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* VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1924 NUMBER 164 WINTER GRADES ' ME AVERAGED Florence Buck Heads List With Rating, 94; Irwin Scott Adams Is Second NEW SYSTEM IS USED Entire University Makes 39.58; Girls Have 42.73, While Men Get 36.63 Scholarship ratings for the win ter term, compiled under the new system of averaging the grades, have been issued by the registrar’s office. Florence Buck, junior in English, heads the list with a rat ing of 94, and Irwin Scott Adams, senior in business administration, is second with 93. The new system has no relation to the old high school system wherein percentages were used. Under this plan, which was evolved by Carlton Spencer, regis trar, the number of hours of work carried by the student is taken into consideration as well as the grades received. Grades Represent Points Each grade represents a certain number of points. Honors equals 6 points, I equals 5, II equals 4, III equals 3, IV equals 2, V equals 1, and P and incomplete equal 0. To obtain the averages, the number of hours credit is multiplied by the points received and the totals are added together. The highest number of points ob tainable is 114. This would repre sent 19 hours of honors, the limit in hours that may be carried and in grades that may be received. Nineteen hours of I would give 95 points. Miss Buck received 9 hours of honors and 8 of I. The points for honors totalled 54, and for I’s 40, making altogether 94. Highest Ratings Given The average of the University is 39.58, with the women rating 42.73 and the men 36.63. The following list presents the hundred highest in the ratings: Florence Dorothy Buck; 94, Eu gene, English, junior; Irwin Scott Adams, 93, Milwaukie, business administration, senior; Hugh Alex ander McColl, 91, Vancouver, busi ness administration, senior; Muriel Thoen, 89, Eugene, education, junior; Florence Taylor, 86, Port land, psychology, freshman; Sante D. C'aniporoli, 84, St. Helens, medi cine, freshman; Hazel Alice John son, 84, Eugene, English, junior; Margaret Woodson, 84, Heppner, pre-law, sophomore; Morton J. Goodman, 83, Portland, medicine, sophomore; Virginia Broughton, 82, Portland, education, freshmap; Esther L. Cottingham, 82, Eugene, English, sophomore; Walter D. Malcolm, 82, Portland, pre-law, sophomore. Mildred V. Hayden, 81, Eugene, history, junior; John Orlando Hol lis, 81, Eugene, pre-law, sophomore; Harry F. Hulac, 81, McMinnville, business administration, junior; Elmer B. Clark, 80, Portland, busi ness administration, junior; Ector Bossatti, 79.5,. Portland, medicine, freshman; Lawrence Giovando, 79.5, Ladysmith, B. C., medicine, freshman; Abby Harris Adams, 78, Wheatland, Wyoming, romance language, sophomore; James J. Johnson, 78, Hood Elver, pre-law, freshman. Mac Millican McLean, 78, Eu gene, geology, senior; Katherine Pinneo, 78, Astoria, drama and speech arts, senior; Mabell M. Brec-kon, 77, Portland, normal arts, senior; Samuel J. Newson, 77, Prineville, medicine, freshman; Gilbert Sussman, 77, Portland, business administration, sophomore; Effie May Tolle, 77, Eugene, romance language, freshman; Gerda S. Brown, 76, Eugene, romance language, junior; Frank N. Davis, 76, Boseburg, German, senior; David C. Baird, 75, Eugene, archi tecture, sophomore; Eula Benson, 75, Medford, mathematics, sopho more; William H. Holman, 75, Eu gene. geology, sophomore; Kenneth E. Stephenson, 75, Portland, busi ness administration, sophomore; Paul Ager, 74, Bend, education, sophomore; Mildred E. Dedman, 74, Canby, romance language, senior; Bertha B. Hallam, 74, Portland, English, freshman; Elizabeth Honk anen, 74, Seaside, education, junior; (Continued on page three) Colleges Turn in Names of Olympic Entrants to Earl Entries are beginning to come into Virgil Earl’s office listing the aspirants for the Olympic trials competition, which starts a week from next Friday. Cor vallis is the first of the Pacific coast colleges to turn in a com plete list of the men who will compete. The University of Montana has turned in a list of seven men who will strive for honors. Both Willamette and the Col lege of Puget Sound have selec ted men who will compete in this meet and have sent in their en trance blanks. Several unat tached men have signified their intention of entering. Two men from Seattle have entered them selves in the sprints and two men from Idaho have signed up for the distances. The Idaho men have signed up for the mile and the five and ten thousand meter runs. These are the first entries in these distances. DEAN ESMUEAVES FOR ANNUAL MEETING Women’s Clubs Convene in Oregon City Dean Virginia Judy Esterly, who will represent the University at the annual convention • of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, left the campus yesterday afternoon for Oregon City, where the convention will meet. Winifred Graham, president elect of the Women’s league, and Maurine Buchanan, the new secre tary for the coming year, accom panied Dean Esterly on this trip, as the delegates from Women’s league, w')iich is a member of the state federation.’ The convention opened last night with a reception. Today Mrs. Win . ter, president of the General Fed eration, and Mrs. J. D. Sherman, chairman of the department of ap plied education of the General Fed eration, will be the principal speakers at the opening of the- ses sion. Meetings will be held each day, and the convention will be over by Friday. Dean Esterly and the two Uni versity women motored to their destination. COPIES OF YEARBOOK ARE NOT ALL CLAIMED A number of students who paid a deposit of $2.50 on their copies of the 1924 Oregana earlier in the year, have not yet called for their books, according to Gibson Wright, circulation manager. Books on which deposits have been paid will be held for 10 days, after which if they are not called for, they will be sold. Copies of the annual are being distributed from the Co-op and may be secured upon the pay ment of the remaining $2 of the total price of $4.50. Those who have signed up on the waiting list may obtain copies of the Oregana now, saj'9 wrignr, ana are urgea to call as soon as possible. Students who will be unable to pay the remainder of the price of their books within the 10-day limit, are asked to see either Wright or Myron Shannon, business manager, and make arrangements to have their copies reserved for a longer time. LIBRARIANS TO OFFER COURSES IN METHODS Three courses in library methods will be offered at the summer ses sion of the University, June 23 to August 1. These courses, which are designed to meet the needs of student assistants in the University library, teachers, and librarians, will be given by members of the library staff. Miss Martha Spafford will con duct a class in cataloguing and classification. Book selection, supplemented with a survey of best books and leading writers in vari ous fields, will be given by Mrs. Mabel MieLain, circulation librar ian. Mrs. M. P. Watts, assisted by other members of the staff, will offer a course in the use of the library and in elementary bibliography. HOOVER URGES CAMPAIGN HELP Secretary States Citizens of Means Should Give Aid to State University GIFT EFFORT INDORSED Gov. J. Preus of Minnesota Sends Similar Message to President Campbell Herbert Hoover, who spent a num ber of his boyhood years in this state, has warmly* indorsed the Gift Cam paign of the University of Oregon. Before his departure for Portland Sunday, where he will put himself in the care of specialists to hasten his recovery from illness, President P. L. Campbell authorized the publica tion of a telegram in approval of the University campaign from the seere ary of commerce. Hoover Commends Action “I am glad to hear that the Uni versity of Oregon is appealing to the alumni and will appeal later to I the public for further funds,” Secre tary Hoover said. £l It. is aljnost im possible for our state universities to perform their functions to the com munity if they are to rely upon tax ation alone. “The increasing demand for higher education and the complete necessity for competently meeting this demand can only be met if people with means are prepared to make large and gen erous contributions. I need not ar gue the cause of education. There is no' person in the United States over 10 years of age who requires con viction in this matter.” Minnesota Governor Writes President Campbell and other Uni versity offieals have received many messages of congratulation on the success that the campaign is meeting. Governor .J. A. O. Preus of Minne sota has written concerning the suc cessful campaign for additional building funds conducted by the Uni versity of Minnesota last year when several million dollars were raised. The university is generously supported by the state legislature, Governor Preus says, and has had equally gen erous support from its alumni and the citizens of Minnesota. “Permit me to wish you full suc cess in your campaign to raise 5,000, 000 for buildings and other develop ment at the University of Oregon,” Governor Preus wrote. “ The number of young people who receive high school and college education has in creased amazingly in the last half century. But we cannot say the goal has been reached until we can pro vide for each person the training which will fit him for the life work for which he is by nature best fitted. We cannot provide this with our pres ent equipment, nor can we raise all the necessary funds by general taxation withotit burdening the taxpayers. Train Future Leaders “ft would seem that those who have been especially favored by fortune or those who through natural ability or higher education have been enabled to aceupiulate a supply of this world’s goods should be asked to make special contributions to the cause of educa tion. I know of no way in which the philanthropically inclined can better help humanity than by providing for the better training of future gener ations.” Report's of active work on the part of alumni throughout the country con tinue to reach campaign headquarters. An announcement of total subscrip tions .collected will be made Wednes day. A meeting of majors in com mand of groups of workers was called yesterday by P. H. Young, Portland chairman, at which plans were formu lated for further intensifying the Portland effort so that a large por tion of Multnomah county alumni may be reached this week. Lamar Tooze, field director, out lined the duties of workers and offi cers in the Portland district. A re port of team captains will be made at a meeting in the Multnomah hotel Wednesday night. MAUDE KERNS TO ADDRESS CRESWELL WOMAN’S CLUB Miss Maude I. Kerns, head .of the normal arts department, has been asked to address a woman’s club of Oreswell, Oregon, afl its last - meeting of the year on Tues day. Her theme will be “Home Decoration.” Saturday Is Set for Upperclass Girls’ Breakfast Lists Will Be Posted Around Campus One of the most anticipated events of the year for the senior and junior women of the Univer sity will be held next Saturday morning when the annual senior women's breakfast will be held in the Woman's building. Lists of all junior and senior women registered in the University will be posted in the library, the Co-op, and in the individual women’s living organizations. Girls living out in town may find their names on the lists in the library and the Co-op. .Each junior woman is expected to take the senior woman’s name assigned to her. Tickets for the breakfast go on sale today. The affair is to be at 8:30 o’clock next Saturday morning. A program is being worked out, consisting of music and special talks. Toasts will be given tO work out some idea which will come as a feature for the break fast. CONSTANCE MILLER TO APPEAR IN RECITAL Program of Five Groups Will be Given Tonight Constance Miller, a senior stu dent of John B. Siefert, instruc tor in the school of music, will give her graduation recital tonight in Alumni hall, at 8:15. She is as sisted by Bernice Yeo, a junior in the music department, and glee club accompanist. Miss Miller is a member of the glee club, and is well known on the campus for her solo work. The program will be composed of five groups—an aria, songs in English, Italian and French, and a selection by Miss Yeo. It is as follows: I. Nina . Pergolesi Care Selve .Handel A Pastoral . Carey II. Aria, Here Is the Usual Place (Carmen) . Bizet III. Polonaise A Flat . Chopin Bernice Yeo IV. Soupir . Duparc Extase . Duparc Ariette . Vidal V. A Song of Thanksgiving . Allitsen Nocturne . Chadwick The Wind’s in the South . Scott Song of the Open .... La Forge o-,-<•> | Synonym Contest I for Word ‘Pigger’ j Open Till Friday | <>-o “Did you say you were going 1 pigging “ ‘Pigging’? What is that?” Such a conversation might be imagined in a year or so, when the term now applied to dates between men and women is abol ished at Oregon. Any student, alumnus or facul ty member lias a chance to win a $5 prize if he turns in to the managing editor of the Emerald the best substitute for the word “pigger,” as it is now used on the campus. Thursday night the contest closes. I The Sunday Emerald will carry a story announcing the new name and the prize win ner. The result was to have been announced last Sunday, but the judges felt that most of the cam pus did not fully understand that the Emerald desires to get a new term which will be an improve ment over the old. Thursday night all suggestions must be handed or mailed to the managing editor of the Emerald. VENUS APPROACHES EARTH WITH BRIGHT SIDE VISIBLE Venu3, which has been conspicu ous in the western sky in the eve nings during the past few weeks, has been getting brighter and brighter each time it makes its appearance. It will attain its great est brightness May 24, at which time it will have approached the closest to the earth. Another rea son for its increasing brightness is that its bright side is coming up. This means that the side the sun shines on is visible to the earth. SENIOR CONTEST NOT YET CLOSED Failing-Beekman Prizes Are for the Best and Second Best Original Orations JUNE 13 WILL BE DATE Awards Are Made Up From Interest on Two Gifts Made to the University It is not too late for seniors who have not yet signified their inten tion to do so, to enter in the Fail ing-Beekman oratorical contest, which is set for June 13. There are already- some seniors working on oraitions for this contest, but there is still time for others to enter. The coaching staff of the University expresses its willingness to help the contestants with their orations. The contest is open only to seniors, and is one of tlio im portant events of commencement j week. Two Prizes Given Two prizes are awarded in this contest, the Failing prize, not to exceed $150, for the best original oration, and the Beekmaii prize, not to exceed $100, for the second best oration. The Failing prize is the interest from a gift of $2,500 made to the University by Henry Failing, of Portland; the Beekman prize is the income from a gift of $1,600 presented to tlio University ’ by C. C. Beekman, of Jacksonville. It is stipulated in each case that the prize be awarded “to the mem ber of the senior class in the class ical, the scientific, or the literary course prescribed by the Univer sity, or such as may, at the time, be substituted for either of said courses, who shall pronounce the best (or second best) oration at the time of his or her graduation.” Work Must be Original The three judges, selected by the faculty, will take into considera tion in making their decision, the originality of the subject matter, the style of treatment, rhetorical excellence, and the manner of de livery. The oration will bo dis counted if delivered with the aid of a manuscript. PSYCHOLOGY CLASSES STUDY MENTAL TESTS The Army Alpha intelligence test was taken by all laboratory classes in basic psychology last week. The test was given to enable the students to study the ttocih nique and methods of giving the tests rather than to obtain the in dividual scores. The test is a form of the regular test given in the army to all per sons who are able to read and write, and consists of eight parts, testing attention, judgment, reason, ing, association and memory. Most college students make a grade of superior or very superior in the tests, very superior being a grade of 185 to 212, the highest grade possible. WINNERS IN DOUGHNUT TENNIS ARE DECIDED Camille Burton, representing the Chi Omegas, won the singles tourna ment of the women’s doughnut tennis yesterday from Rhona Wil liams, Hendricks hall, by a score of 6-4, 6-3. The playing on both sides was very consistent. The Gamma Phi Beta team, con sisting of Marjorie O’Brien and Isobelle Amon, won the doubles tournament in a hard-fought match against the Delta Delta Delta team. Teka Haynes and Lillian Baker, representing the Tri Delta, ran the score up to 8-6, 8-6. ONE HALL TO REMAIN OPEN DURING SUMMER SESSION Rooms will be available in Susan Campbell hall for University women who remain for the summer school session. Just the one hall will remain open during the sum mer, and both will be closed after the cessation of summer school. Dean Virginia Esterly will re ceive the applications of women wishing to get a room at the hall. Board may be taken at Friendly hall, just as was done last summer by the women who remained for the session. Moot Court Trial on Liquor Charge to Be Held Tonight Harley Covalt, second year law student, will go on trial tonight in the moot court, charged with the possession of intoxicating li quor. The case is to be tried at the court house at 7 o’clock. Ted Kurashigc, defense attorney, lias adopted the slogan, “Prosecu tion not persecution,” claiming that his client is the victim of a frame up. Allarick Hagglund, prosecu ting attorney, has adopted the slo gan, “Stand by the Stars and Stripes,” being equally certain that the accused is guilty. The sheriff, Paul Patterson, will only say that when accosted by him in the^law library, Covalt had intoxicating liquor in his posses sessiori. The prosecutor is issuing an ap plea to the public to attend the trial and “see the laws of the land upheld.” The defense attorney likewise wishes a large attendance so the public can see “how the cit izens of the land are held up.” TERM’SlXAllATION Finals Begin on Wednesday, June 11, for Three Days The schedule for tho spring term examinations has been worked out and is published this morning. Ex aminations are listed as follows: Wednesday, June 11 8:00—3, 4 and 5-hour 10 o’clock classes. 10:00—Accounting classes, all sec tions. 1:15—3 and 4-hour 11 o’clock classes. 3:15—Outlines of English litera ture, all sections. Thursday, June 12 8:00—3, 4 and 5-liour 9 o’clock classes. 10:00—3, 4 and 5-hour 2:15 classes. 1:15—First and second year French, all sections. 3:15—First and second year Span ish, all sections. Friday, June 13 8:00—3, 4 and 5-hour 8 o’clock classes. 10:00—3, 4 and 5-hour 1:15 classes. Tuesday evening, June 10, is re served for^ personal hygiene (freshman girls). The status of a course is determ ined by the number of times a week it meets regularly at a stated uni form hour, not by the credits it carries. Courses not scheduled above are to bo arranged by the instructor any time after the last regular class, but should be listed with the schedule committee to avoid conflict. Even ing examinations aro to begin at 7:30 o ’clock. Variation from the regular sched ule may be made only by permission of the schedule committee. All exam inations will be held in the regular class rooms unless otherwise an nounced by the instructor. Y. W. EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED THURSDAY .Examinations for officers and all members of the University Y. W. C. A. cabinet group will be given this (joining Thursday at the “Y” bungalow. These examinations are given annually for the new execu tives of the association to acquaint them with the work of ^oth the student association and the na tional organization. The examination may be taken any tim<? during the day, Thurs day. Any woman desiring to get more information regarding the work for the examination, or read over any literature may do so at the bungalow, where Miss Florence Magowan, Lois Easterbrooks, or Florence Buck will give out any in formation. Miss Elsie Heller, a national student secretary on the Pacific coast, is to correct the papers. Last year Helen Andrews received highest honors in the ex amination. MJ3AD ADVANCES TO PEACE IN TENNIS SEMI FINALS By defeating A. Vee ?’.t) two straight sets, 0-4 and 6-0, <4. Mead advanced to the semi-finals in the campus tennis tournament. Mead and Schmidt will play in the semi final round and the winner will meet Art Rudd in the finals. Rudd advanced to the finals by defeating Shinniger last Saturday, 9-7 and 6-0. The time of the matches is set by the players. OREGON TB MEET Varsity Track Aggregation Training Hard for Tilt With Cougars Next Week BABES CONTEST ROOKS Freshman Team Weakened by Ineligibility of Five Good Point-winning Men Arrangements have been com pleted for a dual meet with the Washingon State track and field athletes Tuesday, May 27. This meet has been hanging fire for somo time and was made sure by telegraphic message from Coach Bohler yesterday, said Virgil Earl. Oregon has lost to both Wash ington and Corvallis teams this year; but with these two meets to experience his men, Coach Hayward will be able to send a stronger crew against the Pullman boys. In all probability the pruning process which has cut Oregon out of bo many athletes this year is over with for the time being—and what few votorans are left will be al lowed to compete. Freshmen Working Hard The freshmen are working hard conditioning themselves for their bout with the Aggie yearlings this weekend. Tryouts in the 440, 880, and the mile will be held Wednes day afternoon at 4 o ’clock. The Corvallis contingent is not reported overly strong this year; but the recent exodus of freshmen athletes via the poor scholastic at tainment route certainly put a crimp in the chances of the first year men. flowever, they have a fighting chance, not so much due to their own ability as to the weak ness of the O. A. C. men. Team Loses Five Men Five men, four of them point winners in the recent frosh-high school competitions at Portland, were recently asked to curtail their track activities—and to devote more time to raising their educa tional standards. Swank, who won the 880 and is good for points in the 440, is one of those whose shoes will bo hardest to fill. Bodda, and Kittoe, both hurdlers, are taken from the list; and hurdlers aren’t developed in a few days, ac cording to Coach Hayward. Hem mings, who took points in the jave lin, the shot and discus, will not be among those present at the competition with the rooks, but states he is going down into the musty archives of the library and find out what it was that made the ancient Bomans wild, or study something. Hobblit is tlio other who will sit out at this gathering of the flower of our youth. This meet with the rooks will in all probability be the last track meet for the freshmen this year. Some of the men have been train ing for eight months in hopes of this competition and the opportun ity to secure their numeral. GRADUATION RECITAL SET FOR THURSDAY Annabel Denn, a senior honor student of John Stark Evans, in structor in the school of music, will give her graduation piano re cital, Thursday evening, in Alumni hall, at 8:15. She has already pre sented an organ recital, and is prominent in music circles on the campus and in Eugene. Her program is to be composed of five very heavy numbers, di vided into throe parts, Sonata Tragica, MacDowell; Gavote Mu sette, d’Albert; Clair de Lune, De bussy; Etude Japonnaise, Poldini; and Concerto in E Minor, Chopin. C. D. THORPE APPOINTED ON NATIONAL COMMITTEE Prof. C. D. Thorpe, of the Eng lish department, has been asked by the president of the National Association of Teachers of Speech, to serve on a committee with Pro fessor Drummond of Cornell uni versity to work out a course in speech education for high schools. This course is to be presented for approval at the next meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English.