VOLUME XXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1925
NUMBER 69
PLANS FOR GLEE
NOW IN MAKING
Deep Mystery Surrounds
Biggest Frosh Event of
Year; Date to Be March 7
CHAIRMAN NAMES AIDES
Committee Meetings Set
For Tuesday Evening At
7:30 in College Side Inn
Mystery — gripping, tantalizing,
puzzling mystery. It’s all about
the freshmen’s big social event, the
Frosh Glee. Every year the ardent
members of the freshman class can
be heard, enthusiastically boasting
■of the wonderful success of their
dance and how it had surpassed any
former event of its kind in the his
tory of the school, and every time
they have spoken with justification.
The Glee last year eclipsed the
Glee of the year before and that in
turn commanded its superiority.
But this year the freshmen promise
a dance that will make a place high
■on the social ladder. It is evident
from the size, the enthusiasm, and
the past successes that the class of
•“28” is potentially capable of
making good their boast.
Flans Kept Secret
The utmost secrecy reigns among
the greencappers and they refuse
absolutely to divulge anything
about their plans except that the
wildest dreams of a co-ed could
hardly conceive the ideas that are
to be carried out by the committee
that Vansel Bose, the chairman, has
chosen.
From now until the magic even
ing of March 7, the whole class will
be untiringly occupied in assuring
the success of the Frosh Glee of
1925. The committee in charge will
be as follows:
General chairman—Foster Bose.
Publicity — Bill Prendergast,
chairman; Claudia Fletcher.
Decorations—Virgil Wiley, chair
man; George Wardner, Dave
Fonlkes, Stewart Tuft, Abbot Law
rence, Edwin Koupal, Alice Doug
las, Katherine Mutzig, Lois Beth
Scoffern, Jack Benshaw.
Eefreshments—Myra Belle Pal
mer, chairman; Dorothy Dougal,
Hampton Allen, Fred Joy.
Music—James Elliott, chairman:
Mary Clark.
Patrons and Patronesses—Helen
Ahearn, chairman; Lou Anne
Strong, Phil Sheriden.
Admission — Bob Heitkemper,
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Now that registration and
laboratory fees are supposed to
have been paid, everyone
should have a student body tick
et, says Jack Benefiel, gradu
ate manager. So bring along
the cards tonight for the Wash
ington-Oregon basketball game
at the Armory—you’ll need
them to get in.
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F.B. Smith, Campus
Visitor Thursday,
Is Noted Speaker
Fred B. Smith is to be wel
comed to the Oregon campus
Thursday of next week by a host
of professors and old friends. Mr.
Smith was a visitor on the cam
pus five years ago. Dean Straub
says of him, “His is a charming
personality of great force. I be
lieve him to be one of America’s
most enlightened college-worid
speakers.”
He was largely responsible for
the organization of the early in
ternational Y. M. C. A.. Last
spring he was general chairman
of the American Colleges and
Universities convention in Wash
ington, D. C. At present he is
a vice-president of the Johns
Mansfield Asbestos manufactur
company of New York City;
spending a few weeks of each
year for a college tour.
Mr. Smith will visit the Uni
versity of Washington, the Uni
versity of Oregon and the Uni
versity of California on his
Western tour.
TWO PRIZES OFFERED
IN ORATORY CONTEST
Tryouts Will Be Held Mon
day in Villard Hall
Try-outs for the Old Line Oratory
contest will be held Monday at 4
o’clock in Villard hall. Members
of the public speaking department
will act as judges.
All aspirants are asked to report
with a typewritten copy of their
speech. It may be on any subject
and should be approximately 1,500
words in length.
The Old Line Oratory contest will
be held in Monmouth, March 13.
Nine colleges will compete for the
state championship. Two prizes will
be offered for those taking first
and second places. E. D. Conway,
representing the University, placed
second in the contest last year.
“It would be an individual honor
for an Oregon man to win,” states
Oscar A. Brown, debate coach.
“Students are taking a renewed in
terest in oratory this year and we
wish to maintain this enthusiasm.”
CLASS IN HOME NURSING
VISITS CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL
The home nursing class, of the
home economics department, visited
the Pacific Christian hospital Fri
day morning. Because there are 18
girls enrolled in the class, it was
necessary to divide it into two sec
tions, which were taken through the
hospital by Miss Nancy Field, as
sistant superintendent. Miss Doro
thy Gurley, instructor of the class,
accompanied the girls.
' ASSOCIATE EDITOR LEAVES
EMERALD STAFF POSITION
Margaret Morrison, who recently
joined the staff of “Old Oregon,”
has resigned her position on the
Emerald as associate editor. Miss
Morrison last year was editor of the
| Sunday Emerald and has been con
: nected with the daily for two years.
GUILD PRODUCTION CREATES
ATMOSPHERE OF FANTASY
Carrying eut the tradition of
Guild hall, “Yellow Candle Light,"
Reddie’s musical fantasy which
makes the last appearance of its
present run this afternoon and to
night, is excellent in spots, and at
times is rather mediocre. The play
itself has large possibilities, many
of which are neglected by the ac
tors and the chorus, the latter ag
gregation being the weak element
in the evening’s entertainment.
“Yellow Candle Light” is a hodge
podge—a stew of many ingredients.
It is too losely knit to produce a
single lasting effect upon the audi
ence. It creates an atmosphere, or
several atmospheres, and in these
atmospheres lie the charm of the
fantasy. At various high levels the
production meets all the require
ments of art, theatriral or other
wise. The love making scene in
which the author-actor bares the
very small soul of the rural peda
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gogue is sublime. This scene alone
is worth the sum of admission.
Yon, in real life the Princess
Silverdawn, is played by Florence
Couch, the logical Guild hall candi
date for the part. The Princess is
a dream child, and Miss Couch
makes the part ethereal yet human.
One criticism comes to mind as she
dreams her way through the varieus
scenes. A simile from the tech
nique of music may illustrate the
point. In a musical passage, say,
where the same chord or note is
struck several times successively,
the effect is not appealing to the
musical sense unless there be a
variation either in the volume or
the overtone, or in the method of
attack. Miss Couch’s interpreta
tion of her character is excellent,
yet her mood is too exactly identi
cal throughout.
Charlotte Banfield, playing th,
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OREGON MATMEN
SHOW PROMISE
Varsity Wrestlers Work
Hard for First Match
Of Season With Idaho
FIRST MEET FEBRUARY 7
Experienced Men Out in
All Weights; Ford and
Whitcomb Letter men
As less than two weeks remain
before the opening of the wrestling
season, Coach Widmer has begun
to tune his men for the initial meet
with the University of Idaho, which
is scheduled here on February 7.
Coach Widmer is finding it a
rather difficult task to select the
best man in each event as the men
are nearly all on a par. The grap
plers have been going through hard
] workouts in order to be in the very
best condition for the Vandal meet.
Last year, the varsity journeyed
to Moscow but were defeated by a
narrow margin. Widmer predicts
that his aggregation of bone
crushers will carry off the big end
of the score.
Ford and Sumption Out
In the 128 pound division, Ford,
a letterman of last year, and Sump
tion are the best bets in the light
weight class. With Whitcomb, a
letterman, Davis, and Wingard
turning out for the 135 pound berth,
Widmer has three good men who
are experienced grapplers. Davis
wrestled for the frosh several years
ago and last year was a member of
the Multnomah club squad. He
participated in two bouts in Port
land recently and on both occasions
threw his man. Wingard repre
sented the frosh last year in the 135
pound class.
The 145 pound berth will be filled
by either “Ole” Peterson, Woods,
or Johnson. Peterson participated
in two matches last year but did
not win his letter. Woods wrestled
as a 145 pounder for the frosh last
year but this season he has taken
on weight and now tussles with the
bigger men. Johnson, a new man,
although inexperienced, has been
showing up well in his workouts.
Laurs, of last year’s frosh team, is
not out this year because of in
juries.
Middleweights Working Out
Harry Leavitt is the outstanding
candidate in the middleweight di
vision, and is rapidly rounding into
conditon. French, who wrestled in
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SPRING SHRUB PRUNING
STARTED ON CAMPUS
Work began yesterday on the
spring pruning of campus shrub
bery. Many of the shrubs that were
■ thought to have been badly frozen
are proving to be in fine shape
' and are budding clear out to the
i end of the branches, said Mr.
1 Fisher, superintendent of grounds.
The roses were frozen quite bad
ly, he stated, but no permanent
harm will result; they will only be
later in blooming this spring. The
mild weather conditions lately are
almost too springlike for the good
jof the earlier flowers, Mr. Fisher
I thinks, as buds that should not be
j showing signs of flowers for a
month are developing rapidly al
ready. This is especially true of
the daffodils.
COBBECTION IS MADE
Through an error, the names of
the following organizations, who are
to work together in the canoe fete,
were omitted in Thursday’s Emer
ald: Susan Campbell hall, Chi Psi;
and Alpha Xi Delta, Oregon Club.
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BAND MEN
; A special section has been re
I served for yon at the Armory for
j tonight. Ton are asked to be
: there and help instill the old
fight in the team and pep in
: the gang. De your part, too, j
j and be there. Help beat Wash- j
' ' ington. Be sure and get your
instruments from the barracks
j before 5 p. m.
VARSITY TO MEET HUSKIES
IN CRUCIAL GAME TONIGHT
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Fees Must Be Paid
By 12 O’clock Today
To Avoid Penalty
The endurance contest is on!
By noon today several hundred
students must have made their
way to the business office and
paid their fees, or suffer an ad
ded three dollars as a penalty for
delay.
The first nine days of the fee
paying period found little ac
tivity among the students, and
the bulk of paying has appar
ently been left until today. As
a result the usual serpentine lines
are expected to move slowly up
to the business office windows,
as in previous years.
There will be one difference
from the usual procedure, how
ever. Instead of allowing those
who are still in line when the
time to close the office arrives,
permission to pay their fees with
out the fine next Monday, the
windows will be closed at noon.
Those who are yet in line will
have to pay the additional fee.
“No Mercy/’ is the edict. “Come
early, and prepare to stay late.
DOUGHNUT WRESTLING
MATCHES COMPLETED
Schedule Not Followed
By Organizations
The dougfecaut wrestling tourna
ment ended last night with the final
bouts. Only one match was run
off but the winners in the other
scheduled matches were acclaimed
victors because of the non-appear
ance of their opponents.
The title in the 128 pound class
went to Betzer, clever limb twister
of Oregon club, when he drew a de
cision and fall over Forrest of Ore
gon club. Betzer won his fall in 4
minutes and drew the decision after
struggling for a 5 minute period.
Veazie won first place in class B
'with Kelson taking second.
' E. Grant, Bachelordon, won the
honor in the unlimited class with
out a struggle because of the non
appearance of Dixon, Friendly hall.
Proffit, Friendly hall, won first
place in class B when Stevens
failed to show up.
Greely, Oregon club, drew a de
cision from Scott, Friendly hall.
Scott was unable to compete be
cause of the soreness of his vaccin
ated arm.
The winning organization will be
announced sometime next week. The
final score will hare to be com
piled and placed on record in the
physical education office before it
is published.
Weather Fbrecaster Given
Geology Department
Barograph is Only Instrument
Of Kind on Oregon Coast
“I’d like to go canoeing Sunday,
but it will rain. At least its liable
too.” The plaint of the Oregon stu
dent is common. Never fear, gal
lant swain, you may consult the
geology department and get the
low-down on atmospheric condi
tions.
“The latest on the weather,”
might be the slogan of the geology
department if the department were
i addicted to the customs of the ad
vertising columns of the dailies. A
barograph, the chief instrument
used in weather forecasting, has
been donated by Professor and Mrs.
8am Bass Warner. It is in opera
tion at present in the office of Dr.
Warren D. Smith.
Portland papers depend upon San
Francisco for weather forecasting
reports. The barograph in the pos
session of the geology department
is the only one known to be on the
Oregon coast. A weekly record of
the weather conditions of Eugene
is sent to the weather bureau at
Portland.
FRESHMEN WIH
Fast Contest Played With
High School Opponents
In Southern Oregon City
HOOPERS IN GOOD FORM
Game With Huskie Frosh
Made Certain by Decisive
Win in Last Night’s Tilt
The freshmen basketball team
took a 36 to 21 victory from the
Medford high school quintet last
night on the Medford floor. The
game was fast and hard fought, but
the yearlings were in good form and
their victory over the high school
ers, who are rated as having one of
the best intercholastic teams in the
state, was decisive.
TT. of W. Game Planned
The victory makes it practically
certain that the frosh will play the
University of Washington first vear
team. The game last night was ex
pected to give the coach a good line
on the calibre of his men, and upon
the outcome of the tilt was to de
pend the possibility of the frosh
getting games with collegiate fresh
men teams.
The Medford team includes four
lettermen, two of whom were all
state men last year, so the Oregon
victory coming after the poor show
ing of the freshmen last- week, is
regarded as especially encouraging.
Squad Cut Down
After the Franklin game, Coach
Evans continued the pruning of his
squad, in order that he could con
centrate on developing the most
promising men. The past week was
spent in passing work and in per
fecting the five man defense sys
tem of guarding the opposition
players. New plays and formations
were also introduced, and these, to
gether with some intensive train
ing, produced mid-season playing
from babes last night.
The men who made the trip for
the freshmen were Walker, Joy,
and Beeney, forwards; Eberhard
and Sawluc, centers; and Hutchin
son, Powers and Reichtstein,
guards.
NEW RECEIPT SYSTEM
AT LIBRARY POPULAR
The receipt system installed in
the circulation department of the
University library during the past
few weeks has proved very satis
factory to date, Mrs. Mabel Mc
Clain, head of the department, said
yesterday. TJJie bulk of the respon
sibility in the new system, however,
is placed upon the individual stu
j dent, and the ultimate success of
j the new plan depends upon his ac
! ceptance of this responsibility, she
pointed out.
The new system provides for the
issuance of receipts for all books as
[ they are returned to the library. A
| special discharge desk has been in
j stalled where all due books are
handled. Students are urged to
j preserve, the receipts issued as they
are the only evidence in case of er
| ror in checking off the books.
STUDENTS FAIL TO RETURN
PHOTO PROOFS FOR ANNUAL
Some of the students who have
had pictures taken at Kennell-Ellis
for publication in the Oregana,
have failed to return their proofs,
according to the photographers. In
order to have the desired picture
appear in the annual, it is neces
|sary that these proofs be returned
j immediately, as the printing for
Oregana photographs is being done
now.
Order of ‘O' to Hold
Jitney Dance Today
At Campa Shoppe
A jitney dance sponsored by
the Order of the “O” will be held
at the Campa Shoppe this after
noon, beginning at 2 o’clock.
The proceeds from the dance
are to be used to pay for a din
ner given at last Homecoming for
the football men. The Pi-id Pi
pers will furnish the dance mu
sic. Tickets will be on sale at
the entrance to the building,
states Gordon Wilson, who is in
charge of the ticket sale.
“This dance will be typical of
previous Order of the “O” dances,
which made a name on the cam
pus in the past,” states Harry
Myers.
The floor will be in good con
dition, the committee promises,
and everyone is welcome.
SIXTY ASPIRANTS OUT
FOR FRESHMAN TRACK
Competition Will Begin
Next Saturday
The sixty freshmen out for track
on Hayward field this spring prom
ise much for Oregon’s future fresh
man track team. Coach Hayward
has kept the youngsters in con
stant training, working out in
groups, limbering the muscles in the
legs and arms, and whipping them
selves into general shape.
A list of the freshmen signed up
for track is:
Hampton Allen, Dorith Anderson
Stuart Ball, F. Barnes, Ted Becker
Carl Brodersen, Bill Call, H. Tt
Chandlee, Forrest Cooper, Ed Crow
ley, Paul Clark, Jess Dewey, How
ard Dilg, Homer Dixon, Merle W
Ellis, B. Epping, Charles Fisher
Hewlett, Eugene C. Howe, George
Karshner, F, G, Kelly, John Kuy
kendall, Ellis Lake, Clifford Leitch
Sam Lockwood, R. Martig, Ben
Matherws, T. C. McDonald, Albert
Moklofsky, Del Monte, Edmonrl
Morris, Joe Noil, Ray Nash, Ray
Nash, Fred Niemi, Bob Overstreet
La Verne Pearson, W. Peterkin, W
R. Padrick, Frank Powell, Bill
Prendergast, Elwood Read, Jack
Renshaw, A. M. Richmond, D
Robinette, R. T. Ross, Homer J
Baling, Sherman, Chesley Smith
Reg Stewart, Phil Usinger, Stewarl
Tuft, Harold Veatch, Vic Wetzel
J. C. Winslow, Bill Young, Dayh
Zimmerman.
HOOP CONTEST
IMPORTANT FOR
BOTHJINTETS
University Alone Remains
Undefeated in Coast and
Northwest Conferences
TEAMS ARE EXPECTED
TO MATCH UP EVENLY
Oregon’s Offense Weakened
By Absence of Hobson
From Forward Position
Depending directly on the out
come of the Washington-Oregon
basketball tilt tonight, is the possi
bie championship of the Pacific
Coast conference. Oregon is the
only undefeated team in the con
ference, Washington was defeated
last night by O. A. C.
True to Oregon tradition, the
varsity five on the eve of a cru
cial contest, is in a precarious posi
tion due to the absence of the stel
lar member of the team. Hobson
is out as the result of a rather seri
ous vaccination. The rest of the
quintet is little better off, as the
whole team was vaccinated and is
in poor playing condition.
The showing of the varsity
against the Montana team on Thurs
day night, however, gives tho Lem
on-Yellow practically even odds
with the Huskies. Four of the sec
ond string men were sent into the
Grizzly-Oregon fray, and these subs
played with varsity-like calibre,
but with Hobson out, the Oregon
offense is materially weakened, es
pecially when playing against a
hard chocking quintet.
Comparing the strength of the
I Washington and Oregon teams by
the scores made by these quintets
j against the same opponents, is
I rather unsound, yet against the
j Montana five these two teams were
j victorious by practically the same
margin. Washington beat the Griz
zlies by 12 points, while Oregon won
J by 9 points. Doth the Huskies an(T
the varsity soundly trounced the
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WASHINGTON DEFEATED BY
AGGIE8
Oregon Agricultural College
Jan. 30.—In a fast game, with
the score holding almost even
until the third quarter, the O. A.
C. quintet won over the Univer
sity of Washington, last night,
27 to 16. Baker of O. A. C. was
high point man.
STUDENTS FORGET DULL DAYS
AT REVELING CLASS PARTIES
j With thoughts of such common
. place things as 8 o’clock classes
and fees forgotten, all classes spent
last night in carefree revel.
The seniors paraded from the
Sigma Nu house to the Heilig the
atre, attending the first show. How
ever the hilarity of the otherwise
dignified upperclassmen was not at
an end.
Memories of their childhood re
turned, oftimes with a sudden
bump, in the skating party at the
Winter Garden afterwards. Their
old and well worn clothes served
to advantage in this wild adven
| ture. Many learned with a painful
i jar, that the skill of their youth
i had departed.
I Those who regarded discretion as
the better part of valor, indulged
in dancing and other amusements.
Fashion plates of Vanity Fair
of pre-war days were at the Campa
Shoppe last night. Junior men as
small town (lance hall shieks and
girls as vamps danced in the setting
of a grange hall dance of a decade
ago. Refreshments were in the
form of the never-omitted basket
lunches.
In an Italian setting of flutter
ing, colorful decorations, the Soph
Shuffle was a dazzling affair. Girls
gaudily costumed like daughters of
sunny Italy and men as farmers,
tramps or bootblacks on a holiday,
lent an atmospheric touch to the
festivity in the College Side Inn.
The Four Horsemen and Jockey
furnished the syncopation for the
dancing. Unique menus informed
the merry-makers of the variety of
refreshments. Unusual dancing aets
were the features, besides other en
tertainments.
Th Women’s building wag the
scene of the freshman dance. This
affair differed from the others as
! it was not in costume.