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Lemmy’s Ghost
The Hammer and Coffin Society
Edited by Rolf Klep
UNDER THE NICOTINE TREE
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Room—“Say—Where yu’ been. You look as thougji
you’d had a fight.”
Mate—“Just came back from a field meet. Who
wouldn’t be hot.”
Room—“Field meet?”
Mate—“Yeah. Met that co-ed you told me about.
She took me down to the field for a try-out.”
• • *
Mark—“How does Harriette appeal to you?”
Brutus—“It all depends on whether she thinks I
have any money to spare or not.”
* • •
The Mastic Age
By Black Mpks, second to Percy Marks
His nostril quivering with
antilipation, Bandall Woodward
climbed the hill which led to
the college. Winded as he was
by the climb, he was still able
to wave the pennant he had
purchased at the station and
give vent to a few “Whiskies”
in honor of his arrival at the
fair universitas.
College was just as he had
pictured it. There was a senior
in one of those green rooting
caps which seniors always
wear! There was a student
have a petting party with a
dog just as the story books
about college had it! Bandall
had often wondered why the
collegians should designate a
dog by such a queer name as
“Co-ed,” but had decided that
it must be the latest college
slang. Anyway ^Randall |v-as
determined to get a co-ed of his
own and have lots of petting
parties. He did so mueh want
to be one of the boys.
n.
Eandall knocked timidly at
the door of the room.
3(uoAi ji ‘uMop jpna;,,
- open,” cried a voice from
within the room.
Surprised but not nonplused,
Eandall kicked the panel out
of the doar and crawled into
the room. “I’m Eandall
Woodward, your new room
mate,” he said as he rose to
his feet.
“My name is Johnson,” said
the lad who confronted him, ex
tending his hand, “Put ’er
there.” Eandall put his suit
case in the outstretched hand,
and sitting down on the table
with his legs crossed in the ap
proved college style, sang the
first verse of “Hail, Alma
Mater.”
III.
It, was the second day after
Eandall registered that He saw
a man belonging to his father’s
fraternity. He didn’t dare
speal{ to him but he recognized
the pin. It was the reproduc
tion of the trunk of a tree with
the Greek letters, Omega Omi
cron Omega on it, or as it look
ed to Eandall W. O. W. Ean
dall hoped that some day he
would be asked to join the or
ganization.
IV.
“Woodward, what kinds of
money are there?”
Eandall was so pleasantly
shocked by this unexpected at
tention that he was rendered
speechless. He could only
strangle over his rapidly devel
oping Adams apple, and paw
helplessly at the air. However
he finally managed to blurt out>
“Two kinds, real and counter
feit.”
Of all his professor, Eandall
loved Dr. Jilbert the best. His
kindly face reminded Eandall
of his dear papa in far off Cot
tage Cheese, and the way his
hair stuck out over his high
stiff collar seemed so intellec
tual to Bandall. In fact such
was his affection for the , doc
tor that he always thought of
him as “Dear Dr. Jilbert.” He
used to repeat this to himself
when he was feeling homesick,
and it never failed to help re
move the lump from his throat.
V.
Bandall couldn’t believe his
senses. It seemed impossible
to him that the men whom he
had always idealized could, be
guilty of such degradation.
These men couldn’t be so un
speakable low.
He refused to believe it at
first, but the truth could not
be concealed.—And the wojaen,
too. That was what hurt. It
was bad enough to learn about
the men, but when Bandall dis
covered that the women were
guilty, too, the blow nearly
killed him.
The college men, the college
women, and even most of the
faculty were chewing gum ad
dicts! Chicle fiends! The
night after Bandall discovered
this, he cried in his pillow for
hours. Disillusionment hurts
so terribly.
VI.
It was his roommate, Bill
Johnson, who started him on
the downward path. Bill had
repeatedly attempted to get
Bandall to try the loathsome
stuff. He would plead, “Just
try half a stick. That little
can’t hurt you.” And Bandall
would answer, “No, Bill, I can’t
do it. It would break mother’s
heart if I ever got the habit.”
But one night when Bandall
was exhausted from his labors
he yielded to Johnson’s sugges
tions. “One stick can’t hurt
me, and it might help my hali
tosis.” The sugary morsel
crumbled in ■'his mouth, the
warm mint flavor seemed to
pervade hns whole system,—
and Bandall Woodward joined
the mi'ghty legion of the lost!
VII.
He met her at a Beeman’s
Bust, or Wrigley’s Wiggle, as
they were sometimes called. She
was a pretty little thing, but
the bulge on her jaw proclaim
ed an addict.* Love was born
between them almost immedi
ately. They were so sympa
thetic in their tastes. She pre
ferred Tutti Fruitti, and so
did he.
The second night after meet
ing her he proposed, and she
confessed her love for him.
“But,” she said, “it wuoldn’t
be fair for us to bring little
ones into the world who might
be chicle fiends also. We must
consider the unborn genera
tions.”
Bandall recognized the truth
of her words, and drawing her
to his bosom whispered, “My
dear, we must break ourselves
of this dreadful habit, Love
will give us strength.”
vn.
No longer is the air of the
campus tainted with the seduc
tive odor of spearmint. No
longer do the students’ jaws
move with bovine pacidity as
they sit in class. No longer
do chewing gum wrappers lit
ter the grass and sidewalks.
The demon chicle has been de
feated in battle, and the cham
pion is Bandall Vroodward.
The great emancipator sat at
his window looking out over
the campus. It was the night
before commencement. A feel
ing of contentment stole over
him. His work was done, and
yet it was only started. As he
sipped his evening portion of
warm milk, he murmured to
himself, “College ain’t so bad
after all.”
The past ■week was marked by t
number of fraternity initiations
the April Frolic and the men’s
smoker on Saturday evening and
the matinee dance given by mem
bers of ^tortar Board on Saturday
afternoon, but, as a whole, the week
was rather a quiet one, due to the
nearness of Easter, which was a
very joyous occasion. Now that
Lent is over there will undoubtedly
be a resumption of larger and more
formal events for the greater part
of the term.
Perhaps the most unusual and
charming event of the season was
the annual Easter breakfast given
in the sun parlor of the Osburn ho
tel Sunday morning by Epsilon
Omicron of Phi Gamma Delta.
Special guests were the seniors of
I At the Theatres
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HEILIG—Tonight: “Pampered
Youth.” .Wednesday night,
Western Vaudeville, present
ing five Orpheum and Keith
acts of quality. Plan to at
tend the second • augmented
show at nine o’clock.
Coming: “That Devil Que
mado,” “The Snob,” “The
Great Divide,” leading mov
ing pictures of the year. The
Greenwich Village Follies,
with Galligher and Shean
comes April 28. Dinner en
gagements for principals and
20 artists models can be ar
ranged by calling Heilig pub
licity manager.
THE BEX—Last day: A three
feature program; the dramatic
success, “Gerald Cranston’s
Lady,” a drama of marriage
for convenience, with James
Kirkwood, Alma Bubens, Mar
guerite de la Motte, Bichard
Headrick and Walter Mc
Grail; the Bex stage novelty,
“Badio a la Bex,” featuring
the latest invention, “Visible
Badio,” with seven stellar
soloists and broadcasters, at
7:25 and 9:30 p. m.; Christie
comedy, “Don’t Pinch,” with
Bobby Vernon; International
News Events; LeBoy De
Vaney In atmospheric accom
paniment on the mighty or
gan.
Coming: “Beckless Bo
mance,” a farce deluxe, with
Wanda Hawley, Harry Myers,
T. Boy Barnes, Tully Mar
shall and star cast.
LAST
TIMES
TODAY
A Three-Feature
REX Program
The Dramatic Success
“GERALD
CRANSTON’S
LADY”
with
JAMES KIRKWOOD
ALMA RUBENS
and star cast
The Stage Novelty
“Radio a la Rex”
with seven
STELLAR SOLOISTS
—at 1:25, 9:30
CHRISTIE COMEDY
CLASSES IN
BALLET
DANCING
For University Women
Postponed on acount of
April Frolic
WILL BEGIN
Tuesday, April 14
7 p. m.
Laraway Hall
KATHERINE
IRVIN STANG
For particulars phbne 163J
| the fraternity who are Ivan Hous
ton, Victor Bisley, Bobert Hawkins
and William Poulsen, while addi
tional guests were alumni of the
chapter.
The table where breakfast was
served was arranged in the form of
a diamond, the shape of the frater
nity pin, and in thq center of the
diamond was a huge basket of
spring flowers surrounded by moss.
•Potted plants, cut flowers and
ferns were used about the room.
Each guest was presented with a
little parchment lamp on which
were tiny flower baskets similar to
the large one in the center of the
table.
An orchestra composed of Lois
Parker, Lora Teshner and Alberta
Potter furnish^} music and Aub
rey Furry sang “Smoke Dreams.”
* * *
Walter Evans Kidd, a student of
the school of journalism, recently
announced his engagement to Nan
cy Pendleton of Glenwood, Wash
ington. Mr. Kidd, who is a jun
ior in the University, is an ac
knowledged poet both on the cam
pus and in the world of western
lyrics, conducting the “Lyric Bain
bow” poetry column of the Emer
ald, and having had his work ac
cepted by outside publications.
Miss Pendleton was a student of
the University of Oregon last fall
term, of the class of ’26, and ma
jored in education. She is attend
ing . Washington State Normal
school at present.
Mr. Kidd is affiliated with Sig
ma Pi Tau. No date for the wed
ding has been set.
An interesting announcement
made at the annual Alpha Gamma
Delta Easter breakfast was that of
the engagement of Crystal West,
’24, to Wayne Meek, ex-’25. Tiny
Easter rabbits dressed in fluffy
crepe paper skirts carried cards
bearing the news.
Miss West was a member of Al
pha Gamma Delta, Phi Beta Kap
pa and Pi Lambda Theta, and Mr.
Meek of Kappa Sigma. She is
teaching in a Seattle high school
this year,, and Mr. Meek is finish
ing his college work at the Uni
versity of Washington.
* * *
Of interest to a wide circle of
friends is the announcement of Mil
dred Smith’s engagement to Ken
neth Smith, which was made known
at the Pi Beta Phi house at a mid
night supper on Saturday after the
April Frolic. The center piece for
the dining-room table was of roses.
Cards found in each girl’s piece of
cake told of the betrothal.
Miss Smith, who is a major in
sociology, has just returned to col
lege this term to complete her sen
ior year. Her home is at Redmond,
Oregon. Mr. Smith is a graduate
of the University of Oregon and a
member of Delta Tau Delta. At
present he is attending medical
college in Portland where he is a
junior. He is affiliated with Nu
Sigma Nu there and Sigma Psi,
a national research fraternity.
FORMER TEACHER RETURNS
FROM VISIT IN CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Catherine Cogswell Thorne,
formerly an instructor in the dram
atic department of the University,
and herself an actress who has
played the boards in other days
with many of the most eminent ac
tors of this country, has returned
to Eugene after visiting in Los An
geles during the winter months.
Those who knqw her and wish to
renew their acquaintance with her
will probably find her often in
Guild hall during the rehearsal of
plays there, as she has never lost
her love for things theatrical. At
present she is the guest of Mrs.
Idaho Campbell.
Girl Delegates to Come
To Campus; Woman’s
League Meeting to Open
(Continued from page one)
lems, pan-hellenic questions, and
student indifference.
College Head to Speak
Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhart,
president of Mills college, will
speak at the weekly student as
sembly, which will be held Friday
at 11:00 o’clock, instead of Thurs
day at that hour.
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jthe following program, feature
luncheons at the houses, Thursday
noon; a Womeh’s League tea, from
4:00 to 6:00 in Alumni hall, in the
afternoon; a glee club concert at
8:00 Thursday evening; a Sunrise
Breakfast by Mortar Board, Friday
morning at 7:30 at the Anchorage;
a luncheon at Hendricks hall Fri
day noon; a formal banquet at the
Anchorage in the evening, followed
by a formal dance at the Woman’s
building; and a picnic and dinner
at Nimrod Inn, Saturday.
All the decorations and other
plans are being carried out with
the idea of making the whole con
ference a? typical of Oregon and
the Oregon campus as is possible.
Anna DeWitt, newly elected
president of the League, will act as
junior delegate to the conference,
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