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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1924 NUMBER 95 HISTORY MAJORS MM GET PH. D. i Another Department to Give Work to Candidates for Highest Scholastic Rating NEW COURSES OFFERED First Subject of Research Expected to be About Pacific Northwest History A petition granting the history department of the University the privilege of offering courses and presenting candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy was re cently passed by the graduate coun cil, according to information given out yesterday by Dr. George Eeboe, dean of the graduate school, and Dr. E. C. Clark, head of the history department of the University. This action of the council makes it pos sible for the department to receive candidates for the Ph.D. degree next year. To date, seven or eight depart ments in the University have sought and been granted the privilege of receiving students working for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, and half a dozen other departments are waiting, upon completion of equip ment or staff before going ahead to petition. Graduate Work Required The degree of doctor of philo sophy may be earned in the depart ments of education, physics, psy chology and zoology. In general, the minimum amount of work for an adequately prepared student is three full years beyond the bachelor’s degree. However, the degree of doctor of philosophy is based upon attainments and proven ability, and does not rest on any computation of time or any enu meration of courses. At least two- full years mqfet have been devoted to resident graduate study beyond the master’s degree in some institution of recog nized graduate standing. At least one full academic year, usually the last year, must have been spent in resident graduate work at the University. Action Is Commended “The University has been taking great pains in no wise to lower the standard of the Doctor’s degree or to impair its own reputation by simply inviting any and every de partment to offer the degree,” Dr. Rebec said, in commenting on the council’s action. “Only when the personnel of the department and the library or laboratory equipment and, in addition the leisure time at the command of the personnel of the department, fully and clearly jus tify the entrance upon doctoral teaching is the department encour aged to do so.” Instruction in the history depart ment is conducted by five men, who have Ph.D. degrees or the equi 1 aient from standard universities, IR. E. C. Clark, holding a degree from Wisconsin;' Dean H. D. Shel don, Clark University; Dr. Walter Barnes, Oxford; Dr. Donald Barnes, nrvard; and Dr. Andlrjpw Fish, ' lark t niversity; comprise the staff. material Is Adequate , It is expected that the first stu ucius getting their degrees will do their research on pacific North-, ■western history, because the mate *ia's xor research are more adequate j“ut complete in this field. With T10 valuable and unique books and y lei material privately possessed 60me °f the professors, and that r’,leh the library contains, the his or\ deparmtent is very creditably ecluipped, however. The department |lM,- also draw upon the Oregon ustorieal society and the Bancroft collection in California. When a , U' cn‘ ^ ants to specialize in the epartment, an estimate should be "Ulr made of its library equip ment before accepting him. he history department is plan Ij1-* next year to stress general luv^ory of culture, a field not em phasized in any other university °n the Pacific Coast. Most of tho other institutions offer limited courses on this subject. A course on the outlines of cultural history under Bean Sheldon and one on in tellectual history under Br. Fish 'will be offered next year. Only Twenty-Nine School Days Till End of Quarter Last Monday was the beginning of the second half of the winter term and also marked the mid-point of the entire school year of 1923-1924, Twenty-nine school days remain un til examinations this winter term, scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 17, 18, and 19. The last day of examination finals for the year is four months from to day, Friday, June 13. There will probably be not over three full holidays during the next and the remainder of this term. One is scheduled for Washington’s birthday, the 22 of this month, the other two being in the spring quarter. Of these, one will be the Friday of Junior Week-end, May 9, and the other, Memorial day, falling on Fri day, May 30. Spring vacation will be shortened as compared with last year, for only four days have been set aside, ac cording to the University calender, Thursday, March 20, to Monday, March 24, whereas a whole week in cluding the vreek-ends before and af ter was had last year. School work was not over until two weeks later in June last year, however. 1 --- Heads of Houses Consider Various Changes — I At the conference of the heads of I living organizations on the campus | last night, a motion was passed to j investigate the possibilities of es j tablishing permanently such a con I gress for the discussion of prob j lems pertaining to such organiza tions. The committee appointed to carry on this investigation is com posed of Henryetta Lawrence, Ar thur Rosebraugh, Ted Baker and Dean H. Walker of the student liv ing committee. Various other resolutions were passed on living 1 organization problems. It was pointed out that such a congress of the heads of living or ganizations was necessary in order to supplement the work of the Interfraternity council and Pan hellenic and to form a definite body through which all living organiza tions could be reached. The com mittee appointed to handle the in vestigation of this will report to the student living committee and the matter will be brought before the houses later. The committee on the uniform method of securing scholarship in formation during the term brought in the following resolution which was passed by the group: Whereas, the student living -organizations find it very desirable to know the scholarship standing of their mem bers during the school term, and Whereas, the present system of securing this information lacks uni formity and causes a great deal of trouble, both for students and faculty and often results in inac curate information, Be it resolved, that the living organizations, in conference as sembled, petition the faculty to give out scholarship information by posting the same on the bulletin boards of their respective depart mnets at the end of the fourth and eighth weeks of each term only, and in no other manner, and at no (Continued on page three) NEW COURSE OFFERED Optometry Given at California; Leads to a B. A. Degree Berkeley, Cal., Feb. 11—Many students are being interested in the success at the University of Califor nia of the new course in optometry ; that leads to a degree of Bachelor of Arts in this comparatively new, but fast-growing profession of eyesight ! correction. The curriculum in optometry is in cluded in the department of physics, with George L. Schneider, Opt. D.. of Berkeley, one time president of the California State Association of Optometrists, in the chair as pro fessor of practical optometry. Suc cessful graduates will be skilled, not only in this particular subject, but in practical and theoretic optics, mechanical optics, the anatomy and pathology of the eye, the recogni tion and symptoms of the various forms of eye diseases that require medical attention. VARSITY DEBATES Tfl BE THURSDAY Oregon Women to Oppose 0. A. C. and Willamette in Triangular Contest RUHR INVASION SUBJECT Negative Team to Journey to Salem; Affirmative to Meet Corvallis Here I What may become an important forensic connection, in the opinion of coaches, will bo opened tomorrow night when the women’s varsity team meets O. A. C. and Willamette University in a triangular meet, one branch of which will be held here on the campus, one in Salem and one in Corvallis. This will also be the year’s first opportunity to witness a varsity debate between women’s teams. The Oregon women who will meet two O. A. C. women in Villard hall at 8 o’clock tomorrow night are Mildred Bateman and Mildred Whitcomb. They will uphold the affirmative of the question, “Be solved, that France should immedi ately evacuate the Buhr.” Margaret Woodson and Dorothy Abbott will meet the Willamette affirmative in Salem the same night. The original date for the contest was Friday evening, but the date was moved forward to Thursday to avoid inter ference with Friday night activities. Demmink Coaches Women Gerrit Demmink, instructor in the written and spoken English depart ment, is coaching the women. Of the debate and the question at is sue, he says: “This is an especially good ques tion for debate, for the Buhr in vasion has brought about such an acute situation in international af fairs that it is one of the most widely discussed topics of the day, particularly since the commission, headed by Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, began its recent activities. “The girls have worked long and hard to master this complicated sub ject, for it has been difficult to get at the facts of a question so steepert, in national rivalry and pre judice, but they have, I believe, cleared away much of what is just hearsay and wandering criticism. “The average citizen who has not made a special study of the Buhr occupation has been bewildered, rather than informed, by newspaper reports, so the discussion tomorrow night should at least clear up many of these misconceptions and present a basis for intelligent judgment.” Debaters are Capable Of the capabilities of the de baters, Mr. Demmink says, “We are particularly fortunate in having two experienced varsity debaters on the team. Both Miss Bateman and Miss Woodson are quick platform thinkers, and handle themselves especially well in rebuttal. Miss Abbott and Miss Whitcomb, who are as yet inexperienced in inter collegiate debate, are coming along well, and should make strong team mates for Miss Bateman and Miss Woodson.” A chairman and judges for the debate have not as yet been an nounced. Following the contest, Zeta Kappa Psi, national women’s forensic fraternity, will hold a re ception in Alumni hall in honor of the visiting debaters and the home team. BETROTHAL ANNOUNCED Vivian Chandler, ’21, and Lyle Bartholomew, ’22, Engaged The engagement of Vivian Chand ler, ’21, and Lyle Bartholomew, ’22, was announced last week-end at Monmouth, Oregon, where Miss Chandler is an instructor in the physical education department of the state normal school. While attending the University, Miss Chandler was active in stu dent activities, president ,of the Women’s league and held several other student offices. Miss Chand ler is a member of the Delta Gamma. Mr. Bartholomew was also active in student activities; lie was president of the student body in 1921-22. At present he is located with an architects firm in Portland. He is a member of Baehelordon. Men Will Make Rounds at Dime Dance Tonight Any Number of Calls May be Made Everybody’s doing it — Doing what? Borrowing a dime for the big “brawl” tonight. There will be no rule on the number of houses a man can at tend. declare the committee in charge of the event. In fact, men are urged to visit more than one house in order that the Foreign scholarship fund of the Women’s league may be increased. The brawl costs but 10c for the entire time spent at a house, not per dance. Originality without expense will be permissable and desirable. Houses, however refuse to divulge the form which their originality will take. School clothes will be worn. At most of the residences of the women’s organizations, din ners will be served early in order that dancing may begin promptly at 6:45 o’clock. Alpha Delta Pi sorority will be domiciled at Ye Cainpa Shoppe on this occasion, Chi Omega will be found at the Kappa Sigma house, and members of Alpha Phi will re ceive at the Belt house, •Teanne -Gay heads the committee for the event, assisted by Mary I Bartholomew and Virginia Pearson. IWl) PHI TO GIVE NEXT ASSEMBLY PROGRAM Instrumental and Vocal Numbers Included Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary musical fraternity for women, will present its annual assembly program Thursday in the Woman’s building. The entire time will be turned over to the fraternity. The program includes eight num bers: a flute solo, two vocal solos, an instrumental stringed quartet, and a double quartet. The numbers which will be presented are: 1. a. War Dance by Skilton. Stringed quartet composed of Gwendolyn Lampshire, Nina War nock, Jane O’Reilly, and Katie Potter. b. Adagietto .Bizet Stringed quartet. 2. A flat Polonaise . Chopin Bernice Yeo 3. Now Like a Lantern . . Kramer Eloise McPherson 4. Japanese Sunset . Depp Instrumental quartet: Nina War nock, Beulah Clark, Katie Potter, and Clare Collette. 5. Ah, Love, But a Day .. Gilberte Ruth Akers 6. Romance . Riter Flute solo, Beulah Clark 7. Down on the Desert. Double quartet: Ruth Akers, Leona Gregory, Mildred Berkeley, Mrs. Pier son, Eloise McPherson, Gale Roberts, Betty Nelson and Mrs. Whitten. 8. Triangle song of Mu Phi Ep silon. Mu Phi Epsilon has twenty-six ac tive members on the campus and was installed here March 3, 1911. Beu lah Clark is president of the organ-; ization. CARLETON WILL VISIT HIGH SCHOOLS NEAR PORTLAND E. E. Carleton, field representa tive of the extension division, is visiting high schools near Portland this week. He visited the schools at Estacada and Sandy the first of the week and. will go to Oregon City, Molalla, Oanby, Colton, Mil waukie and West Lvnn the re mainder of the week. Mr. Carleton and R. C. Tavennor, also of the ex tension division, will attend the teachers’ institute at Cottage Grove on February 16. PRESIDENT P. L. CAMPBELL IS IMPROVING RAPIDLY I President P. L. Campbell, whose j illness resulting from an attack of intestinal influenza has caused state-wide interest, is reported do ing well. He spent a restful night Monday and was much improved yesterday. President Campbell i3 still confined to his home and is expected to remain there for several days. FRQSH HOOPERS WILL TAKE TRIP Squad Departs Tomorrow to Play Three Southern High School Quintets EIGHT MEM TO BE TAKEM Stiff Contests Expected With Ashland, Medford and Roseburg Teams This year’s scrappy freshmen crew of basketeers will leave to morrow for the southern part of the state, where they will play three games against the Roseburg, Medford and Ashland high school fives. The babes have cleaned up everything in sight, including the Rooks twice, and now they are branching out after new prey. Coach Dave Evans will carry a squad of eight men, composed of Westerman, Westergren and Chiles, forwards; Flynn and Okerberg, cen ters; Kiminki, Reinhart and j Hughes, guards. Team Has Fight Evans has developed a well rounded, speedy aggregation from these men and several of them will in all probability be valuable material for next year’s varsity. The team has dash and fight, and in all of their contests to date have been working well on both the of fensive and defensive. They have played nine games against the strongest interscholastic teams in the Portland Vague and in the state, and have defeated the Wash ington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Franklin fives of Portland, Eugene, University high, Medford and the O. A. C. Rooks twice by decisive scores. The yearlings will play their first contest in the south against the very strong Roseburg quintet. While the Roseburg team lost the sec tional championship to Medford by a 22 to 23 score, the contest was played at Medford, and the sea sonal record of the Roseburg lads seem to give them the edge for strength. This will probably be a hard opening contest for the fresh men. High School Teams Strong Friday night, they will tackle the southern champions, Medford high, at Medford. The Babes have already played the Medford five here, and beat them on that occa sion by a 43 to 20 score. ' However, the Southerners are reported to be a much improved aggregation and I will likely give the frosh a tough time of it. The babes will close their tour Saturday night against Ashland. The latter has only the remains of the stellar five that captured the state championship for them two years ago. However, they have j furnished some hot competition for : the other squads in that part of i the state this year, and they are sure to present a formidable lineup to the freshmen. OLD FOOTBALL STAR ILL Shields Undergoes Bone Graft to Cure Former Injury Archie P. (Tiny) Shields, the hus ky, all-star guard and captain of the Oregon team two seasons ago, under went a delicate bone-grafting opera tion at the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, yesterday, to cure a football injury suffered during his last year of conference competition here. While playing against the Un iversity of Idaho in Portland during the 1921 season ho was kicked in the spine, and the bruise from the injury sustained has never healed. The operation was a serious one, but is reported to have been most suc cessful, by the attending physician. A piece of bone was taken from his shin and grafted into the spine to replace diseased bone chisled out of one of the vertebra. The operation is expected to cure the trouble per manently, but convalescence will nec essarily be slow and tedious. “Tiny” will probably have to spend the next three months in the hospital while the new bone is knitting into place. Shields was ehosen by George Var nell on the all-coast mythical eleven in 1922. He and his equally illus trious brother were the mainstays of the strong Oregon line of that year. Holiday Declared by the President for February 22 Washington’s birthday, February 23, will be a holiday as usual this year, according to word from the president’s office. This is the only legal holiday of the winter quarter and as it falls on Friday, many students will take advantage of the three days vaca tion which this gives, to go home or to make various other trips. Yesterday was Lincoln’s birthday, but was not observed as a holiday except by the banks. No special exercises have been planned as yet for the preceding Thursday assembly, although it is hoped to have some special speaker for that day. There will be no Emerald on Saturday, February 23, in order to give the members of the staff a holiday along with the rest of the campus. MERCHANTS’ MEETING TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 18 Conference to be Divided Into Trade Sections ciatiou will hold its twentieth annual The Oregon retail merchants’ asso- j convention on the campus February j 18, 19, and 20. The school of busi-1 ness administration is cooperating in j the management of the meeting. In- j formation concerning the activities of the convention will bo available at the general office for the facility of the guests. Faculty members of the school will be speakers at the session. The conference will be divided into trade divisions. Each division will hold its meeting under its chairman, and Conduct its business after a gen eral meeting of all sections has been held. The five trade divisions that will be represented are the grocery j 'trade division, the men’s wear sec- j tion, the meat trade division, the J drygoods and department stores sec tion and the section including the Oregon shoe retailers association. Special invitations have been issued to non-member retail merchants to attend the convention. Bepresenta tives of wholesale firms and manu facturers will be present. Special trains will bring the dele gates to the city Sunday. An auto mobile caravan will be another trans portation agent that will convey the guests from the distant towns. The guests will be housed in the hotels and in private homes under the direc tion of the housing committee which will have made previous arrangements for the care of the delegates. A special program for the enter tainment of the women delegates and the wives of the men representatives has been completed. On Monday, February 18, there will be a luncheon at Hendricks hall for the feminine guests. A tea, under the auspices of Phi Theta Kappa, women’s honorary commerce fraternitv, will be held in the Woman’s building Tuesday af ternoon.; From two until four o’clock on Wednesday, the guests will drive about the city in a civic auto tour. SECOND ORCHESTRA TO HAVE REHEARSAL AGAIN TODAY The second orchestra, after an interruption of two weeks, will re hearse today at 4:30 p. m. in Villard hall. Theodore Walstrum, the direc tor, requests that all members be present at this meeting, which will be very important. He also stated that anyone interested in playing in this orchestra will be welcomed at the meeting today. COMPARISON OF LEARNING LANGUAGES WILL BE GIVEN Professor Will Goettling, of the ; schobl of business administration, will address the Spanish club at their regular meeting to be held in the Y. W. C. A. building Wednes day evening at 7:15. He will com pare the difficulties of learning European languages with those of learning Asiatic. Professor Goet tling has spent a year in Spain and six years in Asia. ALEXANDER BROWN VISITS CAMPUS DURING WEEK-END Alexander G. Brown, ’22, former; prominent journalism student, was ; visiting on the campus during the week-end. Brown is working on the staff of tlio Oregon Journal at Port land as rewrite man. He took the position at the end of last year, after he had been working on the Albany Democrat for almost a year. New Football Coach Wins Hearts of Old Students on First Acquaintance EUGENE TRIP TO BE BRIEF New Mentor May Arrive on Oregon Campus Tonight After Stop in Pendleton By Eddie Smith (Former staff member) BAKER, Ore., Feb. 12.—(Special to the Emerald).—Joseph Maddock, who will assume the football port folio of the University this spring, came to this state for the first time in his 42 years .today, and his 200 pounds and six feet of stature, smil ing countenance, and smooth, quiet voice, literally captured the hearts of the Oregon alumni of this city, who tendered him a luncheon Jhis noon. Mr. Maddock—he says call me “Joe,” boys—goes on to Pendle ton tonight, where he will meet the alumni there, will be in Portland tomorrow and, if his present itiner ary plans carry through, he will be in Eugene tomorrow evening. Leaving his business, a chain of grocery stores in Idaho, Mr. Mad dock is making his present trip brief. He plans to stay in Eugene only two days, just long enough to complete the formalities of his contract and he wishes to view the football field, equipment, and talk to football men preparatory to his “30 days of spring football prac tice, and the starting of real work next fall.” Alumni Are Enthusiastic The word of the Oregon alumni here to the University, after their short visit with him this noon, is that “we are behind him to a man and are more than enthusiastic over the choice of Earl and the student council.” Oregon’s football stock in Baker now is above par. Just as enthusiastic is Coach Maddock, who seems to be already inoculated with the proverbial “Oregon Spirit.” He declared Ore gon football teams will be winners, or “I’ll know the reason why.” He spoke briefly of his past work and record, told of the wonderful character of “Hurry Up” Yost, under whom he was twice chosen all-American lineman, told of his record of 48 games and only four defeats at Utah, where he took over the mentorship of a school that had never won a game outside of its state. Winning Team Promised The team that will go in the first game for Oregon next year “will be 100 per cent for Oregon,” the coach declared. “They will know the game, if we have to practice until midnight. I ’ll give the Best that is in me. It isn’t in my makeup to be a losing coach and we will have to win,” he said. Maddock’s voice is perhaps his outstanding characteristic. It is moderated and low, a smile lies in every word. When asked if he “pepped it up” on the field, he said quietly, “never.” Yet, in the utter ance of that short word, there was a world of expression. One could easily surmise that “Joe” would be boss, but not in the common sense of the word. The boys will fight for him, die for him and for Ore gon because of loyalty he will in spire. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. TEAM TRYOUTS START No Date Set for Final Doughnut Championship Swim Tryouts for the women’s swim ming teams have begun, Miss Bar bara. Page, instructor, announces. The tryouts for the freshmen team were held Monday night; sopho mores, last night; juniors, tonight; and seniors, Thursday, at 5 o 'clock. Friday, all those who were unable to appear on their regular nights will have a chance to show their ability. The schedule for the class swimming meets will begin on Tues day of next week. The championship swim for the winners of the doughnut leagues was delayed and as yet has not been definitely decided upon.