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Art Drama Music
Edited by
Eleanor Burtchaell — Clifford Zehrnng — Emily Houston
(The following weekly features are printed in the Emerald as indicated:
Tuesday, Lemmy’s Ghost, Society; Wednesday, Art, Drama, Music; Thursday,
Poetry; Friday, World of Sports; Saturday, Library Browsings, Contributions
for any of these columns may be left in the Emerald Box at the circulation
desk in the University Library, or at the Editor's office.)
WILLIAM MORRIS WOULD
HAVE APPROVED
A small printing press, more like
a studio than a house of business
and with a library worth more than
$40,000 is the scene of business of
Mr. John Henry Nash, San Fran
cisco, printer who is coming to Eu
gene soon. Mr. NaBh is considered
by many to be the greatest living
printer and by some to be greater
than Gutenburg, the “father”
printer, rather a compliment for
anyone. Dean Allen, of the school
of journalism, who is a personal
friend of Nash, told me about his
“studio.”
“It is more like the studio of a
leisurely artist than a man who is
doing a profitable business. He
has a library of rare and expensive
volumes in the vault of his shop
for which he paid around $40,000,
which have gained in value since
their purchase. He thinks nothing
of paying $1,200 for a book. He
has some volumes that cost $1,000
which he considers “just picked
up."
“Nash handles none of the busi
ness part at all. All his negotia
tions are taken care of by his sec
retary, who is the only other work
er in the shop. Nash attends to
all the printing himself.
“Some of his work is an example
of what a man who lives for art
can do. For example, his new book
on Robert Louis Stevenson was in
spired when he visited the birth
place of the author. The cover of
the volume is the exact reproduc
tion of the wall paper of the room
in which Stevenson was born. Nash
had to scrape off the outer coat
ing of wall paper to find the paper
that was in the room at the time
of Stevenson’s birth. After doing
this, he had a silk weaver copy the
pattern and with this he covered
his books.
“He is an excellent example of a
true artist. No business at all is
seen by him. His letters are writ
ten and signed by his secretary
while he brushes all these mundane
things aside to accomplish the won
ders of printing he is capable of
doing. ”
Dean Allen received a copy of
Brete Hart’s “Heathen Chinee,”
lately which Nash printed for his
friends. There were only 225 vol
umes printed, the covers of which
are beautifully done with Chinese
characters. These are not for sale.
Many bits of printing such as
“Heathen Chinee” are done by Mr.
Nash—purely for the love of his
work.—E. B.
A1JJUMV AXVX X1AVXXO
CHARM BUT INTRIGUES
The art of the negro races which
extends over Africa and the south
ern section of the Sahara has no
ticeable tendencies, although it
varies to a certain degree in dif
ferent tribes. This art, while not
one of popular study, is found in
teresting. It deals mostly with
wooden sculpture, and basket and
pottery decorations. The pictorial
sense of the negro being decidedly
lacking, he makes almost no draw
ings. Wooden sculpture is the most
popular of the arts, even though the
proportions of the body are rather
monstrous. One can find all sorts
of misshapen statues with immense
heads, dwarf legs and queer arms,
the sense of proportion, like the pic
torial sense being very undevel
oped. They show absolutely no
grace, and expression is completely
void. Some of these figures are
symbolical—supposed to hold the
spell of the devil or popular fet
ishes.
Negro sculpture is not beautiful
—it has little or no charm—though
some of the work portrays the char
acter of the negro very well.
A decided lack of imagination
tends to make the basketry designs
geometrical, usually following the
rectangle or triangle idea. These
designs were no doubt suggested
by the weaving of the grasses. A
childish love of color is very strong
among the blacks, the crude primi
tive combinations are almost al
ways present in the negro work.
“CAT AND CANARY”
AJTDIENCE INTERESTING
It must be an excellent show
where the audience presents an even
more interesting spectacle than
does the play itself. The audience
which witnessed “The Cat and the
Canary,” mystery drama presented
at the Heilig theatre Monday night,
would have been a joy and a pleas
ure to any psychologist.
A drama must be gripping when
it forces usually normal females to
scream almost continuously for two
hours, to entwine one hand in the
hair of their male escort and the
other in his shirt front, and to
laugh hysterically and in perfect
unison with the leading lady’s
hysterical laughter. “The Cat and
the Canary” is one of the best
shows which has appeared down
town this year.—L. K. B.
“RAGGEDY MAN”
SHOULD BE PLEASING
Lovers of James Whitcomb
Riley’s hoosier poetry should find
many familiar figures in the pro
duction of “The Raggedy Man,”
arraigned by Fergus Reddie, which
the University company is staging
this week as a farewell production
for Miss Charlotte Banfield. All
most all of the characters in the
arge cast were taken directly from
one or the other of Riley’s poems,
imbued with life and color and
placed in the charmed circle of
drama and hearty comedy.
The first act of the “Raggedy
Man” requires a complete country
store, rather a difficult order to
place before any stage manager, or
property man, because of the un
usual number of “props” which are
requisite. Mr. Reddie has suc
ceeded in assembling a store, with
the aid of several down town mer
chants, which is a complete study
in itself.
Several people who were in the
original production two years ago,
have been recast in the present one.
Kate Pinneo, in the chief comedy
part; Gordon Wilson, as the negro
butler, and Darrell Larsen, as the
“man among men” were each cast
in the same part as before. All of
the bandanna handkerchiefs, striped
shirts, gum boots, and old clothes
in every stage of decay, appropriate
for the period of 1897, which could
be found on the campus, have been
requisitioned by members of the
large cast.
OTIS SKINNER
AND SANCHO PANZA
Next Tuesday at the Heilig, Otis
Skinner, one of the best-known
character actors of the legitimate
stage today, will be seen in Eugene
for a performance of “Sancho
Panza.” Once more demonstrating
that, outside of Portland, Eugene
and the University of Oregon, re
ceives more and better artists of
wo$Jd fame, than does any other
city in the State. Eugene seems to
be a convenient halfway stop for
the larger road shows in their jump
up the coast from San Francisco
to Portland and the Sound cities.
Otis Skinner should be worth
making an effort to see. Reports
from San Francisco indicate that
Skinner is carrying a huge produc
tion, staged with the help of some
of the best known specialists in
dancing, songs and music, costumes
and scenery that can be found in
the American theatre.
• • •
“Sancho Panza” is a Spanish
comedy based on the famous “Don
Quixote” and includes elements
enough to make a variety show.
Those who saw “Kismet” in the
movies know the type of work at
which Mr. Skinner excels. Perhaps
an evening of complete relaxation
would fit the student for the three
days of examinations to follow.
—C. Z.
HISTIRY CLUB TO HEAR
PAPER ON DICTATORS
“Lenin and Mussilini As Dicta
tors” is the title of the paper to
be given at the monthly meeting
of the history club this evening at
7:30 o’clock. Tom Graham, who
has just completed a thorough piece
of research on Lenin and Mussolini
will present the paper.
At the last meeting of the or
ganization Eobert Eavmer, assist
ant to Dean Sheldon in his world
history eourse,, gave a paper on
Mexico. Mr. Eaymer has been in
terested in the Mexican problem in
connection with his graduate work.
In his paper he took newspaper
clippings, put them together, and as
a historian he summed up the cur
rent situation in our southern re
public as it stands today.
Mr. Graham’s paper tonight pre
sents a timely subject from a dif
ferent section of the world. Con
trasting the so-called capitalistic
dictatorship of Mussolini’s Italian
government with the so-called pro
letariat dictatorship of Lenin in
Eussia is expected to furnish an
interesting subject. The Mussolini
dictatorship represents the pendu
lum swung to an ultra-conservative
extreme;; while the Lenin dictator
ship represents the same pendulum
swung to a radical extreme.
STUDENTS EARN SIS,837
THROUGH Y.M. BUREAU
Total for Winter Term
Shows Increase
A total of $16,837 has been earned
by 128 university men this term
from work obtained through the
University Y. M. C. A. employment
bureau conducted by Mrs. Donnelly,
it was announced yesterday.
Of this amount, regular jobs pay
ed $11,337; cooks received $4,500;
and $1,000 was earned in doing odd
jobs. There was an enormous de
crease in the latter, Mrs. Donnelly
explained, on account of the bad
weather.
The total for the fall term,
$18,182, was somewhat greater.
Cooks received $4,832; regular jobs,
$11,200; and odd jobs payed $2,500.
The total for the fall term added to
this term’s earnings amounts to
$35,019.
Fraternities Aid Men
That more work is being received
through the Y. M. C. A. this year
than last is evidenced by the fact
that the total earnings for all three
terms last year was $36,074, only
$1,055 more than has already been
earned this year.
“A large percentage of the em
ployment comes to us through our
fraternities, who in employing Ore
gon men in that way give a large
number of them a chance to stay
in school,” said Mrs. Donnelly.
Dishwashing, scrubbing, waiting
table, and serving for special func
tions, are some of the jobs the men
handle. In addition, men work as
clerks, cooks, in laundries, as jani
tors in fraternities and elsewhere,
as barbers, photographers, chauf
fers, stenographers, house boys, in
moving picture houses, at lunch
counters, as garage men and aB bell
boys. Some cared for children, and
one man milked cows.
Fall Term Best for Work
A great many odd jobs are ob
tained in and about houses, such as
gardening and house cleaning. Some
boys have averaged $30 a month
from odd jobs alone, Mrs. Donnelly
stated.
The number of men obtaining em
ployment varies from 100 to 125
men, not counting those who do odd
jobs. The fall term usually fur
nishes the most work, being due
in part to the good weather at that
time.
Mrs. Donnelly also keeps a list
of places where students may room
and board. The indications are that
there will be some moving around,
she said, and the new lists will soon
be ready for next term.
0REGANA ENGRAVING
PROGRESSES RAPIDLY
Work on the 1925 Oregana has
continued incessantly for several
weeks and a steady stream of pic
tures has passed to the engravers
in Portland, according to Augusta
DeWitt, editor of the annual. From
all present indications the year
book will be issued, as in the past,
about Junior week-end.
Since examination week will soon
be here and time will be limited
accordingly, the editors request that
all sections be brought up to date.
All pictures should be in at the
present time and printed matter
must be ready before the end of
the week. Printer’s dummies have
t arrived and editors will be able to
commence arranging their sections
as soon as all the picture proofs
have been returned from the en
gravers.
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NEW CHEMISTRY CLUB
HAS RECENT MEETING
“The Associated Molecules” lis
tened to a talk on “Thermo Elec
tricity,” by Edward McAlister, at
a meeting held in McClure hall last
night.
“The Associated Molecules” is
a recently organized chemistry club,
with officers dubbed with fitting
chemical terms. The president
bears the name of “Chief Isotope,”
and the vice-president that of
“Second-Chief Isotope.” The sec
retary, due to his profuse use of his
pencil is called “Plumbago.” “Cu”
refers to the treasurer and his fre
quent visits to the members for
financial aid.
The club is composed of upper
class majors who are the charter
members. Other selections are made
by election.
BOTANY CLASS STUDYING
LOCAL FOSSIL SPECIMENS
Members of the floral botany
class are studying specimens of the
fossil flora found in the locality of
Goshen, six miles from Eugene.
These specimens are millions of
years old, but have never been
thoroughly studied, said Miss Ethel
I. Sanborn, botany instructor. The
class went on a field trip yester
day to work on the problem.
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CLASSES WIN MEETS
Championship Finals Set
For This Evening
The juniors and sophomores were
winners in the semi-final women’s
swimming meet yesterday after
noon at 5 o’clock. Two matches
were held and the final match be
tween the two high point classes
will be worked off tonight to de
cide class championship. The scores
were: juniors, 33; and sophomores
40.
Some good work was done by
members of the winning teams.
Margaret Pepoon in the plunge for
distance went 47 feet in 28 sec
onds, which is a very good record,
according to Miss Barbara Page, in
structor in swimming. Some of
the dives deserved credit as to cor
rect form. The most points for
diving were given to Elizabeth
Lounsbury. Both of these girls
were high point makers.
Miss Page expressed herself as
being very well pleased with the in
terest th jjirls have been showing
in class swimming.
The officials of the meet were
Miss Gertrude Manchester, a mem
ber of the staff, Miss Page, and
Maude Shroeder, senior in the
school of physical education.
The
UNIVERSITY COMPANY
presents
a Three Act Comedy
e Raggedy
Man”
Directed by
FERGUS REDDER
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U. of O.
March 11,12,13,14
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TURKISH CURIOS TO BE
EXHIBITED AT 5 O’CLOCK
An exhibit of Turkish curios will
be given by the World Fellowship
discussion group studying Turkey
this afternoon at the Y. W. C. A.
bungalow at five o’clock. This will
be the last meeting of the group.
Evelyn Underwood, a member of
the group who has been in Turkey,
is in charge of the exhibit.
The purpose of the affair is to
show the members of the group
examples of conventional Turkish
utilities which are entirely differ
ent from American customs. Rugs,
native costumes, and examples of
art will be shown. An invitation
is extended to all outsiders who are
interested, by Edna Spenker, lead
er of the group. There will be mu
sic furnished by members of the
music department and a talk will
be given on Turkish art, music and
literature.
ITALY DISCUSSION GROUP
HEARS TALK BY MRS. ALLEN |
Ers. Eric W. Allen gave a lecture
last night in her home to the World
Fellowship group on Italy on “Cul
ture and Art in Italy.” Maxine
Koon is in charge of this group.
Mrs. Allen supplemented her talk
with souvenirs gathered abroad. It
was the last meeting of this group.
PH. D. DEGREE FREQUENT
AMONG FLORIDA FACULTY
University of Florida.—The Uni
versity of Florida is distinguished
by havng on the faculty of its aits
and science college a greater per
centage of men holding the degree
of doctor of philosophy than any
other university in the entire coun
try, with the exception of Yale and
Leland-Stanford.
RICE CHEMISTRY BUILDING
MOST MODERN IN SOUTH
Rice Institute.—The new chemis
try building is the most modern in
the South. Water is piped to the
various rooms and laboratory ta
bles in tin pipes. These tin pipes
cost more than $1 a foot. This
building was made possible as a
result of the $14,000,000 endow
ment.
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