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VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY. JANUARY U. 1924 _ NUMBER 84
TRACK TRAINING
IS UNDER WAT
‘Bill’ Wants More Hurdlers;
Only Four Men Signed
Up For Timber Events
VAULTERS WORK INSIDE
Saturday Meets to Break
Practice Grind During
Long Winter Months
Eain means nothnig in Coach Hay
ward’s life—except added difficul
ties. Now that all the men except
the pole vaulters are working on the
track at Hayward field, training is
under way with a seriousness that is
usually found in mid-season. Even
a graveled box has been fixed for the
discus throwers and shot putters that
will insure firm footing when rain j
has covered the rest of the field.
Bill says, “I won’t stop for any
thing from now on.”
Yet rain isn’t the only thing that
is worrying Oregon’s track coach at
the present time. With 57 men
signed up and turning out for var
sity track there are only four men
signed up for the hurdles. At the
present time L. Anderson, Rose-;
braugh, Krausse, and Lucas are the j
only men who have signified their
intentions of working in this event.
Coach Has Hard Life
“Must have more men for the hur-'
dies,” Bill says. He is trying out j
men from the rest of the events. !
“I’ll find some, if the hurdles hold:
out,” Bill remarked as he watched a j
husky shot putter trying his luck.
The shot-putter didn’t break any
legs, but splintered the top of the
hurdle—and decided that he wouldn’t i
be much help to the coach, as a
hurdler. Several others are doing
better but Bill expressed the hope
that if any person in school had a
desire to try himself as hurdler, ei
ther with experience or without, that
he would come out now, for he will
be devoting a good bit of his time
to the coaching of this event in the
next few weeks..
Yes indeed, verily the way of a,
track coach is hard, and Coach Hay- i
ward is no exception to the rule.
One freshman candidate last night
asked him for a new pair of warm
up pants. “What’s the matter with
them ” Bill asked, looking them
over.
“ They ’re soiled and they ’re get
ting baggy at the knes,” replied the
embryo athlete. “Bring ’em up and
I’ll press them for you,” Bill an
swered without cracking a smile.
The young man seemed satisfied, but
he didn’t say when he would report
with the trousers.
Meet Comes Saturday
The sprinters were working on take
offs last night. The coming meet
and helping to break the monotony
of the usually long training season,
next Saturday is heartening the men
Hayward plans to run all the sprint
men in the 100 yard dash, then to
give the half milers and 440 men a
chance to demonstrate their ability
in the 440. Also the shot putters and
the' high jump aspirants will have
real competition. The meet will be
gin sharply at 2 o’clock next Satur
day afternoon.
Detour Sign on
Laboratory Door
Affects Scribes
“No Thoroughfare!
Detour to floor below! ”
The above sign appeared on the
door of the science laboratory on
the second floor of the journalism
building not long ago and as a
result students have had to stifle
their original inclinations to step
on the gas and take the shortest
road home to lunch, and instead
they go in reverse, back up, say a
few words under their breath such
as any autoist might use in like
circumstances and take the detour.
And not only when leaving a
class but when arriving some five
minutes late, the same round about
way must be taken as science pro
fessors have complained that the
arriving and departing students
have been a disturbance to classes
being held in the laboratories.
Well—it may be comedy to the
janitor, but it’s tragedy to the
late arrival.
VARSITY SWIMMERS
MEET FROSH TONIGHT
Event to Show Fahl Good
Material For Team
The varsitv-frosh swimming meet
which was announced in yesterday’s
Emerald for Wednesday evening
will be held tonight in the Woman’s
building tank at 7:30.
This meet will, without a doubt
be close, as Coach “Rudy” Fahl
will pick his varsity team from
those that make the best showing
in the meet. Don Park has been
working' his proteges overtime in
order that they will be able to walk
off with the fat end of the score.
As the men are not in the best of
condition the distances for the dif
ferent events have been reduced.
Harry A. Scott will act as referee
for the meet. Others who will aid
as judges are “Hank” Foster, .Dave
Evans, Earl Widmer, Jim Cossman,
“Rudy” Fahl and Don Park.
Palmer is the best varsity man
in the 40-yard event, but he will
without a doubt be closely pressed
by Stone of the frosh." Yoran is
showing up well in the backstroke
and Stone, the only entry for the
frosh, will have to get in dig to
pass the varsity man.
As the frosh have no entry in
the breast stroke, Sinclair, a pro
tege of Fahl’s, will give an exhibi
tion. In practice Sinclair can do
the 100 in 1:25, and probably to
night will hang up a_ new mark.
In the 80-yard dash it looks like
a real battle between Palmer, of
the varsity and Lombard, of the
frosh. Both men are good swim
mers and this should be a real dual
to see who will carry off the blue
ribbon. In the dives the varsity
will be represented by Horsfall, Mc
Cabe and Angell, while the frosh
will have Stone and Lee to uphold
their end. There evidently will be
keen competition in this event, as
the men know the technical points
of diving.
Horsfall will probably be the
only entry for the varsity in the
200-yard event, as Herron is out
with a strained back. Lombard and
Aldernrin will swim for the
“Babes” in this event. In the
plunge Wiswall has a slight edge
over Heider, his colleague. They
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Audience Sees Intricacies
of Modeling the “Doughboy”
Sketching in the action of the fi
gure with modeling clay on a frame
work of lead pipe and wire, building
up muscles, blocking in the bulk of
steel helmet and gas mask—so Avard
Fairbanks, professor of sculpture at
the University, last night made a
three-foot replica of his famous
“Idaho Donghboy” before an audi
ence in Villard hall. The modeling
demonstration was held under the
auspices of the University sculpture
club as a benefit to bring to the
west W. Frank Purdy, director of
the American School of Sculpture in
New York City.
“Great works of art eventually
come to the people,” said Mr. Fair
banks in his opening remarks. “Thev
belong to the people. Art should be
the expression of a people rather
than individual fancies,” the sculp
tor continued, in speaking of sculp
ture. one of the oldest, and one of
the noblest of the arts.
The skeleton of pipe and wire, or
the armature, which is first of all
fastened to a wooden base in the
action lines of the model’s pose, was
briefly explained by the artist. The
“butterflies” which are attached to
the armature to keep the clay from
slipping were mentioned.
Dick Heed, who posed for the
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DR. WIWSHIP GETS
IDEAS IN TRAVELS
Assembly Lecturer Editor
of Journal of Education
and Authority in Field
SPEAKER WRITES BOOKS
' Vigorous Talker Wearing
79 Years of Age; Degree
of Doctor of Laws Held
Dr. Albert Edward Winship, the
speaker at assembly today, has been
characterized by persons who know
him as having done in his field what
Samuel G. Blythe has done in the
field of politics. Dr. Winship is
noted as an educator, editor, and
lecturer.
While in Eugene Dr. Winship will
be called upon at several occasions.
Besides addressing the assembly he
will speak to the Eugene teachers in
the afternoon, tile affair being un
der the direction of Superintendent
Glenn. He will be the guest at a
luncheon at which the staff of the
school of education and a few others
will be present. At 7:30 this even
ing he will address the education
seminar.
Journal Is Famous
Dr. Winship is the editor of the
Journal of Education published at
Boston and has held that office since
1886. He spends a good part of his
time traveling over the United
States acquainting himself with var
ious educational plans as material for
his magazine. This Journal of Ed
ucation is one of the most famous
magazines on education and is widely
read all over the country. It con
cerns itself mainly with the problems
of the common schools and of the
teachers of these schools.
Besides his work as an editor and
lecturer. Dr. Winship has had sev
eral books published. Chief among
these are “The Shop” issued in 1889,
“Life of Horace Mann” in 1896,
“Great American Educators” in
1900, “.Tukes-Edwards” in 1900, and
“Our Boys” in 1909. These books
are very popular and are quite wide
ly read.
Doctor Talks at Corvallis
Dr. Winship has not'spoken on the
campus for several years but those
u-ho have heard him speak say that
he is well worth hearing. He is a
popular speaker and is quite in de
mand. Although he will soon be 79
years of age, he is still vigorous and
readily interests his audience. He
spoke at Corvallis yesterday.
Doctor of laws is one of the de
grees that Dr. Winship holds. He
received this degree from the Uni
versity of Vermont in 1911. He alsq
holds the degree of doctor of letters
received in 1898 from the University
of Nashville. Dr. Winship has had
a wide variety of experience. He
Svas a delegate to the 'Republican
'national convention in 189(1. he was
president of the Hew England Press
Association in 1895. and was a mem
ber of the Massachusetts state board
of education.
The assembly will be held in Vil
lard hall and the opening musical
program will be a solo by Gladys
Keeney.
CONDON CLUB MEMBERS TO
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
The members of the Condon club
are giving a dance this Saturday at
the Country cub. The feature and
programs are being kept a secret un
til the night, of the dance. The Hub
is to be decorated to represent a
hunting club. The dance is for the
’ members of the club and the patrons
and patronesses will be Dr. and Mrs.
Warren D. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. R
T. Hodge, Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Pack
ard, and Dean and Mrs. Colin V.
Dyment.
PRESIDENT CAMPBELL BACK
PROM TRIP TO PORTLAND
President P. L. Campbell return
ed from Portland last night after
| several days in the city working
in the interests of the gift cam
paign. He reports plans progress
1 ing nicely and that the first meet
ing of the executive committee of
i the campaign will be held next
Tuesday, after which tme some an
nouncements concerning the work
will be made.
Cars Parked
Without Lights
C ft use of Grief
Plodding Architects
Part Wiith Coin
Parking cars after dark, with
out lights, even on side streets
bordered on both sides by Uni
versity property seems to be
taboo with the city officials. This
fact was brought home rather for
cibly to several members of the ar
chitecture department, who, un
aware of the vigilance of the con
stabulary of the city of Eugene,
chanced to park their ears on
University street Tuesday night.
While they were busily engrossed
in drawing plans for magnificent
memorials, great universities, and
country court houses, a member of
the city police force surreptitious
ly stole down Thirteenth avenue,
and when the architects were ready
to return home, sometime in the
wee sma’ hours of the morning,
they found awaiting them, on each
windshield, a little tag, informing
them that their presence was de
sired at the city hall, at 10 o’clock
the next morning, to answer to a >
charge of violating a city ordi
nance.
Six cars in all had been tagged,
and therefrom the city was made
richer by the sum of $12, at the
expense of those wdio had forgot
ten to turn on the lights.
oreeowieTeet
SET FOR FEBRUARY 8
Wrestling Team Soon to be
Chosen by Coach
■ Less than two weeks' remain be-;
Ifore the Oregon wrestlers will tackle
O. A. C. February 9, in the initial
meet of the conference. Coach Earl;
Widmer has started to assort the
best men and will probablv have his
team picked before the end of the
v. eek
Crach D. O. Ferrell of O A. C. re
ports that he will let his men ease
up in their training because of the
minor injuries received by the grap
piers in their workouts. Robin Reed
and Dick Nixon, two of Ferrell’s
standbys, have so far escaped with
out being injured. George Selfridge,
P. N. A. champion, who is almost cer
tain of landing a place on the team,
is temporarily laid up with a minor
injury.
Tom Cliatburne, one of Coach Wid
mer’s strong men in the 135 pound
division, is bothered with a cauli
flore ear, but will without doubt
round into shape for the meet. Sump
tion, Ford and Kilgore have been
showing winning form in the 125
pound class and from present indica
tions it looks like a toss up between
the men.
The heavy weights are also evenly
matched and it looks like Widmer
will have a job to chose between
Akers, Wells and Mills. The big
boys have been putting in real
workouts and are ready to give any
opponent a tussle.
Negrin, French and Poulsen are all
ready to step in the light-heavy job.
Negrin is an old timer at the game
and is recovering from an injury. He
is a different type grappler than
the other men. He works on the up
per part of the body, not depending
on his legs like the others do. French
is handy with his legs and can easily
clamp a scissor on his man. This
i3 where the two wrestlers differ.
One depends on strength of his
arms to punish an opponent while
the other uses his legs to a greater
advantage.
O. A. C. ’s grapplers are taught
to some extent, to use ^mir Jlegs
to a great advantage. The scissor
hold seems to be their standby.
Widmer has been teaching his pro
teges the break for all of the holdj
which he expects the Corvallis lads
j to use.
The week following the O. A. 0.
meet, Widmer will take his men
north where they will meet the LTni
versitv of Idaho and W. S. C. on
February 16 and 13.
FRESHMEN MUST REPORT
FOR WEEKLY CELEBRATION
The following freshmen will re
port on the library steps at 11:00
today: Jerry Winters, Neal Chin
nock, Elton Schroeder, Joe Bates
and Leo Turtledove.
VOTE IS 2 TO 1
FOR NO GUESTS
OPERA TICKETS
HAVE BIG SALE
“Hour Hand” Tonight at
Heilig Theater Full of
Many Novel Features
MRS. BECK IS COMPOSER
Tickets for “The Hour Hand,” a
folk-opera by Anno Landsbury Beck
of the school of music depicting Al
pine village life, which is to be pre
sented at the Heilig theatre tonight
starting at S:30 received an unusual
ly large sale, according to Ted Gil
lenwaters, manager. The few remain
ing tickets may be purchased from
the Heilig theatre box office, which
will remain open all day.
Scene Has Wrestling
One of the most exciting features
of the entire opera is the wrestling
match that opens act throe, confided
Mrs. Beck yesterday. The wrestling
is of a typical Swiss style. A waist
and knee hold is necessary and the
men must keep their heads straight
over each other's shoulder. The ob
ject of the match is for one of the
men to place his opponent on his
back.
The “Chatter Chorus” alone, which
is new to the opera this year, is
wo) tli the price of the opera. It is
introduced by Frieda, the clockmak
or's daughter, who gives her cow- j
herd lover her opinion of politics in
a tantalizing and amusing way. The
genuine Heidelburg pipe smoked by
the old clockmaker throughout the
performance will prove interesting' to
many people.
Details are Added
“I am very hopeful of the sup
port that the campus is going to
give the production, judging from
the support I have received in the
past,” said Anne Landsbury Beck,
composer of “The Hour Hand.” We
have made a special effort to make
it an attractive production and
have spared no effort in supple
menting last year’s performance
with many interesting and amus
ing details.”
The Kennel-Ellis studio of Eu
gene took all the pictures of the
opera that are on display in the
various parts of the city, as well
ns in Portland. Those on display in
the lobby of the Heilig theater are
especially attractive.
GLEE PLANS PROGRESS
Dean Straub Urges Freshmen to
Take Women of Own Class
The Frnsh gloo is to start prompt
ly at- 8:30 Friday night at the ar
mory, the music to be furnished by
an eight-piece orchestra. “Billie”
O’Brvant, chairman of the music
committee has made arrangements to
build out the stage in order to ob
tain the effects used by the larger
eastern orchestras. Through this
now arrangement the committee be
lieves the music will be clearly audi
ble in all parts of the armory.
Tt is traditional, according to Dean
John Straub, for freshmen men to
take only freshmen women to the
Frosh glee, although freshmen women
may go with upperclassmen if they
choose. The affair is to be informal
for the men.
DEBATERS WILL PLEDGE
Zeta Kappa Psi, National Society
Elects Six New Members
Today in front of the library steps
six girls will be formally pledged to
Zeta Kappa Psi, national honorary
debating society. The girls who will
be pledged are: Gertrude Tue.ker,
Mildred Whitcomb, Mildred Bate
man. Margaret Woodson, Dorothy
Abbott and Margaret Duerner.
Each year the society takes in
those girls who are outstanding in
debating ability, paying particular at
tention to those who go out for var
sity debate work.
Council Draws Up
Resolutions Having
Similar Sentiment
All Classes in Favor of Modification Plan;
Vote of 729 is Considered Fairly Good
for Short Notice Given Election
By Kathrine Kressmann
Out of a total vote of 729 east yesterday ou the question of
Junior Week-end, the plan to eliminate high school guests car
ried by a majority of 465, almost double the vote for the two
other plans. 173 desired to keep the week-end in the present
form and 91 wished to do away with the event entirely.
The student council, after the results had been announced,
passed resolutions upholding the student opinion. The first
resolution was to the Junior class, requesting them to arrange
a Junior Week-end for students only. The second was to the
Inter-Fraternity council and the Pan-Hellenic council, asking
them to consider and pass rules and regulations necessary to
carry out this plan.
Junior Week-end
Vote Tabulated
PLAN
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
Freshmen . 35
Sophomores .... 54
Juniors . 51
Seniors . 23
Unsigned . 10
12 101
17 128
31 126
27 84
26
Totals . 173 91 465
Total vote cast. 729
MRS. DECOU TO RECEIVE
Former Doan to Meet Students at
Tea This Afternoon
Mrs. Edgar E. DeCou, formerly
dean of women on the campus, will
receive at the usual tea hour to
day for University women, in the
absence of Mrs. Virginia Jndy
Esterly who is out of town. Stu
dents who have been in the Uni
versity for two years or moro espec
ially will welcome this opportunity to
meet Mrs. DeCou again, and all
girls on the campus are cordially
invited to come at the usual hour
to the home of Mrs. Esterly at 667
East Twelfth street.
Mrs. DeCou hopes to see many of
her former students again today,
! and said yesterday that she was
I looking forward with pleasure to
meeting the freshmen, as well, at
this time. Miss Gertrude Talbot,
head of Hendricks hall, will
assist Mrs. DeCou during the after
noon as hostess.
Motions Made by
Student Council
WHEEEAS, the student body,
by general referendum, has ex
pressed itself as overwhelmingly
in favor of a Junior Week-end
without guests.
BE IT RESOLVED that the
student council request the junior
class to arrange a Junior Week
end for students only.
WHEREAS, the student coun
cil has requested the junior
class to arrange a Junior Week
end for students only.
BE IT RESOLVED that the
student council request the inter
fraternity council and the pan
liellenic council to consider and
pass rules and regulations ne
cessary to carry out this plan.
Tlio number of students who
voted was large in comparison to
that which might have been expect
ed, student officials declare. The
total for regular student body elec
tions has averaged 1200 for the past
few years. This vote did not have
the weoks of publicity preceding the
general elections. The response
shows that the students were alive
to the situation.
A large number of students turiyed
in suggestions on the ballots. Sev
eral who voted for the compromise
plan desired the privilege of enter
taining guests who plan entrance to
th University, but wish to eliminate
elaborate entertaining. Others
brought the idea of limiting the num
ber of guests which any house could
have.
Canoe Fete Discussed
About thirty wished to eliminate
the canoe fete while others declared
the canoe fete the only worth while
feature of the affair. It was suggest
ed by many to eliminate some part
of the program, such as the campus
luncheon. Several men suggested
doing away with the high school
athletic events at that time as these}
attract a large number of preppers.
Other plans were to combine Junior
Week-dud and Mother’s Week-end
and to divide the events of Junior
Week-end among several week-ends
and not have them all coming at
at once. One of the lads of ’27 de
clared, “ 1 am a freshman and have
never seen a Junior Week-end, and
I wish you would keep it ono more
year so that I can see it.”
Thespians Count Ballots
The Thespian girls took charge of
the balloting and of counting the
' votes. The ballots were carefully
| checked to eliminate any possibility
J of error. The girls who counted the
ballots were Lenta Baumgartner,
J Bertha Berger, Annette Heckman,
and Marion Horsfall.
Those who helped at the booth
during the day were: Mary Lee An
drews, Mary Alice Ball, Louise Wen
) ham, Elizabeth Donald, Olenna Fish
er, Lillian Luders, Margaret Osburn,
Alice Olsen, Flossie Radabaugh,
I Edith Shell, Catherine Strupler, Con
stance Vance, and Katherine Lauder
1 dale.
UNIQUE GARB ADOPTED
Blue Jeans Latest Appealer of
California Class
University of California—(By P.
T. N. S.)—Apparently a failure at
first, the wearing of blue jeans by
the sophomore men as their class
garb is gradually finding better
favor on the campus at the Uni
versity of California. On the date
set for the first appearance of the
jeans, there were only a scattered
few that were brave enough to don
the official garb, but day by day
more of the class members are being
converted to wearing them.