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The Sunday Emerald \ VOLUME XXV , UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1924 NUMBER llff Oregon Wins Radio Debate Results As Tabulated Show 1420 to 680 More*Meets Asked Audience Estimated at Many Thousands The University of Oregon won over the University of California in the first radio debate, which was staged February 29, the results tabulated yesterday giving the University team 1,420 votes out of 2,100. The Oregon debaters were Walter Malcolm and Joe Frazer, while California was represented by Harold Cherniss and Raymond Sanders. for Varsity Listens to Concert By D. W. The returns from station KLX, Oakland Tribune, award the Ore gon men the decision, 974 to 621, and those from KGW, Portland Ore gonian, 446 to 59. Ten Days Allowed Ten days were allowed for col lecting the votes, giving plenty of time for mail returns from the many listeners who “sat in” and were entertained by the arguments of the men. The ballots showed that the« var sity gained the meet on their con structive speeches, although the re buttal given by California made a fine impression. This debate, on the question, “Resolved, that the Bok peace plan should be adopted as a part of the international policy of the United gtates,” was broadcast; from the stations of Portland and Oakland, the California team taking the af firmative and the Oregon men the negative. This marks the latest de velopment in radio entertainment, less than thirty years after Gug lielmo Marconi succeeded in tran smitting a message without wires between Penarth and Weston, Eng land, a distance of not over thirty miles. Possibilities Not Realized At that time, no one realized what possibilities were held in the crude instruments fashioned by the young Italian. In 1911, when the Titanic, rushing through the night, struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and plunged beneath the Atlantic, 711 passengers were saved by the distress call which brought- the Car pathia hurrying to her aid. The world awoke and acknowledged the inestimable value of this practical application of science. The great war brought further progress, and still later came, the broadcast lecture and music pro gram. Finally, on February 29, was held the first radio debate, a ful fillment of the idea conceived by Earl Kilpatrick, of the extension division, and R. V. Haller, of the Oregonian station. Plans were worked out by Mr. Haller, H. E. Rosson Oregon coach, and Arnold Perstein, of the University of Cali fornia. Audience Is Large The arguments of the speakers were heard by the largest audience ever listening to a debate contest, the number estimated at many thou sand. A lone operator, in a vessel tossing far out at sea, a family, gathered about a crude home-made set high up in the mountains; a group in the rich atmosphere of an expensive city apartment; all drawn by the common bond, radio, listen ing to the speakers discussing the question. From the nature of the letters received, great interest was taken in the meet, and expressed a hope that similar events might be ar ranged, many indicating the writers had never heard a college debate before. DEAN ALLEN WILL SPEAK AT UNITARIAN CHURCH Sunday morning, at the Unitarian church, Dean Eric Allen will inter pret an interesting phase of his European impressions, which he has not touched upon before in showing the ethical and spiritual drift in our chaotic time. His address will be given as part of the annual laymen’s service of the Unitarian church, the subject being: “The Changing World Today.” Ben Hecht' Versus I By C. V. Thorpe Ben Hecht is one of the super radicals who are out with their hatchets to demolish the ideals and traditions of modern civilization. A few weeks ago they put Mr. Hecht in jail and later placed him on trial in the Chicago courts for sending “ obscene literature ” through the mails. The papers were full of it at the time; people talked and scolded, and preachers preached sermons. Probably all this was superfluous, as all un necessary things are, for the reason that Ben Hecht and his kind are on the whole more or less innocuous individuals, after all. Not that Mr. Hecht knows he is innocuous or wants to be. No, Mr. Hecht is the most aggressive and threatening of all the so-called “younger genera tion,” and thinks that he counts for a great deal indeed. Mr. Hecht professes for himself and his circle a monopoly on the real intelligence and insight in America. It must be a pleasant Hermine Schwed Will Be Speaker “Playing With Fire” is Assembly Topic “Playing With Fire” will be the topic of Miss Hermine Schwed, the speaker at the last assembly of the term, which will be held next Thurs day in Yillard hall. Miss Schwed is the field secre tary for the National Association for Constitutional Government of Washington, D. C. This is a patri otic and non-partisan organization founded in 1914 for the purpose of establishing a permanent and effec tive agency to inform the people as to those great fundamental prin ciples of government on which the republic was founded and to op pose such changes in the organic law as might strike down or imperil the guaranteed rights of citizens. As a writer and lecturer, Miss Schwed has a national reputation, and as field secretary of the Nation at Association for Constitutional Government, she has traveled over a great part of the United States addressing many of the most promi nent organizations of the country. She is known as a forceful speaker on vital issues now beforei the pub lic. While on the campus, Miss Sehwed will be one of the principal speak ers at the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution convention, which will soon be held in Kugene. She addressed the national society of the D. A. R. at thete annual meet ing, the Continental Congress, held last April in Washington, D. C. This was the second time that she has been honor guest of the organiza tion. Campus Writer Wins Mention Margaret Skavlan, junior in the University school of journalism, was awarded honor for the second best poem in the circuit rider contest. Mary Carolyn Davies of Portland won the first prize of $100, offered by R. A. Booth of Eugene Oregon who in stituted the contest. Mr. Booth’s father was a circuit rider. The win ning poem is to be* used at the un veiling of a statue of the circuit rider in Salem soon. More than 100 poems were submit ted. Any one in Oregon, Washington and Idaho was eligible to enter the contest. Miss Skavlan is well known on the 'campus for writing, having won a number of poetry, short story and essay prizes. She is poetry editor for Old Oregon, a member of the Emerald and Oregana staffs, and of Pot and Quill. She also is & reporter on the Springfield News. JUNIOR CLASS TO MEET MONDAY AFTERNOON The junior class will hold a meet ing Monday afternoon at 4:'.j in Prof. H. C. Howe’s room in Tillard hall. A report will be 4-iven on Junior Week-end plans by the com-1 mittee and regular business will be j brought up. . * Propaganda iterature thing to know that you and your friends are right and that every one else is dead wrong. Truly, it would be the essence of self satis faction to be sure that you had ar rived at the peak of the mountain of wisdom and could look down in scorn upon the brainsick fools and cowards, who, not brave nor wise enough to climb to your free heights, feed, like dull cattle, upon the stale fens below. Mr. Heeht is of the little supercilious crowd of intelligentsia who have this su preme privilege. What a blissful state! And what is it of which Heeht and his fellow super-radicals are so cock-sure? I have already said if. Everybody else is wrong. That is as far as they have ever gotten. Analyzed down to its essence, the Heeht philosophy is little more than an adolescent revulsion against everything that is, flavored with a few sprinkles of the sour wine of (Continued on page three) Upper Class " Athletes Win Track Meet Features Fast Races — In a cold, drizzling rain, the junior and senior cinder path artists won the inter-class relay carnival from their underclass brethren, with three firsts and two seconds. The final race decided that the sopho mores should have the right to second honors and made the fresh men third. The scores were: juniors and seniors, 21; the sopho mores, 13, and the freehmen, 11. The small crowd that braved the storm saw some thrilling races and managed to keep warm by having something definite to cheer for. Yesterday’s meet finished the or ganized work for the winter season. Coach Hayward expressed himself as well pleased with the efforts put out by the men and told them to forget about track work and bone up on their studies. But, of course, he said, the track will be available for all those who feel the neces sity for using it to keep themselves in form. Next term, he will have lists posted showing the men he has picked to practice at the 3 o’clock hour for the freshmen and at 4 p. m. for the varsity. He desires all those who have been out to con tinue coming at their regular hour and promises to promote them to the varsity hour for training as soon as he finds them improving sufficiently. There is a probability of a Frosh-Rook relay carnival at Corvallis, May 3, if the formulated plans materialize. The results of today’s meet and the team winning the event are as follows: 440 relay, J. and S., A. Tuck, Lucas, Kinney and Rosen berg, first; Frosh, 2; Soph. 3. Four-mile relay: Soph., Van Guilder, Crary, Stephenson and Keating, first; J. and S., 2; Frosh, 3. Mile, J. and S., Risley, Rosebraugh, Kin ney and Carruthers, first; Frosh, 2; Soph., 3. 880, J. and S., A. Tuck, Lucas, Rosenberg and Hunt, first; Frosh, 2; Soph., 3. Two-mile, Soph., Keating, Dahl, Gerke and McClel land, first; J. and S., 2; Frosh, 3. r* v* mil WrllMT U. of O. Hopes for Try-Outs Choice of Hayward Field for Olympic Contests Is Probable New Events Added Varsity Has Two Men Who Stand Chance of Place on Team There is almost a certainty that Hayward field will be the seenei of the Olympic team tryouts as well as the joint Pacific coast and Northwest intercollegiate confer ence track and field meet, May 30 and 31, according to Jack Benefiel, graduate manager. Mr. Benefiel was in conference last week with T. Morris Dunne, who is district secretary for the Amatuer Athletic union and mem ber of the Olympic Games commit tee. Benefiel said that Mr. Dunne is in favor of the plan and has recommended that Eugene be select ed for the district tryouts. If the present plans go through, this will insure the biggest track meet here that has ever been; held in the Northwest. Meet Open to All It will be necessary, Mr. Benefiel mentioned, to take the matter up with the other members of the con ference; but since they have al ready sanctioned throwing the. meet open to all colleges in the North west having -the same eligibility rules, he believes none> would ob ject to letting the affair include all others desiring to try out. This means that Eugene not only would be host to all the college track men in the Northwest, but would have an opportunity to see competi tion with athletes from the inde pendent clubs such as Multnomah, Spokane, Seattle and others, as well as the host of unattached men who covet the greatest glory an athlete can achieve, an opportunity to com pete for his country against the world at the Olympic contests. Little Trouble Expected Both Mr. Benefiel and Mr. Hay ward felt that little difficulty would be experienced in running the out side entrants with the conference athletes, since in figuring the con ference score they could keep a record of those finishing and then count only those with coast conference standings. It would necessitate some careful elimination work in determining • the hurdlers and the other sprint men. The other races could be taken care of with . little difficulty. This would also necessitate the addition of several events ordinarily not seen in the western track meets. It will be necessary to add the 5.000 and the 10,000 meter races, a. 3.000 meter walk and a 3,000 meter steeplechase in the cinder path events. To the field events the 16 pound hammer throwing contest, the 56-pound weight throwing com petition and the running liop-step and-jump must be added. (In chang ing meters to yards, just call it a little less than one and one-tenth yards). Oregon Men May Go Oregon has two men who have proven capable of mixing with the (Continued on page three) History of the Anchorage ****** Hayward’s Name Linked In digging up the past of the Anchorage, the following yarn comes to light. David Graham, a Kappa Sigma alumnus of Eugene, is responsible as the informant, and Bill Hayward, as one of the prin cipals, is the verifier of the story in all its details. It concerns the Oregon of the days when hazing was the expected, rather than the forbidden. Ii 1904 and 1905, the Kappa Sigma fraternity lived in the house which now forms the front portion of the Anchorage tea house. In those days, the Anchorage proper consisted of a small building, then called the “shack,” at present forming the western third of the Anchorage. Along the rear of the> house ex tended a porch jutting over the race. From this porch, the Kappa Sigs constructed what they called a “ chutes-the-chutes,” consisting of a track and carriage, or ear, running into the water. In the morning be fore breakfast, and sans apparel, the custom was to jump in the car, skid into the race and leap out braced for the day. One morning, Harley Glafkey, a member, failed to hold fast to the car in its precipitous descent, and fell off. In doing so, he ran a huge sliver about six inches long into his side. Bill Hayward at the time was living in the house with the boys. After all forceps had failed to re (Continued on page four.) Philosophic Evolution of a Literary Freshman By Pat Morrissette The literary freshman is an inter esting embryo. She “writes.” The supreme and comical zest with which the undergraduate wrestles with a “philosophy of life” is sur passed, it seems, only by the chame leon adjustments this evolving creature makes to the bookish world which she finds so charming. The fall term she hesitates. She does not know whether to call her self a Hedonist or a Freudian. But “Freudian” is so foreign—and somehow attractive! It seems to fit her “occult nature.” (Besides she read some place that Hedonism was puerile stuff). And naturally she becomes a Freudian. Until one day —just by accident—-she rends one of Doc Sigmund’s little books. Al most instinctively she adopts a more Chestertonian attitude — “She is and she isn’t.” She first tackles aesthetics by dot ing upon “art in general.” She be gins her small erratic. dissertions Vesper Service Today at 4:30 Students of University to be Soloists The monthly University vesper service will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock in the Methodist Episcopal church. Bishop William O. Shepherd of Portland will be the principal speaker. A solo quartet for this service is composed of Ruth Akers, soprano; Leona Gregory, contralto; Roy Bry son, tenor; and Aubrey Furry, basso. These musicians are known for their exceptional voices and their pres ence in a quartet will mark one of the finer things in music on the campus this year. The beautiful anthem, "Angel Voices Ever Singing,” will be sung by the soloists and choir. Rev. Henry W. Davis, inter-city pastor, will deliver the benediction. Prof. F. S. Dunn, of the University Latin department, will preside. The following numbers constitute the services Organ Prelude Responsive Service . . Minister and Choir Hymn Prayer . Response by Choir Anthem, “Angel Voices Ever Singing,” by, Shelley . .-. Soloists and Choir Offertory Solo, “Sun of My Soul,” by Huhn . Miss Akers Address .... Bishop Wm. O. Shepherd Organ Interlude “Nunc Dimittis” . Choir “Versicles” . Choir Hymn Benediction. Labor Leader|lj to Speak Here Paul Blanchard, secretary of the League for Industrial Democracy, will be on the campus Monday and will address a special assembly to be held at roon; 105, Commerce building, on “Industrial Democracy and the Labor Movement.” He will also speak at the “Y” hut at 7:30 on “The Fascisti Regime in Italy.” “Since his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1914, Mr. Blanchard has given himself to a study of the labor movement in America and is considered one of the greatest authorities in this country on the labor situation,” said Henry Davis, secretary of the campus Y. M. C. A. Mr. Blanchard is making a tour of the universities of the Pacific coast and just came from the Uni versity of Washington, where hei spoke before the combined classes of sociology, economics, political science and business. He also spoke at the students’ volunteer conven tion in Indianapolis. GEORGIA'BENSON TELLS GIRLS VALUE OF LEAGUE Georgia Benson, president of the University Women’s league, spoke before the Girls’ league of the Springfield high school, yesterday, on the “Organization and Purposes of the Girls’ Leagues in High Schools.” with “Speaking broadly.” (How she loves to speak “broadly”!) She' tries to be mean in quoting from odd corners, like Kenneth Burko’s “Art began by being tolerated, etc.” (Didn’t telephone poles begin that way?) Yes, indoed. She’s some times very profound. But one can’t always tell if it is she or someone else who finds “traces of Heine in Untermeyer’s stuff.” By the time the spring term ap proaches, she is so broad-minded that she will never let anyone know that at one time she actually mem orized some of Ella Wlieoler Wil cox’s “Poems of Passion”—and marked passages in some of Joan Stratton Porter’s masterpieces, underlining the particular nuggets of wisdom that genius has casually dropped. She is now an elegant and dainty poseur, th& result of the education of various and careful af fectations. She is now only doubt fully suspicious of a “soul affinity.” Absolutely. The literary freshman is an interesting embryo. Club is Winner of Aquatic Title Oregon Gets Places in Three Events CORVALLIS, Ore., March 8.— (Special to the Emerald).—Multno mah Athletic club easily won the state swimming championship this evening by defeating O. A. C. and the University of Oregon, 68 to 35 and 17, respectively. In the eight events for men, Oregon took one first place and two seconds. Sin clair winning the> 100-yard breast stroke, Wiswall second in the plunge and Lombard second in the 220-yard dash. Peterson, Multno mah, broke the state record, held by Norman Ross, former Multnomah club star, in the 100-yard dash. Oregon’s relay team, composed of Horsfall, Jaombard, Palmer and Stones was defeated by a scant yard by the Multnomah squad in 2:08 1-5. The meet was of state wide interest, entrants coming from a number of clubs and organizations besides unattached swimmers. Sev eral events were on tho program for women, besides the competition for men. The results of the eight events for men wore as follows : 100-yard dash—Peterson, Multno mah, first; Burke (M), second; and Foyle, O. A. C., third. Time, 1:001-5. This timo beat tho state record, 1:00 4-5, held by Norman Ross, former Multnomah club swim mer. 100-yard breast-stroke — Sinclair, Oregon; Carpenter, O. A. C.; and Van Dyke, O. A. C. Time, 1:24 1-5. Plunge—Turner, O. A. C.; Wis wall, Oregon; and Smith, O. A. C. 64 feet, 4 inches. 50-yard dash — Peterson (M); Burke (M); Carpenter, O. A. C. Time, 26 4-5. Diving—Kuehn, O. A. C.; Bur roughs, 0. A. C.; Lassiter (M). 100-yard back-stroke — Bushnell (M); Ringler (M); Sylvia, O. A. C. Time, 1:10. 220-yard free style—Boggs (M); Lombard, Oregon; and Alonen (M). Time, 2:45. Relay—100 feet for each man, won by Multnomah team, composed of Alonen, Boggs, Burke and Peter son, in 2:08 1-5. Referee—Dick Rutherford; start er, “Dad” Butler. VARSITY BASKET SQUAD HAS FIRST DANCE The varsity basketball squad, “en masse,” broke loose last Fri day night and attended its first dance since the call to duty put them on the total abstinence list at the. beginning of the term. Shafer was the only one who took no part in the jamboree, since he is still unable to attempt anything strenu ous. Dressed in stiff shirts and j tuxedos, they presented a much dif ferent front than on the night when they last roughed it with the O. A. C. quintet. Beginning at the Campa Shoppe, the boys went the rounds, finally ending at the College Side Inn. “It’s great to be freo once more,” is the way Russ Gowans put it, and the rest of the boys are of the same opinion. Science Unit to be Built Regents Provide for Laboratory Housing in New Building $100,000to be Used Board Also Votes to Finish School of Music Auditorium By J. W. p. Do dreams come true.? Well, It's hard to say. But one might be lieve they did, for the dream of a great modern institution with splen did buildings and plenty of room for many students and many classes was started toward reality yesterday, when the board of re gents of the University authorized the construction of the first unit of the first building to stand in the great quadrangle which the new buildings will form. The new building is to be given over to the science departments and will provide temporary quarters for the reserve section of the library. Its erection will begin in the late spring or the early summes if noth ing interferes. Auditorium to be Finished What is more, the regents also provided for the completion of the auditorium of the music building, the interior finishing of which was halted three* years ago for lack of funds. Work on the science building will probably be started as soon as the arrangements can be made. Its lo cation will be on Kincaid field, op posite the Oregon building. Tho regents ’ munificence un bounded, they also authorized the construction of a 220-yard straight away track on Hayward field to be tangent to the present oval cinder path. This is to provide better facilities to handle the Pacific coast conference track meet here next May. The unit of the science building will be a three-story brick struc ture on the order of the Oregon and Commerce/ buildings. Two floors, the first and third, will house class rooms and laboratories for two of the science departments. The second and main floor will be tem porary quarters for the resorve sec tion of the library which now suf fers congestion. When tho new library building is erected, then the reserve section will join the other units. Pipe Organ Offered It is planned to expend approxi mately $100,000 on the science unit. The completion of the music audi torium is made possible through the University Holding company, which constructed the building on lease to the University. The completion of this auditorium will mean the in stallation of a pipe organ, the gift of a friend of the University whose name is not given. A formal acceptance of the Alice W, Wrisley uni Adelaide Wrisley Church loan fund of $10,000 was voted by the regents. Officers for the ensuing year were elected. They are Judge J. W. Hamilton of Rose burg, president; Charles H. Fisher of Eugene, vice-president; and L. H. Johnson, University comptroller, secretary. Reports of the president, regis trar and comptroller were presented. Degrees were conferred on those completing their work since the June meeting of the board, and re ports from various committees of the board were heard. A number of instructors were re-appointed for one year, a new instructor in the classical languages was author ized and an assistant professor in the department of Romance langu ages was appointed. U. H. S. WINS LAST GAME OF SEASON Last night, in the last game of their season, the University high quintet won from Albany by a score of 12 to 9- By winning last night, University high retained second place in the district conference. The game was slow throughout, Univer sity high leading, except in the third quarter, when Albany gained a one-point lead. A number :<of fouls were called, mostly on Albany players, and Gilbert of Albany was taken out in the last quarter for rough playing. For the winners, Powers was high-point man, with six points, with Ridings closet be hind with five points.