve Forbes, a reporter on the Chicago Tribune, was ono of the interesting ones, according to Professor Turn bull. She dealt with the subject of the woman in journalism. Contrary to the stand often taken by women, Miss Forbes said that there were phases of newspaper work wrhich women could not handle as well as men. but she also said there were some types of stories that a woman could handle better than a man. It was found that a woman reporter could get a better story from prom inent women than a man. How ever, with the woman of the courts or of the underworld, a man is a bettor reporttr than is a sob sister, stated Miss Forbes. Miss Forbes said that the tend ency on Chicago newspapers was to send women reporters on follow stories and not to give them the big new stories to handle. The average number of women on Chi cago newspapers is about two, said Miss Forbes, but that these get their positions because they are superior on certain phases of the work. She is a part-time instructor in journalism at Northwestern uni versity. “One of the values of the con ference,” concluded Professor Turn bull, “was the personal association of the teachers from widely separat ed parts of the country.” HE1LIG THEATRE MONDAY, JAN. 28 MAY ROBSON 'jUl RiJUVEHAWN OF AUNT MART MUSIC — COifelfiDY — SONG Prices 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. Seat sale Saturday, 10 A. M. 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