Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1924
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NUMBER 103
ART EXHIBITION
OPENS TONIGHT
Professor Alfred Schroff
Will Formally Present
Work to Public in Studio
PAINTINGS ARE VARIED
Program Given for Student
Groups to Visit Display
During Next Few Days
An exhibition of the recent paint
ings of Alfred H. Sehroff, head of
the University fine arts department
opens formally tonight with a faculty
reception from 8 to 10 o’clock in Mr.
Sehroff’s studio across Eleventh street
from the campus. Townspeople and
all students interested may see the
paintings in the afternoons from 2 to
V 5 o ’clock, since the studio will be
kept open during those hours.
Oregon Scenes Portrayed
Mr. Sehroff’s work, as compared
with the exhibit at the chamber of
commerce rooms last year, is, if any
thing, mellower. He gives himself
more freedom in the treatment of his
subjects, which includes both Oregon
and California scenes, at different
times of the day and in different
weather.
The exhibit “Summer Moonlight,”
which is in execution but a sketch,
carries a delicacy of feeling and im
pression that is indeed rare. Mr.
Sehroff plans to finish it, while pre
serving the feeling of the original.
One of the subtlest is “The Mount of
Mists,” and also “Black Fog.” One
unusual composition is “Lobos Pools
Through the Tree Arches.”
Spring Picture Shown
The very essence of spring is to
be seen in “South Fork of the Wil
lamette.” More realistic is a picture
of a stormy sea. “The Witch Tree,”
in Mr. Sehroff’s painting, lives up to
its historic title, and presents a fan
tastic note.
It is difficult to determine whether
Mr. Sehroff is primarily a painter of
sunlight or of fog. His sunny can
vases, with their richness of blue and
purple, are pulsating and powerful.
His more somber things, on the other
hand, present pearly grays, and an
opalescent quality mysterious and
subtle.
Groups See Paintings
Informal groups have been going
daily to the studio to see the exhibi
tion. The Delta Zeta sorority and the
Sigma Pi Tau fraternity went on
Sunday, Kappa Alpha Theta and
Delta Tau Delta on Monday, Chi
Omega and Kappa Sigma on Tues
day, Phi Delta Theta and Delta
Gamma on Wednesday, and Friendly
and Susan Campbell halls, last night,
from 8 to 9 o’clock. The hours are
from 8 to 9, except on Monday nights,
when it is 9 to 10 p. m. for the living
organizations.
Visiting Schedule Given
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, February 22—Faculty re
ception, 8 to 10 p. m.
Saturday, February 23—Hendricks
hall and Sigma Chi, 8 to 9 p. m.
Sunday, February 24—Eugene
chamber of commerce, 8 to 9 p. m.
Monday, February 25—Delta Delta
Delta and Alpha Tau Omega, 9 to 10
m.
Tuesday, February 26—Alpha Phi
and Beta Theta Pi, 8 to 9 p. m.
Wednesday, February 27—Gamma
(Continued on page three)
NEW SIGNS ARE PLACED
City Council Passes No-parking Buie
for Thirteenth. Avenue
The half dozen “No Parking”
signs scattered along Thirteenth
avenue are the result of an or
dinance passed at a recent meeting
of the city council.
The ordinance prohibits parking
between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. on
Thirteenth avenue between Kincaid
and University streets, because the
thoroughfare is liable to become
congested if lengthy parking is per
mitted. It also affords opportunity
for the overflow of students pass
ing to and from classes to use the
street with greater safety. Any
parking on the prohibited district
in the prescribed hours is liable to
fine and student owners of cars
should park on some of the adjacent
side streets.
RESOLUTION IS PASSED
The following resolution was
passed by the students of the
University yesterday at the
regular assembly: “Whereas, Al
mighty God, in his infinite wis
dom, has seen fit to remove from
our midst, our late friend and
fellow student, Fred S. Junken,
and
“Whereas, by his death, the
University of Oregon has lost*
one of the most earnest and
respected students; therefore, be
it
“Resolved by the Associated
Students of the University of
Oregon that to his sorrowing
family, we extend our deepest
sympathy, and be it further
“Resolved, that a copy pi
these resolutions in behalf of
our beloved friend be sent to his
family, and that a copy be tran
scribed on the records of the
Associated Students of the Uni
versity of Oregon, and that a
copy be published in the student
publication.”
cIemmST
RECEIVED FROM EAST
Nearly All Sections for
Oregana Finished
With a number of the sections
already completed and others near
ing completion, work on the 1924
Oregana is progressing rapidly, says
Freda Goodrich, editor of the an
nual.
A letter from the printers re
ceived by Miss Goodrich states that
1,500 copies of the covers have
arrived from the East. Hal E.
Hoss, of the Oregon City Enter
prise, who is printing the book, has
expressed himself as being well
pleased with the choice of color and
the art work combined in the cover
design.
Under the direction of Ruth
Powell, the picture mounting for
the year book is being carefully
and rapidly done and it is hoped
that within two weeks all pictures
that are to be used in the publica
tion will be ready for the engravers,
the Hicks-Chatten Engraving com
pany of Portland.
Lyle Janz and Knute Digerness
promise something interesting and
decidedly different in the feature
section. Janz spent a part of last
weekend in Oregon City planning
the typography of the section with
the printers and, while the exact
nature of this part of the book is
not to be divulged, the feature edi
tors are letting no bits of campus
sidelights escape them and declare
that worth-while information and
local color will rule in their section.
The staff members are planning
a busy weekend and will take ad
vantage of the holiday to speed up
work on their respective sections.
Sections already completed are: ad
ministration, Pauline Bondurant;
sorority, Margaret Morrison; fra
ternity, Junior Seton; underclass,
Margaret Vincent. The senior sec
tion edited by Augusta DeWitt, the
junior section edited by Mary Jane
Dustin, and the forensic by Marian
Lowry, are nearing completion.
ALUMNI CAUSE COMMENT
Former Track Men Eun Up the Eoad
a Mile Each Morning
Glenn Walkley and "Victor Bra
cher, University alumni and mem
bers of the Oregon track squad last
year, have recently received com
ment in the Pilot Rock Record on
their habit of continuing some of
their track stunts along with more
profitable pursuits. “Every morn
ing they get out at 6 and run up
the road for a mile or two. This ex
plains the report received by Mar
shal John Bradburn that two men
were seen cavorting around in their
pajamas,” says the paper.
Both of these men are working
in Pilot Rock this year. Glenn
Walkley is teaching in the city high
school and has turned out a winning
basketball squad there this season.
Victor Bracher is working in his
father’s store.
LOST AND FOUND BUEEAU
AT CAMPUS DEPOT GEOWS
The collection of ownerless ar
ticles in the University depot in
creases daily, with but few called
for by their owners. At present, 18
umbrellas have been turned in,
with seven fountain pens, seven
men’s caps, two pairs of glasses,
two hats, a raincoat, an apron, a
scarf, and numerous keys, gloves
and rubbers.
OREGON PITCHING
PROSPECTS POOR
Lefty Baldwin May Not be
in Line Next Term; Brooks
Only Veteran Remaining
LAST YEAR’S FROSH OUT
Latham and Wright May be
Placed on the Mound
During Coming Season
I
By Ken Cooper
With Bill Reinhart appointed as
the boss of Oregon’s diamond crew
and training but a few weeks off,
it behooves us to look over the
J field and see what the prospects are
for a winning combination from
i the available material. The bat
I tery men are already clamoring for
! action and the weather will soon
I permit outdoor practice.
The first thing that comes to
J light, in the investigation of the
material is that Oregon is woefully
lacking in the hurling department.
There has been a paucity of first
1 class slabsters at the University
I since big Art Berg packed up his
J spitball and| left school via the
! graduation route.
Frosh Stars Ineligible
Last spring the frosh had a pair
! of chuckers that looked like sure
! fire varsity stuff in Carson and
Harrison, but neither of these will
be able to don a varsity uniform
as Carson is pi ’ing professional
ball with Vernon and Harrison is
i ineligible.
Lefty Baldwin, the husky twirler
from the land of the ukelele, who
has been one of the varsity main
stays for the past two seasons,
seems to be in a fair way to drag
his sheepskin this quarter and hence
be lost to the varsity. His departure
would leave one veteran pitcher on
the roster, namely, Skipper Brooks,
who alternated between the mound
and the right garden last year. Skip
is a big left hander with plenty of
hook and should go great if he gets
his support.
Wright May Play
One man, however, could not pack
the burden of a whole season’s box
duty and it is probable that Doug
Wright, a varsity heaver of two
seasons past, will get back into the
harness. Doug is a consistent per
former with the ash bludgeon and,
if pitchers were not so scarce, it is
probable that Doug could land a
berth in one of the outer pastures.
Last year, Wright was forced to lay
off for the whole season, due to a
broken ankle, which he received in
pre-season practice.
The other pitching prospect looks
like Hunk Latham. Hugh has
pitched but one game for the var
sity but till this year he has not
concentrated his attention toward
the hurling end of the game. The
big fellow has worlds-of smoke and
wicked curves, but is wilder than
a gazoozoo bird. With a little con
trol, he would undoubtedly stand
head and shoulders above the aver
age collegiate twirler.
WRESTLERS GO TODAY
Freshmen Team Leaves to Meet
Corvallis High School
The University freshman wrest
ling team will leave this afternoon
for Corvallis, where it will meet
the tough Corvallis high school
grapplers. Coach Widmer has been
putting his proteges through hard
workouts in preparation for the
meet.
Those making the trip with Wid
mer are: Shigern Fukuda and Glen
wood Archer, 125 pounds; Sylves
ter Wingard and Harvey Woods,
135 pounds; Peter Laurs, 145
pounds; Harry Leavitt, 158 pounds.
Wrestling Manager Reese Wingard
will also make the trip.
FRANK JUE WILL SING
Classical Concert to be at Campa
Shoppe Sunday Evening
_
j The Campa Shoppe announces a
i new form of entertainment for Sun
day evening, when Frank Jue will
render several classical selections.
Jue is well-known on the campus,
having sung on the University glee
club. He will be assisted by R. C.
Goffreiere at the piano.
Ray Graham’s Collegians will
also play during the supper hour in
the Grille room.
Army Deserter
Will Have Trial
On February 26
Earl Hughes to Figure
In Mock Case
Military law will reign supreme
and justice will be done next
Tuesday .afternoon at 2:00 p. m.,
when Cadet-Lieutenant Earl C.
Hughes will be called before a.
mock court-martial and tried for
desertion from the arniv.
Hughes probably never de
serted anything in his life, but
for all that, the young military
lawyers of the junior class must
, have some practice in the science
which they are studying.
Practically every member of
the advanced course at the R. O.
T. C. will play some part in this
trial, which is the first of its kind
ever held by the department.
Captain F. L. Culin will act as
judge advocate.
IN CONCERT HERE SOON
Rex Underwood Comments
on French Violinist
“Mme. Cliemet is easily the fore
most woman violinist of today,”
said Rex Underwood in speaking of
Renee Cliemet, French artist, who
[ will appear in concert here Febru
ary 26, or 27, at the Methodist
church, in the fourth of the Univer
sity music committee’s series of
concerts.
“Mme. Cliemet’s reputation is
greater in Eu^c,', ' than in America,
this being her .1 American tour,”
continued Mr. Underwood. “Though
still young, she is acknowledged the
peer of her class on the continent.
When I was in Europe, her name
was in everyone’s mouth as a most
remarkable artist, possessing not
only exceptional musical ability but
also a vivacious and winning per
sonality.”
Mme. Chemet’s appearance in
New York caused a sensation in
musical circles there. In her sub
sequent concerts here in America
she has added many new laurels to
her fame. Musical critics every
where have pronounced her the
first woman since Maud Powell
who can adequately fill her place.
In fact, her relation to Maud Powell
is very interesting. She plays Miss
Powell’s famous Guadagnini violin,
and is touring America under the
management of the husband of that
famous violinist. “She is, indeed,
the logical successor to Maud
Powell,” commented Mr. Under
wood.
“She captivates her audiences not
only with her brilliance of style
and her perfect artistry, but with
her graciousness - and her remark
able beauty,” Mr. Underwood went
on to say. “I would say that this
is an unusual opportunity to hear
a really great artist, and a figure
destined to bo one of the greatest
in the musical world.”
Admission to this concert for stu
dents will be by student body
ticket. Townspeople will pay the
regular admittance price.
KIMBALL YOUNG APPOINTED
ON NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Prof. Kimball Young, of the Uni
versity psychology department, has
received word of his appointment
as a member of the committee on
program for the section on bio
logical factors in social causation
for the next annual meeting of the
American Sociological society. The
society is a national organization
headed by Charles A. Ellwood of
the University of Missouri, Colum
bia, Missouri. Prof. F. II. Hankins,
of Smith college, is chairman of the
committee on which Professor
Young has been asked to serve.
COLLEGES MAY EXCHANGE
NEWS ON CURRENT TOPICS
Stanford University—The organi
zation of an intercollegiate cor
respondence staff is being consid
ered by the University; of Cali
fornia.
The purpose of the movement is
to make possible the interchanging
of ideas and opinions on current stu
dent problems and movements. Col
lege papers which are listed as mem
bers of the system will exchange
articles on important campus topics
such as honor spirit, campus the
aters, stadiums, dramatics and stu
dent union buildings.
First President Eulogized
by Judge McCamant as
Gentleman and Soldier
GENERAL WAS MODEST
Interesting Sidelights Are
Related, Showing Man’s
Nobility of Character
George Washington, dignified,
easy, complaisant, combining the
gentleman and soldier, modest
withal. Such was the manner in
which Judge Wallace McCamant, of
Portland, characterized the first
president of the United States at
the assembly yesterday morning.
“Washington was well born, his
family having been traced back six
generations prior to his birth,” de
clared the speaker, who went on to
I show that Washington was preceded
I by a “long line of high spirited
men and women.” The first presi
dent was particularly fond of his
older brother, Lawrence, his senior
by 14 years, who was the original
owner of Mt. Vernon. At the death
of his brother, Mt. Vernon came
into the hands of Washington.
There was a close association be
tween the Washington and Fairfax
families of Virginia. Mrs. Wash
ington, the wife of Lawrence, was
a Fairfax and her younger brother
was a companion of George.
Affiliations Declared High
“Washington had the affiliations
of a gentleman. He was drawn to
men of refinement,” stated the
speaker. Among his elose friends
were Lafayette and Alexander
Hamilton.
Judge MeCamant showed that
Washington was a gentleman be
cause he was considerate of others.
“Delicacy of feeling js the mark
of a gentleman,” he asserted, “and
Washington rarely indulged in criti
cism of others.” He went on to
say that Washington graciously ac
cepted criticism of himsolf. He
was outspoken in his sympathy for
others.
MeCamant attributed to him “a
mastery of dignity which never left
him.” The first president was
modest.
“Modesty, indeed,” Judge Me
Camant declared, “was one of his
most distinguishing characteristics.”
Other noble traits which the speaker
brought out in Washington were
senses of equality and diffidence. He
was hesitant in accepting the presi
dency.
President Was Reticent
It has been said, as the speaker
showed, that Washington was never
heard to mention a single act which
he accomplished during the war.
Mr. MeCamant related that Bishop
White had said, “No one ever knew
from Washington’s conversation
that he had distinguished himself.”
To illustrate that Washington was
chivalrous in his treatment of
women, Judge MeCamant related an
incident in which he partly returned
the favor of Lafayette. The marquis
was left without funds in France
and Washington deposited a sum
of money in a bank in Holland for
the use of Mine. Lafayette. Be
cause he feared that she would be
reluctant to accept the money, he
told her that it was in payment of
an old debt he had owed her hus
band.
Negroes Given Consideration
Washington was generous and
kind. He treated his negroes bene
(Continuqd on page three)
“HELLO WEEK” TO START
California University Wants to
Eliminate Highbrows
University of Southern California
—“Say it first!” is the latest slogan
of the campaign for “Hello” week,
which begins next Monday and runs
through Friday, on the campus of the
University of Southern California.
David Cleveland, chairman, has sev
eral novel plans which he hopes will
aid, in the elimination of the “high
brow” from the Trojan campus.
“It’s the spirit of friendliness we
want,” said Harry Silke, president
of the A. S.'B. “The only way we
can get a united university is by
l forming closer bonds of friendship
between those who go to make up the
University.”
New Plan for Y. W.
Executive System
Will be Presented
Radical changes in the executive
work of the government of the Uni
versity Young Women’s Christian
association will be presented for
voting to members of the associa
tion at the annual business meet
ing next Thursday.
At the present time the associa
tion has two executive groups, the
.council and the cabinet. In the
council there are the five elected
officers, and the department heads.
The cabinet is made up of the as
sistant department heads, and lead
ers in other branches of the Y. W.
C. A.
Under the proposed new plan, the
government would be in the hands
of one group, the council made up
of five elected officers, and the
heads of the 13 departments.
WOMEN DEBATERS AT
WORK ON NEW TOPIC
Next Contest Is Scheduled
for March 27
The women ’s debate squad is now
working on the question for tho
Calif ornia-Washington-Oregon eon
test. to be held in Berkeley, Seattle
and Eugene, March 27. The subject
for argumentation will be: “Re
solved, that the Towner-Sterling bill
should be adopted throughout tho
United States.” The Towner-Ster
ling bill provides for the establish
ment of a national department of
education, with its head a member
of the president's cabinet.
This debate will mark the close
of the 192:1-24 forensic season, for
it will bo preceded by the men’s
radio debate to be hold with the
University of California, February
29, and tho men’s trianglo with
Stanford and Washington, March
6. The question for the radio
meet will be: “Resolved, that the
Bok peace plan should be accepted
by the United States.” The Stan
ford - Washington - Oregon contest
will be on tho world court plan.
A squad of 11 women is preparing
tho question for the March 27 meet.
Tomorrow morning in Villard hall
preliminary tryouts will be hold,
and the final selection of a four
member team will be made some
time next week.
The girls who constitute the
present working squad are: Dorothy
Newman, Cecil McKereher, Mary
Baker, Gertrude Tucker, Edna
Spenker, Lola Wade, Helen Louise
Crosby, Lurline Coulter, Marjorie
Brown, Bolen Humphrey and Mar
garet Woodson.
Lurline Coulter lias been a mem
ber of the varsity squad for three
years, and has been awarded the
varsity shield for three years’ work
on varsity. Margarot Woodson is
debating on varsity for tho second
year. Both these girls have shown
a groat interest and ability in
forensics.
Several members of the present
squad have been at work since the
middle of last term, while others
are trying out for the first time
this term.
JUNIOR VOD-VIL PLANNED
Some Unusual Acts Now Under Way
Declares Committee
The acts for Junior Vod-vil will
be chosen this week, Dave Swanson,
head of the program, announces.
All persons who have acts ir sug
gcstions for ucts are requested to
call him at once so that a date may
be set on which the committee can
review the skit.
All arrangements must be made
through Dave Swanson this week.
The average length of act desired
is from 12 to 20 minutes.
“Several very unusual- acts have
been offered,” Swanson declares,
“and there are some which promise
to be as good as professional work.”
As soon as the acts are definitely
decided upon, work will begin in
order to get the whole program in
the best shape as soon as possible.
The committee in charge of the
program, who will review the acts,
are Dave Swanson, Betty Robinson,
Joy Johnson and Bernard McPhil
lips.
OREGON KNIGHTS WILL
MEET AT ARMORY TODAY
Oregon Knights are asked to re*
port at Armory at 6:30 p. in., Fri
day and Saturday.
Four Battles Listed fop
Next Six Days; Varsity
to Have Fight for Title
SEATTLE GAME MONDAY
Home Quintet and Vandals
to Struggle Saturday;
Fast Contest Expected
During the next four or five days,
Oregon ia going to have her hands
full in maintaining her acanty lead
in the coast conference basketball
race. Within the next aix days the
Lemon-Yellow quintet will engage in
no less than four scrabbles and three
of these will be conference tilts.
The first of the invaders will be
the Whitman Missionaries, who will
tangle with the locals on the armory
floor tonight. Tomorrow night, the
Idaho Vandals will be here to try to
duplicate their performance of last
week. After the game, the varsity
will betake themselves to the rails and
journey to Seattle for a return battle
with the Huskies, Monday night, but
will hike straight back to Eugene to
meet the Cougars here Wednesday
night.
Win Is Prophesied
Tonight’s struggle looks like an
Oregon victory, when we consider that
Oregon has already defeated the Mis
sionaries decisively, and earlier in the
week, Whitman fell before the Aggie
five by a 41 to 11 count. That does
not mean that the boys from Walla
Walla are powerless, as it will be re
membered that they led Oregon dur
ing the first seven minutes of the
contest on their home floor. York is
the big gun in tho Whitman offense,
while Leo Faust, ex-Lincoln high star,
is one of their defensive luminaries.
It is more than probable that Rein
hart will use the same combination
that has been serving him so well in
the past.
Vandals Rated Strong
Saturday night, tho varsity will en
tertain the strong Vandal squad,
which, although out of the running
as far as the conference is concerned,
is still a mighty hard combination to
boat. In order to retain her lead in
tho race for tho right to represent the
northern section of the conference,
Oregon not only must beat Idaho, but
must win practically all of the rest
of her games. According to latest
reports, the varsity will entrain for
Seattle after the game Saturday
night.
Following are the probable lineups:
Oregon Whitman
Hobson .F. York
jOowans .F. Fry
Latham .C. Yenney
(Shafer .O. Faust
Gillenwaters .G. Jackson
UNIQUE BOOKS RECEIVED
British Plays Published in 1791
Obtained by Library
A set of 21 unique volumes has
been received recently by the
library. The books are British plays
published in 1791, adapted for the
atrical presentation at the Theatre
Royal, Covent garden, and are com
piled by John Bell. Each book,
which is about six by three inches
in size, contains two or three plays
with several unusually clear steel
engravings, picturing important
moments of the play. A good idea
of costumes of the times is repre
sented in the pictures.
Some of the plays listed are:
“The Chances,” Beaumont and
Fletcher, altered by his grace the
Duke of Buckingham; “She Stoops
to Conquer,” by Oliver Goldsmith;
“The Country Girl,” by David Gar
: rick; “Love Makes a Man,” or
| “The Fop’s Fortune,” a comedy, by
I Colley Cibber; “Tamerline,” a tra
gedy, by N. Rowe; and “Every
Man iu His Humor,” by Ben Jon
1 son.
DAUGHTER BORN AT HOME
OF EXTENSION ASSISTANT
Dr. and Mrs. Dan E. Clark are
| being congratulated upon the ar
' rival of a daughter, born Tuesday
I afternoon. Dr. Clark is assistant
; director of the extension division
I of the University.