DEALERS CHOOSE
EUGENE FOR 1S2G
Oregon Retail Merchants
Association Re-elects
President and Secretary
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED
Peddlers and Collections
Subjects Discussed at
Yesterday’s Sessions
The annual convention of the
Oregon Retail Merchants’ associa
tion closed yesterday following the
'election of officers for the coming
year, and a meeting of the newly
elected board of directors.
Eugene was again chosen as the
convention center for 1926. L.
Thomas, of Marshfield, was unani
mously re-elected president and O.
E. Tate, of Portland, was re-elected
secretary for the year.
Other executive officers elected
were, W. F. Kennedy, Corvallis,
first vice-president; J. C. Mann,
Medford, second vice-president and
IV, L. Crout of Portland, treasurer.
These officers constitute the execu
tive board of the association.
Directors are Elected
Those chosen for the board of
■directors are, for three year period:
E. F. Douglas, Portland; B. E. Sis
sons, Salem; IV. L. Osborne, Mc
Minnville, and D. R. Norton, Ban
don.
For two years: Clint Van Fleet,
La Grande; Geo. B. Schaefers, Eu
gene; A. G. Hoffman, Forest Grove,
And Chas. Fraer of Marshfield.
For one year period: J. H. Gar
rett, Hillsboro; W. D. Schoenfeldt,
Portland; A. A. Hull, Corvallis; W.
A. Lovelace, Reedsport.
The annual report of the Bureau
of Business Research was made by
Dean E. C. Robbins, of the school
of business administration, at the
morning session yesterday.
Bureau Report Made
The work of the bureau for the
test three years was outlined by
Dean Robbins, who expressed him
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CALCULATING MACHINE
RECEIVED ON CAMPUS
A new calculating machine has
been received on the campus, which
is now being used in the mathe
matics department. Dr. W. E.
Milne is using the machine for the
purpose of interesting differential
equations, a great many computa
tions having already been made.
The new calculator is electrically
run, and may be used for addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division,
and the extraction of square roots.
This machine belongs to the re
search department. The mathemat
ics department also owns a calcu
lator, which is now being used in
physics work.
Contribution Box
For Timid Writers
Placed in Library
All inspired and bashful souls
may now make contributions to
the Emerald without having to
storm the journalism “shack.”
The building is not frequented
by students who aren’t majors
and the outsiders feel a little tim
id about venturing in and asking
the way to the contribution box.
Perhaps they don’t want the
journalists to know of their first
contributions. Once they are
accepted, the matter is different.
Also the shack is just a little
out of some people’s- wav.
The editor, recognizing these
facts, has set up a brand new
box in the library by the cir
culation desk on the first floor.
The box is labeled to show that
it is for Emerald contributions.
Everyone goes to the library so
the box is easy of access. Any
Emerald contributions may be
left there.
‘ORGflNIZEDEFFir
SUBJECT PF ADDBESS
W. J. Hindley Talks at Last
Session of 0. R. M. A.
“Organized Effort” was the idea
most strongly emphasized by W. J.
Hindley, of Seattle, in an address
before the Oregon Retail Mer
chants’ association immediately fol
lowing luncheon at the chamber of
commerce yesterday.
He asserted tliat without organi
zation there is no hope for the re
tail merchant, and showed that this
effort on the part of the business
man is the hall-mark of intelligent
self-,interest. This self-interest, he
stated, is not of the greed of primi
tive man but the well-directed en
ergy of a successful business man.
“As quickly as men in business
curb self-interest,” he said, “they
destroy individual initiative.”
An individual’s self-interest must
extend to his neighbors and com
munity. This business association
must have for its object the promo
tion of the interests of all of its
members. Its services must be
worth more than is charged for it
or it will be doomed to failure.
The association must conform to
the laws of economic progress, if
it is to enlarge and advance. These
remarks were emphasized by Mr.
Hindley.
Self-interest in the ethical, the
political, the religious world is the
foundation upon w'hich all progress
must be made. Self interest has
been curbed in its operation
through civilization evolution, but
is becoming more intelligent.
“Organized effort is the call of
intelligent self interest,” said Mr.
Hindley.
Problems of government in busi
ness, showing how merchants have
to fight political influences and the
simplification of and standardiza
tion of different lines of merchan
dise, were told by the speaker.
JOHN LARSON, GRASS CUTTER,
ENJOYS CAMPUS OCCUPATION
By Ruth DeLap
You see him month in and month
out, rain or shine, as he plods back
and forth pushing his lawn mower.
From February to next December,
every year for about 15 years this
faithful grass cutter, John Larson,
has been on his job cutting the cam
pus grass.
Mr. Larson has seen the campus
grow, not only in buildings, but in
square feet, and he inwardly smiles
as he sees new lawns being plotted,
for those new lawns means more
grass for him to cut, and that makes
him happy. Yes, this old man who
has seen class after class enter and
graduate from the schools of higher
education, enjoys cutting grass. It
is his occupation.
It might be the sound of the
blades as they revolve and bite into
the slender green leaves, or it may
be the sight of the grass as it flies
behind the mower, or ever the long
rolling stretches of lawn as it grows
velvety smooth under his hands. All
this might be why this friend of
the campus enjoys his work. It
might be all this, but in his own
words he like to “see the green
grass sprouting.” And as lie says
it lie waves a gnarled hand in a
gesture that takes in all the fields
of green, and he smiles with a look
of infinite satisfaction and keen
enjoyment.
Mr. Larson cuts many square feet
of grass each day, several acres, in
fact. He times himself to each
patch and in that way keeps track
of his hours. He walks many miles
a day, he doesn’t know how many,
he says.
“Yes, I walk a long ways in a
day. Now that patch there,” and
he pointed to the tract which lies
between Commerce building and the
walk leading to the Y hut, “took
me two hours and ten minutes this
morning to cut. Yes, lots of
walking.
•“It is harder to cut the grass
! when it is wet, or when the ground
! is soft and damp as it is now. But
! the sprouts now are tender.” As
he spoke he looked at the place
upon which he was working with
! an almost loving look. “Later the
'grass will get tough then I'll have
| to put on the big mower-—But now
! the leaves are tender.” His voice
was a caress.
WOMEN DEBATE
THIS EVENING
Forensic Team Will Meet
Aggies and Willamette
In Triangular Contest
OREGON TITLE HOLDER
Competition to Be Staged
On Japanese Immigration
At Villard Hall Tonight
Tonight the women’s debate
team meets O. A. C. and Willamette
university in their annual trianglu
lar debate. Previous to last year,
this event included only Oregon
and O. A. C., but was enlarged to
a triangle affair, this year adding
Willamette to the group. The event
was won by Oregon last year.
The question to be discussed is,
“Resolved: That the present immi
gration law should be amended to
admit Japanese on the quota basis.”
Meet is in Villard
The negative team composed of
Dorothy Newman and Aline Buster
will meet the O. A. C. affirmative
team on the Corvallis campus. Mil
dred Bateman and Beatrice Mason,
the affirmative team, will contest
the question with Elizabeth Fair
child and Elaine Clorver, Willam
ette negative group, in Villard hall
at 8 o’clock. Miss Clover is the
forensic manager at Willamette
university.
H. G. Tanner, of the chemistry
department, will be chairman of
the affair here and H. H. Herd
man, vice-president of the National
Safety Council of Portland, and
Tom Stavely, of Reed college, will
act as judges for the contest.
This question of immigration is
one of singular appropriateness to
be discussed by coast . colleges,
states the coach. It is also a mat
ter of national political importance.
Team has Experience
All members of the team have
had experience in dough-nut debat
ing. Mildred Bateman, a junior,
has been active in forensics work
for three years on the campus, and
will be given a shield, which is the
highest forensic award.
Dorothy Newman, sophomore, was
a member of Delta Zeta debate
team, which won the doughnut con
test last year.
Aline Bjister, a freshman, parti
cipated in doughnut debating this
year being a member of the win
ning Hendricks team.
Beatrice Mason has also had ex
perience in doughnut debating .
LANDSBURY TO SPEAK
FROM RADIO STATION
Dean John Landsbury, head of
the school of music, will broadcast
on extension division radio lecture
Friday evening at 8 o ’clock from
station KGW of the Oregonian. His
lecture will be in the form of an
illustrated piano address.
Dean Landsbury will illustrate
his lecture with musical selections
from the angle of a technical ex
pert. That we should listen to the
piano as a piano, and that we should
have presentation of the master
pieces of the literature of tone is
what he will point out to his radio
audience.
Most piano numbers have been
presented to the radio world with
out interpretation. Dean Lands
bury hopes to show the ether au
dience that there is personality in
piano music. It represents some
thing more than listening to felted
hammer hit against a string which
in turn causes a certain tone to
leave the sound board. There is
an appreciation and pleasure in the
harmony.
He will point out that few people
realize that there is a technique in
piano playing. The hammer can hit
with an awful force, or can strike
as a most delicate touch; each pro
ducing corresponding sound qual
ities.
“Whether or not there is any
thing inherent in the tone of an
instrument to make it appropriate
for associations with things ou,t
side of music is a tremendously in
teresting subject,’’ according tc
Dean Landsbury.
Original Settings
In Orchesus Club
Dance Program
The new. curtain of tan monks
cloth for the stage in the wo
man’s gymnasium will be used
for the first time next Wednes
day night when Orchesus, the ad
vanced dancing club, presents its
dance program.
There is also gossip about a
marble stairway which is being
imported for the occasion. There
are those who say it is not mar
ble at all. They maintain that
it is just painted white and was
made by the Midgeley planing
mill and that it will be used
again later on, in class work.
Anyway, it is circular. And it
will grow in a moonlit old garden
in Normandy next week in the
woman’s gymnasium.
ORATOR]! TRY-OUTS
TO BE HELD TUESDAY
Statewide Contest Will Be
At Pacific College
All forensic aspirants desiring to
compete in the Peace oratory con
test, to be held April 3, at Paci
fic university, Newberg, are urged
by Oscar A. Brown, debate coach,
to enter the try-outs for that event.
The try-outs will be held in Villard
hall, Tuesday, February 2d. Wo
men students as well as men are
eligible to enter the try-out elim
inations.
Instructions have been given out
in regard to the topic for oration
and the treatment of it. The theme
of the speeches should avoid the
conventional handling, such as
dramatic contrasts of war and
peace, or moralizing on their ef
fects.
The treatment of the subject
should be one that develops some
conclusive and definite >4plnn 'for
an international peace. It is pre
ferred that orations should be lim
ited to 1,800 words in length.l
Typewritten copies of speeches
must be presented to the coach at
the time of the try-puts.
The winner of the elimination
will enter the state contest at
Pacific university. Two prizes, of
$75 and $50, will be given to ora
tors placing first and second.
This annual Peace oratory con
test is held under the auspices of
the National Intercollegiate Peace
association, which sponsors these
events in colleges throughout the
country.
The two prize winners of the
state contest will be eligible to en
ter the national contest and their
orations will be sent to the nation
al headquarters for a final judg
ment on the qualities of thought
and composition. The winner of
the national event will be awarded
a prize of $100.
Institutions in Oregon entered in
the contest are: Albany college,
Linfield college, Oregon State. Nor
mal school, Oregon Agricultural
college, Willamette university, Eu
gene Bible university, Pacific uni
versity, and the University of Ore
gon.
STUDENTS MUST PETITION
TO WITHDRAW AFTER FRIDAY
Tomorrow is the last day on
which students may withdraw from
the University without petitioning
the faculty committee, according
to an announcement from the regis
trar’s office. After that time the
petition must be placed before a
committee, and upon unfavorable
action, or if the student withdraws
without petitioning, the grade of
“F” will appear on the grade sheet
for each course in which the stu
dent is registered.
FACULTY TEA TO BE HELD
AT ALUMNI HALL TODAY
A faculty tea will be held this
afternoon in Alumni hall, with the
K. L. M. and N’s as hostesses with
Mrs. C. E. Kelly as chairman. The
hours are from 3 to 6 o’clock. At
4 o’clock Mme. Rose McGrew will
give a musical program.
O. A. C. STUDENTS TO SEE
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
Oregon Agricultural College.—
Members of the class in parliamen
tary drill at Oregon Agricultural
college wil visit the legislature
while it is in session to observe the
actual working of parliamentary
rules.
ASSEMBLY TO BE
MUSIC PHI
Mu Phi Epsilon to Entertain
Students With Annual
Orchestra Presentation
OPERA MEMBER TO SING
Irma Tice, Star of Brandon
Opera Company, Will Be
Guest of Local Society
Mu Phi Epsilon, national musi
cal sorority, is putting on its an
nual assembly program Joday with
the added attraction of a vocal
number by the star of the Brand
on Opera company, Irma Tice.
Miss Tice, although she is not a
member of the organization, has ac
cepted the invitation of the local
chapter to appear as its guest and
to take part in the program.
Ten Pieces in Orchestra
The ten-piece orchestra which
opens the Mu Phi program consists
of four violins, (Alberta Potter*,!
Gwendolen Hayden, Nina War
nock and Wanda Eastwood; two
cellos, Katie Potter and Lora
Teshner; two flutes, Beulah Clark
and Genevieve Phelps; one clari
net, Grace Potter; and Jean Harper
at the piano.
Program List Given
Today’s program in full is as
follows:
Pirouette .Herman Finch
Orchestra
(a) Divine Dorilla .
.(composer unknown)
(b) Pale Moon .
.Frederick Knight Logan
Gwendolen Hayden
Minuet .Hayden
Alberta Potter, violin; Lora
Teshner, cello; Lois Parker,
piano
(a) Morning .Landon Bonald
(b) Russian Snow Song (Duslika
Maya) .Herman Lohr
Mrs. Edna Leslie Pearson
Concerto (Allegro movement) ....
.Maurer
Violins: Alberta Potter, Gwen
dolen Hayden, Nina Warnock
Wanda Eastwood; Aurora Pot
ter Underwood, piano.
Solo .Selected
Irma Tice
(Of the Brandon Opera Company)
Morning Wind (double trio) .
.Gene Branscombo
Ruth Akers, Betty Nelson, Mil
dred Berkeley, Bernice Yeo,
Mrs. Whitton, and Mrs. Ober
teuffer.
Triangle Song ....
Group
Accompanists for the various
numbers are Jean Harper, Wanda
Eastwood, Lois Parker, and Aurora
Underwood.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
WHS ON PAGEANT
Work on the world-pageant, to be
presented by the Cosmopolitan elub,
during the spring term, is progress
ing, said Edna Spenker, in charge
of the general program. Skits for
the countries not yet definitely
planned for will be scheduled this
week-end.
Virchard Bayner, junior in medi
cine, is assisting in the Indian pre
sentation. Satya D. Eoompa, and
Daljit S. Sadharia, both students
from India, have planned an act
whose keynote is mystery. Weird
lighting effects will be used to
carry out the general theme. Hindu
chants will be included.
Costumes for the Chinese act,
which is to be a brilliantly colorful
affair, will be ordered this week
end. In the court scene, a sword
play will appear, and a Chinese
dance will be presented by Lily
i Hing, a freshman in drama and
speech arts. Chinese music will ac
company the presentation.
The “Pat and Mollie” dance, will
1 represent Ireland. Kate I. Lambert
j will be one of the participants. An
i dree Pellion is in charge of the nr
! rangement of the act for France
Blooming Bushes
Evidence Approach i
Of Spring SeasoiJ
“Spring is here,” says H. M*
Fisher, and Mr. Fisher, superin
tendent of grounds, has evidence.
Wednesday morning he saw a few '
blossoms on tlie bush of Spirca
over by the Men’s gymnasium.
This Spirea is a little white
flower which is more commonly
known ns bridal wreath.
The yellow forsythia, a bell
like flower, is also blooming.
There are two bushes of this
flower, one between Johnson hall
and the president’s office, and
the other on the west side of
Villard.
SUCCESSOR CHOSEN
FOR JAMES 1. MILLER
Milton J. Hunt Jr., to Take
Law School Position
Milton J. Hunt Jr., an honor
graduate of the University of Chi
cago Law School, has been chosen
as the successor of James A. Mil
ler, instructor in the law school^
who has been given leave of ab
sence for the balance of this year
and all of next year because of his
health. Mr. Miller is now in Cali
fornia. His classes are being
handled by Hugh E. Rosson, for
merly debate coach.
Mr. Hunt has had several years
of business experience, which is
considered an asset by Dean Wil
liam G. Hale, of the law school.
He was assistant auditor for the
University of Illinois for one year,
assistant auditor at the University
of Chicago for two years, and a
public accountant for two years.
He is now, at the ago of -27, an at
torney in Los Angeles, California.
Dean J. P. Hall of the Univer
sity of Chicago law school, whoso
judgment of teaching ability is
highly respected, gives Milton
Hunt a fine recommendation to
Dean Hale.
Hunt received his B. A. degreo
at Illinois in 1919, and the degreo
of Doctor of Jurisprudence from
the law school of the University
of Chicago in 1924.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
MAJORS TAKING TRIP
Senior majors in the physical edu
cation department left yesterday on
their annual trip to Portland. In
the absence of Miss Florence Alden,
head of the department, who is ill,
Miss Harriet Thomson and Miss
Gertrude Manchester, both of the
department, will chaperone the
trip.
During the three day visit in
Portland, the party will be conduct
ed through various school systems
and the more interesting clinics and
hospitals, including the special hos
pital for crippled children.
Their program for the trip will
also include seeing Portia Mans
field, the dancer, who appears with
her company at the Auditorium to
night. Lust night they heard Rach
maninoff.
‘SLICKED DOWN’ HAIR
IS WASHINGTON STYLE
University of Washington.—The
I University of Sheiks looms as a pos
i sible title of the University of
Washington, judging from the
slicked-dowu hair the entire male
i population of the campus seems to
I be sporting. On all sides, old
j friends who in the past had long
hair waving in the breeze, are seen
I with their hair nicely plastered
; down with a lustre and shine that
is the envy of the less fortunate
| Glo co is being distributed to all
I men students who call for it al
| the Daily office. It comes in free
| sample bottles. The distribution is
j in charge of Robert Roach, mer
! chandising manager of the Columns
DELTA DELTA DELTA PLAN
DANCE AT CAMP A SHOPPE
Delta Delta Delta is sponsoring s
\ jitney dance at the Campa Shoppe
( on Saturday afternoon from 2 unti
| (J o’clock. Ten cents a dance wil
i be charged and Al Clark’s orehes
| tra will play.
f
Former Freshman Mentor
y Named to Fill Vacancy
Left By Bart Spellman
FIRST YEAR JOB OPEN
Newly Selected Assistant
Formerly Played Guard
On Oregon Varsity Team
Basil (“Baz”) Williams, of Eu
gene, freshman football coach was
unanimously elated by the execu
tive council ln.4t night, to succeed
Bart Spellman as assistant, varsity
gridiron mentor. Mr. Earl made
the recommendation to the execu
tive council upon the approval of
the University athletic committee
for the selection of Williams.
Bart Spellman, who has served as
line coach for the past six years,
resigned on February 12. Spellman
was forced to give up the position
because of the death of his father,
who left a rather large estate for
Mr. Spellman to care for, neces
sitating his resignation as Oregon
coach.
“Baz” Williams has had con
siderable experience and in every
respect is qualified for the posi
tion. Williams was a substitute on
Bezdek’s famous eleven that tri
umphed over Pennsylvania in
1915. He left college to /enter the
service and made a place on the
varsity at guard, playing against
Harvard an 1919.
With the appointment of Wil
liams as assistant varsity coach, the
position of Frosh grid mentor is
left open. This will necessitate the
third new appointment on the Uni
versity of Oregon football coach
ing staff within the last two
months. There are several possible
candidates for the vacancy created
by the promotion of Baz Williams.
Among the men that might fill the
job in a creditable manner are:
Moe Sax, present grid coach at
Lincoln high school, Portland;
Spike Leslie, football mentor at
Eugene high school and Prink Cal
lison, former Oregon grid star.
STUDENT CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD AT SALEM
A number of University students
will attend the annual Student Vol
unteer State conference to be held
at Salem, February 27, 28, and
March 1. Miss Flora Campbell,
president of the local organization,
will head the delegation. Repre
sentatives from all colleges and
universities in Oregon will attend.
The organization is made up of
students interested in foreign mis
sionary work.
Norman Coleman, president of
Reed college and Dean Ava Milan
of O. A. C., will be two of the prin
cipal speakers. Mr. Coleman, who
was the leader of the college peo
ples’ friendship tour to Japan last
summer, will speak Friday evening
on Japan. Dean Milan will speak
on China. Discussion forums on
vital problems relative to foreign
work will be an important part of
the program.
The delegation from the Univer
sity will attend in a group. Con
veyance will probably be provided.
All interested are invited and urged
to attend. Arrangements should be
made with Miss Campbell, or with
I officers of either the Y. W. C. A.
: or Y. M. C. A. Last year about
' JO Oregon students attended the
I conference at O. A. C.
GERMAN CLUB TO MEET
AT Y. M. HUT TONIGHT
The first meeting, since the elec
tion banquet, of the new German
| club, Weimar-Bund, will be held to
J night at the Y. M. hut. The meet
ing will be in the nature of a Ger
man program. The main business
will be the reading of the consti
tution, which has not yet been fin
ally voted upon.
i Edgai; Bohlman has promised a
stunt, and a reading, in German,
will be given by Lexro Prillaman.
The musical program will be given
by Rose McGrew, and Samuel
Soble. Miss McGrew will sing
Schubert’s “Serenade.” Mr. Soble
will give a violin solo. All mem
bers are requested to be present.