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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1924)
OREGON STUDENT mum Virgil Mulkey is Student Disciple of Houdini _ LONG TOURS ARE MADE Latest Stunt is that of Hindu Crystal Gazer Well versed in the black arts, familiar with the deceptions of j Alexander, and possessed of the I secrets of Houdini, Virgil H. Mulkey, a junior in the University, j stalks about the campus, free from suspicion by faculty and students alike. But Mulkey, when accused, denies the stigma of being a male witch. “I’m a magician, I’ll admit, and I intend to devote my life to the j magician’s profession; but there’s nothing super-human about my per formances. I started doing a few simple card tricks when I was nine or ten years old. My boyhood heroes were not Sherlock Holmes and Jesse James. In their stead were Herman, Keller, Houdini, Thurston, Alexander, Blackwood, and a score of others. Instead of outgrowing the hobby, the fascina tion has increased. A magician never deserts his profession. There is something about it that holds you.” Mulkey’s is no idle dream. He gives a performance on the average of once a week throughout the school year in the smaller towns about Eugene. Cottage Grove, Wendling, Creswcll, Coburg, and a dozen others have been mystified by the illusions of Magical Mulkey. In his fresh man year he staged an act for the junior vaudeville. During the summer of 1922 he made a success ful two months tour in California. Financially the venture prospered to the extent of a Ford and numer ous bits of stage paraphernalia. When asked of a stage name Mulkey said, “I always use my own name. Almost every adjective that I would care to use rhymes with my own name. So on the bill boards it goes, Mysterious, Marvel ous, Mystifying, Mystic Magni ficent, Magical Mulkey.” This enterprising future Alex ander has an outfit worth about a thousand dollars. This equipment gives him a selection of about 150 tricks to choose from. Crystal gazing'is Mulkey’s most recent addition to his regular two and a quarter hour show. Persons may bring questions sealed in tin cans or baked in loaves of bread, and without molesting the contain er, Mulkey, by peering into his crystal, is enabled to correctly answer the questions. Mulkey is also proficient in the Houdini sort of escape-artist tac tics. On the stage he frequently makes escapes from nailed and roped boxes. As an advertising stunt for a show which he hopes to give in Eugene in the future, he is tempted to let someone nail him up in a box and throw him in the 1 mill race. Drowning does not seem to worry him. “All 1 ask,” he said, “is that they dump me in a place where it’s deep enough so they can’t see how I get out.” ARCTIC EXPLORER MAY VISIT HERE NEXT YEAR Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Discoveror, Writes Dr. W. D. Smith He Will Perhaps Lecture on Campus Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Scandina vian arctic explorer, has written to Dr. Warren D. Smith of the geology department saying that he will try to come to Eugene to lecture next year, in response to a. request he received from Dr. Smith. Stefans son discovered new land in the Arc TCLASSIFIED ADST , -.—--— t Minimum eharpe, 1 time. 25c; 2 times, I I 45c: 3 times, 60c: 1 week, SI.20. Must ! I be limited to 5 lines : over this limit ! I 5c per line. Phene 951, or leave copy I 1 with Business office of Emerald, in ! 1 University Press. Office hours, 1 to I I 4 p m. PAYABin IN APVANCF. ONLT | <5>-—-O WANTED—Woman wants any kind of work by day or hour. Phone 282-R. F 8-10 | WANTED—Five waitresses to work short hours. Enquire Ye Campa Shoppe. F-6-tf Cars—For rent without driver apply C. R. Thomas. Jensen’s Garage, 11th and Oak. F 6-9 Lost—Pair horn-rim glasses, at or after basketball game Monday] nicdit. Finder Dlease call 1319. F9 tic ocean in 1915, spending many years in exploring. He is now lec turing during the winter and writ ing up his explorations in the sum mer. He said, in his letter, that if he lectured in Eugene he would be glad to give free technical talks to the scientific classes. He wrote ‘ ‘ 1 always like to meet geogra phers and to talk to teachers and students. But my soul is my own in | lecturing. “I now earn money lecturing in winter, which gives me freedom to write during the summer on books through which I am trying to change the thought of our time on i ertain geological subjects. The same earnings also pay for such ventures as the Wrangle Island ex pedition. ’ ’ This expedition was of a very recent date and has become quite famous. In regard to coming to Eugene he said, “I am telling my man-! ngers about your interest as a pos sible basis for coming to Eugene next year. If I were lecturing in your town I would be glad to give technical talks free to members of scientific classes.” TEXAS COLLEGE HOLDS CONTEST FOR POETS Prizes of $100 and $50 Offered For Best Poems Written by Undergraduates An announcement of interest to the aspiring poets on the campus is to the effect that prizes of $100 and $50 are being offered by the South ern Methodist university of Dallas, Texas for the two best original poems written by undergraduates of an American college or university. The poems submitted may be lyric, dra matic, or narrative in quality and may be written in free verse or in regular metrical form, but must not exceed two hundred lines in length. No contestant must submit more than one poem or a group of closely related poems under a single title, and every poem entered must be ac eompanied by a statement from some one in an official position, prefera bly an executive officer of the Eng lish department, to the effect that the contestant is a bona fide under graduate student. This precaution is necessary on account of a number of poems being ruled out last year because there was nothing to show that the authors were entitled to com pete. The poems submitted must not have been previously printed except in college publications. Manuscripts must reach Dallas not later than March 15, 1924. The contest is made possible by Dr. Easly S. Jones, author of the Cen tury Handbook of Writing. The judges will be Carl Sandburg, John Hall Wheeloek, and perhaps Yachel Lindsay, who has not definitely ac cepted. In addition to this contest a prize of $100 is to be offered by the poet ry society of America for a poem of two hundred lines or less. Entries for Witter Bynner prize, as it is called, will be accepted until May 15. FRESHMEN TO REPORT AT HAYWARD FIELD The following feshmen will report to Doug Farrell on Hayward field at 10 o’clock this morning for the reg ular Saturday morning campus work detail. Sherman Elwood, James Ermler, Curtis Erwin, Jerry Extra, Bob Far ley, Jim Farnliam, Ed. Farwell, Bob Fellman, John Flanagan,Verl Flynn Verne Folts, Linn Forrest, Hugh Fra ser, Jim Garland, Henry Gerber, Don Gidley, Harold Gordiner, A1 Goss, Tose Gordon^ Ted Graham, Art Gray, Sam Green, Theodore Greensburg, Roy Gurnea, Leonard IIagstrom,and Henry Hall. HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD LIST MEMBERSHIP Honorary organizations are asked to send in a list of their members to the registrar’s office so that the grade averages for such organizations can be compiled. Last year there v. ere only a few who did this. The linking of honorary groups accord ing to grade averages is made only hiring the winter term. AND VALUABLE BOOKS One Volume Printed in 1492 Found in Collection “Arithmetica Geomertica Et Mu sica,” by Boethius, published in 1402 in Venice, is the oldest book in the University library. The volume, re ceived recently from an English book house and purchased upon the re quest of Professor E. E. DeCou, of the mathematics department, contains couplicated and elaborately designed mathematic problems and most unique designs in the music section. A note in the front of the book states that it is very possible that this book contains the first printed treatise on music in existence. The book is bound in velum, now well worn, and is about 6 by 8 inches in size. A volume of 12 Greek dramas is among the older volumes in the li bra rv. The book was published in 1545 and is by Artistophanes. Both the plays and comments are in Greek. This volume, with several others, was presented to the library by Rich ard IT. Thornton, former dean of the law school who now resides in Port land. “Aristotelis Phisico,” pub lished in 1555; “Xenophonlis Opera of Philosophi ac Histori,” published in 1545, are among others donated by Mr. Thornton. The books are all bound in velum and are well worn in appearance Another book of value recently re coil ed by the library is one writ.ten ir. French bv Pierre Oharron, entitl ed “De La Sagesse Livres Trois.” The volume was published in Amster dan in 1662 by the Elzevir priOrel's, a veiy famous family of old Dutch pi-in irs. their work being especially valued by olleetors because of the beauty and critical preparation of the printing in the text. “Be l a Sagesse Livres Trois” expresses skep ticism in regard to science and as serts the competence of reason to construct an adequate system of mor ality All these books of antiquated age are kept in the vault of the li brary. SEVERAL OF FACULTY CONFINED BY ILLNESS Dean Dyment Recovering Slowly From January Attack of Grip May Leave for South Illness has been playing tag with (several members xif the faculty dur ing the past two or three weeks, and has tagged all its playmates. Bean Colin Dyment of the college of literature, science and arts, has not completely recovered from an at tack of the grip contracted about tiie middle of January. He spends Tonight Ray Graham’s Collegians Playing at Ye Collegiate Grille DANCING Fr reservations Phone Junior Seton or Ye Campa Shoppe Advertisin'is like a well built, smooth travelin* Automobile— Y’start it with a small invest ment key, shoot her th• consistency gas and she $cts you where you’re headin’ for— the top o' the hill of Success. “Why so happy, Bill?” “I’m advertising in the Emerald and its bringing me results.” an occasional hour at his office, but has not been able to tlo regular work. lie gives correspondence dic tation at his home. If he does not ; recover soon, he will probably go to California to recuperate,” said Mrs. George Fitch, his secretary. Dr. Andrew Fish, of the history department, has been confined to his bed for the past week, with an in fection in his leg, contracted in a game of volley ball. He hopes to be at his classes by the end of this week. During the past month Miss Ida V. Turney, Miss Madeline McManus, Dr. Rudolf Ernst and Miss Grace Edgington have been ill. Dean Eric W. Allen of the school of journalism has been unable to at tend his classes or three days but is expected back next week. WORK OF EXTENSION DIVISION EXPLAINED Standards of Correspondence Courses Raised to Meet Requirements “The extension division is the of- i rieial agency through which the \ University of Oregon renders ser vice to organizations and individuals I outside the campus,” is the defini tion of what the extension division is, given in the last, number of the Extension Monitor, which is the annual report number of that department. Students who, for financial or other reasons, find it necessary to shorten their period of residence at the University, are served through the extension division, as well as those who are merely stimulating their intellectual life or perhaps re moving high school deficiencies in preparation for University entrance, says the Monitor. “Correspondence students are alert, progressive, ambitious; they know what they want, why they want it, and they are willing ot work for it,” the Monitor says, in speaking of the fine type of those registered for correspondence work. An incomplete study made by the extension division, shows that at least fifteen per cent of those re ceiving degrees from the Univer sity last June had done work by corrsepondenee. The standard of correspondence work has been raised and courses revised and brought up to regular University standards, so that correspondence study is not a short-cut, easy road to learning, but. requires as high a quality of work as is done by campus students, according to the Monitor 's report. The question has been asked and i treated in the Monitor as to Rose La Vogue Beauty Shop Manicuring, Scalp and Face Treatments. Marcelling 13th and Kincaid whether universities ean afford the safety of their well-being by giv ing extension service. The answer given, quoted from an English pub lication, says, ‘‘These men and women desire knowledge, not diplo mas or degrees, and we think that no university would justify its existence that did not do its utmost to help and encourage work of this kind.” NEW HEATING PLANT NOW RUNNING AT FULL BLAST The heating plant is now running full blast, using hog fuel instead of slab wood. The hog fuel, be sides being less expensive, is also more conveniently handled, and does not necessitate the work of so many men. The slab wood will hereafter only be used in case hog fuel cannot be obtained. As the hog fuel is unloaded from the cars into a pit beside the track, it is carried away by a carrier out to the end of a runway, where the over supply is dumped. From there, it feeds back into the fire boxes by cariers in a regulated flow. We carry Edison phono graphs because they repro duce the original music with such fidelity of 'tone that j the critics cannot distin- j guish the re-created music j from the original. Come in and get a copy of i what the critics say. Ask j to hear Anna Case sing, j “Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,” or any other re-cretion of her voice. A MAR’SHALCS MusicC^Shop Bvig 684 Olive Phone 1584 BETTER GRADES with no extra studying Type Your Papers Buy Your Own Typewriter TERMS LIKE RENT Office Machinery & Supply Company Over Western Union i I i For the men in patent leather or dull. The proper mode for every dress occasion. Light and flexible for dancing. Priced at $6.00 to $8.00 . : INWaMH ALL COLLEGE Jitney Dance Given by the ALPHA PHIS EVERYBODY IS GOING TODAY 2:30 to 5:30 You’ll be sorry if you miss it. Come with or without dates Music features by Special Alpha Phi Orchestra Ye Collegiate Grille Proceeds to apply on New House I Offers to You a Large Variety of Dainty Dishes^ taBSK&aaaaau We suggest for your breakfast A BUTTER HORN AND COFFEE OR A WAFFLE AND COFFEE For Lunch we serve a PLATE LUNCHEON 40c For Dinner A TABLE DE IIOTE PLATE DINNER 50c # # * j§ EVENINGS—Very attractive soda lists and our own ! Chinese Noodles iiiiimiiin nimimun iiiii “Say It with Flowers” “Say It with Flowers” PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW— for your house party, formal or pledge dance. We are specialists in corsage technique. CUT FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, ETC. JUNCTION CITY FLORIST 10th and Willamette Phone 616 “Say It with Flowers” “Say It with Flowers” Krepe De Leen A New Sensation in Spring Knit Silks The colors are beyond description in these beautiful fabrics. The material is that fine knit—firmer than former knit fabrics of this type, yet crepy in their hanging Following shades—Poppy, Taugarine Cannary, Jade, Orchid, Flame, Grey, Biege, Rose, White, Dark Brown. $1.95. New Plaid and Check Crepes in a bevy of new shades and check combina tions. WILY NOT SEE THEM? NEW SWEATER NET 89c New Spring Sweaters for Sport Wear You know those real classy looking ones. Well they arc here. All popularly priced. See them. (Ax Billy's Second Floor.) A New Grey Shoe Just arrived—You’ve heard of it—OOZE leather in the new grey. A wonderful shoe $9.00.