Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, January 28, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCHARTER GIVEN TO PHI SIGMA PI Theta Chi Chapter Granted To Local Organization; Installation in March MEMBER^ ARE LISTED Group Will Be Twelfth National Men’s House on Campus; Officers Named "Word was received yesterday from the grand chapter of Theta Chi fraternity, New York, of the granting of a chapter of Theta Chi to Phi Sigma Pi, next to the old est local group on the campus. The word was received in a telegram from Frederick La Due, national secretary of Theta Chi. The instal lation dates have been set for March 6 and 7. When installed as Theta Chi, the fraternity will be the twelfth men’s national living organization on the campus and will complete the chain of coast chapters. The chapters which are now on the coast are: Mu at University of California; Alpha Epsilon at Stanford; Sigma at Oregon Agricultural college; and Alpha Omieron at Washington State college. A chapter was re cently granted to the petitioning body at the University of Wash ington which will be installed in the near future as Alpha Rho chap ter. *• Theta Chi has 6,000 Members Theta Chi was organized at Nor wich university, Vermont, in 1856, and has chapters in many of the leading colleges and universities of the country. The chapter here on the campus will be the 41st chap ter of the organization which has a total membership of over 6,000 men. Phi Sigma Pi was organized as a local fraternity on November 11, 1920, and at the present time has a total membership, both active and alumni, of 67 men. In addition to these, four men are pledges and will be initiated into the group at a later date. The officers of the organization are: Rue Mowrey, president; George Ross, vice-president; Milton Peter son, corresponding secretary; Frank Loggan, recording secretary; Emer son Haggerty, treasurer; Lewis ■Beeson, manager. No Plans are Made According to President Mowrey, no plans have, as yet, been made for the installation. The active members who will form the charter membership in Theta Chi are: Donald Woodward, Rue Mowrey, Hesden Metcalf, Mil ton Oscar Peterson, Evan Lapham, Richard Hoyt, Carl Ashley, Alan Button, Elmer Fansett, Joe Bates, Hampton Allen, LeRoy Draper, and Carvel Nelson, all of Portland; Ken Cooper, Hollywood, Cal.; Wal lace Strane, Ontario; Spencer Trowbridge, Bandon; Dewey Scar brough, Eugene;'Harley Covalt, Eu (Continued on page four) Women’s Honorary Will Sell Fluffy Doughnuts Today Doughnuts! Doughnuts! All day today! These huge, fluffy sweets will fill the aching hunger ' in that long wait from breakfast to noon; the 4 o ’clock hour will slip by with ease if a doughnut is safely reposing—well—where ’ doughnuts were made to repose. Phi Chi Theta, women’s honor ! ary commerce fraternity, is sell ing the sugary disks today for a scholarship fund to be awarded to the best all-around junior or senior woman in the department. The girls will establish them selves at the commerce building and this will be considered as the base of supplies. Students pass ing this point will revive their spirits with one of the doughnuts, costing the usual amount of five pence. Forget not your nickels. Re member to wander past commerce building today in quest of the biggest, sweetest, fluffiest dough nut in the basket. ORCHESTRA TO REVIVE PROGENITOR OF TROT Musical Program Arranged For Assembly Hour “Grandfather of the modern fox trot” is how Rex Underwood, di rector of the University orchestra, characterizes “La Veeda,” which he says is to be “resurrected” on the program given by the orchestra at assembly Thursday. John Al den, composer of the song, is a per sonal friend of Mr. Underwood. Other numbers of the program will include selections from “The Chocolate Soldier,” Lizst’s “Sec ond Hungarian Rhapsody,” “Sere nade” by Titl as a duet for cello and flute with orchestral accom paniment, and “Dancing Dolls” by Poldini. There will also be a couple of numbers by the string quartet. The individual members of the or chestra are: first violin: Alberta Potter, Gwendolyn Hayden, Delbert Moore, Nina Warnoek, Sammy So ble, Wanda Eastwood, Margaret Inwood, Buford Roach. Second violin: Dora Roscelle, Irene Ger linger, Harvery Wood, Flora Ed wards, Edward Fortmiller, Glen Potts. Viola: Edward Best, Ralph McClafflin, Esther Layton. Cello: Lora Teshner, Katie Potter, Fern Elliott, Ralph Hoeber, William Hamilton. - Bass: Jack Seabrook, Leonard Cross. Flute: Beulah Clark, Genevieve Phelps. Obeo: Daniel Cheney. Clarinet: Murlin Drury, Grace Potter. Bass Clari net: Carl Skoog. Trumpet: Ar thur Close, A1 Goff. Horns: Donald Robinett, S. E. Lasselle. Trombone: William Davidson, Dick Simonton. Symphony: Arthur Larson. Piano: Jean Harper. DEAN SEASHORE’S CREDIT PLAN DISCUSSED BY FACULTY GROUP Whether or not the Seashore plan for the aid of the superior student could possibly be adapted to the needs of the University of Oregon was the principal topic of discussion at the regular term session of the local chapter of the American as sociation of university professors last night. Dr. Raymond H. Wheeler, head of the committee on investigation of the advisability of the Seashore plan, said in presenting the re sults of the investigation, that the committee had decided to take only three of the fifteen suggestions made by Dr. C. E. Seashore, under consideration at the present time: (1) the finding of the potential brilliant student upon his entry to college by giving all freshmen in telligence tests, with their ordin ary examinations; (2) sectioning of the students in classes according to ability; (3) motivating of the best type of work among all the stu dents by the institution of honors systems. Ralph Casey, of the school of journalism, reported that the plan for the sectioning of students ac cording to ability should warrant a trial on the basis of its obvious merits, but that this should be re adjusted now and then on a basis of achievement. The first suggestion was ap proved, but the second was hotly discussed. The chief objection to the sectioning of students, was that the necessary arrangement of sched ules to include the various sections was hardly practicable, it was not advisable to separate the students according to ability. Dr. Rebec, dean of the graduate school, said that the plan for sect ioning classes had been employed on a small scale with exceptional success in his own department dur (Continued on page three) MUSIC ACTIVITY UNDER NEW PLAN System Will Be Applied to Management of Athletics And Forensics As Well PROGRAMS ARE LISTED Four Concerts to Be Given By Campus and Outside Musical Organizations The new system of student man agement which was proposed and discussed as a tentative plan is now being employed. It is working out in the management of musical af fairs and is to be employed also in athletics and forensics, if approved later, according to James Leake, who has been placed in charge tem porarily. There will be a manager and an assistant manager for each of the three music divisions: the concert series, the orchestra, and the glee clubs, now being handled as one. These managers work under the general manager. There is a posi tion open at present for assistant managership of the glee clubs, Leake states. The system provides for the advancement of students by promotion, enabling a freshman who is interested to work up and be manager by his junior year. Committee Wants Applicants The general manager is to be chosen from the best direct mana gers. The committee, composed of Randall Jones, Victor Risley, Ted Gillenwaters, Lester Smith and Jack Benefiel, desires that anyone interested in learning about the managerships, report to James Leake, who is handling the general managing at present. Announcements have been made of the musical concerts to be given this term under the new system. It is probable that the concerts will all be given in the Woman’s building but definite final arrangements have not yet been made. Concerts announced include the orchestra concert, which will have some new features and present a very inter esting program and the glee club concert, which will be a combina tion of the two clubs this year with a number of new features. Schedule of Programs Following is the list of programs for the term: February 10—Maier and Patter son, dual pianists. February 24—Alberta Spaulding, violinist. March 10—Florence Easton, so prano. 'April 7—Orchestra concert. — IT MEN SHOW SPEED The termination of the (iough nut wrestling matches, yesterday afternoon, resulted in victories for six of the aspiring athletes. The matches were fast and some clever manipulation of the limb-twisting holds was seen. The results of the matches in their respective classes were: 118— Gieely won from Sommers by deci sion. 138—Kelson won from Ep ping by a decision after wrestling one minute overtime. 178—Strauss downed Fitzsimmons in 1:30. Un limited—Stevens put Prof fit’s shoulders on the mat in 3 minutes. 161—Carlson drew the decision over Loveridge. 148—Oxford tumbled Bead in 3:00 In correction of an error for the bouts held Monday, C. Williams threw A. Strauss in two minutes. The men to meet this afternoon are: 118—Scott vs. Greely, final match. 128—Jarret vs. Baese, fin al. 138—Betzer vs. Veazie. 161— Simmerville vs. Carlson, final; Har ; bison vs. Boberson, semi-final. 178 —Strauss vs. Williams, final. Challenge matches to be run off tonight are: Bead vs. Maulding, i in the 148 class; Dixon vs Grant in the unlimited class. Forrest and j Loveridge are to report for ehal , lenge matches. Sophs to Shuffle Seniors to Skate Friday Evening Loud Clothes, Rollers Will Be Popular The Soph Shuffle will be held Friday evening, January 30, at the College Side Inn. It is a date affair. Any mode of cos tume, either for men or women, will be correct for the dance, which begins at 8:30 o’clock. Italian effects of gaudy, con trasting colors will prevail in the decorations. A choice of refresh ments are being supplied by the College Side Inn at reduced prices. The Four Horsemen and Jock ey attired as Neopolitans will offer the syncopation. A feature will be varied dance surprises. The senior theatre and skat ing party for the same evening will leave Eleventh and Alder streets at 7 o’clock. In event of rain, a street car will be provided for transportation. They will at tend the first show at the Heilig theatre, going to the Winter Gar den for skating afterwards. Competing for prizes and other unique entertainment will be sur | prises of the evening. For those I who do not care to skate, space and music for dancing will be provided. OLD OREGON FEATURES MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS Magazine Contains Many Pictures of Campus The January number of “Old Oregon,” off the press yesterday, is devoted, as is usual with the first number of the year, to the Port land medical school. The cover ap priate to the subject matter in the magazine, is an architectural draw ing of the Doernbeclier Memorial Children's hospital, the ground for which is being cleared at the pres ent time on Marquam hill, Portland. News of the medical school for the entire year is contained/ in th£s issue. The first article is a report of the medical school to the regents l of the University of Oregon, by Dean Richard B. Dillehunt. In run ' ning the story, Jeannette Calkins, 1 editor of the alumni magazine, pre faced it with a note that the re port was so good a statement of the present situation at the medical school, that she printed it entirely (except for details of recommenda tions on routine matters. Charles N. Reynolds, secretary of the medical school and former teacher of Lincoln high school in Portland, is the author of an article on “Scholarship at the Oregon Medical School.” Other features and news stories are “The Value of Kale as a Food,” by Jessie Laird Brodie; “University’s Growth Out runs Support; Enrollment Attests Service,” a statement prepared for use in connection with the legisla ture. A story follows on the pre sentation of the base relief of Dr. Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie to the school. A picture of the relief ac companies the article. “Oregan Man ~ Wins Rhodes Scholarship,” “Mary Spiller Scholarship Fund In creased,” “Research in the Medical School,” and a story on the work being accomplished in the 1925 Ore gana follow. Jim Case, sophomore jjn the school of journalism, is (Continued on page three) CLASS TO HEAR TALK ON PAGEANTRY TODAY Mrs. Doris Smith of the Ellison White conservatory, Portland, Ore gon, will address the Playground j and Community Service class this morning at 9 o'clock in room 207 in the Woman’s building. Mrs, ! Smith has chosen for her subject “The Possibilities of Pageantry in a Community Service Program.” JUNIOR CLASS MEETING j Important meeting of Junior I class at 5 o’clock this afternoon | at the College Side Inn. GUILD FOTSf SHUTS TONIGHT ‘Yellow Candle Light’ Has Four Day Schedule; Over Forty Included in Cast FAIRY LAND IS DEPICTED Special Matinee to Be Held Saturday; Play Attracts Large Ticket Office Sale The first performance of “Yel low Candle Light” will be given this evening at Guild theatre. With a cast of over forty University stu dents who are prominent in either dramatic, musical or dancing cir cles on the campus, this original musical fantasy from the pen of Fergus Beddie has attracted an un usually large ticket sale, so much so in fact, that it has been found necessary to give it five perform ances, including a special children’s matinee Saturday afternoon. Fairy Land Depicted “Yellow Candle Light” is replete with all the elements which go to make an interesting and enjoyable play. The realities of childhood, as depicted in the prologue, quickly change to a fairy land, as beauti ful and as authentic as ever a child has imagined. The fairy princess and her court of beautiful singing and dancing-girl attendants, the magical court wizard, the flaming red-haired wardrobe mistress, the kewpie and the court jester, all are found in this flower bedecked fairy land. There is a mephistophelean villian who, with his son Montague Fortesque Pepper and aided by his fiery black steed, succeed in car rying away the beautiful princess who is only rescued when the vil lian is killed in an heroic struggle, by the hero, Percival Jones. Life’s Bealities Appear The last act is again laid in fairy land under the stars, where court is being^held to determine the fate of the court wizard and wardrobe mis tress who have betrayed the fairy’s secrets. The princess sits beside the king on the marble throne with the attendants in graceful groups around them. The shiny stars, like polished rain drops, are reflected against the dark sky and the pro tecting circle of fire encloses the royal personages from the criminals before them. Each detail is just as a fairy land should be. “Yellow Candle Light” is an un usual production. Nothing like it has ever before been attempted here at the University. UNIVERSITY HIGH LOSES In a fast and fairly clean game played Saturday night in the men's gymnasium, the University high school quintet lost to Ashland by a score of 27-21. The outcome of the game was in doubt until the last few minutes of play, when Ash land scored the deciding baskets. The biggest game of the season for the campus youngsters will be played tonight when they meet the Eugene high school team on the men’s gymnasium floor. The same j line-up will probably be used in I the Eugene game that was used for Ashland, with Ridings at center, Hempy and Stearns as forwards, and Hayes and Hall holding guard I positions. I The sophomore and junior girls’ | basketball teams of the University 1 high school were defeated Mondav i j by the sophomore and senior teams j of the Springfield high school. The games were played on the Univer sity high gymnasium floor. The Springfield seniors won from the U. H. S. juniors 40-29, while their sophomores won by an 18-3 score. Great Activity Shown By Men's Life Saving Corps With the addition of a second corps, greater activity is taking place in men’s Red Cross life sav ing than ever before. The nucleus of the new corps has been formed from part of the original organi zation and will compete with the old corps in a membership drive. Already a number of new men have signed up for instruction in the upol and it is expected that many more will register for the classes. After the instruction course has been given, the appli cants will be given a test for mem bership in the corps. This test will be given in about a month from the start of instruction. After passing the membership test a man is elig ible to take an instructor’s exam ination. Classes for life saving instruc tion are now being held six times a week in the men’s pool. Follow ing are the instructors: Monday, Tj. E. Palmer; Tuesday and Saturday, Bon Park; Wednesday, Robert Bartlett; Thursday, L. Stone, and Friday, Lowell Hoblitt. OR. SMITH TO TALK ON PRIMITIVE RELIGIONS Lecture Will Be Second of Weekly Series Br. Warren B. Smith, of the geol ogy department, speaking on primi tive religions, will deliver the sec ond of the weekly religious lec tures given as a series under the auspices of the United' Christian Work of the University of Oregon, this evening at 7:15, in Alumni hall. Br. Smith is uncommonly quali fied as an authority on his sub ject in that much of his knowledge thereof has been obtained through personal contact with primitive peo ples and a first-hand study of their customs. He has spent twelve years in the hinterlands of the Phili pines in intimate relation with the primitive native. He was then Chief of the Bivision of Mines of the United States Government. Three groups of primitives, rang ing from the very lowest to one quite high in the scale of civiliza tion, especially their religions, will be reviewed by Br. Smith. They include, the Negritos, or dwarf and the Indonesiens of the Pliilipines, and the Polynesians of Hawaii. Human sacrifice and other early re ligious practices will be discussed. There is no thought of propa ganda in the idea back of any of these lectures, the committee ex plains; the only purpose is to give a comprehensive, scientific and un prejudiced survey of religion as an important field of human activity. VARSITY TIKES EASY VICTORY Oregon Quintet Wins Over Whitman Missionaries By Score of 44 to 22 SECOND STRING IS USED More Opposition Expected In Tomorrow’s Contest With Montana Grizzlies Oregon took another easy step upward in the Northwest race last night by overwhelming the Whit man five by a score of 44 to 22. This is exactly the same margin by which O. A. C. quintet defeated the Missionaries last night, when’the game ended 40 to 18. It was a good basketball game, a great deal of the time the first half, but a variety of varsity re placements in the second period slowed things down a bit. The sec ond string men were able to hold the lead established by the regu lars, however. Oregon Takes Lead The game started in a casual manner, with Oregon early taking the lead. The margin was never great in this period, and it ended 17 to 12. Reinhart’s zoning sys tem of checking was used altogeth er, and this forced the visitors to resort to long shots, few of which registered. Though not fast, the playing was fairly clean this half, with few fouls being called. The varsity started the second period with a rush, and scored with ease. Before the half was third over Reinhart began to slip in his utility men, who fitted in nicely. The game ended with a rush, with the Oregon second string breaking through for several points. Hobson and Gowans divided hon ors for Oregon, Hobson making 13 points of the total score, and Gow ans, 12. Okcrborg placed seven points, and Westergren, who also played an excellent game at guard, made 6. Both Hobson and Gowans, in spite of a recent vaccination, were accurate in shooting. Gillen water checked closely, and scored two points. Game is Easy "* For Whitman, Holmgren was high point man with six, with J. Faust, Yennv and L. Faust each scoring 4. J. Faust played a good game, but failed to connect on long shots. The game showed that the var sity has not yet been called on to exert itself, for the contest last night could hardly be called a fair test of any angle of the game. The battle with Montana tomorrow night will see a much stiffer style of play, for the Grizzlies have so far shown themselvg* of real con ference calibre. This will be fol lowed by the Washington game Sat urday, which Oregon must win to stand a fair chance for the confer (Continued on page three) UNIVERSITY STANDARDS REMAIN CONSTANT, SAYS DEAN DYMENT “In the last year, we have just held our own, in the matter of standards,” said Dean Colin V. Dy ment, in discussing the question of the standards of University stu dents. “There has been no parti cular progress that I can discern. “After the war, there was a great det down in personal or conventional standards in the East,” he said. “This travelled west, and engulfed the Middle West and Rocky moun tain institutions. Finally, a year or two ago, it found its way into ! Eugene. That sort of thing affects standards more or less in spite if the University. Either we will get ; used to what we now call a let down, or some of the habits which have come from over the Rocky mountains will take flight. “As to the standards of the Uni versity,” Dean Dyment continued. “We’re at the beginning of what should be our ultimate rise. I be lieve that there is a tendency in that direction, and whether this faculty stays or goes, the trend will continue. It is not a personal mat ter. “There are more serious students on the campus now, than I have seen since 1913, when I first came to the University of Oregon,” was Dean Dyment’s conclusion. “When ; there is a let down, you usually see j it in little groups, and not in the student body itself. Consequently, the student boily is better on the whole, even though it may not know it.” During the last fall, there were 78 withdrawals from the University, 110 probationers, and 45 students, who “flunked out,” making a to tal of 233, or nearly ten per cent of the student body. However, Dean Dyment called attention to the fact that many of these with drawals were for other than schol astic reasons.