VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1924
NUMBER 123
EXHIBITS READY
FOR JURY DAY
Displays to be Evaluated;
Architects and Artists
Show Last Term’s Work
STUNTS ARE PREPARED
Varied Program Selected
for School’s Amusement
at Conclusion of Review
What would a poor young archi
tect do if Jupiter and Juno ordered
a bungalow? How could he. satis
fy' Jhe tastes of jthe Qripen of
Heaven? This question and many
more will be answered at the
gathering of the students and facul
ty of the school of architecture
and allied arts tonight in the Col
lege Side Inn.
All day today the student work
* completed last term will be on dis
play in the buildings of the school,
and the judges will stroll about
the inner court and from room to
room, conferring with the students
and giving criticisms.
Various Displays Open
The architects will have on dis
play their problems. relative to city
planning. There will be portraits in
clay, compositions, and the panel,
“Creation,” which has just been be
gun by the sculpture students, all
open to the public.
In the fine arts department,
painting, design and life drawing
will be submitted to the critics. The
display of the fine arts will be in
some measure hampered by the
fact that the studio is undergoing
repairs, an extension of north front
age, as well as the changing of
some of the partitions. Tiles, tex
tiles and designs have been made>
by normal arts students.
Judges to be Quests
Special stunts are being arranged
for the evening diversion of the
echool, when the) judges will be
guests, and every student taking
art invited. “An Architect on
Olympus” is the title of a short
comedy to be put on by the Archi
tects’ club under the direction of
Edgar Bohlman. The troubles and
trials of an architect, Greek atmos
phere—oh, very Greek—will be Ap
plied in the costumes. There will
even be music.
A portrait that may even be real
flesh and blood, artists’ smocks, a
gentleman in a gorgeous orange
cape—these are hints given by
members of the Normal Arts club
regarding their stunt, which is be
ing managed by Lena Eastwood. It
is aptly called “so This Is Art.”
Stunts to be Clever
To prove their versatility, the
members of the Sculpture club
promise a poetical effort that bids
fair to bud into a young drama.
Which is most important in “Com
position”—stately and beautiful
Inspiration, or arrogant and saucy
little Clay? Mrs. Avard Fair
banks wife of the head of the
sculpture department and Miss
Katie O. Schaefer assistant in the
department will be stage managers.
Every effort is being made by
the school to prove that they can
both work and play but today they
will rest from their labors, view
their completed work, and have a
bohemian party before beginning
this term’s work in earnest. The
activities will be in largo measure
unde>r the auspices of the Allied
Arts league ,of which Mabs Breckon
is president.
Spring Fever Robs
April Fool’s Day
of Foolish Doings
Just one day out of the 365.
That is all. The first of April
blew in warm and clear. With it
came spring and the first touch of
that dread fever we all like, so no
one seemed to have ambition
enough to play pranks on anyone
else. April Fool passed and few
fools were found, and if they were
they should have felt foolish in
deed.
The shoe string stunt didn’t
work. One lad sat on his fraternity
steps for three hours and tried to
convince every passing motorist
that his tire was flat, but the mo
torists only laughed and told the
lad his head was flat.
The fat purse with the string at
tached; the wire stretched across
the walk. They were not. April
Fool is past, but no one was fooled
but the youngster who wore hip
boots and carried an umbrella Yes
terday morning. He thought the
weather would be bad, but it fooled
him—it didn’t rain. Fool weather
this April has. Too bad the scan
dal sheet wasn’t issued in April.
I Many were fooled in that.
VOD-VIL LEADS CHOSEN
FOR MUSICAL COMEDY
Chorus Tryouts to be Held
in Villard Today
With the , selection of all le'ad9[
yesterday, Imogene Letcher’s musical
comedy feature for the Vod-vil, “Cap
tain Jacqueline, received a big send
off, and should gain additional mo
mentum today when the members of
the chorus are chosen.
To Esther Setters, as “Jacqueline,”
and Hugh Walton, taking the part of
one “Captain Richard Hope,” fall
tRe two principal lfeads; th£ onljt
solo parts in the production. Each
will sing two numbers.
Jane Bodine, as “Mrs. Farrington,”
Catherine Jane Seel, as “Helen
Grant,” and Gladys Noren as “Jane
Porter,” will also be seen in leading
roles.
Several feature leads were also se
lected. Josephine Evans will play
“Sally,” Betty Kerr, “Alice,” Mar
ian Hill, “Marcheta,” and Josephine
Ulrich, “Frances.” Lyle Palmer will
also carry a feature lead.
The selection of a chorus is next
in order. This is to be in two, groups;
one of mixed voices, and one of men’s
voices only. Collectively the ensem
ble will be approximately evenly di
vided between men and women.
Tryouts will take place this after
noon at 5 o’clock in Villard hall. All
those who tried out for leads are re
quested to be present for chorus se
lections.
ORCHESTRA PRAISED
BY BEND PRINCIPAL
The student body has received a
letter from G. W. Ager, superintend
ent of the Bend public schools, com
mending the work of the University
orchestra when it played there re
cently. The orchestra was well re
ceived, Mr. Ager said.
“The appreciative audience which
we had would lead me to believe that
our people like high class music and
are willing to pay for it,” he went
on. He expressed the wish that the
orchestra might again visit Bend on
some future tour.
Excellent Choral Technique
Shown in Girls9 Glee Concert
By Josephine Bice
The Girls' Glee club, under the
direction of John Stark Evans, pre
sented a very beautiful and pleas
ing concert last night to an appre
ciative audience. Their choral
technique was excellent j the pro
gram well selected, and of exactly
the right length ot sustain the un
flagging interest of the audience.
There were scarcely any defects
throughout the whole program, be
side •an unfortunate tendency to
flat.
Ntfevin’s popular cycle, “A Day
in /Venice,” opened the program.
T^ie graceful melodies and lovely
h armonies of these Venetian num
bers were interpreted nicely. Of
them all, “In a Gondola” was per
haps the most beantifnl; though
somewhat spoiled in the rendition
by one voice predominating during
the best parts of the piece.
Strauss’ “Devotion” is a short
composition, but one of exquisite
perfection. Full justice was given
to it. . The dainty and delicate
measures of Spross’ “Will o’ the
Wisp,” were especially well sung.
The club sang as one voice, with
enunciation so perfect that every
word was intelligible.
German’s “Daffodils,” a lilting
spring like sort of piece, was sung
with fitting lightness. The next
number, “Bird of the Wilderness,”
by Horsman, was one of the finest
on the whole program. This seng
has a certain arresting voluptuous
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ANNUAL COURSE
OPENS APRIL 14
Chambers of Commerce in
Various Parts of State
Will Send Delegates
RESERVATIONS ARE MADE
Problems of Development
to be Speakers’ Subjects
in Conference Sessions
Seventeen Chamber of Commerce
secretaries have already made defi
nite reservations and as many more
have signified their intention of
making future reservations for the
fourth annual short course for com
mercial secretaries, to be held on
the campus, April 14 to 19, under
the auspices of the state associa
tion of commercial secretaries and
the school of business administra
tion.
There are only 21 or 22 paid
secretaries in the state, according
to Dean E. C. Bobbins, head of the
school of business administration,
so a large percentage are giving
their time for the benefits derived
from the work.
Conferences Are Popular
This course was established four
years ago for the express purpose
of giving instruction in problems
of state development and technique
of organization work. Some idea
of the effectiveness and practica
bility of the instruction may be
gained from the fact that every
secretary who attended the first
course, and who has remained in
chamber of commerce work, also at
tended the second and third courses
and expects to be present again
this year.
The program for this session is
divided into the following parts:
(1) a series of educational courses
on economics, business cycles, sales
niiKKrt CnOoVlTUT1 (011
phases of chamber of commerce
technique; (3) assembly, forum, and
fireside discussion; (4) discussion
of the program of the state cham
ber and the development commit
tee of the Portland chamber; (5)
recreational features. Letters from
all over the state have been re
ceived, saying that the program is
exactly what is needed in chamber
of commerce work.
Prominent Speakers Coming
Two of the speakers at the ses
sion will be, Jake D. Allen, pro
motion manager, and A. S. Dudley,
manager, Oregon State Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Allen is from San
Francisco and will have charge of
the technique of chamber of com
merce work. Among the various
positions he has held are promotion
manager of the D. M. Linnard
hotels, advertising director of the
Sunset Press, former managing
director of the Visalia board of
trade and lecturer on chamber of
commerce technique at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, Stanford univer
sity and the University of Montana.
Mr. Dudley came from Sacra
mento to the session last year at
the invitation of Dean Bobbins.
Shortly after, he was elected man
ager of the Oregon State. Cham
ber of Commerce. He has recently
returned from the East, where he
conducted national publicity for
Oregon and her resources. Mr. Dud
ley had charge of the same type ot
work when he was in Sacramento
and made a great success of it.
Lumber Industry Growing
“Oregon is rapidly becoming the
center of America’s lumber produc
tion” says Dean Bobbins in the
programs sent out to the secretaries.
“We are now the center of rau
road building and more lines are in
contemplation.
il Shipping and manufacturing are
on the increase. Large one-crop
farm holdings are being broken up
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MARY SKINNER HEAD OF
MOTHERS’ WEEK-END
Mary Skinner has been appointed
chairman of the committee in charge
of arrangements for Mothers ’ Week
end, which has been set for May 3
and 4. The other members of the
committee are Janet Wood, Gwladys
Keeney and Truman Sethers.
May 11 is the regular Mothers’
day, but on account of the Junior
week-end festivities, the event has
been scheduled for the preceding
week.
SPRING FIS
TO AROUSE MEN
Track Coach Has Troubles
Which Warm Weather
Does Not Aid to Banish
FOUR LEAVE TO GET JOBS
Meeting on Hayward Field
at Four This Afternoon
for All Cinder Artists
By W. S. A.
Spring is here, the final goal of
cinder path athletes is in sight, the
men have trained faithfully all win
ter—yet, says Coach Hayward, in
terest in track work is waning.
“Only a few of my ‘old faithfuls’
are working out consistently.” This
is the situation which Bill is facing
at the threshold of what promised
last spring to be one of the most
successful years in Oregon track
history since the days when it was
a disgrace for an Oregon team to
be beaten.
Not only is the interest lacking,
but the usual spring casualties in
the way of insufficient finances
and scandal sheet findings has
taken its toll from the ranks of the
few men left in the institution who
are willing to get out and fight for
an opportunity to represent their
school in athletic competition. What,
is wrong?
Good Men Host
Four men have been forced to
cease their track activities after
training faithfully all winter and
go out after more finances. The
loss of these men will be felt when
Oregon gets in a tight pinch and
needs an extra point or two to cap
ture a meet. Harold Holdman, who
was a polevaulter of moro than
usual promise; Paul Schultz, a var
sity half-miler, and Si Muller, a
siderable ability during the win
ter’s training, are lost to the team.
Also Orval Robson, the gritty lit
tle auburn haired two-miler, has
been lost to the school for like rea
sons.
“It’s hard, after working with
these men all year, to lose them just
when they are needed,” was Coach
Hayward’s only comment ‘on this
situation; but it is a well known
fact on the campus that other men
of varsity caliber are having diffi
culty in earning even part of their
expenses to carry them through
school. “Who does get the few
jobs that are open on this campus?
Tennis Flaying Taboo
It is a well known fact that track
men, especially runners, are not
supposed to be playing tennis dur
ing the spring season, yet, when
told so by the coach, this miler re
plied that there were lots of milers
out and one more or less didn’t
make any difference. Try and name
iem.
era. .
Tonight, at 4 p. m., there is to be
meeting on Hayward field, called
• the coach, to discuss certain
itters pertaining to track. Tins
for both varsity and freshman
hletes, and if it is not the regular
ur for training the man is ex
cted to appear in his civilian
)thes. Attendance at this meet
y is urged by the coach, since he
s important matters for discus
SText Saturday, the meets started
t term to give the men actual
rkouts under competitive condi
ns will be continued. Races are
■ed in*the hurdles, the 880, mi e
I two-mile events. Some field
mts will probably be added later.
DATA ON PSYCHOLOGY
RESEARCH COMPILED
Data on the research being insti
tuted by the psychology department
on different kinds of religious ap
peals and the relative interest people
have in them, is being compiled by
Miss Cecille McAlister and Dr. E. S.
Conklin of the department.
“Literature on the psychology of
religion in the last few years has not
been satisfactory,” said Dr. Conklin.
“Not much valuable experimental
work has been accomplished because
the questionnaire method does not
give the required results. ’
A different method of obtaining
the desired information is being
used, and Dr. Conklin expresses the
belief that it will prove much more
I satisfactory.
UNION DRIVE
UP TO A.S.U.O.
PUN CONCEIVED
TWO YEARS ICO
Dream of Student Building
Originates With Benefiel
and Bartholomew in 1922
MACGREGOR LENDS AID
By J. W. P.
Dreams are like wine. They have
to age for some time before they
grow delicately palatable. Then they
inebriate the very soul.
The Student Union is a dream.
This dream had its origin more than
two years ago. Time has fermented
it. Now students are curious to know
something more about a dream which
was bottled away by a former student
administration.
j Lyle Bartholomew was not known
as a connoisseur in phantasmagorics.
Lyle was a student body president in
I the year 1921-22. He was heavily be
l set by his administrative duties one
| day, and looking about for a place
where he could locate and hold con
ferences he found—whatf He found
nothing. For shame that the most
important officer in the student body
should have no rendez-vous, thought
Lyle. Much disturbed over this mat
ter he assailed Jack Benefiel. Yes,
Jack was graduate manager in those
days, too.
No Space Found
I
“Jack," said the president of the
student body, “somewhere on this
campus there must be a spot where
I can park my waste-basket, spit
toon, and stenographer for the con
duct of my gubernatorial tasks.”
“Zat so?” mused the keeper of the
coffers as he stroked his chin. “Well,
old scout, we’ll have to provide a
place. Come see me about it tomor
row, will yout”
And so the graduate manager and
the student body president put their
heads together for a mutual scratch
ing. They performed more cerebral
feats in an hour than they ever be
fore accomplished in a term. For
they hit upon the idea of a student
building on the campus where the
associated students might have their
offices, and the students could have
a social center.
Wise Men Ponder
Bartholomew had road of similar
buildings on other campuses. Bene
fiel had also had his attention called
to the convenience of offices for grad
uate managers in some already erect
ed student union buildings. And so
the two wise men pondered and cal
culated and reflected. And finally
Jack told Lyle that there was no stu
j dent union on the Oregon campus and
i until there was one Lyle would have
to get along without his cherished
stall.
But Lyle was smitten with the
idea. And when John MacGregor
was elected his successor he told of
his idea, his dream. MacGregor liked
it too, and being a man of few words
and much action, he communicated
the dream to his classmates. The
class of 1923 was fired with the am
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CAMPUS MAGAZINE
WILL APPEAR IN MAY
Work on Oregon’s new short story
magazine is progressing slowly, ac
cording to Prof. W. F. O. Thacher.
At present, the manuscripts are being
collected preparatory to being set up
on the University press. The date of
publication will be about the middle
of May.
The magazine, which will probably
be known as “Oregon Short Stories,”
will contain about ten of the best
stories whieh were entered in the Edi
son Marshall contest by students of
the University.
Probably one thousand copies will
be issued and the gelling price will
be 25 cents per copy. James Leake
will be in charge of the selling or
ganization.
Elonora Keltner, who won ifirst
place in the story contest, received
the $50 prize yesterday.
P. L. Campbell and
Claude Robinson
Give Statements
“I am delighted that the students
of the University of Oregon have de
cided to take the lead in the $5,000,
000 gift campaign by assuming re
sponsibility for the erection of a
student union. In my visits to various
colleges and universities, I havo taken
special interest in investigating stu
dent unions. At the University of
Michigan, at the University of Cali
fornia, and at other great universities
1 have found the student unions to be
the centers where all students could
meet on common ground and where
all community projects found their
natural headquarters. Tho student
union invariably breaks down cliques,
brings all classes of students together
and unites them in mutual enter
prises for bottering campus life.
“Even today, Oregon students
recognize that there is need of a stu
dent union. But, within five years,
there is not a particle of doubt that
the student body will havo doubled
in size. There will then be even
greater need of a student center. As
the student body grows, it will be in
creasingly difficult for the students
to know one another. In the union
they will meet every day under the
same roof; there they will find oppor
tunities for social diversion and the
carrying on of student activities.
“In itself the student union will
be a great asset to student life on
the campus, but as an item of the gift
campaign it has even greater impor
tance, for if the students carry this
to successful completion, as I know
they will, the alumni will be heartened
in their effort to raise $1,000,000 and
the city of Eugene will be helped in
its effort to raise runas tor tne audi
torium. The students have a real
privilege in making the “kick-off”
—firing the first gun in the cam
paign.”
P. L. CAMPBELL.
“The Associated Students are to
have the lead-off position in the
great University of Oregon $5,000,
000 gift campaign. This is a very
distinct honor, and a privilege, too,
for the student body can now throw
down the challenge of greater Ore
gon to the alumni and tho citizens
of the state, and call on them to fol
low tho high example which we pro
pose to set.
“Tho alumni are going to build
the Memorial Court, library and
gymnasium; tho people of Eugene,
the auditorium; and the students, the
student union. A fine tradition of
democracy and good fellowship has
been handed down to us by the stu
dent bodies of old; and now we are
to have the opportunity of building
a shrine wherein that mighty Oregon
Spirit may be housed, and from which
that same spirit may be diffused
throughout the wholo student body.
“Collegians all over the United
States are coming to realize that great,
universities are built not alone with
science laboratories and recitation
halls, but with ‘social laboratories,’)
as well, and that the larger the uni-j
versity grows, tho greater the need
for such a Btudent social center.
“Wo of the present generation are
receiving a fine education from the
people of Oregon that will enable
us to go out into the world and be
come useful and productive citizens.
Now we have the opportunity to in
sure future Oregon Students the same
high class training that we have re
ceived. Our contribution shall be a
student ‘.union. We can build it;
we will build it.
CLAUDE E. ROBINSON.
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
GETS NEW GENERATOR
The 10,000-volt generator for use
in research work in the physics de
partment, arrived on the campus
last week, according to Dr. W. P
Boynton, head of the department.
The generator was shipped from
Schenectady, New York, from the
plant of the General Electric com
pany about a month ago. It passed
through the Panama canal to Port
land, and came down th« valley
over the Oregon Electric. The ship
ping weight was 528 pounds. “It is
hoped to install the generator some
time this term,” said Dr. Boynton,
“but all probabilities are that the
department will not use it until
next year.”
GIFT CAMPAIGN
TO BE LAUNCHED
Funds Will be Gathered
by Campus Solicitation
Before Close of Term
COST NOT DETERMINED
Organization Shapes Under
the Direction of Robinson
and Committee Members
It devolves upon the students of
the University of Oregon to open
the great campaign which the Uni
versity is waging to raise $5,000,000
in five yeiars. Knowing that phil
anthropy must begin at home, the
students will be privileged to start
the massive ball rolling by build
ing a student union. The remodel
ing of the Greater University will
commence with tho planning and
raising funds for an adequate build
ing for exclusive student use.
This plan was announced by the
offices of the gift campaign and
the Associated Students yesterday.
The students will donate. They
will themselves raise funds to make
possible the dream of a student
center. It is believed that the suc
cess of a stud wit campaign will
give impetus to the subsequent
campaigns among the alumni, the
poople of Eugene, and eventualljr
the state at large.
Others to be Interested
The officers of the gift campaign
declare that the greatest encour
agement for outside interests to
contribute to the welfare of the
University is to see the students
helping themselves. Thus the stu
dent body will, by pouring forth
its contributions, incite many others
to give, and give freely.
A student campaign will un
doubtedly be held this spring term
and possibly within the month, ac
cording to yesterday’s announce
ment from campaign headquarters.
Widespread advertisement will be
given to the student union scheme.
The entire student body will be
organized to facilitate the raising
of funds. And the conduct of the
student drive will be directly under
the supervision and direction of the
main campaign headquarters, with
student directors and solicitors do
ing the actual work.
Dean Lawrence to Help
The actual sum to be expended
for a student building has not been
definitely determined. Nor has the
University, in planning its build
ings, allotted definite ground upon
which the cherished student union
can be placed. In determining these
details examples set by other col
leges and universities will be
studied and suggestions utilized.
The school of architecture, in col
laboration with Dean Lawrence, is
contemplating what will best suit
the student tastes in the linei of
unions, and what will best fit into
the general campus architectural
plan.
The forces are rapidly organizing
to get the student campaign under
way. Claude Robinson, president
of the Associated Students, is tak
ing the matter in hand and expects
to give the campaign his personal
supervision. Commit'tee chairmen
will be appointed immediately a.nd
subsidiary officials will be enlisted
to care for the division of duties.
Quick Action Imperative
Since the alumni and city of Eu
gene campaigns are scheduled to
take place this spring, the student
body will have to hurry in order to
complete its drive before the others
open. The idea is that the solici
tors for subscriptions off the cam
pus will be able to point with pride
to the> success of the student cam
paign and to the student generosity.
Officers of the student body
have the utmost confidence in the
ability of the students to respond
to the invitation to give. The pos
sibility of a union having be«n
dreamt of for so long, the adminis
tration is convinced that the drive
will be successful from all stand
points.