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CURTIN-SPEAKS
AT ASSEMBLY
'News in Making’ Topic of
Noted Journalist’s Talk
At Student Gathering
HUMOR WINS AUDIENCE
Famous Writer Stresses
Necessity of Accuracy
In Reporting of News
A trim figure, a charming smile,
curiously large eyes that give an
impression of acute observation—
thus might one describe the man
who was speaker at Thursday’s as
sembly. |
“News in the Making” was D.
Thomas Curtin’s -subject, and he
described the news gathering pro
cesses of the daily newspapers, giv
ing pertinent illustrations with a
* droll mimicry, which, judging by
the frequent laughter, found favor
with his audience.
Speaker Traces News Story
He traced the complicated trail
of a foreign news story backward
from the time it appears in an
American daily to its origin abroad,
and showed how ultimately it de
pends upon the discerning intelli-'
gence of a very few men what facts
■—and other things—appear in print.
He placed special emphasis upon
the difference between fact and
opinion, and the obligation upon the
reporter to give to the public what
a man says just as he said it. By
the dropping of a clause the re
porter may give the reading .public
of several countries a grossly in
accurate idea of the speaker’s
^ . meaning.
The speaker told of securing an
audience after much difficulty with ,
He Valera, leader of the Sein Hein (
movement, only to find that the Ir- ,
ish leader would not grant an inter- i
view. After forty minutes of argu- ,
ing on his part, Mr. Curtin said, it
finally came out that a London re- .
porter had made De Valera’s cause
a laughing stock by quoting him as .
saying “I have no political pro- (
gram,” when what he had actually ,
said was “I have no program for.,
my political campaign; it is in the ,
hands of my committee.” ,
Russian Difficulties Told
Editors, he explained, are after ]
all human and have their prejud- ,
ices, and it is for the public to dis- ,
eriminate, especially when an edi- 1
tor’s prejudices are apparent, such ;
as his politics during election time.
He commended the Associated Press .
very highly for its unprejudiced '
4 handling of news. ,
. In discussing the difficulties of j
getting accurate news about Rus
sia, he said that there are two ele- .
ments in that country—one of
which insists that the old regime
shall be glorified, and the other ,
holds that the same thing be do“ne
for the Soviet government. Each
government upheld by force, he
said, an opposite extreme in the
swing of the pendulum. “There was
so much political graft and corrup
tion in Russia under the old regime ;
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Geologists Hold
Annual Initiation
For New Members
The rock artists are having
their annual performance. This
time it is no. different from those
of previous years, for aspiring
and promising geologists, who are
in the neophyte stage, are being
initiated.
Camp will be pitched on the
west side of the administration
building. Between ten and elev
en o’eiock those breakfastless
students who gather about the
miners will be served flap-jacks.
The initiates .will be garbed
in the proper regalia of. the gold
digger (1849, not 1925). Shoot
ing irons, hard looks, and an adapt
hand at flipping the sizzling pan
cake discs are part of the at
mosphere.
Howard Powers, Bex de Long,
Meryl Snyder, Balph Lupher, and
Eugene Callaghan are reverting
to the rough and ready life.
Y.M.G.A. TO PRESENT
FREE SHOW TONIGHT
Three Moving Pictures Are
On Program
The first of what may develop
nto a series of regular moving pic
;ure entertainments, held under the
luspices of the campus Y. M| C.
A cabinet, is to be given in the
ocal hut this evening, at 7:30
) ’clock.
There will be no admission charge,
ind all men and women students
ire cordially invited to attend, says
Et. Romayne Brand, chairman of the
locial committee in charge.
Tonight’s program includes three
Dictures, “White Magic,” depicting
lorthern sporty “Transportation,”
ihowing the historical development
>f modes of transportation, and
‘The Pied Piper of Hamlin,” a
iramatization of Robert Browning’s
>oem of the same name.
Plans for making the entertain
nent a regular feature of student
?. M. C. A. life are as yet incom
plete, but it is hoped the idea will
ivoke sufficient interest to warrant
i more elaborate program later,
luch as the supplementing of travel
ind educational pictures with au
horatative speakers on the subjects
iresented. All pictures shown will
>e of an educational and at the
iame time entertaining nature, such
is those used by the University ex
ension division. They will include
ravel, sport and historical subjects.
Romayne Brand and Lester Smith
ire members in charge of details.
Che committee plans to secure the
ervices of student musicians to play
n accompaniment.
UjTJMNI magazine to be
OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK
The next issue of “Old Oregon,”
rhich will be a medical number,
rill be off the press the beginning
>f next tf-eek. The magazine, edit
id by Jeanette Calkins, alumni sec
etary, will contain stories of the '
nedical school in Portland with
leveral pictures of clinics. Campus
lews and alumni notes, as well as
iports and poetry, will be included.
SELECTION OF SMITH AS COACH
IS APPROVE® BY DEAN STRAUB
*
The selection of Dick Smith as
football coach meets with the hear
ty approval of Dean Straub, who
watched with interest Smith’s pro
1 gress while he was at the Univer
sity of Oregon, and later when he
attended Columbia university where
he was captain of the football team.
“I am very glad indeed that Dick
Smith has been chosen,” the Dean
remarked. “He and Homer Angell,
and that team playing for Oregon
once went down to California to
play the Berkeley team. At the
time we had less than 400 students
enrolled here, so we had a compara
tively small number from which to
select a team. The Berkeley coach
thought that it was not necessary
to put the first team up against our
boys but after about ten minutes
of playing he realized his mistake,
and put in the entire first team, and
in spite of the prestige they had at
that time, we scored against Ber
keley, the game ending 3-0 in our
favor.
“There is also a story told about
Homer and Dick at Columbia when
they went out to look on at a foot
ball practice game. The coach, seo
ing these stalwart fellows on the
sidelines asked them if they had
over played football to which Dick
replied modestly, ‘Oh, a little.’
They were put on the second team
but rapidly advanced to the first,
of which Dick was soon elected
captain. It proved to be a winning
team that year.”
Dean Straub added that he had
watched Smith’s methods for some
time and was convinced that he
used only clean, fair-and-square tac
tics so that he had no doubt that
Smith will prove a credit to his Al
ma Mater.
PRACTICE BEGINS
Delbert Faust, Senior in
Dramatics, to Direct
Ballet Work of Chorus
ORCHESTRA ORGANIZED
“Yellow Candle Light”
Play Written by Reddie
With Music by Arant
The stage at Guild theatrq in the
evenings is being turned over ex
clusively to the chorus work of
singing and dancing from now until
the first performance of “Yellow
Candle Light” next Wednesday
evening.
A chorus of nearly twenty of the
best dancers and singers among
University women is practicing
nightly under the direction of Per
ry Arant, composer of the musical
fantasy.
Delbert Faust In Charge
Delbert Faust, a member of the
senior dramatic company, who re
cently returned from California
where he studied interpretive danc
ing under Theodore Kosloff, is in
charge of the ballet work of the
large chorus of fairies and earth
children. An orchestra, made up
of campus musicians, who are all
well known for musical ability, has
also been organized especially for
this production. Mr. Arant will
personally direct this orchestra, in
addition to the singing.
Alberta Potter and Nina War
nock will play first and second
violin, Katie Potter, cello; Beulah
Clark, flute; Jean Harper, piano;
and Murlin Drury, saxaphone, clari
net and traps. Most of these mn
sicians have appeared in solo work
and recitals at some time during
their University career. It is
planned to' have the orchestra on
the stage behind the wings in or
der that the singing and music may
be of equal volume?
Chorus Members Listed
Margaret Spencer, Marian Home
wood, Camille Clemenson, Lavina
Elliot, Grace Potter, Myrtle Met
calf, Ruth Larsen, Alberta Carson,
Gladys Kennedy, Ethna Clark, An
ita Williams, Isabel Hawkinson,
Myrtle Janssen, Elizabeth Talbot,
Adeline Zurcher and Dorothea Drake
make up the personnel of the chorus.
There will be five performances
of “Yellow Candle Light,” instead
of the usual three. The production
will make its initial appearance at
8:30 p. m. Wednesday, January 28,
and will continue nightly until Sat
urday, January’ 31. There will be a
special children’s matinee Saturday
afternoon.
VOD-VIL HEAD WANTS
IDEAS AND SKETCHES
Ideas and sketches for Junior
Vod-vil should he submitted to Paul
Krausse,-chairman of Vod-vil, from
now on, so that the best material
may be picked within the next
month, according to announcement
made yesterday.
“While the number of ideas turn
ed in by one individual is unlimit
ed, it is hoped that several persons
will work together is the prepara
tion of the sketches,” Krausse said.
“No discrimination will be shown.
All those submitted are being tabu
lated, and from these the best will
be selected. We would like every
thing as much on a professional
level as possible. As we wish to
have the try-outs soon, every one
is requested to cooperate in sub
mitting suggestion.”
CHECKS ABE RECEIVED
FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Checks totalling $1,570 have been
received by the R. O. T. C. depart
ment from the government for the
fifty-six juniors and seniors who
are taking the advanced werk in
military. Each student officer re
ceives quarterly, a eheek of ap
proximately $28.00. This is for the
purpose of keeping up interest in
the military work as well as to
arouse interest in the government’s
national defense scheme.
Vaccinated Varsity
Beats Multnomah
By Score of 32-15
ICubbers Hold Oregon
! Star to 7 Points
_ i
Portland, January 22.—(Spe
cial).—Multnomah club’s scrap
py Dasaeiosu team caugnt tne
Oregon’s vaccinated varsity off
its stride tonight on the club’s
floor, and—held Oregon to a
32-15 score, the University five’s
lowest score of the season thus
far.
It had been the gossip that the
clubbers were to watch Okerberg
tonight and see that he didn’t run
as wild as during the Willamette
and Paciric tuts. Okey con
tented himself with a total of 7,
but while Multnomah’s basket
custodians were watching him,
Westerferen, one of Oregon’s
speedy guards, romped past them
and ran his total up to 15, rank
ing as high-point man of the even
ing.
Cherry and McMullen, with 7
points each, tied for honors on
the Multnomah side. The game
was rougher than usual.
FoUowing is the line-up, with
the individual scores:
Oregon Multnomah
Oowans (5) .F. Freud (4)
Hobson (2) ....F. Cherry (7)
Okerberg (7) ...C .Oliver (2)
Gillen waters (3) G McMullen (7)
Westergren (15) G .. .Berry (1) '
MANAGERS APPOINTED
FOR MUSICAL SERIES
Leland and Brumfield to
Arrange Concerts
The appointment of Wayne Ice
land as manager of the concert ser
ies and Harold Brumfield as man
ager of the orchestra was announced
yesterday by Jack Benefiel, gradu
ate manager of the A. S. U. O.
Three concerts are being planned
for later in the term when outside f
artists of note will be brought to
the campus. Those engaged at pres
ent are Albert Spaulding, violinist;
Maier and Pattison, dual pianists,
and Florence Easton, soprano.
With the formal opening of the
new auditorium early in February,
another series of musical programs
will be given. The first evening
will be devoted to an organ re
cital by John Stark Evans. Sun
day afternoon, a choral and or
chestral program will be given, and
on Monday and Tuesday, miscel
laneous presentations will be made.
The Mu Phi Epsilon concert, which
was to be given Sunday, has been
postponed until after the formal
opening. It is a program of oper
atic numbers and is being presented
under the direction of Madame
Rose McGrew.
WEEK’S VACCINATIONS
APPROACH 600 MARK
Between five and six hundred
people have been vaccinated on the
campus since Thursday of last
week, according to figures given
out by the University health ser
vice yestgrdav. Four people will be
quarantined unless they ara vac
cinated some time today.
Monday was the big day when
155 were vaccinated at the dispen
sary. Tuesday there were about a
hundred, and Wednesday, a con
siderably smaller number. All mem
bers of the Delta Gamma and Gam
ma Phi Beta houses were vaccin
ated and all but four of the mem
bers of classes in which Miss Nor
man, the one small-pox patient on
the campus, was registered. These
four people were given until today
to report for vaccination.
MSS. WASHES SAILS FROM
HONG KONG, BATS LETTER
Mrs. Murray Warner, donor of
the oriental art in the University
of Oregon museum, sailed from
Hong Kong, January 3, on the Presi
dent Taft, according *to word re
ceived on the eampu*. 1
W SHIELDS
ON NT SOUTH
Ex-Oregon Mayer Leaves
For Pasadena in Fight
To Recover His Health
LETTER RECEIVED HERE
Sum of $5,000 Raised In
Drive for Christmas
Benefit Football Game
As a result of the splendid coop
eration shown by the friends of
“Tiny” Shields in supporting the
Christmas day benefit grid game,
“Tiny” is now enroute to Pasadena,
California, in the hope that the
“land of sunshine” will aid him in
his fight to recover his health.
“Tiny” Shields passed through Eu
gene yesterday afternoon on his
way south.
A letter was received yesterday
from “Tiny” Shields, in which he
expressed his sincere appreciation
to the University students for the
interest they have taken in aiding
him to recover. The letter reads as
follows:
Thanks Expressed
“Dear Editor: I want to thank
my many friends at the University
and in the town of Eugene for
all they did in putting over the
Xjnias day game.
“It did me a world of good to
know that there were so many
people interested and so willing to
help me in any way they could, and
all wishing me the best of luck and
a speedy recovery,
i “I am suro that what they have
done will make that recovery come
sooner than would otherwise have
been the case—
“I am leaving in the imorning for
Pasadena in hopes the sunshine will
help me.”
Very sincerely. “Tiny” Shields.
January 21, 1925.
Large Sum Raised
The drive which was carried
throughout the state, many sub
scriptions also being received from
different parts of the country, re
sulted in a fund of $5000 being
raised.
After the playing of the Christ
mas day grid game, “Tiny” Shields
was presented with the football
used in the contest. On the football
was written the names of all the
famous old grid stars who had par
ticipated in the tilt. “Tiny” receiv
ed this gift with probably as much
enthusiasm as any present he re
ceived during the Christmas holi
day*.
STUDENTS REQUESTED
TD PAY FEES AT ONCE
Few students have taken advan
tage of the opportunity to pay fees
before the usual rush begins, accord
ing to word from the University
business office.
Although the fee paying period
began two days ago, very few per
sons have been paying their bills,
and there is every evidence that the
never-failing last minute rush will
be repeated.
The period allowed for fee [lay
ing this tprm is longer than usual,
but' it is apparently being regarded
as more time in which to delay.
A warning has been sounded that
excuses will receive little attention,
and those who delay will face the
possibility of paying a three-dollar
late payment fee.
SERVING TABLE INSTALLED
IN Y. M. 0. A. LUNCH BOOM
An additional table has been in
stalled in the Y. M. C. A. lunch
room in order to obviate congestion
during the noon rush. “We are
striving to expediate our service,
and also to enlarge our menu,” says
James D. Stewart, manager. Even
tually, if the patronage continues
to increase at its present rate, a
cafeteria, to serve both men and
women students, may be installed,
Mr. Stewart said.
Students May Sign
For Fencing During
Remainder of Week
Coach Fahl has sent forth his
heralds to blow the clarion call
to the cavaliers of Oregon, and
to announce in the name of the
kingly sport of fencing that this
is the last week that students
will be permitted to sign up in
the classes.
Fonaing-master Rudolph Fahl
has devised a very unique meth
od of instruction bases on the
fundamental development of the
so essential muscles and sinews of
the arms and legs.
Oregon can now boast of a more
superior turn-out for this sport
than any institution of relative
size in this section of the country.
With over seventy women and
thirty or more men the century
mark has-been attained and
passed. Frantic efforts are be
ing made by the departments to
supply the necessary coaching
staffs and equipment.
ASSOCIATION FORMED
BT SPORTS WRITERS
Officers to Be Elected At
Meeting Monday
The newly organized sports writ
ers association of the University
of Oregon will hold its first meet
ing Monday afternoon at 5 o ’clock
in the correspondence room. Offi
cers for the ensuing year will be
elected.
Only sports writers on newspapers
are eligible as active members, al
though associate members will be se
lected from members of the Emer
ald staff who make a creditable
record.
At present there are nine news
paper sports writers on the campus,
including George Godfrey, Christian
Science Monitor; Sam Wilderman,
Oregonian and Eugene Guard; Wil
bur Wester, Morning Register; Ken
Cooper, Oregon Journal; Richard
Godfrey, Seattle Times; Dick Eck
man, Seattle Post Intelligencer;
Parker Branin, Portland Telegram,
and Ward Cook, Seattle Post In
telligencer.
One of the purposes of the newly
formed association is to get more
cooperation among the sports writ
ers. Another aim is to assist the
budding journalists who would be
sports writers.
It is planned to 'make the sports
editors of the Portland dailies hon
orary members. They are L. H.
Gregory of the Oregonian; George
Bertz of the Journal; Lou Kennedy
of the Telegram; and Billy Stepp
of the Portland News.
SENIOR ROLLER SKATING
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY
Roller-skate shod seniors are not
to make appearance at eight o’clock
classes today. It has been decided
by the committee to postpone the
event until one o’clock on Monddy.
All seniors are theh requested 1o
come without fail, equipped with
skates. As roller-skating is a fea
ture of the senior class party, to
be held on next Friday, the com
mittee announces that practice can
be gained by turning out on Mon
day.
JUNIORS RUSHING
WEEK-END PLANS
Results of Drawings for
Places in Canoe Fete to
Be Made Known Soon
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
Scheme to Make Permanent
Bleachers on Raceway
.Will Be Considered
General plans for Junior week*
end, May 22 and 23, were outlined
by Robert McCabe, chairman of the
directorate, at a meeting of direc
torate members in the alumni office
last evening.
Pug Toole, chairman of the canoe
fete, announced that the results of
the lottery drawing would be made
public about the (middle of next
week.
Plans are Made
Enlargement of the bleachers for
the canoe fete will be discussed at
the next meeting of the junior clasa.
In the meantime, investigations as
to cast will be made. As the pres
ent bleachers accommodate only a
small portion of those who wish to
attend the fete annually, the propo
sition of tearing down the present
ones and replacing them with per
manent ones will be placed before
the class. If the new plan is car
ried out, the seating capacity wilt
be increased to 2500.
Margaret Vincent, campus lun
cheon chairman, said that something
new and different from food served
previously, would constitute the
menu for this year’s luncheon.
Preparations will probably be made
for about 3000 persons, as it is es
timated that about that many will
attend.
Meeting is Scheduled
The next meeting of the director
ate is scheduled for two weeks from
Thursday, unless something special
in the meantime warrants a meet
ing before that date.
All of the chairmen who are serv
ing on the directorate were asked
to prepare their complete budget*
and arrangements so that they eah
bo presented at the next meeting.
In addition, the chairmen were re
quested to imeet with their sub-com
mittee members, so that all 'details
would be carefully worked out.
STUDENTS ASKED TO GIVE
FRIENDS CORRECT ADDRESS
“Please ask your correspondents
to not put ‘Universiiv of Oregon’
on their letters,” is the admonition
coming from the University post
office. “If the werd ‘University’
appears on a letter the down town
post office sends it to us,” said Mr.
Fisher, “even if the name of the
house or the street address of the
student is on the letter also, then
we have to send the letter back to
them.” Students have been warned
before to inform their friends not
to address letters in this manner,
said Mr. Fisher, but the letters still
continue to come addressed incor
rectly.
OREGON GOLFERS TO HAVE GOOD
COURSE FOR SEASON PRACTICE
Silence——I Uncanny, gripping
silence! Swish! Fore! And the eye
catches, and follows, far off in the
blue sky, the flight of a tiny white
sphere, as it soars and curves with
uncomparable grace ’till finally it
comes to rest on a velvety carpet
of green, then like brilliant birds
of Paradise the varied outfits
seemingly so essential to the suc
cess of the disciple of the ancient
yet ultra-modern pastime of’ the
canny Scotchmen, laughingly fol
low.
Nature seems to smile these days
on the ardent golfer, and hardly a
day of her springlike weather
passes without finding at least a
score of devoties happily pursuing
the magic pellet. George Bronaugh,
coach of Oregon’s golf team, re
ports that twenty-five or thirty
students use the links almost daily.
Until recently, the popularity and
support of this gamp has not been
sufficient to make possible the at
tention that this sport warrant*,
but Coach Bronaugh has succeeded
in obtaining appropriations to
thoroughly rebuild the greens, and
to make all repairs that appear nec
essary and feasible at this time.
The coach was very disappointed
to perceive the apparent lack of co
operation shown by some of the
players. It has been discovered
that indifferent and unsportsman
like followers of the game have
even been using the putting greens
to drive from. Any one at all fa
miliar with the codes and courtesies
of golf can realize the damaging
nature of such vandalous acts.
Should Bronaugh receive proof that
the right attitude will be taken he
promises one of the finest three
hole courses in this part of the
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