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VOLUME XXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1924 NUMBER 50 TO BE STUDIED Primary Purpose Intended To Encourage Students In Doing Research Work ADOPTION IS DOUBTFUL Wheeler Heads Committee To Investigate Outline Of Dean C. E. Seashore The movement to investigate the plans outlined by Dean C. E. Sea shore, of the National Besearch Council, is beginning to take form. A committee to investigate condi tions and compile data for reports has been appointed. Those on the committee are professors B. H. Wheeler, chairman; E. L. Packard, James H. Gilbert, Budolf Ernst, F. E. Folts, B. W. DeBusk, Balph Casey and Sam B. Warner. The plan developed by Dean Sea shore grew out of interest in men tal testing, which has become prac tical in recent years. The purpose of these mental tests are to place educational guidance on a scientific basis. Started During War During the war, the National Be search Council was originated and was found to be of such great val ue, that it was continued on a peace basis. As the duties of the council ex panded, the government realized that universities would have to sup ply the necessary scientists. It was then discovered that on investiga tion that a large number of college laboratories were poorly manned by students, and incapable of carry ing out experimental work. As a result, Dr. Seashore’s tour is de voted to the interests of the Divi sion of Educational Belations of the council, to bring closer the con nections between the universities and the National Besearch Council. One of the primary purposes is to encourage students in doing re search work, 'and aiding in promot ing this interest. Because of the present congested conditions in many colleges, educa tion is handled on a wholesale bas is. As a direct result many gifted students never have the opportun- | ity of finding themselves or realiz- I ing their individual ability. Under ' the new plan, gifted students would find a stimulus to do creative work. Suits Varied Ability In the further development of the field, it was found that the plan may be applicable to the slow student also. By this method, dif ferent types of instruction would be given to students of different mental ability. Students would be classified at the beginning of each term into sections, according to, the degree of their mental aptitude. This data will be determined from a “content examination” given each student. Thus the class will be divided into three sections: students of marked ability, those of average and those of the borderline type. The sections will meet together, but each will do different work. In dividual research work will be as signed on the scale of the ability of the various sections. Each section would be on a com petitive basis, and the quality of the student’s work would determine (Continued on Page Four) The following houses have pledged 100 per cent up to 10 p. m. last night in the Tiny Shields benefit ticket sale. Delta Gamma Kappa Kappa Gamma Alpha Phi Pi Beta Phi Gamma Phi Beta Delta Delta Delta Chi Omega Alpha Omicron Pi Alpha Xi Delta Kappa Alpha Theta Chi Psi Delta Tau Delta Lambda Psi Psi Kappa Sigma Chi Phi Gamma Delta Phi Delta Theta Kappa Sigma Sigma Nu Bachelordon Phi Kappa Psi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alpha Tau Omega Kappa Delta Phi Alpha Beta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Alpha Chi Omega Susan Campbell hall Sigma Pi Tau UNIQUE BANQUET HELD BY CLASS IN ORATORY --- Imaginary Future Reunion Feature of Event A banquet for members of the public speaking class under Profes sor Oscar A. Brown, at which the students gave after dinner speeches as they would under actual condi tions, was held at the College Side Inn, Thursday evening. Truman Sether acted as toastmaster and the members of the class were asked to respond to the toasts. J. H. Bagan delivered an oration. The banquet was supposed to take place twenty years hence at a reunion of the class. The speak ers gave imaginary talks of an en tertaining nature, telling of the lessons they had learned in life during the twenty years and also of the new Oregon spirit and campus they had seen on returning to the University after a long absence. “This is something new in the line of public speaking instruc tion,” said Brown. “It gives the students an opportunity to speak under actual conditions as well as enjoying a banquet with the mem bers of their class.” MAJOR CHANGES DUE BEFORE END OF TERM All students who anticipate changing their majors next term should file the petitions at once, according to Carleton E. Spencer, registrar. Failure to do so will re sult in a delay of several days at the beginning of the winter term. All petitions to change majors must be passed upon by the com mittee on academic requirements, and it will be necessary for the committee to act upon such peti tions before next term. As there is only one day, January 5, for the making of readjustments, it is de sirable that no petitions be post poned until that time. In such a case, it will be necessary t5 wait for several days for the action of the committee, and the student will be delayed in making readjust ments, until the term is well ‘ started. SENIOR BALL PROGRAMS MADE OF IMPORTED PARCHMENT PAPER Attention given to the artistic details of the Senior ball is evi denced, even in the programs. Parchment paper which harmonizes with the other decorations, is being imported from far places. The in ner leaves of washed red, from China and green from New York. The other color will be gold. The cover, designed by Ed Bohl man, also carries out a similar tone of grandeur of the ball. Two whirling ballet dancers supply a further motif of Russian atmos phere that is also noticeable in the brilliant, contrasting colors of the pages. In the background pro trude the towers of a palace. The color effects of the cover are brick-red with gold border and decorations. The program will be bound together by a black cord, with a small brass bell appending. It is entitled “Le Bal Eusse.” I The sale of tickets will reopen i on January 5, 6, and 7, states Mary : Jane Hathaway, who is in charge of ticket sale and invitations. The I sale will then be open to everyone, j with the exception of freshmen, who will be excluded, as the ball ! is a formal affair. Invitations rfiay be obtained with j the purchase of tickets when the j sale reopens next term. Those whc | have already purchased tickets will receive their invitations by mail, as they have not yet arrived from the printer. “Yellow Candle Light’’ Attracts Praise in Dramatic Circles ORIGINALITY IS FEATURE Play Written by Fergus Reddie With Musical Composition By Arant The forthcoming production of “Yellow Candle Light,” original musical fantasy by Fergus Eeddie, head of the University department of drama, and Perry Arant, west ern concert pianist and composer, is attracting much attention in music and dramatic circles in the Pacific northwest. “Yellow Candle Light” is sched uled to be produced on the campus at Guild theatre during the latter part of January and rehearsals have been going on for the past three weeks. Music Lovers Interested The head of the musie department at Oregon Agricultural college as well as a number of Portland mu sic lovers who are interested in the work of Mr. Arant, have expressed their desire to attend the premiere of the fantasy and are planning to make the trip to Eugene sometime during the five days on which it will be given. There is also some indication that the fantasy may be taken to Port land, sometime after it is produced on the campus. There is a unique feature to “Yel low Candle Light,” other than its entire originality, in that while j most musical productions are writ ten to fit the music, the liberetto j for this play was written by Mr. | Eeddie some two years ago and the j music composed by Mr. Arant, since | last July, to harmonize with the liberetto. There is, therefore, a de cided and definite plot running throughout the entire three acts, to gether with beautiful and appropri ate melodies. Cast is Large Mr. Eeddie, in a recent interview, related that the idea for “Yellow j Candle Light” was supplied by the small sister of one of his friends, who wrote a- letter filled with thoughts of fairies and fairyland in which every child lives. When i Mr. Eeddie attempted to answer the letter, he found that his thoughts developed rapidly into a play, which he wrote and dedicated to her. Mr. Eeddie and Mr. Arant met last summer and Mr. Arant became so interested in the fantasy that 1 he has remained in Eugene since : that time for the express purpose j of collaborating with Mr. Eeddie j over its production. An unusually large east is needed for “Yellow Candle Light” for, besides the characters of the play, there is a chorus of more than j | twenty picked voices which is be- I fng trained by Mr. Arant. 'The appeal of “Yellow Candle ! S Light,” however, should not be j confined to children, as it was j written to appeal to all those who remember that they have been children during their lives. EDUCATION MAGAZINE WILL BE ISSUED SOON “High School,” a magazine pub lished quarterly by the school of education and the University high school, will be off the press with in a few days. The issue, whieh eontains 32 pages, is devoted to high school English. This magazine is published in the interest of secondary education in Oregon and the Northwest, with Mrs. Margaret Goodall, instructor in English at the University high school, as editor. “Debate” was discussed in this issue by Harold Benjamin, the high school principal, and “Oral Eng lish” was the subject chosen by Mrs. EtheJ Wakefield Scott. In addition to these main arti cles, there are reviews and an nouncements of new texts and books, general news of interest to teachers throughout the state. Term’s End Nears; Final Tests Loom; Christmas Vacation Begins Next Friday With scheduled examinations end ing Friday noon of next week it is probable that nearly all students will have finished by that time and will either be home or started home for the holidays. . Two special Ore gon Electric trains will be used for the convenience of studonts and it is probable that the Southern Paci fic wili run one or two special trains. The schedules for their de parture have not yet been deter mined, but as there will be a num ber of trains it is being urged that ill students leave as early as pos sible. A special request is made that the girls take no night trains unless necessary. The three women’s dormitories, Kendricks hall, Susan Campbell ball and Tliacher cottage, will be i dosed December 20 and will reopen Tanuary 4, which is the Sunday be fore registration day. So far as is 1 known at present none of the oc- J jupants are planning to stay in Eu- j gene during the vacation though if j my decide later to stay, they | tvill be taken care of. The halls j ind the girls who stay will be un ier the care of Mrs. Edna Prescott Davis during the absence of Mrs. Virginia Esterly, dean of women. STATUE OF LATE BEAN UNVEILED IN PORTLAND Ceremony Held Friday At Medical School A bronz bas relief statue of the late Dr. A. J. MacKenzie, first president of the" North Pacific Surgical association and dean of the University of Oregon medical whool for a period of eight years, mding in 1920, was unveiled at 11 3 ’clock yesterday at the medical j ichool. The thirteenth annual ses iion of the North Pacific Surgical ; issociation was opened by this :eremony. The relief, which is a profile bust, s a dedication to the memory of Dr. MacKenzie. The sculptor is A. Phimister Proctor, also sculptor of several other statues in Portland, j including that of Theodore Roose velt. The exercises were attended by members of the association, members of the board of regents, faculty and students of the medi cal school, and relatives and friends of Dr. MacKenzie. Dr. Ernest F. Tucker, chairman of the association, presented the bronze to the medical school on be half of the friends of Dr. Mae Kenzie, and it was accepted by C. C. Colt, chairman of the medical committee of the board of regents. NET MEN WILL RESUME PRACTICE NEXT TERM The Varsity and Freshmen tennis squads have been talcing things easy for the last few days and will not resume steady practice un til next term. The varsity squad has been practicing indoors on the days they were unable to use the out of doors courts. The freshmen tennis tournament has not been completed because of the wot weather and probably will not be finished. According to Coach Fahl, all men going out for fresh man tennis will start in practicing indoors next term and will prob ably not finish the tournament be cause they will be expected to start strenuous -work at the beginning of next term. Prospects for a winning varsity tennis season is very bright with a nnmber of lettermen in school. In the early part of the fall, Harry Meyers was elected captain and George Hayden, manager of the varsity tennis squad. UNIVERSITY HIGH VACATION BEGINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON The Christmas vacation of the I University high school, begins Fri [ day afternoon, December 19, ab I 3:^0, according to an announcement made yesterday. Classes will be re sumed Monday morning, January 15; and all practice teachers will be i expected to return in time to meet ! their classes on the first day. CHOIR WILL SI SI. CECILIA MASS University Vesper Singers To Render Production Fifth Time Tomorrow SEVEN PARTS IN MASS Leads Same As Last Year, By Aubrey Furry, Ruth Akers, and Roy Bryson The fifth annual presentation of the St. Cecilia mass to be given tomorrow in the Methodist church, promises to be the best presenta tion yet given. Leading parts are to be taken by Ruth Akers, so prano; Aubrey Furry, baritone; and Roy Bryson, tenor. All three leads were taken by them last year and, deserving of much praise then, promise to be still better this year. The mass is to be given by the University choir composed of 52 voices, which is several more than were used last year as each glee club has a larger personal than for merly. The mass written by Charles Gounod, is always rendered in Lat in with Professor F. S. Dunn read ing the parts, first in Latin and then in English, paraphrasing it himself. The seven parts given in order are the “Kyrie,” “Gloria,” “Credo,” “Offertory,” “Sanctus,” “Benedictus,” and “Agnus Del.” The program, beginning at 4 o ’clack, is to be at the Methodist church. It was always well at tended with scarcely standing room at former presentations. An offer ing is to be taken to help cover the cost of new gowns, purchased at a cost of about $150, when the personnel of the choir was made larger. This is the ^first entirely musical vesper program given this year but will be followed by a number of others next term, some of whieh will probably be given in the new music auditorium. EXTENSION DIVISION ADDS NEW COURSES A new correspondence study course in advance writing, is the feature of the new catalogue of cor respondence courses now being printed for the extension division, according to Mary E. Kent. “This coarse completes the group require ment in written English,” she said. Several new courses have been added in the catalogue. Some of the old ones have been revised and modernized and in a few cases now texts have been adopted. The new catalogue was sent to press the middle of the week. It is hoped to have the gallics off by the latter part of next week, and probably have the final catalogue ready to mail before the new year. According to the faculty ruling, all students matriculating for a bachelor of arts degree must have at least one year’s work in the de partment of written English. “This correspondence course fills every point required in the ruling,” Miss Kent declared. There are several new courses in cluded in the new catalogue. These include an additional course in American history. Since this is only an elementary course only entrance credit will be given for it. There is a course also in geography. Miss Kent said those two courses have been in demand of the divi l sion for the past four or five years. : 11 was in response to this demand that the courses were added. GOVERNMENT FILM GIVEN EXTENSION DEPARTMENT The University extension division lias received twenty-five reels of moving picture film from the gov ernment bureau of commercial economics at Washington, D. C. “The reels make up several kinds of subjects,” said Alfred Powers, in j charge of the department of visual insttuction of the extension divi sion. “Most of thorn are scenic and industrial films.” These reels will go into the regular extension j division service that is available all I over the state. Sale of Tickets - For Benefit Game Is Progressing The sale of tickets for the Shields benefit game on Christ mas day continues to grow, ac cording to the report of those in charge. Four houses were added to the 100 per cent list yester day. The townspeople of Eu gene are responding to the sale not only by purchasing tickets, but some have donated amounts as high as $10 without buying. LIST RADIO LECTURE TO BE FRIDAY EVENING Dr. Sweetser Will Discuss ‘Christmas Flowers’ With the radio-casting of the lec ture by Dr. A. R. Sweetser on “'Christmas Flowers” next Friday evening, December 19, the Univer sity extension division ‘will finish its radio work for this year. The radio-casting for 1925 will be re sumed on Friday evening, January 16. Dr. John Landsbury, dean of the school of music, will open the program, according to Alfred Powers, instructor in the extension division and director of radio ac tivities on the campus. The extension division does its radio-casting through broadcasting station KflW of the Morning Ore gonian. The transmissions have been given regularly all fall on Friday evenings at 8 o’clock. This is part of the extension lecture ser vice furnished by the University extension division. The lectures are given in co-operation with the big class “B” broadcasting station of the Morning Oregonian. “The lectures have proven very popular this fall,” said Mr. Powers. “Comments from radio fans all over the country are received weekly, ex pressing the public’s appreciation of the service.” DELEGATES TO ATTEND Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE The University of Oregon dele gation to tho conference of western colleges to be held at Asilomar, California, December 27 to January 3, is getting ready to leave soon after the examinations. Some of the group of ten or eleven will leave Saturday morning, December 20, in a car driven by James Stewart. Robert Ciffen will drive another car leaving on Monday or Tuesday following. Those from the University to at tend the conference are: Willard Marshall, James Stewart, Del Ted row, Lester Smith, Dorian Patter son, Robert Giffen, Clifford Con stance, Sam Lockwood, and two for eign students. One is G. S. Pill from Korea, and the other is O. Hipe, from the Philippine Islands. If necessary Willard Marshall will also take his car to transport tho local delegation. H. W. Davis, director of tl^e united Christian work on the cam pus, lias not definitely decided if he will attend tho Asilomar con ference. If he does not he will go to Chicago where he will attend a conference of religious workers from all the universities in Ameri ca. This meeting will be from Janu ary 5 to 7. GRID CONTESTS ARE SCHEDULED List of Oregon Football Games for 1925 Given At Conference Meeting U. S. C. WILL PLAY IOWA Varsity Meets Washington In Portland; Five Games Listed for Lemon-Yellow The Pacific Coast conference football schedule is complete, with as little friction as the conference has ever had. The scheduling pro ceedings went off in a regular man ner, with only the Stanford-Cali fornia-Southern California dispute to mar the program. Neither of the upper southern schools took games with the Trojans. Southern California, however, has enough games, having scheduled games with Idaho, Montana, Washington State, O. A. C., and Iowa. Oregon Schedule Good The Oregon schedule is the most favorable in years, while other coaches are all well satisfied. The conference this year takes on a new note, with intersectional games be ing scheduled during the regular season. Washington is to play Ne braska at Lincoln, October 17; and Iowa plays U. S. C. in Los Angeles, November 21. The three California schools each scheduled four conference games each, while the rest took five. Ore gon also has agreed to play Wash ington alternately in Seattle and Portland, with the game going to Portland this year. Other business of the conference, such as eligibility rules and vari ous problems, will be taken up to day. No word has yet been given out on the proposed withdrawal of the Big Five of the northwest from the Northwest Conference. Coast Games Given The Pacific Coast Conference schedule is as follows: October 3 — Washington State Montana at Missoula; Willamette Washington at Seattle. October 10—Idalio-Oregon at Eu gene;; Whitman-O. A. C. at Corval lis;; Montana-Washington, at Seat tle. October 17—Washington-Nebras ka at Lincoln; Tdaho-Washington State, at Pullman. October 24—O. A. C.-Stanford at Stanford; California-Oregon at Portland; Whitman-Washington at Seattle. October 31—Oregon-Stanford, at Stanford; Southern California-Ida ho, at Moscow; Montana-O. A. C. at Corvallis; Washington State Wasliington at Pullman. November 7—Stanford-Washing ton at Seattle; Washington State Calif ornia, at Berkoley; Montana Idalio, at Moscow. November 14—Washington-Cali fornia, at Berkeley; Montana Southern California, at Los An geles; O. A. C.-Oregon, at Eugene. November 21 — California-Stan ford, at Stanford; Iowa-Southern California, at Los Angeles; Idaho O. A. C., at Boise; Gouzaga-Wash ington State, at Spokane. November 26 (Thanksgiving Day)—Oregon-Washington, at Se attle. November 28—Washington State Southern California, at Los An geles. CHANGES IN ART AND SCULPTURE ARE SEEN BY AVARD FAIRBANKS ! Changes in the world of art and ! the future of sculpture in the west; are noted by Avard Fairbanks, the University of Oregon’s professor of sculpture, now on a year’s leave of absence in the East. Professor Fairbanks is registered in the Yale school of fine arts, Yale university, j Mew Haven, Connecticut, where he has been given a special room . ! in which to oxecute his private 1 commissions. His commissions are I aiso being allowed to count toward his degree. “I have had some deliglitful ' visits with many of the sculptors,” : writes Professor Fairbanks to Ei lis F. Lawrence, dfan of the school of architecture and allied arts. “Lorado Taft is doing a wonderful work in the Middle West. Fraser French and tho conservative men aro doing very well both in their w»rk and financially. Borglum, stands apart and alone fearing none though they all criticise him.” That the eccentric group is hav ing a difficult time to exist is the further statement of Professor Fairbanks. He says that studio rents have gone up and the mod ern fad is going out of existence. “The discussions of the foolish arts have ceased to be interesting,” he says. Professor Fairbanks believes that the entire city of New York is in a period of change. Within tho next ten years he looks for a new city, (ContinuuX on Page Four)