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♦ . ... . ..-. . ....— _ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30. 1924 VOLUME XXV NUMBER 83 FRESHMEN ININ IN SPEEDY GAME Eugene High Five Defeated by Score of 41 to 27 in Hard Fought Struggle FROSH PROSPECTS GOOD University High School Wiil Meet Yearlings Today in the Men’s Gymnasium Dave Evans crew of rollicking freshmen hoopers defeated the Eu gene high school team yesterday afternoon, 41 to 27. The Eugene five was by far the best team that the freshman have played this year and they put up a fast, aggressive brand of ball. The game was fast and both teams showed signs of snappy teamwork. The Eugene five, in actual floorwork and passing, look ed equally as well as the yearlings at certain stages of the contest. While the greater experience of the freshman five enabled them to maintain a safe lead, they were forced to extend themselves to keep out in front. “Spike” Has Fast Team “Spike” Leslie, former Oregon star athlete, is coaching the Eu fene squad and he has assembled a fast, well-rounded team. They play a speedy short-passing game and work the ball well down the floor and under the basket for the ma jority of their points. Landrum and Murray, at forwards, played a very good floor game and seemed to find the hoop fairly regularly. The whole team seems well coached and will stand watching in their contests in the state^interscholastic league. The yearlings are showing signs of being one of the best freshman teams to be turned out by Oregon for some years. However, they do not seem to have hit their maximum game yet. Their play is somewhat ragged in spots and they have not yet gotten over their natural tend ency to dribble too much and play too individually. As soon as they break away from some of their high school tricks and get to play ing together Oregon will have a freshman team that will bear watch ing. Regular uomtnnation usea At present Evans is using his forward combination of Westergren and Westerman to good advantage, and both of these men have been finding the basket with fair regu- ; larity. Chiles has proven his abil ity to work in smoothly at either ■ forward position. Both Okerberg and Flynn have been ranging the floor in great style from the pivot position and both because of their height have been converting a large n/imber of shots from under neath the basket. Kiminki, Reinhart and Hughes form a combination of guards that ! promise considerable difficulty to f ' opposing forwards this year. All three have been getting down the floor fast also and have been making their share of the scores. Also in Selimeer, Shulte, Carter, Dallas, Adams, Carl Johnson and J. Johnson, the coach has a number of substitutes who can be depended upon if necessary. Murray Converts Fouls Murray made seven points for (Continued on page three) DELTA ZETA WINS MEET Tri Delt Loses by 35-33 Score in Close-run Contest In one of the closest meets held this season, Delta Zeta beat Delta Delta Delta with a score of 35 to 33. Marguarite McCabe, for the losers, was high point winner with 13 points. Betty Lewis and Gertrude Houk, on the Delta Zeta team, came second with eight points each. Gamma Phi Beta beat Hendricks (2) in the other meet held last night. The final score was 41 to 26. The high point winner was Virginia Wil son, for Gamma Phi, who secured 13 fl points. Yvonne Smith for Hendricks was second with nine. INTRAMURAL SPORTS REGARDED AS ESSENTIAL FOR GIVING MEN ATHLETIC TRAINING Harry Scott, Physical Education Instructor Cites Advantage Gained by Student After Leaving University; Time Spent Not Wasted By Ben Maxwell “ Intramural sports are offered at the University of Oregon for the -pur pose of giving the student of non varsity calibre an opportunity to gain athletic experience by represent ing his organization in one or more events in the athletic program,” said Harry Scott, professor of physical education, when interviewed on the desirability of intramural activities on the campus. “And the intramural activities are the best, means that we have of of fereing athletic training to the stu dent—training that he can continue and profit by after he leaves col lege.” Scott continued. “If in the course of intramural training, mater ial for varsity athletes is discovered, and developed, so much the better, but the primary purpose of the in tramural activities is not to develop varsity athletes. If such a man does come from this source he is a by product of the training offered rath er than an end resut.” Scott then explained the necessity of the intramural activities as a means of giving the non-varsity stu dent an opportunity to participate in some form of athletics. Only about eight percent of the men on the campus have an oppor tunity to participate in athletics on varsity teams—the remainder, the 92 percent, unless it were for intramural activities would have to get their athletic training in the bleachers, rooting for the eight percent on the TTniversity teams. This would mani festly be an unjust discrimination, because many of the men on the bleachers, while they would not make the varsity, would, nevertheless, pro fit and enjoy participation in some form of athletics. For this reason intramural activi ties were established at the Univer sity. Scott expressed the opinion that the days at the University were past when every student who wished to be a shining light in the student body be a varsity athlete. Instead of having only a compara tively few men enjoying the benefits (Continued on page ihree) DR. HIP NAS LONG CAREER AS EDUCATOR Political Matters Interest Assembly Speaker Dr. Albert Edward Winship, who will speak at assembly Thursday, has had a long career as an edu cator and teacher before becoming editor of the Journal of Education, published in Boston. He began his teaching career when he was twenty. Principal of the grammar school at Newton, Massachusetts from 1865 to 1868 was the position that Dr. Winship held at twenty. Until 1872 he a teacher at the Bridge water state normal school. He has been connected with educational instruction in Massachusetts, hav ing been a member of the Massa chusetts state board of education during the years from 1903 to 1909. . Dr. Winship received his doctor of letters degree in 1898 from the University of Nashville. Before this he had attended, as a student, the Andover Theological Seminary. Dr. Winship also has the degree of doctor of laws, received in 1911 from the University of Vermont. Besides his interest in education, Dr. Winship has an interest in politics. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1896. He is also interested in civic improvement, being a charter mem ber of the Boston Chamber of Com merce, the Twentieth Century club, and the Boston City club. Karl Onthank, secretary to the president, in speaking of Dr. Win ship, says that he is well qualified to interest an audience because of his many wide and varied experi ences. Dr. Winship has travelled all over the United States, crossing the continent over forty times, sev eral times before the means of travel were perfected. Dr. Winship has not yet an nounced his subject, but it is said by those who know, that whatever he chooses will be interesting. The assembly will be held in Vil lard hall and Gwladys Keeney will’ give a vocal solo. ARCHITECTURE PROFESSOR . HAS ARTICLE PUBLISHED An article on “Make Your Town Beautiful,” by W. R. B. Willcox, professor in the school of architec ture. and allied arts, was accepted by “Oregon' Business,” the official publication of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce, and appear ed in the January 10 issue. The article takes up the question of city planning, and the service that a city planning commission can d' in improving the appearance of a city. WOMEN'S HOUSES PLAN APRIL FROLIC AFFAIR Eleven Organizations Will Try For Prize Cup Plans for April Frolic are already under way. Many of the organiza tions who are to provide entertain ment this year are secretly assemb ling ideas with a view to capturing the cup which is awarded for the best “stunt” of. the evening, while others are diligently searching for hidden talent with which to hold their own. April Frolic is the one social event of the year which includes all the women of the University, and only the women. The women’s living organizations are formed into two groups and each organization has an opportunity to compete for the CUP- This cup was awarded to Delta Gamma last year. The group for this year includes Alpha Phi, Hendricks Hall, Kappa Kappa Gam ma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Chi Omega, Thatcher Cottage, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Omega, and Sigma Beta Phi. The affair is sponsored by the Women’s league. Anna DeWitt has been appointed to act as gen eral chairman of the affair; Betty Rauch has charge of music and patronesses; Margaret Powers, judges and programs, and Lucile Douglas, arrangement of events for the evening. Coming Events WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 9-4:30 p. m.—Library. Junior Week-end vote. 4-6 p. m.—Woman’s building. Womans League tea. 4:30 p. m.—Men’s Gymnasium. Frosh vs. U. H. S., basketball. 8:00—Villard. Reproduction of “The Dough boy.” THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 11:00 a. m.—Villard hall. Assembly. I 7:00 p. m.—Radio. Fergus Reddie, “Huck Finn.” 7:30 p. m.—Woman’s building. Frosh vs. Varsity aquatic team. 8:00 p. m.—Heilig theater. “Hour Hand.” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 7:00 p. m.—Radio. Dr. W. D. Smith, “Earth quakes. ” 8:00 p. m.—Armory. Frosh Glee. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 7:00 p. m. — Congregational church. Open forum meetings. I FAIRBANKS WILL MAKE DOUGHBOY Oregon Professor to Give Sculpturing Exhibition at Villard Hall This Evening AFFAIR STARTS AT EIGHT Artist Says He has Put on Demonstrations Before; Animal Heads Done First Tonight in Villard hall Avard Fairbanks, professor of sculpture, models a replica of ‘‘The Dough boy,” his masterpiece of the Am erican soldier, which was done here on commission for the state of Idaho. The benefit, under the aus pices of the Sculpture club, is being held in the interest of bringing to Oregon W. Frank Purdy, director of the American school of sculpture. The affair opens promptly at 8 p. m. A number of prominent townspeople are a sponsoring com mittee for the event. First Lecture Recalled This is not the first time that Mr. Fairbanks has given a demon stration lecture, although it is the first time that one has been held in Eugene. The artist recounts his first humorous experience as a very young boy, just before he left for Europe to study. It was when he was 16, and he was asked to give a lecture by the New York city board of education. Accordingly he gave the demonstration at Wash ington Irving high school in New York, city before an audience of 500, composed solely of girls. He was so embarrassed at the time that when they saluted the flag in the opening exercises he did so with his left hand. Worked With Proctor On the first ocqasion he modeled the head of a lion. He had given much time to the study of animals in the New York zoo, where he often worked beside A. Phimister Proctor, since famous also as a western sculptor, the designer of “The Circuit Rider,” and the Roosevelt memorial statute. Shortly after the demonstration at New York, Mr. Fairbanks was invited to give another at Rich mond high school in Richmond, New Jersey, where he modeled another animal’s head. Since that time those who hailed Mr. Fairbanks as a boy prodigy have watched his progress with interest, so the pre sent demonstration will be differ ent, inasmuch as it is the work of maturer years. Recently Mr. Fairbanks modeled under the auspices of the Associa tion of American University wo men, and other women’s clubs ir Portland. WATER MEET IS TONIGHT Varsity and Frosh Swimmers Will Hold Contest — Tonight at 7:30, Varsity Coach Fahl will send his aquatic proteges against the yearling swimmers in the tank at the Woman’s building. Both teams have been working hard in order to cop the fray, but at present it looks like a toss-up. Although neither team is in mid season form the events will prob ably be made in fast time. The dis tances of the events have been re duced in order that the men will not over exert themselves. JUNIOR GIRLS WIN GAME Sophomore Basketball Team Loses Uneven Contest In the second of the series of class basketball games, the Juniors, team 1, defeated the Sophomores, team 2, with a score of 38 to 2. It was an unevenly matched game from the start, anl the juniors walked away with the contest with little difficulty. For the winners, Grace Sullivan and Melba Byrom, forwards, were the stars. Edna Murphy and Lil lian Vulgamore, sophomore centers, showed up well. JUNIOR WEEK-END BALLOT UP TODAY STUDENT VOTES Committees Delay Plans Until University Opinion is Expressed on Subject CHOICE TO DECIDE WORK By Don Woodward The vote to bo held today onj Junior week-end, should be an ex pression of the will of the student J body of the University. The junior j class, and particularly the com mittee, is entrusted with respon- j sibility for the affair and for form ing and carrying out the plans to a successful end. It does no.t feel, however, that these plans would be formed for a successful Junior Week-end, if they did not meet with the approval of the majority of the students of all classes. Three Plans Submitted Doubt that the event as staged in the past lias not been entirely satisfactory is felt from the ex pression by many that a change, or modification should be made, a number advocating complete abol ishment. Following are the plans submitted for ballot: (1) To keep Junior Week-end in the present form: (2) complete elimination of the event from the calendar; (3) to eliminate the high school guests and make the affair a strictly University playtime. The modification plan would probably also mean confining the program to the three main events: (1) the track meet; (2) the canoe fete, and (3), th0 junior prom. The vod-vil, which is given at some other time, would probably be held in any case. This sentiment of disapproval of the existing form became so strong that official action was taken at the last meeting of the student council when a committee was ap pointed to investigate the situation and report at the next gathering, scheduled for tonight. A number of conferences have been held, with the plan for holding a ballot among the students being finally evolved. Vote to Show Sentiment .While this voting is not official, it will serve as a true mirror of tho wishes of the Associated Students, and will undoubtedly cause the committee to turn in a similar re port to the council. Junior Week-end is the job of the junior class. The class stands ready to “put the affair over” to the best of its ability with earnest effort and good will. The com mittee, appointed last term to gain an early start, Jins been forced to mark time, awaiting the will of the students. It is urged that every student of the University consider the matter carefully, and vote at the polls in the library today, so that the result of the ballot may enable the investigating body to make a truly representative report to the student council, and the class may be instructed as to fur ther action. Junior Week-end Case Summarized 1. Junior Week-end adver tises the University. 2. Advertises University in wrong way. Only social side, greatly exaggerated, is seen. Picture thus gained is not true to real atmosphere of Univer sity. Bad impression is there fore taken back to parents. High school officials strongly op posed to affair. 1. Draws students to Uni sity. 2. Only small percentage of week-enders really return in fall. Many are professional “spongers,” some having been known to have attended three week-ends without entering the University. 1. Is festive time for student body and proves pleasant break in spring term. 2. Time which might bo used in enjoying event taken in entertaining guests. Result is great financial and physical strain. 1. Junior Week-end is tradi tional. 2. No reason to keep a tradition, when it has become top-heavy. By adoption of modi fication plan, tradition would be kept but in different form, and with elimination of undesirablo features. 1. Many traditional features are desirablo, as canoe fete, prom, and athletics. 2. Under modification plan, these features would be kept, and as only major numbers on program would remain, time would bo left for students to eh joy these events themselves. SPEAKERS IN DEMAND University Professors to Address Various Organizations Several persons connected with the University have been schedul ed recently as speakers for various organizations within the state. Dean W. G. Halo, of the University law school, will address the Kiwana’s club at Oregon City, Thursday noon, January 31. Tuesday, January 29, Mozelle Hair, of the extension divi sion, spoke before the Women’s Civic club, at Creswell, Oregon, on “Higher Standards of Education.” R. W. Tavenner, of the exten sion division, addressed the Parent Teachers’ association at Falls City, on “The Advantages of the Uni versity and normal school. Y. W. NATIONAL SECRETARY o;o visit campus Thursday Miss Elsie Heller, national stu dent secretary of the Y. W. C. A. for the northwest district, will be a visitor on the campus February 1. Miss Heller was on the campus last spring and attended the annual Y. W. C. A. banquet given at that time. Her work includes regular visits to all colleges having Y. W. C. A. student associations. JUNIOR WEEK-END REFERENDUM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1924 MARK (X) □ 1. Shall Junior Week-End be continued? □ 2. Shall Junior Week-End be abolished? □ 3. Shall Junior Week-End be solely a campus affair without guests? REMARKS : ... Signature . Class ... This is not an official ballot. SPRING EVENT ( FATE UNCERTAIN i Entire Student Body to Vote On One of Three Plans Offered by Committee BOOTH OPEN IN LIBRARY Proposals Are to Abolish Affair, Retain in Present Status, or Make Revision From 9:00 o’clock this morning until 4:30 tonight, a booth will be open in the lobby of the library for balloting on the Junior Week end question. There are three alternatives on the ballot: 1. To continue Junior Week-end as it is at prosont with out any changes. 2. To abolish Junior Week-end altogether. 3. To make Junior Week-end solely a campus affair without guests. There is a space left on the ballot for re marks and it is hoped by student body officials that enough sugges tions will be made to build up a constructive program in regard to the event. Many Views Held The agitation over the event has brought the Btudent council to start an investigation. So many different views wore expressed that the real opinion of the student body could not be obtained easily. This refer endum plan was hit upon in order to find out what the students really do want. “There has been a good deal of agitation for a moderation in re gard to Junior Week-end,” says Claude Eobinson, A. S. U. O. pre sident, “but opinions have varied so widely that it has been impossible for the student administration to know exactly what the students want. The referendum on the ques tion was decided upon as a means to ascertain student sentiment in the matter and provide the student council with definite material to work upon, should revision of the week-end seem desirable.” It has been found that a great deal of tho antagonism was on ac count of tho practice of inviting guests from the high schools at that time. This is the reason that the ballot bears the alternative plan of keeping Junior Week-end as a campus playtime and eliminating the guests. Evils to be Rectified The genera lfeeling seems to be that there are evils to be rectified but whether the student body wishes to do away with Junior Week-end entirely, keep it as it is, or adopt a compromise, will be shown only through this referendum. The stu dent council which is to hear the committee’s report tonight, is the final authority in the matter. They desire to feel and act by the student sentiment in the mat ter. It would be impossible to | suggest any other compromise plan on the ballot for a wide diversity of | results would defeat the purpose of j the balloting. . Doing away with : the entertaining of guests seemed ! to bo the most feasible and most I popular compromise. Each ballot bears a space for the voter’s name and class in the | University. Student officials urge ■■ as large a vote as possible in order i to obtain a really fair representa I tion of campus opinion. REHEARSALS OF SECOND ORCHESTRA PLANNED No rehearsals of the second or chestra, directed by Theodore Wal strum, will be held until Wednes day, February 13, because of “The Hour Hand” rehearsals and pre sentation. . ELECTION ANNOUNCED G and M society announces the election of; John Garner, Astoria, to associate membership.