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VOLUME XXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON . EUGENE. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1925 NUMBER 8T CHINESE OPERA TO APPEAR SOON Fantasy of Ancient Orient Will Be Presented By High School Glee Club DATE IS APRIL 17 AND 18 Mrs. Anne Landsbury Beck Directs Play With Frank Jue Designing Costumes crimson Eyebrows,” a fantastic romance of old China in three acts, ■will be presented by- the University Tiigh school glee club April 17 and 18, under the direction of Mrs. Anne Landsbury Beck, of the Uni versity school of music faculty. The opera is from the pens of Hay Hewes Dodge and John Wilson Dodge, and has been rearranged by Mrs. Beck. The costumes are being designed bv Frank Jue, campus Chinese tenor, and are predicted to be very lovely and colorful. The production will be one of the most unique ever presented in Eugene. Following the Chinese custom, there will be no curtain on the stage which will represent a gay garden throughout the opera. “The Crimson Eye brows” is very similar to the “Mikado,” the time and place be ing in Peking, China, several hun dred years ago. Through the opera runs the story of an Emperor, Wang Mang, who usurps the throne of China and of the “Crimson Eyebrows,” defenders of the throne “to the last drop of blood.” Woven with the principal theme is a pretty love affair be tween Ah Me and Hing Lee, while "Wang and his fellow conspirators furnish some splendid comedy scenes. To make it especially pleasing, the production is fully orchestrated. The leading characters and those portraying them are: Princess Ting 1 Xing, De Lillian Olson; Ah Me, ' Ttuby George; Wang Mang, Dean 'Scott; Yi Kang, known as “Star 1 Eye,” Hiram White; Ko Moo, : named “Old Buddha,” Bradford ' Datson; Fanchong, leader of the 1 ■“Crimson Eyebrows,” Frank Hall; 1 Hing Lee, Gerald Roberts; Yen : Chen, Kermit Stevens. Y.W.C.A. WILL HOLD ‘SHOWER TEA’ TODAY < A “shower tea” will be given ' this afternoon at the Y. W. C. A. 1 bungalow, from three to five, and ' * cordial invitation is extended by ■the members to people in town and on the campus. 1 “We want to make the bungalow ] more homelike,” said Virginia 1 TCeeney, chairman of Bungalow * committee. “Everything is needed ^ from kitchen utensils to pictures." 1 Interpretive dancing, musie and ' refreshments will make up the pro gram, and an enjoyable afternoon ' is promised by the girls. The ad- « visory board and active members > «f the V. W C A, will receive 1 Women’s League Auction Sale Set For Next Tuesday “Button, button, who hag the button?” The Women’s League has it now! Ah, this is the secret! Tuesday morning, at 10 o’clock, it will be auctioned off by Ran dall Jones, Bob Mautz, and James Leake, auctioneers par excellence, to the highest bidder. There are also large quantities of every thing else, from umbrellas to compacts; including scarfs, hand kerchiefs, pens, caps, hats, and coats, which will share the same fate. Some jewelry is among the various articles. From whence come these things? From the assortment that has b"een lying unclaimed in the University depot; articles lost up until last November. Pro crastinating owners, desiring at this last minute to claim their own, will be given a chance to identify articles today and Mon day, between 3 and 3:30 o’clock. The collection is in the Theta Sigma Phi room, on the second floor of the journalism building. STATUS OF RELIGION Clash With Education Due To Maladjustment That students have considerable impatience and a certain confusion jf theology with religion but that hey give religion a surprising mount of thought and turn dis ;ussion upon it at every opportun ty, is the opinion of Dr. P. A. Par sons, director of the Portland cen ser of social work> who gave the ad Iress at yesterday’s assembly. In his discussion of the status shat religion holds in modern cul sure, Dr. Parsons said, “Religion s a social phenomenon as universal is human beings and society cannot escape it if it would.” He accounted for the divorcement >f religion from daily existence, ind especially from politics and >usiness, by the rapid change in nodern life which has taken place in a larger scale than at any time n history, and by the fact that here has not been time for adjust nent between the advance of cience and religion. However, he leclared, that man’s need for an ixplanation of the supernatural, to gether with the useful part religion ias played in the past, will prevent i. disappearance of this phase of tuman experience. “Modern civilization,” tye said, ‘is faced with the task of finding >ut what phases of religion will rork and adapting them to exper ence. It must be studied by cul ure as candidly as Greek and Latin. Religion will then become the hand aaid of science and the servant of earning.” The first half of the assembly tour was devoted to several musi al numbers, featuring Lora Tesh ler as soloist on the cello, and Al >erta Potter on the violin. GORDON WILSON AS “PA’’ BENCE BRINGS LAUGHS IN “KEMPY” By la. B. “Kempy,” the three-act comedy presented last night by Mask and Buskin chapter of Associated Uni versity Players at the Heilig the atre as their yearly offering, makes no pretense of being drama or of being artistic; it is entertainment pure and simple. Judged on' this basis, last night’s performance was successful. For a play produced entirely by students, the Mask and Buskin show was well put on. Gordon Wilson, as “Pap Bence, was the star of the evening. Wil son is naturally fu#my, and with almost every line a laugh line, he held up the show several times. The character of “Pa” Bence is classi cal; he represents the “uncut gem” who has risen from the ranks; the bourgeoise who has made his place by the sweat of his brow, and has forgotten to mop the perspiring brow. Kempy, the lad with the Y. M. C. A. complex, who wins maiden’s hearts by his high resolve and fixed purpose is done rather well by Wal ter Malcolm. Malcolm fits well in to juvenile leads of this type. Jane BoDine, as Kate Bence, plays a temperamental high spirited girl of today who would turn the old order upside down, passing up her martial duties for a career. She is shown, however, with the inevit ableness with which right always triumphs over wrong, that “the wages of sin is death” and wo man’s place is in the home. Betty Kerr, as Buth, is very ap pealing. She plays a straight part and her personality proves intrigu ing. Helga McGrew, playing Jane, is perhaps a trifle dramatic for a vaudeville skit. Helen Bark does well as “Ma” Bence, submissive mate of the bueolic Bence. Clifford Zehrung, although a tri fle stiff in his part of Duke Mer rill, is careful in his work. And the work shows it. Bernard Mc Phillips does his part well as the sometimes inebriated, rather , com mon man of the world. Icon to meet AGGIE MAT MEG Ford Out of Varsity Lineup Due to Cauliflower Ear; Substitute to Be Chosen MATCH AT O.A.C. MONDAY Cartwright to Battle at 175; Leavitt in Middle Weight And Davis in 135 Class Oregon’s varsity and frosh wrest ling teams will invade the Aggie camp Monday in an attempt to re verse the decision rendered two weeks ago. Coach Widmer has switched his varsity lineup somewhat. Ford, who has won all of his matches so far this season, will be unable to parti cipate because of a cauliflower ear received in training. Either Whit comb or Sumption will be sent in against Nixon of O. A. C. Davis Back in Lineup Perry Davis, who has not wrestl ed since the Idaho meet, will swing into action Saturday against Rus sell, the fast Aggie 135 pounder. Davis has been training hard for the contest and will be at his best. Peterson will probably be entered in the 145 pound class. Although inexperienced he has gained consid erable knowledge of the game since the previous meet with the Beavers. Harry Leavitt will be the middle weight representative, and Cart wright is back in the 175 pound class. Publois and Cartwright should stage a fast bout as both men are fast and crafty. Frosh to Meet Rooks The frosh wrestlers will meet the Rooks Saturday afternoon and from the workouts shown by the babes a close meet will be staged. The lineup as chosen by Coach Widmer is Jarrett at 125 pounds; Betzer, 135 pounds; Oxford, 145 pounds; Potter, 158 pounds, and Shull at 175 pounds. The frosh have been training with the varsity matmen during the past week. imenHotebsoffer GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP A fellowship of $1,000 is being offered by the National League of Women Voters to a graduate wo man for the year 1925-1926. The fellowship will make possible a study of the American Indian prob lem, the successive policies of the government, and the contemporary administration of Indian affairs. The course will be given at the Robert Brookings Graduate School of Economies and Government, in Washington, D. C. The amount of the fellowship will cover for one year the cost of fees, room, board, and all the facil ities of the Robert Brookings Grad* uate school. If the candidate’s work proves satisfactory during the first year, the Brookings school agrees to renew the fellowship for a second year at the end of which time the -candidate will be expected to qualify for and receive the de gree of Doctor of Philosophy. Th fellowship is open to women graduates of approved colleges and universities who have had the equivalent of a full year of grad uate work in economics and govern ment. A background of study in the political and social sciences is highly desirable. Applications for the fellowship should be made to the National League of Women Voters by May 1. VALUE OF FRIENDSHIPS IN COLLEGE DISCUSSED “College as seen in 1925 and 1950,” was the topic of a discussion conducted by Helen Andrews at a meeting of the freshman commis sion held at the Bungalow Tuesday afternoon. Ruth Corey gave a short talk on what college friend ships have to do with later life and Janet Johnstone spoke on the atti tudes toward life which are being formed in college. Mazie Richards gave a piano solo. Dorothy Dou gall, president, conducted the meet ing. OREGON DEFEATS IDAHO IN FAST GAME, 26 TO 24 Aspirants Wanted For Junior Vodvil Musical Comedy More women are wanted to take part in the try-outs for parts in the musical comedy which will be presented at Junior Vodvil. “There are at least fire places open for women who have good voices,” Paul Krausse, chairman, announced yesterday. “Any wo man who can sing and who wishes to take part in the musical com edy, is urged to come to the try outs which will take place in the Campa Shoppe at 5 o’clock this afternoon.” So far, no selections for parts in the musical eomedy have been made. Before the members of the chorus are chosen, a second try-out will be necessary. The second try-out will probably be scheduled for the middle of next week. THETJI SWIMMERS WIN FROM HENDRICKS TEAM Three Meets Scheduled for Tomorrow Afternoon Kappa Alpha Tlieta won from Hendricks I team in the Women’s Swimming meet, which was com pleted yesterday at noon, 37-30. This makes the Theta team win ner of the League II consolation elimination tournament. The Tri Delt team won from Hendricks II last night with the score standing 37-26. The Tri Delt team is de clared winner of the League I con solation-elimination tournament. The victorious team of the tournament will be decided in the meet to take place between these two teams to night at 5 o’clock. Susan Campbell I and Sigma Beta Phi teams have postponed their meet until tomorrow after noon at 4:30. Alpha Chi Omega and Susan CampbelT II teams will swim their meet at this time also. Individual scores in the Hen dricks II-Tri Delt meet were as follows: Hendricks—Anna DeWitt, 7; Grace Sullivan, 8; Florence Hurley, 6; Florence Huntington, 1; Lucile Perozzi, 4. Tri Delt—Mary McKinnon, 9; Katherine Reade, 7; Alice McKin non, 2; Marguerite McCabe, 15; Alberta McMonies, 4. The meet by events: 20-yard free style—Grace Sulli van, Mary McKinnon, tied for first place; Katherine Reade, third. Plunge for distance—Marguerite MeCabe, first; Florence Hurley, second; Lucile Perozzi, third. 40-yard free style—Marguerite McCabe, first; Anna DeWitt, sec ond; Alice McKinnon, third. Strokes for form — Katherine Reade, first; Lucile Perozzi, sec ond; Alberta McMonies, third. 20-yard back crawl—Marguerite McCabe, first; Florence Hurley, second; Alice McKinnon, third. 20-yard breast stroke—Mary Mc Kinnon, first; Alberta McMonies, second; Florence Huntington, third. Dives—Anna DeWitt and Grace Sullivan, tied for first place; Kath erine Reade, third. At this point the Tri-Delt team was assured a victory, so the relay was dispensed with. LUNCHEON POSTPONED BY SPORTS WRITERS As Billy 8tepp, sporting editor of the Portland News and honor ary member of the Sports Writers’ association, will be unable to be in Eugene Friday noon, ithe scribes have postponed their luncheon scheduled for the Anchorage for this noon. The luncheon will prob ably be held next Wednesday noon at the same place as originally planned. George Godfrey, president of the organization may go to Seattle to witness the important Oregon Washington basketball gamei Sat urday night. If Godfrey makes the trip to Seattle he plans to get an early report of the result of the game to Eugene for the students. TRACK TRY-OUTS TO BE SATURDAY Ten Events Will Be Run Off By Freshman and Varsity Aspirants at 2:30 O’clock GOOD RACES TO BE RUN The third competition mbet of the spring training schedule for freshman and varsity track aspir ants is listed for 2:30 o’clock to morrow afternoon. Ten events will be run off with regular track meet promptness. Two new events have been added in this meet—the broad jump and the pole vault. The cold weather has prevented any work in these before this. Men not able to show up for the meet for reason of sickness or work are required to report to Bill. The meet will start promptly on time and will be run off in time for the swimming meet. Good Work Expected This is the first competition for two weeks and the men turning out will be expected to show up a great deal better than ever before. The meets from now on will begin to show Bill Hayward a *iot. about his teams. He can almost pick ! the men from them. How they show up in these meets will determine whether or not they win a place on the teams. “Track is an all year around prop osition,” said Bill yesterday. “There is no such thing aa spring track at Oregon. The men who make the grade now will make it in the spring.” Some good races will be on deck next Saturday. This is the first competition where the regular dis tances have been run off. The en tire varsity crew of quarter milers will step the 220 and the varsity half milers will run the 440. Any men who desire to enter the meet who are not listed can do so. The list of events and the men (Continued on page four) INSTRUCTOR RETURNS FROM GEOLOGY MEET Dr. Warren D. Smith has re turned to the campus after attend ing a meeting of geologists in Cali fornia last week. Dr. Smith is president of the western section of the geologic society of America, known as the Cordilleran section. The annual meeting of geologists of western America was held at Berkeley this yea*r. A number of scientific papers were read at this meeting. Dr. Smith discussed the structure of the Philippines. His paper was based upon his own observations and upon the structure of the islands as revealed by the Coast and Geodetic Coast Survey relief map which ' was recently added to the equipment of the department. The twenty-five papers which were presented covered a range of scientific and geologic subjects. Earthquakes, the physiography of the Hawaiian islands, classification of oceanic islands and the origins of the lesser Antilie, islands in the Caribbean sea were some of the topics which were listed. The principal speaker at the ban quet was professor-emeritus of Har vard, • W. R. R. Davis, probably the best known physiographist and geo grapher of America. Dr. Davis spoke on the “Value of Outrageous Theories” and defended the neqji of some of those foolish theories which have turned out to be logical and accurate. The most novel thing Dr. Smith saw on his trip was a large relief map of California. This map is the largest map known and is “almost as long as the Ferry building. Tourists are thick about it,” stated Dr. Smith. The map is hung in the Ferry building of San Francisco. Air Tight Defense of Varsity Quintet Holds Vandals to Low Score Team Wins Chance to Battle Huskies at Seattle Saturday Night for Chance at Coast Title By Sports Editor, Emerald Score—Oregon 26, Idaho 24. A tremendous wave of Oregon spirit went crashing through to Moscow yesterday, was taken up by the Oregon varsity, and is no doubt that the flood of telegram sent up from the campus* as a direct result Reinhart’s men battled through a harrowing 26 to 24 victory over the Idaho quintet. It was a close, hard game from start to finish, with every ounce of playing ability drawn on during the forty minutes of hectic fight. The contest was won by just two points, and there yesterday and the day before was responsible for the the ad ded impetus that was needed. Oregon Fight Wired Varsity Bill Reinhart, Coach Oregon Basketball Team, Care Graduate Manager, U. of W. Seattle, Wash. Campus went crazy with good news came in laist night. Twen ty-five hundred students shout ing “Do it Again—Beat the Huskies!” We’re all for you. Go to it! Associated Students, Randall Jones, president. Billy Reinhart, Coach Oregon Basketball Team, University of Washington, Se ^ attle, Wash. The Emerald gang is backing you and your men to the limit in the game with the Huskies tomorrow night... Beat them! We want another crack at O. A. C. The Emerald Gang. Billy Reinhart, Coach Oregon Basketball Team, University of Washington Seattle, Wash. The Oregon Sportswrlter’s As sociation has a million words of copy ready to shoot on Oregon’s championship basketball team. Win so we can release it! Oregon Sportswriter’s Associa tion. STUDENT SERIOUSLY ILL WITH SCARLET FEVER Harold Dixon, a freshman in the University, is in the isolation hos pital, seriously ill with scarlet fever. He was taken ill two or three days ago at which time the doctors were unable to make sure what his sickness was. Wednesday, Dr. G. A. Ross diagnosed the case as scarlet fever. Dixon's home is in Hood River. He has been in the University only since the beginning of the winter term. Tomorrow night the Varsity meets the final test. The game with Washington absolutely deter mines whether or not Oregon meets O. A. C. for the northern honors. Washington will fight to win, for a loss means that she is in third place, a win means next to the top. Bend the story of the game below. Then repeat your message of yes terday or the day before. Wire “Bill Reinhart, Coach, Oregon Bas ketball team, care Graduate Man ager, University of Washington, Se attle, Washington!” By Floyd W. Landsolon (Sports Editor, Idaho Argonaut) University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.—(Special to the Emerald)— Oregon’s airtight defense kept them in the race for first place in the Pacific. Coast conference and al lowed ker to defeat the Idaho Van dals, 26 to 24 in the Idaho gymnas ium tonight. The score was tied five times, three in the first half and two in the last. With the opening whistle Oregon drew a defense around her baskets that kept the Vandals behind the foul line for the major portion of the game. Combined with her de fense. Oregon had Okerberg and Westergren, guard and center, wh® seemed always able to break away from the far end of the floor, drib ble within scoring distance and drop the ball through the loop. Okerbarg High Man Okerberg, high scorer for the Webfeet this year, led Oregon in scoring with three field goals and four free throws. Nedros, Idaho forward, followed with three field goals and two free throws. Idaho drew first blood when Ned ros caged a free throw on Gowan 'a personal. Gowans fouled again Erickson converted the throw. Hob son tied the score at two, with long1 field goal. The score was tied again at 5, when Nedros dropped another free throw on Jost’s per sona!. Miles tied the score at sev en and Westergren broke the |i® with a difficult throw from tfco sidelines. The next tie came in that (Continued on page three) SHUMAKER’S CABIN HOUSES ODD COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES By Mary K. Baker Prevaded by an atmosphere of irresistible romanticism, a roman ticism that encourages work rather than indolence, the little cabin now occupied by Kenneth Shumaker, English instructor, stands as a ver itable institution of the college, al most as deeply associated with its history and tradition as one of the building on the campus. “The place is just like this pipe; all smoked up and yet, the more you use it, the better you like it,” said Mr. Shumaker in telling about his home, and to illustrate his point, he held up the curious black pipe he was smoking. The cabin is situated on Fair mount boulevard on the edge of the woods and has stood there for many years, housing a strange and het erogeneous collection of books, old china, weapons, and sundry knick knacks and antiques that have come i from all parts of the world. There are rows and rows of books, rang I ing from the Sky-Pilot to Kant;s Critique of Pure Reason, arranged with no thought of order but stand ing all together like old frienday although their texts may flatly contradict each other. Some of the books are rare editions, probably unduplicated anywhere in the West. Particularly interesting is tb« collection of weapons. There i* a sharpshooter's rifle from, the Civil war, a “dag,” which is ft. short pistol that shoots a ball about an inch in diameter; there is a shield two feet across which was used as a stage prop by Edwha Booth. A two-handed Japanese sword, which used to be in the eol lection, has disappeared, Mr. 8hn maker said, but he tells of one sword, three and one-half feet long; that is a type of crusader’s sword and may have actually come front the time of the Crusades. A Civil War bugle hangs there, not far from a curious Indian weapon, coot posed of a stick with a skin cow ered ball on one end and a horse (Continued on page three)