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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1924 NUMBER 101 CAMPUS MAR FRENCH ARTIST Renee Chemet, Violinist, Is First in Concert Series to Appear for This Term MANY TRIUMPHS GAINED Effort Is Greater Before American Audience Than in France, Says Musician Renee Chemet, famous French vielinist, will appear in the Metho February 26, or Wednesday, 27, in the fourth of the series of concerts to be given this year under the direction of the Uni versity music committee. Admission will be by student body ticket, with townspeople paying the usual ad mittance fee. Mme. Chemet will fill the vacancy left by Max Rosen, who, because of unforseen difficulties, could not fill the engagement. Career Begun Early Mme. Chemet, as her name im plies, is French by birth, but her art is said to be truly cosmopolitan. She has toured Europe extensively, winning triumphs at every appear ance. She was but 15 years old when she gave her first Berlin re cital in the Beethoven Saal. At this time, she was decorated by the empress. She toured America for the first time last season, scoring a sensa tional success. New York critics described her as “Far ahead of any of her sex,” “Second only to Kreis ler,” “One of the few violinists that really count,” and other note worthy tributes. America Is Liked Mme. Chemet was recently asked her impressions of America. She replied, ‘SI love it. It is the only place in the world today for the serious artist. I love my native country for a visit, for a vacation— hut it is no stimulus. Europe today is the producer, but America is the customer. In France, I am not in spired to give my' best, because I am practically sure of being better than anyone else.. Mediocrity is the accepted standard. 3ut here there is competition, struggle. You have the best artists and one must be on one’s mettle all the time, and the battle for success is the breath of life to me.” Mme. Chemet comes from a little village where, as a child, she used to walk eight miles back and forth to her music lessons. She now plays the wonderful Guadagnini violin, the strings of which have, since the death of its owner, Maud Powell, been silent till this season. MRS. STRAUB IMPROVES Dean’s Wife Is in Portland A*fter Attack of Flu Latest reports indicate that Mrs. John Straub is getting along very nicely, after her recent illness. Mrs. Straub was taken to the Portland Convalescent hospital last Wednesday, to recover from an at tack of intestinal flu. She will remain in Portland for an indefinite period, probably two or three weeks, until she is suf ficiently rested, and a proper diet has been arranged. Her daughter, Mrs. O. F. Stafford, accompanied her to Portland. ! French' Violinist to Appear Here <Js---<> Renee Chemet THURSDAY ASSEMBLY TO HONOR WASHINGTON Home Life of the President Will be Discussed The weekly assembly on Thursday will be devoted . to features of patriotic nature in honor of Wash ington ’s birthday. Judge Wallace McCamant of Portland will deliver the address, and his subject will be “George Washington, the Gentle man.” His speech will deal with many of the intimate incidents of the home life of the first president of the United States. Judge McCamant gave an address on this subject before the City club in Portland, in which he characterized Washing ton as “a gentleman, statesman and executive.” Judge McCamant is well known throughout the state and is in great demand as a speaker, particularly for patriotic occasions. He gave the address on Armistice day at Oregon Agricultural college. He was a delegate from Oregon to the last Republican national con vention in the deliberations of which he took a prominent part. It was he who nominated Calvin Coolidge for vice-president of the United States on the Republican ticket. The assembly will be held in Vil lard hall at 11 o’clock. Reverend E. V. Stivers of the First Christian church will give the invocation. “America” will be sung by every one as an opening hymn. Roy Bryson will be soloist at this assembly. SUMMER COURSES LISTED Portland Session Offers Variety of University Subjects A complete list of courses, which ivill be offered at the Portland ses sion of the University summer school, to be held from June 23 to August 1, is now available. A total of 52 courses will be presented at the session and instructors in these will be from the regular faculty of the University, as well as promi nent educators from other universi ties, according to word given out at the extension division. Among the courses listed are those in Americanization, art, bot any, chemistry, education, English literature and rhetoric, history, music, newswriting, philosophy, physical education, political science, psychology, public health, public speaking, romance languages, sociol ogy, and problems in child health. Vining Analyzes Four Basic Types of Men in Business Life as a checkerboard and men as the characters moving about on the board, was the simile used by Irving E. Vining in his address, “Types and Tendencies of Men,” as the fourth of a series of talks on personal efficiency before the convention of retail merchants of the state. “We must know the men who move around on this board,” said Mr. Vining. He divided men into four types, disposition, temperament, character, and types of mind. These four groups were each in turn classified into'normal, superior kind, and in ferior kind. “It is almost impossible for you to classify yourself, for you try to make yourself what you want to be; rather than what you really are,” declared Mr. Viuing. The basic type of the four listed as given by Mr. Vining, was the disposition type, including the ag gressive, instigaljive, domineering, and the creative or ideal classes of people. The aggressive class is the man who impulsively defies danger, risk and exposure. He is the fight ing spirit of the age. The insti gative man urges other temptation and suggestion, never is in the lead himself, but stands on the side-lines and applauds. The domineering, or natural “boss,” ^Jr. Vining com pared to a gun, always loaded, which seldom shoots, but hits the mark when shot off. The creative (Continued on page four.) RETAILERS TIKE UP VITAL ISSUES Much Interest Manifested in Group Divisions; New Group Has First Session I YEAR’S LEADERS NAMED Dry Goods and Department Store, Grocery Trade and Men’s Wear Dealers Meet The trade division groups starting sessions at 2:30 p. m. were the im portant event on the program of the Retail Merchants’ convention yester day. Much enthusiasm was manifest ed in each group which met, and many problems vital to each indi vidual division were taken up and discussed at length by practically • every merchant present. A new division, the Willamette Valley Grain Dealers’ association, met yesterday for the first time. Two groups, the meat retailers and the shoe dealers held no session either yesterday or the day before, because there were not enough delegates present to make a meeting worth while. Many Questions Discussed. Problems of interest to merchants in flour,, feed, grain, and ^ped were taken up at the meeting of grain dealers. E. V. Burlingham, of Forest Grove, is president of the association. There was considerable discussion of the newly-enforced law which re requires that the feed and grain dealer shall be licensed for each mix ture which he makes for the farmer, no matter if the process involves sim ply the putting together, in the mill, of the farmer’s own product. It was decided to take the matter up with j the state dairy commissioner at an early date. Mr. Burlingham introduced the plan of having the dealers pool their in-, terests and thereby get carload rates on shipments of flour. It was suggested that definite ac tion be taken to prevent the circula tion of propaganda which would tend to discourage eastern consumers from using Oregon seed. Men’s Wear Reports Gain At the conference of the men’s wear section those present discussed good will, turn-over, sales, and the advantages and disadvantages in pur chasing from wholesalers ahead of season. Due to the absence of mem bers to whom specific topics had been assigned, E. W. Merrell of Eugene presided and views of the various members were freely given and dis cussed. Most of the members highly dis approved of “sales.” “Sales cheap en,” said Mr. Merrell, “and if I could not do merchandizing without them I would quit. Especially since I have to get out on the floor my self I feel that they would break down the moral of the selling force.” The executive committee, consist ing of A. ,T. Hochradel of Roseburg, E. W. Merrell of Eugene, and Clint (Continued on page three) TECHNICAL CLUB MEETS Radio Social Held by Science Group; Coast Broadcasters Heard The University Technical club is reorganized and is once more func tioning as a campus organization, ac cording to Dr. A. E. Caswell, the: club’s advisor. The club was organ ized three years ago, but didn’t start its work this school year until after, the first of the new year The organization is chiefly for those who plan to make engineering their life work. Most of its members are majors in the department of pre-engineering. At its regular meeting last week the organization had a radio social. After the business meeting the mem bers turned to the radio receiving set in the physics department and listened in. They caught most of the important broadcasting stations along the coast, said Dr. Caswell. “Lec tures and music of all kinds were tuned in, and of course the boys were especially interested in the con struction of the set. They discussed the radio science too. In the near future the club plans to give a radio social for the whole campus.” Grade Averages for Honoraries to Be Compiled Organizations Asked to Send in Names Unless more honorary fraterni ties send in the names of their members to the registrar’s office so that the grade averages of these groups can he averaged, the registrar will discontinue making grade averages for these organi zations. Since the first notice, there have been but five who have responded. Every winter term the averages of the various honorary fraterni ties and organizations are com piled by the registrar’s office. This is impossible to do this year, unless the various groups send in the names of their members at once. .There are over thirty such organizations on the campus, necessitating considerable work on the part of the office to aver age the grades of the members. Last year, about twelve honor ary organizations sent in a list of their members and it is hoped that all of the groups will answer the request of the registrar's office and send in the required information at once. VARSITY DEBATE TEAM PRAISED BY OFFICIALS Both Speakers Remarkable, Writes Willamette Elam Amstutz, varsity forensic manager, yesterday received a letter from Willamette university forensic officials in which they commended very highly the showing of the Ore gon women’s team which met their team in the triangular contest held among Oregon, O. A. C. and Will amette last Thursday evening. Dor othy Abbott and Margaret Woodson, who composed the Oregon team, were given strong praise. An extract from the letter follows: “We wish to congratulate the wo men’s teams of the University of Oregon upon the splendid showing which they made in the debate last night. We are sure that they are fully deserving of the honors which they won on the local platform. Miss Woodson and Miss Abbott were both very clear and forceful; they possessed a speaking voice which was most remarkable. We believe that it is no discredit to our own women to lose to such a team. When two wo men’s teams can exhibit such strength and preparation in debate as was shown on both sides here last night, we feel assured that women’s debate is certainly a worth-while activity. We acknowledge Oregon as a winner in the triangle and again congratulate her upon her women’s teams.” The final results of the triangular contest were ascertained Saturday morning when telephone connections were made with one of the judges of the O. A. C.-Willamette debate held at Corvallis. > There was a misunder standing of the results of that debate, due to confusion in one judge’s bal lot. With the final check made on the ballot, it was learned that the decision stood two to one for the negative team—the Willamette team. Thus, with the decision of each judge counting as one and a victory vote being given to each winning team, the standing of the three schools was: Oregon, 7; Willamette, 3; 0. A. C„ 2. ! Events Scheduled for Last Sessions --—— Wednesday, February 20. Villard hall. 9:45 a. m.—Annual report of Bureau of Business 'Research—Dean E. C. Robbins. 10:30 to 10:50—“Mysteries of Magic”—E. Cooke Patton, Salem. 10:50 to 11—Intermission. 11—Lecture. “Enthusiasm, the Pow er Which Impels to Action”— Irving E. Vining, Ashland. 2:30—Convention called to order for association business. Reports of committees. Unfinished business and new business. Annual election of officers. Choice of next convention place. Adjournment. 6:30 p. m.—Annual banquet in the Hotel Osburn. rOMS’TOPIC AT CONVENTION Prof. Nagley Gives Purpose and Fundamentals for Window Advertising — | TODAYS MEETINGS LAST Election of Officers to be Important Event for Afternoon Conference The fundamental principles and purposes of advertising through window displays, were the prob lems taken up at the general con ference of the Retail Merchants’ convention, which held the second day’s sessions yesterday ynjorning in Villard hall. Prof. F. A. Nagley, of the Uni versity school of business adminis tration, gave the talk on the sub ject, having as the title of his lec ture, “Better Windows.” “Your windows are the face of your store. If customers like your windows, they will trade at your store. Make your windows the per sonalities of your store which re flect your own personality,” were some of the statements Nagley used in making his lecture more force ful. There are two purposes of win dow display, Mr. Nagley said. One is to sell the goods, the other to win and hold customers. Main Principles Given The five fundamental principles of window display as given were, to build up from the bottom at the front of the display; to have a cen tral figure in the arrangement of the display; to have an effective background; to use one line of goods, or lines of goods, which naturally correspond and fit; and lastly, to have price tags a part of the scheme in window advertising. The matter of harmony in color i scheme was also taken by Mr. Nag [ley, who urged #the merchants not to wreck tneir winaow displays by improper lighting effects. Immediately following Professor Nagley’s talk, E. Cooke Patton of Salem, declaring that the delegates needed amusement to variate the monotony of the business sessions, performed some “mysteries of magic.” With his plug hat, cards, tin cans, sticks and money, Mr. Patton gave some “marvelous tricks” before the interested spectators, though he declared he was only a merchant like the rest of them and not really a magician. Vining’s Address Next At 11 o’clock all sessions were turned over for the address by Irv ing E. Vining, who delivered his fourth talk of the series on personal i efficiency. The room was crowded with delegates, students and faculty members who have shown much in terest in this speaker. The daily luncheon at the Anchor age followed Mr. Vining’s talk. The event of the afternoon of interest to the visiting women was the tea given in their honor by Phi Theta Kappa, national commerce frater nity for women. The affair was given in Alumni hall of the Woman’s building. At 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon, the general sessions broke up for the individual trade , divisions, which met in specially assigned rooms in Commerce building. Sessions to End Today Matters taken up at the general business meeting of the associations held in Villard hall last night in j eluded second readings of proposed i changes in the constitutional by laws, and reports from various minor committees. Today’s sessions close the confer ence. The important event of the ! day will be the election of officers this afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock. IMOGENE LETCHER VISITS CAMPUS OVER WEEK-END Imogene Letcher, ex ’23, visited at the Kappa Alpha Theta house over the week-end. She is a mem ber of Mu Phi, honorary music sorority, and came to the campus to attend their formal. HERMAN BLAESING GOES TO FRATERNITY CONVENTION Herman Blaesing, a member of Delta Tau Delta, will leave Febru - ary 23 for Chicago to attend a j western conference of the frater I nity. He will return to the campus * the first part of March. o Merchant, Head of | Executive Board <S>-1 W. W. Hill OLD OREGON TO HAVE HUMOR DEPARTMENT Prizes to be Offered for Best Contributions An innovation in the history of “Old Oregon’’ is the department of college humor, which is to bo added to the two other departments, poetry and sports, edited by stu dents. The new feature will make its first appearance in the March issue. The alumni magazine has never gone out of its original field before, but since Lemon Punch, former humor publication of the University, is not to be published this year, the new department makes a possible outlet for college humor. , Prizes of $2,50 for the most usable pieces of humor, accom panied by art work or not (prefer ably with), will bo awarded for contributions turned in between now and March 5. The right to publish other contributions left after the awarding of the 10 prizes is reserved. The humor does not have to bo strictly local any more than the work in Lemon Punch, but it is desired that it reflect the col lege point of view. Grace Edgington, editor of “Old Oregon,” is anxious to receive sug gestions before March 5, for a stu dent capable of Editing the new department. Students are urged to suggest an editor and to turn in humorous contributions. In explanation of tlio venture, Miss Edgington said: “While we distribute a good many copies of Old Oregon on the campus, we havo tried to see our own field as one distinct from other campus publi cations. Humor being taken care of by the Lemon Punch and news by the Emerald, our field appeared to be interpretation of campus events in the light of what has gone before- and what presumably is planned for the future. “If Lemon Punch is subsequently revived, we shall retire to our own once more. Hut for the present, we believe there are many students who formerly found an outlet for their art and humor who now find none. If we are mistaken, abandon ing the idea will not prove very expensive. “The policy of having students edit departments in Old Oregon seems to be proving itself good. The alumni point of view is a deli cate affair and, ordinarily, Old Oregon copy seems difficult for stu dents to write. However, there are notable exceptions. The depart ments by Margaret Skavlan and Webster Jones, are very well road off the campus and, possibly, on it. For that reason we desire to put the humor section in the hands of a student, if the right one can be found.” RIDERS DAMAGE GROUND Students Asked Not to Traverse South Field of Campus Students who have been riding their horses about the field on the south end of the campus, near the Woman’s building, have been asked by II. M. Fisher, superintendent of the University buildings and grounds, to discontinue this prac tice, since it cuts the damp ground. This field is part of the campus and is smoothed off in order that gym classes may play baseball and hockey there. When it is damp, the horses tracks cut it badly, and may make it necessary to have the ground re-rolled. OREGON CINDER PROSPECTS BAD Varsity Squad to be Sifted Until Best Candidates Will Work Out at 4 p. m. FIVE LETTERMEN OUT Team Needs Sprinters and Distance Men; Field Events Show Strength Statistics compiled from the records obtained in the three track meets held this year do not make one overly optimistic concerning Oregon’s cinder path prospects for the coming season. Coach Hayward gives all due praise to the men who are turning out and fighting for places on the team, but bemoan* the fact that so many good men, who arer doing nothing for their school or themselves, are too lazy to get out and work to help pnt Oregon back on the map as an in stitution capable of producing athletos. Since the present squad is much too unwieldy for individual instruc tion at one time, Bill is gradually picking the men, who, next term, ho intends to transfer into the four o’clock section for special training. It is from this section he intends to pick the 14 men who will repre sent Oregon in the coast meet. In the dual meet with Washington, 16 men may be used, and in the meet with Corvallis an unlimited number ean be entered as long as not more than three men from one school are performing in any single event. Lettermen Are Scarce At present only five lettermen are turning out, Spearow, Tuck, Risley, Rosebraugli and Hunt. What these men can do is pretty well known; but five men don’t make a track team, no matter how good they might be. Oregon has no outstand ing candidates for berths in the half-mile, the mile or the two-mile distances. Tetz, Robson, McCoIl, Keating and Crary are all working hard, but lack varsity experience, nor have they shown anything to load one to believe they are better than the rest of the distance men on the coast. Of course, at present Coach Hay ward is working principally on technique and form during his in struction periods. He emphasizes the fact that he wants to build the men up during this winter session and get them in a shape to start tho hard conditioning work next term. Tuck and Spearow Stars In field events, Oregon has two outstanding figures in Tuck and Spearow, however, there are several moil of promise working out regu larly. Eby is developing into a high jumper of class, and Rosen berg is a hard worker who will probably bo entered in several events; he looks due for a good year. In the shot put, Mautz, Ander son and Stockwell, three inexperi enced men, are Oregon’s most promising prospects. In the javalin, naturally, Tuck heads tho list, with Rosenberg and Anderson the two other best bets; the discus heavers will be picked from Tuck, Stock well and Anderson unless some dark, horses are developed. Three Out for Sprints In the pole vault, Spearow easily has first call over any of the rest in the country; but Bill has Rosen berg, Hills, and Holman working out faithfully. The sprints must bs taken care of by Tuck, Young and Lucas, unless other men are found who are faster. Risley is the ace of the 440 crew, Rosebraugh is back at work and Hermance, Ager and Houston are making the best showing among the other aspi rants. Bill says he never worries over low hurdlers for he can make a sprinter into a low hurdler without much trouble—if he has the sprinters. In tho high hurdles, Rosen berg, Hunt, Carruthers and Young are developing. Hunt is the only man with previous experience as a hurdler. Due to the fact that the men will have slacked off training during the holidays the inter-class relays will not be held March first; but Coach Hayward will resume his weekly meets until spring vacation again cuts into his program. The dato for the relay carnival will be set later.