VOLUME XXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1925
NUMBER 83
DEBATE TEAMS
Women Take Contest From
Willamette at Villard
Hall By Two to One
'CONTEST LOST TO O.A.C.
Amendment of Japanese
Immigration Laws is
Topic of Discussion
The women’s debate teams di
vided honors in the triangle debate
held last night with O. A. C. and
Willamette university. Mildred
Bateman and Beatrice Mason, af
firmative team, defeated Elizabeth
Fairchild and Elaine Clower by a
2 to 1 decision. The negative team,
Dorothy Newman and Aline Buster
lost to O. A. C. at Corvallis, 3 to 0.
H. G. Tanner, of the chemistry
department, presided as chairman
in the meet in Villard hall. H. H.
Herdman, Portland; Tom Stavely,
Portland; and O. W. Haynes, Cot
tage Grove, acted as judges.
The question was, “Resolved:
That the present immigration law
be amended to admit Japanese on
the quota basis.”
“It is of utmost importance,”
said Beatrice Mason, in her open
ing argument for the affirmative,
“that a diplomatic policy be
worked out between the United
States and Japan.”
The State Department once asked
■ that the power of handling the bill
and its clauses be given to them,
but Congress refused and passed
the extension bin by a large major
ity.
“Congress proved by this act,”
Miss Mason said, “that it were not
free from mob psychology.”
Because of the exclusion act, she
■suggested that it would stimulate
a greater revival of border smug
gling.
“Japan recognizes the sovereign!
power of the United States to ex-!
elude foreigners,” stated Elizabeth j
Fairchild, of the ^illamette nega- i
tive team, “becaus'e immigration is
a dominant affair.”
Total exclusion of Japanese is de- *
sirable, Miss Fairchild said, be
cause it was in harmony with public
opinion; it preserved racial liomo
-geneity as Japanese were not as
similable; Japanese cannot become
naturalized citizens and are an j
economic detriment.
Mildred Bateman of the affirma
tive, maintained that assimilation !
was not a vital problem as only 146 \
would be allowed entrance and that
the cheap living of the Japanese
was a virtue rather than a detri
ment.
“The total exclution movement1
by Congress, Miss Bateman de
clared, “was not in keeping with
the former policy maintained by
the United States toward the Ori
ent. We have endangered friend
ship and sown the seeds of enmity.”
“The quota plan was framed to
meet the requirements of European
immigrants,” said Elaine Clower in
her negative argument. “The farm
ers never intended it to apply to
the Japanese problem.”
“The present number of -Japan
ese already in this country consti
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BRET HARTE VOLUME
GIVEN TO DEAN ALLEN
A very fine edition of Bret
Harte’s “Heathen Chinee” was pre-|
sented by John Henry Nash, a San ;
Francisco printer, to Eric W. Allen, |
dean of the school of journalism.
This edition includes a facsimile of
Bret Har.te’s own manuscript, and
the story of just how the poem was
•written, together with some remin
iscences of his bibliography of the
poem, and the presentation from
the printer. .
Mr. Nash printed 225 copies of
this beautiful production, none of
which are for sale. Several other
. pieces of very fine printing were
sent with this, including a copy of
a de luxe chapter of Robert Louis
Stevenson’s “Silverado Squatters,”
and a color engraving of Girard
Hale’s painting, “Napa "Wine.”
Mr. Nash will be a speaker at the
newspaper conference, which is to
be held on the campus, March 13
and 14.
f
Walter Malcolm
‘KEMPY’ TICKETS
ON Si TODAY
Heilig Theatre to Be Scene
Of Production; One Per
formance is Scheduled
PRICE SET AT 75 CENTS
Tickets are now on sale in the
various living organizations for the
Mask and Buskin production
“Kerapy,” which will be given at
the Heilig theatre next Thursday
night, February 26. This one per
formance will be the only one giv
en this year by the organization
and great care is being taken by
them to make “Kempy” compare
favorably with Mask and Buskin
successes in past years.
“Kempy,” two years ago in New
York, was the great comedy success
of the season, running well past
the usual length of runs of the
theatrical season. It is written by
two vaudeville monologists who
have incorporated into the lines all
the humor of a vaudeville sketch
with the addition of clever plot,
interest, and surprise. There is
none of the deadening effect often
felt in semi-modern comedies.
“Kempy” sparkles with the latest
and liveliest situations.
• Representatives in Houser,
For the convenience of students,
a representative has been appoint
ed in each living organization to
whom they may apply for tickets.
Thursday night has been made an
open night for dates.
The following persons will have
tickets for “Kempy.” Beta Theta
Pi, Arthur Gray; Kappa Sigma,
James Leake; Alpha Beta Chi, Ar
thur Gale; Phi Delta Theta. Wal
ter Malcolm; Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
Robert Love; Alpha Tau Omega,
Gordon Wilson; Phi Gamma Delta,
j Earl Chiles; Sigma Nu, Howard
I Oswald; Sigma Chi, Foster Rose.
Women Appointees Listed
Phi Sigma Pi, Carl Ashley; Phi
Kappa Psi, Jack Hempstead; Bach
j elordon, Tom Mahoney; Sigma Pi
Tau, Bud Christensen; Friendly
i Hall, Lowell Baker; Lambda Psi,
I Peter Ermler; Psi Kappa, Gerald
J Wade; Kappa Delta Phi, Charles
Snell; Chi Psi, James Fcfrestel;
i Delta Tau Delta, Bill Hamilton.
I Gamma Phi Beta, Lillian Lud
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ALPHA XI DELTA HOUSE
IS SCENE OF WEDDING
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• The Alpha Xi Delta house was.
the scene.of the wedding of Hatti» ,
Fletcher, ex-’27, and Frank Shontz, \
junior in pre-medics, yesterday (
S afternoon. The ceremony was held j
at 4:30 o’clock, with Marjorie
Thompson, Alpha Xi Delta, and Cal- j
vin Yoran, Phi Sigma Pi, as at
tendants.
Mrs. Shontz Is a member of Alpha
Xi Delta sorority, and' Mr. Shontz
is a Phi Sigma Pi. Neither one has
been in school this year. Mrs.
Shontz was a major in the romance ;
language department.
They will make their home in
Eugene, after a trip to Newport,
and in the fall will go to Portland,
where Mr. Shontz will enter the
University of Oregon medical
school.
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WARNED CONTEST
TO riELO 1200
{Three Prizes Instead of
One Will Be Given for
Best Essay on Orient
UPTON CLOSE TO JUDGE
P. S. Bennett Offers $20 for
Paper on Topic of Free
Government Principles
Three prizes instead of one are
to be offered this year in the Mur
ray Warner essay contest, it rvas
announced yesterday by the com
mittee in charge. In previous years
only one prize lias been offered,
and this was raised last year by
Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner, its
donor, from $50 to $100. This year,
with $200 available, sent from
China by Mrs. War#er, the added
awards become possible, and con
sequently there will be a second
prize of $65 and a third of $35.
The committee reports consider
able interest already manifest in
the contest, with several already at
work, three of whom have been
at it, more or less intensively, for
two months.
Oriental Relations Basijc
. The essays are to be of approxi
mately five thousand words in
length, as originally suggested by
Mrs. Warner. They are to deal
with some topic designed to in
crease interest in the general sub
ject of the furtherance of closer
relations between the Pacific
Coast of the United States and the
countries of the Orient. The es
says are to be turned in to George
Turnbull, chairman of the commit
tee on awards, not later than May
1. Each contestant is to submit
three copies of his essay, making
it possible to have the judging done
simultaneously, and eliminating the
delay of former years, occasioned
by sending a single copy around to
each of three judges.
One of the board of judges has
already been selected: Josef Wash
ington Hall, (Upton Close), noted
authority on the Orient and auth
or of one of the late best sellers,
“In the Land of the Laughing Bud
dha,” while here several weeks ago
agreed to take time to act. Ur.
Hall is a member of the faculty of
the University of Washington when
he isn’t getting first-hand informa
i t.ion on the way things are done
across the Pacific. Names of the
other two judges will be announced
soon, the committee expects.
Previous Winners Barred
A new rule adopted by the com
mittee bars all previous winners
from participation this year. The
contest is limited, further, to under
graduates in residence at the Uni
versity. The winner of the Mur
ray Warner prize last year was Ted
Kurashige, now a practicing law
yer in Honolulu, T. H. Subjects
covered in previous contests have
included the relation of the press
to the oriental problem, education
in the orient, topics dealing with
oriental art, and trade relations.
The subject embraces a wide range
of possible topics.
Another chance to win some prize
money is offered in the Philo
Sherman Bennett essay prize con
test, in which $20 is offered to the
student of the University writing
the best essay on “The Principles
of Free Government.” The prize
was won last year bv William Ar
thur Rosenbraugh, third-year law,
now Oregon 'Rhodes scholar at Ox
ford. Rome of the subjects on
which have been c,written in this
contest in the past are the rule of
the majority, marriage and divorce
laws, state government, the com
merce clause and state rights, cen
tralization in government. This
contest also permits a wide range
of topics.
May 1, Close of Contest
Tn this contes* also three copies
of each essay are to be made, and
the closing dav is Mav 1. Judges
are yet to be named. The com
mittee in charge is made up of W.
F. G. Thaclier. A. F. Caswell. John
,T. Landsburv. George Turnbull, and
M. K. Cameron.
Varsity Hoop Game
Not Scheduled With
Southern California
The University of Oregon bas
ketball team will not play the
University of Southern Califor
nia, March 2, stated J. W. Bene
fiel, yesterday. The game was
never scheduled definitely, hence
it was not necessary to cancel
it.
The reason for Oregon not
meeting the southern conference
team on their northern trip was
that the game would come with
in the two week period just prior
to examinations, and it has been
a custom to leave this time free
from student body activities.
The announcement has been made
by Jack Benefiel that no students
will be admitted to tonight’s game
without the, red winter term stu
dent body ticket.
SWIMMING MANAGERS
ARRANGE MEET EVENTS
First Week of March Set
For Class Contests
Class swimming will start the
first week in March. This state
ment was given out after a meet
ing of class managers last night.
Events for the class meets will
be much more difficult than those
on the doughnut schedule. The
complete list of events for class
swimming and rules decided upon
last night ars as follows:
1. 20-yard free style race.
0. 20-yard back crawl race.
20yard back crawl race.
4. 20-yard breast stroke race.
5. Plunge for 30 seconds.
6. Dives (required).
Straight front.
Swan.
Front jack.
Back dive.
(3 optional).
Jack knife twist.
Back jack knife
Front flip.
Back flip.
Half gainer.
Whole gainer.
Hand stand.
Hand stand sommerset.
Once and a half.
Front twist.
7. Belay.
Any other suggestions for option
al dives if approved by class man
agers will be permitted in the
meets. _
The tournament will be con
ducted on an elimination consola
tion basis.
A swimmer may enter any three
events including the relay except
when the 60-yard race is chosen in
which case she may enter only one
other speed event.
A heart O. K. will be necessary
to qualify for the class meets. The
O. K. obtained for basketball or
doughnut swimming is satisfactory.
A minimum of 4 practices.
Any swimmer on a class team un
able to swim in any meet must re
port to Miss Barbara Page, swim
ming coach before 9 a. m. on the
day the team is scheduled to swim.
All class teams must present their
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UNIVERSITY CHEMISTS
TEST TRANSFORMERS
The chemistry department of the
University has just tested some
samples of oil to be used in the
transformers of the City of Eugene
power plant at Walterville. Be
fore the oil can be used for the
transformers which step up the
voltage to a potentiality which per
mits it to travel a long distance, it
has to be of a certain quality so
it will not fail or burn out, said
O. F. Stafford, professor of chem
istry. If the oil is not of the nec
essary quality, it not only means
interrupted serviee, but loss of
very valuable equipment,
complete line-up and designate the
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BAND MEN ATTENTION
Tonight is the night.
Your section has been re
served for you at the Armory.
You are all expected to turn I
out because it is the last home
game, and the big game of the
season. Be there and do your
part towards making the season
a victorious one.
VARSITY TO MEET
AGGIE BASKETEERS
Four of Varsity s Hoopsters
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Above—“Swede” Westergren and “Hobby” Hobson; below
—“Russ” Gowan and “Ted” Gillenwaters.
FROSH-HOOK HOOPERS
TO MEET HERE TODAY
Odds Favor Freshmen; Two
Men Out With Injuries
The frosh basketeers will meot
the O. A. C. rooks this afternoon
in their return game. The contest
will be played at the men’s gym
and will be called at 3:00 o’clock.
Dope favors the freshmen to win
this title, as they easily defeated
the rooks in their first engagement
at Corvallis a few weeks ago. In
that contest the frosh ran wild and
were able to score almost at will,
taking the game by a 53 to 35
score. The rooks were far over
(Confident and had not then got
their style of play down to perfec
tion. However, in the tilt this af
ternoon the rooks are expected to
have their system well oiled and the
over confidence was entirely taken
out of them by the bad defeat at
the hands of the freshmen. Coach
Dave Evans is expecting a hard
game and is preparing his players
for the style of play which the
rooks are expected to use on their
offense.
The frosh will lie handicapped to
some extent by the injuries which
were received by two of the yearl
ing squad. Tiber hard sprained his
wrist and Powers is impeded by a
charley horse. These men will
probably be able to start the game,
but they may not be able to last
it out. The probable line-up for this
tilt will be as follows: Beeney and
Joy at forwards, with Walker and
Orewdson in reserve, Eberhard at
center with Squalisli to fill in if
needed, and at guard, Powers and
Reichstein, with Hutchinson to re
place in case of a necessity.
TRY-OUTS FOR VODVIL
TO BE RE-SCHEDULED
The schedule ;is originally work
ed out0 for the° try-outs for Junior
Vodvil has been changed, and the
new list will be 'published the first
of next week, according to an an
nouncement made by Paul Krausse,
vodvil chairman, yesterday.
The try-outs for both the atcs
and the musical comedy were to
have been held this week; but, due
to the adoption of new pjans, the
try-outs have been postponed. A
complete list of the names of the
various acts, the date and the hour
of each try-out will be published in
sufficient time for every one who
has already signed up to find out
when he is scheduled.
STUDENT MUSICIANS
PLAN CONCERT TOUR
Two Glee Clubs Will Give
Combined Program
Members of three musical organi
zations of the University, the men’s
and women’s glee clubs and the or
chestra will leave Monday, March
28, on a short tour that will termin
ate in Portland Thursday evening,
March 26. The only concert that
has been definitely scheduled is the
one to be presented in Portland th“
evening of the twenty-sixth in the
Heilig theatre. It is hoped that
contracts can be completed for con
certs by the glee clubs in Albany,
Salem and Longview, Washington.
It is quite probable, said James
Lieake, manager of the organiza
tions, that the orchestra will be
heard in Astoria.
The glee clubs are doing some-!
thing entirely different this year,'
said John Stark Evans, director. ,
Instead of separate concerts by j
each club, combined concerts will ^
j bo given by the club with special
■ numbers by each organization. The
numbers to be presented are all of
I an entirely high-class nature. It is
! the opinion of Mr. Evans that the
day of vaudeville stunts in glee
club concerts has passed, and that
the public is more interested in
hearing the finer things. The con
certs to be given for this reason
will be unique in presentaton.
In preparing for the tour a great j
fleul of rehearsing is being done and
all the numbers are being worked
out to a very high degree of ex
cellence. Soloists will include Ruth
Akers, assistant director of the
women’s glee club; Roy Bryson, as
sistant director of the men’s organ!*
1 zation, Aubrey Furrey and Frank
| J ue.
CAMPUS SECRETARIES IN
PORTLAND FOR Y. M. C. A.
Henry W. Davis, secretary of the
campus Y M. 0. A. and Mrs. Char
lotte Donnelly, local employment
1 secretary, spent yesterday in Port
| land attending to Y. M. C. A. busi
I -h>ss. The regular business of the
hut was conducted by student vol
j unteers.
MAY BE STEP TO
CHAMPIONSHIP
Game Marks End of O.A.C.
Season; Three Contests
Left on Oregon Schedule
ALL MEN IN GOOD SHAPE
Practice is Handicapped
By Auto Show; Visitors
Lineup May Be Complete
Although the basketball season
has another week to go, the Ore
gon-O. A. C. tilt tonight at the ar
mory will practically decide the
champion of the northern section of
the Pacific Coast conference.
Should the Aggies win, they will
end the season in a tie for high
honors or even win the title should
Washington lose another contest.
If Oregon wins, the varsity will be
well on the way for a 1925 pen
nant.
The doors to the armory will be
thrown open at 6:45, although the
game will not start until 7:45.
Jack Bcnefiel has placed 300 more
seats on the lower floor and 200
seats lxavo been reserved for
townspeople in the balcony.
Auto Show Spoils Practice
On account of the auto show at
the Arhiory this week, the Lemon
Yellow quintet has been forced to
quite a disadvantage, having to
practice on one side of the armory
floor in the morning. The team
was only able to practice shots and
IOUIS.
Tliia game completes the Pacific
Coast conference schedule for the
Aggies, and Coach Hager is point
ing all his guns toward this game.
On the other hand, this contest
will mark the fifth coast confer
ence game for the varsity, meaning
that Oregon still has three heavy
contests remaining ou her schedule.
Bobby Morris of Seattle will
referee tlio contest. Morris refereed
the O. A. C.-Oregon tilt this year
at Corvallis.
Official Lineup not Stated
Although no official lineup has
been decided upon by Coach Billy
Roinhart, it is known that Hobson
and Gowans will start at forward
with Okerberg at center. “Swede”
Westorgren will start at guard,
while the other position will be
filled by either Jost. Gunther or
Gillen waters.
The team is in good shape, the
members of the squad having re
! covered from the effects of their
; vaccinations.
The O. A. C. lineup will probably
j include Baker and Ridings at for
ward with Brown at center. Steele
i and Stoddard will fill the guard
j berths.
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SOCIAL EVENTS ADDED
TO TERM CALENDER
A few more events have been
| scheduled for the remainder of this
term with Dean Esterlv, although
it is likely that no more will be ar
ranged since the social season will
close two weeks before examina
tions. One exception has been made
to this ruling in that the freshmen
have been allowed the date of
1 March 7 for the Freshman Glee, an
| all university dance.
Following are the recently ar
! ranged dates:
Feb. 27 Pi Beta Phi reception
I for national officer; Psi Kappa
informal.
Feb. 28—Alpha Chi Omega for
mal; Sigma Beta Phi informal;
j Alpha Xi Delta informal.
Mar. 5, 6, 7—Guild hall play.
Mar. 7—Freshman Glee.
Mar. 13, 14—Editors’ and News
| paper conference,
i Mar. 20—Miami Triad dance.