VOLUME XXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MARCH 7. 1925
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EDGAR MASTERS
COMING MONDAY
Lecture to Be Given 6y Poet
In Woman’s Building On
Topic of Modern Verse
FIRST CONTINENTAL TOUR
Critics Pronounce His
‘Spoon River Anthology’
Original Contribution
Edgar Lee Masters, American
poet, who will lecture and read se
lections of his poems, appears at
the Woman’s t building Monday
night, at 8 o ’clock. * This is the
first continental tour of the poet,
who, unlike many of the modern
poets, has not entered upon the lec
ture platform until years after his
first success.
Mr. Masters’ volume, t “Spoon
River Anthology,” is the best
known of his works and is unsur
passed in popularity by any book
of poems. It is considered an
original contribution to American
literature.
There are many crudities in the
poetry of today, but there is no
doubt, say the critics, that there is
also a tremendous interest in a des
perate struggle on the part of those
who are writing to produce some
thing peculiarly American and orig
inal. A questionnaire recently sent
to collegiate America shows an in
terest actually existing in present
day poetry by the number of
courses being offered in it. Mr.
Masters’ “New Spoon River An
thology” is required reading in Yale
university.
Sincerity is Characteristic
Mr.. Masters has been called a
second Walt Whitman. His vigor,
his Americanism, his unusual form
of versification, his democracy and
his sincerity have given rise to
much that is very vital in present
day poetry. English critics have
paid tribute to him for his “Spoon
River Anthology.” The Manchester
Guardian prophesied that the book
would become a classic.
Amy Lowell, one of the most an
alytical critics of the day, con
siders Masters one of the most hope
ful products among American poets.
“Spoon River Anthology,” she
says, “is a book that people not
only read, but re-read and can’t for
get. They think about it over and
over and they see a world re-created
in all of its crudity and all the
limitations of a small American vil
lage. ”
Suppy of Books Ordered
The University Co-op has ordered
a supply of Edgar Lee Masters’
books. It is customary for the
author to autograph his volumes
when he appears in each city.
Noted Poet to Be |
| Here Monday |
Edgar Lee Masters
OREGON SWIMMERS
IN SUITE MEET TODAY
University Represented By
Eight Entrants
Eight men will represent the
University at the state swimming
meet to he held at Corvallis this
afternoon. The results of the meet
will determine the championship
teams and individuals of the state,
and all important teams will be rep
resented. O. A. C., Oregon, and
Multnomah will enter full squads
in the events. The O. A. C. tank
is the finest in the state, and it is
possible that several state records
may be shattered.
The University will be repre
sented by Ben Lombard in the 100
yard free style; Lamont Stone and
Don McCook in the 50-yard dash;
Bob Boggs in the 220-yard free
style; A1 Sinclair in the 100-yard
breast stroke; Art Erickson in the
100-yard breast stroke; and Hymen
Samuels in the plunge for distance.
The relay team will be composed
of Bob McCabe, Lombard, Boggs
and McCook. That is the same
team which defeated the Aggies in
a dual meet last'Saturday. Univer
sity of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural
college, and Multnomah club al
ready have sent in their entries.
Budolph Fahl is coaching the Ore
gon men.
MOZELLE HAIR TO SPEAK
AT TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
Mozelle Hair, director of the cor
respondence study department in
the extension division, speaks at the
Elmira teachers’ institute on Sat
urday, March 14. She will speak
on local history. As editor of the
Extension Division Monitor Miss
Hair has been in a position to get
first hand knowledge of local his
tory. Last fall she edited an en
tire local history number of the
Monitor. From time to time she
writes articles and editorials in the
Monitor on this subject.
‘THE RAGGEDY MAN’ REVIVED;
PRODUCTION TO BE NEXT WEEK
As a farewell performance for
Miss Charlotte Banfield, instructor
in the department of drama, a re
rival of “The Raggedy Man,” per
haps the best liked of the many
plays which Guild hall has held in
the last half dozen years, will be
given. The production dates are
next Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, March 11 to 14, with
a special matinee Saturday after
noon.
Miss Banfield has been a first
assistant to Fergus Reddie since the
spring term of 1917 when she was
a senior in the department of drama.
Since that time, as well as teach
ing, she has taken leading parts in i
Guild theatre plays with marked
success; her best loved role prob
ably being that of Grandmother
Squeers in “The Raggedy Man.”
Miss Banfield has resigned her in
struetorship to take effeet at the
end of this winter term as she is
to be married this spring. It is in
honor of her that “The Raggedy
Man” is being revived.
“The Raggedy Man” is a Hoosier
play based on some of the best
known poems of James Whitcomb
Riley. The plot of the comedy has
been taken from “Little Orphan
Anne,” “Out to Old Aunt Mary’s,”
“The Old Swimming Hole,” “The
Raggedy Man” and other poems
which are well known and loved by
Americans everywhere.
When “The Raggedy Man” was
given for the first time, two years
ago, it was so well liked that it was
found necessary to run extra per
formances. Many juniors and
seniors on the campus remember the
play as one of the biggest laugh
hits which has been produced on the
Guild stage. The play has the
homely sincerity of Riley’s poems
coupled with a deeper strain of real
heart interest. Yet everything at
the same time is treated in the
highest comedy manner.
Kate Pinero, who graduated from
the department last year is at pres
ent on the campus. She was the
chief laugh producer in the original
production, taking the part of Ade
liney Bowersox, the village post
mistress. She has been prevailed
upon to play her own part again.
There are two other present mem
bers of the company who played
parts in the first production and
win take the same part now. Dar
rell Larsen was Mr. Craig Porter
and Gordon Wilson was the negro
butler, Zoroaster.
VARSITY FACES CRUCIAL GAME
WITH AGGIE QUINTET TONIGHT
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TO GIVE CONCERT
Florence Easton, Soprano,
Renowned Prima Donna,
To Appear Tuesday Night
STAR PLAYS MANY ROLES
Singer Takes Leading Parts
In Latest Appearances
At Metropolitan Opera
Florence Easton, noted prima
donna soprano, will appear in con
cert next Tuesday evening, March
10, in the Methodist Episcopal
church auditorium at 8 p. m., under
the auspices of the Associated Stu
dents. Students, as usual, will
gain admittance by their student
body ticket and townspeople may
purchase tickets at Laraway’s Mu
sic store or the Co-op.
Miss Easton for the past seven
years has been a principal member
of the Metropolitan Opera company
in which she has gained wide fame.
East season more attention has been
focused on the activities of this
artist until now her every appear
ance is looked forward to with keen
est anticipation by a public whose
affection and esteem she has stead
ily gained and kept.
Latest Title Soles Given
Among her latest leading parts
at the Opera in New Tork are in
the title roles of “Carmen” and
“Mme. Butterfly,” and the Prin
cess von Werdenberg in Strauss’s
“Der Bosencavalier.” Her brilliant
achievements in these parts have
added so much to her artistic status
that now Florence Easton is often
referred to as “one of the best
voices at the Metropolitan today.”
Florence Easton was born in Eng
land. When very young she came
with her family to Toronto, Canada,
and began the study of voice, later
continuing her vocal work in Paris.
Her debut was made at Covent
Garden, London, and shortly after
wards she married Francis Mac
lennan, noted tenor, and came to
America with him to sing with the
Savage Grand Opera company. Af
ter two seasons with that organiza
tion, she was engaged for the Ber
lin Opera and sang there the lead
ing roles in “Aida,” “Mme. Butter
fly, “La Boheme,” “Faust,” and
other operas.
Star Plays in Famous Operas
Following her appearance on the
continent, she returned to London
to create the soprano role in the
Ricardo prize opera, “The Angelus.”
Returning to America in 1915, Miss
Laston sang leading roles with the
Chicago Opera company and the
next year was engaged by the
Metropolitan, making her debut as
Santuzza in “Cavalleria Rusti
cana.” Since then her success in
opera, concert, and recital have
been a triumphant progression .
FIRE CAUSES ALARM
TO HALL OCCUPANTS
Another fire which might have
proved serious was discovered in
the janitor’s closet of Friendly hall
Sunday evening. The fire seemed
to have originated among some
cloth and paper on a shelf in the
closet, but a thorough investigation
failed to reveal the cause of igni
tion. This is the second small fire
within the last few weeks, the other
being caused by an electric iron be
ing left on in the household arts
building.
The fire was discovered by one
of the student occupants when he
noticed the hall adjoining the room
was full of smoke and traced it to
the blaze. The bl^ize itself had
not yet become very large, there
being more smoke than fire. The
woodwork was somewhat scorched
and some of the cleaning materials
were burned.
All Lost and Found
Articles Not Sold
At Recent Auction
Contrary to the general opinion
that seems to be circulating about
the campus all of the lost and
found articles were not sold at
the recent Women’s League auc
tion sale. Only those articles
that remained unclaimed from
the collection of last year were
sold.
The sale of these left-overs has
merely made room for the con
tinuous stream of lost items that
has been coming into the depot
since the first of the fall term.
The collection at the present time
consists of 33 umbrellas, eight
pens, five eversharp pencils, five
pair of galoshes, three scarfs, a
pocket-knife, a purse with a small
sum of m6ney, a comb, keys, five
pair of gloves, a lady’s hat and
numerous hats and caps of the
masculine style, gym shoes, men’s
rubbers, bolts, raincoats and over
coats.
OREGQN WRESTLERS
TO MEET W.S.C, TODAY
C oa c h Widmer’s Squad
Is Strengthened
Oregon will attempt to defeat the
W. S. C. wrestling team thii after
noon at 2 o’clock in the men’s gym
nasium. If the victory is won Ore
gon will finish the season with a
percentage of 500.
The varsity defeated Idaho and
lost two meets to O. A. 0. The
Cougars are said to have a strong
aggregation of grapplers that have
made a good showing so far this
season.
Coaeli Widmer’s squad will be
considerably strengthened by the
addition of Ford, the flashy 125
pounder, who did not wrestle
against the Aggies in the last, meet.
He will be in shape for the meet
today. Either Wingard or Davis
will wrestle at 135 pounds. Peter
son or Woods will go in at 145
pounds. Leavitt at 158 pounds
and Cartwright or Wells at 175
pounds will complete the Oregon
lineup.
Ouy Eathburn of Willamette will
referee the mix.
ORATORICAL CONTEST
SCHEDULED MARCH 13
The first oratorical contest in
which the University will partici
pate this year will be the Old Line
oratory event at Monmouth, next
Friday, March 13. James Johnson,
law school sophomore, was chosen
as representative in elimination try
outs last month.
“The Spirit of Justice” is the
title of Johnson’s oration, dealing
with the subject of law enforce
ment. Johnson has had some ex
perience in debating, but has not
been on the squad. This event will
be his first work in varsity foren
sies.
“He is a pleasing speaker,”
stated Oscar A. Brown, debate
coach, in referring to Johnson, “and
will undoubtedly make a good show
ing.”
A bronze statuette of Abraham
Lincoln is the prize which will be
awarded to the winner of the con
test.
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FRESHMEN TO REPORT
The following freshmen report
to Hayward field today at 9 :
o’clock without fail: Ted Beck
er, James Cook, Humboldt
Greig, Harold Dixen, George
Mason, Walter Cushman, Homer
Dixon, Raleigh D. Greene,
Bob Harrison, Clifford W.
Kuhn, Don McCook, Reg
i Mortimer, Del Monte, Bill Rob- !
erts, Arthur Praulx, Bias- ;
del Smith, nenrv Stevens, Mor- ;
ris Temple, Clarence Wheel- i
house, Ray Edwards, Don Os- '
borne.
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TRACK CONTEST
THIS AFTERNOON
Aspirants Begin Hard Work
For Intercollegiate Test
With Stanford on April 11
12 MEN WILL MAKE TRIP
The last competitive track meet
of the season will be run off this
afternoon on Hayward field at 2:30.
The following Saturday the inter
class meet is listed. From this meet
Bill Hayward will pick his crew to
train over the spring holidays for
the Stanford meet on April 11.
The competition today is an elim
ination meet. The men who show
up best today will be the ones who
will be in direct line for the team.
It does not mean that any aspirant
is eliminated directly but the men
who make the best showing will be
picked until someone shows up bet
ter. Thirteen events are scheduled
for the meet this afternoon. Com
petition out on the oval this year
is keen and some hard races are in
store. The broad jump and the dis
cus have been added to the list.
Fifst Meet With Stanford
A little over a month remains be
fore the varsity track season begins,
with the Stanford meet in Palo
Alto. Bill Hayward is beginning
to send his aspirant through some
stiff competition in order to get
them into condition for the meet.
Concentrated training has begun.
Early season work is over with and
from now on no distances will be
cut as they have in the previous
competition meets.
This Saturday at Palo Alto, Dink
Templeton, Stanford mentor, is put
ting his track team through an
interclass meet. He is doing it for
the same reason that Bill is doing
it—to get a line up on his varsity
squad. The following Saturday at
the time Bill ha? scheduled the oig
interclass meet for Oregon track
men the Stanford team meets Olym
pic club in a dual meet.
A few men over a dozen will make
the Stanford trip. There are al
most that many oift in every event,
which promises to show some hard
fighting for the first places.
The races today are all the reg
ular distances. Endurance is being
stressed since the milers are running
the two miles; the half milers are
running the mile, and the quarter
milers are running the half.
Track Schedule Glveu
The event scheduled are:
Pole vault—Kelsey, Rosenberg,
Adams, Richmond, Crowley.
Broad jump—Flannagan, Rosen
berg, Kelsey, Eby, Barnes and Gut
tridge.
High jump—Eby, Kelsey, Zim
merman, Barnes, Tuft, Wilson,
Flannagan.
Discus—Mautz, Eby, Stockwell,
Halin, Martig, Wetzel, Dilg and
Hemmings.
Javelin—Rosenberg, Tuck, Beat
ty, Dills, Wetzel and Stockwell.
Shot put—Mautz, Dashney, Halin,
Martig, Stockwell, Wetzel, Dilg,
Sherman and Kelly.
Officials will be: Starter—JJel
Oberteuffer. Judges—Virgil Earl,
Harry Scott, Sam Cook, Bob Gard
ner and Vic Risley.
100 yards, varsity—Holt, Snyder,
Sjfmebreaker, Extra and Bossatti.
100 yards, frosh, first heat—
Prendergast, Kuykendall, Winslow,
Hewlett, Richards.
Second heat, frosh — Wetzel,
Barnes, Lake, Becker, Russell and
Powell.
Mile—Gerke, Mauney, Lawrence,
Jeffries, Surry, Cook, Boice, Peek,
Ohler, Sussman, Button, Overstreet
and Niedemeyer.
880 yards—Kinney, Ager, Price,
Cash, Wilbur, Bergh.
440, frosh—Allen, Neimi, Fisher,
Cooper, Veatoh, Padrick, Read, Ross,
j Karshner, Pearson,' Howe, Hicks,
! Tuck and Peterkin.
2 mile—Keating, Tetz, Nelson,
i Martin, Barnes, Blakney, Madlung
and Swank.
High hurdles, 90 yards—Kelsey,
Cleaver, Tuck, Hall, Voung, Draper,
Guttridge, Carruthers and Lock
w-ood.
Oregon Students
To Tour Europe On
Summer Vacation
“I should judge that at least
twenty University of Oregon stu
dents and faculty members will
visit Europe this coming summor
season on our tours,” E. H. Gor
don, passenger agent for the
Cunard Lines, told the Emerald
yesterday in speaking of great
increase in the number of Uni
versity students who are com
pleting their education by travel.
Mr. Gordon held a number of con
ferences with students who have
signified their intention to take
advantage of the new low rate
college special tours that are be
ing arranged by the Cunard com
pany.
“Since Don Woodward, George
Godfrey and Randolph Kuhn made
the trip last summer we have
noticed a great increase in inter
est in European travel on the
part of Oregon students. All in
dications prophesy that a con
genial group from jthis campus
will see all there is to see on the
continent next June.”
WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
More Leisure Time Needed
Says Grace Louks
More leisure time is needed in
order that women students may
have aim, a critical sense, be adapt
able, have appreciation and in gene
ral be able to improve themselves
while they are in college. This was
the conclusion reached at the meet
ing held Wednesday, at the bunga
low, which was led by Miss Grace
Louks, of New York, who is an ex
pert on discussion group work.
Yesterday afternoon the group
met again to discuss ways in which
it might be possible to accomplish
this need of leisure. The chief dif
ficulty, they decided, was the usual
tendency of students to take on too
many activities. The following
suggestions were made as to how
the situation might bo remedied. In
the first place, they agreed that
one major activity and two minor,
or perhaps two major and one minor
are enough for the average woman
student to tackle. In order to
eliminate the tendency of taking on
too many obligations, it was sug
gested that inter-house competition
in sports be done away with, be
cause they take too much time, and
new idea of the value of activities
should be enforced upon the minds
of incoming freshmen, in order that
they may use discrimination in
their choice of participations. All
organizations which have no defin
ite purpose should be done away
with, and upper-classmen should
give under-classmen a chance to
share their responsibilities, it was
pointed out.
The point system now used in the
Women’s League should be made
more stringent, and should apply
to general membership as well as
officers, was one suggestion.
Publicity should be eliminated
because it leads to judging students
by the number of activities in
which they have participated, and
tends to make the objective of or
ganizations personal glory rather
than service, was the conclusiion
which was reached. Cups, pins, and
other symbols of honor should be
done away with, they decided, be
cause they only add to the evils of
publicity.
MISS PLINCA TELLS CLUB
ABOUT RESORTS IN FRANCE
“Pleasure Resorts in Prance”
was the topic of the address given
by Wanda Plinca before the last
meeting of Le Foyer Francais,
Thursday night, at the Y. W. bun
galow. Two solos, “L’Obstina
I tion,” and “Chanson de Florian,”
| were sung by Robert Hunt.
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NORTHERN TITLE
DEPENDS OH TILT
Win Would Give Corvallis
Team Pennant; Oregon
Victory Means Play Off
PHONE TO GIVE SCORES
Lemon Yellow Runs Up
Large Total; Players to
Be in Good Condition
Complete returns of the Ore
gon-O. A. C. tilt, play-by-play,
will be given at Villard hall to
night at 7:30. A long distance
phone service has been installed
from Corvallis to Villard, and a
running account of the game will
be sent over the wire. The ad
mission will be twenty-five
cents. The reports will be com
plete around 8:30, allowing stu
dents ample time to attend this
“service” and still go to the
Frosh glee.
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Whether Oregon stands a chance
to win the title of the northern di
vision of the Pacific Coast confer
ence, depends directly on the out
come of tbo Oregon-Aggie contest
at Corvallis tonight. The game is
Blated to start at 7:30. Regardless
of the final score, fans of the tilt
are bound to see one of the best
exhibitions of basketball yet played
this season. Oregon will be fight
ing to retain a foothold as a cham
pionship contender, while the Ag
gies are determined to win the title
tonight.
Should the Beavers win tonight,
they will automatically annex the
title as champions of the northern
division of the Pacific coast con
ference. Should the Oregon hoop
sters emerge victorious in the fray,
it will be necessary to stage the
third game at Salem to decide the
winner of the northern conference.
“Jinx” Favors Team
One fact in favor of the Lemon
Yellow, is that the team has not
lost a coast conference tilt away
from home, and should this “jinx”
hold out tonight, Oregon may yet
lay claims as the leading team.
It was generally accepted that
the Aggies played a better brand
of basketball at the armory last
Friday night and deserved to win.
However, the Oregon team put up a
brave fight, but the squad as a
whole was fairly “loggy” from a
strenuous northern trip and could
not keep up a winning pace. Coach
Billy Reinhart is depending on the
team to recover, with a two day
complete rest, some of its former
stamnia and vigor.
Oregon Leads In Points
Excluding post-season games, Ore
gon has scored a total of 530 points
against her opponents 360. The Ag
gies have run up a total of 427
points against her opponents 302
points. These statistics include
only the Pacific Coast and North
west conference results. These fig
ures point out that Oregon has an
extremely dangerous scoring ability,
and should the Lemon Yellow scor
| ing combination get to working
tonight, the varsity should be able
■ to run up a winning lead over the
Beavers.
The same lineups that played
I throughout the contest Thursday
night will probably staTt tonight.
Lineups . (probable):
Oregon O. A. C.
Hobson.F. Baker
! Rowans.F. Hidings
I Okerberg.C. Brown
I Westergren.G. Steele
| Jost.G. Stoddard
Officials: Nig Borleske, referee.
| Bill Mulligan, umpire.