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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1925)
VOLUME XXVI JANUARY 8, 1925 NUMBER 52 DEBUTERS MEET AGGIES TONIGHT Two Contests To Be Held; Local Affair Starts At 8 O’clock in Villard O.A.C. MEN EXPERIENCED Prof. E. E. DeCou to Preside; Educators Obtained to Judge Winning Speakers The Oregon varsity debaters •will meet the debate team of the Ore gon Agricultural college here and at Corvallis, tonight in the annual forensic contest between the two institutions. The local debate will be held in Villard hall and will start at 8 o’clock sharp. The question to be debated is: ■“Resolved: That Congress by two thirds vote be given power to over rule supreme court decisions declar ing acts of Congress unconstitution al.” This question is of interest to all students concerned with politi cal affairs, said debate coach Os car A. Brown, as it proposes a , change in the method of govern ment. The team has prepared its cases well, he said, and all who at tend are promised that many inter esting points along this subject will be brought out. Debate Rivalry Keen Rivalry between the University and O. A. C. is as keen in debate as in athletics, said Coach Brown, and those in charge of forensics expect a- large audience at both of the contests. Oregon defeated the Aggies last year when the varsity team took part in a triangular meet between O. A. C., Willamette and Oregon. Sol Abramson and Benoit McOros bey will debate the affirmative for "Oregon and will meet Kenneth Goodale and Robert Kerr, the O. A. C. negative team, in Villard hall. B(erschel Brown and Lincoln Er win, the varsity negative debaters, will journey to Corvallis where! they will uphold their side of the. ques tion against Carlton Joughin and Blair Stewart, of O. A. C. Brown is the only Oregon debater who has taken part before in a var sity contest but the coaches prom ise a team that will match the men from Corvallis „in spite of the in • experience of the team members in college debating. All have been ac; five in forensic work either at col lege or high school and have been working on the present question for practically three months. Speakers’ Activities Listed Brown was a member of the team that debated against Stanford last year in the triangular meet between Oregon, Stanford jjind Washington. He has also been active in campus forensic work. Abramson won the Jewett prize in the contest held for-members of the classes in extempore speaking last year and this year he repre sented Oregon in the extemporane ous speaking contest held in Palo Alto in November. The same topic, that of the supreme court, was used in this meet. Benoit MeCroskey, a freshman in . the University, took part in foren sic work at Salem high school and last year represented the state of ] Oregon in the Pacific coast speak ing contest in Los Angeles where ■ he won second place. 1 Erwin was on the debate squad ; (Continued on Pane Four) j Varsity Debaters Who Will Meet O. A. C. Tonight w Top: Lincoln Irwin, negative; Sol Abramson, affirmative. Benoit McCroskey, affirmative; Hirschel Brown, negative. Bottom: ALLIED ARTS CLUB HAS FIRST TERM MEETING Jury Day to Be January 21; Program Arranged Bright red arrows, posted throughout the art building, led members of the Allied Arts club and students of the art school to a meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30. The meeting was conducted by Richard Carruthers, president of the Architecture club, who called on members of the faculty and offi cers of the organization for infor mation. regarding the entertainment for Jury day. Jury day this year will be held January 21, and those in charge ■vill use every effort" to make it nteresting and successful. Seven >r eight judges will pass criticism )n the exhibits. Arnold Southwell was appointed ihairmap of the committee to as iist j|T hanging the pictures and irranging the nfi’aterial for the ex libition. A stunt which is being lecretly guarded by Mr. Zane will )e staged by members of the fac llty, and various forms of enter ;ainment by the different groups n the department are being plan led. Mr. Zane announces that any ndividual stunts by volunteers vould be warmly received. Pene-! ope Gehr, president of the Allied : Irts club, heads the committee i vhich is buying and dyeing the ma erial for smocks to be presented to i ill members of the art school and | quests on the occasion of Jury day. 1 KAPPA SIGMAS REINSTATE ERRANT CROSS-COUNTRY CAR| Eleventh and Alder as a rule or a “studious night” has a calm, and a quiet which seems impregnable hut at 8 o ’clock last evening the magic spell was broken by a nevs kind of a cross puzzle. The coun tryside was shaken when with a tremendous rackety bang one of the little red cross-country-cars (some times called trolleys) took a fly ing leap in the air, landing in a true, cross-cutting, katty-eorner po sition at the Kappa Sigma corner, from whence it refused to budge 'Thus it remained, blocking all traffic. And then rushed out a gang of husky Kappa 8igs whc made a snappy ten-yard dash from their house. With many a grumble, and many a groan the poor car was lifted back to its tracks under the super vision and direction of Bob Mautz. One of the strong youths shoving on the cow-catcher, or fender, pushed it out of joint, but nobody minded that, when with a sudden burst of electric light, and a rumbl ing crow of delight the little trolley once more went merrily on its wav. Down the wrong track, and in the wrong direction, but anyway back on the rails. “Thanks fellows for helping,” declared Mautz with a lordly bow. Nominees to Be Presented To Freshman Group Presentation of the nominees for office in the Freshman Commission will take place at a Meeting in the Y. W. bungalow Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mary Donaldson, who is in charge of the commission re quests that all members of the or ganization be present at that time. Tbe Freshman Commission is dif ferent from last year’s organiza tion in that only freshman members of the Y. W* C. A. are members while last year all freshman women belonged to the commission. The Freshman Commission cooperates with the regular Y. W. C. A. It is to have committees and cabinet meetings, being conducted like the Y. W. C. A. Its duties will include service and assistance at meetings and other functions within the Y. W. C. A. Discussion groups of spe cial interest to freshmen will also be conducted. BOOK ON MATHEMATICS ; BY L L. SMAIL TAKEN Dr. L. L. Smail, assistant profes sor of mathematics in the Univer sity, has written a text book on the “Mathematics of Finance,” which has been accepted for pub lication by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., of New York and London. The book will probably be published this spring, and will be ready for use in University classes by .next fall. The reviewer of Dr. Smail’g book for the McGraw-Hill company spoke of it in highly commenda tory terms. This is the same com pany which published Dr. Smail’s previous work on “The Elements of the Theory of Infinite Pro cesses,” which has been well re ceived in the United States and abroad. FEW POSITIONS IN HOMES OPEN TO CAMPUS WOMEN There is still a number of homes open to University women who wish to work for their room and board. These are lovely homes Miss Florence Magowan, secretary of the Y. W. C. A. states and she is desirous of placing girls in them. All those who wish to secure such positions are asked to see Miss Magowan at the bungalow. Sophs to Bloom In Blue Jeans By Noon Today The sophomores are going to make the air bine today when they make their debut in the much-lieard-of “blue jeans.” Yes, at last they have decided that the class of ’27 must no longer be without some sort of garment bv whieh they may distinguish their worthy characters. Of course all blue jeans are made of blue denim but as a means of adding more grace to the wearers they are to be wido at the bottom, they will have wide cuffs and wity belt straps, and last bt|t not least there will be a lemon yel low aiid gTeen U. of O. just in front of the left front pocket. Some say that they will not be sensible because they can wear them for only one year, while cords can be worn by both jun iors and seniors. Others maintain that if they are to be worn' as symbols of the sophomore class it is not necessary that they be worn for more than one year. At least it is to be hoped that they will be as much a success tiS the cords <^f the junior and the i sombrero of the senior. They will be ready for sale by 1:80 Thursday afternoon at Green’s store. DEAN GEORGE REBEG ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Present-day Realism Ideas Will Be Analyzed The modern realistic tendency in art and life in its relation to the young men and women who are pre paring to solve life’s problems, will be discussed by Dr. George Rebec, dean of the graduate school, at the first assembly of the term, in the Woman’s building, at 11 o’clock today. The present generation, Dean Rebec believes, plumes itself on its realistic 'attitude toward life and art, so much, in fact, that many have become scoffers at idealism and romanticism. The speech will not be an aca demic lecture on romanticism ver sus realism, Dr. Rebec states, but an attempt to analyze a situation which has practical implications, at least for college men and women. ' The speaker will attempt to an swer the question of whether pres ent day realism is realistic and whether romanticism and idealism are the futile affairs fashion makes them. He will take up the question of whether these last ideas are being imported into life and art by “back door” methods, and whether, if this process is inevitable, it ought to Be conscious and frank. The musical program will coiilsist of the presentation of several se lections by the women’s glee club. GUILD HALL SETTINGS UNDERGO REMODELING — *».. A considerable amount of remod eling of stage and acoustic pro perties was undergone at Guild the atre during the past Christmas holi days. All of the scenery is new and even the frames for the flats have been remodeled at a total ex pense of several hundred dollars. A new and improved ceiling piece has been installed which will in sure better acoustic properties as well as improve the looks of the stage settings, according to Fergus Reddie, head of the dramatic de partment. , A new back drop has also been ! procured. During the remainder of J the school year under the father j heavy calendar of play* which the! department plans to produce, these ! new stage propertied are expected to greatly ehhance the beautv of, the settings as well as facilitate the rapid substitution of one set for another between acts. DR. KIMBALL YOUNG BACK AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS] Dr. Kimball Young, member of j the faculty ofsthe psychology de- I partment, is back On the campus! after spending the fall in New Fork, where he rested and recover ed from an illness. He has resumed the teaching of his classes this term. , I ■Eli TO .GET RIFLE AWARDS Government Will Present Cross-gun Pins Through R. 0. T. C. For Efficiency CONTESTS ARE AT HOME Challenges From Thirteen Colleges and Universities Are Received for Event 1 Awards of crossed gun pins will be presented by the government through the R. O. T. C. to the wo men showing most efficiency in the rifle contests to be held this term, according to Edna Speaker, head of doughnut and W. A. A. rifle teams. A score of 94 out of a possible 100 entitles the woman to a pin. For the first time at the University, the women’s rifle team will be spon sored by the W. A. A., as it was formerly under the complete super vision of the R. O. T. C. Thirteen Colleges Enter Already challenges from thirteen colleges and universities through out the country have been received, and the W. A. A. will send out its own challenges as soon as a team is organized. Contests will be held i at home and the rosults sent by | telegraph to the rival colleges. “Oregon stands a good chance of receiving her share of the effici ency awards,” said Miss Spea ker. “Last year score averages of jW points out of 100 *were made ■ by W&theU on the doughnut teams, j and this tsm bids fair to equal | this efficiency in rifle shooting, j The doughnut contests arc over, I with Kappa Kappa Gamma first, I and Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha j Delta Pi holding second and third j places respectively, 'and the scores, : while showing the result of lack of j practice, are sufficiently high to j lead us to believe that we can ex , pect a better showing in the varsity contests.” Turnout is Urged All women interested in rifle shooting are urged to turn out, whether thoy have had experience or have competed on doughnut teams or not. Miss Sponker be lieves that rifle practice is suited for women who cannot take part in more strenuous sports, and that poor eyesight or nervousness should not discourage anyone from parti cipating, as such conditions have been known to have been improved by practice in shooting. Rifle practice for women was started at the University of Oregon to promote interest in the R. O. T. O. and to prove that women are as capable with, rifles as men. In a contest last year the women of the University overshot the men, , and aroused such enthusiasm that 1 the R. O. T. C., under which the women’s practice was held, asked that the women competing be given points by the W. A. A. This was impossible because the W. A. A. can award points only for sports under its jurisdiction, but It was decided that this term the women’s , rifle team should be sponsored hy the W. A. A., although still receiv ing instruction from the R. O. T. C. If the team is a success this year, and enough women turn out, next year’s team will receive ac tivity points like any other sport. Women interested should sign up at the R. O. T. C. office before Tuesday, and should attend thp meeting to be held at 12:30 Friday in the Woman’s building. At the time of signing up, hours for prac tice should be indicated as each wo man must practice five times a week to be eligible to the rifle 1 team. Aceordin to Misb Sponker, , Saturdays are included in the days for practice. TEACHERS DECIDE ON NEW LANGUAGE DEPARTftfENT , Teachers of the classics were ( called together at the meeting of the Oregon State Teachers’ Associ- | ation in Portland during the holi- . days. The result of the meeting , was the organization of a separate , department of classical' languages. Heretofore, this section has either , been submerged with the foreign j lanuage element, or has been fos- i tered by the Classical Association i of the Pacific Northwest. i i Chairman of Junior Week-End Body —Kennel-Ellis Bob McCabe JUNIOR GLASS HEADS GRADE LIST FOR TERM University Average is 3.25; Seniors Rank Second The University average, baaed upon 11350 grade*, was 3,88, ao-i cording to figures given out by Dr. Homer P. Rainey of the school of education, who determined the re sult. The average for the men was 3.42, while that for the women was 3.07, or a difference of 0.35. The junior women lead both the men and women in scholarship, and the junior class leads the classes. In both Instanced, the senior women and senior class come second. The standings, worked arithmetically, for the men and women are as fol lows: Junior women .-.*.2.61 Senior women .. 2.83 Freshman women .;.2,92 Junior men ...;.3.00 1 Sophomore women . 3.10 | 3enior mei^ ... 3.17 Sophomoro men .3.50 Freshman men .3.51 The rating of the classes follow: juniors, 2.79; seniors 2.98; sopho mores, 3.31; and freshmen. 3.36. The grades taken as a whole fol ow almost a normal curve, accord ing to Dr. Rainey. The percent of die student, body receiving the various grades was as follows: [-;6.8; II— gl.9; ITT—34.2; IV— JO; V—10.4; and. F—6.5. W. A. A. MASS MEETING TO BE TODAY AT 4 P. M. A mass meeting of the W. A. A. ’. will be held ill Room 121, Woman’s wilding, this afternoon at 5 o’clock, recording to an announcement made , jy Maude Schroeder, president of ;he association. Awards for the varsity rifle team will l|e made is well as points awarded to house earns. Among the matters for discussion s hiking as a sport. Swimming! earns and schedules will be- an- j lonnced and the basis on which! jasketball teams are to be selected vil] be stated. JUNIOR WEEK! READ APPOINTED Bob McCabe Will Fill Office Of General Chairman for Big Events, May 22, 23 QUEEN TO BE ELECTED Personnel of Committees Will Be Announced When Plans Are Completed Although early in the yeaf, plans have already been started by the junior class in preparation for Junior Woek-End, May 32 and 23. Bob McCabe has been appointed by Steele Winterer, president of the class, as chairman of the di rectorate, which as a unit will have the management of the entire week end. McCabe, whose ^iome is in Wa una, Oregon, is a pre-medics major. He is captain of the varsity swim ming team, a member of Sigma Chi and To-Ko-Lo and was on the Homecoming committee last fall: Tentative Plans Made Chairmen of nearly all the com mittees have been appointed and will be announced within a few days. All committees will be ap pointed at that time and work for all the activities for the week-end. will be under way. , The program will follow tliose of past week-ends closely, but a few innovations will be added. A ten tative plan is the election . of a Junior Week End queen by the class; the election will be held in the early paft of the spring term and the most popular girl in the class will be chosen. The queen with her court will hold sway on an anchored float the night' of tho canoe fete. Prom Features Are Secret Organizations will bo grouped to gether for their floats for the fete as they have been in the past. The grouping will be done by lottery and will be.announced as sooa as the committee holds its meeting. There will be several Surprise feat ures the night of the fete, avoiding the monotony of a long wait foi the appoarancq of the floats. Plans for the Junior Prom are to be kept Secret, but the chairman of tho committee has stated , that it will be more elaborate than ever before. “The decorations will be unique,” is the only stkteineht. The Junior Vaudeville will be given May 8 and 9, UNIVERSITY HIGH TEAM WILL PLAY ROSEBURG The basketball team of the Uni versity high school will leave this week-end for southern Oregon where three games, the first league games this year, will bo played. The high sejiool team will play twice with Roseburg and once with tho Ash land team. Those who will make the trip are: Charles Marlatte, Clement Hayes, Franklin Hall, DaVerle Hernpy, Jordon Hidings, and Gordon Steams, manager. Lloyd Webster, mach, will accompany the boya. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT Alpha Gamma Delta announces the pledging of Elsie Bolt of Leba non, Oregon. SENIOR BALL ‘A LA RUSSE’ UNIQUE AFFAIR OF SEASON (By Ed Bohlman) Since the advent of the Russian lallet, a decade ago, there has been i decided new note in the world if pietoral art. The predominence if thing a la Russe cannot be over stimated. The Russia of the Senior Ball is lot the present Red Russia but is he little Russia of days gone by. n a mythical Muscovite kingdom ho subjects are given to dancing ind gayety due to the colorful eign of the benevolent Tsar Pleas irc. The semi-barbaric and Oriental drain in Russian art will be de noted in the decorations asd cos umes. These decors will be lone in a touch of fantasy. The olor scheme of a thousand nuances which is mostly in red, rose, white, blue and riotous orange will be em blazoned by decided touches of gold and silver. Synchronized glowing color, liquid light and strange texture will all duel for the spectator’s eye. The entrance to the revel will be through an exotic silver garden bathed in moonlight and the soft blue shadows of night, which will open into the brilliantly lighted festivo hall where the orchestra of tziganes will play Bighing and haunting music. Later, as the night wanes, the guests will rejfiir to the banquet hall where savory Russian viandes and other foods will be served. For the entertainment of the guests incidental dances will be done by Victor Petroff and hi» corps de ballet.
