f
IDEAL HUSBAND’
NEXT GUILD PLAY
Oscar Wilde’s Story Deals
With Modern Society Life
In England’s Higher Class
LARGE CAST INCLUDED
Gerda Brown and Darrell
Larsen to Take Leads
On February 11, 12, 13
Oscar Wilde’s “The Ideal Hus
band” will be the next play to be
produced by the -University com
pany at Guild theatre. The per
formance dates are February 11, 12,
and 13.
Following the policy of the dram
atic department to give the actors
and the public a wide variety of
plays during each school year, “The
Ideal Husband” was Chosen as a fit
successor to “Yellow Candle Light,”
the musical fantasy given last
week. It is a modern society drama
dealing with English life of the
higher class, and includes all of the
elements of human interest which
Wilde knew so well how to use.
“The Ideal Husband”’ was played
with great success in London and
New York.
Parts arc Announced
Darrell Larsen and Gerda Brown
have been assigned the leading
parts of Viscount Goring and Mrs.
Cheveley, respectively. The Earl
of Caversham will be played by
Paul Krausse, Sir Robert Chiltern
by Terva Hubbard, and Lady Chil
tern by Claire Gibson.
Delbert Faust will be Viscomte de
Nanjac, Florence Couch takes the
part of Mabel Chiltern, and Jeanne
Gay, the part of Mrs. Marchmont.
Lady Markby will be portrayed by
Beatrice Beeby, Countess of Basil
don by Margaret Booth, Mr. Mont
ford by Boyd Homewood, Phipps by
Harold Hof lick, James by Boyd
Homewood, and Mason by Eugene
Leidigh.
Work on ‘Hassan’ Started
Rehearsals of “The Ideal Hus
band” have been in progress for
a week. Work on “Hassan,” the
James Flecker Arabian play which
has caused so much discussion in
the East and in England, where
it was first produced two years
ago, has also been started. The cast
has been selected, the lines given
out for the parts to be learned, and
rehearsals will probably begin with
in a few days. Several difficult
technical problems of staging “Has
san” must be worked out before
hand because of the fact that Guild
theatre stage is so small and has
no loft. “Hassan” will be given
shortly after the Mask and Buskin
play “Kempy.”
SILVERTON HIGH SENIORS
TO HEAR PROFESSOR DUNN
Professor Frederick S. Dunn,
head of the Latin department, will
leave for Silverton tomorrow, where
he will address the graduating class
of the Silverton high school. Pro
fessor Dunn’s topic will be the
“Heart of Bruce.”
Proposed Ruling
Would Restrict
Athletic Meets
A ^aci^ty ruling to prohibit
any form of athletic contests
after 6 p. m., except on Fridays,
Saturdays and holidays will be
proposed at the faculty meeting
tomorrow. Action on the motion
for the ruling will be taken
later.
The rule would prohibit many
of the conference basketball
games, swimming and wrestling
meets, and other contests, since
it would be impossible to sched
ule all of them on Friday and
Saturday. The motion proposes
to put the rule into effect the
fall term next year.
FRED D. SMITH RATED
PPERFUE SPEAKER
F. S. Dunn Recalls First
Visit of Y. M. Leader
“I shall never forget my first j
meeting with Fred B. Smith,” said
Professor Frederick S. Dunn, of the
Latin department, in speaking of
tomorrow’s assembly speaker. “He
was one of the most magnetic
speakers that I ever heard, for he
is charged with a conviction which
is nothing, if not forceful.
“It was during my first year on
the University campus that Mr.
Smith came here to speak under the
auspices of the advisory board of
the Y. M. C. A. At that time I
was president of the board, and it
was my pleasure to have the oppor- ■
tunitv of introducing him. Mr. J
Smith’s topic on that occasion was, j
‘A Strong Man.’ I remember that;
when I first saw him and heard him j
speak, and saw what an old Roman j
he was, T thought what a perfect
exemplar he was of the ‘ Strong
Man’ about whom he spoke.
“Those who fail to hear Mr.
Smith while he is at the Univer- j
sitv,” concluded Professor Dunn,
“are going to miss one of the great
est pulpit speakers known to this
generation.”
In former years he w,as engaged
in organizing international Y. M.
C. A., and now spends a few weeks
each year visiting colleges through
out the country. Last year, as
executive chairman of the confer
ence of college and university men
and women for law observance and
citizenship, he came in contact with
students from all over the United
States.
Mr. Smith is described as a big
man—physically as well as intel
lectually. Mr. H. W. Davis, student
(Continued on page three)
ASHLAND HIGH HAS LIST
OF FOREIGN EXCHANGES
Scoteh, English and Irish school
paper exchanges have been ar
ranged by the Ashland high school,
which also numbers among its 200
exchanges, papers from 45 states,
Alaska, Canada, and the Hawaiian
Islands. The school also intends to i
get other foreign as well as English i
speaking school papers. At present j
it probably has the largest ex- i
change department of any school'
its size in the United States.
OXFORD DEBATER DISCUSSES
LIFE IN AMERICAN COLLEGES
Malcolm McDonald, 23 years old, j
•student at Oxford and of things in
general, came to the United States,
several months ago with the Oxford
debating team. While travelling
about from college to college he has
eagerly sought out all angles of col
lege life over here, especially those
that contrasted with life at Oxford.
The observant young man sums
up his ideas in clear, concise state
ments, yet even while making them,
he was open to new suggestions that
might throw a different angle on
his viewpoint During the present
interview, which took place in his
room at a hotel here, he asked as
many questions as his interviewer,
and doubtless could write as com
plete a story on what he learned
as is narrated below.
The interview was entirely in
formal, more like an open discus
sion between two students, and but
for the press of work upon the re
porter, it might easily have con
tinued for several hours. McDonald
stretched himself at ease on the
lounge, and carried on his end of
the conversation with an enviable
spontaneity and grace of diction.
Although he was to stay at the
hotel but two days, he had brought
forth and placed on the writing
table at least two dozen good, solid
books, with Darwin’s “Origin of
Species” and “The American Mer
cury,” both open as he had left
them a few months before.
This interview is a true record of
the young student’s impressions of
several phases of American college
life, stated, as before said, with a
mind open to conviction on anv
angle upon which he might be mis
informed.
The American social fraternity
(Continued on page three)
NEW KDYLGUP
TO BE OFFERED
Best All-Round Junior Man
To Have Honor of First
Signature Put on Trophy
PRIZE GIVEN SINCE 1911
Bennet and Murray Warner
Awards for Best Essays
Open to Undergraduates
This year the best all-around
junior man will have the honor not
only of receiving the Koyl cup, but
of having his name head the lisv
engraved upon it.
This is according to word re
cently received by Dr. A. E. Cas
well, member of the committee of
awards. The old cup, won last year
by Don Woodward, is practically
covered with names, and this year
a new cup will be presented by the
donor, Charles W. Koyl. This prize
has been offered every year since
1911.
University Gets Old Cup
The old cup is to become the
property of the University. Two
of the prizes which are coming up
before long are the Bennett prize
and the Murray Warner prize.
The former, which was won last
year by Arthur Rosebaugh, is an
annual prize of $20 offered for the
best essay written on free govern
ment by an Undergraduate. The
prize was originated by Philo Sher
man Bennett of New Haven, Con
necticut.
The Murray Warner prize is of
fered by Mrs. Murray Warner,
donor of the Murray Warner Art
Collection, for the best essay writ
ten upon the relationship of the
United States and the Orient.
Prize is Increased
This prize, which has been $100
hereafter, has been increased this
year to $200 to be offered as one or
several prizes.
The prize is offered in the name
of the late Major Warner who serv
ed in China during the Boxer up
rising. Upton Close, recent speak
er on the campus, has been enlisted
as one of the judges of the essays.
The contest, which opened last
term, will end in Mjay. Last year
the essay which won the prize was
written under the title, “Is There
Any Panacea for the Oriental
Problem,” by Ted Kurashige.
m SCHOOL HEAD
TO GIVE RADIO TAUE
“The Permanent Court of Inter
national Justice” is the title of a
radio lecture to be broadcast from
station KGW of the Morning Ore
gonian Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
Dean William G. Hale, of the school
of law will give the transmission.
The theme of administrative jus
tice in international affairs is the
theme of poets, the dream of phil
osophers, the hope of statesmen, the |
crying need of humanity in this and :
all ages, according to Dean Hale, j
He will point out that there are
three ways to settle the controver
sies of human nature: (1) by agree
ment, (2) by fighting them out, and
(3) by submitting them to the de
termination of a third impartial
person nr tribunal.
To establish this world peace, it j
will be necessary to set up some :
sort of an international machinery, j
is one of the points that the head
of the school of law will discuss. ;
Because of the very character of ;
man’s human nature it is necessarv •
to have some kind of a machinery. \
Bean Hale will show that this ma
chine. as it is now proposed bv
President Coolidge and Mr. Hughes,
is the international court. He be
lieves that America should enter
the court, and this he will prove in
his lecture Friday evening.
Dean Hale has given two radio
lectures in the past. According to
experts, be has a perfect radio
voice. “His voice seems to modu
late perfectly in the microphone of
KGW.” according to the radio di
rector of the extension division.
‘Costume Knight’
Tickets Sell Fast
Among Students
Due to the success of costume
parties given by various depart
ments, classes and organizations,
the Oregon Knights decided) it
would be just the thing to put
over an affair of that nature in
order that the entire campus
might enjoy the occasion. Things
look as if the campus had re
sponded with unusual interest be
cause the tickets are selling fast.
Of course the Knight commit
tee will admit anyone with the
ticket—costume or no costume—
but it beseeches the student body
on bended knee to arrive Friday
night with some manner of dif
ferent dress in order that the cos
tume effect will be successfully
carried out.
The dance is to be held at the
Woman’s building next Friday
night. The time is 8:30. There
will be ‘Pi-Id’ music. Tickets
on sale at the Co-op or by any
Knight. And—let’s see, is there
anything else—Oh yes! Don’t for
get the girl.
OREGON CONSERVATION
SUBJECT OE CONTEST
Portland Chamber Offers
Three Cash Prizes
A first prize of $100 is being of
fered by the Land Settlement and
Marketing committees of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, Pro
gressive Business Men’s club, and
the Portland Ad club, for the best
ideas on the conservation of Oregon
waste products. The second prize
is $50, and the third prize is $25.
The method, developed by Profes
sor O. F. Stafford of the ehemistry
department, for the use of obtaining
by-products from sawdust was cited
as a typical example of what is de
sired for the contest. The plan of
Dr. Stafford’s was recently adopted
by Henry Ford in the plant at Iron
Mountain, Michigan.
The contest, which closes Febru
ary 15, 1925, is open to any one, and
is to promote ideas for the use of
Oregon waste products, such as saw
dust, stumps, fruit waste, straw,
and vegetable growth.
Entries should be addressed to
the Contest Committee, 104 Oregon
building, Portland, Oregojp No
definite length or the nature of the
ideas is given.
JOURNALISTIC GROUP
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Harold A. Kirk was elected presi
dent of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s
honorary journalistic fraternity, at
the meeting held by the organiza
tion at the Anchorage, yesterday
noon. James Case was elected vice
president, Sol Abramson was named
secretary-treasurer and Jalmar
Johnson was elected corresponding
secretary.
This was the annual election of
the fraternity, the officers named
to hold office for one year. Don j
Woodward, president during the
last year, George Godfrey, vice- I
president, and Theodore Janes, sec
retary-treasurer, are the retiring
officers.
NEW CONDUIT INSTALLED
FOR TANK MOTOR WIRING
A new conduit, connecting with
Ithe motors that change the water in
; the swimming pool of the Woman’s
i building, has just been installed.
; About a week ago seepage water
I got into the joints of the conduit,
j which runs under the basement of
',the building, causing a shortage and
j stopping the motors. Temporary
wiring was run in the hall leading
1 to the pool until the new conduit
I could be put in place, thus permit
I ting the water in the pool to be
j changed as usual.
REGULAR WOMEN’S LEAGUE
TEA TO BE THIS AFTERNOON
The weekly tea sponsored by the
Women’s League will be held this
afternoon from 4 to 6 o’clock in the
sun parlor of the Woman’s building.
These affairs are very informal, and
all university women are urged to
attend some time during the after
noon. Doris Brophy is in charge of
the teas.
DEBATE TEAMS
BEGIN PRACTICE
Oregon Will Meet 0. A. C.
And Willamette Teams in
Women’s Triangle Meet
ILLNESS DELAYS WORK
Amendment of Japanese
Immigration Laws to Be
Question for Discussion
Preparatory work on the triangle
debate between O. A. C., Willam
ette and Oregon has begun, states
E. W. Merrill, women’s debate
coach. The matter is taking defin
ite form and training on delivery is
being stressed.
Work has been greatly delayed, as
two members of the team have been
ill as a result of vaccination.
Changes have been made in the per
sonnel of the teams, Beatrice
Mason and Mildred Bateman now
forming the affirmative and Aline
Buster and Dorothy Newman, the
negative.
February 19, Date Set
The triangle debate is set for
February 19, the affirmative team
meeting Willamette here and the
negative going to the O. A. C.
campus. The question for discus
sion is: “Besolved: That the pres
ent immigration laws should be
amended to admit Japanese on a
quota basis.”
“The work done by the squad is
encouraging,” said Mr. Merrill,
“considering that Mildred Bateman
i is the only experienced member on
the team, one a sophomore and two
| freshmen.”
Next Debate Question Given
The next women’s debate is also
a triangle affair between Califor
nia, Washington and Oregon. It is
scheduled for March 5 and the sub
ject will be, “Resolved: That the
proposed Child Labor measure be
made a constitutional amendment.”
“This topic is peculiarly fitting
as this matter is before many state
legislatures at ‘the present time,”
Mr. Morrill said.
At present, the squad for this de
bate is composed of Cecil McKer
cher, Helen Louise Crosby and
Flora Campbell.
“More are expected to be on the
squad,” stated Mr. Merrill, “for par
ticipation in this meet. Miss Bate
man will be on the team for both
questions and probably snore.”
THIS WEEKS’ LECTURE
ON RELISION OMITTED
The regular Wednesday night lec
ture on religion given under the
auspices of the United Christian
Work of the University will not he
held this evening. No lecture was
planned for this week in order that
interest may concentrate in the ser
ies of addresses to bp given by Fred
B. Smith, noted speaker on citizen
I ship and law enforcement, who will
begin his talks with tomorrow’s
assembly.
The religion series will resum.
1 next Wednesday and continue
i through the term. The lecturer
next week will be Professor Freder
if is. iMinn or tne Jjatin department
, TTis topic will be “Religions of Anc
ient Greece and Rome.”
The aeries have proved a distinct
success, according to the committee
in charge. Great interest was mani
fested at the two lectures already
given. There are five more talks
in the series.
EXTENSION OFFICES GIVEN
COAT OF PAINT THIS WEEK
During the past week the whole
upstairs of the Extension building
has been given a coat of cream
gray paint. The work is being
done under the supervision of II. M.
Fisher, superintendent of grounds.
FORMER STUDENT RETURNS
TO CAMPUS FOR VISIT
Marion Bowen, ’2fl, is visiting her
aunt on the campus. She is now
secretary of the Red Cross at As
toria. Mrs. Wilson, her aunt, has
charge of the Woman’s building.
Snapshots Wanted
For 1925 Oregana
Is Editor’s Plea
All the snapshots, large and
small, humorous and sad that can
be collected are wanted by the
editors of the feature section of
the Oregana. In order to make
this section of common interest
to the whole campus, the co
operation of all the living organi
zations is a necessary part of the
procedure.
During the next few days mem
bers of the staff, including Walt
O’Brien, Jack Hempstead and
Wallie Marks, will canvass the
various fraternity and sorority
houses for these snaps. It is
hoped that these groups will
readily respond with what pic
tures they are able to collect
from among their members. Each
organization that submits these
snap-shots will receive due cred
it in this year’s Oregana.
FIRST A.S.U.D. CONCERT
TO BE FEBRUARY 10
Maier-Pattison Combination
Famed As Pianists
I
The first music concert of the
Beason under the auspices of the as
sociated student body will be pre
sented Tuesday, February 10, at 8
p. m. at the Woman’s building.
This is the first of a series of con
certs to be given, three by outside |
artists, one by the orchestra, and
one by the combined men’s and wo
men’s glee clubs.
The artists appearing Tuesday
ovening are Guy Maier and Lee
Pattison who are dual pianists and
among the best artists of the day.
During the fall, Mr. Maier has been
the head of the piano department
at the University school of music
at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Mr.
Pattison has presided in a similar
capacity at the Glenn Dillard Gunn ;
I School of Music in Chicago. The
two artists are making a coast to
coast tour through the winter
months.
The Maier-Pattison combination
has been termed the last word in
pianistic ensemble, and has been
described as “giving us a new stand
ard to work to.” Their repertory
is constantly expanding, it is
claimed, for they have been the
source of inspiration for composi
tions for two pianos by the best
writers of today. One of the last
pieces that they have introduced
is a new work for two pianos by an
American composer, a Ballad by
Leo Sowerby.
The next concert under the aus
pices of the associated student body
will be February 24. It will be
given by Albert Spaulding, violin
ist.
| ASSISTANTS WILL HELP
DAY EDITORS ON EMERALD
A new system of assistant day
editors has been put into operation
jon the Emerald. The assistant day
editor helps the day editor in his
I work and functions in the same
manner as the assistant night edi
tor.
LESSONS GIVEN
IN LIFE SAVING
Twenty-two Sign to Take
Instructions in Rescuing
Persons From Drowning
SIX SUPERVISORS NAMED
Course is Educational and
Demonstrative States
Oregon Swimming Coach
With twenty-two students al
ready signed to take up individual
instruction in the intricacies of life
saving and with six trained student
instructors on hand to pass out the
desired information, the Ked Cross
Life Saving Corps recently inaugur
ated here is expected to gain recog
nition as one of the best on the
Pacific coast, according to Budolph
Pahl, varsity swimming instructor.
Instructor L. E. Palmer will be
the general supervisor of all coach
ing beside holding his regular class
on Monday afternoon. He will be
assisted, however, by D, Park on
Tuesday and Saturday afternoons^’
ff. Bartlett on Wednesday after;
noon, and L. Hoblitt on Friday af
ternoon.
Schaefers Method Used -f
These six instructors will give the
new men the idea of life saving in
structions. They will take up the
Schaefers method of resuscita
tion. This method is used in
cases of gas asphyxiation and is one
of the best known methods of re
viving drowning persons.
Later instructions will be given
in the best methods to hold a pro
spective drowning person and the
necessary breaks for strangle holds.
Development of untold endurance
will be stressed since no person can
expect to save another from a
watery grave if one is not able to
withstand the strain of swimming
with a struggling weight upon his
back, said Budolph Fahl. Drill in
proper diving form and the process
of complete disrobing while In the
water will also bo given. The use
of good judgment in rescue work
will be brought out.
The life saving tests will be given
either the latter part of this term
or the first part of the spring term.
The members of last year’s corps
are sponsoring the tests.
Members are Listed
The list of the members of last
year’s corps who will act as in
structor are: Budolph Fahl, instruc
tor; L. E. Palmer, D. Park, B.
Bartlett, B. Stone, and L. Hoblitt.
The list of prospective members
contain the names of Georgei H. Ma
son, E. D. Conway, L. Reavis, Al
fred Goss, Gordon Wright, Steve
Bugar, Floyd Van Atta, W. Hamil
(Continued on page three)
MBS. MURRAY WARNER
PASSES THROUGH EUGENE
Mrs. Murray Warner, donor of
tho oriental art in the University
museum, passed through Eugene
Friday, enroute for Chicago to vis
it her mother, Mrs. Perkins Bass.
Mrs. Warner will be in Eugene
later in the year.
‘STETSON’ AGITATORS WOULD BAN
TRADITIONAL SENIOR SOMBRERO
Testing the eonsistancy of one
of Old Oregon’s traditions, agita
tion for the abandonment of tho ro
mantic senior sombrero and the
adoption of the stiff-brimmed Step
son hat has today been fanned into
a campus controversy.
Although there is yet no defin
ite senior concensus of opinion as
to the merits of either hat, the
situation is believed to be a one
sided one, overwhelmingly in favor
of the “Stetson.”
The main arguments for doing
away with the sombrero appear to
lie in the fact that the rough and
i ready piece is “unhandy, unbecom
ing and uneconomical” for the
average first classman, and further,
“it is not being worn this year.”
I The average price of a fair som
brero doubles that of the proposed
chapeau, according to the agitators.
On the other hand, to make a
i radical change in the designated
standard of an old tradition, such
as the sombrero custom, would be
a serious discord to the harmony
of Oregon spirit, it is stated by the
sombrero supporters.
“A hat’s a hat, and as long as
the sombrero has been long selected
and looked upon by juniors and un
derclassmen as an inspiring pinna
cle of scholastic achievement, why
let anything else take its place for
the sake of mere style?” asks Her
, bert Graham of the law school.
The old sombrero idea is all right,
according to Edwin C. Tapfer,
; chairman of the student executive
j committee, ‘‘but th hats are irn
! practical and actually unbecoming
to most men. The status of the
old tradition can still be upheld in
the acquisition of the Stetson,
which, I think, could be worn with
(Continued on page four)