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Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1924
NUMBER 102
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Convention Votes to Meet
Here Next Year; Plans
Made for Questionnaire
COST SYSTEM PRAISED
Cooperation Urged Among
Members by President;
Banquet Last Feature
By Marian Lowry
L. L. Thomas of Marshfield, Ore
gon, is again the president of the
Oregon State Betail Merchants’ as
sociation. He was formally elected
at the general business meeting of
the association yesterday afternoon,
after the nominating committee
had recommended him in the report
from the board of directors on the
elections for the ensuing year.
Thomas has just finished a year as
the head of the merchants’ group.
Upon the invitation of Dean Ed
ward C. Bobbins, of the University
school of business administration,
the association unanimously voted
to hold its 1925 convention at Eu
gene as the guest of the University
school of business administration.
No other convention place was sug
gested, so heartily did every con
ference representative applaud
Dean Bobbins’ invitation.
School Feels Benefits
When extending the' invitation,
Dean Bobbins made an important
announcement to the effect that the
University school of business ad
ministration has been promised
funds of which the school will make
use in carrying on investigation in
working out the manufacturing
problem for statistics of interest to
that industry. This is being done
in the investigation of the retail
situation. Within a few weeks, the
dean stated, definite action will be
taken in the manufacturing field.
“We want you to come back. We
get as much as you do from these
conferences. The school of business
administration is growing, and the
relationship between business men
and the students is becoming closer,
It is, therefore, of significant
value that we confer together,” said
Dean Bobbins.
Much enthusiasm was ih evidence j
throughout the audience as a result j
of Dean Bobbins ’ invitation and j
statements.
The three vice-presidents selected
for the coming year are: First vice
president, David M. Graham of Eu
gene; second vice-president, J. C.
Mann of “Portland; third vice-presi
dent, J. H. Garrett of Hillsboro.
N. L. Grout of Portland is the new
treasurer. The secretary, who is
liirel by the board of directors, will
be chosen later. At present, Ed
ward A. MacLean of Portland is
serving in that capacity.
Directors Are Named
The directors of chapters chosen
for the year, are, three-year men:
Portland, C. L. Schoenfeldt; Cor
vallis, W. F. Kennedy; Eugene,
George Schaefers; Salem, B. E.
Sisson. Two-year men: La Grande,
Clint W. Van Fleet; St. Helens, B.
E. Harrison; Forest Grove, A. G.
Hoffman; Pendleton, Harvey Mc
Pherson; Portland, E. F. Douglas.
One-year men: Coos County Busi
ness association, L. A. Blank,
Marshfield; The Dalles, Edward
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Term Paper Fiends
May Carry On Work
in Library Friday
To those who have term themes,
assignments, and outside reading
to do and with plans of obtaining
much of a term’s information in
a concentrated form during the
weekend it will probably be a
welcome word that the library
will be open at the usual hours,
tomorrow.
Washington’s birthday being
a legal holiday, the regular staff
of the library will not be required
to work, however, several wishing
to make up time will be on deck
and there will be enough help
to accommodate those who* may
wish to do library work on that
•day.
TO PLAY ‘TWO VIRTUES’
Miss Banfield, Mr. Reddie
Will Have Leads
( harlotte Bantield and Fergus
Reddie will take the leading roles in
Fustro’s “The Two Virtues,” an ex
tra play being given by members of
both the senior and junior company,
sometime in March. This is a divert
ing comedy of modern life, rather
more of a humorous portrayal of so
ciety than a biting satire or a problem
play.
The scene is laid in London, and
the play deals with people of the
better classes. Lady Milligan, "played
by Katherine Pinneo, happens to be
the only titled personage in the play,
and an amusing bit of dialogue hing
es upon this fact. The rest of the
cast consists of some very extraor
dinary people, hard indeed to char
acterize. They are all good comedy
parts, with clever lines.
There is a good plot, well sketched,
and maintaining interest closely to the
end, where there is a surprising little
twist.
Mrs. Guildford, the leading woman,
is being played bv Charlotte Ban
field. Mrs. Guildford is a remark
able woman about whom one is more
or less kept in mystery and suspense
to the end. Mr. Reddie will play
Jeffrey Panton, a lovable, absent
minded, old bachelor immersed in the
study of history, but with, neverthe
less, a very potent sense ' of humor.
In fact, his sense of humor turns
out to be greater than one at first
supposes. Mrs. .Tervoise, a romantic
young person with whom Jeffrey
Panton had once had a very ideal
istic sort of love affair, will be played
by Beth Fariss. One of the best
comedy parts is Lady Milligan, sis
ter to Jeffrey Panton, who is bent
upon guarding him and upholding the
family dignity against imposters.
Paul Krausse is playing the melo
dramatic Mr. .Tervoise, poet. Much
of the plot hinges upon him. Alice
Exern, the companion to Mrs. Guild
ford, very much alive to all that is
going on about her that would concern
her beloved mistress, will be portrayed
by Helga McGrew. Gerda Brown is
cast for the maid.
TWO CHI OMEGAS SUFFER
SPRAINED ANKLES IN GAME
Basketball has been the cause of
two casualties in the Chi Omega
house. Melba Byron, a junior in
physical education, and Muriel Paul, |
a junior in education, both suffered j
sprained ankles while playing.
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Banner Carried in Lincoln
Pageant Now at Art Building
By Margaret Skavlan
With the celebration of Lincoln’s
birthday before the great memorial
to the martyred president in Wash
ington. D. C., t,he campus could
take no part, yet there hangs in the
corridor of the arts building a large
silken banner, which was carried at
the ceremonial pageant, May 18,
1923, when the gold medal of the
American Institute of Architects
was awarded to Henry Bacon, archi
tect of the memorial. Ellis F. Law
rence. dean of the school of archi
tecture and allied arts, was present
from Oregon.
The pageant came as a climax to
the fifty-sixth annual convention of
the institute, and took the form of
a pilgrimage to the great Doric
structure. Washington was at the
height of its spring beauty—on the
trees were new leaves of a soft
. and tender green. Following the
banquet, held on the Marquee, be
tween the Reflecting Pool and the
Fountain Pool, the guests and dele- :
gates, in their capes of bronze and,
green, lavender and blue, rose from.j
their places in the banquet tent.
The groat tent was golden with
light at the foot of the Lagoon,
and through the dusk the purple
blue sail of the ship of state could
'be seen awaiting the triumphal pro
cession.
In the distance the great marble
columns of the memorial glimmered
white from its platform, but on
the surface of the pool was a dream 1
of beauty sueh as might have been
in the mind of the architect who
conceived it.
The president of the institute and
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ASSEMBLY TODAY
TO BE PATRIOTIC
“George Washington, the
Gentleman,” Scheduled
as Subject of Address
M’CAM A NT WILL SPEAK
Judge Is Well-Known *in
I State and Is Popular for
Similar Speeches Given
Today’s assembly will be of a
patriotic nature, honoring the mem
ory of George Washington, whose
birthday is tomorrow. The address
will be given by Judge Wallace
McCamant, of Portland.
The subject that Judge McCamant
has chosen is “George Washington,
the Gentleman.” He will deal with
many incidents of the home life of
the United States’ first president.
Judge McCamant gave a similar
address in Portland before the City
club, in which he paid a splendid
tribute to Washington, character
izing him as a “gentleman, states
man and executive.”
Speaker in Demand
McCamant is a prominent mem
ber of the Sons of the American
Revolution, taking an^ active part in
that organization. B 3 is also well
known throughout the state and
is in great demand as a speaker,
especially on patriotic occasions.
O. A. C. had Judge McCamant as
their speaker in observing Armistice
Day.
In the Republican national con
vention in 1920, Judge McCamant
took an active part. He rvas one
of the delegates from Oregon to that
convention and it was he who made
the speech nominating Calvin Cool
idge for candidate for vice-presi
dent on the Republican ticket. He
is well acquainted with Coolidge.
Judge McCamant is a practicing
attorney in Portland and belongs to
the firm of McCamant and Thomp
son. He has practiced law in Port
land for a considerable time, start
ing in 1894. In 1917 he was elected
a justice of the supreme court of
Oregon.
“America” to be Sung
The opening hymn in today’s as
sembly will be “America,” in which
all will be asked to join. The in
vocation will be given by Rev. E.
Y. Stivers, of the First Christian
church, and the soloist for the as
sembly will be Roy Bryson, who
will sing a song appropriate to the
occasion. The assembly will be held
in Villard hall. It is expected the
President P. L. Campbell will be
present to introduce the speaker.
This is President Campbell’s first
public appearance since his illness.
NEW .MEXICO LISTENS IN
James Gilbert’s Lecture on Oregon
Tax Situation Heard
Dr. James H. Gilbert, professor
of economics, received an interest
ing communication yestprday from
President D. F. Hill of the Univer
sity of New Mexico, congratulating
him on his radio lecture on “The
Tax Situation in Oregon.” The
lecture was broadcast from station
KGW of the Oregonian Friday eve
ning, February 15. The communi
cation stated that the transmission
came in good.
“The New Mexican university
president addressed me as ‘David’
H. Gilbert,” said the head of the
economics department laughingly.
“All probabilities are that the
bloomin’ scat-fire static spitted in
and caused m)r given name to sound
like ‘David.’’”
COACH DENIES REPORT
Washington Wrestling Mentor Says
He Has no O. A. C. Offer
University of Washington—
Rumors that Jimmy Arbuthnot,
wrestling coach and director of
minor sports at the university, has
been offered a contract for a simi
lar position at Oregon Agricultural
college are not based on any official
action by the Aggie authorities.
“I have had no word from O. A.
C. regarding the proposition,” said
Arbuthnot Friday morning. “I had
no application there, and the first
I heard of it was through a story
in the Portland Oregonian. There
has been no official action at all.”
Railroads Offer
Special Weekend
Rates to Students
Trains to Leave at 2
This Afternoon
lu accordance with their usual
; custom, the Oregon Electric and
j Southern Pacific railroads have
I announced a round-trip rate to
Portland this week-end of $5.75,
rates to begin today, February
21, and to hold until Tuesday,
February 26.
The S. P. will run a special
leaving Eugene at 2:00 p. m. on
Thursday and a return special
leaving Portland at 7:00 p. ni.,
Sunday.
The O. E. has regular trains
leaving Eugene at 7:35 a. m.,
11:20 a. m., 2:00 p. m. and 5:30
p. m. and will run a special Sun
day leaving Portland at 7:30 p.
m. and arriving in Eugene at
11:05. This train will stop at
Salem only.
PLAQUE TO BE GIVEN
FOR PERFECT POSTURE
Stunt Show Scheduled for
Wednesday Night
“Posture Expresses Personality.”
This slogan, adopted by the senior
majors in physical education, will be
the key of the .posture week which
they plan for February 27 and 28.
The affair, which is to be held in
the Woman’s building, is under the
direct auspices of the staff of the
school of physical education and the
members of the class in principles of
physical education. Posture tests
will be given during the two days to
all members of the classes. Any
University girl who is interested may
come during that time and partici
pate.
The house which has the largest
number of girls who pass the test,
in proportion to their membership,
will be awarded a prize. This prize
is to be a plaque representing per
fect posture and is being made at
present in the art department. Beat
rice Towers is modeling the plaque.
On Wednesday night at 5 the cli
max of the posture work will be
reached in a stunt show put on by
the girls in charge. There will be
posture stunts and other features.
A contest for a song about pos
ture is being held before the posture
test. t\ny University girl is eligible
to try for the prize. The judges
want a snappy song with sparkling
words and a brisk tune. The tune
need not be original but the words
must be. The prize for the best song
is a ticket for 10 riding lessons, or,
if the winner prefers, 10 hours of
riding to be taken as she pleases.
The winner of the song contest will
be announced at the stunt show Wed
nesday night.
The girls in charge urge that as
many as possible participate in the
contests. *The requirements for cor
rect posture will be published in the
Emerald so that all girls desiring to
try out in the tests may know what
is required.
SHELDON GOES EAST
Dean Leaves to Attend Convention
of Superintendents
Dean H. D. Sheldon of the school
of education left for Chicago yes
terday afternoon, to attend a super
intendents’ convention, which is to
be held there from February 23 to
March first. This meeting is annual
and is held in connection with the
National Educational association.
In connection with the regular
convention, three special meetings
which Dr. Sheldon is expecting to
attend, have been planned. Tlie.se
are: a meeting of college and univer
sity professors of education, who
have formed a society of their own;
another for the scientific study of
education; and the third a special
conference for all those interested
in the teaching of social subjects
such as history and civics.
Dean Shejdon says that he will
attend all these meetings and so
try to get in touch with the gen
eral situation along these lines in
all the schools of the country. While
in the east, he is planning to visit
the University of Chicago, the
University of Wisconsin and other
colleges in that vicinity.
FOUR MAT MEN
EARN LETTERS
Varsity Shows Up Well for
First Time Among College
Wrestlers of Northwest
[FRENCH INJURES HIS RIB
Huskies Coming to Eugene
Next Monday for Meet
With Oregon Grapplers
Oregon’s wrestling team returned
from a. successful tour by defeating
W. S.* C. to the tune of 46 to 30,
and losing to the University of
Idaho, 5S-30. This is the first time
the varsity has made such a good
showing in the grappling field.
In the Idaho meet, the Vandals
won three of the five matches
staged. Robertson, Oregon’s 145
pound grappler, won his match by
two decisions over 'Wicks. Whit
| comb, 135 pounder, also won his
'bout by decisions. The feature bout
I of the meet was between Wells,
the varsity grappler, and Vesser of
Tdaho. Wells won the first bout,
second was called a draw by the
referee, Vesser won the third bout
by a decision, and the final period
Wells lost by a fall in four minutes
and 45 seconds. This is the first
year for Wells on the mat and
from the way he has been going,
it will be a hard task to keep him
from winning the title next year.
Ford, 125 pounds; French, 158; fell
before the Vandal grapplers.
French Is Injured
After losing the meet to Idaho,
the varsity men had fight in their
eyes and went to Pullman and took
a fall out of the Cougars. All of
the matches wore slow to start,
but after the second round the
wrestlers kept the spectators con
tinually on their feet. French, the
varsity middleweight, received a
cracked rib and forfeited his match
to Bohlke. Wells again put up one
of the best exhibitions of wrestling
of the meet. The first bout was
called a draw and in the second and
third bouts Wells won by falls.
In the 125-pound class, Ford and
Keller fought to a draw and each
won a decision and in the overtime
bout Ford won the decision.
Another close match was between
Whitcomb and Cowl. The first bout
was a draw, Whitcomb won a deci
sion, Cowl took a fall, and Whit
comb came back with another fall
for the match. Robertson won two
decisions and the match.
Oregon Stands Third
Whitcomb and Robertson were
the only members of the varsity
team that won their matches at
both meets. The men that earned
letters, which is given if a wrestler
wins a match, are Ford, Whitcomb,
Robertson and Wells. This is the
first time that more than one man
has earned his letter at one time.
The last letter was won by Wag
ner in 1922. By winning the W. 8.
C. meet; the wrestlers have new
fight and are out to win from the
University of Washington and O. A.
C. Oregon now stands in the con
ference with one win and two de
feats. W. 8. C. with two defeats.
Idaho with two wins, and the Ag
gies with one win and no defeats.
O. A. C. will meet U. of W. next
Saturday.
Oregon’s next meet will be staged
here next Monday evening with the
University of Washington. The
Huskies /ire coming here with a
strong team, determined to carry
off the big end of the score. With
the experience the varsity grapplers
have gained in the past meets, it
looks like the visitors will not have
a walk away.
Frosh Showing iorm
The freshmen wrestlers will again
swing into action when they meet
Corvallis high at Corvallis Friday
evening. The babes have boon
showing winning class which gave
them a victory over Reed college.
The Corvallis lads are by no means
an easy bunch of grapplers, which
is evident in that they are being
coached by Robin Reed, O. A. C.’s
star grappler. A meet was scheduled
with Oregon City, but it was post
poned because of the Corvallis meet.
CORRECTION IS MADE
The production of the “School
for Scandal^” by the department of
drama add the> speech arts, will be
March 6, 7 and 8, instead of this
weekend, as announced in yester
day's coming events column.
Faculty Women
May Swim at Ten
Tuesday Mornings
Faculty women, faculty wives,
ami other women connected with
the University either as heads of
residences or in other capacities,
will have an opportunity to use the
swimming tank in the Woman’s
building on Tuesday mornings at
10 o’clock. An instructor will be
provided by the department of phy
sical education for women, and
will be prepared to teach regularly
beginning and advanced swimming.
Children under eight years of age
will also be admitted to the pool
with their mothers. Suits and tow
els will be furnished and no fee
will be charged. At present pro
vision is made for many women in
terested in swimming other than
University women by those in
charge of the pool in the Woman’s
building. On Saturdays children
are admitted and instructed in
swimming.
VARSITY SWIMMERS
TO MEET MULTNOMAH
Teams to Clash Saturday
in Women’s Tank
Multnomah club will have an edge
over the varsity swimmers when the
two teams meet Saturday afternoon
in the tank at the Woman's build
ing. Coach Falil has been timing
his men and their time is not far
behind that of the club men.
In the city meet held in Port
land on February 2, Murphy of
Multnomah swam the 50-yard dash
in 26 4-5 seconds. Lyle Palmer has
been doing the same distance in
about 27.1. Peterson for Multnomah
made the 100-yard dash in 1.13 3-5,
and Palmer has been doing it in
nearly as good time.
Horsfall, in practice, has been do
ing the 220 in about 2.52, but has
been showing signs of improvement
in every practice. Boggs of Mult
nomah hung up the mark of 2.45,
which means that the local swim
mer will have to be in his best to
win the “blue ribbon.” In the 100
yard backstroke, both Yoran and
Gardner have been coming along in
good shape, but their best mark
is 1.28, while Ringler can swim the
event in 1.18.
One of the closest events of the
meet should be the breaststroke in
which Sinclair will go against Egan.
The visitor made the 100 yards in
1.23 3-5, while the local swimmer
has been doing 1.25 in practice
without adequate competition. In
the meet, the mark will without a
doubt be lowered. Horsfall is look
ing forward to holding his own in
the dives. Hyde and Lassiter will
probably be the Multnomah entries.
The plunge is the most uncertain
event of the meet. Some of the
Multnomah men may go to the end
of the tank. The relay should
bring the fans to their feet, as the
varsity has one of the strongest
quartets that has represented the
University. The men will swim 40
yards each, or two lengths of the
tank. The varsity will have Palmer,
Herron, McCabe and Horsfall for
the event.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT
Sigma Delta Pi, national honor
ary Spanish fraternity, announces
the pledging of Maxine Lamb of
Eugene and Hulda Guild of Port
land.
BILLY REINHART
BASEBALL COACH
Executive Council Selects
Virgil Earl as Mentor of
Freshman Baseball Team
RECORD IS EXCELLENT
[Operation of Tiny Shields
Discussed;^ Bovard Tells
of Condition of ex-Star
Without a mention of the sug
gestion that was made la9t winter
that Oregon and the other institu
tions of the Northwest drop base
ball from their list of inter-col
legiate activities, the executive coun
cil of the student body went ahead
last night with plans for the com
ing season and elected “Billy"
Reinhart, present coach of Oregon’s
top - of - the - conference basketball
team, as mentor for the Oregon var
sity baseball squad.
Reinhart Is Experienced
Reinhart had been originally
slated to coach the frosh team and,
as this change leaves a vacancy,
Virgil Earl has been asked to han
dle the babe hurlers.
Reinhart played three years on
Oregon’s baspball nine and in 1921
j was captain. That year he alter
i nated from the outfield to short
stop and was always considered dis
tinctly a “star.” Baseball was un
doubtedly his best sport, according
to campus critics, though he also
made letters in football and basket
ball and was considered well up
among the leaders in those activi
ties.
The new baseball coach’s experi
ence extends back over a period of
many years. He played for three
seasons on the Salem high team dur
ing the years it won three succes
sive state championships. He later
went to Missouri Wesleyan, where,
as first baseman, lie was chosen on
the all-state team in 1915. • In ad
dition to considerable activity with
army teams overseas and in this
country during war days, “Billy”
has also played a lot of semi-profes
sional ball. In 1922 he was with
the Standard Oil team in Portland
and in ’21 was on the championship
Salem “Senators” lineup.
Batting Average High
For a young man, “Billy” has
had considerable experience in
coaching and handling men. In 1922
he coached Salem high’s baseball
team. While at the University, he
coached the frosh basketball team
in the year 1919-20.
While on the Oregon team, he
hit well over .300 every year and
was used in the outfield and as
shortstop.
The executive council also con
sidered the matter of the expenses
of “Tiny” Shields,’ operation on
his spine. Dr. John F. Bovard, dean
of the school of physical education,
has made two trips to Portland in
regard to this matter and reports
that “everything is taken care of.”
A detailed account of how the
generosity of the surgeon and the
hospital made this possible will be
given out later.
Spring Football Announced
It was announced that spring
football practice had been scheduled
for March 3 to 14 and from March
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Dreams Store Up Reservoir
of Enthusiasm, Says Vining
“A glad hum of victory and free
dom”—is the definition of enthusi
asm, given by Irving 13. Vining in
the lust of the series of lectures
on “Personal Efficiency,” given
yesterday morning in connection
with the Oregon Retail Merchants’
conference, at Villard hull.
Mr. Vining, who hits been called
the “Star of the Convention,” ad
dressed a large audience of mer
chants and students us he told his
gospel of efficiency in modern busi
ness life. He told of the vibrat
ing life which exists even in the
atoms of seemingly dead matter,
the release of which he character
ized as enthusiasm. “Life itself is
an explosion of energy, of power,
of thought,” he declared.
Plants are created with the great
est protecting sheath, animals are
born able to take care of them
selves to a groat degree, he 9tated,
while man, “the most helpless crea
ture born on the face of the earth,
has the greatest potential possibili
ties of achievement.” His desires
for a home, for travel, for position,
for comfort, are the means of build
ing huge reservoirs of energy, which
are to be drawn upon as enthusiasm
in later life, according to the
speaker. “ Dream beautiful dreams,
for every dream stores up a reser
voir of enthusiasm,” he said. “What
is death but the exhausting of these
reservoirs.”
Mr. Viuing spoke of the sheath
of routine which grows around the
life of the average^ business man,
killing enthusiasm and reducing its
victim to an automaton at the age
of 50 or 60. This, he said, should.
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